The North Idaho College Sentinel Vol 51 No 1, Sept 25, 1997

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Nine-point pact signed by NIC, Coeur d'Alene s S ee back page The Student News paper of North Idaho College

Thursday, Sept. 25, 1997

Volume 51.i_Number 1

Hungry students scramble for food

by BIii Canepa Srnrmd Rt'portrr

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Wuh lhc cons1ruc1ion on an indefini1c h1a1u,. lhe campu, h~ been fon:ed 10 do ,ome

OOJU\l!Og. Office rclocaiions we re comple1ed In~ • '('(Ing. SUB.based dcpanmcm, have found new home( around campus Bui 1he que,11on rcmam~: Where do MudenL\ go 10 e:11 and hang out?

That rb the quei.tion 1ha1 D i rec tor of Au~11iary Service, Lanny Siem has been 1rying 10 find an an,wcr to ~ince the SUB lod.ed 11, door, an May. Stem s:ud thnt the odm1nimu11on been trying to give the student\ somepluce to go, bu1 just doc,n't ha,·e the room.

In respon,e to th1, lack of space, Food Services ha\.,.,qucc,ed 1wo new eateries into p,e,•iou~ly unu,ed nreas: The Cardinal Cnfe in lhc sym foyer nnd the l!dl1cn1cd Cu(' on 1hc \CC<lnd floor ol 130,well Hull.

The Cardinal Care serve, sandw1c h e,. ,·anou~ snacks and bottled beverages. It 1s open from 6:30 n.m. 10 5 p.m. wcekdayb and during Sporling event\.

The Educated Cup. which opened Sept 15

by tloppodol Poothona

Where's th e beef? Travis Malone with Food Services, flips hamburgers on a grill in fron t or See SUB page 9 C hrist ianson Gymnasium . Since the SUB closed, Food Service was creative when relocating.

Letter inspires formation of investigative committee

by Dfborn T iet Smtmtl Rtportu Sexual harassme nt.

Verbal in11midation. Gender inequ11ie,. Salary inequal ities. Each of these concerns awaned the entt re NIC campu\ whe n M:hool resumed in 1hc fall. l n1erim President Ro na ld Be ll arrived an t he miw.1of i1.

When ex-Preside nt Robert Be nncll was asked by 1he board of truMees to resign as pres ident of NIC. Eng lis h 1nstruc1or Fran Bahr said she fell tha1

\Ome good mu\l come or it "In all of t h1\," Bahr ~a id, " I kept hearing who t u great guy he wus and what II he inous thing 10 hoppcn to this m11n ... and I kept waiting for someone to \ay 'Yeah. bur.' and nobody did."

For Bohr, ~he said she needed 10 write a le 11e:r 10 the board of 1rus1ees 1ha1 would rock 1he entire campus. ii went agamsl the grain, and she said 1h01 was scary for her In her letter dated July 18, she no1ed i.evera l con1rove rsio l issues includ ing

SPORTS

\cxual haraumcnt and salary inequity.

Bahr said II boi led down 10 many o f 1h in gs taking place on camp us that were11' 1 fair. Her leucr focused mainly on women's is~ues, bu1 she said she was aware tha1 i1 crossed gender lanes and 1hat men have been 1re:11ed unfairly also.

"There are documcn1ed ans1anccs," Bnhr said, "1hn1 fe male e mployees in p a r1i c ul a r ... b u1 no1 only fe male emp loyees. we re be ing yelled 111. ve r ba ll y abused a nd ph ysica ll y intimida1ed, and I Slarted lhinking, ' Who

should have 10 put up wi lh 1h:11?'"

Bnhr said 1h01 if ony place ,hould be a mode l of good behavior and m utual rcspccl, it should be o college It ~caned 10 her th at some th ing di ffc renl was laking place.

Heailh a nd Well ness Coordan111or Landa Michal sai d 1ha1 these m,111nccs nrcn'1 ~omclhing 1hat she alw11)'~ sees or hcan. about " I believe 1h1u 1hcrc are ~ome mor:ll mucs thal could be better." Mich.ti said.

NEWS

Coach Curtis excited about team's chances

R utley's experknces enhance music departme nt

Bell uses experience to help NI C rebound

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Campus Ne

Trustees raise spring tuition Full-time student fees increase $25

by Unda Jones Scnrine/ Rq;orter S1udents who plan to attend school nex t spring s emester 5hould prepare to pay more tuition than past semesters. Tuition will increase ~25 on top of the $20 fee increase students paid this fall, for the SUB remodel.

Next se1nebter. full-time. instate students will be paying SS37 for tuition and fees. The tuitio n incrcabc wab propo~ed and passed by 1he board of tru&t~ 1his summer.

According to Jeannie Given~. c hairwoman for 1he board of

trostee, the board members who resigned this summer pushed to have the increase be effective for the whole school year, but lacked the required votes needed. A compromise was made that the S2S increase would go into effect.

Publications for ·97 and '98 had not been printed when the compromise was agreed on. The admissions office wn~ able lhen 10 have both prices of the fall and spring semesters changed in the new catalogs. The current NIC view book reflects the ~pring cost per semester and full year for both in-state and ou1-ofs tate res1dentb going to school full 11me ond for Mudent~ with seven credits or less.

Students who receive

financial aid in the form of g rant s. scholarships and students loans. would have the new 1ultion and fees fnctored in10 their awards. said David Lindsay. dean of students.

Rolly Ju rgens. dean of adminis tration, stated that the slate low would only allow a $50 increase per year. and after reviewing the budget, 1he S2S amount was decided on by a team of four deans.

The new money will go into o general pool for the benefit of the whole school. rr the tuition had no1 been raised 1hc school would s till function with the same programs. only on a tighter budget, Jurgens said.

The projected J percent enrollment increase was not met

1his year as anticipated. so the tuiti on increase will help the school and the local taxpayer, Lindsay said.

The majority o f support for N IC comes from coun t y and state tax dolln.rs. with some help from the federa l government: t uition. donations and fundrai sers balance out the res t of the budget.

Lindsay said that the board of trustees was trying to s tay competitive with other communi ty colleges. which have also raised their tuition and charge higher rates to nllend their colleges and universities.

A sample of the differences is compnred to between Spoknne and Southern Idah o.

The College of Southern Idaho had a

I S percen t increase this school year cos1i ng their student s SI.ISO a year. Both community colleges in Spoka ne SCC and SFCC. raised thei r rat es by 4 percent cos1ing their students 1.452 a year.

The current trend seems to be that ns the semesters come up.

1he rates also go up. Colleges and univers ities across the count.ry arc raising tuition and adding more fees, Lindsay so.id.

He added tha t neitt year the governor cou ld accept the proposal from the legislators to make h ea lth insurance mandn1ory. or even NIC could expand to develop a regional center with programs available to many more people than it can serve now.

Tenants back in officers' quarters Historic building near]y complete

by Om SihU'111111 Sew!<'/ Rq,orw

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fter mur1y ye.us of dcbute. hard work .1nd controvcr~y. the ron Shrrman Officer~· Quurier~ 1~ again occupied by it~ forme1 tenant, The re~1ora11on projl'Cl 1s part of the cullege', effort to preserve a histori ca l landmark. one of the last remaining ve\tiges of the old Port Sherman Over 10 ye11r, ugo the building. which is west of the library. almo\ t met w11h the wrecking ball. Due 10 the .:fforts of concerned cltizen1. and fni:ully. it now ~,and s cl\ a reminder of America·, drive to seule the western frontier.

Reerea1111g history 1~ no simple to\k- u~ was 1hc effort to calculate the cost~ involved. ' rhe orig in al esttmate before construc tion was $260,000. After renovauon\ began, the costs escalated to more than $569,000.

According to Steve Sch enk. dean of co ll ege relat i ons and d eve l opment, the cosh are justified. l'bocD b1 Nopp,,d<>I Paotnoa« "A significa nt amount of lime pu sse d Workers have been renovating the Fort Sherman Officers' Quarters since summer of '96. berwcen rhe time the a rcrh it ec 1 made the original cu imale and when const ru ction commercia l code,"inid Schenk. "The o ld glass cage in the student union building." began, " said Schenk . .. The cost of material~ requirements o f a commercial build,ng urc Ano t her tennnt, Judith Sylte, ulso suid i.he esealaled in that t ime period." more extensive nnd conscqucn1ly more cos tl y." enjoys h er new office space. although she did Schenk said that the h1 rges t cause o f cos1 Counselor Bob Newell occupies one o f t he cxpreo some C(lncerns abou t th e accuracy o f ov~rr~n was the unanticipated condition o f th e 11 officei, the remodel provided. He ~.lid thut he is the hi~torical asp ect of the rcno\·auon. bu1ld1ng. Walls were built o ve r existin g wall~ happy with his new home. " It doesn 't reflect the c ha racter of a frontier anHd m~ny structural alterations had been made. ' Tm p lea~cd with my new location: it'~ a nrmy outpost, though it does reflect t he I t ts also more Cllpensive to bu il d under nice quiet building," Newell ~aid. "It beati. my arc hitecture of the period.'' S> ltc said.

Thursday, Sept. 25. 1997

Campus News

ASNIC drops recall ball Required signatures for petition not gained before county deadline

l(l)tpayers \~ere able 10 speak ou1nnd show 1hey care."

Scon ~n1d ASNIC will no1 be nncmpung another recall as i1 ' , a huge amoun1 of work. Seem said that 1hcy·11 wnn for 1he ne.1.1election. b) Brandl Reusor Sco11 ,aid Muden1s and communi1y member, involved in Stntmrl Reporter the recall fe ll 1ha1 the board, lad of commun icau on w11h ASNIC launched an cffon to rccnll 1hrcc board of tru\1ecs ,1udcn1~ and taxpayers displayed dmegard for , 1uden1 needs member~ in July but failed 10 turn in the required 14.828 and fi ~cal 1rrcspon,ib1l11y. ..There wa\ no JU~lifica1ion for 1he di,1111 ~sal or Pr1!!>1dcnl ~igna1ure~ needed for each member b)· 1hc lntes1 deadline of !i Bcnncu. and II cost the iaxpayeri. p.m on Sept. 8.

S 142 .000." Sco11 said. ··Thal " ASNIC Pre" dtnt Renee Sco11 said "She's gonna fiscal irre~pon\lbili1y:· the recall pc111ion began bccau~c In re.~pon~e 10 1he recall. board ASNIC fell the 1ru~1ee., were not bctng have to clue me member Ely roid 1he pc1i1inncr.; fiscally rc~pon,1ble, we re nol in as to how we did whatBob 1hey 1hough1 1he> had 10 commun1ca1ing ope nl y wit h 1he do. ~•udcnl\ and community nnd were not have been Ely said the board hAS kepi NIC"~ ncung in 1hc best in1crcs1of NIC. fiscally The board members 1argc1ed by 1he • •bl " budgc1 s1ablc wi1h no increase for recall were Bnrb Chambcrlnin. Bob Ely trreSpOilSl e ca,payers. They .1ccomplishcd 1h1s by decli ning ASNIC's request for ond Jeanne Given~. Former truMces - Bob Elymoney ubovc 1hc nc1unl budgc1 S1c~c Widmycr und Sue Thilo rc\igncd : ::::::~~~~::~--- -- - -- - figure for the SUB remodel. in early July.

"She"\ gonna hnvc to clue me in as 10 how we have been Stoll said the recall wns 1ni1io1cd nr,er 1hc bonrd foiled 10 communicau: the rea,on~ for cwo of i1s deciMons 10 1he s1udcn1, fisca lly irrc~pon,ible." Ely snid.

A NIC ~1udent stood up and CJtpn:ssed his disngrecmcn1 wi1h and the communi1y: The dismissal of forn1er NIC Prcsidcn1 Bob ASNIC at lh c board of trustees meeting on Sepl. 3. Josh Bcnncu in June and :1 $25 spring tuillon incrca,;c.

Kooccnni Councy Election, Supervisor Decdic Beard said she Buchner, prcsidc n1 of 1hc NIC Humon Equulity Club. said he couldn 't accepl any of 1he approxi mately 10.000 signatures 1hinks ASN IC ,hould have mken a differcn1 approach 10 1he i ubmiued 10 her by Sco11 on Scp1. 8. bccau~c 1hc s1a1e code perceived prohlcm.

Buc hner ~oid he doc~n ·, want l(l ~ay he ~upporc s I he doon ·1allow her office 10 uccep1 less thon che 14.828 ~ignaiurc\ board's ac1ions. bu1 believe, i,~uc, li ke these should be taken needed per member for n recall elec1ion. ""All this office docs 1s \vh n1 lhe lnw nllows us 10 do," up in 1he el ections.

"A recall would happen every 1ime we didn'1 agree with n Bcnrd said.

Beard said 1he fi nnl 101al woul d have been eve n less 1hun public official." Buchner said.

Tru~1cc member Barb Chambcrlnin said 1ha1 1hc opinion 1hc 10,000 Sco11 brought in becau~c at lca.s1 25 percent of 1he , ignacurcs turned in on p1.11i1ion~ of1cn 1urn ou1 10 be bei ng expre,scd 10 her was 1ha1 a rec.ill takes place when invalid for varioub rcuson~. , uch J\ n ,ignec who i&nol a au1hon1y is violu1cd.

'The longer ii wcnl on and 1he more people 1ha1 undCl"blood i1 rcgis1cred voter.

Beard said chat ASNIC could a11emp1 ano1hcr n.-call pe1i1ion. may nol have agreed wi1h 1he board's decisions. bu1 believed and be given 60 days 10 collcc1 1he .1gna1ures Jgai n. Bui 1he board ac1cd wi1hin 1hcir authority," Chamberlain said.

Sco11 said we need people in au1hori1y posi1ions who will because none of Lhe s1gna1ures already collected were v11lidn1cd, remember why they are in these positions. It is not u position of ASNIC would huve 10 ,1an all over Scou ~ id , he cook 1he s1gna1ure$ in by 1he dead line 1hinking s101ure or power. it's meant 10 be one of making , ure 1hm 1hc thnl the signa1ures could have been recorded and validmed in s1uden1~ get 1he be..~1educa1ion possible. she added.

Sco1t said she hopes ASNIC and the bonrd cao pul th.is behind case ASNIC decided 10 a11emp1 ann1hcr recall.

"While 1he peti tions were not accepted by the county 1hem. and work prof~sionally 1hroughou1 1he school year for clerk's offi ce our effon, were no1 in vain," Scou s:11d. 1he students.

'Thol°s why were bo1h here," Sco11 said.

"Through 1his recall effort. awarenc\, was ra i~cd and

Health services offers free HIV testing

by Taryn Hecker Se111i11el Rt11orter Sex is everywhere. h ' s on TV. in lhe movies. on the rad io and it' s even for sale.

