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SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 1254 BY STATE AFFAIRS AN ACT RELATING TO FIREARMS REGULATION ; PROVIDING LEGISLATIVE INTENT; AMENDING SECTION 18-3302B, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPONS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS; AMENDING SECTION 18-3302J, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE THE PREEMPTION OF FIREARMS REGULATION REGARDING COLLEGE CAMPUSES ; AMENDING CHAPTER IN THE COMMITTEE 1

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33, TITLE 18, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 18-3309, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE AUTHORITY OF GOVERNING BOARDS OF PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES REGARDING FIREARMS; AND AMENDING CHAPTER 3, TITLE 5, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 5-343, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE CIVIL

IMMUNITY OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ALLOWING FIREARMS. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State

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of Idaho: SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. The Legislature finds that uniform laws, regulations and policies regarding firearms and weapons on state college and university campuses are necessar y for . It is theintent of this Legislature to provide for the safety of students, faculty and staff of state colleges and universities to allow for the or of firearms by cer tain licensed persons on state college and univer19sity campuses, with the exception of carr ying within student dormitories and residence halls, and within public enter tainment facilities, as defined.

SECTION 2. That Section 18-3302B, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 18-3302B. CARRYING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS. (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to carr y a

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NIC board of trustees votes opposition to proposed Senate Bill 1254 regarding firearms on campus

Mascot gets a ‘hatching’ new look

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Garrett Cabeza Sports Editor We finally figured out what’s hatching at North Idaho College-Cecil the Cardinal.

Cecil received a uniform makeover at halftime of the NIC-Colorado Northwestern men’s basketball game Thursday night at Rolly Williams Court. Cecil now takes on a newer, fiercer and intimidating look.

After the first half buzzer sounded, a small trampoline and cushion were set up near one of the basketball hoops. As the crowd, and even the NIC basketball team, which usually heads straight to the locker room during halftime, watched and cheered, Cecil started running from half court, hit the trampoline and failed to throw down a monstrous dunk.

Instead, he was “injured.” A small ambulance vehicle, along with the NIC cheerleaders, came to assist Cecil off the court.

After disappearing from the court for only seconds, Cecil returned in a new Cardinal mascot suit. The crowd erupted with cheers.

Cecil took the basketball again for another dunk attempt and, perhaps hitting the trampoline with a little more force this time, elevated high enough to dunk the ball. Cecil, to the delight of the spectators, proceeded to dunk the ball a couple more times after his first successful dunk.

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he NIC board of tr ustees voted a majority opposition to a newly introduced state senate bill in a special session last week.

Senate Bill 1254 was introduced Monday in Boise, and would allow the carrying of firearms by retired law enforcement officers and holders of Idaho’s enhanced concealed weapons permit on college campuses.

Trustee Christie Wood, seconded by Judy Meyer, proposed that the board not support the bill. The proposal was voted 4-1.

Trustee Todd Banducci cast the sole dissenting vote in favor of the bill.

Banducci called the college’s current policy “unenforceable and illegal,” in addition to being full of “glaring gaps.”

Banducci said he found it bizarre that

the campus’ restrictions are currently stricter than the state capital building, which currently allows for open carry.

Trustee Meyer said that the bill supersedes local law and policy, while Ken Howard, board chair, said that the criteria for the permits for retired law enforcement officers and the enhanced concealed carry permit are inconsistent.

Howard described himself as feeling uncomfortable and troubled by the bill.

Trustee Ron Nilson agreed with Howard.

“I’m not sure these handful of exceptions would make a difference,” Nilson said.

Vice President of Legislative Affairs Mark Browning opened the meeting with a powerpoint summarizing specific details of the bill in its current form.

Browning said that the vetting process for the bill was “abnormal”, and that they had only known about the bill since Jan. 23.

During the discussion the potential changing of NIC policy was brought up.

The Senate State Affairs Committee sent the bill is expected to be heard by a full committee some time within the next two weeks.

The bill is part of the S.E.C.U.R.E. Idaho Act, which stands for Safer Environment for College & University

Residents and Employees, and was sponsored by Republican Curt McKenzie.

The requirements of enhanced concealed carry are that an individual must be an Idaho resident for a minimum of 6 months, take in person training and shoot a minimum of 100 rounds at a range.

The bill would still prohibit all carry within dorms, residence halls and any building or public entertainment facility with a seating capacity of 1,000 or more.

A Closer Look The requirements of enhanced concealed car r y are that an individual must be an Idaho resident for a minimum of 6 months, take in person training and shoot a minimum of 100 rounds at a range.

Philosophy club draws crowd for spring kickoff Standing triumphant after an endless trail of posters, The NIC Philosophy Club kick-off event, “What Can We Learn from Nietzsche?” transpired on Jan. 22, with a successful turnout of 45 attending.

What exactly was being kicked off? Not only an eventpacked semester, but also a series of lectures specifically concerning

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the enigmatic philosopher with the impeccable moustache: Friedrich Nietzsche.

Club president Dave McKerracher prides his club on a regular feature this event exemplified, saying he had two gentlemen who were both friends, presenting completely different readings [of Nietzsche]: one a very positive one, and the other a very negative one. It’s good for people to see that we’re not just presenting one side. That’s one

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of the common misconceptions about our club. The two whom McKerracher referred to are, respectively, Dr. Tony Osborne and Dr. Jay Ciaffa.

“Nietzsche is important because philosophy is important.

He’s controversial, which is good for starting the discussion that the human species has been having for a long time now,” McKerracher said. “He was important because he challenged the status quo, by being as

“I came here because I lost a bet.”

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politically incorrect as possible and he was that way on purpose.

He didn’t like socialist atheists and he didn’t like the Christians, either. He didn’t like anybody, and so he went after all of their weak parts. I’d say that both of those main targets benefitted from his criticism.”

The next two lectures in the series will be hosted during normal Philosophy club meeting times, which are held on the second and fourth Wednesday of

every month from 4:00pm-6:00pm, and are open to all.

Typically, the meetings feature a forty-minute talk with a twenty-minute facilitated discussion, which breaks off into mini-discussions between everybody—as opposed to the rather lengthy lectures featured at this event. McKerracher noted, “I think everybody would get more out of our actual

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VP Vacancy Extended Through Spring NIC’s Vice President of Operations and Facilities position remains unfilled after Ron Dorn’s retirement Abbe Breeding Staff Writer

Ron Dorn announced his retirement early in the Fall 2013 semester, and his position remains unfilled this semester. Photo courtesy of NIC.

After a failed search to replace the recently departed NIC vice president of the financial and business department this month, school officials will be taking over the responsibilities of this position for the remainder of the school year.

Around 30 people applied for the job in January, and for a variety of different reasons NIC didn’t have the pool of finalists that they needed.

“At that point I said it was a failed search because we need a pool of finalists that we interview and we only had one person left and we didn’t want to give them the job out of acclimation,” NIC President Joe Dunlap said.

The position’s responsibilities will be shared by the three school administrators while the school

launches a new search.

For the remainder of this fiscal year Sarah Garcia, controller in the business office, will assume a few extra responsibilities in her department.

“It can be a little challenging and I have to rearrange my schedule a little bit. But I am happy and OK with that, I don’t mind helping out,” Garcia said.

Garry Stark, assistant director of facilities operations, will assume the responsibilities for facilities and grounds maintenance.

Dave Teater, an educational consultant and a school facility planner, will help get NIC to the construction point of our new career and technical facility as well as watching over various other NIC projects.

Teater’s experience will help in planning for the NIC’s career and technical facilities, a project Dorn was working on before his retirement.

“We operate like a family and a team here,” Garcia said “I just want to do what I can to help the college in this transition period.”

The goal is to have a replacement for Ron Dorn in the position by summer, just in time to start a new budget cycle for NIC. “Ideally we will have the new person on board in July because that is when our fiscal year starts,” NIC President Joe Dunlap said.

The job will be advertised again in February. This time Dunlap expects a different result.

“I am very optimistic for a good solid process and we will end up with some highly qualified candidates,” Dunlap said.

In the 2014-15 school year the NIC vice president will face the challenge of creating a balanced budget in the face of declining enrollment. They will also implement the college’s new educational

master plan of increasing dual credit, distance learning offerings, and capacity in NIC’s three outreach centers, with more limited resources.

With these upcoming challenges, Dunlap said it’s important NIC finds a replacement with integrity and interpersonal skills.

“I want someone who can work really well in a team so interpersonal skills are extremely important,” Dunlap said.

Dunlap said that during his three years at NIC, Dorn was successful in producing balanced budgets that ensured the fiscal well being of the college.

One of the challenges Dorn faced at NIC was the accreditation visit, which occurs every seven years. Dorn was also responsible for saving the college more than $300,000 in energy costs and making NIC a more sustainable organization.

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AISA seeking volunteers for homeless breakfast

Justin Fink and Anna Luckey were appointed to fill two of the three open positions. Beau Valdez/Sentinel

New Senators Chosen Two new senators have been appointed with another on the way after the opening of three positions

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or the Fall 2014 semester, ASNIC is expected to turnover nearly all of its personnel, including the president and vice president.

The positions will be filled in the upcoming election.

Annie Stonebreaker Staff Writer Three students resigned from their senator positions in ASNIC, bringing this semester’s turnover rate to 30 percent.

