The North Idaho College Sentinel Vol 67 No 8, Feb 14, 1991

ENTINEL Nor th Idaho College's Student News pa per

Vol. 67 No.8

Thursd ay, Februa r y 14, 1991

Coeur d 'Alene, Ida ho

Convocations nabs national speaker

by Am1nd1 Cowley Suttint/ Rtpo,ttr

Proponents of competi1ive education beware. Nationally known critic of higher education Michael J. Palmer will bring his controversial and thoughlprovoking mes&lgC to Nor1l1 Idaho College Feb. 22. A recent New York Tune., article calls Palmer "a phenomena in higher education."

Judith Sylle, director of the humanities grant project which ~blished NIC's ftrst personal conlllct wilh Palmer two years ago, said the Berkeleyeducated SI-year-old is a former sociology professor and administnllor now turned "gadfly;" questioning some of the foundations of modem education. He has wrincn several books and is a co-founder or Ole Institute for Pubtic Life in Washington, D.C.. and a consultant to several major foundations.

Palmer will present hi<; views in a forum in lhe Bonner Room of the Student Union Building.

The forum is prese,ited by the Associated Srudcnts of NIC. the campus Convocations Committee and the NIC Humanities Network in conjunction with a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

In order tMt all students and faculty have an opponunity to attend the lecture "How We Learn, How We Live: Edu<:alion and lhe Real World," all 10 a.m. classes will be callCl?led.

Acoording 10 Len Mauei, a member of the organizing committee, "the program's purpose is to coruidcr a wide vnrieiy of viewpoint~ from on- ond offcampus on tltc m~ fundamcnml question we foce: how can NIC bes! prq,are --pfta.su~t

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Safer sex focus for condom week

phOto by Daren Reasor 'SCUSE ME WHILE I KISS TH E SKY - NIC commercial art major Scott Morfltt takes his snowboard as high as he possibly can as often as he possibly can. See storv on o.15.

by Kevin Brown A.uistant Editor

chlamydia have been reponed in Idaho alone.

"Condoms are something everybody lhinks everybody knows about," said Linda Poulsen, coordinator or Student Health Services. But, she said, the opposite is true. This is where National Condom Wed., Feb. 10-17, comes into play.

National Condom Week is organized to promote the education, awareness, interest and use of condoms. Poulsen said. "People need 10 know more than just the plumbing.

"There's a lot or good reasons not to be sexually active," she said. Poulsen said she encounters many problems with se'<ually transmitted diseases (STOs) at North Idaho Co~. About S-10 students per week come in ror an STD evaluation, according 10 Poulsen, and about SO percent of them test pes-itive for STDs. The most commonly rtp0ned STD is clilamydia. Poulsen said. A bacterial inrcction, chlamydia can caU5C sterility problems in bolh males and females.

The disease has few recognizable symptoms, she said. Over 2,000 cases of

Chlamydia is identilied by a cervical or urethral culture, Poulsen explained.

The disease, she said, is easily treatable.

"A latex condom is the most effective derensc against sros, including Al OS, especially when lubricated with a spermicide," Poulsen said. Free condoms are available at Student Services in the Student Union Building.

As pan or lhe activities or National Condom Week, special valtntines will be offered free in the foyer of the SUB and in the Hedlund Building on Valentine's Day. The valentines have a ~hon message and a condom inside.

Poulsen says the major reasons for not using condoms are embarrassmcnr and what is descnoed as "decreased sensitivity. " Poulsen offers lhe scmario of one partner saying, "Honey, if I "ear this thing, I won't feel as much."

Poulsen said the other panner should respond with, "Honey. if you don't wear ~ thing. you won't foci anything at all.''

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The NlC Sentinel

ISL backs bill to ban hazing

Almost 3,000 attend NIC...

Spring enrollment breaks records

by Kevin Brown A-sslstont Editor

The Idaho Studa11 Lobby is backing legislation that would ban hazing and • mak, it a crime.

The definition of hazing is subjecting a student IO bodily danger or physlcal harm or its likelihood.

Hazing includes being subjected to calisthcnics, nudity, compelled ingestion or any substances, having to carry a ht'avy object around, physical RMUalts, confinemcnr to smaD mdosro llrCIU, or IIS.$igncd pranl<s.

The UniversiLy or Idaho liatcmiLics art also backing the legislation. lt was

North Idaho College has reached an alltime high in enrollment this semcsrer, according to NlC Registrar Karen Streeter.

According to Streeter, 2,974 swdents are enrolled for the spring 1991 semester, up 14 srudcnts from lasr semester's record of 2,960.

Of the 2,974, 312 are vocational srudents.

In the last two years, NIC enrollment has gone up 315 students. Since 1986, the enrollment has gone up 783 students.

Pakistan and Spain. Also, NYC students come from all over America, induding: Alaska Arkaruas, Arizona, California, Colorado, th~ District of O>lumbia, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa,

"We have classes offered during a wide Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, variety of times to accommodate the Montana, North Dakota, New Mcx.ico, New students," Streeter said. NIC offers classes at York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, night and on Saturdays to help with the Texas, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. increase.

NlC students come from Brazil, Canada, Holland, Ireland, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico,

Over 1,700 women are enrolled in NIC, as opposed to 1,230 men. according to S!Retcr.

Smith speech reviews learning styles

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"NIC h~ no trouble accommodating the increase," Streeter said. She said NIC has no plans for an enrollment limit, although individual classes already have enrollment caps.

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Students short of money for ne.ict semester can apply for one of 30 scholarships being offered by the Associated Students of North Idaho College.

ASNIC is offering scholarships of $360 each to fuU-time NIC students who have a grade paint average of at least 2.0.

Interest from the $150,000 won by ASNIC

in its suit against NIC in 1988 funds the scholarships. The suit won student control over money collected through a student activites rec illegally charged as pan of regular tuition.

The scholarships arc dispersed betwttn 12 departments.

The busines.,, math and computer, Engli.~h and foreign language, and soc:iaJ science departments each receive three scholarships.

The life science, physical science, communication-fine arts, nursing, vocational. and para-professional departments each l't'Cd,e two schoL,NJips and the scholarship committee l'C\."ei,u four.

S1udo1ts interested in a scholarship for fall semester should apply now. The applic.-ation form( an: available at the student financial aid office. ASN IC scholarships will be offered e\'Cr)' yenr.

Students offered ASNIC scolarships by

prepared by Rep. Gino White and Rep. Gayle Wildt'.

White, who was o~ a atudent pres!, dent at Idaho, will introduce the bill to the Howe Education Conunitt~.

Toll isNc has all come about in lhe

wake or the stiffest penalty banded out qainst a fraternity in 17 )'t'.ars. Recongni· lion of the Sigma Alpha Epeilon was yanked after offlt'ell of the (l'llfflluy refused to disam illepdons ofhazinl lnvolvina 19 plcdacs.

If this new leaisladon ii put, student groups found guilty huiog would face fines up to SJ,000, more than 100 hours

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Pcrronality type can affect the way a person learns, according to Sharon Smith, in her speech, "Leaming Styles."

Four women aucnded the Feb. 11 Women's Club lecture in the Bonner Room of the Student Union Building. The spccch focused on the learning characteristics of various personality types. " We cannot change or adapt our learning styles," Smith said, "but we can understand which style we have and work with it." Learning styles arc a way of accepting data from the world, Smith explained.

Smith ~ learning involves many fac. tors, such as perceprual preference (audio, visual. or tnctiJe.kinesthetic), personality type, test approach and the left/right brain theory.

