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BENJAMIN MACKNews Editor

At the end of the second quarter of the 2010 "scal year, Boise State’s external research and grant funding totaled approximately $30 million -- more than the tally for all of 2008 and easily out-pacing last year’s record at the same juncture.

“Boise State is driving the advancement and applica-tion of knowledge that ad-dresses some of the major challenges facing society in health, the environment, technology and many other "elds,” Boise State President Bob Kustra said. “As we mark these milestones of the pres-ent, we remain focused on fu-ture growth and achievement as a metropolitan research university of distinction.”

Vice President for research, Mark Rudin said the number of new grant proposals by faculty has increased more than 70 percent over the last two years.

“Our faculty continue to raise the bar on Boise State’s competitiveness as an inno-vative research institution,” Rudin said. “#e current year numbers indicate that Boise State will continue to have the fastest growing research program in Idaho.”

Another trend is the rise in awards from the National Sci-ence Foundation (NSF) and National Institutes of Health (NIH). Mid-year totals far

exceed previous watermarks, with $4.7 million from the NSF and $4.6 million from the NIH.

Janet Callahan, a professor in the department of materi-als science and engineering and associate dean for aca-demic a$airs in the College of Engineering, was a princi-pal investigator on a $590,753 NSF grant to fund the Idaho Science Talent Expansion

Program (STEP). STEP seeks to increase the number of students receiving associ-ate or baccalaureate degrees in established or emerging "elds within science, tech-nology, engineering and mathematics.

In addition to Callahan's grant, Julia Oxford, professor in the department of biologi-cal sciences and director of the Biomolecular Research

Center in the College of Arts and Sciences, was a principal investigator on a $211,500 NIH grant to fund her re-search on cell signaling in collagen as it relates to birth defects such as cleft palate and congenital hearing and vision problems.

While advancing research capabilities at BSU depends on the support of federal or-ganizations such as the NSF

and NIH, it also relies on partnerships with the private sector. #at is why the univer-sity cultivates relationships with business and industry, including a recent research agreement between the Col-lege of Engineering and Mi-cron Technology, Inc.

#e research agreement takes advantage of the long-standing relationship be-tween Boise State and Mi-

cron which allows both the company and the school to share resources.

While the collaboration is focused on research ac-tivities, it also is expected to facilitate further student internships, curriculum de-velopment and endorsement letters for research proposals at the national level.

#ese endeavors are con-tinuing to increase the num-ber of U.S. patent applica-tions for Boise State faculty discoveries.

#e most recent patent to be approved protects devel-opment of a novel material invented by physics profes-sor, Alex Punnoose, with potential applications in the "eld of magnetoelectronics. Boise State currently holds "ve U.S. patents, with about two dozen more "lings for U.S. patents or provisional patents currently in the pipe-line.

“Patents, grant awards and research partnerships all are signi"cant points of valida-tion for the accomplishments of Boise State’s distinguished faculty, not to mention the dedicated students who con-tribute to their work,” Rudin said. “Together they have cre-ated a tremendous amount of momentum, which is essen-tial to the realization of the university’s vision.”

To learn more about re-search at Boise State, the public may visit www.boises-tate.edu/research.

Mid-year total for grant and research awards sets record

Q&ADr. Tim Dunnagan

KIM KINGJournalist

Each semester, students at-tending Boise State full-time pay a recreation facility fee of $65. According to Campus Recreation director Jenny Ni-grini, half of this fee is left un-spent, and Senator Pro Tem-pore Justin White, a member of the campus recreation ad-visory board, wants answers.

“We discussed a fee in-crease at our meeting,” he said. “But we also know the $65 has not been used. Where is this money?”

White said he will be work-ing with the board to "nd the fees collected from the stu-dents, hoping it will avoid an-other increase next fall.

Last October, Boise State President Bob Kustra ad-dressed the recent funding holdbacks and its impact to students. A tuition fee in-crease of over 10 percent is projected for this fall.

Provost Sona Andrews was asked after the meeting if the Rec. Center would have enough money to put water in the new aquatic center.

“Yes,” she said. “And there will be a life guard.”

Her statement was accu-rate. #e pool is scheduled to open this fall, according to Nigrini. #e estimated $8 million to pay for the addition has been collected over time from student fees.

“#ere are two separate fees that we are talking about,” Ni-grini said. “#e facility fee of $65 and the campus recre-ation activity fee of $30.25.”

According to Nigrini, the facility fee was calculated in

1995 and based on the pro-jected cost of the construc-tion. Between 1995 and 2000, when the Rec. Center was built, the cost of construc-tion dropped, interest rates dropped, and enrollment in-creased dramatically.

“#e $65 was our best guess, and we have continued to collect this fee since then,” Nigrini said. “It was decided the excess amount above the bond or mortgage should be set aside for future construc-tion.”

Nigrini says part of the challenge is understanding the di$erence between the facility fee and the activity fee -- used for daily operations.

“We can’t use the facility fee for operations, and 97 percent of our operational budget for the pool is in personnel, utili-ties and chemicals,” she said. “#is can’t be phased in. We need this now.”

She estimates it will take an increase of $15 per student to cover this cost and the ideal solution would be to move the unused money into this area.“If the university will shift $10 in student fee mon-ey we will only have to ask for a $5 increase,” she said. “Of course, this has to go through the budget committee.”

Nigrini says $5 per student is small compared to the an-ticipated $200 or more tuition increase.

“I applaud Justin for "ght-ing the good "ght, saying stu-dent fees should not go up,” she said. “Students have a huge voice.”

She ended with a statement of concern for those wanting to stop the inevitable.

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PATRICK TRUJILLOJournalist

Dr. Tim Dunnagan, newly ap-pointed Dean of the College of Health Sciences at Boise State University, recently took time to comment on his upcoming move to Boise State. He spoke of his hopes for the future, goals for the community, and his long standing ties to the area. Dr. Dunnagan spoke by phone from his o%ce at Mon-tana State University, where he is currently Department Head of Health and Human Development.

The Arbiter - Upon as-suming your position in July 2010, how will you familiarize yourself with the needs and priorities of the community?

Dunnagan - I’m going sit down and talk with people; faculty, sta$, students, meet with the Department of Public Health and Human Services, various medical centers and professionals within Boise and throughout. It’s all about relationships in any kind of work that we are in, and forg-ing those relationships is a critical thing. And you do that over a cup of co$ee.

