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FIRST ISSUE FREETUESDAY September 5 2006

THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT VOICE OF BOISE STATE SINCE 1933www.arblteronllne.com

ISSUE 06VOLUME 19

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BY MARTEE ORTIZNews Writer

Innumerable questions andconcerns plague students' minds

- throughout the school year. Will Ihave enough money for rent thismonth? I think I can make It toschool on the gasoline vapors stillIn my tank. Do these jeans make melook fat? Hey, which one of you atethe noodles with my name clearlymarked on It?Booze or food ...Boozeor food? Oh snap, I'm late for class I

But how many students worryabout the real traumas such as iden-tity theft?

According to the Federal Trade, Commission, identity theft occurs

when someone uses your personalInformation without your permls-simi to commit fraud or other crimes.They have three simple steps to helpguard oneselffrom the theft of Iden-tity: Deter, detect and defend.

Deter Is a precautionary step Inwhich one safeguards.any person-

al information. Detect Is apersonal responsibility ofchecking financial recordsand billing statements on a

regular basis. If all elsefails, defend is the stepone takes after the theft

has occurred.Within the past year,

'colleges have teamed upwith the Federal TradeCommission in the fight

against identity theft. Mostcolleges and universities haveremoved social security numbers

from campus identification cards,but thieves find other ways to getpersonal financial information.

Authorities also recommend thatstudents take the necessary-precau-tions and shred any pre-approvedcredit cards and only purchaseitems off the Internet throughsecure websites.

In addition to these precautionary

••steps, Insurance companies havealso made Identity Insurance read-Ily available to anyone Interestedthrough homeowners' Insurancepolicies.

According to the Better BusinessBureau: "Whether to purchase Iden-tity theft Insurance [or not] Is a per-sonal decision.

Keep In mind that whether Insuredor not, victims are usually not heldresponsible for fraudulent chargesIncurred by Identity thieves.

It Is out-of-pocket losses that canbe a consideration. -Anew survey-conducted Tor Nationwide MutualInsurance which focused on 10met-ropolitan areas found that ID theftvictims paid an average of $587 Inout-of-pocket charges for legal fees,copying charges, telephone calls andlost wages."

Although some people may believethat Identity theft Isn't a constantproblem and couldn't possibly hap-pen to them, it Is important to real-ize that identity theft has occurred atBoise State University. Faculty mem-ber Peter Collins experienced a theftofhis Identity over the Internet.

Collins reviewed his bank state-ments one day while in college, andfound purchases not recognizable.After contacting his bank immedi-ately, Collins filled out tedious pa-perwork and changed his credit cardnumber.

All funds were reimbursed. Collinshas not experienced identity theftsince. Taking prevenative measurescould help one avoid these endlessamounts of paperwork and financialstress. '

Thoughthisproblemcouldbeover-ex-aggeratedby the media, identity thefthas proved itself to be a nuisanceand quite a headache for the unluckyvictims.

By being Informed and tak-ing action, more people can avoidthe likelihood of this happeningto them.

Identity thefta concern all .students shoulbe aware of

WEDNESDAYVolunteer Expo. Student UnionJordan D Ballroom and firstfloor of the Student Union. 10a.m.-2 p.rn, Check out morethan 50 non-profit boothsto learn about volunteeropportunities In the TreasureValley.

Student Organization Fair.The Quad. 10 a.m.-2 p.rn,Learn about getting Involvedin Boise State's studentorganizations. With morethan 200 organizations, thereare many ways for studentsto get involved.

Boise State receives $23.8 millionfor research and sponsored projects

WEATHER about the importance the reo grant, totaling $435,000 fromsearch from BSUplays in the sur- the U.S. Department of Energy,rounding area. will be used to develop new tech-

Research at Boise State "As this region's metropolitan nologies to reduce the expensesUniversity received a financial university, we have the respon- of producing electricity fromboost for the fiscal year 2006, to- sibility to supply the creative wind farms.taling $23.8 million: the second energy, discover tools, tech- . "Wewill be looking attechnol-highesttotalin BSUhistory. nology platforms and research ogy to make mid-range wind-

BSU has seen a substantial methodologies that align to pro- mills more efficient,' Gardnerincrease in external funding duce what one commentator has said. According to Gardner, us-through the past 20 years, with called the 'creative class' of theing both theoretical and real re-totals doubling from 1999 to .21st century," Kustra said. search, the project should lastpresent day, and multiplying by Watershed investigations, about a year, with faculty andnearly 10times since 1985. asthma studies, cancer studies students working together.

The funds come from varying and bird migration surveys are Todd Shall at, director of thesources including grants .from several examples of the large Center for the Study of Idahothe Environmental Protection number of research projects History' and Politics also re-Agency(EPA),NationalInstitutes funded in fiscal year 2006. ceived funds to be used towardof Health, National Science "Boise State researchers are the cost ofthe public policy jour-Foundation, Idaho Department pursuing funded projects that nal"Idaho Issues Online," whichof Health and Welfare, Idaho bring many benefits to our stu- can be viewed at www.idahois-Department of Education and dents, our state and our region,' sues.com,a number of businesses and Jack Pelton, interim vice presl- "What we try to do is takeprivate foundatlons. as well as . dent for research said. "By con- research that people are do-several other federal and state ducting hands-on research, stu- Ing about important issues andagencies. dents have opportunities to ap- showcase it by publishing pop-

The largest award was for $3.17 ply what they've learned In the ular versions in common lan-million from the EPA.Funds will classroom, '.'The research serves _guage,' Shallat said.be used to develop and test multi- as a catalyst for economic devel- ASwith a number of projects,purpose sensors to identify and opmentand also helps train a "Idaho Issues Online' would notevaluate contaminants and . to' wor~fll:r-the high-tech jobs be able to operate without grantsdevelop hydrogeophysical-im~ o{the future!' . ' ~roni external sources; ..aging technologies thatfacili>, ' The· Will4 energy. researchAd(WoJial;questio~ ~,iegard,

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Students sweat through, military vvoikout

BY RYAN RASMUSSENNEWS WRITER

Boise State students and staff weregiven the opportunity last Tuesday totest their fitness level on the MilitaryFitness Challenge, an inflated obstaclecourse set up by the ROTCprogram andIdaho National Guard. Students werechallenged by how many push-ups andfull sit-ups they could do in two min-utes. Upon completion, students hadthe opportunity to run or race throughthe 62-foot long, 17.5-foothigh inflatedobstacle course.

The challenge ran from 10 a.m, to2 p.m. on the intramural field by theStudent Union Building. BSU studentBen Do completing 115push ups in theI20-second span. Andrew Stubblefieldcompleted 87 sit-ups to lead, and LaceyWilliams achieving 64 sit-ups and 52push-ups.

"It was tough. I got 22 push ups and27 sit ups," student Nikki Johnson said.

Students who participated in thechallenge received a t-shirt, key chainand other prizes, as well as the oppor-tunity to learn more about the ROTCand National Guard and measure theirfitness level.

"We have had a lot more out to par-ticipate in this than expected, showingthat army is not just for the all ready re-ally fit people, but shows we will helppeople get to the fitness level they want

and its great to get all the kids out here,'Major Darren Blagburn said.

Ascoreboard was kept for the highestnumbers in push-ups and sit-ups, whilethe military crew had someone count-ing for and cheering the students on.

"I like this, its great PR for them, Ilike that they're trying to get peopleinvolved, I'm a big advocate of fitness,'student Andrew Booksaid.

The inflated obstacle course directedparticipants through a hole in an inflat-ed wall with vertical posts that bouncedand pushed them around. They thenhad to crawl under horizontal bars anddive through or struggle over a stack ofbars.

The final stage of the course con-tained an incline that required a ropeto scale the apparatus. Students wereoffered water and a shaded area to.restifneeded and could go though.the chai-lenge as much as they desired, to raceother friends or even military personal.Student cadets going to and from class-es stopped to participate and showtheir support, and race against a fellowsoliders and classmates.

"We're getting great PR with thisabout the ROTC Program and werepromoting fitness,' Terri Shafer of theMilitary Science'Department said.

Studegts interested in pursuing fit-ness and looking fora good workout areadvised to take Military Style Fitnessthrough the Kinesiology departinent.

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sue. Those talks presumably wouldfocus on Iran's Aug. 22 offer of wide-ranging negotiations. However, itrefused to halt uranium enrichmentas a condition for talks.

,World/National/What the? stortes cotirtesy of MCT Campus Wire Services unless otherwise credited. LocallBSUstories are courtesy of the Boise State Web site at www.bolsestate.edu. All stories ~re complied by News Writers,

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Cluster bombsthreaten civilians insouthern Lebanon

Leftover explosives from. Israelicluster bombs have claimed the livesof at least 13people and wounded 46more in southern Lebanon since acease-fire ended fighting betweenIsrael and Hezbollah more thantwo weeks ago, according to UnitedNations officials .

As many as 100,000 pieces of un-exploded ordnance litter southernLebanon, and 75 percent of the pop-ulation lives in areas where unex-ploded munitions remain a threat,the officials estimate.

