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Construction workers examine the debrees being removed all around the dike road. The crew has been cutting down trees and removing stumps for about two weeks. Thomas Hansen/Sentinel

Dike road undergoes renovations Rosenberry shut down as wrokers clear trees from both sides of road Sally Balcaen Staff Writer After a few years of planning and difficulty, the new dike project has finally begun on Rosenberry Drive.

The project started three years ago when the city of Coeur d’Alene received a directive from the US Army Corps of Engineers stating that the dike running along Rosenberry Drive was considered invalid.

The city had two simple choices: requiring NIC and surrounding property owners along Rosenberry Drive to buy flood insurance or

building a levee that would follow Corps’ standards.

The dike in place now was built in 1940 by the Corps to protect North Idaho College and the nearby area from floods. It also prevented the college from having to pay pricey flood insurance.

However, the new regulations set by the Federal Emergency Management Agency requiring all levees be certified following the Hurricane Katrina disaster no longer applied to the old dike.

While both options were expensive, building a new levee was deemed important due to new regulations. A levee now rated as

“unacceptable” is not eligible for federal funding for post-flood reconstruction.

In other words, if Lake Pend Oreille were to flood over Rosenberry Drive right now and cause damage to the college and surrounding neighborhood, the city would not be able to receive federal funding for repairs.

Coeur d’Alene city engineer Gordon Dobler set up a new levee system and began assessment of the 0.9 mile-long dike to decide what would have to be done to meet the new standards.

However, the project ran into some conflict with the Kootenai

Environmental Alliance (KEA), a non-profit conservation organization. The Corps’ directive required that all vegetation on both sides of the dike be removed. This would have meant the destruction of more than 1,000 trees along Rosenberry Drive.

KEA collected more than 5,000 signatures on a petition and filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the Corps’ clear-cutting mandate.

KEA’s argued that the Corps had not carried out an environmental analysis and that there was no scientific basis for their restriction of vegetation in flood control levees.

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Add the words bill rejected .H` :[YHPNO[ (SSPHUJL ÄNO[Z IHJR HM[LY SVZZ H[ Z[H[L JHWP[VS Rachel Anderson Staff Writer Taylor Nadauld Lead Reporter After 21 hours of testimony over a three-day span, a bill promoting human rights for Idaho’s LGBT+ community was rejected in Boise on January 29th.

The bill, called “Add the Words,” would have inserted the words “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” into the Idaho Human Rights Bill, making it illegal for businesses to discriminate against people based on their sexual orientation or gender identity in terms of housing, employment and education.

Thursday marked the first time the “Add the Words” movement had been granted a hearing, where citizens are allowed to share testimonies and experiences to prompt further

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IC nursing program students were ranked with the highest scores in the state of Idaho among schools that of fer nursing programs in Idaho.

Ranked among 12 other colleges in the state, the RN program students had a 98.56 percent pass rate on the National Council of State Boards of nursing from December 2013 to November 2014.

LPN program had a 100% pass rate.

Students who participate in the program get their moneys worth as they are given a challenge that prepares them for real life situations in the medical field.

“Nursing faculty are dedicated to student success and encourage students,” Gina Prindle, Ph. D., NIC director of nursing said, “During the clinical experiences, faculty assist the student in “putting together” what they learned in class to real life situations.”

According to Prindle, most of the RN program graduates move on to get the Bachelor of Science in Nursing and some continue on to become Nurse Practitioners as well.

She also said many of the LPN graduates return to get their RN. The program is popular on campus and Prindle said that there are usually more applicants than space available, making the program competitive to get in to. The difficulty is also what challenges students.

“I definitely was terrified and excited at the same time,” Adrian Myers, 24, nursing said. “As a student, it definitely changes you life to be in the program.”

Myers is one among the estimated 154 students currently in the nursing program. The students get the chance to work along side people who work professionally in the field.

“It is so real to work along side of a nurse or your nursing instructor and see the true ins and outs of nursing and working with patients,” Myers said.

Eleven out of the past 12 years, the program has had a 94-100 percent passing rate. In that time, NIC was either ranked number 1 or 2 in the state.

For more information and a list of admission requirements for the nursing program can be found at www.nic.edu/nursing.

discussion and debate.

Of course, with over 8,000 people supporting the movement on Facebook, and even more on YouTube and outside of the social media realm, the rejection did not come without a fight.

LGBT+ supporters gathered at the Town Hall in Post Falls the weekend following the bill’s hearing where they stood silently with their hands over their mouths. According to the event’s page on Facebook, “[Protestors] will stand together silently and respectfully. We need to have our legislators see us and know that we are not going anywhere.”

PFLAG, the national organization formerly known as “Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays,” and the United States’ largest organization for LGBTQ+ members and their allies, has been offering community and support to parents, families, friends and allies

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Community and GSA members gather in the Post Falls city hall in hopes that legislation is approved to add the words to Idaho law. Photo courtesy Gary Winterholler

of those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer. CDA chapter of the organization recently teamed up with “Add the Words” and made strides to make an impact on the local community.

The chapter met for brunch at the CDA library the weekend prior to the bill’s hearing to discuss ways the LGBTQ+ community and their allies could fight back, encouraging

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Abortion protests come to campus

[above photo] Abolish Human Abortion (AHA) members hold signs to protest against abortion outside of the Student Union Building, ruffling some student’s feathers and gaining support from others. [lower right] Scott Herndon, one of the organization’s founders talks with a student about the AHA’s beliefs. both photos by Thomas Hansen/Sentinel

Nick Miller Staff Writer Members of the Abolish Human Abortion (AHA) organization gathered in protest outside of NIC’s SUB on Wednesday.

The demonstration included members holding signs with various anti-abortion statements and images depicting mutilated fetuses.

“As people walk by, it’s very hard to get their attention. So one thing the sign does is it gets people’s attention,” said Scott Herndon, one of the organization’s founders. “The other thing the sign does is the old saying of ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’”

Tom Meyer, a member of AHA, stood outside the SUB and quoted scripture which is the foundation of the organization’s beliefs.

It garnered various responses from a small number of students, who could be heard arguing with protesters from a distance.

“This was a great nation found-

ed on a Christian-Judeo belief system,” said demonstrator James Muskrat, “We respect the rights of agnostics, atheists, whatever they want to be. We would never come against, hurt or harm them, no more than we would harm the fetus in the womb.”

Demonstrators expressed an awareness that their perspective reflected the views of a minority of Americans, but that they had a responsibility to voice their opinions.

“People don’t realize how much power they have. If they believe something, but they keep their faith private, that faith is not effective,” Herndon said, “So, what I advocate is that if you believe that you have a correct moral position, then you should be vocal about it, you should seek to persuade others, and you should be active about it.”

“We’re trying to get out more and more. We do this pretty much weekly, between here and Spokane, and the group’s growing.”

NIC Technical branch to be built in Rathdrum Construction to be completed in time for fall semester 2016 Nick Miller Staff Writer

An empty field next to KTEC in Rathdrum is the expected building sight for NIC’s new technical facility. Abigail Nelson/Sentinel

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Seven of NIC’s technical programs will be moved of f campus to a new facility in Rathdr um.

Constr uction of the new facility, located on Lancaster road near KTEC, is scheduled to be completed in time for the fall semester of 2016, and will cost an estimated $15 million.

Af fected programs include automotive maintenance and technology, welding, industrial mechanics, machining, outdoor recreational vehicle technology, diesel technology and computer-aided design.

These programs are currently in facilities on NIC’s campus, as well as two remote locations of f campus.

Enrollment for these pro-

grams often results in many students being waitlisted due to limited space in the existing facilities. The new technical facility will allow for twice the current enrollment capacity.

These programs also require a small number of core classes, usually one or two, that are only of fered on NIC’s campus. Once the new facility is open, students in these programs will have to commute between campuses in order to complete all of the program requirements.

Relocating these programs of f campus has raised some concerns among the staf f.

The automotive programs, for example, rely heavily on suppor t from the students and local community. Students can currently bring their vehicles in to the campus shop, which

provides a less expensive alternative to other shops, as well as providing real world experience for the students in the automotive programs.

In spite of these concerns, the faculty is confident that this is the right decision to make.

“We would be successful that’s for sure, there’s no doubt about that,” automotive technology instructor Mark Magill said.

Students on the new campus will also have access to cross-trained staf f that will be able to assist them in a variety of areas such as enrollment, financial aid, and general information.

