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Connor Coughlin Staff Writer “Footsteps: A Journey of Many” is set to return to NIC this March. Coordinated through ASNIC and NIC Student Diversity Events, “Footsteps” is an interactive event that leads participants through a number of exhibits that each highlights a certain issue of social injustice, such as human trafficking or domestic violence. Topics covered this year will be different from the ones in the 2013 event. “Each year campus communities and partner organizations are given the opportunity to submit proposals so that allows for different students and organizers to present information they feel as though is relevant to the campus,” said Heather Erikson, Assistant Director of Student Development and Committee Chair for the “Footsteps” event. Six topics will be covered in the exhibit from campus-community organizations such as the American Indian Student Alliance, the GayStraight Alliance, the Veteran’s Club, and Phi Theta Kappa. Once participants are done viewing the exhibits they are then led to what is called the “Room of Hope” where they discuss the experience and are educated on how to become involved in the issues. “Footsteps” runs March 4-6 at the Edminster Student Union Building. To make reservations, call (208) 769-7761 or visit www. nic.edu/footsteps. You can also scan the image bellow with your smartphone.

NJCAA National Tournament Garrett Cabeza Sports Editor Each of the North Idaho College wrestler’s dreams of winning an individual and team national title is still alive. The Cardinals will seek their 15th national title in school histor y at the NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) national tournament Friday and Saturday at the Spokane Convention Center. NIC shared its 14th national title last year with Labette Community College. “I’m excited,” NIC wrestler V.J. Giulio said. “I think that we’re going to perform the best that we have performed all year.” All ten Cardinal wrestlers qualified for the NJCAA National

Tournament after placing fifth or better at the NJCAA Western District Championship in Rock Springs, Wyo., Feb. 15. NIC’s Tyler McLean (165 pounds), V.J. Giulio (197) and Taylor Kornoely (285) each earned first place individually and NIC, ranked third in the NJCAA polls, finished third as a team with 112 points. “We didn’t perform how we should have at regionals,” Giulio said. “I think the elevation got us a little bit.” It was Giulio’s second consecutive individual regional title at 197 pounds. He beat Northwest College’s Jonathan Wixom with a 16-4 major decision. Top-ranked Clackamas Community College(Oregon City,

Ore.) won with 137.5 points and fourth-ranked Northwest College (Powell, Wyo.) earned second place honors with 134 points. No. 18 Southwestern Oregon Community College, No. 20 Highline Community College and host Western Wyoming Community College rounded out the final positions. Br yce Weatherston (133) finished second and Jeremy Golding (149) third. Tickets can be purchased at ticketswest. com. Students can buy an all-tournament pass for $20 or a session pass for $10. The national tournament finals will be broadcast live on NJCAA TV at ihigh.com March 1 at 6:30 p.m.

Qualifying Wrestlers 125 lbs Jared Miller 133 lbs Bryce Weatherston 141 lbs Terrance McKinney 149 lbs Jeremy Golding 157 lbs Nico Moreno 165 lbs Tyler McLean 174 lbs Derrick Booth 184 lbs Jonathen Dennis 197 lbs VJ Giulio 285 lbs

ASNIC launches online survey for rec. center

Recreation center survey will provide new data when proposing the project to the board of trustees ASNIC is launching an online sur vey today to gather student opinions on the proposed recreation center plan. The sur vey’s primar y purpose is to establish a desire for the recreation center among students, and their willingness to have fees levied. The gathered data will be used to propose the plan to NIC’s board of trustees, and subsequently the Dormitor y Housing Commission. Questions on the sur vey are multiple choice and include

demographics, opinions on the need for the recreation center, student willingness to utilize the recreation center and how much students are willing to pay in fees to support the building. “We don’t want to influence support, so as we conduct the sur vey we’re not going to say, ‘hey, vote for the rec. center,’ because it’s not a vote. It’s a sur vey,” ASNIC Presiden Benaiah Cheevers said. Vice President for Student Ser vices Graydon Stanley said that the decision that ASNIC made is that they need to ask students if they are willing to commit to the recreation center

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and if they are willing to pay for it. “Where we felt like we needed to go to next, was; all the information that we’ve ever had and promoted that said students on the campus want a student rec. center and are willing to pay for it, all that information is old,” Stanley said. Cheevers said that in Januar y he sat down with Graydon Stanley, Director of Student Development Alex Harris, NIC board of trustees chairman Ken Howard, NIC President Joe Dunlap, and the ASNIC adviser and accountant to discuss what would be

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needed to move the project for ward. The previous sur vey said that students would be willing to accept fees of up to $100 to support the building. The new sur vey has a range of options to gauge what amount the current student body would be willing to contribute to support the project. ASNIC President Benaiah Cheevers said that if students are not willing to pay over $90, it will affect how well-furnished the recreation center is. Cheevers plans to propose the recreation center with the new sur vey and other updated data this semester in one of the

upcoming board of trustees meetings. “This is a much better presentation because we will have done the sur vey, and we have much better estimates from the architects,” Cheevers said. “I’m feeling a lot more confident than where we were at last year.” The sur vey is intended to hit all lines of communication today, including Blackboard, MyNIC, student email accounts, and potentially text message. “It’s been a struggle for students to have their voice be heard, but I think right now we have more hope than we’ve ever had,” Cheevers said.

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Backpack burglar’s not-so-big caper Police are investigating the forcible theft of a student’s backpack containing athletic gear and water Photo Illustration by Beau Valdez/Sentinel

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ome athletic gear and a water bottle were the only things a student lost when she was robbed on campus. “I guess he was pretty disappointed when he opened [the backpack] up,” said Kelly Hopkins, a campus security officer. The student, an 18-year-old member of NIC’s athletic department, was leaving the River Apartments at approximately 6 a.m. when a man approached her and asked her to hand over her backpack. After she refused twice, the man reportedly tore it off her body and fled the scene. The student, who declined to comment for this story, was report-

edly uninjured aside from an abrasion tinel Design Assistant Haley Kurle she received on her face from the being approached and then chased struggle. by an intoxicated man who had been “It was very forceful, even if he hiding in the bushes outside the didn’t have aparta weapon,” ment “Our campus is a said Security complex. microcosm for the world, Supervisor Kurle Patrick Murescaped and bad things can ray, “That’s the inciwhat makes unhappen here sometimes.” dent it disturbharmed, ing.” and camThe pus secuKELLY HOPKINS robbery is rity was Campus Security the second unable to reported infind the cidence of a female being troubled man upon investigation. outside of the River Apartments this “You always hear about that hapsemester. pening in the news or see it played The first incident, which took out in movies but you never think it’s place in early January, involved Sengoing to happen to you until you’re

panicking while trying to get away,” Kurle said. Hopkins said she hopes the incidents help raise greater awareness about campus safety. “Our campus is a microcosm for the world, and bad things can happen here sometimes,” Hopkins said. “I think it’s a good reminder for students, especially girls, to always be aware of their surroundings at all times.” According to NIC’s Dangerous Weapons Policy, although firearms remain banned from campus property, students are allowed to carry pepper spray, bear spray, wasp spray, legally sized pocket knives and stun guns. “We’re proponents of women being able to defend themselves,” Hopkins said. Taser guns, which shoot electrified barbs into an assailant, are pro-

hibited for students to carry, however. Campus Security is also available 24-hours a day to escort students to their car in instances where they may feel uncomfortable or unsafe for any reason.

A Closer Look The suspect is described as a white male in his early-20s, about 6 feet tall, skinny, wearing a black hoodie sweatshirt, black pants, and Nike shoes.

BY THE NUMBERS: Crime Statistics from the Cd’A Police Department for 2014 Vehicle thefts this year. In Jan. 2013, 10 vehicle thefts were reported.

Bike thefts this year. In Jan. 2013, three bike thefts were reported.

Thefts from buildings this year. In Jan. 2013, 23 building thefts were reported.

Campus security goes online with lost and found claims Christina Villagomez Webmaster Car keys, cellphones, iPads, wallets and a child’s pink fringecovered dance costume are just a few of the things you might find in Campus Security’s lost and found.

“How a person can lose one boot is beyond me,” said Patrick Murray, a supervisor in campus security. “There’s nothing weird anymore.” But a new addition to security’s website means students can now file lost claims online instead of being forced to hobble across campus with only one shoe. “I know most people are going to walk in and talk to us, but it gives them another avenue,” Murray said. The re-vamped page will allow students to list the type

of item lost, the date, a description and the value; in addition to any contact information. Murray said security currently has a return rate of roughly 75 percent on cellphones, but other items can be hit or miss. “We get really expensive items in here and no one comes to claim them,” said Kelly Hopkins, a security officer. Hopkins said a perfect example would be a brand new iPhone that was turned in a week ago and remains unclaimed.

Murray said the procedure is often to just open up a phone’s contacts and call anyone labeled mom or dad, but when a phone is locked that remains impossible. Items not claimed are eventually destroyed or donated to charity, but if the item appears to be worth $100 or more, security will hang on to it for 90 days. Hopkins said she hopes the online reporting system will cut down on the unclaimed items, which are stored in her office currently. “[Lost and found] is the bane of my existence,” Hopkins said.

Non-violent “simple” assaults this year. In Jan. 2013, 41 simple assaults were reported.

Latino Club’s Yuda bands sale T.J. Gossard Staff Writer The Latino Club will be selling Yuda bands today in the SUB to March 7. The bands are part of the Latino Club’s sponsorship of children in thirdworld countries. The club needs to sell 175 bands to achieve their goal of putting a student through education for a year, and each consequent 175 sold will go to another child. The bands are produced by Guatemalan students and families from leather and coconut, and are sold tax-free for $7.

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Feb. 04 - Student reported hit-and-run damage to her vehicle in the Meyer Health and Science parking lot.

