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ISSUE 56, VOLUME 19. FIRST ISSUE FREE.THURSDAY. APRIL 12. 2007

OPINION

Getecha confirmedasASBSUVP

PAGE 3Find out why it is great to beculturally diverse and why whenall of Boise State respectsthis, our campus communitygrows stronger.

CULTUREwill be sworn into office atThursday's Senate meeting, whichbegins at 4:40 p.m. in the SUBForum. When they were senatorslast fall, Ortmann approachedGetecha to be her running matein the ASBSUelections. Getechadeclined because he didn't feelhe'd have the time to commit.Getecha has since made roomfor the vice presidency in his aca-demic schedule. When addressingthe Senate, Getecha quoted one ofShakespeare's most famous mono-.logues (from "Asyou like it").

"All the world's a stage and,men and women in it merelyplayers.' Explicitly, Shakespearewas saying that we all have arole to play:' Getechasaid. "Asthe chair of the Senate, I wouldexercise that role to hold each oneof you accountable for the rolesyou will be playing."

In additlon to chairing theSenate, Getecha listed severalgoals he hopes to accomplish asvice president.

These goals include increasingcampus safety and spearhead-ing the effort to exempt textbooksfrom sales tax.

After the interview process, thepresident selects one candidate tobring to the Senate for approval.Ortmann interviewed a total ofseven candidates before decidingon Getecha.

"I believe he has similar valuesand motives as myself," Ortmannsaid. "Mr. Getecha believes inmaking a difference here at BoiseState."

It is noteworthy that Getechahas never been elected to an office'in student government. FormerASBSU President Wyatt Parkeappointed Getecha as a senator at-large last fall.The senators seemedpleased with Ortmann's selection.

"I fully support Pres. Ortmann'snomination," Sen. EvanMeriwether said.

The senators cited Getecha's di-verse background and leadershipexperience as their reason for sup-porting his nomination. Getechareceived the Horizon Award atthe end of last semester, whichacknowledges quality leader-ship in student government. Thesenate voted to confirm theappointment of Getecha 11-0-1(11yes, zero no, one abstain). He

BY CHARLOTTE TAYLORNews Writer

The2007-08AssociatedStudents'of Boise State University Senate

, met for the first time Tuesday i~the Student Union Forum.

ItheardfromBSUVicePresidentof Student Affairs MichaelLaliberte and ASBSU President'AmyOrtmann,

It made its first motion, whichwas to suspend the rules to returnto Amendments to the Agenda toadd the confirmation of FormerASBSUSen. Mark Getecha for theposition ofASBSUVicePresident.

President Ortmann has beenconducting interviews since theelected vice president, Evan Stein,resigned nearly two weeks ago.. "Mr. Stein's decision to leavewas not only a disappointment tome, but also to those who workedwith him,'"Ortmann said.

Stein resigned the day after hewas sworn into office due to per-sonal reasons. If he had not beensworn in, a quandary in studentgovernment would have stymiedASBSUfor weeks and a new elec-tion may have been called for.

The Culture section brings youthe thrills of "The Reaping,"and catches up with the bandAppleseed, while purging thelatest model gossip.

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Administration helps createpanel to bring speakers to BSU

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influence one way or the other."This group of six students,

which apparently will no lon-ger include Parke or George(ASBSUPres. Amy Ortmann andGetecha will sit on .the panel),will meet with Laliberte andsubmit suggestions of means bywhich the speaker board is tobe comnosed,

Laliberte said that there area few options already underconsideration: that a board becreated consisting of represen-tatives from student clubs andorganizations (these wouldbe blocked together, so that arepresentative from religiousgroups, club sports, culturalgroups, etc. would be on theboard for one year).

Vice President Laliberte said .that the board ought to not con-sist of more than 12 students, forpracticality reasons.

There is no answer yet forthis question of university-supported speakers. The boardhas yet to be created., In theory, there would' beno chance for political groupsto sway the board by havingmultiple representatives, be-.,cause of the structure and diver-sity of the board.

Student groups can still bringwhomever they wish to campus,as long as they pay for it withtheir own funds.

and Jonathan Sawmiller, MLKWeek Chairman Rodney Curleyand recently-appointed ASBSUVice President Mark Getecha(he won't be sworn into .officeuntil Thursday afternoon at theSenate meeting).

"The six of us were notrepresentative of all of' BSU,"Getecha said .."I wanted to openit up to more students to runthis committee."

The College Republicans start-ed the stirring of controversyby noticing that many of thespeakers. recently brought toBSU were democrats, or haddemocratic leanings .

"The College Republicanscomplained that the universitywas indoctrinating students bybringing left-leaning speakers,"Getecha said.

The group further' heated thedebate by bringing to campus acontroversial speaker of its own(Robert Vasquez).

The group also cameto President Kustraclaiming that the previous boardthat chose the' speakers hadlittle or no student involvement,a fact which Getecha renouncedTuesday as untrue.

"They believed that the fac-ulty influenced students as towho they brought to campus,"Getecha said. "They were there toadvise and that is it; theydld not

.~ BY DUSTIN LAPRAYManaging Editor

After much debate and dis-cussion, outrage and name-call-ing on campus concerning thetype of speakers brought to theBoise State University campus tolecture students and non-stu-dents iilike, USU- President BobKustra and Vice President ofStudent Affairs Michael Lalibertehave sought student opinions andinsights into creating a student-led board to choose which speak-ers would come to campus.

"We are presently in the. process of scheduling the 'firstmeeting of the group whichwas charged with coming upwith the distinguished lectureseries," Vice President LaljPertesaid. "That group will presentto the Senate."

Student senators may alsobe asked to sit on the board.The charged group's intent isonly to create the guidelinesfor the board, which will laterdecide who is asked to comespeak at BSU.

The initial group of six stu-dents was given an audience withPresident Kustra a few weeks ago.Tliose students were: FormerASBSUPresident Wyatt S. Parke,Former Vice President MollyGeorge, College Republican rep-resentatives Brandon Stoker

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Tsunami swept away entirevillage in Solomon Islands

An entire village on SimboIsland was swept away after a pow-erful earthquake and tsunamistruck the Solomon Islands lastMonday morning.'

"They drifted ashore to this vil-lage this morning: Philip Koinam,33, district leader of Tapurai vil-lage, said Wednesday, pointing tobodies on the shore.

The village is located 215 mileswest-northwest of the capital ofHoniara, and is the village closestto the epicenter of the giant earth-quake that hit the Solomon Islandchain.

In the village of about 500 resi-.dents,' 54' buildings (includinghouses and a primary school) werewashed away without a trace.

Koinam said the maximumwave height of the tsunami was20 meters. The tsunami engulfedthree men and one woman, whosebodies were found later, he said.

At least two people and a two-year-old boy were still missing.

Most villagers did not know thattsunamis occur when a tide ebbssuddenly, and they did not fleeuntil the tsunami hit the village,he said

A Solomon Islands governmentofficial said the death toll had risento 28. The number of victims is ex-pected to increase, since there stillare many bodies drifting on thewaves near the devastated areas.The government declared a stateof emergency on its official Website for the Western and Choiseulprovinces and the northern part ofIsabel Island.

Tapurai residents who lost theirhouses are now camping on thehilltops, living on cassavas andpotatoes from their home gardens.

All their furniture and householdgoods were swept away, and thereis not enough medicine, drinkingwater or tents to go around.

The residents had received about50 kilograms of rice and drinkingwater by last Wednesday morning.

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Gingrich calls for 'anentire new team atJustice'

Newt Gingrich became thelatest prominent Republican topaint a bull's eye on PresidentBush's embattled attorney general,Alberto Gonzales.

The nation's top lawman has be-come a political dartboard sincethe Justice Department and WhiteHouse fired eight U.S. attorneys,then gave varying explanations forthe dismissals.

Three top Justice Departmentofficials have quit in the Tu-ror, and Gingrich said theyall should go.

"This has been so misman-aged that I think they need anentire new team at Justice," theformer House speaker, a potential2008 candidate, said after atelevision appearance.

