Rawr | 1.23.2015

1.23.15 Vol. 5 No. 17

rawr ‘A poem without words’

Metal art

Bring back the Basque

Sneak peek at Hemingway

page 9

page 7 page 4 Amelia C. Warden | Rawr

horoscopes The Argonaut

2

Your work in

Rawr illustration photography mixed media

1.23.15

Capricorn 12/22-1/19 Love is in the air for you, Capricorn. Reduce your carbon footprint and you might be able to find your love by Valentine’s Day.

paintings sculptures short fiction poetry non-fiction Rawr is an alternative weekly publication covering art, culture, campus life and entertainment.

We are accepting all forms of art and creativity to be featured inside the publication or on the cover.

Email: arg-arts@uidaho.edu

Aquarius 1/20-2/18

things are full of crap anyway.

The semester has barely begun and you’re already halfway through your second jar of Nutella. You’re doing this college thing right.

Pisces 2/19-3/20 Do not walk through any doors backward — it could be your downfall. Some doors lead to staircases.

Aries 3/21-4/19 Be wary of your roommate in the coming week. Although they said you could borrow their clothes, a passive aggressive note is in your near future.

Taurus 4/20-5/20 If you are gifted a fortune cookie, ignore the fortune. Those

Gemini 5/21-6/21 Look for images of biblical figures or presidents in your snack foods this week. Your tuition expenses are only a potato chip away.

Cancer 6/22-7/22 Avoid floral prints. Regardless of the current January weather, you’ll be particularly prone to bee attacks this week.

Leo 7/23-8/22 It is absolutely dire for you to aspire to be the person who writes the happy sayings inside Dove chocolate wrappers.

Virgo 8/23-9/22

Lyndsie Kiebert | Rawr

It isn’t a myth when you hear people need eight hugs a day. Hug a stranger today … a friendly, nonthreatening stranger.

Libra 9/23-10/22 A stranger may attempt to hug you today. Don’t run away — they are only fulfilling their horoscope.

Scorpio 10/23-11/21 Your seminar professor will not question you if you decide to give a presentation using Miley Cyrus song lyrics. You can’t stop, you won’t stop.

Sagittarius 11/22-12/21 Carpe Diem! Except today. Avoid crowded areas and sudden movements at all costs for now.

Tribute to the last ‘Lord of the Rings’ Now that the final Hobbit movie is over, I have gone through the hours and hours of soundtracks from each movie and made a list of my top six songs from “The Lord of the Rings” series and “The Hobbit” series.

“The Last Goodbye” by Billy Boyd

Hobbit” series and was one of the most catchy to listen to. This song would have people leaving the theater singing it for the next week. Ed Sheeran did a great job with this song and I believe if someone else was given this song, it would not be on this list.

“Misty Mountains Cold” by Richard Armitage This song plays during the credits of “The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies.” Billy Boyd, who This song was also sung many times played the character of Pippin in “The throughout the Hobbit movies, but perLord of the Rings,” was excited to make haps its most iconic scene was when all the song and sing it for “The Hobbit.” “The the dwarves were in Bilbo’s house singing Last Goodbye” is a great song to end the it around a fire. Interesting fact about the final Hobbit on, because as the title of the scene: although all the dwarves were actually song says, this was the last goodbye for the singing, two of them were told to sing a little series. quieter than the others.

Jordan “Sleepsong” by Secret Garden

Hollingshead

This song was played many times throughout “The Lord of the Rings” series. This song is on my list of best songs because of the pretty music and lyrics. The soothing music and vocals makes this one of the most peaceful songs I have ever heard.

“I See Fire” by Ed Sheeran “I See Fire” was sung many times throughout “The

rawr

“The Edge of Night” by Billy Boyd

Sung by Pippin in “The Lord of the Rings: the Return of the King,” this song was supposed to be a poem the character would simply speak, but Billy Boyd thought it would be better to sing it. “The Edge of Night,” although a very short song, shows off the great voice of Billy Boyd and gives listeners goosebumps from the eerie way it was sung.

