The Arbiter- 10/18/2010

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Senior wide receiver Titus Young runs after a catch against San Jose State Saturday night. Boise State owns the nation's longest winning streak at 20 games. The Broncos lead the country in total and rushing defense.

Upsets push Broncos to historical high No. 2 ranking is highest in school history, Oregon tops AP, Coaches Trent Lootens Sports Editor

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Is this really happening? Yes, it is.

Another No. 1 team fell by the wayside Saturday with the Ohio State Buckeyes being the most recent victim of 2010’s No. 1 curse. Alabama lost to South Carolina last week to begin the trend.

Boise State’s cheers were heard all the way to Madison, Wisc. while the clock was running out on OSU and the Badgers were celebrating their 31-18 upset against one of its biggest Big 10 Conference rivals. It was Wisconsin’s first win against a No. 1 team since 1981.

Unranked Texas also gave BSU’s title hopes some love as it shocked No. 5 Nebraska 2013 in Lincoln, Neb. The Broncos had to fear the Cornhuskers would possibly jump them if the Huskers kept up their winning ways. BSU doesn’t have to worry about that anymore.

OSU's and Nebraska’s loss-

es are BSU’s gain in a huge way. The Broncos and Ducks climbed one spot higher in the AP polls. Oregon reached the pinnacle of college football with its No.1 ranking. Boise State achieved its highest ever ranking of No. 2 in the nation.

The shift puts the Broncos and Ducks into position for a possible rematch on a neutral field for the BCS National Championship if both stay undefeated.

“We’re playing well right now. We’re taking care of business and we feel good with the way we’re playing and preparing,” BSU junior quarterback Kellen Moore said. “Maybe that will show in some standings, but we’ll be very excited about that come December like Pete (BSU head coach Chris Petersen) always says."

But there’s still the chance BSU could get jumped by surging Auburn and Oklahoma.

Oklahoma defeated Iowa State 52-0 and Auburn outscored Arkansas 65-43 Saturday.

Oregon had the weekend off, but plays at UCLA Thursday.

For now, BSU is only worry-

ing about itself and isn’t getting caught up in the unprecedented hype about being the first school from a non-BCS conference to play for the title.

“It’ll mean something December 6, that’s when the rankings mean something,” BSU head coach Chris Petersen said. “Every week something happens, someone else goes down. It doesn’t mean anything right now to us. It means something to everybody else out there, it gives them something to talk about.

We’re going back to work.”

Broncos Streak The Broncos’ consistent play has elevated them into sole position of the nation’s longest winning streak at 20 games.

BSU’s last loss was Dec. 23, 2008 versus TCU in the Poinsettia Bowl 17-16.

The closet team behind BSU is Auburn, who has won eightstraight.

That’s not the only impressive streak the Broncos have going for them. Boise State

Seven years past due Edina Macic Journalist

Boise State's Faculty Senate moved forward in making changes to the faculty constitution last week.

The most recent upgrade includes positions and duties that need to be met by all university employees.

Three positions fall under the policy -- clinical faculty, lecturer and research faculty.

"The old constitution hasn't been updated since 1998, so many of the position descriptions are no longer accurate," Faculty Senate President Owen McDougal said. McDougal is an associ-

ate professor of chemistry and biochemistry.

Before revisions could be made, the senate looked at current positions in place and determined who is allowed to vote on the faculty senate and who is allowed to vote on all faculty issues, according to McDougal.

Senators' final vote regarding the three positions' voting rights: were first to provide a voting seat on faculty senate. They also determined that clinical, lecturers and research (faculty) have voting rights within their school, college and department based on what the school, college and department de-

termined was a category they should be allowed to vote, but will not get a vote on all university votes.

Revisions are to be made to the constitution every five years.

The Faculty Senate's role is to discuss, write new motions and vote on issues they feel need to be changed concerning the constitution.

Attempts in the past have been unsuccessful and this meeting was finally a step forward, according to McDougal.

Boise State is the model for faculty constitutions so changes here ripple through the rest of the state. State reg-

also holds a firm lead on the nation’s longest road winning streak at 16 games. TCU is second with eight-straight road wins.

BSU ranks second to Oklahoma in consecutive home wins. The Sooners have won 34-straight in Norman, Okla., while the Broncos have won 28-consecutive on the blue turf.

“You get guys with certain expectations and standards and it’s good because it feeds on itself,” Petersen said of his teams’ consistency over the last two seasons.

“It’s about playing at a certain level. It doesn’t matter who we play; they’ve (BSU players) been bringing their A-game, but there’s so much football left to be played and there’s going to be a game that’ll be much tighter (than SJSU). That’s one of the situations we’re interested in seeing how we respond.

We try to prepare them (players) for all these different situations we know we’re going to get into down the road.”

Faculty Senate makes new changes to the Constitution ulations rule that every college must have bylaws and a constitution.

The Boise State constitution is important because it's the model for other colleges in the state, according to McDougal.

“This Constitution is an essential document that is clearly in need of being updated and will serve the university well," McDougal said.

"Vice President (Anne) Gregory and I will incorporate in the changes as recommended by the full Senate body.”

He expects the updated constitution to be finished by the end of the academic year.

Nick Stover 1990-2010

Outdoorsman, snowboarder, Bronco Gabrielle Brandini Journalist

Student Nick Stover passed away Oct. 12. Nick was born in Boise and grew up in Mountain Home. He graduated from Mountain Home high school in 2009.

"He was interested in everything," his cousin Jessica Stover, a sophomore at Normendale Community College in Minnesota, said. "He loved sports, he loved life and people.

He would walk up to random people and just talk to them."

Jessica said he made an impression on a lot of people.

"He didn't care who you were, but if you were having a good time, he'd be your friend," she said.

Like any true-blue Idahoan, Nick loved football and snowboarding.

