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Guns on campus Idaho could be next to allow

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cealed-carry weapons permit requires the permit holder to be over 21 years old, have completed eight hours of training with a certified instructor, pass a background check and have participated in live fire training, firing at least 98 rounds. The permit is good for five years. A similar bill was proposed in 2011, but failed to pass the Senate. The proposed law would take precedent over the university rule, which currently bans concealed weapons on campus. The current Boise State policy on firearms states, “The possession, wearing, carrying, transporting, or use of a weapon is strictly forbidden on university owned or controlled

STEM program explores Ashley Stout Staff Writer

This past Saturday, Feb. 1, the College of Engineering and the College of Arts and Sciences hosted STEM Exploration day in various buildings on campus. With this being the 10-year anniversary of this event, thousands of families and students flooded various buildings on campus to participate in upwards of 70 activities. “There is a huge demand for STEM majors in Idaho as

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well as nation wide, this event is really to get kids interested in science, technology, engineering and math early on,” said Student Support Coordinator for the College of Engineering Leandra Aburusa-Lete. Hundreds of elementary, middle school, high school, and even Boise State students attended and participated in activities. With over 70 activities to participate in some of the top attractions was Barbara Morgan, astronaut and educator

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who spoke. The Treasure Valley Math and Science Center had a Hovercraft that students could take a ride on. For the first time the Discover Technology bus hosted several hands-on activities and even had a demonstration of a 3D printer. Building an edible aquifer made of candies and ice cream was a popular attraction in the Engineering Building, along with Tie-Dye Chromatography hosted by the Micron Foundation.

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premises, including vehicles parked on such premises. This prohibition extends to any person with a government-issued permit or license.” Greg Hahn, associate vice president for Communications and Marketing, talked about the university’s stance regarding guns on campus. “We remain against the idea of allowing more guns onto campus,” Hahn said. “We have a track record of safety, with good cooperation between our security team and the Boise Police Department.” Debbie Rowe, a senior criminal justice major, who has a concealed-carry weapons permit and has participated in firearm training, believes the law would only encourage individuals to bring weapons to

campus. “I don’t think this law is a good idea,” Rowe said. “In my opinion, the law will unintentionally encourage students to bring firearms to campus in order to protect themselves in case of a shooting.” If passed, firearms would still be prohibited in dormitories and arenas with more than 1,000 seats (Taco Bell Arena has 12,380 seats, Bronco Stadium has 36,387 seats, and the Morrison Center holds between 800 and 2037 seats, depending on the performance. Those carrying weapons under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs will have their permit revoked for up to three years. According to the Associated Press, Colorado, Kansas,

Mississippi, Oregon, Utah and Wisconsin allow concealedcarry on college campuses. Idaho is one of 23 states that leave the decision up to the university. “I think people tend to get trigger happy when they’re hot headed, and in my opinion, a lot of college students are hot headed,” Rowe said. According to the Boise State campus security website, “BSU contracts with the Boise Police Department (BPD) to provide police and security services to the university campus and community.” The website goes on to say, “police officers are empowered by Idaho State Law to make arrests, investigate crimes, and carry firearms on campus.”

Junior finance major Alex Meldrum said, “The virtual driving simulation was my favorite booth because it is helping people become more aware of how dangerous texting and driving is. It’s a serious issue that needs to be addressed.” A majority of activities were run by students from surrounding middle and high schools. “It’s really amazing how much support we have from industry, I mean Idaho Power, Hewlett Packard (HP), Micron. They are all providing money to sponsor the event

but they are also coming here and running an activity,” Aburusa-Lete said. Several large companies were present to teach students and families about new and existing technologies. HP hosted a booth in which students learned how images were sent from computer to computer. Boise State students involved in Microgravity University, a selective program in which students will get to experience hands-on learning at NASA and the opportunity to test their experiments in weightlessness during a flight

week hosted several booths in which they taught the effects of gravity and the differences of being on Earth and being in space. Booths they hosted included building pop rockets and playing with toys in ways that they have actually been played with in space. “We are in a technological age and the value of technology is endless. It’s a complete wonder of endless possibilities,” said Jordan Scott, a senior, electrical engineering students, one of few who is going to get the experience of participating in Microgravity University.

