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Contribute to The Arbiter: Become a staff writer Justin Kirkham Editor-in-Chief
One of the main efforts that we, as The Arbiter editorial staff, strive for is the cultivation of staff writers. As an organization, we want to offer an experience where any student interested in journalism can join our ranks of staff writers and try their hand at writing and reporting. This issue, we’ve been able to include quite a few pieces from these staff writers. It’s important to make sure their content shows up in the paper for a spread of different reasons. But, in the end, it’s most
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important that they see their name in print and are able to push for further success in their writing. As an A&E staff writer just a few semesters ago, it was my byline that kept me writing and producing all possible content, and I’d like to offer that experience to all those who are interested in Student Media. Tiffany Poole, one of our most driven staff writers this semester, is publishing her second and third articles in the Sports & Rec section this issue. After taking on the changes in volleyball this year, she is tackling a monthly fitness series and Bronco club baseball on pages 16 and 17.
These writers complete their articles for class credit, experience and clips for their portfolio. Working completely on a voluntary basis, a lot of their background work goes unnoticed. But, despite all of this, they are essential to the news process we go through each week. They bring in new ideas, sharpen their skills and help build the paper into a larger, more cohesive unit of media production. We couldn’t do what we do without their constant input and effort. That being said, staff writing is something anyone can do. The best way to get involved with The Arbiter is through
COMM 119, the newspaper activity course. Otherwise, anyone can volunteer their time writing articles or signing up for internship credits for regularly produced content. If you want to write a story about new events and businesses downtown like Brian Millar’s article on the new photography studio on page 13 or cover campus news and building changes like Alivia Wachsmuth on page 5, feel free to fill out our volunteer writer form on OrgSync under the Student Media group or send an email to editor@ stumedia.boisestate.edu—we can never have too many writers.
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NEWS
Patruck Adcock News Editor
Cases of universities covering up rape allegations have raised questions about the level of involvement institutions should have when dealing with sexual assault on campus. At Boise State, campus security is contracted out to the Boise Police Department, so many cases are dealt with directly by the police. Lieutenant Robert Gallas with BPD said, when it comes to sexual assault on campus, they take every case seriously. “We go into every case assuming there is a potential perpetrator out there,” Gallas said. “A lot of universities have their own police department. I work for the City of Boise. I don’t work for Boise State University.” BPD’s presence on campus allows students to access resources that a university police force might not have such as detectives, victim witness resources and crime scene investigators. The police department’s relationship to Boise State does not mean the university has no involvement when it comes to sexual assault on campus.
Title IX
Boise State’s involvement begins with federal law Title IX. Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex at publicly funded education programs. Boise State is required to respond to cases of sexual assault involving students or faculty, as it is a form of discrimination based on sex. “Our office is responsible for overseeing all response and rectification efforts for sexual
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assault on campus or within our community,” said Annie Kerrick, director of Title IX compliance at Boise State. Kerrick said her office receives around 80-90 complaints each year. These can range from sexual harassment and stalking, to relationship violence. When a complaint is filed, Kerrick begins an investigation involving both parties. “Title IX creates a structure for how we do our investigation,” Kerrick said. “We need to make sure we are very thorough, we provide a neutral party to deal with these matters and that they’re completed in a reasonable time frame so this doesn’t drag on for years.” Kerrick’s department handles these investigations, which take around 60 days, by gathering information about the case, compiling that information into a report and then recommending sanctions for the Dean of Students or human resources offices to carry out. The campus process is not tied to law enforcement. Instead, they are performed solely by the university, which Kerrick says has its disadvantages. “There are certain methods of evidence collection the university just doesn’t do,” Kerrick said. “We can’t subpoena records and we can’t get search warrants. If there’s a situation where that’s necessary, the police are much better suited to handle those matters than we are.” Being a part of the university is also a potential conflict of interest, as some universities cover up sexual assault to make their schools look safer than
they are or to save the reputation of specific students. According to Kerrick, this has not been her experience at Boise State. She said she has been very lucky to work with great coaches and administrators at Boise State who all genuinely want to do the right thing. On the other hand, Kerrick thinks the universities’ investigations have some advantages over law enforcement. “There are a lot of things that we can offer through this process that the criminal justice system isn’t there to offer people,” Kerrick said. Unlike the police, the university is able to make accommodations for students while the investigation is still pending. The university is able to move class schedules, fix housing arrangements and provide medical services and counseling to prevent further harm to students with a complaint. Kerrick explained the university is required to have a lower burden of proof than the legal system in these cases. Boise State is required to address cases based on ‘the preponderance of evidence’—like a civil case—while the legal system uses the much higher standard of ‘beyond a reasonable doubt.’ “There’s a reason for that high standard,” Kerrick said. “That also leads to a lot of assaults not being prosecuted or not having enough evidence to prosecute.” Kerrick says this is where the university is able to step in and fill the gap often left by the legal system in cases of sexual assault.