"The public would be much bet-.ter served to have another attor-ney general," Gingrich said ear-lier on Fox News Sunday, notingthat Gonzales and other topofficials at the Justice Departmentwill be tied up in congressionalhearings over the firings.

"I cannot imagine how he isgoing to be effective for the restof this administration," theex-Georgia congressman said.

Gonzales is set to testify nextweek before the Senate JudiciaryCommittee.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, speak-ing on the same show, cited areport over the weekend as evi-dence Gonzales is not competent.

The Washington Post reportedGonzales led the vetting of ex-NewYork City Police CommissionerBernie Kerik's ill-fated 2004nomination to head the country'sHomeland Security Department.

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Speeding in 1-84 workzone nets bigger fines

Commuters who want to rush towork on Interstate 84 face a costlyfine if they speed through the workzone for the Locust Grove Road over-pass in Meridian. Idaho State Policetroopers are keeping a close eye onmotorists as they pass through theconstruction area, where the speedlimit has been reduced from 65 mphto 55 mph. Crews are building a newoverpass that will connect LocustGrove and offer an additional routeover the freeway between EagleRoad and Meridian Roact. In lateMarch, the, Idaho TransportationDepartment narrowed 1-84 fromfour lanes to three for the project.For the safety ofworkers, ITO low-ered the posted speed limit to 55.Buttroopers are catching many driverswho don't heed the lower limit - andbecause it's a construction zone, it'san expensive move.

Typically,speeding 10m.p.h. overthe limit on a state highway nets a$62 fine. But Idaho has enhancedpenalties for work zone violations,so the fine rises to $91.50for driverswho speed through the Locust Groveproject. An average of 92,000vehicles per day pass through theLocust Grovework area.

The Locust Grove work isscheduled to be finished in the springof2008. but it's only the beginning ofseveral projects ahead that will affecttraffic from Canyon County to Boise.

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Theway we see it ...Appointing Getecha

shows ASBSU moves inthe right directions

The relationship between The Arbiterand The Associated Students of BoiseState University has been tenuousthe last few years. A lot of the time wedisagree with the manners in whichit conducts business and sometimeswe come off as attackers, ratherthan criticizers.

We will not fold our tents and kiss ass.It is our responsibility to the studentsto report the movements of ASBSlJ.But when' good things happen to theorganization, we will.not flinch in thatregard either. This is a new Senate, with15fresh students taking seats at the table,unaccustomed to the failures of pastSenates. We believe this Senate' hasthe capabilities to change that down-trodden stereotype of obscurity andirrelevance so consistently applicable tothe members of ASBSU.

There is a learning curve, of course.As this Senate has no members to helpguide it through the rules and proce-dures which govern the body, it willstumble a little, but we believe it has theability to pick itself up and become therepresentative body we have wished foryears to convene in the Forum.

The Senate took a step toward chang-ing that stigma Tuesday in its first of-ficial meeting of the year. It appointedMark Getecha, former, at-large senator,as the new vice president of ASBSU.

He replaces Evan Stein, who, by ourresearch, was the shortest-tenured vicepresident in ASBSU history. He lastedone day in the position. He was sworn into office March 21 and resigned March22. He was in the position so little timethat he never even got his paperworkfilled out to start getting paid.

Getecha was one of the only worthymembers of last year's Senate. He wasgiven the Horizon Award for excellencein student government. He is calm,stable and fair.

To be fair to our readers, we mustadmit that· although we are veryexcited about the potential of thisSenate and of Getecha (who will besworn in at today's Senate meeting),we have our concerns.

Getecha has never been elected tooffice. He was appointed to the Senatelast fall by Former ASBSU PresidentWyatt S. Parke and has now beenappointed by ASBSU President AmyOrtmann as vice president. BSUstudents have never chosen him astheir representative.

Despite that fact, we give him oursupport. We have met the man. So canyou, of you ever show up to the Senate.

If we are the "watchdog" for ASBSU,you will hear us bark and feel our bite,but sometimes, when the weather isnice, you can feel our affection too:

The way we see it is based on the majority opinionsof The Arbiter editorial board. Members of the boardare Drew Mayes, editor-in-c~lief; Troy Sawyer, busi-ness manager; Heather English, production manag-er; Dustin Laptay, managing editor; Barry Franklin,opinion editor;Harsh Mantri, online editor and ShereeWhiteley, lead copy editor.

Prejudice· makesOPINI

BY MAT LA RUEArbiter Staff

are. We may get slighted, slan-dered, pushed down, kicked orhumiliated. But our backgrounds, ourminds, our integrity and our heritageis what we have, what we are and whatwe will and can be.

A hypocritical, alienating personahas found a niche in America. Thisbeguiling, evil detest will never rest, butneither will those who endlessly pursueequality. '

If we seek the betterment ofhumanity why must people choose totread upon others for weak, blind anduneducated impulses?

Is slandering your fellow man goingto get you better friends, a better job or abetter life? I should not have to answerthis question for you because you knowthe answer is no. You might raise yourself-esteem for 30 seconds while you geta laugh from some pathetic racist joke orcomment, but the later impact will onlyweaken your integrity and slowly eataway your soul.

No one gains any advantage from thealienation of others.

Since America's beginning people

have traveled here for numerous rea-sons: wealth, prosperity, a better life andthe "American dream."

Chances are if you're reading this, youor your ancestors came here for similarhopes. Somehow, beyond my compre-hension, a group (which I will not name)decided it was most important to cele-brate Cesar Chavez week with a disgusf-ing portrayal against Hispanics.

While Chavez was against illegalimmigration he was more focused uponhumanity, promoting workers unionsand Mexican-Americans.

Unfortunately, we got stuck withan anti-illegal immigration speechwhere the best mode of acquiring lis-teners was advertising a free dinner forcrawling through a hole in a fence andplacing your illegal false 10 into a foodstamp drawing. Something is wrongwith this - even- the concept that thefree dinner was from a Mexican restau-rant is racist. Couldn't they have got ac-ceptance from an all-around nice res-taurant without singling out Mexicans?I read that some Boise State studentssaid their organization was being un-

fairly singled out, but perhaps theyunfairly singled out a different group.What's the word for this? Karma? Thebest defense this group had was to notethat its flier was just as controversial as"The Vagina Monologues."

"The Vagina Monologues"is an award-winningepisodic play that began in 1996.Maybe this gives further emphasisto how a few people are lacking cul-ture. As I am not trying to call for somesort of revolution or uprising, I willsimply ask and plead that peoplebecome more aware. We do not needslander or prejudice.

However cute and laughableyour joke may be, we do not neednor want to hear it. Do you thinkI like to hear anti-French --jokes?Do you think our neighbors like jokesthatpoke fun at them? We are ladies andgentlemen. If we don't promote equality,who will? If we do not love our culturalneighbors, who will? We must promotehumanity. It's upon all of us to promoteequality and make our world an equaland better place.

During my almost daily walksthrough campus it becomes essentiallyimpossible to not notice and feel grate-ful for our fellow students of differentcultures, ethnicities, backgroundsand races. Culture is something to becelebrated, not ridiculed or looked downupon.

Your ethnicity is something' tobe -proud tlf, and never ashamed of.Your race, color and background are whoyou are - never let anyone demean ordowncast your heritage.

During recent events on campus, adisgusting atmosphere has arisen, notfrom our ethnic and diverse students,but from a handful of students who seemto lack an important character trait:culture.

Students from not only Boise State, butall over the world share common goals:we want to make a difference, we want tobe heard, we want to be known and mostimportantly we want to be who we are.