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Idaho could become the next state to allow guns on campus. After two shootings at Purdue and South Carolina State University in January, many lawmakers are determining how to better protect college students. The Senate State Affairs Committee approved a bill that would allow individuals to carry guns on campus. The bill, proposed by Republican Sen. Curt McKenzie of Nampa, the chair of the committee, will now head to the Senate floor. It would allow Idahoans who currently have an enhanced concealed-carry weap-

ons permit to carry guns on campus. Retired law enforcement officers would also be allowed to carry weapons on campus. “People have the right to keep and bear arms, which is a fundamental right that we put in our Constitution,” McKenzie said to the committee. “This addresses that particular right on college campuses. We’ve tried to craft a bill that both protects that constitutional right, but also takes into consideration the concerns that were expressed in committee and in testimony as well as over the summer and otherwise.” According to the Ada County Sherriff’s website, the enhanced concealed-carry weapons permit, which entails more training than a regular con-

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Aries (March 21- April 19): Thanks to double jeopardy laws in the United States, you can’t be retried for murdering your invisible friend. Since you have already been tried by an invisible court for invisible murder, you are safe my friend. You may want to check in with your therapist and explain that you are still murdering imaginary people and get on some medication.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Quit crying you sissy! You think our grandfathers cried when they charged into the hailstorm of bullets on those beaches in Normandy? Probably, but at least they pushed their feelings down and balled them up. You cry because too few people liked your picture on Instagram. You cry because you have never owned a pony.

Taurus (April 20-May 20): Frightening dreams will plague your sleepless nights this week. You will dream you are eating a bag of cheeseburgers only to find that the cheeseburgers aren’t made of meat. They are made of vegetable matter. Of course, you will vomit violently in an effort to expel the vegetarian bile from your stomach. Good god! Who eats veggie burgers?

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The need to conform to everything will nearly drive you over the edge this week. Your desire to conform will clash with your desire to be an individual. To reconcile both, you will join the armed forces and regularly call your grandmother like a good grandchild. Then you will desert to Canada and disappear into the wild, cold north country.

Gemini (May 21-June 20): Your use of various racial slurs will earn you a solid reputation as an ignorant ass hat. Then you will realize how much money can be made from designing hats shaped like asses. Everyone will wear them from the President of the United States to gangster rappers in Romania. You will give a whole new meaning to the phrase talking shit.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 22): You will grow tired of your clothing and decide to wear overall jeans and a straw hat like Huck Finn. Hopefully you won’t have to fake your father’s murder and build a raft to escape down the Mississippi with your buddy Jim. You could build a raft and escape to Colorado, where marijuana is legal and people don’t screw their cousins.

Cancer (June 21-July 22): This time of year, your groove can be all messed up by the toxins in your body. Gosh darn it! These dang toxins floating around in your tummy and butt areas can make you feel less sexy and tired when you wake up the morning. Take my advice, only eat granola and the blood of a freshly slaughtered chicken in a homemade clay bowl.

Capricorn (Dec. 23-Jan. 19): You are such a contrarian. Everyone claims that eating a high protein diet will help them lose weight and build muscle at the same time. Instead of listening to this hog wash, you will decide to eat strictly carbs. Bread, beer and bland, uncooked macaroni will be your main staples. In addition to gaining weight, you will develop a yeast infection.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): After hitting your head rollerblading naked in the park, you will experience a series of visions in which you are convinced you are from another planet. Your need to express this will be displayed in full view of the rest of the student body in the quad when you strap lit sparklers around your waist and jump off of the Albertsons Library roof.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): After watching several action movies from the 1980’, you will be inspired to hit the gym and get swole. Of course you are going to need the strongest horse steroids available on the market. In fact my main man Crazy Eyes Pete will get you what you need at a fair price too. Just meet him behind the gas station on University and Broadway.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Your nasty habit of picking your nose and biting your nails will leave members of the opposite sex disgusted with you. To hell with all of them. At least you have your corn husk dolls and cats to go home to. They don’t care if you pick your nose and swear loudly and suddenly for no apparent reason. At least you have a home.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): You have always wanted to do the moonwalk after seeing the late great Jackson do his thing back in the day. You can’t moonwalk yet, but you can earthwalk backwards and film yourself. Then you can edit the video and post it on the Internet and sit back and wait for the world’s greatest dance instructors to call for advice.

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Bethine Church honored

Friends, family and community members gathered Saturday to pay tribute to Idaho’s political first lady. Ryan Thorne

Church was heavily influential in American politics as daughter of an Idaho governer and wife of U.S. senator Frank Church. generation later, she no doubt would have run for office herself,” Wenske said. “Instead, she became a full political partner to Frank.” Senator Frank Church died of cancer in 1984 after 24 years of government service. Former frank Church staffer Peter Fenn described the former senator’s relationship with his wife four years before his death. “In the fall of 1980, during that last campaign, Bethine was in the kitchen at 109 West

Idaho Street preparing a meal. I came into the living room and Frank was sitting quietly in a stiff-backed chair against the wall, pensive and sad,” Fenn said. “I asked him what was wrong thinking it had something to do with the campaign and he said, ‘Peter, who will take care of Bethine when I’m gone? She takes care of everybody else.’” Audience members viewed a series of photos capturing Bethine Church’s extraordinary life in the public eye.

