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Volume 50 Issue II NOvember 17, 2009 6001 Cassia St. Boise, ID 83709 borahtoday.com
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2 Volume 50 Issue II NOvember 17, 2009 Letters TO THE Editor
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Editor-in-Chief: Ayla WashamAssociate Editor: Megan MizutaPage Editors: Letters to the Editor: Katie CorpIndex: Ayla WashamNews: Jesse Conklin/ Alexis AndersonOpinion: Megan MizutaCenter Spread: Ayla WashamLife: Megan HarrigfeldArts and Entertainment: Felicia ArnoldQ&A: Kari SchuhknechtPeople: Summer GalindoSports: Parker Simmons/ Katie Helm Fun & Games: Mike BinghamPhoto Editor: Katie CorpAssistant Photo Editor: Katie HelmStaff Photographer: Megan MizutaGraphic Artists: Christine LawsonNickolas ParentiLisa GarrardStaff Writers: Alexis AndersonFelicia ArnoldMike BinghamJesse ConklinKatie CorpSummer GalindoMegan HarrigfeldKatie HelmKevin MiddletonMegan MizutaHilary PlattKari SchuhknechtParker SimmonsAyla WashamIntern Writers: Justin KirkhamJamie JonesSamantha WhittakerZulfiya AmulneyvaText Editor: Megan MizutaNew Media Editor: Kevin MiddletonWebsite Manager: Jordan RiversAdvertising Manager: Kari SchuhknechtAdvertising Assistant: Felicia ArnoldAdviser: Michelle Harmon
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Dear Borah Senator,
Despite the entering into the second quarter of this school year, there is a definite stench that reeks of last year that roams the halls. And, I’m not the only one whose nose has been turned up by this: The National Merit Scholars. Don’t get me wrong I knew some of them, and they were great Bo-rah High students. But, that’s the thing: WERE. Isn’t it time to rec-ognize the great students of this
Reader thinks school should honor this year’s National Merit Scholars
year instead of commemorating the past? Personally, everyday I walk by to see the board un-changed; I feel that the adminis-tration doesn’t really care. I doubt it’s that they don’t have time, be-cause someone could easily open the case and at least take them down. Yes they were great schol-ars, but that is old news.
-Seth Leija Senior Letter received 11-3
Photo by Katie CorpNational Merit Scholars of 08-09 proudly dis-played near the main doors.
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IndexLetters to the Editor…….........................................................…………….2News..…………….......….............................….........................................................…...4&5Opinion……….…………....................................................................................………6&7Spread......................................................................................................................8&9Life………......………...................................…………...........................................................10A&E………….......……..................…........…………..................................................……...11Question of the Month..........................…………..................................................…..12People…………......….....................….......………………..................................................…13Sports……….....……..........................……..................................................……….14&15Fun & Games...........................................……...................................................……..16
On the cover : Artist Bio
Which senior’s legs got the wax treatment?
Page 10
Where in the world did Chase Young and MaryAnne
Bowen go? Page 13
“If schools were just judged on sports, like
football, Borah would be a disgrace.”
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Photo by Ayla WashamFrom left to right, juniors Katie Helm, Megan Mizuta, and senior Katie Corp, all smile at the fact that their art is displayed on the cover of The Borah Senator.
With a cover as collaborative as this, it’s not hard to believe it took the effort of three different individ-uals to make it come to life. Along-side senior Katie Corp, a three-time cover artist for The Borah Senator, was the effort of two juniors— Me-gan Mizuta and Katie Helm. Com-bining the creativity of three minds, a cover illustrating a variety of rival-ries was born.
Though these three ladies may be best known for their photographi-cal abilities, they each spend their time doing other activities as well.
Mizuta says she likes to go down-town to the bagel shop for “some eighty cent carbohydrate goodness.” Claiming classical art is outside her capabilities, Mizuta fesses up to breaking out the sewing machine once in a while as a channel for her own form of art.
If you can’t find Corp taking pho-tographs for The Borah Senator, it’s likely you’ll find her volunteering at the Idaho Humane Society, playing soccer, cleaning, or working out a mathematical equation. She com-pares herself to a dog because she changes her mind all the time.
Describing her artistic style as “creative,” Helm admits she feels
most challenged when a photo she takes doesn’t come out the way she pictured it. But photography isn’t all Helm spends her free time doing. She, like Corp, enjoys engaging in a game of soccer, hanging out with friends, and listening to music. Though these things are separate activities from her photography she often combines them as she prefers her creative envi-ronment to be full of music to “rock out to.”
Corp, Helm and Mizuta may each be very diverse individuals, but they will always have one thing in common— their passion for photog-raphy.
By Kari Schuhknecht
4 Volume 50 Issue II November 17, 2009NewsCommunity Youth Night celebrated
By Jessie Conklin
Youth Night is known for a night of tolerance, acceptance, socializing, food and fun. The night is meant for people involved in the Allies and LG-BTQ (lesbian, gay, bi, transgender and questioning) community to come together and create a fun and safe space.
Students from schools around Boise and Meridian collaborated on this year’s Youth Night’s activities and goals.
Such cooperation helped the lead-ers educate people about issues in-volved with LGBTQ.
“The goal of Youth Night was to get the youth from around the Boise area and give them a night where they can learn about LGBT issues and raise awareness about those problems,” ju-nior Katherine Davis said.
After eight weeks of planning and rehearsing, the annual event came to-gether Oct. 30 at the Albertson’s Su-
Special needs program taught to give, not take
Art club morphs into three groups for projects
pervalu headquarters in downtown Boise.
“We worked hard trying to put all of this together. It was good to be able to get ideas from other kids that didn’t just go to Borah,” Davis said.
The event was organized into icebreakers, fun games that helped to loosen the mood and create a fun space.
The game “I Never” got everyone racing around a large circle to find a new spot leaving one person without a spot. The person left without a spot would stand in the ring of people and tell the group one thing he or she had never done in life. If someone else that was standing in the circle also had never done that, then they would run around until each found a new place.
“I loved the ‘I Never’ because it was so exciting and chaotic. It really helped to loosen up the atmosphere,” junior Juleen Phillips said.
Students were served dinner and dessert in between games, which gave
them a chance to socialize and know one another.
“Most of the people that I met that night I don’t think that I would have ever met otherwise. It was a great chance to get to know random people and have fun,” junior Matthew Car-
rillo said.“Overall, the night was very suc-
cessful,” art teacher Jen Compton said. “We had over 70 students show up from nine different schools. This year we had a nice mix of socializing and education.”
Many at Borah don’t realize the Special Needs program on campus. Better Employment Skills Training (BEST) is a 19-year-old program that strives to maximize the high school experience and prepare for life after graduation.
