The North Idaho College Sentinel Vol 67 No 2, Sept 27, 1990

ENTINEL North Ida ho College's Student Newspaper

Vol. 67 No. 2

Thursday, September 27, 1990

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Leake, Vo top 12 candidates

by Llnelle Freeman Stntlntl Ftlitor

The results are in and the Associalcd S1udcnt!t of North Idaho College haH· three newly clcc1cd freshman scna10~ and one newly appointed sophomore sena1or. A 101al of 218 voles were ca,1 Wcdnc:sday, an i~TCa.c;c of 32 vo1c<> from las1 ~pnng.

A~'l.'Ording 10 ASNK adviser Ton) S1cwar1, more cand1d,11c.. l'\'lfllcipa1cd m 1his clcc1io11 1han any 01hcr mu ck\:tion he can remember Of 1hc thrc,: po-i11<111,, c1gh1 , ICd for the acadc1111c sca1 and four for 1hr open ',C;lt. Only 1hc ,ocn1ional ~t'\ L.ln didnic. ~hl.c M)nn (196 vo1cs). ran unopp0'4.'CI, Flynn. 38, 1\ employl'CI by Kni,cr Ah11111num and "enrolled 111 1hc nUltnl~nancc ma:ham, \ COUl"'IC, I he "'inn mil ~.111d1da1e in 1he

L & ....--------- - -

I The neW b Oard 'Seems tO be diverse, enthusiastic and full Of fresh ideas.

photo by Don Hydt

beach al sunset.

County seeks property for more lake access

by Ken Allen ~II/Id Rtpon,r

The proposed sale to Kootcnai County of 43 acres of college-owned land may net the financial ald office $104,00010 use for smdcnt scholarships and loans, North Idaho College Dean of Administration Rolland Jurgens said.

The land, named Spokane Point, is located near Hamson and includes over 4SO feet of undeveloped Cocurd'Alc:nc lake front proper. ty. The county, wilh permission from NIC, currently uses some of the land as a public ramp and boat dock. The county has cxprcs.,.

cd the desire lo keep the land available for this use, if an agrccmmi ~ccn the No panics is reached, Jurgcns said.

NlC has owned this land since 1914, wh°" it was willed 10 the college by the late H .C. Slambctg, a resident of Coeurd'Alcne. Acrot· ding lO Jurgens, a clause in the will S1.ipula1cs tha1 all proccdcs the school rcccivcs from the land must be used for Student aid. ln the past, NJC has used the land for teaching purposes.

According to Jurgcns, the idea 10 sell the land was Dr. Robert Bcnnc11 's .

one

r::::::~~

"Titenewboord~\IObcdl\Cf'IC, nnd full or frc:.h id~."

Ano1hcrunpor1antaspcc1oflhcncw board, ao:ordmg 10 StC\\afl, i, 11.S diH:r· \UY an age C0 IIeen Evans Other \ludcnl board offi.:m mdude Evans, Vice President Ma.\On Hian, - - - - - - - - - --,:, ~phomore scna1ors Donna Wood 3Jld academic sca1 was Trinh Vo (42 votes). Angie Madel, ac1ivitics dlrcc1or Don Vo, 19, is a 1990 POSt r alls High School Atha and scactary Meegan Banh. graduate and plans 10 major in phyqcal therapy.

PltoY1tt PHOTOS p.U.

a,

FETCH - Tom Lyons, print media dl1ec1or, plays frlsbee wllh his dog Molly on the NIC

Other ncadcm1c seal canclidu1es were Jody Couier (40), Jason Nebel (39).

David Bloem (37). Jacqueline Carrier (31). Ra>mon Hardy (16). RL'id Sltphon (11) and Tim S1cin (11).

Winmng 1hc open seal was Brigid Leake (109 vo1cs). Lenke, 17, is a 1990 Gonzaga Prep graduate "'ho plans 10 major m biology.

Other Qndx!Jto in lltc 0pl11 'Gil WCf"C Rod.y Ch,cn\ (71). 1-larl. Ral.e, (30) and Neta Clift (17).

The nppoin1cd sophontorc stnn1or J'O'llion. which ¥.illt ,01cd on by 1he new boord, wa, dt.\:idcd in a +J ,otc 11,i1h 1hc l)O'llion somg 10 applialnt Rl(h Bakes Oakes. 20, i, J 1989 Post Foils High 54:hool gnulua1c: and a bu~ine,.\ major.

I he olht'r opphcam was Tiffany Smith The ,11con1 position nas crc:ucd after \Inch t\ le'tllndcr. "'ho wa., clcc1cd 10 fill the posiuon la.\1 spring, decided not 10 return 10 NI('.

According 10 Colleen l:vuns, i\SNIC presdcnl. Ille 1990-91 )Cllr \\<ill be n good

Athletes' brawl brings no charges Suspect arrested then released

by Kartn L•u Sn,t,ntl Ed1;;.;:1or;:.___ _ _ _ _ __

An alleged racial comment resulted in a brawl between about a daztn white Nonh Idaho CoUcge wrcs1Jers and black basketball ptarm a1 the Fori Ground Apartments Sept.

16.

Jody Beck, 20, of Annapolis, Md., a member of the NIC baske1ball 1cam, was charged wi1h aggravated assault and booked in Koo1enai Coumy jail following the inci· dcn1. He was accused of wielding o knife during the ftglu.

The next day, Scp1. 17. authorities decided not 10 prosecu1e Beck and released him.

According 10 police repom: 1hc incident began Sept. IS when Beck and 1wo black

male friends were walking pa.st the apartment building with two of their girlfriends, who were white. Beck told Coeur d'Alene Police Sgt. Michael Moser 1ha1 someone in the win· dow of a second-story apartment allegedly yelled a1 the girls, saying "Hey, babes, what are you doing with those guys?" adding that he in1crprc1ed that as a raciru comment.

After a verbal exchange of profanities and possible racial slurs, the individual challe11g· ed Beck and the others 10 come up to ll1cir room, which they did, bu1 found that no one would answer the door.

The police rcpon did no1 identify who made the commcn15, although press reJ)Ons alleged ll1a1 it was 11TCStler Oiad Williams.

WilnCMCS backed up Beck's statement to Moser.

Beck returned 10 the apanmeni I.he following day with fellow teammates Maurice Kirkwood and Jamie Bowhall. Bowhall said he stayed outside the room and did not sec wha1 transpired. Inside they found wrestler

Shane ligh1 silting on a couch and demanded to know where Williams was, according to Patrol Ofl'iccr Pete Atkins. Light said 1hat he did not know.

Krrkwood grabbed a ha1 Light was wearing off of his head and swtcd 10 slap Light's face with it and knocked him to the noor, both Beck and Light said in their suucmenl5 10 police.

Light said that someone began kicking him, and then the three men left I.he apart· mcrtl, leaving Light with multiple injuries. He was later taken 10 Kootenai Medical ((mer and was trcaled and released.

Beck and the basketball players inside Beck's apartment, but somehow Beck ended up swinging a steak knife at the wrestlers, back. ing them out of his room, 1he repon said.

Al some point in the apartmen1, Kirkwood allegedly hit Bass, whose face was bruised when police observed him. The wrestlers moved outside and 11,..rc soon follo11td by the basketball players. Bass' beating continued outside allegedly by about three of the basketboll players, including Beck and Kirkwood.

Harrison and his compwoons jumped into 10 assist Bass.

The fight broke up shortly before police Wrestler Brady Harrison heard about the arrived. incidcn1 from a friend and gathered fellow Basketball coach RoUy Williarru and wrestlers John Hoffman, John Parson, Tom Tcs.sman and Charles Bass 10 go 10 Beck's wrestling coach John Owens called a meeting the day following the incident to 1ry 10 calm apartment to talk to him. tensions th.11 \,ere a rc!,Ult of the fight and Police reports are unclear as 10 exactly 10 resolve any conflic1 the t110 tcams might what happened when the wrestlers confronted have toward on~ another.

Old Apples replaced...

Trustees IBM, Macintosh update computer lab sworn 1n - - - -------I

l>y 8r11n Walker

by lobby Hammond Sllll1Mi Edllor

The North Idaho Collcgt Board or Trustee5 approved budgtcs. rcsptions and appointmenis in their la.1t mceling, but delayed amidering a ~ of the coDeae adminntration. The IIU5tces met Thunday, Sepe, 20, for the fUSI time since the dcdlon of new board mernbcn earlier this month.

ORkial decdoll raulu lllfllDllllC• ed, 111d new memben Norm Oilld and Judy Cent.a Meyer and mumkla lrUslec Belly McLain wm sworn in by IIUSlee Robat Ely. Ely WIS cbumlll of die board, but pve up the poa to Jldt Bciebc later In the meedna, Ely aid be . . . forwud to vodq OD the - . berore tbe board.

A 1111 olnllpadona 111d ~ I l l WU approved by the board a wel. NIC mcl ewer J O ~ Nlip OYel' the 1111 11 IIIOlllhs.

A .,...s new l)Olilioa or penanne1

dlreccmr WII also clisand, aJthouah DO

~ ... llqUked from the bcmd.

_..._.wen lllldo (ram 1'11:ullJ 111d lcaffIn the alldieralllclll lbe propelled podm. Mcill favored tbe a.don

or IUCh a l)Olldaa. but IIICMtioDS .._ ~ lboul how such a politlon would be inlcpled Into Ille Olpllizatlon

or NIC. MilceBundy, Bnallsh imlruclor, altlll r lbe pn)IQed polidoa would In.- the

,-. ., TRUSTEES ,. »

~ntmtl Rtporttr

- - -- -

TI1ough the compu1er age is moving~ fa.st

as o rabbi1, Nonh Idaho College is n11cmp-

is being spent on a new software pacl.ngc for s1udcn1 SCtVico.

In us 1991·92 budget rcc:1ucs1 10 the Slate, NIC is asking S80.CXXl for computer work &ta· lions and primers for the new librarycomputer cemcr. Upgrading and new s1udcn1 compu1crs 101als Sl3S,CXXl, and $122,CXXl is budgeted for faculty compu1ers.

The figures total S3j7,<XX). out of 1he SSOO.<XXI limitation set by the state. ' ' I 1hink I.he cost of computers is coming down," Bcnncu !>aid.

The constant changing of computer technology IS a major conocm, Bennett said "We uy 10 plan ahead," Ruppel said. " We're careful of wha1 we purchase 111 that

1ing to be the 1unlc and keep up wi1h 11.

A "potpouni lnb," as irutructional 1cchni· don Oob Campbell puts h, has been created U1L~ fall in the Mechanical Ans Buildlng.

Eigh1 new Macintosh computers and six In· ternational Busincs.s Machine (IBM) PS·S2.

386 processor computers (each wi1h o laser printer) replnccd 14 Apple computers. Pour Apples remain in the facility.

In addition, two new Macintoshs were placed in the Mnc Lab in Boswell Hall.

ACl..'Ording 10 Steve Ruppel, dircc1or of compu1cr services, mos1 of the Apples ~ere sense.'' purchased in 1983 and were getting ou1da1ed.

To keep up with the latci.t in technology The machines were transferred 10 other and eliminate ou1datcd computers, Bcnneu dcpanmenl5 on campus, he said. said many colleges are considering leasing "Six of the Apples are no"' in I.he physics computers. He said NIC hasn't considered lab and fo'C were put in the learning ccmcr," such an option in the past.

Ruppel said. ThrC'C of 1he machines are be" I think we should at least take a look a1 ing used for spares. it Ocasing computers)," Bennett said.

"These departmcrtts are bmefitting as a Leasing computers has its advaniagcs, but result of this," Ruppel said. the method -Aould be costly, Ruppel said.

Aca>rding 10 Campbdl, the tra®iction has "Our lona·tam cost of ownership is lower gone well. The complete installation of if we don't lease," Ruppel said. "If more machines ~asn't completed at pn:u time. but money were available, we'd lease computers."

Campbell said he expected it 10 be done by Studen15 are abo becoming more familiar Monday. with computers, according 10 Bennett. " l',·e been wanting something like 1t-.is for " More students are coming 10 college with SC\fflll years, .. Campbell said. 'their own computers," Bennett said.

Many students found it hard 10 obtain acCC5S to the lab because some worked in the MOSt of the future computer plans lies evenings and classes were hdd at various within the new computer center. which is ex• times during the day in the facility, Camp- pccted to be complctcd nc.~t August. bell said. The "new" lab should should help this problem, he said.

AUof I.he current compu1crs in the "pot· For the 199MI school year, $224,430 was pourri lab" will be moved 10 the new budgeted for computers. In addition, S7S,CXk) building, Ruppel said. foe bays (with movable waDs)n the upslairs computer center

will ha\'e 24 compu1cr ~tations each. A clM)room will also h:l\e 18 suitioiu. " We're hoping to mal.c n fiberop11c net·

11ork bad.bone n1 1hc ccn1cr," Ruppel~.

I le said this would help the avail.ability to all 1he labs or, campus. "ThlS 50unili futuristic, but in a few years it'll be an op1ion without a doubt."

Ruppel said the supply of the whole cen1er will Ulkc Lime, but it's being planned for the future so it 'U keep up with the la1est in technology.

Campbell announced upcoming computer tra1nmg scm~. which arc "'elcome 10 all NIC students, faculty and staff.

Session I will be held Monday and Wednesday from 11 -12 in the Mac Lab in ~'CU Hall. It will involve MacWritc. Monday will be an iniroduction, and Wednesday ~ill deal with application such as tem1 papers and usage of the thesaurus.

Session 3, similar to session I, wiU be held Tuesday and Thursday from 11-12 in the Mac Lab. Session 2 will be held Monday and Wednesday from 1·2 in the M·A Building, It will involve word ~ing on the IBM

machines.

Session 4, similar 10 session 2, -Aili be held Tuesday and Thursday from 1·2 in the M·A Building.

The sessions are free. Campbell said srudcn15 are urged to purdwe a disk for the second half of the scsions. "h's mainly for studcnl5 who are un· familiar with computers or just -A'ltll a brushing up on them," CampbcU said.

Ruppel said work-study srudcnts are need· ed to help run the computer labs. ''The labs are basically run through the!e students,.. he said.

3

Thutlday, SoptembGr 27, 1990

Forum set to discuss student aid

by Lealle Biggar Stntmd Rtporttr

Dean of Students David Lindsey ,viU hold an open forum 10 listen 10 student concerns and complaints Friday, Sept.

28 in the Bonner Room of the Nonh Idaho CoUege Stu¡ dent Union Building.

Toe purpose of this forum is to provide people 1vi1h more infomiation about financial aid. This is the time of year when financial aid is on students minds the most, so he wants to hear from them.

They are just now fmishing up the rewards for financial aid and the checks arc now available for pick-up in the business office. A preliminary statement talking about the process of financial aid will be made.

"Financial aid is an incredibly complex process," Lindsey said. "It is the first thing a student does when they come 10 school. It can be very frustrating."

Lindsey said he is a listener, not a speaker.and will respond to the students ques1ions.

Lindsay has received no more complaints this year than in the past years. Financial aid changes every year and they have to match both sides. l11e financial aid department gets new regulations all the time. They have to know all of them as well as the students.

