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Scott Roark gets up every morning and goes about his routine like working people often do.

Eating breakfast with his children, checking his e-mail and drinking coffee. He then heads out the front door and leaves his apartment building in Morrison Hall, a dormitory at Boise State.

Roark is one of five faculty members living in the various dormitories housing Living Learning Community (LLC) program members.

Created in 2004, the LLC program places instructors in housing among roughly 24 students in each of the five programs designed to integrate both learning and living within the area of study each group of participating students has chosen.

The five LLC communities where faculty resides include, Arts and Humanities, the Col-lege of Business and Econom-ics (COBE), Engineering, Health Professions, and Con-tinuing Scholars: Second Year Students.

In Roark’s case, his students chose to study through the COBE course.

Roark applied for the pro-gram this summer with the express permission of his wife who championed the idea.

They decided it would be a great experience for them-selves and their four children, ages four through nine, who have only lived in traditional suburban areas.

Roark is not billed for hous-ing as long as he fulfills the

obligations set forth in his con-tract to teach the COBE LLC course.

Roark’s students engage in community service projects geared toward business, and are responsible for the incep-tion, marketing and day-to-day operation of Dawson’s 4.0 Cof-fee Shop located on the first floor of the Micron Business and Economics building.

The LLC program offers a chance at greater success for first year students, boasting 50 students on the Dean’s list for fall term last year.

Admission for students re-quires submission of a housing application online, a deposit

and fee, as well as the inclusion of a written essay and resume outlining previous work and life experience.

Only first year students are eligible for admission to the program, though in subse-quent years they may become teaching aides or join the Com-munity Scholars and Global Village programs that allow a wider range of membership.

Students must apply at least a month in advance to ensure the four week applica-tion review can be completed before the commencement of fall term.

When asked what it’s like

living in the dorms with a large number of freshman stu-dents, Roark said it has been a smooth transition from sub-urbia. He recently attempted to thank those students above and below his second floor dormitory apartment for keep-ing the peace, a gesture he states might have come off as sarcastic.

“I went upstairs after the first week of classes, I wanted to like, see some of the guys up there and say, hey I appreciate the courtesy you guys have shown, but no one was there, just an RA, and he said he would pass it along,” said Roark. “At first he thought I was being face-tious. In all honesty, I have not been disrupted, disturbed at all, I mean these are freshman young men, and you expect them to be a little wild.”

Roark’s living space differs

from the regular dorm layout.“We live in the A suite and

what they did is, they blew it out, you know, just gutted it. Its basically a three bedroom apartment, with two bath-rooms, a kitchen, its totally dif-ferent than anything else you would see in the dorm, it’s like how normal people live, not students,” Roark said.

He enjoys his situation and understands he must get some funny looks from students when entering and exiting the Morrison Hall dorms at all hours.

“I doubt everyone in Mor-rison knows what is going on,” Roark said.

Roark and colleagues hope the program will continue to foster better students and pre-pare them for further educa-tion and jobs in the modern workforce.

Professor, his family experience dorm life

Students get a dose of school spirit before the first home game with a color fight on the Intermural Field.

Scott Roark and his family pose outside their new home, Morrison Hall.

Broncos battle with blue, orangeHaley RobinsonEditor-in-Cheif

Seas of blue and orange-clad fans flooded onto cam-pus as the weather began to get warmer on Saturday af-ternoon. Grills fired up, frosty drinks cracked open and tents pitched along University Drive as visitors prepared for the first home game of the season.

Amidst the waves of Bronco blue and vivid orange, stu-dents dressed in white filtered through the throngs of people and made their way to the

intramural field for a brand new event: Boise State’s first color fight.

The white-shirted students began collecting on the field around 11:30 a.m., playfully picking up handfuls of the blue and orange chalk and tossing it at their friends to watch the color stick to the white in sporadic patterns. The University Pulse DJed the event, playing tunes to give the color-throwers something to dance to as they bombed each other with the powdery substance.

More students began to col-

lect at the four booths set up on the field and started grab-bing the individually wrapped packs of color, tearing them open and tossing them at the nearest person. As the crowd grew, the excitement spread as quickly as the color across the pristine white shirts. As more color filled the air and field, the more homogenized the population became—evolv-ing from a group of students into a body of orange and blue people who were nearly indis-cernible from each other.

“I thought the color fight was really well planned,” said

Caitlin Kreyche, junior major-ing in mathematics secondary education. “There was more than enough color for every-one, and it made the Miami game more memorable than other football games I’ve been to. I had tons of fun splatter-ing friends and strangers with color.”

Smatterings of blue and or-ange coated the students until the only white showing was the white of teeth as the stu-dents laughed at each other’s new pseudo-Avatar face paint. The University Pulse kept the energy high, occasion-

ally beckoning the students to gather into a crowd and counting down for a group throw. The result culminated in handfuls of the powder being released into the air at once in an explosion of color, cheers and the peculiar dis-tinctive odor of the chalk.

“It was a huge success and everyone had a blast,” junior accounting and finance major Jared Campasino said. “It was a great way to bring the BSU students together and bring out school spirit before the football game. I hope to see it again next year.”

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Today’s Birthday (09/17/12) Career, people and relationships are spotlighted this year, all with steady growth. You’re entering a new three-year phase of study, research and communication after October.

Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 9 -- More possibili-ties appear over the next seven months. You make beneficial contacts and earn new security. Others appreciate your natural charm.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is an 8 -- Stash away treasures for later. Recordkeep-ing is getting easier with your flexibility. You’ll find plenty of

uses for the money you save.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Today is a 9 -- Seek balance and relax. A creative project is very rewarding, in many ways. Contact associates in other countries. For the next seven months, you’ll learn more about your partner.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) To-day is a 9 -- Change is becoming child’s play. Your work is easier, thanks to new technology and outside-the-box thinking.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is a 9 -- Find extra inspiration by going outdoors or for a short hike. Let your ideas simmer overnight. You’re lucky in love now.

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Due to a plethora of events and lim-ited parking stu-dents, faculty, staff and visitors are encouraged to find alternative trans-portation to cam-pus on Thursday, Sept. 20.

From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 18, Parking and Transportation Services will be hosting a booth on the Quad with the purpose of supply-ing students with information for

various examples of alternative trans-portation available.

Individuals who opt to find alterna-tive means of ar-riving to campus on Sept. 20 will be eligible for a prize giveaway includ-ing a longboard and gift certificates and beginning at 8 a.m hot chocolate, juice and bagels will be served to those who choose not to drive with ice cream available at noon.

