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U of I Scholars talk about Transcendentalism Tyson Juarez Managing Editor Writers, English majors, and admirers of Transcendentalism gathered on December 4 to discuss the works of Henry David Thoreau. The event was held at the Todd Lecture Hall and was presented by the NIC English Club and the University of Idaho Outreach program. U of I Scholars Scott Slovac and Walter Hesford gave attendees presentations on Thoreau’s work and how he has affected society. Hesford focused mainly on the journals that Thoreau kept from 1850 to 1860. These journals included Thoreau’s queries on toads and how the sounds of nature were just as beautiful as a major symphony. Hesford focused on Thoreau’s view of beauty of the natural world and how his view compares to our view of natural beauty in the modern day. Hesford explained how Thoreau preferred to spend his time in nature comparing the sounds of nature to church bells or the sound of a busy city. “I like to read what Thoreau wrote on the day we are in,” Hesford said. Hesford also touched base on some of the experiences that Thoreau had on Walden Pond. Slovac made a little bit of a different point in his presentation as he discussed how Thoreau influenced modern day Eco criticism. Slovac explained how Thoreau’s ideas of standing up for rights are demonstrated in recent times. The scholar touched base on Rachel Carson, who wrote “Silent Spring,” and how her protests against the government’s injustices were similar to some of Thoreau’s protests. Slovac explained how Thoreau was once arrested for refusing to pay taxes because he “didn’t want to fund a country that allowed slavery.” “(Thoreau) was not about reputation but rather doing something meaningful with his life and his words,” Slovac said.
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Students, faculty, and family friends all gathered at the Eagles in downtown Coeur d’ Alene to raise money for NIC Biology and Chemistry instructor Ingrid Fruth with a silent auction. Fruth was diagnosed with a rare type of lymphoma. Taylor Nadauld/Sentinel
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ver $11,000 was raised at a silent auction Friday night for NIC Instructor Ingrid Fruth, who was recently diagnosed with a type of rare lymphoma. Fruth was misdiagnosed for 5 years until July 3rd, when her Non-Hodgkin’s T cell lymphoma was correctly diagnosed and found to be aggressive and rare: 69 thousand people are diagnosed
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ly. She went to school to be a nurse, found microbiology, she was so passionate about it she went all the way to a Ph.D., you can see she’s doing what she loves and then she’s not even at tenure and she’s sick. It’s unfair! So I said to my friend Matt I want to do something for her, and he said, “Let’s do it!” I told him and it just went boom! Everybody just made it happen.” Many of Coeur D’Alene’s small businesses donated baskets and items to auction off throughout the night, all as-
sembled on four tables which each had a cutoff time to put in the last bid. Items (some single and in baskets) ranged from homemade wreaths to jewelry, kitchen gadgets to an assortment of wines, and a $500 certificate reduced to $49 for fine portrait art to paintings by local artists. Laurie Gabour y, who works at the Eagles Lodge and is usually in charge of events in the room where the auction was
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ASIA events have success this semester Student club embarks on events that have sparked interest in students on campus T.J. Gossard Features Editor Students might have seen a crowd of children gathered around a man flinging hula-hoops around his body while indian tacos were being sold in the Student Union Building (SUB) on Thursday, Nov. 20. This is thanks to the American Indian Student Alliance (AISA), a club that has been making headlines, as well as waves throughout the community and campus this semester. Active club members have found themselves raising and sharing funds in a big way this semester, publically presenting,
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As the semester is coming to an end Campus Alive in Christ Club met for one last Bible study before winter break. Led by president Israel Nehemiah Musonda, members read chapters from the Book of Hebrews and discussed their thoughts and feelings about what they were reading. Members usually read a chapter each week at the Bible study sessions. “We come together as believers in Christian faith and support and encourage one another,” explained Musonda. The club also has separate men’s and women’s Bible studies as well. Vice President Tabitha Shanklin led the women’s Bible study this semester. The club has also put on several events throughout the semester including pizza parties, a fundraiser for orphans in Africa, and guest speakers such as Michael Paul, who will be speaking on Jesus Thursday, Dec. 11.
with Non-Hodgkins lymphoma every year, and only 10% of those have T cell lymphoma. Because of the rarity of her condition, she requires care from an advanced medical team in Seattle, and her medical bills are set for a significant increase. “She announced it in class, and I went to her after class asking if there was anything I can do. I was heartbroken,” Said Theresa Duffield, an NIC student who organized the event with her friend Matthew Wild, “I empathized instant-
hosting successful events, educating fellow students, and even marauding through wetlands for water potatoes. Why water potatoes? The Coeur d’Alene Tribe hosts an annual digging up of water potatoes from wetlands to celebrate a long-held tribe tradition; some participants even going as far as to tread bare-footed through the cold water to experience the event authentically. AISA club member Taylor Abrahamson, 20, Pre-Nutrition, Worley, attended the event. “[Water potatoes are] not bigger than a golf ball, and
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Students gather in front of a Tipi while on a trip to collect water potatoes. Photos courtesy of Evaline Melting-Tallow
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NIC coasts through audit NIC comes out clean in 2014 audit, sans excess grant fund Evan Jones Staff Writer Following NIC’s November board of trustees meeting we can recognize a few notable things about the audit and the college’s budget. Let’s address the things that have changed from fiscal year 13 to fiscal year 14: Operating expenses of the college have decreased approximately $2.4 million, State appropriations have increased approximately $370,000, and there’s been an overall increase in net position of $3.7 million. This seems good! Now, where may this money be going? One noteworthy place will be into the new industrial building for some of the programs NIC offers, welding, etc. But some money is needed to stay in place in case of hardships, things such as recessions, etc. This is where the Government Finance Officers Association comes into play. The state law is that we must maintain at least 5 to 15 percent of regular general fund operating revenues in an unreserved fund balance, or two months worth. Another thing the college can feel good about; for fiscal year 14, we have been sitting at about 29 percent or three months worth (approximately 105 days worth). Chris had also talked about projected enrollment, he’s really hoping to see it only go down by 5 percent as he said, it’s projected to go down “between five to eight percent.” Chris Martin said, “I do believe we’ll see a slight decline over the next fiscal year.” Which results from lower enrollment. We might expect the enrollment to be going up because the economy is doing well, especially compared to post-2008 years. Enrollment is related to economy, but not in the way one would expect. During a down turn in the economy people are laid off, forcing them to find something else for work. That’s where higher education plays a huge role. Enrollment will always be up with a poor economy compared to a prosperous one. People will need to acquaint themselves with new technologies, or equipment to compete in the industry they had been laid off in, or maybe there won’t be room, forcing them to switch industries entirely. But we, on average, have a more significant amount of disposable income than in 2008, right? Which you would think meant we would have the means to go back to school. Not the case. College isn’t needed when we can find well-to-do work. Back to the audit, Scott Hoover was the man to present the presentation at the Board of Trustees meeting. The audit is composed of three reports, they all passed without a problem, except one little hiccup. As Hoover said, “We found the timing of the grant recognition was not proper.” We had received two grants, these grants had been given in full up front, not in disbursements, which makes them unique to others. It must have been stored somewhere, instead of the impossibility of being used. The audit only claimed this was a “significant deficiency.” The problem was fixed, “It just happened to be a large enough dollar amount to where we felt we should report it as a significant deficiency… The cash was all there, it wasn’t as if it was being miss spent, the unused portion of these funds was report as deferred income, it should have gone to restricted fund balance,” Said Todd Hoover. The bwoard had discussed putting something in place to prevent this from happening in the future, and Chris said, “We have a process in place now where we’ll receive every grant to determine if this is an exchange grant [disbursements] or if it is not we can properly account it from the beginning.” Overall we’re at a good standing, Chris had spoken very highly of our accountants, “I’m really proud of the team, of accountability shown, they do a really good job.”
