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NEWS

New wireless network eduroam launched Zoey Nguyen Staff Writer

A new wireless network has been added to Wi-Fi options on campus since December 2014.

Eduroam, the new wireless network, is a network widely used amongst other universities and just recently arrived at Boise State.

“Our data shows a steadily increasing rate of Eduroam usage since we first turned it on in late December and we expect this trend to continue throughout the semester and beyond,” said Shad Jessen, communication manager of the Office of In-

formation and Technology.

“We have promoted Eduroam to the campus through social media, digital signage, websites, email, news resources, my.BoiseState and other avenues.”

Eduroam is far more upgraded than BroncoWireless with its innovations and alterations. Unlike Bronco-Wireless, requires a user has to sign into the web authentication main page before being able to use anything else, Eduroam only requires registration once until students change their my.BoiseState password. Moreover, Eduroam’s advantages is allowing stu-

dents to access wireless networks at many other U.S. and European colleges and universities worldwide with only their Boise State user name and password.

“One of the most common complaints we heard about wireless networking at Boise State was the requirement to enter a user name and password each time when connecting to the Bronco-Wireless network,” Jessen said. “It was also difficult to connect to Bronco-Wireless on some Apple devices.”

According to its developers, Eduroam has also proven to be a safer, more con-

fidential network for usage.

With Eduroam, students can be assured they are using a secure, fast wireless network.

Boise State faculty and staff have access to Virtual Private Network along with the Eduroam network to access department and area network drives and other applications that normally can only be used with a hard wired connection at their offices. “(Bronco-Wireless) is very annoying, because it logs you out every single time you close your device, and it’s annoying that you have to reconnect every

time you move to a different building,” said Alejandro Hortet, senior mechanical engineering major. “I heard about the new network and I logged in the Engineering Building, then went to the Education Building and I still had to reconnect.”

When tapping onto Eduroam in the Wi-Fi tab, some Android devices may display an “Anonymous Identity” field, but it is not used at Boise State and should be left blank. Only the student’s Boise State user name, followed by @ boisestate.edu even if a user is a student and has a Boise State format e-mail, and

password connect to the Eduroam wireless network.

“We thought it was time to give the campus community a secure wireless network requiring you to log in only once (until the next time your Boise State password changes), no matter what device you want to use,” Jessen said.

With Eduroam’s various advantages and innovations, the Bronco-Wireless network will eventually be removed from service as soon as Eduroam gains more popularity and stability.

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NEWS

Deferment program keeps minors safe Eryn Shay Johnson Asst. News Editor

A new program at Boise State is not a “get out of jail free” card, but it’s pretty close.

Boise Police Department and Boise State pride themselves on keeping students safe and educated when it comes to alcohol.

Students attending Boise State who live on or near campus and meet specific eligibility requirements could be offered the chance to enroll in the pilot Alcohol Diversion and Education program, which will help underage students defer their first minor in consumption or other alcoholrelated charge.

According to Lt. Rob Gallas, the ADE program offers individuals who are compliant and respectful a chance to defer one of these alcohol charges. The

program is not a guarantee, but allows students who are eligible a chance to redeem themselves without receiving a citation.

“When we go to a call it’s our goal to make it not happen again. We want to change people’s behavior for the better,” Gallas said.

“Hopefully through citation, diversion, arrest or whatever it takes we can change people’s behavior, we accomplish that.”

The program is still in its pilot stage but Gallas hopes that people will take advantage of it, if given the opportunity. The ADE program aims to educate individuals on alcohol safety. It is also in place to encourage students to call authorities should a situation get out of hand.

“Research has shown that you are going to end up having people overdose

because people are afraid to call us because they are afraid of getting in trouble,” Gallas said. “We want to take that (fear) away but the only way to do that is through our practice.”

Even before ADE was in place it was common for officers to not charge a caller reporting an alcohol overdose with an alcohol crime.

“If we determine that the caller has been drinking but is cooperative with our investigation and not trying to hide anything or interfere with the investigation then typically we will not pursue charges against that person,” Gallas said.

According to John Kaplan, executive director of Security and Police Services, the pilot program could help save lives.

“What we’re all really trying to do is make sure that no one gets ill or dies

of alcohol poisoning.,” Kaplan said. “We want onlookers to get help as soon as possible and not hesitate trying to think about ‘could I get in trouble?’ Just get someone there and get help; we’ll figure it all out afterwards.”

Students should keep in mind, however, that this is only gauranteed one time per person.

