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Come hungry. Leave happy?
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College isn’t easy. With classes, tests, seemingly endless assignments and work, students have a lot on their plates. But not literally. It is common knowledge that college food is not always a five-star production. Not only is quality an issue, many students don’t have time to consume a good, nutritious meal because r unning from class to class makes their options ver y limited. For NIC students, “The Market” at the Edminster Student Union Building is home to some fast-foodstyle joints, appealing to hungr y students.
But if students decide to eat there, they better be prepared for a 10 - 15 minute wait, according to a sur vey recorded by a staff of Sentinel writers and editors. The day of the week and time also made a dif ference on the wait-time, taking longer to prepare food during times when meals were in high demand. While some students didn’t seem too happy having to spend their break waiting for food, others understood that during the lunch r ush there’s just nothing you can do with a lot of hungr y students and only a few staf f members preparing it. Many students find themsleves in “The Market” one to two times a week, mostly happy with the prices of the food for the amount. Although, some respondents had
a dif ferent complaint; the quality of the food. According to NIC website, the Dinning Ser vices mission statement is “to provide fresh quality nutritious meals that reflect current culinar y trends and cuisine from around the world.” Graphic Design student Michael Mar tinez, 24, said “They do provide fresh and kind of quality food but I wouldn’t say international, the options are actually ver y limited. The food is good, when I eat there I don’t have any problems but I think the prices are pretty high especially since the food is not high quality.” While there is not much we as students can do, the fact is that eating healthy, fast and cheap is not much of an option for NIC students.
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NIC club hosts lunch to honor veterans Aislinn Lautenbach Staff Writer
Oh, say! Does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave? These were par t of the lyrics sang by honored Veterans and coordinators during NIC’s annual Veterans Day Luncheon. Students and faculty who have ser ved our countr y shared a memorable buf fet lunch put on by NIC’s Veterans club in the Edminster Student Union Building. Prisoners Of War/ Missing in Action moderator, Will Nieman conveyed his respect to NIC guests. “Walking in, you may have noticed a table at the front,” Nieman said. “It’s reser ved to honor our missing comrades in arms,” Set with five empty chairs, the seats represented the missing Americans from each of the five ser vices: Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard. The crowd remained quiet and cour teous throughout the representation. “This Honor’s ceremony symbolizes that they are with us here in spirit,” Nieman said. “Some in this Veteran students take a moment in between classes to commemorate their service. Aislinn Lautenbach/Sentinel. room were ver y young when they community members and relatives parhonor America’s prisoners of War and and ser ved nearly 75 veterans. were sent into combat; however, all ticipated to of fer admiration and honor Missing in Action and to the success of Veterans Ser vices Advisor and reAmericans should never forget the to their colleagues. the ef for ts made to account for them. tired vet Carl George encouraged stubrave men and women who answered Individuals par t taking in their People came and went, yet remained dents to be a par t of the Veterans Club. our nations call and ser ved.” meals sat around tables and conversed thoughtful, sincere and respectful dur“It’s just like any other club,” Nods of acknowledgment and underwith one another as they enjoyed their ing the buf fet. George said. “You don’t have to be a standing were seen around the room. free meal. “I think it’s impor tant that we reveteran in order to join. You can join Tables were decorated with white “I know a few people who are vets. member those who ser ved and keep anytime.” tableclothes to symbolize the purity of My dad ser ved in operation Deser t them in our thoughts during Veterans NIC has approximately 260 veterans their motives when answering the call Storm for two years,” student Jared Day,” said Jessica Doll, computer sciwho are currently receiving credits. to ser ve. Flags were presented and Hunt, 19, said. “It’s impor tant we honor ence, Spokane whose uncle ser ved in The college’s students and staf f rememsome people wore their militar y unithose who have sacrificed their time the Army. ber those who have fallen, who have form. and lives for our countr y.” The luncheon, organized by the Vetfought for our freedom and continue to The luncheon was not only provided Glasses were raised in a toast to erans Club, lasted roughly two hours thank those currently ser ving. to NIC veterans’ students; also faculty,
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NIC embraces Web with new portal for campus clubs
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NIC Clubs Synchronized
• 700 out of 6800 students and faculty members have logged in to CardinalSync. • 800 students involved in ASNIC Clubs. • As of today: 27 Active Clubs and 6 inactive.
