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March 17, 2014 • Issue no. 49 Volume 26
Boise, Idaho
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ASBSU Staff Writer
Four positions were up for grabs Wednesday, March 12 as candidates for the upcoming ASBSU election took the podium. The roles to be filled included: Assembly Speaker, Secretary of Student Organization Affairs, Secretary of Academic Affairs and Secretary of External Affairs. “A big issue with ASBSU is people aren't really aware,” said Megan Buxton, a candidate for Assembly Speaker. Increasing student voice and participation encompassed a majority of the conversation between the two potential nominees for Assembly Speaker. The Student Assembly can house 40-60 students at once but usual participation sits around 15. To fix this, Chase Neumann, also a candidate for this position, hopes to abolish the mandatory participation practiced already and reach out to groups who are not currently represented. He feels having people there who don't want to be is taking away from students’ motivation to participate. “You have to want to get involved,” Neumann said. Buxton hopes to use existing means such as “Broncoproblems” online to see what ails students most in order to act appropriately. Her biggest complaint is the lack of participation which creates an “apathetic” environment, which she hopes to change. Hailey Weatherby, running for Secretary of Organi-
zational Affairs, stood at the podium alone as her fellow nominee Kendra Winnick could not make it. A major issue pertaining to this position is funding. This year ASBSU funds ran out; for Weatherby, this is unacceptable. “I've got a lot to learn,” said Weatherby about her experience in these matters, but “I'm excited to lean on people with that experience.” Weatherby hopes to become a resource for students, not only allocating funds but introducing students to other organizations as well. For the position of Secretary of External Affairs the main issues focused on were higher tuition and providing a voice for students to the legislature and Idaho State Board of Education. Stephen Gustafson, a nominee for this position, hopes to advocate for better resources for students and will look at different ways to increase funding. Gustafson feels there needs to be open dialogue between organizations on campus and that his past three years spent developing connections at Boise State can do that. Also running for this position is Angel Hernandez, who believes in a far more radical approach to these issues. Hernandez feels the current assembly system at Boise State isn't working and if elected hopes to bring back the Student Senate. He feels
strongly about the issues pertaining to students and intends to fight for minority groups on campus. The two candidates running for Secretary of Academic Affairs are Christopher Bower and Rebecca Kopp. Bower boasts an impressive record which he believes “speaks for itself.” He is running for his second term in this office and hopes to build upon what he's already created. Although Bower admits he didn't come to Boise State wanting to get involved, he feels he's found his place on campus. “ASBSU has defined who I am as a person,” Bower said. Kopp, only a freshman herself, understands the importance of younger students getting involved. Her goal is to eliminate some of the misconceptions professors and students have about each other. Currently, Kopp is living in the College of Business Economics Living and Learning Community where students and teachers live together for this exact purpose. “Students don't know all the opportunities they have,” Kopp said. She plans to help freshmen and sophomores see the opportunities they have regardless of the outcome of the election. “The whole point is to be involved,” Kopp said.
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Trey McIntyre dancers bid farewell to Boise Alx Stickel Isabel Corona @AlxStickel @IsabelLCorona
the project will remain when Trey McIntyre takes the company in a new direction. Although not everyone in the audience knew the history of TMP, the experience of seeing a passionate creative performance stood for itself.
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The audience rose while the dancers bowed for their lengthy standing ovation as the Trey McIntyre Project con-
cluded their last Boise dance performance in the Morrison Center. Saturday’s performances signaled the end of the dancing component of Trey McIntyre Project (TMP). The dancers will disband, but the name of
The Trey McIntyre Project performs Mercury Half-Life.
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“It was fantastic,” said Berna Nyirabariyanga, a former University of Idaho student. “The first part was very costume-wise artistic, like very modern. The second part was just like ‘yeah!’” The first half of the performance was somber, exploring death, which embodied the sad close to the project. “It’s a pretty melancholy moment,” McIntyre said. “You know I walk away with, if anything, tremendous gratitude for having this experience and having a community embrace what we’re doing so fully.” Meanwhile, the second half was upbeat, creatively putting Queen’s songs to dance, ending on a more optimistic note. In what some would call a fitting move, the last song of the performance was a dramatic interpretation of “We Will Rock You.” TMP may no longer be dancing, but that doesn’t mean it won’t continue to rock spectators’ expectations. “When we were first making the move to Boise, so many people in the dance world said,
‘If you do that, you’re going to disappear.’ And quite the opposite has happened,” McIntyre said. Although the ending was bittersweet for both the company and the community, many understood that it’s necessary for there to be growth. “I don’t know the history that much but I hope they have this awesome experience about growing and expanding, especially in this line of work because they’re so talented in it, so I wish them the best,” said U of I graduate Calley Duke. In 2008 Boise was selected as TMP’s home city, because McIntyre wanted the opportunity to see if it could become an integral part of a community. “Within the country, there’s such a red state-blue state divide in terms of support and access. And I kind of feel like, if we’re not providing great art to people everywhere, then why would there be appreciation,” McIntyre said. TMP had the opportunity to travel all over the world and
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perform in theaters like Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl, but McIntyre said the coolest experience was when the State Department sent them on a month-long tour of Asia. TMP has been fundamental to Boise with their community involvement, performing in schools, hospitals and on the streets. Mayor Dave Bieter named TMP ambassadors for the city. Although the curtain dropped on the dance component of TMP, the creativity and innovation the company stands for will still be experienced through other projects. Two documentaries are currently being developed. The first on the docket deals with their collaboration with the Preservation Hall Band, which will be told through recreations and interviews. The second is a documentary about TMP’s first decade. “Everybody should see him if they ever get the chance,” Nyirabariyanga said.
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