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culture Friday the 13th: lucky for tattoo lovers, p.11

sports Bring on the bracketology, p.14

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NEWS

Peers advise students’ academic goals Staff Writer

After looking over Gabby Winston’s transcripts, the Registrars Office suggested she meet with a peer advisor.

“They recommended I talk to someone, just to get my classes going and see what ones I should be taking,” Winston said.

While Winston met with an academic adviser during freshman orientation, she found peer advising to be more helpful.

“I emailed my academic advisor when I was going

through all the transcript troubles. They were very vague and couldn’t narrow things down,” Winston said.

Kari Agenbroad, elementary education major, was having a difficult time scheduling an appointment to see her advisor.

“I was trying to schedule an appointment to make sure I was on the right track and find out when I needed to take teaching program tests,” Agenbroad said.

Agenbroad eventually scheduled her tests for March 21—without the

help of an advisor. She wasn’t aware there were peer advisors that could also assist students with their academic goals.

“Peer advisers can focus on the more routine or common advising challenges students face, allowing professional advisors to focus on the more complex and difficult issues that students present,” Jeffrey Peters, transfer and articulation advisor for Academic and Career Services, said in an email.

However, Peters believes that students on-campus are aware of peer advisers.

“Perhaps they just didn’t realize they were peers,” Peters said.

Because academic advisors have so many other obligations, peer advisors can often be a good choice.

“They can sometimes be a less intimidating point of contact for some students and can have a unique point of view being students themselves,”

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Peters said.

According to Winston, having a fellow student to talk to for advising was a positive.

“It really helped a lot.

I thought the peer advising was a lot more helpful, because the peer advisor is going through it all. They can really tell me what works out and what classes I should be taking,” Win-

Peer advisors can focus on the more routine or common advising challenges students face, allowing professional advisors to focus on the more difficult issues that students present.

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ston said.

However, advisors aren’t only available to help students with scheduling classes.

Peterson believes that if academic advising was only the mapping out of class schedules, then students wouldn’t need advising as much. However, it’s designed to do more than that.

“Advising is really a process to help students identify values, goals related to their academic choices, to understand the policies and procedures of the university and how those policies and practices might impact their educational choices, to make decisions based upon academic research and to help ensure success,” Peters said.

Aaron Russel (left) and Trevor Vaughn work as advisors.

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NEWS

Shelly Bohorquez Staff Writer

Most students attending an American university have been raised on the “universal language.”

English is a skill sought after in most countries.

While learning other languages is also important, there are many opportunities that come with being a native English speaker.

One of these opportunities is a volunteer English immersion program taking place in Spain during the month of July. Boise State’s Department of World Languages was informed about this program and invited to encourage applicants.

The program is hosted by Mondragon, a Spanish business group that specializes in providing language services. The program includes paid room and board, meals and 500€ toward the plane ticket for students coming from the United States. The qualifications are simple: be a student between the

ages of 20 and 25 and be a native English speaker.

Immersion is the goal.

With a ratio of 10 Spanish speakers to eight English speakers, the hope is to bring English immersion to Spain.

Sonia Diez-Saiz, an exchange student from Spain, says she recognizes the importance of immersion and learning a language by listening to it. Studying English, French, Basque and Japanese, she believes it’s very important to speak more than one language in order to understand other cultures. She has come to the United States to perfect her English.

“I think the best way to learn a language, especially English, is watching movies in English,” Diez-Saiz said.

“And the problem that we have in Spain is that all the movies are dubbed.”

Film dubs provide a film with a soundtrack in a different language from the original. The only way to watch movies without dub-

bing in Spain is through the Internet. For citizens that do not have access to the Internet, the only way to hear English is through English speakers.

Participants will be speaking English with Spanish students between the ages of 16 and 20 and will help them learn through listening. The days will start early and end late. They will be filled with interactive speaking activities.

Sandy Walker, a senior English major, is one of the students taking advantage of this program.

Emphasizing in linguistics and having knowledge of American Sign Language, Walker is currently enrolled in both German and Spanish classes and has already been accepted into the program for July.

“I’m excited to be able to use Spanish on the weekends when I’m not with the students and really be immersed in that culture because you pick up language

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Volunteer program recruits students for Spain

A view of the cathedral in Girona, Spain. so much faster that way,” Walker said.

According to Izaskun Kortazar, a lecturer in the Spanish department, volunteer opportunities are a great way to travel to Spain without spending a lot of money. She also pointed out that volunteer pro-

grams suggested through the school have already been researched and require minimum effort from students.

