The Sentinel - Spring 2020

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A Dynamic Duo

Two NIC students share their passion for music pg. 12

The Week the Nation Changed

Sentinel staff explore NYC during start of COVID-19 pandemic pg. 22

For the Love of the Game

One student’s story about family and basketball pg. 16 Spring 2020

a letter from the editor

2020. Wow. I’ll just let that sink in for a moment.

Okay, the moment is over. I don’t even have to explain to anyone how crazy these first five months of the new decade have been, but I think we’ve become (or will become) better people because of it. We have come to realize we take advantage of the little things. A hug from a friend. A chat with a professor. A newsroom full of my favorite editors, journalists, photographers and artists.

We went into this semester never even imagining we would finish it from home. All the events we would normally cover were canceled. All the positive energy that bounced off the walls of the newsroom as we conversed about the magazine and got hyped with new stories and designs left as we all had to retreat to our homes, some even to different states. New challenges arose as we each set up our own Sentinel office in our homes. But that didn’t stop this hardcore team of people.

Even though we had to adjust to this different way of life and settle into our new environments, the team persevered. We were able to create a whole magazine remotely.

We had to use creative means and think outside the box to get the information we needed, but it all came together.

Each and every one of the staff has worked hard on this production, but I think I speak for everyone when I say that two people deserve a huge shoutout. Hannah Anika Mechikoff and Gerry have tirelessly slaved over this magazine to make it suitable for publication.

Managing Editor Hannah made sure everyone was on top of deadlines and designed most of the magazine. onward to Boise State University She worked late nights making everything look perfect. Gerry, though he says he doesn’t care, I know deep down inside he has a soft spot for the magazine. He was a team player and offered suggestions on editing and page design with his many, many semesters of experience. I’m so thankful to have had both of these awesome people on my team. This quite literally couldn’t have happened without them.

We’ve learned a lot over this past semester, lessons we never thought we’d have to learn in a million years. But despite it all, I want to say, welcome to the Spring 2020 Sentinel magazine publication. We hope you enjoy it and maybe even learn something new.

Sincerely,

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Dynamic Duo

By Hannah Neff, Magazine Editor Photo by Kai Eagley Two NIC students bond over hours of practicing and performing as a duo. Hailey Levasseur and Kailey Martinelli said they look forward to what a future in music might bring.

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For the Love of the Game

By Catrina Martinson, Copy Editor Photo by Gerry McCray

One student’s story about family and basketball. Halle Eborall reflects on her time at NIC and the future for her and her son.

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A journal of the Sentinel staff ’s visit to New York City amidst the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and how the outbreak affected the trip and the lives of those involved.

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Instagram

Spring semester memories shared by NIC affiliates

The Great Outdoors NIC’s Outdoor Pursuits program sparks student adventures across the Northwest

Students Share snapshots Top student-submitted photos from over the semester

Sports

Promising Season Ends Abruptly

NIC women’s basketball postseason derailed

by COVID-19

East Region Champs?

Postseason sanctions overshadow 28-win season

Q&A with Bryan Hannaford We talked with professor Hannaford about his career, time at NIC and his general advice for music students

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Campus Myth Busted

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Sew Many Masks, Sew Much Support

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The secret is out. Staff member reveals ringing on campus is not from a bell

One NIC student’s commitment to protect the community one mask at a time

go green

Tips for students to become more environmentally conscious

stay fit, stay healthy NIC staff and students share their feelings on the importance of exercise

Dorm Delicacies NIC student shares her recipes for cooking in the dorm

Make it a day, Hang out in cda

Five free or cheap places to hang out in Coeur d’Alene and the surrounding areas

let's play NIC and Coeur d’Alene themed crossword puzzle and cryptic photo guessing game

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The Great

Outdoors NIC’s Outdoor Pursuits program sparks student adventures across the Northwest

By Hannah Neff, Magazine Editor

Skiing, surfing and sailing, oh my! Throughout the school year, big black vans can be seen heading out from McLain Hall packed with excited students and all sorts of gear from backpacks to trailers stacked with rafts. NIC’s Outdoor Pursuits (OP) educates and engages students with a variety of outdoor adventures.

“Being outside for school is a pretty good dream come true,” said Nathan Peck, an 18-year-old dual-enrolled student. “Some of my favorite people at NIC I’ve met through the OP program.”

Every year, OP offers hands-on wilderness-based classes for students as well as guided trips throughout the Pacific Northwest, from right off campus to the Oregon coast. Trips include backpacking, whitewater rafting, sailing and more all at a discounted rate and open to community members as well.

Students can go on their first trip for free through funding from ASNIC while supplies last.

“I find it sometimes really daunting with the outdoor stuff, like which gear to pick up,” Peck said. “But it’s really nice to just show up and they’ll start you off and show you how to take it from there.”

Last spring, Peck took Beginning Whitewater Kayaking, one of the multiple one-credit classes offered through OP that counts toward a wellness requirement for GEM seven.

“They were very good at accommodating the skill level I was at,” Peck said. “They were also very knowledgeable.”

Jacob Rothrock, class instructor and coordinator for OP, along with the help of an intern, took the class out every Wednesday to work with their kayaks. They started learning different paddle strokes and other basics at Yap-Keehn-Um, the NIC beach. Rothrock taught the students how to be safe in the water and different maneuvers before taking them out to run rapids on the Spokane River.

“It was awesome,” Peck said. “I was sad when it ended for sure.”

Other OP classes include Mountain Biking, Stand Up Paddle Boarding and Cross-Country Skiing. OP also operates a rental and repair shop in McLain Hall, open weekdays to both the

“Being outside for school is a pretty good dream come true.”

-Nathan Peck

students and the community.

“They’re always willing to help me with any outdoor repairs I need,” Peck said. “It’s such a friendly place.”

OP is open year-round. During the school year they focus on weekend trips and education clinics, then concentrate on skills clinics during the summer. The beach rental facility, Sunspot at Yap-Keehn-Um beach, is open from June 1 through Labor Day seven days a week. Students and the community can rent anything from ski gear to sailboats.

“We’re here for more than just the trips we offer,” Rothrock said. “If a person is looking for new places to go we love answering questions. We want to help people find where to go on their own adventures.”

Students who are looking for a career in the field can obtain an associate degree in Outdoor Recreation Leadership (ORL) through the two-year program at NIC like Elliot Guest, a recent graduate who is now helping instruct enrolled students.

“It’s been a huge step-up for me going through this program,” Guest said. “I’ve gained so many leadership skills.”

Guest has been able to complete multiple certifications through the program, including Wilderness First Responder and Swiftwater Rescue.

Students in ORL learn leadership and outdoor skills as well as have the opportunity to practice them firsthand by helping guide OP trips.

“You don’t need experience to come into it,” Guest said. “They’ll teach you how to do everything. You just got to be willing to give it a try.”

Guest said he is hoping to use his skills to find a job in the ski industry after he finishes whitewater guiding in summer.

“I really enjoy taking people out and showing them what they would never get to do if they didn’t have a guide,” Guest said. “You’re just so much happier, I feel, when you’re outside.”

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and look for the Outdoor Pursuits sidebar Kate Geatches, a 20-year-old student in the Outdoor Recreation Leadership (ORL) program, takes in the views during the three-day backpacking trip to Harrison Lake over Labor Day weekend. The trip included a three-mile hike and lots of downtime to sit by the lake and enjoy nature.

