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May 5, 2014 • Issue no. 61 Volume 26
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ing skills. It’s an understanding of leadership,” said Crash Marusich, public education and mitigation specialist with the Ada County Emergency Management (ACEM). In the course, students learned about firefighting, first aid, terrorism awareness and personal preparedness. The goal of the course is that, afterwards, the students will be able to fulfill the position of a first responder role when first responders are not available. The students are not themselves becoming professional first responders. “They’re working with Ada County and the Boise State emergency management department to establish a group
of volunteers who are trained to help in the event of a disaster or an emergency here on campus,” said assistant professor Mark Siemon from the School of Nursing. C-CERT training has been offered at Boise State in the past, but this is the first time a new course and club are being introduced along with it. “There might eventually be a one-credit course which this would be a portion of,” Marusich said. “Then the club members would obviously go through that class and flow back through into the club.” The course the class has jumpstarted will be offered sometime in the near future. The name of the future
course is uncertain, but it will have something to do with disaster preparedness. The students also hope along with the course and club, the C-CERT trainings can continue. This year's training was in part funded by (ACEM). “We hope to continue to partner with them (ACEM) in addition to the Idaho Department of Homeland Security to continue to make this a no-cost event for faculty, students and staff at Boise State,” Siemon said. An important part of the training and the future course is moulage. Moulage is the technique of simulating severe wounds on people with make-up.
“When simulating a disaster event, the higher the level and the more realistic you can make it then the more practice people get; in that, the better prepared they are to actually go into a real disaster where you can potentially have people who are severely injured,” Siemon said. For this exercise, volunteers from the Meridian Medical Arts Charter School came in to adorn the moulage and play as victims. “The moulage forces them to think things through— what is the first aid technique I need to use, how can I effectively carry this person without injuring them?” Marusich said.
Students create summer reading list
Paige Puccinelli said. “The Help” by Kathryn major “The Fault in Our Stars” Stockett by John Green This book is based in Jack-
This is the first book of a wonderful series. It lays out
the groundwork of a fivebook series about gaining control of seven kingdoms. This novel introduces you to the world, politics, magic, and history of the seven kingdoms. The first novel tells multiple stories of the main characters throughout the series. “The books are so good! You pick a character and you hope the character makes it through. Each chapter is a different character’s portion of the story,” Gage Telleria, junior English major said.
incorrect. The display actually belonged to a third group, Boise State University Student Foundation. The Student Foundation was
holding an event to show appreciation for people who had donated to Boise State and raise awareness about the Boise State Proud Campaign—a Students Helping
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Students from the community and population health course in the nursing program have collaborated to bring CCERT (Campus Community Emergency Response Team) training to Boise State campus, along with a new course, and a new club. Senior nursing majors Jessica Mothershead and Kira Bishop-Loya both realized the community was lacking in any sort of team to assist in an emergency situation on campus. Both students participated in the C-CERT class which took place on April 30, 2014. “This is good general life knowledge; it’s critical think-
Ashley Stout Staff Writer
Summer is the perfect time to catch up on all of those best-sellers that there wasn’t any time for during the hustle and bustle of the school year. Whether it’s a classic or a brand new novel that just hit the shelf, there is an ample amount of time to finally crack open a few books. Some students can’t wait to
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get back to the shelves and the stacks of books that have been calling to them since midJanuary. Students shared some of their can’t-miss favorites.
“Out of the Dusk” by Karen Hesse
Set in Oklahoma in the 1930s, this novel tells the story of a little girl who is faced with dealing with very adult and scary issues of life, the broken
relationship between her and her father, and trying to figure out where she belongs. “It’s based during the dirty ‘30s out of Oklahoma where I grew up. Even though it’s a fictional book I felt like I could relate to it,” Melissa Jacobsen, a senior communication and biology major, said.
“A Game of Thrones” by George R.R. Martin
flags lined up in the quad were part of the pro-life rally. The article stated the flags were meant to represent the number of fetuses aborted every day. This was
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son, Mississippi in the 1960s and tells the story of three African-American maids. This story is told from the perspective of the maids and their lives working for white families. This novel has touched the hearts of many and will leave you laughing and crying at some points. “It’s a really great story that can teach a good lesson. Plus it has some pretty funny moments,” junior communication Students event. According to club president, Katlin Bailey, each flag in the quad represented 25 Boise State donors. There were 2,212 flags. To learn about the Boise
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After seeing how well this training course works at Boise State, the class may also be implemented and offered at other universities throughout the state, such as University of Idaho and Idaho State University. “This really is the pilot; this is where it’s growing and where we’re working it through,” Marusich said. When or if a disaster will hit Boise State cannot be predicted. However, Marusich pointed to the increase of school shootings. “Unfortunately we’ve seen all over the United States active shooter scenarios on campuses occur,” Marusich said.
Just a forewarning, this one is a tearjerker. This novel tells the love story of two young teenagers. It holds a bit of a twist considering the main characters have cancer. Throughout the novel you follow these young adults on a journey of their love, life, and the battle of fighting cancer. Sophomore English major Emily Davidson said. “It’s a wonderfully well-written book. I cannot wait to see the movie in June.”
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