“Since I’ve been involved, we’ve had at least two turnovers from fall to spring semester,” ASNIC President Benaiah

Cheevers, said.

Out of the three senators that stepped down, one resigned before this semester and two after.

“It’s typical, usually people just find that they have a busy schedule and that they want to focus on their grades,” Cheevers said.

Justin Fink and Anna Luckey were recently appointed to

Article VIII Section 3 Appointment Procedures:

fill the open positions, and the remaining candidate will be decided over the hiring process in the next two to three weeks.

The position is open to anyone willing to submit an application.

ASNIC, Nor th Idaho College’s student government, is comprised of eight senators: four of which are elected in the spring, and four in the fall.

In the event a position must be filled, the president shall appoint someone to the position.

The appointment must be approved by a majority vote of the ASNIC board to be in effect.

DID YOU KNOW?

The American Indian Student Alliance (AISA) club is seeking out a volunteer team of 15 to ser ve breakfast for the homeless.

Breakfast will be ser ved at Fresh Star t on Feb. 8, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Preparations being made are for an expected attendance of 60.

The menu will feature: eggs, pancakes, sausage links, orange juice and milk.

This even comes hot on the heels of their “Drive to Make a Dif ference” soup kitchen and clothing donation event last semester.

Evanlene Melting-Tallow, the AISA adviser, said that the club is “excited” about continuing to ser ve the homeless community.

The event is being hosted in conjunction with the Veterans Club and the Latino Club.

Melting-Tallow said, “The students who volunteer are ver y passionate about the community ser vice which they do, and the feedback from the par ticipants as well as the shelter director we worked with last semester were ver y rewarding, which inspired us to want to make this a standing annual tradition.”

AISA is still seeking donations for the homeless, and is still seeking volunteers to help with the event.

Contact Joshua Moses for more information at 208-704-9328.

Breaking Through Hiatus NIC’s Breakthrough Club has entered into a period of hiatus after the loss of its adviser.

Jacob Rothrock, the resigned advisor, is the assistant coordinator of the Outdoor Pursuits program and an instructor.

Rothrock resigned the advisership to focus on Outdoor Pursuits.

Without an adviser, the club is currently in inactive status, and runs the risk of being disbanded.

Club officers have geared up for action and are seeking out a new adviser.

Ashton Clark, the club’s vice president, said that they are looking for an adviser “who will help provide wisdom and advising skills on how to become a success.”

The Breakthrough Club aims to advocate and educate about not only physical health, but also mental health, financial health, spiritual health, academic health, and more.

Clark said that the mission and drive of the club, to impact health beyond just nutrition and fitness, is what makes it wor th str uggling to keep the club alive.

“We don’t just speak about fitness/nutrition-related subjects when we can go broader into our purpose,” Clark said. “Symbolically, we hit the outer rings until we can aim at the inner core of ever y health aspect there is in a human.”

Upcoming Events

Feb. 4 7:30 p.m.

“Jazz NIC” in Schuler Auditorium with special guests Al Gemberling, Gary Gemberling, and Dan Buckvich.

Feb. 5

The Orca social structure is complex, and comparative to elephants and humans.

7-11 p.m.

Pretend it’s not Winter and dance at the beachthemed Club SUB event.

Bring Student ID!

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Firefighters and campus security investigate the Hedlund Building as students displaced by the event watch. This was the second of such events this semester. Haley Kurle/Sentinel

Smoke, but no fire Men’s basketball defeats CSI to snag No. 2 seed Christina Villagomez Webmaster A fir e scar e in Hedlund sent students and faculty out into the cold today.

A malfunctioning micr owave in the culinar y ar ts pr ogram set of f the building’s upstairs smoke alar ms.

“Me and my buddy wer e coming ar ound and the whole r oom was filled with smoke, it smelt like r ubber,” said 23-year-old pr ofessional technical student, Jake Ber wick. “I could feel it in my nose and eyes. It definitely wasn’t nice.”

Dave Stewar t, a campus electrician, said that although the inter nal components of the unit bur ned up, ther e was no actual fir e.

“Somebody was about to cook something when

this micr owave bur ned up. It wasn’t the student’s fault, [the micr owave] just failed,” Stewar t said.

“They just tur ned it on and it star ted smoking.”

It took ten minutes for the fir e depar tment to ar rive and declar e the

building safe.

“I was at the far end of the hallway when the alar m went of f,” said Jennifer Henage, coor dinator pr ofessional-technical student suppor t. “I didn’t even have time to grab my coat.”

Jan. 13 - A student reported a hit and run incident on W. Garden Avenue after a parked vehicle was struck and damaged.

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Jan. 14 - A microwave malfunction occured in Hedlund. Read the article (left) for more details.

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Jan. 14 - Campus security responds to reports of a disruptive student in the Hedlund Building.

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Jan. 15 - Campus security reponded to deal with a disruptive student in Seiter Hall.

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Jan. 23 - Campus security responded to an issue with a student in Seiter Hall.

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Jan. 24 - The fire department responded to a report of smoke in the Residence Hall. Smoke, fire, and cause remain at large.

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Jan. 30 - A minor vehicle incident was repor ted in the E. Hedlund parking lot.

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First responders arrived on campus within minutes of the smoke alarm’s sounding. Christina Villagomez/Sentinel

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Jan. 20 - Police and NIC security responded to the Residence Hall after a disorderly student was reported.

NIC has seen a dramatic increase in campus club participation since last semester.

“The number of students that have participated in club activity has doubled since fall semester,” said ASNIC Adviser Heather Erikson. “If we keep on track, we’ll actually have four times the activity we had last year.”

Erikson said a great deal of the increase could be attributed to the total overhaul of the Inter-Club Council’s (ICC) handbook and significant increase in funding.

The handbook, which was originally a whopping 56 pages, has been whittled down to a more manageable 17 pages.

“The club’s handbook has taken several years to complete, we’ve been standing on the shoulders of giants, if you will,” said ASNIC Vice President and ICC Chair, Joshua Brands. “We’ve been taking what was built and creating a brand new skeleton for it.”

Providing a clearer foundation for clubs to build on was the main goal, Brands said.

“We thought if we provided a little more structure in the environment, the clubs would thrive and that’s really what’s happened,” Erikson said.

Erikson said the increase, as been an ASNIC goal for the last three years.

“It’s been really fun to see the club participants hit their stride and really be engaged in campus with the activities they chose,” Erikson said.

Ticketing Terror

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Student clubs lose funding Alumni donations not meeting projections T.J. Gossard Staff writer

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With the campus only holding 1808 permanent student parking spots, some students have already begun to experience early-semester ticketing woes.

Currently NIC has 5570 total students enrolled with 4302 registered for at least one class on the CDA campus.

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Students registered for at least one class on campus

Sponsoring a year’s education for a child in the third world countr y of their selection, the Latino Club of Nor th Idaho college will be hosting a sale of Yuda Band bracelets from Feb. 24-March 7.

Guatemala-based students and families in need of employment constr uct the leather and coconut bracelets, which will be sold tax-free at $7.

If 175 bands are sold, the club will have achieved their goal.

Once of ficially star ted, the club will be under a time limit: the program allows

three weeks for preparation and training, and two weeks for the actual sale.

“To imagine that our ef for ts could pay for the education of a child for an entire year, is something that we hope that all NIC students can stop and take a minute to think about,” said Latino Club President Corinne Ready. “We would be tr uly for tunate, way up here in Nor ther n Idaho, to make a dif ference and contribute to a small step away from world pover ty, toward education.”

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EDITORIAL

Don’t stop Beliebin’ Pop star Justin Bieber has been crashing multiple headlines with his trouble-stirring antics.

Honestly, how could anyone expect a young, extremely successful pop star to stay level-headed with the surroundings of the music business and an invincible ego to match?

Bieber has been in the public eye since he was in middle school so he’s hardly had a dose of real life and its consequences. With more money than a person could imagine and a large group of people literally surrounding you wherever you go, how could you know what normal is?

The pop star crash into adulthood is nothing new to grace the media headlines. We’ve watched it happen time and time again with celebrities such as Britney Spears and the “King of Pop” Michael Jackson. So why are we making such a big deal out of the Bieber’s fall?

The difference this time is that he can be deported because he is not a natural-born citizen. Now with his lawbreaking actions, people finally have a legitimate reason to get him out of the country.

An online petition to the White House asking to deport Bieber has even reached over 200,000 signatures for his actions. Why do we want the people of the White House spend time concerned with the deportation of an “out of control” pop star when there are extremely bigger issues at hand? Bigger issues that actually affect our lives?

The petition on whitehouse.gov states, “We the people of the United States feel that we are being wrongly represented in the world of pop culture.”

That statement alone is ridiculous. The fact that it’s an actual petition that people want the White House to offer guidance is even more ridiculous. Our pop culture image should be the least of our worries.

Deporting Bieber isn’t going to solve the problem.

You’re still going to hear about him, the fans are still going to defend him, and he will still have his success. He has left his mark to keep you talking and you can’t take that away by sending him back to Canada.

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When I counted the result at the time of topicality, 10 out of the 12 pages that popped up when you first Google searched “Monsanto” all bashed the company and claimed that the bill prevented Monsanto from being sued when taken to court. CNN and FOX both covered the story accurately, though they somehow managed to not make the first Google page (or the first five and possibly onward…).