No one can take away who we

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If they desire to become Americans then why not?Shame of a nation: part II

Bye LA UD lOB EAGAR I E labor as they were subjected to peri- Mexicans are never totally accept- place more tied to this country thanOpinion Writer odic deportations or the threat of such. ed as Americans. They are often met Mexico. It is ironic that the U.S. capi-

The earliest of these deportations was with comments such as: "do you speak tal has crossed the Mexican borderThe 12 million or so undor.umcnted recorded in the 19205 when thousands English?" He will understand you if you with 'legal impunity but Mexican work-

were rounded up in California and raise your voice, they all do. "Ilere is a crs seeking to cross the other way haveArizona and shipped back to Mexico via mop get busy, where did you get that de- a hard time establishing this samethe Southern Pacific Railway. gree?' "Are you sure you folks can afford legality? Alreadymanyoftheseworking-

The basis for anti-Mexican sentiment, this model? We do have this nice clean class immigrants have been exposedwhich favored these periodic depor- 95 Ford Escort." to some forms of American culturetations, appears to be racist attitudes And then the issue of immigrant sta- while living in Mexico, thus preppingdirected toward people of color in tus, certain refugees seem to have an them for cultural adjustments once theygeneral and Native Americans in par- inside track to residency in this country cross the border.ticular. Of course it was also convenient principally those fleeing communism As I see it, Mexicanos living in thisto deport Mexican laborers during or war. For Mexicanos simply fleeing country without permission have bytimes of slack business so they would government sponsored oppression and and large paid their dues to qualifynot become public charges. In oth- starvation wages in their home country for U.S. residency and should not beer words, Mexicanos seemed to lack does not cut it with Washington. subjected to these proposed paymentssufficient merit to claim any form of Mexicanos are generally held to a of back taxes which they have alreadywelfare but were deemed good enough very high standard of proof to meet the paid by virtue ofhaving made indirectto perform dangerous farming, mining requirements when they apply for tax payments over the time spent inand railroad work. visas to visit this country. These very this country.

I do not know how many Americans restrictive requirements usually weed In spite of all the nativist propagandasubscribe to the view that Mexicanos those out low-income or marginalized being spread by commentators such asmake poor citizens because they refuse Mexicanos who would have the greatest Lou Dobbs and others, it is well knownto give up their cultural values and their economic incentive to cross the border, that Mexican immigrants whether

. espanol, but I do know from personal thus forcing them to circumvent the documented or not have established an. observation that most Mexicanos who legalities of the border in order that impressive track record of loyalty andhave been living in the United States they might increase their chances service to this country.for a few years are comfortable-with of survival. . These immigrants are a preciousAmerican culture while maintaining A good case can be made for the fact resource to this country, a people whotheir own cultural values as well. that our two economies have been voted with their feet to reject harsh

But regardless of their acceptance of thoroughly integrated thus making living conditions in their native MexicoAmerican cultural values, their hard those Mexican Maquiladora workers and a people whom we should embracework and service in the U.S. military, who produce solely for the U.S. market as friends not enemies.

Mexicanos living in the United Stateshave - demonstrated their desire tobecome Americans simply by cross-ing the border and becoming produc-tive residents of our country. Theirchildren are being Americanized andthey are making important culturalcontributions, So why is our adminis-tration in Washington D.C. throwingroad blocks in the path of their progresstoward citizenship?

Anti-Mexican sentiment in thiscountry is nothing new, in fact suchsentiment dates back to the Mexican-American War of 1846. HistoricallyMexicanos have been treated as casuallabor to be returned to their homelandwhen the job was finished.

The Pamphlet "Shame of a Nation,"published in 1954, by the Los AngelesCommittee For Protection Of ForeignBorn, traces the history of this dis-graceful practice of treating workers ofMexican ancestry as throwaway labor.Starting in the 1880s in our westernstates, Idaho included, Mexicanos wererecruited for hard labor jobs that builtthis part of our country.

However, they were not invited tostay and partake of the fruits of their

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Need vs. desireBY SHEREE WHITELEY

Culture Columnist

The question of need vs. desireis eternal and unanswerable toalmost everyshop-a-holic and fash-ion addict in the world. Do I reallyneed that fourth pair of too-amaz-ing, fire-engine-red, super-highheels? My answer is often times,"yes, I really, really do. Shoes sobeautiful ought to have a home andowner that appreciates them."

I've often pondered whetheror not I abuse the word "need:"Honestly, the only reason I everthink that I need pretty new thingsis because I know that they'll makeme happy. When compared toneeds like food, water and air, I'lladmit that that new shoes don'tseem quite as necessary. Thesethings are viewed widely as needsbecause they are vital life essentialsfor everything on our planet, andtrue minimalism designates theseas the only valid needs.

Yes, I can see the point; my breathcouldn't be taken away by Chanelhandbags without air, I wouldn'thave enough energy for shoppingtrips without food and I wouldn'tlook good at all in my fabulousnew clothes without water - orsomething like that. Living is an es-sential part of life - duh. But aren'tthe things that shape our lives orput smiles on our faces just as im-portant? Couldn't the joys in life beconstrued as needs for our mentaland emotional health? Isn't happi-ness just as important as air?

Maybe that's a stretch. Couldit be that there aren't any legiti-mate needs beside the "big three?"Human beings think they need alot of things: love, compassion, etc.But the line is blurry. Sometimes wehave such a strong desire for some-thing that we can feel like obtain-ing it is vital to our lives - this is thesentiment of stalkers, drug addictsand hardcore fashion enthusiasts.But just hCCllUSC \VC think ..·ve needsomething doesn't mean we actual-ly do - or does it? Perhaps needs aresubjective. Granted, stalkers don'tneed the person they're stalking,drug addicts don't need the sub-stance they're relying on and I stillhave a half-full closet and moneyto pay rent with. The first two canbe rehabilitated, and I know my fi-nancial boundaries. If the behaviorcan be stopped, obviously what wethought we needed we actually justdesired - we couldn't stop breath-ing and be all right, so aids a legiti-mate need ..

The area of human relation-ships blurs the line between desireand need the most. We want to bewanted and needed. Our happi-ness is somewhat contingent. onothers' desire and need for us. I'llalways remember an episode of"The Andy Griffith Show" that Iwatched with my Mom when I wasa child. Andy and Opey were ableto keep the house clean and cookwhile Aunt Bee was away, andwhen she returned she didn't feelneeded at all. Cooking and clean-ing was Aunt Bee's life, and so whenshe discovered that she wasn't trulyneeded she wasn't happy.

We all like to think thatwe're needed for some-thing in life. An aspect of ourhappiness requires that there beneeds beyond food, water and air.Similarly, we need people to wantus around. Why else would there besuch an emphasis put on aesthet-ics in our society? Others' desire forpeople that are pleasing to the eyesshapes our desire to be good-look-ing. Some people take this societaland personal desire too far andstart feeling like good looks are aneed, so things like plastic surgeryaddiction and eating disordersarise. If no one ever wanted us,co~1d we ever be happy? Is beingthe object of someone else's desirea need?

Needs are seemingly indefinable.Food, water and air may give us life,but things like greatfriends,NeimanM'arcus, supportive family members,new purses .and .fantastic. roman-tic relationships gw,e us the tools toenjoyIL'· ..... ',

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Hilary Swank, along with co-stars David Morrissey and Anna Sophia Robb,bring the latest action thriller, "The Reaping," to life in a movie infected withmillions of insects and rivers of blood that will leave audiences sickened.

Blood, bugsand more bugs

BY FRANCY MARCOTTEAssistant Culture Editor

According to Biblical study 10plagues ravaged Egypt thousandsof years ago. In "The Reaping"they repeat themselves in the-present-day Louisiana swamps.

In the film, Hilary Swank playsKatherine Winter, a scientistknown for disproving so-calledreligious "miracles." Upon hear-ing of Winter's reputation, a

small-town man named Doug(David Morrissey) reaches outto Katherine and convincesher to investigate Haven, a tinycommunity tucked away inthe swamp.

Doug claims the town's riverrecently turned to blood and itscitizens blame a 12·year-old, out-cast girl named _ Lauren (AnnaSophia Robb) because they believeshe i:; In league with the devil.

Skeptically, Katherine followsDoug to Haven with her church-devoted assistant, Ben (Idris Elba).

There, the two investigatorsdiscover that Haven's river reallyturned to blood. Other strangeoccurrences, such as dead frogsfalling from the sky, sick cowsand lice infestations quicklyfollow suit.

