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The June 1st, 2011 Orientation issue of The Arbiter, Boise State's student newspaper.TRANSCRIPT
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President Kustra
Welcome New Students 2011
Welcome New Students:
We are delighted that you have become a mem-ber of Bronco Nation and part of a thriving univer-sity community with more than 20,000 students expected this fall. Look around — you will see an expanding campus that is under construction, with a master plan designed to meet the needs of current and future students.
A new transit center in front of the Student Union makes alternative transportation more convenient. A new Environmental Research Building, the first dedicated research building on campus, is opening its doors. Additional student housing for juniors and seniors is being built along Lincoln Avenue. And the Micron Business and Economics Building on the west end of campus will offer remarkable learning spaces.
But there is much more to this place beyond build-ings. You will soon discover that Boise State is com-mitted to your success and filled with supportive and
caring people who offer many programs and services designed to help you achieve your educational goals.
You are an equal partner in this learning experi-ence. A commitment is required from you to be engaged students, and we encourage you to take advantage of the services and opportunities that are available. Here are some suggestions:• Get better connected by signing up for a new
student introductory course.• Meet your academic adviser and plan regular
appointments to discuss career goals, program requirements and tutorial support.
• Rely on the people who are knowledgeable in housing, financial aid, job opportunities, and health and wellness for assistance.
• Join a student organization and meet new friends as your educational experience will be greatly enhanced through your participation in clubs, campus events and service activities.
Let me also call attention to two particular pro-grams. Our Campus Read book selection is “The Im-
mortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” a New York Times bestseller that tells a riveting story of the collision between ethics, race, and medicine. We are asking students to read it before starting classes this fall when the campus community will engage in a dia-logue about the novel.
Another opportunity is our graduation guarantee program, Finish in Four. Now more than ever, stay-ing on track academically can help you save money and accelerate your move into the job market or graduate studies. Signing up during your first semes-ter is important to your success in this program, so please let your adviser know if you have interest.
With your orientation, you are embarking on a journey that will take you from convocation to com-mencement, from your first day to your graduation day. What an exciting new opportunity awaits you this year. Welcome to Boise State, and Go Broncos!
Sincerely,Bob KustraPresident
Transportation and Parking Services has reported that continued construction on the Micron Business and Economics Building at the corner of Capitol Blvd. and University Drive will impact parking facilities near the Morrison Center over the summer. Brady Street at University Drive is scheduled to be closed until June 11 and Earle Street will be closed from June 11 to Aug. 15. Access to the Brady Street Garage will be maintained throughout the project, with additional access available from Cesar Chavez Lane. For additional information, contact Transportation and Parking Services at (208) 426-7275 or at transportation.boisestate.edu.
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Finish in FourThere is a program that will get you out of here in four yearsArticle courtesy Advising and
Academic Enhancement
Students enter college with a plan – to graduate. The Finish in Four Graduation Guarantee supports the goal of graduation, and makes it achievable in four years.
For students enrolled in Finish in Four, Boise State ensures course availability will not be a limiting fac-tor in graduating in four years. With the assistance of an academic advis-er, students develop a plan for gradu-ation based on course availability
and appropriate program progres-sion. Most majors are eligible, with a few exceptions because of curricu-lum demands and department struc-ture. A list of programs can be found online at boisestate.edu/finish4/.Benefits to students include:
Help staying on track academi-cally. The written four-year course plan outlines which classes to take and when to take them to graduate in four years.
Acceleration into job market or advanced education.
Extra money which would have
otherwise been spent on tuition. Additional semesters of classes add up, especially when taking 12 credits or fewer. Boise State assumes tuition responsibility for required courses needed for degree completion if not available as per agreement. Avail-ability is not guaranteed in a specific semester or at a specific time. Stu-dents must work with an adviser to develop alternative course selection that meets graduation plan.
Battle stations are manned against health problems, SHIP is ready
Article courtesy MArikA ButlEr of Student Health insurance Program
The Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) provides health care coverage for full fee paying students and their dependents, seamlessly integrating campus primary care services with community specialty care, emergency services and hospitalization.
SHIP is also an academic retention and learning support program that educates students on how to be savvy consum-ers of health care, focusing on how to effectively access and utilize all health-related services and insurance and financ-ing options no matter what insurance students use. SHIP is here to help students make the best health care decisions.
Idaho State Board of Education policy requires full fee paying students attending classes in Idaho to maintain ad-equate health insurance. Boise State students registered for full fee paying credits, all intercollegiate athletes and all in-ternational students are automatically enrolled in the uni-versity-sponsored SHIP. It covers students year-round and offers a $250 deductible for about $135.17 per month. The premium is billed on a per semester basis of $811 for fall and $811 for spring. The SHIP office and University Health Services (UHS) are located in the Norco Building at 1529 Belmont St. behind the Student Recreation Center. They can also be reached at (208) 426- 2158 or at healthservices.boisestate.edu.
Most services are covered at 100 percent cost. The maxi-mum benefits on the policy are $250,000, unless additional catastrophic coverage is added. Catastrophic coverage is available to purchase during the fall open enrollment period only. Maternity care is a covered benefit as well.
If you obtain medical services outside of UHS, a $250 deductible will apply for in-network providers. If a non-net-work physician is chosen an additional $500 deductible will apply for services performed outside the UHS. The benefit summary is available at the health services website.
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How to sign up for the program:1. In the fall, students must meet with an aca-
demic adviser in their department who will assist them with academic planning, course registration, and career guidance.
2. During that advising appointment, students develop a four-year plan and sign an agreement to participate.
3. That plan and agreement are forwarded to Advising and Academic Enhancement for review.
Students meet with an academic adviser each semester to revise their program as necessary. Students must register within 48 hours of their registration appointment each semester and must immediately notify their academic adviser and the director of advising and academic enhancement if there are issues with course availability. At that point, the adviser and student can explore accept-able academic alternatives, such as revising the plan to accommodate courses in different semesters or moving a course to the summer session.
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Supporting student successAcademic and Career Services Building generates collaborationArticle courtesy Advising and
Academic Enhancement
New, returning, or transfer students have access to a host of services to support academic goals and achieve-ment. Several service areas focusing specifically on student success have moved into the Academic and Career Services Building, located at 1464 University Dr. just east of the Student Union Building.
Career CenterThe Career Center supports stu-
dents from entrance to graduation and beyond as alumni. From helping students explore majors, careers, in-ternships and experiential learning op-portunities, to supporting students in development of résumés, cover letters, interview skills, and networking skills, the Career Center has it all. Students can even explore part-time employ-ment opportunities during their col-lege careers that will help them build the professional employment skills.
An early decision regarding major/career choice is essential to staying on track to graduate and getting the most out of the college experience. The Career Center is a comprehensive resource to help students explore ma-jors and careers. Students have access to several career assessments that can help with the career decision-making process. When students have a tenta-tive decision about their majors/ca-
reers, the Career Center can connect them with internship and other learn-ing opportunities to gain invaluable experience. Additionally, the Career Center can help students connect with Boise State alumni for information.
For students who would like to work on campus or need support seeking employment off campus, Boise State hires between 1,500 and 2,000 student employees each year and surrounding businesses also hire for part-time po-sitions. Visit BroncoJobs for student part-time job postings or attend the Student Employment Fair, which will take place Aug. 24 on the Quad.
For these services and more, stop by the Career Center in room 111, or call (208) 426-1747.
International Learning Opportunities
Studying abroad is an exciting op-portunity. Students are exposed to a different culture, often times a new language and the opportunity to build relationships that last a lifetime – all while earning academic credit. The Office of International Learning Op-portunities provides guidance in ex-ploring the process and planning an international experience through the Study Abroad program. However, students must start by thinking about their interests and researching op-portunities to make a well-informed decision.
The first step in making a decision
about Study Abroad is to consider academic goals and how those relate to studying abroad. What is your cur-rent academic program and how will the study experience support comple-tion of your program? Where would you like to study and here you want to study related to the language in which you will receive instruction. Do you currently have a second or third lan-guage? If instruction is not in your first language, do you have a proficiency level in another language to maximize the learning experience? If you are in-terested in a cultural experience, what opportunities does the program offer? Will you be taking classes with other U.S. citizens, students specifically from that country, or a mix of interna-tional students?
International Learning Opportuni-ties can provide resources to research programs and sites. To begin the deci-sion making process, students should consider the questions at internation-al.boisestate.edu/international-learn-ing-opportunities/.
Once students have started to think about their goals, they should attend an information session. Information session times are located on the above listed web page. Check the website for updates to the information sessions, as they may change from semester to se-mester. Once students have attended an information session, they can meet with an education abroad adviser to process the potential choice. The In-
ternational Learning Opportunities office is located in room 114, or it can be reached at (208) 426-2630.
STEM StationThe STEM Station provides sup-
port to students in the science, tech-nology, engineering and mathematics fields. Faculty, staff and peers support students to successfully navigate the educational system at Boise State, creating learning experiences that move students into their professional careers.
Just a few of the opportunities for students include support to find re-search and internship opportunities, workshops to enhance academic and professional skills, tutorial support through the Learning Assistant Pro-gram and information and support to research scholarships.
Science, technology, engineering or mathematics majors can stop by the STEM Station in room 114 to learn more. We would love to chat with stu-dents about thier major and the vast opportunities available at Boise State.
To learn more about how the STEM Station can help students become the scientist, engineer or mathematician they want to be, visit the STEM Sta-tion website at stem.boisestate.edu/.
Come and visit any or all of these offices in the Academic and Career Services building. Just drop in to say hello or bring us questions. Students and their success matter to us!
