The Arbiter 9.2.2014

September 2, 2014 Vol. 27 Issue 5

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There may be a connection between early class and a higher GPA.

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The Outdoor Program offers low price rentals to students.

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Emily Pehrson

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MANAGING EDITOR Katie Meikle

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IN THIS ISSUE

NEWS EDITOR

horoscopes

ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

Aries (March 21-April 19) Induce vomiting immediately and remember to take laxatives. Continue until you have returned your chi to normal levels.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) You need more protein, Taurus. Utilize alternative sources and seek out one kilogram of purified bovine pancreatic ribonuclease.

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Gemini (May 21-June 20) Now is the time to begin anew. Maybe today is the day to defecate in public, or taste that car oil you have been craving for months.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) Seek out the nearest Catholic priest or university employee and come clean. Yes, you must tell them about that one time with the tequila, the broom handle and your not-so-attractive cousin.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Don’t let the newest trends pass you by.

Twerk your way to the store and buy inverted wooden extensions and a fluidly ergonomic kitchen.

Alx Stickel news@ arbiteronline.com Eryn-Shay Johnson & Sean Bunce news@ arbiteronline.com

SPORTS EDITOR

Nate Lowery sports@ arbiteronline.com

ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Brandon Walton sports@ arbiteronline.com

CULTURE EDITOR Justin Kirkham arts@ arbiteronline.com

ASSISTANT CULTURE EDITOR Patty Bowen arts@ arbiteronline.com

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COPY EDITORS

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GRAPHIC DESIGNERS

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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) So Batman just isn’t cutting it. Perhaps it is time to open your mind a bit more. Supergirl is single and ready to mingle.

Libra (Sep. 23-Oct. 22) The journey is important today. Take only back alleys on your way to school today and park on the sidewalk in front of the Administration Building.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Draw your zen from conflict today. Engage in fisticuffs with each person in your path, especially if your teacher, landlord or boss happens to talk with you.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 22) Ladies, grab life by the horns today! Break through barriers and drink you own can of Dr. Pepper 10.

Capricorn (Dec. 23-Jan. 19) The stars say that today is a very good day to snap a selfie with every person you walk past. No exceptions!

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) The Blue is calling your name. Find a way into Albertsons Stadium and participate in your own self led Zumba.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Try to make a scene today. The stars suggest running through campus with purple paint all over your

body, wearing only a toga.

From the top: Update and reaction on Albertsons Stadium name change, FEATURE 7 What we can learn from Ole Miss, SPORTS & REC 12 Food trucks bring grub to Boise, CULTURE 9

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NEWS

Credit card debt could cripple graduates Eryn-Shay Johnson Asst. News Editor

Across the nation students are hit up by credit card companies offering low interest rates and the deals can be tempting. But adding student credit cards to existing education loans may have a negative impact on students in school and after graduation day.

“While they’re still in college it is pretty common for college students to have a couple thousand dollars in credit card debt,” said Todd Christensen, director of edu-

cation at Boise’s office for Debt Reduction Services, a national nonprofit organization which provides debt management and credit counseling.

“You get a credit card and you think, ‘Hey, I’m gonna get a real job in a year or two and will be able to pay it off.’

So students are graduating with student loan debt and $2,000 to $3,000 in credit card debt that is often overdue and is hurting their credit rating.”

Christensen teaches classes on spending, credit debt and budgeting trying to

educate individuals on good credit habits and how to rebuild bad credit.

Often, he said, the foundations of bad credit lie in the financial decisions students make.

“When students head off to college, a parent, usually a parent will say, ‘You need a credit card, just in case of emergency’—the definition of ‘emergency’ is very different from what the parent is thinking and what the student sees as an emergency,” Christensen said. “The parent is thinking if they get stuck in the

My one reason?

To pay for books and tuition.

middle of nowhere on the way home and need the car repaired or towed—that’s an emergency. The student, first weekend back to school or on campus, has a few friends stop by and say ‘Hey we’re going to a movie tonight’ and (the student is) a week and a half from payday—it’s a social emergency.”

Christensen also blames dollar dumps for damaging student credit. Spending a few dollars a day on candy or coffee doesn’t seem like much but can damage credit over time.

To combat overspending, dollar dumps and improve credit Christensen recommends the “boring way, which is also the real way: know what our spending plan is.”