Smith outlined the four personality types:

fence menders, gatekeepers, socialites and Smith also dealt with the learning methods chaos creators. of high school dropouts. Dropouts, she said, Two ways of approaching tests, according are mostly kinesthetic learners-night people to Smith, are the analytical method-a step- who like son design, dim light and an open structure. According 10 Smith, these t)'J)C:> of people aren't normaUy found in high school.

"Leaming styles are the easiest way we We are all born with our learn under stress," Smith said. "We arc all own particular style. born with our own particular style."

Smith said that babies denote their learning style through their sleeping postures. A - - - Sharon Smith baby I.hat rests on its side indicates which side of its brain is dominant with the side of its by~ep outline-and the global ltll'thod-the body t11a1 is up. If a baby lies on iu back, "big picture." it is a visual learner; laying faoedown, the The dominant side of the brain also affects baby is said to be a tactile learner. how one le:ims, Smith said. The ''le(t-brain" "The best advice I can leave you with," person relates better 10 numbers, order and Smith concluded, "is to find the person who factual information. A "right-brain" learner is least like you and form a study team. deals more in creativity and emotions.

Togelher, you can fill in the gaps."

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Bennett to propose common course numbering by 8t11n W1• er

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Nonh Idaho College President Robert Bennett will recommend a state-wide com· mon course numbering system for all higher educarion institutions when he attends a college presidents' mcct.ing in Boise March 12.

The system would make ir easier for students to transfer credits from community colleges to four-year schools, Bennett said.

"Anything we can do to improve the articulation betwcm community colleges and major institutions should be looked at." Bennett said. "It's kind of in the idea mode now.

On the surface, this looks like it has merir."

The system would benefit students who transfer from a community collcgc, such as NIC, to a four-year school and clarify their Bl'ttpted credilS, Bennett said.

Transfering credilS is "a major concern of students who come here," Bennett said.

The idea of the ~ tern was presented to Bennen by NIC oumng insttuctor Marcia Skinner. Skinner was teaching at a community college in florida when the system was introduced in that state, and she taughr at the University of Florida when it was enacted.

"Once it was implemented, the bcncfiu 10 the students wm: wonderful," Skinner said.

"Community colleges are institutions of

higher lcam.log. We've got IO have it so pco. pie can live in their homes, go to school and not be pcnaliz.cd (when they IJ'allSfcr)."

Bennett said when he recently talked lO Raybwn Banco, chit( executive director of the state board of education, Barton said he thought Florida ~'aS the only state IO currcruly have such a system.

Skinner said she thoughr the appamu disinterest in the policy might be short-lived and the course numbering S)'Slffll will be more common in the future.

"There's no reason why it shouldn't be nation-wide," Skinner said.

" With computers being the way they are, something could get worked ou1," BcnnetJ said. "It :seems it'd be easier for the first two yeffl (of college). It'd also make it easier on the regist.raa.''

Cost and the long lcgislative p ~ which the palicy has IO go through are possible reasons why more states don't have the symm, Slcinncr said.

Formulating the individual cowse descriptions would be a wk if the system were 10 be enacted, Bennett said. " It'd ocrtainly be somethin& the swdenu would bencftt Crom," Skinner said,

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Thursday, February 14, 1991

Bring'em back .in time, or be fined

by Palt1cla Snyder

AMIJtant Editor

Reserve fines, the acquas1uon of the Edi1orial Research ReJ)OrtS series and the expansion of !he Info Trac top the list of library news.

The fines for hourly ma1eria.ls arc $2 for 1hc first hour overdue per item and SI for each additional hour overdue per ilem, not to exceed SIO per i1cm. Circulating reserve fines are SI per i1em per day with a S10 maximum. Fmes for lost ~ material, payable with the material is reported lost, is the price of 1he hem and a SIO processing fee for each i1cm.

The purpo,e of the lines is 10 "inspire people no1 to be late," said Al Thompson, a library spokesperson. "People would walk

ou1 (and) bring the the materials back a couple days later." Many reserve ma1erials are needed for an entire class assignment, he added. The library wants to make sure students have use of the material when they need ii, Thompson said, and to make sure students don 11 " tie up a limited resource."

The amoum of the lines, Thompson said, were determined by comparing fines charged by other coUeges. The system is "working preuy good," he said. The library had two overdue fines as of Feb. S. The library is planning to charge rmes on regular circulation rnaierials beginrling next year, he said. He noted that a problem has existed with students walking out of the library with magazines.

Editorial Research Reports is a magazine

series that addresses a new issue each month, Thompson sa.id. According to Denise Clark, public siervices librarian. it is a supplement to the Opposing Viewpoints series and a "good research tool." North Idaho College has recicved back issues to 1988 on microfiche.

"If you're researching something," Thomp· son said, "it'll give you a lot of direction where 10 go." Issues include bibliography notes and a list of penaining articles and books.

The expanded Info Trac offers a second reference. In the past, students could request titles of articles on, for example, drunk driving, 1l1ompson said. With the present expansion, students may also request information cross-referencing teenagers and the Info Trac has the ability 10 provide refcrenre; on which

anicles address both subjects. The Info Trac is updated each month, Thompson said and so is more recent than the Reader's G~ide.

The library is al,;o c.~panding the microfiche and magazine lilies, Clark said. Aho acquired are two upgraded microlilm reader/ printers.

While some c ~ are doing tours of the library, Thompson noted that it may be difficult for students to understand how the library works, b«:au.se the tours are conducted in groups. He said that the library staff ,~ould be "more than willing" 10 assist students in learning how to u.se the library.

He stressed that (tudcnts need to give themselves enough time 111 r=rching the subjccts, e,peciaUy on the free inrcr-library

loans.

Parking drives students to crime

by P1lrtci. Snyder A~ittont editor

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Slr«I lined in rcllow is al\O lined with cars-<:ars parked he.re. there, bad warJs, Crontwords and ,id~·ways. On ~m~ are. parked ti~kets.

It is the ~'J)Onsibillty of North Idaho College day-tune sccuriry, which t~ compr~cd moruy of work-Mudy studenb, 10 1icke1 those c.i~ parked illegally. Security 1' loC:U'chlng ror i,olutiom w the parllng problem. s«urily i~ looking for any reasonable propo.'-!b 10 the parking problem, Mtid Mark Sass, a s«urity work-study student.

111ose students or Stoff who have an Idea should ~-on1ac1 !,CCUnty bclWl'CD the hours of 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. for daytime ~rity or 9 p.m. and 7 a.m. for nighttime ~urity. Call c.u. 411 or go by the 5«UrilY ofllct. (()C.ltcd in the Winton Building.

Al'Cording to Sa.._,, one or the ~ t problems with parking is ~tudmt ~ .

"E\'Cl')'bod}' wanl! to park right ne:<t to the SUB (Student Union Building) or ne:<I to

the Ubrnry and not walk. 1l1cy want to get here £ive minutes before class instcod of, maybe, 10 or IS minutes and y,.a.lJ.. t.hat e<· ua two or 1hree minutes to .:la~."

Sns., noted th.at many of the parkm11 spa~ in the 101 next to the tennis court, nnd the one acr® from the Winton Building an: unOO.'\IJ>ied, while many studcms padc in yellow zones, sraff 6pn~ nnd other illcgal parking ,;pots. "Some pooplc drive around the library lot of the Ad· ministration Building lOor IS limes wailing ror a ~pot to o~n. and Oll'Y end up parling illegally. AU they li:ivc 10 do is originally conll' over here, park, aJld wulk."

Arca.\ where ~tudmL, may kgaUy park urc: in Ote lot across trom the Winton Building, in the lot !!Cit ro 01c rennis court.s nnd bt•hind the ut,rary co1\SU1Jction site, in the lot OC.ll to the library rorotru.:Lion fitc, in the lot n~t to the donns {Rlthough this lot is preferably to be li.sed by donn students, Sass said), in the lot bclwta1 the SUB nnd the Gym, in the library lot. in the

lot nl.lllt io Gibctt Hall, in rhe lor nC)(t to the Hedlund Building and in the MrcctS. Aooording 10 Sass, 1011 legal parking space. arc ,1vailable on campus, 1V101 an additional 100 3vailol•lc when the library cc:>n~true1ion ~ finished.

