#“bsu tour”

[dailyunsolvedmysteries-movedd]

The True Story of the Boise Murder House

805 W Linden Street in Boise, Idaho, its covered in a layer of soot, with windows broken and boarded up and trash strewn about the yard, the 2-story, 2,728 square-foot Craftsman-style home looks like an abandoned horror movie set. 

Known commonly as the Boise Murder House, the home is also sometimes referred to by locals as the Chop-Chop House, a glib reference to the gruesome homicide that took place there more than three decades ago. In the early morning hours of June 30th, 1987, 37-year-old Daniel Rodgers and 31-year-old Daron Cox shot and killed 21-year-old Preston Murr in the basement of Rodgers’s home at 805 W Linden Street. The two men then used an axe and knife to dismember his corpse, wrapped the pieces in plastic bags, and drove to the Idaho-Oregon border to dump the body parts in the Brownlee Reservoir. Horrifying as the facts of the crime are, there is one detail more haunting than the rest: Murr almost escaped.

According to court documents, an altercation broke out around midnight between the three men and Murr was shot in the shoulder by one of the two others. Having somehow managed to flee the home, he ran to a nearby house and banged on the door begging for help, but no one answered. The neighbor inside did call the police, however. He reported hearing pounding on his door, as well as someone screaming “let go of me,” followed by an anguished yell. Peeking out his window, he saw someone chasing Murr, eventually catching him and dragging him back into the basement of Rodger’s home, where he was fatally shot in the back of the head.

Though police never responded that night, they were called again the next morning by the same neighbor who asked officials to come investigate blood on his screen door. The blood found throughout the neighborhood—on sidewalks and at least one other neighboring house—further painted a harrowing picture of Murr’s desperate attempt to escape his murderers the night before. While the crime scene has long since been cleaned up, a dark legacy lingers around 805 W Linden Street to this day.

It’s unclear what happened to the house in the immediate years after Rodgers was sent to the Idaho State Correctional Center to serve out a life sentence without parole, but property records available online list a new owner, James Howell, as of 2000. Howell has since rented the house to a number of tenants and, given its proximity to Boise State University, it’s become a popular choice among students seeking off-campus housing. As a result, local lore about the house has a decidedly collegiate flair: One persistent rumor claims that fraternity brothers have reported seeing blood dripping down the walls of the basement for years. While there is no truth to this tale—and 805 W Linden was never an official frat house—many former residents say there is something “off” about the space.

“The basement was creepy and had a weird feel. We would take people down there to scare them. I never saw any ghosts but you could tell something wasn't right,” Joe W., a former BSU student, told a local radio station, 107.9 LITE FM. Another Boise resident, Rachel R., told the station that her family almost bought the house back in 2000, and to this day she still gets anxious when thinking about their tour of the home. “It looked like it had been abandoned and the basement was by far the creepiest part,” she said. But of all the accounts shared with 107.9, the strangest tale, submitted by Dan D., goes well beyond the basement.

According to his story, one night Dan and his friend thought they heard someone trying to break into the house. When they went out to the front porch to check things out, no one was there. After looking around the front yard, Dan turned to face the house and saw a “big black oily looking thing” in the window of a bedroom upstairs. He remembers seeing the shadow-y figure move back from the window and towards the bedroom door before it disappeared. Shortly after, it reappeared outside in a mirror sitting on the porch. Dan watched as the “ball of oily blackness” moved down the large column of the porch, slowly growing in size until it took up the entire reflection of the mirror and moved right through him. “It was the weirdest, most disturbing thing I've ever felt and just typing this makes me feel it again. It's like ice fingers sinking into my shoulders,” he said.

[dailyunsolvedmysteries]

The True Story of the Boise Murder House

805 W Linden Street in Boise, Idaho, its covered in a layer of soot, with windows broken and boarded up and trash strewn about the yard, the 2-story, 2,728 square-foot Craftsman-style home looks like an abandoned horror movie set. 

Known commonly as the Boise Murder House, the home is also sometimes referred to by locals as the Chop-Chop House, a glib reference to the gruesome homicide that took place there more than three decades ago. In the early morning hours of June 30th, 1987, 37-year-old Daniel Rodgers and 31-year-old Daron Cox shot and killed 21-year-old Preston Murr in the basement of Rodgers’s home at 805 W Linden Street. The two men then used an axe and knife to dismember his corpse, wrapped the pieces in plastic bags, and drove to the Idaho-Oregon border to dump the body parts in the Brownlee Reservoir. Horrifying as the facts of the crime are, there is one detail more haunting than the rest: Murr almost escaped.

According to court documents, an altercation broke out around midnight between the three men and Murr was shot in the shoulder by one of the two others. Having somehow managed to flee the home, he ran to a nearby house and banged on the door begging for help, but no one answered. The neighbor inside did call the police, however. He reported hearing pounding on his door, as well as someone screaming “let go of me,” followed by an anguished yell. Peeking out his window, he saw someone chasing Murr, eventually catching him and dragging him back into the basement of Rodger’s home, where he was fatally shot in the back of the head.

Though police never responded that night, they were called again the next morning by the same neighbor who asked officials to come investigate blood on his screen door. The blood found throughout the neighborhood—on sidewalks and at least one other neighboring house—further painted a harrowing picture of Murr’s desperate attempt to escape his murderers the night before. While the crime scene has long since been cleaned up, a dark legacy lingers around 805 W Linden Street to this day.

It’s unclear what happened to the house in the immediate years after Rodgers was sent to the Idaho State Correctional Center to serve out a life sentence without parole, but property records available online list a new owner, James Howell, as of 2000. Howell has since rented the house to a number of tenants and, given its proximity to Boise State University, it’s become a popular choice among students seeking off-campus housing. As a result, local lore about the house has a decidedly collegiate flair: One persistent rumor claims that fraternity brothers have reported seeing blood dripping down the walls of the basement for years. While there is no truth to this tale—and 805 W Linden was never an official frat house—many former residents say there is something “off” about the space.

