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New alumni building to be built on site of old building, News 6
Student’s take video games in a different direction with Let’s Play video games.
Boise State’s long snapper Kevin Keane goes from walk-on to scholarship recipient
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Abolitionists4Life Suing Boise State
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NEWS
Supporters listen in as guest speakers share their thoughts and experiences.
spectator holds sign in support of Ferguson.
Ferguson protests come to Boise
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More than 100 people gathered Friday in support of the community of Ferguson, Missouri. The small town was devastated Aug. 9 when an unarmed AfricanAmerican teenager was shot by a white cop on a street corner. The Boise rally took place on Aug. 22. It started at Julia Davis Park at 2:30 p.m. and the group peacefully marched down Capitol Boulevard to City Hall. After settling in for a few
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moments, the crowd began its chants, screaming “we want justice,” “power to the people” and “justice for Ferguson.” Alejandra Mejia, former co-chair of Movimiento Estudianti Chicano de Aztlan, led these chants. She also spoke at the rally. “The only thing that kept going through my mind today was that Mike Brown, age 18, would have been starting college in the fall,” she said. “He was robbed from that opportunity.” Tai Simpson, a community member and local activist, also spoke at the rally.
She believes a large problem in the United States is that many people don’t learn from the lessons of the past. “Ferguson is not an isolated event,” she said. “It’s not the first time it’s happened and it’s not the last time it’s going to happen.” According to her, racism
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in the U.S. is an issue that only the people affected by it are aware of. Simpson feels that people either ignore racism or act as though it doesn’t exist, which is just as bad. “Colorblindness is just as damaging as overt malicious racism,” Simpson said.
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Colorblindness is just as damaging as overt malicious racism. —Tai Simpson
Ryan Shields, who lives near Ferguson in St. Louis, spoke at the rally about the events taking place in the town of 21,000 people. Of the 53 police officers actively serving the Ferguson community, only three are black. In 2013, he said there were 562 traffic stops of black people in Ferguson alone; there were just 43 white people stopped. This resulted in 483 arrests of black people and six of white people. Shields believes that Mike Brown, Trayvon Martin and other recent victims
of racial violence are just “names of the moment.” These types of issues have taken place in the past and will again in the future unless people start to take notice. “It’s time to stop saying this is not our problem and face the uncomfortable truth,” Shields said. Although most protests during the day in Ferguson have been peaceful, some people have taken to looting at night. This Shields said is shown more heavily and reflects the protests in a negative way.
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NEWS
New building to rise from ashes of old Sean Bunce
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Out with the old, in with the new. After a short stint of 13 years on Boise State’s campus, the building which housed the Career Center and Alumni Center went up with the stroke of a match Aug. 17 to make way for the new one. The building was donated to the Boise Fire Department in order for them to conduct a rare training opportunity, which only happens three to four times a year. “We have to rely on acquired or donated structures,” said Dennis Doan, chief of the Boise Fire Department. “The only problem is that we don’t
know when they’ll come or how often.” Doan’s crew spent the day conducting live-fire training. They practiced forceful entry and search and rescue exercises, burning the building in its entirety around 2 p.m. Ground-breaking for the new Alumni and Friends Center takes place during homecoming on Sept. 20. Construction isn’t expected to be completed until December of 2015. This building will act as the eastern gate to Boise State, serving as a meeting place for returning alumni and friends of the university who have financially contributed to the
university. “Right now when alumni and friends gather they really don’t have a place to meet,” said Jennifer Neil, executive director of planned giving for University Advancement. “This is a true creation of a place where people can gather.” Main features of the new building will include a living room for people to relax and hang out, a ballroom, plenty of conference space, a large patio space and a pictorial history of Boise State. The project will cost $12 million; approximately $7.7 million dollars has already been donated, according to Neil. All
contributions will come from private donation. “We have a whole bunch of friends that did not attend Boise State that helped secure funding for scholarships and buildings,” Neil said. She believes the new Alumni and Friends Center wouldn’t be possible without these donations. Neil praises one man for the start of this project, Allen Dykman. Dykman, a Boise State alumni, was the first to donate toward the project. He also provided the overall vision for the project, which Neil says is like the movie “Field of Dreams.” “If you build it, they (alumni) will come,” she said.
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NEWS
Candidates participate in forum at Boise State News Editor
With local elections right around the corner in November, the Boise State Political Science Association and the Idaho Civic Engagement Project have collaborated to offer weekly candidate forums at Boise State. Starting Sept. 3 and occurring once a week until Oct. 29, a different candidate will have a platform to speak and answer questions about their campaign and important issues each week during the noon hour. Selection of these candi-
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dates was nonpartisan; both Republican and Democratic politicians were invited to participate. The forums will be free and open to students as well as the general public. Aspen Compton, treasurer of the Boise State Political Science Association and a political science junior, said a goal of these events is for the candidates to have the opportunity to discuss their stance on public interests. This in turn will give voters information they need to make a decision on who to vote for. “We want (people) to see how important these elections are,” Compton said.
“We tend to think our votes don’t count, but they do, especially in the local elections.” Compton hopes these forums will serve to motivate and encourage the community to vote. Compton also hopes these events will inspire students to find their niche in the political world and align with candi-
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dates and issues to see change take place. The forums are an opportunity for the community to ask questions of the candidate, with a Q & A session taking place after the candidate is introduced and has given their speech. “The more informed (the public is) the more they will have the ability to understand
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The more informed (the public is) the more they will have the ability to understand how the (politicians) on Capitol Hill or locally affect us as individuals. —Aspen Compton
how the (politicians) on Capitol Hill or locally affect us as individuals,” Compton said. The idea for this project came about from adjunct political science professor Isaac Castellano. Compton said Castellano wanted to do similar events, and wanted them to be bigger, so he approached the Political Science Association. Although the first candidate for Sept. 3 has not been confirmed, six candidates have been scheduled. “It’s going to be very real, sitting in a room with a candidate you hear about on the news,” Compton said.