“It’s something that’s already organized; you don’t have to be looking on a webpage for millions of hours to find a program that

you don’t know if they’re professional or not,” Kortazar said.

Applications are being taken until the end of May. If interested in applying, students can contact Kortazar in the World Languages building located near Albertsons Library.

Study tip: Don’t be stumped by tests Maria Shimel

Online Testing Center

When you are taking tests and find yourself stumped, there are some tricks that you can use to help steer you to the correct answer.

If you ever find yourself in a pickle, start off by eliminating answer options that you know are wrong—this will make picking the correct an-

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swer that much more likely.

For example, there could also be hints hiding in the grammar of the question.

Does it match up with the grammar of the answers? If you come across a question that has some obvious grammar inconsistencies, this could point you to the correct answer because it will be the one that matches up with the question.

Remember to watch out for “all of the above” and “none of the above” selections because, if you can disprove or prove one of the answers, you can discount this as being a correct answer for the question.

Another trick is to watch for questions that have three short answers and then one long answer. This can indicate that the test writer

spent more time and effort creating the correct answer and just plugged in random short answers for the incorrect ones.

When in doubt, be sure to at least give the question your best guess using your awesome reasoning abilities. A 25 percent chance at guessing the correct answer is better than not guessing at all.

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NEWS

Boise State students warn against melanoma Alx Stickel News Editor

For students planning on having fun in the sun this spring break, Boise State Health Services has a warning for students: it only takes one bad sunburn to cause melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.

Dr. Vince Serio, director of medical services for Health Services, and Matt Eskelson, nursing major, said that 1 in 4 Idahoans will be diagnosed with skin cancer in their lifetime, and Idaho is a hotbed of melanoma diagnoses.

While melanoma is treat-

able, 40 Idahoans die from it every year.

Eskelson is leading a group of students spreading awareness about melanoma.

Eskelson’s group surveyed 1,000 random Boise State students to gauge their understanding of melanoma.

While many of the students knew it was a dangerous form of skin cancer, not as many knew or cared about preventing it.

“You still hear everybody wanting to get their base-tan for spring break and there is no such thing as a safe basetan,” Eskelson said. “Even when we were handing out

surveys and talking to students they expressed that they cared about (melanoma) but when they gave the answers (to the survey) it kind of showed that they didn’t practice safety out in the sun.”

For the 2015 legislative session, House Bill 177 restricts the use of tanning beds for minors except for certain circumstances.

While this doesn’t apply to college age students, it shows Idaho is taking measures to address the prevalence of skin cancer.

“I like to think we are making progress,” said Mi-

chelle Ihmels, director of wellness services. “It’s like the transition that’s been made with smoking. (At first) you didn’t know it was bad, then you knew it was bad. Then it was sort of transitioning people into realizing they shouldn’t do it because it was bad for you.

“And I think we’ve gotten to that point where most people know they probably should wear sunscreen, wear the hats, wear the long-sleeves, protect themselves. But they may or may not be doing it and part of it is vanity.”

Check out Health Services website for tips on preventing skin cancer. While checking yourself for melanoma, look for these signs: Asymmetry: a spot that is not symmetrical, if not mirror image Border: scalloped border, not smooth, irregular Color: more than one color: black/brown/blue Diameter: 6 mm or greater of pencil erasing Evolving: none of above but if something is different, like size change

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opinion

In defense of the book Emily Pehrson Editor-in-Chief

As an English major, I came to the university prepared to hear jokes about my future job prospects.

As a soon-to-be graduate, I can tell you I have not been disappointed. In an increasingly STEM-focused landscape, I’m often encouraged to tighten my belt loops or quickly shack up with an engineering student before they hit it big on the job market. Most people are at least half joking.

I can take all this in stride and with a smile. To some extent, the detractors are correct: few study the liberal arts with the intent to capture a large salary. However, there is another societal trend that is, in this word nerd’s partisan and terribly biased opinion, even more worrisome: people are simply reading less.

A 2014 study by the Pew Research Center found that 24 percent—nearly one quarter—of American adults did not read a single book in the last year. In 2011, a Pew survey put that number at 18 percent. A 1999 Gallup poll estimated the same figure at 13 percent.

Another number that should keep you up at night: the 2014 survey found that nearly 80 percent of

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American families did not purchase a book last year­— electronic or otherwise.

