The North Idaho College Sentinel Vol. 68 No. 10 May 4, 2015

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Bekken pleads not-guilty Annie Stonebreaker News Editor

Cardinals for the win Rugby team wins division III championship. To be presented trophy.

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The new recreational center is planned to be built next to the Residence Hall. The plans are awaiting approval from the Dormitory Housing Commision. Photo Courtesy of nic.edu

New recreation center approved Lizeth Meinguer Assistant Editor

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fter a decade and a half of pushing back the proposal of the construction for a new recreational center at NIC, the board of trustees approved it on April 22.

“I am proud to announce that we got the approval for the student recreation center at the board of trustees,” ASNIC President Richard For tman said. “The project has finally come to pass as far as the board of trustees go.”

For tman said there are still numbers to consider, but the first and largest step has

been accepted and now the project is waiting for the approval of the Dorm Housing Commission. Some changes were made due to the discontent of students who will be paying for a rec center that they would not be utilizing.

The major change, For tman said, was to decrease the student fee from $100 to $37 each semester for the first year, star ting this coming fall, and $87 the subsequent semesters until 2022.

Coordinator for Outdoor Pursuits Jon Totten said he would not be terribly concerned about the approval from the Dorm Housing Commission because it is going to happen.

“I think we have nailed the location, it is going to be great,” Totten said. “It really excites someone like me to potentially get the oppor tunity to use a facility like this.”

The board of trustees has approved the proper ty and the Dorm Housing Commission, who does the actual bond and payment, will be meeting next Wednesday to look at the numbers and make a decision.

Totten said after the numbers are approved they will be looking for architects, engineers and contractors to hire.

Then they will star t the planning and design process.

The new rec center will

be a 30,000 square-foot facility located in south of River Avenue behind Winton Hall, where the tennis cour ts are.

The total project cost is estimated at $7.7 million, which would be sustained with student fees and staf f members’ memberships. The bond total with a thir ty-year maturity is estimated at $14.5 million.

The possible amenities would be free weights, jogging track, a rock climbing wall, cardio equipment, locker rooms, and basketball and volleyball cour ts.

“I think this would be good for students,” Robin Schaum, 18, histor y major, said. “I would use it even if I have to pay for it.”

Students attend last common read of semester Maddie Chapman Staff Writer NIC faculty and students gathered in the SUB Tuesday, April 21, to discuss pover ty and ways to address the issue inspired by the common read “Nickel and Dimed” by Barbara Ehnreich.

Sponsored by Diversity Events and the Diversity Steering Committee to promote ef for ts related to diversity at the college, this was the first common theme symposium at NIC, but won’t be the last. It is planned to have a discussion like this each year re-

QUOTABLE

Joseph Bekken plead not guilty this past Tuesday in his hearing at the Kootenai County courthouse.

His trial is set to begin in September of this year.

He was let go from 6 years as NIC’s Financial Aid Director after an investigation revealed him to be the suspect in a scheme soliciting sex acts in return for scholarship funds.

Initially an ad was posted in the personal section on Craigslist offering a deal for NIC students with a description that read, ““I have some grant money that I can get applied to your account. I just look for some fun in return.”

The FBI and NIC’s resource officer Gus Wessel conducted a Joseph Bekken joint investigation and Wessel lured In Bekken by responding to the Craigslist ad with an undercover identity of a female student.

After about two weeks of messaging back and forth Wessel set up an undercover sting, where he provided an address for Bekken to come meet for the exchange. Bekken procured 587$ of financial aid funds and deposited it into the fake account Wessel set up, and then arrived at the address to be apprehended by Wessel and the FBI. He admitted during questioning to using Craigslist since 1999 for casual sexual encounters mostly with adult men.

“I as a student to some extent feel cheated about this because I have applied for financial aid and I didn’t get it and a lot of people don’t.

What a situation like this does is it gives people the impression that there should be a lack of trust in the financial aid department,” NIC student Jeremiah Serrell said, 20, philosophy, Coeur d’Alene “And I don’t think that’s any kind of outlook students should have towards those giving out financial aid, it should be based on merit absolutely.”

A month later a female student came forward and debunked Bekken’s honesty by admitting to accepting a handsome sum of financial for nude pictures she sent to him.

So far no one else has come forward.

Bekken posted bail after it was reduced from $100,000 to $25,000 and he currently faces five felony charges, including burglary and attempted procurement of a prostitute, attempting to misuse public money, bribery, using a computer in a scheme to defraud and burglary.

NIC’s President Joe Dunlap said “I am grateful for the knowledge and training of our staff, which resulted in a swift and decisive response to this incident.”

His wife has filed for divorce and seeks to cut all ties.

Most recently, NIC hired a new financial aid advisor, Stephanie House, who has worked for NIC as a technician for about 11 years.

lating to the common theme and common read.

There were six NIC faculty speakers presenting ideas on what pover ty is, ways to go about fixing it and inexpensive medical assistance options for those living in pover ty and unable to af ford medical care or needed medications.

“I judge pover ty and inequality to be the most cr ucial issue of our age,” said speaker and philosophy instr uctor Pat Lipper t.

Lipper t gave a presentation on individualism and inequality, inspired by the book “Habits of the Hear t”

by Rober t Bellah. Lipper t

“I honestly really didn’t care for the movie that much. It was boring, too long and outdated.”

explained four understandings of what it is to be an individual and how these could help with pover ty.

Sociology instr uctor Dr. James Love spoke about the issue in terms of race.

Love presented data about what pover ty is and how it has af fected dif ferent races.

A single person making $11,670 a year which is about $5.61 an hour is considered to be in pover ty. $8.50 an hour is the calculated living wage for this county. In the U.S. ever y 1-in-4 black and Hispanic people are in pover ty. The definition of pover ty is a condition of deprivation in

which a person cannot live with dignity in society.

The U.S. is not the only countr y af fected by pover ty. Student Ladd Ser wat gave a presentation on the exploitation of sub-Saharan Africa in the age of globalization. Ser wat spoke about his own experiences while doing foreign studies in Africa.

Ser wat witnessed what living in pover ty does to people in Africa and student Michael Holloman experienced it in the U.S. Holloman gave his background

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Parking options being weighed

Meters at NIC only allow students without a permit to pay up to one hour, increasing the odds for a parking ticket if classes run longer than that. Lizeth Meinguer/Sentinel

Sally Balcaen Staff Writer As the school year comes to a close, NIC is looking at perhaps managing parking this fall with campus security rather than having a contract with Diamond Parking services.

ASNIC president Richard Fortman said there has been discontent on the campus about the parking situation and having a third party entity monitoring the parking.

“We feel that it’s not student orientated, so we have requested that the administration take a look at an alternative and that it potentially goes back to the way it was before [with campus security].”

Fortman said campus security would be more receptive to the needs of the student unlike Diamond Parking Services, which is

through Financial aid and to redents or taxpayers more money, a for-profit institution and is not evaluate whether or not parking and NIC can provide the service making money unless they are isshould be reserved. in a better way. suing tickets.

“I personally wanted it to “No person should be eliminated [reserved parkprofit off the student who “No person should profit off ing] that way there is not enis trying to get an education,”Fortman said. “Based the student who is trying to titlement and forces the interaction between students and on that principle, we asked get an education, based on staff, and it forces more equalfor a change and they are working on it. Hopefulthat principle we asked for a ity.” Fortman said.

Another change would be ly this coming next year change.” to allow students with permits would go through.” to park in the meters.

This year, NIC and Di“If you want to buy a peramond Parking Services RICHARD FORTMAN mit and pay the meter, that’s managed parking jointly.

ASNIC president fine,” Harris said. “If you’re NIC managed the permit late, you’re late, and you want sales and the collection of “I think we can make more stu- to get there quick and it’s open fines at the Cardinal Card office. and you want to pay the meter and dent-friendly decisions to whom Meanwhile Diamond provided a have paid for a permit, then that’s we’re giving a ticket to and the software system and did all the up to you.” interaction between the person ticket writing.

The proposal also includes giving the ticket and the person Director of Student Developchanges to the new parking strucgetting the ticket,” Harris said. ment Alex Harris said he supture imitating the current model According to the proposal ports the change from a customer of the University of Idaho where another change would be the abilservice standpoint if the switch is the farther you park from the colcost-effective, doesn’t cost our stu- ity to purchase parking permits

lege, the less a permit would cost.

Harris said the physical space of campus would change. In four years NIC might have two new buildings: a rec center and a jointuse facility, and that will change the dynamic of parking.

“I think that we can gain some things in safety and security by having our own security trained person out in the parking lots rather than just a contracted ticket writer who has nothing to do with the institution,” Harris said.

While there are many ideas, nothing has been decided yet. The change is not official yet but officially what has gone through is the request to another entity preferable the college to take over.

“I don’t know if it’s going to happen but I am very positive about buying your permits through the bookstore and having the college being the main enforcer of parking,” Fortman said.

Last ASNIC meeting welcomes the new board Lizeth Meinguer Assistant Editor

Top left: ASNIC President Maria Paluzzi replaces Richard Fortman.

Paluzzi ran unopposed for Fall 2015 and had a total of 203 votes.

Lower left: Colin Colquhoun replaces Vice President Kara Burnham.

Colquhoun won a majority vote of 88, with 18 more than Quinne Evans and 23 more than Jeremiah Serrell. Sentinel archives

DID YOU KNOW?

ASNIC current government reunited for their last meeting and opened the way for the new board to take their places.

During the meeting on April 28, every member gave their final report to the new government and talked about their experiences during their last semester at ASNIC. President of ASNIC Richard Fortman said his time in the student government was absolutely rewarding and expressed happiness of the accomplishments they made including: the changes to Higher One, the recreational center, and the proposal for changing the parking services in NIC. “I was just in the right place, in the right time and with the right people and I appreciate that,” Fortman said. “In the end and during the whole time, ASNIC is one of the most rewarding things that I have got to experience in my entire life, I am going to miss it a lot because I absolutely love North Idaho College.”

