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Shaping their cast Theater Department holds auditions for play T.J. Gossard Features Assistant
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Former NIC student returns to protect, serve campus community Sally Balcaen Staff Writer Students may have noticed the new cop car patrolling the
campus. North Idaho College hired Officer Gus Wessel of the Coeur d'Alene Police Department for the position of school
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After hours of the traditional tr ust games and repeating of script lines over and over, four local talents awaited their stamp of approval in early September for an upcoming drama. NIC Theater Depar tment has chosen the cast for upcoming Neil LaBute play “The Shape of Things.” The show will consist of four roles, played by Lindsay Teter, Cole Durbin, Diana Bailey and Logan B. Anderson. “Even if you’re not a theater person, you’re more of a movie person, you will like ‘The Shape of Things,’” Cole Durbin said, Coeur d’Alene, 22, Theater. Durbin said the play will be a change in pace from other productions he’s done at NIC, such as “Much Ado About Nothing,” “Lonestar” and “The Foreigner.” NIC Theater Instr uctor and “Shape of Things” producer Joe Jacoby agreed. “It is really gonna stretch these actors,” Jacoby said. ““But it’s not out of reach, and these auditions have proved it.” Guest Director Scott Doughty said he tries to be involved in tento-twenty plays ever y theater season, and has directed a diverse histor y of productions, from musical comedy “Bingo” to existentialist absurdist tragicomedy “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.” Doughty said that staging more mature productions like “The Shape of Things” brings him closer to the reason he got his Master’s Degree. The play concerns the lives of four small-town college students and the intricacies, moral uncertainties and pitfalls of their relationships. Doughty referred to it as an American staple with one of the greatest twists of the 21st centur y that will blow the audience away. “It doesn’t come down on one line for the audience,” Jacoby said. “It leaves that for the audience to do, and that’s really appropriate on a college campus, to spark some discussion.” Doughty said, “I make a point of never taking on a show that doesn’t make the lives of the audience better.” The play contains some R-rated material due to adult language and sexual content. “It shows relationships honestly, not in an inappropriate way or lewd way,” Doughty said. “It’s aimed intellectually at people old enough to be in a complex relationship.” The show will be enacted in thr ust format, wherein the stage space is brought out into the auditorium, forming three walls of audience around the per formers, making the
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resource officer on campus. The position was created this summer and solidified by August. Wessel was one of several officers that applied for the position. The year and a half prior, Wessel was a training officer, and worked on patrol with the new officers. Wessel has nearly 10 years of experience, and just began as a detective. Wessel said the position is all about safety. “All the changing in laws, the lack of mental health support in the nation... just having someone dedicated to this campus and able to respond if something does happen,” Wessel said. For Wessel, this position at NIC is a bit like coming back to his roots. He went to NIC from 2003 to 2005, completing the police block program for law enforcement, and continued his degree at Lewis-Clark State College from 2005 to 2007, though he remained on NIC campus. “I'm really excited to get back here and kind of give back to the school,'” Wessel said. NIC started talking about the possibility of an SRO due to the concern of the prevalence of school shootings. The discussion really started two years ago when, in September 2012, there was a threat on
campus that required a significant law enforcement presence. “A school resource officer could have helped prevent that and intervened earlier,” said Alex Harris, Director of Student Development, “We started having a conversation with the leadership of CDA police department about how they could better respond; how we could better work together.” The idea of a school resource officer program was started in the mid '90s. It brings a law enforcement presence into a school, but in a different sort of way. Traditional officers are part counselor, part instructor, and part cop. The program brings a familiarization and easy access for students and teachers. While the program started out targeting elementary and high schools, the idea of a having a resource officer on a college campus is a new one. Harris was a big proponent of having an SRO on campus. “I think while it not only makes the campus safer, it gives us everything; all the full resources of law enforcement at our fingertips,”Harris said, “His office is 30 feet from mine.” Harris is in charge of crisis intervention , restraining orders, and other similar scenarios. “There’s all kinds
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New VP in Business NIC fills vacancy after Ron Dorn’s retirement
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in accounting and finance from Abilene Christian University, and an MBA from Amberton After nearly four months University. of vacancy in the wake of Ron Before coming to NIC, MarDorn’s retirement, the Vice Pres- tin served as the vice president ident for Finance and Business of finance and administration at position has been filled. the Whichita Area Technical ColThe open vice presidential po- lege (WATC) in Wichita, Kansas. sition went to Chris Martin, who “It was more heavily focused was selected from 72 applicants on the career and technical edutotal. Martin started in his new cation side, heavily involved with position on July 1. aerospace,” Martin said. “That’s Martin said he started his really what drew me to NIC; the career working with higher edunew Aerospace Center for Excelcation institutions as a banker, lence.” and worked with institutions of Martin said that WATC had various sizes. After the recesinteraction with NIC, and that sion, he was offered a position he took interest in the recent deat a college he had worked with. velopments with aerospace proHe acquired a bachelors degree grams at NIC. “I love the outdoors. I grew up kayaking and canoeing, and so North Idaho as a general area had been on my radar as- ‘man, if there was ever a chance to get to be in this part of the world, that would really be something I’d be interested in,’” Martin said. “The fact Chris Martin, the new vice president for finance that there and business affairs. Thomas Hansen/Sentinel
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of situations that kind off cross over with the law,” said Harris, “We started to see more of those things and talked with the Coeur d’Alene officers about an SRO being a possibility.” No other college or higher institution in the U.S. has been known to have a resource officer. Sometimes campuses have their own fullyarmed, fully deputized police force or they have their own security. NIC’s school resource officer is a sort of hybrid between the two. “I just don’t think having our own police force is feasible financially,” Harris said. “To have your own police force and hire and train is a lot of money and the school assumes a lot of liability.” The recently passed House Bill 1254, which allows enhanced conceal and carry permit holders and retired law enforcement to have weapons on campus, really helped accelerate the SRO discussion. However, Harris said he wants to be clear though that bill 1254 wasn’t the deciding factor in the new resource officer. Having an SRO is a little different than having a security officer. Wessel is an employee of the CDA police department, and completed his training with the police depart-
was an opening, and that it was an aerospace institution as well, really piqued my interests.” Martin said the administration was another draw because of how fresh it is. “There’s a fairly good administration here as a whole. None of the vice presidents or the president have been here an extremely long time, so it’s a really unique opportunity to come here and work where there’s a really new team, and everyone’s still developing their roles here,” Martin said. Though Martin grew up in a small town, he said he had spent most of his time living in urban environments. The community of Coeur d’Alene and NIC was another drive for him to seek the position, as well as the NIC Foundation. “For a college our size to have the level of support that we have, and have as strong of accommodation as we have, that was pretty unique,” Martin said. “With a Foundation that strong there’s no doubt the community support is there for the institution.” For the future Martin said he wants to develop a long range plan to help the college succeed as an institution by keeping track of fiscal plans and track investments being made. Martin said that NIC has a lot of buying power that he’d like to see put to use, and that the college has a sizable budget and is a large institution for its area. “We haven’t really harnessed the buying power that we have as an institution, so I’m looking forward to working across the
campus with all the players,” Martin said. Having just gained reaffirmation with its accreditor, Martin said he thinks that now is a good time for NIC to be looking at what it wants to be in the future, where it wants to be, and to refocus on what the institution wants to accomplish. “What does that next season of the college look like, and how do we best plan for its future?” Martin said. “I think the key there is looking at how we budget, and making sure it’s transparent, but beyond that we’re really looking at how we’re investing our dollars today for the future of the college.” In regards to the Career and Technical Education building proposal, the Joint-Use building proposal and the student recreation center proposal, Martin described this as an “exciting time”, and that one of the things that most impressed him was the education corridor and the work that has been done there. Martin is married with a daughter, and his wife is a school teacher. Martin said that he is “very excited” to be in Coeur d’Alene. The vacancy was created after the retirement of Ron Dorn at the conclusion of the Fall 2013 semester. Near the beginning of the year 30 candidates were vetted for the position, but only one candidate was left for the final round, prompting NIC to seek more applicants. Martin was chosen from four final applicants that participated in open forums.
