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Arbiter, December 13Students of Boise State University

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Development will offer thefollowing classes this month:"Fed Ex and BSU," offers

two opportunities to see howthe delivery company and theuniversity work together inexpediting mailings. Classesare from 10 to 11:15 a.m, orfrom 1:30 to 2:45 p.m. on Dec.12."Defensive Driving," is a

two-part training from 8 a.m,to noon each day on Dec. 11and 12.To register, e-mail

Training & Development atnkindall@boisestate.edu orcomplete the registrationform on T&D's Web site attraining.boisestate.edu / andfax the completed form to426-3493.

BSUemployeeshelp those lessfortunate duringholidays ..Extended studies is pro-

viding Christmas for some ofresidents of CommunityHouse. Their organizationalneeds included a supply oftoilet paper, sheets, laundrydetergent and toiletries. Theyalso are looking for gift dona-tions of non-gender specificbut still personal nature suchas gloves, scarves and smallbackpacks. CommunityHouse puts these in a giftroom and children maychoose a gift for their parent,or adults for another adultresident. The House thenwraps the gifts and sharesthem at a party. Extended. Studies will collect the giftsand monetary donations anddeliver them to the center fordistribution. To contributecall extension 3295 or exten-sion 2047.The Business Professionals

of America student organiza-tion has a box on the upperlevel of' the AppliedTechnology Building forChristmas donations. Theyare collecting items to bedonated to an organizationsuch as WCA for women andchildren at Christmas.Contact Teri Harbacheck atextension 3735 for more infor-mation.

Club concernedterrorism'crackdown couldharm studentsBSU's Idaho Progressive

Student Alliance, along withother local activist groups, istrying to dissuade the CityCouncil from approving aplan by the Boise PoliceDepartment to create aCriminal Intelligence Group.The mission of the new

group would be to gatherintelligence - on "security-threatening groups/ individ-uals."Activists are concerned

because groups consideredfor "infiltration" includethose that participated in theWTO protests last Septemberand recent protests at BoiseCascade. The club says stu-dents can voice their opinionsat the City Council meetingTuesday night at 7:30 p.m.

News• BSU readies for firstwinter commencement -pg.2

Opinion• Student body presidentshould cooperate withSenate - pg. 4

Sports '. '.• •POotball playersawarde;d-:pg.6..

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By Andy BensonThe Arbiter

committee membership. That. canmake it difficult for students to have astrong voice in the decision makingprocess.That fact isn't lost on ASBSU

President Nate Peterson. He has beenvocal in his criticism of the administra-tion for pushing a 12 percent studentfee increase. The administration origi-nally asked the Board of Education forpermission to request a 15 percentincrease, but was only granted permis-sion to seek a 12 percent limit."I think more students need to be

aware that our financial destiny is con-trolled by the administration,"Peterson said. "We have absolutely nopower to decide how much of a costwe are going to incur."At the last Executive Budget

Committee meeting, Petersen andASBSU Chief of Staff Imran Aliattempted to place a condition on the12 percent fee increase that would onlypermit the fee increase if the Universityreceived a budget cut of 10 percent or

higher. The motion was resoundinglydefeated by the committee, 13 to 2.Jones defended the 12 percent

increase regardless of the actual bud-get cut as necessary for planning pur-Eoses. He stated after the meeting thatthe admittistration needed to be able tocount on the 12 percent increase inorder to avoid mailing non-renewalnotices to 2nd year faculty.Peterson and Ali criticized the move

as balancing the budget on the backs ofstudents. They contended that if thebudget cut was less then 10 percent,which is considered the worst case sce-nario, then the budget shortfall couldbe covered disproportionately by stu-dent fees.Peterson said it would be education-

al for students to observe the budgetmeetings."I think it would be very productive

for students to attend the budget meet-ing," Peterson said. "Especially any-body who would like to see how muchof a say students have in their financial

destiny at Boise State University."The date of the next meeting is still

unknown. When asked, Jones was non-committal about the date of the next-budget meeting, saying it was too earlyto determine. "Until we have a cleareridea of the budget cuts we are facing,we have no basis for proceeding:'Jones was unwilling to speculate

when the next meeting would takeplace, saying only that it would be nosooner then next semester.At the last Executive Budget

Committee meeting, Peterson request-ed that the meeting location bechanged from the President's confer-ence room in the Business building tothe Forum meeting room where the.ASBSU Senate convenes. Peterson stat-ed that several members of the Senateexpressed interest in attending the nextmeeting and that a change in venuewould be the best way to accommo-date observers.

Studentshave manyhealth careoptions

Would you like to see what isinvolved in determining how BoiseState deals with the impending budgetcrunch? Then you may want to tryattending the next meeting of theExecutive Budget Committee.The committee is responsible for

recommending ways of dealing withthe projected shortfall to PresidentRuch.Admittistration, faculty and student

representatives make up the commit-tee. The committee membership con-sists of the four university vice presi-dents, four faculty members, fouradministration staff members, oneclassified employee, and two studentASBSU representatives. The committeeis chaired by Darrell Jones, provost andvice president of Academic Affairs.Students have a limited presence,

having only two representatives out of.a total of 15 members or 13 percent of

By Ashley GettingsThe Arbiter

Quick and affordable healthcare service is a necessity forcollege students. Since the bit-ing cold of Jack Frost has final-ly arrived and students arefeeling the stresses of the lastweeks of school, The Arbiter'investigated various healthclinics around BSU to findwhich facility offered the bestdeal for a runny nose or othercommon health problems fac-ing students.After comparing just a few

of the medical facilities ncarcampus, including BSU'sHealth and Wellness Center, itwas found that each place isunique and provides a varietyof services. Because of this; stu-dents must choose for them-selves, which is the best dealfor their money.These comparisons are

based on the costs of a varietyof different services offered bythe various facilities as well asthe hours of operation.Idaho Family Physicians on

Boise Avenue offers serviceMonday through Saturday.Their hours arc Monday toFriday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.and Saturday from 10 a.m, to 2p.m. The clinic quoted variousprices. A general flu shot or astrop throat culture, studentswill be charged about $16. AnHIV test costs $27 and a

chlamydia test is $52. Tests forother sexually transmitted dis-eases are more specialized andhave varying costs.At Idaho Family Physicians

the cost for a women's examsdepends on the type of insur-ance the patient holds and alsotheir age. For a college studentthat has a wellness packagethrough their insuranceprovider, the overall exam is$128. For other college agewomen, the price will rangebetween $64 and $100.On the other hand, Capital

City Family Medicine on 17thand State streets has longerhours, but some differingprices for their services. Thefacility is open Mondaythrough Friday from 8 a.m, to 8p.m. and on Saturday from 10a.m. to 6 p.m.The cost for flu shots and

throat cultures are the same asat Idaho Family Physicians, butSID and HlV testing l,rices archigher. According to the clinic,an HIV test is $28 plus another$10 charge for having blooddrawn. Costs for all other SIDtests depend on the specificdisease, and the type of insur-ance held by theratient.The price 0 a complete

wellness examination forwomen will vary with age. Theolder the patient, the moreexpensive the exam. For a col-

see HEALTHCAREon pg. 2

see STUDENTSon pg. 2

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A lion at the Kabul Zoo, blinded and disfigured by a hand grenade thrown by the Taliban.Almost all of the zoo's animals were dead by the time the Americans started bombingTallban strongholds around Kabul.

