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Rock is a music genre that has taken many forms. From Punk to Metal to Indie, rock has been tossed around over the years. This mixtape is dedicated to fun, hardcore — not too hardcore — anthems that would be perfect for any outdoor funfest. “My Best Days” by Polar Bear Club Hyper-aggressive rock outfit Polar Bear Club created a cohesive and fun album in 2011, titled “Clash Battle Guilt Pride”. This particular song showcases the mosh pit anthem that they’re so good at perfecting. Add in some clever lyrics, relentless drumming and vocals that make your throat hurt just listening to them and you’ve got an amazing rock song.
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Libra 9/23 - 10/22
Does your grandmother still bake you your favorite cookies and knit you warm sweaters with love in every stitch? It may seem embarrassing now that you’re a college student, but you should still appreciate all she has done for you. Scorpio 10/23 – 11/21 Smile more often and show off those straight pearly whites. You’ve certainly suffered through enough pain caused by metal, wire and sticky food withdrawal symptoms to let them go to waste. Sagittarius 11/22 – 12/21 Were you the kid who wore superman pajamas and never missed a Batman episode? It’s time, young Padawan, to channel everything you’ve learned. Capricorn 12/22 – 1/19 So you may not be a Picasso. Everyone says your work sucks. But at first if you don’t succeed, try, try again and work with your style.
Aquarius 1/20 – 2/18 When was the last time you went a week without a beer or video games Since this is the month of midterms, go a month without distractions. Pisces 2/19 – 3/20 Your computer broke. Your project got trashed. Your significant other broke up with you. Don’t be glum.Except for death and paying taxes, everything in life is only for now. Aries 3/21 – 4/19 Are you a secret Willie Wonka? Next time you get that big piece of chocolate cake, split it with a friend.
Taurus 4/20 – 5/20 Try an activity that scares you. Eat a foreign dish that, quite frankly, doesn’t even look like it should be food. Gemini 5/21 – 6/20 Remember those New Year’s resolutions made? It’s not too late to start. Cancer 6/21 – 7/22 Your inner Cookie Monster has been dying to be unleashed since you spotted one of those giant cookies in the store. Treat yourself since that project you had is finally finished. Leo 7/23 – 8/22 For many people, charity feels good. When was the last time you gave something back? Virgo 8/23 – 9-22 You’ve been working too hard. Perhaps it’s time to use that yoga matt you stuffed into the back of your closet and forgot about.
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“Capital M-E” by Taking Back Sunday With five albums under their belt, Taking Back Sunday has quite the list of hits to choose from. Lead singer Adam Lazzara’s vocals make the creative lyrics in this song all the more interesting to listen to, while the killer guitars of Eddie Reyes and Matthew Fazzi just make you want to string along. “Lies Greed Misery” by Linkin Park Linkin Park’s sound has changed a lot the years that it’s quite hard to define the sound of their latest album “Living Things”. There’s no denying that “Lies Greed Misery” is one very catchy tune. With the great drum beat, and stellar techno beats, this song will have you hitting replay nonstop.
“The Only Hope for Me Is You” by My Chemical Romance Only My Chemical Romance can make a post apocalyptic love song work. Off their concept album Danger Days — an album set in a post apocalyptic future ruled by a global media company — this song melds with the rest of the album’s catchy tunes along with telling a coherent story. “God Bless You” by Black Veil Brides With their face paint, heavy leather and larger than life songs, Black Veil Brides look set to become the next KISS. “God Bless You” is a song that showcases the band’s heavy style and religious lyrics that send off an old flame. It’s safe to say that they’ve redefined rock and gotten it back to its roots.
“Since U Been Gone (Kelly Clarkson cover)” by A Day to Remember How do you take a girl power anthem and make it a fun rock song? Simple: get A Day to Remember on the phone. They dabble between scream-o style for those fans and regular style for others, creating a varied yet cohesive song that will have even the most hardcore of rockers ready for more. “Ladies and Gentlemen” by Saliva Saliva’s “Ladies and Gentlemen” plays out like an announcement before a grand spectacle, set to a grand guitar and crazy drums before going into overdrive with the chorus, repeatedly shouting the word “Boom”. Is it subtle? No. Is it a fun rock song? Yes.
