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Rev. Kyles speaksSuzanne Craig

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Reverend Samuel Billy Kyles, witness to Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination is speaking today at 7 p.m. in the Jordan Ball-room in the Student Union Building on the civil rights movement.

Kyles is the man who persuaded King to come to Memphis in support of striking sanitation workers in April 1968 and, in turn, witnessed his assassination.

He worked with King to support the sanitation workers’ strike, spending the last hour of King’s life with him.

Kyles appeared in documentaries and

publications about the civil rights move-ment and is acknowledged as a premiere source on this era.

Still actively involved in the political and religious activism arenas, Kyles serves on the National Civil Rights Museum Board of Directors and the National Commis-sion on ICE Misconduct and Violations of Fourth Amendment Rights. He previously served as a panelist on the White House Conference on Hate Crimes in 1998 and spoke on racial equality in European conferences.

He was appointed by former U.S. Presi-dent Bill Clinton to serve on the Advi-sory Committee on Religious Freedom Abroad.

Monday: The Organization of Stu-dent Social Workers is putting on a presentation from 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. in Simplot C in the SUB featuring their volunteer efforts on the Duck Valley Indian Reserva-tion taking place in December.

Tuesday: Chi Sigma Iota is hosting a presentation entitled “What does it mean to be white? A com-mitment to unlearning racism” in Jordan A in the SUB from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. It includes theory and

research findings as well as an interactive portion for the audi-ence to address the complexities of cross cultural interaction.The Visiting Artist and Scholar Program has brought a film featuring the works of visiting artist Paul Kennedy, a letterpress artist who calls himself a “humble negro printer,” 2 p.m. - 4 p.m., location TBA.

Wednesday: The planners of this year’s Tunnel of Oppression are

hosting a video and panel discus-sion on the Tunnel and its role in raising awareness and providing motivation to get involved in hu-man rights. This starts at 6 p.m. in the SUB’s Union Barnwell Room.

Thursday: The Muslim Student Association is putting on a work-shop entitled Islam 101, introduc-ing students to the fundamental ideals of Islamic life and culture. The event is from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. in the SUB’s Barnwell Room.

Suzanne CraigAssistant News Editor

The NOVA series “Making Stuff” pre-miered Jan. 19. The show is a result of years of work from Boise State material science instructors to bring their branch of science to TV.

“It was 110 days of filming -- I’d forgot-ten how many children I had -- but it was the thrill of a lifetime,” said host David Pogue, technology reporter for the New York Times, in an interview with WGBH, producers of NOVA. While filming, Pogue said he went hang gliding, rode in a demolition derby, had an MRI and swam with sharks.

In the first episode, Pogue started on an aircraft carrier and explored one of the most well known metals of our time, steel, and how it is being improved. He moved on to see kevlar, bioengineered silk and their inspirations in nature. He also ex-plored the different uses of these materials. In the case of steel, he went to see a demo-lition derby and wound up participating while in a white, hodge-podge sedan be-

fore rigging a car to slam into a concrete wall as a demonstration of the “toughness” of steel.

Other tests for materials included kev-lar versus ice picks and a “bullet deliver-ing device.” Calling it a gun on a show for the younger audience could be a little uncouth. The series has been in the works for the past six years, the majority of which was spent planning and fundraising. After given the go-ahead by NOVA once grant money was received, the production of the

series took approximately a year and a half.Boise State Professor of Material Sci-

ence and Engineering Amy Moll served as chair for the Outreach Committee of the Materials Research Society and through it was able to find interesting and dynamic people for the show to feature and assisted in applying for grants. They received grants from the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy. Both grants funneled through WGBH in Boston.

“I’ve learned a lot. It’s difficult to put sci-

ence on TV. Most of the time we always say, ‘we want more science in the show’ and the producers say ‘we can’t lose our audience’,” Moll said. The Arbiter talked more with Moll here: http://tinyurl.com/arbiterMollQA

Each 60 minute episode features a different aspect of material science. The first show will be stronger materials, then smaller materials, followed by cleaner and smarter materials.

The shows will air Jan. 26, Feb. 2 and 9.

Watch it online:http://tinyurl.com/NOVA-makingstuffWatch it on TV:Smaller: Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. channel 4Cleaner: Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. channel 4Smarter: Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. channel 4Schedule: http://tinyurl.com/cable-schedule

Discovery Center hosts parallel exhibitSuzanne Craig

Assistant News Editor

The Discovery Center of Idaho (DCI) is hosting a “Matter Matters” exhibit from Jan. 15 to June 5. It’s designed to introduce visitors to ma-terial science, inspired by the NOVA series “Making Stuff.”

Moll said, “Designing displays that

teaches people something, engages them and doesn’t fall apart is hard.”

As usual for the Discovery Center, the displays are hands-on while stay-ing scientifically accurate.

