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After two weeks of campaign stress, Brandie VanOrder had no trouble sleeping Sunday night. The 20-year-old political science major from El Paso, Texas woke up two minutes before her alarm went off and put on her “last possible” clean outfit: a blue T-shirt and slacks with a pair of blue suede shoes. VanOrder then headed to campus where the Associated Students of Boise State University announced that she and Eric Schuler would be next years’ ASBSU president and vice president. She credited the victory to 300-500 one-on-one conversations with students during campaign week. VanOrder is a junior who could graduate in the fall, but is “110 million percent” committed to staying the full academic year. “I love this place,” she said. “I don’t have any reason to leave.” ASBSU 2011 Election Results President/Vice President Brandie Van Order & Eric Schuler 52% Andrew Mitzel & Shaila Schmidt 48% Total Votes= 1185   Assembly Speaker Ryan Gregg 38% Austin Gee 31% Gus Voss 31% Total Votes = 1134   Secretary of Academic... ...

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- The Boise Police Department has released the name of the victim found in the home of 1200 block of Lincoln Avenue. According to police, the officers found the woman in a bed with the mattress partially burned and still smoldering when the firefighters entered the home. The woman’s body was partially burned. Natalie Claire Davis, 30, was found Saturday afternoon after firefighters responded to a neighbor’s call of smoke showing from the woman’s home. Tim Ganley is a student at Boise State and lives next door. He said a couple lived there that fought frequently, with police arriving about five times in the last month in an interview with The Arbiter. Police are continuing to investigate the death of Davis. Lynn Hightower, Boise Police representative has said the death is suspicious and they are looking for a person of interest. Based off The Arbiter’s reporting, we believe the person of interest to be Davis’ boyfriend, who according to the neighbor, Ganley, hadn’t been seen for two days before the fire and... ...

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In an article in the Feb. 3 edition of The Arbiter titled: “Faculty use technology, keen eyes to prevent online cheating,” we incorrectly quoted a professor. In the story we said that history instructor Blaine Davies said plagiarism is a big problem with his online classes. According to Davies, though he has dealt with plagiarism a handful of times, he said it doesn’t happen often and certainly isn’t a wide spread issue. -News Editor ...

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Editors Note: Apparently if you want to be selected for Student Voices, you should wear blue. Aron Lupton, 20, kinesiology, sophomore, Nampa “If I didn’t really like the class, I would think about it.” Andrea Korn, 23, English, senior, Boise “I’m good at English, so I wouldn’t need anyone to take it for me … (but) professors should expect that we can look up answers online if they tell us to take an online test.” Cassie Tipton, 22, physical education, senior, Buhl “I have done group testing. Might as well use your resources if you have them.” Zac Broadie, 27, radiology, sophomore, Hailey “There is no need for someone to take it for you if you have your book.” ...

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