NIC will use this oppor tunity to branch out and meet the demand from the local expanding economy, businesses and the many students waitlisted for technical classes.

Only about 330 trees remain on Rosenberry Drive, also known as the Dike Road around campus.

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NIC has first lockdown drill Jeff Barad Staff Writer Nor th Idaho College recently installed the new Aler tus security system so that staf f and students will receive notifications in the event of a ‘shelterin-place’ situation.

In addition to the yellow Aler tus boxes found across the campus voicing instructions, all computer monitors connected to the system automatically locked and displayed text on what to do during the drill.

This included the computers in the Bonners Ferr y, Sandpoint, Workforce Training Center and Silver Valley loca-

tions.

To ensure ef fectiveness, ever y phone and email registered in the NIC ser vers was sent an automated message.

“I think our students are more prepared than our employees, because I know that the majority of our students are under the age of 24 and if that they went to a high school, then they’ve been through a drill before because our high schools drill this all the time.”

Alex Harris, director of student development at NIC explained.

“Ever since Columbine happened, high schools have implemented active shooter drills on campus.”

A new alertus beacon installed in the SUB signals students to assemble downstairs for the first practiced lockdown drill. T.J. Gossaard/Sentinel

As expected, like ever y drill, there were pitfalls. Some areas of the campus were more successful in following instructions than others.

The purpose of the drill was successful as far as figuring

A construction worker cuts up a tree that was compromising the dike certification. Thomas Hansen/Sentinel

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most of the majestic ponderosa pines trees could stay,” said Adrienne Cronebaugh, executive director of KEA, “They were healthy and with a tap root that may extend up to 100 feet downthe ponderosas were playing a large part in stabilizing the levee.”

A couple invasive trees like black locusts and some ponderosa pines in poor health from crowding were recommended for removal and marked.

They were carefully cut down late

January. The next step will be to remove shrubs and stumps so that the slope on both sides of Rosenberry can be regraded.

“Now that work is underway we must ensure that there is proper root and stump removal so that the remaining live tree roots are not disturbed and may remain healthy,” said Cronebaugh.

While construction has finally begun along Rosenberry Drive, it

bill that would be debated in Boise in a few days.

Merlino said that the focus of the club’s time on the show members to go out into the was to encourage the Spokane community and find those who community to get involved with agree with their mission. Rather politics in Idaho, but mostly to than tr ying to change people’s talk about why adding the words minds or argue with them, “sexual orientation” and “gender leaders of the group assured identity” should be included in that their goals would be more the Human Rights Act. achievable if LGBTQ+ members Lauren Merlino speaks on continue to search for support“OUTspoken Spokane” on LGBT ers in their own hometowns. rights.

For some members of the “‘Add the Words’ is not about LGBTQ+ community, finding forcing people to be nice to the acceptance and a feeling of beLGBT community,” Merlino longing is a difficult journey. said. “It’s about So leaders making it illegal “With these and commufor someone to nity members powerful stories, discriminate of PFLAG our legislators can against us and stressed the no longer claim deny us serimportance vices. We all that there isn’t of getting deser ve to be discrimination in involved in judged based on Idaho” local GSA the merits of our (Gender work; not our Sexuality Alidentity.”

CINDY GROSS liance or Gay Lindsey Chair of Add the Words Straight AlliShaw, Vice Presiance) clubs. dent of GSA, Lauren Merlino, president identifies as straight and considof North Idaho College’s GSA ers herself an ally to the LGBT club, spoke at the meeting to encommunity. She said that after courage local LGBTQ+ students giving a report about the comand their allies to get involved munity, she began to notice ramon campus. pant bullying and suicide against “Ever yone deser ves the right and among LGBT individuals. to be a part of their community,” “I can’t imagine how my Merlino said. “The goal of GSA friends are feeling, because club is to provide a safe, incluthis is them,” Shaw said. “I’m a sive and fun atmosphere for straight female and I don’t have gender and sexually diverse into deal with this discrimination dividuals and their allies.” like they do.”

Merlino also spoke on radio

me,” Shaw said. “I don’t want to be on a higher scale than the people that I love that are such great people, because in my eyes, they are equal to me.”

Opponents have expressed concern over how the bill would infringe upon religious rights.

Many Republicans said they are willing to compromise, but argue that the current wording of the bill does not address the whole picture.

Chair of Add the Words, Cindy Gross, said that despite the fact that some members of the legislature are committed to showing more compassion, it’s not enough. The organization will continue to work until all Idahoans are protected.

“With these powerful stories, our legislators can no longer claim that there isn’t discrimination in Idaho,” Gross said in a press release.

It’s a painful message that our state is not willing to consider us the sawme level citizens as ever yone else,” Merlino said. “I am not a second class citizen.”

The GSA club meets ever y Thursday at 12 p.m. in the Powderhorn Bay room at the lower level of the Student Union Building. Anyone interested is invited to join.

For more information, email Michael Gray at magray469@ gmail.com “We are still active and strong,” Merlino said. “The ‘Add the Words’ movement is far from over. More than anything, we’ve gained publicity. If we’ve affected the hearts of our representatives, the next goal is to change their minds to vote ‘yes.’”

from page 1 As a sign of victory for KEA, in 2012, a court in California rejected the Corps’ argument for vegetation removal, allowing Coeur d’Alene to certify to preserve as many trees as possible in the construction.

“After an arborist surveyed the trees health, it was determined that

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show, “OUTspoken Spokane,” to speak on the topic of job discrimination, specifically in the context of the “Add the Words”

“Ever ybody’s human and that’s what makes me so sad is that people don’t treat [the LGBT community] equally, like

out these soft spots and it will help the campus enact it more smoothly in the future.

Not all of the faculty was on the same page with the drill.

“Our teacher just told us ‘keep doing what you’re doing.’” an

anonymous student said about the class he was attending during the drill.

Expect future drills, because they will continue to work out the kinks in the system for students and faculty alike.

seems as though the project has not quite reached steady sailing yet. During the board of trustees meeting on January 21st, a difference of opinion arose between the NIC board of trustees and Coeur d’Alene city representatives regarding the levee expenses.

Coeur d’Alene City Administrator Jim Hammond and Dobler recommended to the trustees that the more than $800,000 in project costs be split by the city and the college.

Trustee Ken Howard disagreed with splitting costs while board chair Christie Woods found that the sharing of costs was equitable.

“The College has very limited funds as does the City so we must continue to work together in the best interest of our students and taxpayers/ residents.” said Mark Browning,VicePresident for communications and governmental relations It’s a bit of a difficult situation.

The college owns a large amount of property along Rosenberry Drive and beach front property, but it is the city that owns Rosenberry Drive, which sits on top of the levee and are the official sponsors of the dike project.

“I’m really of the mindset that good solid public management and policy comes from communication and compromise and that’s what’s taking place here,”said Browning, “Both NIC and the city are working together to ensure that the dike is cer-

tified with the Army Corps and that the college, the city and the residents of the Fort Grounds are protected.”

Costs aside, though, the construction has been helpful for local businesses “Most of the work is being done by city crews,” said Dobler.

According to Bill McElver, manager of the physical plant and facilities of NIC, the city has already started the construction and will continue though February while waiting to see how payment will work out.

Work on the levee should be done by early summer, but the entire structure won’t be complete until the fall of 2016.

“President Dunlap and VicePresident Martin have been working closely with City of Coeur d’Alene officials and I do believe there will be a report about those discussions and a possible settlement amount during the upcoming board of trustee meeting in February,” said Browning “We are committed to working with the city to come to an amicable agreement,” said Chris Martin, VicePresident of finance and business affairs, “Our goal is to be a good neighbor and partner, while also ensuring we are protecting the college.”

After an understanding is reached, it is hoped that the dike project can continue without anymore hiccups.

Said McElver, “It’s been an interesting project.”

Drunks, Drugs and Guns 1 Januar y 12 - Security and police responded to Residence Hall for MIP. Citation issued.

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Januar y 13 - Security found vehicle that had colided with tree on Rosenber r y Drive.

Driver refused medical attention. Vehicle towed from scene.

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Januar y 13 - Security and police responded to Residence Hall for MIP. Citation issued

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Januar y 14 - Veteran’s Club reported three textbooks were stolen from SUB basement clubhouse.

