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Tuition hike approved The Idaho State Board of Education approved a 6.9 percent hike in tuition and fees for Boise State for next year. The Board voted in Moscow on Wednesday, April 18 on the proposed hikes and all the four-year universi-
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Laura Coleman works in the Albertson’s Library on campus. Every day she helps students check out books and restocks shelves. Coleman obtained her student job through federal work study programs. As a freshman music education major, Coleman’s job at the library allows her to make ends meet. “This work study, it’s how I pay for my rent, my food and for extra stuff,” Coleman said. “I can’t get a job somewhere else because no one is hiring.” Fulfilling the role of a student does not allow for an open work schedule and Coleman needed work that would help pay bills and fit her erratic class schedule. Coleman and other Boise State students currently live off education programs that have experienced reductions as part of the recent $85 billion dollar federal budget sequestration. According to the Pew Charitable Trust website, Idaho is ranked among the top five states most reliant on federal funding for education spending and will be hit
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the hardest by the re- as part of the Budget cent across-the-board Control Act (BCA). The BCA stipulated federal cuts. federal Coleman isn’t happy automatic about the possibil- spending cuts should ity she may not have the 12-member comstudent employment mittee fail to enact opportunities and their own. The sequestration questions decisions made in Washington was intended to go to reduce education into effect Jan. 2, 2012, but was delayed until spending. “I think in general, this past March when Laura Coleman counts on work study. and education should be Republicans something that is left Democrats remained ing for primary and lose 40 work study uncut because educa- unwilling to cooperate secondary education jobs. tion is more important on new legislation that for the 2013-2014 Though the number than a lot of things,” would eliminate the school year. is low compared to BCA. Coleman said. Boise State Associ- states like California For now, no dis- ate Vice President for In a world where and New York, who most jobs require an cussions about staff Communications and may drop nearly 4,000 educational degree, reduction have taken Coleman feels reduc- place, Dean of the Alb- Marketing Gregory student work study ing education spend- ertsons Library Peggy Hahn estimated the jobs, those students afing will limit opportu- Cooper expressed re- university will lose a fected in Idaho will be very small forced to look for emnities for n u m b e r ployment in a strugpotential of work gling private sector. students This work study, it’s how I pay for study poJunior health infora n d mation management job seek- my rent, my food and for extra stuff,” sitions. “ T h e i r major Emily Harvey Coleman said. “I can’t get a job someers. ( B o i s e feels the federal gov“I am where else because no one is hiring. getting S t a t e ’ s ) ernment made mis—Laura Coleman an edue s t i m a t e takes when deciding to cation is that the cut education funding so that I loss for in a country already can have a career and cently. work study will be attempting to provide “I haven’t heard or about $8,600,” Hahn quality schooling for make a life for myself,” anything said. “So that’s like 2.6 Coleman said. “If they discussed it’s citizens. hinder me from do- with anyone that less students receiving “I think it should ing that, it’s kind of would indicate we are work study.” be something that, if reducing our staff,” messed up.” In response to the anything, should be Sequestration cuts Cooper said. “We are came after 12 federal planning to fill the recent sequestration, getting more funding,” legislators in a bipar- same positions next the White House re- Harvey said. “I feel like educatisan “Super Commit- year and move for- cently released state by state breakdowns tion should be valued tee” failed to come to ward.” In all, Idaho will of education fund- more highly. It’s more an agreement for federal budget reduction forfeit approximately ing cuts. According to important than the in November of 2011, $3.7 million in fund- estimates, Idaho may government makes it.”
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versities. However, over the last two years the other three major campus’s have seen tuition jump close to nine percent. Since fiscal year 2009, state funding for public universities in Idaho has decreased by $41.1 million, which has resulted in the universities needing to find other avenues for increased funding.
