The North Idaho College Sentinel Vol 67 No 12, Apr 25, 1991

ENTINEL T hurs day, April 25, 1991

Coe ur d ' Alene, Ida ho

Fourth annual mental health week to begin

by Lealle Biggar

Srntmtl Rtporltt

Photo by Dan Hyde GRAPES OF WRATH ·- DctSy Costich catches a grape dropped rrom the top of Boswell Hall. Costich, a sccrcwy to the rcgis1.mr, was a member of the NlC grape-catching team 01 thc second annual event. Please see story on p. 14.

ASNIC officers elected by

Patricia

Snyder

Assurant Editor

On WednC!,<lay, April 17, the Assodatcd Students of North Idaho CoUcge dlOSC their new student board.

Voting 11-a:. up 10 30S students over the 202 participants of last year.

Rocky Owens, a 19-year-old busin01l major, won the presidency with IS7 vo1c-o,·er R~ll Branhrun, n 21-ycar-old law enforcement major, "ho had 135 votes.

Owens was "very pleased" with the results. He said he felt like his hard worl( had paid off.

"I have a lot of respcn.sibility, but l fee.I confident I can do the job," he said.

He said he felt that the vocational Students really backed him in the cloction. One or Owcm' campaign goals

was to work to bring the vocational and academic schools closer together.

"Vocational is in important part of NJC, and I want to stress that," he said. He said he wanted 10 have more acthitics and communication bet\,ren the two schools.

Owens said another goal is 10 involved non-traditional students, such a~ adult rcruming students, in school life and aetivit.ies. He noted that almost all those elected to the ASNIC board are traditional students, and he ~d he felt that non-traditional students should have more involvement in the student body.

Trinh Vo, a 19-ycar-Okl physical therapy major, ran uncontested. She rccieved 268 votes.

Brigid Leake, an 18-year-old biology major took activities director

\\;th 208 votes o,'Cr 25-year-old business major En'Jc Boucns' 90.

Taking the sophomore senator seats were Paula Hooper, a 20-year,old undoclart'd major. \\ith 208, Rick Mooney, a 21-}>tar-old business major ,,;th 121 and Douglas Whitney, a 23-}'Car-Old biology major, with 138.

Other candidates \\'Cfe Jason Ahlquist, a 20-ycar,old English major. with 105, Jeff Brucher, a 28-year-old foreign language major with 118, Raymond Hardy, a 27-ycar,old business major with 55 and Allen Justh, an 18-year-okl general studies student with 105.

The president, vice-president and activities dircaor \\/ill be sworn in April 24 at 4 p.m. The sophomore scnawrs will be sworn in next semester.

Bclcagucrcd mothers. fathers and children, take heart. If the rcsponsibiUtics and problems with modem families are beginning 10 take their toll, the fourth annual Mental Health Weck rould be for you.

Titled "Foc11s on the Family," the "«J..-long series of programs will present methods for '\-nlightcncd coping" with problems ,uch as child abuse, donlC',tic violena:, chcmkal del)(!.ndancy and encouraging children to c.xp~ their feelms.~.

The series will begin JI North Idaho College Monday and continue through Fridny, May :3. The free dally sa~io~ will begin nt noon in the Bonner Room or the Studo:111 Union Building and arc open 10 the public.

According to Dr. Eli ROM, menial health specialist and NIC ~'OOr· dina1or of the progsam, in the four year; the)' have been having tll\....: progra1m, "we've !lC\cr had a ~pedal program f01.1m11g on the family." Ross sald h ~,ru hkc C'\-et)'bocly is \cn1ggli11g wi1h family l\lU~. panicul.'\rly at NIC. n college with many ,ingle parcnL1.

RCl.\s took O\Cr the role or rn~ntnl hcalU1 ~JX(inlc.t four year; ago.

He said it became denr the cou115elors at NIC had Ml many people come in with mulliple need., in the: their persolllll livc,, the counsclon. "ere: on the verge of being Ovm¥hclmcd.

"I think ,1,: had over 240 visiu11ioM in the year just with pt'Ople having personal problems alone," Ro~ said.

To reach more people at one time, Ross siarted Mental Health Week, hoping it would "broaden the scope of touching people and reaching them." Rw also hoped that it would give people the freedom and encouragm\Cl\1 Lo face the issues frankly and honestly.

111e first session is Monday at noon with Toni Jones, a 1herapist and private counseling practitioner, 5J)Caking on child abuse. He will examine the issue of language and abuse, physical. psychological and sexual harm to children along with the residue child abuse can leave in adult life. At 7 p.m., Jon~ and Tom Hearne will examine the issue or adultS surviving childhood abuse.

Al noon Tuesday, Len Mattei, NIC instruetor and member or the Allianoe for Women in Idaho, will speak on do~lic violence.

Philosoph)•, history, and undemanding the law and penalties in the state of Idaho will be a ~ . Then at 7 p.m., "Call the Cops" will be prc:;cnted. Coeur d'Alme Polio% Oqxinment Community Relaplffl111tt

MENTAL

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INsmE Stompin' tunes Black Happy lead singer Paul Hemenway stomps on his cry baby pedal.

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The NIC Sentinel

Workshop addresses rape

Raise in fees, fines for illegal parking slated Speakers: Rape by

Palrlcla Snyder

society's concern

Amstont Educ,,

A proposal to in.c:rca<.c parking fuies and institute a parking pem1i1 fee will be presented to lhe Boaro ofTru5tee:s tonight, said Dean of Adminisuauon Rolland Jurgens.

The proposal "ill rai.<.e the fine from i3 to $10 for illegal parking, from $2 lO SIO fornol displa}iog a permit and lo S15 for parking in a handicapped or Ii"' zone, said Don Phillip!,. head of sccunty al NIC. It will set a parkuig pcnni1 fee at S5 per person. Jurgou said Jurg~ )3Jd tha1 olher colleges NlC investigated had pem1its ranging from $.IO to $1!5.

The JlC\\ pcmiits may be movable, he said. Permit ownm would be able to transfer the sticker from one vehicle Lo another so that srudents and sraff who drive different vehkles to :,ehool would not have to purchase mo"' than one permit, he said. Jurgens said the college is still in· ve&igating the use of t.rasfcrrable parking suckers.

A reason for the increased fines is the discontem expressed by both students and farulty over the parking si1uation, he said.

The Slaff complained Lhat ~rudenL~ ,vere parkuig in lh!!ir sl)Ots, and SLuderus com· plained that staff was parking in student areas, Jurgens said.

The i n ~ fines will cfucourage students and staff from parking in areas nol dcsigna1ed co them. he said.

The fee and fmes will also go 10,,ard increased enforcement and security. he said.

The money will also go toward improvement and upkeep. The unp,wed lots will be paved by next semester. Jurgens said. All appropriation from the Department of Pubtic works will help pave and light lhe lot behind the new library. he said.

by Oebonlh Akers Smttnd Ed11or

Rape is not just a crime women have 10 worry about.

Rape is a crime society needs 10 worry about. Males are raped, friends are raped, and family members are raped. LOO. "I'm more cona:med about the people who are not in Lhk room than the people who are here." David Lindsay. dean of studenis. said 10 about 100 men and women during the recent Rape 101 workshop on campus last week.

Shirley Cannon, a rape crisis~ from Spokane. presented some eye-opening sratistics during the workshop. For example: 25 percent of her clients are males who were raped by other males; one out of four college women will be raped by someone they know: the most common age for a "Oman to be raped is 19 years old; every six minutes a woman will repon a rape. but le:.s than 10 percent of all rapes ever get reponed.

Cannon said what keeps rapes from being reported is Lhat victims are afraid their conduct and character will be scrutinizai.

"The problem is the violation of a person's integrity through the use of power and authority," Cannon said. "The problem is not a woman who drinks too much."

Cannon said that coercive and exploitive behavior is on a continuance with rape. She said chat a date with an elaborate dinner does not mean that the payoff is so..

The m)'lhs and stereotypes of rapists are also something society must overcome, she said. Rapists are "SC\'Ual predalOrs'' Lhat might only live down lhe hall.

"There is no identifying feature LhaL allows you to look at someone and say. 'They're a rapist,'" Cannon said.

Sgt. Jinl Greeosides of the Coeur d'Alene Police Depan:mcm said lhal any repons of

Pholo by Patricia Snyder AT ATTE NTION - (from left) Sgt. Jim Greensides of the Coeur d'Alene Police Department, Linda Poulsen and Dean of Students David Lindsay listen to Shirley Cannon speak at the Rape 101 workshop April 16th. women need co lhink of the "bigger picture" and that they may be helping someone down the line.

"You can come down and talk to us; we're not going to haul you off and make you do or say anyching that you don'1 want to," Greensides said.

He said that a report doesn 'L have to be m-

"The problem won't go away unless we keep talking."_ - - - -David Lindsay ed. the victim can remain anonymous and that she can stop the conversation al anytime.

Greensides also encouraged reporting it as early as poss,ble to preserve any evidence. He said che vicLim should fust go 10 the ho.spital where a doctor can check for semen, blood or bruises. Clothing should be put into sacks and saved for police investigation. And finally, che crime scene should be checked by police

as soon as ~ible. Grten.Sides said lhat C\'ffl one hair 11'13y be helpful.

Linda Poulscn, srudcnt heahh nur.;c at NIC. said a victim who questions what she has e,.. perienced should go to s1uden1 scrvic:cs 10 speak with her or the dean of studmts. She said that counseling smm are available ~ weU as screening for sexually transmitted diseases.

"We do care, we're conccmed. we wam you co feel open 10 talk Lo us. But, if you don't want 10 make a formal report, you can stop the process at any Lime." Poulsen said.

She added Lhat it's important for the school 10 know about any attempted rapes or com· mitted rapes. If the school is not notified, she said. we can't know how big the problem mi.J. ly is.

"It's an issue we've got to keep talking about." said Lindsay. "The problem won't go away unless we keep talking."

Lindsay said anochcr issue is rape and sex· ual misconduct among alhlcLcs on college , campuses.

••11 concerns me there m no coaches in the room today," Lind.say concluded.

