The North Idaho College Sentinel Vol.65 No.3, October 23, 2011

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Campus releases 2010 crime statistics Larceny, theft, vandalism among highest criminal offenses listed Tala Wood Staff Contributor NIC recently updated the crime statistics for the 2010 year in compliance with the Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act of 1990, or the “Clery Bill.”

The Clery Bill is a federal law that requires colleges and universities to disclose information about crime on and around their campuses.

Colleges must provide the most recent three years’ worth of statistics from January to January of the selected year, but the numbers are published the first of October each year.

The highest number of criminal offenses at NIC in the last three years occurred in the larceny/theft and vandalism categories.

The statistics are organized into the cat-

egories of on-campus, residence halls, noncampus and public property. Non-campus is loosely defined as any building that is controlled or owned by the college – this can also include rooms rented by the college. Public property includes areas like Rosenberry Drive: a street owned by the city but adjacent to college property.

“With the campus expanding, it’s becoming a larger service area to deal with,” said Bob Thomson, lieutenant security and emergency services For the 2010 year, there were 22 larceny/ theft offenses on campus and two in the residence hall; in 2009, there were 11 on campus, and 11 in the residence halls, and one on public property.

In 2010, there were nine vandalism offenses on campus, and 10 in the residence halls;

in 2009, there were 10 vandalism offenses on campus and 10 in the residence hall. The full numbers can be accessed through the NIC Security website at www.nic.edu/security.

“It’s a huge responsibility to make sure information is documented properly,” Thomson said.

“It’s almost a full-time job to keep up with this.”

NIC’s security force is armed with Tasers and pepper spray. Members of NIC security must get recertified for Taser use every year, and instructors must get recertified every two years.

“We’re not here to be shooting people,” Thomson said. “The reason we got [the Tasers] is defense of ourselves, defense ofstudents, staff and visitors.”

The Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act was a response to the murder of Jeanne Clery, a student at Lehigh University,

a private four-year institution in Bethlehem, Penn. Clery was tortured, raped and killed in her dormitory room in 1986. Her assailant was convicted and sentenced to death.

Her parents, Connie and Howard Clery, founded Security on Campus, Inc., the first national nonprofit organization that is devoted to preventing criminal violence at colleges and assisting campus victims.

The Clery Act has been amended several times over the years.

In 1992, schools were required to provide victims of campus sexual assault with certain basic rights.

In 1998, reporting requirements were increased.

In 2000 and 2008, notification of registered sex offenders and campus emergency response was added.

Campus hosts workshops Financial aid to job outlook issues discussed Joyce Hargrove News Editor

Judy Boyce (center) is presented the Sterling Silver Award by Dean Mike Mires and Jody Azevedo of Numerica Credit Union. Courtesy photo

Employee earns Sterling Silver Award Campus cites many reasons Judy Boyce is deserving Joyce Hargrove News Editor An NIC employee has been honored with the October 2011 Sterling Silver Award.

“I’m very touched that my co-workers think enough of me to nominate me,” said Judy Boyce, Qualified Worker Retraining Program Coordinator. “It was a total surprise to me.” Boyce explained that she is retiring soon and thought that had something to do with all the excitement.

Tammy Iverson, student records technician and sterling silver committee member, said there were “quite a few” nominations for Boyce.

“There were so many nominations. So many thought highly of her,” Iverson said.

Boyce’s helpfulness, kindness, common sense and repeated successes were all cited as reasons that she deserved the award.

“Judy has been a fabulous team player, helping up front when needed, assisting with scholarship requests and much more,” said Marie Price, director of Workforce and Community Education. “Judy greatly deserves recognition for a job well done.”

Boyce began as an Administrative Assistant in July 2002. She worked under several directors over the course of time and, when they each went their separate ways, she took over as Program Coordinator, a position she has held for four years.

She conducts interviews, provides career counseling, prepares resumes and

helps with job leads for people at the poverty to low income financial level for this federally funded worker retraining program.

“Our goal is to help people get the occupational skills needed to get into the workforce,” she said. “People come from all levels of experience, from having no job to having a job that went away.”

Apprenticeship Coordinator Peggy Schnell lauded Boyce on her ability to frequently pitch in as needed with any program or project needing help.

Boyce said the most demanding part of her job is finding the time to do it all in this economy, whether money is spent on people or not, and helping as many as she can and doing it well on the limited funds available.

The Sterling Silver Award recognizes NIC staff and faculty who demonstrate exceptional performance and give more to the college community than is expected. The award is presented each month, with the Sterling Silver Committee making the final selection.

The winner of the Sterling Silver Award receives $100 in cash and a $40 gift certificate to the Outback Steakhouse, both presented by Numerica Credit Union; a recognition plaque provided by NIC and a campus parking space of choice for one month.

To encourage participation, everyone who submits a nomination is entered into a drawing for a $200 prize. All employees are eligible for the Sterling Silver Award, regardless of their time of service.

Campus hosts Smart Women, Smart Money Financial education noted as key to successfulness Grace Stamsos Staff Contributor North Idaho College and the statewide program “Smart Women, Smart Money” teamed up to encourage financial go-getters.

Women from Coeur d’Alene and Spokane joined together to participate in the 2011 Smart Women, Smart Money Conference. Participants ranged from young teen mothers to women well into retirement.

“Smart Women, Smart Money” financial conferences and workshops offer Idaho women of diverse ages and circumstances the opportunity to learn the

necessary information to take control of their financial lives.. The message of the conference is that it is never too late or too early to learn about finances. The conference, held in the Boswell building this weekend, did just that.

Providing this education through general sessions and smaller “breakout sessions,” attendees chose topics they wanted to learn more about, and had the opportunity to get the facts straight from the experts.

“We want to make financial education available to anyone” said Nichole Sherman, keynote speaker for the event.

“Finances are like everything in life, the more effort you put into it, the more you’ll get out of it.”

The Student Union Building hosted a College Information Night Oct. 13 with ten different workshops to choose from, along with free pizza and soft drinks.

Local colleges and various NIC programs were also on hand distributing free information.

Dean Bennett, director of student activities, said, “I guarantee your student will get as good an education as possible at NIC, and I’m not just saying that cause I’ve worked here 31 years.”

He was speaking for the Parent Survival Guide workshop and said that, although he has never raised any children of his own, he is asked to teach this course every year. His advice was simple.

“Start cutting the strings, then let them have their freedom,” he told the parents. “They learn to survive. That’s what it’s all about when they go to college. Students figure it out really fast.”

He suggested every new student fill out a scholarship fund upon entering college.

“It’s like a lotto ticket,” he said. “If you don’t buy it, you won’t get the money.”

He explained that getting the students to become more responsible is all a part of coming to college. It’s a national statistic, he said, that students who are involved in more than three activities are more apt to become part of a college family and, thus, stay and complete their courses.

“It’s becoming more and more impor-

tant to having a college degree,” he said.

Alivia Body, regional economist who conducted the Idaho Department of Labor Job Outlook workshop spoke further on the topic.

“Sixty-one percent of jobs in Idaho will require a full secondary education by the year 2018.”

The job industry tells us where we’re at and where we’ve been; demographics tell us where we’re going,” she said.

Right now, the most growth in this area in Kootenai County is over age 60, she explained.

“In order to stay competitive in the job field, you need to be a lifetime winner,” she said. “Explore and create new opportunities, and do your research.”

People always want that “pie in the sky” perfect job, she said, but often must settle for less in this struggling economy.

“There is opportunity here,” she said.

“Employees all the time are looking to fill jobs. It’s just knowing your resources.”

She said the fastest growing industries right now are professional and technical, manufacturing and healthcare. Aerospace is up and coming and growing steadily fast, she added. She explained that they are prompting dislocated workers to go into the industrial fields.

Other workshops included Introduction to Financial Aid, Scholarship Search 101, How to Apply to Graduate School, How to Explore Career Options, College Success 101, Transfer 101: Getting a Good Start, Introduction to Idaho Career Information System (CIS) and All About Dual Credit.

For more information, contact idahogoes.org.

Board of Trustees discusses enrollment Accredited programs increase, apprenticeships decrease Helen McFarland Staff Contributor The main topic of discussion for the NIC Board of Trustees at meeting Sept.

28 was enrollment.

Vice President for Student Services Sheldon Nord said accredited program enrollment is up and degree and certificate programs have grown 63 percent over the last four years. He said the Professional-Technical Education (PTE) and apprenticeship programs are down. The decline of students in these non-credit classes was attributed to the economy.

Trustee Christie Wood said, “Businesses are not investing in training programs,” but that might turn around.”

“As the economy improves, we can expect an impact,” said Trustee Ken Howard.

The dual credit, or Win by Getting a Good Start (WINGS), program for high school students was discussed. Some graduates have so many dual credits they are bypassing NIC and moving on to universities. Comparison was made to colleges in other areas of the state who are more aggressive in recruiting WINGS students, having less stringent requirements for high school teacher credentials.

For NIC, WINGS teachers are required to have a Master’s degree. Chair Mic Armon reminded the board that “We declined on lowering the standard to a BA and experience in the field.”

Wood said that there are some highly qualified teachers. Jay Lee, vice president for instruction, said that “not providing the academic rigor was a philosophy issue.”

Others statistics presented include: the average student age is 27, with a range of 18 to 87; the high school feeding most students to NIC is Lake City; student count for non-Idaho residents is up, due to cost; more students are parttime. The Outreach Centers are showing growth.

Referring to Department of Education dollars, Armon said, “I think funding is going to become an issue. We need to step up and see how we can increase enrollment.”

Additionally, the completion date for the Hubbard Avenue entrance to the education corridor has been pushed back to Oct. 23.

Ron Dorn, vice president for resource management, reported that the city is trying to get a cost on using metal sheeting through the middle of the dike road as an option to meet the U.S. Army Corp. of Engineers levee orders.

Rayelle Anderson, executive director of the NIC Foundation, delivered a report on development efforts, and read a letter of gratitude from a now retired 1962 NIC graduate who went on to pursue a career as an electrical engineer.

President Priscilla Bell said NIC has conducted a national search for someone to fill her position.

DID YOU KNOW? Fall color starts in September with poison ivy and ends in November with larches and willows.

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Local candidates discuss visions for future Candidates disagree on plans for McEuen Field baseball field, boat launch, other issues Grace Stamsos Staff Contributor

The Nov. 8 city council election is approaching quickly.

The Sentinel asked about proposed changes to McEuen Field include moving the boat launch and baseball fields and replacing them with walking trails, an ampitheater, tennis courts and a skate park.

Last issue, the Sentinel featured candidates running for Seat 1.

This issue, we explore the candidates competing for Seats 3 and 5.

Running for Seat 3 are Dan Gookin, George Sayler (incumbent), Anastasia Somontes, Derek Aujay and Patrick Mitchell.

Those seeking the office of seat 5 are John Bruning, Steve Adams and Amber Copeland.

Seat 3 Candidates Dan Gookin Answer #1: The baseball field and boat launch need to stay. We need to have a public vote in order for the parking garage to happen or not happen. I think this proposal calls for unneccesay spending.

Question #1: What is your specific stance on McEuen Field?

Question #2: What is your vision for the future of Coeur d’ Alene’s City Council?

Answer #2: After being an activist in the city of Coeur d’ Alene for many years, I have observed that there seems to be a wall around city council. There are the people in “the know,” and then there’s the rest of us. I want to bring that wall down.

Seat 5 Candidates John Bruning

George Sayler

Answer #1: I am for the proposal. I voted for it in May. This is the most underused park we have in the city. The potential for the park is huge, and this proposal sees that. The proposal gives a much better use of that beautiful land.

Answer #1: In general, I support the changes. I do not support the proposed changes to Tubbs Hill, but I do agree that the McEuen area could use some much needed updates.

Answer #2: I want to make sure that we continue working hard to complete the McEuen plan. I also want to see some real work in preserving the trees on the dyke road. I will be heading a committee to work with the corps and keep the trees for our citizens. Also the education corridor at NIC. I want to keep the city progressive and excellent, and moving in a forward motion.

Answer #2: I love Coeur d’ Alene. I’ve lived here for almost 40 years. Public service is something near to my heart, and I would like the opportunity to keep our city a city of excellence. That means involving the people of Coeur d’Alene in our decisions and discussions.

Steve Adams

Annastasia Somontes

Answer #1: I do not support moving the baseball field or the boat launch. I oppose a parking structure on the field. I am not opposed to a parking structure, but the city has land set aside on lakeside between third and fourth street. That is where the garage was intended to be put, and if they want one, they should put it there.

Answer #1: Definitely against it. We need a vote from the citizens of CDA, the ones who own the land! It’s ours, we should be the ones to decide.

Answer #2: I work in the service industry. I don’t think the city actually listens and understands the impact of their decisions on the average person.

Answer #2: My vision is for a more limited government role. More transparency in the city council, and a more small business friendly environment in Coeur d’ alene. I am also interested looking in to a more efficient system for our police and fire forces in Coeur d’ Alene.

Amber Copeland

Derec Aujay Answer #1: The pubic needs to have a vote! I do not think we need to spend this ridiculous amount of money on a project that is unnecessary, and especially not if the people haven’t had a say in it.

Answer #1: As a whole, the ideas are really awesome, but I do not support the way that it was handled and presented.

I do not think that the elected officials were a good voice for the people. There should have been more transparency in the council. I’d like to see a public town hall meeting monthly.

Answer #2: Being a problem finder is easy, being a problem solver is hard. I want to see more problems solved than raised. This city needs to promote more economy building businesses for students besides bars. There is nothing to do here!

We need people to be out spending money, which means we need more year-round activity.

Answer #2: I want to see transparency in our city government. Citizens need to be able to know what is going on, and able to communicate openly with their elected officials.

Patrick Mitchell This candidate unavailable for comment.

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NIC selects vice president for community relations Mark Browning takes over position, wins over two other candidates Christina Villagomez Staff Contributor

navigate the state systems, he knows the local systems. He’s a man of integrity,” said Don Soltman, who has worked for three years as Browning’s boss on the board of education.

In addition to being in charge of media relations to Idaho’s 44 counties, Browning’s previous position on the board included serving as a liaison to the Idaho Senate and House Education committees.

He said experience in politics prompted him to make the suggestion of bringing more NIC lobbyists to Boise during his public interview.

“I think you’ve had good representation, but I think you need more,” said Browning.

NIC’s president Priscilla Bell has named Mark Browning the new vice president for community relations, replacing John Martin.

“We are looking forward to [Mark Browning] joining North Idaho College,” said President Bell.

Browning, currently acting chief communications and legislative officer for the Idaho State Board of Education, was recently chosen after visiting the NIC campus with two other top applicants for the postion.

“He’s a perfect fit in my opinion—he can

“I have an appreciation and ability to unIt’s Browning’s understanding of Idaho’s derstand those folks,” Browning public policy that leads the current vice president to believe Browning “He’s a said. “I believe education changes will be a good match for the position. perfect lives.”

The vice president for com“Mark’s a really good guy. fit in my munity relations and marketing is Being an Idahoan, he’ll fit nicely in the political realm,” said Martin. opinion.” largely responsible for legislative relations, media interface, marketHe has held the position since 2008 ing, and internal/external commuand will retire in early January.

Don Soltman nications.

Currently working on getting Board of Ed. “He’s a real standup guy, and his masters’ degree at Boise State, a tremendous advocate of higher Browning did not start his path to education,” said Dr. Cyndi Hamhigher education until the age of 39. That was something he said gives him an edge in under- mond, executive director of Lewis and Clark State’s Coeur d’Alene branch. standing NIC’s many non-traditional students.

Students struggle with intermediate algebra Math 108 increases anxiety and proves problematic for some Christina Villagomez Staff Contributor For many college students, Math 108, or Intermediate Algebra, looms like a threatening specter over their heads.

“I’ve heard several stories of students with high GPAs who have had to take 108 twice and even three times to pass,” said Jordan McGaughey, 19, Nursing, Rathdrum. “I’ve seen one lady almost in tears after studying for one of those tests.”

According to The American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, Intermediate Algebra is a combination of computational skills, manipulative skills and critical thinking skills needed to “think mathematically.” The AMATYC describes it as a level of mathematical maturity.

Kristina Klassen, a psychology instructor at NIC, said some of the difficulty also has to do with the speed of the course. She said one of the greatest difficulties students have is learning Intermediate Algebra at such a quick rate.