Cluster bombs have Jong beencontroversial. The munitions, whichcan be dropped from the air or firedfrom artillery, are designed to scat-ter hundreds of small explosivesover a wide area to kill enemy sol-diers, But because all the smaller ex:plosives, or "bornblets," frequentlydon't explode, civilians returninghome after a battle often are killedor wounded by them.

On Wednesday Aug, 3D,the seniorU.N. official in charge of hum ani tar-ian affairs blasted Israel for usingcluster bombs, particularly in thelast days of the fighting.

"What's shocking - and 1 wouldsay, to me, completely immoral - isthat 90 percent of the cluster bombstrikes occurred in the last 72 hoursef the conflict, when we knew therewould be a resolution," said JanEgeland, the U.N. undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs."Every day people are maimed,wounded and are killed by theseordnances."

Israeli officials defend their useof the munitions. "All the weap-ons and munitions used by the IDF(Israel Defense Forces) are legal un-der international law, and their useconforms with international stan-dards:" the Israeli Defense Ministrysaid Thursday in a statement faxedto McClatchy Newspapers.

Neither the Defense Ministry norIsraeli Foreign Ministry spokesmanMark Regev would comment onEgeland's claim that most ofthe mu-nitions were dropped when an endto the fighting was in sight. Regevsaid he couldn't talk about specificmilitary operations.

A report by Human Rights Watch'. shortly after . the 'cease-fire went

into effect quoted a farmer in KfarRoumanne, where unexploded mu-nitions were found, who said Israelhad fired four projectiles into thearea after Hezbollah militiamenfired rockets, In 1982, the UnitedStates suspended .sales of clusterbombs to Israel for six years af-ter finding that they'd been usedagainst civilians during Israel's in-vasion of Lebanon that year.

The State Department is investi-gating whether Israel's use of U.S.-made cluster bombs during themost recent fighting violated theArms Export Control Act, which re-quires that U.S.-made weapons beused only against legitimate mili-tary targets,

"The department takes very seri-ously its responsibility that UnitedStates-provided weapons are usedproperly and for purposes autho-rized under U.S, law," said EdgarVasquez, a State Departmentspokesman. "We're seeking moreinformation regarding alleged im-proper use of the cluster munitionsby the Israelis, Based on the infor-mation we gather, we will take ap-propriate action."

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Caldwell man dies ofthe West Nile virus

BY CHRISTIN RUNKLEIdaho Press-Tribune

After battling West Nile virusfor more than a month, WE. "Bill"Bicknell of Caldwell succumbed tothe disease on Aug. 27.

The' 77-year-old is CanyonCounty's first resident to die fromthe mosquito-borne illness.

Bicknell is the sixth Idahoan to diefrom complications linked to WestNile. A 12-year-old Massachusettsboy also died in Idaho from WestNile virus and Rocky MountainSpotted fever.

Raised in Vancouver, Wash ..Bicknell moved to Canyon Countyfrom Spokane, Wash., about IS yearsago, according to his brother RichardBicknell. Bill Bicknell drove' a truckfor Armor Meat Co. and hauled mo-bile homes for Morgan Drive Awaybefore he retired.

Bicknell's stepson, Steve Roedel,described the Caldwell man assomeone who liked traveling,spending time outdoors and playingpinochle. "He waskind," Roedel saidof the retiree who enjoyed raisingrabbits, chickens and pigeons.

For about the past seven years,Bicknell was married to Helen,whom he met at the Nampa SeniorCenter where the two played cards.The pair traveled extensively to-gether, most often to the OregonCoast, and they had planned to takea cruise to Alaska next month.

The Idaho Department of Healthand Welfare confirmed the firstCanyon County death linked to WestNile infection.

"We offer our sympathies to hisfamily," Deputy State EpidemiologistLeslie Tengelsen said. "We continueto see Widespread infections acrosssouthern and eastern Idaho and urgepeople to.i.protect themselves."

Richard Bicknell said his brotherwas a very strong man before he be-came ill. "He rode his motorcycle, herode the treadmill," Richard said."He wasn't weak at all before he got

.the virus."Bicknell spent 30 days in the hos-

pital after he started showing symp-toms 10 days earlier. He had somepromising moments, but doctorsdecided to send him to a rehabilita-tion center when they realized noth-ing could be done,

A total of 440 Idaho residents havebeen reported with West Nile infec-tions this year, and 77 of those suf-fered from neuroinvasive illnessesthat typically require hospitaliza-tion,

Of the six deaths of Idaho resi-dents, the others were in ElmoreCounty, where three people havedied from the mosquito-bornedisease, and one each in LincolnCounty and Minidoka County.

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Bush says ban mustface 'consequences' fornuclear progra~

In his toughest language to date,President Bush warned ThursdayAug. 31 that "there must be conse-quences" for Iran's "defiance anddelay" in ignoring international de-mands that it stop enriching ura-nium. Bush stopped short of men-

, tioning military action in remarksto the American Legion convention.But his comments, on the day of theU.N. Security Council's deadline forIran to halt its enrichment programor face international economicsanctions, made it clear that his pa-tience with the Tehran governmentis wearing thin.

"It is time for Iran to make achoice," the president said. "We'vemade our choice: We will continueto work closely with our allies to finda diplomatic solution - but theremust be consequences for Iran's de-fiance, and we must not allow Iranto develop a nuclear weapon." Bushwarned that the world faces a "gravethreat from the radical regime inIran" that extends beyond its nucle-ar ambitions. He described Tehranas the main supplier of weapons andcash for the militant Islamist groupHezbollah in its deadly confronta-tion with Israel in Lebanon and as adestabilizing force in Iraq,

"The Iranian regime interferesin Iraq hy sponsoring terrorists and

. insurgents, empowering unlawfulmilitias and supplying componentsfor improvised explosive devices," -

. he continued."The Iranian regime denies ba-

sic human rights to millions of itspeople, And the Iranian regime ispursuing nuclear weapons in opendefiance of its international obliga-tions."

Iran ignored the deadline to stopenriching uranium and clear upquestions about other activities thathave fueled suspicions that it's in-tent on acquiring nuclear arms,

The International Atomic EnergyAgency reported that Iran on Aug.24 resumed feeding uranium hexa-flour ide gas into a system of centri-fuges that are designed to producepurified uranium. Enriched urani-um can be used to operate civilian.nuclear-power plants, but uraniumthat's more than about 90 percent.pure can fuel nuclear weapons ... ',.

The report by the IAEA, obtainedby McClatchy Newspapers, also cit-ed other troubling findings, includ-ing the August discovery of traceparticles of highly enriched urani-urn on a storage container at a facil-ityin the city of Karaj.

The IAEA said it "remains unableto make further progress in its effortsto verify the correctness and com-pleteness of Iran's declarations witha view to confirming the peacefulnature of Iran's nuclear program."

Iran says its nuclear work is forpeaceful purposes, and that it won'tgive up its sovereign right to conductsuch research. "The Iranian nationwill not accept for one moment anybullying, invasion and violationof its rights," President MahmoudAhmadinejad was reported as say-ing Thursday Aug 31.

Iran's defiance triggers an intenseround of diplomacy aimed at levy-ing sanctions, although no immedi-ate action is expected,

European and U.S. officials saidthat European Union foreign policychief Javier Solana was expected tomeet next week with Ali Larijani,Iran's point man on the nuclear is-

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for a reason: said summer asso-ciate John Peterson, a Universityof Washington student who hasworked this summer with corpo-rations, nonprofits and a CentralAmerican youth seeking asylum."It's a client business, and how-ever you have to meet those needs,you do it."

Students say they appreciate thesummer perks, but that those aren'tthe highlights. •

Hunter Ferguson, who has onemore year at the- University of

, 'Chicago, said his best day at HellerEhrman was when he was hard atwork on a project with a firm at-torney, and both were struggling tocraft an argument.

"I was starting to get nervousthat I wasn't going to be able to seeanything, and then all of a sudderrlfound the argument that drove ourpoint home," the 28-year-old said.

"I felt like I was doing real law-yering. The best experience wasn'ta social event or any ofthe so-calledperks, it was real work, and feelinglike, 'Yeah, I can really do this.' "

The students are not coddled.Their work is critiqued by the firms'attorneys, and more than one in-tern recalls a memo being returnedwith harsh red markings for over-sights as seemingly innocuous as amisplaced comma.

"I've gotten thrown right in onsome projects and done real, sub-stantive work. In the long run itgets me a better chance of landingin the right place," said Ben Potter,30, a student at the University ofMichigan, who is inhis second sum-mer interning at Heller Ehrman.

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trips that followed helped, too."I love this company," said Taylor,

a Seattle University student.Welcome to the high-pressure

yet perk-filled world of summer lawinternships, where firms competeto lure "summer associates," whocan walk away with $100,OOO·a-yearjob offers more than a year beforethey graduate.

Every summer, law-school stu-dents from around the country fileinto the hushed, high-rise interiorsof Seattle law firms for what sea-soned attorneys refer to as a "12-week job interview." .'