For a good while now, a lot of political talk and debate has gone towards the topic of Monsanto. Critics charge they’re poisoning everyone, creating an unfair hegemony over agribusiness, suing farmers so often that they’ve managed to create a suicide economy in India, and of course GMOs in general; a lot of people don’t like the idea of eating something “unnatural.”

Now, there are other sides to these accusations, many of them outweighing or equaling their opposition in terms of legitimacy, citation, and bulk. You just have to look into it. If people just looked into the issue,” they would find that it lies not in an unrelated bill but in a wide-stretching, massive bill, specifically under the section: “Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug administration and related agencies.”

Nor does it apply solely to Monsanto, or grant them any sort of immunity from legal action against them. All that it said was that a crop could continue to be grown if accused of being dangerous to health, until it was proven to be such. It seems pretty fair.

When so many people are securely employed, well fed (often in part by Monsanto), with Internet access readily available to them in a furnished home, what do they do? You see where I’m going. They criminalize the government and say things like: “the totalitarian Obama regime supports Monsanto monopoly.”

What is the point in taking political interest in anything if the government that provides, encourages and sustains

the ability to debate about it is in itself always regarded as an oppressive agent? What’s the point if you’re not going to try and understand the other side when it allows you to express yours? It’s a contradiction.

This has happened twice before in the Clinton era, and the first time 800,000 employees were furloughed. The second time: 284,000. National parks and museums closed, which cost local economies millions of dollars. That’s very likely a lot more money lost than Monsanto has ever gained from suing farmers, especially in the long run.

All of the farmers who have lost their jobs because of Monsanto wouldn’t compare to all of the cyclical unemployment that would surely result from such a blow to the economy during the very beginnings of recovery.

But nobody thanks Obama for passing the bill. They yell at him for not solving a smaller problem in the process that they won’t even bother studying.

What’s more, the law had been passed previously with no controversy in 2012! And—even more “what’s more”—is it expired after six months, and nobody was really talking about it any more. They were yelling at a guy who had little choice but to pass a bill that they didn’t read which debatably was going to help protect US citizens, when what they were complaining about wasn’t even permanent and had happened before without any bother.

I guess there’s really not much more to say there, except that I’m just bothered by how the wonderful tool of the Internet is so successfully used to spread misinformation, when the answers are a few clicks away.

On the corn matter: why would they do that? Now, I’m saying this under the condition—probably false, of course— that 2,4-D is actually in the corn and that it will poison the eater. If they would sell ten ears of corn with lethal or poisonous 2,4-D in it, they’d be goners. Since this particular audience would be working under the pretense that Monsanto works for power and profit, what would be the incentive of killing off the customer base?

It’s that same cost with the farmer patents situation. If they started suing all of their farmers, farmers would get

scared and stop buying their seeds.

Monsanto had only sued 410 farmers in the US in their whole existence as of April 2013, which only generated in total $23 million for Monsanto, which would be 0.19% of the revenue that they made in 2011 alone. 410 farmers in the US sounds like a lot, but not when considering that there are 2.2 million farms in the US alone.

They’re not patenting only for profit, they’re doing it because they don’t want farmers making a living off of a contractual breach. And, seemingly so when glancing over the court cases, it’s likely that they had a lot of supporting evidence for why they believed a farmer intentionally was re-using their seed.

The lawsuits they bring to court seem mean—but this is a business which is out to try and make some serious innovations, which means lots of science to pay for, and a customer base which needs to keep paying in order to hopefully someday solve the world’s malnutrition problems.

About the “suicide economy”: the suicide rate in India has been attributed to Monsanto before, it made it to the court room somehow, and it was found that the suicide rate was basically even before and after Monsanto started selling to farms in the area. I have been unable to find any current India suicide rates, so I’m assuming it’s just groundless Monsanto hate literature, which is fairly common.

The bulk of non-peer-reviewed papers which are cited by nonagriculture scientists that “prove” the evils of Monsanto are overwhelmingly advertised on the Internet, and it breeds unfounded hatred towards an organization which, yes, has made mistakes but people ignore the good which this company is capable of, and has often illustrated.

If I can summarize without having food items thrown at me: is it possible to stop attacking Monsanto and start rationally approaching in an even-headed and calm manner an opposition to the idea of genetically modified organisms?

The CEO’s, lawyers, and lawmakers are all sensitive human beings with their own lives, children, and doubts, who have just as much of an incentive to not poison our food supply as we do.

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Free Blackfish Abbe Breeding Staff Writer In the early afternoon of Feb. 24, 2010, a SeaWorld trainer from Orlando, Fla., lost her life in a tragic accident involving a killer whale named Tilikum. Dawn Brancheau’s death came as a shock to those close to her and once again brought attention to the morality of keeping killer whales in captivity.

Dawn’s death led to thousands of articles, news stories, and the documentar y film “Blackfish.”

The film premiered at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 19, 2013, and was widely circulated by CNN films and Magnolia Pictures.

Blackfish focuses on the stor y of Tilikum, a 12,000-pound whale housed by SeaWorld, and the danger of keeping orcas in captivity.

Tilikum or “Tilly” is the largest male orca in captivity. He has sired 21 calves and has also been involved with the death of three people.

Tilikum’s life in captivity began on Nov. 9, 1983, when he was captured off of the east coast of Iceland along with two other orcas. Tilikum was first brought to Sealand of the Pacific, a public aquarium in British Columbia, Canada. Sealand soon became famous for its wild orcas and was a popular tourist attraction.

Life for Tilikum at Sealand was difficult. He was at the bottom of the social hierarchy with the other orcas and was often bullied and injured by the other whales. Also, trainers at Sealand utilized the training method of food motivation, meaning food was often withheld from Tilikum if he did not follow his trainer’s instructions.

Signs of trouble for Tilikum began after a few years in captivity.

On Feb. 20, 1991, Keltie Byrne, a 20-year-old marine biology student, slipped into a pool containing Tilikum and two other whales.

Byrne’s was dragged around the pool and repeatedly submerged by the three orcas in front of a horrified audience. There was no way to help Byrne, and she was killed by the three whales. Sealand closed soon after the accident and

Tilikum was sold to SeaWorld in Orlando.

While living at SeaWorld there is strong circumstantial evidence that Tilikum may have killed again. In 1999, the body of Daniel Dukes was discovered draped over Tilikum’s back.

An autopsy revealed multiple contusions and abrasions. The cause of death was determined to be drowning or hypothermia.

But Tilikum’s breaking point was that tragic Februar y afternoon when he killed Brancheau, an experienced SeaWorld trainer.

SeaWorld misrepresented the cause of the attack and made Brancheau the scape goat for Tilikum’s violence, despite his rocky histor y. SeaWorld reported that Brancheau’s ponytail got caught in his teeth and he unintentionally drowned her.

But the autospy report tells a different stor y.

Brancheau’s cause of death was listed as drowning, but she also received multiple traumas. Her spinal cord was severed, she sustained fractures to her ribs, jawbone and vertebra, her head was scalped, and her left arm had been completely torn off.

SeaWorld claims that Tilikum did not attack Brancheau because he was driven mad by his years in captivity, but merely that it was a playful accident. Ponytails are common for both female and male trainers at SeaWorld, and before the attack they were not viewed as dangerous.

The footage of Brancheau’s attack in “Blackfish” shows Tilikum dragging her into the water by her arm, counter to what SeaWorld claims.

The best word to describe Tilikum is “psychotic.” He was likely driven to this state by a life of confinement and captivity.

The research of orcas and their behavior clearly indicates that captivity leads to deranged animals.

“Blackfish” raised public awareness of Tilikum’s stor y, but there have been dozens of attacks on trainers by other orcas in captivity.

These whales are not bad whales. Many trainers reported Tilikum had been a joy to work with during his career. But orcas come with all of the instincts of a powerful, wild predator. They are dangerous animals. But even after

all of these “accidents” SeaWorld still treats them like they are their pets.

Tilikum’s environment is not Florida. His environment is the cold water seas of Iceland where, as a young calf, he was captured and forced to live a life of confinement.

There is no record of wild orcas killing humans, in the open seas off Iceland or anywhere else. The only place orcas kill humans is in captivity, where they do not belong.

The captive environment that SeaWorld has created for their orcas does not resemble their wild habitat or the social groups that are foreign to the ones that are found in the wild.

Orcas have ver y complex societies in the wild and only elephants and higher primates have comparable social structures.

Because of this many marine experts question how humane it is to keep these animals in captivity and to deprive them from their families or pods.

Killer whales are the only known mammals that live with their mothers for their entire lives, yet SeaWorld is notorious for separating their mothers from their young and depriving them of their special bond.

Orcas’ captive environment is a ver y stressful environment because of the small tanks of chemically altered water. Their aggressive behavior towards each other and humans is a result of the stressful environment that they live in and this type of aggression is not common in the wild. In the wild orcas are known to travel as much as 100 miles a day with their pods but in captivity they are contained to only large pools.

Although marine biologists have made huge progress on their research of killer whales, it still hasn’t changed the fact they are still in captivity.

SeaWorld is willing to sacrifice the well-being of their captive whales to make money. The orca attraction draws millions of visitors ever y year and SeaWorld is not willing to give that up.

The general public must start to educate themselves about the truth about SeaWorld and the animals that live there before spending money to see unhappy animals in a captive environment.