Sex can bring consequences.

S1udcn1 Hcahh Services, located on the upper level of lhe Hedlund Building, offers free 1cs1ing for HIV 11nd ocher scitually 1rnnsmi11ed diseases.

Blood is drawn for HIV testing and screened for HIV an tibodies. The antibodies take three to six months 10 form. Linda Michal, nu rse practi1ioner and coordina tor of S1udc nt Health Services, ad,•ises students 10 1es1 for three mon1hs afler a possible exposure and then rciest lhrcc months ln1cr.

Unprotec ted sex, unpro fessional 1a11ooing and body pie rcin g and sharing drug needles nre some of 1he ways Hl V is spread. Michal stresses the impo rt ance of stu dents being tes1ed for HIV not only so Iha! they can get 1rea11nen1, bu1 so 1hey won·1 pass iI on 10 01hers.

"Our society has such a stigma agai ns t sex. eve n 1hough it · s constantly blasted at us. bu1 people don' t want 10 di scuss their sexu:il hea lth," said Michal. " h' s a doublestandard."

When students make an appoin1mcn1 Michal said she can tell when 1hey arc worried 1ha1 th ey may have a STD. TI,ose s1udcn1s, she said, orten tell the secretary "h 's n personal problem."

Tes ting is co nfidentia l in Idaho. but not "anonymous." said Mi cha l.

Positive HI V 1cs1s are reported 10 th e S1a1e Hea lt h Department, but s 1udcn1 med ical records arc kept separate from s1udcn1 records and don ·1 transfer wi1h tra nscrip1s.

S1uden1 Health Services also offers family planni ng, binh control and PAP s mears. The cen ter is fund ed by s1udcn1 fees, bu t pa1icn1s arc rcspo nsihlc for payi ng lab service costs. Doth birch co ncwl and PAP smears have l.ib foe~. " It's 1mpor1 an1 1h01 people keep themselves safe," suid Michal. adding 1h01 Student Health Services hos free condoms available.

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News Briefs

Fonner }>regdent ChrNianson dies hy Ju.~n Ruflls Stntind Rtporttr Former North ld:iho Collcgt Prc.s1<1en1 Perry A. ChrislioMon dil!ll or natural cau,c, Aug. 15 m Auburn. Wash .. a1 3ge 93.

Cbri,lianson was a maJor contrlbu1or to lhc college. which wa~ known o\ Coeur d' Alt'nC Junior College 10 1939. He was elcctl!d the third pfl'~idenl or NIC in 1962 after George Kildow died while In office.

NIC's gymnuium now holds Christianson Chri~tian\(ln's n3me because or his rcpu1a1ion ns a professor and fine leader.

While at NIC for 30 y= Chri5tianson taugh1 mn1hemn1ics and chemistry He worked a~ o coach and lhl! dean or faculty and lacer ns the lhird president. holdtng II u:nn of si, years from 1962- 1968.

Steve Schenk. dean of college rela1ioo.'I, said that Christianson will be remembered as a very involved leadu and 1111 :is~I IO tht' communi1y.

Before Christian~ n came 10 Idaho in 1938. he was educated and wos employed as as a high school teacher and 11dministm1or in North Dnkou1.

Chri~lianson obtoined a bachelor's degree in education and a ma.m:r\ degree in mathematics.

NIC WAS nor Chrisuanson's only priority. He served two yea rs on 1he Coeur d'Alene Ci ty Council and three 1em1S o.s Coeur d' Alene's mayor from 1955- 1961. He nl~o held numcrou.~ 01hcr posillons such as president of P.T.A. Campfire Counci l, Kootenai Count y Tubercul osis Msociation. leader for Koo1cnai Coun1y Hospital, Nortbwes1 Association of School and CoU~ge and w;1s active in the Methodbt Chwt"h.

PSI awards scholarships PSI. Professional Sccrc1aries lntcmational, has announced the recipic!nb of two annual educational scholarships.

A SSOO !o<:b<llarship wo.s awlltdcd 10 Micbelle Brunner, a graduntc from Lakeland High School in Rathdrum. Brunner i5 using hcr i.eholarsbip 10 ancnd the secre1arial program.

Monica Wood m:cived the $250 scholllNhip, which will a.ssi~l her during ber second year io the Legal Semtarial Progmm.

Library announces new hours Hows for the NIC Library have changed They are as follows: 7:30 a.m.-lO p.m.

• Monday-Thursdly 7:30 un.-4 p.m.

• Friday .Saturday

10 un.4 p.m.

. Sunday

I p.m.- 9 PJD.

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The NIC Sentinel

Thursday, Sept. 25, 1997

Enrollment down 13 from fall

By Murad Khalliev Sr111mrl R,•11<1rtrr W11h an cnrollmenl decrease of 13 ,1udcni-. the populauon of NIC' , ,1uden1 hod) " ,hghrl)' down from 3.644 ,1udcn1, uncndtng la,1 fall to the '.l.631 1hr, lall The fi{!ure, from the reg1,1rar·, office ,ho"' th,11 the la,1 dccrea,e in enrullmcnt w." 1.31 2 ,1uden1, dunng the f,tll !ri!mew:r of 1995. " However rhc numhcr ol full -1,mc cqu 1v.,h: n1 ~ludcnt, ,, up I 6 percent, ,ncreaMng by 48 ,tudcnt,." Rcgl'trar K,1rcn Stn:crcr ,11id.

Duv,d Lind,ay, dean ol ,1uden1s. ,a,d 1h.a1 lhc uwul p.,rk,ng problem cx,-1,. bur there .,re 01her problem, 1he school h dealing w11h.

"Wilh clo,i ng lhe Studenl Union Building down. we hove ono1hcr problem though. a ,wdcnl hnng-0u1 pince:· Lind~ny ..:ud.

In prcviou, years NIC ,tude111, ~penr rh cir lc1!,ure 111nc, lunch break and break, between c la,~e, in 1he SU B. With the SUB closed down, udmin iMra1or, hud 10 lind new ,poi, on campu, for , 1udcn1, 10 ,pend rhcir lime.

SUB clo~ing The book\l ore t!, now loca1,:d 111 the Hedlund Building. The 1wo wcct.., of 1he ~cmc,1cr the book,1orc had problem, with the book, ,1nd ,upplic~ 3000 for cen ain cla"e' 001 being dcliven:d '" 11mc becau~c of the U PS ,tnke.

"Some of our book, were held, bu1 the moJOrily were here," ,uid Billie French, head ca~hier. "Although we had J long ltne of students ou1~1dc ol rhc , tore, everybody go1 through prCII) well We were umMed how p.11icn1. polite and coopcr,uivc ,1uden1, were " French Mtid 1ha1 the bool.s1orc never kepi 1000 MudtJnt, waiting. It wa, due 10 1hc limucd number of bludcnb in 1hc More. French added whui helped wa, 1h01 many ,tudem, 500 came before school ,1,1ntcl and purcho,cd the book\.

IUO Tl11s scmes1cr the overall ,1Udcn1 I populn11011 average nge is 26. The 1997 percen1nge of female, i, about 60 percent.

1945 19SS 1965 1975 1985 1996 while male, arc 40 percent. The mosr Enrollme nt statistics for NIC populured academic maJor.. are gcneml and According 10 L1nd~ay, 1J1c school hos put 'traffic' in different places on the cnmpu, education. accordi ng 10 !he registrar's office.

"Since lhe tui tion this ::.emester mcrensea >Omc 1oblcs and chai~ in the library foyer. now," Lindsay baid. "Since ii is warm. the lledlund Building nnd in fro nt of we will s1ill be seeing s1udcn1s spending S20. I don' t 1h1nk that made suc h a Chrb1ian\011 Gymnw.ium. difference.'' S1ree1er ,aid. "We nre ~1ill a lime OUISidc." " We an.: ~ee ing different ~tudl! nl The book51orc hus nlso moved with 1hc preuy cheap school."

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Parking problems plague students b) Stephonl!' Nclsl'l1 'i1•111inrl R,•,,,,r,,.,

udm1n1 s1ra1io n, said lhe re ho ve bee n pu,, iblc ,01u1io n, 1h:11 lhc ,chool h,1b ro1Ndercd One i, 10 turn 1hc bu,eball The "''"'e' !?Jlher. J od1?1ng field 11110 a pnrking 10 1. The ba,cball and pc tfr,1r1.111, . ,11 .. , hu111 M.:1,11111: l.rnd ,olr ball 1c11111, would th en prac1icc on , harl., ,e,1rd1111g lt1r 1lu:1r pre) len,ion another lidd in Coeur d' Alcne. However. ri,,:, a, lhc n11nu1c.•, ll•'" Tiu , , ,n · 1 .1 ,«•n,· , 11.·,1 ed on l he rhc op11un W,I\ tu rned tlown Anorher fai led JXMihiliry wJ, 10 build a D1,rn\l'I') C'h.mnel. u·, the 1.l.111) ruu1i111: of p,1rk111!!

101 Ihat would ha, c covered hall ,1u,kn1, lnul.111g lor OJ><'II pJ1l..111g ,pal·e, I ru,m111t1n lhJl lllthl ot1-<,1111pu, 1h1.:ll11l!! 1hc ,,,cc,·r lii:ld .11111 lhc area bt.'hind 1he , iudcnh have l,11.1.·d ,II c,111: lune or ,111n1h1.·r Shmn.111 131.nlding.

To ,a\'e ,pace. campu, ~round, veh1de, hen 1.1.:uh, 111.:1111><:" ,ir1.· 11,11 nduded "h ·, m,;er.,hll.' 1lu:11.' an· no1 en,1u!lh mm p.ul. in 1hv .Sc-curiry Bu1ldin& p.1rk111g ta,u!I, ,p,1~e, l11r ,111 tlh· l,1t1ill) 101. rh,, op1.•n, ,p,tc:c, lor ,1udcn1 use 111 mcmhcr, .. ,,11d Bcrn.1d11tl.' Pc:l~rwn. lhl' 101 bclund lhl' lihr.il') , \1 ikc Halpern. ,·ampu1 wcurit) ollit:t'r. ni.11hcma11c, 111\lruu111. ··c,pcc1all) on M,1mt.1y. Wcdnc\dJ~ ,md f-mlu) One day sa id earlier th!\ y,·.ir lhcy hcltl I lmd 111 parl. in ,, ,lUdcn1 ,pilcc, and rhui ·, negnliJll un, with 1hc city to po,"bl) nut ri ght becau, e ol 1hc , hunage o i lca,c p,,rk,ng ,pace, from rhc mu,e um , tudenr parl..ing." where Norrhwc,1 Bo ulevard 1Urn, 1010 Ben C;11nl'ron. c;1n1pu, ,ecurit) nrlicer. S herm.in A ve nu e The c: it y OK'd the ""d lhOl 11 ,1udcnh ,1llnwed mo re eimn Jgrccm,:111. bur !her.: wcr.: drawback, - ,I 111m: 10 fincJ adequa1e parking. 1hey would 12 mrnu 1c walk 10 campu ~. liuer, n01 have a problem with purking.

111ai111en:1ncc: und the plo win g of ~now "We did have ,wde111, complain in g would be NIC', rc,ponsibilily. The plan .1bou1 nor having enough pnrkrng ,pols: never mtueriolited.

11 ·, 1101 our JOb 10 provide parking for Duv1d Lindsay. deun or s1ud1:n1s. ,uid them," Cameron said. "Beside, we had 10 1h01 park111g is an o ngoi ng dilemma. He ,;tnrr t1ckc1ing ,1udents for not having said lh nl in compu rbon 10 lnsl year'~ NI C p,1rk1ng tags and parking in 1he parking problem it seems 10 be belier reserved spot,. Students who received this year.

11cke1s may cancel them by purchasing a S1uden1s sho uld leave home curly. parking mg." ca rpool and foll o w si mpl e safety The M:hOOI adminis1ra1ion isn·1 blind 10 ins1ruc1ions. Halpern said. Abide by the the problem. Rolly Jurgen s, dean of posted speed limit of 20 mph. s1op a1 oil

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Pedestrians and cars compete for space out.side of Lee Ball Sept. 12.

'I'raffic congestion is a daiJy problem for many students.

1,1op , igns. park in legi1imu1c ~pncre~ :ind park evenly bc1wecn the yellow linci,.

During nighuime aclivi1ic, thi!t i, especially impormm, he ~aid. Wi1h 1hc gymnasium full. there cun be more limn 383 vehicles parked on campus. With low visibility ii could be o recipe for disaster. Pcdes1rians should , tay on 1hc lit pa1hs and ulw11ys bring a friend nnd

never walk :llone in 1h11 durk.

There·~ only b<.-en one fender-bender in 1hc parking to,~. he srud To nvo,cl them. check for open ~polb in 1hc 101 behind the library before circling rhe more congcsrcd areas in hopes n closer parking pince.

• Staff writer Murad Klralfiev rontribt1t<'d to this orric;/e.

Thursday. Sept. 25, 1997

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Bennett firing produces fallout Board members resign; ASNIC initiates recaJl

not sue. Bcnncu was paid $142.000 for sworn-in by the the remaining board of the remainder of his term·s salary and trustee members July 23: Sheila Clay benefits.

Wood. a retired NIC English instructor.

• Sue Thilo resigned in protest 10 and auorncy W .W. "Bill'' N1iton. They

by Km Harrison Bennett 's dismissal. She was elected April will serve th e rem aining time of the St/I/inti Reporru 94 and resigned June 11 . two former tru stees or until the next 'Tm disappoin ted with way things turned general election in No vember 1998.

Robert Bennctt served as president or NIC ror IO years and had worked 11 out and wish they had happened Ronald Bell was sworn in July 23 as months or a two-year contract when he was differently," Thilo said, "but I haven't lost NIC' s interim president until a permanent president is chosen. forced 10 resign under pressure from NIC's faith in the college."

• Steve Widmyer, elected last • According 10 ASNlC President Renee board of 1rus1cc..5.

Scou. ASNIC rcprcsen1n1ivcs were upset Board of truStce members voted III private November, resigned June 12. " II was obviously a very diffi cult with the tru stees' decisions lo di smiss 10 lire Bcnncu June 3 ci ting communicn11on problems as the reason for his dismissal. snuauon," Widmyer smd. "In looking back. Benneu. the S 142,000 sculement, 1u111on Boa rd Chai rw oman Jea nne Given~ ha~ it certainly should have been handled in a increases and ror not funding the SUB. stated the board· s legal counsel hod told different way."