"He was crazy about football," sophomore Jordan Brown said. "Nick loved to be outdoors. He really loved going to Bogus -- that's all he ever talked about."

Brown considers Nick to be one of his best friends, and the two of them saw each other almost every day while Nick was at Boise State.

Nick earned Eagle Scout at the age of 13, and his love for the outdoors never diminished. He spent a lot of time at his grandparents' cabin in Donnelly.

Nick was a transfer student from Washington State, where he played lacrosse for a semester before moving back to Boise. To make money for tuition, he took off a semester and worked for his uncle as a contractor.

"He was stoked because he was going to get a four-dollar raise soon," sophomore Jose Prado said.

Nick was involved with ROTC at Washingtion State, and he expressed interest in joining the military after college.

According to his cousin Jessica, he has always looked up to his father.

"He wanted to go into the army, just like his dad."

Nick's father has been on two tours in the Middle East and was about to leave to Iraq before Nick's death.

"Seeing his father go to Iraq put a big dent in his life," Jessica said.

Nick went to his little brother's football games, and was often home to take care of his younger brother.

"After work, if he didn't have to babysit, he'd be at our house," Brown said. "We were thinking about coaching his brother's team."

Nick's funeral was Saturday in Mountain Home.

"I'll never forget his laugh," Brown said. "And now, I know that he's up there. He's the best guardian angel anyone could ever ask for."

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Nick Stover, far right, stands with friends outside Chaffee Hall at Boise State University.

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Indigenous tongues finding new voices McClatchy News LOS ANGELES - The words come out in abrupt breaths, as if Felipe Lopez were whispering to the chalkboard.

"Rseidy. Rseidy," he asks his students to repeat. "Learns."

"And Dizh. Dizh, say it with me, is 'language.'"

In unison, the students in the UCLA classroom follow, training their tongues to the rhythm of Zapotec, an ancient language that few people in Los Angeles have ever spoken or even heard.

It comes from Oaxaca, on the southern tip of Mexico, a state known for its elaborate, historic traditions.

Many of the students - from La Puente, Redondo Beach, the San Gabriel Valley - have never traveled south to the Zapotec villages and probably never will.

Still, at UCLA and a few other universities, some are pushing aside French, Spanish and Chinese to try rarely offered indigenous Latin American languages such as Zapotec, Mixtec, Aymara and Quechua.

Some leap in for the adventure. Others want to get closer to their roots. History and anthropology students sometimes sign up for the sake of research. And then there are the doctors, social workers and teachers who hope to put what they learn to immediate practical use.

"Learning standard languages doesn't help you understand the needs of regional areas," said Ramona Perez, director of the Center for Latin American Studies at San Diego State. "But indigenous languages show you all the diversity we have."

The university began teach-

ing Mixteco a decade ago. A few years later, it partnered with UC San Diego and started to offer first Zapotec, then Aymara, a language spoken in Bolivia, Peru and Chile.

Classes in San Diego remain small; sometimes as few as half a dozen people attend. When Angelina Torres was first asked to teach her native language, Mixteco, she scoffed at the idea.

Growing up in Ixpantepec Nieves, a mountainous village in Oaxaca, she had seen anthropologists come and go, their notebooks full of words she couldn't read. She didn't understand why they would spend months studying her culture and history.

"That's something we never had a chance to do ourselves," she said. Instead, young people were encouraged to speak Spanish because Mixteco "had no future."

When she arrived in California at 22, she abandoned her native languages altogether for English. It wasn't until she agreed to teach at San Diego State that she be-

gan to take pride in her roots.

"Through the students, I've learned to value my culture, to know my identity," Trujillo said.

In Los Angeles, Felipe Lopez also gradually shed his shame for Zapotec.

Many of the estimated 300,000 Oaxacans living in Los Angeles County are of Zapotec decent, he said. He wanted the language and the culture recognized as distinct, even in a sea of Spanish-speaking Mexicans.

Lopez now represents his countrymen living in the United States by serving as a liaison to the Oaxacan government. And he and two UCLA colleagues worked for eight years in the 1990s to write the first ZapotecSpanish-English dictionary.

The thick book defines 9,000 words in Zapotec, a language that is rarely written.

During class on a recent morning, Lopez paced across the front of the class, stopping now and then to glance at a three-volume workbook he helped write for the course.

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Felipe Lopez leads a class in the Zapotec language that is idigenous to the Oaxaca region of Mexico.

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Medical students get iPods to bolster training McClatchy News ORLANDO, Fla. — Second-year medical student Lynn McGrath knows the iPod touch he carries will help him become a better doctor.

McGrath, 25, can quickly research a patient's symptoms on the device and learn how to treat them in minutes.

"The first year as medical students, it helps us figure out what's going on, but as you become more familiar, it's more of a confirmation," he said.

Starting this semester, the University of Central Florida's College of Medicine, which in its second year, is giving every medical student an iPod touch to help in their training.

The Central Florida college has joined other medical schools across the country that provide mobile devices to medical students. Florida State University also gives iPod touches to medical students, and Stanford University in California is distributing much-larger Apple iPads to its future doctors.

The UCF iPod, which costs around $600 with medical applications, gives students instant access to look up diseases, medications and symptoms. It also allows them to listen to lectures and view diagrams.

The Ohio State University College of Medicine was the first to hand out iPod touches to each student, in 2007.

"Like many things, the students are the ones who brought forth the idea," said Dr. Catherine Lucey, the Ohio college's interim dean.

"It can be used to really help explain things to students."

Nadine Dexter, who is the health sciences library director, said the iPods help students to learn on their own and to know how to find the most recent information.

"We want to teach them that good up-to-date knowledge is what all good physicians need to make good point-of-care decisions," she said. "We don't want them to make a decision based on a 10-year-old text sitting on a shelf."