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A Christmas tree ornament bears a tag with a child’s Christmas wish, allowing NIC students to become Santa. Thomas Hansen/Sentinel
Ol’ Saint ASNIC and the giving tree NIC students help make Christmas spirits bright
Annie Stonebreaker Staff Writer ASNIC and the student event committee created an oppor tunity for families having a harder time providing gifts for their children during the holidays, donated by the NIC community. In the plaza of the SUB is a decorated Christmas tree with ornaments displaying a card with a child’s name, favorite color, gender, and what they want Santa to bring them for Christmas this year. The parents came to the ASNIC office and filled out an application with the information for their children, and
then different students made 9 from 4-7 p.m. where the their way in to the SUB to children can come and have pick an ornament, buy a gift their picture printed out of and return it to them and Santa, ASNIC. “We wanted to give tear open their ASNIC went presents, make the kids something a cookie to take through the gifts, making that they’re able to home for later, and sure they were also make an orgive their parents nament to give to age-appropriate and what the someone of their or someone child wanted, choosing. special.” and then had “It’s a lot of a par ty where fun,” said Quinne they wrapped Evans, 19, general QUINNE EVANS them and studies, Spokane Student Volunteer signed them to who helped plan the child from the event with Santa. the ASNIC student events The actual event will take committee.“We wanted to place on the evening of Dec. give the kids something that
they’re able to give to their parents or someone special. They get their toys, gloves and hats to stay warm during the holidays. Ever y family gets a food basket, and we are also able to give dinner to the families.” Evans explained that Student Events has an amount of money allotted to them that they are able to use on the event. TRiO donated hygienic products for the families, the food pantr y and a couple other businesses donated for the food baskets to be handed out to each family, and lastly the NIC community provided the gifts “from Santa.”
Auto tech repairs open to students learning experience for tech students is opportune for students
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he automotive technology (AutoTech) program at NIC offers to repair cars with no labor fees. As part of the student training process at the end of each semester students get involved with customer work. “We are certified by National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF) and they require that students are exposed to a certain level of customer work,” Auto tech instructor, Mark Magill said. “We have to deal with real world problems, real world solutions with a vehicle that is actually on the road. We try to simulate what is done in the industry.” Some of the requirements to accept a vehicle are that the car cannot be older than the year 2000; the vehicle’s problem must be related to the subject in class at the time; and the customer cannot bring their own parts. “This is like in the real world, typically you don’t go to a shop and supply your own parts,” said Magill. “We can purchase parts for less money than if you went and purchased it yourself and at the same time we generate money that goes for equipment, and if there is any money left it goes into student scholarships.” The auto tech program charges a graduated lab fee that goes
Auto tech students fix model year 2000 and later vehicles for no labor fees. Thomas Hansen/Sentinel
from $15 to $70, depending on the problems that need to be fixed. The rates are divided in four tiers. Tier one consist of minor services and repairs such as oil change, lube jobs. The second tier includes moderate services like tune-ups, parts replacement adn minor rebuilds. A major service is considered tier three, which takes typically several class periods, and the last tier is only for Auto Collision.
“Our priority is to provide the most valuable experiences to students, not to fix cars for a reduced amount of money,” Auto tech instructor, Steven Schlauch said. “That is not why we are here. We promise to do a careful work and true inspection before delivery but we assume no responsibility.” Requests can be sent by email to autotech@nic.edu. Auto tech provides this service up
Areas of Repair CV axles, driveline and U-joints Wheel Bearing, 4-wheel and Allwheel drive systems, Differentials Engine Performance (tune ups, check engine light, fuel system) manual transmissions (clutches and axles) Starting and Charging Systems
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Events Calendar
Tuesday - 12/9
Open house in the Edminster SUB Ts’elusm dining room - Christmas giving event for NIC families and children who need assistance at 4-7 p.m. Pre-registration is required.
Wednesday - 12/10
Winter CARDnival and Auction presented by the Booster club, at Best Western CDA Inn at 5pm. Tickets $30 call Patty Stewart for reservations 769-3348
Friday - 12/12
Karen Kaiser, Melissa Lang, Wendy Franklund Miller “Drawing and Painting” - Gallery Walk at 10:30 a.m. and panel discussion at 1 p.m. at the Boswell Corner Gallery.
Tuesday - 12/16
NIC board of trustees meeting - 6 p.m. in the Edminster SUB Lake Coeur d’Alene Room.
Thursday - 12/18
Registered Nurses Class of December 2014 Pinning Ceremony - graduating class of the Associate’s Degree Nursing Program at the Hagadone Event Center at 4:30 p.m.
Inability to drive, sit, shoot up reported NIC student Bobby Montgomery donates to Toys for Tots in the SUB. Boxes are located in the SUB and Boswell Hall. Annie Stonebreaker/Sentinel
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held, volunteered to work the event as an “angels for Ingrid” and said that the room was being rented at a charity rate, with quite a bit of help from the Eagles Lodge Secy Aerie 486 Foe fraternity. The bartenders also volunteered to run the bar during the event, and a table in the back of the room was lined wall to wall with a large array of gourmet appetizers made by Lee Burns and Cynthia Palmer, who cooked with Emeril Lagasse and ap-
peared on the Food Network Channel in 2003. “This is the embodiment of community,” said Jenny Weerheim, Angel for Ingrid Volunteer and NIC student. “When somebody needs help, this is the way it should be.” As the night wore on more guests arrived, filling the room with a buzz of chatter, laughter and playful competition for the items on auction. One of the volunteers gleefully announced they convinced Fruth to come; she arrived later, mingling around the room in constant conversation. She teaches biology
and chemistry at NIC, and has a Ph.D. in microbiology, molecular biology and biochemistry. She is a mother of four. When the auction finished, the Rhythm Dogs hit the stage and began playing as people made their way to dance the night to a close on the dance floor. “My students have blown me away with their ability to organize and demonstrate,” Fruth said at the end of the night, fighting back tears “ I’m just overwhelmed and humble in my emotion of love and my great sense of gratitude.”
Nov. 1 - Syringe with opiate found in Hedlund men’s bathroom, first floor.
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Nov. 1 - Student and faculty member reported suspicious person -- possibly under the influence of drugs -- on north side of campus.
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Nov. 3 - Student refused medical treatment after falling off chair in Boswell.
Christie Wood new trustee chair A new chair of trustees has been elected at the latest trustee meeting. Wood took over the chair position, replacing former chair trustee Ken Howard. “The future possibilities for our students with the Education Corridor, CTE facilities, outreach centers, new programs paid for by a large federal grants, and the continuing dedication of faculty, staff, and
administration keep me very motivated,” Wood said. Christie Wood has been a trustee for NIC for 10 years and has been elected to another four-year term. “ I feel privileged to be part of this institution for so long,” Wood said, “I have had the opportunity to serve at a time of growth and change.”
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Negativity is hindering the holiday spirit In this day and age we face many negative things in our society. With looming cyber attacks, intense protests, and possible terrorist attacks, it seems as if this holiday season may need a bit of a positive facelift don’t you think? Unfortunately, during the holiday season people still try to find ways to bring each other down and it just doesn’t feel like Christmas to me this year. I think we are too caught up in things that are harmful to us as a society and through that we divide ourselves even more. We fight over who’s religious observations are more important during this season and most recently our society has its sights set on most of the scandals and problems that are currently causing a stir in our country. Facebook is a cesspool of negativity as people post angry things about the scandal in Ferguson or even if you switch to news stations like Fox, CNN, MSNBC, etc. you’ll see articles about the “War on Christmas” and other debates on censorship. All these things have one thing in common, and that is we as a society are too focused on division rather than uniting as a nation. It’s seems that there is always this theme of “us against them” mixed within our media. In recent years our society has become so obsessed with bad news that we tend to forget about what it is that brings us together. I remember when I was younger and the times seemed to be cheerier. Even those who didn’t observe the religious side of Christmas, or they even celebrated a different holiday, still saw that togetherness during this wintery season is important. I see it as a celebration of another good year, but if we continue to act so violently, irrational, and arrogant then we will not have anything to celebrate this year at all. So my friends, on behalf of all of us here at the Sentinel we wish you a joyous end of the year, and may your holidays be filled with happiness and well spent with loved ones. Be positive and spread goodness to those you meet. Look to uplift people, not discourage one another. Spend the holiday season the right way, and use your positivity to wipe away the negative. Remember it’s all about your attitude. That’s all for now, have a great winter break and we’ll be seeing you next semester. -Tyson Juarez Managing Editor
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‘Tis the season of protests. The month of November was plagued by protests and the trend has not slowed down heading into December as cities prepare for demonstrations over the missing Mexican university students. Ferguson took the stage following the shooting of Michael Brown by police of ficer Darren Wilson. Then, besides the usual Thanksgiving traditions of eating turkey, camping outside of stores, and being bombarded by Black Friday commercials, Walmar t protesters threw in their recently-added storefront picketing tradition for the third year in a row. Now protests are taking of f in New York with the failed indictment of of ficer David Pantaleo in the death of Eric Garner. I wonder if I should go out on a limb here and say that a large number of people seem to
and brought people together, it quickly fell into chaos when Wilson was not accused of any crime. I hold the most aggravation with the media, who continued to call what had now become riots “protests.” There is a significant dif ference. A protestor is someone who has a strong objection and voices it publicly. The definition of a rioter is someone who is causing public violence, tumult, and disorder. At the point where Ferguson protestors began looting, overturning police vehicles, and setting fires, they lost the title “protestor” and became rioters. Small businesses owned by community individuals were destroyed; burned to the ground. The people’s actions had lost meaning. Senseless violence, especially towards the innocent of your own town, leads nowhere. I can commiserate with people who feel frustrated by the system and wish to voice their opinion. But once people see violence, it’s harder to support the cause. People don’t usually support property destruction. It destroys the message. And it looks as though Ferguson might have to learn that lesson the hard way.
