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Boise State Housing will host the second annual St. Baldrick’s event on March 15 to raise money for research on childhood cancer.
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Friday, March 15, at 3 p.m. Boise State Housing will host the second annual St. Baldrick’s event on the Taylor Quad located between Taylor and Driscoll halls. Aubrie Gribble, junior elementary special education major, is responsible for bringing the event to Boise State after hearing about it in 2011. “People receive pledges,” she explained. “They say, ‘hey, if you give me so much money, I’ll shave my head.’ And that’s basically how the
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fundraising works.” So far about 20 students have volunteered to shave their heads. Nick Cordell, sophomore mechanical engineering major, is one of them. His shoulder length locks will soon be sheared away in the name of charity. “I’m a little bit (nervous),” Cordell said. “It really is a commitment… I just can’t see where it won’t be worth it.” Cordell set a personal goal to raise $500. “I’m actually getting re-
solidarity with kids with cancer,” Clark said. “It’s a reminder and a support.” Ways to get involved Donations can be made to the event as a whole or specifically to one volunteer. If you want to make a donation to help with Boise State Housing reach their $5,000 goal there are several ways you can: Go to StBaldricks.org and search Boise State Housing Turn donations in at any residence hall front desk Donate at the event
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If you all bought one less coffee this week and donated that $4.25 to childhood cancer I don’t think people realize how far that would go
ally close to that so I wish I would have set it a little higher, I would have pushed a little more,” Cordell said. Betty Clark, a sophomore elementary education major, shaved her hair last year, which was previously down to her belly button. She encourages everyone to get involved through either donations, or shaving. “If you all bought one less coffee this week and donated that $4.25 to childhood cancer I don’t think people realize how far that would go,” Clark said. If students want to shave their heads, it’s not too late. Walk-up shavees are welcome. “The purpose of St. Baldrick’s is to stand in
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Worldwide nearly 175,000 children are diagnosed with cancer every year. In the United States, childhood cancer kills more children than AIDS, asthma, cystic fibrosis, congenital anomalies and diabetes combined. For those who do survive, twothirds will suffer long term effects, such as loss of sight or heart disease, as a result of the treatments. Despite all of this, less than four percent of the National Cancer Institute’s budget goes into research for childhood cancer. These statistics are from the St. Baldrick’s foundation, an organization dedicated to raising money for research on childhood cancer. On
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With 25 seconds remaining in the game and only up by three, it took just a span of five seconds for sophomore guard Derrick Marks to showcase his multifaceted basketball game. A block, rebound and a well-timed time out were not only a remarkable series of plays from the second-year player, but he highlighted the type of basketball Boise State put on display Saturday afternoon. Cue the eruption of the 10,455 members of Bronco Nation in attendance. “Of course I turned the ball over but it was a great play by them and Derrick just made a better play,” sophomore guard Anthony Drmic said. “That’s the kind of stuff Derrick does for us.” In a down-to-the-wire fashion, the Broncos (21-9, 9-7 in MW) defeated the San Diego State Aztecs (219, 9-7) 69-65 for their first win ever against the conference opponent in what was a must-win for the Broncos’ NCAA tournament chances. Judging from the first half alone, it had appeared the Broncos were going to walk away unscathed with a
31-19 lead heading into the locker room. However, the Aztecs’ abysmal 25.9 (7-27) percentage from the field transformed into a stellar 53.6 percent (15-28) for the second half, cutting the Broncos’ lead from 12 to three into the final minutes. Enter the “Blue Mamba”, —Marks’ new nickname, homage to Los Angeles Laker Kobe “Black Mamba” Bryant, with the heroics. Marks’ 22 of 27 total points were made in the second half, scoring 14 of the team’s final 21 points with under 10 minutes to play. Marks also dished out six assists and grabbed nine rebounds on the day. “This team has come a long way in defensively closing out games,” Marks said. “Last year, if we were up in the second, we probably would have lost.” The spotlight wasn’t just on Marks, as teammate and departing senior center Kenny Buckner notched 11 rebounds appropriately on Senior Day recognition at the arena. Buckner’s hustle and work ethic is something Head Coach Leon Rice consistently values in his players. “When we bring a kid here, our number one goal is
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Derrick Marks drives to the rim against an SDSU defender Saturday afternoon. that he leaves here better off than he got here,” Rice said. “That’s Kenny Buckner, that sums him up.” Another noteworthy showing came from Drmic’s 23-point performance, which gave him the Mountain West scoring title at 519 total points on the season. San Diego State was led by forward Xavier James and his 18 points and zero personal fouls, the only one on the team who held a clean slate in fouls. Junior Jamal Franklin came alive in the second half, scoring nine of his 15 points after halftime but fouled out with 20 seconds remaining. Initially picked to finish
eighth in the Mountain West in a poll by media members, the Broncos ended the season with a fifth place finish. As a testament to Rice’s continued success, Boise State has outperformed their predicted finish the last three seasons Rice has coached. “The bottom line is that they (San Diego State) know how to win games, but the great thing is so do our guys and they’re getting better at it,” Rice said. The Broncos are a fifth seed in the 2013 Mountain West tournament in Las Vegas and will square off again against the fourth-seeded Aztecs Wednesday night at 10 p.m. MT.
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