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Arbiter, January 10Students of Boise State University

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BY GREGORY RUTTYNews Editor

retains just 59 percent of its full-time, first year students.

In addition to the book pro-gram, a 14-member Task Forceon Freshmen Success has beencreated to study what factors helpdetermine whether first-yearstudents return for a sophomoreyear.

Kustra also said BSUwill placea renewed emphasis on recruitingthe best and brightest high schoolscholars. Two initiatives will tar-get Idaho high school studentswho have demonstrated excel-lence in academics with scholar.ships intended to bring them toBSU.

The Capital Scholars programwill offer Idaho high school ju-niors in the top 10percent of theirclass and with ACTscores of over27 or 1,220 on the SAT s1.000scholarships to attend BSLJ,

BSU will also try to recruitsome ofIdaho's roughly 80 annu-

al NationalMer i tScholarsby offeringthem full-fee payingscholarshipsfor fouryears of \111-dergraduatework in ad-dition to anannual sti-pend,

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President Robert Kustra updat-ed students, faculty, and staff onthe state of the university and hisvision for it in his Spring AddressWednesday, Jan. 5, in the JordanBallroom.

Kustra spoke about BSU beingat a "tipping-point" where thedecisions made today could de-termine whether or not BSUwillemerge as a prestigious metropol-itan research institute.

"This is clearly a very excitingtime for the Boise State family,"Kustra said. "We seem to be writ-ing a chapter in Boise State his-tory."

Kustra compared BSU to otherpublic metropolitan universitiesthat have become prestigious andprojected that in as little as threeto fiveyears BSUcould move froma classification of a level one mas-ter's universityto an intensive

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Citing both desire thatinternal and crease the role BSU playaexternal ap- more centralpro a c h e s , BSU plays in the role in theKustra out- economiclined many economic devel- de vel 0 p -

, in i t i a t i v e s ment of thedesigned to opment of, the T rea sur eincrease aca- Val ley .demic support Treasure Valley. Kustra saysfor students there is aand increase wealth of re- BY LIZ H R L E green card can take up to eight card or becomes a U.S.citizen, he seek help, the abuse continues,the role BSU \." sources at News Writer months. These procedures can or she can petition for a spouse, Nolasco said.plays in the BSU in its be more time consuming as the parent or unmarried sons and "Some legal immigrants feareconomic development of the students, faculty, and staff but About 30 individuals attended USCIS department processes daughters as long as they are un- being deported, even if they doTreasure Valley. BSU has to be more coordinated the Perspectives of Immigration eight to 10 million applications der 21 years old, Mather said. have their green card because

The academic initiatives range in offering its resources. Forum held at the Boise Public a year compared to 2 million ap- Nolasco said the Catholic they don't know their full rights,"from the creation of a graduate As the legislative session draws Library last Thursday night. Les plications four years ago, Mather Charities of Idaho offer their Nolasco added.residential program to a fresh- near, Kustra said it is absolutely Bock of the Idaho Human Rights said. services to all people regardless Many immigrants seek helpmen book program to increased necessary. that Idaho universi- Education Center served as Along wait isn't the only factor of race, ethnicity, religion or in- from a "notario," which is inter-academic recruiting efforts. ties sell the importance of public moderator for the two speakers. in obtaining legal status in the ability to pay. Through this non- preted as a government official

The Graduate Residential highereducatioll to legislators Refujio Nolasco of the Catholic United States. An applicant must profit organization, Nolasco has in Mexico only to find out this soScholars Program will award 20 and citizens alike. Charities of Idaho and Robert have a petition or a formal writ- seen and helped over 700 people called public notary is outto takegraduate students an award that In addition to lobbying the leg- Mather, a caseworker for U.S. ten request from a spouse or a and said their biggest barrier is advantage of innocent people, 'includes a two-year graduate as- islature for more funding, Kustra Citizenship and Immigration parent, pass a medical screening, language. . Nolasco said.sistantship, on-campus lodging, hopes to begin a capital campaign Services, were the guest speak- background check, have all re- Nolasco said some of the cases The forum came to a close bygraduate school fees, and a nine- by next fall. Currently, four firms ers for the night. quired documents and pay thou- he sees are heartbreaking. allowing people in the audiencemonth stipend. Based on current are in consideration for the job According to Bock, many peo- sands of dollars to have these Some cases include families. ' to ask questions and offer opln-costs, each award wil! be worth that will have one of them helping ple are moving to the u.s. be- services completed, Mather said.' being separated from their chll- ions. Some had personal ques- .;more than $26,000 annually. raise well in excess of$100 miilion cause it is a wonderful country "For example, if I filed for my dren and U.S. citizens abusing ttons of how to help their faml-

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State Broncos will go down as theIt's hard to swallow a loss, es- most successful as a Division I-A

pecially when you can't redeem school.yourself for eight months. The first top-10 ranking in

The Broncos' unbelievable run school history, a third straightfell short by four points in the. Western Athletic Conferenceloss to Louisville in the AutoZone 'Championship and a season at-Liberty Bowl on New Year's Eve, tendance record. None of thesebut the defeat didn't come as a accomplishments will be forgot-total Joss as the team gained na- ten by a heartbreaking loss ontional recognition for their strong the last day of the year.team effort in a game that most Despite the loss, the Broncosacross the country were predict- finished the season with their

BY TREVOR HORNSports Editor

highest ranking ever to end a sea-son. The Broncos finished 12th inthe Associated Press and 13th inthe ESPNIUSA Today CoachesPolls. The previous high in a finalpoll was 15th in 2002, and 16th lastyear-all three seasons finishingwith just one loss.

Fans tight here in Boise alsotoo!' notice. All but one of theseven homes games this seasonfor 'the, Broncos were sold out.The season opening game versusIdaho set an attendance record,only to be broken the next week

versus Oregon State. The Hawaiigame was the only non-sellout,mainly due to a confusion of stu-dent tickets not sold. The aver-age attendance this season was30, 499 per game, eclipsing the2003 season by over· 2,000 fansper game.

The Broncos became thedarlings of ESPN this season.Coming into the Liberty Bowl,the Broncos had a perfect 15-0record on ESPN televised games,including six wins this seasongoing into the Liberty Bowl. The

Immigration process discussed at forum

School. Registration costs $35. Call St. Luke's at (208)381-1200 for more information.

1/19/05Nonviolence in Action, Part 1. Hatch Ballroom,SUB. 2:40 - 3:30 p.m. Workshop on how to organizepeaceful protest.