From laughing at a joke with Marlon Brando to standing stoically with her husband in the Oval Office next to Lyndon B. Johnson and later Jimmy Carter, Bethine Church actively participated in thirty years of American politics. Bethine Church founded the Frank Church Institute at Boise State to promote active discussion regarding America’s foreign policy and she was awarded an honorary doctorate in 2009. “When she returned to

Tough Guise 2 to show on campus Tabitha Bower @TabithaBower

On Thursday, Feb. 6 the Women’s Center, partnered with the Gender Studies Club and Alpha Phi Sigma Criminal Justice Honor Society, will bring the film “Tough Guise 2” to Boise State. According to Dan Morgan, gender equity peer educator for the Women’s Center, the message of this film is to address how mainstream media depicts a never-ending cycle of harmful and destructive messages about men in society. These representations

are then taken as truth, and young men, in understanding their own self image, feel they must act like the men they see in the media in order to be safe and succeed in the world. After the screening of “Tough Guise 2,” representatives from the Women’s Center and their partners will facilitate a discussion. Morgan’s vision is to talk about examples of masculinity in mainstream media, and to question how things may be different if men in media were portrayed in more realistic ways. “It is my sincere hope that it will spark a change in how

we define masculinity and see the men in our lives,” Morgan said. “I hope students will reflect on moments when they policed someone into fitting into what society has told them a man or woman should be and think about how they can start conversations about healthy masculinity.” Throughout “Tough Guise 2” the film’s narrator, Jackson Katz, discusses the correlations between violent masculinity in media and violence in society. Topics of violence included are school shootings, domestic violence, LGBT bullying and pornography. Katz calls for a different

way for men to express themselves. “After watching this movie I started looking around at the other men in my life, and thought ‘Well, my brothers aren’t violent, and my friends aren’t violent. And I certainly wouldn’t do something like that. So why are most male characters portrayed this way?’” Morgan said.

Idaho in 1989, she saw the need to continue the fight to save Idaho’s wild treasures by starting, with help from others, the Sawtooth Society,” said Church’s son Chase Church. Chase Church explained

how his mother’s efforts during the 1990s helped save tracts of the Sawtooth Recreation area from overdevelopment. “I believe my mother is what you would call an alpha female,” Chase Church said.

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Bethine Church’s list of lifetime achievements is long and widespread. Often called Idaho’s “third senator,” Bethine Church personally knew John and Robert Kennedy, prepared dinners for a young Marlon Brando, went night scuba diving with Fidel Castro and was a staunch advocate for land preservation. Raised in the remote Sawtooth Wilderness on a homestead settled by her father, who would later become governor of Idaho and a federal judge, Bethine Church was a heavily influential fixture in state and national politics. Bethine Church passed away in late December at the age of 90. Community members, friends and family gathered in the Simplot Ballroom in the SUB Saturday morning at 11 a.m. to remember a woman speakers called a “powerful force” and “earth mother.” “Bethine loved politics. She was a Democrat and a self-described liberal-meaning generous, tolerant and progressive,” said Garry Wenske, executive director of the Frank Church Institute at Boise State. Bethine Church married Idaho’s four-time U.S. senator Frank Church in 1947 after his service in WWII. Democratic senator Frank Church was known for helping pass the 1957 Civil Rights Act and for his congressional hearings on illegal CIA and FBI intelligence gathering and covert operations. “Had Bethine been born a

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The original film “Tough Guise” was positively reviewed by the Media Education Foundation. In 2004 Katz visited Boise State and gave a keynote address and workshop for men. According to Morgan, Katz is an engaging speaker and he ties in popular media clips and news stories to detail his points. “I want the other men on campus to acknowledge the fact that they are going to be one of the biggest parts of the solution to ending violence,” Morgan said. “When we, as

an entire gender, can step away from the sexist and homophobic remarks for those who don’t ‘measure up’ as men to society; when we can see women as equals rather than sexual objects, and when we can understand that having emotions and caring about things doesn’t make us, insert pejorative term here, I think we will see a shift in society.” The film will be screened in Simplot Ballroom A of the Student Union Building at 6 p.m.

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and videos to which they can apply digital imaging filters to and share with others on a wide variety of social media outlets like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Flickr. Setbacks: American users were using the app to sell illicit drugs, using hashtags to direct buyers to their product. Dealers then used instant messaging apps to make contact with poten-

tial customers. In response, Instagram blocked certain drug-related hashtags from being used. Why students use it: “It’s cool because you can make your pictures look better. The filters are fun. The hashtags are fun too because you can look up anything you want and it takes you to a bunch of different people’s pages,” said communication major Paige Puccinelli.