ASNlC formnlly began n recoil effort July them not 10 discuss the speci fi cs of • Bcn ncu·s personal secretary for seven 8 for board of trustee members Jea nne Bcnneu's tenninotion agreement. years. Jo Tealer. resigned June 12.

Givens, Bob Ely nnd Barbara Chambcrlnin.

Under an agreement, stating he would • Two new board members were The Kootenai County Propert y Owners

Associnuon supported ASN!C's dcc1s1on The recall was off1c1ally approved and initiated July 8. but ASNIC was unnblc 10 secure 14,827 signatures needed by Sept 8 in order 10 list cnch tru stee on the next clcc1ion bnllo1.

• Bennett s.iid he 1s seeking a presidency pos111on ni another two or four-year school.

"I've got a good reeling about the ,·ollegc ond the eommunny. :ind I wont 10 keep ii that way:· Bcnncu said. "I nu!>S the college. my peers and the students "I want 10 remnin positive. and I hope 1h01 I cn n have the same plea~ure 01 nno1her 1ns1i1u1ion as I' ve had nl NIC," Benneu added. "I rccognitc the president serves at the board's pleasure. and I' ve simpl y re~igned 10 the roct lhnl I' m not going lO bent NIC."

Bell, local legislators, trustees discuss $1. lM tax carryover

by Krisli Ponono Stmintl Reporter The NIC board or tru stees. President Ronold Bell. stnfr members and local legislators mc1 Sept 15 10 discuss lcg.islntive goals and up-eomi ng isi.ucs and concerns.

One or the mai n topics of concern from legislators was th e SI. I million carryover from last yw's budget h wa., higher 1hnn usual nnd larger than expected.

Rep. Jim Clnrk said he would like 10 sec some of the carT)•over money 10 go buck 10 the taxpayers for property tux relief.

Sen. Gordon Crow added 1ha1 NIC should remainder or the money will go.

Some of the suggestions include money n1 least act like they want lO give the money back lo llte taxpayers. because it would be in for the child care progrom. and improving the pan-time 10 rull-time facu lty rntio which their best interests.

Trustee Robert Ely said the college has is currently 70 pcrcen1 full-time and 30 considered iax relier but that it would be percent pan-time.

There is a carryove r in budget each year of "vinually impossible to stop" this year. He added thnt the 1997 fiscal year budget has about one fourth percent that the sc hool ulrendy been finnlilcd and the board just counts on o.nd needs. recently became aware of the carryover.

Bell urged the importance or keeping Mo,1 or the carryover ha~ already been NIC a communi ty college instead or earmarked for special project~. A commi uee changing 10 a four-ycor ins1i1u1ion like so has been appoi ntcd to decide where the many two -year colleges are doing. Bell

said it i~ important 10 keep co&ts low so tho.I NIC will be a pince for lifo-long learning. vocational training and a place 10 learn job skills.

He said that NIC is a "dream come true" in higher ed ucation because it ho s commu nity college offeri ng.\ with univen;ily and college classes.

Bell encouraged lcgislntoi- to stick up for co mmunity college\ in general and particularly NIC. He said the school has "quality in~1ruc1or, and equipment and the community suppons it''

ASNIC senator elections today by llnindl Reasor Stnti11e/ Reponu Votes nre now being Cll\l for three new ASNIC fre~hmnn ~enaton.. The polls opened Wednc\day and tod,ly i~ the las1 day 10 vote in the Library Foyer. Boswell Hull. the Hedlund Building. Lee Hall or at the Cardinal Cafe. The application deadline was Sept. 11.

Student~ who missed Wednesday's

~pccches and who arc not familiar by puuing in rour orticc hours a week with th e ca ndidates can rend a nnd by aucnding monthly commiuee "qualifier" on euc h candidate a l the meetings (consi,1ing of three 10 rour actua l polling spob. The qualifiers commiuces each).

Candidates must also nnend weekly give per,o nal informa ti on and in1 eres1s or the pnrticulur student ASN IC board meetings Wednesday, 111 noon tn Todd Lecture Hall and running for office.

The candidates chosen ~hould have must auend mand:uory ASN IC public speaking skill s and enjoy workshop~ on Tuesday~ a1 noon. Any working with ~1uden1s. said ASN IC member who misses more than three President Renee Scou. They will be of the ASNlC weekly board meetings expected lo be available 10 the students is dismissed from the board.

Idaho's minimum wage increases

by Betsy RORnbtrg Stnlinel Rtporrtr 'Tbc ,.._.. _ n-.,,,,_,.. . ........, ...._........ of Labor IW10U.lll.'Cd a change in

lheldaho~wage~w~wcutinloeff'ect~ I. J~r Ne1house, financial atd department, satd that the minimum wage of all college wort-study students has been railed. in c:ompliance witb the new fodcral and lllle laws. ldabo'a mlnlmum wage iDmlled to $5.15 per hour.

1llil lep'Olenled a 40 oeat increue from die $4.75 per

bour minimum which had been in effecl ~incc April I. The incl"C$C in the state minimum wage coincided with the federal law.

The "tip credll~ which employel'li have claimed for

lipped employees also inctWCd f'rom 33 percenl 10 35 percent of the minimum wage. Employees who ~ ivc tips are now paid a cash wago of $3.35 per hour, an increue from the previous $3.18 per hour wage.

Wbeu an employee's tips 111d an employer's cub wage do not equal tbe minimum hourly wage, Ibo employer will make up the difference.

l!;ource

John Hull

Live Program Kilt, Pipes, Clan & Tribal Relations, Allotments (208) 667-0732 peaker

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Thursday, Sept. 25, 1997

IF Klingers

•

build Ireland Instructors promote peace while constructing home

by Drboro Tkc Sr1111111•I H1•1u1111•1 ,1e1111on111i: \\llh a purpose Ch,1d. Monn .and Iloll) Klinger c,p,mcnccd f.u llC}llnd 1u,t nnnuul n·crc.uwn over the ,umrncr With the ''"' ul the " lrip" •·ummg out nf their '"'n pock<'I. 1hcy 111.1dc 1hc Ire~ .1.:m,, the occ.an 10 8dt11,t, lrclund. In do111i: ,o. th,·) dunJ1cd nm onl) their 111unc1. hu1 .11-.., 1h,·ir 11111c and cncrg} m l111p.:, ol ma~mg ,omconc clw\ hie .1 hnl,• belier Ch.id c1,m dom11cd one of tu, lingema,I, The} ,pe11111<0 ,..cc~, bu,ldrng hou-cs lor Il.1h11u1 for llumumt} Jnd lc.,ming Jbout ln:lund. The gr,~up 1he) 1ravcllcd wnh con,i,11-d of I'i d1llcren1 people wnh one common goal.

TI1crc "-Cn: v.iricd O(cupu1ion, ,rnd per..onnln,e, ,, nhm 1hc group-a lawyer.

1eachers. ,1uden1,. Peace Corp worker:..

Some. like 1h,: lawyer and hi~ wife were no1 new 10 Hab11a1. Other~. like 1he Klingers, have no1 done anything like it before.

While in Belfos1, lhe Klingcrs worked on three different houses. bui 1hai is no1 all they did. They were able 10 1our 1hc ci1y and the countryside and mee1 with various people and groups.

Working hand-in-hand with Irish Ca1holies and Protestants on the Catholic side of Belfast. it wos an educa1ional e.llperience 1ha1 probably could 1101 be had elsewhere.

"We read abou1 i1 all before we wcn1."

Mona said, "and we found ii all very confusing. Once we got there. we read more and li\tcncd 10 many diffcren1 people tell their s1ory. Then. it was like. ·aha.· 1hal's

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whn1 wa, me.ml and 11 wa.\ ,1ill confu~ing."

Ireland 1, \Cpuruled by rehgiou, bchcf, In Oclfa\1, 1hc1c t( li1cmlly ,1 9-fool wall lopped wi1h b,,rhcd \VIII.' 1hu1 ,cp.ara1c, the Cu1holic ,uk fru1111hc Proic,111111 \Ide There ,, nn m1etira1cd pan nl 1nwn. bu1 lor 1hc mn,1 pun. rt " ,cparme While m Bclfu,1, the Klingcrs "c:n: involved m a l111lc fcmler bonder. W11hrn 15 minu1c,. lhcy wen: ,urniunch:J by ,oldtcl' wnh nwchmc gun, und Jm1or.:d c:ari. and 1hc "hole 1n1erscc1iun had been do,cd to lraflic.

"In Bclru,1," Chad ,aid. "Ihm i, a ploy ohcn u,;cd by 1crrnri,1, 10 <liven 1111en1ion."

Bc~idcs be rng ,urroundcd by ,oldicr;. and gun,. 1hc Klingcf\ wcr.: ublc to c.llpcricncc m,my mcn111rnblc event~. In addi1ion 10 building houses. H:1bi101for Humamty abo work~ on ,o<.ial homogcniu,1,on. Wi1h hope, of makrng :1 difference. 1hcy have Prn1c,rn111~ working c.>n lhc C:uholic ~idc of 1own and hope 1ha1 tho,c Cmholic~ will hc:lp on the Pro1c,1n111 ,idc of 1own when i1 ,~ umc 10 build 1hcre.

A, pan ol 1hetr lnp 1hcy were able 10 spend some time wilh a Catholic youth group and another one wi1h a protcs1am youth group. '"Herc were 1hcsc young people."

Monu said. "who hnve grownup with this division-yet bo1h groups were talking and singing of forgiveneu and reconciliation."

In America. !hough religion can be a barrier. it doesn't divide cities, or 1hc country. In Ireland, ii docs.

One of 1he men helping was a burly Ca1holic with tauoos all over. an earringthe epitome of toughness. Until he wem imo a Pro1es1an1 grocery store.

"Here we all were." Mono said. "shopping for this big dinner in a grocery store lhe si1.e of Safeway on founh street. and in 1he middle of l1.1his 1ough guy stnrts freaking-literally. Hecouldn'1 handle the

photA> a>urt<sy o( Morui Klinj:,or

English instructor Chad Klinger pounds some nails at an Ireland Habitat for Humanity s ite. The Klinger family spent their summer building homes for underprivileged fami lies. fact that he was in a Pro1es1ao1 store, and didn'1 know who was watching him and wha1 would happen 10 him if he Mayed."

It's not as if Protestants and Catholics wear labels: 10 look at them. one would not be able 10 dis1inguish the difference Mona said. To understand the immensity of the situation is impossible unless one lives as an Irish Pro1~1an1 or Catholic in Ireland and deals with the intensity of day-10-day life.

For the: Klingcrs, 10 just vaca1ion now seems like a wos1e of time and money.

"It will be awhile before we can do it again." Mono said. "As ii was pricey and we have a daughter 10 put through college 1his next year. But we have llllkcd. and we can·,

imagine doing 11 any 01hcr way."

According 10 the Klinge~. it was a wonderful way 10 have a vacotion. Ra1her 1han just plunking down money and taking away whatever they could get. 1hey will look 10 plunk down money and give whatever they can.

"We wcren'l Mother Teresa." Mona said.

"We wcrcn ·1 ou1there ~lugging with the dead and the dying. We definitely look more than we gave."

Vacation with a purpose. Whal belier way is 1here 10 spend their time?

Mono contends iis the only way 10 spend not only money, but time as well. She would recommend ii 10 almost anybody for an experience unma1ched by any oiher.

Thursday. Sept. 25, 1997

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Experience reinforces Bell's presidency Leads schoo} through transition, controversy b1 R)an MacClo nothan Nr11• Ediwr Wuh NIC reco1lmg from the ,ummcr

1cnnma11on of former Pre<idl'nt Bob Bennett, RClnald Rell hJ, ,lcppcd in 10 fill \Omc mthcr b1~ .111d po1cn11ally uncomfonublc ,hoc,.

Bdl. 58. 11u, hired 1h1, ,ummer b. rhc 1>.lJI\I of iru,ti:c, 111-.T,e .i, the mtcrimprc,idc111 unnl J pcnn,rncnl JIR"•tlcnt 1, hired While Bdl ma} h.i\C ,11faun11ng ld,l; of lcJdJO~ 1he ,olkpe lhn,u!!h "'me ~hal..y nc\\ 1urf, lh1' h•rm.:r Shorehnc ( ummunll) Colkgc [1fC\ltltn1 ,~" .in c,1cn,1,c t,,, I.ground tu dr.i\\ ln•m 10 hdp CJ\C h1, 1a,I. l<ctuml! 111 ·95 Jller 14 )C,ll~ ,1, u i:ollctc rre,idcnl. Adi hJ, 11,cr 'll )c.,rs of cdu,a1111n,1I c,pcnence under hi\ heh The wn1rovcr-y th,1l h-1, ,urr.,,c'tl un c.1mpu, owr lhc p.1,1 few monlh\ " nothing new1oh1m ..To be honc,1 I havcn'l \t'CO Jn}lhtnl! nc\\ ,1nce I've been here," he -,;ud. "Wh,ll 1, new nre 1hc people who an: mvohcd" Dell is a member of n pool of reurcd communi1y college and uni,·cr,i1y prc,idem, who 5erve a, 1cmpornry pn:,11lcn1, when lhc1r c,periencc 1, needed.

"I don·, con,idcr my~lf 1cmporary.'' Bell said. "I'm here, nnd while I'm here I will be ncuag o\ if I will be here forever."

His comrn,·1 may only be for n ~hon while. bu1 he i\ definilCly mltl..ing 1hc college tu~ home. and m the mcnmimc he 1s gcmng u chance 10 nc~ hi, lcader..h1p ,1..ill\.

Bell hu1 t>.·cn here for ne,1rly 1wo month,. and he h11., nlrcndy ,-el m place a platform thal he cxpech the ,chool 10 follow m the wake of Bennc11', dl'llli!..sJI. I le hll, fonncd

However. he added lhlll lhc he doe, 110l anylhtng for lhe nc,t prcs1de111. Chun1:te, that he enact~here will be con,1ruc1cd m \uch a 1v.i)' lh,1l the ml\\ pn:,1dcnt cun cuher nmm1,11n the momentum. or c.i"I) ,hut lhem do" n Odl hu, been ll'k<-d by man) pcople to .1ppl) for the pcnnJncnt pre'1dcnt f'l''111on. b11l he h,1, Jl(ll11cl> tkdmcd all oners "I tnkJ lhcm m no unt-cn.11111cnn, lh.111 don't 11.inl tn. he "1td "A IOI ot people h.i,c -1,h'tl me 10 ,lo 11 ••md 1'111 \Cr) wmpluncnt<'tl ... lk OIJ) be scnou, .11>0111 not 11Jntmr h" !'("1111,n 111 ll<.-.-:,1nw pcm1.1ncn1. bl111h,1l dl>C,11·1 mc.m th.11 h~ J1,hl..r, 'IIC Iii: ,J1J he cn1,•)' "Vrl..mg lk'r.: n11,1 tr111ptir,ir) t,.,,is hut he"°"' \\,1n110 h.l\C "'111" llrll< to cnJn) h" n:urcnwnl.