“Very Old Friends” by Howard Shore This is the iconic Shire music everyone who has seen either “The Lord of the Rings” or “The Hobbit” series has come to know and love. This song was played in every Lord of the Rings movie and in two of the three Hobbit movies.

Jordan Hollingshead can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu

Rawr

3

This ain’t Pooh Bear ’Paddington’ is cute, but unsubstantial entertainment

do Londoners ignore Paddington, there’s even a crazy taxidermist (played by Nicole Kidman) out to get Paddington and stuff him for her collection. It seems the only kind souls in the city are the Browns, a family who Standing in a long line at the theater, I hoped someoffers to help him in his quest. So the search is on for one besides me would say, “One for ‘Paddington.’”

Paddington and the London family to locate the explorer Instead, everyone else was buying tickets for before Kidman can get her hands on him.

“American Sniper” and I, a 21-year- old male, was the The film is harmless. Odd, but harmless. What’s only one among them going to see a film really strange is that no one treats Paddington about a little talking bear with a penchant for like they should. Instead of screaming or marmarmalade. There were some children who veling at the miracle of an intelligent, talking attended the movie with their moms, but bear, everyone treats him like an unwanted that didn’t help much. bum – you know, because he’s just a freaking “Paddington” tells the story of a bear talking bear. But, the young children in the thenamed Paddington, who, after his uncle’s ater had a good time with it, and that’s impordeath, moves from his home in the forest to tant. They were invested in the characters and London. Paddington has no bear parents, but Andrew the story – some even cried “No!” when they Jenson it’s possible he might have a human godfarealized Kidman’s plan to stuff Paddington. If a rawr ther, an explorer named Montgomery Clyde, film can engage young children like that, then who befriended Paddington’s uncle a long it’s doing something right. time ago and taught them both how to speak English.

However, the movie fails to be compelling for Before Clyde left, he told the bears they would always adults. The best children’s films are able to appeal to be welcome in London. both children and adults, as with “E.T.,” “The Secret of However, London is less than welcoming. Not only Nimh” and any number of Disney features. “Padding-

ton” simply acts as a pleasant 90-minute distraction for kids. It’s silly and fun without being terribly thoughtful.

The only joke for adults is one that parodies “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol” and the original series, “Mission: Impossible” episode “The Bunker.”

Maybe the film’s hinting Paddington is the newest member of Ethan Hunt’s Impossible Missions Force in “MI:5.” Otherwise, there’s no reason for the reference.

Surprisingly, “Paddington” features many big-name celebrities, including Hugh Bonneville, Jim Broadbent, Peter Capaldi and of course Kidman. They seem to have fun with their roles – it’s just hard to imagine any of them signing on for this film, especially Kidman. None of their characters were fleshed out very well, but it was good to see some familiar faces.

“Paddington” isn’t very unique. There are far better talking bear movies to see, like “The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh” or even “Brother Bear.” These films are more worthy of children’s attention. As it stands, “Paddington” is cute, but as with anything, cuteness can only go so far.

Andrew Jenson can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu

A Crumbs Recipe Card Taco Bake Ingredients 1 pound ground beef 1 pacakage taco seasoning 2/3 cups water 1 bag chili cheese corn chips 1 can cheddar cheese soup 1/2 cup milk 8 ounce bag shredded mozzarella taco topping as desired

Directions Brown ground beef and prepare taco seasoning as according to the package Pour enough corn chips into a 9-by-9-inch pan to cover the bottom Top with taco meat Combine cheddar cheese soup and milk in a sauce pan and heat through until smooth Top taco meat with cheese sauce Top with 8 ounce bag shredded mozzarella Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 to15 minutes until bubbly Take out of oven and put on desired taco toppings Jordan Hollingshead can be reached at crumbs@uidaho.edu

Jordan Hollingshead | Crumbs

The Argonaut

4

1.23.15

Bret Shepard, a UI English professor, read his poems about Hawaii Jan. 16 at the Sneak Peeks event hosted by BookPeople of Moscow.