Feb. 10 - A student in the Hedlund Building was arrested for carrying a concealed handgun. See our website for the full story.

Feb. 10 - An ambulance responded after a student slipped and fell outside Lee-Kildow Hall.

Feb. 13 - A student reported hit-and-run vehicle damge in the Molstead Library parking lot.

Feb. 13 - Residence Hall staf f repor ted an alcohol violation after alcohol was discovered in a parked vehicle.

Feb. 13 - A student repor ted the theft of personal proper ty at the intersection of W. Garden and Hubbard Ave. A man stole the student’s backpack with her athletic gear inside. The incident was repor ted to campus security and the Cd’A police. See above for the full stor y.

Feb. 13 - A student pedestrian was hit by a vehicle in the Molstead Librar y parking lot. No injuries were sustained.

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The final of three senator vacancies has been filled with an active senator Annie Stonebreaker Staff Writer Layla Abrams, 19, Post Falls, Political Science, is the final appointment to replace lost senators for this semester, and brings a different set of skills and ideas to ASNIC. Abrams said she would like to incorporate engineering and computer science into her leadership, and plans on doing more robotics-geared projects within NIC. Many other colleges have competition and programs in robotics, as it is a growing field. Engineers learn how to design things and help build prototypes, and computer science majors usually program things to move and do tasks; Abrams believes combining the two would be more logical, as both are needed for robotics. “I love leadership,” Abrams said, “I enjoy helping people, being their voice and knowing what they want.” Abrams said she plans on running again next semester and wants to bring more awareness to ASNIC, and their representing the student body. Other newly appointed ASNIC senators haven’t wasted

any time beginning their work for the student body this semester. Justin Fink and Anna Luckey have immediately busied themselves in their positions at ASNIC. “Everyone is so welcoming and kind here; you have people behind you, it’s a team effort,” Luckey said. “I’m excited to see what the semester has to bring.” Luckey, 19, Priest Lake, general studies, is turning last semester’s “Way-To-Go-Wednesdays” into “Tasty-Treat-Thursdays”, which are held every week in the SUB plaza. She said that she also hopes to be working on a project to improve communication between students by teaming up with Ishoutout, an application based in Coeur d’Alene that brings awareness to local businesses. Fink, 36, Coeur d’Alene, math and education, said he has some plans up his sleeve for the student body. With 15 years in the Coast Guard, Fink has a different view of the world coming from North Idaho. He has been around the world from Antarctica to Alaska, and Bulgaria to Tasmania, among many other places. Fink said that improving

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drop-in tutoring is his priority. “I found out I loved it and was good at it, a lot of it is sitting down with a tutor and [a student] being at their wits end pulling their hair out trying to figure out something, and [the tutor] being able to explain something at least slightly different than the teacher maybe to get that spark that they go ‘that makes sense now!’ and helping

them recognize that they can actually do it and tests aren’t as scary as they seem,” Fink said. Fink is getting his feet wet and settling in, but said he also plans on helping other students get more involved and connected in NIC’s community. “I wanted to feel like I was a part of the college, and wanted to help others feel that too,” Fink said.

Students, faculty debate class additions NIC’s Philosophy Club continues pushing for additional philosophy courses Christina Villagomez Webmaster T.J. Gossard Staff Writer Rolling eyes and heightened emotions filled NIC’s Philosophy Curriculum Council Summit as faculty and students debated the merit of adding more phiDave McKerracher losophy Philosophy Club President courses on campus. Currently, NIC offers six courses in the division, and if the

measure passes, three more will be added; Modern Philosophy, Ancient Philosophy, and Environmental Philosophy. . Monday, Feb. 24 will mark the council’s decision before courses’ are finalized for fall semester. Dave McKerracher, the president of NIC’s philosophy club said the debate has been raging on campus for the last four years. “We had high hopes that those classes would go through last year, and I was looking forward to being able to take one or more of them,” McKerracher said. McKerracher is set to graduate this spring. “Even though I won’t be here, I want to look out for others following in the footsteps of myself and other philosophy majors

who have gotten the short end “We’re just trying to underof the stick,” McKerracher said. stand if we think the material “I personally know many people is enough to justify two classes the addition of these classes will when the material can be covhelp, but our hopes to enhance ered in one,” said Carol Lindsay, the department as a whole will division chair of social and bebenefit haviorall future al sci“I personally know many philosophy ences. majors and people the addition of these Fuenthusieling classes will help.” asts alike.” the The debate debate has furDAVE MCKERRACHER seemingly ther, is Philosophy Club President split facthe fact ulty, with that some arthe colguing the classes create overlap lege was forced to drop a course and are unnecessary, with others focused on Asian philosophy due arguing students would benefit to low enrollment last semester. from being able to take upper McKerracher said in spite of division courses at a community this, 89 students have signed a college price. petition to add the new classes.

NIC security gears up for gun legislation Panic buttons, emergency notifications, policy changes in the works Abbe Breeding Staff Writer Student services has started to prepare for the passing of the newly-introduced state senate bill by discussing possible options for changes in NIC security. Senate Bill 1254, introduced earlier this year, will allow the carrying of firearms on college campuses by holders of Idaho’s enhanced concealed weapons permit and retired law enforcement officers. “It is probably going to pass, it just has to go to the house and the house has already passed it previously three years ago,” Director of Student Services Alex Harris said. Harris is meeting with the other leaders in student services from other Idaho institutions next week to discuss what will happen next. With the expectations that the Senate Bill 1254 will pass, the question of whether or not NIC will need to arm security or perhaps involve the police on campus has been raised. With declining enrollment at NIC it will be a challenge to balance in a more enhanced campus security with limited funds. The changes made in security could end up costing the college anywhere from

$150,000 to over half a million dollars Harris said. “When this bill passes there will be a significant financial impact which will either be passed on to the students in tuition and fees, or passed onto the community in property taxes, or tried to pass onto the state if they will budget us more money,” Harris said. Senate Bill 1254 does not state that there will be any financial impact fiscally when it passes, but the college institutions in Idaho disagree. Harris said that the financial burden will likely fall to the students that attend NIC in tuition and fees. “Could the state come up with money to do that? Maybe, but I doubt it, because the bill says there is no financial impact whatsoever,” Harris said. College presidents in Idaho got together before the bill was introduced and unanimously came out against it, but it is still moving forward. Idaho’s chief of police also came out against the bill because he does not think that it would make college campuses in Idaho safer. Currently there are six states in the United States that have some sort of legislation which allows stu-

dents to carry concealed weapons on campus. Utah and Colorado are the only two that have something similar to Senate Bill 1254. The other four states with similar legislation have been able to find loop holes that have allowed them keep a majority of guns off of their college campuses. NIC reached out to Salt Lake Community College to discuss their security policies, and Utah’s security is contracted with the state and provided by the state police. “It is all a lot of money,” Harris said. Harris said that for NIC to involve state police on campus it would cost NIC around half a million. “What happens if we don’t have that money? Sometimes we don’t have the money,” Harris said. “Ultimately our number one priority is to make this the safest place possible for students, and equal to that the safest place possible for employees.” If the bill passes it will go into effect July 1st. Harris said that this deadline does not give NIC very much time to make security preparations.

“Our understanding is that it will become active July 1, so we would have between whenever the law passes and July 1 to take our policy through the processes of being revised so it’s compliant with the law,” Graydon Stanley, vice president for student services said. In the near future NIC will be testing an emergency notification system for every classroom and for office computers that has the ability notify NIC students and employees in the case of an emergency. The emergency notification could be activated from within a classroom or within an office, and it will go out to all the appropriate people on campus. The notification system also has the ability to give instructions about what the students and staff should do in a specific emergency situation. “If there’s an active shooter, for example, my screen would all of a sudden start blowing up saying there’s an active shooter in this building, “shelter in place.” Go to the parking lot, turn out the lights, whatever the instructions are, would take over my computer and everyone else’s computers with that notification,” Stanley said. The system for the computers screens will be tested sometime in the next two weeks.

Every student registering for classes has seen the course type “hybrid” pop up, and most have an understanding of what this entails. It means a part of the class will be completed online, hich usually means the student will submit their homework inline through one of the tools available on BlackBoard. However, in recent years this definition of hybrid is becoming slightly less accurate. Students are more often finding themselves walking into class on the first day of school to unexpectedly encounter a big screen displaying seated students from a faraway location staring at them. “It made it kind of rough,” said student Clayton Broncheau.“For classes that rely on peer-to-peer discussion for information, I think it’s very damaging. I wish I’d have taken the same class [anthropology] live in person.” Broncheau received an A in the class, but feels he didn’t learn much. He feels this is very telling about the class format. Broncheau offered a solution to this problem. “They should give you a little more information about what’s going on at registration, because what’s on the syllabus is the same as the syllabi for other sections that were not hybrids,” Broncheau said. Broncheau isn’t alone in this stance. “Students that are in the actual classroom should be told prior to registering that there would be a live video feed while being in the class,” said Zachary Erickson, a math instructor at NIC. “I think it has some major kinks that need to get ironed out,” Erickson said. He has experienced satellite video feed delays multiple times, and at least twice has dealt with speaker issues wherein only the speakers in the back of his classroom worked and he had to choose between turning up the volume so loud it screamed in in the student’s ears at those tables, or not hearing the class on feed. “I can’t tell you if better equipment is needed or better setting up of the equipment we have, but it will just take some experimenting with it and some good communication which is something I haven’t seen yet from NIC,” Erickson said. This doesn’t mean that the program is trying, though. “Over the last six years, we’ve been strategically mapping out a plan on how to keep ourselves at the forefront of video conferencing in northern Idaho,” said Instructional Technology Engineer Robert Gibson of North Idaho College. The program has centers in the Silver Valley, Bonners Ferry, and Sandpoint, as well classesas at the workforce training center, NIC, and the potential for almost 210 classrooms they could potentially utilize in the K-12 network. But the program managers are well aware of the flaws. “There’s all these things that have to be in play,” Gibson said, noting the institutional resources and staff needed to trouble check the technology. “As you make it more difficult to do, you create more opportunities for things to go wrong.” Gibson thinks the benefits outweigh the problems, though. The communities the hybrid system works with aren’t large enough for the state and counties to afford to hire staff and faculty. Also, these faraway students in class if they have a question rather than pausing, rewinding, sending an email, and possibly waiting a few days before getting a reply. Also, with this class format students can review their classes online if they’ve missed a day. But there’s one particular oddity to this fact: students don’t need to log in to view the classes where they are actually stored online, making the classes that students are paying for accessible to the public for free. The website is called ivcvideo. The website is used as backup storage in case of technological failure in the classroom, which allows faculty to have access to them and utilize as they see fit for their students. “So that’s just a side benefit of making sure that when we have an obligation to deliver courses, that the student will get that video. The ivcvideo is just a back-up to that guarantee.” Because the website is needed to back up classes, the departments feel no need to limit access it as a resource. And because the material is public access, they feel it’s not technically against any rules to have it accessible. “It is something NIC is looking at to authenticate, but at this point we’re leaving it open and making it easy access, we don’t want to put roadblocks in front of students to get their education.”