Pictures of former students line the walls of the woodshop classroom. Most students work by themselves, making everything from wood hearts to award plagues. “It’s simple, not hard,” explained junior Sara Cook.
The esteem building goes beyond the classroom as well.
During third and fourth periods, students work off campus. Some ven-ture to the Overland Park Cinemas,
Idaho Pizza and retirement homes. This past year, the group adopted a section of the green belt, and during the holidays, they sponsor a family in need.
Teacher Neal Jareczek describes the group’s involvement in the Inter-national Children’s Surgical Founda-tion. “I want them to be thought of as contributors, not takers,” said Jar-eczek. For the past three years, BEST has donated $750 to the program benefiting children in developing countries, who need surgery to cor-rect clef lips and facial disconformi-ties.
BEST’s contribution can be seen from the name signs on teach-ers’ doors to the green picnic tables around campus.
Photo by Katie CorpTeenagers from Boise and Meridian line up along a gender scale continuum, one of many activities played on Youth Night at the Supervalu headquarters.
Courtesy of ACE clubACE club members pose after cleaning up Table Rock.
Previously known as Art Club, Art, Community, and Ecology Club or ACE Club. is divided into three committees where they come up with projects that either deal with art, com-munity or ecology, depending on the committee.
“We are planning on doing a num-
ber of activities, but they are all stu-dent driven. I will facilitate but it is up to the students to run the clubs,” art teacher Pat Rose said.
ACE Club members have begun the year with a trip to Table Rock where they picked up 40 to 50 pounds of trash in under an hour.
“It’s a good opportunity to help out the environment and community,” junior Juleen Phillips said.
By Jessie Conklin
By Jamie Jones
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About 90 dozen flowers were or-dered from Peru for Darin Zarbni-sky’s Horticulture classes. The classes had one day to transform them into
The school library is displaying books that were once banned. Banned Book Week (BBW) is Sept. 26- Oct. 3 and celebrates the freedom to read according to the importance of the First Amendment according to ala.org. BBW was started in 1982 by prominent First Amendment and library activist Judith King. It is the only national celebration of the freedom to read. BBW is meant to encour-age people to read challenged books, and to promote intellectual freedom. One book on display is Brave New world by Aldous Huxley that was censored in the Coeur d’Alene School District due to references to sex and drug use.
Librarian Jennifer Boyd said that she participates in Banned Book Week to raise public awareness of the “freedom we have to read.”
High schools are our last priority, stated many local news stations regarding H1N1 vaccinations. The new vaccine hit center stage in elementary schools all over the country. The younger the person, the more of a threat H1N1 is. Many doctors and health organizations want to make sure every child is protected, so health agencies are working to make the vaccine available in schools.
Central District Health thought they were prepared to give children in Ada and Canyon Counties the vaccine, but the shot and nasal vaccinations ran out in the first day and a half – the plan was to vaccinate for four full days.
Officials do not know when the shots and nasal vaccinations will be avail-able. If children did not receive the immunization already, and would like to receive one, they must attend one of the Saturday clinics located in Boise on Park Center Boulevard or on Street.
For more details about H1N1 at Borah, see Nurse Notes on the school’s webpage.
A new way to assess student learn-ing has reached Borah. Implemented district wide, Look 2 Learning is a program that aims to capture a sample of what students learn in the class-room.
Under Look 2 Learning, Principal Bonita Hammer, Assistant Principals Kelly Fossceco, Quane Kenyon, and Bill McKitrick, along with teachers Pam Atkins, Samantha Mora, and Ben Ott will randomly visit classrooms for two to three minutes and perform a walkthrough.
The objective of the walkthrough is to get an idea of what students are learning; assessors will have a form that briefly covers curriculum, work, instruction, students, and environ-ment.
The Data Collection Form looks at areas such as the engagement level of the classroom, what students are do-ing in the lesson, and the thinking lev-el, which ranges from Low— which encompasses knowledge and compre-hension— to High— which comprises synthesis and evaluation.
Borah has recently joined the Spanish National Honor Society, SNHS, as the first chapter in Idaho. The SNHS is an organization that al-lows students with outstanding ability in Spanish to receive help and serve the community.
“The organization is great to have because it recognizes students that are learning Spanish and gives them a chance to make a difference,” Span-ish teacher Samantha Mora said. “By being apart of the Spanish National Honor Society, it gives members a bet-
By Megan Mizuta
Spanish National Honor Society
Program attempts to test student learning
Horticulture classes transform flowers into bouquets for The Rotary Club
By Jesse Conklin
Library recognizes Banned book week with their own display
H1N1 vaccinations will be given to the young before Borah
Illustration by Lisa Garrard
Fossceco stated that Look 2 Learn-ing is “not a teacher evaluation,” but rather an assessment tool to collect data.
The data collected will be put to-gether for departmental review and collaboration groups, according to Fossceco.
Walkthroughs began on Nov. 2, but how often each classroom will visited has not been determined, as a schedule has not yet been set.
Photo by Ayla Washam
100 bouquets. The classes made the bouquets for the Rotary Club, business leaders and professionals from the Boise community. The Rotary Club, which is a club made up of business leaders and profes-sionals.
The Rotary Club sold the bou-quets to its members as a fund-rais-er for community service projects. Zarbnisky’s horticulture classes did the same activity last year. Junior Andrea Jones said that
the experience taught her how to keep the flowers alive while mak-ing them. She estimated one person could make about six bouquets.
ter chance for scholarships and looks good on a transcript.”
The Spanish National Honor So-ciety requires students’ enrollment in a Spanish class, and their involve-ment in Spanish classes for two years. Students must have a 3.0 grade point average in pervious Spanish classes to become a member.
Twenty members are apart of the club and hopes to work with the Span-ish Club.
“We would like to be involved with the Spanish Club so we can involve those students that are quite able to get into the Spanish National Honor Society but haven’t yet,” Mora said.
Offers a way for Spanish students to acquire recognition, scholarships
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The death of Borah prideEven Rowdies prove to be poor example of school spirit
Illustration by Chris Lawson
It takes about 11 minutes to get through cafeteria lunch lines.
The Look 2 Learning pro-gram is imple-mented at Borah.
The sculpture that held the Olympic flame for the 2009 Special Olympics finds a perma-nent home at the Boise Airport.
Man-made hot springs in Rocky Canyon, Idaho are re-moved.
House passes Health Care Reform Bill.
Gwen Stefani sues Band Hero for inappropri-ately using her likeness.
New York Yankees win the World Series.
Staff Editorial
More than 1,300 students attend Borah. Of those students, how many go to school sports games, competi-tions, and concerts? Slim to none.
Students need mo-tivation to support fel-low students. The Borah Student Council endorses the “Game of the Week,” and occasionally hands out in-centives, like candy and rowdy gear.
