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February 7, 2011 arbiteronline.com The Independent Student Voice of Boise State Since 1933 Issue no. 40 Volume 23 First Issue FREE Great Deals Beauty & The Beast Check out The Arbiter’s awesome guide to cheap eats around Boise State. Annual gymnastics and wrestling event is always a hit with spectators. 2 4 Culture Brother Dan released his new album, “The Orb.” Read our profile about him! Students need to be active to shape national legislation. page 7 page 3 Opinion The Arbiter arbiteronline.com What’s Inside News Opinion Sports Culture page 1 page 3 page 4 page 7 Weather Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Rain & snow Today Saturday Tomorrow 42º 39º 42º high high high chance of precip: 30% chance of precip: 0% chance of precip: 20% News Editor Andrew Ford Assistant News Editor [email protected] GROUP RATES FOR RENTALS, LESSONS, & DAY TICKETS MILITARY WEEKEND! Feb 10-13 OBSTACLE COURSE Come test your abilities on the snow Sat & Sun (Open to the public all ages) EVERY THURSDAY & FRIDAY >>> $189 COLLEGE SEASON PASS BUY 1 FULL DAY TICKET GET 2ND FULL DAY TICKET 1/2 OFF 1/2 OFF DAY ticket when accompanied by a Tamarack SEASON PASS HOLDER DAY TICKET $30 RENTALS & TICKET $50 W/ VALID MILITARY ID YOU GET>>> Student fees could rise Increases may add up to more than $200 EDINA MACIC Journalist If many departments get the fee increase they’re hoping for, students could pay a lot more in tuition and fees in the fall. e current fees for a full-time student to- tal $1,777.55. With each department propos- ing increases to fees, students are looking at $1,919.70 -- this is not including tuition itself. e largest proposed increase is for general education with $142.15. e largest potential increase in student fees comes for the facilities fees. e fee is $210 and now it’s proposed for an increase of $25. Out of 15 departments none plan to de- crease fees, four hope to stay at the same fee rate and the rest are looking for more. “Each one of these fees will increase or stay the same because there is an enrollment growth and they (departments) have to provide more services to more students,” said Karen Wargo, associate director of the Budget Office. e Strategic Facilities Fees justification of the proposed fee of $25 increase is because of the enrollment growth at the university. ey say they’ll have to either limit enrollments or spend the money necessary to increase capacity. With limited funding avail- able for new facilities, the uni- versity continues to be chal- lenged to build additional space to meet academic demands and serve the economic develop- ment activities of the region and state. Some entities, such as AS- BSU, are increasing their fee for next year to offset a decrease in fees they sustained last year. “ey have reserves from the prior year that they are using this year. So, they were able to reduce that and this year they’ll use it all up … that is why they’re asking for an increase now,” Wargo said. Whether the increase compares to last year’s or not, it’s still making an impact on students’ total cost. e hope is to have students realize that knowing where their money is going is important. “It would be nice if more students would participate either in listening or testifying for or against these fees, “ War- go said. Fees & the amount proposed for full-time students INCREASING: GENERAL EDUCATION + $142.15 FACILITIES FEE + $25.00 TECHNOLOGY FEE + $20.00 INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS + $5.00 CAMPUS RECREATION + $5.00 SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS + $2.50 ASSOCIATED STUDENT BODY + $2.20 MARCHING BAND + $1.35 SCHOLARSHIPS + $1.00 WOMENS CENTER + $0.75 INTERNATIONAL STU- DENT SERVICES + $0.25 PROPOSED INCREASES WOULD TAKE COSTS TO: $1,919.70 (NOT INCLUDING TUITION COSTS) CURRENT FEES FOR A FULL-TIME STUDENT $1,777.55 DO SOMETHING: FEE HEARING THURSDAY 1-5 P.M. IN THE LOOKOUT ROOM (SUB) C AMPUS RIME JAN 23, 2011 JAN 17, 2011 MAN OVER-EXPOSES HIMSELF IN SUB RESTROOM JAN. 23: THREE STUDENTS WERE CITED AT TAYLOR HALL FOR POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA AND PARAPHERNALIA. A REPORT WAS TAKEN. JAN. 21: A MAN EXPOSED HIMSELF TO A VICTIM AT A STUDENT UNION BUILDING RESTROOM. A REPORT WAS TAKEN. ACCORDING TO CAMPUS POLICE, THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT AN ACTUAL FLASHER case. a man took offense at seeing too much of a mans lower body. JAN. 20: SOMEONE STOLE A LAPTOP FROM THE KINESIOLOGY BUILDING A REPORT WAS TAKEN. JAN. 19: SOMEONE STOLE A WALLET FROM THE ALBERTSONS LIBRARY AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. JAN. 17: SOMEONE COMMITTED ACTS OF VANDALISM AT THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING; THE MAP ON THE BUILDING WAS BROKEN. ADDITIONAL DAMAGES AROUND THE CAMPUS INCLUDED BENCHES AND SIGNS THAT WERE KNOCKED OVER AND BROKEN. REPORTS WERE TAKEN. University joins UCLA, Johns Hopkins as national NVIDIA research center SUZANNE CRAIG Assistant News Editor Boise State has become one of 20 NVIDIA research centers in the world. e nomination is an annual award that acknowledges the best proposals for using parallel computing with graphics process- ing units (GPUs). Translation time: NVIDIA is a multina- tional corporation that specializes in the development of graphic processing units for use in all kinds of gizmos and gadgets. CUDA is Compute Unified Device Ar- chitecture, a parallel computing platform developed by NVIDIA. For the non-computer science inclined readers, parallel computing is when mul- tiple servers run parts of a program or the same program entirely, simultaneously, making computations faster. Graphics pro- cessing units are basically computer chips that are generally faster at manipulating graphics and data streams, initially intro- duced by NVIDIA in 1999. ey are usual- ly used for purely graphic purposes, though now they’re starting to be utilized to handle large amounts of data quickly, which makes them great for research. “From world-changing scientific discov- eries to commercial products that impact our everyday lives, the potential of this area of technology cannot be overstated,” said Boise State Vice President for Research Mark Rudin. “To be recognized as a leader in developing that potential demonstrates Boise State’s commitment to drive innova- tion that is shaping the future.” Now, here’s the real question. What does Boise State get out of it besides being rec- ognized as a leader in this field worldwide? FROM COMMITTEE TO YOUR WALLET: 1. COMMITTEE - THE FEE HEARING COMMITTEE REVIEWS RECOMMENDATIONS FROM STUDENT ORGS AND CONSTRUCTS A FEE PLAN FOR THE NEXT YEAR. 2. KUSTRA - THE PRESIDENT GETS THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AND EITHER YEASOR NAYSIT. IF HE CHANGES ANYTHING, THEN THE COMMITTEE HAS TO REVIEW AND AP- PROVE THE FEES AGAIN. THIS BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH CAN TAKE A FEW TRIES. 3. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION - THEY LOOK AT THE FINAL PROPOSAL FROM KUSTRA AND THE COMMITTEE AND CAN SIGN OFF OR RECOMMEND CHANGES. THE LAST FEW YEARS, THEYVE SIGNED OFF ON THE PROPOSAL WITHOUT CHANGES. See NVIDIA I page 2 A woman prepares drums used to polish computer chips. BONNIE TRAFELET/MCT CAMPUS News Tips? [email protected]

