Former Detroiter’s Sports Memoir “Lost Lakers” Due for Release
Former Detroiter’s Sports Memoir “Lost Lakers” Due for Release Former Detroiter’s Sports Memoir “Lost Lakers” Due for Release
Read MoreTale of Two Programs
(This article was originally published in the summer 2006 edition of FOCUS, Boise State University’s alumni magazine.) After a 13-year hiatus, the author discovers the true meaning of interdisciplinary academics By Bob Evancho As the product of both baccalaureate and graduate interdisciplinary studies programs, I know a thing or two about these academic hybrids. I know at one time they were denounced in some university circles as unstructured, watered-down versions of bona fide majors, bereft of meaningful scholarship and job-market potential. I also know years ago they were looked upon...
Read MoreAt Boise State, Football Helps Tell Other Success Stories
(This article was originally published on Boise State University’s website and in the Dec. 7, 2004, edition of Update, BSU’s faculty/staff newsletter. It was reprinted in several Idaho newspapers.) By Bob Evancho Bet you didn’t know Boise State University is home to a large geophysical research program focused exclusively on environmental and engineering problems. Now you do, thanks to our football team. And did you know that our debate and speech team is a veritable powerhouse, with a decade of success that includes seven conference championships, four regional team titles and four...
Read MoreHawaiians Played Key Role in Boise State’s Early Football Fortunes
(An abridged version of the following article was originally published in the winter 2002 edition of FOCUS, Boise State University’s alumni magazine.) By Bob Evancho O hana. Thirty years ago Chester Grey, a freshman running back on the Boise State football team, stood on the Bronco Stadium field and gazed at the dark, wintry sky in amazement. “It was late November 1971 during practice; we were preparing for the Camellia Bowl,” the Hawaii native recalls. “We were all bundled up because of the cold. We had just run a play, and all of a sudden this white stuff started coming out of the sky.” A...
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