As in most major cities, dozens of"Seattle firms rely on this constantsuccession of fresh brainpowerto build their permanent ranks.

The experience, by most accounts,is part legal boot camp and partsocial junket. .

The programs allow studentsto spend the summer writingmemos, doing legal research,conferring with clients and soakingup everything they can fromveteran attorneys.

Internsalso devote a chunk oftheir time lunching at Seattle'stop eateries, cruising the region'swaterways, trekking to companyretreats and tipping back gratismartinis.

Contrary to the intern stereo-type, summer law associates arenot treated as lowly hangers-on,sent to pick up partners' dry clean-ing or lattes.

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BY CHAD MENDENHALLNews Editor

Comparing apples to apples

About this time in grade school,kids all over the United States aretaught about our pioneers. ThePilgrims, Daniel Boone, DavidCrockett and Johnny Appleseedare only a few of our prominent pi-oneers discussed in school.

More than 230 years ago JohnnyAppleseed was simply known asJohn Chapman, and it's only fit-ting the legendary apple baronwas born in the same month asone of the largest apple harvests- September.

Chapman earned his nicknamebecause he traveled the- Midwestwith a bag of apple seeds, andupon finding a ripe plot of land,would proceed to purchase theland, clear it and plantorchards,

His nurseries varied from sim-ple one-acre lots to rows and rowsof apple trees spanning acres andacres offertile land.

He didn't merely wander thewilderness and randomly scatterseeds, but rather, Chapman con-sciouslymoved ahead of the ear-ly settlers and planted his appletrees, allowing him to sell or givehis trees and apples to travelingpioneers.

Chapman's religious beliefstaught him to refrain from alcohol-ic beverages and-adhere to a veg-etarian diet,. which is why manyhistorians believe he carried a potor kettle with him so he could cookpotatoes, corn meal, nuts and oth-er various items he would gather inhis travels.

This is most likely why he hasbeen described wearing a pot, likea hat, on his head.

Most illustrations of Chapmandepict him with worn out clothes,no shoes and a shaggy appea~ance.

This idea seems accurate, asmost historical stories aboutJohnny Appleseed tell of a gener-ous man that always helped any-one in need.

Indeed, Chapman is said to havetrudged the wilderness barefoot,even in the frosty winter.

His religious convictions causedhim not only to spread apples, butthe gospel as well.

Chapman was a missionaryfor his church, spreading theSweden borg ian' gospel whereverhe traveled.

Swedenborgianism is a systemof beliefs based on the Biblicalinterpretations and writings ofEmanuel Sweden borg, a Swedishphilosopher, scientist and theolo-gian. .

Chapman's love for God andBiblical ideals not only made hima devoted humanist, but an animallover as well. One particular storysaid Chapman saved a horse frombeing put down by purchasing theanimal and a couple acres close byto see if the horse would recover.

When it did, he gave the horse tosomeone in need with a charge tobe humane with the horse.

The city of Fort Wayne, Ind. cele-brates the life of Johnny Appleseedwith a festival every Septemberwhen apples are harvested.

Today, apples remain one of themost important and popular fruitsin the world economy._ In 2002, 45 million tons of ap-ples were grown worldwide, withleading apple exporters all acrossthe world - from China to Turkey,France, Argentina, Italy, TheUnited States and South Africa.

More than 60 percent of theUnited State's apples that arecommercially sold come fromWashington State.. Apple trees are a' member ofthe rose family, and there arethousands of different apples.About 85 percent of an appleis water.

Itis estimated more than halftheapples grown are eaten fresh, whilethe rest, are dried," frozen, bakedInto pies, juiced and canned.

Perhaps "Chapman's' religiousfervor gavewayto a little pr!!phecy,because when he died In 1845 his~pple estate was worlhmllUons.

.For law interns, work comes with big perksBY NATALIE SINGER

The Seattle Times

Jerry Taylor was all nerves beforehe started his summer internshipat the Seattle law firm of GarveySchubert Barer. He worried aboutthe workload, whether he wouldimpress his superiors, whetherthe other attorneys would be toughon him.

As a 23-year-old student with twomore years of law school ahead ofhim, he was under a lot ofpressure.

But Taylor's anxiety melted awaywhen he arrived at the law firm andwas ushered into his private !Jf-fice with sweeping views of PugetSound and a nameplate on the door.The lunches, parties and recreation

Ben Potter, a summer law intern at Heller Ehrman, drafts a memo inhis office high atop Columbia Center in Seattle, Wash., August 16.

Back to school:the economics of

educationBY SHERRY SQUIRES

BSU Communications

Cha-chingl Back to school time isbig business for retailers. Nationaldata shows businesses that sellclothing, electronics and schoolsupplies can expect a spike in salesduring August, the only time ofyearbesides the holiday season that theywill see a noticeable increase.

Idaho businesses will fall in linewith national numbers, accordingto Don Holley, a professor of eco-nomics at Boise State University.

The good news for parents ofyoung children is that while pricesfor gasoline and other consumeritems have risen drastically in re-cent years, what they will pay forclothing and general school sup-plies has not.

Retailers will see their clothingsales rise about 25percent over theirmonthly average in August. But theoverall cost of clothing for consum-ers is down.Parents will.pay about2.2 percent less for children's cloth-ing' and 3 percent less for shoesthan last year, according to num-bers from the U.S. Department ofCommerce. While the cost of gen-eral school supplies - items likepencils, paper and crayons - is upslightly, parents aren't likely to feelthe increase. Because competitionamong retailers is common, par-ents can expect to see sales and "su-per sales" for back-to-school items.

One recent ad offered 12-packsof pencils and report covers for apenny. A limit on how much a con-sumer can purchase is a signal thatretailers don't expect to make any-thing on the items, Holley said.

"The seasonality in sales tellsyou with the increased demand atthis time of year for clothing andschool supplies, that prices oughtto go up," Holley said. "But retailershave discovered that they can't af-ford to be out of the market. If oneretailer offers discounts, the othersmust follow to stay competitive."

The news is not so good for par-ents who are sending a child off tocollege. "Tuition and books haveseen greater inflation in recentyears than even medical. care,"Holley said. "They have gone upfaster than most any other elementofthe Consumer Price Index."

For comparison, health-carecosts have risen about.4 percent an-nually for the past 10years. Collegetuition and fees haverlsen about6.1 percent each yeart and campushousing costs by about ~~2percentannually. The Consumer PriceIndex has averaged aoollt a 2.5 per-cent annual increase over the same.lO-yearperiod. . . ' ., ··Parents and college students aregoin8topayniore.than everftir acollege education,· Holley said; :

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Firms compete for top studentsafter meeting them on annualrecruitingtripsatlawschoolsaroundthe country. A typical summerassociate at a midsize Seattle firmearns the weekly equivalent of$100,000a year.

"It's a very exciting time for thefirm when the summer associatesshow up. These are the best fromAmerica's law schools," said CraigMiller, partner and chair of the hir-ing committee for the Seattle officeof Davis Wright'Tremaine, whichis bankrolling 12 summer associ-ates this year.

Having students on stafffor threemonths helps revivify a law firm'satmosphere, and most attorneysfind satisfaction in helping trainthe next generation, Miller said.

"It's like buying a suit atNordstrom and then picking it uptwo weeks later after the altera-tions. It's just great to have themaround. We get a buzz out of it."

Firms want law students to getreal-life experience, but they don'trequire frequent all-nighters andweekends at the office, say sum-mer-program organizers.

"We want them to strike a bal-ance. We don't want them to justgrind away," said Bob Howie, hir-ing chair at Riddell Williams, whichhas three summer associates.

Still, some interns say they havefound themselves basking in thecomputer glow at 3 a.m., perfectingthe memo an attorney is expectingthe next morning or working on thepro-bono case for which they havebegun to feel a passion.

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Globally.HOT, Paramount drops Cruise, YES!

We've seen him jumping on fur-niture, riding around New Yorkonfire trucks lind covering the pageson every entertainment magazine,but finally Tom Cruise gets what he'deserves from overexposure andhis ridiculous behavior.

Last Tuesday, Paramount, whichworked closely with 'Cruise for 14'years, announced it would no lon-ger work with Cruise after Mission:Impossible III tanked at the box of-

. fice.There is also concern due to

Cruise's multiple displays of abnor-mal behavior and his preaching ofscientology.

The next move for Cruise appears, to be comedies, which leaves measking God, "Why?"

All Ican say is seeing Cruises faceeverywhere is not cool, but when acompany drops his ass, that's hot.

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While other 17-year-olds work fast food and focus on relationships, Andrew Sims creates a movement in the HarryPotter world through podcasting; landing him a television spot on "Regis and Kelly" and the No.3 spot on iTunes.

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Segregation: a negative prejudiceideal. Reality Show: a fun secretiveaddiction you can't help but enjoy.Segregation' + Reality Show = thelatest season of the most watchedreality show, Survivor.

That's correct, the smash hit in itsnew season splits teams up into fourgroups: blacks, whites, Hispanicsand Asians.

Host Jeff Probst is quoted inEntertainment Weekly saying, "Wedecided, let's try to have the mostethnically diverse cast in the his-tory ofTV."

