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Aquarius 1/20 – 2/18 This Valentine’s Day might have been harsh for you. Resist the urge to drop condoms into the woman’s cart who has five screaming children.
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Pisces 2/19 - 3/20 You’re on the verge of something new. Do it with no hands. Aries 3/21 – 4/19 It’s been a long time since you read a book you like. Take a sauna session to calm your nerves this week.
Taurus 4/20 - 5/20 Let’s just say after a week like last, if you came out of a coma and Channing Tatum was your husband you wouldn’t be complaining. If that doesn’t work, hit the theater and watch “The Vow.” Gemini 5/21 - 6/20 Don’t be so sensitive because Valentine’s Day was this week. Buy some alcohol, throw a party, and invite all your friends. Cancer 6/21 - 7/22 You will lose an argument with a truck next Tuesday. Sorry, love. Leo 7/23 - 8/22 You may find yourself in a steamy love affair this week. But watch your back. It might not be what it seems.
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Virgo 8/23 - 9/22 Just because the rapture has ended doesn’t mean you should eat the hoarded food in the basement. Save yourself for the SRC or treat yourself to a massage. Libra 9/23 - 10/22 You can dish it out, but can you back it up? Get it together this week. Scorpio 10/23 - 11/21 If you keep waiting for things to change, you’re going to fall flat on your face. Sagittarius 11/22 – 12/21 Go ahead and send yourself flowers and gifts. You’ll be sure to get something you like. Capricorn 12/22 – 1/19 This is the second time you’ve gotten your hand stuck in the peanut butter jar while trying to reach the bottom. Just treat yourself and buy a new one. Isla Brazzil can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu.
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Cult classics are the films that are hip, often contain snappy musical numbers and just make you feel a bit “cooler” after watching them. Here are a few top-notch cult classic films that will definitely up your awesome factor.
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” (1975) I could watch this movie anytime, anyplace — it’s that good. With Tim Curry as the one and only “sweet transvestite” Dr. Frank-N-Furter, some cabaret-style synchronized swimming, and a group of tap dancing groupies, this movie is pure gold. Watch it and just try to hold yourself back from singing along and doing the “Time Warp,” I dare you. “Lars and the Real Girl” (2007) If I gave you a quick synopsis of this film, you’d call me crazy, but I will anyway. So sweet, yet completely socially inept Lars finds love in the form of a sex doll named Bianca, completely changing a community’s
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view on love, relationships and the true definition of “sanity.” You’ll need to see it to believe it. “Tank Girl” (1995) In my greatest fantasies, I am Tank girl — tackling term papers with witty glee, conquering note taking with a laugh, and running over all my homework with, well, a full size tank. Based off a British comic, the movie is a bit absurd, a touch anarchic and totally psychedelic. It’s awesome. Watch it. “SLC Punk!” (1998) If you ever dance around your bedroom to Rancid or imagine what it would be like to spontaneously dye your hair bright blue, this movie
needs to be next on your viewing list. Based on the punk scene in Salt Lake City in the 1980s, this film is all about one punk’s roller-coaster definition of anarchy. Plus, it has a wicked soundtrack. “Labyrinth” (1986) David Bowie is an absolute superstar in this whirlwind acid-trip fantasy film. As big sister Sarah wills her baby brother away to the nasty goblins of the world in her imagination, she soon discovers that you need to be careful about what you wish for. Needless to say, this film is totally crazy — and crazy good. Chloe Rambo can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu.
