The North Idaho College Sentinel Vol. 69 No. 7 February 22, 2016

THE HUNT FOR A NEW PRESIDENT

NEWS Instructors make innovative textbook | Page 2 PERSPECTIVE Gamers hurting the creators?| Page 5 FEATURES: Disability Film Fest creating change | Page 7

NIC opens its doors to welcome potential presidential candidate applications | Page 3

THE OFFICIAL STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE MONDAY FEB. 22, 2016

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“I dream a lot.

Sometimes I can’t tell my dreams from reality.”

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Campus Voices

MONDAY, FEB. 22, 2016

New interactive textbook at NIC

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According to a survey conducted by two NIC instructors to a 155 students across four colleges including NIC 83.11% of college students prefer using an all digital textbook to a traditional textbook?

NIC Business instructors Ted Tedmon and Casey Wilhelm are working together to develop a multimedia textbook software for NIC students in Introduction to Computers classes.

“We wanted to switch the paradigm on how textbooks were being written,” Wilhelm said.

Instead of long blocks of text, Tedmon and Wilhelm used a bulletized format that basically highlighted the main ideas. They used images, shorter blocks of text and an audio voiceover option.

Tedmon and Casey said the new software is more interactive than traditional textbooks.

In the research they found that 91.62% of studentsw liked an emphasis on using images instead of traditional text.

As shown in a demonstration to the Sentinel of the new software, students using the software would select the answer and then select the level of confidence they have on that answer.

“You’re not going to get graded badly for getting the question wrong, it is just assessing how much you know,” Wilhelm said. “The algorithm loads up the pages in the book based on what you demonstrated you didn’t have knowledge on. We still have exams to make sure students are still getting concepts.”

Tedmon and Wilhelm have found this adaptive learning process to be an

effective approach.

“Getting a question wrong makes your mind willing to learn,” Tedmon said. “There’s something about being told ‘no, you’re wrong,’ that makes you go ‘oh, how can I get it right?’”

All students taking Introduction to Computer Science this semester have had the opportunity to beta test this software.

April Montana, 48, Accounting, said her Intro to Computers class last semester had a big impact on her.

“My technical experience when I began last fall was very limited to typewriters,” Montana said. “I didn’t have an email account until just a couple of years ago. I was like an alien from another planet.”

Montana said she was nervous about starting college after being cut off from society for twenty years, but knew that in order to enter the workforce she needed an education and needed to overcome her fear of computers. The adaptive learning software helped her to do that.

“It was so intimidating, but once I started to use it the stress went away,” Montana said. “My fear of failure before I started this course disappeared.”

Montana said that she really liked the software’s adaptability to her level of understanding.

“The ability to keep going over your weak points is vital to use the material later, to retain it,” Montana said. “You can finish the class out but the goal is to be able to apply understanding.”

As for now, the digitized text for Introduction to Computer Science is at zero cost to all students.

“This semester, no student taking our classes has had to pay for a textbook, just course fees,” Tedmon said.

“So it’s fairly significant savings.”

The whole project was a collaborative effort between Tedmon, Wilhelm and the wider academic community.

“One have stronger suits than the other and we can use that,” Wilhelm said. “I’m more of the creative side and Ted’s more of the analytical type, so it’s been a good exchange.”

“I feel a personal obligation when I tell Casey I’m going to get something done on time, because I’ve told him I would, and vice versa.” Tedmon said.

The project began when a McGraw Hill textbook representative came up to them at a textbook conference and asked if they wanted to work on it together.

“We work pretty closely with folks from a couple of different colleges too who help us out. They look at our stuff, make idea suggestions and proofread it,” Wilhelm said.

For now, this is the only class on campus that has a multimedia interactive textbook software but Tedmon said that eventually we’ll be seeing more and more classes do this.

They said the classes that would benefit from their textbook software would most likely be lecturebased classes like history, psychology and philosophy.

“I just wish that more of my classes had this technology,” Montana said. “It made computers fun for me, it was easy to do. I could sit in bed at night and just play it like a game before I went to sleep.”

“Unfortunately there’s not anything like this other than what we have right now,” Wilhelm said. “If this were going to spread more of these would have to be developed.”

Campus crime log SBT

Februar y 3 - Fire Dept. responded for a dumpster fire in the Siebert west parking lot.

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Februar y 16 - Police and Security were called on a suspicious vehicle parked on Rosenberr y.

SUB February 17 - Police and Security were called to the area of the Student Union for a disturbanceof a male acting irrationally.

MOL Februar y 17- Security was called for a student concern.

SUB February 18 - Fire Dept. responded to smoke detector alarmed due to maintenance being conducted.

DID YOU KNOW? The three most common languages in the world are Mandarin Chinese, Spanish and English.

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NEWS

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Aislinn Lautenbach Staff Writer

Notice a change in your degree audit?

Nor th Idaho College implemented a new class INTR- 250, an interdisciplinar y course that became a requirement for students seeking to earn a degree. The idea was approved last spring by NIC’s curriculum council.

According to the concourse description, INTR-250 or Integrative Inquir y develops student’s ability to collaboratively inquire using two or more disciplinar y perspectives or reference on a chosen theme, issue, problem or concept to complete a learning product, project, or presentation.

As par t of the course, students develop their capacity to critically reflect on their learning process and how values, ethical considerations and non-cognitive factors shape their learning.

Dean of General Studies, Larr y Briggs explained that the General Revision of General Education statewide allowed each public college university to have an added dimension of general education outside required component beginning in the fall 2015.

“We felt it was ver y valuable at NIC to have that built in intentionally as a required component of education,” said Briggs. “It’s a valuable course because students are given an oppor tunity to do something they might not other wise be able to take par t in during their NIC education.”

Students must be sophomores to take the class and need 30 hours of prerequisites.

“We felt that it was probably a little pre mature for students who might be brand new to a higher education to be in a course like this,” said Briggs.

Two classes are currently being of fered this semester.

NIC professors: Dr. Laura Godfrey, from the English Depar tment, and Dr. Ed Kaitz, from the Philosophy Depar tment both teach INTR- 250.