Among these displays are those exploring water surface tension, amorphous metals and piezoelectric-ity. The amorphous metals exhibit is by far the simplest. It showcases two

clear plastic tubes containing rub-ber balls that bounce. In one bottle the balls bounce on stainless steel. In the other bottle the balls bounce on stainless steel coated in amor-phous metal which is much harder and therefore absorbs less of the balls energy, making it bounce for a longer period of time.

If you have no idea what some of

those things mean, the exhibit can definitely explain them.

Admission is $6.50 for adults and $4 for young or young-looking stu-dents (17 or under.) Volunteering is an option too: http://scidaho.org.

The idea for the exhibit came up during a brainstorming session be-tween members of DCI and Boise State about a year ago.

Q&Awith Amy Moll,

material science extraordinaire

Well known around the campus for her be-loved yellow Labrador retriever, Professor Moll talks about her involvement in the production of the show, “Making Stuff,” and the Discovery Center exhibit, Matter Matters.

What was the hardest part about designing the show and exhibit?

“For the NOVA show, the most difficult part was working with the producers to de-termine what would make interesting TV and at what level to explain the science. The producers are very concerned about ‘losing’ the audience if too many technical terms are used or if the technical part is too complex. As a scientist, I always wanted them to add more of the technical aspects.

The most difficult part is making sure the exhibits are interactive, robust and that the visitor can learn something. It is OK to use more technical terms in the exhibit if you define them, because the visitor can spend more time to think about what is happening.”

What was your favorite part?“I enjoy the creativity. Working with dif-

ferent people who have a different perspec-tive (TV producers, exhibit developers) can be very eye opening. I also feel these experi-ences make me a better teacher because I dis-cover new ways to explain materials science to students and ways to make my class more interesting and applicable.”

Would you like to do something like this again? Is that feasible?

“Yes, these kinds of projects often lead to other projects. At the Materials Research Society, we started with a few small exhibits for the lobby at headquarters in Pittsburgh. This lead to a traveling museum exhibit on materials science called Strange Matter. That exhibit led to the NOVA collaboration. And NOVA led to the Matter Matters.”

Did it turn out like you thought it would?

“I did not really have a lot of expectations as to how it would turn out as I have never worked on a TV program before. Of course, I have watched NOVA so I had some idea.”

Are you in any of the episodes?“My name flashes up on the credits at the

end -- but it’s really fast so look quick.”

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Study Many college students not learning to think critically

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NEW YORK - An unprec-edented study that followed several thousand undergraduates through four years of college found that large numbers didn’t learn the critical thinking, complex reasoning and written communication skills that are widely assumed to be at the core of a college education. Many of the students graduated without know-ing how to sift fact from opinion, make a clear written argument or objectively review conflicting re-ports of a situation or event, accord-ing to New York University sociolo-gist Richard Arum, lead author of the study. The students, for example, couldn’t determine the cause of an increase in neighborhood crime or how best to respond without being

swayed by emotional testimony and political spin.

Arum, whose book “Academical-ly Adrift: Limited Learning on Col-lege Campuses” (University of Chi-cago Press) comes out this month, followed 2,322 traditional-age stu-dents from the fall of 2005 to the spring of 2009 and examined testing data and student surveys at a broad range of 24 U.S. colleges and uni-versities, from the highly selective to the less selective. Forty-five percent of students made no significant im-provement in their critical thinking, reasoning or writing skills during the first two years of college, accord-ing to the study. After four years, 36 percent showed no significant gains in these so-called “higher order” thinking skills. Combining the hours spent studying and in class, students devoted less than a fifth of their time

each week to academic pursuits. By contrast, students spent 51 percent of their time (or 85 hours a week) socializing or in extracurricular ac-tivities. The study also showed that students who studied alone made more significant gains in learning than those who studied in groups.

“I’m not surprised at the results,” said Stephen G. Emerson, the presi-dent of Haverford College in Penn-sylvania. “Our very best students don’t study in groups. They might work in groups in lab projects. But when they study, they study by themselves.”

The study marks one of the first times a cohort of undergraduates has been followed over four years to examine whether they’re learning specific skills.

It comes amid President Barack Obama’s call for more college gradu-

ates by 2020 and is likely to shine a spotlight on the quality of the educa-tion they receive.

“These findings are extremely valuable for those of us deeply con-cerned about the state of undergrad-uate learning and student intellectu-al engagement,” said Brian D. Casey, the president of DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind. “They will surely shape discussions about curriculum and campus life for years to come.”

Some educators note that a weakened economy and a need to work while in school may be partly responsible for the reduced focus on academics, while others caution against using the study to blame stu-dents for not applying themselves. Howard Gardner, a professor at Har-vard’s Graduate School of Education known for his theory of multiple intelligences, said the study under-

scores the need for higher education to push students harder.

“I think that higher education in general is not demanding enough of students... academics are simply of less importance than they were a generation ago,” Gardner said. But the solution, in Gardner’s view, shouldn’t be to introduce high-stakes tests to measure learning in college, because “the cure is likely to be worse than the disease.”