Illegal parl.ing spotJ ore dcnrly labeled, $a\, 'llid Illegal parking, a~ dcfl11e1:I in the student h:u11.lbool, mclutlcs parking 111 a J)O!>ted nre land, po.rling along a yel!OY. curb or BCl'Ql.., a yeUow Une, partially or completely blocking another vehicle, a stn'.CI, a roadway or a drivC\\Ja)' or parking in nny posted r~e ruca n0t permitted by the )tudcnt/staff~ p.trking sticker.

Anolhcr problem security is e-<penmcing, s~ sald, is that students arc not gating paridng permits. Security goes through the Depan:ment of MOlor Vclu:lts 10 get n.une<i of 1-chicb that do no1 ha.\'e a permit, ~ that a hold may be plalX<! on the student's rt\.'Ofd5. Al.'COrdlng lO the student handbook, II An)' citations llO( dc:arcd by the las week of an cndng semester will subject the

viota11:m, 10 hn"1.llg n hold put on their n.'Cords " AL<>. "AU ciruwn, tnust be ck1U'tll by the end of the ,cmc,;tcr. or 1tud\'11L1 ®utOt rcregb1er."

A fce of S3 i, charged on ,'Clue~ \lo>ithout a parlrutg J'ffll1it. Other par~ Ing fee- arc $3 for a citation and an odditiooal \2 on all dtallOI\.\ not JXlid within 10 da)'\, ll(X'Ording to the 11udc111 hnndoook. CiU\tions may be appealed, but~ rec(lllUTlend~ people 1)3)' thl! dration, before 011:y aJll')Clll lO ,ivoid an the odd1tional S2 fee if the aPJ)dll (ails.

Parking pennits may be obtained at !he s«11my olfi.:e. lnformalfon ~ reoom· mended ha.,ing .i,'3ililblc b tht ticen!IC nwnber or the: \'thiclt ond a de.9Jiption, including make, model and color, and the ad· dress of tht pmon rtghtering the vehicle.

Parking pernutS are free.

Further information aboul parking may be oblained rrom the uudent handbook, available from Student Strvil.'a, located ups1ain in the SUB or from aecurity.

What would you do to remedy the parking problem?

Jack Zimme rman business: Build a parkade or use half the soccer field.

Joyce Llder-Spanlsh Instructor: I would suggest that they have a live person in the parking lot 10 tell (drivers) if they could park l here or not.

Rich Edelblut&-general studies: Tear the soccer field up. We don't need it.

Compiled by Daren Reasor and Leslie Biggar

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Unemployment rate affects Panhandle A man stands on the com er of Appleway and Government Way. He is wearing an old coat, jeans and a stocking cap. He carries a sign that says, "I will work for food.

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Nationwide a11ention has recently been given to the poverty-stricken and their needs, however, Coeur d'Alene is not the type of community where one would expect poverty to be a problem.

But the appearance of needy families, broadcasting their plight on street corners, is a recent one in the Coeur d'Alene area, and unfortunately, it's becoming more common.

The man that stands at Government Way and Appleway is not alone. People displaying work-for-food signs have also been on the corner of Northwest Boulevard and AppJeway, U.S. 95 and Appleway, Fourth Street and at K-Mart and ShopKo. Although some might believe that the problem affects only a few individuals; in actuality these few individuals represent the 9.1 percent of North Idahoans who arc unemployed.

According 10 the U.S. Department of Employment, the rate is due to recent mine and lumber mill shutdowns. ln Shoshone County, Star Mines and Bunker Hill have shut down and the Coeur Mine plans to shut down in April. In January and December both Sunshine and Hecla Mines laid off employees due to the low silver prices.

The lumber industry isn't any better.

In Coeur d'Alene, Northwest Timber shut down; in Colburn the WI mill shut down and the Potlatch mill in Lewiston also shut down. Recent rumors also have the Post Falls Louisiana Pacific mill slated for shutdown.

Of the mills that have not shut down, many are working with skeleton crews due lo temporary layoffs.

Some believe the increase in Lhe tourism industry will help alleviate the problem, however, in comparing $4-$5 per hour wages of the tourism industry to the $8 and up wages from the mines and lumber mills, the tourism industry does not make a replacement for mining and logging.

Another problem with the tourism industry, as far as serving as a replacement for mining and lumber, is that there is little room for advancement, low opportunity for salary increase and a high turnover rate.

To believe that tourism will revive the incomes of North Idaho families is an idealistic hope.

What Idaho needs are new, better paying forms of industry to come to the area-not a new golf course that the local, average, Idaho citizen cannot afford to use. Or a dredged-out lake over crowded with out-of-slaters.

If area industries continue to decline in the fashion of the mines and mills, parents will be competing with Lheir children for jobs at McDonalds.

B Alex Evans

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Supervisor apologizes, worker reprimanded Editor: The people at Shea Construction would like to npologi1e to any student involved in the situation denoted in ihc article regarding sexual hamssmcnt publi~hed lost month in The Sentinel newspaper. We would like the students and raculty to know that this situation was dealt with and that if any further harassment occu:s, it will result in immediate tcrminution of the employee involved.

This type of behavior by workers is strictly unacceptable 10 Shea Construction and is very disturbing to th ose of us who work in the construction industry. Over the last 10 years, the construction industry has worked diligently 10 restore its reputation for quality work principles. but events such as this still seem to occur.

In the fall of 1991, the North Idaho College Campus will have a beautiful new building that will be the focal point of the entire campus. Hopefully, this facility will be enjoyed by all and this panicular incident will not adhere in the minds of students and faculty.

In closing, if any time in the future any problems or disturbing behavior is witneu· ed at the conmuction site, pleru.c contact your Dean immediately so that we can promptly deal with those individuals responsible.

Lyle Bergstrom Project Superintendent Shea Construction

Hussein, Bush insane Editor: To believe that lhe kinder, gentler George Bush is less criminally insane than Saddam H usscin is analogous 10 believing the Titanic merely stopped in the Nonh Atlantic ror party ice.

And now that Bush's thousand-point.s-of-light vision has been revealed-as tracer bulletS in lhe night sky-it is imperative for America 10 admit the awful truth: We have seen the enemy and it really is us.

That observation originally appeared in a cartoon strip; the tens of thousands of im· pending deaths will not.

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Driver detests dreadful deliveries As a college student, I have held various positions in various different forms of employm ent- from toilet scrubbing to pig farming to all kinds of fast food shovelingi,..,-¡ jobs I worked only because they paid, well, olmos1 paid, the bills. I Monica Kiddie am currently working two jobs: al a daycare (a job that I absolutely love) and at Domino's Pizza, which J also enjoy-most of the time.

Most of the customers I deal with are nice, normal people. But 1'vc visited my share of ho5tile pizza-eaters and weirdos in general, which we drivers affectionately call "Deliveries From Hell."

Domino's has a 30-minute guarantee, which means that if a piaa does not arrive in 30 minutes or less, the customer receives $3 off the pizza.

It never ceases to amaze me the things some people will do to try 10 save three bucks. I've had people set their clocks ahead, holler "just a minute" for five minutes before opening the door or offer me part of the money as a kick-back.

Don't try these next time you order a pizza, because they don't work.