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On Jul. 24, 2009, Idaho’s minimum wage went from $6.55 an hour up to $7.25 an hour, the same as the federal minimum wage, and has stayed there since. According to Raise the Minimum Wage website, if the minimum wage rate had kept up with inflation, it would currently be at $10.74 an hour. Raise Idaho is looking to raise Idaho’s minimum wage to $8.10 an hour starting January 2015. Boise State’s Counselors for Social Justice student organization hosted members Anne Nesse and Dr. Rolf Nesse of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho to come speak to students on Jan. 29 about their organization and see if students would be interested in getting involved. Based on the attendance of five students, not part of this club, it seemed there is little interest. “I don’t know a lot of people who would say ‘no’ to that (raising minimum wage),” said Sirrah Elliot, sophomore elementary education major, who attended the event. “I’m actually strongly thinking about

going out and getting signatures. Being 19 and a college student, most (students) don’t make more than minimum wage.” Raise Idaho is looking to gather supporting signatures to submit to the Secretary of State by May 1, 2014. The organization is one-ninth of the way to the necessary number of signatures. “It won’t cure all poverty. Raising the minimum wage is one small thing we can do so people can have respect when they go to work,” Anne Nesse said during her speech. Anne Nesse also said that 31,000 Idahoans work for the “non-survivable” wage of $7.25 an hour. Overall, 47 percent of Idaho’s population is “low-wage.” “You can’t support a family by making $7.25 an hour. I can’t even support myself on that. I can’t imagine having to support kids too,” Elliot said. Rolf Nesse showed correlating data about how raising the minimum wage would affect many areas of life, especially health and education. Rolf Nesse also showed various slides comparing the U.S. to other countries in terms of wages and how

On Jan. 29 presentations were given about the effects of raising minimum wage. areas like health and education were impacted. Overall, correlation showed countries which had more livable wages and less economic inequality had better health care and education for their citizens. One example was children who went to preschool had 13 years added to their lifespan compared

to children who didn’t go to pre-school. Rolf Nesse also said that not only did these socioeconomic factors impact quality of life, but basic values like trust also played a roll. According to Rolf Nesse, with lower economic inequality, there was a correlation of more trust

Honor society hosts contest Tabitha Bower @TabithaBower

It’s not only the English majors who can win cash and contests for their writing. Boise State’s chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi honor society is

accepting submissions for its annual writing competition. The deadline is Feb. 7. This competition is open to junior and senior undergraduates in all colleges within Boise State. “This contest allows students to see how their work

compares with the work of other students in their colleges; we don’t have a lot of other opportunities for students to do that,” said Russell Willerton, Ph.D., president of the Boise State chapter of Phi Kappa Phi and professor of English. “The

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contest also offers a cash prize for the winner from each college and university-wide recognition.” Submissions will be separated by college and the winner from each college will receive a $200 prize as well as be recognized in April at the Phi Kappa Phi initiation ceremony. Students do not need to be members of Phi Kappa Phi to enter the competition. “Faculty in each college will judge the works submitted by their college’s students,” Willerton said. “Any type of writing that is appropriate to the colleges’ disciplines, from rhetorical analyses to lab reports, may be entered in the contest.” Papers must have been written for a Boise State class in spring, summer, or fall of 2013. Previously published papers can be submitted so long as they were originally written for a junior or senior level class in the calendar year of 2013. Submissions will be judged on quality of writing, content, organization, flow, originality and creativity. Other factors will include grammar, spelling and readability. Phi Kappa Phi’s annual writing competition honors the

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late Wallace G. Kay, Ph.D., who taught English and assisted with Boise State’s honors program from 1986 to 1996. The provost’s office has a history of providing support for financial awards. This writing competition has been running for over a decade, and Willerton encourages all

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to submit. “We usually receive a handful of papers from each college serving undergraduate students,” Willerton said. “We have not received entries from the College of Engineering in the past few years, but we hope that will change.”

Submission requirements: Paper must have been written for a Boise State class in the 2013 calandar year. Students must nominate the faculty member for whom the paper was written along with their paper. Submissions may not exceed 15 pages (including notes, appendices and bibliography.) Papers must be written in English, and must be solo-authored. Only the title page should contain the student’s name. Papers will be judged on content, organization, flow, originality, and creativity; grammar, spelling, and readability affect the judging as well. The deadline for submitting papers is Friday, Feb. 7, 2014.

