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Legendary bassest dead at 71 Revive classics in honor of fallen heros Tyson Juarez Features Editor
The world lost one of the most influential bass guitarists of the last 50 years. Creams own Jack Bruce passed away on Saturday October 25 from liver disease according to a statement given by one of Bruce’s Spokesman. I believe this is upsetting for rock n’ roll for we have lost a lot of good artists over the past year including Tommy Ramone, Johnny Winter, and many others. This goes to show that some of the mighty artists whom we’ve seen as “gods” are mortal after all but even still after their deaths, the music lives on. Things like this make me appreciate classic rock n’ roll even more. Though we lose plenty
MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2O14
Drama department gets personal Students take on new play from guest director Scott Doughty Rhiannon Fullerton Staff Writer Taylor Nadauld Staff Writer
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he NIC Drama Department unveiled their production of Neil LaBute’s, “The Shape of Things” Thursday night to a cozy crowd. The production featured many edgy, nontraditional elements including the placement of audience seating which was on the stage where the cast per formed, some adult content, and the use of “liquid scener y,” a mash-up of traditional staging techniques and multimedia elements. “This play uses the layering of a lot more technical elements, which is a lot dif ferent than anything I’ve done here before,” said lead actress Lindsay Teeter. From an audience members’ perspective, the experience is intimate and engaging. Cast members act among audience members without breaking the four th wall. “When you read the play it’s a very intimate experience. It feels like you’re right in the middle of these people’s emotional lives,” said Guest Director Scott Doughty. “In order to honor that experience, we talked about how do we make it feel like we’re sitting right there with them. One of the goals we set out to do is really try to involve the audience in a much more immediate way.”
The entire cast is made up of only four students and one understudy. Characters feel more like friends than fiction by the end of the show. “You learn to trust each other,” Teeter said of working with a small cast. Audience members were warned before the play star ted that it is intended for mature audiences only, due to “strong sexual scenes” and “graphic language.” The play did feature scenes involving sexual encounters, with language scattered throughout. Prevalent themes in the show included student relationships, college life, motivations behind seemingly good intentions, and the definition of “ar t” in general. “This show is a lot more contemporar y than what NIC normally does,” said cast member, Diana Bailey, “which is really nice.” The play is per formed with a lot of creative control from the actors’ own interpretations. Students were provided a script, but there was nothing defining the characters other than the way the actors choose to portray them. “It was awesome,” said audience member, Shari Thomas. “It was ver y well acted. It just was ver y smooth; no glitches or anything like that, and I thought the lead couple was just amazing.” The play is accessible to ever yone because it does not use heightened language. “You don’t have to be a
Students were able to view the play from the stage, giving them a unique perspective on the story. John “Risky” Boltz /Sentinel
‘theater person’ to appreciate this,” said Cole Durbin, the play’s male lead. The actors had audience members fully engaged from beginning to end. There was plenty of laughter, and equal amounts of shock at the show’s many twists and turns. “It forces you to think
ver y hard on your view on relationships on ar t, on ethics; it’s a really unique experience,” Doughty said. “The characters are not good or bad, just present and real.” “The Shape of Things” is being per formed on Oct. 30, 31 and Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the Boswell Hall Schuler Per forming Ar ts Center.
of artists every year we can still honor them through their works of art because such things were the statements and impressions they left on the world. They are almost timeless.
They danced the night away at NIC Students dance, glow, and connect with each other at the semesters first club sub
The passing of a member from such a well renowned band hits close to home for many fans but reality has to be faced because we may lose even more in the future. Someday Led Zeppelin may be a little more incomplete, or the remaining Beatles may fade away. Break out your old rock records or maybe go through your dad’s collection. Find something on Spotify or look up Youtube videos. Don’t let these artists music be forgotten in later generations, they deserve better than that. So in saying, though he is gone, Jack Bruce lives on through our speakers and will hopefully grace future peoples with his groovy, catchy, and innovative rhythms and his chilling vocals. In honor of our fallen rock n’
A student dances in front of a projector connected to an Xbox connect. Attendees of the event got an oportunnity to play around with the motion-sensor device, creating warped images on the wall. Beau Valdez/Sentinel
roll hero I’ll be flying my rock banners at half mast and I’ll also be blaring some Cream for the next few weeks. Tyson Juarez 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.
Maddie Chapman Staff Writer A dark room, loud music, and neon lights brought students together to dance and enjoy themselves during the night. Held in the lower level of the Student Union Building, Club Sub was an upbeat environment complete with refreshments and black lights.
