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DOMINATION
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Equality for all
With every winter sports team ranked in the top ten, NIC’s athletes are at the top of their game.
Women unite on Valentine’s Day Kaye Thornbrugh Managing Editor It’s called V-Day: V for victory, for valentine, and for vagina. It’s a global strike, a revolution set for Feb. 14. It’s an invitation for one billion women and those who love them to rise up and demand an end to violence against women worldwide. According to V-Day.org, the campaign is “a catalyst that promotes creative events to increase awareness, raise money and revitalize the spirit of existing anti-violence organizations.” To commemorate its 15th anniversary, V-Day launched a new campaign called One Billion Rising. It was inspired by the statistic that one in three women will experience violence in her lifetime. That’s over one billion women worldwide. Erin Norvell, Employment and Training Coordinator with NIC Human Resources, first learned of V-Day on Facebook. She was inspired to create her own Facebook event to encourage others to use Feb. 14 as an opportunity to spread awareness about violence against women. Norvell said it would be great to see a student group, such as ASNIC or another club, organize an event to inform the student body about the staggering statistics of violence against women. In the United States, one in four collegeaged women will experience a rape or attempted rape during her time at college. In fact, Coeur d’Alene Police investigated the report of an attempted rape in the
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Andrea Jackson Staff Writer
All of the North Idaho College winter sports teams are ranked in the top ten in the most recent NJCAA polls. Wrestling began and finished the regular season with a No. 1 ranking, women’s basketball is ranked fifth and the men’s basketball team entered the top ten for the first time this season with a No. 9 ranking. The teams are peaking at the right time as postseason play is right around the corner. In fact, wrestling won the Region 18 Tournament Saturday in Oregon City, Ore., and will head to the NJCAA National Tournament in Des Moines, Iowa Feb. 22 and 23. “We’re competitive in ever y weight class,” head coach Pat Whit-
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The American Indian Student Alliance presented a $10,000 check for matching grant at a Board of Directors meeting Jan. 7. The $10,000 grant is matched by the American Indian Education Foundation, totaling $20,000 for the Che’nshish Scholarship. The Kootenai Tribe gave the club $2,000 that was put toward the Che’nshish scholarship. Che’nshish is a Coeur d’Alene word, meaning “giving.” “The focus of the club is to give students less loans by establishing this scholarship,” said Evanlene Melting Tallow, American Indian Student Advisor. AISA did not want the students’ cumulative GPA to count against them, so each of their students has an equal opportunity. “Just because they’re Native American students doesn’t mean they get their college paid for by their tribes. We want to spread awareness for a need in financial assistance for these students,” Melting Tallow said. The club raised over $25,000 in the last 3 years and will continue to raise funds for the Che’nshish Scholarship and for enrolled descended American Indian students.
comb said. “Those guys push one another, being ranked No. 1 from the beginning all the way through now. That’s not on accident. Those guys are in here paying the price, not just this year. Some of them have been going at it two years prior to this.” The wrestling team holds a 13-1 overall record, including a 9-0 conference record. The Cardinals defeated all six ranked teams that they competed against starting on Jan. 17.
“This seems like humanity refusing to take responsibility for its actions, passing the bill to the victims.”
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NIC won its last national title in 2003 when current assistant coach Keri Stanley wrestled for the Cardinals. “I think you just keep your eyes on the prize and keep working the way we have,” Whitcomb said. “You know what, things are going to turn out good for North Idaho.” The women’s basketball team has posted a 25-2 overall record and is tied for first place with the College of Southern Idaho in the Scenic West Athletic Conference (SWAC) with a 10-2 conference record. Head coach Chris Carlson credits his defense for contributing to his team’s
performance thus far this season. The Lady Cardinals are allowing under 50 points per game in conference play. “Tonight’s defense (against Utah State University-Eastern Utah Thursday) was really solid,” Carlson said. “That’s what we needed and that’s been the cornerstone of our program throughout the years.” Carlson also said the bench players have provided experience and depth, which has been key for them this season. The men’s basketball team is 9-0 since their one-point loss to Salt Lake Community College in early January. The Cardinals are 24-3 overall and 11-1 in SWAC play, putting them in first place. “I think we have a lot of unselfish guys and maybe our bench guys aren’t playing as much as they’d like, but they’re really working hard in
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ASNIC seats new senators
Rec creation?
Senators chosen for fresh ideas, experience
ASNIC Rec Center proposal hits snag Christina Villagomez Co-Webmaster/News Editor
Christina Villagomez Co-Webmaster/News Editor ASNIC President Christopher Deane has announced the names of the three new senators to join the board. Robert Mertens, Nehemiah Musonda and Olivia Burkett will be sworn in at the next ASNIC meeting. “All these people were great, but I wanted to pick the ones that would fit best in our group,” said Deane, who made the final decision with the help of ASNIC Vice President Joshua Brands and Senator Pro Tempe Benaiah Cheevers. “It was really hard for me to make that decision.” Deane said that although competition was stiff for the three available slots, the chosen senators all had experience that he saw as being valuable to the board. “Bob [Mertens] has already been a student at large, he’s already been on two committees, and was just really active so we thought he’d be a good addition,” Deane said. “Plus he’s a little bit “It was older and really hard more experienced.” for me to Deane said Mumake that sonda impressed the decision.” board with his fresh CHRIS DEANE ideas and atASNIC President titude. “He just has a really different perspective,” Deane said. Mertens and Musonda reportedly plan to run in the ASNIC spring elections in March to continue their terms through next year. “That was a deciding factor,” Deane said. “We wanted them to continue going on with their experience.” Deane said he and Burkett will not run for re-election due to their plans to graduate. However, the benefits of having Burkett on board out weighed the drawbacks of her impending graduation Deane said. “Olivia was already an OARS leader and is always up in the ASNIC office working with us, so it was kind of a no brainer, for us to bring her on,” Deane said. “She already knows the ins and outs of everything, so it makes it really easy.” Deane said the board also had projects in mind they wanted her to lead. Mertens and Musonda still haven’t decided on what they plan to use their term to focus on. “They’re still trying to find their direction,” Deane said. The three new senators will finish out the semester term left by Jantzen Hunsaker and Marcus Hall, who both resigned due to personal reasons; and Brands, who left his position as senator Pro Tempe to become vice president. With the position openings announced Jan. 15, Deane said ten people turned in application pamphlets, with two people being eliminated for not meeting senator qualifications.The remaining eight went on to an interview Deane described as having “extensive questions” in regards to the applicants’ work ethics and abilities to work with a team. According to ASNIC Bylaws Article VIII, Section 3, in the event of a position needing to be filled, the acting president may make an appointment, and the board must approve it with a majority vote. ASNIC is the student body government of NIC, and consists of a board composed of eight senators, a vice president, and a president. Senators receive a $260 monthly stipend.
Access Denied BitTorrent protocol banned on campus
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tudents looking to BitTorrent on campus will find themselves experiencing technical dif ficulties. Administrators made the decision to block BitTorrenting earlier this month. “In this case we got two [Recording Industr y Association of America] notices about illegal file transfers,” Steve Ruppel, director of information technology, said. “Federal financial aid could be at risk, our federal grant money could be at risk, so we have to take these notifications seriously.” Ruppel said the college received the final notice after a student pirated Alex Clare’s “Too Close,” a song made popular last year by commercials adver tising Internet Ex-
plorer. “I think they’re harder on campuses, I think we’re targeted,” Ruppel said. “I think it’s because we’re creating digital citizens; they should respect copyrights.” NIC doesn’t track individual students’ data usage, Ruppel said, so banning the protocol made the most sense. “We have some pretty significant legal issues that come up in higher education, the Higher Education Oppor tunity Act makes sure that we have to do some compliance with federal law here,” Ruppel said. Ruppel said that instead of banning specific websites, the IT depar tment decided to restrict BitTorrent protocol and shape bandwidth use by students. “In this case it’s a protocol that’s useful to materials, but most of the places that you go, most of the content is illegal contraband through BitTorrent,” Ruppel said. But not all students use BitTorrent just to pirate
music and movies. “I love BitTorrenting,” said Jesus Nunez, 22, biology, Car tagena, Colombia. Columbia. “I’m annoyed with the campus’s crackdown on it.” Nunez said he often uses torrenting to download assigned reading materials for cer tain classes, due to the high price of textbooks. “I’m a college student, I’m broke,” Nunez said. Ruppel said it’s not the college’s intention to cause financial hardship, however. “We don’t think we’re restricting any content here that you could get another way through a legal means or go directly to the source,” Ruppel said. “We don’t like to restrict access to any kind of information. People are here to learn.” BitTorrent is a program that helps enable peer-to-peer sharing of large files. According to BitTorrent, Inc. BitTorrent is utilized by over 150 million active users across the web. BitTorrent was released by programmer Bram Cohen in 2001.