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Regulation of the internet Internet regulation has been a huge subject within our society today. With all the current controversies and rumors circulating around the web and on tv, we as citizens have a reason to be alarmed. We can’t search the internet, call, or text on our phones without getting weary of whether or not we are being watched over. To me that is not the America I know and love. To me that is the beginnings of a police state that uses fear to control and minipulate its citizens. I believe we have let oursleves get into this position by blindly coming up with regulations to protect ourselves when the things we are lead to be afraid of are not very realistic. We citizens are adults and can take care of ourselves. We don’t need “big brother” to keep an eye on us like we are lost sheep or something. In my opinion this calls for some protest against our government’s survalliance oporations. The whole “national security” crisis and our fear of terrorist attacks is complete nonsense. At least to the point where the NSA is looking at innocent American citizens social media sites, which usually has nothing to do with terrorist activity. I feel like privacy no longer exsists due to how deep we have delved ourselves into technology. Due to the fact we rely so heavily on it, we allow ourselves to be vulnarable to our government. Even then the fact that I even have to comment on such an issue really dissapoints me. We need to get the proud America we used to know back. The America that wasn’t power hungry over it’s own citizens but instead looked to provide liberty and opportunity to all citizens. It all starts with you. Only we can change our situation, and if we work together, there may be hope. Its up to us everyday citizens to recognize the situation we are in and make an honest attempt to reverse it. The only way to accomplish such a thing is through unity. It doesn’t matter what party, race, sexual orientation, religion, or creed you belong to. We have to do this as one. So America, lets wake up together.

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Unnatural selection in zoos Abbe Breeding Staff Writer Earlier this month, a young giraffe that lived at the Copenhagen Zoo was shot and killed to prevent their captive giraffes from inbreeding. A bid to save the giraffe failed even after thousands signed an online petition appealing the decision of Copenhagen Zoo officials. The giraffe, named Marius, was killed and dissected in front of visitors, including children, and was fed to the zoo’s lions. Zoo officials made a tough decision and did what they thought was right. Although this decision seems inhumane, they also offered the public a chance to learn about the anatomy giraffes in a more intricate way. It is the Zoo’s responsibility to manage animal populations and ensure that only the best genes are passed down in the species. It is reported that 20-30 zoo animals are put down ever y year at Copenhagen to deal with overcrowding and inbreeding. Animal rights activists describe the decision to kill Marius as barbaric and are calling for a change in the way zoos do business. Although the situation seems extreme, it is more common than many people may think. The public attention was brought

onto this specific situation because it was done in the public eye so they could give visitors an opportunity to learn more about giraffes. Zoo’s need to improve the quality of care provided for the animals in their care to better deal with malnutrition and overcrowding, not because of what happened in Copenhagen. This incident encouraged the public to question ethical issues in zoos. Many in the public are now asking, “Are zoos making decisions based on what is right for the animals or what is best financially for zoo owners?” In a Surabaya Zoo in Indonesia, an 18-month-old lion was founded hanged in his cage earlier this year. The zoo officials claim that the lion, named Michael, caught himself as he jumped around his cage and that it was merely an accident. Surabaya is the oldest zoo in Indonesia and it has recently earned the epithet as “the zoo of death” because of plethora of animals dying and suffering under its care. In 2012, 44 pounds of plastic were discovered in the stomach of one the zoo’s departed giraffes. This is just one example of Surabaya’s animals dying from malnutrition and neglect. Yet this zoo is still open to the public and the 3,465 animals from 201 different species are still at the mercy of Surabaya’s incompetence. The conditions of the Surabaya are so appalling

that the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, have reached out twice to the Indonesian President Susilo Bamban Yudhoyono in the past two months in the hopes that his attention will lead to improvements in the zoos standards. World Association of Zoos and Aquariums officials are worried that if the situation in Surabaya isn’t improved quickly that this could lead to more than just a “single zoo issue,”and threaten the reputation of zoos worldwide as operations such as Surabaya draws negative attention and harsh criticism from groups that oppose animals cruelty. Zoo’s have began to build the reputation of being a place for conser vation and education, rather than just a place for the public to view captive wild animals. But situations such as the one at Surabaya strain public trust in zoos. The Copenhagen Zoo made a tough decision, but it was a decision made with what I believe were good intentions. The long-term genetics of the zoo’s giraffe population needed to be preser ved, and while grisly, the decision to conduct the killing and dissection in public created a rare learning opportunity. The mistreatment of animals in zoos is found all over the world, and the public should turn their attention to them, not on zoos that make hard decisions for the right reasons.

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April Wood Staff Writer Snow is like deer; it’s cute when you don’t have to live with it. The plows do a good job in town, but for the residential streets they take off the top fluffy layer of snow and instead leave the entire road with a solid sheet of pounded ice. Fall semester is pleasant in Idaho as the finals are usually upon us by the time the snow comes. Spring semester isn’t ver y springy. After a relatively mild winter, Jack Frost decided to give us a frosty shocker and lay down knee-deep snow that was cemented hard by single digit temperatures. It was cold enough to freeze

the mucus to your nose and make formations of snot-cicles and snot-actites. Apparently, the capacity to cause frostbite within 20 minutes isn’t enough to slow down NIC. It seems English professors are magical beings that float over ice and snow with their own internal furnaces instead of hearts to pump fire and molten slag in their veins. Because I was not born with a silver potato in my mouth, I cannot comprehend how Idahoans trek through the cold in nothing but a hoodie and gym shorts. Probably leprechaun magic. Instead, I am an ogre with many layers that are now roasting inside the classrooms. And the coughing, coughing, coughing! Students who should clearly not be in class holding an entire classroom hostage to recycling air turning in a gyre of germs.

Eight people in Spokane and 48 people from Washington have died from the flu this season. More than last year, and it could have been far worse, but people were diligent in getting their flu shot. The best bet to prevents other from getting sick would be to stay home, but attendance requirements gives students little room to not get sick or get a haymaker from life’s many random swings to the groin. The requirements make sense from one point of view; we don’t want students running off with financial aid after their disbursements. Unfortunately, these requirements punish those of weaker constitutions and even students who live with the vulnerable members of society. I may not get sick vacuuming up microbes with both nostrils, but my mother with COPD can.

Slumber Party Barbie of 1965 came with a diet book. One of the tips was: “Don’t eat.”

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To the editor:

Guns on Campus

As soon as I saw the front page of the Sentinel, I was hooked. I’ve been following the gun control policy changes very carefully and I must say, reading this article really helped me understand what’s really going on. I appreciated the non-biased, “all-facts” perspective that was shared. I personally believe that only security guards, and the like, should be permitted to carry guns on campus. I believe that, that is really the key to enforcing the S.E.C.U.R.E. Idaho Act. As it stands, the policy that currently exists is an absolute travesty and definitely needs to be revised; however, I do not think that the campus should immediately jump to the allowance of concealed weapon permit holders and retired police to be permitted to carry. It comes down to how comfortable the students feel and many seem to be in an uproar over the thought of guns being allowed on campus by fellow students, even if they have a concealed weapons permit. As the article highlighted, an enhanced concealed permit isn’t that hard to obtain though. Ann Michelle Ciampini Coeur d’Alene, ID

On Feb. 10 an article titled “Gun-carrying student apprehended on campus” was published in your paper. I found myself feeling that the reaction to the situation was maybe not the best one for those circumstances and being uncomfortable with the idea of any weapons being allowed on campus. The somewhat opposing feelings signaled a need for a closer look before taking a stand on the issue. On one hand: the right to bear arms. I understand why our founders felt it was important enough to include in the Bill of Rights and why it is still important. The Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights are fairly clear on their reasoning. On the other: the safety of me and others. A quick glance at N.I.C. crime statistics shows you how unlikely it is that you might need a gun for personal protection and you are not likely to be hunting on school grounds. We are not granted the right to own and carry a weapon does beyond protection and preservation. Therefore I don’t see any need to bring a weapon on campus. K.M.M. NIC Student