The main problems the financial aid offices arc hearing from the students is the length of time it takes for them to receive financial aid. Students are frustrated at the amount

of fom1s to be turned in. Lindsey said he is not sure if they can fix that. â&#x20AC;˘ Some students have even said that they arc not being treated right, but Lindsey said, "We have complete control."

Lindsey wants other schools 10 look at NIC 10 sec how a good financial aid department is run. He wants lo be very student oriented and very educationally oriented.

In Lindsey's opinion, the financial aid office runs preuy well. He says there arc areas he has concerns ,vith, but he has discussed them with his people in financial aid. " It is not a perfect system and will never be perfect," said Lindsey. "We have 10 build the best system we can, with the sources we have to work 1vi1h," he added.

He encourages students to come forward with their problems. Financial aid can tJ1en focus at those SPots and help them. Lindsey mentioned that some students don't want to speak up because they think it will affect their financial aid.

Many students have asked that question and Lindsay said, "That's absolutely not true."

If smdents 1vish lo offer complaint or suggestion they are ecouraged to do so. Students don't have to be afraid to put their name on it because Lindsey can 1hen look at that student's specific case. Without that specific identification, action by Lindsey in individual cases is impossible.

Lindsey doesn't want people to think this is a negative forum. It is being held so he can answer any questions and get any suggestions from the students so the financial aid department may then work out a satisfactory system for dealing with student aid requests.

photo by Bob Shtrldan ''THE DEAN" - Dean ot Students David Lindsey at work In his

otlloe.

Student cops step up from parking tickets

by Linette Freemen Stntlntl Editor

In past semesters law enforcement students have patrolled tJ1e Nonh Idaho College aunpus in unifom1, enforcing parking regulatio1is; but not so this semester according to Frank Wilkey, director of the law enforcement program.

"The patrolling of the campus was designed as practicum crcdiL~ but the experience to the S1udents was 10 limited," Wilkey said. ''TI1is semester we an: having the students do their practicum at local law enforcement agencies where they get belier hands-on experience."

Since Wilkey believes the law enfo1tt111ent students need for practical c.~periencc would be better served in local law enforcement dcpanments rather thnn writing parking

tickets at NIC, he has written and rcsea.n:hed a proposal to make some changes in the law enforcement program.

Wilkey said the proposed changes. which he hopes to submit for the Curriculum Council's October meeting, are necessary.

One of the main components of the proposal is to change LE 298 from a practicum to an internship and require it after the technical technical training segment of the program. As the program Slllnds now, law cnforccmem S1Udents are reqttired to complete two semesters of LE 298 before entering the technical block.

In the proposal Wilkey writes, "It is dif. f1CUlt if not impossible to have a quality Jear. ning experience for the student if he/she has not received any technical training."

Another benefit to an internship, according

to Wilkey's proposal, is the "valuable work exJJ(riencc and on the job training" the students wiU receive, which ca.n also go on their resumes.

A second proposed change is to eliminate from the curriculum Math ():1(), Intermediate Algebra; Photo 281, lntoduction 10 Phot1>graphy; LE298; and one required elective. However he wants to add Phi.I 120, Logic and Critical Thinking, to the curriculum.

Wilkey said he wants to eliminate the courses because they ''either fail to meet the preparatory needs (of law enforcement students) or they are counterproductive to technical law enforcement training."

He suppons the addition of Logic and Critical Thinking to the list of required

courses "because it would greatly benefit future law enforcement officers in the areas of decision making, problem solving and the use of discrcssion."

Wilkey said he hopes the proposal will be well received by Curriculum Council in Oc¡ tobcr and will go through the channels and be approved so the changes can be in place next semester.

"I had hoped 10 have the changes in place this fall but I couldn't get on the agenda la!.t spring," Wilkey said. "When I tried for last spring the office occupations merger had the process all tied up," Wilkey said.

Because the law enforcement studenls are no longer enforcing the parking regulations. tickets arc now being written by Don Phillips, head of security; and work study studl'lllS employed by NIC security.

If you could attend a forum with the Dean of Students, what would you say regarding the financial aid department?

Jason Guerberundeclded: The people in

Kris Hatfleld-general studies: After working in

the finandnl aid office didn't seem to care. I sent my form in and went to check on it this fall and they hadn't heard anything, so they gave me a phone number 10 call.

This number turned out to be a wrong number. I then returned to the office three ~ - - - - -- - or four times only to find that I had to reapply.

the computer lab the compu':.:r depanment offered me a scholarship... Upon arrival date of the check that was suppose to come to me I learned that the financial aid office revoked the scholarship for 'lack of financial need.' I'm very upset because I earned the scholarship.

Donna Bain-fine arts: Once I got past filling out the cxtensl\'e form and all thoSt instructions. I had nothing but good luck with financial aid. I'm always surpri~d with how much money they give me.

Tho NIC Sonlioet

4

C EDITORIAL ) ~omc ~fueet ~omc

Webb honored for service In March of 1972 North Idaho College unknowingly acquired over $2.5 million when 1hey hired Jo Webb, 1he soon 10 be former Adminis1 rative Assistant to lhe President.

In 1he past 13 Vi years, Webb has procured the $2 million-plus for NIC in the form of Title 111 granis. In fact, Webb has been so good at her job thal she was able to fund 5 I percent of her salary with Title Ill money.

For the 1989-90 fiscal year Webb decided she wanted lo work part time, so she elected to work 51 percent of full time and only collect the Title Ill ponion of her salary.

However, despi1e her efforts, NIC was not approved for Title Ill funds for 1he 1990-91 year, which leaves her out of a job. So she plans to enjoy 1he easy life. This editorial is dedicated in honor of Jo Webb, who through her dedication, showed a priority 10 students by helping NIC become an instit ution of quality higher learning. fn a recent interview Webb was very optimistic about her departure and already has many pains for 1he future.

"I'm 72 years old!" she said. " I wam to study music, travel, 1ry some writing and spend more time on our Coeur d'Alene Lake homestead. I can't do all 1ha1 and work full time."

Some might say that Webb is retiring, but she disagrees. "l hate that word! I plan to be just as ac1ive as ever, just in different things. I see this as a challenge to change my lifes1yle, and I intend to meet it," Webb said.

Although Webb is moving on to a new area in her life, she said she would still like to be active with NIC possibly 1hrough consulting on special projects.

Webb was born in Niagra Falls, NY, bu1 was acLUally raised in Buffalo. Afier high school, she auend-

ed Purdue University where she graduated with a bachelor's of science in electrical engineering.

While in college she married her late husband Herb, who also earned an engineering degree.

Abou1 a year after graduation, she and Herb were hired by Westinghouse Elec1ric Co. Because of World War JI, she was hired as an electrical engineer-a posiLion rarely held by women at Lhat time.

It was then that her successful career began.

In 1950, Webb and her husband moved west and setlled in Spirit Lake, Idaho, where they lived for five years before moving to Coeur d'Alene. While her husband 1augh1 engineering courses at Gonzaga University, Webb was busy raising their two daughters. Gradually the couple established a consulLing business, Webb Engineering, which they ran together until his death in 1986.

Besides obtaining Title Ill grant money, Webb's contributions to NIC include the 1981 organizing of Che NIC Foundation, a non-profit corporation whose purpose is to raise money to support college programs.

She headed the foundation until 1985 when Steve Schenk acquired the position.

Webb also worked with federal agencies and coordinated the development of the NIC beach from 1980-85. " I've worn a lot of different hats since I've been here at NIC, which is what has made it fun,'' she said.

According LO Webb her positon will not be filled. Instead the grant writing duties possibly will be spread around to differem areas of 1he campus.

But in any case, it's hats off to Jo Webb for her 13-plus years of fine service. She never forgot what che purpose of a college is-serving students.

.....

'f=51$.P/IT'l?ZiitY~~:€~ Student dies suddenly ortlr Idaho College s111dent Denise

our simple, everyday in1erac1ions can be with others. Do I take enough time to say In a two-car accident 011 hello to people os I'm passing by? Denise Highway 95 last Thursday north did. Do I take the time 10 smile at people ofCoeur d'Alene. Also treated/or whether l know them personally or not? minor injuries were NIC students Jill Denise did. Do I take the time to 1ouch Albertson and Krystal Travers and Zirwes' 01hcrs in ways 1ha1 let them know I care son Justin, 2, from the NIC Daycare about and support 1hern? Denise did.

Center. A memorial service for Denise When her speech class reconvened lasl Zirwes was held Tuesday at NIC. Follow- Thursday, I knew that we had to do ing is a tribute wrillen by speech instruc- something special 10 recognize Denise's life tor Sandra Brashears and members of her with us. We couldn't give speeches this day. class.

We couldn't learn about introduciion, Life is precious! AI, I grow older, 1 find body or conclusions. myself reOecting more and more on this Our society doesn't give us much reinthough! but never as much as the last few forcemem for experiencing grief. lnsiead, days since learning of a tragic accidem thal it seems to me 1ha1 we are often asked 10 took the life of one of my Speech 131 act as if no1hing were wrong. I believe in siudcnts. Denise Zirwcs was killed Tues- God, and I know that Denise is in a day, Sep1. 18, while on the way home from wonderful place, bu1 that doesn't mean school. She had been gloriously alive just that I can'1 be sad at her passing. hours before her IO a.m. class; she had Our class needed to process the loss been smiling and laughing with me and the 1ogether, and so I asked everyone 10 come class abou1 the first speeches 1hat siarted into a circle and we conducied our own on Thursday. Ot'nise had signed up for first memorial service for Denise. speaker.

Yes, we cried 1oge1her. Maybe you've Denise was like that. She was full of en- never done lhat in a class before, bul it felt thusiasm for life. She was in lhe class ex- good to us. actly three and one half weeks and yet she Yes, we hugged each other. Maybe touched us all in very special ways. How you've never done 1hat in a class before ~ut quickly we lost her influence, her presence, it felt good 10 us. We felt that it was rm· her love. portam 1hat we acknowledge her existence Life is Precious. This death has made me realize all over again how very important - - -Pleases,ee TRAGEDY p. 6.

N

C. Zirwes, 34, o/So11dpoi111, died

_

Associated Collcgiaic Press Five.SW AU American Newspaper • Notional Hall of F11.me Winner• AssoeiAICd Cotlcgi11e Press Regional Pac:emalw The Scru.incl • 1000 W. Gudcn Ave.• Coeur cfA!cne, IO 83814 Telephone (208) 769-3388 or 769-3389 Ul"tyt" Editor tn1tant Culture Editor

Ar1l111

r<...la,

Execudv. Editor

l_F,_

Advl1er

Reporte,a and Photographwa: Kom111> Mo11, ~ aw-.KMI 8-Ctnlop!,o, aw-,. Olr!UI Dot114,. io. °""'*' Mhonf lvo.

IQl1ol..ow.Sa111Wot111.

Newa Editor

,.._-.., 8atmyHlmnlncl AulatantEdlton : 1-a--......._u.n-..., IGll,fP-

....

Spam

Editor

Photo Editor OanH)'Oe

Oooc,,111-

w--.-.

WondrWuloll.~N- Kl-!tP-.Dnn-.P-~.- Slwirlal\ l<k'tl""'-'P-S.,,,0,.Undo S.-.. AIMl~&tllnl(rto,y-. - · - -

Bualnau Man-a• Managing Edllor

lald,o. - - .

~ KnoA101. ...,,1-,0alW.

Thirsda)'. Sepiember 27, 1990

5

'Lunatics' invade store masked as shoppers ken a/Jen he world around us is full of people who arc a little less than normal in the ole' brain pan. h isn't difficult to find these crazy individuals; the problem usually is how do I avoid this nut.

In my pan-time job, I am often fortunate enough (doomed) 10 get to deal with lunatics, and there is no way I can avoid them. If I worked at a hospital we would call them patients, but since I work in a retail store, we refer to the mentally afnicted simply as customers.

Since naming that store might expediate my hasLy departure (they would fire my butt), I'll call it KenCo (they may still fire my bull). Working at KenCo is definitely something I don't plan on doing forever, and if some of tl1e crazy people I've attempted to help have had their way, I'd have been through with retail long ago.

Not all the customers I help are nuts to begin with.

Usually customers are calm, semi-normal, fairly well off humans whose one desire for the day is to pur-

T

chase something nice for themselves or their lovedones (probably their grandmothers). This seemingly innocent desire can be quickly and cruelly turned into an unheahhy overzealousness with the uttering of the magic word, "No." Whether they be doctor, lawyer, poorman or mayor, your average shoppers know exactly what they want before they enter the store, and if you tell them, "No, I'm sorry. We're out of those innatable earrings we had adverLised," some people only shrug and thank you, but others freak out and a11ack you.

The Jekyll-Hyde transformation from sane adult to spoiled rotten child is instantaneous. As you attempt to explain why the customer can't have what he wants-"Well, you see, sir, they arc gone.

Everything has been sold (stuff being sold is the nature of a retail store)"-the customer becomes agitated, his IQ hiLS rock bottom and he begins looking around as if he wantS to break something. Invariably his gaze restS on you, the innocent clerk.

"I drove all the way from Chicago (a lie) just to buy these stupid things (that if he thought about it, he would probably not want them anyway), and you have the nerve to be out I" This is the part where the customer orders you (cleverly disguised as a question) to search the backroom from top to bottom with a magnifying glass and x-ray machine because he is sure we've hidden an extra case to save specifically for when he has left the store.

'Closet bigots' North Idaho karin /au t finally happened.

A fight broke out between two sets of athletes at the Fort Sherman ApartmcntS. Immediately Lhe cry came echoing out of the Inland Northwest press that the incident is racially motivated because the two sets of athletes also happened to be two different races-black and white.

Race is a touchy issue in North Idaho. I don't care that Coeur d'Alene is now an All-American City mainly because of its work with human rights. This town and its surrounding area still have more bigots than they're willing to admit and their voices arc being heard every day behind closed doors. Closet bigots.

One popular prejudice belief for many white adults in this All-America City is that they can do anything because they arc "free, white and 21."

Does being white give us special freedoms that are not available to others whose skin color is darker? No. Every time I hear that phrase, every

I

part of my being cringes.

"Be a white man!" is another phrase I detest.

What does it mean exaclly? I suppose it means that whites are superior to all others based on skin color and that we should act accordingly by not acting like the lowly darker-skinned races. Barf!

Coeur d'Alene and Lhe Kootenai County Task Poree on Human Relations have done a lot to improve human rights and racial hatred in this area.

What they have done is to get the community behind them in their fight against the Aryan Nations in Hayden. The community hates them just like the task force wantS. But the task force failed to remedy the heart of the problem-helping the closet bigotS change their negative attitudes toward minorities. These people do support the fight against the nco-Nazis; but on the side, in the privacy of their homes, in the presence of their loved ones (including impressionable children), they perpetuate the lies about other races and pass them on to the younger generations.

The task force and others concerned about human rights must reach' these people and help them to change their negative attitudes about race (or religion or sexual preference) so they do not pass them down to future generations.

That is the only way to combat the problem.

Don't concentrate only on the radical racists. Go after the ones who would never dream about hurting a minority due to their color. yet call blacks

Although I know we are out, I must concede to this demand, if I don't the "eustatic" will 101ally lose it and demand to "sec the manager about this."