Campus climate
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Sexual assault at Boise State goes unreported
5-10 rapes are reported on campus each year. According to the 2015 Boise State Crime Log, BPD has had three cases of rape this year— the most recent being Sep. 22—and one case of sexual battery. However, Kerrick says this is not representative of what is actually going on at Boise State. “We probably, on our campus, have somewhere around 60 rapes happen per year and you see that we’re getting 5-10 reports,” Kerrick said. Adriane Bang, associate director of the Women’s Center, says students don’t report sexual assault for a number of reasons. Bang said one of the most common reasons she encounters is that victims don’t want to get the other person in
trouble. “Most campus assaults are perpetrated by someone known to the victim,” Bang said. “Research shows people are much more likely to move forward with telling the police if they don’t know the person.” According to Bang, the goal of the Women’s Center is not to push students into a particular decision. Instead, they seek to provide information about options they can take and resources that are available to them. “Sometimes people don’t want to do anything; that’s okay. This a safe place to come and talk about what’s going on,” Bang said. “My role is more of crisis intervention resources, referrals and support for our campus process.”
Since so many of the issues surrounding sexual assault occur behind closed doors, Kerrick is working on a campus climate survey to better understand the realities of sexual assault at Boise State. “This is going to be really important to our community because it will give us as administrators a read on what’s actually happening on campus and what we need to do,” Kerrick said. The survey will be distributed to students via email at the end of the current semester or at the beginning of spring semester. The goal of the survey is to provide more information about how to deal with sexual assault on Boise State’s campus.
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Human Performance Lab moves to Norco Building Alivia Wachsmuth Arbiter Staff
One of the team’s biggest challenges was finding equipment to make the lab functional. They received some equipment from the Department of Respiratory Care, built their own hydrostatic tank and bought the rest of the equipment for the lab. A graduate program was added to HPER in 1988, and the HPL began to employ graduate assistants. In 1990, HPER changed its name to the Department of Kinesiology, which solidified the department’s mission to study movement of
the human body—the primary use of the HPL. Today, the HPL is equipped with researchquality equipment and is set up as a learning environment for students. HPL offers many testing services such as body composition, resting metabolic rate and maximal oxygen consumption. Those seeking improvement in the gym, those who are still searching for their academic calling and those who are looking for research opportunities will have easier access to the lab
with its increased visibility. The move to the Norco Building provides HPL with more than just extra space. Shawn Simonson, associate professor of the College of Health Sciences and overseer of the HPL, is excited for new opportunities the move will provide for health sciences students. “The biggest benefit of the move is for teaching,” Simonson said. “We are very limited in space and that makes it limited in what we can do. Now we can provide a better experi-
ence to students.” Moving to the Norco Building also reflects the integrated care initiative of the College of Health Sciences. Now that University Health Services and HPL will occupy the same building, students and faculty can easily utilize both services, as they often go hand in hand. “We’ve got the physical and the psychological (aspect of medicine),” said Pfeiffer. “Now we’ll have the prevention piece and the testing piece, which is the HPL.”
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Waiting to leave its home in the basement of the east side of Bronco Gym, the Department of Kinesiology’s Human Performance Lab will join the College of Health Sciences in the Norco Building this fall. The goal of the move is to encourage greater access for students, as very few know about the lab. The HPL was created in 1981. Ron Pfeiffer, associate dean of the College
of Health Sciences, and Robert Murray, founder of Sports Science Insights LLC and former Boise State faculty, created a course for exercise physiology and a program for athletic training and sports medicine. In 1980, the Boise State women’s field hockey team disbanded and the then Health Physical Education and Recreation faculty claimed their locker room as their new lab. “We got the locker room space,” said Pfeiffer. “Was it ideal? No. But it was a space.”
