I n de p e n de n t
Issue no.
S t u de n t
V o ice
o f
B o ise
S tate
S i n ce
1933
15
October 2012
Volume 25
w w w.arbiteronline.com
Boise, Idaho
4
First issue free
Top Stories
Sports
Big party, pot stash busted in same weekend Zachary Chastaine
Broncos headin’ down south to face the Golden Eagles
page
Opinion Editor
8
Going inside Patrick sweeney/THE ARBITER
Dedicated in 1953, the Hemingway Building’s organ may be one of the most valuable items on campus.
The bodies will be revealed at the Discovery Center
page
Diamond in the Rough Hemingway Center musical gem now sits gathering dust
7
Text much?
Is social media changing the way you communicate?
page
8
Weather Today
Sunny
66º high
0%
chance of precipitation
Sunny
0%
chance of precipitation
Saturday
Sunny
65º high
0%
chance of precipitation
What’s Inside News Briefs
page
Local
page
Opinion
page
Sports
page
The Arbiter
Staff Writer
On any given day in 1953, the Hemingway Building would have been bustling with Boise Junior College (BJC) music students. It was also in 1953 that Dr. C. Griffith Bratt and Euguene Chaffee, then-president of BJC, brought the Cunningham Memorial Pipe Organ to the Hemingway Building. Today, the organ gathers dust, the bench is pushed to the side and the room equipped for its performances is quiet. The organ’s elaborate pipes, which reach up to 16-feet high and cover almost an entire wall, sit as a backdrop to an art gallery. “Organ music has fallen into bad times,” C. Griffith said. “It’s a shame for it to sit there.” According to C. Griffith himself, the organ cost almost
2 3 8 9
$30,000 to have installed. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics inflation calculator, the organ would cost over $258,000 to have installed today. That’s without taking into consideration what the value of a pipe organ that isn’t synthesized would be worth today. “It’s an exceptionally wellbuilt instrument,” said Wallis Bratt, C. Griffith’s son and associate professor of music. “I’ve been trying to push people to use the organ.” When C. Griffith retired and other departments moved into the Hemingway building, the organ’s use began to dwindle. According to Wallis, department members who had offices in the building complained the organ’s noise was too loud. “So the only time people could get in and really practice was probably after seven o’clock at night until the wee hours,” Wallis said. “That’s not
always a good time for everyone. They have coursework to do.” Subsequently, the organ’s use began to become less and less frequent. “(The organ) has been used maybe once in ten years, twice in ten years, maybe 15,” Wallis Bratt said. “Personally I think it is particularly important students, especially piano, have the opportunity to take one full year of organ.” Seeing as organ classes are not a requirement, or even an option at this point, it is obvious he is still facing obstacles. The organ is currently at performance level because of a collaboration between Wallis and the American Guild of Organists. The organ is ready to go and there are a handful of people Wallis believes would willingly teach lessons on it. Wallis said he knows of students who would take organ
at the drop of a hat, especially on an organ like the one here on campus. This organ has the ability to play not only romantic pieces, but baroque music as well, which is not a small achievement considering the wide ranges of noises necessary to play both of these types of music. According to the original pamphlet from the May 10, 1953 dedicatory services of the organ, the pipes “emit their tones in uninhibited, unblemished freshness—all the little overtones that grace superb voicing are here conserved.” J. B. Jamison of Austin Organs, who wrote the letter describing the organ within the pamphlet, congratulated the college calling the organ, “a beautiful gift with lasting educational and spiritual implications.” “It really is a shame,” Wallis said in regards to the rarity that has become the organ’s use.
Career Center warns about campus recruiters Ryan Thorne Staff Writer
Tomorrow
65º high
Katie Johnson
During the past few weeks, students on campus have been approached by representatives from national companies offering employment opportunities. “I was waiting for class to start and a guy came in to tell us about his company that is hiring,” said Beatriz Ayala, a sophomore business student. “He said he could get us jobs and summer internships with his company and passed out sheets where we could fill out our information.” While these representatives may be convincing and charismatic, students should investigate and scrutinize any employment opportunity presented by representatives roaming campus, said Debbie Kaylor, director of the Career Center. “Many of these job opportunities require an initial investment and hold employees responsible for taxes and other fees, we do not post these jobs online,” Kaylor said. The BroncoJobs website offers a listing of available campus and off-campus
affiliated jobs, as well as internship opportunities for students. The Career Center has received phone calls from parents who say their child owes money to a company affiliated with Boise State, but Boise State does not affiliate themselves with companies who independently contract employees requiring them to pay their own taxes and purchase their own equipment, said Kaylor. Many of the companies, such as Vector Marketing, a distributer for Cutco knives, requires employees to visit customers homes directly, presenting a possible safety issue. “We do require our employees to conduct business at customers homes, but they are by pre-scheduled appointment,” said Jackie Woodward, receptionist for the Vector Marketing office in Boise. “Employees are paid 15 dollars hourly and that is not a commission rate, that is a fixed rate,” Woodward said. According to Woodward, an internship program is offered by Vector Marketing, however, she was unable to provide fur-
arbiter archives
Debbie Kaylor advises students to use caution. ther details. Companies like these are not necessarily bad, they just may be misleading when it comes to job offers, Kaylor said. “I do not mean to put these companies down, because some students have had lots of success with them.” Kaylor said. “I just want students to understand they should be fully aware of what they are doing if they choose to go to work for these companies.”
ONLINE Have recruiters come to your classes? Tell us about your experiences at arbiter online.com
Boise Police responded to complaints from residents in the Bench area of Boise south of campus, which led to a bust on a house party which police say involved over 250 party-goers. According to police, the party was in full swing when officers arrived. Many party goers fled or hid around and in the home. Officers issued 89 citations for underage drinking and said 99 percent of the people contacted at the party were under 21. In addition to the drinking citations, police issued citations for disorderly conduct and open container violations. Although no arrests were reported, it is possible there will be further investigation which could lead to additional citations. Similar investigations were conducted by police in response to a series of large party busts in August 2011. The party is one the largest on record in the area and is also one of the single largest underage drinking busts on record. The Boise Police make the prevention of underage drinking a large priority and the scale of the event was a clear factor with their official statement on the party stating, “With the amount of people coming to the house the total numbers would have easily been in the high 300’s with almost all being under the age of 21 years old.” Boise State Security Operations Manager Jo Ann Gilpin, said campus security was not primarily involved in the bust and it was largely a Boise Police effort. The event rivaled the two days worth of party busts by the Boise Police “Party Patrol” last August when police reported issuing 100 total citations and making one arrest over the course of a weekend the 26 and 27. During the weekend busts it is estimated the largest party attendance was 200 and it is believed that 88 percent of the attendees were underage. Another major bust was made the following day on campus with the discovery of two pounds of marijuana in a campus dorm room, which led to the arrest of Anthony Iniguez, 21. According to the Idaho Statesman, Iniguez is being held in the Ada County Jail on a felony charge of trafficking due to the large amount of marijuana and other undisclosed evidence. If convicted, Iniguez faces up to 15 years in prison. arbiteronline.com