Article courtesy Advising and Academic Enhancement
Advising really does matter! Boise State University is committed to providing high quality academic and career advising to students in all academic programs. We recog-nize academic and career advising as an integral part of your educa-tional experience.
Based on your individual circum-stances and your personal and aca-demic development and interests, academic advising provides an op-portunity to work with an expert who will guide you in your educa-tional decisions.
Students entering the fall 2011 semester will be required to meet with an academic adviser prior to spring 2012 registration. The uni-versity encourages you to meet with an adviser early and regularly. A “hold” will be placed on your aca-demic record after the 10th day of the fall semester and you can begin accessing academic advising at that time, so don’t wait!How to access an adviser:• Your academic department may
automatically assign an adviser to you. Check your BroncoWeb account to see your assigned adviser.
• If you do not have an assigned adviser you can find advis-ing locations for majors across campus at academicadvising.boi-sestate.edu.
• If you are an undecided/unde-clared student, contact Advising and Academic Enhancement at (208) 426-4049 to schedule an advising appointment.
Academic advising provides:• Ongoing contact with an in-
formed and supportive represen-tative of the campus community
• Accurate information regarding academic requirements, policies, and procedures
• Major and career exploration op-portunities
• Exploration of necessary aca-demic skills
• Referral to campus and commu-nity resources
What do advisers do?• Assist you in developing an aca-
demic plan for graduation• Help you interpret your Academ-
ic Advising Report (AAR), and understand major and core re-quirements as well as university policies and procedures
• Assist you in exploring a variety of majors and careers related to your interests, abilities, and val-ues
• Provide information about in-ternship, experiential learning opportunities, service learning, and networking opportunities
• Help you sort out personal cir-cumstances and determine how they affect your success
• Work with you to enhance aca-demic skillsGet to know your adviser and let
your him or her get to know you! It will be one of the most beneficial relationships you will develop on campus.
Academic advising questions should be directed to Advising and Academic Enhancement at 1464 University Dr.
Students can visit us in room 111 of the Academic and Career Ser-vices building, or by calling us at (208) 426-4049. Students can also visit our website at academicadvis-ing.boisestate.edu.
Advising MattersAdvising is required, indispensable to point incoming students in the right direction
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
ChangeRenew
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InterVarsity (IV) at Boise State is a witnessing community of Christian students and seek-ers. In response to God’s love, grace, and truth, it is our pur-pose to establish and advance a witnessing community of stu-dents and faculty at Boise State who follow Jesus as Savior and Lord: growing in love for God, God’s Word, God’s people of every ethnicity and culture, and God’s purposes in the world.
At IV, we long to see educa-tion lead to a lifetime of Chris-tian worship and service.
We believe that when stu-dents and faculty are trans-formed by the gospel of Jesus Christ, their campus is trans-formed, and ultimately soci-ety as a whole comes to more closely reflect the priorities of
the kingdom of God. That is why we invest our-
selves in the lives of students and faculty, wherever they are on their spiritual journey.
We believe we have some-thing great to share, and it is our desire to share it. This is the definition of a witnessing com-munity and that is what Inter-Varsity endeavors to be.
So where can you find us?Every Friday at 7 p.m., we
meet in the St. Paul’s Catholic Center, directly across from the Administration Building on West University Dr. We want everyone to come and join our open-armed community as we celebrate life in Christ together.
Our weekly meetings are fun, sacred, serious and community-building and we would love for you to be a part.
What if you want to be more involved than large group
meetings? One of the best ways to become plugged into the lo-cal InterVarsity, to fellowship, or to learn more about God in a way that is safe and fun, is to attend one of the local small
group meetings that take place during the week.
InterVarsity takes Bible study seriously; being in God’s Word means being transformed.
If you are interested in re-
treats and training, we have two annual events each year: Trilogy in the fall (a weekend discipleship training time) and Chapter Camp, a week-long scripture training on Catalina
Island. Everyone is welcome, and we aren’t just saying that to be nice!
For more information, con-tact Cynthia Boline at (208) 371-5781.
Act nowJoin S.A.F.E and get involvedArticle courtesy CODY HAFEr of Student
Activists For Equality
Interested in political science, sociology, gender studies, or in getting involved with current political events? Then S.A.F.E. could be right for you.
Formally known as Gender Rights Network, S.A.F.E. (Student Activists For Equality) is commit-ted to helping unrepresented groups such as ethnic-ity or national origin, sexual orientation and socio-economic class, with an emphasis on LGBTQIA issues. Our goal is to provide a forum to those un-derrepresented groups around campus and in our community who feel they don’t have a voice. We will be politically involved in topics that affect us at Boise State, as well as nationwide.
Though our emphasis is on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues, we also take on the issues that affect everyone. As our slogan states we rep-resent equality and all voices will be heard, not silenced.
As a group we hope to educate others about the different aspects that come with being a part of in-tersecting identities, as well as the different privileges that come with being a part of a dominant or non-dominant group.
For more information please email us at [email protected], or visit us on Facebook.
Members of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship gather to show their enthusiasm for the club. The Christian organi-zation opens its doors to students of any faith or belief system.
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Questions?Questions should be directed to:Advising & Academic Enhancement1464 University DriveAcademic and Career Services building, room 111(208) 426-4049
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Students enrolled in SHIP are eligible to add their spouse and/or any dependent children un-der 19 years old who reside with the student for an additional charge. Part-time students are not eligible to enroll in SHIP. Students may add de-pendents to their insurance policy by logging on to renstudent.com/boisestate. The dependent premium is in addition to the student premium. Dependents are not eligible to receive services at University Health Services on campus.
SHIP also provides support services in waiver processing assistance, general benefits explana-tion, claims dispute, explanation, advocacy, reso-lution and education. New student orientations
and classroom in-service for health care eco-nomics and in-depth details of access to health care on and off campus are other ways the SHIP office is visible on campus.
Students who provide proof of continuous en-rollment in an alternative U.S.-based health in-surance plan with comparable benefits are able to opt-out of the SHIP coverage each semester. Waivers must be filed online through Bron-coWeb by the 10th day of classes. Alternative insurance must meet all of the waiver require-ments; information can be found at the health services website under Waiver Requirements and Waiver Application Instructions.
Library tips to save you timeArticle courtesy MArgiE ruPPlE
of Albertsons library
Boise State’s Albertsons Library is the busy college student’s best friend, providing research assistance, mobile resources, laptop checkout, research databases, e-books, and print books. Students can quickly access academic resources through the library web site at library.boisestate.edu or the new mobile website: library.boises-tate.edu/m.
The library website provides students free ac-cess to research and resources that would not otherwise be available online.
When students ask for help at Albertsons Li-brary, they get a jump start on their research and learn skills for navigating the world of informa-tion. University librarians are experts at helping students locate the best, most relevant resources and specialize in specific subject areas. Students can visit, call, or email the first floor Reference Desk; they can chat online with a librarian 24/7, send a text message, or set up a one-on-one re-search consultation with a librarian in their sub-
ject area. Librarians help students sort through the overabundance of available research studies, scholarly journals, newspapers and magazines.
The library’s research databases cover research on all subjects, online videos, digitized newspa-pers, business data, art images, legal information, statistics and government resources. In addition, resources include eBooks and streaming videos that are readily available online. There are even digitized books from the years 1475 to 1800.
Students can visit the library’s computer lab to use a computer or print course assignments; they may log on to computers with their BroncoWeb username and password, and access BroncoPrint with their BSU ID card.
No computer? No problem! Students can check out laptops from the Circulation Desk to use in their favorite library study spot or for group projects, and printing is available from both library laptops and personal laptops. Com-puter lab assistants are available to help students troubleshoot computer problems.
Netbooks and iPads will also soon be available for use in the library.
Albertsons Library gives you extended hours when it counts. We are open 24 hours a day during finals, and until 2 a.m. the week before finals. During other weeks in the semester, we are open until midnight (we close earlier on weekends).
Boise State student Nikki Douthit takes time out of her studies to enjoy a free gift from the library.
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Get help when you need it. Just ask! Send a text message (208) 546-9982, call (208) 426-3301, email [email protected], or visit the Reference Desk on the first floor for help with assignments, research, citation style and other questions.
Go mobile with the library. Albertsons Library’s new mobile website helps you easily find books and articles, check hours, and get research help from your mobile device. Many article databases offer mobile interfaces. Visit the the mobile site from your favorite device at library.boisestate.edu/m.
Access eBooks and online videos. The Library has purchased access to thou-sands of eBooks and online videos available through Gale Virtual Reference Library, Films on Demand, World History in Video and other online databases.
Consult MLA, APA, and Chicago citation guides. For help citing your sources, see the citation help link on the library home page or consult a citation style guide in the library.
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Organization of Student Social Workers attended the PRIDE rally June 19, 2010, and marched to demonstrate social workers’ value of diversity and human rights. From left to right: Erica Jones, Guadalupe Ayala, Cody Hafer, Julie Wrazin, Michelle Holt Casella-Bass, and Cesha Crane.
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Schimpf, Reinhardt awarded new titlesAdministrators take on bigger roles
Tasha adams News Editor
Boise State is seeing a lot of changes. In addition to the nearly completed Micron
Business and Economics Building, Boise State has recently named Martin Schimpf, Ph.D., as the new provost and vice president of academic affairs, and Rosemary Reinhardt was selected to be the interim vice president for university ad-vancement.
Rienhardt is taking the place of Howard Smith as the interim vice president for university ad-vancement. Smith wull resume his career as a faculty member for the College of Business and Economics.