Fortman thanked the board for all the experiences they shared and wished the new government good luck.

“We are all really happy to be elected in these positions, we can guarantee we are going to have an awsome year.”

MARIA PALUZZI Newly elected ASNIC president

“The reward that I have been given to be a servant of the students is something I can’t ever get back, the people that I’ve got to work with in ASNIC I absolutely love with all my heart, they are amazing people,” Fortman said.

“I know that you guys are going to do great next year and just remember to not let the opportunity run away from you because it is a great opportunity.”

Fortman said he is very sad to go because being on ASNIC truth-

fully impacts people’s lives and he encouraged everybody to get involved.

Fortman is going to transfer to the University of Idaho to finish his engineering degree.

Vice President Kara Burnham said that being part of ASNIC helped her to learn a lot about professional work and all the things that were happening on campus.

“I saw more of the world in this past year as a vice president than I had in 20 years prior to being ASNIC vice president,” Burnham said. “It has been the most impacted and influential year of my life. It’s a mix of feelings to let it go, graduate and say good bye to all my constituents.”

The new ASNIC president Maria Paluzzi also expressed her excitement about the coming semester.

“We are all really happy to be elected in these positions, we can guarantee we are going to have an awesome year,” Paluzzi said. “I am really excited to work with all these individuals. These last few weeks have been really awesome.”

The tiny South Pacific island of Niue accepts limited edition Star Wars collectible coins as real money.

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Artwork honors ancestral grounds on campus “Chief Antelope” was selected out of five other local artist submissions in a native themed city project Annie Stonebreaker News Editor A new Native themed piece of art will soon represent Coeur d’Alene Tribe’s ancestral grounds and join a colorful selection of art displayed on campus.

“Chief Morris Antelope” by local artist Cher yl Metcalf, was the unanimous choice of the Coeur d’Alene Arts Commission and is waiting for approval by City Council.

“We’re proud that the Tribe’s rich heritage and longstanding histor y in the Coeur d’Alene area will soon be represented on our aboriginal territor y.” Coeur d’Alene tribal chairman Chief Allen said, “We thank the City of Coeur d’Alene.”

If approved, the dike road will be closed before 6 a.m. this Tuesday and the installation process should be done by the end of the week.

Located near the wastewater treatment plant in front of the river, the area will display the artwork and possibly a kiosk with historical information about and funded by the Tribe.

The project was a joint effor t with the Tribe, city and NIC, and was funded for $45,000 by the city and Lake City Development Corporation.

It was proposed in November of last year, and regional ar tists were called upon to submit ar t with a time frame of a few months.

The 5 submissions were recently displayed at the Coeur d’Alene Public Librar y, Coeur d’Alene Tribe Reser vation, and at NIC’s Molstead Librar y.

The public was encouraged to voice their preference with comment sheets provided at each location the ar t was displayed.

Submissions were clay or bronze sculptures with the following titles: “Vitality Handed Down,” by Jason Sanchez, “Shared Wisdom,” by William Simmons, “Mother and Child,”

by Gareth Sanchez, and “Coeur d’Alene Indian Tribal,” by Jeff May.

>Common read from page 1 of living in poverty during his presentation about using mindful spending to fight the cause.

“I want to persuade you to use mindful spending to have a positive effect on the impoverished people around us in our community and abroad,” Holloman said.

He suggested that consumers shop at stores based on

A clay model of Chief Morris Antelope by local artist Cheryl Metcalf took most popular vote by public commenters. Thomas Hansen/Sentinel

their ethical standards. He provided a list of stores and companies that were graded based on this and encouraged people to shop at stores with a higher rating. Lists like this can be found online.

Fighting poverty is a difficult battle, especially for those trapped in it. Peggy Wasserman and Ginger Seaman from Heritage health shared information about chronic diseases and the expensive medication needed to treat them, along

with ways to receive those needed medications and care for a low cost. This included heritage health’s ser vices and an explanation of the website needymeds.org which can help with affording prescription medication.

Along with the speakers from NIC there were some members of the community who spoke and a chance for the audience to ask questions and discuss the topics with the speakers.

Upcoming Events Monday - 05/04

April heats up crime log -

3 p.m. -5 p.m.

April 8 - Non-injur y accident involving a campus golf cart.

nasium.7 p.m. -12 a.m.

April 8 - Medical emer-

‘Signing babies’ in the Molstead Todd Lecture Hall ‘Five-on-five Basketball League’ in the Christianson Gym-

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5 April 18 - Visitor who had been trespassed on 4/16 entered the Residence Hall.

Citation issued for trespass violation.

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Wednesday - 05/06

gency in LKH. EMS called.

Student refused transport.

Thursday - 05/07

April 16 - Campus visitor

April 19 - Student ejected from gym after gaining unauthorized access.

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April 23 - Driver asked to remove his vehicle from the beach.

Fitness Night in the SUB. Lower level. 6 p.m.

Music Department Lobby Recitals in the Boswell Hall

Lobby. Noon to 1 p. m.

Saturday - 05/09 to Sunday 05/10

Canoeing, kayaking and fishing trip in the Outdoor Center. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Sunday - 05/10

“Mother Day in the Park” in the City Park Bandshell. 2 p.m.

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gained unauthorized entry into dorms. Subject was trespassed from campus.

April 16 - Injury to a child

was reported by Children’s Center staff.

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April 17 - Student report-

ed an unconscious person laying on Sunspot dock.

Subject was sleeping, but fine.

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April 29 -Student repor ted that cash was stolen from his dorm room.

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April 30 -Visitor reportedly harassing students in SUB. Subject was asked to stay away from that building.

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EDITORIAL

‘May the fourth’ be with you Spring semester is wrapping up and graduation is right around the corner. I’ve spent a long time here at NIC (well not THAT long, but three years at a community college is quite a while) and in that time I’ve learned quite a bit from my experience here at the Sentinel.

This newspaper has been one of the wildest rides of my life, but it was a well worth it. I spent my whole college career working for the Sentinel. By going through the journalism program I gained a lot of confidence and communications skills that I was lacking in high school.

Before this semester I never realized how much my life had improved for the better due to my involvment in the paper. Really journalism is an exciting career that forces you to become social. I’ve met some really cool people and have heard some interesting stories.

Unfortunately this is my last issue as managing editor, and I will be turning things over to the talented Rachel Anderson for Fall semester for I am graduating and moving on with life. I’m excited to see what kind of opportunities are out there.

I’ll take these last few paragraphs to encourage up-and-coming communications majors. If you are seriously interested in being a writer, photographer, or even a graphic designer, don’t be afraid to take a leap of faith. Do what you want to do, and do it 110 percent. You’ll be surprised where you make it, even at just a little North Idahoan community college.

Don’t be afraid to stand out, or to speak up. Express yourself and have confidence and I believe you’ll do just fine.

On that note, I’ll miss you NIC, and I’ll miss you even more Sentinel and friends. Stay sharp and keep your pens, cameras and notebooks ready.

Congratulations to those graduating this semester and for ever yone here at NIC, have a good summer and may the force be with you.

-Tyson Juarez Managing Editor

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DID YOU KNOW?

The pantsuits that transcend space and time.

The slicked back hair that would make Count Dooku jealous.

The husband that has more binders full of women than Jabba the Hutt.

The sheer woman power that would make Vader blush.

I think we all know who I’m talking about here: Hillary Clinton.

Yes, we all know she’s running for president. And if you didn’t know, you should seriously have your hyperwave transceiver checked out.

Starting in Iowa, Clinton has already started touring the country and using social media to further her campaign.

But why stop there?

With Emperor Palpatine killed

by Darth Vader (spoiler, but c’mon the movie came out 32 years ago), the position for Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic is open and Hillary should definitely go for it.

She’s just what the galaxy needs to rebuild after the Great

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wage. I mean, if Hillary was around Galactic War. Anakin probably wouldn’t have So here comes the bullet point been so poor and therefore he list, my friends. probably wouldn’t go on the path of - She wants to strengthen our becoming Darth Vader. So put that education system. Which is a good in your generator lamp and smoke thing because we’re going to need it. a lot of well-prepared -She wants to Jedi to protect us “The galaxy create “sensible gun confrom the Sith who needs that trol legislation.” Seriously, are probably just a wookies really don’t little upset that they rainbow of some need guns. didn’t win the war. pantsuits -She wants to - She wants to strength the United Nafight for marriage just like tions. After the war, better equality. It doesn’t matter if there are Han needs ties among planets would be a really great thing. Tattwo women wanting Chewie” tooine and Nathema really to get married or need to be friends again. if Han and Chewie I know Hillary may not are finally ready to RACHEL ANDERSON be your cup of grog, but at settle down and start Assistant Editor least hear her out. a family, love is loveShe’d definitely do a -and really, is that better job at being Emperor than hurting anybody?

Palpatine did--I mean, he pretty - She wants to help out our enmuch made all the bad things hapvironment. The League of Conserpen in the entire Star Wars franvation Voters has given Clinton a lifetime 90 percent pro-environment chise.

And plus, Hillary doesn’t look action rating through 2006, so I’m like the human form of a pruny foot sure she’d love to protect and prethat’s been soaking in bath water serve the planets a little beat up by for too long. I just can’t get behind droids. that wet noodle of a man.

-She wants to promote income Hillary at least knows when it equality. Hey, it wouldn’t make any is the appropriate time to use the sense if Leia was making 77 cents force. to Luke’s dollar for being just as awesome.

The galaxy needs that rainbow - She wants to help obliterate of pantsuits just like Han needs poverty and raise the minimum Chewie.

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received on the same subject; 2) are possibly libelous; or 3) are illegible. The Sentinel reserves the right to edit letters. Letters may be mailed to the paper, e-mailed, faxed or brought to Room 203 of the Siebert Building. The Sentinel’s address is 1000 W. Garden Ave., Coeur d’Alene, ID, 83814.

