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Tenure tension Board of trustees voids questionable action Christina Villagomez News Editor/Co-Webmaster
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Election results announced Cheevers, Brands named president, VP Christina Villagomez News Editor/Co-Webmaster Despite technical difficulties plaguing the voting process, NIC will see the winners of the ASNIC spring election sworn into office May 14. Benaiah Cheevers was elected president by a margin of 50.5 percent, and Joshua Brands was elected vice president with 55.56 percent of the vote. Richard Fortman, Andy Hughes, Israel Nehemiah Musonda, Josh Swan, Alex Rodal-Cubillas, Tre’ Keough, James Duram, and Bob Mertens will fill the eight senate seats. (For more information on the winners see page 2). Chris Deane, current ASNIC president, said a coding error in the program used to tally votes made the count for two senate candidates indecipherable. Although Cheevers and Brands were notified of the results of their respective
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Les Misérables Musical performance takes NIC students out of their comfort zone. Features Page 6
Students in Cheri Zao’s human prosection class explore the body of a cadaver. NIC acquires the cadavers through a partnership with Washington State University’s Willed Body Program. Bridget Rogers/Sentinel
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Cadaver lab offers students opportunity to explore human anatomy Kaye Thornbrugh Managing Editor
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wo figures lie on the tables. Their bodies are swathed in white plastic, their faces covered, their chest and abdominal cavities splayed open. Most of their skin has been peeled off, and what flesh and muscle remain are leathery and parchment-colored. In some places, flesh has been cut away, revealing the intricate traceries of veins and arteries. The exposed innards are lifeless and gray. This is not an autopsy room in Area 51, and these are not aliens. This is the cadaver lab in the Meyer Health and Sciences Building, where North Idaho College students learn the secrets of human anatomy by exploring human bodies. Community members gathered here in April to observe the process of prosection, the technical term for human dissection. Students in Cheri Zao’s human prosection class led the demonstration. North Idaho College is something of a rarity: a twoyear college with access to cadavers. NIC acquires the cadavers through a partnership with Washington State University’s Willed Body Program. Cheri Zao explained that the Meyer Health and Sciences Building was actually built with the cadaver lab in mind, and the plans for the lab were what helped seal the deal with WSU seven years ago. To donate a body to WSU’s Willed Body Program, prospective donors must first
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After making a legally questionable motion, the board of trustees was forced to void an action regarding faculty tenure at a recent meeting. The motion, which involved discussing the creation of a public forum to discuss policies and procedures regarding tenure, was made after an April 6 executive board meeting that was closed to the public. Only three members of the fiveperson board were in attendance. “After the executive session, it is this board’s custom that the meeting return to an open session, where typically the meeting is gaveled to a closure,” said Mark Lyons, an attorney for the college who was present. “This time, however, before closing the meeting, a motion was made to have a discussion at some point in the future. The motion was not on the agenda. I did allow that to happen believing that it was not substantive and that it related to scheduling an open meeting discussion at some point in the future.” Trustee Christie Wood, who was one of the two trustees not present at the meeting, later called to have the motion rescinded, citing a violation of Idaho’s open meeting laws. Lyons dismissed the idea of multiple violations. “The board of trustees had a scheduled executive session meeting to discuss personnel matters specifically related to
need to be transported long complete the necessary distance. forms. However, completing Embalming for anatomical the paperwork does not guarstudy requires different techantee that a donation will be niques than regular embalmaccepted after death. Bodies ing. The femoral artery is cut must also meet certain criteria. Donations can be declined open; the blood is flushed out and replaced with embalmfor any number of reasons, including severe trauma (such ing fluid. Finally, the body is placed in a vat of embalming as drowning, homicide or a fluid, where it will wait for car accident), contagious disat least one year before any ease (such as hepatitis, herstudents see it, and the next pes or HIV), certain types of stage of its journey begins. cancer that would distort the anatomy, excessive obesity or emaciation, or ruptured aneuThe cadavers in NIC’s lab rysms. are named Mr. E and Mr. F. If the circumstances surThe students who study rounding a death lead to an them know almost nothing autopsy, the body will be about the lives of the cadavers. declined. Donors must also They know inform their that Mr. E families of was in his their de80s when cision to he died, and donate. If that Mr. F a family Washington State was in his objects, the 70s. Everybody is not University’s Willed Body thing else, accepted. Program has been in place the students If death since 1972. The program have had to occurs discover on within the pays for the routine their own. Moscow/ costs of donating a body: “We get Pullman or to play a little Lewiston/ embalming, cremation, bit of forenClarkston burial in the program’s sic medicine area, WSU’s plot or return of ashes to a with the funeral dispecimens rectors will funeral home or cemetery. and do what I normally call ‘educated make the guesses,’” first reZao said. sponse at “That’s what they’re doing. the time of death and transThey don’t know what the diport the donor’s body directly agnosis is or what the death to their embalming facility. certificate has, so they can’t Because the body needs to tell you about what they think be embalmed as soon as posmay have caused this donor’s sible after death, WSU candemise. But as they get into not always accept bodies that
“There may or may not have been a moment when I asked myself, ‘Is this what it’s like to do drugs?’”
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the specimen and get a chance to dissect, they get to create stories about the individual— what may have happened to them, what symptoms they may have had.” When a new cadaver arrives in a lab, the first step is to remove the skin so students can study the muscles. Then they move on to blood vessels, and so on, carefully and meticulously picking the bodies apart as the curriculum dictates. Mr. F shows signs of arthritis in his shoulder, the students have discovered. As his skin is peeled back, it’s paper thin, fragile-looking. Mr. E has an enlarged heart. The prosection students found a blood clot that had been forming in his right atrium—an “organized blood clot,” one that had been present in Mr. E’s atrium for years prior to his death. The large clot resembles a piece of flesh, not blood. Piece by piece, the prosection students unwrap the cadavers like gifts. That’s what the cadavers are. It’s no accident that one of the necessary forms for donation is called an “anatomical gift form.” These cadavers are the final gifts of the people who donated their bodies so these students could learn. Both cadavers’ chests are folded open, revealing organs that the students sort through one by one, lifting them for the observers to get a closer look: lungs with dark carbon deposits left by smoking, mining, or something similar; intestines
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Thomas Hansen Staff Writer After a year of service in ASNIC as a senator, vice president, and president, Christopher Deane will be graduating and moving on. Deane’s major project during his presidency was the continuation of the recreation center proposal. Deane has seen some success in this proposal at the most recent board of trustees meeting where the board acknowledged the need for the facility, and desired to move forward. During his time as vice president Deane also started the process of revising the Inter-Club Council’s clubs’ manual, which was out of date. Along his year of service in ASNIC, Deane consistently pushed for a greater student involvement in campus events and activities. Deane originally started in ASNIC alongside his friend Joshua Brands as a senator. The duo successfully ran for senator positions for the 2012-2013 semesters. “I would Chris not be here Deane without Josh. He was the one who suggested to me ‘hey let’s run for student government,” Deane said. Early in the Fall 2012 semester, ASNIC Vice President Joseph Pena resigned. This resignation occurred the same day that Deane was voted the pro temp. “I was senator, then pro temp in the morning, and then vice president in the afternoon,” Deane said. At the end of that same Fall semester in 2012, ASNIC President Julie Salinas resigned. Deane was then moved into the president position for the Spring 2013 semester. Despite the multiple transitions, which Deane expressed as being hard work, he feels he experienced immense growth as a result. “I always try to go first, and lead by example,” Deane said. “I try to keep my people happy, and I try to keep administration happy.” Deane’s friend and colleague, ASNIC Vice President Joshua Brands, had positive experiences with Deane. “He’s been really great to work with, and just a really great guy to serve with,” Brands said. Newly elected ASNIC President Benaiah Cheevers had positive experiences with Deane as well during Cheevers’ time as a senator under Deane. “Chris as a leader has really been able to facilitate and make sure that we’re all getting what we need to be getting done, and that we’re working as a team,” Cheevers said. The NIC trustees expressed high opinions of Deane during their board of trustees meetings, and were “proud” to see him conferencing with student union presidents from other community colleges at Boise last year. Deane is graduating with a general studies A.S. degree. Post-graduation Deane will attend college in Moscow at the University of Idaho. He wants to participate in their Integrated Business Curriculum program. “I like administration now. I’m starting to enjoy that and I want to build on that,” Deane said. “I came here originally for mechanical engineering, but got more into the business classes and more into the economics classes and enjoyed that more.” Deane expressed interest in remaining in academia like his colleague and ASNIC advisor Heather Erickson, but said that he would rather get his business degree first before he considers an advisor position. “I’m going to miss the people the most,” Deane said. “I started thinking about it, like, ‘oh my gosh, this is it.’ It feels like such a long time. I really love this school. It’s amazing.”