Rienhardt has more than 15 years of experi-ence, including the past four years as a special assistant to President Bob Kustra. As an assis-tant, she began working closely with University Advancement, the “primary friend and fund raising arm of Boise State,” according to the Ad-vancement website.
As the interim vice president for university advancement, Reinhardt will be supervising a team that collaborates with multiple associa-
tions and foundations to build support for Boise State. Schimpf has served as interim provost and vice president of academic affairs since Sep-tember 2010. He has been with Boise State for more than 20 years where he began as an assis-tant professor in 1990 and worked his way up to the dean for the College of Arts and Sciences in 2006.
With Schimpf dropping the “interim” from his title and becoming the official appointee for the position, he will continue to oversee all aca-demic activities. Deans and leaders of academic administration will report to him and he will be responsible for ensuring academic quality and student success.
“I am privileged to be part of an institution where faculty, staff and administrators work together in trust and a common goal to build a metropolitan research university that adds value to the community and provides a quality education for its students,” Schimpf told Uni-versity News. “I am excited about the future of Boise State and eager to be part of the leader-ship team.”
Both administrators begin their roles immediately.
Calling all social work majorsStudent club may open more doors, provide camaraderie
Article courtesy Anastasia Ford of OSSW
“How wonderful is it that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to im-prove the world,” Anne Frank wrote in her globally recog-nized diary.
The Organization of Student Social Workers (OSSW) is a student-run organization seek-ing to give back to the commu-nity and provide easily acces-sible and enriching volunteer opportunities.
Past service projects have included adopting a fam-ily during the holidays and monthly visits to the Interfaith Sanctuary homeless shelter. OSSW has also marched in nu-merous rallies supporting the LGBTQIA community such as the Boise Pride Rally.
From these opportunities, social work students get the chance to build on their educa-tion and gain useful, hands-on career experience before grad-uation. Opportunities in the areas of leadership, organiza-tion, policy, decision-making, volunteerism, and community involvement are sure to look great on any resumé.
Last year OSSW had the op-
portunity to attend the Coun-sel on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting, a four-day program in Portland, Ore. filled with seminars, workshops and pre-sentations. Such opportunities are made possible by OSSW fundraising, the majority of which comes from selling con-cessions with Aramark at Boise State football games.
One of OSSW’s 2011-2012 goals is to increase student awareness about the organiza-tion in hopes that more stu-dents will participate. If you are a declared social work ma-jor and a full-time student, you are automatically a member of the Organization of Student Social Workers -- no applica-tion process, no member fees. All you have to do is show up with an enthusiasm to be in-volved in helping others.
Another goal of OSSW is to increase the sense of com-munity among student social workers. Sometimes it is hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel toward graduation. Net-working with other students with the same interests and fac-ing the same hurdles is a sure way to build a support circle, and make the best of your col-
lege experience.The 2011-2012 elected of-
ficers are Brooke Fehringer, president; Sarah Young-Ludovic, vice president; Asht-ley Brighton, treasurer; and Claire Gudmundsen, secretary. While officer positions have been filled, OSSW is still look-ing for individuals interested in heading committees or service projects in their specific area of interest.
OSSW meets once a month in the Department of Social Work kitchen, located on the 7th floor of the Education Building. Attending meetings is a great way to share your ideas and get involved in the planning process, but if you are unable to attend meetings you can still participate in volun-teer and fundraising activities. The Organization of Student Social Workers is excited for a new year, new faces, and new opportunities to give back to the community.
If you are interested in get-ting involved or learning more about OSSW, visit our Boise State Facebook group (Organi-zation of Student Social Work-ers) or contact Brooke Feh-ringer at [email protected].
Alpha Xi Delta SororityArticle courtesy rebecca lee
of Alpha Xi Delta
Your college years are all about gaining the skills to succeed in life, making lasting friendships and having fun. College is a roll-ercoaster ride of emotions, but as an Alpha Xi Delta, the transition and experience will be bettered by a community that serves as a home, with friends and sisters that you can confide in and de-pend on. I am constantly learning and growing with my sisters, and so I encourage you to consider what Alpha Xi Delta at Boise State can offer you.
Being an Alpha Xi Delta is an experience unlike any other. It’s more than just having a group of friends to hang out with -- it’s a learning experience about yourself and the world around you. Our vision is “Inspiring women to realize their poten-tial.” We dedicate ourselves to helping our members maximize their own strengths and talents while offering a sisterhood that is meaningful, genuine and fun. Since our sorority’s founding in
1983, we continue to enrich the lives of women throughout the world by emphasizing the ide-als our Founders instilled in our sorority: sisterhood, leadership, knowledge and service to our communities. We fully embrace these ideals and the opportunity to bring them to college women.
On April 2, 2009, Alpha Xi Delta announced its new philan-thropic partner, Autism Speaks. Since then Alpha Xi has created more than 110 collegiate chap-ters across the country and raised approximately $400,000 for au-tism advocacy and research. Our own chapter just raised $2,000 for Autism Speaks during the spring 2011 semester.
Alpha Xi Delta is one of the three sororities at Boise State. Currently our home chapter, Ep-silon Psi, has 35 members and is quickly growing. On campus Alpha Xi Delta is very active and participates in several college activities around campus and in the community. This past year we kept busy with Autism Speaks Run/Walk, and Penny Wars where we won more than $1,500
to donate to Autism Speaks, sup-porting local causes like Live for 175 with local Radio DJ Keke Love, and fundraising with local businesses such as Thomas Ham-mer Coffee downtown.
Alpha Xi Delta is delighted you are interested in Greek life. To find out more about what soror-ity life has to offer, visit theso-roritylife.com. To find out more about Alpha Xi Delta at Boise State, visit our chapter’s website at boisestate.alphaxidelta.org. We also encourage you to learn more about Alpha Xi Delta by viewing the links on our national website at alphaxidelta.org. Find out how Alpha Xi Delta can help you real-ize your potential!
We look forward to meeting you in the fall! For more infor-mation about Formal Recruit-ment, contact Alexis Vuylsteke at [email protected] or (832) 235-8058.
Xi Love,Rebecca Lee, Publicity Chair
Rebecca Lee can be reached at [email protected].
‘Xi best sorority’
Interim Vice President for University Advancement Rosemary Reinhardt
Provost and Vice President of Academ-ic Affairs Martin Schimpf, Ph. D.
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You are starting a challenging new journey into the collegiate world.
“What classes should I take?” is one of the questions that nearly every freshman asks. A suggestion for at least one of those classes is UNIV101: First Year College Transitions.
Open only to freshman, this class covers most of the topics necessary to introduce students to a successful college career. In this class, the focus is on you; how to maximize your academ-ic skills, transition from high school to college, explore cam-pus resources, and get involved at Boise State.
This is the class you want to make the most out of your freshman experience.
Some students have decided to give their testimonies to the usefulness of UNIV101.
“This class made my semes-ter more successful by teaching me how to manage my time and be able to enjoy some free time even if I’m taking six classes this semester ... and time manage-ment is a key factor in college success,” said Luis Godinez.
“Being in the class led me to reach out, and talk to more students than I normally would have, and by the end of the se-mester I have one of the friends you make in college that you will talk to for the rest of your life -- the kind that teachers and
parents always told you about, that you never really believed in,” said Mitchell Hogan.
“It does a great job of answer-ing questions one might have, and it has been very helpful. My semester has been more successful because it taught me great studying tips and it made me go use things such as academic advising and the writing center and showed me how helpful they can be,” said Justine Lindberg.
“I would recommend this class to incoming freshman during summer orientation be-cause as prepared as you might think you are coming into col-lege I guarantee, you’re not. I thought I was (prepared) fresh out of high school but that wasn’t the case. This is a good class because it’s not too overwhelming, like some other college courses, but has great information to be learned. It teaches study habits, time man-agement, computer research skills, and my personal favorite, it teaches you more about the school. I had no idea about all the different resources, I be-lieve the resource recon activ-ity is something all freshman should do. ... just knowing the area better makes me feel easier and less edgy or nervous,” said Stephanie Metsker.
Register for UNIV101 on Broncoweb. For more infor-mation, contact Clay Cox at [email protected] or call (208) 426-4049.
Get involved with help from SILCArticle courtesy Stu-dent life Marketing
Get Involved. You’re probably going to hear that often at Boise State. You’ll see those words stamped on giveaways, printed on fliers and posters, and posted on Boise State websites, Twit-ter and Facebook. Why? Because involvement on campus adds value to the classroom and college expe-rience.
According to research, get-ting involved in campus ac-tivities, events and programs is linked to persistence, achieve-ment, satisfaction, career ad-vancement and educational development among college students.
By just going to class, it’s possible that you’ll miss out on a very important aspect of your educational experience. So why take the chance? While you’re studying for biology, writing that paper for English, getting good grades and look-ing forward to being handed that hard-earned diploma, think outside the classroom.
Campus involvement will help you be even better pre-pared for the future. Getting involved on campus doesn’t mean the same thing to every student. For example, the ac-tivities you choose to take part in often depend on what time you have available, your inter-ests and your goals.
Fortunately, with so many opportunities at Boise State, you can easily customize your own plan. Identify what best suits you and go for it. Maybe you want to join one of the nearly 200 student organiza-tions that include everything from academic, professional and religious groups to sports, cultural and ethnic clubs.