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be unhappy. It’s not easy being a protestor. After all, not ever yone can make cool, interesting posters. It’s really hard work, especially for those who lack the ar tistic flair. And standing around yelling in New York City on a December evening? Such a task is not for the faint of hear t. On top of all that, you have to deal with the media, with their conniving ability to twist and manipulate the message for their own agenda. By Constitutional law, Congress cannot prohibit the right of “people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” Having the right to protest is impor tant and should be exercised. Sometimes, it is the sole way to bring attention to an issue. However, it seems as though protesters are forgetting the dif ference between a protest and a riot. And in the case of Ferguson, protestors seem to have really skipped over the phrase “peacefully to assemble” in the aforementioned statement. Unfor tunately for Ferguson, while the idea of the protests star ted out positively
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Tyson Juarez Managing Editor “Star Wars” fanatics got a treat over Thanksgiving weekend when the first sneak peak of the new “Star Wars” film “The Force Awakens.” The minute and a half video sparked both interest and outrage as the trailer revealed a few twists that some fans had problems with. Raves and rants have been littering the Internet over the past week and I feel like its time I put my two cents into the conversation. I’m honestly on the fence about the new movie. I think J.J. Abrams could possibly bring some new interesting ideas to
the Star Wars Universe but I’m afraid he’s going to make a few major flaws. From what I saw on the trailer, it looks like Abrams may make the mistake of overusing special effects. This was a major problem with the prequels and hopefully it doesn’t reoccur in the new movies. Abrams made these same mistakes with the Star Trek movies and hopefully he tones it down on the new film. Next lets talk about that new light saber. Despite Stephen Colbert’s convincing argument he made on his show, I still think the new design is tacky and may make or break if I like the movie or not. The sight of this new weapon reminded me of the fantastically overdone crappy rereleases that George Lucas put out in 2000. Seriously, the two mini sabers
are ver y unneeded. Abrams, please don’t ruin this for me. Please don’t turn it into another Disney summer blockbuster that is overdone like that horrid “Pirates of the Caribbean” series. All complaints aside, I am glad that there is going to be a new “Star Wars” adventure to look for ward too; I just don’t want to get my heart broken. Abrams has a chance to create a whole new unique stor yline. Hopefully he has the brains to consider the longtime fans or he’ll probably get called a ‘nerf herder’ in angr y hate mail. All and all, I’ll keep a good attitude about the whole thing but that doesn’t mean I’m not worried. Ill be sure to tr y and go to the theatre with my chin up. I only hope someone wishes the force to be with me before I go. Maybe I’ll get lucky.
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When is too much wealth too much? Locke philosophy suggests maximum wage optimal
Evan Jones Staff Writer A discourse Against Mercedes Although socialism of all kind has been a pest to modern society, there are within it, key elements that could supplement our Lockian society. When the Federalist Papers were written there were direct words from the work of John Locke that Madison had placed into it. Reading the Federalist Papers, and The Second Treatise of Civil Government by Locke in tandem and this become well established in our minds. Now before I get ahead of myself, an in depth look into Locke’s views on human nature is required, as what is habitual with political theorists, his political views are directly tied to his views on human nature. In Locke’s human nature he claims one of the great evils to God is spoilage. We shall not produce goods from the land God has given us and let them go to waste (Ex: growing apple trees and letting the apples spoil instead of giving/selling them to be eaten). In regard to how we use what God has given us, Locke explains how we may use it: “As much as any one can make use of to any advantage of life before it spoils.” Any one thing only has impor tance if it may be of or in use. This is explicitly the core of his claims, this is why he believes land rightly belongs to cer tain people over others, the industrial and rational, as told, “God had given him [land/goods] in common with others to labour on, and whereof there was as good left, as that already possessed, and more than he knew what to do with, or his industr y could
reach to.” Ever yone has or playing into the “trickthe same potential to labor, le-down ef fect.” If it may be or work, on land or other spent, what is it spent on? A goods, those who can make second house? I four th Merthe land or other goods cedes-Benz? A third Range excel and thrive are the ones Rover? The elite in our who should possess whatcountr y cannot make use of ever is in question, Locke their money. Their money is believes. spoiling just as the apples, a One thing to keep in direct contradiction of what mind, when I speak of wage God had in mind, Locke or income, I don’t strictly would claim. You can only mean the paycheck we get drive one car at a time. ever y two weeks or so. I So what do I advise Amerspeak on all capital gains a ica to do from here? Many company may give someone might impose that they be(assets, stock, etc.). come heavily taxed, but that Now here is where I would imply thinking the might lose a few: I believe Government can do better Locke, the predecessor of with the money than the our forefathers, and early CEOs, which after a bit of Americans all believe in an reflection, taxing quickly beincome ceiling, or maximum comes an absurd idea (Ex: wage. We’ve all seen miniNSA, TSA, and Dept. of Ed.). mum wage debated prodiAlthough, pre-Reagan admingiously, but this may come istration, for a company to to some as a new idea. A give one of their CEOs (that threshold where our income are within the upper 10%) cannot and should not ex$100 they had to pay Uncle ceed. I claim this is a tr ue Sam $900. This isn’t exactly American thought, maximum wage, but is it not socialbut it was ef fec“A threshold ist in nature? tive as I’ll fur ther where our explain. Explaining old thought in modern We should creincome day terms only ate a threshold canno and where our income divides and confuses. It doesn’t should not shall not exceed, help much to put and all excess exceed.” these thoughts shall be put back into a box. Which directly into the can be shown by CEOs business. EVAN JONES the refusal of cerIt doesn’t matter Staff Writer tain philosophers where, just out of through time to the pocket of the reject labels such as existenCEO and the Government. tialist or stoic (Ex: Alber t It can be placed into creatCamus and existentialism). ing a better/less expensive So...how is Locke a soproduct (good for the concialist? sumer, us) or my favorite In today’s America we option, into the pockets of have many CEOs making an the employees of the busiabsurd income, an income ness (good for the worker, that they could never get also us). The latter option, around to fully spending, coincidentally, is what often or even when their children took place pre-Reagan. Cominherent the money there panies with an excess of may be some that shall never profit wouldn’t give bonuses be touched. This money is to CEOs due to the tax, so ef fectively wasted, spoiled, they would boost the income dormant in a bank account of lower employees. There collecting interest. Undoubtwould be no good reason to edly, not in the economy raise the minimum wage, the providing profit to companies super-giant CEOs and their
companies would raise it themselves. Quickly googling income statistics in America and you can identify that most ever y profession has a wage stagnation problem, except the CEOs. CEO compensation has gone up 876% since Reagan, while the average workers has only been a scant 5.4%. The statistics before the election of Reagan were 87.7% and 23.7%, respectively. How great of a society would we live in if Douglas McMillon gave a por tion of his income to the elderly greeters at Wal-Mar t? There’s a reason the old folks home is the first thing directly to the West of WalMar t in Post Falls. There are many ways to enact something such as maximum wage, some better than others, which is why this topic so critically needs to be debated. We could create a ratio from CEO pay to their average worker’s pay that should be constrained to a cer tain cap. In this framework we could see this “trickle-down ef fect” often talked about put to work, something I’ve never witnessed. The ramifications of a maximum wage would far outweigh those of a minimum. This is an issue of a small par t of our populace having to under take the unpleasant decision of driving the Mercedes or Maybach, between those that outweigh the previous in number that require gover nment assistance in feeding and clothing their children. In reality, a maximum wage prevents inflation, while minimum wage prevents deflation. Incorporating both can ensure the American economy against hard times. If you or someone you know can drive more than one car at a time please, please let me know.