Hague to address 365 graduates May 17 of the word, is che work of an educated per· son. Good luck."

NIC graduates should be receiving a le11er Nonll Idaho College will mark the passing of another year in May as 216 academic and in the mail containing infomialion about 149 vocational students graduate as the class graduation, a leuer \vith a list of names and a small card. Students are Lo march in che of '91.

Commencement will be held in the order shown on the list of names. Gradua1es Communication-F"uic Arts Auditorium at 10 . should line up in the hall of the Lee Ada.m. on Friday, May 17. An academic pro- ministrnlion Building by 9:20 a.m. io cap and = ion will be l(d by Ilic board of U'U5t~. gown. Graduates are to write their names on administration and faculty. The speaker for lhe card. If it is an unusual name. s1udcms 1he graduation CCJ't.'111ony wiU be Dennis are asked to spell II phonetically. This card ,,ill Hague, a brign<lil'f general in the Wa,hington be handed to the dean as the gradua1es ~ the stage and will help assure lhe co~'I nroAJr National Guard.

English 111muc1or George Ives ~id, nuncmtion of their name.

Grndualc:. should ha\C ~ived an applica"&>cau\C lhi, cm:mony l'l'Jln::.crl~ both an cnd111g and a new beginning. I'd lil.c Lo offer the tion for grJduation form during December '91 tunduate. of NIC a quote from Henry registration. For tbosc graduates who did not.

Jrutle): 'Tl')· to Ix one of UIO!,C on whom an appllcation may be obtauied in the nothing i~ ll))t. · More: than any other unit I Rrgi~tmr'\ offa. Gmduau::. who complct.e the can Lhinl. of, being aware, in the fuU~t l!Cnse form no,, ma) 5till particiJ13le in the

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ceremony. Gradual.CS who have not received their information letters in the mail can pick one up at the Registrar's office.

Graduates can pick up their cap and gown in the nonhwcst comer of the cafeteria on Friday. Ma>· 3, belwcai the hows or' 10 a.m. and I p.m. GradualCS who arc unable to picl. up their cap and gown at that lime may pick them up a1 the Registrar's off.re beginning Tuesday. t- la> 7. There is no charge for the ganncnLS. Graduating art major Pat Truman said. "I am relieved to be graduating but I am a little scared :ibout going out imo the real world 100.

Although I am proud of my \\'Ori., I wish thru I had learned even more.•· Guests will be admiued 10 the graduation oeremon)' by ticket only. Gradual~ will reo?ive 1,,0 tickets for frurul) or friends "hen the>' pick up their cap and go1\'0. Graduates who an: not going 10 ~ their tickCIS arc asked 10

rtrum them 10 lhe Registrar's office so they may be used by others. Two additional lickCIS per graduate wiU be distributed on a fusl come, first serve basis in the Registrar's of. re beginning Wednesday, Mays. Additional ticJ.:CIS "ill not be druibuted Friday, May 10, as srudenLS will be submitting class schedules for fall semester.

GradualCS will recave only a diploma cover at the ceremony. The gradua1e's diploma will be mailed \I hen their final grades verify the meeting of graduation requiremen.ts.

Graduates who ha, e moved since completing their applic:ltion for graduation or "iU ~,e moved by the middle of June should noc:ify the Registrar's off!<'\! of their change or ad·

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Graduates who ha,e an) qucsuons should lhe Registrar's office in the Lee AdminisU':ltion Building or call 769-3321.

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Thursday, ApriJ 25, 1991

Area aging agency moves Since the college won't be providing the space on cam~. Jurgens said NlC must chip - TIie Area Agene)' on Aging wiU be moving in the cash or c1sc loose the agenC} contract.

"The identity ,~ith lhe senior community is frllll its home in the Seibert building to a new o f f ~ localion in July, acrording to Rol- important. The)• (senior citizens) provide a lot of political support for the college," Jurgens l)' Jurgens. dean of administration. said.

1bt $3,000 annual rent for the agency's Jurgens said he spends about 10 percent of iaocation wiD come from the general his time on adrninistration of the Arca Agen· opcraling ~ of Nonh Idaho College. cy on Aging. And he said College President Jurps said.

Robert Bennett spends about 5 percent of his Four years ago lhe agency came under the time on the Agency's business.

According to Census Bureau Sllltistics. the ''umbltlla" of NIC. meaning that the college waukl provide rent, utilitie., security, acxx>un· fastest growing segment of the population is q, personnel ~ t i o n ~~~of· age 55 or older. Jurgens said that the amount fic:c suppon, Jurgens said. The ''in-kind set"· of time and 'in·kind" SC%Viccs provided to the vm a,e valued at SI .400 per month. he said. Agency is growing too.

According to Debra Gordon, Area Agcn· cy on Aging director. the agency's

$900,000

annual budget is funded by federal and state grants. In order 10 keep these grants, NIC m~ provide "in·kind" SCJViccs to llllllch pans of the grants. she said.

Gordon said the sullT has grown from live to 10 in the four years they've been on cam· pus. She said they need more space for con· rtdentiality purposes when counseling clients.

Gordon said that the new location is not definite, but will probably be on Ironwood Drive near the Department of Labor.

Jurgens said no new plans have been made for the vacat.ed space in the Setben building.

He said it could be used for classrooms, of· fices or Storage.

Two Plus Two equals credits such courses arc often duplicated in college.

Gaertner said. The program is geeml more Two plus iwo is a mathematical Sllltement toward vocational, but is open to academic 1110S1 e-."')'Olle learns in clcmentary school, but studcn15 as well, he said.

The process to artia.tlate clas5es wiD be •ii also something new 10 area high school faster now r.hal r.he prc!im.inary stages of r.he jwuors and seniors. program arc done, Gaenncr said. It takes the Beginning this fall. students can earn col- rig.ht anitude and a willingness to cooperate qc atdi1S while StiU in high school through by the Steering and Curriculum Committees the Nonh Idaho College Two Plus Two to make the program su~ful. he said. pogram. " It has the potential 10 change the educa· Two Plus Two is defined by the Te.xas Two tional system. It's like a big-time thing," Pb Two Model Projects User's Group as "an Gaertner said.

The Steering Committee, which consists of articulated, compelency-based, technical· YOCarional curriculum joinUy designed by administra10rs from high schools and NJC that blninesl, sccondaly and J)OSI.SCCOndary inst:itu· meet once a month, is the policy maker. It lions. It links the last two years of secondary makes decisions regarding aspo.:tS :;uch as what education to produce a Strong curriculum con· areas of stud)' 10 look at first and conditions !lining competencies not possible 10 achieve granting academic credit. in only !\\'O years."

Conditions regarding academic credit Thus far. two classes, Small Business Ac- haven't been approved, but Gaenncr said the oounting (Bus 110) and Keyboarding Skill credits in high school would ~bly be in Development (Boe 102) are c>.i,ected 10 bear· escrow. The junior or senior would also ha,·e ticulattd this fall. Rich Gaertner, N1 C 10 get at. least a B grade in the course.

Instructors from the institutions make up IUIOmO(j,.'C technician instructor and Two Plus Tv.'O program coordinator, said he hopes the CUniculum Committee, which meetS twice a month. They evaluate what kind of course many more classes will follow suit.

Office Systems Specialist and Secretarial changes need to be made 10 make them equal.

"We're not taking this thing lightly," Qaen.

Sludies were the first fields conooered because 11y 8111n Waller Sffl#llt/ Rrporm

ner said. "I I can only work if the courses arc made identical."

The program will be to the advantage of the high school students and NIC, Gaertner said. It will minimize duplication of classes, give the students a head stal1 on college cduca· lion and they won '1 have 10 pay tuition, he said. Two Plus Two will give them self. confidence in anending college, shortens their time there and might have an impact on drop out ratcS. NIC will benefit because the students will come here better prepared and the program should increase enrollment. Gaertner said.

Schools participating in Two Plus Two in· elude: Coeur d'Alene, P~ Falls, Lakeland, Sandpoint, Kellogg, Wallace, Kellogg, Priest River and Clark Fork. Gaertner said others arc inlCrcSled and he ~ more to even· tually join the program.

Gaertner said Two Plus Two has existed in some states for about a decade. NlC, however, is funher into the program than lhe other Idaho schools, he said.

NlC will receive $50,000 of the S314,<XX> from the amended Carl Perkins Act to st4n the articulation program. The amount will be divided among the state's six vocational schooo.

MENTAL J r o m p . 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- - - - - lions Offictt Bob Pharris will join the noon

drug addiction. At 7 p.m., Brinkley will repeat psychologist Donna Bone-T~~ wiD present

the program joined by Joe Beckett, associate counselor at Lifeworks.

An awards ceremony will be held on Friservice to support those involved.

Al noon Wednesday, Lois Lund of the day from 12·12:30. City, county and other PISYChiatric unit at Kootenai Medical Center govcmmcntal dignitaries will present com· 'llill ixcsent "Talking with children about feel· municy service awards to six North Idaho ~ ." She wiD address how parents create an community members who have given llmosphcrc and environment that allows and themselves, their dedication, time and expertnccuragcs children and teens to share their tise 10 promoting and impacting the status of and family well-being. concans. problems and feeling.$. At 7 p.m. families Awards will be presented to: Fayette lbat program wiD be repeated with Dr. Christina Zarnpich with the addition of Harder, president of Action Families for Men· ta! Health; Rick Kienholz, executive director, P&Ychialric nurse David Gibb.

Youth for Christ; Greg Johnson, program On Thursday at noon, Dr. Ben Brinkley will director, Youth for Christ; Dr. Terence Neff, Plaent "ls there a time bomb in your fami· Coeur d'Alene Pediatrics; Pauy Breauchaud, ~" A psychiatrist with ~ in dealing district coordinator, School Plus and Dr. Jack ~ Chemical dependency, Brinkley will CX· Oakwright, psychologist, Sand Creek Clinic. lllline lhc causes.. impactS and treatments of Following the awards ceremony,

speakers in an examination of pcn:eptions of

domestic: violcnce. int.efVention techniques and

"What's a Family?" The program wiD bet repeated at 7 p.m. with Gloria Turlcovsky joining Bone-Toews.