“I think getting away in the mountains is just so refreshing,” Geatches said. “It’s really cool to meet people at the college and just get out.” Geatches said that everything about the ORL program drew her in, and it was the thing she could see herself finding a career in. This semester, she will graduate from the two-year program. “Even if you don’t make a career out of it, it’s just a really cool experience,” Geatches said. “You’ll learn so much.” Photo courtesy of NIC College Campus Recreation

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Where to Upcoming opportunities with Outdoor Pursuits

Whitewater Rafting on the Clark Fork River in Montana: 8/29

Students get to enjoy roughly 10 miles of rafting on the Clark Fork River with Class III rapids. The trip departs in the morning and returns in the evening with a stop for ice cream on the way back to campus.

Surfing on the Oregon Coast: 9/17-20

A chance to see whales, seals and enjoy some surfing. Students take off Thursday morning for Cannon Beach, Oregon and camp at Nehalem Bay State Park. The surfing takes place at Oswald West State Park, a half-mile hike from the campground. There are also hiking trails and views for non-surfers to enjoy.

Outdoor Recreation Leadership (ORL) students hike up to Wardner Peak on Silver Mountain for their Wilderness First Responder weekend camping and training trip in September. “It was one of the best times I had in that class, plus it ended up snowing so I got to go snow camping for the first time,” said ORL student Ember Dewey.

“Everyone was so much fun and had such high spirits the whole time that it felt like not a class sanctioned trip but just a camping trip with a huge group of friends.”

Photo courtesy of Ember Dewey

Sailing on Lake Coeur d’Alene: 9/26-27

Learn how to sail using a 26-foot sailboat on Lake Coeur d’Alene. This is a two-day instructional class with 12 hours of sailing. There is a limit of eight students in this class to ensure that every student gets a chance to captain the boat.

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10 |art Jenica Bourque, “Rare Color,� Japanese garden at Manito Park in Spokane, Washington in the fall.

Scott Odell, “Rowers at sunset on Lake Coeur d’Alene, Idaho,” two young people row back to shore at Independence Point after a sunset excursion.

Students Share Snapshots

By Hannah Neff, Magazine Editor

Craig Leoni, “Beauty and the Deep,” Karen Leoni, NIC nursing alumna, at Priest Lake.

Over the semester, Sentinel staff asked students to send in their snapshots and here are the top three favorites. At NIC, students enrolled in the transfer photography program can obtain an Associate of Arts. The school offers classes in photography, photojournalism and photo editing.

NIC student Scott Odell, author of the top photo, is a freelance photographer in North Idaho. After he witnessed several historic events in China and Europe firsthand, Odell enrolled in photojournalism classes at NIC to learn how to properly document history through photography.

Scan this QR code to read more about Odell’s story at nicsentinel.com

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Two NIC students bond over hours of practicing and performing as a duo. Hailey Levasseur, left, and Kailey Martinelli, right, have been playing the piano for over a decade and said they look forward to what a future in music might bring.

By Hannah Neff, Magazine Editor Photo by Kai Eagley

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usic can mean so many things to people. It relaxes the mind and engages emotion. It promotes healthy brain activity and helps clear up anxiety and depression. For NIC students Kailey Martinelli and Hailey Levasseur, music is a way to express themselves and explore the creative world.

On Jan. 16, the two teenagers took their talent to a whole new level when they received second place in the Northwest Division of the 2019-2020 Performance Competition for Piano Music, organized by the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA).

Martinelli and Levasseur said they bonded over the past two years through their love for the piano and hours of practicing duets.

Both students worked under the instruction of Dwayne Huff, Assistant Professor of Music at NIC.

“I sensed immediately that they worked extremely well together,” Huff said. “They really do have a sixth sense about collaborating with each other.”

Huff suggested the MTNA competition to the girls in August 2019, and they started practicing for months studying the music.

“Dr. Huff and our parents were so supportive, which was an absolute blessing,” Martinelli said. “We couldn’t have done it without Dr. Huff ’s encouragement and instruction, and our parents’ support and encouragement.”

The MTNA was the first time that the friends competed together as a duo.

“There were definitely challenging times,” Huff said. “But both Kailey and Hailey enjoy challenges and really thrive when a lot is asked of them.”

For the competition, the duo worked on three pieces including two numbers of the “Slavonic Dances” by Antonin Dvorak and four movements of the “Petite Suite” by Claude Debussy.

The “Slavonic Dances” were originally written for orchestras but were arranged into versions that could be played on the piano with four hands.

“I thought the MTNA competition was a neat opportunity that might cause other opportunities to arise later on,” Martinelli said. “The best part was that it was an excuse to practice a lot with my best friend.”

On Nov. 30, Martinelli, Levasseur and Huff spent hours recording pieces for the video submission for MTNA. Huff used his computer to record the video along with a microphone he put inside the piano.

“Even though we were putting in a lot of work, I didn’t think we’d actually get very far in the competition,” Levasseur said. “I didn’t expect to place so high, especially in my first music competition, so it was a huge encouragement to me.”

Both students said they have been playing piano for over a decade. Martinelli said she was inspired to take on the piano after watching her grandpa play for her when she was a child.

“Every time he would let me play his piano, he would emphasize that it was not a toy, and he would always ask me if I had washed my hands,” Martinelli said. “My dream has always been to be as amazing on the piano as he is.”

Martinelli said that playing the piano requires a lot of practice and both girls take that principle seriously. Martinelli practices

Kailey Martinelli, left, and Hailey Levasseur, right, perform Antonin Dvorak’s “Slavonic Dance No. 9” in the Schuler Performing Arts Center at NIC during the Cardinal Chamber Orchestra Concert on April 25, 2019. Photo courtesy of Bonnie Martinelli

Kailey Martinelli, right, competed in North Idaho’s Got Talent in August 2018. “It was such an amazing opportunity to shape my skills with the helpful feedback from the judges and fellow contestants,” Martinelli said. The show had three rounds and Martinelli placed in the top 11 in the final round elimination. The 18-year-old currently plays piano at her church and said she would love to become a piano and voice teacher as well as record music and be an accompanist. Photo by Kai Eagley

the piano for about three hours a day.

“Music is almost She said the hardest part about playing like a different the piano is getting over the learning curve of each piece. language. There’s

“Sometimes feeling stuck something so can make it hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel,” Martinelli said. amazing about “But the end result, after hours and maybe even days of practicing, is what being able to makes it all worth it.” sit down and

Levasseur said that when she and Martinelli work together they make music that balance out each other’s strengths and shows exactly how weaknesses. She also said that music gives her an outlet for creativity. you feel.”

“I love music because it’s a - Hailey Levasseur way that I can express myself without having to talk,” Levasseur said. “Music is almost like a different language.

There’s something so amazing about being able to sit down and make music that shows exactly how you feel.”

At 16 years old, Levasseur runs her own business as a private piano teacher, an undertaking she began two years ago.

“The best part about teaching for me is watching the kids grow musically and get excited about what they’re learning,” Levasseur said.

“Their personalities are all very different, so I have to find ways to make the lesson specific for each one.”

Levasseur said she is unsure if she will attend a university after completing her music education at NIC in the spring of 2021.

“I would like to because it would develop me musically, but I don’t want to move away,” Levasseur said. “This is my home.”