Learning doesn’t stop on Saturdays Dave McKerracher Staff Writer It’s Saturday morning and I’m up at the crack of dawn. For us morning people, this is the time of peak mental performance. What am I doing at 6 a.m. on a weekend? Trying to study. Not the easiest thing to do considering my living situation. I should be up to my neck in books at the library right now. But there’s one problem: the Molstead Library is closed. For those of us who don’t have a suitable study space at home, or for those who relish the psychological enhancement of a library’s studious environment, this dilemma is a weekly frustration. Maybe you’re thinking it serves me right for trying to get things done so early on a morning when most normal people are sleeping in. Perhaps my expectations are a little high. However, unlike every other college in Idaho, our library doesn’t open at all on Saturday. The Molstead Library closes at 2:30 p.m. on Friday and doesn’t reopen until 1 p.m. on Sunday. This is not only a personal issue, because I am also speaking for many students who have shared their own frustrations about not having a weekend study space. We are arguably the most committed students on campus, the minority who is primarily learning for its own sake, and/ or sacrificing “free time” for academic and lifelong success: We, the students of North Idaho College, have a library for studying in. Our tuition funds that building’s operation. For those of us who are up to our teeth in homework, our precious weekend hours are our only chance to get caught up. Are we to understand that even with the recent spike in tuition that our educational institution still remains too impoverished to keep its library open over the weekend? When the school accreditation council last visited and interviewed students, I shared my concerns regarding the library restrictions. They were perplexed that we are closed on Saturday, and “made note of it.” I also raised this issue over a year ago with a member of the Board of Trustees, who said this was “concerning and worth looking

into.” Alex Rodal-Cubillas, one of our ASNIC senators, has made an “extended hours study center” his studentgovernment project. Rodal--Cubillas isn’t even asking for the library to be powered and staffed over the weekend, he’s simply trying to get something small like the Writing Center open over the weekend. Although he has been working on it for over a year he has made little to no progress. Why no progress? “Not enough demand,” say the administrative staff. The minority of ambitious students and those who are not well-off enough to have suitable study space at home are so underrepresented, and apparently constitute such a small fraction of the student body that it is not considered worthwhile (profitable) to accommodate us. This is not for lack of manpower. We have several overstaffed work study desks on campus. Why not have a few of the excess work study students work the library over the weekend? I’m a work study student myself, with hours to spare and my weekends are available. I volunteer myself as tribute. Screw it: I’ll even do it for free! Perhaps I’ve overlooked some tremendous cost in the budget this accommodation would involve. But it’s not like we’re asking for them to build a library, just allow us more access!

Honestly though, it doesn’t seem like cost is as much of an issue as priorities. Our student government has been working tirelessly for years to spend millions on a rec center. Maybe we really ought to build an entirely new multimillion dollar recreational complex on campus, but not if this means the continued stifling of on-campus study life. I mean, the gym and soccer field are open on Saturdays, while the one building offering the most educational enhancement denies us access on our only free days! We are merely asking for NIC to stand by its mission statement which commits to: student success, educational excellence, community engagement and lifelong learning. The restricted library hours directly impede three of these four values. In contrast, which of these goals is met by the sports facilities being open on the weekend? Community engagement–one out of four. Perhaps it’s time we got our priorities straight. I love soccer and volleyball, and there’s nothing like a basketball game to bring our community together. However, scholars are the true backbone of academia. It’s time we put our money where our mouth is, and follow through to our commitment to enhancing student success, educational excellence, and lifelong learning.

Should the government monitor our Internet use? Greggory Skarisky 20, ROTC, Cd’A

“They should monitor it. They should keep an eye out for major threats and things that could be suspicious, but I don’t think they should be monitoring private information and private lives.” Shanea Almarca 18, General Studies, Cd’A

“It’s invading our privacy and invading our rights. We should have our rights on the Internet.” Natalie Middleton 18, General Studies, Liberty Lake,

“I do not think the government should regulate the Internet because I believe we have the right to do what we want to do.” Shelby Salisbury 19, Resort Management, Shelton

“People always find a way around it anyways. It shouldn’t be something we worry so much about.” Esther Dolezal 19, Music, St. Louis, Mo.

“I think international marketing is OK but not personal stuff. Social media shouldn’t be monitored.” Jim Malone 19, Journalism, Lewistown, Mont.

“I feel like if the government has suspicion of something, they should be able to regulate whoever that individual is.” Beau Valdez/Sentinel

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gospel gospel got god stuck to the rock he made and and he mighta made it larger than us or it mighta served to save this place sure I coulda swore I heard you calling for a shot at a grip on vice doesn’t mean your mouth was moving doesn’t mean I even heard you right Original photo by Rachel Single-Schwall, photo illustration by Tyson Juarez/ Sentinel

Buddy Wakefield brings controversial poetry to NIC Beat poet gets under the skin of students, inspires many, talks about recent social issues

Robert Palmer Staff Writer

omophobia, Religion and American Government policies received a fresh, unabashed whirlwind of relevant social rationalization cour tesy of three-time Beat Poet world champion Buddy Wakefield. Wakefield spoke his renowned Beat Poetr y in the lower sub room on Tuesday Feb. 18 at NIC. “Buddy is a staf f favorite

here and we felt we had to bring him,” said Philosophy club president David McKerracher. “Even though he makes fun of philosophy majors, I still love it.” This setting was dif ferent for Wakefield as he stood in the hear t of Coeur d’ Alene, Id. “This was once the skinhead capital of the world,” Wakefield said. Then right as the students let their guard down Wakefield had some other things to get of his chest. “C, o, e, u, r d ‘ Alene? That is stupid. Y’all need to fix that, ” Wakefield joked. Wakefield’s beat poetr y pieces like “Cute Town,” “Sin-

gle Mother” and “Convenient Store” all held students attentions like a Bengal tiger in a straw cage. Real and almost ferocious, Wakefield acknowledged the cultural dif ferences but made no attempt to appease it with his poetr y. “Goodbye,” Wakefield announced as three people made their hasty exit away from the progressive language that seemed to speak to so many of the students in attendance. The language of this par ticular poem was one of religion, this in itself made some uncomfor table as shifty chairs and stares gleamed across the lower sub. Wakefield even brought up

9/11 in one of his displays of expression. Mixing terrorist attacks on America with America’s attacks on third world countries. Seemingly blending the two ideas in a flurr y of tr uth and uncer tainty. More people walked out. Not all was lost though. The majority of listener’s seemed to harbor a progressive intelligence that they felt was right on target. Even if that target didn’t represent the state they were in. The consensus of the lower SUB was in another space of it’s own. The real deal is what Buddy Wakefield meant to many. NIC student Richard For tman ex-

plained how he felt, “I think it’s a little for ward thinking for our demographic here but it’s definitely thought provoking and I think we need that here (Coeur d ‘Alene, Id.)” “There was a typewriter buried alive in that horse. The one I rode to get out of the flood,” read Buddy’s poster he had displayed on a white table set up outside the per formance area. The progressive thinkers of NIC praised Wakefield for making his way all the way out to their campus to speak his elegant and thought provoking words. One student summed it up quite profoundly as he shouted, “Thank you Buddy Wakefield.”

Photo finish Long-time photography instructor plans to retire at end of spring semester Tyson Juarez Features Editor Photography instructor Phil Corlis has had a long ride here at NIC and at the end of this current spring semester he will be retiring, leaving behind a legacy that may go unmatched for a long time. The energetic instructor’s career at NIC seems like it has gone by fast since he first arrived in 1983, but it’s much more than just a snap shot. “The time has come for me to put down my grading pen and pick up my camera,” Corlis said. Corlis originally started his teaching career at LCSC as a photography instructor and instructional designer. He continued teaching instructional design at other schools such as Pullman High school and WSU. Corlis made his move to NIC shortly after his time at WSU and didn’t regret it. “I’ve been really fortunate because I’ve watched this college

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grow up,” Corlis said. “NIC is a place where anyone with a good idea about something we should be doing on campus could have it be possible for them to pursue that idea and people would listen.” Corlis served as a board member for around five years and preferred teaching better. He said teaching allows him to discuss his passion with students. “I’ve been the luckiest man on earth as far as I’m concerned,” said Corlis. “I got to have a career teaching what I love, and not a lot of people can say that.” Corlis said he first fell in love with photography at a young age. His father had bought him a film camera when around 12 years old. His dad was a pharmacist and would sometimes bring home developed film for Phil. He ended up seeing his neighbor’s film development room and Corlis was sold from there, describing that seeing a picture develop for the first time he considered it

Photography instructor stays after class with student Paige Jackmen and helps her with figure out how to properly take a photo using “depth of field.” Tyson Juarez/Sentinel

“magic.” He still continues to keep the magic alive by passing on his knowledge to students who are eager to lear n how to properly compose photos. “The students are awesome and are hard working,”Corlis said, “They are serious in learn-

ing skills they need for a career.” He is excited to spend a majority of his retired life focusing on doing what he loves, travelling and taking pictures. Corlis and his wife have recently been travelling to the UK once a year and finds it to be

quite the opportunity to get interesting photos. Corlis will be letting opportunity come to him as he continues with camera in hand and creativity in his mind. He will also be featured in the Faculty Ar t Galler y that opens on Febr uar y 25.

Cleopatra sometimes wore a fake beard while performing her duties as queen.

