WE ALL MOURN
Nationwide Tribute to Virginia Tech Students Planned
The American College Personnel Association is spreading the word about a tribute to Virginia Tech students. They are declaring Friday “Orange and Maroon Effect” day to honor those killed on Monday and to show support for Virginia Tech students, faculty, administrators, staff, alumni and friends. Everyone across the country is invited to be part of the Virginia Tech family by wearing orange and maroon.TAKE BACK THE NIGHT
The Women’s Center and a number of community advocacy groups will present Take Back the Night activities April 23-24 and a keynote speaker April 26 on the Boise State campus. The events are designed to raise awareness about sexual violence during national Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Take Back the Night rallies are held across the world to raise awareness of the attitudes, beliefs and behaviors that perpetuate violence. The main focus of the rallies has been on sexual violence against individuals, particularly women.
MFA READING
MFA Reading Series Concludes Year with Writers Ben Doyle and Sandra Miller
The final MFA Reading Series presentation of the year will feature Ben Doyle and Sandra Miller at 7 p.m. April 28 at Piazza di Vino, 212 N. 9th Street. Doyle and Miller are the 2007 Distinguished Visiting Writers at Boise State. The reading is free and open to the public.
Doyle’s first collection of poems, “Radio,” was selected by Susan Howe for the 2000 Walt Whitman Award from the Academy of American Poets. His poems can be found in current and forthcoming issues of “Boston Review,” “Tin House,” “Denver Quarterly” and “Indiana Review.” His new manuscript, “Dead Ahead,” is forthcoming from Ahsahta Press. Doyle co-edits the Kuhl House Books contemporary poetry series of the University of Iowa Press.
While on the Subject of Reading…
Award-Winning Children's Author Jane Breskin Zalben to Speak
Children’s author Jane Breskin Zalben will give a brownbag lunch talk from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Friday in the Student Union Farnsworth Room. The talk is free and open to the public and is co-sponsored by the Department of Literacy.
Zalben is the author and illustrator of more than 50 picture books and novels for children, including “Paths to Peace — People Who Changed the World,” “Let There Be Light: Poems,” and “Prayers for Repairing the World.” Her stories tell of characters who deal with the stuff of life: friendship, family, self-reliance and inner-strength.
STUDENT UNION ACTIVITIES
Test Drive a Mac
Learn how to produce movies and music,
how to operate an xServe, run Windows on a Mac and much more.
Get the chance to test drive a Mac from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. April 24
in the Alexander Room of the Student Union. The test drive will
include podcasting, servers and storage solutions, Windows on a Mac, and
Final Cut Studio. A demonstration fair will be held from 10 a.m.–2
p.m. in the Farnsworth Room of the Student Union and include Music
on a Mac, Photography on a Mac, Windows on a Mac, Digital Movies
on a Mac, xServe Solutions on a Mac, and your Digital Life on
a Mac. Contact BroncoTEC with questions at ext. 6-5496.
Visit the Bookstore for the Senior Salute Graduation Fair
Congratulations to the Class of 2007. The Bookstore will host a 2007 Senior Salute Graduation Fair from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. today and Friday for the graduates of 2007. Graduates can find all of their graduation needs including caps and gowns, announcements, class rings, diploma frames, and stoles of appreciation. The Alumni Association, Student Recreation Center and Career Center will have information booths. Other vendors will provide information regarding insurance and loan consolidation. Join the Bookstore for refreshments and prizes as BSU congratulates the Class of 2007.
Gear Up for Summer at Fresh Express
Buy any Coca-Cola 20-oz. bottled beverage at Fresh Express in the Student Union and receive a chance to win a barbecue grill. In addition, Fresh Express will feature a special on Coke’s new Cherry Coke Zero, which will be on sale at two for $1.
Student Certification Program Saves Valuable Time and Money
To increase productivity and function more efficiently, the Student Union Facilities and Operations Department created a certification program. The eight-week training course is designed for students who get hired to work on the facility crew in the SUB. The first day on the job, everyone gets an easy-to-read 45-page manual, which lists step-by-step instructions for everything from mopping floors to emergency procedures.
ENGINEERING WINS AGAIN
BSU Takes First and Third Place in MicroMouse Contest
Student teams from Boise State took first and third places in the 2007 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Region 6 Northeast Area MicroMouse Competition held Saturday on campus.
First place went to students Jon Bills and Mike Owen. Their autonomous robot “mouse” named Stewie IV negotiated a maze in two minutes 44 seconds, to which a 30-second touch penalty was added. The third place team included Darrin Reed, Dan Isla, Alex English, Kirsten Sikes and Chris Hale. They ran a mouse named The 99 Cent Special that found the maze finish line in 3 minutes 38 seconds.
Also competing from Boise State was the team of Derek Klein, Joe Taylor and Craig McGillivary with a mouse named The Ghetto Ride. All of the students are electrical engineering students at Boise State with the exception of Kirsten Sikes, who is completing her senior year of high school at Boise State.