Katherine continually pushesfor a scientific explanation for thetown's ailments, but as the plaguesworsen, she suspects somethingelse is causing them.

Ironically, she previously workedas a devout Christian missionary,but lost her faith after the deaths ofher husband and daughter.

Now faced with plagues straightfrom the Bible, Katherine must de-cide whether to give in to her nldfaith or hold on to her rational,scientific principles.

While "The Reaping" containsmany plot twists, its special ef-fects prove to be its strongest asset.Be warned, the execution of theseplagues is not for the squeamish.

There's blood, balloon-like skinsores ready to pop and bugs· lotsand lots of bugs, which crawl on

food, buildings and even in chil-dren's hair. If any film got bug-hap-py this year, "The Reaping" did.

Luckily. all these gross moments-give the film credit.

Whether it's a moss-cov-ered river filled with thick,red blood or a swarm oflocusts covering every building,car and human in Haven like adark sheet, the film brings the 10plagues alive. However. the actingdidn't score as high as the specialeffects. Only one actor should re-ceive an award for this film and it'snot the Oscar-winning Swank.

It's Robb. The petit actress speaksonly few lines, but has such a chill-ing, solemn expression on her facethe entire time, it's easy to believeshe's evil. For instance, in onescene, Katherine hides from Lauren

in the basementof Lauren's house.She conceals herself in a darkcorner with a thin yard of clothdraped over it.

All of a sudden Katherine's cellphone rings and she quickly turns itotf. Rightwhen she looks up, Laurenis staring right through the clothat her. The silence and simplicityof the girl's expression during thisscene add tension for a few seconds.This scene probably won't get Robban Oscar, but at least she'll have achance to score at the MTV MovieAwards.

Don't watch "The Reaping" in thehopes of hearing clever dialogueor seeing Swank's third Oscar-winning performance. Do see it for10 grostesque decpictions of bibli-cal plagues and Robb's portrayal ofone devilishly creepy little girl.

Appleseed Cast bites BoiseBY DALE EISINGER

Culture Writer

Before this Easter Sunday showgot rolling, the band drank from redplastic cups in the parking lot. Witlivan doors open and Metallica's"Ride the Lightning" blasting intothe warm evening, The AppleseedCast cajoled each other intoair-drumming and some serioushead banging.

After a little more than a decadetogether, the rockers seemed dulyat ease, tossing baseballs to eachother,· practicing golf swings, andtrading catcher's mitts for cans ofbeer lliiliutes before the 5hG~""'.

"[We formed] at the height of thewhole Nirvana thing, just seeingguys throw their guitars around'witha whole bunch of noise and notreally playing ... leads or hot solos,and that you could do that and stillmake songs [had an effect] ," leadguitarist Aaron Pillar said of theband's influences.

Pillar's live guitar sound iscombustible, building feedbackup from delicate arpeggios, whichexplode into huge walls of sound.Even after 10 years and sevenalbums with The Appleseed Cast,Pillar _. still seems comfortableWith his duct-taped and scratchedFender guitar." As he tuned up, he waxed overthe holIday with the .crowd,"1alo/ays wanted the so1idchoco~late rabbit for Easter," he said;"butIal"'llYS got the bollowone.:Tl1lit

was just the type of household.1grew up in."

The Appleseed Cast has garnereda vastly niched following, andfor many it is strange to think of acult guitar hero eating chocolaterabbits asa child - imagine IirniHendrix chewing bubble gum andskipping rope.

GuitaristandvocalistChristopherCrisci has pared his vocal repertoiredown substantially, reserving hisatmospheric howl for the largestimpactsofthesongs. TheAppleseedCast is often pigeonholed in thecontinually narrowing fieldof Emo rock, and this lyrical

melodious percussion, havingjoined the band a little more than ayear ago. Coker seemed irritated toplay the older songs written by leg-endary Appleseed drummer Iosh"Cobra" Baruth. Even the instru-mental rarity "Sunset Drama King,"a piece that would.be a proud andchallenging spectacle for anypercussionist to play, was metwith Coker solemnly shakinghis head; with the final crash ofthe song he ~truck the cymbals witha great force, apparently drawnfrom anger.

And yet he is unmatched in tech-nical and artistic mastery. Cokermoves fluidly around his set with

. style and power.But regardless of noticeable im-

maturity in candy metaphors, lyri-cal content or temper tantrums,this new instrumental take The .Appleseed Cast has on its musicseems to bolster its position as anindie mainstay. Where the child-ishness shines through, one canalso see an attempt at movingaway from what is becoming a con-trived genre: Aside from pander-ing' to the crowds sentimentalities,Pillar also opted' for tuning breaksawash in thunderous samples ofdiplomatic speeches.

Crisci's vocal. standoffishnessis working wonders for songs that .are already so intricately layeredthat a vocal track 'often results .tn a confusing din. In fact,' thelast song 'played, identified bythe. set list on!yas, ·Song lWo," '

was an instrumental explora-tion in odd time signatures andbooming breakdowns.

"Song Two" retained a heavysense of melody with an intricaterhythmic framework provided byCoker and bassist, Marc Young.This piece is a preview of the nextstage in Appleseed's catalogue, anall-instrumental EP with Cokerrecording with the band for thefirst time.

With a release date slated forlater this year, this album willundoubtedly continue with the

sprawling, epic momentum lastyear's' "Peregrine" prompted, Thelack of vocals will expectantlyhighlight the aspect of TheAppleseed Cast that has alwaysshone as the most stunning, epic,lovable and mature - the music.

As the last notes of the set soaredoff into the Easter night, the houselights went to black.

The rest of the band left thestage as Pillar removed his guitarand knelt to mold his finalpluckings into a swirling droneof atmospherics.

cutback seems to be a wisechoice as the band matures; songsoff 2003's marginal "TwoConversations" are lyrically pe-dantic, taking sophomoric stanc-es on relationships and sexualencounters. Still, this per-ceived datedness did notaffect the grandeur of "FightSong," the "Two Conversations"powerhouse rocker.

"take your troubles solo, this.is 'the end of you and me," Crisecried the lyrics of "Fight Song"over the swirling guitars and pop-inclined drums, his prematurely-graying beard and wedding -bandsuggesting a contradiction that didnot deter -the crowd from -lovingevery moment of this' song and theentire show. "Fight Song" camenear the end of an fnstrumental set.Drummer Aaron Coker provided .The Appleseed . Cast's.signature,

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Models take the pressure to be skinny to dangerous extremesBY JACKIE WHITE

McClatchy Newspapers

women of all sizes suffered lowerbody esteem after seeing images ofthin models,

Laurie Mintz, the study's co-author and associate professor ofeducation and counseling psychol-ogy, says the research involved 81European and American womenwho were shown pictures of bothneutral and skinny models.

"Heavier and thin women wereequally affected," Mintz says. "Thisis what we're supposed to live upto." Kirsten Oelklaus, a licensedclinical social worker at KansasCity's Center Point Counseling andRecovery, says women are confusedby the mixed messages. NicoleRichie, whose stick-thin frame hasbecome a symbol of the unhealthycelebrity, is a cover girl one weekand chided for being too thin thenext. For people who don't look likeher, "the message is 'I'm not OK.'''

But the future is looking bright-er, Fish says. Celebrities such asjennifer Hudson, who gracedVogue's cover last month, are cast-ing light on realistic shapes. And atthe February fashion shows, pro-ducers and designers began to weedout the skinniest models. Food wasserved backstage. And the one pos-itive factor likely to make the most

ing disorders? Or perhaps morelikely, how much do they contrib-ute to. negative self-images amongwomen in a culture of thin? Can theaesthetic be shifted?

The fashion industry's thin aes-thetic cannot be blamed for anorex-ia and bulimia, says Susan Ice, avice president and medical directorof the Philadelphia-based HenfrewCenter, a facility that treats eatingdisorders. "It is genetic-based, trig-gered usually by things going onin the family," says Icc, who alsoserves on the CFDA committee.One to 2 percent of women havebulimia, and one to three percenthave anorexia. "It is a rare diseasebut lethal. Twenty percent die, usu-ally by suicide," Ice says.