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Januar y 15 - Security re-

sponded to Molstead for intoxicated person. The individual was asked to leave, and reluctantly complied.

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Januar y 28 - An NIC employee walking on W. Lakeshore Drive reported seeing a man car r ying a par tially concealed assault weapon.

The employee said he was walking toward campus. Law enforcement searched the area, but the man was not located.

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Februar y 1 - Resident Hall student found with alleged drug paraphernalia in room.

Student later evicted from dorm

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Februar y 5 - Anti-abor tion protestors at SUB and gym.

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EDITORIAL

Liar Liar, Williams is on fire As some of you may know NBC anchor Brian Williams has recently stepped down from his position on the nightly news. This was due to recent alligations that Williams had fabricated a stor y about him and his crew being attacked in Iraq.

Though his absence will only be temporar y, this controversy has raised the question of journalistic integrity. Like do journalists on main stream news broadcasts tr y to fabricate the truth regularly in order to increase viewership?

If you were to look at articles written on Fox News, it seems that this kind of thing is a regular occurance, but for someone who was once seen as an actual credible journalist to just flat out lie, is pretty disappointing.

It makes journalists look bad ever ywhere. Even if they are good journalists.

We here at the Sentinel were disappointed to hear of such a well respected journalist go against ever ything we’ve been taught while studying here at NIC. It hurts to see “role models” such as Williams act so unethically.

These things make us want to work harder at being the best journalists we can be. Controversy like this shows the true face of journalism in America and it’s up to young journalists ever ywhere to fix the problem.

We are the next generation and it is crucial to always tell the unbiased truth, whether good or bad.

We think keeping this ethical code with us is crucial to society.

People deser ve to know the truth, not some made up fair y tale stor y. Hard news reporting is meant to be serious and imformative. If journalists want to make things up thenthey shoud stop calling themselves journalists and just go work for the National Enquirer. Fabricated crap doesn’t belong in the news, especially national news that millions of people watch.

So here’s our message for journalists ever ywhere, young and old. Our job is crucial and it is up to us to leave our biased opinions out. For the sake of society and news gathering in general, be the better person and look to tell the truth rather than looking for a fast track to fame. Our jobs are too important to handle in such an irresponsible way.

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DID YOU KNOW?

Rachel Anderson Staff Writer For many Americans, television is an essential part of the day. Whether streaming Netflix in pajamas or recording the latest sitcom, we are always looking for the latest and easiest way to connect with the characters on screen.

We grow to love their silly antics or crime-solving savvy as they become people we relate to and look up to.

However for many Americans, it is difficult to find a television character they can see themselves in.

With a quick browse through the channels, it’s challenging to find television shows whose main characters are not straight, white, and stereotypically attractive.

For instance, there are not many television shows that feature women or racial minorities as the lead character.

There are few shows with main

characters that identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender. Even when shows do feature a gay character, they are most often stereotyped or portrayed as white men; for example, ABC’s “Modern Family.”

In addition, there is a small number of television shows that feature a main character with a physical or mental disability. Even when disabled characters have a role in television, they are often villainized or portrayed as strange and abnormal, such as in FX’s “American Horror Story: Freak Show.”

Although it is true minorities have been featured in more television shows than in the past, I often find their characters to be a stereotype of the multi-faceted people they represent.

I would like to see diverse characters who are not watered-down. Diverse characters who are not the friend, the side-kick, or the villain to their white counterpart.

Because broadcast television reaches out to such a wide audience, they have the ability to affect the way people think about and perceive minorities. So our television should mirror America’s diversity and represent those whose voices are lost in the masses.

Minorities need a bigger part in

television so majority viewers can attach faces and stories to the real people behind them.

We need better representation in television so when transgender people are brought up in conversation, we don’t picture a dehumanized collection of people. Instead we remember the human triumphs and struggles of Sophia Burset in “Orange is the New Black.”

Minorities need a bigger part in television so young people can grow up seeing people like them better represented on one of America’s biggest media outlets.

However as of recently, popular television networks such as ABC and the CW have released television shows reaching out towards certain demographics. Shows like “Jane the Virgin” and “Blackish” feature a cast of characters who are different from Hollywood’s norm—hopefully making way for more shows that break the standard.

In the words of Malcom X, “The media’s the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that’s power. Because they control the minds of the masses.”

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In Mexico, only in the capital there are three colleges that are subsidized by the government.

As a foreigner and as a completely alien of the America’s higher education system, was a big surprise for me that a countr y who is the emblem of the first world countries did not offer free higher education in any state.

A few weeks ago, president Barack Obama sent a proposal for a free tuition for two-year-colleges and since then there have been many supportive comments but some more against it.

In my case, Mexico has the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), which is subsidized by the government and is ranked among the top 200 universities in the world with a total of 1,200 universities evaluated.

This is not to brag about the

education in Mexico and much less in my old university, but it is to compare that a countr y like Mexico offers “free” education (students pay an annual fee of 20 cents of peso [less than two pennies]) per year at a university where the minimum time to graduate is about four years.

Mexico is not an isolated case. Even countries like Denmark, Finland, Sweden , Germany, Slovenia, Greece, Luxembourg, Nor way, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Austria, Estonia and Iceland offer a tuition-free university.

Some of the contradictions why people don’t want to approve it is because they say future students would not be ready and the money would be wasted, but wouldn’t it be worth to get more people prepared and keep this countr y as a world power that has a well training system?

With my experience in Mexico, I can tell that, of course, there were people who were enrolled and never stepped into a class, but in contrast there was a large percentage that took advantage of the opportunities. In UNAM I met people that without

the possibility to assist to a University (basically for free) they would never have the chance of being active members of the economy, and other wise they would have been another percentage of the unemployed statistics.

It’s fair to listen to the different points of views of this proposal, but I believe it is a great time to do a major change in higher education and give others the option of success; in case to be approved, in my opinion, there should be some strict parameters that a student must fulfill in order to get it benefit, for example, 95 percent of attendance, scores higher that the average (and not a 2.5 GPA as they are suggesting). It would also be an interesting proposal if this students can pay back with something like community service or volunteering to repay to society the chance they were given.

The truth is that finding a good job is more difficult these days and maybe all this sounds like a cliché, but if the young adults don’t have at least the opportunity to prepare their selves and succeed, what can we expect of this countr y?

23 percent of fulltime undergrads under age 24 work an average of 20 hours a week

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Sometimes our staff members here at the Sentinel disagree. This issue two staffers tackle the recent terrorist attacks in France. Who do you agree with?

What do you think of Obama’s recent proposal for free community college for those who work for it?

Cartoons took it a little too far, at fault Sally Balcaen Staff Writer While the entire rally in Paris following the shooting at Charlie Hebdo was inspiring, the image of world leaders linking arms in solidarity and support of free speech really was the icing on the cake.

Among the many countries present, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt were represented, all catalysts of free speech, except for the occasional flogging and imprisonment of journalists.

It was a shining example that free speech is not always free and hypocrisy runs rampant.

Charlie Hebdo has been portrayed as a sort of martyr; the leading example of free speech that has tried to be silenced, but fights on.

I would say this perception is just a bit off. Charlie is more of a leading example of vulgar, racist, and offensive published material that refuses to stop, even when it surpasses common sense.

It takes a deeper realization of French culture to better understand the situation. France has a history deeply rooted in racism and prejudice against Jewish and immigrants, especially those from Morocco, Algeria, and neighboring north African countries.

The Muslim people in France are already greatly alienated in their country. Islamophobia was already on the rise in France and

this entire situation has only inflamed it. Right-wing extremist governments are taking hold in Europe and they don’t even try to hide their agenda. One such party is named the Islamophobic Party for Freedom and is gaining power in France. Some think that Marine Le Pen, leader of the party, is set to be France’s new president.

France likes to call itself a great leader of freedom of speech and expression, but just this last year, banned the wearing of headscarves, a common head-wear of Muslim women. It seems as though free expression is allowed in France when it agrees with their policies.

Now, throw Charlie Hebdo in this whole equation and it’s difficult not to question the magazine’s complete lack of foresight.

In 2012, Charlie published an entire page full of nude caricatures of Muhammad, the prophet of Muslims. It is already considered blasphemous to many Muslims to depict Muhammad, but to depict him in such a lewd and pornographic manner was a step too far.

The French president asked Charlie not to publish the cartoon out of fear for public safety. Charlie refused and France ordered the closure of schools, embassies, and cultural centers.

