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thought you would. 1 never thought I'd be a Journalist.

I never thought I'd work for a newspaper \\hich would evemua11y mm imo o magn11.ne. h never crossed my mind that one day I'd serve as ,nnnaging <elilor of a s1ude111 news organitation on NJC·s campus: )'et, here I am. The Seni,nel has been my home for three year,; now and it will live on a. the biggest pon of my co1nnluni1y college experic1,ce. Repn...-sen1jn1; this beautiful campus and the sul'l'Otlnding areas throughout my 11me here bas been one of those things 1hn1 I'll cherish 111 life.

To my past and present staff members: thank you! Titnnk you for making my experience a1 the Scnlinel a "ild, wtld ride! You all desenc ""'trtls ror the work you do. You're the unsung heroes of joumnlism.

And now is the time to say goodb)'e.

Goodbye to the crazy events I got to co,·cr. like patmball compe1111ons nnd student fame. Goodbye 10

Art )'OU interes1cd In new~ writing. photograghy. edlting, runn11,g social media

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desig.i1? Cofne Joan 1hc: Scnimel. North ldaho College's nat1omd award-winning ~tudeol news organi:tatlon. No m:mer what rou arr intcref>ted in doing we ha,·e a spot for )'Ou! Come le.lrn. sh-arc and crc.;atc with a staff of like-minded, yet diveue students.

The Sentinel has won individual and organi1.ational awards, including t..he Socitt)' of Professional Journali>t's Mark of Excellence Award and the Associated Collegiate Press' Pacemaker Award.

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Contents 6 Swdcnts lnstagram $hare on~campw moments via

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0 What's Your Plavlist?

O Students sh;arr thclr top Ave soag5 from their tiworne rloyhsts.

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Stress Relief

Expttriences of staff members who visited New York City for the Colleg• Medlo Convention.

Five ways )'OU would've nev~r thought to relieve stress based on medical Journals from across the United States.

15 Lit Crawl The NlC Lit<f1ll')' Arts program put on th<ir first pub crawl

with pa.try ond creative,wrUing readings.

24 Athletic Profile: Madi Mott A look into the life of NIC so~ball's superstar and what >teps she has taken to get thcr<.

26 Now What?

An ln•depth analrsis of the Athletic Expans.ion Review Committee's r«ommeodation to postpone expanding NIC athlttlcs.

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18 LGBTQQ&A Students Caleb Weeks and Tatum Bryan (pictured above), Dakotah Andrews, and Lizzie \ Vel.ker answer questions about their expcritnces living in North Idaho and going to school here. They share their thoughts on id.enth)', their dreams and futurt aspiraliOn-5.

30 Back-to-Back Champions Nat• Pryor (right) and the North Idaho College mens basketball team won the 2019 NWAC Champlon,hip follo.ving a 31.2 season. Pryor, who arrived last foll as• h<nvily recruited athlete, would go on to lead the Cards In scoring. dropping nearly 19 points per g-ame. Pryor joined NWAC Player of the Year RayQuan Evans to form arguably the best bockcoun in the N\VAC.

NIC student Travels to L.A. for Internship I?-i=·old student Nadia Luhring lands a summer internship for a Los Angeles-based magazine.

3,1 Student A Desire to Help Tylor Whit• uses his talents in graphic de,ign to bttter the lives of thoSt around hin1.

36 Maximize Your Workout Gel l11e most of rour workout in two simple w.1)'$.

38 Students The Road to North Idaho College share their journeys aaoss the country and what led them to NJC.

22 A Dash of Hope NIC Volleyball player Hope Deleon and others talk about her ,lfrlval at NIC. the challenges of her 6m season and her overall positivity.

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Media Convention Waking up In N•w York City is differ<nl than waking up In sleepy little Coeur d'Alene. There is a slowness here that doesn't exis1 in the Big Apple. I woke up 1ha16m morning. rolled oul of bed and s1'arled my usuJ.I rou1ine of finding coffee. J w.indeted through Lhe Marrion Marquis, wa1<hed poop!< set up dl,plays, found my coveted coffee, and headed back 10 the room. \¥hen my roommates and I were all rcndy. wc- headed down to get our passes {or the conference. and went to the sessions of ou.r choice. l went to one 11bou1 genmg a Job in joumollsm. and learned obout 1he importoncc of having conncciions. Professional, haV< a 1ype of Rolod<x. kind ofllk< •.n 11ctu11l one wh.ett you write dO\""n namts and numbers. but you olso have a relation; someone who can attest to your work. The more people you know. the more btories you have. The more stories you have.~,. higher you an chmb i_n 1he wr\ung world. 1lcli 1ho S<ss;on (ecling empty; Ldon't have ma.tty connections. and as an overly shy person II ls hard for me lo pui mys<lf ou1 there.

L.ller thal day, I wenl lo the lobby. ;nd met "'th my media tour group. We hcadt:d over 10 lht Fox Ne,""-s headquarters; ii was ;;L.ffl;atiog.. We wnlktd lhrough recording studios.. sound edit.Ing and gr:iphic editing rooms. \Ve learned about the Wt>rk and s1rugglcs o( being pan of such a large news srntioni struggles like not being ab1e 10 get 1he right graphics in ,he background or the iruibility 10 sync sound and picture. Somewhere between the magic o(the nc"'ss1udio and the sigh, ofnvte people crowded around compuiers. l came 10 1he rea!mition th.ll I was happy wllh the peace of Coeur d'.Alen•, There's .something to those familiar sleepy mornings. the lack of traffic, a cup or coffee that doesn't cost seven dollars and the 1low trickle of new$. I re:all:,,.cd as my group hus1ltd back 10 the hotel th.it my Rolodt:x wlll nevtr be a~ big as I w.tnt • .1nd my storlts won't always ~ mainstream. For noY.', lhe sma11•town 5tOries and adventures will be enougli of a rush for me.

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1 r right. I listen to mus1, run into this. frustrnLion o 101 lhc past few days. Every and II h<lp, keep me photo l've taken has (epre$ented but a fraclion ofthe beauty Ulat was in rhythm as I wc.'11\'e arow1d a mob of shoulders.•.l\'Oidlng ere ..:ontact actually 1here. The S,arue ur L1b<r1r decorated 1he dark sky the nigh, JI aU costs. I avoid smiling so .1s no1 to give away m)1 S,m-all town root}.

I rode tht! ~ta.ten l.s.bnd (erry, but on my phone it ii JUSI a vague gRoen J'rn not in Idaho anymore. shap< ag,insl • black screen, Time, Squ,re is a valley or irr:adiant I emerge from the scaffolding. Jun 11\ time 10 d11sh r.1.,ross billbo.tr.Js. but it i.< Impossible 111 fi1 them all Int~ one shot. Even the str<."Ct in the last four 'ittonds of the cro~wnlk. On this side of the just willking 1hroug,h th& <lre<ls, ever)' block is picluh.'Sque, yt1 It's street, tunnels of steel beam$ and slrangcrs resume to guide nt)' "'-ay. impossible to td l from Ju'it a pktu(c. and the gamecoo1inucs.

E,--erything is orange now. The- building's \•lmdows reflect the I let 1he long walk ahnd of me serve as a c.1lJ.l)'SI for my coloc$ of the sky. and the city grow$ darker and colder every m1nutc. ret1«11c,n 1hls trip. Tuning m and out o( my surrounding.\, I begin My coat doesn't do mud\ agau,st the c11y's b11ing Ma.reh iir. l walk 10 1hlnk back on the IJSI rcw along chc 5idcwalk gretcs days and how bc.1u1irully to feel the '\vam1 air from ch:.iotic 1hcy\'c been, much underntalh on my body as Iii« the cit)' itself. I hovt1it I walk, and force my tir<d had a moment to myself leg, to pick up the pace; I'll sin<e I go1 here; a.II or my hn,·c to hurry if I wam to get nme hos been occupied there before dark. i;,.ttendlng the conference Every bll of1h,s 1rip ond exploring the city has bee1\ beautifol in it's own wilh my peers. Yt1. in thi> way, but the conversations culminating momtnt on which accompanied 11 •II my final dny, I explore by arc ,vhat truly made every myselr and think back momtnl Sptei:aJ. J'IJ never 10 oil or the lhings I've forget Johnnie Grinder, the leorned, pl.CC$ J've seen, and enthusiastic arlist \Villow people J'w met. and I ran imo selling his 11r1 t W.LSn't quilc sure in Union Square. Or Jimmy, whai 10 expcc1 from ~\c the homeless ma.o wt ,net 1 conference. 1\\ as much more on t.ht .street who wouldn'c <.<cllcd •boul sigh1seeing shut up about •liens. Even than I was about sittJng in the people who amc here confcrtnce rooms all day "'ilh ntc wett men: stronger~ learning about journalism.