This semester, North Idaho College has joined hundreds of other colleges and universities nationwide in using OrgSync, an online communication and organization tool. NIC’s version, called “CardinalSync,” is accessible to ever y NIC student, staff and faculty member. Heather Erikson, assistant director of student development, revealed that in the near future, CardinalSync would expand to become NIC’s primar y platform for tracking student involvement, approving and advertising events, and organize risk management procedures. With CardinalSync students can browse the college’s clubs and organizations, join their portal and engage the clubs at whatever level they feel most comfortable. Erikson said last June NIC received approval to purchase CardinalSync and Student Development teamed with the Communications and Marketing Department to develop and customize it. CardinalSync helps students to build a resume, keeps track of the organizations and positions, the projects, the achievements students have had while they are in college. Students can also create an e-portfolio that they can share out to other people. They can put all their work histor y on it and it becomes a unique URL that belongs to the students forever. CardinalSync is only one of many OrgSync products used by universities throughout the nation. Erikson explained that NIC students can transfer their involvement and accomplishment records from their CardinalSync into the OrgSync of their four-year university. A local example is University of Idaho’s VandaLink. Some club advisers are enthusiastic about CardinalSync’s usefulness. “I think it’s really great,” said Shelley Cobetto, computer science and technology club adviser. “There are some things that could be tightened up. I think it’s got potential and I’m really excited about it.” Other advisors are cautiously optimistic. “In the future it could be a useful tool for ASNIC clubs,” said Evanlene Melting Tallow, adviser of the American Indian Student Alliance club. Additionally, clubs and students can link their personal social media to CardinalSync. Each student, staff, and faculty member has a CardinalSync account that they may access through the MyNIC page.
CardinalSync Phases: Phase 1: Getting students comfortable through optional use. Phase 2: Transferring forms and procedures to CardinalSync Phase 3: Making CardinalSync a primar y promotion and communication tool campus-wide.
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After two years of “Nickel and Dimed,” NIC renews book for Common Reads Lizeth Meinguer News Editor NIC has something new to read for their 2016-2018 Cardinal Common Reads. “Just Mercy, a stor y of justice and redemption” written by Br yan Stevenson was selected among three books to be the next discussion book for the roundtables of the Cardinal Common Reads. Each semester NIC of fers two common reads discussions where students, professors and faculty members gathered together to discuss and learn more about the problem that the selected book is referring to. For the 2016-2018 year the common theme is “Racial and Ethnic Diversity Awareness.” “Just Mercy, a story of justice and re-
demption” was the winner among “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” by Michelle Alexander and “The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America” by Jonathan Kozol. Members of the committee started a survey last spring to narrow the options to those three books that are topic related. ASNIC Senator Philip Hagen said that all members of the committee had to read each of the three books and then they decided which one would be the most appropriate and interesting for students. “I really like the book,” Hagen said “The first half its written like a narrative which is Bryan Stevenson story as a lawyer representing Walter McMillian who was wrongfully accused of murdering a white woman in Alabama. The other two options were
not written like narratives and make it very hard to read and very difficult for a common read. This book its definitively easier to read. Its really exciting, he gets his point across really well and it’s a call to action for a change of social justice.” Hagen said that several teachers are incorporating this book into their curriculum and that members of the committee are building a workshop for faculty to help with the incorporation. “I think there would be better response for this book than there was for the last Common Read,” Hagen said. “It fits a lot more subjects, so it works better for students to have it as part of a class. I know it was pretty well received in faculty, staff and assembly so I think you will see a lot more people reading this than the last one.”
Last two years the theme was “The reality of poverty: an exploration of socioeconomic diversity,” and the book selected was “Nickel and Dimed” by Barbara Ehrenreich. “We had ver y good turn out for our round table discussions,”Hagen said. “On the first one we had more people than the second one but we did have good par ticipation.” Mercy is the Common Read at around 19 colleges and universities including Washington State University (WSU) this year. The Diversity Council and ASNIC will be sponsoring the opportunity for NIC students and faculty to visit the WSU campus in Pullman on December 1 to attend Br yan Stevenson’s lecture. For more information, contact Maureen Steinel, Mesteinel@nic.edu or Holly Edwards, Hcedwards@nic.edu
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DID YOU KNOW? Former American President Theodore Roosevelt read an average of one book per day.
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Are you wondering why you spent Veterans Day in school? Well you’re not alone! Many students (myself included) were a little perplexed as to why we had school on such a monumental day. The tradition began as a day to remember the end of World War I and was declared a holiday by President Woodrow Wilson in 1919. Originally known as Armistice Day, Veterans Day was officially declared in 1954. While it is true that there is no legal requirement that schools close on Veterans Day, individual states and school districts are free to establish their own policies on school closings. So why didn’t NIC have it off? Instead of opening books and
taking tests, we should be spending time with people we love and be thankful for all those who gave so we could have. Veterans Day is largely intended to thank all living veterans for their service, to acknowledge that their coributions to our national security are appreciated and to underscore the fact that all those who served - not only those who died - have sacrificed and done their duty. NIC did not have school Memorial Day which is dedicated to remembering and honoring military personnel who died in the service of their country, particularly those who died in battle or as a result of wounds sustained from battle. Why do we take a day off
from school to honor those who have died, yet remain in school to honor those who are still living, who are still giving their lives to protect our own, those who wish to be home with their loved ones? Most schools that do not close for Veterans Day schedule assemblies or other activities to honor America’s veterans. NIC did provide a Veteran Luncheon which honored those who have served, and it was greatly admired by the community and those who participated. But was it enough? It’s understandable that NIC has to have a certain number of days met by federal law. But one more day added onto the end of the school year due to taking Veterans Day off is nothing, in my opinion. Banks and Post offices are closed. NIC should have been too.
