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At young ages, Boise State music professors Brian and Betsi Hodges knew which instruments they wanted to dedicate much of their lives to. In elementary school, Brian Hodges decided the cello was his calling. “Somehow I gravitated towards it,” he said. “I don’t remember why. I started it in the fifth grade and once I started, it stuck.” Betsi Hodges said she wanted to continue the family tradition of playing the piano. “I always loved tinkering around at the piano when I was very young, imitating my two older brothers who were taking piano lessons,” Betsi Hodges said. “Later on, my mother played a recording of my grandfather, who had died before I was born, playing the piano and I loved it. I wanted to be able to play the pieces I had heard.” Today, both perform and instruct here at Boise State. According to David Feldman, graduate cello performance major, Brian and Betsi have made a positive impact on music students. “I enjoy the opportunity to work with an instructor who is well accomplished in ev-

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ery respect, but who doesn’t have the inflated ego that can be found with other teachers working at his (Brian’s) level,” he said. Matt Fiorentino, graduate cello performance major, said he agrees that Brian Hodges is an effective instructor. “Throughout my undergrad I had a teacher who was at the same level as a performer, but as a teacher was really nasty about your mistakes and blamed you for them,” Fiorentino said. “Dr. Hodges understands that’s where you’re coming from and is really supportive without breaking you down.” Fiorentino said he is looking forward to working with Betsi Hodges. “She’s so professional. I’m going to be setting up rehearsals with her. Dr. Hodges is showing me all her material. I watched a video of her playing and I was like ‘Wow. She really is amazing’,” he said. Brian and Betsi Hodges will perform together Friday as part of the Faculty Artist Series. They said they are looking forward to participating in this series. “I think the Faculty Artist Series is important for several reasons,” Betsi Hodges said. “First, it allows us to demonstrate and continue perfecting

our skills on our respective instruments. We are able to share our love of music and a lot of great repertoire with the students, as well as the community. This can’t be done by just reading about it or even listening to recordings. I personally love to be able to communicate to an audience, even though it is in a non-verbal way. It is also a wonderful opportunity to hear a variety of different instruments and

In all the scrambling to get things done, undergraduate students know a college degree alone won’t get them what they want. For every student who does want a good, secure job after graduation, they will need to do more than earn a degree. If students want respect from their peer group, and leverage for job security and career advancement, there is the need to demonstrate attitude, aptitude, knowledge and skill. Ask the average graduate, some may know the job market all too well. Some may say earning a college degree is nothing more than a temporary job-hunting license.

The Career Center advocates standout performance is necessary. “Start with the end in mind.” The opportunities to learn by doing significant, meaningful work aren’t easy to get. Realworld work that can showcase one’s ability, counts much more than most students think. One solution to this degree dilemma is establishing credibility by conducting a successful research project. But how is that possible? Isn’t research a science-dominated area? Isn’t it beyond the grasp of the average student? Not anymore. Check out the new grant program, the Student Research Initative Fellowship, an original research award for current undergraduates and

voice all in one place.” Brian Hodges said he is particularly looking forward to bringing something new to the recital hall. “The pieces that we’re doing are really amazing pieces,” he said. “Two of them we’ve performed before; one of them is a newer piece and it’s not very well known. The chance to in a way introduce that piece to the people is always a privilege; it’s an honor.

It’s something we’re really passionate about. We hope that people who come will pick up on that.” The Faculty Artist Series performance by Brian and Betsi Hodges will be at 7:30 p.m. in the Morrison Center Recital Hall. This event is free for students and children, $5 general admission, and $3 for seniors. For more information, call 426-1596.

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Professors Brian and Betsi Hodges will be featured at upcoming Faculty series.

Student Research grant opportunity now available Steven Keeley

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Today the Brigham Young Cougars come to the legendary blue turf to test their might against the growing momentum of the Boise State Broncos. While the Cougars have already tallied two wins this year against Washington State and Weber State, they fell short in a thriller to in-state rival Utah. The Broncos are looking to deliver a second consecutive loss to the Cougars.

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graduates alike, no matter what their major. “The student research grant grew out of student initiated interest, and supporting opportunities for students to do their own projects, their own research, their own creative activities, their own scholarships and so it was through student initiation creating the part of the program that we’re now implementing,” said Sharon McGuire, vice provost for undergraduate studies. “And, so it’s an opportunity for students to create a project, get paid an hourly wage to do that project, and to present it locally, and nationally and even internationally,” McGuire claimed. The supporting money comes from the Division of

Research within Boise State. Shaila Schmidt, a theater major with emphasis in dramatic writing is a junior this year. She already has direct collaboration with her own Theater faculty. Schmidt already knows successful experiences associated with close faculty connections works. “In theater you do a lot of collaboration with a faculty member – this opens a lot of opportunities professionally and academically. So, building that relationship and working with some one who is in that field is very beneficial – especially as you’re exploring areas you want to go into,” Schmidt said. “I think there are two major benefits to this: first, you get to work really closely with a member of the faculty,” Schmidt said, reflecting on her job as the ASBSU Secretary for Academic Affairs. “The second thing,” Schmidt said, “is simply the research portion: I think that some-

times we just get caught-up in the classes we need to take, and we want to be learning and enhance our experience. And so, doing research, you come up with a project you do on your own that you’re passionate about, and just go with it and explore it and do as much as you can to just really see what it’s about.“ “For this round, we’re asking that the student contact a faculty member to become the student’s mentor,” noted Liljana Babinkostova, Ph.D, the associate professor of the department of mathematics, and the faculty director of the student research initiative fellowship. This means the student fills the Student Fellowship Application Form, writes the idea in a project format, then gets an agreement from a proposed faculty mentor. Once the mentor signs the Mentor Endorsement Form, the application with an unofficial transcript must be entered by Oct. 15. arbiteronline.com

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Cirque Dreams for Holidaze It’s too early to get into the holiday spirit, but it’s not too early to buy tickets that could help provide a little seasonal cheer around Thanksgiving. ‘Cirque Dreams Holidaze’ will transform the Morrison Center stage into a holiday wonderland on Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m. General tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 21 starting at $30. The show in-

cludes acrobatic gingerbread men, toy soldiers taking on tightropes, snowmen, icemen, penguins and puppets performing a barrage of awe-inspiring feats accompanied by an original music score. The show was created and is directed by Neil Goldberg and features an international cast. Military discounts are offered by entering the promotional code “thanks” or by calling 426-1110.

Personal defense presentation for Bronco ladies A free workshop is being offered to women by a crime prevention specialist working for the City of Boise. The workshop will focus on personal safety and self-defense. Women will learn some basic self-defense techniques in addition to preventative measures. Through this workshop women will learn how to best fend

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for themselves but also how to avoid placing themselves in violent situations. The workshop includes important tips and tools regarding personal safety and practical steps. From 11 a.m. to noon on Wed., Sept. 26 women are invited to attend the presentation in the Student Union Barnwell room.

Page 2 Boise State named military-friendly again For the fourth consecutive year Boise State has been named a “Military Friendly School” by Victory Media. Boise State is one in the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools making an effort to ensure veterans and

Trips abroad to either Italy, England or Scotland are being offered to students by the Division of Extended Studies. Both trips will take place in spring of 2013 and registration is open. The trip to Italy will begin with Rome but also tour through Assisi, Siena, Florence, Ven-

ice and more. The dates for the Italy trip are March 24 through April 3. The trip to England and Scotland will run from May 15 to 25 beginning in London. Students will visit major landmarks such as Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey and much more. Both trips will be

lead by Del Parkinson, professor of music. The cost for each trip is $5,000 which includes round trip airfare, hotel and airport transfers. To register call 426-3293, e-mail e d u c a t i o n a l t r av el@boisestate. edu or visit boise state.edu/extendedstudies/educationaltravel.