“The basement was creepy and had a weird feel. We would take people down there to scare them. I never saw any ghosts but you could tell something wasn't right,” Joe W., a former BSU student, told a local radio station, 107.9 LITE FM. Another Boise resident, Rachel R., told the station that her family almost bought the house back in 2000, and to this day she still gets anxious when thinking about their tour of the home. “It looked like it had been abandoned and the basement was by far the creepiest part,” she said. But of all the accounts shared with 107.9, the strangest tale, submitted by Dan D., goes well beyond the basement.

According to his story, one night Dan and his friend thought they heard someone trying to break into the house. When they went out to the front porch to check things out, no one was there. After looking around the front yard, Dan turned to face the house and saw a “big black oily looking thing” in the window of a bedroom upstairs. He remembers seeing the shadow-y figure move back from the window and towards the bedroom door before it disappeared. Shortly after, it reappeared outside in a mirror sitting on the porch. Dan watched as the “ball of oily blackness” moved down the large column of the porch, slowly growing in size until it took up the entire reflection of the mirror and moved right through him. “It was the weirdest, most disturbing thing I've ever felt and just typing this makes me feel it again. It's like ice fingers sinking into my shoulders,” he said.

[garrulousastrology]

Shown in this image is Bridgewater State University's telescope in their very own observatory. Managed by Jamie Kern, the BSU observatory is used for multiple purposes such as for astrophysics research, astrophotography, and they also host both private and public events. My experience of the observatory and seeing all of the equipment was due to a class tour held by Professor Kern. The tour was definitely memorable, as it was something I never experienced outside of amusement park attractions and I thought it was very cool that something like this was on my college campus. No ride in particular comes to mind, but for example Disney World has many attractions where the setting around the attraction moves, and I felt a similar feeling while in the BSU observatory. Although we were not able to open the observatory and use the telescope, we did get to see the dome of the observatory roof spin around. The dome of the observatory spins so that the user of the telescope can see different parts of the sky from standing in the same spot. The telescope itself is very cool and quite intimidating. I couldn't imagine what making the telescope and setting it up in the observatory would be like. As dizzy as it made the class, it was still very cool to see. Not only did I feel I learned a lot about the Bridgewater State observatory, but I feel the class as a whole felt more connected than it did before. From thinking we were lost while waiting for our professor, to exchanging laughter with numerous jokes in the dome and through the hallways. Now that we have gone through the observatory and shared this moment, I feel that we now are more classmates, as opposed to strangers as it felt before.

[universalthings]

This week in class, we toured the BSU Observatory, which is located in the DMF Math and Science center on campus. The observatory is a great way for students involved in astronomy to continue their studies, allowing for many astronomy students to experience the night sky through any of their several telescopes. The BSU Observatory is accessible for all students, which allows many students not involved with the observatory the chance to look up into the night sky, which is something that could be intriguing to many students, such as myself. In addition to exploring the observatory, we learned about different light waves, and how different cameras are used to capture different types of waves. In turn, learning about the different light waves showed us what types of cameras were better for astronomy, compared to those in which are better for everyday use. In class on Wednesday, we looked at photographs taken from the 19th and 20th centuries. We looked into how many of the photographs had marks on them, questioning what they may have come from, and figuring out that they may have been damage to the photos over the time since they had been taken. We learned of the backgrounds of the photographs, and about how they were used to count the number of stars in the sky, as well as measure how far away a star, galaxy, or any other object in the night sky is away from Earth. During class we also started to edit pictures of the crab nebula. In order to do this, we used a photo editing program called GIMP. Using the program allows us to brighten, color, and layer photographs together in order to create a colored photograph. At first, the process was pretty difficult to figure out, as I had never used, or even heard of GIMP before, but I was able to quickly figure out how to use the program and resolve minor issues I had within it.

source: Observatory | Bridgewater State University

[aestheticvoyage2023]

Day 80: Tuesday March 21, 2023 - “Seeing The Blue”

Part of the day involved some good hard work - but the reward today, was to go see The Blue on Boise’s campus.  When onsite visits provide the opportunity for good old fashion sight seeing, they become the most memorable by far.  This landmark has been on my wishlist from my client roster for several years.   With that in mind I raised my hands over my head “Touchdown!” The overlook of the stadium is attached to a BSU museum and super fan tour guide that can answer questions about the famed Statue of Liberty Play, because he was there. What a neat place - I suppose I’ll have a little bronco in my heart from now on.   Go Big Blue! Fight Fight BSU!

Song: Boise State Fight Song

Quote:”May the flowers remind us why the rain was so necessary.” Xan Oku

[omgsammyashley16]

College tours

I could never ever be a college tour guide. I wouldn't stick to the script of all of this is awesome and great and here's the good innocent way people use these places. I know way more about the dark side of campus. I would end up dissing our main dining hall and saying that the only place worth getting food is the convenience store one campus or the food court that's only open 11-2 Monday-Friday. I'd accidentally point out old party houses, share horror stories of the dorms and accidentally share how many people break the no alcohol and no tobacco on campus rules.

Maybe some people would appreciate the brutal, non sugar coated honesty, but I don't think I would have the job for very long...

[obsidianarchives]

The Real House-students of Hogwarts S1E1

Episode 1: Snakes and Charmers

*Upbeat/vaguely wizarding music plays*

BLAISE ZABINI: I may be a Slytherin, but I am not a snake.

DEAN THOMAS: I’m a team player, but I’m always ahead of the pack.

DESIREE WARBECK: My cookies are always served with tea.

ALEX JOHNSON: I may be the youngest, but I can teach these old bats a thing or two.

HERMIONE GRANGER: Books and cleverness? There are more important things...like justice.

LAVENDER BROWN: You can’t predict the future, but I can.

Pan out to reveal all six wizards, each holding out their wand over the words THE REAL HOUSE-STUDENTS OF HOGWARTS.

…

A series of shots: Hogsmeade, Hagrid’s hut, the Hogwarts skyline, and then: Professor Sinistra’s classroom where BLAISE ZABINI and DESIREE WARBECK are setting up chairs for the first Hogwarts BSU meeting of their sixth year at Hogwarts. Desiree sets a tin of biscuits on the front desk, and Blaise seems a little nervous as he rolls up the sleeves of his shirt.