Genie Tran | Rawr

The importance of being Ernest Nearly 100 people gathered to raise awareness for upcoming Hemingway Festival Alexia Neal rawr

People of all ages clustered together at BookPeople of Moscow for a sneak peek into the upcoming Hemingway Festival.

The sneak peek event offered a fun environment for people who love writing, enjoy hearing local writer’s works or just love Hemingway.

The event was full of laughter and applause, as 10 different University of Idaho writers read sections of their unpublished work to an audience. In between each writer’s readings, door prize gifts were given to lucky ticket holders and Hemingway trivia questions were asked to test the crowd’s knowledge, Jamaica Ritcher said.

“This was the first year the Sneak

Peek has been done,” said Max Eberts, MC of the event and this year’s Hemingway Fellow. “I think it was a success, especially in sharing local works with the community.”

Ritcher, event coordinator of BookPeople, deemed the event a success. She said about 75 chairs were set up in the bookstore for the event, but those were quickly filled and some people watched the readings standing in the back row.

She said there was likely 90 to 100 people at the event.

The Sneak Peek raised awareness for the rapidly approaching Hemingway Festival and provided an easy way to learn more about the event and about Hemingway.

Every year, the UI creative writing program awards a fellowship to a third-year Creative Writing graduate student. This chosen student is named the Hemingway Fellow and in addition to the fellowship, is given the honor to read some of his or her work and intro-

duce a special guest at the festival.

This year, Eberts will have the opportunity to read some of his work and introduce the special guest and Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award Winner, NoViolet Bulawayo, author of the book, “We Need New Names.”

“Students at the University of Idaho and community members get the chance to go to the Kenworthy to hear national and internationally acclaimed writers,” Ritcher said. “That’s a big thing for a town of our size.”

Having lived and died in Idaho, the Hemingway Festival is a great way to honor Ernest Hemingway’s relationship to the state while also bringing exceptional talent to small-town Moscow, Ritcher said.

“We celebrate Hemingway and his life,” Eberts said. “It’s a wonderful festival and an opportunity to bring the Moscow community together with the UI writing program and English Department.”

This year is the sixth year the

Hemingway Festival is coming to Moscow. The festival will take place March 3-6 at various locations in downtown Moscow. These events include readings, films, open-mics and one of the festival’s most anticipated events, A Moveable Feast.

A Moveable Feast is a multi-course feast directly inspired by Hemingway’s work. The feast is catered by Gnosh and the menu features foods similar to what Hemingway had eaten, based off his books and stories, Ritcher said.

“A Moveable Feast is a celebration, but also a fundraiser that helps to fund the department’s ability to sustain the Hemingway Fellow program,” she said.

The Hemingway Festival events start March 3, with Ron MacFarland reading “Appropriating Hemingway: Using Him as a Fictional Character” at BookPeople.

Alexia Neal can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu

Rawr

5

Flush the flu out This detox bath recipe will have you getting over the flu quicker

Let’s face it, everyone is getting sick, but no one has time to skip class and spend the day in bed. Between jobs, planning our future careers, a full class schedule and trying to be social, students’ calendars have no time for the flu.

Students should do their best to stay healthy if they want to stay on top of their busy schedules.

A healthy diet Danielle and sleep is esWiley sential to keeprawr ing a strong and active immune system.

But college campuses act as a festering pond where viruses live. There are stuffy and cramped classrooms, residence halls and Greek houses where people are constantly touching each other and breathing each other’s air.

That’s why I’m bringing you my miracle detox bath recipe, for those days you are sick but have no time to be stuck on the couch for a week.

