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Energy Policy InstituteOPINION

PAGE 3Our editorial board lashes loveon the City of Eagle for Itsingenuity and dedication to art.

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CULTURE

PAGE 4TheCulturesectiongets hypnotized with C,J.Johnson,_ while recappingEdward Norton's new film, "ThePainted Veil."

BY SONIA TREVIZONews Writer

SPORTS

PAGE 6Boise State men's basket-ball player Coby Karl leads theBroncos through a three-gameroad trip, while the men's tennisprogram enjoys a monumentalvictory at Stanford University. Energy Policy Institute Assistant Director Michael Louis speaks at a press conference

Tuesday. The ~PI survey showed most Idahoans were in favor of alternative energy.

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setting targets for the amount of renewableenergy utility companies should use.

Eighty percent of respondents said Idahoshould provide technical and financial assis-tance to municipalities and enforce energy'efficient building codes.

Fifty-nine percent of Idahoans said thestate should provide incentives for invest-ment in non-traditional natural gas pro-duced from feedstock and landfill waste.

Most Idahoans also believe there shouldbe help in this state for low- income house-holds and heating costs.

Sixty-eight percent said it was either veryimportant orsomewhat important that Idaho

pIe don't want to wait ior the iederal govern-ment to act," Freemuth said.

The survey found most people split (42percent against, 50 percent for) on the issueof building nuclear electrical generation fa-cilities for public consumption.

"Is the public beginning to change theirmind about nuclear power?" Freemuth askedthe 12 media representatives present at theconference.

The survey presented respondents withpublic transportation as an option to, lowernegative effects on the environment. Eighty-five percent of Idahoans either strongly

. agreedoisomewllaragreed that Idaho sho,uld· '

BY BARRY FRANKLINNews Writer,

I" s their 17th annual public pol-.! ,', icy survey, The Energy Policy;~,.,,'\\ Institute at Boise State University, _\\..sought to gain an understanding

of how Idahoans feel on issues and policiesin energy-related matters that affect Idaho.

In a press conference Tuesday, representa-tives from the EPI announced their findingsto citizens and the media in the Gold Roomat the Idaho Statehouse.

The survey covered issues regarding thepublic's most important problems relatedto energy; human-caused global warming,power plant site decision-making, renew-able resources, conservation, tax incentives .for changed behavior in conservation andlow-income heating assistance.

John Freemuth, interim associate director,Michael Louis, assistant director and CaroleNemnich, project manager represented theEPI at the conference.

Freemuth found the relationship betweenpolicy makers and the public as give-and-take.

Sometimes the public is ahead and some-times policy makers are ahead, Freemuthsaid.

Louis, who attended most of the commit-tee planning meetings for energy in Idaho,said lawmakers are wary.

"[Legislatures] wanted to be careful aboutwhat changes to make ... a more conservativeapproach," Louis said.

Freemuth said the survey results camefrom a random sample of the entire state ofIdaho. The EPI made sure to include regionsthat might be affected by new power plantsites. According to the survey, Idaho recog-nizes the important role energy conserva-tion plays in the environment. The majorityofIdahoans - 70percent- believe that humanactivities are contributing to global warm-ing.

The survey said the single most importantissue for Idaho's energy isthe availabilityof renewable resources. Fifty percent of re-spondents said in order to meet electricitydemands, Idaho should develop "green" orrenewable sources of electricity.

Fifty-four percent of people surveyed sail!Idaho should reduce greenhouse gas emis-sions.

"Other states are doipg something ... peo-

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EPI Interim Associate Director John Freemuth presentedfindings of the most recent Idaho energy survey results.

take action to help low-income residents payfor high heating bills. Sixty-two percent saidit was very important for Idaho to reducethe waiting list for low-income residents toreceive weatherization assistance for theirhome.

The survey found the majority of Idaho infavor of alternative fuels. .

Fifty-five percent said there should be in-centives for transportation and 63 percentwere in favor of locally produced bio-dieselfuel using Idaho crops.

Eighty-two percent of respoIidents saidthey either strongly agree or somewhat agreethat 'Idaho should provide incentives to en-courage the purchase of efficient, flexibleand alternative fuel vehicles.

expand public transportation through voter-approved local-option taxes.

Sixty-nine percent of respondents believeIdaho should encourage land use planningand policies that reduce the amountof driv-ing required by Idahoans, but only two per-cent said ihey currently use public transpor-tation.

Most of Idaho is rural and mass transit isnot an option here, Freemuth said.

When asked what the state governmentand local companies should do about con-servation, respondents said Idaho should, begoal-oriented and use multiple incentives forchange. .

Seventy-six percent said Idaho should usea combination ofrewards and penalties when

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.FEBRUARY 1, 2007 World/NationallWhat the? stories courtesy of MCT campu~ Wire Services unless otherwise credited. Local/BSUstories are courtesy of the Boise State Web site at www.bolsestate.edu. All stories are complied by News Writers.

THEHEA.DLINES. WORLD The group's "leader, who was Elsewhere, mortars fell around ing it," Kampf says. "This (survey)

known by several names, includ-. the city. At 6:30 p.m., a mortar tells us there's a real distrust oftele-

~estions remain in wake ing his birth name of Thiya Abdul attack in the AI-Zavaraniyah area commuters, when in reality, you're

Zahra Kathum al-Qarawi, believed of southern Baghdad killed 12 either a worker who produces oro Iraq battle with militia ' t I u work fromhe was the earthly representative of civilians near a local market and you re no; w iere yothe "Hidden Imam" of Shiite theol- injured 28. isn't the issue. It shows work-lifeA mysterious group of religious balance issues are in many cases

zealots who fought a fierce battle .ogy,Mohammed al-Mahdi. just a touchy-feely thing a lot of, with American and Iraqi troops Police said Monday that Qarawi, companies talk about, but don'ton Sunday were armed with AK- who reportedly was born in 1969in take seriously enough."47 assault rifles, rocket-propelled' Hilla, planned to attack the Shiite It's difficult to determine howgrenades and five anti-aircraft ma- commemoration of Ashura on , h I many Americans telecommute, in

, chine guns rigged on tractors, rais- Tuesday in the holy city of Karbala, Telecommuting won t e p part because companies define it· ing questions about how. a group an event expected to draw as many YOUl:' career, survey says differently. But by some estimates,

with no known ties to Iraq's current as 2 million pilgrims. the.number is rising. In 2003, for ex-cast of political organizations came Police said his motive in plan- You may be surprised to learn ample, about 7.4million Americansto be so well equipped and trained. ning the assault was to hasten the that most executives say those who worked from home during business

"They fought according to a mill- return of the Mahdl, an event that work from home for an' employer hours at least one day a month, ac-tary arrangement, and they moved Shiite theology predicts will lead to are less likely to get promoted than cording to the Telework Coalition, aas platoons and companies," Abdul peace, justice and the conversion of their desk-tethered counterparts. Washington-based advocacy group.

, Hussein Abtan, the deputy gover- the world to Islam. Julie Kampfisn't. Kampf, the pres- The U.S. Census Bureau tallied 4.2"nor of Najafsald Monday. Sunni Muslims don't believe in ident of Englewood, N.J.-based ex- million telecommuters in 2000.