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lars per semester, or $405 a year. Boise State had requested an increase of 8.6 percent, U of I, 5.9 percent, Idaho State University 4.5 percent, Lewis-Clark State College 4 percent and Eastern Idaho Technical College, 4.9 percent. Although the Board voted on a smaller increase than originally requested, Boise State will see a larger increase compared to the other uni-
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ties will see increases. Boise State’s increase is 1.7 percent less than requested by the university. University of Idaho, Idaho State University and Lewis-Clark State College will all see increases between four and five percent. The current tuition and fees for fulltime, in-state students at Boise State is $5,884. With the tuition increase students will pay an additional $202 dol-
It’s a small room with three tables in three corners, a projection screen in the other, about 15 to 20 chairs and a large notepad at the front. The Healthy Relationships Comic-Con was a workshop on what constitutes a healthy relationship, including how cultural perceptions of race, gender and sexual orientation can affect relationships. It used comic book characters as a medium to connect to the attendees. Sophomore Amanda Griffin set up and was in charge of the event. “I love comic books,” she said. “So I saw we had a comic book club, and we always co-sponsor with other clubs on campus, and I thought that would be the one thing that would really get other people to come,
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because I know how much comic books are popular now.” After a lengthy discussion on gender roles and how they affect individuals and their relationships, the attendees split into three small groups and went to the three tables, each group participating in a different activity. There was a framing booth where attendees put together their own comic frames to challenge the status quo, a consent booth where attendees learned more about consent rules and a shipping booth where attendees put characters in relationships based on three characteristics. “I would have to say I’m most excited for our framing booth,” Griffin said. “Which is where people get to create their own scene and we’ll take a picture of it and we’re looking
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at how people are posed and how that effects their characters.” The framing booth looked at how the presentation of characters of different genders and races impressed upon readers the importance or role of the character based on location and size in a frame. The Comic Book Club co-sponsored the event, providing volunteers like junior psychology major Charles Sims. “I am in comic book club,” he said. “So we were helping out volunteering; helping the guests understand comic book characters and their roles.” Even though Sims was a volunteer, he still experienced the program as an attendee. “(I liked) how the hosts were inclusive of everybody’s ideas in the small groups. They put everybody on the same playing field,” Sims said. The program provided a safe space for attendees to give their opinions on gender roles or what makes healthy relationships
while also teaching about those topics. Despite being on such heavy topics, the Healthy Relationships Comic-Con managed to attract a younger guest from the community. Anna McClain-Sims (of no relation to Charles Sims), an eighth-grader from the community, attended the event. “I’m a fan of consensual relationships,” she said. “I’ve been involved in a lot of stuff with gender roles and (the) LGBTQ (community). And I love comics.”
The event managed to complete its end goal of teaching about the potential dangers of some relationships and what constitutes a healthy relationship. “I learned more about consent. They talk about that a bit in school, but they don’t talk about dominance in relationships,” McClain-Sims said. The Healthy Relationships Comic-Con took place Tuesday night in the SUB and was put on in part by The Women’s Center and the Comic Book Club.
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State Board of Ed. vote on tuition increase The Idaho State Board of Education is meeting in Moscow this week on the University of Idaho campus to consider the proposed tuition increases for Idaho’s five state public universities. Boise State has requested an increase of 8.6 percent, U of I, 5.9 percent, Idaho State University 4.5 percent, LewisClark State College 4 percent and Eastern Idaho Technical College, 4.9
percent. With the proposed increases, full-time, in-state students would pay $6,580 in tuition and fees next year at Boise State. The Board voted Wednesday, April 18 on the proposed hikes and all the four-year universities will see increases. The Board approved a 6.9 percent increase in tuition for Boise State—1.7 percent less than requested by the university.
Make a difference on Earth Day Earth Day is Monday, April 22, and many at Boise State are looking for ways to continue to make a positive impact on the environment. One product we use every day at work and at play, however, often is overlooked—the rechargeable battery. Rechargeable batteries are found in cell phones, laptop computers, cordless power tools, camcorders, digital cameras and more. Hundreds of millions of rechargeable batteries and cell phones are retired each year, and often they end up in the notorious “junk” drawer or worse—in the trash—because we may be unsure how
to dispose of them. Since 2010, Boise State has partnered with the Call2Recycle program to provide an easy solution that keeps rechargeable batteries out of landfills and protects natural resources. Do your part on Earth Day and every day by dropping off your rechargeable batteries and used cell phones at the Environmental Health & Safety Office to be recycled. Additionally, EHS will collect used rechargeable batteries and used cell phones at the “Energy Day “event from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, on the Quad.
Beat Pete race raises $35,000 for scholarships A total of 2,298 participants brought their Bronco best last Saturday to race Boise State football coach Chris Petersen in the sixth annual Beat Coach Pete Scholarship Run/Walk presented by Health and Recreation, Bronco Athletics and the United Dairymen of Idaho. The goal of the race
is to generate as much money as possible for the general student scholarship fund at while also challenging participants to “Beat Pete” to the finish line. Coach Petersen donated an additional $5 for each of the 1,000 racers who beat his time of 27 minutes, resulting in a $5,000 payout this year.
When combined with the registration fees and additional donations, this year’s Beat Coach Pete Scholarship Run/Walk raised $35,000 for the general scholarship fund. The race has raised more than $173,000 in emergency funding scholarships to Boise State students since its inception.
Pay-by-phone parking Boise State is the first in Idaho to provide pay-by-phone parking service. With the implementation of Parkmobile’s mobile applications for the iPhone, Android, Windows 7 and Blackberry smartphones, students, faculty, staff and visitors are now able to pay for parking at any meter or garage on campus with their
smartphone. Additionally, Boise State is the first university to offer Near Field Communication (NFC) capability. Users simply wave or tap their smartphone on any of the NFC-enabled stickers on the meters and signs in the garages to instantly access the parking application, making paying for parking more
convenient. By registering at www.parkmobile.com and downloading the mobile application, parking customers can use the application, the Internet, QR code or NFC sticker, or call toll free 1-877727-5993, to pay for parking. These options can be found on Boise State meters and signs at the pay stations in the garages.
