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NIC adds to the map: expansion in progress The new rec center is nearing completion and a new joint-use building for transfer colleges is on the way Michelle Mills Managing Editor A new collaborative-use building has been approved by the NIC board of trustees in their Dec. 12 meeting, which will continue to expand campus like the rec center, which is nearing completion. The new building will be a place where students North Idaho College, Lewis-Clark State College and University of Idaho can mingle. The three colleges are part of NICHE, the North Idaho Consortium for Higher Education. “These three schools have had the longest presence,” said Rocky Owens, director of Lewis-Clark State College Coeur d’ Alene and chairman of NICHE. “We have invested a number of years in this community both with economic resources and with personnel. All together, the higher education institutes in Coeur d’ Alene serve around 5,000 stu-
dents, offering 75 degree programs. “You can now go from kindergarten to Ph.D. in Coeur d’ Alene,” Owens said. “How cool is that?” The purpose of the collaborative building is to bring students together and let NIC students become more aware of what their options are in Coeur d’ Alene. “This building will serve as an anchor building, a one-stopshop, we hope, for students to come in and get all of their entry points needs met for admissions and enrollment, not only to NIC, but to also LCSC and University of Idaho,” Owens said. This building has been in the planning stages since 2010, and now that the funding has been provided,
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Top photo: Workers continue to make progress on the future student recreational building. Bottom photo: Designs for the new joint use building. Area highlighted in yellow is the future building site Top: Kaylee Dinkel, Bottom: Courtesy of NIC
NIC gets snowed in from the start Mackenzie Connor Graphics Editor Spaces on campus that were originally intended for two or three parking spaces, have served as the foundation for snow drifts taller than the average person. Campus announcements have been sent out encouraging students and staff to err on the side of caution when driving on roads surrounding campus. And on what was supposed to be the first day of spring semester, Jan. 9, school was cancelled due to inclement weather. The following day when school resumed, students drove onto campus and struggled to find parking spots among massive snow piles and unmarked spots. The NIC Facilities Department
is responsible for plowing both the parking lots on campus and the roads surrounding the campus. Compared to the relatively mild winter that the North Idaho region had last winter, this quick accumulation of snow has proven to be a hurdle that they have quickly tried to remedy. Their main goal this winter is to maintain safety on campus for both student and staff alike by clearing as much snow as they can around campus and by utilizing deicers on slick streets and sidewalks. “Not only is it hard to find a good parking spot, but it’s very slick and it feels almost dangerous to park,” said Rachel Matlock, English major. “The size of the lots feel like they have been drastically reduced, especially out by the
library. There’s a good third of the parking lot missing.” According to NIC Parking Services, students should take care to arrive at campus early in order to give themselves enough time to look for a spot. “Timing is everything when searching for available parking, for those who arrive on campus at 9:00 a.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, this is no secret. Everyone would love to park in the lot adjacent to where they have their first class, but much like a lottery ticket, not everyone wins,”Patrick Murray from NIC Security said. Students and staff are advised to be cautious when they are driving around campus. Carpooling and providing ample time before class is encouraged.