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New logo preview.releasea to publicBy BSU News Serylces

Boise State has adopted anew logo to replace the lowercase letters that have repre-sented the university formore than 25 years.The new logo is part of a

program to focus the univer-sity's graphic image, saysVice President for UniversityAdvancement Rick Smith.The university is also ill

the process of redesigning itsathletic logo.

"While the old logoserved. us well for manyyears, it didn't describe the

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advantages of our location in gram to coordinate the uni-one of the most dynamic versity's "brand" more effec-metropolitan areas in the tively. More than 30 inde-country," says Smith. pendent logos now exist onThe new logo features an campus, which diffuses the

abstract building set against graphic image the universitya mountain backdrop. The presents to the public, Smithschool's name is spelled in a says.special type that will be used A fund was set aside moreonly with the logo. Two than one year ago to pay forshades of blue are used. the design of the university

"It was important to and athletic logos. Theselect a contemporary" clas- design cost for both logossic looking logo because over was $85,000.the years it Will appear on They _were designed byhundreds .of thousands of. North Charles Street Designpublications and' the Wep,"Organization, •one ..of thesays Smith. . ...•... .••.•• •.•.... nation's top collegiate mar-.The university wU1Us~th~.· -.ketirtg' .companies, .based in

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BSU schedules firstwinter commencementBv BSU News Serylces

Boise State will hold its 68thCommencement ceremony, thefirst ever to be held inDecember, from 10 a.m. to12:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21, inThe Pavilion.A total of 956 students have

qualified for graduation, earn-ing 1,025 degrees or certificates.Graduates from all collegeswill gather for a single ceremo-ny, which includes a groupprocessional as well as individ-ual recognition for each gradu-ate. About 500 graduates areexpected to attend the ceremo-ny. No ticket is needed for fam-ily and guests to attend.

The diploma presentationincludes two large screens thatwill broadcast the graduatesaccepting their degrees so thatthose sitting farther away fromthe stage will be able to seeindividuals up close.The student speaker is Ann

Marie Kaus, a Boise State gym-nast graduating with high hon-ors. Jerry Evans, former statesuperintendent of publicinstruction, will receive theSilver Medallion, Boise State'shighest award for service orachievement.The ceremony will also

mark the first time a master'sdegree has been awarded in theuniversity's criminal justice

December 13,2001

The rate of violent crime andhomicide among pregnantwomen is higher than amongthose who aren't pregnant,Foley said."The bill, while protecting

the child, also undeniably pro-tects the woman," he said.An act of violence against

her but directed toward herchild would be two crimesinstead of just one, Foley said.Nebraska Right to Life testi-

fied in favor of the bill last ses-sion."This provides families who

have lost children in the wombwith some measure of comfortand closure," said Julie Schmit-Albin, executive director ofNebraska Right to Life.The language of the bill

states a fetus at any point in thepregnancy can count as a fetalhomicide.Johanns said the bill doesn't

get into the area of abortion.But Tim Butz, executive

director of the Lincoln chapterof the American Civil Liberties

administration departmentwhen Raul lbarra receives hisMA.Following commencement,

a reception will be held in theStudent Union JordanBallroom. Free shuttle buseswill trans~rt visitors to andfrom the Student Union. Freeparking will be available at allreserved and metered parkinglots. Because of the limitation ofhandicapped parking, familyand friends who cannot walk adistance can be dropped off atthe front of the Pavilion atEntrance 1, where volunteerswill assist them with elevators,etc., while drivers park theircars.

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HEALTH CAREfrom Pa, 1

or check-up they want.Unlike the other facilities,

the Center is only open duringthe week, and during theschool session. Their hours areMonday through Thursday 8a.m, to 6 p.m. and Friday from8 a.m, to 3 p.m.

Center receptionists said when. carrying this insurance, stu-dents pay a $5 fee for eachoffice visit, as well as the pricefor each medication purchased.Students without the col-

lege's insurance must go in andspeak with physicians in per-son in order determine thecosts for the specific kind of test

lege female, the price of a papsmear will range from $35-$60plus charges for an office visit.The BSU Health and

Wellness Center located righton campus charges a muchsmaller amount for college stu-dents who carry BSU insur-ance, which they can obtain bypaying $216 to the school. The

PROFESSORfrom Dg, 1

ing them get excited about his-tory and not be afraid to sharetheir own thoughts and feel-ings."Klein loves being surround-

ed by mountains, and she grewup hiking, camping and canoe-ing. Because of tills, she is gladto be back in an area of theUnited State where she canenjoy those kind of outdooractivities. ,

"I grew up in Kirkland,Washirlgton, and have beenwaiting for a position to openin the Northwest for years, so Iam thrilled to be here. Most ofmy family lives in Seattle so it isnice to be closer to all of themas well," Klein said.Outside of teaching she

sings in the Boise MasterChorale, and acts as a goalie forher soccer team.

future, and therefore studentscan expect to be writing a fairamount of papers in her class."I am thoroughly enjoying

the students of Boise State, andgetting to know a lot of them. Ilove just being in the classroom.with them and having discus-sions. It is wonderful for mewhen they reach the point thatI don't have to lead the classdiscussions anymore. I like see-

Nebraska fetal homicidebill spurs abortion debateBv Gwen Tletgen

STUDENTSfrom pg, )

Union, said that language couldbe a "back' door" attempt toundercut the legal foundationof Roe v. Wade.He said the bill could create

a situation in which peoplecould be punished for accidentsthat happen even if the motherdidn't know she was pregnant,Butzsaid."Let's say you're driving

down the street and you rearend someone who is six monthspregnant and she suffers aspontaneous abortion," he said."Under the language that per-son could be prosecuted even ifthey had no intention to killanyone."Until the murder of a preg-

nant woman in North Platte,the bill was headed nowhere,Butz said.He said bills passed in an

emotional environment are ill-considered and often fail to getthe attention they should as faras detail.

Jones responded by sayingthat the next meeting may beclosed to the public if person-nel decisions regarding indi-vidual employees are dis-cussed at the meeting.According to the Idaho

Open Meeting Law, meetingsby state agencies may be

closed to the public only if atwo thirds majority votes toclose the meeting and that voteis recorded in the minutes.The requirements for clos-

ing a meeting are strict as well.In the case of personnel issues,~he meeting may only beclosed if the "evaluation, dis-

missal or disciplining of" indi-vidual employees or staffmembers is discussed.

It is not immediately clear ifthe dismissal of individualemployees is the responsibilityof the Executive BudgetCommittee.

Daily Nebraskan ~U. Nebraska)

LINCOLN, Neb. - A fetalhomicide bill has the governorand some Nebraska anti-abor-tion and abortion rights groupstalking.The bill would make it possi-

ble for murder charges to bebrought against someone whokilled a fetus.The bill was introduced last

legislative session by LincolnSen. Mike' Foley and awaitsdebate on the floor of theLegislature.On Monday, Gov. Mike

Johanns said he supportedFoley's bill, and if passed, hewould sign the bill into law."We are not breaking new

ground on tills and are behindother states on this issue,"Johanns said.About 27 states have passed

laws on fetal homicide.Foley said he had a tremen-

dous amount of support for thebill.