Ali Nomas, a spokesman for the the Hidden Imam, but the con- ecutive search firm 18KAssociates Kampf, now a small-businesssecurity forces in Najaf, said the cept is a driving force in Shiite "Inc., knows first-hand how tough on owner, says one of herfour employ-militants, who numbered from belief. Fiery anti-American cleric a career telecommuting can be. She ees telecommutes.1,000to 1,500,had purchased farms Muqtada al-Sadr drew the name 'tried it and suffered, and she has "The work gets done," Kampfand surrounded them with a dirt for his Mahdi Army militia from seen qualified job candidates get says. "I don't have to police any-barricade and a bulldozed trench. that theology. . overlooked because they dared to body. When you have mature adultsMore than2,OOOAK-47assault rifles In the absence of hard evidence inquire about working from home, on your team, you never think about

,and 700 rocket-propelled grenades about the group and its connec- even for one day a week. it.", were recovered after the battle, tions, Iraqis have been speculating "For me, working at home was Failing to consider carefully how· Nomas said. wildly and contradictorily, assert- detrimental," says Kampf, who de- to measure performance is part of

Among the 300. or so militants ing that they recognize elements of clined to name the employer. She the reason telecommuters might, killed in Sunday's fightl1'lgwas the Shiite, Sunni and other influences says that when she worked from suffer in terms of their career, says· group's leader, Iraqi authorities among the militants. home in 1993, she put in about Jeffrey Faue, owner of Fauecastsaid. As many as 400 others were Asad abu Kalal, the governor of 15 hours each workday, and still Management Consulting in New

, arrested, including some dressed Najaf, said as much himself in a . couldn't please the boss. "Even Brunswick, N.J.as Afghan fighters, Iraqi spokesmen press conference on Monday. though I was extremely productive, "Companies are used to rneasur-said. U.S.officials put the number of "In external form, the way they' Iwas pretty much told 'I need to see ing time, not productivity," Paue

, arrests at more than 100. look is Shiite, but its reality is your face here' by my boss at the says. "If you come in early andA U.S. helicopter was shot down something else," Kalal said. "They time," she said. "It was miserable." stay late you must be a good work-

during the fighting. Both crewmen meant to destroy the Shiite and kill In a recent survey of 1,300 ex- er. Forget about if you get the jobdied. the Grand Marjiyas and occupy the ecutives, search firm Korn/Ferry done."

Maj. Hussain Muhammed of the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali," he said. International found that 61 percent Paue says it will take a strong,: Iraqi army said some fighters es- The Grand Marjiyas are the four of them said telecommuters were conscious effort to change the

caped. leading ayatollahs in Najaf. They less likely to get promoted than longstanding tradition of equating"Wehave Information that a large are led by Grand Ayatollah Ali al- workers who show their faces at the face-time with performance. But,

number of fighters have escaped Sistani, Iraq's top Shiite cleric. office. Yet in the same survey, some Ihe says, some companies, sue I asthrough the palm groves. Some Kalal called the battle successful 48 percent of executives polled be-were wearing the uniforms of the because the militants were unable Iieve telecommuters are at least Minneapolis-based. retailer Best

. f d I to execute their attack. d . if I BuyCo., are making the shift.secunty orces an ot iers were as pro ucttve, 1 not more so, t Ianj wearing black," Muhammed said. Meanwhile, in Baghdad, violence those who trek to the office.' Best Buy,the nation's largest con-

Even in Iraq's volatile and violent returned to the Mustansiriyah Kampf doesn't think things have sumer electronics seller, embarked_brew of sectarian, political, tribal University area Monday. A morn- improved all that much in the 14 on an initiative called ROWE,an ac-

and ethnic factionalism, the ex- ing explosion on a mini-bus killed years since she tried telecommut- ronym for "results-only work envi-plosive emergence of the religious four people and injured six. At 4 ing. ronment,' that seeks to end the be-

, group Soldiers. of Heaven stands p.m., a car bomb exploded behind "As far as we think companies lief that equates physical presence, apart as a reminder ofhow little un- the university, injuring three. On may have come in making work- with productivity ..

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"The company is actually en-couraging its workforce not to cometowork, and production has goneup," Faue says. "The bottom line .is it's not about being there eighthours a day. It's about getting thejob done."

The Korn/Ferry survey resultscome at a time when companiesare increasingly being encouragedto figure out how to stay in businesswithout having access to the officein case of a natural disaster such asHurricane Katrina, a terror attackor a national health crisis.

"Business continuity is impor-tant," says Nicole Belson Goluboff,an attorney and advisory boardmember of the Washington-basedTelework Coalition. "Even if thingssuch as terror attacks or a bird-flupandemic don't happen, there's athreat of lesser emergencies like atransit strike, where working re-motely would be important to stillkeep client's and customer's needsfulfilled," shesaid. "Telecommutingenables that." .

Not valuing telecommuters isshortsighted, says Goluboff, whowrote "The LawofTelecommuting,"a book that addresses the legal con-sequences of telecommuting foremployers and workers.

Employers tend to save on real es-tate costs associated with running abusiness and on productivity lost tocommuting to and' from an office,she says.

Concerns about global warm-ing and the need to reduce oil con-sumption are mounting.

"These executives in the surveyneed to be educated about the ben-efits of telework,' she says, "Theidea that it could hurt someone'schances of advancement speaks totremendous prejudice."

LOCAL/BSU'.

Three-vehicle crash sendsseven people to hospital

A child was lifeflighted to Boiseand six people were transported toa McCall hospital after a 3-vehiclecrash on State Highway 55Saturday.The accident happened at about12:47 p.m. near milepost 141 inValley County, where northbound

traffic was at a standstill becauseof the large number of people head-ing to the McCall Winter Carnival,according toIdaho State Police andthe Valley County Sheriffs Office.

ASaturn, driven bySherryWarrenof Boise, reached to the rear of thelineoftrafficandswervedtotherightto avoid a Ford pickup being drivenby Scott Whitmore, .police said.A Chevrolet pickup, driven byErik Blair, was following Warren.Troopers said Blair also swerved tothe right, causing him to rear-endWarren's vehicle. Warren's vehiclethen collided with a Ford pickup.Six patients were transported toMcCall Memorial Hospital, anda child was flown by medical he-licopter to Boise from the McCallhospital, 'police said.

Both the State Police and theValley County Sheriff's Office arecontinuing to investigate the acci-dent.

Courtesy Idaho Press-Tribune

WHAT THE?

I promise I'll never try tokill you again, I promise

ARussian banker, on vacation inthe Crimea with his wife and twobodyguards, went looking for herone night and found her in a barwith another man.

They dragged her back to the ho-tel, and, after drinking a lot ofvod-ka, put her in a barrel and threwher into 'the ocean to punish herfor her infidelity.

She was rescued by passing fish-errnen. The husband apologizedprofusely, and persuaded her todrop the charges.

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Burglary? Next door? Ididn't hear anything!

A man broke into the apartmentof an elderly woman in Wisden,England, and stole all her furni-ture, rugs and television sets, andmoved the stuff into the vacantapartment next door where he had

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Theway we see it ...It's perfectly fine to be

'artsy-fartsy'The City of Eagle recently sponsored

a public art project. called "Create a. Benchmark." The project allow.s ere-. ative persons to submit designs forpublic benches that will be more "ar- .tistic" than the typical cement blocksthat you sit on while waiting for thebus.

