The North Idaho College Sentinel Vol 65 No 12, Apr 26, 1990

NIC to host forum In recognition of Mental Health Weck May 7-1 1, NIC will hos• a public forum entitled "Chokes" In the Bonner Room of the SUB from noon to I p.m. each day.

Speakers include: May 7-Dr. Ale11andra DelisAbrams, therapist, on "A Ne~ Meaning for the ABCs;" MayB-Wendy McCloud, social worker, on " Challengilla the Inner Lmage: The use of imagery in changing self concept;" May 9- Dr. Donna Bone, psychologist, on "Choosing Rainbows, Nol Rain: Making marriages work;" May 10-Pam Bellatty, social worker, on "What About Me?: The choice to take care of oneself;" May JI-Dr. Eli Ross, tberapisl, on "Enhancing Self

Esteem."

Admission is free.

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Writer reveals tragic war story.

NIC Orama Department presents "The Night Thoreau Spent In Jail."

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Vol. 65 No. 12

Thursday, Aprll 26, 1990

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Evans endures election

Trustees OK raises, fees

by Bobby Ham mond

by Linett e Freeman

Increase in bo1h student tuition and faculty salaries were highlights of the North Idaho College Board of Trustees met last Thursday. The board also tabled a vote on the proposed merger of the academic secre1arlal studies and vocational office occupations programs-See Page 2.

The board set the price of tuition for the 1990-91school year at $317 per semesteraS2S increase over last semester. However, according to Dean of Students David Lindsey, tha1 figure docs not take into account the as yet unsettled student health insurance charges. Once these arc resolved, said Lindsey, the hike may be offset by reductions in insurance payment.s required of students.

Political science instructor and ASNIC adviser Tony Stewart thanked the student government for its pan in negotiations with the admin istration over the fees. NIC tuition policy was overhauled as a result of legislation pushed by ASNIC 10 clarify the delinition of tuition and rces, and Stewart said the agreement reacl.cd met "both the leuer and the spirit of the new law."

In their meeting last March, the trustees heard a proposal from Lindsey to raise tuition $32 per student per semester. Lindsey said at the 1ime there would be changes in the proposal before it was enacted.

Dean of Academic Affairs Dennis Conners announced at the same meeting that an agreement had been reached on increases in salary for faculty and staff of NIC. A 4.8 percent cost of living increase was ~pproved along with a .71 percent increase to monies distributed among employees by equity and performance, according 10 Conners. In addition, a S percent pay hike was approved for professional staff.

Among other items on the agenda, President Robert Bennett presented a proposal to u~grade the current position of Associate Dean of Academia Affairs to a new position of Dean of Institutional Plan-

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A look back-Coeur d'Alene Tribal School Desmet student Eric Nomee gets ready to participate In Fort Sherman Days.

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With a 101al of 202 students comi ng 10 the polls. n new Associated Students of North Idaho College board was elected for the 1990·91 school year.

The new ASNIC president is music major Colleen Evans, who defeated opponent Al Thompson with 120-73.

Thompson was a lale entrant in the race. Mau Smith, the can· didate who beat Thompson in the primary, dropped out of the race shortly arter the primary because he received a scholarship to the University of Idaho for next fall .

EvallS said she is happy about being elected 10 the position of ASNIC president, and her main goals for next year arc to find a way to "get more students involved in school spirit and 10 try and stop student apathy.

The race for vice president was a much closer one, however.

Newcomer Mason Hia11 defeated Freshman Senator Stacey Pry by 13 VOLCS (106-93).

Hiall is a general studies freshman from Post Falls.

Hla11 said he is pleased with the outcome of the electiollS, and he hopes 10 do the best job he can next year.

The three sophomore senators elected were Angie Madel with 117 votes, Mitch Aleunder, 110, and Donna Wood, 100. Wood edged Kathy Rennen by four votes.

The position of Activities Director will again be filled by Don Atha. who ran uncontested.

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Emotional pleas delay merger

by Karin Liu After listening to commcnLS and emotional pleas from North Idaho College faculty and s1udenLS, the Board of Trustees moved to delay a decision on the proposed merger of the academic secretarial studies program with the vocational office occupations pro· gram April 19.

Chairman of the Board Robert Ely told the audience filling the Kootenai Room that he didn't think the board had enough infonna1ion 10 make a decision at this time and decided 10 wail until the May meeting 10 make one.

"I have the perception that I don't have all the information," Ely said. ' ' I have the perception that J don't have the latest configurations for this program.

I keep getting more pieces of paper. I keep getting changes. At this point, I have the perception that I don't know one hell of a lot."

Before the proposal came before the board, it was passed by the Curriculum Council at a special meeting April 17.

NIC President Bob Bennett explained that his philosophy abou1 the associate of applied science degree is because it is career oricmed, it should be termed vocational. The secretarial studies program is a two-year program that leads 10 an A.A.S. degree.

Aside from his philosophy, Bennett said other reasons to merge the programs include: better use of space, equipment, more nexibilty for the certificate program students in 1ha1 they could transfer into academic programs, belier job opportunities and more money for academic programs.

The main goal of the merger is 10 arrive at a system that will support both programs, Dean of Vocational Education Clarence Haught said. But problems have surfaced in reaching that goal because not everyone involved in the merger's planning hns agreed upon everything, according to Dennis Conners, dean of academic affairs.

Conners Clplaincd to Curriculum Council that for a long time, there has been n feeling around NIC that the vocational and academic schools are "separate entities" and that this has created some problems in getting the merger put 1oge1hcr.

"I think we arc reaping what we have sown for 40 years," Conners said. "For 40 years, we have believed that we arc separate entities." He added that this idea is not true anymore and by merging these programs, NIC is bringing together the two sides and making them into one school, which is what they should have been all along.

Despite emotional responses from secretarial studenLS and an unscheduled pica from Business Department Chair Michael L. Miller that the merge not be approved, the proposed ,curriculum was passed by the Curriculum Council by a vote of 10-4.

The next day, April 18, studenLS gathered for an informal complaint session in Seiter Hall to express their concerns to Lhe deans. President Bennett made a unexpected appearance and answere,d students' questions · about the merger, along with Conners and Haught.

The emphasis of the secretarial studcnLS' concerns was over the transferability of their credits and the differences between the current program and Lhe proposed program. They also expressed that they felt a vocational educaLion would hamper their chances of getting a good job.

Bcnncu often repeated (during the two-hour session) that nothing in the program will change for the secretarial studcnLS, but rather for the office occupations students and that transferalbility of credit.s would not be affected.

"If they transfered before. they will transfer now," Benneu said.

One student, however, said she learned at the Curriculum Council that one course, Legal Field Experience, would now only be offered for one semester instead of two as is currently done and asked what that decision was based on.

Mary Nelson-Brown, an office occupations instructor, answered, saying that the general conccnsus was that students would generate enough work e,-pcricnce from a single semester and that the second semester would be a simulated experience.

Later in the complaint session, Lamona ArthurStinneue, a secretarial studie~ instructor, countered Brown, saying 1h111 she nnd the other secrc1arial instructor, JoAnn Nelson, had rought very hard 10 retain the second semester of Field E.~pericnce, but their concerns have not been listened 10.

"They asked for my opinion several times, but I know of three things that they changed and didn't confirm it with us, like the Field Experience," ArthurSt in nctte said. " I feel that a simulation package is not comparable to work experience... ! nlso feel that we agreed upon courses we were going 10 teach and at (Curriculum Council) that we have an cnuirely differcm set of courses 10 teach, some that we djdn'l agree upon," she added.

This concern was one of the reasons the Board of Trustees tabled the proposal until its next meeting. Ely said he was dissappointed that the board did not have

complete information to make decision.

During the deans' presentations to the board, Conners touched on some of his concerns that have permeated the campus and also influenced the board's decision. Conners said that he was disturbed that all the rhetoric involved has given the perception that NIC is two separate schools, as he also said at curriculum Council. " I think .that's the worst form of discrimination," Conners said. "An awful lot of people have criticized a lot of folks-they just don't understand facts, and it's ignorance that is getting in the way hcre ... But it isn't really ignorance. It's fear. It's fear, and that's what is giving ignorance its power."

The secretarial students who Cltpressed Lhcir concerns limited comments to the uncertainty they face in the future. in addition to those they had expressed during the previous days. No office occupations students voiced any concerns. " I think what is at stake here, as s1udcnt.s, is our educational future," sccrc1ari11l student Sandi Williams said.

Student Christopher L11Paglia told the board that student:. need 10 be made more aware of decisions that will affect them so the) have adequate time 10 form valid opinions. " I agree there needs to be on increased sensitivity 10 s1_udcn1s' needs and input from students," Bennett rcphcd.

Nel~on told the board that she wished mure alternatives had been checked into. ms1ead of pursuing 11 voca1ional-only goal for the A.A.S. degrees. She cited 1wo options, one involving career-oriented programs 1h01 come under the jurisdic1ion of a separate dean rather than II vocational or an academic dean.

The second option was one she saw 111 11 California community college where all of the busines~ programs, whether academic, vocational or career-oriented fell into the business department. ' In making her decision, board member Joy Richards agreed with Nelson, saying that options need to be looked into before a final decision can be made because the proposal might not be the best option for NIC. After the decision, the secretarial instructors both said they were temporarily relieved because they still have time to work out the kinks and put together a good program. The office occupations ins1ruc1ors could not be reached for comment.

"But, it's not over yet," Miller said.

Do you support or oppose the merger?

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HCNlarlal ttudltt: I OppOIC them very much becalllC they kept ha teer« for ,o Iona ls one reason. The tbJap tbll tbe7 are stresslq II quality and quanlty and there isn't any. The teachers uen't u experienced IS the academic teacben and transferability ii a bla put of~ too.

IIU Klrk-tnglnNrlng: 1opPOIC the merpr. I think the studenU are better off u they

are risbt now, rather tban tryIna to meqe lhem Into the vocadoaal becalm It cballlCI dcpcca, wbich

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WIOIII• They should be able to aer !heir IClldcmic c1epee rat11er than a YOCtdonal piece or paper.

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mtdlcel NCtetarlll 1tudln: If they're l&klq c:urrlculwn tlw we need an y, then no, I'm not for It. It they plan on

lerins more on the c:ore of each of be Individual propams. then ya, I'm for It.

Th<J'sday, Apri 26, 1990

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'Conflict' ends 20th Forum year Twenly years after the first, this semesier's Popcorn Forum may have been the bcsl yel, according 10 Forum founder and organizer Tony S1ewan.

Since Stewart, a political science instructor at North Idaho College, started the lecture series in his first year her~, such speaking luminaries as Howard Baker, Juhan Bond and Buckminster Fuller have visited the NIC campus. However, Stewart said the high quality of all four speakers in this year's week-long symposium on conflicl resolution have put it near the top of the s1ack.

Stewart said that of1en the quality of speakers varies, bul that this time, " People were pleased with the entire program." Because of the consis1en1ly good presentations, he coniinued, the latest Popcorn Forum was "one of 1he mosl succcssfull we've had."

And at a total cost of around $6,300, Stewan said lhe Forum speakers came at a bargain price. The going ralc for a speaker of 1he caliber of a Ronald Ma.rkman, John Roth or Cherry Banks is SlS,000 plus expenses, S1ewar1 said. He added that the $6,300 rigure included expenses such as hotels and transportation.

Crime " Homicide: A Unique Crime," kicked off the 20th anniversary of NI.C's Popcorn Forum Monday, April 16. The talk, given by Dr. Ronald Markman, Iii in with 1he over-lying theme of the week of fomms on "Connie!: HosLility or Harmony."

Markman is a lawyer, medical doetor, board certified psychiatrisl, forensic psychiatrist and ncurologis1 who has testified in more than 20,000 cases and published his book, "The Pace of the Devil."

Anger or insanity are not prime mo1ives for murder, "humiliation is a major force," Markman said.

As an example, he gave the case of Priscilla Ford. On Thanksgiving Day, 1981, she drove her car down an avenue in Reno, Nev., and hi1 and killed several people. But wi1h closer investigation, she was humiliated because the Nevada Dcpanmenl of Social Services had taken custody of her only daughter, thus leaving her alone and humiliated in a McDonalds to eat Thanksgiving dinner, Markman said.

Also, most killers are not the Charles Mamon type, for the "people who kill arc like you and me," Markman said.

As an eumple, he used the former owner of his home in an upper class area of Los Angeles who was convicted of first-degree murder for placing a contracl to kill his buisincss partner and " He had never gotten a traffic ticket," Markman said.

Markman also predicted that violent crime will rise due to the increase of dysfunctional families, drug use and the lack of deterrence of the prison system.

In.a_ddition, af_ter each speech the speakers taped a 1clcV1S1on show wnh Stewart in the NlC studio for later broadcasl and then sat in wi1h response panels of four '? six local authorilies who would cri1ique and qucsuon the speaker.

