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cos ahead late 24-7. The Broncos held the Wolf Pack to 21 points, their fewest of the season. The Wolf Pack have scored 31 or more points in every other game this season, but their offense fell victim to Boise State’s stout defense. Nevada is the fifth Bronco opponent this season to register its lowest scoring output of the season against Boise State. Stefphon Jefferson rushed for 139 yards and a touchdown and Cody Fajardo passed for 203 yards and ran for 81 for the Wolf Pack (7-5, 4-4). Nevada had a late rally and pushed the game to 21-27 with 2:27 left to play. However, un-
able to recover the onside kick, the Wolf Pack’s last chance came with 13 seconds left on a hail mary that came up short of the endzone before being batted away by the Broncos secondary. “We answered when we needed to, and that’s what I’m really proud about this offense, to really come through,” Head Coach Chris Petersen said. UNR, who lost four of their last five games after starting the season 6-1, will finish its disappointing season with a trip to Albuquerque, N.M. for the New Mexico Bowl. For Boise State, this is its first time not reaching 12 wins
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The wait is over, the verdict is in. Redshirt junior quarterback Joe Southwick’s commanding performance over rival University of Nevada on Saturday propelled the No. 20 Broncos (10-2, 7-1 in MWC) to a 27-21 victory. The win allowed him to do what Boise State legend Kellen Moore couldn’t: win (a share) of the Mountain West Conference title. “We’re the only team in Boise State history to win the Mountain West tournament and we’ll most likely be the only team,” Southwick said. The Bronco defense has
shut out seven opponents this season in the first half, with two teams scoring in the first half on kickoff returns and one team on offense. From the motor of sixth year running back D.J. Harper, to Southwick’s comfort in the pocket, Boise State went into the half with a 17-0 lead. Harper eclipsed the 1,000yard rushing milestone for the first time in his career. It is the fourth-straight year Boise State has had a 1,000-yard rusher. He rushed for 130 yards and sophomore wide receiver Matt Miller contributed with seven receptions for 127 yards including a beautiful 52-yard touchdown that put the Bron-
Studying at home can be difficult these days. There are many things to distract from schoolwork: Television, videos games or a chatty roommate. Sometimes the library is the only place students can find the peace and quiet to get work done. The Albertsons Library has recently responded to students’ requests to extend library hours beyond the usual closing times. Currently, the library is open from 7 a.m. to 12 a.m. Monday through Thursday, and from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. During finals week, how-
make evening library hours longer. The first deals with hiring more staff to work late. “We need to have permanent staff in the building at that time, and it needs to be more than one (available), because if someone is sick or on vacation, we have to have a backup,” Cooper said. Cooper also addressed the security issues extended hours would present. “Then we need to look at security,” Cooper said. “This is a very big campus and we have students that need to leave the library during late evening hours, early morning hours, we are concerned about them getting to their dorms, or cars, or apartments safely.”
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ever, the library is open 24 hours. “We are open to looking at any proposals students want,” said Peggy Cooper, associate dean of Albertsons Library. Cooper and colleagues are pleased students would like to utilize facilities and are planning a trial run of hours extension in February to gauge student interest. Current plans for the trial run in February include extending closing hours Monday through Thursday to 2 a.m., and mandating students present a student I.D. to security after regular hours in order to enter the building. Albertsons Library officials say they have three major issues to address in order to
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In August 2009, Boise State became an entirely smoke-free campus as a way to maintain a healthy and safe learning environment for students, employees and visitors. The university is now one of over 300 U.S.
colleges and universities also entirely smoke-free, according to the Health Services website. According to the website, “92.3 % of Boise State students agree that the desire to breathe clean air should take precedent over smoker’s desire to smoke.” Although Jared Ostyn, a junior majoring in computer sci-
ence, believes the smoke-free policy has a good intention. “Right now I see people smoking on campus all the time and no one who can do anything seems to care,” Ostyn said. When asked about this issue, Jo Ann Gilpin, security operations manager at the Uni-
Lastly, administration officials would need to allocate funds for basic heating and hiring of additional cleaning staff in order to properly maintain the library. “The third thing is, there are associated issues such as the cost of heating, air conditioning, additional janitorial services, those kinds of things,” Cooper said. Some students, such as Saad Alruwaili, a freshman business administration international student, said they would like to see the libraries hours extended. “It would be perfect if they extended like, 24 hours,” Alruwaili said. “Because, for us, as international students, we don’t have anything to do here, so we need to spend most of our time studying.” Other students, such as
versity Security Department said, “A big part of enforcement is community helping us.” She encourages anyone who witnesses smoking on campus to approach the individual in a non-confrontational manner and inform him or her of the policy. If the person becomes argumentative, campus security should be contacted regarding the matter. “Our most common call is from people saying there is a group that comes out
since 2007 (which includes bowl game wins). However, the victory did two things for the Broncos: it kept its nation’s best seventh consecutive 10-win season and seems to be heading to yet another bowl game It’s also worth noting this was the last game Boise State will play as a member under the Mountain West Conference. Next season, the Broncos, along with fellow Mountain West member San Diego State, will head to the Big East as football-only members. Boise State’s Olympic sports will head to the Big West Conference. There have no been no plans for the Broncos to head back to the Mountain West.