Eagle residents can vote on thebench designs, which are on displayat the Eagle City Hall, until Feb. 2 anda panel of judges will select upwardof six benches to adorn the streets ofEagle.

Hooray for this small city attempt-ing to further the influence of the artson Idaho citizens, and let's see more of .this kind of thing. The mural on NinthStreet makes an otherwise boring,ugly alley a thing of beauty, The out-side of the Grove Hotel was enhancedwith artwork. And so it seems that ourstate is finally realizing something -it's OKto be artsy-fartsy,

Public 'displays of art have multiplebenefits. They 'pretty-up' cities andtowns, making otherwise non-ap-pealing city essentials easier on theeyes. They also educate people aboutart and help to generate an apprecia-tion for theartistic community..Not that many people journey to

art galleries, operas or ballets on theweekends (especially not many youngpeople). Bars and house parties aremost often the preferred hangouts.Public displays of art help the non-ap-preciators appreciate art without forc-ing them into an opera house or gal-lery. Essentially, they help increasethe IQs and expand the horizons ofthe majority of the population.

The Idaho Dance Theatre just. per-formed I'PurePassion." "Chicago"was at the' Morrison Center a fewmonths ago. The photography exhib-it "Here: Considerations of Place inContemporary Photography" is cur-rently showing at Boise State. The artsare everywhere - deal with it.

Or better yet, try it out. Explore yourartsy-fartsy side. Check out the pho-tography exhibit, look to see whatshows are coming to Boise and putforth the money to go and see one -and no.rshows" aren't the same thingsas movies.

The Idaho Film Festival is anothergreat way to experience the artisticside of Idaho. This year, venture outand see an independent film. Drinka glass of wine. Go to a poetry slam.Next time, head to Art in the Park.Life isn't as fun ifyou-stick to the sameold stuff - experiences are what makethings exciting.. We applaud all' of you artisticIdahoans and Eagle city officials -thanks for letting everyone create andview a little bit of artwork.

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. Evolution is just as religious as ..Intelligent Design

BY AARON VANDENBOSGuest Opinion

Darwinism. I am viewed as a poor scientist be-cause I do not adhere to evolution and I do notadhere .toevolution because I am a poor scien-tist. Interesting, isn't it?

Evolutionists have wona great battle in theculture wars by defining science as it suits theirpurpose. Many people know that a literal inter-pretation of science is knowledge, yet the vastmajority of evolutionists hold to a definition ofscience that presupposes purely naturalisticmechanisms, deliberately excluding non-natu-ralistic explanations.

In other words, the war is won by default be-fore it has even begun.

Yet what if some supreme intelligence is thecause behind everything we see? What if God isthe creator? If this were the case, the truth is asupernatural event, not a natural mechanism.

Thus, not only would the supposed conclu-sions of "science" be false, but they would befalse by default because the assumptions thatthey are based on would be false also. I certain-ly don't advocate the position of "I'm right nomatter what science says!" but "science says" isnot as black and white as it is made out to be. _

We all live on the same earth; we all have thesame raw data. The conclusions drawn fromthis data can be varied depending on the as-sumptions with which the data is viewed. Wehave all seen the detailed paintings of early

" man in National Geographic based on only themost rigorous science ... a few bone fragments,actually: Hopefully no one seriously believesthat arriving at fully-formed "missing links"from some small fossils is actually predicatedon sound science. To be sure, the end result isinfluenced by ideology despite being publishedin a prestigious periodical.

In conclusion, all I'd like to see is a level play-ing field. It is slanderously misleading for mao'terialistic evolutionists to claim that intelligentdesign is motivated purely by religion, but they

themselves are unsullied by contemptu-ous philosophical leanings. Everyoneis biased; everyone's conclusions areinfluenced by his bias.

Aaron Vandenbos is a studentat Boise State

Whenever there arises a discussion on the ori-gins issue (as in lntelligent design versus evolu-tion), Darwinian materialists invariably go togreat lengths to frame the discussion as scienceversus religion, despite the scientific validity ofopposing arguments and scientific credentialsofthose who propone them.

Any doubts raised about Darwinian evolutionare automatically attributed to religious'motiva-tions that cannot possibly be rooted in fact. Whatis worse is that these doubts are dismissed with-out consideration and the scientist/teacher whoraised them is blacklisted. Youwon't see this onthe nightly news, and the ACLUsurely will turn ablind eye, but high school science teachers havebeen fired for assigning students material frommainline' scientific journals that questioned as:pects - mere aspects, not even the overarchingtheory - of evolution.

Why this academic intolerance? Why this - Ican't help myself, it's the hot buzzword - hate ofan opposing theory? If evolutionary theory wasso patently established in true science and intel-ligent design theory was so patently establishedhi pure religion, then why is it that treatment ofthis issue in the popular press betrays the deeplyreligious commitment that most evolutionistshave to Darwin's theory?

In my experience, IDists, knowing that theyare the underdog, are careful to be objective andfactual. On the other hand, I have noticed thai.evolutionists tend to spend most of their timequestioning their opponents' credibility, belit-tling their opponents' intelligence, demolishingstraw men and then doing victory laps.

For instance. after writing an opinion pieceabout intelligent design pointing out commonmisconceptions Iwas rebuked in a subsequent re-sponse that I "had a poor understanding of whatscience is:' Now, I certainly do not claim tobe an expert by any means, but as far.asscience is concerned, my GPA can't getany higher. Does that count for anything?Apparently not, considering my origin'sviews. Unfortunately this is the typicalt rea t men t for all dissenters from

Where is my Sudoku?Why is there no more Sudoku?I loved doing these puzzles, but they are no longer

there. What's up?i i

Sarah KlevmoenBoise, Idaho

Moral versus Political IssueFor those who missed it (by the attendance, not

many did). Al Gore gave a wonderful presentationon the affects ofglobal warming.

For those who think that the former Vice Presidentis doing this for political gain, think again.

•. Keep in mind he has been an advocate for the en-vironment for over three decades.

In the presentation he called the issue of globalwarming a moral issue and not a political issue.Whether you are Republican, Democrat, Libertarian,Communist or other, we can all see the problems.overpopulation and industrialization are having onthe environment in the Treasure Valley.

If you did not attend the lecture, if you did notwatch the film, !fyou have not read the book ... takesome time and do so.

Review the information.Ifyou question the stats or the sources, find out

for yourself.Don't just brush It off because of your personal

preference with the former Vice President.We have the opportunity to save our world.

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David Erin AnthonyBoise, Idaho

It's time for answers Mr. LunaThe Idaho Association of Health Physical

Education Recreation and Dance would like to voiceour concerns about the recent changes in the StateDepartment ofEducation.

As educators, we are troubled by the lack of ac-curate Information that has been released to thepublic. When new administration takes office somechanges are often made; however, we are apprehen-sive about how this process was enacted.

This type of termination process has never hap-pened at the State Department of Education before.

Employees with valuable experience, outstandingresumes and proven performance records were re:leased without a given reason.

Of the 24 positions that were terminated, two di-rectly impact Health and Physical Education.