It also amazes me how some people think the world is going to end if their pizza doesn't arrive on time. We send out at least 300 pizzas on an average day and if we get extremely busy all at once, late pizzas are inevitable. Most customers who receive a late pizza are glad to save the $3 and arc nice about it, but not all people are that understanding. One customer refused the pizza because it took 33 minutes to arrive, and then he called me a bitch! But compared to some of the people J've dealt with, he was a nice guy.

One of the worst deliveries I ever had occurred on a Saturday night, right before we closed.

We're open until 2 a.m. on weekends, and a call for three large pizzas came in at I:58. I arrived at the house and, wanting to get back 10 the store as quickly as possible, I jerked on my emergency brake and left my car idling. A party was going on at the house-mostly high school students who were obviously drunk.

One of these drunks informed me that they didn't order the pi.a&, but that they would kindly take them off my hands for a discounted price (another commonly practiced scam). When I refused that generous offer the guy got really hostile and another partier said that he had ordered the piz1as, bu1 they were all made wrong.

I used 1he phone to talk to my boss about the situation, during which time someone went outside and stoic my car keys. The cops came out and I filed a report and by the time my boss came and picked me up, it was almost 3:30. Needless 10 say, we didn '1 punch out until the sun was coming up, making it a "Night From Hell."

The worst " Delivery Form Hell" I had was to lhc Motel 6, which is a short walk from Domino's.

A guy answered my knock on the door with a "Come in," but I just knocked again. He finally came to the door; the Oy of his pants was completely open and everything hanging our. Looking at the ceiling, I gave him his pizza and change for a twenty. I was almost 10 the stairwell when he called me back, saying he forgot my tip.

I reluctantly walJ..ed bacJ.. to the open door and he grabbed my hand and smashed three dollars into it. When I pulled my hand away, something was sticking the money to it, and I don't think it was snot. I got bad, 10 Domino's and gagged and soaked my hand in bleach water. That's one tip I could've done without.

I've had many other ''Deiveries f,rom Hell,'' with variOU\ dcgrce5 of 11eirdncss. Fortunately, mosc of the p12zn-catcrs in this town arc fairly normal, and some of them are also good cipper).

Dealing with the customers who appreciate our service make$ un for the rest.

Support homeless, not Hallmark Call me the Valentine Grinch. A curmudgeon. if you please.

But why do we spend $700 million on candy and roses just 10 celebrate some legend of St. Valentine?

Do we really need nowers that die and are too soon forgo11en? Do we honestly have room Deborah Akers in our homes for another red satin heart?

Do we need 5 pouncls of chocolate, when most of us need at least 5 pounds less fat?

Isn't Valentine's Day just a trumped-up holiday concocted by FTD and Hallmark to pad profits between Christmas and Mother's Day? If YOU want to stop these madmen of marketing from manipulating you into mindless gifting, first you need 10 know some of the theories; then I have a few alternatives. (So stay with me).

Theory I: The "I core too" respo11se. TV ads prey on emotions. Dreamy, sentimental scenes display loved ones opening a card, then those dramatic words, "Because you core e11011gh 10 se11d the very best.'' This now becomes your ex-

pec1cd behavior because you care, 100.

Theory 2: The "011oid-geuing-bitched-a1" response. Another TV ad shows FTD delivering noral bouquets, and rhen a beautiful, smiling babe plants a big kiss on the gallant sender. Is FTD geccing rich off of making YOU belive you can be the recipient of a Valentine kiss? NO. They know your girlfriend sees these ads too. You feel guilty because she's expecting Oowers and you don't want to disappoint her. By all means, avoid getting bitched at for forgetting.

Theory 3: The truly romantic 111011. You buy roses because you're truly romantic. Bue if you really believe you are, then ask yourself how many other "non-holidays" you buy flowers? Isn't it when you want to make-up after a fight and avoid any more "getting bitched at?"

What if we all shunned this Valentine marketing push? Imagine what $700 million could do for charity or research. Personally, I'd rather know that my money may help find a cure for cancer or that a homeless person was going 10 have a warm place to sleep at night.

So what do you do if you still feel the Valentine trap? You could make a computer generated Valentine card in the Mac lab. There are some neat graphics 10 fit the occasion. Then cake your special someone to Walk-in-the-Wild Zoo, heaven J..nows it needs all the money it can gee.

Although it's too late chis year, next year you could take your sweetie to the Wine Tasting event at the Hayden Lake Country Club where the pro¡ ceeds go toward Hospice. Or simply make a donation 10 you sweetheart's favorite charity- in his or her name.

Por that mailer. this would work for Christmas, LOO.

Do you remember the house on Cherry Hill Road that took "1st in show" in 1990's Christmas lighting contest? Sure, the guy put a lot of work into it, but it was gaudy, arrogant and wasteful.

I counted 21 lit toy soldiers and Lhere must have been a half acre of lights illuminating the night sky on a road no one could find. Who benefited here?

He could have taken all chat money for lighLS and his electric bill and given it to the homeless.

Then he could have put a sign in his yard that said, "The lighting display you do not see has been given 10 charity." I'd have been more impressed and felt more Christmas spirit.

1'm not suggesting we stop celebrating holidays altogether. Instead I'm suggesting we scan putting our holiday money coward something thac could have a lasting impact. Collectively we could make a difference.

Ask yourself, who is reoll,v beneficing from your holiday purchase?

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We'll never know unless one of the construction men looked out before the walls were up and now fesses up. The southwest corner of the building faces the proper direction and may be high enough to see over the dike road, but no windows were put into this area of the building. lncidcntly, does this new building, slated to open for next fall semester, have a formal name?

P erhaps, through proper education, Americans are learning to take the purpose of condoms seriously. They just aren't regarding themselves realistically.

In a talk about this being National Condom Week, Linda Poulsen, nurse practitioner, told about the variety of condoms-shapes, colors, flavors, comfort and, yes, sizes. She noted that in the United Stales, the sizes are large, medium large and extra large. Must be Montanans.

Honestly, folks, who would want to be caught dead buying a " small?"

N ow, we will get serious. T he new lights between Lee Hall and the Mechanical Arts Building shine proudly on our nation's flag. Too bad, with the Gulf War going on, that the flag NIC displays is tattered.

Speaking of symbols, The Sentinel received many favorable comments about the imprinting of the yellow ribbon across the paper's nameplate.

A few days later the Coeur d'Alene Press printed a yellow ribbon in one corner. In a few days the ribbon migrated to the paper's nameplate-just like The Sentinel's.

Imitation is a form of flattery.

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disaster drill involving the nursing department this winter was almost too lifelike. Student Pat Rogers-asked to run into a nursing classroom and yell "There's been an accident! "-found herself so wrapped up in the event that she actually cried for the act. Quite an actress.

Despite the "disaster" being pretend, the nursing students were so involved they sent Sentinel photographer Dan Hyde away from the scene twice.

Competent photographer that he is, he still got his shots.

P erhaps television cowboy hero The Lo ne Ranger wasn't as pure and wonderful as we thought. Remember his Native American sidekick, whom he called Tonto?"

Well, in Spanish, Tonto means "stupid."

Reading 1he news and watching the developments unfold in lhe Kuwai1 baulefield evokes feelings of immense appreciation for the men and women who are pulling 1heir lives on lhe line in service 10 their eoun1ry.

Seeing the show of suppon for America's soldiers and their families by the men and women in our counlr}' is very heartening.

When 1hinking abou1 war and lhe loss of life 1hat inevitably occurs, it is impossible no1 to think of another war 1ha1 is going on and on in our abortion chambers.

In America over 4,000 unborn babies are dying each and every day. They can't run away. They can't hide from 1heir aggressors. They can't lighl back. They can't even scream.

If we were to lose over 4,000 soldiers a day in 1he Kuwail campaign, I 1hink that Americans would be anything but complacent. There would be a deafening outcry from people in au1hority, especially church leaders and government officials.