ment and works under the investithe parking lots. Things of that nagations divisions. ture,” Wessel said. The SRO is a contracted posiIf someone had a question on tion. Wessel will only be working in the new carry and conceal weapon this capacity during the school year. on campus law, and they wanted an During the major breaks, Wessel answer relatively quickly on what to will be back to patrolling the city, do and how to react, Wessel is also and switch over when school starts available for any questions regardup again. Any overtime specifically ing the House Bill 1254. for the school will be paid by the “I can clarify those things much school. Wessel is paid by the police faster than sending a chain of edepartment, but the position is parmails for two weeks and hoping you tially funded by NIC. get the answer,” Wessel said. Wessel does not solely have seSo far, Wessel said he is focuscurity offiing on trycer duties; ing to know he has his “I am very excited. It’s been as many own cold great and everyone here has students cases as and faculty been great to work with. well as members as whatever possible. Very autonomous.” develops “My on camscope of OFFICER GUS WESSEL pus. what I thought I was NIC’s School Resource Officer If a student is going to do is much living the dorms more vast,” Wessel and is not from the area and is not said. comfortable calling the actual police Wessel said he feels good about or doesn’t have the time to report the job so far. a crime, an SRO may be more ac“I am very excited. It’s been cessible. great and everyone here has been Wessel admits that the job is still great to work with. Very autonoa work in process and that his role mous,” Wessel said. “I pretty much as an SRO at NIC is busier than he have been able to forge the job as I expected. see fit at this point in time.” “There’s constantly random Harris said he thinks this propeople wandering through campus, gram has been successful so far. traffic, there’s been some crashes in “The feedback from people
Upcoming Events Saturday - 9/20
Agent Orange presentation in the Lake CDA Room of the SUB, 7-10 p.m, hosted by the Veterans’ Club.
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10/23-26, 10/30-11/1 “The Shape of Things” shows in Boswell Hall, hosted by the NIC Theater Department.
Dual Enrollment Program Changes Lizeth Meinguer Staff Writer The Dual Enrollment program combined all their services into one office and now is called The Office of Advanced Opportunities. The Director of Outreach and Educational Innovation Kassie Silvas said that this change was made to better facilitate the access to information by parents and students, and to create a single point of contact. Dual enrollment allows juniors and seniors of high school to enroll in college courses that would count as a high school and college credits. Silvas also said that they have a new program called Fast Forward which allows juniors to have $200 and seniors $400 per year and it can be used to pay up to 75 percent of their tuition. Enrolling into this program has risks because if a student fails the college course he may risk to not be able to graduate from high school. “It just takes some good communication and commitment on the college to communicate with the counselor, the parents and the student,” Silvas said. The Office of Advanced Opportunities also helps the division and faculty on campus. “Being under one umbrella we work more collaborate and communicate much better on the need of our high school so that they are getting better service,” Silvas said. The program has 669 dual students as of today but they are expecting it to increase by one or two percent by the end of October. “What a wonderful way to get started earlier in college, especially on your general classes, at a very reduced rate,” Silvas said. “It is a great opportunity for parents to take advantage of.”
Campus Firearms Parameters Individuals with Enhanced Concealed Carry permits and retired law enforcement officers with the proper license are permitted to carry firearms on college campuses, and in buildings where concealed carry is permitted.
Prohibited buildings: • Public entertainment facilities (arenas, stadiums, theatres, auditoriums, etc.) with a seating capacity of at least 1,000 persons. • Dormitories or residence halls.
The following buildings may not have firearms carried within by permit holders: • • • •
Boswell Hall Christiansen Gymnasium Residence Hall Lakeside Center (NIC Childrens’ Center)
For more information, check NIC’s campus security page on their website at www.nic. edu, or check Senate Bill No. 1254 on legislature.idaho.gov.
Buildings that do not permit concealed firearms have their doors labelled with this sticker.
In 1958 a nuclear bomb was dropped off the coast of Georgia after a mid-air collision and was never recovered.
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From Hamlet to Village NIC offers increased guidance, support for students Matthew Clapper Staff Writer NIC’s Village Project will ser ve over 500 students through Januar y of 2016, many of whom owe their success in college to the program. The Village Project’s theme is “Redefining Engagement.” It strives to engage with students at the level they are at. In the first year of the project 75 prospective students who had dropped out of high school were targeted. The project’s coordinators and volunteers helped these people obtain GED’s and enroll in college classes; they also helped them navigate the process of securing financial aid.
Students who are enrolled via the Village Project are separated into 3 “Villages” and each village enrolls in the same classes so they are all together throughout each school day, they form study groups together and are each assigned a peer adviser and an intrusive adviser. The term “intr usive” means that the faculty member engages in cohor t learning with the student through the integration of early aler ts. Molly Kreyssler, the project’s coordinator, said, “We meet them where they are at and help them to be successful.” The Project also helps students learn self-advocacy by
facilitating conversations with faculty members to help them get through their problems. Students in the Village Project build a sense of community and learn how to transfer knowledge and synthesize information as they move through their groups. Kreyssler said that by the end of the first year students will know their direction and will have chosen a major. This Januar y saw 62 students enrolled at NIC through the Village Project. According to Kreyssler it’s never too late to go back, anyone can come in and ask for help in getting signed up. The project office is located in room 233 at the Hedlund Building.
NIC Reissues Trespass Order Thomas Hansen News Editor A trespass order was reissued Aug. 28 by NIC for a man who had previously made veiled threats toward the NIC campus. The email sent by NIC named Ryan Kinnunen and two known aliases: Julius Cash, and Patrick Ryan Budig. Notice of the trespass order was sent to students, staff, and faculty via NIC’s mailing system, and via NIC Now. Budig had a warrant for his arrest issued in October 2012 after the threats were made, and a trespass order was issued. The email states that Kinnunen has not been on campus,
but anyone who identifies him on campus should immediately call 911. Should he be spotted on campus, there is potential for a campus-wide lockdown. The reason for the reissuing of the trespass order was not given. The mailing also provided a link to a list of trespassed students, and an informational video for active shooter events. What is a Trespass Order? Trespasses typically last one or two years, and are reissued by NIC depending on the status of the trespass. Individuals who have been trespassed from the campus
have the option to appeal the trespass by contacting Student Services and requesting an appeal. “I was contacted by a student the other day who had been trespassed, who said ‘I’d be interested in coming back to school here, can I do that?’” Graydon said. Graydon said that trespassed students will be invited on campus to perform their appeal, and their status will be reviewed. In the case of Kinnunen, no contact had been made with NIC in regards to appealing his trespass, and so his trespass was reissued. For information on trespassed individuals, check NIC’s website.