Ross said they are thinking of having a con· tinuation of this program next year with dif. fereru topics.

"Even what we're having in this one week won't cover all of it," Ross said. Ross said they usually have more than 1,000 people rum out for the programs.

Free child care will be provided at these programs. Parents are asked 10 call two days prior 10 the event and give the number of children they are bringing. They cannot provide for baby care.

For information about the programs or child care during the: sesoons, call Studcru Ser· ,•ices at 769-3370,

Perkins interview needed by exiters Graduaung or transrerring students with Perkins Student Loans should con· tnct David Parker or Marie Hildebrandt in the Businesi Office (ext. 340) to schedule an fu.it Interview before lcav· ing NIC.

Students invited to hear Speak Off The Great NIC Speak-Off of Spring 1991 will be held Tuesday, April 30, from 11:30 a.m. 10 I p.m. in Boswell Hall, room 166. The public is invited to come hear the best speakers of 1he semester compe1e for cash awards in persuasive speaking.

Library summer, finals hours set The library will be open Sunday, May 12, before finals 12-6 p.m. ll will be open June 3-July 26 Monday through Thursday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Fnday 8 a.m. to I p.m.

Enrollment time for summer, fall Summer regi_stration begins May I. Schedules may be obtained from the Admissions Office, located in the Lee Administration Building or at various points around campus.

Students mav obtain schedule cards for Fall 1991. regimation beginning April 22 from the Admissions Office.

Cards will b~ accepted in the Registrar's Office Friday. May 10 through ThUISday, May 16.

For information. contact the Admis· sions Office. 769·3311.

Club raises cash for Denver trip Next week NIC students Tony Har· ris, Shayla Baker, Jennifer McNail, and Mike Telford will travel 10 Dem•er, Col· orado, to represent NIC in the Narional Della Epsilon Chi (DEC) Conference.

The trip is cxpec1ed 10 cost approl(imately S2.000. They are currcmly raising money through sponsorships from local businesses, popcorn sales in 1he SUB. and a raine. DEC is a club on campus for business majors which allows students to test their kno"ledge in writ· ten and role play snuauons. ·

Organization good but process isn't Once again a ne\\ organizational The fact that neither Tom Lyons chart will find iLS way to the North nor Darrin Cheney had been apldaho College Board of Trustees- proached or had the proposed on the path for approval. changes run by them as of April 22 The new chart, which was drafted is disturbing.

April 5, ,, ill be submiued to the For the sake of courtesy, if board of trustees tonight for a once- nothing else, they should have been over. They will vote on its approval informed of the proposed changes at the May meeting. before reading about it in print.

If approved, the plan would According to Lyons, he has no benefit students, faculty and staff objections to the new plan. by consolidating services and offer"It's hard to be for or against ing a clearer definition of duties. something when you don't know Under the plan, library, telemedia what it means," Lyons said. "Most and instructional print media ser- of us are going to have to operate vices would be combined, with on faith in thjs." library director Mary Carr's posiCarr said, "All the various deLai.ls tion expanded to director of library haven't been worked out. .. we and instructional support services. haven't had time to discuss (them)."

Nationally, NIC is right wirh the She also said she hopes to "get trend in centralizing services for a folks together (to allow for) the best "Learning Resource Center." transition possible."

Also in the plan, qualifications Unfortunately she didn't see this for the proposed dean of instruction happening until mid-May. position have been expanded to inThe problem lies in the fact that elude vocational certification. And since nobody really knows what the working under the dean of instruc- f hanges will bring, the "getting tion will be associate deans of 1together" needs to be done before academic affairs, and technical and 1mid-May. Otherwise, any objecoccupational education. Their !lions the many parties involved may primary duties will be ensuring in- have would be pointless if they structor evaluations are completed 1 choose to oppose the new plan once in a timely and consistent fashion by it's already approved. department chairs and the deans, \ Change can be good as long as according to President Bob Benneu. the changes aren't made blind)}• and This process will ensure that in- communication is made the key. cidents like the one with geography Past conflicts at NIC between adinstructor Bill Richards being im- , ministration, faculty and students properly evaluated do not happen have ballooned due to a lack of again-hopefully. communication between all parties Unfortunately, a few glitches ex- involved. isl in the reorganization plan-not Let's learn from our mistakes and in the organization itself, but in the move forward and allow NIC to live implementation of it. up to its potential.

OMNIVERSAL FLOW CHART beyond human comprehension l:,..,

Editor: As of May, 1991, the North Idaho CoUege rifle range will bi te the dust. The range is in a little known part of the college-the Cardinal Room under the Law Enforcement class. The range came about some 20 years ago when Lhe building was built.

It has always been a dual purpose classroom/range conversion. Through the years it has served Lhe college as an alternative physical education class selection for srudems and the student-sponsored rifle club. Many students t0ok the physical education course cold turkey and found that they would learn how to safely and accurately fire a .22 rifle at little Oy speck targets. Most would come to qualify as marksmen during the semester. The college was registered with lhe U.S. Army Department of Civilian Marksmanship (DCM). This has no1hing to do wilh the army draft but rather has been an auempt to train the civilian population to use firearms-a very necessary skill in time of war. Even with all of the high-tech sman weapons, it (till takes a foot soldier 10 do the ground work. The DCM suppLied rifll'S, ammuniuon, and targets 10 the college. The rifle club shot in competition with other college teams and at 1imes did quite well. We were primarily a club to introduce students 10 the life sport or rifle competition, which by the way is one of the fe,\ sportS where men and women compc1e together.

Alas, progress has caught up with the range. The need for more classroom space has spelled doom for the range. As of next fall, there \\ ill be a permanent nursing classroom occupying the space. Nick (Pappy) Coyle has performed abo\e and beyond his duty in his role as physical education instructor. His devouon 10 the job has meant many extra hours of instruction time. He will be missed in chis role. As of now. progress has prevailed and the program is history.

Tom Price Rifle Club Adviser

Class value questionable Editor: If through North Idaho College administrative omis.sion, errors, and/ or comprom~ing attitude, Mr. (Bill) Richards continues to hold a position on the staff ac NIC despue his unprofessional attitude, then perhaps the S1ate Board of Education should c?n· sider withdrawing certification of his classes (geography. geology). Thereby saVlll8 the students tuition and valuable time: for those who are unaware and unfortunate enough 10 register for classes of questionable ,alue being conducted by Mr. Richards, Julie Hoyle

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Warning: beware of homeless He lays there in the fadi ng sunlight, huddled against the still-wintery April night ahead. He is wrapped in a stained and tattered coat, possibly bought from the Salvation Army when it's previous owner moved on to something better. A greasy stocking cap is pulled down tightly over his head to keep all possiPatricia Snyder ble warmth in. He lays in the classic position; knees drawn up, arms tight to the chest and head pull·ed down. A more-than-borrowed shopping can waits beside him. It is half-filled with other peo·ple's leftovers and cast-offs; prizes to him in a world that is scared to give. Does he hope in his heart no one will steal them while he sleeps? Or does he even care?

Shhh. Don't wake him. lest he dare ask you for help. You don't want to have to look in his eyes.

The eyes are always the worst. They tell his story-a story you neither have time nor patience for. Be glad he has no kids with him. While his swry may be more complicated, their's is more

tragic. They will grow up into his lifestyle.

Don't get too close, he may have some disease.

And fleas, perhaps, or some other disgusting parasite he picked up while rummaging through a dumpster for something-anything-to sell.

And you know his type never get vaccinated. You never know where he's been. And only a fool would care where he's going, as long as it's not near you.

Don't go too near-you don't want to smell him, crusty and filthy from a lack of soap and water. He wears no cologne, you know, except perhaps the leavings of somebody's aftershave bottle he found on one of his dumpster tours. It's not likely, though. It's beuer not to take the chance. You can see he hasn't shaved for weeks, maybe even months. How can he live with himself?

Shhh. Don't say anything. It would never do for someone to hear you pity him; pity is for the weak, and they might think you aren't used to seeing this. But don't show you are too used to it, or they might think you're calloused and insensitive to his plight. It's best not to say anything, just move ·quietly on.

Close your ears. Don't listen too close, or you may hear his stomach rumble. You may hear the

quiet whisper of his mind as it runs on through sleep-laden dreams. "Bum!" "Get away from me!'' "Get a job, you lazy scum." "Why don't you ~r~wJ back into the hole }'OU came out of?"

Don t IISlen too close, because you might hear the echo of your own mind.

Move.on quickly. Can't you see how the others are ~a~smg by? They know how it is. If you want to fll tn, hurry along. Stay away from him he may ~e catching. Ignore him, he may go a\~ay.

And 1f too many of him develop, drive them out.

Don't let them come. near you or your family or y~ur home. Board up any old buildings-he may find them warmer than your sidewalk. And ir he should choose your sidewalk, be sure to call the police. After all, it's your sidewalk. And he may be contagious. Don't you know that this sort of thing is catching?

Walk on! Walk on! Shhh, don't let your mind dwell on him, or it will bring your day down. You have much to do, and he's only a sleeping stranger. So, walk on and let him sleep. Let him sleep 10 remember and dream of a sunny spring afternoon on a college lawn studying for a Social Problems exam. And someday, maybe, you'll study about him.

Or maybe I'll study about you .

Campus counseling services lacking Mary enrolls in courses at North Idaho College.

She hasn't been to school for quite a few years but feels she needs to increase her career skills for economic purposes. She is nervous and lost the first day, feeling that everyone is younger and more knowledgable than her.

She hasn't studied in )'ears Kittie Law and has no idea where to - - - - -- - begin. She immediatly has to deal with spouse complaints, and her children seem to go out of control. Mary's grades suffer, and she fails. She does not reason that her kids ~ere sick, or her husband is demanding equal 11me; she just considers herself a failure and quits.

J~e enrolls at NIC as a freshman straight out of high school. It is his first time away from home.