“If someone has overdosed or needs medical attention, the person who makes the call... (is) protected under our amnesty protocol the first time that they call,” said Dean Kennedy, director of Housing and Residence Life. “So if they are a repeat caller, or repeat multiple times overdosed, that’s when we have a conversation about their actions or choices. From a conduct, disciplinary perspective, our philosophy

has always been education first before punitive.”

Kennedy believes the safety of the individual is the most important factor, he wants to make sure students feel safe and comfortable calling for emergency personal to help.

Boise State RAs forced to turn a blind eye Sean Bunce

Asst. News Editor

College and drinking are often synonymous; drinking on campus and getting caught, not so much at Boise State.

Throughout the course of each year, students living in the dorms are finding ways to keep their drinking habits a secret despite campus regulations.

“There is a lot of drinking that takes place inside the dorms and people just get smart and figure out

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how to hide it,” said Rita Worth, former resident assistant whose name was changed on request.

“When we did our rounds, even when we changed it up, it was easy for you to figure out when (RAs) were coming on.”

Worth said drinking in the dorms happens every weekend. According to other students, it happens about three to four times a week.

Despite all the drinking taking place, only three Minor in Consumption charges were reported in

the dorms last semester in the campus crime log.

When someone has been drinking, Worth explained, as an RA, there isn’t much they can do.

Unless the student’s health is a concern or evidence is found in their room when the RA looks in from the hallway, nothing further can be done.

“We need probable cause to actually investigate them. Some drunks keep to themselves, they’re pretty quiet, they just go.

That’s the lucky drunk,” Worth said. “Should they

be stumbling in, we do actually have to take concern of them because, more than it is for policy, we want to make sure they’re actually okay for their well-being.”

Wyatt Ihmelse, sophomore kinesiology major, is of the opinion most students can tell if an RA is likely to turn a blind eye or be more stringent to the student code of conduct policy.

“There were definitely some (RA’s) that didn’t mind or didn’t care, and then there were some that

you could tell were a lot more active and were going to get you into trouble or monitor it more,” Ihmelse said.

At first, Ihmelse said it was difficult trying to drink while in the dorms.

After a semester it became second nature.

“I think once you figure out the system you definitely get more omfortable,” Ihmelse said. “But first semester it was a huge concern; you’re always worried if someone’s going to walk in or something like that.”

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According to Worth, the incentive to turn a student in for drinking is even less during the holidays, such as Halloween, when a greater number of students are celebrating and consuming alcohol.

“As an RA you’re a policy enforcer,” she said. “You try to make this known to your residents, and honestly no one wants to (turn someone in). It’s a whole hell of a lot of paperwork; usually a good write-up statement from start to finish takes about two hours.”

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Growing up with technology Blue Review essays re-evaluate the negative stereotypes behind the millennial Patty Bowen Culture Editor

Before writing and submitting her ‘what’s a millennial?’ essay, communication graduate student Elizabeth Orcutt Corsentito didn’t want to be considered a millennial.

“I didn’t want to be part of the stereotype which is young and obvious,” Corsentito said.

Her essay was written for a call for submissions created in Dec. 2014 by the Blue Review, a journal that publishes the academic articles of Boise State professors.

For students and professors like Corsentito, generalizing the millennial can lead to frustration and confusion concerning the level of impact a student’s year of birth will have on their personality and work ethic.

According to Corsentito, although it is difficult to explain what a millennial is because of outlying individuals, most millennials can be separated because of their unique outlook and technological prowess.

“To me a millennial is hopeful and excited for the future and wants to dedicate their lives to their community or to something bigger than their own gain,” Corsentito said. “They’re tech savvy and see nothing wrong with never answering their phones and only texting people.”

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negative stereotypes that come with the title. “(I still view myself as a millennial because) I don’t want to be a cog in the machine,” Corsentito said. “I want to make a difference and do something meaningful.”

Corsentito feels that negative stereotypes about millennials can be hard for millennial students to swallow. According to Nathaniel Hoffman, editor of the Blue Review, this is the reason the Blue Review sent out a request for submissions concerning the topic of what it means to be a millennial.

“There is a self consciousness about being pigeonholed into a generation but wanting to be able to define themselves,” Hoffman said.

“That’s why we did (this request for submissions) in the first place, because there was all this talk at the university and in academic journals about, ‘what is the Millennial Generation?’ We wanted to give people an opportunity to say for themselves what they think (the millennial is).”

According to Corsentito, large-scale changes in the U.S. economic market may have created some of the features of the stereotypical millennial like entitlement or a naivety about the cost of living.