The Arbiter - You have worked extensively to educate the communities of Montana on fetal alcohol syndrome.

Will you continue to stay in-volved in like programs while here at Boise State?

Dunnagan - As you be-come an administrator, I think it is more important to be a facilitator. In the health area it’s almost paralyzing when you look at all the things to deal with and try to "gure out which is more impor-tant -- they are all important. #ere were opportunities in Montana to address fetal al-cohol syndrome through a large federal grant received across four states: North Da-kota, South Dakota, Montana and Minnesota. As for here in Boise, the more people get involved, the more students we involve, then, we are able to address more issues within our community.

The Arbiter - #e prob-lem of obesity is facing many communities in America, particularly outlining rural areas. Having been involved in obesity intervention pro-grams while at Montana State University, will you continue to pursue such projects while at Boise State?

Dunnagan - It’s (obesity) one of our number one public health issues, and the rurality of things in Montana and Ida-ho present unique challenges. One of the things I think is key

in "guring this out is called community based partici-patory research, and what it requires is to really listen to the issues that are going on in a community and what they perceive to be key health is-sues, and that is above and beyond a lot of the epidemio-logic type of work. #at deter-mines a lot of the health issues you go after, and if obesity was one of those that would make a lot of sense, because it is one of our number one public health problems.#e Arbiter - You were involved with various partnerships that secured federal funding for a welfare reform program de-signed to strengthen families and promote self-su%ciency. Could you describe that pro-gram?

Dunnagan - #e project was in response to legislation in the 1990s with welfare re-form, and what they (legisla-tors) wanted to do was change the idea of welfare from a cash grant-entitlement to one that facilitated work requirements and developed skills so that people could become self-suf-"cient. A variety of programs were implemented around "nancial management, nu-trition, parenting and educa-tion. #e idea was to empower people with skills to change their circumstances and take

control over their lives. We (health science community) did several papers, and one of the things that came out of this concept of transforma-tional learning, is that people got a better notion of who they are. Resources like this really invest in individuals to help take charge of their destiny and become more self-su%-cient. #at was the ultimate goal.

The Arbiter - Idaho is dis-tinct due to its vast rural ar-eas and economic structure; urban factors a$ecting Boise di$er quite drastically than those a$ecting the remainder of the state. Given these dif-ferences, what do you see de-termining the e$ectiveness in applications of social health programs?

Dunnagan - Health is very idiosyncratic. It’s determined by all sorts of things; people, community, policy, individual behaviors and circumstances of people’s lives. It’s important to really get an understanding of those communities and what those communities face; not only from a de"cit model, but also what strengths they have. Each time you go into an urban area as opposed to a ru-ral area, you have to start over again and create the way you are going to address a speci"c health issue. Each situation is unique and di$erent, and re-quires a unique and di$erent approach.

The Arbiter - In looking at the total picture of human health and wellness, would you consider your philosophy one of prevention, or inter-vention?

Dunnagan - Both. I have a lot of emphasis on prevention.

In 2009, professor Cheryl Jorcyk received a $211,500 research grant. So far this year, Boise State has been award-ed about $30 million for research.

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BENJAMIN MACKNews Editor

Boise State may be well known for its football prow-ess, but now, its advertising abilities are receiving consid-erable attention.

Boise State has won a bronze award from the Coun-cil for Advancement and Sup-port of Education’s (CASE) District VIII for a commercial video promotion of the uni-versity. #e 30 second video, titled “New U 2,” was pro-duced by communications and marketing director Frank Zang and local "rm Donahoe Pace.

#e video highlights Boise State’s place and prominence with astronaut and educa-tor Barbara Morgan, Rhodes Scholar and "lm director Mi-chael Ho$man and National Collegiate Athletic Associa-tion (NCAA) National Coach of the Year, Chris Petersen. It serves as a companion piece to the “New U Rising” cam-paign and features an original song with its imagery.

Boise State’s institutional spots previously captured a bronze medal in 2007 for “Beyond the Blue, Too” and a bronze in 2009 for the “New U Rising.” In 2008, the “Desti-nation Distinction” video for the comprehensive fundrais-ing campaign earned a gold award.

#e o%ce of communica-tions and marketing has won 11 CASE District VIII awards since 2004.

#e CASE Juried Award honors colleges and univer-sities in several districts. #e District VIII area encompass-es Oregon, Washington, Mon-tana, Idaho, Alaska and the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatch-ewan, Manitoba, Nunavat, Yukon and the Northwest Territories. It is the largest ju-ried district.

#e “New U 2” video has aired on television stations around the country. #e vid-eo was promoted nationally during the Fiesta Bowl, Jan. 4, reaching several million households.

Promotional video earns national recognition

Dunnagan [News page 1]#ere’s a concept called com-pression of morbidity, and what that means is: if we can delay the onset of particularly signi"cant medical events -- it can have a serious impact on your life. Prevention is criti-cal, but it would be naive to say it is all we need. All of us will need traditional inter-

ventions at some time. Awhile back we really only gave lip service to prevention, but we need a balanced approach in the way we promote health and well being, and also de-liver our services.

The Arbiter - #ank you Dr. Dunnagan. Is there any-

thing you would like to add?

Dunnagan - I noticed that there’s a certain energy at Boise State University, from the students, faculty and sta$; there was a real genu-ine sense of pride and a "can do" attitude. #at really impressed me.

Dr. Tim Dunnagan’s o!ce will be located inside the Norco Building, which opened this past January.

Bronco fans can now cheer about award-winning university commercials, too.FILE PHOTO/THE ARBITER

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BENJAMIN MACKNews Editor

Boise State students, staff, faculty and community mem-bers are invited to a free panel discussion on religion and the meaning of life at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5 in the Barnwell Room inside the Student Union.

Sponsored by the Secular Student Alliance (SSA) and Cornerstone, the panel will tackle questions regarding re-ligion, values, service, how to live your life and other topics. Panelists will come from a va-

riety of different backgrounds, including Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Native American spiritualism, Bahai’i and Secular humanism.

“It is a value among us that we care for one another, even though we have differ-ent worldviews,” said Kirk Patrick, a philosophy ma-jor who helped organize the event. “I often hear from peo-ple that they don’t want to talk about religion.