Stewart declined 10 give a breakdown of specific honoraria or charges, saying that " II would be kind of embarrassing" to do so when dealing with such respecled speakers, and that 10 imply that one was bel· ter than the other because of unequal payments would be unfair.

The funding was provided by ASN lC, the NlC Human Equality Club, the Kootenai County Task Force for Human Relacions and private donations from the community, Stewart said.

AJthough no more than 200 people were presenl for any of the speeches and far fewer at the response panels aflerward, Stewart was oplimislic about the ultima1e effect of the Forum. Because of 1hc weather, class schedules and the dispersed speech dates, a small turnout was expected.

Family The resolµtion of interpersonal conflicts was the focus of the Tuesday, April 17, Popcorn Forum "Family and Society: Fragmented or Functional."

The speech was given by Dr. John M. Haynes, one of the United States' leading authorities on mediation who over the last five years has 1rained professionals throughout the world in mediation conflic1 managemenl and ncgoliations or how 10 gel along with others.

Conflicts he mentioned ranged from divorce to leaving 1he cap off the too1hpas1e. ConfUct Is not bad in itself as long as it Is constructive, Haynes said.

Most of the problem concerning interpersonal conflict lies with poor communication skills that stem from dysfunctional family environments, he said. He cited the decay of American family structure with iu SO percent divorce rate and poor economic conditions as major conlributing factors 10 poor resolution skills.

During a conflict, blaming the other person only leads to more conflict and a win/ lose resolution-while if a person is more introspective and looks at his own faults first, the chances of conflict are reduced and a win/win situation is a more likely result, Haynes said.

"There is no truth, only perceptions," he said.

Some of his criteria for functional conflict are: Be specific on what the problem is without ordering, commanding, or complaining and listen to what the other has to say and want, ask for and give feedback, don't assume what the ' other is thinking, and ask for reasonable change.

Text by Robb Brennen and Bobby Hammond.

The pr~ ntations were only one of four ways Stewar1 said he hoped lo reach the public. The newsp~pers would spread word of the lectures, the 1elev1S1on shows would be broadcast in June and July, and the lapes would remain in the NIC Ubrary for future generations to learn from, he said.

Neither was Stewart dislurbed by the lack of studenl participation in question and answer periods after the speC<!hcs and during the response panels afterward Whal was important, said Stewart, was thal students were given the opportunity to participate. "You don't wan l 10 force them," S1ewart said.

Students were involved in the planning of the Forum, and ASNIC was consulted "1hroughou1 the process" of developing the symposium, Stewart said.

Ideas for pasl Popcorn Forums have come from students, and Stewart said he welcomes any suggestions for fulure topics from anyone in the student body or community.

Education

Religion

Under 1hc title "Education 1111d Society: Coercion or Partnership," Cherry A. McGee Banks, an education cxpen with the Seattle Public Schools and lecturer, emphasized the growing need for multi, cultural education for our na1ion's children.

The need, said Banks, is worsened by a "demographic imperative" of growing minority popula1ions In the nation and public schools, the decrease of minori1y teachers and the growth of the number of children in poverty as the year 2000 approaches.

Multi<ultural education would limi1 what Banks called ''dysfunctional conflict" by increasing peoples' awareness of other cultures and opinions. Dysfunctional conflict is harmful, Banks ex· plained, whereas connicl itself can be a force for constructive change and progress.

The goal, said Banks, would be to create a "caring society'' and reclaim "a nation threatened by a lack of vision."

Also critical to the future of the United States, Banks said, is 1he teaching of critical thinking skills to help children in school and as adults to analyze issues and view other pcrspeclives.

In addition, Banks attacked what she called the "Eur0<.entric curriculum" of today's schools that teach subjects from a strictly anglo-saxoo male perspective.

Banks emphasized the importance of reform in three key areas of education: content, or how curiculums represent culture and issues; knowledge, or how that information is received and quantified; and equity, or assisting all persons to gain access to society.

A Chrislian expert on the holocausl, Dr. John K. Rolh, began his lecture on religious conflict in society with a quote from Elie Weisse! and a story from the Bible.

"God crcaied man because he likes stories," Roth read, and promp1ly launched into the story of Cain and Able.

The talc from Genesis, said Roth, demonstrated that " It didn't take long for human conflic1 to Slain creation ...

Conflict rcsolulion was needed long ago, as it is today."

Roth presented a comprehensive history of the conflict between Chris· tlans and Jews since the time of Christ 10 the present Roth asserted that the politics of the Roman Empire in the time the gospels were written innuenced the port rayal of Jews as antl-Chris1ian heathens responsible for the cruclfixlion of Christ and the persecution of his followers. These exagcrated claims have lhroughout history "validated cruelty against the Jews," Roth said.

Boiled down, the Jewish-Christian conflict rests on a fundamental i"ue in many religious disputes: the notion that one faith and people have been chosen

by God and that no other view is valid.

Religion can and should be a force for understanding and subversion of oppression, Roth said, but when it makes relative ideas and faiths absolutes, it breeds intolerance and exclusivity. This " imidious logic... must be excised," Roth said. lo order for religious conruct to be limited, Roth said, religions must recognize their own failability, realize that human ways can not be made ab· solute, and understand love as asteem for other points of view and cultures.

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Good, ·bad and ugly like sand through the hourglass, so are the days at NIC. As one day changes to the next, in order to keep pace with the changing time, people and their ideals must also change. After all, isn't that why most people go to school-to expand, and in a sense, change themselves?

Change, however, when not properly introduced, creates fear.

And fear, as Dr. Dennis Conner$, dean of academic affairs, so aptly put it, " .. .is what gives ig.norance its power."

Change can be good. Fear and ignorance are ugly.

The proposed merger between the secretarial and office occupations courses may be a good idea, ·but the way in which it was handled created fear in students and left them feeling ignorant and uncertain about their future.

That's ugly. ln the future, the administration must always keep in mind that they are there for the students, not vice-versa. The students need time and specifics when dealing with matters pertaining to their education, especially where change is concerned.

One thing that has become very apparent during the different discussions on the proposed merger is that an overwhelming majority of the students involved had little or no idea of what their acquired degrees will be or how they will transfer to other schools-whether they were taught through vocational or academics. If the secretarial students were that uninformed, then it would stand to reason that a majority of the students on this campus may also be uninformed.

This isn't a fault of the ad-

ministration, but rather some confusion in the advising.

There seems to be a need for the student advisers to be better informed on the different degrees and then pass the information on to the students before they register for classes.

While on the subject of change, one change that is a must is the "us and them" attitude that has developed over the years in reference to the academic and vocational studies .

Although they may hold different philosophies concerning instruction, they share the common goal of trying to educate their students, which seems to state that they are not really that different.

The often overheard statement of "They're not qualified instructors" is another result of fear and ignorance that can be overcome if people are given a better understanding of what each "side's" educational roles and goals are.

If the Berlin Wall can crumble, than why can't this invisible line that separates the vocational and academic schools be erased? If it isn't erased, ther~ may come a time when they do actually become two separate institutions.

One final suggestion. If the merger becomes a reality, why not take the $80,000 left from faculty salaries and invest it in a couple of new Macintosh computers and expand the Mac lab?

It's becoming very obvious that the computer of choice is the Macintosh (just look in many of the offices on campus), yet no credited classes are being offered for them. So why not try a change? After all, change can be good.

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LETIERS TO THE EDITOR

Popcorn Forum praised Editor: I want to thank Tony Stewart for his fine work in organizing rhe Popcorn Forum.

I enjoyed it very much. The subject of resolving confilict was very interesting and t.he speakers very articulate.

However, it was disappointing to sec how few students attended. They would have benefitted greatly from the Forum.

Beulah Carkhuff

Review reviewed again Editor: In regard to Laurie lnglc's review of Idaho's writer in Residence, I feel in all fairness a few points deserve clarification.

I . Ncidy Messer is not originally from Peck or even from Idaho, nor has she ever cl.aimed 10 be.

2. A good poet is not hard to find in Idaho. There were numerous applicant.s for the WLR award, many of which arc currently published, experienced and popular writers.

3. II is not the poet's intent or responsibility to adhere to whatever Ms. Ingle considers form or ''point.s." Ms. Messer was not delivering an English 104 essay.

4. Ms. Messer's poetry is personal, renectivc, intuitive, symbolic and undeserving of such rash criticism by a critic with such poor listening skills. I believe Ms. Ingle would benefit from exposure to more poetry in order 10 develop a more objective and educated opinion regarding the poetic abilities of others.

Barbara Deyo

Band's name clarified

Editor: Firsr off , 1'd like to thank David Carkhuff for the article he wrote up on my band and the other area bands. It's not very often that we're given a chance 10 voice our opinions outside of music, so, thank you, David and the Sentinel!

Secondly, and on a more serious tip, l 'd like to clear up something that was written about our band, Black Happy, and the definition of our name. In 1he anicle ii was stated that the name Black Happy means "happy to accept black people." That isn't

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Student voices appreciation offacuity, staff david gunter Three years invested and what to show for it?

A piece of paper? Actually, 1 walk away from this degree pursuit with considerably more than that.

And 1 have a few notable instructors to thank on the way out.

Thanks to Len Mattei, whose passion for

wntmg shows through in high expectations for her English students and the kind of uncompromising editing that makes a person push toward higher ground.

The same to Phil Corlis, who unlocked the secrets of the 35-millimeter camera during the course of a semester-long standup comedy routine. Yes,. e~ucation can be fun: An apprec1at1ve nod to Chad Klinger for acting as tour guide into the musty vaults of English Literature .. Once inside, he prov~d there is life aft~r crac~mg the cover on the weighty tomes of senous Ltt. . .

Thank you, Ntl~ Rosd~hl, for a~tly_handmg over the tools of Journal~m, momtormg early progress and then standing back to let your

d · s,tu ~nts make the kind of mistakes that create quality reporters and newspeople. . T_o Bob Bohac, my thanks for making the ternfymg realms of_ mathematics take on some semblance of reahsm and practicality.

Accolades to Don Friis, whose unbridled enthusiasm could make any subject engaging, but who has chosen to throw his efforts into the business department curriculum.

Finally, many thanks to Rodney, Chris and Lynn in the LCSC Outreach Office and the peopie who work behind the scenes here at NlC. Needless to say, it feels good to be this close to the finish line. Because of instructors and peo·pie like these, the trip has been worthwhile.

Grog: student's solution for college pressures car/a corder

College pressures. Hahl So my coffee cup's slogan is about stress and my hair stands on end at the close of the day.

Who said I have pressure?

Just because 1 set my dual-alarm clock at 5:30 and 6 a.m. and still don't get up until 6:30, is that pressure?

What is the typical day for a college student who happens to have three children, two cats and one dog all living in the same house? Do I have the right to say I feel pressured? Maybe I do and maybe I don't, I'll let the reader decide.

In the wee hours of the morning I hear the first shrieking of the alarm. 1should get up and go exercise at the health club, but I reach over and turn it off, drifting back to sleep. Procrastination is my rationalization.

It screams at me again and sounds louder this time. 1 brutally shut the damn thing off.

I lay in bed with my eyes closed, thinking about the day ahead of me. I remind myself I'm just resting my eyes as 1 doze.

How much time do I have before 1 need to get up? I wonder.

By 6:30 it's time to drag my weary body from my warm, comfortable bed. 1 start my day.

First stop is the girls' room.

1 flip on the light and order them out of bed.

With this accomplished, 1 stumble my way into the kitchen to make grog.

1growl at the kids again as I wait for my grog.

I should explain what grog is. It's my morning substance; without it, l would surely perish before the noon hour. Actually it's very strong coffee with two teaspoons (sometimes more) of sugar and a fourth a cup of Coffccmatc.

I've heard ople swear my morning grog cats

spoons. Without it, 1 tend to be just a little bit of a bear.

Wailing, without patience, I hear the kids clamber out of bed and start to fight about who uses the bathroom first.

"Me first, I'm smallest!"

"No me, I really have to gol" vibrates throughout the house. Fortunately, grog has hit my system and the bear is subdued.

1 jump into a cold shower (thanks to the kids efficiently draining the tank of hot water), grit my teeth, wash and hobble out.

1 need more grog!

By 7:30 I start to rush everybody. I have to literally push my eldest daughter out the Qoor and motivate the younger two to finish breakfast, pick up their room, get dressed, brush their teeth and not to fight while they wait to leave for school.

With all this done, I hastily gather my things, hug the kids, scream at Bo, my "puppy from Hell," to get down and I run out the door.

I'm just a wee bit late for school.

I arrive wide-eyed and bushy-tailed, ready to begin another adventure in my life as a college student.

I spend my day traveling from class to class in pursuit of gaining lasting knowledge. Before each class, I whisper a prayer that the teacher will be merciful in handing out homework.