Surviving College 101 Abigail Valentine Staff Writer
The number one thing college students crave—ranking higher than food, sex or money— is sleep. The average college student gets less than 7 hours of sleep per night; when they truly need more than 8 hours. Lack of sleep has a definite impact on one’s health and college success. So here are a few ideas which will probably put you to sleep. 1. Save the studying for morning when your mind is fresh. Spend the dark hours sleeping. Although many students have jobs on top of their homework and may have no choice but to study into the wee hours, late-night studying is terrible for a healthy sleeping pattern. And sleep deprivation kills short-term memory, flushing that hard work down the drain come sunrise. 2. Light and caffeine are commonly-known sleep killers. Too much light, especially artificial light, suppresses the brain’s production of the sleep chemical melatonin. Caffeine, as we all know, is a brain stimulant, which is precisely why we drink it in coffee or tea to wake ourselves up. So cut the light levels before bed– no screens and only a small
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he world is in mourning. No one could possibly imagine the tragedy we have witnessed, the city of love tainted with the blood of innocent lives. People all over the planet are uniting, banning together to grieve over France’s broken hear t. Iconic national monuments are alight with red, white and blue to honor those who lost their lives in Paris. Facebook profile pictures are changing, speeches are being made, ar ticles are being written, events are being held. But we all seem to be forgetting one thing: Beirut. Only a day before the Paris attacks, Lebanon was hit with its own. In a bustling urban area, two suicide-bombers took the lives of 45 innocent people. But why didn’t we hear about? Why weren’t the Lebanese colors painted over our profile pictures and national buildings? No doubt Paris has suf fered a hear t-breaking tragedy, but why is it the only adversity on our radar? Is it because we don’t expect an attack on a well-known western countr y as much as we expect one on a “third-world” countr y? Many Lebanese people wondered if Arab lives mattered less. “When my people died, no countr y bothered to light up its landmarks in the colors of their flag,” Elie Fares, a Lebanese doctor, wrote on his popular blog ‘A Separate State of Mind.’ “When my people died, they did not send the world into mourning. Their death was but an irrelevant fleck along the international news cycle, something that happens in those par ts of the world. ” And this isn’t the first terrorist attack that has been overlooked in recent histor y. As repor ted by CNN, 147 people were killed at Garissa University College in Kenya almost a year ago, but Kenya appears as only a blip on the radar in comparison to the equally horrific Paris attacks. Truly, no tragedy is more horrific or hear t-breaking than the next - but we should not neglect those in the shadows that need our assistance. We should stand in solidarity for all people, all cultures, all nations. Paris needs our love, thoughts and prayers right now. But so does Beirut. And so does any other nation suf fering from attacks made on innocent people with families, friends, jobs and passions just like ourselves. So before you turn out the light tonight, say a little prayer not just for Paris, but for the world.
lamp, perhaps– and don’t drink caffeine too close to your usual sleep time. One’s individual reaction to caffeine will tell one when that “too close to bed” time is. 3. Try to form a habit of getting to bed at a certain time each night and getting up at the same time every morning, even on the weekends. Good sleep is all about routine and pattern. While sleeping late
occasionally is just fine, constantly irregular sleep will wreak havoc with your brain patterns. 4. Have a bedtime routine. Before bed, just take a quiet fifteen minutes to wind down. Have a cup of herbal (caffeine free) tea. Kick off your shoes and close your eyes or read a book for a few minutes. Then climb into your soft, cozy bed. Your brain will thank you in the morning.
DID YOU KNOW? On this day in 1969, US President Nixon became the first president to attend a season NFL game while in office.
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The Bla c k Friday G ames May the od ds
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Timothy Gant Staff Writer
Last year your Black Friday shopping spree was a relatively decent success. You got the gold plated Xbox 1 and a 6.1 surround sound stereo, but the one thing you missed was the $360 48 inch flat screen TV. You ask yourself “where did I go wrong, was it my planning?” No, your planning was perfect. You went wrong when it came down to physical preparedness. You planned all your stops concisely, but when it came down to it you couldn’t beat the other guy in the 100-meter dash. This year to successfully acquire all of your Black Friday treasures and stay safe while doing so, follow these simple tips for stepping up your game. As most know, Black Friday starts with a line outside of the store. The line starts forming hours before the store opens, so if you want to get the best deals then the best way is
to campout. If you want to camp out you need cold weather endurance. There are several ways you could pull this off. You could walk around wearing a sleeping bag, have seven layers of clothes or go all out and set up a small propane heater. For mobility reasons the second option is the best. You are now one step closer to those deals. As the doors open up the people flood in. The rush of feet is comparable to that of the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. If you get in the way of the mob your best bet is to run as fast as you can to avoid being trampled, find a side isle nobody will go down and wait for the mob to pass. The toiletries section is the best place to hide. You have survived the cold and the massive mob and you set your focus on the last GoPro camera. You notice in your peripheral that so has another man. The 100-meter dash is where you failed last year. This time you have been training, so you easily outrun him. But the other man isn’t done yet; as you stare at your precious spoils of war the other guy walks up to you with a can of mace.