Arum concluded that while stu-dents at highly selective schools made more gains than those at less selective schools, there are even greater disparities within institutions.

For that reason, Arum added, he hopes his data will encourage colleg-es and universities to look within for ways to improve teaching and learn-ing. Arum co-authored the book

with Josipa Roksa, an assistant pro-fessor of sociology at the University of Virginia. The study, conducted with Esther Cho, a researcher with the Social Science Research Coun-cil, showed that students learned more when asked to do more.

Students who majored in the traditional liberal arts, including the social sciences, humanities, natural sciences and mathematics, showed significantly greater gains over time than other students in critical thinking, complex reasoning and writing skills. Students majoring in business, education, social work and communications showed the least gains in learning. However, the authors note that their find-ings don’t preclude the possibility that such students “are developing subject-specific or occupationally relevant skills.”

Students in need turning to campus food pantry

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Col-lege students are known to eke by on meager meals like peanut butter sandwiches, cold cereal and ramen noodles. But as tuition skyrockets and family finances remain tight, some students are having trouble buying even such humble staples.

It’s given rise to a small but growing trend: the campus food bank, where hungry students can get a free can of soup, box of oat-meal or package of spaghetti. A food pantry opened last week at

the University of California-Davis, following similar efforts at the Uni-versity of California-Los Angeles, Bakersfield College and Oregon State University.

“It’s the most basic need of a student - to eat,” said Davis student Ashley Thomas, who plans to use the pantry. “You can’t study for a chemistry final if you’re hungry.”

A recent survey of Davis under-grads found that almost 25 percent “somewhat to very often” skipped meals to save money and another 25 percent “occasionally” skipped meals for the same reason.

The finding spurred student

government leaders Justin Gold and Hannah Kirshner into action. During the fall term they con-tacted campus organizations and local businesses. “Donations came in from Campbell’s Soup, Sprouts Market, the Davis Food Co-Op and several campus organizations,” Gold said.

KDVS, the campus radio sta-tion, gave up a sound room in the basement of the student union building that’s now lined with shelves full of cereal boxes, jars of tomato sauce and cans of soup.

A sign next to the service coun-ter tells student volunteers how to help customers. Pantry volunteers must ask students seeking free food to show their student ID cards but don’t record their names or ask about their finances. Students can visit the pantry as often as they like and can get enough food for three meals during each visit.

“We are a little concerned about people taking advantage,” said Gold, 21. “But there’s an inherent risk any time you start a new proj-ect, and there’s so much overall benefit from this project that we’re hoping it’s worth the risk.”

The pantry has enough food to last about 10 weeks, Gold said. He’s hoping with contributions it can stay open at least until the end of the school year.

UC Davis students, senior Justin Gold, left, and junior Hannah Kir-shner, organizers of the UC Davis Food Pantry, talk with Roger Beachy, right, director of the U.S. Department of Agricul-ture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Jan. 12, 2010, in Davis, Calif.

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Capital Punishment

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Tweet that inspired this week’s column: kellyoxford Are people still talking about Ricky Gervais? Here’s an idea: When you hire an assassin, don’t be shocked when he does the job.

On January 16, 2011 Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais reminded each and everyone of Hollywood’s finest that the stupid things they do really are just that. Stupid. He wasn’t putting a show on for them, Gervais was entertaining America.

Ricky Gervais, you are a hero.Hollywood stars are filthy stinking rich because

Americans are willing to pay to be entertained at the box office. Americans pay to watch the mov-ies, and they pay to know what goes on in stars’ personal lives.

Though the Hollywood Foreign Press Asso-ciation has apologized on behalf of Gervais, he is not sorry. In a recent interview on CNN’s Piers Morgan Tonight he said, “If people are offended by the things I said at that ceremony, they should never come and see my standup.”

Ricky Gervais stayed true to himself and his fans when he hosted the Golden Globes. He is a talented comedian, and he did what the HFPA paid him to do. Gervais most definitely should not apologize.

Just a few days before the Golden Globes, a former HFPA publicist filed a lawsuit that claims members of the association accepted “money, vacations, and gifts” from film studios in ex-change for nominations. Gervais made sure to mention it.

In his opening monologue he said, “...I’d like to quench this ridiculous rumor going ‘round that the only reason ‘The Tourist’ was nominated was so the Hollywood Foreign Press could hang out with Jonny Depp and Angelina Jolie. That is rubbish. That is not the only reason. They also ac-cepted bribes.”

This comment most assuredly rubbed some very important people the wrong way. One could surmise that it might have even sealed the HFPA’s decision to find a new host for next year’s ceremo-ny. Gervais won’t be invited back.

Gervais took aim at some pretty powerful mov-ie stars as well.

One of the most uncomfortable moments that night was Gervais’ reference to tabloid rumors that John Travolta is a closeted homosexual. He said, “Also not nominated -- ‘I Love You Phillip Morris’ -- Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor; two heterosexual actors pretending to be gay. So the complete opposite of some famous Scientolo-gists, then.”