Or maybe you want to join a sorority or fraternity, where you’ll be able to build positive relationships and lifelong sup-port, develop leadership skills and serve the community. You can also participate in any num-ber of community service proj-ects coordinated by the Vol-unteer Services Board (VSB),
or attend a concert, movie, or event organized by the Student Programs Board (SPB). If you want to advocate for fellow stu-dents, serve through the Asso-ciated Students of Boise State University (ASBSU), a great way to shape the policies that affect student life around cam-pus. Sign up for Spring Break Alternative and expand your worldview by immersing your-self in another culture. There are performing arts, exhibits, lectures and workshops—this university offers so many op-tions. When you see the words “Get Involved” this fall, take advantage. The difference be-tween just going to class and participating beyond the class-room is like choosing between a fenced-in yard and an open field. Unlatch the gate. Get out there and explore the many opportunities on campus.
Student Involvement & Leadership Center engages students
Classes help freshmen adjust
First Year College Transitions
For more information, visit involvement.boisestate.edu or call the Student Involve-ment & Leadership Center at (208) 426-1223
Student Andrea Orozco was featured in printed materials promoting involve-ment.
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Leave that gas guzzler at home because Cycle Learning Center has you covered
Article courtesy geoffrey Harrison of ClC
If you are a student at Boise State University, getting to campus on a bike is a perfect option. With 240 days of sun and immediate access to trails and pathways, Boise is con-sistently ranked as a Top 10 city for cycling in magazines.
Also because it is unique to an urban area, a conscious effort has been made by city planners to cre-ate human powered pathways and road-based arteries that aim to move riders safely around the city. Specifi-cally, the Ridge to Rivers system of-fers a network of roads and trails that help move people from valley neigh-
borhoods to the over 130 miles of trails in the foothills -- and this fall, Boise State is going to help make it easier to do this.
A partnership between University Health and Recreation Services and the Department of Transportation has resulted in the development and construction of a new home for the Cycle Learning Center (CLC). The CLC has been operating since 2002 in a shared space with the Campus Recreation Outdoor Program. The demand for bicycle education pro-gramming, service and repairs has outgrown the available space in the Outdoor Program so a new dedi-cated space will help the program grow to serve the needs of the in-
stitution. The CLC will be located in the Lincoln 2 parking garage, adjacent to the Student Recreation Center and across from the Student Union Building. The CLC will offer space for educational programs, bi-cycle service and repair, rentals and equipment to keep you safe and on the road.
In addition to all things bicycle, the CLC will serve as hub for multi-modal information (bike, bus, car, walking), Zip Car program, bicycle licensing, so that students, faculty, and staff can learn about all of the available options for sustainable and healthy ways to access campus. The grand opening will be Aug. 23 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
GaraGe Dayz Block Party
Sponsored by: Student Media & Cycle Learning Center
Grand Opening Event! Stop by and check out the new house for Student Media and the Cycle Learning Center. MUSIC, FOOD, prIzESAugust 8th at 11:00 AM on the patio of Student Media and Cycle Learning Center. Ends at 1:00 pM
Contact Geoff Harrison for details. 208-426-2628
This early concept drawing of the Lincoln 2 Garage roughly shows how the Cycle Learning Center and Student Media will look upon completion this fall.PHoto Courtesy university HeaLtH and reCreation serviCes
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Model UnitedNations Club
Members of the Model U.N. Club stand outside a United Nations complex.PHoto Courtesy anna riGas
Article courtesy CAMErON CrOW of Model u.N. Club
What do you want to get out of a club? Want to spend time with stu-dents that have something in com-mon with you? Learn something? Work toward a goal and get positive results? There are scores of clubs where you can get that.
What about taking a trip, par-ticipating in a global organization, and meeting people from all over the world? These are a few things that you can’t get anywhere else on campus than the Model United Nations Club.
The Model U.N. Club has been on campus for seven years and has become very popular. The club works in coordination with the Model United Nations course of-fered every spring to raise funds and promote an annual trip to New York City for a National Model United Nations Summit, the largest Model
U.N. Summit in the world.At the summit, our delegation
will represent a country in various United Nations committees and at-tempt to pass resolutions that fit our national interests. You will be negoti-ating with other schools’ delegations as they represent their countries. You will need to befriend, cooperate, and compete with other countries’ del-egates in order to achieve your goals. In the past three years, Boise State has represented Jordan, Sudan and Turkmenistan.
The experience that our delegates receive at this prestigious summit is informative, rigorous, and incredibly satisfying.
No matter what your major is, you can benefit from this experience. You will learn about international af-fairs, history, and politics. You will practice conflict resolution, negoti-ating, public speaking, writing and diplomacy.
Political science, international
business and journalism students will especially benefit from this summit because they will be hard-pressed to find a club, organization, conference or simulation more ap-plicable and relevant to their future careers.
While it is highly encouraged, at-tending the summit is not required for membership in the Model U.N. Club. Any student can be a member and/or take the course. These alone are highly informative.
Please contact us for more infor-mation and get involved! Contact club President Cameron Crow at [email protected] or club Adviser Garry Wenske at [email protected]. You can also join our Facebook group page (Model UN Club).
If you want to do something ex-traordinary and get more than an average club experience, the Model United Nations Club might be right for you.
Campus club makes it impossible to miss Invisible Children
Article courtesy AMANDA kirCHNEr of invisible
Children’s Club
Boise State’s Invisible Children Club is an organization that is rejoin-ing campus life. We are looking to gain active status so every member is a vital part in gaining that standing.
Invisible Children is a grassroots movement born from a documen-tary made by three young filmmak-ers in 2003.
The film, showcasing the effects of a brutal war being fought in Af-rica, prompted people around the world to offer help. The nonprofit company Invisible Children Inc. was created to give people a chance to make a change.
The documented war has been called “the most neglected humani-tarian emergency in the world today.” The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA)
and the Government of Uganda have been waging a war for the past 23 years which has left nearly two million innocent civilians trapped in their poverty-stricken situations. The government of Uganda has failed in many attempts to protect its citizens from this rebel militia.
The LRA rebel movement started with a woman named Alice Lakwe-na in the 1980s. Lakwena believed the Holy Spirit spoke to her and or-dered her to overthrow the Ugandan government for being unjust.
The LRA’s new leader, Joseph Kony, resorted to abducting children to form his army. He chose children as young as five years old because they can hold and operate a weap-on and they were easy to teach or brainwash.
In response to the LRA attacks, the Ugandan government began forcibly evicting thousands from
their homes starting in 1996. They began relocating them to overcrowd-ed camps where they struggled to survive among the effects of poverty, rampant disease, and starvation.
These children are still being ab-ducted by rebels. Children pray con-tinuously to avoid abduction for fear of being forced to join Kony’s army or be tortured and killed.
Our goal is to help eventually bring an end to the unrest in central Africa. This will be done through fundraising on a smaller scale and participation in the “Schools 4 Schools” program through Invisible Children Inc.
We meet the second Mon-day of the month. Meetings will start Sept. 5. For more informa-tion, contact Katie Lawrence at [email protected] or Amanda Kirchner at [email protected].
English not your first language?Program offers ESL tutoring, cross-cultural classes
Article courtesy English language Support Programs
Boise State is pleased to offer a number of English language support programs. These in-clude English Writing Courses for multilingual students, one-on-one ESL Tutoring and Cross-Cultural Classes.English Writing Courses ENGL 121-3:
Classes designed for multilingual students and taught by instructors who are prepared to help you with language issues as well as with general strategies for writing more effectively. Students earn three credits for each class. The English for Speakers of Other Languages Test (ESOL Test) is recommended; it can place you into the cor-rect class in this series.
The test costs $100 and takes approximately one hour. Other tests (COMPASS, ACT, SAT or TOEFL) do not offer placement into these classes. Contact the Assessment Center at (208) 426-2762 for testing information.ESL Tutoring :
Free, one-on-one tutoring, one-hour a week for students enrolled in university classes. Stu-dents and tutors work together on writing, grammar, conversation or other English skills.
Contact Julia Geist Drew at [email protected] if you are interested in working with an ESL Tutor.Cross-Cultural Classes:
Sections of COMM 101, ENGL 90, ENGL 101, ENGL 102 and ENGL 297 designed to al-low students from different cultural and linguis-tic backgrounds, from both the U.S. and abroad, to interact with each other and to examine issues from different cultural perspectives, and native and non-native English speakers are invited in these classes, however, permission numbers are needed to enroll.
For permission numbers for the English class sections, contact the Writing Program Office at (208) 426-4209. For permission numbers for the COMM class sections, contact the individual communication instructors.
Visit our website at boisestate.edu/esl/ or stop by our offices located in the Liberal Arts Build-ing 101A and 101B for specific Cross Cultural Class and English Writing Course section num-bers. You can also get information about instruc-tor names, and additional information about English Language Support Programs including support for faculty and information about com-munity resources.
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itself
from a
small,
once-
weekly
newspa
per to
a thr
iving h
ub of
multimed
ia end
eavor
s.
It did
n’t tak
e lon
g aft
er Bois
e Stat
e was
found
ed for
the stu
dent b
ody to
recog
nize th
ey
need
ed an
d wan
ted a
way to
help k
eep t
hem
inform
ed of
campu
s even
ts. Jus
t a ye
ar aft
er
being
found
ed, B
oise S
tate h
ad its
first st
uden
t
newspa
per in
August
of 19
33.
Since t
hen,
what st
arted
as jus
t a ne
wspape
r
and t
he on
ly form
of st
uden
t prod
uced m
edia
has g
rown in
to a f
ull-fled
ged m
edia o
perat
ion-
al hub
.