For more information about the Political Science Association and upcoming forums, check them out on Facebook or the Social Science and Public Affairs website.
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July 1 marked the first day permit-holding individuals could legally carry concealed firearms and other weapons on Boise State’s campus. Senate Bill 1254, commonly known as the Guns on Campus bill, removed some restrictions on carrying weapons onto college campuses. The bill allows individuals with specified permissions to conceal carry firearms, knives, batons and other weapons. Students have started to show interest in taking classes to obtain an enhanced license to carry concealed weapons . Tommy Montgomery, junior mechanical engineering major, received his concealed carry permit after getting out of the army. He is looking to take an enhanced carry class to get the more versatile permit. “[Boise State’s] policies really don’t have any measures to stop kids from bringing guns on campus,” Montgomery said. “It’s better to have people who are armed and know what they’re doing able to stop them.” Montgomery has been shooting since he was five years old and believes that training to carry could save lives. “It’s a last line of defense,” Montgomery said. “If we look back at the Virgina Tech shooting, [the shooter] locked the exits and no one could get out. If one person in there had a concealed weapons permit and was carrying, they could have stopped him
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Participants in a weapons course practice shooting. and saved a lot of lives.” To receive an Idaho enhanced license to carry concealed weapons, one starts by attending a class. “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun,” said attorney Rudy Patrick, quoting Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president and CEO of the National Rifle Association. “It seems simplistic but generally, it’s true,” Patrick said. Patrick is a legal instructor for Brave Heart Tactical’s enhanced concealed carry class. He helps educate students about the legalities of carrying a weapon and the legalities of when to use a weapon. Legal education makes up one portion of Brave Heart Tactical’s training. Mike Wallace, firearm instructor for the course, heads the second portion: instructing individuals on how to properly use their firearms. “There have been a num-
ber of incidents where people have used a handgun and had no formal training and they have caused more harm to bystanders than actually defending themselves,” Wallace said. As required by the state, Wallace’s students fire over 100 rounds at various distances from targets. Students receive verbal instruction on when to fire, firing with both hands and one-handed, firing from standing and crouched positions and shooting to stop versus shooting to kill. Wallace teaches both law enforcement officials and civilians. “Personally I think you should be allowed to carry a concealed firearm on school campus,” Wallace said. “If you have received the training, and you’re astute with what you’re doing and you’re careful, there is really not a difference with carrying a sidearm concealed in a shopping mall compared to a university or college.”
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Nontraditional students give ‘freshman’ new meaning Asst. News Editor
The first day of school often brings jitters to new and returning students. Some of the jitters come from being reunited with friends or from pre-class anxiety, but other students feel the jitters come from a time lapse. A new generation of students has started to return to school. Landing outside the “traditional” mark, Boise State nontraditional students are generally 26 years of age or older and have been out of school for more than two years. According to Jim Anderson, associate vice president for Enrollment Services, there are
advantages to going back to school as a nontraditional student. “Nontraditional students can improve and enrich the classroom experience with different viewpoints and experiences,” Anderson said in an email. Anderson provided research showing that while there might be a trend of nontraditional students returning to school, Boise State hasn’t yet seen a substantial wave of returning students. In fact the last four years shows a slight decrease of nontraditional students enrolling at Boise State. In 2010 the university ac-
counted for 2,143 nontraditional students; that number fell to 2,033 in fall semester 2013. While nontraditional students make up a small number of students at Boise State, their enthusiasm is no less than their traditional counterparts. Joining the nontraditional number next semester is Beverly Knapp, an assistant manager
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and consumer loan lender of Idaho Banking Company. “You don’t need a degree to climb the ladder in banking, but if you have your degree you can cut to the chase,” Knapp said. “Personally, I’m at a point in my life where my children are raised, both my parents are deceased and it’s the right timing for me.” Knapp is returning to school
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Personally, I’m at a point in my life where my children are raised, both my parents are deceased and it’s the right timing for me. —Beverly Knapp
for the fall semester after spending 35 years in banking. She took the time to raise four children, care for her mother and focus on her career before deciding to return. “I’m going back to school for general business,” Knapp said. “That’s what I know I’m strong at. At 50 years old, I know that [business] is my strength.” Going back to school won’t be the most unique transition for Knapp. Her daughter will also be attending during the same semester—which is an unfamiliar situation to younger nontraditional students. “My youngest daughter is a senior at Boise State and she is very proud that I am going
back to school,” Knapp said. “My four children are all supportive. As a parent I expect certain things from my children. I’ve put that on myself double whammy. I want my kids to be proud of me in a scholastic way.” Knapp said she has enrolled to better herself and her situation. “I just want my degree because I think it is important for upper management to know that I have taken the time and have been educated through the books,” Knapp said. “I do think it’s important to have your degree. I’d love to have my degree in my office. Instead, I have achievement awards.”