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On the outside looking in “Perks of Being a Wallflower” explores alienation isla brazzil rawr Stephen Chosby ‘s book “Perks of Being a Wallflower” book is a short fiction that is worth a few nights of reading. The main character, Charlie, remains masked behind letters addressed to an anonymous person. The detailed introverted outlook inside the letters he writes create the chapters of the book and build an intense monologue readers do not see coming. The book is a quick and simple read, but brings fresh insight to a confused teenager’s life that is entering the high school world of romance, heartbreak, betrayal and sheer honesty. At the beginning of the book, Charlie is referred to as a wallflower for his ability to observe and understand things, but in a year’s worth of letters, Charlie explains the efforts of the people in his life to get him to “participate” or “do things,” and the feelings and experiences he has as a result. It’s doubtful anything in ordinary college life, happens in this book, but readers might have a fresh perspective. There are many things to relate to beyond the surface. Someone could interpret moments shared by Charlie as the narrator from a pivotal, yet outsider type of role while following the story. ”Perks of Being a Wallflower” is not another typical book about high school nor does it contain drama, just insight. There are mixed reviews on this book because of its intensity, meaning and lighthearted honesty. Charlie is an unconventional thinker, and as the story begins he is shy and unpopular. The story explores topics such as
introversion and the awkward times of adolescence. Charlie does not want the anonymous friend to try to figure out who he is or find him. Sam, a beautiful senior, and her gay stepbrother Patrick, a charismatic student, become Charlie’s best friends. Sam and Patrick continue their advisory role while introducing Charlie to many people, music artists and drugs. Literature and film are two huge attributes to the book as it references famous literary novels such as “The Catcher in the Rye,” “To Kill a Mockingbird,” “The Great Gatsby,” “Naked Lunch” and “The Stranger,” among others. The music Charlie listens to inspire many memorable quotes that capture precise, intense and lovely moments, like driving your first car to a song that you can never forget. MTV Books published “Perks of Being a Wallflower” in 1999, but readers should not be put off by its age — it will ultimately earn deserved respect. The book was third on the American Library Association’s list of the top 10 most frequently challenged books of 2009, for reasons including the book’s treatment of drugs, homosexuality, sex and suicide. After 12 years the book will be made into a film starring Emma Watson as Sam, Logan Lerman as Charlie and Ezra Miller as Patrick. It just finished filming in Pennsylvania where the story takes place, and is scheduled for theaters sometime this year. The film is sure to be humorous and heartbreaking. Stay tuned.
Rating: 8.5/10 Isla Brazzil can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu.
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Jennifer Ghanayem rides in the Brazilian Embassy Cup in Poolesville, Md. Ghanayem and her teammates placed second overall in the polo tournament.
Green and green make black and blue elisa eiguren rawr If Jennifer Ghanayem etched a second tattoo into her skin, it would be the phrase “Green and Green make Black and Blue.” In horse polo, the term green is a synonym for inexperienced. When a green horse and a green rider play polo bruises are inevitable, Ghanayem said. The physical pain and exertion required of horses and riders to become skilled competitors are expressed in those seven words.
In 2007 Ghanayem was a teenager getting into a lot of trouble. The farrier who cared for her horse’s hooves hired her as a groom, and she groomed horses for Juan Carlos Gonzalez for free. She learned to play polo and competed at an interscholastic level, and fell in love with it. “It became my passion,” Ghanayem said. “I structure my academics and potential jobs around it.” As co-captain of the University of Idaho Vandal polo team, Ghanayem practices 20 hours each week. A player
is as good as the amount of time and effort they exert, and Ghanayem practiced at least three hours every day when she started playing. “It’s a sport and you can get better but you have to be dedicated,” she said. “Set realistic goals for yourself for achievement.” A polo player’s thoughts are organized in terms of man, line and ball. Man is the first priority because a player must be defensive and focus on the opponent first. Line refers to the imaginary highway created by the ball.
Each rider has their own side of the line, and crossing the line results in a foul. Line is based on safety and prevents collisions between riders and horses. The ball is the third priority of riders. To manipulate and control the ball, polo players ride in the two-point stance. In the two-point stance, the rider sits up out of the seat by gripping the saddle with their knees. Ghanayem said this makes the center of gravity on the riders’ knees so that they have increased mobility. “Basically if you are sitting
on your ass you can’t move,” she said. Eighty percent of the game is the horses and 20 percent is the rider and equipment. Polo is a sport that requires tack to provide riders with control over their pony. Polo bridles are made with thick leather to prevent breakage, and have two reins instead of one. The bottom rein provides leverage to stop, and the top rein is used for “checking up” or slowing the horse. Ghanayem said polo saddles are plain and have minimal padding to increase mobility.