senior history major Martina Ashman, think the library hours are adequate and meet student demand. “I think it is impressive the library is open until midnight already,” Ashman said. “If they think enough people would be here to use the time, I guess that’s great, but I think it would be interesting to see how much traffic they think they are going to get.” Ashman also commented on the increased cost of longer library hours. “I think there are other things they could do better with that (money) than keeping the library open,” Ashman said. No measures have been approved by Boise State officials as of yet. Cooper and associates plan to observe student participation during the trial in February before meeting with administration officials to discuss any changes.
every day at lunchtime, and they are at this spot, can you go over and take care of that,” Gilpin said. When asked how students and visitors have been adhering to the policy Gilpin said, “On a day-to-day basis we don’t have as many visitors here as we do students, so you have that section of students that do violate the policy and then you have visitors, so it’s
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Run, Walk, Stroll benefit
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Student organization, Coalition Against the Abuse of Women, presents the upcoming event, a Run, Walk, Stroll to Benefit the Sister Somalia Project. Sister Somalia is the first rape crisis center in Mogadishu and supports Somali sexual violence survivors by providing counseling, medical services, relocation, education and business starter kits. The Run, Walk, Stroll will be on Saturday, Dec. 8, at 9 a.m. with check-in beginning at 8 a.m.
Graphic design Associate Professor John Francis will present a brown bag lecture titled “To Japan and Back: Developing Meaningful International Connections Abroad” from noonto 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, in the Trueblood Room in the Student Union Building. Francis developed a short-term study program on art and design in Japan and has taken students on
in the Hatch CD ballroom in the Student Union Building. Registration is free and can be completed at orgsync.com/42470/ forms/60921. The event will open with guest speaker, Ann Shannon, then participants will take a run, stroll, or walk on the course, and end back in Hatch CD for water and snacks. Participants are encouraged to make a suggested $15 donation. All donations received will go directly to the Sister Somalia Project.
Meet the artist, order a portrait of honor Alumna artist Toni McMillan will create custom Portraits of Honor for Boise State graduates. Bronco Gallery will frame a drawing created from a photograph with the graduate’s diploma and tassel. The finished product is a unique conversation piece and a gift that expresses love and pride for graduating seniors. McMillan graduated cum laude from Boise State with an art degree in 1989 and has been a professional portrait artist for more
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than 20 years. To meet the artist, have a free photo session and see samples of the Portraits of Honor, visit Bronco Gallery from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 4, 11 or 18. Portraits also are available for high school students and college students who graduate from other universities. Bronco Gallery is located in the Student Union Building across from Moxie Java. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
the program eight times. He will discuss his experiences developing and cultivating international connection and how he started an international exchange program with limited connections abroad. The program has grown to be a dynamic and multifaceted exchange between two universities. He will share his experiences leading students to Japan, creating art exhibits on two conti-
nents, and discuss his new project with an institution in Germany. Francis is a faculty fellow for the Office of International Learning Opportunities. He supports Boise State faculty with all aspects of internationalizing course work. He is an associate professor in the Art Department at Boise State and has taught graphic design there since 2002. He has traveled to England, Hong Kong, Spain and Japan.
Graduate college offices on the move The Office of the Graduate Dean and Graduate Admission and Degree Services have moved from two separate offices and have been
combined in the Business Building, Room 307. The office telephone numbers will remain the same at, 426-3903 or 1-800-824-7017.
For students interested in learning more about the Graduate College, find more information by visiting http://gradcoll. boisestate.edu/.