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NEWS
Boise State ROTC helps shape the leaders of tomorrow Sean Bunce
Asst. News Editor
Four years ago, eight students at Boise State began their journey as Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets: Courtney Corcoran, Levi Holt, Ryan Lindsey, Sarah Spencer, Clint Minton, Chad Rippetue, Heather Hammond and Tate Newall. Along with their other commitments, these students participated in conditioning every morning at 7 a.m. On Tuesdays and Thursdays they wore uniforms out of tradition. Every day, a group of cadets gathered in the library to fulfill their weekly required hours of study. By their senior year, these students were running the show, creating operations
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orders and teaching their fellow ROTC cadets how to lead. On May 17, 2014, these students completed their academic journey and more, graduating from Boise State and becoming commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army. To the ROTC graduates, this means stepping off the bus after their officer training and being fully prepared to command a platoon consisting of three to four squads, totaling 16 to 40 soldiers. “Their willingness to make any sacrifice, to leave their families and friends and bear any burden is a reflection of the deep-seeded patriotism that generations before them displayed,” said Brig. Gen. John Goodale, the assistant adjutant general of the Idaho
Army National Guard. The students will first go to a basic officer leadership course to receive additional training in their field before being assigned to their first permanent duty station. Of the eight graduates, four received active duty. Second Lt. Corcoran will be stationed for training at Fort Lee, Virginia, in the Ordnance Corps; 2nd Lt. Holt is assigned to Fort Benning, Georgia Infantry Corps; 2nd Lt. Lindsey will go to Fort Lenard Wood, Missouri as part of the Chemical Corps; and 2nd Lt. Spencer will join the Nurse Corps in Sam Houston, Texas. “I came here to wrestle, I didn’t come here to join the army,” Holt said. “It’s amazing how I combined those two and really made something special.” In addition, three of the graduating second lieutenants were assigned to the Army Reserve, in which they will serve part time after their initial officer training. Second Lt. Minton will join the Corps of Engineers in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; 2nd Lt. Rippetue will go to Fort Gordon, Georgia as part of the Signal Corps, and 2nd Lt. Hammond will become a quarter master at Fort Lee, Virginia. Second Lt. Newall is the only graduate commissioned that will be joining the National Guard. His first duty station for training will be Fort Lee, Virginia. He will be accompanying Corcoran as part of the Ordnance Corps. As the United States has scaled down the size of its military, the standards for
ROTC students engage in field training and exercises off campus. ROTC students have increased. Just four years ago the average GPA of those being assessed for active duty was 3.5. Today, it’s 3.75. In their junior year cadets are evaluated based on a variety of skills. However, a high GPA is critical for each cadet to be competitive and to have a say in choosing their future job. “They’re not just competing with each other, but kids from programs all across the country,” said Ryan Hansen, enrollment officer at Boise State. According to Hansen, more students are becoming familiar with the military and the benefits it provides, creating an increased interest in joining. At the same time, fewer full-time positions are being offered, making getting into the military
all the more competitive. “We focus on producing good second lieutenants,” Hansen said. “They’re responsible for making decisions that may affect other people’s lives—their families’ lives. This is something our program takes very seriously.” A big misconception about ROTC is that it is required for students to join the military upon entry. This is not true; students are welcome to attend classes without being a part of the program. The option to sign a contract is usually given within the first couple years. However, the final decision can be put off until a student’s junior year. “You can write your own ticket in ROTC,” Hansen said. “You can do what you want to do.”
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NEWS
Abolitionists4Life sues Boise State
Sean Bunce
Asst. News Editor
Later this September, officials from Boise State and representatives from Abolitionists4Life will meet to set a date for trial. In April and May, Abolitionists4Life held two events on campus called “Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust,” during which they distributed information and showed posters depicting unborn fetuses in various stages of development. Boise State did not approve of this. They required Abolitionists4Life to set up warning signs for
people entering the area, while also restricting the space they were allowed to pass out information to 8-foot zones. “Campuses and universities are places that should encourage the free exchange of ideas, not shut them down,” said Kerri Kupec, legal communication director for Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian group supporting religious freedom. According to Kupec, other groups who have presented controversial issues in the past haven’t been required to follow the same guidelines. Her examples
include Planned Parenthood, who distributed condoms to students, and Secular Student Alliance, which distributed fliers denying the existence of God. “They (Boise State officials) believe that the topic Abolitionists4Life is discussing is controversial,” Kupec said. “So they decided to make them put up signs.” Kupec believes that is unconstitutional. The group filed this lawsuit in hopes of changing Boise State’s current policy regarding these events; they also hope this action will help stop the
discrimination against Abolitionists4Life by school officials. Although the First Amendment protects free speech, the images displayed by this group were graphic, causing not only university officials to speak out about the issue but students as well. Jake Wolford, president of Secular Student Alliance, protested the events last spring and questioned whether the images displayed were suitable, even with the warning signs. “Just having these huge pictures of aborted fetuses is gross,” Wolford said. “Is this even OK?”
Study tip: Get organized! Maria Shimel
Online Testing Center
Welcome back to school! Your first Boise State Study Tip of the semester is: to get organized. You already know what classes you are enrolled for; see if you can get access to your syllabus through Blackboard and start filling in your planner. You can also create separate binders for each class and start reading any preassigned reading material. Another tip that not everyone thinks to do is reach out to your professors now and introduce yourself with either a friendly email or by stopping by their office that
first week of school. By creating a personal connection with the faculty, you are creating network connections, making it easier to ask for help later in the semester and also establishing a possible mentor who will stick with you the rest of your academic career. Remember, the more preparation you do at the beginning the less stressed and more confident you will feel at the end of the semester.
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Study smarter, not harder Academic advising enhancement provides tips for student success Jillana Finnegan
Associate Director for Academic Advising and Enhancement
Take Breaks
The average adult attention span is only 20 minutes. If studying for an hour or more, you should take a five minute break every 20 minutes to keep up your concentration, focus, energy and information retention.