• few days ago. bu• now I bm I ended u1, learning a 101 c,,11 them friends. 1 from the ,wious speaktrs. am bles.<ed 10 hove shared fc-.111-cs <tl)11,r Cllnnn Mnn1t1!>0!t m~ • n1sf11 l'II.II tn NVC. l 'tu;to, b;> w n,ow !wtlt'filldtl A freel:mc~ music juut n31iSt every unforgc-1t11blc momem froni California 1aught me that I can rruakc: a carctr ouJ of combining of this adve.01urr with these people, and 35 much as l wUI never forget two things I love: music and writing. A fredoncc trove! Journalist who the lhing; I\.., learned. or the pl,,c<S r,.e seen. I will never rorgei tlte traveled all a.round the world writing .ibout difTcn:nt c\lhures, taught people who ~re there every s1ep or the WO)'· me a ntw technique for lntcrvicw,. lt happens to be a pretty good way finally. 1he scaffolding ends and I ha,.., re..chcd ffi)' to go about lire in general; to be kind. curious and vulnerable. I learned dcstinntion.1heo:,sis of the city•..Cc1ural P:lrk.. I fmd a seat on a bench some thmg:, 3\>out myself too; I've always loved writing, but l\·e ne,•er and r<Sl u111il all of 1hc oronge in the sky Is gone. and all that is left 10 really serlou,iy thought aboul a career as• journnlis1before coming Ulumin::uc the Cit)' art 1he lightsk here ,md lt""o1miog about the wide variety within 1he fieJd a11d the Tomorrow. I "'II Oy b,,ck to Coeur d'Alene. and by Monday endless opponunllies II holds.

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Your mind reacl~ ditfcr("ntJy 10 various typ,es of musk no nume:r the ge-nrc, 50 maybe It's time 10 unplug from 1he nolse. Accotdlng to John Hopkins MNl.kal University. Lhc.re is evidence 1·0 support tht fae1 lha1 music k<q>$ your bniin bc.ilthy. h does this by giving your br.aln a workout. The study stotes 1h.1t ·mustc Is struClunaJ. m.itht-ma1laJ and ;u·chit«tural. lt's M.Std o.n rel..nJon.ihips bttwten one.note and the! ntxL You may not be a:wlU'eorit. but )'Our brain has to do a lot of computmg 10 make SCn$t' of iL"

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Maybe )·ou're getting enough sleep. but art you catching those quality Zi? Usu·ntng 0 mw:ic: or having the tclcvtsic>n on while sleeping can seriou.sty damage >'Our slttp quaJlty. A., we sl«p, we aim to tt"<tlch the REM stage of consciousness.

Doc10-rs suggest a Lotal o( 1·4 hours of this quality o( sleep total for a wdl-rrstcd night. ln order to reach Lh1.s deeper level of sleep, ifs c.ssentiaJ for your brain 10 :woid being di~turbtd by Oul$ide stimuJu.s.. ruch ,s noise and fighting from the televhton or othrr eJectronic.de.vices. Making sutt your sleep is quality s.lcep an infinitely improve your happiness and wNJ,bc.lng; so may~ unplug or k'la timer on your electronics to turn off after you have gone 10 sleep.

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the NIC Lilt!'.lC)' Arb organlution that the communlly "Is not a big guidance from their neighbors in Spokane, bu1 the tnough plact to thrh~." Howcvtt, CJo)·d and his co•foundrrs argue program also receiv«I a donation ofS,.000 from Global that be-a.use thr community he.rt is smaller and more dosc•knil, but Cr<di1 Union. expanding, the futwt of like this is bright lnOuencing the communiiy has been a theme for NIC's Lil Crawl bas an aim to help local rm.uran1s that are this group Crom the beginning. The rounders of 1he North struggling due to less hwmu, traffic and or location. Along ""h Idaho College Literary Arts LIi Crawl Mt tha11he growing helping 1he local eeono,n)', the cvenl planners are hoping to help town of Coeur d~Alcni: had a ''ucmendous representation groom those who would like to slort reading. It is in discussion of visual art." All •round town, residents, s1udcn1s and to slort a poetry night for only high tourists see the sculptures, murals school sludents. The NIC Literary and loea.1gallerie~ displaying local Arts program's goal Is to he.Ip people artists work. 1he commiuee began from all different walks of life 10 address the lack of li1erary art 10 become bener readers and and 1he representation of it In the oral redters. heort of Coeur d'.Alene.

'The con1ex1 and hope of "Whal Is missing right now this event is to make the literary arts is the other piece of art, the piece lhai is accessible 10 everyone by taking place literature," Cloyd said about CDA's efforts ln these fun res1auran1S and bars," In the art community. "Our town and 1he said Hegsted, hos1 of the first s1a1ion boards we represent don't folly engage in a1 Emerge. "This ls step one of getting literature; we are trying 10 change 1hat." more people involved and 10 broaden North Idaho Literary Arts the reach of the literar)' arts~ will soon be looking to tmploy a "Writer Hegsted said tbat one of In Residence~ This position would their mam reasons for choosing the charge the person who lakes it with local ions they did was 10 crrate a ·AARON CLOYD NIC PROFFESSOR planning more events like lhe Lil Crawl, comfortable environment for people and 10 come up wilh other projects who are no1 overly ln"olved in any and events celebrating local litornlur< li1erary programs or communities. According to Hegsted, over and wrilers in lhc communily. The organlzat,on Is looking for a 80 people showed up to 1he evi,m and moved 1hrough each of the distinct artistic and literature-centric vision for the community three loanions. that would be exccu1«1 over the next three years. More ls Much of 1hls new even1 was planned in assistance with coming to Coeur d'Alcne's literary arts community in the Spokane's art and llterntur< communily, wilh help from people coming months and onwnrd to lnspir< parlicipation. support like Mark Anderson, Spokane's poet laureate, a position which and love ofliteratur<. task$ Anderson " i th planning literature events and projects for the The next Lil Crawl 1\111 be May 19 in down1own Spokane community.

Coeur d'.Alene. and another two are scheduled for 1he •Maries main work has been to bring our communities months of Augus1 and Oc1ober of 2019. together: hls big thing Is collaboration:· Cloyd said. •Part of what we ore trying 10 do as well with these programs Is bringing p,ople together and add onto what our communiiy already offers.· Anderson emphasized the importance of the communities of Coeur d'Alene and Spokane, forming a closer and more active relationship through events like 1he Lh Crawl. He stated In an inteniew that whh more events like these, he hopes the people of the two cilies can get used 10 and look forward to "making the trip" 10 and from Spokane and CDA. •1 think 1ha1it's important that we think regionall)' in our efforts to promote the arts," Andrews said. "The more cross pollination we ge1 going. the more successful we'll be at making an

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Currently I Mn ,nudylng gtnl.'rlll$. ll'llJ ju~t lr.msfcr to a unh'ttti.ty ,ftu I'm donC'. rm looking a1 Uni\·crsil)' or ldllho for 1he1r organtu1ion:al tcitnct1degrtt, I do1~11 rdllyknowwh.at ii cnt:illsas I havcn'L talktd to an adviict )'Ci, but 11 sountkd int~Hng. Wh..n do you do with the Gtnder Sexual AU1anc(' lGSAI? I mos1ly ;us·1aumd m«tingt a!. I don'1 M,-e • l~den:htp p<Wtion ill tht dub. Wh<.n th~' need llll)' help in relation to Cardirntl Sync or ('\'tnt planning. I l\.t.Vl' pretty .t,-ood knowltdg( about 1h111 from being in .stud.tnt g()\'c.mmt..rn. Curttnd)•, I'm helptng v,ith the drag.show ,dong ""id1 Ke:!Ky O>nJ~·Synder frcllow GSA member} and \\'C arc Ut3ting tlytn and templatts for tht dt1:g $how lO ad\·crtl$C around Spob.nt, COA ;&.00 NIC. How bM the I.G81'Q community changtd htrt O\'tr the )'t'.&r'I? I mean, 1\-e onl)' r«end)•got im-oh·c..-d for 1ht LG.BT commun11)~ I dldn'I come out untU I wa.s 18, dght 0\11 orh1gh school.and now I'm only 2l.

I tJtlnk t1's gontn ,men1fon rtGently for both good and bad. Ifs ttally hard In 1hii. area, 6pttiaUy whtn 1hc )'Outh in gene.rat jmt (Kln'I w.nl to stay in ldaho.

I( you•rt an LCBT )'Oulh and you'rr ~n .i. plier llkt Cal1Jom1a or Pon land, or almoit 1tnywhtrt d:s.t, lthey h-::ivcl n1ott to otTer and morcopponunltld-1 think tlut's lM hardest part; we always tr)' lO c-ng;-ige with the yuuth bul o(trn til'rlCl thty don, WJnt to t•ngage with w b«..twc they don·~ tvtn w.int lo be hur. h's prcttymergctic to k't the )'OUlh getting lm•oh't'd ind th;1t's wb,n I like about social md!ia.. Tod:tv'.s LGBT dimate Jn the commun1ty b (th.t.tl a lut more )'OUlh a.re getll~g lm·ol\'td whm

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they can bec;lU.>i." it connttls them Md abo 1hty know who they •rt. tt)e.y walk difft:ttnl p;1ths. and 1hc:y lund o( di.$co\·cr themi.dves sooue.r. h\ lb.1.dl C1SCi where "''t get m lly unfortun.'ltt sltu:nions. likt the John Downlng c:ak' that h1ppennl r«<-nll)·, publlt opinion changes pretty quickly. J\e noticed and it an be- h.ttrd lo com(' bu.ck in 11. good light and make .!>Urt that v,.·e:'rt doing good thing> ,om1and)', and •ll \\1e can do 1, rtilly try. We try, wii do our part wuh the NlC GSA Club wd membtn of the LGBT oommunity.