The Northeast Area of Region 6 of the IEEE has10 student branches in Idaho, Utah and Montana. The second place team was from Montana State University.
While on the Subject of Engineering…
Frary Featured in College of Engineering Seminar Tomorrow
Megan
Frary, an assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science
and Engineering, will present a seminar on her research from 10:40
–11:30 a.m. Friday in Room 106 of the Micron Engineering Center.
Frary’s presentation, “Microstructural Connectivity: Composite Microstructures and Grain Boundary Networks,” is open to the public. Frary is a recent recipient of a National Science Foundation CAREER award, the NSF’s most prestigious award for early career faculty. More on her research is available here.
REMINDER - BOISE STATE’S ANNUAL BICYCLE CONGRESS
Learn More About How to be Part of the Solution
Boise State invites the community to learn more about alternative transportation during the annual Bicycle Congress from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. tomorrow in the Student Union Bishop Barnwell Room.
The Bicycle Congress was formed to address issues such as roadway congestion, air quality, alternative transportation routes, and commuter well-being. This year’s conference includes national and international experts. All sessions are free and open to the public, and an RSVP is requested by e-mailing bicyclecongress@boisestate.edu.
PHI KAPPA PHI
Students, Faculty and Mayor of Boise Inducted into Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi inducted 78 students plus four faculty and the mayor of Boise into the Boise State chapter on Sunday in the Rose Room in downtown Boise. In addition to being inducted, Mayor Dave Bieter served as the keynote speaker. Tony Roark, professor of philosophy, was elected 2007-2008 president of Phi Kappa Phi’s Chapter 159.
Phi Kappa Phi, founded in 1897, is the nation’s oldest, largest and most selective all-discipline honor society, with chapters on nearly 300 campuses in the United States, Puerto Rico and the Philippines. The society inducts approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni each year.
Membership in Phi Kappa Phi is by invitation and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors having at least 72 semester hours, are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as can faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.
Annual CD Sale May 4-5 at Boise State Radio
Fundraiser for public radio offers a wide range of used CDs
The annual Boise State Radio CD sale is scheduled for 10 a.m.-6 p.m. May 4-5 in the Simplot Micron Building.
The CD sale makes more than 4,000 new and used recordings available for sale at $3 each as a fundraiser. Donors are invited to trade in three full-length CDs and receive one free CD. Available CDs include jazz, rock, blues, folk, world music and classical.
Boise State Radio includes NPR News 91, KBSU Arts & Cultural Programming and Idaho’s Jazz Station. Boise State Radio operates 20 broadcast facilities in Idaho and northern Nevada. Additional information is available at http://radio.boisestate.edu.
For more information, contact Vida or Sean at ext. 6-3663.REMAIN CALM, IT'S ONLY A TEST
Power Outage Planned Sunday
Layton Construction, the contractor for the Bronco Stadium expansion project, will be facilitating a power shutdown Sunday to accommodate the press box skysuites project. The shutdown will start at 6 a.m and last for approximately eight hours. The buildings that will be affected are the Noble Hall of Fame, Nicholson-Yanke Athletic Center and Idaho Sports Medicine Institute. Call ext. 6‑5523 for more information.NEWS FROM THE PARKING DESK
‘Roll With It’ Continues
Parking and Transportation Services continues to support “Roll With It,” which challenges the Boise State community to use alternative modes of transportation in the month of April. Participants have until May 1 to log 16 credits and qualify for prizes donated by local businesses. The program, which launched April 3, is a partnership between several campus agencies to promote a healthy lifestyle and alleviate traffic and parking congestion. “Roll With It” provides a calendar to log participants’ progress and is open to Boise State students, staff and faculty. More information is available at www.boisestate.edu/bicyclecongress.
In addition, support of alternative transportation continues in May when all Boise Urban Stages (BUS) routes become free to anyone with a Boise State ID and a BUS sticker. Stickers are available at the Parking and Transportation Office, 1001 Lincoln, during regular business hours.
Upcoming Events Necessitate Parking Changes
The following
alterations to parking enforcement will take place on the following dates:
- Friday —High Schools Track Meet. Parking will be available in the general area on the east side of Bronco Stadium from 3-9 p.m.
- Saturday — Hui-O-Aloha Luau. Parking will be available in the Library parking lot, Bronco Circle, and the west Stadium lot.
- Saturday — Ballet Idaho, Morrison Center — Free parking will be available in the Towers lots, and the Brady parking structure starting at 4:30 p.m.
- Sunday — Symphonic Winds, Morrison Center — Free parking will be available in the Towers lots and the Brady parking structure starting at 4:30 p.m.
- April 23 — Half of the Student Recreation Center lot will be blocked off for an event. Motorists who use that lot are asked to use the east stadium lot.