Does hard work mean noth-ing? Students don’t even make the effort to show their apprecia-tion and witness the hard work of their fellow peers. Students need incentives to attend an event; this is what school spirit comes down to. It’s sad to think that students don’t think it’s important to watch their classmates compete.
During football season, a time when school spirit should be at its peak, attendance is poor. Our cheerleaders are laughed at, not appreciated, and prevented from cheerleading. The “fourfathers,” lead-
ers of the Borah Rowdies, are a sad excuse for a spirit group.
These officers are not elected by the student body, which are the people
SenatorStaff Opinion formed when groups like the Rowdies are dominating the
crowd’s reactions. The Rowdies never come to anything aside from
sports events. A high school is not just about competi-tive sports. If schools were just judged on sports, like
football, Borah would be a disgrace. It’s a good thing there are so many different programs, like band,
choir, orchestra, clubs, and different classes to be proud of.
The band’s events are virtually unattended; the logic doesn’t make sense. The Borah band is double the size of the “Rowdies.” The band supports the sports teams, so why can’t the sports teams come and support them? The band actually wins competitions, like their re-cent victory at District Three.
The band is so much more than just a pep band. To hear them at foot-
ball games is like watching a sports team practice only
their fundamen-tal skills.
S u l l i v a n suggested that
the sport play-ers should be re-
quired to come to at least one band event. He
described the excuses people make, such as they wouldn’t be
they are supposed to represent. This presents itself as a problem when they take over the cheers and make the cheerleaders look like fools when they are jamming it to a different cheer from the one cheerleaders are leading the crowd to yell.
Groups ultimately should work together toward school spirit, but it seems they are against each other. This results in the lack of spirit Borah students have for their school.
Band instructor Kevin Sullivan ex-plained the lack of attendance. “The basic student doesn’t come anymore because [he or she doesn’t] feel in-cluded.” This is caused by the cliques
The Rowdies never come to anything aside from sports
events. A high school is not just
about competitive sports.
the best audience. That is the lamest excuse ever.
“Borah students become apathetic to other peoples [events],” added Sul-livan.
Students don’t really care any-more. It’s the new generation of stu-dents; they would rather be elsewhere than at school events supporting their classmates. Those few that show up to events don’t really watch what’s happening. They are more interested in socializing with their peers than watching the event.
Students should appreciate what their school is doing. Be proud to be a Lion. A change in attitude is need-ed. It’s up to the student body to start caring.
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By Megan Mizuta
Bribery is alive and well at Borah High. It is not tra-ditional bribery that involves large sums of money, but a form that deals in candy, praise, and extra credit.
Student Council rou-tinely promises attendees of the Game of the Week candy bars. During Red Ribbon week, it offered candy to anyone who signed a poster pledging to be drug free. Certain teachers dole out “Good work!” com-ments like Costco hands out free samples—to everyone and anyone in the building. Others offer up a point or so of extra credit to students who complete their assign-ments on time.
This generation’s depen-
dence on positive feedback, second chances, and, yes, candy, is enfeebling us. Our intrinsic motivation is being replaced by bribery; we look too in-tently at what we stand to gain from others.
The ma-jority of teachers re-alize that empty praise and inflated grades don’t have long term benefits for students. But enough educators never send back a bad paper with-out a kind word, and enough are willing to take pity on the
kids who really, really want an A, even though they haven’t turned in all their work, and the rest of us aren’t going
to do some-thing just for the sake of having done it.
Take Stu-dent Council as an exam-ple. These are some of our most responsible and likable peers, and they are the ones offer-ing up junk
food in exchange for not doing drugs. They didn’t start the practice of replac-ing what students should be
expected to do with tangible rewards. Instead, they are a prime product of the trend. They see the student body and realize that we can be set in motion by a measly piece of sugar.
It might work short term. Candy might sway a student’s decision to attend a cross country meet or a lacrosse game. A comment from a teacher on the good effort a student makes might encourage some into turn-ing in a decent final prod-uct.
But in 20 years, where will our reward-driven selves be when the carrot has been taken away, or is at least put on a longer stick?
What quality of satisfac-tion will we get? Praise isn’t something that kudo crav-
ing people can be weaned off of. It is something that we will yearn for through-out our entire lives. The same goes for rewards, even if they happen to be mon-etary bonuses instead of candy bars.
We have been taught to expect rewards, tangible and intangible. We wonder what we did wrong if praise, genuine or not, doesn’t come our way. Dependency on external incentives, of hav-ing to be bribed into doing what we should have been doing all along, is crippling.
Our society needs to stop, take a look at ourselves, and realize that candy, com-pliments, and extra credit, along with their adult coun-terparts, will not sustain us indefinitely.
Candy, praise undermine honest motivation
Vaccinations save lives, prevent diseaseBy Katie Corp
“When people have children, they love them more than they love themselves,” said the news-paper adviser, Michelle Harmon. For this reason, parents want their children to be protected from harmful diseases. Also, high school students want themselves to be protected, and vaccinations are the way to go. Vaccinations are a great way to keep loved ones safe, and an important resource that should be available to everyone. Projects like free vaccinations for H1N1 to people at high risk are a wonderful and useful part of our community.
We know we want to be protected, the question is how effective are the vaccinations? Regular vac-cinations such as MMR, Hepatitis A&B, as well as Polio shots are very effective. These diseases can be fatal. The immunization completely protects the person who received it. The only symptom the person could have is a sore arm, which is much better than death.
Some believe older vaccinations, such as MMR, work better. This is true because older vaccina-
tions are researched more thoroughly and have been changed many times to improve the quality of the immunization.
On the other hand, newer shots and nasal sprays, such as the H1N1 vaccination, have not had time to be studied as much. Therefore the H1N1 vaccine has not been altered as much as older, more common shots have been. New vac-cinations need time to grow before they work per-fectly; they could still have dangerous side effects. Side effects are preferred to the actual disease or virus, but how bad can those side effects be?
In rare cases, vaccinations cause life-threaten-ing complications, although death is much less common than getting the disease one is trying to prevent. Usually a small side effect will appear af-ter a shot is given. For example, the flu shot can have side effects that seem like the flu. It is actually the immune system fighting the shot that has been given to build up immunity. The immune system is working hard which could cause symptoms of muscle aches or fatigue, according to WebMD.
Side effects from vaccinations are better than
having the real sickness. That being the case, im-munizations are wonderful tools that really work. Everyone should have the opportunity to get im-munizations. Free Saturday clinics for H1N1 are opportunities to vaccinate loved ones. Central Dis-trict Health and many other health organizations are really stepping up to help protect the commu-nity against the nasty virus. Receiving a vaccina-tion is defense that a family can count on.