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Faculty Senate tackles campus climate Maliza Lang Courtesy
Bronco Abroad: American stereotypes Last year’s Breaking News Editor Suzanne Craig chronicles her adventures abroad while studying in Sweden. Encountering stereotypes is an inevitable part of meeting new people. Meeting new people from other countries just means there are more stereotypes to work through. For Americans, there are two big stereotypes to be aware of. First, that Americans are stupid. What’s perpetuating this stereotype? The most frequent answer is reality television. If my only encounter with America was Jersey Shore, I wouldn’t be impressed. Another component is geography. We are notorious for not knowing where places are in the world. Europeans claim we should be able to pick out major European countries on a map. A valid point, but just whip out a blank map of the U.S. and ask them to pinpoint Colorado. It makes for a fun drinking game. The second stereotype is American arrogance. I will freely admit I didn’t understand this. While here I met far more arrogant Swedes, and, given the reputation of Swedes for humility that, was a surprise. A Lithuanian friend ended up explaining it. “I kind of envy you. You all (Americans) are just self-confident and willing to put yourself out there. We’re not,” Lijana Songailaite said. So this self-confidence and assertiveness translates into arrogance. Easily done really, just throw in some overbearing tendencies and fast-talking and the impression is left that Americans think they can do it better than anyone so just get out of their way. Arrogance personified, that’s us. The best way to dodge this one is to make sure to let other people talk. Sometimes this requires sitting in silence for a good five minutes while everyone stares at each other to try and get someone else to speak up. Torturous, but if you break the silence every time people will just step aside and let you run the show. Not only does this perpetuate the arrogance stereotype, it leaves you with more work.
Boise State Professor of Literacy Dr. Anne Gregory has been President of the Faculty Senate for two years. Gregory has worked on project after project to help the faculty get its voice heard among administrators and students. “(The Faculty Senate) is a tool by which the faculty participates. I believe in participatory democracy, but for that we need to participate,” Gregory said. She has done her share by leading the senate along with current Vice President Dr. Stephen Crowley. Crowley notes that the senate may not be big politics, but it is just as vital to our campus. “It’s like politics with a lowercase “P.” It’s a significant service commitment,” Crowley said. Faculty members have three responsibilities: teaching, research and service. Their time often ends up being divided into 40 percent teaching, 40 percent research and service 20 percent. Over the past term, the senate has accomplished revising its constitution and addressing issues like tenure and academic freedom. In addition, the senate has helped facilitate the shift from the Core Curriculum to Foundational Studies Program. Students have seen this reflected in the total number of credits needed to graduate decreasing from 128 to 120.
The senators try to be representative of all faculty members as every college is represented. The ratio is approximately one senator per 25 faculty members. One of those senators is Dr. M. Rose Barlow, assistant professor in the psychology department. She is one of three representatives for the College of Social Science and Public Affairs. Barlow encourages students to know what the senate is as she wasn’t aware of hers as an undergraduate. “There’s a lot of information exchange and we represent the faculty if they want to say anything to the university in general (We) connect each individual faculty member with the greater university I think most students, if they even know (The Faculty Senate) exists, don’t know what it’s for,” Barlow said. Any student can get on the agenda if they’d like or just sit in on meetings. The senate meets every two weeks in the Student Union Building for two hours. A student who has attended one of these meetings is Bryan Vlok, who is just ending his term as ASBSU speaker and recently got elected as vice president next year under Ryan Gregg. “(It’s) great to have that representation,” Vlok said. He would push for more collaboration between the two bodies on campus. “ASBSU is no joke,” Vlok said. ASBSU controls over half a
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Faculty senate addresses a range of issues from tenure to academic freedom. million dollars and is key for students on campus. The officers have worked this year on extending library hours and tackling the lack of diversity in positions on campus. However, decisions made by the senate often effect students and are important for ASBSU to be aware of. “More collaboration between the two bodies would be lovely as they do for students what we do for faculty,” Gregory said. She and Crowley would consider having a senator attend ASBSU meetings. Right now, an ASBSU representative has a seat in the senate meetings, but for communication to flow the senate may need to look into other
options. “It’s easy (for anyone) to complain,” Gregory said. What she and the rest of the senate members are looking for are people with solutions to problems that they bring up. Crowley is in training as vice president to move onto being president. Gregory’s term will end in the fall and she’s sure Crowley will maintain the level of quality in the senate and keep consistency. “We’ve had a succession of very good presidents. But, I do think we’ve got the ‘everything’s running fine’ problem,” Crowley said. Facilitating communication is an important item to keep up on and servicing a voice with
leadership. Crowley quoted 21st century writer G.K. Chesterton in his reasoning to act on his interest in policy making when reciting, “If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing badly.” Crowley will work his hardest to make the senate as effective as possible and that is by far better than not doing anything at all. Vlok realizes ASBSU needs to keep up their good work also. “We’re up and coming,” he said. The members of the student body went to the National Student Government Conference with over 50 other schools and are ready to put the tools they learned to use.