Nonviolence in Action, Part II. Hatch Ballroom,SUB. 3:40 - 5 p.m. Workshop on the prevention ofvio-lence in Boise.

Status of Women in Idaho. Hatch Ballroom, SUB, 7_ 8:30 p.m. Discussion to improve the status ofIdaho'swomen.

1/20/05Books not Bars. Hatch Ballroom, SlJB. 1:40-3 p.m.Discussion on funding for prison system and publiceducation.

Women's Rights are Human Rights. HatchBallroom,SUB. 3:15 - 4:30 p.m, Discussion on human rights and

, the role it plays in the women's rights movement.Beyond Vietnam: Beyond Iraq. Hatch Ballroom,

SUB 4:40 .,..6 p.m. Reflection between Martin LutherKing Jr.'s speech "Beyond Vietnam" and its relevanceon the war in Iraq.

The Invisible Idahoan: 200 years of Blacks in Idaho.Farnsworth Room, SUB.6 - 7 p.m. Workshop on Blackhistory in Idaho.

Racism and Immigration: Here and Now. HatchBallroom, SUB. 7 - 8:30 p.m. Discussion on America'simmigration system.

1/18/05Registration deadline for "Mental Health andIllness," as part of 3'" Annual Idaho Mini Medical

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Iraq's insurgencycontinues at fierce pace '

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Jordanian terroristAbu Musab al-Zarqawi reportedly tookresponsibility for a suicide car bomb-er who on Monday killed at least nineIraqis and injured 22 at a checkpointoutside the U.S. stronghold in Baghdad.The stronghold is home to Iraq's inter-im government and the U.S. Embassy.

In northern Iraq on Monday a secondcar bomb hit a Humvee convoy injuringthree soldiers and an Iraqi.

The Iraqi insurgency has remainedfierce with fighting continuing evenin areas where the U.S. military haslaunched large-scale operations.

Since the recapturing of Fallujah inNovember, U.S. air strikes and fire-fights have continued. At least 15 troopshave been killed in the province sinceDecember.

Powell calls for moreNATOinvolvement

BRUSSELS, Belgium - As PresidentBush tries to mend fences, trans-Atlantic relations remained strainedas Secretary of State Colin Powell ac-cused France, Germany, and four otherEuropean nations of "hurting the cred-ibility and cohesion" of NATO.

The accusations come as a result ofthose nations not allowing their sol-diers to go to Iraq and help in trainingthe new Iraqi army.

Powell's trip marked' his last asAmerica's top diplomat.

The North Atlantic Council, consist-ing of 26 NATO foreign ministers, re-cently agreed to increase support staffto train the new Iraqi army from 60 to300.

The Bush administration argues thatto prevent further chaos and bloodshedin Iraq NATO must expand its role there.

Campus Calendar1/11/05ASBSU Senate meeting, Senate Forum, SUB. 4 p.m.Senate kicks off spring semester.

1/13/05ASBSU Senate meeting, Senate Forum, SUB. 4 p.m.

1/14/05Vagina Monologues auditions. Cataldo Room, SUB.Noon to 4 p.m, No acting experience necessary.

Idaho Mental Health Coalition luncheon for law-makers. Hall of Mirrors East Conference Room. 700W. State Street, Boise. Noon.

1/15/05Vagina Monologues auditions. Cutuklo Room, sun.10 a.m, - 3:15 p.m, No acting experience necessary.

1/16/05Vagina Monologues auditions. Cataldo Room, SUB.10 a.m. - 3:15 p.m. No acting experience necessary.

1/17/05March to Idaho State Capitol. Jordan Ballroom, SUB.9 - 10:30 a.m. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Human Rights Hally 2005. Idaho State Capitol steps.11:15 a.m,

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Boise State to fundraisefor tsunami victims

Boise State University has begunfund-raising efforts to help Tsunamivictims of South Asia. .

The response comes after PresidentBush's announcement that formerPresidents Bush and Clinton will head anational fund-raising drive, universityofficials said.

President Robert Kustra said thefund-raising shows that BSU under-stands its responsibility as a member ofthe global community.

In order to keep the donation timely,President Kustra said he wants to wrapup the efforts at the end of February,and a check will be sent to the AmericanRed Cross. University officials encour-age students, faculty and staff to do-nate.

Donations can be made in person atthe Payment and Disbursement Officein the Administration Building, bycredit card over the phone at 426-4148,or online at www.boisestate.edu/tsu-

nami. Employees can commit to apayroll deduction to contribute yearlong, donations may be tax deductible.Donation containers will be placedthroughout campus with the officialBSU tsunami relief logo.

New Cbjef of Policestarts j~b

Michael Ma~t~rsbn"~tarted his' firstofficial dayasBois~:snew chief of PO"lice on Monday, Jan. ~. ' .

Masterson, a 27-year veteran of theMadison, Wise. police force, said in aletter on the BPD's Website that he wasexcited to assume the important lead-ership position. '. ..

As one of the country's fastest grow-:ing cities, Boise residents and police arefaced with tremendous opportunitiesand unique challenges, according to'Masterson. " .'

Masterson says 'he is committed toneighborhood policing and .a progres-sive police department.

"The Boise Police' Department willcontinue to strive for excellence byworking on partnerships with you, cityleaders and our service partners," wroteMasterson. "working together, we canand will make a difference."

Three Boise Stateemployees pass awayover break

Boise State suffered the loss of threeemployees over the winter break.

Joe Hartman, 62, professor in theDepartment of Electrical and ComputerEngineering, passed away Dec. 25 aftera brief illness.

Gary Rosine, professor in the ArtDepartment, passed away Dec.l6.Rosine had been with BSU for over nineyears.

Ray Sparkman, 51, passed away Dec.28. Sparkman was the supervisor at theCampus Sign Shop.

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BY RRNDRLL POSTRsslstant News Editor

Ada County's seven Democraticlegislators' met with the public atthe Boise Public Library Jan, 5 toseek their input on how to improveIdaho's health care system.

The forum, "Improving HealthCare in Idaho," gave the public anopportunity to voice concerns andprovide input on health care inIdaho. Groups from around the statewere there to give information abouthow to access health care at little orno cost.

"We organized the forum to gath-

Whitaker said the time has come fora single payer, single risk health caresystem in Idaho. '

Health Care For All - Idaho saysAmericans pay more and get less onhealth care because of insurancebureaucracy and government subsi-dies for drug companies.

Insuring the uninsured was a ma-jor theme at the forum.

"The plight of the uninsured is thegreatest tragedy facing America to-day," Boise resident Torn McCreadysaid.