Ingredients: •

2 cups of Epsom salt: This isn’t actually salt, but a naturally occurring mineral compound of magnesium and sulfate. It relieves stress, cures muscle pains and helps build nerve strength. Another cool fact, adding magnesium to hot bath water helps start reverse osmosis,

Danlin Li | Rawr

•

•

which is when your body pushes toxins out of your pores.

1 cup of baking soda: This common ingredient, when added to hot water, will calm and relieve irritation. It’s also known as sodium bicarbonate and will leave your skin soft and its anti-fungal properties will help make you feel clean.

1/3 cup of ground ginger: Raw ground ginger will make you sweat.

•

It raises body heat levels when absorbed through the skin and helps flush out toxins, especially toxins that cause the cold and flu. It also helps with muscle relief.

1-2 tablespoons of lavender or a couple drops of lavender oil: Lavender smells good and helps relax the mind and body.

Once you gather all the ingredients, which you can buy

for under $10 at the Moscow Co-op, draw a large hot bath.

Side note — don’t let your hair get into the water because the Epsom salt will strip hair of its essential oils and it will feel like dry hay.

Add all the ingredients one at a time, and then swirl the water together. Once it’s all mixed together, step into the bath and soak for about 40 minutes. The first 20 minutes will draw out toxins and other bad elements from the body.

The last 20 minutes, your body will soak in all the good

minerals from the bath. The bath will most likely make you sweat, which is a good thing.

After 40 minutes, slowly step out of the tub, it’s likely your muscles will feel weak and you’ll feel zapped of your energy. It’s a good idea to take this bath right before you head to bed for the night, so your body can rest while it continues to detox. After a good night’s sleep, you’ll feel better in the morning.

Danielle Wiley can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu

6

The Argonaut

1.23.15

Aly Soto | Crumbs

The One-Minute Idahoan Never fear, for I am here The Internet is teeming with a recipe designed to satisfy with recipes, all claiming to be “easy,” “painless” or “under bellies and taste buds with min10 minutes.” imal fancy tools and directions.

The problem with most of Without further ado, I present these recipes is the abundance the One-Minute Idahoan. of cooking they actually involve.

You get home from class and I realize for some people it all you want to do is collapse Cy doesn’t matter, they are glad to into Netflix. Unfortunately, Whitling roll up their sleeves, pull out your belly is doing a passable rawr their spatula and get to work. imitation of a bull elk bugle Not all of us are wired like and you are craving something hot that though. I like to think I can cook and savory. and follow a recipe, but I don’t like Grab two potatoes and stab them having to do it. The problem with this several times with a fork, this way they kind of mindset is, regardless of your won’t explode later. Put them on a plate and put the plate in the microwave. view on cooking, buying pre-cooked Last, but not least, turn the microwave food is expensive.

on and set it for five minutes on high.

Now, go get out homework or turn on the TV. Once the microwave is done heating comes the tricky part. Go to the fridge and grab one slice of bacon per potato.

Take a paper towel and loosely wrap the bacon in it and flip both potatoes over. Take the paper towel swaddled bacon and drape it gently across both potatoes. Finally, put the whole thing back in the microwave for another five minutes.

As it gently spins in the microwave, the bacon will leak grease. Most of it will stay contained by the paper towels, but some will soak through, down into the potatoes, filling them with fatty fla-

vor. When the microwave finally dings its last bell, the feast should be ready.

I like to throw sour cream and butter on the potatoes, cut up the bacon and mix it together into a bacon and potato mash. Top it off with some salt and pepper and it should be good to go.

Why is this called the One-Minute Idahoan? That’s a good question. I realize this meal actually takes 10 minutes to prepare, however, for nearly all of that time the “chef” doesn’t need to be involved or even present. They simply push some buttons and flip the potatoes. They only need to pretend to cook for about one minute.