"I ,hd th,11. ,1ml I 1lu11'111.101111 do 11 .1g,1111," he ,,ull llnnl) \\ hik ,II NI(. 13cl11, .ilnk"I h, mg the hie of ,il>,1Ch.:lt•r. h1, 1111Hh1IJr.·n .in• mc,,llcg,·. ,11111 h1, wile wm.1111<.'<I at hon~ m S.:.mlc. Ile and 111, wik tr.Ide oft commu1c, e,ery lll'<'l..cnd ·111111 worl., oul .ilnght. bec,111-.: I'm worl..mg 14 hour day,." he Mid II uh ,1 luugh Wi1h a foll schedule, which nhcn run, from 7..10 in lhc mnming 1119:30 ,u nagh1. he i, ,hon on lei,urc 1imc. Howc,·er, he \1111 finds ume 10 call hi, wife m the e,enmg. and even finds time lo squecL.C m ,1qu1cl. piano les,on during lhc week 10 s1rengthcn his 111\1\ICOI skill~.

The JOb muy bo: demJnding. bu1 !Ml \aid he enjoys serving the college. ,ind he ha_, no1hing bu1 pmhe for 1hc colltge'\ employees. He said 1hn1 Ntc·~ focully is one of 1J1c most ialenlcd und ded1ca1ed groups he htlS worked with.

'1'hal' s 1he key of cou~." he s.iid. ·we are an 1he busincs~ of teaming nod 1cnchmg. und if you don'I have the moior- n good mo1or- i1\ nol going 10 work.''

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photo hy Nu11p.11l~I P•111hon~

lnt.erim-Prelrid<mt Ronald Bell (right) greets instructor Curt Nelson ot n pnrty held for racuJ ty, st.uff' and biudents to meet Bell. and lho1 's good." o special commiuce lo inve,11gu1c alleged Not only is Bell libtcning 10 1he concerns \Cxuul huto,~111c111 and di..cnmmahon. of focuhy nnd ,1aff, he nlso get, a chance 10 propo~d soluuon, 10 mend 1hc .11hlc1ic dcpaflmenL'\ gender inl!(tUIIY and has ...:I a rigid guidcltoc of lopics for the board or 1ru~1ce., 10 dc,11 with.

"II wo~ .~ liule bil like coming m and nudging people," he ,;aid. "I really do w11n1 10 gel wmc closure on some of 1he sluff 1ha1 ha~ been happening. " II ha, been n pnmful experience 10 have lhc president leave ..." he said. ·'t lind for the most p:trl people arc moving on now,

Street Beat:

g:1ugc \ludcnl aui111dcs; every Tuesday and Thursday Bcll 1C11chcs a Marh 108 class. He suid 1ha1 no1 only docs he get a chance: 10 <ce what ,1udclll, ore feeling. bu1 the Sludcnh gc1 a chance 10 seen focuhy member who cares abou1 mainmining standards.

Bell said he doesn't believe thlll he ha, 1he answer 10 all of 1h~ college·~ problems, bul he does believe 1h01 wuh his 30 years of experience he has gained some wiwom.

If you were NIC's president, what would be the first action you would take?

Jon Stokes

Sam Morris

Ashley Taylor

Brad Fields

Jennifer Richards

Hore/ IRtstaurunr MCVUJgtment

Uruitdded

Educatit>n

Commercial Art

EltmL!ntary E.d11ca1ion

-0r11w up a proposlll 10 get more Cllllldian history curriculum."

"A bigger gym.-

"I don'1 know. You'd have 10 judge by depanments and choose ooe priorily amongst all departments."

"More parking. You grl here and you C411't find a spot."

"Ma.kc sure everyone knew where everydling W&.\. And I'd

by Wes Woods

make people read lhree novels • semeslCf."

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Funding problems delay SUB renovation

by Bill Canepa Stntintl R(!ponu The campu, will be wilhou1 o place 10 play pool ond ping-pong for a while longer 1hon e,pectcd Work on the SUB remodeling project. originally scheduled 10 begin m lute May. will not ,1an uniil OcL 31 at lhc earhei.t TI1is delay resullcd when ASNIC di..covered 1hut the proJCCI would cO\t more thilll $400.000 in .:~cc,, of what !hey had rai\Cd. ASNIC hud r111\Cd $4.76 million 1hrou(th bond ,ale~ (after fee,) and the lowest bid came from Panl'tl Con,truction 01 S5.16 m11l1on Since then ASNIC ho, been worlong with nrchitcC1s to reduce coq of 1hc ,pccilica1ion,.

According to Dean of Admmis1ration Rolly Jurgen,, rcduc1ion in cost will be made by ,implifying 1hc m1crior de_"gn and

Location of student services • Siebert BuilcUng Auxiliary Services Outdoor Pursuits Intramural Sporu• ID uni.~ Student in.\Uflncc Cal"Cff Center Student Disabihry ~rvi~

dcrn1ls, wch as hgh1ing and switches. Dry bu walls will be used in place of brick for 1hc exterior.

Jurgen~ ..aid 1ha11hc: new plan< ~hould be complc1ed nnd ready for bidding by Wcdnc'>day, ond thni if 1he bid., fit into the

Single parents group disbands

by Kristi tlonono St'11t1t1«•I Hrfl(irttr

The Center fnr Ne-. 011-ec111m, ha.\ hod o dbcoun1gmg Mart 1h16 year conccn11np thc1r Smglc rnrcni\ on Campus group. ll1c fir-t m«ting schrduled for the pcr.pecuvc group \\u, Sept. l; the topic w,i, tune mwingcmcnt. Onl) two ;.iudcnts, who weren't \Ingle parent, Jllcndtd f\ccmdmg to the center.' director Carol Maught. the {!roup wa., fonneJ two years ago. Carol oplnmcd thot there ho( been J dwmdhng num\)tr of qudcnt, mtere,ted ,ince then. and the1,.: wa, no rnnsi\lcncy 111 auendancc to 1he mcc1ing~ Haugh1 s111d th1~ i\ m1htl) due 10 the fact that )inglc porent) ha\l~ no time 10 do this.

Wh ile usuall)• Jugghng school, a job and children, 11 is sometimes hnrd to even find

Jn extra hour o week.

Single mother Saprinn Hammon, i, ,1 fulJ. time \tudcnt nnd .i ,inglc mother llf a 2 1/2yc:l/"-old dlugh1cr. Ilammon~ so1d , he had not b.:cn 3ware of th,~ ,ingle p,lrCnt, group or ,he would have rnndc eITorh to b.: involvl'd 'nti\ i, n1101hcr madblocl.. 1hm Ilnught touched on. She -.aid 1hat due 10 the cllhC down 1>f the SUB for COfullUCtiOII. there un: rc:w places to d~plny fliers where many ,1udenL, will '>CC them. The SUl3 wa.,, a ccntr".il 111t.-cung pince for millly ~tudent,;, on cnmpus.

Haught ~aid that the Center for New Oirt.'Ction i!> ,till intCrc!>tcd in gcuing a group up and going 1h1b year nnd anyone interested is encouraged 10 stop by.

The center i:. Marting a program called "Career Wisc," which helps people re-entering lhc work force. lnfomiation:769-3445

• Fort SbermaD Olllcen' Quarters Bob Newell's office

• Hedlund BuOding Srudenc Services Health Services Don Bjorn's office

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budget. COR\lruCtion moy start by Oct. JI .

How,.wer, there 1s still concern thnt the modifications won't be enough. Jurgens ,aid. Building costs may hove escalated duri,ng lhc delay. but in that time ASNIC's funds have been collccti ng interest

There arc two major reasons Ihm the funds came up short- one of which resulted when the ruch11ect •s estimates cnmc up more !hon S200.000 le53 than the low~t bid The other is that the board of truMecs refused 10 budget any funds to the project after ex-Pre\idcnt 13ob 13ennen nsl,urcd ASNIC lhat they would, according 10 Jurgen,.

ASNIC Pre,idcnt Ren~ Scou ,aid that when $he tried to negouotc fonding opuons wuh the board, they wouldn't hear J.ny of it.

"The) (the bo:1rd) didn't even want to tall,. nbout it," Scou soid. '1'hey were very ndamant thnt they didn't wunt ,mymore discussion on the SUB.'' Jurgen\ gave n ~implc cxplanouon for their dcci~ion.

"They j~t didn't wnm to help with the project," he ~oid.

ookswap checks are ready in Siebert Room 54.

Smith suspension under investigation; fall meeting set with administration

by Tara Craft Sentinel Rtponrr

Smith said sbe suffered excrcme toxic exposure due co cbe poor safety The ,uspeosion of an NIC instructor conditions within the Hedlund Building. le.s1 fall is still being investigated. and Smith then filed a SI0.000 lawsuit an administrative appeals process is against NIC for health and emotional distress caused by the condi1ions. under way.

Dana Wetzel, NIC's attorney, said Learning Center instructor Sharon Smith w~ csconcd out of bu classroom that the board of trustees has invited and given an extended leave wilh pay. Smith to mecc individually with NIC Tb11 followed a serie> of allegations administration in wha t will be an which made agains t Smi1h by NIC "answers and discovery" period. WC17.CI administriuion which included grade also said tho1 there is no relationship adjusling. between Smith's suspension and Che ~nst spring Smilh and her auorney, conditions or che Hedlund Building, nor Mike Verbillis, said she w a& being docs she feel that !here will be a trial for "iing)ed out" and said thar Ibey feel the the SI0,000 suit. reason she wu excused was because or The lawsuit is now on hold. and the her continuing concem for conditions in meeting wich the board of trustee1 will the Hedlund Building. take place bier this fall.

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Bahr: Gender issues under investigation Continued from page 1 "but I also know from working ot many places, that II could be a lot won.c."

This sentiment was nlw reflected by Linda Erickson, rnstructional sec retary for the English dcpanment. She so.id she feels 1h01 communication is a pan of the problem. ''I have some pain." Erickson said, "because of the way some things have been done about gender iss ues on this

Camp~ sNews 2:30 p. m. weekdays and during special events in the auditorium.

These new addi tions are not enough for some students.

• " I don' t feel like there's anything to eat." studeni Amy Black said. " I eat out everyday'' Dorm students. still receive lun ch in the Kootenai Room of lhe SUB. Evening and weekend meals arc provided by Culinary Arts lnMructo r Rick Schult, with the help of the Culinary Arts Department. Dorm ~tudents arc left to fend for them$elve~ for breakfast.

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"Our attendance for breakfast over the years. has basically gone down to zero."

Stein said. "So we didn' t feel too bad saying we' re: not going to provide for breakf:ll,t."

On,e featu re that food se rvices is offering is the abi lity 10 ob10i n boxed lunches for night classes. Students must order them a dny rn advance and pick them up at the Cardinal Cafe by 5 p.m.

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In addition to the two new e:ueries then, have been six new vending machine$ placed in the library foyer. the entrance 10 Kildo w Holl, nod in Sieler Hall.

campus ... many of them as a re sult of administrator-. to student~. The mtlkc-up of 111i"-011,munic.11ion." the commtttee include~ four Jdministr.uor..

In light of the issues rn1sed in Bahr'~ letter. five faculty members. live suppon Starr and Bell has formed an four students.

Lindn Erirkson was chosen by the ad hoc committee to review the overnll commiuec to act os ch11ir.

Erickson said thar lhc meeting~ wtll rcmtlin campus climate and culture and examine private due 10 the sensitive infonnntion which the iSSUC5 it SCI forth. will be r,wealcd.

Bnhr said thnt she feels awareness and In a memorandum issued by Bell to Date leadership will be key component~ in finding Marcy. president of solution:. to the issues.

"Partly why I hold Dr. Benncu the College Senruc. he reque)tcd that the r~pon~ible,'' Bohr snid. "is because the buck College Scnutc form ~hould have stopped with him."

In n position of lcndership. one has the Bahr the commtttcc to examine practices. nbilll y to 11ffec1 the climntc Bohr said, and policies procedures ond other is~uc~ and when there is .r defini te line that n allegations which may negatively effect 1he president won't nllow to be crossed. it is u~uahly respected.

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Stern said that any complaint s with these machines can be taken up with him.

Stein praised many dcpnnmcnts such as culi nary arts. food services and mafotcn1rnce for their di ligent work and good mtitudes through. \\1ho1 he called, a time of tran~ition. " Rick (Sc hult L) has bent over bad, wards 10 help.'' Stein 'll!id.

In addition to 1hc food \crvicc revamping. 1he many offices and dcpanmcn1, thu1 once hud n home in the SUB huve been rc loc,llcd to vurrou~ around campu~.

people can't !\Cl 100 hung up ubout the fact 1hu1 10equ111c und har.l!>~ment huppcn nil lhc 111nc: they do happen, but not a, often "' some thtnl.. She said thnt when II " an ,~,uc. people muM be willing to move forwnrd.

Tony Stewnn. political ,c1encc in~tructor. smd that diversity should be u benefit on thi~ campus. In e,·cry ,oc1c1y, then: arc people working with different background,, diffcn:ni gender nnd other d1ffcrc11ce~: ph1lo~ophical, race. roligron. People musr ~ cogn11ant of tho....: differcn~~.

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Letters to editor: Exooorated wrestler demands apology To All Conamod: Lat Mlltb 21. ll I Poll Palls home, an aheralion aupced during I pany involviq seven! area raidcllb and I few NJC wreatlers. A lea.er o( mnplainl WU 5Clll ID the then-President Bob Bennett. Tbr maaer WU then lllmed over ID Adllclic Dimctor Jim Headley. who, In coopmtioo with Off"icer Beck of the Posf F1115 Police. bcpn III io\Uliplion. Criminal clwges of - uh and battery and trespeaing 11/ffl! lodged apins( me and tine other NJC TmSl.len.

My personal conccm with this is the way I was lrCalCd by both lbe NJC Alhlelic Departmeot and lbe prcu. Tbr Athletic Deplr1mcnl 1urocd lhcir backs on us. Aniclcs 1ppe8Rd In 1he Spoke$man Review, Coeur d' Alene PreM. NIC Sentinel and, in my case. Tbe DeaMoinea Iowa Register.