This has been a long time coming.

There’s been a certain topic in the “Star Wars” universe I’ve wanted to address and that is the Lucas re-edits of the original trilogy.

For starters, I realized I’m beating a dead horse here. Over the past decade plenty of “Star Wars” fanatics have been criticizing and disowning the re-make versions of one of the most iconic films of all time.

To some, there may not be anything else left to say about the edits other than the fact that they are abominations and they ruined essentially what I believe to be close to perfect films.

It’s funny how a director and screenwriter that’s so commonly praised and respected could have

the gumption to tamper with something that is already so awesome.

For me, Lucas didn’t lose his credibility as a director or screenwriter as soon as those film edits were released but he completely lost his credibility as an artist.

Seriously, the guy is a moron.

What Lucas failed to realized is what his franchise truly had going on for it: uniqueness, timelessness, and the fact that those films were shot in the late 70s’ before high tech computer graphics were available.

Even just “A New Hope” by itself is a time capsule of what was possible to pull off at the time, and at that time, “Star Wars” was the cream of the crop.

And it’s like Lucas forgot all of that and instead took the franchise in a direction that consists of taking horrible CGI creatures and buildings right out of those God-awful prequels and vomiting them back up to make a devilish concoction made up of fan’s tears and plenty of money-grabbing bullsh-t.

One thing that will always hurt is that because Lucas wanted to

include this crap in his films, the original “Star Wars” trilogy will always be dated. Just look how much CGI effects evolve with each new year. When “Star Wars” was still in its original format, I would go as far as to say that the graphics are pretty impressive even compared to what is out there nowadays. Just think about it, a lot of the props, ships and sets were built by hand and ultimately added a greater sense of realism to the film.

But no, Lucas just had to add in things that were literally the same exact kind of ideas and stuff that made the first and second episodes train wrecks. You know, that cutesy kid crap and whatever that thing is in episode VI “Return of the Jedi” that sings in Jabba’s Palace. No seriously, what the hell was that?

Let’s just hope ol’ J.J. Abrams (director of the new “Star Wars” film due in theaters this holiday season) doesn’t go back and edit his contribution towards the franchise, because we all know he’s just going to add more lens flares.

Kurt Russell was almost cast as Han Solo, but luckily Harrison Ford got the part.

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Stop pretending to be a fan

CAMPUS VOICES

If you could be any “Star Wars” character, who would you be and why?

Taylor Nadauld Lead Reporter I should preface this opinion right now with the fact that I have only ever seen one episode of Star Wars. It was “Episode I: The Phantom Menace,” that 3D re-release that hit theaters in 2012.

By the time the film reached the 30 minute mark, I remember thinking, “Crap. I’m gonna have to sit through this for another hour and a half.”

I honestly really didn’t care for the movie that much. It was boring, too long and outdated. And I know what you’re thinking: ‘That was the worst one!’

My original take for this opinion piece placed a greater emphasis on the fact that I didn’t think anyone actually enjoyed watching Star Wars.

When, in the next 24 hours, I heard from three of my dear Sentinel peers that they had just watched one of the movies last week, I couldn’t quite say that anymore. Let me make it clear that this opinion isn’t about what I think of the movie. Apparently, it’s a pretty good one. There are many people who do, in fact, enjoy watching “Star Wars.”

That’s awesome.

Here’s what I’m going to say: For as many people as there are that enjoy “Star Wars” and appreciate its accomplishments as a film, I would bet there are just as many, or more people who emphatically fawn over “Star Wars” memorabilia ever y time they see it who really don’t care about the films that much at all.

I think there are a lot of people who don’t love Star Wars - the movies - nearly as much as they say.

I saw this exemplified in my Campus Question repor t.

My first question to people was, “Do you like Star Wars?”

The inevitable response is most often an emphatic, “Of course! It’s Star Wars!”

Then when I told them I was going to ask them a question about it, the excite-

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ment would kind of disappear instantaneously. “Oh, well, I don’t really like it that much.”

After a detailed and hear tfelt account of the ar tistic value that can be found just in the first few minutes of cinematography in “Episode IV: A New Hope” from my fellow Sentinel writer and president of the NIC Film Club T.j. Gossard, the whole “I love ‘Star Wars’” facade has been fur ther emphasized to me as a slap in the face to all the tr ue, diehard Star Wars fans of the world.

Not ever yone who at first claims to “love” “Star Wars” actually does. Loving the franchise or culture of it all, however, is a dif ferent stor y.

People like to quote infamous lines from the film, wear R2D2 inspired dresses and own fake light sabers because they’re “awesome.”

They make Dar th Vader references any chance they get, and they like to say they

have ever y single episode on Blu-Ray perched on the highest shelf of their movie collection in honor of the film gods who graced them with such generosity--but do they actually like to watch them?

One point of clarification: I don’t think you have to feel compelled to either love “Star Wars” or hate it. You can feel lukewarm about it like I suspect most people do - but why not just say so?

Because it claimed so much fame in its prime, its many hallmarks will live on in infamy forever. I think that’s what people actually like about “Star Wars” are all the things about it that can be taken out of context and are still enjoyable without having to watch the thing: the legendar y status, the extremely quotable lines, the recognizable characters and the idea that at one point it used to be the best movie of its time.

These days, there are just

so many other movies I feel like watching. But loving “Star Wars” has been the ultimate cultural symbol of coolness in our society ever since it first hit the big screen.

It’s like Bob Marley. He’s a legendar y ar tist. His music is recognizable. It’s fun to quote him on posters and T-shir ts and pretend like we know how cool he is. But does anyone ever actually feel like listening to his music? Let’s be honest here.

“Star Wars” is cool in theory.

It really is. It’s a lot more common to be a poser in this situation though, honestly. I mean, you don’t have to freak out every time you see a “Star Wars” reference somewhere or pretend like it’s really meaningful to you. You don’t have to love “Star Wars!”

Make the theme music your ringtone, wear your Darth Vader helmet, dress your dog up as Yoda on Halloween, but stop pretending like you actually like the movies that much. Come join the dark side.

Don’t be dissing classic movies Abigail Nelson Staff Photographer It’s nice to go back to the classics ever y now and then.

Namely, the movies.

The classics, the oldies, the “when I was your age” memories. It’s pretty hard to find anything better than that.

Even some of the most awful movies that were just so bad we couldn’t stand it, we still loved because

we thought they were cool.

Most of us, anyways.

So when I heard about the new Star Wars movie coming out, my inner child totally jumped for joy.

Of course, there are skeptics that would argue “you can’t beat the classics,” but for a film series that seems to have continually overdone itself through the decades, naysayers can rest their voices when it comes to the latest addition to the popular sci-fi fantasy series we loved as kids.

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is cur rently scheduled to make its debut in December of this year.

The trailers are jam-packed with ever y classic trick in the book: fight scenes, ominous background music, previews of treacherous journeys, and who could forget those quirky characters like Chewbacca and Han Solo?

Of course, we beg the question, “will this film meet the standards set by previous editions of the series?”

I think yes; it has something for almost ever y level of Star Wars enthusiast regardless of age, interest, or fan dedication.

The teaser includes many of the series’ original characters that not only continue the stor y line, but also rein-

states a sense of familiarity that fans adore so much.

Bringing in classic film editing techniques to supplement today’s moder n approach helps the latest movie continue the stor y without totally separating itself from the series--despite so many years of distance between films.

That sor t of dedication and resolution to original ideals set for th by characters in previous movies can only be appreciated.

So give it a chance guys, just because it’s a new addition to a long-standing series doesn’t mean it’s going to be crap.

“Chewbacca, honestly, ‘cause he just kinda f--ks s--t up in his own little Chewbacca way, and he talks in a way that only his best friend could understand him, and I think that’s kinda sweet.”

Tyson Lopez, 21, Outdoor Recreation Leadership

“I would probably honestly be...

Yoda? No. Anakin Skywalker. Anakin Skywalker’s B.A. because he turns bad, he turns good to save his son, plus he comes back as a ghost after he gets burned. That’s pretty legit.”

Jacob Johnson, 22, Automotive Technology

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Here’s our collection of random campus observations, bad jokes and indulgent ancedotes cultivated from this production cycle:

-Have you ever tried to eat a clock? ...It’s very time consuming.

-In Seibert hall there is a building map with a room called “Center for New Directions” that hasn’t been there for ages, as well as an “In Memoria” sign -Did you know that that is vandalized, and there is a kingdom seemingly signed by a of large spiders and thick webs underneath “Daniel Savage.” the dormant trailer -What’s cheese that between Seibert and isn’t yours called?

McClain hall? Now ...Nacho cheese. you do. Be afraid.

-What does an annoying pepper do? ...It gets Jalepeño face.

-The stream from the water fountain in the upper level Seibert Building only squirts up 9 centimeters.

-Why did the scarecrow win an award? ...Because it was outstanding in its field.

-Which side of the zebra has the most stripes? ...The outside.

“I think I would be Jar Jar Binks because he’s secretly, like, really important, and nobody knows this, you have to look it up, but he’s, like, an ambassador and he, like, joins all these groups of people together so that they don’t fight anymore, but he’s also a giant goofball which is awesome.”

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“The Force Awakens,” a new hope T.J. Gossard Features Editor George Lucas destroyed his own legacy. Like all directors and artists, Lucas was a man who once had a vision; it was distinct, it was meaningful, and it introduced a language and artistic perspective that was wholly his own.

Who knows when it might have died out, since of the original trilogy he only directed the first, “A New Hope;” a masterful film.

From there, Irvin Kershner continued this mastery with “The Empire Strikes Back.” Then came Richard Marquand with the exceptional, but certainly flawed, “Return of the Jedi.” Of course, decades later, George Lucas came back with and took the director’s chair for the whole prequel trilogy. And it sucked. It sucked a lot.