Some doctors on the UCF staff have also embraced the iPod. "It used to be that you would read every journal that came to your mailbox," said Dr. Bethany Ballinger, director of clinical informatics and an emergency room doctor. "Now, there is no way. . . . You are not looking at how much you can cram into your memory. You are looking selectively at what you need to learn to stay up to date and to manage this patient."

Before making its decision to distribute the iPods, UCF surveyed more than 150 medical schools in United States and Canada, Dexter said. Of those, two dozen schools incorporate a handheld device into the curriculum and most either used or suggested iPods.

To ensure that UCF students use them correctly, the school incorporates the devices and software into its courses. First-year students learn the basics about the various software programs.

As they progress, they use their iPods to research more complicated cases, Ballinger said.

For example, as part of the program, students every few weeks visit patients with Ballinger at Florida Hospital East. If a patient complains of chest pain, Ballinger can ask the students why specific drugs are being prescribed or could there be another diagnosis.

"They can go on (the iPod) and look up information and find the answers here," Ballinger said. "If they look it up themselves and work the answer out themselves they are much more likely to retain this as opposed to blah, blah, blah, learn these three causes of chest pains."

For second-year student Bryant Lambe, 22, the iPod touch helped him when he volunteered in Haiti where he served as a pharmacist for a neo-natal and pediatric intensive care unit. He would mix powder-form medication so it could be injected as liquid.

"They had giant books that listed how to reconstitute the drugs," he said. "When I got an order to reconstitute a certain drug I hadn't done before, I just typed in the name and I could pull up all the facts, all the interactions and what other drugs I could use to substitute if I didn't have that drug."

After graduation, the students get to keep the iPod touches, which is covered by the technology fee they pay the school.

College officials have heard some rumblings from doctors who worry that students will become too reliant on the device for information. But Ballinger said that won't happen.

"It doesn't let students off the hook," she said. "You can't take it into an exam."

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Change requires force

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ASBSU struggles without student involvement Dear Boise state students, Boise State University is growing. This means there will be growing pains and things will need to change.

Exactly how to do that is debatable, but the Associated Students of Boise State University President Stephen Heleker and the Senate think the new task forces are the way to go.

While it may be a good idea, one little detail can derail the whole plan.

Designed to solve problems and optimize the work ASBSU does, the task forces are going to be another way to get things done on campus. But they aren't yet ready for the prime time.

Although each task force -- Student Organizational Leadership, Legislative Affairs, Election Reform, Constitutional Implementation and Student Academic Affairs Board -- already has ASBSU executive staff and senators assigned to them, they need students-at large -- the normal students on campus not directly involved with ASBSU -- to get involved. Without the students-at large, these task forces become just another committee without a problem to solve or an idea to act on.

Each task force has a specific goal. Altough while it seems like some task forces might conflict with other organizations on campus, Vice President Zach Snoderly disagrees.

"I don't think there is any overlap," Snoderly said. "They should be specifically thinking of areas of improvement in the different purposes they serve."

Heleker and Pro. Tem. Mark Gehrke worked during the summer to think of the issues that task forces could address.

Two of the task forces deal directly with student issues -- Student Organizational Leadership Task Force and the Student Academic Affairs Board. Two more deal with changes ASBSU

wants to make to its structure -- the Constitutional Implementation and the Election Reform Task Forces. The last task force, Legislative Affairs, deals with public policy issues that affect Boise State and its students.

The biggest benefit of the task forces is there is now a way to bring ASBSU officials, student and faculty together in a meaningful way. But the biggest challenge is living up to the name. Task force implies that there is a task to accomplish and a force getting it done. The task forces will need to work with each other and outside organizations to meet their goals.

The potential level of interest varies inversely with the potential benefit to students. That is, the more exciting it is, the less it really matters, and the more boring it is, the more it really matters. Take the Legislative Affairs Task Force, for example. Chaired by Heleker and Gehrke, this task force is meant to lobby the state Legislature about higher education funding and to educate students about how Boise State is funded by the state. Pretty boring, but BSU needs money to run, making this an important task force.

Heleker, Snoderly and Gehrke all pointed out that student involvement is what will make the task forces successful.

Snoderly even encourages students to go out and get involved with any task forces that interest them. All of the task forces are in need of students-at large, and a simple application on the ASBSU website is all it takes to make a lasting change.

"We want input and feedback," Snoderly said. "The driving force shouldn't come from us. It should come from students."

Tyler Kirkham Journalist

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More info about ASBSU can be found on the ASBSU Facebook Page or at

Senate meetings are held every Monday and Friday from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Forum in the SUB.

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The Way We See It

Cutting budgets leaves scars, troubles

Idaho had the 11th highest suicide rate in the nation as of 2007, 28 percent higher than the national average, according to the Suicide Prevention Action Network of Idaho.

Last week, a Boise State student contributed to this statistic. It's time we work to fix it.

Idaho is the only state without its own suicide prevention hotline. The Department of Health and Welfare reported that Idaho's suicide rates were up 22 percent from 2008 to 2009, with a 61 percent increase in distress calls to a national hotline in the same time span. It's almost impossible to determine the cost of implementing a suicide hotline in Idaho without knowing the volume of calls it would receive. While stress and suicides are increasing, funding for mental health has decreased by millions.

The 2011 fiscal budget was recently gutted to $18.9 million, $3.4 million less than was allotted in 2009. While this may not seem like much, the effects have been felt far and wide.

The Department of Health and Welfare also closed nine different offices across the state recently, saving Idaho $9 million, but also preventing many from getting the mental health support and treatment they need. Typically, people who are cut from programs or voluntarily discontinue said treatments do not go on to seek further treatment at a later date.

How have these cuts impacted Idaho's citizens?

Gerald Durk Simpson, an Idaho resident who had recently been removed from a mental health program due to budget cuts, shot a 25-year-old man Sept. 27. Members of the Mental Health Court

board speculated that his lack of continuing treatment after being cut from a program led him to commit this act of violence.