Origina
lly pu
blishe
d as
The
round
up, t
he
stude
nt ne
wspape
r wou
ld gro
w as th
e Bois
e
State c
ampu
s grew
. Over
the c
ourse
of th
e
first d
ecade
s, the
nam
e of
the n
ewspa
per
chang
ed alo
ng with
the ch
angin
g nam
e of th
e
campu
s. A s
lew of
names
encom
passe
d the
pape
r, inclu
ding B
ronco
round
up, B
ronco
Ju-
nior C
ollege
rou
ndup
, Univ
ersity
News a
nd
BJC r
ound
up. E
ventua
lly, it
becam
e kno
wn
as Th
e Arbi
ter du
ring t
he 19
60s.
The ‘7
0s saw
the sta
rt of st
uden
t radio
. Bois
e
State S
tuden
t rad
io was
comple
tely ru
n by
stude
nts an
d broa
dcastin
g all o
ver B
oise o
n
their o
wn FM ra
dio fre
quen
cy.
But tim
es cha
nge
and
by the
mid
1980
s
Boise S
tate h
ad gr
own a
long w
ith the
capita
l
city so
the F
M station
was move
d to a
profe
s-
siona
lly run
NPR st
ation a
nd is
now th
e offi-
cial pr
ofessi
onal r
adio s
tation
of Bois
e Stat
e --
KBSU. Stud
ent ra
dio co
ntinue
d to t
hrive
here
on ca
mpus a
nd sin
ce ha
s beco
me The
pulse,
opera
ting tw
o 24/7
inter
net ra
dio st
reams o
n
bsupu
lse.co
m.
The p
ast te
n yea
rs ha
ve be
en ye
ars of
tre-
mendo
us gro
wth for
Stud
ent M
edia.
Out of
The A
rbiter
came a
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B Social Social media’s presence keeps growingArticle courtesy
MEliNDA kECklEr of Boise State Marketing
Boise State University has an active and growing collection of social media. As many Boise State students already know, social me-dia is a great way to share infor-mation, meet new friends, renew old acquaintances and simply stay connected.
The ability to share informa-tion and ideas or to voice con-cerns and share opinions within the campus community also is a highly engaging and fun way to contribute to your campus expe-rience and to be involved.
Getting started is easy. Just look for the blue and orange “B Social” button at the bottom of Boise State’s homepage. All of-ficial social media spaces for the university are listed on the B Social directory page. This web-based index lists close to 80 net-works and includes a wide variety of social spaces, everything from service learning to the Career Center, Bronco Shop to univer-sity housing, various student groups and much more.
There are countless ways to express yourself through these networks while enjoying fellow Bronco camaraderie. Whether it’s with 140 characters or less, while watching a new video, sharing
a photo or posting information about a campus experience, being part of the Boise State social me-dia community is exciting.
The official Facebook page for Boise State University has thou-sands of “likes” and is growing by the day. The Boise State YouTube channel features student pro-files and experiences beyond the classroom, demonstrates school spirit and provides a unique per-spective on the undergraduate research experience. The Boise State Twitter feed includes in-stant updates and retweets (RT) from the campus community and beyond.
For now, the web-based B Social directory page includes
links to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, but the social media landscape is always changing. Be watching the directory page as new networks and platforms will be added regularly.
Whether its updates are from an academic area, athletics, a student group or from fellow stu-dent colleagues, a huge variety of topics are available to students in these social spaces.
Join the conversation about what makes Boise State such a great place to live and learn. Read, watch, listen and contribute to the discussions about campus life, student groups, career develop-ment and beyond. Go ahead, stay connected and B Social.
Students need not worry about problems finding their books for classes. The Boise State Bookstore staff members will help
pinpoint what book a student needs and exactly where to find it.
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Bookstore offers many options for purchases
Article courtesy rEBECCA StiCH of BSu Bookstore.
Upon arriving to Boise State, one of the first stops many new students will make in kicking off their college careers is at the Bookstore. Here you will find all of the necessary supplies, apparel and -- perhaps most impor-tantly -- textbooks that will get you through the next semester.
And while the idea of spending your hard-earned cash on textbooks may seem less than enticing, the Bookstore is doing everything it can to make sure the experience is as easy, convenient and cost-effective as possible. Students shopping for textbooks at the Bookstore now have more options than ever to ob-tain what they need at a price they can afford.
Since last fall semester, the Book-store has offered students the op-tion of renting their books, saving them up to 50 percent of the cost of buying the books. Renting books is as easy as agreeing to the terms of
rental, paying the rental fee and pro-viding a credit or debit card number as a deposit in case the book is not returned at the end of the semester.
In addition to the traditional method of waiting in line with doz-ens of fellow shoppers, students may purchase textbooks through the Bookstore’s website, boises-tatebooks.com. This eliminates the need to stand in line and offers the money-saving option of no shipping when students choose to pick up their books directly from the Book-store.
Beginning this summer, students are also able to do textbook price-comparisons right from the Book-store’s website. This one-stop-shop feature gives students the freedom to choose their own best buy, whether it be the lowest price, most conve-nience or best shipping rate, without spending precious time scouring multiple online sources.
While searching for required texts on the Bookstore’s website, students will see the books required for spe-
cific classes as well as a list of online retailers that offer those books for sale, including the Boise State Book-store. Students then can choose where they would like to purchase the book from, whether that means buying their books from the Book-store on campus or any number of online sellers, and order their book from the retailer of their choice,.
“This is a great new feature the Bookstore is very proud to offer students,” said Bookstore Direc-tor Mike Reed. “As most students will find, the convenience and price of purchasing course materials at the Bookstore is very cost effective when compared to other sources.”
This new website feature and all of the additional options offered at the Bookstore add up to great service and total convenience, helping to make that first week or two of pre-paring for classes a breeze.
For more information, visit the Bookstore on the first floor of the Student Union Building, or call (208) 426-2665.
Vocal Jazz Ensemble ‘two-beats’ through the year, earns recognitionArticle courtesy
SArAH DAllAS PullEN of Vocal Jazz Ensemble
We are the Vocal Jazz Ensemble of Boise State.
We are a group of students who, under the direction of Jim Jirak, Ph.D., work hard to bring jazz to the Bronco Nation and the Boise com-munity, as well as other schools and
locations.Comprised of anywhere from 12
to 16 members, we participate in jazz festivals near Boise and host our own Boise State Vocal Jazz Festival in February of the spring semester.
Vocal jazz is a mode of expression that we all share with each other and our audience. Although we are a serious jazz ensemble, many of us come from different backgrounds
and plan on vastly different futures. You do not have to be a music ma-
jor to participate, but you do have to be dedicated, motivated and eager to put forth your best talent.
The Vocal Jazz Ensemble is a one-credit music ensemble class which requires registration to the class af-ter you audition and are accepted. Some previous musical experience is suggested, as the auditions will in-
clude memorizing a small solo, sight reading and singing back melodies as they are played on the piano.
Information about auditions will be given the first scheduled rehearsal day during the first week of school. We are always looking for a rhythm section so pianists, bassists and drummers are welcome.
We currently rehearse on Mon-day and Wednesday evenings from
5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in choir room C125 of the Morrison Center. This schedule may change. Our concerts and jazz festival performances are in the evenings and on weekend road trips, varying in time and date.
The director can be flexible with schedules but attendance to re-hearsals is necessary in ensuring the ensemble’s preparedness for perfor-mances; attending performances is
mandatory with few exceptions.Once you make the commit-
ment, we expect you to be depend-able and responsible. Above all else however, our top priority is to have fun with the world of jazz in an edu-cational environment.
For more information on the ex-pectations or how to join, contact Jirak at [email protected] or visit boisestate.edu/music.
Members of the Vocal Jazz Ensemble pose for a pic-ture with their director, Jim Jirak, Ph.D. (far left).
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Business majors, interested stu-dents needed for award-winning Human Resource Association
Article courtesy EMilY kuDO of Hu-
man resource Association
The Human Resources As-sociation (HRA) has been a part of Boise State since 1977. This organization is for any student who has an interest in human resources management.
HRA is privileged to be sponsored by both the Human Resources Association of the Treasure Valley (HRATV) as well as the national Society of Human Resources Man-agement (SHRM). HRA has amazing connections to HR professionals and the busi-ness community. Students are also led by Boise State human resource professors Gundy Kaupins, Dusty Bodie and
James Wanek.Members participate in
HRATV meetings, as well as national conferences. Last semester, four members par-ticipated in the Pacific West SHRM student conference, which was held in Kirkland, Wash.
As part of the conference, the HRA members partici-pated in a case study competi-tion where they were given the chance to show off their HR knowledge.
As a member, students are the first to hear about intern-ships with HR professionals, and are gtiven discounted prices for HRATV meetings and conferences, which are networking opportunities for school and career. Students are also privy to student schol-
arships within the HRATV and SHRM. The HRA puts on panel discussions with profes-sionals, each meeting, on top-ics ranging from resume and interviewing skills to nonprof-it organizations and life after college.
Any student with an inter-est in business should check out what the HRA has to of-fer; it is a great addition to what students are learning in the classroom. In addition to career and school opportuni-ties, there are social events and community service events held every semester.
To learn more about the HRA and how to get involved, contact President Emily Kudo at [email protected] or visit the organization’s website at cobe.boisestate.edu/HRA.
fluent in Geek?Then the National Society of Collegiate Scholars speaks your language
Article courtesy EMilY kuDO of National Soci-ety of Collegate Scholars
Are you a geek when it comes to academia? Do you strive to be a leader? Do you exercise integrity in all your scholastic and personal en-deavors? Then Boise State’s National Society for Colle-giate Scholars (NSCS) is the student organization for you.
