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Snow Day Senior Bryan Luptak and Junior Carli McCrabb build a snowman with the fresh new snow Wednesday afternoon.

Campus was closed because of poor driving conditions.

Recent technological developments have sculpted the way today’s generation deals with new romance. Students give their opinions.

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Golden Apple nominees announced, winner to be awarded Friday

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Journalist Student-nominated faculty members will be presented with the Golden Apple Award this Friday in a ceremony at 2 p.m. in Simplot Ballroom that is open to everyone.

Dylan Lambert, an English instructor, said educators are conscious of their ability to connect with students.

“You want to get through to everybody, yet you are dealing with large numbers of individuals. So to be nominated for an award like this, it’s just one of those moments of gratification,” Lambert said.

One faculty member from each of the six colleges will be presented with an award, except for the College of Health Sciences, because no one was nominated. Students were able to nominate professors through Nov. 25.

The 25th Golden Apple Award nominees are: Mary Frances Casper, Communication, College of Social Science & Public Affairs

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Boise State will say goodbye to 19 seniors Saturday when they play on the blue turf for the final time against Utah State.

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Luis Gomez, Department of Modern Languages, College of Arts & Sciences.

Lori Hausegger, Political Science, College of Social Sciences & Public Affairs.

David Haws, Civil Engineering, College of Engineering.

Michael Humphrey, Special Education & Early Childhood Studies, College of Education.

Dylan Lambert, English, College of Arts & Sciences.

Jennifer Snow, Education, College of Education.

Stan Steiner, Education, College of Education.

Sam Strother, Math Education, College of Education.

Misty Wall, Department of Social Work, College of Social Sciences & Public Affairs.

Don Warner, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Arts & Sciences.

Matt Wilkerson, Information Technology & Supply Chain Management, College of Business Economics.

A.J. Zenkert, Education, College of Education.

“For me, teaching undergraduates is overwhelmingly

the most important part of my job, so I greatly value any appreciation from students for my efforts,” Warner said. “...I find such recognition somewhat validating.”

Casper said it’s nice to see students appreciate faculty.

“We spend much of our time working with students, and often the only feedback we get are the end of the semester evaluations - which are not really warm and fuzzy,” she said.

All of the nominees are potential new winners, because previous winners aren’t eligible.

Of the 13 nominees, a few were nominated by multiple students, with 15 to 17 students participated in the nomination process.

The selection committee met on Monday after the scheduled ASBSU meeting and consisted of Chase Johnson, secretary of academic affairs, Andrew Mitzel, the executive director, and Caleb Benedict, senator-at-large.

“The criteria we [the selection committee] look at are: one, the strength of the student’s statement, two, the teacher’s willingness to work with students, and three, the teacher’s involvement

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in the campus and the community. It also helped their case if they were nominated by more than one student,” Johnson said.

There will be one winner from each college, and the faculty members selected will be presented with their awards by the student, or students, that nominated them. The keynote speaker for the event will be Pam Gehrke, Associate Professor of Nursing, and one of last year’s winners of the Golden Apple Award.

Though the event was previously invitation only, this year, it has been altered so that any student interested is invited to attend to speak with the professors and enjoy refreshments.

“I changed that this year just because I felt that it was more in

“… Drink coffee. It has to be a sugar free soy latte from Starbucks and hang out with my dog.” (“Gus” is a three-year-old English Mastiff.)

Ciera Barber, 18, freshman, graphic design, Boise

Sarah Olson, 25, graduate student, rhetoric composition, Idaho Falls

“Stay inside and drink hot chocolate with whip cream from Tully’s.”

“I love swathers, a lot of sweaters! I usually wear a bunch of layers instead of one big coat.”

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Cameron Folmer, 22, junior, communications, Mission Viejo, Calif.

Bryce Liberty, 20, junior, accounting, Sandpoint “Definitely bundle up.

Long johns, jeans, wool socks, long sleeve shirt, and a sweater all at the same time.”

“Brisk walk and wear a lot of layers. An undershirt, shirt, lighter jacket and then the main jacket.”

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Tazz Weatherly, 20, junior, marketing, Stockton, Calif.

“I like to wear boots, scarves and have hot chocolate. Lucy’s is delicious. Before class I’m usually there.”

An Energy Efficiency Research Institute (EERI) is coming to Boise State courtesy of the Center for Advanced Energy Studies.

“Unlike most research, some of this research will actually apply directly to how the campus operates,” said John Gardner, a mechanical engineering professor and the associate vice president of the Office of Campus Sustainability.

He will lead the development of EERI. “We hope to use the campus as a laboratory to establish better energy efficiency technique and measurement and practices,” Gardner said.

One way Gardner wants to do this is by analyzing the data collected by the electrical meters on campus buildings.

The meters monitor the energy consumed in each building, but the data itself needs to be interpreted.

Analyzing the data will enable researchers to generate ways to make the campus more energy efficient.

