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Undergraduate Colleges /
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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In the 1905 college football season, 18 men were killed and 159 more permanently injured during regular U.S. collegiate football games. The NCAA was subsequently formed to establish rules and require protective equipment. |
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