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Price check college necessities

By Bryce Dunham-Zemberi, Journalist

Students need food for all sorts of reasons: foot-ball games, daily groceries, late night munchies, etc. Albertsons on Broadway Ave. and WinCo Foods on Myrtle St. are two likely last-minute grocers for students.

A recent comparison of identical items between Albertsons and WinCo Foods store suggests Alb-ertsons is a generally more expensive grocer.

According to Google Maps, WinCo Foods is exactly one mile away from Chaffee Hall, whereas Albertsons is .70 miles away.

On a 10-item sample receipt, with identical items and brands, WinCo Foods totaled $45.66. When compared to Albertsons’ total of $58.51, there was a 22 percent savings.Keep it fresh

An 800-ml of Febreze Odor Eliminator costs $11.99 at Albertsons, the same bottle costs $5.99 at WinCo Foods.Down delicious damnation

A 30-pack of Bud Light costs $18.99 at the Alb-ertsons, while WinCo Foods charges $18.98.Wonderfully warm wieners

The cost of Ball Park Frank Hot Dogs is $3.99 at Albertsons. WinCo Foods charges significantly less at $1.86.I like big buns and I cannot lie

An eight-pack of Franz Hot Dog Buns at Albert-sons costs $1.99 whereas the same eight pack costs $2.62 at WinCo Foods.

This is the result of Albertsons’ “weekly sale” that reduced its price from $2.79 to $1.99.Live large

A 10-pack of Trojan Ecstasy Condoms costs $9.40 at WinCo Foods whereas the same box at Al-bertsons costs $11.59.

“We routinely check competitors prices and set our prices lower than theirs in order to be the low-price leader in that area,” WinCo Foods Vice Presi-dent of Public and Legal Affairs Michael Read said.

WinCo Foods and Albertsons will always share the market for students on or near campus. It is up to students to chose whether or not they want to travel further to save more.

Representatives from Albertsons were not avail-able for immediate comment.

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NEW YORK —- The Unit-ed Nations Security Council deadlocked on the issue of Palestinian statehood.

This is largely expected, as the United States, one of five members of the Secu-rity Council with veto power, vowed to veto the proposal. Palestinian President Mah-moud Abbas submitted the bid in September in an effort to obtain a moral victory at the least.

The issues that created

the deadlock were unclear, though it appears some members questioned Pales-tine’s ability to meet the re-quirements of membership and others cited rebel group Hamas as reason for refusing the bid. There is a chance the bid could still pass, if nine of 15 votes are in its favor. How-ever, according to the New York Times, it appears that only eight states are willing to vote in favor of Palestinian statehood.

EUROPE —- Greece and It-aly, two of the European Union’s most debt-heavy countries, seek new leadership.

Greece’s search for a new prime minister seemed to flop and Italy’s prime minister an-nounced his resignation.

Lucas Papademos, a renowned Greek economist, seemed on the verge of becoming Greece’s new prime minister Tuesday night, but it didn’t happen. Party mem-bers were still in a bitter fight over who would be part of his cabinet.

Ironically, rather than being an argument over who would have the privilege of being part of the cabinet, it was an argument over who could escape it. A particu-larly avoided cabinet seat was the

Finance Ministry, according to the New York Times.

Across the Ionian Sea, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has agreed to resign once the Parliament has passed a reform package of cuts—a last ditch ef-fort to reign in the debt crisis. This announcement came after he failed to push through a most-ly symbolic budget proposal. This loss indicated he no longer had the majority support enough to govern effectively.

Whether or not Berlusconi’s resignation will be enough to slow, if not halt, the debt crisis in Italy is unclear. It is equally unclear that Parliament will actu-ally pass the reforms Berlusconi’s resignation hinges on.

Palestinian statehood bid faces failure in U.N.

Debt-stricken European nations seek new leaders

MISSISSIPPI — The pro-posed amendment to Mississip-pi’s constitution to give full rights to a fertilized egg failed to pass Tuesday.

The initiative was rejected by more than 55 percent of voters.

It was likely that if the proposal had passed, it would have faced multiple legal battles as it could be interpreted to go against the Roe v. Wade decision. According to opponents, many were worried by the wording of the bill.

In one case, where it bans abor-tion “from the moment of fertil-ization,” opponents suggested it could make doctors wary of in vitro fertilization, for fear of being held accountable should the pro-cedure not be successful.