Plan ahead to enjoy freebies

Unlicensed mer-chandise warning

Boise State is fierce-ly protective of the Bronco logo and mer-chandise. Increased enforcement by col-lege officials and the Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) work together to iden-tify counterfeit or un-licensed merchandise. In conjunction with

local law enforcement CLC and Boise State staff patrol the areas surrounding the sta-dium on game days in the search for unli-censed merchandise. All unlicensed materi-als are subject to sei-zure and Bronco fans are prompted to only purchase the officially

licensed gear adorned with appropriate labels.

All official Bronco gear will come with a hologram indicating the product is officially licensed as a collegiate product with appro-priate depictions of the Boise State logo with a tag intact.

Gear up for the second annual German Language week Sept. 24 through 28.

The theme, Think Transatlan-tic, will be ongo-ing for the dura-tion of the event packed week.

German week is brought to cam-pus by the German Embassy and Ger-man Information Center USA, Boise State’s Concurrent Enrollment Office, the College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures.

A few of the many events hap-

pening throughout the week include German olympics, Lederhosen Races, a film night, skits and sidewalk chalk.

Students do have to register to participate in the Olympics and registration must be completed by 5 p.m. Sept. 21 by contacting Rebecca Sibrian.

The Olympics include four main categories: A short film, visual art, a skit and an essay.

Participants are responsible for turning in their entries and claim-ing them after the event.

German week offers new events

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Science Friday to broadcast live from Bronco Nation

A unique op-portunity has pre-sented itself for students on Friday, Sept. 28.

Aw a rd - w i n n i n g journalist and NPR science correspon-dent Ira Flatow will broadcast “Talk of the Nation: Science Friday” live from the university.

Two listening stations will be set up on campus for interested parties to stop by to hear parts of the talk.

The stations will be located in the Student Union Bishop Barnwell Room and Multi-purpose Building, Room 211.

Anyone can stop by between noon and 2 p.m. for all or part of the broadcast.

Tickets to watch the live broadcast have sold out, but listeners can catch the live broadcast on Boise State Public Radio on 91.5 F.M.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is an 8 -- Note the destruc-tive criticism, but don’t fall for it. Focus on the positive, and fire up

the optimism.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) To-day is a 9 -- Abundance is avail-able all around you. Open your eyes and soak up the love and support of your community.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 7 -- Work with a female prospers. You have more than expected now. Earn more money. Accept encouragement, especially when you most need it. It’s there.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is a 9 -- You’ll be more effec-tive from now on. Grab the passion of the moment by the horns, and ride it like a bull. There may be more than you thought.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 9 -- Housework is par-ticularly satisfying now, but so is office work. Find a balance, even if it requires venturing into new ter-ritory. A female makes it all work.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 9 -- Do the jobs that pay best first. Send your invoice right away, and get paid sooner rather than later. Group objectives are becoming more attainable for the rest of the year.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 7 -- You’re very cute now, so take advantage. For seven months, tie up loose ends in career training.

Correction: IMPACT: The legacy of Jane Wilson: In our Sept. 13 print edition, we incorrectly identified Jane Wilson as a “late” art educator, when in fact she is very much alive. We wish her the best and apologize for this mistake.

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Bronco abroad: International rela-tions geek style

Last year’s Breaking News Editor Suzanne Craig chroni-cles her adventures while study-ing abroad in Sweden.

The right clothes are essen-tial for travel, and for meet-ing the right sorts of people. Blue jeans are simple and go with everything, comfort-able walking shoes are sen-sible. The Hogwarts t-shirt, Jedi wristband and Avengers backpack attract those with common interests and Eng-lish skills.

Most Europeans—most of the world, really—speak at least some English. Geeks who attend Comic-Con, ob-sess over the latest release in the Star Wars extended universe saga and can quote the Avengers backward and forward are completely flu-ent. Not many translations are available in that genre and even if they are, many fans prefer to read the original text.

Geeks also have a roaring trade in merchandise which isn’t sold in the international market.

I already have some or-ders for Darth Vader toast-ers and Iron Man paja-mas that have a light up arc-reactor.

Movie nights watching bootleg copies while munch-ing on local snacks, or Turk-ish chili-pepper pancakes, make for a good time. Having these similar interests makes it easier to find other com-monalities

Thursday, Sept. 20TH at 2:00pmStudent Tickets $26.50

ANY REMAINING SEATLimited quantity tickets available at the box office with valid ID. Tickets

available 1 hour before the show at the Morrison Center box office.

Nicole PinedaStaff Writer

Jaw-dropping. That is the word that comes to mind after touring the new build-ing on campus that is hous-ing the College of Business and Economics (COBE), and I am not just talking aesthetics.

The U-shaped archi-tecture is unique and the courtyards and fountains are inviting—simply be-cause it’s brand-spanking new and fresh.

Those are just obvious external things. On the in-side, the building is filled with some of the most state-of-the-art equipment in the world.

The COBE building was built in 18 months, from the time the ground was broken to the comple-tion of the project the first week of May. Individu-als working in the build-ing were able to move-in in July.

This vision, however, was a project started over five years ago when money was first being raised to build the building.

The initial donation was from the Micron Founda-tion League Gift, which was $12 million.

“Steve Appleton and the Micron Foundation have a real passion for education,” said Patrick Shannon, dean of the College of Business and Economics.

After this gift the real process began, which ini-tially entailed raising more money.

Hewlett-Packard was another large donor, giving over $500,000 in printers, personal computers and re-lated technologies. As part of their grant, HP will also be installing a beta test lab where intern students will get to work with engineers testing new products.

It took seven months to plan. After the planning,

Hummel Architects, a Boise-based firm was selected and they partnered with two other firms, Anderson Mason Dale from Denver and Integrated Structures from Berkley, Calif.

They went through a pro-cess called Pattern Language, in which 42 students, faculty and administration lent their ideas about what they thought this building should look like.

The architects, armed with these ideas, then went to work trying to incorporate as many of these patterns as possible.

ESI, another Boise-based company that has over 30 key employees who are former Boise State students, was also hired for the construction.

In all, the building cost $35 million to complete, stayed on budget, finished on time and used no tax dollars.

COBE is also housing the Small Business Development Center and TecHelp, which have always been part of their department but were always somewhere else on campus.

Sustainability was a thought foremost on their minds as they designed the building,

and COBE is actually geother-mally heated and uses natural light to reduce the cost of elec-tricity.