The five most feared words at KenCo. So I look in the back room, (what I really do is sit on a crate and read an amusing story about Elvis in the Enquirer); then I put on my best "I'm real sorry face" and tell them, again, we're out..

By appearing to check the backroom (sometimes I really do look), I do what the owners of KcnCo hired me for. When the eustatic looses his/her cool it is best to call a manager. Managers deal with customers great. That is why they were hired.

"Custatics" are probably nice people most of the time who simply have their hearts a little too set on buying that specific product, and who, on that rare occasion when they lose it, probably had a little (a Lon) Loo much caffeine before they left the house.

We, the sheep-eyed clerks of the world, are convenient objects for the wired "eustatic" to abuse.

The only advice I can give fellow students abou t clerking is never be rude, never argue, and never ignore a customer. Although we may not be planning to make a career out of KenCo, we need the little part-time jobs for now.

The most important thing 10 remember is "the customer is always right," especially when they're wrong-and they usually are.

problem "niggers" and the Vietnamese "gooks" in everyday conversation without any thought as to how much these slurs and their associated beliefs hurt our society and its people.

Let whites know about blacks and other minorites, and let the minorities know about whites.

Bring understanding about the different cultures.

Racial ha tred is a two-way street with neither group being more racist Lhan the other. Each group needs to know about and understand the others-their culture within our society and the histories of their past.

By unders tanding each other, we can learn to accept each other's differences for what they are. Let the black man or woman succeed in a traditionally white world, and let them retain their unique cultural differences, or blackness, at the same time. The same goes for black-don't call your brothers "white" for trying to integrate into a white world.

To have a peaceful world will entail work on all pans of the color spectrum. Being pitted against people solely because they are different will always bring conflict.

Witness the fight at the Fort Sherman Apartments. White vs. black? Basketball vs. wrestling?

Does it matter so much as what caused it thllb the fact that it just happened? Maybe.

Prejudice is an ugly thing directed toward differences. Let's learn to understand differences so we can get about our business in peace and racial harmony.

Tho NIC Sontlnol

6

Writer urges self assessment for career phi/ derrick

As I stated in the previous column, self assessment is a must to cope with the life/career changes that the average adult faces. Below arc some self assessment exercises.

First, what would you really like to do with your life? How would you spend your time if money wasn't a concern? Will your career allow you to incorporate the kinds of activities you enjoy? How can you make

certain these activities will be part of your future lifestyle?

Second, what do you like about yourself? What personal qualities arc an essential par! of you and your "image" of yourself? Will your career allow these qualities to come to the forefront? Can you find or create a job situation that would be ideal?

Third, describe your work experience. List all paid and unpaid jobs you held. Describe each in detail.

What aspects would you want to carry over into your next job and those you want to avoid? Identify the patterns and trends of your job history for success and effectiveness.

Fourth, consider the impact you have made over your life in organizations or indjviduals. How, specifically, did you make a difference? What patterns or skills reoccur? What impact do you make now in your current situation? What kind of impact do you

hope to make in the future?

Fifth, picture your ideal job. Be detailed. Note skills, salary, work environment, travel, etc. This will help yield a prospective job profile.

Sixth, what motivates you? Feedback and praise, status, prestige, challenges, money, job security, promise of financial opportunities, travel or location?

Which of these motivations are present in your current situation? Which are priorities in your future career?

Seventh, describe your ideal work environment. Is ncxjbility important? Freedom to come and go as you please? A plush office? Working individually or as a team? Having a ''secure" job? Lack of pressure or lots of pressure? Formal authority over others? Size of the organization? Again, how closely do your preferences match your present situation or lifestyle?

TRAGEDY from p. ,, _ _ _ __ __

e~oie c~~~/e, 0

nee again the notorious Klingon Kouple leads our list of chokes.

A pearl of wisdom presented by Chad Klinger in a literature class is

that most Emily Dickinson poems can be sung to "The Yellow Rose of Texas." Takes a lillle romance from that lady's gauntlet, huh?

A

sticker of the office window of Mona Klinger says, "So many pedestrians, so little time. The irony of this is that Miss Mona teaches the P.E. class of Powenvalking, which evidently was the first class to close at registration.

here at North Idaho College.

Amid our tears, we decided that we wanted to express our feelings about Denise as a class, and so I offer the following excerpts from some of Denise's classmates in Section 13, Speech 131.

She was an inspirational, full-of. life type of person. She was beautiful in body, mind and soul. Her presence was enough to brighten your day. To

_ __ _ _ __

Denise I say Good-bye. You make a difference-Hillary Dowling.

I felt her energy immediately. It's hard to believe that she is gone. She is in our hearts-Rae Lin Timblin.

Denise was a beautful and unique person. She radiated happiness and respect for life. She had so much to live for: her children, her new life, her new friends. She will be mwed greatly by au or us-Heather Petersen.

11

Cross

country coach Christy Davids apparently thinks photographers should be on the run too. Last week the new coach put the run on a Sentinel photographer who was trying to shoot runners as they ran down the street in public view. Freedom of the Press prevails.

Sec Page 21.

VETERAN'S ASSISTANCE • Vocational Counselling • Job Placement Assistance

Now

on to racier issues than cross country ...

Last week a coed wore a T-shirt saying, "You might not have been first, but you may be next.

An ASNIC campaign flyer taped above a urinal in Seiter Hall says "While you 're taking a pee, vote for me.

• Advice for Veterans

11

11

'

A nother Sentinel photographer tried for a week to chase down an NIC administrator to snap a mug shot. Seeing the harried photographer show up for the umpteenth time, sympathetic women in the official's office said, "About the only place you can catch him is in the restroom."

So that's exactly what the photographer did. He wouldn't say whether or not he needed his wide dangle lens.

A

few notes from the vocational side of the campus:

':i- cartoon ~n SCilretary Pauline Irvine's desk shows a zebra with its stripes u_nra~ehng. The frazzled animal says, " I think I'm having stress." .. Weldmg mst.ruct~r Milt Turley has this philosophy on gun control: Gun control ts bemg able to hit whatever you aim at."

Chuck Reynalds Veteran's Representitive

Will be on campus in the financial-aid office 1-3 PM Tues. & Thurs.

D>AIIO D£PAJITK£H\' or £»PLOYMV.lff

7

Thursd.ly, September 27, 1990

BOE enrollment up

by Karin Leu ~nrintl Editor

The new Business and Office Education program saw a 33 perc:cm increase in enrollmen1 this faUover 1he combined enrollmem or the fonncr secreiarial s1udies program and office occupations program, according to Kirk Koenig, dim:1or or admissions.

The two fonner programs merged 1ogether to fonn the controversial BOE program las!

May af1er 1he Board of Trus1ees p ~ 1he proposal.

Las! fall, secnarial s1udies had 56 studcms enrolled in ilS program Oegal-, medical- and cxecutive-sccre1arial s1Udies, along wi1h general secre1arial studies) while office occupations had 15 s1uden1S enrolled. The combine(! enrollmcn1 wa~ 71 siudenlS. This fall saw an increase of 24 s1uden1S over las1 fall making the to1al 95. Pan of 1he increase mighl be due to the fact 1ha1 office occupa1lons had a cap of 15 studenlS maximum, bu1 1he new office sys1cms spccialisl program increased tha1 10 30. Office occupa1ions and the OSS programs arc basically the same program in 1h31 they bo1h offer, or offered, a ccnifica1e of comple1io11 upon graduation, but the OSS program is more in1cnsivc wi1h iis 17-first semester credil load, said division chair Mary Nelson Brown.

because of the increased limil on the number of s1udcn1S allowed into the program.

Although she isn'1 sure exac1ly why it went · up, she is nevcnhelcss pleased with the resuhs.

Now tha1 the program has had ilS beginning established, the hard work begins, she said.

The Curriculum Council will moni1or the progress of the program 10 cr1Sure 1hat it's a success, said Brown, who is also a member of the council. " 11 's preuy exciting, bu! now we need to make ii a success," she said.

Only four of the 32 offered courses were cancelled because or low cnrollmem. Registrar Karen S1rce1er said. n,ose were two sections of basic keyboarding applica1ions. and one each of word processing applications and office procedures. " I'm in1erested in seeing the second semes1er," BOE inslJ'Uclor JoAnn Nelson said. "ll's still 100 early to tell wha1 the cffeel (of ihc credi1 load, among 01hcr thin~) will be."

Brown said she feh sad for the new s111den1s who are taking such a heavy crcdi1 load because a large perccm of them have families. She is trying 10 help case 1he burden by sending leuers to some of their husbands explaining wha1 their wives are up against.

plt(iro by Don Nf)nli1n

"They have no free time, no balance in 1heir life," Brown said. "ti's hard working college life in10 regular life."

Brown said that she expcc1cd i1 10 r1sc

MEN AT WORK - The NIC wrestling relso money tho Booslor Club.

ro,

learn POl11clpatlng In lhe annual wood cul 10

411 Best Coeur d'Alene (In the 7-11 Moll) cOfner of 4th & Best

Coupons valid with

current NIC student or faculty LD. cord only

MOVIE RENTALS

VIDEO GAME SUPERSTORE

,~------~6]~~Q7} _____ ~ --,

~

I VCR 11 VCR I + II + I 2 Movies 11 4 Movies I II I $5.95 11 $8.95 IL (\bid Mon. · Fri.) (Expires Oct 25) _j11L (Vold . Sot. & Su-I.) (expies Oct. 25)

I I I I

Open 11 a.m. -- 9 p .m. everyday

I I I I I _JI

_______667~5073 -----~) NINTENDO Deck + 2 Games $4.95

I IL (\tile! Orr./ day)

{expires Oct. 25)

I: SEGA GENESIS Deck II + 11 2 Games II $6.95

II II jJ

(Vold Orr./ doy) (expires Oct. 25)

I _JI

Open 11 a.m. -- 7 p .m. everyday

~----------,,----------4 ,~----------~----------~, I I I

Any 2 I 1 I I NINTENDO I I Games I $2 ·85 $3.45 :: $7.95 : I I (Vold Mon.· Fri.) {expies Oct. 25):..JI: (Vold Sol. & Su-I) {expies Oct. 25) _JI L (Vold SU'l. • Fri.) (expires Ocl. 25)

l L

Any 2 Movies

II 11 11

Any 4 Movies

----------- -------------

I I I I

Any one game

1 I I I Limit I coupon per day I LL (Vold SU'l. • lhl.n.) (exp~~..!: ~_JI

11 11 II II 11 II

Tuesda s.... ALL Video Rentals only 95c

95¢

Tho NIC Sentinel

8

JOIN THE CLUB GAMES CHILDREN PLAY - Ten-year• old, Michael TIiford mulls over his opClons whlfe playing War llommtr.

MIND

GAMES

Role Players Club hold gaming session at NIC

by Christopher Clancy Stnlind Rtportrr

uns bl.u.cd and swords crossed os hordes or heavily am1cd students engngcd in bloody . conffict.

That was the scene in the Student Union Building, Sept 14-16, we.II, at leas1 in the imaginations or some role-playing-game cn1husiasts.

To them, NICON '90, 11te Nonh Idaho Rolcplnym Association's game extravaganza, wns by no means n dull cvem.

Attendan«' 1\-11.S "not as good as we'd hoped, pos.tjbly bccau.sc or another convention talcing place in Spokane,'' member Ted Berg snld.

Many people just couldn'I afford both events. Many of the pla)..:rs who 11'l!re there were ac111olly younger people from locnl high schools. bu1 mnny NJC students were in attendance.

G

' ' ================== Combat Is intense. It Just goes! I'm going to try to get (the game) published soon.

- Dale Mitchell

------''

"111erc are a lot of aduhs who play these games. and l would encourage everyone 10 look in 10 it." Berg said. He added tha1 he has been interested in role-playing for over 10 years.

A hJahllght or the tvmt 1\-llS lht prtmltr showing of n IIC\I sdcnce fic1ion game by author and illustrator Dale Mitchell. The game, which hns ye1 10 be titled, is ccn1ercd around a group of interplanetary adventurers with a mili1aristic approoch to ~temping out the bnd guys.

"Combat is iniensc," Mi1cllcll said. "It just goes! I'm going to try 10 ge1 (the game) published soon. I'm 51ill working on 3 couple of illustrations, and once that's finished, it will be ready to go."

In th, PISI, rolt11laylng games hawt bun the center of contcovcny. Games such as Dungeons & Dragons were lllrgctcd by religious groups alleging the games arc responsible for c,'l!rything from Satanism to ritual murder.

"None or the games I've C\'cr played turned out that way," Berg said. This hasn't bctn a real problem for lo..:a! colc,player$.

Overall, mcm~ said NICON '90 was a sut:CCSs. It was the first, and Berg and Mitchell said it won't be the last.

For information about rolc·pla)'Ulg games or the Nonh Idaho Roicplaycrs Association contact Berg at Til-0628 or Mike Palmer at 667-8928.

Hop aboard the club train

by KIiey Peterson AiSisron1 Editor

Who do ycu call when the prtSSUrcs of school is prodding you into the corral of in"3Jlity?

T,y one of the 22 duh.< <llllioned on the North Idaho College campus.

As NIC student$ slowly make the transition from hu;11t and bustle 10 efficiency, many will be searching for an oullct to release their anxieties.

So, here is a listing of all or the NIC clubs nnd or who 10 contact.

8 Amlltur Radio - Amateur Rndio Club provides NIC studcnlS with the opponuni1y to gain their FCC 1kauc and learn the b3sics behind this wo11d-widt conununlatlion nnworic. II is open to llll

Sllldcn1$.

For mote informn.tlon call 13rury Simon or Cun Nelson ar 769-.1497 • Asloda!Ld Student Dody S1udcnt.1 an: drdcd 10 position, on the Associated S1udmt.1 of NIC CASNIC) board. ASNIC lllCffl ono: a v."ttlc. For mote information aJU Tony S1ewnn al 769,3325.

• Campo, Crusade ror Cbmt Provides srudcnlS wilh 11n OflCII rorum to discw5 splri1ual topics. For mote infonrolion aiUMruy ~lion Drown at 769-34SS. • Crud,t Wridn& - Cre:uhe Writing Club Jl(OYldcs srudcnt.1 with a group to aitlq~ e3Cll o<hcn worlc. For more infonn:uion cnU VC111 Hanrim or Linda Eric~son at 769-3385 or 769-339-1.

• Odts £i,lilcJn QJ - DEC is w college vtrsion of Distributive Educauon Club1 of America (DECA). DEC introduces business con· «Pt.I Uke rruulceting, man.1gCl\lCflt and leader· ship skills to college !llldcnt.1. For mon: information call Don Friis ar 769-3493.

• Drama Club Or.um Club is prim;uily a social organization dcsigr,cd to inu-ocb,c any NlC ndcm 10 theater.

For morc information call Tim Raric.k at 769-3416.

• £Agi,,ffliac Club -

Provides physical icicnC'e and math/compu1cr science Srudcnts -..ith an infonnation and siudy center. For more mfor· mation aill Om Nelson or Barry Simon at 769-3497.