Even the White House condemned the cartoons and questioned Charlie’s judgment for going ahead with the publishing.

France’s Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius criticized the magazine asking, “Is is pertinent, intelligent, in this context to pour oil on the fire? The answer is no.”

Charlie defended itself, saying that it wasn’t Islamophobic or racist and that it was only trying to poke fun at extremist Muslims.

You have the right to make fun of the Muslim religion. You have the right to put the most foul, disgusting things on the front page of a nationally distributed magazine, if you so wish. But besides inflaming extremists of the Muslim religion, whom will most likely do something violent in retribution, what will this accomplish?

In an amusing twist following the attack, despite the “free speech” ideology of the U.S., many American newspapers decided not to publish samples of Charlie Hebdo’s glorious works of art.

Accused of cowardice, executive editor Martin Baron of the Washington Post defended the newspaper’s decision saying that the paper doesn’t publish material “that is pointedly, deliberately, or needlessly offensive to members of religious groups.”

New York Times executive editor Baquet explained the paper’s decision not to publish the cartoons: “We have a standard that is long held and that serves us well: that there is a line between gratuitous insult and satire. Most of these are gratuitous insult.”

I applaud their decision; it shows a deeper understanding than the editors who worked at Charlie Hebdo.

Indeed, out off all the platforms of free speech to stand on, does it really have to be a magazine that repeatedly crossed into the territory of bigotry? Is that the kind of

free speech we have decided to support?

Satire is not supposed to be simply insulting, its supposed to make a point; bring a message Extremists are not going to laugh or understand the cartoons. They’re not going to drop their weapons and have change of heart. They will, however, get angry and attack.

Everyone else knows and understands that extremists are too deep in their beliefs, so what change does publishing obscene caricatures bring, besides violence?

The Washington Post editor really hit the nail on the head with his “pointedly, deliberately, or needlessly of fensive” remark. Charlie’s satirical caricatures fit the bill for all three of those descriptions.

It brings to mind the expression: “It doesn’t mean that we can that we should.”

If everyone knows there’s a monster lurking in the corner, why would you go up and jab at it? It doesn’t achieve anything.

I do not support the actions of the Algerian brothers and accomplices who murdered 10 editors and staff members of Charlie Hebdo and two police officers who came to their aid. I in fact despair at what they have done. But I cannot find Charlie Hebdo without fault either.

Many supporters of free speech rallied around the magazine after the shooting crying out “Je Suis Charlie”, but in this case, I find that I must say “Je Ne Suis Pas Charlie.”

Kiera Connor, 19, Business

“Honestly, my opinion on that is not very well educated, so I can’t say for sure.

Personally, I have two jobs and I’m going to school full time, so I think I work for it and I pay out of pocket, I haven’t pulled out any student loans.”

Seth Wright, 24, English

French publication symbol of free speach Nick Miller Staff Writer In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo assassination, along with the recent controversy surrounding the release of Sony’s film “The Inter view”, many have considered the question “How far is too far?”

Well I’ll tell you. ‘Too far’ is when you star t making threats of violence because you didn’t like what somebody had to say. ‘Too far’ is when you actually commit said acts of violence. ‘Too far’ is when you star t considering limitations to free speech in order to avoid pissing people of f. So it goes without saying that actually limiting free speech is going ‘too far’.

I have heard many arguments suggesting that sometimes people ‘cross the line’ in media. I can say that I have felt the same way at times, usually when somebody says something stupid (So, pretty much ever y time I watch Fox “News”). With that said, I would never advocate that

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My point is that these terrorists don’t simply wish to keep us from referencing ‘he-whoshall-not-be-named’ (*cough* Muhammad *ahem* Sorry, had something stuck in my throat), they aim to destroy every freedom we rightly enjoy. In their view, it’s us or them. There are no compromises. So unless we want to live in some dystopian world where limitations are imposed upon us in some vain effort to appease those among us that throw the most devastating temper tantrums, I suggest we don’t compromise either.

In all honesty, I feel sorry for those who are so deeply indoctrinated by such ignorant ideology that they feel obligated to resort to bloodshed in order to settle their differences. I long for the day when such naively motivated assaults are a thing of the past. But such a day will only be realized in the wake of raised voices and shouting matches, silence will get us nowhere.

Lastly, it is worth noting the words of one of our most practical and influential founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin, “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporar y Safety, deser ve neither Liberty nor Safety.”

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bucks. The shirt is decorated in many shades of purple and is covered in pandas. Nice find!

Biology instructor David Cunnington (who is famous for wearing tie-dye on Friday) once claimed in class that the only tiedye shirt he bought for himself was off of a guy in a bathroom for 30

If you get cold, stand in a corner since they are usually 90 degrees.

What’s blue and smells like red paint?

-Blue Paint

“I think it’s a great idea, but I don’t see it working out too well, because tax payers are going to have to foot the bill, and I don’t see a lot of people being too happy about that, so I can’t see it working too well.”

Elizabeth Cutler, 20, Business Management

“I don’t think it’s a good idea because we’ve already lost so much funding with the public schools being free, and the teaching has gone way down. I think that if we were to pay for it, our teaching would still be better.”

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2015 Cringes and laughter accompany speedy conversation.

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Speed dating: ‘kind of awkward’ Sentinel reporter traverses the complex psychological wasteland of single college students Taylor Nadauld Lead Reporter The sounds of overly flirtatious men pounding on tables for women to join them tinged the awkward evening air of NIC night life on Wednesday night.

ASNIC hosted its annual speed dating event in the lower level of the SUB, and I, as a reporter, was requested to attend the event, observe, and document it accordingly.

By the night’s end, I received three roses, multiple invitations to “just sit down across from me and ask the questions,” and an invitation to watch “Lord of the Rings.” I never even had to enter the dating pool.

Joined by a few fellow journalistic partners in crime, I made my way around the room and began observing what happens when you put 40-plus flirtatious students in one room and force them to talk to each other.

Let me just start by saying that the night began with various inclusive options. There was a small table for “men interested in men” – population: 4 – as well

as one for “women interested in women” and “people interested in people” – total population of the two: 0 – and finally, one mega table for “men interested in women/women interested in men” – population: everyone else.

I met every type of person here: Singles looking for a connection, people I would’ve expected to have significant others already (maybe they did); I even met a couple who decided to attend the event and speed date other people.

Boyfriend-of-aforementioned-couple, Stephen Thompson, 22, said the event was all about the free, good, fun and making of friends. But even he had no luck in the love department.

“The best part is when [Thompson and his girlfriend] actually lined up; we tried really hard to pick each other up and failed,” Thompson, who was completely clad in a pink snow suit, said. “I couldn’t come up with a good line to pick up my own girlfriend. That is how hard it is to do speed dating.”

I felt for these people. Es-

pecially the incredibly disproportionate ratio of heterosexual single males, because if even the only couple in the room was having no luck, surely these people could not be doing any better.

The ratio gave me ample time to interview the men though, and I was able to get some insight into how their night was panning out.

“Um, pretty unsuccessful, believe it or not,” Easton Whiteside, 19, said. “There’s like, three girls here and like, 45 guys.”

One thing that you must anticipate as a female journalist on the prowl for interviews is that the recorder in your hand and camera over your neck will not protect you or distinguish you from the rest. In fact, they may be mistaken as ice breakers. I hardly had to approach anyone for an interview.

I was summoned.

One particularly testosterone-tinged summoning involved a young man rapping for me on the spot while his two buddies joined in with beat-boxing and fist pumps galore. It was as if I had been transported to 1986 and the Beastie Boys were crooning me their siren song.

“That’s how this night is going,” Mike D of the group, Chesapeake Doering, 18, said at the rap’s end.

Participants were given a list of getting-to-know-you questions that they were invited to use to break the ice. When asked which question on the list was most likely to get him a date, MCA of the group, Wyatt Nash Fitzgerald, 19, said, “Probably, ‘what was the last book you read’, because there’s an 85 percent chance it’s going to be ‘50 Shades of Grey’, and it just so happens that I’m 50 shades of grey.”

Luckily, about halfway into the event, more women showed up and almost evened out the playing field. There was much hair flipping and eyelash fluttering. Girls’ voices reached all-time highs, and the men’s reached alltime lows.

“I walked in and there were like three girls here, so it was kind of awkward,” said Jasmine Smith, 18, “but it was a lot more fun than I thought it was going to be.”