Between classes I begin to drink Pepsi (stimulant number two and grog's replacement) to help me survive.

As the day progresses, 1 find myself running heller skchcr, trying desperately to complete assignments for the Sentinel. As 1 jog from one end of the campus to the other, I wonder if l 'll finish everything in one day.

Before I know it, it's time to go home.

With my school day finished, I begin to reflect-what haven't I finished, what do I have to do at home and will I ever find the time to do it all?

I arrivr home, ready to start my homcwork ...until 1 enter the house.

"Puppy from Hell" has struck again!

From one end of the house to the other, I sec shredded toilet paper, the remains of wicker

coasters, paper strewn about (it looks suspiciously like homework!), stuffed animals tossed about and, yes, Bo himself with an inverted lamp shade on his head.

All of this has been waiting for me.

I want to scream or cry. Instead, I reach down, scatch Bo's ear and pat his tummy. 1 then kick my way through the debris and stafl cleaning up.

Homework will have to wait awhile until the house is in order. It's impossible for me to concentrate on it now. Besides, I have all night to do homework. This is my form of procrastination.

It's now 3 p.m. and 1calculate that I have eight hours to complete everything. Plenty of time, right?

As I stand there, justifing why I'm pulling my homework off. I hear the clopping of shoes on the front porch.

The kids have arrrived home.

I don't hear, "Hi mom, how was your day?"

No, I'm greeted with, "I'm starving! When's dinner? Aren't you going to feed us? We haven' t eaten since lunch!" Their wonderful greeting leaves me with a warm realization that I have to fix dinner.

After dinner, dishes and chores arc done, I lock myself in my room to study. Now it's 7 p.m. and time is running short.

My studying is interrupted by frequent knocks on my door. It's the kids. Perhaps it's my im· agination, but I believe these are cries for my attention.

I put my homework aside and spend quality time with my girls. Besides, their bedtime is 8:30 and I'll have plenty of time to finish my homework afterward.

Bedtime comes. I tuck the kids and Bo into bed.

I drink yet another Pepsi and try to finish my homework.

11 p.m. comes too fast.

Reluctantly, I put away my homework and set my dual alarm. I didn't accomplish everything, but I whisper to myself, "Tomorrow is another day."

So ends another typical day in this student's life.

College pressures? Who me?

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NICSSO fosters learning environment

Support staff given "no respect'

by Darrel Beehner

Just call them the Rodney Dangerfield of educationno respect.

They arc the North Idaho College Support Services Organization (NICSSO), and although their membership numbers 120, few seem to be aware of their existence.

NICSSO is a non.union campus organization compos¡ ed of fuU-time cooks, secretaries, groundskeepers, custodial staff, maintenance personnel and almost any campus employee who is neither faculty, supervisory staff nor an administrator.

According 10 Bruce Winegardner, current chair of NICSSO, the group's job is 10 make learning comfortable.

"Before anybody can have an open mind 10 learn, he has got 10 have a learning environment," Winegardner said. "We (NICSSO) work as a team with the faculty and administration 10 provide education as a by-product of all of our efforLS." However, aU of NICSSO's efforts seem 10 go unnoticed until someone finds out 100 late that there is no toilet paper in the bathroom or the air-conditioner isn't working or there is no chalk in the classroom. Only then are they arforded any recognition, albeit negative recognition.

This may change in the future, however, as NICSSO has been a steadly growing force on campus since it was first organized in 1986, according to Winegardner. The organization has gone from two seaLS on the College Senate 10 four and now includes nearly half of all of NIC's employees.

"Ifeel very strongly that the staff now feels that they are more a part of campus. " - Roberta Black According to Roberta Black, former NICSSO chairperson and current NICSSO member, members of the staff first got together as a group when Lhey were asked 10 nominate two people from staff 10 work on a presidential search commiuee after former President Barry Schuler lefl.

Staff members were so impressed with the temporary

organization that they decided 10 make it permanent Black said. The purpose of the organization wu to he!; establish two-way communicat ions between staff members and administration. " I think it has helped morale tremendously," Black said. "l feel very strongly that the staff now feels that they are more a part of campus."

Among its achievements, NlCSSO has helped to bring about a " sick bank" for the campusâ&#x20AC;˘ hourly employees Winegardner said. This bas allowed employees 10 acquir~ sick leave rather than having to lose days from their vactions when they arc too ill 10 work.

According to Winegardner, NICSSO members are not the typical stereotyped janitors and maintenance men whose only use for their heads is for hatracks. On the contrary, many members have master's and bachelor's degrees and some have more than IS years' experience in Lheir chosen fields.

Currently, NICSSO chairpersons arc limited to a one year term in office, but Winegardner hopes to change that this year.

"It takes a year to really learn the ropes of the whole thing," Winegardner said. "Now I'm looking forward 10 an opportunity 10 apply some of the things I've learned. 1'm not a politician, I'm a plumber by trade, but this has been a tremendous learning experience."

Victor gets cash and national chance

Contest winner addresses war on drugs

by Deborah Akers

Diana f1emfog is the first-place winner of the annual NIC speech contesl. Fleming, a business major, spoke on the ineffectiveness of the current war on drugs.

Fleming's speech will be entered in a national contest sponsored by McGraw Hill Publishing. Fleming will be video-taped by the NIC telemedia depa rtment, and the video will be sent 10 McGraw Hill. An allcxpense-paid trip 10 Washington, D.C., will be given 10 the top national speaker (and guest).

Additionally, Fleming was awarded $100 from the NIC Communication Division.

. :: they always had great power."-Sandra Brashears When asked what she planned to do with her winnings, she said, "pay my phone bill."

Paul Kugler received second place and a S7S award. Kugler spoke about ethics and then on campus. Kugler said he gives credit to Sandra Brashean, Speech 131 Instructor, and his fellow classmates for their conllructive criticism in preparation for his speech.

Third place was awarded to Julie Hoffmeyer, who spoke on television and the problem or allowina someone else lO create

images for viewers through television.

Hoffmeyer received a SSO award for third place.

She said she was very nervous for a few days prior to the contest and added, "Now that it's over, I'm going home and clean my house."

A total of nine contestants gave speechro on various topics. Each speech had an P-10 minute time limit and had to be a persuasive-style speech. According 10 Mona Klinger, Nl C speech instructor, this is a more difficult and less popular speech type which should help Fleming in the national contest.

According to Klinger, the impetus of the NIC contest was the McGraw-Hill contest; however, she said there are other motives as well, one of which comes from losing the debate program. " By having speech contests, we hope to resurrect the debate program. lf we're going 10 get it back, we have to start at a grass roots level to demonstrate a need and show that we have talent," Klinger said.

Klinger said she has taught speech at four other schools and "We honestly have the most talented speakers."

Klinger said this annual contest will produce new sample speeches on video for use in class. She said that having students watch these samples raise5 the level or their speaking abilities. It is important to " showcase student talent", she added.

According to Brashears, it was a diff1CU11 choice to select the contestants. She feels NIC has studenu that are good enough to

be on the professional lecture circuit. arc essential, she said.

Additional contestants who spoke inThe contest was judged by all seven NIC clude: Angie Madel, Ernest Brown, Ruth speech instructors and President Bob Neils, Jena Mills, Cheryl Harriman and Bennett.

Roger Olenslager.

Bennett said he thought the speeches were "ouLStanding" and hoped that the Brashears described public speaking as contest would be continued. an important "life-skill.

BennetL told the Board of Trustees at a " If you look at the cultures which had recent meeting that this contest showed great orators, they always had great "excellent teaching skills through talented power," Brashears added. Speaking skills speakers" at NIC.

And the winner 11--Speech contest winners (from left) Diana Flemming, Paul Kugler and Julie Hoffmeyer.

T!nxsda)', April 26, 1990

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Database aids library research Hats

off onc.c again to NIC food service guru Lanny Stein.

A few months ago Stein earned a hat tip for finding substitutes for Styrofoam producLS formerly used in the Student Union Building.

In late March he responded lo a rumor of food poisoning (at the taco bar) by conducting on all-out search for the source of the rumor and then calling in the Health Department for an inspection of the NIC food facility.

Stein's place passed the inspection with Oying colors, but the rumormonger never was found. It's one of the prices any place offering "institutional food" must pay.

Now we'll get in the last rub.

Unfortunately, the place's customers still must pay the 30 cents exlla required for a single slice of cheese for a burger.

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few years ago one of NIC's benefactors donated a decent number of dollars to be somehow used for the tennis program. Although the most needed improvement suggested was a practice backboard. one still doesn't exist. With a carpentry program at school and some funds available for materials, it'd be nice to have the backboard.

I t's a well known story that doctors spend their spare time on the golf course.

An interesting twist 10 this was spoiled north of Coeur d'Alene.

An animal hospital is located across the road from a sign worded "Dr. Ying Range, with an arrow pointed down the road. Of course, the doctor is question was actually a somewhat obliterated "Driving Range" sign.

Hope no doctors get teed off.

Oh, yoo hool It's time to unlock the doors to tl1e ~eachfront toilets Many an uncomfortable-looking person has been seen trying to open the co?1· mode door and then quickly heading toward the roa.d for the ~ear~st open fac11l· This requires an uphill jaunt, which can be difficult wnh 11gh1 buns.

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is a challenge 10 the new ASNlC officers.

Next year time the election so that the student body h~s a c~ancc 10 gc! to know the candidates. This includes profiles on each candidate 1n The Sentinel and well promoted question-answer forums, which The Sentinel would be will· Ing to sponsor. . . .

This year's candidate filing deadlme and pnmary clecuon were so. close together that no Sentinel was published in between to allow the srudcnts information regarding rhe candidates.

This is

in the Lillie Man Carries Big Stick category. , .

College public relations hone.ho Steve Schenk rushed int? the. park)ng lot wuh a three-foot stick when he saw a law enforcement cadet uckeling his truck for sporting an out-of-date sticker. .

The affair was settled amicably, however. Schenk.expl~incd that he was using the stick 10 retreive an item that had fallen behind htS desk when he was told the cadet was ticketing his truck.

I f 7-Blcven stores are never closed, why do they have locks on their doors?

D uring an informational session last wee~ regarding 1:"e proPosed merger of the academic setrctarial studies program with the vocauonal office ~upations program, President Bob Bcnnen ~~ _clarifying the requirements for the Associate of AppliNI Science degree. The tmuals he wrote on the board, however, were ASS. Despite no explanation as 10 whom the initials were referring, grins were had by all.

A nyone at NIC may submit "Chok«herry" tidbits with the edito• haYing discretion of submissions. Submit items to the Sentinel of· flee in the Sherman School Building or to adYiser Nils Rosdahl's mailbox in the Administration Building.

by Kit tie Law

A new research aide has been added to the North Idaho College Library. It is called the Academic Index Database and is located next to the Laser Cat opposite the index files.

The database is designed for research in the humanities, social sciences, general sciences and current evenLS according to a library spokeswoman.

The new database provides bibliographic references to over 390 scholarly and general-interest journals as well as six months coverage of The New York Times.

The index is comprised of both Popular magazines and scholasic journals. It ca~ be searched for articles on art, economics. history literal urc, popular science, psychology and religion. Product eval~ations and graded reviews or books, mov1~. theater, etc. arc available.

Coverage extends to the mos1 rcccnt four years of data, while coverage for the research-oriented journals begms In January l 987 and Include! indexing to the present. The database Is updated and cumulated monthly.

The Academic Index is operated with 51;,,

main buuons. A printer is auachcd 10 print out dala desired for further research. A questionnaire has been filled out by students using !he database.

Students have many different things to say about the new system. Some or the comments are: "Incredible time-saver," "Easy and convenient to use," and "This will make Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature almost obsolete.''

Another convenience the NIC library has is Inter-library Loan. The Laser Cat lists other libraries that stock the desired book or article, and 1he NIC llbrary can borrow them for the student.

After students discover what they want and where it is located. they fill out an inter-Ubrary loan form and give it 10 Public Services Librarian Denise Clark.

Clark sends a request off to the target library and when the item is rccicvcd at the NIC library, the person's name that bor· ro"ed it will be put on the blackboard next 10 the copicN. Depending on the library that the item 1s borrowed from, the book or article can be kept from two to four weeks.

For information on these programs or how 10 use them. contact Clark at the NlC Library or at ext. 3SS.

Ecology fair proven a success for Earth Day celebrations

by Kittle Law and Karin Lau Hundreds allended the Ecology Fair Saiurday April 14. The Silver Lake Mall event was sponsored by the Kootenai County Earth Day Commitee of Sue Hailey, Maxine Scherr, Karen Williams and Nancy Herter.

Included in the fair were 14 booths and 17 double-sided boards displaying Posters by local grade school students depicting slogans such as: "EARTH, such a simple word, such a complicated MATIER," by Jennifer Boyler; "Find a solution for Earth's pollution," by Tarah Burt, and "Earth is a treasure, don't bury It," by Chris Eller.