Part of the reason for this suddenspin on racial separation comesfrom letters from fans asking formore ethnic representation, butisn't this taking the matter a littletoo far?

While the show may continue to'bring in the ratings, this season'steam division is surely not hot.

ing about Harry Potter. I was deadwrong."

MuggleCast is doing well. Whilemany. podcasts earn almost noth-ing, Demopoulos said, MuggleCastearns revenue, It makes moneythrough T-shirt sales, after a print-ing group out of Georgia saw howwell the podcast was doing and of-fered to design T-shirts for the showfor free. Now, the hosts get $6 on'each $15shirt sold. '

The site also garners about$750 a month from reading ad-vertisements for GoDaddy.com,an Internet domain-name broker.Sims and Schoen also earn $800 amonth for maintaining the site.

Visibility is high, too. Thismonth, the show is No. 3 on theApple.i'Iunes top-IOOlist of "Arts"podcasts. And it's-enjoying an over-

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Association, called podcastingthe great equalizer. "Before, if youwanted to get your message out,you needed print or radio or broad-casting mediums," he said. "Mostpeople don't have access to that.With podcasting, people can saywhat they want. "And, yes, there isa lot of junk out there, but it's go-ing to change the way we view theInternet."

Sims came up with theMuggleCast idea and launched itlast summer. He pitched it to thefounder of MuggleNet.com, wherefor three years he volunteered asWeb-site manager. Emerson Spartz,19, a University of Notre Dame stu-dent who launched MuggleNetwhen he was 12, told Sims to go forit.

"1 can't lie; at first I thought itwas a bad idea," Spartz said. "I justdidn't think anyone would wantto listen to a bunch of kids, talk-

ground stars."It's crazy," Heidi Sims said. "We

go to these book signings, and thereare these girls screaming at themlike they are celebrities, wantingtheir autographs."

Podcasting seems a natural fitfor these Generation Y-ers, but ev-eryone from Gen X-els to babyboomers has a hand in it, said TedDemopoulos, a Fortune 500 busi-ness and technology consultant.

"There's a podcast for every niche,from Harry Potter to knitting," saidDemopoulos, who also is the au-thor of "What No One Ever TellsYouAbout Blogging and Podcasting"and creates in-house podcasts forbusinesses. "It can be produced socheaply and easily, and most any-one can do it. All you need is a mi-crophone, software and access tothe Internet."

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with MuggleCast.com, an hour-long podcast in which Sims and sixco-hosts chat about theories andstory lines surrounding author I.K.Rowlings' boy wizard.

The venture has gained themfame, a little fortune, and a handfuloffree trips.

"We've been to Las Vegas andNew YorkCity this summer, and weare going to England and Californianext month," Sims said. "It's a lot offun, and I get paid. Other kids workat restaurants for the summer; I dothis."

With 52 episodes under theirbelts, Sims and "we" teen co-hosts Ben Schoen in Kansas,Jamie Lawrence in England, LauraThompson in Georgia, KevinSteck in Connecticut, MicahTannenbaum in New Yorkand EricScull in Pennsylvania are part of abooming trend in which a groupof unknowns can become under-

Jeff and Heidi Sims thought their ,oldest son, Andrew, would becomea computer tech. After all, he's tak-en apart the family computer moretimes than they can count.

Then they thought the ShawneeHigh School senior might become atelevision producer.

"Weused to call him Gelrnan.Iikeon' (LiveWith) Regis and Kelly: be-cause he spent so much time at theschool's television studio;" HeidiSims said, referring to the show'sever-present producer, MichaelGelman.

But now Andrew Sims is testing anew career possibility: professionalpodcaster.

Barefoot In his bedroom inMedford, Pa., this 17-year-old, rud-dy-faced teen reaches more than45,000 Harry Potter fans each week

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It's a sometimes dangerous, butmostly exciting sport perfect forcollege students and those in needof some winter fun, without the

. snow.Ice blocking: the wonders of slid-

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. ', entertainment. 'While not known to some, ice

blocking is done all over the UnitedStates and as far away as Australia.Once featured on the MTV seriesJackass, it influenced one univer-sity to actually hold an official ice-'blocking contest.

The best place in Boise to get into, this sport is Simplot Hill, a.k.a. the

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BY FRANCY MARCOTTECulture Writer

'~NOT'No pool, not cool

Living In Boise, the end of sum-mer comes with major changes, theworst: closing the pools down.. While weall try desperately tohold onto our golden tans with 10-

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One of the more mel-low tracks on the album,"Checkered Floor," ex-presses complex lyrics thatcould or could not be aboutlove. "Meanwhile anotherscene/ tracking mud whileblood letting/ we've beenso proud/ watch how ourstar behaves/ we'll all rollin our graves/ sink withevery word/ while alltheir backs are turned."

The fourth track fromthe album, "Little Lover's SoPolite" shows the band as tightmusicians. Brian Aubert sings "Somuch for the light show/ pissingon while pissing off! sucking in asmokescreen/ seIling all the looseknit dreams."

On the Silversun Pickupsmyspace page, www.myspace.com/silversunpickups, a video for"Kissing Families" from the previ-ous release Kikul appears. •.

In the comedic"video lead singerBrian Aubert shows off a seem-ingly inexplicable black eye, butthe reason soon becomes apparentafter watching the antics of NikkiMonniger.

Nikki, portrayed as the spin-dly band klutz, traps her cat underan empty laundry basket, dropsher guitar .pick and almostknocks a piece of furniture onto

Just in time for heated sum-mer romances to end and melan-choly and heart break to set in,L.A.'s Silversun Pickups released anew c.d, Carnavas by DangerbirdRecords, mixed by Tony Cotter whoalso mixed albums by Beck andBelle and Sebastian. .

Comprised of a group of friends,Brian Aubert (singer/vocalist),Nikki Monniger (bass/vocalist),Christoper Guanlao (drums), andJoe Lester(keyboards), SilversunPickups brings something new andloud, but still with depressed quali-ties to the world of "sad bastard" in-

. die music.Carnavas is the second release by

Silversun Pickups following the e.p,release Pikul in 2005.

Scheduled to tour with in-die rocker's Viva Voce beginningSeptember 28, Silversun Pickups(SSPUto fans) compares to the likesof great rockers before them, MyBloodyValentine.

Brian Aubert's voice embodies anandrogynous quality that makes itmesh well when singing alongsideNikki Monniger.

The video for "WellThought OutTwinkles," the second track on thec.d.,willaironMTV2'sSubterraneanon Sunday, September 31d•

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Christoper thedrummer, almost takes offthe keyboardist, Joe's, head with theneck of her guitar, knocks a mug ofbeer on a powerchord which all theband's equipment is plugged intowhile starting some grilled cheesesandwiches, forgetting about them,and catching them on fire. .

Lastly, she gets tangled in theband's power chords and falls outthe window, knocking the bandover, and almost taking all theequipment with her. She landswith a giggle.

Silversun Pickups plans to playthe Neurolux along with Viva Voceon Thursday, October 26th. Itproves to be a good show, but besure to watch out for Nikki.. Check out Silversun Pickups at

www.silversunpickups.com.

turns this movie will take with theconstant fear of terrorist attackson America. With this, the film be-comes more relatable to viewers,especially when the hit men use ashort distance missile to take downMarine One.

In the same vein as many otheraction movies, in which men aretrying to establish their innocence,two of the similarities are:

The first, every man on therun has the split-second pause ...Douglas' and Sutherland engagein a dialogue, resembling that ofThe Fugitive's, stars Harrison Fordand Tommy Lee Jones. The tun-nel scene just before Ford takes hisleap into the water: Ford tells Jonesthat he didn't do it and Jones re-plies, "I don't care." The only differ-ence - Jones didn't take a shot andSutherland does. Why? Perhaps,Sutherland's role as 24's Jack Bauerprepared him to take a more ballsyapproach ..

The second, every man on therun makes a slip-up or runs into aclose call. In "Sentinel," Douglasfinds one of the hit men. Aftershooting him, he finds passports,

cash, and access into an event inwhich the president is scheduledto appear. Instead of taking all theevidence with him, he leaves it andtips off Sutherland. Ultimately, thehit man's partners arrive at theapartment before Sutherland andtake all the potential evidence.Now, why would he do that? In thewords of Michael Douglas himself,"I haven't figured it out yet," It justseemed like a stupid move. I hopethe writer chose to put that in toshow that Douglas is in fact human,and sometimes makes mistakes,regardless of the severity of the sit-uation.

Aside from the formulaic actionsequences, numerous scenes of fo-rensic science may thrill audiences.I sure am captivated: I nearly con-templated changing my major.

The star studded cast was flaw-less. A surprising yet excellent per-formance by Eva Longoria put anend to her sultry reputation' she .gained from her role on DesperateHousewives.

"Sentinel" will hold a space inmy DVDcollection: I believe it willhold one in yours as well.

BY KATRINA L. SAVITZAsst. Culture Editor .