‘Personhood’ amendment fails at polls

DELAWARE —- Three senior officials at Dover Air Force Base have been disciplined for what spokespeople call “gross misman-agement” of the mortuary.

The three base officials disci-plined were former Port Mortu-ary Director Quinton “Randy” Keel; Col. Robert Edmondson, former commander of the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Opera-tions Center; and Trevor Dean, according to USA Today.

These actions were taken af-ter a year-long investigation, prompted by reports of miscon-duct regarding treatment of hu-man remains.

The report concluded no laws were broken but officials failed to respond to problems tracking the body parts processed by the mortuary. In two seperate inci-dents, three body parts were lost without being reported.

Families of the deceased in question have been notified.

Air Force’s morgue loses body parts

BOISE —- The J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Founda-tion announced the $3 mil-lion grant on Monday.

The funding will be used to expand the BSU football athletic complex and create an academic center in the newly expanded complex.

It is also intended to con-tribute to the Go On cam-paign, which promotes awareness of the necessity of higher education to Idaho high school students. The idea is that by incorporat-ing the Broncos and Football Head Coach Chris Petersen into the campaign, more stu-dents will become convinced of the legitimacy of higher education.

“We believe the partner-ship will provide a great platform—Boise State and Coach Petersen have the re-spect, character and caliber needed to take this impor-tant message to thousands of Idaho youth and families,” Jamie MacMillan, Founda-tion executive director, said in a press release.

$3 million grant given by grocery corporation

BOISE, IDAHO —- Voters showed up yes-

terday to cast their bal-lots and the results are now in.

The Boise mayoral seat went to David Bieter with 74 percent of the total vote.

Boise’s city council seats one and five belong to Lauren McLean and Elaine Clegg, respective-ly; both ran unopposed and received 100 percent of the votes.

Candidate Ben Quin-tana won the Boise city

council’s seat two. He had 56 percent of the to-tal votes.

This was the smallest margin of victory for any of the Boise seats up for grabs, but it was also the most contested seat with three candidates.

Seat three on the Boise city council was taken by David Eberle, who had 78 percent of the votes.

To see a full list of re-sults and more informa-tion for all elected posi-tions in Ada County, see the cityofboise.org.

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Dogs trained to sniff out illicit cell phone use in NYC prisons

NEW YORK CITY —- Dogs trained to smell the lithium in cell phone bat-teries are heading to Rikers Island to detect illicit cell phone use by the inmates.

The contraband phones are often used to commu-nicate in order to arrange drug deliveries to inmates or

criminal activites outside of the prison. Prison officials are able to monitor land-line calls, but calls made on cell phones in inmates’ cells have no such mechanism.

Hence, spending $6,000 on dogs trained to smell lithium batteries.

According to the New

York Post, the dogs are also able to detect mobile ac-cessories like chargers and earpieces. The name of the vendor and details of the cell phone detection dog program were unavailable, as were statistics on the suc-cess of similar initiatives in other states.

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Though many mainstream retail-ers have seen a drop in sales, not all are suffering from shoppers’ in-ability or unwillingness to spend frivolously.

Thrift stores and consignment shops are still thriving in this harsh economic climate. According to a survey of 182 members of the

National Association of Resale & Thrift Shops, most thrift shops saw an average 35 percent increase in sales last fall.

For fashion-loving students on a budget, it can be hard to keep their clothing expenses to a mini-mum when there are new trends to follow by the month. But the dis-counted clothing at thrift and con-signment shops offer a solution.

Bargin hunters sort more or save more Thrift or consignment shopping?

ConsignmentPlato’s Closet, Urban Exchange,

Renewed Expressions and Lux Fashion Lounge are some local consignment shops that sell and buy lightly used clothing and de-signer labels.

“I shop at consignment stores be-cause it’s significantly cheaper than shopping at normal stores,” Jake Young, sophomore English major with linguistics emphasis, said. “I can go into a store like Plato’s and get a full outfit for $40, whereas it’d cost me two or three times that much if I went to a store in the mall.”

At these consignment stores stu-dents can take their old clothing, sell it and use the money to buy new clothes at a discounted price. Consignment shops tend to be picky when choosing the clothes

they buy because they want to keep their selection trendy and attrac-tive to consumers.