Coach John Owen was quoccd saying. "They (the ~Uett) were dead. dead wrong." II wu staled that 1he four of us were suspended from 5J1ring wodtou11. I hid no knowledgc, of any of this unril I read lbe Sentinel article since no one hid taken lhc opponunily 10 interview any of lhc wrestlers. There wu a lctiu In lhc ~ ing office Ihle following day, indicating my $U$J>Cftsioo. I dldn'l lben, nor do I now, undemand my )uspension from lhc 1e1111 when I had only been aa:w.ed, noc convictrd, of any wrong doing.

To bring all conwned up 10 dale, I plead "noc guil1y" 10 all charg~. My case wc:ot through lhc judicial system. I was represcnlCd by a coun-appoinlCd public defender. And, on Aua. 21, ajwy found me innocent of all chnrge~--a unanimous verdict. That my action., 1hat cvcnin~ wm just and 3'Ceptable was ronllrmcd by lbe "not guilty" verdict.

The qowion remains--why was I suspended under 1hese circumstance)? Tbr only cooclll)ion I can come 10 is: The Jl™S. Headley and Owen wcrr "dead, dead wrong."

Because of the way this silUlbon was handlNI by 1he NJC admlnis1n1ion, fDCUlly and the prcu, I fctl I dcstrvc a wriuen apology from all roncmied. Aflcr I h4vc ru:eived 111N, I will feel cxooera1ed. and my experience II NIC will have been a much'"°" pleawl1 memory. Thank You. Ben Shane Iowa Falls. IA

Where has all the parking gone?

lidltor: ll's 10:30 a.m. Fnday. For a break, I jll5t walked aD over campus. In all the campus I.here wt'te 'JWO empty spo15 not designaled for )'tiff of sptcific positions, depmtrnenr• or people. Sevctal of there specially designaled SJIOIS were open.

If I were a AUdenL I CUSlomer here, I'd be unhappy.

Why an: so DWIY putting 1paces dcsignaled for certain people, positions and depanrnclUS? No, I don'l want one. Bui it's curious as to who riles lhem. Where is lbe dividing line among importance? Wby are somo people evidently more imponanl dllUI others? Even deans, U&OCiale deans? The auditorium manag«? Come oo!

If lpCCific illsuucton are bandicapped. wby can't Ibey use handicapped spaces? About 90 ~ t o r lhcm arc always open. One lplCC b dClianud for an instnic1or who's not even bm. If lpCCific dcpartmcata need space for having equipment. wby can't theao simply be a loading space or a I 5. m1nu1e space imlead of dealgaaled lpllCCI for each cleprutmmat? 1be llludcota ue the customers; lbere abould be DO deligDlled Space$ OXCllpC for the balldic:appod.

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ASNIC needs to fight battles it can win Las1 May. 1he newly elected ASNIC officers were faced wi1h a double challenge by 1hc boa,d of trustees 1ha1 had 1hem churning inio nc1ion. The boord asked NIC's 1hcn-P,Cl>iden1 Rober1 Benne1110 re~ign. The board al&o raised 1uition af1cr voting in March no1 10 raise i1.

In rcac1ion to these events. ASN IC officers led a drive 10 recall the board or tnmecs. but failed 10 gain the as1ronomical 14.828 signa1ures per member 1hnt were needed for lhe recall. Two 1rus1ees re$igncd.

ASNIC Presidem Renee Scou repeaiedly mentioned the tui1ion increase and Benncu's resignation as reasons for the recall move.

The 1uilion raise was ill-timed and not handled properly. ~ciolly since students hod gone home for the summer. The initial recommenda1ion 1ha11hc increase in 1uition might reduce propeny 1axcs failed 10 ma1erializc over the nex1 few mee1ings ns ways lo spend ii were discu=d.

However. ASNlC's a11emp1ed recall of the board because of Benne11's dismissal was akin 10 only listening to one side in a coun case.

Bcnneu's rcsigna1ion garnered con1roversy with ASNIC and the general public. bo1h because of the $142,000 he collected to pay off the remai nder of his comruct and 1he fact that the board of 1.rustecs refused to provide reasons for his dismissal.

Unfonunatcly for everyone's curiosity. 1he board cnnno1legally give reasons for 1he dismissal. When personnel mnucrs arc divu lged to the public. employees

can sue. Board Chairwoman Jtnnne Givens said a1 a board meeting 1hnt she won1cd 10 1a.lk aboul it with lhc community. bu11he college\ insurd/lce canicr advised her not to speak.

While few can dispu1e tha1 Bennelt comribuled much 10 NIC, lei us ulso remember the problems his administr:uion foiled 10 addre.o;s in a timely fashion.

One such example is gender equity in spon~. While Title IX was pn.~sed in 1972 requiring schools 10 allol the same budgc1 for men's nnd women·s spons, women's spor1s has continued 10 lag behind men·s through Benneu·s decade-plus reign. It wa.~ no1 un1il 1his year tha1 men· s and women· s )"J)Ons had the same budget- and then only because lhe enormous carry· over from last year allowed the administrntion 10 add extra dollars to the women·s budget.

01hcr alleged unresolved problems during 8enne1t's regime were nired in English instruclor Fran Bahr' s lener 10 the board which mentioned harassment and gender inequities tha1 were ignored by the admi nistration. Suits have been filed by st11ff and s1udents who were frusU'ated by me lack of anention 10 these and other complain1s. The pn:.siden1 of a college is ullirno1cly responsible for lhe aa1ions of his adminbtration- com.'Cting any problems and solving complaints. Bcnnen failed 10 do so.

ASNIC spem countless hours nnd energy on a recall effon lha1 could hove been spent solving other problems on campus. Hopefully. 1hey learned 1he lesson 00110 1ill 01 windmills.

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Past offenses need apology, not shrug When I wa~ first mamcd. v.e went camping v.qth a family my husband knew. I "15 appalled 10 ~c the way the father treated the mothcr--calling her nam~ not an\wering her when ~he ~poke and generally treating her with a complete lack of rc~pecl.

When he and my hu,band went off fi shing.

Sue Jurgens the father told Opinion hi~ two sons 10 mind their mother and do the di~hcs. A, soon Ob the father w~ out of sight, the boys transfonncd from poh1e 10 down-right rude and took off. leaving their mother with the di,hcs nnd the other chore~ their dad had ac,s1gned them.

The mo~11elling thing 1ha1 happened wa~ 1h011he mom didn't 1.uy aJ1ything and wcn1 on 10 do 1hc work wi1ho111 complaint or comment 10 lhe father about the kid~' de\Cnion.

Whether it was intended or not. thi< father was teaching his sons 10 be disrespectful and ,·erb:llly abu he. By h1\ e\ample. he created an atmosphere where inappropriate beha, ior wa< no1 only expected. it was considered a righ1 of manhood.

Verbal abuse, whether it i& throatwrenching yelling or mjurioub name-c:llling. i, not acceptable behavior in the home and it is less admis,1ble U1 pubhc--espccially the workplace.

When people with power 1um a blind eye 10 abuse. it is teaching other.; that the abuo;e i, condoned.

Al the Aug. 28 board of trustees· meeting. NIC's new interim Prcsit.lcnl Ronald Bell 1old the board that a commince w& fonned 10 address the allegmions of verbal abuse a11d harassment alleged in a lener from Fran Bahr, an NIC English teacher.

1 wa.\ plea~d 10 sec Bell nuack the issues hcad·on and not dodge the tough questions.

He staled qu11c plainly 1hat hnrnsMncnt nnd abuse will not be 1olcra1ed by his ndminhtration.

I disagree, however. with one of hi \

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recommendations 10 the comminec. drown mto the ir work cn\'ironmem in the The alltga1ion wn.s made in Bahr'< lcncr Hedlund Building. They did not need 10 be 1hut "women reporung hcnlih problem~...m called name, and tn:nted dl<resp;.-ctfully for the Hedlund Bu1lding ... wcn: dubbed the 'tit demnnding ,;if,: air quality on the job. They patrol. ... Bell !'aid that ,mcc 1h1s mc1den1 needed action. happened more than five ycJI"!, ago. hc TI1i, lad. of uc1ion I\ an admini,1r1111~c wanted 1he forget i1 and mow on. problem thnl need, loot..mg m10 and Forgening and forgiving pn,1offen&e, b wl\'1ng. cleansing for both the per;on doing the When an udm1m~tro11un ignore, forgiving :md 1hc person or people being inMance, of abu,c it give, 1hc imprc"ion of forgiven. h I\ not :idv1,ablc. however. 1f the tolerance 10 1ha1 nhu~e. thereby giving the offen,e b indicative of an ongoing OK for 01hcr~ 10 indulge in ,uch Jbu,c atmo,phcre of abu..c. wuhout fear of con,cqucnl·c,.

I have spoken with many i.taff and focul1y lgnonng something 1ha1hnppcncd five women on campus nnd this perceived yea~ ago is not Wl)C. c,pecially when 11con atmosphere of abuse has eroded confidence be viewed as another in,tancc when: in the adminbtra1ion·~ ability 10 1rca11hcm women's complaint, arc being bru)hcd equitably. La.st <pring. women complained of under 1hc rug with the other din. continuing disre,pecl and hurns.<mcm and of When hunful commeni, or ncuons tlrc grievance, being ignored by ~upen•iM>I)' nnd ignored. lhc wou nd fester&. An otmo,phere ndminis1mtive pe~onnel. of dis1rus1 and uncxpr~sed grievunccs 1~ no1 Many of the.~ women aid that they were good for NIC. afraid 10 complain for fear of rernliation by Even Ihough Bell hod no pan in those with the power to gc1them punished pcrpctmting the offen~c. nn officinl apology or fired. Severn! said 1h01 they complained, by him on behalf of the adminimn1ion but were ignored. would 1101 be ou1of order 10 clear the air.

The women tcm1ed "the tit patrol" said And 10 set on example for the 1hey suffered injurie~ from the toxic fumes entire college.

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Still catchin' all the little things you do + h's interesting 1hu1 on 1he last Curriculum Day, when all Maff members arc supposed 10 be on cnmpu~ nnd nvnilnble to s1uden1s, not even half the staff parking spaces were used. If they walked that day, they should do so on clnss days. + A s1uden1 who received n parking 1icke1 on campus left o note on a campus security car saying 1h01 his ticket should be voided because 1he officer was parked in a no-parking zone. Who says logic and critical thinking isn't used in real life? + Instructor Peter Zoa must have n hoot on his Halloween binhday since he is in charge of all 1he skeletons in NlC's ana1omy department. Buller Fingers takes on n whole new meaning! + Where's 1he bookstore's security guard when you need him. He was seen Sept. 2 givi ng a girl a back rub, and we want ours! + The infection prevention teacher had 10 cancel class last week because she

caught an infection from her daughter. + When entering Boswell Hnll la~, week, i1 smelled like 1he 1hcn1cr departmen t was pulling on n prodllction of "Cats." And 1hey were locked in over 1he weekend! + Since the SUB remodel hns n'I ma1erialized. why nol open the doors a linle wider and use it as parking. We would have covered parking and outdoor dining! + Of course ii was a case of mumbling. bu1 it sounded as if someone referred 10 a ca mpus adminis1ra1or as the "Demon of Adm inistration." +The Spokesman-Review graciously ad miued a mistake los1 week in a tria l story: ''He wa nts to appear before a jury in jail clothes with his hands cuffed 10 a chain around his woste." However, they ignored this typo in a baseball manager's quote: "We've been embarrossing ourselves in pubic. We might as well work on h in private."

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Coew¡ d'Alen e Tribe me mber Bre nda Abraham pe rforms a s weet.grass burning ceremony as a healing process befor e NIC and Tribe s ign a cooperative agree me nt July 28. See back page for related story.

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English department secretary Linda Erickson, le ft, and English instructor Lauree n Belmont talk with exPreside nt Bennett a t tare we ll party for him hosted by ASNIC in May. Emery's was p ack ed with staff, facult) and s tudents to bid goodbye to Bennett . For related story, see Bennett firing page 6.

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Foreign language ios tructor,Gene LeRoy poses in front of the fireplace in the Fort Sherman Officer's Qu arters' new conference r oom. Construction spanned two s umme r s and is not yet complete. For related story. see Tenants page 2.

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Nov. 1 agalnlt Pidfic Lutheran University?

Young team unites don't have nny wenk hnh."

Co-team cnptai n, Jen Clark nnd Brool.c ruller. along with Angela Overdorf( and trnn:.fcr Shyla Gordon. arc going 10 ha\/e 10 ,tcp up 1f the C:mhnal~ wont to contend thh year.

by Chris Juhlin Clark led the team m kill\ ln,t year, while Fuller s~111i11,•I Reportu With only three re1urning sophomores and u led the tcrun in dig~.

"Our sophomorei, need 10 he leader, on und off the handfu l of you ng ialent, nobody 1s willing to make any bo ld predi ction~ abou t Cardi nal court," Curtis ~uid. "They're going t<> have to h:ad th e fre,h men by volleyball this year. example."

Second-year head Curt is said ,he·s conch Corly Cunis was imprc~scd with the fnct he~itant nbout making that even though any predie1ion,. but • Coaches: Carly Curtis, Kelly O' Brien they've only been was clearly exci ted • '96 Record: Tiurd in NSWAC. 19-25 playing together for a about this year'~ team. shon time. lhey have o "Thi, i~ the best team • Key Returners: Jen Clark & Brooke wong t.:urn unity.

I've hod to work wnh."

Fuller "They work well Cuni~ saiil. "They're • Key New Comers: Jessica Wultz together nod nre willing fun and have a lot of to try new thing~:· ~he tnl cnt.

I'm renlly (MH), Alison Gargus (OH). Lanae Jeske said. e1.cited lO work w11 h (MH), Melissa Nardinger (S), Amber Sht predict~ a 1hi\ group."

Jamison (MH). Casey Welch (OP), defi nite top five fini,h Somi.: of it is the in the Scenic West acqu1sition of s ix Sophmore transfer Shyla Gordon (OS) Ath leti c ConfcrMce promi,ing freshmen.

Freshman Mclissn this year.

The weakness ,he Nardinger.

Great f-alls. made th e Mon rnno All-S tate team and mcn1ioncd wu.s the team's lack of experience. She played in the Montana Ea~1-West All-Star Game cmphai.izcd that it is very hard to predict how her as a ~e nior last year. team wi ll do: ~he hns 11 freshman and only four "We've gol a really good scuer;· baid red-shirt sophomores. freshman Tara Thompson.

If the presea~on is any indication. the Cards are on Thompson said th.: team mnkes up for its lack of their way 10 u prorni~ing season. prominent stars with a variety of role players.

"We improved every game. ond that 's what the "Every player on the team is good." she said. "We prcseason i~ for." Cuni~ ~aid.

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Cross country captures first, second

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At the Whitman lnvitouonal in Walla Walla on Sept. 6, the men's cross country team wns first, with the women takin_g second.