Man from the mountains: teaching from experience Devin Ferrel Courtesy
On an island in the south pacific, rice paddies climb up the mountainsides like steps to the sky. Homes not unlike those that may be found in America climb the steps of the mountains with the paddies. Among these homes and farms on a mountain are people planting, harvesting, sowing and churning. They are the Igorot, the natives of the area in the Philippine island of Luzon known as Mountain Province. It is from here that Shelton Woods, Ph.D. hails. Woods was born to Damon and Faye Woods on Jan. 18, 1962, the third child of four. He received his Ph.D. in Southeast Asian History from the University of California Los Angeles in 1993 and became a Southeast Asian History professor at Boise State in 1994. In his time here, he has become the associate dean in the College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs . “Students, that’s what I enjoy the most; the eagerness of students to learn about Asian history,” Woods said. “Follow what you really love. Follow your passion there is no substitute for hard work, whether you happen to be re-
ally, really bright or not really, really bright.” Woods grew up in Southeast Asia during a tumultuous time. The Vietnam War was at its height while Woods was a child. Woods’ mother and father were in the Korean War and served in the medical field. They traveled much of the time to give care to those in need, shaping Woods’ childhood experiences. “It was such a strange way to grow up because I was a minority.” Among everything—living in a foreign land, being a minority, going from place to place—Woods’ friends and the people of the Philippines stand out in his memory the most. “I think the thing that stands out in my mind is my friends who are still my dearest friends, I go back there every year,” he said. “Dr. Woods is a brilliant scholar but I think that there are lots and lots of brilliant scholars. I don’t think that’s rare,” said Woods’ teaching assistant Pete Wood. “I think the difference about Dr. Woods is that he really cares. He really not only cares about his subject, he really cares about his students.”
Teaching at the university is not without its challenges “Maybe being the only Asian historian here. If I would be at a perhaps more established university there might be three or four historians that I could
interact with on a daily basis. I still interact with Asian historians on a daily basis but at different institutions,” Woods said A published author, Woods has written several books on
Asian history—“Vietnam: A Global Studies Handbook” “Japan, An Illustrated History” and “Vietnam, An Illustrated History.” Woods continues to teach Eastern Civilizations (Hist 121) at the university.
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Riley Caldwell-O’Keefe presents on how national theater created myths about American society during World War II.
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On Tuesday, the presentation “WWII Ethos: Military Myth Making” was given in the Student Union Building. It focused on how plays done on the military bases created a false image for Americans during the second World War and consisted of a lecture and then time after for questions. “Amateur military theatricals during World War II happened at ev-
ery base, post and camp across the globe,” said Riley Caldwell-O’Keefe, who gave the presentation and is a professor at Boise State. “They had a huge impact on our conception of American identity and the centrality of the military to our sense of being American.” Caldwell-O’Keefe said these plays were part of a morale program issued by the government to help boost troop morale. The problem was the mass of these plays were
intended only for white men enlisted in the army. This created censorship on bases and pushed for the creation of special shows made for women soldiers and special shows made for African-American soldiers. In her presentation, Caldwell-O’Keefe used specific examples of each and also analyzed the different information she has found in her research. Caldwell-O’Keefe said the idea for this presentation began when she
Student musicians open for indie rock band Lydia Madison Killian Staff Writer
Boise State students are opening for the indie rock band Lydia Saturday, April 20. Indie rock band Lydia is stopping in Boise on their “Devil North American Tour” to play a show at The Venue. This highly anticipated show includes opening acts From Indian Lakes, Sweet Talker and features
local band Sheep Among Wolves, whose members include two Boise State students. Lydia is a four-piece band hailing from Arizona. Formed in 2003, the band is currently: frontman Leighton Antelman with Craig Taylor on the drums, Matt Keller on the bass and keyboards and guitarist Justin Camacho. Their newest album, “Devil” was released on March 19 receiving rave
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was in school. “The original exploration about amateur military theatricals started with my dissertation in graduate school,” Caldwell-O’Keefe said. “As I finished my dissertation I could see that the next questions I needed to pursue were along the lines of fleshing out the evidence I had about the performances by women and people of color.” She also said the research for it required a lot of digging.
“The shows by and for white men were much easier to locate,” CaldwellO’Keefe said. “The military prioritized what they found important to archive and, predominantly, the women’s shows and shows by African-Americans were not determined important enough to be archived so it’s harder to locate the evidence and put the pieces together of that particular story.” Caldwell-O’Keefe hopes after her presentation the learning will continue.
“I would hope that people who came and listened would continue to engage in discussions about recovering incomplete histories and that studying history can give us a more full and rich understanding of who we are today,” she said. The presentation was hosted and funded by the Arts & Humanities Institute. For more information on this and upcoming Arts and Humanities events visit research. boisestate.edu.
songwriter Kevin Fisher. This Colorado native creates alternative pop music with lyrics that are as sweet as the melodies within them. Get ready to swoon, ladies. Listen to “This is War” off of the newly released EP “Be The Light”. Last but certainly not least, Sheep Among Wolves is an indie/ post hardcore band from right here in Boise and are described as melodic and sometimes dissonant, according to their Facebook page. Members Gage Duke, Rob Lanterman, Gabe Miller and Boise State students Trevor Adams and
Marcus Cassano will share the stage with those three great bands. Check out their EP ‘He Moves’ to hear songs such as “A Building” and “Let-
ters to a Ghost”. For ticket information and purchase visit The Venue’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/boisevenue.