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Thomas Hansen Staff Writer Consistent with his term as a senator, new ASNIC President Benaiah Cheevers is very interested in getting students involved more. “What motivated me initially to get involved in student government, was how much NIC has impacted me throughout my life,” Cheevers said. “As a student I saw all the services that NIC provides and I wanted to get involved in student leadership and help out. Cheevers has projects of his own in mind for his term as president, and is intending to propose the writing of a grant for a greenhouse as part of Roots, a community garden program to take place on campus. Cheevers said he would also like to see a “bring your own mug” program at the new coffee shop in the Student Union Building. The program would involve passing out free reusable coffee mugs for students to use. Participating students would also receive a discount. “I started thinking, ‘what’s re-
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ally motivating me to run for president?” Cheevers said. “I think overall what motivated me was not only my desire to help out and serve like I had initially wanted, but I now have a deeper understanding of how the college works overall.”
Cheevers said the recreation center proposal will see continuation through his term. Out--going ASNIC president Christopher Deane and Cheevers have begun meeting with architects in preparation for an upcom-
ing board of trustees meeting. Cheevers was elected by student vote over Azra Avdagic at a slim margin of nearly one percent. Cheevers intends to maintain his presidency until Spring 2014, his intended graduation date.
Joshua Brands Vice President
Returning as the vice president, Joshua Brands is continuing with his normal duties in the Inter-Club Council (ICC). Much like his running mate Benaiah Cheevers, Brands desires a large student presence during campus events and activities. Alongside overseeing changes to the ICC clubs’ manual, requirements for founding a club are being decreased. Brands hopes to see more clubs founded and more students involved in ICC as a result. Brands said that with his experi-
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ence from this semester he sees the possibility for more responsibilities and duties for the vice president position. “In the past, the vice president has primarily been in charge of ICC, and that’s been his primary duty,” Brands said. “Now that I feel like I have more of a handle on running ICC, I feel like there’s more things that I can look into or be involved with.” Brands intends to maintain his position until his intended graduation in Spring 2014.
Senators
Alex Rodal- Cubillas
Richard Fortman
Robert Mertens
“What I would like to accomplish on campus as officer would be to learn more about the campus and help enrich the campus culture and its history.”
“I believe I have the communication skills, attitude, drive, and desire to become a wonderful addition to ASNIC.”
“I feel that I can help better the education experience here at North Idaho College for the students by being a leader that they can come to if they have any questions or concerns.”
Andy Hughes
Tre’ Keough
James Duram
“Over the last year I have been serving the student body in many different ways, I maintained the ASNIC recycling program and worked with NIC staff and faculty transitioning a student based recycling program to a [NIC]program.”
“I intend to take bigger steps by being in the position of a senator at NIC so I am able to do more than sit idle and have others make the decisions themselves.”
“More than likely I will pursue the information about events in an attempt to make them more wide-spread and known”
Israel Musonda “Already being an ASNIC Senator, I have learned a lot and have the experience to continue with my work.”
Josh Swan “I have experience with ASNIC that gives me a greater opportunity to impact the NIC campus.” All senator photos courtesy of ASNIC
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Job fair comes to NIC Alex Rodal-Cubillas Staff Writer
Public snaps up graduation tickets Registrars office distrubutes 1,600 tickets for graduation of 500 in ten minutes Alex Rodal-Cubillas Staff Writer
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raduation tickets for the public sold out within the first 10 min-
utes of availability. “They went ver y fast,” said
Assistant Registrar Chantel Black. “It’s the longest line we’ve ever had.” Due to fire code regulations for Christianson Gymnasium, where the May 17 gradution ceremony will take place, only 1,600 tickets were available for graduates to dis-
tribute. Graduating students are guaranteed a seat and given three guest tickets each. The remaining unclaimed tickets are handed out at no cost on a first-come first-ser ve basis to ensure students can have their families and friends at-
tend the commencement ceremony. Approximately 1100 students are estimated to graduate from the fall, spring and summer semesters. About 400-500 NIC students will actually par ticipate in the graduation ceremony.
Everything you need to know about graduation The presentation of graduates will be by the Dean of Health Professions and Nursing Christy Doyle, Dean of Professional Technical Workforce Education Mike Mires and Dean of General Studies Bob Murray. President Joe Dunlap and trustee Chair Ken Howard will present diplomas.
Graduates’ caps and gown will be in burgundy red. Phi Theta Kappa members will wear a gold stole.
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races, a new senate election was scheduled for the following week before being cancelled. “One of the candidates decided over the weekend to drop out so it was a moot point at that time,” Deane said. “After that it didn’t matter because we had eight positions and only eight people r unning.” Deane said the error did not af fect the presidential race, where each of the over 530 votes were individually counted and triple-checked for accuracy due to the close nature of the race. “There is no error there,” Deane said. Deane said the two races saw a higher turn out in voters than last year’s spring election, something he attributed to aggressive campaigning by the candidates, which even included large mes-
sages scrawled in sidewalk chalk throughout the campus. “They came out of the gate so hard and so fast [during campaigning],” Deane said. “I knew it would be really close, but not that close.” Deane said the results of the one percent dif ference in the vote came as somewhat of a surprise. “She fought so hard,” Deane said. “I had no clue how that was going to go. I really felt like Azra was going to take it, but I was really happy for Benaiah.” Deane said he’s ultimately pleased with the results overall, however. “I was thrilled,” Deane said. “I’ve worked with [the new senators] a couple of meetings and they’re absolutely great. They’re ready to jump in and they have a lot of great ideas and they all seem really excited. I feel really good about it; they’re all really neat.
to meet behind closed doors to discuss personal matters. Although discussing tenure and sabbatical could be construed as policy, Lyons said he holds that the only violation at the meeting was that a motion was made without prior public notification. “Mr. Lyons and I have disagreed on this on a few points, I felt there were more violations than just one,” Wood said. “But I respect Mr. Lyons for coming and stepping up and saying what he said. Our fellow board members have to rely on his advice at the meeting. I think that they did that. They trust him, I trust him.” Trustee Ron Nilson said the motion was made in good faith. “I made the motion [on April 6] and I stand by the motion that was made.” Nilson said. “There was no intent to do anything that was illegal. There was never a decision that was in the process, it was just open discussion.” Lyons said the exact wording of the motion called for a public forum within the near future to review and
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discuss tenure and sabbatical policy and procedure. After going over Idaho law, Lyons and board Chair Ken Howard decided to void the motion after addressing it in a recent public session, and then allowing members to decide whether they wished to make the motion again. “Everyone that went through this looked at the statutes,” Howard said. “There is a penalty indeed for having an illegal session. It costs $50, and I don’t want Mark to have to pay the [fine], and so the way we can cure that is by doing what we’re doing.” Wood made the voiding motion during the session. “All I wanted to do was rectify that error,” Wood said. “I want to tell you that I do not believe there was any intent from the three board members that were there to violate the open meeting law. I don’t wish to vilify fellow board members in anyway. But I do wish for us to recognize the error and do the right thing.” An amended version of the motion, which added the inclusion of an educational board workshop about tenure, was later passed at the meeting 3-2.
Instructors to receive tenure Christina Villagomez Co-Webmaster/News Editor Sixteen NIC instructors will receive tenure for the 2013 fall semester. The board of trustees unanimously agreed to pass the recommendations of Vice President for Instruction, Lita Burns, following a year-long final leg of the tenure process that narrowed down the list from the original field of 18 probationary faculty members. “How fortunate we are as an institution to have such high quality instructors, people that are committed to professional development,” said trustee Chris-
tie Wood. “[They]reach for the highest level and that brings back so much enrichment to this college and community. “ According to NIC’s official tenure policy, in order to receive tenure, instructors must demonstrate teaching effectiveness through faculty evaluation, continue professional growth activities, and maintain a standard of conduct that demonstrates respect and cooperation with students and colleagues. Applicants must go through an intensive four-year review process with the tenure committee, the Faculty Evaluation Team and the division chair of their respective department.