Although Smith said that nothing serious was going to come

out of the event, overall, it was very interesting.

Meanwhile, at the “men interested in men” table, things seemed to be going well.

“It’s less awkward than five guys to one girl,” Kelton Spillar, 21 said.

The outlook was hopeful.

Overall, the experience actually did appear to be a success.

ASNIC student events member Maria Paluzzi, 18, agreed, saying the disproportionate number of men to women was expected and that the dynamic traditionally produced good results.

“It still works really well,” Paluzzi said. “Everyone is just talking with each other and that’s the whole point for this is to just socialize and meet new people and get everyone involved and interactive with each other.”

“We’ll definitely continue to do it for sure,” Paluzzi said.

“Speed dating has changed my life. I’ve met at least five girls I will now be dating,” Eli Herman said, motioning to the empty table in front of him.

Godspeed, speed daters.

Objectivism treated subjectively Ayn Rand is discussed at Philosophy Club event Taylor Nadauld Lead Reporter

Professor Kaitz holds Rand’s “Anthem.” Thomas Hansen/Sentinel

NIC’s Philosophy Club hosted “Love, Hate, Know,” a lecture on Ayn Rand on Friday, Jan. 23, featuring a guest speaker and some discussion on the life of the controversial novelist and philosopher.

Nearly 20 students and faculty gathered in the Driftwood Bay room of the SUB to listen to Ed Kaitz, a philosophy instructor at NIC, lecture on Rand.

Growing up in communist Russia, Rand eventually travelled to America, where she became a permanent U.S. resident and became active in politics and writing, fighting against the communist ideals of her upbringing. She is best known for her novels, “Atlas Shrugged” and “The Fountainhead,” both of which highlight the ideals of

objectivism, a philosophy that rejects altruism and promotes living by one’s own effort.

Debate about the author’s ways of thinking is not uncommon, as Rand is known for her association with her libertarian ideals. She is best known for her novels, “Atlas Shrugged” and “The Fountainhead,” both of which highlight her philosophical system of objectivism.

Ed Kaitz lectures on Ayn Rand.

“I really liked the fact that Kaitz could come in and talk about a controversial topic that actually most of the time you hear about, is pretty negative,” club president Joe Mitchell said.

“Regardless of what I think your view is, I think it’s nice to hear somebody just informing people what the other side says about themselves. I think that’s cool.”

This was the club’s first event of the semester. Mitchell said he was happy with the turnout, especially considering the club only had five days to advertise.

As for future events, Mitchell said the club is planning on a movie screening Feb. 5, a game night on Feb. 20 and hinted at possible speakers from Gonzaga University and off-campus volunteer opportunities.

The club will also be attending the undergraduate philosophy conference at Pacific University, where four members of the club are submitting papers in hopes of being approved – a feat the club met last semester.

“It’s kind of a big deal for our club,” Mitchell said.

Those who are interested club membership were invited to present possible presentation ideas to the club that would spark group discussion.

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AISA member Marie Poirier works on a gourd.

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The American Indian Student Alliance Club (AISA) continued a tradition of outreach into the community on Saturday, January 24, drawing in eager practitioners of the arts and crafts all the way from Pinehurst, Idaho, with its engaging class set titled “The Art of the Gourd.”

Sarai Mays, a practitioner of the craft for 20 years, teaches students how to turn a gourd into an artful masterpiece in the lower SUB of the NIC Campus.

Having sold many of her pieces in galleries in the past, Sarai now prefers to teach. Sarai said she acc quired her passion for Gourd Art through a class herself.

Evanlene Melting Tallow, American Indian Student Adviser, described the class as a means of enhancing the quality of life for students and the community. Many of the gourds made in class will be donated to the Spokane Tribal College silent auction to be held Feb. 7, 2015 to aid in their fundraising.

As for the mission of enhancing the quality of life for its students, glowing reviews accompanied wide smiles, proving their stated goal a success. Leanne Reed, a third-time student of the class, travels all the

way from Pinehurst, Idaho to attend.

Mary Jacobs, who first heard of the class through an advertisement, lit up as she explained her experiences in the cllass. th “In n a nutshell,” Jacobs explained, “it’s something I’ve always wanted to do. So, when I saw it advertised, I thoug th ght, ‘tthis is my chance.’ I’m in heaven.”

Th he cllasses, having started Jan. 24, will continue once a month until May, 2015. Located in the lower level of the Sttuden th nt Union Building, the class costs $40 for general admittance and $20 for NIC Students.

laboration.”

The alliance discussed how they want to be able to connect more clubs together, gain more The Humanities Alliance held their first meeting Wednes- members for each of the clubs and hold events together. The day, Feb. 4. This meeting conmembers also discussed getting sisted of of ficers from many dif ferent clubs coming together more involved with the community and reaching out to high to make a system where they school students. could collaborate ideas and assist one another with events.

There were of ficers from the philosophy, film, publications, At this meeting some goals gender sexuality were made for alliance (GSA) and the alliance, “The clubs English clubs presof ficers were ent, while some just appointed, and could gain wanted to be a par t ideas for the a lot from of this alliance and alliance were collaboration.” become more inshared. volved with dif ferent Assigned as clubs. president is Joe JOE MITCHELL The members Mitchell, with ALLIANCE PRESIDENT of the alliance will Secretar y Quinmeet again Wednescee Nuf fer and, day at 6 p.m. in the as they called Crescent Bay room to fur ther the position, “propaganda minthe foundation of the alliance ister,” or communications and adver tising leader, John “Risky” and star t a plan to begin implementing their ideas. They will Boltz. also be developing a mission “There is a lot of desire for statement for the alliance and clubs to work together,” said hosting a screening and discusMitchell, 35, Philosophy. “The sion of.the film “Watchmen” on clubs could gain a lot from colFeb. 12 at 5 p.m.

Winter welcomes students to a new year First event of the year receives mixed reception T.J. Gossard Features Editor Featuring live music, games and laughter, Outdoor Pursuits and Recreational Sports hosted the Winter Welcome on Tuesday, Jan. 13, co-sponsored by ASNIC Student Events. “[The purpose of the event is] to kinda welcome students back to the campus,” event co-host Stephen Moeller said, 28, Sacramento, Interdisciplinary degree at UofI, “and give everybody the opportunity to come out, socialize, have some fun, play some games, you know—get to know everybody and win some prizes.”

Games included Root Beer pong and a relay race in which two teams of two had a partner crawl on the floor blowing a ball within tape boundaries across the room and then back, into a large makeshift receptacle hat the other partner wore—who was challenged to stand up without the ball falling out.

Raffles resulted in the winning of gift cards for the Kroc Center and gear rental for Outdoor Pursuits, a magnetic dartboard and many other items.

While the fun was felt, the turnout was small and opinions of the event were critical.

“I thought it was awesome because we were actually able to do the relay, which was really fun,” Alex Foelsch said, 19, Post Falls, Pre-Med Veterinary.

“But the hat was really loose so it almost fell off my head.”

Foelsch continued, “The cookies

were a little overcooked, which made it tough for people with sensitive teeth or braces to eat them.”

“Maybe some more food,” Moeller said, pointing to the snack supply.

“Like; food, food.”

“The hot chocolate was way too chocolaty,” Anna Ashcraft said, 18, Colfax, Music. “The next time they pull out a Twister board, they should actually play Twister!”

One of the highlights of the event was a live musician playing Ukulele renditions of popular songs.

“Jess [Bennett, Recreational Sports coordinator] walked up to me yesterday and was like, ‘Hey! We need some music for this event, would you like to come play Ukulele?’ So, I showed up,” the event musician Katie Taylor said, 24, Coeur d’Alene, Outdoor Recreation Leadership. “People don’t hear Ukulele on a regular basis so they’re like, ‘Oh, what a novel instrument!’”

“The ukulele was really cool,” Foelsch said. “It’s something you don’t get to hear a lot so it was cool being able to have her doing that and playing the different songs you don’t usually hear played like that.”

One opinion of the event was unanimous and might explain why ASNIC Student Event representatives left over a half an hour earlier than the event ended.

“I think it would be more fun if more people came,” Taylor said. “But the deterrent is probably the winter weather, like; ‘I don’t want to leave my warm room.”

