They are all around us, held up by magnets on our fridge, placed in a decorative frame for all to see and even carried conveniently in the storage space of our phones. They are our favorite pictures of people, places or moments frozen in time, captured as a means to look back and reflect upon. Spring of 2012, the Boise State department of art selected two upper-division students to receive the Brian P. Meier Photography Scholarship to help them pay for their fall semester classes. Each student had to embody outstanding and promising photographic skills as well as display academic merit through their studies. These students were Marvin Schwenk, senior visual arts major and senior photography major Maria Garth. According to Schwenk, his favorite photograph is the one he has not yet taken. Schwenk said he developed his passion for photography roughly eight years ago when he was inspired by photographers Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Timothy O’Sullivan, John Muir and Alfred Stieglitz. Through their journeys and rousing ideas, Schwenk said... ...

The idea of crawling out of your cozy bed to run on a machine for 30 minutes does not usually inspire motivation. This can especially be the case when this machine involves the same repetitive motion with no interchangeable view for the entire duration. It’s time to stop rearranging yourself because Boise State Recreation’s Group Exercise Classes may be the right fit to help improve your fitness. Whether looking for a way to be more comfortable in the gym atmosphere, a challenge, variety to the daily fitness regime, or simply a way to make exercise fun, the Rec has a variety of classes throughout the day to meet these needs. There is something for nearly everyone including strength training, upbeat and high energy classes like Hip-Hop Hustle and TurboKick, a few different aquatic class, and even relaxation through classes such as yoga. Sophomore April Taylor said she enjoys aerobics and yoga for a good balance of breaking a sweat as well as a way to relax and receive physical and... ...

It happens to the best of us. Our schedules get chaotic, the workload increases and before we know it, so does our weight. Until an extra few hours are added to our 24-hour days and Top Ramen® covers all areas of the food group, it may seem near impossible to avoid the dreaded freshman 15. Before throwing the agonizing scale against the bathroom wall remember, the freshman 15 isn’t inevitable. Lauren Thomas, health educator with Boise State Health Services, said any sudden change in lifestyle can cause a shift in weight fluctuation. “When things are out of balance, often times that shows physically as well as emotionally,” Thomas said. “The many changes that a student goes through can be difficult to adjust to, and rightfully so because it’s a lot to take in.” Students may be prone to a slight weight change due to academic and work stress, less activity than in high school, sleep deprivation, a change in eating habits with incomplete meals and excessive alcohol consumption and an... ...