NIC held a workshop to help students and the public establish job search skills. The workshop, titled “Be Prepared to Get a Job” took place inside the Student Union Building (SUB) and was organized by the Career and Transfer services at NIC. “It’s a very individually tailored event, so people that come will get individual attention to help them with their resumes and give them feedback on how they can best present themselves,” said Director of Workforce and Community Education, Marie Price. “It’s very valuable, it’s confidence building,” The workshop, oriented by business professionals, was open to the public and focused on assisting individuals that needed help in finding work as well as assistance with resume writing, interviewing skills, employability and feedback. “I was happy with the interview practice which I needed,” said NIC student Jacque Carter. “The person I interviewed with was in the same field I was going in to and had some good suggestions for me.” This is the second year NIC held this workshop which was sponsored by NIC career and transfer center, Idaho Goes and the Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce Education Committee. “This is meeting a person where they are in their job search if they’re concerned about their resume or how they appear during an interview we are going to allow them to go through the interview and receive feedback from these business professionals,” said Advisor for Completion and Transferability, DeAnn Johnson. Representatives from the Coeur d’Alene Casino, Red Lobster, the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Department and Pioneer Title were on site looking to hire participants of the workshop “We have a wide variety of people here interviewing but we are not limiting them to just their area of expertise,” Johnson said. The Idaho Department of Labor was also on site to give the participants access to their job search system. “Most of these interviews won’t result in a job, but it will give the participants practice,” Price said. Local Coeur d’Alene resident and NIC graduate, William J. Eisenbrandt, author of the book “Why do my employees hate me?” was present at the workshop to help individuals with their interview and resume skills. “The biggest advice I can give to someone going into an interview is to relax, go in with confidence and just not be overwhelmed by the moment,” Eisenbrandt said. “A lot of interviews fail because the person gets too nervous or too excited and they are not able to complete their thoughts when they’re speaking.”
Instructors receiving tenure Marsha Becker- Nursing Earl Dreisbach- Trades & Industry Christina Edmundson– Business Amy Flint- English Stephen Johnson- Natural Science Michael Kelly- Natural Science Michelle Lippert- Social & Behavior Science Mark McFaddan- Natural Science Molly Michaud- English Josh Misner- Communication Cynthia Nelson- Math, Computer Science & Engineering Debra O’Dell- Math Karen Reeds– Natural Science Shane Stockham- Trades & Industry Nichole Walters Piekarski- Nursing Cheri Zao- Natural Science
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the lawn area in the vicinity of the Residence Hall. An unknown vehicle drove across the lawn causing ruts.
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the Christianson Gym. The front bumper of the car was torn loose after it got caught on a parking blocksecuring spike.
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kane. The campus business office and campus security were notified, and a report was filed with the Spokane Police Department’s crime-check.
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April 30 - The Coeur d’Alene Police Department and campus security searched the campus for a nonstudent welfare check.
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The Sound of Music Memorable soundtracks, scores vital to great movies
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hen people talk about movies, they tend to focus on certain things. They’ll gush about the special effects or the beautiful and talented actors. They’ll go on about costumes or weapon designs or cinematography. But how often do we hear people wax poetic about movie soundtracks? When I walk out of a theater after watching a great movie, if someone asks me what my favorite part was, I’ll probably start by saying, “Well, the soundtrack was amazing!” I’m consistently surprised when nobody else feels the same way, or when someone tells me that they didn’t even notice the soundtrack that affected me so much. Even in the days of silent films, live music was played alongside the movie to create atmosphere and give the audience emotional cues. Music was essential to the movie experience, and it still is. Yet movie scores just don’t seem to get the respect they deserve from audiences. I live for stirring soundtracks that complement the onscreen action and stay with me long after I walk out of the theater. Every now and then, I find a real gem that knocks me off my feet. The first time I watched “Tron: Legacy,” for instance, I was positively mesmerized by the combination of rich color and hypnotic sound. There may or may not have been a moment when I asked myself, “Is this what it’s like to do drugs?” A solid track can electrify a movie moment and elevate a film to another level. Take Tom Cruise’s newest sci-fi flick, “Oblivion,” for example. The “Oblivion” soundtrack is
portant (though traumatic) a strange and beautiful blend of old and new. Com- life experience. The score is like a series of hard posed by French electronpunches that feel strangely ic/shoegaze group M83 good. Watching motor(of “Midnight City” fame), cycles blaze through Neoeach track is a stroke of Tokyo, trailing streaks of genius that enhances the light, with intense, almost film. tribal-sounding music While the synth and pumping in the pounding background is drumbeats both chilling and are reminisexhilarating. The cent of an ’80s main characters’ soundtrack, names are woven the alternately into the urgent, insistent and rhythmic chanthaunting ing. Despair and strings, comanger mingle bined with Kaye Thornbrugh with wonder and moody bursts Managing Editor hope. of sound, creListening ate a sweepto the “Akira” ing, cinematic soundtrack triggers the effect that pulls viewers same feelings of into each mostress and horror ment. that I felt the first The final mintime I watched ute of “Tech 49” the movie, and adds an extra that’s a good punch to ever y thing. This is an scene in which it unforgettable is played, maksoundtrack. ing the alreadyCheck out impressive vistas “Kaneda” (the of “Oblivion” even more movie’s best-known track) majestic and adding anand “Requiem,” a 14-minother level of urgency ute song that expertly and to the stor y. The tender effortlessly blends togethyet powerful track “Star er pieces of most of the Waves” is moving in a movie’s songs for a truly way I can’t quite explain, awesome aural experience. the kind of song that The soundtrack of makes you feel some“About a Boy,” thing stirring in composed and your bones. The performed by title track is othBadly Drawn er worldly. Without M83’s Boy, will forever have a special killer soundtrack, place in my “Oblivion” would heart. Yes, yes, not be the movie I know. “About a that it is. A differBoy” is a Hugh ent soundtrack Grant movie from 2002, would’ve resulted in a and you probably couldn’t completely different excare less—but hear me perience. That’s what out. Or at least hear the composers do: They help craft the movie experience, soundtrack. The music is both quirky influence our and affecting, emotions and and it adds a responses. great deal of They make us emotional depth feel when we to the movie. go to the movDon’t believe ies, the same me? Look up the way the actors soundtrack on onscreen make YouTube. Better us feel. yet, watch the movie. I’m If you haven’t seen sure it’s on Netflix by now. “Akira,” the ’80s anime Isn’t that what the kids adaption of Katsuhiro Otomo’s 2,000-page manga are using to watch movies these days? epic, you’re missing an im-
Of course, I would be remiss not to mention the big daddy of them all, and probably my favorite soundtrack of all time: “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy. This soundtrack is the perfect example of music that resonates across time. It’s timeless. Whenever I listen to a song from the “Lord of the Rings” soundtrack, I am flooded with emotion. I remember exactly what I felt the first time I heard that song while I watched the movies. I’m not too proud to admit that I get choked up when I hear “Into the West.” (If you tell me that you’ve never shed a tear while listening to that song, I’ll nod along politely, but we’ll both know you’re lying.) Twelve years after I first saw “The Fellowship of the Ring,” the music still has a powerful effect on me. When I heard the first notes of “Concerning Hobbits” at the beginning of “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” I burst into tears—happy tears. It wasn’t until that song began to play that I realized just how much I had missed the Shire, and that music suddenly made me feel as if I had come home after a long journey. That’s what a great soundtrack does: It transports you back to another moment in time and makes you remember how you felt. It’s magical. The next time you go to the movies, pay attention. Listen to the music that plays during pivotal scenes, and notice how it makes you feel. Imagine for a moment what that scene would be like with different music, or no music at all. Maybe then you’ll start to appreciate the impact that soundtracks have on your moviegoing experiences.
“The Lord of the Rings” film score includes songs written in fictitious Middle-earth languages.