“The classes have gone well so far overall,” said Godfrey. “Adjusting to team teaching and to the interdisciplinar y approach to the course has been a challenge at times.”

Divisions make the schedules and say what classes will be provided. Faculty is primarily responsible for the class but can have guests or colleagues to add dimension to enrich the course. However NIC’s curriculum council approves all the courses that get adopted by the institution.

Briggs mentioned that fall courses are not yet arranged but divisions are working on their schedules and will be put together soon. There are roughly 5-7 INTR 250 courses seating an estimated 150-180 people depending on what the divisions will of fer in the fall.

“I think that this is absolutely about creating a more vibrant learning community here at NIC for the faculty who collaborate, compose, develop, and of fer these classes and absolutely for students who are in those classes and can see what happen when you bring in an interdisciplinar y approach to a wide variety of topics,” said Briggs.

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Depending on what students are interested in, they will be given recommendations.

“We just want our students to enjoy the class material,” said Godfrey. “We want them to engage fully and thoughtfully with one another and with the central inquir y questions we explore all semester. So far they have done a great job and it has been a real pleasure to work with them!”

Students shared their thoughts about the new course.

“I’m confused about why we have to take an extra course in order to receive our degree, said 19, architecture and interior design, Aubrey Cameron. “I’m kind of upset about it. I just want to earn my degree. I don’t want to have to take any extra classes.”

Another NIC freshman commented.

21 year old from Boise Idaho, Marissa Park said, “I’ll be taking it next year and I kind of like the idea of having two dif ferent perspectives. It’s something new. I’m looking for ward to it.”

It has been noticed that many students (because this class/requirement is brand new) need to be fur ther educated about just why they are taking INTR 250 at NIC-about how this class fits in as the capstone experience for general education at the college.

Faculty is cur rently working on another INTR250 schedule for next fall and will have one written up soon.

On Feb. 1. NIC held open forums on campus in order to collect information for the draft of the requirements for the Presidential profile. Two days later the Committee approved it and it officially begun the search for the 10th NIC President.

“The presidential search process is off to a strong start and I would like to thank ever yone who participated in the recent public forums,” Ken Howard, chair of NIC Board of Trustees said. “We received valuable input to assist with the development of the Presidential Profile. The Presidential Profile will provide applicants with a deeper understanding of North Idaho College’s opportunities and challenges, as well as ideal characteristics of the next president.”

According to the Presidential profile report NIC seeks a collaborative leader who embraces NIC’s histor y, mission, vision, and values; a studentcentered leader who will provide evidence-based leadership, foster innovation, value strategic risk-taking, and work collaboratively with internal and external constituents to support NIC’s mission of a comprehensive community college; a leader who demonstrates behavior that reflects integrity, high ethical values, authenticity, and a sense of optimism, and one who inspires conviction and enthusiasm in others.

The deadline to submit applications is March 10.

The Board is expected to select and announce the next NIC president by the middle of May.

Increase of liquor violations at NIC Chris Martinez-Ford Staff Writer Liquor violations have doubled from three occurrences to six occurrences and dr ug violations remain the same at a striking three times in the residence hall from 2014 to 2015 according to the NIC annual security repor t.

General Studies major Nathan

Gabrielsen, 17, said, “I feel the school should be stricter, I don’t know how they could implement stricter r ules though.”

According to NIC student handbook students are expected to not manufacture, sell, possess, distribute or consume alcoholic beverages or illegal dr ugs anywhere on campus.

Students receiving financial aid that are convicted of a dr ug related

felony or misdemeanor are suspended from eligibility for one year for first of fenses increasing for subsequent transgressions.

Code of conduct from the N.I.C. Student Handbook states that any student repor ted for not abiding by the code of conduct will be summoned by the NIC judicial of ficer with six class days to respond. Possible sanctions that can be placed include but are not lim-

ited to counseling, fees, suspension and expulsion from campus activities and or student dorms.

Annual crime repor t also stated simple assaults tripled from two occurrences to six occurrences this last year. Burglar y, stalking and vandalism remained constant at one repor t each while larceny and vandalism steadily came down from eleven to eight and six to four each respectively.

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EDITORIAL

MONDAY, FEB. 22, 2016 Celeste Kump

Finding your purpose It’s a cliché, but ever yone really does have a purpose in life.

For many, this purpose can be unclear and difficult to see in the journey of life. Even though it is hard to find your place and purpose in life, we can all agree that it comes with time.

Although college applications and the adults in our lives sometimes pressure us to pinpoint exactly what we’ll do with the rest of our lives, most ever yone has some sor t of idea or direction they are leaning towards.

For example if a person is talented in the science field, they may be more likely to go down the path of becoming an engineer. But what if they are also extremely passionate about dance?

Will they pursue their dream over their reality?

Many people go after what they are most passionate about instead of what they’re most skilled at. But is that always the right choice?

Maybe we should ask ourselves the following questions: what would make me the most money, what would make the happiest, and what I feel would benefit others the most?

Perhaps it all comes down to one simple equation. Passion + skill = dream job.

The intersection of talent and enthusiasm for a career is the path you might consider going down.

Personal finance is also a big par t of that decision. Even though making balloon animals might be the intersection of your passion and skill, I’m not sure it would pay the bills. This leads to another dif ficult life decision: what should be your career and what should be a hobby instead.

In the end, it is dif ficult for a person to pick and choose where they want to go.

Life is full of surprises and dif ficult circumstances and it’s often hard to continue down the same path in life—even when we were planning on traveling down it forever.

Finding the intersection of talent and passion can allude to the right path, pulling away at the branches blocking your sight. And finding an oppor tunity to test out that intersection is even more helpful to light the way.

Although the decision is dif ficult to get to, the journey will always be rewarding.

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In the place where I live Celeste Kump Staff Writer

This is where I live: downstairs. The door at the top of the stairs is locked. That’s where the guys live.

The laundry room full of cleaning chemicals isn’t locked.

This is an improvement over my last place, which I try to capitalize on whenever possible.