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President Barack Obama took the pulpit Tuesday night with his usual confidence. Obama highlighted the progress America had made this past year and set forth his agenda for the progress he would like to make in the upcoming year. “Let’s make this a year of action. That’s what most Americans want: for all of us in this chamber to focus on their lives, their hopes, their aspirations,” Obama said. While Obama promised this would be a year of action, not all of Boise State was convinced. Justin Vaughn, assistant professor of political science and presidential scholar, was not entirely convinced of the president’s ability to take action. “Despite his efforts to communicate that there will be some kind of action, I the arbiter The Arbiter

wouldn’t anticipate a lot of anything happening,” Vaughn said. Obama claimed to take solitary action on policies he was passionate about such as income inequality, wages, jobs and the U.S. middle class. “Wherever and whenever I can take steps without legislation to expand opportunity for more American families, that’s what I’m going to do,” Obama said. Vaughn was doubtful the promise of unilateral action would occur. “He’s been promising unilateral actions for six years now. He doesn’t have to wait, he could do them any time. He keeps threatening and they tend not to emerge,” Vaughn said. “Will they happen this time? I don’t know.” While Vaughn was skeptical Obama would even use his executive order, David Adler, director of the Andrus Center for

Public Policy and presidential scholar, was concerned some Americans may have misunderstood what the president meant. “It’s a powerful claim that he might use his executive order to move things along. It offended some in Congress who probably misunderstood that limited claim was a broader claim that he was now going to resort to unilateral action and encroach upon congressional authority,” Adler said. “He was merely claiming to act within his scope of authority.” Adler went on to explain that some people might be concerned that Obama

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was overstepping his boundaries. “People can differ on whether or not he is exercising authority not granted to his office, but it doesn’t seem to me he is claiming authority to act beyond his limited power to use executive orders,” Adler said. According to Adler, the State of the Union was a success for Obama and served the Democratic party well. “It was a political success for President Obama because he was able to cover a lot of political landscape. He was able to call for the hike of minimum wage. It will be a very popular position,” Adler said.

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Vaughn disagreed, stating he was disappointed in the lack of detail in the speech and wished Obama highlighted more specific issues. “I was interested that he didn’t talk much about gun control. It was such a major aspect of his 2013 speech, so that surprised me. He also didn’t hit the inequality theme as hard as I thought he would,” Vaughn said. “Oh, and drugs. He didn’t talk much about drugs. Marijuana has been in the news lately and I don’t think he even mentioned it.” Vaughn went on to justify why the president might not focus on marijuana legalization. “I’m not surprised he didn’t talk about drugs more because it’s not going to endear him to many people—but it is a real issue right now.

This was a way for him to have his voice heard on this but he chose not to say anything,” Vaughn said. Media outlets broadcast the speech live while adding commentary and statistics. Some organizations chose to highlight how many Supreme Court justices attended and who Michelle Obama’s guest was. Among other things, some channels had a live feed of tweets about the SOTU. Vaughn thinks the SOTU has turned into more of a social event than a political one. “At one point the SOTU was like the Super Bowl. Now it’s more like the Pro Bowl,” Vaughn said. .In the Pro Bowl, they’re throwing balls, they’re tackling and making plays but no one wants to get hurt in the Pro Bowl.” arbiteronline .com arbiteronline.com

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Hardwick phones in Chris Hardwick promotes his new show @midnight @LanceMoore07

Comedy Central’s stand-up comedian Chris Hardwick is the type of media talent which revels in the way the modern world communicates. The Arbiter took part in a phone interview alongside collegiate journalists from all over the country to discuss his new show, @midnight As a means of garnishing interest in his new show @midnight, which airs directly after The Colbert Report, Hardwick took all sorts of questions. These questions ranged from the details which underline @ midnight, as well as some of his views on current events. One such topic was time management, and how Hardwick manages to keep track of all his commitments as a talkshow host and comedian.

“You track how long it takes to do what you need to do,” Hardwick said. “You start to get a natural sense of how to organize everything.” @midnight is the next in a wave of social media comedies, such as Tosh.0. The purpose of the show is to pull social media as a way of creating a community of interacting with the viewers. Still in its early stages of development as a new on-air show, @midnight proves to be a medium of comedic experimentation for Hardwick. “The more comfortable I got with the show, more of me came out ... all the fine parts of who I am,” Hardwick said. As an entertainer and talk-show host, Hardwick answered many questions regarding the explosion of social media and what he calls the “digital life.” Hardwick spoke about how

digital media has localized the industry that he is a part of. In particular, he addressed how we live in culture that loves to be “outraged and shocked” by what we see. Social media provides that essential platform in creating a show centered around that perception. He finished the discussion by fielding a question regarding his views on how he compares his own freedom as a comedian to what he sees as media bias in news broadcasts. “It’s interesting because as a comedian I don’t have that much freedom to say all that I please,” Hardwick said. “Legally, you can say whatever you want because of the Constitution. Socially, not so much.” Fun Fact Chris Hardwick is also the host of the “The Talking Dead” on AMC.