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NEWS
Patrick Adcock News Editor
Streets across the country will soon flood with pink, as people don colored clothing in support of Planned Parenthood on Sept. 29. Two students from Boise State, Alexander Floate and Cieara Swainston, members of Generation Action—an advocacy group for Planned Parenthood—are in Washington D.C. to stand with Planned Parenthood. The students will attend rallies and hand out information about Planned Parenthood to show their support in light of the recent efforts by the Republican party to defund Planned Parenthood through the Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015. The bill, which passed in the House of Representatives but failed in the Senate, seeks to defund Planned Parenthood for one year on the condition that the organization not provide abortions except “in cases of rape or incest or where a physical condition endangers a woman’s life unless an abortion is performed.” A motion like this would have massive consequences on the country and the state of Idaho’s health care. Katie Rogers, public relations manager for Planned Parenthood, believes the reality of this decision would be bleak. “The fact of the matter is that we provide health
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care, preventative services, to more than 2.7 million people in the country,” Rogers said. “We’re doing quite a bit more than abortions and that’s something that needs to be recognized.” Rogers said those who are seeking to defund Planned Parenthood are largely focusing on the fact that they perform abortions. Nationally, however, abortions only account for 3 percent of the services provided by Planned Parenthood. The majority of the services Planned Parenthood provides are preventative measures like cancer screenings, birth control, testing and treatment of STI’s and sex education. Idaho currently has three Planned Parenthood health centers that provided 18,156 people with services in 2014. Of the three health centers in Idaho, only one of these provides abortions, leaving two preventative clinics in the state. Defunding Planned Parenthood would mean taking away funding for all three of these clinics and moving it to other health centers. “The vast majority of our federal funding is through Medicaid reimbursement and that provides basic, preventative care to millions of Americans,” Rogers said. “The rest goes to providing low income uninsured individuals with basic preventative care like breast exams, cervical screenings, birth control
and pregnancy prevention programs.” This means the thousands of Idahoans who receive care from Planned Parenthood would need to find alternate centers for care. “The community health centers in the surrounding areas don’t have the capacity to absorb the influx of patients and also don’t have that expert care that Planned Parenthood provides,” Rogers said. Rogers believes that, because of these services, the United States has its lowest teen pregnancy rate in 40 years and that, as a result, defunding these services would lead to an increase in pregnancy rates and STIs. While the proposed bill allows for $235 million in funds from Planned Parenthood to be allocated to other health centers, to combat the influx of patients, the question of its feasibility still remains. Now with current Speaker of the House of Representatives, John Boehner, announcing his resignation, Roger’s is more concerned than ever about the fate of Planned Parenthood. “While John Boehner was never a champion of women’s health in this country, even he recognized that defunding Planned Parenthood wasn’t what the American people wanted,” Rogers said in an email as a response to Boehner’s resignation.
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Defunding Planned Parenthood: What would happen?
Planned parenthood provides for 18 thousand people.
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HBCU receives presidential recognition Shelly Bohorquez Asst. News Editor
“Raising awareness about the role historically black colleges have played in the community of educated individuals from underrepresented populations is of value intrinsically and highlighting them through the proclamation is a meaningful spotlight.” According to Salinas, this week could be recognized at Boise State in future years. Being in the northwest, Idaho is not home to any of the HBCUs, but this week helps analyze the progress we’ve made as a nation, the areas where there is still room for improvement and the disparities in opportunities to different sections of the population. “The things they were able to do with these places; the sense of community, the growth, specifically African American scholarship have a unique place in American History,” Salinas said. “Those are places where there is a rich tradition and culture that could not have developed any place else in that way.”
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In the United States, there are 105 institutions of higher education that are recognized as Historically Black Colleges and Universities, a term used to refer to schools established before 1964 with the intention of serving the black community. These schools will be recognized during the week of Sept. 20-26, as what President Obama proclaimed last week to be National Historically Black Colleges and Universities week. “Countless champions from every corner of our country banded together to create the first HBCUs to resolve injustices and enable more people to realize their full talents and abilities,” stated Obama in his proclamation, which was released on Sept. 18. Alabama State University, Florida Memorial University and Texas Southern University are examples of
schools that were created in the aftermath of the Civil War. “These places were founded at a time when there was really no equal access in terms of higher education for this particular population,” said Francisco Salinas, director of Student Diversity and Inclusion. “There were colleges and universities that expressly forbade African Americans to attend, and so these arose as an opportunity, really the only opportunity, for some segments of the population.” Over 70 percent of those enrolled at Historically Black Colleges and Universities are from a low-income background, which emphasizes the importance of these universities in ensuring access to higher education for everyone in search of it. “The larger goal of emphasizing the importance of academic achievement for all populations is a good goal in itself and Boise State is certainly in support of that,” Salinas said.
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end of life bill escalates talks on euthanasia Arbiter Staff
want to die instead of letting their illness overtake them through assisted euthanasia. The bill has several safeguards to make sure it is safely and ethically used; however, it is questionable if these precautions are enough. In order to legally commit suicide under the End of Life Option Act, patients must be within six months of dying. They also must have two forms of written consent and two witnesses must be present. Unfortunately, these safeguards fail to take into account the possibility that patients might feel pressured into participating in this process because of external pressures like family members or lack
of monetary support. According to a survey done by Life.org, 66 percent of patients who requested assisted suicide did so because they did not “want to be a burden.” Although the bill currently requires a mental assessment, an addition of several visits to a practicing psychologist would ensure patients are less likely to take part in this process because of factors other than their own desires. We cannot prevent patients from feeling like burdens, but providing them with mandatory emotional support outside of their support group would help to balance out the possibility of assisted suicide because of guilt. Whether or not eutha-
nasia should be addressed as a states’ rights issue instead of a national issue is worth evaluating. Currently, assisted suicide is legal in New Mexico, Vermont, Washington and Oregon. The specifics in each state differ, but in each case, the end goal is to allow a human to be able to end their life—if they are terminally ill—to do so to gain more control over the details of their demise. The problem with this issue being state by state is that, like in the case of Maynard, if a person is terminally ill and they want assisted suicide, they will be forced to move to one of the four states that has legalized it. Unfortunately, it can be impossible for someone
who is terminally ill to pick up and move while they are already at such a difficult point in their life. Allowing the options for assisted suicide in all states would alleviate this problem. Unlike other states’ rights issues like taxation, subsidies, legalization and working wage, assisted suicide plays a very small part in the economy and government of a state. The issue could be argued as a human rights issue and should be addressed as a country, not in bits and pieces. Before making a decision to legalize assisted suicide, the general populous should put more thought into it and consider how it would affect them or their loved ones.