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The February 7th, 2011 issue of the Boise State Arbiter student newspaper

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Page 1: The Arbiter

February 7, 2011 arbiteronline.com The Independent Student Voice of Boise State Since 1933

Issue no.40Volume 23

First Issue F R E E

Great DealsBeauty & The BeastCheck out The Arbiter’s awesome guide to cheap eats around Boise State.

Annual gymnastics and wrestling event is always a hit with spectators.

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Culture

Brother Dan released his new album, “The Orb.” Read our profile about him!

Students need to be active to shape national legislation.

page 7

page 3

Opinion

The Arbiter arbiteronline.com

What’s InsideNewsOpinionSportsCulture

page 1page 3page 4page 7

Weather

Partly CloudyPartly CloudyRain & snow

Today SaturdayTomorrow

42º 39º42ºhigh highhighchance of precip: 30% chance of precip: 0%chance of precip: 20%

News EditorAndrew Ford

Assistant News [email protected]

GROUP RATES FOR RENTALS, LESSONS, & DAY TICKETS

MILITARYWEEKEND!

Feb 10-13

OBSTACLE COURSE—Come test yourabilities on the snow Sat & Sun(Open to the public all ages)

EVERY THURSDAY & FRIDAY >>>

$189 COLLEGE SEASON PASS

BUY 1 FULL DAY TICKET GET 2ND

FULL DAY TICKET 1/2 OFF

1/2 OFF DAY ticket when accompanied by a Tamarack SEASON PASS HOLDER

DAY TICKET $30RENTALS & TICKET $50

W/ VALID MILITARY ID YOU GET>>>

Student fees could riseIncreases may add up to more than $200

Edina MacicJournalist

If many departments get the fee increase they’re hoping for, students could pay a lot more in tuition and fees in the fall.

The current fees for a full-time student to-tal $1,777.55. With each department propos-ing increases to fees, students are looking at $1,919.70 -- this is not including tuition itself.

The largest proposed increase is for general education with $142.15. The largest potential increase in student fees comes for the facilities fees. The fee is $210 and now it’s proposed for an increase of $25.

Out of 15 departments none plan to de-crease fees, four hope to stay at the same fee rate and the rest are looking for more.

“Each one of these fees will increase or stay the same because there is an enrollment growth and they (departments) have to provide more services to more students,” said Karen Wargo, associate director of the Budget Office.

The Strategic Facilities Fees justification of the proposed fee of $25 increase is because of the enrollment growth at the university. They say they’ll have to either limit enrollments or spend the money necessary to increase

capacity.With limited funding avail-

able for new facilities, the uni-versity continues to be chal-lenged to build additional space to meet academic demands and serve the economic develop-ment activities of the region and state.

Some entities, such as AS-BSU, are increasing their fee for next year to offset a decrease in fees they sustained last year.

“They have reserves from the prior year that they are using this year. So, they were able to reduce that and this year they’ll use it all up … that is why they’re asking for an increase now,” Wargo said.

Whether the increase compares to last year’s or not, it’s still making an impact on students’ total cost.

The hope is to have students realize that knowing where their money is going is important.

“It would be nice if more students would participate either in listening or testifying for or against these fees, “ War-go said.

Fees & the amount proposed for full-time students

IncreasIng: general educatIon + $142.15

FacIlItIes Fee + $25.00

technology Fee + $20.00

IntercollegIate athletIcs + $5.00

campus recreatIon + $5.00

support our students + $2.50

assocIated student Body + $2.20

marchIng Band + $1.35

scholarshIps + $1.00

Women’s center + $0.75

InternatIonal stu-dent servIces + $0.25

proposed Increases Would take costs to:$1,919.70

(not IncludIng tuItIon costs)

current Fees For a Full-tIme student $1,777.55

do somethIng:Fee hearIng thursday 1-5 p.m. In

the lookout room (suB)

CAMPUSRIME

Jan 23, 2011Jan 17, 2011Man over-exposes hiMself in sUB restrooM

Jan. 23: three stUdents were cited at taylor hall for possession of MariJUana and paraphernalia. a report was taken.

Jan. 21: a Man exposed hiMself to a victiM at a stUdent Union BUilding restrooM. a report was taken. according to caMpUs police, this incident was not an actUal flasher

case. a man took offense at seeing too much of a man’s lower body.

Jan. 20: soMeone stole a laptop froM the kinesiology BUilding a report was taken.

Jan. 19: soMeone stole a wallet froM the alBertsons liBrary and a report was taken.

Jan. 17: soMeone coMMitted acts of vandalisM at the adMinistration BUilding; the Map on the BUilding was Broken. additional daMages aroUnd the caMpUs inclUded Benches

and signs that were knocked over and Broken. reports were taken.

University joins UCLA, Johns Hopkins as national NVIDIA research center

SuzannE craigAssistant News Editor

Boise State has become one of 20 NVIDIA research centers in the world. The nomination is an annual award that acknowledges the best proposals for using parallel computing with graphics process-ing units (GPUs).