The best display was set up by Kellogg Middle School's environmental educator Kent Lunders, who has had an evironmental program for several years.

Toe booths' sPonsors rangNI from uague of Women Voters to the Forest Ser· vice. Most were geared toward ecology such as P.A.L. (People Against Litter), which is sponsoring an adopt-a-mile program, and the Kootenai Environ~ental Allian~. which i5 opposing the rezorung of Wolf Lodge Bay in hopes of keeping a safe habitat for the eagles.

A giant authentic Indian teepee. built ~y Coeur d' Alene's Arnold Olson, 1011o·e~d in

the center or the mall. " I saw the design in the fint isuue of Mother Earth News of 1970," Olson said.

The teepee will be displayed on the North Idaho College campus during their ecology celebration. There was eye Juggling, Bluegrass music and guest speakers in the teepee during the course of the day.

The star or the fair was the Easter Bunny taking pictures in the center or the mall next to the teepee. Children formed long lines to get a chance to sit on on the rabbit who was like a Santa Claus with a lot more hare.

"Toe fair was a success because everyone pitched in," Hailey said. "The Silver Lake Mall people were very helpful and cooperative."

Al North Idaho College, the Student Education Awareness League (S.E.A.L.) held a celebration April 22 that featured 1wo speakers and a bluegrass band.

Auorney Sco11 Reed, the keynote speaker, spoke 10 the crowd of ~bout SO people about environmental issu~ m Nonh Idaho. Dr. Rodney Frey, an assmant professor of anthropology at Lewis.Cl~rk State Colll'gt', followed with two Nauve American stories about living in the natural world. . .

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Vietnam War incident remains nightmare It was April, 1964. The place was Southeast Asia near lhe Cambodia border. As a member of an "A" team of the 5th Special Forces group, our duty was to advise a tribe of Montagnard (hiU people of Vietnam) in methods of defensive warfare so that they could protect themselves from the political arm of the North Vietnamese Army.

"Charlie," as the Viet Cong were called, were a deadly problem for the Montagnard. They would move into a camp at night and demand food, water, and lodging. Many Limes they would also demand sexual favors from the tribe's women and force the village chief 10 hide weapons and munitions for future use.

If the tribe resisted in any way, Charlie would kill, quarter and string up on poles in the center of the village those lndividuals as an "example." Often women and children or loved ones of those who reslsted were the victims of this lunacy. During my tour of duty, I witnessed two such incidents.

The team was also responsible for making reconnaissance patrols into Cambodia in covert operations to collect information about size, strength, and movement of the enemy into South Vietnam.

It was on one of these reconnaissance patrols that an event occurred, that as a 22-year-old buck scargeant, I was completely unprepared for and totally devastated by.

The patrol, which consisted of four American advisors and 10 Montagnard, had just left the compound and was headed South to a sister camp some IS miles in the distance. We were to join with a small group of special infared camera people from our support "B" team. We were to then innltrate into Cambodia and observe movement for a 24-hour period along well established trails.

About three miles out and moving along a trail that in previous patrols showed very little enemy activity, it became evident that Charlie was in the area and in force size. The dcdsion was made to return to the compound and prepare for what we felt was a sure offensive on that position.

The captain in command was a Wcstpoint grodu111e, and I would have followed him into hell had he asked me. Little did I know that with his decision to return to our compound, that is exactly where we were headed.

We proceeded to rnkc evasive action and return to ou r camp on a predesignated route, in an arc pattern to avoid contact or ambush. We knew that the V.C. were aware of our presence.

Three hours later and several hundred yards from our compound, we walked into a platoon-size force of Viet Cong dug in a "U" shaped ambush position.

Charlie had outguessed us and was now going to extract a toll. Rare was the day that a V.C. had a chance to capture or kill four American Special Force advisers, and they intended to do one or the other.

If there was one thing that the V.C. feared, it was a radio operator. They knew that if communications were maintained between our patrol and the compound, we could call for fire support from artillary or mortars in our own fire base.

As a result, the first two rounds fired at us in the ambush went right through the chest of our radio operator and into his radio, killing him and destroying his radio. The game of cat and mouse was about to begin. We were the mouse, and Charlie was the cat. We withdrew and re-grouped.

Without communications other than a squad radio, and the V.C. aware of our present situation, lbc decision was made that we move out of harms way and on to our sister camp, not back to our fire base.

The next two and a half days will be in my memory forever. Not a day passes that I do not think of the fear, pain, and dealb that stallced us. I

sliU have nightmares about it some 26 years later.

Unable to make contact with the rest of our ''A" team in the compound or our support "B" team, we were on our own.

After five fire fights and the loss of most of our striker force, it became obvious that we were never going to get to the sister camp. Charlie had us right where he wanted us-on the run with wounded, still some six miles from our sister camp and nearly out of ammunition.

The captain decided to try for a "dust off" (pickup of wounded) and an extraction of the rest of the team at a l.z. Oanding zone) near our present position and that was only if we could make contact on our squad radio and get help from the rest of the team.

At about midnight of lbe second day, contact was made via the squad radio to a helicopter that just happened to pass overhead looking for us. Plans

. Out of the darkness ~f the jungle and off to my right appeared a figure m dark clothing. As it moved toward my position I could hear grass sweeping past its body and the water sloshing. It was moving right at mel I knew that I would have to shoot if the figure got much closer. I was afraid that whoever it was had explosives tied to their body and would kill us all if I didn't fire soon.

When the figure was about 10 feet away, I pulled the trigger. The first round hit the person in the t~roal. .1 could see qie debris go flying as the bullet ripped us way through. The second round hit somewhere in the chest as lhe person went sprawling backward into water. The third and fourth rounds hit at random spots as the body began to kick away the remaining seconds of its life. It was then that I heard the baby start to cry.

In my panicky stale, I cominued to shoot, not realizing that I had just shot a woman. 1 could not understand what a baby was doing in the middle of that field.

At the same time, mortar rounds started dropping on our position from the other side of the field. The V.C. had used the old "human decoy" trick to draw our fire and locate us. The second I fired, they had pinpointed and began to sweep our position with machine gun fire and mortars.

The woman annd baby had become "bait'' for a trap. The V.C. had made her expendable!

I could hear choppers now! So could Charlie. He stopped shooting, waiting for bigger and better targets was my first impression!

Not so. The V.C. knew that a gunship would be an escort of the dtut¡off chopper and chose to slip off into the jungle out of the dcvestatlon that would rain on them if they stayed.

Jumping up and running to tl1e in-coming chopper, I looked to sec where the rest of the team wos. I could sec nothing but two large holes and some body parts scattered over the field. I couldn't even find their dogtagsl Two of the mortar rounds had made a direct hit on the captain and the first sergeant.

Nothing was left to pick up!

I glanced back 10 where the woman lay in the field. I thought about looking to see ir I could find the baby, but the chopper was on the ground and the crew chief was waving frantically to get us on board aod out of there. I decided not to chance it and jumped aboard as the HUI-B skimmed across the field toward me.

As we took orr. I could see the woman in the field. Her baby lay near by.

To this day, I do not know whether the baby survived. I do know that the mother was dead. She was a victim that got caught in a political fight that she did not understand or care about, and her death was not even a footnote in the official records. She will remain a dark memory and a nightmare in my life forever.

I do not know why I have written this lener.

Perhaps to let the ligbt of the sun shine on this dark deed or perhaps to rid myself of it be letting everyone know that I feel remorse for this "act of war." I do know it helps not to talk about it, but to write about it.

Perhaps this story can become a monument for that woman and cbild-for they did not die without a lot of tears and anguish on my part. Even if the military would have given a damn about those two souls, I doubt if they would have responded.

As the only American survivor, I know they OCYer got the facu about what really happened in that field, that morning in April 1964.

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were made to extract at daylight from the landing zone.

Normal procedure would have been for our group to wait on the edge of the landing zone until the dus1 off came in and then move out for the pick-up. That was impossible this Lime because Charlie knew what we were up 10 and would be looking for us on the perimeter of the landing zone. Our chances were slim, but 10 wait at the edge of the landing zone would have been suicide.

It was decided that we would move out into the field under the cover of darkness and hide in lbe long grass and rice until daylight when the choppers arrived. The team was only three Americans and three Montagnards now; the rest had been killed or lost during the fire fights. We had left a trail of bodies, both Montagnard and Viet Cong, over an-I I mile trek.

The four or so hours of panic and fear that awaited us in th.at field was nothing short of pure hcU. It was enough to make me physically sick the whole time. We lcnew lbat Charlie would be waiting for the choppers to come in, waiting for his final "coup" on the Green Berets that were in the field.

Prcdusk came. The morning was very still and gray. The grass and rice in the field was about waist high and standing in 6 inches of water. As we lay there listening for the sound of choppers that we knew would be coming soon, I was alert for movement on the edge of the field.

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For those with an ample musical appetite, the Norlh Idaho Concert Band will be a welcome addition 10 the light theme of " Music for n Spring Evening" ofrcred by 1he North Idaho Jazz Ensemble Sa111rday, April 28, at 8 p.m. in Boswell Auditorium.

Director Terry Jones conceded that the jazz program starting off the concert consists of less difficult numbers for audience enjoyment.

"This is jus1 a variely of good music," he said. Selections include "In the Mood" by Joe Garland; "Swce1lumps'' by Bob Curnow; " Blue Chip" by Sammy Nestico;

NIC jazz-- North Idaho Jazz Ensemble practices for the April 28 concert. " Misty" by Johnny Burke and Erroll Gamer, arranged by Dave Wolfe, and "It's Just Talk" by Pat Methony, arranged by Curnow.

"The jazz band stuff reall y spans the speo1rum, '' Jones said. "'In the Mood' isnn old big band piece. We're playing anything rrom a slow ballad in 'Misty' to 'Blue Chip,' a down blues kind of piece."

In a differcnl vein. the concert band will launch into "Testament" by Robert Jager. A serious ceremonial piece, "Testament"

begins II program of challenging music.

"The concert band music i1 ns difficult aJ any1hing we've 1111cmp1ed," Jones said. "ll's 1101 dry. It's difficult music, but interesting.

This is lhc most interesting concert band concert."

The ceremonial theme continues in "Hymn for a Festival" arranged by David Shaffer, ln which the audience should recognize a familiar melody. Another difficult composition is "Diffcrcntia" by Leland Forsblad. To lighten the mood, the concert band wiU break

into the "Thunder and Lightning Polka" by Johann Strauss.

The culmination piece tics together the spring theme in a timely manner, Jones noted.

"Cnntlclc or the Creatures" by Jim Curnow is a symphonic suite styled after poems by Sa Int Francis of Assisi, medieval saint for nature. Jones said an Ean h Day connection can be discerned in the movements " Brother Sun," "Sister Moon and Stars." " Brother Fire'' and particularly

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Graphic arts in gallery ...

Student portfolios to show

by Krl1ty JellHed

photo by O,l>onl, At,n

Graphic art--Klm Garrard, Dave Thompson, Constance Lowe and Rae Lin Timblin show portfolio exhibits.

Graphic a.n by North Idaho College students will be featured in the NIC Union Gallery from May 1-18.

Srudents in the portfolio class, taught by Laura Umthun, will display their work in lhc 1990 Graphic Art Show. An artists' reception will be held Tuesday, May I, from S-8 p.m.

The show contains a variety of an, ranging from graphic designs to illustrations, from computer graphics to pencil drawings.

Anything the students want to enter can be submitted, Umthun said.

The show is a collection or students' work over the past two years, she said. It's an important end for the students' hard work, she added.

" The pu!J)OSC (of the show) is to display the work or the portfolio students," Umthun said. " I think the quality of the work is cxceUenl. This is lheir best work, and it's imponant. " The NIC Graphic Art Show is an opportunit y for businesspeople around the community to took at the work done by the students, and it gives the students a possible job opportunity, NlC student Rae Lin Timblin said.

Featured in lhc show arc the ponrolios of Greg Collier, Kim Garrard, Martha Livich, Constance Lowe, Pam Olson, Jack o", Joe Slichter, David Thompson, Timblin and Vivi Worth.

The portfolios arc on display weekdays from noon~ p.m. in the Union Gallery, located in the lower level or the Student Union Building.

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City theater hosts 'Thoreau' mos1 of 1he costumes from Washington State University.

According to Rarick, the staging is also simple. 11 is 1101 s1andard, with a series of plalforms and open space, he said.

Time and location changes quickly, Rarick said.

"Time jumps around before and af1er phoro by o,,r,, Cordu the night in jail," he said.

The stage's ccn1cr of focus is 1he jail, which is 6 by 8 feet. Micheal Word is designing the scenery and 1hc ligl11ing is designed by drama student Jim Comfort.