On the interactive touch-screens, one of the options students can choose is infor-mation on how to help keep the building green (by turning off laptops, printers, etc. when it is not in use), and there is a window on the ground floor where individuals can actually take a peak at the geothermal system in action.

The building’s entire de-sign, from each classroom to all it’s advanced ammenities, is crafted for the success of the students who will be educated within its walls.

Patrick Shannon, dean of the College of Business and Economics, lead one Arbiter staffer on the official tour.

Walking through the hall-ways, noticable, large, interac-tive touchscreens can be seen hanging from the walls.

The undergraduate class-rooms on the first floor are round and spacious. The seat-ing is tiered with rolling mesh chairs and each individual

station has power to plug in a laptop. Every classroom in the building has at least dual-screen projection.

The Skaggs Hall of Learn-ing is, as Shannon put it, “the greatest classroom you will ever find.”

It seats 250 students, has three projection screens and advanced acoustics.

Some classrooms are equipped with pop-up person-al computers at every station. The Dykman Financial Trad-ing Room contains Bloom-berg computer systems, which is some of the finest hardware and software in the world.

The Imagination Lab, de-signed for thinking, creativity and innovation, was donated largely by Coach Petersen and his wife Barbara. There are smaller think-tank rooms off of the Imagination Lab, with names like “The Hah Room”.

The Executive Program Classroom has a terrace for lunch breaks with small um-brella-adorned tables and a live roof which is dormant now but will be covered with flowers in the spring.

The Williams Boardroom, one of eight conference rooms in the building, is available for businesses and various groups to rent out, with catering available.

Along various parts of each hallway are Team Rooms; glass enclosed mini confer-ence rooms with walls that can be written on with dry erase markers. Four to five students can get together and work on projects in these rooms with-out disturbance.

Additionally, wireless print-ing can be done from any-where in the building.

The Jackson’s Common Area is a large sitting area with a fireplace that will be lit in the winter, and the cafe is run by residents of the COBE dorms.

Whether visitors find them-selves in the new Micron Busi-ness and Economics Building to warm themselves by the crackling fire in the winter, smell the fresh flowers in the spring or just need a quiet place to study, this building is equipped with amenities to meet a wide range of needs.

The new Micron Business and Economics Building opened for classes this fall semester.CODY FINNEY/THE ARBITER

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Waist-friendly football foods

Lauren HookerStaff Writer

As college students, we are all busy. Managing our hectic class, work and social schedules can be stressful enough. Add in thoughts of the dreaded freshman 15, and things go haywire.

Aside from worries of weight gain, food is our number one source of health-boosting goodness, food for the brain and the body.

“Hooker in the Kitchen” is designed to help you make healthy choices, leading you away from the many tempting fast food options and instead offer-ing up fast, easy and bud-get-friendly weekly recipes.

Try them, love them and more importantly, thank Lauren Hooker for your non-expanding waistline and taste bud stimulation.

It’s official: Saturday, Sept. 22 marks the first day of fall. Football sea-son is already in full swing, but that doesn’t mean you have to sacri-fice your figure for the ar-ray of delicious football dips, wings and chips or visa versa.

Here are some (some-what) healthy finger foods which are sure to please the crowd.

The Greek yogurt pro-vides more protein than sour cream (and less fat!), and black beans contain more fiber and less fat than their refried counterpart.

Six-layer dip

What you’ll need:

1 can of black beans (or refried)

1 cup plain Greek yogurt (or sour cream)

1 1/2 cup guacamole1 cup shredded

Mexican cheese mix1 can sliced black

olives1 packet taco

seasoning1 cup salsa1 tablespoon lime

juice

What to do:

1. Mix beans and taco seasoning well. Set aside.

2. Mix lime juice and yogurt together. Set aside.

3. In a large baking dish or pie tin, layer the beans, guacamole, sour cream, salsa, cheese and olives. Refrigerate or serve immediately with chips.

Optional: top with sliced green onions.

Mini taco cupS

What you’ll need:

1 bag of Tostitos “Scoops”

1 can black (or refried beans)

1 packet of taco seasoning

1 cup shredded Mexican cheese

1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt (or sour cream)

1/2 can sliced black olives

1 cup salsa

What to do:

1. Set chips on a large platter or baking sheet, and layer with beans, cheese, salsa, yogurt and black olives.

Color Fields draws community, not students

Danielle DavidsonStaff Writer

Jane Wilson retired after teaching art at Bishop Kelly High School for 33 years. From the class of 1980 to 2012, she inspired her stu-dents and many of them went on to become work-ing artists. “IMPACT: the legacy of Jane Wilson” is an exhibit currently on display in the Student Union Gal-lery which was put together to honor her.

“This was my idea,” said

Tricia Stackle, exhibit cre-ator. “When my mom had first told me that she saw Jane had retired, I wanted to kind of give something back to her for all that she’s done for 33 years of teaching. She was my high school art teacher, so my very first art teacher in 1993, and I took my first pottery class from her. Now she’s one of my dearest friends.”

All of the art featured in the exhibit was done by students of Wilson’s or by Wilson. The artworks range from paintings and sculptures to dresses made

of paper.“There’s incredible work

here,” Katie Kerby, former student of Wilson’s said. “There’s felt stuffed animals over there and jewelry and pottery and paintings. This is amazing. This is a testa-ment to a career that was just absolutely inspirational to a lot of people.”

Wilson contributed three paintings and a few sculp-tures to the mix of artwork and said she was very proud of the work her former students contributed to the show.

“I think there’s a huge va-

riety of work here and to me the interesting thing about the show is that with people we share a past we share a passion,” Wilson said. “Probably every student has a passion in some way, so come share ours. It’s almost surreal that something this wonderful would happen. It’s one of the best days of my life.”

Some of the featured paintings are reflective of memories the students had of Wilson. Former student and featured artist Kate Masterson submitted a self-portrait because of an as-

signment Wilson had the class do that stuck in Mas-terson’s memory.

“I don’t think that you have to be an art major to look at art,” Adam Atkin-son, senior art major said. “I think that there’s a lot of different interesting things going on, a lot of different uses of materials that you wouldn’t expect to see. It’s surprising and interesting to look at, so I think that every-body could learn something from being here.”

The opportunity to wit-ness this exhibit, in honor of Wilson, will end on Oct. 7.

IMPACT: students celebrate Jane Wilson

Try it with Tabby:The red Solo cup necklace

“IMPACT” features artwork commemorating the career of art educator Jane Wilson and includes original pieces from Wilson.