He may have the jump on you but you can still defend yourself and keep your precious prize. For self-defense if you know any MMA or have combat training you will be able to successfully deflect the attack. Another option is to have a can of mace of your own in case of an attack. After surviving the mad rush of Black Friday at one store you move on to another. Time is of the essence though, the later you are the fewer things you can get. If you have any expertise in street racing or citywide scavenger hunts, these skills will help on the commute. You can take the fast approach, blatantly disregarding traffic laws, thus putting you at risk of even further delays. There are also the empty back road routes. If you know the city like the back of your hand from previous scavenger hunts it is a quick time saver avoiding traffic, traffic lights and accidents. When you arrive at the parking lot in one piece, one final skill is needed to ensure success. You need spatial awareness. You have to be able to expertly squeeze your way into tight parking spots. When you enter new store, the same efforts are required as that of the
previous one. You need the same endurance, speed and defense. If you have these skills, or train yourself beforehand your Black Friday shopping will go flawless. Stay safe and get those deals.
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Music Department Honors veterans With jazz
Annie Stonebreaker Features Editor A large crowd gathered the day after Veterans day to celebrate and honor America’s veterans and military with jazzy tunes performed by NIC’s Music Department. The Schuler Performing Arts Center came alive with a “It was refreshing myriad of trumpet and saxophone solos intertwined with to hear those songs, the smooth vibrato of talented voices. NIC’s Jazz Ensemble and Cardinal Vocal Jazz perwe haven’t heard formed a variety of selections in the concert titled “A USO them in a long Salute,” referencing the organization that has been deditime. It’s timeless cated to entertaining and supporting America’s troops for quite some time. music.” The Music Department was also joined by special guest, Nicole Lewis, whose silky voice delighted the JOSETTE SHULTZ crowd and complemented the lively musicians. “USO Salute” Attendee References from Vocal Jazz Director Max Mendez and Jazz Ensemble director Terry Jones seemed to slip the crowd into another era, with selections like “In a Mellow Tone” by Duke Ellington and an old jazz favorite from Glen Miller “In The Mood.” Terry Jones expressed his pride and lifted up the musicians and stage hands behind the show saying, “It really is in a lot of ways a privilage to be here.” The crowd was also surprised when Jones divulged that the seemingly breezy performance was only practiced in about 8 rehearsals. It was apparent from the beginning of the night that the majority of the crowd was older. Well dressed couples made their way to their seats arm-in-arm, others pushed their loved ones in wheelchairs, some of the older men proudly sported jackets emblazoned with their branch of military. Nicole Lewis and Max Mendez performed the traditional “Armed Forces Medley,” the last selection of the evening, during which veterans in the audience were encouraged to stand when the song from their branch of the military was played. A large number of veterans stood proudly while their song played, the audience clapping and cheering. The performance ended with a standing ovation, and as the night drew to a close many lingered and visited with friends and family. A Vietnam veteran who served in the Navy and Marine Corps said this was not the first time he and his wife came out,”I like it all, I always enjoy it. Keep up the good work, the veterans love it.” The night must have stirred old memories as many from the audience came alone and watched with seemingly nostalgic joy and longing. A pair of elderly women stayed in a tight embrace as one of the women wept. The other woman consoled her with words about a good man who is very missed. “It was just wonderful, way more professional than anticipated,” Dave and Josette Shultz said. “We were amazed at the performance. It was refreshing to hear those songs, we haven’t heard them in a long time. “It’s interesting because those (Top) Although Nicole Lewis’s broad vocal range seemed like it was made for jazz, she also sings some were all World War II songs and of course our parents were country and pop music with local musicians. (Middle) Vocal Jazz members, Laurie Alker and Patty Torok-Pierce, belt out USO standards. (Bottom) NIC Jazz Ensemble crank out patriotic jazz favorites the World War II generation. We grew up with it, it’s timeless and several audience members couldn’t help but dance slightly in their seats. Thomas Hansen/The Sentinel music.”
DID YOU KNOW? The drum set was invented by jazz musicians William F. Ludwig and his brother Theobald.