I want to start off this review witha confession, I am not much of anaction movie fan, but films suchas "The Fugitive" and "Face off"hold a special place in my heart,"Sentinel," which is based on thenovel by Gerald Petievich shouldlive up to every action film enthu-siast's yardstick. The Non-stop ac-tion and smart tactics should keepviewers on theirtoes.

"Sentinel" surrounds the life ofa secret service agent, played byMichael Douglas, who is on a mis-sion to try to clear his name afterbeing suspected for collaboratingon a plot to kill the president of theUnited States. Keifer Sutherland,taking a page out of his 24 char-acter, portrays the secret serviceagent assigned to the investigationof Michael Douglas. Flash imagesof presidential hate mail share withthe viewer the intense surveillanceand investigations the secret ser-vice engages in during their dailylives.

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Downstairs in the family kitchen,Dad, a postal inspector, and Mom,a teacher's aide, speak proudly of.their boy wonder. Yet they can'thelp but worry about the hours hekeeps. He sometimes edits into thewee hours.

He tells them he has no time fora girlfriend and barely uses the carthey just bought him. But they likethat he is committed, and with col-lege choices soon to be made, it'scomforting to see that he's made abusiness of his Potter prowess.

"I guess every kid has to findhis gift, his niche:' Jeff Sims said,watching his weary son make hisway into the kitchen after taping."Looks like this is his."

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go on a trip, paid for by WarnerBros., to the England film set of"Harry Potter and the Order of thePhoenix:' due out next year.

"Getting interviews is hard," Simssaid. "We did one with WarwickDavis (Professor Flitwick in "HarryPotter and the Sorcerer's Stone"),and we are trying to get a couple ofothers.

We do know that Ivanna Lynch,who plays Luna Lovegood (in"Order of the Phoenix"), listens tothe podcast. So we hope to get aninterview with her when the film-ing is done."

In the meantime, there's a newshow to record. A new podcastis aired every Sunday, usuallybefore midnight. .

On Wednesday evenings, ina tidyroom surrounded with remnants ofhis boyhood, Sims greets his on-

all rank of 46th out of tens of thou-sands on the same site.

Podcast Alley, a directory ofpodcasts nationwide, ranked itNo. 2 on its top-lO list. The showalso has been nominated for theNickelodeon Australia's 2006 Kids'Choice Awards, and ·is a nomi-nee for the 2006 Podcast AwardsPeople's Choice Award.

The show also is beating its com-petition. Potter Cast, its closest ri-val, gets 30,000downloads on aver-age, host Melissa AneIli said. Withan older staff of 20- and 30-some-things, PotterCast appeals to anolder audience and offers a morenews-oriented format with celeb-rity interviews.

MuggleCast hopes to beef up thelatter for its audiences in the future.Sims will do celebrity one-on-onesnext month when he and AneIli

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Bike thieves are thescum of the Earth

"'.Bike thieves are the bastard chil-

) dren of derelicts and demons. Anyone~who would steal a bicycle deserves ai tortuous hell that includes climbing ri-i diculous inclines on flat tires and( wobbly rims.[ The bicycle is Boise's answer to ris- .( ing gas prices, parking debacles at Boiset State University and our physician'st pleas of "Exercise, Please!" .

You little jerks who steal bikes ruinthat attitude of change reverberatingacross the quad and around the thor-oughfares of BSU.

We shake our fingers at you.College students don't have the money

to go out and buy a new bike. They neverforget how to ride and they never forgethow .their bikes ride. There is a familiar-ity found in owning a bicycle. When sto-len, that familiarity becomes a funeralpossession, on foot.

There are a lot of people riding thesedays. The city and the school are gettinghealthier as students and citizens walkand ride to class and work.

We are sick and tired of rising fuelcosts and the hassle of finding a park-ing space on campus, near campus or atleast hopefully in the city of Boise.

So we ride. Stealing our bikes is justrude. Buy your own. Get a job. Go toschool.

. Drop that joint and shape-up you lit-tle twerps. You think stealing a bicycle

: is cool? It is not. It is detrimental to the! owner's lifestyle.

Stealing, itself, is against the law. Butstealing from people who cannot af-ford to be stolen from is even against thecode of thieves.

You cross the line.There ought to be a thieves union com-

ing after you for tarnishing the titles ofthieves everywhere. They will come af-ter you and steal your hands.

Cycling is good for the heart and greatfor the soul. It makes men faster. It cutstravel times in half. It lets you race, andcruise and perform stunts on videocameras for your friends to laud.

When you steal a bike, you deprive therider of the release from the earth bal-ance that a bike provides.

You cyclists who don't want your bikesstolen, don't leave them places! Don'texpect strangers to respect your belong-ings chained to a fence or rack. Any jack-ass with a pair of bolt cutters can snap achain in a jiffy.

At night, park your bike in your livingroom, in a lighted space.

Don't chain it up around some cor-ner behind a bush where a thief can getaway with ease.

Leave your bike in main thorough-fares where these pussies dare not make

· their moves.But do not live in fear, for cycling is a

sport which alleviates fearful thoughts.· It ought to be used as a method to easetravel and pocket books. Think about it:

· to refill your bike's gas tank, all you haveto do is eat lunch and drink a bottle ofwater. You would do that anyway.

The moral of the story is obviously tonot steal bikes.

Jesus is watching you. Instant karmais gonna getcha. Steal bikes and yousteal livelihoods.

Don't be a jerk.

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.It's your choice to .put on a happy face

have wronged you for creating the discontent in your life.Recognize that your unhappiness is caused not only byyourchoices but also in the way you are viewing yourself andyour world.

Give your thoughts the respect they deserve.When you tell yourself that you are ugly, stupid, too fat, too

skinny or unworthy of love that is what you will attract andmanifest into your life. .

Our mind is a powerful, creative instrument that we use toproduce our reality and perceptions.

It's up to each one of us what reality we live in and how wechoose to feel about it.

What you do with your day is your choice, what you thinkabout, how you feel, and how you let others affectyou ... it'sall a choice.

When you start to see itthis way, you give yourself the powerto create change in your world and bring about the content-ment and happiness you so desire.

So get out there and make good choices.Choose to be happy and you will be,'

BY SHANNON MORGANArbiter Staff

Being happy isn't a condition that has to be given by some-one else, it's not something that another person will make youor that you have no control over.

Being happy is a choice you make moment to moment, allthroughout your day.

Will you choose to let anger consume you, or will you chooseto forgive?

Will you choose to see your failures or the lessons youhave learned?

Will you s.ee the magnificence in yourself?Will you cherish your body, feed your mind, and try to grow

as a person, or will you eat another handful of Oreo's, keeptrying to charge your happiness on your Visa or love someonewho is not worth your love because they don't value you?

You have significance, you are unique and you dohave something to offer and something to teach that noone else can.

However, there's also a choice on whether you take care ofyour body, your mind and your heart so that you are able toteach them.

Choose to see yourself as happy; choose to remember howyou overcame obstacles in your life instead of becoming a'vic-tim to them.

Think only of the things you want for yourself and visualizethem happening. '

Never give your attention or your thoughts to the things youdon't want. You give your power of creation to the things yougive your attention to.

In other words, If you see only negative things inyour life that is what you'll train your mind to look for.You'll date the wrong people, stay at a bad job and con-tinue the self-destructive patterns that are causingyour discontent.

When you force yourself to start seeing your happiness asa choice, then you have to hold yourself accountable for thathappiness.

Stop blaming your parents, your ex-lover or the people who

Nobody at BSUCRU thinksyou are going to go to hell

feet at it).The Bible says in I Corinthians 13:1 "If! speak

in the tongues ofmen and of angels, but have notlove, I am only a resounding gong or a clangingcymbal." Later in the chapter it says, "Love iskind ... it Is not proud, it Is not rude." The hugesign people were not treating you with love. Ifyou'd like to meet some loving Christ-followers,check out BSUCRU- www.bsucru.com

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do not graduate in six years, dropping out andIncurring increased debt. According to collegeadmission test-maker ACT, only 22 percent ofstudents entering college are prepared In read-Ing, math and science.

Publishers are responding to this need by cre-ating new instructional tools to help college stu-dents succeed, a role that traditionally belongedto postsecondary Institutions. According to onesurvey, 75 percent of professors require or rec-ommend that students use textbooks with thesetypes of supplementary materials. Tuition andstudent fees have increased faster rate than theaverage new textbook price.

According to Student Monitor, an indepen-dent student research service, the average col-lege student spent $644 on textbooks duringthe 2005 - 2006 academic year, a cost that hasremained generally steady over the past threeyears. Compare that to what most studentsspend annually on cell phones, instant messag-ing, music downloads, video games and dormroom furnishings!

As the cost of higher education continues toescalate, America's publishers are helping stu-dents get the most out of their tuition dollar byresponding to changing needs and helping themdo their best. Contrary to the image created byyour article, today's college textbooks may bethe best long-term investment a student canmake.

I am responding to the guest opin-ion regarding adjunct professorsprinted by The Arbiter on August 28to provide additional informationthat will clarify the initiatives un-derway. at Boise State University de-signed to improve the employmentenvironment of our adjunct faculty.