The east includes a cross section of ac1ors from the college and the communily, Rarick said. Communi1y member Jefferey Coulter ponrays Thoreau. Ralph Waldo Emerson, a close friend of Thoreau. is played by Ed Cornachio of Sandpoint. Ed- by Karin Lau ward, Emerson's son and a student to Ac1or and Norih Idaho College guest inThoreau, is played by Jake Heffler, community grade school s1udcnt. Ellen, structor Dennis Redford has shifted gears Thoreau's one and only love interes1, is and taken on n new role as dircc1or of the played by Kris1en Brown, NIC drama stu- NIC production of "The Night Thoreau dent. 01her community actors include Mac Spent in Jail,'' which wiU be prcsm1ed durClark, depicting Thoreau's mother and ing May and June 01 1he Coeur d'Alene Keith Knigh1, playing Thoreau's bro1her, Communi1y Theater.

Redford said that after performing in lhc John. All of 1hcsc charac1crs played very important, i11nuen1ial paris in Thoreau's NIC production of " Hedda Gabler" last year, Tim Rarick, head of the 1hca1cr life, Rarick said.

The audience appeal of 1hc play is fan- depariment, npproached him wi1h an ac1astic because Thoreau was way ahead of ting job, a gut"lt teaching position and a his time, accurately seeing things the way direc1ing job. Redford agreed to nil three, they were going to be in the future, Rarick acccptil\8 the role of Noah Kellogg in "The said, and as a result, the audience will Rainbow Chaser," a one-man play wri11cn

by Rarick; becoming a pan-1ime lnstrucunderstood and identify wi1h him.

Mos1 people came in coniac1 wi1h 1or 01 NIC; and now 1aking on lhe role of Thoreau at some point in high school, director. which Is a role 1ha1 Redford said Rarick said. He described Thoreau as "1he be has not done very often.

"That Is 1101 my area of cxperrise... but original earth-person," adding that the play will fit righ1 in wi1h Eanh Month. The I find tha1 it's a great challenge for an acplay is grcal in terms of ra1ing and won't tor to direct a show," Redford said. " I think most actors cven1ually migrate be long and boring, Rarick said. " The Night Thoreau Spenl in Jail" will 1oward 1ha1."

Mostly playing in character roles, Red¡ be presented three weekends in succession: May 4, S, 6; II, 12, 13 and 18, 19 at 8 p.m. ford said he loves ac1ing because " I learn Matinees will be May 6 and 13 at 2 p.m. everytime I take on a new part. It's one of Tickc1 prices arc SS for general admis- 1hc fascinating thing, about ii- you're sion. NIC s1udcnts and facuhy arc admit- never lhrough learning." ted free. Reservations can be made at _ Redford is mostly known as a television 667-1323. The !heater is located at 1320 E. .____ ,.,,,_ REDF~RD p. 16 Garden Ave.

Actor Redford challenged by directing

photo by Tonya Brodtthaustn

Anguished actlvlst --Thoreau, played by Jeffery Coulter, mourns for a young student, played by Jake Heffler.

by Tonya Broderhauaen

Henry David Thoreau-philosopher, au1hor and na1uralis1 of 1he I800s-is 1hc subjec1 of 1he North Idaho CoUcge Dramo Dcpanmcnt's last play of the year.

After landing in jail for refusing 10 pay a SI lax levied to fund 1he MexicanAmerican War. a war he called "unjus1," Thoreau wro1c ''Govcmmen1 is bes! which governs leas!'' in his essay "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience." His activism is the focus of 1he new play.

"The Nigh! Thoreau Spent in Jail," wri11cn by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Lee, offers new challenges for 1he east, said Tim Rarick, head of lhe drama depanmen1.

It is a challenge because the play will be performed a1 the Coeur d'Alene Communily Thea1cr. forcing the cost to adap1 10 n different stage, smaUer space, different scenery and tigh1ing as well as more produc1ions 10 present, he said.

Rarick has s1epped aside for a guest director, Dennis Redford of Spokane, so Rarick will produce lhe play instead of direct it.

"My job this time is trying to keep the dircc1or's hassle 10 a minimum," Rarick explained.

Rarick said this will be a grea1 opportunity for 1he cas1 to work with a new director in a different atmosphere. Producing 1hc play at lhe community 1hca1er "make~ a good friendship be1wccn thea1ers," Rarick said. A mu1ual-benefi1 rela1ionship be1wcen the NIC and the communi1y thea1cr involves sharing facilities, he no1ed.

"The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail" will a1trac1 a large audience because of its loca1ion, Rarick said.

The costumes for the play arc very simple due to the simplicity of the lime era, Rarick said. Alice Harwood is organizing 1hc cos1umes, which arc all NIC--0wncd ma1erials, not the case for "The Taming of the Shrew" in which NIC borrowed

â&#x20AC;˘ What was your first indication that spring has arrived?

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sunshine and the shorts.

Everett MurphrHbuelneu admlnletratlon:

The clearing of the clouds, the sun began 10 heal up and everybody is getting a 1an.

Karen Welch-education: The smell in 1he air was of spring.

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Student artists awarded for April exhibits

by Krlaty Jelleaed

photo by Dtborah Aktrs

lt's ...a palntlng--NIC artist Dave Thompson shows off second-place gallery work " lt's...Their Job."

Rose Stiles for her plaster sculpture call-

Awards and recognition were given lo Nor!h. Idaho _College art students who paruc1pated in the NI C Student Ari Show wh· h · d. I · h u · ' 1c 1s on ,1sp ay m ~ e n1on Gallery th_rough Fndar, Apnl 27.

Appro;iumately 6S pieces were in the an show, and each was judged for the awards, said Priscilla Cooper, a fulltime fine arts major. ' 'I think the art show was a great thing for students 10 put their works in," said Dave Thompson, another con· tribu ting art student. "Overall the show was a 10 1 of run. " Cooper came in first place and received SSO for her oil painting tilled "Emergence or Amanda." Thompson won second place and S35 ror his oil painting titled "ll's ...Their Job" and Sue Russell placed third and won S20 for her work, made out of lWO•ply board and molding paste, titled"/\ New Dir«· tion."

As well as the cash awards, five honorable mention,; were awarded.

These awards were given to Kim Garrard for her " Maple Lily" drawing, Lin· da Leighton for her porcelain work till· ed "Pla11cr, " James O'Neil for hif un· titled oil painting, JoAnne Reeds for her watercolor called "Quest in Space" and

l ed "Despair."

"I feel really honored .. c · "II was a tremendous ~howoopcr said.

Coo-r began pa'nt· ·. h 1 mg Wlt ..~ watercolor five years ago and continues 10 use it now, she said.

She has also designed the menus for th~ restaurant Catcher in the Rye, she said.

Russell professionally designed the tellering in commercial design for trucks. she said.

"I think the art show was a great thing for students to put their works in."

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============ " I'm in the commercial arts involved with painting and drawing," she added.

Watercolor was the only area Russell did not enter In the show; she had a variety of an.

The Union Gallery is in the lower level of the Student Union Building. 0 111lcry houn are noon-6 p.m.

Concert-goer wants slack for dancing 537-74-0808

Sometimes you just gotta let your hair down and dance.

It seems just when the world can '1 get any more intense, somebody turns up the volume. We live in a time of radical social, economic and political change that threatens to either plunge Earthlings into anarchy or save us from our selves.

If managing lime among term papers that should have been written yesterday and slave-wage jobs, which aren't worth the time and effort put into them 'cause they won't pay all the bills-let alone supply a little "expendable" incomewasn't enough pressure in a student's life, there is the impending doom of the greenhouse effect, economic collapse, toxic waste, AIDS, Big Brother, Dan Quayle, biological warfare in the Middle East, racial disharmony, acne and neon never going out of style. What is a student to do in the face of such awesome nastiness?

Well, when I have the weight of the world on my shoulders, I reach for slack. Now mind you,

slack isn't gathering gravity on the couch and mentally masturbating in front of the television.

Slack is enjoying doing that groovy liulc thing called life, with emphasis on the doing and not watching your life go by in five-second sound bites.

Slack is perhaps what makes you glad you're here, or in other words, it's the calZZ meow.

On Friday, April 13, 1990, at 8 p.m., I was prepared for some serious slack a la Carlos Santana and Co. This was 10 be the second time for me to be spellbound with his show and presence, so needless to say, I was pretty stoked.

It's not every day that I gel the opportunity to experience one of my favorite bands live. When the band started in with some funky keyboards, bop'n bass riffs, cruz'o on the congas, driv'n down on the drums and Carlos throw'n in his lit· Ile somcth'ns on guitar, I coded up with a bad case of happy feet, so I proceeded 10 let my hair down, stand up and toe jam.

Now enters the event-staff-dance Gestapo just as I'm gelling into it and achieving slack. I was told to sit down or I'd be kicked out. Is there anything more asinine than to not be able to dance at a rock n' roll concert?

It's like taking a shower with a raincoat onl After I decided not to pop Captain Power Trip for violating my First Amendment right of free speech (but I was talking with my body in response

to the music, if ya know what I mean, mahn), I looked for a more positive resolution 10 my perplexing conflict of dance or die. Since when is concert dancing an oxymoron?

In the back of the orchestra section of the Spokane Opera House, there was quite a bit of groov'n go'n on without a muscle-boy crackdown, so I abandoned my good scat up front and jamm· ed back 10 the cheap scats 10 where I thought I could get some slack and dance. Wrong. According to event staff member Bob-23 (only name given), my seat was up front so I had to go back up 10 my cage, even though my back was up against the wall so that I wouldn't obscure anyone's view in the less-preferred section where nobody (except Bob-23) was sitting or cared if I danced.

Shucks, buddy, so much for slack and back to the world O'stress.

The concert was most excellent, which was to be expected, but almost being kicked out for dan· cing at the concert stinks like a hiah-sulfur-content fart in the face.

It makes about as much sense as American society jumping on the Earth Day bandwagon to save the environment and forests and then, when December rolls around, consuming millions of in· ram pine trees in order to celebrate Christmas. " You've got 10 change your evil ways, babe, before I'm gonna start luv'n you."

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Contemplation •• Lawrence Aripa wai1s for opening ceremonies 10 begin.

Whoa, mutes! • • John Geisen (left) in the Geisen freight wagon holds ~ackanxious mulesattbe opening ceremony or Fon Shcnnan Days.

Lawrence Arlpa talks abou1 his medicine stick . . .. and the children listen.

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'Lil piece o' heaven - • "Am Kittle flips fn:sh fry bread in10 a wai~ng kettle.

Kazoo Band hoots il up at Fon Shcnnan days.

Hooters • • HaniSOIIHi)j SholS

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inxious mules at the opening ceremony of Fort Shennan Days.

lot Shots Kazoo Band hoots it up at Fort Shennan days.

Old n' new - - Centennial balloon noa1s behind the fort Shcnnan gate.

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â&#x20AC;˘ coming for comedy Jokers Activities director warmly welcomes back evening of laughter

by Carla Corder "The Laughs Keep Coming" will be presented at North Idaho College Thursday, May 10, at 8 p.m. in Boswell Auditorium.

The night of laughter is being hosted

by Associated Students of Nonh Idaho College due 10 the high success ASNIC had with "Comedy Night" on March 6, said Dean Bennett, NIC student ac1ivi1y director.

The comedians slated 10 perform are Jack Mayberry, the evening's headliner, and David Goldman. The emcee for the night will be Kermitt Apio.

Mayberry has performed is such night

clubs as The Punchlines in Atlanta and Jacksonville, The Laff Stop Comedy, Clubs in Los Angeles, Houston and Austin and The Improvisation in Los Angeles. He has also been seen on national television with appearances on "The Tonight Show," "VH I" and Showtime's "Comedy Club Network."

Mayberry has worked with notable performers such as Juice Newton, Rodney Dangerfield and Jay Leno as' their opening act.

Mayberry claims that at the age of 5 he knew he wanted 10 be a stand-up comedian. As a youth he performed in various public schools in his ~eighborhood and after a stay in the

Marine Corps he began a career in radio, adding comedy tones to the show.

According 10 Mayberry, "the rest is his1ory," and he became a comedian.

Depending on the budget, ASNIC would like to bring a comedy show 10 NIC 1wice a year, according to Bennett.

"It would be something planned in advance to give the s1uden1s something to look forward to," Bennett said.

Tickets for "The Laughs Keep Coming" are $4 general admission, $2 for studenis and youths. They arc available at the NIC Box Office and at the door.

ASNIC would like to remind parents 1ha1 the show may contain mature subject mauers .

Review ...

Idaho vocalist pursues 'Phantom' fan eerily career after starring in excited over concert . NIC 'Phantom' concert

by Deborah Akers "Phantom-mania" may have Slruck Coeur d'Alene at last.

At least an addicting dose of the dynamic music from the successrut Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, "Phantom of the Opera," was administered 10 the audience in Boswell Auditorium Saturday night.