We can do this in a civil manner. We want to show people we can talk about

these issues.”According to organizers, the

goal of the event is not to argue about religion, but to facili-tate a constructive discussion about how people’s beliefs af-fect their daily lives in a variety of ways.

“We really want this to turn into a discussion among other people, not just the panelists,” said Patrick. “Hopefully this catches like wildfire.”

Since a capacity crowd of more than 100 is expected, the public is advised to arrive five to 10 minutes early.

Interfaith panel to discuss religion, meaning of life

A variety of religious topics will be discussed in an interfaith panel Feb. 5 in the Barnwell Room of the Student Union. The event is free to attend and open to the public.

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EVAN BASHIRJournalist

Money speaks. Money is power. Money makes the world go around. And money is the root of all evil, so some say.

In an imperfect and quickly de-generating world where the clocks of order must constantly be wound, money and therefore power must be checked. Humanity’s base vices must be tempered or restrained in some fashion so the social contract may be maintained. But there is al-ways a "ne line between anarchy and Stalinism. How much govern-mental control is too much? How much is too little?

#ese thoughts and questions were at the heart of the matter dur-ing the Jan. 21 Supreme Court rul-ing considering political campaign funding. In the 5-4 ruling, accord-ing to #e New York Times, “… a bitterly divided Supreme Court on #ursday ruled that the govern-ment may not ban political spend-ing by corporations in candidate elections.”

#e ruling will essentially allow greater free reign for corporate spending on political campaigns. I see a future and it is bleak. It is "lled with labels and logos. Instead of McCain versus Obama, it will be Wal-Mart versus McDonald’s – Rollback prices versus Big Macs. Vote Coke! Or Pepsi!

Imagine the irony in voting for a "gurative political tool "nanced by Black & Decker or DeWalt.

But this will never happen right? #e world’s "lled with rainbows and butter$ies! Doesn’t it all just depend on your perspective? Pos-sibly – but with this ruling, corpo-rations will more easily be able to target and in$uence individuals running for o%ce. #ese individu-

als, these politicians, could poten-tially be essentially bought and sold like cattle.

In an article from the Voice of America news service, “#e high court ruling could open the money $oodgates for corporations and unions, making it easier for them to run their own campaign ads on behalf of or against political candi-dates.”

Imagine a candidate that is pushed through in order to serve the interests of utility companies. #e candidate is elected because of vastly superior funding and sets about, through legislature, at re-moving the regulations and various

price ceilings many utility corpora-tions have. Congratulations! You are now at the mercy of a fallible and corruptible institution with vast sums of power, money and the acquired means to charge whatever they please.

Will you enjoy this envisioned future as is? Or will you demand a change to a greater and more equi-table future?

But whether this ruling is an ab-solute positive or negative is be-yond the point. #e point is, that any step in favor of less control on money in a corruptible and imper-fect world is a step in the wrong direction. Now I love the oppor-

tunities money can provide just as much as the next person, but I am also human and unfortunately $awed – therefore I recognize its possible corrupting powers. Some-times, we need to be saved from ourselves no matter how positive or optimistic our plans, hopes and dreams may seem.

One doesn’t place a recovering sex addict in a brothel, nor bring a recovering alcoholic to a bar. #erefore one should not place more money than necessary in the hands of easily swayed individuals, no matter how well-intentioned the individuals or corporations may seem.

LA TIMES EDITORIALMCT Campus

Filmmaker James O'Keefe III is 25-years-old. His birth was 13 years after "ve men were arrested for attempting to bug the o%ces of the Democratic National Com-mittee at the Watergate complex in Washington.

#e subsequent scandal, which led to the resignation of the bur-glars' boss, then President Richard M. Nixon, was fodder for history books by the time O'Keefe was old enough to read them. Chances are, he didn't.

#e Internet "journalist," O'Keefe, became an overnight sensation af-ter his undercover reports revealed unethical behavior by the liberal activist group, Association of Com-munity Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).

Now he "nds himself in the mid-dle of his own bugging scandal. He was arrested Monday in what the FBI alleges was a plot to "in-terfere with a telephone system" in the o%ce of Democratic U.S. Sen. Mary L. Landrieu in New Orleans, La. According to federal court re-cords, O'Keefe admitted that he worked with three accomplices, two of them entered Landrieu's of-"ce posing as telephone repairmen while O'Keefe recorded them with his cellphone camera. If convicted,

the four face up to 10 years in pris-on and a $250,000 "ne.

It isn't clear what the men were after or why they targeted Lan-drieu, who is one of the most con-servative Democrats in the Senate. But the fact that they tried to access the o%ce's telephone closet, where the wiring for the system is located, suggests that they may have wanted to tap Landrieu's phone network.

O'Keefe was already in legal trouble before this scandal when he and fellow conservative activist Hannah Giles posed as a pimp and prostitute to secretly videotape con-versations with ACORN employees last summer. #ey may have been violating laws in several states, in-cluding California, that forbid sur-reptitious recordings.

#at didn't excuse the behavior they uncovered at ACORN, nor the organization's subsequent e&orts to de$ect blame and avoid taking responsibility for its internal prob-lems. But it did mark the ascent of a new brand of online journalism employing methods that are at best unethical and at worst, illegal.

In an era of citizen bloggers and media fragmentation, old-fash-ioned standards of ethics and ob-jectivity are seeming to break down. #e right and left alike – but espe-cially conservatives – celebrate this turn of events. Resentment over a perceived bias by the "mainstream

media" has sent them $ocking to partisan news outlets and turn-ing "journalists" like O'Keefe into folk heroes. Yet his latest stunt less resembles legitimate investigative journalism than the kind of illicit

political dirty-tricks campaign that brought down Nixon. O'Keefe's fel-low ideologues will no doubt con-tinue to defend him, but embracing such methods won't improve his credibility, or theirs.

Corporate financing corrupts politics

Young 'journalist' plays dirty tricks

HALEY ROBINSONColumnist

A few months ago, accusations of in"delity began to $y against profes-sional golfer Tiger Woods. #en a few more accusations surfaced fol-lowed by a few more. Now it seems like you can’t throw a rock without hitting someone who has seen Ti-ger’s wood.

Allegations of cheating are not un-common in the high pro"le lives of celebrities.