We truly value the contribu-tions made by our adjunct facultyand have made some demonstra-ble commitments in that regard.During this. past spring semester, .I met with several adjunct facultywho unofficially represented oth- .er instructors who were also con-cerned about compensation andcampus environment for our part-time and full-time instructors.

We have already responded inthree specific ways to their con-cerns and plan to do more:

The first response is the initia-tion of an Adjunct Commissionthat will be convened by the end ofSeptember to make recommenda-tions for action on issues such ascompensation, privileges and ben-efits, campus environment, profes-sional development, and integra-tion and support of our part-timeinstructors. I am confident that thiswill result in very real and positivechanges for implementation as ear-ly as the spring semester.

Second, and contrary to the opin-ion piece headline, "Adjunct profes-sors get the boot," BSU has initiateda process to immediately convert anumber of part-time adjunct posi-tions into permanent special lec-turer positions. The goal here Is tocreate full-time, permanent posi-tions for employees who currentlyhave temporary, part-time status.We identified about 40 Instructorswho had consistently taught bothsemesters and carried the heaviestloads during the past few years.

From this group, we identifieddepartments with heavy relianceon adjuncts or temporary lecturersand worked with the deans and de-partment chairs to select individualinstructors to move into the perma-nentpositions. The basis of selectionat the department level took into ac-count anumber of factors 'including

, butnot limitedto instruction/dissrequirements (e.g, required cours-es), the areas In which adjunct fac-ulty are qualified to teach and dem-onstrated teaching ability.

It is our intention to convert anumber of part-time positions intofull-time positions each year in asimilar manner to the extent thatfunding allows.

Our third effort was to increasethe minimum salaries of full-timeinstructors. We know this increaseis still not where wewantto be, but Itis a start. We are also examining therate paid to part-time Instructors.As with all of our major initiativesand improvement efforts, positivechange will occur incrementally.The university is motivated in theseinitiatives, as well as In startingthe Adjunct Commission, to createteaching and learning conditionsthat promote student learning.

I hope I have been able to clarifyboth the initiatives, demonstratedactions and desires on the part ofthe University to create a positiveteaching environment for our stu-dents and working environmentfor our instructors. We appreciateeverything that all our instructorsdo for our university and students.They are important members of ourBoise State University communityand we look forward to their contin-ued contributions.

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On the first day of school many of you ob-served the offensive, obnoxious display of somefolks with huge signs who were convinced thateveryone they saw at Boise State is going tohell. I'm sure I don't need to convince you thattheir attacks were counter-productive, but 1dofeel compelled to clear up some confusion.

I observed the whole scene from our CampusCrusade for Christ at Boise State Universitybooth on the Quad. BSUCRU Is an Interde-nominational group of Christ-followers oncampus. As people stopped by to grab some ofour free stuff and a flier for our free barbecue,many wondered Ifwe were associated with thesereligious demonstrators.

Well, we were told that we were going to helljust like everyone else, so what does that tellyou?

Later In the day though, these demonstra-tors were associating themselves with us, whichcaused some confusion.

Please understand this: BSUCRUis not affili-ated with the "huge sign people." Youcan distin-gulsh us by our actions. They offered passers bya glare and condemning words.

We offered people a smile, free stuff and coldwater. Our goal as a group is threefold: Love God(Matthew 22:37), Love others (Matt. 22:39), andmake disciples of Jesus (Matt. 28:18-20). Love iskey to all we do (though we're certainly not per-

Billy MogensenAdvisor for BSUCRU

Textbooklilmuyarticlewasunfair and inaccurate to publishers

The recent article by Jessica Christensenabout textbook prices failed to provide an ac-curate understanding of the changing nature oftoday's college textbooks.

To help every student succeed, publishers of-fer thousands of options for textbooks and in-structional tools at a wide range of prices. Thisvariety of choice, which can range from one-ortwo-color editions, textbooks by the chapter, on-line texts or complete learning packages, allowsfaculty and students to select the course materi-als best suited to their needs.

Research shows that students who use theseadvanced textbooks and learning tools earn bet-ter grades and graduate sooner. Student successshould be everyone's concern.

Today, 54percent of four-year college students

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Free agent tryouts setfor Stampede

The Idaho Stampede will con-duct open tryouts Saturday andSunday, October 21-22, at the Boysand Girls Club, 610 E. 42nd sr,in Garden City. •

The tryouts include one sessionon Saturday, October 21 and an-other session on Sunday, October22. The Saturday session willconsist of two times, the day willbegin at 9 a.m. with registrationand conclude at 1 p.m, Part twoof the Saturday session will beginat 5 p.m. and conclude at 7 p.m.Sunday's session is scheduled tobegin at 2 p.m. and conclude at 5p.m, at the Boys and Girls Club .

Applicants must be eligible to'play in the NBA' Development'League and may pre-register bysubmitting the official registra-tion, disclosure, and release forms,along with a $150 fee by 5 p.m. onOct. 13. Applications are avail-able at idahostampede.com or theIdaho Stampede office locatedat 233 S. Capitol Blvd., Suite 100,Boise, ID 83704.

Tryouts wiII be limited andno incomplete registrations willbe accepted.

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Tamarack unveilsexpansion

Tamarack ski resort is unveiling5,000 new acres of terrain for itsthird winter season. Under a spe-cial use permit from the U.S. ForestService, Tamarackwill offer guidedbackcountry services on the expertterrain to the north and south ofthe resort boundaries. This means

, Tamarack's skiing terrain is nowfive times larger than last year.

Also on tap for the winter:250-plus acres of new gladedtree-skiing, three new runs,additional luxury lodging anda nationally televised premiersnowboarding event.

US loses'free-rideto Bejing

For the second time in as manyinternational competitions, theUnited States came up short, thistime with' Friday's 101-95 semi·'final loss, to Greece at the- WorldChampionships in Saitama, Japan.

Foremost, this means there willbe no cruising to the 2008 BeijingOlympics for USA Basketball.

Another exhausting' off-seasonis on the horizon, with the UnitedStates now having to qualify, forthe 2008 Olympics at the 2007'Tournament of the Americas inVenezuela.

Considering only the top two fin-ishers ofthat tournament will earn

, Olympic berths, the United Sta.teswill have to accomplish somethmgnext summer that It couldn't InJapan or in ~thens: advance ttl thetttle game,

If Team USA fails, to reach thefillal its last chance for a trip toBeljlrig is 'a qualifying tournamentthat runs from July? through July,13 in2Q08. '

BY JAKE GARCINSports Editor

Eight months worth of ques-tions were erased in one single playThursday night after an Ian Johnsontouchdown that acted as an officialintroduction to 2006 Bronco foot-ball. On Boise State's first offensivedrive of the game, a 19-yard touch-down run by Johnson electrifiedBronco Stadium, giving new HeadCoach Chris Petersen's squad aspark that would propel them into .overdrive for the first 15 minutes ofthe game.

The first Bronco score came just4:26 into the contest on a five-playopening drive, which gave way totwo more rushing touchdowns inthe first quarter. Senior quarterbackJared Zabransky found the end zoneon a one-yard sneak up the middleat the 5:10 mark, shortly followed bya second Johnson touchdown with2:46 stiII to play in the first. The scorecame on a four-yard punch that gaveJohnson 61 yards rushing on justeight carries in the quarter.

The fast Boise State start was duein large part to BSU's control overthe line of scrimmage early on.BSU's quick success on the groundalso gave way to a more Wide-openpassing approach in the quartersto follow. Zabransky found LegeduNaanee for a three-yard touchdownpass on the opening drive of the sec-ond quarter, giving BSU a 28-0 half-time lead over the Hornets.

It took only 2:40 for the Broncosto strike again in the second half,when Zabransky found wide re-ceiver Drisan James on a 52-yardhook up down the heart of the

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Sacramento State defense. AnAnthony Montgomery field goalfrom 33 yards out in the third and aone-yard Jon Helmandollar touch-down run with 1:181eft in the gamesealed Sacramento State's fate, fail-ing 45-0 to the overpowering Broncoattack.

The Broncos were able to amass215 yards on the ground againstthe Hornets. Johnson led the waywith 89 rushing yards on just 13carries for the game. BSU did man-age to balance out the attack in thelater quarters, tallying 212 yards inthe air. Zabransky completed 11 of20 passes for 181 yards in just overthree quarters of work. Zabranskygave a great deal of credit to his of-fensive line after the game, for mak-ing the offensive push possible.

"We knew what we needed to getdone," Zabransky said. "You know alarge part of that was execution. Thefirst few times we touched the ballwe moved it down the field and putit in the end zone. I felt very com-fortable' back there. It's easy to feelcomfortable when you've got a greatoffensive line like we do, and therunning backs are moving the balldown the field. It opens things upfor you:"

While Zabransky was satisfiedwith the team's overall perfor-mance, he remained hesitant to betoo content with his individual out-ing. Zabransky gave himself a "B"grading on his performance, feelingthere is still room for improvementbefore Oregon State next Thursday.