Compounding this difficulty is the sense that they are forced to learn what, to them, is practically another language.

“With the level of rapid pace and information coming at you—it’s overwhelming, it’s intimidating,” said Brandon Blessing, 21, law enforcement, Meriden, Idaho. “I have

the ability to ‘get it,’ because eventually I do, but the timeframe available for me is just not enough.”

However, time seems to play a role in some student’s success in a different way too.

“This will be my third time taking this class, actually,” said Levi Tyler, 19, Business Management, Newport, Wash. “Now I’ve given myself the time I need to study for the class.” Tyler now takes up to four hours studying a difficult chapter a week outside of class.

“I took Math 108 twice,” said Eric Brown, a 38 year old Science major from Anaheim, California. “I’d spend at least an hour and a half outside of class on math. If I had a test, I’d focus on it a couple days in advance. I’d take the entire day studying.”

Another ingredient to success for many students is utilizing a tutor. “Having that oneon-one helps a lot more than just sitting in class listening to the teacher,” said Brown.

Michelle Lockhart, nursing, Lake Havasu City, Ariz., agreed that personalized help from a tutor could go a long way. “Two people per tutor would be great. With other subjects, you can get away with more people, but not in math.”

But what about the instructors? The consensus seems to be mixed.

“As a person, [my instructor] is a good guy, he’s incredibly intelligent, but my experi-

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10/05/11 There was a report of a person acting very strangely at the bus stop by the SUB. CDA Police responded with a drive-by with no contact. The subject then left on the next bus.

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Mammography Ser vice available

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10/17/11 There was a report of a hit-and-run to a vehicle in parking Lot A.

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Recordings of the monthly NIC board of trustees meetings will now be available to the public. The recordings will air on the CDA Public Access Channel 19 for Time Warner Cable customers Sundays and Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. and 9:30 p.m.; Mondays and Fridays at 3:30 p.m; and Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 3:30 a.m. They will also be available online at www.nic.edu/board.

Foundation Grant Deadline Notice The deadline for NIC Foundation Grant applications is Friday, Nov. 4 at 2:30 p.m.

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The Women’s Health Services Coach will provide mammography services Tuesday, Nov. 1 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. The coach will be parked in front of the SUB and patients should be prepared to provide insurance cards and mammogram films if they were not taken at Inland Imaging. To schedule an appointment, call 877-474-2400.

Trustees Meeting Televised

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10/10/11 A report was filed of a hit-and-run to a vehicle in parking Lot C.

Outstanding People Featured The Coeur d’Alene Press is starting a new feature in which outstanding students or alums from area schools will be featured. Share their stories by submitting all contact information to Communications and Marketing Coordinator Stacy Hudson at ext. 7819 or stacy_hudson@nic.edu.

10/17/11 An alcohol violation was reported from 10/14/11 in the residence hall. Two subjects were referred for disciplinary action.

10/10/11 A non-injury accident on College Drive, where one vehicle backed out of a parking space into another vehicle, was reported.

Veterans are asked to bring in pictures of themselves in uniform for a veterans display in the Molstead Library in November.

10/16/11 Security found property damage to a backhoe in Lot B by the LCSC portables. There were broken windows on the tractor and a message was left for the construction company.

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10/06/11 A college nurse responded to and evaluated a student with a medical issue in Lee Kildow Hall.

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10/14/11 There was a report of a reckless vehicle spinning its tires and throwing gravel. It broke the window of another vehicle. The owner was identified and referred for disciplinary action.

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Seminar Study Tips by John Klassen 1. Preview the next section before the next class.

2. Make a one-page outline at the beginning of each class.

3. Complete all homework assignments on time.

4. Use end of chapter practice tests after every homework assignment.

5. Take timed practice test the day before real test.

News Briefs

CAMPUS SECURITY LOG 10/04/11 A physical altercation was reported in Boswell Hall. Subjects were referred to the Dean of Students for disciplinary action.

ence is that due to his intelligence he tends to forget about those of us who might be struggling,” Blessing said. “There’s no real real-world examples, it’s just a lot of facts at a rapid pace with the assumption that we know things that some of us might not know.”

Klassen, married to math instructor John Klassen, pointed out that many in the math department are trying to find solutions to help students. One idea the pair had culminated in a two-day seminar held in the Meyer Health and Sciences building called “Food For Thought.”

The first day, which was presented by John Klassen, was titled “The End of Math Anxiety & Ensuring Math Success. The second day, presented by Kristina Klassen, was titled “Study Sense” after her book on study tips based on memory research.

Not everyone has struggled in Math 108, though. Joshua Florea, 26, criminal justice, Bonner’s Ferry, passed the class on his first try.

“I found it fairly easy a lot of the time. But I started out in the lower math classes and worked my way up. I built off each one, so Math 108 wasn’t that bad for me.”

Florea confirmed good study habits did play a significant role in his success though.

“I took tons and tons of notes in class, and spent a lot of time studying, a lot of time reviewing problems, doing a lot of homework.”

NIC Communications Instructor Annie McKinlay will lead two trips to Latin America in the spring. Informational meetings about these trips will be in Boswell Hall Room 138, Nov. 8 at noon. Contact her at ext. 3425 or email ajmckinl@nic.edu.

Leadership Academy Slots Open There is still space available in the NIC

Leadership Academy training to be held Oct. 31 and Nov. 7. These sessions are open to anyone interested. This training can benefit those currently in management positions and those wishing to pursue those types of positions. Sessions will run from 8 a.m - 4:30 p.m. in the Molstead Library Conference Room. RSVP to Erin Norvell at erin_norvell@nic.edu.

Free Flu Shots Offered Student Health Services is offering free flu shots for NIC employees and students in the SUB Silver Beach Gallery today from 1 p.m - 4 p.m. and tomorrow from 11 a.m.

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Consumers Urged to be Careful The Idaho Department of Insurance urges consumers to be careful when using the Internet to gather information about health care reform. Sites that request personal information from users should be approached with extreme caution.

Win Reser ved Parking Cardinal Leaders in the Community is raffling off a reserved parking spot for the rest of the semester. Tickets are on sale from any CLIC representative or are available in the ASNIC office. Tickets are $1 a piece or six for $5. The drawing will be held Oct. 31.

Communications and Marketing Wins Awards NIC Communications and Marketing Department won several district awards through the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations conference Oct. 12-14. Senior Graphic Designer Heather Butler earned top honors with a gold medallion in the poster category.

November marks start of leaf-pick up Coeur d’Alene residents are urged to bag up their loose leaves and put them curbside for the city to pick up. They remind people to be careful about what is discarded and not to block drainage ditches.

In the past, they reported everything from cats to crankshafts among the debris.

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Pay attention: it’s history in the making We may not realize it, but we are history’s witnesses.

Many think of history as a thing of the past, a dead subject that has no impact on the present or future. But this is simply not true.

Here is something to think about: If you spend so much time worrying about the future, you lose the present. When you lose the present, it’s gone forever, buried in old calendars and recesses of the mind. It becomes history. Tomorrow never arrives because it is always a day ahead of us, and then it passes at lightening speed into the past.

We only have today.

Although we can most likely remember yesterday or last week, it probably doesn’t stick in the mind unless something memorable happened. But how can you judge what is memorable of things past if you are always looking forward?

Sure, looking into a bright future is appealing, but we can’t get there without being here today.

This is my point: Be here now.

Pages of history are being written as we speak, and if we don’t wake up and see the big picture, we may not get to author any of the words. We might lose our opportunity to shape the path we will certainly tread in days to come. In order to know why or how we as a society came to be where we are, we must look backward while remaining focused on today.

The current “Occupy Wall Street” protests happening all over the nation are nothing more than a reverberation of events that have occurred previously, a resonance from the revolutionary days of America. If you haven’t heard of this phenomenon, supposedly the most wide-spread social movement since the 1960s, I suggest you pay attention.

We have the right to choose who represents us. We have the right to go where we want to when we please.

We have so many rights that we take them for granted.

Just take the ear buds out of your ears, turn off your Facebook and talk to the people around you. Find out what’s going on in the world because believe it or not, you share that world with the rest of us.

Who knows what is in store for the future? No one really, but if you are keen on your history lessons, you will be more likely to understand the ramifications of how current events are shaping our future.

Today’s news is what our posterity will learn about when they read their history books. Wouldn’t you like to know that you helped write them?

Athletic aspirations College teams make conference switcheroos Garrett Cabeza Staff Contributor

the University of Pittsburgh were rado, Nebraska, and Texas A&M accepted into the Atlantic Coast decided to leave the conference, Conference, increasing the size but it appears Texas, Oklahoma, of the conference to 14 schools. Oklahoma State and Texas Tech ome Division I athletic proWhy are so many univerare talking about joingrams are apparently not sities deciding to change ing the Pac-12. The Big content about playing in conferences all of a sudEast, already a huge their current conferences den? conference, is looking nowadays. So, athletic programs Well, for schools like to expand, so Syracuse are requesting admission into Boise State and Utah, the and Pittsburgh thought other conferences. answer is simple. They they would be better Boise State University left the want to play in tougher off in the ACC. Western Athletic Conference to Texas A&M’s bigjoin the Mountain West Conference conferences so they can gain more recognition gest reason for their July 1 of this year, marking the secfrom the country and infuture departure from ond school to join the conference Garrett Cabeza the Big 12 is to attract crease their chances of since 2005 when Texas Christian Staff Contributor nationwide visibility for playing for national titles.

University joined. However, TCU, their talented studentUnfor tunately, the colis the most recent university to athletes, and the SEC lege spor ts world does change conferences as they anis regarded as one of the best athnot respect athletic programs that nounced October 10 that they will are not in the six super conferenc- letic conferences in the country. be a part of the Big 12 on July 1, es (Pac-12, Big 12, Big 10, Big East, But whatever happened to loyalty?

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Atlantic Coast Confer- Sure, the conference changes may T wo schools were ence, and Southeast- be beneficial for those schools and accepted by the Pa“We have ern Conference). So, for the conferences that they are cific-10 (Pac-10) Conference last year. The some of the Boise State and Utah joining, but what about finding a sowere more than happy lution to keep schools in their curUniversity of Utah Utes greatest to be accepted into rent conferences? Fans, coaches left the Mountain West Conference and the Uni- things going their prestigious con- and players alike love conference versity of Colorado Buf- in the history ferences. Although rivalry games, but those games will Boise State is not a be more difficult to schedule when faloes parted ways with of college member of one of the teams head for other conferences. the Big 12 Conference “We have some of the greatto join the Pac-10, which athletics....” super conferences, the Mountain West Confer- est things going in the history of is now called the Pacence is generally more college athletics. I would like to 12 since the addition of GENO AURIEMMA talented and respected have somebody that can bring evthose two schools. The head coach for U of C, than the Western Ath- erybody together and say, ‘look, University of Nebraska seven-time national forget your own best interests, letic Conference. made the move from the champions let’s do what’s best for the game For the rest of the Big 12 to the Big 10 this as a whole,’” said Geno Auriemma, schools that have left year as well. seven-time national champion as The Texas A&M Aggies have their former conferences or will the head coach of the University decided to transfer from the Big 12 leave in the near future, the reason of Connecticut women’s basketball to the Southeastern Conference on for joining different conferences is team and whose school is considerJuly 1 of next year. About a month for stability. The future of the Big ing joining the ACC. ago, the University of Syracuse and 12 looks bleak. Not only have Colo-

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Get out and Blue Balls on the lookout Devin Heilman Managing Editor

 A left-handed student made the observation that all the left-handed students in one of her classes always seem to sit on the left side of the classroom.  Harry Potter allegedly has a room under the stairs in the northern entrance to Molstead Library.  I love you man, but you can’t have my Bud Lite: A Bud Lite beer box was found next to an overturned bench on the soccer field. The bench looked like it had a “few too many.”  During the scholarship fundraiser at the golf scramble at Circling Raven Golf Course Sept.

30, Erna Reinhardt accidentally let go of her club while hitting a ball, nearly wiping out NIC deans and VPs who were on the driving range. Fore!  When an instructor tells you to flip to the appendix in your textbook and those pages have somehow been ripped out, raise your hand and say, “I can’t. My appendix has been removed.”  The NIC recreational volleyball team has placed posters around campus that read, “Blue Balls is looking for you.” Insert your own crass joke here.  A “juggalo,” one who paints his face and stylizes similar to the Insane Clown Posse (ICP), has been seen on campus. Word to the juggalo homies.  The word “Taser” is actually an acronym for “Thomas A. Swift’s Electric Rifle.” Thank you, Associated Press Stylebook.  Fliers in the Siebert Building’s first-floor ladies room request that people flush more than once during each use to prevent the toilets from clogging. If an average toilet uses about three and a half gallons per flush that means at least seven gallons are used to battle the overflow problem. I guess we have to prioritize whether we want to go green and conserve or wade in sewage.  In the spirit of Halloween, let it be known that NIC has some paranormal history.

Supposedly, a ghost roams Seiter Hall. Tales of unexplained goings-on date back years. Testimony includes sounds such as footsteps, voices that come from unknown sources and doors opening and closing. People have reported feeling a presence when they were otherwise alone.

The NIC campus was once a military fort and it has been speculated that the mysterious visitor may well be a soldier from the days of Fort Sherman.

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Elections are coming up... will your voice be heard? in; it’s just as easy to punch those You may have heard it said, “If you don’t vote, you have no right to little ballot cards. Knowing the cancomplain.” didates and the issues is what takes With a hotly contested city elec- effort. The more you get yourself tion just around the corner, it is “in the know” the more you can time to step up and shoulder your effectively participate in this great responsibility - no, to embrace your democracy we live in. privilege - to vote.

Stop in for a city council meetWho has the power to make ing, attend a public forum on issues the decisions that affect our every- you care about, go to candidate day lives? Our legislators and repdebates, and read the paper resentatives at ever y to see what’s happening in level have that power your community. Go online and duty. And who is and check out the blogs, deciding who will ocsuch as The Spokesmancupy those seats of Review Columnist Dave responsibility? ApparOliveria’s “Huckleberries” ently, your grandma at http://www.spokesman. and grandpa are. com/blogs/hbo/.

Statistics show Check in on the local that senior citizens Helen McFarland network news, as well as are consistently the Staff Contributor CNN or Fox. How are the largest class of those things that you care about casting ballots. being taken care of? What Veteran camare society’s needs, or in your own paigner John Bruning, currently family, and how can those needs be running to retain his seat on the addressed? city council, said that when it Our next city election is Nocomes down to door-to-door camvember 8. Next year we will be depaigning, it is no accident that he ciding who will be the new leader might be found in the Monte Vista of the free world in our presidential district, directly south of Best Avelection. The only way to influence enue, which has a demographic of the outcome is to vote. older residents.

The city and county have joint Those least likely to show up registration, so when you register at the polls are in the 18 to 24-yearat either place you are registered old age group. Yes, the same bunch to vote in any city, county, state or of college students who are more federal election. likely than the general population In order to register to vote to participate in a rally, protest, or you must have a photo ID, either demonstration are the least likely a driver’s license or state-issued to engage in our country’s most identification card. If the address cherished institution. It’s great to on the photo ID is not your current fight for those things you believe

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The deadline for registering to vote is about 30 days prior to Election Day. If you miss that deadline, you have the following options: register and vote absentee until the day before election or register and vote at your designated polling place on Election Day. For information about registration and polling locations call the Kootenai County Elections Office at 208-446-1030. You may also visit www.kcgov.us/elections to find your polling location.

For your vote to count, you have to take the action. If you make that effort, you broaden the representation of the people and influence the direction of our government.

A Closer Look The deadline for voter registration is about 30 days prior to Election Day. You can also vote absentee (typically through the mail) until the day before the election or you can register at your precinct on Election Day.

High school: no end in sight People continue to grow, learn through lifetime

even after high school. That’s just never ends. It’s an interesting idea In eighth grade I thought to natural. It can be ridiculous some- to think about. In society you can myself, OK, high school is for sure times the way people see how a lot of people going to be a roller coaster ride. don’t change much of how There were four years of ups and act, but what can you do? I think if you’re they act since high school, downs, all the drama, the cliques, able to realize it, then yet you look at others and rebellion, sports and academics to you might be able to they’ve changed so much. endure. For a lot of people, high change your outlook Sometimes people school is the climax of their lives, on life. will treat others like high and for other people, high school is But why should school students. Should when they experience a lot of things people need or want to college teachers or parfor the first time. Why does high change? People grow ents treat college students school never seem to end?