Whenever these types of scandals come to light there are those who ar-gue that the public should keep their noses out of the business of others and allow them to "gure out their own problems.

Well, for celebrities, it’s part of the job description. If the public were to decide to pay me over $110 million a year and put me in a very in$uential and publicly recognized position, I would feel obligated to hold myself to a higher set of standards as well as expect them to be curious about my personal life.

#e fact that Woods ignores that he is a role model and neglects to live up to his position makes me think he is not worthy of being idolized. Continuing to revere him would send the message that it’s OK to be a complete tool who sleeps around even when you are married, as long as you have copious amounts of money. #at’s not exactly the mes-sage I would hope to bestow on our current and future generations.

On top of his actions encouraging total douche-baggery, the example he's setting contributes to the dete-riorating image of marriage.

People often accuse homosexual relationships of being detrimental to the sanctity of marriage, but in reality, it's the acceptance of this kind of ludicrous behavior that's actually turning the idea of mo-nogamous relationships into a running joke. Stunts like Britney Spears’ 55 hour marriage don't help either.

Woods would have fared much better if he had realized his own na-ture of promiscuity before he ever decided to get married. It seems like the public is much more willing to accept self-admitted players who are not married or lying about it.

#e public is responsible for mak-ing him the highest paid athlete. #is means that they also reserve the right to decide whether or not he's worth his wages. Come on Tiger, you know you’ve messed up when Hugh Hefner thinks you look like an idiot.

In the end it’s the public’s deci-sion on who to support. People who are talented and use their positions to set a good example and help oth-ers (who are few and far between) or people like Tiger Woods who, de-spite his shameful antics continues to grace the cover of Vanity Fair.

I think its time to hold these peo-ple to a higher standard and try to evolve the image of an ideal mar-riage from the "ckle and ridicu-lous creature that it has become, to an ideal of respect and admira-tion for those who remain faithful and honest.

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KAYLA BARTLINGJournalist

Your adrenaline really begins to pump as your !ngers clench the starting block. You wait anxious-ly for the buzzer. It goes o" and then suddenly you're in the water, moving against the resistance of your every movement. On either lane is another swimmer vying for the same title as you, to be !rst. In competitive swimming even a millisecond determines the winner.

Competitive swimming has un-dergone an evolution in the past century, speci!cally in the four di"erent strokes used within com-petitive swimming. With roots as far back as ancient civilization, swimming has many di"erent types of strokes, but only four are valid when competing. Accord-ing to USA Swimming, only the breaststroke and a type of side-stroke were used when competi-tive swimming started in London pools around 1837. In 1902 the sidestroke had become a more e#cient front crawl, now known as freestyle, which brought con-sistently faster records since its installment in competitive swimming.

DIFFERENT STROKES: Through the eyes of athletes

#e butter$y -- commonly known as the $y -- was not o%cially recognized until 1953 as its own stroke for a com-petition due to the “violation” of the use of a dolphin-kick. As a modi"ed version of the breaststroke, the but-ter$y is faster than the breaststroke. Twenty years later it became a legal stroke in competitive swimming.

For senior Chelsea Lopus, the but-ter$y is her favorite stroke.

“I used to like backstroke in high school,” Lopus said. “In college I got put into the $y. #ere is a smaller group of swimmers in the $y, so it’s cool to be a $y person.”

Lopus initially attended Bowling Green University in Ohio. She trans-ferred to Boise State her junior year.

“I followed my high school swim coach at Bowling Green, but when he left I just didn’t like the environment as much,” Lopus said. “Swimming for

Boise State is awesome, everyone is so close and the coaches are great. It rekindled my whole relationship with swimming.”

Lopus has four team relay records; each of which were huge accomplishments for the team. Her most memorable swim was the 200 $y at the 2009 WAC Championships.

“I remember everything about that race,” Lopus said.

Staying positive is important to Lopus and is an integral part to swimming.

“Outside of the pool, if you don’t have a positive attitude, your swimming could be completely up and down,” she said.

As a senior, Lopus will be graduating with a degree in communications and would like to work as an athletic advisor for the compliance department in athletics.

The FREESTYLE | with Jennifer Cahill

#e freestyle stroke is a favorite among many swimmers for its ability to provide fast times and has developed considerable competition at all levels.

Boise State swim team member, Jennifer Cahill, is a freshman and just completed her "rst season on the team. Swimming the mile, the 500-yard free-style and 1,000-yard freestyle, Cahill is a dominant force in distance swimming.

“I prefer freestyle because I always do it when swimming,” Cahill said.

Swimming the 1,000-yard freestyle is her favorite event. While in San Diego, Calif. over winter break, Cahill achieved a lifetime best in the event with a time of 10:18.16.

Swimming remains an important as-pect of her life as well as her family.

“My grandparents were some of the most in$uential people in my life,”

she said.From Wailuku, Hawaii, Cahill has

transitioned well to the team and achieved Western Athletic Conference swimmer of the week during the "rst week of Nov. 2009.

“Swimming for BSU was a lot harder, but team wise it hasn’t changed,” Cahill said. “I get along with everybody.”

Back home Cahill enjoyed sur"ng, now in Idaho she is hanging out with friends and training for the swim team. Cahill also enjoys writing poetry.

“I like to write about whatever I'm feeling. It makes me feel better,” she said.

Currently undeclared, Cahill is inter-ested in going into business manage-ment. She speci"cally wants to be in the travel industry or sports medicine.

A BSU swimmer takes a breath while performing the freestyle.

The BUTTERFLY | with Chelsea Lopus

A BSU swimmer kicks forward while performing the butterfly.GLENN LANDBERG/THE ARBITER

MATT BEDINGERJournalist

Boise State senior guard Anthony #omas has long been a target for opposing crowds. After beating Utah State to ruin its perfect conference season last year, #omas be-came an instant rival of Utah State fans. But most notably, #omas was the contribu-tor of a quote that will be remembered in the Idaho-Boise State basketball rivalry for years to come.

After a loss to the Vandals last year, he stated, "You can quote it. You can do what-ever you want. Anthony #omas will never lose to the Idaho Vandals again as long as he plays."

“I never regretted that quote," #omas said. "I really felt that way at the time and I still believe that buzzer beater, if Paul (Noonan) would have hit that, I would have felt the same way either way it goes so you know, I don’t regret it. I’m glad I said it. It makes for an interesting senior year for me.”