Vet Adviser Vacancy Filled New Veteran’s Club adviser hired in July, intends broader reach to veterans in need Thomas Hansen News Editor The position left by Curley Lawson was filled in July, giving the Veterans’ Club a new adviser. Douglas Sams, the new adviser, was a Marine, and joined was deployed to the Middle East twice after joining the National Guard. Sams is currently with the Air Force Reser ves, and has used his reser ves time to pursue higher education. Currently Sams holds an undergraduate degree in political science and histor y, and a master’s degree in social work. Sams also did post-graduate work in Twin Falls studying addiction. From New York to Alaska, Sams has a plethora of experience working with at-risk populations, juvenile corrections, and adult corrections. “I specifically wanted to work with a veteran population,” Sams said. “I like working with veterans, that’s my true passion.” Sams interned with the Spokane Valley vet center and worked with combat vets and PTSD. Sams is focused on bringing attention to the veterans’ club, and has already lined up events. “The more people who know about this [the Veterans’ Club], the more people who can be of ser vice to the NIC community,” Sams said. The first event held by the veterans’ club this semester was a BBQ hosted on Sept. 9. A presentation on Agent Orange is the second event, and will occur on Sept. 20. The presentation is about the multi-generational effects of Agent Orange, a defoliat-
ing agent used by the U.S. militar y, on veterans and their families. Sams is working with Outdoor Pursuits to setup future events, and intends for volunteer work to occur in the future. “We’re hoping to do some more volunteer work on a regular basis with New Beginnings,” Sams said. New Beginnings is a nonprofit organization that helps ser ve veterans, and Sams hopes to partner with them to have a positive effect on the community. “I’m hoping to get more and more veterans from the surrounding area,” Sams said.
In reaching out for awareness, Sams is also approaching the LCSC and U of I extensions. “They really don’t have anything for extension students so I’m going to make those veterans aware that we’re actually here, in existence. A resource, not just for us [NIC], but for vets too,” Sams said. Sams moved to the Spokane-Coeur d’Alene area in 2010, and said he intends to make it is home. The previous adviser, Lawson, left the position at the end of the Spring 2014 semester to take an open position at a veterans’ center in Spokane Valley.
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ASNIC Question and Answer T.J. Gossard Features Assistant
Ty Holgate Senator
19, Coeur d’Alene, General Studies
Richard Fortman President
27, Roseville, Petroleum Engineering
What results do you hope to see from your work a year after you’ve left your position? “That’s a great question because a lot of things I’m gonna be working on this year won’t be effective until another year goes by. Primarily one of the biggest ones is parking. There’s three big things with parking, 1: Getting rid of reserved parking. 2: Having students be able to buy parking permits through their financial aid. 3: Have a flat rate across campus for parking, and having further areas out by parking lot A be free. Another thing would be a full rendering of architectural, area, and fee for a recreational center—we don’t want to just ask the board of trustees because we’ve been doing that for the last three years, we’re just going to say, ‘this is what we’re doing.’ We’re not gonna ask for permission anymore, the students have already voiced that they want it multiple times, and they’re willing to pay for it, so I don’t know why we’re asking to tax ourselves for something we want to do. And the thing that would help students the most is figure out where we derive power from; right now there’s no policy saying we have power or a structured say.”
What results do you hope to see from your work a year after you’ve left your position? “I think it’d be nice for more people to know what ASNIC is and get involved with Student Event kinds of tings, student government, all of those things. I feel like a lot of people don’t know about them. It’d be cool to have more people involved.” What was your inspiration for joining student government? “It was on my OARS day of welcome thing and they were sort of like; ‘Hey, are you thinking about being a senator?’ And I was like, ‘Yeah. Sure, yeah I am, that sounds fun!’”
Greda Gregesen Senator
39, Tucson, Ariz., Psychology
What results do you hope to see from your work a year after you’ve left your position? “More student involvement and awareness of what is available on campus. When you’re a first-year student you don’t really know all the outlets that are available to you. It’s a learning experience, I’m still learning and I’ve been here three semesters. I just want to bring student What was your inspiration for awareness to help students succeed, because there’s so joining student government? “The Way to go Wednesday many resources here that aren’t booth that we had, I was walk- utilized because students don’t know about them.” ing by and I saw a senator apWhat was your inspiration for plication and Josh Swan and another fellow filled me in, and joining student government? “There wasn’t a particular I said: “why not me? When I moment, I just liked being decided to go back to school involved, and then there was I told myself I was gonna be an opening and so I decided it the best person I can and give would be a great learning expeback to the community.” rience. For more ASNIC Q&As, check our website at nicsentinel.com
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August 30 - An unattended infant was discovered in its stroller on College Drive. The Coeur d’Alene police gave the parents a warning.
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August 31 - A citation was issued to a student parked in Lot D whose vehicle contained marijuana. Douglas Sams, Veterans’ Club adviser. Thomas Hansen/Sentinel
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Sept 2 - A faculty member reported a cut padlock in the Hedlund Building. Scrap metal for the faculty’s program was stolen.
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Sept. 9 - A suspicious male near the children’s center was reported by staff. No contact was made.
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Don’t get caught by the money-catcher You might not like Sarah McLachlan or her sappy piano ballads, but I’ll bet you still feel a tug on your heart strings when you hear one of her weepy musical offerings played alongside a montage of sad-eyed puppies trapped in little cage. Don’t be fooled though, the people that are producing those somber videos are more interested in pulling on your purse strings instead. The sad fact is that while donating to national charities seems like a wonderful idea in theory, the truth is that when millions of Americans donate to organizations such as the Humane Society each year only one percent of that money is actually going to needy animals in shelters. Where exactly are the rest of your hard-earned dollars going? For starters, they’ll be helping pay for the $16 million dollar settlement levelled against them for a racketeering lawsuit. The Humane Society of the United States, along with the ASPCA and other so-called animal rights groups have been recently sanctioned in court for its behavior which includes bribery, fraud, obstruction of justice and other wrongdoings. Little do most Americans know, the money they’re giving in good faith is being used in nefarious efforts to undermine their own civil rights with under-handedlitigation tactics. Unfortunately, the only animals the national branch of the Humane Society is really interested in feeding are fat-cat Washington lobbyists. But what can we do to help the abused, neglected and abandoned animals that are still out there suffering? Take personal action! This really is a case where charity can start at home. Make sure to always spay or neuter your animals and volunteer at your local shelter. Not only does this cheer up the unfortunate residents, but it also helps ensure their stay won’t become a permanet one because well-socialized dogs and cats have the easiest time finding homes. Don’t have time to volunteer? You can still make a monetary donation, just make sure you make it directly out to your local shelter instead of the national branch. Another great way to help is to see if your local shelter has any supply needs you can fill. You really can make the difference in the life of an animal, why not start today?
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Evan Jones Staff Writer Many self-proclaimed postmodernists insist that there is no such thing as objective moral order, that values are relative. Well, OK, we can verify facts, but surely the same cannot be done for our values and behavior? Are they not the product of individual and cultural preference? Postmodernists claim because people hold different opinions on morality that it is indisputable evidence for no moral truth. As Dinesh D’Souza has told in “Letters to a Young Conservative”, “So what if people disagree about values? People also disagree about facts...a survey of the world’s people and the world’s various cultures, it is quite possible that most people and most groups would emphatically reject Einstein’s proposition that E=mc².” The only conclusion we could draw from that is, as D’Souza also said, “The majority of the world’s people are wrong.” As Socrates told, disagreement can only lead to determining which opinions are true and
which are false. Without our objective moral order, what do the postmodernists tell will happen? Be wary of the postmodernists, a postmodern society with dwindling values may lead us into deviant behavior. Maybe even worse, the postmodernists tell us, when our current values will have withered away, we’ll create a new man with new values. The result of the Nazi’s new man, with their new values, didn’t seem to turn out too well. Would it not be wise to try and obtain moral truth? One should wish we would push for as many people as possible to embrace and practice it if our search came up with anything. Would cultures where science isn’t widely utilized be aided by our it, our modern science, transportation, etc.? Then surely even more cultures would benefit from a higher moral order, too! The postmodern movement only scatters and disseminates us from human gain. Why has this movement become so popular? It gives pseudo-intellectuals the tools to argue against truth. Without their need of facts and logic, their arguments lack authenticity. I’m sure we have all heard arguments creationists and their affiliates
have fashioned. The great words of Filippo Salustri: “Why is the postmodernist view wrong? Because it tries to fill what postmodernists think is a gap in our understanding—when the only real gap is in their understanding.” It’s astonishing how many pages and pages of essays, all which say absolutely nothing, that Baudrillard, Derrida, Lyotard have put together. Postmodern thought can ultimately be boiled down to “that may be true for you, but not for me.” This makes sense while talking about favorite foods, movies, or books (to a postmodernist, the author may not hold the correct portrayal of their work—deconstruction!), but should have no domain when it comes to truth and human behavior. If absolute truth does not exist in morality, then who is to say one person’s behavior is superior or inferior to another person’s? No one! It would be unattainable to make distinctions between felons and priests. As one professor has said, “When someone says there is no such thing as truth, they are asking you not to believe them. So don’t.” Please, postmodernists, stick to the arts and stay out of our STEM fields.