Let us take the math classes we need Dave McKerracher Staff Contributor

Higher math is important. We all know this. It teaches us discipline, and it’s applicable in many areas in life. But why are those of us who aren’t going to use it for our chosen fields required to do higher math in order to earn an Associate’s Degree?

It’s true that mathematicians and mathematics are vital to society–but so are car mechanics. So why don’t we add engine repair to our core curriculum? I just think we should have more alternatives for all of our core requirements.

Speaking specifically to majors who will never be required to use even a third of the math found in their 108 textbooks, do we seriously think we’ll be doing 108, 123, or 143 level math in our future? Because if we don’t use it we’ll lose it regardless.

Perhaps a solution for non-math majors would be a “survey of math” class, in which we could learn things that would be relevant to our futures.

108 though? We’re one of the only colleges in the country still doing this.

What about other solutions though? Maybe the question we should be asking is this: are learning other languages or musical instruments less beneficial than mathematics?

My guess is that this depends on if the individual is going to use it in the future (therefore not losing it), and if they are able to struggle through it without the quality of every other one of their natural talents and earned skills diminishing.

Language and playing music both noticeably increase one’s abilities in

all other areas by elevating overall brain functioning (according to my Psych 101 class).

So why aren’t these options for alternative core requirements in anything other than electives or cultural diversity?

We’ve often heard, “You can’t just think with the ‘right side’ of your brain, you’ve got to develop the ‘left side’–else you’ll lose it!”

People often mistake this as an issue of writing vs. math, or the humanities and arts vs. math and science. At least in my case, however, these are false dichotomies.

I would happily take another couple of science labs in exchange for Math 143. Those broaden my understanding of the world in general, whereas 143 is only a stepping stone towards something I’m not going to cross over to.

There is merit in the argument that we can’t just do things we find easy or enjoy doing. But, for some people, there are more useful challenging courses which could easily substitute for their weakest areas.

This isn’t me complaining due to a poor grade. It is doable for me to get a good grade in a math class.

The problem is, I’m not going to be graphing ever again, and therefore it’s bound to be lost. For those of us who struggle with math worse than anything else, we put hours into it every day.

It’s not necessarily impossible, but this is time which could be better spent elsewhere. When drained from excessive math homework every other class suffers as a result.

One has to wonder, how many students would our school retain if they had more alternatives for the classes which they are least compatible with?

If there was a greater variety of alternative core requirements to be chosen in substitution for the math

section, such as music, language, engine repair, or higher logic classes, my guess is less people would drop out of school before completion.

North Idaho College’s mission commits to creating an experience which truly engenders “life-long learning.” Not an easy task in our economically troubled times.

With the rising cost of tuition, the ever increasing workload weighing down our underpaid teachers, and the overall quality of the college experience diminishing, it is little surprise that admittance and retention are decreasing significantly each semester.

The current system isn’t working, and what I’m offering is a partial solution.

Hopefully I’m speaking here for everyone who is sick of being forced to take classes which crush their spirits and deplete their natural aptitudes.

We’re the ones who are being discouraged to reach our potential, and in the process are being taught to equate perfectly respectable disciplines with misery.

For many of us, this inevitably leaves a bad taste in the place of an otherwise healthy respect. Like a child being forced to dance when she’d rather be taking piano lessons– ask yourself, what’s the predictable end result?

For me, it’s like being forced to go on romantic dates with someone I appreciate but am not attracted to.

We’re all different, and we all have our naturally set predispositions and acquired interests. Just give us more options.

The current status-quo is essentially asking us to dig holes for a few hours a day, just to go back and fill ’em up later–minus the healthy exercise that would entail.

Ok, end of rant. Time to get back to graphing.

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How do you feel about guns on campus?

Miles Cunningham 39, Psych, Houston, Texas

“There’s no need. If you honestly need a gun for hunting, why don’t you just go back to your home, stash it in a storage shed somewhere, so, is there really a purpose to have guns on campus? No.” Israel Nehemiah Musanda 27, Psych, Denver, Colo.

“For me personally, I really don’t agree.

Because coming from Denver, Colorado, I just hear about the shooting at Columbine and what took place and the impacts they have in the high school and the community. So, I think it would be wise to kind of not have guns.”

Amber Champaign, 17, Psych, Kirby, Ark.

“In some ways it’s a good idea, but in some ways it’s not. I feel like if you went through and got your concealed weapons permit, then you should be allowed to, but if not then you shouldn’t.”

Rufflez Akaro, 22, Business, Detroit, Mich.

“For protection purposes, I only think some people should be allowed to, like the security guards, teachers…

Students, no.”

Ashton Clark, 23, Physical Therapy, Chicago, Ill.

“I’ve never experienced it before or anything, but protectionwise, I guess that can be an OK perspective, but if it’s more like trying to murder people, for that particular reason, I wouldn’t be as comfortable with that.”

John “Risky” Boltz Staff Writer

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The good, the bad, and the ugly of reality TV April Wood Staff Writer

The Internet with programs like Netflix and Hulu are giving competition to cable and satellite companies.

They do not have everything but their prices are downright reasonable in a tough economy with only month to month payments. There are people who have given up on TV altogether and get their fix online.

One would expect, in a perfect capitalist society, that satellite companies would revise their policies to be more economical and remain relevant.

Instead, they have only become grubbier and shadier.

The companies put you into a contractual arm lock for two years.

My favorite channel is Investigation Discovery (ID) so I can get my murder mystery

documentary fix. Unfortunately, it only comes with the premium package that includes numerous sports channels I have zero interest in.

ID is the only channel I want not on the basic package but screw the customer. They purposefully take the most popular channels and hold them for ransom while tacking on crap you’ll never use.

It reminds of a quote from The Fairly OddParents: “In the future, there will be 500 TV channels…but nothing to watch!”

What are people paying 60 to 70 dollars for? Duck Dynasty in HD? Not only is it expensive, but programming has really gone down the toilet.

As a child, I loved education programming especially Animal Planet. I watched Steve Irwin, gone far too soon, and learned about how dangerous and beautiful nature could be.

Emergency Vets depicted the triumph and tragedy of working in a veterinary hospital.

What do we have now?

Finding Bigfoot. It seems the tinfoil hats have oozed from the History Channel into other networks. Now the current trend seems to be celebrating ignorant rednecks being ignorant rednecks and unlikeable manchildren from New Jersey who look like irradiated oranges who have gained sentience.

All of the reality shows are staged, but act like they’re real.

Unfortunately, quite a few people think Storage Wars is real and have spent money buying units expecting treasure just to get people’s valueless junk.

Reality shows are popular because they’re dirt cheap to make. That’s understandable, except for the fact they we’re spending over 30 percent of our TV time watching commercials which pay for programming.

We’re watching more commercials than ever but keep getting dreck about the rich being awful human beings, the Amish, and Z list celebrities desperate clinging to fame that left 20 years ago.

Disney movies influence child personalities Annie Stonebreaker Staff Writer “Never!” screamed Cinderella, curling back in disgust and backing away, her mind and eyes quickly flashing and zooming in on the prince; his neck pimples, his squinty black eyes peering out behind thick glasses, nice teeth, but those giant pit stains!” She tore out of the sparkling ballroom, leaving the prince still holding out his hand in an invitation to dance, but this time she made sure to take off her shoes and hold them carefully before descending the

palace steps.

Now STOP and answer one question for yourself. When was the last time you were clotheslined with the steel arm of reality? Yesterday? Three and a half minutes ago? When you just now realized it’s been over a month since your New Year’s resolutions?

Fantasy, fairy tales, dreams (day and night), and even failed boundaries all have a way of hovering and making us question our mode of thinking. Sometimes we catch ourselves living in the future, prancing around in our subjective gold mines.

Could the stories and triumphs of our favorite childhood cartoon have a role in giving reality a bitter aftertaste?

Bruno Bettelheim, a late psychologist and author of the book The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales, gives us his opinion.

He believed fairy tales at a young age are a good bigger picture and train children to experience their own fears symbolically and successfully.

“Fairy tales are loved by the child... because—despite all the angry, anxious thoughts in his mind to which the fairy tale gives body and specific context—these stories always result in a happy outcome, which the child cannot imagine on his own,” Bettelheim said.

Interesting enough, but can’t this argument hold for the opposite view? Did our favorite,

dented Disney DVD taint our way of thinking? Do you find yourself shrugging and giving in to thinking that a situation will work its way out in the end?

Well-known fantasy author J.R.R. Tolkien discussed the power of imagination as a potent art. “I do not say ‘seeing things as they are’ and involve myself with the philosophers, though I might venture to say ‘seeing things as we are (or were) meant to see them’—as things apart from ourselves.”

We need, to clean our windows; so that the things seen clearly may be freed from the drab blur of triteness or familiarity... The things that are trite, or familiar, are the things that we have appropriated, legally

or mentally.”

Maybe the fact that we question our thinking is a step closer to coming to terms with reality and growth, even though we take the risk of looking like a panicked ostrich that just pulled his head out of the sand.

Start to slow down and enjoy the tiny, beautiful moments. Don’t wait for life to happen, make it happen.

Realize that life is chaotic almost always, and give yourself a chance to be spontaneous.

Recognize that some goals are unrealistic, and stomp them out.