With 5 1 points the Cardinals won the five-team mv11a11onnl. The mcn·s team was led by transfer Quint Gidley, who fi ni shed lirst with a 27: 17 over the 8000-meter COUl'&C.

"A great lirst outing," Head Coach Mike Bundy said. "A sman race by Quint...

Other Cardinal men in the top 20 were: Andy Spencer and Jusun Taylor ( 10th with 28:11 and I Ith with 28:27, respectively). David Yarnell and J.R Kascbmiuer (14th and 15th with 28:27 and 28:29 respectively) and Cody McCabe 18th in 28:45. ~n the women's side, the second-place Cardinals finished behind Ea.\tem Oregon College with 63 points.

Heather Harmon led the women's team with second place, running an 18:38 for the 5000-metcr course. Other

top women were fifth-place Jennifer Rea. running a 19:2 1. -has 21 guys, and there's only one (Gidley) who has o season and Abby Prau, who was 12th with a 20:04. of cross counuy behi nd him.

We have two phenomenal runners now," Mike Bundy In college cros~ country freshmen have to make the said. Hannon, the All-American who placed ninth in the '96 adj ustment from J to 5 miles. which is a s.ubs1an11al notional cross country mec1 is back. Transfer Jennifer Rea, increa~e. Bundy said. Strategy nnd pacing olmosL need to be Cluckama~ Commun ity College, will "give us another relearned.

"The lirst year i~ the lcnming year. and the sophomore person up in front and provide a training partner for year is when you're producth•c," Bundy said.

Heather," Bundy said.

The team's success depends on the closeness of runners Bundy said the men's team leader will probably be with the frontrunners.

Gidley, a transfer from Mount Hood, Ore. Bundy said.

"He has a lot of ability and knows what he's doing," he, "We've got n fairly good-sized team with very good quality,'' Bundy said. "It would be nice if we could get said.

Olhcr top runners should include Yomell, McCabe nnd higher than lifth at nationals, but with the turnover ratio in j unior college spons. you never know what good teams will Danny Gatficld.

"A large number of our runners are local guys and the appear." majority arc walk-ons," Bundy said. " It's going 10 be a real Bundy said the men's team is of unknown quality. ~If this was an ideal situation, you· d have 15 guys on interesting situation.

The team tr:ivcls to Salem. Ore. on OcL 4 311d Spokane your team .ind half would be sophomores; they're the ones that would be the most successful,.. Bundy said. " This terun Oct. 18.

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Runner won't settle for second Book Swap Checks are in!

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by Amber Aldrich According 10 Gidley, cro,, coun1ry 1s Se111i11tl Rr1mner NIC n1hle1e Qum1 Gidley docsn'1 expcc1 quile 1hc sport; once you ,1art you JUSI cnn'I slop. a IOI OUI or life. JUM himself. " I gucs, 11 ', tor 1hc per~onnl Gidley come, IQ NIC from 11,e 1own or Libby. Monl . He ~,arlcd hi, college

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Mlli~foc1ion," Gidley ,nid. "I've wun1cd to

experience M1. Hood Community <11111, tm1 once you Mart you can'1 '>!Op. ll's College Jnd soon dh.:o,,crcd 1h01 he ju\l nil 11bou1 geuing my 1imcs down: 11·, a wn.,n'1 hnppy wi1h 11. lie qu1cl.ly decided never ending proccs~...

Gidlcy's goal in life is '1mply 10 do his 1hn1 NIC would be the bc,1 bc1 becau;c of bcs1 in running. Winning is imponanl 10 1he area.

Gidley could he,1 b~ de~cribed as an him.

"II\ oil abou1 gening lirs1.'' he said. avid ou1door.man; he loves ll all. A~ide Afler nt1ending NIC Gidley plans to from his running. 111 his ,pare time he enjoys mount,Lin bikmg. hiking. and continue his educa1ion and 1rnnsfer 10 the University of Montana where he will climbing.

When o~ked about hb hobbies, he said continue to major in English.

Season is final Card good-bye ltllders in kills.

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Thi, may be Brooke Fuller's last volleyb411playcc.

'This is my lut season playing and J want 10 do well," Fuller said. " We have a lot of talent and confidence." she said. "The freshmen this year have a positive attitude."

Fuller was voted co-captain with Jen Clmk. She's a staner 1111d is the outside hittcr.

Coach Carly Curtis said she has IIOChing but praise for her team captain.

"She's a great leader." Cunis said.

"She leads by example on and off tho court."

As• frclhman lut year, Brooke led

11aid. "It doesn't matter if she is in the front row or the back row. she is always solid."

Fuller came 10 NIC in the fall of '96 on scholarship. She soon discovered that she missed her hometown of Idaho Falls.

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"Shc "s a dominant player." Curtis

she returned home aod continued her education at the Idaho Swe University and pursued her nursing education.

She said she plans to graduate from NIC and tran1fer to the Univrrsity of Utah or ISU. Puller said she may continue with volleyball. but inteods to focus on mnina. lo her spare lime, Fuller said she the team io di&• and wu amooa the enjoys akiioa, basketball and softball.

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Luker exposes students' to kayaking .. -· ..,.

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Ou1door Pun.u1ts Coordina1or Jason Luker spenl pan of h1~ ~u mmcr lc;J(hing 13 ,1udents how LO bear-up under the prc~~ure.\ of ri \'Cr kayaking.

Beginning Kayaling i~ a one-c redi1 cour\e offered every summer and 1s designed 10 imroducc 1he physical ao1hi1y of nver kayaking a~ n lifelong ,port. The couNe emphasi,,e., \afc1y. enJoymcnl and ,kill acqu1,i1ion~ for O\p1nng k.'lyaken..

The fir~I nine clMse~ tn\'Olve learning 1he basics of kayaking and are 1augh1 al NIC's "On The Beach'' on Lake C<leur d'Alene. The laM 1wo clo.s~ arc 1augh1 on 1he Spokane Ri ver Luker ha, a degree in ou1door rccrea1ion and Ii ccnilicd u, n wh11e-wmer kayak i~1ruc1or by 1he American Canoe Am>Cia1ion. lie wa~ in charge of 1hc ouldoor program al Ea<.tcrn Washing1on Univer~i1y and hM 1nugh1 kayaling cla,!.C, for \I~ yea/\.

Bccau,c of 1hc lcnl!lh of the class. in conlro\l w11h prcv1ou, kayal.ing cla~<.es he'\ 1augh1. Luker ,.ud he is able 10 ~low down and have , 1udcnl\ pruc1icc more on maneuver., brace~. Mroke, and the kayak roll. " I can gel ,cudcnc.s really comlonoble in 1hc nai waier arl!a and 1hcn move 1hem on10 river hydrology," Luker ,01d.

"They get a chance 10 prac11cc everything and tl1en go ou1 und cxpcnence what 1hey'vc learned whale applying 11 rn on ac1uol river cnv1ronmcn1."

Kayaking ,1udcn1 Jed Sedlacek. 18. ~ophornnrc geolosy major. h~ been kayal.ing 10 yeul'\. He l>a1d m 1he laM two years he\ taken kayaking very scriou~ly.

"I love i1," Scdlncck said. "I've learned qui1c n bit, relined

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Amber Richard~on. 25, frc_,hmun nursing major. said she loves going under ond bceing the bo11om of 1he lake, bu1 was i;carcd uf the river run.

Snfc1y i\ n major concern. and students must know how 10 ~wi m. Per)Onal no1n1ion devices. helme1s and

wct-\UilS urc provided.

S111dcn1s in1eres1ed in enrolling in Beginning Kayaking. or obioini ng information abou t intermedin1e non-credi1 classes through ASNIC's Ou1door Pursuits program, can conrnc1 Luker in the basemen1 of Seibert Hall or Phone:

(108) 769· 7809.

Rock Climbing Weekend: Smith Rocks Terrabone, Oregon October 31-November 2 (Friday Afternoon-Sunday) Located in the beautiful high desert region of Central Oregon, Smith Rock is a world class outdoor climbing area.

People from around the world seek the warmth and dry climate that Smith Rock offers. The route difficulty of this sport climbing area ranges from fun and easy climbs to one of the worlds hardest rock climbs. 11 Just do it" rated at 5.11b. Let's go climbing one more time before the snow flies.

NOTE: Students with no climbing experience should gain some basic skills before participating.

Indoor Rock Climbing Night: Wednesday Evenings 5-9 p.m.

Wild Walls, Spokane Wild Walls, the indoor climbing gym in Spokane, is a great place to climb when the weather turns sour.

Outdoor Pur.sw'ts wiJ1 provide free f.ra!lsportatioIJ to a.Ild from Wild Wa.Ils. Prior rock climbing experience is necessary and a Belay Check/Card is required to climb at Wild Walls. $5 for NIC students, Faculty and Staff.

Beginning Rock Climbing Offered on Demand If you are interested in learning how to rock climb, please stop by or call for more information.

The Spokane/Coeur d'Alene area holds some excellent rock climbing opportunities.

If you have any questions or concerns, please call (208) 769-7809

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Thursday, Sept. 25, 1997

Outdoor Pursuits offers wild adventures

by Kristi Powlison ~n1111tl Reporter If you IO\le the great outdoors then you wi II lo, e lhc Outdoor

Pursuit, program al NIC. ll'~ a l!IC<II way 10 have fun m lhc great

~tdoor. and 11\llke new friernb Outdoor Pur~U1h 1, a nonprofit orgi111it.nuon that 1\ owned and funded b) 1he ~tudent, h IA.a\ ~igned for the \tudent, • en)Oyment. p111d in the fonn a !>ludent acuvity rec bu,h 1010 1u1uon Ja-.on Luker. coordinator for Outdoor Purwn,. ho, -.cveral trip<, planned for thi, fall. The pldnncd ir,p, include. rafting down the 1,c,on River ,n Nache,.

Wa.,h .• ronring the rapid~ on the Clnrl.. Fork River tn AltlCnon Gorge. Mont., bln,ing the 1ro,1, on Mount Rainier, crui\lng an n cnnnc on Pt1c~, L:ll.e nnd "aling the rock\ ill Sm11h Rock, ,n

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Tcrrabonc. Ore. Any Mudcnl ,, welcome 10 nncnd the,c trip, . There I\ no experience needed for nny of the ndvcnturou, JOumc) ,. Lui.er ho, dune 1hc,c ,amc mp, for three year,, hu1 ,a,d be " ulwuy~

looking for suggesuon1 from ~1uden1.1, about where 1be) wou ld like to go.

MO\t tnp~ range m price from S2010 $45. If there is a money i~uc and you can't afford 10 pay right a1A.a}. Luker "1!d he i\ w1lhog 10 1A.orl.. out a paym<:nl plan of ,ome 1..md. All f~ go toward tran.,portnuon and food.

Lul..er u,ually breaks even. nc,·er making a profit Not only doc, Luker plan and guide all of the major trip~. he aho renl'> equipment. manage, the NIC Beach Hut (during the ,ummer) and 1eachc~ different recreational COUr\e\.

The equipment I ukcr rent, out mnge from camping icar to water equ ipment and from ,now ,kis 10 roller blades.

Luker uho ha, plan ,cd for a weekly Wcdr.e,dny cvenmg roe!,.. c: hmb at Wild Wall~ in Spokane. Tmn,ponation ,, free. but ndmis\lon ,s S5 01 1he door.

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Recreation major J e remy Cope summits Mount Rainer in Augus t. Cope is a guide for t he Outdoor Purs uits progra m. durint? rock clirnbmg expedition~.

To locmc Luker you don't hove m try very hard. I le ,s lhe

laid-back looki ng outdoor:, mun, who i~ 1otnlly high on the outdoor:,. AnoLhcr wny 10 find Luker is 10 go to hi, office whi ch

i~ located in the ba,c111cn1 of Sieben Iloll. Ja~on ~uid he i, rcnlly looking forward too fun foll ,c,~ion.

ASIIC Outdoor Pursuits Fort GrOl.ll'ld RolJ'l ld- .......................- -........,..--$4.95 112 Lb. beef, snce of ldano ham, mayo, lettuce. tcmato, cncn, dCUlle cneese & pr,~e. all servect on a r sesame seed tu\.

Canoe Exploring: Upper Priest Lake, Idaho October 18-19, 1997 (Saturday-Sunday) Aclassic two day canoe trip. Starting from Priest Lake on Saturday we'll paddle through a pleasant thoroughfare to Upper Priest Lake where we'll spend a relaxing evening.

There are inlets, coves and an island to discover.

Excellent way to get away from the midterm stress.

Get out of town and into the soothing outdoors!

Cost: $30 includes instruction, canoeing equipment and transportation.

NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! For more information call ASNIC Outdoor Pursuits:

(208) 769-7809

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Bass instructor rocks bottom line b)' !Jen Sihtrman S1t1t111t I Rrporrer

lhc mu,1c depJnment 111 Bm,.ell Mull ,~ M.a£1cd "'"h a ,url'n,mg .,rraJ

ul 1alcntrJ ,ind e;,.pcr1cn1."Cd P""'nalrtrc, ~~pcrirncc 1, mn\l ccrt•1nly rhe hJllmark "' ba\, m,1ructn1 lh"m Rutley Rutley heg,,n mu~1( c rrcr in ,~n I r,uKr'"' a, 111rumpc1 pl.1}er rn Jumnr lugh "hoc•I •since I v.n, the h1i;i;e,t FU} 111 the cl,I" th~ 111,ltu< ftll 'll!!~CMt'J th,11 I plu~ th,· mil.I ,aid lfotlc:, lie v.cnl 1m tn c,pl,1m th,11 11 '"" ,111 caw 1ran,t11on to 1hr ,1Lnu,111 l>l1". whi~h he ended up pf.1) inr in the high ~ Imo! Jat.1 b.md In 1969. 111 21. he! began performing with the S.in Fr,mci,co product1\>11 ()r "llu1r." In 1971 he wa, 1n1•i ted 10 piny wuh 1hc Lalin rock group Santnnn and in 1972 he nppcarcd on their LP. "Cam,•an Suri," ror the ne,1 17 years Rutley performed wuh ,omc of lht.' mu,1c world', bc,1 :lLI~ 1nclud1n1?: D.1vc Muwn. Woody Hmn.m. M11rvm Gaye (where: Rutl <:) pt.l)Cd tub.i 1n the orc he\l rJ,) Milt Jack,un. Kenny Berry!. R.,y Charle~. 1301 Scagg, ,md nrnn)' other,.

"The t>r,t pan or thnt expc:n ~nct \\Ob th e divcr,tt) ," ,aid Rutley. " I ended up \ii) IOI,' )C\ to JU\I about uny otfor" He ..:iid he c,pccrnlly lil.t'd pluy,ng 1uba in the Marvin Gnye orchi:,tru .