Distribute Learning
Students who have short, frequent study sessions typically have higher GPAs than those who have fewer, longer study sessions. Study throughout the week for shorter time periods, rather than once or twice a week for several hours.
R ewrite Notes
Rewriting your notes allows you to review material, improve note organization, add personal examples and summarize material to maximize retention and ease of review.
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Explain Key Ideas
Explaining concepts to others, or even out loud to yourself, can help you to review and identify any gaps in your knowledge.
Make Personal Connections
Create personal examples or connections to the material you are learning whenever possible. You will be more likely to remember those than the book’s examples.
Know Y our Learning Style
Do you speak out loud when reading a chapter? Or maybe you remember information when it’s presented in a diagram? Discover your learning style and then apply study strategies that utilize your natural preferences. Visit aae.boisestate.edu/knowyour-learning-style/ for an online assessment and tips.
Mental State
Our brains interpret, code and recall informa-
tion differently when we’re in different mental states. If you want to perform your best on a test, study in the same mental state you will be in during the exam. If your daily routine is only one coffee a day, don’t drink six Red Bulls when you study or take a test.
The Memory Curve
Instead of studying in chronological order it’s better for you to study based on how well you know the information. What is studied at the beginning is remembered best and what is studied in the middle is remembered least. So, study material you know the least at the beginning, and review material you are already comfortable with in the middle.
For additional study strategies attend FREE study skills workshops held by AAE. Find a link to their website at arbiteronline.com.
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Asst. News Editor
It’s hard to imagine living in a world of intolerence, where jobs and housing only go to straight, white people and individuals are bullied because of whom they choose to date. In many examples throughout history, minorities have been oppressed by the majority, while the laws that govern allow the behavior to continue. The most recent example of this in American history, is the events which took place in the South. Before the Civil Rights Act of 1964, de jure and de facto segre-
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gation kept African Americans from sitting at the same lunch counter or drinking from the same water fountain as white people. De jure refers to laws set by the local or national government, while de facto segregation refers more to common practices by people. This type of segregation has gone away though, right? Wrong. Many gay and transgender Idahoans are denied basic human rights, which many take for granted. These individuals experience discrimination with employment, housing, education, business and public service. This is appall-
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Add the Words
A lot of my friends have been affected by (discrimination). One of my friends actually lost his job because of it. —Amber Stiles
ing, as a community Boise State students shouldn’t tolerate this injustice. “A lot of my friends have been affected by it (discrimination),” said Amber Stiles, a sophomore at Boise State studying entrepreneurial management. “One of my friends actually lost his job because of it.” Unfortunately, some cases are even more severe. In a recent sentencing of participants involved with the Add the Words protests in February, two mothers took the witness stand. Both of their children were gay, both were bullied and both took their own lives. Julie Zicha, mother of one of these children, also helps run a nonprofit organization devoted to helping lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth. “Every moment we wait we risk losing more kids,” she said. According to Zicha, who lost her son
when he was 19, these crimes stem from hatred and intolerance. For now, gay and transgender marriage is still banned in Idaho pending an appeal by the state, which will take place in September. On May 13, the ban was overturned but the ruling held due to a request to hold the ruling until an appeal could be made by
both Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter and Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden. “I think it’s critical to take an orderly approach to this case and avoid the confusion that has occurred in other states,” Wasden said in a USA Today article May 20. “Now I can focus fully on my responsibility and obligation of defend-
ing the choice Idaho voters made to define marriage eight years ago.” Same-sex marriage may be prohibited in Idaho but these individuals are still human. They should be afforded the same rights and protections as everyone else; the quickest way to do this is by helping to Add the Words.
Opinion
LETTER TO THE EDITOR the SUB— even one stationed way out at the crosswalk of University Judging by recent lawsuits, Boise and Lincoln! Who wants to run a gauntlet of a State claims veto power over students’ freedom of speech, freedom half-dozen cops just to go to a meetof assembly, and the Second Amend- ing? Who called the heavy heat? ment. I attended the Dick Heller Boise State administrators. Why? Second Amendment rally, May 16th. Because a group of students had I thought that the heavy police and invited a pro-Second Amendment security coverage were intimidating. speaker. This ‘risky’ fellow was Dick There were three to five police and Heller. Mr. Heller has appeared besecurity people guarding the front fore the US Supreme Court. And, door, a cluster of three in the SUB, they invited “Pro-Gun Republican” and one guarding each entrance to candidates for Idaho Attorney GenJoel Robinson
eral, Governor, Secretary of State, and several legislative districts. Boise State took down the student announcement of the approved rally. It’s like Boise State didn’t want anyone to attend. Then, before the event occurred Boise State charged the student group $465 in security fines. The student organizers passed the hat to help pay the pre-event fine (I gave $10). In summary: Boise State required an act of Idaho Legislature to overturn their veto of Second Amendment rights.
Boise State is being sued over their attempt to veto pro-life free speech. Boise State is being sued over their attempt to veto freedom of assembly. What’s the next right Boise State wants to veto? It should instead foster a marketplace of ideas. Editor’s Note: Since submission of this letter, Boise State University has said they will rescind the fee placed on the group for bringing a guns right advocate to speak on campus.
ARE YOU EXCITED TO BE BACK AT BOISE STATE?
Lucus Ebbenfreshman, criminal justice - “Yes, I get residency. Just being back in school after being out 10 years (is exciting).”