1..u,u.

pi,oH, by Dunn R RIGOROUS RECRUITING - NIC students

Tom Potts and A~x Evans talk about clubs.

• fomao Club - Pro,idcs foceign

languagt snidcnt.1 "'ith an opponunity to gam

oddilJOlllll lu10wla:lgc about thctr la,ngungc of study. For more inforrmllon call Claic Leroy nt 769-3381.

8 Idaho Nur.<lng Sludtnts A.1'iOdJ,.

don - INSA i$ a cJub v.-hk:h OC· rommoda1es the divWon of nuning hm: nr NIC For mon, information

aill Ma.xioc Manin nt 769,3488.

• lntmudoual Srudfflr Rtlldoiu Oub - For more infonnadon aJII Ocnc Laoy 111 769.J381.

• Pq, Band - For mon, informa. llon ciU Ttrry Jones 111 769-3421 8 Phi Thtt11 ICapp1t - Phi ThClll Kappa is t/1e Mtional honor socic:ty nt NIC. l'or mote infonruulon call George hes at 769·339S. • Pubkatlon Oub - For more informallon call Nils R05dahl a, 769-3389.

8 Rifle Oub - Rifle Club deals with w insuuctional and safety M1)«IS of position shooting. It u open to aD NTC $lucknt.1. For more information call Tom Price 31 769-3448.

• Rolt Playm Oub - For morc infonnallon call George Ives at 769-3395.

• Ro..ioa Club - Open 10 all srudcnt.1 inraestcd in rowing for a te:un. For more information caD Jun Mcl.cod al 769-3391.

• SEAL - Scudcn1 EdUC1tion Aw:tnncl.S u,:ig)IC. For more info,. m:uion call Dale Masey at 769-3491.

• Sid Ou.b/Outlna Oub - A 50CinJ and alhlctic: outla of all 1111dcnL For morc information call Dean llcnneu at 769-3366.

• SllodmlS ror Hu111111 F.qcialty For mor-c information ctU Tony Sie,.-an at 769-332S. Oub - For more information call Julie Hines ar 769-3l76.

• Youaa Oanocnb - For morc infomation call Tony Stewan a1 769-332$. a YOUIJI Republau,s - For mon: information call Pot Prdaxk a1

• v_.,

7~3328.

- -------1[ LIFESTYLES ~1------

21 090

-=TIKwtday:=:.:.:·~Sepltl1'ber-•1

9 --___;

Culinary arts: a taste bud's delight or many busy college students, the art of cook· ing consists of microwave miracles and peanut butler and jelly sandwiches.

However, for the eight people enrolled in the culinary arts program at North Idaho College, it's much more-their interests take them far from the microwave

F O\!Cn.

The culinary arts program began in Jan. 1990 with three people enrolled and has now grown to eight people. The maximum number allowed in the course is 10 at one time. The reason for the small s1udcnt-10-1eacher ratio is for beucr individual instruction

story by Tonya Broderhausen photos by Dan Hyde

FOOD FOR THOUGHT - (lop left) Phll Artis lest !he re~rure or pasta lhara being prepared lor lunch and the Student Union Bulldl11g. Culinary ar1s Instructor Rick Schultz {above)

and long- term learning, said Rick Schultz, culinary arts instructor.

The 10-month program was designed rrom a vocational school in Boise, Schulll. said. It is set up in an "open entry, open cxit" situation consisting of blocks of time; four-eight week blocks and one-four week block ending in mid-June. he said.

Schultz explained "open entry. open rxir" as mraning thar a stu-

dent may take any of the blocks in any order and that leaving for a period of time doesn't close the door. Students may come bnck pltaS~M~

FOOD

p. 11'- - - -

exhibits a lrull plate during class. (bollom tell) Matti Fonl curs vegetables ror a salad. (tel1) Pasta for beel stroganolf boWa on 1118 alive for the noon-time least.

The NIC Senlinel

10

Pilgrimage to Middle East arouses mystical D emotions in Brown

by Monica Kiddle S<ntllfrl Rtporttr

- - -uring the past decade, the media's coverage of 1hc Middle Eas1 has pain1cd II picture of madmen. murder and mayhem, exposing Americans 10 lhis region's polirical leaders and nrmics. But a 'onh Idaho College instructor was abk 10 look beyond the politics and inro the lives of the common people of rhcse lands as she rravclled through l~rocl, Jordan and Egyp1 last May. Business and offKJC educalion division chair Mary Brown 100!.. a "last minute" trip 10 lhc Holy Land and surrounding areas. She and her husband, who was working on a mas1cr's degree in Theology, lcri New York Ci1y Moy 14 and arrived in Amman, Jordan 17 hours bier. Her uip was a two-week"pilgrimagc 1ha1 walked her 1hrough lhe palhs 1ha1 Jesus walked," tracing ancien1 footsrcps and revealing modem struggles.

From rhc air, Jordan looks like a brown cloud of dusr, Brown said. When her group landed, lhe airport was completely cmpcy c:itctpl for soldic.rs, which Brown 1hough1 odd because Amman is lhc fasrcst growing city In lhe world.

"Jordan is not at war and was at thal poinl raking Arab refugees from Iran," Brown said. ''The Lebanese and Palestinians arc also moving inro Jordan. Amman is growing every day. An acre of land there costs SS00,0001" The city of Amman is very modern, she said, except thar there arc no skyscrapers and all of the houses and buildin~ look lhc same. She said 1ha1 every building is made ou1 of sand, brick ond sronc. makins rhcm all one color. No 1all buildings cxl.sl because "branches" make up lhe frame of a building ~incc I.here is no limber to use. She also said "cmpcy lob (were) C\Cl)"'here" because of 1hc e~orb1tnn1 land prices.

Despite the sand. Amman is immaeulnrc. Brown was imp~ by people who constantly picked up liuer and remembers men washing 1heir cars every morning, even rhough lhe wind "ll(V(r srops blowins the sand through rhe city."

Brown ~d there arc ~ically two scc1ions in Amman- rhe \'Cry rich and 1hc \'Cry poor. The rich are rhe native Jordanians who live in the hc:ut of the ciry.

Brown said \he ~w Mcrttdc$ everywhere rhere. The poor are refugees who live outside Amman. Brown said 1ha1 ~ver 25,000 people live In "dilap1d111cd, make-shin hoUStng.''

Nomadic Bcdoins make up abour three pcrctnl of Jordan's popula11on, Brown said. The Bcdoins herd goats, sheep and camels. moving their camps and their water trucks every two 10 three mon1lu. Brown said 1ha1 Jordan's land owners acctp1 1he nomads and allow "poaching" as long as their crops are respected.

A typical Arab breakras1 Bro,.11 enjo)'cd conslslcd or yogurt. granola, rolls, coffee, orange juice and "lots an~ lots of fresh frui1." Lunches and dinners offered a \ancty or. \C&Ctnblcs, usually sruffed in pita bread.

Bro,.11 said 1ha1 mcar is a scarciry. although she ,. as ~.ro small ponaons of ~-umcl. lamb and goa1.

We \\~re !reared \try h~pitably by rhc Arabs " Brown s:itd. "They were jusr "Ondcrful 10 us. Th~y wanr rhc American dollar and 83\(' us ~~,,.ional scr\lCr,"

c,.......

From Amman, Bro"n travdcd 150 miles sourh 10 Perra, a cuy lhal was fca1urcd in one of rhc Indiana Jones films. Petra is ancicm. still ha\ing original Roman aquaduru along the walls. The city can be rcachcd only on fOOI or_ ho~k. Its narro" muancc stmchcs I Vz ma~ and .IS pl'Olccted by guards, P~ ~ .named m rhe Bible in many places." Brown said. 1111s IS the plact Jesus rcfcred 10 in Marlhcw 24

lhe place where Christians will congrega1c in 1he last days of this world. Christ said 1hat many false prophets will lure some of the people ou1 of Petra by claiming that Christ has come back, bur thar the true believers will stay safely inside the city."

Orown's 1our took her 10 Israel after Petro. Before crossing from Jordan into Israel, 1hey passed through Salt, a very poor town that consists mostly of soldiers and their families. She then passed through "no man's land," the mili1ary zone between the Arabs and the Jev:_s and en1ered Israel by crossing the Allenby Bridge.

We had two checkpoints to go through " Brown said, "but both sides were good 10 us. II ~ very weU done. On each side of the border there were bunkers with soldic.rs poin1ing guns al rhe olher side. Israel's side was m~ch more fortified, and lhc:y kepi their machine guns auned a1 our bus as we crossed the border."

The sccncry around the Jordan-Israel border has "rugged, dry hills with lo1s of good soil and greenery around," according 10 Brown. She said 1h01 it reminded her of Hawaii because of 1hc many palm rrccs there.

The tour group passed through the ruins of Jericho lhcn wcnr on to Jerusalem." ' J.erusalem has been called lhc "Golden Chy" and 1hc "~ly 0~1 a Hill." Brown said that they truly describe rhLS onc!C"t place. His1orically, Jerusalem is a walled ci1y, bu1 11 has grown ~ large 1h:11 roday the city Clltends beyond 1h~ wall. Unchanged since Biblical limes, 12 gmcs lead 1010 the cily.

According 10 Brown, Jerusalem is scverol cities "1h~own .rogelher " Four di\'erst peoples make up lhis anC1Ct11 cuy-JC\I~, Arabs, Muslims and Christians.which produces an extremely tense atmosphere because each group holds opposing religious beliefs. he wom Arab uprising since 1987 broke out during Brown's week stay in Jerusalem. Six Arabs were killed by a Jew in Tel Aviv a porl city in Israel, selling off Arab riot~ and J.c"ish re1aUa1ions. The news of the killings c_ame w.h,le Brown was visiting rhe Dead Sea, which hes beside an Israeli army installation.

"Several tour groups were a1 rhc Dead Sea 1ha1 day,. and when lh~ news of lhe killings came over rhc radio, our bus drivers gor very excited and upscr " Brown said. "We couldn't undemand rhc news ' broadcast or rhe drivers and rhcy wouldn '1 tell us very much of what was going on. . "But suddenly rhcse soldiers ar lhc army ins1a11a.

1100, who."ere mostJ)' young kids, men and ,. 0 men. rook off )1!..c crazy. There didn't seem 10 be much orgamzauon when we first saw 1hem-1hey jusr walk~ around .carrying guns. Bur as the news of the killmgs came tn, e\•eryone was mobilized and 1hing5 ~an to happe~. Some army jers new in real!)• low, a s1~h1 1ha1 I wall always remember. Ir was beautiful!

I suit ger goosebumps when I think about it." !he killings sparked Arab hos1i11ics, and from 1ha1 POtnl on. lour groups were not allowed 10 go inside

T

Jerusalem's wall.5 very often. Brown's hotel was in an Arab sec1ion above the ci1y and the Arabs blocked the road that led Into the old Jewish pan of Jerusalem wi1h garbage, debris and blocks of concrete. She said 1ha1 the tourists were safe if they had an Arab bus driver, but that the Arabs were auacking Jewish ren1ol cars and buses.

"Every car from 1he Jewish sector 1ha1 had travel· cd in10 other areas of the ci1y hod smashed wind· shields," Brown said. "One of rhcir rocks hit our bus, with rhc force of o bullet. The noi!e of the im· pac1 sounded like a missile. Forrunatcly, it hit on 1hc window frame, because if ii had hit the window it would have shanered in my face."

In retaliation, rhe Jews went on a 1hrcc-day strike, which Brown said was a very 1ypieal event. The whole Jewish part of Jerusalem closed its shops for rhree days and all 1elevision and radio broadcasts from Jordan were cut off because lhc govcmmcnr wanred the people to hear only the Jewish side of the srory. ."The strike was a very typical cvenr." Brown said. "That's how 1hcse people deal wirh the tension.

They live with rhis strain every day and everyone is always on alert, waiting 10 sec what will happen next."

While in Jerusalem. the Browns visited wirh Dave Dolan. who moved there from Coeur d'Alene ren years ago. Dolan is a news correspondent for CBS, b~1 co~idcrs preaching the gospel of 1hc Christian Bable has real work. Jerusalem is the "most excitina, dynamic ciry in rhc world because there is the past. prcscm and future blended 1ogethcr," Dolan rold Brown. Dolan's intcrpretaiion of "fu1ure" meanr 1he Biblical prophesies about Jerusalem in the las1 days of the "'orld.

Dolan "115 suppased 10 meet the Browns ar their hotel. for another visit, bur could not go because of 1he nors, Brown said. According 10 Brown Dolan s~id 1ha1 his car had already been damaged' several umcs tn Arab-Jew hostilities and thar it was too dangerous for him 10 drive through rhe Arab part of Jerusalem. Yet in the midst of aU the violence, Brown did find some peace.

Visiting the places that Jesus had been while He was on Earth was 1M best part of the 1rip, Blown

11

Thtnday. September 27. 1990

photo 11/uJfrarlon by Dan Hydr LADY OF MYSTERY- Mary Brown poses In lhe 1radll lonal dross ol the Mlddlo

said. The Garden of Ge1hsemene, 1hc place Jesus prayed and was arrested 1hc night before his crucifixtion, was megnificicnt, Brown said. She described the garden as "acres end acres of rich, green growth" filled with hundreds of olive trees that never really die, but instead give off new shoots. Brown said that some of these trees had been alive 2,000 years ago when Jesus walked there.

Jesus' tomb is jus1 as the Bible described ii and that Golgatha, the hill on which Jesus was cru cified really does look like a skull, Brown said. Caves there form the face of a skull. The pilgrimage lOOk her along 1he Sea of Galilee, where Jesus walked on wa1cr and performed the miracle of feeding 1he muhi1ude.

"I didn't go on this trip searching for some kind of spiritual high, but jus1 walking where Jesus walked and seeing firs1hand all of these places in the Bible was wonderful," Brown said. "11 made the scriptures so real to me. I know that I want to go back there some day."

Brown's stay in Israel included a visit to Bethlehem and then took her across the Suez Canel 10 Cairo, Bgypt.

The only way to cross from Israel to Egypt is on a ferry, Brown said. Trucks were lined up for about five blocks waiting to cross. Ship after ship was crossing the SOO-mcter wide canal, making Brown wait a long 1ime. Brown said 1ha1 military people were everywhere and pictures weren't allowed to be 1akcn. . Egypt has 55 million people and every 10 months us population increases by another million. This creates quite a problem since Egypt is 96 perccn t desert and all the people live in only 4 percent or the country, Brown said, who stayed in Cairo, a city of 15 million people.

A tremendous gap exists between the rich and the poor in Cairo, Brown said, and the government docs not support its poor. No money goes into war or

traffic control. There is no jury system in Egypt and virtually no crime or agression because of the strict Moslem morals, Brown said.

"Rape gets an automatic death penalty, and if you steal, they cut off a hand or a foot," Brown said, "so the police and the military literally have nothing to do but stand guard. And since there are no traffic laws, we had military escorts everywhere we went.

One person in our group is from New York, and said that New York City taxi drivers were safer than those in Cairo!" mericans are very treated very well in Egypt, Brown said, and the lavish meals they were served reminded hec of'"the land of milk and honey.'' The meals offered so many courses that the silverware surrounded their plates and desserts were always pastries dripping in honey. But that was in the rich section of Cairo.