Benaiah Cheevers and young adults like high The whole world is always ob- physically as well as Staff Contributor school kids? sessed with irrelevant issues to their mentally throughout own lives. It’s just like the song, their lifetime. High You can look at social school is a big “High School Never activities like sports teams “High step in the average life of or clubs and see how there are simiEnds” by Bowling American. Ever yone is larities to high school. In fact, even for Soup. school helps an dif ferent, so we all grow, in college and other places people Too often people concern themselves develop who lear n, and interpret the still act like high school kids. The with who the popuworld in our way. Some say structure is very much the same. So we will be lar people are, who people will never change, not just the way people act, but how fore the rest has the best car, who but people do change and society is structured can be much has the best clothes of our lives..” grow. High school helps de- like high school. or who has the most velop who we will be for the Everyone’s high school experimoney. You think rest of our lives. So acting ence is different. For some people it that when people get out of high the same as you did in high school was an experience that doesn’t want school that they’d grow up a little, when you are older isn’t necessarily to be remembered, for others it was right? But ever yone just wants to a bad thing. To some people acting great. have a good time. Who really cares immaturely the same way as they Whether dropouts or graduates what people act like? It doesn’t af- did in high school isn’t even a bad when high school ends, it’s time fect you unless you concern your- thing because ever yone’s view of to join the real world. Some attend self with it, right? what’s OK concerning behavior or college while some get jobs. Some Well, high school isn’t really that maturity level is different. people work and go to school. But bad. Yes, people can be immature The idea is that high school high school never really ends.

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Do you think the Occupy Wall Street protests are effective?

“I think it’s good ‘cause it spreads the information to people like me who don’t necessarily have a clue beforehand. So, I mean, I know a lot more about it now.”

Drew Eggers ■ 19, English, Deary, Idaho

“The fact they’re doing it and getting out their voice and being an active part of our political organization is a wonderful thing, and God bless them for it.”

Austin Isakson ■ 18, Cd’A, philosophy

“I think there’s definitely a need for social reform in the United States all around. ” Ryan Barone ■ 24, Cd’A, social work

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Suffering scholastic sleepiness Snoozing in class sucks

I hate falling asleep in class.

This is something that has plagued me since high school. If I am in a class that doesn’t engage me or grab my attention, then it’s boom, Nods Ville.

I find myself drifting off in classes where the material is not very clear, which for me is science and math. If the terminology doesn’t make sense, I become drowsy. I look at the clock and tell myself, “OK, just 20 more minutes…” Then suddenly, jolted from Devin Heilman Managing Editor a shot of waking adrenaline, I look at my notes to find what looks like an ink flat line following some incoherent scribbling.

It’s like watching a foreign film sans subtitles. You cozy down on the couch in the dark to enjoy some French cinéma.

You have no idea what’s going on plotwise so you rest your eyes and listen to the dialogue. The next thing you know, you open your eyes and the credits are rolling.

Ce n’est pas bon! Excusez-moi: that’s not good.

So what’s my excuse for blatantly going lights out in a brightly lit classroom full of people?

American society in general is overworked and under rested. College students, especially, fall into this category. According to the article “College Student Sleep Patterns Could Be Detrimental” on www.

sciencedaily.com, college students are among the most sleep-deprived age group in the U.S., and sleep deprivation can have detrimental effects on daily performance, including academics and driving, and has also been linked to depressed mood and behavioral problems.

This is because we don’t sleep when we’re supposed to and we can’t naturally wake up when we have to. Think about it: how many people can get up everyday without an alarm of some sort? Our ancestors depended on the sun, moon and their circadian rhythms to keep them moving smoothly around the clock. Nowadays, we awaken to the horrifying, dream-destroying 6 a.m. alarm, drink caffeine to stay alert, force our eyes open through the day, nod off here and there, and crash later from the stimulation peak or lay awake in our beds, twitching from the tidal wave of epinephrine.

What’s a supposed solution for somnambulistic students?

In my case, I know getting on a regular sleep schedule would help tremendously.

Having the freedom to stay up into the wee hours of the morning on weekends doesn’t mean it should be abused; watching a sixhour mini-series on Netflix until birds start chirping is not a good place to begin.

Sleep should be portioned like meals: plan it out, take what you need and don’t under or overdo it. This means everyday rather than all at once or not at all.

Maybe go to the doctor to be sure you are not a narcoleptic. Narcolepsy, an intense sleeping disorder, affects about one in every 2,000 Americans, according to www. helpguide.org. Narcolepsy disrupts the part

Rules of attraction Gender differences create language barriers, misunderstandings we want and are saying.

This year, the ratio of girls to So imagine this, you’re a girl guys at NIC is unevenly weighed who has been hanging out with a in the girls’ favor.

So can someone tell me how guy, one she had thought had hit is it that since coming here being on her, when he suddenly doesn’t hit on seems to be common seem to have as much interest place? It is almost as if the guys before. Girls remember maybe cannot stick with just one girl or he just thought you’d be a good friend. cannot make up their Guys, imagine minds. Now that’s not this. At NIC there are to say that there aren’t many beautiful girls some really sweet guys around you. You had at NIC. I’ve met quite struck out with a few a few nice ones. Yet if of them and you’re you go to the SUB on fine with it because a break you can easthere are plenty more ily find a group of girls around. At the end telling each other about Angel Tesch of the day you think the newest person to Staff Contributor you’ve got a girl who make a pass. is interested back In tr uth, yes, we but then one of her want to have fun as well but what is wrong with a little ro- friends who you had hit on earlier mance too? Speaking from my ex- comes over. Her friend tells her perience, it’s more fun when you all and she is suddenly anything can spend time with who you care but interested. Or maybe you’re about. Ask us out, make us feel at interested in a girl but she isn’t least a little special and realize we really aware of it when you think she is and says yes to one of the can be friends too. men who hits on her. Make it I’ll admit, maybe I’m being a more obvious. little harsh on the guys. GeneralBoth sexes need to rememizing is never a good thing but ber the campus is a shared zone either the girls are fibbing to and that sometimes the opposite impress their friends, which isn’t gender really can speak another something that actually impresslanguage. Communication helps es most, or the guys are working hard to hit on multiple girls a day. solve the mix ups.

On the flip side, girls underCampus should always seem stand that every guy who talks to like a friendly and workable enviyou isn’t hitting on you. The men ronment. The etiquette of flirting at NIC are generally kind and is a delicate one and is something friendly. They are easy to make that should be respected. With all friends with. the technology around us, interNow, while some of the men acting doesn’t come as easy as it are hitting on the girls at least used to, not that interacting was half the time what is said is easy never easy. to misinterpret. I think we all just However, with some effort we need to be a bit clearer in what could make it better.

of your brain that regulates sleep and can actually cause “cataplexy,” or abrupt loss of muscle control. This means you can fall asleep while standing, working or while driving.

Sometimes I claim to be a narcoleptic when I get an elbow to the rib from a classmate due to my loss of consciousness and lovely snoring. But I know I’m mostly healthy and just sleep deprived. My mother always tells me not to “burn my candle at

both ends,” but Mom, that’s just the way society works these days. You have to burn both ends so you can make ends meet.

If you aren’t snoozing away by now, I suggest you evaluate your own sleeping patterns and figure out if you are giving your body the down time it needs.

As we all painfully know, college is not cheap, and falling asleep in class is really nothing more than a very expensive nap.

Now get some sleep!

No better time than now College offers academic and self exploration

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ere at NIC we have options. What Where does food in the grocery store really come should our major be? What teacher from here in the United States? Consumers go in to take? Which classes do we want to to the store and graze the labels knowing that the take? These are all very important ques- USDA helps keep our food safe, or so we thought. tions; however, there are questions we all need to Watching the videos “The Future of Food” and “Food, Inc.” opened our eyes. ask ourselves. My favorite question We invested time in these films not for every college student is whether because they were required for a class or not we need to take the easy way but because we are in college and I out. would like to broaden my educational In college, all students feel overhorizons. I want to see what is behind whelmed. Assignments need to get the scenes; why my world is the way finished. There is always at least one that it is. I want to know what our govdifficult class, but then there is that ernment hides from all Americans on a one that seems too easy to be true. regular basis.

In these classes my suggestion is Sarah Tousley The government has said being in to take it to that next level and challenge beliefs once held by society. Do Staff Contributor school until you are 16 is required. Society says “graduate high school if you research and let your mind wander to want to get a job that pays any sort of questions mainstream society would not ask. Use these questions on papers and in dis- decent pay.” And you, the student, have chosen for cussions in class for personal growth and to blow whatever reason to come to a place where your your teachers away with your passion on each grades and your future are dictated by no one else but yourself. You are halfway there already! subject.

College students go to school to learn. When Papers need to be written in every class. It is we do the bare minimum, it shows through for the easy to write about things we already know. But rest of our lives. No time in the rest of our lives this is college! will we get to explore our personalities and our beIt is time to challenge the high school belief liefs like we can right now. This is precious learnthat the easy way is the best way. Easy should not ing time. We have chosen to leave the easy road be an option any more. At this point, in the lives behind and move to a level of choice. of all students, is a time to expand our knowlHere at NIC, I would like to see a difference edge and grow in our personal beliefs, while also made. I would like to see students choose to join challenging and expanding our vocabulary and clubs and rally to make a difference with their bethought processes. liefs and passions that each individual possesses.

While doing a paper for a class my significant If you have something to say, don’t be afraid! other chose a subject that he was interested in but This is what college is about. This is our time didn’t know much about. He wanted to know about not to shine as the “Class of” whatever. This is the the food that Americans mindlessly consume time to shine as you. No matter who you choose to while not asking the questions that should be simbecome. ple, yet we’re unaware of the horrifying answers.

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Achin’ for some bacon?

Not the people you’d want over for dinner

NOURA A.A. ■ A&E Editor I can’t avert my eyes from the disgusting meat feast that is “Epic Mealtime.”

Like a car wreck, or an episode of Jackass, you can’t help but watch on, both horrified and fascinated.

“Epic Mealtime” is a viral show about cramming together everything the American Heart Association tells you to avoid, and then stuffing your face with it.

Their motto? “We make your dreams come true...and then we eat them.”

Since October 2010 the show has gained a substantial following on YouTube.

Why people watch it, I can’t say. I don’t even know why I watch it. The content of the show sickens me, and the fact that I continue to watch it disturbs me.

“Epic Mealtime” isn’t really a cooking show and it isn’t really an eating contest.

“Epic Mealtime” is food porn at its very finest. If my dad walked in on me watching “Epic Mealtime,” I would switch over to CNN as fast I could, and pretend that I wasn’t just watching a bunch of Canadian sorority girls cram bacon Mac and cheese into their mouths.

Harley Morenstein and his ragtag group of friends film most of the episodes from their Quebec, Canada, home. They take well-known dishes: chili, meatballs, Mac and cheese, turkey, sushi, etc. and then (short of poison) make them as unhealthy as possible. Their love affair with bacon is so intense that the bacon industry will surely collapse if the show ends.

In the “Four Loko Chili” episode the “Epic Mealtime” gang make a trough out of bacon and fill it with meat-chili. Then they make a cup out of bacon and fill that with Four Loko, or as they like to call it, “alcoholic unicorn blood.” Then a guy called “muscle glasses” shovels it into his mouth with a wooden paddle, slowly going insane, while epic Apollo 13 style music blasts in the background.

Another episode, called the “TurkBacon Thanksgiving special,” features a quail, inside a Cornish hen, inside a chicken, inside a duck, inside a turkey, inside a pig. Then they cover it in bacon strips. The end result is more than 50,000 calories and almost 4,000 grams of fat.

The host, Morenstein, barks orders and deadpans better than Tom Green throughout the entire show. He always has this glazed over, slack jawed look on his face, making me think that maybe the real threat of eating too much meat isn’t cardiac arrest, but turning into a zombie.

At first, I felt superior to “Epic Mealtime.” I considered the creators a bunch of Neanderthals who would never be able to call themselves chefs.

Although none of them have attended culinary school and most of the crew do resemble cavemen, there is something rebellious about “Epic Mealtime” that I’ve come to love.

Behind all the lard, “Epic Mealtime” is valuable commentary on the hypocritical standards society force feeds us vs. the greasy, dyed junk that is actually fed to us. Morenstein doesn’t expect people to start eating Babushka bird pigs. Judging by the crew’s surprisingly slim wasteline, they probably don’t do it very often either.

“Epic Mealtime” gives the middle finger to all those wild salmon, organic food, one-glass-of-wine-a-day Public Service Announcements that make us feel inferior for craving fat, sugar and salt. Of course, eating a pig stuffed with five birds wouldn’t make me feel good, but these guys are badasses for doing it anyways.

And you know what? Their asses aren’t even that fat.

Noura A.A. is an editor for The Sentinel. Her opinions are her own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Sentinel. Respond to this column online at nicsentinel.com.

Sonos members (from left) Benjamin McLain, Kathy Hoye, Jessica Freedman, Rachel Bearer and Christopher Given Harrison serenade NIC SUB audience members with smooth a cappella vocals during the ASNIC-sponsored event. Ethan Schlussler/Sentinel

L.A. singers make audience swoon Five person a cappella group leads genre in fresh material, modern sound Kyle Breitenberg Business Manager

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ne may not immediately realize the unique and powerful instruments the five members of Sonos possess, when they stand on stage with no instruments in hand.

The vocal group Sonos performed in NIC’s Student Union Building Oct. 12.

The evening show consisted of popular hits remixed in Sonos’s own fashion, as well as a set of originals.

ASNIC, which booked the show, initially planned for a crowd of around 150, and ended up with over 200 attendees.

“We’re having a hard time finding seating right now,” said Hayley McDaniel, second year member of ASNIC, before the show. “It’s something that anybody can get into.”

The five members of Sonos have been together for more than three years. Christopher Given Harrison and Rachel Bearer are the only original members from the vocal group that started in 2006. Benjamin

McLain, Kathy Hoye and Jessica Freedman joined later on to create the current group. An a cappella group from Los Angeles, Sonos uses original arrangements and effects pedals to create a unique sound that has been stirring up the vocal scene.

“When the sound is good and the people are bountiful and interested, it kind of can’t go wrong,” said Harrison.

Sonos has been successful enough to compete on NBC’s “The Sing-Off,” for two episodes. For those who watch the show, Harrison said to put your money on the group The Pentatonics.

Wednesday night’s set began with Sonos’s cover of “Wicked Game,” originally performed by Chris Isaak. Though much of the heaviness of the song remained attached to the tone, Sonos’s interpretation of was more upbeat, unlike either the original or Stone Sour’s cover of the track.

Sonos is unique in the way they arrange songs. They are known for the style of their arrangements, fashioned so that each member is able to utilize his or her

voice, showing their own important essence within the song. While performing “Wicked Game,” Sonos set up Freedman as lead, Bearer and Hoye as harmony, Harrison as bass (using an effects pedal he literally sounded like a sub-bass), and Mclain on percussion, using his beat-boxing skills.

Throughout the show, Sonos played songs from artists ranging from Depeche Mode to a dub-step remix of Britney Spears to a soulful Bjork ballad.

“Looks like they were really smooth with each other,” said Wesley Saunders, 20, a second year NIC student, pursuing an A.S. in music with an emphasis on vocal performance. “They had great stage presence. They could move the beat well, and they could interact with the crowd well, which is really important as a performer. I think overall they had a great performance.”

Sonos was featured in the lower level of the SUB free of charge to any student or community member.

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hristine Kimball displayed her art exhibit “…a wild hare…” in the Corner Gallery of the Boswell Hall arts building. This was the first time Kimball has shown at NIC since 1995.

Kimball is a local artist from Spokane, but has traveled around the world studying art. She has exhibited her works in The Kress Gallery, Art Spirit, Cheney Cowles Museum, the New York Art Exposition and many other venues and collections since 1977. Her art has even been featured in the popular sitcom “Seinfeld” and “Parenthood.”

“I am an artist, through and through,” said Kimball. “Even if I never painted again, it’s what I am. Its despair, love, hate, passion, bitterness and contentment, all of this becomes part of my paintings” Seven pieces were shown, fundamentally oil based but, as Kimball noted, “anything goes.” Five of the pieces were her landscape portraits, created in a style that focused on the emotion she felt, not the natural formations, and two were more abstract with their subject matter.