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Dominic Christiansen- Anna Zigrayjunior, freshman, criminal justice biology and mathematics - “Yes, I’m ready for football season, to see - “I fell in love with the my friends and for all campus when I came the other exciting stuff here.” that goes on here.”
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Brian RustMakayla Jarveyfreshman, sophomore, pre-radiologic sciences athletic training
- “Yes, I’ve been coming here for years and I love it. It’s not too big, not too small. I’m excited to be on my own and experience college life.”
- “This is my first year at Boise State, but I’m excited to be here. It’s a beautiful campus. I really like all my professors so far and have met a lot of nice people.”
- “I’m excited to get out of California. It’s a lot cleaner here and the people are really nice.”
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Conventions can offer community to attendees Culture Editor
Adorned in plush tails and animal ears, furries march into The Grove Hotel, while cosplayers follow suit in their pink and turquoise wigs, crafted tunics and Batman utility belts. Joined by hundreds of other attendees, both in simple T-shirts and custom alien skin paint, they enter the convention center in pursuit of a friendly, communal atmosphere and plenty of panels and activities. With Fandemonium having just passed in the beginning of August, con-goers are preparing for Boise’s next anime, comic and geekcentered conventions: Tomodachi Fest 7 and Anime Oasis 2014 in October and May, respectively. Doubling their plans with classes, financial limitations and work, students have to carefully plan the intricacies of their convention plans. Conventions, in general, are weekend events that include panels with celebrities and personalities from attendees’ favorite anime programs, comics, video games or anything else revolving around geek culture. Some cons are specialized for specific fan-bases and have specialized merchandise and
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activities. But, in the end, conventions are most popular for the sense of community they can instill in those who come participate and make new connections. Junior anthropology major and Fandemonium staff member Wendy Nelson particularly enjoys the culture that has come from the convention scene in Boise. Before these events began growing in the valley, gaming stores and backroom anime clubs were the closest thing comic and geek enthusiasts had to sense of community. “The con scene started up and suddenly it became more and more okay to be a nerd and be open about it,” she said. When uninformed onlookers make judgments about convention attendees, they generally aren’t based in factuality. Nelson has often heard of people looking down on con-goers with disdain, calling them freaks or shut-ins and assuming they’re always unemployed. “A lot of us have been picked on for being nerds, and the more it happens the more we hide it because we don’t want to be made fun of,” Nelson said. “Then a convention rolls around and suddenly we are allowed
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to open up and be who we want to be.” In the end, for Nelson, it’s all about the inclusive, familial dynamic that conventions offer to those who wouldn’t otherwise be included. Utah resident and cosplayer Jason Tran attends as many conventions as possible, including several of those that take place in Boise. By the end of this year, Tran plans to attend six conventions. “As a cosplayer, there is a lot of preparation with packing and double checking you brought everything for the costume and repair tools,” he said. Because of his travel costs, material costs for costumes, hotel reservations, and convention entry fees, Tran tries to keep his convention merchandise purchases to a minimum. “I personally try not to spend too much, unless it’s something I really want and can’t find anywhere else,” Tran said. Nelson has a budget further strapped by school expenses. “I always make school come first, of course; pay for supplies and books then con stuff, but that never leaves a whole lot for con,” Nelson said. She curbs these problems by rooming with friends. Sometimes con-goers take pity on those without food, or the ability to buy any, and share their meals. “We try to take care of each other,” Nelson added.
Cosplayer Jason Tran meets with other con attendees at Salt Lake Comic Con.
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Culture Bronco gymnasts take Ice Bucket Challenge Emily Pehrson Editor-in-Chief
From the honest struggle of one man who suffers from Lou Gehrig’s disease, also called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, to Charlie Sheen dumping $10,000 over his head, everyone’s social media pages have been flooded with videos of participants in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Now, the Boise State gymnastics team has joined the fray. On the afternoon of Tuesday, Aug. 26 the members of the team lined up with 5-gallon containers of ice water. Before beginning, the
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gymnasts invited the rest of the Bronco Athletics family to take part in the challenge: from swimming and diving to Boise State football. Then the deluge began. As per the rules, the nominated teams have 24 hours to complete the challenge or donate $100 to the ALS Association. At the time this article was published, the Ice Bucket Challenge had raised more than $88.5 million, according to the ALSA. In the same time period last year, July 29 to August 26, ALSA received only $2.6 million. “I think it’s awesome to see a movement like this really take root,” said junior
history major Lucia Garbel. “When I was growing up my friend’s brother had ALS. I can’t even say what a horrible time that was for their family . . . Most hadn’t even heard of it (ALS), but now everyone has.” However, not everyone is so excited about the continued popularity of the challenge. Many around the country have begun to decry the Ice Bucket Challenge as nothing more than a bandwagon show and a waste of clean water. “I think it’s getting really boring now,” said freshman Nathan Jones. “It’s cool they’ve raised all that money
but I think they just want to say they did it because everyone else is. I don’t think most people who do it actually care about ALS.” However, many say that the Ice Bucket Challenge could have lasting effects on the way nonprofits fundraise. In less than a month ALSA has seen donation from more than 1.9 million new donators. “Normally the model is to find people who are passionate about a cause and then ask for donations or to educate people and then seek out donations,” Brian Mittendorf, a professor who teaches courses in nonprofit finances at Ohio State University told the
The gymastics team promotes awareness for ALS. Associated Press. “(The Ice Bucket Challenge is) something that’s fun that people can do ... people are taking part in it and then taking the info and donating.” Whether one loves watch-
ing the videos or just wants them to go away, it is hard to argue with the results. “I just don’t think you can be mad at anything that has raised so much money for research,” Garbel said.