Cy Whitling can be reached at crumbs@uidaho.edu

Rawr

7

The religion of Basque cuisine The staples, styles and richness of Basque cuisine to be a snack while you socialize A warning to all the vegans with friends or family at a bar and vegetarians out there — or tavern. While many pintxos Basque cooking is probably not feature a main food item such as for you. If there is one guarantee fish or tortilla de patata — a Spanabout cooking and eating Basque ish omelet — stacked on dishes, it’s that there top of a slice of baguette, will be some kind of almost all pintxos will be meat as the center of any small portion of food the entrée or nicely acwith a toothpick stickcenting other elements ing out of it — pincho is of a dish. a Spanish word for spike, Due to the location hence the toothpick. of the Basque CounEmily Cod, anchovies, crotry in Northern Spain, Vaartstra quettes, tortilla de patata, including Navarra and rawr Southwest France, the stuffed peppers and patatas two main geographical bravas — fried potatoes influences — the ocean and the covered in a special sauce — are mountains — are what inspire popular pintxo selections. Paella the contents of each dish with an can also be served as a pintxo, infusion of cultural tradition. although it is traditionally served For the Basque people, food is in a wide pan, family style. a religion. While the city of DonPintxos are not complete unostia-San Sebastián is considered less you have a glass of wine or the food capital of the Basque beer to accompany it. But if you Country, cities like Pamplona, want to take the true Basque Bilbao and Bayonne, France, are route, you would order a glass of by no means falling behind. No sidra, or cider, which is the most matter which Basque town you produced alcoholic beverage in visit, cuisine will be at the heart the Basque country. of it.

The small town of Astigarraga, Fish is a staple when it comes which is about 20 minutes outto Basque cooking. Whether a side of San Sebastián, is home to city or town is next to the coastthe most popular sagardotegi or line or thrives in the lush green sidrería in the Basque Country. In valleys, there is plenty of seafood the cider house, there are three available, including both freshwadishes served to guests intended ter and saltwater fish. Cod is an to bring out the best flavors from especially popular choice when the accompanying cider — cod cooking up a Basque dish. omelet or cod with peppers, steak But there isn’t quite anything and cheese with quince jelly and as delicious as sinking your teeth nuts. The cider is stored in large into succulent lamb shanks. barrels in the cider house and Farms are quite a prominent spouts out from the barrel, where aspect of the Basque Country, and the recipient must catch the fallthey produce some of the best ing cider in their cup — and it is vegetables, cheeses and livestock all-you-can-drink cider. in Spain.

While this touches on the Donostia-San Sebastián may basics of Basque cuisine, it is difhave two restaurants ranking ficult to truly grasp Basque cookwithin the top 50 of the world, ing without treating yourself to but perhaps the greatest Basque authentic Basque dishes. Luckily, food belongs to the pintxo bars the largest Basque community in located throughout the city, the United States happens to be and especially in the Old Town located in Boise. Road trip? neighborhood.

Emily Vaartstra Pintxos are the Basque version can be reached at of the Spanish tapa, which is a arg-arts@uidaho.edu small portion of food intended

Emily Vaartstra | Rawr

8

The Argonaut

A bigger community Tragedy reveals the true nature of Moscow In the wake of a tragedy like the one a week and a half ago, everyone has an opinion, everyone wants to be heard.

Some need to vent to share their experiences and edies like these when we’re memories of those who reminded we are all part of a passed. Others take the oplarger Moscow, it reminds us portunity to explore motives we can’t truly isolate ouror push an agenda. selves from this town.

For those directly and Because Moscow is so personally affected, this is small, an event like this has a natural response. an incredible affect.

However, in this colEveryone has some lege town many are sort of personal conaffected on a comnection, so it’s hard munity level, but not not to care. This a personal level. Too event profoundly imoften the focus of what pacted our commuwe say is really on nity, but sometimes Cy ourselves. ‘This is about we seek to react as Whitling what I think. This is individuals. r raw how this event affected A tragedy like this me. This is why I am affects all of us. The sad.’ We retreat into ourreactions of students at home selves in an attempt to deal on break cement that sense with a situation that affects of community. The traits of the entire community.