He rents an apanment with several other fellows., buys ~ used car and ~tarts school. First thing he ?oes 1s check out the girls and start dating. He is totally confused by the school curriculum but figures that he will catch on. At his apartment, the guys are always partying when he is trying to studr , One roommate has moved in his girlfriend, Joe is running out of cash, and the apartment is

so dirty that he can't find his homework half the time. Joe's grades suffer and he drops out of school. He was the first person in his family to go to college and now feels chat he is a failure, not cut out for college, so he never tries again.

These scenarios and many others like them are a main reason that the nursing department established a personal counseling position through their department six years ago. This grew to a very successful program with one full-time counselor and one half-time counselor. They had an MD working with them prescribing medications.

The counselors visited classes, informing students of the services available, which kept the counseling schedule booked up with a two-week waiting period.

N IC continued co grow, and the nursing depart ment withdrew their position to hire another instructor to meet the need of the increasinit enrollment.

Two years ago, the administration took a second look at the counseling department and decided to change the counseling policy to better suit the broader needs of the students and, although it was presented to them the success of the counseling program, they rewrote their policy to exclude a full-time personal counselor. Economics were their main reasou.

But are lhe needs of the students being met?

All involved in the issue agree that theirs is a great need, but, according to the administration, "We cannot be all things ro all people," so the best we can do is general counseling and refer the students out.

Out? Out to where? Most students do not have the income to afford $80 an hour for a private counselor, and mental health will only take the most severe critical cases. What happens then to the Marys and Joes? They just slip through the system.

"Pan of being a college is our resposibility 10 provide the support services that help 1he s1uden1 be successful," said NlC Nursing Supervisor Joan Brogan. lf that is so-and I believe it to be troewe, as a college, are failing our students.

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all it the Great Paper Caper.

English/Development Education instructor Jeanne Emerson was ripped off about the new supply of toilet tissue in the campus square-ata-time dispensers. Not only were they wedged too tightly into the dispensers, but the paper wsis so cheap that the only paper a user got was what was pinched between the grabbing fingers.

Emerson got to lhe bottom of the tissue issue. She sent the eight thumb-sized pieces she ripped off 10 Rolly Jurgens. dean of adminisuarion. Chokecherries is not aware at what point in the process this was done.

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hen the Chokecherry hounds visited Portland last week for a field trip, a potential chokecherry lingered around every comer.

One sat on a bus-stop bench. While her ample body covered the advertiser's name, the rest of the message said, "Open 24 hours."

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ere's a few rounds of misspeaks.

The area's want-ads-de.light newspaper, the Nickie's Worth, ran a short article about the recent Coeur d'Alene play, "A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking." The paper's typist, in taking the information over the phone, neglected to use the vernacular title. Instead she wrote the title as, "A Couple of White Chickens... " At least she didn't shorten it to "Two Old Hens ... " Stickers on the campus phones indicate that in an emergency, dial 911. What the stickers don't say is to dial 9 first.

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ometimes some snooping does some good.

For the story on rape in che pre\•ious Sentinel, a reporter was told security patrols were not allowed in the dorms. Later, Dean Rolly Jurgens said he wasn't aware of tbac. He called, "Time out!"

Security will now patrol the dorms. Even rumors regarding rape or other social infractions can't be taken lightly.

Evidently Dean ofStuden~ David Lindsay agrees. In his summary of the Rape Awareness Workshop, Lindsay lamented that no coaches had attended. Saying that took more. uh, guts than it would have for any of the coaches 10 show up at this worthwhile seminar. Their absence shows they don't regard rape as a problem. While valuable, the who's who at the seminar was like the minister preaching to the choir.

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Imagine how many names are in the book as its promotional pamphlet says 2,500 colleges and universities submit student names. You and your grandma can buy the book (with its thousands of names in eeny-wceny type) for only $30 (an extra $10 is needed for a photo).

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AMATEUR TURNED TEACHER - Computer instruction aid Beth Williams (standing) shows Gay Houghtaling how to use a computer in the Leaming Center. Five months ago, Williams didn't know how to use a computer, but now she shows others how to use them.

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hen most people re.ach ro years old, tl1ey 10 think about casing into their rma1 ·ears with ~rirv. But not Jean eneman->M's thinks about flC\\

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Sometime:, 1h~ Jl\.'V, b,:¢nnin&' ~ her. But "ith the: help of her friend, at the Area Agm:)· on Aging., these nC\, challenges are a lilt~ less frigh1cnutg.

Afier 20 yeru; working a.\ a restaurant cool. raising fo·c children nnd 5Univing a Jivom:, Schcneman ruddmly found herse-lf unemployt'd \\hen the bakery ~l' worktd for wmt OUI of busint.>s<;.

Silt ..aid \h, ~'311 a M\1 job ~n:h and did "Ol<" " hen ,he woukl call a prospccti\'e employt•r on 1hr phooe. " But, wht.'ll lhl'Y !I.ii\ my \\hlt.e hair. it got me 001 the door la.<ter than I cook! gel m:· Schmem:in said. "I ~ I was spoiled. People alwa)'S c:a1Jed me to work. l 11C11cr had ro liD out a job appli,:ation until m}' mid-SOs." After S(VCr:U months of dc:id-cnd job seardles, SchenClll3n \\~ rt'fcrred to the Area A&enc)• on Agin@. By the tl(llC she wem to them for ltclp, she said she \\'3S very d,.,'J)t?SSt<I, It wa• the fits1 ame in her life to rolla:I unemploymfflI or lO asl her kid:, for help.

After a ft:\\ monlhs the aga,cy helped gei her on a Tit.le V asi.ista1K'C program and found her a minimwn,wage job 1\1th the North Ldaho College libnuy, ''The) (the people ai lh~ Area t ~ ~ · on Aging) "8lly Clk:Olsraged me," she said. "lt'~ an office full of beautiful people. The) ha\c a greater outre:icb for digging up jo~ lhan ~ou'd <!Ver i!Jla..itine. And the best pan is you\e got a lTicnd to talk to."

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Jd,ho lookmg <h,or older Y""'.

No1 neccssarily i!S own, bu1 certainly lha1 Americans who are age 55 and older.

Why? Because lhc number or older Americans is on lhe rise. In fact, CUITCnt census statistics show lhe number or older Americans, age 65 or older, has increased by 21 percent since 1980, compared IO an increase of only 8 percent for lhe under-65 population. By 2030 lhe total number of older Americans is expected 10 reach 66 million-an inaease of iwo and one-half times what i1 was in 1980.

To help serve the needs of !his growing siegmen1 or lhe population. NlC brought the Area Agency on Aging under i!S umbrella four years ago. The agency, funded by state and federal grants, serves senior citizens in the live counties of Nonh Idaho by providing an array of services to meet their special needs.

Some of the services the agency provides include: • N!C Gold Cards. to those (i() and over, which provide rrec admission to athletic even!S and music or theater presentations. Seniors may also enroll in classes at NIC at a 50-pcrcmt discount.

• Information and refcnal services.

• An ombudsman program to help lhith problems 1ha1 may O::· cur in dealing with govc:mment agencie. ,;uch as Medicare.

• Le11al as.isiance.

8 ·•t1,.teals-0n-whccls" for the homebound and ··congregate" meals al senior centtrs.

• Outreach and iransponation programs 10 ~i~t lhe isolated or n«dy.

• Older \\'orkm Program to provide seniors emplo)mC!nl through job training progr.um and ~bsidized work e.,perience (Tille V).

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Jean Scheneman The~ named Schenonan "Older Worker

of th..: Ycar for 19'11."

G:l> Hoosbtaling., a iX>l1lroJf m the Okkr \\lockers Program. :,aid Scbcneman was chosen from older workers throughout North Idaho. She said the rc:asoos ror Scheoeman's 'iele.:tion were due 10 her ''sunny outlook" and d<!tc:munation. ln addition to her fi, e-morning:,.a-wecl.. job at NIC, Scbcneman work~ at l.akt'lnnd H",gh School in the aitemoons She elm-cs 68 mil~ round mp d3ily from Athol ro Coeur d'Akne to Rathdrum and th.m back home.

Schc:neman said she is U)'ing to find a place to lil'c in Coeur d'Akne. but there is a ~hon.age of housing for Sc!Dior citizens and low income f ~ Meanwhile. she m·cs in a one-room .:amper tmikr on her daughter'> land in Athol.

One oi the services that has ~pecial ties to NlC is the Older Workers Program. Gay Houghtaling, job developer~-ounselor. said thal through the Job Training Parmership Act. lh.e age~ has enrolled older srudffl!S in classes for cenilied nursing a.s.sistan!S, com· pu1er operarors. cashiers, word pro:essing. bookkeeping, elecuical and general education degrees.

Additionally, Houghtaling has placed two employees at NIC through Tille V federally subsidized programs. Jean Sch~n wori:s in lhe library and Beth Willi3ms work in the Leaming Cemer as an aide providing computer insuuction.

Houghtaling ~ although the Title V programs arc only. te~: porary, !hey provide a real boost to the self esteem of ~e individual and ii ghes lhern ~kills to build on. For example, she c;aid that Williaim had ru:ver touched a computer until a f~'\\ mon1hs ago when she ~tarted in lhe Leaming Center, and now at age 55 plus. she is acrually teaching younger students 10 use the computers. .

Last year Haughtaling said she had 126 older ,~orkers eMl~ed ITT the agency's program and had successfully placed 94 of !hem ITT i0~ 1· • • ...... said ..1 sec so many people who have bctn I s tragx:, "'" · caught off.gurud at age 55 or older."

13 . ff She ,;aid sudden changes, such as dealh of a ~ ~re~ll~~·or ma} catch the older petSOn off-guard. At 55 !hey re no . th Social Security yet, and many employers "ill discriminate ngamSt e elderly based on mylhs. . . · ~ them Houghtaling ~d older workers ha1'C many thmg::. going ~r · such as: tl1ey're more siable. the k.ids .are .gone, lhe) bnndg 1i e e,perience of all kinds and they take pnde ITT what they o.

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SEE NO EVIL, HEAR

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by Karin Lau Sauind Editor

od and Terry Jones.

These are l"'O of rock band Black Happy's biggest influences. Include some Van Halen, Police, Jane's Addiction and Fishbonc and !heir music oo::omcs total intensity at its ftne.t. Using e\'e!)' ' type of musical style lhe ear can imagine, these influcna:s combine and somehow form an intcm;ting mixture of thrash metal. funk. rap and jazz sounds.