NSCS Boise State chapter is part of a nationwide organiza-tion. It is an honor society in-viting high achieving first- and second-year college students. Members must rank in the top 20 percent of their class.
As a part of this organiza-tion students strive to show and embody integrity, schol-arship and leadership. Mem-bers participate in all kinds
of service projects including the Planning to Achieve Col-legiate Excellence (PACE) program where students team up with local junior highs to mentor and tutor students and encourage them to pursue higher education. In the past students have also participated in community events like Rake Up Boise.
Although Boise State has its own NSCS chapter, the stu-dent organization is also part of the national NSCS com-munity. There is also involve-ment in nationwide projects such as Integrity Day, Acad-emy Abroad, Route 66 and the NSCS convention. This year the convention is being held in Puerto Rico and two mem-bers will be representing Boise State.
In addition to participating
in service, NSCS members are privy to millions of scholar-ships, networking resources, internships and career oppor-tunities. NSCS’s adviser, Chris Hyer, has been a part of the Boise State chapter for three years; he is also Honors Ac-tivities Coordinator with the Honors College. Hyer is well connected and a helpful con-tact to have.
This organization is a great way to make new friends, give back to the school and com-munity and exercise leader-ship skills as a role model for other students.
If you are interested or want to know more about NSCS, please contact President Me-gan Rice at [email protected] or Chris Hyer at [email protected].
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Frying bigger fishBroncos look forward to waving goodbye to rivalry with Vandals
President Bob Kustra, left, and Athletic Director Gene Bleymaier share a laugh before announcing that the school will join the Mountain West Conference for the 2011 season in June 2010. The rivalry between the Vandals and the Broncos will be greatly affected by this move.
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Rebecca de LeónEditor-in-Chief
The new school year is already on the horizon and with it comes a chance for the Broncos to tell all who haven’t heard that their beloved school is now part of the Mountain West Conference.
This means Texas Christian University will most likely replace the University of Idaho as our main football rival.
But do we really want to let go of the in-state rivalry we have had for years with the Vandals?
Lately, the rivalry between the Broncos and the Vandals has been pretty exciting as Coach Chris Petersen and President Bob Kustra unitedly declared to the nation that Boise State doesn’t have time to play the University of Idaho anymore -- we’re on to
bigger, better things now.True, our football team makes theirs
look like a wimpy kiddie league of sissy men. And they haven’t really even put up a good fight since 2000 when then-Gov. Dirk Kempthorne created the Governor’s Tro-phy to keep the rivalry going (the Gover-nor’s Trophy has never been in the Vandal’s possession).
So it’s natural for the University of Idaho to hate Boise State -- and we have a pretty good reason to be arrogant.
“When you bring all that emotion, it does change the game,” Petersen told the Idaho Statesman about the bitter rivalry in No-vember 2010.
Things heated up last year when Boise State’s president told the Idaho Statesman’s editorial board that he didn’t mind the end of the rivalry because quite frankly, Vandals are an unpleasant bunch.
It was then that the press coined the in-famous “nasty, inebriated” comment Kustra made about the Vandals, which fueled the already intense rivalry.
In the same interview, Kustra also stated, “I’ve seen rivalries all over America, Okla-homa-Oklahoma State, Texas-Texas A&M, Kansas-Kansas State [...] why would I want to encourage a game where people don’t know how to act like grownups?’’
When word got out to the nation, which viewed Boise State as the Cinderella story of the century, one of two things happened: it either made people think the Vandals were a bunch of inebriated jerkwads, or that Boise State’s fame may have gone to Broncos’ heads and made them petty tea-drinking prudes.
However, the Bronco nation seemed wholly unapologetic about the seemingly degrading remarks from their president.
Kevan Lee, co-founder of the website One Bronco Nation Under God, blogged, “Will the Boise State - Idaho rivalry game continue? Not if Boise State’s president gets a vote. His words to the Statesman editorial board were - how do I put this - awesome.”
This attitude may stem from the fact that throughout Boise State’s football-related dominance of the frustrated Vandals, the rival university has only been able to come back with one retort: “Oh, yeah? Well, Boi-se State’s academics suck.”
So, we think they’re bums and they called us stupid. Are we really going to miss the rivalry that much? With embarrassing foot-ball games where the Vandals lose by rough-ly 40 points-- even when we play on their turf-- I’d like to think that we will not. We are looking to bigger, better things.
And we’re smart enough to leave the Van-dals behind.
Track & field leaving international students behindbenjamin mack
Opinion Editor
Picture this: you’re a young foreign stu-dent with a knack for running fast or hurl-ing a heavy object out of the stratosphere. You want to experience the world, get a degree from an American university, and be able to hone your athletic skills with a world-class program. In other words, you want to join Boise State’s track and field team.
Well, forget it. Because if you’re not from the U.S., they won’t want you for at least the next two years.
The university announced May 25 that it has self imposed a two-year ban on re-cruiting foreign athletes for its track and field program in response to NCAA viola-tions in the program since 2005.
Simply put, this punishment reeks of discrimination.
In case you haven’t heard about the NCAA fiasco, Boise State gave athletes from five sports “impermissible benefits” ranging from $2.34 to $417.55 over a five-year span. The approximately five dozen players who received the grand total of $4,934 have reimbursed all the money, but additional penalties must still slap our athletics in the face. Nbcsports.com reported, “Wednesday we learn [...] that the school has slapped itself on the wrist rather hard in the hopes of appeasing the NCAA henchmen.” After describing the allegations and Boise State’s self-imposed penalties, nbcsports.com commented about the ridiculousness of the NCAA’s accusations by saying, “Yes, you read that correctly; they got dinged in one instance for two dollars and some change.”
International students have been a big part of the track and field program in recent years. Since 2003, 13 Broncos from foreign countries have been All-American. Two of the eight Broncos who competed in the NCAA West Prelimi-
nary meet last week in Eugene, Ore. were international students — Sweden’s Pon-tus Thomee (javelin) and Finland’s Eetu Viitala (long jump).
The contributions of international stu-dents have been an integral part of the Broncos’ on-field and off-field success, helping Boise State earn among the high-est Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). In other words, these students aren’t just jocks: they’re pretty smart, too.
Thomee, for example, is majoring in physics – a subject which would make several of us feel nauseous if it were to be our major. Yet somehow he finds time to not only juggle the massive course load that would break the backs of many people, but also to win four straight WAC javelin titles.
Six international students (four men and two women) are currently among the ranks of the track and field team, coming from Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands, Grenada, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Slovenia. By next season, their num-bers will likely be cut to four and by the 2013 season – the last year of the ban – there might only be one international student on the entire roster -- women’s sprinter Yvonne Bennett.
This is a tragedy. And it doesn’t have to happen.
What’s most perplexing about the ban, in addition to the “self-imposed” aspect, is that the alleged violations for which international students are being punished happened before current head coach J.W. Hardy and his staff took over after the 2009 season.
The penalty on international recruit-ing is among several self-imposed penal-ties for the program, including reduction of scholarships and additional recruiting restrictions.
Boise State will appear in front of the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions June 10, and the committee will determine if
the sanctions against the track program are sufficient or if additional punishment is required.
It’s not so much additional punish-ment that’s required as it is different punishment.
There are other ways to punish the program without making international students pay the price. They weren’t around when the violations occurred, and shouldn’t be prevented from joining the team because of something someone else did several years ago.
Perhaps scholarship restrictions are needed. Perhaps budget cuts or staff reductions are in order. Perhaps even cutting pay for the program’s coaches is what’s necessary. But banning interna-tional recruits is unnecessary and un-called for.
“This situation is a bump in the road for our program, but we’ll recover,” Hardy told The Idaho Statesman. “Being in a U.S. collegiate system, I definitely appreciate and value international students. Certain-ly, I think there may be somebody (an in-ternational student) that comes along that we’ll have to pass on, and that may sting.”
While the ban may sting Hardy’s pro-gram, it’ll kill the dreams of some interna-tional students.
Hardy later told the Statesman that his new recruiting formula will focus on local, regional and national talent — in that order.
“We want to follow the rules,” Hardy said. “If this is what they are passing down, we’ll live by it. We feel very good that we can find very good local, regional and na-tional talent.”
The sad truth about college athletics is that it often comes down to three things: money, wins, and losses.
Hardy and his program may be able to live with refusing to recruit international students, but the students they’re shutting out are being denied an opportunity they may never have again. mCt CamPus
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Now THAT’S my girl!benjamin mack
Opinion Editor
She was the most beautiful thing I’d ever seen.
We would do everything to-gether –- coffee, dinner, mov-ies, long walks, football games, quiet evenings watching the sun set, and just plain “hanging out.” I’m sure my girlfriend was insanely jealous, but this hottie was worth it.
We used to have so much fun, just the two of us, getting soaked by sprinklers, going outside and staring at each oth-er for hours, walking around and watching other guys stare. Yeah, she was high mainte-nance – and expensive. I was forever buying stuff that I was sure I’d bought only the year before.
She was Boise State. Green, leafy, with wide friendly walk-ways, even friendlier people, glistening buildings, picture-perfect weather and, oh yeah, a blue football field. Everybody said she was the most gor-geous beauty in town – damn, you should’ve seen her in the summer.
Fate originally brought us together. After only meeting
once, I decided to move in with her. Love at first sight to the ex-treme? Perhaps.
But here’s where the story starts to get really weird: even though my girlfriend knew about her, she was okay with our relationship. At least, she was at first.
But, after eight months, she gave me an ultimatum: I had to pick one or the other. And I chose the other. It was the only natural outcome, I guess.