But it is not just credit card debt that hurts students after college. Taking out large sums in student loans can

increase student debt and make paying it back difficult.

“Daily, hourly, we get people calling saying ‘I need more student loans,’ ‘I have to pay rent,’ and are in financial crisis,” said Maureen Sigler, associate director for client services in the Financial Aid and Scholarship Office at Boise State. “As a rule of thumb you have exceeded your comfort level in repaying loans if you have taken out more than you expect to earn that first year you are out of school.”

Sigler recommends students do everything they can to educate themselves before it comes time to graduate.

“I think the federal link for exit loan counseling is excellent. It will draw in your exact loans and will show you how much you expect to pay per month and I think that is wise to do throughout one’s college experience,”

Sigler said.

Students feel the weight of debt bearing down long before graduation.

“I have a ton of student loans,” said Andrew Jenkins, senior political science major. “The worst thing I think a student can do is trying to live like they did when they were at home when they should try to live like a student and get away with the bare minimum.”

Jenkins is hopeful that going on to law school and becoming a lawyer will help financially when it comes to paying off debt.

Both Sigler and Christensen agree that getting out of debt can be painful.

“There are no happy ways of getting out of debt,” Christensen said. “Getting into debt—that’s always fun.

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Students face more than student loan debt.

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NEWS

Sean Bunce

Asst. News Editor

It’s never too late to become a morning person.

Studies show it could improve your GPA. The witching hour is soon approaching.

A study released by St. Lawrence University in 2011 reported students with earlier classes have a higher GPA on average.

Co-author of the study, Pamela Thacher, was quoted in The New York Times, saying, “For every hour of class that you have later, you get about a .02 difference,

so three hours of difference between class start times will result in a .06 difference in grades.”

Maybe 8 a.m. classes aren’t so bad.

According to WebMD article “Early Birds Get Better Grades,” a University of North Texas study showed those who took earlier classes averaged a full point higher GPA (3.5) on average than students who stayed up late (2.5).

The study used 824 respondents to determine the results.

Daniel J. Taylor, an assistant professor of psychol-

ogy at UNT, stated in the article that it’s easier to get to classes on time and study if you get up earlier. Also, going to bed earlier will take away some of the temptation to drink or do other activities that can take a toll on students’ performance in school.

“You may be able to improve your grades by making yourself more of a morning person,” Taylor said.

According to the article, immediately going from a night owl to an early bird is not a wise move. Making gradual adjustments, like getting up half an hour

earlier, is recommended.

Students can keep making gradual adjustments until the sleep schedule is changed.

Nicole Chanchiarulo, a senior health studies major at Boise State, prefers morning classes. She said they allow her more time during the rest of the day to finish up homework.

“I’m a morning person,” she said, “Waking up and getting stuff done and being done for the day is better for me. I always fall asleep at night classes.”

The odds are stacked against to students who

are unable take day classes; those who are used to taking night classes like Erin Burbank see no difference.

A senior human resources major at Boise State, Burbank can hardly remember the last early class she’s taken.

“I work in the morning and early afternoon,” Burbank said. “Basically, I have to take (later classes).”

For students in her same situation, it can sometimes be a convenience to take classes at night.

“It’s easy because I’ve already gotten the rest of my day out of the way,” Bur-

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NEWS Eryn-Shay Johnson Asst. News Editor

Inventing something new can be exciting and rewarding, but can put a damper on finances. One of the reasons former Boise State student, Chadd Von Komen, is seeking funding help on Kickstarter.

Von Komen graduated from Boise State in 2009 with a bachelor’s in physics and has dabbled in several projects. His latest could change the way fishermen fish in Idaho.

Von Komen and his cousin, Michael Chase, are the founders of Chase Enterprises. The pair have developed a new invention that takes the guesswork out of weighing a fish, the

Lochsa Fishing Net. Named after a Northern Idaho river, the Lochsa Fishing Net is designed to aid fishermen by accurately weighing a fish. Von Komen and Chase designed the net to weigh fish in a timely and efficient manner.

According to Von Komen the net is designed to work without taking the fish off the fishing line to weigh it. Something that could greatly aid bass fisherman competing in tournaments.