“Students are going to play an integral role in administering and conducting

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the spirit of the Golden Apple Awards to open it to everybody to come hang out with the best faculty and the whole administration is invited... I believe the deans are coming as well, and some of the vice presidents,” Johsnon said.

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the work under this center,” said Mark Rudin, vice president of research at Boise State.

EERI will benefit the university in other ways as well.

“Any kind of research helps us because it’s a big part of how we educate graduate students,” Gardner said.

EERI will be a collaborative effort among Boise State, the University of Idaho, Idaho State University and the Idaho National Laboratory.

“It’s kind of a center without walls,” Rudin said.

There won’t be an EERI building at Boise State for now, although Rudin is open to the possibility in the future.

EERI will also work closely with businesses including Micron and Idaho Power to educate the workforce on energy efficiency and help them save money by saving energy.

Gardner was interested in forming an energy efficiency institute, but it wasn’t until a business leadership retreat recently that the idea gathered steam.

Business leaders were interested in creating an energy efficiency initiative and wanted to get universities involved through the Center for Advanced Energy Studies.

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Scientists accept award for cryospheric research

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Snow scientist Hans-Peter Marshall (left) does field research with Andy Gleason from the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research at the University of Colorado. They’re using a radar device to takes measurements of Snow Water Equivalent.

Communities across the world are affected by the “cryosphere” -- any part of Earth’s surface where water takes the form of snow and ice.

While the annual melt can mean avalanches and floods it also promises water for drinking, irrigating, recreating and generating electricity, and Boise State’s Hans-Peter Marshall is on the leading edge of efforts to better understand and estimate the spatial distribution of water stored as snow, which is a critical natural resource.

Marshall is an assistant professor in the Department of Geosciences specializing in snow science and glaciology.

Later this month he will attend the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco, Calif., to accept the 2010 Young Investigator Award.

The award honors one young

scientist a year worldwide for making significant contributions to cryospheric science and technology.

Marshall’s contributions range from compelling field research to educational outreach He began impacting the cryospheric science community as a graduate student at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

As part of his doctoral thesis, he developed a portable microwave radar device in collaboration with scientists from the U.S. Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL).

The device measures snow depth, Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) and snow layering 50 times per second, enabling estimates of snow properties hundreds of times faster than standard techniques.

“Estimates of the amount of

water stored in the snowpack are essential for predicting available hydroelectric power and flood forecasting as well as water resource management.

More than a billion people worldwide depend on snowmelt for water supply,” Marshall said. “The work is its own reward, but receiving the AGU Young Investigator Award is a great honor.”

Over the past six years, Marshall has built five of the portable microwave radar devices for CRREL, UC Boulder and Boise State.

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The work is being supported by a recent $330,000 grant from the NASA New Investigator Program. Marshall is the first in Idaho to receive this distinction.

“The cryosphere will see major changes in the future,” Marshall said. “Our ability to accurately monitor snow using remote sensing, modeling and field measurements has never been more critical.”

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Marshall’s research is focused on the “cryosphere,” any part of Earth’s surface where water takes the form of snow and ice. One of his projects involves collecting and analyzing data from the Dry Creek Experimental Watershed in the Boise Foothills to study local conditions and gain insights about the world’s warming climate.

Marshall’s research is focused on the “cryosphere,” any part of Earth’s surface where water takes the form of snow and ice.

One of his projects involves collecting and analyzing data from the Dry Creek Experimental Watershed in the Boise Foothills to study local conditions and gain insights about the world’s warming climate.

Marshall also is testing and improving techniques for estimating SWE from NASA and the European Space Agency’s airborne and spaceborne radar platforms.

“If you run a business doing something that you don’t really enjoy,it’s a curse because running a business is not as glamorous as people think,” said George Chavez, founder of Orion Integration Group.

Chavez graduated from Boise State in 1985 with a bachelor of business administration in information science. While attending the university he worked for SYSCO food service in the IT department as a programmer.

It was his programming background and experience modifying an IBM software system that gave him the idea to start his own company.

“My work experience during college inspired me to go out and do this on my own. Going to Boise State gives you the ability to work outside of the university setting,” Chavez said.

In 1988 Chavez started a software development company called Orion Development.

Three years later he started a second company, the Data Cabling Service. Now, both companies operate under the same banner, Orion Integration Group.

Orion Integration Group is

an established leader in information and communication technologies including structured cabling, computer network installation and support and business phone systems.

“It has been very successful.

We have been in business for over 20 years now. We have about 25 employees and that’s after the economic downturn,” Chavez said. “When the economy was good we were at an excess of 50 employees. So we have done very well over the years.”

However, trying to start your own business is a challenge for many people. It takes hard work and dedication because the industry is anything but simple.

“When you’re young you don’t have the business connections, you don’t know the people, you don’t have your network established. It’s very difficult and the technology business is probably easier because people expect their technology experts to be younger. But if you’re outside technology it is more difficult to gain credibility.”