So, yeah, I broke up with my girlfriend to be with a broad that at the time was, literally, 76 years old and over the course of her life had thousands of lov-ers. Hell, she even slept with – as God is my witness – more than 1,500 people every night. And not just the fellas; there were quite a lot of ladies too.
But it was worth it -- she was nice. Uncomplicated, yet still having everything someone could ever desire. Key phrase: all-you-can-eat buffet three times a day.
We were together for two years, and every day with her was a joy. Nobody messed with her. People’s love for her seemed to cut across age, sex and race lines – unless you were a member of the BCS
voting committee or attended school at the strange and far-away place known as the Uni-versity of Idaho.
Old people (“I remember when it was still a junior col-lege!” they’d say), middle-aged folks (“I always thought that blue field was a little goofy,” they’d screech. And I’d reply, “Yeah, but at least it’s origi-nal.”) and kids (“Cool school you go to, mister! I watch them all the time on TV.”) all adored her.
Boise State was like a chilled-out, more bohemian alterna-tive reality to my hometown of Portland, Ore. Sure, it was a big school with lots of people and more possible majors than iTunes has songs in its library, but it was my school. I loved her like nothing I had before.
But there’s also a saying: “absence makes the heart grow fonder.” And it does. Not only does this girl have more of-ferings than the menu at Old Chicago, but she can take you places, too. Or, to be more pre-cise, she can take you around the world.
I personally can attest to this, having spent the last year in Växjö, Sweden (population 55,000, snow on the ground for
about six months, more coffee shops than you’ll ever want to see for the rest of your life). Other students wind up in sim-ilarly exotic locations, such as Alicante, Spain and Chengdu, China.
But that year apart from her made me want her even more. So I came back.
Now that’s what I call a steady girl.
Frankly, her lure is irresist-
ible. Some people even come to Boise State having never visit-ed before in their lives. They’re called exchange students.
Normally, when you decide to uproot yourself and move thousands of miles away to be with someone you’ve never met before and probably only communicated with mostly via the Internet, that’s called crazy, the worst decision you’ve ever made in your life, or the pre-
lude to a felony arrest.But in this case, it makes per-
fect sense.She’s alluring. She’s addic-
tive. And damn, she’s attractive.She’s Boise State. And while
I can’t speak for all girls who may have had thousands of lov-ers, I can guarantee this one is disease-free. Why not spend a few nights (or years) with her?
I promise she won’t cheat on you.
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The Arbiter asked students taking summer class what they want to tell freshmen that they wish they would have known when they started.
“Take your education seriously. If you never studied in high school, you’re go-ing to have to study in college. It will take a while before you figure out how these classes work. When you do figure it out, handle it. You don’t want to fail an easy class and set yourself back.”
Adam WengerRecent graduateBachelor’s degree in Finance
“I recommend keeping your syllabus. It has all the dates you need to know for as-signments, never throw it away.”
Monica ShultsSophomoreHealth sciences major
“Stay well organized to have great grades. Treat your education like it’s a full-time job.”
Lupita ConnorSeniorBilingual education major
“If you know what you want to study, fol-low that. Do not go to general advisers because they may screw you over in help-ing you to graduate on time.”
Yousufuddin Mohammedinternational student from IndiaSenior business major
Coral WonenburgJuniorAnthropology major“Do your homework and learn to study in
groups. It can really come in handy when you get help from everyone including your friends.”
Addie MaldonadoFreshmanEconomics major
“Meet with the advisers on campus to know what classes on campus you would like to take. Check out the career center and get involved on campus. If you feel like you’re a part of something on campus you are more likely to succeed.”
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Today’s Birthday (06/01/11). Happy birthday and happy solar eclipse! Follow the rules for real power backstage today. Write down goals and desires for the new year to better prioritize your many opportunities. Keep up the action. Persistence pays. This year bursts with promise.To get the ad-vantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most chal-lenging.
Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is an 8 -- Watch for a new source of income, and accept a generous offer. Keeping to the budget, make a practical invest-ment in your home to best serve your family. Enjoy your time to-gether.
Taurus (April 20-May 20) To-day is an 8 -- Confer with dream-ers for inspiration, and let the wind choose your direction. You
have the luck and confidence to grow any possibility. Practice, lis-ten and advance.
Gemini (May 21-June 21) To-day is a 9 -- You rule this month! You’re in control with confidence and have a natural advantage. Follow the rules for respect and wealth. Enjoy a mellow evening.
Cancer (June 22-July 22)Today is an 8 -- This month is perfect for finishing up old projects and as-signments. Envision new projects to fill the space completion pro-vides. Listen for inspiration.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)Today is an 8 -- Your social life is on fire, and someone makes a surprise an-nouncement. You see the value of quality materials. Be open to posi-tive change, take charge and keep a stash in reserve.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is an 8 -- Career opportunities keep opening up. Learn from an-other’s mistake. Stay on track with the help of a friend. You can ex-pand your influence now. Choose words thoughtfully.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)Today is an 8 -- The solar eclipse in your ninth house highlights an ability to see a new perspective regarding philosophy, religion or adventure. Play by the rules and profit.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) To-day is an 8 -- One thing ends and another begins. Reliable struc-tures provide strength. You’re the stabilizing influence. Stick to familiar methods. Satisfaction’s at hand.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is an 8 -- Fix something at home, and discover an antique that gets the job done. Apply in-
sights and compassion to a fam-ily problem. Love’s around the corner.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) To-day is an 8 -- Love drops a surprise in your lap. Partnership offers practical solutions. Don’t worry about the money, but do conserve resources. A penny saved is a pen-ny earned.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 7 -- You get inspired. A little change brings luck. Do some creative writing. There’s more work and money coming in, so keep up the momentum, even with an altered course.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is an 8 -- Staying close to home today is not only desirable but also recommended. You’ll be able to solve an old problem. Tackle a renovation, and enjoy feathering your nest.
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1. Boise State (11-1, Defeated Utah 26-3 in Las Vegas Bowl) With the return of Heisman hopeful Kellen Moore at quarterback, the Broncos appear to be the earlier favorite for the non-AQ’s. The loss of Titus Young and Austin Pettis will impact Boise State’s ability to stretch the field, but senior workhorse Doug Martin will hopefully be able to make up some of the slack out of the Bronco’s backfield.
2. Texas Christian University (12-0, Defeated Wisconsin 21-19 in Rose Bowl) The Horned Frogs lost a lot with quarterback Andy Dalton moving on to the NFL. But with their depth on the defensive side of the ball, and linebackers Tank Carder and Tanner Brock returning, the Frogs might not need to put up a lot of points on offense.
3. Brigham Young University (6-6, Defeated UTEP 52-24 in New Mexico Bowl) Many had written off the Cougars mid-way through last season, losing five of their first seven games. But a four game win streak along with the pounding they put on UTEP in the New Mexico Bowl, has many experts thinking BYU is ready to make their presence felt on the national stage once again.
4. University of Tulsa (9-3, Defeated Hawai’i 62-35 in Hawai’i Bowl) Tulsa will have the talents of Quarterback G.J. Kinne returning to lead an offense that averaged 41.4 points per game last season. The Golden Hurricanes will need to put up points in a hurry, starting their season at Oklahoma, and then having to travel to Boise to face the Broncos in week four.
5. Houston (5-7) Houston’s success this season will be predicated upon how well sixth year quarterback Case Keenum can return from last year’s season ending knee injury. Keenum was granted a medical redshirt by the NCAA, and will attempt to become the all-time leader in NCAA passing yards this season.
6. San Diego State University (8-4, Defeated Navy 35-14 in Poinsettia Bowl) The Aztecs return one of the top young running backs in the nation in Ronnie Hillman. As a freshman last season Hillman was able to top 1,500 yards while scoring 17 touchdowns on the ground.
7. Air Force (8-4, Defeated Georgia Tech 14-7 in Independence Bowl) After spending the majority of last season floating in and out of the top 25, the Falcons are setting up for another big year in the Mountain West. Dual threat, senior quarterback Tim Jefferson will once again be wielding the reigns of Air Force’s triple option offense.
8. University of Central Florida (10-3, Defeated Georgia 10-6 in Liberty Bowl) UCF will once again be a force to be reckoned with in the Conference USA’s eastern division. With a potent defense and a fairly light schedule the Knights could be looking at a good record and an even better bowl game come December
9. Nevada (12-1, Defeated Boston College 20-13 in Fight Hunger Bowl) Everyone knows what the Wolf Pack were able to accomplish last season, in defeating BSU and earning a co-WAC championship. But the real test for Nevada this season will be their ability to plug in a new quarterback in to their pistol offense, with the loss of playmaker Colin Kaepernick to the NFL.
10. Northern Illinois (10-3, Defeated Fresno State 40-17 in Humanitarian Bowl) Northern Illinois seemed to be flying under everyone’s radar last year, until they put together a nine game winning streak, dominating the MAC. Look for the Huskies to continue to improve this season, with their 14th overall defense.
WyaTT maRTinSports Editor
Looking ahead to the 2011 football season, many questions arise. Will Auburn be able to maintain their excellence with the loss of Cam Newton? Is Oregon poised to make another BCS title run under Chip Kelly? But the ques-tion that counts for all the teams in the smaller, “non-powerhouse” conferences is, which non-AQ team will be playing in a BCS bowl game at the end of this season.
If tradition holds true, one lucky squad from a non-BCS conference will get a chance to shine in the spotlight at either the Fiesta, Sugar, Rose, or Orange Bowls. And if the past has any indication of the future, they’ve got a really good shot at winning one of those bowls.