Traditionally, to weigh a fish one would have to remove the fish from the fishing line and attach it to a device similar to a produce scale. The process could be time consuming and

could harm the fish. Fish that don’t make the weight are often thrown back.

The idea behind the design was to aid sport fishers learn the weight of the fish without taking the time necessary to weigh a fish that would be below ideal weight.

According to Von Komen, the net is accurate to .01 pounds and only takes a few seconds to read the accurate weight.

The pair took the concept of a “kitchen weight scale and a broom handle” and have designed and created five prototypes.

“We bought an alumnium broom handle,” Von Komen said. “Put some basic gages and

weight systems on the broom handle. After a few hours we were able to test and have a proof of concept.”

The project started out fairly simple but it has taken two years since the proof of concept to get the Lochsa Fishing Net ready to mass produce.

Von Komen and Chase are hopeful to release their invention to the public in December, having a solid prototype completed by early October.

Currently they are in the process of raising funds to purchase a mold for the net’s handle.

The net will be available in two sizes: a long 30-inch handle for boat fishermen and a short 14-inch handle for bank

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HISTORY OF ALBERTSONS STADIUM 09/02/2014

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Albertsons Stadium has undergone many changes since the current model was built in 1970.

Originally built with the seating capacity of 14,500, the capacity of the stadium has more doubled to 36,387, making it the sixth largest stadium in the MW. Over the past five years, Albertsons Stadium has seen several major changes such as the construction of the Stueckle Sky Center and the construction

of seating in the north and south end zones.

Built in 2008, the Stueckle Sky Center marked the first major renovations to the formerly Bronco Stadium since 1997 when the capacity was increased to 30,000.

The completion of the Sky Center raised the total capacity of the stadium to 32,000.

The 131,000 square feet Sky Center features club seating, sky boxes, as well as the press box for football games.

In 2009, temporary seating built in the north and south end zones added an additional 1,500 seats to the Stadium before permanent seating in those same locations were completed in the summer of 2012.

That renovation increased the stadium capacity to what it currently remains at today.

In partnership with the Double R Ranch, Albertsons Stadium was able to make a major upgrade with a new 47 x 78 foot video board in the south end zone.

Besides the capacity increases and the construction of the Bleymaier Football Center to the north of the

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sky-center added 2008 corners added 1979 stadium, perhaps the biggest change to Albertsons Stadium occurred this past summer.

For 43 years, Boise State football competed in their home

games at what used to be Bronco Stadium. A deal between Boise State and Albertsons reached this May led to the renaming of the stadium to Albertsons Stadium.

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WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE NAME CHANGE?

- Cody Wetherelt, sophomore linguistics major

I think it’s just a great advertisement. Albertsons is located corporately here. It’s just like an NFL team.

I liked Bronco Stadium more. It had more of a Boise State feel. It’s always going to be Bronco Stadium to me.

I like the Bronco Stadium a lot more. We already have Albertsons Library. It feels like it’s another curriculum building.

- Jamie Suhr, junior exercise science major

- Kolby Oversheet, senior physics major

- Tommy Miller, senior communication major

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My personal thoughts are I think if they donate a lot of money to our stadium, they should be able to put their name on it.

Culture water said. “I immediately begun my not-so yearlong journey to make a video every single day.”

Continuing to make vlogs as he entered the eighth grade, Vandewater took a junior high school video production class. It was there that he fell in love with the editing process. His vlogs turned into a webshow with recurring characters until he became less interested in investing time into his productions. Eventually the show became weekly and in the end, obsolete. Even after halting his show, Vandewater was known as “the kid who made YouTube videos” to his peers.

“That’s always kind of stuck with me, and I think it’s helped me piece together the kind of person I want to be and the passion I want to pursue,” Vandewater said.

Vandewater plans to create a new web series entitled “WalrusBelch”. He has already started filming and stockpiling episodes of the series and hopes to begin scheduling and premiering them in the near future.

“So far, it is hard to find time between work and stuff,

Justin Kirkham Culture Editor

YouTube has become a staple form of entertainment in any media-invested individual’s life. With copious links posted on Facebook timelines and Twitter feeds, the video-hosting platform is commonplace on any computer screen or bookmarks bar.