New ASNIC President Chris Deane announced to the board of trustees that the unveiling of a Rec Center proposal has been delayed until March due to significant changes in the student government. The January 30 meeting was Deane’s first trustee meeting as acting president since former president Julie Salinas and senators Jantzen Hunsaker and Marcus Hall stepped down due to personal reasons. Joshua Brands has stepped into Deane’s previous position as vice president, with Deane naming three replacement senators on Feb. 3. (See “ASNIC seats new senators” for details) Deane said that while the transition has caused delay in certain areas, senators are still working on the project. “We just don’t feel comfortable with [presenting] it yet, we feel like it could be so much more,” Deane said. “We just need a little bit more time.” Deane said the proposal will largely cover logistics, such as a location in the education corridor, appearance and price. Deane said a mid-range facility would be expected to cost the college around $15 million “We know what the college wants to build, we know what they’re planning to put there, and we want to make suggestions [based] on what students have wanted for years,” Deane said. The foundation for the proposal is a report done five years ago on student input for a Rec Center, Deane said, but ideas from as far back as 25 years ago have been considered. “It’s figuring out what students will want in the future that has us kind of banging our heads against the wall,” Deane said. “It’s deciding how to take this to the next level that has slowed us up.” The next level may look like the college’s competition, the College of Southern Idaho (CSI). “The pattern that we’re going off of is CSI’s [Rec Center],” Deane said. “They have a midsize one, and that’s what we’re looking for.” Another factor in the decision to model the center after CSI’s plans was NIC’s addition of Vice President of Student Services Graydon Stanley, last year Stanley, who was heavily involved in the construction of the center during his previous employment at wCSI, has been working closely with ASNIC on the proposal. Deane said Salinas will also continue to consult on the project throughout the semester, although it will be in a much smaller, and more removed role.
Looters steal our shared past Administrators work with community to prevent artifact looting through education Andrea Jackson Staff Writer North Idaho College, The Human Rights Education Institute and the Coeur d’Alene Tribe continue to address the recent artifact looting by educating the public. NIC Vice President for Community Relations and Marketing Mark Browning said that recent incidents of artifact looting led to the formation of a public education forum titled “The Facts about Artifacts.” During this forum, state Archaeologist and Deputy Kenneth C. Reid and a group of historians will discuss the historical importance of the artifacts. “We encourage everyone to get more information from state, tribal, or federal historic preservation offices,” said Chief Allan, chairman of
the Coeur d’Alene Tribe. The forum is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 19 from 7-8 p.m. in Lee Driftwood Bay. Another opportunity to learn more about the significance of these artifacts is through an exhibit “Many Cultures, One World” this week at the Human Rights Education Institute (HREI) in Coeur d’Alene. It will display the history and feature artifacts, such as saddles, regalia and more. Allan said his tribe’s Culture and Language Departments plan to offer several workshops at HREI this spring and summer to supplement the exhibit, including workshops on beading, weaving, archeology and artifacts. The Coeur d’Alene Tribe’s territory covered nearly 4 million acres in the region.
In a recent opinion written for the Spokesman Review, Allan said his ancestors centered their lives on Lake Coeur d’Alene and its tributaries for thousands of years, and that their tribe works hard to preserve their cultural resources. He expressed concern regarding those in the community who use metal detectors to search for and potentially remove historic artifacts from the shores of Lake Coeur d’Alene. NIC President Joe Dunlap suggested that the college work to put together a symposium for the community with the city, the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and the State Historical Office due to the strong level of public interest in looking for artifacts. Efforts for coordinating a symposium are still in effect.
Dunlap said this potential symposium would be intended to teach students and community members about laws regarding artifacts and the legal methods for searching and documenting them. “We can go on and provide that education service to the community,” Dunlap said.
DID YOU KNOW? At any given moment on average, BitTorrent has more active users online than Facebook or Youtube.
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College representives talk cooperation, budget Andrea Jackson Staff Writer
Police survey the damage after Patrick Dalton crashed his car on the median at Hubbard Avenue and Northwest Boulevard. Beau Valdez/Sentinel
Drug trafficker causes confusion, delay Students re-routed around campus after police pursuit ends in crash Christina Villagomez Co-Webmaster/News Editor
and it was a pursuit.” The chase began in the north part of Coeur d’Alene at 3:33 p.m. and ended at 3:41 p.m. The driver of the vehicle, Patrick Dalton, 30, Clarkston Wash., exited his vehicle after the crash and further attempted to elude officers on foot. “The driver took off in the woods, and they just surrounded the place,” said Bodi Dotson, a former NIC student who witnessed the collision. Shortly after, a K-9 unit ap-
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man fleeing police crashed into a median near the intersection of Northwest Boulevard and Hubbard Avenue. “Taskforce detectives and deputies had been tr ying to capture a wanted felon, they made a traffic stop on his vehicle,” said Captain Dan Soumas, of the Kootenai County Sheriff Department. “He fled
prehended Dalton. Witness Claudia Brennan, an agent at Windermere Real Estate, said Dalton was then loaded into an ambulance for what appeared to be dog-bite wounds. “It all happened so fast,” Brennan said. “It was like something out of NYPD Blue.” Dalton has been charged with drug trafficking, possession of methamphetamine and felony eluding. Dalton is wanted for escape
in Washington, in addition to being sought by the State Department of Corrections in Nez Perce County, Idaho. An unnamed male passenger has been charged with felony possession of a controlled substance. A second passenger, a young female, was charged with misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance and frequenting. There were no reported injuries from the crash.
Counselor LaFerriere advises, earns prizes NIC counselor chosen as best in region by peers for optimistic attitude, leadership skills Alex Rodal-Cubillas Staff Writer
school, in private practice, in other institutions and all over the place and that they chose me,” LaFerriere said. “I thought ‘wow this is such an honor.’” After being nominated by Dr. Kay Webb, an Assistant Professor and Counselor Educator at Northwest Nazarene University, LaFerriere was chosen by a group of her peers for her profession to
NIC’s Assistant Director of Career Services and Career Counseling, Gail LaFerriere was awarded Counselor of the Year by the Idaho Counseling Association and the ICA award’s committee at the Award’s luncheon on January 26. “I know some wonderful counselors in this state, in high
be this year’s recipient for Counselor of the year. “I believe she deserves it, I was thrilled for her and I know that she definitely is not only a wonderful counselor and advisor, but she is a leader,” said Administrative Assistant in Advising Services, Holly Frome. “She always has an optimistic attitude and she is the most wonderful person to work with ever.” LaFerriere, who has been at NIC for the last 19 years, first began the process of creating and developing a career development program and center for the college in 1994. “I felt very honored to be recognized within the entire counseling profession for my specialty as a career counselor as well,” LaFerriere said. Since its conception NIC’s career development program has been deemed best in the state and the region. “I’m going to continue to do my best to positively represent this profession for all of
us,” LaFerriere said. LaFerriere received her M.S. in Counseling in 2000, became a Licensed Professional Counselor and National Certified Counselor in 2001 and is currently the only Master Career Counselor in Idaho since 2003. “Career counseling is my passion; it’s what I love,” said LaFerriere. In 2005, LaFerriere was appointed to the Idaho Counselor Supervisor Registry, was the first chair of the CDA chapter of the U of I’s Counseling and School Psychology Advisor Council and In 2007 LaFerriere became a Distance Credentialed Counselor. LaFerriere currently serves on NIC’s Diversity Education Committee, the Chamber of Commerce Education and in addition to managing the Career Services program and providing career counseling she has created classes, taught, conducted workshops, coordinated events and has consulted with many businesses and educational institutions.