Since 1973, when killing unborn babies was legalized by lhe U.S. Supreme Court, certain members of our medical profession (abortionists) have helped American mo1hcrs slaughter over 27,000,000 innocent, defenseless babies whose only crime was 10 be conceived at an inconvenient time.

As dedka1cd men and women in America march off 10 war and place their very lives in harm's way, hopefully we will all come to realize ho11. precious life is-including the lives of the unborn.

Surely none of us would intentionally jeopardize the life of any one soldier. Likewise, let's remove the jeopardy from the lives oi our unborn children and climina1e the scourge of abonion from our land.

Janene Winter

Asimov backs evolution Edi1or: Rhonda Pickles' lcucr 10 the edi1or 11a1ed that 'Evolu1ion is just a lheory broughl forlh by man's thought, wi1h no conclusive evidence to support ii.·· Lei's clear this up-"theory," here, docs 001 mean spccula1ion.

Aboul 1hc •'1hcory," Isaac Asimov, world-renowned science c.~pen and professor of biochemistry nl Boston University, s1a1ed the following: " ...The theory of biological evolution has withstood criticism and has received encyclopedic suppQn from biology, from anatomy, from biochemis1ry, from fossils, from plate 1ec1onics, from every branch of science you can imagine. It has been modified, refined and improved in this de1ail or that and will continue to be so, but never, in all the years since it was advanced, has cvolu1ionary theory come even close 10 being shaken in any serious part."

Now, he gives us 1he scien1ilic definition of lhe word theory.

"A theory, in this sense. is a firm central structure about which whole realm) of knowledge arc organized and made sensible. 01her well-known theories are 1he theory of gravitation, 1he atomic theory, lhe quantum theory. the theory of rcla1ivity. Each of 1hcse makes sense and explains vast areas lhat would otherwise be an in1eres1ing but meaningless jumble of apparently disconnected observations. /\s for the theory of evolution, ii is 1he backbone of biology, and without ii no1hing in biology makes sense... " (Newsday: Sepl. 28, 1986, pp. 41-47).

Evolution is well suppQrted. Creationism is suppQrted by man's belief. Therefore. it is creationism, not evolution, which "is jusl a theory brought forth by man's thought, wilh oo conclusive evidence 10 suppQrt ii."

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ow we're really confused.

An adve rt isement in US Magazine portrayed macho Bruce Willis in a strapless gown and having his arm around Tom Hanks-while siren Melanie Griffith has glasses and a receding hairline and is wearing a suit a nd Lie. To confuse us further, because of comracl stipulations, 1heir names (under the photo) must be lis1ed in 1hc order of Hanks, Willis and Griffith, but the order of people in the photo has Griffith in the middle.

N ostalgia isn't what it used to be. On the other hand, it's hard 10 be nostalgic when you can't remember anything.

swdcolS for the realilics of life bcyaxl the campus?"

Palmi:r left the academic life and a s«ure ta1We-tradc post 11 Georgetown UniYeBily in 1974 to spend time at a Quaker living/learning communiry.

"His conocrns and criticiatu are striking a deep dlofd with swdcolS and faa.tlty ,.tit now," Sytrc said.

Palmer suon,ly advocalt:5 a ICIW1l IO I scmc or cooununity; a c:au.,e in which be feds immulions o( qba' cduanion should !len'e as role modell. To furtbcr abar be aees

a neat for more inla'disciplimuy studies ·

an emphasis on ethical and vwt-Oric:11 work.

"C,cnmlly," Syke said. "he's booked Ihm: years in advance and it's ttally amazina to Fl him to a,mc 10 NIC 11 such short notict."

Palmer's ranarb will be foiloWcd by an open-mike disamion and the audimcc is encouraged to speak up, S)'lle said. .

An informal iesponse pand of live « ax NIC studcrus. faculty, and CQdllDIIIUIY manbas will lead the c:xdlange or idcm. • c:ordq 10 Syirr, ID aclM and amdil aucfmlr plllficipllioa ii anlidpalaL

Lifelong battle against pain Rare arthritis causes student to endure years of experimental treatment

by Daral Btthner

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Pain and bitterness often seem to go hand in hand, but for North Idaho College student Lynn Hastings, pain has only brought determination.

Ha.slings. a 4-0-ycar-old business administration major, suffers from ju,·cnile rheumatoid arthritis, a chronic childhood disease that causes stiffness and inflamation of tJ1c joints, weakness, loss of mobility and deformity.

Recently Hastings was the topic of several newspaper articles after her being convicted for cultivating marijuana was ovenumccl by the Idaho Supreme Coun on the grounds of medical necessity.

The real story, however, isn't the coun's ruling, but the woman herself.

Hasring.s was stricken with rheumatoid anhritis when she was 9 years old after a bout witl1 su-ep throat led to rheumatic fever. Hastings had to visit several doctors before finally being diagnosed as having the disease.

"Before I was diagnosed with anhritis, my mother had taken me to many different doctors because it (tJ1e disease) was so rare al that time to pediatrics,11 Hastings said.

For the next six years, Hastings was in and out of various childrcn 's hospitals in the San Francisco area.

"I was semi-institutionalized from the time I was 9 until I was 15." Hastings said. "I had to attend physical therapy three times a week and had bed rest for three years." /\rtl1ritis isn't the only complication tliat re:.uhed from the rhucmatic fever. 11 also a11acked the internal organs, and Hastings soon developed a hean mum1ur.

Because of aU the attention she required. Hastings was forcoo 10 move in witll her grandmotller in Nonhem California. While there, she was admiued to San Francisco Children's Hospital for three montlls, followed by six montlls at Stanford Children's Convalescent Hospital.

During her stay there she underwent a variety of treatments, some of which were almost worse than the disease, she said.

"I was somebody's term paper," she said.

The treatments seemed to be based on a trial and error system, she said.

"First they tried aspirin, which was the only known medication at that time," she said. "Aspirin made me sick, and I soon staned vomiting all of the rime. Then they had me on conisonc, which is a steroid. TI1ey took me off that because of my hean. and they said it caused brillle bones.

"Then lhey tried chloriquin. That made my eyes go crossed and they weren't sure if they would go back Lo nom1al, so I had 10 go to the optometrist once a week, physical therapy five Lime:. a day and I was going 10 school and I was vomiting four times a day. I was preuy busy,'' Hastings said laughingly.

"Before that, I had my hand operated on and that was a total failure," Hastings said. "The doctor blamed me for the failure, instead of himself. According to him, I didn't try hard enough in my therapy for his miraculous operation."

TI1e stay at Stanford "·.isn't all pain and misery, however. plto1""

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Actresses change roles, produce 'White Chicks'

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When Tracey Denson and Wendy Reznicsck began a projce1 for a c~.Theater 272, they hnd no idea they would have to find in,-cstors, pay royalties and work \\1th organizations in the community to spon.<;0r an benefits. An ordinary homework assignment changed tllesc two women from actresses and students 10 producers.

North Idaho College theater majors Benson and Reznicsck are producing ond playing the two characters in "A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking, 11 a 1981 dark comedy by John Ford Noonan. Not affiliated with NIC, the play will be presented in Lakeside Center, Coeur d'Alene, in April, Re2.11icsck said.

The venture stnned as an acting exercise, with Benson and Rcznicsek doing a scene in one of Tun Rarick's theater classes. Re'1Jlicsek said that she and Benson liked the play so much, they decided to "go au tlle way with it" and make a production of it for the public. Work began on the play las1 December.

"This is a big step for us.'' Benson said. "but it's turning out to be a 101 easier than we thought it would be, and we both feel ''CfY competent and confident that we are doing well."