rawr As part of the tacking process, the ponies’ legs are wrapped with rolls of cloth. Wrapping their legs supports the ponies’ tendons, and protects them from trauma of either balls or mallets. The ponies’ tails are braided and twisted into a knot to prevent interference with a mallet, and their manes and forelocks are shaved so the riders’ fingers don’t become entangled. Communication is important between teammates. Riders communicate with each other vocally, and watch each other to interpret what they will do through body language. In arena polo riders follow one another and take the ball when they miss. They also pass the ball and execute plays. This benign description is contrary to what I witnessed during a polo match. The pounding of hooves into the dirt and snorting of flared nostrils was reminiscent of Churchill Downs during the Kentucky Derby. Sweat vaporized off the ponies’ bodies in thin clouds, and the shouts of the riders echoed off the arena walls. Horses and riders galloped toward the wooden walls, and swerved at the last moment to avoid what seemed like an inevitable crash. Bamboo mallets clacked together as the players engaged in an aggressive battle for the ball. I was helpless to resist the infectious air of danger and excitement. The spirited riders atop their bay, black and gray horses created a whirlpool of adrenaline that forcefully pulled at me. I can’t remember the first time I sat in a saddle or held leather reins in my hand. I learned to ride as a child, and consider myself an experienced rider. I discovered my skill is nothing in comparison to the proficiency demonstrated by polo players. The scent of a horse is unforgettable. It’s a sweet and pungent aroma that coats the inside of your nostrils and wends its way into every crevice of skin and clothing. Inside Paradise Stables, the distinctive smell of horses is as overpowering as the perfume worn by elderly women in church. Paradise Stables is owned by Brian Loomis. A cement aisle
stretches down the entire length of the barn, and neat rows of wooden box stalls are organized on each side, where the University of Idaho polo team boards its string of ponies. Although they are normal-sized horses, “ponies” is the preferred term used in polo. Members of the polo team take turns feeding the ponies and mucking out the stalls. The dirt-filled arena is adjacent to the stalls, and is where the team practices and plays matches. Athena Beckwith, UI senior, began playing polo in 2009 and agreed to teach me the basics of polo. She said her prior experience with riding and knowledge of horses enabled her to catch on quickly. The biggest obstacle she faced in learning to play polo was being confident in her riding, and learning to hit the ball consistently. “You have to be a hell of a rider to play polo,” she said. I chose to ride a lanky bay named Tino with a reputation for being a jerk. After we tacked our horses, we led them to the arena where we mounted up. My confidence in riding encouraged me to attempt the two-point stance, which requires balance and strength. I held myself upright for only a few seconds before I collapsed back into the saddle. Within a couple minutes, my thighs burned from exerting my dormant muscles. I panted and strained until I achieved a wobbly semblance of the two-point stance. I was deemed ready to choose a mallet. The bamboo polo mallets are hand-made in lengths of 50, 51, 52 and 53 inches. The mallets made of mature bamboo plants are heavier and hit the ball farther, but the lighter mallets are more maneuverable. Choosing a mallet is a matter of personal preference based on the height of the rider and the height of the horse. Since I am only 5’5” and Tino is a tall horse, I chose a 53-inch mallet. The mallet is always held in the right hand. Athena demonstrated the proper way to hold and swing the mallet. She instructed me to keep my palm forward and to not break my elbow. “Keep your arm straight and swing like a pendulum,”
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photos courtesy of francisco montero Ghanayem gallops ahead of other riders to make a play in the Women’s Capitol Polo Challenge in Poolesville, Md. Ghanayem’s team took second in the tournament.