“Boom” by P.O.D. “Boom” is a song that never stops dishing out a grand time. The lyrics are near rap style, while the guitar and relentless assault of cymbals makes for a perfect head-banging soundtrack. “Burning Down the House (Talking Heads cover)” by The Used Ah, ‘80s music. So many fun, nostalgic memories. Updating those memories is quite a challenge, so rock group The Used decide to turn a great ‘80s song into a death anthem with crazy vocals and guitars slightly reminiscent of the original. But only slightly. Bradley Burgess can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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“We”
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ryan tarinelli rawr The album titled “We” by Wycliffe Gordon and Eric Reed is a must have for any modern jazz fan. This album features two of the most innovative, talented and creative jazz artists in the game today, Wycliffe Gordon on trombone and Eric Reed on piano. This collaboration between these two jazz masters produces songs that are heavily influenced by gospel, spiritual and the blues. The interpretive arrangements of jazz standards fit the unique We duo and are eye-opening. Such jazz standards include “Embraceable You” and “Cherokee”. Furthermore, there are arrangements of traditional songs like “Danny Boy” and “The Lord’s Prayer” that are combined with modern jazz techniques to produce remarkable and moving pieces of music. The harmonies that Reed constructs on the piano are extraordinary, not to mention that he keeps great time without the need of a drummer. Wycliffe’s use of the plunger on the album is nothing short of masterful, and how he continues to push the range and find new
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sounds on the trombone is cutting edge. Both of these artists deliver burning solos that will please your ear and leave you saying, “How did they do that?” But even further than the melodic lines and complex rhythms is the emotion and soul these two artists put into these recordings that is moving and powerful. It is great to have recordings of these two players since they both claim gospel and spiritual music as some of their major influences. Even though this album came out in 2001 these recordings are still influencing the jazz world not to mention solidifying Wycliffe and Eric as leaders on their instruments and in the jazz community. I recommend listening to this album if you are into anything related to gospel, jazz or spiritual. Ryan Tarinelli can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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Veggie patties, fritters and desserts all have a common ingredient: eggs. For some munchers — vegan or egg sensitive — such recipes won’t suffice. A popular fix to this problem is the flax egg, an ingredient that holds all your food together while adding some Omega-3s and fiber too. This recipe uses some of the fresh vegetables that are still in season.
Ingredients: 1 cup shredded zucchini 1 cup organic corn 1/3 sweet onion, chopped 1 flax “egg” — 1 tablespoon ground flax mixed with 3 tablespoons warm water 1/2 cup whole wheat flour 1/2 cup bread crumbs 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp oregano 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper 1 Tbsp. chopped jaleponos Dash of salt & pepper Oil for frying
How To: Mix the flaxseed and water. In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients. Add the flax “egg” last. Heat oil in pan. Mold ingredients into five or six patties. Cook in pan for four minutes on each side. Serve with salsa, spicy hummus or guacamole. lindsey treffry | crumbs
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Traditions for days kaitlyn krasselt rawr
In the 103rd year of homecoming celebrations, University of Idaho students had the opportunity to participate in many events throughout the week to showcase their Vandal pride.
Homecoming Kickoff The start of the homecoming celebrations always begins the Sunday prior to the homecoming football game with the official kickoff. This year the kickoff event included a campus-wide scavenger hunt that ended at the VandalStore plaza with Yell like Hell, the first competition between homecoming teams. “It used to just be cheers or skits but it’s adapted over the years into Yell like Hell and it’s a way for each team or living group that participates to express their vandal pride with a yell, and of course it’s a competition,” said Ferrol Pemberton, homecoming committee chair.
Homecoming Royalty
Homecoming royalty is selected each year by the student body to represent the Vandal family during
the homecoming Friday and Saturday homecoming events, Pemberton said. Six male and six female finalists were selected for the final round of student voting. “At bonfire on Friday night we crown royalty, which is really cool for all the students who were nominated or involved in that,” Pemberton said. “It’s a really big honor to be recognized by your peers as someone they would like to have represent the university.”
Jingles Another tradition and team competition, the homecoming Jingles, took place Wednesday and have been an important part of homecoming week for several generations of students although the tradition has changed over time. “We try and adapt every year to how students react to things,” Pemberton said. “A lot of alumni do remember it which makes it a key point of homecoming for us and why we focus on it so much.” Pemberton said the jingles used to be homecoming skits, but recently the committee decided to add a musical element.
“It’s like a modified Yell like Hell but it’s more of a Vandal centered skit where students can get up and act their Vandal pride,” Pemberton said. “Just recently we’ve required a musical element so that the students can be a little bit more creative and it allows us as a committee to get the student population away from inappropriate skits or things like that.”