Both girls plan to keep recording their duets and said they would love to open studios and release their own music.

“There are so many other opportunities out there for a musician that I would gladly consider,” Martinelli said. “I look forward to seeing what new opportunities come for my career in music in the future.”

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For the Love

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One NIC student’s story about family and basketball

By Catrina Martinson, Copy Editor

Growing up playing pickup games on the suburban streets of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Halle Eborall developed an affinity for basketball early on. What started as just a fun pastime with her older brothers is now a bond that Eborall shares with her son in NIC’s Christianson Gymnasium.

Although Eborall developed an affinity for basketball as a child, it wasn’t until her sophomore year of high school that she became more involved in the sport. At Lake City High School, Eborall played for the women’s varsity basketball team until she injured her ACL, MCL and meniscus in the last game of the season. After this injury, Eborall took a break from playing sports for a while.

During this hiatus, Eborall’s son, Jaydon, was born. Between the injury and having a child to raise, Eborall didn’t have another opportunity to reconnect with her passion for athletics again until she began taking classes at NIC in the fall semester of 2018.

The winter season approached, and with it, basketball season. Eborall joined NIC’s basketball team and said that soon she and Jaydon began to feel right at home in Christianson Gymnasium.

“I think he almost loves the gym as much as I do,” Eborall said. “We can now bond over the sport quite a bit and I hope that continues on forever in life.”

During practices, Eborall’s son hangs out with the team’s trainers and plays with the coaches’ kids. He attends most games while chaperoned by Eborall’s mother or a friend.

“All the basketball players know him,” said Chloe Aragon, NIC cheerleader and close friend of Eborall. “He loves playing with all of them and running around the gym after games.”

Eborall said that she enjoyed her time playing with the team because all the girls and coaches are so supportive and inclusive, and with everything on her plate between school, sports and raising her son, she needed all the support she could get.

“It can be a lot sometimes, and I’m sure every mother feels overwhelmed,” Eborall said. “At least I’m doing things that I love and I’m thankful that my son can be a part of all of it.”

Eborall isn’t just a student-athlete and mom, she also works as an esthetician and permanent makeup artist. She said she enjoys that her work allows her to try out new products and travel to various beauty

conventions while she works toward building up her business.

Running a business on top of 13 college credits, an athletic career and being the mother of a toddler can be a lot to handle at 20 years old, but Eborall said she manages to make it work and thrives under all the weight on her shoulders.

“I had him really young,” Eborall said. “It’s just the two of us so I am so appreciative of how supportive the gym family has been with everything over the years.”

Eborall said the hardest part for her has been realizing how many people wanted to watch her fail, so she finds support where she can and draws on that to teach her son a valuable lesson.

“My inspiration comes from the idea of there being more out there for us,” Eborall said.

“I’m just trying to pave the best path for my son to help him turn into one of the good ones that supports and lifts up other people.”

Now, Eborall is finishing up her general studies degree and said she plans to move down to Phoenix, Arizona with her son in the fall to begin attending classes at Grand Canyon University (GCU).

Eborall said she enjoyed her time as a college athlete but thinks this was her final year playing basketball. She ended her career with a win in the first round of the NWAC tournament before it was canceled due to COVID-19 and won the NWAC’s East Region Defensive Player of the Year award.

Although she may be finished playing basketball, Eborall said she isn’t ready to give up athletics, so she plans to study kinesiology, the study of mechanics of body movement, at GCU and hopes to pursue a career that will allow her to stay connected to her passion for sports.

“NIC definitely turned into one of my favorite chapters of life,” Eborall said.

With this chapter coming to a close and a new one about to begin in Phoenix, Arizona, all Eborall can do is focus on her and Jaydon’s future.

“I really just want to keep building up my business and being a good mom,” Eborall said. “I want to explore the world with him.”

Photo by Gerry McCray

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Promising Season Ends Abruptly

By Gerry McCray, Sports Editor

Anna Schrade sank two free throws with four seconds left on the clock to put NIC up three points, which proved to be enough to upset second-seed Lower Columbia in the first round of the NWAC tournament.

Normally, winning a first-round match-up would just be a footnote for any college basketball season, even if it was an upset, but this was not a normal end to a season.

The COVID-19 pandemic stopped the sports world in its tracks, and the NWAC tournament and NIC’s season was not immune to its reach. After NIC won their first game in Tacoma, Washington, the NWAC moved the tournament to Albany, Oregon. NIC leadership decided that the team would not travel to the tournament due to concerns over the pandemic.

“For our student-athletes, their health and safety was the most important thing that kind of drove our decisions,” said athletic director Bobby Lee. “Traveling at this point in time was just not in their best interest, so we chose to not participate in it and cancel our trip.”

Shortly after NIC’s decision to not travel, the NWAC canceled its postseason tournament and eventually all spring athletics.

The Cardinals finished with an overall 18-10 record and seemed to be playing at their best near the end of the season riding a five-game winning streak.

Sophomores Sydnie Peterson, Anna Schrade, Halle Eborall and Alex Carlton did not know they played their last game in an NIC uniform until a week after

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their victory over Lower Columbia.

Few college athletes get the opportunity to end their season on a postseason victory, even fewer end it on a win that doesn’t crown them as champions.

“I think we all knew things were getting bad and that there would be a chance that it was our last game together,” Eborall said.

“I think we are all happy with how much we’ve grown this season and that our last game together could be a win even though it wasn’t the championship game.”

Head coach Chris Carlson announced his retirement before the final home game of the year after 16 seasons of leading NIC women’s basketball. Carlson amassed a 356-158 record during his time at NIC, and collected three NJCAA Coach of the Year awards along with an NJCAA National Championship in 2011.

All four sophomores were starters and key factors to the Cards success this season, but NIC will see star dual-sport athlete Demi Randall return to the starting rotation along with key contributors Cheyenne Green and Rilee Mangun next season.

2 1. Alex Carlton attempts to drive past a defender in NIC’s 72-59 thrashing of Columbia Basin on sophomore night Feb. 22. Carlton put up 16 points on 6-10 shooting that night and was a reliable scoring option for the Cards all season long. Carlton’s 11.2 points-per-game were tied with Anna Schrade for the most on the team, and Carlton only scored under 10 points four times in conference play.

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2. Anna Schrade high-fives head coach Chris Carlson after sealing a thrilling 66-63 upset victory against then seventh-ranked Wenatchee Valley on Jan. 15. Schrade quietly stuffed the stat sheet every night and led the team in total points. Schrade was also the Cards leading rebounder and came up with 81 offensive rebounds on the year, good for the nineteenth-most in the NWAC. 3. Halle Eborall goes up for a layup in NIC’s 54-44 victory over Spokane on Jan. 22. Eborall was a do-it-all star for the Cards in her second season and scored the third-most points on the team while leading the starters with a 45.1 field goal percentage. Eborall also led the team in assists while her team-high 61 steals were the fifteenth-most in the NWAC.

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4. Demi Randall drives past a Spokane defender in NIC’s 54-44 win against Spokane on Jan. 22. Randall worked her way into the starting lineup early into conference play and quickly became a key contributor for the Cards. The freshman dual-sport star also started six games for the women’s soccer team last season.

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East Region Champs?