As producers, Benson and Reznicsek handle the business end of the producLion, tak-

ing rare of finances and organization. Their list of responsibilitcs included finding a location to present Lhc play, fmding a director and technical crew and coming up with money for the production, they said.

"Our only obstacle was the fmancing," Reznicsck said. "We didn't know where the funds would come from."

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Tracey Benson and Wendy Reznicsek

The funds came from a private invCS1or, in the sum of $700. Lakeside Center ogrcc<l 10 house the production and has been "very generous with Lheir space,'' Reznicsek said.

To find a crew 10 help with the play, the 1wo looked 10 people they had worked with in the past.

"We asked Skip Frazier to be our director because we've worked with him on other productions. He wants to help actors stretch and grow and enjoys this kind or comedy. 11 Benson said.

Jack Green is designing Lhe set and doing tlle lights, and NIC students Man Gray and Janet Hege are helping witll tllc set, box office and any other position that needs to be filled. Renee Alexandre, also a student a1 NIC, is designing the posters and programs, Reznicsek said.

"A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking'' is abou1 "two women who come from very different backgrounds," Maude Mix and Hannah Mac Bindler, who are tlle only characters in the pla)•. Reznicsck said that Frazier has no1 decided who will play which character, but that "it doesn't maner 10 us, because botll characters arc well written."

Maude Mix is "right out of 'Good Housekeeping,• a real perfectionisi, and Hannah May Bindler is more casual,'' Remicsek said. When Hannah May moves next door 10 Maude, they clash at first, bu1 a 11,is1 in

circumstance, causes Maude 10 accept Hannah's friendship, and the two grow together through the course of Lhc play, Benson ~id.

"One of the reasons we chose:. to do this play was to bring a variation of theater to Coeur d'Alene.'' Resnicsck said. "This i.s a risk, because it's dark comedy, and many people don't want 10 sce the unhealthy side of relationships. There's nothing wrong with just being entertained by a play, but it's important 10 think abou1 what you've seen, to see both sides of tlle chara1crs."

Benson said that the play contains strong language and d~ with sex and adultery and probably is no1 suit.able for children.

Both Benson and Rcznicsek want 10 support the arts in the community. Some of the profits will benefit the Coeur d'Alene Cuhural Ctnter, among otllers. As producers, the 1wo are now working on finding otller cultural organizations in which to donate 1hc play's proceeds. Rehearsals begin March 4. ''It seems like fate has bctn on our side from tlle beginning.'' Benson said. "Things are happening for us, are going very smoothly. h's not often that students can do something like this and have such good. CX· perienced people 10 work with." .

"This is a tremendous opponunny for us to make a name for ourselves. rr it goes Y.ell. we migh1 ha,-c lhc opponuni1y 10 do it ~in.

Right now, we're just looking at one thmg at a time," Rcznicsek said.

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We had been going out for only a shon 1i11e. We took thac time to akc mischief with on, 111other. le was wonderful. h made my knees shake.

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She was T.P. After we rolled down Mo Hamilton, Whllellah, older than l wa.s. I was the hill, he just came over Mont. - secondary and kissed me. fl was all educatton: He was abouc scared. The kiss wasn '1 a quick peck, because acxor· mush•mush. no sense or the same age u me, but ding 10 the samc's rules, control.

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Fran Bahr - English In· atructor: I was 13 and he wa.s l 5 and we were at a high school dance in Colorado. I was a little farm girl. If l was expecting h, l might ha,·e enjoyed h. h was wet and shocked me. l wanted 10 find a cowct.

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Tliree Generations satisfies by llurlt Ingle Stntlntl Rtf)Orftr

Throughout North Idaho, good restaurants

are not hard to come by. However, some of I.he good ones you would be amaz.ed 10 find, especially in small towns. Yet a great restuaranl was found in small town.

The small town? caialdo. The restuarant7 Why, Three Generations, of course.

When I first arrived there, I must admlt I was a little wary. Besides mine, only one olher car was in the parking lot. When I entered the establishment, the waitress was leaning against the bar. She looked amazed and disappointed that someone had come, as if she was getting used to gelling paid 10 do nothing.

My perceptions of the restaurant and the waitress changed almost immediately. The waitress came co the Lable with a brighc, cheerful smile and kindly asked how I was doing that night. She offered me a beverage before ordering my meal. I declined.

As I tried co decide what to eat, I obseived the atmosphere around me. Everything was rust.ic bu1 clean. Oil paintings, mostly of mountain scenes, hung on the walls, as did che beginnings of Chris1mas, such as small wreaths. 1l1ese decorations gave a subclc warmch co the place. Suddenly, I felt relaxed and content.

The waitress came back to take my order.

Again, she was very kind. I ordered an onion mushroom steak, buc my choice in food apparently didn't matter. Mooe of the selections consisted of different kinds of steak (New York to Rib Eye to Prime Rib).

My meal was unexpected yet del.icious. The steak itself was a chopped steak. I didn't think it would be. On top was melted cheese, which I guessed l.i be Swiss. Grilled onions topped the cheese. I thoroughly enjoy grilled onions, especially on s1cak- il made my meal that much more appetizing.

The steak came with a choice of baked pOLalO, french fries or jo-jos. Being a jo-jo fan, that is naturally what I picked. Although jo-jos are usually seived in fast food restaurants, these topped off my meal perfectly.

I a.lso got my choice of salad or soup. I wanted lo watch my weight so I choose salad.

This meant a trip to the salad bar. I like salad bars much more than having I.he waitress or waiter bring the salad to you. I made a most evil crca1ion, making my choice 10 watch my weight a hopeless cause that evening. In any case, it was delightful. Unfortunately, I won't tcU what my evil creation was.

Three Generations is a wonderful restaurant with fantastic dinners and a worm atmosphere. Recommended to everyone, I c~pccinlly recommend it to steak caters.

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PEACE There's no glory in war.

Polilic:&I ld•·Ct1Ucme,,, paid lorby Tern L)'CIU. 765-3019

Onematic 'premature ejaculation, 'freak out, 'best actor,' 'a~' Wmdest: "Communion.''

Premature Ejaculalion Award (the good part ended too soon): "Sea of love.''

Bellyflop: "Hunt for Red October.''

Best Director: John Milius, "Red

Dawn."

Wom Director: William Shatncr, "Star Trek V.''

Best Actor: Tom Cruise, "Born on the Ahhough I don't intentionally seek out wretched movir.s to rtView, I seem to ftnd them, or maybe they find me. But r.ither than subject readers to a nasty review of whatever dud I've come aaoss, I decided to compile llus list of my ravorites.

Best Action: "Die Hard."

Best Shoot'em-up: "Total Rccoll."

Best Drama: "Born on the Pounh of July.''

Best Sci-Fi: '"The Ab~."

Best Comedy: ''Clue." .Best Horror: "The Shining."

Worst Horror: "A Nijbtmnre On Friday 1M 13th Part XLVII: Jason Mttt.s Freddy."

Best Trilogy: "Back lo the Future J, II, Ul." Wors1 Trilogy: "Rambo.''

Bes1 War Movie: "F\1U Metal Jacket.''

Runncrup: "Glory.'' ~l Freak-Out: " llcllrahcr.''

Fourth of July."

Best Actress: Meg Ryan, "When Harry Met Sally...''

Best Cinemato@n\Phy: "Full Metal Jaclcet.''

Best Art DirC(.1ioD: " Baunan."

Best Special Effects: "Total Rccoll.''

Best Screenplay: "Die Hard.''

Best Soundtrack: ''Top Gun.'' Best Ending: "War or the Rosea."

Wool Ending: "The A~."

Bcst Body Count: "To1al Recall.''

Best Body: Sharon Stollt', "T0141 Recall." f~t Ml\l'ktdttg Bllttbcig: "Batman."

