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THE OFFICIAL STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE Volume 68 | Issue 9
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MONDAY | APRIL 13, 2015
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A discussion of peace and tranguility Maddie Chapman Staff Writer
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eople of all faiths and backgrounds gathered at the Molstead Library on Tuesday, April 7 to hear the Venerable Thubten Chodron speak, some members of the audience resorting to sitting on the floor or standing in the doorway to attend the event. Calm and tranquil, the Venerable Thubten Chodron opened the discussion with a moment of silent meditation. Chodron, an American Tibetan Buddhist nun and author, spoke to the audience regarding anger and how it is often seen coming from an outside source and not within. While the discussion was serious, Chodron playfully jabbed at the various frustrations that occurred during the event. “Right now, it seems like my frustrations are coming from the microphone,” Chodron joked, referencing the reoccurring technical difficulties. Sam McLandres, a 17-year-old general studies student from Coeur d’Alene, attended the event to explore Buddhism. “My grandma always said, ‘create your own weather.’ Here, it was also like, ‘you are your own weather patterns,’” McLandres said, explaining what he derived from the speaking. “I really loved it.” Gilbert Jackson, a 22-year-old English major, attended the speaking after a glowing recommendation from his philosophy professor regarding the Chodron. “She spoke about cultivating wisdom and compassion, and sharing that with as many people as possible,” Jackson explained. “I think that’s the biggest thing I take out of it.”
A tribe member dances in traditional American Indian clothing during American Indian Heritage week. Thomas Hansen/Sentinel
A celebration of culture Maddie Chapman Staff Writer American Indian Heritage week returned to NIC, filling campus with crafts, information, and demonstrations by local tribe members and American Indian Student Alliance (AISA) club members. Throughout the week the club hosted different activities to watch and participate in during the day to honor American Indian Heritage. Heres a recap of what occured during the week: Monday: The week started with a feast of salmon, fry bread, corn and a huckleberry dessert
during a colorful dancing performance that included women’s and men’s traditional dances, prairie chicken dance, grass dance, fancy shawl and jingle dress dances. Tuesday: The SUB plaza was filled with arts and crafts from members of the Coeur d’Alene, Navajo, Turtle Mountain Chippewa, Cherokee and Cayus Umatilla tribes. Homemade soaps, beadwork, corn husk weaving and ceramics were some of the crafts and demonstrations scattered throughout the SUB that day. Alongside these vendors was a silent auction to benefit the Che’nshish scholarship. This
scholarship started when the Kootenai tribe donated funds to the AISA club, which then decided to use the funds for a scholarship. With the permission of the Coeur d’Alene tribe the club named the scholarship Che’nshish because it means “to assist, to provide for, and to give to others.” Wednesday: Molstead library was utilized for dedicatation of the the Sqwi’m reading room. It included a blessing and exhibit on American Indian library resources. Later that day the activities returned to the SUB with a stick game demonstration by Coeur d’Alene tribal
member Norma Peone. Friday: This was the day for fun for all family members with the free Native American craft workshop. People of all ages could make dream catchers, drum necklaces, gourd rattles, pony bead necklaces and bracelets and Yakima dolls. Friday night was the performance of “Coyote and the Birds,” a traditional Coeur d’Alene story directed by Amanda Johnson and Sarai Mays, a Coeur d’Alene tribal member and descendent. Saturday: The week wrapped up with a gourd art class, teaching techniques and tools used to make gourd art.
Hitting the big stage
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he “Misanthrope” is hitting an NIC stage near you this week. The long-awaited Moliere play features NIC students Christine Mullaly, Travis Cook, Amanda Parker, Patrick O’Farrell, Patric Schwaab, Logan Anderson, Natasha Cheeley, Russell Merriman, Derek Sumey, Addison Wood, Alanna Yeend, Billiny Velasco Monrroy, and NIC journalism instr uctor Geof f Carr as Alceste. The script was adapted by actor Tim Mooney, who performed his one-man show, “Shakespeare’s Histories: Ten
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Epic Plays at a Breakneck Page!” at NIC last semester. “It’s a new translation, so if you’re familiar with The Misanthrope”, you at least get to see it in a completely new way,” Geof f Carr said. When asked what the best par t of the play is, Carr referred to the par t of Clitandre - played by Patrick O’Farrell and the French aristocrats. “They’re just really over the top and funny and they work together really well,” Carr said. “It’s really hard not to break up laughing during their scenes because they put so much ef for t into it.” O’Far rell said it’s hard to pinpoint what he’ll convey to the audience on Thursday,
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but there are a few things he wants people to understand. “I want them to understand the stor y, I want them to understand what I’m doing, and I want them to know that this is a fun piece,” O’Far rell said. “And I want them to know how much I want Célimène (the main love interest).” O’Far rell went on to hint that despite the play’s length, viewers should stick around because “there’s a good payof f at the end.” “The Misanthrope” will show April 16-18 and April 23-25 from 7:30-9:30 p.m. in the Boswell Hall Schuler Performing Ar ts Center. Admission is free. All are invited, though it is recommended that parents not bring infants.
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Perfomers in “The Misanthrope” prepare at a dress rehearsal on Sunday April 12. Lily Anderson/Sentinel
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