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Speaking digitally:

Students in the Micron Business and Economics building use technology to study and interact in classes. The new building is equipped with max-wireless.

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Boise State University faculty and students are returning to classrooms and campus spaces this fall that make the most of available technology, and integrate it into teaching, learning and research. Boise State is creating techenabled learning spaces to deploy unique content delivery methods, support student, faculty and staff digital fluency, make additional eContent available, expand research capabilities, develop new support for online programming and to improve business processes. “Faculty are not bound in traditional ways,” said Max Davis-Johnson, associate vice president in the Office of Information Technology (OIT) and the university’s chief information officer. “The technological changes enable learning and growth in a variety of physical and virtual spaces and at a variety of times. Learning isn’t about the technology, but the technology is empowering Boise State’s signature education.”

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eral purpose classrooms— more than 100 of them—are now equipped with max-wireless, meaning every student in a general purpose classroom can have a wireless device to interact with the lesson. The rooms also include student response receivers, or clickers, to encourage student feedback and instant response. More than half of these classrooms are equipped for classroom lecture capture, enabling students to review class meeting content anytime and anywhere. The changes give faculty new choices for integrating technology into their teaching. New software allows faculty to offer “flipped classrooms,” choosing to publish lectures to Blackboard, iTunes or YouTube, in some cases instantly. Given that support is key to enabling faculty and student success, OIT provides seamless service to students, faculty and staff at the Zone. The Zone is Boise State’s walk-in, hands-on tech support center, with the flagship location inside the Interactive Learning Center and outposts in the Student Union and the new Micron Business and Economics Building. Students and faculty members can check out devices

such as iPads and laptops in the Zone or in Albertsons Library. Academic Technologies also provides direct support for faculty exploring the use of digital media through workshops, webinars, and one-onone consultations. All University Foundations 100 classes will include a student-created digital media component as a final project. These projects are purposefully designed to stretch students and increase their understanding and ability to communicate digitally. Academic Technologies is developing a web-based tutorial resource to support the assignments in this project. Instructional Designers from Academic Technologies have aided three cohorts of mobile learning scholars through intensive experiences with technology and teaching thus far. The first mobile-enabled program, or “m-program,” will launch this fall when the Master’s in Applied Historical Research program infuses mobile strategies in all courses. Library staff have collaborated with faculty to purchase eContent specifically in support of their mobile-infused curriculum, and Academic Technologies coordinated an intensive Summer Institute for mProgram faculty,

along with other peer faculty from around the campus, to spend a week learning about mobile-enabled course design strategies.

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Boise State is continuing to expand its centralized support of research cyber infrastructure. The High Performance Computing Cluster located at the Idaho National Labs in Idaho Falls can now perform more than 16 trillion calculations a second, double its previous capacity. All faculty and researchers at Boise State have access to expanded enterprise storage for research data, up to 500 gigabytes of enterprise class storage plus a virtual server for their use. Faculty may request additional support as needed for research grant applications. OIT also has implemented a 3D visualization center, or mini-cave, in the Environmental Research Building that is being utilized for research as well. Initial efforts have included visual modeling of surface grids, proteins and molecules.

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year university-wide technology initiative, known as the Roadmap. A new undergraduathe admissions application is live, and a new graduate admissions application will go live later this fall along with an updated and improved student system that will coincide with the student release of my.boisestate, an individualized, unified web portal. Process improvements for Human Resource Services and Finance are also under way.

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and services) is supporting faculty in the development of new high-impact online academic courses and fully online programs. The core purpose of the eCampus is to provide access to online courses and programs free from the constraints of distance and traditional schedules. This lowers student barriers to education.

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Workshops focus on identifying drug culture Courtesy Campus Update

In line with the CARE (Campus Assessment, Resource and Education) program, Boise State University Association of Office Professionals (BSUAOP) is offering two half-day workshops that focus on identifying aspects of the youth and adult alcohol and drug culture as part of its annual Professional Development Day on Oct. 9. “You Can’t Stop What You Don’t Know! Boozing, Doping, Smoking, Clothing and Synthetics” will be presented by Officer Jermaine Galloway. The program will test knowledge of current alcohol and drug culture. This year Professional Development Day will offer two opportunities—identical morning and afternoon sessions—with a buffet lunch for participants in either

session. During the past year, new clothing, drugs, alcoholic drinks, music and concealment methods have come to local communities. Along with these new trends, new “neighborhood drug-promoting stores” also have become more popular. Knowledge is power. By knowing the local establishments and what a certain logo truly stands for, communities can be ahead in the fight against drug abuse. This class will provide more than 100 visual aids, along with photos, videos and detailed descriptions of the different items and trends. Course topics include: • Youth and community alcohol trends and practices • Signs and symptoms of drug use • Spice, “bath salts” and oth-

Wisdom Cafe offers free hugs, more thoughts Martin Sondermann Staff Writer

Between the bricks, hedges, trees and windows there is a diverse collection of culture within campus. These different bodies of thought and purpose derive from many nations, cultures, sub-cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds. The Student Diversity Center in the Student Union Building is the home of a weekly meeting that wants to foster these resources. Any Boise State student or staff member is invited to

come and sample from the “menu of the wise” every Friday from 12-1 p.m. in the “Wisdom Cafe.” While not a literal cafe, there is usually coffee or tea, but the main course will always be thought-provoking topics of discussion. In every gathering a fresh plate of ideas, thoughts and questions are served up in a way to stimulate the mind and satisfy the appetite for continued spiritual growth and understanding. According to International Student Services, Wisdom Cafe is open to all points of view. “The Wis-

er synthetic drugs • Drug concealment, paraphernalia and identification • Alcohol, alcopops, energy drinks and drinking games • Over-the-counter drugs and inhalants • Clothing and logos worn by youth drug users and abusers • Tobacco, smoking establishments and hybrid “head shops” • Popular culture mainstream music and drug abuse Officer Galloway has been a law enforcement officer since 1997. He provides nationwide training to thousands of coalition members, law enforcement and probation officers, prevention personnel, youth, counselors, parents and educators on school and community substance abuse prevention.

Drug identification trainings will be taught by Officer Galloway on Oct. 9.

dom Cafe serves up ‘piping hot’ a weekly, evocative, conversation opportunity for students from all over the world to extract value and fresh insight from major wisdom traditions through questioning and dialogue. All students and all points of view are welcome,” the website said. Steven Wells, known by his students as “Monk,” is an adjunct instructor in the Boise State English Department. Monk is also the AmeriCorps Support Coordinator in the Student Diversity Center and as he said, “the progenitor of the Widsom Cafe who pilots the direction of questioning in Wisdom Cafe meetings.” Monk said “Wisdom Cafe’s atmosphere is characterized by sacred inclusion, intimacy, informality, inquiry, love, bare feet and warmth. Hugs are common.” Monk expanded on the purpose of the Wisdom Cafe saying, “Together we

explore major wisdom traditions for what Huston Smith has called, ‘the distilled wisdom of the human race,’ through inquiry, questioning and Socratic dialogue.” Monk also clarified this meeting is not a debate or a competition of opposing cultures or understandings. “We never debate with each other. We collaborate to create meaning. We don’t seek to find flaws in each other. We seek to understand or find common meaning. We don’t defend our opinions. We seek to enlarge our perspectives,” Monk said. “My favorite thing about Wisdom Cafe is its capacity to create an experience of universal inclusion in a world too often characterized by blinding or diminishing dualism’s ... Wisdom Cafe realizes the coexistence of many voices.” Those hungry for wisdom and understanding the Wisdom Cafe grills up a menu well-suited to the seeker.