This is a trend we should strive to immediately reverse.

Books and narratives are part of the human experience, part of how we come to know one another.

“It is through stories that we understand ourselves.

The desire for story is the root of who we are as human beings,” said Sir Salman Rushdie, author and winner of the 1981 Booker Prize, when he spoke the Morrison Center in November. “It can bring the lived experience of the world.”

These are not only the opinions of a woman dreadfully in love with the written word. For the pragmatics in the room, the research is consistently emerging to paint reading as a beneficial caress in a societal storm.

A study by Mindlab International, a research group based out of the University of Sussex, found that only six minutes of reading can reduce a person’s stress levels. This means that our the good friend the book beats out old standbys like taking a walk, listening to our favorite music and having a relaxing cup of tea.

Even more interesting, there is research emerging in the Netherlands that shows reading might cause

us to be more empathetic.

“The sympathy a reader feels for the characters is then integrated in the self-concept of the reader, through which the reader accumulates his/her ability to take the perspective of others, and to feel empathy,” Martijn Veltkamp and P. Matthijs Bal wrote in a journal article.

In short, that vapid girl your best friend can’t get over: Daisy Buchanan, “The Great Gatsby.” That mopey friend you all love in spite of their incessant moodiness: Eeyore, “Winnie the Pooh.”

I know that spring break is a time for rum-based drinks on sunny beaches. I know that the last thing most of you want to think about is anything even loosely related to academics. However this is something our society needs.

There are lessons we learn from the written word that we are in danger of forgetting—both personally and as a society. In the crush of technological noise, the quiet whispers of a thousand libraries are in danger of being silenced. We have nothing to fear except the burden, and joy, of increased knowledge. In those pages, in those turns of phrase and clauses and run-on, meandering sentences: there is something to be gained.

Read a book.

Books to Read Local FLavor: “All the LIght We Cannot See,” Anthony Doerr - Boise resident, New York Times Bestseller “The Lonely Polygamist,” Brady Udall - Humorous, poignant tale from a Boise State professor “To Have and Have Not,” Ernest Hemingway - One can’t have Idaho authors without Hemingway

Timely Tomes: “Redeployment,” Phil Klay - Award winning author at Egyptian Theater April 9 “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Margaret Atwood - Atwood appears as part of Distinguished Lectures Series, April 8

“Chilly Scenes of Winter,” Ann Beattie - MFA reading series will host Beattie, April 24

Easy Entry: “The Great Gatsby,” F. Scott Fitzgerald - The closest thing you’ll find to the Great American Novel “The hobbit” J.r.r. Tolkien- All the magic of “Lord of the rings” without the reading struggle “Beloved,” Toni Morrison - Not a feel good story, a but book worth adoring

Can’t Miss Classics: “Mrs. Dalloway,” Virginia Woolf - You might have to read it twice, but it’s worth it “Anna Karenina,” Leo Tolstoy - Intensity, passion, love, infidelity, jealousy “Catch 22,” Joseph Keller - It started the phrase, it’ll teach you about satire and war

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opinion

STUDENT VOICES: How do you feel about SHIP no longer being offered at Boise State?

“I don’t actually need it, so it’s nice to not have to waive it every year because we’re allowed to be on our parent’s insurance until we’re 26.”

Katie Wheaton

Biological Sciences Sophomore

“I feel like that should be an important aspect of a lot of students’ lives. If the need is there, it should obviously be offered. I hope that it would be taken away because there is no need for students.”

Caleb Richards

Applied Mathematics Junior

“I feel like it’s going to stress a lot of students out who do have SHIP now and could cause unforeseeable problems for people in the near future.”

Dylan Smith Marketing Sophomore

“I have insurance so I’m not affected by it at all. I guess it sucks for some people. I wouldn’t know.”

Matt Johnson English Sophomore

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The

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Nothing in life is fully free Gabrielle Boliou Benjamin Chafetz Discussing key ideas such as morality versus legality and other touchy subjects is the object of this column.

In a recent discussion with an instructor, we were asked, “Wouldn’t you rather live in an educated society?”

Our response is, “Of course, but at what cost?”

An educated society is a very nice thing to say in practice but this is certainly more complicated than it first appears.

If any of you heard President Obama’s address at Boise State, you are familiar with the concept of America’s College Promise. This will make the first two years of college, according to the White House, “as free and universal as high school.”

