Cardinal hoopster Damien Edwards player proflle on
page 10.
World Game held on campua bring• problems of today's society Into perspective and gives lnalght on problem-solving strategies, all In the apace allowed by one clasaroom and the time allotment of a few hours. See story on page 2.
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Friday, February 4, 1994
Volume 70, Number 7
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the
Sentinel
North Idaho College's Student Newspaper • Coeur d 'Alene, Idaho
Students fight verdict regarding gay club
photo by Fekadu Kiros Three cheers for the Cardlnalsl NIC mascot flies onto center court during halftime to get the crowd spirit moving. See related story on page 9.
by Sherry L. Adkins Se111i11el Rewmcr The s1udcn1 scna1c·s vo1c refusing campus club ~1a1us 10 lhc Lesbian, G:iy and Bisexual Alliance will no1srnnd up in coun nnd could cos1 s1udcn1S up 10 $25,000 in legal fees. according 10 anomey ll ruvey Richman. Richman me1 w11h members of 1hc LGOA las1 week and agreed 10 seek nego1ia1ion, with the Associaicd Students of Nonh Idaho College s1udcn1 -.enato~ amJ NIC Prcsidcn1 llob Ucnncll. If nego1iu1ion\ foll shor1. Richman snid he will lilc u federal civil righL~ l:iwsui1 ngainM ASNIC and 1hc college in U.S. D1s1ric1 Court. ·nic ,1uden1 board'~ 5-2 vo1c denied club r~-cogn11ion 10 the LGBA on Jan. 2 1, one wee~ aflcr 1hc holiday rccogniling sl,1in civil nght s leader Manin Lu1hcr King Jr. ·11,~ l.1wsuit would seek an injunclion :,gomsl ASN IC's decision and demand perrnancnl recogni11on of 1he club. R,chmnn said. He added tha1 ii nmy iakc a lawsu1110 ensure the group's righis. The process would invoh c pc1ilioning for 1empornry campus srn1u~. and lhen seeking perrnanem recogni1ion. Any lawsuit "would absolutely seek anomey fees," Richman said. ASNIC President Chrisia Manis said the sena1e would be open to ncgo1iations, bu1 the question of a club based on sexual oricn1ation is still nol sa1isfied. S1udenis associated with the LGBAsat lhey fear lha1 fighting for official recognition could endanger their well-being and
cxis1cnce bu1 arc "commined 10 n rc<olution ... in a timely manner." Richman said. A mouon delivered by Jessica Walter a1 the siudent meeting suggcs1ed lha1 a rccognuion of lhc LGBA wn:. "an opronunity for a posilivc change 10 m~e n difference " Although her word\ seemed 10 fall ~,lcntly 1010 lhc lnp~ nf her fellow sen,111m.. <he concluded her speech: "Educa1ion is the biggcs1 ncu1mli1cr of bigo1ry." No cxplanJIIOn for 1hc decision was given al the 1ime of 1hc vote. bu1 Muni~ luia 1old 1hc m~dia 1ha1 the decision w:i:. made bcc.iuse 1he club Wll~ "based solely on sc~ual orien1n1jon nnd is 001needed on campus." The issue means different 1hing~ 10 differcm people. For 1hc LGl3A group and 1hcir suppunc~. it is a feeling 1h01 the Fir11 Amendmcn1 rights of freedom of speech and 1he righ1 10 tL~mble have been violmcd. "II'~ a free speech issue. h's n free ~socia1ion issue," Richman said. "You cannot view 1his issue wi1h 1he inner feeling or whelhcr you like or dislike gay and lesbian people." Linda Michal, an NIC nurse who would have served as one of 1he focuhy advisors 10 lhe LGBA. said the group fell a need for lhc club 10 have a specific nrenn 10 :tddress issues confronting gay. lesbian and bisexual s1uden1S and their supponers. ·Asa health care professional on ct1mpus,
please see CLUB Page 3...
Enrollment statistics place women on top by Fekndu Kiros Sentinil Reporter Women ou1numbered men in enrollment spring scmes1cr at NIC by 648 in acndcmic courses. and more Nnlive Americans enrolled compared to lhe previous semester. occording to Regisuur Karen Strcc1.e:r. Overall enrollment for acndcmic courses was up from 2,683 in spring '93 to 2,923 this semester. according 10 Streeter. Mos1 of lhe students for ocndcmic courses enrolled were from Idaho (2,527) wilh Washing1on and Monllllln following. The student body is made up of 14 A.Sians, nine Afncan Americans. 33 International S1uden1S, 40 Hispanics. 51
Native Americans or Alaskans. 2,823 Caucasians. IQ.I who refused to answer and 55 unknown, according 10 Streeter. Non-matricula1cd srudenlS make the majoriiy of lhe student body wilh general srudies and undecided following closely. said Strcetcr. The number or cduauion mnjors has al5o gone up 10 284 compared 10 less than 100 in lhe pas1 three yean.. A few classes were canceled because of low enrollment. said Streeter. The classes canceled include BusA 11 1 and 157, Geology 106 and 107, German 124. English 1().1 and ~1er 273. Classes added were sections of Business 115, Music 12.S, Mmh 030, Math l Ol and rwo of Speech 131. Althoogh enrnllmem was n down from Fall '93, registration
this spring semcs1cr was more difficult. according 10 Slla!1er.
because most studenis were already regisiered in April. and only the new and relurning S1uden1S left to be registered in December. said Streeter. ''I feel like every semester we do a bcnerjob of dividing srudenlS so they don't h:lvc to wail in line quite so long," said Streeter. Streeter al5o lhey arc looking into using touch-1onc 1elephones so that srudents can meet with their advism 10 plan their schedule and then call n1 the appointed time and regis1cr over the phone.
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