Wh21t 01hecr tommunltles urr )'Ou part of!

J'm delinitclyput ui'thcLG8T communit)1 bu1 rm :1.l10~r1 o(

the disabled rommumty. Although I don, rca.11)• look ii, I b.&\'(' prt"G(:IS1iug

condh~J that J'fC\"t"IU m, from doing a lot c(thlng, I uwd h> rnJoy. I hn

~trilng now and l'm Jt&t gnung Into it, so 1hat's ddinhtly going to bea pan

of who I am. h~a1.m;all pan rig.hi now. I tnjO)'Cookingandbakiuga~ ~·~U. l11tt6 a loc lO ~ch indlV'ldual; v.l' tt:dly ,und ou1 in 1,onw- tift"ol\. bu1 In othtr parts \,•c'rt klnd ofbiddm sh..tdows...l cm.kt cookies in my mom·1 kitchen and g:irden IP my b«lroom on my spare limt.

What has )'Our c.olltgc cxpcrimce 1>1:co like?

So. I a.ctu.ally werit to college (or 1hc wrong rtason. I wt"nt to college right oul o(hlgh school wt could avohl duittg other thing> in Ifft. rnostty n:liglous lh1ngs unfonun:ttd)·, 11nd tlut wun't good bccii!USC 11,1cru1lly did not Uke school growing up. When I wtnl to college J had to fake 11 untUI I nmk h.

I disllkOO school at 6rst bu1 I got lo cx~rlencc all thtk cool thingi. hb ASNIC rutd duM :md coinm11tce1,. I\·" btt!n 011 this p.1th !or a ~hilc: ti~· tiCCIJJ.lly · wh.11 can I do 1h.a1 ~kc:s roe hairf)icr?• and th.1tj:whtrc 1 amc 10 the point or I nc:«l to tr)' new thlng.~ and make ne"' Mend.5 and memories hat~ NIC. ~nd being who I w~i and ~Ing thing$ in 1 dlfTtrent light.a.shard .u it i$, and it'> b«n hcll a ll11k-l>11. r.. not gotns 10 lie, Ibut I rt"s btcn cnJO)·.lblc 10 kind o( r((lefinr mysel( (I'm onJ thls palh to lrylo tind tU,J'lplncu ;ind what l enjoy.

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GSA CLUB MEMBER TATUM BRYAN DISCUSSES INFLUENCES ON IDENTITY

How do )'OU idmtJfy? My prono~1ns are OOl)t, he or him, so I pcefe:r jllll us!ng:, oiroe or M)mc: olhC'r lde:ntlfier Inst.ad ora pronoun Ru1 1dentily ts a litdc bit harder question jUSl bcnwe l\•r known I w,asn't els or he'l (dsgc:rKK'r or hrttmr.c:xua.l) slfiCc' I \tf)J \'Cry young. but it', bttn a stn1gglc lO fil(U~ ou1 tl(3(lly wlu,1 rm comfortable. \\'ilh. and 1hcre's bttn a lot reasons \\hf J'm not comfort,1blr idtn11rymg with ~methlng ftO\'l, 11() JUit g.::nd~ non•(l)n(C>rmlng t,: kind ofwh.11 I e,o for.

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What h~s )'OUI' upulc.nC¢ be:c.n going to 4C,bool hffl and IMng In North Idah o?

So. when I first mQVed here. I am< r,om Mlchlg.tn. spe,;lfi<>lly Ehl Lansing 1rea. which h \W)• librnl, and J grc:w up a vcry, \'t.ry big p;u1 of the LGB1"Q community lh1:rc. I marched in pri~ al) the time. I \\"aJ in $Uppor1 groups. I did p.&ot:b (or school bo~mb about bt"ing an I.GBTQ itudem. Moving hen: Wll! lhe first hmc that, while I had apuiencffl violt'ncc bccau.st ormy ldtn11ly.it w.1.s the ti1111imc that I was rtiltysosc;arnl that I h'\lnted 10 ll04 bt ou1• .u1dw I hKI ch.at I ww. u<>t(isur ht1 fora \"1:rylong timr. And then I 1:i-artcd going 10.school ~and I w:a1s1ill kind ofh1dlng i1. I dldn~ n'ffl M.ilrl going Lo GSA until like mldWil)" through my fin.t semestu. bul thtn I found somr pt'Oplc: who w~nn·i 5mligtu and weren't 0$, $0 I ~ II.kc-, ob)'. I can do 1hb .igaln. SO (ar C\Cf)'Ont I've 1.1Jkcd 10 who 1, In :i.n 3dmlnl~r:uor p0sitton hat ~'11 wondc:rruL fanyone's bccn \~ry helpful 1nd CC1mfonubk to 1iUc. to and nm scary about it. so ltt been ~Jrigln.

Arc then,communili~ In addition lo nonprofiu th-at rou•,t wnn110

hdpcommu.nkiate whh c:ach other?

I 1h1nk what rm nl!0$1Jy going to be doing ls workmg with l'lonpro6u. l\'C l:>etn \\'Oridng wt.th nooprofitJ tloce I was '"· u,d then I also n:.alfy wanl 10 work with one: hert, but I also w;;Utl to makt sure the.I wha1 l'mdolngb a.lsabelngkind or.. I don"I know If I ~".ant to say "eommu11ity &nder" ... but I want to be in touch whh d1ffertut communilit$. even minoruy g,oups as a wholt, cspcd2Jly just hdpl11g tht:m to undtnt.aud difftrtrtt pcr1r«1h'<S bcc..u5t minority groups CXJX!m'n(c oppttss.ion. but they t'Xpttlmce 11 diffttcntly.

Sonltonc who is g.iy can"I underna.nd ""'hat someone who is black cxp,tritncn. but th.al doesn't mean th.11 they don't both experience oppres.,;ion, and they both should~ 1ble to undtrsttnd. •11cy. thls ptti,Oft hat O hatd ure. ind thi.s pttS(>ll hus t hard hf,. .SO ltt'11ry to unckntand nch other.• We're all hu1T1an, rlghtr If ,1 big part of your kkt1IH)' i s ~ on Judging others or hating othcrsorbdng$0lrcdorothcn.then I ch1nk)'OU need tocxam,n,e 1ha1 :lfld I think )'OU nttd 10 wtdtrstand why )'Ou C«l likl" that.;,.nd if lhal•s 60mcthing tb.11i ju~ifltd. ~blly i( they're gcner.li:r.a1iQns. It sucks lO know thou )'OU have faulu 11od th,111 )'OU ,n,ght not ht uc~tlng peopk tht best or- Lhal )'OU 1n1gh1 not bl" thinking the best but Iha! doo.n't n~~n 1tu.J you"rt Inherently tud or lb..l rou'rt C"\'il, itjU5t nt.einS lh:it you haV<' room to grow.just like literally t!Vtrybody tlst ..it llU tlmts; 1t', Just I nc~· way to 1mpru,·t• I ju~ hopr that p('Opk here In 1hf, :tRa QJn1h1ut to gmw ~nJ dt,·clop. Wt all ~n get o1Joni and fed safe ht<re Wld rnjoy thb pt:i(, together.

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DAKOTAH ANDREWS ANSWERS OUESTJONS ABOUT WHAT LIFE IS LIKE BEING AN OPENLY 5 AY MAN fN CDA Whal are rou 11ud)'ing htttt?

R.igh.1 now. intcrdtscipUnary studies. bul I hove a 101 o( diffcrt"nl p3..\iions, so r11 pcobllb)y c.han.ge that sometime In the future.

Wt''U str whett t'Vtr)1.hing goes!

Do you h:a\'l' a fa,"Otite C1'C'111ivc out.lei?

Mus" is dc:flmtdy nwnber one, but Qrl, drawing, painting; all th•t stuff i> alw • huge p•rt of my life. I'm n slnger-songwri1tr. so thi> (Oming ~ummer I have a bunch of lhings romlng up, gigJ bastcally. rm ,oorking on • bunch of stuff. so th•t will be fun. As of right now. the pop up 1\r1 ~how downtown. ~l.lld 1hcn Pride in 1hc Park this summer. \\'bat do )·Ou play?

l\·e been In choir all my life. and I kind of pla)' piann. A lat of my WllSJ tnd up with ukultle; there's a.11 aLmosphcre that I ma1e:h with. hi! be coal to learn gultorl l have dreruns ploying gui1ar. shredding so hard. bul y.t know. my fingers just don'c ,,:anna do the 1h1ng.

Maybe one day.

Do you wanl lo 1·:aJ.k about your experience bting gay?

Well to elabornt<. I Identify as a bi romantic homosexual. I'm M~:xuall)' and romanticaUr attracted to men, but I'm also rom.,ntkall)· auracud to women too. As far as my cxpc.ricJ1ce, I didn't comt out to nl)" mom untill I w;is 13. She \\'B.$ super cool about it. I was super emotional.

As far a$ likt c:rilkism/ rldicule. there ,..-as a bit or 1hat. In mlddle school I had on awful prank pulled on me: the st<m>typica.l, "Oh thi• guy likC$ rou. but he doc,m't aetually like you." 11nd then all the popular kids In 1hr school laugh(•dl at m<. It was really ....uy borribl<. First gay tragedy I ever h::id to expcrie.llce.