But, among the cat videos and Ice Bucket challenges are YouTube channels with devoted content, scheduled uploads and enormous subscription bases. Buried even further are the channels of aspiring students, hoping to pursue greater knowledge and experience in the video production scene amidst their class schedules and with minimal, low-budget equipment.

Sophomore communication major Jared Vandewater was first inspired to begin making YouTube videos after watching popular YouTuber Shay Carl’s effort to make video blogs, also known as vlogs, every day.

“I begged my mom for a flip cam, and received it on my 16th birthday,” Vande-

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and it’s mind-blowingly incredible,” Hovis said, describing the atmosphere at Playlist Live.

Using videos made for her film classes and those made on her own time, Hovis hopes to start posting videos more often on her YouTube channel while pursuing filmmaking academically.

“School always comes first, which is probably why I

don’t produce as much content as I’d like,” Hovis said.

Looking at the content creators of YouTube as a whole, Hovis finds that a passion for filmmaking and creativity drives most media personalities.

“Everyone is so down to earth, and it just seems so clear to me that these people use YouTube, not for the money, but because they

love what they do and see it as an opportunity to better the world,” Hovis said.

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but I really want to make this happen, so I’ll find a way,” Vandewater said.

Junior communication major Holly Hovis gained an interest in video after creating small animations when she was 12. Since then, she’s been pursuing filmmaking in any way that she can, both at work and in classes.

“YouTube has been a part of my life for a long time. It’s a good escape from reality with an endless amount of possibilities,” Hovis said.

Hovis likes YouTube because of the creative community that it inspires. It is generally hard to pick out the passionate commenters and community members in the sea of comments that accompany each video. But, they can be easily found at events created specifically for YouTubers and their audience members, including the Playlist Live and Vidcon.

Hovis recently attended Playlist Live and created a documentary about her experience for her YouTube channel, HollyZombii.

“I’ve seen firsthand the laughs, the tears and just the general effect YouTube has had on different people,

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Culture

Food Trucks gather for Boise rally.

Food trucks bring food options to Boise Patty Bowen

Asst. Culture Editor

The strong aroma of simmering burgers and crepes fills the air. The air in the Whole Foods parking lot is nearly equal parts smoke and oxygen. Surrounding the curb an array of food trucks, including Burgerlicious and B-Town Bistro, greet enthusiastic customers at the past Food Truck Rally.

“I want to change how people view trucks,” said Sheila Francis, official Idaho Food Truck Rally coordinator. “They are not the ‘roach coach’ of the past. They are

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making really stellar food in unconventional settings.”

Food trucks allow theircustomers mobility, variety and the freedom to experiment and expand their menus. According to Shannel Stinner, a graduate from Boise State, these qualities of food trucks make it easy to nourish yourself no matter what activity you are up to.

“I can grab something that is fast and delicious and better than fast food and continue on my way whether I am at a fair, the Saturday Market or at work,” Stinner said.

Stinner says that she eats at food trucks a couple of times a month and enjoys how

easy food trucks make it to support local business.

“People are taking their creativity, passion and merging that with local food producers to deliver a high quality, unique dining experience,” Stinner said.

Over the last five years, food trucks have found their place in Boise cuisine. One of the defining stepping points for food trucks in Boise was the establishment of food truck rallies.

In 2011, Jake Black, an employee of The Payette Brewing Co., copyrighted the phrase “food truck rally” in the state of Idaho. Black was formerly a resident of Port-

land, Oregon where food trucks are very popular. He felt that Boise was ready to embrace the vehicular restaurants.

One of the problems that stood in Black’s way were the sanctions against vending in Boise’s business section, the larger area of Boise’s downtown.

“I am really dissatisfied with the current situation for food trucks. The ban on street vending downtown is unfair in my opinion,” Francis said. “We don’t protect one fast food from another and say they must open a certain distance from each other, we let the market de-

cide so I feel it should be the same for food trucks. “ In order to create an affordable location for food trucks to sell their dishes, Black decided that he should create food truck rallies.

The first food trucks to be part of the Food Truck Rally were Archie’s Place, B29 Streatery, Boise Fry Company, Brown Shuga Soul Food, Calle 75 Street Tacos, Riceworks and A Cupcake Paradise.

“These vendors have really put their heart and soul into their food operations and have seen a lot of success,” Francis said.