After that punch line, everyone in the room gasped. Gervais giggled. It was beautiful.

What do those poor movie stars have to live for, if not their reputation? Their brazen misdeeds and digitally remastered images are all they’ve got. Heartless Mr. Gervais, how dare you beguile your way into the Golden Globes with your for-eign wit, only to hone in on the ridiculous quirks of people who just wanted to take a trophy home from the party.

For the millions of viewers watching, it was sublime. Somebody finally stood on the stage of an awards show ceremony and roasted America’s untouchables. They didn’t see it coming. He re-minded all of them that they are human.

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“CRuel And unusuAl punishments (shAll not be) infliCted”

-- The Constitution of the United State of America

-- The sixth commandment of The 10 Commandments

“thou shAlt not kill”

There are no circumstances under which American citi-zens should consider it acceptable to use the death penalty as a form of punishment.

It’s irresponsible and disgusting that we still allow people to be put to death, especially when there are cases where innocent people are convicted.

Raymond Towler of Cleveland, Ohio, was released on May 5, 2010 after spending almost 30 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Towler had been sentenced to serve a life sentence for the rape of an 11-year-old girl in 1981. Thanks to recent technological advances, DNA evi-dence proved him innocent.

In 1974, James Bain was arrested for the kidnap and rape of a 9-year-old boy. Bain, who was just 19 when arrested, was released from jail on Dec. 17, 2010 after DNA proved he was wrongly convicted.

Anthony Caravella’s case was exonerated on March 25, 2010. Caravella was accused of rape and murder more than 26 years ago.

This year, Cornelius Dupree was freed from prison after 30 years based on DNA evidence proving his innocence. For Dupree, the worst-case scenario would have been 75 years in prison. For others, there is even more at stake.

According to research from the University of Cincin-nati College of Law, “We have learned through DNA test-ing that in cases where we, as a society, were sure that we had found and convinced the actual perpetrators, we were wrong more often than we ever would have imagined.”

The Death Penalty Information Center Reports found that 108 people have been freed from death row nationally since 1973 because they were innocent. If they hadn’t been freed, more than a hundred people could have been killed

for crimes they did not commit. For what? Is it with hope to fulfill some morbid or rabid sense of revenge?

It’s true that some individuals sentenced to death legiti-mately have committed atrocious and unbelievable crimes. Still, the act of returning the favor accomplishes nothing. As human beings in the United States, they should still have their basic human rights provided to them by our government. To strip them of that is to allow the system to be blatantly hypocritical. The message sent is simple: Citizens are not allowed to kill each other. That right is reserved for the government.

In addition to the disregard for basic human rights, there is also the reputation of the United States to con-sider. Americans pride themselves on being the “big brother” of the world -- the proud country that supports acceptance, civil liberties and equality. Capital punish-ment is a giant blemish on that reputation. More than 139 countries worldwide have eliminated capital punishment. We, however, keep ourselves in the company of countries such as China, a country with questionable human rights practices, and Iraq, a country trying to recover from a dictatorship.

For the individuals who only see numbers and argue they don’t want their tax dollars paying to keep these crim-inals in jail, they should keep in mind that it’s actually less expensive to keep them in prison for life without parole than to drag them through the expensive litigation process.

It doesn’t matter how it’s justified -- closure, protection, retribution, or revenge -- people can try to romanticize it all they want, but in the end, the death penalty is murder. In the words of French philosopher Albert Camus, “Capi-tal punishment is the most premeditated of murders.”

Above are key lines from two of the most recognizable and influential documents in Western civilization.

Nowhere in these lines does the word “except” reside.

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Broken, but not shatteredAmy Glass cracks vertebra, makes strong comeback to lead Boise State gymnasts

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Genevieve nuttinGJournalist

Two years ago today, Boise State senior Amy Glass suffered an accident that nearly put an end to her gymnastics career.

It was the day before she turned 20 years old. Glass was on the uneven bars warming up be-fore competing against San Jose State when her hands slipped on the first turn. She fell hard to the ground landing head first. She trembled on her hands and knees unable to get back up.

She was immediately taken to the hospital where she under-went surgery to support a frac-tured vertebra.

Glass was hospitalized for a week and was treated by three doctors.

“The first thing I asked the doctor was if I was going to be able to go back to gymnastics and he said no, he didn’t think it was a good idea even if I was physically strong enough,” Glass said. “When he said that, I de-cided right then and there that I was going to go back because I’m so stubborn and I wasn’t

ready to be done yet.”The three months following

the accident she stayed at home with her family while secured in a halo vest -- a device “screwed” to the head of a patient using metal pins.

The vest prevented her from moving her upper body, lifting weights or running. In order to stay in shape, her family bought her an elliptical on which she exercised for 30 to 60 minutes each day to keep her body strong enough to return to gymnastics.