“It’s deep and I don’t mean that in an altitude way,” Kimball said.

Kimball’s presence aided discussions concerning the title of the exhibit, the immediate focus of spectators was on the wild hare Kimball drew into one of her pieces. However when deeper context was provided, a more fantastical explanation was necessary.

“They are just wild places. Places you don’t think anybody would really be, but maybe that wild hare lives in those plac-

Christine Kimball stands with her 18-foot-wide piece, ‘...a wild hare...” The painting includes a whimsical dancer and the symbolic wild hare. Gabe Green/Sentinel

es,” said Kimball.

A Gallery Walk at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 4, gave a group of NIC art students and several community members, as Kimball views it, “an introspection into [her] work.” She answered questions about the specific materials used in her work and

described certain methods utilized in her art. Later that day Kimball was joined by NIC art students and guests for a slide show and presentation in Molstead

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‘Mayor’s Awards’ honors NIC art instructor Sandy Bloem presents Montana instructor Michael Horswill with Mayor’s Excellence in the Arts award Jantzen Hunsaker Staff Contributor

NIC art instructor Michael Horswill accepts the Excellence in Arts Award at the 16th annual Mayor’s Awards in the Arts. The ceremony was held in the Coeur d’Alene Resort and was hosted by Mayor Sandy Bloem.

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The Mayor’s Awards ceremony honored local supporters of the arts Mayor Sandy Bloem presented a North Idaho College art instructor with the Excellence in Arts Award Oct. 10 at the Coeur d’Alene Resort.

The Mayor’s Awards in the Arts are presented by the Coeur d’Alene Arts Commission and the City of Coeur d’Alene to recognize and encourage excellence in the arts and to stimulate and support awareness of the arts throughout the city.

Michael Horswill joined four others to receive awards at the 16th annual Mayor’s Awards in the Arts event. The award is granted to community members who go above and beyond in their community, to not only create art, but aim to support and inspire others through art.

“He is well respected, and loved as a teacher and an artist,” said Fred Ogram, program emcee and a designer of the Cherry Hill Park 9/11 Memorial Playground.

Ogram, who has participated in community art programs for years, said the arts commission has been charged by the Coeur d’Alene City Council to stimulate and encourage the study, presentation and performance of fine arts throughout the city and surrounding areas, and in fostering public interest and participation.

A snapshot of Horswills artistic resumé shows his commitments to local art. He has been featured on Drawn to the Wall IV at the Jundt Art Museum at Gonzaga University, and was involved with a creative project with NIC students and local children to create the “Hands of Humanity,” a display of plaster casts representing the key points of

the Bill of Rights.

Horswill is also extensively involved in volunteer and fundraising work for the arts.

He has volunteered with Art on the Green, an annual art festival in Coeur d’Alene, since 1997. He has also been a part of “No Moose Left Behind,” an EXCEL Foundation fundraiser.

Horswill is originally from Bozeman Mont. He said he has been artistic since childhood, but did not identify himself as an artist until his mid 20s when he started drawing freelance illustrations for companies and organizations.

Horswill has been with NIC as an art instructor since 1998. He teaches 11 courses, including art history, drawing, survey of art, 2D and 3D design, watercolor and sculpture. He said that it’s rewarding to teach his passion to others. He said this is a part of what it means to be an artist.

“The really important thing that people need to understand is the connection between our cultural development, our scientific development and the arts,” Horswill said.

Other honorees included Roberta Larsen who won the Support of the Arts Award.

Larsen is extensively involved in local nonprofit programs and has been involved with the Citizens Council for the Arts in producing Art on the Green.

David Groth won the Arts in the Education Award. Groth has been in elementary education for 25 years and uses the art of juggling to inspire children to embrace the various arts at the Sorensen magnet school.

Mike and Kim Normand recieved the Mayor’s Special Recognition Award, for their involvement with the Shared Harvest community garden in downtown Coeur d’Alene.

Financial aid adviser creates educational rap video Alex deGolia, with help from NIC employee Andy Finney, devises video for financial aid ‘how to’ Laurie Dicks Staff Contributor

Alex deGolia, Financial Aid advider, raps about financial aid process. /Courtesy Photo

An NIC employee made a YouTube video about how to get free money. Financial Aid adviser Alex deGolia, 24, composed a rap with the help of family and friends. The rap lyrics were about questions students might have regarding the grant and loan process.

The playful and skillful rap included some hints on how to apply for financial aid and what to do if denied. It also lists certain numbers and website information that may be relevant. Overall, it explains the “how to” at NIC’s Financial Aid department.

In order to obtain permission, deGolia had to work his way up the administrative chain, beginning with Vice President for Student Services Sheldon Nord, who deGolia said backed the idea without any hesitation. DeGolia said the Community Relations Office wasn’t as optimistic until they heard the a cappella version of the song.

DeGolia said all equipment and props were supplied by NIC or home stocks, with

zero production costs. He said the video DeGolia said he has been rapping since took about four months to film and edit, and the sixth grade and has always loved to about 30 hours in all. write music. He said his initial inspiration DeGolia said Andy Finney, 46, employee for this particular song came to him from an of NIC for the past 16 years and the current airline attendant who free-styled his safety instructions before Technology Coordithe flight. nator and Manage“In the shower, after the “In the shower, ment team memSouthwest Airlines rapper, after I saw the ber, did the majorSouthwest Airlines ity of filming and all I free-styled and came up Rapper, I free-styled of the editing, along with lyrics” and came up with with recording the the lyrics,” deGolia track. said.

“Without Andy, Alex degolia Creator of the Financial Aid rap Members of the production wouldn’t have been ASNIC, both basketnearly what it is,” ball teams and wansaid deGolia. “He was the key to making dering students in the SUB were selected everything happen.” to participate in a few scenes. DeGolia said Financial Aid Director Joe Bekken about 50 people were designated for the joined colleagues Marissa Struck, techniproject. cian, and Stephanie House, assistant direcAfter several months of labor, he and his tor, as extras in the opening scene. DeGoassociates finally got to see their work in lia’s brother, Kyle deGolia, who is also into action. Alex deGolia's Financial Aid rap was making music, provided the beat for the recently uploaded to YouTube in August of song. He appeared in the ending scenes this year. Find it at http://www.youtube. with their childhood friend, Casey Hurst, as com/watch?v=z4VBWlau-4I or watch it at his “entourage” of background dancers. www.nic.edu/financialaid.

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Choirs get international

Sentinel contributor reviews Coeur d’Alene Symphony

NIC choirs, Jazz Co. perform in Fall Choral Preview

It’s amazing to watch the focus in The lights flashed outside of the entrance to Schuler Auditorium, a sign that which the musicians dwell, but the most the symphony was minutes from begin- interesting part is the focus in which fans ning. Patrons hurried in before the doors of the orchestra watch, listen, imagine, closed to avoid sitting in the balcony sec- and experience the music. The esteem in tion until intermission. The sound was no which the Coeur d’Alene Symphony holds their program gives insight worse from the balcony howinto how passionate both the ever, and the mad figures on musicians and the fans are, as the stage seemed that much well as the depth of the music. more dramatic when seen “A symphony orchestra is from a distance. a marker of the development, The Coeur d’Alene Symboth cultural and educational, phony was featured in NIC’s of a community,” according to Schuler Auditorium Oct. 7. the Coeur d’Alene Symphony’s The event, “Magic of the homepage.

Masters,” served an array of Kyle Breitenberg This season brings the classical music. The night’s Business Manager 11th year for David Demand selection included: Menas the Conductor and Artistic delssohn’s “Fingal’s Cave,” Director of the Coeur d’Alene Beethoven’s “7th Symphony,” and Mozart’s “Concerto for Two Pia- Symphony. Demand has had experience performing in the United States, Canada nos.” and Europe as a conductor, soloist, and Friday night featured married couple accompanist. and piano-duo Jeff and Karen Savage.

This is the 33rd season for the symThey’ve won numours awards under their phony. The orchestra was started by Robstage name 88 Squared, including first ert Singletary in 1979 and was originally place and the Abild Prize for best perforconsisted only of strings. mance of an American work at the 2009 Their next performance,“Holiday Ellis Piano Duo Compeition, .

Magic,” will be Saturday Dec. 10, 2011 The music found in a classical set ex7:30 p.m. at NIC’s Schuler Auditorium. plores all the extremes of emotion.

Angel Tesch Staff Contributor NIC choirs held a free concert previewing the upcoming year Oct. 19 in the First Presbyterian Church in Coeur d’Alene. The performance featured songs from the Cardinal Chorale, Jazz Co., and the NIC Chamber Singers.

The concert placed a heavy emphasis on multilingualism for two of the three choirs. The Jazz Co. took a different direction with songs like “The Blues Walk” and “In the Wee Hours of the Morning.”

“The jazz portion I listened to was just wonderful and catchy,” said Amber Swearingen, 23, Rathdrum. “I’ll be singing it all night long.”

Swearingen said she had only come to see the Jazz Co., but the choirs’ sound drew her to stay. The Jazz Co. performed four songs before the stage was turned over to the NIC Chamber Singers.

Music Director Max Mendez, who conducts all three choirs, started the Chamber Singers with a relaxing talk to the crowd. He then lead the choir through five songs. The first song, “Ola! Oche bon echo ” (which translates to “Ho there what a fine echo”) was a well rehearsed and fluently sung Italian song.

The Chamber Singers ended with the entertaining French-Canadian song “Alouette” before giving way to the Cardinal Chorale.

“I thought the arrangement was great and the singing was awesome,” said Jason Sandusky, 35, Post Falls.

The Cardinal Chorale finished the show. Mendez gave a peaceful end to the concert, introducing the new accompanist Carolyn Jess before the second to last song. The Chorale’s songs included “Wana Baraka,” a Kenyan song, “Chindia, Dirait-on,” and “Cantar,” and the more familiar song “We Praise Thee, O God from Te Deum.” Tones in every group sounded smooth and foreign words were well rehearsed.

NIC speech instructor Mikki Stevens said she though the venue felt sacred and couldn’t wait for the spring performances.

“I thought this one was really especially sweet,” Stevens said.

Upcoming performances include the NIC Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Co.,“Close Enough for Jazz” on Nov. 19, “Sounds of Christmas” on Dec. 3 and 4, featuring all three choirs plus the NIC Wind Symphony, and a “Winter Choral Concert” in February.

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University of Idaho play profound, disturbing, raw ‘Adoration of Dora’ explores the volatile nature of human identity through Pablo Picasso’s muse

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hat happens to a muse when she is that he had possibly met his match.

But who was this woman most famously no longer a muse?

How much is a picture worth known as Picasso’s “weeping woman”?

In the play, Dora Maar’s character was when it’s all you have left of yourself?

Pablo Picasso had many muses in his split into two roles. Dora (Cady Ann Smola) lifetime. Most of them were his lovers. “Ad- and Dora’s fractured self Maar (Emily oration of Dora,” a University of Idaho play, Nash-Gray). Both actresses were excellent. explored the other side of Picasso’s canvas.

The Dora side of Dora Maar was petite and Dora Maar, a fiery and independent sur- vulnerable. This was the side that wanted realist photographer and artist in her own nothing more than to devote herself to Piright, met Pablo Picasso at a Parisian café casso, but was tormented by the fact that in the 1930s. Picasso was immediately at- Picasso remained involved with the young, tracted to her dark looks and fluency in blond, Frenchwomen Marie-Therese WalSpanish. Maar liked to play a knife game in ter (Kristin Glaeser), mother of Picasso’s between her fingers and as she left the café, daughter. This was also the side that never she tossed Picasso one of her blood stained recovered when Picasso found a new lover satin gloves. Picasso summoned her to his and muse in Francois Gilot. studio a week later and a relaThe Maar side of Dora Maar was robust and fiery. This was the tionship lasting nine years and independent side that struggled spanning the dark period of the to resist Picasso’s overbearing inSpanish Civil War and WWII fluence on her identity and soul. began.

Neither side could recon“Adoration of Dora” showed cile, which is why Dora Maar is a woman consumed and driven known as one of Picasso’s most mad by the pressure of being the muse of one of the world’s tragic lovers.

The set of “Adoration of Dora” most brilliant ar tists.. When Lojo Simon, playwright, jourwas sparse; just a table and chairs, Noura A.A. love seat, full -length mirror, and nalist, dramaturg and MFA canA&E Editor didate in dramatic writing at a giant silk backdrop. Most of the scenes were set in the Parisian University of Idaho wrote the script, she wanted to express the volatile cafes where the intellectuals of the day frerelationship from Maar’s point of view. Pi- quented, or in Picasso’s studio. Director casso was shown as a shadowy figure who Rob Caisley sequenced the scenes in a disnever spoke, giving an ominous presence to ordered dreamlike fashion, mixing reality and the subconscious. The result was not the man who took over Dora’s life. only a telling of facts, but an internal voyage The relationship between Maar and Piof Dora’s imagination and Picasso’s fraccasso is a fascinating one, coveted by many tured art. art collectors. Picasso often drew her seatThe cast was sparse as well, consisted on what looks like a throne, symbolizing

The Theatre Department is wrapping up its fall production of “The Foreigner” at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27-29 in Boswell Hall Schuler Performing Arts Center.

“The Foreigner” is a comedy that had been an audience favorite for decades. See page A12 for full story. The show is free and opent to the public.

Rhythm Dawgs to rock out for NIC Alumni Association The Rhythm Dawgs will play Friday Nov. 4 and Saturday Nov. 5 at Eagles Lodge, 209 E. Sherman Ave, from 7 to 11 p.m. All proceeds will support student scholarships, programs, and needs. The NIC Alumni Association and the Coeur d’Alene Eagles are sponsoring the event, which will include a 50/50 drawing at 9:30 p.m. both nights. The shows are open to the public with $10 tickets at the door. It is free for Eagles members.

NIC Club SUB rescheduled The mini nightclub for students, initially scheduled Oct. 27, will be held in the SUB, Thursday Nov. 8 at 8 p.m. and will feature an 80s dance party, prizes for best 80s costume, a DJ and refreshments.

Library, Todd Hall. Kimball outlined the journey she experienced as an artist, describing personal experiences from college and her career, coupled with art slides.

A Closer Look At a New York auction in 2006, “Dora Maar au Chat” was sold to an anonymous bidder for $95,216,000, making it the second highest price ever paid for a painting at an auction at the time. Her portraits are registered with the FBI.

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ing of only six women. Nusch (Hillary Kay Mosman), Jacqueline (Lindsay Teter) and Valentine (Heidi Lindholm) were impressive as Dora Maar’s vivacious group of girlfriends. These same actresses also played the roles of Hitler, Franco and Mussolini, Picasso’s other mistresses, animal characters derived from Picasso’s paintings, nightmarish visions from Maar’s dreams, and stuck-up society women.

I rarely ever cry at movies. Plays in particular normally bore me with their corniness, but “Adoration” was something different. This was theater like I’d never seen it before. It was raw. There was loads of nudity, cigarrete smoking and throwing around of the f-bomb and other profanities. The ominous presence of the Nazis and Dora’s impending madness was visceral and intense.

Purposeful comedy, exquisitely executed by

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the actresses, allowed audience members to laugh and breath every once in a while.

It still surprises me that one of the best the plays I’ve ever seen was a student production. Unfortunately, “Adoration of Dora” is no longer showing, but I look forward to more work from writer Lojo Simons and University of Idaho’s Department of Theater.

Dora Maar’s experience is a universal testament to the delicacy of our own identities. Whether it be a lover, parent, or friend we are constantly trying to balance our own identity against another person’s influence.

Like many modern celebrities and young lovers, Dora Maar became a victim of love and vanity once she gave up her convictions.

We all know him for his shirtless roles in “Twilight,” but in the new action movie “Abduction,” Taylor Lautner only takes his shirt off twice. Only one time do we see his abs, leaving a lot of female fans disappointed.

Besides the lack of Lautner’s abs, “Abduction,” still left more to be desired. Even the title doesn’t live up to its name, as there is barely any kidnapping to be found in this movie of secrets and lies.

Shot on a budget in the Pittsburgh area, “Abduction” has a misty look to it. Every once in a while Director Singleton adds some interest to an action scene, such as the big Angel Tesch finale at Staff Contributor the Pittsburgh Pirates stadium that’s otherwise a snore fest. However, it’s difficult to look at the positives with ridiculous lines like, “there’s a bomb in the oven,” or “you’ll be responsible

A main element of Kimball’s presentation was focused on her experience in “fellowships,” organizations that fund artists to practically live and breathe in the name of art. These “fellowships” are located in many places, like France, Virginia and at Yale University.