The Health Education and Safe and Drug FreeSchools coordinator positions are jobs that cannotbe replaced easily.

The pool of experience and knowledge generatedby these employees has been invaluable to our edu-cators and students throughout the state.

They were innovative collaborators providingIdaho educators with programs that have been rec-ognized nationally.

This loss also includes the network of contactsand base of collaboration built by these profession-als over the last 20-plus years ..

Recently elected Idaho State Superintendent TomLuna has wiped out a vast knowledge that is impera-tive to our education system.

The expertise of these former employees is goingto be impossible to replace without years of trainingand actual educational experience.

The questions we would like answered by Mr.Luna are: What is the reasoning behind the actionand how can this positively impact our students andeducation system?

In addition, what is his plan to replace these valu-able positions so the loss of more resources, advo-cacy, time and grant money does not continue?

Mr. Luna talks a lot about transition, however,we are now a month into 2007 and we still have nocompetent replacements at the State Department ofEducation.

How long do we wait?

IAHPERD Board Launa Moser,P~esident (submitted by IAHPERD Student

Representative, Amanda C. Campbell)Boise, Idaho

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PHOTOS BY ALICE SCULLY/THE ARBITER

Making another appearance at Boise State University, hypnotist C.J. Johnson graced audience members with his comedic presentationMonday night at the Student Union Building.

pid or really smart could not be powerfulvoice and the atmospherehypnotized. Also, the volunteers the relaxing music created, the ma-that met those requirements would jority of the audience could not gethave to give their undivided atten- their hands apart.tion to him, listen to everything Of course, there were a few mern-he said. and possess the desire to bers of the audience, who foundbe hypnotized. - that the exercise did not work.

He started off his performance by 'The hypnotist then asked for ahaving the crowd do a minor hyp- group of volunteers to take the stagenotic exercise. Mesmerizing music and be hypnotized. A large group ofcame on and he used his voice to Boise State students rushed ontoput the audience into a trance and the stage to seize the opportunity,asked them to stick their hands to- As the routine began, there weregether, Then, through his soothing, some volunteers that did not meet

the requirements for being hyp-notized and failed to fall into thetrance. Those volunteers were sentback to their seats.

The volunteers that were success-fully hypnotized took part in manysilly activities. Their inhibitionswere successfully lowered but, asJohnson said, they were not givenany new talents.

Ryan Mcindoo, one of the suc-cessfully hypnotized volunteers,was given the role of MichaelJackson in concert and was told togo and dance.

"I knew what was going on: I justdidn't care," Mcindoo said afterbeing lifted from the trance.

Some of the others that werehypnotized didn't remember asmuch, however.

To keep the volunteers hypno-tized, every so often they wouldhave to return to the chairs on stageand go back into 'sleep' as Johnsoncalled. He said that technically, be-ing hypnotized isn't sleeping buteach hour of hypnosis is equivalentto four hours of sleep.

Johnson also said that hypno-sis can be used to accomplish

Based off the novel by W. Somerset Maugharn and di- "The Painted Veil's" poster. .rected by John Curran, "The Painted Veil" tells a love As this story unfolds, Norton's and Watts' acting drawsstory rooted in revenge rather than affection. The film viewers close to the characters. Neither speaks an abun-opens in 1920s China as Walter Fane (Norton), a soft- dance of lines, but their performances are stiIl powerfulspoken bacteriologist and his wife Kitty (Watts) sit to- in the way they look at each other and use body languagegether on an abandoned road, waiting to be taken to the to convey feelings of contempt, or toward the end of theisolated village of Mei-tan-fu, film, affection.

At this point, the chemistry between these characters This is certainly true for Norton, whose charactercould not be more awkward. They face aW41Yfrom each probably speaks the fewest lines in the movie. Yet a wideother and each barely acknowledges that the other ex- range of emotions can stiIl be felt for Fane from pity to

. ists. A close-up on Kitty reveals her thinking bitterly of contempt as he desperately tries to save a village from. the events that led her to this point. a cholera epidemic, but barely acknowledges his wife.

The film then steps into Kitty's mind and flashes back Norton becomes his character in every way from adjust-to London, a few months earlier. Kitty is revealed as a ing his posture to that of a stiff, serious individual, toflighty socialite, who under pressure from her socially speaking with.facial expressions ratlier than words. Hisconscious mother, accepts Fane's marriage proposal. performance proves that there is more to acting than re-Fane whisks her away to Shanghai, where he eventually citing lines.

.:ignores her in favor of his scientific work. Visually, "The Painted Veil" scores as high as its actors. 'Annoyed by the neglect and intrigued by the culture, The quiet. desolate landscape of China gives the film a

of Shanghai, Kitty ventures out and becomes acquainted soft touch. Italso parallels the isolation the Fanes createwith aristocrat Charles Townsend (Liev Schreiber). The between them.two begin an adulterous affair. The film also excels incostume design, particularly

When Fane finds out about the affair, he takes a job the costumes worn by Watts' character. With a dark bobin the cholera-infested village of Mei-tan-fu and drags and gold-sequined gown, Kitty is depicted in her native,Kitty along as punishment., ,Londonas the, qUintessential 1920s. sccialite-turned-

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Heels. Need I say more? For cen-turies (well, actually, maybe justdecades ... I'm not a historian)they've elongated the legs of wom-en everywhere and elevated us tonew heights (literally).

Kitten, stiletto, stacked - all aremajor players in the realm of foot-wear.

For many, the love and apprecia-tion of high-heels begins in child-hood.

Wearing heels is a sign of adult-hood, and what child doesn't wantto grow up?

The love deepens with age. Heelsallow for seemingly longer legs andncar-runway-model stature.

We have the power to add fourinches to our height whenever weplease - Ibet Superman didn't evenhave that ability.

And beyond the convenience thata few extra inches allows (like beingable to see over the tall people thatstand in front of you on the floor atconcerts or reach your laundry soapon the top shelf) exists an even big-ger reason to tolerate the pain thatcomes with super-high-heels: thoseshoes are secret weapons.

But, then' again, good looks ingeneral. serve as not-that-secretweapons that can give you a littleedge, and the right attire allows youto be as good-looking as you'd like.

A few months ago, one of my bestfriends and 1 went to rent a movieand discovered (gaspl) that we hadwell over $40 in overdue fines thatneeded to be paid before we couldtake another new release home.

Right as we were thinking thatwe'd settle for whatever we couldchannel through our aluminum-foil trimmed rabbit ears onto' ourtelevision and pints of Ben andJerry's, the young video store guytold us "not to worry about it."

Po of! Our rental fees had disap-peared with the bat of an eyelashand step of a stiletto-clad foot.

The point: good looks can get youa little ahead in life.

Now before you go and assumethat I'm claiming to be an outra-geously good-looking person withthe world at my fingertips and ac-cess to everything I could everwant (that's not at all what I'm say-ing!), apply this theory of a betterlife through a better appearance toyour own experiences. And not justthe ladies: I've heard many a storyof freebies my guy friends havegained via winks, good style andwide grins.

Ever taken an extra minute get-ting dressed, wandered out feel-ing like you looked exta-spectacu-lar and thought that maybe you'dturned a few heads or gotten a cou-ple more smiles from strangers?