"Tiu~ ".i, a bright ~pot in my mu,icnt experience." ,aid Rutley. '·The mo&i Iun a mu.,ic,an can hnvc i, berng cull~d

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upon to do 11\0n: than one thmg " Lile man) other<.. Rutlc) und h" wife: found \ onh ldlhu I>) a.:cidt'nl "Wr; "anted to !,!Cl oul or Se .. ttk and. v.hcn Wt' dnnc throu~h tht' Bonner~ (·em .in:a v..: v.cre ,trid.cn h) the beilUty 3nd dc.ided 10 ,t.iy ," , 11d Ru1lc, W11nhng tn lltl\.inn- her c1tu,.111on h1, ,, 1h ra,Jma enrulh:d ,n ,oml' dn"c' ,n ,it ltc, nr,:n.iKc, ·" a H...:;,fi-t v. 1th Dan llkh und hi, tint I ,..1;, and D.111d Brumburg led her to J"'" tht' J,11/ choir 111nm ended up on mm pus ,11111 ;rnncd the JU/, orehc,tm.

Dcp.1nmcnt head ferry Jone, then 1011tcd him to tc,1ch bu,, to ,ever.ii mtcrc,tcd Mudenl\ und the rc,1• .i, they ,uy. I, lmtory The enJllymcm or tc,,ching ,ind the love or the tx,,, hn, kept Rutley on tht ,mff ~mce 1989. Rutley uho lind, the: rccem trend, in ba,, m,trumcntauon exciting "Over 1hr paq 20 year,; or ~o the ha" ha, gone from II suppon 10 n l>Ofo instrument .." said Ruilcy. "This has opened up great pCl\\ibili1ies for b~~ player, in nll types or mu sic. As an inwuctor my b1gge.s1 hope is that my studcn~ surpass me in ability.''

Currently n resident of Coeur d' Alene. he also performs wirh The Lake Chy Rhythm and Blues Band with guimrisi Sieve Brody and Padma Rutley on vocals.

Anyone intcre\ted in instruetion in elccLric or acou,tic ba.,, may Ruiley or 665-9230 or contact the music dcpnnment in Boswdl Hall.

pholo by Noppedol Paothong

Bass Instructor Tom Rutley performs on the bass guitar which he has played with

performers like Boz Scaggs, Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye and many others.

Colorful language precludes auditions Play follows family life

during the depression by llill Cnoepa Semi11d Rep<>rter The 1hca1c r departm.:nt held open auditions for it5 fall production. 'ihe Grapes or Wroth", Sept. 9 and 10 in Boswell Hall's Schuler Auditorium.

Ncnrly 50 people showed up hoping 10 get 1he chance to ennct John Steinbeck's classic novel. They were competing for nearly 30 available parts. u high number compared 10 past produciions.

"This is ont of 1he biggest casts we· vc ever had" Director l'im Rarick said.

During the lirst night of audition\ ~omc meeung that took plucc ,If 7 p.m. Tue,day. people were incl111ed to leave when they Scpt. 16.

The major roles were :migned to Jeanne heard 1he colorfu l language adhi::rent in Steinbeck's dialog.

Macconne ll a& Mn, Barrie Allen a\ Pa. Rarick apologized for not warning those Rebecca Wood os RO\C of Sharon. Jonah present of the possib le offensiveness of Wes ton a& Al and Ed Cornachio a~ Jun 1he material. rind the rest of the auditions ca~y.

One role that has not yet been caM b went o n without a ny substa n11al the lead, Tom Joud. According to Rarick. interruptions.

Any anxiety that was fo lt by he is interviewing a few men for the rote.

The Grapes or Wrn1h follows the Jood participants at the audi ti on's conclusion was put to rest by 12:30 p.m. Friday, family a,, 1hey move wes1 from Oklahoma to Sept. 12. when the cas t list wa~ posted California during the Great Dcpn:.~sion. They leave their homes to lind work when !heir around Boswell Ha ll.

Those who were chose n were, however. crops dry up.

Rehearsals began Monday Sept. 22 and the still left in some suspense. The roles they received were no1 revealed until n cast play will run from Nov. 6 • 15,

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n,ucsdaY, Sept. 25.J99J

Fancy food for frugal finances Welcome back to another superb semester and another superb Tice·, Spice$. Hope e,erybody enjoyed their break ~ blJI not too much.

Since everyone 1s so busy studying that they don' t h3\C time for cooking (let alone anything else) r \'C round a fc:w quick and easy treat~ thnt onyone could make. (Even m)' brother') My bro1hcr Kevin u\Cd to bum "atcr (nnd everything el-.e he touched. I bu1 he·, ma'1cnng the nrt of cool.mg thec;e da), and Debora Tice created lhl\ di,h. He wa, Tice '.r Spices kind enough 10 ,hare 11 "nh

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Ke,ln's Ko,serole You will need· I m1crowav,: • J or 2 quan microwavc-,afc CO\crcd cu,\Cmlc di,h . J bo, R,ce a Rom bed or hcrh and butter na,orcd -2 mblc,poon, huttcr or real nmrgunnc •J. J/2 cup, or water 1/8 1e11,poon each of i;:irhc powder. onmn ,.ill illld celery ,ah -1/2 10 I pound nm 11ro11nd hed. <.nimhlcd, dcp,mding how much hc:cf you wnn1 (Kc,1111 hl.c, 10 11..c J pound. I

like 1n pound.)

• I 16-ouncc bag of frozen vegetables-Kevin uses Broccoli Nonnand)'.

Place rice and m:trgarinc m casserole dish. Micrownve on high for 90 ~ nds Remove from microwave. add 1hc ~nsonmg packet from lhe bo,. the other .sca.wnings and the water. Stir well.

Top th" with the m" ground bed. and lhen spnnkle the fma:n \Cgct:1bl~ on top of lhc: beer. Pu1 the lid on.

Mkrowa,c on high for 26 mmu1e-,. Sur and scr,c.

Apple, abound this time of )\:Jr, ,o for an incxpcn,I\ c 1re:11 1ha1 w1ll lea\c everybody wanting more. try ,omc applc'illuce and/or npplc buner. P1.-el ond con: .11 leaM llutt pound~ of itppk\. B01l thc111 in wm~r until sofl.

Ma,h wtth a potato n,11!,hcr and u,c 1he pulp in tho: n:c1pci.. f'or apple -..:iucc. IJJ..c lhc pulp and add ~ugo.r and cinnamon to 1a,1e Cool. over low heal until sugar " dl\wlvcd Ser-e wnrm or chill 10 dc"red tcmpcnnun:.

For apple buncr. you will need: -8 cup, or apple pulp -4 cup, of wh11c )Ugar -2 te.11,poun, c111m1mon I/4 1ca~poo11 ()f clow, Simmer o, cr lo" heal until thick. Stir frequently 10 prevent huming. Once lin,,hcd. ii can he rro,cn in nir· 11ght con1aincr., or canned Of course. you'll ,med lo keep w1m: out for 11,c on roll,. crJ,kcr, ,ind peanut buner ,andw1chc,.

Calendar of Events Disco Cruise Sept. 26. 7-10 p.m.

lodt1pend<'noo Point Studeut.s, 8, non ·$ludt>nls $10 Paint Ball Dny Oct. 4 Action Paint Zone. Athol, 10

North Idaho College Symphony On:hoslra Saturdn,v. Ocl. 18, 7:30 p.m.

Schuler Audit.orium Northwest Booking

Conference Thursday, Oct. 20-26 Schuler Audit.orium

Miss Idaho/USA Saturday, Oct. 11

Time to be announced

Schuler Audi torium Air Force Band Tuesday, Oct. 14, 7 p.m.

Schuler Auditorium

P arisian Fantasy Snlurday, Oct 18, 7:30 p.m.

Schuler Audit-0rium "Ench anted" Halloween Party Oct.. 31, 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.

The Grapes o r Wr ath Nov. 6-8, 13-15, 7:30 p.m.

Schuler Auditorium Tye Dyeing Event Ocl. 6. 11 a.m. l.o 2 p.m.

Soccer field Stress Olym pics Oct. 13 on campus Free Movie Night Oct. 20, 7 p.m.

Book Fair Oct. 21-22, Library

Book swap che cks are ·i n! Pick thein up in Siebert, Rooni 54

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Ten tips for fall fashion Fuhioa is a confusing thing. What is in and what is out? How can you tell? Looling around it's hard to i.ay what the latest fashion is. But, I'm here 10 try to shed Wl11t' light on the ctmfu.,ing world or high ra.~h1on. I'm 00 upcn, hut I do ha\-e !'IOme 1ip1 1h31 mighl \llVC SOmt or tho,;e long hoon agc1n1zing in front or the mim,r.

I . Don'Btrt~HIUL You an: your own WOl'lll critic.

2. llolcy cloching died \\ ith the hcshe~ unless you hang out at The Edge.

-'· Never wear dry-cleanAmy Wright only .;lolh~ when you J..now you could come imo con1,1, t Opinion wilh chunky roup.

4. Rum.:mbcr. girl,, your boyfriend's clothe, always look bett.:r on )OU. Guy~. s<irry unlc•~ you look gn,at in a dre~s (and $Orne do) you ar.: out or lut'k.

S. Jeans never go 0111 or ~,ylc. but .omc1lme\ they do n.:cd nn update.

6. Pink lipMicl.. I~ coming bud. 11110 style. ac.:ording to Co\mopoli1an mngu,im:, bu1 I wouldn't recommend 1l.

You have 10 remember yt1u ure in Idaho.

7. Wimer is coming. ~oon snow will tic on the ground, ~o mak.: ~urc you get your Sorel boots from JC Penney.

You will be the envy of all your fr1cml, 8. Pnj1lma pants ond llOM: ring\ will always be ,n ,tylc. but try 10 J..ccp away fmm Oi~ncy chnr'Jctt'rs (lho:y may be cu1o.: but unlc,s you want 10 look like you arc 5. 1hey are 1101 n.-eommendlld). Avoid big gaudy diamond, or dnything thu1 stick~ up more than nn inch from your noM:. 111C\e 1hing~ just don't belong there.

9. Pini.. cat-eye sunglussc~ with linlc rhinestones ore in ~1yle-a1 lea.~, in my opinion. tO. Above all cl~e. wcur what )'OU til e. Who cure, whni oth~r p..'Oplc think. Re comfonnble nnd SCI your own fushion trends. Don·, be n follower-Ix' l1 lcadcr.

Oon'1 li\1en 1t1 whn1I have to ~ay. Thlnk for your:1~lf, I mean afl.:r ult I' m no profe\\iOnol, bul I know whn1 I lilc and hopefull> you do 100. l hope lhlll lhese tip~ are helpful and ,timulnting. I also hope 1hcy SR\'C you and your frien~ umc by noc worrying w much aoou1 whlll the lat~l ,t)•le Is. nnd wh~1hcr or not it include.~ you. My personal thought i.\ that if people don't like what you arc wearing. then they don't hove 10 look at you.

T utoring Available Business, English/Spanish Proofreading and typing English as a second language B.A. English, minor Spanish 1990 Graduate of Texas University

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Thursday, Sept. 25, 1997

~view: 9{.ant, raves, roars, ridicufe & respect 'Rage Against The Machine' inisunderstood They signed pe1iuons.

They 100k ii 10 coun.

They 1ricd IO keep Rage Agams1 the Machine out of the Gorge.

They failed.

Just when we needed ii mosi. our judicial system came through and gave us the opponuni1y to~ one of America·, most popular and mo51 m1sundcr..1ood banw or lhi~ decade.

The controversy surrounding 1hc ,how a1 1he Gorge is because 1hrec people Chris Juhlin du:d a1 a pre,•iou~ conccn.

Thi, gave the people of Opinion George. Wash.• the excuse they were looking for 10 keep lhi, "'hnrrible'" and "annrchi,I""band ou1 or 1hc Gorge.

When 1hey foiled to keep Rogc ou1, the local sheriff more 1han quadrupled the :.ccurity and announced n '"1.cro 1olernncc.. policy toward any mi\bchnvinr. And when the conccn wo, over. lhc only brcilking new, thu1 the media

had to work with was about 70 misdemeanor arrests and a handful of folony drug arrests.

It wns almost funny. With jus1 about every major nor1hwcs1 TV suuion camped outside 1hc Gorge. expecting some major catastrophe. all 1hey ten with wa, 70 misdemeanor nm:sts. Big deal!

The media did manage lO find some of that much needed negative publici1y. They onockcd the bnnd"s con1rovcrsiol lyrics and 1hc message they were giving to 1hc audience.

This is where the public is all wrong about Rage. From the outside 1he band d()C.) look liken few c:mcmists juM looking 10 brew up some !rouble wherever they go. The mistake people arc mnkmg is 1h01 they're lis1cning to the words. nol the message and the music.

When 1he public secs something about Rage on TV. all 1hey see i$ a little curly haired man screaming m11 crowd and oll they hear is ..(Bcep)-you I won't do whotch"yu 1ell nu:!"' The public is only scratching the ~urfocc of what Rngc i~nll nbou1.

Rage is obou1 freedom. censorship and the wrongdoing\ of govcmmcn1. Thi~ whole plnn 10 keep them ou1

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lmagint> a ~·orld of cndlc~, mght-. in a society nf di,1oncd filet's of fear and hate: where cvt'ry strnngcr ~ touch is scn,uous and your be)t friend· s name i, GhoM. Your own oume i) Nothing. Th,~ is the \Wt>· of ,out~ that are 1ruly lost.

The ~c1-fi novel, uLoM Soul~·· wa~ written by Poppy 2. Bri1c...Los, Souls" is the \tory of a guy named Nt11hing who li\'c, in Missinjl Mile bu1 is in a desperate stan:h of n new life with a differcnl environment.

Nothing leaves hb friends and begins to hitchhike his way out of town where he finds acceptant'e within a !raveling pack of 1hrcc blood thirMy vampires tha1seem to be qui1e fond of Nothings blood type.

The vampires don't look any different from you and I, except that they are more a11r11ctive because that" s pan of their power.

The vagabond trio that entices Nothing to join them on their journey to New Orleaiu, consists of Molochai,

Twig and Zillah. Molocbo.i and Twig have 1he disposition of children while Zillah acL~ out 1he role of n 1cncher.