When I lived at home, my mom and I would fold the large sheets together. We’d stand at the opposite ends of her tiny bedroom with the corners in our hands and our arms stretched out like crucifixes. Then we’d walk towards each other, matching the corners up and vocalizing each step in German as we went, “ wir machen es so, und dann so.” The process would be repeated, our crosses getting smaller, until the sheet was folded.

Doing the laundry now, I find that the lint trap hasn’t been cleaned in a month, and wonder if there was a way to process this thick wad of greyish-purple matter back into usable fabric. I am constantly writing down questions like this; it takes a lot more nerve to ask them out loud.

Where I live, affirmations cover the walls- ‘Do more of what makes you happy,’ in big, bold letters- and abstract paintings in scientifically-proven-to-be-calming shades of blue. This is a residential treatment facility.

You may not know this, but

dark poet, influenced by Rilke and Dorothy Parker. I like punk rock, duct-taped crocs, and mismatched knee-high socks. I never buy my own shoes, and the nicest thing I own is my badminton racket.

I am endlessly grateful to my friend Ozie, who was there for me during my first four seizures.

I am an admirer of Della Street, who taught girls across America that you can be smart, confident and sexy, and still become a secretary. I wish I was better about being a vegetarian, but I love bacon too much.

I dream a lot. Sometimes I can’t tell my dreams from reality.

Especially the nightmares. The Effect of Gamma Rays on Manin-the-Moon Marigolds says that I am made from atoms that rocketed from the nucleus of a star, slamming together to form life.

Knowing and loving this, I can sometimes be at peace.

Talking about myself is somewhat of a new experience for me, but sometimes the best way to figure out who you are is by meeting new people: learning about them, and telling about yourself.

So I encourage you to talk.

Talk to a professor or your best friend or someone you meet in a grocery store. And if you meet someone, maybe talk to a person who lives in treatment. We may not want to talk about our program necessarily, but we still have favorite authors.

We have thoughts on life, questions, and, the more we get to know each other, answers too.

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many NIC and other college students live, or have lived, in places like this. I’m in the second stage of the program-intensive, transition, after care. Got here yesterday.

The people here aren’t brain dead, or sociopaths, or bad people. Most of us are just trying to find our place in the world, like any other college students. We may have been raised differently, or perceive things differently and this is a place where we can get help adjusting to the misconceptions we may have in regards to self or society. It’s hard sometimes, to figure out who you really are. That’s true for everyone.

I wonder if the real me will become more apparent in this stage of the program where we have more control over our time and less people talking us through our emotions. I wonder if I am the affirmations on the walls, the music I connect with or the stories I fill my notebooks and nightmares with.

Am I the color ink I choose to write this essay with? Orange.

When people tell me that I am my diagnoses, I am torn between anger and pride. “I am more than my personality disorder,” I want to say, but also, “you can call it a disorder, but it’s still my personality.” Sometimes it’s difficult for people like me to accept that I could be both.

I found an old therapy assignment while unpacking the other day. Maybe this is who I am: I was born in the sixties; I’m not sure how I wound up in this decade. I am a sarcastic and

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Life, especially in today’s society is very quick and busy. In a moment’s notice opportunities pass you by and never look back.

Grabbing the horns of the wild beast we call today is much simpler then many students realize.

The first step is to slow time down. The hands on a clock never stop so do not waste time staring at it as if it had a beginning, middle and end. Instead focus attention towards a calen-

dar. It not only marks the start and finish of each day, week and month but also provides entertaining photos that inspire fresh rejuvenation.

The most common reasons for failure among students in school are poor time management skills, failure to complete tasks, lack of self-confidence and no motivation.

Go back to the calendar.

Write down specific goals that you have either from classes or personal ambition.

Being successful is about wanting to be successful.

If Biology is having a quiz on Friday then not only write it down

but put a large checkbox next to it. Successfully putting a check on that box when it is finished creates a sense of accomplishment that gets addicting.

Make sure the calendar has artwork that catches the eye’s attention. Associating tasks that need to be accomplished with artwork will train the brain to smile about what needs to be done.

Most importantly place a nice selfie next to the calendar and write behind it why it is so important to accomplish these goals. Not reasons that society want from students but reasons that students should want from themselves.

DID YOU KNOW? On this day in 1974, an attempt was made to hijack a plane and crash it into the White House to kill President Nixon.

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The legacy of a mockingbird: A book review

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Game creators choked out by fans What happens to the person behind the video games?

Rachel Sieradzki Staff Writer

Most NIC students have read “To Kill A Mockingbird” sometime in our K-12 education. And now we as college students have the opportunity to read Harper Lee’s last publication, “Go Set A Watchman.”

Taking place in the same setting with the same characters, the book was greeted with mixed reactions by many people when it was published.

“Go Set A Watchman” was originally written in 1957, but it was not published at the time because Lee’s editor found certain elements of the plot too controversial for the current social climate. She was encouraged to tr y again and write something else, and “To Kill A Mockingbird” was published in 1960.

The manuscript of “Go Set A Watchman” was rediscov-

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Harper Lee ered in Lee’s bottom drawer in 2011 by her literar y agent, and it was published in 2015.

According to “The New York Times,” Lee may or may not have given her consent to the book’s publication. She did say previously that she did not intend to publish another book, according to her publisher HarperCollins.

Whatever controversies surround the book’s publication, “Go Set A Watchman” is definitely a book worth reading. In “To Kill A Mockingbird” we see Maycomb Alabama through the eyes of Scout the innocent, mischievous child; whereas in “Go Set A Watchman” she has grown up, changed her name to Jean-Louise and moved away from home.

Jean-Louise Finch comes into maturity and learns her values while flashbacks to her childhood, oddly reminiscent of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” are sprinkled throughout.

Some of the characters are familiar, some are new.

Some of the familiar ones are drastically different.

Sometimes places and plot lines from the other book are changed, some are the same.

The thing to keep in mind is that this is not a sequel to To Kill A Mockingbird, nor is it a prequel. It is an alternative stor y in the same world.

I would advise anyone who reads “Go Set A Watchman” to have no expectations going into it. Prepare to be surprised, not disappointed.