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St. Vincent de Paul to host 5k Katie Johnson Staff Writer

On Sunday, Sept. 23 the Society of St. Vincent de Paul will host a 5k walk and run in Julia Davis Park. All proceeds from the walk will be used to help those in need in the Treasure Valley, according to their website. St Vincent de Paul, which also runs food pantries and thrift shops, has the main mission of offering personto-person service to the needy and suffering. “It’s been a really rewarding experience,” said Abbey Olenick, sophomore elementary education major. Olenick is partnering with Shannon Dougherty, sophomore psychology major, to help coordinate with the society.

“It’s one of the biggest events I’ve ever helped put on or taken part in. I can’t wait to see how it all turns out,” Dougherty said. Olenick and Dougherty got involved with the project through the service-learning program that was part of their social work class. Even though it is no longer part of their assignment and they no longer have any obligation to the society, they both agreed to help put on the walk. “It is great to know I am a part of something that is going toward such a good cause, no matter how small of an impact I really have,” Dougherty said. To register for the walk, visit the website at svdpusa.net.

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This past weekend many of Boise State’s international students witnessed their first college football game. For some it was a distraction from study, while for others it provided an insight into the biggest youth religion in America: college sports. The NCAA causes people to do crazy things, like don outrageous outfits and scream until their voices sound like Christian Bale’s Batman. To foreign students, this can be an overwhelming phenomenon. In many countries, Australia as an example, college sport has no equivalent. “My first college football game was actually crazy, ridiculously fun but so outside my idea of normal,” said Maddy Fletcher, Australian exchange student. “This is one thing that Australia has been doing wrong.” Still, for many international students, college sporting teams have larger fan bases, bigger home stadiums and more media coverage than the biggest sporting teams from their homeland. It is difficult to fathom how a team comprised of

My first college football game was actually crazy, ridiculously fun but so outside my idea of normal. This is one thing that Australia has been doing wrong.

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one’s university peers, who are paid nothing, can induce such hysteria. “They’re so passionate about their sporting teams and the traditions,” Micaela Amabile, another Australian exchange student said. To understand, you have look at what sport means to a country and its people. In Australia most people are quite knowledgeable about current sporting events. They are a large part of the country’s culture and as a nation Australians are very proud of the place they occupy in international competition. Australia has embraced the “underdog” tag. Despite its smaller populace, it is quite successful on the world’s stage. Americans, while equally proud, are less aware of current sporting events in general. Attributing this to ignorance would be easy, however, the real issue seems to be the abundance of sporting competitions throughout the year.

“There is so much sport in America. It is very easy to watch TV all weekend but only see a small segment of the weekend’s games,” said Anders Fløjstrup Jessen, exchange student from Denmark. Americans can become tired of keeping track of everything, so your average person might only follow a single team or sport. For each country there are of course the extreme individuals who follow sport at international, pro and college level. For an American to achieve this they would have to commit a far larger amount of time than an Australian. “I think that Americans are so into sport because of the fact that they meet their family or friends for each sporting event,” said Mohammed Aljuhani, a Boise State student from Saudi Arabia. “I’ve found some people really care about specific teams and keep track of everything about the team.”

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Australian exchange student Jack Muirhead poses in front of Bronco Stadium. Sport in Australia has sectioned followings. The three major codes of football: Rugby Union, Rugby League and Australian Rules Football (AFL), are followed closely and draw the majority of their participating teams from different parts of the country. While most Australian states have teams in Union, League or AFL, the fan

base for each code is confined to one or two states. For example, AFL is very popular in the states where it originated and has a much smaller following in the other states, despite them hosting multiple teams. America is a large nation, however, the majority of states have representatives in at least one of the pro

leagues and almost certainly in some kind of NCAA competition. In both America and Australia, sport is a religion. It brings people together as supporters and friendly rivals regardless of wealth, status, where they studied, their beliefs or other differences. For that reason alone, we can never have too much sport.

Train’s California 37 Tour Train, Mat Kearny, Andy Grammer perform at Taco Bell Arena.

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This Friday the Grammyaward winning band Train will make a stop at Taco Bell Arena during their California 37 Tour.

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Patrick Monahan heads up Train.

The band is promoting their new album “California 37,” which includes hits like: “Drive By” and “50 Ways to Say Goodbye.” “California 37” is the band’s sixth album. Train has sold over four million albums in the United States. In 2003, the band’s album “My Private Nation” went platinum. The band’s biggest hit remains “Drops of Jupiter” which was a multiplatinum success and stayed on the Top 40 for almost 40

weeks. The band is originally from San Francisco, where they formed in 1994. The group began by opening for bands with a similar sound like Counting Crows and Barenaked Ladies. The lead singer, Pat Monahan, runs a personal blog at patblogahan.com, where he posts some of his favorite jokes and poems he’s written. The blog is much like a journal. Special guests Mat Kearny, who sings “Nothing Left to Lose,” and Andy Grammer, who sings “Fine By Me,” will open for Train this Friday.

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Grammer started singing on the streets of Los Angeles, according to his website. Grammer has performed

with artists like Plain White T’s and Parachute. He was also named one of Billboard’s Artists to Watch in 2011.

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Kearny is based out of Nashville and has toured with bands like The Fray and John Mayer, according to his website. Kearny’s album “Young Love” was released in August 2011. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. but the show doesn’t start until 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at around $30 and are available at idahotickets.com, at the Taco Bell Arena Box Office, any Select-a-Seat outlet or by phone at 426-1766. Train also sings hits such as “Meet Virginia,” “Marry Me” and “Hey, Soul Sister.”

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Students and community members were treated to a recital by the Lincoln Trio on Sept. 14 in the Morrison Center for the Performing Arts. Pieces performed varied from classics by Beethoven and Brahms to more contemporary pieces by Garrop and Schenfeld. Students said they were impressed by the variety of the pieces as well as the energy and perfection displayed by the Lincoln Trio. The Lincoln Trio is composed of pianist Marta Aznavoorian, violinist Desiree Ruhstrat and cellist David Cunliff. “As a student, it is just so inspiring to hear someone play like that because we sit in the practice rooms for The Arbiter

hours every day and I’ve never sounded like that no matter what I play or how much I practice,” said Mark Hartvigsen, junior piano performance major. “It’s inspiring to see where it could lead, to see someone who’s worked hard and you know you can go through that same process.” The value of the diversity of the pieces performed did not fall on deaf ears. Jude Streicher, sophomore composition major, said he really appreciated this aspect of the recital. “I think as a culture, in a broad sense, there are certain groups. You get the pop culture and the old fashion culture. People from all different ages are branching apart,” he said. “I think sometimes there are a lot of prejudices between them. I don’t know about some of

the people in the audience but certain people may have been offended that they played a jazzy piece like the Café piece which is beyond the 19th century.” Streicher said he believes more students should take advantage of the aspect of diversity in music, especially by going to recitals like the one the Lincoln Trio did on Friday. “To understand music today we have to understand music from long ago and one of the most exciting ways to do that is to listen to live performances,” Streicher said. “It’s so different from listening to a CD. I think students should be more open to it and should come and experience it in order to get that well-rounded education that they’re trying to get here at Boise State.” This was the first of four

Boise Chamber Music SeAs part of the Master she focused more on conries performances put on by Class, Aznavoorian lis- cepts,” Tweedie said. “She’s the Boise Chamber Music tened to two groups play such a wonderful, encouragSociety and the Boise State and then gave critiques and ing person and just amazing Department of Music. encouragement after each in everything she did with In addition to the recital, performance. the playing and teaching.” students and community Jessica Tweedie, sophoStudents can look forward members were able to at- more piano performance to future recitals and master tend a Master Class with major, said she respected classes in the Boise ChamAznavoorian. Aznavoorian’s input. ber Music Series. Details on Ryan Wight, junior piano “I really appreciate that upcoming performances can performance major, was able she wasn’t nit-picking on the be found at Boise Chamber to attend both events and notes that I was failing, that Music’s website. said he enjoyed the experience. “It was really cool to go to the perforTo understand music today we have to undermance the night stand music from long ago and one of the most excitbefore, to see them ing ways to do that is to listen to live performances. in action and then to have the pianist It’s so different from listening to a CD. I think students come the next day should be more open to it and should come and exto do the clinic,” perience it in order to get that well-rounded education Wight said. “It was that they’re trying to get here at Boise State. a pretty neat experience. You have to —Jude Streicher take advantage of it while you have it.”