It seems to me that there is someingrained human desire to be nice

. to nice-looking people.I've even had conversations with

employers about this very thing,and I've come to one big .conclu-sion: it's ok to use this power, justdon't abuse it.

To clarify, allow me to quoteSarah Jessica Parker's character(Carrie) on 'Sex In The City." Shewrites about a friend of hers thatlives a lavish lifestyle by spendingthe money of those that adore herfor her looks/charm.

Wlien Carrie is presented withthe same opportunity, she asks,"Where do you draw the line be-tween' professional girlfriend andjust plain professional?"'

Imeresting point.Things should still be worked

, for :"even models work (maybe notquite as hard) for their money.

No one should be paid simply forbeing nice, to look at, and those thataspire to create a career of primp-

'ing in the mirror will face a harsh 'reality.when wrinkles set in.","Video' rental fe~sand other small

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He has performed at Boise Statenumerous times and returned toBronco territory again to hypno-tize willing volunteers from theaudience.

"Hypnosis doesn't give anybodynew talents; 'it just loosens theirinhibitions toward doing things,"Johnson said.

Before the show began, the expe-rienced entertainer laid down a fewground rules for those who wouldlike to be hypnotized. He said thatpeople who were drunk, really stu-

Boise State University's StudentPrograms Board brought world-renowned hypnotist C,J. Johnsonto the Student Union BuildingMonday night. Johnson, an enter-tainer since 1986, has been hyp-notizing crowds for more than 10years. Before he took up hypnosis,he performed magic shows alongwith other forms of entertainment.

BY FRANCY MARCOTTEAssistant Culture Editor

he tagline for "The Painted Veil" reads"Sometimes the greatest journey is the distancebetween two people." However, the film's posterillustrates a different story: the two stars, Naomi

Watts and Edward Norton, cozied up together in a canoe,with a misty and serene Chinese watercolor landscape asthe backdrop.

While waiting in line at the Flicks for tickets, an ob-server might think, "Ahh, cute! They're so in love!" Well,it takes the lead characters the majority of the movie toget there.

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He created self-hypnosis DVD'sthat were available for purchaseafter the show or from his website,www.sleepwithcj.com.

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Students face the reality of suicide in

'The' Girl in the Mirror'BY STEVE AHLBORN

Culture Writer

The heart-moving play "The Girlin the Mirror" was put on in col-laboration with the Columbia andSkyvlew High Schools.

Students, turned actors andactresses 'for three nights,came together to perform aninsightful play about a girl namedSusan Connors.

Sue, as others like to call her, isa girl close to death because of anoverdose of pills leading to pos-sible suicide.

She has been given the opportu-, nity to look at her life as an "out of

body" experience by "The Speaker"whom she follows through achain of events that led her toattempted suicide.

She is placed in the middle ofsituations such as the divorce be-tween parents, alcohol abuse byher mom and relationships withher boyfriend and her best friend.

Several people in the play wereinterviewed to better gain an ideaof how students were able to graspthe problem of teen suicide inAmerica, particularly in Idaho.

The lead actress, Jessica

Peterman, who played the part ofSusan Connors, was asked/ "What'was the biggest challenge in play-ing Susan?" Her response was, "Toput myself in someone else's shoeswho has nothing else to live for."

Peterman also spoke on the mostimportant aspect of the play in herown eyes.

"Alcoholism was a major as-pect for me because I see howit affects a person on a dailybasis, but then it takes an eventlike suicide for a person to realizethe dangers," Peterman said.

In an interview with GlynisCalhoun, the director of "The Girlin the Mirror," she discussed whatmotivated her to take on such aproject as this production.

"It gave' a chance for advancedstudents for performing arts to trysomething challenging," Calhounsaid. "Once I realized the statis-tics of Idaho's teen suicide rate thisplay became more meaningful tome."

It may come as a shock to some,but Idaho has one ofthe worst sui-cide rates in the nation.

The Center of Disease Controland Prevention and SuicidePreventionActionNetworkofidahohave gathered statistics about

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suicide across the country.For young people in Idaho, ages,

15to 34, suicide is the second lead-ing cause of death.

Across the country suicide is thethird leading cause ofdeath amongyoung people ages 15to 24.

Of the total number of suicidesamong ages 15 to 24 in 2001, 86percent were male and 14 percentwere female.

Males are four times more likelyto, die froin suicide attempts thanfemales. But, females reportedlyattempt suicide about three timesmore than males.

It is interesting to note that sui-cide rates are generally higher thanthe national average in the westernstates and lower in the eastern andmid-western states.

The Center of Disease Controland Prevention has documentedsome of the risk factors and pre-vention factors of suicide.

Among the 16 factors for an at-risk person, six really stood out.Those are: Previous suicide at-tempts, history ofmental disorders(especially depression), history ofalcohol and substance abuse, fam-ilyhistory ofsuicide, family historyof child maltreatment and feelingsof hopelessness.

There are six prevention fac-tors which include: effective clin-ical care for mental, physical,and substance abuse disor-ders, easy access to a variety ofclinical interventions and ,sup-port for help-seeking, family andcommunity support, supportfrom ongoing medical and mentalhealth care relationships, skillsin problem solving, conflict reso-lution, nonviolent handling ofdisputes and cultural and reli-gious beliefs that discourage sui-cide and support self-preservationinstincts.

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Because I Said SoDiane Keaton once again plays

the meddling mother role she'charmed audiences with in "The'Family Stone" and "Something'sGottaGive."

In "Because I Said So," Keaton'scharacter, coming up on her 60thbirthday, tries to play matchmakerwith her youngest daughter (MandyMoore).

She places a personal ad online tofind "the perfect man," oblivious tothe comical dating disasters it willcause for her single daughter. ,

Besides Moore, "Because I SaidSo" features Lauren Graham("Gilmore Girls") and Piper Perabo("The Prestige") as Keaton's twoolder daughters.

If anything, "Because I Said So"will give us all another reason tokeep our parents as far away fromour personal lives as possible.

The MessengersBrace yourself: it's another scary

movie featuring a creepy kid,In recent years, the "creepy kid"

has been a success in films like"The Sixth Sense," "The Ring" and"Silent Hill." Filmmakers have de-cided that there's nothing morebone-chilling than a young childwith supernatural connections.

In "The Messengers," a familymoves into an isolated farmhouse.Soon after, the teenage daughter(Kristen Stewart) and her youngerbrother sense an ominous presencein the house. ,,'"After conducting frightening r~,,';

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search, Stewart's character con-firms that her new home must behaunted.

The parents, of course, are com-pletely clueless and don't believethey're living with a family ofghosts. '

Technology may be a key factor inthis Spanish-spoken film's success.

The preview for "Pan's Labyrinth"delivers plenty of elaborate specialeffects and features a handful ofmystical creatures and monsters,blurring the line between fantasyand reality. It opens this weekend

, at The Flicks.On the Indie Scene

Pan's LabyrinthOnce upon a time, a complex es-

cape from reality was created in"Pan's Labyrinth." Fantasy and re-ality merge in Guillermo Del Toro's(the director behind the cockroach-infested "Mimic" and "Hellboy")new movie "Pan's Labyrinth."