According to Chavez, most small businesses fail not because they don’t have a good product or service but because they don’t have the money to support it.

Chavez is familiar with the commitment it takes to maintain

a business. He believes there are two things students should know if they want to start their own business.

“It’s all about opportunities.

You have to see what the market needs. There has to be a demand for what you’re doing and there are lots of different things you can do,” Chavez said.

“So find a need and make sure that the need matches what you like to do.”

Chavez said work ethic and commitment are necessary requirements for his employees.

His company can teach the technical training ins and outs of the business, but work ethic and character can’t be taught.

The future of the technology business is changing. Because of this, Chavez utilizes his entrepreneurial mindset, looking for all of the opportunities where there is a need in the market.

“Every small business has to redefine itself every five to seven years, especially in technology because it changes all the time,” Chavez said. “I don’t know what the future holds but I know that in five to seven years we will be different than what we are today.”

Chavez strongly encourages students to start their own business but to make sure they love what they do.

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Fair-weather fans give Boise State bad image Lauren Hooker Journalist Millions of viewers tuned in last Friday to watch what they thought would be yet another Bronco victory. But as the Boise State and Nevada scores crept hauntingly closer, a wave of fear swept Bronco Nation.

The game was down to one last kick, one last redemption. Twice.

Both were missed and immediately fault for the whole outcome of the game was placed on senior kicker Kyle Brotzman as Boise State’s 24-game winning streak came to a screeching halt.

Almost instantly, Facebook and Twitter blew up with statements criticizing Brotzman. Claims that a high school kicker could have made that kick flooded Facebook walls.

Hate continues to flow through social networks days later, as if Brotzman doesn’t feel bad enough.

First of all, who are we to judge him for his mistakes? We faithfully watch the games from the comfort of our respective couches, barstools and sidelines, cheering along as if we’re one of the team.

But something that many people forget is that we’re not part of the team. We’re supporters. Though the kicks were theoretically short and “easy,” we will never know what it feels like to have the pressure of millions of viewers, loads of money and the huge hope of a BCS championship weighing down on us.

“We all have bad days,” sophomore social work major Kimberly Copeland said. “They just aren’t

televised on ESPN!” Think back to the 2009 Fiesta Bowl: Brotzman’s fake punt is what saved the game. But instead of saying “Brotzman won the Fiesta Bowl” we say, “We won the Fiest Bowl.” Conversely, after a loss, everyone is trying to dodge the blame.

Instead of, “We lost the Nevada game,” it’s very loudly “Brotzman lost the Nevada game.”

There is no I in team. This is commonly said of a win, but is more important in a loss.

It’s not Brotzman’s fault the Broncos lost the game, it was a team effort. In society, it’s easier for people to single out one person and place the blame on him or her than it is to blame a group of people.

But is a college football game loss really worth someone’s life?

According to the Associated Press, Brotzman has received numerous death threats and hate mail about the game. When did missing a kick become a good reason to die?

It’s college football, not a life-ordeath situation.

In fact, many celebrities receive death threats for absurd reasons: Bristol Palin received an envelope containing white powder simply because she made it to the final round of Dancing with the Stars. Justin Bieber receives an endless barrage of hate and threats. Being a finalist in a celebrity dance competition or singing pubescent love songs is not cause for death.

“People get too worked-up over little things,” said

freshman Taylor Richardson, a pre-nursing major. “It’s their life, let them live it. Live your own life ... don’t take things so seriously.”

Life is a gift and you only get one.

Once it’s extinguished, it’s gone forever. Wishing death on someone is a pretty big deal. Telling them how disappointed and angry you are is one thing but hoping they never walk this Earth again is an entirely different ball game. The value of someone’s life is priceless.

Society needs to lay off the hateraid. Who are we to judge people based on their accomplishments or failures? We are in no position to condemn another human being, no matter their offense. People get offended when other people judge

them for their actions, yet most don’t hesitate to turn around and do the same to others.

Whether or not Brotzman missed the kick, he’s still a person and deserves respect. Boise State may have lost a football game but it’s not worth the price of Brotzman’s (or anyone’s) life.

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It’s not official until it’s Facebook official

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The endless feed of drama and old relationships helps everyone get in touch with their inner stalker.

Eva Hart Journalist Public display of affection, otherwise known as PDA, is expanding to new mediums due to new age social networking such as Twitter, Myspace and Facebook. Not only are people making out in public to the discomfort of everyone around them, now people are also being obscene online.

Kissing pictures can be classy and cute to a point but there are people on Facebook who feel they need to post a new picture of them

macking on their significant other every day.

No one wants to see that -- kissing is for private time. Do the sighted world a favor and keep it that way.

Drew Kelley, a freshman business major disapproves of PDA. “I think that intimate things should be kept private,” Kelley said. “Kissing can be cute but when you over do it, it’s just tacky. If you have a picture of every time you’ve kissed your freaking partner it gets really annoying. Nobody wants to see that.”