“Revenge of the Sith” was debatably alright. Critically, by consensus, the first two were abysmal.

George Lucas should have left his project far behind or entrusted the vision to others, because like all artists, there is a time when an apex is met in mastery, and then they stop producing good work. It’s easy to understand; you have to fight for your success and name in history. Once it’s gotten, often, it becomes a job. Artists are drowned in money or contracts and their souls suddenly become bogged down by dollar signs, and hey they already did that whole “be a good artist” thing, why not move on to other things?

The new trilogy became a celebration of CGI vomit, bad acting, lack of character, lack of ambitious set design over-dependent on a boringly regal portrayal of political workings and councils, and stupidly indulgent, child-oriented aliens, worlds and battles.

George Lucas lost his stride and produced mild entertainment instead of inspired, original art.

Only five years ago, J.J. Abrams illustrated that he has the potential to make cutting-edge, solid entertainment with auteur flares with his rebooting of “Star Trek,” arguably one of the best out of the whole “Star Trek” movie series (not TV series, mind you).

Abrams has continued to make movies that are arguably of much worth still, many people get up in arms about how good “Super 8” and “Into Darkness” were.

Right now Abrams has the potential to make his greatest work yet with “The Force Awakens.”

He’s shown he can still respectfully revive a series without pandering it to the lowest common denominator (Lucas!) and with the trailers it is evident that he’s capable of composing a sense of urgency while celebrating the source material—nothing of these trailers has the stench of the first two prequels; it instead displays

A behind-the-scenes shot illustrating some of the “unsacred” qualities of “Return of the Jedi,” inspiring hope in Abram’s potential to match that quality. images.wikia.com/starwars

a complete vision that comes off with the impending doom vibes of Nolan with a visual prowess all his own, excluding even his lens flares and snap zooms.

Those shots of the crashed ships in the desert, the soundtrack harkening back to the older days before that highpitched piano key minimalist thing gives us a sense of epic times of trouble, the evidently ambitious cinematography that molds modern sleekness with gritty undercurrents of a war-torn civilization, the robotic sleekness that the series has yet to see: this movie has high potential.

Now, the trailer-made shots already illustrate that the movie will be pandering a little bit to the commons, but I’m going to boldly declare that it has the potential to compete with “Return of the Jedi.”

Yes, one of the classics.

Unlike “Star Trek,” there is a critical consensus of quality loss in the “Star Wars” trilogy, and I think Abrams has illustrated through these trailers to communicate to the fans; he cares about the original series just as much as we do. He doesn’t have the contractual, legacy need or high distance in years from his best work that Lucas did when he began making the prequel trilogy.

What Abrams has is a new vision, respect and, most importantly, hope—and I too.

What happened with “Return of the Jedi” was an allowance to begin pandering and abandon-

relief. The two major chances at ing the art of the film. “Return” creating new mise-en-scène at has a lot of qualities, but I’m not Jabba’s palace and the Ewok kinggoing to talk much about those; dom rely on gratuitous amounts what makes a movie great is its of cliché; with “tribal” music and lack of errors. The more of those “tribal” clothing in tree forts and present, the more they should be cutesy abounding, and at Jabba’s addressed, and what made the first two movies masterpieces was palace coming off as a veiled moral story written by a 60-yeartheir sheer originality and unique old family man with Christian valportrayal of friendship in the ues trying to scare children with midst of trying times, the politics cackling puppets of the future, techfrom Labyrinth, nology, governance “Abrams has squealing pig men and the faiths illustrated with spears, overthat are inherent through these acting minor charthrough those that acters, one-liners determine the fate trailers to abounding and a of mankind—excommunicate weird S&M vibe. cept showing all Following of these through to the fans; he this, character blistering, sweepcares about the development is ing, operatic depicoriginal series abandoned; Luke’s tions of the world and almost tries to just as much as major revelation to Leia about their translate that these bloodline is one of familiar themes the most boring of humankind are T.J. GOSSARD exposition diaepics in and of Feature Editor logues pasted over themselves, fairyswelling violins, tales.

Han and Lando parting ways is What “Return” did was rely given barely any effort and could on the successes and innovations be easily cut, while the Leia-Luke and creations of the universe scene as well seems only seems in the preceding two as a backserving for storyline development drop for the storyline to happen as a sad excuse for a conflict through. Little effort is put into between Han and Leia (“Waah, expanding the mythology of the why won’t you tell me stuff! Oh, series, and what does do so is, to a degree, lazily done. C3POs char- I guess I love you still, let’s kiss!

Hehe!”), Luke is so “Jedi” in his acter no longer seems holistic as approach to be captured to face a robot with mannerism programVader that the action doesn’t even ming, it’s used open-handedly as come off as a major storyline deexposition and annoying comedic

velopment.

Intermingled with all of this are silly alien sound effects, Ewoks accidentally being just so cute, the final major battle being muddied on all sides (space fight is re-hash of “A New Hope” without adding something new but storyline, ground fight is muddled with stupid teddy bears and the key moment of the whole entire series climaxing is about three shots of Palpatine zapping Luke before finally announcing, “Oh, alright, now I’m gonna kill ya!” and then taking long enough for the final zap that we cut away between the zappy murder attempt and Darth Vader (a blank face) looking back and forth three times for twenty seconds—wow, riveting.

My main point being that we all regard the original trilogy highly, but it wasn’t flawless— Abrams is capable of making something comparable to “A New Hope” I feel, as we saw from “Star Trek.” Maybe even something better.

Time can only tell if that will happen, but please stop complaining about lens flares and snap zooms—I’m willing to take them over the prequel trilogy any day, and it’s not like the original trilogy was perfect. It is not sacred.

I look forward to seeing if the quality is capable of going somewhere new, and we’ve seen that there is a lot of dormant force in Abrams. Lets hope he becomes a Jedi master.

Looking forward to the past Rileyy Hadeen H Assistant Assistan Editor

Since “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” was announced, I have been tr ying to keep my head in the sands of Tatooine to avoid fur ther reveals on the movie.

I want to be surprised, just like when I saw the first movie on my parent’s VHS player around the age of seven.

But I couldn’t help myself when it came to watching the recent trailer that just surfaced, and now I am more excited than ever to see what is in store for episode seven.

Right from the trailer’s opening, there is the comfor ting sound of John William’s orchestra and the chill-inducing voice of Luke Skywalker letting us know again that the Force is strong in his family.

From that point, there are brief clips that point to a mix of all of the great ingredients

from past entries: astral dogfights, lightsabers, Stormtroopers, cute robots and some trusty blasters.

There was nothing in the trailer that made me question whether this movie will be worthy of the “Star Wars” name.

Some I have spoken to are either a bit hesitant to join in the celebration for the new movie or downright against its creation all together.

Some fear Disney will meddle with the franchise or that J.J. Abrams will fall shor t of the great expectations that “Star Wars” demands.

Some believe that such a near and dear piece of pop culture should simply be left alone and be respected for what it is.

To these naysayers I say let us relish in the prospect of a new stor y for a new era--but with familiar characters, places

and ideas.

The “Star Wars” movies are a melodramatic stor y of a simple group of characters and their long and arduous transformations into heroes.

Of course, there is the amazing and vast science-fiction setting, loads of lore, inspiring characters and fun banter, but if the new movie can continue the tried and true stor y of the hero, then I think we will be in for one great flick.

At the ver y end of the trailer, old Han Solo and Chewie make a surprise appearance and Han announces, “Chewie, we’re home.”

I can’t wait to feel the warm and comfor table sensation of being “at home” once again with the characters and world that have been so fun for me to experience.

A picture showing the fears some people face in the approaching Abrams feature. That lens flare. outerspace.com

All editor’s top “Star Wars,” averaged #6: “Episode II: Attack of the Clones.” #5: “Episode I: The Phantom Menace.” #4: “Episode III: Revenge of the Sith”

#3: “Episode VI: “Return of the Jedi” #2: “Episode IV: A New Hope” #1: “Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back”

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Above: Geoff Carr as Alceste and Logan Anderson as Oronte debate what makes good poetry.

Below: Christine Mullally as Celimene wistfully poses. Lily Anderson/Sentinel

Matthieu Bertrand Staff Writer Thines were rhymed and thous were said in the play that stemmed from Moliere’s head. Bad rhyme schemes aside, the NIC theatre department hosted “Misanthrope, or the Cantankerous Lover” on April 16-18 and 23-25.

A comedy of manners, “The Misanthrope” centers on the dysfunctional love story of French aristocrat Alceste (Journalism In-

structor Geoff Carr) and Celimene (Christine Mullally) and how Alceste’s dedication to honesty conflicts with Celimene’s frivolous lifestyle, she being of the type that frequently welcomes suitors into her quarters.

Moliere’s play is considered one of the masterpieces of comedy playwriting, punctuated all the more in that the play is written completely in rhyming verse— resulting still in a deeply witty, verbose story abundant in sexual innuendo and social critique of French aristocratic society.

The play was directed by Theater Instructor Joe Jacoby and adapted by Tim Mooney, who performed his “Shakespeare’s Histories: Ten Epic Plays at a Breakneck Pace!” at NIC in Spring 2014.

“It was a lot of fun,” Alanna Yeend said, a 20-year-old theater major cast as a servant, from Coeur d’Alene. “Not only did I perform, I also helped with costumes and I was part of the makeup design as well.”

Yeend and a fellow servant, played by Amanda Parker, were able to directly take part in one of the minor quirks of this particular stage interpretation.

Between scenes and setups, the lights would fade down and then back up to briefly illustrate the play’s reality behind-the-scenes: two servants, getting into small antics as they cleaned the elaborate set of Celimene’s bedroom.

“The backdrop was really great; the set,” Kara Burnham said, a 21-year-old philosophy major in attendance. “I liked that they included the people who were just supposed to be extras also, the cleaning ladies, how they had an extra part thrown in for them.”