Illustration by Lisa Garrard
Certain teachers dole out
“Good work!” comments like Costco hands
out free samples—to everyone and anyone in the
building.
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By Mike Bingham
PC and Macintosh owners have long argued over which is the superior computer. The question has led to much debate in the form of articles, commercials, and viral video campaigns.
Despite opinions, though, both systems have their pros and cons. PCs are mainly business ori-ented, utilizing office programs like Word and Ex-cel to format work documents.
They also have higher gaming capabilities than Macs, which attracts quite a few gamers around the world. A PC is often at risk for a larger number of
viruses than a Macintosh, and more likely to suffer from computer errors and glitches.
Macs are usually more user friendly, with color-ful displays and helpful applications that provide an overall more convenient experience. They tend to be commonly used for art related projects and mul-
timedia design. Macs are often considered too user
friendly, bogging down the experience with unnecessary sparkle. Also, while they can run Microsoft programs such as word and
excel, they are often less sophisticated than the PC versions.
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By Megan Harrigfeld
On weekends, when talking to friends about the latest gossip isn’t enough, the burning thought may become, “What movies are out?” Some may think first of the new Gerard Butler movie playing at Ed-wards Cinema, and others consider the new French film showing at the Flicks.
“I go there because it’s a cool scene and you see a lot of different kinds of people,” commented sopho-more Mariel Elkins about the Flicks movie theatre. The Flicks is located in Boise’s North End, just a few blocks from Edwards downtown location.
If food is the main reason for hitting the movies, the Flicks may be the best bet. The Flicks has an extensive menu offering over 40 food choices, from popcorn to a garden burger.
Although Edwards Cinema isn’t the lead in cuisine se-lection, Edwards has more familiar, big-budget movies in its line-up. The Flicks plays primarily independent films, while Edwards plays them only when the Idaho Indepen-dent Film Festival comes to town.
Cost is about the same for both theaters. The Flicks offers slightly lower prices, but gives the same discounted prices for children, seniors, and students as Edwards Cin-ema.
By Alexis Anderson
The new trend is lugging schoolbooks around in satchels and bags, rather than backpacks.
A satchel is a bag carried on the shoulder by a long strap and is usually closed by a flap. It is also known as a messenger bag. A tote bag, which is a large bag worn on the shoul-der, does not have a flap.
Junior Coriann Ramsey stated that she prefers satchels because “they’re easier to get stuff out of
than a regular backpack.”Junior Leah Gibson said that she likes bags be-
cause “they’re cuter than satchels or backpacks, and you just put it on one shoulder rather than two.”
Some express the downsides to these fashionable bags and convenient satch-els. According to Ramsey, satchels strain
her shoulder due to the weight difference on her shoulders. This is the same downside Gibson mentioned about bags.
By Megan Harrigfeld
Student-run and adviser-run, Bo-rah’s clubs range from Japanese to Political science, Spanish to Invisible Children, active and thriving to not so active and thriving.
Japanese club is just one example of a successful student-run club. Ac-tive co-president of the club, senior MaryAnne Bowen, appreciates the
T h e F l i c k s v e r s u s E d w a r d s
Photos by Megan Mizuta
T h e S a t c h e l V e r s u s t h e B a g
Photos by Megan Mizuta
Photos by Katie Corp
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open-ended aspect of a student-run club. “It makes students feel like it’s their club, more special and creative.”
Invisible Chil-dren is recognized as an adviser-run club. But club adviser and Spanish teacher Samantha Mora remarked, “All clubs
S t u d e n t - r u n C l u b s V e r s u s A D v i s e r - r u n c l u b sshould be s t u d e n t run.” Al-t h o u g h I nv i s i b l e C h i l d re n is acknowl-edged as an adviser-
run club, it will eventually morph into a student-run club, added Mora.
Borah club participants comment-ed that student run clubs definitely put a lot more pressure on their members. When the adviser is running the show, there is a lot less strain on the students to make the club successful and meet expectations of funding.
Bowen said, when it comes to be-ing a student-run club, members really have to “dedicate themselves to the project [at hand.]”
Photos by Katie Helm
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Junior Coriann Ramsey Junior Leah Gibson
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By Alexis Anderson
Is going to college after high school always the best decision? Some think that people should go straight to work. According to importanceofcol-lege.com, college graduates earn on average around double the amount as high school graduates.
People are concerned about mon-ey. The estimated cost to attend Boise State University is $16,668 per year. Among financial aid are grants. Grants are awards based on need and do not have to be repaid upon completion of
By Felicia Arnold
Boise Weekly is a local newspaper that has articles that range from news to opinion, arts and entertainment to previews/reviews, interviews with ex-traordinary people, and letters to the editor. Boise Weekly comes out every Wednesday.
“We do cover some of the same stories as the Statesman--that’s always going to be the case for media outlets in a relatively small market--but we
By Parker Simmons
Boise State University vs. The Uni-versity of Idaho--who’s better? Boise State football has dominated the past 10 years. Idaho has a reputation for having great academics, supposedly surpassing Boise State.
The rivalry is epic, the tradition is rich, and the school pride is over-whelming at times between these two
“If I had to estimate, about 10 per-cent of kids were sick during the worst week,” said School Nurse Barb Thomas regarding the H1N1 virus.
Symptoms of the H1N1 virus are similar to ones of the seasonal flu. They include fever, chills, aches, fatigue,
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rapid-onset dry coughing, chest discomfort, and, in some more serious cases, vomiting and diar-rhea.
“You can be sick for seven to 10 days or shorter,” Thomas said. This is the same with sea-sonal flu, although the cough may last several weeks afterwards. H1N1 is a
new strain of the flu. “H1N1 is spreading so rapidly be-
cause people have no immunity against
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schools. Everybody has an opinion, but which one is the better school?
BSU quite obviously has the football team advantage for now. How-ever, back in the 80s and 90s it was the Vandals who ruled the rivalry.
In 1998, Idaho made it to the Humanitarian Bowl, which is played at Boise State, and won the game. Since then, the Vandals have
lost 10 straight times. But so far this col-lege football season, the Vandals have made an incredible turnaround going
7-3 at press time, and gunning for their first bowl appearance since 1998.
Academically, one could make a strong argument for the University of Idaho. But is
BSU really that bad? Referring back to sports, Boise State is ranked first in the
C o l l e g e v e r s u s A l t e r n a t i v e
a degree. Another funding source is scholar-
ships. Scholarships are gift aid based on academic achievements particular
to skills, abilities, talents, and interest, and may be based on financial need.
According to importanceofcollege.com, the earnings of college gradu-ates on av- erage far outweigh the tuition fees and all other costs.
Another concern is that colleges might not accept applications due to students’ poor grades in high school.
