ENTINEL T hurs day, April 25, 1991
Coe ur d ' Alene, Ida ho
Fourth annual mental health week to begin by Lealle Biggar
Srntmtl Rtporltt
Photo by Dan Hyde GRAPES OF WRATH ·- DctSy Costich catches a grape dropped rrom the top of Boswell Hall. Costich, a sccrcwy to the rcgis1.mr, was a member of the NlC grape-catching team 01 thc second annual event. Please see story on p. 14.
ASNIC officers elected by
Patricia
Snyder
Assurant Editor
On WednC!,<lay, April 17, the Assodatcd Students of North Idaho CoUcge dlOSC their new student board. Voting 11-a:. up 10 30S students over the 202 participants of last year. Rocky Owens, a 19-year-old busin01l major, won the presidency with IS7 vo1c-o,·er R~ll Branhrun, n 21-ycar-old law enforcement major, "ho had 135 votes. Owens was "very pleased" with the results. He said he felt like his hard worl( had paid off. "I have a lot of respcn.sibility, but l fee.I confident I can do the job," he said. He said he felt that the vocational Students really backed him in the cloction. One or Owcm' campaign goals
was to work to bring the vocational and academic schools closer together. "Vocational is in important part of NJC, and I want to stress that," he said. He said he wanted 10 have more acthitics and communication bet\,ren the two schools. Owens said another goal is 10 involved non-traditional students, such a~ adult rcruming students, in school life and aetivit.ies. He noted that almost all those elected to the ASNIC board are traditional students, and he ~d he felt that non-traditional students should have more involvement in the student body. Trinh Vo, a 19-ycar-Okl physical therapy major, ran uncontested. She rccieved 268 votes. Brigid Leake, an 18-year-old biology major took activities director
\\;th 208 votes o,'Cr 25-year-old business major En'Jc Boucns' 90. Taking the sophomore senator seats were Paula Hooper, a 20-year,old undoclart'd major. \\ith 208, Rick Mooney, a 21-}>tar-old business major ,,;th 121 and Douglas Whitney, a 23-}'Car-Old biology major, with 138. Other candidates \\'Cfe Jason Ahlquist, a 20-ycar,old English major. with 105, Jeff Brucher, a 28-year-old foreign language major with 118, Raymond Hardy, a 27-ycar,old business major with 55 and Allen Justh, an 18-year-okl general studies student with 105. The president, vice-president and activities dircaor \\/ill be sworn in April 24 at 4 p.m. The sophomore scnawrs will be sworn in next semester.
Bclcagucrcd mothers. fathers and children, take heart. If the rcsponsibiUtics and problems with modem families are beginning 10 take their toll, the fourth annual Mental Health Weck rould be for you. Titled "Foc11s on the Family," the "«J..-long series of programs will present methods for '\-nlightcncd coping" with problems ,uch as child abuse, donlC',tic violena:, chcmkal del)(!.ndancy and encouraging children to c.xp~ their feelms.~. The series will begin JI North Idaho College Monday and continue through Fridny, May :3. The free dally sa~io~ will begin nt noon in the Bonner Room or the Studo:111 Union Building and arc open 10 the public. According to Dr. Eli ROM, menial health specialist and NIC ~'OOr· dina1or of the progsam, in the four year; the)' have been having tll\....: progra1m, "we've !lC\cr had a ~pedal program f01.1m11g on the family." Ross sald h ~,ru hkc C'\-et)'bocly is \cn1ggli11g wi1h family l\lU~. panicul.'\rly at NIC. n college with many ,ingle parcnL1. RCl.\s took O\Cr the role or rn~ntnl hcalU1 ~JX(inlc.t four year; ago. He said it became denr the cou115elors at NIC had Ml many people come in with mulliple need., in the: their persolllll livc,, the counsclon. "ere: on the verge of being Ovm¥hclmcd. "I think ,1,: had over 240 visiu11ioM in the year just with pt'Ople having personal problems alone," Ro~ said. To reach more people at one time, Ross siarted Mental Health Week, hoping it would "broaden the scope of touching people and reaching them." Rw also hoped that it would give people the freedom and encouragm\Cl\1 Lo face the issues frankly and honestly. 111e first session is Monday at noon with Toni Jones, a 1herapist and private counseling practitioner, 5J)Caking on child abuse. He will examine the issue of language and abuse, physical. psychological and sexual harm to children along with the residue child abuse can leave in adult life. At 7 p.m., Jon~ and Tom Hearne will examine the issue or adultS surviving childhood abuse. Al noon Tuesday, Len Mattei, NIC instruetor and member or the Allianoe for Women in Idaho, will speak on do~lic violence. Philosoph)•, history, and undemanding the law and penalties in the state of Idaho will be a ~ . Then at 7 p.m., "Call the Cops" will be prc:;cnted. Coeur d'Alme Polio% Oqxinment Community Relaplffl111tt
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INsmE Stompin' tunes Black Happy lead singer Paul Hemenway stomps on his cry baby pedal.
see story p. 8