While she was away, her team-mates showed support by send-ing her notes each week with encouraging messages and jokes, as well as calling and texting her each day.

Her teammates made sure that even though she wasn’t physically at their practices, she was still part of the team.

“It was really hard for us, she’s the leading figure in the gym,” se-nior Hannah Redmon said. “But it helped us to push ourselves harder. We now have a new say-ing on the wall that says, ‘What Would Amy Do?’ When you’re sore and tired, Amy would push through it.”

That’s exactly what Glass did. A year after her accident, she was back and competing. To this day, she doesn’t let the thought of her accident get the best of her. In-stead, she looks at it as if it was a fluke and doesn’t let it scare her.

Team physician and sports medicine doctor for Idaho Sports Medicine Institute, Scot Schef-fel, had worked with Glass be-fore her injury and continued to work with her as she retrained her neck.

“I didn’t think she’d want to come back because of the mental thought of it. A lot of people don’t choose to come back after some-thing like that. But now she’s back and that’s a testament to her drive and desire to get back out,” Schef-fel said. “It’s working with people like that that makes my job more enjoyable.”

Glass recently earned her seventh-career win in the all-around against No. 11 Alabama

this past weekend. She is now No. 6 at Boise State for career all-around wins.

Glass and the No. 15 Broncos travel to face the Arizona Wild-

cats next Friday before returning home to battle Cal State Fuller-ton in the annual Beauty and the Beast event at Taco Bell Arena on Feb. 4.

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““—Senior, Hannah Redmon

We now have a new saying around here that says, “What would Amy do?” When you’re sore and tired, Amy would push through it.

The Broncos will need to bring the same high level intensity and focus next week-end at the Jacksons Invitational in Nampa, Idaho.

The Boise State track and field team is enjoying its most dominant season in recent memory after winning seven events at the Bronco Invitational last weekend.

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Horse-power Several Broncos set career-bests

Justin DalmeJournalist

The Boise State track and field team competed and dominated at the Bronco Invitational Saturday in Nampa, ID. The Broncos played host to several schools, including local universities Idaho State, Northwest Nazarene, and Treasure Val-ley Community College.

The Broncos had a great day, winning seven events while setting 33 career-

best marks and 15 season-best marks.In the field events, Western Athletic

Conference Field Athlete of the Week, Trevor Kraychir, won the men’s weight throw for the third-consecutive time with a throw of 64-7 (19.68m). Team-mate Mele Vaisima also took home her third-straight title in the weight throw with a season best of 61-4.25 (18.70m).

Vaisima, the defending WAC cham-pion in the weight throw, has a goal of throwing 20m, one she’s been working hard on to achieve.

“I’ve been focusing on technique and getting faster through the ring and speed in general. I feel that has helped me a lot so far,” Vaisima said.

Also in the field events, freshman Jus-tin Malnes finished second in the 60m hurdles with a career-best time of 8.27, while senior Daniel Thompson set a ca-reer best mark of 15-11 (4.85m) to place third in men’s pole vault. The new mark was an improvement of almost three inches, but Thompson hopes to eventu-ally reach 5m this season. Thompson

had knee surgery over the summer, but rehabbed and trained during the fall and winter to get back out on the track. “I took it slow at first, just making sure I was completely healed, and then I came back at it hard. I went a little too hard at first, and had to take it back a notch. I mentally had to be more careful than I usually am,” Thompson said.

Another member of the track and field team coming off of injury is junior Brain Pierre. The distance runner had foot surgery and was kept out of com-petition for two years.

“It was good to get that first race last weekend out of the way, cause I was a little worried about how I would do coming back, but it’s good to be back,” Pierre said.

The rehab process was longer than Pierre wanted, but he’s taking it slow.

“Slow is good, I’m not trying to come back too fast or get injured again.”

The foot surgery doesn’t appear to still be bothering the junior who won the mile in 4:15.25, only a second off his career-best.

The Broncos also captured the men’s 4x400-meter relay for the third-straight meet. Runners Jeff Daw, Karrie Butler, Rolando Trammel and Paul Robertson ran a time of 3:15.77 to win the event. Daw also won the men’s 400-meter with a career-best time of 48.01. Chase Sexton won the shot put with a throw of 53-8.50 (16.37m), and Eetu Viitala won the long jump with a personal best mark of 25-4 (7.72m).

The Broncos will be back in action next week as they host the Jacksons In-vitational January 28 and 29.

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It didn’t take Boise State head coach Leon Rice long to get the Broncos back to their winning ways against the Idaho Vandals in men’s basketball.

Rice and BSU used a strong second half performance Saturday night in Moscow to down the Vandals 70-67 in front of 5,016 fans at the Cowan Spectrum.

After trailing 33-26 at the half, the Broncos came out in the second half and took control of the game behind senior guard La’Shard Anderson. Anderson helped rally the Broncos by scoring 14 of his 21 points in the second period.