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cookie cutter homes or a mine, Warner informs that species. The Idaho Conservation League has been sprawl of urban develop“Education comes first, ment. The family lives a pinnacle group in organot money.” humbly and within their nizing, and perpetuating The Wolf People hapmeans. They spend their Sandpoint Earth Day; the pened to set up next to the days repairing fences, non-profit organization reNWEBG booth. The Wolf maintaining machinery, cently celebrated People offer and helping neighbors. their 40th anniinformation, During the summer, this versary. debunking land steward assists in At this point, myths about fighting forest fires to help my head swirled the highly-desustain his way of life. with informabated predator TR’s contribution to the tion. I felt a need canis lupus, barbecue/birthday party for balance in the wolf. The was welcomed: all-natural my Earth Day species had ground beef which had experience. I been hunted been raised with love in a decide to parto near extincIsrael Gonzalez healthy, stress-free envition by huStaff Contributor ticipate in the ronment. free yoga class manity. Even I gratefully selected offered at the today, populaa barbecued beef burger event by Sarah tions are lower from the local ranch. I Rusnak, a local yogi who than natural. participated in eating shares the healing art of Alongside the wolf the ultimate vegetarian, booth, ironically, stood the Anna Forrest Yoga. a cow. I fed my inner Coming out of the Sandpoint Vegetarians. wolf. This rancher fed a practice, I wanted to know According to Stephen group of 15 on more from Augustine, vegan and a few pounds the other side co-founder for Sandpoint “I of beef flesh. of the debate Vegetarians, “We humans Some of us concerning are only one of approxiparticipated went back for land use, food mately four million spein eating seconds. When formation, cies; if we are doing Earth Day only for ourselves it is and natural the ultimate asked why they to dine a path that leads to our de- habitat. The vegetarian, a choose on the flesh of carnivore’s mise, a path that leads to cow. I fed my this species, point of our early extinction, and consensus view, their we are taking the planet inner wolf.” the is that it is a thoughts with us.” Earth Day parsource of proabout conserticipants work throughout tein. The overall reply vation. What is this earththe year to prevent extincby most carnivores is, ling’s role on the planet? tion. “Because it tastes good.” One week after the The Forrest Bird CharI have to admit, the barSandpoint Earth Day ter School continued to becued burgers from the event, I received an inviswell with information on local ranch were delitation to a friend’s birthhow to protect our planet, cious. day barbecue. Hamburgpreserve our wilderness, Earth Day, which er was on the menu, beef and coexist with our fellow began in 1970, is a day of from my friendly neighenvironmental awareness. bor TR’s cattle ranch. Today it is an international TR has been working holiday, in which many the cattle ranch his entake time to reflect on tire life, almost 40 years. That’s more than 90 years our fragile environment and to celebrate all life on of ranching experience the planet. Forty-three between them. years later, educational TR’s father and grandfather both were ranchers trails have been forged to help preserve our Earth; before him. Operating groups have organized to this local cattle ranch is their way of life, their live- help sustain local economies, diversity, and ecololihood. TR’s cattle ranch gies. supports many families Even though the enin our local region and is part of our local economy. vironmental debate continues to heat up, food Prior to meeting this famshortage is a problem ily, I already referred and famine affects many to this part of the Magispecies including hucal Sagle Peninsula as mans. All food creation Peaceful Valley. The land is a good thing. Through is beautiful, lush, and education, cooperation, green. The forest is easy and communication perto traverse. The trees are haps we can all help to healthy. The elk, deer, preser ve all our ways of and other wildlife live in life. Restore our fragile peaceful coexistence with ecosystem. Share the futhe cows. ture of the planet with all TR’s family stewards earthlings, from the wolf this piece of earth. It has to the rancher. not been plagued with Mohawk is an Arctic/Timber wolf currently in the n Earth Day 2013, I followed Mohawk, an Arctic/ Timber wolf, to the Forrest Bird Charter School. I took a moment to ponder the caged animal. The eyes of the wolf reflected moments of timid anxiety with a glimpse of fierce knowing, a truly magnificent animal. Earth Day organizers selected the Forrest Bird Charter School for their event this year, a green build building that had earned LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification. Weaving my way through the swarm of people, I spotted an interesting character donning a papier-mâché earth hat. An earth alien! She introduced herself as Deborah Katrina Warner, while prepping the North West Eco Building Guild (NWEBG) booth for the onslaught of humanity. Deborah has been working the Earth Day circuit for 30-plus years, all over the planet. Born in Argentina and raised by her architect father, she had been on three continents prior to the age of two. She studied architectural design at Berkeley during the early ‘70s. Recognized as one of the first “green librarians,” as she is a green information gold
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Heavy Metal Overdose Self-professed music snob tired of derivative music in local scene
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’m a music snob. Yes, I’m one of those godawful people that will scorn you before you are able to mumble that your favorite artist is Lady Gaga. Now, I don’t think I am better that anyone else and I realize that everyone has their preferences, but I just personally get fed up with all the generic garbage that is constantly played on the radio. This goes for all genres, from pop music to metal. My view on the local music scene is also very harsh, seeing that a lot of it starts to sound the same. I wish musicians around Coeur d’Alene would just get with it. I don’t care what genre you are into or what kind of band you are in, all I ask is for a little more open mindedness. Each one of the metal
favorite genre, but when bands that I hear coming you cannot appreciate out of the Spokane and other types of music and Coeur d’Alene region is your only response is that beginning to get stale. all other kinds of The sad music are “crap,” part is that then don’t expect there are reme to spare you ally no bands when I go rantthat belong ing about musical to another arrogance. We genre and are all know that Job big enough for a Cowboy is around Coeur brutal, but then d’Alene to again, so is listengain large Tyson Juarez ing to a dog tear amounts of atFeatures Editor apart a stuffed tention. Coeur animal—which d’Alene is bais kind of close sically domito what the vocals in their nated by the metal genre. music sounds like, anyway. Most of the musicians My point is that most in the metal genre that I of what these young muhave encountered are as sicians are listening to stubborn as I am, except isn’t even good metal. most of them only really Today’s metal heads are listen to and praise one stuck on musically-chalgenre of music. They just lenged scene bands that listen to metal all day, all follow the same formuevery day. la. Even when it comes to It isn’t bad to have a
the style in which style the band members dress, the musicians seem to be more focused on how much chest hair cleavage their V-necks are showing off. I want some raw originality, not just some band cheaply ripping off other bands (who are doing the same thing to even more bands). These bands just too easily get ahead and gain a fan base. My suggestion is to listen to as many different kinds of music as you can. If you base yourself off only one genre, then expect to sound like a copy of another band. Mix styles and play what you feel instead of trying to fit into a scene. I think local musicians would stand out more and gain popularity if they learned to be their own bands.
“Even when it comes to the style in which the band members dress, the musicians seem to be more focused on how much chest hair cleavage their V-necks are showing off.”
Mary Cowin n 26, medical assistant certification, Bonners Ferry
“I’m going to do my internship at a family clinic. I have 180 hours to do.”
Chris Fraser n 17, mechanical engineering, Reedley, Calif.
“I’m going down to California to restore a 1946 Luscombe 8A (airplane).”
Ashley Lucas n 18, business administration, Bonners Ferry
“I’m going to be working and saving up money to go back to school in the fall and hanging out with friends.” Jeremy Ashenbrenner n 18, music, Rathdrum
“I’m going to be a lifeguard, get my own transportation and collect enough money to transfer to a private music school.” Tiana Wood n 21, physical therapy assistant, Coeur d’Alene
“I’m taking classes here.... I’m going to try to enjoy the summer on the lake and work.”
Pat McMillan n 29, collision, Coeur d’Alene
“I’m going to spend time with my family, play hockey and [I’m] going to be working.”
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Cardinals fly into Tourney after big win Students perform scenes that represent philisophical theories and quantum ideas by dancing and singing. The dance symphony was written and composed by NIC music instructor Gerard Mathes who included strange humor and ideas into his creation. Mark Shultz/Sentinel
Students find a strange kind of inspiration Students use interpretive dance, creativity to awe spectators Connor Coughlin Staff Writer
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s the lights dimmed in the Schuler Per for ming Ar ts Center, the crowd grew quiet and watched the stage as the cosmic dance “SYM: A Dramatic Dance Symphony” to begin. “SYM” is a per for mance written and composed by NIC music instr uctor Gerard Mathes featuring the direction of Cr ystal Bain and Joe Jacoby. Strongly tied to philosophy, each movement in the per for mance flows through a par ticular, and often quantum, idea. The first movement, “Creation,” opens slowly with a gentle dance and piercing operatic harmony from Bonnie Mitson,
Teri Gr ubbs and Alyssa Maurer before seamlessly moving into a lively song entitled “The Big Bang” primarily featuring the vocals of Gustave Lester. As the per for mance went on, a strange and witty sense of humor could be seen cultivating at times where humor would seem ir reconcilable but never theless adds to the ingenuity of Mathes unique writing. The piece“Jabber wocky” a poem written by Lewis Car roll, for instance, featured David Mills wildly laughing and jumping around stage like a demented madman, chaotically yelling seeminglyincoherent ramblings before picking up his violin and playing it wickedly. It was the musing of madness that could not but help gar ner
some laughter of sor ts from the audience. Amid the chaos and nonsense of the Big Bang and the Jabber wocky the perfor mance took a change of pace in the second movement to explain the creation of the game of chess. The cast was now found onstage together, dressed in medieval garb standing per fectly still. Each of the characters only moved on cue in a thoroughly specific manner, as if being guided by the spectral force of an invisible and omniscient chess player. W ith each cue the nar rator gave fur ther detail of the game’s histor y. This all occur red as the music melodically droned on and two characters sat in chair in various postures, repeatedly spouting of f cycles of numbers.