Despite spectacular season, sanctions force NIC out of playoffs

By Gerry McCray, Sports Editor

The NIC men’s basketball team ended their season undefeated in conference play, with a league-best 28-1 record and a first-place finish in the East region, but due to sanctions imposed on the program last fall, the Cards were unable to defend their back-to-back NWAC championships or claim an East Region title.

The NWAC championships were eventually canceled due to COVID-19, but NIC is serving a three-year ban from postseason play along with the removal of their 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 championship titles after an investigation found NIC violated league rules involving player housing. NIC’s team featured 11 sophomores, most of which were on the team last year and could have transferred to another school in the wake of the sanctions.

“I think the character of those guys really stood out during those times,” assistant coach George Swanson said. “They said they were going to finish out what they started.”

NIC employed its usual crop of talent that, under the development of NIC’s coaching staff, proved to be ready to move on to four-year universities, including University of Washington commit Nate Pryor and the transfer from the University of Missouri Christian Guess. Most of the sophomores are already committed to or hold offers from four-year universities.

“I think that’s the biggest thing they came here for,” Swanson said. “They came here to put themselves in a position to get a scholarship and move on from here. I have no doubt in my mind that all 11 guys will be playing somewhere next year.”

Guess and Pryor led the way in scoring for the Cards who finished as the highest-scoring team in the NWAC with 100.2 points-per-game, which was 6.3 points more than the second-highest team, Clackamas. NIC also finished second in the NWAC in field goal percentage, free throws and rebounds.

NIC routinely blew out opponents over the year, just 10 games weren’t won by double digits, and NIC put up a ridiculous average margin of victory of 25.43 points over the season. The Cards sole loss came in non-conference play against NJCAA foe Pima Community College and was only the third loss for NIC over the past two seasons while posting an impressive 59 wins.

With Guess, Pryor, Jaden Dewar, Joey Naccarato, Ismael Valdez, Marcus Austin, Yusuf Mohamed, James Carlson, Phillip Malatare, Emmit Taylor III and Tyler Tanner leaving due to graduation, that leaves Terrance Marigney as the only remaining Cardinal on the roster to see game action this season.

By the Numbers Where did NIC rank in comparison to the other 34 NWAC schools?

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NIC led the NWAC in points-per-game with 100.2. The Cards were loaded with scoring options, and as a result, were the only NWAC team in the top 15 in points-per-game without a player in the top 40 of total points scored.

NIC’s 51 field goal percentage was second only to Umpqua’s 53.1 percent.

Jaden Dewar’s 61 percent was good for fifth-highest in the NWAC and Yusuf Mohamed’s 55.3 was the nineteenth-highest.

NIC’s four blocks-per-game was the third-most in the NWAC and was just another statistic showcasing a suffocating defensive unit. NIC also routinely disrupted passing lanes and came up with nine steals-per-game, the sixth-most in the NWAC.

1. Christian Guess goes in for a layup in NIC’s 85-68 thrashing of Spokane on Jan. 22. The transfer from Missouri was an absolute force this season and scored the second-most points on the team despite only playing 16 of the team’s 29 games. Guess also finished second in the NWAC in points per 40 minutes with 30.3.

2. Nate Pryor fights through two defenders in a dominating 112-88 victory over Yakima Valley on Feb. 22. Pryor was a steady scoring star his entire career in an NIC jersey. Pryor led the team in total points this season, and averaged 18 pointsper-game on 52.8 percent shooting in his two seasons as a Cardinal.

3. Yusuf Mohamed throws up a layup in the Cards 89-71 demolition of Wenatchee Valley on Jan. 15.

Mohamed led the Cards in rebounds and was their fourth-leading scorer despite being seventh on the team in minutes played. The Tennessee State commit racked up six double-doubles on the season, was second on the team in blocks and was third in steals and assists.

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4. Jaden Dewar makes an emphatic block in NIC’s 111-82 win over South Puget Sound on Dec. 13.

Dewar was known for his high energy minutes off the bench consisting of fighting for loose balls, coming up with clutch offensive rebounds and flashy dunks. Dewar was an important piece for the Cards success this season, especially down the stretch. In NIC’s thrilling 103-100 overtime victory at Spokane, Dewar led the Cardinals with 28 points on 11-13 shooting and came up with four huge offensive rebounds late in the game. Photos by Gerry McCray

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The week the

NATION CHANGED

By Catrina Martinson, Copy Editor

Photo by Hannah Neff

A journal of the Sentinel staff ’s trip to New York City amidst the start of the COVID-19 pandemic

Four of us hopped on a plane, eager to see the big city that awaited. Little did we know that we would be met with empty subway cars, vacant streets and an excessive amount of hand sanitizing stations.

In the five days that the Sentinel staff spent in New York City, the world as we knew it was uprooted and turned upside down.

Every spring, the publication club offers staff members the opportunity to travel to New York City for an annual media conference hosted by the College Media Association (CMA). The conference consisted of a variety of sessions and speeches presented by professional journalists to teach students more about the ins and outs of the industry.

With concerns of COVID-19 increasing in the days leading up to the conference, several schools barred their students’ travel to New York City. While NIC did not prevent any members of the Sentinel staff from traveling, more than half of the staff members that had planned on attending the conference decided to cancel the trip because of personal concerns.

Despite the obvious risks, four of us decided to proceed with the trip, including magazine editor Hannah Neff, sports editor Gerry McCray, Sentinel adviser Geoff Carr and myself.

This was my second year attending the CMA conference in New York City, but the experience could not have been more bizarre. The lobby of the Marriott Marquis, once teeming with eager students ready to learn, was now nearly bare. Conference rooms that should have been overflowing with people became rows of empty chairs facing a frantic speaker who at the last minute put a lecture together because the original presenter didn’t show up. Even the keynote speech was held over a video conference from the instructor’s living room with his dog running around in the background.

“The COVID virus provided an unprecedented experience that my students who went will likely never forget,” Carr said. “I don’t expect a similar conference experience will exist ever again.”

Upon arriving in New York, none of us had any major concerns about the virus. Of the 8.6 million people living in the city, there were only 48 confirmed cases of COVID-19 at the time, so we figured our chances of getting infected were slim. We soon realized that while the virus itself did not worry us, the reaction to the situation could create some complications.

Hours after we arrived in New York, Neff, Carr and myself attended a live taping of “The Daily Show” with Trevor Noah and were able to hear the Mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, voice his concerns regarding the virus. While he seemed calm and hopeful on the show, the following day Mayor de Blasio declared a state of emergency in the city and gatherings of over 500 people were subsequently banned.

Neff was able to catch one of the final plays before all Broadway productions were shut down, and McCray, who was covering the Big East Tournament as part of a workshop for the conference, was in the stands during the last Division I basketball game in the country until the game was cut short at halftime.

“It was already crazy being in Madison Square Garden for a huge game with no fans in the seats,” McCray said. “But because it got canceled at halftime it will likely remain the craziest thing I’ll ever be a part of.”

The CMA conference ended a day early, and many students and speakers in attendance decided to head back home because of concerns of getting trapped in the city due to a lockdown. After a group meeting to discuss whether or not we should leave early, the four of us decided we would stake it out and do our best to enjoy the rest of our trip.