NIC student Cody Magee proudly stands next to his artpiece, ‘untitled.’ Lily Anderson/Sentinel

NIC artists find a big break Rachel Anderson Staff Writer It was a dark and stormy night (literally) at the Chase Gallery in Spokane last Friday night as friends, family, and local art enthusiasts came to the opening reception of the newest exhibition.

People were mumbling amongst themselves, partaking in the complimentary snacks and admiring the paintings and multimedia pieces as nervous artists looked on.

Currently, the gallery features art students from around the region, representing Spokane Falls

Community College, Whitworth University, Gonzaga University, Eastern Washington University and North Idaho College.

Entitled “Explorations XIV,” the group exhibition focuses on local college students nominated by faculty members.

From North Idaho College, the gallery features local art students Cody Magee of Blanchard,19, and Margaret Ann Boyd of Hayden Lake.

“I have loved my experience at NIC – everything has been beneficial and pushed me to be where I am right now,” 19-year-old Magee said . “I got here through a lot of

hard work and by my teachers and advisers pushing me.”

His art is featured in the right corner of the room alongside Boyd’s. Both artists are inspired by the natural world around them; using colors and depth to represent subjects such as rivers and bones.

“I’m primarily inspired by nature and I like the way bones work within in nature,” Magee said. “I hope my audience can see the bone quality and all of the different layers and colors.”

The exhibition began on January sixth and will continue to be featured in Spokane Hall’s Chase Gallery until March 30th.

NIC gets misanthropic! hropic!

Auditions held for “The Misanthrope” nthrroppee”” Taylor Nadauld Lead Reporter When Geof f Carr, a journalism instructor at NIC, heard what the NIC Theater Depar tment had in store for this semester, he could not have been more thrilled at the per fection of it all.

“Once I sor t of saw that the dates lined up and it was my favorite show, I was like, ‘I’m gonna audition,’” Carr said.

Students and faculty packed the Boswell basement Monday and Tuesday night to audition for “The Misanthrope” (translation: The Cantankerous Lover), a 17th centur y comedy written by renowned playwright and so-called “French Shakespeare” Moliere.

Carr will play the leading role of Alceste. Having owned four translations of the play already and having written a screenplay that makes various

allusions to “The Misanthrope,” Carr said it was par tly his journalistic tendencies that had him falling in love with the play in the first place.

Joe Jacoby, theater instructor at NIC and director of “The Misanthrope,” said chemistr y is a critical element of the casting process when he’s judging auditions to “get the energy you’re looking for onstage.”

The director is a self-professed fan of actor Tim Mooney, whose adaptation will be used for this per formance. Mooney per formed “Shakespeare’s Histories: Ten Epic Plays at a Breakneck Pace!” at NIC last semester to an audience so overflowing that guests sat on the sidelines, in between chairs and on the floor just inches away from Mooney’s per forming area.

Whereas “The Shape of Things” is more contemporar y in terms of staging, plot structure and language, “The Mis-

anthrope” will feature a more classic, simplistic style that highlights the characters and their developments throughout the play.

“They both have their challenges,” Jacoby said. “And they’re both such wonder ful scripts that they demand that you rise to their own unique challenges.”

13 people were cast for “The Misanthrope.” Cast members will be required to invest hours of practice into the play over the next few months. To Carr, those hours of hard work are wor th it to to act in his “favorite play, ever.”

“I love playing on the stage with talented people and that’s all it is at the end of the day, is a great time to have fun and play.”

“The Misanthrope” will premiere Thursday, April 23, 2015 and run through Saturday, April 25, 2015, from 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

Director Joe Jacoby busy at work during auditions. Lily Anderson/Sentinel

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Artist spotlight: alumna creates art with innovation and functionality Previous NIC student makes good of her degree Rachel Anderson Staff Writer Amber wakes up every day at 6:15 a.m. She grabs a cup of coffee, takes the kids to school, and then heads off to work – at her kitchen table.

She doesn’t commute to an office or work under a manager like many other Americans. Instead, she gets to work at home and do something she really loves: make metalwork jewelry.

Amber Johnson, a resident of Coeur d’Alene and alumna of NIC, is an artist. She makes bold and wearable statement pieces out of metal and finds at local thrift stores.

Her career as an artist began at NIC several years ago as she tried to figure out what career path to go down.

She took classes in most every field in order to find her calling.

“After I took my first ceramics class, I knew being an artist is what I wanted to do,” Johnson said. “After that, I never left Boswell Hall.”

Since graduating from NIC in 1998,

into something completely different she has done everything from graphic than what it first started as.” design to freelance painting to selling knit scarves at independent businessJohnson has experience selling her es in Spokane. jewelry online on “Etsy”, a popular website for every kind of artist. Her “Being a crafty person, I enjoy and experiment with all kinds of art,” John- latest collection is entitled “Coy” and contains pieces of varying son said. “But, I find mystyles and designs.They self always coming back are being sold at a new to jewelry making.”

“The clubs store opening February Currently, she creates could gain seventh in Downtown Sposimple and unique metal a lot from kane called “Boulevard jewelry from her own home. Without having collaboration.” Mercantile.”

“You can like what a studio or an art room, you do, but then you also she is able to create sellJOE MITCHELL have to figure out how to able jewelry with her ALLIANCE PRESIDENT make money,” Johnson own two hands and a said. “You can’t always live few tools. Although, she off of your doodles.” wants her customers to She uses websites like Instagram know that metalwork also requires a and Facebook to get the message lot of manual labor. about her jewelry around to friends, “With drawing, you have this blank family, and customers. In fact, a lot of piece of paper you make something her inspiration comes from surroundon,” Johnson said. “And with metal, ing herself with creative people and you hammer it, scratch it, bend it, mafollowing artists on the social media nipulate it, and color it to make someshe uses. She said it’s always importthing beautiful and useful – turning it

ant, as an artist, to keep creative people around and learn from them.

“Artists are needy people.” Johnson said. “We want to make art people will see and like.”

She finds she always creates better jewelry when she doesn’t pressure herself with the idea of her work ending up in a store somewhere. She admits her best art happens when she is making it for only herself and letting herself go in the process.

“I always wanted to do things other people told me to do – create things other people would like,” Johnson said. “It’s a process learning how to make art that I like and being patient enough to watch the world come to me.”

You can find many more examples of Amber Johnson’s jewelry and art, as well as learn more about her by following her on Instagram at “coy.jewelry.”

If you would like to be a featured artist or know someone who would, email Lily Anderson at l.r.anderson@gmail. com

Top: Amber Johnson at her work station. Bottom: Some of Johnson’s work on display. Lily Anderson/Sentinel

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Let Lynch run the ball!

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NIC looks to finish strong Connor Sears Sports Editor NIC Men’s basketball starts off the spring semester with five straight home games. The Cardinals started off the new semester winning three of five at home before entering the final stretch of the season.

The Cardinals only have four games remaining on the schedule and are currently in third place in the conference.

Head coach Corey Symons said he wasn’t worried about his team.

On Saturday NIC upset the undefeated College of Southern Idaho 69-68.

With 11 seconds in the game, Austin Pope drained a free throw to take the lead.

“I’m happy with our guys,” Symons said. “We’re playing hard and we’re playing well together.”

This was most noticeable against Colorado Northwestern when the Cards combined for 26 assists.

NIC will play two (or half) of their remaining four games on the road, starting off at home against Utah State University - Eastern. They conclude their season with a matchup versus their tough divisional opponent Salt Lake Community College.

Coach Symons had a very optimistic mindset heading into the final leg of the regular season.

“I’m happy right where we are,” Symons said. “We need to go out and get three or four of these next five and we will be right in that second or third seed going into the regional tournament, which is where we want to be.”

When Snow College defeated NIC earlier this season it was the Cardinals who rose to the occasion (1/29). NIC won 76-60. Redshirt freshman guard Jamaal Robateau who led the Cardinals in scoring with 20 points. The fans agree with Symons, “he played really well.”

The Cards dominated Colorado Northwestern 106-62 at home (1/24). Robateau led the team with 28 points, shooting an impressive 10 of 11 from the field.

The Cardinals broke the three-game losing streak with a thrilling 70-64 win over Utah State University – Eastern (1/22). After leading most of the game, NIC found themselves down by six points with two minutes remaining in the game. The Cardinals came up with late game turnovers and free throws to take the lead and record the win.