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The editorial column is agreed upon by a panel of Arbiter staff members and reflects the stance The Arbiter is taking on different pressing issues. Follow up is encouraged; our desire is to start the conversation on campus, not dictate a campus opinion. Waiting for a loved one with a terminal disease to die can be heartbreaking and crushing for any student to go through. Not having the choice to decide when and how that loved one dies can be both a relief and a burden. On Sept. 11, the California Legislature passed a bill that—if approved by California Governor Jerry Brown—will legalizing
physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients. Despite the already multileveled nature of this argument, there are several aspects of The End of Life Option Act and the general legalization of physician-assisted suicide that should be taken into consideration. This is expecially important to consider with this being a conversation that could come to Idaho in the next decade. The End of Life Option Act is in response to the “death with dignity” movement coined by Compassion and Choices after the death of Brittany Maynard. The movement focuses on giving those with terminal diseases the ability to chose when and how they
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Cheating can lead to good g Justin Kirkham Editor-in-Chief
When a student borrowed his sister’s old essay for an English class, he forgot to change the text. After reading several misplaced “she” and “her” pronouns, Carrie Seymour, professor in the English Department, was determined to discipline her cheating student. “I was adamant that I was going to kick him out of class and take him to the dean,” Seymour said. “But a colleague of mine said, ‘I’ve learned the most when I’ve basically fucked up.’” Instead of failing the student, Seymour took him aside for a long discussion—something she now does for every student she finds cheating in one of her classes. “We’re going to have a really hard conversation that you’re going to hate,” Seymour said. “I’m not going to pretend I didn’t see it, and I’m not going to hand it off to administration. We’re going to talk about it like adults, and it’s going to be awkward and it’s going to be awful—for everyone involved.”
The many faces of academic dishonesty
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According to a study by Time in June 2015, 82 percent of college graduates said they cheated during their undergraduate years. And it seems to be working. A Fordham University poll found cheaters hold a 3.41 grade point average, while non-cheaters tend to have a lower average of 2.85. “Grades are really important, and we’re putting more and more value on grades,” said freshman graphic design major Sam Smith. “So we try to do the best we can.” Smith has seen a range of cheating in her classes, including overt Googling during tests and helpful notes scrawled on other students’ books. She has also found herself looking up answers to online quizzes in an effort to keep her grade high.
Official and unofficial cheating policies
Most professors and faculty at Boise State have their own individualized policies for academic dishonesty within their own classrooms—Seymour has to implement hers roughly once a year. But, if needed, cases of cheating can also be filtered through the office of the Dean of Students. “Obviously, my policy is ‘don’t cheat,’ but we all know how that works,” Seymour said. “I don’t have a sweeping philosophy; it really is student by student.” If a professor feels action must be taken against a student for their academic dishonesty, they
can report an instance of academic dishonesty with proper documentation of the offense and predetermined action needed to the Office of the Dean of Students. “If the reported violation is the student’s first offense, the Office of the Dean of Students will require attendance at an academic integrity workshop in addition to the sanctions issued by the faculty member,” the Student Code of Conduct reads. According to Associate Dean of Students Jess CaldwellO’Keefe, the Office of the Dean of Students receives between 120 and 160 reports of academic dishonesty each year. She encouraged all students to report any cases of academic dishonesty they see, as the office can then offer students “the educational information to ensure they understand acadmic integrity and are able to maintain it in the future.”
It’s in the writing
Seymour has never had to refer a student to administration in the past and doesn’t consider cheating a “huge problem” within her classes but, rather, that it might be more difficult to catch in courses focusing less on writing. Smith also believes, in these writing classes, it is much harder to cheat and not be found out. “Especially with all the plagiarizing tools like turnitin.com, it would be kind of difficult,” Smith said.
Top Reasons People Cheat:
1. peer pressure or to help a friend 2. gains outweigh penalties 3. low chances of being caught 4. emphasis on grades over understanding subject 5. pressure from expections - from bestcollegereviews.org
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grades, educational fallout Seymour found, in her classroom, plagiarism was the most common way students cheat, whether it’s a prepurchased essay from an online store or a recycled Herman Melville essay from a friend in New Hampshire. “When somebody has clearly turned something in that is not their own writing, it’s audacious in the fact that, not only have they disregarded your class as valuable to them, but they’ve sort of furthered that insult by thinking you’re too stupid to notice,” Seymour said. But, with “the big wonderful internet,” Seymour is able to type two or three lines of a strangely voiced paper into a search engine and find the original paper. According to the support personnel at JustBuyEssay.com, the essays supplied by their service are solely for “research and reference.” “You may not use any papers written by us as yours,” JustBuyEssay support staff wrote in an email. “This is considered a violation of our terms of service. So, we are not responsible for any kind of issues that may arise if our clients decide to cheat.” Many other online services hold this same ideology, further complicating the process of cheating for any interested students when it comes to overusing supposed “reference materials.”
