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Idaho human rights day causes concern

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NEWS

Flappers get lucky at Casino Night Staff Writer

The Flappers and Dappers Casino Night Friday was like being teleported back in time. On the night of Jan. 27 poker, live music, a hazy atmosphere and dressed-up students gave the Simplot Ballroom the feel of a 1920s speakeasy.

After walking through the entrance, students were greeted with sounds from the Jack Hales Jazz Trio. A neon sign hanging behind them cut through the murky haze.

“It was great seeing ev-

erything come together and such a great turnout at the event,” said Derrick Lawter, Student Union program assistant. “I think it shows that the Student Union has the capabilities to put on programs of this scale in the future that students really enjoy.”

Students dressed up to represent the swinging fashion of the 20s. Each attendee received 25 tickets at the door to use as chips to gamble with. Casino games like Blackjack, Craps, Roulette and Texas Hold’em, were available to students to try their luck

and earn more tickets.

The tickets could then be used to enter to win a number of prizes: Beats headphones, a Google Android tablet, bluetooth speakers and many other prizes.

Throughout the room, guests were crowded around the casino tables

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watching who was going to hit it big or lose it all.

“This is the first time that I have ever seen a gambling event at BSU,” said Tommy Muller, senior at Boise State. “I wish they would have more like it.”

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This is the first time that I have ever seen a gambling event at BSU. I wish they would have more like it.

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in the room and never seemed to empty. Students conversed on what prizes they hoped to win, who won in the end or who lost the most tickets.

This event was put on by the Student Union staff with the intention of creating an annual program that will get the students more involved in the SUB. By midnight, more than 355 students were participating in the casino games, according to Elise Afford, associate director of the Student Union.

The majority of the students who attended said

they wished that an event like this had been put on sooner. They hope that there will be one again soon so that they could bring friends.

“Seeing how many people came out to the event was extremely rewarding for myself and the other members of the team that helped plan the event,” said Kyle Prewett, Student Union program assistant.

“We wanted this to be one of the best events of the year, and seeing a large turnout and people really enjoying themselves was great.”

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NEWS

Sean Bunce

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It wasn’t until 1990 that Idaho became the 47th state to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a state holiday.

An article published by the Boise Weekly, titled “Idaho Late to the Party to Celebrate Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” explained that, in order to pacify legislators opposed to honoring King, it was decided that the third Monday of January would be known as “Idaho Human Rights Day.” According to Andrew Geske, student support coordinator for the Multicultural Student Diversity Center, grouping both days together is a sign of disrespect to the civil rights movement which King began.

“Racism is a big enough problem in American society and Idaho culture specifically,” Geske said. “We should give as much time as possible to discussing it, showcasing it, learning how to talk about it and recognizing the people

who fought against it.”

Having what is normally Martin Luther King Jr. Day be celebrated as Idaho Human Rights Day, Geske believes, detracts from what people should be focusing on.

“Martin Luther King Jr. did not fight against sexism in particular or homophobia in particular; he fought against racism in particular. That was the civil rights movement,” Geske said. “I think it does him a great disservice. It’s a very diluted idea about what Martin Luther King Jr. was about.”

Ro Parker, program coordinator for the Multicultural Student Diversity Center, believes having a Human Rights Day in Idaho is well intended but agrees with Geske.

“I don’t think that people will think they’re covering (Martin Luther King Day) up with Human Rights Day,” Parker said. “But I think that is the outcome of it, it covers it up. I think the intent versus outcome is not being looked at here.”

According to Parker, there is an institutionalized racism

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students lead the march down University drive. which exists in everything, from the media to the job someone wishes to apply for.

She explained that, until people can learn how to talk about issues such as racism, it will never go away.

“When we do trainings we

sometimes ask people, ‘How many here have been told that if you talk about race you’re a racist?’ Pretty much everyone raises their hand,” Parker said.

“I think whether that’s explicitly what they’ve been told or not, that’s the message that a

lot of people receive.”

For Reverend C.T. Vivian, who participated in rallies with King and was the keynote speaker invited to Boise State Jan. 26, it makes no difference what the day is called.

“It doesn’t matter what day it

is. Is it celebrated?” Vivian said.

“It matters only that you do it.”

The Women’s Center refused to comment when asked for their opinion on having Martin Luther King Day separate from Idaho Human Rights Day.

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As college students it’s difficult to always make good health decisions.