And although #omas does take a lot from the places he visits, he also dishes it out. #at’s what fuels the crowds. Usually players brush o& comments as though they didn’t hear them at all, but #omas lets people know he hears them.

“I give them something to talk about most of the time," #omas said. "I guess the main thing, kind of like with Idaho, I gave them a quote and of course, fans are going

to take that quote and run with it. With the other teams in the (Western Athletic Con-ference), I’ve kind of been an outspoken player throughout my career and I think that’s just kind of how it goes. #ey talk back because I talk to them.”

Being the target of opposing crowds doesn’t seem to phase #omas too much, as it has become almost routine for him to be the most heckled player.

“I would rather have the target on my back than some of my other teammates be-cause I’ve kind of been a target in my past experiences in sports, so I’m kind of used to it really. It doesn’t really bother me at all," he said. "It brings out more of the competi-tiveness in me. You have to realize you still have a game to play and not worry about the fans so much. I’d rather it be on me than everybody else because I’ve dealt with it before and I know how to handle it.”

Utah State fans have taken it upon them-selves to create a rivalry with #omas. #e Refraction, Utah State’s dirt page on op-posing players, named #omas the 2008-09 Refraction Player of the Year, an honor bestowed upon the player that struggled the most in Utah State’s Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. #is year fans were pumped to see #omas again.

“I kind of brought that on myself, too, be-cause I thought we were going to beat them so on my Facebook, I put ‘I can’t wait to see my friends from Utah,’” he said.

Other teams’ fans have reached out to

#omas through his Facebook and Mys-pace pages as well.

“I get a lot of quotes from Idaho. I get a lot of quotes from Utah State. #at’s really the two people that give me the most crap," #omas said. "New Mexico State, they gave me crap but it’s all at game time. #ose two schools usually send me a little Facebook message before the game and after the game and stu& like that.”

#omas hit a game-tying three pointer at the end of regulation in Moscow, Idaho to send the game into overtime where the Broncos eventually won by ten.

“I felt real good but I knew at the same time the game wasn’t over. Just to "nally shut that crowd up for a little bit, to take the air out of them a little bit, was a good feel-ing. But at the same time though, I didn’t want to give them more fuel just by hitting that shot just so we could lose the game," he said. "After that shot, in the heat of the moment, I was real happy. It was a big shot. Probably one of the biggest shots of my ca-reer. But at the same time, though we still had another "ve minutes to play so I want-ed to make sure the team was still focused on the next "ve minutes so we could get the win.”

#e win against Idaho gave the Broncos their "rst conference win on the year and set up a rematch for what is sure to be a battle Saturday at Taco Bell Arena.

“#is year in the WAC play, we’ve lost a lot of close games," #omas said. "I think you don’t get down, but you have that in the back of your mind that we’ve been losing a lot of close games and I think that was just a con"dence game for us. Not only was it the "rst win for us in WAC but it was against our rivals, against Idaho. Whenever you beat a team like that and you get your "rst win, and you win a close game like that, I think it builds con"dence.”

#e win and the ensuing victory over Fresno State gives the Broncos some mo-mentum heading into the stretch run of conference play and leading into the WAC tournament.

“When we get to the WAC tournament, it’s up for grabs. It’s going to come down to us executing our stu&," #omas said. "Of course I think we can win. I think when we get to the tournament, we can make a run. We feel that we’re one of the best teams in conference. Once we get to the WAC tour-nament, it’s anybody’s ballgame. We know that. For us to win the WAC tournament we just have to get better every day, bring en-ergy every game and just execute our stu&.”

Asked if he had a prediction for the Idaho game, #omas laughed, “Nah.”

Why opposing crowds love to hate Anthony !omas

Bronco's guard Anthony Thomas scopes out the Fresno State defense during BSU's second straight conference victory. Thomas carries the reputation as a hated opponent to non-BSU fans.

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BSU is full of exceptional athletes. One of the best ath-letes on the BSU campus you may not know is track and "eld star Zach Arnos.

Zach is a senior studying electrical engineering. He is currently the ninth ranked riple jumper in the nation and is improving steadily with each passing meet.

First year assistant coach Je& Petersmyer, who coached against Zach during his pre-vious job at TCU University, believes that Zach will end the season with All-American honors and that he has the ability to "nish the season ranked in the top "ve nation-ally.

“Lot’s of people have tal-ent,” explained BSU jumps coach Je& Petersmyer. “But what makes Zach special is his work ethic. He has the desire to be good and to do well.”

Zach was not raised in Amer-

ica. He is from Cyprus.“It’s a small beautiful island in the Mediterranean ocean,” Zach explained.And it was there as a young boy that Zach fell in love with track and "eld.

Zach started track and "eld when he was 10-years-old and, like so much of the world, he grew up admiring American long jumper Carl Lewis.

During high school Zach es-tablished himself by "nishing "rst in a regional competition in Cypress.

It was around this time that Boise State began to take note of Arnos and the process of re-cruitment began.

Deciding to trade the sunny tropics of his homeland for the erratic weather of Idaho’s high desert, Zach made the decision to enroll at Boise State and hasn’t looked back since.

“I saw it as a great opportu-nity to come here to compete and to study,” Zach said.

Zach is no up and comer. He competed at the 2009 NCAA

National Championship for outdoor track and "eld and had success but, as a senior, Zach is at the peak of his ath-letic and mental ability.

“As good as Zach has done so far I don’t think he has peaked yet,” Petersmeyer said.

It is this ability to improve steadily with each passing week which sets Zach apart.

Prior to the indoor track season, Zach’s best jump in either indoor or outdoor com-petition was 15.16 M.

During the "rst meet of the season, Zach earned provi-sional status with a career high leap of 15.55 M.

By the end of last week’s event he improved that score with a jump of 15.96 M.

If the pattern of improve-ment sustains itself Zach may surpass even his own expecta-tions.

A track meet is a chaotic oc-currence.

Unlike most team sports, track and "eld unfolds gradu-ally as di&erent individual

athletes compete in his or her own respective events.

It is not rare for as many as three events to be occur-ring simultaneously, and it is common for track and "eld athletes, as well as spectators, to focus on themself and the events they are there to watch or compete in.

But with Zach it is di&erent – people stop what they are doing to watch him.