According to the Henry J.Kaiser Family Foundation,in 2003 more than 242,000

JAN 10 2005 -er information for the public so theycan access health care," Sen. AnnePaisley-Stuart said. "We are notlooking to give handouts."

Sen. Elliot Werk said Democratsare not looking to socialize medicineand the issue is not a partisan one.

<The answers to people's problemsare not partisan issues. Problemswith health care cross Republicanand Democratic lines," Sen. Werksaid.

Several citizens in the audiencecalled for universal health care. Dr.Bill Whitaker, a social work pro-fessor at Boise State, spoke on be-half of Health Care For All - Idaho.

Survey: economy educationleadIdahoans'concerns

Local Democrats discuss Idaho health care

BY GREGORY RUTTYNews Editor

The economy and education ledthis year's list of issues Idahoansconsider to be the most importantproblems facing Idaho. Thirty-three percent of respondentsto the 16th annual Idaho PublicPolicy Survey said the economy isthe single most important prob-lem facing Idaho, followed by 21percent who said education is.

The IPP survey is conductedannually by BSU's Social ScienceResearch Center to help identifypublic polley concerns.

The 531adults polled were askedquestions ranging from their con-fidence in local, state, and federal

governments, their political ide-ologies and affiliations, and theirpositions on issues from taxationto water rights.

Overall, the survey painted apicture of a conservative (52'per-cent) and Republican (47percent)Idaho where a majority feels thestate is moving in the right direc-tion (70 percent) and that statesales and income taxes are "aboutright" (63 percent and 60 per-cent).

According to James Weatherby,director of the SSRC, other re-sponses expressed the "libertar-ian inclinations of Idahoans."

A majority of Idahoans (60.8percent) feel that fighting terror-ism should not impede on citi-

zens' constitutional rights andthat women should have the rightto choose to have an abortion (59percent).

Among environmental issuesthat concerned Idahoans weredrinking water contamination(23.9 percent), water pollution(17.3 percent), solid waste treat-ment, storage, and disposal (16.3percent), and air pollution (1Llpercent).

The survey was conducted byClearwater Research betweenNov. 3 and Dec. 1, 2004 and hasa margin of error of 4.3 percentwith a 95 percent confidence levelfor the total population. To viewcomplete survey results, visithttp://sspa.boisestate.edu.

Police learn the art ofpatrolling on a college campus

BY GEORGINR GUSTINst. lOUIS Fast-Dispatch

Officer Thompall Gibson waspatrolling the campus ofSouthernIllinois University Edwardsvillelast month when he came acrossa message scrawled on a sidewalkin chalk.

"Some of it got a little obsceneor insulting," Gibson remem-bered, "so I just got rid of it."

But as he was washing thewords away with water, a profes-,sor approached.

"He said, 'Hey, what're you do-ing?'" Gibson recalled. "I said,'This is offensive to some peopleand I'm trying to wash it off.' He

said, 'Haven't you heard of freespeech?' and then started to lec-ture me."

Gibson isn't a rookie cop, but heis new to campus policing. And,as one of35 officers on SlUE's po-lice force, Gibson has had to ad-just to the subtle differences be-tween campus law enforcementand law enforcement in the "real"world. Only on a campus, he hadlearned, would graffiti - as somemight consider It - be so readilydefended as free speech.

The differences in policing acollege campus and a municipali-ty extend beyond questions of theFirst Amendment.

"First of all, we're dealing with

a population of 18-to 22-year-oldsin an environment where they'relearning things for the first time,"said SlUE police chief ReginaHays. Hays was the first female of-ficer with the Edwardsville PoliceDepartment but left after twoyears to start a family. She joinedSlUE's campus police in 1988.

"There's a bigger picture thanthe legal aspect," she said. "It'sthe guidance, the learning. We'remuch more involved than a mu-nicipal agency. When a studentcomes to us with a problem, we'llnever say 'That's not a police mat-ter."

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Idahoans were uninsured.Other issues discussed at the fo-

rum included the rising cost ofhealth care, obtaining pharmaceuti-cals from Canada, how to effectivelyspend health care dollars, substanceabuse, suicide and mental health.

"There isn't a one stop fix, but it'sdefinitely something we as policy

. makers need to be dealing with bothat the state and national level," Sen.Kate Kellysaid.

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BY MARIANA BEKKERNews Writer

Over 300 students at Boise Statearc international students withvisas, and about another 400students speak English as a sec-ond language, according to GailShuck, coordinator of Englishlanguage support programs.

"There are probably many morestudents, but there is just no wayto tell," she said.

The rising number in non-na-tive students prompted Shuck andthe ESL advisory board to holda forum last Thursday to brain-storm with BSU facultv Ioi ideason improving ESL students' col-legiate experience and to ensurethe BSUcampus is ESLfriendly.

The discussion concentratedon problems faculty and ESLstu-dents face and the feasible solu-tions available.

Shuck said the current ESLpro-gram is not sufficient and lacksadequate tutoring, staff and bud-get., "There is all kinds of things wecould be doing, but I am it."

Shuck said budget constraintslimit the services the ESL pro-gram can provide, making thisforum vital for generating cre-ative solutions to the issues theprogram faces.

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Ehara teaches Japanese at BSUand was once an ESLstudent.

He sees the main problem asthe lack of support for students.

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I felt like I couldn't competewith American students," he said.

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He said taking tests takes evenlonger because they also have totranslate their answers from theirnative language to English.

"MyGPAsuffered, not because Idid not know the material. but be-cause I did not have time to readand answer all the questions."

Ehara suggested the facultyshould allow ESLstudents at least30 percent longer to take tests.

"Professors are not familiarwith how to work with secondlanguage learners," Shuck said.

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II THE ARBITER ;'JAN'IO'cOOS

BY TRYLOR C NEWBOLDOpinion Editor

"The greatest source ofAmerica's generosity is not ourgovernment; it's the good heart ofthe American people." This fromPresident re-elect George W. Bushprior to announcing his fatherand Bill Clinton as spear headersof a campaign to help raise pri-vate donations for South Asiantsunami relief. Georgie's admin-

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By Robert McCarlGuest Opinion

On Nov. 30, 2004, the ASBSUSenate defeated a resolution thatcalled for breaching the contractbetween Taco Bell and BoiseState. At that meeting, PresidentKustra made a number' of state-ments that need to become partof the public record surroundingthis issue. First, he stated: "Thesingle most destructive thing Icould do to Boise State Universityis to breach this contract." Hewent on to state the following: 2)that protests over the Taco Bell is-sue have harmed the universityand in at least one case caused amajor donor to rescind a dona-tion; 3) that the size of student feeincreases "could" be affected by adecision to breach the contract; 4)he has not heard a single negativecomment from the communityabout his decision to sign a con-tract with Taco Bell; and 5) "TheCI~ picked the wrong universityas a target for their efforts. Theresidents of this community allsupport the Taco Belldecision."