However maintaining a healthy lifestyle is a great way to help you achieve your best throughout the semester.

When you are healthy your brain is working at

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full capacity, memories are clearer, problem solving skills are faster and you have more energy to help you tackle the long day ahead.

It’s important to start the morning with a hearty breakfast and plan ahead for good meals and snacks throughout the day. Make sure to drink tons of water to maintain hydration and energy.

Setting up a regular exercise routine is beneficial too as it assists in reducing stress and keeps your body strong.

As college students it can be difficult to maintain regular sleep schedules but that is one of the most important parts of keeping a healthy routine. Make sure to give yourself a good seven to eight hours of sleep every night and try to main-

tain the same bedtime and wake-up hours.

Pulling all-nighters and binge sleeping on the weekends is not a good practice as it just knocks your sleep schedule off kilter.

If you have questions about improving your health be sure to use the resources that Boise State provides such as the annual Health Fair, The Rec and Health Services.

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NEWS

Vivian preaches non-violent action to create change News Editor

About 140 people gathered in the Jordan Ballroom to hear civil rights activist Reverend C. T. Vivian speak in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Vivian spoke on Jan. 26, eight days after Idaho Human Rights Day. Vivian received a standing ovation before he even spoke about civil rights, Dr. King himself and how society should approach social issues.

America has a long way to go.

Social movements require non-violent direct action

“It’s interesting that the worst thing in our culture was really racism,” Vivian said in an interview with The Arbiter.

“It’s a denial of our democracy. It’s a denial of our faiths, all of them. It’s the worst thing about our culture and what changed it was ministers. It wasn’t law.”

For Vivian, King lead a moral and spiritual movement for Civil Rights. While there were laws that advocated for civil rights, Vivian said they were not always followed.

While most of America has overcome outright racism, according to Vivian, King’s social movement philosophies are still applicable in today’s social movements.

“You can’t catch Martin or why he’s important if you don’t understand non-violent direct action,” Vivian said.

“He solved the problem. We taught people how to win without blowing your mind or blowing your head or somebody else’s head.”

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Society needs moral and spiritual values

King gave us the answer to leading social movements to solve social issues, howeer all of the issues haven’t been solved.

As a minister, Vivian holds strong to the importance of having moral and spiritual values that are not necessarily associated with any particular religion.

“There used to be a time where all of us, I mean the whole nation, was concerned with moral and spiritual values. That is not true today,” Vivian said. “I believe, of course, that the greatest value of all is love. The less people love each other, the less people like each other, the less people see our humanity in each other, the less likely we are to be as human as we need be to really make a meaningful culture.”

According to Vivian, America has the tools to lead social movements and affect change because of non-violent action taught and demonstrated by King. However, without the purpose of love felt by both parties, problems will remain unsolved.

In addition to love, Vivian acknowledged social movements require suffering.

“If you suffered, you got it. If you suffered, you knew you’d want to do anything to get rid of that (suffering).

That makes a lot of difference,” Vivian said.

Where we need to go in current movements

Tania Torres, sophomore elementary and bi-lingual education major at CWI, and Lindsey Paynter, senior biology major at Boise State,

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Vivian poses for a photo before his speech. said they appreciated Vivian’s focal point of non-violent action in his keynote address, because they are seeing it in social movements today like those for Michael Brown.

“I feel we need to continue to do that and we need to continue to do that and organize together and fight for our common cause,” Paynter said.

Torres and Paynter said they feel this peaceful organization is something students who didn’t attend Vivian’s speech should know about.

They also felt that a lack of awareness is detrimental to social movements and change in today’s society.

“I think what society is doing wrong is they’re not really

aware of things that are going on,” Torres said. “There are just so many distractions now-a-days that. We have so much knowledge available to us like on the Internet and stuff and nobody’s really using that to their advantage.”

As Vivian said, a lack of love is also stopping change.

“You have to understand finally without love you won’t remain non-violent and use it in all parts of life. That’s the ultimate goal,” Vivian said.

“For 2,000 years, we’ve been taught it and still don’t want it. When I say don’t want it, I mean we haven’t made certain it’s the number one thing in our lives. We go to churches where we tell our-

selves ‘Oh yes, he’s Jesus and he loves and the greatest love of all...’ But when it comes down to living it, we haven’t gotten there in 2,000 years, which says we haven’t tried very hard.”

Where we need to go in the future

Beside love, according to Vivian, America, and to a larger extent the world, needs to revisit their moral and spiritual values.