Those looking to sell clothes should do so during the appropri-ate seasons to get the most cash for their old clothing. When sell-ing clothes back to these stores, the price in exchange may not be as much as the seller was hoping to receive, but trading old clothes for a new wardrobe is a smart choice. Some consignment shops may pay more money for items if the seller wants to take a store credit instead of cash back. Plato’s Closet offers an extra 6 percent toward purchases made the same day.

Though pricing varies from store to store, most consignment shops sell garments at 50 to 75 percent less than the retail value. When buying merchandise, the store

ThriftThrift shops are stores with a purpose of

raising funds for charitable causes such as disaster relief, feeding the homeless, job training, etc. These stores receive their mer-chandise through donations, but this doesn’t mean they’ll accept just anything. In fact, thrift shops are generally selective when choosing which donated items to sell, which means most are clean and in decent condi-tion. And, because they do not pay for their merchandise, the pricing is amazingly low.

“Their interest is moving massive volume, not necessarily getting the highest price pos-sible for each item,” Amy Hardin Turosak, blogger and thrifting expert said.

This is why items which would retail for $70 can be found for $8 at local thrift stores. These types of deals are something Turo-sak experienced herself when she bought a bracelet for $4, still in its original packaging, which she found to be worth $98 when she called the retailer, Anthropologie.

Though it may sound too good to be true, finding deals like this are a regular occur-rence at many thrift shops. However, to find such deals, one must dig. For avid thrifters, digging through the junk, which even the most selective thrift shops will have, is often the best part. It is the thrill of the hunt, one could say.

“Thrifting for great finds can take time but it’s really gratifying when you find some-thing amazing. It is definitely worth the time,” Michael Chapman, junior kinesiology major, said.

But the searching required to find good deals is also why some people don’t like thrift shops. Because thrift shops do not have the shiny, organized look of department stores or superstores, many people only see junk when walking in. Those who find the great deals and fall in love with thrifting are willing to keep an open mind and see past the fact that they are sifting through secondhand goods.

For those looking for more than just unique clothing, thrift shops also sell house-hold goods, furniture, CDs and DVDs, shoes, toys, books, accessories and inter-esting knick-knacks such as vases and jars. However, do not get sucked into purchasing 20 vases just because they are cheap! After all, the definition of thrift is the quality of us-ing money and other resources carefully and not wastefully.

Goodwill holds lightly used clothes and other household items that may save students some extra coin money.

Junkyard Jeans on Broadway Avenue provides custom clothing creations for any individual, including Espy Awards nominees.

generally pays the seller a little less than half of what they would sell the item for. For example, a pair of jeans that would retail for $100 might sell at a consignment store for as little as $25. The person who sold these jeans made about $12.50 if they took cash, more if they took a store credit to buy themselves some “new-to-you” clothing.

“The best deal I have found would be a pair of pink Nike shoes that were normally $125,” Heidy

Brunk, sophomore elementary studies major, said. “I got them for $19, better than Payless.”

Consignment shops may be easier and less time-consuming to look through because the selec-tion is carefully chosen by fashion experts. When walking into a con-signment store the music selec-tion and retail-like merchandising displays give the store an up-beat feeling for a traditional retail shopping experience.

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Wallpaper to visit BoiseTrevor VillagranaAssistant Lifestyles Editor

Despite headlining act Gym Class Heroes dropping off the bill due to front man Travie Mc-Coy’s illness, Oakland, Califor-nia’s one and only Wallpaper is set to hit the stage at the Knitting Factory tonight with the Dirty Heads.

The four piece, led by the in-famous chain-rocking, micro-phone-gripping Ricky Reed, is currently on tour in support of their latest EP, “#STUPiD-FACEDD” which has been building hype since being fea-tured on MTV’s Jersey Shore.

Although only a supporting act for the purpose of this show, the group has been receiving some extra stage time because of McCoy’s illness. But the band wishes McCoy well from the road.

“Of course it’s disappointing but dang, man, at this point all

we care about is Travie getting better,” said Reed about having to part ways.

The group has run through Boise before, citing whiskey, Basque food and pedicures as incentives to return to the City of Trees, and hopes to once again wow their audience with their

neon, dance club ready, electro-pop craziness.

“If you don’t come to the show, you’ll never know what would’ve happened that night,” Reed said. “At my shows people meet soul mates, get laid, high five best friends and have life epiphanies. Come and see your future.”

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A couple of weeks ago, a group passed out the documentary “180,” which at-tempts to compare abortion to the Holocaust. The analogy of these two events relate to the value of life, but the creators stretch it too far.

