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Friday, October 23, 2015

homecoming

Megan Gospe | Argonaut

Members of Gamma Phi Beta and Alpha Kappa Lambda perform their skit featuring Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy during the Homecoming Jingles Wednesday night.

Homecoming 2015

Bringing the band back together Alumni marching band members meet to play, relive college days

Diamond Koloski Argonaut

This year’s homecoming theme started with a giant white board and a Homecoming Committee brainstorming session. “We just throw out ideas,” said Emily Rasch, Homecoming Committee chair. “All ideas are welcome. We don’t erase anything from the board, just throw everything out there.” The committee would eventually decide on this year’s homecoming theme — A Hero’s Homecoming. Rasch said the theme fits perfectly within the criteria they were looking for.

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Jessica Gee Argonaut

For some, a chance to relive their glory days. For others, a way to rekindle friendships. For past members of the Vandal Marching Band, they have a band of their own. Barbara Kirchmeier, the associate director of Composition in the University of Idaho’s English Department, came up with the idea for the Vandal Alumni Marching Band in 2004 after she graduated. “I’ve been a part of the Homecoming Parade since I was in junior high, because I’m from Lewiston and we would always come up for homecoming,” Kirchmeier said. “To think that I would never get to do this again was kind of jarring.” The alumni band plans to continue the tradition this year by marching down Main Street at 10 a.m. Saturday as part of the Homecoming Parade. Kirchmeier said they will rehearse the songs with the alumni band members Friday and Saturday before

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Hero’s Homecoming

the parade. For some alumni, the band is much more than picking up an instrument and playing for a couple of hours. “It makes me feel young and like I’m part of the marching band legacy,” said Kris Rollins, who graduated from the university in 1997. Rollins, 40, played trombone in college and said she has participated in the alumni band nearly every year since it started. Alumni band member Sally Powers, 76, plans to take part in the parade Saturday, and said she has been to every alumni band homecoming gathering since it began. While at UI, Powers said she played the flute in band for three years and the orchestra for four. “One thing that has been fun is during the parade we always go in and out of a lot of restaurants and businesses in downtown to play the Fight Song,” Powers said. But the university means much more to Powers. Powers, now a retired wheat farmer, said she and her husband still are still “die-hard” Vandals and have season football tickets. football tickets. SEE band, PAGE a9

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ASUI

Grades almost in grasp Hero’s pride Students show support for posting grades online Nishant Mohan Argonaut

When it comes to posting grades online, most University of Idaho students would like their instructors to do more. That’s according to an ASUI poll where 94 percent of students said they would find it useful to have more grades posted online. A total of 529 students responded to the poll. ASUI Senator Rachael Miller has been working with ASUI President Max Cowan and Vice President

Stetson Holman on the project after receiving overwhelmingly positive responses to the poll. “I think students should be aware of their grades at all times,” Miller said. “Come crunch time, you don’t know whether you have a D or you have an A. If you don’t know what your grade is, you’re out of luck.” Miller said she has been working to meet with professors to get their side of the story. So far, she has talked to one who posts grades regularly and is in favor of the policy, and one who does use Blackboard for many purposes but not to post grades.

“The one against (posting grades) said she was 100 percent against. She said it would take her time away from the student,” Miller said. “However, she said she would consider it now that she knows how many students care.” She said the instructor thought that if a student were concerned about their grade, it would indicate they need help, and it would be best if they came to her to talk about it. Miller said these two meetings have been helpful and she would like to have more of them to solicit more feedback from faculty.

ROTC battalion commanders to be grand marshals in Homecoming Parade Hannah Shirley Argonaut

The way Lt. Col. Brad Martin sees it, everyone benefits when ROTC is visible in the community — especially the 3 percent of Americans who have served in the military. “It’s a very small percent of the population who have served in the military,” said Martin, a professor in the Military Science Department at the University of Idaho. “When you leave that organization, that service never leaves you.” Suzanne Avery, cadet battalion commander for the UI’s Army ROTC, will be one of four grand marshals at the UI Homecoming Parade Saturday. The other three grand marshals will be the battalion commanders from the Air Force, Navy and Marine ROTC programs.

SEE GRades, PAGE A9

SEE hero’s, PAGE A9

IN THIS ISSUE

Idaho senior running back Elijhaa Penny has adjusted to Idaho nicely

Students should represent UI well during Homecoming Week. Read Our View.

A look at the history of UI’s homecoming weekends.

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Opinion, B6

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