Even more irritating than the nearly-pornographic images posted by couples, are the sta-

tus updates of how in love they are and how much they miss each other.

Technology not only helps couples embarrass themselves online but in also taking away from face-to-face interactions and verbal communication. Instead of meeting at a coffee shop for a date, couples are meeting on Skype.

Instead of calling someone on the phone, they are posting on each other’s walls and instant messaging. Maybe if these couples spent more time on dates and more alone time they wouldn’t feel the need to have all their conversations online and viewable for everyone.

Brooklyn Stallcup, a freshman elementary

education major gets irritated with everyone trying to show off their relationships on Facebook.

“I think it’s annoying that my whole freaking news feed is full of one person posting things over and over about their boyfriend,” Stallcup said. “Most of the people who post a bunch of stuff about their boyfriend or girlfriend don’t stay together that long. I think it’s more them trying to impress people with their relationship then anything.”

Using these social networks often causes more drama than needed in a relationship.

Stalking a lover is now easier than ever. Partners can see exactly who their significant other is talking to and read word-for-word what they said. According to a poll by Seventeen magazine 60 percent of people stalk their crush’s profile once a day -- makes you wonder how many people stalk their exes once a day!

The safest way to save a relationship is to not even be “friends” (online friends that is).

Women are often ridiculously concerned about their relationship status and if it is linked to their boyfriend’s profile or not. God forbid someone has a boyfriend but does not report it on their Facebook right away or at least Tweet about it.

Relationships should be between the two people who are in those relationships, not their 2,500 Facebook friends.

If these people are really so in love, then instead of obsessively posting updates about one another, they should log off Myspace, cut the drama and spend some quality time with each other.

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Two million Americans got some pretty bad news on Tuesday: their federal unemployment benefits are about to dry up. Tuesday, Nov. 30 was the last day for the federal unemployment extension.

Without it, 2 million families will see their income disappear by January, a figure which will increase to an estimated 5 million by April.

That’s five times the population of Idaho, and it doesn’t even consider students. Meanwhile, the national unemployment rate is hovering around nine percent (and that’s a lowball).

Another extension is on the table in congress but republicans and conservative democrats are fighting it.

Essentially, their argument is “Well where’s the money going to come from?” At the same time, they’re fighting for extensions on tax breaks for top earners. To this, I pose the same argument: “Where’s the money going to come from?”

As a nation, are we really willing to give financial assistance to the rich and powerful but not to the people who’s lives were wrecked by a recession that has its epicenter on Wall Street? Right now 50 million Americans are classified as “food insecure” which means they regularly skip meals because they don’t have enough to eat. This includes 17 million children. There are kids in this country who’s only source of nutrition is discounted school lunches.

They go hungry during the summer.

One million children are “very food insecure,” meaning they go whole days without eating and have lost weight due to poor nutrition.

In contrast, the average CEO salary increased to record levels this year, averaging out at $7.2 million.

CEO average bonuses shot to $1.6 million, an increase of 11 percent from 2008. This doesn’t include stock options, private investments and long-term incentives.

Am I the only one who sees a problem with this picture? These people don’t need government aid but odds are they’re going to get it.

Almost half of our senators and representatives are millionaires. Compare that with the one percent of Americans who can boast millionaire status. Now take that figure and compare it to the roughly 15 percent of Americans living in poverty.

Where is the outrage? Where are the protests in the street, the threats of revolt? We all know who really rules in this country and it’s not the “secret Muslims” and “liberal media elites.” It’s the American aristocracy who ran out of things to buy, so they bought our government. Unless our current congress acts in December, the unemployed are going to be out of luck. Anyone who thinks the incoming legislators are going to help the working class is deluding themselves. Americans are going hungry every day but they can pull themselves up by their bootstraps, right? They can’t afford bootstraps anymore. The free market isn’t going to help them -- the free market is rigged. The new republican legislature sure as hell isn’t going to help them, their patrons are the wealthy.

Maybe in two years this country will have grown some damned compassion. Don’t feel too bad though.

The ones who die uninsured or go to prison in the meantime probably wouldn’t have stimulated the economy much anyway.

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PACK THE TACO

BSU basketball needs student support on Sunday Producer Six-consecutive wins and counting is where the Boise State Men’s Basketball team stands. The Broncos’ hot streak has their season on a record start. In past seasons under former head coach Greg Graham, the Broncos have had respectable starts. What is unique about this season is that it comes under first-year head coach Leon Rice. Rice and his successful coaching ways have made an immediate impact on the team and the response has garnered a perfect record thus. Sunday, the Broncos play host to Long Beach State and here are five reasons why students should, “Pack the Taco.”

Let’s be honest, last Friday was truly black Friday. It was the first taste of defeat for Bronco football in a long time. The final game of the regular season is Saturday. So after we show our support for football, we can shift our support to the basketball team, which like football, has started a nice winning streak.