Friday afternoon we all attended the rescheduled award ceremony, and just like that the conference was over. Afterward, we decided to have dinner at a ramen restaurant that we’d eaten at during last year’s trip to New York. With all of our plans falling through and businesses closing around the city, I was glad to see that at least the

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It was already crazy being in Madison Square Garden for a huge game with no fans in the seats. But because it got canceled at halftime it will likely remain the craziest thing I’ll ever be a part of.

- Gerry McCray

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ramen was as delicious as I remembered. Following dinner, we rode the behind. All of our classes would be online for the rest of the semester, Staten Island Ferry and I was thrilled to see that amidst all this chaos, the restaurants and businesses all over town would be closed indefinitely, and city’s skyline was still just as beautiful as last spring. the fate of the next issue of the Sentinel magazine was yet to be decided.

“It was disappointing that our travel landed on a time when all

A few days after returning to Coeur d’Alene and being trapped the museums closed and it would have been cool to see more Broadway in a small Airbnb with Neff and McCray, I learned that the Residence shows, but we were still able to enjoy walking through the city,” Neff said.

Hall was asking everyone to move out as soon as possible. Like many “I’m sure none of us will be forgetting this trip any time soon.” other students across the country, I packed up my dorm and headed

Toward the end of the trip, we were informed that once we home for the remainder of the semester. returned we would all have to self-quarantine for 14 days. This posed a

Now only a week since the New York trip, I am once again on a unique dilemma for some of us as McCray and Neff both didn’t want to plane reflecting on all that has happened in the last few days as I fly home infect the people they live with, and I lived in the NIC Residence Hall, to Anchorage, Alaska. This all started as a crazy story I’d be able to tell where I could potentially spread the virus to everyone in the building if about the time I was in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic, I had it myself. In less than but now I can see that it goes much deeper than that. The past 48 hours we would be back couple of weeks have changed my life and many other lives in in Coeur d’Alene, so we all ways no one could have seen coming. began scrambling to figure

There’s no telling when things will go back to normal, out where we would live so for now all I can do is wait and hope that once all of this for two weeks. is finally over, the life I had when I left for New York will be

Luckily, we patiently waiting for me back in Coeur d’Alene where I left it. were able to find a fairly inexpensive Airbnb near NIC that the three of us could stay in until the quarantine was over.

With this weight off our shoulders, we were able to enjoy our final day somewhat stress-free as we wandered the eerily desolate streets of New York City.

Sunday morning Above: Hannah Neff poses in front of the Majestic Theatre in we packed our belongings, Times Square before watching “The Phantom of the Opera.” Neff was able to catch one of the last Broadway productions in the city checked out of the hotel, before all of the theaters closed. Photo by Catrina Martinson caught a train out of Penn Right: Catrina Martinson strolls through the empty streets Station to Newark Airport surrounding Central Park. Photo by Hannah Neff and headed home.

On the plane ride back, I was able to reflect on all that had happened in the five days since we arrived in New York.

Things had escalated much quicker than any of us could have anticipated, and we weren’t returning to the same lives we left

& Q A Bryan Hannaford with

NIC Assistant Music Profesor and Director of Bands

By Hosanna Fister, Social Media Manager

Bryan Hannaford, assistant music professor and director of bands, began working at NIC in 2017. Hannaford holds a Master of Music Education from Case Western Reserve University along with a Master of Music in Saxophone Performance from Cleveland State University.

We talked with Hannaford about his career, time at NIC and his general advice for music students.

Why did you decide to become a music professor?

I remember hanging out with professors during office hours and really enjoying being a college music student. I went to grad school in hopes of one day being a professor. I became a music professor in 2015 working at Notre Dame College and John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio.

However, I began my teaching career in 2009 as an elementary music teacher. I spent four years teaching in a public school system where I eventually became the high school band director in that district. I remember seeing professors depicted in movies, and always thinking that would be so cool, and guess what? It is super cool.

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What have you accomplished at NIC and what do you hope to accomplish in the future?

Many successful performances with our students and our community members that participate in our ensembles. In our future, I’m hoping to have more students attend NIC for music and I look forward to seeing our graduates be successful working in the field of music, music performance and music education.

I remember seeing professors depicted in movies, and always thinking that would be so cool, and guess what? It is super cool.

- Bryan Hannaford

Would you say music students should try to become the most skillful or develop their own style to stand out from the competition?

I tell musicians this all the time. What is the requirement for being a professional musician? Nothing, but if you want to have a career in music I suggest at least taking music theory and lessons on your instrument, which you can do here at NIC. Some people don’t have the desire to study music in college and go this academic route. Maybe you don’t want to be a music teacher or opera singer, but you want to produce records or be an audio engineer. You’ll still need to work with highly trained musicians and knowing the lingo or understanding instrumentation is important, and a good place to learn about this side of music is music theory and working one-on-one with a private instructor on your instrument.

What was the first instrument you learned how to play and when?

My first instrument was the guitar. My parents got me a guitar for Christmas during eighth-grade. I had asked for one for years, and finally I got one.

Photo by Hannah Neff

What advice would you give to music students at NIC? Schedule in practice time. Don’t just sit around during the day in between classes. You need to find the time to put in your individual work. As an undergraduate student at Fresno State majoring in music, I worked at Starbucks around 25 hours a week, and I made sure that I practiced over 20 hours a week outside of ensembles. If you have a class at 10 a.m. and then another at 1 p.m. get in the practice room.

In your experience, what do music students seem to have the most trouble with?

Music students have the same struggles as any student will have.

Relationship problems, financial problems, and crushing self-doubt, etc.

What pulls people through? Being at rehearsal with like-minded people.

Musicians seem to thrive on this shared endeavor to make art. I think young college music students might struggle with the challenges of the music curriculum. In some cases, we have very talented performers that might not have a good basis in music theory or notation. Students may get frustrated by the rules of counterpoint, but the thing that pulls them through is the social connections with your private instructor, with your ensemble director and with your friends in the ensemble.

How are you handling class changes during this pandemic?

I was teaching online and hybrid Introduction to Music which will not change too much. I’m also teaching video saxophone lessons, but the online ensembles are a big change. We are starting out slow doing a few projects to click tracks, but the real shift as a director is knowing I won’t be conducting any concerts until November. The school closing came one week before our March concert where we were set to perform some amazing pieces of music. Instead of performing that music, I’m hoping to create a few virtual ensemble videos by the end of the semester, but that’s going to take some time working on Adobe Premiere Pro instead of studying the score.

Would you say that the music industry has changed since you came to NIC? I began working at NIC in 2017 so things haven’t changed too drastically.

We all know the music industry is always changing. Right now we are in this digital streaming world of music, but who knows what is going to happen next.

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BUS

TED!

Campus Myth

The secret is out. Staff member reveals the ringing on campus is not from a bell.

By Lily Winde, Staff Writer Photo by Anika Mechikoff

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ll around campus, bells are heard tolling every quarter-hour yearround. But that sound isn’t the chiming of a bell at all.

NIC’s campus does not have bells, instead it has a device called a carillon. The carillon, a set of chimes, hangs inside a long box in the Special Collections room of Molstead Library. Those chimes are struck every quarter-hour to produce bell-like sounds projected from the roof of the library every day. Because the sound of the chimes is similar to that of a ringing bell, the carillon is often mistaken for bells.

Andy Finney, coordinator of Learning Resources’ Technology at NIC, is the carillon’s caretaker on campus. Finney said that while some carillons are digital and just play a recorded sound, NIC’s chimes are special.