Boise State (12-7, 5-2 Western Athletic Conference) controlled the tempo in the second half after getting its man defense sliced up early in the game. BSU did a fab-ulous job of attacking Idaho’s defense late in the game.

Despite shooting 51 percent from the field, Idaho (12-7, 5-2 WAC) needed a three-point basket to tie the game and force overtime with only 4.8 seconds remain-ing. Idaho’s final play was sloppy and BSU was able to force a bad shot by Vandal Kyle Barone, which only hit the backboard.

Paul Noonan and Ryan Watkins each scored 11 points and senior Daequon Montreal chipped in with 10 points of his own.

Idaho will get its chance to even the season series when it travels to Taco Bell Arena to face the Broncos on Feb. 12.

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“This is the start of a dy-nasty,” men’s tennis head coach Greg Patton said.

The men’s tennis team is looking forward to a fresh start to accompany the New Year. Boise State finished last spring with a 19-12 overall record and a No. 42 final ranking. Howev-er, the Broncos enter the 2011 season ranked No. 43 nation-ally with a schedule that will test their endurance.

“Every match is a great op-portunity for us to grow and learn,” Patton said. “Our first eight weeks are on the road and every team we are playing is ranked Top 35 in the country, except for San Diego State who is ranked 53.”

The team spent its break training for the rigorous sched-ule. A major focus for improve-ments was in physical fitness and conditioning. The Broncos have worked harder on getting physically fit, faster, stronger and also smarter on the court.

“We’ve got our first two months where we are playing away and it’s going to be tough, but hopefully the home crowd will get behind us in Boise,” freshman Andrew Bettles said.

This year the team has many returning players from the previous season, but have also

added fresh faces to the roster.Damian Hume, a junior from

Johannesburg, South Africa is nationally known and could potentially be one of the best players in the country this year.

“He’s 5’7” and when he first saw the guys on our team and how big they are, he said, ‘coach I’m in the land of the giants.’ He may not be as big as the rest of the guys, but he has a game just as big,” Patton said.

Andrew Bettles arrived in Boise a little over a week ago. He is a top player from the United Kingdom. He brings classic UK tennis to Boise and is transitioning easily to the new lifestyle despite being the youngest player on the team.

Nathan Sereke also arrived in Boise recently from Stockholm, Sweden. He was the number two tennis player from Sweden.

“He is fluid just like a classi-cal song with more of a smooth soft game that has a lot of fire to it,” Patton said.

The Broncos have a unique mix of players from all over the world, but their backgrounds have only strengthened their relationships with each other.

“Every guy brings something

to the team. It’s definitely not one person bringing everything to the team. One person can bring down a team, but it takes everyone to build it up,” sopho-more Scott Sears said.

The alumni match-up is a perfect example of the team dynamic. It was a tradition for the Boise State players to face off against alumni not only as a training method, but also as a way to get the fans involved.

The team did not have the alumni match for the past few years, but it was assistant coach Clancy Shields’ idea to bring it back. The crowd support was just what the team needed be-fore their long stretch of match-es on the road.

The friendly alumni dual provided a nice closing to the men’s hell week. The team has high expectations for the start of the new season.

“We couldn’t have got-ten more out of it. Everyone brought everything they had ev-eryday and everyone improved so significantly throughout the week and by the end we were more ready than we could have ever dreamed,” Sears said.

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Boise is known as a small, but still uniquely urban cityscape. Its few tall buildings jut from the ground, framing the caress of our foothills which lead to the crest of mountains. Nestled within, a tiny metropolis of sorts bustles with activity. Businesses are born here, students are educated and flung far and wide, families are maintained. But there has always been a complaint about a lack of “culture,” especially that which is generated within our communi-ties. The newly renamed Boise Department of Arts and History has created a flourishing relationship with the owners of the 8th Street Marketplace, fostering a creative community that has become popular among Boise’s citi-zens. Now opening its third year of business, the Artist-in-Residence (AiR) program is the first of its kind.

After they saw the need for this, and with the downhill curvature of the current economy, city planners and business owners pledged a prom-ise to the residents and culture-consumers of Boise to birth some much needed culture. They have since been using the spaces in BoDo, more specifically, the Mercantile Building in the 8th Street Marketplace to do so. It’s the solution to more than one inhibition for businesses and art-ists. Rental space for working studios are scarce at best while affordability is out of the question, especially for most fledgling and even some fairly established artists. Local businesses were faced with empty spaces, devoid of any market-able interest. And thus the mission behind AiR was born.

According to the application for AiR, “Al-though these residencies are for a short duration (three months), they offer artists an opportunity to gain a fresh perspective on their work, experi-

ence a new venue in the urban center, and share their craft with a wider audience.”

This creation of culture is then added to the growing and ever-changing list of events for First Thursday and all artists are welcome to plan their own exhibitions and openings while in resi-dence. No medium is left out: painting, drawing, photography and others are encouraged. The works of film, dance as well as the written and spoken word have graced the spaces of the Mer-cantile Building.