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Culinary arts students prepare a meal during their hands-on training for the Emery’s restaurant. The culinary program covers different aspects of cooking that are broken down so that each facet of the culinary arts is covered in its entirety. Katie Hartwig/Sentinel
Culinary program cooks up top rating in Idaho Katie Hartwig Photo Editor
If you’re looking for a good meal (or a place to learn how to cook one professionally), you’ve come to the right school according to an online college-ranking website. Best Choice Schools voted NIC’s culinary program as the best in Idaho in their 2016-2017 ranking. There were five schools total on the list. NIC’s program provides hands-on training through Emery’s restaurant, which is run by current culinary students. In addition, students stock and staff the deli located outside of Emery’s on the second floor of Hedlund building. The deli offers everything from espresso drinks, coffee and various fresh pastries to a revolving assortment of lunch items like quiche and Caesar salad. Students run the restaurant, the bakeshop and work the line under the direction of Hillary Faeta-Ginepra and Jeff Jenkins. “The coolest thing about this program I think is the deli because it’s a completely different customer and pace than the restaurant and tries to accommodate two different types of customers,” Faeta-Ginepra said. Jenkins has over 40 years of experience
in the food industry managing restaurants and working with customers. He helps students with the business side of the food industry and has currently been instructing at the college for eight years. Faeta-Ginepra has over 20 years’ experience in the industry. She is new to the college since she came on as a culinary instructor beginning in August of last year. She has worked in every aspect of the kitchen and all over the country. Faeta-Ginepra said that there is so much to learn in the hospitality industry and that she is still learning the cooking trends that are constantly changing with the times. She said some people don’t realize culinary arts has such a academic component to it. The culinary program covers different elements of cooking that are broken up in increments so each facet of culinary arts is covered in its entirety during the nine-month program. The college offers job placement and internships for students as well. Most students try to keep their internship until the last semester so they learned the necessary skills to thrive in a professional environment. Students usually complete about 90 hours of work in an internship. Eighty percent of the students get job placement and are working in hospitali-
Mumps makes its way to NIC Rebecca Pratt Multi Media Editor North Idaho College has had a suspected outbreak of Parotitis, also known as Mumps, on campus. A notification was sent out to students and staff via cardinal mail concerning the possible outbreak on Jan. 26. The notification outlined the basic symptoms such as “fever, headache, muscle aches, tiredness, and loss of appetite, followed by swollen salivary glands causing puffy cheeks and a tender, swollen jaw.” Ways of prevention according to the CDC, Centers of Disease Control, vaccination with the MMR Vaccine, washing your hands frequently, avoiding interaction with infected people, and coughing or sneezing into your arm to avoid the spread of saliva and mucus. There have been 90 confirmed cases
in Spokane. A confirmed case in Coeur d’Alene Idaho was that of Baylie Keys, an employee at the North Idaho College bookstore and student here at the college. “The first day I felt super nauseous. I was very sick and throwing up for about 12 hours. I didn’t think much about it- thought I ate some bad food... The next day- I woke up with a terrible sore throat.” Keys was first misdiagnosed with strep throat before the doctors at Urgent Care realized she had mumps. After almost a week of taking the wrong antibiotics and getting worse Keys went back and was correctly tested and the tests came back positive. She was then given the proper treatment and is now back at work and school with a clean bill of health. “I hope no one gets mumps because that was a living hell,” said Keys.
ty while finishing the program to builds their skills. The internships help with job shadowing and learning different jobs in the kitchen that students have never done before, which helps these future chefs get their foot in the door. The program stresses well-rounded training so each student gets experience in the kitchen as well as at the front of the house working with customers and learning wine pairings with food. This helps students obtain different sets of skills and helps them determine which direction they want to go at the end of their education on campus. Most program graduates get into entrylevel jobs, but with their skills they learn at NIC, they will be able to progress up the ladder very quickly because they have mastered the basics in hospitality. The program sets the foundation of knowledge for them to build on. Currently, NIC is working on building an associats-degree program for the future. But as of right now, it is solely a certificate program. The students cover food science in depth, work all stations in the kitchen and get to perform in front of a live audience in the Emery’s dining room, which offers guests an economically priced threecourse meal that includes soup, entrée and
dessert. Culinary arts students work Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., though Mondays are reserved for lectures and book work. The restaurant and deli are open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and only accept cash or check. The menu for Emery’s and the deli change weekly, challenging the students to work on new menu items constantly and learn how to cook everything from International cuisine to fresh fish. “The halibut was fresh and broken down this morning,” said Kris Cope, who is the chef’s assistant and was a former graduate of the program. He has worked at NIC as a kitchen assistant for 11 years. The students get to learn his methods of work since he has worked in various hotels. Emery’s and the deli operate separately from the Dining Services in the Student Union Building and gets its food from different vendors. Emery’s dining room is open to all people in the community and not just students. They have many people from local businesses who come in for lunch every week. Usually there are 18-20 students at a time participating in the culinary program; currently there are twelve.
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the plans can finally begin to materialize into a new hub for campus. According to the Dec. 12 board of trustees meeting, funding was divided up according to the following list: • • • • •
$4M Requested and received from PBF in FY2016 $1M Additional requested and received from PBF in FY2017 $2.5M Pledged from Ignite Coeur d’ Alene $2M Committed by partner institutions $9.5M Project Cost
The location of the building will be on North Idaho College’s campus and will contain classrooms and a general gathering area. The harbor building on Academic Way where the transfer schools are currently located will be designated to administrative offices. “NIC is kind of the feeder school for LCSC and University of Idaho,” Owens said. “They provide the first two years of all of our students’ education here. So that is the natural starting point. And then it becomes an easy transition to advise those students to go on to LCSC or U of I.”