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Alx StickelStaff Writer

Lisa Flowers Ross re-ceived a warm welcome at her “Color Fields” opening reception this past Thurs-day evening. Members of the community con-stantly trickled in, how-ever, student attendance was low.

Everett Hoffman, senior art metals major, said he was disheartened by this turn out.

“I think it’s really sad that people don’t decide to come, especially since they are free events and it’s located in the Student Union Building, which is

central on campus,” Hoff-man said. “It’s really easy for students to come. There’s like two students here. It’s sad that there’s not more art majors here because to create art you have go out and see art that’s being created.”

Adam Atkinson, senior painting/drawing major, said he was also disap-pointed by the lack of stu-dent support.

“It’s hard to make art if you don’t know what’s go-ing on in the contempo-rary art world,” Atkinson said. “If you are making things just because you want to or feel strongly about something, you should inform yourself by

looking at other people’s visual language to be able to use that in your own art and your own visual lan-guage so you can commu-nicate things better. Peo-ple decide not to go view art because they are lazy or they don’t care enough to look at other art. They think they’re so great that they don’t need to look at art. It’s a really big mis-take.”

On a brighter note, At-kinson and Hoffman said they both enjoyed viewing Flowers Ross’s artwork.

“It’s very interesting. It seems like abstraction that’s based on reality,” Atkinson said. “From far away it looks like a paint-

ing. It lives in both worlds: painting and fabric.”

Hoffman said he was also impressed with Flow-ers Ross’ techniques.

“I think the fact that she dyes her own fabric and then applies it and cre-ates it (her art) after she’s dyed it is really interesting because that process is re-ally technically difficult,” Hoffman said.

Flowers Ross’ displayed work is part of an 18-piece series she created based on aerial photographs of tulip fields in Holland she found online.

Ross decided to get more involved with quilt-ing after she and a friend took a class together.

“My friend and I took a quilting class together. Af-ter that, I was inspired to incorporate that into my art,” Flowers Ross said. “Now, I use free-motion stitching to ‘draw’ the lines in the quilts and cre-ate texture. I like to hand dye my own fabric because there is some variation in the color which creates more depth.”

In addition to her work, Flowers Ross also offered words of encouragement for art students at the re-ception.

“Work, work, work. Just do the work, and good things will eventually hap-pen. People will notice,” she said.

Tabitha BowerArts and EntertainmentEditor

“Try it with Tabby” is a weekly article chronicling the adventures of Tabitha Bower as she searches for out-of-the-ordinary and budget-friendly activities for students.

Let’s face it: As college stu-dents, there are some days when we just want to stay at home in our pajamas. These lazy days have many causes, ranging from exhaustion asso-ciated with study overload to over-indulging in fun the night prior.

While sitting on the couch for an entire day may be enough to occupy some, oth-ers might need a glimmer of productivity to make the day feel un-wasted. If writing the eight-page report due in two days does not sound like the type of productivity you’re go-ing for, try getting creative with some do-it-yourself crafts.

Worried about having to leave the house to stock up on crafting supplies? Fear not, this

particular project takes noth-ing more than what an aver-age college student has lying around the house: a red Solo cup, some office supplies and an oven.

In my lazy day woes, I stum-bled upon the “red Solo cup necklace” online with a certain flair of pessimism. The three step process to turn the keg-stand classic into an eclectic charm seemed too simplistic, and to be honest, I went into this project more to prove it wrong.

Step one was possibly the most difficult. It involved cut-ting the red Solo cup in half with an Exacto knife. After nearly slicing my finger off, I traded in the razor for a pair of child friendly scissors. I would recommend using the Exacto for initial puncture, but then using scissors to get a straight line. Also, take note of the rule “never cut toward yourself.” It’s a rule for a reason.

Once the cup is cut, the de-sign element of the red Solo cup necklace comes into play. This is where you get to be cre-

ative and draw all over the cup with a permanent marker. You could use the cup’s ridges as design guidelines, or you could do what I did and just scribble random shapes in no particular order.

The last step is where the magic happens. Since Solo cups are made of #6 plastic, they shrink when heated. The shrinking process takes ap-proximately two minutes in an oven heated to 225 degrees. Once the cup shrinks into a flat circle, you press it with a glass and wait for it to cool down.

While I was skeptical going into this project, I was more than impressed by the results. I strung my finished product on a silver chain, put it around my neck and went out for feed-back. Many people comment-ed on my new neckpiece and a few even asked where I bought it. The best part of this creative craft by far is the bragging rights associated with turning a red solo cup into a wearable accessory.

Find full directions at dollar-storecrafts.com Red Solo cup necklace made by Tabitha Bower.

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Matt ShelarStaff Writer

Though the event was outside, The Bare Bones and WHALE! “rocked the house” last Friday on the patio of the Student Union Building.

The performance was organized by the Student Union Fine Arts program as part of the Student Unions Performance Series (SUPS).

WHALE!The group is comprised

of Tyler Brodt on guitar and vocals, Wade Ronsse on drums, Alex Walgo on lead guitar and Jesse Wiedmeier on bass.

Their set included original songs in addition to covers of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Midnight Special” and Led Zeppelin’s “Bring it on Home.”

While these classic songs are an example of the entire band’s versatility,

they do no justice in expressing the potential these guys hold.

The group has played about 20 live shows together and is relatively new, as the members have only been together for five months. Thus, the four are still finding their sound as one.

“There’s no blueprint for the way we make our songs,” Walgo said.

Brodt added, “It’s like there’s divine intervention for each song we create.”

When Brodt met Walgo he was very folk-oriented and had originally planned on doing solo work.

But when the two collaborated, a new world of music was introduced to Brodt: this started a skeletal structure of what was to eventually be WHALE!.

All the duo needed was a Flea-esque bassist and a Jack-of-all-trades drummer.

This was a gift which

was delivered to them less than a year ago and according to Ronsse they have clicked ever since.

THE BArE BonEsMembers the second

band to play Friday, The Bare Bones, said they agree while good music is certainly out there, it is much harder to find these days. Therefore, the music they create appeals more to an older generation.

“The more 40-year-old people we have in the audience, the better,” Chris Brock, frontman of The Bare Bones said.

Though Aaron Bossart and Brock started off as a two-piece collective, they inducted bass guitarist Nathan Norton into the band in early 2012.