Translation time: NVIDIA is a multina-tional corporation that specializes in the development of graphic processing units for use in all kinds of gizmos and gadgets. CUDA is Compute Unified Device Ar-chitecture, a parallel computing platform developed by NVIDIA.

For the non-computer science inclined readers, parallel computing is when mul-tiple servers run parts of a program or the same program entirely, simultaneously, making computations faster. Graphics pro-cessing units are basically computer chips that are generally faster at manipulating graphics and data streams, initially intro-duced by NVIDIA in 1999. They are usual-ly used for purely graphic purposes, though now they’re starting to be utilized to handle large amounts of data quickly, which makes them great for research.

“From world-changing scientific discov-eries to commercial products that impact our everyday lives, the potential of this area of technology cannot be overstated,” said Boise State Vice President for Research Mark Rudin. “To be recognized as a leader in developing that potential demonstrates

Boise State’s commitment to drive innova-tion that is shaping the future.”

Now, here’s the real question. What does Boise State get out of it besides being rec-ognized as a leader in this field worldwide?

From commIttee to your Wallet:1. commIttee - the Fee hearIng commIttee revIeWs recommendatIons From student orgs and constructs a Fee plan For the next year. 2. kustra - the presIdent gets the commIttee recommendatIons and eIther ‘yeas’ or ‘nays’ It. IF he changes anythIng, then the commIttee has to revIeW and ap-prove the Fees agaIn. thIs BouncIng Back and Forth can take a FeW trIes.3. state Board oF educatIon - they look at the FInal proposal From kustra and the commIttee and can sIgn oFF or recommend changes. the last FeW years, they’ve sIgned oFF on the proposal WIthout changes.

See NVIDIA I page 2

A woman prepares drums used to polish computer chips.BONNIE TRAFELET/mcT cAmpuS

News [email protected]

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The Arbiter’s definitive list of college dealsTaSha adaMS

Journalist

There is a certain rush that comes from getting a good deal. A little high that starts in our wallets and perme-ates through our weekend plans.

The area around campus is satu-rated with restaurants, bars and cof-fee shops, but until now, The Arbiter hasn’t produced a definitive list. We are trying to remedy that. If you know of any fantastic deals, e-mail us at [email protected].

The following places are within a mile of campus and offer struggling students a chance to save money and still have a good time.

deals By day(superhero By nIght)

We realize there are more drink deals than food deals but we think this might say more about college life than anything else. We tried to keep everything $3 or less.

mondayCrickets: $1.75 wells, $1.75

pounders, $1.50 Rolling Rock pint, $2 well rum, $3 Seven & Seven

Suds: $5 beer and Cherry Bombs, $2.50 wells, $3 Vikings, free tacos

Buster’s: 4-10 p.m. - $3.25 calls, $2.25 wells

tuesdayPie Hole: Free soda with pur-

chase of two slicesCrickets: $1 off any Tequila drink,

$2 Tequila Sunrises, 6-9 p.m. - $2 all-you-can-eat tacos

Suds: $1 Rolling Rocks, $3 Cap-tain, Jack Or Absolute, free pool

End Zone: 7 p.m.- 2 a.m. - $1 wells (excludes shots). $2 16 oz. drafts

WednesdayBonefish: $5 Bang Bang ShrimpCrickets: $1.50 PBR pounders,

$2 well vodkaSuds: $3 Fruit Loops, Free Hot

WingsBuster’s: $1.75 domestic pitchers

6:30 p.m.- close - $2.50 microbrew pints

Cafe Ole: 4 p.m.- close - 2 for 1 margaritas

thursdayCrickets: $1 well whiskey, $2.50

microbrewsPie Hole: Free soda with pur-

chase of two slicesSuds: $1 domestic beersBuster’s: 6:30 p.m.- 12 a.m. - $2

domestic bottles, $2.75 microbrew bottles, $2 wells

Cafe Ole: 4 p.m. to close - Buy any combination dinner, get the second FREE

FrIdayCrickets: $1 well gin, $3 Cherry

Bombs, $3 Captain MorgansSuds: $5 beer and a Blasters,

$1.75 whiskey or rum drinks, $3 Vi-kings or Cherry Bombs

saturdaySuds: $2.50 wells drinks. 7 p.m.-

10 p.m. - $1 VodkasBuster’s: $3.25 select calls, $2.25

wellsEnd Zone: 1-7 p.m. - $2 Bud

Light drafts, $3 Bloody Marys

sundayCrickets: $3.50 Double Bloody

Marys, $1.50 Keystone cansSuds: 8 p.m. - close - $3 Vikings,

$1 beers, $2.50 wellsBuster’s: $2.75 Bloody Marys and

Screwdrivers 6 p.m.-close - $2 do-mestic bottles, $2 wells

End Zone: 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. - $2 wells $3 Long Islands Iced Teas

student dIscounts(Just show your Boise State ID)Tree City Smoothies: 10 percent

offQuizno’s: Friday 10 percent offCobby’s: Free drink with sand-

wichSubway (on Broad-

way): 10 percent off. Baja Fresh: 10 percent off

happy hoursCafé Ole: Monday-Friday

4-6p.m., 9 p.m.- closeLiquid: Daily 2-7 p.m.End Zone: Monday-Friday 3-7

p.m.Pie Hole: Monday-Friday 4-5

p.m.Ichiban: Daily 4:30-6:30 p.m., 9

p.m.- closeCrickets: Monday-Friday 4-6

p.m.When paychecks are stretched

and every penny counts, there are still ways to stay fed and entertained.

A lot of it is connections. There are connec-tions to leaders in the field, to producers of technology and priority access to pre-release software and hardware and connections to the international community for research. Boise State gets recognition as a research institution and is held in the same regard as internationally acclaimed programs such as Nanyang University in Singapore, Johns Hopkins and UCLA.

Also, it just sounds cool.The CUDA research center award is given

annually, so to receive it again a university has to reapply every year. The winning proposal is attributed principally to Assistant Professor Inanc Senocak, Professor Jodi Mead, Assistant

Professor Grady Wright, Assistant Professor Hans-Peter Marshall and Associate Professor Tim Andersen.