she said. “Everything should be natural.” The most common ways to hit the ball in arena polo are nearside front and back shots, and foreside front and back shots. Nearside shots are when the rider crosses the mallet over the horse and hits the ball either forward or backward on the left-hand side of the horse. Foreside shots are on the right-hand side of the horse. As I practiced swinging, my wrist ached from the weight of the mallet. The concentration required to maintain the twopoint stance while swinging a mallet was exhausting. I rested the mallet on my shoulder and rode Tino at a walk around the arena to take a break. Suddenly, Athena slammed into me and Tino jarring us several steps to the right. “Are you feeling gutsy?” she asked. “Let’s try a ride off.” Riding off is a defense technique used in polo. One rider attempts to bump the other out of the line of the ball to prevent them from making a goal. The rider must lodge their knee in front of the opponent’s knee, and lean
out of the saddle to push their weight into them. This throws the opponent off balance and makes it difficult to hit the ball with accuracy. It can also be dangerous when physical contact occurs while the horses are running. We lined up at one end of the arena and urged our horses into a gallop. I attempted to put my knee in front of hers and push her and her pony out of the way. She is stronger and more experienced than I am, so my knee was crushed against the saddle under her weight and my only defense was to move away. The next ride off, I managed to lodge my knee in front of hers and push her out of the line of the ball. Ghanayem said polo is dangerous as perceived by the spectator. A player must aspire to be a skilled rider and build a positive relationship with the horses. “You have to be compassionate towards them,” she said. “Know when they are tired or limping.” The primary cause of injuries or fatalities in polo is carelessness, Ghanayem said. Proper use and maintenance of
equipment is vital. Polo players wear helmets at all times. The helmets are structured like football helmets and include a facemask. The most important pre-caution is to be aware of the horse at all times. “It’s the difference between life and death or a win or a loss,” Ghanayem said. When my short-lived career as a polo player was terminated, muscles I hadn’t previously known existed were aching. My thighs were rigid with a stiffness that would last for the next three days, and my body was heavy with a general weariness. The physical pain did not dull the exhilaration of becoming one with a horse to accomplish a common goal and I felt the passion that is an addiction and a lifestyle for polo players. I arrived home with the smell of horse entrapped in my clothes, hair and pores. I stripped off my clothes by the washing machine to avoid spreading the odor and noticed the blue marks decorating the inside of my knees. Green and green make black and blue. Elisa Eiguren can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu.
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Unspoken language American Sign Language is more than translation — it’s gestures, movements and expressions whole picture,” Jensen said. Allee Cooper, UI marketing sophomore, learned ASL in high school, and said it can be American Sign Language more expressive than English. (ASL) is argued to be the “If I had to tell a story, I third most widely used lanwould rather it be in sign guage in the United States. language, because you’re Some might say it is even a able to set up the scene,” truer national language than Cooper said. “You can sign English, because it has no what’s going on in this area correlation to England — it and what it looks like and began in America, despite how they’re moving versus the heavy influence of just telling a story out loud… French sign language. ‘He did this she did this, it Gloria Jensen, the Uniwas raining.’” versity of Idaho Disability Jensen said Support Services English is a coordinator, said linear language, ASL is truly its where messages own language. are explained in “It’s not a flat line. ASL English on the expands from hands. It’s not the main topic some sort of outward, buildpantomime, ing details all although we do around. use those aspects Gloria Jensen “It’s much …” Jensen said. “If more holographwe are interpretic,” she said. ing from English to ASL or Jensen said ASL has gained ASL to English, we interpret popularity in the last 30 to meaning for meaning. So 40 years. She said when she there is not an English word that has this sign, there is an learned ASL (42 years ago) all of the people in her class of English concept that has this six or seven were learning sign.” When signing, the speaker it because someone close to them was hearing impaired. uses their whole body to Now, classes can be found in convey information, which almost every city and many provides even more nuances hearing people learn the for a single word than voice language. inflection does in spoken Jensen said she learned language, Jensen said. ASL because her stepdaughter, can be a much richer way of communicating than English. who was four at the time, was hearing impaired. She “What is most important said she and her stepdaughabout sign language as far as ter’s mother had tried using it, is facial expressions, body language, body posture, teaching the girl orally, but it wasn’t working. whether you’re leaning forHer stepdaughter finally ward, whether you’re shrug“put her foot down” and ging your shoulders — it’s a
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It’s a creative process even though you’re communicating with somebody.”