While some officials claim it's possible this was an isolated incident, it's clear that something needs to change. Despite our alarmingly high statistics and clear lack of proper resources, there is not sufficient funding for adult mental health facilities, resources or treatment.

According to the Boise State University Health Services website, Counseling Services, "provides a broad spectrum of counseling, consultative, evaluative, teaching, training and research functions. Our staff includes masters level licensed counselors, doctoral level licensed psychologists, and pre- and post-masters level interns."

Boise State students can receive

counseling for free if they use the student health insurance program, or for a small fee if they are not covered under SHIP. However, not many students know this resource is available, or how to go about getting it. Students can receive counseling by calling 426-1459.

While budget cuts are inevitable with our economy, it's crucial to both university health and Idaho's health that Boise State does its part to help lower Idaho's high suicide rates.

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Skinny chicks get more Jana Hoffman Columnist

Tweet that inspired this week's column: hoffmansfield Skinny women get fat paychecks - Atlanta Healthy Trends Examiner.com/healthytrends....

Mommy always said, “It’s what’s on the inside that counts, baby.” According to a recent study published by American Psychological Association, mommy's well-intentioned line is a farce after all.

The APA found that thin women make more money than those of average weight. Interestingly, the study also shows that the more girth guys put on, the more money they make.

Instead of sweet little lines, parents may want to feed little girls non-fat foliage and boys lard-laden cuisine. Why? The APA's findings clearly indicate that skinny chicks and chubby boys bring home the bacon.

Men and women are held to completely different appearance standards in this country. It’s OK for a man to look a little drab as long as he’s manly. Brains and a penis -- that’s all he needs.

On the other hand, for a woman to be successful she must have ability, brains and beauty. The beauty referenced here isn’t the kind portrayed in Dove commercials. While on average, all women still make less than men, the thinnest women are bridging the gap.

Don’t worry girls, all is not lost. If you think money is more important than womanhood then you are in luck.

Option 1: Get a penis.

There are some great doctors in California who can make you a man. The surgery itself won’t alter your sexual orientation though, so the transition for straight ladies might be tricky. The truth is, you will be much better off. For the first time ever, you will have the necessary “tool” to make it to the top.

Option 2: Develop an eating disorder.

It is time to refocus your efforts. Fixate on the scale. Wake up every morning, empty your bowels and then hop on. If the number pleases you, that is the first indication that something is wrong. That inner peace is a cunning deception distracting you from your ultimate purpose.

You were born to be eye-candy in the workplace.

Option 3: Develop a retina-destroying virus.

It's far fetched, but it's your best option yet. If the world were struck blind, then no one could judge you based on appearances. That is, unless groping became the new seeing. Among the blind, groping would be a logical way to locate female fatties -- to protect the bottom line, of course. Still it is probable that societal laws against groping might be enough to protect women.

Back to reality.

What Mommy said about character certainly matters when it comes to living a fulfilling, three-dimensional life.

Yet, the disturbing truth about society’s expectations for successful women can’t be ignored. Women who want bigger pay checks are either going to have to become men, lose some weight or completely deconstruct and rebuild society's views on gender expectations.

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Broncos conquer Spartans

Offense uses electric start to put SJSU away early Trent Lootens Sports Editor

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Boise State looked every bit like a team that could play for the BCS National Championship after defeating the San Jose State Spartans 48-0 Saturday.

Losses by No. 1 Ohio State and No. 5 Nebraska dramatically helped the Broncos’ chances of getting to the title game, too.

Junior quarterback Kellen Moore threw for 231 yards on 14-of-16 passing and two touchdowns in only a half of actual playing time.

The Broncos totaled 535 offensive yards compared to a measly 80 posted by the Spartans.

Moore, who has become the frontrunner on many Heisman Trophy lists, didn’t do anything to hurt his chances at winning the coveted award and should handily take over the No. 1 spot after Ohio State’s Terrell Pryor lost at No. 18 Wisconsin, 31-18.

Five different Broncos (60, 2-0 Western Athletic Conference) scored touchdowns in the first half to demoralize SJSU (1-6, 0-2 WAC) before halftime. The Broncos led 21-0 at the end of the first quarter and 41-0 at halftime.

“It’s all about the mentality to start the game,” Moore said. “You’ve got to start fast, get things rolling early, create some momentum and it’s a waterfall effect after that.”

Junior running back Doug Martin scored from six yards out less than three minutes into the game and Moore hit

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Junior linebacker Aaron Tevis scored BSU's third defensive touchdown of the season Saturday against San Jose State. The defense also held the Spartans to -12 rushing yards. The win was BSU's 20th consecutive, the longest streak in the nation. senior tight end Tommy Gallarda on a seam route to cap the next drive, giving BSU a 14-0 lead with 6:48 remaining in the first quarter.

Martin scored BSU’s only points in the second half when he broke to the outside and fought for a 4-yard touchdown right in front of his family holding a huge sign saying “Martin.” He then blew his family a kiss.

Martin led all BSU rushers with 68 yards on eight attempts and two touchdowns.

“I’m glad they could come out, all 30 of them,” Martin

said. “It was fun playing in front of them. That moment was priceless.”

Senior wide receiver Titus Young scored on BSU’s next drive, using wide-open space thanks to some trickery on a reverse for a 17-yard touchdown. Young’s run put BSU up 21-0 with 1:19 left in the first quarter.

Young reeled in a 43-yard strike from Moore two series’ later to give the Broncos a commanding 27-0 lead midway through the second quarter. Young was BSU’s leading receiver with seven catches for 105 yards and a

touchdown.

“It’s scary when people leave him in one-on-one match-ups,” Moore said.

“You’re going to have a long day if you leave him in those situations often. He’s one of a lot of reliable guys we have on offense.”

Junior linebacker Aaron Tevis took it upon himself to make sure people didn’t forget about one of the best defenses in the nation.