The new location will be where the River and Timber buildings currently are, though several other areas were initially considered. The demolition for the intended site is projected to be $50,000. The student rec center began construction just after July and now has completed walls and roof. When finished, the center will have a 36 foot tall climbing wall, weight lifting rooms, fitness rooms, locker rooms, classrooms, a gymnasium and multi-purpose room. “We are making great progress,” said Sarah Garcia during the November 2016 board of trustees meeting. “We have not had any major stumbling blocks... so far. And we’re really excited with the progress that we’re making.” Together with both the new collaboration building and the new rec center, NIC continues to grow. “This is a situation where all ships rise with growth,” Owens said. “NIC’s growth means growth for us [LCSC] and the University of Idaho. A strong University of Idaho means a strong Lewis-Clark State College. And it’s that reciprocal cooperation and support that I think will help us really grow into the future.”
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NIC cheer proves themselves Kaylee Dinkel Social MediaEditor
In many cases, cheerleaders are portrayed as blonde and bratty people who don’t do much in terms of athleticism but the members of NIC’s cheer team show that this stereotype is far from true. With practicing three or more days a week, in addition to cheering games, school, work, and other activities, the athletes must maintain a balanced lifestyle to keep up on everything. NIC Cheerleader, Klarissa Leal, expresses her thoughts of how she imagined cheerleading before joining, “I pictured it more like ‘Bring It On’” but tells that it is a lot more hard work than many people believe. When it comes to being a cheerleader, Bethany Sutter, majoring in social work, believes it all starts outside of practice. “[It’s] a lot of stretching, making sure you’re eating right, making sure you’re getting enough sleep even if that means not hanging out with your friends like you want to.”
Hayley Kaiser and Taylor Lunsford perform a pertner stunt at a boys basketball game against Big Bend. Katie Hartwig/Sentinel
She also advocates the need for working on skills on and off the mat to maintain and advance your position, “Going to open gyms and hitting on skills you want to hit that you aren’t getting enough time at practice for. So it really takes a lot of working out outside of class. You have to make sure that you’re constantly being conscientious of your
everyday tasks and making sure a ton of other teams there and that they’re all going to lead you we’ll be competing against other towards success.” Junior Colleges so it’s not just Evan Darley, majoring in arsomething small, it’s a massive chitecture, believes you need to event. We have a lot of stunts have the right mindset to be a and tumbling that we’ll be workcheerleader. “You have to have ing on conquering in the next no distractions and find yourself few weeks.” first.” Both Sutter and Leal shared Many skills go into being a their feeling toward the team part of a cheer team according saying that it has become more to Darley including fulls, roundlike a family over the season. offs back handspring fulls, toe “They’re all genuine people. I fulls, different stunts along with could go to anyone of them,” many others. Although it can said Leal. be difficult for some to attain these skills, Darley explained that he has already gotten all the tumbling and stunts he’s required to have for the team’s routine at the Collegiate Championships. In March, the team has a chance of going to the United Cheer Association’s Collegiate Championships in Anaheim, California. “I’ve never even seen a cheer competition so this is my first time being in any form of routine,” Darley said. He showed his excitement mentioning that it’s his first year cheering and second time going to Joy Davis flies a lib while practicing the California. routine for Collegiate Championships. Sutter said, “They’ll be Katie Hartwig/Photo Editot
Outdoor Pursuits Pursues New Student Participants Rebecca Pratt Multi Media Editor
NIC’s Outdoor Pursuits program has been conducting winter sports clinics as well as trips to ski resorts and supplying affordable discount passes to students and community members all fall and winter season. The most recent excursion was to Schweitzer Mountain for “College Daze” on February 4th for a fee of ten dollars. The programs first ski clinic of the season took place on December 7th. All through February the group will be offering opportunities for students to ski and snowboard as well as attend many more clinics on everything from
Boots to avalanche safety. Upcoming events of February include Introduction to back country skiing on the 11th, back country touring on the 17th and 24th, as well as various dates through March. The trips have a cost of ten dollars and participants must supply their own gear, rentals are available in the Outdoor Pursuits office in McLain Hall More information on these events as well as contact info can be found on Cardinal Sync under the outdoor pursuit’s tab. Transportation is always included for these trips. “Our goal is to offer this recreation at the most affordable cost possible.” said Terry Brinton, assistant coordinator of Outdoor