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'Noises OJ/' play within play

by Kittle Lew Strttind RtpOfftr

"And God said, 'Hold it.' And !hey held it. And God saw 1ha1 ii was terrible," said director Lloyd Dallas in lhc British comedy "Noises Off." 1l1e Nonh Idaho CoUegc pro· duciion of the play is being presented al the Boswell Hall Auditorium February 22, 23, 28 and Maroh I and 2.

Coinerl "a play wi1hin a play" by guest director Maureen Gri, "Noises Ofr· shows the behind-the-scenes a.ction while putting on a play.

Act one shows a first act in the final stages of rehcrsal. The characters are under lhe pressure of polishing the play for presentation and tying up all the loose ends before curtain time cm.I.Sing flare ups and clash of charaeters.

A rotating s1age in net 1wo allows the audience 10 see U1c same act from back stage. 1l1e characters know U1cir pans by now but arc distracted by interpersonal relationships behind lhe scenes. This leads 10 a drastic change in the pl'C5Cntn1ion of the same act in U1e third scene where...

The cast consislS of nine ac1ors and aCLn:5.$CS who depict the stresses and the crnzincss of pulling on a show.

Tite smgc is elabom1c and U1c costumes an: stylish if not sometimes scant and tangled. "h is a mindless diversion," Gri said. "ll's just what we need for a diversion from war. After all.

Directing play brings new challenges for actress Ori Put red hair on dynamite and one would have a good example of the dynnmic, vivacious Maureen Gri. Ori makes her directing debut io the comedy "Noises Ofr' at Nonh Idaho College in February.

"She's professional, talented and a good actress," said Theater Dcpnrunent head Tim RM.id:.

"She is likely to be a good teacher and ii gives the stuclenis a chance Lo work with someone else."

Rarick has worked with Gri before and invited her lo be IJU(St director this year. "l started acting at 12 yoors old IL\ a singer," Ori said. "I 1m.,1 WCJ1l on Lo act in high schoolmosUy musicab."

Gri wan on to colJcgc M a bu_otiness major and did not go back to acting until she married ht'r husband, David, and movc:d 10 du~ ar,:a.

"My hu\lxu1d wns .t reporter

nod had tO q,end a lot of rune in Boiw:," Gri said. "I got borc:d and startc:d acting ng.ai n." photo by Bob Shet1dan Gri acted in Sean le and toured Europe as well IU Spokane with Romantic In terlude-Actors Martin Peatersen and Tracey Benson rehease a scene from the upcoming NIC production of ' 'Noises · local companb. Among hc:r ~ 0111" complishmerm o.re Stv.:tal flbru and c:ommi:rcials. She uo docs laughter is the best medicine."

Smdents, faculty and staff of NIC a one-woman !>how, "Mn. HerTickets arc $4 for adults, S2 for are admiued free. Cunain time is 8 senior ci1iuns and SI for children. p.m.

cules," which was wriu.en by Rarick. "ll is a lot of fun," Ori said.

"1 do it for local schools and charities."

Ori played the lead role of Kate in last year's NlC production of "The Taming of the

Shrew."

When choeen t0 guest direct, Ori and Rarick decided on "Noises Ofr' as the play to be prcscn1ed. "lt is the funniest play I hn\C ever re.,d," Ori said. "With the war going on, we ~ a liUle humor."

The real \\OO for a director OO!llC$ before the play is Staged, (iri ~ . She outlines the play oofol'I! \\OTkintt with the a.:tors.

"The job b rt'ally c&y for me hue." Ori 64id. "The students here aw wonderful and very talcnlt{I." Ori eluboratc:d by opllinlng 1ha1 lhe )tudclm do a 101 of Lhe work that is nonnally done by the cast in profcs.\ional theater.

"It'~ a n:al t.aun effort, " Cri $Sid. " I'm just one of the

member;."

She e:<plain,:d that the dirNon job WlU to inletpl'Cl the g:npt and work wit h the actors abilltles. .w an art, a mirror that we learn throua)l,'' Ori said.

"An and freedom or ecpraalon is what we arc flghling for."

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Comedy brings laughter fits

by Chrl1topher Clancy Stntlntl Rtpontr

photo by Pa1 Rogers Mr. Bubble-Daniel Lau, 4, mal<es bubbles by

mixing soap and water with a haod mixer at the Children's Center.

In an uncontrollable fit of laughter I watched lhc perfonnanc:cs of the first Comedy Nile of 1991 featuring the antics ofTeress Bennett, Bcclcy Blaney and Brad Upton. And, typical of p:i.st perfo~. the rusoc:iatcd Students of Nonh Idaho College/ KEZE-Roek 106 sponsored comedy show was, literally, a big joke.

Throughout lhe thrtt aas. the audience was ,\hipped into a frenzy of jubilat.ion.

And, though at first I W!IS cynical, my cynicism was quickly replaced by the same zealo\l.) amuscmem c.xprtSSc:d by the rest of the audienoe.

The one-liners of Bennc:u. magical sarcasm of magician/comic Blaney and Lhe wild gesticulation and satire of Upton had an air of exuberance that "e'"e all come 10 e.,pcc1 from fll'Sl-ratc comedy.

Of all of the performances, the thirdUpton's act- was by far lhe best. Upton has a talent for making day 10 day occurcnces seem ludicrous. From Les Schwab ~hing 10 slug-genocide, Upton's brand of sarcasm is winy and yet 001 always subtle.

At one point in the act, Upton dispatched some rowdy swdents with his "l<lnd words." "I remember my first beer, too," implying the heckler was drunk. Out of 20 mtllion spenn, thi; one just had to swim the fastest, Upton sneered.

During his and the other perfonnanct5, U1e half-filled Boswell Hall Auditorium seemed 10 shudder with audience enthusiasm. And, as the evening dfC" 10 a close, I couldn ·1 help noticing how badly my face hun afttr an hour and a half of inctSWlt laughtcr. If this is any indication of what future sbo,\S ba\'e to offer, I can expect no atrophy m my facial muscles.

Brad Upton

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CULTURAL.EVENT Th ro ug h M arch 1- T he Unio n Gallery, located in the SUB basement , will feature a student collaboration installation. Admission is free. The Gallery is open from 12-6 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Feb. 16-A night of traditional danc· ing and storytelling for the whole family from 7-10:30 p.m. at the Spokane Women's Club, W. 1428 9th Ave., Spokane. Admission is SJ for adults and SI for children under 18. All dances are taught; no partners necessary. Beginners welcome and refreshments will be provided. For information, call S09-624-S207 or S09-838-2160.

Feb. 22, 23, 24, March 1, 2-Thc NIC Theater Ocpar1men1 production of "Noises Off!" begins at 8 p.m. in Boswell HaU Auditorium. Ticket.s arc S4 for adults, S2 for seniors and SI for studenis. NIC students and staff are admitted free.

Feb. 22-Thc fifth annual Chocolate Lover's Choice, which will benefit the Muscular Dymophy Association, will

be held from 7-10 p.m. in the Spokane Sheraton Hotel. The benefit will feature a presentation and tasting of the area's finest chocolate creations. All entries will be judged in dessert and confcctionary divisions. Music will highlight the evening and a trip the San Francisco and Ghiradelli Square will be given away.

Feb. 23- Veterans for Peace presents an all-ages, no smoking, no drinking dance featuring Planetary Refugees, a rock and reggae band, from 1-7 p.m. at the Big Dipper, 2nd and Washington, Spokane. A drum circle wiU also be formed and everyone is invited to bring their own instruments to participate.

Admission is SJ. Conscientious objector and deferments draft packets will be available.