Last but not least, never stop dreaming, because if those favorite childhood movies taught us anything: sing while looking longingly out a window and stuff happens.

The dark side of the Internet

John Boltz Staff Writer Perhaps the most influential invention of the past 75 years is the Internet—a way to connect instantly with our friends and loved ones, to meet new people, and to network and share ideas.

The Internet has been able to provide a voice for the mute, give courage to the shy, and has sparked connections that have evolved into loving relationships. But like most good things, there is a dark side: an underground network of pirates, predators, perverts and scammers.

Movie piracy has been around since the first person connected together two VCRs, and so has the debate about it.

Since the advent of the Internet, piracy has started a

huge problem for the film and the music industry. It may not be the most taboo crime on the Internet, but it is wrong and illegal.

An amazing film or album that should have been successful can fail because more people choose to pirate rather than pay. This is especially true for independent films, which have to work hard just to earn back their budget.

Most of us are guilty of some Internet piracy, but to save the art we love, we must not steal it.

Internet scams are nothing new.

They are deceptive acts of indiscriminate manipulation, aimed at innocent, ignorant, and vulnerable people.

To make sure that you never become a victim you must be vigilant. The Nigerian Scam, named for the original incarnation of the scam, was a random email explaining that a large amount of money from Nigeria has to be transferred

into a United States bank account for safety.

For helping out, the victim was told they would get a percentage, sometimes millions of dollars. Of course this is not true, only a way to get the victim’s bank account information.

Other scams include counterfeit websites. They are made to look like legit websites so that you enter your personal information. Always doublecheck the address bar.

The Internet can also be very dangerous, not only for finances but also for lives. Evil Internet predators lurk on the web with the intent to harm.

They hide in online chat rooms and wait for kids or vulnerable people, where they try to lure a meeting.

These encounters can be harmful or even deadly. There is a presence of police task forces and investigators online but the danger is out there.

Parents need to take control and leave nothing to chance.

Teaching a child of the dangers of online predators is very important; stranger danger is online too.

The web can sometimes go beyond taboo into a place that is disturbing, disgusting, and evil. The website 4chan describes itself as an image based online form with emphasis on anonymity, which is true.

But anonymity sometimes comes at a cost, and it is that cost that I believe the website should be taken down. The website has a sub-form that is titled “Not Safe For Work (NSFW),” and this is used for disturbed individuals to share and gawk at illicit pictures ranging from human mutilation to borderline child porn.

The Internet is a place to express freedom of thoughts and ideas, a place almost free from censorship, but there is a line that has been crossed on 4chan.

The website does moderate and take down illegal images

when they are posted. But it allows the “technically” legal images.

These include very young girls in very little clothing, crime scene photos of horrible murders, etc. The sub form on 4chan is morally repugnant and the laws need to change to combat the evil shared there.

This article was not meant to discourage the active use of the Internet, but was meant as a warning of the dark side. The Internet is a great tool that can be used to accomplish many things. It blows my mind that people were able to graduate college before the Internet was invented.

The World Wide Web will continue to grow and so must our regulation of it. I am a firm supporter of keeping the web reasonably uncensored, but we have a moral and ethical responsibility to keep it safe for everyone who utilizes the freedom of expression and power of information on the Internet.

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Changing Realities NIC students lose their minds during Michael C. Anthony’s performance Connor Coughlin Staff Writer Bodies were collapsing onto floors. Individuals ripped off articles of their clothing amidst hallucinator y sweltering heat. People kicked and screamed frantically at nonexistent snakes that existed only in their minds.

No, it wasn’t a scene from a countercultural acidinduced trip gone awr y; it was the night the hypnotist Michael C. Anthony came to visit NIC to perform his show “Hypnotized” to a captivated audience. The show, put on

by Student Events, involved numerous skits and memorable antics that left the audience laughing throughout its entirety.

Anthony performed the show with a subtle sense of his own comedic styling.

Despite being the obvious one putting on the act, he allowed his volunteers, many of whom were NIC students, to become the true stars of the show, putting them through a series of ridiculous acts that garnered innumerable laughs and cheers.

Throughout the course of the performance Anthony sent back a number of volunteers and began to target a core group of individuals as the antics increased in absurdity. By the end of the performance, one man had danced with a broom to Joe’s Crocker’s love

ballad “You Are So Beautiful” and another was renamed “ChaCha.” Hypnosis in its true form is a far cr y from the common popular conception of it. Instead of being reduced to a zombie-like state where one has no control over themselves, hypnosis is a special psychological state in which a person is fully conscious but decidedly tunes out all forms of surrounding stimuli they’re not focused on. It’s often accompanied by feelings of tranquility and extreme suggestibility.

Stage hypnosis, the form of hypnosis Anthony uses for his performances, uses showmanship, audience deception, and social compliance to create an act for means of entertainment.

Anthony became interested in magic at an early age, taking a great influence from his great-uncle who was a professional magician and hypnotist. In his early twenties, Anthony made the transition to a professional stage hypnotist.

Since then, Anthony has traveled to colleges across the nation performing his shows and has appeared on major television networks such as FOX, ABC, and NBC. Additionally, he is a certified hypnotherapist and has his own line of therapeutic hypnosis CDs designed to help with anxiety, athletics, and phobias among others.

Hypnotist Michael C. Anthony scans the audience to find a volunteer for his next performance. Chris Patterson/Sentinel

Students attend speed dating event in hopes of finding companionship Robert Palmer Staff Writer

“I came here because I lost a bet”

DID YOU KNOW?

COMMENTARY

Where’s my rock?

Genre’s definition not up to par

Tyson Juarez Features Editor

Taking a chance on love more serious questions like: “Who do you find attractive?” and “What do you like in a girl/boy?”

With a packed house full Others were there for of NIC romantics, ASNIC slightly dif ferent reasons.

Student Events’ Speed Dat“I came here because ing was in full ef fect.

I lost a bet,” student Joe The stares, wandering Dececehis. “And the free eyes and occasional awkfood.” ward handshake did make There was no denying its appearance. However, Dececehis’ motives, but speed dating was a ver y as the night moved on he awesome time and seeing clearly wasn’t people leave with hanging around smiles and even for the free food maybe some cr ushor his bet any ing going on made it longer while his all wor th the while friends enjoyed for any student. themselves and The lower SUB stayed for the broke out into an orrest of the evechestra of laughing ning. and small talk as the Another stu“dating” began. The dent had actualner vousness was exly come because pressed mutually and JOE DECECEHIS he wanted to was a ver y healthy NIC student take his mother aspect especially out to dinner when meeting someone with a gift card that was new. being raf fled of f.

The room was made up A total of 25 women and of a ver y eclectic student 35 guys attended the fesbody, as students who were tivities. The male students more shy than others could were seated on the outside star t of f with basic quesof the tables as the female tions such as: “ Where are students were sitting in you from?” or “What’s your their seats on the inside of favorite movie?” Others the tables. The males movhowever jumped right into

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Students gathered in the lower level of the Student Union Building to try their chance at finding love. T.J. Gossard/Sentinel

ing chairs ever y two minutes from one hopeful romantic to the next, tr ying to find that spark.

There was still some familiarity to “normal” dating. It wasn’t just the “new school” traditions in ef fect.

The old-fashioned ways were still ver y prominent in this form of meeting people of the opposite sex.

Ever y student had a rose. If that rose was given mutually between male and female, the student body would give him/her their email address. Some

students who agreed with faster communication exchanged phone numbers and user names rather freely.

To some of the par ticipants, the person they hopefully could call “the one” was maybe only two seats, four minutes and one rose away. This can be just as ner vewracking and scar y as real life dating.

Events like this may be that push to get men and women moving, talking and maybe, just maybe, finding romance along the way.

When I think of rock n’ roll, I think of some of the greats such as Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, or even the king himself, Elvis Presley.

Now I know that some of these bands and artists may be a little worn out nowadays because of the countless years of hype and radio play, but compared to what this generation considers to be rock music, these bands are untouchable.

What kids and the media these days consider to be “good” rock music is complete crap.

Take for instance the latest Grammy awards where Imagine Dragons won best rock performance.

I know it may not be that big of a deal considering Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath took home awards later that night but the fact that Imagine Dragons was even featured in the same category as these legendary rock bands.

Also lets get this straight, Imagine Dragons isn’t even close to being rock. Rock bands typically don’t create songs that are overproduced, dubstep/alternative music.

Now I know a ton of people may disagree with me and think I’m a total music snob, but luckily I don’t care. For the sake of being fair, however, I will explain my reasoning.

The definitions of genres have been warped over time. What MTV and other pop culture medias consider to be rock music is way off from the actual roots of the genre.

Granted that Imagine Dragons may be talented musicians, but compared to Zeppelin, they might as well change their name to the My Little Pony Fanclub Band.

Also bands like Arcade Fire and Kings of Leon take the title of being rock bands and have been featured in the rock category for many award ceremonies. This is also an abomination.

Why this gets me so mad is that this takes away from bands that actually stay true to the rock genre and who carry the torch of rock.

Bands like Rival Sons, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, and even Band of Skulls write good straightforward rock music that is more than worthy of being honored.

I guess I’m just bummed that the appreciation for what rock music was seems to be dying in our generation.

I’m not saying that Imagine Dragons, Arcade Fire, or Kings of Leon don’t deserve appreciation for what they are, they just don’t fit into the rock category.