Lynn Grefe, CEO of the NationalEating Disorder Association, saysas many as 10 million women haveeating disorders. The modeling in-dustry is not responsible, she says,but the CFDA could do more. "It'sgoing to take a real partnership,"she says, involving the designers,media and agents.

Some psychologists think the me-dia's focus on thinness influenceshow people feel about themselves.A recent study at the University ofMissouri-Columbia indicated that

base of many major designers, in-troduced a code discouraging ex-cessively skinny models. And inNew York, leading up to Fall FashionWeek in February, the Council ofFashion Designers of America, orCFDA, introduced a "health initia-tive" issuing guidelines to casting'agents and designers.

Working with representativesfrom medical, exercise and nutri-tion, fields, the CFDA suggestedserving healthy snacks backstage,helping models with apparent eat-ing disorders and avoiding hiringmodels younger than 16. The groupvowed to hold workshops, In short; .the organization is hoping to raisethe volume of discussion whileavoiding mandates.

"Everybody is in agreement," saysNian Fish, a senior vice presidentwith KCD Public Relations, whichproduces many designer showsin New York and Europe and is amember of the CFDA committee."We want to spread the word aboutit. We don't want to be responsiblefor causing any eating disorders:'

The issues go weir beyond thehealth ofthe models. What messag-es do the media barrage of waif likeimages send to vulnerable youngpeople? Could they encourage eat-

muscle tone. "We want them to lookhealthy, to have a glow," she says.

But the story shifts when youngwomen move to a larger market.Because their clients want mod-els to fit sample sizes, most agen-cies consider a lean 34-inch hip asacceptable criteria. A tall woman,5-foot-1O or 5-foot-ll, which manysuccessful models are, with 34-inchhips, may have a skeletal build,Mangan says.. The young women have to choose

between long and lean or tonedand curvaceous. For months theskinny issue has caused tremorsin the international fashion indus-try. Having simmered below thesurface for years, it has risen to aglobal controversy among fash-ion capitals with advocates- forand against regulation.

Last fall two young SouthAmerican models died of complica-tions from anorexia and malnour-ishment. In September in Madrid,designer show organizers requiredyoung women to produce proof ofbody mass index of 18 and above.(Below 18.5 is considered under:weight). Body mass index, or BMI,is a measure of body fat based onheight and weight.

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under a mandate to hold down theirweight. Some diet to the extreme.A few go too far.

When joni Harbeck left Kansas "There is so much pressure fromCity, Mo., to pursue a modeling ca- the other girls as well. You see howreer if! New York she was 18 years thin they are," says Harbeck, whoold, 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighed at first found the modeling envi-145 pounds. She quickly got a strong ronment "so harsh" she returnedmessage: Lose weight. to Lawrence, Kan., for a time to

Once she was down 20 pounds, attend college.she was mainstreamed into the It also reflects a common experi-usual budding model routine. ence for young Kansas City womenShe was sent to Milan to build up who move up to fashion capitalsher photo book before return- such as Chicago and New York.ing to New York and living in an This city fosters a commerciallyEast Village apartment with other oriented environment, modelingmodels.There she saw signs of a agencies report.disturbing reality of the modeling The demand tends to be higherindustry. She found evi- for shapely, curvier silhouettes thandence that two models suf- for those seen on high-fashion run-

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fered bulimia, an eating . Ma~gan, pres-disorder in which people binge on ident of Exposure modeling agencyfood and purge. in Overland Park,. Kan., says. clients

"There were bags of vomit ev- often request a size 6 or 8 insteaderywhere," says Harbeck, who now of a size.2. Harbeck s.ays she is ~f-docs New York fashion runway and ten considered too thin for work mphotography work. Harbeck's ex- Kansas City. .,perience points to a tragic side of Pamela Swann, b~okmg duect?ra glamorous profession. Catwalk at Hoffman International Agency 111models are thin. Some of course Overland Park, agrees that modelsare naturally small b~cause the; can ?e to~ thin. When skinny wo~-are young, 15 or 16 years old, and en sign with the agency, she advls-not yet developed.But they are all es them to find a gym and develop

Students publicly relate to the busBY KASHA GLYNN

Culture Writer

city of trees and the surroundingarea continue to grow, it is vital thata functional public transit systemit set into motion. "I would ride thebus to school everyday if it went bymy house but it does not':' said BSUmarketing major, Taylor Dean.

Students in Taylor's class are roll-ing out several campaigns aroundcampus with the hope of educatingtheir peers of the system currentlyin place as well as the dire need forimprovements. "I have enjoyed be- .ing able to help this organizationreach students," said junior LauraSeals, "Students and faculty ben-efit and so does the bus:' For moreinformation about Valley RegionalTransit and their," Treasure Valleyin Transit Plan," you can visit theirwebsite at www.ridline.org . Catcha glimpse of the PR student's cam-paign all over campus over the nexttwo weeks.

by lobbying to students and facultywho can ride the bus for free. "Thisis a service that is already in placeand is free to students and faculty,"said Erin Loeppke, a senior musicbusiness major. "Hiding the bussaves yOll from the parking hassle,helps with pollution problems, andsaves money."

Anyone employed by or attendingthe university is eligible to ride thebus anywhere it goes for free. Theonly requirement is a bus stickerand a student I.D. card. Active BSUmembers can pick up their stickerat the parking office located adja-cent to the student union buildingon University Drive.

"Everyone should see the im-portance of the bus and alterna-tive transportation, we cannot im-prove the system otherwise," statedMalone Eldridge BSU senior andmember of Taylor's PR class. As the

As part of a semester long proj-ect, students in adjunct professorjoanne Taylor's public relationsclass are reaching out to fellow stu-dents and faculty members hopingto increase rider-ship ofthe bus.

Valley Hegional Transit is work-ing very hard to boost the numberof riders in order to increase fund-ing for their operation. VRT hasimplemented a six-year plan thatwill develop a regional public tran-sit system for both Ada and Canyoncounties. The plan would offerservices to all cities in both coun-ties, increase hours of operation,and one day, offer a high capacitytransit corridor that would operatealong the current railway.

BSU students in Taylor's class feltthat they could show their support

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a new identity and lets herself intoboth his online and real personallives.

Dave Willis provide the voices ofthe three fast food heroes. . .

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Kale (Shia LaBeour), a troubledteenager living in the suburbs,finds himself under house arrest bythe local authorities and proceedsto fill his daysobserving his neigh-bors.

He believes he witnesses a mur-der and tries to convince his family,friends and himself that it actuallyoccurred.

David Morse and Carrie-AnneMoss also star.

Redline"Redhne" features a collection of

good-looking cars.In the film, the drivers of these

good·looking cars participate in il-legal drag races to entertain a clubof billionaires.

Besides the cars, the film offersmany high-speed races and specialeffects.

And yes, this is the film In which.Eddie Griffin crashed an EnzoFerrari, one of only 400 made. .

BY FRANCY MARCOTTEAssistant Culture Editor

Aqua Teen Hunger ForceColon MovieFilm for Theaters

If you've never seen "Aqua TeenHunger Force," the following de-scription of the newest film versionof the television show might seem abit bizarre. •

Frylock, Master Shake andMeatwad, the members of the Aqua.Teen Hunger Force, come togetheragainst a diabpllcal piece of exer-cise equipment (controlled by thePllltoniaris and Cybernetic Ghost ofChristmas Past, apparent enemies

". of the Force). .Carey Means, Dana'Snyder and

.Perfect StrangerWhen reporter Rowena Price's

(Halle Berry) friend is found mur-dered,she begins an investigation

. to find the killer.Her evidence leads her to

Millionaire Harrison Hill {BruceWilUs) and she becomes convincedthat Hillldlledher friend. . .

.Year of the DogMolly'Shanrion portrays a con-

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Boise State reformats

BSU players have heard plenty of instruction this spring, as the Broncos football squad tries to pre-pare for another magical run next fall. Friday is the final day of official spring practice. The team willplay at Bronco Stadium in the annual Blue and Orange spring game.