What's C\lcn more interesting about the Coeur d'Alene-based Photos by Richard Duggan band is that it has never e\ffl (thanks for your help!) playocl in Coeur d'Alene during the eight years it has been together. Yet, the band became known nationally by college studcntS through the air time Black Happ)"s single, "Go Off," receivocl on college radio stations across the country.

BOYS IN THE BAND - (from left)Jim Bruce, "The single did better than we Daryl Elmore, Mane Hemenway, Greg Hjort, Scott Jessick, Paul Hemenway.Mike Hasseries, Jay could have hoped," drummer Carkhuff and James Niels rock together at the Scott Jessick said. The single receivocl rave revil!\vs by a Seattle Big Dipper. magazine and good reviews in two

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Los Angcles-bascd magazines with a combined circulation of about one million, Jes.sick said. Its popularity among college radio stations in pan was helped by Goni.aga University's radio station giving it plemy of air play. It eventually made New Mexico University's heavy-rotation list and bad prime-time play on Chicago's station wARG. "Dry and Confused," the first song on the single, combines rapStyle lyrics [influenced by Public Enemy's -song, " Bring the Noise") with heavy-metal guiiars and lead vocals, jazz sax and rock's steadybeating drums. The result is a rocking funk-like style n:miniscent of Red Hot Chili P(ppffi that makes one wam 10 slam apinsl walls or olhcr people. But within the bashing sounds lie quest.ions about where !he world is heading and what it plam to do about the future. "Hey LA.I Look ot yourself ond ask )Y)Urst/JI Who-t FLA MING MANIAC haw! you done today?''

Singerflead guitarist Paul Hemenway The single's second song, "Up sings during a recent shOW at the Big Dipper the Failh," belts out heavier sounds lhan "Drv and Confushard to pin down. JUSl who in· • ed." After a funk-influenced start. fluena:d tlus band? the funk stopS and metal takes Once again, God and TCJTY control with hea"} guitar riffs. bashing drums and periodic ~ 1 Jones.

AU the mernbcn of Blad ~ of ~ but without an audible PY belje\-c stroogly in the Cbrisnote coming out of the four-man tian faJlh, with IWO Of ~ hom section. rathen being l)ilS!M, God ~ Black Happy proves its diversuy aim~ an honor.ll'Y member of just wilhin the l"O so~ But the band. the ~hen ~ · wilhin "Up the Faith," lyricist uWe all owe II 10 God, Paul Hemenway lists e\'CJY single drummer Jun Bruce ~. "He'9 influ~ ~ble, ranging from the drh·cr of our project."

Guns and Roses to James Brown Black Happy is a " ~ of to Rush to film direaor Spike Christians," moving their . .

Lee. message through subtly sptnt• Ask the band members who lyrics, Bruce said. . their influcnccs n:ally are and one Hemenway quickly poUlted is likely to rea:ivc a list that is

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Stryper. The Cnristian message L\ subllc. nOI bbtam and up from like Suypcr·~. he said.

N> for Jones, a music instructor and conductor at NIC, Bruoe sw he has been insuumemal in Blad: Happy's success. Bruoe, a sdf-<lescnbed hell,,y-metal fan be!~ meeting Jones, said Jones CXllO!Cd him (and olher members) IO other styles of music, which C\'CIIIUally filtered down into Black ~ · s music. All of the musi· Clam ha\'e pla>'cd at one time or

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playing in the Pep Band.

Black Happy's next moves include putting Lh.e final touches on

its first album, tenllltivd)' titled Mama."

The title came from an episode of "The Beverly Hillbillies," Bruce said. To date. Black Happy has rcwrded 13 songs, of which 10 will appear on Lhe album.

But before that, Black Happy dreams of Lhe day when i1 finally plays the big time-in Coeur d'Alene. The band frequently plays in Seattle and at the Big

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Dipper in Spokane, but because of a lack of plaa:s Lha1 play aJternativc music, it has yet to play in its homaown.

As this goes 10 press, Black Happy is still waiting 10 hear if plans for a concert at NIC will go through. Bruce said lhe decision is up Lo lhe Associated Students or NIC, and so far the word is in Black Happy's favor. If lhe goahead is given, Black Happy will perform May 3 at Nit's on Lbe Beach during the afternoon.

Black Happy's current incarnation as an nine-man band began during the past year when members of other area bands met and became friends at NIC. Original members, lead guitarist/vocalist Hemenway. drummer Jessick. ba.s5ist Mark Hemenway and saxophonist Daryl Elmore (a later addition) added anolher guitarist, Oreg Hjon, anolher drummer, Bruce, and three trombone players, Mike H ~ . Jay Carkhuff and James Neils. 10 the band.

"We're cwo sibling.s wilh six brothm." Paul Hemenway w:J. But Black HaPP> also ha) a group of follo"~· not classified as groupies, called the Tnbc.

Mark Hemenway said the Tnbc barters with the band, and in rum recti\'CS frce publicity photos and artwork among other thing.s.

Pho<ographer and NlC student Rich Duggan said he takes photos of the band ~ so be can follow Black Happy and listen to the music, besides being a friend to all lhe members.

With backing and inspiration coming from so many different

areas in lhe musicians' lives, it's no wonder lhe band is making waves. Success has come rapidly, going so far as to include being signed to open for Jane's Addiction in Moocow (the conoen has been canccUed).

But succ.es:s isn't everything for them. They mostly just want 10 have fun and be able lO continue what !hey have started.

And "ith lhe help or God and Terry Jones, it looks a~ if their hopes and dreams will be fulfilled.

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Choir, orchestra join together with other area performers for concert

by Amanda Cowley Stnrind Rqx,nu A

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seasoned group of profesgonaJ musicians

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"A Night a1 the Opera" at Nonh Idaho College on May 4 at

8 p.m. in Boswell Hall Audi1orium.

Toe evening's opera presen1alioo will fearure !he combined takolS of 51!\-eral preformers.

Hollada)' Sanderson will conduct the Nonh Idaho Symphony Orchestra. and Michael Muzatko will direct the ConCl?ll Choir. The presentation will also fearure guesl sopranos Kay Damiano and Annette Hazel.

Sanderson brings 10 lhll performance years of musical e x ~ . She has been involved with music in many of ilS guises. She has worked with the Coeur d'AJcne Summer Thealn': as musical director; a1 NlC as ooncmmaslcr; with school districts both in I.his area and in Lhe Southeas1 as music and orchestra teacher; with different groups of chambe1" musicians as a performer; and with !he orc:hesua at NIC as principal s.ccoad violin.

Mumtko also brings 10 Lhe evening his many years o f ~ - He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from Goruaga

UnimtY and !aught at Gonzaga Prep as well as serving as vocal director for the Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre. In 1987 and 1989. he rcleasl:d two records.

Guest soprano Hazcl has become wen known Lhroughou1 the Pacific Nonhwcs1 and IS in demand as a soloist for symphonic, ora1orio and popular music. Her credits include appearances with the Spokane Sym. phony Orchestra and the Oregon Symphony.

She has been a leading lady in many operas, including "The Merry Widow" and "la Boheme.''

The olhcr featured soloist of Lhe evening, Damiano, began her career at age 11. She a11ended NIC and gradualCd from Whi1wonh College. She has appeared professionally in the San Francisco Bay Area, and in 1988 she won Lhe Gold Medal in the Allied Arts Festival in Spokane. She sang in the "The Phan1om of Lhe Opera" production at NIC last year.

Toe taleol of these performers will be showcased in the evening's presemation !hat includes opera1ic works by Strauss, Tschaikowsky, M07.311, Offenbach, Purcdl and Verdi.

MANY MUSICAL FACES - (above) Sally MacKenzie practices on her drums with the North Idaho Symphony Orchestra for the upcoming concert. (right) Colleen Evans sings with the choir. (far right) Mike Muzatko conducts the choir.

Jones: Once a comedian, always a comic musician by !<Min Bruwn A.=ram Em1or

Something fwmy is going on here..• Comedian/musician Scou Jones ~ an a.:t covering a wide Wln<.:ty of oomcdy. sndgets and ITUbic, mcludin(! some "e.\olic LOys,'' keyboards, guimr .md singing.

Originally from Minneapolis, Jolle) ..a~~ ~how b~a.s b natural 10 him, as hl~ father wa~ an erucnaincr him.1di JOTIC.\ hil!, performed at O\cr I,(XX) ,x,IJ~ in the U.S. and Canada. and h:ls le.J!ived 16 norrunatioru for Lhc National Asso\.iaoon for Cun1)11) Acuvitio lNACA) Campus EnlCl'taln· mcnl Aw,1rd, in four categorie~Enlcrtalllt.T of the Year. Comroy, Novel-

cy/Vanety and CoJTeehousc.

Jones, a member of Lhc NACA ~incc 1977, has served on the NACA Board of Directors and Lhe ~ i e Member Ad\'Wl"Y Board. In 1989, he was prCSCTlled wilh the NACA Foundrn Awan:I. Jones 11,alJn n line line between SUllld· up comic and muqci:u\. " I con.~cr my.,t!f, :uways, n musician. but comedy got b1g and the comedy f4111 of my show kepi getting longer," Jones said.

Jones ap~ Monday m 13o)-wcll Hall l\udi1orium nt 8 p.m Ti.:keL, are -.old at the door-genera) adnmsion i.\ S4. SJ for c,enior citiz.:ns ar.d $2 tor S1udcnts. For infom1nnon call 769-3367.

CORRECTIONS:1n the April

11 issue, the pm·iew s1ory about the play ''Ah, Wilderness·· incorrectly reported several item:;. I. Playwrite Eugene O'Neill is dead-no, alive. 2. The play is no1 just a matinee. There will be evening performances. 3. Bruce Brockman is head of the t.hea1er department a, the University of Idaho. 4. Ed Cor· nachio lives in Sandpoint.