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New art building generates excitement Alx Stickel
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New art building sparks hope in art department According to Richard Young, art department chair, ground for a new fine arts building is expected to be broken in March 2014. The art department is expected to house most of the art programs, which will no longer be scattered throughout several buildings across campus, and (potentially) the Arts and Humanities Institute (an institute on campus which supports the arts and humanities programs on campus). “I think that this will certainly create a better, stronger presence for the arts on the campus,” Young said. Young and other Boise State administrators have said that the new art building is cur-
rently in the programming and planning phase where interior space needs are being discussed. Art graduate student and peer advisor Thomas Fassino said plans for the new Boise State art building have lessened the fear of the fine arts falling to the wayside. “I knew that the discussion was happening and I knew the university was on their long range plan, but just to have it (the new art building plans) pop up for me personally was really cool. It caught me off guard,” Fassino said.
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Jared Everett, interim associate vice president of campus planning and facilities, said while funding and exterior design plans have not been drawn up, two architect firms, LCA, the local firm heading the project and also built the
SUB alterations, and HGA, a Minneapolis firm specializing in fine art facilities, have been contracted to begin the programming and planning phase for the interior necessities of the building, such as gallery and lab space. “It’s important for everyone to understand that this is in the planning phases. It hasn’t even been designed yet,” Everett said. “We think the programming effort will conclude this summer, so we will have a good idea this summer how large the facility will be, what programs are in it, how much it will cost and how within the building the different programs might be situated. It’ll be a very interesting exercise.” This summer Everett and other faculty hope to receive design and funding approval and funding assistance from the Idaho State Board of Education (SBOE). The SBOE
must approve the design and funding factors before ground can be broken in March 2014. The ISBE is the deciding voice for whether or not these projects occur. The State of Idaho has the ability to contribute state funding to the project, which would take some of the financial burden off the university and community members. However, nothing is set in stone. Boise State administrators have acknowledged there are no concrete plans for the building design nor have funding resources been confirmed, but Dean of the Colleges of Arts and Sciences Tony Roark described the funding resources to come from a combination of private donations (including fundraising) and bonding (a line of credit Boise State will repay). “Every building we’ve erected recently has been some
blend of bonding plus private donations. The Micron Business and Economics building is a very nice example of that,” Roark said. “We don’t even have plans on paper so it’s certainly premature to say what the cost will be and precisely how that cost will be divided between bonding capacity and fundraising.”
What this building means for Boise State Despite limited concrete planning, visions for what this building will bring to campus are present in the minds of faculty members. Young said this building will bring a new level of prestige to the university and especially to the art department. According to Everett, art students will benefit from these new facilities which will address their current (and future) infrastructure needs.
“It’s going to be a landmark building that focuses on the arts,” Young said. “I think it will, with its potential location, function as a connection to the city, to the Boise Art Museum and the arts and cultural district, so it’ll really create this nexus for the arts on campus. It’ll also solidify the presence of the arts on campus.” Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Leslie Durham said she thinks with the art programs being housed under one roof, a new creative unity will be fostered. “I think it will concentrate focus energy,” Durham said. “I think it will have a more unified public face. I think it’s kind of a culmination of the directions we’ve been going in lately and it will be just a really nice visual representation of the great things that have been happening in arts and humanities over the last several years.”
iTunes U takes off as online education use increases MCT Campus Apple announced Thursday that its iTunes U offering has surpassed 1 billion downloads, as online education becomes more accepted at schools in the United States and more popular worldwide. ITunes U offers free educational content from colleges, libraries, museums and more that can help professors create materials for their courses, which can be offered to students using the same platform. For example, Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif. which offered the first publicly available iTunes U site after joining Apple for the pilot project in 2004 offers lectures from its courses, as well as course materials, faculty presentations, event highlights and more on the service. Apple singled out Stanford in its news
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release for being one of two entities to produce more than 60 million downloads on its own. "With the incredible content offered on iTunes U, students can learn like never before there are now iTunes U courses with more than 250,000 students enrolled in them, which is a phenomenal shift in the way we teach and learn," Apple software chief Eddy Cue said in Thursday's announcement. Online education has become more accepted and widely used on college campuses in the past few years, as evidenced by the emergence of massive online open courses, or MOOCs, which offer education on the Web to anyone. The system is beginning to garner wider acceptance. San Jose State University announced in February, for example, that it will partner with Mountain View, Calif.-based
MOOC company Udacity for the first such courses to be eligible for college credits, offering three lower-level math courses for $150, a much smaller fee than such classes typically cost at the state vuniversity. Also in February, the American Council on Education recommended credit for four Coursera undergraduate math and science courses from Duke University, the University of Pennsylvania and University of California-Irvine; Coursera is also a Mountain View-based MOOC company. ITunes U growth also showed a spike in recent years. The company announced that it had surpassed 300 million downloads on the service in August of 2010, a little more than three years after the service launched; less than three years later, it has added 700
million more. A large percentage of that growth has come from overseas, with Apple saying Thursday that 60 percent of its downloads originate from outside the United States. "Because of iTunes U, I have been able to introduce stu-
dents and colleagues in China to research on the links between chronic multi-tasking, information overload and stress; discuss research publications and degree programs with students in Europe; and exchange information about the influence of neighborhood
design on community levels of physical activity and obesity with students in Australia," UC-Irvine professor Dan Stokols said in Thursday's release. Stokols reaches 170,000 students on iTunes U with a course in environmental psychology, Apple said.