The maker of the documentary, Ray Comfort, found people who be-lieve the Holocaust is appalling and value human life. Then, Comfort asks about abortion, the connection being if someone values hu-man life, then they should be pro-life.

“I think there’s a lot of situations where abortion should be not only followed through with, but recommended,” said Shondra Winton, Boise State senior psychology and commu-nications double major. “I think that in any situation mass mur-der is not OK. You cannot compare the two in any situation.”

Women are not ordered by the federal government to termi-nate pregnancies; that will never be law. Abortion will either be a woman’s choice or illegal in America.

Adolf Hitler, on the other hand, made it law requiring peo-ple to help the Nazi government eradicate the Jewish people. In other words, these are incomparable ideas. Freshman biology major Paige Puccinelli agrees it compares apples to oranges.

“I think they are completely different subjects,” Puccinelli said. “They both have to do with death yet they’re on different levels.”

The correct analogy would be something like: if the U.S. gov-ernment ordered every woman to terminate their pregnancy, would you still find a way to have the baby?

On the other hand, Germans living under Hitler’s fascist dic-tatorship were ordered to kill anyone who was Jewish. They didn’t have much of a choice.

“Abort your child or die” would be a similar situation to the Holocaust, which only occurs when the fetus affects the health of the mother. That doesn’t occur during ev-ery pregnancy. On the contrary, “Kill Jews or die” was the mentality pertaining to ev-ery Jew during the Holocaust.

Comfort’s interviews in the vid-eo suggest he only encountered one opinion from people. Abortion is a tricky subject to define, defend and at-tack. Surely, Comfort must have run into some who did not share his opinion, yet they are not included in the docu-mentary.

Jess Caldwell-O’Keefe, Ph.D., direc-tor of the Women’s Center at BSU, no-ticed this as well.

“Details such as the number of women who died annually when abortion was il-legal, reasons why women get abortions as well as the real and personal reasons why some folks are against abor-tion are not in-cluded, making the film a tool to promote an agen-da rather than an invitation to think critically about abortion,” Caldwell-O’Keefe said.

People come from different backgrounds, and everyone has their own reasons for their opinions on abortion and one blanket-sweep analogy to the loosely-connected Holo-caust won’t—and should not—change the minds of most.

“180” shines new light on good morals

Documentary provides weak comparison

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When the “180” DVD made its way around campus, many people tried to figure out how they felt about its message. Many may think the interviewer, Ray Comfort, is just a

crazy man with a camera trying to piss people off. This isn’t the case. Everything in the DVD is truthful and has good morals behind it.

This new 33-minute documentary tries to change public opinion about abortion using interviews with students and questioning their abortion

views by relating it to the Holocaust. The Holocaust and abortion are on the same level because in both instances people are killing other in-nocent people.

The film does not say that women who have abortions are compa-rable to a man who killed 11 million people. It’s saying a baby in the womb is just as important as the people’s lives which were taken dur-ing the Holocaust.

Jenny Green, a Boise State sophomore graphic design major, agrees with the message Comfort gives.

“I’m 32 weeks pregnant and if I lost my baby even before he’s born it would kill me,” Green said. “I consider him just as much of a human

being in my stomach than a fully grown person is. Even though Hitler killed millions of people, so does abortion. Speaking as a new mom, I

completely agree with everything in the ‘180’ video.”The point of the film is to help people view abortion in a more serious

light. The Holocaust was a tragedy, but so are all of the lives of unborn children being taken away.

Those who oppose the film argue the content is offensive. Sometimes the truth is offensive. Sometimes it takes strong, graphic imagery to im-pact people enough to get them to see the error of their ways.

Amber Denis, freshman criminal justice major, is glad “180” attempts to change people’s views on abortion.

“I used to be pro-choice until I went with my friend when she got an abortion,” Denis said. “I went in thinking she was

doing the right thing, but after seeing the fetus when it came out I realized that’s not just an embryo,

that’s a freaking baby! I’ve completely changed my views and I’m now an

advocate for pro-life. If this docu-mentary helps people change their view on abortion, then I don’t care what they relate it to.”

Many things have a hand in changing people’s views on abortion and this film is one of them. J.R. Salinas, a

sophomore in business administration, took a close look at his beliefs

after viewing this film.“It’s a great paral-

lel they used for the topic,” Salinas

said. “It definitely makes you think about your ac-tions and your opinions. It made me think about my opin-ions and actions not just on this subject, but in ev-erything.”

