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Trey McIntyre
Lance Moore
@LanceMoore07
Fresh from their perfor-
mances at the Morrison
Center, the Trey McIntyre
Project (TMP) is offering
up four intimate perfor-
mances of their work. Tak-
ing place on Dec. 7 and 14,
the Boise community will
have the opportunity to ex-
perience the TMP up close
and personal. In a small
studio theater on Warm
Springs Avenue, which
seats roughly about 100
guests, a cozy spectacle of
the group’s choreography
will be on display.
Highlighting their spe-
cial style of ballet choreog-
raphy, TMP will set their
work to live music. With
this type of performance,
audiences will see a more
raw side of the dancers
as parts of their dances
will have to be performed
through feeding off the at-
mosphere and music in the
theater.
In experiencing their ex-
clusive creative process on
such a personal level, TMP
will also be giving a brief
glimpse into their new
work that they are putting
together for the Morrison
Center’s spring program.
This will include choreog-
raphy based on the work of
Edward Gorey, acclaimed
surrealist author and art-
ist who was most famous
for his illustrated works,
particularly his pen-to-ink
works depicting Victorian
and Edwardian settings
throughout the course of
his career. After the show,
dancers will also do a meet
and greet with the audi-
ence.
For ticket information,
check out treymcintyre.
com/studiosessions. You
canalsocontactKcDriscoll
at kc@treymcintyre.com
or 908.304.4568.
Innocence Project loses funding
Emily Pehrson
@EmilyPehrson
Sarah Pearce, convicted in
2003 of beating a motorist,
and Christopher Tapp, con-
victed of rape and murder in
1998, are hoping for good
news. Their appeals are be-
ing helped by the Idaho In-
nocence Project (IIP). Greg
Hampikian, director of IIP,
and his team are working to
freeboth PearceandTapp.
HowevertheIIPwillnotbe
able to take on new cases for a
while.
In 2009 and 2011 the IIP
received grants from the De-
partment of Justice totaling
nearly $450,000. This money
was used to run the program
and pay the needed employ-
ees. In November the IIP
found out they would not
receive a grant for 2014. Us-
ing reserve funds the IIP will
continue to work on Pearce
and Tapp’s cases, but they are
unable to accept new cases
untilfurthernotice.
“I think most of the people
who got grants are probably
people I know in the Inno-
cence Network,” Hampikian
said. “They all do great work.
It was competitive… I’m not
totally discouraged. It’s not
that we’re not up to snuff, it’s
justgottenverycompetitive.”
The lack of funding is a
growing problem across the
United States. While the de-
mand for money continues to
increase, the amount of grants
beingissuedhasnot.
“The government just isn’t
investing in research the way
it used to,” said Mark Rudin,
vice president for research in
an interview in April. “On the
other hand, the demand for
these grants is really higher
than we’ve ever seen it be-
fore…That(research)isareal
claimtofameforauniversity.”
What this means for IIP
The majority of the IIP
grant was used to pay the
salary of an attorney who re-
searched cases and represent-
ed clients in court. Without
an attorney or paid staff, the
IIP won’t be forced to shut
its doors but the kind of work
theyareabletodowillchange
dramatically.
Hampikian, who is em-
ployed as a professor at Boise
State, will continue to do
DNA analysis and consult on
cases around the world. How-
ever the IIP can only assist on
cases that already have an at-
torneyworkingonthem.
Many of the internship op-
portunities at the IIP will also
beplacedonhold.Mostofthe
interns work under the staff
attorney. When his or her po-
sition can no longer be fund-
ed,theirswilldryupaswell.
“I think it sucks,” said Da-
vid Grantis, who graduated
from Boise State in May and
is now enrolled at Concordia
Law School. “I was hoping to
apply for an internship there
next year. Their goal is noble
and the experience would be
simplyinvaluable.”
The road forward
The IIP will continue to
look for alternate sources of
funding. Donations are ac-
cepted, they continue to hold
fundraisers and they may
make another push to qual-
ify for a grant from the Kirk
Bloodsworth Post conviction
DNATestingProgram.
However to receive a
Bloodworth grant, a state
must certify that reasonable
measures are taken to col-
lect and preserve biological
evidence—a standard Idaho
has failed to meet. Idaho does
nothaveapreservationstatute
and Attorney General Law-
rence Wasden has refused to
certify that Idaho meets the
requirements.
While Hampikian is willing
todowhateverittakestokeep
the IIP up and running he ad-
mitsitisfrustrating.
“We’llgetthroughitbutitis
hard.It’slikewe’rebackwhere
we started in 2006… Every
minuteIspendoutthere(fun-
draising) is a minute I’m not
workingoncases,”Hampikian
said.
While Hampikian has no
current plans to leave Boise
State, he admits that at times
he is tempted by offers from
bigger programs, and, if fo-
rensic justice doesn’t receive
funding in upcoming years
it would be difficult to stay.
There is a lot more the IIP
could do with long term sup-
port.
“I have to do what I was
called to do. I can still do the
out-of-state and international
DNA work, and that’s very
satisfying,” Hampikian said.
“At first everyone is attracted
to the narrative. It’s Jean Val
Jean. It’s the Count of Monte
Cristo. But these cases take a
longtime,often10-12yearsto
resolve.”
Michael Steen
@MichaelSteen2
The Broncos received their
firsttestoftheseasononTues-
day night when
they hosted
Pac 12 foe,
Utah. A dra-
matic win
in the clos-
ing seconds
gave the
Broncos to their best start in
school history.
With the outcome hang-
ing in the balance, junior
guard and Bob Cousy award
watch list member Derrick
Marks did what he has done
many times for the Broncos
in the last couple of years.
He came through in a late
game situation to secure
a win despite being in
foul trouble for much
of the second half.
“Last year I was al-
ways in foul trouble
so this year I know
how to handle it,”
Marks said.
Marks led the
Broncos in scoring
on the night with
17 points, while go-
ing 3-4 from the free
throw line and add-
ing two assists.
Early in the sec-
ond half, Marks
picked up his third
a n d
fourth
f o u l
with-
in three seconds of each other.
His foul trouble would send
him to the bench with 15:56
to play, and he would not re-
turn for nearly 12 minutes.
“I should have got him out
after the third foul,” head
coach Leon Rice said. “He’s a
junior now so I tried to give
him a little leeway but I prob-
ably should have just taken
him out and got his head right
so he wouldn’t pick up a cheap
one (foul) like he did there.”
Rice alluded to Marks’
maturity in the preseason
on how he had worked on
not picking up unnecessary
fouls, something that Marks
had issues with during his
freshman and sophomore
seasons.
Marks answered bril-
liantly for Rice after
sitting more than 10
minutes, coming up
with big plays for the
Broncos on both the
offensive and defensive
ends of the floor.
“All I can do is cheer
on my teammates,” Marks
said. “I tried to keep my-
self engaged in the game and
I just stayed in the game and
I was ready when my num-
ber was called.”
Marks’ six points in the
final two and half minutes
of the game helped seal the
win for the Broncos late and
kept the Broncos unbeaten
record in tact.
“He’s just a baller. He
makes those shots when
we need them,” junior
guard Anthony Drmic said.
“He goes out there and he
doesn’t care how much time
is left, he’s going
to make those
shots.”
Greg Hampikian helps IIP fight for funding.
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FOR POINTS
SCORED IN THE
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#11 Jeff
Elorriaga
12.5 ppg
#2 Derrick
Marks
18.6 ppg
#3 Anthony
Drmic
20.4 ppg
THE THREE TOP SCORERS
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