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More debt-laden 20~somethingsareseekfng helpmerits, credit-card bills andother debts, said SteveGillingham, operations man-ager for the company."We've been doing this for

35 years, and I've noticed in,the last several years that ourclientele has been gettingyounger and younger,"Gillingham said.Young people's debt may

just mirror the overspendinggeneral population.Between 1990 and 2000, the

number of bankruptcy cases inthe United States increased94.7 percent, according to theAmerican BankersAssociation. And theAmerican Bankrur-tcy Instituteis expecting an al -tirne recordof bankruptcy filings this year.Still, several Milwaukee

attorneys who deal with bank-ruptcy cases say that in thistime of layoffs and economiccutbacks, the number of youngpeople walking into theiroffices concerns them. The par-ents of the 20-somethings maysuffer setbacks during thisrecession, too, but young peo-ple often lack the economicresources or financial disci-pline to end their money woes.

"I'm often shocked by theyoung people who come inand just don't care that much.Who just aren't overly con-cerned by the ramifications (ofbad credit) as much as theyshould be," said James Miller,a bankruptcy attorney indowntown Milwaukee.Take a peek into almost any

20-year-old's wallet and you'llfind what experts believe to bethe first problem: credit cards.In recent years, credit cardshave become not only easier toget, but harder to get rid of. Infact, in a survey conducted byNorthwestern Mutual Life thisyear, the 2,001 20-somethingsinterviewed carried an averageof three credit cards each, saidDeanna Tillisch, director ofpublic relations for the compa-ny."When I graduated from

college, you couldn't get acredit card until you were asenior in college," said RichardCheck, another bankruptcyattorney in Milwaukee. "Now,seniors in high school are get-ting credit-card offers in themail."Mary Alice Berg, a 19-year-

old Marquette University stu-dent, gets opportunities fornew credit cards regularly. She

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Jeff Filsinger was 19 whenhe got his first credit card, 22when he maxed it out at$15,000. He kept living it up _a new car, rounds of drinks forfriends on a new credit card,loans for college - until hewas 24 and $50,000 in debt.That's his story. But if

-you're a 20-something, it couldvery well be yours, too. The.number of 20-somethingsseeking assistance for out-of-'control debt has exploded inrecent years, statistics show.~d the number of people fil-mg. for ~ankruptcy while intheir 20s IS also on the rise. So~ith the country now officially111 a recession and jobs harder_to find, some experts are wor--ried about the MTV genera-tion."There is sufficient evi-

dence to indicate that this is ap~oblem," said Mark Schug,.director of the University ofWisconsin-Milwaukee Centerfor Economic Education.Schug and others say the

.cornbination of credit-cardmarketing strategies, frivolousspending attitudes and lack offinancial training is making itmore important than ever thatpeople in their 20s begin pay-ing attention to their spendinghabits.

"1just bought things when Ishouldn't have, all the time,".said Filsinger, 26, who eventu-ally went to a credit counseling.service to get control of hiseight credit cards, car pay-ment, rent and other bills. "1just kept falling further andfurther behind without evergetting ahead."Ten years ago at Credit

Counseling Centers Inc., anational debt consolidationcompany, there were nine newclients between the ages of 20and 29. This year, the companyhas taken on 2,605 new clientsin that age group, evidence ofboth the growth of the debtconsolidation industry and 20-somethings' need for financialhelp, said Courtney Swanson,spokeswoman for the compa-ny.In the Milwaukee area, the

increase in young clientsshows at ABC Budget ServiceInc. in Brookfield, Wis., a com-pany that helps put people on

: .payment plans for student, :loans, mortgages, car pay-

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'I'll make enough to be able topay it off.' ... I don't think col-lege kids understand."Attorneys don't completely

blame the 20-some things fortheir frivolousness. Most werejust doing what they saweveryone else doing during thebooming 90s."It's not (young people's)

fault it's society.Everybody's, thinking thatthings are going to get better,"Check said.The only way things are

going to improve, Schugargues, is by training youngpeople better and earlier aboutthe ramifications of debt.In the Northwestern

Mutual survey, only 8 percentof graduating college seniorsfelt very knowledgeable aboutfinancial planning and invest-ing. The figures worry thecompany - which will ulti-mately depend on young peo-ple's saved money to keepthem in business.

"1don't think it's intuitivelyobvious that saving is a goodthing, and you're not likely tolearn it unless you've had agood mom or dad," Schugsaid.Schug believes schools and

parents should put a muchstronger emphasis on teachingeconomic basics. Students

should learn early on aboutgetting involved with savingand investing programs, hesaid.Filsinger, however, is not so

sure more education will beenough. His (parents werealways good about managingmoney, and they trained himto be so as well. When the billsstarted piling up, he never toldhis parents about the debtbecause he knew they woulddisapprove. It wasn't until hehad to resort to the debt con-solidation agency - andwove back home to cut rentcosts - that his parentslearned the full extent of hismoney problems."They knew I was in debt,

but they didn't know how badI was in debt," he said.Nowadays, Filsinger turns

over the bulk of his paycheckto the debt consolidation com-pany. He has been doing so forthe last two years, and is downto about $6,000 in debt. He'slooking a couple years downthe road, 'when he'll be 'in hislate 20s, and will finally be ableto say he doesn't owe any-thing."Not many people can say

that," Filsinger said.

already has an AmericanExpress and Gap card, but thatdoesn't stop her from beingtempted by credit companiesoffering free goods for fillingout an application.

"It seems so easy, whenthey're just like 'Fill this out:I'm an idiot because I'm like,'Doh, free T-shirt. Free phonecard,": Berg said.But while signing up for

those cards is easy, many stu-dents complain that getting ridof them isn't. Phil Ventura, a20-year-old Marquette stu-dent, said that when he calledhis credit-card company tocancel his card, he was on holdfor 45 minutes. He's not sureother young people wouldhave the same patience."Trying to cancel a credit

card is impossible," saidVentura. "It's sad."No - Latice, a 24-year-old

dialysis nurse fromMilwaukee, is sad.She jumped into the world

of debt at 18, after she waspreapproved with a $500 limit.She loved the idea of buyingthings for herself and heryoung daughter.In the next few years, Latice

kept getting approved forcredit cards. When departmentstores offered her. large creditlimits, she thought: new babyclothes. When companies likeDiscover approved her for$1,000, she thought: concerttickets.But what many young cred-

it-card holders don't realize isthat most of the preapprovedcards carry 19 percent to 22percent annual interest rates.And once they max out theircredit cards, young people -with small incomes - end upmaking nothing but the mini-mum payments. The legacy ofdebt begins.After months of dreading

the bills and falling $12,000into credit-card debt on top ofher car payment and studentloans, Latice filed for Chapter 7bankruptcy in November. Shedidn't want her last name usedbecause she was embarrassed.Check, the bankruptcy

attorney, says this is a commonstory among his youngerclients.

"If younger people wouldread under the dotted line,they'd see how a higher inter-est rate is going to turn into acompound interest loan,"Check said. "It becomes

BVTom Lynn, Milwaukee

Jeff Filsinger sits next to his computer at his home In 'Germantown. fIIsinger who Is working hisway out of debt problems was at one time $50,000 In debt.

impossible to payoff thisdebt."