My mom (is bisexual) and \\'C got hate mall ou1 0(1he blue

oned:i.y saying th.1.l we nttdledl co mo,·eout of our hou.st, (aridsorncl homophobic 1breab. It was super awful. but we we.re 11kt, "'Fuck }'\lul Who gh·es a shitt Come-aind try;"' Vlccould kick butt.

One~ In i wh.Ue J'll htar "fu.g" from the window of someone's ~r. bu1like. you're o~Uing me? Big TIC:\\'$. Finding lo,,c in CDA, Idaho as a gay man i.s the absolu1e worst. E\·e.ryo11e has d11ted each 01htr. I fortunot<lyha,·e stayed out or the pool. That's why I really lo\"e Seattle .ind Port1and.. I rea.11)' just nt."Cd 10 get out. and find a man.

A< fur as hdng treated cqu•lly, I alwa)'S make sun, thill I get treated fairly. l d<in't takt 3n)'One$ 0'3.1).

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Whal arc you .studring al NIC? So rm going ta school for social work and I should be coming out \'litb an associates in soct3l work nut year and then rm gonna be 1ransferring potentially to a school i.n Oregon but that's not decided ye1. I'm still like a year out. In general I wanl to use tha1 social work degree to open up .t LGBT ~hcht'r for homdcss youth that are part of 1h, community for"' hen they are displaced from their homes and so that~ the big huge rod goal. It'• n«ded. e,peciaUy in this am, thcrls nothing htte.

Could you lal.k a lit1lc bit 11_bou1 what rou do with lht GSA ht.re?

Currcntl)' l'm 1he pres1d(nt of GSA. Last year I W3S the vk~

Howb;.syourexpcrk·neehecn atNIC? I've had :.U\ amazing experience here. I rta1ly enjoy coming .1nd le..1.ming; I have a lot of fun ju.~1 ush,g my brain. I'm herl' for sd1ool, but I'm not opposed to the Ide, or a boyfriend.

pmldent so I'm just helping run things. kind ofb<ing tht lead« that's on the campus. and making SUI\' people stay on tmck of doing things wi1hin 1he dub like helping ()1"83-ttiie ~vtnts like the dnigshow. We were w.tntlng to go to a conf,rencc bu1 I don'1 thmk th41t's gonna h:ipptn.

But Ill re,Uy like being that support person as well forthe i.GBTQ communit)' here.

ls there a.nr1hing else that rou think is imporlant for pt-0ple to kno~· about lhe com munil)' hen?

We h3vc an tCBTQ commun.ily, but we' re also Yer)' fragmcnled. 1llertare a lot of people in our community whn ue 1uper

tran.srhobk. lnltmally homophobic. or arc ..no rem.,;. no fats. no Asians."

It's really awful...! can't SO)' that l'nt 100'1/, proud of my community. lhett's a lot of us. but we're sti11 frogmented.

If I were 10 g.1,·e a ,·cry broad message 10 people: don't be ufr.a.id ro stand yout groWld; that's what lawsuits are there for. Stand up for yourself. stand up for your rights. do•• much as )VU con. I hear. "Pan pe-oplc don't know wh:;11 they're 1~1lldng about, people! who cxperienu gender dy,phoria don't know what they're talking about. they don't know what they're experiencing. they're just expcrLmcnUng.. it's just a f.ad."' No one has 1beit shil figured out. Who c:3.res? $(and up (or who you art e,·en l( you haveu't figured it out yt:L

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Ho"•has the LGB'fQ community changed hcrt' onr tht' ytars?

J've $ten a linle bit archa.ngt, bttau~ fvt been lnvolYed with the GSA since 201 1, when I \\' 35 )Sand we were pretty11ctive lhen. Then I kind of stepped back for a couple reors and now ,.oming back pcoplC' do ~cm more eoergetic, like Caleb said. and txchcd and passlonatt abou1 doing things. ond I think social media do.. help with that.. But J think also a rei»on why we don't have as ma.O)' p,'<>plc attending and parudpaling Ln 1h1ngs is because there's I lot or repercussions to being associated with an LGBT group or Just the community in g<rn:ntl. Sa especially whh the )'Outh w·e have II hard lime geutng them showing [upl bemuse a lat or the times. especially in a conscrvali\.'C area like North Idaho. the pan,ntS att not ak wllh h and so

th,m h;wing to sneak :iround, that's not ok :and It& not sare: for tht m. I a Lot of peoplt choose not to parOdp;,ttc beause or things like that, which sucks.

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What other communities a.re you parlor?

Yeah. der.n1tely being queer Is not thr only part or my identity.

I alw ain dlsabled and a Huie more visible as ~omC'Ont' who us,cs a. mobility dc,•i«· . using comes and wheekhairs. I'm also an anisl and I Jo,-c to do tr.tinting a11d c:~romics and entbroide-ry and a.l.l kmds of other art and be.Ing part or othe.r smalJer comnmn.it.ies as well. because the LGBT community is not the only one I'm a p:art or.

Howdo rou like going to NIC? I think it's rcilly coot The cxperiencrs th::n "'e ha\'t change you as a person and school doe.s gi\'e you all these opportunities to meet people that you probably \'t'Ould have never met in the hl'$1 pl~. I work in the residen« hall and theres outom•tlcully 200 people that I probably would ha\'e never met btfott and 1 get to work with them c,>t.rrday.

It's quite lntttcsllng and dt61titdy kttpsmc:: on my toes and 8"'t"S me 3 reason LO kind of get out of bed ln the morning, even on my days off and on the weekends~ because there's these kids that ahY'll)'&n,cd something.

Working with GSA and other groups here on campus definite!)' helped me figure out who 1 am as a person and figuu out wh;i1 I do like, because I also had a \"cry rough childhood where I dld.n't know who I was. I had a twin who w.1.s kind of tht domlnant one and so J was-al\\'ays kiod of under I.heir shadow my entire life nnd [ then .-«J final!)' went our separate ways and I finally was ~ble co btcome my own person in college.

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A DASH OF HOPE •

N IC volleyball player reflects on an injury-riddled season and how her friends and hobbies have helped her stay positive H!·f,rm· f/d."r.1.1_;, orrhlitor

A beautiful view w.as one of the reasons HClpe Del.ton. a Caldwdl, ldaho nati\'e, said she wan1rd 10 come- to Coeur <fAJcnc, and play voUcybaU for NIC. .. I lm1e the lakes and the trees:" said Deleon Growin.g up, the only sport Deleon was interested in was volleyball. She traveled up 10 Coeur D'Alene for• lourm1ment, tt.nd 1n.stnntl)' fell in IO\'C with lhC'area. DcLc:on wasnt recruited by NIC origin.Uy though: Instead she had to comae, the coaching staff herself. OeLeon MIS initially nervous about ttaching OUI, but a bribe O( a new l"'ir o( shoes from her r.'llher turned out to I><> just 1he push she necdcd.

"She sc_nt us a video: assistant head coach Robin Reese said. "She was fast, and nothing h.it tht floor around her."

1hai video grabbed the staff's ,mcnuon, and the rc,ru1ungproccss quickly look oil'.

"One of the fir;i 1h111gs [head coach Kcl,.,y St•nleyl •nd I look for In r«ruits is if thefre ~ood people, and she fi1s thJl lO a 1ee: Reae srud. "Shc't someone )'OU just want to be nround. and that rou definitely waot 10 bt n pai-1 of your program...

Since coming to NIC. Deleon quickly established her.elf u the libero on .. highly cornpc111ivc group of volleyball players.

"IDeLeon)and I are ve,; do,., with eacl, other and ii w,1.1 really fun 10 compete ug,ln<I her for the ~me position~ lc.unmat• Kynzey Mitzel said. " I ioneidy it was really fun IO play in her position. ,md have her s11U chi.otr me on."'

De1.eon·s first season or volleyball with NIC started reallr well for her and the team. but thcn tho mjurle, ~1ar1e<l piling up. Pi•)'-'' ,ficr plarcr sremingly w01t down wi1h injury, and ror most of the season th~ lineup wa.t; never coo~is1cn1.

It v.·as ii rough St,1$011

with injuries but our attitudes were alw;lys positive; Deleon said.

Deleon tore her ACL in Oc101><>r, the middle of the season, after JMrtially tearing the same knee the year prior.

"Sbe tned to tough it out, she probably played for longer than she should have and what her body was telling her to do." Reese said. "It wos really hard on her 10 stop domg wbat she loved to do. but she was full of positive rnergyeven In her hardest limes.· Th< volleyball team went on 10 finish fifth in the NWAC 1ourname111 with De.Loon operating in more of a coaching role for the second half oi the uason.

"She wa< '"'Y helpful with her toamnm1cs. and secs !he court really well; Reese said. "She was supcc encouraging, and never satd a bad thing.• With M11ul takmg over her posillon, Doi con 1rled to relay as much help as she could toherte,mmate "I'm IMittel'sl biggc,i fan, and I

SHE'S SOMEONE YOU JUST WANT TO BE AROUND. AND THAT YOU DEFINITELY WANT To BE A PART OF YOUR PROGRAM ah•a~want 10.stehcr dosufl<:rwcll~ Dcl.<On said. I lnvc bring on the s,delmes to cheer

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her ont nnd since ltS difficult to see c,·,rything 1har's hoppcning on the couri. I try 10 help her where I can.'"