Since then Calle 75 Street

Tacos, A Cupcake Paradise and Riceworks have been able to open permanent locations. Food truck rallies have become a monthly occurrence, popping up all over various Boise and Meridian locations. Food trucks have a wide array of dish types and Francis recommends that students figure out what their personal favorite is by finding out the locations of food trucks on Facebook or attending the food truck rallies.

The next Boise Food Truck Rally is happening Sept. 27 at 12 p.m. in High Desert Harley- Davidson parking lot.

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Sports & rec

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Kevin Martin found himself in a conundrum last spring.

Needing tents and sleeping bags for a camping trip to Arrowrock Reservoir in early May, the junior communication major was hoping to avoid having to pay several hundred dollars on equipment at Cabela’s or Amazon for only one night.

It was then that a friend directed Martin towards the Outdoor Program. “(The Outdoor Program) definitely helped me out a lot,” Martin said. “It was

pretty easy to check everything out. I only had to spend a little over $50.”

Situated in the back of the Campus Recreation Center, the OP offers cheap equipment rentals to students.

From tents to kayaks, students can find a wide variety of equipment to suit their needs; all they need to do is stop by the rental shop be-

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tween 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.

While some equipment, such as tents and rafts, have more specific check-out procedures, the process for renting most equipment is fairly simple, according to Rodo Leone, assistant director of the OP. “Some specific equipment has some more specific details, more checking the

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equipment back in,” Leone said. “We want to make sure everything you’re bringing in is in good condition.”

Leone said the rental shop has certain guidelines for checking the equipment for damages. If equipment is damaged to the point that it can no longer be used, students will have to pay the full price to replace it.

Martin agrees that the OP was fair in checking the equipment for damage.

“They weren’t really going out of their way to try and find damage and charge me for it,” Martin said.

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Outdoor Program offers equipment rentals

The OP is located inside the rent equipment, but Leone suggests they look into buying their own equipment if they plan on renting it for longer than 20 days.

“If you are planning to take a backpack for more than 20 days, you will realize it’s better to buy your own back-

pack than just keep renting one from here,” Leone said.

“I think we are serving people who don’t have equipment and are just going for some weekend outings.”

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Sports & Rec

It’s time for the Broncos to buck up After a 35-13 drubbing by Ole Miss, there are a few signs of life­—and some needed changes—for the Broncos Brandon Walton

Asst. Sports & Rec Editor

The Boise State opener against Ole Miss didn’t exactly go the way the Broncos wanted, as they were stomped 35-13 by the Rebels.

So, besides a loss, let’s look at what we can take away from this game.

1. The defense played well.

It wasn’t until the fourth quarter that the game got out of hand, with the Rebels

outscoring the Broncos 28-7.

Until that point, though, the defense for the most part held the Ole Miss offense and 2nd team All-SEC quarterback Bo Wallace in check. Wallace had a pretty mediocre first half and threw three interceptions before really excelling in the fourth quarter with three touchdown passes.

2. The offensive line has some learning to do.

The Ole Miss defensive front line proved to be too

much for the young, inexperienced Boise State offensive line to handle. The offensive line was unable to get any blocks and didn’t give quarterback Grant Hedrick any time in the pocket. Going forward, the offensive line must improve at protecting Hedrick and creating space for Ajayi to run the ball.

3. Grant Hedrick has to make better choices with the ball.

Hedrick made some poor choices with the ball, throw-

ing four interceptions in the game as well as some errant throws. Hedrick must be more patient instead of forcing throws that are not there if the offense is going to be successful this season.

4. The offense runs through Ajayi.

Ajayi carried the ball 20 times for 86 yards, but perhaps even more impressive was his 12 receptions for 93 yards and a touchdown. Ajayi will indeed be the focal point of the offense this year and

could have his best season yet.

5. Don’t lose hope for the Broncos just yet.

With their most difficult game behind them, Boise State should play better the rest of the season. The Broncos have enough talent on both sides of the ball to be one of the favorites to win the Mountain West. They have a favorable schedule going forward, with their toughest games against Utah State, San Diego State, and BYU all

taking place at home, a place where the Broncos rarely lose. Don’t push the panic button just yet.

Looking Ahead

The Broncos’ next game will be at home agaisnt Colorado State, Sep. 6 at 8:15 p.m.

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