If credit-card debt is the firstproblem, experts suggest thesecond problem could be indif-ference. People in their 20swere raised in a spend-happysociety, in which paying for aparking space often meansaccepting a $10 parking ticketand smelling like the outdoorsmeans buying grass-scentedperfume from the Gap.Because many young peo-

ple have never known harderfinancial times, many alsodon't know they should beworried about them. InNorthwestern Mutual's sur-vey, almost everyone said theywere confident they would getwhat they wanted out of life -even though secondaryresearch showed that one infive 20-somethings is morethan $20,000 in debt, Tillischsaid.Latice was $12,000 in debt

and owed almost $19,000 instudent loans when she decid-ed to buy herself a brand-newChevy Prism. And Filsinger'sbig bills didn't stop him fromgoing on a Florida vacation."I was naive," said

Filsinger, who landed a steadyjob as a manager at Targetright after graduating fromcollege. "You know, thinking

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By Seqn C. HqyesTile Arbiter

We'd like to extend a fine Arbitergreeting to our new competitor, TheBoise State Free Press.According to Melissa Simpson,

co-editor-in-chief (whose name wemisspelled in a news story, apolo-gies), "There is a part of the studentbody that has not been satisfiedwith the Arbiter, some because ithas a liberal slant, while others per-ceive it to be nothing more than amcuthpiece for the Boise Stateadministration."Evidently, some students whole-

heartedly agree. A letter arrived lastweek at the paper, declaring,"Personally, I am glad to see theArbiter dethroned as the only paper'on the Boise State campus. I was

getting tired of its administration-backed messages of liberalism, com-munism and atheism delivered tome twice a week. BSUmust be heldaccountable for the lies it spreads,promotes and encourages to all thestudents it harbors." .The jig is up!Peg Blake, please move away

from my shoulder so I can revealthe whole sorry truth of it all.Our administrators are commu-

nists/ and we are their greatest com-rades. You can tell the administra-tion are communists, because oftheir heavy reliance on committees(group thinkl).Our bias is clearly visible at times

such as our headline editorials,"The quarterback wasn't drunk, hewas resting after a hard day at prac-tice," or "Peg Blake would make a

lovely addition to any Boise Stateadvertising photo."Sometimes, however, our bias

can be subtle.For instance, the headline opin-

ion column suggesting that it takes37 BSU administrators to screw in alight bulb was thoroughly mislead-ing. It actually takes 164.Sometimes, tOO, we have to

throw people off by taking an anti-administration stance. For instance,the editorial, "New logo won't takeBS out of BSU" was a clear fabrica-tion. We love the new diamondlogo! In fact, we/reoworking on anew Boise State theme song,"Diamonds are a Bronco' s bestfriend" - here's the first line,"Ruch/s our guy even if fees arehigh."Of course, radically left as Ruch

is, he's probably hoping we'll final-ly institute the old Soviet nationalanthem. It's such a bother to have tosing that every day when I come towork, "In the victory ofCommunism's deathless ideal,/Wesee the future of our dearland. / And to her fluttering scarletbanner,/Selflessly true we alwaysshall stand!" I just can't hear thatone before a football game, butRuch insists.I'm so jealous of the fact that

Boise State Free Press, as it pointsout in the From the Editor columnon page 2, gets to choose their ownformat and content. The administra-tors just won't leave us alone. Ireceived amemo just this morningsaying there must be at least threenews stories in every issue denyingthe existence of God.

I guess the incorrect tabbing andspacing are just part of this unique,independent format.It's also unusual that, though

their mission statement includespromotion of patriotism, they useEnglish styles of grammar. Since wegained our independence from theBrits, we now put our punctuationinside of quotation marks.Oh, but enough criticism. Lord

(whoops, there is no lord) - Ruchknows we've run many grammati-cal errors.We're happy there's a new publi-

cation. That's what the free market'sall about.Whoops, I can't let Buster Neel

see that I just praised free marketcapitalism, I'll hurry and save thisbefore he notices.

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Leftist bias inherentin the major media

ASBSU President NatePeterson recently appeared' onthe public tele- .vision show ...--------- ....."Dialogue,"where he andstudent bodypresidentsfrom the U of Iand ISU dis-cussed budgetcuts, among (other issues.Of the stu-

dent bodypresidents,Peterson clear-ly took thelead in providing informationabout how students will beaffected by budget cuts.Peterson should be commend-ed for his representation of BSUstudents.However, Peterson seriously

cripples student governmentby seeking initiatives the stu-dent senate doesn't approve.For example, the senate recent-ly voted not to oppose a feeincrease over 10 percent -despite Peterson's energeticpleas to do so.In addition, Peterson should

be more careful when provid-ing information. Peterson has

told The Arbiter many timesthat Peg Blake,vicepresident of

student affairs, is pic-tured at the airport ina BSUad - pretendingto be a student.However, this infor-mation has beenproven patently false.Also, Peterson

makes contradictorystatements. Inone inter-vie w ,Peterson toldan Arbiterreporter hewas absolute-

ly against a fee increase over 10percent, but minutes later saidhe would do whatever it tookto preserve faculty - includinga fee increase over 10percent.Peterson also voted to reallo-

cate SUBexpansion feesdespiteclaiming such a move wouldset a dangerous precedent -and could make students waryof future fee increases.Peterson needs to delineate

some realistic goals and stick tothem. He must realize that theuniversity needs money, and ithas to come from somewhere.Peterson should offer practicalcost-cutting measures instead

of merely complaining or mak-ing false accusations.In addition, Peterson should

cooperate with the student sen-ate so student government canwork as a whole. Many ASBSUmembers and senators are mak-ing a difference, and Petersonshould recognize their efforts.For example, Kara Janney,

ASBSU vice president, andImran Ali, chief of staff, havespoken out in favor of freespeech on campus after manystudents wanted The Arbiter tocensor a controversial colum-nist.Janney went so far as to

attend a Cultural and EthnicDiversity Board meeting indefense of Jerel Thomas (FromRight Field columnist) despiteloathing his message.Ali also spoke out in favor of

Thomas' right to be heard,despite believing him to be a"meathead."Peterson must realize -he is

not the only voice of the stu-dent body. Instead of grand-standing, he must work in con-junction with the student sen-ate and his staff if he wants torepresent students effectively.

I contend that there is a other hand, was treated likeliberal bias in the major royalty by having his rapemedia. By .-- --. charge by Juanitamajor media I Broderick buriedmean ABC, in the news alongNBC, CBS, with the harass-CNN, The New ment charge ofYork Times, Kathleen Willey.Washington This is a blatantTimes, and the example of bias.Los Angeles Yet anotherTimes. argumentAny censer- is that the

vative realizes m e d i athis bias exists. still pro-Our problem mot e shas been con- capital-vincing the rest ism, soof the population that this they must tilt to the right ifblatant bias exists and that they have any tilt at all. Thisall news is filtered through a argument is weak unlessleftist lens. leftists have adopted theConservatives often cite philosophy that anybody

examples of stories that had that loves America andan obvious liberal slant. enjoys capitalism is a right-Perhaps the best example is wing radical.how the major media treated Until now the debateBob Packwood's (R-Ore.) about a left-wing bias in thesexual harassment charges media has been speculationcompared to Bill Clinton's and an interesting topic ofrape charge. debate.Bob Packwood resigned A 28-year veteran of CBS

under intense media scruti- news has just published any in which story after story book called "Bias." Theportrayed him as a sexual author, Bernard Goldberg, ispredator. Clinton, on the a democrat that has never

voted for a republican. Heclaims in his book that heconfronted the president ofCBS news about the slantednews, to which the presidentsaid, "All of the major newsstations have a liberal bias."His whole book docu-

ments the blatant slant themajor networks give thenews.As one can imagine, this

has the major news in anuproar. They are callingBernie Goldberg a traitorand a disgrace to the busi-ness. Notice that he is a trai-tor and not a liar. A traitorreveals secrets that are true,a liar spreads false informa-tion.Bernie is a traitor for

revealing to the public what'conservatives already know, :that is, that the left controls 'the media and slants thenews in the its favor.So there we have it. A 28- .

year veteran of the newsconfirming what conserva-tives knew all along, that the,media tilts left.What can I say to all the'

naysayers out there besides, :"See, I told you so!"