Attending a community college to build a basic education to attend a de-sired college is one choice. The down-side is that it usually costs more money
to go to a community college first then attend a desired school.
Photos by Katie Corp
Western Athletic Conference for aca-demic performance rating and first in five of its 18 sports.
Idaho has an engineering depart-ment that earned the Outstanding Structural Engineering Achievement award in 1976 for its indoor football field, the Kibbie Dome.
People often fall victim to the myth that Idaho is academically superior, but is it?
B o i s e W e e k l y v e r s u s T h e I d a h o S t a t e s m a n ’ s S c e n e
B o i s e S t a t e V e r s u s T h e U n i v e r s i t y o f I d a h o
Photo by Megan Mizuta
work to cover them differently, from different angles, with a different voice. Better,” stated Boise Weekly’s A&E Edi-tor, Amy Atkins.
Boise Weekly’s competitor is The Idaho Statesman Scene magazine. Scene is a local magazine that expands the com-munity’s horizons and publishes more articles about news, entertainment, re-views, interviews, and calendar listings.
“We focus exclusively on entertain-ment. They don’t. They’re free. We’re not. Our circulation is twice theirs. Re-
ally, it’s sort of apples and oranges,” comment-ed Michael Deeds, Scene editor.
Boise Weekly and Scene both have their advan-tages.
The Idaho States-man’s Scene is a little larg-er, and not free, whereas the Boise Weekly is free and about things around town.
it,” Thomas commented. A person with H1N1 is contagious to others 24 hours before his or her symptoms appear and 48 hours after the fever breaks, accord-ing to Primary Health, an urgent health care facility throughout Boise.
Doctors are only testing patients in the hospital that show symptoms of H1N1.
By Katie Helm
VS
Life10 Volume 50 Issue II November 17, 2009
Play that music, Ms. DJBy Summer Galindo
Music fills the air and the thumping of the bass comes through the floor. The lights shine intensely around the gym, which is crowded with friends, peers and strang-ers. Soon a recognizable song comes through the large speakers and excitement takes over the room. The dance takes off and all due to stu-dent D.J., Borah senior, Sum-mer Sleight.
“My sister’s friend was a D.J. and so he started teach-ing me about it. I decided to get my license so that I could perform,” Sleight stated hap-pily when asked about her experience with disc jock-eying. Key Club organizes Homecoming, and, as presi-dent of Key Club, Sleight was
presented with a few normal questions that come with put-ting on a dance: where would it be? What night? And lastly, who will D.J.?
Homecoming is not only a school event, but also a huge club fundraiser. “Why pay a D.J. half of our profits to do something that we can legally do ourselves perfectly fine?” was a main point of Sleight’s. Her thoughts were proven true when the profits from the dance were mainly kept for the club’s use instead of pay-ment of the dance’s costs.
D.J.s are used for wed-dings, dances, parties, even funerals. Not only are D.J.s needed often, but they also have the ability to be paid big bucks. In most countries, including the U.S., a license is required to be a public D.J.
Getting one is fairly simple and can be done online.
Not only is a license re-quired, but also permission for the usage of songs must be secured. The costs of songs that a D.J. plays vary just as they do for the average buyer and can be purchased as an album, or as singles. For this reason, most D.J.s require a fee, and the average fee can be anywhere from $400 to $600. Others, however, de-cide to donate their services for good causes. One such ex-ample is Sleight, who stepped in to help with a main part of Homecoming, the music.
“The dance was really fun, and the music was great! I didn’t even realize that some-one from our school was tak-ing charge!” exclaimed junior Kylie Persinger.
Who likes Short Shorts?
By Megan Harrigfeld
Short shorts have evolved from regular athletic wear to standard casual dress for summers, and are now up and around the legs of the Rowdies at varsity sport-ing events. This display of pasty legs leaves little to the imagina-tion, but could be just what Borah needs to recover from the less then successful foot-ball season.
Seniors Eddy Charters and Bryce Johnson are prime participants who have been seen wearing this definable piece of wardrobe. “We just had them and we thought we all looked ridiculous in them,” said Charters.
The short shorts are in no way a uniform, but more a tag of recognition. John-
son commented, “You wear what you want to wear, but you have to get people to look at you and say, ‘Oh my god, what are you wearing?’ ”
The shorts are not yet considered a tradition, since
only the past few g radu -a t e d c l a s s e s
of Rowdies have clothed themselves in the barely theres.
However, there is a gar-ment that has become a 14-year custom. Johnson has a hat that has been passed down to each group of Row-dy seniors since 1995. The hat was given to him by 2009 graduate Bryce Weaver, and will continue to be passed down to the “loudest person that shows up to [almost] ev-ery varsity game,” said John-son.
By Mike Bingham
Halloween comes only once a year, yet there still re-main some who find more than one occasion to dress up.
Cosplay,Costume-Play, is a hobby shared by dozens of anime and manga fans around Borah.
These students go to con-ventions and other events dressed up as various heroes and villains; a tribute to their favorite characters.
Cosplayers regularly gat-her at anime conventions, where they are popular
subjects for photos. Contests are often held at
the conventions with prizes awarded for best looking or most creative costume.
Outfits are often custom made by more artistic fans, and have become a successful business for some of them.
Today, there is a growing market for specialized cosplay attire.
Other businesses have uti-lized cosplay as well. Some companies have used cosplay as an eye-grabbing technique at public events or to advertise in commercials and promo-tional videos.
“‘Oh my god, what are you wearing?’”
Eye-grabbing costume-play is a popular, creative pastime
Math club gets waxedBy Jesse Conklin
Members of Math Club, seniors Andrew Ward, Ja-cob Buche, and Nick Parenti volunteered to get their legs waxed to raise money at the Homecoming carni-val.
“The idea started with Andy Ward. He really was the one to break the ice to get the other two involved,” math teacher and club adviser Vic Hofstetter said.
Students paid $1 to receive a strip of wax and choose an area of one of the mem-bers’ legs to wax. “When they waxed
my leg, most of it was an ele-ment of acting, but when they got back behind the knees, that’s when it hurt the most,” Ward said.
All volunteers dealt with the aftermath of the waxing
in a similar way. “We had to finish what
has already been started. It (the Nair) burned for awhile but it got better when it was all over,” senior Nick Parenti said. Although Math Club’s
event drew a big crowd, the adviser said they would make changes next time.
“Students just pay-ing to wax someone’s leg seemed too easy. It should be more of an earned privilege,” Hofstetter said.
“If we decide to do this next year, we will definitely make the students work for it, maybe have a math problem to solve.”
Photo by Katie CorpJunior Rasmus Brødholt waxed senior Nick Parenti’s leg at this year’s Homecoming carnival.