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On Friday, Sept. 14 The Hemingway Western Studies Center was a conglomeration of visual and written art as the first speaker of the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing’s reading series took to the stage. Anticipatory chitter-chattter could be heard as student and professors alike were itching to hear from poet Gabriel Gudding. American poet and essayist Gudding who shared his poetry was one of the five renowned poets who will be reading as part of this series. As an American poet and essayist, Gudding has spoken at over 80 poetry readings in Europe, the Caribbean and America and has published over one hundred poems and essays in various periodicals. He is also the author of two books, “A

Defense of Poetry,” which won the 2001 Agnes Lynch Starett Prize and Rhode Island Notebook. Gudding’s most recent publication, “Rhode Island Notebook,” is a 436-page poem which was written in Gudding’s car on a road trip from Normal, Ill. to Providence, R.I. to see his daughter. The trip was 18 hours there and back. “It was a strange thing to do,” Gudding said. “I wouldn’t recommend it. I almost died several times.” When asked how he accomplished the feat of writing while driving he said, “It wasn’t easy” and went on to explain how he tried recording himself, which was more difficult than writing because of the editing process. He also said he tried to write with gel and large-tipped pens so that it was an easier task while driving. Students said they were

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Poet Gabriel Gudding reads at the MFA Creative Writing reading. not only impressed with Gudding, but with the series as a whole. “I think that it is pretty neat that they hold the series because it gives the students the opportunity to come see it, and it is something that they might not otherwise experience so it is a pretty awesome thing actually,” said Summer Dupri. Another student, Noel Cower, said he appreciated the reading series. He said he generally goes to the

readings in the MFA series because he enjoys the art of poetry. He previously read “Rhode Island Notebook” and said he was excited for the reading. The next featured writer of the MFA Reading series will be Myung Mi Kim, who was born in Seoul, Korea, and moved to the United States when she was nine. Her collection of poems “Under Flag” (1991) won the Multicultural Publishers Exchange Award of Merit.

She is an avant-garde poet who gives her audience a look into issues of dislocation, colonization, immigration and loss of her first language; seemingly a peek into the migrant “minority” through poetry. This upcoming reading will take place Friday Sept. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the Farnsworth Room of the Student Union Building. You can find out more about the series and poets at the MFA’s website.

Q&A: The Head and the Heart’s Josiah Johnson you’re part of a thing that’s bigger than yourself. I’ve become a stronger person from dealing with all of the relational things that a band goes through.

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Seattle’s The Head and the Heart have gone from coffee shop indie band to nationally sold-out in a little over a year. Currently touring the United States, the band will be in Boise on Thursday, Sept. 20, at the Knitting Factory. The Arbiter’s Lauren Hooker caught up with band member, singersongwriter, Josiah Johnson. Here is what he had to say.

Are you guys working on your second album?

How did you guys come up with your band name, The Head and the Heart?

I came up with it and it’s one of those things where a lot of people are at a crossroads and you’re at a turning point in your life and you’re trying to decide what path you should take, there’s always one that makes sense: there’s the logical one and then the

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Seattle’s The Head and the Heart take the Knitting Factory stage tonight. one that you know you really want to do but aren’t really sure it will work out. People live by that, making decisions off of their head and logic or their heart and their passion. When we were starting this band, that’s what it was. I had a good job, I

was a web developer, I was making enough money and was comfortable, but it wasn’t satisfying. Writing songs and music has been such a big part of my life, and sharing songs; and I was like, ‘this whole music thing never worked out for anyone except a few

people, but I can’t shake the thought that I won’t stop doing this whether or not I do it for free so why not try it and take a chance?’

Q: A:Living, watching other

What inspires most of the lyrics? and people live. You run into these problems that don’t have a simple solution and words are the easiest way to voice what it is that you’re feeling or thinking in a song. A lot of times that’s the only way to say something, and that’s why I started writing songs.

What is one of the biggest lessons you’ve learned in being a part of this band?

One of the things we all realized and talked about as a band early on was how much being in a band is like being in a relationship, where you’re in this together, you’re going somewhere, you’re stuck with each other, even if sometimes you don’t like each other, you compromise, you make decisions between six people. I think that learning to trust those people. Conversely, not being afraid to make your opinion known, to admit when you’re wrong, because

We kind of have this huge process to writing songs where Jon (Russell) or I will write. It’s less often a full song, it’s more like pieces of a song, like a chorus or a couple of verses or something like that and then the second part of it involves the whole band kind of helping, like, ‘Oh, try putting that there,’ or ‘Let’s try this transition to that part’ and the whole band helps write these songs. We’ve had a lot of individual time, Jon and I, to write songs, but the band has been touring so much that there hasn’t been a whole lot of time to do it.

Q:Where is your place you’ve

favorite played?

I feel like for a long time, before I’d been all around the country, I’d pick Boise. Which is a totally cheesy answer. But I feel like my favorite places to play in general are places that most bands don’t go to or that don’t get as many shows, and Boise it seems like is one of those places. But any of the smaller towns. The big cities are the least fun to play, because people at the show have probably been to two or three other shows that week and they’re just like, ‘Yeah, I’ve been to another show. Like, I might listen, I might have a drink’ but where, you know, if it’s like the one show you’ve been waiting to see for a few weeks, I feel like people in small towns are way more excited, way more appreciative of our band. They always end up having the most energy and being the most fun, in general.

“You remember that, Johnson” is Katie Johnson’s survival guide to Boise State detailing her experiences last year as a first-year freshman from out of state. It happens to all of us. We fall for someone. We fall hard and fast and before we know it we’re thinking about them all the time and checking our phones for texts. I know it’s going to happen to you. And I’m sure it will be adorable. But I must give you a bit of advice on the whole dating scene. A little bit different from the normal, “I read in Cosmo! If he faces his shoulders toward you, he into you!” And I think, if you listen to me, you will appreciate this bit of advice more: Don’t date the kid down the hall. I know he’s cute. I know he laughs that magical laugh and you’re sold. I know he seems like he could be really special. I know you watch movies together and you hold hands. I know right now he may seem like the perfect guy. Stop where you are and think about this for a minute. What are the odds you two are going to work out? Think about it. It’s your first year in the dorms and maybe even your first year away from home. You both have freedoms you’ve never had before, and there is a good chance one of you isn’t going to want to give up any part of that new freedom yet. Besides, he’s probably going to flirt with another girl at a party and you’re going to hear about it and never forgive him. Or you’re going to start hanging out with the cute football player in D-Wing and the guy from your floor is not going to be happy about it. Either way, there’s a good chance one of you is going to really piss the other one off. I mean, real bad. And you two will stop talking. But you know what? He’s still going to live on your floor. He’s still going to use the same trash shoot as you. And you will see him every single time you go to brush your teeth. Daily stand-offs between the two of you will become the norm. You’ll make awkward eye contact and both grapple for the door at the same time. So let me warn against “floorcest.” It’s a liferuiner. Some would go as far to say it’s social suicide. I’m really not trying to be Negative Nancy either, I’m just trying to warn you of what’s to come if this fling goes south. So before you do it, heed my warning: keep your love life at least a flight of stairs away.