Losing yourself in the big banks of the worldBy Mgrk KarpfDaily Neoraskan (U.Nebraska)

LINCOLN, Neb. - Banks,the keepers of money, theglobal gateway to the finan-cial world of time depositsand demand deposits (sav-ings and checking accounts)with their bombproof vaultsand vacuum tubes at thedrive-up window. Theircolossal monuments for themain bank branch and theirtiny reconditioned fast foodrestaurants for their drive-through branches.Through them you can get

a house, a car, a student loanor almost anything that youwant. Without them youwon't be able to get a creditcard, sign a lease or get anyloan at all.I grew up around small-

town banks. Of course, whenI say This, I mean any locallyowned bank in Nebraska. Butnow, fewer and fewer ofthose are surviving. In aworld of huge corporate

mergers and financial syndi-cates, the little guys and galsare getting lost too easily. Icall this the Wells Fargo con-spiracy.Large corporate banks

don't offer any more security;they just provide morechances for a huge falloutwith repercussions rebound-ing around the country andthe world. But a small-townbank has your moneyinsured for $100,000, just likethe FDIC does for the bigdogs. No matter what, yourmoney is almost always safe.That's thanks to the GreatDepression. What isn't safewith large banks is yoursense of individuality as youget lost among the millions ofcustomers and numberedaccounts.I can still remember the

good 01' days when the bankteller would actually fill outyour deposit or withdrawalslip for you. Now they don'teven smile at you as theyslide the slip of papertowards you, expecting you

to remember your 10-digit Nebraska and the country foraccount number off the top of that matter. If you can't findyour head. Unfortunately a Wells Fargo ATM within atoday's tellers are nothing mile or two of where you aremore than minimum-wage right now, then you aren'tlaborers pushing thousands looking hard enough. But Iof dollars a day. No longer do hate the fact that at almost allthey try to __ ---,,-- of thoseremember your "They want you ATMs, youname because t "thd can only getyou are just 0 un raw your twenty dollara not her money, espectally bills out ofaccount num- if it's a different them, whichber without a bank cardor di-«er- just encour-face. JJ' ages me toBut what ent bank ATM. All spend more

really gets me Of those little fees money (theis the increased add up faster than one in thepush for online Neb r ask abanking. It you can say Union givesseems like "pre7/: please! Rip out $5 bills,every time I go me 0 ':" though).into the bank, I love mythe tellers ATM checkalways are asking me if I've card; it's just so damn conve-tried online banking yet. nient! But I hate my ATMDon't they know that they're check card because it's justjust pushing themselves out too damn convenient!of a job? This is where the WellsI have a love-hate relation- Fargo conspiracy finally

ship with Wells Fargo. I love comes into play. Those littleall of the ATMs around town, ATM cards are the best little

money makers that thosebanks have. I'll tell you whythey're so easy to use:because it's no accident thatall of those ATMs are placedstrategically for maximumusage and payout. They wantyou to withdraw yourmoney, especially if it's a dif-ferent bank card or differentbank ATM. All of those littlefees add up faster than youcan say "Pretty please! Ripme off."Tell me this. How is it that

I can use this card for free atany of the thousands of loca-tions that accept Visa, but ifit's a different bank ATM,there's a fee? Why is it thatwhen I get money out of theATM it gives me an exact bal-ance/ but when I use the Visacheck part of the card it takesthree to five days for it to hitmy account?Now, last time I checked,

all of this stuff is hooked upto the same thing, tying itdirectly to the Internet withits instantaneous electronicresponse .: But for some rea-

son, I have not been able tobalance my checking accounttotally for months becausethe bank can't or won't giveme an accurate balancebecause I supposedly haveVisa check card charges stillout. :Get this. They tell me the

only way to get a trueaccount of my money is tonot use the card for at least aweek. Why do they say this?Maybe they don't want me toknow how much money Ihave; it's almost like theywant me to overdraw myaccount so that they cancharge me a fee for that, too.Banks are the keepers of

money. Like a double-edgedsword, I want my bank to befriendly, speedy and accu-rate. But all that speed andaccuracy can be expensive.Their little fees are likeChinese water torture on mysavings, with a continual'drip, drip, drip that drainsmy account. Banks are keep-ing too much of my money ..

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Arbiter does not belfeve in free speechBy Duke Staggs 1. A retraction would be

printed for Jerel directly mis-There seems to be some quoting me in one of his

confusion about the letter I pieces.sent out to the advertisers con- 2. Mr. Fiala claimed thatcerning Jerel Thomas. from that point forward heLet .me state would personally

emphatically, I did G review Jerel's arti-not urge anyone of ~est I cles before theythem to boycott nr... were printed.the Arbiter. I did ~'p-llllOn 3. Mr. Fiala letmail them copies . me know thatof .five article~ that the Arbiter although he had asked Jerel toprinted of his, along with a focus on BSU issues before, heco;rer letter asking them to would do so again.voice their opinion on the 4. Mr, Fiala also claimed amatt~r, a boycott was never blurb would be printed nextmentioned, to Jerel's article stating thatI also did this by mail pur- the opinions expressed by him

posefully in the interest of were his own.saving. time, and to allow the Of these four agreementsadvertisers to freely choose made, one has occurred in awhat options they wished to period of seven issues andpursue without pressure. three weeks. Inaction on theI felt this course of action part of Mr. Fiala created this

Was warranted because I had situation as much as anythingcontacted (Editor) Brandon Jerel wrote.Fiala about one month prior to In addition to this Larrytoday, we agreed to four solu- McNeil contacted (Associatetions concerning the "From Editor) Sean Hayes to discussRight Field" opinion editori- the issue as well, Mr. Hayesals. These four agreements ended the conversation bycarne out of our discussion, hanging up the telephone on