The cure-perhaps only a repeat performance, a repeat performance, a repeat. ..

The problem-the complete two-hour opera is currently playing in London, New York and Los Angeles at an average price of $200 per ticket.

From the standing ovation and lengthy applause, it was obvious that Coeur d'Alene would welcome another pcrrormance, albeit an adaptation, by soprano Katherine Damiano, the Nonh Idaho Symphony Orchestra and Concert Choir. It seems the 30-minute adaptation was only enough 10 whet the appetite.

But a brilliant adaptation it was. Conductor Todd Snyder drmonstrated his nexlbility in taking the highly romantic "All I Ask of You" (a duet between the Phantom and his true love, Kristine) and modifying it to a still powerful solo sung by Damiano. Snyder funhcr demonstrated his talents when he joined the orchestra on piano during "Wishing You Were Here Again."

To funher adapt this two-hour opera into a successful 30.minute production, Tim Rarick deserves accolades for skillfully creating narrative bridges between musical pieces to keep a sense of story. The narratives were performed by David Gunter as 1hc seductively eerie Phantom.

Gunter suitably projected the haunting laugh and charming voice of the Phantom.

His voice had to be strong to match that

of his co-star Damiano.

Damiano stoic the show with her seraphic voice. Her vocal range, control and strength equally paralleled that of the original score. She did not disappoint "Phantom" fans.

Damiano, who said she had only one rehearsal with the orchestra, said the orchestra did a wonderful job.

There is no doubt the orchestra did an exceptional job. The music from "Phantom" is challenging, complex and wriuen in difficult keys. Nobody would expect less from the genius of Webber.

Most remarkable was the finale. The strings built a climax of 1ormcn1 as the Phantom recited, " ... it ends, the music of the night."

As a prelude to the "Phantom," the orchestra also performed selections from "Carmina Burana" along with the North Idaho Concert Choir.

The "Carmina Burana" is a collection or poems wriuen by vagrant monks in the late 13th century. The poems arc not truly devotional as they were known for their relish of earthly delights.

The mood of these bright and live!) poems was delightfully conveyed by the music from the orchestra. Crisp and clear solos were played on oboe and Oute.

The North Idaho Conccn Choir sang the poems and their voices added a very melodic quality. However, it is unfon'Unatc that the auditorium did not have an orchestra pit. Due 10 the orchestra being seated on stage, the enunciation of syllables was lost and the choir became more of a background instrument.

"Carmina Burana" is an ambitious opera. This performance was a real treat and one which this reviewer would like to bear again and again and ...

by Deborah Akers

Vocalist Katherine Damiano said she is not content 10 leave the limelight after her acclaimed solo performance in the "Carmina Burana" and "Phantom of the

Opera" pr~ntation at Nonh Idaho College. The former NIC student indicated a willingness to return and collaborate again with NIC orchestra and choir director Todd Snyder, under whom she studied from 198S-87.

Born in Boise, she has resided in Coeur d' AJenc with her husband Harold for over 20 years.

When asked about her career goals, she said she is content 10 develop her voice to its fullest and perform only occasionally.

She added that she and Todd Snyder are already discussing possibilities ror other performances.

Singing since the age of eleven, Damiano has performed at Whitworth College, Stanford University, the San Francisco Com¡ edy Theatre, among others. She is a founding member of the Carousel Players.

Recently, she won a gold medal in th~ OJlC;n aria division of the Allied Arts Fesuval in Spokane.

photo by !Hboroh Akers

Damiano In demand--As an NIC student, Katherine Damiano studied under director Todd Snyder; as an acclaimed vocalist, she faces future challenges.

Arter her stopover for a single rehearsal and a performance with the North Idaho Symphony Orchestra and North Idaho Concert Choir on April 20, Damiano leaves North Idaho in the applause from her singing efforts. She is pursuing a m~ter's degree in vocal performance at ~e Ariz.Ona State Graduate School of Music.

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Saxophone recital free to public

by Donna Wood

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Music for lunch--Slnger Tim Hall plays folksongs in the SUB.

Country") by Grieg; "Song Without Words No. I.S, Op. 102, No. 3" by Mendelssohn, "Allegro" from ''Siring Quartet No. I" by Beethoven, "Rex; Le Vol du Bourbon" by Rimsky-Korsakov and "Mule· Petit Quatuor I, 11, Ill" b; Francaix.

For sax lovers in the area, the North Idaho College music department will offer a "freebie" program on May 6 at 4 p.m. in Boswell Auditorium.

Bernard Rose will be playing the soprano saxophone; Sylvia Baker will be on the alto sax; Included as well is "Sailor's Steve Preedy will be on 1hc Hornpipe" by Cowell and " 10 tenor sax and instructor Dennis Jazz Vigneues for Saxophone Carey will be on the baritone Quartet: A Liulc Melancholy sax. and Impressions" by White.

The program includes The free recital offers a " Organ Fugue in G Minor" by diverse program or saxophone , Bach and Stanton, " In Der music for four parts. Carey Heimat" (" In My Native gives saxophone lessons at NIC.

Nic's Nooners end semester "Familiar Faces." He also showcased in regional and national NACA conferences in 1988. In 1989, Hersch The last of a series of Nic's Nooners will be held was nomi naLed Campus Coffeehouse Entertainer of May 3 when Associated Students of North Idaho Col- the Year. lege present James Hersch, a solo acoustic act.

In the 11151 year, Hersch spcni his time in Nashville.

Hersch began his musical career at the age of 12. working on his songwri1ing. Iii, show includes new He received his bachelor of arts degree in classical songs, 1wo of which were selected for live perfom1ance guita r, but his performance reaches a wide audience. in the "New Folk" category at the 1989 lntcrnationnl He has been an acclaimed writer, singer and guitaris1. _Folk Fcs1i1·al in Kerrville, Texas.

Hersch currcn1ly spends most of his 1ime in clubs James Hersch will be performing his acclaimed and college markers. He comes 10 NI C through the music 11 :30 n.m. 10 I p.m. in 1he Studeni Union National Association of Campus Activities.

One of his current achievements is his third album, Building cafeteria at NIC.

by Laurie Ingle

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with liberty ... and deliver us from freedom."

It is difficult to rate this movie. The dark humor makes it somewhat demented and for that, I would give it only one box of jujubees. However, all the acting is superb.

Sexy Kevin Kline not only is hilarious, but the Italian acocnt is great. For the acting, (and the chance 10 check out Kevin Kline without pants), I'm rating this one FIVE The characters are funny and deliver JUICY BOXES OF JUJU BEES. some humorous lines. However, this movie is almost uncomfortable as it makes light of a situation that ls actually very tragic.

Murder is no laughing mauer.

with Joey (Kevin Kline), an adulterous husband who claims, " I can'i help it- I'm Italian."

Ocvo (River Phoenix), an employee at Joey's pizza parlor, steps in 10 rescue Joey's wife, Rosalie (fracey Ullmann), from this infidel. Rosalie's mother (Joan Plowright) also joins the plot to do away with Joey.

For example, as Joey lies in bed witb a buUct in h[s head and blood on the pillow, two drug addicts hired as killers try 10

by Deborah Akers decide where to put tbe next bullet. " I Love You to Death." Could this " His heart," exclaims Harlan (William bizarre story really be based on fact? Yep. Hurt). But the iwo can't decide if the hean Bver heard or the Tacoma woman who is on the left or right side. They finally tried unsuccessfully to murder her hus- remember tbe Pledge of Allegiance and, band, and arterward HE wanted to renew with "left" hand over chest, tbey recite, "I their marriage vows? pledge allegiance to the nag with amber Filmed in Tacoma. this movie takes off w:1ys in grain, all men arc created equal,

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by Mike Saunder, Despite the star-studded cast mentioned by my esteemed counterpart, and the talented hand of Director Lawrence Kasdan (Body Heat, The Accidental Tourist), I have a hard time giving this strange movie any more than three bo;ccs of those little tooth-doggers.

Kevin Kline is at his adulterous best in the role of the lust-plagued Italian Joey.

His range of characters in his last several movies has been truly amazing.

Look for Kasdan-rcgular William Hutt and Keanu Reeves as the totally-stoned hit men Marlon and Harlan. Their performances arc convincing in a drug-induced sort of way.

Although the picture was filmed with very Unle light, the dark mood this creates goes hand-in-hand with the fact that this really is a black comedy about premeditated murder.

Tracy Ullmann's character Rosalie says tbat she loves Joey so much that she would "rather .see him dead than divorce him and let anotber woman have him." After she has him shot, he is pretty impressed by the fact. He begs her for forgiveness. Go figure.

Among Joey 's conquest& arc the sexy, ditsy Victoria Jackson of "Saturday Nipi t Live'' fame, and _the always;wo~-ogling 1 Phoebe Cates (Kime s real-life wife), who can be .seen withouc pant& to boot.

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interesting experiences has been with the production of NBC' s "Unsolved compiled by Kim Patzer Mysteries."

His most recent involvement with the April 28- 8 p.m. The North Idaho Symshow was in the story about a police officer phonic Band and the North Idaho Jazz who was murdered 50 years ago in Ensemble will perform " Music for a Spring Newport, Wash .. and aired Jan. 16. At the Evening" in Boswell Auditorium. General time the show aired, the murder was the admission is S4 for adults, S2 for seniors oldest unsolved mystery in the United and SI for students and child ren.

States. A 92-year-old Montana man who May 1-18-The North Idaho College comwas also once a Spokane police officer was mercial arr students' portfolio show will be considered a suspect, but he died one week in the Union Gallery. A reception will be after the show aired. held on the May I from 6 p.m.-8 p.m.

Redford played Sheriff Black, the man Gallery hours are noon-6 p.m. weekdays who was in charge of the investigation. He io the lower level of the Student Union said that wo rk ing on "Unsolved Building.

Mysteries" was an interesting experience May 4-6, 11-13, 18,19-8 p.m.; 2 p.m. becall5C the scenes arc all improvised by the matinees on May 6, 13. " The Night actors rather than scripted like a typical Thoreau Spent in Jail" will show in the Coeu r d'Alene Community Theater with Hollywood production. guest director Dennis Redford. · The actors were given a story of the reallifc events that arc fact ual to help them in May 12- 8 p.m. The North Idaho Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Co. '90 will perform in their roles, Red ford said.

BoswcU Auditorium with Terry Jones and " This was a whole di fferent thing " Michael Mu:uit ko directing respectively.

Redford said. ' The original jazz band score for " Rhap"The actor then goes up in front of the sody in Blue" and vocal jazz numbers will camera and makes it up as he goes along," be featured. General admission appLies.

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Baseball squad in thick of region title race

by Damon Darakjy As the baseball season winds down, the North Idaho Cardinals are finding themselves in the hunt for first place in region play. The Cards are 6-3 in the region, with Treasure Valley and the College of Southern Idaho both in contention.

According to head coach Jack Bloxom, the Cards have a good chance at winning the region title.

"If the pitching continues as it has, we can win it." Bloxom said that Derrek Cones, Daan Stordiau and Thom Sutherland have been pitching well and

"If the pitching continues as ii has, we can win it (region)."

- - - Jack 81oxom need io continue to pitch as they have throughout the duration or the season.

Richard Hooten has also been pitching well in relief, Bloxom said.

The coach said that the team has been playing fairly well, but the defense has been somewhat of a problem espcciaJly in a I5-9 loss to Spokane Palls Community College. photo by Al Thomp1011

"Defensively we were not ready to play defense against Spokane." The on- He's In there--Cardlnal Shane Bushard (right) applies a tag on a CSI baserunner Friday. ly positive thing to come out of the loss Ward's RBI late In the seventh innwere North Idaho's 13 hits, Bloxom Sophomore Darren Finn has pitched The Cardinals met CSI for a third ing determined a 4-3 win for the Card's the most innings for the Cards and has said. game Saturdlly. The Cardinals defeated against College of Southern Idaho Friposted a record of S-1. All statistics are the Eagles 9-6.

Leading the Cardinals at plate are through April 19. day. The Cardinals lost the first game sophomores Ray Ward, who is balling of the doubleheader against the eagles NIC will travel to Ricks Friday. The The Cards arc now in second plllcc .337, and Todd Hubka, at .330.

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Cardinals are 18-12 in overall play. behind Treasure Valley.

Five NIC .instructors to tackle Bloomsday

by Kittle Law Annie got an idea and, when Annie gets an idea, things start happening! Tired of fighting the crowds in Bloomsday for the last 11 years, Annie decided to get a team together for the Corporate Cup Division that starts in the front of the 10-kilometer race.

North Idaho College speech instructor Annie McKinley (the Grand Master Puba

"Since it was my idea, that put me in as the token female. " - - - A nnie McKinlay and Aerobics Coach, according to mass media instructor George Ives), gathered up a learn of five instructors from NIC and registered for the cup. McK.inlay said she plans to run the 6Yi-mile event In 60 minutes.