2. An Undefeated Team

The men’s basketball team sits at 6-0. The team hasn’t started like this since the 1987-88 season. The Broncos won the Big Sky Conference that year. These two teams can’t be compared to one another, but there are some parallels. Winning is something to which Boise State fans have become accustomed and right now of all BSU athletic programs, men’s basketball has the best winning percentage.

3. This is our basketball team!

There is a different feel and different swagger about Bronco basketball this season. A new coach, a new look and a new attitude have turned the tide. The men’s basketball team deserves a lot of support and Sunday is the perfect time to show it. The Broncos are going for their seventh-straight win and packing as many fans and students into Taco

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Senior running back Jeremy Avery is one of 19 seniors who will play on the blue turf for last time Saturday.

Senior Savvy Kirk Bell Managing Editor The No. 11 Boise State Broncos (10-1, 6-1 Western Athletic Conference) have approached the final breath of their 2010 campaign. Saturday night BSU will inhale a deep gulp of air, waiting to exhale at their bowl game and it’s all finished. No. 17 Nevada (101, 6-1 WAC) knocked the wind from any BCS hopes the Broncos were expecting.

But while the heart of a champion may hurt, it never stops beating. The senior class of the Broncos knows there are two games to play and have refused to crawl into their final home stand of their careers gasping for air but standing tall, filled with pride and tenacity.

Nineteen seniors will be recognized at Broncos Stadium before rumbling against Utah State (4-7, 2-5 WAC). All would resonate in the minds of spectators from their impact over the years. Linebacker Derrell Acrey has been an emotional firestorm for BSU. Running back Jeremy Avery has shown class and outstanding performance this season after losing time to junior Doug Martin, yet

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still scoring 12 touchdowns this season while making key grabs through the air during crucial moments. Senior quarterback Mike Coughlin has embraced his role as second to national standout Kellen Moore. He has held the team up above all else while utilized in creative schemes to throw opposing defenses off balance. Senior nickel back Winston Venable stepped onto the scene as a phenom junior college transfer, creating havoc in both the secondary and blitz packages.

But names such as Austin Pettis, Titus Young, Brandyn Thompson and Ryan Winterswyk have echoed through Bronco Stadium for years. This cast of characters have written much of the BSU story over the last four seasons.

Young was suspended and discovered himself in the process.

He rebounded from adversity to become one of the nation’s leading deep threats. This season he leads the team in receptions (61) and yards receiving (1,117), averaging 18.3 yards per catch.

“It was once a cloudy vision,” Young said. “I once had a cloudy vision. But like I said, God is good. We have a wonderful team.

I really feel my emotions are go-

ing to be everywhere. Just in the weight room today I was thinking this is my last couple of lifts in Boise, Idaho.”

Pettis has been the sure hands and epitome of physicality for the receiving corps. Head coach

Chris Petersen referred to Pettis as one of the most clutch players in college football earlier this season. His role on special teams has forced opponents to plan against fakes due to his speed, elusiveness and ability to put the ball into

Bell Arena will help energize the team and create a raucous atmosphere when the 49ers hit the floor. This team represents the university, so represent your team by showing your support.

4. This is our house!

To quote the words from the movie Rudy, “No one, and I mean no one comes into our house and pushes us around.” The Long Beach State 49ers are 2-3 on the season. Losing and ending this winning streak to a team like that would be awful. Students and fans need to take ownership of Taco Bell Arena and remind the 49ers just who they are playing.

On the floor, the Broncos will do their job, but fans and students have a job to do as well. Our arena is huge, so let’s do our best to fill those seats and cheer the Broncos to their seventh-straight win.

5. Pride

Sports and competition is a battle. It’s two opposing forces fighting for superiority. Sunday at 2 p.m. will showcase this precise dynamic.

Fans are just as much a part of that as the players. Pack the Taco to show support and to be part of the battle. The Broncos crave support from fans and students. Give them what they need and they will return the favor.

the air.

“I have to tease him about having to go to the training room and getting older and stuff like that,” Young said. “I think he’s grown on the field tremendously as a captain. I really feel I look up to him as a person and a player for all the things he does for this team.”

Pettis has 55 receptions and eight touchdowns his senior season thus far. Both Young and Pettis have been invited to participate in the Senior Bowl Jan. 29, 2011.

Brandyn Thompson has been a fixture at cornerback, seeing time since his freshman season. The pinnacle of his career came during the 2010 Fiesta Bowl against TCU where he was named Defensive Player of the Game by intercepting two passes, returning one for a 51-yard touchdown.

“That’s definitely a little different for me,” Thompson said.

“That’s one of the things you might take for granted, playing on the blue. The last time on the blue I’m going to enjoy it. Definitely going to take it all in.”

Defensive end Ryan Winterswyk has been a nightmare for defensive lines and quarterbacks.