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Let’s Play videos change gaming experience Culture Editor
Video games aren’t just played anymore. They’re watched as well. They’re livestreamed, filmed, commentated and collaborated through. A large portion of the inclination to watch media personalities play through games can be seen in various episodical video series commonly referred to as Let’s Plays. Students and other individuals on budgets often use Let’s Plays to get a sense of a game and gauge its worth in terms of time and monetary investment. A Let’s Play can
convince a potential buyer of a game’s prospective enjoyment and overall experience value. Let’s Plays are approximately 15-minute videos where a gamer or gamers play through a game sequentially for viewers on YouTube or other video platforms. Episodes are released regularly until a game is completed. Games may also be played and streamed on Twitch in one sitting. These videos and streams have aroused worry for the gaming industry, as some are disinclined to purchase a game after having watched through its entirety for free online. In a blog post by a writer with the username “olsn,”
the avid gamer and Let’s Play viewer explained that it was much easier and cheaper to watch games in full HD on YouTube than purchase the games and a high-end computer to play them himself. In a survey done on his blog post, gathering answers from 641 readers, 160 of those readers admitted to having “lost the desire to buy a game by
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watching a Let’s Play video.” Boise resident and University of Idaho mechanical engineering freshman Jeff Bishop said that, after having watched an entire Let’s Play series featuring the game Limbo, he never ended up playing the game himself. “Someone even bought it for me as a gift, but I never played it because I watched
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the Let’s Play and knew how it ended and where all the jump scares were,” he said. Bishop continued to say that most games that are “supposedly ruined” by Let’s Plays are spoiled because of their emphasis on one, immersive story line. Gaming enthusiast and Boise State hopeful William Barnhart explained that games based solely on story without any sort of intensive gaming element should be considered “visual novels.” Barnhart explained that Let’s Play videos might be one form of spoiling a game’s storyline, but spoiling in and of itself won’t ever cease to exist.
Game makers, according to Barnhart, have to create games that are worth experiencing and trying out in spite of such spoilers. More often than not, viewers like Barnhart watch Let’s Play videos specifically to listen to the YouTuber or streamer’s commentary on the game. “I’ve watched too many shitty games just for the person playing them,” Barnhart said. Barnhart will often buy games with his limited budget that he watches Let’s Plays of, but only if they are “good games” like Minecraft or Cube World. “Good games won’t be ruined by Let’s Plays,” Barnhart said. “If they are ruined, then they aren’t worth buying in the first place.”
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Students cash in Justin Kirkham Culture Editor
Spending money has become a multifaceted activity, where consumers can shell out cash for their purchases or transfer strings of coded, imaginary money between accounts with a slab of plastic. Boise State student spending comes in the same varied forms. While cash may seem like the least dangerous or potentially detrimental form of payment, both credit and debit spending come with their own enticements and downfalls. Debit spending and cash spending stem from the same concept of spending money that has already been deposited or amounted, but their similarities stop there. As junior criminal justice major Madisen Gerber said, “One fills up a plastic piggy bank and the other is somewhere floating in space.”
She continued to say that cash offers her as a consumer a visual representation of her remaining funds. This makes it more difficult for her to spend money, as she has to give up a physical chunk of funds as opposed to swiping her card and letting it go electronically into an abyss. However, Gerber finds that tracking her expenses and making a more representative budget is easier with her debit card. “I can look at my past spending on groceries, utilities, food, clothes and know how much to budget for the next month,” she said. In addition, Gerber said that having PIN protection on her debit account feels more secure than other forms of payment. Junior psychology major Carrie Ramos uses a combination of cash and debit for her everyday purchases. Ramos explained that, on an average day, she uses her
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Organic cosmetics offered in Boise Asst. Culture Editor
A little over a week ago, the chain boutique Lush Cosmetics opened its doors in The Village at Meridian. The store offers a variety of organic, cruelty-free cosmetics using little to no packaging. Despite the far-
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away location of the store, students at Boise State have been flocking to check out the fresh cosmetics that the store offers. “I would rather spend my money at Lush because they provide you with a unique experience and products that you feel safe using,” said Andrea Batten, junior
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English major. “I like to use organic cosmetics because I feel like I am exposing my body to fewer chemicals and other potentially unhealthy ingredients.” Batten’s concerns about chemicals in cosmetics are rooted in truth. According to Colleen Fletcher, owner of Wholistic Beauty Boutique, many of the cosmetics on the market today are filled with harmful chemicals. “What was originally meant to be an economical alternative to natural botanical ingredients is now being found to have negative implications for our future
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health and well being,” Fletcher said. “As more consumers are turning to organic foods to avoid known toxins, gradually awareness about dangerous skin care chemicals is coming to light.” According to Fletcher, one of the biggest harms to healthy skin is chemicaland petroleum-based products. Many of the 25,000 untested chemicals found in inorganic cosmetics are being linked to cancer, migraines, allergies, asthma, dermatitis and skin rashes. “Ever since 1938, when the FDA granted self-regulation to the cosmetics industry, such products have been marketed without government approval of ingredients, regardless of what tests have shown,” Fletcher said. “Unlike organic ingredients that have been used for hundreds of years as traditional remedies, synthetic and petrochemical ingredients have only been used since the 1930s.” Fletcher explained that the best way for students to avoid cosmetics that could
organic products contain less toxins. be detrimental to their health is to read labels. For instance, a product labeled as “natural” doesn’t necessarily mean it is good for your skin. “Natural” is a marketing term that can be used as long as one ingredient of a product has not been altered in a lab. Students should also look out for mineral oils in their cosmetics. Mineral oils are petroleum-based and known to leave a waxlike cover over the skin.