Unfortunately, Norton was unable to make it to Friday’s event, but even with one man down the twosome destroyed their set with bouts of kick-ass solos on the guitar and

drums in their songs “The Devil’s Medicine” and “Fight a Grizzly Bear.”

The two also kept a professional and cool stage presence when there was a small technical hiccup

early in the performance.The manner in which

they conducted their act was exactly what someone would expect from any seasoned two-piece outfit.

“As long as we have an

audience, we’re happy,” Brock said.

And as long as bands like The Bare Bones and WHALE! are making music, they’ll have an audience.

WHALE! and The Bare Bones rock SUPS

Wade Ronsse of WHALE! performs in the Student Union Performance Series.CODY FINNEY/THE ARBITER

Revelers gather dressed in colorful costumes displaying their pride.

Lucio PradoStaff Writer

Ding, dong, ding, dong se escucha la campana en

el fondo. Una mujer con una linda

sonrisa y su falda multicol-or da vueltas y más vueltas.

Un hombre en el techo

de un edificio empieza a gritar: “¡Mexicanos, vivan los héroes que nos dieron patria! ¡Viva Hidalgo! ¡Viva Morelos! ¡Viva Josefa Ortiz

de Domínguez! ¡Viva Al-lende! ¡Vivan Aldama y Matamoros! ¡Viva la independencia nacio-nal! ¡Viva México! ¡Viva México! ¡Viva México!”...

Clic, clic y clic sus botas chispan el suelo hecho de madera, un hombre en un traje de tres piezas danza círculos alrededor de la se-ñorita.

Han pasado dos siglos, 202 años desde que Miguel Hidalgo gritó ¡Viva Méxi-co!. El 15 de septiembre de 2012 los mexicanos a nivel mundial celebramos el día que México se inicio. Durante este mes patrio, se celebra mas que un día de independencia, se celebra el nacimiento de una cul-tura.

Los últimos años se ha documentado en las noti-cias el peligro de los nar-co-traficantes en México. Pero México es un país que invita los extranjeros y comparte su comunidad orgullosamente. México sigue siendo un líder en diversas industrias como la aeroespacial, nano y bio-tecnología, y producción y procesamiento de alimen-tos.

Estudiante de Guadalaja-

ra México, participando en un intercambio, Alejandra Órnales esta en su ultimo año estudiando ingeniería eléctrica en la Universidad de Boise State y recuerda el grito.

“En la noche del 15 de septiembre se convoca todo el pueblo en la plaza principal. Hay bailables hay espectáculo y lo típico de mi pueblo es que hay un concurso, un certamen de bellezas. Las chicas de mi pueblo, concursan y com-piten para ver quien es la mejor,” Órnales dijo. “El día siguiente hay un desfile donde todas las escuelas se visten de trajes típicos de esa época y aparte van las reinas, las ganadoras del concurso. A las 12 de la noche el presidente mu-nicipal se sube al palacio municipal y receta el grito, lo que dijo Hidalgo.”

Andrés Valdepeña es de Durango México, pero tiene dos años viviendo en Boise. Es un estudiante graduado de Boise State que esta estudiando ing-eniería eléctrica.

“No todos los años vas a la plaza porque como que no se disfruta igual,” Valde-peña dijo. “Pero es una

buena ocasión para irte con los amigos y juntarse en la casa, o si eres mayor de edad, ir a un antro para poder celébralo a tu mane-ra.”

Boise Idaho queda 19,390 millas de la Ciudad de México. Pero no será la excepción. Comunidades en ciudades como Boise, Hailey, Nampa y Wilder invitan a todos para par-ticipan en diversos eventos festivos, y celebrar la liber-tad. ¡Viva México!

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Ding, dong, ding, dong the sound of a bell ringing in the background.

A woman with a beau-tiful smile and multi-colored dress spins and spins.

A man standing on a balacony begins to yell “¡Mexicanos, vivan los héroes que nos dieron pa-tria! ¡Viva Hidalgo! ¡Viva Morelos! ¡Viva Josefa Or-tiz de Domínguez! ¡Viva Allende! ¡Vivan Aldama y Matamoros! ¡Viva la inde-pendencia nacional! ¡Viva

México! ¡Viva México! ¡Viva México!”... Click click click, his boots snap against the hardwood floor and a man in a three-piece suit dances circles around the lady with the multicolored dress.

Two centuries have passed, 202 years since Miguel Hidalgo yelled “Viva Mexico!”

On the Sept. 15, Mexi-cans worldwide celebrate the day Mexico was initiated.

This patriotic month

celebrates more than in-dependence, it celebrates the birth of a culture.

Over the last few years, the news has documented the dangers or the drug cartels in Mexico.

However, Mexico is a country that invites all foreigners and will share its culture proudly.

Mexico continues to of-fer a great deal of insight on several, diverse, in-dustries and is a leader in aerospace, nano and bio-technology, and food pro-

duction and processing.A student from Gua-

dalajara Mexico partici-pating in an exchange program, Alejandra Ór-nales is a senior studying electrical engineering at Boise State and recalls how her town celebrates independence day.

“The night of the 15 of September the people of the town gather at the main plaza. There is dancing and other enter-tainment but the typical thing to do in my town is to have a beauty pageant. The girls of my town compete to see who is the

best,” Órnales said. “The next day there is a parade where all the school kids dress up in clothing of that era and the queens, the winners of the beauty pageants, all participate. At midnight, the mayor climbs to the balcony of the capital building and recites what Hidalgo said.”

Andrés Valdepeña is from Durango Mexico, but has lived in Boise for two years now.

He is a graduate student studying electrical engi-neering at Boise State.

“I don’t go to the plaza

every year because you don’t enjoy it the same,” Valdepeña said. “It’s a good occasion to hang with friends at home or if you are old enough, go out to the club and cel-ebrate it your way.”

Boise is 19,390 miles from Mexico City. That, however, will not make it the exception; communi-ties in cities like Boise, Hailey, Nampa and Wild-er invite everyone to par-ticipate in diverse events and festivities to celebrate liberty.

Viva Mexico!

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The idea of making your own foam Claymore and taking wild swings at other people in the park while dressed as some nobleman decked-out in colorful tu-nics and chainmail might seem silly to many, but how much more silly is it than a Civil War reenactment?

The idea of a Civil War reenactment frankly seems sort of morbid and it is odd anyone would ever want to revive memories of what is regarded as one of the coun-try’s more bloody historical periods.

However we do it anyway because it’s fun and there is historical value to it.

Live Action Role Playing (LARPing) is basically the same. It’s like a renaissance faire except you get to beat on each other.