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McKinley said that pul a lot of pressure on her-but she is not competing with her team, but others in her age bracket.

"I'd die if I had to run with George for more than one block," she said. "He is more of an animal runner than I am."

McKinlay said that the Corporate Cup takes the three top times of the individuals running for their score.

Ives calls himself the "Ligcstical Lackey" and was the first person McKinlay recruited. He then turned around and recruited the other team members from his circle of jogging buddies.

"We run together regularly 11 noon," Ives said. A high school lrlCk sw, Ives did a S:4S mile and he ran cross country in college.

"I'm starting 10 slow down," he said. " I plan to do the course in 45 minutes."

That is I good time for his age group, he said.

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Bohac claims to be in shape. He said that "I'm the track coach. I'm sup- he docs a lot or jogging and runs 10 miles Sundays. posed to know something on"It's going to be run," Bohac said. " I'm about running. " bC forward to it."

--'--- Ro onner looking The Corporate Cup is sponsored by KXL Y radio station. KXLY spokeswoman Bloomsday. He said that he is not too wor- Karen Elwell said a Corporate Cup learn can have three to five members who must ried about the race.

"I'm the track coach. I'm supposed to work 30 hours per week for their corporaknow something about running,'' he said. tion. They rccieve singlets and a picture of "Thal is why I was invited to join the the team for participation. If they win, they team." Conner said that be isn't in shape get to keep the cup for a year. The City of Spokane bas won the cup for the last two but be plans to have fun.

"George did it," math instructor Bob ycan.

AU team manbers said they liked the raa Bohac said. "He recruited me bcausc: we jog togctbcr." Bohac ran in Bloomsday last that they get to swt in front.

The la.st team member, nuning instruc· year with his I O.ycar-old son. He said that when he swted in the middle of the pack, tor John Weller, was unavailable ror it slowed down his time several minutes. comment. " I'm gonna have fun and, hopefully, l'U " We will do rme if tbewcatbcr is right," Bohac said. "lf it is about 40 to 60 degrees finish," Cooner said.

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Track team sends four runners to nationals

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time in the nation on the junior college level.

Dedication, consistency and drive arc three words that describe the North Idaho College national track qualifcrs.

Four NJC men qualified for nationals with their showing a1 the University or Washington Invitational last weekend and will be going to the meet in Odessa, Texas, May 17-19.

Freshman David Tejedor broke the NJC record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 9:16.45, earning him fourth place. '' I think David has a good shot at being All-American," coach Rob Conner said.

Chris Katon also broke a school record in l,SOO meters with a 3:49.S showing.

"Chris took six seconds off his personal best in this particular I ,SOO. Right now, he has the fastest junior college time in the nation," Conner said.

David Hughes finished fourth in the S,000 meters and broke a school record with a 14:38.1. This is the fourth fastest

Conner commented on the success or Katon and Hughes. " I really feli that those two times were the best school records at NI C. These two freshmen are outstanding runners." Conner said.

Chris Gilbert also qualified for nationals, coming in sixth at UW in the S,000 meters with a 14:49.JS. "Chris will be running in the 10,000. This will be his better event for having a chance 10 place at nationals," Conner said.

Others who fared well at Seattle were freshman George Kinniburgh, who had a win in the 10,000 meters in a time of 32:04.31, lhe fifth best time at NIC. "George is really working hard,'' Conner said. "I'll be looking 10 him to contribute 10 next year's cross country team."

Running in the 800 meters, freshman Mark Freel took third place with a time of I :S3 . 16, which is the second best time ever at NI C. ''Mark was a half second off from national qualifing. This is his first year running in the 800, and he has really made a big drop in his times," Conner said.

In the women's division, Kelly Swinney finished eighth in the 3,000 meters with a time of 10:33.09, the third fastest time at NIC.

"Kelly had an excellent race and did a nice job,'' Con ner said.

In the I ,SOO, Casie Williams ran a lifetime best of S:08.9. Throwing the discus, Post Falls native Edie Diteman threw n lifetime best or 100-11, which is the eighth best throw at NIC. On April 28, the teams' top people will head out to the University of Oregon.

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Rounding the turn-- Freshman

Kelly Swinney competes at Spokane.

"This will be a good opportunity 10 qualify three men in the 3,000-Chris Gilbert, David Hughes and Clint Oertjc," Conner said. "Also Swinney and Ridley will be running in the 5,000. This should qualify both or them in this event."

The team's next meet will be at Spokane Falls Community College Friday.

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There arc a lot of other problems that need 10 be taken care of and the revenues they gel from the people who come watch them far outweigh the money they get.

Doug D1Mo11-bu1lne11: I don 'I think they get paid 100 much. Playing 162 games a yeai is more than twice as many games other athletes have 10 participate in during a year.

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A kinder, gentler person. Those words must follow Art Hil!on. Hilton, a full-time U.S. Forest Service employee, i~ involved

in the Adult Education Program two days a week in the learning center at NIC and is also a marathon runner.

"On an average, I run S0-60 miles a week and I try 10 stick to a good diet all

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At the present, Art is working on his O.E.D. He would like to be a P .E. instructor at an elementary school in the future. " I like working with kids and would like to get them interested and involved in running," Hilton said.

Hilton has lived in Kellogg since 1972 and has participated in marathons all over the count ry, ranging from Honolulu to New York. " I have run every Bloornsday since it has started except for the year Mount St.Helens erupted. I usually do that in a time of 4S minutes," Hilton said.

Hilton started running in the ninth grade on his high school cross country team called the Flying A. " I was always interested in running, but I got involved in marathons shonly after the Bloomsday races started," Hilton said.

"Bloomsday is what really stutcd motivating me."

"In the past I ran a 4:01 mile. Even though I'm not able 10 carry that out all the time, 1 am always looking 10 be number one. Blocking out pain and using my mental power is what it's all about," Hilton said.

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Dedicated marathoner--Art HIiton has competed In marathons from Honolulu to New York.

Ten spikers sign at NIC

by Brian Walker North Idaho College voUeyball coach Bm Taylor has announced the signings or new recruits for next season. The squad will feature 10 newcomers, and five wlll return from this season's team.

Paula Hooper plans to anend NIC next year. She is a S-10 outside hitter from Coeur d'Alene. Her competitive auitude should be a contribution to the team, Taylor said.

Hooper's hiih school teammate, Krtalle Rau is 6-0 and a middle hitter.

Post Falls native Deanne Palmer is an outside hiner at S-7. "She's got great leaping ability for her heiiht," Taylor said.

Right side player HIilery Dowling is S-7 from Sandpoint. Also from Sand-

point is Beth Raynor. She is a S-10 middle hitter.

Bridget Hammer is an outside hitter at S-9 from Kalispell, Mont.

Michell• Kluaen, from Crescent Valley, B.C., is 6-0and a middle hitter.

Middle hitter Ellzabeth Kropachek is S-11 from Bear Lake, Idaho. Kellogg native Kolea Cooper is S-S and a SCI· ter and a back row specialist.

Brenda Naccarto, from Newport, Wash., is a S-7 setter.

Returning players include Sunny Blades, Sun Valley; DecDee Voliva, Mica, Wash.; Gena Oldham, Orofino; Dana DotSOn, Spokane, and Kathy Northway, Deer Park, Wash. "l look for us to be very competitive," Taylor said. " I'm confident with our returning players. They provide us with a very stable foundation."

ln building for endurance, Hilton shares some or his past training rituals.

"When I used to work for the Bunker Hill Zinc plant, I would run to work and run home. That was eight miles to and from . " Then five days out of the week, I would go to Kellogg High School and train with

"Bloomsday is what really started motivating me. " - - - Art Hilton th e cross country team. I was a rabbit for them sometimes, and the coach, Mr.Hunt, was usually glad to sec me," Hilton said.

On the academic side, "The Learning Center at NIC had helped me a great deal, and I've come along way as far as strcngthing my reading skills. I am always hungry for more education, and working with people helps to build my communication skills," Hilton said.

Looking toward future goals, Hilton says, "I'd like to run the Coeur d'Alene Marathon in 2:60 and work with children as much as possible."

With that kind of attitude and determination, trials and turbulancc seem 10 disappear.

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Rowing concentration- - Tina Mulch concentrates on her paddling technique during a workout on Lake Coeur d'Alene. photo by Brian Wolktr

Boasting bodybullder-- Mlchael Rice displays the third¡

place trophy he won at the 1990 Rocky Mountain States Bodybuilding Championships.

Boys of summer pick owners' lock michael saunders In 1988 it was the bogus balk rule. In 1989, along with Pete Rose's fall from grace, we saw the death of Baseball Commissioner A. Bar1let1 Giamatti, and the incredible power of the Oakland A's was nothing compared to the catastrophic Bay Area earthquake.

It seems that every year has something to set it apart from the others.

This year it was the lockout. For a while it seemed as if we were going to have to find another national passtime, and, for the 26 major-league clubs, spring training was just plain spring. Many players found themselves in the strange position

of having plenty of spare time to go fishing. I'm sure that, along with the millions of fans that anticipated the end of the lockout with baited breath, there were more than a few bass and trout that wanted it to end as well.

Talk of the hot new rookies and which veterans would return for one more last hurrah was replaced with talk of the minimum amount you could pay a rookie and pension plans for the veterans who didn't have any last hurrahs left. The umpires weren't calling balls or strikes, and the attorneys gave fair and foul completely different meanings. During the talJcs, both sides waJJced out several times, each claiming the other wasn't "bargaining in good faith."

The owners and the players just wouldn't play ball.

Then, in an American tradition older than baseball, hot dogs, apple pie or Chevrolet, they compromised. I guess they figured out that owners and players weren't supposed to play ball in the first place.

The results, along with a better deal for the

players, were smiles on the faces of everyone involved- fans, players and owners.

PLAY BALLI Back to Pete Rose. The most prolific hitter in the history of baseball (from which he also happens to be banned for life), he recently pleaded guilty to two felony counts of filing false income tax returns, which, in addition to a possible $500,000 fine, could carry a six-year prison term.

Rose has asked his fans, the City of Cincinnati, and, maybe most importantly, the Baseball Hall of Fame to forgive him because all of his mistakes were due to his gambling addiction.

But Rose has yet to admit the most crucial part of the whole sordid affair-that he bet on baseball-ahhough he has never challenged the ban from baseball, which is a penalty reserved for those who have done just that.

Maybe when Pete Rose decides to come clean, completely clean, he just might bcnefil from another time-honored American tradition-forgiveness.

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Whitcomb is now an assistant under NIC head coach John Owen.

He lost 12-7 to Phil Lewellen of the New York Athletic Club for third-place medal honors.

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1,600 relay-NIC (Wright, Sawyer, Wllllams, Dlteman), 2nd, 4:27.7.

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M,n: 1,()00.steeplechase-Davld Czajka, 2nd, 10:02.3. 1,500-Gary Cavett, 3rd, 4:06.3; Matt Mercer, 7th, 4:15.8.

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INCEST t r o . m p . u - - - - - - - - rape and raped her again. He did this several times until September.

Dick and bis wife, Judy, bought the house across the street from us. I was taking college classes and took Mary with me.

In December Dick and Judy were found dead by her son. Judy was in the car with the car running, the garage door closed, and the car door opened.

Dick was found on the bed. According to the autopsy, both died from carbon monoxide poisoning. The police told us Dick and Judy had a lot of fights, that Dick had broken her ribs and she had attempted suicide in October from an overdose of drugs.

For every 100 children sexually molested, there are 100 adults doing the molesting.

My neighbor told me that Dick wouldn't be dead if I hadn't divorced him. I asked her, why is it always the woman's fault? Everyone seemed to condone Dick's drinking and abusive behavior; he got out of many legal jams until he commined the crime of rape and attorneys refused to file charges against him because the rape was com.mined upon his own child. Something is really wrong her", because if Dick had beat another man or raped the neighbor's daughter, then he would be jailed, but not when this goes on within the home.

A year later, Mary had a junior high class in which sex was discussed. She began having nightmares and

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No amount of love, patience, understanding on my part could undo the damage committed upon Mary by her father.

When Mary was to be discharged from ihe institution, the State decided that: My poverty situation was so se,vere that I could not raise a child properly and they wanted her in a two-parent family where she could get the proper nurturing from a father figure.

Mary is now a senior and will graduate from high school this spring. She is ihe assistant manager of a fast food establishment. She is dating a college student who really cares for her. She plans to enter college and major in psychology.

Every day is a healing process. Mary will always be reminded of her nightmare-by words in a song, a phrase in a book or scenes in a movie, however, the pain confusion, anger and self-blame are no longer present.