“This is an electromagnetic device, a true carillon,” Finney said.

“Every hour on the quarter-hour, it actually plays the bells.”

Bob Murray, former dean of General Studies at NIC, used to play the carillon regularly. The carillon has a small keyboard and tape deck which allowed Murray and a few others, such as former 20-year NIC secretary Doris May, to record song selections for the carillon which were played for holidays and certain campus events such as festive songs for holidays like Christmas and Easter. The chimes regularly played “Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1” originally by Edward Elgar.

Finney said the tune was played every year during commencement, but as the device aged over time, they cut back the number of tunes it played.

Thirteen years ago, in summer 2007, Finney said that lightning struck the system on the roof and the amplifiers inside the building were fried. No one on campus reported that the chimes stopped playing.

“The first time the bells failed, we didn’t recognize it on campus,” Finney said.

Finney said after a couple of weeks someone in Harrison, Idaho called and

Above: Andy Finney stands next to NIC’s carillon.

Photo by Lily Winde Right: Bob Murray, third from right, worked for NIC for 42 years in several positions across campus including instructor of natural sciences and dean of General Studies.

He also recorded several songs for NIC’s carillon that were played on various holidays throughout the year.

Murray retired in 2013 but continued to spend time as the unofficial historian for the NIC Foundation and Alumni Relations. Murray remained active in several college programs before he passed away in October 2015.

Because Murray’s offices were in Seiter Hall, the carillon used to be housed there as well. Photo courtesy of NIC Special Collections

asked what happened to the bells.

“They would hear them resound all the way down the lake,” Finney said. “That’s how we found out they weren’t working.”

When he learned that it would cost around $11,000 to replace, Finney brought in a jukebox repairman to restore the carillon instead.

Together they tracked down the schematics and fixed the amplifiers themselves, saving the college more than $10,000.

Although it may be aged and weathered now, Finney said the carillon was considered high-tech when the school received it back in 1984.

When the device was purchased, its circuit board was the highest quality available. It also has a battery backup for the clock so that it can continue to function in a power outage.

The Dunnigan family donated the carillon in memory of Loretta Dunnigan who passed in 1983. Loretta Dunnigan taught at NIC for 28 years and was awarded the North Idaho Golden Medallion for outstanding work at NIC. There is also a scholarship endowment in her name through the NIC Foundation.

“I think it’s important for every campus to have bells because it’s really an audible way for students to track where they are at any given hour,” Finney said. “It really demarks most of your higher education institutions.”

Due to the Dunnigan family’s contribution, the NIC campus has been able to make use of these chimes for nearly 40 years.

“We’ve been able to keep it alive for years,” Finney said. “And we hope we can keep it another 50.”

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We’ve been able to keep it alive for years and we hope we can keep it another 50.

-Andy Finney

Sew

MANY MASKS Sew

MUCH SUPPORT One NIC student’s commitment to protect the community one mask at a time

By Lily Winde, Staff Writer

When the national need for cloth masks arose with the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, an NIC student created a Facebook page to help keep the community safe.

On March 20, Alyssa Rose said she started Sew Many Masks, a community project page on Facebook, with the hope to unite people in the community and provide them with hard to find elastic.

Before the first warning signs of the virus arose, Rose took the incentive to stock up on elastic.

“I preordered many hundreds of yards of elastic,” Rose said.

“I just had a feeling it would be a need, and I knew our local stores didn’t keep much in stock.”

As the need for elastic skyrocketed when the virus spread across the country, locals were searching for elastic to make masks and Rose was able to help them.

“I knew that on day one, I had elastic,” Rose said. “People needed elastic, and I wanted to get as many people sewing masks as possible.”

Through the help of the Facebook page, Rose donated nearly 200 yards of elastic, enough for nearly 600 masks, to people in the community. Rose was also in contact with Kootenai Health, which requested 1,000 masks from the community. In a matter of days that need was filled by local volunteers, some of whom were organized by Rose.

Rose said she spent many hours organizing drop-off and pickup locations for community members who did not have the right supplies, and made 110 masks herself, which she donated to individuals as well as local healthcare organizations.

Rose also offered free sewing machine servicing to anyone who committed to donating 50 or more masks to the North Idaho community.

Bear Paw Quilting and BERNINA, a local quilting business, also helped with other parts of the process. They donated fabric to Rose and others as well as distributed the finished masks throughout the area.

Throughout the process, Rose said she took steps to ensure

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the safety of those helping with the project. She asked volunteers how many masks they could commit to making in a week and then arranged a location for the elastic to be picked up.

“I am making an effort to have everything be as contactless, and changing the least amount of hands as possible,” Rose said. “We can all be safe while helping increase safety in our community.”

Rose said she was also glad to see the impact her efforts had on the local community. Individuals and businesses that received masks expressed their gratitude, and individuals that Rose didn’t know brought her sewing machines to fix so they could start sewing masks.

“Watching people, the little guys, come together to house, feed, clothe and protect communities all over is warming my heart,” Rose said.

“This project is a reminder to me of what people can do when they set their mind to something.”

Rose’s group provided masks to businesses in the area, including Super 1, Yoke’s Grocery, Kootenai Medical Center, Bonner General Hospital, Life Care Post Falls, North Idaho Physical Therapy, Panhandle Health District and Children’s Village. They also supplied masks to friends and family, seniors, and individuals and children with compromised immune systems.

Rose said that before she started her project to sew masks for the community, sewing was always a large part of her life. She sewed costumes for NIC’s theater department and owns Heavy Metal Sew Shop, a business that services sewing machines. In addition, Rose is a full-time student pursuing an accounting assistant degree and is a mother of four.

Rose also worked as a caregiver for special needs children up until the time of the stay at home order.

Throughout the process of making masks, Rose said she found comfort in helping the community.

“Find a way to be a helper,” Rose said. “Maybe you have a skill that can help your community in some way. Or maybe you can learn a skill. Most importantly, love your family and make good memories with them during this time.”

“Watching people, the little guys, come together to house, feed, clothe and protect communities all over is warming my heart.”

-Alyssa Rose

Alexis Keylon learned basic sewing skills from her mom when she was younger. To make the masks, Keylon had to learn more techniques and practice. Photo courtesy of Tacey Keylon

A Community Effort

By Hannah Neff, Magazine Editor

Alexis Keylon, a senior at Lake City High School and NIC dual-enrolled student, is one of the people who volunteered to start sewing for Alyssa Rose’s Sew Many Masks Facebook page project.

After hearing about the page from her mother, the 18-year-old from Hayden decided this was something she could do to help the community.

Keylon said she recycled old T-shirts for material, picking cute colors and designs to use on the outside of the masks.

“The more masks I’ve made the more comfortable I got with it,” Keylon said. “It’s exciting because now I’ve been using those skills to fix my clothes.”

Aside from making masks, Keylon said she has been spending her social distancing time continuing her studies through online schooling so she can graduate this spring, as well as finishing her courses through Resort Academy Kootenai Technical Education Campus.

“It’s hard because I don’t get to see all the people I normally get to see,” Keylon said. “It’s weird not seeing all my classmates in person.”

Top, left: Even though Alyssa Rose and her friends are working miles apart from each other in many different areas of North Idaho, they have come together to supply hundreds of masks to individuals and businesses in need.