Before Zach jumps he likes to pull the crowd into it. Clap-ping his hands above his head before he takes o&, teammates and spectators alike respond to him with a thunder of ap-plause.

Arnos carries himself with quiet con"dence. People have a word for it – swagger.

Zach is not arrogant, he is con"dent. Moreover, though he competes in individual

events, he puts his team "rst. When asked about his favorite part of track and "eld he did not mention the accolades or individual accomplishments, but rather the Boise State team.

“#e best part of being at Boise State is being with the team, practicing with the team, preparing with the oth-er jumpers like Kirk Felix, it’s like a family,” he said.

DIFFERENT STROKES: Through the eyes of athletes

Leaping ahead of the competition: BSU jumper Zach Arnos

Kirk Smith leads best team in Pac-10

Broncos jumper Zach Arnos surges forward during the Bronco Invitational at Jackson Indoor Track. Arnos is ranked ninth nationally in the triple jump event.

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Boise State is awesome, everyone is so close and the coaches are great. It rekindled my whole relationship with swimming.”

Lopus has four team relay records; each of which were huge accomplish-ments for the team. Her most memo-rable swim was the 200 $y at the 2009 WAC Championships.

“I remember everything about that race,” Lopus said.

Staying positive is important to Lo-pus and is an integral part to swim-ming.

“Outside of the pool, if you don’t have a positive attitude, your swim-ming could be completely up and down,” she said.

As a senior, Lopus will be graduating with a degree in communications and would like to work as an athletic advi-sor for the compliance department in athletics.

#e backstroke hasn't changed much throughout the years and has maintained its ability to provide fast times, as well as being the only stroke which can be started in the water for competition.

Sophomore Morgan McLain has been swimming since she was 8-years-old and though she liked to swim ev-erything, she really began to excel in the backstroke events.

“(BSU coaches) Kristin (Hill) and Justin (Brosseau) saw how I cut two seconds in the 100 back right o& the bat and saw potential,” McLain said. “I think I was expecting to swim sprint freestyle. I was well rounded in all the strokes.”

McLain competes in both the 200 and 100 backstroke as well as the 200 individual medley (IM), but prefers the

200 backstroke the most.“#ere is a lot of strategy to it. It’s also

really good to see every time and to see what I can do better,” McClain said.

Being on Boise State’s swim team is “like a family,” according to McClain.

“All these girls are like my sisters. I like being part of a big team that shares a goal,” she said.

Apart from swimming, McLain en-joys to relax and watch movies, espe-cially comedies. She also enjoys read-ing biographies and has a knack for sleeping a lot.

McLain is also a team record holder in the 200 medley relay. Majoring in health science, McLain aims to go into nutrition.

“I’ve always had a passion, and after taking a class here I knew I wanted to do it,” she said.

#e breaststroke is one of the slower strokes in competitive swimming but still a staple within competitions. Ac-cording to USA Swimming it was also the only stroke that had a speci"c style until the 1950s.

Sophomore Emily Irvin’s best stroke has been the breaststroke and soon grew to be a favorite. Irvin competes in the 100 and 200 breaststroke as well as the 200 IM, but her favorite is the 500 free.

“I never swim it so when I do it is fun,” Irvin said.

Being on the BSU swim team has been helpful in her transition to col-lege life.

“It’s hard but it is also a lot of fun,” Irvin said. “Coming to college is a lot easier because the team is like a family away from home.”

Irvin’s favorite swim was at the 2009 WAC Championships where she swam a 1:03.57 in the 100 breaststroke.

Out of the pool, Irvin likes to listen to new and obscure music.

“It was easier in L.A. when I could go to a lot of di&erent concerts. #e Counting Crows are my favorite band,” she said.

With such demands of swimming and life in general, Irvin says that the most in$uential and inspirational per-son in her life is her mom.

“We are so much alike, and she works so hard at everything she does,” Irvin said.

A business management major and a math minor, Irvin would like to be an actuary for the American Academy of Actuaries.

“#at is my dream job,” she said.

The BREASTSTROKE | with Emily Irvine

A BSU swimmer tucks her arms while performing the breaststroke.GLENN LANDBERG/THE ARBITER

The BACKSTROKE | with Morgan McLain

A BSU swimmer starts from the water during a backstroke event. The backstroke is the only swim where the swimmer starts the race from the water.

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The BUTTERFLY | with Chelsea Lopus

A BSU swimmer kicks forward while performing the butterfly.GLENN LANDBERG/THE ARBITER

TRENT LOOTENSProducer

Kirk Smith stands alone at the top of the national rank-ings for 184 pounders with an undefeated record of 19-0 dur-ing his 2009-10. A mark which has positioned him to make a serious run at a national title and continue his mission to-ward wrestling supremacy.

Currently in his junior sea-son at Boise State, Smith has consistently found new meth-ods to stay focused and "nds ways to create new goals every time he steps onto the mat. Smith not only represents the No. 8 Broncos (13-2, 6-0 Pac-10 Conference) in the most positive of ways, he represents the latest standout athlete in a string of wrestlers produced through his gene pool.

Smith, a local Idahoan, was born into a family that cherished wrestling, and from the moment he could put on a singlet he knew he wanted to make wrestling his primary sport.

“I grew to love the hard work that you put into," Smith said. "What I love the most is put-ting all your heart into some-thing and setting your goals and achieving them.”

While attending Centen-nial High School in Merid-ian, Idaho, Smith learned to handle success at a young age after gaining national re-spect for being the country’s top ranked wrestler at 171 pounds. He won state twice and was named to the nation-al high school Dream Team his senior year.

His father and older broth-ers also wrestled in college. Watching his brothers wrestle at BSU was enough for Smith to realize he wanted to be a Bronco and after turning down o&ers from midwest powers Minnesota and North-western, Smith committed to BSU only four days into the recruiting season.

“I always hoped I’d be able to bring along this team (BSU) because I grew up watching Boise State wrestling, it means

a lot to be on the team and ac-tually wrestle for them,” Smith said of his Top 10 team.

#e move to 184 from 171 pounds was an easy transi-tion for Smith who was a true freshman for BSU at the time. Smith had problems mak-ing and maintaining weight in high school, so the move to 184 pounds allowed him to add more muscle, making him a more pure all-around wrestler.