said she wanted to go to the school for the deaf like two of her neighborhood friends did. Her two friends knew how to sign and she wanted to as well. “All of the sudden the whole family had communication,” Jensen said. “It is miraculous.” Byran Jepperson, an interpreter for Disabilities Support Services, said he has seen sign language change a person. He taught a 3-yearold girl who had become visually and hearing impaired from an accident. “She used to bite and scratch and kick and she hated me, until one day we were sitting on the ground, and I just grabbed some grass and threw it at her,” Jepperson said. “She didn’t know what it was so I threw it at her again, and I signed grass (in her hand). She got it.” After a yearlong struggle, this small moment began a huge change for the little girl. He said her whole attitude changed, and she became a playful and fun because she had been given language. Jensen said many people who are hard of hearing or who can’t hear at all, really appreciate when hearing people can communicate with them. “It is so wonderful for a deaf person to be able to walk up to an office, walk up to a window, walk up to a desk, and be greeted with, ‘Hi, how are you?’ in sign language,” Jensen said. Cooper said she took ASL classes in high school because they sounded fun, but she really began to love the lan-
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Judi Throop, sign language interpreter, signs to an architecture student Monday near the Administration Building. guage. She said she found sign language easier to learn than Spanish and Chinese, and after two years of ASL she could talk to a deaf person for hours. After two years of Spanish she couldn’t speak the language conversationally. She said she enjoys being able to communicate with the deaf community. “This summer I worked at a restaurant and we had a deaf couple come in and I waited on them,” Cooper said. “It’s just kind of cool, because a lot of times they are really happy when someone knows sign language.” Although Cooper hasn’t taken any signing classes since she was in high school, she said she has retained it in part because she had a
classmate who was deaf. She said she loves seeing him around campus or during their games of Frisbee golf and having conversations with him in sign language. “In English last year, he had an interpreter,” Cooper said. “I used to get in trouble from my teacher because I used to watch the interpreter … but I was learning in both languages,” Cooper said. Jepperson is interpreting for two students this year, and said he loves his job. “It’s just fun. It’s like your absolute favorite classes you’ve ever taken and I get that six hours a day,” he said. The hardest part of interpreting for a class, Jepperson said, is when the professor or speaker doesn’t speak clearly
or speaks quietly. He said he has to try his best to get as close as he can to the teacher if the room is loud, and sometimes uses a listening device to make the speaker’s voice louder through headphones. Jepperson said he has also interpreted for gynecological exams, abortions, murder trials and much more. Once he was called to interpret for a woman who had been locked in a shed by her boyfriend for months. “She … didn’t have a lot of language skills, it was very basic gesticulation, miming and things like that,” Jepperson said. “For some reason I have a knack for things like that, so I was called out to interpret for her.” Jepperson interpreted for Jesse Jackson when he came to UI. He said it’s exhilarating as an interpreter to have someone else’s words come off his hand. Jensen said there is a particular art to interpreting. In the beginning an interpreter just wants to get the point across, but after that they’re constantly trying to improve their communication. “It’s a creative process even though you’re communicating with somebody and trying to get their ideas out …”, Jensen said. “We’re constantly recreating the art.”
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From physical to virtual Pros and cons of the transition from tangible to digital media jared montgomery rawr
These days, media consumption is all about the transition from physical copies of books, shows and music to completely digital versions, stored not only on computers and other devices, but more recently, online and in the cloud. Students have differing views on how to balance the physical with the virtual, and companies are adapting to these changing demands. “I’m torn here,” said Paige Reid, University of Idaho senior. “I’ve got a collection of CDs that’s probably around 50, that I’ve accumulated since I was in fifth grade.” Reid is like many students who still hold on to old CDs for their aesthetic qualities and sentimental value, but who have switched to listening to digital music files in iTunes and on phones and iPods. “I listen to iTunes a lot more,” Reid said. “I’ll be honest and say that 80 percent of my music is from friends. I’ve recently started downloading music through Amazon instead of iTunes because they don’t have a limit on how many devices you have to play it on.” While having a music library stored digitally is convenient, Reid said there are still reasons to stick with CDs and even tapes. “I do love making mix CDs, still. There’s a lot of fun involved in that,” Reid said. “There’s a lot of sentimental value attached to a CD or a mix tape. There’s a story behind everything you accumulate.” Reid said when it comes to books, she mostly likes traditional print versions, “for the charm, and because they have a personality, like shape, size, heft, design. A book might be from a friend, or might have an inscription in it.”