BLAISE CONFESSIONAL: Blaise wears a brilliant set of emerald velvet robes, hair is freshly cut. He scowls, but it is clearly because of his discomfort at being in front of the cameras. I’m Blaise Zabini, sixth year Slytherin and...President of the Hogwarts BSU. 

DESIREE CONFESSIONAL: Desiree is in black robes, but her Afro puff is decorated with sunflowers and gold powder dusts the tops of her cheeks. She beams brilliantly. I’m Desiree Warbeck, sixth year Hufflepuff and Treasurer and Resident Baker of the Hogwarts BSU. I suppose the latter isn’t really an official title but (she shrugs) I can’t eat all those biscuits and sponges on my own can I?

Back in the classroom, Blaise and Desiree are using their wands to move the desks to the perimeter of the room and the chairs in a circle in the center.

BLAISE: So...you had a good summer?

DESIREE smiles: Yeah, my Nan came to visit. She’s been touring in the States so it was good to see her.

BLAISE smiles softly: That’s nice. I’d have liked to meet her.

DESIREE blushes: Yeah, well I barely heard from you all summer. So...

BLAISE coughs: Right. Well, I was traveling a lot. With my mum.

DESIREE: Hmm.

BLAISE CONFESSIONAL: He shifts uncomfortably. Me and Des are...complicated.

DESIREE CONFESSIONAL: We’re friends. Just friends. She doesn’t look happy about it, but doesn’t say any more.

Back in the classroom, DEAN THOMAS enters. He looks relaxed as he waves to his friends.

DEAN: Hey Blaise! Hey Des!

Blaise nods in greeting.

DESIREE: Hi Dean!

DEAN CONFESSIONAL: Dean wears a West Ham football jersey under his open robes. He lounges back in his seat, his short afro freshly picked. I’m Dean Thomas, sixth year Gryffindor and Vice President of the BSU. I pretty much keep Zabini accountable (he then grins and straightens up), and I guess he does the same for me. There’s not a lot of us Black students at Hogwarts so we sort of look out for each other despite the rivalry.

Back in the classroom, ALEX JOHNSON enters behind Dean. He pulls the quill out from behind his ear as he searches in his bag for some parchment.

ALEX CONFESSIONAL: Alex is in neatly-pressed robes, the sides of his high top slowly filling in. He sits up straight, looking into the camera with confidence. I’m Alex Johnson. Most folks know me as Angelina’s kid brother, but I’m a fourth year Ravenclaw, the BSU’s Scribe, and I’ve got the highest marks in my year.

The four of them choose seats near each other. Dean turns his seat around before sitting, leaning forward on the backrest.

DEAN: So...why’d you call us here early?

BLAISE shifts in his seat beside Desiree: Well, I figured, you know, first meeting back and all. (He takes a breath and sits up straighter) And also, I wanted to talk about some changes.

Dean and Desiree exchange a glance, but Alex is too busy writing down everything to also look surprised.

DESIREE: What kind of changes?

BLAISE doesn’t look at her: I want to step down as BSU President.

The camera pans around the room. Dean frowns at Blaise, Desiree looks shocked and upset, Alex is still scribbling furiously on his parchment.

DEAN CONFESSIONAL: What in Merlin’s scratchy five o’clock shadow?

CUT BACK TO BLAISE still not looking at anyone: It’s just...there’s a lot going on out there and I think it’ll be...safer...if I’m not so out in the open, you know?

BLAISE CONFESSIONAL: I started the BSU with Dean third year because I wanted to make space for other Black students at Hogwarts, and I don’t regret doing that but...but with the Dark Lord out in the open, I just feel like it would be more prudent for me to take a back seat. 

DEAN CONFESSIONAL: This is some Slytherin bullshit.

CUT TO DEAN eyebrows raised at Blaise: So does that mean you’re leaving BSU for good?

BLAISE: No, I still want to attend, but I think you should be the new President. And Des should be VP.

DEAN CONFESSIONAL: His arms are folded, face dubious. I’m not sure how my being Muggle-born and running a Black club would be more safe than it would be for Blaise to do it. 

DESIREE CONFESSIONAL: She looks confused and annoyed. Was Blaise Confunded on the way here?

CUT TO DESIREE: I’m not going to be the Vice President. Alex should do it.

ALEX finally looks up from his notes, face brightening: I have loads of ideas for where we could take the BSU this year. We could have a campaign focusing on getting Black students more support from the school, or run a drive to help younger Black wizards prepare for entering Hogwarts, or a dance where we can raise—

DEAN CONFESSIONAL: Dean lets out a long sigh, his eyes rolling to the ceiling.

CUT TO DEAN: Whoa whoa, mate, do you have all of this written down?

ALEX: Of course.

DEAN: Great, we can chat about it later.

BLAISE: So...we’re good?

DESIREE CONFESSIONAL: Her arms are folded. No, we are not ‘good.’

DEAN CONFESSIONAL: Dean snorts and shakes his head.

CUT TO DEAN: Yeah, I guess.

DESIREE mumbles: Sure.

A great bush of hair appears at the open doorway. It’s HERMIONE GRANGER, peeking in.

HERMIONE: Am I too early?

DESIREE glances at Blaise in frustration before saying: Nope, come on in!

HERMIONE CONFESSIONAL: Hermione is in plain robes and minimal makeup. Her hair is held back by a burgundy headband, and explodes all around her. She slouches a bit, but looks determinedly into the camera. I’m Hermione Granger, sixth year Gryffindor. Most people know me as the best friend of Harry Potter. Others like to call me a know-it-all, but really I just apply myself and study hard. N.E.W.T.s are only 20 months away, after all! I’m also really passionate about equality for all magical creatures, which includes freeing house-elves from the shackles of oppression put on them by wizards.

Hermione strides in, making straight for Blaise, looking determined. Blaise leans back a bit, eyeing her warily.

HERMIONE: I wanted to add something to the agenda. I’m having a knit-in for S.P.E.W. and need volunteers to help promote and run the event.

Blaise stares at her but doesn’t say anything right away, looking more and more dubious.