"There was a lot ofthrows in therethat I could have made, a couple de-cisions Iwould have changed, but Ifeel I played good. Like I said, that's

easy to do when you got all day backthere.". Coach Pete shared similar sen-

timents with Zabransky on hisquarterback's opening night perfor-mance.

"It was solid," Petersen said. "Iknow there was a couple things inthere that he would like to do over.But, uh, we expect that guy to playperfect, that position to play perfect.Idon't know ifthat's happened in thehistory of football, but we're going tokeep trying. Trying to get that done.But I think he played well; played atahighleveI."

The BSU offense received a largeload of support from the Broncodefense, which put overwhelmingpressure on the Sacramento Stateoffensive unit the entire night. The

, Hornets could 'only muster 82 to-tals yards from scrimmage for thegame. Senior lineback Colt Brooksgave more than his share of big hits,including one ear-hole blast on aQuinton Jones punt return in thethird, which sprung Jones for a 22-yard return up the sidelines. Brooksfinished with eight tackles and oneinterception in the game.

"[The game] was pretty good forthe defense," Brooks said. "The lasttwo weeks we've been really focusedon playing a different team. It's hardplaying against the same people intwo-a-days, stuff like that. CoachPete was really excited to release us.He knows how talented our defenseis, returning nine starters. CoachPete. is always talking about focus-ing on ourselves and not the otherteam. I think we did that tonight."

As for the man in charge, Petersenwas thrilled with getting his firstvictor.y out of the way and looks for-ward to carrying the momentuminto Oregon State. His transitionto the sidelines appeared to be asmooth one, but according to "Pete"there is much more to it than meetsthe eye.

"There's a little less to do on thesidelines than there is in the pressbox," Petersen said. "I'm more of acheerleader. Hawk and I used to jokeabout that all the time. He had about50 jokes about what he's actually do-ing on the sidelines. Iwas feeling hispain out there today."

While Thursday's game is thetype of start Petersen and his staffwere looking for to begin the year,the road will only get more difficult.While a win is always nice, there isno denying the Broncos will need allthe momentum they can get to carryinto a much more intense OregonState game on September 7.

"There's a different animalcoming to town next week," Petersensaid.

"This is the fourth year in a rowwe've played those guys [OregonState]. I was thinking about it theother day. 1was thinking 'gosh, weused all our good plays on thoseguys; they've seen them all. We'regonna have to figure out some newones.' But those guys are good.They [OSU] are a good program.They're a good team. It'll be a greatchallenge for us. But I know ourkids will be looking forward toplaying them." .

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USA basketball hitsano~erroadblock

BY JAKE GARCINSports Editor

The United States of Americahas the greatest basketball play-ers in the world. However, notsince the 1992 Olympic games inBarcelona, Spain have we had thegreatest team in the world. Theoriginal Dream Team is undeni-ably the greatest combination ofplayers the US has ever put togeth-er for international competition.After Friday's loss to Greece in thebasketball World Championships,it is becoming more apparent thanever that we may never again see ateam of such caliber.

Behind the leadership -of theNBA's youngest stars, Americaran a seven game winning streakthrough exhibition games andthe first two rounds of the tourna-ment. However, Lebron, Melo andD-Wade showed their age againstthe Greeks, sending another shockwave through the American bas-ketball system.

The US shot an embarrass-ing 9-28 from three-point rangein the semi-final game against

: Greece. It also became apparentthat our bigs were simply unableto match the power of the inter-national post players. After losingin the last Olympics and WorldChampionships, US fans are learn-ing the hard way that the world iscatching up; or is it?

Despite filling a roster with mar-quee young faces on this year'sWorld Championships team, thebest players in the NBA remain inAmerica, uninterested in playingfor their country. However, evenwith the likes of Shaq, Kobe andKevin Garnett, I fail to believe allour problems would be solved.Instead, I think that our fixationon these non-participating super-stars is providing us with a crutch.Giving us an excuse to explain thisphenomenon.

Where the US needs to go fromhere is to a better selection pro-cess. This would take a tremen-dous amount of support fromplayers in the NBA, ensuring thatwhom ever was selected wouldactually participate.

Critics complain that the UScan't shoot the ball well enoughto hang with International teams.I agree that the players we havesent aren't capable of doing so.However, you can't tell me in allsincerity that Ray Allen, MichaelRedd, and even JJ Redick can'tshoot with the best in the world.They play from a college lengththree-point line; if those guys can'tknock down shots for us than weshould just stop sending teams tointernational play all together.

One of the most popular ideasI've heard since the last Olympicdebacle is that we should sendwhich ever team that wins the NBAchampionship, to the Olympicsthat year. This wouldn't be a halfbad idea in concept, because itwould give us a team that has al-ready played at least 90-somegames together. Once again thereis flaw to this plan, however.

With a great number of playersfrom other countries comprisingNBA teams these days, if a teamlike the Mavericks were to winthe championship, we would au-tomatica1ly lose our best player:Dirk Nowitzki, Also, with freeagency and .. off-season tradesthere is no teIling who would beon roster by the time the Olympicscame around. As it appears to be adecent concept, there is plenty ofwork to be done to ensure that itwould work at all.

As for.now all we can do is sitback and hope the American'scan find bronze at the World

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"the pride is more than you can putinto words," Michals said. "Theone thing that I could say is: these

Boise was graced with the pres- athletes, these kids, these youngence of arguably the greatest sport- adults. For so many aspects oftheiring event in the world this weekend. life that folks say that there's thingsAn event incomparable to a Roy that they can or can't do. These areJones Jr. title fight or a Boise State things that they absolutely can do.football game; this truly was an This is the true spirit of what weevent ofolympic proportions. would like to emulate as a country

Timberline high school was the and as a society."host site for the opening ceremonies Now an event of any size needsof the 2006 Idaho Special Olympics volunteers and theSpecialOlympicsFriday September 2. relies on them more than anything. and their families.

The ceremonies signified the be' One of the intricate persons of the Announced at the opening cer-ginning of a weekend' of athletic preparation is director of communi- emonies was the proud news thatcompetition for some of the mostre- cations Tam Baker. Boise will be the host city for themarkable people in our community. Baker shared the same senti- 2009 International Winter SpecialBroughttogetherthrough one com- ments as Michals; being very ap- Olympics. While the 2006 Idahomon love, the 2006 Special Olympic preciative of the community sup- Summer Special Olympics weregames appeared to be off to another port, the support of the City of impressive in numbers, fining thespecial start. Boise to help host such an event. football facilities at Timberline High

The ceremonies were ushered in "[There's] tons of community sup- School, the International Olympicby a 2l-motorcycle caravan, which port," Baker said .. "It's wonderful. games of2009 is going to be a muchcircled the track at Timberline's In fact most of the venues that we're larger-scale event. "It's much big-football field, giving an official start working at have been donated or ger," Baker said. "It win be the Iarg-to the ~end.· A great Olympic discounted substantially to help us. est single event ever to be in Idaho.:tradition shortly followed as the The community support around They compare it pretty closely to theParade of Teams presented faniiIy here isjust phenomenal." Olympics in Salt Lake City, In sizemembers and fans with all 22 com- For both special volunteers, the and in event. It will bring in, they es-peting teams from around the state. hard work of their own time is all timate, $40 million into this marketIdaho communities were represent- paid off with one smile from one over a two-week period."ed from PrIest River to Snake River athlete. The joy that the Olympians _ Baker and Michals win both

. and Greenleaf. However, no matter receive from being able to compete undoubtedly be a big part of put-where the athletes were represent- In the games every year makes the ting together the Winter Special.ing, they all shared a common joy work well worth itfor Baker. Olympics of2009. For Michals, therefor the event. "You can see this is the payoff," Is no doubt the support. will only

Guest emcee for the occasion Baker said. "We work hard all year continue to growwith each Olympicswas Boise radio's own Cory Michals' raising moneyand doing fund-rats- that come to pass. "Youknow Ihaveof the weekday morning show on. ers to get to this point. This Is the seen more and more every year,".KQFC.·Michaels has been involved payoff for the bard work.~ . Michals said.withtheSpeclai Olympics for 25 The actual' games kicked off "I've seen more understanding,

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.t>:ecOmemhim: "to see these lith- field, cycllngand golf; The games is truly the athleiesthatwewouldJetes and'to see the looks.{In.their '...will conclude Satutd.8y,night with a . wanttoemulate and that Wesbould~esdti 'seetlle Snliles 8J1d)oSlle' "victo;ryd!lll~~forall~mpetit(lrS seeinllll1lthleitcs.

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BY JAKE GARCINSports Editor

Drisan James has seen enough ofthe good and bad times at BoiseStateto understand his role on this year'sfootball team. Prior to the Broncoseason opener against SacramentoState, however, everyone else hadyet to figure out exactly what his rolewas going to be. After two 50 plusyard receptions Thursday night, thepicture Is getting much clearer now.

One ofthe biggest question marksfor Bronco fans during the off-sea-son was who would step into thedeep threat role from the BSU re-ceiving corps.

In recent years, Boise State quar-terbacks have had the luxury ofhaving at least one marquee widereceiver to provide quick strikepassing opportunities ..Following ayear in 2005 that gave no consistentdownfleld threat, coach Petersenwas looking for someone to step intothat role this year. After game oneof the '06 season, it appears he mayhave found his guy.