Later that evening, the Corner Gallery

for the death of every friend you the movie progresses, like any have on Facebook.” predictable plot, we find that LautNathan Harper (Taylor Laut- ner has what take to get himself ner) is just your average teenage out of the mess. angst bomb. HowWhile the plot could ever, his life begins have unraveled better, “If movie wasn’t a total to unravel once he ‘Abduction’ the bust. Lautner could and his childhood was a baby have been less robotic, cr ush Karen (Lily but he showed potenCollins), while workanimal, tial. Now, if he could ing on a school projit would only break out of the ect, find a picture of be killed preprogrammed charLautner’s younger self on a missing per- immediately acters he seems to be placed in. son’s website. This “Abduction” discauses him to believe played the disturbing his parents, Kevin ANGEL TESCH next generation in (Jason Isaacs), and Lautner Enthusiast surveillance. A time Mara (Maria Bello), when you can’t make a are not who they say phone call or look up a they are. Soon enough, he has name on your laptop without the the CIA on his back, thanks to agent Frank Burton (Alfred Mo- entire Serbian mafia, or the Mexilina), while his psychiatrist, Geral- can mafia, knowing about it. Wordine Bennett (Sigourney Weaver), rying about how our government seems to suspiciously know more is using this technology distracted about the situation than seems me from the movie itself.

Teenagers might like this possible. movie, but it’s really only good for Lautner, on the run with Collaughs. lins, begins finding out bits and If “Abduction” was a baby pieces about his past. Several animal it would be killed immeshadowy figures chase the two, diately. because only the strong using the latest in computer techsurvive – and this movie deserved nology, so that they know where to go down. everyone is at every second. As

held a grand opening for Kimball’s exhibit.

It was a publicized chance for community members and NIC students to come and introspect on Kimball’s art while she was there to answer any questions and entertain any conversation.

Jeanne Reese, a community member and art enthusiast, said Kimball’s landscape

portraits resonate with her.

“My husband and I travel a lot on his Harley,” Reese said. “I don’t remember infinite details, [but] I remember this.” “…a wild hare…” remains at the Corner Gallery until Nov. 4., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. The gallery is free and open to the public.

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This Day in History

10/20/11 10:01 PM

1861: Pony Express service ends with the completion of the first transcontinental telegraph line.

1857: World’s first soccer club, Sheffield Football Club, founded in England.

1901: Anna Taylor is the first woman to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.

1908: Billy Murray hits the charts with “Take Me Outto the Ball Game” 1911: Orville Wright remains in the air nine minutes and 45 seconds in a Wright Glider at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.

1929: On “Black Thursday,” stock market prices collapse because of panic selling.

1931: Gangster Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years for tax evasion 1939: Nazis require Jews to wear star of David.

1940: The 40-hour work-week goes into effect under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.

1946: A camera on board the V-2 No. 13 rocket takes the first photograph of earth from outer space.

1948: Bernard M Baruch introduces term “Cold War” 1954: Dwight D. Eisenhower pledges United States support to South Vietnam 1962: In Cuban missile crisis, the US blockade of Cuba begins 1973: John Lennon sues over FBI tapping his phone.

1973: Heavy fog causes 65 car collision killing 9 on NJ Turnpike 2003: Concorde makes its last commercial flight.

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Nonsensical comedy delights despite ‘language barrier’

‘When the bees come down:’ Main character Charlie Baker (Cory Williamson) attempts to ward off unwelcome guests, the Ku Klux Klan. Gabe Green/Sentinel

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Betty, left, and Catherine congratulate Charlie after he concludes his tale. Gabe Green/Sentinel

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hings aren’t always as they seem.

What happens when a socially awkward stranger pretends to be a non-English-speaking “foreigner” amongst a group of Southern eccentrics? Mass chaos, uproarious confusion and wild antics all came together to fill Boswell Hall with laughter during the Oct. 20 opening performance of Larry Shue’s “The Foreigner.”

“It was hilarious. I had never been to an NIC play before, and it turned out to be a great experience,” said Brandon Helbling, 19, Coeur d’Alene.

“I was really into it and everyone else seemed to be as well. It was really funny,” he said.

The play begins with an anxious Charlie Baker (Cory Williamson), who had just arrived at a remote fishing lodge in Georgia for a brief vacation from his dying wife.

His friend Froggy (Cole Durbin) consoles him as he spills his socially anxious fears. Charlie explains to Froggy that he is painfully shy because he believes he lacks personality, and attributes his wife’s pattern of infidelity to the belief that he’s unbearably boring.

He asks Froggy, “How does one acquire personality?” then begs to be hidden from anyone at the fishing lodge who might talk to him, as he’s sure he’ll humiliate himself trying to make any conversation.

Froggy suggests that Charlie pretend to be a foreigner who can’t speak English. The absurd idea takes flight as the sweet-natured, but oblivious owner Betty (Lo Miles) takes Charlie under her wing and convinces everyone that Charlie is incapable of understanding anyone.

As a result, Charlie makes up

his own fake language and bizarre customs such as wearing a glass on his head after breakfast and doing a ritualistic breakfast dance.

He messes with all of the characters and takes advantage of their naivety, getting away with bizarre behavior. He also listens to everyone’s sentimental and dirty secrets, and starts to bring out the best in the good characters, and the worst in the bad ones.

“It was one of the best humorous plays I’ve been to,” said NIC music major Jacob Jones. “The bad guy Owen [Brendan Latimer] really stood out to me. He had an authentic accent and was a really believable redneck.”

The outrageous and sinister plot unfolded on an intricate and multilayered set. Audience members stayed engaged through surprising plot twists, menacing se“The crets, hilariaudience ous antics, gave us a lot and even an of positive explosion, as Charlie strugenergy.” gles to keep things under jordan ferraro control.

“Catherine Sims” C o e u r d’Alene actors had no trouble wringing out laughs from the audience, even with a few occasional north Idaho accent slips.

“We’ve been working hard on this production for about two months,” said actor Jordan Ferraro, who plays Catherine Sims.

“The performance went really well tonight, everyone was laughing hysterically. The audience gave us a lot of positive energy.”

“The Foreigner” will appear again at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27-29 in NIC’s Boswell Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. For information contact NIC theater director Joe Jacoby (208) 769-3220.

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Fansite provides outlet for franchise enthusiasts Harry Potter website continues to provide outlet for aficionados across national community Kaye Thornbrugh Staff Contibutor When Colleen Hunter was a child, the Harr y Potter series was a means of escape from the world, a refuge.

“I’ve been a fan since my mom gave me the first book for Christmas in the third grade,” said Hunter, 18, General Studies, of Coeur d’Alene.

“When my parents were getting divorced, it became so real that I had nightmares about Lord Voldemort coming for me.”

With the release of the final film adaptation, Harr y Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II, a whole generation of fans like Hunter mourned the end of the series—and then author JK Rowling unveiled her plans for Pottermore.

Pottermore.com, described as a “unique online reading experience” for Harr y Potter fans, launched Oct. 1. The interactive website is offering readers a chance to rediscover the books like never before.

The magic isn’t over.

By logging onto Pottermore, readers can explore the books chapter by chapter. Thousands of words of never-beforeseen material written by Rowling wait to be uncovered. This material expounds upon the vast Harr y Potter universe, including information that never made it

into the novels.

New stories await fans who delve deeper into Harr y’s world: the tale of Professor McGonagall’s ill-fated love for a Muggle; details about wandlore; more secrets of the Hogwarts Houses; and much more.

For fans, a welcome e-mail from Pottermore is perhaps the next best thing to a genuine acceptance letter from

Hogwarts.

Fledgling witches and wizards will go shopping for school supplies in Diagon Alley and receive their own wand at Ollivander’s— one of 33,000 possible wand combinations. After reaching Hogwarts and being Sorted into Houses, they’ll earn House points by brewing potions and partaking in wizarding duels. They can interact with fellow Hogwarts students in their

House common rooms and in the Great Hall.

“I’m a little bit worried about being Sorted,” Hunter admitted. “I don’t have any worries about being in Slytherin because I don’t share the main viewpoint of Slytherins. But I really want to be in Ravenclaw.”

Additionally, e-books and audio books of the series are available for download for the first time, exclusively from Pottermore.

Beginning July 31, readers were challenged to find a “Magical Quill” hidden on the website to register for early-access accounts on Pottermore.

Since the end of the Magical Quill challenge, one million fans were allowed to experience Pottermore before the rest of the world.

Ruby Smith was one of those fans. On the night of the Pottermore reveal, Smith stayed up all night, refreshing the webpage to make sure she got in as early as possible.

“Harr y Potter was basically my childhood,” said Smith, 18, biomechanical engineering, of Coeur d’Alene. “People went as far as nicknaming me ‘Ruby Potter.’”

When she first heard about Pot-

termore, Smith was thrilled that her stay in Harr y’s wasn’t over. is active in Harr y fan

world Smith the Potter community and regularly attends midnight releases of books and movies—Pottermore is the next leg of her journey.

Some of Smith’s fondest memories involve Harr y Potter. When plastic, store-bought prop wands didn’t do the trick, her dad presented her with a hand-crafted wand he made in his shop.

At the Wizarding World of Harr y Potter in Orlando, Fla., she selected another wand from Ollivander’s shop.

Between exploring the corridors of Hogwarts castle, brushing up on spells and learning more about Rowling’s beloved characters and world, Hunter said she can’t choose just one aspect of Pottermore that seems most exciting.

“The launch of Pottermore means that the books aren’t just going to collect dust,” Hunter said. “They’re going to live on.”

So far, only Harr y Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is available for exploration on Pottermore. The second book, Harr y Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, is expected to become available in early 2012.

While some consider tree climbing a childhood recreation, a few people make a sport and their living out of ascending the trees.

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Tibetan nun teaches kindness, forgiveness to students Sarah Munds Staff Contributor Very few people could convince a mob of college students, faculty and par-

ents to sit cross-legged on the floor for three hours. But on October 10, Thubten Chodron, ordained Buddhist nun, had the audience of the Todd Lecture Hall in rapt attention to her speech entitled “The Free-

Thubten Chodron teaches tenants of Buddhism to students. Ethan Schlussler/Sentinel

dom of Forgiveness.”

A spunky sense of humor pervaded Chodron’s lecture; the audience laughied along with the ever-smiling nun.

Often, though, the mood shifted towards the more serious and personal. Even though her speech was about forgiveness, Chodron taught the class about the value of kindness.

“My religion is kindness,” said Chodron. “Kindness keeps us alive; kindness nourishes us.”

Chodron makes a yearly trek to NIC from the Sravasti Abbey in Newport. Arranged by world-religions instructor Laura Templemen, these speeches give students, as well as the public, a look into the true foundations of the Buddhist religion, addressing common misconceptions of the religion.

“Buddhists don’t do magic,” Chodron laughed, “so don’t believe everything you read in a college textbook.”

Being kind to ourselves and to other people, Chodron said, is one of the most important things we can accomplish in our lives.

“It’s the hardest thing we ever have to do, to change ourselves,” Chodron said.

The crux of her speech on forgiveness came when she explained how forgiveness is an act of kindness to not only others, but to ourselves.

“Kindness and forgiveness go very well together,” said Chodron, who talked about the personal “weapons of mass destruction” of harmful speech and actions. “The more we take out our weapons of mass destruction, the more we hurt ourselves.”

The use of these weapons of mass destruction is not limited to the self, though.

While attending a history class at UCLA, Chodron said the most valuable lesson that she learned did not concern dates and names. Instead, she said that the most valuable observation was that in every generation of European history, a war has been fought over religion.

“It’s the antithesis of what religion is about,” Chodron said. “People get so hung up over theology, but what if our religion was about kindness? Would we fight over kindness?”

“I was interested in the Buddhist concept of suffering,” said Jay Brewer, 18, education. “They have a very interesting thought about the transitory nature of the universe... how nothing’s permanent.”

In fact, the Buddha says to forget about theology altogether, advising people to stay with their current religion. “[Buddhism] is about changing what’s inside,” Chodron said. She explained that Buddhism is not a strict theology to

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Is only two years enough?

Some students may need more time

Jake Wright Martin ■ Staff Contibutor

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orth Idaho College. Community college right? Two years then on to the rest of your life. What’s another couple years after your entire high school career, or any other previous college?

Not much, right? Wrong; turns out only about 13 percent of all the firsttime, degree-seeking students graduate within the first two years, after that,about 21 percent finish in three years and another 25 percent in four years. The rest either transferred in to finish a degree or transferred out.

This doesn’t mean I have anything against the school. Oh no, I think it’s great here; small classes, right on the lake and it’s only a two-year school, so I can get myself figured out “Once I land before I commit to a long-ter m a job, I’m degree. It just going to have seems odd that one would drag to work like out a small dea dog to keep gree that long. up.”

This leads me to wonder if there is any specific cause for the stretching.

The first thing that came to mind was how at the beginning of the semester people are fighting tooth and nail for their spots in class. I’m sure the same thing happens at ever y school, but I have heard many people complaining about how hard it is to get into some classes simply because the wait lists are so long.

Maybe the problem is we just don’t have enough classes to go around. I am fully aware that making more classes would require hiring new teachers and possibly increasing class sizes or even building more rooms. Obviously this would be far too expensive, especially with all the cuts to the education budget in recent years.

I think it probably has more to do with the fact that certain classes are only offered in the spring or fall. A student at the end of their two years that still needs a class only offered in the fall would then have to come back the next fall for at least one semester to finish his or her requirements. Just imagine being that close to finishing your degree, but having to come back for another semester because you missed one critical class. If it were me, I would be livid.

Another factor is probably the number of part-time students that come here only taking one or two classes and working the rest of the time. These students would probably take longer, and should not be as concerned with how long it takes. That’s not a bad thing; lots of people come back to school simply to take a couple classes and gain a new skill or hobby.

It is possible that the percentages I listed before are swayed by the parttime student factor.

People’s personal lives are also most likely partly to blame. People who have to work long hours just to keep a roof over their heads, while simultaneously tr ying to juggle classes and homework, would most likely have to drop several classes just to keep from going insane. That kind of stress would no doubt cause people to have to put off graduation for a while to stay on top of their lives. I really think it sets people behind too. We all have to work, unless your parents are rich or you recently won the lotter y. If so, then disregard this. But the majority of us have to work. I am currently unemployed and I know I’m struggling just to keep up with my homework. Once I land a job somewhere I’m going to have to work like a dog to keep up, as are a lot of the people who find themselves in my same position. No more movie nights with friends, damn.

Jake Martin is a writer for The Sentinel. His opinions are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Sentinel. Respond to this column online at nicsentinel.com.

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NIC instructor travels world Habitat for Humanity gives members chance to help people Kaye Thornbrugh Staff Contributor Everyone has a story to tell—and after visiting around 40 countries, Annie McKinlay has more than a few.

McKinlay, communications instructor, has taught at NIC for 23 years. An avid volunteer, McKinlay said she could paper the walls of her office with the T-shirts from her numerous volunteering exploits.

Volunteering and travel help feed McKinlay’s appetite for meeting new people and collecting life experiences. Most recently, during spring semester 2011, McKinlay went on sabbatical with her husband. Granted by a college or university, a sabbatical is paid time off that gives an instructor the opportunity to do work that would benefit his or her teaching.

McKinlay and her husband started their journey in New Zealand, where they rented a car and explored the country for six weeks. They visited some of New Zealand’s most popular sites, including Milford Sound, made famous by the movie “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.”

After leaving New Zealand, McKinlay made her way to El Salvador, where she worked on a Habitat for Humanity project.

This was McKinlay’s second Habitat build, and her first time as a project leader. Her first experience was about five years ago, when she and her husband built houses in Hungary.

In McKinlay’s group, the youngest volunteer was 12 years old, and the oldest was 73.

McKinlay said that Habitat for Humanity is one of the best organizations she’s ever volunteered for. Habitat for Humanity provides translators and good accommodations, she said, so volunteers don’t really have to “rough it.”

“It’s very safe,” McKinlay said. “But they also want you involved in the culture.”

Though the trips can be expensive, McKinlay suggested that interested volunteers request that friends and family contribute to their Habitat for Humanity accounts rather than buying Christmas or birthday gifts. What’s more, such contributions are tax deductible.

