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Graduate Schools /
Boise State University |
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- Varney Airlines, founded by Walter Varney was based on the land where
the Boise State campus now stands. Varney is the root of United
Airlines.
- NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw
broadcast from the campus in 1996. Boise is the smallest U.S. city in which the program has originated.
- Bronco Stadium contains the only non-green field in all of collegiate athletics. Lyle Smith Field is primarily blue with
white and orange accents.
- The school does not charge tuition. The Idaho constitution prohibits charging students for instruction. Instead, fees are
charged - but may only be applied to expenses other than professor salaries.
- Troy McClain, a candidate/cast member on the first season of The Apprentice, was offered a full-ride scholarship to any school of his choice by Donald Trump. McClain chose Boise State.
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Interesting Fact |
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Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman in the U.S. with a medical degree, earning her M.D. in 1849. |
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