North Idaho College Cardinal Review Vol 34 No 2, Sept 28, 1979

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First dance set

Student Board confirms new activities director By Terf Worley The Student Board approved at its Sept . 24 meeting ASNIC Pres id en t Paul Bieber"s nomi.nation of Jeff Pryse to till the post of student activitie~ direct.Or. The board also tabled action on the appoin1men1 of three student re presenutlves to the College Senate 111 Monday evening's assemb ly. the first of tll,c 1979-80 ~bool year. In recommending Vryse to t he board, Bieber and ASNlC Vice President Sco ll Day conc urre d that t he nominati on -.as !he result o f co n· siderable deliberation. "Paul and I bo th ca me to the conclus ion th:at Jeff would be :a good choice for activiti es director ." D:ay

said. Before approving Pryse's appoint·

ment by a unanimous decision , some board members questioned the encnt of the director's l)O\"'CT in the allocation of studen t funds. In response to these questions. Bieber explained that o ne o f the responsibilities of the smdcot actM· ties director is a weekly report to the boa rd o f his acuo ns in scheduliog events and that in most cases the board will be aware of Pryse's plans before activities arc definitely set. "There are limits to the power of the posiuon. •· Bieber said, adding that the student activities director "can't just go hog wild" v.ith the npproximately SI I .000 allocated to srudent activities. Bieber also noted that handling the student activiues directorship as an oppointive r:ather than elective posi-

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represents a ret urn to strict adherence to the spccificntions of the ASNIC Constitution. The post had been filled through election in past years e,en though the cons11totion directs otherwise. The first acti,·il) scheduled dunng Pryse's term as student ac11vities director is a da.ncc slated for Oct. F in the 'JfC gym. Co-sponsored b~ the Student Board and K 103-FM radio. the dance v.ilf be the last one h~ld m the gym prior to the opening of the new ballroom in the SUB. Pryse explained that the radi o stauon will pick up the tab for the C\·emng's expense, winch mcludes the price of the band and salaries for four off-duty pohce officers and money

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tll.ers. NIC"s fund3mental role u.ilt be supplying the use of the gym. The dance. "hich v.ill feature 1he group .. Hot Stuff.·· v.ill be open to the communi~. Although ochers will be ch Jrged admtttance. 1 IC students bearing student identification will get in fre1:. All proceeds obtJined from the d:ince up to the radio station·s expenditure for the evening v.ill go to KlOJ-FM. Am mone, cleared above this ;imount ~ill bealme part of the student body's funds. B1eber reasoned that this dance "ill offset mone) lost through confusion creJted b} the resignJtion of the previous sruden1 acti\'ities director. faen if the student bod} regains no mone1 through the ,·enture. he $aid. it ..,,ll be :ible to enjoy :i fre-e dance that otherwue "'Ould have cost it ncarl) S600 for the band alone. In considering nomin:iuom, for the College Senate positions a,·3ilable. Bieber urged board members 10 "c:igh their thought~ carefully bec-ause tho~c eventually appomted will be :i "reflec· t ion on the boud. · · The pre<;idcnt also sugge~ted that it might be wm• to appoint the poshions from among the Student Board membership He said th:u board members :i.re more in touch with the happenings of student go,crnment thnn other ,1udent1> might be.

Where did they originate?