“His opponents fear him because he’s a strong kid who has good technique and he’s really hard to score on,” BSU head wrestling coach Greg Randall said of Smith’s ability to dominate early at BSU.

As a sophomore, Smith set very high goals for himself and was well on his way to achieving them. He coasted to a 38-3 overall record and won the 184 pound Pac-10 title, but his dream season fell short at the NCAA Tournament when Smith lost two-straight matches, knocking him out of the tournament and strip-

ping him of his All-American accolade.

“I like to think that I traded an All-American last year for a national title this year,” Smith said.

A healthy work ethic pro-pelled Smith to the top of the wrestling ranks, but more im-portantly, has made himself and everybody around him better.

“He doesn’t come to prac-tice to go through the motions and work on his strengths, he’s always going to work at something that he’s strug-gling on,” Kirk’s roommate and BSU senior Nate Lee said. “He mainly works on his tech-niques now, and he helps me with my technique too. It’s like having another coach in the room. He’s fundamentally sound, a technician.”

Lee, who’s currently ranked No. 6 in the national rank-ings at 174 pounds, marvels at Smith’s ability to defeat his opponents mentally and to consistently dominate.

“You can tell he doesn’t

overwork his mind and stress himself out. He’s always work-ing on his game plan and sharpening himself up. #at’s why he has an advantage on his opponents, he’s always mentally ready and in a good state of mind. Unless you wake him up at like 5 a.m., then he’s kind of grumpy,” Lee said sar-castically.

#e goals Smith set for him-self this season are simple and de"ned: maintain a No.

1 ranking, win a Pac-10 title, win a national title and re-claim All-American notoriety. Sounds easy, but Smith has an advantage, he knows what challenges await him as the season continues, and even more, he knows what to ex-pect and how to prepare for those challenges mentally.

“Aim high,” Smith said re-ferring to his ever-expanding goals. “#e higher you aim the more you’ll surprise yourself.”

Go online to see a breakdown of BSU's football com-

mittments and quotes from head coach Chris Petersen

on the players and D-coordinator Justin Wilcox's

departure for Tennessee and who is filling his shoes.

BSU assistant coach and former national champion for the Broncos, Kirk White (Left), gives Kirk Smith (Right) some words of advice.

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ZACH GANSCHOWProducer

Within the year, Lieutenant Tony Plott turns 49, the same

number as his old Boise State football jersey.

“I remember walking onto the "eld and seeing the huge stadium and the team's com-mitment to excellence. #ey were undefeated in ’79, and said they would take the na-tional title in ’80. Even back then, Bronco football was a big deal,” recalled Plott, a new campus police o%cer for Boise State University.

Plott came to BSU from high school in Pocatello and was a freshman in 1980 when Boise State won the 1AA national

title. He stayed with the team for the following two years on special teams, and practiced with some of the greats in BSU history such as Cedric Minter and David Hues.

“I practiced on something called ‘scout team,’" said Plott. "We were the defense against our starting line of-fense, and they would just kick our butt’s everyday. You just had to protect your knees and hold onto your hat, it was a wild ride.”

Plott spent time on the "eld during the "rst seasons of

Boise State's conversion from grass to turf, but the color remained green. Bronco Sta-dium did not acquire its fa-mous blue turf until 1986.

Despite his current pro-fession, he never envisioned himself in law enforcement during his stay at Boise State.

“Oh no, I was going to be a musician, a bass player,” said Plott.

After receiving his degree in communication from Idaho State, he moved to Nashville with his brothers to pursue music, but eventually

became an o%cer in nearby Hendersonville, Tenn.

While Plott is a new face on campus, most people have likely seen him before. Lt. Plott appeared on national television when Oregon tailback LeGarrette Blount punched Boise’s Bryan Hout in the "rst game of the 2009 season.

Plott was the primary of-"cial restraining Blount after the incident.“#at was my introduction to BSU, my very "rst police assignment here."

Plott replaced Lt. Schoe-

nborn, the previous cam-pus o%cer for the last three years.“

(Schoenborn) leaves a leg-acy, and would certainly be tough to beat. (While here,) I hope to make partnerships with the faculty and stu-dents and enhance the feel-ing of security on campus,” said Plott.

Lt. Plott encourages the BSU community to contact him with any concerns, ques-tions or comments through his email at tplott@cityof-boise.org.

In the early 1980s, before the famous blue turf, Lt. Tony Plott played football for the Broncos on special teams. Plott is now the campus police o!cer for Boise State Univer-sity, replacing Lt. Schoenborn this spring semester.

From shoulder pads to police badge

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ANDREW FORDJournalist

"Santiago Centro?" I ask the bus driver of a green bus with "Aeropuerto" emblazoned on the side.

If I knew how to properly ask "Does this bus go down-town," I would, but since my Spanish is non-existent, I pray a destination and an eyebrow raise will work.

"Si," he says. "Something, something I don't under-stand."

At this point I've got to take a chance. He said he goes to downtown Santiago, but with terms. Is the bus going to Argentina "rst? Or stopping by at a Spanish truck driving conference?

It's a good looking bus. Anywhere short of Ecuador is progress.

"Cuanto cuesta?" He mum-bles a Spanish number then points to a small black and white sign to his left.

#ere's two prices and he points to the more expensive one. I wonder if this is the price for travelers who don't understand Spanish.

I hand him 1,750 Chilean pesos (about $3) and head to the back of the bus.

If you have 1,750 of any-thing you feel like a king. Easy come, easy go though.

I don't know the economic history of Chile, but I know central banks rarely intend for their currency to ever

require thousands to buy a cheeseburger or a bus ticket. If they do, you can almost be guaranteed at some point their currency was subject to hyper in&ation.

#e bus pulls out of the airport and merges onto the freeway.

#e bus ride reminds me of riding in one of those double-seated go-karts with an older

brother; fast, jerky and com-pletely out of your own con-trol.

I'm excited to be in Chile, but unsure and a little scared (don't tell my mom.)

Eventually, the bus comes to a halt inside the skinny streets of...somewhere.

I gesture and say "metro" and he points down a skinny corridor behind the bus. His

Spanish, notoriously fast-paced in Chile and even more so in Santiago, is dif-"cult to even guess at, but I think I hear tres or cuatro, so I assume the Metro is just a few blocks away.