The Rowdies
A&EVolume 50 Issue ii november 17, 2009 11
By Ayla Washam
District Three (DIII) comes along every year with great expectations from the bands in the area. Borah filled these expectations this year by winning first place in the 5A small category.
The group won first place in two sub captions, Best General Effect and Best Visual Performance; Color Guard received third place in the Auxil-iary category. All of the places contributed to the band’s overall first place title.
Band instructor Kevin Sullivan explained, “I had a feeling that this band could win [this year].” Two years ago they received fourth, and last year second place. Of Sullivan’s 18 years at Borah,
this is the first time the band took first place at DIII.
Sullivan said they won by “practicing hard, and having a dedication of time. It’s not magic, but hard work.”
The band’s overall per-
formance “didn’t all come together until DIII.” He said, “A band is only as good as its worst marchers.” Every single marcher is important to the overall appearance of the for-mation and performance.
“It‘s fun to work hard and
do well,” he added. DIII is a subjective competition— it’s judged, not scored. “It’s not like a football game where the score determines who wins,” he explained. It doesn’t matter if a band is the best;
if the judges don’t like what the band has put forward, then a band can’t win. He said the only aspect that the band can control is the performance it puts forward for the judges.
The competition is sepa-rated into five groups based on size and location of the bands. The categories are 5A large, 5A small, 4A, 3A, and 2A. This was the competi-tion’s 45th year in running and all bands in Boise compete.
By Felicia Arnold
Upon entering the Brick Oven Bistro, a calm and relaxed vibe is immediately felt. With its classi-cal feel and large homemade meals, it feels like a mo-ment at the dinner table with family.
When arriving at the Bistro, the first sight is the staff openly pre-paring food. The staff is very knowl-edgeable about its menus and prices, and always provides useful information on seasonal specials.
The menus at the Brick Oven Bistro mainly consist of homemade soups, salads,
and seasonal specials made from scratch. The desserts, however, are made for every sweet tooth. The Brick Oven Bistro specializes in differ-ent desserts, mainly revolving around the season.
The Brick Oven Bistro has been around for more than 20 years. The overall vibe in the restaurant is classical, with cheesy neon beer lights and art from downtown Boise since its beginning.
“It’s fun to work hard and do well.”
--Band Director Kevin Sullivan
Band wins first; first time in 18 years
Photo by Katie CorpOverview of Downtown’s Brick Oven Bistro on 801 W. Main St. # 107
Downtown ‘eats’ serves quick homemade meals
Photo by Katie Corp
M a r c h i n g Band Awards
Outstanding:
Sophomore: Megan GehrkeJunior: Lane Wade
Senior: James Whitlock
Best Woodwind: Paul CallahanBest Brass: Griff Jenkins
Best Percussion (includes pit): Kaleb Zohner, Jordan Bishop
Best Colorguard: Marissa HancookOutstanding Marcher: Lane Wade
Outstanding Musician: Paul Callahan
Mr. and Miss Roaring Lion:
Mr. Nate SzuchMiss Maureen Lavelle
12 Volume 50 Issue II November 17, 2009Q&A“Although I personally dislike the color combination of blue and or-ange, and probably wouldn’t ever physically wear them, they are what I would pick. I’d much rather go to Boise State than The University of Idaho.” Jessica Reif, senior
“Definitely blue and orange. I was born and raised here. BSU are our boys. Yes, U of I is a part of Idaho, but it’s not as personal in Moscow as it is in Boise.” Zachary Buker, junior
“I am more likely to be seen wearing blue and orange. This is where all my family lives and I can’t just leave them. BSU is also a great college to attend. It has easy access around the campus, and many majors to decide on.” Cathryn McDaid, sophomore
“BLACK and GOLD! I have never worn blue and orange together...I make sure of it before I leave the house! I would NEVER want to be mistaken for a Bronco. I graduated from THE University of Idaho!” Jeremy Dovel, algebra 2 and geometry teacher
“Black and gold. Not for the colleges but because I prefer those colors.” Wendy Nelson, sophomore
“Neither. I’m not a fan of football and I hate those colors.” Tristan Stillings, sophomore
“I would never wear blue and orange for the simple fact that those are BSU colors.” Chase Young, senior
“I bleed blue and orange!” Andy Ward, senior
“Neither. I don’t like foot-ball, or sports, or Idaho colleges, really. I suppose I’d be seen in black, but without the gold.” Megan Wirtz-Gilb, sophomore
“Black and gold because I think the Broncos are overrated. Also, I look better in black and gold.” Howard Sharp, junior
“I would rather wear black and gold because I always root for the underdog. U of I is having an excellent season and I support them fully! BSU is overrated! Go U of I!” Caroline Egg-ers, senior
“I would definitely wear black and gold. U of I! I don’t even think I own any orange and blue clothing. You can’t get away with
“Blue and orange! BSU is the school I have been planning to go to since I was 6! Plus I love football! Who better to root for than our beloved Broncos?” Christine Smith, senior
wearing blue and orange without someone com-menting on how it’s BSU colors.” Hannah Peters, sophomore
“I don’t know. I like blue and orange for the football team but black and gold for their academics.” Jessica Powell, junior
Are you more likely to be seen wearing blue and orange
or black and gold?Why?
Photos by Katie Corp
“Blue and orange is what I’d most likely wear. First of all we had Ian Johnson— num-ber 41— on our team. Also, this is the team I grew up with.” Douglas Richards, sophomore
“Blue and orange. My sister went to BSU and so did a lot of my friends. Also, they have a really good team.” Ali Clogston, junior
Volume 50 Issue II November 17, 2009 13PeopleStudents experience foreign culture
By Justin Kirkham
From raw horsemeat and baby eels to pleth-ora of traditional, hand-cooked Japanese meals, seniors Chase Young and Mary Anne Bowen’s excursion to Japan, through a partial scholarship from Youth for Understanding, gave them a close up view of life and culture in Japan. Each taught English to young elementary students and was placed in a Japanese home; they went to school, ate, went sightseeing, and spent quality time with their non-English-speaking host families.
“The more I was there, the more I realized how little I knew of the language,” said Bowen. She and Young had two years of high school Japanese cours-es under their belts, which they described as barely adequate to hold in-depth conversations.
After experiencing the struggles of the language barrier, Bowen remarked on how much confidence she gained, “I know I can accomplish anything here in America because I can speak the language.”
On the plane ride back to America, Young de-veloped a sore throat. “I talked the whole 10 hours,” he said, “It was great to be able to speak to people that knew my language!”
After a successful day of teaching English to Jap-anese elementary students, Young would be bom-barded by little hands and fingers. “They would touch my arms and run their hands through my hair,” said Young, blushing. Japanese rarely encoun-
ter someone of such height and blond hair color. “I kind of liked it,” admitted the senior. “It made me feel superior.” Young was sometimes stopped on the streets by Japanese girls who wanted a picture taken with him. “I would have to hold them up or else they would fall to the ground in awe,” said Young.