This cover promotes acne, clogs pores and makes it harder for skin to get rid of toxins. Students who are interested in checking out organic cosmetics can find them at the Wholistic Beauty Boutique, the Boise Co-op, Lush and several other locations around the Boise area. Students can also find several easy DIYs of organic cosmetics online on Pinterest, Tumblr and other blogs.
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Ajayi’s road to redemption Star running back makes amends following petty theft charge as a freshman Brandon Walton
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When Jay Ajayi was a true freshman, he was arrested for stealing a pair of sweatpants from a local Walmart and pleaded guilty to petty theft. “I was really immature and still doing dumb stuff,” Ajayi said. “Having such a big thing like that happen—it really shook up my world and really made me sit back and say, ‘You’ve got to really smarten up. You’ve got to mature up because you have an opportunity that a lot of people don’t.’” As a result of this incident, Ajayi was very close to being kicked off the team by then head coach Chris Petersen. “I had made a mistake and I messed up,” Ajayi said. “There were some
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consequences and it was a really close decision with Coach Pete. From what he told me that I was almost out of the program.” Petersen gave Ajayi another chance and allowed him to remain on the team. “He sat me down, talked to my parents and basically they said they’d give me one more chance and that I had a really thin rope and that I needed to win everyone’s trust back,” Ajayi said. “I was just grateful, immensely grateful, for the opportunity to still be here because that would have been a tough situation if I had gotten kicked out.” If the situation wasn’t bad enough for Ajayi then, a week later he tore his ACL and was again unsure of what his future would hold. “I felt like I was just useless and I almost went
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ing back at it, seeing what I’ve been through and seeing where I am now.” Despite everything, Ajayi never once considered giving up. “I had a lot to prove to myself because I still had not even played college football yet and that was my dream,” Ajayi said. “So for me to have left it would have been just like I did everything through high school and all that for nothing.” The rest, they say, is history. Ajayi has gone on to prove himself in a big way. He is coming off a season in which he ran for over 1,400 yards with 18 touchdowns. As a result of his spectacular season last year, he is on both
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Walk-on long snapper Keane earns scholarship Sports & Rec Editor
Kevin Keane only wishes to remain unseen: he’s doing his job if nobody knows his name. “It’s a good game if you’re not mentioned at all,” said the Boise State long snapper. “It’s a good season if you’re not mentioned at all. I sort of like to be the invisible guy.” Being the invisible guy was not in the cards for Keane – Boise State took notice of the junior walk-on and offered him a scholarship at the tail end of fall camp. During a team meeting, head coach Bryan Harsin
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told Keane he might want to join the seniors in their senior talks. The coaching staff was having trouble with Keane’s eligibility, stemming from a medical redshirt he received as a freshman. They were unsure if he would be able to return for another season. With his frustrations visible, Keane took his seat with the
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seniors. It was then that Harsin revealed the eligibility issues were just a ruse to fool Keane. “He said he had two things for me,” Keane said. “The first thing was that it was false. The second thing was I was on scholarship. I sort of just broke down.” Keane originally transferred to Boise State after starting
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three games at Division III school Ohio-Wesleyan. He never thought he would one day earn a scholarship. “It’s nice to be rewarded and recognized for what I’ve been doing,” Keane said. “It was exciting and a special feeling.” Despite having a scholarship in hand, Keane doesn’t plan on working any less hard. “Every day at practice, we go out and we try and find something to tweak,” Keane said. “Every day you’re looking for something to work on.” With all three specialists returning, many expect Boise State’s special teams to be one of the best in the nation.
Keane (No. 46) Long snapping against UTM.
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Bleymaier Center helps build recruiting Sean Bunce
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Boise State football has developed a reputation for being both imaginative and innovative, while boasting the best winning percentage in the country over the past 10 years. Winning isn’t the only thing that attracts recruits however. “A lot of schools are following the trend,” senior cornerback Cleshawn Page said. “At the end of the day, things like uniforms and new facilities play a big part in recruiting.”
Shock and Awe
As visitors enter the Bleymaier Football Center, they’re greeted by five life-size mannequins sporting various uniform combinations from over the years. Trophy cases line the south window, displaying both 2007 and 2010’s Fiesta Bowl championship trophies; this is only the start of the facility’s visual tour of the program. Every hallway and room is lined with inspirational messages reminding players and coaches of the hard work needed to make it to the NFL. As they go through meetings and watch films in media rooms, large graphics of for-
mer players who have made it to the NFL feed their inspiration. “Seeing the people up there that have made it (to the NFL) motivates us,” Page said. “You want be the next guy up there.”
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Max Corbet, assistant athletic director, feels this new facility is a large improvement from the old one. In the varsity center the rooms were small and the equipment inadequate. “The locker rooms weren’t even air conditioned,” Corbet said. He believes people are ex-
cited about the Bleymaier Football Center, especially former football players and new recruits. “We feel very positive about this new facility,” Corbet said. “It’s going to have a very positive effect on our recruiting.” This is just another small step for the Boise State football program as it strives to continue its winning tradition. “I’m pretty sure any recruit that comes and sees a facility like that is going to be impressed,” Page said.
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The Weight Room complete with blue turf in the center.