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Timothy Egan seemed perplexed when his political comments opposing Republican fund raiser and strategist Karl Rove drew cheers and loud applause from an ample crowd in the Jordan Ballroom of the Student Union Building. “I never thought that would get an applause here,” Egan said. “Am I really in Idaho?” He then grinned enthusiastically and proceeded to scathingly review the recent election, and breakdown Republican political failures. “Mitt Romney was a Mad Men candidate, in a Modern Family world,” Egan said in his address as guest speaker at the Cecil D. Andrus Lecture on Tuesday, Nov. 27. Egan is an award-winning writer for the New York Times, as well as the author of three books. Audience members also seemed surprised a liberalleaning speaker drew such
crowds in a largely Republican state. “Well, he is a pretty brave man to come into the state of Idaho and give a talk about politics and be so positive about what happened,” said Louis Maley, a Boise resident who attended the event with her husband, Terry. “It was really encouraging to hear that and to hear the audience respond in such a positive way.” Her husband also commented on how republicans may have disagreed with Egan’s political message. “I thought it was a little more liberal than I expected. I am a liberal myself, but I can see how a Republican in the audience might not have been pleased,” Maley said. Egan was asked to speak at the first of many planned lectures presented by the Cecil D. Andrus Center for Public Policy located on campus. The Cecil D. Andrus Center was named in honor of the four -term former Idaho governor,
bipartisan legislator and proponent of land advocacy. Though many individuals may have been willing to speak at the university, Egan seemed a solid choice by Andrus Center officials. “We wanted to find a very distinguished observer of American politics and Tim Egan’s name was the first one on our list,” said David Adler, director of the Cecil D. Andrus Center. “You can see that he is a widely read, wildly popular, here in Idaho and throughout the west, and we knew that there would be a very strong, positive public response to the selection of Egan.” Many people attended the event and such a large crowd seemed to surprise Boise State staff, who opened additional sections of the Jordan Ballroom and set up chairs to accommodate guests. After offering his political opinions regarding the recent elections and state of politics, Egan explained the subject of his latest book, 'Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The
Smoke out, wheels off [News page 1] pretty even.” When the smoke-free policy was first implemented there was no official enforcement and the campus community was tasked with the responsibility of promoting the policy. However, due to the volume of complaints regarding noncompliance, beginning in the spring 2011 semester, Campus Security began implementing smokefree campus enforcement measures. The authority campus security has gives them the ability to have focused patrols to monitor specific hotspots. To highlight the success of the enforcement effort Gilpin said the Greenbelt was, “literally a cloud of smoke,” before security started enforcing the policy. Accordingly, the following
offense levels have been set up by the University: First offense: Verbal warning reminding the individual about the smoke-free campus policy. Second offense: Written warning is provided. Third offense: A Security Incident Report is completed, filed and forwarded to the appropriate office for disciplinary measures. For students this would be the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities. There have only been a few second offense citations handed out so far this semester and Gilpin believes sometimes just having the authority of a piece of paper helps security with compliance. She also noted she is not aware of a violation which has yet escalated to the third level.
As can be witnessed during football games, smoking seems to be allowed during the tailgate at Bronco Stadium. Although Gilpin states this is not an official exception she said, “In our line of work you have to pick your battles.” Gilpin explained there are official exceptions in place however, such as for large events at Taco Bell Arena and the Morrison Center where there are designated smoking areas. In addition to the smoking policy, a second policy was put in place in March 2011 to address a separate issue on campus. Anyone who has walked through the quad knows what a congestion nightmare it can be. That is why the recent pedestrian safety policy created the pedestrian friendly zone in the Quad and was
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Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis”, which chronicles the life and achievements of photographer and Native American documenter, Edward Curtis. “His life story itself is extraordinary because he achieved the greatest heights that any artist, any pacific northwesterner could ever achieve, and then he died completely forgotten and lost,” Egan said. Egan explained Curtis’s rise to artistic prominence, and desire to capture fading Native American tribes. “I want to talk about the subject of Curtis’s great masterpieces, the Native Americans,” Egan said. “Because they have been so long stereotyped, and so long ignored, and Curtis came along and was one of the first people to see them as human beings.” Curtis had become famous for his portrait photography work, even photographing then president Teddy Roosevelt. After tiring of the traditional portrait business, and with the backing of the wealthiest man in the country at the turn of the nineteenth century,
J.P. Morgan, Curtis set out to document nearly 10,000 audio recordings and 20 volumes of Native American pictures. “He launches in 1900 what becomes the greatest photographic odyssey in American history, he says ‘I want to photograph all American tribes, all of them, that are still living somewhat by the old ways,’” Egan said. As Egan explained, Curtis spent 30 years traveling the country documenting Native Americans through natural light photographs and Edison Cylinders, the first field recorders of their time, in an exhaustive effort to document the
cultural practices of declining peoples. Curtis finished his volumes on the native people, but was forgotten in the midst of a great depression. “The great treasure trove of Curtis’s masterpieces went into a Boston bookstore basement, and there they sat for 40 years,” Egan said. Curtis’s volumes were rediscovered in the 1970’s, and today a complete volume of his work sells for roughly two million at auction, Egan said. Despite the large turnout for the event, few students appeared to be in attendance.
implemented in response to student and faculty concerns, according to Transportation & Parking Services. The zone is in force 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. When asked his opinion on the pedestrian safety policy, Ostyn said, “The wheels down policy is of less importance than the smoke free campus effort. It’s annoying for pedestrians when the rules are not followed, but in reality I don’t believe it makes much difference to their personal safety. Also, given the resources required
to effectively enforce this policy, I don’t believe that it is a feasible regulation to enforce.” Gilpin, however, holds that this kind of policy is in fact needed. “Having the policy in place helps make it not as socially acceptable, (to disregard safety concerns),” Gilpin said and believes the policy makes it a social norm to not ride through the Quad because of the potential for injury. However, unlike the smoke-free policy, this is a mostly peer-enforced
policy, with no official enforcement methods in place and is handled more on a case-by-case basis. “We don’t want to be that police state” by having somebody patrol the area constantly, Gilpin said. These recent policies do attempt to address the most common safety concerns the citizens and visitors to campus face, and although no policy or enforcement can fully remedy a problem, hopefully it can serve as a reminder to show more courtesy to one another.