“GPU computing with CUDA has tremen-dously advanced Boise State research projects in numerical simulations of mantle convection, wind energy forecasting, remote sensing of snow depths for water resources, threat reduction in chemical and biological defense and DNA se-quencing for forensics,” Senocak said. “Our vi-sion is to develop and apply advanced numerical methods and computational algorithms to appli-cations in science and engineering and broaden GPU computing research in modeling and simu-lation within the state of Idaho.”

NVIDIA [News page 1] We messed upIn an article in the Feb. 3 edition of The Arbi-

ter titled: “Faculty use technology, keen eyes to prevent online cheating,” we incorrectly quoted an instructor. In the story we said that history instructor Blaine Davies said plagiarism is a big problem with his online classes. According to Davies, though he has dealt with plagiarism a handful of times, he said it doesn’t happen often and certainly isn’t a wide spread issue.

-News Editor

gLENN LANdBERg/THE ARBITER

Dirt Cheap Coffee: $.95 coffee at Cup of Joe (Papa Joe’s)

Gourmet Grease: Pie Hole two slices for $3 Monday - Friday from 4-5 p.m.

All You Can Stomach: All-you-can-eat pancakes and a drink for $4.99 at Elmers from 2-6 p.m.

Tacos Locos: All-you-can-eat tacos at Crickets for $2 from 6-9 p.m.

Cheap Russian: $1 Vodkas from 7 p.m.-10 p.m. at Suds on Saturdays.

Our recommendations, all less than five bucks

Article correction for Feb. 3

Mubarak says he won’t run for president again

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has said he won’t be run-ning for re-election as protests against his regime continue to grow and throw the country into unrest. This announcement came even as tens of thousands of protesters gathered in central Cairo calling for his immediate resignation.

Mubarak said his primary goal is to mediate a peaceful transfer of power, though protest leaders are not satisfied with his conces-sion, claiming that their demands were very clear cut. They said their demands have not been met, instead Mubarak is dodging the problem by deciding to not run for re-election.

-Suzanne Craig , Assistant News Editor

Have a favorite that didn’t make our list and is close (a half mile or less) to campus? Let us know and we’ll get it in the next edition. We’ll keep this list updated online and we’ll have it our Bronco Mobile iOS app.

Send your fav’s to [email protected] with the subject “Food Deal”

We still need your picks

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Assistant Opinion [email protected]

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It’s the never ending debate. Should students pay more for extra services, or let the price stay low and the expec-tations do the same?

Boise State is billed as a commuter campus with a growing traditional student body. With more than 19,000 undergraduate students, a growing percentage of them “traditional” col-lege students, the university is throw-ing up as many “extras” as possible to attract more students.

Though still very much a commut-er school, a large student population wants traditional college experience.

Yes, it would cost more, but the experiences gained are worth it. Cut-ting funds to keep school affordable is great, but cutting out all the programs that make college fun takes away from what students are supposed to get out of attending a four year univer-sity. Not only that, it cuts down on

opportunities to beef up a resume when it comes to applying for gradu-ate schools or jobs. Often at least one question on a graduate school appli-cation asks what student organiza-tions the applicant was involved in while at college.

With fewer organizations remain-ing active, either from lack of fund-ing or lack of interest, there are less chances for students to get involved on campus in something they’ll actually enjoy.

Going Greek isn’t for everyone, nor is writing for a newspaper or running for office. The more student organiza-tions and chances to get involved that are available, the more likely it is that students will get involved.

That’s what college is supposed to do -- give students a chance to explore their interests, get an education and meet people with similar and differ-

ent interests and opinions. Cutting programs that help spawn that kind of interaction to keep the school cheap detracts from the university’s quality.

The University of Oregon has a comparably sized student body, with 19,500, undergraduate full-time stu-dents. It has a similar 250 active stu-dent organizations, 32 club sports and 2,200 students involved in Greek life. It’s resident tuition is about four times Boise State’s, at a little more than $8,000. What’s the difference? Where does that extra $6,000 go?

It goes to campus sponsored events which average around 25 a month, all receive some form of campus fund-ing and advertising. Concerts in their amphitheater, having local artists and the more well-known groups. Sound cool? Yes, yes it does.

Boise State is a great school, and its affordability is probably a contribut-

ing factor for a majority of students coming here. But, we’re okay with spending more money, on one con-dition: that money should go toward student events, organizations and those new buildings that are growing like trees all over the campus -- con-tinuing to build our university into more than a football team and an af-fordable education.

“The way we see it” is based on the majority opinions of The Arbiter’s edi-torial board. Members of the board are Bob Beers, editor-in-chief; Kirk Bell, managing editor; Haley Robinson, opin-ion editor; Karey Hoke, assistant opin-ion editor; Andrew Ford, news editor; Suzanne Craig , assistant news editor; Rebecca De León, culture editor; Lauren Hooker, assistant culture editor; and Jes-sica Swider, assistant online editor.

We will pay more for the college experience

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Guest opinions (500 word limit) and Letters to the Editor (300 word limit) can be e-mailed to [email protected]

The Arbiter cannot verify the accuracy of statements made in guest submissions. Opinions expressed by guest and staff columnists reflect the diversity of opinion in the academic com-munity and often will be controversial, but they do not represent the institutional opinion of The Arbiter or any organization the author may be affiliated with unless it is labeled as such.

Distributed Mondays & Thursdays during the academic school year. The Arbiter is the official independent student newspaper of Boise State University and a designated public forum, where student editors make all content decisions and bear responsibility for those decisions. The Arbiter’s budget consists of fees paid by the student body and advertising sales. The first copy is free. Additional copies can be purchased for $1 apiece at The Arbiter offices.

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Tyler KirKhamJournalist

In this political climate, health care reform doesn’t get the right kind of attention. Instead of a proper debate about specifics and what should and should not be government-controlled or regulat-ed, we have bickering and inflammatory rhetoric that says all of the wrong things about the direc-tion of such an important issue.