“180” is on a mission, even though some people don’t agree with it. The people passing it out are support-ing the cause and exercising their First Amendment

rights. The distribu-tion of “180” could po-

tentially save lives and if they have to stomp on a few

toes to get there, so be it. For those who are completely offended by the

video, fortunately there’s always the STOP button on the DVD player.

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Hockey season has begunSteelheads take series from Las Vegas Wranglers

Century Link Arena opened its doors Saturday, Nov. 5 to celebrate 15 years of Idaho Steelheads Hockey.

It was a memorable night and an exciting weekend for the professional minor league team, winning two out of three games in a series against the Las Vegas Wranglers and taking four out of the six series points.

On Wednesday, Nov. 2 the Steelheads broke a six-game losing streak, defeating Las Vegas 6-2. Kael Mouillierat and Chad Klassen each scored twice against Wranglers goal tender Joe Fallon and excite-ment spread throughout the arena as fans enjoyed watch-ing the Steelheads put the puck in the back of the net.

The arena roared Friday, Nov. 4 as the crowd celebrated a second Steelheads victory over Las Vegas, winning 3-2 in overtime.

Halfway through the sec-ond period the Steelheads were down 2-0, but the team was determined to give it their all and battle back to a victory. With about 12:30 left in the second period Ondrej Roman took a shot at the goal, but it was hung up on goal tender Fallon’s legs. Rookie Ian Lowe swiftly snuck in and shot the puck into the goal, making the game stand at 2-1.

Steelheads fans went crazy as the team continued to fight back.

The score remained at 2-1 with seven minutes left in the third period when rookie defenseman Hubert Labrie was fed the puck by David Fredriksson.

He waited for an open shooting lane and scored his first professional goal tying the game 2-2. As the minutes wound down, the game stayed tied and the five minute over-time began.

In overtime the Las Vegas Wranglers pounded the net with multiple shots against Idaho goal tender Jimmy Spratt.

Pressure from Las Vegas didn’t settle and Spratt made an amazing glove save, stop-ping a lone Wrangler shot to keep the game tied.

With just 2:39 of overtime remaining Kael Mouillierat was passed the puck by Klas-sen and dished the puck past Fallon, winning the game 3-2.

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A new year, a new rosterThis year’s wrestling season commences as the Broncos head to LaramieNikki HansonAssistant Sports Editor

The Boise State wrestling team is back with a vengeance and more than something to prove to the world of wres-tling. Yes, wrestling fans, you can now breathe easy, because wrestling is back in season.

The Boise State men’s wres-tling team recently released

their schedule for the upcom-ing season. They will host four duel meets during the 2011-12 season, all before the Pac-12 Championships comes to Taco Bell Arena, Feb. 26. Make sure to save the date, wrestling fans, because the Pac-12 Championships are a show of true merit and worth.

The men’s first home event will take place Dec. 30 against

NCAA title-contender Okla-homa State, which is No. 3 in the WIN Preseason Rank-ings. Boise State will also host North Dakota State Jan. 20 for the annual Beauty and the Beast event; they play Northern Colorado on Jan. 22; and No. 24 Oregon State on Feb. 3. The Beauty and the Beast event is also one of the biggest events of the year, as

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wrestlers and gymnasts team split the floor in their heated competition.

The Broncos will travel to Corvallis, Ore., Nov. 20 for its first duel of the season and the first of two match-ups with the Beavers. As many avid fans are aware, the rival-ry between the teams grows each year and this year will be no exception. The team will be on the road while stu-dents lounge around during winter break. Boise State will meet Pac-12 rivals Oregon State, Stanford, Cal State Bakersfield and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, in a four-day road trip Jan. 5 through 8.

Our men will begin their season at the Cowboy Open

in Laramie, Wyo., this Satur-day. It will be a true test for the team, as there are some big shoes to fill.

The loss of seniors Andrew Hochstrasser, Adam Hall and Kirk Smith will be diffi-cult for the Broncos, but they have been nothing if not pre-pared to have wrestlers step up to the “mat.” Those who will fill the spots of these ac-complished individuals will be junior George Ivanov at 157 pounds and redshirt sophomore Jake Swartz at 184 pounds. The 133-pound spot has many contending candidates. The question is: can Boise State attain the Top 10 ranking they held last year? Only time will tell.