“Violence.

Materialism.

We’ve almost forgot what moral and spiritual understandings are,” Vivian said.

“Moral and spiritual understandings are the base of everything to create a mean-

ingful culture. And we’re so materialistic that we’ve almost forgot how to be human.”

Vivian said, while the past is important, one thing society doesn’t do enough of is look toward the future. Social movements are about moving forward. For Vivian, some of them suffer before they are even acted upon.

“Although we have a great movement, we very seldom talk about the future of mankind,” Vivian said. “As soon as we start talking about the depths of something, we generally think of it as not going to make it, so we don’t talk about the future in a meaningful human way.”

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opinion

Free speech in the Quad comes with responsibility of respect Copy Editor

Last year, the Quad was the center of attention at Boise State, with angry antiabortionists and overly passionate preachers expressing their opinions freely.

There are those who know how to use the power of free speech perfectly. They employ motivating speeches without attacking people.

On the flip side, people condemn others for being different or disagreeing with their views.

While Boise State is discussing the Quad policy, it’s difficult to take a step back and realize what’s really at stake.

Our right to express our thoughts is a powerful tool, and we should use it. When given such power, it’s important to remember not to abuse it.

It’s easy to say, “Ban the controversial speakers. They disrupt the learning environment.” By controlling what is said in the Quad, however, Boise State would infringe upon the First Amendment right to free speech.

Without the freedom of speech, America would no longer be a republic. The government relies on its citizens to speak openly and without fear of the government reprimanding them. If free speech was eradicated, we would be stuck in the world of George Orwell’s “1984,” and that’s scary.

Is it right to tell a woman that she is a baby murderer and display large, gruesome posters of aborted fetuses while she is walking to class or an exam? Is it fair to a homosexual to say he is going

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to hell for loving someone of the same sex?

Believe me, I was deeply offended by comments made by the protestors. I was told that I should not be in college because of my gender, and that, instead, I should be at home taking care of a man and his children. This was a Christian preacher talking down to a fellow Christian. It was very appalling, to say the least, and goes against the core values of the religion.

I would love it if I had never heard those comments on my way to take a test. I’m sure plenty of students felt the same way.

It’s the price of free speech.

People speaking need to realize that not everyone shares similar views. For those of us who might not necessarily enjoy being scrutinized for various reasons, we’ll just have to buck up and endure.

The minute we start to regulate offensive arguments is the minute we give up our right to free speech.

For more information on the current policies concerning free speech at Boise State read “Policy for speech in the Boise State Quad remains undecided” on arbiteronline. com.

Student Voices “I’ve had a similar experience (to Canestro’s) where you’re walking through the Quad or you kind of get attacked—it feels like—by certain groups that almost take it upon themselves to, rather than sharing their message, to educate others about what they believe, they really take it a step too far. They start attacking individuals that maybe don’t align specifically with their ideals and beliefs. I think we need to appreciate the opportunity that we have with free speech, take advantage of it, speak about what we do believe in and what what’s important to us. We can’t just ignore the fact that we have that right in this country, we really should appreciate that we have that.”

Caitlin Hayden, junior marketing major

“I don’t think it should be. We’re all adults. Of course, if it’s going to be offensive, you’re going to get in trouble for it just like you would in the regular world, and it’s already regulated to a certain extent.”

Connor Demond, freshman business major

“I appreciate free speech. I think it’s something beautiful we as a country share; however, I do think people take it a step too far, especially when we have people who are angry about religion and yelling at students. It makes me feel uncomfortable when we’re here to get an education; we’re here to make up our own ideas about the world. I personally don’t feel comfortable walking, by and I’m wearing my sorority letters, and someone is calling me a whore. That’s when I don’t feel like going to school. It’s not something I want to hear when I’m on campus.”

Alyssa Canestro, senior health science major

“No, I don’t think it should be regulated. Everyone is an adult and everyone has freedom of speech, so you can say what you want to say where you want to say it. It doesn’t need to be regulated by the school at all.”

Lane Mentaberry, freshman business major

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Relationships grow as nature dies Short-term winter cling relationships are superior to spring flings Patty Bowen Culture Editor

Inversion, cold weather and long visits with extended family can make winter a rough season for students to function in. What started out as a College Humor video has began to catch on as a trend called Winter Cling.