I "nd a Metro stop, you can tell because universally they look like stairs to nowhere, and again use my gesturing to buy a ticket. I don't know

how much it costs to ride the metro in pesos, but I know in dollars it's less than a buck. I hand a young Chilean wom-en, maybe 25, a bill worth 1,000 pesos.

"Entiende ingles?" I ask her.

She smiles wide and grits her teeth. "A leetle..." she says.

I ask her how much it costs.

She doesn't understand.I try to tell her in English,

slowly, that I need one ticket for the Metro.

She doesn't understand, but I can't blame her. It's her country, not mine.

We fumble around convers-ing, her trying to understand what I'm saying and what type of ticket or metro card I want and me just trying to go somewhere, anywhere.

Never one to plan too far ahead, I don't exactly have a place to go, yet. I wanted to have an apartment lease to sign or a room with eager room mates waiting to greet me, but at this point, some-where around 9 a.m. Santia-go time, the only thing I have is a long list of emails full of sloppy English and dozens of others in Spanish I don't un-derstand.

She hands me two small green tickets and some change. Adios.

Stepping into Santiago's centro de la ciudad with Andrew Ford

A Subway leaves the Universidad de Chile metro stop in Santiago, Chile Thursday Morning. More than 2.5 mil-lion Chileans use the Metro each day.

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JALENE PETERSON Journalist

“Sometimes life happens when you’re making other plans," said Ron Taylor, a 35 year veteran of Boise State

University's art department.On Jan. 25 in the Visual

Arts Center, Taylor, a ceram-ics professor, debuted “40 Years Working in Clay: A Retrospective," a collection of photographs and ceram-

ics. "A Retrospective" focuses on the relationships between light and shadow with form and texture.

His exhibit also contains photographs of landscapes from the California Red-

woods as well as the north-west including coastal areas of Washington.

Taylor's inspiration for his ceramics in the form of ves-sels, teapots and wall plates came organically.

“When I discovered clay, it just sort of felt like it was my material," he said.

Other pieces represent mortality, the universe and the fertility of a woman. One of his creations, "Furrows,"

alludes to Mother Earth. Taylor explains that his sab-batical leaves allowed him to focus on his art. His trip to the California Redwoods, for instance, reawakened his ideas.

“It was a magical, wonder-ful place to go. It was like walking into a big cathedral with these trees,” Taylor said.

"40 Years Working in Clay: A Retrospective" is on display from Jan. 25 to Feb. 19.

An opening reception will be held Feb. 5 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Visual Arts Center Gallery 1 in the Liberal Arts Building. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, contact Kirsten Furlong, (208) 426-3994 or KFurlong@boisestate.edu.

Ceramics professor Ron Taylor displays life's workForty years of earth

Ron Taylor, ceramics professor of 35 years at Boise State, will present a retrospective show of his life’s work at the Visual Arts Center.ZACH GANSCHOW/THE ARBITER

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JALENE PETERSON Journalist

In London's Victoria Sta-tion, a woman waits patiently in front of a ticketing ma-chine.

She casts a shadow but the shape of her body contains no detail, only a white sil-houette. Her "gure has been removed from this scene and now stands illuminated in plexiglas across the gallery.

Artist, designer and pro-ducer Ellen Scott brings her three dimensional display, "Liminal," to Boise State's Visual Arts Center. Her com-bination of portraits, prints and videos portray images of people frozen during a space in time.

"I wish to capture the com-plete person, but without showing their face," Scott, an adjunct professor at the Pratt Institute in New York, said.

"In someway, it's &ipping the conventional way we take a photograph...denying the face, where we usually look to someone for identity," she said.

Scott 's separated interac-tion with her subject devel-ops after she chooses spe-ci"c individuals, using a layer mask in Photoshop. #e tech-nique allows her to separate her selected "gure from the scene, and then print the im-age on acetate paper, before "nally mounting the "gures on Plexiglas panels.

“I would describe it as a collection of unconventional images of people in di$erent media,” Scott said.

#e technology Ellen uses

provides her with a remote-ness and anonymity between her and the people, but also creates a connection with them.

“#ere’s something very intimate about looking at them and they can’t see me. In the process of masking the "gures using using a pen and tablet, I am zoomed way in and am physically stroking the outline of their body," Scott said.

Scott's "Liminal" represents the term's meaning as a tran-sitional or in-between state.

"#ese people sort of seem like they’re on a threshold; like they’re between living

and dead,” Scott said.Each set of photos, taken

from di$erent parts of the world, feature random indi-viduals that were all at a spe-ci"c place at the particular time of Ellen's choosing.

"#ere are a couple here that are from art exhibits; two art exhibits from Paris, di$erent times, a few of the others are standing on a bridge; standing in one spot and photographing people in that space for anywhere from an hour to four hours,” Scott said. “It’s like staying with it; sort of holding the tension between myself and what I’m working on long enough for the meaning of it to emerge.”

#e exhibition runs Jan. 25 to Feb. 19. A reception for Scott will be held Feb. 5 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Visual Arts Center Gallery 2, located

in the Hemingway Western Studies Center. #ere will also be a free lecture present-ed by Scott on Feb. 4 starting at 6 p.m. held in the Simplot Ballroom in Student Union Building. #e gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Saturdays from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Contact Kirsten Furlong at kfurlong@boisestate.edu for more information.

Zach Ganschow, producer, contributed to this article.

New York artist Ellen Scott visits BSU

Frozen in time

Ellen Scott, an adjunct professor at Pratt Institute, showcases her work “Liminal,” a series of plexiglas panels with figures printed on the surface. Part of the show will feature photos taken from the Boise State campus.

What: "Forty years

Working In Clay: A

Retospective"

When: Jan. 25 -

Feb. 19

Where: Visual Arts

Center Gallery 1

JENNIFER SPENCERCulture Editor

Nothing says romance like the snowshoe. Join the Out-door Program Feb. 13 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for a snowshoe and sled excursion to Idaho City. Your $35 fee includes in-struction, equipment, transportation and lunch for the day. Register online at rec.boisestate.edu/reconline. Registration deadline is Feb. 5. Take your special someone out for a day of winter excitement. Meet new people and explore Idaho’s snowy hills.

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What: "Liminal"

When: Jan. 25th -

Feb. 19th

Where: Visual Arts

Center Gallery 2

I would describe it as a collection of unconventional images of people in different media. Ellen Scott