In El Salvador, volunteers participated in different cultural activities, including a soccer match with the El Salvadorans working on the project. Because the project was around Easter, the volunteers decided to share some of their own culture with an Easter egg hunt for the local children.

Diving into another culture can “teach you a lot about yourself,” McKinlay said.

Annie McKinlay plays with a child from an orphanage. Courtesy Photo

“Going to other countries makes you realize how much you have and also how much they have that we’re missing,” she said. “You can see their huge sense of family and how people achieve happiness without consumerism.”

McKinlay, who describes herself as a “bilingual pointer,” said she couldn’t choose a favorite country out of all she’s visited.

“I love Argentina—it’s cheap and they dance a lot,” McKinlay said with a laugh.

“I also love France and Italy. Every country has its own flavor.”

McKinlay is co-sponsoring a volunteer

trip to Guatemala May 12-20. The cost of the trip is $975 (excluding airfare), with a $150 deposit to hold a spot. The group is limited to 14 people. McKinlay is also involved with an upcoming Habitat for Humanity build in El Salvador over spring break.

“Volunteering is an experience that you can’t put a cost on,” McKinlay said.

“It gets in your blood and you just want to keep going back.”

There will be an informational meeting about the Guatemala and El Salvador trips Nov. 8 at noon, in room 138 in Boswell Hall.

The American Indian Student Association poses for a group photo after the Che’nshish Golf Tournament Nick Jacquot/Sentinel

Scholarship golf tourney tees off Michael Paquin Lifestyles Editor The Che’nshish golf tournament sponsored by the American Indian Student Alliance was held Saturday, Sept. 30 at the Circling Raven Golf Club in Worley adjacent to the Coeur d’Alene Casino.

The event brought 68 attendees, each paying a $100 entrance fee, earning the organization $6,800 to use for scholarships for American Indian students. This figure did not reflect any further revenue the fundraiser hoped to make from the silent auction later in the day. The combined estimated value of all the items in the silent auction was $2,500, making a possible $10,000 the group could make that day.

“Well, for the second year it’s a great turnout,” said Sheldon Nord, vice

president for student services. “I’m just amazed how committed our students are. I guess when you’re doing what you love doing, that’s’ the way it should be.”

Multiple golf teams participated in the event, including the AISA team that included 12 students and the Links team, consisting of four members.

Other prizes brought participants out as well. On the 16th hole, a $5000 prize was offered to who ever could sink a hole-in-one.

“Last year, we had a $500 prize for the hole in one. We had more sponsors this year than we did last year,” said AISA volunteer Millie Douglas, 21, graphic design.

The AISA contributed in the fundraising as well, with a guaranteed $10,000 donation for each annual tournament for the next three years. NIC was the first

school of 5 to recieve this grant from the AISA. Already in the tournament’s two-year existence, the figures have leapt. Last year, $4,183 was raised from admission to the event, making this year’s earnings $2,700 more than last year’s.

“Hopefully next year we’ll grow a lot more,” Douglas said.

The tournament was founded last year by Tim Clark and Ryan Cardin, an NIC alumnus. After an auction in April 2010, Cardin and Clark proposed a golf tournament to help supplement scholarship money. Kottenai Tribe also donated $2,000 to help the program get on its feet. After the success of the first tournament last October, the organizers decided to make the event annual and call the

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Speaker stresses cultural competency Lecture educates students about differences between backgrounds Sarah Munds Staff Contributor More than 6.5 billion people. Around 6,000 different languages. A wealth of different lives, experiences, triumphs and trials.

Almost 18 months ago, Raymond E. Reyes, associate mission vice president for intercultural relations at Gonzaga University, lectured to NIC community leaders about the language of diversity. Almost two years later, Reyes is back to educate attendees about the value of intercultural competency, the concept of taking ownership of the uniqueness that defines individuals as well as societies.

“I’ve been asked to re-energize, reconnect, refocus,” said Reyes, “[so that we] won’t silo these endeavors any longer.”

These endeavors are what brought representatives from nearly every aspect of NIC operation to the lecture. Campus security sent an ambassador to the workshop. The admissions office was represented. The student education committee leader, as well as the chair of diversity events, came to the event. ASNIC attended also, working on upcoming plans for a diversity month.

“We all have culture. It isn’t race or ethnicity based,” said Linda Michal, chair of the Student Education Committee.

At his last lecture almost two years ago, Reyes spoke to the importance of understanding the language of diversity so that we can “ground ourselves in the terms and conditions of the trade.”

Many of those in attendance at Reye’s

first lecture took home much more than just an extended vocabulary. “[I realized] that my perception of someone’s culture is rarely reality,” Max Mendez, communications.

Carol Lindsey, leader of the Student Education Committee added, “Tolerance is not enough.”

For his second installation for greater cultural competency, Reyes said that people must get excited for real change to take place in the community. Furthermore, this excitement comes from understanding what really drives diversity between people.

Reyes instructed the attendees to think of a dog. Going around the room, people then described the type of dog they saw in their mind. One person described a German shepherd. Someone else said they saw a beagle. There were terriers, labs, Dachshund hounds and sheepdogs.

“How is that possible [that we all saw something different?” Reyes asked.

“We’re all speaking English here.”

He said the reason why each person sees a unique dog is due to individual experiences. This is the core behind diversity. Even though society may hold 99.9 percent surface homogeneity, everyone has an individual, personal culture that makes each person unique and difference.

Understanding this difference is the core of intercultural competency. Reyes warned not to lose what makes everyone an individual, though. No one should “prostitute and surrender our convictions because we want to be politically correct, Reyes said.

“The hallmark of wisdom is being able to challenge,” Reyes said. He added to the concept that cultural competency isn’t just about being politically correct. In fact, the action of challenging is actually a mark of humility, Reyes said, because no one likes to be wrong.

He said challenging the standards in society, is the only way to truly make change. Understanding the true meanings behind diversity is only the first step toward growing real “wealth in humanity by fostering relationships with those who are different,” Reyes said.

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Committee organizes programs to acclimate students to alternative views

The Diversity Planning Committee met for the first time on Tuesday, October 18 to discuss the events for this year.

The purpose of the committee is to bring clubs and groups already doing diversity related activities together to work together and provide activities to enhance the cultural competency of the campus.

The committee’s main objectives are to facilitate collaboration between individuals within the campus community who represent areas that currently provide diversity related programs. They also strive to fund diversity related programs which increase the cultural competencies of the students of North Idaho College and provide resources and support to programming which reflects NIC’c commitment to diversity and human rights in extra-curricular activities and events.

They have already sponsored one event this year. The committee arranged for Tibetan nun Thubten Chodron to speak to students on Oct. 10.

There are two more programs planned so far. The programs are college funded and open to all faculty, staff and students.

The first program, the Tunnel of Op- can Indian Movement. Possible topics of pression, is a program that was started the lecture include could be establishment at the University of Montana. It helps the of Indian schools, a full-scale job training volunteer the experience oppression in center, and community clinics. The speakmany forms, including oppression by race, er encourages questions, informal discusculture, and sexual harassment, homeless- sions, videos and classroom interaction.

Last year the diversity committee ness or single motherhood. The program will be planned Chloe Van Zandt, ASNIC sponsored a screening of the film, “The president, and will be running in late Feb- Anatomy of Hate,” which got wonderful responses. After the film, the director ruary. came and had a The second program planned “I like to see programs that conversation about the movie guiding is a poverty simare experimental, rather discussion and givulation. It simuthan just hearing about it.” ing insight. lates how you “[It’s] limitless could function as if it has to do with a family dealing diversity, and if it with generational is going to be benpoverty. The proHEATHER ERIKSON eficial and fun. If gram works by Coordinator of Student Activities it is bring it to our giving you your attention, I like to lifestyle, budget and possessions and asking you to come see programs that are more experiential up with solutions for the everyday prob- rather than just hearing about it,” said lems the person may face. Last year 50 Heather Erikson, coordinator of student activities. people were involved.

You can contact Heather Erikson by Another event being discussed is a phone (208) 665-5459 or email heather_erspeaker named Clyde Bellcourt, 75, an ikson@nic.edu. Her office is located in effective activist in American history. Bellroom 220 in the basement of the SUB. court is the representative for the Ameri-

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“I’m just an ex-college golfer,” Cardin said. “[I] used to work at a golf course, so I got a pretty good idea of how these function.”

Cardin continued on to say, “It’s slowly growing but it’s growing. “

Do protests really work in America?

The nature of the way we change is changing

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Diversity events planned for future Sarah Tousley Staff Contributor

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when a Buddhist bows to the Buddha, they are actually meditating on the qualities he exuded such as patience, forgiveness, modesty and temperance.

“Buddhism isn’t for everyone,” said Jen Mills, 22, anthropology. “But it’s really cool how people can relax like that.”

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o be honest, I really couldn’t say with whom I agree with more, or better yet with whom I disagree less.

Addressing the top one percentî, all I can really say is that this couldn’t have been a surprise. Anyone with even a nodding familiarity with history over the past 2,000 years will tell you it ís full of examples of the lower 99 percent turning on the top one.

It ís almost a law of nature. Ask the Russians, Chinese, French and British about the relations between their classes just in the past 250 years. Did the United States really think it was exempt?

And the people participating in the “Occupy Wall Street” movement?

It seems like an exercise in futility if you ask me (and ultimately not how the problem will be solved). It doesn’t seem like a good old-fashioned protest accomplishes anything anymore.

The face of protesting has changed a lot in the twentieth century, with protesters growing more mild mannered than ever before. Everyone is a little more nervous than, say, 50 years ago. Tear German “The face of gas, Shepherds, protesting and the govhas changed ernment poasking a lot in the litely protesters to twentieth disperse with fire hoses at century.” a rate of 400 PSI might have something to do with it. Not to mention the very idea of the National Guard showing up and going Kent State on everyone is enough to make you a little uneasy at a protest that begins to get out of hand.

Politely standing by the side of the road next to the guy holding the Furniture Outlet sign is the future of protesting in the United States. In fact, it feels like the only difference between you and him is that at least he’s probably making minimum wage under the table.

What people don’t realize is that in our form of government and economy, if something isn’t working, it corrects itself in the market if it’s given enough time. It’s engineered to do that.

For instance, a lot of protesters are complaining about laissez faire capitalism, but if you really think about it, we’ve been seeing the end of that since the bailouts of 2008. The government now has an investment in a substantial portion of the banking industry, and more importantly, reason to complain if the industry doesn’t meet its standards. Even more federally mandated regulations are sure to follow.

So what I’m driving at is that the place to change our system of government or economy isn’t on a street corner, but in the voting booth.

Politicians always have election season in mind, and nothing scores points like passing legislature that’s consistent with public sentiment.

Even if you’re disillusioned with our political system, it’s still possible to manipulate it to your advantage.

It’s built to be responsive to the will of the public, but sometimes it’s easy to forget this, or stop believing it, with all the campaigning and lobbyists.

Let’s just remember that it’s worked for this long, and we’ve been in far worse situations than this.

Michael Paquin is an editor for The Sentinel.

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he weather could not have been more perfect for the Outdoor Pursuits kayak and canoe trip on Priest Lake. The sun was shining and the air was crisp for both days of paddling, despite a week of rainy weather before and a forecast for a chance of rain.

Early on the foggy morning of Oct. 15, the van set out from NIC loaded with four canoes, four kayaks, 10 excited students, one math teacher and Jacob Rothrock, OP coordinator and trip leader.

The canoes and kayaks were unloaded and ready to go at about 10 a.m. The fog had burned off and it was turning out to be a beautiful fall day. The paddling was smooth and swift in the cool air and bright sunlight, so it seemed only minutes before the group took a short break at the end of the passageway between the upper and lower lakes at about 11:30 a.m.

The canoe and kayak convoy reached a perfect camping spot at the north end of Upper Priest Lake by 1:30 p.m. and everyone quickly set up their tents before enjoying the rest of the afternoon. For one of the students this was an entirely new experience.

“I had an awesome time!” said Wesley Saunders, 20, music, Moscow. “This was my first real camping experience, and what better way than to go with NIC’s OP department. I learned many new things such as how to kayak, pitch a tent and much more. I also got to meet some great new friends.”

After setting up camp, the group split up and enjoyed the beautiful weather in different ways. A few students went for a hike up one of the ridges to the north of the camp, while two others took a brief nap in the warm sun before going out on an afternoon adventure of tree climbing and

Jacob Rothrock, Rebecca Harlow, Zach Erickson, Wesley Saunders and Bob Livingston go for a morning plunge in the chilly waters of Upper Priest Lake.

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exploring in a beautiful old-growth cedar forest.

“The cedar forests above Priest Lake are my new favorite jungle gym,” said Callie Mattie, 22, math, Coeur d’Alene.

As darkness began to fall and the air grew colder, extra wood was gathered and a fire was lit. Soon there was soup heating in the coals and sausages roasting over the flames.

After dinner, the marshmallows were brought out and a few s’mores were made as everyone enjoyed the warmth and light of the fire.

Sunday morning dawned bright and frosty with steam rising off the lake. Rothrock brewed a large pot of coffee for

everyone to enjoy with breakfast.

Before breaking camp and packing up, Rothrock, Saunders, Livingston, math instructor Zack Erickson and NIC student Rebecca Harlow, Coeur d’Alene, all decided to jump in the lake for an early morning polar plunge. They lined up on the beach and, on the count of three, ran and plunged into the chilly water.

“I’ve done colder things,” Rothrock said, “but I have definitely done warmer things.”

The water was glassy smooth on the return paddle, and the sun warm. All too soon, the boats were being loaded back on the trailer and it was time for the drive back to NIC. The weather was perfect the entire time, and the scenery was beautiful. This trip was an escape from the stress of school. Everyone learned something even if it was not their first time camping and, if nothing else, everyone had a fantastic time.

This 15-minute exposure captures the rotation of Earth in the form of “star trails.” The lake appears smooth because the long exposure allows the ripples to blur together into stillness.

Spencer Henslee, 19, general studies, Bonners Ferry, and NIC math instructor Zach Erickson, 28, paddle atop the glassy surface. Upper Priest Lake, a popular kayaking and canoeing destination, connects to Priest Lake through a two-mile-long water corridor. It is surrounded by dense wilderness that is home to an abundance of wildlife.

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Cardinal madness hits Idaho Pujols, Bay showcase Cardinal intensity

Eric Rivera ■ Sports Editor It has never been a better time to be a Cardinal. No doubt, I’ve been all about our school’s amazing athletic program this year, since I’ve witnessed our Lady Cards showcase an unstoppable drive to be the best.

Women’s soccer pushed the envelope to 12 wins before they received their first loss and the volleyball team has continued to level all opponents standing in their way. They are now at a 9-game winning streak.

But at the same time, the World Series this year has me longing for the return of a North Idaho College Cardinal baseball team.

The way that Albert Pujols puts up stats and ties records playing for the St. Louis Cardinals makes me wish we could still be churning out more MLB heavyweights like former student Jason Bay. Bay currently plays for the New York Mets and hit the second grand slam of the season on June 28.

In game three against the Texas Rangers, Pujols knocked three home runs out of the park after going 0-6 in hitting during the first two games. This ties the record of most homers in a World Series game set by Babe Ruth in 1926 and matched by Reggie Jackson in 1977.

Pujols definitely makes it easy for anyone who used to play at a school with a Cardinal mascot to find pride in their humble beginnings.

Ever since the introduction and conception of the Meyer Health and Science building, it seems that the whole program just fizzled out into oblivion. The building was built in the place of the old baseball diamond and a suitable field was never found or built.

I sit and wonder if any of those who axed the whole program ever had a chance to be “taken out to the ball game?” Did they ever get an opportunity to eat some peanuts and crackerjacks over the years at one of America’s favorite past times?

I’m sure our athletic director Al Williams has thought about bringing the sport back into the limelight. With Cardinal madness sweeping across the country, it’s hard to turn on a television without being bombarded with images of red birds sitting on bats.

Now if this tirade falls on deaf ears that might be a completely different story, but I hope this World Series is an omen for greater things to come. Naturally with my love for NIC’s mascot, I have my money on St. Louis to win this year. But even if they weren’t in the final match up for the Commissioner’s Trophy, I definitely wouldn’t be on the side of the Texas Rangers.

Everything might be bigger in Texas, but I feel many people who hail from the Lone Star State have an attitude sub-par to reality. Just take our lovely 43rd president George W. Bush as an example.