Supplementary knowledge
The most common form of
seeming academic dishonesty Smith involves herself in is the utilization of SparkNotes and CliffNotes for her English classes. Still, she doesn’t believe using these resources should be considered cheating. “It’s a good resource to help with learning the book,” Smith said. “Sometimes I would be like, ‘I can’t read a whole chapter in five minutes,’ so I’ll have to SparkNotes it.” Seymour agrees with this notion—to an extent. She believes the smartest students in her classes will go to SparkNotes or CliffNotes to gain a better foundation of knowledge for the text at hand. “Back when I was in school, you had to go to the store and hope to God they have the CliffNotes for the book you were not going to read,” Seymour said. “I have really had to change the way I think about CliffNotes. Why wouldn’t a student use that as a resource?” But, in the end, Seymour believes students should go further than SparkNotes in their studies. References can be used to supplement education rather than replace it, which is where cheating can become most damaging to students.
Cheating, education and integrity
Seymour teaches what she referred to as “a gateway class in the English department.” English
275 sets the basis for all upperdivision literature courses, so if a student cheats their way through their essays and coursework, they will have a rough time in classes to come. “A lot of students that end up cheating aren’t going to be successful in the end and just fail the class anyway,” Seymour said. Caldwell-O’Keefe explained that cases of academic dishonesty go further than hurting a singluar studen’ts educational experience. “Academic integrity is extremely important, as it maintains the value of degrees from Boise State,” Caldwell-O’Keefe said. “That means acts of academic dishonesty can undermine the value of our degrees.” If a student is going to cheat, Seymour suggested they take the time to understand why they want to cheat and if it’s worth it. “For some people, it’s more practical to cheat than not cheat,” Seymour said. “But take a minute before you do to see if that’s the kind of student you want to be.” Smith also believes some circumstances tend to make cheating more appealing than others, but some sort of introspection is necessary with any course of action. “Do what you gotta do, but, at the same time, you can’t just copy your way through life,” Smith said. “You’re taking those classes for a reason, so you need to stay afloat.” Top Cheating Methods: 1. downloading papers online 2. plagiarizing portions of text 3. texting answers to others 4. saving notes on a phone to use during test 5. hiring someone to take an online course
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Culture
Kick Back sells artist decorated Vans for charity Managing Editor
In a large display case in deep richly-colored wood and lit up glass, 17 pairs of Vans are decorated with intricate details and a range of designs. These hand-drawn Vans are part of the first annual Kick Back, a charity event put on by Casual Creative and sponsored by PBR and The Whiskey Bar. The vans will be auctioned off and the proceeds will go to the Women’s and Children’s Alliance. “We basically asked all these artists a big favor and they were all really excited to do it,” said Chad Kay, the co-founder of Casual Creative. Unlike other local charity art fundraisers, artists who painted a pair of Vans for Kick Back don’t get any of the proceeds for their work. “We really asked artists to come alongside us and do it for free,” Kay said. “100 percent is going to buying shoes. Our thinking on that was if you take 50 percent and your shoes sell for 200 dollars that’s a hundred dollars worth of shoes we weren’t able to buy.” For participating artist and sophomore graphic design major Ryan Flowers, this didn’t deter him from participating. “It’s just rad that I’m able to put some shoes on some kids,” Flowers said. “I don’t know if it is a self-
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less act, but I think a group of 15 people can come together to make these shoes to help people in need.” Flowers believes it is easier for him to part with his art when he knows it is for a good cause like Kick Back. “It’s harder to sell my work just because I’m connected to it,” Flowers said. “I kind of am a little bit of a hoarder, but because it is a rad event I spent just as much time on this piece as I would on any other piece.” The idea for Kick Back was started by co-founder of Casual Creative and Boise State graduate Kyle Barber. Both Barber and Kay have worked with the Women’s and Children’s Alliance and felt like it was the perfect philanthropy cause to pair with. “We believe in what the (Women’s and Children’s Alliance) does,” Kay said. “So we’re hanging out the shoes and the proceeds will go to buying kids shoes. We knew we wanted to buy shoes with the proceeds.” According to Kay, the idea for Kick Back was just a “pipe dream.” PBR approached Casual Creative and purchased the plain white Vans that were necessary in order to get artists involved in the process. After that, the Whiskey Bar lent Casual Creative the event space. Since then, the community has been playing a large role in
supporting the Kick Back’s first show. “We’ve gotten awesome feedback for the Kick Back so far,” Kay said “When you donate to a charity, it’s nice to get something back for that.” Flowers also feels positively about being able to add to the lives of those in need. According to Flowers, the Boise art scene provides a sufficient amount of opportunities for new artists to show their work. That being said, Flowers finds he tends to feel a strong connection with his pieces that leave him unable to churn out a large quantity of art without still
establishing that personal connection with his work. “A lot of my work is autobiographical,” Flowers said. “There are subtle things in there that are connected to me that I always use.” Kick Back is taking place at the Whiskey Bar on First Thursday, Oct. 1 from 6-9 p.m. All shoes in the charity auction are currently on display at the Whiskey Bar during their business hours until the show. “I would feel humbled and really stoked if my shoes sold for a really good price, because that would put x amount of shoes on x amount of kids,” Flowers said.