Cairo's poor live in crowded, filthy slums with no sanitation. Thousands of children live in those conditions and their lives are "very hard," Brown said.

Many of those children will never leave the impoverished area or the city and those filthy neighborhood~ arc all they will ev~~ know.

"I saw one little girl, like so many 01her children.

A

East with o slldo proJoelion ot o Moslem mosquo as a back drop.

filthy with mes buzzing around her eyes," Brown said. "She had beautiful big brown eyes. I don't think I'll ever forget i1."

Even with the poverty and overcrowding, Brown was suprised that 1here is virtually no crime in Cairo.

She said that the American ambassador to Egypt has a teenage daughter who is allowed 10 stay out alt night without worrying her parents because there are no drugs, drinking or premarital sex to worry about.

Brown was also surprised to meet a woman from ldaho Falls in an elevator in Cairo. The woman told Brown that she was also on a pilgrimage and the two laughed that "it really is a small world," Brown said. ¡ The tour group flew back to Amman from Cairo, then back to New York. Brown said that the trip was a wonderful experience and that if she gets the chance to go back 10 the Middle East, she would spend more time around the Sea of Galilee and in Jerusalem, despite the tension there.

"I talked to some young people there and their life is prctly much like our life, except that they live in this hotbed of tension," Brown said. " Historically, that atmosphere has always been there. so i1's nothing unusual 10 tl}em. They grew up in it and have learned to live with it."

Tho NIC Sontinel

12

FOOD /romp. 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - and continue where they left off at anytime.

"This set up allows for back to industry avai lability." Schultz said. Students can work when they arc needed during the busy tourism season without having to start over. he said.

The instuctor is as new to the NIC campus as the program itself.

Schultz staned out in the food ser· vice industry as a waiter and, by the age of 21, he owned his own restaurant called the "Onion Patch'' at Ocean Shores. Wash.

He sold it after five years.

Schultz's next opportunity came when he became the manager of the number two-rated restaurant in Chicago called "Convito lt:iliano."

Schultz, now J2, decided to move back to the Coeur d'A lene area with his wife and two children. He noticed that NIC was putting together the culinary arts program and applied for the job as instructor.

"I love it ... the stress level is very tolerable." Schultz said. ''The nicest thing is to be in an environment where the learning process is the top priority." The course offers much more time 10 teach than in a stressful restaurant

situation, he added.

The course prepares a culinary student for an entry level position in the food service industry by providing the basic skills, Schultz said.

"Once one learns the basics, they arc only stopped by imagina· tion and confidence level," he said.

Upon finishing all five blocks of the program, students receive a certificate of completion. From this point, culinary ans students easily move into jobs, Schultz said.

An advisory board of area· indusiry people keep in close con· tact with the program in order to hire individuals (from restaurant to hospital positions) immediately after completion. According to Schultz, the advisory board is interested in the altitude of the stu· dent as well as skill level.

The culinary arts program is currently exploring the idea of "food-to-go'' for students, faculty and staff. Students would prepare packaged microwave cntrces for one to buy in the SUB at a reasonable price and take home, Schultz said. Excess profit would be used for special projects or up· dating equipment end would

Cheek This Out

YOUR BOOK- SWAP CHECKS ARE IN

The Sentinel Office (Sherman School Bldg.)

benefit the students.

Monday Night Football $1.00 Pitcher Beer Big Screen T.V. All you can eat Pizza, Salad Bar, Dessert .... only $4.99

Half-time drawing 9510 N. Government Way, Hayden Lake ........ i

........ .

INSTANT CULTURE

-=Thur-• •-Seplem - ber- 'l7,-990l ~ - 1~

] 1-1 - --

-·~

13 _

Comedy night gives students laugh lines

by Deborah Akert Sentinel Editor

If laughter is the best medicine, then how do / spell reLief'?

C. h.r.i.s. A.l.p.i.n.c.

Last May, I had a sustaining dose of Chris Alpinc's comedy at the Comedy Underground in Seattle and was thoroughly delighted by his clean. hilarious and fast-paced style.

Although his act was well rehearsed, il did nOl appear "canned." He remained alert. ncxiblc and in touch with his audience. As soon as he discovered that a group of North Idaho College studems was in the audience, he immediately shifted gears and began heckling us-Idaho style-much to our red-faced enjoyment.

maybe the comedy of opening-act Laurie Todhunter will. Information was not available about Todhunter at press time.

This three-act comedy pcrformalll'C can be seen for the price of $2.00 with NIC studem 1.0. card. General Admission is S4.00.

For those who are stressed-out or suffering from back-lO· school blues, a dose of Alpine's curc-a.ll comedy is on the way.

On Friday night, the Associated Student Body of NIC is sponsoring "Comedy Night" at 8 p.m. in the Communk:ations-flne Ans Audilorium. Headlining the evenings cntertainmcm will be the Northwest's own Chris Alpine.

Alpine was voted "top comic" in Seatlle's Stand-Up Corn· edy Competition. His television appearances include "Star Search '90," Showtime's "Comedy Club Network," MTV and "Nashville Now".

Chris Alpine

Also appearing with Alpine will be national comedians Nick Arnette and Laurie Todhunter.

Arnette, also or Seattle, has done opening aCLS for Rosanne Barr and Jay Leno. He has been d~ribed as "likable and good naturcd ....a clever act," by the Seattle P~ t-lntcllcgcnccr.

If Alpine and Arnette don't tickle a funny bone, then

New age jazz musicians coming to NIC

Tuck & Patti, Vaughn to perform by

Kittle law

$(,111mrl Rq,orttr

Tuck & Paul, Windham Hilt jazz-recording artists, will bring their special sound to Coeur d'Alene Oct. 6 at 8 p.m. in the Nonh Idaho College Communtions-Finc Ans Auditoriwn. They will be performing in a variety of music styles including jazz, rock, new age and folk.

Blending one voict with a guitar brings the special sound unique lo Tuck & Patti. Although they play in a variety of

styles, Tuck & Patti proclaim jazz as the base of tb::ir music.

The popularity of Tuck Andrcs.1 and Patti Cathcart has esculatc:d with their debut album, "Tears of Joy," which

soared to the top 10 for six months. Their hit single, "Takes My Breatl1e Away," was chosen as the Iheme song for the 1989 lntemational Special Olympics, and they performed for tlte opening ceremonies in Squaw Valley, Calif.

The intimacy and power of Patti's Live and recorded perfc,rrnances have been raved at by many critics. Her voice has been dubb«I by Newsweek as "sometimes pure and girlish, sometimes a smokey whisper." Mtisician Magazine wrote "She trills like a songbird inspired by Ella Fitzgerald and Miss Sarah Vaughn, with a dash ofrma Turner griu."

Tuck Andress' skill with the guitar has earned him an c.~cellent reputation. Bay Guardian magazine states Tuck is "simply one of the most extraordinary guitarists to evtr put IO fingers agninst si.x strings," and Musirran Mag111.U1e adds " ...Tuck must have at lea.st eight fingers per hand."

Local artist Robert Vaughn ....111 open the show. Vaughn's jazzy vocal style has earned him the repumtion of being one of the best singers m the area. Vaughn's program includes his renditions of songs by George Benson, Elton John, Roy Orbison, Van Morrison and othecl as well as some of his own compositions.

Tickets are Sl2 and Sl4 and are available in Spok.ane at Street Music; in Coeur d'Alene at the Coeur d'Alene Resort, the Book and Game Co., Burt's Music, and the NIC box office. For information contact Cheryl Brock at 667-2428.

Tuck & Patti

,•oo, , &t a1.wruta~fr&1ff®r1f.rrfttw ~,i-w1;_r1tJ:

The NIC Senllnel

14

Night spot review...

Writers disagree on verdict for Kelly's provides wild country nights The mood at Kelly's changes throughout Rolly Bouchard, a business mstructor at 'Nuns on Run' North Idaho College, said he enjoys the large the evening from high energy swing dancing

by Shawnd'rae Johnston Smtmrl Rtporter

"Num on the Run" should have been titled "Nuns Have No Fun." This movie is a British comedy gone bad. As a "Mon1y Python" ran, I wanted 10 like this movie.

Eric Idle ("Monty Python") and Rob· bic Coltrane (British television pcrronner) play 1wo mobSlcrs tired or their jobs. Hoping 10 retire to Rio de· Janiero, they double-cross their boss and another gang or hoodlums by steallng lots or money.

Unrortunately, their car runs out of gas in their aucmpt 10 nee and they arc forced 10 hide out in n teaching college run by nuns. Once there, they disgu~ 1hcmsclvcs as "Sister lvcal:11a of the Immaculate Con· ccpoon" and "Si.stcr Euphemia of the Five Wounds."

Scrcenwri1cr-<lirec1or Jonathan Lyne seems to be the one at fault, as Idle and Coltrane try to overcome the prediciablc plot and slapstick humor. It seems that much of the endless "bnd guy car chas· ing" outside the nunnery could have been edited out and many more "funny bits" should have been added. llic actors nre the only thing thni makes this movie worth Sl'eing, including Camille Coduri as ldlc's love interest. Faith, who is blind without her glasses. If there could have been more scenes such as Idle (a nonCa1holic) trying to give a lecture on the Holy Trinity, or Cohrnne teaching girls' basketball, this movie would have been great.

However, this is better as a video than

as a big screen extravaganza, but one won't have 10 reserve ii ahead or time.

This movie deserves only two ou1 of fi,,c stars. • •

Ahh, British humor ... it's ras1 and wit· 1y, but if one is able to catch the jokes, this movie is hilarious.

"Nuns on the Run," starring Eric Idle as Brian and Robbie Coltrane as Charlie. is about 1wo British gangsu:rs wanting 10 "so s1raigh1." They found that their age caught up 10 them and being a criminal "i.sn '1 what it used 10 be.'' "\Ve didn't use guns in 1he old days ... no one go1 hurt," Brian says 10 Charlie.

• • pttoq><;

NUNS

p 11

From the t wo-s1cp 10 lhe co11on-eyed Joe, they play 'em rast and slow. From a waltz 10 a swing, they can play just about anything.

If you are looking for a swingin' good time, mos.:y on over 10 this honky-tonk watering hole.

Kelly's Grand Ole Opry at Stateline offers a good time for college students, 21 and over.

Kelly Hughes and his band, the Border Patrol, play a variety of music, mostly country western. Oldies, such as George Jones, and music from upcoming anists, such as Travis Trill and Alan Jackson, are frequently requesrcd, as well as a few old-time rock n'roU songs for good measure.

Cowboy attire is not required. At Kelly's you can wear anything from the traditional cowboy get-up of Wranglers, cowboy boots and hat 10 Ban Simpson T-shirts, neon jams and tennis shoes.

Both singles and couples can be roundedup a1 Kelly's. Gentlemen who dance well are rare, so guy-learn 10 dance and become popular witln the ladies.

dance noor and 1he fact that "a single per- around 9 ~.m..10 ~lower, buckle-polishing (use your tmagmauon) dances later in lhe Speaking of dancing, Kelly's offers as an evening 10 give those die-hard dancers a added bonus-free dance lessons. Beginning breather. lessons are Fridays from 7:30-9 p.m. and Line dances are popular at Kelly's. The intermediate lessons are on Saturdays also crowd is always urged 10 participate in lhcse from 7:30-9 p.m. So if anyone needs 10 and while most are done as singles, some ca~ learn or juM want the practice, Kelly's can ac- be done as a couple with the most popular commodate both groups. being the Cowboy Motion Dance. One must sec i1 for oneself!

son can find a dance panner" a1 Kelly's.

For the finale, the Border Patrol joins the crowd in a table dance on top or the picnic tables. llic dancers get preuy wild, and the best one is given a free drink.

Drinks at Kelly's arc reasonably priced.

Bccr is SI. well drink~ are S2-3 and for the heavy drinker, soda is SI. A new addition is the food bar, which offers different linger foods nnd other snacks.

Kelly'~ is open on Friday and Saturday nights until 2 a.m. Students 21 and over can come out 10 Kelly's Gmnd Ole Opry for a \\tld nigh! out on 1hc 1own.

R estaurant review ...

Crickets' strippers no show; food only excitement

by Linda Steven, Stnllntl Reporttr

The night of Sept. 19 at Cricket's Restaurant and Oyster Bar wru. to be the night of promised "unbridled cxci1emc111" with !he men of the Caliromia Dream Machine.

The event was scheduled to begin a1 7:30 and the less 1han full house of anxious women were more than ready ror the barechested hunks 10 come out bumping and grinding 10 the music.

Drinks were ordered and appe1ii.ers eaten and with the noi.(C level growing, so was the anticipation of all the women in the room. Women or all ages, shapes, sizes and fashion t.astes, not to mention persona.lilies were waiting in exci1emcm.

But alas, the hands on the large wrist watch on the wall called auention to the raa that our bronzed babes in Speedos were now 45 minutes late. An announcement was made much 10 the retie r of the audience. that our men in spande~ were on their way from Montana and would be dancing before us in no time.

In the mean time, our dream boys had ordered champagne all around while their rans awaited.

"Only diet Coke for me, thank you," I said.

The extra time 10 kiU allowed me 10 take a good look a1 my surroundings. The rour new TVs in each oomer of the room were ei1iher showing sports or MTV. They were brought in specifically for "Monday Night Football."

N?I only is one able 10 watch football from every angle, but one IS aJlso treated 10 specials on aJjpetizers and drinks from the bar 1ha1 extends across an entire wall. These specials on Monda)• begin a1 4 p.m. as does happy hour on other nights during 1hc week.

I also noted lhe wide range in ages of the women that were here on this particular ladies night. I was informed that this is very unusual and that the average age of the customer that frcquenu Crick~1 ·s. male or f~rnal~, is 21. Th~ may be a dishcanening fact for some or us who are no longer within that age bracket.

However, W1:9o~ax i.s always lac\ics.ni&l'lt arid ladi~ o( <Ill

was 1101 only ladies night, it

ngcs are welcome to enjoy the Working Women's Wednesday specials on drinks from the bar and 1hc music being rolled out by the D.J. In my observation, Cricket's has a linlc something 10 offer everyone. Whether into seafood, sports, appetizing appcliz.ers (espocially potato skins and mou.ardla sticks), drinks with fancy names or touches of nostalgia hanging rrom each wall. Not 10 mention a very helpful Staff, especially the ladies behind the bar.

With the hour on the clock approoching 10 p.m., and wi1h our hunks still 1101 showing, we hang our heads low and get our SIO back at the door.

Wired with several glasses of diet Coke. I go home 10 spend a relatively sleepless night, thinking of 1he "unbridled excitement" that might have been.

ThlndaY,

15

September 27, 1990

Cast of "A Woman o f M eans"

photos by Dua l'ltyman

Play review ...

Western brings audience laughter Chinese artist talks about painting in first Idaho visit

by Tony• BroderhauHn Assistant Editor

Laughter boomed through North Idaho College's Communications-fine Ar1s Auditorium on opening night of "A Woman of Means" at every given oppartunit.y.