“Our culture was pretty affluent at the time when (millennials) we’re growing up so (millennials) had pretty

much whatever (they) wanted,” Corsentito said. “Advertising to children exploded in the ‘80s because parents had more money to spend on their children.”

Corsentito explained that this was not the case for older generations who received less toys in their formative years and were “lucky if they got a bike.” According to Corsentito, these patterns in history are important when understanding any generation.

Despite the vast number of articles written about millennials, Corsentito thinks this desire to understand habits isn’t uncommon when a new generation comes of age.

“Studying the differences between generations has been done a lot,” Corsentito said. “When the term ‘Generation X’ was coined, people studied that a lot, so I don’t think it’s unique to our generation. However, I think that there’s a shift happening with our generation that people don’t understand.”

Corsentito feels that this shift in the Millennial Generation is being disputed so heavily because it affects the marketing techniques that companies use to target millennials. The desire to understand their young audience only increases for said companies because millennials are currently the biggest generation of people, with an age range that is being pushed back.

“I think (the quantifier of millennial age) is being pushed back into the late

70s,” Hoffman said. “Part of that is people are slower to come of age. People go to school and take more time to figure out what they want to do. The generational bounds are expanded a little bit.”

According to Andrew Crisp, graduate fellow at the Blue Review, this increase in millennial size is neither good nor bad, but brings up some of the prominent defining factors of the millennial.

Crisp feels millennials tend to question authority more, and question their media consumption less.

“The Millennial Generation is less likely to defer things and more likely to question things, which can be good and bad,” Crisp said.

“In (the book) ‘Generation on a Tight Rope’ (it is explained) there’s not always that questioning of where media comes from. It’s more about consumption and less about vetting.”

To read the full essays about being a millennial or anything by the Blue Review visit their website.

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Culture

Odesza opens new gateways to EDM Patty Bowen Culture Editor

For freshman history major Kristiane Bizkarra, electronic dance music can be hard to break in to. Despite these troubles connecting with other artists of the genre, Bizkarra feels Odesza circumvents these barriers by offering an ambient relaxing sound.

“Odesza is really different.

It’s easier to get into, they have a way of staying true to themselves and what they like to do. What they do appeals to a larger audience,”

Bizkarra said. “They’re a very good gateway into EDM.” Odesza is being praised for the release of their second album, “In Return.”

Although they are usually categorized as electronic music, many of the songs on “In Return” seep into ambience, giving Odesza an easy to listen to vibe.

This electronic marriage of sound and voice was created by Clayton Knight and Harrison Mills. The duo met through a mutual friend while getting their degrees at West Washington Univer-

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“One day we hung out, and shared some music,” Mills said. “The day we hung out it went so well that (we decided to make our music) into this cool project.”

Heavy homework loads paired with late nights gave way to the release of their first album “Summer’s Gone” after both Knight and Mills had just graduated in 2012.

“I picked design for my major, so whenever I had time and wasn’t stuck in the computer lab, I would go home and make music to

relax,” Mills said. “Clayton was a physics major, so he had to do a lot of math stuff and then go home and make music.”

Mills feels his experience at West Washington University was pertinent in a lot of ways, but acknowledges that it isn’t a necessary step for youth who would like to become musician.

“I loved my college experience and wouldn’t trade it for anything, but I don’t think you need a college degree to make music,” Mills said. “You just need the motivation and caring about

what you want to learn. If you care about it and work hard at it, you can make it happen.”

According to Mills, one of the best ways to find inspiration is finding a comfortable space to create in. Because of the large amount of traveling Mills and Knight have recently embarked on, have had trouble finding a space to write.

“Any time between shows that we have, we’ll be working on stuff,” Mills said. “I don’t think slowing down is in the cards right now, but you always try to find the

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time to work on stuff. We’re at home right now and we’re working on stuff right now.”

Mills also recommends quiet, encapsulated areas after long nights without sleep. He feels it can be easier to get into a creative mode after a long day.

Odesza’s show at the Knitting Factory takes place on Feb. 14, and has been sold out for several weeks.

“I’m excited to hear all the music by them that I haven’t heard,” Bizkarra said. “(I want to hear) all their stuff and get to know them better as artists.”

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Culture

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Downtown scene offers affordable underage Events

February Events to check out Egipcia Mercado Staff Writer

Most students are aware of the downtown scene in terms of dive bars and happy hour specials. However there is definitely more that downtown Boise has to offer, especially to those who are younger than 21 and are on a budget.

One of the greatest things about Boise State is the beauty of being so close to downtown Boise. A 15-minute walk can get you from campus to the heart of downtown.