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George Hendrickson Staff Writer It has recently surfaced that the biggest internet providers in the country have gone to congress to pass a bill titled “H.R. 5742” What does this mean? Well unfortunately it means that if this bill passes these companies (Verizon, Comcast, Time Warner, AT&T) will be able to charge websites like Netflix and Hulu arbitrary fees to stream their services with fast or reasonable internet speed. If websites refuse to pay the fees these companies will be able to slow them to a crawl. This obviously, is very disconcerting and quite scary. Because it doesn’t just affect instant streaming websites like the ones I mentioned earlier, literally every notable website of any remote worth will be affected. Do you like trolling people on Facebook? Or stalking that girl on Instagram to see why all of the guys seem to think she’s all that and a bag of chips? What about spending point-
less hours on Pinterest looking at stuff you want to buy because you think it will make your life better if you have it? Well, if those websites don’t want to pay the cable companies’ fees, you and everyone else who enjoys browsing websites like that will most likely suffer dial up type Internet speeds that haven’t been experienced since the ‘90s. Now you might ask why this may be the first time you’re hearing this. It largely has to do with the way these cable companies are executing their plan. For one, this bill is nicknamed the“Net Neutrality” bill and at first glance that term doesn’t look concerning or something that should be looked into more. That’s what these companies want; they don’t want it to sound threatening. The less attention from the public eye this gets the better. But their precautions haven’t stopped there. This bill has also been worded like many other bills, boring and not worth any regular persons’ time to read. If you actually watched a hearing on
Net Neutrality, you would watch a bunch of middle-aged to old white guys in suits say a bunch of big boring words in monotone voices talking about something involving the internet. Again, that is what these cable companies want, if everyone is nearly bored to death when they look into this thing that’s just less unwanted attention and brings the ball back to their court. That brings up another concerning factor, most of the people with the fate of the Internet in their hands were born long before the internet was even born or relevant. While I think people of every age group, gender, and race should know about this, the people who helped create the Internet and make it what it is today need to be more involved, but that’s where the good news comes in. Unlike a lot of issues your opinion actually matters here. You can start by going to www.battleforthenet.com and sign your name and your email address and get more information and start making a difference.
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Hydration foR Beautifcation Drinking water makes best beauty treatment
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t’s one of the simplest and cheapest ways to enhance how you look and feel. It gives you energy, aids in weight loss, and can cure headaches. You can find it almost anywhere and it is generally free. However, one in three adults have inadequate consumption. Water; it’s the worlds greatest resource and the most impor tant factor to living and yet 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. Although it seems like common sense to drink water, many of us are under educated about how much is enough and why it is impor tant. Our bodies are made mostly of water. The brain is 70% water and even our bones are 31% water. Ever y time you breath you lose water from your body and by the end of the day this adds up to 1-2 liters. If you’re not replenishing that, you are depleting your body of its best resource. Do you ever feel tired and overly hungr y? Do you have dr y skin or dr y mouth? Do you get headaches or common sicknesses often?
These are symptoms of dehydration. Water is so power ful that a University of Washington study found that one glass of water cured almost 100% of studied dieters hunger pains. We’ve all been told to drink eight glasses of water a day, but what exactly counts as a glass? Instead of aiming for eight glasses I encourage you to drink half of your body weight in ounces ever y day. The best way to do this is to keep water with you at all times. I have found that with out thinking about it I will reach for water if it is sitting next to me. Even if you don’t think you are thirsty you will begin to drink it out of habit.
Another impor tant thing to remember is that all liquids are not equal. A ser ving of cranberr y juice cocktail has more calories than a fried chicken leg and “Imagine a ser ving of Snapple has you at your more sugar very best. than two and a half Krispy Imagine Kreme dohaving lots nuts. A ser vof energy, ing is generally less than never getting half of a botsick, and tle. When you drink an enalways tire bottle of feeling Snapple, it’s amazing. comparative to eating over Imagine five donuts. your skin This is common among glowing and most juices your life and sodas. becoming all The benefits of drinkover better. ” ing water are endless. Imagine you at your ver y best. Imagine having lots of energy, never getting sick, and always feeling amazing. Imagine your skin glowing and your life becoming all over better. This is the lifestyle you choose just by getting enough water ever yday.
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CAMPUS VOICES
How do you feel about our new campus resource officer? Kayla Lawrence, 19, Elementary Ed., CDA
“It’s kind of cool I guess because if something happens we already have an officer here. You don’t have to call 911 and wait 15 minutes.” Sarah Lay, 17, General, CDA..
“I’ve always had campus security’s number on my phone so having another resource is great. I think with him being a police officer it will be really good to have around.” Cooper Coyle, 19, General Ed., Pinehurst, ID
“I don’t think it’s going to change anything, really. I already see police on campus every day.”
Staffer questions the wisdom of upgrading to iPhone 6 Connor Sears Staff Writer The iPhone 6 and 6s are here and I have some advice: Save your money. The new iPhones are hardly fit in your pocket. I hope cargo pants are not coming back into fashion, because that is the only way to lug your brick sized iPhone around. If I wanted an Apple product with a bigger screen I would buy an iPad.
The new iPhones will be hard to use with one hand. The iPhone 6s is three inches in width and six inches in length. Apple is making multitasking much harder. I don’t want to dedicate both hands to texting my friends much harder OK, you called my bluff, I text my mother because I have a hard time making friends. Apple has made minimal battery improvements. The iPhone 6 still only holds a day’s worth charge with normal use. I have had an iPhone 4s for three years and it still works great. Three years without a case and minimal damage. I don’t need to drop a cou-
ple hundred dollars for a few new features and much more money on a binding contract. Apple Pay claims that you won’t need to carry your wallet with you anymore. This is an absurd program because most places you shop won’t offer Apple Pay as an acceptable payment program. On a college budget, the last thing you need is an easier way to blow threw your cash reserves. I’m ballin’on a budget; don’t mess with my mojo Apple. If you really want a new iPhone, get the 5s, it’s similar to the new line, just a few hundred dollars cheaper and still fits in your pocket.
X-Ray Spex
Germ-Free Adolescents
Rush Moving Pictures
What do you get when you combine sci-fi nursery rhyme lyrics with a saxaphone, a frontwoman with a voice “powerful enough to drill holes through metal” and rollicking punk riffs? One of the best albums of 1978.
Over four minutes of instrumental glory by one of the greatest drummers in rock, a sci-fi adventure of classic car nostalgia and high stakes, and an allegory on the discomfort on the success of Rush make moving pictures a moving album.
Album picks of the issue In the Sentinel’s newsroom it’s not uncommon for minor conflicts to arise from three different people trying to play their music all at once. This time however, we decided to put our heads together and recommend five of our favorite records to spin. Kick back and enjoy.