James burned the Hornet second-ary- twice Thursday night; once ona 56-yard play that led to a Broncotouchdown, and once on a 52-yard touchdown pass from JaredZabransky on the first BSUdrive ofthe second half. James finished withonly three receptions for the game,but totaled 125yards and one touch-

BY JAKE GARCINSports Editor

down. James recognized after thegame that he's just doing his job tohelp his team win.

"It gets the whole team startedoff like that," James said. "I mean,all the receivers actually see one re-ceiver getting a 100-yard game, youknow' that's motivation factor forthem to get another 100-yard game.It's gonna be an all-around perfor-mance, it's gonna push everybody.I was fortunate to have guys to helpme out."

"I'm fortunate to have a good re-ceiver inside, as well as a bunch Ofbackups that are also good to runthe inside route and bring the safe-ty down to give me a one-on-onematch up:' James said.. The Sacramento State gameproved to be a valuable learningexperience for the entire team andstaff.

Although no one claims theyhave been looking ahead to theirmatch-up with Oregon State onSeptember 7, James admits theirfirst win is a step in the right direc-tion to preparing for the Beavers."Obviously last year things didn'tturn out too good in Georgia," Jamessaid. "It kind of put us down a littlebit. This year, we know that thingsare gonna happen, that not every-thing isgonna be pretty. Eventhoughwe did beat them (Sacramento State)by 45, we also feel we got to take it agame at a time. That's what we didn't

do last year; instead we took the sea-son as a whole. Since we lost the firstgame our whole team went downinto the slumps. This year we've justgot to take things a game at a time."

While james appears to be willingto step into the spotlight this season,he also seems to be staying ground-ed. James accepts the credit, butisn't losing site of the Bronco teamconcept.

The (offensive) line, hands down,was the best performance by far. If itwasn'tfor the line, I wouldn't be sit-ting here right now getting the postgame interview."

As far accolades are concerned,for james, the warm reception by theBSUfans is all the reward he needs.The Boise State faithful prides it-self in being one of the best homecrowds in the country; according toJames, that's not far from the truth."Weiove the crowd:' James said.

"Whenever we hear that BoiseState chant that gets everybody firedup. It gets the hairs on the back juststicking straight up. We love thefans. I wish that every time we scorewe could interact with the fans, butyou know the refs are gonna throw abig hissy fit about it."

james' next challenge comesagainst a much more experiencedOSU secondary, In a game thatshould give the entire BSU offensea chance to show their early seasonsuccess isn't a fluke .

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too long, it's the commercials.

for "Theismann, as in Heisman,"This season may begin with a ret-

ro feel, but Saturday's first full slate-of games is pointed toward a newlydesigned finish in the desert.

The Bowl Championship Seriesgets another major tweak thisyear with the unveiling of the BCSNational Championship Gameas part of the, new "double-host"championship format.

The Fiesta, 'Orange, Rose andSugar bowls will all continue to beplayed as BCSbowl games, but theBCSNational Championship gamehas been added as a fifth game inthe series.

The Tostitos Fiesta Bowl will bethe first to double host, with theBCSNational Championship to beplayed Jan. 8, a week afterthe Fiesta

come, the Sun Devils are probablycloser to 64 than 24.

Preseason polls arc as old asbowl games and as traditional ashomecoming. College football-continues to survive and thrive asa crowd-pleasing and money-mak-ing sport even though it celebratesinertia and rewards perceptionover reality.

In college football, every teamstarts out 0-0, like all the othersports. But one team is anointedthe "preseason No. I." And 24 oth-ers are ranked in a top 25.

The other 94 Division I-A teamsare also-rans (although some windup "also receiving votes.")

All of this ranking is based on

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Bowl. Both games willbe played atthe new Fiesta Bowl site, CardinalsStadium in Glendale, Ariz.

Here's a reminder of how lastyear's BCSmatchups looked:Rose Bowl: No.t USC vs, No.2 Texas.Sugar BO\'{I:_Georgia vs, Wesl Virginia.Orange Bowl:Florida State vs. Penn State.Fiesta Bowl:Ohio State vs. Notre Dame.

Below Is your prImer forworking out how the newiJCSformat works. Here's howthe games might have lookedpluggIng the final DCSstand-Ings Into the new selectionformat:BCS National Championship:No.1 USC vs. No.2 Texas,

a collection of voodoo spells thatvary from poll to poll. But the bot-tom line is that the rankings are

_slightly more reliable than throw-ing darts blindfolded.

Votes matter in college football.It's as much a popularity contest asa sport. It's always been that way.

. Why? Blame the media.In 1936, The Associated Press

wanted to draw attention to itsnews service. It started rankingcollege football teams based onthe votes of sportswriters.

Thcnthoserankingsstartedcom-ing out before teams had playedany games.

TCU coach Gary Patterson votesin the coaches' poll. He said earlier

Tweaking the· BeS •againBY RANDALL MELLSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel

Texas is the defending cham-pion. Ohio State is No. I in the firstAssociated Press poll ofthe season.

And Notre Dame's quarter-back is the front-runner to win theHeisman Trophy.

The last, time college football'sstars were similarly aligned at sea-son's start, bell-bottoms, pork-chopsideburns and mood rings were infashion.

It was 1970and Longhorns coachDarrell Royal was confoundinghis colleagues with his innovativeWishbone triple-option attack, theBuckeyes were rolling overdefensesin "three yards and a cloud of dust"and Fighting Irish fans were rooting

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'Pre-owned means "used."Pre-nuptial means "lackof trust. "Preseason polls mean "college

football. "The season's first full week-

end kicked off Thursday night.Arizona State was one of the teamsthat won, beating Division I-AANorthern Arizona, 35-14.

The Sun Devils needed 21fourth-quarter points to avoid ahome upset.

That's No. 24 Arizona State, ac-cording to The Associated Press(and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram)preseason polls. Based on the out-

Adding fifth BCSgame a mistake

Adding a fifth game to the BCSmix may prevent mid-majors fromsuing, but it doesn't seem likely tocreate more intriguing big bowlmatchups outside the national titlegame. Instead, it threatens to dilutethe pool of eligible teams.

The two new teams added to themix will likely be lower-rankedteams that finish farther from na-tional title consideration. .

They're a threat to mess up moreriveting matchups.

this Season.And the voting is based on depth

charts, perceptions, schedule as-sessments and ... checking outwhere the preseason magazineshave teams ranked.

Does it matter?In the eight years of the Bowl

Championship Series, 10 of the16 teams that have played in thechampionship game started thepreseason ranked one or two.

Of course, even the BCS titlegame match ups are based on arankings system that relies on vot-ers and computer rankings.

This ye-ar's national championwill be as mythical as any year.

That's college football.

The Next Staqe"

Preseason football polls are full ofholes

-Rose Bowl:Penn State vs. Notre Dame.Sugar Bowl:Georgia vs. Oregon.Orange Bowl:Florida State vs. West Virginia.Fiesta Bowl:Ohio State vs. ICU.

TCU would be added to the poolin this model as a required pick byvirtue of its No. 14

final standing, eight spots aheadofACCchamp FSU.

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M, part of the new BCS agree- •ment, champions from ConferenceUSA, Mid-American, MountainWest, Western Athletic and Sun Beltconferences are given greater op-portunities to crack the BCSmix.

They will automatically quali-fy as an at-large pool team if theyrank among the top 12 in the finalBCSstandings, or ifthey are amongthe top 16and rank ahead of one ofthe six champs from the traditionalBCSconferences (ACC,BigEast, BigTen, Big 12,Pac-IOand SEC).

Shorter games area bad move for fans

Other than sportswriters ondeadline in the press box, who'scomplaining about the length ofcollege football games?

What misguided group fought tochange the rules remains a mys-tery.

The NCAA's decision to shortengames by running more clock thisseason shortchanges - fans whodon't want to see college games run

this week that it would make moresense to not have the first pollscome out until a fewweeks into 'theseason.

Bingo. But we'll have a DivisionI-A playoff before preseason pollsare extinct.

This season, Ohio State andNotre Dame start the season asthe top two teams in the AP pre-season poll. Voters who ranked theBuckeyes high remembered OhioState's 34-20 victory in the FiestaBowl.

Voters who ranked Notre Damehigh forgot the Irish lost in theFiesta Bowl.

The Buckeyes have two game-breakers on offense in quarterback

Troy Smith and wide receiver TedGinn Ir., but they must replacenine starters on defense.

The Irish, who open the seasontonight at Georgia Tech.ihave theleading Heisman Trophy candidate(preseason, of course) in quar-terback Brady Quinn. But NotreDame's defense allowed as many

. big plays as coach Charlie Weis hasinches in his waist line.

Ohio State coach Jim Tressel,whose team opens Saturdayagainst Northern Illinois, put itthis way: "Idon't think we know forsure who we are righr now."

Nobody does. - But Ohio Stateand Notre Dame get the covetedone-two poll positions, to start

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