People have it wrong about Bill Cosby Staffer claims allegations towards comedian not credible enough
Lizeth Meinguer Staff Writer Everyone is entitled to have an opinion about events around us, but we should always remember to exercise caution before we judge someone we hardly know. The most important thing we have to consider when we search for the truth is the consequences of our actions because, last time I checked, we have a law that says innocent until proven guilty and society seems to forget this when they throw around their ideas of what “really” happened. Unfortunately Bill Cosby has already lost comedian deals with Netflix and had his shows taken off air because of allegations from the general public and sporadic women saying that Cosby drugged and abused of them. It is no longer important what some guy in Iowa or a student
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in college thinks if the simple allegation itself is going to ruin a person’s life. If any of these women had a valid case then instead of attacking him verbally and ripping away at his reputation they would have sued him in court, but as we all know they are probably not going to do so, because there is no case against him. You bare probably wondering why Cosby not sues them for attacking his name and legacy if he is innocent. I do not know, but here is something I do know. Court arguments are often won by parties with plenty of money to feed lawyers and fight prolonged battles. It is a definite possibility that this older man who is 77 years old --in a world where the life expectancy of an African-American is only 75 years-- probably wants to live out his life with his family and good memories, not embroiled in court battles over allegations from the envious and conniving. Furthermore, to play into their games and take those
to court only serves to reinforce their argument. Why should he waste his valuable time and money to go in court and try to put out a fire that doesn’t exist? There is a saying, “If you have nothing good to say, do not say anything at all.” I think people should learn a lesson from Cosby who leads by example and as far as I am concerned is simply turning the other cheek for society to slap like another famous man I know. Unfortunately, witch hunts are as old as humanity itself. Although we drop our jaws at the stupidity of the dark ages --and how many women were burned at the stakes for supposedly being a witch using flawed logic- we are still guilty of doing the same thing today. What we should think about of Bill Cosby until he is proven guilty is not only his accomplishments as a comedian, but his speeches and the effort that he makes when so many people turn a blind eye to the problems in our community and our children who are our future and are
Here’s our collection of random campus observations, bad jokes and indulgent ancedotes cultivated from this production cycle: After many semesters of freezing to death in room 203 in the
not being successful because the generation before them never set them up for success. This is a quote from one of his speeches, which for some reason, in this days is harder to find than the allegations against him: “Ladies and gentlemen, these people set, they opened the doors, they gave us the right, and today, ladies and gentlemen, in our cities and public schools we have fifty percent drop out. In our own neighborhood, we have men in prison. No longer is a person embarrassed because they are pregnant without a husband. No longer is a boy considered an embarrassment if he tries to run away from being the father of the unmarried child.” If these people are going to attack a man who is a role model for teenagers then I sincerely hope they have more evidence then a story whipped up to gather 10 seconds of media fame. If you truly believe he is guilty I hope you have proof and not only opinions.
Seibert Building, the Sentinel finally figurd out where the thermostat is: the next room over.
What time does Sean Connery get to Wimbleton? -Tennish
There have been two different instances reported of students fighting with celebrities on twitter. One with WIlliam Shatner and the other with Chris Brown.
Why can’t you hear a pterodactyl going to the bathroom? -The “P” is silent.
What kind of bagel can fly? -A plain bagel
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What is your opinion on the fact that some employers are requiring their employees to say “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas?”
Layla Abrams, 20, General Studies
“I don’t really think it matters because I feel that every religion should be kind of put forth, I mean because we live in the United States, we’re supposed to be diverse, we’re supposed to kind of appeal to everybody”
Adriana Oliveira, 18, General Studies
“I guess it works because it’s not offensive. I mean, I think that a business should be able to decide whether or not they want their employees to say ‘Happy Holidays’ or ‘Merry Christmas’. Like the Coffee Cottage in Post Falls, they say ‘Merry Christmas’ and they don’t care and I think they should have a right to be able to do that.”
Jonathan Graham, 18, Business and administration
“I feel like it is unnecessary censorship. As people, they should be able to say ‘Merry Christmas’ or ‘Happy Holidays’ without having to get personally offended by it. It’s just a wish of, you know, “Merry Christmas”. It’s not like you’re telling them to F off or it’s not like you’re saying anything bad to them. It’s a positive affirmation.”
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Under Appreciated classic, or overrated cliche?
The Beatles have long been universally lauded by critics and fans alike to such a high degree that nobody’s eyebrows even begin to raise when The Beatles are declared as the “greatest band of all time.” Why? They historically lagged in their innovative qualities, weren’t that technically ambitious comparatively to their contemporaries, and their oeuvre is wildly inconsistent. I’m going to argue that they merely had amazing personality, wrote great hits, and were influenced by very influential people. Take that, hipsters! And almost everybody else! Please grit your teeth and keep an open mind like all that bullshit John Lennon told you to do. When the Beatles came out their music wasn’t very complex. I think we can all agree on that, right? If you browse virtually any Merseybeat band of the time (there’s not many), they were doing the same darn thing with lesser production value because it was so easy to impersonate. And there’s a difference between things that are easy to impersonate because they’re completely distinct and have a lot of original trains of logic or mannerism, like Charlie Chaplin’s Tramp, versus just because they’re easy to remember and mimic, like the ABC’s. Anybody impersonating Chaplin is a Chaplin impersonator, while any Merseybeat band is still able to be it’s own thing. This is because The Beatles didn’t create a genre, they just combined aspects of pop that already were well established: Beach Boys party melodies, Shirelles tight vocal melody and harmonization, and then what else is there? 4/4 counts and I-iv-V (CF-G) chord progressions, the thing that permeates virtually all pop and rock music the most. Specifically, the ‘50s—You know, that generation that came before them and nobody really validates that much in rock conversations except for the sake of appre-
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Kanye West
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This album makes me feel more ambitious every hour I spend listening to it. I saddle up my “high-horse” and ride into my post-grad sunset on Kanye’s fly motorcycle. -Connor Sears/Sports Editor
The White Album
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Prepare yourself for songs that gently take your hand, showing you a never-felt-before level of sentiment in the lyrics and pull you into sweet addiction with the melody like “3 Days” and “Open”.
Graduation
My Bloody Underground
Gospel, soul, rock, and blues. This album captures it all. Songwriters Robert Levon Been and Peter Hayes come together again to create a dynamic masterpiece that captures all my favorite aspects of Americana music.
Loveless Meticulously crafted layers of shimmering jangles and crunching riffs coalesce beneath melodic falsetto whispers, simulating the sensation of melting into your pillowcase mid-orgasm.
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In the Sentinel’s newsroom it’s not uncommon for minor conflicts to arise from three different people trying to play their music all at once. This time however, we decided to put our heads together and recommend five of our favorite records to spin during this production cycle.
Howl
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Kids these days. They just don’t appreciate the classics. As if it’s not bad enough that you have to hear high school sophomores moan about the injustice of being forced to read Thoreau, now you have to hear those whippersnappers declare the Beatles are overrated. It’s time to set the record straight. I’m going to skip telling you that the Beatles have sold over a billion records, are the best selling band in history and have seven of the 100 most successful albums of all time. I’m sure that even though that’s all unheard of, it has nothing to do with having any talent at all. Neither does the fact that their music remained in the Billboards for years after they broke up. The Beatles were musical pioneers. In ‘64 they were the first band to ever use feedback in a song, and later they were the first to use backward vocals. They also led the way in artists writing their own music; because of this there was an increase of self-penned hits in the 1960s. They innovated the whole idea of using the recording studio as a tool to write music. The Beatles did this by mastering the art of multi-tracking so that they could build more complex arrangements. They meticulously laid different sound effects, instruments and orchestral textures in their songs, all while multi-tracking was largely unheard of. Let’s take a moment to focus on the legendary “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” In addition to being one of the first concept albums, it’s also one of the first psychedelic albums. It popularized wah-wah pedals, fuzz boxes and varispeedin. The automatic double tracking system developed for the Beatles to use on this album would later become the standard in the recording world until the digital switch in the 1980s. While the Beatles certainly had
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ciating the relic? Heck, even following the ‘50s as a Mersey Pop band didn’t break as much ground or challenge established norms as much as Ray Charles, Buddy Holly, Howling Wolf or any multitude of bluesmen. They also brought us multiple albums whose songwriting was done by others! So, that’s the next thing to address probably: what about “A Hard Day’s Night,” “Help!,” and their transitioning point to more creative endeavors, “Rubber Soul,” those three albums in which songwriting became actually completely written by the band? It’s hard to disagree; A Hard Day’s Night was a cut above the rest of rock/pop at the time. But, what does that even say? They didn’t have competition! The days of Roy Orbison and Buck Owens weren’t charting amongst youth anymore, and The Beach Boys were never really innovative these days. Oh, yeah, there was Bob Dylan too, who was miles ahead of them up until this light step forward. OK, so, small accomplishment for rock/pop standards. And then “Help!” really isn’t all that great: it still has all of the hold-ups of their other pop efforts: “The Night Before” sounds like it was made by an uninteresting doo-wop/ballad band from the ‘50s as well as that awkward country thing that kept on happening early in their career with “I Need You,” “Act Naturally,” etc. Then came “Revolver” and afterward when everybody went insane with their revolutionary innovation of multi-tracking, unconventional instruments, distortion, orchestral assemblies, mellotron, Indian music, classical, music hall, etc., but their albums play like a variety show, and the individual “innovation” showcases are worth about a dime a dozen. All of those things had done before The Beatles got around to it: Bob Dylan, The Who, The fugs, The Monks, The Rolling Stones, Frank Zappa, even the Beach Boys beat out half the innovations. “Abbey Road” came out when the prog scene took off and by the time of “Sgt. Peppers,” Hendrix, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane and Velvet Underground were already well established and blazing in their psychedelia. Take that, hipster!