So hopefully someday award ceremonies and media outlets will get their genres straight and start honoring bands that deserve to be.

Until then I’ll just keep my headphones on full blast and forget about our generation’s tastes.

Tyson Juarez 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.

Many orcas live with their mothers for their entire lives. Wow! Now that’s one big baby!

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Not your average comedian

Up-and-coming performer Emily Heller riffs about childhood mishaps, awkward moments Connor Coughlin Staff Writer

Despite talking about her uncool past, Heller was quite the hit with the audience. T.J. Gossard/Sentinel

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meetings just as far as engagement goes.” This says a lot considering the line of people who formed near McKerracher after the event, waiting to give their praise. “Philosophy has a tradition for challenging the legitimacy of arbitrary authority. I think it’s important for citizens of the

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Heller per for med a concise 45-minute set In addition, Heller co-hosts the podcast on the evening of Jan. 16 that was filled with numer ous enter taining and, on a few “Baby Geniuses” with artist Lisa Hanawalt and currently works as a writer for the FOX show occasions, cringewor thy jokes.

“Sur viving Jack.”

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global dominant power, who set the standard for the rest of the world, to continue the tradition of intelligent discourse, rather than living with blinders on,” McKerracher said, vocalizing why he believes philosophy is important. “What is the point for free thought in a democracy when people aren’t utilizing it? When you fall prey to party-line rhetoric and faith-based ideologies, almost everything becomes an

appeal to tradition or an appeal to authority—very often it’s blackand-white, it’s either this or that, and the last time I checked, life is so much more complicated than that. The most important thing I think for people to realize is that uncertainty isn’t a bad thing.”

McKerracher said his officers are all individually doing a lot, and the club deliberately scheduled meetings every other week so that students wouldn’t be over-

saturated. “We were planning this out,” McKerracher said, “we planned out this semester when we still had, like, two weeks before finals. That’s how ahead of the game we were. I mean, we drew up the whole semester calendar and we planned our events around all of the other known events at the time.” The club also plans to have Dr. Ed Kaitz make some presentations regarding Buddhism and Stoicism, as well

as host a talk about feminism later this year. Also being hosted is “What’s so Queer About Gay Marriage” on Monday, Feb. 3 from 4 p.m.-6:30 p.m. in the Lake CDA room—in collaboration with the Gay-Straight Alliance club of NIC. Finally, there will be a lecture and discussion presented by Dan Barker on Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. at Todd Hall concerning whether or not the Bible is a good moral compass.

Munchie Minute: Raising the bar Staffer finds Meltz to be more than just grilled cheese Beau Valdez Photo Editor What do you get when you cross a childhood favorite food with over 23 years of culinar y experience? If you were thinking magic, you were close. The answer is Meltz Extreme Grilled Cheese.

Meltz was opened in July of 2012 by Chef Joe McCar thy and Matt Yetter.

Chef Joe was looking for a quality of life that could per fectly balance his passion for cooking with his family life. Grilled cheese seemed to fit the bill because it’s something that’s been growing up with America, and ever yone young and old can enjoy it.

“It’s not just some guy grabbing Wonder Bread with a butter br ush with melted butter, putting it on the grille and calling it grilled cheese,” Chef McCar thy said. “It’s much more extreme than that.”

Each sandwich begins with thick slices of nonGMO Wheat Montana bread slathered with a carefully

calculated mixture of butter and mayonnaise that allows the sandwich to sit on the grill for the required amount of time to let all the cheese melt and get the per fect brownness. The mayonnaise, which is made in house, contains a secret blend of cheeses and spices that adds a complexity of flavors to the sandwich.

The menu at Meltz is always evolving. More than 40 sandwiches, each containing four ounces of cheese, have graced the menu since the opening, with around a dozen sandwiches being on the menu at any given time.

Sandwiches are ranked from simple to extreme, and you can also build your own. T wo varieties of tomato soup are also available, since grilled cheese and tomato soup go hand in hand.

In August, Meltz entered the “2013 Grilled Cheese National Invitational” in souther n Califor nia where they took first place for their Potsticker Meltz, which contains pork, peppers, fried wontons, garlic, scallions and Sriracha topped with

gooey provolone & pepper jack cheeses, and ser ved with an Asian inspired dipping sauce. The Potsticker Meltz also received the Judges Award out of 50 other competitors. Meltz plans to go back in 2014 to defend their title.

Chef Joe has had a passion for cooking since he was a sophomore in high school. After graduating from New England Culinar y Institute, Chef Joe worked in some of the finest restaurants across the c o u n t r y.

He was also a chef for a racing series, traveling the countr y and cooking for such events as the American Le Mans Series and the National Hot Rod Association, before deciding to open his own restaurant.

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Cook Leo Proffit prepares one of Meltz’ famous masterpieces on the grill for a hungry customer. Beau Valdez/Sentinel

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Cecil flies high in new attire

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West is best in NBA Eastern Conference lobsided, West even

GARRETT CABEZA Sports Editor

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Cecil the Cardinal explodes off a trampoline for a dunk at halftime of the NIC-Colorado Northwestern men’s basketball game Jan. 16 at Rolly Williams Court. Cecil’s first dunk attempt ended with him getting “injured.” A small ambulance vehicle and NIC cheerleaders assisted Cecil off the court. Moments later, Cecil returned in a new uniform and dunked a few times.

Acting like they’ve done it before NIC sophomore wrestlers end final home match on happy note

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those sophomores get out there and get a win,” NIC head coach Pat Whitcomb said.

Booth said he knew Watkins had riding time, so Booth was essentially down by a point.

“I had to get that takedown to end the match,” Booth said.

“Had to figure out a way to get something done.”

Knowing it was his last home match at NIC, Booth said “you don’t want to go out on a loss.”

NIC won six consecutive matches starting with Marcus Crone at 133 pounds and ending with Booth’s win at 174.

NIC freshman Taylor Kornoely beat Sean Molle 21-10 in the heavyweight match.

Golding, who is ranked No. 1 in the nation at 149 pounds, is already preparing for the NJCAA tournament Feb. 28 Kit Major (141 pounds) and March 1 in Spokane. earned a pin and three other “I’m trying to get in the wrestlers won by major decibest shape that I can before sions to lead the top-ranked nationals,” Golding said. “So North Idaho College wrestling just to go out there and push team to a 27-15 win over Simon the pace a little bit and really Fraser University (Burnaby, get my cardio going, burn my British Columbia) at Christianlungs a little bit.” son Gymnasium Jan. 23.

The Cardinals finished 2-1 at It was also Sophomore the Northwest Duals in Powell, Night and the starting NIC Wyo., this weekend. They desophomores made the most of feated 13th-ranked Iowa Westtheir last match under the light ern Community College 35-10 at NIC by picking up wins.

Friday. They lost to third-ranked Jeremy Golding (149) deNortheastern Oklahoma A&M feated his opponent 14-4; Nico College 25-12 and beat No. 2 Moreno (157) beat Josh Punzo Northwest College 17-15 Satur9-0; and in the closest match day. of the night, The NIC’s Derrick “I had to get that takedown to end the Region 18 Booth (174) tournamatch. Had to figure out a way to get prevailed in ment is the final secsomething done.”

Feb. 15 onds over Reid in Rock Watkins 2-1.

DERRICK BOOTH Springs, “It’s real NIC wrestler Wyo. good to see

The top four finishers in each weight class from regionals advance to nationals.

A Closer Look According to the last NJCAA wrestling polls on Jan. 6, NIC has eight wrestlers ranked in the top 10 of their weight classes. Six of the eight are ranked in the top five and three of them are ranked No. 1 - Terrance McKinney (141 pounds), Jeremy Golding (149) and V.J. Giulio (197).

Jared Miller (125) is fifth, Nico Moreno (157) third and Taylor Kornoely (285) fourth.

Cardinals reload for spring

Freshmen-heavy softball team expected to contribute great deal this season Garrett Cabeza Sports Editor At four-year schools, freshmen athletes aren’t thrown into a starting lineup a lot of times. They redshirt or play limited roles, but usually aren’t counted on to lead their teams to victories. This isn’t the case for two-year schools like North Idaho College, especially on this year’s softball team, in which, at times, seven out of

the nine players on the field could be freshmen.

Head coach Don Don Williams welcomed in 15 freshmen and one transfer to this season’s club, but Williams said they know they need to step up right away.

“We have a lot of freshmen on the field this year competing and they’re going to contribute a lot in the lineup this year,” Williams said.

Williams said her freshmen-

heavy team is adjusting well.

“It’s been a big learning curve for us, but they’ve really excelled and did well in the fall, and our practices the past few weeks have been going really well,” Williams said. “So we’re excited.”

NIC returns three players from last year’s team, which finished 23-35 and third at the Region 18 Tournament. Kylene Hatton, who played second base last season, will move out

to left field, and Hunter Allen and Laura Potts will be back in the pitching circle.

Madison Anthony, from Vancouver, Wash., will start at third base.

“She’s going to be a key contributor for us this year offensively and defensively,” Williams said. “She’s a very dynamic player, strong player, so she’s going to have a great

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While I haven’t watched a ton of NBA action this season, I have noticed that the Western Conference is a lot more talented than the East. I can tell by watching some of the games, and the standings speak for themselves.