BY K YE J 0 HNSON chance. All four of the quarterbacks thus far. In the second spring gameAssistant Sports Editor are said to still be in the race for the Surratt and Harris both had three-

starting position for next fall and catches, but Bissell was the onlyeach of the quarterbacks bring a dif- receiver to score. He connectedferent mix of talent to the table. on a 41-yard touchdown pass via

Taylor Tharp.

Many starting positions are up for grabs due to the graduation of a legendary senior class from last year.

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Stampede plays for chanceat Championship game

The Idaho Stampede has an-.nouncedthatitssecond-roundhomeplayoff game will be Friday, April 20during the 2007 NBA DevelopmentLeague Championships, presentedby Delta Air Lines.

Individual ticketson sale now at theArena box office or by(208) 331-T1XS(8497),

A special Playoff Family Packticket package is also on sale. Thepackage includes four Rustler sec-tion tickets, four hot, dogs andfour small sodas for $50, a savingsof $20. To purchase the PlayoffFamily Pack or group packages forthe playoffs call the Stampede frontoffice at (208) 388-4667.

By defeating the Colorado I4ersthis past Saturday the Stampedeclinched the regular seasonWestern Division title, earned a byein the first round and home courtadvantage through the secondround of the playoffs on April 20.

Idaho still has a chance to earnhome court advantage for theChampionship Game, should it ad-vance in the playoffs, by earningthe best overall regular season re-cord. Currently, the Stampede (31-17)has a half-game lead over theDakota Wizards (30-17) for the bestoverall record in the D-League.

The final two regular seasongames are at home Friday, April 13against Tulsa and Saturday, April14against Los Angeles.

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As the defending Fiesta BowlChampions, the Boise State Broncoswrap up their spring workouts thisFriday with the annual Blue andOrange Game. Plenty of positionsare still out there for the taking. Themost notable vacancy is at the quar-terback position, where the lossof steady QB Jared Zabransky hasturned into a four-way scramble forthe job. The Broncos have yet to finda dominant go-to receiver to fill theshoes of lerard Rabb, Drisan Jamesand Legedu Naanee - and those arejust openings on the offensive side.

Boise State will need to find twoplayers to fill the shoes that line-backers Colt Brooks and Korey Hallleft behind, and that will be no easytask.

How bout the spot of kicker.Anthony Montgomery and punterKyle Stringer? All of these posiiionsand many more are being foughtover this spring and Friday nightwill be a huge chance for those play-ers to highlight their talents:

Quarterback: Of the fourmen competing for the startingquarterback position right nowonly senior Taylor Tharp has seen adecent ymount of playing time atthe division one level.

That is if you consider 50 careerpasses a decent amount. BetweenTharp's 50 throws and junior BushHamdan's 10 career attempts theBroncos hardly have any experiencecoming back at the most pivotal po-sition on the field. Sophomore NickLomax, son of former NFL quarter-back Neil Lomax, has yet to throwa pass as a Bronco and freshmanMichael Coughlin hasn't gotten the

Running back: Obviously none ofthe other running backs on the BoiseState roster are giving Ian Johnson arun for his starting job, but you'll getto see all of those guys who play be-hind Johnson carry the ball a lot onFriday night. Johnson, who has satthe spring out to reserve his bodyfornext season, will be backed up by acouple of players next fall.

Senior John Helmandollar rushedfor orie touchdown mid 47 yardslast season and is in the mix to beJohnson's top backup. Others in-clude a freshman duo of five-foot,nine-inch, 193-pound Jarvis Hodgeand five-foot, nine-inch, 161-poundJeremy Avery. In the second springscrimmage Hodge and Avery car-'ried the ball each a fair share of

'times, but neither found much suc-'cess. Hodge had six carries for atotal of five yards, while Avery hadseven carries for only ten yards.

Receiver: The loss of lames, Rabband Naanee will be tough to replaceright away and on top of that theloss of tight end Derek Schou manwill make it even tougher. But agroup of guys are making an impactat the moment and will. do whatthey can to fill those shoes. AionaKey, Jeremy Childs, Vinny Perrettaand Tanyon Bissell are among theleaders to see significant time nextseason. Even Surratt, Nick Harrisand Julius Hawkins are also-in themix. Even guys like Toshi Franklinand walk-on Michael Choate haveseen time in the-spring scrimmages

Offensive line: The Broncos offen-sive line may be the strongest partof the team they bring back in 2007and that's not just. in the weightroom. Center laden Dailey is theonly starter from ·Iast year's teamwho isn't returning next season.Monster tackles Andrew Woodruff(6-3,331) and Ryan Clady (6-6,319)will help anchor a line that led theway for Ian Johnson to be one of thetop rushers in the country last sea-son. Guards Jeff Cavender and TadMiller are also returning and BSUis also looking forward to the returnof Pete Cavender, who sat out lastyear due to injury.

The offensive line is by far themost experienced group comingback and thankfully so for the restof the offense, which other than Ianlohnson has yet to find an identity.

Defensive line: Defensive ends NickSchleckeway and Mike T. Williamsare the two returnees from lastyear's starting. lineman. The lossof tackles Andrew Browning andDennis Ellis may be hard to replace,but the Broncos have a hand fullof guys in the wings waiting to fillholes in the middle.

Llnebackersr David Shields andKyle Gingg are the only two re-turnees who saw significant timelast season. The biggest problem atthis point is that those two playedthe same position and split time.Freshman Derrell Acrey has looked

impressive this spring and may helpfill the loss of leading tacklers Halland Brooks from last year's team.

Defensive backs: Senior safetyMarty Tadman will lead a groupof talented defensive backs in2007. Tadman, along with corner-backs Kyle Wilson and OrlandoScandrick, have the makings to beone of the best secondaries in theWestern Athletic Conference. It'sgoing to be filling the shoes of hard-hitting safety Gerald Alexanderthat might be the toughest choreright now. Junior college transferGarcia Day may be the leading can-didate for job. The six-foot, two-inch junior from Mt. San AntonioJunior College was a pre-seasonAll-American last year and endedhis JUCO career with four inter-ceptionsand 40 tackles. Tadman,who had a pair of interceptions inthe second spring game, felt thatthe secondary is coming along. It'sjust a matter of getting comfortablewith each other again.

Special teams: The loss of placekicker Anthony Montgomery maybe a bigger deal than most fans re-alize at this point. Unless freshmankicker Kyle Brotzman turns thingsaround in a hurry the kicking gamecould be ugly next fall. Brotzmanhad a horrid day at best in the sec-ond spring scrimmage. The fresh-man from Meridian red-shirted lastfall and may have his hands full in2007. So far this spring he has donekick-offs, field goals and punting aswell. Replacing Montgomery andpunter Kyle Stringer won't be easy,but so far it looks like it will be onthe foot of a red-shirt freshman withno division one experience.

Goodell cracks down

BY BRIAN LUPTAKSports columnist

Since becoming the commission-er of the National Football Leagueseven months ago, Roger. Goodellhas been faced with one major" is-sue: whether he would adhere to his"zero tolerance" policy or merelyturn the other cheek, as has everyother figure of authority throughoutthe league. We all have witnessedhow many NFL players have taintedthe reputation of the league by be-ing involved in criminal activity andat last someone has decided to dosomething about it.

It has become all too frequent toturn on ESPN and hear who got ar-rested today and why. Many timesthe occurrences are violent and weall wonder why these athletes leadsuch violent lifestyles or how theyoften find themselves in violent sit-uations. In the past, almost everyresolution was the same: the crimeis mildly addressed by the law thenignored-by teams and the league ingeneral.