CAMPUS SECURITY LOG Student dispute results in damaged college property (1) Jan. 12 - A police and campus security incident report was
(4) Jan. 23 - There was a medical response to the Student Union
(2) Jan. 14 - There was a medical response to Hedlund for an in-
(5) Jan. 30 - Vandalism to a student vehicle was reported in the E. Hedlund parking lot.
(3) Jan. 16 - Report of a minor vehicle accident at the off campus
(6) Feb. 1 - Two non-students were banned from the Residence Hall due to alcohol violations.
filed for vandalism on a fire hydrant in the vicinity of the Siebert Building. jured student.
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(7) Feb. 4 - A medical emergency was reported in Lee Kildow Hall after a student passed out in class. (8) Feb. 7 - Campus Security reported a hit-and-run vehicle acci-
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(9) Feb. 7 -A student’s vehicle struck a parked NIC van in the E. Hedlund Building parking lot.
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reportedly resulted in college property being damaged. The students were referred to the Dean of Students’ office for action.
(11) Feb. 7 - A student reported a theft to Campus Security. The situation was resolved with all items returned to the owner.
ASNIC, board of trustee members and NIC President Joe Dunlap traveled to Boise to work with representatives from community colleges across the state on intercollegiate cooperation, to request that legislators finance programs leading to NIC student success, and to request information items regarding alternative funding sources. Dunlap presented to the joint finance committee a strategic budget plan for items NIC is requesting funding for dual credit programs, the Sandpoint Outreach Center, the Veterans Center, and for the consolidation of student services. NIC requested $352,200 toward dual credit, $302,300 toward the Sandpoint Center, $96,800 for the Veterans Center, and $528,700 for student services. Predicted program structure changes that will occur if the funding is approved include a new physical therapy assistant program, a new pharmaceutical manufacturing program, and increasing enrollment in the welding program. Procedural structure changes involving financial aid would also occur. The dispersal of loans to the students would be spread over the semester and a financial literacy course completion would be required. Dunlap said that NIC should be notified whether or not the funding was approved by May at the latest. The meeting, part of a larger higher education week sponsored by legislators, was also focused on drafting a charter to unite College of Western Idaho, College of Southern Idaho and NIC’s respective student governments. Christopher Deane, ASNIC president, said the charter will encourage future boards to cooperate with campuses across the state, resulting in better community colleges and to better student government. “It was an amazing experience and it was extremely productive to meet all legislators,” Deane said. Deane said working with other student body presidents was also rewarding. “They are really on top of it and really active in their discussion with the future of community colleges,” Deane said. “They had really great ideas and great plans.”
Police seek help in finding suspect Christina Villagomez Co-Webmaster/News Editor Police are seeking help to find man that attempted to sexually assault a young woman near campus at 10:45 p.m. on Jan. 11. The 21-year-old woman was attempting to catch a bus in the area of W. Hubbard Avenue and N. College Drive when her assailant reportedly approached her. The victim said the man halted the attack and fled after seeing headlights exiting the Education Corridor. The suspect is described as being a white male, approximately 5’9, average build, 35-40 years old, with blonde/red hair, a mustache and stubble, wearing a brown Carhartttype jacket, grey beanie hat, and boots. The Coeur d’Alene Police Department urges anyone with any information to call (208) 769-2320.
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Signed, sealed, undelivered Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night can stay these couriers from the swift competition of their appointed rounds—but Republican mandates certainly can. Starting in August, the USPS will stop some Saturday delivery. But let’s not all panic at once. Only first-class mail will be affected, which means that parcels, mail-order medicines, priority and express mail will still arrive on Saturdays. However, the loss of even a portion of Saturday mail delivery will have a negative impact on communities throughout the country, especially in rural areas. Coeur d’Alene may seem like a sparkling metropolis when compared to most of the sprawling Northwestern wilderness, but we still rely on mail service to conduct commerce. Look to Sandpoint, where there are still areas without Internet access or even cell phone service, and you’ll see exactly why we need the United States Postal Service. How did this happen? How could Saturday delivery slip away? Contrary to popular opinion, the U.S. Postal Service is not outdated. It’s not the weak gazelle in the herd, taken down the cheetah that is email. The Internet isn’t killing the Postal Service: Republicans are. Proposed by Republicans and signed by President George W. Bush in 2006, the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act mandates that the USPS make payments of between $5.4 and $5.8 billion dollars to the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund each year from 2007 to 2016, to prefund 75 years of costs. That’s right. The Postal Service must prefund 75 years of retirement benefits for its employees over the course of ten years. This requirement is unique to the USPS. Nobody else does it. Why would they? It’s completely unnecessary: According to the post office Inspector General, the pension is actually over-funded. The Postal Service’s reserves for retiree health care are much higher than in the federal government as a whole, the military and almost all See EDITORIAL | Page 5
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Seagulls noble creatures, deserve respect
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hen most people ors to find land, no matter think of seagulls the difficulty. Seagulls can (myself includ- be found nearly anywhere ed), they think in the United States, even of rats with wings, a tornado finding their niche in the of flapping white wings de- pseudo-desert of the Great Salt Lake in scending to pluck Utah, hundreds ever y morsel of of miles from food from unsusthe sea shore. pecting beach-goThe reason ers and cackling for the almost as they fly away. plague-like Ev en in “F ind spreading of ing Nemo,” the such a seemseagulls are the ingly marine only animals who Nick Marcou species is the can’t seem to say Staff Writer seagull’s deteranything other mination. The than “mine.” But seagull can fly is this truly a fair assessment of their status for days on end and actuin the animal kingdom? Are ally had to in the past if seagulls mere vermin or a it wished to surchilling reflection of human- vive. Islands were plucked clear of ity itself? food by seagulls in Consider seagulls betheir desperate struggle fore the Industrial Age, to live on in a world that before boardwalks and held not nearly enough for discarded French fries and them to settle down. Before Coney Island funnel cakes. They represented persever- the dawn of the Industrial Age, seagulls were much ance and the ability of sail-
like early man: nomadic hunter-gatherers. They had no home, no nest, no territory, only sharp, economical wings designed to ride wind currents and the will to survive. But this changed when man grew complacent. Delegating work to the lower class and machines, mankind finally settled down and enjoyed the easy life. We turned up our noses at the paupers
who picked through our trash, full of half-eaten meals and perfectly good clothes, and even more
egregiously, decided that the animals that chose the perfectly engineered environment to live in were lower than the lowest rat. We created the ideal life for seagulls and condemn them for capitalizing on it. This seems like humanity refusing to take responsibility for its actions, passing the bill to the victims rather than accepting that our flaws trickle down. Seagulls, once proud, perhaps even noble birds of the sea, reduced to rats with wings. And maybe this sounds silly to you. Maybe it seems as if I’m reading too deeply on a subject that holds no meaning. Maybe I am. In fact, I definitely am. Even so, if we can’t take responsibility for things as trivial as the way seagulls live, what can we take responsibility for?
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un control. Those two words seem to cause quite a commotion. Personally, I am opposed to any gun control. Per the Second Amendment, we, the people, have the right to bear arms. Just as much as the right to eat and breathe. It’s just a shame that some people in this world are just too stupid and lack the common sense that is required to properly handle a weapon of any kind. I mean, it’s the people that kill, not the gun. I mean, does Rosie O’Donnell blame silverware because she’s fat? Do families that lose loved ones due to drunk drivers blame Chevrolet because the drunk guy was driving a Camaro? Let’s take a little stroll
through history. In 1911, Tur- crack? Making guns illegal wouldn’t get rid of them any key established gun control, more than meth or heroin and from 1915-1917, 1.5 milbeing illegal takes them off lion Armenians that were unthe streets. On avable to defend erage, it takes 3-5 themselves minutes for police were rounded to respond to a 911 up and extercall. If an intruder minated. Hitler were to break into established gun your home, what control laws are you going to do in Germany in for those 3-5 min1938, and, well, utes? It could go we all know two ways. One, the what happened Beau Valdez intruder is going to next. Nobody Photographer tear you up since needs to tell me chances are they what kind of weapons I can own, and that I are not the law abiding types to hand over any weapons. can in fact own them. Two, you grab your weapon I hear so many people and hold the bastard at gunsaying that they would feel point until the cops show so much safer if all the guns up, or you could always just were taken away. Are you on
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shoot them, since they don’t belong in your house in the first place. Even the recent legislation regarding weapons is BS. Limiting capacity size in magazines? If I am a law abiding citizen, protected by the Second Amendment, then why the hell can’t I go blast 30 rounds out of an AR-15 if I choose to? Because some idiots that are mentally unstable go cause mass violence? Guns in the hands of honest, mentally stable people could save lives. Just imagine how many thugs would pull guns on people if there was a chance that they could be greeted with the barrel of a gun themselves. My guess would be not many.