He got his first start his freshman

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season and has been going full strength since the Broncos faced Oregon in September of 2008.

“It will probably be a little emotional,” Winterswyk said of senior day. “We’re all a bunch of goofballs and we love to have fun. It’s going to be a blast. I can’t wait.”

The rest of the class, like most of the Broncos teams during their history, have played key roles during moments in their careers.

Their presence has been valuable to those who deal with them dayin and day-out -- coaches, athletics staff and teammates.

“Speaking of resiliency, those guys are very resilient dudes,” Winterswyk said. “Just bring it every day no matter what, knowing that they probably won’t get the spotlight. I hope they do get some of that spotlight on Saturday and Jarvis (Hodge) get’s his carries and Mike (Coughlin) gets his throws and things like that.

When those guys are in the game, it makes us so happy because we see them grind everyday and they don’t get the spotlight. But when they do, it’s pretty awesome.”

The Broncos can been seen at home for the last time this regular season at Bronco Stadium. The game is scheduled for 1 p.m. and will be aired on channel 7, KTVB.

It was once a cloudy vision, I once had a cloudy vision. But like I said, God is good. We have a wonderful team. I really feel my emotions are going to be everywhere. Just in the weight room today I was thinking this is my last couple of lifts —Titus Young in Boise, Idaho.

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Boise State’s defensive seniors are playing for more than a win against Utah State after losing last week at Nevada in overtime 34-31. BSU’s defense will be eager to prove last week’s loss was no more than a fluke.

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Revamping the framework BSU wrestling team shuffles lineup due to individual performance, injuries nikki hanson

Journalist Change is not an unfamiliar word for the Boise State wrestling team. After dropping from No.2 into No. 6 in the national rankings with 2-0-1 overall (00-1 Pacific-10 Conference) record, the team is prepared to battle its way back into the top three.

“I wouldn’t say the team needs to focus on individual things as much as individuals need to focus on different things,” senior Kirk Smith said. “What some people need might not be the same as what somebody else needs. Right now we have a lot of different people at a lot of different levels and that’s not necessarily a bad thing.”

Revisions in the lineup

The lineup is always subject to change, especially with 32 wrestlers vying to compete in in their respective weight class.

“We are pretty competitive up and down the lineup,” assistant coach Kirk White said. “We do have options and we feel like we can go with those other options if we need to at any point in time.”

The Northern Colorado match-ups dictated many of the adjustments to the line-up. Josh Strait who won the Northern Colorado Open will be in the lineup this coming weekend at 141 pounds, replacing senior Levi Jones. At 165 pounds Kurt Swartz won the tournament, beating sophomore Michael Cuthbertson and will represent the team in the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite. Matt Casperson at 197 pounds is coming off his injury and we will be placed back into the lineup. At 285 pounds, J.T. Felix a previous redshirt freshman, won the tournament and he will replace freshman Toby Erickson this weekend.

Injury woes

“To tell you the truth no wrestler goes throughout college, or even throughout the year without being injury free,” Senior Adam Hall said. “It just doesn’t happen. It’s such a brutal sport. Basically it’s learning to deal with adversity.”

Smith is one member of the team that is working hard to get off the injury list. He has not yet made his debut this season but should be back in the lineup at the end of January for national duals.

“The current injury that I have, I am trying to do everything for it. I am doing physical therapy, icing, stem, resting, pretty much everything,” Smith said. “I’m just trying to get better for the rest of the season.”

Continuous competing

Competition, especially within a team for positions, is difficult. However, the Broncos are well aware that they need to earn and maintain their positions on the team.

“I feel like it only helps our team out because those guys that lost their spots, it’s like what are you going to do about it? I assume they will be fighting to get those spots back and that only makes everyone that much better because of that,” Hall said.

High expectations in Vegas

The Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite will give be an ideal location for the Broncos to showcase their skills and raise their national ranking this coming weekend.

“Adam Bartelli, Casperson, J.T. Felix, and the two Swartz brothers- we need those guys to score points and come through for us if we are going to have a shot at winning the championship there,” head

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The Boise State wrestling team is eager to move back up the national rankings. A strong performance this weekend at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invite would dramatically help the Broncos accomplish that goal. coach Greg Randall said.

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The Technological Disconnect Hooking up now more about ones and zeros than X’s and O’s Lance Moore Journalist

Once upon a time, poetry was the fruit of love, when letters of sweet words were sent between lovers as a sign of affection and interest. Sweethearts would wait in patient suspense, suffering months of anticipation before the letters reached their destination.

But a drastic exponential growth has occurred in the world of technology. Today, conversations can be had without ever actually seeing the other person’s face. With cell phones, telephones, social networking, e-mail and other forms of technology reaching out, it appears that love has a new fruit.

The world of technology has become so integrated into students’ everyday lives and thoughts that love appears to be at the mercy of technology.