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Though students suspect that fire drills are meant to catch illegal activity, housing officials are just doing their jobs.
Fire drill confiscations Students need to take responsibility for breaking Housing policies
Matt Shelar Staff Writer
Quite frequently, Boise State’s Residence Halls have fire drills, as they are expected to have two a semester. And nearly every time these occur, there are murmurs around campus about “who got caught this time.” Rumors saying University Housing and Residence Life is conducting these drills to do room searches for violations have been circulating. But if you have illegal substances in your dorm room, you have to be com-
pletely careless with your possessions to get caught having them. “Our primary intent, as with the vast majority of our operations, is to ensure the safety of our residents; we do not go into room expecting to encounter violations,” said Matt Jones, area coordinator for the Apartments, Towers and Suites. Naturally, as undergrads, many of us would like to think “the man” is trying to stick it to us. But they’re just doing their jobs; it’s not as if they have some ulterior motive to break students’ spirits.
But of course, if you leave something you’re not supposed to have out in plain sight, they aren’t going to just turn the other cheek. Again, they do have a job to do. If a person has been caught with illegal substances, there are two solutions they could have applied to avoid all the trouble in the first place. The first: Don’t break any school or housing policies. The second: Stop with the conspicuity. Really, the only person one can blame for getting their things confiscated is
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themselves, as there’s no benefit to seizing someone’s bong or 30-rack of beer. Also, let us not forget these fire drills are ordered by the state; therefore, there is not a thing the University could do to avoid this “problem.” So stop blaming the University for things which are your fault. Yes, some may deem it ridiculous they cannot drink in their dorms even if they are doing so responsibly. But that’s another battle. The fact of the matter is, it’s against the Housing Alcohol Policy to have any
alcohol in the “University Housing facilities, regardless of age.” And until this rule is changed, the smartest thing to do would either be put your toys away when you’re finished playing with them or don’t bring them to campus in the first place. And Jones encourages students to speak with their Resident Assistants and Resident Directors about Housing Policies and Procedures; because this rumor is untrue, and even if it were true, it wouldn’t exactly be the fault of University Housing and Residence Life, would it?
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Where our funds are going, like this whole thing with the field out there, I wasn’t even aware of until they were halfway done with construction. ... I want more opportunities to voice our voice would be nice. And to kind of know what’s going on.
Probably about the new programs coming in. Also the possible new programs the university is expanding into. As well as university expansion, not just programs but the new building as well.
Foreign economics, because I would like to know how other countries are doing in comparison to ours and how that is going to affect us... if we know more about that we will be more prepared to deal with it in the future.
I would like to actually hear more about that field out there (intermural field) and how we don’t have it anymore and that’s kind of frustrating ... how that was taken away from the student body.
The athletics here at Boise State. We are a big football school so it’s really good to keep updated in that, and as our basketball program is growing as well to keep up in that.
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“Breaking Expectations” is staff writer Danielle Allsop’s first hand experiences and advice on dealing with mental illness. This particular installment is in response to recent feedback to “Breaking Expectations.” Just a clarification, this column is intended to give advice to those suffering with a mental illness. It is in no way a column that disregards what having a true panic attack is like. I’ve never discussed any of my personal experiences with panic attacks, what they physically feel like, because I am still uncomfortable with doing so. Just because I haven’t posted how it feels doesn’t mean I haven’t had one, or experienced the aftermath of it. The column is meant to induce a positive spin on a horrible situation, not create more fear in those who don’t know how to deal with their own anxiety. This may come as a shock, but my intention of this column is to HELP, not put others down. For those of you who say I am implying you can just “get over” a mental illness with breathing exercises and medication are wrong. To put me down for trying to help those who are experiencing minor panics and anxiety is, as some call, “nauseating.” Yes, there are many, many times when getting out of bed is impossible because you’re so wound up you can’t even move without causing more anxiety. Trust me, I’ve been there MANY times. And yes, there are times when trying to breathe is out of the question because you’re so past the point of no return that the only breath’s you can take are shallow. You’re only worried about coming out of it alive. I’ve had to drop out of school because I couldn’t go to class without having a panic attack. I’ve had massive panic attacks while driving, in doctor’s offices, even in an admissions office where paramedics were called. This column has been running for only a few weeks. Give me time to open myself up to you. Like I wouldn’t expect you to tell me your deepest, darkest secrets after only knowing each other for only a few weeks, please don’t expect me to do the same. Like I’ve said in previous articles, don’t judge someone if you don’t know their situation. So please don’t judge me because I haven’t fully let you into the deeper part of my anxiety. I’m still coping with it.