Messy Facebook? Clean it up Scott Kleinburg Chicago Tribune MCT Campus Wire

When I used to look at my Facebook, I immediately thought of that junk drawer in the kitchen that barely opens and closes. So much stuff, so hard to organize. It’s my fault that it took so long, but I finally cleaned it up. Now, I use it like a pro and everything fits neatly in its own space. Whether you have

10 Facebook friends or 10,000, you don’t have to live with the clutter any longer. Here are just a few ways to keep everything manageable.

Create a friend’s list:

Facebook has a lot of options to narrow down content into easy-to-digest bites, but it doesn’t always do a great job making people aware of them. You’ve long had the ability to create a friends list, and now I’m going to tell you why you should. I create friends lists based on location. So my friends from Pittsburgh and my friends from New Jersey each have a list. When I want to see what they are talking about, I click on the list. It’s a giant filter and it works flawlessly. To create a

friends list, click “friends” in the left rail at facebook. com and click “create list” on the next screen. Once you have your friends organized into lists, the way you use Facebook will change.

Don’t miss anything from that someone special:

With “Get Notifications,” you can ensure that you never miss a post from a certain friend. Once activated, you’ll get a notification whenever this person posts something. And it should always show up in your News Feed. To activate a notification for a specific person, go to the person’s profile page and hover over where you see “Friends.” Under there, select “Get Notifications.”

Unfollow before you unfriend:

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to, but you chickened out because you didn’t want the person to find out. I’m talking about unfriending, and there’s no other way to read it than “I can’t stand all your posts about politics and diapers and I never want to see your crap pop up in my Facebook feed again.” Resisting the urge to unfollow is just like resisting the urge to tweet something that you’ll regret. In that case, I tell people to launch Notepad or Word to type their thoughts so they don’t get out on Twitter. In this case, I suggest something similar: Using unfollow instead of unfriend. And if you didn’t know there was an unfollow, you aren’t alone. But there’s a big difference between the two: Unfriend is permanent and eventually the person you unfriended will find out, even if they just get the add friend prompt on your page. Unfollowing is completely hidden. You won’t see a thing from the person in their feed—nothing at all—but they will be none the wiser.

To unfollow, just find some content from that person in your newsfeed and hover over it until you see a downfacing arrow in the upper right corner. Click on the arrow and select unfollow. Boom! You lose the annoying stuff and no one’s feelings are hurt. Although note that you won’t get any birthday wishes from this person. Just in case that matters.

Be Selective:

Remember the friends list from earlier? You can create a list under here called “restricted” or “no” and use it to keep prying eyes out. So a post can be shared with “close friends” and hidden from “restricted.” To pick and choose between lists, look for the “custom” menu under the friends icon in the posting window. In the menus that pop up, you’ll see the option to share with some but hide from others. There are other ways to be organized on Facebook, and I would love to hear what works for you. But these should be a good starting point.

Artist Paglen to speak on campus @LanceMoore07

The Boise State Art Department’s Visiting Artist and Scholar Program (VASP) will be hosting the globally acclaimed contemporary artist Trevor Paglen in a free public lecture on campus Feb. 6. VASP is focused on bringing in acclaimed artists in order to provide an opportunity for them to present their work and to interact with the Boise community. Paglen’s work is centered around the works of the clandestine activities of the U.S. government, such as intelligence and national security. Chad Erpelding, associate professor and graduate program director, spoke about Paglen’s work in depth. “Paglen’s work takes on many forms, including photography, graphics, objects, and even nonfiction literature. He has investigated MEN'S THERMOBALL VEST $149.00

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the patches of secret military groups, the code names of classified military programs, the presence of classified satellites, black sites, and so on,” Erpelding said. The program hopes to present Paglen’s unique work and perspective to Boise State and the local community by having him share his perspective. This is his first trip to Boise State. “Bringing in an artist like Trevor Paglen offers the students and community the opportunity to gain insight into the workings of a socially engaged, internationally acclaimed artist, expanding their awareness of what art can be and do,” Erpelding said. Keeping these things in mind, Paglen also made a recent appearance on the Colbert Show. With both a depth of knowledge as well as international popularity for his work, students will have the chance to hear Paglen in the flesh and pick his mind after the event.

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Bringing in an artist like Trevor Paglen offers the students and community the opportunity to gain insight into the workings of the socially engaged, internationally acclaimed artist. —Chad Erpelding

