Feature: Michelle Porter has overcome tragic accident See Page 19 The Student Newspaper of North Idaho College
Thursday, September 26, 1996
Volume 73, Number 1
Apricot Jam headlines ASNIC Fest Zookeepers open show; club participation is main event by Dorry D. Whitney Stnrmel Rt porter
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SN IC kicked of Lhc new
, ohool year wiLh a free concen on Friday. Sept. 13.
The eoncen was open 10 the community and featured acoustical guitl\l'\, harmonica playing and an n cappela group. The concen , wh ich drew near 200 people, was held from 3 10 9 p.m. in Fon Sherman Park and despite the weathe r forecas t, remained dry. David Lindsay, dean of students , Sllid. ''The weather limi ts the crowd 10 lhose who really want 10 be there. Those trying to make a decision wQu(d opt for indoor enten a inment." The headliner for the early evening concen wa~ Apricot Jam, a "psycho-acou~tic-organic-boogicrock band" lhat hllS been touring the Wo:,t Coast for the last four years. Based m Albuquerque, N. M., the band ha~ establ ished itself as one of the region· ~ funkiest players of its own mi x of rock, folk, funk , blues and jnu.. The show was opened by the l.ookeepers, who believe that when you hear the ir name yo u shoul d think, "it's a party." Afte r an entertaining set by Jim "Bossman" Brown, a local talent, the o cappela group M-Pact perfo rmed a variety of musical styles. Food at the event was prepared by volunteering club me mbers, which. through a program instituted this year by ASNIC were c redited at a rate of $8 per volunteer hour. "It gave clubs a great opponunity to sec what Lhis year's ASNIC is about and bow the two entities can work together," said Chris Aller, ASNIC vice president. Clubs taking advantage of this
oppo nunity we re Lhe Sailing C lub, Publications Club, Engineering Club. Rodeo Club. Phi Theta Kappa, Marine Mechanics a nd the Self Defense Club. ·• I was pleased with the part icipati on of the club members in he lping organi ze 1he event ," Alle r said. Accord ing to Renee Sco11. oc1ivi1ies di rector, 1he cost for the eveni ng was about $5,500: $3,000 to the bands. $1,500 to li ghts and sound and S 1.000 for advertis ing. " I thi nk the bands did an excellent job. I was a liule d isappoi nted with the an endnnce, but cons idering the weather I think ASNI C Fest went well," Sco11 snid. The majori ty of the s how was covered on a live remote by KHTQ 's own Happcnin ' Harrison Wood . Concer- goer Kyle McCormick snid . "The ASNI C Fest was a fun way to let your hair down and shake your booty a little. t hod a gooood lime." Denn Bennc11, s tudent activities director. said, "l't was a great program. The choices o f bands were we ll received by all." The Coeur d ' Ale ne Police Department did show up a couple times-once to inform ASNIC President Ne il Weber that a complaint had been filed about the volume. Another vis it by the police was at c an,pus security's reques t. An individual apparently did not get the message that the Pest is a "drug free" event and persistently auempted to return. Lindsay summed up the evening saying, "I love large student activities that are centered around the music and not the bar scene."
_ photo by Richard LeFranc/11 Jsmmln-Zookeepers' lead singer entertains the crowd during ASNIC fest.
NEWS
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SPORTS
Dan Williams shares his agenda with students. Page2
More on ASNIC Fest. Page6
Volleyball team stacked with potential. Page 12