Mr. McNeil. Making theseempty agreements with me,and treating Mr. McNeil sopoorly, led me to the conclu-sion that the Arbiter did notvalue input from readers, orcared to fulfill the agreementsmade with me.I decided to contact people

in our community that I feltthe Arbiter would listen to. Icontacted not just advertisers,but also Indian tribes, localeditors and many others. Myintention was that if all thesepeople contacted the editorthen maybe Mr. Fiala wouldfulfill the agreements he hadmade with me. Mr. Hayescould have confirmed all ofthis before printing the editor-ial "Free speech lives at theArbiter" by· discussing thematter with me.Instead he choose to print a

rumor of a boycott that simplywas not true. I am certain thatwith a little bit of investigationhe would have found that Iwas the author of the letters tothe advertisers. I am sure ofthis because the Idaho MediaProject, with very little effort,

contacted me the day beforeMr. Hayes printed his article.Instead of getting to the bot-tom of the story, the Arbitersaw fit to print a rumor, but itwas an opinion piece so any-thing can be printed regard-less of fact, right?The second issue I wish to

address is the "Free speechlives at the Arbiter," a staffeditorial authored by SeanHayes. He claims the Arbiterwill not censor an opinionpiece due to free speech.The previous issue before

the "Free speech lives at theArbiter" column, next to theletters to the editor, theArbiter stated, "Due to spacerestrictions, lengthy piecesmay often be trimmed,bumped or not run." I see, freespeech is protected for onlythose who get paid by theArbiter.The students who pay fees

to support the Arbiter do notenjoy the same luxury. Inaddition to censoring studentopinions that are expressed inletters to the editor, Mr. Hayesadmits that some writers on

the Arbiter staff believe Jerelshould not be printed due topoor articulation and gram-mar. This begs the question,what standards are in place atthe Arbiter?

If I write a paper that gross-ly misrepresents facts, and usepoor grammar, I get flunked.At the Arbiter I would getpaid and, protected. TheArbiter gives Jerel a centerpage placement, a picture, abold headline, and a pay-check. The Arbiter edits andcensors . student responses,then lets it own opinioncolumnist personally attackthe people who write in. -This confirms, in my opin-

ion, that the Arbiter has nointention of enlarging thedebate.

If the Arbiter truly wantedto create a positive forum forthe discussion of ideas itwould not engage in practicesthat give a clearly lopsidedadvantage to one party. Levelthe playing field and protectfreedom of speech for all ifyou are truly interested inenlarging the debate, until

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then your proclamation of freespeech and constructivedebate rings hollow.Just to inform you so that

there will not be another mis-understanding, the IdahoMedia Project contacted bothJerel and I to debate this veryissue. The program offered toallow us to debate this issuewithout personal attacks, inan open, level, constructiveforum.Both of us agreed but only I

showed up, Jerel was nowhereto be found. I wouldn't wantyou to go and print anotherrumor, but it really doesn'tmatter since the Arbiter hasalready made it clear anythingcan be printed in an opinionwithout the least concern forfact, or for the students whofund the paper.

-Editor's Note: Fiala contendsthat there may have bem confusionwitll regard to agreements made.Arbiter staff members are edited forlengt/l. Columnists also have flOW

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Is it just me, or has it beena crazy end to an even cra-zier year in college football?There have been moreupsets late in this seasonthan I can remember in a lotof full years. And it's notquite over. It has been sucha bizarre season that thereare only a couple of thingsthat are for sure.The BCS is supposed to

straighten out the standingsand give us a national cham-pionship game that no onecan argue with. Well lastseason it screwed it up, andthis season could be no dif-ferent.There is one thing that is

for sure though, and that isthat Miami deserves to be inthe Rose Bowl. They arenow the only undefeatedteam in the nation and theyplayed a schedule that wasstrong enough to get themthere, barely. The problemnow arises as to whodeserves to play againstMiami in the Rose Bowl.Should it be Colorado,

the team that dismantledNebraska and then went onto whip Texas in the Big 12Championship? The onlyteam considered that hastwo losses.Or should it be Oregon,

another team that only lostone game all year and whowon the Pac 10 title?Or maybe it should be

Nebraska, whom the BCSselected to go. They too hadonly one loss, and wereranked number one for partof the season.Colorado's case is based

on how they are playingright now, and that is some-thing that should be takeninto consideration, but theyhave two losses. No teamwith two losses should beable to play for the nationalchampionship.Oregon claims that they

should be in the Rose Bowlbecause they won the Pac 10and only lost to numbernine Stanford. But does win-ning the Pac 10 really meanthat you are good enough tobe in the Rose Bowl? No.The Pac 10 is a lot strongerthis season than it has beenin the past, but it still does-n't stand up to the SEC orthe Big 12.Nebraska had a great sea-

son in which they wonevery game until theColorado game by morethan 10 points. None of their

wins came from a luckybounce, or a missed extrapoint. Sure Colorado blewthem out, but you do notwin or lose the right ~o go tothe national championshipgame in one game. Thatcomes from an entire sea-son.Well each team can make

a case for itself, and wecould debate it from nowuntil Jan. 3 and there wouldstill be two unhappy teams.So what does this tell every-one? I think that it speaksloud and clear that we needa play-off system.I have always supported

the bowl system because ofits tradition. I think its goodfor college football to havebowl games. But I don'tthink that its good for col-lege football to have todebate who deserves thenational championship afterthe final game of the seasonis played. And if that iswhat is harpening becauseof the bow games, then weneed a play-off. .But with all the mess that

the BCS caused, there is onething that they got right,and that is that BYU had nobusiness being consideredfor one of the BCS bowlgames. Do you think thatBYU is going to sue LukeStaley for breaking his legand causing them to lose toHawaii?BYU fans are going to use

this as an excuse as to whythey lost to Hawaii, butguess what, Luke Staleydoesn't play defense. Sowhat does that say? It justshows that BYU wasn't evengood enough to be rankedas high as they were, letalone good enough to be ina BCS bowl.Had BYU played anyone

with a heartbeat beforeHawaii, then they wouldn'thave been undefeated atthat point. The BCS peoplewere probably laughing allnight long as Hawaii scoredtouchdown after touch-down.All in all there were a lot

of teams left out of bowlgames that were definitelyworthy of playing in thepost season. Including BoiseState. We may never have aperfect system to go with, sowe may just have to settlewith what we have. Butwouldn't it be better if itwas settled on the field? Theonly fitting end to this sea-son would be for Nebraskato beat Miami.But maybe it's just me.

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Football players honoredBronco SportsInformgtlon

BOISE, Idaho - Runningback Brock Forsey was namedthe Most Valuable OffensivePlayer of the Year, and safetyQuintin Mikell the MostValuable Defensive Player ofthe Year, at the 2001 BoiseState University footballawards banquet on Saturday(Dec. 8) night. Head coachDan Hawkins, and the Broncoassistant coaching staff pre-sented the awards.A junior from Meridian,

Idaho (Centennial HS), Forseyled the Broncos in rushingwith 1,207 yards and 13 touch-downs. His 100.6 yards-pe.r-game average was second illthe WAC and helped Forseyearn first team all-league hon-ors this past season. Forseyalso caught 35 passes for 369yards and three touchdowns,

and returned 17 kickoffs for362 yards and a 21.3 per-return average. He led theBroncos in scoring with 16touchdowns for 96 points.Mikell, a junior from

Eugene, Oregon (WillametteHS), led the Bronco defenseagain this year receiving hissecond straight first team all-league award. Mikell wasBoise State's top tackler in2001 with 87, 63 unassisted.He also intercepted two passesfor 34 yards and one touch-down, broke up 10 passes,forced three fumbles andrecovered one fumble. Amonghis tackles were seven behindthe line of scrimmage for a lossof 25 yards, including twoquarterback sacks for a loss of16 yards.Linebacker Kameron