From the point of view of a fac-ulty member who has been activein opposing the branding of BoiseState by the Taco Bell decision, letme take each of these statementsin order. First, the reason BoiseState is in this controversy is dueto a decision by President Kustrawith the encouragement of Mr.Bleyrnaier, to sign this contract inthe first place. Taco Bell as a cor-poration has refused to addressthe working conditions of farmworkers in its supply chain, yet it isthe largest restaurant corporationin the world. It has buying powerthat literally sets the prices forfood commodities and thereforethe wages of the growers and farmworkers who produce and harvestthe tomatoes, lettuce, and onions.In terms of human rights, institu-tional responsibility, corporateethics and the working conditionsof the poor, I would agree that theTaco Bell decision is and will con-tinue to be "destructive" to BoiseState University. President Kustrahas already made that fateful de-cision and he made it quite clearthat he will not change his mind.

Secondly, if students, facultyand community members cannotprotest a significant decision likethis without "harming the uni-versity" and causing a major do-nor to rescind his donation, thenBoise State is well on its way inbecoming a corporate-controlleduniversity. In my mind, the pur-pose of a university is to open updebate and create discourse aboutthe issues of the day, placingthese issues in wider intellectualand cultural frames of referencethrough all disciplines. Perhapsthat notion is old-fashioned. IfBoise State becomes known as auniversity where corporate con-tributions from anyone with abig checkbook can buy complic-ity and silence, then I as a facultymember and a citizen have notonly failed in my job, I would seekother employment.

Third, the size of the student feeincrease has very little to do withsupport or rejection of the TacoBell agreement. I think it wasdisingenuous for the presidentto link the two. More relevant tothe issue of student fees is the

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signing this agreement. He is re-sponsible for making, in my opin-ion, an error of judgment regard-ing income that is derived froma questionable source. Local, re-gional and national news organi-zations are busily plastering BoiseState's name around the countryas the football team gains hon-ors and notoriety in the LibertyBowl. Yet each time the name ofBoise State is flashed, each time aprospective student logs on to theweb site to check out our univer-sity, and each time someone walkonto this campus, they will seethat Boise State has sold itself fora few million dollars. In the nextfew years Boise State can becomethe major metropolitan univer-sity of the intermountain westand beyond. Or, it can becomejust another outlet for mass pro-duced consumables offered with-out concern for the human costsof their manufacture.

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is the usual amount given in cas-es of tsunamis hitting continentsbesides our own. Dolling out aninitial $15 million to this causeis tantamount to tossing a glassof water on a bonfire. This SU\.11 isan insult to the families of thoseaffected. This is just another ex-ample of the conceitedness someof our leaders possess. The U.S.has a long history of not doing allit could to help other nations un-less the issue is of "national inter-

est.' Even $350 million is penniescompared to the cost of war inIraq, which now stands at near-ly $150 trillion according to theNational Priorities Project.

Had an earthquake occurredoff the cost of California, caus-ing tsunamis to devastate theHawaiian and Californian coast-lines, you better believe our gov-ernment would dedicate morethan $350 million. President Bushhad a great opportunity to im-

have to compete against the fastfood giants that line Broadway?Interestingly, around the countrymany of the local franchise own-ers of Taco Bell restaurants havethemselves had to organize inorder to fight the predatory prac-tices of the Taco Bell corporation.Cross-branding, refusing branduse to low paying franchises, pun-ishing franchisees for organizingand even building newer outletsnext to older ones to make moremoney, are common practicesin the cutthroat world of globalfranchising.

Finally, the president is mis-taken if he thinks the CIW pickedBoise State as a specific target.The people mounting this cam-paign are farm workers who wereasked here by concerned studentsand members of the universitycommunity. They have neither thetime nor the resources to selectuniversities as destinations fortheir boycott. The boycott followsthe excesses of the corporationthat most controls their hopes fora liveable wage. President Kustraput Boise State on the map by

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The National Abortion RightsAction League's youth coalition,Generation Pro-Choice, dis-patched an e-mail this week withthe headline "Rumors of Gen Pro-Choicers demise are greatly exag-gerated." Interestingly, it didn'tsay that the "rumors" were false,only that they were exaggerated.It is increasingly clear to NARAL,though subtly expressed, that thedemise of the left is imminent.

I am convinced that the politi-cal strength of conservatives, soevident in the gains of the 2004election, is a reflection of a morepermanent conservative impulsethat runs deeply in the Americancharacter. But conservatism is notthe chief threat to liberalism; theleft is its own worst enemy.

NARAL's "Generation Pro-Choice" is dying because liber-als are birthing fewer children.James Pinkerton recently con-tended in Newsday that "the lefthas birth-controlled, aborted andmaybe also gay-libbed itself into asmaller role in American society."

Overall, the fertility rate inKerry states is around 12 percentlower than in Bush states. TheEconomist reports that in the ul-tra-liberal state of Vermont, theannual fertility rate is 49 childrenfor every 1,000 women of child-bearing age. But in the heav-ily pro-Bush state of Utah, nearlytwice as many children per 1,000child-bearing-aged women arebeing born. Of every 1,000 Utahwomen, 91 children are born.

Among liberal constituencies,homosexual couples are certainlynot having children. Despite therapidity and effectiveness withwhich the homosexual movementadvances in politics and culture,homosexuals simply don't repro-duce.

Abortion has much more to dowith the fertility rates amongst·liberals. Of the twenty states withthe lowest abortion rates accord-ing to the Centers for DiseaseControl, only Maryland, Maine,and Wisconsin voted for Kerry.Of the ten states with the high-est abortion rates, only Florida,Kansas, and Virginia voted forBush.

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states with the lowest abortionrates - Idaho, Coloradn, Kentucky,South Dakota, Mississippi, WestVirginia, Utah, Missouri, andSouth Carolina - the averagewinning percentage for Bushwas nearly 60 percent. Similartrends were projected by PlannedParenthood's think tank, the AlanGuttmacher Institute, after the2000 election.