According to the originating video, an ideal Winter Cling is someone who is heavier set and has a lot of warm blankets in their apartment, making it easier to huddle for warm and not feel bad about the holiday weight that is inevitable for some people. It is also optional for them to have an HBO GO password and an apartment closer to your place of work. “(Winter Cling is preferable) for some students because they go through the winter doldrums and just

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want someone to cuddle up to,” said Derek Bohm, sophomore kinesiology major.

For Bohm, who is an outdoor person, winter presents a challenge because the cold keeps him from doing the activities he loves. Instead he often finds himself trapped indoors. This vacuum of time and happiness, however, could be best used with a winter cling.

“Some research has shown that even if we’re high on the personality trait of neuroticism by being in a loving romantic relationship it can be very beneficial to us and can reduce levels of neuroticism,” said Kimberly Hardy, assistant professor of psychology. “I’d say that people dealing with seasonal affective disorder might be able to gain from having that social support and loving relationship to a greater extent than they

would during the summer.”

According to Hardy, the body releases a chemical called oxytocin, a social bonding hormone, while cuddling, which makes us feel “really happy, really relaxed, and really good.” Because of this, hormonally a Winter Cling could create an easier alternative than hibernating solo for students to get through the long cold months of winter.

“Just looking outside today with the fog it makes me I want to be at home in bed, I don’t want to do anything, there isn’t that motivation to go out for a hike,” Hardy said. “When we’re more active we’re going to feel happier, we’re going to feel healthier but if we’re kind of just sitting at home alone that can make us feel more depressed.”

While the winter cling creates a great alternative

to paying for your own HBO GO account and buying a cooking-for-one recipe book, it can also get you off scott-free with pesky parents who have an increasing obsession with your ability to create offspring.

“I’m sure that a lot of people go through that were they’re not seeing anybody and their parents are like ‘When are you going to bring someone home?’”

Hardy said. “‘When are you going to start having babies?’”

Unfortunately, according to Hardy, a year long committed relationship is the most beneficial relationship hormonally, and is usually found to be more satisfying to the demands of the vulture like family that hangs out at your Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner celebrations.

This letter to the editor was written in response to the article titled “Policy for speech in the Boise State Quad remains undecided” published in the Jan. 11 issue of The Arbiter.

Wuthrich is right. Free speech needs to be protected.

Like many students last semester, I was discouraged to see and hear the offensive and deconstructive speech that was spoken by some speakers in the Quad. I was also discouraged by hearing students, instead of speaking respectfully, resorting to the same base tactics of name calling and harassment that the speakers showed. But, while some events and exchanges might have been unpleasant, I find that that reaction by some students to try to regulate free speech the most disappointing.

The whole purpose in a university can be found in its name—a combination of “unity” and “diversity.” Everyone united under one name yet each sharing differing viewpoints on the world. To start to regulate and ban free speech teaches students a very danger-

ous lesson, that they have the right not to be offended.

Nowhere in any of our laws is there a right to be unoffended.

No matter what life path we might take, we are always going to offend or run into someone who might offend us, whether it be what we say or the lifestyle we live.

Instead of having a knee-jerk reaction to controversial issues, it benefits students as a whole to be exposed to these differing viewpoints. As the old saying goes, “Keep your friends close, and your enemies even closer.”

It benefits students to know how the opposing side to their viewpoint thinks. It trains them how to react and debate these issues in life and in the workforce.

Just simply shutting down alternate viewpoints just because they might be “offensive” does nothing to train their minds to deal with and solve problems in life. I applaud Dean Wutrich in his defense of free speech and hope that in the future, Boise State will encourage even more free exchange of ideas and make the university the marketplace of ideas it’s meant to be.

Submit your letter to the editor by emailing it to editor@arbiteronline.com.

Submissions should be between 300-500 words. Your submission will be edited for grammar, spelling and space. The Arbiter reserves the right to resfuse any submission.

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Culture August McKernan Asst. Culture Editor

You can buy a MacBook Air for around $800. You can also buy 80 movie tickets or 800 cans of Arizona tea. Instead of buying any of these items, Ben Chafetz, sophomore electrical engineering major, was forced to spend $800 on textbooks for this Spring semester.

The American Enterprise Institute, a think tank dedicated to research on government, economics and politics, reports that college textbook prices have increased faster than tuition, health care costs and housing in the past three decades. This totals an 812 percent increase in the price of college textbooks since 1978.