The Beatles
Christina Villagomez Contributor
the advantage that as a popular band they could use state-of-the-art equipment, they also had the talent and vision to fully utilize those tools. Rather than lapse into complacency, the Beatles took a risk and created something that still sounds different than anything else ever produced. “Sgt. Pepper” is a lovingly crafted album, littered with little details, like a high-pitched frequency that annoys dogs, fragment loops and sound collages. It’s no wonder Brian Wilson was devastated into a ner vous breakdown after listening to the album. There’s a bunch of bands that tr y to be the Beatles *cough Oasis cough,* but they can never to manage to capture the diversity and growth the Beatles’ collective body of music features. Ranging from the folk, ‘30’s dance hall, avant-garde and film score-influenced songs on the “White Album,” to the rock and roll pop of “Meet The Beatles,” the band not only turned out a large body of work, but an extremely diverse one as well. This versatility is even more impressive when you realize that almost the entirety of their discography was produced over an eight-year period. Each individual of the band demonstrated tremendous musical prowess. In the ‘60s, Paul McCartney was considered by some a brilliant bassist. John played variety of instruments for the band, providing identifiable trademarks of different periods in their music – the harmonica in the early years, the Mellotron during their psychedelic phase are a few examples. Although not an overly flashy or fast guitar player, George’s playing was solid and flexible, and provided the backbone to most of the discography, without being overpowering. Ringo, despite ever yone always being jerks and picking on him all the time, is actually a pretty creative, albeit not necessarily technical, drummer with a unique and ver y identifiable playing style. So next time someone tells you the Beatles are overrated tell them to fact check themselves before they wreck themselves.
This is an album has the special distinction of featuring some of the best of the Beatles’ work as well their very worst song, Revolution 9. If you aren’t already aware of what a spectacular piece of music this album is, you’re beyond my help. -Christina Villagomez/Contributor
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Boswell Jingles NIC gives the gift of music Taylor Nadauld Lead Reporter
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IC music groups spread a little holiday cheer this weekend with their premiere of “Sounds of Christmas” at North Idaho College. The hour long show on Saturday included performances by various NIC choirs, the NIC Wind Symphony, and even Santa Clause himself. Choirs included the Cardinal Chorale, Chamber Singers, and Vocal Cardinal Jazz, directed by Max Mendez. Songs ranged from takes on traditional African carols, to Italian hymns, to the choral suite from “Frozen.” Bongos, flutes, and violins played in accompaniment, including violin solos from NIC Orchestra
director, Gerard Mathes, and student Keegan Bernardin, both of whom were involved in the orchestra’s performance of “Music of Love and War” last week. The Wind Symphony took the audience by storm at the second half of the concert when director Terry Jones invited Santa Clause to join him in directing a sing-along, ushering the whole audience to stand and sing Christmas classics in unison, with some help from lyrics posted on a projector on the wall - along with choir members who stood in the aisles to guide audience members through the songs. Santa brought children to the stage to dance with him, and the orchestra closed with a booming performance of the “Hallelujah Chorus.”
TOP: Director Max Mendez conducts before the NIC Cardinal Chorale. BOTTOM: NIC Vocal Jazz singers Hannah Melton, Jasha Sandford and Allison Parsons belt out some tunes. Thomas Hansen /Sentinel
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Cardinal Chamber Orchestra plays “Love and War”
Performers work the string section at Music of Love and War. Taylor Nadauld /Sentinel
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and Keegan Bernardin on the violin in “Autumn.” “My favorite piece that we performed tonight The NIC Cardinal would probably be either Chamber Orchestra per‘Autumn’ at the ver y end formed “Music of Love that I had a solo in,” Berand War,” a collection of baroque style music, at the nardin said. “Or the ‘Game of Thrones’ theme was Coeur d’Alene First Prespretty cool too,” byterian Church Sunday. “Solos and performancThe concert, directed es like this do not come by NIC music instructor without intense practice Gerard Mathes, ranged and determination,” Berfrom classics such as nardin said. “Suite from “The orchestra Julius Caehas been worksar” by “I’m just really ing on the perHandel to happy to be a formance since the “Game part of the string the start of the of Thrones” program here at semester, meettheme by NIC and I’m really ing and playing Ramin looking forward at least once a Djawadi. to continuing my week, and even “I really membership in twice a week in liked it and I this program next recent days bereally loved semester.” fore the concert, the way that on top of practhey put it KEEGAN BERNARDIN tice at home.” together,” NIC STUDENT MUSICIAN “I’m just reNIC student ally happy to Madalyn be a part of the Forthman string program here at said. “I didn’t really know NIC,” Bernardin said. “I’m we had an orchestra, so it really looking for ward to was really cool to see that continuing my memberwe had one.” ship in this program next Soprano Alyssa Maursemester.” er sang a solo in “Lament The NIC music departfrom Dido and Aenas;” inment’s followed this event strumental solos included with the “Sounds of ChristCasey Marotta on percussion in “Game of Thrones,” mas.” See stor y above for more details. Sarah Ranftl on the organ in “Adagio in G Minor,”
DID YOU KNOW? Mark Hamill was unaware of Darth Vader’s true identity until moments before the revelation scene.
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The circus comes to NIC
One-man show Michael DuBois balances and juggles an audience on the edge of their seats Taylor Nadauld Lead Reporter
living,” DuBois said. “I do 75 colleges a year and at least 75 other gigs a year too.” If high profile performanct’s not often that unicycles, balloons and machet- es add any ner ves, DuBois said they are rarely a concern. es are experienced all in “You know, it’s not even one night, or ever for that ner ves, it’s more just anxiety matter, but NIC was graced if I can see well and that I’m with a taste of that rarity . warmed up,” DuBois said. Renowned per formance “It’s always logistical stuff I ar tist Michael DuBois hit worr y about, like the music, the NIC stage to per form his because I run my whole show “Solo Circus” - an hour-long, on a remote in my pocket, so one-man per formance of it’s making sure that dangerous stunts, ever ything’s working tricks and some properly; those are brief balloon animy big stresses, and mals. travel. The show’s DuBois has pereasy.” formed on the “ToYet despite the night Show with lack of ner ves, it Jay Leno” twice, doesn’t mean his and the “Late shows have always Show with David gone without poLetterman.” ANNALEE FOX tentially dangerous Along with teleNIC Student mistakes. DuBois vision per formancsays he’s fallen of f a es, he also makes unicycle while in a straitjacktime to bring his act to smallet, gotten his jeans caught on er stages. the unicycle chain and had a “That’s the thing, like, peostage break under him. ple think that, ‘look if you’re “You have to pay attention. on TV [you don’t perform Stuff happens,” Dubois said. smaller venues]’, but that DuBois was raised in Updoesn’t mean anything about state New York, where he doing performances to make a
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“It was very high-action and very funny.”
learned to juggle in school at the age of 12. He eventually graduated from Penn State, where he went on to make his first appearance on the “Tonight Show” with per formance par tner, Chris Chelko. It was after Chelko got a job with the “Tonight Show” that DuBois star ted per forming independently and created his “Solo Circus” show. “It was really cool,” said NIC student Annalee Fox. “It was ver y high-action and ver y funny.” Associated Students of Nor th Idaho College (ASNIC) Student Events hosted the event. “He was really enter taining,” ASNIC Events Coordinator Maria Paluzzi said. “I think he really got the crowd involved, and ever ybody loved what he had to do.” Paaluzzi said she hoped more students would attend student events. “They’re really fun and it helps get ever y student together,” Paluzzi said. “It brings nontraditional and traditional students together and coming and just having a really fun time.”
