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NEWS

5 keys to the U.S. economy to watch in 2015 Kevin G. Hall

McClatchy Washington Bureau MCT Wire Service

Ask five economists what they expect for 2015 and you’re likely to get scores of answers.

Don’t fret: We’ve narrowed it down to five pivotal issues that will decide just how strong the U.S. economy grows this year.

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Interest rates Sometime this year the Fed is likely to raise rates, which

will ripple through all sorts of lending.

By the middle of the year, “we expect the unemployment rate will be closing in on 5.5 percent and the inflation rate will be between 1.5 percent and 1.75 percent but on the rise,” said Chris Varvares, senior managing director of Macroeconomic Advisers in St. Louis.

The Fed meets eight times a year, and the most likely time frame for a rate hike is its fourth meeting, set for June, Varvares said, though it could raise rates by a quarter of a percentage point in any or all of the four meetings that will come after.

“The expansion has seemed

to be so tentative, even fragile, that you have to be at least a little concerned about what the response will be to rising rates,” said Varvares. “If the rise in rates were to slow the increase in home prices or knock down the stock market, then it would be a negative for consumer spending. And that’s pretty much the foundation of economic growth.”

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Oil prices The drop in oil prices has been akin to a massive and

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welcome tax break for consumers. The AAA Motor Club estimates Americans spent $14 billion less on fuel last year than they did in 2013.

“It would not be surprising for U.S. consumers to save $50 to $75 billion on gasoline in 2015 if prices remain low,” said Michael Green, a AAA spokesman.

But there are risks for the economy in the plummeting prices. For one, energy companies are almost certain to cut back their drilling plans, with impacts on hiring and equipment coming quickly.

“I fear the recent plunge in oil prices will prove most damaging to the economy in the nearterm as capital spending budgets are scaled back,” said Mark Vitner, a senior economist at Wells Fargo Securities in Charlotte, N.C. “The benefits from lower gasoline prices will take longer to show up.”

That will have a negative effect on the nation’s gross domestic product, he suggested.

That’s because the five largest energy-producing states — Texas, North Dakota, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Colorado — accounted for about 25 percent of the growth in GDP last year. Their outsized contributions to growth will slow; the rise in consumer spending from lower gasoline prices will offset some of that but not all.

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Housing The U.S. economy is firing again on most cylinders — except housing.

The 5.12 million home sales reported by the National As-

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sociation of Realtors in November were 3.8 percent below a year earlier, and tight credit makes it difficult for many Americans to get mortgages.

“That’s one of the things that have held back the recovery so far,” said Gus Faucher, senior economist at Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services.

Faucher anticipates a gradual increase in the number of single-family home “starts,” signaling an intent to build a new house, in 2015, to about 725,000 for the year, up from the 646,000 starts that had been recorded for 2014 through October.

“I don’t think we’re going to get a boom in homebuilding,” he said. “But certainly there is room for gradual improvement.”

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Household formation This is a fancy way of referring to people moving in together, as couples or roommates, and forming new households. After the Great Recession, many young people

remained living in their parents’ homes or crowded into apartments together.

“I expect household formation to substantively pick up in 2015 as millennials break away from their parents and strike out on their own,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody’s Analytics in West Chester, Pa.

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Global events Events in faraway places matter, but they’re unlikely to derail the U.S. recovery. That’s because exports account for only 13 percent of the economy.

In fact, slower growth abroad may, in a perverse way, benefit the U.S. economy.

“Yes, it’s a vulnerability, but a limited vulnerability,” said Nariman Behravesh, the chief economist for IHS Global Insight in Cambridge, Mass.

“Weakness in the rest of the world can be good news for the U.S. It could lower commodity prices even further, helping to keep inflation and interest rates low.

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NEWS

Winter Break cut short at Boise State

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With winter comes shorter days and, for Boise State, it now means a shorter break.

This year Boise State had its shortest winter break in 10 years, lasting only three weeks instead of four.

While the change may have seemed sudden to students, the Calendar Committee has been discussing it for a few years.

“I think what’s always driving the calendar changes is trying to keep the university as productive as possible, leveraging our resources and

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our facilities to the extent that we can,” said Mark Wheeler, Dean of extended studies and former member of the Calender Committee.