Sure the image of one person shouldn’t ruin it for everyone, but add his father into the mix and it is hard to change that perception.

As this issue was getting printed at the press, game four was slowly unfolding in Arlington, Texas with St. Louis leading the series 2-1. If the Cardinals win this year, may that be a sign of what’s to come in the future for NIC athletics.

I know a win will brighten the moral for anyone who has sported the red feathers in day gone by.

Eric Rivera is an editor for The Sentinel. His opinions are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Sentinel. Respond to this column online at nicsentinel.com.

Mariah Smith keeps the ball live and hot in the rescheduled game against Utah State University-Eastern. Ethan Schlussler/Sentinel

Lady Cards top Scenic West conference with 9-game winning streak Garrett Cabeza Staff Contributor The NIC Lady Cardinals improved their winning streak to nine games and ended their final home game of the season with a win over Utah State UniversityEastern last Wednesday.

“I felt pretty good about it,” said middle blocker Janele Vogt, 19, business and marketing. “They definitely have good effort and they try their best, but I think we are just too much for them.”

The Lady Cards (20-7, 7-1 Scenic West Athletic Conference play) remained unbeaten at home this year with a 8-0 record on Rolly Williams Court and climbed to fifth in the NJCAA polls.

“They were excellent,” said Shelby Lausen, 18, communications. “It was a really slow game compared to our game on Saturday, but we still didn’t play at our tops like we should’ve. I’m stoked to be undefeated at home.”

NIC will finish the regular season on the road against eighth-ranked College of Southern Idaho, Utah State UniversityEastern and Colorado Northwestern Community College.

The Lady Cards are winners of 18 out of their last 20 games, with the two losses against Salt Lake Community College.

“Playing at home always helps with having our fans here,” said head coach Kandice Kelly. “It has been a good streak and this weekend’s game is going to prove how good we are. We have to win this one.”

Before NIC defeated USU-Eastern, the Lady Cardinals beat Salt Lake Community College on Oct. 15 with scores of 25-13, 25-20, 16-25, 17-25 and 15-13 to gain sole position of first place in the SWAC. The Lady Cards, who were ranked eighth in the nation going into the game, and the Bruins, who were ranked fifth, were tied for first place in the conference.

Yang Yang led the NIC team with 16

kills and added 16 digs, while Sierra Pancho contributed 28 assists. Mariah Smith dug the ball 17 times to go along with 10 kills.

NIC previously defeated SWAC opponent Snow College of Ephraim, UT, in four sets at home on Oct. 13. The scores were 25-22, 23-25, 25-21 and 26-24.

Pancho led the Lady Cardinals with 39 assists, while Vogt led the team in kills with 15. Smith had six kills and a team high 11 digs.

The Community Colleges of Spokane visited Rolly Williams Court on Oct. 10 only to be beaten in straight sets (25-19, 25-18 and 25-21).

Pancho had 30 assists for the night, while Yang smacked 15 kills to lead the team in that category and six blocks.

Smith greatly contributed with 10 killsand 13 digs.

“We came out a little flat (after the

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“They [Utah State University] definitely have good effort and they try their best, but I think we we are just too much for them.”

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Record falls short of perfection Lady Cards find adversary on road to deliver first blood Emily Schell Staff Contributor

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ladies were still on their winning streak.

They defeated Western Wyoming Community College 7-1 on Oct. 7 and then tied the Gonzaga University club team 0-0 on The Lady Cards sustained their first Oct.9. loss 0-2 on Oct. 15 against Colorado UniCoach Dan Hogan said that the game versity Club team.

The game was a physical match with against the Gonzaga prep club team was a several close attempted shots from both game that they just couldn’t “click” as well teams. The first goal scored against the as they had in the past.

“That’s just the way soccer is someCards was in the first 30 minutes, when keeper Hannah Slinkard came sliding out times,” Hogan said. “You have to hope for good things to happen. Unforto take the pass and was actunately, today we just couldn’t cidentally kicked in the head.

“You have get that goal.”

While Slinkard was down, the Coach Hogan said that opposing team scored. to hope for the “aggression” from GonOn Oct. 14, the women degood things zaga wasn’t that much more feated Laramie County Community College 2-0. According to happen. intense, just different then what they were used to from to NJCAA polls at the time, Unfortuother teams. He said that’s both teams were ranked in the nately, today what threw them off a little bit. top 15 for Division I sports.

Gonzaga was definitely more In the first 10 minutes, forwe just physical than other teams, but ward Carissa Christensen got couldn’t get the girls weren’t intimidated. past the left back and crossed “I think that’s why we let the ball to Anna Valentine, who that goal.” up like we did,” said Lauyrn sent it to Demi Wignot. WiMartel, 19, nursing, Bozeman, gnot volleyed the ball into the Mont. “We played calm, too DAN HOGAN net to make it 1-0 in the first calm.”

Head Coach half. Christensen assisted in the first goal, but the second Hogan said the match on goal was all hers.

Oct.7 was the easier game of “The goal was all effort by Carissa,” the weekend. He said they were able to said coach Dan Hogan. “She played a very take advantage of many scoring opportunigood game.” ties, and overall it would have been nice to At their last two home games, the have competition near their skill level.

DID YOU KNOW? Women’s and men’s volleyball were first introduced at the XVIII Summer Olympics of 1964.

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Softball heads indoors for winter training NIC team sweeps 2 local rivals, looks forward to Kickoff Classic in Las Vegas A Closer Look

Eric Rivera Sports Editor The NIC softball team wrapped up the fall season on Oct. 15 and 16 with two home wins against area teams. The team ended the season with a record of 5-3-1.

The Lady Cards swept the Northwest Wildfire in three six-inning scrimmages on Oct. 16 and beat the CDA Crush on Oct. 15 in two seven-inning games. Scores were not kept since they were exhibition games, but head coach Don Don Williams confirmed both victories.

The Lady Cards won’t be heading into hibernation over winter though. Instead they will continue to hone their skills before the spring debut scheduled on Jan. 27-30 in Las Vegas.

The college owns an off-site warehouse that the women will be using for practice during the snow season. Williams said the focus will be on programs for individuals tailored to improve hitting and pitching.

“I think we are going to be a smart team with good solid bats and good pitching [next season],” Williams said. “I think you can win with that. Defense will come along as we get more time in the dirt come March, even though we start playing in January.”

NIC had a series of away games at the University of Washington on Oct. 7-9. During the weekend tournament, the Lady Cards posted a 0-3-1 record against many Division I schools.

The tournament featured timed play of one hour and 40 minutes instead of traditional innings. Coach Williams said that the teams rarely made it past six innings for each game.

On Oct. 7, the team played against the Bellevue Community College Bulldogs and managed to tie the team 5-5. Coach Williams said that the game was “back and forth” during the five and a half innings.

Salt Lake Community College lead the Scenic West Athletic Conference last year posting a 56-9 overall record. They were the only team to go undefeated at home with a 15-0 record. North Idaho College placed fourth with a 26-20 record.

Freshman infielder Tamara Link gets dirty as she rallies to second base. The Lady Cards swept local team Coeur d’Alene Crush at the scrimmage on Oct. 15. Gabe Green/Sentinel

The women lost their double-header on Oct. 8 playing against the Pacific Coast Softball Conference (PCSC) team Seattle University Redhawks and Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC) team, the Wenatchee Valley Knights.

The loss to the Redhawks was close with a score 6-5. Freshman pitcher Emily Perlick, 18, elementary education, recalled the Seattle team playing an “intense” first game that Saturday.

The team couldn’t redeem themselves in the second game that day against the Knights.

Wenatchee swept the Cardinals 4-0 even though NIC out hit their opponents 12-8.

“We have a lot of potential to be a great team, we just sometimes don’t show up on the same page,” said sophomore third base and utility KaSara Wise, 19, general studies. “Other than that, we play really well together and we are a good group of girls who are energetic.”

The final day of competition turned out a

loss for the Lady Cards against Division I school and Pacific Athletic Conference (PAC) No. 6 ranked University of Washington Huskies. NIC got swept 8-0. Coach Williams said there were seven errors in the first inning alone that contributed to the women losing that game.

As the Lady Cards change focus to their 18-credit schedules and individual training session, there was a chance to reflect on the fall scrimmages.

“We learned a lot about each other,” Perlick said. “Just like how everybody ticks and everybody’s strengths and weaknesses and all sorts of stuff.”

The Kickoff Classic in January will host many top 20 schools around the country. Many schools from Arizona and Florida will be there, as well as all the Scenic West Athletic Conference (SWAC) teams. Coach Williams said that she expects “tough competition” at that event.

Briefs

Applebee’s hosts breakfast of champions The NIC Women’s basketball team held a successful “all-you-can-eat” pancake and sausage feed at Applebee’s Bar and Grill on Oct. 8.

Coach Chris Carlson said the event drew “outstanding” support from the campus and community with more than 100 tickets

pre-sold. They were was able to deposit more than $1,100 into an account created for the team. Carlson said a large portion of that amount came from a former NIC employee.

The fundraisers help cover extra expenses occurred during the course of the basketball season.

Rec. Sports finds new billiards winner

Tony Velasquez makes the art of tying flies look easy at the club fair. Eric Rivera/Sentinel

Club teaches students to fish, enjoy streams College allows first fly fishing club on campus Benaiah Cheevers Staff Contributor There’s nothing like the sounds of a cool river or creek at your feet while casting a fly out over the water. Fly fishing is a popular activity for citizens of North Idaho and NIC has recognized this by adding a new fly fishing club this year, NIC’s first fishing club ever.

The club is small with only a handful of members right now, but is looking to grow.

Tony Velasquez, a custodian at NIC, started the club.

He said he can literally be out all day fishing and that he loves to fly fish and the outdoors. Velasquez said he has been fly fishing since July 2010, and he has been tying flies since January 2011.

He is scheduling meeting times to discuss fundraising, day trips and learning how to fly fish and tie flies.

Velasquez was accompanied by Bernice and Doug Seminole for a day trip out to the Coeur d’Alene River on Saturday, Oct. 15.

This was the club’s first fishing trip.

“On Saturday I caught a 19 to 20 inch Cutthroat Trout, which was a new personal best,” Velasquez said. “I went out on Sunday too and caught a whole mess of nice Brook Trout and German Browns.”

On Oct. 30 there will be a fly tying charity event to help support, “Casting for Recovery.”

The time and location is TBA. Also, there will be a showing of a fly fishing movie and raffle on Nov. 17. More details are on their way from the fly fishing club.

During the fishing trip, he asked when

everyone wanted to head home for the day.

“What time do you want to leave?” said Velasquez. There was no response. “Well, it doesn’t matter to me. I could fish all day until dark.”

The club is looking to participate in fundraisers and tournaments in the future.

One such event might include “Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing,” which has a few local locations in Spokane, Boise and Idaho Falls.

“Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing” assists with the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active-duty military personnel and veterans through fly fishing tying, education and outings.

Another organization that the club is looking to help out is “Casting for Recovery” which was founded in 1996 in Manchester, Vermont.

It is the brainchild of a breast cancer reconstructive surgeon and a professional fly fisher. The organization was founded on the principles that the natural world is a healing force and that cancer survivors deserve one weekend — free of charge and free of the stresses from medical treatment, home or workplace — to experience something new and challenging while enjoying beautiful surroundings within an intimate, safe and nurturing structure.

North Idaho is abundant with rivers and creeks for fly fishing. NIC’s new fly fishing club may be the start of a great and enjoyable recreational activity for many beginner and veteran fishermen.

The North Idaho College Recreational Sports program hosted a singles pool tournament in the basement of the Student Union Building on Tuesday, Oct.18. Seven participants showed up for the event, three of who were dual enrollment students. This is an improvement over last tournament turnout of only two participants.

After a round robin, single-game elimination competition, the final match went to

NIC student Brad Keaty. He beat out Jared Lambert, a dual enrollment student. Both Keaty and Lambert received NIC Recreational Sports T-shirts as the grand prize and consolation prize.

For future events, contact Rec. Sports coordinator Jessica Johanson by phone at (208) 769-3299, e-mail at jessica-johanson@nic.edu or by visiting her office in the basement of the SUB room 016.

Spokane welcomes back NJCAA in 2014 North Idaho College, in cooperation with the Spokane Regional Sports Commission, has been awarded the exclusive rights to host the NJCAA Wrestling National Championships in 2014.

The bid was approved by the NJCAA Championship Events Committee and Board of Directors after a successful run by NIC at the February 2011 tournament held at the Spokane Convention Center.

Athletic Director Al Williams said they won the bid again due to a committed volunteer staff and and desirable location for a national tournament setting.

“The three-site rotation cycle allows student athletes to see different parts of the

country during their wrestling careers,” Williams said. “[It] also allows our fans in the Northwest to see outstanding college wrestling in a local setting. This is a tremendous honor.”

The three locations in the rotation cycle are Spokane, Des Moines, Iowa, and Rochester, Minn. Rochester had been the host location from 1999-2009 before the rotation cycle started last year. Rochester has earned the bid for 2012 and 2015 and Des Moines will take the event in 2013. The tournament will be up for bid again after this cycle is completed.

The NJCAA tournament brings approximately 50 wrestling programs to the region.

Race on Rosenberry, earn cash prizes Students from the Resort and Recreational Management program have teamed up with Rock 94.5 and Pyramid Skate Shop to host the first “Battle for the Booty” longboard and skateboard race on Saturday, Nov. 5.

The course will take riders around the NIC campus in a costume-infused race, but wearing a costume is not required. Participants are required to provide their own longboard or skateboard for the event.

There will be a cash prize for first place and Best Dressed categories and a skateboard as a second place prize. Registration is $2, and participants can register in the Student Union Building any time, including up to the day of the event.

Registration on the day of the event opens at 11 a.m. for late comers. The fee goes to a fund for the winners. The race starts at 1 p.m. and is open to students and the public.

Home Game Calendar ■ Oct. 28 Wrestling vs. Montana St.

■ Nov. 5 Wrestling vs. Highline C.C.

■ Oct. 29 Wrestling vs. Great Falls

■ Nov. 19 Wrestling: Cardinal Duals

■ Nov. 1 Men’s Basketball vs. Gonzaga

■ Nov. 25-27 Thanksgiving Basketball

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Cardinal soccer bounces back Team improves record to 6-5-3, could continue to national playoffs Emily Schell Staff Contributor

Nothing but net for freshman wing Kwame Bates. Ethan Schlussler/Sentinel

Cardinals stumble in debut Strong defense key for season Benaiah Cheevers Staff Contributor The NIC men’s basketball team lost their first game of the season on home court Saturday, Oct. 22 against the Seattle Mountaineers 82-76.

Top scorers for NIC included Cole Luckett with 15 points and Jordan McCloud with 13 points. Tyrell Lewis and Keon Lewis each recovered three rebounds. The Cards star ted of f strong outscoring the Mountaineers 43 to 35 in the first half.

“We played hard and our effort was really good in the first half, but we let up a little bit after that,” said coach Jared Phay. “Overall we played together with a good team effort. We just have to pick up the intensity with our defense.”

In the second half, Seattle outscored NIC 47 to 33.

“I think overall we played OK, but we could’ve played better towards the end,” said freshman forward Jordan McCloud. “We just need to be consistent and work hard throughout the whole game. We will be better than last year’s team.”

NIC had its largest lead of the game with a 26 to 12 score in the first half. The lead changed seven times throughout the game.

Melvin Jones was the lead scorer for the Mountaineers tacking up 23 points. Seattle outscored NIC in free throw points 24 to 16.

Both teams drew even with 24 three-pointers. Seattle capitalized on points from turnovers with 18 to NIC’s eight.

The Seattle Mountaineers brought a 8-0 record going into Saturday night’s game. Their last win was a 102 to 71 victory over Trinity Western University.

“We know that the offense is going to come as long as we play solid defense,” said sophomore guard Connor White. “All year long we are going to take pride in our defense and let the offense come from there.”

The NIC men’s team have made an unexpected comeback and have qualified for the West District Final. Their last few matches have proved that have they have the spirit and energy it takes to compete at districts.

“I’m super glad we made it to districts,” said Eli Kesselheim,19, science, Bozeman, Mont. “I can’t wait to see how well we can do at districts and try to make it to nationals.”

The men had a series of away games that helped raise the team’s morale.