I don’t see why there isn’t

more of this type of activity. Why don’t history classes

get extra credit for dressing up like the armies of the crusades and going toe-to-toe with each other? Extra points if you can get your shields historically accurate.

Perhaps it is because a stigma exists that if you play Dungeons and Dragons or any sort of game deal-ing with made up monsters which are cataloged alpha-betically in a book called the Monster Manual then you are a serious geek and unfit to be in a romantic re-lationship—but this is just not the case.

This live action role-play business seems like it could be an outstanding team-building exercise.

From a business perspec-tive there doesn’t seem like any employee bonding ex-perience more meaningful than helping your friends from the accounting de-

partment defeat the wicked horde in marketing. Al-ternatively it seems like it could develop good spirited competition.

In the same way paintball is like a mock battle using balls of paint rather than bullets, Belegarth offers you a chance to hit your friends with swords without injury.

NPR’s Rob Sachs visited a large D-Day reenactment near Jim Thorpe, Pennsyl-vania where participants meet annually to reenact the storming of Normandy Beach in 1944. While the event is as historically accu-rate as the participants can make it, the mock battle is still a game where the win-ner is not predetermined by history.

Armed with paintball guns, military fatigues and a field dressed up as Norman-dy beach, the D-Day battle in Pennsylvania is a big deal for the participants.

Nicky Angel Valor, acting general of the allied forces said, “this is our Super Bowl.”

Does reenacting a battle with paintball guns and army helmets have any more or less merit to it than a battle played out with foam swords and chainmail?

There’s a lot of room for creativity. Sewing your own robes to wear to battle, or even just to watch could be a lot of fun like Halloween all year round. It probably takes quite a bit of imagina-tion to put that sort of thing together and maybe some historical knowledge.

Let’s face it, we have all been to a boring history lec-ture. It is just a sad reality that learning about human past from the black and white text of a book is not particularly stimulating.

Portland State University offered a renaissance his-

tory class where students had the opportunity to ex-amine period books which were ornately decorated and beautifully crafted. It was then that the apprecia-tion for the past really set in.

The renaissance books were a tangible piece of his-tory from the time period being taught in the class-room. Not every professor has access to a library of sixteenth century literature. But every professor has ac-cess to a Home Depot and their imagination.

Imagine how ancient Greek history would come to life when everyone met for class in the park and re-enacted the great battles of the Trojans and Alexander the great.

Then again, there is some-thing to be said about the willingness to just dress up as a knight and go play out-side. Sometimes it’s easy to just go home, switch on

the Playstation and enjoy some stunning graphics while helping Batman beat the crap out of some unsus-pecting thugs. While this Belegarth business seems to have slipped by the eye of the general public, it, like history is going nowhere and will always be open to

new players.

Time to get with Belegarth

Local politicians should engage student votersDakota Castets-DidierStaff Writer

In the election of 1864, the nation was caught be-tween the conflict of the Union and Confederacy on the American Civil War. This presented an issue for the candidates of that par-ticular election cycle as many soldiers and military personnel would be unable to cast votes as they were engaged in the conflict. Thus absentee balloting came to fruition.

Moving forward to the present, absentee voting has become a tool for soldiers, citizens abroad and—as it seems most of all—college students.

A vast majority of out-of-state students (67 percent), register in their hometowns. Absentee ballots are typical-ly mailed back to a student’s home state and are notori-ous for being complicated and prone to error, a factor that seems to greatly dis-courage many.

According to a study by the University of Rochester, in the 2008 election cycle 85 percent of students that lived within 30 minutes of their registered city or town voted, as opposed to only 75 percent of students who live more than two hours away from their registered voting place, while only 12 percent of displaced students regis-tered in their schools state.

Boise State boasts an eight percent out-of-state enroll-ment rate, deeming it one of the most popular transfer locations in the west, yet it seems the general attitude on campus is that absentee voting is complex and many choose to abstain from local politics.

It can be said attend-ing university away from home should not cause an individual to disengage from the governing of their hometown or state but if one spends three-quarters of the year located away from home, are they in the best position to cast their marks on the ballot?

Learning about politics and the political process can, and should be a vital part of an individuals’ university education. But absentee bal-loting creates a disconnect between students and their local politics that hinders their ability to learn about politics, and minimizes the meaning of their votes.

This is hardly the fault of the students. In general, the United States political cycle can be grossly intimidating and complicated for stu-dents who are new to voting.

While absentee voting is an unfavorable system for college students, many lo-cal politicians do little to attempt to accommodate students.

“I don’t really know Idaho politics very well. I couldn’t tell you who the governor of Idaho is right now,” said Ra-chel Jones, a first year gradu-ate student from Bainbridge Island, Wash.

When asked whether or not local politicians did enough to educate Boise State students, her answer

was clear. “During high school, I

took classes at a commu-nity college, and there were people everywhere telling you about local politics,” she said.

Much could be done by local politicians to increase student awareness and en-gagement. And since they are trying to get votes, they

have nothing to lose by reaching out to students more.

Out-of-state students should be encouraged to participate in local politics. This will better their political education while in school as well as benefit their cam-pus and local environment through their political par-ticipation.

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Chaos Wars, an annual week-long battle held in July in Hailey, Idaho is a chance for realms across the west to come and compete with each other to win titles and championships. Competitors camp in tents and fight in a variety of sce-nario battles.

Activities included an out-door dubstep concert, beer ap-preciation night, storytelling and gladiator pits.

“The fighting at Chaos Wars is in-tense,” said Vincent Smith, who fights with the Elite Blood Falcon unit under the name Lykos. “You pretty much wake up around nine, do a weapons check … after that, it’s pret-ty much all day fighting. We’ll break for lunch, and then back out to fight-ing. It’s basically 12 hours of fighting every day.”

Last year, nearly 400 participants attended the Chaos Wars. The festivi-

ties were capped with an end-of-week feast, featuring handmade feastware, fancy garb and lots of beer for those of drinking age.

“We’re pretty real-istic when it comes to the social life of medi-eval people,” said Corley. “We get drunk, we feast and we talk about fighting.”

Belegarth is a lot more than fight-ing; the tight-knit community and

common interest continuously brings people back.

“I was a nerd in school,” said Corley. “I was pudgy, I had long hair, I played a lot of video games and was like, ‘Yay, Star Wars!’ Everyone else was like ‘whatever.’ I was

always kind of good at sports, but I was never really accepted

in them. I came here and suddenly it’s nerd. It’s a sport for nerds. Every-

one here is a nerd in some capacity.”Nerd pride is prominent on the bat-

tlefield, and camaraderie stems from having like interests and hanging out on a regular basis.