The Eastern Conference Finals are going to feature the Indiana Pacers and the Miami Heat. No other teams have proven that they can consistently win in the East and compete with these two teams.

As of yesterday, the Eastern Conference has only six teams with .500 or better records.

If the regular season would have ended yesterday, Indiana would have locked up the top seed with a 36-10 record and Miami would be the two seed holding a 33-13 record, three games back from the Pacers. The Atlanta Hawks would be the third seed, and they are 11 games back from Indiana - no where near the Heat and the Pacers.

When looking at the Western Conference, the Oklahoma City Thunder carries the best record at 38-11.

However, there are plenty of worthy teams on their heels that can easily take over the top seed at some point during the season.

The next eight Western Conference teams with the best records are all within 10.5 games of the Thunder. Granted, 10.5 games is more than a handful, but compare that to the Eastern Conference in which Atlanta is the three seed but still 11 games back.

The Brooklyn Nets and the Charlotte Bobcats would make the playoffs in the East, and both teams have losing records.

Compare that to the West, in which, if the regular season ended yesterday, all eight playoff-bound Western Conference teams would have a plus .500 record.

In fact, the Dallas Mavericks, a Western Conference team with a 27-21 record, would have missed out on the playoff excitement.

But there is plenty of time for the bottom feeders of the East to improve their play and perhaps the Pacers and Heat to cool off a little.

Hopefully, the basketball play in the Eastern Conference improves, and when playoff time approaches, there are teams like the Hawks and the Toronto Raptors challenging the Pacers and Heat.

In the meantime, fans might want to pull up a chair when the Thunder and San Antonio Spurs are battling each other or the Los Angeles Clippers and Golden State Warriors are fighting it out in the Pacific Division.

The parody in the West is fun to watch.

The Warriors, a seven seed right now, are just as dangerous as the Thunder, Spurs or Portland Trail Blazers. I wouldn’t feel comfortable if my favorite team was going up against Golden State in the first round of the playoffs.

Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson are probably the best pair of guards playing together in the NBA. The Thunder have Kevin Durant, the Spurs are always flying under the radar because they aren’t a flashy team, and the Clippers dunk on everybody, just to name a few teams.

Since there isn’t an NBA team in the area to go watch, come on down to Christianson Gymnasium at NIC and watch a men’s or women’s basketball game.

The Western Conference is a lot like NIC’s conference - the Scenic West Athletic Conference - intense and competitive.

Garrett Cabeza 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.

DID YOU KNOW? Super Bowl XLVIII was played outdoors in a northern state for the first time in Super Bowl history.

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Home domination, road woes

NIC men win pair on home floor, currently on three-game skid Garrett Cabeza Sports Editor The North Idaho College men’s basketball team scored 64 points off the bench to hand Colorado Northwestern Community College a 96-60 loss Jan. 16 at Rolly Williams Court.

NIC’s Fuquan Niles’ twohanded slam dunk a minute into the game and blocks by Jordon King and Tatafu Nuku in the closing minutes summed up how onesided the game was from the start to the finish.

“Everybody has a good top five, but I think as we get into the bench, “It was a which means that must win... we’re in Every one good shape (game) there, because our matters bench is now.” probably just as good as our startJARED PHAY ers,” NIC NIC basketball coach head coach Jared Phay said.

Jordon King came off the bench to lead the Cardinals with 18 points and contributed seven rebounds. Brad Wallace, another bench player, scored 14 points to go along with a game-high five steals and Shikei Blake had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

“I think playing defense really got me in rhythm, just getting easy buckets and seeing the ball go through the hoop,” Wallace said.

NIC shot 54.4 percent from the floor and 47.1 percent from 3-point range. The Spartans shot 36.4 percent from the field and 30 percent from behind the 3-point arc.

“Defensively, our effort was really good tonight,” Phay said.

Terrylee Wedegeworth paced the Spartans with 17 points and five assists.

The Cardinals led 44-23 at half-

time and didn’t let up, scoring 52 points in the second half, which almost matched the Spartans’ point-total (60) for the game. NIC led 80-32 at one point in the second half.

NIC had lost its previous two Scenic West Athletic Conference home games going into the game against Colorado Northwestern.

“It was very important (to win), especially in this league, because any loss that we have pushes us back a little bit,” Wallace said. “We had a two game losing streak so I think getting us this win gave us a lot of confidence. It was good to get back in the win column again.”

Phay agreed.

“It was a must win…Every one (game) matters now,” he said.

On Jan. 18, NIC beat then 16th-ranked Utah State-Eastern 83-65 at home.

The Cardinals lost 82-71 to the second-ranked College of Southern Idaho Golden Eagles Saturday in Twin Falls. It was NIC’s third straight loss, all of them coming on the road against conference opponents.

NIC previously lost to Snow College 73-59 in Ephraim, Utah, on Jan. 25 and fell to then 13th-ranked Salt Lake Community College 85-82 in Salt Lake City on Jan. 23.

The Cardinals (17-8, 4-6 SWAC) sit in fourth place in the SWAC. CSI holds the top spot (23-2, 9-1), followed by 21st-ranked Salt Lake (21-4, 8-2) and Utah State-Eastern (18-6, 5-5).

NIC plays Colorado Northwestern (7-17, 1-9) in Rangely Thursday at 6:30 PST and Utah StateEastern in Price Saturday at 4.

The SWAC tournament will be held at Snow College Feb. 27March 1.

Final three home games

Feb. 13 Salt Lake 7:30 Feb. 15 Snow College 5:00 Feb. 22 Southern Idaho 5:00

NIC freshman forward Tatafu Nuku elevates for a shot as a couple of Colorado Northwestern defenders look to block it Jan. 16 at Rolly Williams Court. NIC beat the Spartans 96-60. Beau Valdez/Sentinel

Lady Cardinals trying to regain rhythm

Women’s basketball team has dropped three of last five games, still has conference games to right ship Garrett Cabeza Sports Editor

to go along with seven rebounds and three steals.

“Obviously after a few losses, we’ve been a little bit down, just trying to come together and stuff, so having a good win like that has just really lifted us,” Stirton said.

The Cardinals started the game on a 7-0 run before a timeout was called. They led 31-18 at halftime and did not let the foot off the gas pedal in the second half.

Freshman guard Katie King, from Post Falls, knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers to extend NIC’s lead to 46-22 and 49-22 at the beginning of the second half.

King finished with seven points and led NIC with three assists.

“Katie’s just a real solid point guard, plays a great role for us,” Carlson said.

With 11:54 left in the second half, NIC’s Staggs scored an oldfashioned 3-point play by getting a layup to drop and sinking the free throw after she was fouled. The Cardinals led 56-25 at that point.

Staggs had 10 points and four rebounds, Mokrzycki 12 points and eight rebounds and Taimani

scored 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the Lady Cardinals.

Kendra Martin led Colorado Northwestern with 20 points and nine rebounds.

NIC lost 67-50 Saturday to instate conference rival College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls.

NIC beat Snow College 63-59 in Ephraim, Utah, Jan. 25 but lost to Salt Lake Community College 83-56 in Salt Lake City Jan. 23.

The Lady Cardinals will travel to Rangely, Colo., Thursday to play Colorado Northwestern (5-18, 0-10).

NIC (18-7, 4-6) is in fourth place in the SWAC behind first place and seventh-ranked Salt Lake (21-4, 100), second place and 11th-ranked CSI (22-3, 8-2) and third place Utah State-Eastern (11-13, 5-5).

The SWAC tournament is Feb. 27 and 28 at Snow College.

at catcher. Carter broke the NIC are young, Williams expects an We have the slappers with the career home run record last year improved infield this season. speed. We have the contact hitters. as a sophomore.

“I think we have a very strong I think we’re going to be able to pro“We’ve always had a rich tradiinfield,” Williams said. “I think last duce a lot of runs,” Williams said. tion of having great catchers in our year we struggled in the infield, but As for the Scenic West Athletic program and Jammie has definitely we have a really strong infield that Conference, College of Southern stepped up to fulfill that-big shoes,” I think’s going to really help us.”

Idaho opened at No. 9 in the Jan. Williams said. “She’s a great defenWilliams also said the team 27 NJCAA rankings and Salt Lake sive catcher. Not a lot of runners has pitching depth, “which was Community College, which was are going to steal on us with her very scarce last year.” the national runner-up last season, strong arm. She’s shown some The offense should be diverse is 16th. good leadership behind the plate. too.

Williams said both CSI and Salt Those freshmen are doing great, “We have the long ball hitters.

Lake “do a great job recruiting, and there’s so so there’s no “Not a lot of runners are going to steal on and many more. We doubt in my mind have so many in that they’ve reus with her strong arm.” the lineup.” loaded and they’re Even though ready to go.”

DON DON WILLIAMS the infielders NIC opened up NIC softball coach

the season in Las Vegas Friday where they lost 9-7 to Arizona Western and 9-3 to No. 18 Eastern Arizona College. It beat No. 4 Pima Community College 10-9 to end the day. It played Phoenix College and No. 14 Gulf Coast State College Saturday in Las Vegas also.

NIC plays a doubleheader today against the University of Antelope Valley in Lancaster, Calif.

The Lady Cardinals will start SWAC play Feb. 7 and 8 against Salt Lake in St. George, Utah, and their first home games (weather permitting) will be a four-game set with Snow College Feb. 21 and 22 at Memorial Field.