The increasing cost of textbooks has been associated with the development of products that accompany textbooks, like study guides, online homework and quizzes.

Textbook Publishing Industry

Three major textbook publishers, Pearson, Mcgraw-Hill Education and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt control a vast amount of the textbook market.

The U.S. Public Interest Research Group recently released a report detailing how to “fix the broken textbook market.” It claimed that high textbook prices stem from a fundamental flaw in the publishing industry.

“In a typical market, there is a direct relation-

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ship between consumer and provider,” Ethan Senack, author of the report, wrote. “The consumer exercises control over prices by choosing to purchase products that are a good value, and the competition forces producers to lower costs and meet demand. In the textbook industry, no such system of checks and balances exists.”

Professors choose what textbooks students need, and students, in turn, have to pay the set forth price.

In 2008, the Higher Education Opportunity Act was enacted.

It reauthorized the amended version of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and gave some of the power back to students and professors.

According to the Student Public Interest Research Group, an organization associated with the U.S. PIRG, the act requires “publishers to disclose prices and revision information when marketing textbooks to professors, offer all of the items in textbook bundles for sale separately, and also requires colleges to provide the list of assigned textbooks for each course during registration.” This way students can shop around for the best deals.

New Editions

Textbook publishers release new editions of textbooks about every three or four years depending on the type of book and what field it is in.

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textbooks and supplies cost an average of $1200 per year. ogy related, it’s got to be released more rapidly to remain relevant,” Shannon said. “If it’s a history book, new editions wouldn’t be released as often.”

New editions are released to sell more books and make the publishers more money.

“Every time a new edition comes out it’s tweaked to improve it somewhere by either adding content, deleted content, adding ancillary materials or a combination of these methods,” Shannon said.

Chafetz thinks new editions of textbooks are released too often but that

the practice makes sense.

“Everybody’s got to make a living,” he said.

“They’ll keep releasing new editions that haven’t really changed except for a few parts. They need to make money. I understand why it’s happening.

They’re trying to stay in the market. It’s actually pretty clever: clever but scummy.”

Cost to Students

According to College Board, “The yearly booksand-supplies estimate for the average student at a four-year public college is about $1,200.”

Chafetz was assigned

textbooks for four of his five classes and purchased most of them through Amazon. He bought these textbooks using money he had acquired from the FAFSA, money he’ll eventually have to pay back. In an effort to decrease costs, he bought eBooks and used books when possible and plans on selling them on craigslist or eBay once the semester is over Students like Chafetz are being forced to come up with creative ideas to alleviate the high cost of textbooks.

Those not able to find a solution to their finan-

cial woe or scrounge up enough money for textbooks simply go without.

The Student PIRG conducted a survey of 2,039 students from more than 150 different university campuses during the fall of 2013.

They found that, “65 percent of students said that they had decided against buying a textbook because it was too expensive.”

Chafetz has considered this option at various points but always decided against. He figured the books were worth it. He’ll soon find out.

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The science behind Sleep Cycle app fails to add up Patty Bowen Culture Editor

Sleep can be a fickle mistress. Recently several news outlet including The Guardian, CNN, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times have given the Sleep Cycle app a lot of attention for its official claim to “use a 30-minute alarm window that ends at your set alarm time and wakes you in your lightest sleep phase.”

Although the claim is probably true, there is no science proving that waking up at a lighter sleep

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cycle actually makes a user feel better. “(The Sleep Cycle app’s) claim is waking you up at one stage of sleep is better than waking you up at another stage of sleep,” said Richardo Refinetti, Psychology Department head.

“What I know about sleep is: the more sleep the better. As far as we know, people who are using an alarm clock probably aren’t sleeping enough, so if you’re sleeping less, getting more sleep should be better not worse.”

According to Refinetti, the 30 minute alarm win-

dow that the Sleep Cycle App uses just deprives the user of precious minutes of extra sleep, by waking them up earlier than necessary.

There is no scientific studies that supports the REM cycle-focused conclusion that waking up in lighter sleep cycle will lift the user’s mood or make them feel less groggy.

“The two components of sleep are both different, but they are both needed.

I don’t see how waking up in one to preserve the other would help anything,” Refinetti said. “The merit of the device rests on whether

really you will feel better when you wake up during light sleep versus heavy sleep. I don’t know of any evidence of that.”

