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ASBSU president-elect Stephen Heleker, right, with incoming vice president Zach Snoderly, left, speaks Friday in the Student Union. Heleker and Snoderly will succeed current ASBSU President Trevor Grigg and Vice President Joe Bunt.

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he student body has decided.

Next year's ASBSU officials have been elected.

The new presidential and vice presidential officers will be Stephen Heleker and Zach Snoderly, of the "New Attitude" party. Heleker and Snoderly captured 697 votes, or about 54 percent of 1,289 votes cast, with Logan Kimball and Ben Dalton in second place.

Heleker said he felt relieved to win and wants to get to business as soon as possible.

“It’s sense of relief,” Heleker said.

“I’m really excited to get going and see things start happening."

Heleker and Snoderly will succeed current ASBSU President, Trevor Grigg, and vice president, Joe Bunt, who have served for the past two years.

“It has been a lot of fun. All of the candidates worked really hard to get people to vote," Snoderly said. "I hope to be able to work with all the candidates in the future and hope that they all continue to be leaders.”

In other races, several new senators were also elected. The new college

senators are: • College of Education: Joshua Haines • College of Social Science and Public Affairs: Evan Bashir • College of Business and Economics: Daniel Fusselman • College of Engineering: Ken Fukomoto • College of Health Sciences: Justine Knudson • College of Arts and Sciences: Sarah Tatischeff The Senators-At-Large who were elected are Mark Gehrke, Ryan Gregg, Caleb Benedict, Travis Skodack, David Na, Steven Mercado and Derrick Harris.

Approximately 1,200 students voted in the re-do election that ended Thursday night. Election board chair, Johnni Wuest, and election board member, Sean Homestead, announced the elected officials to a group of eager candidates and students Friday at noon at the Student Union.

After enduring the first re-do of an election in Boise State history, the election board was pleased with the new elections overall.

“The re-do elections went very smoothly,” Wuest said. “We want to

thank everyone for voting and making this all possible, and also the Student Involvement and Leadership Center and the Office of Vice President of Student Affairs for all of their help.”

An Inauguration-Hall of Fame Celebration will be held Monday at 6 p.m. in the Student Union's Jordan Ballroom. The event is free, and everyone is welcome to attend.

The event will include an address by outgoing ASBSU President Grigg, the ASBSU Presidential Portrait unveiling, and the ASBSU Inauguration, where Heleker and the other new ASBSU officers will be formally inaugurated.

Heleker is a graduate of Payette High School, while Snoderly came to Boise State from Vallivue High School.

The first meeting for the incoming officers is Tuesday.

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A breakdancer performs outside the SUB Friday. Several dancers performed, their goal being to promote the “Day of Dance” held in the SUB Saturday.

Dr. Stephen Covey: ‘We are entering a knowledge worker society’ Kim King Journalist

Dr. Stephen Covey spoke to a full house Thursday, April 15 at the Morrison Center as part of the Vox Discipuli (voice of the student) lecture series. A complimentary copy of his best selling book, “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” was given to the first 30 students to arrive.

“I was hoping to get a free copy of this book,” said Greg Curtiss, a first year student from Boise majoring in communication. He arrived with several other students more than two hours before Covey was scheduled to appear.

Curtiss said it was worth missing dinner to have the book. “I’ve heard a lot about it and him as a speaker,” he said. “I don’t even know what a knowledge worker society is, but if he’s talking about it, it’s bound to be good.”

Covey announced in an interview Tuesday that he planned to discuss the transition from the industrial to the knowledge worker society as a way to inspire students as they prepare for a future in leadership.

He said knowing how to enable others in this new culture would “unleash the creative energy at all levels of your organization and also create a culture that is based on principles that are universal

and timeless.”

Covey’s lectures resonate with people from all cultures. According to the FranklinCovey Company, he has sold over 20 million books written in 38 languages. His company has been named a 2010 Top 20 Leadership Training Company by TrainingIndustry.com.

His milestones also include receiving the International Man of Peace Award, the National Fatherhood Award, and the International Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

His afternoon at Boise State began with a student lecture on leadership in the Student Union Building.

“Leadership is communicating people’s worth and potential so clearly that they are inspired to see it in themselves,” he said. “It is not about control. It is about unleashing talent.”

Natalie Griffin, a health science graduate student from Las Vegas, said she was unfamiliar with Dr. Covey until she found out he was speaking on campus.

“I thought it (the lecture) was fantastic!” she said.

“His seven habits reinforce and affirm my own value system.”

Covey spoke to students, faculty, community

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'CommCon' coming to Boise State May 4 David Gasch Journalist

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he future looks brighter, or at least clearer, for communication students at Boise State.