Burnham continued on to speak about the psychology behind the interactions of the story.

“Through philosophical lenses it was just interesting to watch an interplay of people’s philosophies like that—most people don’t want to be that open with you, and I like to see when people are that open,” Burnham said. “Most actual people don’t get that honest with a bunch of strangers, and if they do, you’re forced to react. It’s usually more of a one-on-one thing, and

it’s great to observe that as an audience member.”

O’Farrel was cast as Clitandre, one half of a highly comedic duo completed by Patric Schwaab as Acaste. This shared presence on stage resulted in much laughter from the audience as oafishly desirous competitors for Celimene’s favor.

The overall reception of the play was positive, especially toward the difficulty of the dialogue the actors and actresses had to memorize.

Chris Cheeley—father of cast member Natasha Cheeley, who played the prudish Arsinoe—had some positive words about the play.

“I had fun, I liked the personalities,” Cheeley said. “I’m amazed at the lines that Alceste had to memorize. It was impressive.”

However, the enthusiasm didn’t run in the family.

Lucas Cheeley, brother of cast member Natasha Cheeley, had difficulty following the plot. He added that unless his sister was involved, he likely wouldn’t attend a future performance.

“It was hard to understand for me,” Cheeley said.

Carr, the lead actor of the play, understands this sentiment.

“It’s a really challenging show for modern audiences,” Carr said.

“So I appreciate everyone who took time to engage with this classic text and I just hope they enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed putting it on.”

The Alceste on stage didn’t develop his paced loquaciousness overnight, however.

Carr seemingly has much of the experience needed to perform this role, once performing a one-man show as Steve Jobs and having enough passion about “The Misanthrope” to have been considering writing his own adaptation, placed in Hollywood.

As a journalism instructor, he also related strongly with the character in that he has to provide constructive, honest feedback to students constantly.

With witty puns and elaborate rhymes, the “Misanthrope” was enjoyed by almost all of its audience members, setting both the literal and proverbial stage for traditional theater.

DID YOU KNOW? The word “vanilla” comes from the Latin word “vagina.” This is very funny to some people.

Legendar y thrash pioneers, Anthrax, played an anticipated show Monday April 27, at the Spokane Memorial Arena.

The metal quar tet crashed the stage in matching unifor ms spor ting pentagrams while stomping around the stage viciously; just like they did when they hit the scene in the 80s.

Though much older and playing between two younger bands, Anthrax put on an energetic show that had the crowd collectively throwing metal hor ns to the air, also gaining acceptance from those who were there to see headliner Volbeat.

“At the end of the show ever yone’s hands are in the air, and that means so much because it means we’ve won over new fans,” Anthrax bassist Frank Bello said.

Their per for mance star ted out with a variety of hits that the band has produced throughout the years. The band took the stage with full force by star ting with the thrash metal anthem “Caught in a Mosh” which got momentum going in the crowd who

ome say that metal music can’t stand the test of time, but one band belonging to heavy metal’s Big Four has something else to say.

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“This new album is a step heavier,” said Bello, “We feel really good about where we are at right now.”

Bello also stated that there are lots of great songs that are being debated on whether or not they will make the final cut but assured the album will stay tr ue to what the band is all about.

“We never tried to follow trends, we just wrote what came out of us,” said Bello. “You just don’t tr y to catch up with people, do your own thing”

The band is cur rently working on their 11th studio album that is due out later this year. The album is much anticipated especially after the commercial success of the bands most recent album, “Worship Music.”

The band also played songs like “Madhouse” and “Got the Time” as well other fan favorites.

At the star t of the tour, Anthrax debut their new single from the “Game of Thrones Mixtape,” “Soror Ir r umator,” which was released back in early March 2015.

“I didn’t expect this but we’ve played two shows so far and I didn’t know how it would go over, it’s a new song for one,” said Bello, “The first two nights (of the tour) ever yone’s hands were in the air.”

had been much calmer during the opening act.

Members of the band were all over the stage getting the audience to get pumped. Lead vocalist Joey Belladonna ran between both sides of the stage and proudly saluted crowd members between howling into the microphone. Guitarist Scott Ian and Frank Bello both interacted with crowd members as well, throwing up devil hor ns in respect for those who were caught in the mosh.

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Longtime Anthrax lineup members, Joey Belladonna, Scott Ian, and Frank Bello stay active during their set by acknoledging audience members and running around the stage during their first timeperforming at the Spokane Arena. -Lily Anderson/Sentinel

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Above: Chorale intently waits for the conduction of Max Mendez.

Below: Max Mendez joyously faces the audience. Abigail Nelson/Sentinel

‘Lift Every Voice...’

does so and sings Taylor Nadauld Lead Reporter NIC’s music depar tment graced downtown Coeur d’Alene with its talents on Tuesday in the name of music, scholarship and those who suppor t both.

The Cardinal Chorale and the Chamber Singers, both directed by NIC choral instructor Max Mendez, per formed their show “Lift Ever y Voice and Sing” to an over flowing audience at First Presbyterian Church.

The concer t enter tained the audience with ever ything from traditional Latin hymns to unconventional soundscapes involving water, wind chimes and whispering.

Mendez said, “[The music depar tment’s] goal is one of ser vice and stewardship to the community.” The show was dedicated “to benefit NIC music scholarships.”

During the per formance, the choirs also honored the

late Wendy Lee, a professional singer and educator from Texas whose family lives in the CDA/Hayden area, with a solo by Aubrey Craviotto.

“That’s just all this music department was, was just a huge family for me.”

Mendez also presented the “Emerging Student Ar tist” Katelynn Eppenstein, 23, Plainfield.

Eppenstein accompanied the choir with a clarinet solo during one of their per formances.

KATELYNN EPPENSTEIN Student Clarinetist

“It’s a celebration that we embrace ver y seriously, ver y whole-hear tedly,” Mendez said of the title.

Eppenstein, who is majoring in music education and graduating in May, said the scholarship is the depar tment’s way of saying they suppor t her in her future endeavors.

The per formance earned her a standing ovation. Mendez said of Lee, “I was immediately impressed with not only her voice, but her passion for music.” Lee passed away last year.

A scholarship in Lee’s name will be given to a student who demonstrates a deep passion for music, helps the community through music and shows academic merit.

“That’s just all this music depar tment was, was just a huge family for me,” Eppenstein said. “It’s my home away from home.”

Eppenstein said the scholarship helped pay for her tuition this semester.

Members of the choirs will travel to New York City this month to sing in the Carnegie Hall debut of Tim Sharp’s “High Lonesome Mass.”

Lookin’ posh in a true Jedi’s cloth Rachel Anderson Assistant Editor Students prepared themselves for the career world during the Communication Club’s second annual “Get Hired with New Attire” event.

The three-day clothing drive held in the SUB last Tuesday through Thursday let students tr y on and take home professional attire for future jobs.

“We hold this event in the spring with the assumption that students will be graduating and possibly be needing nice attire for inter views,” Club President Greda Torgerson-Gregson said, 40, Psychology, Hayden. “I’m proud to say that over the past two years we have been able to clothe over 140 students with

professional attire for free.”

To prepare, the club set up boxes around campus to collect clothing donations and reached out to the President’s Cabinet, inviting them to donate as well.

The remaining clothing was donated by St. Vincent de Paul’s Thrift Store and Hospice and prepared for students to r ummage through in between classes.

“We tr y to set up like a store would; separating the clothes by sex and size and making it easier for students to find something quickly as we understand they’re on a tight schedule,” Torgerson-Gregson said.

All donated clothing was taken to a local dr y cleaner to be readied for the job-seeking students.

In hopes of grabbing some free professional clothing, this student sorts through the assortment the Communications Club got together. Michael Gray/Sentinel

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A diverse collection of paintings and art from, and for, a diverse collection of students in the Corner Gallery are viewed. Lily Anderson/Sentinel

Taylor Nadauld Lead Reporter Students, faculty and alumni gathered at Boswell Hall Corner Gallery to witness the opening of the NIC Student Art Show on Monday, April 13.

The exhibit features various art pieces in mediums ranging from pen and ink to clay, plastic and everything in between.

Cody Magee, 20, fine arts, Blanchard, won “Best in Show” for his artwork, which he says he uses to speak about nature and the destruction that it tends to go through. This is the third time Magee has had his artwork featured in a show. His work was previously being displayed in the Chase Gallery in Spokane.

When asked how aspiring art

students might have their art noticed, Magee said time is key.

“Putting an immense amount of time into something, you immediately get recognized by the teachers,” he said.

Fellow artist, Leasa Harmon, 53, general studies, Dalton Gardens praised Magee for his talent.

“He’s an amazing artist,” Harmon said. “He so deserved it.”

Harmon, whose work was also featured in the show, won the award for “Judges Favorite 3D” for her Plexiglas engraving, “Exit Signs.” This is Harmon’s third show as well. She won “Best in Show” during her first show at NIC. One of Harmon’s pieces features seemingly contrasting mediums, incwluding natural wood and pop cans.

“That piece I titled, ‘There is

No Away’ because I’d gotten really into using things that people would just disregard, throw away, forget,” Harmon said. “‘There is No Away,’ featuring seemingly contrasting mediums including natural wood and pop cans, refers to the fact that people are always saying, ‘I’m gonna throw it away.’ Well, where is ‘away?’ There is no ‘away.’ So when you throw something away, it’s got to go somewhere and I think as a society we need to learn to be more conscious of what we’re doing with stuff. So that was what inspired this piece.”

The Student Art Show exhibit will be featured at the Corner Gallery from April 13 - May 8. The Corner Gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Fridays. Admission is free.

Wishing it was ‘Star Wars’ [‘Step Brothers’ screening] Rachel Anderson Assistant Editor What classifies art as inappropriate has been debated heavily over the years.

Is nakedness improper or tasteful?

Are paintings portraying religion in less than a positive light innovative or improper? Are dancers being too suggestive or are they taking control of their own bodies?