I, for one, enjoyed it.

Lee, 89, passed away last Thursday at the age of 89.

She had lived in an assisted living facility.

Thank you Harper Lee. You have left have a legacy that America will never forget.

Video games have become a common pastime in today’s society, giving artists and creators opportunities to connect with their audience unlike ever before, but how could this be a bad thing?

The first example of this is creator Davey Wreden of The Stanley Parable, a revolutionar y game with an interesting stor yline. You play as the character Stanley, Employee #427, as odd goings on happen in your workplace.

With that as a starting point, the player is able to traverse the world any way they like and have multiple ways to hone the stor y to their liking.

With eighteen different endings, various things can be done in the world and have a different result as an ending, from breaking the fourth wall by saying the player is a person and could not play the game due to your uniqueness, to constant game restarts performed by the narrator of the game himself to get the right stor y.

It is a wonderfully crafted game, with well-constructed pathways that make it an enjoyable experience.

It could seem on the outside that The Stanley Parable was

Wreden’s best success.

But then, The Beginner’s Guide comes out, and it shows a whole other side of Wreden that hadn’t been seen before.

This game depicts a game creator named Coda that had stopped making games, and Wreden was tr ying to spread his work and help him get back on his fee and making games again. When you start the games he made, they seem lighthearted and fun, but as they go, they seem to go dark and depressing, like the games are a form of his own therapist for him.

Then a shattering revelation rocks the entire game; it was Davey who had the issue that Coda was tr ying to help, sacrificing his integrity and creativity to help his friend.

He talks about Davey editing his games to have endings, creating a lamppost as something that would be symbolism for him, doing so much that Coda thought the only way to get his message across with all of the destruction that he had caused was to make a game saying for him to leave him and his work alone.

The Beginner’s Guide was a cr y in the dark, looking for recognition to help Wreden feel whole, help him feel purpose and get feedback like he had before, feeling satisfied in what he had done.

The second subject to

pay attention to is Scott Cawthon, a rags to riches game creator, starting originally with small video games that never got ver y much recognition until a critic made a statement that inspired him from making cute, innocent games to grim horror jumpscare-laden experiences.

His creations, the Five Nights at Freddy’s game series, is a popular phenomenon, creating a plethora of games in a two year span of time, writing a book with another one in the works, and a movie by Warner Brothers supposedly in August of 2017. He even went as far as to create a Halloween Edition of one of his games to satisfy his fans by having their favorite characters in horrifying fashion.

As for Freddy and his gang, the stor y is supposedly over, to the dismay of many of his fans with the game FNaF World, but this is where things get dicey.

While seeming to put up well with people’s over-obsessiveness or over-critical remarks, he officially lets loose in this latest game, making himself the final boss and having characters he made in the past as other alternate endings.

He went on to say in the game that all that the loyal fans have done has asked for more and more, and while he tried to satiate their appetite, it seems that it only made his eager fans more excited to delve into these

games and ask more of him.

He even went far enough that when you defeat him, he states that you, the player, would rather kill off the author than get the ending he was willing to provide if given time.

As much of an oxy-moron as it sounds, almost ever yone has complained about this newest game, making Cawthon frantically tr y to remake it to live up to expectations. Even as I write this article, new playable characters have been added to the game, making the potential eight endings already provided be much more extensive and stringing out Cawthon further.

While this is a perspective piece, I believe that this one asks more questions of the viewer than anything, so before I go spewing my opinion, what do you think of all that has been said?

Have you played these games, or intend to play them due to the intrigue and interesting backstor y?

Do you feel that I may have interpreted what I’ve researched incorrectly? Due to how much I’ve already said, I think it important for you, the reader, to explore and come to your own conclusions before I state mine.

I will do a follow up to this article, and if there is anything you discover or want to inform me of, you can contact me here at nathanielsentinel@gmail.com.

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MONDAY, FEB. 22 , 2016

Annual NIC jazz event adds a touch of humor

Al Gemberling plays the trombone during NIC’s annual Jazz concert held in the Shuler Performing Arts Center on Feb. 2 with the NIC jazz band.

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Dan Bukvich was on stage, and the audience knew it was in for a treat.

“It’s always fun to play at NIC,” said Bukvich, special musical guest and University of Idaho music professor “[We have] been doing it for 20 years.

It’s like coming home.”

Bukvich began to play an improve drum solo.

Suddenly, some of his fellow musicians began inspecting his drumset as though something was wrong.

One of them whipped out a tape measure and began to size up the set as Bukvich played, and began shaking his head. He then dashed off stage with a few of the other musicians, and came back, wheeling in monstrous-sized pieces of a drumset fit for Paul Bunyan.

They coaxed Bukvich over to it by leading

him with some portable drums. Bukvich faithfully continued his solo all the way over to the oversized drum set and continued on it there as well.

The tape measure was brought out again with more dissatisfied head-shaking, and yet another drum set produced.

This time, the drumset was toy-sized and could possibly be a fit for Alvin the Chipmunk.

The drum journey ended as Bukvich was lead back to the initial, human-sized drumset.

He never missed a beat.

“I knew they [the musicians] had something planned, but I didn’t know what it was,” said Bukvich. “They just told me to go up there and start playing a rhythm.”

Guest performers like Bukvich brought a comic element to the music genre known for improvisation at Jazz NIC, an annual concert event held in the Schuler

Performing Arts Center.

Instruments consisted of piano, marimba, saxophone, trumpet, guitar, trombone, trumpets and drums, etc. Song titles ranged from “Hey Jealous Lover,” to “Body and Soul” and “Walking by the River,” to “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”

Al Gemberling, and Gary Gemberling joined Bukvich to add their own enthusiastic flavor to the lively melodies, dissonance and harmonies that burst forth from the NIC jazz ensemble.

The beat ranged from energetic and upbeat to laid-back and pensive. A joyful onlooker gleefully jives to the rhythm, silhouetted in the doorway and an audience member plays his own set of invisible drums along with the ensemble.