The committee presented the Alternative Academic Calendar Committee Report to the Faculty Senate back in December of 2011. The report explored the possibility of the university adapting a yearround calendar.

According to Wheeler, a year-round calendar would require faculty and students to attend a summer semester.

“In the end, the institution decided not to go down this continuum, to year-round,”

Wheeler said. “I do think it started the discussion about, ‘What can we do to make the campus be more productive year-round without necessarily going to the point of requiring students or faculty to participate in summer?’”

Instead, the university cut a week of winter break to extend summer session.

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“I think there is a feeling that moving a week from winter break to the summer expanse, that (the) week would better be utilized,” Wheeler said.

Since winter break was only three weeks, students did not have the opportunity to take intersession classes.

According to Wheeler, approximately 800 students en-

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rolled in intersession courses in previous years. Fall and spring semesters have over 20,000 students while summer sessions tend to see 8,000 to 9,000 students.

Due to the higher attendance of summer sessions, Extended Studies hopes to make up for the finances lost from the lack of intersession this year.

Summer session will now be 14 weeks, according to Wheeler this will allow students to work longer during the summer and take more classes, as well as allowing faculty to spend more time conducting research.

For sophomore Abby Fili-

cetti, health science major, the shortened winter break means more opportunities during the summer.

“I think it’s easier to work in the summer if it’s longer ,” Filcetti said. “I do more stuff in the summer like traveling.”

Other students, like fifthyear biology major Tara Lowery, were not so pleased with the change.

“I don’t think it gives you time to spend with your family, to have vacation and have a break from school that’s needed to debrief before you jump back into it,” Lowery said. “Summer break is already long.”

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NEWS

Bird is the word: $10,000 grant sends Robinson to Alaska Sean Bunce

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In 2013, the Peregrine Fund began collaborating on a research project with Boise State to help increase a general understanding about the gyrfalcon and how it’s affected by climate change.

Bryce Robinson, a graduate student from Boise State’s raptor biology program, was awarded a $10,000 grant to support research for his masters thesis on gyrfalcons in Alaska, along with co-author David Anderson, a recent graduate of the program.

Robinson’s thesis is titled, “Gyrfalcon diet during the

nestling period on the Seward Peninsula, Alaska.”

The study uses motion activated cameras placed in gyrfalcon nests, which allows Robinson to start developing a data set for the future implications of climate change and its effect on the gyrfalcon diet during mating season.

“We are beginning to research the gyrfalcon now so that we better understand these relationships and how changes are and will be impacting the gyrfalcon,” Robinson said. “My research is focused on the diet during the most trying time for gyrfalcon populations—the chick rearing period.”

He will be looking to better

understand what gyrfalcons use for food during this time and how any fluctuations in the populations of these species will impact the gyrfalcon’s ability to reproduce.

The gyrfalcon isn’t federally or state listed as endangered.

However, it depends heavily on one source of food during its mating season—a bird called the ptarmigan.

It also lives in a system where climate change is already having an impact, which means it stands to be sensitive to the changes that are happening on the Seward Peninsula.

According to Robinson, there’s an advancement of snow melt dates, increases in

winter and spring precipitation, increased shrubification and an advancement of the tree-line.

“The gyrfalcon’s range is restricted to high latitude, treeless tundra,” Robinson said. “As such, it faces habitat loss caused by climatic changes.”

The grant is through the Eppley Foundation for Research and will go toward funding logistical expenses.

“Conducting field work in the Arctic is extremely challenging and costly, mainly because of the access issues,” Robinson said. “There’s relatively no one up there and there’s not many roads, so when you’re studying a species that’s spread

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A gyrfalcon feeds its young. over a wide geographic area in low concentrations it’s difficult to obtain the sample sizes you would need to do what you want to do.”

Last year Robinson was in Alaska from May until August, scouting nests and setting up cameras. He expects to be there during the same time this year.

“I’m kind of a general bird nerd and apart from the gyrfalcon, which is a species that very few people get to see once—let alone multiple times in a year or even in their lifetime, western Alaska is just a great place to be if you’re into birds in general,” Robinson said.

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NEWS

Boise State strives to resolve students’ needs Alx Stickel News Editor

In the spirit of New Year’s resolutions, provost Martin Schimpf said Boise State has resolved to focus on the following:

Hire a new founding dean for School of Public Service.