•1t was hard 10 lose h~r as a teammate," Mitzel said, "bu1 ha1•ing her supporl on the bench

was so awesome for me."

The aver.tgc recm·cry time for an ACL tear generally takes around nine months to a )'f'af nnd Deleon is still in the midst of that recover)', The dooors told her the recovery time would be about a i-car 10 focl normal again, but DcLeon has her sigtu.ssel on see.in& t.hc court chis summer.

• t just don't want to walt that long; Deleon said.

Offthecourt, Del.con enjoys 1.-orking at Dutch Bros. cranking some Eminem or chowi.ng down on some Mex:i"can food. Sbe also noted how much she enjoys spending lime with her teammates. "'I've nf\·er been on a team with drama but I've been on teams that weren't super dose.. Delton saj_d. "This lcam 1~ dilfrrenl though: wt ut Iii« a fomil( Del.eon 5.lid that •he looks furw-Jrd to nr>l season an<l 1hc ch.alle11g~ th-at Jwui1 her.

"I'm excited to see the type of athlete l l':ln I><> ot full strength; l>cleon said. · 1'm Ju<t really excited to get bock on th.11 courl and compete.·

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ACE

ALWAYS CHASING EXCELLENCE

SHE TRULY BELIEVES IN EVERYONE'S ABILITIES ON OUR TEAM AND IS CONSTANTLY ENCOURAGING US SHE IS THE DEFINITION OF A GOOD TEAMMATE .

DEVl~'>t AMtSOUITA MC SOFT&Atl ,LAYER

It's 6 o.m. on a brisk February morning In Coour d'.Alenc. 'fhe 1empc.niturc gauge struggles to climb to double figures. The plummeting temps have brought about a son ofdept"sslon and fock of energy to a college campus that is usually blooming, but for Madi Mott, her energy and perseverance won"t allow her to ht" complacc-111.

She ls chasing something and ••hen that alarm go<,• off'in the morning, she sees it •s an opportunity to embrace the grind.

The Gl,dston<, Oregon produe1 promptly head$ to weights at 6:45 a.m. where she Joins her ~ammates for an hour.Jong llfi.

Wasting no time, sh" arrl\'c~ at the scicna building for her Chem 112 class. It~ •tralght to the b,tting cage after that from 9, J J. S1atlsti<s 253 occupies her undl noon. for the next three hours, she work.fl on her pitching before e,·cntually joining her team for r<gular practice.

Physical 1hcmpy sessions follow. often spanning up 10 an hour long, When she arrives home after 4 p.m., she is tes1ed both physic•lly and menially by 1he challenge of completing the homework thol seems to pile e\'lr higher. For mos1. chis daily llfcsl)1e would be impossible; for Madi, htr men1ol forti1ude and slrength of mind kteps her on the path tow:.uds tx(ellencc.

Modl's ptl'$Cverance stems from h<r upbringing. Htr fathtr pushed her to find grca1ncss and ntver let her fall off'the 1mcks. She rtcalls n time back in her junior rear where her frusmuions aJ1d stress levels had hil 1hc max. After a day 1h21 included baskelball prac1lce, softball practice, and a two•hour pllchlng session, which Madi said had gone as bod as po,;,,ible, all ofter• full day of classes •lbei1. ,he hod had It. Balling her eyes ou1, she told htr dad IMI •he was don<.

•1 don'1 wanl to play softball ,nymort." she «members celling her

fathtr. • 11's 1101 fun!'"

It was her dad tha1 c-allned her dowo and rmdnd('d her that ii was onlr a momen1ary feeling. She credlu him with ktcping her on 1he path. Later 1ha1 same season. she would go on lo win the 4A piteher of the year m 1he >lattofOregon. To this day, Madi 1hanks her f.11her for saving her from lening go of the spore she truly lcwed.

"If he would've lei me qui1. none of this would\·e happened~ she said. "He is dtfinltely thot ptt$0n 1ha1 pi<k., me up.· Her father's nudge has proptlled Madi to cxccllcnct on the pitching mound. In her lir.i season, she went 29· 1 wilh, 2.07 ERA. to go along with n 8: I strikeout to walk ratio. As a result, she won both

NWAC Player of the Year and 1ournament MVP, named 3 2018 NFCA Firs1 Team All·Amerkan. and led the Cardinals 10 a 5-0.3 r«Qrd and the firs1 NWAC tiile in sd1ool hls1ory. When she firs1 picked up• softball al the •ge of six. she could11'1 h,ve imagined• eareer llkr the ont she is currently paving: but she undrrstand.s why Jt ha.~ lu1pprned.

Madis older sister, Danielle Mou. played In a UIO league when their fa1her pushed Madi to play ball. For vsrious reasons, she Joined her sisters team, often playing against girls four years older than her. She wos forced to grow up fast, bu1 looking back, she saw It all as a blessing. as wdl as the reason she began 10 love the sporL • 1grew up that W'JY [playing wllh older girls)," Modi menlioned, ·so Just playing wi1h fl"Ople older 1han me, my mind works so fast, and I have a high sofiball IQ. Seclng how they played. lh<)' taughl me a bunch of stu1Ttha1 J was able 10 pick up. I dcfinilcly fell in love "ith the game from• very )'Oung •ge. ond I Just liked being on the dirt. I'd be on 1here the cn1ire summer lns1cad of beach trips and pool parties. h was Sfl"lll at the softball field."

Th< Villucs sbe learned while playing with high school ~niors a11he age of 14 ha,•e been monumenlal. Madi alludtd 10 the fact that theres• lot 10 learn from sports and softball spcdficall)', but one cops the list for heL "'It ttacht~ )'OU so many life Its.sons about tlmt management. dlsciplinlog yourself, and focusing on the process.· she said. "But I think the biggest lesson l'\'e learned would bt to respect )'OW' opponent. respect other people. lus1 growing up thal way, I know ii is a really good value; She has 1augh1 mony lessons to her tcommatc, al NIC as well. Thlrd·baseman DC\oJnn• Amesquita said she has learned a lot from Modi in 1he time she ha.< known her. ·r think.1he bigge.<11hingshe has 1augh1 me over the lase 1wo yeors is 10 have eonfiden.e In myself.' Amesqulla said. "Shr truly be.He,·cs ln c,•cryonc's abilities on our team and ls constantly cncouragmg us. She ls the dtfinition of a good teammate.. lt's·tough to envision someone not gll'ing respect back to 1he humble kid from Gladstone. Her passlon and discipline on 1he field mJrror her dedication to het $tudie1.

The term 's1ude,11-•1hlc1<' Is ordered In the way it is for reasons obvious 10 anrone who has plared •ports. Coaches and 1eaehers push athkltS to focus as hard on their studies a, they mighl on a1hlr1lcs. Some take 1ha1 chall<ng<; others do not Madi is of 1he scle<led group thal 001 only pul in the work academically, bu1 strive for grea1ness and dig deep to accomplish all thac they can. MadJ's pursuit of a Biolasy/Pre, Med major, all while compeilng in sofiball. is a teswnem to her work ethic.

Madicons1anliy keeps her eyes on lhe fu1ure. She hopes 10 become a physicians assbtan1 In emergency medicine In the long run, bu1 nol un1il she aualns her bachelor's degree and gains some CXfl"rlen« b)•worlclng as a paramedic 10 fill up ,·olunlttr hours. Right after that, she plans to enroll In grad S('hool and \\'Ork rvcn more until she ron fin.Uy become a P.A. Her upcoming step towards lhat will s1art nex1 year when she lakes her AA degree wi1h her to Saint Leo \Jn,verslty in Florida.

In e,·erything Madi does, acadcmiCl!lly or achlettcally, h's her work el.hie and dtsire that separates her. Hl'r t('amma1c Amesquita :mmmcd il up bt$t "One 1hlng I really think 1ha1 defines her," she said, "is her dt1crmina1!on to be great al <vt,t)1hlng. wheiher 1ha1 be ln school or on the field."

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Rough.ly two docodcs ogo. North ldobo CoU,gc shut down 1he stoned baseball program. The closure of the team occurred less than a hal£-dcaide after they had fielded the best basebaH player to put on the Cardinal red anJ whll<. )a.son Bay. a Canadian-born outfitldtt. pla)'\'d for NlC from 1997-98. During his stint as a Cardinal. he would tnk< owr as th< school$ all-tlmc lc:i.dcr In home n,1~ hits. RBl's. runs, ar,d batting a\'crage. among other statistics. Bay would go on 10 finish college •• Go112ago before taking h,s tolents 10 the big l<agucs. After cracking an ~-1 LB n>Sttr wilh 1he Pitcsburg.h Pirn1cs. hr: we.l'1t on 10 hit over 80 RBI',. coming the 21J0.1 National League Rookie of the Y<ar award. In a carter thit spanned O\·cr a do1.cn )'C.trs. Ba)' would become a 1hrtttimc AII-StJr, os well as compile thrtt Tip O'Neill awards, an annu>I award given to the top Canadian baseball player. B•)' set a standard for Cardinal baseball He gave th< incoming players som<0nc 1.0 look "P to. That is. until those players no longcrhnd thcchnncc 1occmcm their own legacy once tbc program dosed doors afier the 2002 season.