After inspection, the program is far from free. Is $60 billion over the course of just 10 years free? Where does this money come from? Taxes. Nothing in life is free. This was proven just this week by Boise State canceling SHIP. According to Tara Brooks,

SHIP was cancelled for lack of funds and not enough students enrollment in the program.

How interesting that socalled affordable healthcare was no where near affordable.

“In any kind of economic transaction, it seldom makes sense to charge prices so high that very few people can afford to pay them,” said Thomas Sowell, a well-known economist. “But, with the government ready to step in and help whenever tuition is ‘unaffordable,’ why not charge more than the traffic will bear and bring in Uncle Sam to make up the difference?”

Additionally, targeting community college as a solution is simply ineffective. According to the 2012 Program for International Student Assessment, U.S. high school teenagers “slipped from 25th to 31st in math since 2009; from 20th to 24th in science; and from 11th to 21st in reading.”

This shows the problems with our education system, primarily at the high school level or lower. Using taxpayer dollars to address a symptom

of the problem rather than the root of the problem is irresponsible.

Your money belongs to you—not to the federal government. Who do you trust more with your money: an entity that is $18 trillion in debt or yourself?

Robbing Peter to pay Paul actually hurts both Peter and Paul by driving up prices for everyone. The harsh fact is not everyone deserves to go to college. What is wrong with a system that rewards merit? How is it moral to mandate taxpayer money to support government programs with which citizens themselves may disagree?

With proposals like the American College Promise, President Obama is basically saying, “Nevermind our constitution. Trust me to use your money to educate your children how I see fit!”

More importantly, why is the federal government so audaciously stepping beyond its clearly prescribed boundaries?

Is there a solution? See our next article for a discussion on a possible solution.

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Save your spring break: Hangover tips and remedies Staff Writer

Regardless of where students will be during spring break, chances are that alcohol will be involved and, if that’s so, they can expect hangovers that will try to ruin their fun.

Extend Your Nights: Don’t pregame too hard!

According to U.S. National Library of Medicine, almost two thirds of college students participate in pre-gaming, which consists of intaking alcohol in a private residents before going out to drink more alcohol. If plan on pregaming, only have a drink or two (same goes for shots).

Alcohol dehydrates our bodies and our brain, which causes the whole feeling of being tipsy and drunk.

The best thing for a student to do is pace themselves. For every two or three drinks had, it is pertinent to

drink a glass of water.

According to University of Arizona’s Health Services, staying hydrated is important since the water in our body helps blood transport nutrients and oxygen to all of the body’s cells as well as help saliva and stomach secretions to digest food. Staying hydrated prevents body aches and nausea the next morning.

Eat before you drink

Eating before you drink will help extend the night’s activities tremendously.

Eating something like bread or anything high in protein will help slow down the absorption rate of alcohol. According to the Office of Alcohol and Drug Education at Notre Dame, a person who hasn’t eaten prior to consuming alcohol ends up reaching their peak blood alcohol content within the first two hours of drinking, whereas someone who

has eaten something usually takes about one to six hours depending on how much they ate.

Hangover Remedies: Rehydrate and pop some aspirin

After a night out, the repercussion of having fun with alcohol happens to be the punishment of a hangover. Since students would be supremely dehydrated, the best thing for them to do is to get up and drink tons of water and to take some aspirin. According to a study by Thomas Jefferson University, the anti-inflammatories in aspirin help break down the chemical compounds in alcohol.

Drinking Gatorade or Pedialyte should also be considered since they’re both great help for replenishing electrolytes that were lost the night before.

Tea or coffee time

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Drinking caffeine free tea is really helpful in combating hangovers. According to a study done by European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, tea that has caffeine content of less than 250 to has been proven to improve

mental well-being while having the same level of hydration as water. According to Herb Wisdom, chamomile tea has been proven to help reduce nausea and soothe stomach muscles.

Drinking a cup of Joe is

also a good way to deal with a hangover. According the study by Thomas Jefferson University, the caffeine in coffee can help block chemical acetate, which is the one of the main chemicals in alcohol that causes headaches.

Students invest in spontaneous tattoos at local shops Guadalupe Fonseca Staff Writer

For some, Friday the 13th arouses images of black cats and cracked mirrors. But for tattoo fans, Friday the 13th is a lucky day.

Many tattoo parlors across the Treasure Valley offer discount tattoos and specials.

“It’s a party. It’s kind of fun and it’s also a cool way to promote and give back to our clients,” said Dustin Fowler, tat-

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too artist for Devotion Tattoo.