Perhaps no work of art has existed without at least one person taking offense.

NIC’s Film Club ran into a debate on what defines an inappropriate movie during the showing of “Step Brothers” in the CDA Library Friday night, April 24.

The raunchy comedy, starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly, not only led to a discussion on inappropriateness but also led to many people leaving the event.

In fact, several audience members were offended by the content of the movie and left early on in its showing.

“The movie wasn’t what I expected and it wasn’t funny at all,” Caroline Allen said, 17, Art, Post Falls.

She said the club shouldn’t be allowed to show such raunchy movies-, at least without a clearer warning beforehand. The showing left such a bad taste in her mouth that she does not plan on going to another Film Club showing.

The movie wasn’t the only thing that dealt with a touchy subject matter.

The club’s short film shown before the feature film also could have been questioned for its appropriateness.

The film created by club leadership, entitled “A Mysterious Thing,” featured a masked man in a cape that roamed around campus at night pleasuring himself.

Although the short film wasn’t overtly explicit in nature, a few audience members were so uncomfortable that they left the library before the feature film even started.

“People have the right to feel however they choose to,” club member Diana Smith said, Communications,

Film Club people watch movie and react like they are supposed to do. Lily Anderson/Sentinel

21, Melba, Idaho. “Reacting in that way [leaving early] is offensive, I believe, but that is still their choice. I guess if they had nothing to contribute and felt there was nothing they would gain from watching, that was by their own design, accurate.”

As one of the members of film club that voted for the screening of “Step Brothers,” Smith said she hoped the movie would have generated a differ-

ent tone in conversation during the discussion after the movie. Certain she would not have liked the movie, Smith said she voted for it to discuss the components of comedy.

“I wanted to discuss what makes good comedy because in a world of fart jokes and sexual innuendos, it’s a subject I’ve often considered and have been opinionated on,” Smith said. “So as far as the choice goes, I am glad we

went a new route and tried that out; the discussion I felt, was worth it.”

For those who stayed through the entire movie and joined in the discussion afterward, the general consensus throughout the conversation was that the movie had many good one-liners but was too much of a comedic Hollywood stereotype because of its poor portrayal of women and its fairytale-like ending.

Professionals speak about book publishing [instead of ‘Star Wars,’ for some reason] Taylor Nadauld Lead Reporter Aspiring authors, publishers and writers gathered in the Meyer Health and Sciences building Friday, April 24 for an opportunity to learn what it takes to get a foot in the door of writing from the experts themselves.

Over 30 students were in attendance to hear panelists Rick Barot, Renee D’Aoust and Christine Holbert speak about editing, writing and publishing, respectively. “Trestle Creek Review” adviser Jonathan Frey moderated.

The group of panelists answer young writer and audience member questions individually near the end of the event. Taylor Nadauld/Sentinel

Barot is a poetry editor for the New England Review and author of three books of poetry himself.

D’Aust has authored various notable nonfiction essays and Holbert is the founder and publisher of Lost

Horse Press, a nonprofit based in Sandpoint.

Among many things, the panelists discussed the importance of reading other writers’ works, having a good cover letter and utilizing the Internet. In a time where many authors decide for themselves when and where to publish their writing, one recurring piece of advice among all the panelists was not to trust your own ego.

“Your ego is telling you that this is a fantastic piece of work,” Dact said, “and I think you’re probably wrong.”

In fact, all of the panelists recommended publishing through a professional, rather than trying to undergo the process yourself, but reminded students that every situation is different.

Perhaps the most frank piece of advice on publishing was delivered

by the professional, Holbert herself.

“I guess one of the main things that I would say to everyone is to not be an a--hole when dealing with editors and publishers,” Holbert advised.

Quincee Nuffer, 20, English, Emmett, poetry editor for the “Trestle Creek Review,” said it’s critical to hear from professional writers in order to expand your horizons as a writer.

“Being able to hear from people that are involved in the actual process of editing and writing is imperative to even writing or reading if you’re looking into publishing,” Nuffer said. “The entire process is really intricate and it’s, like, a puddle that you just think is a puddle but it ends up being an entryway to the ocean. There’s always something deeper. “

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Vocal jazz members sing together onstage, doing some very nice work. Lily Anderson/Sentinel

‘Nice Work...’ concert gets it done Matthieu Bertrand Staff Writer “The Great Gatsby” has taught us to believe that Jazz was a fountain of booze and flappers, but the NIC Jazz Ensemble and Cardinal Vocal Jazz set the record straight on Wednesday, April 29 in the NIC Music Department’s performance of “Nice Work If You Can get It”. The concert consisted of all-time Jazz classics, the music selection including “Wings to Fly”

and “Goody, Goody”—the same songs your grandparents probably jitterbugged to.

“I hope [the audience] understood the different styles that were performed,” Max Mendez said, NIC choir director of 10 years. “And hopefully, they had a good time.”

Casey Marotta, 19, Cardinal Vocal Jazz drummer, explained that the Cardinal Vocal Jazz had been preparing for the show since January, almost immediately after

their Christmas performance.

While most of the audience seemed to be men and women above the ages of 50 or 60, everyone seemed to enjoy the performance.

“I enjoyed it immensely,” Matt Melton said, father of Cardinal Vocal Jazz member Hannah Melton. “It was another reminder of the great program they have here and how much effort everybody puts into it and their talent.

It was very enjoyable.”

“I think the whole Basie style is what we really worked hardest on,” Terry Jones said, NIC Jazz Ensemble director. “It was nice to go back to the basics. Not necessarily the easy basics, but still the basics.”

After the NIC Jazz Ensemble finished their stage time with a lively rendition of “The Swizzle” (Director Terry Jones even encouraged audience members to dance), the ensemble and the Cardinal Vocal Jazz closed the

performance with Stevie Wonder’s “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing.”

While alcoholic beverages and loosely dressed women were not featured in the performance, the genre’s classic tuxedo-themed dress wear and vocal dips were enough to throw you back into the booming ‘20s. Complete with wild saxophone solos, fast drum beats and energetic trumpets, the performance received a standing ovation.

‘Great Authors’ speaks Woolf Maddie Chapman Staff Writer

Audrey Cameron addresses the audience at the NICLIT Great Authors series. Thomas Hansen/Sentinel

The sound of the second installment of an NICLIT great authors lecture was bouncing off the Todd Lecture Hall walls Thursday night, April 23. Audrey Cameron gave a presentation on Virginia Woolf and Shakespeare’s imaginary sister, Judith, said that Woolf created.

Cameron became a fan of Woolf’s work when she was in high school.

“I think I was seventeen and I had never read anything like this before,”

Cameron said. “She seemed so brilliant and elegant.”

Cameron spoke about how in some of her work Woolf mentions Shakespeare and what would happen if he had a sister with his same talents trying to succeed. Woolf wrote that she wouldn’t succeed despite her skills because she was a woman in the 16th century.

Many of Woolf’s work had a theme of the struggle of women artists during that time period and admired Shakespeare, talking about this imaginary sister many times in her work.

Along with the date of this lecture,

April 23 is the supposed birth date of Shakespeare. The exact day is not known for sure.

Virginia Woolf lived 1882-1941 and lived with mental illness through life, eventually committing suicide by putting stones in her pockets to drown herself.

“She was a strong swimmer, which makes it really hard, so it took a lot of determination,” Cameron said. “Her life is really fascinating.”

The lecture wrapped up with discussion between the audience and Cameron about Woolf and Shakespeare.

So Long Solo... not referring to Han Matthieu Bertrand Staff Writer So Long Solo, an indie-folk band, performed in the lower level SUB on Wednesday, April 22. The group, consisting of married couple Mark and Heather Miller, commonly plays at weddings, other universities and various events but had never before been on the NIC campus.

The concert, sponsored by ASNIC, came at the behest of So Long Solo, who contacted the school to arrange a performance.

“We wanted to do something fun towards the end of the semester. We thought a concert would be a great idea to do that and break the tension right before finals,” Quinne Evans said, 20, General Studies, Spokane.

“They contacted us, and it seemed like it would be a unique experience.”

Mark Miller, So Long Solo guitarist and vocalist, said this was their first time performing at NIC, and the majority of their performances are held at campuses.

The band name So Long Solo was derived from Mark asking his wife, Heather, to join him performing on tours. Heather agreed and, as the Miller’s explained, have been playing for

four years and counting.

A raffle was held during the concert, with the winner receiving free merchandise from the group.

While the concert’s turnout was relatively small, the attendees seemed to enjoy it immensely.

Breanna Allen, 18, General Science, Coeur d’Alene, attended the concert due to a friend’s recommendation. Allen said that while she had never heard of the group before, she was certainly a fan now.

“I really liked it,” Allen said. “I really enjoyed it, and I think they can go far.”

Daniel Davis, who has friends on campus, attended the event after seeing a sign posted.

“I think they’re great,” Davis said.

“They’re great people who really know how to put on a performance.

They keep people in the room and are very friendly—they seem to really care about their fans.”

Mark and Heather both agreed that they would love to perform at NIC again.

With a quiet song dedicated to all the graduating students, the group So Long Solo closed the show with their soft song “Goodbye.”

Mark and Heather Miller lull the audience with a string of indie-folk pieces. Lily Anderson/Sentinel

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Former Pat gets life in prison Dylan Latting Sports Writer University of Idaho on the left battles NIC on the right for possession in the scrum. Photo contribution by Heather Trujillo

Rugby brings home the hardware Team wins the Division III championship game Riley Hadeen Assistant Editor Going into the Northwest Collegiate Rugby Conference (NCRC) bowl game against University of Idaho, NIC rugby was confident in their vision of victory.

“It’s not a question of if we will win; we will win,” said player and NIC student Chris Trujillo.

The team was true to their words, sweeping U of I in a 44-5 victory for the championship game in Moscow.