That same year marked the tcrmmation of 1.hc Lrack and cross country programs as well. Chrlstine Amertil. a five-time AllAmerican :athlete. was one of the final ~thletes 10 Gompete in track and cross count')' for NIC. ln hrr two )'f'al'$ as .t Cardinal. shr became 011e of the ntost decorated athletes 10 represent the school, and would follow that up by competing nationally for her home country of the Bah•m•s in the Olympics and World Championships. A three-time Olympian. she put forth her best etfort in the 2004 Olympics. placing seventh in the 400 meters. She wu nnmed the Bahamas Female Athlete of the Year twice, 1112003 and 2006.

For the past 17 years. NIC stt1dcnts and staff.•• well as the Coeur dJ\le.ne community, have wondered why these onct succcss(ul programs ha\·en~, been resurr«ted. There has always bttn a strong track and b•seball community, the ba«ball side of things most recently tvidenceJ. by the Coeur d'Alene Little League ttam that beat Montana In the Llttl• l~~ue World S<rle. last summer. The city's support was strong. and it seemed t.o rt.Iterate the question or wh)' NIC s1ill doesn'1 bave a baseball program. In 2012, Athletk Direc,or Al WIiiiams pomtcd out one rtason wh)' 1he progran1 w11s Still mac:,we. "\.\'e'vc oh\1';1)'5 bc(n in. suppor1 ofb~scball in the community, but ifs kind of n moot point 10 try and ha,•e a baseball program without a field; Williams said.

The Meyer Health and Science building was constructed ln 2005, towering over the grounds that once saw Jason Bay swing the bat and legendary manager Jack Bloxom win ne.arly 600 game.s. The building pos.itively impacted NIC academics but left the prospect of baseball's return in doubt.

That question was sought 10 be onswered when the board of trustees met forthelrMarch 2019 metting. The board would announe< whether or not th<)' would officially agree 10 expand athletics. After a year of intense review and deliberation. the c.ommillct finally came 10 a conclusion. ·Given the results of this study and the current needs of the existjng athletic programs and fuci1ities., it is the rtcommcndations of this committee that North Idaho College postpone the pursuit o( expanding the athlttics program at this time:' the wmm1ttee wrote. lhe commluee presented every variable tha1 adding these new programs would cause and ai the end of the do)', they calculated Chrlniaiuoa Ci)mn.1.11stm, namtd ffltr (o,m,tt NlC that at the time-being. the s:manest ded..s.ion was 10 le,we things irulN(tOf.toech imd pmid<m Pmy Ch.mliant0n. as-ls. NIC boasts a number of quality sports programs, a.nd as 1 Wll~ ~ru.tNfttd In 1949.AndU noitc:IQ'rcndy in whole remains very successful The committee advised the athletic ,ecorda.ia with 1ht Amttk'an, 'lrlth Dtiablltlitt Act(ADA), department 10 focus on sustaining that success and improving their current deficiencies.

ADA,"·bld\m.,nw1tdln 1990.ttqwm rK1ll!kc "It ls further recommended the college continue 1ts focus bu1h btfort 1.992 to b,e, 1ltttcd or modUitd to on providing greater equlty ond opportunity In each of the cxlstlng accomadatr dJYbitlUn 1011• "'c:ulty l(Compli&hed W'llhwt ffllKh d}lficultyw npentf..· sports. and lmpro"e and upgrade existing facilitle.." the report stated.

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Before diving mto which fuctliuc, 1he comnuuec as ~pcdfically speaking or. it's important 10 understand ~xactlr why the

1oform;,111on 1he committee needed. Other factors that the comm,ttee researchc.-d indudcd wh:1t Sporb would be prcrc.rud. who would prefer eumn\ittte came lO its condu!iiOn, these ,por1>, what ,ports would be ;upportcd and what 1ypc of pcoplr Upon conSll'u<"ling a 10,member conunith.·e. lead by VP Indicated they would suppor1 1h01 progrnm. of StuJem Sc:rvlu.s Gr.1Jdon Stanley. sulxominltte~ were formed Of those who look the sur\·ey NIC students mad<' up about to focus on three sp«ific .1.re.1.s: developing and di.sscm111a1ing 35 percent of the total participants.. nearly 20 percent \\·ere high s(ho<>I a stakeholder interest sur"ey. obtnining da1a on the: ncndcm,c parents, JO percent were cu.rrcnt high s,chool students and community success ot s1uden1 athletes at NIC. and condueung ::i financial members, and NIC staff members took up around nine percenL 1·hese viability and imp;ict analy:,is. groups made up more than 90 percent of alJ sur\'ey participants. In 1 be commince rc,w.irchcd th~e Sp()rlS 10 add to their total. 1.744 people shared their Input on the polentlal e.,panslon. athletics program based on 111<• survey's most p<>pular picks; boscboll.

Interesting and noteworthy numbers jumped off the page trJc.k, and cross: country. Due 10 Till.: IX rules.. NIC couldn'1 st:arl up upon review. Only 26 pcrccm of people thought that adding a women·s basebaUitlonc. lf1hey were to St\lfl up baseball. they would be required wrcstllng program \\l'J.S a good idea, but over ha)f of the responses to start up the other 1wo prog.roms as well. The commiuee dtcidcd were in f.wor ofa women's track program. NIC faculty and booster Lhat the easiest roulC to take "'as co look at what the stanup o( a.II members favored baseball 01os1 out of any potential sports. but the three programs would entail. boosters said 1hey wouldn't give nearly as much support to Lhe two The most important thing to look for when starting up cross country programs:. any orgnniiation or program is the financial situation lhal presents As for the support e-ach sport would accu1riulate, It is itselfimmedfo1dy and in th<' long run. lhcre are se\'t.rnl \'Uriable.s import.am to know that this has been a glaring issue Cor NtC athletics to this, such as th.: number of studtnts that would tnroll as a r,sult for several years.. S1uderu involven1enl in NIC athletics i~ abstn1 wi1h of expansion and the ewnts bringing linlc to no cost of f-acUities to housC' support f.rom students. Not a these programs. single men's baskc1ball game Baseball's 1otal Sl>rl· was 50ld out, de.~pite the team up cost pro)ec1ed 10 a 1oial ol compiling a 31 ·2 record and S57,5~7. Unifonns would eo1 going undefeated on the home up more than half of 1ha1 at a noor. Soccer games fall 10 liule o,•er SJ2.000. gain much or a crowJ, and the Tratk and cross empty gyms 1hai volleyball country wouldn't n..'<}uire 3S and wrestling mate-hes much in terms of uniforms, consistently bring out, despite prOj<'<'ling a price of SI 0,865 the programs· successes.. is and $9,040, respectively, but cause for concern. With that 1he equipment cost of track m mind. it was logical for is .iaggerlng. Requiring the committee to provide over SJS0.,000 In equlpme111 this question 10 the sur"ey purchase,, starling up thi< participanu. 355 students program would for..e the said 1hcJ would want 10 ~r school 10 take 01, t huge, 1he baseboll program return, committed leap. Cross and 27 percent said they Co1'1,.lru'1t'd In 1947, thr gtttri BW1d):IAnd,.-f M,fflClrial Fkld iatt in M.Kh a U*eol d,t.trpa:1, that NIC country would require n much \1,-'0uld support it. This number IIOhb•.ll lc forced ~ rS•) ~N)Cl'lr g,imei· 111 ~ F10, High School. 1M ttllUCb-wrtt origlmdl)' KbtJulC':d smaller investment. might initially seem low bu1 lobt t'fflC11'6te!d last fllll,but plaftt W<'n •htl\~ lndtfinl1dy -.·uh b~o(.«urlng• chr!lpff de..l.

The committee Photo byG<rry ~kCny 11 is 1he highest percentage of took into account scholarship suppor1 for any ofthe spons. money. travel costs and coach salaries to a.rrivt at a projected rc,~nut'.

Less than 20 pcr,cnl of 1hose who said 1hey would like 10 see track They computed the N'WAC averages for these nuntbcl"'S, estlma.ting and cross country programs noted 1ha1 tht)' "''Ould support and show that a head coach and an assistttnt coach wou1d cost S83,000 a ye:,.t up to lhe meets. for each spon. 11te scholarship ,none>• and 1uition 3jd handed out Of the community ntembers who \'Otcd o.n a return of the would cost an addl1lon3J S90.000 for baseball and track. and almost baseball program, nearly half of1h,m promised support. Of those in 540,000 for cross coun,ry. the community who hoped for o track prog.r.1m, not even 30 percent ln 101aJ. the projected rc\·enuc was nowhere near the posith•e would suppon it. The numbers not only g.ive the C·ommit1tt reason to line. Each year, NTC would lose $65,667 to baseball, $45,390 10 trock, adv~ putting a hold on the <Xpansion, bu1 they also give a clue a. 10 and over SI00.000 10 cross country. As the projections show such who t1n<l wh)' thOS< $Ur\'C)·«l aun't supporting ~ny cur~nt ::uhlctics. a large disparity, it was tough for the commi.nee to draw up good 11 would be dlfficul1 for the commill«' 10 S«' lhcsc numbers, re.isons to gloss over those l.ugc numbers. anolyu, 1he COSIS, and develop 3 plan <h•• give; 1he OK 10 proce,d with A.s for the fudllties. It \\'Ould cost nearlyS l.8 milllo11 to the t':Xpan~ion. Thert :arc still too man)' que.,.-tions. holes, and deficits to construct a new baseball field and nearly S2 million to assemble an all- be confident io nddiug three nc,v :.1thltdc programs. indusi,·e track with a grass jnfield. I( a turf infield was a priorit)', add There are facility iss:ucs that currently plague the college on another S2 mi.llion to that total top or C\'crything else. Facility cos1s that would come with rhe new On top oflhis, they found 1hot 1he addiuon 0(1hesc sporu programs aside, there arc several other major projects which are bemg would not significant!)• Impact fututt enrotlm1!1U number$. discussed by NIC rcprcscntati\'CS. A survey 10 decide wha1 sp<>rlS th< school should Christianson Gymmuium was construrtt:d in l949. It was consider adding was put out at the enJ or last rear. and provided the probably• sratc-of-1he·•rt piece 70 years ago. bu1 In 2019, It Feels like

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a relic. 11,r C~ur di\les\~ Press com,,ared tht" baC"k-10.b;ick ,.ht11npion men·s b.1.,ke1ball team having 10 play in Lhe gymnasium to '"puttln8 1he ti.·lonJ Lisa in J garage."