In this dark fairy tale, a young girlnamed Ofelia attempts to escapethe fascist politics of post-WorldWar II Spain by retreating into hermade-up fantasies.-

In time, the imaginary world be-comes her primary way of copingwith real life hardships.

DVD of the Week

Flyboys ,The 2006 war drama "Flyboys"

arrives on DVDthis week.James Franco stars in this flick

based on the true story of LafayetteEscadrille, a group of Americanvolunteers fighting in the FrenchMilitary during World War I.

The group eventually trains tobecome France's first fighter pilots.Jean Reno ("The Da Vince Code")co-stars alongside Franco. "Flyboys"features large-scale special effectsand realistic combat sequences:

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ESPN announces BracketBusters schedule

The Boise State men's basketballteam will make its first appear-ance in the O'Reilly ESPNU BracketBusters event when the Broncoshost Albany Friday, Feb. 16, at Taco'

': Bell Arena. The Boise State-Albany:: game is one of two that will -be': played Friday with one of the ESPN:: networks carrying the game.:: Boise State (11-8, 5-3) sits in:: third place in the Western Athletic: Conference race, while Albany,: a member of the America East

" Conference, is in second place in its" conference (14-7, 7-2 America East).: The Great Danes have won six of

': their last seven games.: The exact time and the f1etwork: (ESPN@, ESPNU or ESPN360) car-: rying the game will be announced

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BSU holds special forwomen's hoops gam'e

against La Tech

Following this Thursday night'shorne game with New Mexico State,Boise State will host the WAC's

. five-time defending champion,Louisiana Tech Saturday, Feb. 3, atTaco Bell Arena, tip-off is sched-uled for 7:05 p.m, Everyone is en-couraged to corne out and supportthe Broncos as they face one of theirbiggest challenges of the season intheir quest for the WAC's regularseason conference title. Admissionwill be one dollar per person allages (Boise State students are freewith activity card) as Boise Stateattempts to pack the arena in sup-port of the women's basketballteam against the Lady Techsters.Louisiana Tech is one ofthe NCAA'smost successful programs in his-tory advancing to all 25 NCAA tour-naments.

The Broncos pulled ..off one oftheir biggest wins in program his-tory Jan. 13 of this year when theydefeated the Lady Techsters 68-47in the first meeting between thetwo schools in Ruston. That winsnapped' Louisiana Tech's nation-al leading conference horne win-streak that stood at 114 consecutivevictories and stretched 15 years be-tween horne league defeats. Bringyour friends, be loud, and wearORANGE to the Louisiana Techgame this Saturday.

All tickets will be sold at the gatethe day ofthe game.

Jessica Thompson earnsWAC Women's BasketballPlayer of the Week Award

Boise State's Jessica Thompsonhas been named the WesternAthletic Conference Women'sBasketball Player of the Week forthe week of Jan. 29. This is the sec-ond WAC Player of the Week honorfor the sophomore this season andthe fourth for the Broncos this year.Thompson's first honor was justtwo weeks ago, Jan. IS, followingthe Broncos' sweep of New MexicoState and Louisiana Tech on theroad.

Thompson, a guard fromTemecula, Calif., led Boise State toa sweep oflast week's garnes, an 80-38 win over Utah State Thursdayand an 85-55 victory over IdahoSaturday, as the Broncos remain ontop of the WAC standings with anundefeated 7-0 mark. During theweek, the sophomore guard shot animpressive 70.8 percent (17 of 24)from the hardwood, hit 33.3 percent(l.of3) from beyond the arc and 100percent (2 of 2) from the free throwline .. The guard also averaged 7.5,rebounds (5.0 offensive boards per;game) in 22.5 minutes of action pergame.

Against Utah State she recordedher seventh 20-plus point gameof the season with 21 against the

·Aggies;She shot a sizzling 81.8 per-cent (9 of 11) from the floor versus

•Utah State, in addition to hitting50 percent(1 of 2) from the three-point line and pulling down fiverebounds.,., sa.tUrday against . Idaho,·ThQmpson recorded her second ca-

.·reerdouble.double on team hfghs,,:;rorpoints with 16 and rebounds

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but it's his love of college life thatis showing results presently. Alongwith being an All-WAC performeron the court Karl i~ an All·WAC per-former In the classroom. He wasnamed to the WAC All-Academicteam twice so far and posted a 4.0GPA in 'the 2006 fall semester.

For the basketball team, Karlcontinues to provide the resultscoach Graham said he expectsfrom a filth-year senior. While theBroncos have used a great deal ofdifferent player combinations allseason, Karl Is one of the only play-ers that has solidified his spot In thelineup night In and night out.

Karl leads the team In minutesplayed with a 33.4 minutes pergame average on the season. CoachGraham said he contributes a largepart of the consistent playing timeto Karl's consistent production.

"I think first and foremost I'vebeen here five years," Karl said."Coach Graham has a'Iot of confi-dence in what I've done through mycareer. He kind of knows what he'sgoing to get from me. I think I knowthe game well enough that I knowwhat coach wants at certain times.I'm able to give that to him."

The Broncos will continue torely heavily on Karl's leadership asthe team hits theroad to concludeits three-game road stretch. TheBroncos played at New Mexico StateWednesday night and will travel toLouisiana Tech Saturday.

With the season already halfway over, the end is drawing nearfor Karl and the other BSU seniors.When asked where the team wouldbe without Karl, coach Grahamsaid he wasn't sure he could trulyanswer that question.

"It probably won't hit me as harduntil next year when I don't havehim," Graham said. "Then I'm go-ing to say 'whoa, he did all that andhe did all this.' I turn things over tohim and he knows what to do andwhat to run: It would sure be differ-ent without him."

Karl leads by example

BY JAKE GARCINSports Editor

and Idaho (24 points). Surprisinglyenough, the WAC Player of the WeekAward was Karl's first such honor inhis career. The fifth-year senior hasbecome the face of Boise State bas-ketball, yet according to BSU HeadCoach Greg Graham it is Karl's un-mentioned actions that mean themost to the team.

"When we gave everyone roles atthe beginning of the year his role iskind of like our rudder," Grahamsaid. "He steers our ship. Whetherwe're playing fast, whether we'replaying slow, we're trying to get theball inside or outside, he's the guythat kind of directs the ship. He'sthe captain of the ship."

Karl entered the 2006-07 seasonwith high expectations 'followinga breakout' junior campaign. Hisprogress through the BSU programhas been similar to his productionthis season - slow and deceivinglysuccessful. Karl arrived at BoiseState in 2002 and was most notablyknown as the son of long time NBAhead coach George Karl.

After five years in Boise, howev-. er, Karl is making his name known

by his play on the basketball court,not by his family legacy. In 2005-06Karl was named second team all-WAC, averaging 17.2 ppg. His offen-sive production improved steadilythrough his first three years, Im-proving from 9.4 ppg as a red shirtfreshman to 12.7 ppg as a sopho-more. .

"He's a special player," Grahamsaid. "A lot of guys can't do all thethings he can do. His versatilityis good. His understanding of thegame is good. He plays one, two orthree for us. You can put him at dif-ferent places. That's what's gonnahelp him have a shot at the nextlevel."

Karl flittered with the idea of theNBA after last season, attendingworkouts with various pro fran-chises during the off-season: Karleventually decided Boise State wasthe place for him this season optingto return for his senior year.