Left: Along with volunteering her time to sewing masks and managing her Facebook page Sew Many Masks, Alyssa is a full-time student at NIC, runs a business and is a mother of four. Photos courtesy of Alyssa Rose

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Go Green

In the wake of environmental consciousness, it’s easy to feel the pressure to make drastic changes to be more eco-friendly, but starting small is the best way to make sustainable adjustments to your routine.

Here are some simple changes students can make that can have a big impact on the world.

By Catrina Martinson, Copy Editor “People need to educate themselves about what’s going on out in the world and what’s happening to our planet in order to know how to save it.”

- Morgan Cloke, 18, Nursing

Food Eat less Meat

Try having one animal product free meal every day or go one day every week without eating any meat or animal products. This small change to your diet could have great benefits for the environment.

Repurpose your Rubbish

Save used tea bags, coffee grounds and other food waste for composting. If you have a garden you can use it as fertilizer, or otherwise donate it to the Gathering Garden, the campus grow space.

“I think it’s important to be more environmentally conscious because it can help preserve the natural beauty of this world.”

- Aleczander Hamilton, 22, General Studies

Eco-friendly Shopping

Buy more loose produce with less packaging and bring reusable bags to the grocery store.

Do the Dishes

Carry a refillable water bottle with you, use glass or plastic containers when picking up food from the SUB and get your coffee in a coffee mug or thermos. Maybe you’ll have more dishes to do but you won’t have to take out the trash so often.

Transportation Ride with Friends

If you know any students with a similar class schedule and live nearby, ride together. If enough people did this, it wouldn’t be so hard to find a parking space.

Ditch the Car

Try walking or riding your bike to school if you don’t live too far from campus. This will keep you active and save money on gas.

Get Up and Move

If you’re sitting in classrooms all day, walk between classes instead of driving even if they’re on the other side of campus. Don’t be lazy.

Quit Cruising

Cut back on excessive driving. Try to only use your car when you need to go somewhere.

School Supplies Don’t Overstock “You have to start somewhere small that will be manageable in the long run.”

- Mackenzie Worst, 20, General Studies

Only buy school supplies you know you’ll use and wait until you run out to buy more.

Buy it Used

Check online or in the campus bookstore for used copies of your textbooks before buying new ones.

This can save you a ton of money while reducing the demand for printing.

Make a Note of it

Use the backs of pages in your notebooks for taking notes or take notes on your laptop if your teacher allows it. You can save tons of paper this way.

Reuse and Recycle

Use old papers you don’t need as scratch paper and make sure to recycle all of your papers at the end of the semester.

Photo by Hannah Neff

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Stay fit,

By Trevor Mechikoff, Staff Writer

stay healthy

College can prove to be a difficult time for people to stay active. Between numerous classes, piles of homework, countless hours of studying and even work, finding the time and committing to exercise can be a difficult ordeal, but physical activity leads to a healthier life, reduced stress and even improved academic performance.

“It’s much like changing the oil on a car,” said NIC Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu club instructor Jeremy Seda. “If you don’t take care of your body, you can’t take care of your mind.”

A study published in the “Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports & Medicine” suggested that students that exercise at least three times a week on average study more and have higher GPAs compared to students that do not.

“Activities courses give you a chance to break away from

“I think everyone should take a physical education class. You build skills and develop healthy habits that you can use to endure life’s ups and downs. Having previously attended some of NIC’s yoga classes, I now use the skills I learned to keep myself fit and mentally healthy.”

- Jestine Lackner, 19, Business

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the textbook and learn in a kinesthetic way,” said NIC physical education instructor Jeff Rigg. “This is crucial for students in my opinion. Just as a science teacher conducts labs that correspond with their courses, hands-on learning is critical to understanding and the student experience.”

NIC offers a wide array of physical education classes in the fall, spring and even summer semesters along with clubs and other group activities aimed to keep students active and healthy. The Student Wellness and Recreation Center has an abundance of equipment free to use for full-time NIC students and discounted rates for part-time students.

Students can also stay active by joining activities offered

by Outdoor Pursuits or participating in recreational sports leagues on campus.

“Through yoga, I gained more bodily awareness, especially when working out. I’m able to pay more attention to the work and process of moving instead of just going through the motions, and not only have I become more aware in exercising, but in my daily engagement as well.” - Kellen Moore, 17, Chemical Engineering and Spanish

“Taking strength training was awesome. It gave me the ability to hang with a great friend of mine while strengthening my mind and body in a totally relaxing environment. It was a class I looked forward to each and every week.”

- Cyrus Vore, 17, General Studies

staying connected through yoga

Yoga as an exercise has grown increasingly popular in the U.S. over the past decade, especially among younger generations. Its numerous health benefits include increased flexibility, cardio health and weight loss. For some, including NIC yoga instructor Jenifer Harbour, one of the most important benefits of yoga is the community and connections created through it.

“A junior college is the first step for many students beginning their walk toward adulthood,” Harbour said. “That walk is sometimes scary to navigate. PE classes and especially yoga help to create a solid foundation that continues even after college, the foundation of community.”

While keeping students healthy and equipping them with techniques to stay in shape is one of the main goals of any physical education course, Harbour said that her classes also focus on helping students become connected.

“I want our students to feel connected to each other but also connected to their true selves,” Harbour said. “Many students come to NIC with a belief system that has been manufactured for them by family beliefs, expectations and who they think they should be to fit in. I want my students to remember themselves, who they were before they manufactured themselves to fit in.”

While NIC student Sarah Hughes said she was nervous to join a physical education class, she quickly came to enjoy Harbour’s yoga class.

“I was pushed in ways that I have never been pushed before,” Hughes said. “[Harbour] helped me to find this sense of confidence in myself and my abilities that I didn’t know that I had. This class helped me to both fall in love with yoga, and to become more aware of myself and my aim.”

Students stretch during a yoga class. “As a PE teacher, I get to know my students on a deeper level,” Jenifer Harbour said. “We create a container of safety in class, and because of that container, a lot of guards are let down. It’s the part of creating community that is the most incredible.” Photo courtesy of Jenifer Harbour

exercising through self-defense

Jiu-Jitsu is a self-defense martial art that focuses on ground fighting and submission holds. Its emphasis on aerobic exercise and flexibility make it a true full-body workout.

“It’s probably the most strenuous and aggressive form of physical activity you can do,” said NIC Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu club instructor Jeremy Seda. “You’re averaging 900 to 1,000 calories per hour. The comradery is unlike any other sport.”

The club offers students an opportunity to learn and practice self-defense techniques while taking a break from studying.

“The mental benefit is huge,” Seda said. “You really can’t think about anything else but being in the moment. Jiu-Jitsu forces you to not think about your problems.”

Justin Packard, left, and instructor Jeremy Seda, right, fight during a club meeting. “I think this class is good for being more coordinated,” said Packard, a 19-year-old student from Palo Alto, California. Photo by Hannah Neff

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Thick Rice Cooker Pancakes Serves 1

Pancake mix Water Oil or butter for cooking Optional toppings Banana Chocolate chips Peanut butter

Dorm

rich and fluffy as a reward for a test well done or a warm dessert at night

TIME

20

min.

1. Follow the instructions on the box for about three pancakes.

2. Press cook on your rice cooker and allow it to preheat.

3. Grease the rice cooker with oil or butter, then add pancake batter.

4. Allow the batter to cook until the cooker turns off.

5. Carefully flip the pancake and press cook again. On the second side, you may have to press cook twice if it turns off early.