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Voter ID laws affect students

Throughout our lives we’re told about how great democracy is, and how wonderful it is that we will one day have the ability to vote for our leaders. But as states begin to introduce stricter voter ID laws meant to crack down on voter fraud, our ability to use student ID cards as valid identification is slipping away. For some that means their right to vote is slipping away right along with it. As young people, our vote matters in a big way – we’ll be the ones running the country in just a few years. If we can’t get our voice out there, if we can’t tell our government what we think of laws, or who we want to run the country then how can we begin implementing whatever changes we believe in? Last year, Texas introduced Senate Bill 14, which would enact a stricter photo ID law. It would have only allowed five very specific IDs to be used: a drivers license or a personal ID issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety, a handgun permit, a U.S. military ID, a U.S. citizenship certificate with a photo, or a U.S. passport. A student ID would be considered invalid under this law. Although the bill failed to pass pre-clearance--a mandatory process where a federal court must review bills that make changes to state voting laws, as stated in Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a similar bill in Tennessee was passed. Under the law student ID cards are considered an unacceptable form of identification. What does that mean for students in Tennessee? For any student who doesn’t have a valid photo ID, it means they either get a valid ID, or they don’t vote. Tennessee does offer free voter ID, but to get it the applicant needs their birth certificate. And to get a birth certificate? They need a government-issued photo ID, so students find themselves in a

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“It wouldn’t really concern me because I do have a drivers license, but I think that for other people who don’t have a drivers license that wouldn’t be cool that they wouldn’t be able to vote.”

President Barack Obama has been making the rounds of college campuses, making much ado of some advice his Republican opponent, Mitt Romney, has been dispensing to students concerned about paying for college. "Borrow from your parents," Romney said at one event. Shop around, he counseled at another. And to one student he cautioned: "Don't expect the government to forgive the debt that you take on." Nothing Romney has said is wrong. Parents with savings can be a great lowinterest lending source. Students and families do have to be realistic about the price tag of the schools they choose. But neither are Romney's prescriptions especially helpful. Most families have figured out they need to hunt for bargains, scrounge for scholarships and still borrow money from the federal government or a private lender. Obama has the advantage in this debate because he isn't averse to proposing government help. He has initiated a tax credit for families paying tuition, an increase in Pell grants and a program that caps monthly federal student loan repayments for some borrowers. Student debt has entered the politi-

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“Do new voter identification laws concern you?” Tyler Hunt Sophmore Electrical Engineering

“Not necessary because I have a regular ID. A state issued ID, and I used to work where I used to cash checks for people and you know, state issued IDs are more common.” Basanti Bail Second-degree seeking Accounting

“I guess you do need a state ID to get to the school, so you could then argue that since you got into the school, cause you need all those kind of records of ID and social security...in order to get one you have to some sort of state ID. Dominique Froehlich Freshman English

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cal fray because there is so much of it. Its accumulated amount has topped $1 trillion, and stories abound of college graduates indentured by their loan payments. But not all college debt is created equal and not all of it is a trap. Total student debt has mounted not so much because students are borrowing more than they did a decade ago, but because more people are going to college. Despite the abject failure of state legislatures to uphold their commitments to public colleges and universities, the average debt of

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someone with only a high school diploma. The race to get into expensive private colleges has played a bigger role in driving up debt. The costs of attending some of these schools is bumping up against $60,000 a year and the average debt after four years is $18,300. A redeeming factor is that graduation rates at private schools are higher than at public colleges and universities, and a degree in hand increases the chances of getting a decent-paying job and whittling down debt. The biggest driver of student debt is the for-

Don’t expect the government to forgive the debt that you take on. —Mitt Romney

someone graduating from a four-year state school is $12,300, according to the College Board. Ten years ago it was $10,700. A graduate with the right major should be able to find work at a salary high enough to pay off that amount fairly expeditiously. And a college graduate is expected to earn $570,000 more over the span of a working life than

profit sector. This galaxy of universities, career colleges and technical schools educates 12 percent of students who seek education beyond high school, but it accounts for 25 percent of federal student aid. 96 percent of for-profit students take out loans and more than half of those who graduate from a four-year for-profit college owe $30,000 or more. For-

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profit colleges aggressively recruit students with few resources, offer them little in the way of financial aid and too often leave them with no leg up in the job market. Don't look to Romney for reforms. He has promoted for-profit schools at a couple of campaign stops. Obama's administration has attempted to cut off federal grant money to for-profit schools whose students have poor records of repaying loans. Its efforts have been watered down in Congress and the courts. But any prescription for the student debt crisis has to start with reining in the for-profit sector. Pressure from consumers and politicians may serve to slow down the rising cost of college some. But we won't be returning to the good old days when a college degree sometimes cost less than the family car. Practical advice, like what Romney dispensed, is fine as far as it goes. He might want to add the wisdom of investing early in college savings accounts to his list of practical suggestions. But tough-love advice is no substitute for sound public policy. And on that front Obama is far ahead.

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predicament. Voter fraud, which was reported in an analysis of the subject by the Brennan Center for Justice with NYU to have happened only .0009 percent of the time in a 2004 Washington State gubernatorial election. For comparison, a person is about as likely to be killed by lightning. Voter identification is important, but when fraud is so rare, it’s hardly necessary to have so few valid ID options. The process is even harder for out-of-state students, who may not be able to vote at all if their home state doesn’t allow absentee ballots. Under Tennessee’s new law, only Tennessee drivers licenses are considered valid. Many states will accept a driver’s license from any other state, which provides a way for students or people who have recently moved to Tennessee and have not yet gotten a state drivers license to vote without any extra bureaucratic loopholes to jump through. According to the U.S. Census Bureau the percentage of the voting population who actually came to the polls was 53 percent in 2008. When our voter turnout rate is barely pushing 50 percernt in presidential elections, why make it so difficult to actually vote? Tennessee and Texas aren’t the only states to try implementing stricter photo ID laws. Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Mississippi and South Carolina have introduced similar legislation. According to the National Conference for State Legislature, both Texas and South Carolina were denied preclearance and Mississippi’s law has yet to be reviewed for pre-clearance. What does it say about our government when states are willing to strip students of their voting rights to prevent rare cases of voter fraud? It is a troubling trend that will likely be the subject of future election debates and Boise State students are certainly not immune to the potential consequences.

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Officials have announced there will be an open tryout for a walk-on position on the Boise State men’s basketball team this season.

Broncos’ next top baller Michael Steen Staf Writer

Have you ever thought you had what it takes to be a Division I college athlete? The Boise State men’s basketball team is going to give you the unique opportunity to prove it. With the football season in full swing, basketball is on the back-burner for now for Bronco fans, but with the season fast ap-

proaching, team officials have announced they will be holding an open tryout for a walk-on position on the squad. The walk-on try-out will be held on Oct 3 at 5:30 p.m. in the Auxiliary Gymnasium located behind Taco Bell Arena next to the tennis courts and is attached to the team’s locker room facilities in the Arguinchona Basketball Complex. Before trying out, pro-

spective student athletes must fill out a variety of forms to become eligible for play. Those interested in trying out must have passed a physical examination by a physician and have had a sickle cell solubility test done. Prospective student athletes must also have registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center. As far as the academics qualifications are concerned, those interested in trying out for the team must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credits for the regular academic term. The link for the Compliance Tryout Form can be found on the Boise State website. While the program is not looking for anyone with a particular amount of playing experience or skill level, team officials held this same type of

