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May 12, 2014 • Issue no. 63 Volume 26
Boise, Idaho
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Athletic department auctions off Demarcus Lawrence jersey Staff Writers
On Thursday afternoon, former Boise State defensive lineman Demarcus Lawrence was preparing for the biggest day of his life: the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft. The Boise State Athletic Department was auctioning off a game-worn No. 8 jersey, Lawrence’s jersey number, on the very same day. On the auction screen, bidders were enticed by a description of the jersey
which stated “Get your hands on a game worn authentic #8 Nike Elite Football jersey from the 2013 season.” There is no mention of Lawrence anywhere on the page, though he did wear the No. 8 throughout his entire junior season. “No one said this was Demarcus’ jersey,” an unnamed representative from the Boise State Marketing Department said. “The money raised from auctioning jerseys goes directly into the Athletic Department’s scholarship fund.” “At the end of the year
our equipment managers pull the names off of jerseys,” the representative said. “Former studentathletes each receive one, and rather than keep the rest of them in storage, we are trying to find ways to increase money in our scholarship fund.” The NFL Draft took place from Thursday, May 8 through Saturday, May 10. The Athletic Department’s auction, hosted on BroncoSports.com, concluded on Sunday, May 11 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time, barring a bid in the final
three minutes. No other jerseys from any other sport at Boise State were being offered. “We just recently started auctioning jerseys again,” the representative said. “We will look to do this a few more times during the season, and will include additional sports as they become available. We will also look to auction other merchandise and unique items as well.” Lawrence was drafted in the second round on Friday, May 9 by the Dallas Cowboys. The defensive end be-
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No one said this was Demarcus’ jersey. The money raised from auctioning jerseys goes directly into the athletic department’s scholarship fund.
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came the seventh secondround pick in Boise State history, and the ninth first or second-round pick since 2006. Boise State does not have to wait for athletes to leave the school for the university to auction off the jersey; however, it is
unknown if a jersey has been auctioned while an athlete was still enrolled at the university. “There have been a number of jerseys auctioned off in the past, though a list of the numbers has not been kept,” the representative said.
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Unruly pastors offer distraction during dead week Sean Bunce Staff Writer
Jake Wolford, president of Secular Student Alliance, first came up with the religion of the shoe: he was attempting to save people’s “soles” and “heels” them from their sin. Wolford created his “religion” as a response to the religious bigotry being shouted in the Quad throughout dead week. “We were both preaching nonsense, but only one of us was aware of it,” Wolford said.
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Students passing through the Quad felt strongly about the matter. “It’s one thing to preach a loving message,” said Kyle Van Arsdale, spectator at the scene. “There’s nothing good about what they have to say.” Brother Jed, who many students have come to know well already, visited campus during dead week spreading his message of salvation through bigotry. The first day of his arrival students stood by shocked at the details in which he told his hateful stories.
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His antics managed to draw a crowd by the end of the day. However, the crowd did not just consist of students. Police and Fox Channel 6 News were present as well. The second day students came prepared. By noon Wednesday, a crowd yet again gathered around Brother Jed, this time many students sat with a bigot bingo card placed in front of them. The inspiration for the card came from the topics he discussed the previous day. “Jesus will deliver you
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from your sins,” Brother Jed said. A call from the crowd let everyone know someone’s gotten bingo. Later on in the afternoon, students gathered around singing “kumbaya” to spread peace to students as they pass between classes. “I think the best thing you can do is just make fun of it,” Wolford said. Wednesday night Brother Jed allegedly struck a student attempting to give him a hug, which a member of The Arbiter, Farzan
Faramarzi, caught on tape. On Thursday students arrived early in anticipation of the next day’s events. “Some people are just curious,” said Lee Rever, a junior at Boise State. “They wanna see what’s going on or what’s going to happen next.” There’s no question that the presence of Brother Jed and his fellow pastors served as both a source of entertainment and frustration for many students walking through the Quad this past week. For others, it gave them a chance to be
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ridiculous. “It’s like they’re giving me a free pass to go H.A.M.,” Wolford said. “Anything I do won’t look as idiotic compared to them.” He believes that what the pastors had to say was nonsense and wanted everyone else passing to realize this as well. “My idea was that if I was openly making a fool of myself in the name of religion, people could realize that the pastors were doing the same thing,” Wolford said.
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