Austin Pope (above) exaggerating his dribble looking to pass the ball into the paint. Lucas Antunez (below) driving in for a lay-up after a steal. Michael Gray/Sentinel

NIC opened spring semester with a tough loss against rival College of Southern Idaho 80-72 (1/17). The Cards struggled from the field and finished the game shooting 34 percent, 23 percent from behind the arc. Braian Angola-Rodas’s 19 points led the Cardinals.

The Cardinals have been a good road team this year and have gone 10-4 in games away from Christianson Gymnasium.

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Lady Cards look to turn things around Connor Sears Sports Editor

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Kara Staggs fighting for the ball. Thomas Hansen/Sentinel

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he Lady Cardinals are 2-3 since the start of the spring semester have four games left in the regular season.

When asked how does she expect her team to finish the regular season “We are more than capable of winning every game,” sophomore point guard Katie King said. “When we play as a team and everyone brings their game we are a really strong team.”

The first of the four games left on the schedule, comes against the Golden Eagles of Utah State University –Eastern. The Lady Cards recently lost to USU 77-71 and before Christmas 91-81. If the previous scores indicates anything, it may be a high scoring game.

In the Cardinals most recent game, they lost to College of Southern Idaho65-58. #10 Salt Lake Community College defeated NIC 72-49 last week. Kara Staggs led NIC with 20 points, while Monica Landdeck added 17 points and 7 rebounds.

NIC lost to Snow College 75-61 at home, after previously

beating them on the road. The game was lost at the free throw line in which NIC was outscored by 9. Mariah Swanson led with 18 points and 9 rebounds.

The Lady Cards stomped Colorado Northwestern Community College 67-45. Staggs scored 16 points and Bailey Schroeder had six steals.

“The girls are fighting together and playing great defense,” coach Chris Carlson said. “Our effort and focus was excellent.”

The Golden Eagles of Utah State University Eastern defeated NIC 77-71 in Christianson Gymnasium.

Monica Landdeck led NIC with 17 points. King made it rain from beyond the arc, she scored 15 points while shooting 62 percent. Staggs added 12 points.

The Cardinals opened the semester with a home win against rival College of Southern Idaho. In the 90-59 blowout, Landdeck scored 29 points.

She said, “I was playing more relaxed and my teammates were getting me going.”

Although NIC is 16-9 on the season, the Lady Cards are 4-6 against conference opponents. The next four games offer an opportunity to improve the conference record and jump up in the rankings.

DID YOU KNOW? The lifespan of an average Major League baseball is five to seven pitches.

Seconds on the clock, second down on the opponent’s 1-yard line with two timeouts on the board. If you’re the Seattle Seahawks, then you threw the game away at the ver y end. Malcolm Butler picked off Russell Wilson.

Russell is a fantastic quarterback, but give the rock to Beast Mode, Marshawn L ynch!

In a thrilling Super Bowl victor y the New England Patriots defeated the Seattle Seahawks 28-24.

The Seahawks were a yard away from repeating as Super Bowl champions.

Patriot’s coach Bill Belichick defends Seattle’s play call to throw a quick inside slant. He said, “It’s totally out of line” to criticize Seattle Offensive Coordinator Derrell Bevell’s call.

It wasn’t only Bevell’s call; Seattle’s head coach Pete Carroll said he wanted a pass play.

So you want to pass it? Throw an out-route in which Russell either throws it out of bounds or a Seahawk catches the ball. Or throw a back shoulder fade, like Russell did in the final seconds of the first half to Chris Mathews.

Marshawn L ynch ran for 102 yards on 24 carries. He is a bruising player that runs through your defense.

It’s as if Seattle forgot that they are a running team. This lapse in recognition cost the Seahawks the Lombardi Trophy.

Seattle has the worst touchdown percentage from the 1 yard line out of any team in the NFL. Beast Mode scored only 20 percent of his carries from that distance.

So you don’t call a halfback dive over the pile? Then call a play action in which roadrunner Russel pulls the ball from Beast Mode and dashes to the corner!

Again, run the ball!

The final Seattle wasn’t the worst play they could have ran.

They are targeting receiver Riccardo Lockette who had a favorable matchup with aforementioned Butler, who is a rookie who made the play of his life.

Hall of Fame Running back Emmitt Smith disagrees with me.

He said, “that was the worst play call in the histor y of football.”

Marc Cuban may call me an “idiot” for criticizing Seattle’s play calling, however I am speaking for the fans. This is a mere rant from an unhappy Seattle Seahawks fan.

I can’t take away Tom Brady’s amazing performance. He threw 13-15 in the fourth quarter. He is a future Hall of Famer and a legend to the game. (I would praise Belichick, however I am disgusted by his “cheat until we are caught” mentality with “spygate” and more recently “deflategate.”)

Because the Seahawks have to earn 1 yard to a Super Bowl victor y, and Butler just made a lucky play on the ball, the Patriots won. I would say that the Seahawks lost.

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.

SPORTS

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Call the wrestling team butter, because they’re on a roll Connor Sears Sports Editor The Cardinals are currently ranked 3rd in the nation for the NJCAA conferrence.

NIC defeated Simon Fraser 39-6 on Sophomore Night. The score is a little misleading as NIC won four matches forfeit. Tyler McLean (NIC) was the only person to pin his opponent. Victor Kwan (Simon Fraser) fell in just over two minutes.

Coach Pat Whitcomb commented, “It was a good way for him to go out there.”

Sophbomore teammates Michael Nguyen, Bryce Weatherston, Tyler Booth, Jonathen Dennis and Taylor Kornoely also got the W on the mat at their final duel under the light of Christiansen Gymnasium.

The Cardinals recorded a win over Western Wyoming 25-6. NIC won seven matches by decision.

The Cardinals outscored their opponent 22-6 in takedown points.

The Cardinals finished their season with two wins over their opponents at the Apodaca Duals.

They first defeated Neosho Community College 31-8 and Northwest Wyoming College 28-15 in the second match.

Against Neosho, NIC won four matches by decision, including two by major decision and a pin.

In the afternoon match, NIC won three matches by decision, two by major decision and a pin.

Whitcomb said ““It’s nice to wrap up the regular season on a high note.”

The Cardinal Wrestlers narrowly escaped the NAIA 3rd ranked University of Great Falls Argos. NIC won 24-18 with pins by Tyler Booth (149) and Kit Major (165).

The next week NIC went off on Highline Community College 44-6. The following night they defeated 32-18. With these wins, NIC improved their record to 11-2.

The #2 ranked Cardinals faced #1 ranked Clackamas College a day before the Clackamas Open

Cardinals bring home the hardware Riley Hadeen Sports Writer The Cardinals celebrated a win over their win over top ranked Clackamas College on Friday Januar y 24. They kept their inertia going the next day at the Clackamas Open.

NIC crowned three champions. Tyler McLean (157), Dajour Reese (165) and Jonathen Dennis (197) took home the gold.

Sophomore Tyler McLean managed to fall all his opponents until a final round 12-3 major decision win over Southern Oregon Freshman Dajour Reese had a close finishing match over Clackamas Community College with a 8-7 decision win.

Sophomore Jonathen Dennis’ final round win was a 3-0 decision win over Highline Community College.

Though he suffered a loss in the semifinals, red shirt freshman Jesse Peterson managed to secure a 3rd place position by injur y default over Southern Oregon Sophomore Br yce Watherston managed to win two decision matches over Southwestern Oregon Community College in the consolation round to grab 3rd place.

Taylor Kornoely (Hwt) brought home the silver medal.

After ascending to the finals round, Kornoely ended up losing to a fall against Highline Community College.

Other Cardinal placers were: Ryan Middleton (157) 4th, Tyler Booth (149) 5th, Kit Major (157) 5th, and Deondre Wilson (161) 6th.

The Cardinals pinned their opponents 20 times and won 15 matches by decision.

Tournament. The Cardinals had a grudge from when Clackamas took the #1 spot away from NIC in December.

The Cardinals won 21-16. This was Clackamas’ first loss of the season. This tight matchup came down to the final match as Kornoely scored the winning take-

down in double overtime.

“I’m pleased with getting three wins on the road,” Whitcomb said.

This concludes our regular season coverage of NIC Cardinal Wrestling. Check back next issue for our coverage of the Region 18 tournament this Friday (2/13) at 10 a.m.

Admission is $10 for adults, $6 for students/seniors and free for children 10 and younger. Tickets for the finals are $6 for adults and $4 for students/seniors. Admission to the tournament is free for NIC students, staff and faculty with valid NIC identification.