HERMIONE CONFESSIONAL: S.P.E.W. stands for the Society for the Protection of Elfish Welfare. We strive to create safe and free spaces for house-elves, are committed to paying them fair wages for their work, and are working to dismantle the entire system of enslavement the Wizarding World was built on. I started it in my fourth year after learning about their egregious treatment, and I have a few supporters, but we really need funding to keep our momentum.

DESIREE CONFESSIONAL: S.P.E.W. is…(she looks away from the camera and bites her lip)...a good cause I suppose.

DEAN CONFESSIONAL: I didn’t even know Spew was still a thing (he shrugs).

BLAISE CONFESSIONAL: Spew is dumb.

CUT TO BLAISE who clears his throat and motions to Dean: You should talk to Dean, he’s running the meeting today.

DEAN shoots an annoyed look at Blaise before fixing a friendly smile on his face as he looks to Hermione: Sure, er, what’s a knit-in?

HERMIONE: Well you all know house-elves can only be freed if you present them with clothes. I’m thinking of setting up in the Great Hall — since the elves here make all of our food — and everyone can knit clothing for them. By the end we’ll have raised awareness about the cause and have made more clothes to free them with!

Blaise looks like he is about to say something, but Desiree touches his hand and shakes her head. He keeps his mouth shut.

DESIREE CONFESSIONAL: Hermione is...intense. I mean, don’t get me wrong, helping house-elves is a great cause. But...I don’t know. Tricking them into freeing themselves is...a choice.

Cut back to the classroom, where other members of the BSU are filing in. Dean is watching Hermione, looking as though he’s trying not to laugh. Alex is still writing everything down despite no longer being the Scribe.

ALEX CONFESSIONAL: It just helps for me to write things down. I suppose we’ll have to find another Scribe but I want to stay on top of my game, be a great VP, you know? I’ve got some big shoes to fill.

CUT TO HERMIONE: Anyway, I know you’ve already said we can’t talk about S.P.E.W. in meetings, but I really just want to pass around a sign up sheet. No one’s required to do anything if they don’t want.

As she speaks, LAVENDER BROWN approaches, overhearing the conversation. 

LAVENDER CONFESSIONAL: Lavender wears soft pink robes, one side of her thick curly hair pinned back with glittery purple butterfly clips. She has faint pink eyeshadow and penciled-in eyebrows. I’m Lavender Brown! I’m a sixth year Gryffindor and aspiring Seer. Professor Trelawney told me my Inner Eye is blossoming, so I think it just might come true!

CUT BACK TO LAVENDER: Are you talking about your Spew event?

HERMIONE looking annoyed: It’s S.P.E.W.

LAVENDER shrugs: I can help if you’d like.

The others, including Hermione, stare at her in surprise.

DESIREE CONFESSIONAL: I have to admit, I did not see that coming.

CUT TO HERMIONE: Really?

LAVENDER: Yeah! I could set up a tea leaf reading station. People could pay a few Galleons to get their fortunes told. I’d donate the money to you, I just want the practice.

HERMIONE face dropping: Oh, er...I’ll let you know.

HERMIONE CONFESSIONAL: Absolutely not.

CUT TO DEAN who stands: Go ahead, Hermione, I don’t see the harm. (To the rest of the students who have filtered into the room). Everyone let’s take our seats. Des, you wanna pass out those biscuits?

...

BLAISE (V.O.): This season on the Real House-students of Hogwarts…

DEAN CONFESSIONAL: Burying his face in his hands. I can’t believe Blaise stuck me with this mess.

CUT TO HERMIONE running around like a Blast-Ended Skrewt is on her tail: What do you mean we don’t have green yarn?!

CUT TO ALEX CONFESSIONAL: I just don’t think I’m being heard, you know? They all think I’m just some kid.

Cut to Blaise hurrying after Desiree down the hall.

BLAISE: Come on, Des, just talk to me.

Cut to Hermione and Lavender, inches apart, fists clenched, fury on their faces. Desiree is standing between them, pushing Hermione back while PARVATI PATIL pulls Lavender back by her hand.

LAVENDER screaming: You’re so fake! That’s why no one likes you, not even Ron!

[saccred]

— someone told me that Morgan Parrish was connected to YARA SHAHIDI, but I think they meant MESSERET “MESSI” EZE, that 19 YEAR OLD FEMALE MARKETING & ADVERTISEMENT MAJOR. I heard that they are SWEET and HELPFUL but also GULLIBLE and SELF-ABSORBED, which is why people call them THE PEOPLE PLEASER. Someone in the library was saying that they TOOK MORGAN’S COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMS FOR HER, but I highly doubt that’s true. I do know that they WERE HIGH SCHOOL FRIENDS WITH MORGAN, so I wonder if the police are looking into them. 

i’m proud to announce that i’ve given birth to a beautiful baby girl and i love her so much :’) now come ruin her life for me

basically this is messi and she is the most pitiful people pleaser on the planet. she will do literally absolutely everything and anything and all the things in between if it means she’s on someone’s good side. and it’s not in a selfless “i’m putting others before me way”; it’s in a “i want everyone to adore me and be obsessed with me so i’ll do anything to get them to like me” way. a social climber, if you will. which. is not good and has gotten her into trouble i.e. being the reason morgan got into hyland. morgan promised her status and a seat with the cool kids, if you will, if messi wrote her essays and took her tests for her, which she gladly did under the pretense of earning a crown at the end. 

fun facts about her i guess?? and then at the end will be some spicy plots that are up for grabs!!

+ super super smart + is on the cheerleading team and volleyball team and in bsu  + likes strawberry lemonade sorbet and going shopping  + she wants to be like olivia pope when she grows up and has a goal of being the promo and advertisement designer for luxury brands  + is a tour guide for hyland

wanted plots !!

+ someone she’s done some good or bad stuff for / is currently during stuff for + angsty ex situation + we love a cute best friends plot + roommate !! + oooo give me some enemies maybe someone who realized how FAKE she is and they got into a fight or idk aldkjf + we can throw stuff at a wall and see what sticks if none of these fancies your interests so hmu :))

[nunjournal]

(link to post: https://www.instagram.com/p/BcWYjWtFK6_/?taken-by=bsulmu)

So this happened a few days ago. Someone took a snap of children of color who were touring Loyola Marymount University’s campus in Los Angeles, and added this hateful caption: 

“Just me and all of my peers... oh wait, these are lower socioeconomic minority students that LMU busses in for yours and uses affirmative action to get them in later on!!!”