Moscow that are so easy to Sometimes, as students, mock, like its size, become we see ourselves as guests in an asset in a time like this. this community. Maybe you As we return from break, only live here for nine or so resume classes and eventumonths out of the year, and ally get back to normal life, are always eager to escape for we are given daily reminders break. At times, we can feel of the damage done and our disconnected from Moscow, community’s reaction to it. because it’s just where we go When we look inward and to school. It’s during tragtry to respond to this type of

tragedy, it is easy to lose sight of what is actually important.

Too often we seek to use a tragedy to make us feel better when the community has been affected, not us personally. We can’t cower behind this event and use it as an excuse. Neither can we use it as a soapbox, climbing over it, standing triumphantly on this podium for our agendas.

Moscow is strong. Tragedy has struck before, and it will strike again. As students, these events remind us we are a part of a bigger community. Moscow is more than just the town that holds our school. We are more than just visitors vacationing our way through classes.

In our reaction to tragedy, the true nature of this relationship is revealed.

Don’t lose sight of that community. Don’t look inward, when you should be giving yourself to those around you.

Cy Whitling can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu

1.23.15

Upcoming albums in 2015

New year means new music

Tyga, Snoop Dogg, Ghostface There’s no denying 2014 Killah, Lupe Fiasco and Riff was a huge year for music.

Raff, just to name a few.

It saw diverse releases, from There are also rumors of a artists like Taylor Swift, Run new release from Kanye West, the Jewels, Every Time I Die, but nothing has been Anberlin and more. officially announced The dust has settled so far. and “Best of 2014” New offerings for album lists have been pop fans are set to crafted, discussed and come from groups argued, and it’s time to like Imagine Dragons, shift the spotlight to Madonna and Kelly the upcoming music Masen Clarkson. Fans of metof 2015.

Matthews al, hardcore and other Even though we’re rawr heavier genres can only a few weeks in, expect releases from this year’s music is groups like Testament, Pierce already looking promising, with a number of new releases the Veil, Between the Buried planned across the next several and Me, August Burns Red and more. Beyond that, folk, indie, months. alternative, country and virtuOne of the most exciting ally every other genre have aspects about the planned releases in 2015 is the amount noteworthy albums slated to release this year. of albums coming from While the future may look artists who rarely put out bright, it’s also worth mentionreleases, or are releasing ing those early January albums. comeback albums.

The obvious release is Fall Out One artist who fits in this Boy’s latest album “American group is Modest Mouse. The Beauty/American Psycho,” which band is slated to release a new has been headed up by the lead album, called “Strangers to single “Centuries.” In addition, Ourselves” Mar. 3, which will Marilyn Manson dropped his be their first since 2009. Coinlatest album “The Pale Emperor” cidentally, Purity Ring and Of and electronic post-hardcore Montreal are slated to release group Enter Shikari dropped a albums the same day. new album as well.

Another highly anticipated Whether or not 2015 will comeback is on its way from beat 2014 in terms of quality Death Cab for Cutie, who are music is yet to be seen, but set to release their first althere’s still a ton to look forbum in four years as a follow up to their 2011 album, “Codes ward to, no matter what you listen to. Here’s to a new year and Keys.” full of new music.

Other albums are comMasen Matthews ing out of virtually every can be reached at genre. Hip-hop fans can look arg-arts@uidaho.edu forward to new releases from

Rawr

9

Wagon wheels Transformation from rundown barn to art studio Claire Whitley rawr

Highway 195 takes travelers past a little white barn with an impressive fence. The fence is made of more than 1,000 old wheels stretched around the property.

This barn is known as Artisans at the Dahmen Barn and is located near Uniontown, Washington. Leslee Miller, barn manager, said Dahmen Barn is a place for people’s creativity to flow unabated and to provide local artists with a place to work, showcase their art and sell their pieces directly to the public. Artists have studios in the barn, there is a little shop featuring several area artists, and they host several classes throughout the year, as well as concerts.