On Oct.19, the guys tied the Community Colleges of Spokane Sasquatch 1-1 to qualify them for the districts. The guys played a hard game with a couple of the guys sustaining injuries and many attempted shots.

Jake Killian was out with a sprained ankle and Matt Lieggi was in and out of the game with a nagging injury.

Chad Ward was able to score the only goal at the 61st minute mark of the game. It was assisted by Forrest Walker and Ruben Amezcua.

“In the second half, we came and really gritted it out,” Thompson said. “You can still see that even though the idea’s there, we’re trying to make a process happen and physically don’t have the energy we need.”

On Oct. 16, the Cards came back strong and won against Westminster College with a score 3-1.

The Cards scored first followed quickly by their opponents entering half time. The guys quickly changed that in the second

half scoring two more times for the win.

They did suffer a loss on the road on Oct. 14 against Laramie County Community College. Both teams were highly competitive but in the end the Cards were unable to overcome a 0-1 deficit. Between the two teams there were 42 fouls committed in over 90 minutes. Goalkeeper Dana Ashton made seven saves for NIC. “We were kinda losing at the beginning of the season, so we got kinda down but got back into it,” said Matt Lieggi 19, general studies, Coeur d’Alene.

The last two home games started the guys on their new path. A win over Western Wyoming Community College on Oct. 8 and then a close match against Gonzaga prep on Oct. 9 were both much needed wins for the Cardinals.

“I feel like we’ve really turned things around,” Thompson said.

The Gonzaga game was the second game of the weekend. The NIC men’s team won 2-1, and coach Ken Thompson said since there were two games in one weekend, the second tends to “lack energy.”

“I think a lot of the guys were really tired today, but we came and played as hard as we could,” said midfielder Chad Ward 20, physics, Bozeman, Mont.

Thompson said they have really been taking time to organize their defense and the shape on the attack.

On Saturday, the guys played Western Wyoming CC and shut out their opponent 2-0. Thompson said it

was a much needed win for the guys after losing three of their last four games Thompson said the two goals that were made were “spectacular.”

“Friday’s game was one of the better games we’ve played this year,” said Ward.

The West Districts Final takes place on Nov. 4,and if they guys make it through, they will be in the NJCAA Tournament on Nov. 5.

“We got some work to do but we can compete,” Lieggi said.

Red vs.Grey puts 10 athletes on top Varsity squad prepares for another run at national title Eric Rivera Sports Editor

started training for the season.

At the 133-pound level, freshman Mikie Rodriquez obtained a 6-3 point victory over sophomore Brock Banta on the NIC he NJCAA runner-ups now have a better idea of what their squad will mats. Since Rodriquez also won at Mead, Whitcomb said he will be the starter for his look like for the 2011-12 season. weight bracket. Rodriquez has won four North Idaho College wrapped up times at the Oregon state level in his high the Red vs. Grey Duals on Oct. 21-22 and school career.

10 hopefuls now stand ready to claim a naAt 144 pounds, freshman Jarrett Morrill tional victory.

The competition started at Mead High won both matches against Derrick Booth and will be the starter this year School in Spokane on Wednesthe Cardinals. day, Oct. 19 and moved to the “Even if we for “[Morrill] is coming back Christianson Gymnasium for the are young, off a religious mission, so he is final two days of the event.

The Grey team, headed by we have to a little bit older and a little bit mature physically,” Whitassistant coach Keri Stanley, be ready for more comb said. “A solid wrestler, he won eight duals while the Red those four- is going to keep getting better team, headed by assistant coach better as the year goes on.”

Chris Harris, won two duals. year schools andBr yce McMahon took the “Not only are our star ters when they 149-pound star ting position ready, but our guys right behind them who redshirt are going to come back.” over Connor Pelzel after winning both matches. Whitcomb be set up for the next year and said that both wrestlers are the following year,” said head likely to battle back and forth coach Pat Whitcomb, the comPAT WHITCOMB all year since Pelzel has already mentator for the event . “That is Head Coach redshirted in the past. always good news for us.”

At the 157-pound level, Ryan If a wrestler redshirts for the year, he is taking the season off to reserve Zumwalt won by fall over Kyle Boss in the game play for future competitions. In NCAA first period of the second day of competition rules, a student athlete is only allowed a and will be the starter. Zumwalt transferred total of four seasons of official competition from Division I Cal State-Fullerton after the college dropped their wrestling program. during their collegiate career.

“One thing that I know is different from At the 125-pound level, freshman other programs is that other schools have Joaquin Calderon took victory in both these long, ridiculous practices that are strenmatches over freshman Gabe Kruse. Kruse uous and wear on your head,” said Zumwalt, said that Whitcomb has held the men to a 20, kinesthesiology. “Our practices have been “really intense” weight practice since they

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really intense, short and to the point.”

W.V. Meyer of Pretoria, South Africa, won both matches against Johnny Peregrina in the 165-pound level. On Oct. 21, he had more than 5:40 minutes of control time and dominated his opponent 10-0 in points.

Returning wrestler Jake Mason won both matches at the 174-pound level against Kyle Sweedman, but will redshirt for the Cardinals this year.

Sophomore Justin Korthuis won both matches by pinning his opponent Christopher Kramer and will be the starter in the 184-pound level. Korthius qualified at last year’s NJCAA tournament in Spokane.

The battle for the 197-pound starting position went into three rounds before Caleb Rivera was able to secure the spot from Justin Gillespie. Gillespie claimed victory at Mead High but couldn’t takedown Rivera on the home mats.

At the 285-pound level, sophomore Matt Foxworthy will be the starter after beating his opponent Kabe Fluaitt.

Foxworthy won by fall 47 seconds into the first period of the second day of competition.

NIC begins wrestling other schools starting with the University of Great Falls on Oct. 28 and Montana State Northern on Oct. 29.

“I would say that Great Falls probably has more individual talent but in a dual match Northern is solid all the way through,” Whitcomb said. “We took it to both of them last year and they are going to be looking get some revenge. Even if we are young, we have to be ready for those four-year schools when they come back.”

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second set), but we pulled together and stuck to the game plan,” Lausen said.

Prior to that game, NIC was victorious over Colorado Northwestern Community College at home on Oct. 6. They won in three sets with scores of 25-13, 25-11 and 25-14.

Pancho led the way with 25 assists, while Yang added 14 kills.

Brooklyn Bradbury also contributed 10 assists and 10 digs.

The Lady Cardinals were ranked 11th at the time they defeated the Carroll College Fighting Saints in non-conference play at home on Oct. 4.

They posted scores of 26-24, 25-15, 20-25 and 25-18 to win their second straight home game.

Vogt and Yang led the team in kills with 19 a piece, while Pancho led the team in assists with 47. Sarff contributed 15 digs in the winning effort.

Carroll College swept NIC in the College of Southern Idaho tournament earlier in the season on Aug. 27.

Freshman Jarrett Morrill (top) forces his opponent, freshman Derrick Booth, to eat the mat on Saturday night. Ethan Schlussler/Sentinel

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Golf teams setting par for spring return Westby takes third at Whitman Invite, men’s ‘B’ claims first at Avondale

Rachel Westby launches a ball deep into wine valley at the Whitman Invitational on Oct. 1. Randy Boswell/Photo courtesy of NIC Athletics

Garrett Cabeza Staff Contributor The men and women’s golf teams competed in the NIC Invite at the Avondale Golf Club in Hayden on Oct. 9 and 10.

The NIC men’s “B” team won the tournament by overcoming an eight stroke deficit to the Community Colleges of Spokane. The women’s team placed fourth in the tournament.

“I was impressed with the consistency,” said head coach Derrick Thompson on the men’s win. “We’re so deep. Nine or 10 guys can shoot the same scores.”

The men’s “B” team finished the tournament with a team score of 600. They walked away from the first day of the tournament in second place and eight strokes behind the CC of Spokane.

Dylan Morrison had the best score on the

Wash., also finished the tournament with a 174.

“I chipped really well and putted really well,” said Coleman, 18, business communications.

Makena Schevenius finished with a 182, Chelsea Porter shot a 201 and Kayley Shupe finished the tournament with a 205 for the Lady Cardinals.

The NIC men’s “A” team shot a 615 in the tournament, which was good enough for fourth place. Taylor Reed led the Cardinal’s “A” team, shooting a 152.

“I didn’t do badly,” said Taylor Reed, 19, business communications. “It’s a tough course if you don’t know what you’re doing.”

Drew Ferguson was one stroke behind Reed, finishing the tournament with a 153.

“I putted poorly,” said Ferguson, 18, business administrations. “But I struck the ball well and managed the course.”

Eli Bowen and Brennan Stillinger each shot

winning NIC “B” team shooting a 73 each day, for a total of 146.

“Dylan Morrison played very well,” said Thompson. “I could tell in practice he was going to shoot good scores and today he did.”

Justin Newton and John Forsmann finished the tournament with scores of 151 and Austin Westphal followed closely behind his teammates with a 152.

The NIC women’s team shot a 726 for the two-day tournament, which put them in fourth place.

Rachel Westby, who was ranked 22nd by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) going into the tournament, shot a 174 to lead the NIC women’s team.

“I’m not satisfied with my score on the first day,” said Westby, 19, English. “I did kind of bad on the back nine and I hit badly off the tee.”

Freshman Arlee Coleman of Chewelah,

a 155 for the Cardinals.

“I was -1 through the first 12 (holes),” said Stillinger. “I had a good stretch of birdies and made putts, but I had a train wreck that led to four or five bad holes.”

The Whitworth University women’s team won the tournament with a team score of 672.

Rocky Mountain placed second in the tournament on the men’s and women’s sides.

The men shot a 604 as a team and the women shot a 685. Rachel Hosterman led the entire women’s field shooting a 159.

Earlier in the month, the NIC men’s team placed third in the Whitworth Fall Invitational on Oct. 2 and 3 at the Spokane Country Club.

They shot a 594 (+18) as a team over the two days.

Four of the seven NIC players that participated finished in the top ten individually. Taylor Reed finished tied for fi fth place shooting a 147 (+3) to lead the Cardinals, while Spencer Skipper placed seventh with a 149 (+5).

Eli Bowen and Drew Ferguson each shot +6, which was enough to force a four-way tie for eighth place.

Host Whitworth University won the tournament, shooting a 587 (+11). Puget Sound University was five strokes behind finishing the tournament with a score of 592 (+16).

Dustin Hegge of Pacific Lutheran took first place individually shooting a 142 (-2), followed closely by Adam Bean of Puget Sound who had an even-par tournament. Christian Boudreau of Whitworth and Alex Fitch of Linfield tied for third place.

The day the men’s tournament got under way in Spokane, Rachel Westby broke the 36hole NIC record in Walla Walla, Wash. at the Whitman Invite.

On Oct. 1, Westby shot a 77, and the following day she shot an 81, which brought her two day tournament score to a 158. She finished in third place.

The Lady Cardinals finished in fourth place out of the seven teams that participated in the tournament.

Arlee Coleman and Chelsea Porter posted scores of 173 and 180.

Whitman won the tournament with a score of 633, and Whitworth finished second posting a 658.

Katie Zajicek of Whitman had the best individual score of the tournament with a 149 (+5) and Emily Guthrie of Whitworth finished second individually shooting a 156 (+12).

“It’s a tough course if you make tough mental mistakes,” Thompson said.

Gonzaga rugby overwhelms fledgling Cardinals Lack of substitutes, breathing time prevents NIC from gaining ground against Bulldogs Chanse Watson Staff Contributor The North Idaho College rugby club continued their season with a 24-10 road loss to the Gonzaga University club team on Saturday, Oct. 8.

“Its was a tough loss, but I’m really proud of our guys,” said coach Joe Malloy. “They gave it everything they had the whole time against a deeper and obviously more experienced Gonzaga team.”

With Gonzaga scoring a try and a penalty kick early into the first half of the game, the Cardinals had to battle back midway through the match.

Captain Steven Populus found a weak point in the Gonzaga defense when he ran the ball in for a try and made two difficult kicks to take the lead to 10-8 going into halftime.

It boiled down to a contest of strength versus numbers and the 30-man Gonzaga team overwhelmed the 16-man Cardinals team

with fresh substitute players throughout the match.

NIC’s small number of players limited them to only one substitute player rotating through the team throughout the entire game.

“It’s very hard for a small North Idaho college team to compete with a huge Gonzaga University team,” Populus said. “I know for a fact we had them worried. I could see it.”

Populus credited a lot of effort to Alex Murren for his performance over the game, but said the whole team did an excellent job.

“The numbers were not on their side,” Populus said. “If we get more players, I think we can compete with anyone.”

The Cardinals only have two more games left in the fall season. They have a home game versus Whitman College on Nov. 5, which the location has yet to be announced, and an away game against the Washington State University-Pullman’s “B” side team on Nov. 12.

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Robert Roman (left) offers Kyle Gates (center) an escape from Gonzaga’s tackling force.

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Monday, October 24, 2011

Nicole Albinola and Fatima Madrid join other volunteers in building scarecrows in the Sherman Square Park during the Oct. 8 Day of Service. Nick Jacquot/Sentinel

Service with a smile

Students give back to community through volunteering Sarah Tousley Staff Contributor A group of 53 community members met and volunteered their time Oct. 8 to help make a difference in our city by participating in the annual Day of Service.

They split into groups and went everywhere from Priest River to the basement of the SUB to do the activity of their choice, including dog walking, scarecrow building, blanket making, community garden cleanup, assisting at the Saint Vincent de Paul re-store and assisting parks and recreation in Post Falls.

One group joined Dian Hanson, volunteer for Art on the Edge, and Jeni Riplinger, director of Art on the Edge, at Sherman Square Park for a day of scarecrow building and the smell of soup donated by Bardenay.

The colorful bowls which were sold for $12 including soup and a breadstick, were donated by the NIC ceramics department.

“We saw the flier about the soup and came to support Art on the Edge,” said Michelle Mindez, whose children participated.

“It’s an awesome program.”

“When we’re done [making the scarecrow] we’re going to get soup. I like the special bowls,” said Mindez’s son Ernest, 14. His sister Lucy, 7, decided on the name of their scarecrow, “Oh! Susanna.”

Many children from around the community also came to build scarecrows that stayed in the park for a week and were then moved to the men’s shelter. The heads were stuffed with straw and sewn together with yarn by volunteers. The children drew their own faces and picked out clothes ranging from dresses to cowboy suits.

“It’s fun,” said Brogan Link, 9, from Sorensen Elementary. “I want to do this every year.”

“I have never done this before,” said Greg Link, Brogan’s father. “It’s pretty cool.

I like the finished product.”

Art on the Edge is supported by Saint Vincent de Paul, which has many programs to assist families in need around the community.

Other volunteers helped make blankets to support the Saint Vincent de Paul Transi-

Numerous children and families participated in building scarecrows. Nick Jacquot/Sentinel

tion Center (active since 1994), which helps families in transition progress from being homeless to having a good rental record.

It supports a “long term internal change,” according to the Saint Vincent de Paul website, by making sure the residents are drug free, working, have a clean background and are willing to make the sacrifices needed to become a happy, active member of society.

“I like being able to touch a kid’s life and make them feel comfortable and let them know someone is thinking of them,” said student recruiter Sarah Scmelzer, 36.

Sarah Welker, 18, Priest River, theater, volunteers for Girl Scouts.

“It makes me appreciate things even more knowing that we are making these things and someone who needs them will get them,” Welker said.

Kim Normand led the way in the community garden cleanup, which was another Day of Service activity. This was the third year the garden was up and running.

“The garden started as a vacant lot full of potholes,” Normand said. “It was a hill, a mess. The first cleanup we expected six

people but 60 people showed up all between the ages of 7 to 72.” She continued explaining the history of the garden.

The community garden, called Community Roots, is located on the corner of 10th Street and Foster Avenue. The land is owned by Marshall Mend, a realtor and human rights activist. Because it is on private property, they can enjoy wine or dinner while working in the garden and they can plant anything they want respecting the fact that it is, in fact, a family garden.

The garden is all organic with a small environmental footprint. It mentors two other gardens in the area, one of which is set up in an almost identical manner. The garden uses no pesticides and watering methods that reduce the amount of water needed. The garden supports 15 soup kitchens and food assistance programs around the area.

Each event had a different purpose, but all had the motivation of helping the community. For information, contact Heather Erikson, coordinator of Student Activities, at (208)-665-5459.

Harvesting happiness: Fatima assists a child with the project. Nick Jacquot/Sentinel