The person who allegedly sent this snap is Katie Porter, an LMU student and elected senator of the student government there. 

The university’s BSU and MeCHA chapter, along with many other students, are calling for accountability. I watched the BSU’s livestream of the floor meeting during which students were allowed to voice their concerns with this; the only time Porter spoke was to claim that she didn’t know who the person who posted the snap is. A few students addressed her telling her that they know she is lying about not having taken the snap, and lying about not knowing who did it.

From ASLMU’s website: “THE ASLMU SENATE SERVES AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF AND ADVOCATE FOR THE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF ALL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AT LMU AND PROVIDE ACCOUNTABILITY AND COMPETENCE THROUGH OVERSIGHT. THE LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY OF THE ASLMU SHALL BE VESTED IN THE SENATE”

(this is publicly available online on ASLMU’s website: http://www.aslmu.org/meet-your-senators-1)

Also available on the website, ASLMU’s phone number: (310) 338-2891

The university has an anonymous “Ethics Reporting Line.” Here’s the link to the online reporting tool: https://secure.ethicspoint.com/domain/en/report_custom.asp?clientid=51913 and the phone number: 866.294.6139

Here’s MEChA and BSU’s joint statement about the situation:

[mack-yohe-edhi-602-rnas]

RNA #6 - Due March 2

Confessions of an Ivy League Frat Boy: Inside Dartmouth’s Hazing Abuses:

First of all, I hate the description “really hot skanky cheerleader.” 

A Dartmouth Man sounds like what higher education was designed for which also makes sense considering it is an Ivy League school and they cling to tradition heavily. But still, gross.

As someone who is greek affiliated, it breaks my heart to read these stories because I was part of a very young organization (founded in 2003 as a local org, nationalized a bit later, and chartered on BSU’s campus in 2013) that had a deeply rooted idea of “hazing is bad.” All of our rituals involve verbal consent for each step in the process and not like “do you consent to drinking vinegar” like “do you consent to me giving you this wire to create a ring that fits your finger.” Touching is not a thing, and alcohol is far removed from any sorority related function. That is the culture of a greek org I understand and the fact that others experience this torment and abuse disgusts me to my core.

The backlash from the greek community for speaking out blows my mind even more because truly, why would you want to allow this to continue? Why is it okay behind closed doors and something to be pushed under the rug? Perhaps it is my own understanding of human decency, but I don’t like that my understanding doesn’t match others. People die from this. People get severely sick from this. People have lasting emotional responses from this. And it’s not always this graphic and terrible. It’s often emotional and psychological, especially within sororities. 

Alcohol’s Hold on Campus (From The Chronicle of Higher Education):

“More than 1,800 students die every year of alcohol-related causes. An additional 600,000 are injured while drunk, and nearly 100,000 become victims of alcohol-influenced sexual assaults. One in four say their academic performance has suffered from drinking, all according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.“ (page 10)

Colleges have failed to combat alcohol abuse on campuses effectively because they continue to approach the issue as though it is an individual problem that can be solved through education.

Environment - accessibility/ease of access to alcohol, leniency towards underage drinking, and traditions/organizations based in alcohol (ex. greek parties and tailgates.)

It takes a community to change the attitude around drinking and it’s hard to get the community on board. This makes me think about my time as an undergraduate intern in the Office of Admissions at BSU. I had a mom in a presentation prior to tours that asked me if BSU was “the way she remembered it.” I asked her to elaborate and she goes “Oh, you know what I mean.” Alums set certain expectations and tend to push back on cultural shifts like not being a party school anymore. 

1990s - college presidents declared alcohol abuse the greatest threat to campus life. This kicked off the need to research and understand student drinking.

The idea of getting “hard on drinking” has shown to help reduce binge drinking. However, I would like to push back that this only affects low-income students as the legal ramifications of these policies are costly and students who are heavily involved in cultures such as greek life that promote binge drinking in many ways are not actually punished in the same way.

This is also not just a campus issue but a societal issue. The United States has normalized binge drinking to an extreme. It’s expected at all holiday celebrations, in times of distress, and in times of joy. The way binge drinking is normalized within society adds to this issue in ways that we have not touched. 

The other issue is that college administrators can only do so much. They can program over high party times (ex. Late Nite.) They can push for more rigorous academics. They can provide ample educational programs around binge drinking. There’s so many things they can do, but what they can’t do is force students to do most of it. Higher education, as mentioned in an incredibly early reading in this course, is voluntary. Students put in what they get out and they can also choose whether or not to be there. This ultimately limits the reach administrators have immensely and we have to decide what is truly worth it.

A Nation of Wimps:

Overarching concept - parental protection is a good thing in moderation and hyperconcern is inhibiting development of students.

I can agree with this, to a point. When parents go overboard, yes absolutely. But there are some circles where this has happened forever. the “my dad will sue you” bros didn’t suddenly appear in this generation. We have to allow kids to succeed and fail, but should also always strive for a better society in which certain barriers are not there because those have consistently been placed in front of minoritized communities. 