One such artist, Boise native Bryan Moore, has found himself with this unique opportunity.

“It’s great! I’ll probably cry when I have to leave,” Moore said about his time at the Artists-in-Residence program.

A tall, dark-haired man with bright eyes, Moore has vitality in his physical presence and his artwork. His most recent exhibition outside of AiR wrapped up New Year’s eve at The Linen Building -- also in downtown Boise. “Urban Na-tives” has garnered the attention of younger and older viewing generations in local circles. Moore creates mixed media expanses which vibrate with color and intensity centered on tradition-ally tribal depictions from South American to Polynesian.

“Honestly, it’s mostly used house paint from the dump and oil pens. They only take me a few days at most,” Moore said of his more popular works from the “Urban Natives” collection. Looking upon the painted palettes, viewers can feel a sense of street art influencing the work. When asked if this was intentional, Moore was inconclusive. He was once a punk-skater years ago, but has since become detached from the current trend in street and guerrilla art.

Moore is a Boise State graduate with a Bach-elor of Fine Arts in illustration and a minor in visual arts. He served in the military in his youth, traveling and experiencing life, but eventually

came back to Boise to start his family. He is now married with three children -- two daughters and a young son. Moore is a proponent of Boise’s appeal to families. He spends a considerable amount of time in his space on the second floor of the Mercantile building, and can be found there Monday through Friday from morning to early afternoon.

As advice for young artists looking to get their own exposure, Moore urges them not to give up.

“It’s not that you’re not good enough. It’s honestly, usually, just a matter of style with gallery owners.”

As for his own experiences, he admitted it’s hard to stay motivated to work a typical wage-earning job and continue to produce worthwhile work usually requiring 10 to 20 hours of addi-tional studio time per week. He also encouraged other artists to look for spaces and programs such as AiR.

“It really pushes the work and the artist to the next level, forces you to work bigger,” Moore said.

Moore will continue his residency through March 15. He plans to be engaged with the First Thursdays in February and March. Participa-tion in First Thursday is mandatory for artists in AiR. Moore also has a group show with three others known as The Vague Collaborative. Their exhibit, “Vague IV” will open Feb. 11 and 12 in his space in the Mercantile Building, Suite 201. Vague Collaborative’s last show was awarded Best of Boise’s Editor’s Pick.

If you are interested in applying for the next installment of AiR, visit the Boise City Depart-ment of Arts and History’s blog at http://boi-seartsandhistoryblog.com/ or their website di-rectly at http://artsandhistory.cityofboise.org/index.aspx. So, next time you hear a complaint about the lack of community-oriented culture in Boise, speak up and promote the work of AiR.

Artists-in-Residence brings business for building owners, exposure to local artists

gabriEllE brandiniJournalist

Preparations have already begun for this semester’s theatrical productions, which in-cludes the musical Cinderella, student-writ-ten Champagne Breakfast and the Greek comedy Lysistrata.

Rehearsals have already begun for Cin-derella, which will be presented March 24 to 27 in the Morrison Center. Written by Rodgers and Hammerstein, the play-

wright-composer duo responsible for clas-sics such as South Pacific and the Sound of Music, this rendition will be a collaborative production between the Boise State The-ater and Music departments which plan to work together on a joint production biennially.

“We only do a musical every other year,” said Amela Karadza, theater major and sec-retary for the Theater Majors Association. “When we do get to work together, we’re pretty collaborative.”

Champagne Breakfast, which will run

April 21 through 24 at the Peterson Theater, is an original play written by Evan Sesek, a senior Boise State theater major with a dra-matic writing emphasis. The show will be directed by Mike Baltzell, an associate pro-fessor at Boise State.

The Spring 2011 Theater Majors As-sociation Showcase will be Lysistrata, a Greek comedy about women who decide to refuse having sex with their men in or-der to gain control of the war effort and subsequently end it.

“It’s a very feminist-y play in a lot of ways,”

Karadza said. “The story centers around women taking control of their situation, however they can.”

Currently, the Theater Majors Associa-tion (TMA) is looking for directors and de-signers for the show. Once directors have been selected, auditions will be held.

Last semester, TMA produced a variety show along with their semiannual showcase production. It’s possible they might put on another variety show along with Lysistrata.

“We were really successful with the last one,” Karadza said.

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LEFT: A container full of brushes illustrates Moore’s versatility in mixed media. “Bryan’s paintings weave together colorful images of tribal symbols and urban ele-ments that work seamlessly with one another,” The Gallery Owner David Hale said in a statement to the press.

ABOVE: Moore’s gallery includes handfuls of original artwork incorporating a variety of media on canvas, pallets, doors and other objects in a collection he titled “Urban Natives.”

LEFT: Local artist Bryan Moore talks about his work while sitting in front of his origi-nal paintings at the Artists-in-Residence at the Linen Building in downtown Boise.