Alyssa Gano, English teaching major, attended the February event. She got an ankh cross tattooed on her foot.

The symbol of an ankh cross means eternal life. This was Gano’s first time participating in this event but decided she would definitely go again in the future.

“It’s fun. It’s college and it’s a story to tell,” Gano said.

According to Fowler, the tradition of discount tattoos

on Friday the 13th has been around for years, but has only become popular in Boise over the last five years.

For Devotion Tattoos, the event grows every year. This is the first time they have experienced Friday the 13th in consecutive months.

“We have people lining up at 5:30 in the morning,” said Jon Morse, tattoo artist for Devotion Tattoo. “Which is crazy, because we don’t start until 10 that morning.”

On this day, people of all ages come to get tattooed, ranging from 18 to 60. College students who attended the event said they found it to be rather fun and exciting.

Devotion Tattoo creates small tattoo designs for these occasions. These range from traditional tattoos like religious symbols, hearts, stars and infinity signs to more updated options like astrology symbols, mountains and waves.

“Nobody really knows what they want. That’s the thrill of it,” said Mallory Dardis, criminal justice major.

Dardis has attended the two Friday the 13th events this year. Both times, she went without knowing what she wanted and chose her design a few minutes before it was her turn.

“This event happens every Friday the 13th and ends when the last tattoo is finished,” said Morse. devotion tattoo facebook page

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Culture

7 Treefort bands to check out General Manager The University Pulse

TV On the The Radio (Brooklyn, New York)

The Main Stage: Sunday, March 29 at 8:30 p.m.

We would be crazy not to list TV On The Radio first.

This indie rock band will be playing as the last band on The Main Stage.

“Having long outlasted that early 2000s fascination with all things Brooklyn to which the hip willfully succumbed, they continue to conquer music on their own terms,” said the Associated Press. “This album serves as another step in continuing to heed their reputation as “the most vital, current band in America.”

TV On the Radio is a high energy band. Their eclectic blend of sounds creates a beautiful indie rock band with releases spanning from 2002, countless tours and enough praise from the music world to make anyone blush. Listen to “Wolf Like Me” to get a taste of this group.

Joyce Manor (Torrance, California)

The Knitting Factory: Friday, March 27 10:30 p.m.

Joyce Manor is a band that simply oozes cool.

According to Treefort, this punk rock band sounds like “the speed and sense of melody of fellow South Bay band Descendents, the artfully bittersweet lyricism of Jawbreaker and the undeniable heart-on-sleeve honesty of the first two Weezer albums.”

We can definitely dig that.

We can also dig Joyce Manor’s new album “Never

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Hungover Again”. This album is smart, riddled with catchy punk lyrics that everyone can get into.

The album makes you want to bang your head, dance with your neighbor and drive around in a crappy car with your best friends afterwards.

Hopefully their performance at Treefort will inspire the same reaction.

From Indian Lakes (Indian Lakes, California)

The Knitting Factory: Friday, March 27 at 8:30 p.m.

From Indian Lakes is a fantastic indie, alternative band that everyone should take the time to go check out.

Their music is hauntingly beautiful and heavy.

It’s hard to compare From Indian Lakes with any other current band. They are a unique blend of Manchester Orchestra-esque intensity and Brand New style lyrics that make you feel like you need to sit down for a couple of hours and really think about life. Their stage presence and on-stage performance is electric and enchanting. They aren’t a band to sleep on.

Foxygen (Los Angeles, California)

The Main Stage: Saturday, March 28 at 7 p.m.

Foxygen is a huge band.

According to the Associated Press, students can prepare for “a cinematic, auditory adventure for the speedy freaks, skull krunchers, abductees and misfits … the radio station you can only hear if you believe.”

Foxygen has been acclaimed for their stage presence and antics. The lead

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Alisha Graefe

From Indian Lakes play the at Treefort in 2014. singer of the psychedelic pop band is known to climb stage equipment, deal with hecklers and put on a crazy show.

Foxygen’s popularity has stemmed from these insane performances in addition to their distinct blend of garage rock and psychedelic pop.

Their hype is definitely well deserved.

Like A Villain (Portland, Oregon)

The Watercooler: Sunday, March 29 at 6:50 p.m.

Holland Andrews might be an angel.

This one-woman show is haunting and powerful. Andrews is a brilliant performer who uses loops of her voice,

clarinet and glockenspiel.