[napiakcio]

Haina 33 részes vezérlés rögzítő szett csak 13.990 Ft

Haina 33 részes vezérlés rögzítő szett

A készletben található elemek:

Főtengely tárcsa rögzítő (kerek tárcsa fogakhoz, rögzítési pont 12 óránál) Audi 12 14, 19 TDI PD, Seat 14, 19 TDI PD, Skoda 14, 19 TDI PD, VW 14, 19 TDI PD

Injektor pumpa rögzítő Audi 19, 25, 27, 30 TDI, 30 TDI CR, 19, 20 TDI PD, Seat 14, 19, 20 TDI PD, 20 TDI PD FR, 20 TDI PD FT4, 19 SDI, 19 TDI, Skoda 14, 19, 20 TDI PD, 19 TDI PD vRS, 19 SDI, 19 TDI, 25 TDI, VW 12, 14, 19, 20, 30 TDI PD, 14 TDI PD BM, 19, 25, 30 TDI, 30 TDI CR, 19, 20 SDI, 19 TD, 19 D motorokhoz

Tartólemez bordásszíj feszítőhöz Audi 18 Turbo, 20 FSI, 20 benzines, 12, 14, 19 TDI PD, Seat 18 Turbo benzines, 14, 19 TDI PD, Skoda 18 Turbo benzines, 19 TDI PD, VW 18 Turbo, 20 V20, 18 GTI benzines, 12, 14, 19 TDI PD motorokhoz Főtengely rögzítő Audi 28 V30, 27 Turbo, 42 V40, 42, 52 FSI, 24, 26, 27, 28, 42, 60 benzines, 25, 27, 30 TDI, 30 TDI CR, VW 40 W8, 42 FSI, 28, 42, 60 benzines, 25, 30 TDI, 30 TDI PD, 30 TDI CR motorokhoz

Vezérműtengely rőgzítő Audi 25 TDI, VW 25 TDi motorokhoz

Első panel elmozgató Audi 16, 18, 20, 24, 26, 28, 30, 42, 28 V30, 20 FSI, 20 TFSI, 18, 27 Turbo benzines, 20 TD 19, 25 TDI, 19, 20 TDI PD motorokhoz, VW 18 Turbo, 16, 18, 20, 28 benzines, 19 TDI PD, 19, 25 TDI motorokhoz

Lengéscsillapító kulcs 21mm

Bordásszíj feszítő tüske átmérő 44mm

Vezérműtengely rőgzítő Audi 16, 19, 20, 24 D, 20, 25 TD, 25 TDI, Seat 19 D, TD, TDI, 17, 19 SDI, Skoda 19 D, VW 13, 16, 24 D, 16, 19, 24 TD, 19, 25 TDI, 17, 19 SDI

Vezérműtengely beállító Audi 19 SDI/TDI, Seat 23 benzines, 19 SDI, TDI, Skoda 19 SDI, VW 19 SDI, TDI motorokhoz

Vezérműtengely rőgzítő Seat 12 V6/V12, Skoda 12 V6/V12, VW 12 V6, V12 benzines motorokhoz Főtengely rőgzítő Seat 12 V6, V12, Skoda 12 V6, V12, VW 12 V6, V12 benzines motorokhoz

Főtengely tárcsa rögzítő (ovális tárcsa fogakhoz, rögzítési pont 1 óránál) Audi 19, 20 TDI PD, Seat 19, 20 TDI PD, Skoda 19, 20 TDI PD, VW 19, 20 TDI PD motorokhoz

Vezérműlánc feszítő Audi 18 Turbo, 18, 20, 37, 42, Seat 18 Turbo, 14, 16 V16, 18 Cupra R, 14, 18, 23 benzines, 19, 20 TDI PD, 17, 19 SDI, Skoda 18 Turbo, 18 Turbo V20 RS benzines, VW 18 Turbo, 20 v20, 18 benzines motorokhoz

Szíjtárcsa feszítő, állítható

Típus:

Audi: 80, 80 Quattro, 90, 100, 100 Quattro, 200, A2, A3, A4, A4 Cabrio, A4 Quattro, A6, A6 Quattro, A6 Allroad, A8, Allroad, Q7, R8, RS4, RS6, S4, S4 Cabrio, S5, S5 Cabrio, S6, S8

Seat: Alhambra, Altea, Altea XL, Arosa, Cordoba, Ibiza, Inca, Leon, Toledo

Skoda: Fabia I-II, Felicia, Felicia Van, Felicia Pick-up, Octavia I-II, Octavia Tour, Roomster, Superb

VW: Beetle, Bora, Caddy, Caddy Maxi, Caddy Pick-up, Eos, Fox, Golf, Jetta, Lupo, Passat, Phaeton, Polo, Polo Classic, Sharan, Santana, Tiguan, Tuareg, Touran, Transporter, Vento

Motorkód:

Audi: 1T, 1Y, 1Z/AHU, 3D, AAH, AAS, AAT, AAZ, ABC, ABP, ACK, ADP, ADR, AEB, AEL, AFB, AFF, AFN, AFV, AGA,AGB, AGE, AGP, AGR, AHF, AHH, AHL, AHU, AJG, AJK, AJL, AJM, AKE, AKN, ALF, ALG, ALH, ALT, ALW, ALZ, AMB, AMF, AML, AMM, AMX, ANA, ANB, ANK, ANY, APC, APR, APS, APT, APU, APZ, AQD, AQF, AQH, AQJ, AQM, ARE, ARG, ARJ, ARM, ARN, ARS, ARU, ASB, ASE, ASG, ASJ, ASM, ASV, ASY, ASZ, ATD, ATJ, ATL, ATX, AUW, AVB, AVF, AVG, AVJ, AVN, AVV, AWA, AWN, AWT, AWX, AWY, AXR, AYM, AZA, AZB, AZC, AZQ, AZR, BAR, BAS, BAT, BAU, BBK, BCY, BCZ, BDG, BDH, BDV, BES, BEX, BFB, BFC, BGB, BHC, BHF, BKC, BKE, BKN, BLB, BMD, BME, BMK, BMZ, BNA, BNG, BNS, BPG, BPJ, BPP, BPW, BRB, BRC, BRD, BRE, BRF, BRV, BSB, BSG, BSM, BTH, BUG, BUH, BUL, BUN, BVA, BVF, BVG, BVJ, BWE, BXA, BYH, BZG, CAPA, CAUA, CN, CY, DE, JK, NC, RA, SB, Z1

Seat: 1Y, 1Z, AAZ, AEY, AFN, AGP, AGR, AGZ, AHF, AHU, AKW, ALH, AMF, ANU, AQM, ARL, ASV, ASY, ASZ, ATD, AUY, AVG, AWY, AXR, AYQ, AZQ, AZV, BBU, BJB, BJX, BKC, BKD, BKV, BLS, BLT, BLZ, BMD, BME, BMM, BMN, BMS, BMT, BNM, BNV, BPX, BRT, BSW, BTB, BUK, BVH, BVK, BXE, BZG