With 4:14 left in the first half, Tevis kept his eyes on SJSU senior quarterback Jordan La Secla and reacted immediately when La Secla

released the ball to snatch it one-handed out of the air and sprint 43-yards into the end zone. Tevis’ interception return was the third defensive touchdown this season for BSU. “I think it was the best catch of the night, no question,” Petersen said. “The guy can catch as good as anyone on our team, and you saw it out there tonight.”

Senior running back Jeremy Avery punched in BSU’s final touchdown in the first half on a hard-fought 2-yard run.

BSU’s defense was spec-

tacular again, posting it’s second-straight road shutout in a row. The defensive line overwhelmed SJSU and held the Spartans to -12 rushing yards on 29 attempts.

“The coaches do such a good job of making sure we’re focused all week no matter who we’re playing and never underestimating an opponent,” senior defensive end Ryan Winterswyk said.

The Broncos are off for the next 10 days before returning home to play Louisiana Tech on Tuesday, Oct. 26.

High hopes for men's hoops heading into new season With new look and new coach, Broncos excited for season to begin Wyatt Martin Journalist

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The Broncos will rely on the seven returners in the upcoming season.

With a brand new coach and a brand new system the Boise State men's basketball team is hoping to create a new atmosphere on the hard-wood this season. After last year's 15-17 record (5-11 in the Western Athletic Conference), the Broncos are making off-season strides to ensure that the university's athletic success moves beyond the football season this year.

“The most important thing is effort, then toughness," first-year head coach Leon Rice said. "That's what wins games. All the other stuff is great, but if you don't have that, you're not going to win a lot of basketball games. I tell these guys, you bring energy and effort, have your ears open and let us coach.”

Toughness and energy were reiterated throughout the day, not only by Rice, but by the players as well.

Coming from Gonzaga, one of the most well-respected and proven teams in col-

lege basketball, Rice doesn't need to sell his players on these principles.

“Guys are pretty excited about coach Rice and his staff, what they're trying to do and the energy they bring to practice everyday,” senior forward Daequon Montreal said of the new coaching staff. “He's picked everybody up from the moment he walked in the door.

When he talks, guys listen.”

With a total of seven returning seniors to this year's squad, transition and adjustments have been the key factors to this off-season.

“It's a little tough, it's going to take some time to adjust, but I think everyone will be alright with it,” senior Paul Noonan said of the team adjusting to coach Rice.

Senior leadership will be one of the main factors for this year's team, and their success.

“Seniors have played a lot of basketball, they've been coached a lot, and they've seen a lot," Rice said. "Experience is hard to replace.”

Boise State will also be

banking some of its success this season on the new faces that hope to contribute, such as guard Tre Nichols, a junior college transfer from Killeen, Texas.

Last season Nichols led McLennan Community College to a North Texas Junior College championship.

During the championship season he averaged 16 points, four assists and three steals per game.

With effort and energy being the main points of emphasis for Rice and his staff, it's not hard to see why Nichols could prove to be a key contributor for the team this year, especially in Rice's fast-paced offense.

“We like to push the ball, we want to get up and down, because I want to play a lot of guys," Rice said. "I want to get a lot of the guys involved.”

Going into this season, opportunity will be the key word for the Broncos.

Opportunity to improve, to succeed and most importantly, the opportunity to get the fans and the community behind this program.

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Boise State No. 2 in USA Today Coaches Poll; highest ever ranking for BSU

Junior running back Doug Martin scores on 6-yard touchdown run.

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17-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Kellen Moore to senior tight end Tommy Gallarda. Extra Point GOOD. Boise State - 14 San Jose State - 0 17-yard touchdown run by senior wide receiver Titus Young. Extra Point GOOD. Boise State - 21 San Jose State - 0

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Moore 43-yard touchdown pass to Young. Extra point NO GOOD. BSU - 27 SJSU - 0 Junior linebacker Aaron Tevis intercepts La Secla and returns the ball 43 yards for a touchdown. Extra point GOOD. BSU - 34 SJSU - 0 Senior running back Jeremy Avery 2-yard touchdown run. Extra Point GOOD. BSU - 41 SJSU - 0

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1. Oregon (42) 2. Boise State (11) 3. Oklahoma (4) 4. TCU (1) 5. Auburn (1) 6. LSU 7. Alabama 8. Michigan State 9. Utah 10. Ohio State 11. Wisconsin 12. Iowa 13. Nebraska 14. Stanford 15. Oklahoma State 16. Missouri 17. Florida State 18. Arizona 19. West Virginia 20. South Carolina 21. Arkansas 22. Texas 23. Virginia Tech 24. Mississippi State 25. Miami (Fla.)

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Others receiving votes Northwestern (5-1) 60; Kansas State (5-1) 53; Nevada (6-1) 28; Michigan (5-2)

23; Hawaii (5-2) 9; North Carolina (5-2) 8; Georgia Tech (5-2) 6; Air Force (5-2) 5; East Carolina (4-2) 4; Baylor (5-2) 3; Navy (4-2) 1.

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BSU fell to the Colorado Buffaloes twice this weekend losing 9-3 and 6-3.

Buffaloes ice Broncos Club hockey drops consecutive weekend games John Garretson Journalist

After a crushing 9-3 loss Friday to the University of Colorado, the Boise State Broncos club hockey team (1-8-1) succumbed the Buffaloes again Saturday 6-3 in Qwest Arena.

The Broncos, who play in Division II, played a fast paced, crafty Division III Colorado team, who were crowned Division III national champions two years ago.

Compared to the previous night’s game, the Broncos improved a bit.

“Well I think our improvement from yesterday was very dramatic," head coach Ken Beaudreau said. "We were outscored really bad 9-3 yesterday. They had fire, they had passion, they played well and looked more as a team.