1hr gym :il~o foils IO provide u colJcgiatt"•lt\'el regulatfon cour1 a.nd. as former wre:;-tHng coo.ch Pru Whitcomb has said. it fails to ac<ommoda1e disabled studen~ such 11.s double-amputee wres1ler Hasann Hnwthorne. h1 an intc-r\'iew following his leave, \.Vhitcomb said that he.id; or 1he a1hlc1lc dcpartmcn1 failed 10 address his consiam push for equl~m1ent. such a~ ramps, to m.ike il easier for Hawthorne to climb up to the- wrestling room on the gym's upper Ooor. The wrestler h2S 10 be c,.u·ried up and down lhc steps 10 get to and from practice. ·1he combanallon o( that oml the :.m(:iCnl gymnasium led 10 a situation that has brxomc o stOr)' of its own.

In II recent board or1rustc-cs mcetmg. NIC Vice Pres1den1 of finan.:c and buslness: affuirs Chris M:ir1i11 discussed the prospect of a nc-w gymnasium. Ht acknowledged that the need for a new comple): ls necessary. and a 1,rgtr 12.3,000 square-fool building would be the :i.n~we.r. Martin di$CUsscd the financial situ.1.tlon. noting that NIC h..1s nmly SJO mlllions,wed up for this project 'fhe building would be situah.>d across: from 1he wastewater trcatmem plant.

Another project is Memorial Field. \<\1hile 1his 1sn'1 connec1cd to NIC financiall)', the sotlball team ha• h«n affected by the conslruc11on Ol'l lhe baseball stadium and field While a majority of tht field ha:. been completed, 1hc next step or rcconscrucling tht grandstand has y<t t~ be finished. As• mult, 1hc softball team has been forced 10 play home games at Pos1 "'111s High School. which affects, their nbilit)' lo prncticc, recruit, and bring in ii viable home crowd. Becousc thcir Sl-3 season from• year ago took place In a neighboring 1own at a high school field. ii failed to bring a level of excitement to campus.

Something dse 1hat has been brough1 up in the last six months is the dramatacs of the wreslling progr;1m. Tht.·r(,· had b<.'Cn un investigation leading up t4l the eventual firing of Pol \Vhilcomb, ~1e NIC Athletics Hall or Fome co.1d1. who was in lhc midst oFhis 22Jld season. lnvesilgators condudcd 1ha11here had been (mudulent acadc1nlc 11c-1ivlt)' \\'ithin the wrctlling program, J.od that Whitcomb had known about it. 1'he fonner conch dt'nicd this and noted he was

shoek...-d when tht· im·e.stigation began.

Whitcomb\ worrks ov,•r the last sc\'era.1yt-an untlJ now ha,~ lndudl'<l evtrything but academic viofotlons. He had reptateJly askt"d .school official~ If they were pl;uming 10 shut down the wrestUng program and replac~ tt with baseball. \Vhitcomb said tha1 he had been told Lime and time agam that these were rumors that ca.rricd no we(g_ht. He 1old 1he community after his fir111g 10 "1us1 sit back and watch this unfold 110\V," As mentioned t:arlier. \Vhhwmb \\".1$ also fru.str:ated with the fae1 1hu1 athle1lc officials declined 10 assi<1 him in following the proper steps to make things more accessible for Hawthorne. The former hrad coach said 1hat when he btg.'ln to let officials know obout this "'specific.. srndent situa.tion:· things began to become tense.

When the firing was prc.-scn1ed. Whitcomb was offered two options: he could resign -and be p,11d the rt'St orhis contract through the end June. while also promising noi to speak negatively abou1 1he collq;t. or he could choose to be fin~d and only receive two week~ of pay. The coach <1uck wiLh his beliefs •nd decid<d tha1 by choosing 1hc latter, he would continue m prove that he had done nothing wrong. M~ ~C-n t t1 mcss.,ge to the community and 1hose who \\'ett Listening.

"Never be afraid 10 fight for what is righ1," Whitcomb said. '"No matter what the cost."

The cost (or Whitcomb was h1$ job. ::ind the same went for assistant Keri S1a11lc)1, ·1hc aftermath h~lS lcfl Brandon Richardson as 1.he i1,1erlm head co.1ch of the program.

The c1Tec1s of 1hc \,•reMling dramatics h3\'C put a dJmper on the 01herwise-succcssful athlt1ie department. The progrom.s that NIC boasls o.re some of the top in the N\VAC. and even nationally. There is o lot to be proud ns members: of this community and suppor1~ts o(NIC athletics. It is \\!ilh the interests of the general public that Al Williams and the rest of the department 010kt their decisions. and hopcfuHy m the coming years, everyone c~n look back on these umcs and see that the rlgh1decision) were made.

Every plnrcr 1h01 dons 1hc Cardinal red and while is pushed to ~trh..~ fol' e::tcdlcnct on and orf the fie.Id, and no matten\•hat program,:, are active in 15 or 25 )'cars. the hope h that lhis same pus.h is being ml.\dc then.

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CHrAJMPJIONS

NIC Men's Basketball captured it• second straight NWAC Championship with a 104--73 win over Walla Walla last month in Eve.ren. WA. Ra)·Quan Evans earntd his second lournament MVP in as many yeMS after he averaged 23 points n game nnd dropped 32 points an 1he title game. The Florida State comm,1 took o,·e.r when the Cards needed him most. desphc a season where his role d1min1shed with the inOux of 1ulcn1 1ha1 head coach Corey Symons hrought In this year.

While Evans has racked up the •«»lades. ii has always b«n about wh•t ht- can do for his teammates.

"A lot of these guys don't h,vc ringi; faanssald. "To 11<"' them as happy 3$ lhcy a.rt lO wio it~ lt retts grt."ttl,'" Evans' pcrfonnancc y,•:,is no surprise to the coach who recruited and landed h1m two years ago. .. Me's a ~tud; cooch Symons said. ·RayQuan came down and played unbellCV>blc like he always does.·

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Alphonso Anderson also scored 32 points in the tille game to go along wuh JO rebounds. Walla Wal.la had no an.<wer for the "big guard" out or Mon1ana. In hls final half as a Cardinal. the Ulllh State commit &eored 22 points.

First year guard Natt Pr)'or helped the effort as wdL Playing alongside Evans and fellow newcomer Phillip Mala.tart, Pryor spearheaded • three ball handler a1tt1ck that helped NIC scqre over 100 points per game. In 1he 11tlcgame. thc Seattle native added 15 polnt~on 6- 11 shooting. P,;·or led the Cards In scoring u, the regul.ar season at a dip or nearly 19 points a game.

Second rear big man Jarod Gr<cne also added IS points In the championship bout on• hlghly efficient 7-8 shooting. It wns more or the same for Greene who led the NWAC in field goal percentage al nearly a 70 percent dip.

Several others played maJor roles for lhc C.rds this se•so11.

Sophomore lnin McLaughUn provided encrgr in his thre<·and-0 role.

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Cort)' s,·mons dl'$Crvcs 2 lot of credit. Since r.tk.ing over :15 h..d coach • half-decade ago. he hos guidtd NIC to a I 37-2S tt00rd, and brought in some or the h,ghcst·rated recruits Lht! college has e\'tr seen. Evans, Ander.t0n and Pryor were all athletes that easllycould have Emmiu Tn)•lor II I shot over 42 percent from thrc<"·point nmge and set jumped 10 (our-y<ar progrums straight out or high school, but Symons the school r=rd ror most 1h=-poin1ers ln a game convim:cd them to sJgn with the small community when he knocked down 12 In a Dc,;ember win corlicr "A lot of these guys don't college out of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. this ,eoson. Redshirt Drew Sheridan cxcclled in his have rings. To see them Through all his cffori.. Symons hus put NIC on 1hc role as a defcnse.. first pla)•er and earntd the respect map. and compiled the 1alen1 that has this program as happy as they are to from his team for his unselfishnC$S. Freshman Jomes set to be a national pO\',-crhouse for yeir1 to comt':.