The college will soon host its third annual “CommCon” from 1-3 p.m., May 4, in the Student Union Building's Jor-

dan Ballroom.

The convention will include professionals from within the field of communication, alumni from the communication department, current communication students and local high school students who can share their knowledge and experience.

The event, held by the Public Relations Student Society

of America (PRSSA) and the Boise State communication department, provides an opportunity to celebrate communication and inform students about opportunities which are available.

Students can learn more about their chosen paths and future in communication by collaborating directly with successful professionals.

They will be able to learn more about what they want to do and how to get there.

The convention will also provide an opportunity for hands-on interaction and exhibit the work of those in the communication department.

Students will be able to learn more about what to focus on within their academic careers and where to

go afterward.

Also, the presence of communication professionals will create an opportunity to establish connections that could benefit students in the future.

Another important aspect of the convention will be the chance to find internships and jobs for the future.

CommCon is free and

open for the public to participate. PRSSA expects a large turnout, both in attendance and opportunity, so students would benefit from attending.

For more information, check out the CommCon profile on Facebook or contact Bridgett Montgomery at bridgettmontgomery@u.boisestate.edu.

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Dr. Stephen Covey spoke to a packed Morrison Center crowd Thursday night. Covey is the author of the international bestseller “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.”

COVEY [News page 1] leaders and the general public later that evening and continued to stress the importance of strong principles in leadership.

“Leadership is the highest of all arts,” he said. “We have to lose the jackass theory of motivation -- the stick and carrot way -- and begin to focus on servant leadership.”

He described the industrial age as businesses having a philosophy of control, operating with formal authority leadership and a boss centered culture, treating people like an expense, utilizing ex-

ternal motivation and holding management responsible for results.

“As we leave the industrial age and enter the knowledge worker age, people have to manage themselves,” he said.

“And they are unprepared.”

He described the knowledge worker age as businesses having a philosophy of unleashing talent, operating with moral authority and a complementary team, treating people as individuals with unique contributions, utilizing inspiration as motivation and holding employ-

ees responsible for results to encourage self management.

“Supervision is not needed,” he said. “We need training and development, coordination and communication, but not supervision.”

He said each employee should be given the opportunity to contribute in their own unique way with their voice. He described voice as passion, conscience, talent and need.

In the words of Covey, “when you find your voice, you can inspire others to find theirs.”

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Welcome back home, college grad Eva Hart Journalist

After you graduate from high school the biggest excitement is moving out of your parents' house and on to college. After college you expect to get a high-paying job and move into an expensive house in a big city. But now that the economy is going downhill fast, most college students can only hope they don’t have to move back in with their parents after graduation. A recent poll by collegegrad.com, the number one entry-level job site, shows that 80 percent of 2009 college graduates moved back in with their parents.

Imagine students saying to themselves before college graduation, “Dang, I am so stoked to move back home with my parents.” They don’t.

For most students this choice feels like their freedom will be taken away, especially if your "pro-creators" are strict.

You might have a curfew and, if your parents are anything like mine, they’ll have you running all their errands. You go from doing whatever you want whenever you want to checking in before you do anything. Nobody wants to go through that again but with the economy the way it is -- what else can you do?

Some BSU students have expressed anxiety about hav-

ing to move back home after graduation.When asked if he would move back in with his parents after graduation, Jake Robertson, a junior in geosciences replied, “No! I’m too prideful. In the worst case scenario I would, just to get my feet back on the ground.

And man that would suck if it came down to that!“ Freshman in piano performance Andrea Sharp had the same concern. She said, “Hope-

fully I’ll be married by then and won't have to live with them, but it will probably take me a couple years to get the high paying job I want after college.”

Like Robertson and Sharp, most students are hoping that they are making enough money to not have to move back home. But some graduates are literally left with no choice because the job market is leaving graduates un-

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employed or left with parttime jobs that can’t support them living on their own.

Even if the graduates do get the job they were looking for, the average initial pay offers for bachelor's degree candidates are down as much as 8.9 percent depending on the career, based on data collected from The National Association of Colleges and Employers.

Statistics show that 22 percent of people between the ages of 18 and 34 said they have been turned down for a mortgage, loan or credit card in the last year, according to findlaw.com, a legal information Web site. So there is little help on buying a house or even renting one. Home ownership rates among people aged 25 to 29 decreased to 37.7 percent and 21 percent of young adults said they moved in with a friend or relative because of the economy, according to the Pew Research Center.

The smart thing to do would be to start saving years before your graduation date to guarantee your freedom after college. Don’t spend money now on the little things when in the future you’re going to need money to buy the big things. Don’t leave yourself with no other options besides living with the parents again.

Be smart and put money away now.