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What kind of entertainment would you like to see at NIC?

photos by Alex Evans THAT'S SHOW BIZ! - (top) Chris Goodson (left) practices a scene with Kelly Jameson. {right) Director Tim Rarick reads a script while Brian Russell clowns around.

Theater production of O'Neill's 'Ah, Wildem~' opens in Boswell tonight

by LOii Vlwlln

The play's cast of I5 is a combination of community membc:rs and Nonh Idaho Col"Ah, \\lildemcss" is a bright, warm, lege students. Richard is ponra)'UI by Ouis romantic comedy that revolves around the Goodson, a freshman theater student at NIC. ~cs of a young man coming of age, Goodson has played in every NIC production discovering life and falling in love. this year. He had Strong roles in " Anne of the The play ,..as written by the late, Nobel Thousand Days" and "Noises Off1" but this Pri7.r winner, Eugene O'Neill. Drama and is the biggest pan be has played so far.

SJmh tll5llllctor, Tim Rarick ~fies O'Neill Richard's love interesl, Muriel, is pla)"d by & "one of the greatest American playwrights Jennifer Leigh, who is a senior at Lakeland thru ever lh·ed."

High School.

"Ah, Wilderness" contradicts to most of O'Neill's other plays, which are dark and The production has a couple or guest ~mber. This one is a romantic ponrnyal or designers and a guest performer. Bruce Brockman, who is head of the theater depan · the childhood O'Neill wished he bad.

"Ah, Wildem~" primarily focuses on the mem at lhe Universicy of Idaho, is the guest character of Richard, who is a bright, in- scene designer. Christine Smiill is the guest t~ent, 17-year-old man. The play centers on eostwne designer. Most of the cosrumes came Richard '.s fonning philosoplliCl. and fust love. from the Univmity of Washington School of The impact of Richard's growing up on his Drama, so the primary worl.. \l,,ill be adapting fanuly adm the extra element needed to make the costulllCl, to lit the cast. Ed Cornachio, "Ah, Wildcmes," a delightful domestic com- who plays the father. is the guest pcrfonner.

Comachio is from Sandpoint and has workedy. Rarick said. ~n1111tl Rtpottn-

cd with the Unicom Pla>'el'S for the last couple of years. He has played in NIC's production or ..The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail" and "Anne of the Thousand Days" "Ah, Wilderness" is a romantic, domestic comedy that will bring pleasure to audiences of all ages, espccia1Jy college students who shoukl be able to indentify \~ith it. Rarick said.

Writtm in I~, it is solid and accessable 10 the a ~ . ~ written and should be a fully enjoyable expericncc, he added. '"Ah, Wilderness' is going 10 be presented in a way that would make Eugene O'Neill proud." Rarick said.

"Ah, Wilderness" st.ans tonight and runs through Sunday. It begins at 8 p.m. every night ~oept Sunday when there will be an afternoon matinee. All performances will be held in Boswell Hall Auditorium. Tickets are available at the NlC Bo.1 Office and cost S4 for adults, S2 for seniors and SI for students.

NIC students, staff and farulcy are admitted free with an NIC 1.D. card.

Studen,t port/olio show opens in gallery

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photogmpby, illum-auon.,, and .:omputtr graphicl-.

ThrQU8h homework assigrunerus and projects for bll.'~. the}~e practiced and boned 1.heir craft. learning how IA) present complettd works to climt.s, or board of clicnb, the)· said.

"We won ,~ilh I.be climt to produce The show. featuring the work of NTC what th<! client want!,," Fox said. ·'Not commercial an students Sand> Fo.x. Dan whaI we wanL" Fraser, Soon Morfin, Alpha R~.

Their goal i..<. to produ.:e a quality proPatricia Truman and Matthew Swaim, is duct in ordier Lo please the client and fulfill baicaDy a ailmination of lWO }"31'5 of their • ~ wishes and Sl:\."'Ure a dilctnt ~. work. Sft instructor laura Umthwi said. they said.

Unlike mast \."bllal artS where the artists For the laS1 two years the student:. have sigJl their names to tbdr p ~ a oommcr1caml the ins and OU~ of COIJUllC1cial art, cial artist i.m ·1 afforded the booor of sign.

Villidi is, 8Q:Qrding to Truman, blwcall)ing their work. The only accolades receiv~ an. ed ~ sdf 'iatisfacti<:>n for a job well done.

The studcnlS said ~ have leanJN how and a dteek for services sendercd if I.be IO mate ~ cams: log~ and f)OQers client 3cceplS the finished produtt, they ulilizing various ~ . induding srud.

Visual Expr.:ssio~, the Nonh Idaho Collqe Graphic Arts Portfolio Shcw,, will nm from May 1·17 in the Union Gallery.

An annt's ~ ~ i n the~·. \\ill ile held W ~ y from 5-8 p.m.

The studd!IS, ~ graduating ~ and othm fmishing up in the

Some sort of gold fish swallowing contest between students and faculty.

Chris Goodson, theater

Women- midget mud wrestling because Idaho needs some cutrure.

Brian Russell, theater

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fall, are all looking iorw:ud lO e.'q'>enCUCing life and a career in the r?al world, they ;.aid.

Mo« pla.a l(l wor* in a bminess or company for a while and !lien open up a plaa: of their 0°""11, I.hey ,;:lid In the pa.;c, t.ht portfolio~- ha.s ~eel ns an excellent opportunity for NYC commcrda1 an students 10 hart their work ex.posed to the busin~ communicy, Um· lhun said.

"Potential employer., rang!!' from prin· ting compani,:s. to an ~dios. to advertisi n g ~... sh-: said. "We've gencaJJy had a very large tumout at the ponfolio 5how."

The Union Galler;, located in the Student Union Butlding ba£emen1, is open from n ~ p.m., Monday through Friday and is free 10 the public.

More big school dances like they had In Mgh school.

Some thing like that.

Scott Morlltt, commercial art

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Basketbal I coach hasn't !RIGm oN TARGET Students shoot for success lost touch he days when North Idaho College had an enrollmeni of about 31S and a golf team and pictures of \'al'ious NIC basketball 1eams in the athletic director's office weren't collecting dus1 are when Rolly Williams accepted a job here.

New York 's Roger Maris had just finished a 61 home run season, and hockey star Wayne Grettky was born.

Williams, NIC a1hlc1ic director and men's basketball coach, started a1 the college in October, 1961. It is believed be has been at NIC longer 1han any other employee.

Based on his career victories (he topped the 600-win milestone this season), Williams has n 't forgo1ten what it takes to win.

Abou t 1he only Brian thing he has a hard Walker time remembering now is certain aspects of NIC's sports history~xact dates, certain players and coaches and how he performed his numerous duties when he first came.

When asked when tennis started here. he srud, "Well ...good question. I don't recall."

On how he directed athletics, taught several PE courses and coached basket· ball, baseball and track in ont year: "'Til this day, I don't know how I did that.• · On when golf was pl:1) ed: "It's been qui te a number of years since we've had golf. I don't exactl)' recall what years were involved with that."

On who coached the soccer club: "I'm trying to think who ran it for us .. .l don't remember who the coach was m soccer."

Golf, tennis and soccer were abolished because of a lack of regional competition. Treasure Valley was the only other regional foe to sport teams in golf and tennis.

Not thal WUliams doesn' I wao1 to remember them. He's had a hand in almos1everything that has gone on with NIC a1hle1ics for 30 years.

Expec1ing Williams to answer e\'eF)' question is something like. in "Peanuts," when Lucy pulled up the football just when Charlie Brown wru. going to kick it. ll'd make him look at fault, when the other person is the cause

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by Mike Saundera S.f!Oru Ed,10,

Shout "PULL!" around NIC biology instructor Dick Raymond and his left thumb is likely to do some phant0m !Witching.

This involuntary muscle spasm may have something tO do with the fact that Thursday evenings Raymond trades in his microscopes and beakers for sholgUllS and sc:oresheets, conducting class at the Coeur d'Alene Skeet and Trap club.

When one of his ten students says "pull" there, Raymond's thumb depresses a buuon that triggers the launch of a clay target, or pigeon; some at speeds of over 60 mph.

It's then that the merit of his student is tested. A broken target-success; a ~ r.argaRaymond, who has taught the class for I5 years. is there 10 help.

"I uy to indoctrina1e the concept leading the bird (target), .. Raymond said. "To just follow through ~ilh some rhythm in your swing." "h"s a lo! like dancing," he added, animatedly. lt's no surprise. then, that his students enjo} I.he class as much as

they do.

Tom Kelly, a criminal justice major. looks forward to Thursday evenings on the Hayden prarie.

"I'm having a ball 001 there," Kelly said. "Dick cracks me up when he shows us how much 10 lead the bird again and again."

Kelly referred 10 Raymond's incessant repctirion of the basics of lead; but he wasn't complaining. ''I've never done aU that well duck hunting," Kelly said. "Most of the time I wouldn't come back with anything. Now I undersrand why!"

Sandi Palmer, NlC public relations specialist, echoed the enthusiasm for the courst.

"1 was really excited after I signed up, because I've been involved in skeet before," Palmer said. "I'm

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About Raymond, Palmer had nothing bu1 praise.

Some people may be put off b} aU of the repetition. bu1 I've always been taught that it's the best way to learn something. When you sec or hear something more lhan three times you remember it!" ll 's not by accident that Raymond knows I.he secrets of sucx:css on the trap and skeet rield; he has referecrl a1 many nalional skeet shooting competitions and placed second in a national referees match.

The shooting doesn't seem to be the mOSl imponant thing tO Raymond, though.

"1 like the people who are interested in shooting." Raymond said, smiling. "Over the years I've met some good people."

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SURE SHOTSTom Kelly's 12 guage ejects an empty casing after a successful skeet shot (above).

Dick Raymond looks down Jan Stark's gun barrel, checking her sight picture to make sure she's leading the target by the correct margin (left).

photos oy M,ke Saunders

"I try to indoctrinate the concept of leading the bird; to iust follow through with

some rhythm In your swing; it's a lot like dancing."

- -- - Dick Raymond

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Cards' Region 18 hopes slim Ricks to visit NIC Friday, Saturday

What would you change about th·e NIC athletic program?