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Fortune 1000 companies. When Congressional Republicans created the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, they forced the Postal Service, which operates without a single cent of taxpayer money, to prefund pensions for mailmen whose great-greatgrandparents were a year old the day President Bush signed the bill. If not for the PAEA mandate, the United States Postal Service would be profitable. Why would Congressional Republicans propose legislation so clearly designed to cripple the United States Postal Service? To prove that government services can’t work, and to force the government to sell the Postal Serivce to a private company like FedEx or UPS. Make no mistake. The USPS isn’t just dying. It’s being murdered, and we are all witnesses.
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How can the U.S. decrease gun violence? Rosco Dash n 21, Detroit, childhood development
“They have to do better background checks. If you have any kind of criminal background, you shouldn’t be able to get a gun at all.” Hope Lane n 19, Lake Forest, Calif., theatre
“I think it’s just a matter of, not really tight control, but making sure people register their weapons.” Corey Goodson n 19, Cataldo, graphic design
“I don’t know if there’s an actual answer. If more civilians had weapons, people would be less likely to try to shoot them. John Radavich n 18, Post Falls, history
“Guns don’t kill people. People kill people. If people stop saying guns are what kill people, violence will go down.” Scott Kennedy n 19, Rathdrum, law enforcement
“I’m fine with the way the laws are. Don’t take guns away from the people who follow the law.” Riley Wilson n 20, Boise, business
“Don’t take guns away from lawabiding citizens.”
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Good Ol’ Fashioned Chivalry Make Valentine’s Day special for your lady
Tyson Juarez ■ Features Editor Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Many students are probably making big plans for their significant others or desperately trying to find some sort of special gift. Lately I’ve had a problem with the way people treat each other in a relationship. Most of the time that I have observed couples and find that they may have a lot in common, hang out a lot, and usually share a laugh or two. One thing I do not notice anymore, though, is the act of chivalry by men to their ladies. Guys just don’t open doors for girls anymore and sometimes they don’t even pay for dinner. I feel the young adult world is filled with guys who are so full of themselves that they can’t treat a woman with decency. When a man decides to go on a date with his woman, he should be prepared to act as a gentleman. Now I know that men and women in relationships joke around and can embark on friendly banter, but a man should know not to cross the line and think that just because his girlfriend can be sarcastic that he can then automatically start treating her like garbage. This Valentine’s Day should be different than the ones I’ve seen in the past. I know I may seem a little “old school” and I may also seem like kind of a “square,” but guys that are wondering why they can’t keep a lady around for more than a month are probably exercising the things that I’m saying not to do. So in case you don’t have a clue how to properly treat your lady and how to make sure her night out with you is wonderful, here are some pointers on how to properly conduct yourself as a gentleman: 1. Open doors for your lady! I know that sometimes we men forget, but we should be on our toes in this subject. It’s not that women can’t do it themselves, it just shows kindness and that you care about the young lady. 2. Pay for the date. No, seriously. You shouldn’t make your girlfriend pay for the dinner or movie that you asked her to. Not paying for a date you planned makes you look irresponsible and it kind of makes you look like a bum. Girls generally do not dig that. 3. Be courteous and compliment her. Valentine’s Day is sometimes a big deal for your lady, so you should do all that you can to make her feel special. As I said, banter is always fun but do not cross any lines by trying to hurt her feelings. I know a lot of this may sound obvious, but I’ve seen plenty of young men not doing any of these things, and it is a shame. So be sure to follow these suggestions this Valentine’s Day and remember that it will make her appreciate you even more. Tyson Juarez is an editor for The Sentinel. His opinions are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Sentinel. Respond to this column online at nicsentinel.com.
The Idaho Youth Ranch Thrift Store contains prices that are convenient for college students on a budget. Beau Valdez/Sentinel
A good place to get ‘thrifty’ Local Idaho Youth Ranch thrift store helps students as well as community Tyson Juarez Features Editor
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uch of the NIC population is on a budget. College students are always looking to get what they can out of the little amount of money they have. The Idaho Youth Ranch Thrift Store is a place where students are able to get the clothes, furniture, or household wares they need without spending over budget, and their purchases help the community. “We help a lot of young boys at Anchor House,” said Georgia Beck, store manager. The money earned at the non-profit Idaho Youth Ranch Thrift Store goes to organizations like Anchor House, a residential house owned by IYR that takes in troubled teen boys and helps them to make a fresh star t.
helpful for for the college com“They take in anybody that munity as well. needs help and the money The IYR Thrift Store has earned here helps cover the cost plenty of ways for students to of their treatment,” said Beck. get the most out of their money. Other earnings also go to Each Wednesday the store many other organizations within offers student discounts of 10 IYR that help troubled families and also offer adoption services. percent off on items that many may find in shopCreated by ping malls and other James and Ruby higher priced clothCrowe, the IYR has ing stores. Some of been an organizathe items that come tion for close to 60 through are anything years now. from American Eagle People are condesigner clothes to stantly looking to even sports jackets volunteer at the IYR and slacks that are thrift store in order Men’s Warehouse to give back to the GEORGIA BECK brand. All of these community and to IYR Thrift Store anager items for around four help keep prices dollars apiece. low for customers. The store also “We usually has plenty of deals on furniture just keep a constant staff of four and other household supplies around here,” said Beck, “the that many near-broke college rest are volunteers and they are students would consider great very helpful to the organiza“steals.” tion.” “This place is perfect if you The IYR thrift store is really
“We help a lot of young boys at Anchor House.”
are a college student looking for furniture to fill out an apartment,” said Beck. Many couches, tables, and even dining room chairs circulate through the store each week. Most of these items are close to new. The store includes a small electronics section. Each week different deals occur based on a color system within the store. Each day’s sale depends on what color of tag an item has. “Something completely new could be on sale every day,” said Beck, “it’s always good to check back.” The thrift store gets its items from donations that are made every day. The community gives in order to give back to the community. Items in the store circulate regularly and there is always something new to look at. The IYR thrift store is located on 854 North 4th St.