Seoul Shocker is Danielle Davidson’s firsthand experience with studying abroad. I’ve been in Korea for five months, but I’ve always had a place to escape to where I didn’t have to worry about not being understood by the locals. The dorms act as a shelter from the outside world when a person feels the need to have a place similar to home for the day. So, I was curious about the day-to-day lifestyle of the average Korean, because in Idaho buildings-uponbuildings of apartment complexes aren’t commonplace. When my Korean friend invited me over to her home, I jumped at the chance. Most people live in apartment complexes that consist of two or three bedrooms, and honestly it simply felt like home. There was nothing spectacular or odd, and it gave off an aura of familiarity. Of course, taking off shoes before entering the house was a given and something we do at the dorms (mostly because the floor is, and has been, used for sleeping and sitting in Korea). My Korean friend, Janice is her English name, led me and another girl through a maze of buildings, past security guards, typed in a code and took us up the elevator. By this time, I was really excited, because I’d been waiting for the day that I would be invited over to a local’s house. After typing in another code and opening the door, we were inside the apartment. I was introduced to a home-cooked Korean meal with Kimchi, rice and pork. My friend made it herself and showed us around the small apartment. Nothing surprising occurred, but I wasn’t disappointed, and instead reveled in the fact that I was living in a Korean home for the evening. The rice cooker, the little push-to-open-cabinet in the center of the fridge door, and futons for sleeping on the floor were all in place and added to the atmosphere. Even though nothing surprised me, my encounter with a Korean home was pretty fun. Maybe if I hadn’t watched all those Korean TV shows my sense of wonder would’ve been escalated, but it was, in short, a home for the average person. I also learned this week that the one of the words for ‘year’ and the word for ‘bitch’ are the same, so yes, good thing I didn’t say it out loud and only sent it in a message to a friend who thought it was hysterical.

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RED FEATHER Megan Nanna Staff

The Red Feather Lounge is a perfect example of a modern-meets-industrial interior design; the atmosphere is vibrant and the employees are friendly. The rumor mill states that their breakfast is to die for, but I wanted to test out their lunch. The menu consists of different salads, sandwiches, burgers and a wide variety of drinks and appetizers. The first order was their “Chicken Wiseguy," which was made up of grilled chicken, house pesto, pomodoro and

ciabatta. I enjoyed the fresh bread and great mixture of flavors that the sandwich had, not to mention the tasty fries which came along with the meal. The next order was a “Spicy Thai Chicken Pita” that had cheddar, tzatziki and mixed greens wrapped up inside. The first bite I can best describe as ‘fresh,' as the fresh crunchy pita bread and Thai chicken blended together so well. My overall experience in Red Feather was great, and I would recommend anyone to stop in there if you are craving fresh, well prepared food and a unique atmosphere.

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MCT Campus THE LEGO MOVIE (PG): The directing team of Phil Lord and Chris Miller (“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,” “21 Jump Street”) return with this animated, sure-to-be-wacky adventure based on the popular toys. Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett and Will Ferrell provide the voices.

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George Clooney wrote, directed and stars in this crime caper about a World War II platoon assigned to steal art masterpieces from the Nazis and return them to their true owners. Matt Damon, Bill Murray and Cate Blanchett round out the squad of thieves.

Zoey Dutch (“Beautiful Creatures”) stars as a breed of half-human, half-vampire whose legacy is to protect peaceful, non-violent vampires living in secret among us mortals.

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The weather forecast Saturday afternoon didn’t call for any precipitation in Boise but the Broncos were able to make it rain inside Taco Bell Arena. As a team the Broncos were 12-28 from long range for the game. They were able to come out on top 79-49 in a battle for second place in the MW against the UNLV Rebels. Both teams came into the game with a conference record of 6-2. The Broncos had an overall record of 11-8 and the Rebels 9-11. The Broncos had a bit of a scare early on at the 14:57 mark. Deanna Weaver rolled her ankle after converting on a 3-point shot from the wing and drew a foul. She was able to convert the rare four point

opportunity. “I think she is tough,” freshman guard Kenna McDavis said. “Worse comes to worse maybe she would’ve been out for a game but she’s tough.” Freshman guard Yaiza Rodriguez continues to lead the MWC in 3-point field goal percentage. The Broncos ability to stretch the floor with multiple players is something that is going to be difficult to defend when converting at a high rate. McDavis was able to add a 3-pointer that put the Broncos up 19-7 midway through the first half. “I don’t want to be on the other team when they’re trying to scout us,” McDavis said. “If Deanna (Weaver) doesn’t show up, Miquelle (Askew) will show up. There’s always somebody who is going to show up. Sophomore guard Kayla Reinhart continued her hot shooting from beyond the arc. She knocked down her first two attempts, extending her streak to seven straight 3-pointers made at home, before missing on her third attempt of the night. Over the Broncos six

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Junior Deanna Weaver (center) led the Broncos with 16 points in the Broncos sixth straight MW win. game winning streak they have averaged at least 10 three’s a game. “I have just been feeling it and letting it go, “ Reinhart said. “If you’re a confident shooter, every time you let it go you think it’s going in.”