-Christina Villagomez/Managing Editor
Sam Hunts, 18, General Ed., Post Falls
“Things are really messed up now and on a college campus, more so than a high school, there’s a chance for something to go wrong. It’s nice to have someone there if something does go wrong” Megan Morris, 20, Education, CDA.
“I feel safer because uprading or increasing police on campus seems like a nice balance to having guns on campus..”
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Clyde Stemberg, 24, Hospitality Management, CDA
T.Rex The Slider
Tenacious D Self-Titled Album
Jack Johnson In Between Dreams
T. Rex’s1972 release the Slider is one of the most influencial albums I’ve ever listened to. Packed with chunky guitars, and catchy meledies, this album will leave you feeling like you had just listened to everything you hoped the 70’s could offer .
My album pick for this issue is Tenacious D’s self-titled album, released in 2001. Jack Black and Kyle Gass make up Tenacious D, with an occasional performance on the drums by Foo Fighters front-man, Dave Grohl. -Beau Valdez/Photo Editor
Jack Johnson, for me, has always been filled with emotional attachments, for better or worse. In a way, I feel reunified with past connections, bringing a sense of harmony to me. -Tanner Sheffeild/Webmaster
-Tyson Juarez/Features Editor
I didn’t know there was a gunlaw passed, I feel safer knowing we have an officer on campus though.” Christina n Villagomez Managing Editor
Morgan Myers Staff Photographer
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Stand-up comic starts off semester Erin Jackson cracks jokes about race, everyday college life, and problems with love and relationships Taylor Nadauld Staff Writer
Jackson looks into the audience with her “crazy eyes” and addresses how intimidating she could be just by making an expression. Jacksons performance was the opener to this years fall events. Beau Valdez/Sentinel
She’s guest starred on “The Ellen Degeneres Show”, was a finalist on “Last Comic Standing”, won Oxygen Network’s, “So You Think You’re Funny?”, and performed on Comedy Central’s, “Live at Gotham”. The quality and excitement of a televised performance carried over all the way to this community event. Comedian Erin Jackson performed at North Idaho College Thursday night to an energetic crowd of students and community members, as part of a series of events presented by the Associated Students of North Idaho College (ASNIC). “Dude, I’m in Idaho!” Jackson has not been to many western states before. “I’ve never been to Montana,” she admitted, to a disbelieving audience. Right off the bat, she wanted to get a taste of what it’s like to live in the Panhandle. “What kind of strange majors do you have here at NIC?” “Forestr y,” an audience member said. “Forestr y,” she replied with a puzzled glance around the room. “Keep the forests,” she said with a fist pump and a laugh. “That’s ver y interesting. You didn’t disappoint.” It’s true that Idaho is ver y different from the east coast, where Jackson grew up. And as the performance went on, neither she, nor the audience
held back on poking fun at the quirks of living in a small community. “There’s, like, one store in the outlet mall here, right?” a man in the crowd offered to clapping and cheering. Jackson stared, wide-eyed. “Um. That’s not a mall.” Jackson kept the audience thoroughly engaged, frequently asking students questions about campus life, gathering information on the spot, offering a performance uniquely composed for her Idahoan audience. Topics ranged ever ywhere from vegetarianism, to the Affordable Care Act; from strippers, to losing weight. “When I’m done running, I’m just too tired to drive to Wendy’s. That’s how I lose weight.” The show was sprinkled with inside, reoccurring jokes formed just within the hour Jackson performed. When Jackson randomly selected Sixten Nystrom, a Swedish student at NIC, to tell her about himself, the numerical spelling of his name became a playful joke from beginning to end. “It was fun,” said Nystrom, who told Jackson he couldn’t believe she hadn’t made a connection between his name and the convenience store, 7-11. “That’s not my first time using that 7-11 joke. I brought that from Sweden.” The hour flew by, leaving audience members begging Jackson to “keep going” when the time came to close.
“Alright, I’ll tell a couple more stories and then I’ll go. I know you guys got some rocks to jump off of,” she said, alluding to the popularity cliff-diving among NIC students. Jackson’s self-described style is a “mellow stor y teller”. When she was 12, she saw Bill Cosby perform live, and enjoyed his casual, relatable demeanor. She uses that kind of conversational tone in her own performances. Of course, Bill Cosby isn’t the only comedian she draws from. “I love Ellen, Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Ted Alexandro, of course [Dave] Chappelle”, said Jackson.“[Guest starring on Ellen] was the best day of my life. It’s amazing when you get the call, you know. To know that she’s even heard about me is amazing.” But she hardly compares herself to A-list comedians. When asked what advice she had for students at NIC pursuing comedy or entertainment careers, she said “just try”. “I kind of started this on a dare. I kind of mentioned it to my friend and she was like, ‘Do it!’ And I did,” said Jackson. “Just try. Just give it a try. I think of Chris Rock and people like him and I never thought I’d be doing stuff like them, and now I’m here!” A photo caption later posted to Jackson’s Instagram account summed up the night: “Thanks for an AMAZING show #NIC! Shout out to Sixten and the forestry major.”
Great Gargoyles Giveaway at the library New campus card game gets students in gear for upcoming October festivities Taylor Nadauld Staff Writer Get ready to win some prizes this Halloween. The North Idaho College Molstead Library is hosting their “Great Gargoyles Giveaway”, in which students collect trading cards to win various prizes. The library will be releasing two new “gargoyle cards”, designed by NIC’s own graphic design students, every Monday during the contest period. Every card has a certain point value. To become eligible for a prize, students must collect at least 200 points in cards, and turn those cards into the library Check Out desk for ver-
ification prior to the date of the drawing. Prizes include Kindle Fire HD Tablets, Beats Headphones, and more. The drawing for the prizes will be held October 31. Anyone may collect gargoyle cards, but only registered NIC students will be eligible to enter the prize drawing. The librar y will distribute 18 cards during the contest period. To obtain cards from prior weeks, students can participate in librar y-related activities in order to earn cards, such as activating their Cardinal Card account in the librar y system, checking out any type of media from the librar y’s collection, visiting
the Group Study rooms, and more. “Mostly we just have people put their student I.D. into the computer. They just need to become a librar y patron; that’s about all they need to do,” said Molstead librarian, Stacey Curr y. “So it’s super easy.” “We might get some more prizes,” said Curr y. “In any case, it’s good to come to the librar y!” Entrants need not be present for the drawing to win. Any duplicate cards collected will not be counted toward the 200 point total. Visit the Molstead Librar y for more information, or go to www.nic. edu/librar y.
Student Kenzie Olson, shows off her Gargoyle Cards collection. Taylor Nadauld/Sentinel
Phi Theta Kappa raises funds for local food bank Press article inspires club to start summer campaign to help re-fill empty cupboards Rhiannon Fullerton Staff Writer
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Leasa Harmon and Paulaanna Flodquist hand out free water in front of the SUB while collecting donations. Paulina Flodquist/Contributor
ompletely bare shelves are not something the Community Action Food Bank in Coeur d’Alene often experiences. This summer the food bank was in such dire need of donations that they reached out to the Coeur d’Alene Press. When Leasa Harmon, the fellowship coordinator of Phi Theta Kappa, saw the ar ticle on the front page she immediately r ushed to the other of ficers of the club. “Something needs to be done,” Harmon said. With approval from the
dean of students the of ficers decided to hold a food drive in front of the SUB immediately. Being the first weekend of August the temperatures on campus were scorching. They drew attention to their cause by handing out free bottles of water to passing by students. “The public was ver y grateful,” said Paulaanna Flodquist, the fundraising coordinator of the chapter. By the end of the weekend the club had given out just under 3000 water bottles and raised over $3500 and 328 pounds of food. “People were walking up and writing us $200 dollar checks,” said Harmon. “We were all blown away, it was more than
we ever imagined to raise.” The food bank was so ecstatic with the results that they asked the four of ficers of the club to help with another fundraiser they had planned for later in the week. At the event put on by the Hayden Theater they were able to help raise over 700 more pounds of food and a few hundred more dollars. Although the four cur rent members will be leaving NIC at the end of the year, they urge students to join the chapter and continue to hold an annual food drive. For more information about Phi Theta Kappa and future events contact Kelly Nolan at kmnolan@nic.edu.