The fine actors from the Idaho Shnkespcrean Comcompleted his education at the

by Pat Rogtrt pany, which is based in Boise, brought Idaho's centenNanjing Teachers' University in Stntind /lq,ortu nial celebration 10 life by performing a heartwarming and A demonsuation and talk with 1961. Cao is also recognized for comical western-musical melodrama by R.N. Sandburg. internationally known Chinese several Chinese publications inThe set for the production proved simple and effecartist, Yingyi Coo, is scheduled cluding "Illustrated Chinese tive, using shields to line the stage and creating an outhenOct. I in room 220 of Boswell Poetry in Ancient Times" and 1.ic saloon atmosphere of a mining town in Idaho with Hall from 7'9 p.m. with a recep- "Selections of Yingyi Cao's Sketa bar counter, a 1.able and pulldown backdrops for difches." tion beginning at 6:30 p.m. ferent scenes. ·n,e use or a beautiful painting of a woman The presentation is free to the Clo's work has won awards at that was placed in the saloon added a realistic effect to international art exhibits in Italy, public and is co-sponsored by the the stage.

Singapore, Japan and the United Coeur d'Alene CUiturai Center ~lid pcrfomiances were given by the full cast; only States. His special technique cap- and Lewis-Clark State College. one Jumbled word could be heard when Smccy Spain, tures the essen.se of Chma's win- Cao's month long stay will inplaying Starr the saloon hostess, couldn't decide whether ding waterways and elegant clude many presentations and to say "she said" or ' 'he said." Spain however recovered villages in deepening shades or tours in the state. quickly with effective and dynamic lines throughout the He visited the United States mist and clouds. play along with a great right hook 10 the jaw of an old Blending his unique style into several years ago, making a circustomer called Scotch. traditional Chinese painl.ings and cuit of lectures at various univer1l1e str0ngci.t pcrfonnancc or the evening was dispbycd Western fonnalism, Cao creates sities, and has held personal exby the witty, and villianish characu:r or Steele-the richest hibits.

This is Cao's first visit 10 a dream-like mystery of landlow-paying mine owner in town whom one really couldn't scapes and figurative groups us- Idaho. hate-ponrayed by SI.itch Marker. His stage voice was He will be traveling with an ining ink and color wash as a superb. Lines leaped from his dccp,creased, sinister grin terpreter and will take part in the medium. and resonated throughout the auditorium into the ears Cao was born in the Nanjing, 10th Annual International Conof the dazzled audience. Steele definitly drew the most Jiangsu Province in 1940. He ference held at LCSC Oct. 11. hysterical laughter from the audience moving them to ap'------------------------1 plaude several times such as when he bellowed, " What

a woman says is nl!\!er what she really mca ns."

This romantic StBgC play consisted of exaggerated conflicts and stereotypical characters inters.persed with song and romantic melodies, thus fulfilling the definition of a melodrama.

All ?f ~,e actors proved 10 have the gift of song on !hear hst of talents. The cast ham,onized well 10 the musical SlTipt. Kate, 11 saloon wai1tess played by Anne Marie Trcmko, sang in a beautiful soprano voice in the final song.

Susan Coromel, who played main character Lilian Jefferson. put on a great show. Her versitility was obvious as Lil' went from on ambitious starving acplNM Stt

PLAY

p. 17 - - - - - - - -

'Can l klu you?'- Susan Cotomel (left> and Sean O'Shea shate an lnllmate moment on stage In "A Woman of Means"

Do you have an unusual talent? What?

Kristi Jeffersongeneral studies: 1 can touch my nose with my tongue.

Erin Bundyundecided: I can say or sing all SO states in alphabelical order super fast .

Alex Evans-physics: 1 can juggle three racket balls off of the ground.

. ... .·

The NIC Sonlinol

16

Fusion in jar leads to better man, cleaner teeth bobby hammond though the world fu1Cls itself once again in he grip of an oil crisis, there is still hope.

Remember "Fusion in a jar?"

Two scientists from the University of Utah annouced last year that they had discovered a method of creating nuclear fusion (the joining together of atoms as opposed to fission, whicll splits them apart).

The researchers, Dr. Pons and Dr. Fleischman, claimed 10 have generated fusion energy in a container of heavy water with electrical current.

1l1e press and public were presented with the ~ibilty of a wastelcss and virtually unlimited supply of energy, had the dOClors' hypothesis proved correct.

After some initial reluctance, the Utah scientists released the details of their experiment to a scientific community eager 10 evaluate their claimed results.

The problem was nearly everyone else who tried it failed 10 produce the results of Pons and Fleischman.

A.

The world had held its breath at the prospect of fusion in a jar and was forced to breathe it out once again in disappointment.

But not so fast. Rumors have been circulating ir. the scientific community and acaclamia like bolts of light in a vacuum of new and better developments on the cold fusion front, far outpacing fusion in a jar in practicality and utility.

These exciting new developments come just when the world, and the US in particular, could use them most. The non-rene,vable resources we have relied on are in danger of beng choked off in the Middle East as environmental concerns take another upswing on the pendulum of popular political causes.

Politicians are crowding the gates to push funding into the programs that developed these new theories, with the understanding that some of the work projected be done in their home districts and that it remove unpopular energy conservation laws from the nation's political agenda.

The first of these new "wonder products," as several members of Congress have already dubbed them, is planned for development in all 435 congress.ional districts. Developed by the University of Utah, coincidentally, it is a close re.lative of fusion in a jar.

It was developed in a joint research agreement with Lucasfilm lnc. shortly after tJ1e collapse of tl1e fusion in a jar project.

The university claims 10 have discovered a proces.s by whjch the power of gravity can be harnessed to produce energy. The appararus consists of a simple wooden rod and certain chemical and electrical elements attached. Although the actual workings of tl1e device are, as several members of 1he Senate have admitted, "100 complicated to understand in fuU," the researchers that head the project have assured several congressional commitees that it could be in mass production \vith in five years, if funding is increased.

Neither Lucasfilm nor the university have yet unveiled the device (dubbed "Gravity on a stick" by several network corespondents) and also have yet to publish what they called "a detailed account" of the project "from initial grant request to congres.sional committee."

Not 10 be outdone by their colleagues, SC\'ffllJ other universities and research foundations have annouced similiar astounding discoveries in the last few weeks.

A prominent eastern university has announced tl1a1 its researchers are working to harness another primal force of the universe for use by man and his machines. TI1c device has not been shown to the public as of yet, and the details of the process by plNUsr,

FUSION

p. 11- - - - - --

r-----------------,I

I

I

$2 00 Qffl

I .

I ~· 1 I ;~

•

•

• :-- ': . \,

:C ".. --·.ZJi

AVOID THE N010· 765-1216 11 a.m. - 1 a.m., Sunday - Thursday 11 a.m. - 2 a.m., Friday & Saturday 632 W. Appleway. Coeur d'Alene

one coupon pm plno.

ExpvosOocombOf IS.

Nome:

I

I I I

AddreM _:_ _ _ _ _ _ :

L-----------------~ r-----------------, I I I

I

$2 00 Qffl

~ta\

I When you burn the midnight oil. remember you're not alone. Call Domino's Pizza. We'll keep you fueled with fast. free delivery in 30 minutes or less.

S200otronv2·11em 15' ptuo. Otter volld In Coeur d'Aleno orfy

•

•

Coeu, cfAle no onfy

One coupon pe< pl2Zo Expies December 15.

,

I · \ • • ~ 1 ·· I - -- --· · ~

S2-<Xlortony2~lem 15' pl22o. Offer volld In

Nome:.- - -- - - - -

Addres.,:

I

I

I I

I

I

L-----------------~ Domino's Pizza Delivers

Thursday. September 27, 1990

17

by Dale Mitchell

Mickey Drekk , Private Dick

Sepl. 28: Chris Alpine headlines the lirst comedy night of the school year Friday at 8 p.m. at the Communication- Fine Arts Auditorium. General adm1~~ion is S4 and S2 for NIC student\.

Ocl. 8: Tuck & Pani, Windham Hill Jou Recording Artim, will perform at 8 p.m. at the Communication-Fine Arts Auditonum. Robert Vaughn will be opening the show. Admission is Sl2 nnd Sl4.

,o l1't rontin11td..•

PLAY /romp/J

-

- - - -- - --

tress 10 not so desirable and taken up by greed 10 ending up as a lovable woman liked by all agoin for her honesty. All phases or her character were very convincing.

The plot was unique because it wns a salute to 1he people who helped form Idaho and created the feeling of celebration. Lil' and her acting panner Harry, played by Scon Hayes, come to Idaho to perform Shakespeare for the miners. To Harry's surprise Lil' decides she doesn't want to be a starving actress anymore-she wants fame and fortune.

Harry leaves back to the city to pursue his career and Lil' stays in Idaho and joins in o partnership with two miners, Scotch and Joe, who haven't yet struck a gold vein.

"Let's go get ourselves some

Ocl. 8,Nov.2: An art show by Jeanette Kirishian titled 'ODE' will be displayed in the Gallery.

Admission is free.

- -- - - -

gold! I" she says as she strolls off the stage with one man in each arm.

The scenes after this and before the last two weren't particularly enjoyable. They seemed to drag on a bit, however this wasn't the fault of the actors.

The last scene was absolutely the best. The plot climaxes and conflicts arc resolved. LIi' decides 10 buy the saloon from Starr and senle down with Scotch. Starr leaves for the city with Horry, who actually came back for Lil' to star in a movie picture, and all is well The appropriate ending for a delight fol story was topped off by Steele's lasts words of the play, "You people are disgusting," he said after his domination is crushed.

FUSION

T'1ere's an vps,de fo 1111 "th,s burn,~ <3oir1 •011 . . . .-_c. hMe.ir crllved ci~Melte .for Three wuks !I (l

ttt DID YO U KNOW . ..

Japan's population is about one half the size of the U.S., Bt.rr the tolal land size is less than that or the stat.e of Montana!

from p. 16

which is cx1ractcd are still unclear, but the university has announced that a new grant has been received from a special conugcncy fund or the US government.

The only information obout the project and Its results 1ha1 is available is from pre~\ releases from the district's Congressional delegation. According 10 those releases. "Electromagnetism on a rope" will be in catalogs by the spring.

And the torrent or ,cientilic progress continues with the Joint announcement by a m1dwcs1em universuy and Colgate of the discovery or the weak nuclear force in a fresh-minty gel.

Several congressmen have already announced plans to tour Colgate's research facility and 10 push for more funding.

IYIIJWTTO PUJ DIJIMEYIIJ&ml PUS11 Tll ll&IIT IITTIIIS. (Ill OIIS II YUIii PIIII!) THE PLACE THAT ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE CLOSED IS NOW OPEN AT 7 AM

-n-;--i

Monda:, • Prlday

Saturday we hunt Heffalumps 'til noon

•

•

Gourmet Coffees hrrmo Carrudno Croissants Ba~els d facuJ

I

ttills IYII

CALLYOURMEMBER OF CONGRESS- LOCAL OFFICE TODAYI 1011 IIOllf IIIOIIIIATIOI . W!

1-800-282-TAPE ..·----~-···· ....... _. ······----~--J

The NIC Sentinel

18

NUNS

/romp,~- - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

When their plan to escape to a tropical island with stolen drug money almost rails. they find themselves in a nun convent. In order to leave the convent, they decide to dress as nuns, only to rind themselves staying longer.

Luckily, Charlie (Coltrane) was raised as a Catholic, which helps Brian (Idle) ro teach the Trinity (sort of) 10 several Catholic girl students.

Like many movies the beginning is somewhat slow, but it's not long before it picks up speed. So, don't go 10 sleep; gelling lost is easy in

this movie. Ir even a sentence is lost, so can the whole movie be lost also. Brigh t eyes and a clear mind is practicaly needed. When eyes and mind arc alert, laughter has no hesitation.

Although Idle is known for his work in many "Monty Python" movies, "Nuns on the Run" is dirferent in many ways. The larges t difference is that "Python" movies arc off-beat; the clever jokes orten don't fit the script.

This is not the case in " Nuns on the Ru n," which deserves applause.

Unfortun:uly, this movie didn't get much recognition in the th eaters. This could be because "Monty python' ' is not as popular in the States as it is in England.

BE A RED CROSS VOLUNTEER

+

The clichc, "Don't judge a book (movie) by its cover," comes to mind. Besides comedy, this movie has adventure, excitement and a run, humorous romance between Brian and an "air-headed waitress." Arter reviewing it, "Nuns" receives four stars.

.American Red.Cross

!1

• ... *

Balloon Bouquets Starting at

Follow your nose to bread baked right in the store.

$5.00

664-3251

~

Oven fresh bread is the freshest bread, your nose knows 1t. And we give you your choice of either Honey Wheat 0< Italian, each baked in our ONn ovens, at Subway. Where you can smell the freshness.

,-----------~-----------,

: I 1

I I

$20.00 off

Contact lens or Glasses during the Month of October

: I 1

I I I

L-----------------------~ offer voUd with this od orly

I I I

-------

50C OFF ANY FOOTLONG with valid NIC I.D. card

Oller valid in Cd'A only. Not good in combination w~h any other.

Offer expires: Oct. 10

Steven J. Blum, O.D.

I

Open 10 AM • Midnight, Sunday • Thursday Open 1OAM • 2 AM, Friday • Saturday Deliveries ~~I J:

ii jJ•\°"",ii

11 AM - 2PM w eekdays Only

2102 N. 4th, Coeur d' Alene, ID 83814 (208)76S-0594

L --couPoN-- .J .... ~ ... ~................ _ ..._.....~Ill"

Ironwood Vision Clinic 950 Ironwood Dr. Coeur d'Alene

765-2020 In front of Ironwood Athletic Club

U ::;:__1110.. ;;.. .___..__------\~~=S=P=O=R=J.S ~ ]J - - - - - - - - - ~ 1 9_

~llllndar~ , Silplel~mber=-.:2~ 7,

BULL'S EYE: present, he was holding his bow and

by Mike Saunders Stntind Edlror

his

camera.

Mention bowhunting to many people, and they att bxdy to lhink or the da)'S or yore when Robin Hood and l\is mmy men roamed Stmwood Forc11 in S&ldl or ri3htroU51ltsS and gnmc.

However, modem· day intcf"Clt in bowhunting ho.s steadily incrcas· cd o.s early elk and dcer seasons ha,·e been SCI aside for ardtcry. Also tquipmcnt spcdfic:llly tJ,c compound bow - has become more sophistiaued. )'t't easier 10 use.

Hm 11 North Idaho Co!qe, many mcmbcn or lhc faculty and student body nrc involved in tlle elk and deer hunt each year.

Although campus and $1.1te-wide participation in the rifle season is the most conunon. inc;rc:uing numbers nre choosing Ilic more dirrlCUh rou1e or archery, 111XOrding 10 Regional Conscrr.ulon Orri<:ff Greg Tourloue or the Idaho l)q>artment of FLSb and Game.

Despite this increase in participation, tl1ouil1, many o.spcclS or bowhunling remain a mystery 10 the popubtion in gcncrnl.

A commonly l.!l<cd q~on may be: How many elk and deer ore tnkcn by bow each year'!

'

nDI

For bowhunters it's not the kill, but the thrill of the chase

' For a person to be successful, it takes an lncredl· ble amount of patience.