Miller said the barn, what was once an old dairy barn, was run down before the Artisans gained use of the property after it sat vacant for nearly 50 years. The people who had owned the property, Steve and Junette Dahmen, built the wheel fence, and Miller said they both had interest in the fine arts.

Steve began building the metal wheel fence around the property, which started as just a gate. When their neighbors saw it, they began bringing him all kinds of wheels, Miller said. He died after the grand opening of the Artisans at the Dahmen barn in 2006. Junette is a notable water color artist at the barn.

The Dahmens had no children to leave the property to, so they decided to give it to the community of Uniontown, specifically the town’s development association. The nonprofit group was renovating old buildings, and the Dahmens wanted to give their barn to the project. The renovation of it has been a community project. Miller said the renovation was entirely done by volunteers who continue to volunteer at barn events to this day.

Miller came up with the idea

for providing open studios for artists after visiting the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, Virginia. Miller said the Torpedo Factory does the same things the barn now does, like offering classes and having artists’ studios open to public viewing.

“We came back with the idea, and everyone thought it was neat,” Miller said. “But decided to put the word out within the region to find out what artists thought. The response was overwhelming. ‘Yes, we need a place to work on our art and showcase what we do.’”

After the strong response, the development association started their grant writing and got to work.

Miller said there are currently 20 artists working out of the barn’s 10 studios, but they are working on an additional space for more studios. The addition to the barn will add a commercial kitchen for culinary arts programs at the barn, as well as a bigger venue for special events or performances throughout the year.

Some of the upcoming events include a glass blowing workshop Jan. 24, at Sky River Glass in Clarkston. The class is currently full, but another glass blowing class will be offered Jan. 31 as well.

Registration is $125, and people must be registered by Jan. 24.

Another series of events happening at the barn right now is the Wild Women Winter series. Previously, they have done glass etching, pop-up cards and jewelry. Sunday, Jan. 25 there will be a painting on silk class at Dahmen Barn.

Miller said the classes are open to everyone, and some men and children have shown up to the Women Winter series. Miller said she wants people who are interested to come and experience the creativity of the people whoshe and others work with.

“It’s a pretty unique place,” Miller said. “I don’t think there is anywhere in the region that does it like we do, and maybe not many in the United States. So it’s pretty special.”

Claire Whitley Amelia C. Warden | Rawr can be reached at An overview shot of the main gallery at the Dahmen Barn located in Uniontown, Washington. arg-arts@uidaho.edu The Dahmen Barn houses several artisan studios and holds several classes in various mediums.

The Argonaut

10

1.23.15

Friday Fiction

No greater love Andrew Jenson rawr

He wished he’d died with his wife.

Jonathan curled up in bed and did what he had done almost every night for the past five years — he reminisced about his wife’s death.

He sorely missed Jean, and he hated himself for his choices.

Jonathan remembered what happened vividly. He knew the spot where she died too well, as they both had driven the route a million times. It was an incline that was part of an old road he and Jean traveled often as a shortcut to the main highway. It was the quickest way to the city and to work.

The incline was the most dangerous part of the road — narrow, windy and steep, with a cliff face on one side and an open precipice on the other. One wrong move could send a vehicle over the precipice and into the river below.

It always made Jonathan a bit nervous.

“Why did she take that road?”

Jonathan thought as he lay in bed, tears swelling in his eyes. “She should have taken the other route. I should have told her to stay. Stupid!”

They had been arguing when she decided she needed to go for a drive and cool off. An abundance of fresh snow covered the ground — wet and disgusting slush.

Jonathan’s stomach turned inside out when the police told him about the crash the next day. He didn’t believe it at first and thought perhaps she’d come home safe and sound only a few hours later. She never showed.

Weeks turned into months. Months turned into years. Jonathan couldn’t stop thinking about the accident. Guilt weighed down on his shoulders. He wanted to forget, but he couldn’t. All the doctors, all the reverends and all the friends in all the world couldn’t help him forget. It was impossible.