Olsen, Dean: superb art team Husband and wife duo bring unique talent to artistic spotlight Connor Coughlin Staff Writer The current exhibition “Topographies and Fictions” in Boswell Hall’s Corner Gallery is one that has been over 25 years in the making. Put on by husband and wife printmakers Dennis Olsen and Meredith Dean, who have each created a body of art that is unique as it is fascinating to viewers. Dean fell in love with working with her hands at an early age and by the time she was thirteen she was taking private art lessons. She received her BFA in painting at Washington University School of Fine Arts in 1968 where at that point she developed an intense allergy to turpentine and began working with printmaking processes instead. “Twenty-five years of ideas brought these pieces,” said Dean in regards to the Corner Galler y, “It all star ted when a friend and I were trekking in the mountains of Tuscany. The maps we used were ver y unreliable and we would never go without tak-
ing three or four of them.” Realizing a distinct relationship between maps and the landscape Dean began utilizing the idea of space and interactivity into her work, creating artwork that was magnetic and was able to be rearranged in a large number of ways. Her work that is currently on display at the Corner Galler y makes use of this factor. Each piece is made up of multiple car ved-out plates that display a layer of topographical detail and can be rearranged in a multitude of ways allowing for the creation of independent pieces that still relate to one another. In a stark contrast to Dean’s colorful and heavily abstract work, Olsen’s art on display is a series of bizarre and
surreal portraits. Within in the series there are the faces of “kings, queens, tyrants, heroes, saints and sinners,” who all live in a timeless village with no tr ue connection to reality. Each por trait is accompanied with a shor t narrative or what Olsen calls “flash fiction” that details the character’s personality. Throughout his youth Olsen was always interested in art and got into it seriously at the age of 14. He went to college at UCLA where he got his BA in 1964 and his MA in 1967. In 1967 he received the Fulbright Grant and traveled to Italy to study printmaking. It was there in 1970 Olsen co-founded the Santa Reparata International School of Art in Florence. For the next eleven years he
spent in Italy teaching classes and working on his own artwork. Working on mostly monotypes for the next decade, Olsen soon began to experiment with digital ar t with the Maya computer program. Discovering a process in which he was able to transfer computer ar t onto plates, he began utilizing technology to help form his handcrafted ar twork. “All the marks on these pieces are from currency notes that I’ve collected from all over the world,” said Olsen, “They’re scanned into photoshop and printed out to etch.” Both Dean and Olsen currently reside in San Antonio and teach at The University of Texas at San Antonio. The couple returns to Italy every summer to teach printmaking workshops and live in the Tuscan countryside. “Topographies and Fictions” will be on display in Boswell Hall’s Corner Galler y until March 29.
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Jazz Fever Both jazz vocal choir and ensemble play a packed house at Schuler Performing Arts Center Tyson Juarez Features Editor The NIC Jazz vocal and ensemble opened up the semester with a night full of good music and special guests. The performers played a packed house as almost every seat in Schuler Performing Arts Center was taken. The students performed groovy and smooth pieces that had many jazz patrons in the audience tapping their toes and snapping their fingers. The two groups had a small window of practice before the festival but were still able to pull off an organized show with great pieces. “We had very few rehearsals before playing tonight,” said Max Mendez, vocal conductor, “dare I say it, but we are ‘jazzed’ to be here tonight.” The vocal jazz students performed three pieces, both upbeat tunes that stayed true to traditional jazz and slow cooler jazz that
showed off the students’ vocal talents. During a song called “Sing a Song of Song” by Kenny Garrett, the students performed by not singing words but instead using their voices as if they were actual instruments. Students within the ensemble performed various solos that ranged from a swinging saxophone solo to a smooth guitar solo in the song “Sidewalks of New York” by Oliver Nelson. “This kind of music gives the musicians the opportunity to make spontaneous comments,” said Terry M.L. Jones, ensemNorth Idaho College Jazz vocalist Gustave Lester shows his vocal talents during the song “Sing a Song of ble conductor. Songs” where students used their voices to represent instruments. Michael Russell/Sentinel The ensemble created the same aura the old big time bands that were fronted by greats like semble that had a humorous band mates to help work with the The set also included an enFrank Sinatra and James Dean twist to it. students and perform with us,” ter taining per formance that increated. said Jones. cluded the vocal talents of Gar y The show included many surThe music depar tment Gemberling, Jon Brownell, prises such as appearances from Jones invited artists such as will be having plenty of more Max Mendez, and John Kracht. special guests from universities musical twins Al and Gar y Gemshows this semester includThe singers per formed the and high schools all over the state. berling to play alongside the ing a Winter Choral concer t song “Four Brothers” by Dan “I like to invite back old college ensemble on songs like “I’ll be in March and a Spring Choral Around” and “A Portrait of Jennie.” Bukvich alongside the jazz enand Jazz concer t in April.
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Briefs Getting their act together Conner Coughlin Staff Writer Six student actors put on a readers theatre performance of Norman Foster’s comedy “Sadie Flynn Comes to Big Oak” in an effort to raise money for a trip to Sacramento for the 2013 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. The play details the events of the sleepy Canadian town of Big Oak and its encounter with Sadie Flynn, a recentlyreleased, convicted husband-killer played
by Josy Wegner. The entirety of the play takes place in “Millie’s Cabin,” a diner run by Tom Shaw, played by Cole Durbin, and Orson Hubble, played by CJ Moore. As the play progresses, the once-sleepy town gets shaken up by a number of quirky and comedic events with other locals, Bev Dupuis, played by Diana Bailey, and Rachel Blessington, played by Jordan Ferraro. Fundraising efforts are being continued with “NIC Thespian Freeze-out” on Saturday, February 16, where the six actors will jump into Lake Coeur d’Alene.
A laughing matter Comedian negates tension with politically incorrect humor Elora King Staff Writer With every intention to throw people in the audience and his own race under the bus, Dillon Garcia was not afraid to speak his mind. The tension in the room could be cut with a knife as he entered the stage. The audience didn’t know what to expect, but even before he stepped foot on the stage, he had us laughing. “My name is Dillon, I’m half Mexican and half white, so is my name,” said Garcia, “its like beans and coleslaw, you don’t put the two together.” Dillon wasn’t afraid to interrogate the audience as he asked a young man in the front wearing a collared jean material shirt without sleeves to stand up. “That outfit has ‘man’ written all over it, you know what else it says?” said Garcia. “Virgin.” He had broken the tension and everyone was eager to laugh some more. Garcia depended upon life experiences and things that met the eye to bring about his jokes. Either it was at the expense of an audience member, himself, someone he knew, or where he was from. Whichever resource he ran to, it worked. His wit was one to envy. “Girls are crazy, you know
they will get with you and leave you for the same reason,” said Garcia, “girls will get with me because I’m a comedian and leave me because everything is a joke to me.” He related to the audience and his ridiculous twist on life lessons helped create a relaxed environment. He told jokes that would deem as offensive; he just couldn’t help but make everyone laugh, including the people who were in the spotlight. With the audience as his props, the room never stopped laughing as he picked on a couple in the front row to make them the center of attention. “You two are matching! Oh, you’re soul mates for sure!” Race being one of the subjects of his hilarity, Garcia shared that he wishes that he could piggy back a man of darker skin with him because they talk without a filter. “It’s like I’m breaking up with a girl and trying to be sweet about it,” said Garcia,” and the man on my shoulders would say: ‘You ugly!’” Garcia is the youngest comedian to appear on comedy central at the age of 17. He was given opportunities by Richard Villa and because of his success he was able to open for Nick Swardson, Dave Chappelle and Gabriel Iglesias, his comedic idol.
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kisses and small plastic candles letting of f quiet illumination. Soft acoustic music began playing as the participants signed up and slowly took their seats. The par ticipants were given a number and two minutes to talk each other; if they found somebody they were really interested in they
wrote the person’s number down on the sheet. “When people think of speed dating they think of people tr ying to find relationships,” said Fatima Madrid, NIC, student events coordinator, “but it can just be a place where you can meet new people while in a safe and student-only environment.”
Women from all backgrounds and age groups find from page 1 their way to Oppor tunities. A variety of experiences draw area of West Hubbard Avenue them together. It might be and North College Drive Jan. an experience with domes11. tic violence, a divorce, the “It’s such a huge issue loss of an impor tant person. for college-aged women and It might be that a woman men,” she said. “That’s the has had a job change, or is kicker, I think, getting the looking to bolster her self men involved. People see it esteem. She might just need as a women’s issue. It’s not. a change of pace. No matWe’re happy to tell you it’s ter what experience brought not a women’s issue. But them to the class, the conunless you’re a male who nection between the women has known someone is that all have who’s been raped or gone through experienced somesome kind of “It’s an thing like that, it’s change. easy to say, ‘Yeah, it’s uncomfortable “It’s so evtruth. a terrible thing,’ and eryone can Ultimately, then push it of f.” know themit’s not going In addition to selves very to stop until V-Day, organizations well,” said Copeople become are working to inCoordinator aware.” crease awareness of Sarah Johnson. sexual violence on “When you do college campuses. ERIN NORVELL that, you can The organization Men employment, training coordinator speak on your Can Stop Rape calls own behalf.” upon men, particularAt 58, Linda Gloe had ly male college students, to been with the same pharmacy start seeing rape as a men’s company for 16 years. When issue and take action. the company was bought out Hollaback is a grassroots in 2012, the employees were initiative that uses photobgiven the opportunity to take logs and apps to combat and as much time off as they raise awareness about street could without pay. harassment. It includes a “I was not sure I’d be “Hollaback! Against Campus going back,” she said. “I deHarassment” initiative decided to go to North Idaho signed to end sexual harassCollege for help.” ment on college campuses. Gloe attended the OpRight here on NIC’s campor tunities class that ran pus, there are opportunities from Oct. 29 through Nov. available for women in transition to become empowered and 15, 2012. There, she learned how to build confidence, acquire new skills, such as Opset goals, reduce stress and portunities, a free three-week focus on success. Guest class for women offered by the speakers from dif ferent Center for New Directions.
fields and careers, all of them women who have “met barriers and overcome challenges,” talked to the students.