Here are some February events that people of all ages can go to without having to break the bank to have some fun.

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The week of Valentines’ Day will be a busy one.

Many students presume that they have to experience the most amazing night possible due to the weight behind Valentine’s Day, but that does not have to be the case. As long as students plan on making the night special by treating special someone, or even just by treating yourself, to a night of happiness and love, then that’s all that matters.

Saturday Feb. 14: “Casablanca” at The Egyptian Theater, 7 p.m.

Dinner and a movie is a classic way of showing someone you care. Spend one of the most romantic days of the year watching one of the most iconic romantic movies of all time.

The 1942 classic is set to

play at the Egyptian Theatre on Valentine’s Day, so students can take their date back in time to show long love.

Saturday Fe. 14: Nelson at the Helm at The District Coffee House, 7:30 p.m.

Headlining at The District Coffee House, the married folk duo Nelson at the Helm will be performing, making those present fall slowly in love with one another with their quirky vocals and sound. Students can end their night with this show and a lovely cup of coffee.

February 15-21:

Wednesday Feb. 18: Motion City Soundtrack at the Knitting Factory, 6:30 p.m.

Check out and rock out to the mid- 2000’s band that is celebrating their tenyear anniversary tour. Teleport back to the glory days of the early 2000’s and jam out. If students don’t know Motion City, they’re very similar to New Found Glory and Taking Back Sunday.

February 22-28:

Tuesday Feb. 24: Open Mic at The Crux, 7 p.m.

Students can showcase their amazing talent at The Crux’s Open Mic night.

Every second and fourth Tuesday of the month, people are encourage to come and perform their amazing talent from poetry to musicians to comedy. Participate or just sit back and enjoy the show with a cup of coffee.

Movie Review: Black Sea Foreshadowing, that’s it Sean Bunce

Asst. News Editor

A U-boat full of gold, the Black Sea and a medley of Russian and British crew members intermixed with a mentally unstable man; yeah, this is going to end well.

Just watching the trailer for “Black Sea,” you already know how the story is going to unfold and should probably take the hint I didn’t and save your money.

“What happens when one of them figures out that their share gets bigger when there are less people to share it with?” said Actor Scoot Mcnairy in a scene from the trailer.

Mcnairy plays Daniels, a claustrophobic business representative whose paranoia seems to come into fruition throughout the film.

The concept seems the same as any other action-adventure movie: put greedy men in a

tight space with an instinctive hatred of each other and have them search for a large sum of money.

If this doesn’t tip you off to the eventual demise of the crew, before they begin their journey use of the radio is forbidden and the crew is told they’re going to Russian waters where they can’t hope for rescue.

Jude Law’s character, Captain Robinson, also reiterates over and over that every man gets an equal share; something the mentally unstable character played by Ben Mendelsohn, doesn’t seem too keen upon.

Overall, this movie isn’t as bad as the predictability makes it seem. For a 114 minute movie, it goes by rather quickly and the casting is done well with Jude Law in the lead, despite his Scottish accent.

Overall rating: 5/10

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Sports & Rec

Kyle Moeller Staff Writer

It was a historic day for the Boise State track and field team in Seattle, Washington Jan. 30-31.

Four Broncos set new personal records.

Freshman Sadi Henderson set her personal best in the 800m. She finished in second in the third heat with a time of 2:15.68. Two other women set new personal records. Ali Deitsch recorded a personal best in the 800m with a time of 2:16.90, and Rici Morrill ran the women’s mile with her new best at

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4:55.50.

Senior David Elliott shattered his old personal record and recorded the second fastest time in school history in the 3,000m with a time of 8:05.55.

“8:25 from my freshman year was my previous personal record,” Elliott said. “I have only done three of four (3,000m races) in college, but it is a fun event and I love to get after it.”

While Elliott may have ran his fastest time, head coach Corey Ihmels also knows there is room for improvement.

“I think there is more

there,” Ihmels said. “He hesitated a little bit when the move was made. We can improve upon that and take a few more risks. But first time out really, going all in, it was a good place to start.”

While Elliott may have shaved 20 seconds off his previous best time, he also believes that he could of had a better time.

Elliott will not race again for another two weeks, but when he does, he will be competing in his usual event the 5,000m. He is looking to qualify for the NCAA indoor championships as he improves upon his race this

past weekend.

“Same thing is going to happen. Where I am hurting really bad at the end of the race, where the group is going to go and I am going to have to decide to go with it,” Elliott said. “Hopefully I will make the decision to not be afraid and go with the front group.”