According to the CensusBureau, the 2004 Voting AgePopulation was 217.8 million.Since the U.S. Supreme Court le-galized abortion in the 1973 Roev. Wade decision, over 40 mil-lion documented abortions haveoccurred. And of those abortedAmericans, 18,336,576 wouldhave been at least l8-years-old onNov. 2. John Kerry lost the popu-lar vote by only 3,461,992 ballots.Kerry could have used another 18million votes - five times his mar-gin of defeat. That isn't to say thatall 18 million citizens would havevoted for Kerry, or voted at all, butgiven the power of parental influ-ence the chances are likely thatthese aborted Americans wouldhave been a major Democrat con-stituency.

What's more troubling forDemocrats is that by 2008,the deficit in their Voting AgePopulation will have risen to24,408,960 - those who were'aborted between 1973 and 1990."Liberals have been remarkablyblind to the fact that every day theabortions they advocate dramati-cally decrease their power to doso," writes Larry Eastland in theAmerican Spectator.

Wirthlin polling conducted arecent study of 2,000 Americansto determine political connec-tions to abortion. Democrats re-ported having a close relationshipwith someone who had an abor-tion at 49.37 percent, while only35 percent of Republicans saidthat they were close to someonewho had an abortion. Projectingthese percentages onto the total

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numbers of abortion since 1973,Eastland found that there are 19.7million missing Democrats and13.9 million missing Republicans.Democrats are at a disadvantageby 5.84 million missing voters.

James Taranto of the Wall StreetJournal has referred to thesetrends as the Roe Effect.

"Abortion is making Americamore conservative than it other-wise would be," writes Taranto.First, "liberal and Democraticwomen are more likely to haveabortions." Second, "children'spolitical views tend to reflectthose of their parents - not ex-actly, of course, and not in everycase, but on average. Thus abor-tion depletes the next generationof liberals and eventually makesthe population more conserva-tive."

Liberal author Philip Longmanconcludes in a recent WashingtonPost article that the "empty cra-dle" is a result of evolutionarynatural selection. "When secular-minded Americans decide to havefew, if any, children, they unwit-tingly give a strong evolutionaryadvantage to the other side of theculture divide."

To suggest that abortion has avery real impact on cultural trendsis neither revolutionary nor, froma conservative point of view, wor-thy of celebration. The murder ofa human being is equally wrongwhether he or she is born to aliberal or to a conservative, to ananarchist or to a communist. Andthe survival of certain individu-als over others says nothing aboutthe comparative worth of oneperson over another. The abor-tion of one child does not indicatethat his genes were less favorablethan his peer's.

America is built on the principleof equality: that all men are cre-ated equal and endowed by theirCreator with certain inalienablerights, that among these are life,liberty, and the pursuit of hap pi-ness. That principle is not predi-

cared on the biological evolutionof the human species. Quite to thecontrary, it is founded on the be-lief that God has made every soulin His image.

The rejection of that most fun-damental truth, the foundingprinciple of America, is the deathwish of tile American left. Liberalshave not only failed to reproduce,they are quite literally killingthemselves.

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One of the ectrua Temerack ski lifts shuttles skiers and snowbosrdersup the mountain on opening dsy, Wednesdey, December 15th.

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BY TREUER ALTERSCulture Writer

May I be the fifth person to say,"Welcome back to school." I hopeeveryone at Boise State had a fan-tastic break. I, for one, had a MerryChristmas and a happy new... skiresort? That's right. Tamarack re-sort opened during the thick of fi-nals in December. I was preparedto beg and plead with professorsto move their finals to any dayother than Wednesday, so I couldhit the new, untouched terrain. Ibegged. I pleaded. I prayed. Theyall said, "Knock it off. My finalisn't on Wednesday anyway."

I was going to take ReasonedDiscourse this semester, but I did,so well convincing my teachers

that I decided to take AbnormalPsychology instead. All thatconvincing really paid off, too.Tamarack was awesome. Onelift takes you to the base of an-other lift, so you get super highand can take long runs. Tree runsare phenomenal at Tam, but on apowder day, keep your speed be-cause there are some surprise flatspots that will slow you down. Irode to the top just a few chairsbehind Gov. Dirk Kempthorne.I spoke with him at the base andtried to convince him to try snow-boarding, but he lamented that hewould embarrass himself even ona pair of skis.

Tamarack's opening is a top pri-ority for the Governor, as the stateprojects $103 million in tax rev-

enue over the next 15 years fromthe resort. Donnelly is lookingmore and more like a resort town,and that means good things forIdaho's economy.

Tamarack is a slow 90 milesnorth of Boise, just outside ofDonnelly. Most BSU students areaccustomed. to riding to Bogus,a mere 20 miles from downtownBoise. Ticket pricing is nearlythe same for both resorts. If youshred the park, you will find simi-lar setups at both resorts, withTamarack still perfecting its run-way area.

Tamarack has of a half-pipe, butpoor weather leaves it unopened.Tamarack representatives say lateJanuary should bring the half-pipe's opening. This will defl-

nitely be one of Tamarack's majorattractions. No one else In Idahohas pipe capabilities, so the near-est possibilities are west at Mt.Hood, or in Utah or Jackson Hole.Any skier or snowboarder who hasever ridden a pipe knows that it isquite different than other formsof riding. A nearby half-pipe willallow local boarders and skiers toexplore a whole new level of rid-ing and become acquainted witha totally new medium for tricks.Sorry folks, no inverts allowed ...as long as you are being watched.But the pipe wall already has yousideways, so corked spins are asmall, gray step from total inverts.Tell that one to the ski patrol; justmake sure your pass is in your un-derwear.

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From the beginning, rap haslegitimized its brand of beats andvocals. The establishment balkedwith claims that rap was beneathmusic and the mainstream. Thiswas especially true throughoutthe '80s and '90s, when rap wasstill fighting to be heard in themargins of society. These bandswere political (Public Enemy),philosophical (KRS-One), pro-gressively streetwise (Ice Cube),jazzy (Digable Planets), experi-mental (OutKast), skanless (OJQuick), hip-hop (Tribe CalledQuest), and sometimes explicitlyabusive and chauvinistic (TooShort).

However, this argument hasbeen squashed, and by the radioof all things. The medium thatonce disregarded rap as a pass-ing fad, and.as unplayable as theSex Pistols and Mudhoney, has

now taken rap by the hand andgiven it dominant airplay. Theplace where Madonna and theBackstreet Boys once ruled hasnow been taken over by the likes.of Pabolous, Nelly, Lil' John, andCiara, among others.

We now find ourselves in aquandary. On the one hand, rapis disregarded, but on the other,rap is embraced and accepted.Mainstream rap has forgotten tobring its roots with it. Sure, theessence Is acknowledged andreminisced of fondly, but therehas been a buy-out, and main-stream rap is in danger of losingits soul to the corporate radio gi-ant.