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The new instructor on the block Jessica Raetze discusses why she returned to the Northwest Maddie Chapman Staff Writer
Jessica Raetzke claims to have fallen in love with NIC due to how passionate she had heard the students get about photography according to an article she had read about retired photography instructor Phil Corlis. Abigail Nelson/Sentinel
Steppin’ it up Film Club looks to have successful semester Taylor Nadauld Staff Writer Historically, film clubs at NIC have not been able to stand strong on their own. This semester, that reputation is going to change. The North Idaho College Film Club is making a comeback, and will make some significant changes to their screenings, according to club president, TJ Gossard, who made his announcement at the club’s first screening of the semester last week. The biggest change involves relocating screenings, which have traditionally been held in the Student Union Building (SUB), to the Coeur d’Alene Library Community Room. Gossard says the SUB is not designed to screen films, but the library is better equipped. “There’s a great setup for movies. They have surround sound, a very big screen (like, actual movie-theater sized) and they have a projector that can handle HD.” Gossard also hinted at future perks for club participants. “We are going to get ASNIC approved Film Club participation certificates, so you can add to your resume if you’re involved with productions we do.” This is not the first film club to make its start at NIC. According to the club’s Vice President Leo Schnepf, it is the only one so far that has the potential to stick. “They were trying to do too much,” said Schnepf. “Our vision wasn’t for this to be just an
NIC club. It’s for it to be a community service.” The club has even gone a step further than screening movies. “Some of our other purposes are to, eventually, start making short films and promoting film production in Coeur d’Alene,” said Schnepf. Club members, Jess Howell, John “Risky” Boltz, and Gossard, along with DeLonso Pleasant, directed, wrote, and acted in their own short film, “Writer’s Block”, which will premiere on September 22 at 7:30 before the club’s screening of “A Clockwork Orange”. “It’s about a guy who’s having writer’s block, and he’s trying various methods to try and get out of it,” said Gossard. “The trailer is definitely a Risky Boltz style,” said Schnepf. “He’s got a good aesthetic. That’s one of the things I admire about him in his filmmaking. “ According to Schnepf, the club aims to make up for a lack of variety from mainstream Coeur d’Alene screenings. “I think the theaters are supposed to serve everyone. And they only serve what a business thinks Idaho is around here.” The club estimates average attendance to be between 25-30 people per screening, though it predicts that range could jump to 50-80 people post-relocation. Film club screenings are open to the community, and those in attendance need not be students at NIC. Food will be provided.
Destined to have a career in photography after receiving a camera as a Christmas gift in high school, Jessica Raetzke, NIC’s new photography teacher, is continuing to teach students the ar t of photography. Raetzke says she is so passionate about photography because each photo is more than just a picture, like a book; there is more than meets the eye to ever y photograph. A photo that someone takes can tell a lot about that person and their interests, adventures, even future plans. “Ever y photograph is a self-por trait of the ar tist,” explains Raetzke. “Photos can be read like a book, some are sentences, some are questions, and some photographs are even a single word.” Another reason Raetzke is so passionate about pho-
tography is because ever y photo has the potential to change people’s lives. Raetzke wants her students not only to lear n about their cameras and to make quality photographs but also to become more visually aware about things around them and apply this knowledge to ever yday life. She says she is excited for her new classes and to her the students seem eager to lear n as well. “Be passionate, be willing to lear n new things, and don’t be afraid to fail a project,” Raetzke said. Raetzke said she had always known she wanted to teach but had not thought of pursuing photography until taking a class in college. Her high school was underfunded and wasn’t able to of fer ar t classes so college was Raetzke’s first oppor tunity to explore photography and ar t classes. Since graduating from Savannah College of ar ts
and design, Raetzke has taught at Wallis College in Alabama, the University of Oregon, and Notre Dame. Raetzke wanted to come back to the Nor thwest because according to her it’s home and where she belongs. Raetzke star ted the application process at NIC where she read about the for mer photography instr uctor Phil Corlis’ retirement. “I wanted to be a par t of this community with such passionate students,” Raetzke said. Raetzke admired how the students treated the situation of Corlis retiring with such respect and how he seemed to make such a large impact on the students’ lives. Raetzke said she is genuinely excited to come to work ever y mor ning and teach and is excited for the future possibilities that her career may bring her.
Artists gather at old Wiggets building
Local artists and community members gathered at the old Wiggets building to admire works of all mediums. The event was put on by local downtown art council Art on the Edge. This is a ceramic sculpture by Tom Quinn entitled “Blue Man.” Tyson Juarez/Sentinel
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theater experience more intimate and tight. “Everyone’s basically gonna be on stage with us, so we don’t have to be as big or crazy, which is nice for such a modern piece,” Durbin said. “It allows us to stay honest, and I like the intimacy of it too, especially given the intimate natures of some of the character’s relationships in this play.”
The casting was a tough call for director Doughty. “I could easily cast this show two or three times and be satisfied with the quality of the talent,” Doughty said. “That being said, there are five who have showed up who are extraordinary talent for any level, and we are fortunate to have such high caliber talent here at NIC. It’s rare to see such talented people show up for a college production.” With many students graduating last year, Jacoby noticed
there were lots of new faces at the auditions that showed promise, something to look forward to for his Spring NIC production of Moliere’s “The Misanthrope.” Jacoby said, “This is really great to have a guest director and have him see the talent that these students have and have him think, ‘wow, look at what you’ve got over here, these are some great students.’” “The Shape of Things” will be playing at the end of October.
NIC students gather to promote a ‘greener’ future Restoring efforts in Post Falls during annual Adopt a Crag event helps to rejuvinate park T.J. Gossard Features Assistant Students got to stretch their legs and sow the seeds of a green future at the Post Falls Dam Q’emlin Park during Outdoor Pursuit’s annual “Adopt a Crag” event. The event has been a standing tradition for a couple of years now in an ef for t to restore the Q’emlin Park area after extraneous paths were created by visitors over time, thus putting the aesthetic of the locale at risk. This par ticular visit, led by Outdoor Pursuits Intern Albia Aye, was specifically aimed at re-growing and protecting Lady Burn Creek, the only natural spring in the park. Where the
spring used to flow now sits a small footbridge in solitude over empty space and dir t next to the Post Rock area. Half of the attendees planted while others took on the task of finding logs to block of f unwanted paths nearby, and still more others traveled the intentional paths and emphasized them by raking and disrupting the soil. The event as a tradition has had visible results. Aye said that City of Post Falls Parks Super visor Brian Bergstrom pointed out where previous “Adopt a Crag” protections had been placed. Some of the logs were placed in front of unwanted paths up to three years ago and now have visible shrubber y. The student collaboration
was incredibly successful, Aye said. All goals were met, the goal turnout of 20 was exceeded, and ever yone finished ten minutes early. “I’ve been taking advantage of this climbing area and it feels really good to give back to the area I’ve been using so much this summer,” Aye said. The park also doubles as an Outdoor Pursuits rock-climbing class during the fall semester on Tuesdays. The fall yields many opportunities for students: sailing on Mondays, mountain biking on Wednesdays, and paddle boarding on Thursdays. All that is required is showing up at the Outdoor Pursuits building on the side of McLain Hall, paying a fee and then leaving. Students who have questions about safety
or preparation are encouraged to call or email Outdoor Pursuits. The event was also an opportunity to practice leadership skills for the Outdoor Pursuits interns, such as Katy Honodel, Outdoor Pursuits, 20, Post Falls. Honodel was previously pursuing a physics major, but she lost her passion when looking outside during math classes. “I fell in love with Idaho, so I changed my major,” Honodel said. The of ficial Outdoor Pursuits program was created so that students can get a cer tificate in outdoor leadership. Interns in the program such as Honodel, as well as Noah Price, Outdoor Recreation
Management, 18, Bonners Ferr y, also note that the program is like a community. It’s a community Price said he hopes to expand on. He is currently on the Inter-Club Council’s agenda for the October 12 meeting as a co-founder of the Outdoors Club, which will be voted on for inauguration then. Outdoor Pursuits first-timer Dana Hemmingmoore, General Studies, 24, Spokane, already advocates the strength of the program. “More people should show up. It’s fun to get outdoors and not enough people do these days,” Hemmingmoore said. “I think it’s kind of ridiculous because we live in such a beautiful area.”