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I tried to gel protection from the courts, but two attorneys knew that if Dick went to prison, they would not get the money-so they protected him and their financial interests. In so doing, my child was repeatedly victimized. She was taken away from me and made a property of the State of Idaho so that she could be placed in the institution.

Mary knew that I was losing the home and felt so guilty that she drank a boule of Sea Breeze to end her misery. I entered therapy with her every two weeks. Mary relived the rapes and learned to overcome her terror and put those events into a new perspective. During this time she couldn't eat, sleep or walk, and it was torture watching her go through that.

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Kootenai Hospital's bill was about $32,000. They told me they could take my home away and sell it to satisfy the debt. My attorney slapped an $8,000 lien against my home. The insurance company would not pay for suicide auempts; nor would they pay for mental illness.

Mental illness? Helli Mary was the victim of a crime, a crime the court allowed to continue to take place legally.

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what 1hc name means at all. Like the article said, we are an anti-racist, ami-drug band. However, If the name Black Happy means happy to accept black people, it sounds as if we think of Afro Americans as lesser people with us sponi.ng an "aren't we special for accepting them" attitude.

This band transcended the boundaries of skin color quite a wbUe ago (like at birth), and we don't associate color with skin as a title. People arc people, plain and simple. The name Black Happy means happy people (us) in a black (depressing) world.

That out of the way, I'd like 10 say that the article was aptly named. Our name has caused us some controversy from some of the so-called " equality" groups in the area.

To our detractors, I'd like to say that maybe you should take a good look at yourselves before painting your finger in my direction. Look up the word equality and notice its mea ning. If everyone is the same, why do you insist on separating the races by putting color tags on them?

Since I'm here, I'd like to comment on the excellent article Robb Brennan wrote a couple of issues back in which he posed the question, " Ir pro-<:hoice docsn 't mean pro-abortion, what docs it mean?" If more people were willing to go out on a limb like that, this world would be a lot more interesting. Keep it up, Robbol Paul Hemenway ''Black Happy"

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Mental Health Week runs from May 7-11 . The theme "Choices" wlll feature a different speaker each day of the week. Sessions begin at noon lasting untll 1:30 p.m. Contact Theresa Rosa, ext. 365, for topic listings.

Brigham Young University, the Lamanite Generation presents ''Living Legends" , a celebration of American Indian, Polynesian, and Latin American cultures Wed. May 2 at 7 p.m. in Boswell Hall Auditorium. Admission is free.

The 1990 WalkAmerlca for the March of Dimes wlll be held April 28. Spon· sor forms are available at all schools, Circle K, 7-11 stores and McDonald's restaurants. For more Information c all 336-5421.

Entry deadline for the Great Gregory Speech Contest, sponsored by Random TRUSTEES from p. I - - - House Publishers, is April 30. The con1cs1 mng and Staff Development. Bennett said is open 10 an~·onc enrolled in college level the new position should give "a new focus" speech class and using the text: "Public 10 NIC and assuage concern~ over the past Speaking for College and Career." Participants in the national competition will be years for long-term planning.

According to Kathy Baird, the current selected on a video-taped entry. Contact associate dean who would hold the new full Mike Miller for more information. dean position, new duties for her would in- NIC's invited finalists will participate in a clude institutional research and grant speak-off at noon until mid-afternoon on April 17 in Seiter I07. The contest format management.

Baird said she was looking forward 10 is: topic of national importance in a perthe new job "with a healthy mixture of suasive speaking style, 8- 10 minute time length and content of visual aids. NIC will trepidation and excitement. " To say that there would be new award first, second and third place prizes. challenges involved, Baird said, "would be Student discount vouchers are now the understatement of the year."

The board will decide the future of the avallable In the recreation office In the propnsal next month. No figu res were basement of the SUB for the Spokane available as 10 the cost of the organiza- lntarplayers Ensemble "Stepping Out" tional change, but Bnird said she hoped the beginning April 20 until May 12. change would include a hike in salary. In Vouchers may be used for any Tues· addition, the position of academic educa- day or Wednesday performance. The tion coordinator held by Linda Silva would voucher program makes seats avallable to voucher-bearing college be expanded 10 a full-time position.

The lengthy meeting ended on a light and high school students for $4.25 and note when in For the Good of the Order. S5.25. Curtain time Is at 7:30 p.m. .,,, I R .I. 1•• B A G E I L trustee Robert Ely announced that fellow ~ IA K 1 ~ IE R l T AIN RA '" trustee Joy Richards and her husband had I ICIE • A 8 I L IE IN 0 R I adopted a new daughter. Richards said p l V 0 TI Ml L YA M Morgan Cristi.ne Richards was born March A G A R • TA XI 1l l I K I e L 25, five weeks premature, or "still one L A T E X I D E N • wR EN short' ' according 10 her husband John.

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ANXIBTY-Job anxiety, career anxiety. For aome it only causa a twitch: for others It can cause a dramatic weight Ion Regardless, we all know that ••reeUna", althouah we tometimes have a difficult, time tryln1 to put a finger on it. What Is career anxiety? What does it do to you and, more importantly, what can you do about! it?

One way of differentiating between job anxiet y and career aru1iety Is aptly put on a sign, "A job is what you do with your day; a career iJ what you do with your life." Anxiety produces stress. Coming face-to-face with the prospect of having to get a job, not to mention a career, is a stressful condition.

Another factor 10 consider in the correlation between anxiety and the decisionmaking process, is that of choice. The assumption is that the more you have 10 choose from, the more anxiety you will probably experience in making a decision.

It is important 10 remember, however, 1hnt your decision is not irreparable. JuM u many Mudents cha nge majors in midsueam without any loss of hair or fingernails, so may your choice in career change.

Usually, this takes place by your sophomore year (if II two-year degree is your goal), and you may even have an idea of what you want 10 do after grnduation.

However, you might be confused II\ to what you want to do. becoming .1nxiou, evrry time ,omcone even looks as though they arc going to ask you a question about your future. The odd\ are by the end or your academic program, you will have become familiar with career a,uic1y.

One positive effect of 1h1s anxiety 1s 10 forcll' you 10 talk with one another and compare notes. The realization that many of your peers are experiencing the 58JT1C stress may help to assuage: your anxiety.

Talking with your peen may also stimulate new approachC-\ 10 the decision making procesi.. However. if this is not the case, and you experience more stress, before you reach for that boulc of Valium, take a few minutes to ask yourself (I) What do I want to do1 (2) Whal can I do? 13) How do I go about it? Then ask for your career planning office.

II is important to remember that career anxiety is a valid experience; being realistically anxious, however. is different from becoming so overwhelmed and paralyzed that you arc dysfunctional. The more active a role you take in career plan· ning, the more motivated you are to gel a job; the more ttality-testing you do, the less likely you are 10 experience.

The old motto, "Be prepared" iJ perhaps the best advice anyone can g.ive you. Be prepared in terms or skill and be prepared for some anxiety. The belier prepared you are, the better off you' Ube if you hit Asnaa in the road. Don't wait until you 're drowning to ask for a life preserver. Grab one now. You might find out later that you don't really need it, but it is comforting to know that it is there • Now, are you still anxious?

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A story of despair J am a person who can do anything that I set my mind 10 doing. I have succeeded with several major accomplishments including returning 10 college for anolher degree after age 40.

I can do whatever I set my mind 10 do but I couldn't protect my daughter or myself from my hus· band and the courts.

I am telling my s1ory so those who have had a similar experience will know 1ha1 the damage can be overcome. Maybe the offenders will sec the damage of their actions and seek therapy.

For every 100 children sexually molested, there arc 100 adults doing the molesting. These children often grow up 10 molest their children, and a vicious cycle runs rapid until ii is broken. My aim is 10 break that cycle.

My nightmare began when I married Dick, my high school sweetheart, ofter I returned home from college and he the Army. We had seven children within 10 years.

After 10 years of marriage I 111cd for divorce because he was an abusive alcoholic. I had a legal restraining order filed against him.

After Dick had an incident with local police, his boss and a1torney advised him 10 go to Raleigh Hills for 1rea1men1 of alcoholism. This allowed the judge 10 dismiss au the charges against him.

Dick went, but when he came home he said he would never forgive me for sending him to Raleigh Hills.

When the divorce filing appeared in the newspaper, the minister came to my home and told me 1 had no right to break up the family. My Christian duty was 10 be patient, loving, understanding and I was 10 turn the other cheek and ask God 10 forgive Dick for he knows not what he is doing. I vowed 10 live for belier or worse in sickness and health, and, according 10 the minister, alcoholism was a sickness. My mother and Dick's family also wanted me 10 stay with him.

The doctor al Raleigh Hills said the alcohol made Dick bl'al me, orten breaking my ribs and ripping my nerves away in my back and neck. It was also my fault, according 10 the doctor, 1ha1 Dick ran around with other women and drank up mine and his paychecks. He also said I would be re.sponsible for Dick's returning 10 the bottle if I continued with the divorce because I was tak ing away his suppon system-the family.

I went 10 a psychiatrist who said I had a wild im· agina1ion because someone with Dick's job, church position and societal standing could not possibly do the things I said he did. He said I was doing something 10 cause Dick's anger and make him beat me. Instead I should go home and give him more sex and I should be more submissive rather than complain.

I dropped the divorce.

I was so full of guilt and confusion. I tried to be so perfect in every way. I was S foot, 4 inches tall, 120 pounds and kept my self attractive. But Dick started drinking after treatment, and the beatings and adul1ry returned, Dick conduc:1cd many business dealings in the Elks over a drink. He became manager or the company he worked for. He was active in community affairs because everything involved liquor. Once a week he played golf and drank with the attorneys, doctors and businessmen.

Dick.managed 10 get out of every legal mess 1ha1 he got 1010.

After 20 years of marriage Dick almost killed me

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during a beating. Then a couple of weeks later, he I was sick and 1hough1, "Dick, you damned got into an argument with someone on the phone animal. How could you do this 10 your own sweet, and went into the kitchen and beat up our IS-ycarlillle girl?" old son.

The doctor knew Dick and refused 10 believe that I prayed 10 God 10 forgive me because I wanted 10 he could this because " He's a nice guy." file for divorce again. I decided 1ha1 no one would Al the lime, I didn't know there was a law stating ever beat on one of my kids and gel away with it that a professional could be sued for 001 reporting again. I decided that the children and I would not child abuse. live in this prison any longer-we were going 10 be Mary refused 10 talk about the rape and put it safe from now on. down like a nightmare that didn't really happen.

The next day I filed for divorce with a restraining After the wedding, I told my auorncy that I order. It was 1981. wanted 10 file rape charges against Dick and gave her Several weeks later, Dick broke into the home the doctor's report. My atloroey told Dick's auorney, again, breaking furniture and raping me. My a1torney who advised Dick to slay away from the family until sent this violation along with the police report and the divorce was finalized. Then my auorney told me pictures 10 the court. But again, Dick never went to that I could not file rape charges based on Idaho court. Dick broke in a second time and raped me Code 16-1601, declaring that the family name is 10 be again. I filed charges, and this time he got a S2S pro1ec1ed. fine.

I took Mary and Elizabeth 10 a public movie on I refused 10 let anyone into my home 10 talk with incest that was part of my training for the Crisis Linc me. No one was going 10 put any more guilt on me, for the Women's Resource Center. There Mary learnand this divorce was going to be finalized. ed I hat incest happens 10 others and 1ba1 "she was not responsible for what happened to her; ii was not The divorce was finalized. her fault."

Dick lived with other women and left us alone unShe made the honor roll, excelled in sports, danctil June of 1983. My oldest daughter had just graduated from college and was gelling married. Dick ing and piano, was active in Campfire, 4-H, church, wanted 10 take the family 10 the lake and discuss her and on the annual staff. Her self-esteem began to wedding plans there on Sunday. rise. In December the divorce was final. and I receivSaturday night he took our 10-year-old daughter ed legal custody of the children. Dick was given home with him. visitation rights as long as be was sober.

Sunday morning while we were having coffee on Dick left us alone until July of 1984 when his new the patio, I overheard Mary tell her older sister that wife's son came to visit her. Dick asked Mary and she s1aned her period. A big knot hit my stomach.

Elizabeth to spend the weekend with them. I told When the family was in the car, Mary and I were them they didn't have 10 go, but they wanted 10 meet alone in the house. 1 asked her if she slept alone, and their new step-mother and step-brother. When lhe she said her father had taken her out for breakfast. I girls returned home, they told me all about mixing drinks, their names and bow they tasted. Mary was asked her if her father had hurt her in any way, and sick and went 10 bed, and I was angry with Dick for she said if we didn't get out in the car dad would get allowing the girls 10 drink. mad.

I thought Mary had a hangover, but I found out

By Monday, Mary could not urinate, so I took her later 1ha1 her father beat her for telling about the 10 the doctor. The medical report stated: child bleeding with highly inflamed vaginal area; child in a 101 of pain and will not allow a female exam.

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