Setting this aside, it is probable that the Sleep Cycle app is able to pick up on your sleeping patterns using vibrations. The biggest obstacle according to Refinetti would be getting a phone to accurately measure those vibrations.

“The standard way to measure the stages of sleep is to take a person to the lab to measure the electrodes in their head,” Refinetti said. “Of course people

thought, instead of bringing people to the lab what if we use these things that exist already (like wristbands that measure movement) to measure sleep.”

When comparing brain waves in labs with movement sensitive equipment, scientists found that about 80 percent of the time the equipment matched with the lab’s conclusions.

Refinetti explained that a large part of the hype around the Sleep Cycle app’s success could be a placebo effect.

“A big thing with mood disorders is that the pla-

cebo effect is gigantic. In many cases when people do studies introducing drugs, you compare the placebo with the drug and almost half the patients get better with just the sugar pill,” Refinetti said. “Given that, placebo is a big thing when you’re talking about feeling good and feeling bad.”

For students who want to try out the app on their own, it is 99 cents and runs on Android or iOS. “The concept is not absurd,” Refinetti said. “I just don’t think there is any research at this point to actually prove it to be true.”

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STUDENT DEALS

A non-football guide to Super Bowl Sunday Justin Kirkham

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As Sunday draws closer, many students are finishing their final Super Bowl preparations; perfecting their guacamole dip, rearranging their living rooms for seating and snack placement, and ordering every type Pizza Hut wing possible.

Other students look on with disregard. After all, football is not everyone’s favorite thing, even if that is what the “American tradition” would have us believe.

Even so, there are multiple ways to enjoy the coming weekend’s festivities.

Texas bookstore manager Rey Hernandez usually avoids the Super Bowl altogether, replacing it with an annual viewing of Animal Planet’s “Puppy Bowl.”

The program features adoptable puppies of various breeds battling it out, as much as puppies can battle, to become the victors. When the dogs tire of batting toys around the enclosure, the screen is graced by a halftime kitten show.

You really just have to decide whether your forte is padded men or furry friends.

“For my whole life, I’ve never been a sports fan,” Hernandez said. “It’s all overdone. But the “Puppy Bowl” is just hilarious.”

But, two hours of playful animals is not the sole way to enjoy the football weekend.

Those that attend a Super Bowl get together can draw multiple forms of entertainment from the event.

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Junior Utah Valley University fine arts major, Kate Manning, plans on attending a Super Bowl party “for free food, beer and commercials.”

Free things are always nice, and Super Bowl parties are fairly lengthy to begin with.

So, with a little planning, one could easily arrange a day devoid of substantial meals and substantial spending.

Take the money you would have spent on meals and get yourself something nice.

Latex gloves could act as a barrier between your fingers and Doritos dust, and a tasteful beanie could potentially block out some of the impending Patriots and Seahawks chants.

Manning spends a large portion of her time on the Internet and among various social media sites, Super Bowl commercial jokes will be prevalent for the next week or so.

“It’s nice to get the references to commercials and halftime shows,” Manning said.

And, as a bonus, Katy Perry is performing at Sunday’s

halftime show. The incentives have built themselves in.

Senior communication major Tiana Matson enjoys all things football and participates in Super Bowl festivities annually. She suggested that non-sports enthusiasts attend solely for the social benefits.

“It’s a great place to pick up guys,” Matson said. “Not every guy is interested in the game, so you gotta stake out the right one.”

Romantic endeavors included, these parties are great places to build stronger social connections. One doesn’t necessarily have to enjoy sports in any facet in order to enjoy their time with friends.

And, if your closest friends aren’t attending, utilize one of these parties as a social experiment. Gauge the level of excitement for each guest, rate their reactions and, at the end, determine who is, in fact, the biggest sports fan of the group.

“My family enjoys watching football games with me because I freak out,” Matson said.

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Sports & Rec

Colorado Rockies invade Boise Brandon Walton

Asst. Sports & Rec Editor

Baseball season is still a few months away, but when members of the Colorado Rockies descended on Boise, it felt like opening day.

Manager Walt Weiss, outfielder Charlie Blackmon and first baseman Justin Morneau all came to Boise in an effort to promote the Colorado Rockies new partnership with the Boise Hawks.

“They have been nothing but great to us since we signed the deal,” Boise Hawks president Todd

Rahr said. “We are excited to have them as our parent club.”

The Rockies became the Hawks new affiliate after the Chicago Cubs dropped Boise last September. In an unprecedented move ,the Rockies informed the Hawks they were coming down to visit the organization and the city.