“I ate so much!” remarked Bowen. “We had like six dishes for breakfast, and I would still be hungry by lunchtime.” The Japanese enthusiast further ex-plained how the Japanese don’t have all the “yucky trans fats” that we have in America. Bowen’s Japa-nese mother hand-made every meal of the day. “I had to get used to having to cook for myself when I came home,” said the senior.
In Young’s family, his father brought home the meat. “Dad came home one time with this big piece of meat. I asked him what it was and he said it was raw horsemeat,” said Young, “It was actually pretty good!”
The Japanese have lots of different kinds of bread, where the filling is inside of a roll. “You would never know what was inside your bread. It could be really good or really bad,” exclaimed Young.
“Oh, the squatters,” said Bowen, covering her eyes with her hands and shaking her head, “There are either really nice toilets, or the squatters.” These squatters were little toilet bowls on the ground. “I was able to use them when I wore pants. I was so proud of myself,” said Bowen as she happily showed how to correctly squat, “but in a skirt, I just couldn’t do it.” Young, sighing, admitted that he never used the squatters.
Getting to school was an adventure in and of itself for Young. He had two bikes, one to ride to the train, and one to ride after the train ride to school.
“I would ride the trains along the coastline right when the sun rose in the morning and when it set in the evening,” remarked the senior. “Sometimes I would get home so late that the bus would be full of drunken guys back from the bar. It was funny to watch them stumble around,” Young said.
“My school was the best in the area, and we didn’t have uniforms!” said Young. Even though Bow-en’s school was more typical of Japanese schools that do have uniforms, Bowen exclaimed, “The schools were really, really nice!”
Sleeping quarters in Japan were quite differ-ent than in America. “The tatami mat was su-per soft,” said Bowen. In addition to her tatami
mat, the senior also had a futon, to which she took a great liking. “It was like a giant cushion,” she re-marked. After rolling up the futon in the morning, Bowen enjoyed the vast space in her room. Near the end of her stay, the senior became slightly home-sick, “I missed my cat because my Japanese family didn’t have any pets!”
Bowen, describing her Japanese mother, said, “She was the best cook ever, but she also liked to tease me a lot!”
For both students, it was difficult to commu-nicate with their family members at first, for the host families spoke little English. “My dad would remember the most random words in English, like the word ‘revolution’,” remarked Bowen, “I would think, great, I know that word, too, but I don’t know how we would use it!”
“The trip change my life!” said Bowen. Bowen said she would love to work as a Japanese English teacher, and Young said he finds the idea of joining some kind of foreign service appealing.
Photo courtesy of Chase YoungYoung stands in front of an antique building in Japan.
Photo courtesy of Chase YoungYoung posing with his exchange family
“The trip changed my life!”--Senior, MaryAnne Bowen
Seniors Chase Young and MaryAnne Bowen
travel to Japan finding a variety of new food,
people, surroundings
Sports14 Volume 50 Issue II November 17, 2009
By Parker Simmons
The good news is that there are no more games to be lost. The bad news is that’s because the season is over. The Borah football team fin-ished the season 0-9 sitting alone at the bottom of the 5A Southern Idaho Conference as the only winless team.
The team lost to Madison 8-0 in the last game of the year to polish off the winless record. Since then, plenty of rumors have swirled about Chester Grey being fired from his head coaching position. If the rumor were true, Borah’s Athletic Director Vince Mann would be the person firing
him. But according to Mann, this rumor is false.
This season has really shown that, even in high school football, losing is not taken lightly. In professional football, the National Football League players and coaches are paid millions of dollars to win football games. When teams lose, players are criti-cized and coaches are fired. High school coaches are also paid to win, but has this year gone too far?
This is high school foot-ball. Coaches are high school teachers, and players are high school students. Yet the frenzy and criticism that erupted this year is something that seems
controversial for a high school football team.
On the bright side, Borah football might have something to look forward to. The Borah Freshman team, which is made up of 9th grad-ers from both South and West, beat Timberline’s freshman team 30-6 in the city championship game. This means that in a few years, Borah could potentially have an elite football team once again.
Although West Jr. High and South Jr. High have had elite teams in the past five years, there is a
Team free falls into a 0-9 ring of fire
Road To the BCSundefeated Boise State inches closer to bowl game
By Parker Simmons
The wheels on Boise State’s blue and orange school bus are still turning. The 11-0 Bron-cos are lead by their Heisman hopeful, quarterback Kellen Moore, who is ranked sixth in the Heisman race. The Heis-man is annually awarded to
the best college football player of the year. Moore’s chances are slim because of the con-ference he plays in but he is putting up Heisman-like stats. He currently leads the nation in passing efficiency, and is second in total passing touch-downs. Because Boise State has no
more ranked opponents on its schedule, it must win the rest of its games by a large margin to show the BCS computers and voters that it is nowhere near challenged and can com-pete with a powerhouse team. This is another example of why the BCS format is under so much pressure.
Oregon’s rout of the Uni-versity of Southern Califor-nia’s Trojans in week nine was extremely helpful for the Broncos because they beat Oregon in week one. Basi-cally, if USC is known as a powerhouse, but Oregon beat them, that should mean Or-egon is better than USC. And because BSU beat Oregon, this should mean the Bron-cos are better than both USC and Oregon, possibly making them a legitimate BCS buster. Confusing? Absolutely.
Another noteworthy topic
is how BSU dropped in the polls even though it hasn’t lost. This happened after Tex-as Christian University, TCU, who are in the Mountain West Conference emphatically beat a then top 25 ranked BYU team in week eight, and leap-frogged over Boise State in the polls becoming the favorite to reach a BCS bowl game.
If a MWC team goes un-defeated along with the Bron-cos, the MWC team will most likely be chosen to play in a BCS bowl game over Boise State, because the Mountain West is a more challenging conference.
If the Horned Frogs fin-ish the rest of their season without losing, they will al-most surely be in a BCS bowl game. However, with a loss and an undefeated Boise State season, it will be the Broncos playing in early January.
Photo by Megan MizutaBoise State plays its home games at Bronco stadium, pictured here from its east side.
A brand new basketball season is right around the corner with tryouts over and the first game scheduled for Dec. 3.
With the seniors of last year out and the new se-niors in, the team will look for strong leadership from its most experienced player in Craig Spjute, a senior. “We will work to build a strong team bond,” said Spjute.
Playing since sophomore year, this will be Spjute’s third year on the varsity team. Spjute is a strong believer in teamwork. “We need to focus on working to get bet-ter for each other and not for ourselves,” said Spjute.