“Even asking a girl out involves first asking for her cell phone number,” senior political science major David Mfitundinda said.

“What happened to the times when a man would ask a woman out, they would set a time to meet, then that was that? There is no mystery anymore, no mysteri-

ous thrill in the courtship.”

Love can be realized or lost via text message. The art of courtship has come down to the clicks of cell phone number pads and computer keys. Perceptions of love and courtship are now rooted in pop culture, where being asked for a number can have the same affectionate connotation as receiving a rose.

“It’s weird how easy it is for guys to do something to express feelings or affection for a woman and be thought of as cheesy,” freshman civil engineering major Fernando Lucen said. “Love in our generation is determined by electronic devices, not flowers or letters anymore.”

Face-to-face communication can be awkward and there is comfort in the thought of not actually having to tell a romantic interest to their face of your feelings for them. So much in fact, it is easier to look into a cellphone screen than to look into a lovers eyes.

Lucen said while smiling, “Perhaps we are forgetting how to be romantic now that it’s easier to let technology do it for us.”

Ironically, the cold plastic and copper electronic industry has seemingly enveloped the world of romance.

Lauren Hooker Journalist

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Social media outlets such as Facebook have changed the way the younger generation approaches romance.

Remember back in the day when boys had to call your house and ask to speak with you, because you didn’t have a cell phone?

Or when you had to pass notes, because texting hadn’t yet been invented?

You didn’t have to analyze whether or not a boy was into you, because he had to work hard to put forth effort.

But those days are long gone and with texting, social networks and instant messaging, there is little shortage of ways to talk to people.

“I think a lot of people communicate on text or via Facebook,” senior biology major Katie Woods said. “For me, it lets me stay in touch.”

But with this open line of communication comes a whole host of potential pitfalls: stalking exes, too much information on social network profiles and no more phone calls.

“Nobody calls anymore!” said junior Irina Kondratyuk, an elementary education major. “It’s positive because a lot of people meet through the Internet and

stuff, but negative because it’s not as personal.”

Technology doesn’t just stop at communication. If you’re getting busy, there’s an app for that. With applications such as Passion (rates one’s sexy time experience based on duration and volume) and the Girlfriend Keeper (sends out automated texts to significant others so you don’t end up in the doghouse), it pretty much takes the busy work out of a relationship.

It’s almost as if technology has replaced face-to-face interaction, which can be particularly hairy during emotional topics, such as a breakup.

Remember in Sex and the City when that guy broke up with Carrie using a Post-It note? At least he put in enough effort to find a pen and paper. Nowadays, people just break up through text or IM. “I think it’s negative, because people will say more,” said senior Nicole Crow, an elementary education major. “They feel more free to say things over a text or a Facebook message.”

It seems chivalry and intimacy are relative and constantly change with the times. Although our generation uses texts instead of roses, we still manage to hook up with each other just fine.

Boiseans speak up about living with HIV Lance Moore Journalist Avert.org reported there are currently an estimated 720 people with HIV in Idaho. It also reported there are 311 people diagnosed with full-blown AIDS in the Nampa-Boise area alone.

And now, Boise State students are talking about it.

Allies Linked for the Prevention of HIV and AIDS (ALPHA), a Boise State student club, premiered the documentary film “HIV Idaho” by Jason Evans in the Student Union Building Berguist Lounge Tuesday evening.

Jason Evans has set out to make 50 short documentary films from all 50 states in order to allow communities to connect with uninfected people learning to cope with HIV. The documentary’s main focus was to encourage people to understand the disease and learn how to be supportive for infected loved ones.

Idaho was the third state Evans

has hit on his journey.

The film highlighted the lives of six Idaho citizens who went from isolation to acceptance of being diagnosed with HIV. After the film, there was a panel question and answer session with some of the participants in the film, including current Boise ALPHA members.

“The film gives a deeper insight into what a person with HIV experiences emotionally as well as spiritually while on the journey of living with HIV,” said Duane Quintana, executive director of ALPHA Boise.

The first case of HIV in Idaho was reported in 1984. Since then, there have been medical advancements regarding medications that help infected patients live long and healthy lives.

Yet, there is still a general stigma and lack of understanding by the public about the disease. Many people don’t understand the emotions and internal struggle that occur in those who contracted HIV or AIDS.

“There is a deeper story behind the eyes of every individual,” Quintana said. “But in the end, we are just people trying to survive and live our lives like everyone else.”

The key to combating the rising issue of HIV in the United States is not by turning a blind eye, but rather acting as a support and confidant to people who might be infected with the disease, whether it is a family member, a friend, a spouse or an intimate partner.

“Keeping an open mind and being there to support a loved one is the most important thing someone can do for anyone they know that is infected,” said Kavin Deker, whose partner was a participant in the documentary. “As for those who have never had any contact with HIV, chances are that you know someone or will know someone that has to deal with it in their lives.”