The state of Idaho and the State Board of Education have tasked Boise State with leading education in public policy.

Now, with new resources and restructuring for the School of Public Service, that can happen more effectively. The school just needs a dean.

“This person has to be a real good collaborator, has to be able to reach out to a range of disciplines from political science to economics, community planners that can build this Ph.D. program and create flexibility in it for not just building the basic understanding of policy issues but also allowing students to focus on one of a broad range of areas around policy,” Shimpf said.

Continue developing the College of Innovation and Design.

One area includes incorporating Bridge to Career into the college. The goal of Bridge to Career is to help students fill

“More places to get food at night. The closest one to us is Chaffee Hall, because we’re in Lincoln, so when it’s freezing cold and 10 p.m. at night you have to trek all the way. ” - Alyssa Raisis, first year geology graduate student

“Maybe in the Boise River Cafe ... I don’t like the food sometimes. I think it should be more fresh.”

- Fernando Martinez, freshman, business major

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in the “gaps” in their education and experience so they can become employed in their chosen career field.

Schimpf provided the example that graduating scientists or engineers have very good skills in the discipline and can do very well when put on a project, however employers also need them to lead and communicate better.

Over the break, Gordon Jones was hired as dean of the College of Innovation and Design. Jones developed the Harvard Innovation Lab, a program where students work on team-based projects and get connected with the community, both of which are goals of

the college.

Offer a revamped leadership certificate.

After seeking proposals for programs to be offered within the College of Innovation and Design, Schimpf said a few faculty members came forward with the idea and proposal of a leadership certificate that would be easily accessible for students across a variety of disciplines.

Schimpf thinks the certificate will look good on a student’s resume and show employers who are interested in leadership skills that Boise State students are getting training in that area.

Expand online programs.

New online degrees offered include radiological sciences, general studies and social work.

Students will have better access and flexibility when working around other commitments such as work and family.

Utilize a new degree tracker.

Last year Boise State’s fouryear degree programs were developed for all degrees and incorporated into this system.

With this information, the new tool will keep an eye on students who might get off their graduation time line track.

Responses: Below, see what students want the univesity to address. The question: “What should Boise State resolve to address this year?”

“I second that (Alyssa Raisis) and I also think that food around campus, the meal replacement option should be greater.

I know we’ve done some work in that regard but a lot of times it’s still kind of sub-par in terms of quantity compared to what you get here at the Boise River Cafe.”

- Daniel Ryan, sophomore, health science studies

“I’d say more outdoor programs, more things like fishing, skiing, stuff like that. That’s stuff I like to do.

If they do that stuff it would put (Boise State) in the books better.”

- Tucker Jockam, freshman, nursing major

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Ca nadia n Fu n Facts

The police force of Toronto is larger in population than the entire army of Canada.

The Canadian studies minor is a major wa Patty Bowen Culture Editor

The town of Churchill in Manitoba, Canada has cre ated a 28 cell polarbe ar prison to hold particularly vicious polar be ars who have broken into re sidents’ home s and e aten their food.

The be ar cub re siding in the London Zoo that A.A. Milne based Winnie-the-Pooh was e xported f rom Canada.

Until Februar y 15, 1965 when its maple le af flag was adopted by its parliament, Canada did not have a national flag. Before that, the red ensign, a British maritime flag , was in general use.

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The word ‘Canada’ often evokes the image of a mountie riding a moose into the woods, drinking maple syrup and getting ready for a game of hockey.

Although some students may think of their neighbors to the north in stereotypical terms like these, the Canadian studies minor offers a different illustration of the country to students exploring North American relations, politics and bipartisanship.

“It’s like a well-kept secret,” said Norman Weinstein, professor in the Canadian studies minor. “(Canadian studies) want to bring an awareness of what Canada is to students who often see it as a suburb of this country.”

How to apply Canadian studies to your academic career Weinstein explained that students usually stumble upon the Canadian studies minor and continue taking its classes if their first experience with it was good.

This is exactly what happened to senior political science major, Taylor Kaserman.

She wanted a minor, and found that Canadian studies was something she enjoyed after taking a class. Kaserman feels that Canadian studies classes connect students personally to a broad understanding of what Canada is both culturally and politically.