“It’s an important discussion,” said Dr. Dan Tim-berlake, director of counseling services. “If you want the opportunity to shape it, this is the time.”

The most fundamental discussion is what health care should be. For example, health care can be a commodity (a good or service to traded) or a right. For now, health care is commodity. Those with good coverage, through insurance or savings, get the care they need. Those that aren’t covered aren’t so lucky.

However, Boise State students have a great op-portunity. Because the Student Health Insurance Program (SHIP) renegotiated its contract with a new insurance provider by joining with other

Idaho schools, more students have access to health insurance. SHIP is now able to provide better rates and better coverage.

Insurance is a complicated subject. According to Timberlake, the basics of insurance is to sell enough policies to cover any one person claiming their policy. So in general, the larger the pool of policies, the lower everyone’s rates become.

“Premiums are driven by the claims to premiums ratios,” said Kimberly Thomas, executive director for campus services. “I wouldn’t expect to see that change as a result of health care legislation.”

It is shocking that the so-called “public option” -- a government-sponsored insurance plan -- was not given more consideration. Instead of consider-ing the numerous benefits of lower premiums and increased coverage for people who might not be able to afford health insurance, it was struck down as “socialist” or “anti-American.”

“The public option takes everybody and bar-gains for them,” said Timberlake. “It gives them access to affordable care. Insurance companies benefit, too. They can spread the risk.”

Students won’t notice many changes from the current legislation. SHIP premiums and access to

medical and counseling services won’t be affected by the reforms.

“Students should not see any decrease in ac-cess to services,” said Dr. Vince Serio, director of medical services, “And potentially could see more access as the more insured patients that are seen, the less money will need to be used for charity care, and the more money can be used to expand services and staff to take care of patients.”

SHIP will remain the same because most stu-dents are already required to have health insurance, whether it’s through their employment, parents, SHIP or any other insurance provider. Counseling Services won’t change because more than 90 per-cent of its funding comes from the State.

Students should still follow the health care de-bate carefully, because a repeal or dramatic change could change how their health care is handled. This is especially true of students still covered by their parents’ insurance, as the law currently ex-tends those benefits. This will not always be the case. By being proactive now and taking an interest in the debate and legislation, students can ensure their health care future.

Be active

Jana hoffmanColumnnist

This week’s tweet: caittobrien I spy a group of homeless friends, they could prob-ably pool their panhandling money and get a really sweet apartment.

They want money. They need it. They are veterans, fathers, brothers -- they are people. They are more often that not, men. They stand on street corners holding signs that tell woeful stories meant to tug at heartstrings. They are probably homeless and most definitely panhandlers.

Don’t give them any money.It’s true that the panhandlers we see on

the streets in Idaho need some help. They need shelter, food and most likely rehabili-tation from chronic alcohol and drug abuse. They should seek assistance from organiza-tions that specialize in homeless issues. They should not be on the street asking for money.

The people standing on the street don’t accurately represent the reality of home-lessness in Idaho. Most homeless individu-als and those walking that ledge are single moms with children under three years of age. Those are the people in our state who need the most help, and they aren’t the ones standing on corners begging for cash.

When generous individuals hand money to a panhandler, there’s no way of knowing where the money will end up. Maybe the needy soul will buy a hot cup of joe to get through a cold day on the street. Maybe not. Perhaps the money will be use to feed the addiction that landed them in there in the first place. Money in the hands of pan-handlers perpetuates the problem. Don’t give them money.

If everyone who waved dollar bills out their windows would invest that money to non-profits who serve the homeless, a great thing could happen. Those organizations would have more resources to help people struggling in the community and panhan-dlers would have to find a different job. Per-haps some of them would get jobs.

The Women and Children’s Alliance is an organization that “offers safety, heal-ing and freedom to victims of abuse and sexual assault.” They provide a safe place for women and their children to stay when they have no where else to go. They offer counseling services to children who have seen things kids never should see. In 2008, 2,600 women called the WCA’s domestic violence crisis hotline for help. This is an organization which assists people who have no where else to go. The WCA is a worthy organization.

The Corpus Christi House is a homeless day shelter supported by local churches of many denominations. They work solely to meet the needs of the homeless from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. by offering services that “most of us take for granted.” People with-out shelter can come to warm up, use the restroom and rest. They can wash their clothing, use the phone and make friends. The organization is run by volunteers -- they have no paid employees.

There are, of course, many other organi-zations in Boise who meet the critical needs of the homeless. They take the money and use it to provide shelter, clothing and other basic needs. There’s no question as to where the money goes.

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It was an emotional send off for eight Boise State senior wrestlers as they prepared to wrestle in their final match as Broncos against Utah Valley University.

“These guys aren’t just wres-tlers, I call them friends now. You watch them when they are fresh-man and watch them grow as an athlete, a student and a person. It’s just been a pleasure to work with them,” head coach Greg Randall said.

The 2010-2011 senior class has made a great impact for Boise State wrestling. After the con-clusion of Boise State’s win on Friday night against Utah Valley, the senior class recorded a career-record of 586-219 with a winning percentage of .728. Despite the impressive accomplishments by the senior class, it’s the influence they have on the future genera-

tions of wrestlers that makes the largest impact.

“More importantly, it’s their legacy that they leave, and their affect on the young guys. It’s been fun and I hate to see them go, but at the same time it’s their time to give back to wrestling. This is the best senior class by far,” Randall said.

The Broncos, 10-2-1 (5-0-1 Pac-10 Conference) on the sea-son, defeated Utah Valley Univer-sity, 32-6, during the Beauty and the Beast competition held si-multaneously with the Boise State gymnastics squad.

“I think we did good, but there are definitely places to improve. I don’t think we had the same amount of fire we have had in the past and that’s kind of a let down as far as I see things. With having all these fans here, I think it would have been nicer to really give a good strong showing,” senior Kirk Smith said.

The seniors made sure to give

the crowd something to cheers about in the last match of the night as senior Andrew Hochstras-ser put out a commanding perfor-mance against No. 13 Flint Ray at 133 pounds. He scored the sec-ond major decision victory of the night for Boise State. Hochstrasser wrestled to a 19-5 major decision win. The win gave the team a 32-6 victory over the Wolverines.