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Kiddos look on from NIC’s Child Care Center. The center is one of four other facilities in Idaho with its prestigious credentials and certifications. Lindsey Olsen/Sentinel
NIC Child Care Center a hidden gem for parents Lindsey Olsen Staff writer
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or those who don’t use NIC’s child care, it may be out of site out of mind. However, this building maybe one of NIC’s most under rated facilities. The NIC Children’s Center isn’t like your average day care. It is one of only two facilities in the Coeur d’Alene area accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. There are only four other facilities in Idaho with these credentials. They also ser ve as an early start program providing an easy transition from child care to kindergarten. They accept children from infancy to pre-K. NIC’s Child care even accepts ICCP for those who may have a hard time paying for child care. Because NIC offers such a quality children’s program at a reasonable price, there is a long waitlist. It is recommended that parents look into the program during pregnancy to secure a
Have you spotted the yurt since it was put up on Wednesday, November 4? Well, now you’ll learn it’s for the Outdoor Leadership Program. “The idea is that we can eventually get this thing out in the woods and use it for trips, outdoor pursuits and clinics for outdoor pursuits, but mainly for the Outdoor Leadership team. For gaining experience, putting up, taking it down, caring for it: sort of the thing you would do if you were working for a backcountry ski operation. The leadership program is really what is driving this project right now.” Terry Brinton said, part timePhys-Ed instructor and assisted coordinator for Outdoor Pursuits. Annie Stonebreaker/Sentinel
place for their child. Some children are there for only a few hours and other are there all day, so NIC strives to provide a setting for the children that are both family and home oriented. However, their program doesn’t only benefit children, because they double as a child development laborator y. They have students from different NIC programs visit to study child behavior and development. Between the class rooms there are observation rooms where NIC students can sit, obser ve, and listen to the children without the children hearing or seeing them. Students enrolled in the Child Development program can fill their practicum hours obser ving and helping out with the children’s care. Even though the Children’s center is ver y focused on education, they ensure that the children get lots of time for fun, even while learning. They take field trips around the campus and explore different departments. They have special
events planned throughout the year. On Halloween they trick or treat the whole campus and ever yone dresses up. Right now as they are learning about early literacy they are writing letters to Cecil the Cardinal and Cecil even writes them back. April Gouveia, facility member and former student, used to be in the children’s care when she was 3 years old. Since then she has been through NIC’s Children Development program as a student, has had her child through their early start program and has worked for the child care facility for the past 5 years. April says “There is probably like 50 different things that I love about working here. But I would have to narrow it down to say; it is ver y difficult to find a program as a teacher, that in which the values and the curriculum approach really meshes with your own personal philosophies and that is one of the things that I love about here. It perfectly does!” She plans on working with the NIC Children’s Center for years to come.
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Equestrian P.E. students enjoy trotting with horses they’ve developed a special bond with over the semester. Michelle Mills/Sentinel
Horseplay OK at NIC Annie Stonebreaker Features Editor
Marian Crumb, NIC’s equestrian instructor, has been teaching students how to handle horses for 61 years. Michelle Mills/Sentinel
Horses frisked about the arena in the chill air. The rider’s cheeks and noses blushed a rosy shade of pink from being active in the brisk temperature. The atmosphere exuded energy and focus. This is what Marian Crumb’s equestrian P.E. class for North Idaho College consists of on a weekly basis during the fall semester. Horses of all age, color, and size were paired up with their eager riders. The arena was scattered with various obstacles and other paraphernalia that the students rode around, through or over while Crumb gave directions and advice to individuals as she saw fit. “Don’t let him do that!” “He needs to tire out more before you get on.” “Nice stop!” “I like the students’ interest in horses and their want to learn how to ride them correctly,” said Crumb about teaching North Idaho College riders. Crumb grew up on a farm with horses and has been around them all her life. “I am 83 years old now and proud of it!” she says, “It is a milestone. And I am still out there doing more than some people who are half my age.” Crumb has been teaching willing learners how to handle horses for 61 years now. “Most of the people who come to me want to learn because they know that I am pretty strict” she said. Crumb’s experience ranges from being a high school science teacher to riding just below an Olympic level before needing a hip replacement. Her course covers everything from the technicalities of how to catch a horse, grooming it thoroughly, saddling, and bridling it to the more complex concepts of learning sympathy with the horse, communication through balanced riding, and respect and trust
between horse and rider. “I always loved horse riding, but haven’t been able to ride much before now,” Kiauna Dougall, age 20, a business major, said about her experience in Crumb’s course. She says her favorite part about horses is their personalities. “They are full of personality!” As a newcomer to the sport, she says one of the hardest things is staying balanced and relaxed. “You have to learn how to trust yourself and the horse.” But Dougall recommends the course to other students because she says “You get to work with a live animal. There’s a lot of skill and training that goes into it.” “I love the bond and teamwork it takes to work with horses,” said Sherry Peak, age 24, biology major. “I used to go on occasional trail rides with friends, but I didn’t know what I was doing until this class.” Peak explains that knowing how to communicate correctly with her horse has been the biggest challenge she has had so far. “You have to know what you want them to do.” “Dollar and I have come a long way,” she said as she gave her mount a pat on the neck. “If you like horses and want to learn to do it the correct way and don’t have access to horses, then this class is awesome—it’s perfect!” Crumb has been doing her best to connect NIC students with their horses since 1979, and continues to do so to this day. While she loves a variety of activities including skiing, hunting, fishing, and keeping up with Gonzaga basketball games, it is the horses and teaching she has stuck with the most. Marian Crumb is many things: God-loving, active, left-brained, perfectionist. But in her words, “I love people and animals and want to help them to have a better relationship and life together.”