Since 2005, five non-AQ schools have made it as far as a BCS bowl game, with Hawaii’s 41-10 loss to Georgia in the 2008 Sugar Bowl be-ing the only blemish (and TCU’s loss to BSU in the 2010 Fiesta Bowl). These sub-conference teams have found a knack to not only make it to the big games, but win them in stunning fash-ion as well.
Utah was the first team to start this trend with their victory over Pittsburg in the 2005 Fiesta Bowl. Since then Boise State has beaten Oklahoma and TCU, the Utes defeated Ala-bama as well, and last year TCU was able to outlast Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl.
While Utah, TCU, and BSU seem to be the biggest BCS party crashers, several other teams this season are looking to join them as “BCS Busters.”
Broncos start on topBoise State leads pack for non-AQ schools heading into Mountain West 2011 season
The end of an era Watching the mighty NBA’s tumultuous fall
john GaRReTsonOnline Sports Editor
The end of a dynasty -- a coming-of-age period where fatigue and age trump and overpower tal-ent. A reign in previous elites to succumb to the new and young commoners. The greatest reality check anyone could ever receive.
Throughout the course of the 2011 NBA Play-offs, the lifespan of the 16 teams within it have been everything but predicted. We saw the San Antonio Spurs fall to the 8th seeded Memphis Grizzlies in the first round, the Los Angeles Lakers break down in a sweep to the Dallas Mavericks in the second round, and the Boston Celtics deterio-rate to the scorching Heat in Miami in the confer-ence semi-finals.
There seems to be this current, noticeable trend among the NBA’s previous powerhouses: that their time has come to an end. Watching Tim Duncan play like an average center and being posterized by Marc Gasol was as painful as watch-ing an entire episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians. Kevin Garnett’s performance was as helpful as Marcus Camby’s for the Portland Trail Blazers against the Lakers in the first round. And it was the Bad News Bears: NBA edition in Game 4 of the Lakers-Mavericks series, with Kobe Bry-ant being surrounded by immature, short-fused rascals with an affinity for flagrant fouls.
Is it time for the teams that we’ve watched con-sistently dominate the playoffs and take home the Finals rings for the past 10 years to come to an end? Or was it just a fluke dry spell in which the young gun teams were able to capitalize on?
Looking closely at a playoff stud, such as the
now 35-year-old Duncan, who averages 22.7 points per game and 12.4 rebounds per game in 176 playoff games dwindle to a measly 12.7 ppg and 10.5 rpg in just six playoff games this season. Or how about the Celt’s Shaquille O’Neal, one of their big off season acquisitions to help bring home an 18th title, someone who has endured more than 200 playoff games, only playing in two playoff games because of the frailness of his 39-year-old body?
Even the famed Kobe Bryant, a superstar and next best thing to Michael Jordan where it’s almost
a crime to criticize his game or degrade his creden-tials, played a few notches below his superior stan-dards. Scoring 25.4 ppg and while playing almost 40 minutes a game in 208 playoff games, Bryant’s stats dipped to 22.8 ppg and 35.4 mpg, and if you can believe it or not, the guy is 33 years old.
With a new tide of young stars such as 22-year-old Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder, reigning MVP Derrick Rose, also 22 years old, of the Chicago Bulls, and the trio in Miami of Lebron James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh (who’s av-erage age is 28 ppg) rolling in, is it time to accept the new change in face or is there still a reason to believe the once dominant forces of the league are not down and out, but rather taking a breather. Time will only tell, but for now, it’s time to em-brace the change and witness the tall dominoes of the NBA’s veteran prestige fall one by one.
Above: LeBron James is the poster child for the new generation of basketball players. Left: LeBron James fights for the ball in a scrap against the Chicago Bulls.
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University Health & Recreation Services
University Health Services and Campus Recreation have merged to create University Health & Rec-reation Services (UHRS) to better serve your mind, body and spirit. Located in adjacent buildings on the southeast end of campus, UHS is located in the Norco Building and Campus Recreation is housed in the Student Recreation Center.
University Health Ser-vices include:• Counseling Services: The pri-
mary purpose of counseling services is to help students deal more effectively with concerns that impact their pursuit of personal and academic goals. Counseling Services is staffed with psychologists, counselors, social workers and graduate students. Services range from individual counseling and cri-sis intervention to workshops aimed at enhancing learning at Boise State University.
• Medical Services: Medical care for all students is available on campus at University Health Services. UHS is equipped to address most students’ out-patient health care needs and makes referrals to community providers for more specialized tests and procedures. Primary clinical care services are stu-dent-focused, accessible and af-fordable. Emphasis is placed on early screening and prevention, and empowering students with self care knowledge and skills.
• Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) Idaho State Board of Education Policy III.P.16 re-quires full-fee paying students attending classes in Idaho to maintain adequate health insur-ance. Full fee paying students (and all international students and intercollegiate athletes) are automatically enrolled in the university-sponsored SHIP, with the premium charge added to their tuition and fees billing. For questions about enroll-ment or waiver issues contact the SHIP Office at (208) 426-2158 or by e-mail: [email protected] PRIOR to the waiver deadline.
For more information, call (208) 426-1459 or visit healthser-vices.boisestate.edu.
Campus Recreation Services Include:
Call (208) 426-1131 or visit rec.boisestate.edu.
Informal RecreationComplete with a three-court
gymnasium, four racquetball courts, aquatics center, rock climb-ing gym, multi-purpose rooms, and a full compliment of strength and cardio equipment. Other fa-cilities include a multi-purpose recreation field and tennis courts.
AquaticsThe 17,000 sq.ft. aquatics center
has a multi-purpose pool, recre-ation pool, and spa, open for lap swim, water exercise, swim les-sons, water polo, kayaking instruc-tion, relaxing, and more.
Club SportsOver 30 club sports offers ath-
letic and competitive choices in a variety of disciplines for those interested in serious activity. If a sport or activity is missing, Cam-pus Recreation is more than happy to help start a new club.
FitnessThe Fitness Program organizes
over 50 drop-in group exercise classes, instructional programs, incentives, fitness testing, and per-sonal training.
Injury Prevention and CareRec Response is a free service
offering: emergency response, in-jury prevention, injury assessment and treatment, short-term reha-bilitation, athlete education, and medical referral when necessary.
Intramural SportsBoth the novice and expert can
experience fun competition in team, dual, and individual sports throughout the year. The biggest event is the annual Toilet Bowl (flag football), which is played on the famous blue turf to kick off Homecoming Week.
OutdoorA wide variety of events and
educational pursuits are available to keep students, faculty, staff and alumni involved and active explor-ing the mountains, rivers and des-erts of Idaho and beyond. It also houses the largest four-season out-door equipment rental operation.
Wellness ProgrammingPromotes the health of students,
faculty and staff through the de-livery of programs and services, working to create a socially just, healthy campus learning and work community. Wellness Services is located in the Norco Building with programming happening in the Student Recreation Center and across campus.
7 ways to stay fit on a budget over summer
1. Running on a treadmill can be the same old scene over and over. Boise has many trails in the foothills and with our Boise Greenbelt run-ning for 25 miles, you’ll never have to worry about running past the same scenery over and over again.2. Not a runner? Try hiking in the foothills. You will burn about the same amount of calories because of the incline from the hill. When you reach the top of the hill you can enjoy the view of the city of trees and the satisfaction in knowing that you’ve started wearing down the love handles.3. The Boise Greenbelt also connects to 850 acres in parks and recre-ation. Walk, bike, or run to the one near you and gather up a group for a friendly, but productive game of volleyball. You’ll burn calories and the jumping and spiking will lift and define your legs. And to think one could have fun and get those kind of results without having to do painful wall squats and burpees.4. Trying to work on the upper body? Say hi to the bi’s and tri’s without spending hours lifting weights in a compact, crowded weight room with guys walking around trying to get their flex on. Instead, take it to the cliffs and give rock climbing a try. Your forearms will be thanking you in the morning.5. Who doesn’t want to shake it like a Polaroid picture when you hear that song that makes you want to get up and dance? Find a dancing part-ner and sign up for a taste of salsa dancing. In just a couple hours you’ll burn about 600 calories and learn some fancy little dance moves.6. Summer is the prime time for swim time. You’ll burn anywhere from 500-650 calories in an hour of swimming and the best part, you don’t to worry about showing that your breaking a sweat!7. Then again, maybe you are one of those people who enjoy a vigorous sweat and are looking for a challenge. Try setting a goal to participate in a race or sporting event. Set a goal for each week and work towards the end of the summer. Find a partner to train with and track your progress each step of the way. You’ll have a productive summer to keep you busy and break into the new school year with a feeling of satisfaction!
Say goodbye to love handles. And hello to six-packFinals are done for the spring, the shorts are coming out, and that
means summer is just around the corner. And with summer comes the dreadful thought of slipping into that
bikini or swim trunks that have been sitting at the bottom of your dresser drawer. Trying to find a way to fit into your summer ward-robe and shed winter’s love without breaking the bank may seem like a challenge. Lucky for you, Boise offers 7 ways to keep active and stay fit without having to invest in an expensive gym membership and it’s all in Boise’s backyard.
No more shuttering at the thought of shedding the sweats you’ve been oh so comfortably loafing around in the last 6 months. With these 7 ways to stay fit, you’ll have a way to keep yourself entertained over the sum-mer and earn your way to that nice bod you thought you said good bye to when you helped yourself to mom’s homemade lasagna two or three, or five times over the winter. No more looking for excuses to bag out on swimming with the crew and spontaneous hot spring visits!
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