Skoda: ABV, AEF, AGP, AGR, AHF, AHL, ALH, AMF, AQM, ASV, ASY, ASZ, ATD, AVB, AVF, AWX, AXR, AYM, AZV, BDG, BJB, BKC, BKD, BLS, BLT, BMM, BMS, BNM, BNV, BSW

VW: 1G, 1S, 1V, 1W, 1X, 1Y, 1Z, 1Z/AUH, AAB, AAZ, ABL, ACK, ACL, ACT, ACV, ADP, ADR, AEB, AEF, AEY, AFB, AFN, AGD, AGE, AGP, AGR, AHB, AHD, AHF, AHG, AHH, AHL, AHU, AHY, AJA, AJM, AJT, AKD, AKN, AKU, AKW, ALE, ALG, ALH, ALT, ALZ, AMF, AMX, ANA, ANB, ANJ, ANU, ANY, APA, APR, APT, APU, AQD, AQM, ARG, ARL, ARM, ASV, ASX, ASY, ASZ, ATD, ATJ, ATU, ATX, AUF, AUH, AUY, AVB, AVF, AVG, AVQ, AVR, AWF, AWG, AWT, AWX, AWY, AXB, AXC, AXG, AXL, AXQ, AXR, AYC, AYQ, AYZ, AZM, AZQ, AZV, AZV, BAN, BAP, BAR, BAU, BAY, BBE,BBF, BBG, BDH, BDJ, BKD, BDN, BGW, BHW, BHX, BJB, BJJ, BJK, BJM, BJN, BJX, BJZ, BKC, BKD, BKP, BKS, BLS, BLT, BMA, BMD, BME, BMK, BMM, BMN, BMP, BMR, BMS, BMT, BNM, BNV, BRM, BRN, BRP, BRR, BRS, BRT, BRU, BST, BSU, BTB, BTT, BUK, BUN, BUZ, BVE, BVK, BVW, BWB, BWV, BXE, BXF, BZG,CARA, CASA, CASB, CR, CS, CY, DV, DW, JK, JP, JR, JX, KY, ME, MN, RA, SB, SSG, X1, Z1/AHU

[jannell]

Detail of a large #leekrasner piece at the BSU art museum. Went on a dope little #docentschoice tour of abstract works today. Inspiring af. . . . . #doma #bsu #ballstate #ballstateuniversity #muncie #abstractart (at David Owsley Museum of Art Ball State University)

[comm302strickland]

Update 10/ 1

Thank you to all of you you have completed the first leg of your CITI training. I will be getting those in the gradebook and adding another assignment shortly. 

Reminder: there is no class on Thursday 10/3 due to the investiture of our president, Dr. Marlene Tromp.

Next week, both of our class meetings will be in the BSU library for a tour of research resources as well as bibliographic instruction. We meet in room L203.

As I previously mentioned, be prepared for a quiz today on Chapter 2.

Some of you have been gone for sports and other excused absences. I will be sending an update soon that has instructions for makeups including working with the testing center.

And see details on our upcoming pilot study: https://appliedresearchbsu.tumblr.com/post/188068830264/pilot-study

[gochandlers]

Get Excited About Fall in the Treasure Valley

Summer is quickly approaching its conclusion, and while many of you might feel sad, the good news is fall in the Treasure Valley is equally as enjoyable. While you might have to trade in your flip flops for boots, fun and excitement know no seasonal bounds in Boise and the surrounding areas. If you don’t already have a pumpkin-spice-themed itinerary, here are some of the fun fall Treasure Valley events and activities to look forward to. 

Head to the Pumpkin Patch If you have kids, they’ll love this activity. Going to the pumpkin patch and finding the perfect pumpkin for carving is a family-friendly event that people of all ages enjoy. A handful of pumpkin patches and farms call the Treasure Valley home. And wherever you are in the Valley, be it Meridian, Boise, Nampa, or Star, there’s bound to be a pumpkin patch close by. Some of the favorites in the area include The Farmstead, The Berry Ranch, and Jeremy’s Pumpkins. Celebrate Oktoberfest Oktoberfest only happens during one part of the year, and a handful of downtown Boise restaurants go all out to celebrate the German holiday. Whether you attend a formal event or just take part in your own bier tour with a group of friends, you can’t go wrong. Check out the local event calendars, grab your stein, and head to any of the local Oktoberfest celebrations this fall. Spooky Season Throughout the Treasure Valley Once summer comes to an official close, many of us are ready for the Halloween season. Yes, it is a season for many people, not just one day out of the year. Whether you like to celebrate by getting out and about or just want to cozy up and watch some good old-fashioned scary movies, you can do it all in the Treasure Valley. For the adventurous, you can’t get any better than the Old Idaho State Penitentiary and their Frightened Felons events for the family and adults. If you’re more of a scary movie watcher and have a taste for the classics, check out Boise Classic Movies’ upcoming event schedule. All October and weeks leading up to Halloween they traditionally show classic horror movies at the Egyptian Theatre. Boise State Football Kicks Off There’s no way that you could have forgotten about BSU football, but it would be a mistake not to include the Broncos on this list. It’s about that time, and after almost an entire year of waiting, football is back on the blue. If you’ve never been, BSU games are an event for the whole family with Albertson’s Stadium comfortably hosting thousands of cheering fans. Most of the home games on the schedule are during the first part of the season, so be sure to plan ahead and scoop up some tickets. The Same Great Food at Chandlers Some things never change—and that’s a good thing! The fine dining fare at Chandlers is always fantastic, with premium cuts of beef and jet-fresh seafood no matter the time of year. Stop in for some of the freshest seafood Boise has to offer and start making your holiday reservations early, so your entire party can celebrate the season in luxury. About Chandlers Chandlers opened in 2007 with the mission of bringing fine dining and an upscale atmosphere to Boise and Treasure Valley residents. They deliver exceptional cuisine, exclusive drinks, and some of the best live music Boise offers on a nightly basis. They are frequently at the top of both local and national rankings for their premium steaks, jet-fresh seafood, extensive wine selection, and atmosphere, transforming any evening into a special occasion. Chandlers is proud to serve some of the freshest seafood Boise has to offer thanks to their jet-fresh shipping process. Whether you’re coming for a special occasion, to celebrate a holiday, to impress clients with a private business lunch, or it’s just date night, Chandlers is happy to have you. Browse all of their menu selections and make a reservation at Chandlersboise.com Original Source: https://bit.ly/2kkhVpt