The instrumentalists were also involved in the mood with feet tapping, bodies swaying and heads

bobbing. They proudly played their instruments with a flourish and enthusiastic applause periodically rang throughout the auditorium.

NIC jazz ensemble director Terry Jones said that since the special guests have been performing at NIC for so long, that they know the band pretty well.

Once he has the guests’ music selections for the performance, he selects pieces that would round out the concert.

“I try to start with an up-tempo tune, put a variety of different tempos and some Latin in the middle and build to a big finish. It is kind of like pacing a good story,” Jones said. “My goal is to keep the audience engaged until the very last note.”

Jazz fuses together European, African and Latin music with folks songs, which Jones said created a new musical form.

“Jazz is one art form that we as Americans can completely claim as our own,” Jones said. “[It is] a musical representation of our American culture.”

An NIC student expresses a similar sentiment.

“I think jazz is the most unique form of music I can think of,” said Anthony Moore, 20, psychology major. “It possesses the sensitivity of concert music, the upbeat of pop, and a feeling of great accomplishment when played well.”

Moore has been playing jazz, and more specifically, the trumpet since high school.

Bukvick’s musical mastery and antics continue to delight NIC audiences and help them appreciate jazz music.

“My favorite part of the performance was Dan Bukvich’s percussion solo,” said Moore. “He always does something impressive.

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Dan Bukvich travels from drumset to drumset during an epic improv drum solo. “I knew they had something planed,” Bukvich said. “But I didn’t know what it was.” Rachel Anderson/Sentinel

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The Disability Awareness Film Festival is put on at NIC to help raise awareness for people like Brenden Nichols who has benefited from NIC’s Disability Support Services.

“You should never give up, and never give in to anyone who doesn’t want you to do something that you know you want to do.” Gabe Theander/ Sentinel

Disability Film Festival is a step toward awareness and change Gabe Theander Staff Writer Since the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990, there has been a special team on campus devoted to providing the needs of the college’s disabled, and they are known as the Disability Support Services (DSS).

Their leader is director Tim Gerlitz, and he is on a mission to improve disability awareness.

One of the ways Gerlitz and the DSS team are making some change is by putting on the monthly Disability Awareness film festival. They showed their 6th episode, a film called Getting up: The Tempt One Story on Tuesday.

The film followed the journey of a once famous graffiti artist who developed Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The man in the stor y, Tempt, lost control of his entire body, but found purpose again in life after his friends and family came together to support him and develop ways for him to communicate and also continue his beloved art.

One of the many reasons Gerlitz loves showing these videos, is because he believes that they help people understand just how hard disabilities make life for some people, and that there is much we can do to help these individuals.

“Nationally, only about 16 percent

ger y, he decided of students with disabilihe would r etur n ties graduate or get their to nor mal actividiploma,” Gerlitz said. ties and go to NIC “This should bring tears in 2012. He went to people’s eyes.” for one semester, This statistic is one b u t t h e n t ook a of the reasons that Gerbreak until the fall litz wants so badly to raise of 2015, and he has awareness at NIC about now attended for the services that are protwo consecutive sevided for the disabled, mesters. and that they are providNichols’ joured completely confidentially. ney has not been in any way easy Gerlitz said that 1 in “...only about 16 though, he said. ten students in any colpercent of students The accident left lege body are eligible with disabilities his vocal chords for these ser vices, and although most colleges graduate or get their v e r y d a m a g e d , see only three to four diploma. This should and although the percent of these students bring tears to people’s surger y was able come for ward, NIC has to restore his voice, it is still seen seven to eight. ver y dif ficult for “That comes from the hard work of our instrucNichols to speak TIM GERLITZ Disability Support Serquickly and comtors, faculty, staf f, and vices Director the work that the DSS pose sentences. has done,” said Gerlitz.

“The hardest One student who has benefited part about going to college is just getfrom DSS is twenty-two year old Bren- ting people to actually listen to me,” den Nichols. After surviving a severe Nichols said. car accident in 2011, Nichols spent But fortunately for Nichols, there nine months in the hospital, four of are people on campus whose job and passion is to help people just like him. which he were in a coma.

“Without the DSS, I wouldn’t even After receiving vocal-chord sur-

be able to attend because I have difficulty writing. I wouldn’t be able to take notes,” said Nichols. “My eyesight, though, is like a 110 percent,” Nichols continued, laughing.

Along with his story, Nichols had some advice that he wanted to share with all of the students who may struggle with a disability.

“You should never give up, and never give in to anyone who doesn’t want you to do something that you know you want to do, Nichols said.

“Just rely on Jesus Christ, and he’ll bring you through.”

Nichols, who is pursuing a degree as a physical therapist assistant, credits his strength and resolve to his faith, and said that before his accident, he was an atheist.

“It takes an incredible amount of energy for someone, especially someone with bothersome symptoms related to their disability, to complete all of the requirements to get into school, and to then take that first step on campus, only to know that 16 percent will be successful and the rest will not,” Gerlitz said. “So that’s why we’re working so hard to help people when they make that first step.”

For more information on the Disability Awareness Film Festival, or to contact the Disability Suppor t Services, please call (208) 769-5947.

“Almost, Maine:” A theatrical experience Chris Martinez-Ford Staff Writer

Lights, camera, action!

The drama club hosted the show “Almost, Maine,” a compilation of short love stories to raise funds for sending students to a theater festival in Denver later this year.

Students watched as magic happened before their eyes in the Meyer Health Sciences Building Saturday night, Feb. six.

People fell in love, broke apart, watched old loves get married off and walk around the world so that they could be closer to the ones they love.

This romantic comedy was written by John Cariani in New York and directed by Robin Bonta.

“I have a list of things that can hurt you and ironing boards are not on that list. See, if I took this

ironing board, like this, and I hit you on the head with it, you wouldn’t get hurt-- Ow!-- Oh, that hurt didn’t it? I didn’t think it would hurt because it wasn’t on my list. But gosh maybe it should be on the list,” said Ezra Dolezal playing as Steve in one of the romantic stories,“This Hurts”.

Students laughed as every day events unfolded before them with a slight touch of déjà vu from their personal life.