With a steady lead of 10-0 at

the half, NIC almost managed a shutout victory, until U of I managed a last effort tri in the final seconds of the game.

“It’s a dream come true for us and the program,” Trujillo said.

Seven out of the 15 players on the team managed to grab tries for the team with player Calin Walt putting up two tries and team captain Will Strothe scored a tri and nailed two conversions in the second half.

Their victory secured NIC rugby as the NCRC division III bowl champions and the team

will be presented a trophy in the coming weeks.

“For us to go out and put the rugby team on the map is huge,” Trujillo said.

This was the last game in which coach Adam Mortensen would lead the team, with Trujillo taking over as head coach next season with possible assistance from Strothe.

“It’s [coaching] a definite maybe. I’m definitely going to be around,” Strothe said. “I know for a fact that I never want to leave rugby behind me.”

The team will be going into

the next season with a positive outlook gaining several recruits as well as returning players.

“We’re going to grow into a definite powerhouse,” Mortensen said.

Looking ahead at coaching for next season, Trujillo is hoping to focus on core values of community development, comradery, sportsmanship and an emphasis on both the student and athlete aspects of participation.

“If you develop as a family as well as a team, you’re going to go a long way,” Trujillo said.

Scrums on scrums! (below) The Cardinals rocked University of Idaho in the scrum. It helped them gain possession and ultimately win the game. (left) The team poses after the championship game. (above) Calin Walt of NIC goes up for the grab on a line-out. They finished on a high note as they demolished University of Idaho 44-5.

Photo contributions by Heather Trujillo, Photo Iliistrastion by Connor Sears

Aaron Hernandez got accused of first-degree murder over two years ago.

Around two weeks ago a judge charged Aaron Hernandez with the crime committed against Odin Lloyd. He was sentenced to life in prison without the option of parole.

Now the news sparked mixed reaction from both fans and the public.

I was not surprised at what he got charged with, when you take pictures with the murder weapon only days before you’re typically going to get charged with the crime. Do I feel bad for Aaron Hernandez? Sure, but not because he is going to prison for the rest of his life, but because his defense lawyers never gave him a chance.

Aaron Hernandez’s defense lawyers told the jury that he was at the scene of the murder when it happened, but he did not pull the trigger and claimed he did not know what to do. When I read this I thought, “are you kidding me?”

The publicity for this case has been so crazy just for his lawyers to write I am guilty on his forehead. In terms of football, Aaron Hernandez is a case of another great talented athlete who wasted his talent for the gang life.

Coming out of high school, college coaches knew he had gang affiliations, but Florida took a chance on him. At Florida he smoked marijuana and still kept in close contact with his friends involved in gangs. Going into the 2010 draft many teams didn’t want to touch Hernandez because it was a high risk high reward situation but one coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots felt the reward was higher.

The fact that Bill Belichick not only gave him a chance, but got screwed over is one the biggest surprises in recent sports, in my eyes. When coaches like Pete Carroll and Bill Belichick, who are both notable coaches who give second chances and their projAaron ects fail, it’s Hernandez extremely surprising.

The only question I have is: with all that talent and money why would he throw it away to smoke marijuana and affiliate with gangs?

In conclusion, I feel bad for Aaron Hernandez not in a, “oh that sucks he is getting locked up way”, it’s more of a “I feel bad you had all that talent and you chose to throw it all away for the fast life.”

However, the ones I truly feel bad for are the family members of Odin Lloyd whose life was cut short by his friend.

Dylan Latting is a writer for The Sentinel.

His opinions are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Sentinel. Respond to this column online at nicsentinel.com.

DID YOU KNOW? Floyd Mayweather defeated Manny Pacquiao by unanimous decision over the weekend by a score of 118-110.

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Softball gets 500th win in program history

Get your head in the game and play ball!

Connor Sears Sports Editor

Last Wednesday, the riots in Baltimore outside Camden Yards led the Orioles’ to have a fan-less game. Yes, there were zero fans at the game.

The game was shortened by an hour. An entire hour! There has been a lot of controversy and push back by players, ball clubs and the media to keep the games the same length because it adds revenue from concessions and advertisements. Players don’t want to shorten game time because they are so used to the pace of the current game.

The lure of a baseball game is that it is fairly inexpensive to attend the game. If you shorten the playtime by an hour, it would benefit the fans, where the revenue is generated. Although it limits the marketing opportunities, it is so much more engaging for the fans.

Brandon Land of ESPN believes that games won’t be shorter because of the deadfall loss from concession sales. That is such a modest amount in comparison to advertisement sales that it is insignificant.

When I watch the Cardinal’s softball team, they show that they are working out there.

They keep their nine inning games to around two hours.

They hustle in from the dugout and from the field, pitchers are on the mound to do their job, batters stay in the box, and we can watch the double headers within the time that ten percent of Major League Baseball games are.

You significantly reduce playtime by 15-20 minutes if you shorten time between innings by a minute. If players hustled and were focused on business, the media would have to react because the people want to see the game, not commercials. Plus the ballpark experience would be more engaging because you are seamlessly speeding the game up always attracting a fan’s attention.

On average players see only 8-12 minutes of action in an average game that last roughly three hours. That means that you are only watching athletes play for around five percent of the time.

There are a variety of ways to cut down on the 95 percent of down time through the course of a game.

Baseball is like capitalism; there is an idea of free substitution (compared to an open market economy in capitalism) in baseball that allows managers to change pitching, batters and base runners at any point in the game. If you apply substitution limitations, that would shave a couple minutes from the game, though it would inhibit the nature of the game.

However, if umpires actually sped the pace of the pitching to twelve seconds, that would shave minutes off the game.

In a game where there are 300 pitches and you can shave five seconds off per pitch, that would reduce the length of the game by 25 minutes.

Then there comes the question of whether or not the shotclock will inhibit a pitchers ability to throw as well. My answer is that there is a 24 second shot clock in basketball and a 40 second clock in football. That has shaped the game in the fan’s favor, as would the pitch clock in baseball.

With the implication, and enforcement of the pitch-clock and reduced time between innings, the fans win.

Connor Sears is a writer for The Sentinel.

His opinions are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of The Sentinel. Respond to this column online at nicsentinel.com.

Theodora leads off the Lady Cards with a bunt to get on base on a beautiful sunny day at Memorial Field. Thomas Hansen/ Sentinel

Griffey Olsby Sports Writer NIC continues its dominate play and ended the month of April 38-5 and 26-2 in conference play. After picking up their 500th win in program histor y on April 28 versus Yakima Valley Community College, the Cardinals are still playing their consistent play into the final stretch of the season.

The Cardinals have averaged over 10 r uns a game

in their last five games and have only allowed just under four r uns a game in the past three weeks. Their impressive pitching has been led

by Tori Almos, who just recently signed to play softball next year at Oregon Tech.

NIC travelled to Pendleton, Ore. to play Blue Mountain Community College and walked away with two wins.

Big bats lifted the Cards over the Timber wilves 19-5 in the first game and 15-0 in the second.

On Friday the Lady Cards defeated Treasure Valley Community Colleges in both games of the double header (9-7, 11-1).

The Cards were able to split two games with Spokane Community College back on April 14 (0-1, 8-2), before traveling to Yakima.

There they won their first game versus Lower Columbia Community College (9-5)followed by losses to Bellevue College (0-8) and

Clackamas Community College (5-6). They rounded out their trip with a win over Clark College( 4-0).

Maddie Anthony leads the NWAC with 19 home r uns and 80 r uns batted in.

Teammate Hayley Fields leads the conference with the highest batting average of .556.

The Cards will visit Wenatchee Valley Community College before retur ning home on May 9 to play Big Bend in the last games

Cardinals host tourney, gearing up for final rounds Riley Hadeen Sports Writer

Cardinal Golfer Hugh Taylor taking a practice swing at the North Idaho College Tournament which was held at Avondale Golf Course on April 19 and 20. Rachel Anderson/Sentinel

NIC men and women’s golf looks to up their game for their last tour nament after their two tour nament per formances in April.

In the NIC hosted tour nament at Avondale Golf Course (4/19-4/20), Michael Por ter led the NIC men’s team grabbing 11th place with a score of 152. Hugh Taylor scored a 154 for 15th place, Kenny Dodge (162, 35th), Zach Davis (167, 47th), and Adam Power (168, 48th) all contributed to NIC’s men’s team in the tour nament, which consisted of 56 total par ticipants.

Jenna Kaik led women’s in the Avondale tour nament, shooting a 176 for the team to gain 8th place in the standings.

Elsa Goodsen (184, 12th), Mackenzie Phillips (187, 15th), and Bailey Wiedmer (230, 35th) also contributed to bring the women’s team a third place standing in the tour nament. There were 37 total par ticipants in attendance for the women’s tournament.

The men’s team managed to stay out of last place, nabbing 8th out of the nine schools that par ticipated in the tour nament.

The women’s team took 3rd out of the seven colleges in their league that attended.

Bellevue College ended up snagging first in both the men and women’s leagues.

At the second tour nament in Yakima, WA at the Apple Tree Golf Course(4/26-4/27), NIC’s men’s team pulled 7th out of the ten colleges that attended, and the women’s team placed 6th out of the seven women’s teams.

Out of the 57 par ticipants in the men’s league, Hugh Taylor and Michael Porter tied for 4th place with scores of 147, Kenny Dodge placed 30th with a score of 160 and Adam Power placed 47th with a score of 167.

Of the 37 par ticipants in the women’s league, Mackenzie Phillips took 10th with a score of 181, Elsa Goodsen placed 13th with a score of 185 and Bailey Wiedmer placed 31st with a score of 244.

Both the mens and women’s team have one tour nament left until the Nor thwest Athletic Conference (NWAC) championships kick of f on May 17th. Both teams have been going through str uggles, but with one tour nament still left to tighten the screws, anything is possible.

The Cardinals will play their final tournament in Bellevue, WA and it will be hosted by Bellevue College.