Think Different. The head of NIC’s journalism department and adviser to NIC’s Sentinel Newspaper performed as Steve Jobs in a oneman show to an audience in the SUB Tuesday, Oct. 27. Geoff Carr’s one-hour script and slideshow focused on three stories from the life of the enigmatic co-founder of Apple Computers and Pixar. He performed at NIC in preparation for the Associated Collegiate Press/College Media Association annual media convention in Austin, Texas. Carr said he wrote “Steve Jobs on Creativity” three years ago for NIC’s annual event Cardinal Connections, which was hosting a symposium centered around the theme of creativity. “I knew nothing almost nothing about Jobs when I proposed the show to that committee,” Carr said. “The more I researched him, the more I realized he personified the attributes of a creative being. Though he wasn’t the easiest person to respect on some levels, he had some truly revolutationary ideas that changed the world for the better.” Carr’s performance was sponsored by Actors, Vagabonds and such and the Publications Club. Jeff Barad and Rachel Anderson/Sentinel
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(Top) The Cardinal ladies putting the team in teamwork with group focus and anticipation. (Right) NIC’s Shelby Johnson blasts the ball past a few Southern Nevada blockers.
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NIC ladies capitalize on hot streak, prepare for tournament, win awards Riley Hadeen Sports Editor
NIC volleyball has earned a spot in the National Junior College Athletic Association tournament. The emphasis being on earned the spot. “We worked really hard to get where we’re at,” said middle blocker Hinalei Fihaki. The team racked up five straight wins before hitting the regional tournament, where they added two more to the streak before losing the final game to the second ranked team in the nation, the College of Southern Idaho. “They’re definitely number two in the nation for a reason,” coach Kelsey Stanley said. At regionals, the team beat out Utah State University Eastern and swept Salt Lake Community College who was ranked second to NIC’s third
in the Scenic West Athletic Conference. “They were ready to play and they were prepared to play,” coach Stanley said. “There wasn’t a time in the match that I felt we were going to lose.” The Cardinals grabbed the tenth seed in the NJCAA tournament and several notable awards with their per formance at regionals. Among NIC’s awards, Brenna Meehan went All American, Hannah Christianson placed second for libero of the year and Jadan Ross and Brooke Bell received honorable mentions. NIC is the first team ever to have a defensive strategist receive the honorable mention with Ross. The ladies aren’t looking to relax though, and hope to keep the intensity going heading into nationals. “Our theme is staying
sharp,” Meehan said. “We’re going to play NIC volleyball.” Coach Stanley said the team is going to work on fundamentals and movement to prepare for the range of tough teams that they will play. “We look for weaknesses in the teams and we pick on those weaknesses,” coach Stanley said. “I’m confident in the girls.” NIC will face seventh ranked Missouri State University-West Plains for their first match at the tournament whom they lost to in a scrimmage at the beginning of the season. The team leaves this Thursday for Casper, WY where the tournament will take place. “We’re going to tr y to execute while we’re there,” said Fihaki. The games will be available to watch online next week through the NJCAA website.
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NIC’s wrestling team starts off strong by winning the first duel of the season. Lily Anderson/Sentinel
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The NIC wrestling team powered through their first league duel, defeating Montana-State Northern Lights 22-16. The match began with Cardinal freshman Landon Bailey (125) loosing 9-6. Next up was Isaac Aguilar (133), who beat his opponent 15-7. At 141, NIC’s Jordan Hall flipped Matt Weber with three seconds left in the third round, winning that match 2-1. For the fourth match, Jared Samuaung (149) fell to Drake Randall, but Alex Aguilar (157) took brought back the momentum for NIC winning 11-6, right before Cardinal Dajour Reece (174) stole a 6-3 win in a rough and rowdy
match against Willie Miller. Ending the night was a 9-6 win by Cardinal Chase Campbell (184), an 11-2 loss by Cardinal Killian Estes (197), and another loss by Damian Trujilo (284), to NIC alumnus heavy weight Taylor Kornoely. “One thing we can improve on is putting ourselves in better positions,” said head coach Pat Whitcomb. “Everyone at this level is a good athlete, and so we need to just improve upon the position that we’re in, and go from there.” Whitcomb has won four national titles and is going into his 19th consecutive season as head coach. The Cardinals Wrestling team will be busy prepping this week for a dual-duel next Saturday against High Line and Simon Frasier Colleges.