He curled up with his pillow and held it tightly. Tears continued to form in his eyes and drip onto the bed. His sobs became uncontrollable. As often as he thought about the incident and Jean, the pain hadn’t lessened over time. It simply remained, like a sickness his

body couldn’t fight.

He would dream of her. She would be sinking into an abyss and he’d try to reach her, but his efforts were always in vain. She would disappear into blackness and he would be left alone, cold and afraid. He wanted to hold her, to embrace her with all his strength and never let go.

He wished he’d died with her.

The next morning, he put on a suit, had his breakfast and headed to work.

Outside, everything had been frosted over as winter prepared to rear its ugly head again.

Jonathan avoided the old road and instead took the long route, as he had for five years. He kept his mind off Jean and focused his attention on the radio. He tuned it to the classical station and cranked up the volume. The sweet sound of piano and accompanying strings relieved him of reality for a little while.

Just before reaching the highway, Jonathan saw a little sedan on the side of the road. His heart skipped a beat. The car was in a ditch and it was upside down.

He couldn’t see anybody outside the vehicle. Perhaps they’d gotten out and went to a hospital already?

Images of Jean immediately came to his mind. He turned down the radio and pulled over on the other side of the street.He got out of his car and hurried to the wreckage.

Little streams of smoke escaped from the sedan’s engine bay. Rubble from the car lay scattered in the ditch, with some pieces lying across the road.

The car was well-entrenched in the ditch — the back window seemed to be the best way out, but it was still intact.

It was a wonder anyone could have gotten out. Perhaps they hadn’t …

Jonathan rushed to the back window. Someone was trapped inside — he could just make out the person’s outline, and it seemed to belong to a woman. He rapped on the window and yelled at them, but they gave no response. His heartbeat increased.

He dialed 911 and got to work getting them out. He found a rock and set to work smashing the back window.

Genie Tran I Rawr

The window wasn’t giving way easily and he hit it harder and more frantically until it shattered. His thoughts went to Jean and how she died. Could she have been trapped like this, with no one to help her until it was too late?

He crawled through the vehicle to the person — definitely a woman.

Jonathan thanked God she was still breathing and conscious. The woman had a large cut on her head and some bruises on her arms, but otherwise she appeared to be fine.

Jonathan got her out without too much difficulty. He took her to his car and gave her his coat. She said she was fine, just shook up.

Jonathan learned the woman’s name was Tiffany. He thought she couldn’t have been any older than 25. They sat together in his car until the ambulance arrived and took her away. She was going to be all right. And so was he.

Jonathan heaved a sigh of relief. For the first time in a long while, he was glad to still be alive.

Rawr

11

Afflated

y a id s

Fr ctoid Fa

1. having inspiration; inspired.

Example: Student Debt in the US has reached up to $1.2 trillion, which is just slightly lower than the entire GDP of South Korea who is ranked 14th in the world.

The longest highway in the world is Highway 1 in Australia. The highway is 9,000 miles long and circumnavigates the entire country.

Mortal Kombat only had 4 people on its development team.

Elvita Adams jumped off the 86th floor of the Empire State Building in an attempt at suicide but was blown back onto the 85th floor by a gust of wind. She only received a broken hip from the jump.

The U.S. does not have an official language.

South Korean Representatives hold hands when opening the door at the DMZ meeting room with North Korea to keep from being pulled across the border.

She was afflated after listening to the presentation.

RtD e O h W of K

E E W

From wtffacts.com

The Colossally Amazing Adventures of Norbert (and Friends) by Samantha Brownell Ah! The hill’s covered in ice!

Everyone else has fallen!

What should we do?

We could ride this saucer!

Where did you get that?

I don’t know.

Two Seconds Later

AAAAAAAA!!!!!

Rawr

12

1.23.15

WELCOME TO THE

Idaho Commons: 885 . 2667 info@uidaho.edu

Student Union: 885 . 4636 www.sub.uidaho.edu