One man circus, Michael Dubois wows NIC crowd with his juggling skills. Thomas Hansen/Sentinel
Orphans receive support Maddie Chapman Staff Writer
Closing titles screenshot from NIC Film Club’s short film “Denial.” Courtesy of NIC Film Club
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With the close of the semester drawing near, NIC Film Club screened their final film on Thursday for students and the community. The film was Spike Jonze’s, “Her”; but what preceded it was a more personalized farewell to the semester than any Academy Award winning film could be. Keeping with a trend set this semester by the club, an original shor t film, “De-
nial”, premiered before the main screening, giving Film Club students a chance to demonstrate their passion for creativity, film-making, acting, and writing to their peers and the community. “Personally, I was really excited to work on it,” said co-director, Patrick O’Farrell. “’Denial’ [is] a collaborative project between seven dif ferent people,” explained O’Farrell to the audience. “There are eight dif ferent scenes and each of them except the ver y last was directed
by a dif ferent person. They filmed and edited it all with a dif ferent kind of concept in mind.” The concept of “Denial” was credited to club member, Leo Schnepf, who encouraged viewers to discuss and question the film. “Any questions are welcome in the discussion,” Schnepf said. “As vile as you want, it doesn’t matter; we just love talking about it.” Film Club will begin hosting film screenings again in the Spring.
Zambia is a country with 1.2 million orphans. That’s 207 times the amount of people enrolled in NIC and about 10 times the amount of orphans in the entire U.S.--a country 13 times the size and 20 times the population of Zambia. Campus Alive in Christ Club presented Monica Musonda, director of an orphanage in Zambia, to share her experiences growing up in Zambia and running the orphanage. Musonda, mother of eight, has been director for 14 years. The orphanage provides basic education for the children there and has a teen outreach program for street teens. Musonda explained that in Zambia someone cannot work until they finish school. It is very difficult to get a job with only a high school education and they must pay for college with cash. This can make it difficult for one to attend school. “We are giving them a second chance,” Musonda said. “I love these children just as I
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AISA club members Amanda Lott, Destiny Calvin and Taylor Abrahamson get muddy in search of water potatoes. - Photo courtesy of Evanlene Melting Tallow
a lot of the time when you cook them right, they taste like a normal potato and they’re found in the mud,” Abrahamson said. ”I think I was working for like 25-30 minutes and I only got a little baggy full of potatoes. They’re really cool.” The club doesn’t only attend events; it also hosts and creates them, much like they did with this semester’s Che’nshish Golf Scramble, held at the Coeur d’Alene Casino. In 2009 the club received $2,000 from the Kootenai Tribe as a sponsorship that the students turned around and made into a NIC American Indian scholarship: the Che’nshish scholarship. Evanlene Melting Tallow, the club’s and American Indian Support services’ adviser, is proud of this accomplishment. “These funds go to students,” Melting Tallow said. “And these students who work on it, they may not get any funds. But they still believe in the concept of it and why it was started.” The club also hosted the hoop dancer, Shanner Escalanti, whose skills and showmanship helped the
love my own.” Musonda said she decided to start an orphanage after visiting Zambia again in 2000 and encountered two boys begging for money because they had no one to look after them. She said the orphanage provides a safe place for the children and widows in need that have visited and lived there. It has allowed children to grow up with support and has even helped some to reach their dream careers. Many students and community members showed up to listen to Musonda speak and they were given an oppor tunity to help the cause as well. Awareness Bracelets were being sold at the event for $2 and donations were being taken to help fund the education for these orphans. All proceeds will help pay for an orphans education. Bracelets can still be purchased from the Campus Alive in Christ Club, Phi Theta Kappa, Native American Student Alliance Club and the recently formed International Students club.
club sell Indian tacos and fry bread by bringing in a crowd. Finances made were shared between the Che’nshish scholarship and the club’s personal funds. Illustrating the club’s dedication to education, some students of the club have created times to host classes to teach native art; including gourd making and beading. The gourd classes have seen much attendance, with 20 currently enrolled for a Dec. 13 class. The classes, led by AISA member Sarai Mays, can be reserved out to May 2015 with a fee of $20 for students and $40 for non-students. The beading classes, hosted by Sami Mitchell, teaches students how to make earrings, headbands, belts, bracelets and more every Thursday from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the AISA club room, donwstairs SUB. Continuing their theme of education, the club also had students Taylor Abrahamson and Amanda Lott travel to University of Idaho to give a speech, entitled “Native Students Speak Out Against Mascots.” This presentation concerned racial connotations inherent in American Indian mascots, as well as how the extend into bigger problems for Indians such cas poverty and loss of tradition.
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Go away, away goals rule New MLS rule needs to stay in Europe
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T Dajour Reece escaping at the NIC Duals. Beau Valdez/Sentinel
Volleyball Wins Against Nationally Ranked Opponent Alumni donations not meeting projections Connor Sears Sports Editor NIC’s wrestling keeps winning, they are now ranked 2nd in the NJCAA conference. A day earlier on Thursday, the Cardinals faced off against the Mustangs of Western Wyoming. They won by a score of 31-12 even though they forfeited a couple matches because wrestlers had their flights delayed. Coach Whitcomb said, “Having to give up those weights was tough but our guys picked it up and wrestled hard.” They defeated Cerritos College and Highline Community College at the NIC Duals that were held in Christianson Gymnasium. Cerritos is ranked as the best junior college team in California. They kept things close in their 24-19 loss to NIC. This was a ver y competitive match. Teammates were
screaming and celebrating wins. Wrestler at the 165-weight class, Dajour Reece said, “We learned to not doubt any team by their rankings.” Cardinals Br yce Weatherston and Jordan Cooks pinned their opponents. Teammates Michael Nguyen Cruz Del Angel and Reece also won their matches. “The main guys got the pins, that’s what we needed” NIC wrestler Jordan Cooks said. NIC rolled over Highline Community College 40-9 in their second duel. “Highline is a lower ranking than us obviously,” Cooks said. but we still came out and wrestled good.” Nguyen, Weatherston, Reece, Cooks and Del Angel won in their first and second matches. Kit Major, Tyler McLean and Trent Allen recorded a win only in the second duel.
Coach Pat Whitcomb said, “I thought the guys wrestled ver y well in our second match.” Aric “Ric” McCutcheon and Cooper Thomas both lost their matches versus Highline. They were also the only Cards to be pinned, McCutcheon in the first dual to Cherritos by Dustin Kirk who has a perfect 31-0 in college. Thomas was pinned in the latter match. Reece said, “I thought we wrestled pretty good. The last one was better, but we do. We didn’t pick up the intensity like we usually do.” Since the first match was close versus a strong opponent, support dwindled in the second match because of the strong lead that NIC held throughout the match. NIC most recent competed in the Cliff Lee Invitational tournament yet failed to advance any wrestlers to the championship bracket. On Friday Tyler Booth, Taylor
Kornoely and Deondre Wilson were the only Cardinals to win a match in the consolation bracket. All three wrestlers went 1-2 before losing out. “We had some others that battled with some big name teams,” coach Pat Whitcomb said. “I think they came away with confidence in themselves.” The team also suffered a defeat to Labette 23-19 in the first match of the season. Reece said, “we learned to not doubt any team by their rankings.” Cooks added, “Rankings really don’t mean anything. It’s wrestling, anything can happen,” Cooks added. “You have luck and you have the support of your team.” The team attributes part of the loss because the match was on the road in Powell, WY. Reece said, “We need to be more intensified on the road, as if we were to wrestle here.”