It had a late start with groups milling around and testing out the dance screen which mimicked the movements of the person standing in front of it. When the music started blaring students started grooving. “I just like dancing,” said Bailey Scribner. She said she has been dancing professionally since the age of eight.
Many students were sporting their glow in the dark homemade shirts. Days before Student Events provided an opportunity for people to make their own shirts just for the event. Some also wore a collection of glowsticks to complete their outfit. As the night went on more filed in and showed off their
moves. Those who weren’t dancing seemed amused by watching the interesting moves on the dance floor. “It’s an interesting and new event,” said student Kayla Lawrence. Club sub was hoppin’ till the end and many students said that they would r etur n if this event hap pened again.
DID YOU KNOW? Black cats were once believed to be a witch’s familiar whom protected their powers.
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2014
COMMENTARY
The time to take a stand NFL’s treatment of Ray Rice scandal unacceptable
Connor Sears Staff Writer
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Cardinal’s midfielder Jeffrey Rokstad jumps up to head the incoming ball. They took the game 4-0. Beau Valdez/Sentinel
We are the champions Men’s soccer team dominates new rivals for promising season start
Annie Stonebreaker Sports Assistant The men’s soccer team stands undefeated 5-0 in the Northwest Athletic Conference, scoring an average of 4 points a game. In the first home game of the season on August 30th versus South Puget Sound CC, Adam Talley, forward and team captain number 15, scored 3 of the 4 goals, and Brady Ulen, defense
and team captain number 20, scored 1. It was a physical game with many fouls, penalty kicks, jersey pulling and combative moments. The referee gave Cardinal’s midfielder Aaron Crossingham the only red card so far for unsporting behavior. “We played really good,” Talley said after the game, “It was a little sketchy in the start but we pulled it together.” The Cards won against Tacoma CC on the second of September in another dynamic game in which they
fought the first half to maintain their one goal lead made by Talley. At one point an opposing team member broke through defense and by Ulen, making it only him versus the goalkeeper. Ulen reached out from the ground in a split-second decision of desperation and tripped him, preventing a shot but receiving a yellow card. “When I have the instinct to do something, I do it,” Ulen Said, “If it ends up bringing me down, I’d rather have that than someone else on my team.” I n their first away game of the season 4 days later, they won against Pierce College 4-0 in Puyallup, Washington. Back on the Eisenwinter field again that Tuesday, they defended against the Walla Walla CC Warriors, known as the number one offensive team in the conference, shooting 5 goals but taking 1. The first ten minutes of the game passed with the muffled noise of cleats tearing the grass, honed effort, and anticipation as the players pushed and strained for the ball. Finally, Alec Johnson headed the ball that a Warrior tried to clear back into the box where Braden Ridgewell, midfielder number 10, sunk it in the net for the first goal of the game. Mitch Markovets, one of the Card’s goalies, received a yellow card for dissent and the Warriors scored their only goal in the resulting penalty kick. This past Friday they weathered The Chemeketa CC Storm 5-1 to stand undefeated in the most recent game of the season. The first 20 minutes tensely passed by, and the referee was quick to stomp out any bad sportsmanship in the first minutes of the game by giving Chemeketa player Armando Guevara a yellow
card for language. The first goal was scored when the Storm’s goalie went down after blocking a shot, and Talley passed the ball to Hamidou Kante, number 22, who put the ball home. Shortly after, Chemeketa player Oscar Contreras powerfully shot from almost half field and it snuck into the left side of the net, tying the game. Taylor Haman finally put NIC back in the lead when he was there to put the rebound in after two of his teammates made unsuccessful shots. Both NIC and Chemeketa used their goalie substitutes and all four blocked an average of about 7 shots. “Tonight’s game was a fantastic game,” Said Kante, who scored his first collegiate goal, “The other team played hard too, they did their best but in the end the best will win.” The next game will be home this Tuesday against Edmonds College. Team Captains Alec Johnson, Adam Talley and Brady Ulen were appointed by the coach and can be seen instructing and encouraging their teammate’s growth on the field. “I just love the team chemistry we have that leads us to having the opportunities to score goals, “ Ulen said, “We all kind of enjoy the same things outside of soccer and play the same way.” Ulen is quite comfortable on the soccer field, celebrating his goals with a handstand front flip and snatching up the occasional fan. One game, a soccer coach brought out a junior high team of young ladies to watch and learn from the men. One of the young admirers screamed out as Ulen passed by, “You’re my man, 20!” To the fans? “We love the
support we get from anybody, just seeing them out there supporting helps push us every single game,” Ulen said.