The NBA wasn't Karl's only bigfocus this past spring, however. Healso underwent surgery last Marchto remove his thyroid and rid hisbody of cancer. The medical mis-fortunes sidelined his basketballprogress, but it also provided aheavy realization to where basket-ball fit into the big scheme for Karl.

"I'm just enjoying basketball,"Karl said. "It's my last year of col-lege and after the cancer situationI'm just excited to be on the floorenjoying my team and enjoyingschool in general." .

Karl's love for basketball will cer-tainly pay dividends in the future,

So the big game is coming upthis weekend - you know, the SuperBowl? To add to the wrapping up ofthe wonderful 2006-2007 NationalFootball League season I decidedto dish out a few of my own hand-picked awards. Let's get started.

Best Moment of the Year: Eventhough I loved every waning mo-ment of what might have beenBrett Favre's last game, it's hard notto give props to the Saints home-opening game in week one againstAtlanta. It was truly electrifying,and if you're either a true footballfan or an American nationalist andthat didn't get you going, then youlikely don't have a pulse.

Comeback Player of the Year:When Donovan McNabb washand's down the NFL front-runnerfor MVP through week six, no onewas even thinking aboutJeffGarcia,McNabb's back-up. Then McNabbcooled off, got hurt and the city ofPhiladelphia crapped themselvesbecause the Eagles were playingpoor and now that ex-Canadianleague guy was in at quarterback. -But Garcia came in, led the team tofive straight wins and to the play-offs. He went 5-1 as a starter, threwten touchdowns, only two intercep-tions and ended the season witha quarterback rating of 95.8. Nowthat is a comeback story.

Worst decision of the year: any-thing the Oakland Raiders teamand/or organization as a wholethoughto(' '

Biggest '~. OverachievingIndividual: I know everY0I)e wantsto say New Orleans Saints rookiewide receiver Marques Colston,but I went out on a little bit of alimb with this pick. How aboutJacksonville Jaguars backup run-ning back/do-it-all man MauriceJones-Drew? Drew nearly ran for1,000 yards as a back-up and his 5.iyards per carry is best in the NFLamongst running-backs who had atleast 100 carries. That's right, betterthan Larry Johnson andLadanlanTomlison. But here's why this guyis my winner: as a rookie he tan forover 100 yards three times, scored13 touchdowns on the ground, hadover 400 yards receiving and hereturned 31 kickoffs for a 27.7 yardaverage, including a 93-yard touch-down return against Indianapolisin week 14. This five foot, seven-inch bowling ball has a bright fu-ture in this league.

Biggest UnderachievlngIndividual: It's hard not to say RexGrossman but New York Giantsquarterback Eli Manning wins thisaward because he played awful. Histeam wasn't very good and he wasvisibly one of the most un-produc-tive leaders at his position in the

of winning big again and again. Championship. There is no doubt that Patton league."Winning like this is like getting He then left the Broncos to be- brings his own blend of love and By the way Eli, NFL quarterbacks

your dream girl to go to prom with come a full-time coach with the passion to the tennis program. He are supposed to be synonymousBoise State Men's Tennis Coach you," Patton said. "But we feel like U.S. National team. He was a returned to Boise State in 2003 with with leadership, take a lesson from

Greg' Patton is living a dream. Last this is where we belong because we winner there too. Patton led the an overwhelming sense of what he big bro sometime. When you're theSaturday his team obliterated Pac-, strongly and seriously believe we're National Boys 14s to the World Cup called, "pure unadulterated love" No.1 pick in an NFL draft and now10 power, No.9 Stanford University no fluke." Championship in the winter of for the Broncos and the city-of three years into your NFL careeron its home court 5-1. Just how-big Much like the football team, who 2003. He guided the team to wins Boise. you're still right in the middle ofthewas the win for the Broncos? Ask pulled off the improbable perfect over Spain and' Argentina to cap- He had an immediate impact on pack among quarterbacks in theCoach Patton and he'll tell you it the program when he took back the league at best, you qualify for thewas better than winning the lot- , , reins mid-way through the season. underachiever award.tery. The Broncos were 5-5, but with Last but not least, Worst Coaching

"To win the lotto is just luck," We kind of lulled them into Patton's touch launched a 13-3 Decision of the year: Bill Parcells,Patton said. "Beating Stanford run and went on to win the WAC you've been in the NFL a long

means something monumental complacency and then wejumped _Championship and upset Arizona time now but I blame the playoffbecause 1 know how much those in the first round ofthe NCAA tour- loss to Seattle on you. When Tonyguys wanted it and how hard they 11 r them , , nament.. Romo became your starter mid-worked forit." a ove. Upon his return to BSU Patton way through the season you should

Consider this: the Cardinals had had one thing in mind: to build a have taken him out of the role of- Greg Pattonnot lost on their home court in 99 Boise State Tennis Coach power school and to win the state's placeholder. Are you kidding me?matches. Stanford had not lost a first ever NCAA national champl- The guy has enough toworry about.match as badly as they did Saturday onship. Then he muffs the snap and you goin more than 15years. But for Patton, season, the men's tennis team is far ture the crown. As' the Broncos continue that home and retire. Good call Bill, myand his talented squad it was all from being a fluke. Patton would Throughout his career Patton quest they begin this season 4cO hat is offto you. 'business after a bit of a slow start. like to think they are more like a dy- has worked with tennis greats Pete and anything less than another That's all' for this year, but

"We kind of .lulled them into nastyin progress. The Broncos have Sampras, Jim Courier and Michael WAC championship and a shot at a make sure to check in next year ascomplacency and then we jumped captured three straight Western Chang and has stepped foot on al· nationalchiunpiojlshlpn'Ould be a we're sure to have new reports ofall over them," Patton said. "It's like Athletic Conference champion. most every continent asa coach. disappOintment..... .' Cincinnati Bengals getting thrownyou lull this wolfinto this den and ships, including eight of the lastlO After all thetravel,however, Patton " "I'm pretty open about what I ,..In..•J.a#i.~.,C),B.,.r.e.tt....Fa.vre...'.8. "ll.e,ri'. ou.sly" n-

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Boise State senior basketballplayer Coby Karl leads the Broncosin scoring (16.2 ppg), assists (4.1apg) and free throw shooting per-centage (85.6 percent) this season.He is also third on the team in re-bounds (4.4 rpg) to go along withhis 43 percent mark from three-point range.

Karl is a pre-season All-Americannominee and was most recent-ly named the Western AthleticConference Player of the Weekfor his dominating performancesagainst Fresno State (28 points)..."."......,."-----------------'--..,.,,.,..~==

BY KYE JOHNSON,Assistant Sports Editor

Coby Karl (Center) ieads the BSU men's basketball team in scoring, assists, free throwshooting percentage and minutes played this season. The senior was named Western Ath-letic Conference Player of the Week for his performances against Fresno State and Idaho.

Boise State men's tennis achieves the unthinkableBY TATE CASTLETON

Sports Writer

record, which was the first non-los-ing season Boise State had postedin nearlya decade. Now, in his sec-ond season, he has the women offtoone ofthe best starts in school his-tory with a 16-4record. Not to men-tion his team is sitting atop of theWestern Athletic Conference nearlyhalfway through the season, and healso has the Broncos on the brink ofan NCAAtournament appearance.