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Phyllis Tincher rings in the holidays with a handbell performance as part of the Student Union Performace Series.
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On Thursday, Nov. 29 the Student Union Building’s dining area was given a taste of the holiday season. Hang your stockings, people. It’s coming. Phyllis Tincher, performing as a solo artist, played a free concert using her handbells. The event was organized by Amy Rajkovich, Student Union Fine Arts performance program
coordinator. “I think it’s pretty fascinating that one person could pull all of this off while keeping the timing down and grabbing the exact correct bell each time,” Manny Wheaton, sophomore mechanical engineering major said. According to Tincher, there were 40 bells. These bells stretched out to three different octaves. Starting off as a child, Tincher was a student of the piano. It was not until 1993
when she was asked to direct a youth choir when she developed interest in the art of handbelling. Tincher originally knew nothing of this instrument, but soon learned the way a handbell table was set up was very similar to the way keys on a piano are set up. Each bell played a different note, just like each key on a piano. “I come from a very musical family,” Tincher said. In 1997, she decided to start soloing on the bells,
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No, TMA does not stand for Too Much Alcohol. TMA stands for the Theatre Majors Association, consisting of about 40 students who come together to produce plays. Joining with the campus group United States Institution Theater Tech (USITT), Dec. 5 marks opening night for their latest production, The Language Archive by Julia Cho. This is a published play about language and communication. Opening night begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Danny Peterson Theater. “It’s like learning communication and love and how those two things intersect,” said Mathew Kolsky, senior director and vice president
of TMA. “One thing I’ve been talking about since the beginning is that I can say all these words to convey exactly what I’m feeling, but the person on the other end of the conversation might have no idea what I’m talking about. I think that’s really the idea and the crux of the play. That’s what I’ve been trying, as the director, to convey that sort of message.” Kolsky describes the play as a story about when language fails us. The character George, who is the facilitator of a language archive, records dead and dying languages to keep them alive. In the first scene of the play, his wife leaves him because they can’t communicate on a deeper level. Later in the play Alta and Resten come to see George to have their language re-
corded because it is about to die and they are the last two speakers. Finally, the character Emma is in love with George but doesn’t know how to tell him. She concludes she will tell him, but then realizes he’s still in love with his ex-wife and their love won’t happen. “I liked the concept of the languages because it was so interesting to read the different languages,” said Laurel Curtis, sophomore actor and assistant costume designer. “There’s so many different languages featured in the show. I wanted to see them performed and I was really curious about our LOA language and I was fascinated by Emma. When we first read it, I was like ‘What is her deal’ but now I’ve come full circle and I know what Emma’s deal is.” TMA students wear
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and in 2002 she attained the accompaniment of Mr. Sean Rogers, keyboardist. Once these two began playing together, they started their own non-profit organization called the Ring Praise Music Ministry which benefits different charity groups. While she went entirely solo last week, Tincher typically does play with Rogers. The two do about 25 concerts a year, performing at local churches and assisted living homes. Tincher said she does not
think either the handbell or piano outdoes the other when played together. “I look at it as a duet,” she said. Matt Hodel is a sophomore business major who has been playing guitar for about seven years. “I know it’s an art,” Hodel said. “But it looks like she’s got it down to a science.” Whatever it is, with the sound of Tincher’s handbells in the air last Thursday, the innocence of the holidays were in the air.
many faces while producing this play as many have multiple roles in its production. Students can expect interesting set aspects, including hanging books and a rotating platform illuminated in mood-setting lighting. Sophomore Corey Rambough, in addition to his role as an actor, has co-designed a variety of accompanying music and sound effects. Even some made-up languages are incorporated. “Definitely making up the language is awesome and something we don’t get to do, but for me, especially with lighting, it’s a challenge because you have these emotional cold shifts in between the story,” said Katie Valentine, senior light designer and VP of USITT. “One minute it’s this loving couple then all of a sudden they’re fighting. It’s this quick change and you can’t have a warm light for people who are cold to each other. I like it because it’s not as easy as the last show I did.”
Kolsky encourages everyone, especially students, to come see this production. Kolsky said he feels students can relate to the theme of communication and how to use it with all the different people they encounter. “I’d love for students to come see work by their peers and see what kind of things we can create and accomplish,” Kolsky said. “I think this play is really cool for people in our age range. Learning how to communicate with all sorts of different people like how to communicate with your lover, how to communicate with your parents how to communicate with your friends, I think this play addresses all of those issues and what a lot of 20-somethings are trying to figure out.” The Language Archive will be performed Dec. 5-8, each night at 7:30 p.m. in the Danny Peterson Theater in the Morrison Center. This event is free for students with student ID.