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Back in mid August, it was reported the Idaho Vandals were going to take their football talents from the ghastly ill WAC to function under an independent status. Football independents, for those who do not know, are universities who disassociate their football programs from any conference. The way these programs survive is solely from television markets, revenue and fan base (cue to Notre Dame and BYU). It becomes irksome when the supposed flagship university of Idaho cannot swallow their pride and drop down to an FCS (Division I AA) conference such as the Big Sky, in which they are currently moving all their Olympic sports to. It becomes frustrating, even as a Boise State student looking in from the outside, when Head Football Coach Robb Akey said “it’s a necessity to stay at that (FBS) level” for football and dropping down to an FCS conference wasn’t an option. Akey’s credibility as a football coach namely rests with his record: 19-45 in six seasons with only one bowl appearance and an 0-2 start to the season. This is the coach who will lead the Vandal program into football independence for the commencing season. This is not Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly or BYU’s Bronco Mendenhall. This is a coach who has more than double the losses than wins and still has a head football coaching job. It’s aside from the major point here. Let’s say Idaho does go through with their independent status for the next couple of seasons. Sure, Athletic Director Rob Spear can schedule all the powerhouse school games he wants. Watching his university get beat down for six figures comes with perks, I’m sure, but there is a major flaw here: what university will go, scratch that, will want to go all the way up to Moscow to play in the Kibbie Dome, Division I’s smallest home stadium? All I’m saying is this: as a Gem State supporter, if Idaho does not want to throw its dignity out the window and potentially lose an entire football program because of inabilities to cover costs and make ends meet, drop down to FCS. I understand it’s a mudslinging contest between Boise State and U of I, but this is not a battle to be picked from a rival. This is a battle of common sense.

We ran a walk-on tryout last year, but we did not have anyone from last year’s tryout make it on the team. —Chris Cobina walk-on tryout last season and it did not produce any current squad members. “We ran a walk-on tryout last year, but we did not have anyone from last year’s tryout make it on the team”, said Chris Cobbina in an e-mail. Cobbina is currently in his second year as the Director of Basketball Operations at Boise State. “We do have a walk-on on our team, but we did not take him from last year’s tryout.” Under third-year Head Basketball Coach Leon Rice, the Boise State Men’s Basketball program opens their season this year on Nov 2 at Taco Bell Arena with an exhibition matchup against St. Martin’s University.

The Broncos then begin the regular season on Nov 11 with a home game vs. Texas Southern University. It is the Broncos’ second season, and final, season in the Mountain West Conference before heading to the Big West Conference next season. The time to shine under the lights at Taco Bell Arena is now, so go work on that jumper and see if you have what it takes. For answers to any further questions, interested students may contact Director of Basketball Operations Chris Cobbina through e-mail at chriscobbina@boisestate. edu or by phone, at 4264916.

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Boise State was back to their winning ways following a 39-12 victory over Miami (OH) last Saturday. The Broncos offensive performance was a night-and-day contrast from their season-opening loss at Michigan State two weeks prior when the Broncos racked up 599 yards of total offense behind 304 yards and two touchdowns passing from redshirt junior quarterback Joe Southwick; paired with sixth-year senior D.J. Harper’s career-high 162 yards rushing to go along with his three rushing touchdowns. Shift focus to Thursday night at 7 p.m., when the Broncos (1-1, 0-0 in Mountain West) will take to the Blue to renew their rivalry against BYU (2-1) in the first of a twelve-year series with the Cougars. Both teams are coming in on short rest as BYU still has a bitter taste in their mouths following a loss at the hands of their in-state rivals, the Utah Utes, in what was one of the craziest finishes college football has ever seen. This is the first time these two teams have seen each other since 2004 when the Cougars fell to the Broncos at home, 28-27 on a late missed field goal. BYU brings in an offensive aspect which will test the Broncos defense in the mobility of their quarterback, Riley Nelson. Nelson, a transfer from Utah State who quarterbacked the Aggies back in 2006, is a threat with both his arm and his legs. “He’s hard-nosed, doesn’t go down easy,” said senior linebacker Tommy Smith on Nelson’s play. “He likes the contact and he looks for his receivers.” Through three games, including a 30-6 win over Washington State and a 45-13 win against Weber State, Nelson has completed 60 percent of his passes for 735 yards and 5 TD’s.

Couple this with his ability to escape the pocket and create on the move, and Nelson has potential to cause issues for the Broncos defense. “He’s much more of a running quarterback, that’s really part of his game I think, is running around and creating things,” said Head Football Coach Chris Petersen. “He’s really good off the scramble, and if he’s going to scramble, he’s going to put his pads down.” On the opposite side of the ball, BYU presents a big, physical defense, a fact which resonates with coaches and players alike. The Cougars have outscored their opponents 96-40 through their first three games. “From the film we’ve watched, they are a great defense, very physical, and have a ton of speed on their side so it’s going to be a fun matchup”, said senior wide receiver, Chris Potter, who scored his first touchdown since 2010 last weekend. The Broncos will try to counter the tenacious BYU defense by continuing their high-powered, offensive efficiency from last weekend. With both quarterback Joe Southwick and running back D.J. Harper having career-high games in yards, the Broncos will need to ride their confidence into Thursday night if they want the same success. Southwick will face a much tougher defensive scheme than last week. Petersen knows Southwick must get into a rhythm sooner. “Joe does some really good things,” Petersen said. “The more reps he gets, and the more live snaps, that’s what he needs. If we can get some more experience under his belt, we’re definitely heading in the right direction.” With the first win of the season under their belt, the Broncos will look to carry over the momentum from last week into Thursday night’s matchup as they look to make a statement against a tough BYU squad. page design Bryan Talbot/THE ARBITER Photo ROBBY MILO/THE ARBITER

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While the Broncos came away with a clean 39-12 win against Miami of Ohio last Saturday, the opponent that’s heading to Bronco Stadium this Thursday will prove to be a bit tougher. Despite losing to Utah 24-21 in a thriller to go unranked, the BYU Cougars are going to bring everything they have to The Blue even with the short turnaround. A seasoned quarterback in Riley Nelson and tough-nosed defense will keep the Broncos on their toes the entire game. Here are a few Broncos that need to step up in order for a Boise State win:

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t’s not to say that the o-line has been causing many problems in the past two games. In fact, line has not allowed redshirt junior quarterback Joe Southwick to be sacked at all against Michigan State and Miami. However, that trend might come to a halt against the stout Cougar line. BYU has 13 sacks on the season and ranks 20th in the nation for points allowed (14.3). A notable stand out is linebacker Kyle Van Noy, who was recently named College Football Performance Awards National Linebacker of the Week, and has 4.5 sacks and two forced fumbles on the season. If Southwick has any chance of boosting his on the field confidence, the o-line needs to be his wall.

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here was some excitement in the offseason for Burks to provide a deep threat for Southwick, who has more arm power than former standout Kellen Moore, and add another element to the passing game. It seems as if some of the hype has deflated, with Burks only recording three receptions for 67 yards this season. Granted, Burks caught a brilliant 53 yard pass from Southwick against the RedHawks last Saturday, if only that happened more frequently. Burks needs to take advantage of the BYU secondary with his size (6-foot-3 200 pounds) and speed (4.36 unofficial 40 time in spring) to really get a spark on the offense.