“The class was more about open discussion: this is how things are in Canada, this is how art is portrayed in Canada, this is how music comes

out in Canada, why do think that is compared to American culture?” Kaserman said. “Our own experiences came into play when we were in class and in the discussion.”

This made the minor enjoyable for Kaserman. She feels that the minor can be a nobrainer for students who are already studying in a field that is connected to the minor. The Canadian studies minor offers credit for specific classes in the fields of anthropology, French and political science.

“That’s why I liked it. It’s a good, broad minor,” Kaserman said.

How Canadian studies creates a greater understanding of our North American politics According to Weinstein, the minor also creates a better understanding of how North

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America works as a whole. This makes the minor pertinent for students who want to get into politics or work in a field that connects the countries.

“Canada is our neighbor,” Weinstein said. “(Being a Canadian studies minor) deepens students’ critical thinking about the foreign country closest to their state border.”

Weinstein feels that this connection is extremely important now because of the ratification of The North American Fair Trade Agreement, a trilateral trade agreement between Canada, The United States and Mexico, several years ago and its creation of a greater understanding of North America and its interests.

“We’re moving away from thinking of something called American studies and more

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towards North American studies,” Weinstein said. “I’m always encouraging students to think in terms of North America as one economic political unit to analyze and interact with.”

Differences in political terms between Canada and the United States Weinstein feels that the stark contrast in how the United States and Canada have carried out relations with Cuba over the last century creates a prime example of how Canada operates on a more liberal political level than the United States.

Ironically, Weinstein admits that as America becomes more liberal under President Obama’s administration, Canada becomes more conservative under the Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s

administration “So here is this funny complex dance that I’d say up to the 20th century there was no question that across the board Canada was the more liberal country,” Weinstein said. “In the 21st century we’re getting this weird reversal.”

Weinstein explained that understanding this dance of liberalism and conservatism between the two neighboring countries can be important to understanding bipartisanship as a whole.

“To be very conservative in Canada is not the same thing as being very conservative in the United States,” Weinstein said. “Canada presents this case study of how the terms liberal and conservative take on different means.”

In the past, Boise State Canadian studies minors have

used their knowledge of Canadian politics and geography to work with the Canadian government or go to graduate school in Canada.

For students who are interested in being a Canadian studies minor but don’t have the class space this semester, Weinstein recommends checking out DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Canada.

“I begin my courses with a travel book. What’s really wonderful about the DK Eyewitness travel book is that it gives you a feel for the whole country to the point that, if you were going to take a coast to coast north to south trip, this would give you a sense of how to plan it,” Weinstein said.

“This is ultimately where I go with my courses; I would like someone to leave my course and go to Canada.”

CANSTD 301 Investigating Canada: A Preliminary Survey CANSTD 302 Controversial Issues in Contemporary Canada ANTH 307 Indians of North America ANTH 312 Prehistory of North America FRENCH 202 Intermediate French II FRENCH 485 The Francophone World Today POLIS 327 Canadian Politics

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Culture

Donut let the new location scare you Boise Fry Company, Guru Donuts open in their new building after several months of renovation Patty Bowen Culture Editor

Eating locally just got a little easier with Guru Donuts and Boise Fry Company’s belated opening of their new downtown location.

On Jan. 9, both Boise Fry Company and Guru Donuts had a soft unannounced opening of their restaurants with plans of a grand opening in the upcoming weeks.

The soft opening was several weeks behind the originally

estimated opening date in early December.

“It’s like a wedding. You always need an extra week to plan,” said Angel Moran, coowner of Guru Donuts.

According to Moran, the renovation took longer than expected. The new location was a historic building and therefore required more steps to ensure it was being treated with the utmost care.

“The whole philosophy behind (the Boise Fry Company’s) business is to take

things back to their original roots,” Moran said. “We did all the little details that enhanced the historic building instead of just covering it up.”

Both Moran and Matt Gilkerson, Marketing Manager of Boise Fry Company, feel that, although the renovations took longer than they had thought, the experience was like “archaeology” and proved to make the location more suitable for the two restaurants.

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will be making few changes to their original menus, Boise Fry Company and Guru Donuts plan to use the larger space as a way to expand on the menus they already have. “(The Guru Donut menu) changes and tweaks everyday. We spontaneously make it on the fly because we like it to stay creative,” Moran said.