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May the Force be with you on this crossword...

Obviously Yoda is a wise little Muppet. He knows a lot about the force--and your future. Features Editor T.J. Gossard transcribed the old Jedi Master’s predictions and let’s just say the little green man has a lot of incoherent thoughts.

Down

Across

1. What species is General Grievous?

À. What tives a litht saFer its color?

½. Who Èas the orst ar orY n ,he +ith?

s. Who is arth +iYious?

Aries: Mar. 21–Apr. 19

Libra: Sep. 23-Oct. 22

Your desire for wealth betrays you, young Padawan; patience you

Companionship you embrace, you seek. Look not to old habits,

must have. Persist you will and

silly twit. A full moon seeks you,

little you will find. Desires you have, but ill advised are they. The wise are those who are most rich,

invites in the coming weeks a sense of sensual fortification, fruition, eruption. New methods must you

for not a trollop are they—their

embrace for fulfillment. One or

wanton nature is for only society.

two small luxuries might keep your

For themselves, do not they think.

Save your money, you must not.

desires in check; offer them to others, or within your wallet must you

Save yourself first.

peak. Willpower is weak in many,

Taurus: Apr. 20–May 20 Thriftiness of the soul and of the

particularly Aries. Find this weakness and use it for your benefit.

Though dark it may seem, hard it is

bank account; encouraged, it is.

for a Jedi. Compromises; forgiven

Much like a feeble mind, perspir-

are they if high is your virtue.

ing is yours, and not for the weaknesses of those with the stench of

Scorpio: Oct. 23-Jan. 19

gregarious intent. Perspiring is

In waking moon does your dark-

yours from deep without the pant

ness impress unto others; indulge

pocket; beneath the thread, it is.

a feeling you might reflect, but

Squelch these desires? No, no, no.

Know the right path, you shall.

For wisdom comes from the soul.

consequences must considered be.

Anything of conceivable regret,

From the wisdom of others, never should yours be changed.

Craigslist. Strong are you with the force, but not that strong. Twilight is upon you, and soon, night must

Gemini: May 21–Jun. 20

fall. Such is the way of the force.

On your gut, you must not rely, for it is larger than your happiness with it. Instead, rely on others you

Passion, intensity, these are feelings.

Feeling them, are you? Feel, I. I, feel. Feel. Leef. Leeflet. Telfeel.

must not. Time and resources,

Tell. Feel.

inquire deep into the depth of

either way, expend you would.

Inaction it is, sometimes the wisest

Sagittarius: Nov. 22-Dec. 21 Your midi-chlorian count, high it is.

p. What color is ace WinYu°s litht saFer?

¸. What creatures live on nYor?

course in times of action. Your natural curiosity will come to the

·. What Èas the + ÊÈal ers° oritinal last na e?

1Î. Where Yoes u e tell eia that she is her sister?

force; and flirtatious will you feel.

ence, the downfall of you it one day

Size matters not; only the force.

might be. Keep sharp; midi-chlori-

Believe me not? Good! Pseudosci-

g. Who saÊs °,here°s ÏlÈaÊs Ï itter ish?°

1À. Whose Ï Èere the clones aYe nro ?

Cancer: Jun. 21-Jul. 22 The domain of evil, in you must

an count could be high if real they were, but they would not be high in

. Who ills aFa the utt?

1s. n Èhat aterial is an +olo nroÍen in?

go. Take with you all that belongs

count, low they would be in being

to others, within you. There is

high instead. Off the drugs you

11. What Èas u e + ÊÈal er°s nic na e as a Êountster?

1¸. Who ills GreeYo in the os isleÊ antina?

no why. Nothing more can you be taught. Clear your mind of

must get, kid.

questions. Secrets have you, and

Capricorn: Dec. 22-Jan. 19

public they will become. Liar

Opportunities for romance, grab

or redemption-seeker are you?

Decide, you must.

quick you must. Looking? Found someone, you have, I would say,

1½. oÈ anÊ eath +tars Èere Fuilt?

1p. What Èas an®s na ous response to eia®s ° love Êou° Yeclaration?

hmmm? Try not; do… or do not.

How Old Are They?

Microsoft’s analysis of the ages of the returning cast...

Leo: Jul. 23-Aug. 22

There is no try. The force, whither

Sexy you are, Leo! Do not let your

it does within you. Roses for smelling, chocolates for savoring, nerfs

qualities weigh you down. Your consciousness swims deep in the

for herding—make not, so do.

seas of ambitions, goals; deeper

Fierce is the dragon, but without

into the water shall you dive?

fuel, little does it impress. Take not

Breath is necessary for survival in the deep. Out must you swim for

the long road; worth is not a strong point in you.

but a moment; forget this not.

Harder it is to see you, the deeper

Aquarius: Jan. 20-Feb. 18

you swim. If help you ever need, forget not those in shallower

Eat a lot, you should. Easy is the going when fate’s blank, dark eyes

depths.

befall upon you Aquarius. Fate’s eyes are shady; always in the making

Virgo: Aug. 23-Oct. 22 You must unlearn what you have learned.

Libra: Sep. 23-Oct. 22 Companionship you embrace, you seek. Look not to old habits, silly

and shade your eyes, or advantage taken of you it shall.

twit. A full moon seeks you, invites

Pisces: Feb. 19-Mar. 20

in the coming weeks a sense of

Communicating across cultures you

sensual fortification, fruition, eruption. New methods must you

your desires in check; offer them to others, or within your wallet

might seek. Then learn you must; amidst the crowded future of finals preparation the self must always be priority. Your home: a clutter, cozy must it be—a reflection of your force, it is. The dark side is quicker,

must you peak. Willpower is weak

easier, more seductive. When you

in many, particularly Aries. Find

are calm, at peace, passive, you will

this weakness and use it for your benefit. Though dark it may seem, hard it is for a Jedi. Compromises; forgiven are they if high is your virtue.

do right. A Jedi uses the force for knowledge and defense, NEVER for attack. If you are not afraid, you will be. You… will… be.

embrace for fulfillment. One or two small luxuries might keep

Padawan’s Sumer Picks Summer is fast approaching, and the Sentinel staffers have some suggestions for fun summer activites.

•

Roadtrips to Palouse Falls

•

Hot air balloon rides in

•

Spokane’s Lantern Fest

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Geocahing

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Tyler, The Creator on June

•

The 9th Annual Lilac City

Bonners Ferry on May 30

Comicon on May 30 at the Spokane Convetion Center •

Make short films

•

Salt-n-Pepa on May 21 at the

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CDA Casino Get a shredded, hot bod

•

Watch “Avengers: The Age of Ulltron” in theaters

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Camp at Farragut State Park

•

Take a day trip to Spokane’s Manito Park

the future is. Weekends for you, competitive they may be as the spotlight befalls you. But not blinding is the spotlight. Embrace it you must

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NIC students hold signs in front of the CDA resort to welcome hugs and love from strangers. Taylor Nadauld/Sentinel

‘Choose Love Over Fear’ ...Fear is the path to the dark side Taylor Nadauld Lead Reporter

tr y that caused him to break down cr ying out of happiness and love.

Paul is now planning on earning a Ph.D. in embers of the community young cultural sciences so “that I can make a differand old gathered at the SUB and ence of love in my home countr y, Iraq.” downtown on Friday to celebrate Other speakers included president of the the proclamation of a third con- Communication (Speak Out) Club (which secutive year of Coeur d’Alene “choosing love recently won the Kootenai County Human over fear”.

Rights Task Force Award for NIC’s Club of Over 30 were in attendance the Year), Greda Gregson, a to give out “free hugs” and lisnontraditional student who ten to inspiring speeches and said that the love she has stories of love and its effect on received over the years dethe human condition. From torser ves to be reciprocated. ture, to kidnapping, to death, “With the love I was granteach situation shared a comed, I knew I had to pass it mon conclusion of salvation on,” Gregson said. from the heartbreak as a result A portion of the audience of various acts of kindness and later walked around downlove. town holding signs saying Chad Davis, director of the “Free Hugs” and “Choose Coeur d’Alene Summer TheLove” for the public to see. atre, gave a somber tribute to Members of the Gender a friend he learned had passed Sexuality Alliance, Young away just minutes before Davis Democrats Club, and Speak CHAD DAVIS got up to speak. He gave credOut Club were among particCDA Summer Theatre Director it to his friend’s marriage for ipants in the event. teaching him and his wife “how August Nelson, 19, graphic to be a couple.” Besides his tribute, Davis em- design, Berkley, said the goal of the hugs is to phasized the importance of noticing the small give people an excuse to reciprocate the love things on a daily basis. they’re given.

“Notice the kindness around you,” Davis “We’re saying just pay it for ward or pass said. “It can really change your perspec- it on,” Nelson said. “Give someone else an tive.” act of kindness because we’re giving you this Michael Paul, an Iraqi native and author hug right now, I guess.” of “Penumbra,” a book that examines religion “So far, we’ve gotten a lot of positive reacfrom a cultural perspective, spoke of his ex- tions.” periences as a U.S. Navy interpreter and cul“Choose Love Over Fear Day” is an offitural adviser. Paul was kidnapped three times cial day of obser vance in Coeur d’Alene, proby Islamic extremists and tortured for his claimed ever y year by the mayor on May 1 Christian beliefs. He says it was a simple act “to create opportunities to create and celeof gratitude from a stranger who hugged him brate humanitarian, individual and collective and thanked him for his ser vice to the coun- efforts to promote love over fear.”

M

“Notice the kindness around you.

It can really change your perspective.”

Two strangers recieve a hug from an NIC student during Choose Love Over Fear. -Taylor Nadauld/Sentinel

Students giving out free hugs to promote the spreading of love throughout the community. -Taylor Naduald/Sentinel

Couple A.J. Konda and Nicole Hill share their love with passersby. Taylor Nadauld/Sentinel.