Pursuits, on the fees of the trips, ing, snowboarding, cross country “If we were to pencil it out, we skiing and snowboarding, as well lose money on our trips, but that’s as snow shoeing and white water [profit] not rafting. The our goal.” cross country The skiing and group has snowboarding been workhas been cening on stutrally around dent growth 4th of July and risk Pass, wheretaking as as avalanche a platform education and TERRY BRINTON for the proback country Assistant coordinator of gram to help skiing they Outdoor Pursuits promote travel to lookhealthy acout pass and tivities and behavior around the the silver valley. community. In the winter months “I think [people will gain from Outdoor Pursuits has offered skithese experiences] maybe some
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self-confidence, a closeness with nature, awareness of environmental issues, social skills and student developments, even on just basic trips we take,” said Brinton. Outdoor Pursuits rental program is mainly concerned with providing supplies that is not readily available around the community. They supply things such as split boards and back country skis as opposed to common equipment like slope skis. Outdoor Pursuits stresses that if students don’t know what they do or are interested they are more than welcome “We are really just trying to get people in the doors,” said Brinton.
Where were you for the Polar Bear Plunge? Chris Locke Staff Writer
For fifteen years the NIC History department has been represented at the annual Polar Bear Plunge. Now they want you to join in and show some NIC spirit. James Jewell Chair of the NIC history program tries each year to get students and faculty to join the Plunge, but he has had little success. This year he and his son Jacob, who is an NIC student, both took the Plunge this year, but he does not think this enough. Professor Jewell would like to urge NIC student to attend the Polar Bear Plunge next year, and show some school pride. He says, “If my son Cullen, who participated for the first time when he was six, can do it, one would think we could drum up more brave NIC souls to join in.” For Professor Jewell this is his thirteenth time attending the Plunge. For his sons, Jacob and Cullen is was there tenth and sixth From Left to Right: Cullen, Jacob, and James Jewell participated in the Polar Plundge in Coeur d’ Alene Idaho on January 21st while the temperature ranged from 17-28 degrees. Photo courtesy of James Jewell time appearing at the Polar Bear Plunge.
War or words? Resolving political conflicts Michelle Mills Managing Editor
Legend has it that the kings of old used to resolve war by playing the game of chess instead of participating in battle. If only all conflict could be solved in such a nonviolent manner. Or can it? Rational discourse is the means to resolve conflict in a nonviolent manner by talking it out. And this is the topic on which the philosophy club discussed in their Jan. 25 meeting and presentation.
“The violence on both sides of the 2016 presidential election suggests rational discourse is dead or dying in this country, and must be revived to avoid the possibility of further violence or civil war,” said philosophy club member, Asher Rose, during his presentation on the topic. Rose wanted listeners to try to understand how and why rational discourse happens or fails to happen. And he argued that it is completely vital to maintaining peace in political matters.
“Rational discourse is not only desirable but necessary in order to maintain a functional democracy in the United States and avert the possibility, however slight at the moment, of a descent into civil war,” Rose said. To uphold rational discourse, freedom of speech is required to be in place. Rose brought in the voices of philosophers Hobbes and Spinoza to back up this point. Hobbes argued that preventing censorship was the only way to prevent faction and civil war in
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a society, in for the freedom of speech to be effective. Spinoza too advocates the importance of the freedom of speech but also points out that freedom of thought is an inalienable right as well. Rose agreed. “Respect the sincerity of each other’s beliefs and a willingness to reach across partisan lines,” he said. “Attack arguments, not people. Your life and the survival of our democracy may depend on it. After the Rose’s presentation, the table was opened up
for discussion. Topics such as the anti-Trump rallies, the civil rights movement and the Dakota Pipeline protest were brought up as examples of when rational discourse failed. The club debated on when protest and rioting becomes ineffective and what the solution could be when rational discourse does fail. Many ideas were welcomed and opinions brought forth. And ultimately, rational discourse occurred when differing thoughts clashed.