They took it to the guys physically. They’re a very physical team, the team we just played were (Division III) champions two years ago. We got a very young team.”

The first period was anyone’s game as the puck switched from the different sides, showing no true dominant force in the game.

Freshman forward Eric Haskins struck the first goal

of the game, giving the Broncos their first and only lead.

From that point on, it was Buffalo domination. Swift puck movement, sharp finesse and quick slap shots were the ingredients to Colorado’s success in the second period, raising the score to 5-1.

The Broncos slowed the Buffaloes a bit in the beginning of the third period when junior defenseman Cortland Smith shot one through the net to rejuvenate the Bronco team.

“I just came down and shot and went under him," Smith said. "The goalie was off place and it was awesome.”

Boise State was able to tack on one more goal before allowing another Buffalo goal that eventually ended the scoring at 6-3.

Colorado took 27 total shots while the Broncos had 26.

The one thing both Beaudreau and Smith said that the team needs to improve upon the most is speed and conditioning.

“If we got more speed, we’re going to do OK,” Beaudreau said.

“Conditioning and passing and kids not panicking with the puck," Smith said. "They

get it and they freak out.”

Scoring for the Broncos were Haskins, Smith and junior center Dalton Smith, Cortland's brother, while freshman forward J.T. Smith and junior center Jeff Buckingham tallied an assist each.

The Buffaloes forward Tyler Moore recorded two goals and three assists, forward David Key had one goal and three assists and forward Reilly O’Brien notched two goals and two assists.

This inexperienced and young Bronco team not only lack a senior player on the team, but more than half of the team consists of freshmen.

“The more we play, the better we get," Dalton Smith said. "We have a really young team. We’re just trying to the get things going right.”

The Smith brothers have to lead the raw Bronco team to improvement. They enjoy playing with each other.

“I like watching him (Dalton),” Cortland Smith said.

“I like seeing what he’s doing and feeding off him, like what I do wrong and what he does wrong I’ll tell him”.

Boise State travels to Colorado next to play the Buffaloes’ Division II squad and three other colleges.

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By N. Black and S. Clement Tribune Media Services Today's birthday (10/18/10).

In this Athlete vs. Journalist, Arbiter Sports Producer Joey McCullough faces off for a game of P-I-G with Women’s Basketball player Heather Pilcher.

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Let this be the year when you accept romance into your life. This does not have to involve heavy spending. Romance thrives when you take the time to include your partner in your adventures and follow lucky impulses. Travel may figure in your plans. To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) -Today is a 7 -- New ideas stimulate imagination and produce intelligent activity. Your partner naturally fits into a social group and acts as host.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -Today is a 6 -- Others seem happy enough to handle their own quests at work. Accept guidance from an elder whose logic is impeccable.

Celebrate with someone tonight.

Gemini (May 21-June 21) -Today is a 5 -- This is no time to try to achieve total organization.

In fact, if you allow things to come apart, you see where more work is needed.

Cancer (June 22-July 22) -Today is a 6 -- Problems at work occupy you and distract from dealing with family matters. Express your doubts out loud, so others understand. Then you can focus.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -Today is a 6 -- Establish a reservoir of ideas for future use. Not every day is filled with great inspirations like today. Don't bother to seek agreement. Just write it all down.

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Today is a 6 -- Apply your imagination and give your self-esteem a boost at the same time. Let others fret about how the details come together. Make a payment.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -Today is a 7 -- Don't jump to conclusions. What first looks like a massive change resolves into workable alternatives. A nearby clown lightens the atmosphere.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -Today is a 7 -- Someone you know falls in love head over heels. This has been a long time coming. Keep an appropriate distance as you congratulate them both.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -Today is a 5 -- Your best bet today is to act as though everything's proceeding exactly as planned. Roll with any punches and reserve comments for later (or never).

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Today is a 6 -- Create your own agenda early in the day and pursue it diligently. Others fret about details. Stay out of that discussion, if possible.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -Today is a 6 -- Business matters cause circular thinking when you don't immediately perceive a solution. Take a break for a phone call and come back to it.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -Today is a 6 -- Most of your efforts flow smoothly today to produce desired outcomes early. Try to contact an absent team member to get their approval. ___ (c) 2009, Tribune Media Services Inc. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.

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eiKonic Movement dance moves inspire Natalie Craig Journalist

Modern hip-hop has literally “danced” its way into American culture through recent years.

Local hip-hop dance crew eiKonic Movement was founded by a group of young adults and teenagers in the Treasure Valley. Their unique style and cultural diversity has opened the Valley’s eyes, according to various viewers of their shows. The group is comprised of youth from Filipino, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Thai, Caucasian and Chinese backgrounds.

“We were just people who loved to dance and it was crazy how quickly we ended up finding others who did too," said Courtney Datu, 17, a student at Mountain View High School and member of the group. "We started off small, but now we are part of a network of dancers all across the area. We're not just a crew anymore, we're part of a community.”

Mikey Castro, a Boise State freshman with an information technology management major, was a part of making this dance crew what it is today.

“I wanted our crew name to have meaning, I want everyone to be able to be inspired by what we do. An icon is something that anyone can look up

to and be inspired by. 'Eikonic,' which is the Greek way to spell the word, fit perfectly,” Castro said.

The group performs for local benefit events, festivals, private parties and cultural events. The group has been featured in Light Up the Night for Leukemia and Lymphoma, the Lao and Vietnamese New Year celebration and will be performing at the Saint Alphonsus Festival of Trees Nov. 24 to 28 at Boise Centre on the Grove.

The dance crew has inspirationally made its way around Boise by giving back to the community.

“It's an awesome invigorating feeling. Kind of like when you do something nice for someone like holding the door open or picking up something they dropped but times a mil-

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lion,” said Khoa Nguyen, 17, a student at Capital High School.

With their distinct style and cultural diversity, group members hope to make a name for themselves while touching the lives of others.