Freshman Cardinal wrestler Dajour Reece from Phoenix, Arizona drives his opponent back for a takedown. Photo contribution by Beau Valdez

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ARIES

a good-luck charm to your family and friends. It’s up to you to motivate people to get going and have fun together. Show them your enthusiasm for life. Anyone would be extremely lucky to cross your path today. Your world is full of joy, creativity, and laughter. You’re a real inspiration to the people around you.

TAURUS

If you can’t feed your artistic tendencies in the work you do, today is a good day to create a better balance and make your days more satisfying. Art isn’t just for artists, Scorpio. All you have to do is take the initiative to create something and you will see just how good it feels. Have you ever thought about writing a children’s book? This is one idea, considering the planetary aspects.

What would happen if you decided to take care of yourself today, Aries? This is what the planets are trying to tell you.

You need to relax, to let yourself be taken care of, and close your eyes and dream. Leave the daily tasks behind. You need peace and quiet. Lie down and release all your worries. You don’t need to act and you don’t need to react. Just relax.

This is an intense phase of interior modification, both physically and psychologically. Don’t hesitate to padlock your refrigerator and avoid your favorite stores, Taurus. You need to exert a bit more self-control as far as eating or spending is concerned if you want to get back into shape physically and mentally. Have you been overdoing it a little lately?

Perhaps you regret it now.

GEMINI

The period you’re in now is about getting ahead, Gemini. If you’ve been dissatisfied with some aspect of your career over the last few months, don’t wait any longer to do something about it. Things aren’t going to get better all by themselves.

You need to remold your reality to fit your goals and aspirations. This would be a perfect day to ask for a raise if you feel you deserve one.

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3. Organization protested at NIC

1. Roman saint commemorated in

this month. Acronym.

February

10. Viral outbreak in Disneyland

2. Superbowl XLIX winners

11. Former presidential nominee

4. Suggestion for the Idaho Human

who officially announced he would not run in 2016

CANCER

Rights Bill 5. Chinese new year 2015: Year of

12. Famous rodent who predicted six more weeks of winter for 2015 16. Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame head coach who died at 83 this

the _____.

6. Recent controversial Franco/Rogen collaboration

LEO

You may be courting your lover today, Leo. Whether you’re in a relationship or starting one, you’re in the mood to seduce your partner with a touch of sophistication. It’s time to add to your natural charm - a seductive new scent, attractive outfit, or new haircut.

Sometimes changing your appearance makes deeper personality changes than you expect.

VIRGO

7. Hosting the Grammy Awards for

month

What meticulousness, Cancer! You may feel a sudden, urgent need to take a close look at your financial situation, wardrobe, cupboards, or car. List the things you need to do in order to fix them over the next few days.

You’re going to spend your day taking inventory in your life. Why not? It’s important to get a really good look at the reality of things occasionally.

17. French satirical weekly magazine the fourth consecutive time 18. Most recent Asian airline to

8. NIC’s bookstore

make headlines for a major plane

9. Sixth largest college in Idaho

crash

13. Reason for NIC campus clos

You will get the most satisfaction today through your activities with others, Virgo. So you should take the initiative and propose something you and your friends could do together.

Be creative and think of something unusual, perhaps an outdoor activity like horseback riding, hiking, or an outing to an amusement park. Your friends will appreciate the thought you put into it.

LIBRA

Libra, today you will be like

Upcoming E v e n t s

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

What meticulousness, Cancer! You may feel a sudden, urgent need to take a close look at your financial situation, wardrobe, cupboards, or car. List the things you need to do in order to fix them over the next few days.

You’re going to spend your day taking inventory in your life. Why not? It’s important to get a really good look at the reality of things occasionally.

CAPRICORN

Today you may feel a lot more energetic after a tiring past few days. When you’re feeling good, everything’s fine. You’re feeling motivated again to get down and tackle the work that’s waiting for you. If you have time to make some calls, don’t be afraid to look for new prospects, because today promises some very beneficial partnerships in your professional or even spiritual life.

AQUARIUS

It may be difficult to get people to listen to you at the moment, Aquarius. The people around you may even be annoyed at hearing all of your new ideas. The stars are pushing you to change your tactics before you alienate everyone. You won’t get anywhere unless you’re cleverer about getting your ideas across. Be subtle and you will have more success.

PISCES You may not have been taking very good care of yourself lately, Pisces.

The planetary aspects are encouraging you to be a little more disciplined in your lifestyle. Don’t overwork, don’t drink too much coffee, and try to eat lighter meals. Anything you do for yourself today could have very quick, healthy effects.

Think about this as you go for a run at lunchtime or go to bed early tonight.

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Special guests Al Gemberline (left) and Gary Gemberling (right) played horns with the rest of the group. The duo were among other guests to be in the show. Lily Anderson/Sentinel

Rachel Anderson Staff Writer

oes music turn you on?

Is jazz sexy? Do musiD cians really always get the girl?

All are questions that might be answered by a recent study conducted by Benjamin D. Charlton at the University of Sussex. The study found that heterosexual women were more attracted to men who had the ability to play music well. The more complex the tune, the more women were attracted—and jazz certainly is a complex style of music in its construction and make up.

Some studies show that music can release the same chemicals in the brain that are released when a person is aroused. So, if the music is good enough, it can literally put people in the mood.

“I say it’s more about how it invokes a feeling in the soul, more than an attractive factor,” Keith Strickland, 21, music education major and trumpeter for the NIC Jazz Ensemble, Post Falls, said. “The most attractive person could play and sing, but if they don’t cause a feeling in your soul, then it’s just not the same.”

Many students souls were touch last Tuesday night at the Jazz Ensemble’s “JazzNIC” concert located in the Schuler Performing Arts Center of Boswell Hall.

Hot solos, cool grooves and wild vibes were only a few features of the concert that wrapped up a three day jazz festival held at NIC. The festival brought out several different high schools from all over the region to take part in clinics

bar and because of their abilities help all those around hosted by guest artists and music professors Dan Buckthem play better – you can’t help but have fun,” Jones vich and Al Gemberling of the University of Idaho, as said. “They are proof that you can per form at a ver y well as Gar y Gemberling of Whitman College. high level and have a great time doing it.”

NIC Band Director Terr y Jones explained the focus of the festival was the clinics where local high school One of the highlights of the concer t was jazz bands played their best for the a vocal solo by Gembering. He sang the jazz three experienced musicians. standard “Smack Dab in the Middle,” a song “Clinics are all about getting the that describes the desires of man: riches student to understand jazz better and women. which results in playing better,” Although hot tunes were played throughJones said. “Jazz of fers students out the concer t, the final number of the a chance to express themselves night left many audience members with a while connecting with other players smile. through the music.”

Buckvich, a talented percussionist, inAfter learning new techniques cluded the audience in the silliness by creand hearing feedback from the ating music using egg shakers found around three guest musicians, the concer t the auditorium. The Gemberling brothers was the event to top of f the clinics, joined him by having the audience imitate Jones said. bike horns. All of the dif fering sounds came Showing a balance between uptogether to make interesting and innovative beat and slow songs, the concer t music. featured several soloists within The concer t was definitely a treat for the group as well as solos from the eyes and ears as the music was smooth and guest ar tists. the guest artists provided a unique entertainBuckvich and the Gemberling ment factor different from other NIC music brothers were ver y much the enterconcerts.

KEITH STRICKLAND tainers – especially the multi-talent21, music ed, horn-playing brothers – as they No matter how attracted the audience was pulled all sor ts of stunts throughout to the music or even the musicians themthe concer t. These stunts included selves, trumpeter Strickland explained the bringing out a traf fic cone to the stage instead of a jazz concert was about what’s in the heart of the musitrombone, taking over the band and replacing Jones cian. as director, playing two trumpets at once, playing the “It doesn’t matter what you look like or how you play trombone with their legs and of fering audience memmusic, jazz is about the stor y that is inside of you tr ying bers lap dances. “[The Gemberling brothers and Buckvich] raise the to get out.”

“The most attractive person could play and sing, but if they don’t cause a feeling in your soul, then it’s just not the same.”

(Above) The perccusion section awaits direction from conductor Terry Jones. (Below) The nights band was composed of current students and Alumni. Lily Anderson/Sentinel

Special guest Dan Bulvich performs on the xylophone. Lily Anderson/Sentinel