As college students, we are all busy. Managing our hectic class, work and social schedules can be stressful enough. Add in thoughts of the dreaded freshman 15, and things go haywire. Aside from worries of weight gain, food is our number one source of healthboosting goodness, food for the brain and the body. “Hooker in the Kitchen” is designed to help you make healthy choices, leading you away from the many tempting fast food options and instead offering up fast, easy and budget-friendly weekly recipes. Cool evenings, gray skies, a huge pot of soup bubbling on the stove. Soup is easy, healthy and cheap; hack up some vegetables, toss them in a pot of boiling liquid and wait a little bit. Keep some Tupperware around to house leftovers and you’re saving even more money. This particular soup is vegetarian, gluten-free, and packed full of nutrientdense vegetables. Feel free to add additional vegetables, it’s difficult to go wrong. This can also be made in a CrockPot, to save monitored cooking time.
What you’ll need: 4 cups low-sodium chicken or vegetable broth 1 small white onion, minced 3 large carrots, chopped 3 small red potatoes, diced 1 zucchini, sliced 2 tablespoons of minced garlic 4 medium tomatoes, diced 2 cups white beans (if using canned, be sure to drain them) 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar (optional) 2 tablespoons Italian seasonings Fresh basil and oregano, chopped (optional)
What to do: 1. Cut up onion, carrots and potatoes. In a large pot, saute in olive oil until the onions are golden-brown. 2. Add the garlic, and saute for another minute. Add tomatoes. 3. Add the broth, balsamic, zucchini, seasonings and beans. Bring to a low boil, cover and turn burner to low. 4. Let simmer for until the potatoes and carrots are tender—usually about 45 minutes. Yields 4 servings.
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Try it with Tabby: Tabitha Bower
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The de-Grinch
The first of December crept up quickly for me this year, and with it came the realization Christmas is right around the corner. Now I’m not positive if it’s the lack of snow, the warmer than average weather or my sheer hate for the red and green color-combination, but this holiday season I am feeling like the biggest Grinch and have no interest in the warm fuzzy holiday feeling trying to creep its way into my stomach. This week for “Try it with Tabby” I decided to take a day to de-Grinch and throw myself into everything Christmas. Call it my one-day attempt to decide if Christmas and I will make it through another year or part ways for good. Here are the five holiday must-do is you are feeling a bit scrooge-like this December.
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Winter drinks. This category, at first, sounded a little iffy to me. Unless it’s coffee or hot cocoa, warm drinks aren’t really my things, especially when mixed with booze. Luckily for me, there exists a coffee hot/cocoa hybrid mixed with booze, which surprisingly doesn’t make me want to be sick: The chocolate kiss. This drink mixes cocoa and coffee with coffee liqueur, peppermint schnapps and whipped cream and it’s delicious. Add some miniature candy canes to up the cuteness factor.
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Watch “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” The original. The best way, I find, to get into the Christmas spirit is to re-visit the days of my childhood when Christmas held a certain magic. My nostalgia-filled picks are “Santa Claus is Coming to Town” and “Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer.” If curling up on the couch and taking a Christmas trip down memory lane doesn’t work out, move on to step two.
Christmas lights. They can be done really well or can be a complete failure. In the case of one house in southeast Boise, overdone is the only descriptor worthy of the spectacle. And while I don’t usually enjoy things that are overdone or overly tacky, this specific house, which may honestly be able to be seen from space, just brought a touch of that warm fuzzy feeling into my tummy.
Downtown Boise. It is a mess of snow flake shaped lights and Christmas trees this time of year, and walking around with a cup of cocoa, a warm scarf and taking in all of the twinkle has to put you in the holiday spirit. End of story.
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If none of the above bring on the holiday buzz, there is only one thing to do: Hug the Chic-fil-A cow dressed in a Santa costume dancing on the corner of Broadway and Parkcenter. If a hug is too far outside of your comfort zone, just take five minutes to watch it dance. And if the Chic-fil-A cow doesn’t work, well join me this year and thoroughly enjoy your inner scrooge.
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Students still feel safe despite assault
Violent crime on campus is not statistically a common occurence Zoe Colburn Staff Writer
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Blue emergency phones—used to call security—such as this one are common around campus. worry about if the university had covered it up, not said anything. But they didn’t, they made the attack public, and with that they did, in a strange way, provide a feel-
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ing of safety among the students. It certainly doesn’t promote the idea that walking around campus in the early hours of the morning all alone is a good plan, but with the right precautions
taken by students—the buddy system, being aware of your surroundings— campus isn’t and shouldn’t be an inherently dangerous place to be.