Last year’s team suffered a devastating loss in the first game of the state tourna-ment. “It’s vital to learn from our mistakes,” said senior Tony Buzzini.
Photo by Megan Mizuta Lions huddle during their loss to Capital in the second game of the season.
possibility that the next group of youngsters will be the ones
that return Borah to its glory days.
Basketball team looks to avenge last years state tournament loss
SportsVolume 50 Issue ii November 17, 2009 15
By Katie Helm
“It was a complete success,” said senior Nick Elam regarding the 2009 soccer season. The boys soccer team was seeded fifth in districts and ended in second place after a loss to Centen-nial on Oct. 24.
This year’s re-cord was 14-5-1. Coach Steve Tip-ping said, “We had the highest win-ning percentage this year.”
“Having a home field was much more con-venient, and it was nice to have Borah students be able to support the team,” Tipping added. The home field helped by letting them
raise money to make improvements for the team.
“We came into the season with nothing in common, and grew to-gether like family on the first prac-tice,” Elam said. The team made it to the state game for the first time since
2006. “The (Cen-
tennial) game was unlucky but we did every-thing that we possibly could have done,” Elam com-mented. Borah played Eagle for the consolation
game and won 2-1.Compared to a regular season
game, more fans attended the state
Boys soccer earns second in state
Photo courtesy of Nikki MartinJounior Nikki Martin performs a “daffy” off of a jump at Tamarack Ski Resort.
By Megan Harrigfeld
“[This is] for the kids that don’t want to be racers,” said junior Chris-tin Martin when asked about a po-tential freestyle ski team at Borah. The team would be separate from the existing ski club, doing only free-style skiing, which involves jumps and is an acrobatic form of technical and aerial skiing. The team would have little to no competitions.
Although this would not be a rac-ing team, students already involved in the ski team could join. The team would be a group of intermediate to expert skiers that go up to a ski resort and just ride, anything from “jumps to moguls to just plain free-ride.” Martin has been on freestyle teams in the past and is eager to start one
Volleyball travels to Coeur d’ Alene, carries home third place state trophy
Freestyle skiing: Student wants to form new club
By Hilary Platt
The Lady Lions volleyball team went to Coeur d’ Alene for the state
tournament and won the third place trophy. It lost its first game to Idaho Falls, but then beat Lewiston, Post Falls, and Centennial.
In their last match, the play-ers fell to the state champions, the Ea-gle Mustangs.
The girls came a long way and are proud to be a part of this year. “As a senior, I’m so proud of our accomplish-ment as a team, and, without every one of our teammates, we wouldn’t have been able to make it as
here on home turf. Without an adviser willing to take
on the team so far, freestyle at Borah has yet to become an official club. “If we could find an adviser, I’d try to start it within the next month so we could do it this year,” stated Martin.
“We came into the season with nothing in common, and grew together like family
on the first practice,”-Nick Elam
‘It was exciting to make it so far and have the support of Borah’
competition. Elam commented, “It was exciting
to make it so far and have the support of Borah.”
Tipping added, “This season went really well.”
Junior varsity lost to Vallivue in the first round of districts.
Photo Courtsey of Dorian PhotographyThe boys soccer team is all smiles after the winning season.
Photo courtesy of Laurie Moden The Lady Lions smiled after they placed third at state for the first time in 21 years.
far as we did,” said Emylie Schleis.
FUN & Games16 Volume 50 Issue II November 17, 2009
4 21 9 5 6
8 61 9 8 5 7
5 9 3 87 23
4 5 82 7 6
Directions: Each row, column and block must havenumbers from 1 to 9 in them. No number can ap-pear more than once in any row, column, or block. When the entire puzzle is filled, with all the rules above, then the puzzle is solved. Level: Medium
There are 1,346 students attending Borah. A name belongs to every one of them. Parents bestow a name on their children with pride; however, this pride is sometimes shared by many students. The commonality of names at Borah is pretty surprising. How many students do you know who share these common names?
Megan /10
Jessica /16
Nicole /15
Christopher /11
Andrew /13
Cody /13
By Mike Bingham
In the entire English language, two words can cause a man to leap outside his comfort zone and try taking a new perspec-tive on life, and those words are “free food.” This was more or less what motivated me to attend the Youth Night hosted by the Gay Straight Alliance at the Albertson’s head-quarters downtown.
Not normally having much of an opin-ion on the gay/straight issue, I figured that it would be a good idea to learn what I could about it during the parts that didn’t involve food.
Complications arose fairly quickly when I attempted to find the Albertson’s building that, according to MapQuest, was located somewhere outside the fabric of space and time. By some fortunate twist of fate, though, I managed to arrive only an hour late.
Inside the building, a random helpful man pointed me toward the party. The hallway was marked by roughly a hundred thousand balloons taped to the walls, which were much easier to follow than the Map-Quest directions.
The room at the end of the hall was heavily decorated with rainbows, so I as-sumed I was at the right place. When I walked in, I was greeted by about 70 people, all of whom were engaged in the exciting act of… sitting down. I didn’t detect any food in the area, and felt more than a little cheated, but before I could protest, I was
shepherded over to the group to join in the festivities…
Which, as hungry as I was, still managed to be interesting. In one instance, our group played a game that defined different types of sexual orientation. I learned the meaning of FTM (female to male), MTF (male to fax machine), and LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisex-ual, Transgender and… the letter “Q”) and plenty of other politically correct acronyms that the government seems to churn out with an inappropriate obsession.
At another time, the group was asked to draw self-portraits and label them with all the stereotypes that they thought applied. Then they tacked the pictures on a scale between masculine and feminine (I put mine slightly away from the masculine side, because I’d re-cently said “Thank You” to someone). I en-joyed this activity because it awakened in me something I’d once learned, but had since forgot, namely, that crayons are perfectly ed-ible if you’re hungry enough.
Finally, the time came for everyone to eat dinner: tacos and fresh produce topped off with soda. I was relieved when I saw the meal laid out, because the night started to seem worthwhile.
For the rest of the night, I felt very content, if not completely lost. There was a Jeopardy knockoff featuring facts about people who I never knew were gay (or ex-isted, for that matter), and yes, I did end up running a race in women’s clothing. But the best part of the event was general feeling of acceptance. People accepted my sarcastic re-
marks, or at least didn’t maim me for them, and although the activities didn’t really do much to change my opinion (or lack thereof) on the gay/straight issue, I didn’t feel pressed into making the effort.
So, if ever you’re given the chance to broaden your horizons and take a trip outside your comfort zone, I sincerely urge you to go… the food is free.
Everybody wants to be a Jessica
LGBT who? A free dinner can make learning worthwhile
Name Game:
Sudoku