“I empower our staff to play and see what they come up with.”

Before this permanent location, Moran explained that it was not possible for Guru Donuts to explore and experience as many different donut flavors as it wanted to.

For example, she is hoping to start looking into making donuts with potato as a main ingredient.

“Today there are a lot of places that use mash potatoes as a base,” Moran said.

“I hope to then play with a gluten-free flour.”

Boise Fry Company will also be working on expanding their line of natural house sodas with new flavors like apple pie and mojito.

“This collaboration is an unusual thing to happen. Instead of competing with each other you’re enhancing each other,” said Moran. “As far as I know, other than a food court, in Boise you don’t really have a place where you can see two businesses side by side.”

Moran and Gilkerson agree that this collaboration will help create a venue for more community involve-

ment within Boise. That being said, Gilkerson feels the real reason these two restaurants will work so well together is because of their common philosophy.

“It’s not about the burger, its not about the donut,” Gilkerson said. “We’re not reinventing the food. We’re just taking it and doing it how we want and think it should be done. It was really great to find that Guru had such a similar philosophy.”

The Guru Donut and Boise Fry Company collaboration is located on 204 N. Capitol Blvd.

“You don’t have to sit down, you don’t have to have a fork, you don’t have to have a napkin, although we do recommend it,” said Moran.

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Culture

Local Events to look forward to in spring semester Culture Editor

Arts and Humanities Institute’s “The Idea of Nature” public lecture series

The lecture series will focus on interdisciplinary answers to big picture questions with three main topic each addressed in one of these lectures: •Feb. 18: “The Wolf Trap: Entering the Woods through Fairy Tales” by Maria Tatar, a John L. Loeb professor of folklore and mythology at Harvard University.

•March 19: “Nature: From

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Howling Wilderness to the Call of the Wild” by David Lowenthal, professor emeritus of the Department of Geography at University College London.

•April 23: “The Nature of a Spacious Life” by Rebecca Kneale Gould, senior lecturer in environmental studies.

Family of Woman Film Festival, Feb. 24-25

For the first time, films from the annual Family of Woman Film Festival will be brought to Boise State for the enjoyment of students.

Both films will be shown at the Special Events Center on campus for free.

Former astronauts, Barbara Morgan and Anousheh Ansari, will speak at the screening of “Sepideh” on Feb. 25. “Sepideh” is a documentary detailing the struggle an Iranian girl faces while trying to become an astronaut.

Nigerian human rights activist Hafsat Abiola and filmmaker Joanna Lipper will appear at the screening of “The Supreme Price” on Feb. 27. “The Supreme Price” is a documentary focused on the pro-democracy movement in Nigeria and the push for more woman to become involved in politics in Nigeria.

TreeFort’s Hackfort

March 25-29

For students who want the TreeFort experience but want none of the price, HackFort creates a unique opportunity to learn and be part of the festival. HackFort will focus on supercomputers, big data, software design and app development.

HackFort panels will be held at Boise State locations and will be free for students.

Distinguished Lecture Series featuring Margaret Atwood, April 8

Canadian writer Margaret Atwood known for “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Cat’s Eye,” “Alias Grace” and “The

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Atwood visits campus april 8.

Blind Assassin” will be visiting Boise State. Atwood’s lecture will be part of the Distinguished Lecture Series which is presented by Boise

State’s Honor’s College.

For more information of events, visit Events.Boisestate.edu or News.Boisestate. edu/updates

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Culture

5x5 Reading Series starts season, finds new home Culture Editor

“To read or not to read, that is the question,” thought no one at the Boise Contemporary Theater’s 5x5 Reading Series ever.

The string of dramatic play readings gives Boise residents the unique experience of hearing contemporary plays from up-andcoming playwrights. The readings are somewhat personal because of the talkbacks which include audience feedback and questions.

Unlike in previous sea-

sons, the 21 season of 5x5 Reading Series will offer two readings of each contemporary play because of the added location at the Nampa’s Flying M. Helene Peterson, managing director at the BCT, feels that this will not only increase the audience’s abilities to attend but will create an opportunity for playwrights to get more feedback on their work.