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Hopping into a new scene Local rock acts put on show to promote Spokane Boxing League Rachel Single-Schwall Assistant Photo Editor

ate loud feedback. Willow pulls inspiration from bands like Scratch Acid, the Raincoats, the Gang of Four, The crowd gathered in a chilly Spokane venue Stooges, Black Sabbath, and The Slits. to watch local bands The Colour flies also perand suppor t boxing. formed a set described as Post Falls based bands Willow and The Colour flies, per- “New Wave Sur f alter na pop” according to lead singer Matformed as well as Spokane thew Legard. The crowd was band Sweet Rebel D at The energetic throughout the set Hop Feb 6. and Legard encouraged a The event was created to friendly banter suppor t the Spokane Boxing League and “this whole with the audibetween included a beatbox ‘music thang’ ence songs. per formance by one is the beat The Colourof the boxers in beflies are comtween bands. of heart, prised of four Willow opened the personally members, inshow with what lead singer and guitar speaking.” cluding Legard on vocals and player River Ramajo guitar, Scotty describes as “a heavy Darren Eldridge Hohman on guipunk/dirge/power Sweet Rebel D tar, Quest Johnpop/ whirlwind of son on bass and noise.” Paul Barbieri on Willow is comdr ums. prised of 3 members, includTheir set included a cover ing Ramajo on vocals and of Weezer’s “Say It Ain’t guitar, Kayla Romans on So” as well as many origibass and Matthew Legard on nal songs. They get much of dr ums. Ramajo has a lot of energy their musical inspiration from bands such as, the Beatles, when per forming; he often jumps around and pushes his the Posies, Pixies, Talking Heads, Psychedelic Furs, the guitar into his amp to cre-

Lemonheads, Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth and St. Vincent. The Colour flies are currently working on recording their next album and releasing a new single “Vanilla Coke” in March. They will be playing another show on April 22 at Club 412 in Spokane. Sweet Rebel D rounded out the show with a small acoustic set. Dar ren Eldridge, lead vocals, set up his microphone with “Skully,” his fake skull, attached to the end of it, and a tambourine tied to his leg with bandanas. They played a number of bluegrass tunes with their own unique flare. Sweet Rebel D, also know as SRD, star ted playing over two years ago as a three piece “alt/folk/punk thang.” “SRD was an intentional ‘melting pot’ of ever ything we felt was cool from 100 years of American music.” Eldridge said. Eldridge became par towner of Germany/Seattle based independant record company, Spark and Shine, in 2010. “This whole ‘music thang’ is the beat of hear t, personally speaking,” Eldrdge said.

Willow guitarist and vocalist River Ramajo opened the show with a punk inspired set. Rachel Single-Schwall/Sentinel

Students brave frigid temperature to get tropical at Club Sub Students make memories, feel the groove T. J. Gossard Staff Writer Despite icy roads and shaky expectations, Student Event’s Club Sub Beach Party conquered the cold weather of Feb. 5 with sheer determination and body heat. The Club Sub is an event intended to provide students with a place to party and meet new people, while providing free food, music and activities. While it was very successful in this regard, there was still some doubt at the beginning. Nobody at Student Events could have foreseen the roughly 8-degree weather outside. “It’s freezing out and I know a lot of my friends didn’t want to brave the icy roads,” said Student Events Organizer Dave McKerracher The attendance was minimal during the first half hour of the event and the dance floor was simply comatose. “At first [Student Events] were a little hesitant; I didn’t know if people were going to show up,” said Eric Wittenmyer, a Student Events Organizer. “But then they all did, and all at NIC students Noah Wagner and Ester Dolezal form a dance circle with other students, getting some of the more shy bystanders involved. Beau Valdez/Sentinel once!” A throng of students poured Rogers), and also featured a personally note that he wasn’t ally spent a total of eight hours The event also helped benefit into the lower SUB room and photo booth hosted by Haas the only one working hard, and flaunting his Hawaiian shirt and some students in unexpected gave life to the party. Photo. And as with any student stressed to spotlight fellow orgabeach comber’s hat around camways. Students were twirling glownizer Quinne Evans, whom he be- event, there also was a fantastic pus to advertise the event—even “[Club Sub] helped me get sticks, riding inflatable beach lieves to be “Fantastic! Just really, selection of pizza, drinks, and going so far as to appear at an over being shy with a girl I have trees, grinding, and failing missnacks. really great, and a hard worker!” Inter-Club Counsel meeting to a crush on,” NIC student Jason erably to moon walk to the fastWittenmyer said, “I think Evans put all of the effort into arannounce the event in full cospaced beats and low-lit laser show Whidby said. having some time to do someranging the DJ and MC. tume. That night he danced with the displayed by the DJ’s. Accompathing besides dancing to spend At this Club Sub, the DJ “How else are you going to let girl of his interest. nying these moves were some table was manned by DJ 4Shurtz more time hanging out with “That was cool,” Whidley said. people know, if not by yelling at turns of the head at the end of friends and enjoying a goofy en(Ryan Hilbert), MC’d by NIC them,” Wittenmyer asked. This turn out was a reward the show, when the DJ decided to vironment is awesome.” alumnus MC Brentano (Tripp But Wittenmyer wanted to for Wittenmyer, who personsign off with “The Hokey Pokey.”

NIC clubs collaborate with Fresh Start to give back Staffer tells of experience helping the less fortunate, working with community

T. J. Gossard Staff Writer

arly mor ning droplets of water were slithering down rooftop ice cycles on Feb. 8 as a ragtag team of do-gooders br ushed their eyes of sleep and strapped up to ser ve a breakfast for the homeless. The American Indian Student Alliance, in conjunction with the Sociology Club and

Veteran’s Club, orchestrated a meal ser ving with CDA Fresh Star t. Speaking personally, I had my reser vations and doubts at first. There was an impenetrable chill outside I feared possibly no one would want to venture through for breakfast, and there was a weight on my shoulder. The weight was from the success of the club’s previous event that led to this one. By the end of American Indian Student Alliance’s fall

2013 “Drive to Make a Difference” clothing drive and dinner for the homeless a storage room in the downstairs SUB had been filled with bags stacked across the floor and halfway up the wall, and five more clubs had come together for the cause: the Latino Club, Veteran’s Club, Phi Theta Kappa, Sociology Club, and the Breakthrough Club. Even the Theater depar tment was involved and donated a good chunk of their

costumer y. It was so impor tant that we wanted to make it a tradition. And this tradition is all in the vision of one par ticular individual: Josh Moses, the previous President of AISA who stepped down this semester to spend more time with his wife and newbor n daughter. Moses himself was homeless for a period of time and saw firsthand that the community isn’t composed of people who just want handouts—it’s

people who are often in unfor tunate situations and in a transitional stage, and need some help. That’s an awful lot to have on your shoulder as President. I’d only recently taken over Moses’ position and I was afraid that the first event I was involved with as President was going to be a failure somehow. Fortunately for us, it was a success. But the attendance was, according to Fresh Start

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we’re really glad to be here with each other. DB: I was saying last night how I was sitting right over there, and I was thinking, “Man, this is really cool how all of us are here.” It’s like a tailormade situation, it couldn’t happen any better as far as guys who get together and all like each other, you know what I mean? You got bands all the time that are constantly at each others throat. We just chill, partyDJ: We really do like each other. We really care about each other, ya know?

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the sudden (exploding sound effect from Jones), you know what I’m sayin’? DB: Yeah, yeah.

You guys tour a lot right? From T what I read : When sometimes you you’re out on do 200 shows a the road so year? much, how do you keep your DB: Uh, yeah there’s been times where we did, sanity? one year we did 265. The

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DJ: Yeah, somethin’ stupid. DB: That wasn’t including the days we did just just driving. DJ: Yeah 265 shows. You know, that’s right when, um, I mean, it was during this new incarnation, I think it was in ‘04 we did that. ‘04 or early ‘05. That is, I think that’s the year, that year or the next year is when “Sittin’ at a bar” sold a million on digital jukeboxes. And I always thought that, you know, a concert every day, all year had an impact on that. It’s a song that had been out 5 or 6 years, and it had always done well, but then it seemed like 5-6 years after it had been out, all

DB: Uh, we’re, we don’t. BOTH: (laughing) DB: You know, everybody is crazy as hell, but it’s a fun crazy, ya know what I mean? There’s little things that annoy people here and there, but it’s usually, if anything we end up laughing at how dumb that bastard is. DJ: It’s more of a family type situation ya know, at this point, really. There’s days when you got stuff going on at home and you can’t be there to do it, and you’re easily irritated by things, but you know, we’re all grateful and

the best thing about being on the road? DB: Definitely performing. Performing is great. Especially when you think you nailed it, you know what I mean? That really feels good. And that always causes a bigger celebration. When you really feel good when you come off the stage, then the party’s real good. You know what I mean? Thats the best part. DJ: It reminds you that you actually, you know, that you’re not a musician because you want to be, you’re a musician because you’re supposed to be. Kinda gives reassurance that your fulfilling a purpose when you really rock a show. That’s probably the best part. that and we have some really good times with each other. You know, alot of it’s sitting around and sleeping, but we have some belly bustin’ laughs. There’s some funny shit that happens, with each other all the time. We get to meet fansDB: And make friends with people! DJ: Yeah man we got friends all overDB: That we know now, like that we know now and callDJ: Go to their house and eat and shit. (laughs)

S That’s :

always a good thing to have while traveling. DB: They bring us food, wash our clothes, you know, just try to make it a little easier. So when we go on tour we get to see them. It’s like visiting family you only get to see but once or twice a year.

S What’s :

the worst thing about being on the road? DB: Being away from family, really. I would think that’s the worst. Can’t think of anything worse than that. DJ: Yeah, that’s the worst thing. DB: Unless one of us got hit by a car on the road, I mean that would suck. It hasn’t happened yet. DJ: Yeah, we’ve all been fortunate healthwise, but definitely being away from, you know, several

of us are married and have children, and that’s rough. Going home is great though, it makes it to where it’s really good.