Merritt, a junior from Corning,Calif. (Corning UnionHS/Shasta JC), received the

Special Teams Player of theYear award for his outstand-ing play on all the Bronco spe-cial teams. Merritt made theteams only blocked kick of theyear when he knocked down apunt against Louisiana Tech.Merritt also made 19 totaltackles during the season,including one for a nine-yardloss, and forced one fumble.Other Bronco players

receiving awards includedBrad Chase (junior from Boise,Idaho) - Defensive ScoutTeam Player of the Year; quar-terback Rafe Espinoza (fresh-man from Arlee, Montana -Offensive Scout Team Playerof the Year; defensive backBrad Allen (freshman fromEagle, Idaho) - Special TeamsScout Team Player of the Year;linebacker Greg Sasser (seniorfrom Salem, Oregon) - SpecialTeams Iron man Award; MattHill (senior from Grangeville,

Idaho) Outstanding.Offensive Lineman Award-.and the Academic .Achievement Award (a Pat:Fuller Memorial); BobbyHammer (junior from:Carmichael, Calif ) '.Outstanding Defensive .Lineman Award; and tigh(·end [eb Putzier (senior from-.Eagle, Idaho ) - The Valo('Award (a Denny Erickson·:Memorial). .The Broncos finished the":

2001 season with an overally-record of 8-4. In its first year its- :a member of the Westerl\'Athletic Conference (WAC)" :Boise State tied for second,':place with a 6-2 record. .:Boise State opens the 2002·

season' on August 31.:(Saturday) when it flays host .:to the University a Idaho ~t-:Bronco Stadium. :

Wanted: Faster college recruitsBy John Miller Oklahoma, Texas Tech and

Texas are among the Big 12schools that have turned tothe spread offense. Instead ofalways lining up with full-backs and tight ends, theyoften replace those playerswith an extra wide receiveror two, increasing the totalspeed of the offense."I think a lot of what

you're seeing is the evolutionof offense, and the spreadoffense is more the norm nowthan what you've seen in thepast," Oklahoma co-defen-sive coordinator BrentVenables said. "Then itcomes down defensively tocreate the best matchups aspossible. We have to be ableto match up well with themwhen they are puttingreceivers, slots and quicker,faster, athletic players on thefield."That means putting more

players with skill-position-like speed on defense, evenon the defensive line."You just can't line up

with the same old defense, orthey will run vertical by youall day," TCU coach GaryPatterson said. "You have tobe able to rush the passer."That pressure cannot come

only from defensive ends.. Coaches are looking fordefensive tackles who can getinto the backfield quickly andpressure the quarterback aswell as stop the run."You have to have guys

that can play every singledown," said Jeremy Crabtree,the director of Rivals100.com,a Web site devoted to recruit-ing. "You have to have the

guys that are strong enoughto stop the first-down run,but are also going to have theagility and quickness toavoid the chop block on thirddown and get back in the faceof the quarterback."Some high school players

already have that combina-tion of speed and strength.Oklahoma freshman TommieHarris does, and he startedevery game for the Soonersthis season. He was namedthe Big 12 DefensiveNewcomer of the Year by TheAssociated Press.But Harris remains the

exception. Most defensivetackles lack that combination.Given the choice between thetwo, many coaches favorrecruiting smaller playerswith speed, but have a framethat can take the additionalsize."You can get guys bulky

over time and more powerfuland stronger," Venables said."If a guy can't move his feetout of high school, he usuallydoes not make the cuttingboard for us."Gordon showed his speed

while playing running back.He then moved to linebackerand to defensive end beforesettling in at defensive tackle.He is merely one example.

A teammate, former tight endMarcus Tubbs, left highschool in 1999 at 6-5, 235pounds. This season, he linedup next to Gordon at defen-sive tackle at 290 pounds.Tumtine started his career

at TCU as a linebacker in1999 at 235 pounds. Hemoved to defensive end his

sophomore season and-.played defensive tackle this :season at 267 pounds. :"You don't look as much·

for the 300-pounder as much :as you look for the 250-pounder that can run corning- .out of high school, but rangyenough where, after its all .said and done, they can be:280 pounds and athletic;"·Venables said. "You can cre-ate pressure and wreak havocon a quarterback and an:offensive line." .The whole time the play-.

ers were adding weight, theyhad to maintain their speedas much as possible throughrunning.. ."It's very important to bal-

ance it out," Gordon said. -tryou're doing too much run.'ning arid not enough of theweight-gaining stuff, younever gain any weight. But if .you don't do any runningand you do a whole lot ofweight lifting and weightgainers and stuff like that,you get big and you slowdown."Gordon, who was timed at:

4.6 seconds in the 40-yarddash during the season,believes he can shave sometime off and get into the 4.5swhile maintaining his weightonce the games are over andhe heals from the bumps andbruises they cause.Future defensive tackles

could be running in the 4.4s. :"I'm so impressed with the

size of young people andtheir speed and. ability ascompared to the past, that Ireally don't know where it'sgoing stop," Brown said.

An ordinary coach fits the Notre Dante progr-am

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By Andrew BggnatoChicago Tribune

. ATLANTA - Notre Damecouldn't bring back Leahy.

So they found an O'leary -George O'leary.Begorrah!"If Notre Dame really want-

ed a Fighting Irishman, theygot one," said Maryland coachRalph Friedgen, who served asO'leary's offensive coordina-tor at Georgia Tech.Named on Sunday to

replace Bob Davie as coach ofthe Fighting Irish, O'Learyseems a perfect fit in the plaid,plaid world of Golden Domefootball. And not only becausehe's Irish-American, Catholicand knows his way around theNew York subway system,

home to all those wannabealums.No, O'Leary fits because

he's used to working at a histo-ry-laden school whose glorydays are over. Namely, Georgia-Tech.

Every time O'leary went tohis office on Bobby Dodd Way,he passed a statue of JolinHeisman, of Heisman Trophyfame, who coached at Techfrom 1904-1919. The YellowJackets claim four nationaltitles, but only one since 1952.Notre Dame has more stat-

ues, and more national titles.But the challenge is similar tothe one O'leary assumed in1995 when he became headcoach of a team that had goneI-to in '94.Revive us. Rebuild us. Put

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FORT WORTH, Texas -While a senior in high school,6-foot-1, 206-pound MauriceGordon raced around andpast offensive lineman.Gordon used his speed,

which had been docked atless than 4.5 seconds in the40-yard dash, to turn smallholes into big gains, rushingfor 1,572 yards and 15 touch-downs on 222 carries.Five years later and now

playing for Texas, Gordonstill utilizes his speed to racearound bulky offensive line-men.Only now, he weighs 60

more pounds, plays defen-sive tackle and is only one-tenth of a second slower inthe 40-yard dash.When recruiting for

defense, college footballcoaches look more and morefor speed on the defensiveline rather than size in orderto combat the growing num-ber of spread offenses.Linebackers have moved todefensive end and defensiveends to defensive tackle sothey can chase down skill-position players in the pass-ing game."On offense, people are

doing so many differentthings," Texas coach MackBrown said. "They are play-ing four wide outs and fivewide outs and throwingscreens and delays and run-ning draws and shovel pass-es. With people being sospread out, you better be ableto run."