Interns: Beware of exploitation Jessica Swider Journalist

Ten grand can buy a lot of things -- including a weeklong internship at Vogue magazine. That's right ladies and gentlemen: for the bargain price of $10,000 you too can be Anna Wintour's slave for a week.

This sounds like a joke, but unfortunately it isn't. According to DNAInfo Manhattan News, Anna Wintour, the editor of Vogue magazine, is auctioning off an "internship package". It includes a weeklong stint at Vogue offices,

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tickets to a fashion show at New York Fashion Week, a copy of the September Issue of Vogue, several books and the possibility to meet Anna Wintour herself. You can also bet on a week long internship at fashion company DKNY for the slightly more reasonable price of $3,000.

Fashion isn't the only part of the business world that is abuzz with internship news.

Lately there's been debate over whether or not unpaid internships are even legal.

It's becoming apparent that students need to be aware of their rights if they plan on taking on an internship.

The New York Times published an article April 2 concerning the legality of internships that are not paid. “If you’re a for-profit employer or you want to pursue an internship with a for-profit employer, there aren’t going to be many circumstances where you can have an internship and not be paid and still be in compliance with the law,” Nancy J. Leppink, the acting director of the Labor Department’s wage and hour division told The New York Times.

Many officials are convinced that unpaid internships disobey minimum wage laws. Officials in Oregon, California and several other states have begun investigations and fined some employers for taking advan-

tage of their interns. Students need to be aware of their rights and not stand for injustice. It's hard to track down companies who violate these laws because many interns refuse to file complaints for fear of being black-listed in their field.

According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, in 2008 50 percent of graduating students had held internships, up from 17 percent in 1992. Some experts estimate that one-fourth to one-half of these internships are unpaid. Meanwhile, unemployment among young people is growing.

The line regarding unpaid internships gets crossed when companies take advantage of interns. Basically, that means that if an internship is not benefiting both the employer and the intern, and is unpaid, it's likely to be illegal.

Any sensible person would think that a self-respecting student would never put up with mistreatment. However, most student see internships as the best way to break into a business. The New York Times reported that at a Manhattan children’s film company, an NYU student was ordered to wipe the door handles each day to minimize the spread of swine flu.

So if interns refuse to file complaints of mistreatment, how can this abuse be stopped? The U.S. Depart-

ment of Labor has said that it's making an effort to reprimand companies that fail to pay interns and to educate corporations, students and universities on the laws regarding unpaid internships.

However, since there are no official records of how many unpaid or paid internships exist, it's proving difficult to enforce rules and crack down on companies. Students who currently have an internship need to be knowledgeable about mistreatment laws and report breaches.

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It’s a love-hate kind of thing Josh Gamble Columnist

As The Arbiter’s online coordinator, which is the job I actually get paid to do, I bite the bullet and moderate the comments. When I’m not deleting ads for “the teeth whitening trick dentists don’t want you to know” and “hot boobs naked cialis bikinis,” I’m wading through the festering pool that is the comment boards.

Throughout the year, I’ve found that there are three categories of commenters. The first is my personal favorite. They don’t really contribute to the conversation and seek only to voice their eloquent disapproval with comments like, “That’s disgusting” or “You want hot ass sex in your mouth.”

The second category of commenters portray themselves as champions of a righteous cause. They’re sort of like Galahad, but with poor grammar. They fall on either side of an issue -- either raising the flag of a crusade or jumping to the writer’s defense with lengthy diatribes.

The most annoying, but often most entertaining commenter is the third category. They’re that annoying knowit-all who went to college, took a few classes and then got a column in the -- oh wait. Professors are quick to discredit any argument, usually picking at grammar, spelling or the writer’s background. They also tend to drudge up odd claims such as “progressives kill black babies.”

Many people, if they can’t attack my argument, attack my motivation and character instead. I’ve been called selfrighteous, uninformed and attention-seeking. I’ve been compared to Mike Savage and other “shock-jocks” on the radio. I have to address these concerns.

First of all, yes, democrats can be just as obnoxious as republicans. Secondly, I don’t get paid to do this; it’s on the side. That’s a fundamental difference between myself and radio pundits. They get more money if their ratings go up.

My ratings and readership only have intrinsic value to me.

And yes, I do enjoy getting people riled up, but it’s to get people thinking, because obviously I’m not “preaching to the choir” in a state like Idaho. I don’t do it to bring attention to myself; I do it to bring attention to issues.

As a columnist, I walk the fine line between journalist and pundit without really being either. I know that I can be selfrighteous and antagonistic -- I make that part of The Weekly Buzz Kill intentionally. I know I can be condescending and arrogant. That’s less intentional and a problem I struggle with. Most importantly, I know I don’t know everything and I don’t know all of you. We disagree a lot and piss each other off even more, but we’re partners. Without all of you there would be no Weekly Buzz Kill.

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