This trend may be coming to a 'halt. Goodell made himself a coupleposter boys Tuesday afternoon tosolidify his stance on players withextensive relationships with thelaw. Adam "Pacman" Jones fromthe Tennnessee Titans and theCincinnati Bengals' Chris Henryeach received the first of what willpresumably be a reformed arsenalof punishment for players that breakthe law. The small, petty fines areout and lengthy suspension is in, anaggressive move toward a hint of au-thority in the NFL. '

Jones' incidental resume includes10 separate occasions that he hasbeen interviewed by the police. Thefactor that pushed commissionerGoodell's buttons a little too hardwent down over the NBA All-Starweekend in Las Vegas, Nev. Joneswas arrested for being involved in afight that led to a shooting at a stripclub, which left a man paralyzed.

Though he is yet to be sentencedby a court of law, Goodell's law sayshe is suspended forthe entirety of the2007 season. Since the suspension iswithout pay, Jones' projected finan-cialloss is upward of$1,292,500.

In Chris Henry's case, theCincinnati wide receiver will be sus-pended for eight weeks of the 2007season in response to his four ar-rests in just more than a year.

While many players see the sus-pensions as an extremely drasticdecision implemented by the pow-er-hungry leadership of a new com-missioner, both the Bengals and theTitans support the suspensions andhope their players learn from whatthey are observing first hand.

The battle is not over yet. Goodellhas definitely made a statement andpresented his position through-out the league, but when therehave been 50 different players andcoaches arrested since his takeoverin 2006,. only two cases being ad-dressed seems fairly mild.

If the commissioner can hold hisground and obtain the support ofthe NFL Players Association, it couldshut the door on the issue with fullforce, making the NFL a much morerespected organization.

The real test will come uponthe release of Tank Johnson. TheChicago Bears' defensive linemanis currently serving a 120-day jailsentence for violating his probationby possessing multiple unregisteredfirearms.

.Iohnson should be released dur-ing July, at which time he can be ad-dressed and punished by the NFLfor his actions.

The NFL may be changing for thebetter and the time could not havecome sooner. As the league's Imagehas been deteriorating, I have slowlybeen seeing similarities between·SportsCenter" and,-Cops."

The lifestyles that many play-ers.have begun to lead as profes-sional athletes is adisgrace and fi-nally someone may be standing upto return a stature of respect to thislevel of the game, Let's just hopethat Goodell can continue to look

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Women's tennis hostsspring tournament

The No. 40 Boise State women'stennis team (13-3) will host thefour-day, four-team Boise StateSpring Classic starting Thursday inBoise. The round robin event willfeature New Mexico State (9-12),Portland (6-8) and Utah State (2-6).

The Broncos have posted a 13-3record in dual match play this sea-son and are returning from a five-dayroadtripinwhichtheylosttoNo.27 BYU 5-2, were rained out againstAir Force and defeated No. 44Denver 5-2. The team is now 5-3 -this season against rankedopponents including 2-1 at home.Overall the Broncos are 5-1 athome this season.

Tiffany Coli will play in her fi-, nal home meet as a member of the

Boise State women's tennis team.Her career honors include an AIl-Western Athletic Conference selec-tion for her play in doubles duringthe 2004-05 season.,

She was also named WAC Playerof the Week Apr. 17,2006. Coli hasaccumulated a 74-24 career re-cord in: singles and a 71-21 recordin doubles. This season, Coli hasbeen an example on the court withher 11 singles victories in dualmatch play and 21 wins overall. Shehas. also posted a 10:2 record atNo.6 singles. Coli has also teamedwith Bianca

Jochimsen for an outstanding 11-1 doubles record in dual play. Colihas proven to be a consistent forcefor the Broncos throughout the yearwhile providing the team stabilityin the lower half of the order.

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North Carolina Attorney GeneralRoy Cooper is expected to 'an-nounce the dismissal of all thecharges against the three youI)g.men. The three men were original-ly indicted for first-degree rape af-ter a party back on March 13, 2006.A dancer who was hired for the par-ty reported the three lacrosse play-ers raped her in the late hours of theparty. Those charges were droppedon Dec. 22, 2006.

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girls will go on and get better every tted a school record with the sec-year," Sandmire said. "They are so and-best mark all beam at a con-talented and work so hard and there ference championship scoring aare great things in store for them." 48.9, but it simply was not enough

Boise State came out poised and to lift Boise State to higher ground.led after the opening rotation when "We've had some injuries to ourit posted a score of 48.9, its third upper-classmen this season whichhighest score in that event all sea- has given a lot of our freshman ason. The Broncos clung to first chance to gain some experienceplace after having a bye during the and that will payoff," said Assistantsecond rotation, but quickly fell Head Coach Neil Resnick. "Theseto sixth place when they posted a • girls competed their hearts out and47.725 as a team on bars. made us proud. We have a lot to look

Down but not out, the Broncos forward to next season."

Senior Kristin AldrichIf it were up to Boise State senior

Kristin Aldrich, she'd come back forone more season. That's not possiblefor the gymnastics standout, butshe docs have one more shot toleave her mark on an alreadysuccessful career.

Aldrich earned first team all-conference honors on both barsand floor at last month's WesternAthletic Conference Championshipsand has been selected to competeon bars at the NCAA West RegionalChampionships later this month atthe University of Utah in Salt LakeCity. Aldrich also earned secondteam honors on vault.

Boise State freshman YvetteLeizorek will compete in her first-ever West Regional Championshipslater this month in Salt Lake City,Utah. The California native notchedsecond team all-conference honorson both bars and fleer at last monthsWestern Athletic ConferenceChampionships to punch her ticket.

"I'm really excited and anxious togo, but sad at the same time that theentire team won't be there," Leizoreksaid. "It's going to be great to get thatkind of experience and to see whatI'm able to do on such a big stage."

Leizorek has been one of a hand-

For Boise State freshman DeAvera, Todd the upcoming West RegionalChampionships are just anothermeet. Todd approaches every meetthe same way and this one will beno different.

"For me, I look at this like I lookat any other meet, and so it's all thesame to me," Todd said. "I'm excitedthough and I'll try to do'my best."

In her debut season, Todd was theBroncos' only all-around competi-tor. She was selected to compete inthe all-around at the West RegionalChampionships later this month inSalt Lake City, Utah.

"I'm really excited because it givesme an opportunity to compete onemore time before I'm done," Aldrichsaid. "It will be an exciting opportu-nity for me to go there as an individ-ual and see what I can do."

Aldrich was rock solid for theBroncos at the WACChampionships.She led Boise State on vault scoringa 9.825, which help the Broncos se-cure sole possession of first place af-ter the first rotation.

The senior made a name for her-self when she won the conferencebeam championship as a sopho-more in 2005, came through in herfinal conference meet with a 9.85 to

Freshman Yvette Leizorekful of freshman that have carriedthis Bronco program all season.Injuries have plagued-Boise State allyear. The team has turned its atten-tion to their underclassmen to carrythe load.

"lnjmy is ~omp.thing we've dealtwith all season," said Assistant HeadCoach Neil Resnick. "We've lookedto girls like Yvette Leizorek andDeAvera Todd to pick up the load thattheir injured teammates can nolonger carry and they've donea great job."

At the WAC ChampionshipsLeizorek led the Broncos on bars

Freshman DeAvera Todd"DeAvera is a tremendous gym-

nast and will do a great job for BoiseState," said Assistant Head CoachNeil Resnick. "She comes out at ev-ery meet and does her best everynight and we know we can expectthat from her."

Todd, a Georgia native was a statechampion in the all-around in highschool and was a National HighSchool Scholar.

"To compete in the all-aroundisn't going to feel much differentbecause I've been doing this all sea-son," said Todd. "I just hope I cantreat it like any other meet and not

finish tied for third.Her score tied the lOth best beam

, score at a conference meet in BoiseStateschoolhistory.Thatscorehelpedthe Broncos stay in the hunt, but herefforts alone could not save theBroncos season.

"We've had our ups and downsthis season, but I think I was able todo as good as I could for the team,"Aldrich said, "As a team we had oneof our best meets of the year but itjust wasn't enough."

Last season Aldrich was namedCoaches Association All-AcademicScholar Athlete as well as beingnamed a WACAli-Academic.

scoring a 9.775."The WAC meet was a good expe-

rience for me and taught me a lot,"Leizorek said. "We weren't able to doas well as a team as we had hoped,but we did the best we could. NowI have to start thinking about thewest regional and prepare myself forthat."