Serpentine The homecoming celebrations will continue Friday night beginning with the Serpentine at 8 p.m. “The serpentine is just a way to get as many students involved as possible,” Pemberton said. “It starts at the president’s house and we go through New Greek, through Old Greek, we head down Sixth Street to the residence halls and then we head up through the parking lot to the bonfire. It’s like a preliminary parade but it’s all about Vandal pride and getting the excitement up and everyone hyped up for the bonfire.”
Bonfire
The serpentine will end at the
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bonfire where the ceremonial flag burning of the opposing team will take place. Head coach Robb Akey and athletic director Rob Spear will speak at the bonfire to get the crowd excited for the game on Saturday. At the bonfire, homecoming royalty will be crowned and students will participate in the Most Vandalized Fan contest. “One representative from every team that participates in homecoming gets up, paints themselves — puts all sorts of craziness on themselves and then the crowd votes by cheering,” Pemberton said.
Latah Federal Credit Union Fireworks Extravaganza
The Friday night celebrations end with a fireworks show. The show will be sponsored by the Latah Federal Credit Union thanks to a substantial donation to the fundraising efforts for the show. “This year we have the privilege of having a sponsor for the fireworks, which is great,” Pemberton said. “We’re actually able to give a fireworks show that is bigger than we’ve ever done before.”
Parade
The annual homecoming parade will take place on Main Street beginning at 10 a.m. prior to the football game. “As of right now we have 89 entries for this year,” Pemberton said. “That reaches from Spokane to Lewiston and farther down of people who participate in the parade as well as local businesses, clubs, different things.”
Tailgate and the game Following the parade, the tailgate will open at 12 p.m. and continue until the game starts at 2 p.m.
Philanthropy Events “Throughout the week one of the main things we do are our philanthropy events.” Pemberton said. Pemberton said the events have changed over the years, but the idea of UI giving back to the community has remained the same. “Now we do the blood drive and the food drive,” Pemberton said. “The blood drive allows the students to give back to their community and the food drive allows the community
to give back to the community.”
New Traditions This year the homecoming committee introduced two new events that they hope will be incorporated into future homecoming celebrations. The first, A Toast to Idaho Alumni Brunch, will take place on at 9 a.m. Sunday after the game at the Best Western University Inn. “It’s to allow people to come back to really express their appreciation for the university and the people within it,” Pemberton said. “It’s never been done before and we’re really excited to see how it goes over.” The final tradition the committee hoped to incorporate into the traditions is a commemorative homecoming patch. “This is the first year that we’ve ever taken the homecoming logo and created a patch — a sew on or iron on patch that you can put on anything,” Pemberton said. “We’re hoping that every year from here on out the committee will choose to do a patch as well as a button so that alumni can collect them over the years.” Kaitlyn Krasselt can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
Vandals participate in the Homecoming 2012 kickoff in the plaza outside the University of Idaho library. The kickoff traditionally falls on the Sunday prior to the homecoming football game and includes a campus-wide scavenger hunt and the Yell like Hell competition. Top left: A member of the Theophilus Tower homecoming team chant in the Yell like Hell competition. Top right: Alpha Phi members attend the Homecoming Kickoff event Sunday. Center: The homecoming royalty nominees are announced. The winners will be crowned at Friday's bonfire. Bottom: Members of the Wallace homecoming team chant in the Yell like Hell competition.
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University of Idaho student Nathan MacConnel practices slacklining in Ghormley park, where the trees are closely spaced for stringing slacklines.
Slacklining: philip vukelich rawr Ghormley Park is a slackliner’s paradise. The abundance of closely spaced trees makes it a destination for the few students who regularly participate in the unique activity. Slacklining involves stringing a line between two trees several feet off the ground, tightening it, and walking
across. For skilled participants like Nathan MacConnel, walking across is only the beginning of the challenge. After mastering simply standing on the slackline, walking across, and turning around, slackliners begin to invent tricks to increase the challenge. MacConnel said his favorite moves are the butt bounce 180 and drop knees. In the future he hopes to master
a back flip. He began slacklining after seeing a film featuring Andy Lewis, a professional slackliner who performed at the 2012 Superbowl halftime. “It looked like a lot of fun, so I bought a slackline and I couldn’t get off of it,” said MacConnel. “Really, it’s just a way to break up my day from school and stay sane.” Slacklining is a skill that
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Not for the faint of heart takes a lot of practice to become good at. MacConnel said you must build the muscle memory through extended practice. “People get discouraged when they try for the first time and can’t do it. The more you do it, the easier it gets,” he said. Slacklining can be highly meditative. It requires intense focus, said MacConnel, which relaxes him and relieves
stress. He said it is a fun yet challenging activity that is addicting. But for all its benefits, MacConnel doesn’t understand why there aren’t more slackliners in Moscow. “It seems like a university activity. It’s sad because it’s so simple. All you need is a line and friends to go out with.” Philip Vukelich can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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Events calendar This week’s list of arts, entertainment, cultural events Student Union Building ballroom David Stollman will present “Buy In or Get Out” as part of Hazing Prevention week.