“As our audience grows, and as Boise grows, we wanted to expand the 5x5 and also give (plays) a second opportunity in front of an audience to assist the

playwrights in their process,” Peterson said.

This season’s first reading will be “New Eden” by Boise playwright and Boise State 2007 theatre arts graduate, Heidi Kraay. According to Kraay, this Montana-based drama is filled with themes of survival, desperation and primitivism.

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“‘New Eden’ is about a man who is at the end of his rope, who hears a call from God to start a new paradise on earth and decides to follow it,” Kraay said. “(‘New Eden’ deals with ideas of ) what we do for what we believe, and if hope is something we can find inside of ourselves or if it is an out-

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Trying to figure out what you believe and what you feel in life (is important to ‘New Eden’). A lot of these characters feel isolated. The world is against them and they have to overcome that; I think that those are things that we all deal with.

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side force.”

Kraay feels that “New Eden” creates threads of thought that can be easily relatable for college students who have thought more deeply about their place within society.

“Trying to figure out what you believe and what you feel in life (is important to ‘New Eden’),” Kraay said. “A lot of these characters feel isolated. The world is against them and they have to overcome that; I think that those are things that we all deal with.”

Despite this relatability of plot, a large part of the

inspiration for New Eden spawned into existence due to personal experiences and people within Kraay’s life. “(The inspiration) comes from monsters I’ve known in my life, or in myself, and my relationship with trying to figure out things I believe or don’t believe,” Kraay said. “What the reasons are, and how to find empathy with people that I don’t know if I’d want to find empathy with.”

Kraay’s 5x5 reading will be held Jan. 12 at the BCT at 7p.m. and Jan. 13 at the Nampa Flying M at 7p.m.

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A group fitness class works out.

New year, new fitness How to achieve your New Year’s fitness resolutions

Leslie Boston-Hyde Copy Editor

Countless students charge into the new year with a resolution to change, many of which are related to fitness.

According to Abby McElligott, fitness programs coordinator at the Rec Center, January tends to be the busiest month at the gym.

However, as weeks turn into months, many people become discouraged by the lack of results on the scale.

“I think the world of fitness can be incredibly overwhelming,” McElligott said. “I think that if you’re just starting out, heading straight onto the weight floor is probably going to

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be really intimidating, and that experience might scare people away.”

The Rec Center offers many options for those who want to kick off the new year by being healthier.

Personal Training

There are three options for personal training—individual, buddy, and small group. Costs range from $22 to $28 for individual training, depending on the number of sessions purchased. Trainers provide individualized exercise plans for people to meet personal goals. There will be seven personal trainers available in the spring. “(It’s) a great place to go with really knowledgeable staff that can get (people)

more comfortable with going to the weight floor, to the rock wall, to the fitness classes on their own,” McElligott said.

Group Exercise

The Rec Center has a large variety of free, drop-in exercise classes.

“I think that group exercise is probably … the best place to start,” McElligott said. “The classes are built so that they’re applicable to people of all fitness levels.”

Classes range in genre from Zumba and yoga to cycling and aqua fit, giving fitness fans a plethora of possibilities. By joining a group exercise class, a newcomer can build relationships with fellow classmates and find social support for exercise.

Faculty can also take advantage of group exercise.

Last semester, a group of faculty members participated in Lift, a lifting class, during their lunch break.

“They’re totally friends, and it’s really cute to see.

They’ve created that social support and that bond,” McElligott said.

According to McElligott, setting realistic goals can help keep people motivated at the gym and eventually lead to the healthier lifestyle that many resolve to on New Year’s.

“If fitness is the first goal, it’s starting slow. ‘I just need to get in the gym twice a week,’ as opposed to focusing on the number on the scale,” McElligott said.

Bryan Harsin: The Hero Broncos Needed “Lowery Lowdown” is a Boise-centered column written

by Sports & Rec Editor Nate Lowery.

Rumor has it Boise State head football coach Bryan Harsin has a cape hidden in his office at the Bleimeyer Football Complex. If so, it would explain many things.

After previous head coach Chris Petersen took Boise State to new heights with a 92-12 record over eight seasons and two Fiesta Bowl wins, many doubted the Bronco’s ability to be a contender on the national level.

Attendance ratings were down, fan interest was at an alltime low and an air of complacency wafted around the newly constructed football complex.