Leizorek will be one of many un-derclassmen who will return nextseason. "I'm really looking forwardto next season and what we can doas a team," Leizorek said. "A bunchof us will be back and hopefully bythen we will be a little more experi-enced."

let the pressure get to me and justdowell."

Todd joins teammates KristinAldrich and Yvette Leizorek as theonly Broncos to compete at the na-tionallevel this season. To'dd knowsnext season will be different.

"We're going to be back next sea-son and be the best team in the land,"Todd said. "We're sad our team isn't.going with us but we know 'we'll beback next season." '

TheWestRegionaIChampionshipswill take place April 26-28 at the JonM. Huntsman center in Salt LakeCity, Utah.

Although the Broncos fell shortas, a team, three Broncos earnedAll-WAC conference honors andwill advance to compete in the WestRegional ChaI1,lpionships later thismonth: Boise State senior KristinAldrich earned All-WAC first teamhonors on beam and All-WAC sec-ond team honors on vault. Aldrichhas been selected to compete onbeam at the regional meet in undera month. _

Aldrich will be accompaniedby two other Broncos. Freshman

Yvette Leizorek earned secondteam all-conference honors on bothbar and floors and will compete onbars and serve as an alternate onthe floor exercise.

DeAvera Todd round out the trioand will compete in the all-aroundfor Boise State. Todd wUl be theonly Bronco this season to competein each event.

"The girls will do well and willmake Boise State proud,' Resnicksaid. "They've worked for this allseason and will be ready."

Bronco Gymnasts fall short of sixth conference titleBY TATE CASTLETON Western Athletic '. Conference

Sports Writer Championships Boise State fellshort of bringing home a sixth titlefor Sand mire in her final confer-encemeet.

Despite securing their second-highest team score of the seasonwith a 193.3, the Broncos man-

, aged to finish sixth at the meet.Sacramento State won its secondconsecutive conference champion-ship, scoring 195.275.

"It's tough to see it end, but it'sbittersweet l:iecause I know these

There's' going to be somethingdifferent about Boise State gymnas-tics next season.

After an unforgettable 20-yeartenure, Head Coach Sam Sandmirehas decided to call it a career.

Sandmire's final season was fullof challenges and obstacles as sheled a very young Bronco squadthat was hampered by injuriesand inexperience. At last month's

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Backpacking + yoga = relaxationFitness and outdoor programs merge to relieve stress

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The Boise State Student Recreation Center offers members and non-members an opportunity to experience yoga on an outdoor backpacking trip on'April 21. The total cost of the trip will be $120 and fitness members will get a $40 discount.

BY ADAM ADERSports Writer

refreshed perspective and be readyto take on the challenges of "end-of-semester syndrome" the BSUOutdoor Program and the FitnessProgram of the Student RecreationCenter are having their first everyoga backpack trip.

"The yoga backpack trip is justan opportunity for members andnonmembers to experience yogaoutdoors," Lisa Stuppy, assistantdirector of fitness at the Rec Center,

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said. "We teach five yoga classes aweek and we have a lot of outdoortrips and programs and we thoughtit would be kind of neat to combinethe two."

The idea behind the trip is thatthe natural surroundings willenhance the yoga experience tomake things very relaxing andenergizing. The trip isn't aimed atany certain level of experience inyoga. Anyone is encouraged to go.

"Yoga is very individual and verynoncompetitive," Stuppy said. "Inyoga we practice honoring whereyou are today, what you can dotoday and not basing it on what youcan do yesterday, or what you mightbe able to do tomorrow. Yoga innature helps beginners andadvanced people to always challengethemselves. If there are beginners

I BY JAKE GARCINSports Editor

out there I think they would thor-oughlyenjoythis trip as well as moreadvanced people."

To go on this trip it costs $120and fitness members enjoy a $40discount. It includes special servic-es like one-on-one attention fromthe yoga instructor. The peoplegoing on the trip won't haveanything to worry about exceptwhat they're doing at that time.

"That covers everything fromyour food, your transportation, yourequipment for the trip," OutdoorCoordinator and camp guide JesseSears said. "So basically, all youneed to show up with is the clothesthat you're wearing and yourhiking shoes.", Where ·the trip will take place

hasn't been completely figured out.But where they go will depends on

two factors, one of them being theweather and the other being howisolated the site is. They won't be ina location with a lot people, whichcould hinder how relaxing theexperience is. They do know thelocation will be somewhere herein beautiful Idaho and they seeBruneau, Home and Hawlings Creekas possible places.

This trip 'will be just the firstof many in which the OutdoorProgram and Fitness Program willcombine forces. They have alreadystarted talking about future tripsand partnerships together.

"It's a good marriage between theoutdoors and fitness," -Sears said."We'll have more of this' style oftrips in the future so this is kind ofthe showcase. This is the launchingof a partnership."

Sophomore quarterback Nick Lomax finds himself ina heated battle for the starting position. The Oregonnative is the son of a former NFL quarterback.

competing against, yourself really.You know for myself, if I do the bestthat I can, then no matter how itturns out, whether I'm the starter orho\vever that works out, I know thatI did all I could."

Lomax has, in some capacity,played the roll of the middle childin the Bronco quarterback fam-ily. Senior Taylor Tharp and juniorBush Hamdan are natural prede-cessors to replace Jared Zabranskywith more experience in the pro-gram than anyone else.

Meanwhile, freshman MichaelCoughlin used his red shirt seasonon the scout team to turn headsand throw his name into the mix tolead the BSU offense in 2007. Then

As that variable is working itself outon the football field in spring ballall Lomax and the other players cando is take advantage of opportuni-ties.

"That's what I'm trying to focuson right now, just becoming thebest player that I can be given the

.opportunities that I have/ Lomaxsaid. "As spring ball goes along Ijust need to keep 'making stridesand getting better and hopefullycome fall time, I'll be right there."

Lomax, of Tualatin, Ore., is nostranger to success having earnedthe Bronco Offensive Scout TeamPlayer of the Year award as a red-shirt in 2005. Before arriving oncampus at BSU Lomax was named

People interested should beregistered by April 16.

The trip has an introductionWednesday, April 18, at the StudentRecreation Center Classroom from

- 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.They will head out early morning

Saturday, April 21, and come backthe evening of April 22. The threeor four different yoga sessions, thehiking and the natural setting aresure to relieve all of your stressand get you through the end ofthe semester.

"Especially right before finals,as the semester goes on and on, itsometimes gets harder and harderto relieve your stress," Stuppy said."This will be a really good weekendto reset. Students can reset beforethey go into that last two weeks ofclasses and then finals."

Oregon State Championship run-ner-up finish as a senior.

In his final season at Lake OswegoLomax threw for 2,800 yards, 30touchdowns and only four intercep-tions. He is the son of a former NFLquarterback, Neil Lomax, who wasdrafted by the St. Louis Cardinalsin 1981. At 6'6", 220 he is the biggestofthe four BSU quarterbacks, whichcould be an advantage - dependingon what perspective you have.

Boise State's previous quarter-backs were considerably smallerplayers - known better for their mo-bility and athleticism. Zabranskywas listed at 6'2", while RyanDinwiddie was listed at a mere 6'0".Lomax doesn't fit the traditionalBronco quarterback mold, but thatdoesn't mean he isn't the guy totransform the QB position at BSU.

"I feel like I've made great stridesfrom last year and even from thestart of spring ball," Lomax said. "SoI'm feeling good about the way thingsare going right now and I think hav-ing the competition is healthy aswell and it just keeps going back todoing the best that I can." .

In the first scrimmage of thespring Lomax had a mediocre show-ing. He finished the afternoon 6-of-14 for 41 yards and one interception.In the second scrimmage his repswere considerably less, throwingonly three passes in the scrimmage.However, Lomax did finish scrim-

The semester is starting to winddown as finals approach andassignments intensify andmany Boise State students are feel-ing a bit worn down and readyfor the summer.

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