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test of endurance Equipped with waterbottles, sleeping bags, and other survival gear, Ian Brookwell embarks through the California wilderness, encountering hot deserts, grassy plains, lush forests, and ridgeline mountain peaks. Brookwell took along his camera and documented his travels and some of the incredible sights along the way. Photos by Ian Brookwell.
NIC student’s summer adventure takes him through hundreds of miles of California wilderness Tyson Juarez Features Editor Some people are called to seek adventure, whether it is getting away for a weekend on a long road trip or taking an expedition to somewhere uncharted. One NIC student Ian Brookwell, 26, International studies, sought adventure by traveling hundreds of miles by foot with only enough gear to help him survive hardships in the wilderness. Brookwell’s journey took him through most of California, traveling on the Pacific Crest Trail which runs from the Mexican border all the way to the Canadian border. This expedition was the first time Brookwell had spent so many days out in the woods, claiming that prior to his journey he had maybe gone backpacking for four days tops. This attempt would test Brookwells strength and endurance. Beginning his trek at the start of May, Brookwell only had two months to make as much ground as he could until the reality of work and school set back in. In just two months though, Brookwell had traveled over 1000 miles. His trip initially ended at Mount Shasta. “I started late in the season,” said Brookwell. Brookwell also stated that most of the people who plan to hike the whole trail start in early April, and these brave travelers usually take up to six months to complete the whole thing. Most of these runners plan to start this early in order to better withstand conditions they faced. Brookwell encountered many kinds of terrain in the miles he traveled, switching from scorching hot heat and wind in the desert to stormy mountain ridges, facing both dehydration and even electrocution. “You don’t want to be on a ridgeline during a thunderstorm,” said Brookwell. Brookwell explained that hikers carry two poles which could be hazardous because they are metal and at a high elevation there’s a high probability of getting struck by lightning. Travelers on the Pacific Crest would encounter conditions in the desert such as 100 degree weather and high winds. This summer California had one of the worst droughts to date according to Brookwell, making dehydration almost unavoidable. They would also face possible elevation sickness due to the drastic change from low desert lands to high mountain ridges and peaks. At one point hikers would ascend 10,000 ft in elevation in just around a week’s worth of travel. Another obstacle Brookwell encountered was hunger. “The one thing you do when you’re hiking is lust over food,” said Brookwell. “The first thing I started lusting over was steak fat, not even the actually meat.” Brookwell survived for around three weeks off of food he found in hiker donation boxes that were located in hostels that he stayed in, mostly eating a diet consisting of oatmeal and water. Apart from the dangers of his trip, Brookwell got the opportunity to get in touch with nature, something he has been fascinated about ever since he was a young boy living on the coast of California. “I’ve always been excited about the woods and the wilderness,” said Brookwell. Brookwell didn’t even bring his IPod along on the trail, forcing himself to hear the forest the way it was intended to be heard. After about two months, Brookwell finally borrowed an mp3 player from a trail mate he had been traveling with. “It’s totally a magical difference, said Brookwell, “ when you listen to music while you hike you eat the miles down. Along the trail and in the towns he stayed in, Brookwell encountered many different kinds of people, forming friendships with fellow hikers that were in the same situation. Hikers who traveled together would give each other trail names according to Brookwell. He had been named “Chimney Sweep” due to his ability to play a tune on many different instruments like a character from “Mary Poppins.” After all the obstacles and many miles traveled, Brookwell had completed his trip in July and walked away with an experience that he may reflect on for many months to come.
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COMMENTARY
The time to take a stand NFL’s treatment of Ray Rice scandal unacceptable
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Cardinal’s midfielder Jeffrey Rokstad jumps up to head the incoming ball. They took the game 4-0. Beau Valdez/Sentinel
We are the champions Men’s soccer team dominates new rivals for promising season start
Annie Stonebreaker Sports Assistant The men’s soccer team stands undefeated 5-0 in the Northwest Athletic Conference, scoring an average of 4 points a game. In the first home game of the season on August 30th versus South Puget Sound CC, Adam Talley, forward and team captain number 15, scored 3 of the 4 goals, and Brady Ulen, defense
and team captain number 20, scored 1. It was a physical game with many fouls, penalty kicks, jersey pulling and combative moments. The referee gave Cardinal’s midfielder Aaron Crossingham the only red card so far for unsporting behavior. “We played really good,” Talley said after the game, “It was a little sketchy in the start but we pulled it together.” The Cards won against Tacoma CC on the second of September in another dynamic game in which they
fought the first half to maintain their one goal lead made by Talley. At one point an opposing team member broke through defense and by Ulen, making it only him versus the goalkeeper. Ulen reached out from the ground in a split-second decision of desperation and tripped him, preventing a shot but receiving a yellow card. “When I have the instinct to do something, I do it,” Ulen Said, “If it ends up bringing me down, I’d rather have that than someone else on my team.” I n their first away game of the season 4 days later, they won against Pierce College 4-0 in Puyallup, Washington. Back on the Eisenwinter field again that Tuesday, they defended against the Walla Walla CC Warriors, known as the number one offensive team in the conference, shooting 5 goals but taking 1. The first ten minutes of the game passed with the muffled noise of cleats tearing the grass, honed effort, and anticipation as the players pushed and strained for the ball. Finally, Alec Johnson headed the ball that a Warrior tried to clear back into the box where Braden Ridgewell, midfielder number 10, sunk it in the net for the first goal of the game. Mitch Markovets, one of the Card’s goalies, received a yellow card for dissent and the Warriors scored their only goal in the resulting penalty kick. This past Friday they weathered The Chemeketa CC Storm 5-1 to stand undefeated in the most recent game of the season. The first 20 minutes tensely passed by, and the referee was quick to stomp out any bad sportsmanship in the first minutes of the game by giving Chemeketa player Armando Guevara a yellow
card for language. The first goal was scored when the Storm’s goalie went down after blocking a shot, and Talley passed the ball to Hamidou Kante, number 22, who put the ball home. Shortly after, Chemeketa player Oscar Contreras powerfully shot from almost half field and it snuck into the left side of the net, tying the game. Taylor Haman finally put NIC back in the lead when he was there to put the rebound in after two of his teammates made unsuccessful shots. Both NIC and Chemeketa used their goalie substitutes and all four blocked an average of about 7 shots. “Tonight’s game was a fantastic game,” Said Kante, who scored his first collegiate goal, “The other team played hard too, they did their best but in the end the best will win.” The next game will be home this Tuesday against Edmonds College. Team Captains Alec Johnson, Adam Talley and Brady Ulen were appointed by the coach and can be seen instructing and encouraging their teammate’s growth on the field. “I just love the team chemistry we have that leads us to having the opportunities to score goals, “ Ulen said, “We all kind of enjoy the same things outside of soccer and play the same way.” Ulen is quite comfortable on the soccer field, celebrating his goals with a handstand front flip and snatching up the occasional fan. One game, a soccer coach brought out a junior high team of young ladies to watch and learn from the men. One of the young admirers screamed out as Ulen passed by, “You’re my man, 20!” To the fans? “We love the
support we get from anybody, just seeing them out there supporting helps push us every single game,” Ulen said.