Briefs NIC brings home volleyball victory Ameen Gondo Staff Writer The NIC Women’s Volleyball team beat the University of Great Falls on Saturday, Sept., 13, in three straight sets. NIC Women’s volleyball team won the first two sets and took the last one with the score of 25-10 with their sophomore captain Kennedy Chadwick putting on an impressive per formance.
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After getting of f to a rocky star t this season the Cardinals were able to overcome a 1-7 star t and win 5 games in a row.
NIC wrestlers pass out school supplies, smiles to local children Griffey Olsby Staff Writer With NIC’s wrestling team wanting to give back to the community, the wrestlers took a day to hand out school supplies to the children of Couer D’ Alene. Michael Nguyen, a wrestler on the team, said this fundraiser was about more than just the money.
“It was to put out a good name for wrestling and what we stand for,” Nguyen said. “Helping the community grow as one.” “It was trick-or-tr eat ing with school supplies,” said Nguyen, who compar ed the even to Halloween. Coach Pat Whitcomb put this event on August 27th in the village at Riv erstone.
omestic violence looks to be bigger than America’s favorite sport. I believe that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell should be stricter with recent events in the NFL. A few months back, Ray Rice was seen lugging his wife, then fiancé Janey Palmer, out of an elevator. The video footage was released this week at an Atlantic Casino earlier this week. Rice threw a left hook at his wife thereby knocking her out. Goodell suspended Rice from two games and required him to enroll in a community therapy program. This was after Rice told Goodell that he hit Palmer. Goodell should have barred Rice from playing in the NFL as soon as he knew about the incident. Goodell created objective measures for athletes committing domestic violence as a result of the Ray Rice incident. The first offence results in a minimum six-game suspension without pay and league expulsion for a second offense. The commissioner worked with the President of the National Network to End Domestic Violence Kim Gandy on creating the policy. Goodell said “Rice is a young man that really understands the mistake that he has made and is determined to make a difference.” Rice should demonstrate that he has made a difference before hearing his petition to play professional football again. Rice would be a perfect player for NFL outreach programs. He can help student athletes become more familiar with domestic and sexual violence issues. Because of a lot of public scrutiny of Goodell, he suspended Rice indefinitely after the video was released. Goodell also asked former FBI Director Robert Mueler to investigate the Ray Rice Case. Goodell has since then admitted that he made a mistake. “I take responsibility both for the decision and for ensuring that our actions in the future properly reflect our values,” Goodell said Goodell’s political recall of his previous statement should not have been politics, it should be standard protocol for an incident of this severity. Rice isn’t the only NFL player accused of domestic violence. Greg Hardy of the Carolina Panthers was found guilty on charges of domestic violence, and is yet to be convicted for threatening to kill his girlfriend. Even though he plead guilty to his charges, Goodell allowed him to play in week one. I am anticipating a six-game suspension, however I believe it should be more. Ray Mcdonald is an NFL athlete with charges of felony domestic violence. This is the opportune time for Goodell to capitalize on the more uniform punitive measures if McDonald is found guilty. It’s time to walk the walk and stand up for the victims, rather survivors of domestic violence with Rice, Hardy and McDonald. Connor Sears 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 pushes past rival CSI
Tucker, Kesler combine for 40 points in win over No. 6 Eagles
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2014
COMMENTARY
Seahawks save best for last Team effort pushes Seattle past Denver
GARRETT CABEZA Sports Editor
NIC sophomore guard Bryce Leavitt drives into the lane and throws up a shot while colliding with College of Southern Idaho guard Trevor Bamgartner Saturday night at Rolly Williams Court. NIC upset CSI 75-66. Beau Valdez/Sentinel
Garrett Cabeza Sports Editor Oh, what a Scenic West Athletic Conference tournament it will be. The North Idaho College men’s basketball team upset sixth-ranked College of Southern Idaho 75-66 Saturday night at Rolly Williams Court in
the final regular season game for both teams. NIC (20-10, 7-8 SWAC) will be the No. 3 seed heading into the SWAC tournament Thursday and will play sixthseeded Colorado Northwestern Community College (8-21, 2-13 SWAC) at Snow College. Utah State-Eastern also holds
a 7-8 conference record but NIC took the season series between the two teams 2-1. Despite the loss, CSI will receive the No. 1 seed and Salt Lake Community College will be the No. 2 seed in the tournament. Utah State-Eastern will be the four seed and Snow College the fifth seed. CSI and Salt
Lake will earn first-round byes. “I think we played really unselfish tonight,” NIC head coach Jared Phay said. We played everybody, all 12 guys played. I thought everyone did their job. Everyone played
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SWAC to NWAACC?