Ice Cube once rapped, "Turnoff the radio." It's a mantra thatshouid not be forgotten, With lit-tie exception, there is no soul intop 40. Billboard has never beenabout the artist, but more aboutthe bling. If you want rap in thetradition of its forefathers, where

do you go? You go underground,my friends, where the music isreal and the beats are better.

Enter Lateef & The Chief:Maroons. Their new album,"Ambush" is one of the bestrap albums of the year, and nota beat too late. This is no sur-prise considering it's anotherQuannum project, the same guysthat brought us Blackalicious.Unfortunately the album con-tains only nine tracks, but it'swell worth the asking price atThe Record Exchange.

The album starts out in therap tradition of beefing yourown name, the title track being"Ambush." However, this may be ,the weakest track on the album.The third track, entitled "If," is a• ., -1, . , __ .. __ ._' n .. ·•

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as a tool?" This is' an importantquestion and a profound stance,considering the bubble-rap thatfloods the airwaves.

One of the dopest tracks is abonus ileat entitled, "Best OfMe." The beat is a rough and rug-ged street holler. However, beforethe track ends, it is juxtaposedwith an-eloquent reading of aliterary piece. This signifies thedimensions of the street and theimage of the rap artist in general.The piece cracks stereotypes thatbubble-rap and the radio con-tinue to hold up, namely that theblack rapper is concerned with

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"Ambush" is a conscious albumaware of the flawS' in hip-hup.This album is in the tradition ofbeats produced in the heart ofthe street, a vital vein in America.Do yourself a favor; turn off theradio, and check this album out.

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Everyone has a voice. But doesthat mean everyone has to cut analbum? Hollywood stars think so.

The record-store cut-out binsand private kitsch collections arebursting with releases from actorswho, in a blur of hubris, mistookthemselves for singers.

Even Phyllis Diller.Wait, it gets better. On her al-

bum, she covered the Stones'"Satisfaction,"

Equally surreal moments in-clude a recording of "Proud Mary"by Leonard Nimoy, a spoken-wordtake on "Lucy in the Sky WithDiamonds" by William Shatner,and a version of "Stand ByMe" byMuhammad Ali. (Partial excuse:The fighter was still Cassius Clayat the tlrne.)

You can hear all these inad-vertently brilliant recordings onRhino's "Golden Throats" CDs.

But now a trio of prominentthespians - Robert Downey Ir.,Minnie Driver and Kevin Spacey- have all risked critical ridiculethis season with debut CDs..

Spacey is taking the most dar-ing leap by doing his own sing-ing as Bobby Darin in the movie"Beyond the Sea," And he's per-forming Darin's music live invenues around the country. So, ifnothing else, you have to give theguy credit for nerve.

Here's how the latest batch ofactors-turned-chanteurs reallysound:

KEVIN SPACEY, "Beyond theSea" soundtrack.

Those who watch late-nighttalk shows know Spacey as a ter-rific mimic. But why listen to whatamounts to an "I Can't Believe It'sNot Bobby Darin" CD when youcould just as easily play the actualthing?

Viewed this way, Spacey's re-cording becomes something of astunt, if a relatively accurate one.Spacey has the rhythmic chops to

navigate Darin's brisk phrasing- no mean feat - though he clearlylacks the earlier star's elan.

You can measure the limits tohis voice in the ballads. His takeon "Mack the Knife" has moresmarm than charm.

The album's producer, PhilRamone, set Spacey's voice in

. some nice arrangements and sur-rounded him with enough echo togive his singing a bit of shimmer.

Of course, if you've neverbought a Bobby Darin album, andthe movie inspires you, it wouldbe a sin to start here.

ROBERT DOWNEY JR., "TheFuturist"

Ioni Mitchell fans probablystill haven't forgiven Downeyfor his mewling cover of "River,"which he moped through on "AllyMcBeal" some years back.

And they shouldn't.But that recording was a sweet

memory compared to Downey'ssolo debut, which appears, puz-zlingly, on Sony's snazzy Classicalimprint. Downey offers mainlyoriginal pieces, performed onspare acoustic guitar or piano.Think: Tori Amos with a' sexchange.. But it's not Downey's eccentricmelodies that make his recordunlistenable. It's his way overar-

ticulated singing. He sounds like"SNL's"Jimmy Fallon doing a vi-cious satire of Dave Matthews.

Downey leans into the huskyend of his voice, then shoots upfor a cracked falsetto with suchself-consciousness, it's impos-sible to hear the tune.

MINNIE DRIVER, "EverythingI've Got in My Pocket"

Driver owns an iffy instrumentwith little wind power and lessdistinction. Her pale tones aren'tdone any favors by her drowsycountry-tinged tunes. The albumhas so little momentum, it makesthe Cowboy Junkies seem manic.Even her cover of Springsteen's"Hungry Heart" threaten to lapseinto a coma.

Ultimately, her record isn't asmuch ear-achingly bad as it is astone-cold bore.

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Best Ever, The Arbiter did not in-cludethe women's tennis team.Four Broncos were honored withAll-WAC nominations during

the 2004 season. Senior JemimaHayward was a first-team selec-tion for singles play, and was alsohonored with Erin Polowski onthe first-team doubles selection.Also honored were Alissa Ayling

The Broncos gpmnests look to their third streight Western Gpmnestlcs Conference title this saeson, as thep opened their 200S cempelgn In MaUl this past weekend.

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190.09. Arizona took first (195.7)and Maryland finished second(193.975).

Head coach Sam Sandmirecommented on how this firstmeet was a learning experiencefor the team as a whole, coachesincluded.

"We got a chance to see whatthe kids are made of, where we arenow and where we go from here,"Sandmire said.

A relaxing weekend trip in Mauiand an open for all competitiongave the team a chance to get afeel of each other's strengths. Thesix returning seniors gave stellarperformances.Two-time WAC all-

around gymnast and two-timeWestern Gymnast Champion ofthe Year, senior Carla Chamberswent three for three and posteda 9.825 on vault. Lindsey Thomasalso went three for three in Maul.

Sophomore Lindsay Wardscored a 9.725 on vault. Ward qual-ified and competed in the NCAANational Championship twoweeks after the Broncos placedfourth at the NCAA RegionalChampionships last spring.

The Broncos counted one fallon bar and floor. Most of the teamstruggled on beam.

"It was a gravity storm,"Sandmire said.

Junior Kea Cuaresma camethrough and, performed beau-tifully on beam scoring a 9.65.Sandmire attributes this fac-tor to the incredible athlete thatCuaresma has evolved into.