In his departure however, Petersen announced his move to Washington and the Pac-12 would be the catalyst Boise State needed to return to the high level of play the Broncos were accustomed to.

Two days later when Harsin was formally announced as the Petersen’s replacement at Boise State, the Broncos ascen-

sion into the national spotlight would continue.

While many praised Harsin for doing things the “Boise way” and predicted him to run the program like his former mentor Petersen, Harsin instead did the opposite.

Harsin jumped straight into the community. Whether it be talking with students in the dining hall, posing for photos with fans on the Blue or allowing tours into the Bleimeyer Football Complex, Bronco Nation became invested in their new coach.

The same went for the players.

Harsin let the players express themselves in ways Petersen hadn’t. The social media bans were lifted and players celebrated the wins.

In turn, the Broncos returned to Glendale, Arizona and won the program’s third Fiesta Bowl.

Excitement for the Boise State brand is only rising. Just as the 2006 season was a stepping stone to national stardom, 2014 will be a stepping stone to even more success in Boise.

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Brandon Walton Asst. Sports Editor

Football

In case students have been living under a rock the past few weeks, the Broncos won their third Fiesta Bowl in nine years. Boise State defeated Arizona 38-30 in a dramatic fashion and capped off one of the most remarkable seasons in school history.

First year head coach Bryan Harsin was able to take the reigns from former head coach Chris Petersen and return the program to national prominence.

Men’s basketball

The break hasn’t been too kind to the Broncos as they are currently on a four game slide. Even worse, have started 0-3 in a very competitive MW conference.

The schedule doesn’t get any easier for them. Tough games against UNLV and New Mexico still loom on the horizon. The one positive note for the Broncos is the play of senior guard Derrick Marks who has averaged 18.3 points over the last three games. Boise State will be back in action when they host UNLV on Tuesday.

Women’s basketball

The women’s team, on the

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other hand, has won five out of their last six. The Broncos were on a five game winning streak until their most recent lost to Wyoming. They are 3-1 in MW play, including a marquee victory over the predicted preseason conference champion Colorado State.

Boise State has been led by senior guard Deanna Weaver who is averaging 14 points a game. The Broncos will look to get back to their winning ways when they visit UNLV on Wednesday.

Wrestling

It’s been a tough start to the season for the wrestling team. The Broncos got run

out of their own building in a 31-3 loss to conference foe Oregon State. They followed up with a mediocre finish at the Reno Tournament of Champions. Boise State finished in 17th place. The Broncos did rebound, however, with a 32-15 win over Northern Colorado.

A surprise this season has been the performance of true freshman Geordan Martinez who is ranked in the top ten at 141. Boise State will continue their road trip when they visit South Dakota State on Jan. 16.

Swimming and Diving

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What you missed over break

Jay AJAYI RUNS FOR A TD. The Broncos placed first at the USD Relay meet in San Diego. However, Boise State suffered their first dual loss of the season, 158-141 to Denver. The swimming team has been anchored by the one-two punch of sopho-

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more Brittany Aoyama and junior Sam Wicks. On the diving side, it’s been sophomore Jordan Marthens leading the charge. The Broncos will look to get back to their winning ways when they host Wyoming on Jan. 24.

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hoots & giggles

multiplayer dot game

dot game rules Players take turns to join two adjacent dots with a horizontal or vertical line. If a player completes the last side of a box they initial that box and then draw another line. When all the boxes have been completed the winner is the player who has initialled the most boxes.

fun facts 1. 63 percent of Idaho is public land. Shoshone Falls (212 feet), near Twin Falls, drops 52 feet further than Niagara Falls.

2. Theodor Geisel was caught drinking gin as a Dartmouth undergrad and forced to resign from the college humor magazine, so he started contributing under the pseudonym Dr. Seuss.

january recipes How To Make A Blueberry Brain Boost Smoothie Ingredients: 1 cup of fresh-pressed apple juice, 1 ripe banana, 1 1/2 cups of frozen blueberries, 1/2 raspberries, 1/4 cup of walnuts.

Directions:Combine the apple juice and banana in a blender. Add the blueberries, raspberries, and walnuts. Blend until smooth.

3. Tupac never won a Grammy, he actually recieved more awards after death.

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