Letter to the Editor ment’s disallowance of Congress to pass laws “prohibiting the free exercise of [religion],” which seems perfectly valid. However, because these institutions are effectively receiving government money by having a taxexempt status, the government should also be free to strip such religious institutions of any or all of their governmental benefits because they no longer represent the interests
of the government and aren’t meeting the requirements for the benefits. It’s not coercion, but a choice whether to invest money or not in programs based on whether or not the institution represents the government’s interests. If the institution doesn’t represent the government’s interests—here the interest being the equal protection of all of its citizens— that institution shouldn’t receive government funds.
It’s simple. A removal of benefits is also in no way a violation of the First Amendment. The government is in no way prohibiting the religious institutions from operating in the manner in which they want, they’re just rescinding previously granted benefits because they no longer meet the requirements for those benefits. As mentioned in the article, the same thing would happen if a
religious institution were to choose not to recognize an interracial marriage. That institution wouldn’t be representing the interests of the government and is discriminating against the government’s citizens, so it wouldn’t receive funding. It doesn’t matter whether or not an institution considers that discrimination a part of its religion or not, it doesn’t meet the requirements to receive that funding, so
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The arguments against same-sex marriage presented in the “Opposing Same-Sex Marriage” article from the April 11th edition of The Arbiter are completely bogus. It appears to me that the main point of the article was that the government shouldn’t “force” those who claim their religion prohibits samesex marriage to recognize such marriages because it violates the First Amend-
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Broncos going to court Michael Steen Staff Writer
The crazy game of conference realignment has been making noise in the world of college sports over the past several years. Seemingly every major school has been affected, and Boise State is no exception. Just before the start of 2013, Boise State opted out of their decision to join the Big East in football for the start of the 2013 season, and elected to stay put in the Mountain West Conference. Typically when schools leave a conference, there is a buyout fee; and in the case of the Big East, that fee is $5 million. Boise State is in a different situation than other schools leaving conferences, in that, they never played a single minute as a part of the Big East Conference, or soonto-be named American Athletic Conference, yet the Big East is sticking to its guns on the $5 million payment. On Monday, Boise State made the first move in the financial mess and filed a lawsuit with the Big East in the Fourth Judicial Court in Boise. Boise State initially made the decision to sign into the Big East in December 2011 as an opportunity to join a power six conference to gain an automatic bid in the Bowl Championship series. In December 2012, Boise State backed out of the Big East deal due to several prolific factors. For one, by the time Boise
State made the decision to flee the Big East deal, threefourths of the conference’s members in December 2011, had left the conference for new waters. Another key in expanding the Big East, was the conference and commissioner Mike Aresco, would add more teams west of the Mississippi. Originally, the conference had the addition of San Diego State, also from the Mountain West, but the departure by the Aztecs was another strike against the Big East. The third stipulation not followed through on that triggered the Broncos leaving the Big East commitment is the fact that the Big East lost their Bowl Championship Series automatic bid following the 2013 season. The Big East does have grounds to counter on these accounts, first, the addition of San Diego State, who only agreed to flee the absorption into the conference once Boise State left their agreement. Also, another statement for the Big East is that following the 2013 football season, the Bowl Championship Series is being eliminated from college football for the introduction of a playoff system. "We are disappointed that Boise State has gone to court to try to avoid the contractual obligation that it made to the conference to pay $5 million for refus-
Boston needs another walk off Corey Morgan Staff Writer
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Boise State University president Bob Kustra is preparing for court against AAC. ing to join after committing to do so," Big East commissioner Mike Aresco said in a statement, according to
Broncos fall to Bulldogs Angie Christiaens Staff Writer
Traveling to sunny Fresno, Calif., the Boise State
softball team dropped three games against Fresno State last weekend. The Broncos lost 5-0 on Friday, 7-4 on Saturday,
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and 3-1 on Sunday. Opening up Friday night, the Broncos struggled at home plate having only three hits and no
ESPN.com. This is not the first time the Big East has been involved in lawsuits with
schools leaving the conference. West Virginia, Pitt, Rutgers and TCU all went to court with the Big East.