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Mysterious rat pack surprises park vzsztors By Jeanelle Hamilton Lake \trollcrs in Coe ur d' Alcnt" Sept. IS may hn~e been convinced that lhc Pied Piper had left Homlin and brought hi\ follower,, to the dty park . Or li ke Randi Nlcht•11 and thlb reponcr. those park freque nters who hove ll '>pookicr l)U\iook on thm11i. ml,tht huvc thnt1ght thoi Willard'\ Ben had rctumt•d. The mddcn1 111 quc:\tlon l"Onl•crn~ 111 leu,t SO rat\ tha1 11,cn· runntnR 10\ht' thnt nij,lht 111 1he p11rk. Sinec \\ C hadn 't ~ten if,o many poch of \CCmtngly tame rats, we de1:ided 10 111~r,11gute v. hen 11 e \IIW thb Mlurrymg ma~~T11,o Coeur d',\lcnc poh~e othccr, and n,,, other pa\sCn·b) v. cre c, idcntly think,~ the ~amr thing. Some rodent~ were o .:uuplt of U\Ches long, 11 hile other~ werc tht:' ,,1.c nr kitten~. The , nricur) "'hltc, black and bruwn wrrc ~ dhcr,c a~ tht' i.iic:.. They were more .:ungemt1I than lhc 11, erngc rat, for ~me- 11110,.l' d Ul> to pct 11nd hold them. and s~,me even crawled mto my lop " hen I k11C'lt do"-n ThC' two pohl~mcn wc1t Ol'crhcard \:1y1ng that someone prubably dumpt"d them lb a prac1icn.l joL.c A large c11rdboard box. c, idcnth used to keep the rab i11 , was found on the J>Outh )ide of the rc:.t ~ b y the h c 11ch. The police left a fter mentioning ~omethmg about ··getting ~omc peanut butter to round them up." Mv new~ curiu~ity v. I) aroused. l>O I called the polil-c an Sept. 17 but \\ ii) told b) n i.poL.c:.pc~n that he had no knowledge or the rat caper. A ,pokc)pcr son fo r thr humane- sor1et\ "as "'5hocked"' because of tht" hC';1lth haurds that ratJ> prei.ent. Wh.en park of!i<ials " ere approached "'11h the qucsuon , they l>ll.id 1he) had no ideo or " hat I " as talking abou1

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"Becaui.c of the employment cutback, there arc only a handful of part •-orkers." said ooe park emplov~ -.bo had no k:no-a.icdgc of the incident. 1' OD) repon v. as made , I •ould ha, e beard 110001 u ... the 11,orl.er ,&1d I thrn took the •orlc:rto the rat slte, and rtr0 de:id oodic~ rcmaiMd. The rest "ere to hiding (a:, I thought , had petbap\ bttn corralled tn a ~~t rat ruundupJ. The )alIIC ahc-moon I contacted lhe police again ind "'" told to s« FITd K.ahin~t animal C't'llUOI offacr 11.ahm '$1 -,aid he rc«hcd a all on the rats 5.;11urd.i1 ni~ht .ind that he bad U1\CSt1gatcd CJJ Mond.a~ but had "foU.Dd oo S1go of &n) rats." I atcr that d3} , hov.c~,cr, a Cardinal Re, ie11o pho1ographn, lUl<Jthi:T reponer and I •,:-re 11 the lo,.:u100 10 tatc pictum, and v.e s.av. ~c-n1 dead uts and at le.ut thr« or four O{hers scurry111g about behind the building and C\en in tht' rest rooms. One ol the rats appellttd ro be d~ins of unnatural .:au,c~ but Kdungst wd that no potSOn .:ould h:1.,·e been u!>ed against the nus because other domestic animals ro.im through 1he part. When told ol the r:us. one v.oawi entering the par\. rest room1> !>lid, "l\e changed m, mirul.'" No menu-,n .if the oc,:urrco« e,er appeared m the loc:l.l paper's police bloner section. 1n addition. the Panh3J1dlc Health Distri..-, & En,"U'Olllllt!nt3l Section de1:hncd an) knov.ledge of ms. Spol.esm3.II D.>o .\lien ~id there are ·, ir1uallr no rttS in \ onh lcuho - onh mice·· · A.) k.n~·ledge of the incident be.ame more 11,1dcly l:M\\n I learned o! other people, including l\1C bas\.etball pbvers. "'ho h:id also seen the rats. 13' Sept 19 most of lhc r.1ts tud sccmi.Dgl>

dispersed - perhaps to look for more satisfoe1ory homes

RA TS ,\WA Y!'tlore than one dead rodent found its "'Y Into truh ~piacles •• the COt'ur d'Alen e Cit) Par!. following the unexplained onslaught or at least SO rats Sept. IS.


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