When considering TV though, Reid said she has gone online, and doesn’t look back. “I haven’t had cable since I moved out of my parents’ place when I graduated from high school. I definitely don’t miss having a TV,” Reid said. “I started watching shows on the Internet, like at abc.com or CW, and those were great at first, because they only had like 30 seconds of commercials, but they’ve become just as bad as regular TV. I finally buckled down and got Netflix, and so it’s basically all I watch now.” Lynn Latimer, UI junior, said she prefers print instead of digital, but it all depends on the situation. “The Kindle’s nice for textbooks, because I can take it to school and it’s not very bothersome,” Latimer said. But she prefers print copies for leisurely reading. “I think it’s just something to hold,” Latimer said. “You can turn the pages and it’s tactile. You can feel it and see it, whereas with digital things you can’t so much.” She said when it comes to music, she’s not sure what to do with old, physical copies. “I have CDs, but I think I prefer the digital copies, because they’re easier to use and they take up less room,” Latimer said. “I totally have this bag of CDs that I don’t know what to do with because I never really listen to them. I prefer iTunes because it doesn’t take up places on my shelf.” Jessie Jacobs, UI student and assistant music librarian at Northwest Public Radio, said the battle between digital and hard copy has an affect on radio programming. “We have a physical music library of 64,000 titles, and that’s just the classical. We have a contemporary library as well,” Jacobs said. “It’s kept in a room, and we still use CDs for
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playing on the radio.” Jacobs said there is a particular dilemma the station approaches. “With the new changeover, some can’t access all the programs that Northwest Radio offers,” Jacobs said. “Our answer for them is that you can just get the podcast, which is
kind of scary because it makes it seem like having a radio station dedicated to these programs could be obsolete.” But Jacobs said she feels the radio stations still provide an important service to the public. “One of the main things that radio offers is that we
have hosts, and we like for it to feel like we’re friends, and we’re talking to you,” she said. “Whereas online, you have all the music finewtuned and catered to you, but you don’t really have that personal touch.” Jared Montgovmery can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu.
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Heels in hand, eyes on ground kristen koester-smith rawr We’ve all seen them, creeping along the streets in the morning, trying to get in before the campus is crowded with potential witnesses. Some of us have done it, tucking our chins to our chests and praying we don’t see anyone we know. It’s the “walk of shame,” described by University of Idaho students as the walk women take wearing clothes from the night before, after staying someplace that’s not their home.
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Sophomore psychology major Q: Ever committed a walk of shame? A: No, I stay with my boyfriend, and I drive there. Q: What is the easiest way to identify someone in a walk of shame? A: Heels and a skirt in the morning. Q: Would you rename the walk of shame? A: No, I think that basically covers it. Q: Best way to ward off embarrassment during walk of shame? A: Wear a mask. Hemenway said a normal walk home becomes a walk of shame when women walk home in the same outfit they were wearing the night before, looking disheveled. “They just look a little bit like they have a new hair style or something,” Hemenway said. She said if a woman is walking home from her boyfriend’s house in sweat pants it’s not really a walk of shame. It’s obvious if the person was planning on staying there. She said she would still recommend trying to snag a pair of sweatpants if you weren’t. “Even if you’re in sweats and heels, I feel like that’s more classy than a mini skirt in the morning,” Hemenway said. She said she usually sees walk of shamers when she has an early class, but she’s seen a few around 10:30 or 11 a.m., during the high traffic times. “Then you just kind of think, ‘I swear I saw that person last night,” she said. There are some people who pull it off though, Hemenway said. They’ve had time to adjust their hair and makeup and people are left wondering if they just dressed up for the day or if they’re doing a walk of shame Hemenway said one time her mom was up for a visit and saw a woman who had fixed her makeup. “She was like, ‘Oh that girl is up and ready to party,’” Hemenway said. Hemenway said the best walk of shame viewing time is around Halloween. She said she’s seen people walking home in wings, carrying part of their outfit and wearing fishnet tights. As far as the stereotyping goes, Hemenway said she’s never seen a boy committing the walk of shame, so it looks
Colleen Lopez Junior organizational science major Q: Ever committed a walk of shame? A: Yes, only my freshman year though. Q: Best time for a walk of shame? A: Definitely before 7 a.m. Q: Worst time for a walk Of shame? A: 10 to 11 … if you’re still walking home then, you should be ashamed of that. Q: Steps for a successful walk Of shame: A: 1. Wake up in the middle of the night, like 5 or 6 a.m.