Cnrlson provided stability as the backup center This year', freshman dass ha.< the pot.cntial to be win it, it feels great:' behind Greene. the be,;t 10 e,w come through NIC. Thats saying The 31-polnt win capped off a 31· ·RayQuan Evans something considering the players th:11 b-wc played win sc.tSOn that ended in another hoist of the for the Cardinals in the 135t decade. championship trophy. F(>r yeo.-., NIC had always been known as 1he Looking back on a ,e:ison that 1$ a monlh in 1he books, the team th•t dQmlnaltd thr regular sc.son only 10 choke It In 1he pla)'olfs. memories that the NIC men's b35kctball , .. n, provided will Slick for lhc-ir 30-0 1cam from lhree )\.~rs ugo ""li a prime uam1>le of those guile some time. 1nc coac:he,; and returning players would be the first shor1com1111i,r-s. Aller a sec:ond straight title. 1host": nightmares arc to tell you that theyuren't satisfied with the rretnt success. and the work beconungn thmgofthe post. coward a thre('--peat is alr-.,-ady underway.

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NIC DARLING TRAVELS TO LA. FOR INTERNSHIP S

evtnto<n-ye,r-old NIC student N,dia Luhring never Stayed in one pl.u.:e fot long. moving constantly with her famil)' from her homct0\\1n of Morton. IUinoiS. un1l11hrce years .1go punlng down roou in Coeur d't\1ene, lduho. ·Tm nOl meant for small town hfe:" Luhr mg su1d.

Now leaning on thnl drive and intuition, I.uhring will 1"' spreading her wings to fly to Los Angel<s, California for a 'iummt!r Interns.hip .11 Darliug Mag.izinc, "'n L.A. based publication thot Jedicat« llself to challenging cultural norms ofb..-aut)' and fashion.

Luhring was told the big nc\,'S during her visit to Los Angeles. over lunch with iamily friend Mercedes Curran. "'I w;is exc-ned ond a little s-urpri..~d because I honestly didn't foel lik< I had ,arned It like u lot of nth« pc:opl• who were applymg for 1he internship. II W>> more 11kt gwen 10 me; Luhring <aid.

Curran, an author at DatUng Maguine, was che one who chose Luhring for 1he internship. Luhring's stepf:ithcl' h::id mc:t Curran and her husband al a v.-orship

Spokane, \'\'ushmglon. Since then. Curran bas kq>t up With Luhring and wotched her grow into the anlst she is today, whring is th< type or person who, if given the chance, would try C\'<ry hobby pos,ible. Sh• said she's never been afraid of trying new things, and at the age of9 tried her hand at fire spinning. Her fire spinning days wtre shor, lived, and she is now focwing more on her art Luhring has recently be<n working with photography, writing and palming. Luhring fi.rst storied painting•• an outlet to help her through some tough tlm«.

"Through lpalntingl I definitely found a way for me to distract myself and find peace," whing said.

Luhring'• summer Internship will give her the chance to improve htr photography skills, her favorite art form. The four week internship covers four ca1egories; generals, foshlo1>, photography and a wild card.

Although her internship IS only for the summer, she plans on moving to California. Luhring I, hoping for a morr pt:rmanent job with Darlbtg Magazine. bur is looking for Jobs at coif« shops as a backup plan. She also plans on cominumg to tW classes online at NIC lo get her associates in gtneral educallon.

Luhring knows that moving to California is going to 1"' hard, but shc-'s not going 10 let her doubts stop her. ..Aso(now.l just love it so much I'm going to stay regardless; -Nadia Lu/1r/ng.

Luhring said.

NICs1udtut Not only is Lurhing excited to star, her new life with the internship. she's <X<ited to follow her faith to a new church. Luhring was raised in o dmri:smo.tic church environment and when she talks about her faith, she speaks highly oflhe sp,rhunl giliings and the feeling of family an 1he c-hurch community. Luhring 1s currently a par, or th< Am hem church in Hayden and has plans to Join the Mosaic church when she moves to Los Angeles. whring has boon following Mosaic for abou1 fi,•e ytars and had the opportunity to atttnd one of their 5"rvic,s. She said she felt as though she \\-as alreody a part or1hechurch and felt a sense of home while she= there.

"This as my church family. Ifs funny btcaus, when I was down lhere, thatS how everyone acted and it made me feel so wa.nn ins.Ide.'" Luhring ls lookfng fonvar<l 10 moving to a new, exciting placr. She has experienced so much already In her young life and I$ ready to open the door to• new chapt<r. ·rm hoping for the fu1ure that thi$ is just the nm step. I doo't reel like I really believe in :u, ond 10 a pro=. Luhring said. "I'm hoping for a lot of growth ond a lot or newn«s and definitely for• closer o( one S<oason and a bcginmng of a much better new one."'

TM HOPING FOR ALOT OF GROWTH AND A LOT OF NEWNESS AND DEFINITELY FOR A CLOSURE OF ONE SEASON AND A BEGINNING OF A MUCH BETTER NEW ONE.

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A DESIRE TO HELP NIC student aims to better the lives of others on campus and in the CDA community through hls talents in graphic design >,, ..4,.

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From his llfe in Southern Callfornla 10 moving u1> 10 1hc also sen-e, .is president ofth,TRIO club on compus.

Pocific Norlhwest, NIC student Tyler White has been through many TRIO's mission is to help nonlr.lditlon•l students 1hrough life experience<. After growing up in O.rlsbnd, Callfornia, White coUcge and 01110 universitl"' anJ 4-year colleges 1hat align with th<ir stancd llis coll,ge career anending UC Davis and, after findillg himself cduc;:ational needs. and open Lheir doors to regular studtnts who are tn what he said was not n good place mentally, decided he wanted looking for assistance as well something more from lire.

'You can come to TRJO ond we can find ways 10 gei rou the "Even though I WO$ preuy involved around C'.mtpus and money and the resources to create a cool event or be a lc:;adcr in an doing well academically, I just wasn't happy and I stniggled with lnieresting ospee1 of change on campus." White snld. mental health; he said. White was advised 10 take a break from During 1he spring semcslCr, TRIO hos1cd multiple school and, 1hrough a 1ni.nsi1ional llv111g progni.m called Echo ,cholarshlp workshops that were advertised wilh printed dollar Springs, mode his way 10 blUs thOI featured Bonners Ferry. Idaho. lnfonnation about the "I was done living events. ,n S0u1hern Califorma, White, who said done living at my house, he does all of the so I got !he opportunity 10 m3fketing and actually move up here 10 design for the TRIO Idaho and llve in a house club, de,,ign<-d them with some pretty cool.

10 cotch the eye of supportivt people out in anyone who might the woods und gel a,,·ay w-•lk by. and hopefully from soc1<1y for• little b11,• entice them co attend \\'bite sa,d, ,he workshops.

There hew~ He said that able 10 10 g<t his hands the event broughl dirty with wood-chopping about on~ of the 11nd g.1rdening. among highest uptleks or olher tusks. After his lime student scholarship in Bonners Ferry, White applications in NIC chose lo move down 10 llistory.

Coeur di\lene , hrough the "That's what same tr3nsltional living I've always been prog.ram. White aedits the l)'k'r Wbilta.~ntryl.nlO the NIC A.,Jilririg Anhu Sprt"ll Fbng thow mcilkd ..Mom.ins w.ik- won eo.1ri Show passionate abom and r~sQn thal he's ilill in Coeur nrning him • one-mon1h pllr:ry\OOW • Emagt u1 pUcry lttdmmtuwn CDA Photo by Robert Pc:rry just creating interesting di\lene 10 the people hes woys of mark.iing mt't in his: tmvd$. events; Whitt said. · 1could hove left by now, but I love 11; h• said. "The people Because ofthis, White also helped with an ugly sweater I've met, the friends I've mode. Ive got a new family~ event that was held during fall semester, where North Idaho Hospi« White's interest in graphic design has led h,m 10 work with donated many sweaters and attendees \\'trt able 10 design ugly sweaters v11nous <"vt:n1.S and clubs around e:ampus and COA. One of those to be featured in a runway show later that C'\'eni.ng. Awards were given. events was a math anxiety workshop led by KrislU\3 Kla.sscn where as well as a scholarship to an NlCscuden1. studenls could learn Klassen·s principles surrounding While sa,d hi.1 mnm goals through the club nre to ere;itc malh-led aruu<ty. leadership opporlunill"' for students and provide• platform for ony White d..igned a 1)1'< o[ advertisement for lhe e,•cnt In type of change thu11hc1• wan, 10 see com• about on campu;. lhe fonn of• food voucher !hat "1lkcd about the free lunch tlut was When he auends evcn15, White said he S<n a certain type of offt'rcd 10 aJt)'OllC who altcnded the \o.'Ork.~hop. comradery come from h for the s:tudtnts ofNIC. and that th.11 is why \"/hite said there were almost twice a$ many .students he ls im'olvcd in ·nuo and Ol1\er Student·driven e\'cnts aod workshops an ending the workshop comparc.od to previous .sessions.. around .:ampus.

"People uttually brought the tickets and put them on ,he "When you help thc.Sludent who's struggling the most in tal>lc, rc•dy for free lunch." Whit< sold, "You didn'1 need one, but it was your class, tver)·one's going 10 do bener ,n doS$." he said "When thllt cxtm clfe<t thal brought people In 1he door.· }'OU help g,,·e 1hc .stud,mt with t.he quiete5t ,-oicc o stronger ,·01ce, Aside from bciog involved in the n,:11h workMlop>, Whit• <V«)'Oncs \'Oltt I; going 10 get '1rongcr."

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