Briefs NIC brings home volleyball victory Ameen Gondo Staff Writer The NIC Women’s Volleyball team beat the University of Great Falls on Saturday, Sept., 13, in three straight sets. NIC Women’s volleyball team won the first two sets and took the last one with the score of 25-10 with their sophomore captain Kennedy Chadwick putting on an impressive per formance.
After getting of f to a rocky star t this season the Cardinals were able to overcome a 1-7 star t and win 5 games in a row.
NIC wrestlers pass out school supplies, smiles to local children Griffey Olsby Staff Writer With NIC’s wrestling team wanting to give back to the community, the wrestlers took a day to hand out school supplies to the children of Couer D’ Alene. Michael Nguyen, a wrestler on the team, said this fundraiser was about more than just the money.
“It was to put out a good name for wrestling and what we stand for,” Nguyen said. “Helping the community grow as one.” “It was trick-or-tr eating with school supplies,” said Nguyen, who compar ed the even to Halloween. Coach Pat Whitcomb put this event on August 27th in the village at Riverstone.
omestic violence looks to be bigger than America’s favorite sport. I believe that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell should be stricter with recent events in the NFL. A few months back, Ray Rice was seen lugging his wife, then fiancé Janey Palmer, out of an elevator. The video footage was released this week at an Atlantic Casino earlier this week. Rice threw a left hook at his wife thereby knocking her out. Goodell suspended Rice from two games and required him to enroll in a community therapy program. This was after Rice told Goodell that he hit Palmer. Goodell should have barred Rice from playing in the NFL as soon as he knew about the incident. Goodell created objective measures for athletes committing domestic violence as a result of the Ray Rice incident. The first offence results in a minimum six-game suspension without pay and league expulsion for a second offense. The commissioner worked with the President of the National Network to End Domestic Violence Kim Gandy on creating the policy. Goodell said “Rice is a young man that really understands the mistake that he has made and is determined to make a difference.” Rice should demonstrate that he has made a difference before hearing his petition to play professional football again. Rice would be a perfect player for NFL outreach programs. He can help student athletes become more familiar with domestic and sexual violence issues. Because of a lot of public scrutiny of Goodell, he suspended Rice indefinitely after the video was released. Goodell also asked former FBI Director Robert Mueler to investigate the Ray Rice Case. Goodell has since then admitted that he made a mistake. “I take responsibility both for the decision and for ensuring that our actions in the future properly reflect our values,” Goodell said Goodell’s political recall of his previous statement should not have been politics, it should be standard protocol for an incident of this severity. Rice isn’t the only NFL player accused of domestic violence. Greg Hardy of the Carolina Panthers was found guilty on charges of domestic violence, and is yet to be convicted for threatening to kill his girlfriend. Even though he plead guilty to his charges, Goodell allowed him to play in week one. I am anticipating a six-game suspension, however I believe it should be more. Ray Mcdonald is an NFL athlete with charges of felony domestic violence. This is the opportune time for Goodell to capitalize on the more uniform punitive measures if McDonald is found guilty. It’s time to walk the walk and stand up for the victims, rather survivors of domestic violence with Rice, Hardy and McDonald. Connor Sears is a writer for The Sentinel. His opinions are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Sentinel. Respond to this column online at nicsentinel.com.
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SPORTS
Monday, september 15, 2014
NIC freshman defender Sydney Sol clears the ball during a contentious match against Tacoma Community College that resulted in the Lady Cards victory. Beau Valdez/Sentinel
NEW NWAC CONTENDERS
Undefeated Lady Cards not phased by conference switch Ladies draw again; remain undefeated
Lady Cards’ season-opening game ends in draw The Lady Cards opened their season in a scoreless fashion on Saturday, August 30. NIC maintained majority possession but struggled to find the net. Most of their shots were off frame. The team also struggled to maintain onside in the second half which impeded a scoring play. “We did pretty well for our first game because we haven’t had that much time together,” Freshman forward Haley White said. White’s teammate since high school, Jasmine Smith was injured in the second half and did not return. White said she hopes the injury doesn’t keep Smith out of the game long. “I wouldn’t play as well without her,” White said.
Midfielder Jasmine Smith was pushed to the ground during a heated tussle for control of the ball. The Lady Cards would ultimately defeat Tacoma Community College with an 8-0 score. Beau Valdez/Sentinel
Lady Cards freshman defender Jessica Casseus fought for the ball Beau Valdez/Sentinel
Victory more than just a hat trick The Lady Cards defeated Tacoma Community College 8-0 on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Megan Pagano scored a hat trick. She is a Sophomore forward from Sandpoint High. On Defense, keepers Madi Williams and Cassy Van Der Mey had three saves a piece in the shutout. Players Pagano, Taylor Peterson, Whitney Re-
ichold, Haley White, Natasha Wilkerson and Katelyn Sly drove the bell into the net. White had three assists. NIC shot 20 times on goal. Tacoma shot only once. Last season Pagano sat on the bench because of a torn tendon and broken bone in her hand. She said that she misses scoring. She said, “It wasn’t a league game, but this wasn’t our first game. It’s nice to make a statement.” The team travels to Salem on Friday for their next outing to play Clackamas Community College. The next game at Eisenwhite Field is on Tuesday at 2 p.m. against Walla Walla Community College.
NIC Women’s Soccer team played strong in the 0-0 tie versus Walla Walla Community College at the beautiful sunny day at Eisenwhite field. Freshmen forwards, Taylor Peterson and Haley White, on separate instances, shot the ball by the keeper and was saved on the goal line by a defender. The Lady Cards played rough while they maintained majority ball possession. They started shooting from beyond the 18 yard line to increase the shots on goal. Cassy van der Mey was the goalie for the entire game. She had three saves. Warrior’s keeper Sasha Holt had 11 saves. Sophomore Forward, Megan Pagano was injured in a tussle in the first half. She injured her right leg. She returned briefly in the second half noticeably still hurting. The team is still undefeated with a record of 2-0-3. The next game is Friday at 2 p.m. at home on Eisenwhite field. All stories written by Connor Sears
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FALL BACK INTO SCHOOL
Monday, September 15, 2014
Welcome back, NIC F
aculty, ASNIC representives and members of various campus clubs greeted North Idaho College’s new and returning students almost as warmly as the sun that shined down on NIC’s annual Day of Welcome. Students were invited to play games, tie-dye t-shirts,win prizes and make new friends while enjoying a free barbecue. Photos by Beau Valdez, Layout by Christina Villagomez
“I’m pretty excited, I’m looking forward to meet new people.” -Mckayla Fahlenkamp, 18, General Ed., Rathdrum
“I’m excited to get a new start and be in college. I like having a fresh start. ” -Katelyn Sly, 18, Biology, Clarkston, Wash.
“I’m looking forward to my A&P class because I heard it’s a big challenge and I’m ready for it.” Todd Angele, 20,
Nursing, Post Falls
“I’m excited to get through the semester” Elizabeth Middlemore, 19, Post Falls