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Junior marketing major Q: How would you describe the walk of shame? A: It’s when a girl stays somewhere she doesn’t live and has to walk home in the morning. Q: Ever committed a walk of shame? A: Yeah, I’ve passed out at a sorority a few times. Q: Worst time to commit a walk of shame? A: On Moms Weekend. Q: What would you rename the walk of shame if you could? A: Walk of fame … I used to tell girls that when I saw them leaving Delta Chi. Shaw said he feels the walk of shame shouldn’t be viewed as un-classy, because it’s just a part of college. Sorority members can’t have men spend the night at their house, so there’s nowhere else to stay. “People like sleeping together. Everyone knows it’s better to have someone to sleep with than by yourself, especially during the winter,” Shaw said. Shaw said the tell tale signs of a walk of shame are when a woman is holding her high heels, wearing a nice shirt with a man’s pair of shorts, and her makeup and hair is a mess. Shaw said women like to escape as soon as they can, so it’s early when they walk home and the man doesn’t usually go with them. “Honestly, most girls I feel like don’t want to be rude and wake up the guy, so I think most girls just leave when they wake up,” Shaw said. “But if a girl asked me to walk her home I would, but I don’t know if every guy would.” Shaw said he has seen women wake up and continue drinking during the day because they don’t want to walk home. “Sometimes they have to get up that liquid courage to walk into their house,” Shaw said.
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2. Sprint out of the house in stealth mode. 3. Sneak around corners. 4. Act like you’re not coming from the place you’re coming from. 5. Book-it inside your house. 6. Go back to sleep. Lopez said she never thought she would commit a walk of shame before she came to college, but she moved on pretty quick — something people told her would happen. She said being in college and seeing people walking home all the time in the morning desensitizes people to what’s going on so people don’t think about it much. Guys walk home girls in their pajamas daily and no one in college thinks much of it, but outsiders probably think they’re crazy, Lopez said. “When we get older we’re definitely going to look back and be like what the hell were we thinking?” Lopez said. Lopez said she can always spot a walk of shamer because their face is to the ground and they act like they have something to do on their phone. If they don’t have a backpack, just a purse and a phone, and are walking through campus at 7 a.m., they’re on “the walk,” Lopez said. She’s even seen girls walking barefoot. Lopez said the best time to “walk watch” is around Halloween, which was when she saw someone on the Washington State University campus. “It was like Nov. 2, and this girl is in a bumble bee suit (and) is just walking home,” Lopez said. “It’s like everyone is over Halloween, but she’s just walking in the middle of the street with her heels in her hand. She still had her wings and stuff.” Lopez said nothing too embarrassing has happened to her, but one of her friends woke up on a couch at a fraternity with her parents above her. She said to walk in and see people’s parents on moms and dads weekends are the worst situations. Lopez said she wouldn’t rename the walk, but there is a definitely different levels of “shame.” “I mean, sometimes you feel like it’s a victory, sometimes it’s shameful,” Lopez said. “Sometimes it’s the most exciting walk ever, because you’re like sprinting back to tell your friends.” Kristen Koester-Smith can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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Animated friendships UI club creates a space for anime fans to convene
matt maw rawr Japanese cartoons are all around us. From “Pokémon” to “Princess Mononoke,” to “Cowboy Bebop” and late-night lineups on the Cartoon Network, anime has captured the imaginations of people around the world. Daniel Klock, president of the University of Idaho Anime Club, said anime is a medium, rather than a genre. “Anime can be anything,” he said. “We’ve had romance, comedy, action, adventure, drama — you name it, we’ve probably seen it.” Klock said he helped found the club in the fall 2010 semester because he wanted a place to watch anime with his friends and meet new people. Since then, the club has grown to include 15 to 20 people in typical Saturday meetings, where they discuss announcements for events, fundraisers and select anime episodes to watch via tournament-style voting. After meetings, he said they usually gather for a meal at Bob’s Place in Wallace Residence Complex. Lauren Moore, events coordinator, said previous UI anime clubs fell apart from a lack of energy and cohesion among