Cardinals on a roll Mens Basketball team wins eight games in a row Connor Sears Sports Editor
D’Adrian Allen powering his way to the rim for a dunk against Columbia Basin College. Beau Valdez/Sentinel
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T he Car d in als exten ded the win s tr eak to 8 as they b eat Chem ek eta, Por tlan d CC an d Colu mb ia Bas in twice. T hey ar e cu r r en tly ran k ed 21s t in the n ation . T he Car d in als r ecen tly com peted in the 2014 Big foot Clas s ic tou r n am en t in S pok an e. I n the firs t r ou n d , N I C d efeated Ever ett 106- 84. D j u an Piper s cor ed 26 with 6 r e b ou n d s an d Jor d an Kin g s cor ed 25 with 7 b oar d s . S n eak y g u ar d Braian Ang ola- R od as s tole the b all 7 tim es . N I C led 58- 39 at halftim e an d m ain tain ed that lead u n til the fin al b u z z er. I n the firs t of two g am es vers u s CBC, local Lak e City g rad u ate Kyle G u ice led with a car eer hig h 22 poin ts s hootin g 78 per cen t fr om the field . G u ar d s Jam aal R ob ateau s cor ed 15 an d team m ate Lu cas An tu n ez con trib u ted 18 poin ts .
Jor d an Kin g sc or ed 13 poin ts an d c a me down with 9 b oar ds. The C a rd in als ar e a deep t ea m. T he b en ch r ec or ded 53 of the 99 poi nt s for t he Car d s . I n the s e c ond ga me vers u s CBC Roba t ea u r ecor d ed 23 poi nt s, 8 defen s ive r eb ounds a nd 2 s teals . N I C d efea t ed C hemek eta an d Por t l a nd a t t he an n u al Por t l a nd T i p-Of f S howcas e. Al t hou t he Car d in als wer e behi nd b y 15 poin ts a t ha l ft i me, they rallied a nd won by 13 ag ain s t C hemeketa. R ed s hir t fr eshma n R ob ateau s cor ed 54 poin ts of f th e benc h i n the two g ames. Ac c ompan yin g R oba t ea u wa s Kin g an d D jua n P i per with 16 an d 15 poi nt s r es pectively. The C a r din als raced of f t o a 94-56 win vers u s Por t l a nd. H ead coac h C or ey S ym on s s aid, “ It wa s a g r eat week end for NIC Bas k etb all.”
he Seattle Sounders finished their season early because of the newly adopted “away goals r ule” by the MLS. The latest controversy over the r ule came after the Seattle Sounders beat the LA Galaxy at home last Sunday 2-1 yet failed to reach the MLS Cup championship again. The Sounders lost 0-1 to the Galaxy in LA before heading to Seattle. The cumulative score was equal at 2-2 in the two games. The Galaxy moves on to host the MLS Cup because of the “away goals r ule” which acts as the tiebreaker and awards post season play to the team that scored the most goals on the road.. I believe that the MLS should of fer a third match to decide the victor instead of the “away goals r ule.” The precedence is that a final decision game should be played to break ties. The NHL, MLB and the NBA all crown their victors by winning the series, not by the scores in the matches. The MLS said they believe that the “away goals r ule” benefits the fans to encourage more attacking from the away team. Contrar y to MLS beliefs, this r ule involves more defensive burden from the home team. Most fans in attendance root for the home team, thus the fans are less involved because they prefer goals to saves. The “away goals r ule” was adopted from the English Premier League in Europe. Teams in that league play around 80 games in a summer, compared to 34 in the MLS. Thus the two legs and the “away goals r ule” keep the playing time down. If the MLS were to play twice as many games, I believe that the r ule of fers a fair alternative to winning a series. A two-legged playof f series should of fer a third leg to crown the victor. The “away goals r ule” could ser ve as a tie-breaker after the deciding match is played. But, there should be a third decision game. Although Sounder ville (Seattle fans) is upset by the r ule in the game versus LA, it is slightly ironic because the same r ule sent them past FC Dallas in the playof fs in mid November. The Sounders had a fantastic season regardless of their (fluke) loss to the Galaxy in the playof fs. They finished with the record of 20-10-4. They won the U.S. Open Cup earlier this year and defender Chad Marshall was awarded MLS defensive player of the year. The fans earned the Suppor ters’ Shield award for their devotion. Adding another 90 minutes would have benefitted the fans by of fering more play time between American soccer legends Landon Donovan and Clint Dempsey. The “away goals r ule” negatively af fects the game and does not award the tr ue winner. Throw the fans a bone. Let the players play! Connor Sears is a writer for The Sentinel. His opinions are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Sentinel. Respond to this column online at nicsentinel.com.
Because they both lost so many players to WWII military service, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become the Steagles during the 1943 season.
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The Lady Cardsfighting for a rebound. From left, Panisesi Taimani (55), Maci Benedict (12) and Mariah Swanson (33). Beau Valdez/Sentinel
Lady Cards rise to the occasion
Momentum for NIC helps moving into season play next week Connor Sears Sports Editor
The L ady Car ds a r e 5 -1 i n the l as t tw o w e e ks . I m p r o vi n g th e ir r e co r d to 7 -2 o n the se as o n. NIC do minate d C e n t r al i a 88-6 1 in th e p ain t w i t h of fensive r e bo unds a n d tur n ove rs . G uar d Sa m a r a Hi l l op e ne d up th e g a m e b y dr opping dime s f r o m d e e p . NIC le d by 1 5 at ha l f , 4 0 25. The L ady Car ds k e p t i n cr ea s ing th e le ad t hr o u g hout th e game . For w ar d P anis e s i Ta i m a n i dom i n ate d in th e p a i n t w i t h hel p f r o m guar ds M a c i
Benedict and Bailey Schroeder moving the ball well. The Lady Cards Columbia Basin hosted N I C l a s t T u e s d a y. N I C h e l d of f the Hawks by a point after a slow second half. The Lady Cards were outscored in the second half by 14 points but eventually won 80-79. Cardinal center Panisesi Taimani scored 24 with14 rebounds in the winning effor t. Monica Landdeck and Mariah Swanson scored 12 a n d 1 1 p o i n t s r e s p e c t i v e l y. The Hawks stretched the floor and pressured the Cardinals. The Hawks scored 25 points of f tur novers.
When the Hawks visited Coeur d’Alene, the Lady Cards won more handily 81-74. The Cardinals outscored the Hawks by 10 in the second half for the win. This time for ward Mariah Swanson recorded a double-double with 17 points and 10 boards. Guard Kara Staggs led the Lady Cards with 20 points. She also had 4 assists. The Lady Cardinals split back-to-back wins with division opponent Casper College. O n B l a c k F r i d a y, t h e Lady Cardinals lost 75-69. The 18 point deficit at halftime was too hard to overcome.
Coach Chris Carlson commented, “I thought our defense was really strong coming out of the gate, and I felt good about it.” After the slow star t shooting only 21 percent, the Cardinals rallied back in the second half to tie the game in the second half with a strong ef for t from Staggs, Taimani, and Landdeck. The Lady Cards got revenge the next day when they won 64-59. In the close game, T iamani led with 17 points. This time Swanson recorded a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds. NIC outdid Bellevue Col-
lege 83-65 at home. The Lady Cards played strong on defense and were sloppy tur ning the ball over 13 times. Bellevue was even worse about tur novers, with 20 during the game. Mariah Swanson had here season debut after she tore her ACL in her right knee last season. She led the team with 11 rebounds. “ To c o m e w h e r e s h e ’ s come from that injur y… she’s really fighting through,” Carlson said. Star ting guard Bailey Schroeder scored 14 and had three steals. Staggs also scored 14. Caitlyn Behymer came of f the bench and scored 17.
Calendar of Events 12-2 9 12-3 1 1-17 1-22 1-24 1-29 1-31 2-12 2-14 1-2 1-3 1-17 1-22 1-24 1-29 1-31 2-12 2-14 12-1 2 12-1 3 12-1 3 1-28
Mens Basketball
8 p . m . 8 p . m . 5 p . m . 7:30 p.m. 5 p . m . 7:30 p.m. 5 p . m . 7:30 p.m. 5 p . m .
Me d i c i n e H a t C olleg e B l u e Mo u n t a i n C C C o l l e g e o f S o u t her n I d aho Ut a h S t a t e - E a ster n C o l o r a d o N o r t hwes ter n CC Snow College S a l t La k e C C Ut a h S t a t e – E a s ter n C o l o r a d o N o r t hwes ter n CC
Womens Basketball 5:30 p.m. 3 p . m . 3 p . m . 5:30 p.m. 3 p . m . 5:30 p.m. 3 p . m . 5:30 p.m. 3 p . m .