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Renae Mokrzycki at the free throw line. Chris Patterson/Sentinel

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year for us.”

Allison Paladeni, who transferred from Lower Columbia College (Longview, Wash.), will anchor the infield at shortstop and Marissa Tarin from Winchester, Calif., will replace Hatton at second base.

“Marissa Tarin at second base has some great defensive skills and she’s a lefty slapper with some speed on offense, so she’s going to contribute well,” Williams said.

Miranda Powless of Colton, Calif., will take over at first base and Jammie Madonna of Colville, Wash., will replace Shelby Carter

The North Idaho College Lady Cardinals basketball team are still fighting for a better seed when the Scenic West Athletic Conference tournament rolls around at the end of the month. They are 2-3 in their last five games.

The second meeting this season between then 21st-ranked NIC was another close game, with Utah State-Eastern coming out on top again 63-61 Jan. 18 at Christianson Gym. The Lady Cardinals suffered an 88-80 loss in overtime Dec. 12 to Utah State-Eastern.

Down by two with 6.6 seconds left, NIC could not get a good look at the basket.

Utah State-Eastern got more production from their bench, out scoring NIC 39-7.

The Lady Cardinals were led offensively by Kara Staggs, who scored 16 points to go along with

seven rebounds. Renae Mokrzycki scored 12 points, grabbed eight rebounds, had four steals and three blocks, keeping the Lady Cardinals close.

NIC came out strong after the half, draining two 3-point shots to make it 35-32 Utah State-Eastern.

Georgia Stirton drove to the basket and scored giving the Lady Cardinals their first lead, 39-37, in the second half.

Panisessi Taimani, who had 10 points and five rebounds, tied the game at 52 a piece with 6:45 to go.

Mokrzycki had the last score of the game at the free-throw line making it 62-61 Utah State-Eastern.

The Lady Cardinals will have one more shot at Utah StateEastern playing them for the third time in Price, Utah, Feb. 8.

On Jan. 16, NIC earned a convincing 78-55 SWAC win against the Colorado Northwestern Community College Spartans at Rolly Williams Court.

“It was good, solid zone defense tonight,” NIC head coach Chris Carlson said.

Stirton led NIC with 18 points

Final three home games

Feb. 13 Salt Lake 5:30 Feb. 15 Snow College 3:00 Feb. 22 Southern Idaho 3:00

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Crossword

Horoscopes Aquarius

(Jan. 20 - Feb. 18) Another year, another birthday. Nothing out of the usual will rock your boat and it will be smooth sailing for a little while.

Pisces

(Feb. 19 - March 20) You’re looking for romance in all the wrong places. If you stop searching, you might just be surprised who graces your path.

Aries

(March 21 - April 19) You have a secret admirer among your circle of people. Longtime feelings will be admitted in a pleasant form.

Taurus

(April 20 - May 20) It’s okay to be alone this month, you need your space so take a step back to breathe in.

If you proceed in the direction you’re going, you’re going to wish you would have put more thought into an important decision.

Gemini

(May 21 - June 20) Old romances will rekindle in a new exciting way that you won’t see coming. Live in the moment and don’t be afraid to take a chance on love this month.

Cancer

(June 21 - July 22) Even though you’ve lost sight of a potential door opener, more chances will come and you will thank yourself in the long run for playing it safe and smart this time around.

Leo

(July 23 - Aug. 22) Your love life has recently changed unexpectedly so don’t sweat it. Spend time once used on someone else with family and friends this month.

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Virgo

(Aug 23 - Sept 22) Are you sure you’re comfortable with your finances? It would be smart to start tucking away some money as soon as possible for an unexpected bill in your future. The chocolate sales aren’t worth struggling to make dimes meet.

Libra

(Sept. 23 - Oct. 22) Your love life is the most comfortable it has been in a long time and it seems to good to be true. Don’t overanalyze words and actions this month because not all is like what you think.

Stop expecting something to go wrong and relax.

Scorpio

(Oct. 23 - Nov. 21) Give an aquaintance the benefit of the doubt this month when a helping hand is extended your way. It is impor tant for you to be trusting this month so you don’t miss out on oppor tunities that could ver y well relieve the stress that has been weighing on you lately.

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ACROSS

Sagittarius

(Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) Keep on looking for ward and don’t let a hear tbreak hold you back from being who you are and doing what you want. That sinking feeling in your chest will soon disappear from your mind. It’s time to take some personal time to get through the mess that has found its way into your day.

Capricorn

(Dec 22 - Jan. 19) Dress your best for someone you would least expect will notice this month. If you carr y yourself right, you have the potential to run into a new happiness this month.

1. Decorative case 5. South American country 9. Unadulterated 13. Dispatched 14. Flip over 16. Pinnacle 17. Wings 18. Ganders 19. Thorny flower 20. Extreme 22. Pachyderms 24. Turn into the wind 26. Satisfies 27. A member of the beat generation 30. Pharynx 33. Surmounted 35. Spritelike 37. Greatest possible 38. Foul-up 41. Fury 42. Step 45. Porches 48. Recommendation 51. Piano player

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52. Delete 54. As well 55. Fades 59. Blockheads 62. Telephoned 63. Toss 65. Hindu princess 66. Maguey 67. A river through Paris 68. Biblical garden 69. Char 70. Toward sunset 71. Accomplishes

DOWN 1. Brother of Jacob 2. Express in words 3. Uncommitted 4. Go over again 5. Type of dog 6. Type of sword 7. Bobbins 8. Oust 9. Sunshade 10. Atop 11. A musical pause

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Cut these hearts out for the person who stole yours.

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RenLocalEbandand the Rhythm Section of three gains popularity in surrounding areas through performances of smooth jazz sounds and classical vocals

Tyson Juarez Features Editor The Nor th Idaho College campus is a popular star ting point for many bands that per form in the Coeur d’Alene area, and even some groups have made it outside of local venues into the mainstream.

One band that is star ting to make its mark not only on NIC, but also on the surrounding community, is the lounge jazz group Ren E. and the Rhythm Section.

Now, they may not be playing large festivals all over the countr y but they are definitely getting gigs, meaning more possibilities to get their name out there.

The group has been playing all over from Lewiston to Spokane, impressing the people that book them and even getting invited to play again.

Ren E. and the Rhythm Section have played at the Spokane fair and even during festivities at the local Coeur d’Alene Riverstone area. The jazz trio recently played at the JACC venue in Post Falls, one of the band’s more ad-

Photo courtesy of Katelynn Eppenstein

ver tised and bigger shows yet.

“I think we were really well received,” DeVries said, “some of the older folks wanted us to star t a monthly jazz night.”

Ren E. and the Rhythm Section formed when self-employed vocal instr uctor Renei Yarrow, 38, bassist Tony Farris, 27, and dr ummer Adrian DeVries, 19 got together to per form with one of Yarrow’s recital groups. The trio automatically had a connection.

“We have lasted this long because we all get along ver y well,” said Yarrow, “that’s why a lot of bands break up is because they don’t connect.”

Yarrow said she was greatly impressed with both DeVries and Farris’s musical talents.

“I saw Adrian play with the jazz choir,” Yarrow said, “he was my favorite dr ummer I ever saw play with them.”

Yarrow also had her first musical experience working with Farris on the set of the “Robber Bridegroom.”

Each member brings a little something dif ferent to the table,

creating a melting pot of musical diversity that is rehashed into upbeat, swinging jazz. The group mostly plays traditional songs from the 20s and 30s but are currently working on two original tunes.

DeVries is a smooth dr ummer with the ability to keep light swing beat that nicely accompanies Yarrow and Farris, making it hard to believe that he hasn’t been playing jazz for too long. The all around dr ummer takes influence from jazz musicians such as Lionel Hampton and Buddy Rich.

He has been behind the kit ever since he was 10 years old.

Farris has been playing bass for 13 years and takes his jazz influence from some of his instr uctors at NIC. For overall bass play-

ing, Farris takes influence from even rock bassists such as Justin Chancellor from the hard rock group Tool.

Farris fits in well though he, like DeVries, hasn’t been playing jazz style for ver y long. The bassist is able to keep a smooth rhythm that helps to drive the trio’s songs.

Yarrow has the most experience out of the group as she has been singing for 33 years. The jazz vocalist is also classically trained in opera. She also plays ukulele on some the bands songs, adding a new twist to classical jazz music.

Yarrow finds influence in ar tists such as Ella Fitzgerald and newer age ar tist April Smith and the Great Picture Show.

“April Smith is the reason I do this,” Yarrow said, “we also include one of her songs in our set.”

The band is always looking for ward to playing shows in the area whether the venue is big or small, but do dream about playing at venues such as the Bing Crosby Theater.

“Any time we get to play in front of people means it’s another chance for us all to play together,” Yarrow said.

The band may become inactive for awhile by next semester as DeVries seeks to continue his schooling at University of Idaho while the other members continue with their academic and music careers.

Though each member of the band do have goals that may lead them separate ways in the future, their friendship will last a life time and each group member will be just a phone call away from another reunion for a show.

No matter where members of Ren E. and the Rhythm Section end up, they will always stay a jazz band for hire.

“Anytime we get to play in front of people means it’s another chance for us all to play together” Renei Yarrow