The per for mance picked up pace once again for the third movement which paired the nature of quantum physics with tango dancing as Jacoby sat of f on the side of the stage fiddling with an oversized ball of string. The entire movement, which is entitled “Philosophies Scientific (Quantum Physic and Schrodinger’s Cat,)” revolved constantly around the idea that a cat trapped in a box with a decaying radioactive substance and hydrocyanic acid is in the state of being both alive and dead until someone opens the box. The symphony comes to a close in the four th movement “The Rise and Fall,” a movement that was strongly influenced by the paintings “Christina’s World” by Andrew Wyeth, “Son of Man”
by René Magritte, and “The Fall of Icar us.” The dancers onstage, who began the scene sitting still in chairs now str uck poses and lifted each other as Alyssa Maurer sang elegantly. As the music continued the dancers slowly rise and then begin to fall as the paintings projected onto the wall of the auditorium change. Hauntingly chaotic singing pierced the melancholy nature of the movement as the dance continues. The shadows of the dancers moving rhythmically like volatile phantoms on the backdrop of the stage. The song ended with each dancer leaving the stage one by one and taking a seat in the audience, leaving only Maurer onstage singing operatically before the room grows silent and lights dissolve into darkness.
A semester of hardwork appreciated Students show off their creations in newest gallery featured in Boswell Connor Coughlin Staff Writer On the evening of April 16, a crowd of students, artists, and art-lovers gathered in Boswell Hall. There they stood talking cheerily with each other about the art process, the logistics of taking good photographs, and simply musing about life and the never-ending complexities while helping themselves to coffee and cookies. It was the opening reception for the latest exhibition to grace the walls of Corner Gallery. The work, which is usually created by professional working artists, now features the original pieces of NIC art students. The work displayed was created sometime over the course of this academic year in one or more of the numerous art classes the college has to offer. A wide variety of can be seen in the gallery; from graphite drawings and oil paintings to photos and ceramic sculptures, the pieces chosen epitomize the range in talent from NIC art stu-
dents. Much of the work in the exhibition can be described as abstract, their subject matter pertaining to either a figure that is heavily distorted or reminiscent of nothing of this physical world. Other common subjects in the work included landscapes, both photographed and drawn, as well as collages. Every piece entered into the student art show was judged by a local professional artist. Kensie Lovlyn’s graphite piece entitled “Behind the Mask” took first place. “The Kiss,” a brightly colored abstract oil painting by Rebecca Clement, took second place, and Leasa Harmon’s untitled collage won Best in Show. “I love this year’s gallery,” said Harmon, whose total of eight pieces are being displayed in her first student art show. “It’s very different from last year’s show, but all the work is so great.” “It’s a great opportunity for the artists,” Harmon added. The galler y is open and free to the public, weekdays 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and will r un until May 10th.
Art appreciators, students and faculty admire the hard work put into the many sculpures and potrates that were created by NIC art students. Gabe Green/Sentinel
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Summer trip has potential to change lives NIC students, faculty plan to travel to Guatemala, experience culture Connor Coughlin Staff Writer
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n May 17, 20 NIC students will be in-route to the Central American countr y of Guatemala. For two weeks the students will take par t in a Spanish cultural immersion program in the historic city of Antigua, a place known for its prolific and well-preser ved colonial architecture. Over the course of t h e i r s t a y, t h e s t u d e n t s will reside with a Guatemalan family and immerse themselves completely into the local culture, speaking no English and studying for four h o u r s a d a y e v e r y d a y. Out of the 20 students
in s tr u ctor Scott Estes. t h a t a r e g o i n g t o G u a te “Just getting to experim a l a , 1 1 a r e t a k i n g the ence another culture will c o u r se f o r “ C o n t em porar y be the coolest thing,” said Wo r l d C u l t u r e s” c r ed it Cor rine Ready, one of the t hr o u g h N I C . students going on the trip. A s t he se c o n d trip of “I grew up in a Spanisht hi s n a t u r e t o Gu a tem ala, speakt hi s will “Being able to experience ing houseb e t he another culture makes hold f i r st time people in another country a and, being t hi s little more real.” gone so c o u r se long, will be I’ve taken Joel Rade lost the for NIC student travelling to Guatemala abilcredit. ity to Stuspeak it fluently. I’m hoping d e n t s w e r e g i v e n $1,500 doing this course will help i n f i n a n c i a l a i d specificalme get it back.” l y f o r t he p r o g r a m. Aside from the educa“ Wha t b e t t e r a place tional purposes of the trip, t o g o t o f o r a S p a n is h cu lthe student are given the t u r a l c o u r se t ha n G u atechoice of taking optional m a l a ? ” sa i d N I C Span is h
excursions to fur ther delve themselves into Guatemalan culture, such as watching locals keep alive traditional Mayan weaving processes and visiting a “cof fee finca” where they cultivate cof fee, one of the countr y’s largest expor ts. The oppor tunity for volunteer work may be given to the students as well, such as tutoring and working with malnourished children. “I’ve traveled all around the U.S.” said Joel Rade, another student going on the trip. “Being able to experience another culture makes people in another countr y a little more real. Instead of isolating ourselves like we tend to do, we can really understand each other as human beings.”
Faculty has fun, showcases talent Music department instructors show what they got at recital Thomas Hansen Staff Writer
NIC Choral Instructor and Conductor, Max Mendez performs a german peice called “Die Forelle.”Thomas Hansen/Sentinel
With music, cookies, and drinks, NIC music faculty entertained more than 50 listeners at their recital April 28. The recital featured varied instrumentation, from choral to oboe, and mainly featured classical and jazz pieces. Piano instructors Marietta Hardy and Debra O’Dell started off the recital with a fast and cultured piece, “Jamaican Rhumba” by Arthur Benjamin. The pianists also provided accompaniment to their fellow performers throughout the recital. Max Mendez, vocal instructor, also lent his baritone voice to the recital with classic German piece “Die Forelle” by Franz Schubert. Mendez explained the piece to be a warning to younger women against being “caught” by men. Brass and woodwind also made appearances in the form of trombone instructor Holly Amend and oboe instructor Jill Cathey. In contrast to the jazz and classical tunes, Charles Miller, guitar instructor, performed a piece written by Beatles’ lead guitarist George Harrison called “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” on his classical guitar. Several jazz selections were
played by Thom Rutley, bass instructor, and Barry Aiken, jazz piano instructor. Rutley and Aiken also finished the recital with vocal accompaniment by Rutley’s wife, Padma Rutley. For the final piece of the recital, the jazz trio played an original piece written by the Rutleys called “Unity,” which was inspired by last year’s elections and was titled after the theme of the piece. The end of the recital didn’t call for a mass exit, however, as listeners were invited to remain and socialize amongst each other and the performers with cookies and beverages in hand. “It kind of gives people a chance to see what our faculty can do; because I don’t think too many people realize that the faculty we have here are as good of performers as they are,” said band director Terr y Jones, who attended as part of the audience. Eric Osbourne, music, Calif., attended and provided his assistance for the event, and he said it was a treat to hear his teachers play. “I’ve never seen Deborah play, so that was ver y interesting, I enjoyed her per formance ver y much,” Osbourne said. “It’s nice to see your teachers, and see what they’re capable of.”
