The Arbiter picked up second place for general newspaper excellence and first place for their smart, witty headlines. ...
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Asya Leonova, 24, sophomore, general business, Saransk, Russia Why boots? "It's girly you know, I don't like sports styles. I think it's more appropriate for the girl. maybe it's cultural." ...
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“Throughout our educational system, more and more emphasis is being placed on the need for mastery of the STEM subjects,” said President Bob Kustra. ...
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Q: What was your campaign strategy? A: (The) strategy was one on one conversations with students about what mattered to them. ...
Read More →The Student Involvement and Leadership Center (SILC) is going to honor student leaders who are getting their diplomas in May. ...
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Wearing blue suede shoes and the last of her wardrobe, Brandie VanOrder waited at the Student Union Building Dining Stage to hear her fate. ...
Read More →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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Apr 18, 2011
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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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Tim Ganley, a 20-year-old sophomore kinesiology and biomechanics major, lives in the Sigma Chi house and woke up Saturday morning smelling smoke. There were numerous police and fire trucks outside his neighbor's home. ...
Read More →Michigan Avenue at Belmont Street is now closed to through traffic because of the extension of the Lincoln Parking Garage. ...
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For the first time spring enrollment topped more than 19,000, jumping to 19,129 full and part-time students. ...
Read More →Students with at least a 3.5 GPA are invited to be recognized at Bronco Gym at 7 p.m. during the halftime of the women's basketball game Saturday. ...
Read More →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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Feb 6, 2011
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The university announced Tuesday the creation of an upper-division housing complex that will be developed south of the New Lincoln Parking Garage in the spring. ...
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President Bob Kustra gave lawmakers a piece of his mind last week. Kustra essentially asked law makers to stop before making the now-yearly cuts to higher education. ...
Read More →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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Jan 28, 2011
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It's that glorious time of the year. The only time when W2s and 1098s become a part of anyone's vocabulary. ...
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Reverend Samuel "Billy" Kyles is the last remaining aide who was with Martin Luther King, Jr. when he was shot. ...
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Last semester, she was reading a story online in The Chronicle of Higher Education about a guy with just a bachelor's degree who was making $60,000 a year writing academic papers for students pursuing bachelor's degrees, master's degrees and even Ph.D.s. ...
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What is sitting in your refrigerator just waiting to be thrown away? Half cans of tomato paste and chicken broth hiding behind the jars of pickles and mayonnaise. A bunch of cilantro or parsley wilting in the vegetable drawer after only a handful was used in a recipe. ...
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