“I feel like I did pretty well. I was trying to work on my feet a little bit more and get ready for this upcoming next week because we have big match coming up with Oklahoma State. I feel like I wres-tled tough,” Hochstrasser said.

The Broncos will now begin their week of training before the greatly anticipated regular season finale at No. 5 Oklahoma State next Friday, Feb. 11.

“For Oklahoma State, we know we have to be on top of our game. It will be good to get used to that hostile environment before we go back to the NCAA tournament because it’s not going to be any different there than it will be at the NCAA tournament. I think it will be good as far as training purposes and learning how to deal with the crowd,” Smith said.

The Boise State gymnasts began their first home meet of the season with a victorious win against Cal State Fullerton, outscoring the Titans 196.175-189.175 during the ninth annual Beauty and the Beast competi-tion. BSU’s score of 196.175 was the 13th-highest total in Bronco gymnastics history.

No. 15 Boise State competed alongside the Bronco wrestlers who also obtained a victory against Utah Val-ley, 32-6, giving them an 8-1 overall record in the Beauty and the Beast competition.

“I felt as a team we performed our best this season. We were really rewarded by the judges and got what we’ve been working for this whole time,” junior Amy Glass said. “I was really proud of everyone.”

The Broncos won all four areas of competition with a score of 49.025 on vault, 49.150 on bars, 48.925 on beam and topped it off with a season best of 49.075 on floor. Cal State Fullerton fell behind early and couldn’t gain on the Broncos as the competition wore on, scor-ing 48.025 on vault, 46.725 on bars, 46.325 on beam and 48.100 on floor.

Glass won her ninth career all-around with a score of 39.400 on the night, bringing her to No. 5 on the Boise State all-around career wins list. She also set a career high of 9.925 on beam leading her to a solid win in the event.

“Amy (Glass) and Hannah (Redmon) are seasoned veterans. They are very talented and work very hard,” co-head coach Neil Resnick said. “As a team we still have a lot of small steps planned to get better. They’re definitely leading the way though.”

Resnick said for the next two days the gymnastics team will be resting. The day before the competition is when the team trains more intensely and then they relax the day of of competition to gain energy for the meet that night. Resnick keeps his girls motivated and

in the right mind set by reiterating his philosophy: ‘Practice like you want to compete, and compete like you practice.’

Senior Hannah Redmon received her 18th win on floor with a tied career-best of 9.925. This ties her at No. 18 for best score in school history. She also won vault with a score of 9.875, bringing her to a 17th career win in the event. Redmon also won bars with a score of 9.900, tying her at No. 22 for best score in school history.

“We made a lot of improvements from the last couple meets and we still have improvements to make,” Red-mon said. “Our skills are pretty consistent. Now, it’s all about the form, sticking our landing. The environment will be a little tougher for us to compete in next week. We really need to stick together as a team this week.”

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Senior Kirk Smith continued his assault in the 184-pound class, defeating Utah Valley’s Casen Eldredge 22-8. Smith is cur-rently ranked No. 1 nationally in his weight class and will face a tough test this week when the Broncos travel to Stillwater, Okla. to take on No. 5 Oklahoma State in a Top 10 match-up.

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Senior gymnast Kelsey Lang struts her stuff in the Taco Bell Arena Friday while wrestlers grapple nearby during the annual Beauty and the Beast event.

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Junior Amy Glass performs on the balance beam Friday night at Taco Bell Arena. Glass has recorded three wins on the balance beam this season.

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Last week, the Broncos swept the Western Athletic Conference Field Athlete of the Week awards on both the men’s and women’s side. Junior Mele Vaisima won her fourth consecutive weight throw with a mark of 61-10 ½. She beat out the rest of her competition by more than six feet.

On the men’s side, junior Kurt Felix set a new WAC record in the heptathlon. He scored 5,669, bettering his own school record by more than 300 points. Felix won four out of the seven events, capturing the 60-meter hurdles, long jump, high jump and shot put.

How does it feel to smash the heptath-lon record? “It feels good, really good.”

What is your favorite event?“The high jump.”

Did you compete in the high jump in high school?

“No, I just did it on and off.”

What events did you do in high school?“The javelin and other events like the long

jump and high jump.”

What made you decide to do the hep-tathlon?

“It’s a fun event, and I like doing a lot of dif-ferent events.”

You have to be at the track for two-consecutive days. Does that wear you down?

“Not really, it gives you a chance, like if you have a bad first day, you can always come back the second day and take advantage of it.”

Can you break your record again?“Yeah, I can break it again. It’s mid-season,

and as the season goes on I will be getting better at all the events and just putting it all together.”

You are close to the national qualify-ing mark. How important is it to hit that mark? “It is very important. Last year, I was get-ting used to indoor, and to improve this much, it means a lot.

How does it feel to receive such an honor?

“It feels great, almost at times overwhelming, like ‘I cannot believe this,’ but it’s awesome to re-ceive such an honor.”

How have you become so dominant?“I don’t really think consciously about beating

the other person I am competing against. I just step into the ring, focus on what I need to do and just go from there and have confidence.”

Can you sweep the indoor season?“Yeah, I’m hoping. I’m looking forward towards

the WAC championship meet. Probably because I know I’m going to come up with some big num-bers. Also, my teammates, Nadine and Alyssa, they are going to be up there, so I’m hoping we go one-two-three.”

Are you saving your best for last?“Yeah, you could put it that way.”

Each week you guys are at home, how much of an advantage is that?

“I think that I feel more comfortable. This is my house, and I am going to take what’s mine, you know that’s kind of the mentality. So it’s easier in a way, but I’m still nervous every time I go to throw because I’m like what will happen if I miss a tech-nique or a step or something. It’s still kind of nerve wrecking.”

So this weekend, can we see another first place finish?

“I’m hoping, we’ll see how it goes.”

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One of the traditional sports mottoes states, ‘Rebounds win games.’ However, that did not seem to be the case for the Boise State women’s basketball team (11-12, 2-7 Western Athletic Con-ference) as it fell to Utah State (12-10, 6-3 WAC) 84-69 Saturday night at Taco Bell Arena.