NIC Jazz performers set the ‘mood’ Cardinal Vocal Jazz, Jazz Ensemble deliver during last show of semester Tyson Juarez Features Editor
that was called “J Mood.” T h e C a r d i n a l Vo c a l Jazz was led by Max Mendez who showcased the The tone was set as progress the choral persoon as the audience formers had gained over walked through the doort h e p a s t y e a r. way of Schular Per form“They worked hard i n g A r t s C e n t e r. T h e this year and made some stage was full of instr ureally great music,” Menments and microphones dez said. that were soon to be hanThe NIC Jazz Ensemdled by their respected ble musiwas cians. again The led by lights Te r r y on the Jones stage who illumihighnated lightthe Terry jones ed the walls NIC Jazz Ensemble Director Jazz with a Enmellow semar ray of colors that set bles’ unity over the past the tone for the night to y e a r. J o n e s r e c o g n i z e d come. the magic that is creatThe mood was set and the audience prepared for ing music and that it is a wonder that his students a full night of jazz. get to be a par t of ever y T h e C a r d i n a l Vo c a l d a y. Jazz and Jazz Ensemble “For those of you who both played their last haven’t been a par t of a big per formances for the music group, you need to semester in the concer t
“For those of you who haven’t been a part of a music group , you need to do so.”
do so,” Jones said. “Nothing compares to making music with people.” The two groups played pieces that had rollercoaster tempos and tones. Many of the songs contained solos that showed of f the choral and ensembles vocal and instr umental talent. “I Got Rhythm” by Rob McConnell had many tempo changes and the ensemble went through many twists and tur ns as members of the band played wild solos. Another song the ensemble played was “Georgia on my Mind” by Sammy Nestico. During the piece bari sax player Seth Marshalek per formed a bonechilling solo that was consistent throughout the whole song. During the Cardinal Vo c a l J a z z ’ s p e r f o r m a n c e , songs like “Moondance” b y Va n M o r r i s o n a n d “ N o More Blues (Chega de Suadade)” by Antonio Carlos Jobim contained traditional jazz vocal
solos in which the musicians sang “do’s” and “dah’s” as if they were per forming notes on an instr ument. Members of the group played of f one another’s talents, creating an atmosphere of fun and confid en ce. Ter r y Jon es sa i d t ha t the g r ou p had gr own m u ch over the yea r. Even the r hyt hm sec tion was af fec t ed by t he g r ou ps n ew s e nse of u n ity. “When it comes to perfor ming I am more confident because I can rely on them,” Adrian DeVries, 18, music. The two bands had practiced songs for “J Mood” for a couple months now, letting the musicians perfect their par ts and better understand the feeling of the music. The concer t surely had a tone that left the audience in the mood to tap their toes and snap their fingers.
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The Game Guru Game applications are tending to become a lot more lazy
Beau Valdez n Staff Writer As if obesity wasn’t an issue in the United States, Xbox and Pizza Hut have joined forces and now you can order pizza right from the comfor t of your Xbox. Utilizing the Kinect sensor, gamers can speak their order, use gestures, or just rely on the good old controller to place an order. Since you tell Microsoft your address and credit card number when you sign up for Xbox Live, putting your order in is as easy as (pizza) pie. For the life of me, I can’t figure out how this would be any more convenient than just picking up your phone and ordering it. I mean, since it’s a system application, this means you would have to quit your game to launch the app, rather than just hitting pause to pick up the phone. Even if you don’t feel like talking to anyone to order your pizza, you can already pick up your smar tphone or tablet, or just log on to your computer and order online without speaking to anyone except the guy or gal that delivers your cheesy deliciousness. Microsoft isn’t the first company to use games to aid in your quest for hot, fresh pizza. Back in 2005, Sony put a pizza-ordering function into Everquest II, and in 2009 they added a shor tcut to Papa John’s on the PS3’s web browser. According to the release, this is the first tangible item to be available through the Xbox 360; however Forbes magazine predicts that in the long r un, we could see more. Perhaps what I am more interested in is another human interactive application known as IllumiRoom. Microsoft unveiled the new technology at CES. IllumiRoom is an augmented reality projector unit that sits on the user’s cof fee table and extends gaming onto nearby walls. The cur rent prototype utilizes a Kinect sensor and a projector. The Kinect reads the geometr y and colors of the room, and the projector displays all the visuals around the TV. There are a variety of ways that IllumiRoom can enhance the quality of your gaming by extending the game from your TV out onto the walls, highlighting key items or other players that are of f screen or just simply highlighting elements of the game, such as gunfire or explosions. With IllumiRoom, things can appear to actually fall from your TV onto the floor. Although it is speculated that the new technology will be implemented into the Xbox 720, I guess we will have to wait until the May 21 event regarding the next generation console, or at E3 which star ts in June. Beau Valdez is a staff 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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Duncan Menzies and Jessica Peterson both perform an exciting version of the selection “Master of the House” where the two were not afraid of crowd interaction. Gabe Green/Sentinel
Choral, vocal students perform pieces from Les Miserables at the Bakery on the Lake by Parkside Tyson Juarez Features Editor
ments while practicing,” Menzies said. “It was really an on-the-spot per formance.” he NIC vocal and Other per formers sang choral students solo pieces such as “On My made good use of Own,” which was per formed a small space while by Cour tney Swanson, and per forming pieces from Les the per formance of “Bring Miserables at the Baker y by him Home,” per formed by the Lake at Parkside. The baker y was packed full Gar ret Rook. Many of the of many anxious singers were also per formers and “Its about a par t of the audiaudience members getting ence. who were forced Random byout of their comstudents standers would for t zones throughout in the suddenly pipe up out the evening. The show was community in the middle of baker y and more personal for to perform.” the become animated audience members within the piece. because they had During the last become par t of the Max Mendez song of the night, show, sitting quietNIC Choral instructor all of the par ticily and smirking as pants made their per formers made them a par t of the act by inter- way to the front of the baker y and belted one more acting with them. piece known as “Do you At one point during the Hear the People Sing?” per formance of “Master of the NIC vocal student Alli Ballard performs “Castle on a Cloud” in front of a packed house. Gabe Green/Sentinel Per forming in such a difHouse,” choral singer Duncan ferent environment proved Menzies, 20, music, sang to the students’ vocal talents audience members and even The vocal and choral students for Les Miserables. per formers. for they had to find their own pretended to be dr unk as he both have been preparing for the The classical cabaret per“The students were peridentities within the piece. playfully stumbled around the show almost all semester. The performances also help local forming in front of people crowded baker y. A tension was in the air the formers would also be left to pracbusinesses attract customers who were there to suppor t whole night as some per formtice on their own time, making up and provide free enter tainthem,” Max Mendez, NIC Menzies and his per forers stood in front of the crowd choral instr uctor said. their own fine touches that would ment for by-standers. mance par tner Jessica Peterwith scared looks on their bring their songs to life. “It is a relaxed setting,” The show was set up by son both only met a few times faces. Mendez plans to continue Mendez said. “It’s about getMendez and NIC vocal inbefore the actual show to preThe audience was suppor tclassical cabaret per formancting students out in the comstr uctor Andrea Dawson. pare the routine. ive towards the many ner vous es next fall. munity to per form.” Dawson selected the pieces “We didn’t plan our move-
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rendered strange and almost wormlike by the embalming process; the hunk of muscle that is the human heart. Even now, pulling on a muscle or tendon causes movement. Long after death, fingers and toes still curl. Onlookers wind around the tables, taking turns examining each cadaver. Some merely watch the students work; others reach out with blue-gloved hands to feel the texture of a bone spur or probe an organ with their fingertips. The acrid scent of formaldehyde—a scent that lingers in the nose long after one leaves the cadaver lab— intensifies near the bodies. The sensory experience is too much for a few observers, who excuse themselves and duck out of the lab. Touching and exploring the cadavers is what makes the class truly valuable, Zao said. Students learn more by dissecting the bodies than they ever could from textbooks alone. That conceptual knowledge of the human body, of
how their future patients are constructed, is vital. “Getting in there and working physically with tissues and specimens and how things are arranged,” Zao said. “There’s nothing that can really replace that actual, real tactile knowledge that you obtain from that experience.” Upon making the decision to donate their bodies to the Willed Body Program, Mr. E and Mr. F closed off other paths that had been open to them. They could no longer donate their organs (except for their corneas) and remain eligible to donate to WSU. Their bodies would not be present at any funeral or memorial service held after their deaths; the window between death and embalming is simply too short to allow for that. When their curious second lives come to an end, what remains of Mr. E and Mr. F will not be buried. Instead, their dissected bodies will be returned to WSU and cremated. Their remains will be turned over to their families or laid to rest in the university’s plot in Palouse, Wash.