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Artists kick funds back to charity.
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Culture
Huck studio open soon Staff Writer
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On Capital Boulevard near the corner of Main Street, there is a small studio space above Goldy’s Breakfast Bistro that has recently been acquired by two photographers—Tony Andrew and Fudo Jahic. They are currently setting up operations for their newly-minted business called Huck, a collaborative space for young and creative minds to grow and enhance their skills. “Huck is inspired by ‘Huckleberry Finn’—being two young men in a big world,” Andrew said. “The raft (in the story) is kind of significant—I think the studio and this business is kind of our raft, and it’s a big adventure.” “A huge part of this (project) is going to be renting out this space. We’ll have a three light set-up, some video lighting and some backdrops,” Andrew said. There will always be
someone at the studio to assist on projects. They’ll also have a hire rate to be able to have someone help coach them. They chose to price the rent at a lower rate because they know young people and students don’t have the finances to spend on expensive rates and they want it to be an accessible feature. Andrew moved from Troy, Montana to Boise in 2005 and enrolled at Boise State. He began studying radiology, but changed his major to visual arts to study photography. Jahic moved to Boise from Bosnia in 2002. He then went to Los Angeles to study graphic design at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. He moved back to Boise and started doing photography, which is when he and Andrew suggested working together. “I was really inspired by his work,” Jahic said. “I do a lot of travel, destination
and adventure stuff, and I said his lifestyle stuff is great and that we should team up and get into business.” Andrew worked for TriDigital Group—a commercial photography and motion studio based in Boise—during that time. He said they gave him a lot of freedom and it was a great basis for him to launch a project of his own. “We have two very different styles,” Andrew said. “We can both take a picture of the same thing and it will be totally different.” Andrew shoots more lifestyle and fashion photography, whereas Jahic shoots nature and landscape photos. They joked about the fact that they even shoot with different cameras—Andrew shoots with Canon and Jahic shoots with Nikon. Huck will be fully operational on Thursday, Oct. 1 and is located on 104 S. Capital Blvd, Suite #201.
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Andrew and Jahic stand in the Huck studio.
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Brittany Lindstrom Culture Editor
Vintage is all the rage. From Etsy to specialty boutiques around Boise, everything from clothing to home furnishings can be purchased with vintage flair. Heritage Home Tour, a fundraiser for Preservation Idaho, offers the real deal with selfguided tours through historic Boise homes. This year’s tour on Oct. 4 showcases homes from the Kootenai Street Historic Neighborhood. To be considered for the Heritage Homes tour, each home in that year’s chosen district must be at least 50 years old and retain most of its original elements. Some homes have been updated and remodeled for contemporary living, which offers students a rare glimpse into the myriad of ways vintage homes can be adapted. Preservation Idaho board member, Barbara Perry Bauer, assures that, even with remodels each home maintains it’s historicity. “Those remodels are sympathetic to the original style,” Bauer said. “We hope it really does highlight the importance of preserving a historic neighborhood, and it’s a way for folks to see you can live in a historic home comfortably.” During the 1930s and 1940s citizens looking to get away from the hustle and bustle of downtown and North End neighborhoods began to settle in the “crescent rim” of Boise. Old farm land and brushy desert was lovingly crafted into large homes with lush greenery. Of the nine homes on display, most are from this era of
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expansion while one is a farmhouse from the early 1900s. Boise has grown and changed tremendously over the past century. As new development takes root in downtown, Bauer worries about the future of historic buildings. “We’re in this whole new century,” Bauer said. “There’s so much development going on and the population is changing and growing. With recent demolitions, it’s important to promote reuse of historic buildings.” Bauer points to the recent demolition of the Dunkley Music building on Capitol Boulevard as an example of how quickly historic buildings can be lost. The building, first occupied by the music store in 1961, will be replaced by a 10-story Residence Inn Marriott. The loss of historic sites is not limited to Boise, or our current place in history. Preservation Idaho began in 1972 by a group of volunteers who were astonished by the rate of buildings being lost due to a period of “urban renewal.” Through constant advocacy all over the state and hosting events like the Heritage Homes Tour, Preservation Idaho is a labor of love for the all-volunteer staff. Students wishing to take part in a Heritage Home Tour can purchase tickets through their website, or at the event. The start location for the tour is located at South Pool on 921 Shoshone St. According to Preservation Idaho’s website, the tour will take approximately three hours to complete—or more, depending on how long a student decides to take in the sights.