Immediately after tip-off, it appeared that the Broncos were not in sync with one another, dropping key passes and failing to execute on offensive positions. Despite the turmoils, Boise State’s real issue was its defense.

“You’re not going to win a bas-ketball game with 25 turnovers, “ head coach Gordy Presnell said.

Utah State’s smooth transi-tion of the ball up and down the court complimented with its solid field goal (50.8 percent) and three-point percentage (37 percent) allowing the Aggies to win even though they were out-rebounded 36-29.

It seems to be the current trend for the Broncos during their cold streak to out-rebound their op-ponents, yet still come up short. Boise State out-rebounded La Tech 34-21 (lost 93-86), New Mexico State 38-30 (lost 87-71) and Idaho 38-30 (lost 68-48) in the past five games and still did not record a win.

While the Broncos are averag-ing 69.5 points per game (third in WAC) and 39.5 rebounds (sixth in WAC), it’s the defense that al-lows 68.8 points per game, ranked dead last in the WAC, that con-tinues to keep Boise State away from victory.

“It seems that the defense is there one night, while the offense isn’t, and then on another night the defense isn’t there while the offense is,” senior forward Janie Bos said. “It’s just frustrating when we’re not all on the same page”.

Presnell continues to refer to the team as a ‘leaky wall’- where if you plug one hole in the hall, all the other holes continue to spill - relating to the team’s cyclical hot and cold past performances where

one aspect of BSU’s game play is there while they become deficient in others.

“Tonight, the leaky wall contin-ued to leak,” Presnell said.

Anchoring the Broncos attack, even though they were without star sophomore forward-center Lauren Lenhardt due to injury, was Bos, tallying 19 points and nine rebounds. Freshman forward Janelle Kearney scored 16 points and brought down five rebounds while freshman forward Cinna-mon Lister had seven assists, four points and a steal.

Paving the way for the Aggies was guard Devyn Christensen, who lit up Taco Bell Arena with 25 points while going 4-8 from behind the arc and 10-18 in field goals. Assisting Christensen were forward Amber White and guard Alice Coddington, who had 11 and 17 points each, respectively.

It’s not that there is lack of ef-fort on the Broncos’ part when it comes to game time, they just need to achieve equilibrium on both sides of the ball in order to snap out of their funk.

“We wish that our fans can watch us practice just to see how hard we go and how much effort we put in,” Bos said.

This is the first time in the 2010-11 season that Broncos are under .500. Nevertheless, Bos plans to inspire hope into her teammates as a senior leader and achieve victory against Fresno State this Thursday in Fresno, Calif.

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Women’s losing streak extends to five

Boise State sophomore Kenzi Poteet eyes the bas-ket Saturday against Utah State at Taco Bell Arena. Poteet scored two points and had two rebounds.

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Local artist Brother Dan, a 22-year-old me-chanical engineering major from Pocatello, has true DIY (do-it-yourself) rock-and-roll know how.

The artist, whose real name is Daniel Kerr, has just self-released a full-length album called “The Orb.” It’s a psychedelic 48-minute journey showcasing a true musical virtuoso.

Kerr got his first electric guitar when he was in third grade and was inspired early on by bands such as Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin. It is easy to tell when listening to “The Orb” that these bands have found a home among his top influences.

“It was my dad, really,” Kerr said. “He had a big CD collection and nice headphones. Once I figured that whole thing out, I piled through his CDs and was gone from there, couldn’t get enough of it. It’s stuck with me for sure. No matter what, I can turn back to them and find new tracks that are interesting and understand

why I got into music in the first place.”When Kerr started high school, he began

adding different instruments to his repertoire and playing in bands, most notably, a three-piece rock and blues trio called Red Shift.

“I would say for being a Pocatello, Idaho band and being young, we were one of the top bands in town. The shows we created ourselves were always top notch, had a bunch of people and lots of energy,” Kerr said.

“The Orb” was recorded entirely in the Boise Bomb Shelter where Kerr rents a space for his equipment.

Every instrument on every song (save one harmonica part and one female vocal har-mony) was played by Kerr. These instruments include drums, shaker, bass, guitar, keyboard, organ, synthesizer, harmonica, vocals and an assortment of midi instruments. Tracks were recorded into Logic Pro, an audio editing pro-gram, through inexpensive microphones.

“With the equipment I had, I took advantage of their strengths and made it sound at least comparable to today’s recordings,” Kerr said.

The DIY approach is consistent for the al-bum’s reproduction, which has 175 hard copies made, and the cosmos-inspired cover art was made by Zach Voss, Kerr’s roommate and illus-tration major. Voss screen printed and pressed every cover by hand and Kerr copied every disc from his iMac.

“I was up a ton of different nights: next disc, next disc, next disc, trying not to scratch any or get fingerprints on them,” Kerr said.

Voss also helped produce a music video for a song from “The Orb” called “Igor Pops,” a folk ballad about a tortured old man.

Kerr’s pursuit of a mechanical engineering degree is important to him but takes a back seat to his potential music career and a couple other interests.

“I could party and bike and play music all day long, for the rest of my life,” he said.

You can preview “The Orb” and purchase a digital copy on brotherdan.bandcamp.com. If you’d like to purchase a hard copy of “The Orb,” it is available at Hyde Park Books, The Boise Bi-cycle Project and The Record Exchange.

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How many minutes do you contribute to the 700 billion min-utes per month people worldwide spend on Facebook? No matter how often you log on, you should consider these tips and secrets for the tricky arena of online social networking to keep your Facebook account and reputation professional.

People have different networks including different groups of friends, professional acquaintanc-es, family ties and more. So what happens when different networks become one on the Internet?

It happens like this:A student and his or her pro-

fessor both have Facebook. One requests a Facebook friendship from the other. If the request is not accepted, the requester may be offended. It makes sense for someone to want to network with professionals. At the same time, Facebook is useful for show-ing off fun shenanigans during late nights.

You wouldn’t want your pro-fessors to see you in that outfit or doing that “one thing” now would you?

A recent article by eCampus News said 93 percent of college students at Lee University in Ten-nessee said they had friended an instructor on Facebook, and nine in 10 faculty members said they were friends with students on Facebook.