The Broncos went into the locker room leading 42-19. It didn’t take long for them to pick up right where they left off in the second half. The Broncos were able to finish the game shooting 48.4 percent from the field while

limiting their turnovers to just 14. The Broncos defense was in the face of the Rebels from the beginning and didn’t let up their relenting pressure throughout the game. The Broncos are riding a

wave of momentum having won six games in a row, in Mountain West play and will look to continue their winning streak when they face off against San Diego State on the road on Wednesday, Feb. 5th.

Ajayi named to watch list Michael Steen @MichaelSteen2

Redshirt junior running back Jay Ajayi has been named as one of the 12 Players to Watch in 2014 by the Touchdown Club of Columbus. Boise State has had previous players named to the same watch list, including

former running back Jeremy Avery and former quarterback Kellen Moore. Moore was named by the organization as the top quarterback in the nation twice and the award was eventually named after him. Ajayi will join the rest of the watch list at the introduction banquet in Columbus, Ohio on Feb. 8 alongside

another notable name, BYU quarterback Taysom Hill, whom the Broncos will face on Oct. 25 at Bronco Stadium. Ajayi was third in the Mountain West in 2013 in rushing yards with 1,425 yards on 254 attempts. He also was second in rushing touchdowns with 19 in 13 games.

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Broncos pick up sixth straight victory The Boise State women’s basketball team beat UNLV 79-49 to move to second place in the MW standings. Michael Steen @MichaelSteen2

The Broncos picked up their sixth consecutive conference win on Saturday afternoon, with a 7949 victory over UNLV. The Broncos were off and running in the first half with a 19-3 run and cruised to an easy win, leading by as much as 40 at one point. Five Broncos were in double figures on the day, as junior guard Deanna Weaver once again led the way with 16 points. The Broncos were on fire from beyond the arc, going 12-28 from three on the day. The Broncos continued their overall shooting consistency as of late, shooting 48.2 percent from the field on 30-of-62 shooting. Defensively, Boise State locked down on UNLV, holding the Runnin’ Rebels to just 30.6 percent

from the field, connecting on 15-of-49 shots on the day and going just 2-of-12 from beyond the arc. True freshman Kenna McDavis was right on Weaver’s heels with 15 points of her own, as she tied her career high scoring output. McDavis also recorded a career high with eight rebounds, while knocking down three 3-pointers for the second game in a row. With the victory, the Broncos move to 12-8 on the season and 7-2 in the Mountain West. The Broncos moved into second place at the conference and trail Colorado State by just one game. The Broncos will travel to take on San Diego State on Wednesday night to stretch their winning streak to seven games with a chance to tie Colorado State atop the conference standings with nine games remaining. Photos Kalee Hinkle/THE ARBITER

Broncos host top five ranked San Diego State The Broncos host the MW conference leading Aztecs at Taco Bell Arena with a chance to get revenge Nate Lowery Staff Writer

It’s easy to see there’s a lot riding on Boise State men’s basketball matchup against San Diego State on Wednesday. The Aztecs, the fifth ranked team in the country with wins over Kansas, Marquette and Creighton, edged out the Broncos 69-66 earlier in the season and have proven to be one of the top teams not only in the MWC, but in the nation. On the other hand, sitting at sixth in the conference, the Broncos have been on a

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roller coaster ride of a season. Boise State head coach Leon Rice is already accustomed to the competition his team faces in the MWC. “In this league, every game is going to be down to the wire, every game is going to be a tough game,” Rice said. “You look at all these teams and they can all beat each other. The last game doesn’t matter. It all depends on who shows up on a given night.” This time around, the Broncos will have the home court advantage instead of traveling to Viejas Arena, one of the loudest arenas in college basketball.

Boise State has only lost three games from the sanctity of Taco Bell Arena over the past two seasons. “We’ve had some great crowds here and we don’t have that many home games left so let’s fill this place up,” Rice said. The Broncos know a big turnout against the Aztecs will be key for them if they want to pull off the upset. “I love home games and having the crowd come out to support us,” junior Anthony Drmic added. The home court advantage isn’t the only added boost the Broncos will get

this time around. According to Rice, his team is peaking at just the right moment. “There’s terrific teams (in the MWC) and they’re all getting better,” Rice said. “But we’re getting better too.” Rice and Drmic attribute the Broncos’ improvement to the development of Nick Duncan and Igor Hadziomerovic returning to full health. Duncan has averaged 11 ppg over Boise State’s last five contests, and has even made three starts. Drmic believes it’s the confidence that Duncan has

gained over time that has allowed him to contribute so heavily for the Broncos. “Since the first day, I’ve been on his back to shoot the ball,” Drmic said. “It’s good that he’s finally having that confidence. We’re confident in him and his ability to play.” For Boise State to pull off the upset against the Aztecs, Rice knows his team is going to have to cause confusion in the San Diego State defense. “Our system can be really hard to defend too,” Rice said. “We have a lot of ball movement. Our guys share the ball really well and we also shoot the ball really well.”

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