30-yard blue sprint turf and 20 Hammer Strength lifting racks to a player lounge with video games, a ping pong table and six flat screen TVs, the multilevel facility has everything a student-athlete could ever ask for. The best feature about the facility, and probably the most attractive to recruits is the locker room. Each of the 115 lockers include a top shelf for pads, a drawer located underneath a padded seat for shoes and a steel nameplate featuring the name of the donor that sponsored that particular locker. A large, illuminated Bronco logo hangs down from the ceiling which grabs visitors’ attention as they enter. In the center of the room sits the Hammer, honoring the player with the biggest hit or play on special teams for the previous game. Next, is the 6,500-squarefoot training room. It’s equipped with ultrasound machines, an anti-gravity G-force treadmill, three rehabilitation pools and other equipment designed to help improve an athlete’s recovery. For more information visit the Bronco Sports home page.
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Sarah Baugh plays overseas Brandon Walton
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It’s hard to top a summer abroad, playing the sport that you love. For junior volleyball player Sarah Baugh, that’s exactly what she got. “I had an absolute blast,” Baugh said. “It was an experience of a lifetime, that’s for sure.” Baugh was selected by Boise State volleyball head coach Shawn Garus to be part of the first ever Mountain West AllStar team to take part in the European Global Challenge. “I talked to the other coaches in the conference to see who was going and figure out who would be the best representative for Boise State,” Garus said. “I thought, what a great opportunity for Sarah.” Baugh is not the first Bronco to participate in the event. Junior Katelyn Kinghorn competed in the event last year and told Baugh it was an opportunity she couldn’t pass up. “She told me all these stories of how much it was worth going,” Baugh said. Baugh left for the team on July 8 and then spent the next 11 days overseas where she went to Italy, Slovenia and then finally Croatia. “I just had a great time seeing things that I hadn’t seen before,” Baugh said. Before the tournament started, the team spent the first few days training and getting to know one another. “All of us came from different volleyball backgrounds and had different coaching,” Baugh said. “I think it made us better because we had to work together to win and we did really well.” The European Global Challenge, which is in its 10th year, is an annual volleyball tourna-
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Junior Sara Baugh preparing to bump the ball. ment event that takes place in Pula, Croatia. From national teams to club teams, the event had teams from Slovenia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Italy, Serbia, Austria, Romania and of course the United States. The Mountain West team took third place at the event, finishing only behind the U.S. junior national team and the Slovenia national team who won the event. “We did really well and we exceeded expectations,” Baugh said. “I thought it was really fun getting to play the Slovenia national team because they were so good. It was satisfying to know that we were right up there with them.” While the trip was mostly about volleyball, Baugh and the team did get to cut loose and have some fun. “My favorite moment was when all of us girls went to ka-
raoke night,” Baugh said. “Being with the girls and getting to see a different side of them was just so great.” While Baugh did indeed have a lot of fun on the trip, more importantly she gained a lot of experience and will now bring that back to her team. “She was able to get that competitive experience over the summer that kids just can’t get,” Garus said. “The things she learned over there—she will be able to take those things and make our program better.” Boise State is planning on continuing to send a player to this event every year to continue to give their players the best opportunities. “I would highly recommend it,” Baugh said. “It makes you and all around better player. It’s just an overall cool experience that you can take with you for the rest of your life.”
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Sports & Rec Editor
For all of the hype associated with SEC linemen, the Boise State linemen couldn’t care less heading into their matchup against Ole Miss in Atlanta. “They’re a big SEC offensive line, but we have big linemen too,” said Tyler Horn, senior defensive tackle. “It’s not like we’ve never played a big offensive line before.” Horn argued that with the drastic improvement of sophomore defensive linemen Kamalei Correa and Gabe Perez, the Bron-
cos will not be at a huge disadvantage against the Rebels. After blocking against the defensive line every day in practice this fall, offensive lineman Steven Baggett can personally attest to the pressure Ole Miss quarterback Bo Wallace will be facing. “Beau Martin; he’s tough to block on the end,” Baggett said. “Then there’s Tyler Horn and Armand Nance – the whole defensive line over there is pretty good.” When it comes to skill players, the Broncos and Rebels match up evenly.
Wallace and Boise State quarterback Grant Hedrick both can make plays in the running game. The Rebels have sophomore receiver Laquon Treadwell, the 2013 SEC Freshman of the Year, to combat his Bronco counterparts Matt Miller and Shane Williams-Rhodes.
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With those even matchups, it falls to the battle for the line of scrimmage to decide who walks out of the Georgia Dome with a victory. Baggett is up to the challenge. He will open the season as the starter at right tackle after making two starts in that position last season. “There’s pressure on us for sure,” Baggett said. “That’s why we want to
There’s pressure on us for sure. That’s why we want to go out there and we want to answer, come to the call and do the best we can. —Steven Baggett
go out there and we want to answer, come to the call and do the best we can.” Despite the offensive line returning only two full-time starters from last season, Baggett believes the unit’s versatility will play into Boise State’s hands. Starting left guard Travis Averill made three starts at right tackle last season, while starting right guard Mario Yakoo made a start at that same position last year. “Any three of us can start at any three of those positions, so that’s the nice thing about that,” Baggett said. Horn also believes the defense is up to the task. “We always prepare to win,” Horn said. “You can
kind of sense that everyone around here expects to win and that we want to win.” Tackling was a major issue for the Broncos last season. According to defensive coordinator Marcel Yates, that issue was remedied during fall camp. “I’ve been most pleased with, actually, our tackling,” Yates said. “It still needs to improve a little bit, but I think it’s a lot better than what I thought it was going to be at this point. And then a thing that needs to improve is just talking to each other.” Horn attributes the improvement in tackling to the coaching staff adding tackling drills to every practice.
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