“I know that they’ve got my back, and I’ve got theirs,” said Fortner. “It’s a really great sense of community, and a sense of belonging that makes all the difference when you’re struggling in life.”

For involved students, juggling combat, schoolwork and a job isn’t easy, but it’s manageable.

Belegarth players use foam weapons to simulate violence without the fear of death. But don’t let the word “foam” fool you; weapons are made with solid cores, and covered in hard foam. Blows aren’t soft; after all, it’s combat, not a pillow fight.

“My first day I played, I got my first black eye,” said Shayne Delavan, a senior illustration major who goes by Renu on the field. “I got a javelin thrown at my face and then I got speared in the groin. But I came back the next day grinning.”

Bruises, broken limbs and bloody noses aren’t uncommon in Belegarth. Heatstroke is another issue. At large events, there are medics on site in case of emergency.

“Death” and injuries work on an honor system: if someone is hit, they admit it.

In Belegarth there is typically a tree or monument that represents the hall of Valhalla, where combatants can go to re-spawn or regenerate if “killed” in battle.

Johns, a returning senior history major (he has already earned un-dergraduate degrees in communi-cation and philosophy), has been participating in medieval combat reenactment for ten years.

“I grew up interested in knights and swordfighting,” Johns said. “My mom is a semi-professional genealogist and she found links to several really important historical figures like Robert the Bruce and Richard the Lionheart—I started realizing I was related to these kings

and knights and it really got me focused.”

Upon joining Belegarth, new fighters are required to choose a character and name. Because it is a medieval simulation, historical names are preferred.

Characters, weapons and cos-tumes are not simply restricted to historical accuracy; there is an element of fantasy, which incorpo-rates elements from folklore and popular culture such as Lord of the Rings and Game of Thrones.

Lauren HookerStaff Writer

For most college students, Sat-urdays are spent with friends,

partaking in various shenanigans and potentially drinking. For Boise State students Sylvia Fortner, Shayne Dela-van and Dane Johns, this Saturday was no different, but most students wouldn’t be dressed up in (mostly) historically accurate medieval garb,

brandishing foam-padded weapons and beating up their peers at the Battle for Teutoberg Wald in the park.

“Weapons up,” bellowed a shirtless man in a straw-cone hat and loose cloth pants.

Grips tightened on sword handles, and a goblin nocked an arrow on the string of her bow. Fighters stood, shields in front of their torsos, legs square in sparring stance.

“Play on!”

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Broncos soar above the RedhawksNikki HansonOnline Sports Editor

A record 34,178 fans filled Bronco Stadium—the second highest atten-dance in Bronco Stadium history—Saturday after-noon ready to expect the unexpected with this new Bronco team.

What proved to be a slow start against Miami of Ohio, soon had the feel of a traditional Bronco foot-ball home game as a large gap with Boise State lead-ing the field formed.

It was an unevent-ful first half, with the Broncos leading the Redhawks 15-9.

Redshirt Junior Joe Southwick began the game slowly. The Broncos began their first drive 11:58 into the first quarter only to end with an interception by Miami’s Pat Hinkel.

Despite the Redhawks seemingly gaining the momentum from the in-terception, it was a down and out as the Boise de-fense took control with three plays with a gain of seven yards.

The Broncos were the first to put points on the scoreboard, with an im-pressive three plays, gain-ing 55 yards in 59 seconds.

“We were moving the ball. Each week we need to keep getting better. Week two to week three we need to see some improve-ment,” Southwick said.

It was sixth-year D.J. Harper, 61-yards rushing throughout the first half, with the most significant

contribution with 5:04 left in the first quarter. Harper rushed for 20 yards, com-pleted a 21-yard pass and a successful rush attempt for the touchdown.

Miami answered the Bronco touchdown with a successful field goal at-tempt by Kaleb Patter-son to begin the second quarter.

It would not end there. The Redhawks took the lead over the Broncos with a 53-yard pass completion

to Spencer Treadwell, put-ting the ball on the Bronco 2-yard line and an answer-ing touchdown.

The attempt at the two point conversation failed leaving the score 9-8 Redhawks.

The Broncos rallied with 4:39 left in the sec-ond quarter. It was Harper who came up with the much-needed Boise State touchdown with 1:43 left in the second quar-ter resulting in a Bronco

lead heading into the locker room.

Boise State came out ready to play in the third quarter. Within five min-utes Harper gained yet another touchdown for the Broncos on an 11- yard run.

Harper refused to re-main silent for long. With 5:29 left in the third quarter, he completed a 43-yard run for the touch-down. The Broncos put some distance between

themselves and the Red-hawks with a 20-point lead, 29-9.

It would be a career-high 158-yards rushing for Harper. His previous career high was 153-yards in 2007.

“That’s what we expect out of D.J. and I think he will play at a very high level every game,” Coach Chris Petersen said.

The Broncos were an unstoppable force in the third quarter.

The Boise State drive began with 4:04 remain-ing in the third quarter and in 1:46, with a mere six plays at 54-yards the Broncos earned another touchdown to stretch the lead. This time it would be a completed pass to Senior Chris Potter for 11 yards, 36-9.

“There is a lot of fire power on this team with getting almost 600 yards today,” Southwick said.

Miami answered with 14:11 remaining the fourth quarter, complet-ing a 42-yard field goal, attempting to bridge the 27-point gap.

Senior Michael Frisina completed a 26-yard field goal attempt. But that would be the final score of the game, as the Bron-cos ended with their first game at home 39-12 over Miami.

Boise State will be back on the blue turf against BYU on Thursday at 7 p.m.

With BYU’s recent loss to Utah, Boise State may have caught the Cougars at just the right time.

However, the turn-around for the game is quick and the Cougars were previously ranked in the Top 25, which should prove to be a worthy matchup.

Harper and the rest of the team have their minds already focused.

“The biggest thing will be mentality. It’ ll be a quick turnover and it will be a challenge,” Harper said.

The beast unleashedJohn GarretsonSports Editor

Six years. 43 games. Two ACL tears. Sixth-year run-ning back D.J. Harper has seen it all, from the bench, field or trainer’s table. Watching teammates grad-uate and rosters change, it’s hard to believe Harp-er’s tenure began way back in 2007. Even though time has passed, the opportu-nity for Harper to shine as the Broncos’ lead running back has only begun.