The cadavers shared by WSU teach students the complexities of the human body. Bridget Rodgers/Sentinel
But in making these sacrifices, the two donors were able to take what would’ve normally been the end of the road and instead embark on another journey after their deaths. A single cadaver can be used
for as many as seven years, and in that time, it can teach scores of students. From the moment the first students set eyes on them, Mr. E and Mr. F became more than cadavers. They transformed into puzzles, mysteries to be
solved—and, ultimately, teachers. The lessons they taught will stay with their students throughout their careers. They will not be forgotten. Put simply, Mr. E and Mr. F will live on.
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Finding swing with Mariners Ex-NIC standout Jason Bay bright spot for M’s
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Freshman second baseman Kylene Hatton beats out the throw to first base against Western Nevada April 20 at Memorial Field in Coeur d’Alene. NIC won two out of three games against the Wildcats. Gabe Green/Sentinel
Sophomores step up to plate for final home games of season NIC wins series on Sophomore Day, Region 18 tournament this week Garrett Cabeza Sports Editor Softball doubleheaders can potentially cause focus issues for players because of the length of time spent on the field and in the dugout, but three games in a day can be a little more problematic. This was not the case for the North Idaho College softball team April 20 as it kept its eyes on the prize and won two out of its three games against Western Nevada on Sophomore Day. NIC finished the season winning three out of four against Colorado Northwestern in Rangely, Colo., Friday and Saturday. The Cardinals (21-33, 15-28
It dropped the second game SWAC) earned the No. 5 seed 8-2. The series was supposed in the Region 18 Tournament to be four games but due to and will face No. 4 seed Snow rain, the scheduled doubleCollege Wednesday at 11 a.m. headers Friday and Saturday PDT in Twin Falls. turned into a three-game set “This is a special group because they’ve been very loyal,” Saturday. NIC recognized its sophoNIC head coach Don Don Wilmore liams players said. “These are my last games between “We’ve the sechad a on this field and I didn’t ond and lot of want to have any regrets.” third advergames sity. Emily Perlich as they They’ve NIC pitcher were just their last stuck games of totheir career at Memorial Field. gether.” Emily Perlich said she felt NIC won the first and last games of the series 6-1 and 2-0. “complete sadness” during the
recognition and will miss the “family atmosphere” that NIC softball has brought to her. But, during the games she was focused on playing as hard as she could. “These are my last games on this field and I didn’t want to have any regrets,” Perlich said. “I wanted to throw the way I knew I could and just be consistent for my teammates.” Catcher Shelby Carter wanted to go out strong too. “It’s bittersweet,” Carter said. “It’s exciting that we’re winning and doing great things but at the same time it’s our last home game and we want to put it all out on the
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Students journey into woods for paintball war, new experience Garrett Cabeza Sports Editor Dashing through the woods, finding a dip in the ground for a place to crouch and firing repeatedly at an exposed opponent jacked up all North Idaho College students’ heart rates who participated in a NIC Rec. Sports paintball event near Fernan Lake in Coeur d’Alene April 26. I participated too. I just don’t think I shot anybody, except for one of the neutral Sentinel photographers and possibly the referee/game coordinator. I think I hit at least one of them once, or maybe even a few times. Oops. “I think people were so excited to be there and that makes me excited to offer it,” said NIC Rec. Sports coordinator Jessica Johanson. Once there, the students played a few games of capture the flag. Some of the participants had some experience while others were paintballing for the first time. “I’ve always wanted to go
paintballing and I usually never had the opportunity because I don’t have gear,” said Reannon Riley, 18, Coeur d’Alene, general studies. “All my friends have gear, but it’s just their gear and then they go with people that
have gear, so I thought it was a good opportunity.” Riley said when she was shot, she was surprised at how little it hurt. “It didn’t hurt as much as I thought it would,” Riley said.
“I’ve been shot before and it hurt a lot then, but it didn’t hurt this time probably because of adrenaline.”
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David White finds cover and fires at the opposition during a paintball battle. Beau Valdez/Sentinel
The Seattle Mariners found a spark in their offense this season from somebody who formerly lit up pitchers at North Idaho College and Gonzaga. Jason Bay, who was acquired by the Mariners this offseason, has taken advantage of frequent playing time due to injuries in the Mariners’ outfield. The player from Trail, British Columbia, about a three and one-half hour drive from Coeur d’Alene, is hitting .279 with three home runs and an on base percentage of .375 in 23 games this season with his new club going into Sunday. Bay’s batting average ranks second on the team among players who have played at least 23 games. Third baseman Kyle Seager leads the Mariners with a .292 average. Bay is trying to resurrect his career after struggling the last few years offensively with the New York Mets. Perhaps he feels more comfortable playing in the city he resides in the offseason instead of playing on the East Coast. Bay has spent almost his entire professional career in the East except for a brief stint with the San Diego Padres in 2003. Whatever the reason for his recent success, hopefully it continues because he may be taken out of the lineup before he even hits a cold spell. He did not play in Saturday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Michael Saunders, Michael Morse and Endy Chavez filled the outfield for the Mariners. The lineup will probably scramble again once Franklin Gutierrez returns from the disabled list. When Gutierrez comes back healthy, I’m guessing one of the outfielders, either Saunders, also from British Columbia, Chavez or Bay will have to take a back seat. Morse’s job should be safe not only because he carries a multi-million dollar salary but he is hitting like he deserves every cent of that money, leading the team in home runs and second with RBIs going into Sunday’s game against Toronto. Saunders’ offensive numbers are a little better than Bay’s and he is probably a little better defensively also than the former NIC Cardinal, so his playing time may continue while Bay may find himself riding the pine. Saumders may be finding his swing also after hitting two home runs Saturday. Saunders is also eight years younger than Bay so I think Seattle will try to keep Saunders in the lineup more so he can gain experience and develop confidence in his game. Bay has proven he can maintain his consistent hitting based on his college and pro numbers if the Mariners ever do require his bat because of injuries or poor performances by the starting outfielders. After all, in recent years Seattle has been in the bottom half of the league in run-producing. In 2005 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Bay hit .306 with 32 home runs and 101 RBIs. Bay earned the National League Rookie of the Year in 2004 and is a threetime all-star. Chances are Bay will never return to those numbers again, but the fact that he had great seasons like that with the Pirates and averages almost 20 home runs and 68 RBIs a season makes a manager feel comfortable if one of his starting outfielders goes down with an injury. Although Bay is growing older, maybe he can surprise everybody and transfer his performances at NIC to Safeco Field in Seattle. 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.