Scores of young men and women lined up in the downstairs of the Student Union Building on a quiet Thursday night for speed dating. The lights were dimmed; the tables were set up in fine linen cloth and ador ned with chocolate
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“The most impor tant thing I took away from the class was that I was not alone in star ting over at my age,” Gloe said. “There were a variety of ages in the class, and we were all there for the same reason.” Co-Coordinator Sarah Johnson has been teaching a variation of the class for 20 years. Through group activities, sharing and discussions, she helps women lear n about the labor market, what employers are looking for and what dif ferent jobs pay. Johnson said they assess personality, strengths and career options. Johnson said she hopes to offer the class two or three times this year. But before that, V-Day approaches. The easy thing, Nor vell said, is to forget all about V-Day and ever ything it stands for after Feb. 14. It’s a challenge to remember the issue of violence against women, to talk about it more than once a year and to challenge the status quo. “It’s an uncomfortable truth,” Norvell said. “Ultimately, it’s not going to stop until people become aware. All the stuff you see out there: ‘It’s your sister, it’s your girlfriend, it’s your mother, it’s your wife, it’s your daughter.’ These are all reasons why it should stop.”
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NFL rules hurting game Helmet-to-helmet hits scary, part of sport
Garrett Cabeza n Sports Editor Here comes the boom. Well, maybe not much longer in the National Football League (NFL). With the league cracking down on hits to the head, and seemingly hard hits in general, the violent game of football is turning into a game of touch. Well, not quite that far, but we are heading in that direction. Sometimes it seems like big, legal collisions in the NFL between defensive backs and wide receivers result in yellow penalty flags being thrown from referees’ pockets. It felt like every game this past season involved a questionable unnecessary roughness, roughing the passer, or helmet-to-helmet penalty. Every time a safety crushed a wide receiver and was penalized for an illegal hit, I wondered how much of a monetary punishment the NFL was going to deliver to that player. I don’t think that is what the league is about. I am sure a lot of former NFL players disagree with the rules that are currently in place to protect mostly offensive players. I do not see how a Lawrence Taylor or Mike Singletary would even play in today’s league. It’s just that different. But let’s look at it from the NFL’s perspective. I think it’s safe to say that one of its first priorities or maybe the first priority of the NFL is player safety, two words that have been thrown around a lot the
Freshman V.J. Giulio tries to get good position on Manvir Sahota in the 197-pound match Jan. 31 at Christianson Gymnasium. Giulio eventually pinned Sahota in the second round with a tenth of a second left. Gabe Green/Sentinel
Cardinals win Region 18 title Five wrestlers win regional titles, all 10 going to nationals Garrett Cabeza Sports Editor The North Idaho College wrestling team won the Region 18 Tournament Saturday in Oregon City, Oregon. The Cardinals qualified all ten wrestlers to nationals. Five wrestlers, including Brock Banta (125), Michael Carreon (133), Jeremy Golding (149), Ryan Zumwalt (165) and V.J. Giulio (197) won regional titles. Zumwalt, who wrestled for the first time since last year’s national tournament, won his second regional title. He has been out of the lineup because of a knee injury. Zumwalt, who is a redshirt sophomore All-American, replaced redshirt sophomore AllAmerican Jake Mason. The two used to wrestle each other in practice when
sophomore Dillon Hume. they attended University High Realizing it was his last School in Spokane Valley, Wash. home match, Morrill said he felt Three wrestlers finished in a little extra emotion. second place and two wrestlers “I was walking in there to finished third for the Cardinals. grab my stuff and I was thinkThe NJCAA National Touring it was nament will be held in the last time Des Moines, Iowa, on “I was I was going Feb. 22 and 23. walking in to grab it,” NIC head coach Pat Whitcomb was named Re- there to grab Morrill said. “Obviously, I gion 18 Coach of the Year. my stuff wanted to do Previously, NIC ended well for the its regular season Jan. 31 and I was last match.” with a 29-15 win at home thinking it NIC (13-1 against Simon Fraser was the last overall, 9-0 University of Burnaby, conference) British Columbia. time I was off to a It was sophomore going to grab got bit of a rocky night meaning it was the start in the last home match for eight it.” 125-pound Cardinal wrestlers, inmatch. cluding All-American JarSkyrett Morrill, who ended Jarrett morrill lor Davis his regular season with NIC wrestler of Simon a 15 second match that Fraser resulted in him pinning
pinned Banta. The Cardinals rebounded with four straight wins including Morrill’s pin and major decisions by Golding and Nico Moreno. Freshman Casey Quinn from Hollis, New Hampshire, filled in for All-American Kyle Sweedman, who was out with the flu. Simon Fraser’s Cody Coombes defeated Quinn. 197-pounder Giulio pinned Manvir Sahota in the second period with a tenth of a second left. Giulio said that one of his coaches told him to be patient, that Sahota had good escaping abilities and that Giulio would have to put moves together in order for him to win. “When I was on top, that’s all I was doing, staying patient, because I knew once he moved I was going to be able to work something,” Giulio said.
last couple of years. The NFL and its fans are concerned about concussions and the long term effects of multiple concussions over a player’s career. Therefore, the league feels it
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needs to protect its players by enforcing rules and tough consequences for breaking those rules. But just as citizens break laws, players will break rules. Sometimes they do not even intentionally break them. I am tired of seeing penalty flags for helmet-to-helmet hits in cases in which a receiver will lower his head at the last second after catching a pass and the defender will smack the receiver in the head. There are just few other options that the defender can take at that point. The play happens so fast that he can’t just think to himself so quickly that because the receiver lowered his head, he has to also avoid a helmet-to-helmet penalty. That is just not realistic. I am sure a recei 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.
Gregorak resigns to live with husband in Montana Garrett Cabeza Sports Editor After two seasons as the North Idaho College head volleyball coach, Kandice Gregorak stepped down for family reasons last month. “I’m going to miss my friends here; I’m going to miss the staff here; I’m going to miss Coeur d’Alene; I’m going to miss everything about it,” Gregorak said. “There’s no doubt about it. I don’t have anything negative to say.” Gregorak said she resigned so she can live with her husband, Ty, in Montana. Ty is the defensive coordinator at the University of Montana. “In marriages you always have to make sacrifices, and I guess I was the one that had to move,” Gregorak said. “It’s a decision we made together. He was very supportive the whole
ley said. “I just want the best time I’ve been here, but it was for this program whether it’s just like, it’s time. We’re not me as a head coach or somegoing to keep living in two difone else that’s awesome that ferent states.” they bring in. But I want to Assistant coach Kelsey make sure these girls get the Stanley took over as the inbest.” terim Gregohead “In marriages you always rak fincoach. have to make sacrifices, ished “I guess and I guess I was the one 48-18 in two I can that had to move.” seasons say I at NIC kind of including saw it Kandice Gregorak two top comFormer NIC head volleyball coach ten finishing,” es at naStantionals, a Scenic West Athletic ley said. “But then I was really hoping that it wouldn’t happen.” Conference (SWAC) championship, and a SWAC Coach of the Stanley said that there are Year Award. This past season candidates for the head coachNIC was ranked No. 1 in the ing vacancy, including herself. NJCAA polls after a 13-0 start. She thinks that a head coach “My favorite memory this will be named by March 1. year is beating Salt Lake to go “I love NIC; I love the proto nationals,” Gregorak said. gram; I love these girls,” Stan-
“I’ve never seen myself cry or go jump on the girls before. I was in a dress for god’s sake and I’m jumping around, diving on the floor with the girls.” Gregorak said the team she coached her first year at NIC was the closest team she had ever been around. “It was just like they believed in me; I believed in them; they believed in each other,” Gregorak said. As for Gregorak’s future, she is not sure what path she will take in Montana. Gregorak was the assistant volleyball coach at the University of Montana from 2007-2010 and she obtained her master’s degree in business administration from the school as well. She also is looking forward to starting a family. “That’s what I’m most excited about is. I can’t wait to be a mom.”