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An eye for an eye Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. And since when have two wrongs made a right? There is so much strife in the world right now. And there always has been. The difference between now and then is you-- it’s us. History repeats itself, so it should be easy to tell when something doesn’t work, right? Well, maybe. But for the most part, if someone hits someone, they will then be hit in return. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. To end the vicious cycle would require us to be the ones to decide not to make the next move. I’m not just speaking politically, but relationally as well. The fight is not going to end if you keep it up on your side. It takes two to tango as the saying goes. So end the dance! People are hurting all over the world, and setting things on fire is not going to help. Becoming angry at the people causing the hurt is not going to help. Getting angry because other people are not doing anything about the hurt is not going to help. The only thing that is going to help is you. Be the change you wish to see in the world and you have done your part. Society is an entity made up of individuals. Therefore, it cannot change all at once, it is a process. And that process should begin with us. Don’t just yell and about love and peace-- BE the love and peace. Be the living example and others may very well follow. No man is an island, we are a continent, which means the way people act and react is contagious. So what are we spreading? Discontent? Hatred for our leadership? Or resignation and determination to make a change in the midst of our circumstances? As the “Black Eyed Peas” asked, “Where is the love?” It’s not on a sign, it’s not in a word, it’s not even in a promise. It’s in the actions of others and ourselves. Its proof is in the way we act, not in what we say or say we believe. Actions speak louder than words. Be kind, be honest, be trustworthy, be peaceful, be hopeful, and it may just rub off on someone else. Our world has a tendency to glorify fierceness, power, war and force. And it seeks peace and satisfaction in these things. Yet these things will not satisfy humankind’s greatest desires. Ironicly, society tends to see kindness as a weakness. But it takes far more strength to live a loving life in a broken and angry world than it does to simply join the crowd. If it was always an eye for an eye, we would live in a world that was blind. And it almost is. So let’s open our eyes and see ourselves and the people around us for what we really are. Hurt and angry. Hurt people hurt people. End the cycle. And let’s begin a new one-- a cycle of hope, love, peace. Don’t just call for it. Prove it.
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matching tutus and even dressed up. because we could. I still have mine It was cool to be a part of something … and I’m still like that, to have that “It was cool to have looking for experience. After something like that; to Fight for the Fish, an excuse to wear it one day. have that experience.” we all went to Fred That was also Meyer and messed CHEYANNE RISCH, the time when around in there for General studies, 19, my ex and like two hours. We Medford Wisconson I were still almost got kicked together and in out, which wasn’t a good part of our relationship. He good, but it was funny... it was so went only because I asked him to funny.”
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Did you make any resolutions? “Sort of, maybe, nonchalantly. Well, one of them was to work out more, and like everybody makes that, right? And I probably wouldn’t have done it, but my brother said that a guy who does five push ups a day looks a lot different from a guy who doesn’t do any push ups at all, you know? And because of that, that really got me started on working out more. And I would say yes.”
Did you make any New Years resolutions for the year 2017? “No, not really.” And why did you chose not to make any New Years Resolutions? “Because they don’t really work, and if you’re going to do change then you can just do it at any time; you don’t need a special day for it.”
What do you think of resolutions? “I think it’s a really good way to start off the year, although only like nine percent of people actually follow through with their New Years resolutions, which is sad, but it’s a good way to try and better yourself.” Did you make any resolutions that you’ve followed through with? “Yes, but they are more general, like being more generous. Yeah, I believe I have.”
What do you think of resolutions? “Oh, I love them! A new year is a new chance for growth and it’s really good to make goals to grow more.” Did you make any resolutions, and did you follow through? “Being more school oriented, and to become more active in the student body and also to be more active in my church. But school is basically my whole life, so most of them are more geared towards that. I think I’ve been doing very well with it.”