Natalie Nelson-Marsh, assis-tant professor of communication at Boise State University, said there is an unspoken etiquette on Facebook that students and professors follow to keep the rela-tionship professional. The unspo-ken etiquette is difficult to name, she said, but includes awareness, appropriateness and privacy.

Be aware of what you are post-

ing and who will read it, Nelson-Marsh suggests.

Ask yourself be-fore posting some-thing: Is this something I want all of my con-tacts to read?

S t u d e n t s shouldn’t post things on a pro-fessor’s wall that is inappropriate. If it’s something that wouldn’t be shared in the classroom, don’t share it on Facebook.

E x p a n d i n g on the privacy issue, Nelson-Marsh advised to send private e-mails for is-sues of concern and to create privacy pro-file protections so only certain information is available.

“I have not had any trouble with the few students who are my friends on Facebook,” said Nelson-Marsh, who uses privacy settings.

An easy way to en-sure privacy is to create a friend list. The friends who populate the list are selected by the user and the in-formation the list receives can be closely administered.

Becoming familiar with friend lists is a must-do. Once created, the list can be customized with just about everything from which friends can read your news feed to which friends can see whether or not you are in a relationship.

“When a student initially re-quests friendship, I add them

with a privacy setting so that they can only see certain aspects of my profile. After graduation, I will change the status depend-ing on the level of mentorship or friendship that continues,” Nelson-Marsh said.

The Facebook page, Faculty Ethics on Facebook, sets out guidelines for professors and their students. According to the page, professors should accept friend requests from students,

and get to know them better when invited. The guidelines also say to take ex-treme care with privacy settings and limit profiles to relevant in-formation.

For most professors, students posting updates to Facebook dur-ing class is the most common breach in etiquette.

“I would name the new rule ‘refrain’ when adding it to the eti-

quette book,” Nelson-Marsh said.

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I’m going to stray a little bit from the typical pop culture this week and focus on an important part of any college student’s experi-ence -- viral Internet videos.

Don’t pretend you’ve never found yourself star-ing at a blank word docu-ment (otherwise known as “what will eventually be a psychology essay”) and allowed yourself to skip to Youtube.com, Collegehu-mor.com, or a similar site. We all enjoy the occasional brainless humor or video of someone else getting hurt.

While our brains are pounded with knowledge and remain entrapped within the pages of expen-sive textbooks, we deserve to take a break to watch an Xbox Kinect-playing father accidentally hit his daugh-ter in the face or a cop shoot himself in the leg.

A guy named Ray Wil-liam Johnson hosts a video blog twice a week, called “Equals Three,” in which he gathers the most recent viral videos and reviews them. He has gained quite a large following recently. I can see why.

He saved me hours of actual looking for videos to waste my time, so now I can waste my time much more productively. There may be something contradictory about that statement, but eh, I’m over it.

I’m just excited that I now have someone to do even my laziest work for me. I can reach a new level of lethargy. It helps too that Johnson is actually funny.

His jokes often include sarcasm, racism, simply poking fun at the content of viral videos and the occa-

sional quip at “gingers,” but they are all light and meant only in good humor.

The show has become one of my favorite time wasting tools. “Equals Three” is where I first saw the double rainbow guy.

For those of you who haven’t heard of dou-ble rainbow guy, you’re missing out.

Basically some guy re-corded a pair of rainbows together and hysterically babbled his amazement for almost five minutes in a fit of stark tears and laughter. I feel as though my life is bet-ter for having seen it.

For those of you who have no clue what I’m talk-ing about it -- put down the newspaper and “youtube” it right now. Read the rest of the paper when you’re done. Because those who have seen it, agree with me. OK, I assume they agree, but “hilarious” seems to be the general consensus.

His latest episode in-cludes a goofy fox licking a glass door, a creeper in a bar and a Brazilian taxi driver who sings “Billie Jean” much like Michael Jackson himself. I know that doesn’t sound thrilling, but list me the last five vid-eos you watched online and laughed your ass off at and we’ll compare. Anyway, he’s worth a watch.

I think for the minutes of entertainment Ray Wil-liam Johnson provides for me each week, he deserves a shot. Or maybe just one of whatever “double rainbow guy” is tripping on.

To watch “Equals Three,” go to Johnson’s page at: http://tinyurl.com/ray-three.

To watch “Double Rain-bow Guy” at funnyordie.com, visit: http://tinyurl.com/dubrainguy.

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Joseph L Castle

COME TO THE RECEPTIONFEBRUARY 10, 2011 4:00 - 6:00January 15, 2011 - July 17, 2011

Free and Open to the PublicLight refreshments will be provided during the reception

Free parking will be available in the Liberal Arts parking lot during the reception

BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY

Student Union Fine Arts

208.426.1242http://finearts.boisestate.edu

LaurEn HookErAssistant Culture Editor

There comes a time when Easy Mac and cafete-ria food simply doesn’t cut it anymore. After a long weekend of partying (whether it be at the bar or at the library) sometimes it’s nice to kick back and en-joy a comforting meal.

If you don’t want to take the time to assemble a lasagna, baked spaghetti is the perfect alternative, as it takes few ingredients and little effort. With a few alterations, it can be made to be relatively healthy, too.

Ingredients:- Box of angel hair or spaghetti pasta (whole

wheat or plain)- Jar of pasta sauce- 2 cups of Mozzarella cheese- 2 cups of spinach- 1 tablespoon garlic- 1 tablespoon of Italian seasoning

How to make it:1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.2. Cook pasta al dente (almost completely

cooked) according to package directions. Drain.3. Combine noodles, Italian seasoning, pasta

sauce, spinach, garlic and one cup of Mozzarella cheese. Mix.

4. Lightly spray a small oven pan with non-stick

cooking spray and pour the noodle mixture in. Top with remaining cup of Mozzarella cheese.

5. Bake for 30 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly.

If you want to make it a complete meal, serve with a side of garlic bread or salad.

There’s a Hooker in the kitchen: Pseudo-Lasagna

PHOTO COURTESY mCT CamPUS

PHOTO COURTESY mCT CamPUS

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