S What :

made you guys decide to say “Farewell?” DB: Well, it’s… we’ve been, like I said, around since ‘95, and I’ve never done a solo album. Jones has done a couple, but he’s never- he’s always been a part of this so he never got to define what he was doing. A lot of people know who he is from how he rocks it out here since we’ve been together. We did a hip-hop album called “Million Dollar Mugshot,” turned it into our label, and our label was like, “We don’t have the marketing plugins for this type of album. We don’t service hip-hop, we service country-rap, and country music.” We’ve always, we’re not, we’ve never been defined by a genre. They asked us to

do that, although we were disappointed that our album that we busted ass on wasn’t gonna come outand it is dope! DJ: It is dope! Both: (laughing) DB: It is really dope. Even though that didn’t happen, a lot of things were going on in life, in real life, you know, like family and stuff, and it was too much to even argue. To the point whereDJ: It was odd wasn’t it? DB: Yeah DJ: It was odd, like in hindsight its almost like our personal lives, at the same time, they’re telling us we should be doing something just a little different. And our record label was like “You need to make it a little different.” DB: Yeah! DJ: I didn’t realize at the timeDB: Yeah it was crazy. Some kind of divine intervention or something. Like something happened, like, “Ya’ll need to be doing this.” DJ: The labels nowadays, they got ways,

almost like how you know how the weather is coming, when they tell you “Hey, everythings gonna shut down in two days because it’s going to snow 37 inches in 40 hours.” Basically what the record label is saying is “We can put it out, but right now, the climate, if you do it, you’re not going to get the result that you would get if we represented it a little differently.” DB: And it gives them, with me and him, it gives them two more things to work, instead of me and him being in one thing, you know what I’m saying? It gives them two more things that they think they can sell. DJ: It’s not too far fetched. I mean, if you go to Warner Robins, Georgia, it’s mostly pecan orchards and hay fields with a bunch of shit built right on top of it. And then Jones County- all it is is pecan trees and hay fields. We grew upDB: And deer dodging. DJ: (laughs) Yeah this is where we grew up. Music has evolved, since we started making music- music has evolved

to where country music, and hip-hop music, the lines are not so defined as they once were. We’ve even had people call us country, or have had country stations pick up advertisements for our shows when we didn’t think that was anything near what we were doing. What you got here, when you start talking, you’re like “Oh they’re like southern country boys” and then it don’t matter what the music sounds like, but because they’re southern country boys they kinda slide that way a little anyway. I think the solo projects are just kind of emphasizing on our natural habitat, our roots. More of our personal roots, more so than our musical influences.

S You :

DANNY BOONE

guys have any advice for any aspiring college musicians that are reading this interview?

DB: Theres all kinds of advice. have fun. love what youre doing. put yourself around good people. You know? I’ve partied. I’ve partied with cocaine, speed, all that shit. NOT the way to go. (Laughing) DJ: (Laughing) Yeah. No doubt! DB: I drink beer, and I’ve smoked weed and done that. But its not the way to go if I had anything to say. It’s not. That’s really the main thing I’ve got. DJ: I would say number one- don’t suck. I mean, be real with yourself. Work your craft until its on the level that you know that it could be. I would just say, psychologically focus on what it is that you’re doing. Like, you need to understand what you’re trying to do, and

if you kind of keep that on your mind, then you naturally begin to go that direction, you know? And you’ll start to do things that push you to what’s on your mind. Just keep chiseling yourself into what you’re trying to be. DB: And take time to live a normal life. DJ: Yeah! DB: Thats where music comes from. DJ: Absolutely! DB: I mean, you’ve got your whole life to write your first record. Your second one, everybody is always going to compare to the first one. Take time when your home and chilling, to remember that, the grind is the grind, but it’s fun when the music just happens. DJ: Damn. That’s some good shit. I’ve never heard you say that man. I need to read this article. Both: (Laughing)

S Is there :

anything I didn’t go over

that you want to throw out there?

DB: Well, we need a vacuum cleaner if you’d like to vacuum right in here… (Laughs) DJ: Mine and Danny’s solo albums are coming out early summer after the “Farewell Tour.” I like to tell folks to just stay glued to Facebook and Twitter and wait for updates on that. DB: I think June 10th is the date. DJ: June 10th, yep. They come out on the same day. DB: His is called Demun Jones- “Jones County,” and mine’s called Danny Boone “Fish Grease.” DJ: Good stuff. 12 tracks on each album.

S Thank :

you guys for the interview, have a great show tonight!

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The faculty art gallery will have its opening reception February 25th at the Corner Gallery in Boswell Hall. Opening Reception

5-7 pm

Game On Students gather to play cards, video games, socialize Students gathered to play the popular card game ‘Cards Against Humanity” as well as video games on various different consoles T. J. Gossard/Sentinel

Connor Coughlin Staff Writer On the evening of February 12, ASNIC Student Events sponsored “Game Night” in the lower level of the SUB. The first of its kind put on by Student Events, the event featured a number of games, including Taboo, Apples to Apples, Cards Against Humanity, and the Xbox

Kinnect, for NIC students to play freely. All the students participating in playing the games were entered into a raffle where they had a chance of winning prizes.These included gift cards to Amazon.com, restaurants found in the local area, and vouchers for the NIC Spring Formal Dinner and Dance that takes place in March. “I feel like this is one of the best

ways students can establish connections with people they would have never otherwise met,” said Dave McKerracher, the event’s organizer. “Playing board games that nobody plays anymore forces people to sit in a circle together and talk and interact with one another which is great.” McKerracher said he considered “Game Night” a success and Student Events already has plans to put on another one in March.

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from page 7 employee Teresa Martens, larger than usual. It was even cramped. But this led to another doubt: the facilities were quite small. We had to cook as a group of ten for a total of 80 persons in an area smaller than the bedroom in which I sleep. In spite of that fact, as well as a lack of enough electrical outlets for all of the skillets we brought and one of our spatulas breaking from the weight of stirring sausages, we cooked more than enough for everyone. Even better, we also had fun. Sherry Mays, the AISA secretary, took the role of head chef fantastically and directed us all

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to our positions while simultaneously cooking eggs as Curley Larson, the Veterans Club Adviser, cracked jokes while he served up sausages. Meanwhile, Evanlene Melting Tallow, the American Indian Student Advisor, helped out everywhere she could—proud to see the finances and work she’d put into purchasing supplies worked out. William Douglas, ex-Chief Judge for the Coeur d’Alene tribe, was so happy volunteering with the group that he donated $100 to AISA after the event, which AISA added 10 to and donated to Fresh Start. Meanwhile, I cracked eggs and whisked them with Diana Smith of the Sociology Club while the Vets Club made pancakes and everyone else covered various activities.

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The NIC Publications Club will be hold a “Make Your Own Karaoke” workshop on Thursday, March 6 in the basement of the Student Union Building. NIC instructor Geof f Carr will be hosting the even, and he will be bringing along his personal collection of karaoke songs. “Regular karaoke events didn’t have the music I liked to sing,” Carr said. “I then found out a way I can turn the music I love into karaoke.” Carr believes he has one of the largest independent karaoke collections in the U.S. and has hosted events all over the countr y. The workshop will last from 6-6:30 p.m. and the karaoke per formance will run right after words until 9 p.m. Carr will cover the programs he uses to make his own program. He cautions that MP3s do not work and encourages students to bring their favorite CDs. For more information, contact Geof f Car r at gtcar r@nic.edu.

There was nothing but a dull hum throughout the Schuler Performing Arts Center on the evening of Feb 4. With little warning the curtains opened and the sound of horns blared wildly, unforgivingly breaking the silence that was in the auditorium. Trumpets, trombones, and saxophones all screeched wildly in a chaotic mess at a breakneck pace, playing Gordon Goodwin’s arrangement “Check’s In the Mail.” It was the beginning of “JazzNIC,” a concert sponsored by the ASNIC as part of the JazzNIC Festival which took place Feb. 3 – Feb. 5. The North Idaho Jazz Ensemble played throughout the course of the concer t led by music instructor Terr y M.L. Jones. The band played a total of 13 songs and was joined on occasion by special guest musicians Dan Bukvich, Al Gemberling, and Gar y Gemberling. A wide variety of songs

were played. From the upbeat, swinging big band arrangements complete with full blown scatting to mournful bebop numbers, such as Benny Golson’s “I Remember Clif ford,” there wasn’t a stone left unturned throughout this jazz odyssey. The JazzNIC Festival is an annual tradition that brings in hundreds of high school and middle school students from throughout Northern Idaho and Eastern Washington. School bands played in front of both judges and the general public over the three day event and were critiqued by judges on their performances. Clinics also ran throughout the festival hosted by Buvich, a University of Idaho professor and internationally-renowned composer, and the Gemberling brothers. The concert on Feb. 4 acted as a chance for participating students to see the clinicians in action, performing solos on their respected instruments with a great level of excitement and expertise.

Matthew Peck, 17, dual enrollment, shows his skills on his unicycle during a hail storm. Peck says he’s been trick riding for a year and even rides in the snow. Rachel Single-Schwall/Sentinel

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Seahawks save best for last Team effort pushes Seattle past Denver

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NIC sophomore guard Bryce Leavitt drives into the lane and throws up a shot while colliding with College of Southern Idaho guard Trevor Bamgartner Saturday night at Rolly Williams Court. NIC upset CSI 75-66. Beau Valdez/Sentinel

Garrett Cabeza Sports Editor Oh, what a Scenic West Athletic Conference tournament it will be. The North Idaho College men’s basketball team upset sixth-ranked College of Southern Idaho 75-66 Saturday night at Rolly Williams Court in

the final regular season game for both teams. NIC (20-10, 7-8 SWAC) will be the No. 3 seed heading into the SWAC tournament Thursday and will play sixthseeded Colorado Northwestern Community College (8-21, 2-13 SWAC) at Snow College. Utah State-Eastern also holds

a 7-8 conference record but NIC took the season series between the two teams 2-1. Despite the loss, CSI will receive the No. 1 seed and Salt Lake Community College will be the No. 2 seed in the tournament. Utah State-Eastern will be the four seed and Snow College the fifth seed. CSI and Salt

Lake will earn first-round byes. “I think we played really unselfish tonight,” NIC head coach Jared Phay said. We played everybody, all 12 guys played. I thought everyone did their job. Everyone played

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SWAC to NWAACC?