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NIC defender Lexi Smith dribbles down the field while eyeing an open teammate during the first playoff game against Chemeketa. NIC’s defense held the offensive powerhouse of Peninsula College to a single goal scored in double overtime. Lily Anderson/Sentinel
Riley Hadeen Sports Editor NIC’s women’s soccer team has a lot to be proud of this season - and head coach Dan Hogan agrees. After a somewhat slow start in September, the team managed to completely change their performance for the latter half of the season. “I feel like the second half of our season we really figured everything out and that’s when we noticed a positive change in our play,” said NIC forward Avery Stanton. The team brought themselves as far as the second round of the Northwest Athletic Conference playoffs to face the top ranked
Peninsula College. “I was very proud of what they’ve done this season,” coach Hogan said. The ladies went out with a bang, bringing Peninsula College into a scoreless double overtime game before the golden goal off of a penalty kick brought NIC’s season to a close. “We knew going in it was going to be a tough match,” coach Hogan said. “All the players played with tremendous heart. Playoff games often aren’t won with beautiful goals but that was definitely the case here.” The game winner was an unfortunate anomaly for the Cardinals. NIC’s Goalkeeper Cassandra Van Der May initially blocked the penalty kick
from Peninsula, but the ball was deflected into a flood of Peninsula players who wasted no time attacking the goal in the immediate aftermath. “I don’t know how anyone could tell who really put the ball in the goal,” said coach Hogan. NIC had played Peninsula College early on in the season and lost 5-0, so the Cardinal’s improvement against the number one team in the region as well as their performance overall was staggering. “Taking them to the 105th minute, double overtime and only losing 1-0, I think that really says a lot about our team as a whole,” said Stanton. Given Peninsula College’s 14-1 record and 42 goals on record for the season, NIC’s per-
formance can speak wonders of itself. “While it was disappointing to lose, I thought they played really well,” said coach Hogan. Upon entering the playoffs, the team secured the second place ranking in their region with their last regular season game against Wenatchee Valley College, narrowly beating out Treasure Valley Community College for the spot. The second place spot allowed for the Cardinals to play their first playoff game against Chemeketa Community College at home where the team walked away with a 2-1 victory. The NWAC presented coach Hogan with the Coach of the Year award for the season. Surprisingly given their performance, none of NIC’s play-
ers made the women’s All-Star team this year. “It was a good season for the Cardinals making it one step further in the playoffs than they did last year in their inaugural season in the NWAC,” said coach Hogan. If the trend continues, it won’t be too long until the women’s soccer team breaks into the finals and perhaps brings home a championship for NIC. “We had a really strong team this year,” said Stanton. “It’s too bad that the last game ended the way it did because I think we could have gone even farther, but that being said I think we all walk away from the season proud of ourselves and each other, and I’m definitely excited for next season.”
Women’s court (Bottom Right ) NIC’s Ebony Norman lays down the defense on a Sheridan College player. The basketball presented Sheridan with a good first performance, winning their first game 98-78. “We got off to a pretty good start,” said head coach Chris Carlson. The ladies would end up giving Sheridan the win the night after in a 71-63 loss. “It’s one of those losses we can learn a lot from and it can make us better,” coach Carlson said. The ladies are working against stringent officiating this season, forcing focus on footwork rather than physicality. The team will go up against Whitworth on Monday night in the Christianson Gymnasium. Lily Anderson/Sentinel
Men’s court (Top Left) Braian Angola Rodas sets up the NIC offense during the game against Sheridan College. The guys played well, beating out Sheridan 89-74. Rodas nearly triple-doubled (18-7-7). Brayon Blake, a new addition to the Cardinals, led the team with 28 points. Returning local player Kyle Guice held Sheridan’s nearly seven-foot tall leading scorer to five points and nine rebounds. It was the team’s first home scrimmage against another team. “We had an unbelievable crowd,” said coach Corey Symons. “We’re off and running and it’s exciting.” The team traveled to Yuma, AZ this weekend for the Arizona West Tournament. They beat South Mountain Community College 85-81, Eastern Arizona 91-70 and Western Arizona 80-64. Lily Anderson/Sentinel
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As Bill S Preston and his buddy Ted Theodore Logan once said, “the world has a great history, and that thanks to leaders such as Genghis Khan, Joan of Arc and Socratic Method, the world is full of history.” While Joan of Arc or Genghis Kahn were most definitely not from this area, it can be said without a doubt that the “the Inland Northwest is full of history.” So as you wander around the campus don’t forget you are walking on historical grounds. It was began on an inspection tour in 1877, General William Tecumseh Sherman camped by Coeur d’Alene Lake and was so impressed by the scenery of the area that he recommended it as a site for a fort. One year later Sherman’s recommendation was noticed and on April 16, 1878, a military post known as Camp Coeur d’Alene was established. After a few years of name changes, Fort Sherman, in honor of the man who came up with the idea., was born. Supplies reached the new establishment by way steamboat on the Columbia and Snake River and then by wagon train, through the Washington Territory, once the boats could go no further. There were three reasons the fort was established. The first was to keep the peace in North Idaho, the second to protect the railroad and the third to guard the northern border. (The first two reasons kept the troops busy most of the time because the Canadians were never that much of an issue, since they were mainly trappers and traders.) The troops at Fort Sherman had life pretty easy. They were only called upon to protect North Idaho twice. On July 12, 1878, the troops took the field to participate in the Bannock Indian War. However, the extent of their involvement turned out to be only a hurried march to Fort Lapwai as they were back at their duty stations on August 1. The Bannock campaign didn’t even come close to Fort Sherman. The second time was during the Coeur d’Alene mining troubles