“Inspiration is key," Datu said. "I can honestly tell you that every single one of us in this crew has had someone or something inspire us to dance. When I think about how deep our passions are, and how far we’ve gotten just on a little inspiration, I think about how each time we perform, we’re creating an opportunity to inspire someone.”

Winter

Jessica Swider Columnist

Since it's finally gotten cold, I thought it would be prudent of me to talk about cold-weather fashion. It's obviously my favorite, but it also involves a bit more thought then simply throwing on a sundress.

One of my most anticipated fall wardrobe staples is the scarf. I literally own boxes full. I think they're great. They're warm, but they still look really cute and eliminate the need for me to have to think about matching jewelry to my outfit -something that's a lot more complicated than you'd think in the morning.

However, more and more often, I see people wearing these really skinny scarves and I have to wonder , why bother? They defeat the entire purpose of wearing a scarf.

They look similar to what was produced when I attempted knitting: really scrawny, senseless scraps of yarn.

That being said, I must admit I'm a pretty big fan of scarves that have hoods attached. I don't know why, something about the idea of anything with a hood is appealing to me.

Which brings me to my second cold weather accessory -- hats. I think hats might be the most frequently forgotten about fashion item. I wish this wasn't true. I really like knit hats. Who doesn't love feeling warm and cozy on a cold morning? Really weird people, that's who.

Please though, for the love of hygiene and all that is good, gentlemen, stop wearing those sweat-stained, I-can-smell-themfrom-five-feet-away, ripped up baseball hats. I get that they're lucky, but can't you save them for when you're not in public? I actually fear for my scalp when you come near. God only knows what's living in those fibers. Ever consider running the thing through a washing machine? Now you have.

Perhaps my favorite thing to drag out when the leaves turn different colors are boots. Almost nothing looks classier than a nice pair of boots with skinny jeans and a sweater. Or leggings. Or dresses and tights. The possibilities are endless! I have yet to see a pair of boots that I really dislike, which in case you hadn't noticed, is saying a lot for me.

All things considered, I find fall and winter fashion a lot more appealing than warmer-weather clothes. I think the cooler temps are a great opportuity to accessorize, layer and leave something to the imagination.

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Conflict Coaching Journalist

There is a new program about to launch at Boise State. It is a conflict-coaching resolution program for students in conflict.

Conflict Coaching students have been trained to resolve and manage conflicts. It is a one-on-one meeting where students are able to freely discuss conflicts with work, school or personal problems. It is confidential and the coaches are trained in positive question asking and conflict coaching steps.

Conflict Coaching is not about forcing reflection or change, they do not give legal advice and they do not offer therapy or mediation, according to the club statement. They offer a safe, supportive and confidential way to help students improve their conflict resolution skills.

“Anyone who doesn’t think there are two sides to an argument is probably in one,” said one of the coaches, Jake Worden, a senior majoring in criminal justice with an addiction studies minor.

Their goals are to help students save time from worrying about conflicts within their lives. The time and energy used worrying about the conflicts can be spent in many more productive ways.

The time spent trying to cope with something can be time utilized for moving forward and getting more

important things accomplished.

The difference between meeting with conflict coaches and meeting with a counselor is that conflict coaches are going to ask questions and teach skills for positive communication as opposed to giving psychological advice. They will not give advice or provide solutions -- those are going to come from the student. It is all about what students can do to make it a positive interaction and establish positive communication with certain goals in mind, according to Mike Kirkpatrick, a trained student conflict coach.

Kirkpatrick, a senior with a general studies major-dispute resolution minor said,"conflict coaching is a one-on-one flexible process involving the coach and student.

The coach will ask the student questions, help with brainstorming solutions, have the student set some goals for resolution and teach skills to help implement them. The coach is not there to give advice or counseling. The best solutions will come from the student."

Thursday is National Conflict Resolution Day. In the Student Union Building, there will be a kiosk from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. advertising the new program and how to get involved. They will have fliers with more information and an opportunity to meet the coaches.

The coaches will take the time to

work students if they want to be coached while at the kiosk.

Training for the coaches is part of an internship and must be completed at least a month before they coach other students on their own. Every week, trained coaches meet and recognize a current personal conflict one of the members of the group may have, then practice coaching each other.

"Training is very personal and very informative. The steps we learn, we first have to apply to ourselves. Once you are familiar with the process you are able to analysis your own conflicts. We analyzed our own most challenging conflict and I learned a lot about myself which in turn makes it so I can help others.

The idea of conflict coaching is to establish a culture where it is dealt with in an open and honest and positive manner using resolution skills," Kirkpatrick said.

For more information, visit sspa.boisestate.edu/conflictcoaching/.

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Q & A with Jackass' Steve-O A candid chat with the cast member of 'Jackass' about life, drugs, family MCT Campus

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Cast member Steve-O attends the Los Angeles premiere of Jackass The Movie at the Cinerama Dome October 2002. Jackass 3D was released this month.

Stephen Glover, aka Steve-O of MTV's stunt/ prank franchise "Jackass," doesn't actually ever turn his head 180 degrees. It just seems like it sometimes when he, Johnny Knoxville and the rest of the Jackasses — note the capital J! We mean it nicely! — fall, collide, slip, jump into, bump into and run with things that crash, bite, explode and otherwise cause grievous bodily harm.

He has, however, turned his life around 180 degrees. A recovering substance abuser who's been clean for more than two years, Steve-O, 36, has made it through drugs, alcohol, medication for bipolar disorder, aimlessness and failure.

But he fought back, and now his dad, Richard Edward "Ted" Glover — an executive who held top positions with PepsiCo, RJR Nabisco and other multinationals — proudly tells an alumni newsletter, "My son lives in Los Angeles, where he hosts a reality TV show and has appeared in three movies.

My daughter" — SteveO's older sister — "teaches high school history, politics and economics, at a school in Florida." (Their mother, Donna Gay Glover, died in 2003.)