The Maui Invitational markedthe first college meet for the newfreshmen squad and on barsfreshman Alyssa Daly represent-ed the younger class posting a 9.7;which Sandmlre deemed as thehighlight moment of the meet

Another breakout freshmancomes from Snellville, Georgia.Katie Griffis is predicted to have abreak out season.

"She is extremely powerful

and incredibly talented," saidSandmire.

Junior Katie Dinsmore is yet an-other Bronco that went three forthree in Maul. Sandmire expectsto see great effort and spectacularperformances from Dinsmore asthe season continues.

In the 2005 season, Sandmlreis confident in her poised upperclassmen. Seniors Chambers,Corinna Lewis, Heidi White,Kristin Gaare and Tiffany Putmanare joined by juniors Cuaresma,Dinsmore and Emily Lambert inthe effort to lead the Broncos inthe pursuit of their third straightconference title. Some new en-

and Megan Biorkman on thesecond-team doubles All-WACteam.

The Broncos advanced to thequarterfinals of the WAC tourna-ment.

3 WAC) tallied 33 rebounds,eight, assists and 23 turn-overs. Rice had 40 rebounds,22 assists and 12 turnovers.Rice took control of the game inthe first half with hot shooting,leading by nine at halftime, 32-23. Boise State's frustrations con-tinued In the second period as theLady Owls scored 43 compared tothe Broncos' 25.

On Thursday the 1\11saGolden Hurricane defeatedthe Boise State Broncos 70-61.Tulsa pulled out to a 39-24 leadat the half and extended thatlead to 19 before the Broncosmounted a come-back, pullingwithin two (63·61) with just un-der three minutes left to go inthe game. The-Golden Hurricanetook control of those last fewminutes, held the Broncos score-less, and held on to win 70-61.Boise State was led by CassidyBlaine's 12 points and five re-

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ergy from 'freshmen Griffis, Daly,Ashlee deLeeuw, Alia Loan andtransfer sophomore NatashaGowda from Nebraska should addsome talented twists to the strongBronco squad.

The Broncos will travel toDenver on Jan. 22 before hostingtheir first home meet against Cal.State Fullerton on Jan. 28.

Maui gave the coaches a chanceto see what the girls 'are 'made ofand who brings their top gameto floor, and now it is time to putthose talents to the test and de-fend the title. The 2005 gymnasticseason has begun.

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bounds. Tasha Harris, CariannRamirez and Jackie Lee eachadded nine. Heather Little ledthe team in rebounds with six.The Broncos are without theassistance of sophomore cen-ter Michelle Hessing this week-end as she stayed in Boise witha foot injury. As a team, BoiseState shot 41 percent from thefloor, 33 percent from three-point range (5-15), and 67 percentfrom the free throw line (14-21).Iillian Robbins led Tulsa with 25points, grabbed 10 rebounds andadded seven blocked shots. TheGolden Hurricane shot 49 percentfrom the field, 29 percent fromthree-point range, and 57 percentfrom the line.

The Broncos come home fora weekend series versus FresnoState Thursday and Nevada onSaturday at the Taco Bell Arena.

Before the new semester andthe 2005 season started, the BSUgymnasts kicked back on thewarm soft sands of Maui's finestbeaches. They dipped into theblue-green ocean to catch somewaves before competing in theMaui Invitational.

The entire team pulled togeth-er and raised enough funds tosend everyone to Hawaii over theweekend. All 17 girls had the op-portunity to put their skills to thetest. The Bronco finished fourthbehind Alaska (191.275) with a

en:Sophomore forward Seth Robinson aueraged l~.S points andpulled down SIH rebounds per geme ouer the we~kend. '

This week's top performerBY RRBITER STRFF Robinson came to the Broncos

The general business management major came toBoiseStateafteroneseasonatScottsdaleCommunityCollege. During his freshman season, Robinsonearned honorable-mention all..league honors. Heaveraged 10,6 points and 10.6 rebounds per 'game.He finished lllh In'the nation in rebounding;

His senior season in high school,' Robinson wasa McDonald's All-American .nomlnee at PhoenixChristian High School.

His hustle and intensity has become a crowd fa-vorite for the Broncos fans .. ', With his- hard work and determination, SethRobinson is awarded the ~ugui'a1 top performer.

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This week's top performer is Seth Robinson. Thesophomore forward on the men's basketball teamcattle up big over the weekend in the final two homegames of the season long seven-game home standfor the Broncos.

The Phoenix, Ariz. native averaged 14.5 pointsand six rebounds in the two games versus Rice andTulsa, Robinson also shot 57 percent from the fieldand added five steals on Saturday night in the lossto Rice. . .

,Due to anlnjury to center Jason Ellis last month,~ Robinson earned- a spot in the startoillg lineup.

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The Rice women's basketballteam extended its home win streakonFridayeveningto 15witha 75-48win over the Boise State Broncos.Boise State freshman Tasha Harrisled the Broncos offensively withnine points. Jamie Hawkins add-ed eight points and led the teamin rebounds with five. CassidyBlaine added seven points andthree assists. As a team, theBroncos shot just 27 percentfrom the field, 25 percent fromthree-point range, but a solid 77percent from the free throw line.Rice (9-6 overall, 2-2 WAC) wasled by Krystal Frazier's 11 points,six rebounds and four assists.The Lady Owls shot 49 percentfrom the field, 27 percent fromthree-point range, and 46 per-cent from the free throw line.The Broncos (5-7 overall, 0-

Men's BasketballThurs. @Fresno State 7 p.m. PT)Sat. @Nevada 7 p.m, (PT)

Women's BasketballThurs, vs. Fresno State 7 p.m.Sat. vs. Nevada 2 p.m.

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Is a playoff system better thanthe BCS bowl arrangement thatthe NCAA has in place now?The answer would be no if DanHawkins had anything. to doabout it.

·"eople always think that peo-ple: in onr spot are in favor of aplayoff. ;rm' not; Hawkins said."And I'm not because I've been inthat situation before and unfor-tunately twice we lost our start-ing quarterback in the semifinalsgame and did not win the nation-al championship game." '

ThosetwoseasonsthatHawkinsspoke about were his final twoas head coach at WillametteUniversity. In 1996 the Bearcatsfinished 9-2 as national quarter-finals runner-up, The followingseason, they went 13-1, with thelone loss conlirig In.the national.~~a~pi?nship game.In l!m,they

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BroncoLiberty Bowl was the secondhighest ESPNtelev ised bowl gameviewed this season. The game re-ceived a 4.56 rating, meaningover four million viewers tunedin to watch the game. The lonegame with a higher viewer ratingwas the Peach Bowl that matchedFlorida versus MiamI.