“The play’s theme is discovery and there is something everyone can relate to,” said Zach Johnston, 18, generals major.

The drama club has been prepping for this show since the middle of the previous semester and they are expecting to be able host one more by the end of spring semester.

Gardner uses a snowball as an example of the world to explain to Alanna Yeend that they are not as close as they could be in “Her Heart.”Chris Martinez-Ford/ Sentinel

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“My inspiration was to create a marriage of diverse materials that arouse the viewer’s curiosity.”

MICHAEL HORSWILL Art Instructor

Monday, February 22

NIC faculty art exhibit shows off local talent

Can you guess which art sample goes with which exhibit?

The faculty ar t exhibit is being held in the Boswell Corner Gallery from February 16 through March 25. Check out our next issue to find the answer to our myster y art, check our website at www.nicsentinel.com or check out the Horswill displays his metal piece “Baroque.”Gabe Theander/ Sentinel

exhibit for yourself.

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Don’t let wet weather keep you in Timothy Gant Sports Writer

Coach Corey Symons cuts the net with the team to celebrate the historical 30-0 regular season record for the Cardinals. NIC played Snow College for their final game, and finished the season with a 87-60 win. “We could coach for 40 more years and never have a year like this,” Symons said. “It’s pretty special to be a part of.” Rob Johnson/Sentinel

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Trey Burch-Manning explodes his way to a layup while Scott Turner Boxes out a Snow College player. Geoff Carr/Sentinel

The Cardinals celebrate sophomore night in addition to thier record. Six NIC players will be moving on next season. Geoff Carr/Sentinel

There was enough emotion to fill up Lake Coeur’ D’ Alene Saturday night; It was the Cardinals last game of the regular season, their undefeated record was on the line, It was sophomore night, it was a packed house, and there were literally fans doing backflips.

In front of this whirlwind of community spirit, the Cardinals pulled of their final victory of the regular season against Snow College with a final score of 8760.

The win added to the NIC record for best season in the college’s history, and brought the Cardinals to 30-0 for the season.

Right from the tipoff it was a defensive and gritty defensive battle. On Snow College’s first four-possessions the Cards stifling defense forced a not-evenclose shot off the side of the backboard, an air ball, a travel, and an errant pass that landed in the second row. In fact Snow College didn’t even score a basket until the 17:24 mark.

If the team’s defensive efforts weren’t enough, sophomore Braian Angola-Rodas’s performance managed to raise the cacophony of cheers even further.

With his first basket he shot a baseline three-pointer right in front of the student section, and minutes later on the opposite baseline he threw down a one handed dunk.

Both teams were extremely physical. There were 10 fouls called between the both teams within just the first five minutes of the half.

Snow College got their first lead at the 5:50 mark, and within their next few possessions they poured it on and stretched it to a lead of six.

The Cards made a strong push and continued playing stellar defense, and thanks to a Scott Turner three-pointer in the closing minute of half, they squeaked into the locker room with a 29-28 advantage.

The second half began just as gritty as the first. On the Card’s first possession, Rodas was intentionally fouled while driving in for a wide-open layup.

Turner sank just his second basket in the second half, but it proved to be yet another important one and momentum chang-

er, by giving the Cards the lead once again.

Rodas put on a show after that, sinking basket after basket.

Rodas finished the game with 36 points, 25 of them coming in the second half By the end of the game, NIC had scorched their lead up to double digits, and to the crowd’s chants of “undefeated,” the Cards just dribbled out the final possession.

Fans stuck around to watch the coaches and players do the ceremonially cutting the net.

Coach Corey was extremely pleased with his team’s efforts.

“It’s not about me, it’s all about these kids. We’ve got a great group of guys, and it was something special to see that.”

Said Coach Corey Simmons, “Like I told my assistants, we could coach for 40 more years and never have a year like this.

It’s pretty special to be a part of, and we’re going to soak it up and enjoy it. We are a little banged up, so I’m giving them Monday off and then it’s back to work Tuesday to get ready for the Regional Tournament.”

Team Captain Brayon (BJ) Blake was in foul trouble most of the game and only finished with 6 points, but it didn’t stop him from basking in the celebration.

“We set our goals in the preseason to win our league, and hard work is something that we have stayed to all year.” Blake added, “I just want to thank the man upstairs for blessing me, and I appreciate my teammates for working so hard and pushing me to work hard all year.

Our support is crazy from Coeur D’Alene and I appreciate all of that too. It’s time to prepare for regionals now….Go Cards.”

The Cardinals are the only team in their division to go undefeated, and the first team in the college’s history to pull of the feat.

The historical feat comes at an opportune time for the team as well.

NIC will be withdrawing from the North Idaho Junior College Athletics Association after this season and as a result, this will mark the last opportunity for the Cardianls to compete on the national level against the top teams in the country.

North Idaho weather is an unpredictable beast. The only thing you can predict about the North Idaho weather is that it is unpredictable.

With that said, you might be wondering what kind of outdoor activities one could get involved in, but fear not. There are still plenty of things to do in North Idaho for little to no cost, provided you aren’t afraid to get a bit wet.

Jogging may seem like only a summer activity, but rest assured it is not. Granted when running in the winter, you have to be weary of slick spots, sticking to plowed subdivision roads and salted sidewalks will keep you safe from most accidents.

The great thing about jogging is you don’t need much and the weather doesn’t matter. You could jog barefoot in the spring rain if you wanted to, just beware of health repercussions.

Also, snow doesn’t matter, as fresh fallen snow provides an excellent cushion and provides a low impact running situation, assuming it’s not too deep.

In regards to all things wintery, ice-skating falls in the top three, right below hot cocoa and snowmen.

Normally ice-skating is subject to the weather, but we have an ice skating rink right in our backyard. Frontier Ice arena lies on the north side of Seltice Way, right in between Post Falls and Coeur d’Alene.

Skating is only $5 per person and it’s free for those younger than five. If you don’t have skates, no problem, rentals are only $2.

Free skate hours are open to the public and usually last two hours. To see the schedule for free skate hours, stop by the arena.