“Living with HIV means learning all that you can to understand the disease,” Quintana said.

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Avoid getting burned, a savvy girl’s trust is earned

Sherika Martinez

Trust issues are a natural by-product of interacting with other humans. Seeing as we’re all screwed up and will lie to ourselves just as much as we lie to others to get what we want, it’s no wonder that one rolls through life developing an emotional suit of armor and a penchant for sarcasm.

I only bring it up because I once had a lover tell me that I made them feel as though they had to earn my trust, and that they were constantly proving themselves to me. I remember waiting for them to tell me what the problem was and it took me a couple minutes to realize that they meant that was the problem.

Here’s the thing: I don’t fully trust anyone but myself. I’ll be the first to admit that if there is one observation life experience has continually shoved down my throat, it is the human capacity to lie and deceive the ones they love for a variety of reasons. Truth is subjective and it is human nature to consider ourselves in the most positive light, even if it means warping our memory of events or momentarily modifying personal morality to suit our ends.

Needless to say, if one is smart, one learns to guard one’s heart. But you can’t go through life autonomously -- everyone has moments of vulnerability and it is in these moments when you are obliged to rely on your fellow man and trust in someone else’s word, even though gargling diarrhea seems like a more attractive course of action.

The good news is trust is way more complex than I think most people realize and you can use this complexity to your advantage. Think of trust like the condom section of your local grocery store – sure, everything falls under the category of “protection,” but who would’ve guessed there would be such a wide variety of choices to choose from? Do you like ribbed with warming sensation or barely there? Like-

wise, there are several different varieties or areas of trust and you can trust a person with, say, borrowing your car but you would never confide in that same individual how many times you’ve gotten freaky in the backseat. Hate for someone to know how much of a dirty little tart you really are (so proud of you!).

After wracking my brain in what can only be described as mental slave labor, I managed to vomit up what I feel are the top four areas of trust.

Obviously, sex is a big one.

Due to things like STDs and pregnancy, sex requires a mutual trust that if shit hits the fan, somebody is going to deal with it. Possessions and worldly objects are another area – I’ll trust you with my laptop, easy, but you can rest assured I’ll have the eagle eye trained on you when my Dove chocolate stash is lying about. Another area of trust is trusting in someone’s capability – that they will do what they say and that they know what they are capable of doing. And the last (highly overrated) area of trust is in matters of the heart – shared secrets, emotional support and relational expectations.

I’m not preaching pessimism here, people, only pragmatism – someone has to look out for your heart, might as well be me.

What can BSU students under 21 do for fun?

Lance Moore Journalist It’s Friday night. The stereotypical college student usually thinks, “I wonder which party to hit up tonight.” One problem: you’re not old enough to go to a bar, yet. Fortunately, Boise has the means to satisfy the pre-bar, not quite 21-year-old crowd.

“I usually just hang out with friends at their house or go to a party. I don’t really know what of anything else to do especially because I’m not 21,” said sophomore Sierra Mackleprang.

When it comes to Boise nightlife for the college-age demographic, not many know what is available for the underage crowd.

But for those itching for some good news, there are some places available that promise a good time, without the risky ramifications of having alcohol present.

Dance

Joel Turner, a Boise State alumnus, runs an establishment called Heirloom Dance Studios. It is open Monday through Saturday and provides a chance for all ages to come get their dance on for an affordable price -- it’s cheaper than going to a movie.

“My dance studio gives an opportunity for those who attend to learn a new hobby, as well as meet some wholesome people,” Turner said.

Heirloom Dance Studios doesn’t just stick to teaching one dance style, with lessons ranging from west coast swing to the Argentine tango, and it hosts an improv comedy night on Mondays.

Concerts

Downtown Boise is also home to the Knitting Factory Concert house, which not only brings in headlining music performances nearly every weekend, but also has a nice showing of local artists set to perform every other night.

Boise also has a well-endowed scene of leisure and dining, especially for those who like to label themselves a consistent night owl.

Hookah

“I love the places that are open late into the night that let allow you to sit back and relax, maybe have a bite to eat and a chance to sit and just socialize with friends,” said Danielle Blanker, a student at the College of Idaho.

Boise is wrought with quality hookah bars around the city that offer great opportunities for socializing. Ali Baba Hookah Bar on Broadway Acve. is only a few minutes from BSU, for example. Although the establishment doesn’t start filling until just before midnight, it still provides a good setting to settle down after a night of shenanigans.

Late-night pizza

After all is said and done, one might acquire a taste for a late delicacy. Pie Hole, which is open until 3 a.m., is happy to oblige. Although there are many other places that serve customers well into the night, Pie Hole is one of the closest to Boise State campus, and offers food at prices college students can work with.

With a variety of places to choose from, perhaps the difficulty in attempting to make a Friday night worthwhile will not be as difficult for a Boise college student, especially with places around that, as Joel Turner so eloquently put it, “support subculture, support hobbyist.”

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