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NIC freshman Jalen Burkett slams a huge dunk, effectievely adding two to his collective 97 points since the conference opener against Yakima Valley. NIC won against Treasure Valley Community College 91-89 with the help of Burkett’s 26 individual baskets. Katie Hartwig/Sentinel
Men’s basketball not perfect, but dominant Mackenzie Conner Graphics Editor
In the weeks since the start of spring semester, the NIC basketball teams have been playing on a quick-paced game schedule. In four short weeks, both the men and women have played eight games total, four on the road and four on the Cardinals’ home court. The men came back to school at the beginning of January and immediately banked four strong wins before they hit the road for the week. Prominent scorers have included Zaequan “Ziggy” Satterthwaite, Markus Golder and Jalen Burkett, while seasoned point-guard Sam Dowd carried his weight in assists and rebounds, as well as baskets. In their first game back from break, the Cardinal men won against Yakima Val-
ley College by nine points, 103-94, effectively kicking off conference play. On Jan. 14, the men pulled out a close win against Treasure Valley Community College 91-89, and then on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the men secured a more comfortable win against the #3 ranked Big Bend Community College 89-75. “It was good to get these two to regroup and get healthy to try to go get a couple on the road,” men’s head coach Corey Symons said. “The great thing from the last couple nights has been Jalen Burkett. He’s been being a little aggressive and he’s playing really well. He hasn’t been scoring a lot for us all year, but these last two games he’s been scoring and getting double-doubles. We rebounded the wall well and shot the ball well and we scored. It was a team effort and we just have to keep building on it.”
The next two games were not as kind to the Cardinals and resulted in two consecutive losses on the road. In a close game, Walla Walla Community College served the men their first loss, 98-95, after 13 straight wins. Despite collectively strong play, including a double-double from Golder, a last minute-bucket and two free throws won the battle for Walla Walla. Three days later the men lost again to Community Colleges of Spokane, 10194. Despite a lead at the half and a double-double from Satterthwaite, the Cardinals were unable to pull out a win. The next week, the Cardinal men, after a few days to reorient their play, were able restart their winning streak and take the next three games. On Jan. 25, the Cardinals had the home court advantage over Wenatchee Valley College and won 86-77.
“We struggled to shoot the ball today, but that’s the best thing: to figure out how to win when we’re not shooting the ball very well,” Symons said following the game against Wenatchee. “It was a big win for us coming off of two losses last week. It was good to get a win. “ The men then hit the road and won against Blue Mountain Community College 78-58, and then turned around to win against Columbia Basin College 81-55 three days later. Defense was key for both games, as the Cardinals were able to hold both teams to uncommonly low points. On Feb. 4 the men won against Yakima Valley College, 98-70. Golder led the Cardinals with 19 points, and Dowd had a double-double with 12 points and 10 assists. The men’s record is currently 7-2 in conference and 18-3 overall.
Lady Cards hope to rebound in 2nd half of season Mackenzie Conner Graphics Editor
The NIC Lady Cardinals returned to basketball in January and lost the first two conference games to Yakima Valley College and Treasure Valley Community College, despite strong play in both games. Against Yakima Valley, the women out-performed in every aspect of the game except shooting percentage, and against Treasure Valley, the ladies won the first three quarters before falling flat. On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Lady Cardinals pulled out a strong win at home against Big Bend Community College. The women played as a unit through all four quarters, which resulted in double digit scoring for several players. Freshmen Gia Sorn and Lana Berg collectively scored 31 points, in addition to the 22 points scored by freshmen Cierra Dvorak and Whitney Meier. Sorn ended the game with a well-rounded 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks, leading the Cardinals to a comfortable 73-49 victory. “I thought we played 40 minutes really well. We played the whole game,” women’s head coach Chris Carlson said. “The girls were just really determined to come out and set the tone for the second half. I think we had a strong second half because two nights ago we had a letdown [against Treasure Valley]. It was their determination that won the game.” The ladies then hit the road, and came up with two losses against Walla Walla Community College, 69-58, and Community Colleges
of Spokane, 65-48. On Jan. 25, the Lady Cardinals returned home and logged a 75-70 win against Wenatchee Valley College. Meier led the women in scoring and assists with 17 and three, respectively. Other scorers included Sorn with 16, Berg with 15, and freshman Charity Marlatt with 9. The game remained relatively close, but the ladies were able to hold on. “We just got back into practice and just worked harder and tried to get a little better,” Carlson said. “We had our court with a nice crowd, the band, the cheerleaders… it’s definitely positive. It definitely brings more energy for sure.” The following Saturday, the ladies won away from home against Blue Mountain Community College, 60-44. Sophomore Shayna Albert had the game high of 16 points for NIC, followed by Berg and Sorn with 10. Marlatt also helped the Cardinals with rebounding, which helped lead to the win. The Lady Cardinals then traveled to Columbia Basin College, where they fell, 83-67. Less than a week later, the women recuperated and won against Yakima Valley College 83-76, with three different players scoring in the double digits. Dvorak led in scoring with 20, followed by Sorn with 18, and Meier with 17. The ladies’ record is currently 4-5 in conference and 10-9 overall. The Cardinals will be back playing in Freshman Whitney Meier drives in for a layup against opponenets from Treasure Christianson Gymnasium on Feb. 8 against Valley. Meier has totaled 101 points this season. The ladies have seven more reguColumbia Basin College. lar season games before the post season starts in March. Katie Hartwig/Sentinel
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1. Januar y 10 – Hit and run vehicle accident reported in North Molstead Parking Lot. Januar y 13 – Vehicle towed from North Molstead Parking Lot. 2. Januar y 14 – Two alcohol incidents were reported in the Residence Hall Police responded. Januar y 19 – Marijuana possession reported in the Residence Hall. Police responded.