We Belong Together Ty Hawkins Staff Writer

There are three legitimate reasons why the Broncos and Cougars should be together in football matrimony Travel: Naturally flying is the preferred route for most teams; a flight is quick and easy. When visiting BYU, Boise State would likely fly into Salt Lake

City, then hit the freeway for Provo. Recently travel agencies have hooked up with bus lines setting up packages for Bronco fans to save a little cash. If the football team chartered a bus line every other year for this game specifically, it may cut some costs and open up some money if they went the bus route. On Tuesday, a group of Cougar fans and former play-

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ers assembled to participate in the “Hero Ride 2012” in which they rode their bikes, yes bicycles, 460 miles to support the Heroes of the BYU program, arriving at Bronco Stadium at 4 p.m. for tonight’s game. Will thousands of fans do this? No, but it shows what they are capable of. Boise State and BYU fans alike would make the journey every other year, because

of the close vicinity with the option of a quick turnaround drive, or enjoying a long weekend. Regional Rivalry: West coast sports fans have become accustomed to the media and their east coast bias. With the exception of the Pac-12, how many quality rivalries take place out West? Outside of the coast’s lone BCS conference, one could probably count them on their hand. With that said, a yearly game that has some national

jong-A-Tjoe did not look bad in the Michigan State game, recording six tackles and attempting to stop the tank that is Le’Veon Bell. Tjong-A-Tjoe did not record a single tackle, or take part of a single snap because he was suspended for violating team rules. Now, Tjong-A-Tjoe has the presence to help aid the Bronco’s run defense, if he can get his head straight. His frame is not easily taken down and can be a potent threat. The junior will have the ability to redeem himself this Thursday.

significance needs to be established. The Cougars have the Utes, and as of now Boise State doesn’t have anyone as the U of I rivalry is essentially dead. Boise State vs. BYU has ESPN Thursday night special written all over it. College football diehards will be asking their friends at work the next day “did you see that game last night?” The Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints: Some people in the Gem State affectionately refer to

southeastern Idaho as “Little Utah”. BYU freshman quarterback Taysom Hill, who was also recruited by the Broncos is the lone Idahoan on the Cougars this year and is a member of the LDS church. Idaho and Utah have among the highest LDS church members per capita in the United State Get this rivalry started yearly and the Broncos will never have to worry about tickets still available on game day, whether the teams are ranked or not. Strength in numbers. Bryan Talbot Cody/THE ARBITER

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Brison Burris

Sophomore 6-0/192

Junior 5-8/180

Charles Leno Jr.

Junior 6-4/294

Junior 6-3/203

Jaytee Swanson

Chris Wade

Senior 6-3/233

Senior 6-1/199

Senior 6-2/218

Junior 6-2/226

Mike Johns

Austin Brown

Wes Williams

Junior 6-4/271

Senior 6-2/270

Junior 6-3/244

Joe Kellogg

61 Senior 6-3/305

Matt Paradis

65 Junior 6-3/289

Chrishawn Dupuy

Sophomore 5-9/175

Michael Ames

Sophomore 6-4/293

Jake Broyles

76 Junior 6-5/290

Gabe Linehan

87 Junior 6-4/241

Matt Miller

Sophomore 6-3/215

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Junior 6-1/197

DJ Harper

Senior 5-9/193

No. NAME POS HT 1 Bryan Douglas CB 5-9 2 Matt Miller WR 6-3 3 Chris Potter WR 5-9 4 Jerrell Gavins CB 5-9 5 Jamar Taylor CB 5-11 6 Dextrell Simmons NT 5-11 7 D.J. Harper RB 5-9 8 Demarcus Lawrence DL 6-3 8 Nick Patti QB 5-10 9 Grant Hedrick QB 6-0 10 Jamel Hart RB 5-9 10 Jeremy Ioane S 5-10 11 Shane Williams-Rhodes WR 5-6 13 Blake Renaud LB 6-2 14 Trevor Harman P 6-3 14 Jimmy Laughrea QB 6-1 15 Chaz Anderson CB 5-10 15 Tyler Jackson WR 6-1 16 Deonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;tae Florence CB 5-9 16 Joe Southwick QB 6-1 17 Geraldo Boldewijn WR 6-4 18 Aaron Burks WR 6-3 19 Josh Borgman CB 5-7 20 Mitch Burroughs WR 5-9 21 Jack Fields RB 5-9 22 Chanceller James S 6-1

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No. NAME 23 Eric Agbaroji 24 Hazen Moss 25 Christopher Santini 26 Jake Van Ginkel 27 Jay Ajayi 28 Dillon Lukehart 29 Lee Hightower 30 Donte Deayon 31 Andrew Pint 32 Jonathan Brown 33 Tommy Smith 34 Kirby Moore 35 Charles Bertoli 35 Darian Thompson 36 Tyler Gray 37 Ebenezer Makinde 38 Corey Bell 39 Drew Wright 40 Armand Nance 41 Dan Goodale 41 Kharyee Marshall 42 Hilton Richardson 43 Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe 44 Chris Roberson 45 Travis Saxton 47 Dan Paul

POS HT DB 6-1 DB 6-0 NT 5-11 K 6-0 RB 6-0 LB 6-0 DB 6-2 CB 5-9 LB 6-1 NT 5-10 LB 6-1 WR 6-3 RB 5-11 DB 6-1 LB 6-4 CB 5-10 NT 5-11 RB 5-9 DL 6-0 K 5-10 DE 6-2 NT 6-2 DT 6-3 LS 6-0 LB 6-1 FB 6-1

WT CLASS 203 FR 201 SR 220 FR 186 SO 222 SO 199 SO 192 SO 143 FR 215 FR 211 JR 238 SR 203 JR 191 FR 197 FR 227 FR 181 JR 206 SO 203 JR 273 FR 191 FR 240 JR 217 SR 296 SO 228 SR 221 SO 262 SR

No. NAME 48 J.C. Percy 49 Darien Barrett 50 Jake Holsteen 51 Ben Weaver 52 Kevin Keane 53 Beau Martin 54 Michael Ames 56 Dustin Kamper 57 Shane Wickes 58 Robert Ash 60 Kellen Buhr 61 Joe Kellogg 62 Chris Tozer 63 Adam Sheffield 64 Brenel Myers 65 Matt Paradis 66 Mario Yakoo 67 Rees Odhiambo 68 David Cushing 69 Tyler Horn 70 Steven Baggett 71 Greg Dohmen 72 Marcus Henry 73 Travis Averill 75 Faraji Wright 76 Jake Broyles

POS HT LB 6-0 DE 6-2 LS 6-4 LB 6-0 LS 6-0 DL 6-2 OL 6-4 LB 6-1 OL 6-2 DL 6-3 OL 6-0 G 6-3 OL 6-4 OL 6-3 G 6-3 OL 6-3 OL 6-4 OL 6-4 DT 6-1 DE 6-5 OL 6-3 OL 6-3 OL 6-3 OL 6-3 OT 6-3 OL 6-5

WT CLASS 227 SR 222 FR 216 JR 226 FR 208 SO 250 SO 293 SR 217 JR 243 FR 283 FR 264 FR 305 SR 311 JR 326 FR 282 SR 289 JR 320 FR 297 FR 272 FR 265 SO 248 FR 291 SO 297 FR 278 FR 300 SR 290 JR

No. NAME 77 Spencer Gerke 78 Charles Leno Jr. 79 Avery Westendorf 80 Hayden Plinke 81 Dallas Burroughs 82 Samuel Ukwuachu 83 Troy Ware 84 Michael Frisina 85 Holden Huff 86 Kyle Sosnowski 87 Gabe Linehan 88 Chandler Koch 89 Connor Peters 90 Jamal Wilson 91 Greg Grimes 93 Brennyn Dunn 94 Sam McCaskill 95 Darren Koontz 96 Elliot Hoyte 98 Jeffrey Worthy 99 Michael Atkinson

POS HT OL 6-3 OL 6-4 OL 6-5 TE 6-4 WR 5-8 DE 6-4 WR 6-2 K 5-5 TE 6-5 TE 6-2 TE 6-4 TE 6-2 TE 6-4 FB 5-11 DT 6-0 TE 6-3 DE 6-3 DT 6-3 DL 6-4 DT 6-3 DT 6-0

WT CLASS 296 JR 294 JR 270 FR 255 FR 173 SO 222 FR 195 FR 153 JR 213 FR 247 SO 241 JR 246 SR 253 SO 227 FR 293 SR 201 FR 236 FR 274 SR 275 FR 285 FR 306 SR

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Key Cougars to look out for on Thursday Lucio Prado Staff Writer

The Broncos are coming off a huge victory over Miami of Ohio. The Cougars are coming into Thursday’s game off a close loss to rival Utah. BYU is 0-2 against Boise State since becoming a Division 1 school in 1996. Thursday will be the first time both teams meet in what is to be a 12-year football series. Both defenses look to be in mid-season form and are just waiting for the offenses to catch up. Expect a smash mouth hard-hitting performance in a game that should be decided in the trenches.