BELOW: Moore’s art, titled “What the Frozen Head of Walt Disney Dreams About in Cryogenic Storage” is an oil and mixed media on pallet and can be purchased for $700.

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It’s a story of a good swan gone bad. The blockbuster movie, “Black Swan” is still on a roll, raking in money and nominations almost two months after being released.

The movie is about a ballet dancer who scores the lead in “Swan Lake” as the White Swan, Princess Odette. Slowly, the dancer loses her mind as she becomes more and more like the Black Swan, Odile, daughter of an evil magician.

The Darren Aronofsky film has grossed more than $61 million over the past month and a half, and with the awards season in full swing, that total should continue to rise. Natalie Portman has already taken home a Golden Globe for her per-formance in the flick, and the movie itself has pulled in nods for every-

thing from Best Score and Best Cos-tume at the Satellite Awards, to Best Film at the Gotham Awards.

But the film is generating more than just nods and loads of dough. Negative reviews are hard to find, and according to IMDb.com, “Black Swan” is sitting quite comfortably in the number 51 spot on the Top 250 movies of all time. Rottento-matoes.com has a critic rating of 88 percent, and the community rating is not much lower than that, certify-ing it as “fresh.” All this positive re-ception could mean only one thing: The Academy Awards are going to come calling.

OK, let’s be frank: If the recep-tion the Golden Globes gave this film are any indication of its im-mense popularity among Holly-wood’s elite, then what other con-clusion could one come to? This movie’s artistic vibe resonates from

beginning to end, and although the budget was relatively small (a mea-sly $13 million), Aronofsky and choreographer Benjamin Millepied made this story of a ballerina-gone-bad into something more than a cliché character development piece. The journey the audience travels down the slow road of insanity puts this low budget into a league of its own, and is by far a film with serious Oscar contention.

Not only will the film undoubt-edly be nominated for multiple Oscars, but this could be the start of a great year for Natalie Portman. With the romantic comedy “No Strings Attached” debuting this past weekend, and hyped films such as “Thor” and “Cloud Atlas” coming out later this year, Portman might want to keep her favorite dress close by, as she may be needing it sooner than she thinks.

‘Black Swan’ looks toward continued success in awards circuits

david gaschJournalist

Have you ever seen the televi-sion show Jersey Shore? Statisti-cally speaking, most of you probably have. For those of you who haven’t, it’s a close look at the most shallow, materialistic and dramatic people in the world.

They are those who give America a bad name -- the ones we disown when talking to people from other places. We watch them for the awe of realizing there are people like that out there and the joy we feel when realizing it isn’t us. It’s hilarious, but in the “I’m laughing at you, not with you” kind of way.

However, several members of the show’s cast have written books. Good for them; I wasn’t quite sure all of them were literate. I guess money and shallow influence really can buy anything. Now, though, the book written by the member fondly dubbed “Snooki” made it to the

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! Ain’t nothing but a Jersey Shore thang

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number 24 spot on the New York Times bestseller list.

Wow. Really, people?During my short stint in college

so far I’ve had the benefit of work-ing with writers of exceptional craft, whose work and instruction have taught me everything I know about fiction. People such as Profes-sor Alan Heathcock, Sean Crouch and Danny Cerullo -- these writers study for years to produce substan-tial work full of empathy, authority, originality and urgency. They de-serve to have their work published and read by the masses. What they produce is art. Where’s their place on the New York Times best- seller list?

Now, let’s take a look at their com-petition.

Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi wrote a book as shallow as she is about two “guidettes” on the shore of New Jersey. I can’t really bash her for pro-ducing shallow content -- it’s all she knows. A few critics have hailed it as “a postmodern look at social decay” and “a casually informative docu-mentary.” Who wants to volunteer to ask that Oompa Loompa if she knows what any of those words or phrases mean?

Here’s a line from the book, also

quoted in the Montreal Gazette: “She’d have her fun for a while, and then she’d find a sweet, romantic gorilla juicehead to marry. The wed-ding would have a kick-ass hip-hop band and a pickle buffet.”

Point proven? I’d say so.Mike “The Situation” Sorren-

tino describes his own book as a self-help, which in this case simply means how to be like Mike. Appar-ently, tans, protein shakes, drunken sex binges, too-regular haircuts and Ed Hardy shirts are what the yellow brick road was truly paved with.

The book has a second author named Chris Millis. I don’t know who Chris Millis is, but I’m sure his role in writing the book pertained to things like, you know, how to put letters together to make words and sentences.

How does it make sense for book-store shelves to display these titles rather than those with substance?

This week, I have a shot for any-one who refuses to read “A Shore Thing” or “Here’s the Situation.” I’ll even do you one better -- read a book written by a Boise State profes-sor, such as Al Heathcock, Anthony Doerr, or Brady Udall, instead of Snooki or the Situation, and you can have two shots.

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