In New Orleans. Chri~tian. an old friend of the vagabond trio, prepares for Mardi Gru: where liquor lilh 1hc quanrr and Chartreuse (a hquor that glows in 1hc dark and has 1hc t'npab1li1y 10 change eyes to a bright green color.) Christian wail!. for hi) ancient friends return. On the meand~rer·~ arrival ChriMian 1s ~hocked 10 St'e Nothing. whom Christian knows from pas1 e:<ptriences Close behind is Ghost, a long time friend t1f Nothing's, who's ability it- to look deep in10 people and the future.

Ghost i~ tryjog to save Nothing from a world thnt"s filled wi th seduction and pain, love and hate. from a world 1hol could cost Nothing bis life!

"Lost Souls" will cn1omb the quixotic reader into a universe of imagery and l<Cductioo that has the potency of lost loves, corrosive poisons. and contagious smiles. Tbe hardest pan of ttadlog this story is the &truggle to 51:t it down.

of the Gorge wa.~ whnl they thrive on.

1"11 be the first to admit thm Rage isn·1 exactly bubble gum pop. Their offen,ivc lyrics and their inabili1y to hang 1hc American nag right- ~idc-up. definitely 011111., 1hem from being one of your grandpa's fovorilc new bands.

Another reason why ~o much publicity ,urrounds the band is the huge crowcl~ they produce. People who don·1 understand Rage wonder how a bnnd with such ncgmivc lyrics can draw such u following.

The rea~on for this popularity i, a combina1ion of adrennllnc-pumping power chord,. energetic nnd powerful lyrics, ou1-of-1hi~-world guitnr riffs and n message 1hn1 appeals 10 the youth (nbout 17-26) of America.

Rage Again~, the Machine is a con1roversial band and always will be. The hard-core nature of 1hcir music leaves us with no choice bu! 10 lis1en. Some of the issues tho11hey bring to our ancmion may be things 1ha1 many of us don' t want 10 here about. Genocide in Africa. abuse of power, and racism ore just a few.

But the main 1hing thai people forget is the fact tha1 Rage is a group of anisis. They"re trying 10 ploy music, not insight ri o1s. All we need 10 do now is just Sil back and let them play.

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Student, ctlebratcd at Silverwood in Nonhcm Idaho on-Saturday. Sept. I3. de,pnc weather expected 10 be ruin).

The ~un obliged people by coming out and embracing fun-,ec::kc~ for a ,hon time The purpc,c of NIC Doy at Silverwood wa~ for studenh to get out and enJOY the end or the ,um mer tourist ,ca,on a1 an affordable: price. The uckc1, were at n rca.,onablc co~I of S6 for ,1udcn~. Friend, and family hod 10 pay S10 and children were let in for only S6.75.

"I can' t ~cc ~1udcnts pa~sing this up when ii i~ only S6." ,:ud Dominique Flagor. NIC Mudcnt OCll\'IUc, director.

With threatening rain, man) people cho,c nm 10 ,how up n1 the theme pnrk. which wa, fonrnstic for the 250-300 people that did show up. bec:iusc they were able 10 go on their fovonte ride, with liulc waiting in line.

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The Timber Terror. And the high interb ll Yra1rng 1he park ha, for the nde wa., right on tarj!et. lntcn,e only begins 10 de,cribe the c,pcricncc.

Por tho~c new 10 Idaho. the Timber

Terror was originally known a, the Gn1,1ly. but the name Wb changed due to a lawsull "1th another amu,cmcnt par!. that had J ride \\ uh lhe ~ame name.

But the name of the ride doc\n •1mauer: "hat does mailer i, the thrill And the Timber Terror give, one heck or a thnll.

Anot her ride that'~ popular 1, Thunder Canyon. It·~ rated mcdmm intensity. but has only ~lightly le\, impact than the Timber Terror. And the hncr, were ::111110\1 a~ long. Before it began to prinklc, the enjoyment of gelling wet from this ride wa, n muM. People waddled phoco bJ' Jo,b C1mpbtll around gelling ,oakcd and Fun In the oir--Dcwey Burns and Dan Wood carry NIC student Amy Fumelli in rront of the ~miling ubou1 it.

SIiverwood theme park roller constcr ride, the Timber Terror, on Soturd ll)', Sept., 13.

Although ~cream, nnd l11ugh1cr were taking pince 01 the brg Dimension~" starring The Amazing Mni n St. Theater at 2 p.m. a11rnc1ion ride~ or Silverwood, there Dexter was or I p.m. David Sommer. a Unfortunately the park finally .:ame 10 were muny other entertaining event, 10 honky tonk piano player. preformed at a close 01 the curly hour of 6 p.m. OUI be token advunt:tgc or while pm rolling the High moon Saloon at I :30 p.m.. and the people left with their winnmg~ of the ground~.

Eric Engcrbrct~on, an Eclectic AcouM ic ~luffed anrmuh in their hand, . 5m1les on In the Apple Orchard Theater. "Magic Groove Guy. showed his mlcn1s u1 the their face~ and gladncs~ in their hcam.

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Gytnn."ium ,\ conflict in ..chcdulc. betwc:en the dunce and a volleyball game rntcrfen:d with the danc.- being nbk to Mrut on tune a\ pl.urned. Bui a~ ,oon ~ lhl" mu~i, bc>gon playing. it was only mm111e~ ull the noor wa\ denred and people begun 10 d1lncc.

The :11:cidental du...h with lhc game cau'<l<I some pre-paid ticket holders 10 mii,.\ ou1. Ounkmg 1h01 the clllncc hud been canceled. ·niosc who did stick around seemed to have o good time. nt the 50s-rctro ev.:n1. doing dunces like "the conga line'' and "the twist."

Retro? Sock Hops wen: popular som.:time back in the S0s and when it was re-born. Ibey de<lided that a good word to call it WIIS retro. Retro is a slang word for wluit was popular in earlier days (like poodle skiru). but is praeotly hick in fashion.

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will be donrrted 11, u '>Cholnr,hip fund for an employee of the college "We h.i, e novtr hud a ..cholorshrp ht-fore We thought th:,t 11 w11uld I>\' a good 1dca." ,aid I mdu Sh,v. .-.c:rvcr at the Canhnul Cafe and the dance .:oordinator.

Very £cw people showed up for th~ C\dOl. uofortunutely, having be~n dnvcn ofl hy the conn1d in ~hcduh:.,. 8111. 1hnnklully, u lucge quantll) of people.- dtd buy tickch 1n ~uppon of the event Thcrctol'l' money v.a, ,till ral\cd and ~ rde-, 11 made 11 \(l lhere v.,1, more room IO"hop."

Becuuse a dance,~ 11 donce. -.ock hop, are a lot hko the donct, of nny age, but the mu~rc played nt 1h1, cvc:nt and 1hc ~ock hop\ held 1n the 50s were ..ong\ lhat were popul11r bad. in 50:., m.e ''Mr. Postman" The name sock hop origmn!A:d from lhc fact Iha! people won: only S,Otks in order 10 mo,·c freely and \lidc their feet across the floor. Mo.~t of the people who atttnded st11yed in lnldltional sock hop aain:. Ibey cook off their shoes then strutted 1heir stuff on die floor to die nmes of

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Cruise light on people, heavy on fun bJ .._J. Mdf* &nnnel Rqorw As..ocilled Sludenls ol Nonh Idaho CoDcge hosred the fir.It srudenl body auisc of lht school 'ft# on !he Coeur d'Alene Resort's cruise boal. the Mish-A-Nock. on Friday. Sept. s.

Allhough lhe boel. which WU docked al Cocurd"Alcne l..affl lndcpmdence Point. didn't appear 10 be filled 10 oomrlcfc cap:icily. ii chdn'I !,CC111IOrnaner101I1061 !il\Jdenis "I don'11hink that I woold want any 1T10re people on tbc bnal. ii gi\~ me a linle room to lmdh." replied !il\Jden1 Heath Peterson.

The ,-rowd lha1 did manage 10 ~tumble on btlanl, however. made up fOJ the lad of lllendancc. ~ wen: the IIUC die-hanl, tickt1·buying, crul~ enlhu.\ill\ls thnt makt NIC cnu..cs a tradition C\'ef)' yttlf.

Did i.omebody \lly ticket buyinf! Y"· 1hc th:kom for this ycan. cruise even had to be pun:h:Md for S6 each due to lhc fo.:t lMl color copk'flt y,.cn: unnblc 10 duplkmc ~ - Unlike l~ t ~pring~t-rui~ where

bedoael "Well II lease I don't have ·10 wait in any lines b' drinks." snid student Cen Parkinson.

It didn·, appear as if anyhooy wasted lime on ,mall ralk. they wen, there to get loose. For most people on the boat it didn't mauer if they left the dock or llOI. ju.,t as king as it was dark and the mu.,ic d1dn'1 ~lop. In fai:1. most people didn't even reali,..e the boo! was back to dry land until ',()fllfbody told lhcm 10 gc1oil 1hc boat.

The focu\ of moq ,1udc.'nlli al><Jard wa\ to fllfgct about ..chool for a couple of hours and wor1c up as much sweat as - - ---....ll:.fot....-1 plooto b7 J-

Ryan Edmonds. Rtbeka Morelli, Allda Chrlulanson, Laura Oistn, Cbrb Curlee, Johna Wdl1 and Amber Boytr ll*lMr tmpaflently waiting for the Mlsh·A•Nock to depart from lncle~nclence Point on Lakt Coeur d' AJent. Friday, Stpt. 13. many received o free ride with o photol·op1cd ticket. N(lfle·thc-1~~ the boat dep:u1cd righ1 on timl!.

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Sijohn ran the ethnic l,tudies di vii. io n at Shore ! inc Community College for mnny yea"'· Bell ,aid. " I i.aid ' I und ersta nd you decided not 10 i,ign the

by Wes Woods agrcemcn1." Bell said. "and he Stntinel Repontr i,oid. ' Yeah, I'm goi ng to O.Oai1. he NIC campus was l' m just going 10 wai1 ond see.'

I th e Coe ur d 'Ale11 e And I reall y like th at," Bell i.aid.

Trib e's " Gath ering Bell said what Sijohn wa~ Place" before eith er Fort :.aying wal, 1ha1 so many agreements they've ~igned over S h erman or th e co llege hundrcds of years haven 't quite existed.

111med 0111. He won't place hi~ In an n11emp1 10 bring more cuhuml name on another one un1il he divcr~i1y to 1he college. the Coeur Seel> that 1hcrc · \ \Omc positive cl' A lenc Tribe and NIC came tor;cthcr ae1ivt ty and 1ha1 i1's rea lt y July 28 10 ,ign un .1g.rcemen1 1h01 going 10 happen. Bell smd. outlined nine area, for 11nproving " I hope thnt we nrc nble 10 phow by Kiuy Prnnci.t Nu11ve Americ:1n/college relu1ion,.

Deon of College Relations Steve Schenk watches Coeur d'Alene Tribe do in his lifetime whut we have Culluro1I 01vcr~i1y Director and Chairman Ernie Stensgar sign a n ine-point cooperative agreement promised 10 do and that Crcck Na11on member Monte Twin during a special signing ceremony J uJy 23. Board of trustee members, cven tuu ll y he'd be wi lling 10 will help implement the nine point,. from le ft, Jeanne Givens, Bob Ely and Barbara Chamberlain lis te n to sign it," Bell said. " I thi nk it's a The lribt: und college pu t c~timated Tribe Council member Richard Mullen. challenge 10 us and to 1he other timclinc, on implemcn1ing the poinh members of the tribe to ... ~toy and will prcscn1 u drufl for upproval 10 committed t o what we ore looked III carefully nnd may hove 10 be drawn ou1 over the board of truMee.\ on Scp1. 24. the years."

Lrying 10 do .... lt'i; very symbolic. " I sense Lhe enthusim,m on both , ,des." Twin said. '' I rcaJly apprecia1c the fact he didn' t make a big deal Bell noticed that the agreemen t was missi ng one Twin wa~n't the only one 10 feel optimiMic about the signature. out of it, he wasn't being obnoxious or sarcastic," Bell agreement "I noticed it was Henry Sijohn, who was someone I said. " I respect him for tha1." " It ha~ the potential of crca1ing sense of home here

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again we once hud." Diane Allen, direc1or of education for the Coeur d'Alene Tribe ~aid. "h hll-~ the poten1 ial for mending fec lingl. tha t lingcr between ou r communitic~...

Jeanne Given,, chairwoman of 1he board of uw.tees and member of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, has been worki ng for this pac1 for II long time.

Tm delighted NIC and Lhe tribe wi ll be working 1oge1.her." Givens suid. " It's a turn ing point in our relationship."

The Coeur d'Alene Tribe will be hosting a powwow fea1uring drum~. dances, Native American f()()(b and a stick game Sept. 26, at I p.m. on the soccer field.

NIC interim President Rona ld Be ll said he's supponive and would speak at the powwow. . " fl 's rea ll y exci ting because the college administration, staff. facility, and the Coeur d'A lene tribe are involved in doing this," Twin saJd. Dean of College Relations Steve Schenk realizes 1he imponance of a mult icultural campus.

"Undersianding of the value of cuhural di verl,ity is an imponant Lh ing for all of us.'' Schenk said. "It's panicularly imponant in an area like 1his where there is so liule of it. uuthfolly."

Bell issued u not.e of caution.

"We' re movi ng to make sure we implement the Lribat agreement," Belt l,aid, "but yes. 1here will be a mcthodicul way we approac h that. An yth ing that would have n costly impact on the college would be

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Coeur d'Alene Trlt,e Propoeed Projects for North Idaho College 1. To expand the collection al1out Native Americans with an emphasi& on literature written !7y Native Americans of the Northwest.

2 Con&truct a ·1on9house· on the NIC campu& to provide: a. Office space for the CDA Tril:,e education t>taff and minority aavieer from NIC student services I:,. Space for testing and mentoring minority student s c. An American Indian Reoource Center to promote an awareness of Coeur d'Alene trlval history which could also ve ur;ea for a study area and group meetings d. Student hostel facllltles for student!:; who may need temporary overnight accommodations :3. Name NIC vulldlngs, etreet6, claeerooms and epeclal places on campus In ruc,enltlon

of Important Coeur d'Alene trlval leaderi; of cultural happenings.

4. Create a Coeur d'Alene Trival Awareness Week to 1:,e celevrat&l with an event or series of events that could include a triual pow·wow.

5. ~sent throughout the campue either through paintings or sculpture the hi5tory of the Coeur d'Alene Triue.

6 . Utllize the re60urces of the College to Vetter serve the memuen; of the Coeur d'Alene Triue.

7. Set up recruitment nlehts for prospectlve trlval students anti their famllles.

8. Create an American Indian studies pro13N1m to Include the study of the Coeur d'Alene Indian language.

9. Apply distance teaming technit.tues to the delivery of educational programs and service5 to the Coeur d'Alene Triue.

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