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Between 2008 and 2010 there were a total of 764 recorded crimes committed on campus. Now, that number will sound big and scary, but the reality is less than one percent of those were physical attacks. Specifically, .8 percent including sex offenses and aggravated assault. 4.5 percent were theftrelated, .3 percent were arson and 1.3 percent were illegal weapons possession violations and arrests. The majority of crimes committed were alcohol and drug violations or arrests—they account for 87.9 percent of all offenses. Fittingly, students don’t seem to be too worried about being attacked on campus. They feel safe and unthreatened, even at night. “It’s just that I don’t feel like anyone threatening will go on campus, and there’s always someone to go places with you,” said freshman Aryssa Hutchinson. The buddy system is a tried and true method and one students will employ if they’re going out after dark. “I’m never out late, and I have a buddy with me all the time,” such as freshman Michelle Fournier. And the precautions taken on campus—like the blue security posts—seem to serve their purpose, both as a way to contact security or the police in the event of an emergency, and in quelling whatever fears students may have about their safety. “There are lights around campus, so I can see things around me and they have the security check-points. I’m always near one,” Fournier said. After the assault over break, one would expect the feeling of safety oncampus to decline, but the truth is it didn’t—at least not in the long run. “I (felt less safe) at first, but not so much anymore. I feel because they made it public, precautions will be taken,” Fournier said. And perhaps there’s some truth to the feeling of safety when assaults are made public. The feeling there would be more to
It’s just that I don’t feel like anyone threatening will go on campus, and there’s always someone to go places with you —Aryssa Hutchinson
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It’s a petty gripe for a journalist to indulge, but one that warrants some kind of addressing since it’s a bit gross. Gentlemen, I am talking to you. The Interactive Learning Center (ILC) is a beautiful, fairly new building which serves as a classroom for many students all week. You don’t need to be an expert to know it is probably one of the busiest buildings on campus. Still, you should never be in such a hurry that you piss everywhere but the urinal. And don’t tell me all bathrooms are a little messy. When I can see liquid all over the floor and it is yellow, it’s not water. That’s for damn sure. It’s not like it’s the expected splatter either, these are straight up puddles I’m talking about. I mean really, those jokes about writing your name in the snow with pee should perhaps be taken a bit more seriously, because I bet if you can form letters with your stream you can probably hold it still in one place for a couple seconds. Younger students may discover as they get older and start to go to bars around town the bathrooms at bars are kind of gross because there is urine all over the place. However, at the ILC you really ought to be sober and don’t have much of an excuse, but some days the men’s room is awfully similar to The Main Street Bistro’s. That’s not good! To be fair, the ILC could probably use more frequent maintenance because after you have hopefully hopped your way from dry patch to dry patch until you get to the sink, you run the risk of getting blasted by the jacked up sinks. So then you’re splattered with water and would like to dry off, but may find the towel dispensers are empty. Thank goodness there are those air-dryer things. You may be tempted to literally face-palm at that point, but don’t. Then again if I was a janitor at this school I might actually want to spite the men using the bathrooms at the ILC too, for pissing all over the floor! It’s really dumb, guys. At the very least you are probably 17-years-old by now and should know how to wrangle your package.
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What does your Facebook page say about you? Nicole Pineda Staff Writer
His name is Daniel Hock. He is around 19 or 20 and he is studying English education at Boise State. He transferred to Boise State from the University of Puget Sound in May of 2011. He attended Meridian Technical Charter High School from 2008-2010, then transferred to Centennial High School, where he graduated in 2011. Hock works for the Office of Sponsored Programs at Boise State as an office assistant. He briefly worked for McDonald’s last summer. What does Hock do in his free time? He likes movies, such as Idiocracy, Monty Python & The Holy Grail, Scott Pilgram Versus the World and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, to name a few. His favorite line from the Harry Potter series is, “Not my daughter, you bitch!” Hock likes Pokemon and Tortoro. If you were dating someone who didn’t like Pokemon, he would advise you to break up with them. He also likes video games and has owned an XBox 360, GameBoy, GameBoy Color, PlayStation and a Playstation 2. He likes role-playing games and plays them on the computer and on video games. He does not remember where he was when 9/11 occurred, as he was probably about eight years old. But that doesn’t mean he hasn’t lived a full life. He has played in the rain, taken a road trip, hugged a tree, dyed his hair, broken someone’s heart and had a onenight stand. He’s been to Vegas, screamed as loud as he possibly could, and actually felt happy about his life, even for a moment. He’s called in sick when he wasn’t sick. He’s ridden a roller coaster and made a complete and utter fool of himself. He’s said “I love you” and meant it. He accepts himself for who he is. Hock thinks the meaning of life is “to win the game” and “to be the very best, like no one ever was.” Given the choice, he’d take a Coke over a Pepsi, and a PC over a Mac. He has curly chestnut colored hair and wears glasses with gold frames. He lives in Boise. How long have Hock and I been friends? I have never met him. All of this information was derived from his Facebook page. I didn’t request to be “friends” with him—everything here was public. There’s nothing wrong with that, for the most part. Nothing on Daniel’s page alleged anything derogatory about him. His profile picture is a simple headshot. Other photos on his site are of places he’s visited, friends and some fun images of Totoro puppets. Harmless enough. But what does your Facebook page say about you? Perhaps more importantly, what does your Facebook page say to strangers who may inquire about you? Who would do that, you ask? You may be surprised to find out who checks you out on Facebook. Some professors check your Facebook before