She’ll leave you dazed, amazed and feeling like a new person at the end of her performance.

Listen to her songs “Bast” and “Lass” on her Bandcamp to get a preview of what she has in store.

BOYS Montana)

(Missoula,

The Knitting Factory: Friday, March 27 at 8 p.m.

BOYS is one of the most fun bands to watch live. They are a perfect blend of fuzzedout guitars and dreamy, summer-ready music.

“The Missoula-based fourpiece’s music, tinged with dirty blues and California dreams, represents garage

rock at its best,” The Spokane Inlander said in an April 2014 article.

BOYS album, “Kamikaze,” sounds like it’s not even from this century. Go take a listen on their Facebook page and get your spring break groove on when they perform Friday night.

Ancient Psychic (Boise, Idaho)

Neurolux: Sunday, March 29 at 1 a.m.

Local band, Ancient Psychic, is a hodgepodge of artists from all around Boise.

This band is one of the hardest working local bands in the immediate area. They are always looking to improve

their music with new sounds and new ideas.

They are a dream punk band that is bound to leave you feeling tingly and way too happy to be alive. Their song, “how do u wake up?” is up on their Bandcamp for those who would like to experience the psychedelic punk before the festival.

Go to the University Pulse website:

To check out more Treefort bands and see video of each band’s music go to bsupulse.com.

Remember to keep safe in the pits, the alleys, the venue bars and crowded streets during Treefort Music Fest.

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Nate Lowery

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Sports & Rec Editor

The frenzy known as March Madness is officially here.

The NCAA men’s college tournament, or March Madness as it is commonly referred to, is arguably the biggest sporting event of the year.

According to the American Gaming Association, more than 40 million Americans will fill out over 70 million brackets for the upcoming tournament.

To put that in perspective, more brackets are expected to be filled out than ballets cast for President Barack Obama dur-

41%

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ing the 2012 presidential elections.

President Obama has even filled out a bracket for a video segement for ESPN. Boise State hasn’t been immune to this phenomenon.

Many students and professors stated they will not be attending—or even holding classes—during the opening rounds of the tournament.

The tournament will have even more students glued to televisions with Boise State making the field of 68.

chance Kentucky wins national title

50%

chance a No.6 seed loses to a No.1 seed

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A C M D E S photos by devin ferrell/the arbiter

Nate’s Picks:

design by jovi ramirez/the arbiter

Brandon’s Picks:

NCAA ChampionshipKentucky over Iowa State Final FourKentucky, Wisconsin, Iowa State and Villanova Cinderella TeamsEastern Washington, Davidson and Wichita State Teams to AvoidKansas, Baylor, Georgetown and Butler

NCAA ChampionshipKentucky over Northern Iowa Final FourKentucky, Northern Iowa, Wisconsin and SMU Cinderella TeamsHarvard, Albany, Wofford and Valaparasio Teams to AvoidGonzaga, Duke and Georgetown

Decades of living under the shadow of the blue turf and one of college football’s winningest programs ceased for the Boise State men’s basketball team.

Since head coach Leon Rice was hired in 2009, the Broncos have quickly risen to the top of the MW—one of the nation’s d ee p e st leagues.

Rice’s biggest accomplishment, however, is leading the Broncos to the NCAA tournament two (2013 and 2015) out of his five years with the program.

Despite the at-large berths, Rice envisions even more success for the Broncos—success like he had as an associate head coach at Gonzaga.

While at Gonzaga, Rice was a part of 12 NCAA tournament teams.

While more established teams, such as San Diego State, Michigan State and West Virginia went into Selection Sunday knowing they were in the tournament, the Broncos sat on the edge of their seats until the moment their name was called.

“I want to get us out of this spot, where you can rest easy and sleep well the night before,” Rice said. “It’s the accumulation of a lot of hard work from these guys.”

As the Boise State basketball program grows to become a consistently dominating force, NCAA tournament appearances will become routine.

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5 bold predictions for the 2015 NCAA tournament Fort Worth Star-Telegram Tribune News Service

March Madness is always unpredictable. Just when you think a team has an easy road or a favorable matchup, guys by names such as Ali Farokhmanesh, Bryce Drew or Mike Miller have memorable games and moments that simply add to the greatness of the tournament.

But that never stops us from trying to guess the unknown, and then being reminded that sports create more drama than Hollywood could imagine.