any college coaching is thehead coach of Notre Dame,"O'leary said.What else did you expect

him to say? It beats coaching atPurdue?In fact, Notre Dame has

become a rather ordinary foot-ball factory, which is why theIrish settled for a rather ordi-nary football coach.This isn't to say O'leary,

who went 52-33 in seven-plusseasons at Tech, won't be wild-ly successful in South Bend. Hemay be. He's respected by hispeers, although he's no LouHoltz.But then- Holtz was no Lou

Holtz when he left Minnesotato rescue Notre Dame from theGerry Faust fiasco in 1985. Bythe time Holtz left a decade

us up where we belong.Where Notre Dame belongs

is probably somewherebetween last year's perfor-mance (nine wins and a BowlChampionship Series berth)and this year's performance (5-6 and plenty of quality timewith family over the holidays).Of course, there are also dif-

ferences between Tech and NO.While Techsters have almostbecome resigned to a second-class citizenship in their owntown-the University of Georgiais the top dawg around here-Notre Dame followers stillardently believe their programis special. O'leary seems will-ing to indulge them, at leastuntil he becomes more familiarwith his depth chart."I would say the pinnacle of

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later, had won a national titleand transformed the Irish jobinto the most demanding in thenation. The demands over-whelmed Bob Davie, a nice guywho failed to light a fire underthe faithful. By the end, Daviehad become vilified by alums,real and bars tool, the same peo-ple will spend the next severalmonths debating whetherO'leary is the best man for thejob.That's mostly irrelevant.

O'leary was the best man will-ing to take the job, and it wasn'tas if the folks at Georgia Techwere lying down in front of hiscar when it pulled awaySunday. O'leary's desire to goto South Bend had to come as arelief after a national searchthat was beginning to turn

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Raiders' wonder boy, was acandidate only in the minds ofdie-hard Darners and delusion-al talk-show hosts. SanFrancisco 4gers coach SteveMariucci and Oklahoma coachBob Stoops also were fantasies.Oregon's Mike Bellotti may

have been a more realistic pos-sibility, but he wasn't interest-ed. No wonder. His 10-1 teamjust won the Pac-to and maysnag a share of the national titleif things break right in the Bowlsee NOTRE DAME on pg. 7

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Orange BowlMaryland vs. FloridaJan. 2

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Gator BowlaFlorida State vs. VirginiaTechJan. 1

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Alamo BowlTexas Tech vs. IowaDec. 29

Insight.com BowlKansas State vs, SyracuseDec. 29

Las Vegas BowlUtahvs. oscDec. 25

Seattle BowlStanford vs, Georgia TechDec. 27

C~mllle Woodneld puts up a runnIng shot against Idaho.Peach BowlNorth Carolina vs. AuburnDec. 31

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the four-game road trip witha two-game home stand asthey prepare for Gonzaga onFriday and then EasternWashington Sunday after-noon.The Broncos are sure to

have their hands full againstGonzaga as the Bulldogshave begun the season 8-4 ledbehind the play of senior for-ward Jessica Malone wholeads the team in points andthree pointers as well asshooting percentage. .The game will get under

way at 7 p.m. Friday in thePavilion followed by theSunday afternoon gamewhich will begin at 2 p.m.Tickets are free to studentswith ID to all Broncowomen's home games.

dropped the game againstPortland 64-47, and falteredagainst Sand Diego as well,falling 73-61 on Sunday.One bright spot in the loss

against San Diego .was theteam's desire and relentless-ness. After falling behind 40-22 early in the first half, theBroncos staged a second halfcomeback and closed the gap.BSU was led by freshmancenter Heather Little who fin-ished the game with 14points, 4 rebounds, and 2blocked shots. Contributingin the losing effort wereCrista Peterson who finishedwith 10 points, Jenny Binfordwho grabbed 5 rebounds,and freshman guard JodiNakashima who dished out 5assists.The Broncos now conclude

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Music City Bowl .Boston College vs. Georgia

"The Boise State women'sbasketball team returnedhome Monday after a longand unfriendly four-gameroad trip that included stopsat' Washington, PortlandState, Portland, and SanDiego.After dropping their first

road game of the season to atalented Husky team, theBroncos looked to reboundagainst Portland State, Seniorforward Crista Peterson' ledthe way for the Broncos asshe wracked up a career high31 points and 10 rebounds fora double-double in a 80-75win over the Vikings.. Things would go down

hill from there as Boise

NOTRE DAMEfrom pg. 6

also noted O'leary wanted thejob, and wanted it bad."I believe we have found a

man who is ideally suited tobecome a part of Notre Dame,to energize our football pro-gram and to lead us, as some-one once said, 'onward to vic-tory:" White told a South Bendpep rally I news conferenceSunday.And they found someone

who knows the words to thefight song, which has to countfor something.

players who often come back tobeat the Irish on the field.USC had to endure a humil-

iating series of "no-thank-yous," including one fromBellotti, before Pete Carrollaccepted the position.Likewise, Alabama courtedeveryone but Bear Bryant's sonbefore luring DennisFranchione away from TexasChristian.White on Sunday praised

O'Leary's offense, his defense,and his special teams. But he

Championship Series.White was running into the

same problem encountered lastyear by his colleagues atSouthern California andAlabama, a couple of other pro-grams past their sell-by dates.Fans and boosters believe

it's great to be the head coach atthose schools. But in the realworld of 85-scholarship parity,the Oregon job is at least asgood as the USC job. Ditto theNotre Dame job, because acad-emic standards squeeze out

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~lay andmindscollide for potteryBy J, Patrick Kelly Most of the ceramics are func-

tional by design, such asbowls, cups, [lates and vases,but some a the pieces arepurely ornate.Senior art major Chad

Ritzer, who has been workingdiligently to produce piecesfor the show, is displaying alarge array of functionalceramics."Besides bowls, plates and

vases, I also made a few largedecorative platters, whichcould be used to serve aturkey or something like that,or you could just hang it on awall," Ritzer said."Clay and Fire" features

the works of nearly twentyceramic artists, includingdrinking vessels by juniorChris Kranz, dishware bysenior Aki Mizuno and "funand wacky" ceramic sculp-tures by art professor Jim. Budde.

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offers a wide variety of hand-crafted ceramics created bystudents, faculty and alumni."Clay and Fire" features func-tional earthenware, decorativevases and small sculptural cre-ations.A portion of the profits

benefit a fund for Boise State'sVisiting Artists in CeramicsProgram, which recentlyshowcased a group of pottersfrom Mata Ortiz, Mexico.This year's pottery sale is

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Doing the Rat Pack proud in 'Ocean's Eleven'py Santlaoo VelasquezThe Georgia State UniversitySignal (Georgia State U.)

ATLANTA - Based on a'1960 rat pack film by the samename, this year's "Ocean'sEleven" similarities stop atthe original's basic plot.o Danny Ocean (GeorgeClooney), a razor-sharp ex-can, sets up a gigantic hit justdays after being released from

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Harry Benedict (AndyGarcia), who just happens tobe dating Ocean's ex-wife,

Tess (julia Roberts). But thistwist-becomes unimportant.This is a movie so

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senator (an amazing CarlReiner), a snatch-and-grabthief (Matt Damon), an elec-trical expert (Don Cheadle),and others, are the core ofwhat drives the film.Under director Steven

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