the members. Klock’s charisma and personality has maintained the group, she said. “I think that is by far the … reason this club still exists, because Daniel wants it to,” she said. She said she likes that the club caters to diverse interests. Members frequently spend time together outside the meetings with movie nights, video games, board game activities and shopping for “cosplay” materials. Cosplay, or costume play, is best understood as a way to get into the spirit of a favorite character from an anime, comic book or other media. Moore said. Members peruse local stores for fabric, costume pieces and other knick-knacks and build outfits together for every-day use, or displays at anime conventions like Sakura-Con, a large convention held in Seattle. Moore said levels of dedication for cosplay vary widely among club members. Some have worn wigs from personal collections to class, others “crossplay” with characters of different genders and others work with duct tape and markers at the last minute. “It’s fun just to work together with a lot of other people
and make these outfits and spend the time on it, and it’s like your own piece of art that you are creating,” Moore said. Brandon Rea, the club’s public relations officer, said the club lets him meet new people and learn new things. He said the camaraderie among the members allows them to give each other grief and make mischief for Klock. Rea’s Saturdays are often consumed with club activities. “For me, it’s like a whole Saturday event,” he said. “I go there at 3 (p.m.) and there goes the rest of my day — doesn’t matter what I had planned.” The Anime Club held an Anime Café fundraising event during Moms Weekend in April. Moore said the event included music, dinner and a show, as well as food and merchandise for sale, such as anime wall scrolls, plush dolls, tea and rice. People dressed in cosplay outfits, and they set up tables for conversation. Moore said attendance was less than desired. Rea said the social stigma of anime culture probably kept many people away from the event. Like any “geek” or “nerd” activity, there are negative associations, he said, and people want to steer clear.
more information The Anime Club meets 3 to 5 p.m. every Saturday in the Appaloosa Room, on the second floor in the Student Union Building.
Moore said popular culture has historically viewed anime with derision because of associations with pornography and other socially deviant material. “People generally have a perception of (anime fans) that we are either way too adult or way too childish,” Klock said. Anime is for all ages, Klock said, and the club members are used to the weird looks. He loves his club-mates like family members, he said, and credits their support for the success of the organization. “(If) I were to just run this entire club on my own without my officers or other club members to keep me sane, there is no way this club would be standing where it is,” he said. “I’m very proud of everyone who’s helped the club grow … and I’m very proud of the club itself.” Matt Maw can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu.
you might be a
Vandal if... elizabeth rudd| rawr
You cringe at any thought of blue and orange together even if it’s not the right shade. You continue to have faith in the football team no matter how bad it loses — season after season. You know to proceed with caution down icy hills unless you want to land on your butt. After four years you’re
finally conditioned to race up the Administration Building stairs when late for class. You still get chills when thinking about the 2009 Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl win … and will forever love Robb Akey for it. You dread and are excited for the last week of February. Amateurs refer to this as the
Lionel Hampton International Jazz Festival. You know why the Sunburst is awesome and love the old school Vandal logo (the one with the two heads). Whenever you initially think of the Kibbie Dome, you remember the way it was before the remodel. You know black is not actu-
ally a school color. You get excited to make Vandal I-shaped cookies.
And finally…
You attend the University of Idaho. (Hey, there had to be a gimme in the mix.) Elizabeth Rudd can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu.
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Music terminology for the soul Legato
Smooth, sultry, soft, sustained fingers bruising, chipped ivory performing Beethoven’s Concerto in E minor, the keys that lie behind, driving the rippling glissando In four-four time counting the sixteenth, the eighth fourth, half and whole. Notes fly, soar from the staff wrists light as air. Back straight like an upright grand, foot holding lifting drumming on brass, bringing life to notes, story to song, a lullaby to a sleepy child’s cries, misting eyes.
Staccato Quick, quirky, quenching the taste of a new beat, skit dat dot zi date do “Mack the Knife,” Legend Louis Armstrong. Phalanges fly, striking whites tapping blacks with such force that it rocks the body. Keys Cutting, blistering the side of thumbs. Producing a new crazed count, playing from deep down. Allowing a mood a rhythm, Mezzo forte, move the player bring bounce like a bass.
artist bio name: sarah zierer major: psychology with religious studies year: senior
I wrote this poem for a class, and a lot of my inspiration came from learning how to play piano on an old upright grand with old ivory keys when I was a kid. I love the way that music terminology can really bring out what the player is trying to say through their music. For fun, I work as a bartender at Champions Bar and Grill. I also love to dance at CJ’s on Wednesday nights, hang out with my sisters at Kappa Alpha Theta and live life to the fullest with no regrets.
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