“I’ve waited a long time for this, I’m really excited for the opportunity. When an opportunity presents it-self, you want to make the most of it,” Harper said.

It wasn’t one of the more impressive starts in Harper’s career against the Michigan State Spartans on Aug. 31, and that’s put-ting it gently. The senior’s night ended with 15 carries for only eight yards, aver-aging half a yard per carry, the team’s third leading rusher that night. Granted, it came against a top notch Spartans defense, but for a player who’s had the most experience to come out and deflate the hype surrounding him for the Bronco offense, it’s a bit discouraging.

Saturday afternoon, Harper hid those numbers behind his stellar offensive

production: 16 carries for 166 yards and four total touchdowns (three rush-ing and one 21 yard receiv-ing score).

“That’s what we expect out of DJ, we really do. I think he’ll play at a very high level every game if we just give him a chance to get things started. He’s been running like that since his freshman year six years ago,” Head Foot-ball Coach Chris Petersen said about his coveted running back.

These touchdowns were not only special for the fact it was a career high for Harper, but the runs he broke off were crafty. Extremely fluid in and out of defenders to a point no one would know he had two injury-ridden seasons.

“DJ was running wild and that’s what we want,” redshirt junior quarter-back Joe Southwick said about Harper. That’s what Southwick not only wants, but needs.

When Pat Hinkel inter-cepted Southwick in the first quarter in the red zone (his second red zone pick this season), Bronco fans thought this was go-ing to be another tough game to swallow.

In comes Harper, who later in the quarter gave Southwick a slant option down the middle for a 21

yard score. It was Harper who picked up on the safety coverage and made himself available to give Southwick the help he needed.

The interesting question that can be brought up about the performance is: How consistent can Harp-er be in the run game? Will there be more 100+ yard games or more struggling performances?

This is an entirely re-vamped offense that will rely more on the running game than ever. It seems as if the Michigan State game was a fluke for Harper, but those kind of nights can-not happen for the offense to thrive and the Broncos to win.

One thing for sure is no matter the past injury his-tory, Harper looks ready to be the stable in the Bronco offense, bridg-ing the gap between the post-Kellen era to Joe Southwick’s time.

“You guys see what we see everyday. It’s no doubt that DJ can get the job done. He was a true fresh-man and he got banged up a couple times. Overall, he’s just a beast,” said red-shirt senior Jamar Taylor.

The beast has been un-leashed this season and it’s just a matter of time before he’s wearing down oppo-nents one by one.

Redshirt junior quarterback Joe Southwick hands the ball off to sixth-year running back D.J. HarperCODY FINNEY/THE ARBITER

Sixth-year running back D.J. Harper making a cut Saturday afternoonROBBY MIlO/THE ARBITER

Volleyball aces tourney play Corey MorganStaff Writer

As Mountain West con-ference games near, the Boise State Women’s vol-leyball team went 3-0 the past week at the Boise State University Tournament.

The Broncos were riding a 2-game winning streak going into the tournament, extending it to five after the tournament. Boise State defeated San Jose State 3-2, Southern Utah 3-0 and UC Irvine 3-1.

All-Tournament hon-orees went to Liz Harden (MVP), Alyssa Gammel and Kersti Whitney.

Later in the week, Boise State would go on to lose to Seattle University, 3-2, then to American Univer-

sity, 3-1. The Broncos are currently 6-4 outside of conference games to start the year.

Alyssa Gammel leads Boise State in kills with 153 and 3.73 per set. Ker-sti Whitney leads Boise State in digs with 190 and 4.63 per set. Lastly, Brittany Reardon led Boise State in blocks with 45 total and 1.18 per set.

The Broncos led all of the Mountain West conference in assists per set, with 471 assists to 36 sets, marking 13.08 assists per set.

In past years, home ad-vantage has been a key to success for the Broncos. At the Boise State Bronco Gym last year, the Broncos went 4-0, further enhanc-ing their home record to

178-150 with a .543 home-winning percentage.

The next home game for the Broncos is on Sept. 20th vs. Fresno State for the first Mountain West confer-ence game. The next game is on Sept. 22 vs. UNLV, followed by Air Force on Sept. 28.

The Broncos are look-ing to improve on their record of 6-8 in the Moun-tain West conference last year, starting with these three first crucial conference games.

As shown above, home-advantage is an important aspect for the Broncos and they have a great tradi-tion of winning at home, so come out to the next home games and support the team.

Fan voices: Miami (OH) John GarretsonSports Editor

In light of the Boise State Broncos’ home opener against the Miami Redhawks Saturday after-noon, the Arbiter sports team went around to the tailgates outside Bronco Stadium to ask one simple question:

Despite the open-ing loss to Michi-gan state, how will your Broncos fare the rest of the season?

These were some of the responses we received:

Michael Fazio, Senior, Health Sciences:

“If they win every single game, especially against BYU because they are ranked, we’ll get back in the rankings. I know we’ll be the at-large pick if we finish below 17th, at least that’s what my friend Andy said. We got a good chance, BYU is our biggest chance. If we beat them we’re back in the polls.”

David Tovar, Junior, Social Work:

“I think they’re gonna do great. Joe Southwick will pull something out, re-placing Kellen Moore. Our offense is gonna get going today, since we didn’t score a touchdown for the first time in a few years. I think they’re gonna bring it for the rest of the season, stay motivated and win a bowl.”

Candice Grossaint:“We believe in the Bron-

cos. We’ve been fans since they were a BJC school, so we’re die hard Bronco fans. It doesn’t matter what they do, we’re just gonna back them with everything we’ve got and we’re proud of the Broncos. Our son is a graduate back in Decem-ber, it doesn’t matter, it just doesn’t matter.”

Mac Tackett, Fresh-man, business manage-ment:

“They’re going to kill this season. They’re gonna go 13-1. I hope they go to the Potato Bowl so we can go but the Rose Bowl would be pretty tight to go to also.”

Caitlin Kreyche, Ju-nior, Math Secondary Education:

“Well I think on home turf they’re definitely a lot stronger just because they got all the fan sup-port. It’s a little scary when you’re away but I think with the cheering will a couple more touchdowns and win.”

Lisa Stoehr, Mrs. Idaho United States 2012:

“I think it was just a mi-nor glitch and we’re gonna rally. I think Joe is gonna pull it together and he’s just going to be a star. He had Kellen Moore as a mentor and I think he’s just gonna run with it.”

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