runs over the seven innings. Going up against Fresno State’s pitcher, Jill Compton, Boise State’s Devon Bridges and Holly Bourke each had one hit in the top of the first innings, but could not score. The Broncos also struggled in the infield against the Bulldogs committing four errors throughout the game allowing the Bulldogs to score two runs in the second inning and three in the third. The Bulldogs shut out Boise State 5-0. Resting overnight, Boise State went up against Fresno State for the second time that weekend on Saturday. Fresno State kept hitting well going two for four in the first inning to put up the first score at 2-0. Boise State allowed the lead to increase by one run for every consecutive inning until the bottom of the fifth when the Bulldogs scored two runs to gain a lead of 7-0. However, the Broncos rallied back when they
came into the top of the seventh and ran in four runs off four hits. Bourke homered to right field to help catch up to the Bulldogs, but the lead proved to be too much and Boise State lost 7-4. With the third and final game on Sunday, the Broncos saw another immediate score from the Bulldogs with three runs on two hits right away in the bottom of the first inning. Yet, Boise State’s infield and pitching by Rebecca Patton all played well to keep the Bulldogs scoreless for the remainder of the game. In the top of the third inning, Bourke scored with one run off one hit to battle Fresno State. With strong defensive play on both sides, both teams were scoreless for the remainder innings leaving the final score at 3-1. Boise State will host the San Diego State Aztecs at Dona Larsen Park this upcoming weekend with their first game beginning on Friday, April 19 at 3 p.m. MT.
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It’s the bottom of the ninth inning; the Boston Red Sox are at home against the Tampa Bay Rays. It’s all tied-up 2-2 with Dustin Pedroia on first base and Mike Napoli at bat. Napoli rips it off the Green Monster wall in left field as Pedroia sprints around the bags and slides into home. The crowd erupts with joy as the Boston Red Sox win in stunning fashion at home. All is right in Boston. Less than an hour later, the famous Boston Marathon was coming to an end when two explosions went off near the finish line, killing three and injuring over 140 people. The two bombs exploded less than 10 seconds apart and less than 100 yards in distance from one another. There were also at least two other bombs that failed to go off in the near area. Boston went from a city full of joy and excitement after a nail-biting win, to a city of gloom in just an hours’ time. The news spread around the world within minutes of the explosions through social media. The blasts not only affected the Boston area, these acts of terrorism also put the shock and fear into many of the people of our great nation that has not been felt since 9/11. What this city needs now is hope. Sports, specifically baseball in this situation, can offer that hope. Boston is in desperate need of a gleam of light. It’s the same hope that the city of New York had when backing and following the Yankees and Giants after 9/11 to help ease the pain of those that were lost. Currently, the Red Sox are first in the AL East with an 8-4 record. A playoff run or possible World Series run could do worlds of help to this broken city. The aftermath of these acts of terrorism will not be easy to deal with, but we, the United States and the city of Boston will rebound and come back stronger than ever. In the words of President Obama, those responsible for this terrorism will “feel the full weight of justice.”
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Cradling with women's club lacrosse
Junior marketing major Marissa Lober has the dedication, endurance and passion needed to compete as a lacrosse player. Lober, who has played lacrosse for seven years and has been involved with the Boise State Lacrosse Club for three years, knows what it takes to make it happen. An expert in lacrosse, it is no wonder she is the president of the club. No doubt, lacrosse is a unique sport. “It is a mix between soccer and field hockey, is the best way to explain it,” Lober said. However, the game of lacrosse for women is different from the game of lacrosse for men. The women’s lacrosse stick, called a crosse, has a smaller pocket on it. They wear goggles, they do
tana for games every other weekend. “Lacrosse is not nearly as big west side of the Mississippi like it is on the east coast and that is why we must travel out of state for the majority of our games,” Lober said. Being a club sport, all costs incurred are the team’s responsibility. They have fundraisers such as car washes and concessions at football games, and club dues ($500/year). Funds pay for referees, team gear and all travel costs as well as transportation to games. “We even did a pancake breakfast this year too,” Lober said. In order to give back they have two community service projects each year. The club has been advertising across campus by word-of-mouth and by having a booth at ev-
ery orientation, as well as putting up fliers around campus. It may sound like a tough time to play lacrosse, but this club has got it down and their advisor gives them all the credit. “All I really do is sign lots of forms for the team,” Lisa Bostaph said in an e-mail. “They (the players) are the stars.” Lober encourages students to go to their Facebook page for up-to-date news on the team. New members are encouraged to come to a practice session on Mondays from 9:30-11 p.m., Tuesday-Thursdays from 8-9:30 p.m. or Sundays from 3:30-5 p.m. in the Williams-Cavens indoor complex. “All you need to do is show up to a meeting, no experience necessary," Lober said. "Come out and support us at home games too.”
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not wear any pads or a helmet (guys wear shoulder pads, helmet, arm protection and gloves) and during the game there is no contact. The players must wear a mouth guard and cleats and their uniforms include a skirt. There are 12 players allowed on the field at a time, although the club has 20 current players (ranging in age from 19-21). The team consists of mid fielders, goalies, defenders and attacks. Players use their stick to keep and/or steal the ball from the opposing team in order to score a goal. Their rigid practice and conditioning schedule starts in the fall. During spring semester they play tournaments (two to three games) and they take summers off. After playing a few games in town, they travel to Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Utah and Mon-
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For more information on the women’s club team, check out their website atboisestatewomenslacrosseclub.com/
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