"I thought this was a pretty coolplace and that's whywe came here:'Presnell said about Boise State."AfterI met the players I knew theyhad a lot of potential as people andas players and I really enjoyed themand I thought that we could have apretty good team. But I don't knowif anybody thinks you're going to go16-4in your second season."

All season long Presnell haskept 'his focus on the task at hand.Meaning neither he; nor any of hisplayers, are looking past opponentsor ahead to any big games. Thisweek may be the toughest week allseason in which to keep that mind-set.

Boise State will host a pair ofWACgames this week. One is tonight

against New Mexico State and theother is Saturday against LouisianaTech in what may the biggest gameof the year for either team.

"We've got a couple tough gamesthis week:' Presnell said. "LATechis extremely athletic. Their backsare to the wall so they're going tocome out giving great effort and it'sgoing to be difficult. But I have a lotof confidence in our kids and I'llnever sell them short."

But he has put the La Tech gameaside for the moment and is focusedon getting the win against NewMexico State first.

"New Mexico State will be realathletic and then they've got twoguards who will kind of controltempo:' Presnell said. "So it's kindof an unusual thing, what they havegoing. But they're well coachedand they're about .500, I believe, so

.that's going to be a challenge too.""We try to keep a narrow focus

and take care of business eachtime:' Harris said about potentiallyoverlooking New Mexico State. "Wehave confidence in ourselves andwe just know that we can beat theseteams ifwe play our best." .

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Women's hoops rolls onBY KYE JOHNSONAssistant Sports Editor

Boise State women's basketballHead Coach Gordy Presnell de-serves a lot of credit for the quickwork he's done with the women'sprogram. Two years ago, he inher-ited a team and a program that werestruggling to find success. Perhapsthat's why he was a great fit forBoise State, because after all he is

• full of success. In his stint prior toBSU,Presnell was the head women'scoach' at Seattle Pacific Universitywhere he posted an astounding396-127 record over 18 seasons atSPU. Fortunately for Bronco fans,his winning ways are carrying overtoBSUnow.

"It feels great, but it's kind ofhardbecause now that we're in first peo-ple are gunning for us:' BSUguardTasha Harris said. "We're the oneswith the target now instead ofbeingthe underdogs. We're the team thateveryone wants to beat, so we haveto make sure that we bring our 'A'game every time."

In Presnell's first season hehelped BSUachieve a 15-15overall

With more riding on every gamecoming down the back stretchPresnell can only continue to dowhat he's done all year long - takethem as they come.

"Let's just worry about New. Mexico State:' Presnell said. "Andthen on Friday we'll worry about LATech and see where it takes us."

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Htness experts regularly reportone ofthe main reasons people stopworking put is boredom. Well, canyou blame them?

Who really wants to pick up thesame weight 10 times, set it downand repeat. that process two moretimes.

Now do that for every lift you do,every time you hit the gym. Sureyour heart rate will go up, but theonly real excitement in that type ofworkout is what song your iPod willrandomly select next.

Whim the' time' is right to inject I

some new life into your old workoutroutine Boise State's instructionalprograms at Campus Recreationhave you covered.

Instructional programs arc ser-

vice classes, for a small fee, that go normally just stop in and workoutabove and beyond the regular exer- with a group of strangers."cise programs Campus Recreation By limiting the class Coughlanoffers. says instructors are able lu target

~'Wewanted to be able to offer the needs of the group and afterour members a chance to take part each class the group is able to prog-in some really fun, exciting pro- ress to a higher level.grams," Fitness Coordinator Kate the final result - participantsCoghlan said. come out mastering the class.

Unlike a normal fitness class Whether it's learning the basicwhere any gym member can pop in footwork of salsa dancing, meditat-at anytime, instructional program ing in motion with T'ai Chi or shak-participants sign up at the begin- ing your body like a belly dancerning of the class session and partie- ~chances are you'll find somethingipate with the same group ofpeople in these programs that interestsand the same instructor for six or 12 you.weeks. Once this group is set no one Instructional program classeselseitallowed tdjointMclass.····;·f.\',<;fart as low as $35 forgym members

"These classes are' a great way to and $49 for non-members.get a foundation in something, or Full-time students at BSU aretake your skills to a higher level:' already members of -CampusCoughlan said. "They're also great Recreation - a cost covered by theirfor those individuals who wouldn't student fees. .

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Tennis[from page 6]

Patton admits that the football teamis the primary source ofhis motiva-tiontowin.

"I'm in a race:' Patton said. "Ikid Coach Pete all the time. I meanPeterson set the bar pretty high, butI'm telling you I've got a ladder andI'm ready to climb to the top!"

For Boise State and Patton's ten-nis program the future is bright.

The Broncos do not have a sin-gle senior on their roster and theyboastsome ofthe best players in thecountry including the dominatingbrothers Luke and Clancy Shields.

Luke is ranked No. IS nationallyand has, in four matches this sea-son, compiled a 14-3record includ-ing a crucial and impressive win

. over Stanford All-American MattBruch last Saturday.

"This guy (Matt Bruch) is like thenational champion ofthe juniors inthe U.S.and is top-ten in the nation

and Luke goes out there and beatshim on his home court in a dualmatch when it really means some-thing:' Patton said.

There is no doubt the men's ten-nlatearn now face expectations,but Coach Patton is confident theyare ready for the challenge and thattheir love for the game is their realdifference maker this season.

"These kids have an incrediblesense of love for the game and lovefor each other:' Patton said. "It's abrotherhood and they love playingfor each other and for the universitybecause they realize they only liveonce and they'll only do this once."

At the end of the day Pattonand his team just love to compete.Patton's 223-73 record at BSU maybe the best evidence of that.

"Competing is like going to adance club to shake your booty:'Patton said. "Themusic is the sound

of the ball going back and forth, it'sthat good."

Looking back Coach Pattonknows coaching is the best thingthat's ever happened to him.

He is also thankful he was given ashot as an interim coach at age 22 athis alma mater, UC Santa Barbara.

"I've been given the best job inthe world:' Patton said. "It's winslike this one against Stanford thatmake it sweet and special. Thiswin Saturday is definitely one ofthe best I've been a part of and I'mjust so lucky to be able to do whatI love."

Patton is certainly living a dreamthat's only just begun.

The unbeaten Broncos (4-0) willhit the road this week with match-es at the University of San DiegoSaturday at 12:30 p.m. and SanDiego State Sunday at noon.

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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)Today is a 6. Consult with you co-workers as you're figuring out thejob. Consider that something mayhave changed, over which you haveno control.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)Today is a 7.Your partner has lotsof wonderful ideas, well thoughtout and thorough. Money is notthe primary consideration fol'this person, so watch out, if he'sspending yours.

Libra (Sept. 23-0ct. 22), Today is a 7. In theory, your planworks perfectly. The trouble seemsto come when you try to put itinto practice. More research isrequired.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)Today is a 6. You're doing lotsof work, but not making a lot ofmoney. It'll be a while but don'tdismay. You're gaining experience.

Scorpio (Oct. 23:Nov. 21)Today is an 8. You're not doingany more work, but there's moremoney coming in. Did you just geta promotion or raise? Ifnot, askforone.

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