NIC teams may switch to different conference to save money Garrett Cabeza Sports Editor North Idaho College’s athletic teams may be on the move from the Scenic West Athletic Conference to the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges to save about $600,000 a year in scholarships and travel expenses. On the other hand, NIC, which in turn, would be leaving the National Junior College

Athletic Association, would miss out on the opportunity to compete for national titles. Instead, NIC teams, except for wrestling, which would remain in the NJCAA, will compete solely for conference championships. If the NWAACC accepts NIC and its teams into the conference Tuesday, and NIC’s board of directors agree to the terms Wednesday, NIC’s outdoor sports - men’s and women’s soccer, softball, and men’s and

women’s golf - will move to the NWAACC this fall. NIC’s indoor sports - volleyball and men’s and women’s basketball - would move to the conference at the start of the 2015-16 school year. The NWAACC consists of schools from Washington and Oregon, with the nearest school being Community Colleges of Spokane. The closest college to NIC that competes in the SWAC is the College of Southern Idaho, located in Twin Falls.

While NJCAA teams can recruit internationally, NWAACC teams are restricted to western states including Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, California, Hawaii and Alaska. NJCAA schools can offer its student-athletes full scholarships while NWAACC schools can offer partial scholarships. Not only can NJCAA schools offer full scholarships, they can offer more scholarships in general than NWAACC schools.

The Seattle Seahawks possibly played their best football all season in Super Bowl XLVIII. The offense, defense and special teams clicked on all cylinders en route to a 43-8 whipping of the Denver Broncos Feb. 2 in East Rutherford, N.J. From the Broncos’ first offensive snap that sailed by Peyton Manning for a safety to Seahawks’ coach Pete Carroll receiving a Gatorade bath, Seattle dominated. Nobody predicted the Seahawks would rout the Broncos like that, not even most Seahawk fans I am sure. But in a matchup between the No. 1 offense in the league and the No. 1 defense, something had to give, or in this case, crumble, as the Broncos didn’t score until the end of the third quarter. The saying goes that defense wins championships and offense sells tickets. In the Seahawks’ case, maybe defense wins championships and sells tickets. Oh boy, is that defense fun to watch? The Seahawks swarmed Manning and his wide receivers. Even on completions, Seahawk defenders made receivers like Demaryius Thomas pay by delivering punishing hits. In Manning’s defense, he had a decent day statistically, besides the two interceptions to Kam Chancellor and Malcolm Smith, and the lost fumble. He completed 34 of 49 passes for 280 yards and a touchdown. But the four total turnovers in the game proved costly for the Broncos. Like Manning’s stat line, other stats also didn’t add up to a Seahawk recipe for success. However, Seattle overcame those stats by finding success elsewhere. Stopping Marshawn Lynch was probably the biggest goal for the Broncos, and they did just that, limiting him to just 39 yards rushing and a touchdown. But speedster Percy Harvin picked up some of the slack by turning on the jets on two carries for 45 yards. Second-year quarterback Russell Wilson was on target all game long. He completed 18 of 25 passes for 206 yards and two touchdowns. Jermaine Kearse and Doug Baldwin, the Seahawk receivers who caught a touchdown pass each, proved they weren’t mediocre receivers. Kearse was spun around twice before sprinting in for a touchdown and Baldwin made a shifty move into the end zone after his reception. The Seahawks overwhelmed the Broncos in almost every imaginable way. They put on a clinic in all three phases of the game (offense, defense and special teams) and scored in each phase also. Smith’s interception return for a touchdown capped a stunning first half to the Super Bowl, and Harvin’s kickoff return for a touchdown to begin the second half pretty much took the wind right out of the Broncos’ sails. Perhaps Denver’s kickoff coverage team was trying to listen to Bruno Mars at halftime instead of its special teams coach. While the Broncos did a great job of stopping Lynch, the Seahawks held the Broncos’ offense in check the entire game. Sure, Denver racked up yards, but while Seattle’s defense gave a little, it certainly didn’t break. The Seahawks defense forced turnovers and made stops just when the Broncos started to pick up steam on offensive drives. From the defensive line to the Legion of Boom, the Seattle secondary, the Seahawks’ defense was what it had been all year – the most physical unit on the field. Garrett Cabeza is an editor 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.

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Renae Mokrzycki, a sophomore forward from Cranbourne, Australia, has played a big role for the NIC women’s basketball team this season. Beau Valdez/Sentinel

Bridget Rogers Staff Writer Sophomore Renae Mokrzycki has been excelling at basketball since she was a young girl. With no plans to pursue it for more than fun, she was quite surprised when she started getting offers to play for colleges in the United States. Mokrzycki had been playing on leagues in Australia, where’s she from, for years. Between winning

awards for her play on the court and her natural talent, Mokrzycki still never saw herself playing basketball at the level she’s at now. In the spring of 2012, Mokrzycki started hearing from recruiters but didn’t think much of it at the time. In May of that year she was offered a scholarship with NIC. After doing some research about NIC’s basketball program and academics, she did what she never had plans to do, leave home and go to college. Three months later, she was

on a plane with fellow Aussie and teammate Georgia Stirton, who was also recruited to play for NIC. Having never met Stirton before their plane ride to the United States, the two bonded instantly and now live together with teammate Panisessi Taimani. After finishing her freshman year at NIC, Mokrzycki saw room for improvement going into her sophomore season. She said she wanted to improve “my mentality.” Although she didn’t choose

a particular area of her game to work on over her summer break, she went home to Australia and played for fun and got mentally prepared for her upcoming role as a leading sophomore. “Renae has stepped up into a starting role and has learned how to lead our team by example with her tenacious hard play, scoring and rebounding,” NIC head coach Chris Carlson said. Mokrzycki spends her limited spare time with second and fifth

graders, perhaps thinking about becoming a teacher, but for now maintains her focus on the court. Wanting to make a return trip to nationals this year is her main focus. “Renae brings an all-business attitude and takes the competitive spirit of competition to a beautiful level,” said Carlson. Mokrzycki will be taking her “all-business attitude” and “competitive spirit”to the University of Idaho next year, as she will be suiting up to play for the Vandals.

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nized basketball under his belt. His brother, Michael Middlebrooks, played at NIC last season and the season before. He is now playing at Illinois State in Normal, Ill. Dorsey and Niles won backto-back 3A state titles their junior and senior years and Middlebrooks won one his senior year with the team. “We like the Rainier Beach program. They got really good coaches there. Obviously, they win and we want kids from winning programs. We would have recruited each of them individually even if they were at different high schools. Of course they knew each other so they wanted to go to the same place. Dorsey and Niles both transferred to Rainier Beach from different high schools. Dorsey transferred from Garfield and Niles from Ingraham - both Seattle high schools. While Dorsey, Niles and Middlebrooks all signed with NIC, Dorsey and Niles were also receiving interest from Division I schools. Dorsey was looked at by Seattle University and Niles received interest from the University of

Washington and Washington State University. Dorsey also received interest from other junior colleges after he Seattle has been producing signed with NIC. elite college and NBA basketball Moving from a metroploitanplayers for years. area like Seattle to a small-sized Take Peyton Siva, a Seattletown like Coeur d’Alene, Dorsey born player, helped lead his Louissaid one of the differences was the ville team to the 2013 NCAA Divilack of diversity among races in sion I national championship. Coeur d’Alene. It was a new scene Denver Nuggets point guard for all three of them. Nate Robinson, Los Angeles Niles said he wasn’t used to Clippers shooting guard Jamal being away from home for such Crawford and former Sacramento long stretches of time. Kings great Doug Christie all The three have been friends played high schoo basketball in for a long time. Seattle, and all played basketball “He (Niles) makes you laugh,” at Rainier Beach High School. Dorsey said. “He cares a lot about The North Idaho College other people.” men’s basketball team has four Dorsey said Niles is the kind of players on its team who hail from person that would give you money the Emerald City, and all of them if you need something. attended the same high school Niles described Dorsey as Rainier Beach. “outgoing” and “sociable.” Will Dorsey, Fuquan Niles, As for Middlebrooks, “He’s to Wilfred Middlebrooks and Jordon himself,” Dorsey said. “He’s the King, all freshmen this season quiet, mellow one.” (Middlebrooks is redshirting), NIC plays in the Scenic West have helped their team to a three Athletic Conference, arguabl y the seed in the Scenic West Athletic toughest conference in the NJCAA. Conference tournament this ThursNiles said playing in the SWAC day against sixth-seeded Colorado is different than it was in high Northwestern Community College. school. Dorsey, Niles and Middle“In high school, brooks have we basically killed “We would have recruited each of them known each everybody,” Niles other since elindividually even if they were at different said.With Seattle’s ementary school and Dorsey and high schools. Of course, they knew each recent rich tradiNiles played on tion of basketball other so they wanted to go to the same the Seattle Roplayers, maybe the tary in middle NBA or Division place.” school and high I schools should school. Middlemake room for brooks has only JARED PHAY Dorsey, Niles, Midone year of orgaNIC head basketball coach dlebrooks or King.

Will Dorsey (holding basketball), Wilfred Middlebrooks (left) and Fuquan Niles played for the same high school. Beau Valdez/Sentinel

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ship, but Salt Lake will receive the No. 1 seed in the tournament because it won the season series against the Golden Eagles. Kara Staggs, who finished the game with 10 points and four assists, hit a 3-pointer to increase NIC’s lead to 16-10 with 12:34 remaining in the first half. Bailey Schroeder made it 23-13 in favor of NIC with 9:31 left after a layup and free throw. With the Cardinals up 26-15, CSI scored the next eight points to pull within three. In the second half, Rachelle Owens sank a 3-pointer to open up a 52-42 CSI advantage. The Golden Eagles led by as many as 21 points in the second half.