- Tim Christle '

'

ROBcr BrockhofT - head or malnUl!nooo: at NIC - has bowhunied since 1962 and says that an overage bowhuntcr ron ~ to take an elk or deer ~ five or six years maybe.

"tr you're out tllcre IJ)'i.ng 10 fiU your meat lod.cr, iltchtty is not the way 10 do it,"

$1».

BrodhofT A =it Mon= SUl\'C)', lllken by the l)cp;utmcnt or Fish, Wlldlirc and Paru (FWP), round tllai during the 1987 season the majority or bowhuntm (64 percent) did not take a single 51,0( at an d k, while 21 percent to0k only one 5hOI during the season.

Tin, Owbtlt - c:hllr or the NIC com· munlcation dqio.runcnt and no~ wildlife phOI08J'&l)hcr - hos bowhunted ror three ycan and not taken a single shot with his bow. " I renlly don't know I do it: it is the most fru11tllting thing.'" Christle sajcf. "For a pcnon to be su,xcssful, it takes an incredible amount or PGtienoc."

Wi1h results tike tll~. one would have to question lhc tlmc and crron. llOI 10 mention the money, CXJ)Cl1ded by bowhunlCrS. So why do they do it?

ACIX>nling 10 BrockholT, archery is more challenging than rifle hunting and affords more peaa, of mind.

"Tht rtt11n1 or a tbl•<llon Is 10 times as gnoaL Vou have more ume 10 enjoy )'OUr adrenaline," Brocl:horr - wh01e <)'CS •isibly tit up - Slid. '"Whether )"Ou get something or llOI is inun:ittnlll."'

Christle rcoently found himsclr in middle of a small hel1I or elk. For the fim time witll elk

""'Y

"When l li/$1 saw tJ,e elk I got an incrcdi· blc rush or adrenaline, but I d(rided not 10 lllke the shot,'' Christie said.

Fearing he may only "wnd tllc animal and not make a clean kill, he opted no1 to tlkc a chance.

"No shot Is worth lllklng ii you don't know lhc outcome." Christle said. now Brockhoff, who was l'oith Christie on the trip. has had simibr ~ricnc:cs and can identify with the sensation.

"He had a close encounter. Thc opponuni1y was tllcrt. and, even tllough he didn 'I get tJ,e elk, I g1,aranrtt it is something he'U n=r forget," Brockhoff said with a knowing smile.

AnolMI significant auraction of an early bowhunting season is a simple equation - getting out in the field sooner tquals a longc hunting season. " The morc you can hunt, tlle happier you arc - ollhough your wife or girlfriend may not be!" llrockhoff Joked.

Being out in the mid.51 of naiure, whether it be hunting, r,shing, mounlllin climbing or just hildns, is 1111 cxpcricna, that many can reb1e 10. There is a lot 10 be said for the pc:lCC or mind afforded b)' csroping rrom tlle buzz of everyday lire. · Christie, who hunted for twenty years before lllking his first elk, thinks tlla1 some may rce1 that the reason people hunt is because they don't care about game animal!. " l hunt bccaUSt I lo,"t anlmal!," Christie said. "It's not Just going out and har,'CSting on animal ... , it's being out in the field "ilh my son.''

The nettSsi1y for proper game mnn:igcmcnt. which is largely paid for by the Sl\lcs of various ll5ccnscs, permits, 510mps and tags, is the most lmponMl issue. Large numbers or deer and elk SlalVe to death each winter when tlle competition for whnl little ~ullion there is becomes LO gn:al.

Christie, while photographing in o national park, witnesScd the sad 5Celle or elk suirving to death, " I Wlltd!cd • cow elk, over a tllrce-day period or time, sLONc to deatll," he S.1id.

"That', the way tllot they die out there in lhc woods.'•

This )'Car's early bowhunting season, which began Labor Day weekend and runs through Sept. 23 has slightly less panicip.1lion than previous years, ao:ording Tourlouc.

'1'hc dry, warm weather Isn't .u good for hunting, bu1 huntm arc bugling, and getting rq,lics from the rutting bulls."

Tourlotte !aid.

"We're seeing a typical CTOSS· rq,rcscnmtion in tllc bulls that arc bang taken.''

' ,=============== The more you hunt, the happier you are - although your wife or girlfriend may not be!

-

,,_

_

I hunt because I love animals. 1/'s not Just go· Ing out and haNestlng an animal. It's being out In the field with my son.

- Tim Christle , ,

Roger Brockhoff '

'

20

Baseball team trims up

by Jim Lapos,011ke Srnt,nt/ Rtporttr

Fifiy-1wo players c:unc out for Lhe NIC baseball team this fall. After two culS 27 hopefuls remain in contention.

FaU practices give the coaches a chance

,,_ _ __

We'll be pretty solid with five returning, experienced players.

Jack Bloxom , , to observe, make adjustmcnlS and get across the teaching philosophies for the upcoming year, according 10 coach Jack Bloxom. h also gives and idea for whai 10 look for in the January practices, Bloxom said.

Key returning players an: catchers Jac;on Newmack and Randy Young, along with infielders Todd Hubka, Cary Greenfield and Shane Bushard. Pitchers Derrek Conces and Daan S1ordiau will also be back from last year.

"We'll be pretty solid with five returning, experienced position players back from last year's squad," Bloxom said.

Bloxom said the team will hit the ball bcuer this season and have more pitching depth.

The official baseball season doesn't stan until the first week in Man:h; however, the team will scrimmage Gonzaga four times this fall, Bloxom said.

Ray Ward, Dan Parkman, Darren Finn, Jerr Moffat, Richard Hooten, Mike Cavanaugh and Kelly At~inson are players that competed in their final games at NIC last spring.

p/roto by Bob

Sltmdan

LOVE IT OR LEAVITT - Aaron Leavlll, a first-year transfer from Ricks. gets In somo wt,acks.

Writer solves NIC football doldrums brian walker Nor1h Idaho College othlttlrs: -jtJolbo{f, women's volleyball. mtn and mtn's cross country, wrestling, men 's and women's basketball, baseball, men's and \\'Omen's track.

ollowing my high school years, I (obviously) chose 10 attend North Idaho College, but not until after pondering a certain feature. The above list, similar 10 something found in a college information guide, might explain it.

NIC didn't have a football as varsity sport.

What would school be without being able 10 support its football ream? The cool, sunny fall Satur· day afternoons (as I see them) just wouldn't be the same. I'd always thought that getting rowdy at the football games would be an automatic part of the package of going to college. It wasn't.

With all the other sports NIC offers, I still, believe it or not, wanted more. None of them siriked me more as a fan than a live, hard-hitting college football game. Maybe all the hype during the week added another incentive to it.

What even added to the doldrum was knowing that some of NJC's league opponenrs sport a grid team. Ricks, Snow and Dixie Colleges have teams. Non-league foes Walla Walla and Wenatchee do as well. It would be a " If we didn't beat them in basketball, maybe we could crush them in football" type of scenario.

NIC used to have a European football team (soccer). It also had golf and tennis teams. These sports existed while the college had all of its current athletics.

According to athletic director and men's basket-

F

t . - .. ·······

ball coach Rolly Williams, several reasons exist why NIC doesn't have a football team. Cost is probably the biggest, he said. A new stadium would have 10 be planned and built. Coaches, gear and equipment would also add to the expenses.

There must also be a certain number in the stu· dent body to have a team, Williams said. Ricks had an enrollment of over 7,900 this fall. NI C's was below 3,000.

Though a few still exist, many community college football programs are dropping. Spokane Community College and Yakima Valley are recent examples.

No a11empt has been made recently to obtain a football team at NIC, Williams said. He said he also doesn't expect one in the future.

I faced reality. The "real world" was nearing in my life. My blood was supposed 10 be newing for taking tests before blowing out my lungs at a game. Education was supposed to come first.

The old cliche (and other opportunities) took its toll. 1'm here.

Leaming to defeat my anxieties didn't turn out to be such a hard chore. Being raised in Monrana (hold your applause) and being an avid Grizzly fan, Missoula is only down the interstate and a trip to watch a game can be accommodated easily in one day.

I can go down to Moscow at the University of Idaho, which is even less distant than Missoula , and watch one of the Montana schools play the team down there. The same goes for Eastern Washington in Cheney-a hop, skip and a jJmp and you're in Eagle territory. Spokane. Seattle.

Pullman.

Being in a hub of these cities turned out just as good as attending a school with a football team.

It meant taking trips, but the variety and choices were greater. This isn'r such a bad place to be in the fall after all.

So even though NIC doesn't have a team, the trips 10 the universities are a relief from what I

endured in high school.

Just to play a league opponent in football, it would cost us a seven-hour trip in a cramped, football-player-smelling bus. But we loved every minute of it, even when we finally won.

. .................... .

Last week's incident at the Fort Sherman Apartments involving a brawl between some of NIC's wrestlers and basketball players was unfor· tunate. Not just because fights broke our. Not just because it involved two sides representing the col· lege and its athletic program. It also involved two separate races. Black and white.

If only one race was involved, it would've been far less significant even if the same issue and com· menrs were involved. That's just the way it is.

Knowing that two races were involved automatically brings up the quesrion of whether racism was involved. Regardless if it was or wasn't, it puts another dent in the "North Idaho racist image" as the Aryan Nations headquarters already exists in Hayden Lake.

Athletes have a lot of confidence in themselves, and many are taught in high school that only win· ning exists. Some are taught to slick up for their teammates in any situation. College athletes are usually former high school standouts and used to being the head attraction.

Hence, ruckus is bound to break out even if it's a simple misunderstanding. Hopefully, no such future action will take place. Oetting to know each others' race takes time. If one hasn't been around another race much, a period of one monrh just might not cut it.

A meeting was held following rhe incident.

Hopefully, itsolved what needed to be solved. On· ly time will tell.

A perfectly non-racist society is not obtainable, but it can be improved.

Since North Idaho is predominantly a white populated area, it is suggested that a meeting be held before the school year starts 10 familiarize the athletes with each other.

ThutSdaY, SGptember 27. 1990

21

Crew 1seeks recognition

by Damon Darakjy Smtu,tl Rtportu

It s«ms lha1 many Jl'Oplc, SJ)Orl5 fans included, know vt'1'Y lilllc abou1 crew. North Idaho College'~ crew coach Kari McCaw is lrying 10 ch.-111gc lha1.

"Discipline, hard \\ Ork, nnd perseverencc: arc qunlillc:s Iha! describe crew nl NrC." M.:Ca w stres.1ed. "It rakes a unique person 10 be involved in 1hc sport."

McCaw, \\ ho lc11.:red in CfC\\ a1lhc Unhcrsity of Pugc1 Sound, has high CXJ)t\."t..11ions for 1his season.

"On.: of my goals, as lhc coach. is lo make the spori more known IO raculty and )llldems here al NIC, •· <IK' !'aid.

pi,OIO by Don Nf)ffliln

CRUISING THE DIKE - Members of lhe NIC CIOSS-<:OUnlry learn 1raln on Rosenberry Drive.

Sht' nlw would like 10 get a b<l1er rumoul for the cr¢w 1crun.

E,cn d1ough lhc sport is a club, a.nd not \Xlll..lidered a varsity sport, she will

Coach's 'intense' philosophy leads to success...

,1~ d~ipline on 1hc 1tam.

Harriers second in Seattle

by Mindy Mullen Stntlnd Rtportu

The NIC Cross.Country team opened its season with grca1 compctilion, and great results, a1 the Univcrsi1y of Washing1on's emerald Ci1y lnvita1ional, held in Scaulc's Woodland Park, las1 weekend.

In the open division, NIC's mens' junior varsily finished second overall. ''Comparing NIC to the 01hcr junior col· lcges, thc J.V. team did really well lo end up second," coach Christy Davids said.

In tl1e five-mile open division, Jason Halse1h led the J. V. team with a Lim1. of 27:52, followed by Con.,y .Brantley who clocked in at 28:07. Chris Cox ran a 28:39, and placed 28th overall, wi1h Damon Darakjy following closely at 28 :43. Rounding off NIC's top five finishers was Terry Ballard. posting a 29: 19. " I am very satisfied with the way we ap-

proached this mee1. l11.1tcad of taking a while to get adjusted, the team has responded really well 10 my approach or iniensily," David~ said.

In the invitational ponion of the meet, with 13 teams competing, NIC placed eighth.

"TI1is race was mostly University invites and the compctiLion was extremely tough," Davids said.

Chris Gilbert, a returning All-American, took 21s1 overall in a time of 26:22; sophomore Mike Kirkendall ran a 26:50 and placed 37th;sophomore Dave placed 47(]1 o,,erall; 54th overall was sophomore David Tejedor, an exchange student from Spain; sophomore Gary Cavett placed 69th.

"This holds LrUc for all of our runners, it was the first meet of the season and one of the toughest," Davids said. " But, considering our preparation for the meet, we did really well."

111c NIC women placed tenth in the invlta· tional, with returning All-American Kelly Swinney leading U1e pack with a time of 18:50, 31st overall. Frosh Heather 13.cmbon placed 45U1; Carolyn Mifsud-Ellul, was 60th: in 76th place was freshmen Diana Carter, and freshman Heather Bartleson was 96th.

"111e women, as a group, did really well and ran faster than they did at o previous meet in Walla Walla," Davids said.

"They were much tougher, considering that 1hc course was e.mcmely challenging."

NI C will be traveling to the University of Momana Sep1.29, wiU1 the mens' vassi1y team and the lop-two women, Swinney and Banleson.

"Al !his poim in the s.:ason we arc not doing speed work, as most learns have been doing, bu1 1ha1 is by my design," Davids said. " I wam 10 sus1ain a level of intensity throughou1 the season."

" I think the people returning from ~<on will find 11\b year more

wt

!>trlcl than seasort\ before," McCaw said.

The team has siancd pr1Clice and lookmg forward 10 ILS flrll regana, in Spatane, In October. ~

Mondays. Wednesdays, and Fridays the ll'am cmphasil.er drill work. On Sa1urday a hard row i, scheduled 10 increase I.Wdiovascular •trtnglh.

Tuesdays and Tbundays the 1cam has lbc option or rowing with the North ldltho mastm 1cam, aflhou&b 1he nwtcn arc nor affiliated with the

colqe.

Ao:ordlna 10 McCaw, lbc cnth~iasm 1hat is needed Is lbcrc. " I'm looklna forward to worting with the young students and Sftlina than involved In a sport that they can appreciate for lbc rest of lbcir lives," McCaw said.

For more infonnalioa on dma of pracdas, data of rep!IU and bow IO act Involved with the program, McCaw can be coruai:ICd al 664-9911S.

How should the athletes involved in the conflict at the Fort Sherman Apartments be dealt with?

Jason Pechamechanlcal engineering: II should nol be kept quiet.

They should find ou1 who was righ1 and who was wrong and do some1hing.

'Marla KIigore-academic affairs: I believe they should resolve i1 be1wec:n 1hemselvcs, personally, or if 1hey need a mcdia1or, use a coach. Bui 1hey should resolve ii peacefully, wi1hou1 figh1ing .

Gil Fietsamrefrigeration teacher: Like any 01her civilian, not covered up.