I woul d add sports like football because summertime Is kicking in and people need to lose their beer bell/es from wintertime.

Jeff Cess, business

I'd have athletes receive more money from the athletic department.

Alllson Den,aux, anthropology

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by Johnny Hunt SmrlndR~u

Liulc old ams facng rubber-<rcc plan1S and NIC baseball coach Jack Bloxom have something in oommon- high hopes.

Aft.er losing lhrcc in a ro" to CSI, ~7 overall and 7-2 league, the Cardinals find themselves in the Region 18 North cellar, at 12-17 and 2-7.

Bloxom remains optimistic. ..Hopefully we can "in some games and sneak in and get second and qualify for regionals... Bloxom said.

NIC is just not getting the breaks. as Friday's doubleheader losses 10 CSI showed.

What Bloxom called "Freak plays" may have eost NlC the games.

In the first game, with rwo aboard and the score tied 3-3. a CSl player hit the ball over the rightlielder's head. When he dove for the baU, he hit his head and was knocked unconscious. All the runners scored, and NlC lost the game 64.

In the second game, a routine pap.up in the 11th inning feU between the shor15top and cemerlieldcr. which lead 10 a 54 loss.

NIC hitters have continued to struggle, but the Cards' pitching has kept them in ball games. The Cardinals only have three batters over .300 and, with thrcc-f~ or the season gone, there is fear the bats will never come around, aa:ording 10 Bloxom.

The Cards have 11 games left and a key series with Ricks College coming up this weekend in Rexburg, "We need to sweep Ricks on the road," Bloxom said. deLailing his team's possible path to the regional tournament.

Currently, NlC must get pa.st Ricks, 12,.14 and 4-S league, and Treasure Valley, 17-25 and 54, to capture the North division's second place and advance to regionals.

Farmer grabs grapes, glory

by Johnny Hunl Smflntl Rtporttr

More than "The Grapes or Wrath" were being tossed around this campus this week. On Monday, the grapes tOS'Sed were grapes of

I would add soccer and

have the scholarship based on their grades.

BIii Bozlee, nursing

photo by Bob Shendan

THE FLYING DUTCHMAN- Cardinal pitcher Daan Stordiau presents as imposing 6-11 frame on the mound against Ricks In recent Region 18 North baseball action.

competition. The Great International Grape Drop 1001: place as NIC employtlCS 100k on sister school East Kootenay CollUJlunity Col· kge from Cranbrook, British Columbia.

The grapes Wen! dropped from about 34 fed, and each competi1or had to catch them by mouth while smnding in a Sx5-foot square.

In the early going, the pretender.. were separated from the contenders. Roger Brockoff and Tarm Haft ,vm unable? to land a single grape out or five. No one accused them or having big mouths. Julie Hines and Dean Bcnncu saved ju.\t one from splatting the ground,

Meanwhile Bruce \V-megardner, Be!S)• Costich and Pattv Hunter aU snared lhrcc grapes OUI Of five for the lead.

Then stepped up Larry Fanner or computer ser.ic:es. No one expected F ~ 10 kno\~ anythmg about grape catching, but he calmly caught four out or five and grabbed the lead.

Defending champion Tam Rarick Slepped up to the square. faery eye, great and small, was on this man. lbe)• cheered "hen his name ,~ announcal. Rarick looked around, silenced the cro\,d and gau:d upwaro. A glare from the sun was on him so ht raised his hand to block the raY5. He signaled 10 the dropmaster LO lelc it go. The dropmasw- stmthcd his luutd forward, and down u came. The spectators could hear the thWlder or the grape 3S it cnmc crushing down and into Rarick 's mouth amidst 1h1mdcrous applause.

The second grape fell in and OUI of his mouth; thcrt was a moan. The third and fourth we111 down fme, and then came the crucial fifth one.

Rarick focused himself upward, and down came the grape. Rarick sidestepped and took a jab at it. The grape hit the ground. The crowd cried fraud. as there wa.s spcollation the grape might ha,e been juiced up. Rarick wa.s gracious, though, as he handed his title 10

Farmer.

Jn the team oompetition, East Kootcna)' caught 11 of 20 grapes while NIC could only manage 6 or 20. So the awards went to the Omadians, but it is hoped that next year thar they will mce1 again 111 Canada. and maybe Rarick, the legmd, can oompetc one more time and n:caprure what wa.s his.

Thursday, April 25, 1991

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IORIENTATION

photo by Bob Shendan GOLDEN MOMENT- 1988 Olympic Gold Medalist and Sullivan Award Winner John Smtih takes on Cuban Enrique Valdez at the Spokane Coliseum April 13. NIC wrestJ. ooach John Owen had the honor of coaching America's Olympic wrestling team.

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WILLIAMS /romp. 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - of the notion.

Williams ccrtainl)' has been inmumental in battling the struggles that goes with making a program sucxcssful, mosl of which he remembers. NIC athletics is Williams' domain. and Cardinal coaches and athletes look 10 him as the pioneer of their program.

He was hesitant 10 come here. Williams made the choice and has been here ever since. A couple inquiries were Williams' onl)' auemp~ to ..carch for work elsewhere.

"I was in Los Angeles trying out for a profc:ssional team (Hawaiian Chiefs of the American Basketball League) and my exwife called me and asked me if I was interested in this job," Williams said. "It was like, ' Nah.' The) really didn't have much or a program. It was nothing. I thought l'd come here one year to get the bad.ground as a junior college coach."

When he came, Williams faced numerous initial obstacles. No schedules were de\'elopcd for the following year.

There hadn '1 been any organized practice sessions. The soccer field was a din park-

ing lot. The baseball field was a rough mess wuh a ditch running parallel 10 1he dike.

On 1he lighter side, paying the officials was a task. He had Iwo pitcher~ on the baseball ream-one would 1hrow the first game of a doubleheader and the other the next. He had 10 go 10 the student council in the fall to get funds for the upcoming year The early-formed teams were gcuing thumped by their competition.

"At one point we actually paid for ourselves (1968-69). That's prell) hard 10 do, especially in this size of gym." "lcw struggles and disappointments come yearly. For instance. Williams takes responsibility for this sca~on's men's basl..etball team not competing as well as he thought they would've.

The problems are no"' less O\'en\helming in what Williams calls one of the best junior college programs in the nation.

"If you throw in our school (curriculum), we may be the best."

11·~ guaranteed that the basketball rims won't be collecting dust, espcciall) at this time of year.

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rrud-1950s: " I kno\\ of no evidence lhaJ lcsbi:lns or ga> can change their <,Cl(uaJ orientation through therapy or any other means. All 1hc evidence I have seen shows thC) cannot."

The sugge,tion that h ~ t ) b an tllnes) was d b ~ b> the \mcrican Psychological As.~~uon in 1973 when it rcmo\ed homosexuality from its rcg1Sler of disease!, and urgoo psychiatric prof~\ional~ 10 ,,orl.. 10 remO\'C <fucrimirultor) law) ag.:llll\l g3)'S and lc:5bians. The rcsoluuon pns'iCd in 1973 says th:11 homose,cuali1y "implies no impainncnt in Judgmen1, stability, rcliabilil) or general social or vocational capabilities... " V'acsdmC)-er admiued thal th~ was at odds "'ith his theory that homoso'U3.lity was an addiction.

According 10 Bergquist, Mary and John. 11 is hypocritical and unconstitutional 10 disaimi.nale agaim1 g3)'S and lc:5bians on the grounds that 50ITlC inttrpret the Bible as condemning homose:<ualiry. Do people who citc what they take to be the condemnation of homosaualil}· in Le.iticus folio" all the hygmic and diellll) laws of l.,e\illcus? ll.\ks Richard \lohr in an anidt- titled "Gay basics: Some questions, faCLS, and values." ''If they cile Lot at Sodom 10 condemn ~ I } . do ~ al.lo cite the qor> of Loe m the cave 10 praise incestuous rape?" writes \1ohr.

Vieselmcycr snid he has no answer 10 th~ sccmlngl)' seloc:uve use of the scrip, tul'e$, saying on!) that "Society b sclccuve in how it lnlClprctS the Bible" and that "You must look at the Bible as a "hole."

Christ makes no mention of homosexuality in the Bible, and there is no evidence that opinion toward homoscxualil)· was ~er wmcrsall) ncgnli,..c, even since the birth of Chim, says Mohr. Funhermon:. soerul modem Christian organizations ~ucb as the National Council of Churches, the Roman Catholic Federation of Priests Council, and the Cencral Confcrencc of American Rabbis suppon the gay rights mO\'CllltllL "Why would anyone choose a way of life thal would cause them 10 be dtscriminated against-to be denied the lxllic human rights of marriage or hold.mg your lover's hand?" Mary said.

Homoscxualil} ~ also all3Cked by those who cbim it') not n:uural. Both V"iesclmc)-cr and Jones su~Tlbe 10 this ~ . Mohr l)Olllb out that the foundations for thc::IC: behefs arc dcfiniuons of nanm: that \icw 11 as mhercntly good, 1.e.• 1f something i.) natural, it is good; unmtural equals DO( good.

But how is narur-dl dcftncd? \13.r) a,i.s. If natural is defined II) that which the majority, even the \-&l majoril}. of people in a sociery practice, the condcrnn:uion of homosc:xualil) malccs no scruc. \tar) ~"If natural is detincd stati~tical)). then being left-handed is not n.11ural.

Swti.,1ically, cerebral ~ is not natural," \lary "1id. yet individuals

w1th ccrcbral pal~ arc not conclcmncd a, unnatural and immoral. Furthermore, rCl.C3n:h b) the Km.sey insututc \ho\\~ that a majority of hetCl'O'.C'.\ual.\ in this country practice the "3J1lC t)~ of <,ex ocb lhaJ h o ~ arc condemned tor, ~ch a., orul.gcruta.1 and anal Those so a,;L\ arc aho atlll(kcd a\ unn:11urul an thr '>Cn'iC that the) do not fulfiU what some: believe 10 be the purJ>OIC of the rc:produ.:ti, c orgam-that IS, 10 reproduce, \lohr S3}).