they ever meet you in their class. Potential employers also meet you on Facebook before they bring you into their company. Why? It is easy to put on a pretty smile and go schmooze some people during an hour interview, but that often doesn’t show who you really are. So how are employers to find out? They used to have to rely on their gut instinct, but now they have a more clever tool online. All of your pictures tell the story of you: how you spend your free time, how you REALLY dress, whether you are a partier who may or may not be reliable. Pictures of you drunk and wearing a hot pink mini dress at the party last weekend are really cool to you and your friends, but not so much to your future boss or school, and these days, you can bet they will be looking. Makenzie Phillips, adjunct professor at Boise State, says your Facebook page can be a big deal. It can literally make or break opportunities for you. What you have on your Facebook page can be grounds for dismissal from your job, as companies consider you a representative of them when they hire you. Scholarships have even been revoked based on information gathered from Facebook. “People think that their Facebook profile is separate from their professional lives, but it’s not,” Phillips said. “Even with privacy settings, if someone is patient enough, they can get to your private page by back-channeling through your other friends.” Facebook brings a new element to impression management, which is the way we want other people to see us. “No one I know puts anything negative in their profile, but they do in their status,” said Kevin Skidmore, adjunct faculty in the Communication Department. “Your status changes all the time.” There is also an increasing trend to have two different profiles on Facebook; one you share with your friends, which can usually be found under a nickname or your initials, and the one you share with your parents. How much information you share publicly on Facebook can also present a potential security issue. “Facebook stalking is an issue, and it is prevalent,” Phillips said. “Personal safety is an issue.” She relayed a story of a ring of break-ins in Denver The Arbiter
last summer, and the one thing all of the victims had in common was that they posted on Facebook that they were going on vacation, and then posted photos of themselves out of town, a green light for the thieves who were looking for a vacant house. Phillips said people need to be aware of the dangers of making their home address and cell phone numbers available on Facebook. Hock lives in Boise, and that is all one could find out from his profile. But others identify what part of Boise they live in, down to the street. The information may seem harmless, but to someone creepy, it’s be a different story. In an attempt to gain validation, a lot of younger people accept the friendship of people they don’t know on Facebook. People should always be thinking about the types of personal information strangers receive about them. Facebook is easy access. Interestingly, it took several attempts to find someone willing to allow The Arbiter to publish information taken from their Facebook profile. Many thought it creepy; yet, the information was there for the taking. The same information could be easily found by anyone, anywhere. So, if it’s available for anyone to see, is it really personal, private information, or is it public information? Most people assume the only people browsing their profile are people they are friends with or who are potential friends. The truth is, that is not always the case. Hock admitted to being perplexed. “I think it is an interesting concept and I fully admit to looking up random people, like if I had a crush on them, to try to get a sense of who they are,” he said. “But I would never use that to judge who they are. It’s only a fraction of their character.” What’s a person to do to ensure the safety of his or her online identity? Phillips said if you are not connected to a social networking site, you are missing huge parts of people’s lives they expect you to follow through their Facebook posts. More and more people posts even huge life-changing event, such as marriages or births, to their Facebook pages instead of reaching out the old-fashioned way. These networks are how people communicate and stay connected with each other. Phillips recommends those currently searching for a job take down Facebook pages completely for about six months. Even if you feel that you have a fairly clean page, you can never be sure what photos you have been tagged in on another person’s page. If you feel you cannot live without your Facebook page for that long, then clean it up. It’s part of the price of being connected: the entire world is now watching. arbiteronline.
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Late night drama on the ice Corey Morgan Staff Writer
When someone thinks about a rivalry game, they usually think of a past where two teams have been playing one another for years. Very few get to experience one, especially when the tensions are high and the stakes are even higher. Saturday night when the Boise State Club Hockey team faced the University of Wisconsin Superior at CenturyLink Arena, an instant rivalry was born. Wisconsin Superior is the farthest team back east the Broncos have ever played. “They were really chippy and tried to keep hitting after the whistle. We didn’t take too kindly of that,” said freshman goalie Josh Benton. Both teams were going at it from an early stage of the game to the last whistle. In the 1st period, both teams battled hard as they scrambled to try to get ahead of one another in the score sheet. The Broncos were first to score, getting their goal from junior defender Kevin Costello with 1:30 left in the 1st period. After a goal from the Broncos to end the 1st pe-
riod, Wisconsin turned up the pressure and came out strong in the 2nd period as they scored two quick goals to put the Wisconsin Superior Yellow Jackets up 3-1 against the Broncos. The resilient Broncos came back with an answer as they scored a goal of their own from junior forward JT Smith to finish out the 2nd period down 2-3. The stage was set for a storybook ending from Boise State. 10 seconds into the 3rd period Wisconsin Superior scored another goal, adding to the lead, 4-2 against the Broncos. After that, it was all Boise State. Both teams continued their rivalry-like fighting, even more so than in the previous two periods. Smith netted a huge goal for the Broncos, inching closer and closer to the tie. The building momentum from Boise State was apparent in the arena atmosphere They were playing with confidence. A few minutes after the goal from Smith, senior center Matt NukayaHeady added another goal for the Broncos, evening the score at four.