22

The NIC Sentinel

SPORTS CALENDAR September

27............................................. Volleyball

2.............................. Intramural Football

Our Gang vs Ft. Grounders, 4 p.m.

Spokane Community, away, 6 p.m.

N .I. Raiders vs Brew Crew, 5 p,m. ~7 ............................ Intramural Football 3 .............................. Intramu ral Football N.I. Raiders vs F·Force, 4 p.m.

F·Force vs The Clinic, 3 p.m.

F,Force vs Our Gang, 5 p.m.

Hawks vs Heavens Devils, 4 p.m.

28............................................. Volleyball Our Gang vs N.I. Raiders, 5 p.m.

Walla Walla, home, 6 p.m. 4 .............................. Int ramural Football 29 ............................................. Volleyball Brew Crew vs Hawks, 4 p.m.

Treasure Valley, home, 7 p.m .

Hot Dogs vs F·Force, 5 p.m.

29.................................... Cross Country 6...................................... Cross Coun try University of Montana, men Fort Casey Invite, Whitby Island, Wash.

29.......................... Outd oor Adventures 6............................................... Volleyball Mountain Bike Ride, NIC, 9 a.m.

Blue Mountain, home, 3 p.m.

October 6 ............................................... Volleyball 1 .............................. Intramural Football Big Bend, home, 5 p.m.

Heavens Devils vs N.I. Raiders 3 p.m. 8 .............................. Intramural Football The Clinic vs Hawks 4 p.m. Fort Grounders vs Heavens Devils, 3 Brew Crew vs Hot DoAs, 5 p,m . p.m.

SCOREBOARD Volleyball NIC vs Columbia Basin, 15·9, 5·15, 15-1,

15,6

BLOCK PARTY - Sophomoros Kathy Northway (loll) and Gena Oldham get up for this one against Ricke In Christianson Gymnasium Sept. 20. For recent scores and when and whoro 10 catch the volleyball action, see SPORTS CALENDAR and SCOREBOARD

NIC VS Ricks, 15-6, 6-15, 7•17, 8-15 Spokant Tournament Th ird place NIC vs Central Wash. JV, 15-5, 15-3 NIC vs Edmonds, 15-12, 15-10 NI C vs Ricks, 2· 15, 6·15 NIC vs Caribou, 15-9, 15· 1 NIC vs Spokane Community, 4·15, 3-15 NIC vs Ricks, 2·15. 4·15 NIC VS Central Wash. JV, 15-11, 13-15,

15·12

ATTENTION STUDENTS! only

$20/month Ironwoods "After 8:00" Membership* Weight Training Racquetball

Indoor Pool Aerobics

Basketball Wallyball

Sauna

Jacuzzi

Steam

Cross Count ry Ar Emerald City /11v/re Women: Kelly Swinney, 18:15.06, Heather Bartleson, 19:17.84, Carolyn Mifsud, 19:46.43, Diana carter, 20:16.72, Heidi Bartleson, 21 :14.06.

Men: Chris GIibert, 26:22.60, Mike Kirkendall, 26:50.88, Dave Czajka.

27:07.70, David Tejedor. 27:18.34, Gary Cavel!, 27:51 .81 .

Jlr IYhlr111a11 Invite W om en: Heather Bartleson. 19:28.0.

Diana Carter, 20:11 .1, Heidi Bartleson, 20:46.4, Joey Hankins. 22:33.1.

OUTBACK JACK'S WORLD

FAMOUS

KANGAROO CLUB THURSDAY SPECIAL 25¢ BEER 8-11 PM FREE COVER WITH NIC I.D.

•After 8:00 pm Weekdays, 3:00 pm Weekends

DANCING

UNQUESTIONABLY COEUR D 'ALENE'S

Thursday - Saturday

FINEST FACIUTIES

9PM-1:30AM

940 Ironwood Drive• Coeur d'Alene

West 5724 Seltlce Way • Huetter, ID • (208) 667-7766

23

nunday, September 27. 1990

TRUSTEES

~==-------~ • HELP WANTED •

• MISCELLANEOUS •

Addressers wanted Immediately! No ex· periance necessary. Elccelfent pay I Work at ~ Calf toll-free: 1·800-395-3283

CO LLEGE SCHOLARS HIPS, GRANTS, loans. student aid p,ograms available nook.

We specialize In locating funding. Over 300,000 sources of aid In our database. $28 billion in aid available; $135 million wlll go unclaimed because students doni know h exists. You're probably already eligible, regardless or income or GPA. Computerized report matches you wtth funds. Results GUARANTEED. Call Flnancial Assistance Network (208) 765-0431

Need loving person to care for2 children in Post Falls home 2·3 days per week, approximately 1O hrs. per day. Days are flexible.

Some free time for study. 773-2948 Carla.

ATTENTION: EASY WORKI Excellent pay!

Assemble products at home. Details, call (602) 838-8885 Ext. W-18229, 6 am-1 tpm, 7days a week.

YOUR AREAi Many immediate openings whhout waiting list or testl $17,840 • $69,485. Call (602) 838-8885 Ext. R-18229.

HIRING! GOVERNMENT JOBS •

POSTAL JOBS I Stan $11.41/hourl For ap· plication lnlo call (602) 838·8885, Ext. M· 18229, 6am · 10pm, 7days.

WORD PROCESSING. Reports, papers, manuscripts. Laser printing available. Student rates. Call 772-9778 after 4:30 pm, or leave message.

Writers, photos wanted Attention all North Idaho College journalists, writers, poets and photographers.

You are invited to submit works in the Second Annual North Idaho College An Calendar. Please submit works to Linda Erickson at A-24 by Friday, Oct. 12. For more infom1ation call ext. 394.

Club direct ory available Attention all faculty advisors: the new and revised club and organization directory Is available at the advising center. Your help In calllng It to the at· tentlon of your advisees as well as students In you r clas ses would be ap· preclated. Thank you.

Check release date Oct. 5 ADVERTISE IN THE SENTINEL

It's Inexpensive and It works

Ir you are expecting a financial aid check, the next release will be Oct. S for all students. Checks and Stafford or Supplemental Loans for Students (SLS) will be available in the business office.

NIC carpentry for life's work t>y Petrlcle Snyder Stn11ntl Rey,ortu

Boards and saws, hammers and nails arc not just what the carpentry program is made of. It is education for a lifo's work.

A major pan of that education involves the construction of a house. In the past, NlC carpentry students worked on a home for a private party. The college would call for sealed bids, and various parties would submit plans for a house to be built. The best plan was dctcm1ined by the educational challenge it provided for the students, without being too complicated for beginners, and became the project, according to instructor Walt Carlson.

It was a good deal, according to Steve Schenk. dean of college relations. People could get homes built at below the normal eost. Although they were paying for the materials, the labor would be free. The goal, according to Carlson, is 10 "try to keep it in the context of education and still make it a reality."

This year, however, due to a lack of enough bids that presented a proper educational experience, thin~ will be different. The house wiU not be funded by a private pany. Instead, the costs will be the rcspansibility of the North Idaho College Foundation. The land, materials and sub-<antmcting for jobs the students will be doing will be paid for by the Foundation, which plans to sell the house to recover the money spent and perhaps make a profit.

It is a risk, Schenk admits, but a calculated onc-passibly a wise one, for one house, constructed six to seven years carllc:r by NIC students, recently sold for approximately S300,000. according to Carlson.

The present project will be impressive 100, Schenk said. 1l1e land, which has

already been purchased, is located in the exclusive new Highland Park Estates development, across from the first tee of the planned 18-holc golf course, nine holes of which arc already in. 1l1e house will be approximately 25,000 square feel. ll will have a three-car garage, which is needed to meet the minimum requirements for the area. A beautiful view of the Rathdrum Prarie can be seen from the property.

Will the venture pay off'/ Schenk notes that NIC is already financially ahead. Bids arc still out on the cost of the materials and subcontracted tabor, such as the plumbing and electricity, but, thanks to the generosity of several parties, the land has been purchased at below the listed cost of about $27,000.

The seller, Robert W. Coles, developer of the Highland Park Estates subdivision, gincd $9,750. The selling broker, Chuck Ryan of Century 21 Town and Country, donated his commission of about $2,000.

The listing broker, Bob Price of Highland Realty, gave his commision of over S680.

Also donated were the blueprints of the house. an es1imated value of $3,500, by Kevin Jester of ArchitcclS West.

Any profit from the sale of the house will go back to the NIC Foundation 10 be spent on special projectS, such as the new library. According to Schenk, though, the goal is not to malce a profit. It is to pro. vide support for the carpentry program.

This approach to the project will always provide a suit.able house design, while, hopefully, benefiting NIC, Schenk said.

The students face a tough challenge.

They will be doing lhe framing, siding, roof11g and concrete work on the house.

Schenk is "looking forward to stting the projo::t develop."

from p. 2

current procedure where faculty are asked to advise on new personnel.

The board replied that that procedure would be retained, and that one of the purposes of the director of i;ersoncl would be to ensure that proper hiring procedures were followed.

The board also unanimously approved lhe 1990-91 budgets for i\SNIC, the bookstore, Student Union Building and the dorm.

Dean of Administration Rolly Jurgens reparted that he and other members of the administration had csconcd members of the state Pem1manent Building Fund through Lee Hall.

The purpose, said Jurgens, was to convince lhc fund members of the need for remodeling and retrofitting or the facility. Jurgens said the temperature tha1 day was in the 90s and that the heat in the classrooms "worked perfCl.'lly" as a strong argument for the college administrations position.

The reorganization plan disc11$iOn was bumped from the tnl!itces' agenda before the meeting. President Rohen Bei\-iett said he had requests from stnlf organlZllllOns for more time to Study the proposal.

The proposed reorganization would put n.:ademic and v001tionnl instruction under one dean. The current academic and vocational dean pasitions would then become a.~mtc dean positions, according to organiJational chans distributed 10 the board at the meeting.

Banquet 'crosses bridges' t>y

Kr11ty J1ll1 ..d

~ntintl Rt/J()(ltr

Lewis-Clark State College in Coeur d'Alene and North Idaho College invite Students, educators and community members to :mend a special banquet in honor of about ISO Japanese students who are visiting Coeur d'Alene from lkuei Junior College in Takasaki City, Japan. lkuei is one or NIC's sister colleges.

The banquet will be held Oct. 9 10 kick of the IO!h Annual lntemational Exchange Confertncc held at LCSC in Lewiston from Oct. 10-12. The banquet's theme is ''Crossing Cultural Bridges: Idaho and Japan."

The banquet will begin with a social 31 6

p.m. at the Coeur d'Alene Reson in Bay's number three and four, until 6:30 p.m. From 6:30 to 7 p.m., a special cultural program will be presented by the lkuei students. A stir-fry dinner will be seived at 7 p.m., followed by a keynote speaker at 8 p.m. and a pand discussion on 'Overcoming Cultural Stercotypes'from 8:30 10 9:JO p.m.

Panelists will include local community

members, as well as expens on multi<Ultural education.

Cost of the banquet is SJ2 per person and l'C5CIValions can be made by calling the LC5C office at 666-ISSI. Reservatioru and advana\ld payment are reque;tcd by Oct. S.

24

Thursday, SoptombOf 27, 1990

Leake, Vo win election

photo by Tonya Brodtrhoustn TWO ON ONE -

lrom Iott: tutors Derek Knight and Rob Caulkins assist Jeanie Yolil In math.

' Mike Flynn

Trinh Vo

Tutors ready to help

by Johny Hunt ~nt,ntl RtpOrttt

C\asse. too tough? School overwhelming? ,~ the teacher putting lhing.s on the board that look sinular to a recipe for lasagna? What is one 10 do for help?

Try going to the second noor or the Hedlund Vocational Center and taking a look around. A little pa5t the bathrooms lies the 1u1oring center. Take a peck in and Michele Jcrede will probably be there. She is in charge or ihe peer tutoring program, designed 10 help any student cnroUcd in an academic class. llcmg tutored involves a s1ude111 meeting wi1h a tutor and being helped in the subject thnt the student i~ having trouble in, be it

math, science, English or anything academic here at the school.

If numbers arc any indication, one shouldn't feel embarrassed aboul going for help, lhe program has 70 students enrolled and there are 14 tulors to accomodate them.

Most of the tutors are sophomores, but there are also some freshmen involved.

There is a drive for more tutors, and to be one contact Michele Jerde. A would be tutor needs 10 have an A or 8 in the Sl!bj!Xt he or she wants to tutor in.

The peer 1u1oring ccnicr is an all year pro, gram and anyone who is enrolled in aaulcmic classes arc welcomed.

So ir one is having trouble making lasagna because one's teacher is cooking 100 ros1, stop, get away, and gc, a 1u1or.

Rich Bakes

Pkw;, 1tt p. I

For 1989 ...

Sentinel is Pacemaker

by Mike Kidd Stnllntl Rt/10rttr

For only 1he second time in its his1ory, the North Idaho Collge Sent inel has won the Pacemaker award for 1hc West region.

1l1c P:tccmakcr is an award that over SO two-year coUeges competed for in the West.

Nils Rosdahl, the Sentinel advisor, said that there arc two classes or the awardregiono.l and national.

The regional award is split into five districts: East, Southeast, Midwest, Sou1hwes1 and the West Region. The Sentind was one of thrtt junior coUcgc papers that won the West Region 's award.

The Sentinel had previously won the regional award in 1986 and was runnerup for the 1986 national award. Rosdahl said the editor for that year was Dan Breeden, wito was a major force in the Sentinel's auainmcnt or thal award .

Rosdahl said the reason behind the Sentinel's success was communication. '"These sludents communicated so well

,,---They turned out a superior product .. .

- - Nils Rosdahl. , ,

--with each other that they were able 10 pro-

duce a superior product," Rosdahl said.

Since the Sentinel has been nominated ror the 1989 National Pacemaker award, Rosdahl 'ffi ll be organwng a trip 10 the Associated Collegiate I'= National Convention which will be held on Nov. 1-4 at Washington, D.C. The convention consists mainly .Df workshops and classes. The convention doses with a luncheon where the awards arc handed OUI, Rosdahl said.

Among the people who are 10 reprcsml the Sentinel at the convention is Rosdahl and students Monica Kiddie, Kiley Petersen and Bobby Hammond. These people will be paying most of the expenses fur the trip.

.

e wants to do his taxes

for tlus man 11's arthritis. fur

someone else II might be pooi e),?Sighl but he finds it too difficult to or ma,be they JUSI can, cope. The Iact hold a pencil.

15, la.sl iiiar 4 million Amencans goc the Without your help, he may not help they needed rrom IRS \blunteer AssisWICe Programs. be able to do them.

II you M-e the deSlle 10 help and a basJC apu1ude ror math, )'OU COllid become a part of the IRS lblunleer >&islance Programs. So 191unteer and QJJ 1800 424-i>cO. Beginning Oc:1obe1 ~ 1990, please c:all 1800 829-!040.

Volunteer and nwe someone's taxes less wing.

t'ffiil o.-., "'II ~ .= - ,~

A"'-S.-d

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE CAMPAIGN NEWSPAPER AD NO.IRS ·90·1853-2 COL a 5.25• VOIUnteer Agency- McCann-crickson