But. Mohr sa>"· 10 pl'C5C11DC 10 an>· organ or appendage a J)W1)0',t and to ~-ondcmn a clas\ of people becau.'>C of that assumption is no ~ than forong people to abide b> oth°'' religious belief), which the Constituuon outlaw\.

But c:\Cll if II IS accep1cd that the purpose of the gcnn.als is procrcauon. whnt pr?VcnL~ them for being ~ for other purposes, ~> for plca<,ure or the c ~ n of love, Mohr sa>"· "Lots of bodily pans ha\ e lots of functions. and just because one function can be fullillcd by only one organ (say. the mouth for eating). this acuvity docs notcondcmnotherfwictionsofthe organ to immoralicy (say, the mouth for ta1Klll8, licklllg stamps, blowing bubbles or having sex)," S3)o Mohr.

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"It's so mgrained," John said. Changing society's a1111udcs toward gays and lesbians will take ''many )·ears'' and · 'lots and lots of gays coming out of the closet."

"But i1's a vicious circle," \ 1ar>' said.

"Gays are afraid 10 be open" because of society's prejudice. but the more gays and lesbians who keep their true feelings hidden, the longer society will remain ignorant and prejudiced.

Many of those active in civil rights for other minorities do 001 include gay rights in their agenda, said Eric Love, a human rights activist and srudent body president at Boise State University. Love, who is black. said be has worked hard 10 advance the cause of minority nghts on his campus and garnered the support of many minority and non-minority students. However, Love said that when he pressed for equal protection for the rights of ga)·s and lesbians he was "O)tracized" by many of his former supporters and ran into staunch opposition from the BSU administration.

Despite the fact that NIC has not had a recorded incident of discrimination against gays or lesbians because of their sexual orientation. and members of the administration contend that it 1s "not an issue on campus." Love, Bergquist, John and Mary all said regulations e.\plicitly prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orieniauon should definuely be enacted.

Without them, gays and lesbians on campus might feel uneasy about bringing complaints of harassment or discnmina· 1ion 10 the aucntion of Lhe 11dmmistra11on As for the relationship of the college w11h the communit). Mary said economics and politics should not be facto~ when considering human righb.

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10.,.e-it ·~ illegal. You can't hold hands or kiss with your boyfricnd or girlfriend in public for fear of being ridiculed. assaulted or beaten. You can be arrested for having sex with your boyfriend; if convicted, yoo fact a minimum of five years in prison, a ma."WTium of life.

You arc go"cmcd b·. ~ rules and your mmority is silnpl} denied rights as a group in pri"alMCC!or emplo)1tlcnt, public accommodations, housing, immigration and naturalization, aca:ss 10 insurance of all types, and aistody and adoption of children. You are c.,cluded from the military and high-lC\-d defense industrie., as well as the national police forces.

You arc taught from an early age tha1 you arc hated, sick, depra\'ed, abnormal. dangerous. immoral and perverted. \.iany people ju'\l.ify these discriminatio~ and Judgments by their own religious views and feel no reluctance m forang them on you.

Who Al'C you., A Jc-, in N:i.n Germany? A bbck in South Africa1 Nc1thl-r. You are g.1y m Idaho or many of the other 50 \tale:..

As Brian Bet-gq~r. a 83> aaMst from Boise, poinis out, gay~ and lesbians r.u:e ..the rut type of social!> a..x:cptablc discrimination.•· Studies by lhe Kinsey lnsritule for Sc\ Research \OOY. abou1 one in 10 people are homosexual. This figure has been shown to be remarkably conslanl worldwide. Bergquist cstima1es tha1 abou1 50,000 10 JOO.~ gays and ksbians live in Idaho. but the majority arc "preuy c:loscted" -meaning they are not open!} 83>· The oppressive mores of SOCICT)' keep gays from bemg more visable in society, said "John," a gay North Idaho College student. "John" asked lha1 his real name not be given.

"I ha,c no understanding of w-:ity some people don't let other people l.i\e their OY.n lives," John said.

Bui the life that John and others 111.c hun a1 NIC IS <ttn as "abnon:naJ," ..PCf\ffled" and "im· moral" by 50me local ~cnl.'i. Some doub1 tha1 d~uc>n basal on sexual orientation Lakes pbcc or ha\'e ignorm the problml. Others Y.ould like 10 ,;ce more of ii.

Pu of May 1990, Idaho wa\ one of 13 -uito ,,,1h hate cnmc laY. that exclude rnmcs based on sexual oncntation On!} mne .sta:cs ha"c 13\,~ that include at· t.tekl. 3J+tuM ga~, and lcsbi:lfu because of their sexual oricnuuion in hale crime ~lation. NJC has no poli"') rt- .trding discnminauon or haras.,,men1 because of SCXU3l orientation, enher ~ students or m1pluycc-,, Although coUcge admuilim1ors and 1wo gay studcnl.'i mrcrvieY.cd agrccd 1hcy did not kno"' or an) incident; at NIC Ul\'Mmg di'iCriminaoon based on <c<uaJ orien· talion, college Proidt.'111 Robert Bcnneu said NIC would try 10 prOIC'\.1 the physical safety of ony and all qudcnis and cmpk>)ccs and that if an employee's ',O• ual oncntatJOn had no eff«i on his or her JOb pcrtor-

me

Who are you? A Jew in Nazi Germany? A black in South Africa?

man«, he 53\\ no reason to di.-.crunmate agains1 them.

Howe\'cr, Bcnnea said that if an openly gay cmpk>)ce m:idc other employees uncomfortable simpl> bcx.lUSI! be or she was ga}' and th05C cmplo)ccs comrlaint!d to the admini..iration. 13.!rmeu wa~ un'-Ul'e Y. ha1 aaion the :idiniJilitratin would take. Benncu S..ld l.bal Y. hilc he "hope:, (gays and lesbians) \~Otdd be tteated like any other minority," he had "never read the bY. 10 say that you can '1 discrimma1e against (gay'> and lesbians}...

Bcnneu abo said lbat the college may not protect gays and lesbians from verbal harassment as it does for blades and Y.omcn. Benneu said tha1 ahhough be ~'CS.8=1)'S ~ d~ ha,e "the same ngh_ts as any mdividual. dlSCl'Ulllllanon against ga}'S and lesbians is a matter of "whether or not, in the public mmd," discrimination is permissablc.

"We should not be advocating gay righis," as a community college that needs the suppon, both political ~ fmancia.l, of the surrounding population, Bennea said. " We would have to be scmitive to community SWldards and mores."

Bergquist. John and Mary, an NIC student Y.ho is lesbian, said that Coeur d'Alene and the North Idaho area are generally hostile to gay).

Two state senators from this area. Denn> Da,b and Mary Lou Reed, both Democral.'i, said !hey Y.erc no1 sure discrisrunation asa,irut people ~ on their sexual onemauon e\1Sl5. Da~b defended ano-sodo1m bY.s and la°"') that pmcn1 ga}") from ha,111g lcp) marriages by 3.!>lmg. "\\'1131 is pcm~ble di5criminalion1" Davi~ '-lid some bY.\ and regubtio~

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"I have no understanding of why some people don't let other people live their • ...II own I1ves

" discriminate against people with childrm," and. although he could noc think or a specific Cllllllllle.

1hat "Thctt are other thinp we ~ ) can't apply for."

Ron VIC.'Jerneyc', a Ph.D. in Human Behavior and a counselor in Coeur d'Alene, is opposed to homosexuality on religious and mcdic:al grounch, he said.

Vie.clmc)'el' said he belie\'cs homosexuals arc immoral and that "homOSCltllali1y is a sin." ''Homoscxual.s are not born homo!cxuals, •• he said.

Viesc!me)-er said only "some opinion" or studies indate lhis and that hom05e'!uality is caused by seduction by older homose<uals or by rebellion api,ist parents or society.

"It'~ no1 an illness," Vicsclmcyer said, "bul il is abnormal ... like an addiction" and can be mfflled wilh proper coun:;eling, He ad~ gays and lesbians to repent, ,;aying, "God forgn~ aD sins if homosexual:, repent ..

Wayne Jones, Elder of the Church or Jesus Christ Chri.suan-Aryan Nation~. had similar advice for gays.

53>'1118 lha1 for some, ''the pcrvmion or homosmJali.

I) i) gratifying" and tha1 it takes "sclf-d&:ipline" to keep homosexuality from ,preading.

HOY.'C\cr, according to recent rcscarc:h for the National lnsticu1c of Mental Health by Alan Bdl, Martin Weinberg and Sue Hammersmith on the !Ms or 976 gays wnh a control group or 477 ~ daese beliefs are fabc.

The NIMH scudy showed tha1 gays are noc ''seduced" by o1c1cr gays-rather, mast gays had their r. . sexual expea ietl(;e with people their own a,e.

Heterosexuals arc more likely to ~ had inir.ial sexual enoounterS with strangers or adulls, the study sail.

Further, the study found that homoaualily ,ns not ca~ by ~ helero5exual rdatiomhip5 and the study found no e-,idcncc that family c:nvironmmC relates to homo5cwaliry.

J o n e s ~ ~ 'lludics as biased, saying 1h11 the American go\-emment is nm b) Jews.

"George Bu."1 works for lsrad," Jones sul.

Both \.131} and John said they were aware they Y.crt "diffemu" al a \'Cl)" c::arty age. pcrhapS as far ba.::k ~ the first grade.

And, in a pamphkt published by the Fedcl3lioa of Parents and Fricn<h or Lesbaans and Ga~ Dr. Gilbert Herdt, an anthropologisl and a,sociare profew>r m the [)q)Gruncnr of Behavioral Sc:ic:ncr:S at the Unil;ersily of Chicago, ~>-S. ·~ is virtuaBy no e-,·idcn.% to sugc:st that lesbians or gays can itw:ne their orieniation through normal rhcnpculic pro-

cmwcs."

The same pamphlet qU01C Dr. Evdyn Hoom,. I research psythoqisl at the Univmity of Qli(ornia at L~ Angdcs. former chair of the NIMH Task Fon:e on Homosexuality and one or the fine io 5IUd)' die psychological characleri5tics or PY 1DC11 11 die

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