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What’s old is new again with Heritage Homes Tour
Tour Historic Boise Homes.
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Listen for the next Elvis on College Radio Day Alisha Graefe
General Manager The University Pulse
Obviously today, a lot of college radio stations have expanded and become huge staples in cities like Seattle (KEXP), Portland (KPSU) and Boston (WERS). These stations have become huge draws for upcoming artists and the promoters trying to push new client albums. Not only are the University Pulse and other college radio stations a great place for artists to get a start, it is also a unique haven for students who want to share their music taste with the campus and their friends. It has become a home for students to experiment with new kinds of radio programming, ideas and formats. We have individualized radio shows featuring music from Japan, female fronted bands and sports shows that get callers from across the country. Students can come into the station with broad, exciting ideas and make their dreams a reality. Our station is a free format heaven for college students. The beauty of college radio is that it is a place where students from all walks of life can come together and create something special.
College radios promote new music, artists.
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College radio has been an important staple in the music world and the college student experience. It is mainstream radio’s weird, estranged cousin—the entire antithesis of commercial, top-40 radio. And that is something most college radio stations are very proud of. College Radio Day celebrates all things University radio stations have to offer. This year, The University Pulse will host a celebration on the quad from 1-3:30p.m. College radio stations have been a huge jumping off point for many bands looking to break into mainstream popularity. In the 1980s and 1990s, college radio was the starting point for most bands trying to make it big. “Before commercial stations would touch them, Elvis Costello, Talking Heads, Smashing Pumpkins, Nine Inch Nails, Soundgarden, the Clash, the Smiths and dozens of other bands started out as favorites at college
stations, which generally preferred new sounds to old formulas,” Douglas Wolk said on Slate.com. These bands started out playing in basements of various universities, making it onto the College Music Journal (the college radio station’s version of the Billboard Top 200). These moments have been iconic in music and the individual bands’ history. Making it big on college radio stations gives a band a greater chance to be played on commercial radio or become an underground hit. Bands like the Smiths may have started out as a college radio favorite, but they ended up being a favorite of teens and young adults even today. The reason college radio is so influential is because of the underground “coolness” of college radio stations. Many students start out hosting a one hour time slot in a dark, dingy sound booth at 2 a.m. with maybe two or three other people across campus listening to their program. This uniqueness still holds strong today at most stations around the country.
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Bronco club baseball is coming in hawk this year Tiffany Poole Staff Writer
celebrate. But no matter what, we are always trying to learn and gain from our mistakes,” Thomas said. Last weekend, the team played against the Idaho State University Bengals at Hawk’s Memorial Stadium as a preview for the spring season to come. “This was a great time for anyone who loves baseball to grab a beer and hotdog for cheap and come support their Bronco’s playing a sport they love,” Thomas said. Thomas believes their new home base will create a new wave for the club sport. “Bronco nation is extremely loyal, and we like it that way,” Thomas said. And that isn’t just in the Treasure Valley. “All the parents from the California boys come in all the time to watch home games,” Peralman said. With the fall season underway and the spring season soon to come, the Hawks may find some fan base competition in their own nest.
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The Boise State club baseball team reached a big stepping stone in their program as they plan to play each home game in the professional baseball stadium of the Boise Hawks. Head coach Dan Thomas, believes this is a great opportunity for the community to know Boise State even has a team. “The person at the athletic desk was not even aware that we had a team,” Coach Thomas said. Although there is a low profile for the team, this does not indicate their skill level. “Last year we had eight members of our team make the all-regional team and one on the All-American team,” Thomas said. “Since last year, the amount of guys recruited has quadrupled and most of them come from out of state.” The team is always looking for local recruitment as well. “Last night we had someone come to practice for the first time. He’s been
going to Boise State for four years,” Thomas said. “He happened to be driving by and saw us practicing and, through that exposure, we have possibly picked up another person.” Despite the fact that the team is always growing, it was compared to a family by both coach Nate Pearlman and center field, Cooper Thomas. “This is my fifth year playing, and every year it seems like we all become a family,” Thomas said. It has been an ideal time frame for the team to become an NCAA sport by 2017 and that goal will probably be achieved with the hard work that these sluggers are putting in. “We practice year round; we can throw and hit when there is snow on the ground at an indoor facility and the boys workout outside of practice as well,” Pearlman said. With the tough mentality of the team, Cooper Thomas believes nothing can touch these guys. “Baseball is a short term memory sport. If we lose we learn, if we win we
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personal training 101: Hydration and speed Tiffany Poole Staff Writer
Mark Torres, graduate assistant for the Recreation Center fitness program, oversees personal training regiments and is a student receiving a master’s in kinesiology. Torres understands all individuals have specific goals when coming into the gym based on sport, weight, strength and more. Students can accomplish all of these goals by taking advantage of the multitude of resources the rec center has to offer. Torres wants to offer regular personal suggestions for Arbiter readers
expanding their knowledge of the fitness community. Many students have set workout plans when heading to the gym but Torres suggests readers focus on speed training and water intake. speed training
“Speed training is essential for the muscle groups involving hamstrings, quads, glutes and calves. The key focus points to get faster are first, to have flexible hamstrings for longer strides. The fewer steps in the distance, helps your body conserve more energy when running or sprinting,” Torres said. Torres believes that the
second step is maintaining the strength in the calves and quads because once this step has been achieved, the next step is working on hip flexors for the knee drive and to remain on your toes during short sprints. Torres also believes it is imperative to constantly change up your physical environment. Torres suggests agility ladders, running in sand or with a parachute and with sprints with short breaks. “Although the calorie intake is going to be different for everybody, you’re going to be burning a lot of calories,” Torres said.