The movie "Jackass 3-D," coming out Friday, features a now sober Steve-O doing stunts.

Q. You've been clean for ...

A. Two and a half years. ... Drugs and alcohol really just took me to a place where I did a lot of mean, nasty stuff. Stapling my (testicles) to my leg (as he had at a Louisiana show in 2002) had nothing to do with me getting sober, but I carried a lot of guilt and shame for a lot of other stuff I did.

Q. But just the on-camera stuff you do — I mean, wow ... why do you do it?

A. If you think about it, we have one instinct that overrides everything else, and that's our instinct to survive. Fight or flight, but whatever you do, don't die.

And yet we know we're going to die. It's like, how is that not a (expletive) cruel prank on us, man? I feel like our very (expletive) existence is a (expletive) prank on us, you know? The one thing we don't want to do is die; the only thing we're guaranteed to do is die!

Q. Have you been reading Kierkegaard or something?

I'm not being sarcastic, I'm actually asking.

A. This is something that's me off since I was a kid. I feel like the purpose of our lives is to somehow come to terms with dying. People

have kids and their motivation a lot of the time is so a part of them lives on. That's why people are religious, because they're afraid of being dead, and they feel like they're going to go to heaven, so they won't be dead. For me, it was a video camera. When I die, if I have enough video footage of all this gnarly stuff I did, then there will be evidence that I lived and I can still make people laugh and entertain people. I really found religion in the video camera.

Q. The movie has a giant, spring-loaded hand whacking your fellow Jackass Bam Margera right off his feet.

The conception, the timing — that was actually pretty funny in a silent-movie slapstick way.

A. Part of me is jealous of for that. Footage envy is a big part of how "Jackass" works — one guy gets a great piece of footage and it lights a fire under everybody else. The footage envy really worked out great on this movie because everybody got great stuff.

I'm in this movie more than I was in the first two, I think. I was always such a nightmare to deal with.

There were definitely times when I was supposed to do something but I was too loaded and they wouldn't shoot with me. And this time around, I was there all the time, I showed up on

time, I was eager to work.

I really wanted to prove to myself and everyone else that sobriety didn't make me lame and boring.

Q. Yeah, probably not a big worry. OK, you went to high school at the American School in London, where your family lived at the time. You dropped out of the University of Miami and went to clown college.

A. I was homeless for three years before I went to clown college. Homeless, couch surfer, whatever you want to call it. I had the government testing drugs on me in Austin, Texas. I did the most dangerous medical study I could get into, where they tested drugs on me that were for pigs and cows. I got paid $2,000 for 12 days inpatient.

I had to sign a waiver that I could die.

Q. And you didn't ask your parents for help, because ... ?

A. My upbringing instilled in me the kind of pride that I wasn't going to expect my parents to pay me. I wasn't in school, I wasn't working, I wasn't being productive.

No part of me expected my parents to pay me to be living that way. And it's weird because all these years later, I said, "Dad, you weren't going to pay me to be a piece of (expletive)." And Dad said, "Well, you never gave me the option."

Red Bull Rampage

Boise State students saw the rampage Rachel Cook Journalist

Red Bull Rampage is an annual event where professional mountain bikers take the plunge down some of the roughest mountain terrains in the country.

It took place this year in Virgin, Utah, where Boise State students went along as part of Boise State Red Bull Brand, a local branch of Red Bull marketing and advertising, to help volunteer for the event.

Professional mountain bikers were judged based on their decision of what routes to take down the 1,500-foot mountainous terrain.

Red Bull Rampage started in 2001 but was canceled after 2004 because of mountain bikers' risky behavior. It reopened in 2008 and has been taking place just outside Zion National Park ever since. Bikers who want to participate are allowed by invitation only.

Four Boise State students

were able to get into this event thanks to Boise State Brand Manager Elyse Ballweber.

Ballweber, a Boise State senior majoring in communication, said, "We began the journey piled into my teennie-tiny egg shaped Ford, and trekked to Provo, Utah where we met with the student brand managers from (Brigham Young University) and (Montana State University) and their crews. We then headed to Virgin, Utah in an RV provided by Red Bull."

Ballweber and her crew of BSU volunteers were amazed at the site of such a big event.

"The event site was jaw dropping," Ballweber said. "The site was so huge and spectacular when you stepped out of the Safari Jeeps that took you into the site, you knew you had entered a creative daring atmosphere unlike any other."

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Mountain bike competitor Michal Marosi races out of the starting gate during the Mountainbike Freeride/Slopestyle competition at the Red Bull Rampage Oct. 3 in Utah. riders, 21 made it to the final battle.

The third day was the beginning of the main event where pre-qualifiers and winners from the first day participated in the main competition.

Cameron Zink, 24, from Carson City, Nev., made first place this year.

"We met the youngest rider and hung out with his parents who had Harley Davison attributes and were really cool,” Ballweber said. "You get to mingle with all the different people all the people are very fun and interesting."

"Going into it, I was pretty unaware of what we would actually be doing," BSU volunteer David Liddell, a junior majoring in communication, said. “ I knew that I was volunteering to carry bikes, but I’m pretty sure that is about as extreme as bike carrying could get. We hauled about 60 pounds up steep mountainous areas and hike them up vertical drop offs."

Even with the hard work, Liddell enjoyed the

experience.

"It truly was like nothing else I have seen or experienced. You get a crazy rush just from watching the riders so you can only imagine how they feel. It was something that I would definitely want to be a part of again even if next time I am just a spectator and not helping with the event,” Liddell said.

"Being so close to some of the world's best freestyle mountain bikers and watching them create lines on the most rugged terrain and brutal landscape was impressive," Ballweber said. "My favorite part was watching Cam Zink throw a 360 onto a sketchy landing spot and hitting it perfectly for the win."

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