6. Remove the pancake and add toppings as desired.

Delicacies

By Jaye Hanselmann-Cox, Graphic Design Editor

The Residence Hall on campus is a great opportunity for students to step foot into the world and prepare for their future. However, there are creature comforts that some students miss while away from home on their big adventure, and homemade food is one of them.

NIC has a variety of food services such as the meal plans they offer to students every semester. The Market food court provides breakfast, lunch and dinner to students, even on the weekends. Caffeinated Cardinal serves hot coffee and tea, smoothies and more on weekdays. Inside the Residence Hall is a convenience store that has a large array of snack foods and essential supplies to help keep dorm students ready to go in their busy lives.

Despite this, some students still miss the feeling of throwing spices into a bowl and the smells that accompany homemade food. Cooking Photo courtesy of Samantha Stringam

options are few and far between, as hot plates, toasters and other types of exposed heating are prohibited in the dorms.

This is where the rice cooker comes in. It does exactly as one would expect; it cooks all sorts of rice. However, if one is creative enough, a feast can be made in this appliance. Dorm residents can create homemade meals in their rooms with the right ingredients and ingenuity.

In between her heavy credit load and job, Samantha Stringam, an NIC student who resides in the Hall, has found a way to stay creative using a rice cooker. These recipes she shares are dairy-free and vegetarian so just about any resident can enjoy them.

Sweet Yummy Salad Serves 2

Spring mix Apple Pear Dried cranberries Chopped walnuts (optional) Feta cheese

TIME

10

min.

Dressing: Olive oil Apple cider vinegar Honey Salt and pepper 1. Wash the spring mix.

2. Slice the pear and apple and then add them to the greens.

3. Sprinkle the salad with cranberries, walnuts and feta cheese.

4. Whisk together the olive oil, salt, pepper, vinegar and honey in a separate bowl and drizzle over salad.

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I promise, it’s delicious!

-Samantha Stringam

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maintaining a healthy lifestyle is essential for a brain to work properly

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Rice Cooker Curry Serves 2

Curry spice mix or spices of your choice 1 Tbsp oil 1 clove minced garlic TIME ¼ cup diced onion 1 peeled and diced potato 1-2 diced carrots min.

1-2 stalks of diced celery 1 diced red bell pepper 1 12-ounce can garbanzo beans (drained) 1 cup coconut milk (optional)

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1. Warm the oil in the rice cooker, then add garlic, onion and spices. Cook until the onion is translucent.

2. Add the potato, carrots and celery, then add water to cover them.

3. Cook with the lid on until everything is fork-tender and the water is mostly evaporated.

4. Add the bell pepper and garbanzo beans, then cook until they are warm.

5. Add coconut milk if desired and serve over rice.

Photos by Jaye Hanselmann-Cox

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Make it a day, Hang out in Five free or cheap places to hang out in Coeur d’Alene and the surrounding areas.

By Anika Mechikoff, Managing Editor Illustrations by Annie Vladovska

“I love to go to Daniel and the Gang as time allows. It’s a ton of fun and a great place to meet new people.”

Daniel and the Gang Monday Night Swing

- Aspen Rogers, Biochemistry

Daniel and the Gang (DATG), a swing dance group, began in 2013 with a small group of people in a bagel shop who just wanted to swing it up.

Currently, DATG meets weekly on Mondays from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. with lessons and group dances to loosen up and get some energy out. For more information, check out danielandthegang.weebly.com

“I have been attending Daniel and the Gang for around a year and a half now.

It’s an amazing place to not only meet new people but to learn how to dance. I walked in with minimal knowledge on swing dancing, feeling unsure about what I was getting myself into. Now, DATG is one of my favorite hangout spots. Having met some of my best friends and grown preexisting friendships there, it holds a special place in my heart. I’ve also discovered a love for swing dancing and look forward to going back every chance I get.”

- Emily Grace Sinclair, Business 4718 E Horsehaven Ave, Post Falls, Idaho 83854

Concerts in the Park “When the warm weather hits, one of my favorite things to do is attend concerts in the park because they are a combination of so many of my favorite things. The music, the outdoor atmosphere and the opportunity to bring friends and family together make these events a treasure in our community.”

- Christi Haynos, Music

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“Concerts in the outdoors give individuals, families and groups a premium opportunity of recreation for free. Northern Idaho is known for its cultural arts, and what better way to share it than with each other in the beautiful outdoors?”

- Brian Hansen, General Studies Several bands and musicians play music in the parks in CDA, Hayden and Post Falls in the summer. Many people come to enjoy all types of music from country to rock n’ roll to big band swing and sometimes dance along.

Check out the city websites for more information.

Soft Serve Ice Cream

Hayden Discount Cinemas “I usually go to Hayden Cinemas because it’s super cheap and they change up their movies pretty frequently so you don’t have to wait too long to see something new.”

25¢ Only

- Haylee Gordon, Pre-Veterinary Science

300 Centa Drive Hayden, ID 83835

“It’s just grungy enough to feel authentic and just modern enough to provide a quality viewing experience.”

Hayden Discount Cinemas (HDC) offers motion pictures for $3 after they leave first-run theaters. They also sell cheap popcorn and other concessions. More info for HDC can be found at hdcmovies.com

Super 1 foods

- Samuel Richardson, Student Ambassador

Tubbs Hill

“Tubbs Hill is essentially Coeur d’Alene’s Central Park. The proximity to downtown makes it a huge draw to a variety of people for a variety of reasons. Tubbs Hill is perfect for hammocking, trail running, hiking, dog walking, swimming, cliff jumping and so much more. It’s a piece of the Northwest wild in the middle of downtown Coeur d’Alene. And you don’t have to be an expert outdoorsman to enjoy it and appreciate its beauty.”

- Michelle Clark, NIC Alumna

420 E Front St, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814

North idaho Centennial Trail This 24 mile-long trail that stretches from the Idaho and Washington state line to gorgeous Higgens Point boasts many spectacular views along the way.

This trail is bike and leashed dog friendly. Many families ride and hike the trail every year and enjoy the natural scenery. The best part is the trail passes by NIC so students can hop on after class.

North Idaho natives know this hill well and love to hike it no matter the season. The main trail spans two miles and dogs are allowed on the trails with a leash. Get in the great outdoors and go for a hike.

“Tubbs Hill is conveniently located in a city full of people always moving. The hill is a getaway from the busy life inside a city, a timeless piece of rest in the midst of chaos. A place to rest and to be present for every mind.”

- Seth Hoisington, General Studies

What’s your favorite hangout in north idaho?

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“The Centennial Trail provides a scenic path for locals and tourists alike to enjoy the fresh outdoors of Coeur d’Alene. Whether you enjoy hiking, biking or simply strolling, Centennial Trail is the place to go and enjoy the serenity of nature and enjoy Lake Coeur d’Alene’s stunning picturesque, all with the ease of a paved, mildly sloping route.”

- Jessica Gates, Communications

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let’s play!!

By Lily Winde, Staff Writer

Here at the Sentinel, we gathered cryptic pictures from around downtown Coeur d’Alene. Try to guess what they are and where they were taken. Scan the QR code on page 39 for answers.

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Campus Crossword

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By Catrina Martinson, Copy Editor

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