“So the nutrition aspect is very important. A general athlete, I would say, should eat roughly about 2,5002,800 calories daily. Maintaining decent carb intake is essential because carbs are broken down into glucose which the body uses for energy. Torres also suggests keeping to eating lean meats and avoiding unsaturated fats. workout form
“The form is extremely important. A lot of people tend to pump their arms from their elbows, but this loses a lot of power and momentum. Drive from the shoulders with a 90 degree angle at the elbow.
Keep the head straight. Wherever the head goes, the body follows. Try to bring someone with you for timing and to ensure form or record yourself to assess yourself,” Torres said. water intake
“A gallon of water a day, or eight glasses, would definitely help keep hydration levels up. Water is needed for your cells to live,” Torres said. The body needs the hydrogen and oxygen while the body is making energy. Once you feel thirsty, it’s usually too late and you are dehydrated and this can decrease performance.
“Just looking at the color of your urine is the best test to see how hydrated you are. Water definitely helps with skin, because if you aren’t getting enough water it tends to get very dry,” Torres said. Torres suggests that before you start working out or doing any strenous activity that you drink one pint two hours before. He also suggests during workouts having six to eight fluid ounces every 15 minutes into your workout. Followed by drinking half a liter for every pound lost during activity after workout to maintain best results.
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Men’s hockey club preps for first game this week Brittany Ryan Staff Writer
dents and staff receive free admissions to all home games. Senior health science major Justin Videen, a forward for the team and fourth ranked scorer in the nation, has high hopes for the upcoming season. “The expectations for this season are extremely high. With the success
we’ve had over the past two years we’ve been able to recruit better and up our level of competition as far as our game schedule goes,” Videen said. “This year the expectation is higher. We plan on making it back to nationals, and we want to win.” Last season, Boise State finished 26-3. This
season, they are playing some big competitors including, University of Utah, Arizona State and Montana State. Boise State currently has two nationally ranked players returning—Justin Videen and Taylor Crawford. “In preparing for this season, we’ve acquired a
few new players that will definitely strengthen our lineup, and have a returning group that is well equipped to meet the challenge. We’ve been training and practicing hard, and are excited to get the season started. We are expected to win and that’s exactly what we plan on doing,” Videen said.
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With fall in full swing, hockey season is coming up. Boise State’s Men’s Hockey Club has their first game on Oct. 2, where they will play San Jose— the 12th ranked team in the U.S. Last season, the men’s
Hockey Club had a very successful season. They finished in the top 10 in their conference and made nationals, the most success the team has had. Although hockey is a club sport, the team is lucky enough to play at CenturyLink Arena, home to the professional hockey team the Idaho Steelheads. Stu-
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Sports & rec Ali Roberts
Sports & Rec Editor
everything they had.” With the Broncos taking the top three double finishes and ruling the court for the entirety of the Classic, their next meet will be one to watch to see if the team will maintain this momentum. “I am really proud of the way all of the girls competed this weekend at home,” Roghaar said. Boise State will continue the fall season by competing next in the ITA AllAmerican Championships in Pacific Palisades California on Oct. 10.
Next game will be OCt. 10
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Hot off of their previous matches in Provo, Utah, Boise State women’s tennis team took all three titles in their most recent tournament— the Jack Taylor Classic, held on campus on Sept. 27. The first day of competition had the first round of doubles with Boise State winning them both. The teams were made up of Bobbi Oshiro and Naomi de Hart, who won over Eastern Washington. The singles events were split into two separate
groups — the Blue Flight and the Orange Flight. Oshiro also took part in the singles along with Arianna Paules Aldrey winning their respective rounds. “Honestly, we played some really high-level tennis today all the way around, the Blue Flight singles title where we played each other was an intense battle to the end being decided by a thirdset tiebreaker,” Coach Beck Roghaar said in an interview with Bronco Sports. “That was just two players who did not want to lose, who were just going at each other with
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Boise State women’s tennis sweeps at Jack Taylor Classic
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