Three Broncos received na·tlonal postseason honors. Seniorplace kicker Tyler Jones was a fi-nalist for the Lou Groza Award,and was recognized by five dif-ferent publications. The WalterCamp Foundation, AP and TheSporting News named him as aSecond Team AlI·American. Healso earned Honorable MentionAll-American by Sports Illustratedand collegefootballnews.com

Junior offensive tackle DarynColledge was named to the FirstTeam All-America team by col-legefootballnews.com and SportsIllustrated, named sophomorequarterback Jared Zabranskyas an Honorable Mention All·American.

All of this was done for a teamthat was the second youngest inthe nation. According to the SMUSports Information Department,based on the numbers of fresh-men and sophomores on theteam, the Broncos trailed onlySMU. Boise State's roster of 110players consisted of 80 freshmenor sophomores, which tallies up

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Their youthfulness may havebeen the cause of some of the un·expected close games during theseason, but the result was a per-fect regular season.

Fans may still be catchingtheir breath from the last sec-ond blocked punt against BYUin September. They may also bewondering how the Broncos man-aged to pull out a last second vic-tory in Tulsa, and how on Earththey needed overtime to defeat

San Jose State. But, they did comeout of all of them unscathed.Somehow. Someway..

Leaving the Broncos are T,J..Acree, Klayton Adams,. AndyAvalos, Lawrence Bady, ChrisCarr, Gabe Franklin, Tyler Jones,Julius Roberts and Andy Weldon.Allwere honored with postseasonrecognition except Bady, but thenumber of starters returning isastounding.

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The Boise State men's basket-ball team split their weekend se-ries, losing Saturday to Rice 87-75in front of a crowd of 4,544 at theTaco BellArena.

It was too many missed op-portunities in the first half, andtoo much Michael Harris in thesecond half for the Broncos dur-ing the weekend matinee gameSaturday.

"We didn't play well as a groupin the second half," Boise Statehead coach Greg Graham said. "...They stepped it up. They're anexperienced team with big lead-ers and the seniors stepped it upand we couldn't match their in-tensity and their toughness in thesecond half."

Harris scored 20 of his 25 pointsin the second half as the Owls (8-4,3-1 Western Athletic Conference)outscured and out rebounded theBroncos (7-7, 1-2 WAC) through-out the game.

"When he (Harris) settles downand just stays with things thatwe are doing and things we askhim to do, things tend to really gofor him," Rice head coach WillisWilson said.

Rice had four players in doublefigures and out rebounded theBroncos by 14.

"We just got out hustled," BSUfreshman forward Andrew Greensaid. "We can't make [a] real ex-cuse for why we lost, we just lost."

The Broncos got out to an early11-6 lead, but that soon evapo-rated as Rice scored seven unan-swered points and took a 34-30lead into halftime. Coby Karl andJermaine Blackburn combined foran atrocious four of 17shooting inthe first half.

"We missed layups," Grahamsaid. "...We missed a ton of mon-eys early and we could have eas-ily had an eight or ten point lead Ithink at ha Iftime ifwe would havemade our shots. But we didn't andthat kind of offset their turnoversto match it up and then we had abreakdown on defense."

Despite turning the ball over12times in the first half, the Owlsshot 52 percent from the field.

Coming out of the half, Ricescored on nine oftheir first 11pos-sessions and found themselves up59-43 with just over 11minutes toplay in the game ..Harris account-ed for ten of those points duringthe spurt, and kept the lead out ofreach for the Broncos.

Unable to come back from thedeficit, the Broncos went to asmaller lineup, which seemedto result in a difficulty to battledown low. Along with the Owlstough perimeter defense, theBroncos shot 31.4 percent fromthe field and only 64.3 percent

Jermame Blackburn [21J goes up roi- a shot egalnst Jason McKrleth [3~1as the Broncos fell to Rice 91-77 5aturdav Just two daus arter beatingTulsa 72-71 at the Taco Bell Rrena.

from the foul line.Blackburnlead the Broncos with

22 points, nine of those comingin the final three minutes of thegame as he went to the free throwline four times during the stretch.Sophomores Seth Robinson (14points, seven rebounds) and Karl(12 points, five assists) were theother two players in double fig-ures for Boise State. Franco Harrisscored eight.

Jason McKreith scored 11 forRice, as J.R.Harrison and LorenzoWilliams (14 points) scored indouble figures for the Owls.

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On Thursday night, the Broncosneeded a late rally as Tulsa eraseda second half 18 points deficit toover take the Hurricane 72-71.

A commanding 44-32 halftimelead was gone due to a 30-8 Tulsasecond half run.

The score was tied at 68 with1:30 remaining, but late freethrows by Eric Lane held off theHurricane.

Blackburn led the Broncos with20 points, and Karl contributed19.Tez Banks pulled down 10 re-bounds.

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The Broncos finished their sev-en-game home stand with a 3-4record. Boise State now heads offon the road this weekend with agame Thursday at Fresno Stateand Saturday at Nevada ..

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PARKCITY,Utah - Boise Statealpine skiers Margit Walter andSpela Bertoncelj finished 23rdand 31st respectively in the GiantSlalom of the University of UtahInvitational on Thursday. Thiswasthe first week of 2005 collegiatecompetition for the Bronco skiers.Walter finished with a two-runtime of 2:16.95. Bertoncelj's two-run time was 2:18.68. The winnerwas Denver's Florence Roujas ofDenver who finished .with a fi-nal time of 2:10.48. (She also wonthe slalom on Wednesday). JillMendenhall had problem's in herfirst run and did not post an offi-cial time. 62 racers finished the GStoday of 87 racers who started it.On Wednesday, Bertoncelj fin,ished 10th overall among 52 fin-ishers in the slalom. Her two-run time was one-minute, 46second.18 seconds. Walter and

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Despite a severe storm thatcaused delays on Wednesday,the women's slalom of the UtahInvitational went on at the ParkCity Mountain Resort. The weath-er didn't seem to slow Boise Statesophomore Spela Bertoncelj toomuch as she finished 10th over-all among 52 finishers in the sla-lom. Her two-run time was one-minute, 46.18 seconds. The win-ner of the women's slalom wasDenver's Florence Roujas whofinished with a time of 1:42.27.Bertoncelj's Bronco teammates,sophomore Margit Walter andjunior Jill Mendenhall -both hadproblems in their second runs andfinished without official times.

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