Eagle watching and hiking go hand in hand in North Idaho.

The best place to view the Bald Eagles is off of Higgins Point on Lake Coeur d’Alene. There are some small trails around Higgins Point that would amount to more of a short walk than a hike.

If you want to hike and view eagles, there are several other places for that. South of Higgins Point, and across the lake there is the Mineral Ridge trail. The trail is a three-mile loop with an elevation gain of about 630 feet.

It is an easy trail system and takes about two to four hours to walk. The top of the trail offers a great overlook of the Lake, Coeur d’Alene, and the I-90 corridor, and with the great views comes a great chance to watch the migrating eagles.

The final location is Tubbs Hill. A 120-acre plot that sits in the heart of Coeur d’Alene. The hill is bordered by Lake Coeur d’Alene on the west, south, and east sides and offers plenty of swimming holes off the beaten path for those willing to take the polar plunge.

It doesn’t matter if it’s raining or not, just bring a poncho and enjoy the beauty of North Idaho.

There is a plus side to the constant rain of North Idaho, which can be comparable to Seattle. The rain keeps the undedicated inside and draws out the hardcore.

With the rain comes peace, quiet and North Idaho enthusiasts.

Timothy Gant 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 www.nicsentinel.com

DID YOU KNOW? Prior to the current 30-0 men’s basketball record, the best Cardinal basketball record was 26-2-1 under NIC legend Rolly Williams

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LadyCards grab final home win

Katie Hartwig Sports Writer

Rafael Dos Anjos vs. Conor “Notorious” McGregor and Holly “The Preacher’s Daughter” Holm vs. Meisha” Cupcake” Tate are the next upcoming UFC championship bout for the die-hard fight fans.

There is a great group of fighters who are going to leave it all in the cage. The payper-view fights, to be held on March 5th include two championship fights on the main card where they’re going to be defending their belts.

Rafael dos Anjos, who is a Brazilian native and the lightweight titleholder, will be going against Conor McGregor, the challenger.

McGregor is the Irishman who holds a title in the featherweight division, which he won in a record 13-second knockout against Jose Aldo in December.

That was Jose Aldo’s first loss and has everyone wondering what Conor McGregor can’t do.

He has a 44% striking accuracy, which works to his advantage. He has been quoted as saying “I am cocky in prediction. I am confident in preparation, but I am always humble in victory or defeat.”

I believe McGregor will beat him via knockout in the first round. I think he moves faster than most fighters can think.

Moving to the lightweight division will make McGregor even more dangerous. He will be able to stay healthy and train without starving himself to make weight.

For the next title fight we have Holly Holm, the new women’s bantamweight champion.

She proved her worth in the cage last December in Melbourne, Australia, knocking out the once undefeated Ronda Rousey. It only took her 5 minutes and 59 seconds to take Rousey’s Championship belt. It was called the upset of the year.

She was definitely the underdog and surprised the world with her standup fighting skills.

She fights out of Albuquerque, New Mexico with another great fighter, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone.

Meisha Tate will be Holm’s challenger. She has been in the ring with many great fighters including Ronda Rousey.

Up until the fight Holly Holm had with Ronda Rousey, no other fighter had taken Holm to the second round except for Meisha Tate.

Tate has the capability of making this a good fight but I don’t think she will beat Holm.

Holly Holm is a World Champion in boxing and was recently signed to the UFC. She has been knocking out girls with her vicious leg kicks and powerful punches.

I don’t think Tate will be able to withstand her years of boxing experience coupled up with her amazing mixed martial art skills.

In my opinion Conor McGregor will gain another belt holding two belts in two separate divisions and Holly Holm will retain her belt in the Bantamweight division keeping her the women’s Bantamweight Champion.

So if you’re indeed a fan tune in on March 5 for some more history-making fights.

Katie Hartwig is a writer for The Sentinel. Her opinions are her own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Sentinel. Respond to this column online at www.nicsentinel.com

Sophomore Monica Landdeck sets up for a drive on a Snow College player. The LadyCards shot 35 percent and went 21/26 on free throws against Snow to grab the 74-67 victory. The ladies finished the season 20-8 overall. Katie Hartwig/Sentinel

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Sophomore Stormee Van Belle posts for a layup against Snow College for the ladies last home game this season. Geoff Carr/Sentinel

The North Idaho College women’s basketball team split in their last two home games as an NJCAA team.

The Ladycards lost the first of their last two home games to the Salt Lake Bruins 73-58 on Feb. 18. They had lost the two previous meetings by fairly significant margins, but the team is looking to chip away at the spread for regionals.

“We proved that we can keep up with them,” said sophomore Shelby Cloninger.

“So now we just need to focus up in practice and really execute our plays and play good defense.”

They played a close game with the Bruins for three and a half periods before the Bruins ran away with it with five minutes left in the 4th period.

“We definitely have what it takes,” Cloninger said. “They are ranked third in the nation and we scared them a little bit this last time we played them.

That makes us believe that we can compete with anyone.”

However the LadyCards finished strong on Feb. 20 against the Snow College Badgers winning their final home game 74-67 to a team who they had lost to in Utah a little less than a month ago. The game swung like a pendulum with momentum going back and forth before the LadyCards managed to pull ahead to take the win toward the end

of the game.

Unfortunately for the team, they have been their own nightmare as far as consistant play, though the team finished their season with a respectable 20-8 overall record and an 8-7 conference record.

“We can definitely sweep at regionals,” Cloninger said.

“And hopefully do the same at nationals.”

The real question remains, when the records are marked at 0-0 for regionals, whether or not the LadyCards can take what they’ve learned from their regular season experiences to upset Salt Lake and other SWAC opponents to claim the regional championship.

The first test will come in the form of the ladies’ first regional game against Utah State University-Eastern on Feb. 26. The Cardinal ladies have proved they can take USU-Eastern on in the past, with three victories to boot in the regular season.

“We have already had a great season,” Cloninger said.

“So whatever happens, I am glad that it happened with this group of girls. They are so amazing.”