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TOMS: One for none? emily vaartstra rawr There have been rumors that question if TOMS shoe company’s “One for One” campaign is still an act of honest giving or a tool for the company to make more profit out of publicity. TOMS shoes has been a trend across the United States and Canada. The shoes have a unique style, they are easy to slip on and they give customers the satisfaction of helping a child in need of a pair of shoes. For every pair of shoes sold, TOMS donates a pair to a child in need, according to the company’s “One for One” movement. However, with such high merchandise prices and the company making a profit from apparel other than shoes, people are wondering if the campaign is more of a publicity stunt than a selfless act of giving. Aside from the rumors of publicity for profit, there are also rumors that shoes are being given to children who already have shoes or only to a select group of children in correspondence with the TOMS Giving Partners, according to several accounts from BBC news reporter, Amy Costello.
All around the University of Idaho campus there are students walking in a pair of TOMS shoes or wearing the company’s apparel. UI student Seneca Jensen, a big fan of TOMS shoes, said she had heard of these rumors concerning the “One for One” campaign, but does not want to believe them. “I love them,” she said about the shoes. “I have five pairs.” Though TOMS shoes are popular throughout the campus, there are students who think the rumors are a concern. Hannah Myers said people should hold TOMS more accountable for giving people the second pair of shoes that they promise. “The idea of TOMS giving ‘One for One’ is a good idea in theory, but I think the reason that they are so successful isn’t because they help others, but because consumers want to feel like their money is being spent on something more meaningful than just shoes,” Myers said. The movement has extended to creating campus clubs in middle schools, high schools and university campuses. The UI started a campus club in April of 2012. Greg Dobak, the founder of the club, was not
more information For more information concerning the distribution of TOMS shoes, go to Costello’s website at www.tinyspark. org/podcasts/toms-shoes. available for a statement. The club has yet to launch, according to a comment posted by Dobak on the campus club page of TOMS Campus Programs website. The company has a line of shoes called “Campus Classics,” which display university colors to show school pride. Though there are black and gold shoes available, there is not a pair dedicated to UI yet. TOMS has given more than 2 million pairs of shoes to children around the world, according to their website. Whether or not the money spent on purchasing a pair of TOMS shoes is contributing to “One for One” movement, the investment in a pair of shoes appears to be held by the company’s promise. Despite the rumors, students around campus still enjoy the comfort of their pair of TOMS. Emily Vaartstra can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
“Postures of Power” art exhibit 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday at the Prichard Art Gallery This exhibition explores how shoes came to (re)define the feminist movement. “If high heels are power, why don’t men wear them?” Wii Eat 6 - 11 p.m. at the Campus Christian Center Every first and third Friday of the month, CCC will host a dinner and Wii game event. Anton in Show Business 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Sunday Given the opportunity to pursue their dreams when cast in Anton Chekhov’s “The Three Sisters,” three young actresses find themselves in a strangely familiar wonderland that looks a lot like American theater. The ensuing barrage of good ideas gone bad reveal connections to life’s deeper purpose. UI students receive free admission. Tickets are $8 for UI faculty and staff and WSU students. General admission is $10.
Oct. 8 Buy In or Get Out 7:45 p.m. - 9 p.m. in the
Dave and Ethan: Dating Coaches 7:30 p.m. in the Student Union Building ballroom Comedians Dave Ahdoot and Ethan Fixell talk on dating experiences after embarking on and video blogging more than 200 double dates. Moi, petite fille de 13 ans 7 - 9 p.m. at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre “As a Young Girl of 13” will be presented at the Kenworthy as part of the Tournées Festival: New French Films on Campus.
Oct. 10 SEXED with River Huston 7 - 8 p.m. in the Student Union Building ballroom River will present an interactive presentation with current twitter and texting media to encourage discussion on sensitive topics such as sexuality, sexual assault, alcohol abuse and binge drinking.
Oct. 11 Come Out Carnival! 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the Idaho Commons green The LGBTQA office is hosting the Coming Out Carnival to celebrate the lives of LGBTQA members of the UI campus and Moscow community. In observance of National Coming Out Day, students can come out of their closet door, have pictures taken and hear live music and speakers in order to support equality for all people.
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