“We feel it’s important to lay roots in some of the communities that our affiliates are going to be in,” Weiss said. “It’s important to reach out and personalize the relationships with both the clubs and its

fans.”

Upon arriving in Boise, the Rockies contingent got to tour downtown before heading to the Boise Basque Center to meet up with many fans. There the team signed autographs and took pictures with all in attendance.

“People have been so nice welcoming us in like this,” Morneau said. “We have really been enjoying our stay, and it’s really been a lot of fun. What a great experience.”

Blackmon is familiar with the Hawks after playing for Boise’s conference rival, the

Tri-City Dust Devils. He said it was a great opportunity to return to Boise.

“The Northwest is pretty special to me because it’s where I got my start in professional baseball,” Blackmon said. “It’s where I developed my game to get me where I am today.”

During his time with the Dust Devils, Blackmon had very fond memories visiting Boise.

“I always looked forward to coming to Boise to play the Hawks,” Blackmon said.

“There were just so many great things to do here like visit the famous Smurf Turf.”

Due to their tight schedule, the team wasn’t able to see The Blue or stay very long, much to their dismay.

“I wish we could have stayed here longer,” Morneau said. “We are not here as long as we would have liked to be. We wanted to see more of what Boise had to offer.”

The Hawks are hoping to have a long, prosperous relationship with the Colorado Rockies, and both parties agree the partnership makes sense.

“It makes a lot of sense geographically,” Weiss said. “It’s a perfect fit and a beautiful city. It’s going to be a great minor league town for our kids.”

The Rockies also feel that this partnership is going to make their organization better in the long run.

“It’s important because we can more closely follow

the kids that are coming up through our own system,” Morneau said. “You get to establish those relationships and connections early on with them.”

With the change, the Hawks are hoping to not only bring more fans to them but to the Rockies as well.

“One of the residual effects of having any major league team is having your fans become a part of their fan base,” Rahr said. “We are very confident that if we have a long-term relationship with them, this is going to become a Rockies town.”

The Hawks open their season on June 18 against Tri-City at Memorial Stadium in Boise.

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Redmon finds new home after transfer from Purdue Ali Roberts Staff Writer

Moving across the entire country into a new home and new life can be a hard transition. For senior Camille Redmon, joining the Boise State women’s basketball team has made that drastic life change easier and has given her a new Bronco family.

Redmon, a center, transferred from Purdue in the spring of 2014 to play basketball for the Broncos.

Redmon made the decision in order to grow as a basketball player.

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“It was a personal growth thing. I love my family at Purdue but I realized that I wasn’t going in the direction that I needed to.” Redmon said.

“An opportunity opened up here at Boise State. I took it and it has been a great decision.”

Redmon was one of the last players to be added to the Broncos’ roster.

“It’s been great. I’ve had really good reception from all my teammates and coaches especially being a last-minute edition,” Redmon said. “It was kind of unexpected but I feel like I fit into the pro-

gram really well and fill in some of the holes that they had.”

Head coach Gordy Presnell and the rest of the Boise State team were excited about the transfer.

“We knew we were getting a great player because Purdue has a great program,” Presnell said.

“She’s a really great kid and it’s been really fun to be a part of her life. In just a short period of time she’s going to get her masters degree so we’re real fortunate she’s here.”

After coming from Purdue’s strict culture, Redmon has found Boise

State to be a much more relaxed and refreshing.

“I say it’s a lot more relaxed. Coach Presnell is a very chill guy,” Redmon said. “He has so much confidence in us, and it’s a good balance because I’m used to intense, alwayson-you coaching. So it’s been a big difference.”

Redmon is currently seeking her master’s degree in athletic administration.

After college, Redmon hopes to become a communications coordinator and stay involved in basketball and collegiate sports.

Broncos get boost from reserve players Nate Lowery

Sports & Rec Editor

After late second half wins against UNLV and Colorado State, the argument could be made to rename Taco Bell Arena ‘Heart Attack City.’

Just as the Boise State men’s basketball team was able to bounce back from a 0-3 start in MW conference play, the Broncos have become adept at closing out close games with exciting finishes.

“What a great MW college basketball game,” head coach Leon Rice said. “Every time I come in here, I’m like ‘how good are these games.’”