of 1892, the troops received a call to restore order. The soldiers, under the command of Colonel William P. Carlin, left the fort on July 12, 1892. They were equipped in heavy marching gear which consisted of eight rations and 100 rounds of ammunition per man, and transported on the Northern Pacific Railroad Company’s steamer to Harrison and thence by rail to Wardner, an Idaho town now located a few miles south of the Silver Mountain resort, with a population of about 188. At this point a command post was established. Upon arrival the troops aided the civil authorities in making arrests and preserving martial law. In September of 1892, sub-posts were created at Wallace and Wardner, along with a few other small towns, under the command of Lt. Colonel H. C. Cook, Fourth Infantry. The sub-posts were disbanded in November, 1892. While life at Fort Sherman was relatively easy and the scenery was pretty descent, there were a few issues. In the late 1800’s the levy road didn’t exist. At that point in time the fort was about five feet higher than the lake. With the typical spring melt off of North Idaho raising the lake level a decent amount the drill grounds often flooded, which is roughly were the soccer field is located now. By 1900 Fort Sherman was abandoned as a military post. The majority of the soldiers were deployed for the Spanish War in 1898. By this time Couer d’ Alene had a population of about five hundred people. The town started growing in between what is now First and Third Street. In the year 1933, NIC was established. At that point it was known as Couer d’ Alene Junior College and was located on the third floor of the old Couer d’ Alene city hall. In 1950 the college was permanently established on the fort grounds at Yap-Keehn-Um, the gathering place of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe. Naturally the tribe was opposed to this idea of setting up a school at a place of gathering, play and ceremony. In the year 1997 NIC and the Coeur d’Alene Tribe honored the history of Yap-Keehn-Um. NIC and the Coeur d’Alene Tribe honored the history of the land and recognized NIC not only as the educational center of North Idaho, but as a gathering place for all people. The rest of the story for the last eighteen years is pretty well known. While some of us can easily recall the events of 1997 some of us where just getting a full set of teeth. Regardless of our age we are all partaking in the legacy of Coeur d’Alene and of all those who wanted to call this place home.
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Annie Stonebreaker Features Editor This show did anything but drag on: selfies with individuals. as the night continued the large crowd Another queen, “Beyonce St. John of mostly students and young people Deluxe” was introduced and a lot of grew increasingly enthusiastic and dethe crowd screamed in anticipation, lighted. revealing that she had performed in It did however drag in the sense previous shows. Her costumes were that the night consisted of skilled luxurious, loud and appropriately overdancers and performers decked out the-top, and the audience’s energy in their most lavish drag queen and spiked as she saucily danced her way king costumes for Halloqueen 2015, into the crowd to Beyonce’s serenasponsored by NIC’s GSA club (Gender tion. Lap dances and cleavage motorStraight Alliance). boating were just a few select moves Droves of students came dressed up Beyonce St. John Deluxe dished out to the hungr y crowd. in early Halloween costumes and had their pockets stuffed full of dollar bills The show was open to all performto give to their favorite drag performers, NIC related or not, experience not ers. Finding a favorite was incredibly required. more difficult said than done. “One of my friends told me that Queens and kings were introduced they were having a drag show here and then strutted out on the stage and obviously that was a huge surprise dressed in large swooshing wigs, skin because it seems like it would be odd tight little dresses, impossibly high sti- to have one in North Idaho,” Tyler lettos, fishnets and bustiers. Nelsen. “Once I heard about it I was like yes... yes... I’m going straight over Songs, many of which were power there and buying tickets.” He came pop songs by female music icons, to NIC specifically for the blasted from large speakers flanking the “We don’t restrict drag show. Lake Coeur d’Alene His favorite performer? it [the show]to room in the SUB “Beyonce was definitely anybody...anybody my favorite. Two words: and reverberated who’s interested Beyonce and Nicki Minaj!” through the room. can perform. ” The queens and “The show was phekings lip synced to nomenal, it was great, songs from Broadthe energy was great we JULI STRATTON way productions and had a really really good GSA Advisor danced to perfection crowd,” Juli Stratton said, under a shower of Community Advisor to the dollar bills from students. GSA club. “We had a nice mix of pros and amateur performers, some people The show did ever ything to entergot their first time ever doing it and tain and more—students shrieked and that’s really what this event is about. cheered as one queen did a full handIt’s about being able to step out of your stand in stilettos and other queens comfort zone if you want to and pershocked with their dexterous dance form, we don’t restrict it to anybody. moves. Anybody who’s interested can per“I thought it was amazing, ever yform.” body coming together, showing themThe event was $5 admission ($3 for selves and all the passion and energy those who brought canned foods) and they have is totally amazing.” Colin proceeds went to the international orCranney said, 17, dual enrolled in NIC and Coeur d’Alene High School. “I just ganization PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays). liked how open they were to putting themselves out there, and how comStratton said as a take home mesfortable they felt because in this area sage, “I think we should leave this it’s pretty hard to do that.” show full of energy and full of hope that we can come together regardless Students waved their dollars in the of our sexual orientation or gender air and fought to be picked during identity, and all come in the same a performance to the song, “#Selroom to support some really good fie” during which a queen danced causes and have a really great time.” around the room stopping to take
(Top) Performer Roxanna Hardplace serving the audience with her “#Selfie” routine, posing for pictures with the audience using her iPhone. (Middle) Professional performer Dah Ling impersonating Ariana Grande with a hint of Orange is the New Black. (Bottom) Corey (Juli Stratton) impressing the audience with suave rock moves. Lily Anderson and Thomas Hansen/Sentinel ts. Thomas