[inkofamethyst]

A College Sendoff

Good morning gamers.  I leave for college tomorrow, and I wanted to, sort of, finish this whole college-search journey (and clean up my drafts) by posting a compilation of things that I’ve written about the college search process.  First, a reflection:

I admit that senior year was not an easy year for me.  I struggled a lot with overwhelming stress, primarily from the college search process.  I wish I had gotten a mentor of some sort (I... I might actually email the head of the BSU at my high school and ask her if there is anyone she thinks could use a mentor for this process because I know that it helps to have someone to talk to.  I had a panic attack at the end of last summer because (among other reasons) I felt alone and unworthy.  I don’t wish that upon anyone else.) because it really caught me off guard.  You’re a senior and you basically go through it alone.  And then I, like many others, turned to the internet for “comfort.”  I turned to CollegeConfidential and r/ApplyingtoCollege and neither of them was good for my mental health.  Some days I felt painfully average and other days incredibly insignificant.  But, anyway, I did get through it.  I was fairly successful, I might add.

Well, besides all of the hardships I did have a lot of positive experiences as well.  Acceptance letters were great (and honestly even that first “No” from my choice 8 was lovely, though I wish I hadn’t applied now) and going on tours was great and completing overnight stays was great.  Being invited to interviews was fantastic and I felt wanted, you know?  Getting mail every week was awesome.  I connected with a lot of people and this was my first ever real and important application which could change my future forever.  I think I did well, all things considered.  I mean, obviously, receiving two full ride offers is nothing to scoff at.  Few students can claim that they received one, even fewer can claim two.

While I’m not moving into the school where I expected to be this fall (literally this was the last one on my list and has been full of surprises on its own), I feel satisfied.  I’m in the honors program (not the one I wanted, perhaps, but the one that’s best for me) and I’m not paying hardly a cent to attend.  This will only make it easier for me to start applying for money for grad school and alleviate the amount of debt that I could be taking on by the end of my education.  I’m going to begin my life financially free, and I think that’s going to make a difference.  Goodbye, College Admissions Process, and good riddance.

So now, without further ado, some commentaries and lists hidden deep within my Drafts about the college admissions process.

(FutureNina’s commentary will be in brackets.)

Things I Wish I’d Done Differently in the College Admissions Process

Applied to Boston College

Applied to more schools that gave full rides

Applied to more schools that only required a Common App/Coalition App essay (ahem, Washington University in St. Louis)

Believed everyone when they said that my accomplishments were extremely valid and would yield good results

Written more stock essays about myself so that I wouldn’t have reached supplement burnout

Applied for more scholarships (yes I did get two full rides, no they were not to either of my top choices)

Applied to more reach schools with acceptance rates of <20% (I suppose that technically makes my choice 4 a reach then, hmmm)

Applied to more fly-in programs

Applied to the University of Michigan - Anne Arbor

Applied to a University of California or two or three or four

Applied to the University of Texas - Austin

Made decisions about the schools on my “To Consider” list that I never touched

Applied to more schools across the country

Things I’m Proud of Myself for Doing during the College Admissions Process

Creating a list of schools that I ruled out and stating why I ruled them out

Not applying to any Ivies/JHU/CMU/Others

Working hard on all of the supplements for all of the schools I applied to

Only applying to places where I felt like I had a high “fit” factor

Doing summer classes through a university program

Applying for a fly-in program

Not overdoing the number of safety schools that I applied to

Being aware of the fact that my future finances are also a factor

Not completely slacking off from my schoolwork

Watching/Listening to Critical Role to relax

Applying for the chance to earn a full ride

[On Perceptions]

I think that one of the reasons (of a few) that I wouldn’t choose my choice 7 is because that school is a state school (not in my state but still) next to a very well-known, extremely prestigious school (actually the school that I attended last summer lol).  I’ve heard from accounts of students who attend there that it gets annoying to be known as the school next to [Top 25 Private School] University.  They’re almost seen as second-class compared to that ultra-prestigious university even though their education quality is stellar as well.  But that school is public but not a UC.  This is a matter of pride.  I don’t ever want someone to view me as being second class even if I should know personally that it isn’t the case.  I know I’m stellar (most of the time lol), and I couldn’t bear to be known as a person in the school for those rejected by its neighbor, because, as a matter of fact, I was accepted to that prestigious university on a full scholarship to take two classes for college credit.  Don’t ever tell me that I’m not good enough.  While my self-esteem wavers sometimes, I know in my core that I am, indeed, good enough to do whatever I set my mind to.

That perception of my choice 7 alone could prevent me from attending, I think.

[I think I might have written this even before I got the full ride offer.  Honestly, this perception thing is a decent part of the reason why I decided not to attend.]

[On True Love]

@ me already looking at my choice 1 for graduate school despite the fact that it does not offer pharmacy

guess I’ll just get another degree in biochemistry/molecular biology  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[I definitely wrote this the day that I received my acceptance for my choice 1 (or maybe the day after) but didn’t get any scholarship money.  I’m not going to lie to you, gamers, this is honestly still a possibility.  I have no idea what life is like as a graduate student and I’m sure that the student life isn’t the same as undergraduate student life, but that school and its location... It’s definitely something I’m interested in.]

[In Conclusion]

To conclude my college journey, here’s a list of all my acceptances and what I got from each, mainly for my own records:

Choice 1: accepted

Choice 2: accepted + honors + $15k/year

Choice 3: accepted + $30k/year

Choice 4: accepted + honors + $35k/year

Choice 5: did not apply (poor admissions presentation)

Choice 6: did not apply (I don’t need an Ivy)

Choice 7: accepted + honors + full ride ($55k/year)

Choice 8: accepted + honors + $9k/year

Choice 9: accepted + honors + full ride ($25k/year)

Choice 10: did not apply (accepted to Choice 8)

And I ended up selecting my choice 9 which is wild.