If the LadyCards succeed at the regionals tournament in Twin Falls, they could move on to their final opportunity to impress at the National Junior College Athletics Association tournament, as NIC basketball will no longer be participating nationally after this season.

Volleyball rallies for pajama drive Riley Hadeen Sports Editor With the end of their season, the NIC volleyball ladies have turned their eyes from gathering points on the board to gathering pajamas for local children taken into foster care.

The team took a day off from their spring ball practice to go around the NIC campus and community businesses to canvas for donations to the drive.

Pajamas gathered by the team are donated to the Post Falls Police Department and distributed to local children who are victims of domestic violence.

This is the second year that the Cardinals have been involved in the drive. Last year they managed to gather 200 pajamas for the children and the goal this year is to collect at least 300 before the end of the drive.

“I’m proud of the girls this year,” said coach Kelsey Stanley. “They’ve gone to every company and handed out brochures and worked hard to get as many pajamas as possible for the kids.”

This is the second year that the NIC volleyball team has been involved in the pajama drive. The team is aiming to gather 300 pairs this year Courtesy photo

Only new pajamas are accepted through the drive, so unfortunately the old extra pairs lying around the house won’t do.

The team can also accept gift cards and cash donations to gather various sized and

style pajamas for the kids.

“We appreciate anything,” said coach Stanley. “Even one pair will keep a kid cozy for the night.”

Donations can be given to coach Stanley at her office in room 110 in the Christianson

Gymnasium.

NIC volleyball placed tenth in the National Junior College Athletic Association this year and will be hosting Lewis and Clark State College for an exhibition game on March 4.

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Last week’s answers: Across: Hamlet, Hallmark, Song of Solomon, seventeenth, saint, tomato, Nebraska Down: green, California, Venus, revolutionary, vinegar, Brady, Necco

Spring Horoscopes Red the Psychic (aka Celeste Kump, staff writer) is here for your supernatural needs. She loves cucumbers and disco and is closely associated with Archangel Michael Business Consulting & Co. She is also willing to do anything for free food.

Aries (March 21 - April 19): Spring is around the corner, and it’s time for you to start something new. Risky, even. Being the first to try something is nothing new to you though: encourage others to join. A group venture will give you new perspective.

Taurus (April 20 - May20): Thank you for being so reliable, just make sure your reliability doesn’t turn into overprotectiveness. Tactility (yes, that is a word-I was surprised too) is important to you, so avoid synthetic fabrics. That’s a life-long recommendation.

Gemini (May 21 - June 20): Are you ready for the Solar Eclipse on the 8th? Because it’s going to metaphorically rock your world. Prepare for an onslaught of new idea, creativity, and possibilities.

Cancer (June 21 - July 22): Last month was just prep-work. Your real spiritual journey starts now. And, if you feel up to it, reveal this journey to someone you trust. No lie, being open will be difficult for you, but the more you share about yourself, the more help you’ll be to your loved ones.

Leo (July 23 - August 22): You’re on Cosmic Fire. That’s a technical term for us psychics, meaning go kick ass this month.

Virgo (August 23 - September 22): Positivity! This will most likely be the hardest month of the year for you, so positivity is key. Spend some quality time with your dream board.

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CDA Knit Along, Feb. 23

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NIC’s Got Talent, Feb. 24

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Local Comedy Showcase at The Bartlett, Feb. 25

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Jennifer Nettles at the Northern Quest Casino, Mar. 4

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Spring Arts & Crafts Show at the Spokane Interstate Fairgrounds, Mar. 4-6

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CDA Music Walk, Mar. 11

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Breaking Benjamin at the Knitting Factory, Mar. 18

Libra (September 23 - October 22): Relationships are very important to you, so along with art and beautiful scenery, surround yourself with family. Your lucky number, this month, is 43, which also happens to be the answer to life, the universe, and everything.

I’d call that a good sign.

Scorpio (October 23 - November 21): Trust your intuition. Neptune is brining out your own psychic abilities and you will have an easy time reading others.

Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21): Don’t get caught up in the details. You don’t like them anyway.

Capricorn (December 22 - January 19): First off: get everything in paper; you might experience computer problems this month. Secondly, ask for help if you need it. You know you can do that, right?

Aquarius (January 20 - February 18): You hold your friends to high standards, which could lead to a bit of trouble. Nothing a cup of coffee can’t solve.

Pisces (February 19 - March 20): Try to channel your anger into creativity. Or a wall.

Anything really, is better than aiming it at something you actually care about (ex. Relationships, your new iPhone).

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Denouncing hatred, welcoming change One man walks through history to help others embrace culture

Chris Martinez-Ford Staff Writer

“[Black Histor y Month] is not just about black ascension, it includes women and poor white families as well.”

Award winning Ron Jones came to speak at North Idaho College students about Black Histor y Month on Feb 18.

Jones has been on the road continuously for seven weeks performing his show

on college campuses across the nation because he believes it is important that students become aware of what they are capable of and that their voices need to be heard if change is going to continue on a positive path.

Today we are seeing the highest numbers of African Americans getting a college degree and rising to the national standard in many categories, but problems are still prev-

alent in our society that need people to address them.

Jones said one of the most important issues in current events is the weight of disrespectful discourse and a presidential candidate who publicly denounces entire religions and races exemplifies this statement.

“There has always been an object for hate in our society,” Jones said. “120 years ago it was the Irish, then

blacks, then Mexicans and the list goes on.

Hate has never stopped progress and has never won so there is no reason to continue this trend. We should be more embracing of other cultures.”

Jones explains that his show primarily talks about black histor y because that is what he has personal experience with, but that the most important issue he can address is that it is about ever yone.

“America is a morality tale and it is told by the voices you hear the least,” Jones said.

He won Best Speaker award from Campus Activity Magazine and wrote award-winning shows such as “The Black-Jew Dialogues” as well. His performances have taken him to Canada and Australia along with all of the Unites States.

He just hopes he can make a difference in student’s lives.

Ron Jones walks through Black History Month over the course of a few hours. “America ia morality tale and it is told by the voices you hear the least,” Jones said.

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