While expected stars Derrick Marks—25 points in the final 15 minutes of the 82-78 win over Colorado State—and James Webb III provide the excitement and the big plays for Boise State, but it is the lesser known stars that make the difference.

Reserve players Igor Hadziomerovic, Jake Ness and Rob Heyer—guys who will hardly steal headlines—provided the clinching plays that have contributed to the Broncos ‘fivegame win streak.

“Their roles are just as important in the reason why we are winning,” Rice said. “Der-

rick isn’t the player he is if the players aren’t complementing him in the way that they are.”

Ness, who played substantial minutes for the first time this season against the Rams, is also quick to avoid the spotlight.

“It doesn’t matter if they are in the spotlight and I’m behind, because I know we put in the same amount of work,” Ness said. “It doesn’t matter who the glory goes to because we’re all one team.”

Late games spelled doom for the Broncos last season, but now that the Broncos have broken free from their curse, they’re diving deeper into the final stretch of MW play with the hope of clinching a spot to the NCAA Tournament.

The Broncos now sit one game behind first place in the MW. Coming up in the next week are games against Utah State, who won a 69-67 matchup against the Broncos earlier in the season off a buzzer beater. The Broncos will also face San Diego State for the first time this season on Feb. 8.

“We have to keep working hard and stay committed to each other,” redshirt junior guard Mikey Thompson said.

“We can’t have any mental lapses and win one game at a time.”

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horoscopes Aries- If you wish to survive, you must resort to devious methods. The first step is your look.

Purchase a ratty sports hoodie that is at least 10 years old. Wear this hoodie at all times, even in buildings and in bed.

Respond to friends and family with grumbles or silence.

Taurus- You are under a great deal of stress today. To balance your chi you must cease all stressful activities, namely your habit of ball deflation. Dump all of your balls in the trash, tell your neighbor to lock up their balls and for God’s sake, don’t go anywhere near the balls in Glendale, Arizona this weekend.

Gemini- Your work ethic is suffering. You must emulate the NFL to save your job. Only do what is absolutely convenient, challenging tasks are to be ignored or done at the last minute. Blame any mistakes on your coworkers and issue random drug tests to everyone in the office.

Cancer- Your inflexibility will be your downfall.

You need to be willing to expand your horizons.

Obviously, this means dressing up a scantily clad, alien, female Jedi Master and attacking followers of the Dark Side around campus. Yes, that means fans of Leb-

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ron James, the Dallas Cowboys, Tiger Woods and Lorde.

Leo- It is time for your career as a fashion model to take off. This will require a runway walk at all times, especially as you enter class. Make sure to work the cameras and show some curves.

If your classmates give you odd looks, dismiss them with a wave of your hand and a hair toss.

Virgo- It is time to free up some time on your schedule. Abandon all appointments, classes and obligations. Let the universe bring you in contact with the things that are truly important. Don’t worry about unemployment, debt and broken promises.

The universe must be trusted.

Libra- Your current identity may not allow you to function properly in class today. Time to unleash the Bourne Identity on your teachers and fellow classmates. From now on, you must only use disposable phones as you walk erratically throughout campus, quickly looking over your shoulder at every turn.

Scorpio- It is time for you to take control of your privacy. For the rest of the week, emulate Marshawn Lynch and reply to question only with the following: “I’m thankful,” “Yeah,” and

“I’m only here so I won’t be fined.” People may judge you, but you will be happy in the end.

Sagittarius- Healthy food is so tacky. Your body deserves the sugar and fat it craves.

Instead eating that salad that you deridingly made this morning, stuff your face with cupcakes and candy bars. Your diet will be completely ruined, but your chi will be restored to optimal levels.

Capricor n-School work has begun to take over your life. Gather your friends and have them bring all school work and textbooks to the Excellence Bell. There, you will set fire to everything related to school while holding hands in a circle and singing kumbaya.

Aquarius- It’s time to take a stand against the authority in your life. Invite all those above you to Chaffee Hall and proceed to perform slam poetry for the next 8 hours. They will be so taken aback that they agree to your demands and allow you to do dress in newspaper.

PiscesFashion trends these days need to be revolutionized. Instead of trying a new style, go back to the ones that people shun.

By wearing flip flops with jeans, you will stand out and improve the balance in your life.

tic tac toe Why did the boy throw the butter out of the window?

What demands an answer but asks no question?

What word in the English language is always spelled incorrectly?

da riddles da riddles from monday- 1. a job 2. a river 3. mailbox

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