T r i n i t y We st e r n U n iv. T r i n i t y We st e r n U n iv. C o l l e g e o f S o u t her n I d aho Ut a h S t a t e – E a s ter n C o l o r a d o N o r t hwes ter n CC Snow College S a l t La k e C C Ut a h S t a t e – E a s ter n C o l o r a d o N o r t hwes ter n
Wrestling
7 p . m . N o r t hw e st Wy o m i n g C olleg e 1 2 p . m . S o u t hw e st e r n O r e g o n Colleg e 2 p.m. Clackamas College 7 p . m . S i m o n Fr a se r Un i v e r si t y
A l l match e s ar e h e l d o n c a m p u s a t N o r t h I daho Colleg e i n Chr is tians o n G y m n a si u m .
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Students gone collegiate athletes as they participate in the intramural basketball league. Thomas Hansen/Sentinel
NIC guard named athlete of the week Connor Sears Sports Editor Jamaal Robateau from the NIC Mens Basketball team was awarded Athlete of the Week by the SWAC conerence. He scored 54 points in two games as the Cardinals won both games at the Por tland Community College T ip-Of f invitational. Robateau scored 21 and shot 7-10 from the field including 4-6 from beyond the arc to beat Chemeketa Community College. The Cardinals also defeated Por tland Community College by 34 points
in the 94-56 thrashing. In that game Robateau scored 25 of his 33 points in the first half and was a perfect 9-9 from three-point range. He scored a career high against the defending NWAC champions. “Jamaal is known as an exceptional shooter, but he was extraordinar y this weekend,” NIC men’s head coach Corey Symons said. “He is a tremendous weapon to bring of f the bench for instant of fense.” The NIC guard has verbally committed to Gardner-Webb, a NCAA Division I school out of Bowling Springs N.C.
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Horoscopes CAPRICORN Make an attempt to be more sympathetic to the feelings of others. Don’t forget that not everyone is as strong-willed and directed as you. Avoid getting bottled up in your head; cultivating a love of food, sleep and sensuous activities is essential to the grounding of your energies. This week lucky numbers are: 95, 35, 50, 59, 98 SAGITTARIUS Try to soften your stance a bit- take things as they go and let them go as they will. You should keep your work and home life separate during this week. Step out a bit and demand dependability form others, too. This week lucky numbers are: 15, 88, 62, 69, 40
Across
Down
1. The people who work for the school.
2. Important exam for college hopefuls
3.______ Fishing Club
4. Your first stop as a student
5. Campus Alive in _______
5. Club for students interested in tabletop
7. A club for movie lovers
gaming
8. NIC student government
6. An academic rank conferred by a college or
9. A drink that is important to many students.
university.
12. A way to fund your education.
10. We wish you happy _______
15. Two of these make a full year of college.
11. We lose this during finals week
16. NIC mascot________ Cardinal.
13. __________ students are not U.S. citizens
17. First year students
but attend college with a student Visa.
20. The day we throw our hats
14. If you miss this your grades might go down
22. A scary word for test
18. North Idaho College
23. A club for deep thinkers
19. Mica ______ bookstore
25. Lee-_____ Hall
21. Now a financial aid requirement
26. Club membership is related to journalism
24. Where we check out books
and production
26. Doesn’t work well here
29. NIC student paper
27. Most math classes are in this building
30. Full of the possibility of danger, failure, or
28. and a happy New _________
loss.
29. The place we eat
31. American Indian ______ Alliance 32. _______ 12th is the first day Spring semester.
VIRGO You should better watch your temper. Hotheadedness can throw you off balance and aid your opponent. This week is right time when compromise and diplomacy are virtues to be cultivated, not weakness to be despised. This week lucky numbers are: 65, 76, 60, 6, 92 LIBRA You shell try to tone down a bit your demanding and commanding side. Hold the mirror up to yourself as well – examine your motivations carefully. Battle to keep the combatant in you more peaceful. Try to take some distance from yourself. This week lucky numbers are: 48, 60, 69, 78, 52 SCORPIO Don’t put the blame on the world for not recognizing you if you hide yourself away. Try to be more transparent- let the people see what you are really like. This week is not the right time to keep secrets, even from yourself. This week lucky numbers are: 30, 98, 2, 7, 22 ARIES This week is the right time for to actively seek joy. Allow yourself the best that there is. Avoid passing judgment on others too quickly. Beware of feeling that you must prove yourself. Easy
up a bit on the expectations you place on others. This week lucky numbers are: 75, 88, 83, 8, 17 TAURUS It is important to allow for inspiration- don’t just work for work’s sake. Share affection with others. You can get away with breaking the rules forever- sooner or later the reckoning will come. This week lucky numbers are: 1, 71, 42, 76, 61 GEMINI Learn to work with faith. It is neither your enemy nor your friend, but it can become an accepted companion. Find it in your heart to accept. Tilting with windmills is not all there is to life. This week lucky numbers are: 56, 54, 93, 67, 4 CANCER Your ideas are not always easy for others to accept. So, don’t push them too hard; let other people breathe a bit. Strive to be yourself. You should beware of tendency to be bossy or insensitive. This week lucky numbers are: 14, 72, 10, 94, 44 LEO This week is the perfect time to follow your own path and develop the talents you have been given to the fullest. Avoid judging others too harshly, nor yourself. Expand your horizons to include wider possibilities for the future. This week lucky numbers are: 37, 7, 66, 3, 71 AQUARIUS Try not to be overly concerned with appearances. Keep alive in your search for beauty- avoid becoming jaded, trendy or compulsive. You should beware of neglecting spiritual goals or falling prey to excessive materialism. This week lucky numbers are: 72, 2, 84, 15, 20 PISCES You should cultivate self-confidence. You should beware of being too aggressive in your criticism. Be consistent in your stance. This week lucky numbers are: 41, 73, 48, 1, 33 Courtesy of gotohoroscope.com
This day in history, Dec. 8 1. John Lennon shot, 1980 2. Americans begin siege of Quebec, 1775 3. Auto-factory architect Albert Kahn dies, 1942 4. Lincoln issues Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction, 1863 5.Chinese Nationalists move capital to Taiwan, 1949
6. Theater fire kills hundreds in Vienna, 1881 7. Superpowers agree to reduce nuclear arsenals, 1987 8. NAFTA signed into law, 1993 9. Bears beat Redskins 73-0 in NFL Championship game, 1940
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THE NUTCRACKER
Monday, december 8, 2014
Holiday cheer is here
Principle Dancer Jun Tanabe performs during the second act of the Eugene Ballet Company’s presentation of the Nutcracker. Taylor Nadauld/Sentinel
Eugene Ballet Company presents the Nutcracker in Schular chosen out of over 80 who audition. Terracciano said she chose to hold the show at r o m the time NIC every year because it the velvet red is the very best facility in curtains opened Coeur d’Alene. through the end “The stage, sound, of the show, the audience lights, dressing rooms and was transported from the mostly the people who run Schuler Preforming Arts center to a magical dream the theater; they are awesome,” Terracciano said. world full of sugar plum Dynamic sets, fake fairies and toy soldiers, snow, and elaborate coslife-sized mice and party tumes brought this goers, Drosballet to life and “Fun for selmeyer’s got the full house toy creations children audience in the and waltzes of spirit flowers. and adults, Christmas as Clara and Hans The perfordanced through mance of The beautiful her extravagant Nutcracker costumes dreams. on Wednesday “I have seen a night, put on and amazing lot of Nutcrackers by the Eugene and I really love Ballet Compadancers,” the Eugene Ballet ny, included Companies’ verlocal Coeur sion. Fun for child’Alene chilDEBI TERRACCIANO dren and adults, dren as the Production Sponsor beautiful cosbaby mice, tumes and amazangels, bon ing dancers,” Terracciano bons, party children and dancers in the waltz of the said. The audience was full flowers, bringing a sense of community to the show. of little girls in fancy dresses and family memDebi Terracciano, bers of the children holdowner of Le Danse Stuing bouquets of flowdio in Coeur d’Alene, has ers. The final curtain sponsored the production closed after two 50-minfor 9 years. She works ute halves and an interwith the children weekly mission, easily keeping for eight weeks to prethe attention of even the pare them for the winter youngest watchers. performance. Only 52 are Rhiannon Fullerton Staff Writer
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Performers carried out intricate dance routines during various acts. Taylor Nadauld/Sentinel
Yoshie Oshima performs as the Sugar Plumb Fairy. Taylor Nadauld/Sentinel