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Kyle Van Noy

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The Reno, Nev. linebacker will certainly play a force in this game. Van Noy was named to Phil Steele All-Independent First Team, Yahoo! Sports All-Independent Team and FBS All-Independent Team. Van Noy comes in with 15 total tackles, seven for loss and four sacks on the season.

Nelson is the Cougars’ undisputed leader and named to the pre-season Davey O’Brien and Maxwell Award watch list. Throwing for over 700 yards and five touchdowns on the season and just two interceptions, Nelson is not the biggest quarterback, but he can make every throw with precision.

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The 6-foot-3 receiver was the team’s second leading receiver last season, having a reception in 11 of 13 games, catching 34 passes for 453 yards and nine touchdowns. The All Independent freshman All American has had a slow start to the 2012 season catching only four passes for 31 yards but is expected to test the BSU secondary.

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Jeremy Ioane

Sophomore 6-2/192

Dextrell Simmons

Tommy Smith

Senior 5-11/200

Jerrell Gavins

Senior 5-9/167

Nick Harwell

Junior 6-1/190

94 8 43

36 99 82

Zach Lewis

Marcus Matthews

Sophomore 6-6/275

Sophomore 6-3/310

Senior 6-0/227

Ricky Tjong-A-Tjoe

Sophomore 6-3/242

Senior 6-4/215

J.C. Percy

Senior 6-1/238

Demarcus Lawrence

Andy Cruse

Sophomore 5-10/197

Mike Atkinson

Junior 6-3/296

72 Senior 6-4/292

Freshman 6-4/222

Trevan Brown

Josh Harvey

Sophomore 6-4/289

Junior 6-5/348

Zac Dysert

Senior 6-4/219

Senior 5-11/196

Sam Ukwuachu

Senior 6-0/306

Brad Bednar

Jamar Taylor

Dawon Scott Willie Carter

34 Junior 6-2/221

Sophomore 6-1/173

Jamire Westbrook

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5 BYU Offense No. NAME 1 Ross Apo 2 Spencer Hadley 2 Cody Hoffman 3 Kyle Van Noy 4 Taysom Hill 4 Uona Kaveinga 5 Alani Fua 5 Iona Pritchard 6 Jordan Johnson 7 Preston Hadley 7 James Lark 9 Dylan Collie 9 Daniel Sorensen 10 Mitch Mathews 10 Zac Stout 11 Terenn Houk 11 Jason Munns 12 JD Falslev 13 Riley Nelson 15 Alex Kuresa 15 Ammon Olsen 16 Adam Hogan 17 Matt Hadley 17 Skyler Ridley 18 Morgan Unga 18 Richard Wilson

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No. NAME 19 Brett Thompson 20 Craig Bills 21 DeQuan Everett 22 Manoa Pikula 23 Blake Morgan 23 Jordan Smith 24 Brayden El-Bakri 24 Micah Hannemann 25 Kurt Henderson 26 Robbie Buckner 27 David Foote 27 Teu Kautai 28 Adam Hine 28 Sawyer Powell 28 Levi Te’o 29 Skye PoVey 31 Cody Raymond 32 Mike Hague 33 Jacob Hannemann 33 Paul Lasike 34 Bryan Engstrom 34 Austen Jorgensen 35 Zed Mendenhall 36 Drew Reilly 37 Justin Sorensen 38 Butch Pau’u

POS HT WR 6-3 DB 6-1 DB 6-3 LB 6-1 DB 5-11 WR 6-4 RB 6-1 DB 6-1 WR 6-1 DB 5-10 RB 5-11 LB 6-1 RB 6-1 DB 6-1 RB 5-9 DB 5-11 WR 5-9 DB 5-10 DB 6-1 RB 6-1 RB 5-8 LB 6-2 RB 5-11 DB 6-3 K 6-1 LB 6-1

WT CLASS 220 So 209 So 209 Sr 235 Fr 184 Jr 203 Jr 215 Fr 185 Fr 192 Fr 176 Sr 200 Sr 216 Fr 202 Fr 203 Fr 190 Fr 200 Jr 175 Fr 190 Sr 190 Fr 227 So 168 Fr 239 Sr 253 Sr 183 So 232 Jr 211 Fr

Freshman 5-9/214

No. NAME 39 Ian Dulan 41 Uani Unga 42 Michael Alisa 43 Rhett Sandlin 44 Brandon Ogletree 45 Tyler Beck 46 Kevan Bills 47 Ezekiel Ansah 48 Nate Sampson 50 Ryan Freeman 50 Remington Peck 51 Lene Lesatele 52 Russell Tialavea 53 Tanner Cox 54 Blair Tushaus 55 Eathyn Manumaleuna 56 Famika Anae 57 Tyson Brook 58 Justin Blackmore 59 Roman Andrus 64 Quin Ficklin 66 Andrew Crawford 66 Austin Hoyt 67 Kyle Johnson 68 Quinn Lawlor 70 Terrance Alletto

POS HT DL 6-1 LB 6-1 RB 6-1 LB 6-2 LB 5-11 LB 6-1 LB 6-3 LB 6-6 LB 6-1 OL 6-3 DL 6-4 LB 6-1 DL 6-3 LB 6-4 OL 6-2 DL 6-2 OL 6-6 DL 6-1 DL 6-1 DL 6-4 OL 6-3 OL 6-5 OL 6-7 OL 6-3 OL 6-4 OL 6-3

WT CLASS 271 Sr 233 Jr 220 Jr 213 Fr 228 Sr 220 Jr 245 Fr 270 Sr 220 Fr 287 Sr 236 Fr 238 Fr 265 Sr 226 So 270 So 288 Sr 312 So 265 Fr 290 So 259 Fr 242 Fr 284 Fr 268 Fr 285 Fr 278 So 252 Fr

No. NAME 72 Ryker Mathews 73 Solomone Kafu 74 Brock Stringham 75 Braden Brown 76 Braden Hansen 77 Michael Yeck 78 Houston Reynolds 79 Manaaki Vaitai 80 Marcus Mathews 82 Kaneakua Friel 83 Stehly Reden 84 Devin Mahina 85 Dallin Cutler 87 Taggart Krueger 88 Austin Holt 89 Scott Arellano 90 Bronson Kaufusi 91 Marques Johnson 92 Michael Doman 93 Simote Vea 94 Tui Crichton 95 Mike Muehlmann 96 Reed Hornung 97 Theodore King 98 Romney Fuga 99 Riley Stephenson

POS HT OL 6-6 OL 6-2 OL 6-6 OL 6-6 OL 6-6 OL 6-8 OL 6-2 OL 6-3 TE 6-4 TE 6-5 TE 6-4 TE 6-6 WR 5-9 WR 6-2 TE 6-5 P 6-1 DL 6-7 DL 6-2 DL 6-4 DL 5-11 DL 6-3 DL 6-4 S 6-2 DL 6-3 DL 6-2 P 6-1

WT CLASS 292 Fr 305 So 290 So 300 St 307 St 288 So 305 Jt 317 Jt 236 Jt 250 Jt 250 Ft 247 So 173 Jt 185 Ft 250 Jt 190 So 260 Ft 321 Jt 240 Ft 270 St 343 Ft 268 Jt 249 St 252 Ft 318 St 205 St

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