Ihmels was pleased overall with his team’s performance, but he knows the season is just beginning.

“A bunch of kids ran personal records and did a nice job. It was a good place to start and we will continue to build on that,” Ihmels said.

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Spring intramurals are getting under way.

Spring intramurals roll in Kelsey Richards Staff Writer

Although the groundhog Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of winter, spring is right around the corner. For Boise State, that means a new wave of intramural sports.

Boise State offers nine intramural sports for students to play during the spring, but only three have started playing.

However, the registration dates for the others are approaching. A ping-pong tournament is coming up, with a registration period of Feb. 16 through March 3. Ultimate frisbee, flag football and soc-

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cer are next with registration periods from March 2-10.

“Intramurals are an important part of (campus) recreation because it gives (students) the opportunity to play either competitively or recreationally in an organized sport,” said Sophie Rattray, graduate assistant for intramural sports.

The leagues have four weeks of regular season play, followed by two weeks of playoffs. The intramural games occur once a week and are about an hour per game.

According to senior Alex Jordan, a common misconception is that students think they have to be good at a

sport to play it.

“While you may not win the championship, you can still play and have a lot of fun doing it, even if you have never played the sport before,” Jordan said.

Jordan plays soccer, basketball, volleyball and golf at the intramural level.

Boise State’s recreational sports are designed for everyone. The program offers a blue league for competitive play, and an orange league for players looking to play for fun.

Junior Tori Baker, who plays intramural basketball and soccer, began playing intramural sports as a freshman.

Her and her friends decided they wanted to play for fun

but with a more competitive feel than their usual pick-up games. “(Intramural sports) are a blast and a great way to meet new people,” Baker said. “So that is enough for me to keep coming back and playing.”

Students often think they have to get a full team together in order to get involved with an intramural sport, but you can also register to be a free agent and get put on a team.

Rattray advises interested students to register on the IMLeagues website. There, students can register to play, find the intramural sport schedule each semester, or create their own team.

Nate Lowery

Sports & Rec Editor

Every week The Arbiter sports staff will be selecting a Bronco student-athlete for their athletic performances over the week. Selections will be run on Monday and be based off of the previous week, running from Sunday to Saturday.

After a 23-point performance Tuesday night, Derrick Marks has been selected as The Arbiter Student-Athlete of the Week.

With Boise State holding only a five-point lead over Utah State at halftime, Marks took control in the second half to help lead the Broncos over the Aggies 68-63.

Marks scored 17 points in the second half, including a 35-foot shot as the shot clock expired.

The win broke Boise State’s winless record at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah and continued the Broncos six-game win streak in MW play.

Since Anthony Drmic was ruled out for the re-

mainder of the season with an ankle injury on Dec. 30, Marks has averaged 23.5 points per game and has proven to be the Broncos’ most critical player.

“Thank God for Derrick Marks,” head coach Leon Rice said, following Boise State’s 82-78 win over Colorado State on Jan. 27.

“It’s amazing what we’re getting to see, this senior year that he’s been having.”

Praise for Marks is not limited to his coaches.

Marks has been named the men’s basketball Player of the Week by the MW three times thus far this season.

Colorado State head coach Larry Eustachy thinks there is no question who the best player in the MW is. Eustachy had a front row seat to Marks’ dominating performance over the Rams.

“He’s the best player in the league,” Eustachy said.

“He just went about his business and totally dominated our game in the second half.”

Marks is tied for 17th in the nation in scoring and currently leads the MW.

Pg 11

hoots & giggles

maze

Da riddles

1. If it’s information you seek, come and see me. If it’s pairs of letters you need, I have consecutively three.

2. 7 months have 31 days. How many months have 28 days?

3. I can run but never walk. Wherever I go, thought are close behind me. What am I?

Pg 12

Da riddles from thursday 1. your shadow 2. a pack of cards 3. 12 years

february recipes How To Make Bacon Guacamole Grilled Cheese Ingredients: 2 slices of bread, 2 slices of bacon, 1 tablespoon butter, 1/2 cup shredded cheese, and 4 tablespoons of guacamole.

Directions: Cook the bacon and set it aside on a paper towel to drain (I used turkey bacon and blasted it in the microwave for about 3 minutes). Butter one side of each slice of bread. Then, sprinkle half of the cheese onto the unbuttered side of one slice of bread followed by the guacamole and bacon. Top with the remaining cheese and place the remaining slice of bread on top with the buttered side up. Grill over medium heat until the edges of the sandwich are golden brown and the cheese has melted (about 2-3 minutes per side).

02/09/2015