“I thought we were way more aggressive on the boards in the first half and then they came out and just crashed the boards hard,” Carlson The North Idaho College womsaid. “They beat us on the boards.” en’s basketball team led for most Panisessi Taimani led the Carof the first half, but the College dinals with 16 points and Renae of Southern Idaho Golden Eagles Mokrzycki had 14 points and 10 remade a bucket in the final seconds bounds. Elisabet Lopez Sagrera led to take a 35-34 lead heading into CSI with 21 points and 10 rebounds. halftime. It was also sophomore day CSI pulled away from NIC in as NIC’s four sophomores were the second half and won 84-66 Sathonored-Georgia Stirton, Jansen urday at Rolly Williams Court in a Butler, Mokrzycki and Maggie Scenic West Athletic Conference Kirscher. showdown. Mokrzycki said “Georgia and I “They just outplayed us in the were talking before the game and second half,” NIC head coach Chris we were like, wow, this is really the Carlson said. “They played hard.” last time we’re going to be on this NIC (21-9, 7-8 SWAC) will head court playing. We can’t believe it.” into the SWAC tournament ThursThe sophomore class compiled day as the No. 3 seed and will play a 49-14 record No. 6 seed Colo“Georgia and I were talking before the at NIC, includrado Northwestern postseason Community Colgame and we were like, wow, this is really ing play. It also won lege (7-21, 0-15) at the last time we’re going to be on this court a regular season Snow College in SWAC chamEphraim, Utah. playing. We can’t believe it.” pionship and Salt Lake Comappeared in the munity College national tournaRENAE MOKRZYCKI and CSI shared the ment. NIC sophomore forward SWAC champion-

Briefs

She shoots, she scores Kydd released after one season North Idaho College head volleyball coach Miles Kydd was released after meeting with athletic director Al Williams. Williams said NIC coaches are on year-to-year contracts and he believed Kydd didn’t fit the leadership style that he expects. Williams said Kydd had a “great year on the court.” Kydd helped lead the Cardinals to an 18-12 record, including regionals and nationals. NIC finished second in the Region 18 tournament this season, beating defending national champion College of Southern Idaho in the second round. The Cardinals finished sixth at the NJCAA national tournament Assistant coach Kelsey Stanley and Williams have taken over the coaching and management duties in the meantime.

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NIC’s Kara Staggs looks to drive to the hoop Saturday at Rolly Williams Court against CSI. NIC lost 84-66. Beau Valdez/Sentinel

The North Idaho College softball team won three out of four games against Scenic West Athletic Conference rival Snow College of Ephraim, Utah this weekend in

The Cardinals took a 24-23 lead with 6:35 left in the first half after from page 11 Will Dorsey, who had 10 points, drained a 3-pointer. Jordon King very unselfish and that was added a 3-pointer about a minhuge.” ute and one-half later to enhance “We talk about that every day NIC’s lead to seven points. at practice (moving the ball well),” CSI ended the half on a 14-2 run. NIC forward Braxton Tucker said. NIC regained the lead 38-37 “We’re a family so we got to trust early in the second half. each other. Trust is a big thing in Kesler’s 3-pointer with about our program.” 13:35 left gave the Cardinals a Tucker and Cole Kesler led the 47-41 lead and Bryce Leavitt’s Cardinals with 22 and 18 points. steal and layup 20 seconds later Tucker shot 10 of 14 from the opened up an eight-point lead. CSI field and led the team with seven cut the lead to four points, 52-48. rebounds and three steals. Kesler Kesler answered again with a made six of 11 from the field, includ3-pointer from the corner, right ing four of eight from 3-point range. in front of the Cardinal bench to Kesler said “we were a little bring the Cardinal lead to 61-52, stagnant” in the first half. “Then, and moments later, Brad Wallace second half, we just started setting hit a 3-pointer from the wing to back screens, running around, and balloon the lead to 64-52. they were lost. Their help side was Dallas Anglin, who scored 22 off. We just saw good open shots, points but fouled out, hit a 3-pointer made some for the Golden Eagles extra passes. the lead to 68-61. “We just haven’t been putting everything to cut We were Tucker converted a knocking free throw for a 3-point together at the right times, but I think them down to push the lead we’re peaking at the right time right now.” play in the second to 10 points with about half because 2:15 left in the game we got better and stopped any CSI NATE RATHBUN looks, open comeback hopes. NIC sophomore forward

Moses Lake, Wash. The Cardinals lost 9-8 in ten innings in the first game Friday and won 5-2 the second game of the doubleheader. NIC swept Snow Saturday with scores of 9-8 and 16-3. Miranda Powless broke singlegame NIC records in the second game by hitting three home runs and driving in 11 runs. NIC (9-6, 5-3 SWAC) is scheduled to host Western Nevada College Friday and Saturday for a doubleheader each day, but the games may be moved elsewhere if the field conditions are wet.

Rec. Sports hosting basketball, volleyball leagues Five-on-five men’s and co-rec. division basketball leagues started Jan. 29 in Christianson Gym. The league is Mondays and Wednesdays from 7-11 p.m. Although the registration deadline was Jan. 24, free agents can still join teams. A four-on-four co-rec. volleyball league started Feb. 18 with an open gym but free agents are still welcome. The league takes place from 7-11 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Christianson Gym. For more information, visit www.nic.edu/recsports or head down to the SUB, room 016.

Softball home games Friday Western Nevada 12 p.m. Western Nevada 2 p.m. Saturday Western Nevada 1 p.m. Western Nevada 3 p.m. March 23 Skagit Valley 12 p.m. Skagit Valley 2 p.m. April 4 Southern Nevada 1 p.m. Southern Nevada 3 p.m. April 5 Southern Nevada 12 p.m. Southern Nevada 2 p.m. April 25 Southern Idaho 1 p.m. Southern Idaho 3 p.m. April 26 Southern Idaho 12 p.m. Southern Idaho 2 p.m. May 2 Colorado NW 1 p.m. Colorado NW 3 p.m. May 3 Colorado NW 12 p.m. Colorado NW 2 p.m. Games can be cancelled or moved to different location due to weather and/or field conditions.

looks.” The Cardinals shot 50 percent from behind the 3-point arc in the second half as opposed to 27.3 percent in the first. Phay said it was the best game they’ve played all season, which is a positive for NIC with postseason play in a few days. “I think we should be up there in the rankings,” NIC sophomore forward Nate Rathbun said. “We just haven’t been putting everything together at the right times, but I think we’re peaking at the right time right now. Going into the regional tournament after this win is going to be huge.” NIC trailed the Golden Eagles 37-32 at the half, but spread the ball around effectively in the second half. “We were very team-oriented on offense,” Rathbun said. “We were moving the ball.”

NIC freshman Jordon King tries to drive around a CSI defender Saturday at Rolly Williams Court. Beau Valdez/Sentinel

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Culinary Arts program prepares NIC students for life in the professional restaurant business Tyson Juarez Features Editor

“There are always jobs for hard working cooks and servers. The key word is hard working,” said Richard SchulArt can be defined as many things, and the culinary tz, Chef, culinary arts instructor. “Many people want the creations at Emery’s is one glory of being a chef without of them. realizing that it takes many Emery’s is a student run years of hard work and experirestaurant located in the ence to become a chef.” Hedlund building, and it ofEmery’s features a fers a culinary arts program full menu that to those who are changes every passionate about week and features creating mastermany different pieces. types of food. In Culinary arts the deli, customand business are ers can usually also combined find burritos or to create a fully pizza, while in operated restauthe full restaurant rant that helps ethnic and tradistudents to learn tional foods are not only about offered. what the work The food is force is actuwell crafted and ally like but also some recipes can teaches them even be compared what it’s like to to five-star entrées. own a business. The students The students also spend a good that work at Emamount of time in ery’s do a wide Chef Richard Schultz the class room, range of jobs learning basics from working such as measurements and out in the deli to cooking and food safety skills. During prepping the back kitchen. these lectures the students What students come to also learn how to operate find is that the restaurant the restaurant and additional business isn’t glamorous, but cooking techniques. instead it consists of hard “[Instructors] don’t miwork in sometimes harsh cromanage,” said Trevor conditions. Students have Michaels, 32, culinary arts. the opportunity to grow and “They are there for help learn what it takes to be a when we need it.” chef.

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Many people want the glory of being a chef without realizing that it takes many years of hard work and experience to become a chef.

It takes students around three weeks of class room time at the beginning of the semester until they can be seen working in the kitchen. After time the students earn the ability to influence what goes on the menu every week. With pressures like this and the responsibilities of producing a product, students are put in an environment in which they must cope with real life situations. “Whether it be prepping food or cooking an order, the cook needs to be able to keep track of so many things,” Shultz said. What Emery’s truly offers to students is a boot camp to help inspiring culinary artists gain instant work experience and helps them be prepared to impress employers. “Many students think cooking professionally is like a cooking show. It is not. It is hard work in a hot kitchen and long hours. Some people love and thrive on the environment and some should just enjoy their passion of cooking in their own home kitchen,” said Schultz. “It takes a special person to succeed in the professional kitchen.” Emery’s is open to the public. The restaurant is available every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and is open from 11:30a.m.12:30p.m. The deli is open from 9a.m.-1p.m on those days as well.

From Top to Bottom, left to right: Josie Myers prepares lettuce for a salad dish. Tyson Juarez/Sentinel Gavin Hughes adds a topping to a dessert dish. Rachel Single-Schwall/ Sentinel

Students from Culinary Arts prepsre food at Emery’s. Rachel SingleSchwall/Sentinel

Jessica Ferreyra prepares chicken. Tyson Juarez/Sentinel