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Cardinal Spotlight Coleman enjoying CDA, ready for nationals, next level Benaiah Cheevers Assistant Sports Editor North Idaho College golfer Arlee Coleman has high hopes for the women’s National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA) National Championship at the Longbow Golf Course in Mesa, Ariz., May 13-16. Coleman is a 19-year-old sophomore from Chewelah, Wash. She’s studying business communications and pursuing a career in medical sales. She has been on top of her game this spring season and is hoping to play well at nationals. Earlier this spring, Coleman shot rounds of 87, 86 and 87 to earn an eighth place finish at the College of Idaho InvitaArlee Coleman tional at NIC golfer River Bend Golf Course in Wilder, Idaho. The women finished seventh with a three-round total of 1122. The women battled through difficult conditions for all three rounds. The temperatures were in the 40s and the winds were gusting up to 40 mph. North Idaho doesn’t always host the nicest weather for golfing, but that hasn’t stifled the NIC men’s or women’s teams, especially Coleman from doing well this year. Coleman said she initially wasn’t planning on attending NIC. “I was initially considering playing volleyball in Seattle, but my mother has Multiple Sclerosis so I really wanted to go somewhere much closer to home,” Coleman said. “I called (head coach Derrick Thompson) to ask if he had a spot on the women’s team. He ended up
recruiting me and I signed, which was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made because I love it here in Coeur d’Alene. I love everything about NIC.” Coleman said the biggest factor in deciding to attend NIC was that it’s only about an hour and a half away from her hometown. “I’m so glad I did come to NIC because the town is excellent and you can’t find a better place to go to school,” Coleman said. “I’ve made many great friends and it has been fun to play at the Avondale Golf Course, one of the nicest courses in the Coeur d’Alene area. This is just the town you want to be in. I tell everyone to come here because it’s great.” Coleman said she lived on the golf course her whole life. She said she was torn between playing softball and golf but her parents encouraged her to pursue golf. Coleman placed fourth at state her junior year of high school. “My dad is a big golfer,” Coleman said. “He’s not very good but he’s been playing for a long time. My family and I were the second people to build a home upon the Chewelah golf course, so I’ve been playing ever since I was a little girl. My family and I lived right by the second green on the golf course.” Coleman said she and her family would have family passes to the Chewelah golf course each year so she was fortunate to be able to play often. “My younger brother, Carson, and I would always have rivalry games because he’s just a year younger than I am,” Coleman said. “I started beating my dad during my sophomore or junior year of high school and now when we play I beat him by about 15 strokes each round.” Coleman said she’s received not only a lot of help from Thompson, but the NIC men’s golf team has really helped her improve her game. Coleman is continuing on to the University of Northern Colorado next year. She verbally
committed about two weeks ago. She said she hasn’t signed yet because head coach Brandon White of Northern Colorado and the university haven’t decided on an exact dollar amount to provide for her scholarship offer yet, but that she will most likely have a partial scholarship her junior year and a full-ride her senior year. “I have a lot of family members who live in Colorado so that was a big part of my decision to commit to there,” Coleman said. “I had some serious mental problems with my golf game during my freshman year at NIC. I would sometimes just be crying on the golf course so I spent a lot of time this last summer working on my mental game and I kind of came around. This year I’ve had some much better scores with lower rounds and I think it’s just because my head game is much better and I’ve matured quite a bit in my game.” Coleman said that she hopes she and her team play their best at nationals this year. “Last year I didn’t play very well,” Coleman said. “I kind of choked and so hopefully this year I can finish well and earn myself a good spot. As a team, hopefully all of our girls can perform well and it’d be nice to be within the top 10 as a team.”
A Closer Look Arlee Coleman has led her women’s team with the best score in every tournament this spring. Her best performance occurred at the Corban Invitational in Salem, Ore., where she shot 83,86 and 85.
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I’m at the Coeur d’Alene Public Golf Course by myself practicing,” Skipper said. “I’m usually out practicing every day for at least a couple of hours.” Despite a disappointing fall Spencer said his favorite course season last semester, North to play is the Coeur d’Alene Public Idaho College golfer Spencer Golf Course, but that the Coeur Skipper has adjusted and imd’Alene Resort Golf Course is obviproved his game, making him ously very fun to play on. one of NIC’s top competitors for “Spencer has improved greatly the National Junior College Athsince he began playing for us,” said letics Association (NJCAA) Nahead coach Derrick Thompson. tional Championship May 12-17 at Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas. “Even though he struggled in the fall, he’s played so well lately here Skipper, a 20-year-old sophoin the spring.” more from Coeur d’Alene is Skipper said he is considering a studying business administration. few different schools to transfer and He grew up playing golf with play golf. his father, Steve, who has taught “Right now, if I had to choose him a lot about the game. which school to go to I’d probably Spengo to William Penn University in cer said he always Iowa, but I’m not decided on any school yet. I’m going to wait and see went to how the national tournament goes.” the drivSkipper said he wants to play golf ing range professionally if he can make it. with his “Golf has really helped me get a dad when good start on my higher education he was and if I have more opportunities to younger, keep playing golf, especially as a cabut he Spencer Skipper didn’t reer, then I definitely will,” Skipper NIC golfer said. “If I can play at a higher level begin after college then I’ll definitely see if I playing can accomplish my dream of playing golf competitively until his freshman year on the PGA Tour.” Skipper said he’s faced a few at Lake City High School. challenges to get where he is today. “My dad has been the one “I’ve gone through some who has mostly helped me get to slumps,” Skipper said. “I played where I am today in golf and in terrible this last fall, and that kind life,” Skipper said. “I’ve also had of screwed me over from going to a couple of swing instructors a NCAA Division I school because who have helped me with my many Division I schools are finished game, but I’ve mostly learned recruiting by the end of the fall everything from my dad.” season. I played so bad that no one Spencer said he and the even wanted me, but I came into the men’s and women’s teams pracspring season with a positive mindtice every day. set. I didn’t “I’m out here “I played so bad that no one put too preson the even wanted me, but I came much sure on myAvoninto the spring season with self to find dale Golf a school to Course a positive mindset.” transfer to every and I just day, and went out if I’m not Spencer skipper and played.” out here, NIC golfer
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field and just give it everything we have. I really think we showed that today.” In the first game, Perlich picked up the win, holding Western Nevada’s offense scoreless until a run in the sixth inning. During the second game, the Cardinals scored a run in the sixth and seventh innings but were unable to overcome the eight-run deficit. In the final game, Perlich returned to the circle to pitch a complete game shutout, striking out 10. “It’s just solid and that’s what you want from your sophomore pitcher at the end of the year,” Williams said.
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Shortstop Heather Bishop expresses her emotion during the sophomore ceremony at Memorial Field April 20. Gabe Green/Sentinel
teams. The teams had to stay together while attacking the other from page 9 teams in the game. If a teammate got shot, he or Tyson Lopez, 19, outdoor leadshe would have to crawl under anership, Ririe, Idaho, also added other team member’s that he had never to get revived and legitimately been “I’ve never legs continue playing. paintballing until a been Riley said she enweek and a half ago. paintballing joyed playing this game “I’ve never been it was diffficult too paintballing so I deso I decided, but because she and her cided, why not? Go why not? Go teammate kept getting for it,” Lopez said. shot. Lopez, like Riley, for it.” “I would get shot had been shot by a and then I would have to paintball before but Tyson lopez go under his (Lopez’s) was a little surprised Paintball participant legs,” Riley said. “And by the minimal pain then while I was going level that resulted under his legs, he would after getting hit. get shot and we’d have to switch After the majority of the time every time we would do that. He spent playing capture the flag, the would get shot or I would get shot, last round students split up into and then we just surrendered.” groups of three to five to form
Briefs Men’s basketball
Six players signed with NCAA Division I programs, including Kaj Sherman who signed with the University of Texas-San Antonio. Sherman will be teammates with current Cardinal Keon Lewis, who also signed with the Roadrunners. Earlier, James Webb signed with Boise State, Chris Sarbaugh with San Diego, Jalil Abdul-Bassit with Oregon and Mike Middlebrooks with Illinois State. Others are still considering their options.
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Five players have committed to four-year schools. Angela Woods and Mollie Kramer have committed to Central Washington University in Ellensburg. Kabri Emerson, who transferred to NIC from Montana State University-Billings, will play at Montana Tech in Butte this fall. Hannah Love committed to Carroll College in Helena, Mont., and Danika Johnson committed to Hawaii-Pacific. Others are still considering
their options.
Women’s soccer Keilin Farrand, a midfielder from Ellensburg, Wash., signed with NIC. Farrand is a four-year starter for Ellensburg High School, as well as being a four-year scholar athlete and making the president’s list. She was Booster Club Athlete of the Quarter three times. As a freshman, Farrand was an honorable-mention Central Washington Athletic Association (CWAC) player and helped her team to the Washington state tournament. From 2010-2012 she was named to the CWAC first team. Jaimee Hulst, from Helena, Mont., also signed with NIC. Hulst was a four-year starter for Capital High School, where she was named Offensive Player of the Year three times, was on the 2012 All-State team and was selected to play in Montana’s Shodair Classic. She is a member of the Montana Olympic Development program, a member of the 2011 Montana Academic All-State team
and won first place in Montana’s DECA statewide competition.
Softball Kelsey LaVaute and Emily Perlich both signed letters of intent to play softball at California State University-East Bay. Perlich has been a starter in the circle for the Cardinals the last two seasons. Over the last two years Perlich bundled together 260 strikeouts going into the final series of the season with Colorado Northwestern. LaVaute has been a starter in the infield and outfield for the Cardinals for two seasons. She lead the team in batting average and home runs with 15 going into their last series of the season. Sophomore catcher Shelby Carter from Maple Valley, Wash., signed a letter of intent with Division I University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Carter has caught the majority of the games for the Cardinals in the past two seasons. She holds the all-time career home run record with 37.
Nick Hathhorn, 19, general studies, Boise, peeks around a tree at the opposition, planning his next move. Beau Valdez/Sentinel
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