NIC teams may switch to different conference to save money Garrett Cabeza Sports Editor North Idaho College’s athletic teams may be on the move from the Scenic West Athletic Conference to the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges to save about $600,000 a year in scholarships and travel expenses. On the other hand, NIC, which in turn, would be leaving the National Junior College
Athletic Association, would miss out on the opportunity to compete for national titles. Instead, NIC teams, except for wrestling, which would remain in the NJCAA, will compete solely for conference championships. If the NWAACC accepts NIC and its teams into the conference Tuesday, and NIC’s board of directors agree to the terms Wednesday, NIC’s outdoor sports - men’s and women’s soccer, softball, and men’s and
women’s golf - will move to the NWAACC this fall. NIC’s indoor sports - volleyball and men’s and women’s basketball - would move to the conference at the start of the 2015-16 school year. The NWAACC consists of schools from Washington and Oregon, with the nearest school being Community Colleges of Spokane. The closest college to NIC that competes in the SWAC is the College of Southern Idaho, located in Twin Falls.
While NJCAA teams can recruit internationally, NWAACC teams are restricted to western states including Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, California, Hawaii and Alaska. NJCAA schools can offer its student-athletes full scholarships while NWAACC schools can offer partial scholarships. Not only can NJCAA schools offer full scholarships, they can offer more scholarships in general than NWAACC schools.
The Seattle Seahawks possibly played their best football all season in Super Bowl XLVIII. The offense, defense and special teams clicked on all cylinders en route to a 43-8 whipping of the Denver Broncos Feb. 2 in East Rutherford, N.J. From the Broncos’ first offensive snap that sailed by Peyton Manning for a safety to Seahawks’ coach Pete Carroll receiving a Gatorade bath, Seattle dominated. Nobody predicted the Seahawks would rout the Broncos like that, not even most Seahawk fans I am sure. But in a matchup between the No. 1 offense in the league and the No. 1 defense, something had to give, or in this case, crumble, as the Broncos didn’t score until the end of the third quarter. The saying goes that defense wins championships and offense sells tickets. In the Seahawks’ case, maybe defense wins championships and sells tickets. Oh boy, is that defense fun to watch? The Seahawks swarmed Manning and his wide receivers. Even on completions, Seahawk defenders made receivers like Demaryius Thomas pay by delivering punishing hits. In Manning’s defense, he had a decent day statistically, besides the two interceptions to Kam Chancellor and Malcolm Smith, and the lost fumble. He completed 34 of 49 passes for 280 yards and a touchdown. But the four total turnovers in the game proved costly for the Broncos. Like Manning’s stat line, other stats also didn’t add up to a Seahawk recipe for success. However, Seattle overcame those stats by finding success elsewhere. Stopping Marshawn Lynch was probably the biggest goal for the Broncos, and they did just that, limiting him to just 39 yards rushing and a touchdown. But speedster Percy Harvin picked up some of the slack by turning on the jets on two carries for 45 yards. Second-year quarterback Russell Wilson was on target all game long. He completed 18 of 25 passes for 206 yards and two touchdowns. Jermaine Kearse and Doug Baldwin, the Seahawk receivers who caught a touchdown pass each, proved they weren’t mediocre receivers. Kearse was spun around twice before sprinting in for a touchdown and Baldwin made a shifty move into the end zone after his reception. The Seahawks overwhelmed the Broncos in almost every imaginable way. They put on a clinic in all three phases of the game (offense, defense and special teams) and scored in each phase also. Smith’s interception return for a touchdown capped a stunning first half to the Super Bowl, and Harvin’s kickoff return for a touchdown to begin the second half pretty much took the wind right out of the Broncos’ sails. Perhaps Denver’s kickoff coverage team was trying to listen to Bruno Mars at halftime instead of its special teams coach. While the Broncos did a great job of stopping Lynch, the Seahawks held the Broncos’ offense in check the entire game. Sure, Denver racked up yards, but while Seattle’s defense gave a little, it certainly didn’t break. The Seahawks defense forced turnovers and made stops just when the Broncos started to pick up steam on offensive drives. From the defensive line to the Legion of Boom, the Seattle secondary, the Seahawks’ defense was what it had been all year – the most physical unit on the field. 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? Luke Ridnour, a guard for the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats, was born in Coeur d’Alene in 1981.