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Cardinals home cookin’ Men go 7-0 on home stand Benaiah Cheevers Assistant Sports Editor Chad McIntosh Staff Writer The North Idaho College men’s basketball team finished its seven-game home stand undefeated by beating Colorado Northwestern Community College Saturday night 88-60. It was the Cardinals’ final home game of the season as the sophomores were honored before the game. Mikey Hope scored three consecutive 3-pointers and one to end the first half at the buzzer to make the score 42-25. Hope finished with 26 points and six rebounds. “Mikey’s performance is great,” said NIC head coach Jared Phay. “He’s the kind of guy who shoots a lot on his own, and he works for it. So he deserved it.” On Thursday night, the men defeated Utah State UniversityCollege of Eastern Utah 63-61. Keon Lewis hit a 3-pointer in the first half to catch the Cardinals up to a 14-15 score. Lewis led the Cardinals with 17 points. “Utah played really well tonight,” Phay said. “It was a tough, grind-it-out game.” Michael Middlebrooks had a put-back dunk to end the first half trailing Utah 33-35. NIC and Utah were neck-andneck in the final minutes of the game, but NIC had a stop in transition and sealed Utah’s fate.
NIC forward Jordan McCloud finds himself in a vulnerable position under the hoop between two Utah State University-Eastern Utah defenders Thursday at Rolly Williams Court. The Cardinals defeated the Golden Eagles 63-61. Gabe Green/Sentinel
“We have to realize any team can beat us,” Phay said. “We have to get better defensively and contain the dribble, and just play better defensively overall.” The Cardinals were led to victory Feb. 2 by three sophomores as they defeated their arch rival, the College of Southern Idaho Golden Eagles, of the Scenic West Athletic Conference (SWAC) 75-64. Sarbaugh had six assists and scored a game-high 15 points. Lewis followed with 14 points and Jordan McCloud added 13 points and nine rebounds. “Our home crowd was amazing
tonight,” Phay said. “Those soccer guys and volleyball girls really got things rolling. It’s great how much of a home court advantage that gives us.” Middlebrooks played in the game but was recovering from a high right ankle sprain. James Webb was also recovering from an ankle injury. Phay and the coaching staff started sophomores McCloud and Lewis to fill their roles in the starting lineup, and they delivered. “What really set us apart from them tonight took place in the locker room,” McCloud said. “I decided
to gather some of my teammates and pray to God, and lift Him up and one another in prayer so we could come out playing to the best of our abilities, have no injuries and just to glorify God in what we did. I know for a fact that’s why we came out on top tonight.” McCloud said he didn’t find out he was starting until Friday, when his coaches told him to be ready to go. “There were a lot of blocked shots,” McCloud said. “We rotated good on offense and defense.” Despite his recovering ankle, Middlebrooks came off the bench
and finished with eight points, eight rebounds and five blocked shots. NIC was 19 of 31 shooting from the floor in the first half, compared to 8 of 29 for CSI. “I thought we defended and rebounded well tonight, especially in the first half since we weren’t giving them second chance opportunities,” Phay said. NIC (24-3, 11-1) will conclude its regular season on a three-game road trip before returning home to host the SWAC Regional Tournament Feb. 28 to March 2. The Cardinals lead the SWAC by a half game.
Women hone skills at home NIC basketball dominates at home, looks for title on road trip Chad McIntosh Staff Writer North Idaho College women’s basketball used its home court advantage to finish 6-1 on their final home stand. It concluded with a 55-43 win against Colorado Northwestern Community College on sophomore night Saturday. Hannah Love had a pull-up jumper in the first half in Saturday’s game. Love had 10 points and seven rebounds. Angela Woods scored eight points. “I thought our defense was solid,” said NIC head coach Chris Carlson. “Colorado is a good team. They tried to slow us down, but the Cardinals prevailed.” NIC’s Georgia Stirton drove the lane and kissed it off the glass. Stirton had six points and nine rebounds for NIC. Tori Davenport finished the night with eight points for the Cardinals. “They (Colorado) defend well, they rebound well and really slowed it down,” Carlson said. We were able to attack more.” On Thursday night, the fifthranked Cardinals defeated Utah State University-Eastern Utah 69-49.
Stirton sank a baseline 3-pointer off of a give-and-go. Stirton had nine points and went two-for-two from the 3-point line. Katie Buskey finished right ahead of her with 10 points, including six-for-six from the free-throw line. “It was good to bounce back from our last loss,” Carlson said. “It was good to get things going again.” NIC led Utah 30-23 at the half. Woods heated up in the second half with back-to-back 3-pointers. Woods had 12 points. Kabri Emerson followed closely behind her with 11 points. “We were man-to-man and it was great overall defense to hold them to 49 points,” Carlson said. Gabriela Borges of Utah received a technical foul for swinging her arms at Mollie Kramer toward the end of the game. Kramer missed both technical foul shots, but made her two personal foul shots. “They got a little physical and you can’t just swing your arms, so the refs did a good thing by giving her a technical,” Carlson said. On Feb. 2, the College of Southern Idaho defeated the then second-ranked Cardinals 70-68. Stirton drove the lane splitting two defenders for a layup. Stirton
scored 14 points. Katie Buskey had 14 points as well and finished five of six from the free-throw line. NIC was defeating CSI 33-32 at the half. “We didn’t play our game, or at the level we should’ve been playing,” Carlson said. Love scored a layup in the final minutes of the game putting NIC up 55-54. Love had 10 points. Woods and Emerson both finished with 10 points also. “CSI played a great game,” Carlson said. “You have to give them credit. They shot well, they scored well, they did what they needed to do. It was a tough game.” Southern Idaho’s Patrice Toston scored 26 points, including seven of the team’s final 11 points. The Cardinals will hit the road for the remainder of the regular season starting with Snow College Thursday in Ephraim, Utah. NIC then travels to Salt Lake Community College Saturday and finishes with CSI in Twin Falls Feb. 23 for a game that could potentially decide the Scenic West Athletic Conference champion. The Cardinals (25-2, 10-2) are tied with CSI for the top spot in the conference.
Sophomore forward Hannah Love has helped NIC to a 25-2 record this season and atop the SWAC standings. Gabe Green/Sentinel
Car ready to roll with winner NIC auto program repairs car for school’s booster club raffle
Collision repair technology instructor Cal DeHaas and his class fixed up a 1995 Toyota Camry that will be raffled off. Garrett Cabeza/Sentinel
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The Nor th Idaho College Booster Club is selling raffle tickets for a 1995 Toyota Camry that will be raffled off at the NIC Hall of Fame Awards Banquet May 4. The car was repaired by collision repair technology instructor Cal DeHaas and his students. Tickets are $5 each or $20 for
five tickets. All the money benefits NIC athletics. DeHaas, who is in his 15th year of teaching the program and has been a NIC Booster Club member for about 30 years, said that out of the 15 students in his program, about eight helped repair the car. “This group has a great attention to detail,” DeHaas said. “It was a great team effort from these students to help out another pro-
gram across campus.” DeHaas acquired the Camr y from Spalding Auto Parts in Spokane Valley, Wash. He said he has a friend who manages the establishment and keeps a lookout for potential raffle cars. The car suf fered front end damage, so DeHaas and his students welded a core support in, replaced
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Skilled point guard picking up where she left off at home Australian basketball star brings entire basketball package to NIC team Chad McIntosh Staff Writer Five-foot-8-inch freshman point guard Georgia Stirton is more than meets the eye. Stirton accomplished SWAC (Scenic West Athletic Conference) Player of the Week this season and received an academic award for attaining a 3.0 or higher GPA last semester. Stirton is from Melbourne, Australia, a population of about 4 million people to Coeur d’Alene’s 45,000. But Stirton said the speed of the game and the quality of play in the United States surpasses that of Australia’s. “Playing basketball at NIC is just faster,” Stirton said. “People are fundamentally better. The defense is so in-depth and precise versus back home, but competition wise they’re about the same.”