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Fans wait patiently for the anticipated shootout Saturday night that led to a Boise State victory. As time expired in the 3rd period, you could feel the pressure from both sides as they were headed for overtime. In an overtime filled with fighting, pushing, penalties and arguing, neither team was able to score as they
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The 2012-13 men’s club volleyball roster inside Bronco Gymnasium.
Ye olde BCS breakdown John Garretson Sports Editor
A fair amount of these BCS rundowns begin with “It’s that time of the year,” where writers attempt to create a wintery threshold between a college football system that will be banished in two years and the holiday season. No, I’m not going down the route, I’d rather just dive right into it. The BCS rankings themselves are a headache, as they are currently the selection system college football possesses to rank the top 25 of Division I’s best. The selection system is broken down into thirds: 1/3 comes from the USA Today Coaches’ Poll, 1/3 comes from the Harris Poll (Harris Interactive conducts their own rankings) and 1/3 comes from computer rankings that crunch numbers far beyond your imagination. Schedules, The Arbiter
wins, conferences and other factors come into play for computer computation. Now, after understanding how the BCS ranking system works, the thrilling part of bowl selection finally comes into play. There is a crucial element to the Bowl Championship Games the fans tend to brush over: conference affiliations. With the five major bowls, each has some sort of pre-requisite or requirement to it. Like how the National Championship Game takes the No. 1 and No. 2 overall in the BCS rankings. And the Rose Bowl has the Pac-12 and Big 10 conference winners. Can’t forget about the Fiesta Bowl’s Big 12 ties or the Sugar Bowl’s SEC affiliation or even the ACC’s spot in the Orange Bowl. A bit much, but with everything comes practice and repetition. Trust me. Let’s start with the most obvious of the bunch: the BCS National Championship Game, featuring the undefeated Notre Dame Fighting Irish versus the SEC juggernauts, the Alabama Crimson Tide. A
headed to the crowd-favorite: the shoot out. For all who don’t know what a shoot out is, it’s a one-on-one matchup against a player from the opposing team and a goalie. “There’s a lot of pressure, but it’s also a lot of fun. You
just have to tell yourself that he’s not going to score. You have to come out with a lot of confidence,” Benton said. With two goals scored from the Broncos compared to Wisconsin Superior’s one, the Broncos made the dramatic comeback win.
The Broncos look to carry this momentum into upcoming games. “ We have a few things we have to work on, but overall: skate hard, keep it simple and put some pucks in,” said Costello.
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French. French has been playing for 10 years and is an outspoken advocate for the sport. The team’s goals are to be a sanctioned team by Boise State, to place well in all tournaments, to compete at a national level and to continue a tradition of interest and passion for the sport at Boise State according to French. Loren Anderson coaches the team against some of their greatest rivals: teams from Washington, Utah and Oregon. The club is focused and serious about their performance, but also has unified friendship for all members. After playing soccer for 14 years of his life, freshman Ryan Freers wanted something new and exciting
to get involved with. After attending Get Rec’d, Freers found his way to the men’s volleyball booth and has been playing with the club ever since. “The club volleyball program has created a positive environment that I can become involved in the school and be active," Freers said. Funding for the jerseys, traveling and housing during away games is strictly raised through fundraisers. Practices are held inside the Kinesiology building in the Bronco Gym Monday and Wednesday nights 8 -10pm. The team will be traveling to Pullman, Wash. for the Pacific Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (PIVA) to compete in the Winter Warm-up Tournament on Dec. 1 -2.
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As women's volleyball comes to an end, men's club volleyball continues. This team of 19 active student players is apart of the Pacific Intercollegiate Volleyball Association also known as the PIVA Conference. The club plays in tournaments from the Mountain West Volleyball Conference so they play teams from in Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Oregon and even Nationals in Kansas City later in the spring. “It’s the most fun, most challenging, difficult and all around sport there is. It is versatile and can be played a variety of ways. It takes great discipline and technique to play," said president and middle blocker Ryan
projected No. 1 versus No. 2 in the BCS, and rightfully so. Things become a bit muggy after that. It’s a guarantee Pac12 winner Stanford will face Big 10 winner Wisonsin in the Rose Bowl. It seems as if Big 12 winner Kansas State will take on at-large bid (meaning that the bowl decides) Oregon for the Fiesta. We also know the Florida Gators replace Alabama as an SEC rep in the Sugar Bowl and ACC winner Florida State will head to the Orange Bowl. But that’s where the roadblock hits.
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