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4. Januar y 18 – A verbal disturbance was reported in the Student Union Building. Januar y 24 – Fire alarm drill in the Student Union Building. 5. Januar y 20 – Disturbance from a trespasser reported at the Sherman Admin Building. 6. Januar y 11 - Hit and run vehicle accident reported in Technical Education Center in Rathdrum. 7. Januar y 24 – Trespasser was reported on NIC campus.
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SHAOLIN MARTIAL ARTS
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Students from the Wulin Hanyun Troupe from the Henan province in China display mock weapons used in Chinese martial arts during a performance in the Schuler Performing Arts Center at NIC on Jan. 19. Katie Hartwig/Sentinel
Chinese performers share culture Dakota Piver Staff Writer
Eastern and Western culture came together as performers, directors, and coordinators all gathered for the final bow for the Shaolin Kung Fu performance as the audience applauded when, from the side stage, came a gift for the performance director. From this small bag, the performance director unveiled a stunning Shaolin sword. The sword’s case was colored with a vibrant red and gold. As he reached for the handle of the sword, the audience waited for him to reveal the blade. However, the performance director only partially unsheathed the sword, leaving the extent of its magnificence to the audience’s imagination. Then another gift was rushed in from the side stage, this time being delivered to
one of the coordinators from the University of Idaho. The coordinator opened the bag to reveal a statuette of the Chinese philosopher Confucius for the university to display in remembrance of the collaboration at the NIC Schuler Performing Arts Center on Jan. 19. This not only displayed the connection between the University of Idaho and its international community, but also made a gesture of promotion for better relations between the United States and China. Through artistic ways, the performance broke through language barriers to let the audience truly experience Chinese culture. The performers showcased many traditional martial art forms, such as kung fu, wushu, and tai chi, and displayed training versions of weapons used in Chinese martial arts, such as broadswords and staffs. During one section of the performance,
members of the Wulin Hanyun Troupe dressed in animal-patterned costumes and performed kung fu that mimicked the movements of animals. After the performers showcased this kung fu, the master of ceremonies asked for members of the audience to come to the stage and learn from the performers some of the animal gestures. The stage was then flooded with excited children of all ages, who began to join the performers in their imitations of the animals. Besides the Chinese martial arts, there was also a vast amount of traditional Chinese folk music. They showcased various traditional instruments, such as the pipa, which is a pear-shaped lute, and the zheng, which is a twenty-one-stringed harp-like instrument. “[The music] just takes you,” said Gaby Wilson, an administrator at the NIC Work-
force Training Center in Post Falls. To ensure that each instrument had a moment in the spotlight, each of the four musicians performed a solo to a hushed audience. The musicians even surprised the audience by using their traditional Chinese instruments to play some American songs, including the Christmas carol “Jingle Bells.” The audience joined together in singing, clapping along, and cheering for the performance. “The Henan Province is the home of martial arts in China” said Dr. Hexian Xue, the co-director of the University of Idaho Confucius Institute. The Henan Province is also the home of the Chinese martial arts performers. The University of Idaho Confucius Institute brings educational opportunities by creating Chinese language classes, as well as various Chinese martial arts classes.
LEFT: A martial arts performer from the Songshan Shaolin Wushu College demonstrates a Shaolin wushu pose. ABOVE: Two students from the Wulin Hanyun Troupe are caught mid-air while performing Chinese martial arts. BELOW: Children from the audience are invited up on stage to learn animal poses from the martial arts students. Katie Hartwig/Sentinel