Stirton has been playing basketball for about 15 years. She grew up playing with her older brother who taught her the game. Stirton grew up around gyms and stadiums so as soon as she was able to play, she did. “My brother was a point guard so playing against him was always very competitive,” Stirton said. Stirton made the All-Star team in 10th grade. She also was nominated league point guard in her club basketball league and for her ball handling was named “Golden Hands.” In addition, she won a national championship at the age of 16. “She is a very skilled point guard,” said head coach Chris Carlson. “When we first watched her, she had great ball handling skills with both hands. So anytime you have a point guard with those skills is something special.” Stirton averages around nine
Freshman point guard Georgia Stirton has brought her scoring, passing and ball handling abilities across the Pacific Ocean from Australia to North Idaho College’s basketball team. Gabe Green/Sentinel
points a game and has a personal goal to win a national championship with NIC. She also wants to keep getting better by limiting her turnovers and improve her stats by averaging 12 points a game and six assists. “She also has the ability to score a lot,” Carlson said. “So offensively, she’s as skilled as you can find, something that will really benefit her basketball future.
She’s worked hard at being able to go right and left. She’s really upped our tempo in games. She’s doing a great job.” Stirton would like to extend her basketball career after her playing days at NIC. “I would like to go to a fouryear school, but I’m not really thinking about it right now,” Stirton said. “But eventually I will.” Stirton still has a year left at
NIC and is thankful for her family’s support. She said it was hard being away from her family at first but eventually she got used to it. Her family helped her get adjusted in Coeur d’Alene. Her dad came out here with her to help get her started, and her mom will be here soon for a visit. Stirton seems to have adjusted just fine on the basketball court.
Once overlooked, now center of attention NIC wrestler Jarrett Morrill seeking national championship after walking on at NIC almost two years ago Garrett Cabeza Sports Editor
NIC All-American wrestler Jarrett Morrill runs at least three miles on the treadmill every day to keep his legs strong and for endurance, so he does not tire out easily at the end of matches. Garrett Cabeza/Sentinel
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practice and cheering everybody on,” head coach Jared Phay said. “I think our chemistry is really good.” The men close out the season with three SWAC road games. All three of the teams hold the second, third and fourh positions behind NIC in the conference. “I think the guys realize how tough our conference is,” Phay said. “But if we don’t show up on a given night, we can lose.” Phay said Chris Sarbaugh and Jalil Abdul-Bassit have really shined so far this season. “Chris Sarbaugh, he does so many little things out there for us,” Phay said. “He’s really stepped up and has been big. Jalil AbdulBassit, teams are really starting to focus on him now so he’s kind of not a secret anymore. He’s had a great year to this point for us.” The men and women’s basketball teams will host the Region 18 Tournament Feb. 28 to March 2.
the front bumper, headlights, left front fender, repaired a door and painted the whole car. “The whole car has to be torn down before you can paint it,” DeHaas said. “That’s where a lot of the work comes in.” DeHaas also said that the NIC machine shop made plastic NIC emblems to replace the center caps on the wheels of the car. DeHaas estimated that the car took over 125 hours to repair. Richard Schwemmer, 40, a collision repair major, focused his attention on the paint job. “The biggest challenge was putting some of the parts back together that other students took of f, and I didn’t know where they went,” Schwemmer said. “Other than that, it was fairly straightforward.” Since most students enter his class with limited experience, DeHaas said that this project would be better suited for the
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spring semester as opposed to fall semester, when the students actually worked on it. “Then the students would just take it all the way through,” DeHaas said. “But doing it first semester, we’re not quite ready to do it, so I help and guide a lot with that process and do a lot of the work myself. This year’s students just bought into it and they were eager to be a part of it and did a great job on it.” DeHaas puts the Camr y on the sidewalk right outside Christianson Gymnasium during home basketball games for people to look at. “When it’s parked out in front of the gym, it just attracts a lot of attention, especially when you paint a whole car,” DeHaas said. “So when you take an older car and paint it new, it really catches somebody’s eyes when you do that. The compliments at the home basketball games have been very positive.” Schwemmer appreciates the car as well. “It’s a little bit older but it
Whitcomb knew right away that he was going to be a hard worker and great addition to the When a wrestler graduates from team, but the immediate success high school and travels to Paraguay he had surprised Whitcomb. “I had no idea he would jump for a two-year Mormon mission, his in and make an impact like he did return to the United States usually his first year as an All-American,” does not result in interest from colWhitcomb said. “But after watchlege wrestling coaches. This was the case for NIC sopho- ing him in the first month of the season, you could tell he was more All-American wrestler Jarrett going to be in the mix because of Morrill. The 141-pounder from how hard he worked.” Logan, Utah, returned from ParaMorrill is now eyeing a national guay in March of 2011 hoping that championship. He finished eighth college coaches would realize his at nationals last year. wrestling skills are as “Going into nationpristine as his Spanish. als this year, I’ll be “If we had Since no college ready for every match coaches recruited him everyone and ready to wrestle the as a result of him being that worked whole match and not let out of the country for up because I don’t want two years, Morrill deas hard as make those same cided to email coaches. Jarrett, then to mistakes,” Morrill said. He looked up the Because Morrill has we would NJCAA national resuffered some losses sults from 2011 and have no this season, he has he noticed Clackamas problems been running every Community College (Oregon City, Orwhatsoever day on the treadmill for at least three miles. egon) finished first here.” “It’s lit a fire under and North Idaho Colme and it helped me lege, one of its rivals work harder in a way in Region 18, finished that I probably wouldn’t second that year. have done if I hadn’t Morrill emailed had those losses,” MorPat whitcomb both NIC coach Pat rill said. NIC wrestling coach Whitcomb and the Whitcomb said coach at Clackamas to Morrill is “second to see if they would be none” when it comes to interested in letting work ethic. him walk-on. “If we had everyone that Whitcomb and assistant coach Keri Stanley emailed him back and worked as hard as Jarrett, then we would have no problems whatsoinvited him to come up north to ever here,” Whitcomb said. try to walk-on.
Cal DeHaas sprays paint on a 1995 Toyota Camry. His students put in over 125 hours of work into the project. Courtesy of Cal DeHaas
looks new so that’s pretty cool,” Schwemmer said. “I thought it would be cool to actually own it.” To buy a ticket, visit the NIC Athletics Office or contact Patty Stewar t at extension 3348 or patty_stewart@nic.edu. DeHaas is also selling tickets. He can be contacted at 769-3440 or cfdehaas@nic.edu.
The NIC machining program made Cardinal center caps for the wheels on the Camry. Garrett Cabeza/ Sentinel
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Campus Couples Love is in the air!
Clay Kessinger and Devon Ferguson Clay and Devon met through NIC and have been dating for two months. Though they both lead busy lives, they always find time for each other. Devon is from Colorado, and the couple plans to take a road trip there this summer.
Their favorite thing about each other? Clay: “I like his dimples.” Devon: “She really cares about her family.”
Lori Villegas and Josh Moses
Lori and Josh met through Facebook. They’ve been together for six months, and got engaged at Christmas. Their favorite thing about each other? Josh: “Her heart. She never hesitates to try and help someone out.” Lori: “His laughter. He loves laughing and making others laugh.”
Becca Hudson and Victor Brown
After being introduced through mutual friends, Victor and Becca said they felt a connection right away on their first date at Hastings. They’ve been dating for about five months. Their favorite thing about each other? Becca: “He’s respectful.” Victor: “She’s really bubbly.”
Photos by Gabe Green/Sentinel. Interviews by Alex Rodal Cubillas and Kaye Thornbrugh.