So here are some “bold” predictions that probably won’t look too smart in a few weeks, as well as players who might be able to make a name for themselves this month.

Kentucky will get upset

Yes, Kentucky is the clearcut favorite to win it all and rightfully so. The Wildcats are deep and talented, great on both offense and defense. But history is not on their side. There have been five teams go into the NCAA tournament with winning streaks of at least 25 games over the past 30 years, and none have won it all. Kentucky will join that list. Heck, the Wildcats have a more difficult road to the Final Four than most people think. It’s not the toughest path the selection committee could have given them, but they could face a stiff Sweet 16 test against fourth-seeded Maryland— the same Maryland team that has already knocked off

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Wisconsin and Iowa State this season. Then they could face Kansas, Notre Dame or under-seeded Wichita State to clinch a Final Four berth.

Notre Dame, a team that has beaten Duke twice, poses the biggest threat as it is among the best passing and shooting teams in the country. If Kentucky takes care of its region, the task just gets tougher in the Final Four with more and more pressure mounting against peaking teams.

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Drew Davidson

Villanova will be the first No. 1 to fall The Wildcats are among the best teams in the country and deserve a top seed. But, as the saying goes, it all comes down to matchups in March, and they drew a tough region to make it through. Last year, they fell victim to eventual champ UConn.

This year, they could face North Carolina State in the Round of 32 and have another early exit. N.C. State has one of the best backcourts in the country with Cat Barber and Trevor Lacey, which always bodes well for deep runs in March.

Plus, a one seed has lost in the Round of 32 four of the last five years, and ‘Nova will keep that trend going.

The Big 12 will struggle

The Big 12 sends seven teams to the tournament for the second consecutive year. Last year, all of them were knocked out before the Elite Eight. Expect a similar showing this year even though the Big 12 is

Uconn celebrates after winning the 2014 ncaa tournament. among the best basketball conferences in the country.

The league’s top-seeded team, Kansas, isn’t playing great entering the Big Dance. Baylor, Iowa State, Oklahoma and West Virginia all have potential to make a run but don’t have favorable matchups. And Oklahoma State and Texas will struggle to get out of the Round of 64.

No repeat for SFA

Stephen F. Austin became one of the beloved Cinderella stories last March, upsetting fifthseeded VCU in the Round of 64. The 12-over-5 has become a popular pick, and SFA is a trendy pick to continue the trend this year against reeling Utah.

But the Utes are an underseeded team that has played

better than many think for most of the season, and has a strong backcourt led by senior point guard Delon Wright. Pass on this upset kick and opt for Buffalo over West Virginia as the 12-5 surprise.

Wisconsin wins it all

This might be the second most popular pick to run the table outside of Kentucky.

The Badgers are an experienced team that reached the Final Four last year for the first time under Bo Ryan.

This time, they’ll close the deal. They’ve got length and size inside with Frank Kaminsky and Nigel Hayes, Sam Dekker is a versatile player and the backcourt is solid with Josh Gasser and Bronson Koenig, who has arguably been an upgrade over Traevon Jackson.

Five under-theradar players to watch Ron Baker, Wichita State:

The former walk-on has become one of the best players for one of the top mid-majors in the country. At 6-foot-4, Baker is a strong, physical guard who averaged 15 points a game for the Shockers.

Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia:

as much of an impact for the Blue Devils, averaging 12.3 points and 5.9 rebounds a game.

Seth Tuttle, Northern Iowa:

A 6-foot-8, 240-pound forward who has been a steady presence for the Panthers the past four seasons doesn’t get the recognition he deserves because he’s not at a big-time school. But he certainly could make a name for himself this month.

Tyler Harvey, Eastern He has the ability to score Washington:

inside and outside, and is just as good on the defense.

If Virginia makes a deep run, Brogdon will be a big reason why.

Justise Winslow, Duke: A lot of attention is paid to Jahlil Okafor and Tyus Jones, but Winslow has made just

He led the nation in scoring with 22.9 points per game, shooting 47 percent from the field and 43 percent from 3-point range. If he gets hot, don’t be surprised if the 13th-seeded Eagles shoot their way past fourth-seeded Georgetown in the Round of 64.

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hoots & giggles

maze

Da riddles

hang man

1. The eight of us move forth and back. To protect our king from the foes attack.

2. Break it and it is better, immediately set and harder to break again.

3. What gets broken without being held?

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Da riddles from monday 1. charcoal 2. the letter m 3. ice

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