Feb. 23-Jammin Shaman, a new reggae band from Spokane, will perform at Lakeside Center, Sth and Lakeside, Coeur d'Alene, at 8 p.m. for an nil-ages, no smoking, no drinking dance. Admission i~ SS.

The Jon. 31 issue misindcntificd Holladay Sanderson as Gerard Mathes. Sanderson is the current director of the N IC Syphony Orchestra, not \1athes.

In the ~ame iS\UC, reader, were told 10 contact individual departments for depart· mental grant~·in-aid. Readers should contact the Financial Aid office.

HASTINGS /romp. 7 -- - "The lhing about bcing at Stanford was you saw a lot of kids that were in worse sh.lpc than you were," she said. "It made you ruive to be the best you could be. There were people who were going to die. and you knew 01cm. We all had problems, but even the kids who were going to die... we aU had fun. They laughed. It wasn't all misery, and that was good. It made me realize I wasn 't alone. ''There wns no prejudice there about color or race or ethnic background. It was more like, "What's your disease? I bet mine's worse than yours," .she said, laughing.

I lastings has managed to carry her op· timism ond i.ense of humor into her adult lire. " I have a strong wiU to be somebody," she said. " It's reaUy important to me to be mentally active. You're not gifted ju.st because you're handk:appcd. Not every blind person is a Stevie Wonder."

So don't offer her $ympathy. She doesn't want it. " I lhink people with disablities... the one thing they really want is not to be pilicd and to be valued for the inlcllect that they have," she said. "They want to have the opportunity to show lhat they have worth to society."

Library hosts ~Y writing contest be mailed

The Coeur d'Alene Public Ubraiy will award cash prizes in an essay contest for cithcr fiction or non-fiction. All en~ must be pro,c.

The•maximum length is 2CXX) words or less and \\'Ol'k.s submiued cannot ha,-c been published before.

There will bc a SI enrry fee ror 6-11-y(aJ'-olds and S2 for 12 and okkT. Th06e wishing to mrcr can pi,:k up rub and an entry form at tbc hbrat'}· They may abo send a ~ I f ~ m,'d<>Jll' to the library and rules and AA mil'} form "'ill

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All entries arc to be in bv March 16.

They arc to be written on 8V:-by-1l·inch paper and are oOI IQ be folded. Send four oopies plus lhc origmal. which will keq, be k~t.

The collltSt inciudcs rive different age groups, ranging from 6 y~ of age 10 19 and up. Each age group has ht. 2nd and 3rd place winnc:rs. An cntranr does not need to be in s.::hool to entcr.

For furtll.!r inform.ition on the ~y conttSr, ,;all the C<>t.'UJ' d',\lenc Library at 769-~JIS.

Cardinal wrestlers tops in Region 18 Nine advance to nationals Highline's Chad Koehler, while Shawn Fossen foughl his way to the The swallows will return 10 San 118-pound championship and a 10-5 Juan Capistrano this spring, Old victory over Big Bend C.C.'s Jason Faithful will still shoot its geyser Baril.

The five other Cardinals on their toward lhe heavens and, yes, the NIC wrestling team will go 10 na- way to the big dance in Bismarck, tionals with another NJCAA Region N.O. Feb. 18-19 are: Chris Wilson, the region's 1op seed :u 142, who fcU 18 title under its belt.

Commonplace occurrences like 10 Ricks' Dale Blad in the championthese should warrant only the anen- ship: Lance Hamilton, at 158, who tion of tourists. birdwatchers and the lost a 12-11 heartbreakcr in the first round and clawed his way back for like; right? a third-period pin of Ricks' other Wrong; very wrong.

In what one referee called the Blad, Sco11, in their banle for the strongest regional 1oumamen1 he had das.5's final berth; Sophomore Bmdy officiated in 27 years, lhc Cardinal Harrison, who finished a dose sematmcn qualified nine of 10 for na- cond 10 Rick's Albert Olsen, 7-5 In tionals lopping, among others, a 01c In.pound championship; Tom Rioks squad that may be at its all- Breeie, second to Adam Gouber of time bccJt, according 10 Coach John Ricks in the 190-pound championship, and heavyweight James Owen.

Out of a mixed bag of whn1 Owen Watkuu bested only by Ricks' Rulon called "some pleasant surprises and Gardner.

"I was really dl~ppointed about major disappointmenl5," four Cards came away with individual ti1Jes, [n. Chris and Brady 001 being regional eluding sophomore Mike Hill's first· champs," Owen wd. "Bui they're ever 1oumamcn1 win, a last-second veterans and the ~ ind or guys who victory in 1he I.SO.pound class, 3-2 can bounce bacl. 1 ,1) easy."

NIC is lhe odd\ i,n favorite going over Scott Dennis of Highlinc Cominto nationals, but the fact that Ricks munity College.

Sophomore Dan Schumaker own- took fou.r or 1l1e five head-to-head ed the 126-pound class, pinning his championships frmn the Cards did first cwo opponents before a 16-4 not escape Owen, who is wary of the thrashing of Rkks' Dan Kanekoa in underrated Vil,,ing). " If anyone think\ Ricks isn't the chan1pionship.

Frank Velasquei. took top honors capable of winning the title, they're at 134 ,vi01 a 12-3 decision over wrong." he said.

by Mike Saunders Sports Editor

phOto by Bob Shel1dan LAST CHANCE-

NIC's Lance Hamilton (top) battles Ricks' Scott Blad for a national berth.

Owen receives award, misgivings duci11g 74 All-Americans and 20 national champions.

Pleased lltu tl1e award enabled wrestling to gain some valklily as a 61l()rl, he was nevcttbe~ disappointed that he won the award ju~t because other Jarcer spectator sports had not achieved anything subs1on1ial over tl1e pa.st yenr.

Criticizing the politiQ; behind winning the aword. 01vr.n said the people who vote for the various athletic and coaching award, usually Ignore the smaller sports in favor of the crowd pleascrs. In order for the minor spons to be recognized for their nchievemenis, they neoo to be more consistent ruid maintain a h.lgher lcvcl of

by l<,rln !Au Stntlmll EdJro,

After :.C\'Cn nominations, North Idaho CoUcge wrestling roach John Owen won the fnland..Empire Spons Writers and Broadcasters Coach of the Year Award, whicl1 \\~ presented to him Jon. 30 a1 tl1c Inland Northwest Sports Banquet.

Although he coached his team 10 its ftfth NJ CAA wrestling championship in six years last February, Owen ~d he believed the award he won recognized his ovcraU achievements rather than just the 1990 national Litle, which is what the award i~ supposed to recognize. Sinoo 1975, Owen has coached more than 500 wrestlers, pro-

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Lady Cards falter twice on road trip The sun will be setting over North Idaho College Thursday when the women's basketball t.eam takes on Dixie Col· lcge and the Lady Card's hopes for a Regional 1oumamen1 berth may be left out in the dark.

Unless they play hard.

With only six conference games remaining, NIC head coach DeHaven ~ill is trying to fuel his team with enough moth'll· taon 10 dnve the Cardinals (5-7) past Dixie and up in lhe SWAC standings.

"We have to do a better job. We just aren't playing hard.

We_ ~,-e the talent and if we play hard and make the right dCCIS!Ons we \\oill win," said Hill.

NIC will be trying 10 a,·cnge a ,~ 10 Dixi~ on the road Jan. 17 and end a two game losing skid.

The Cardinals traveled to Utah la.st weekend and l0st to - - - - - - - - p t , · , 1 . 1 u t t SUNSET p.u

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HOMESTAND:

by Brian Walker

by KIiey Peterson ~.msrant Editor

OWEN

Stntlntl Rtpon,,

Cards to host Dixie, Snow this weekend

said. " It's a very, very competitive league. We need consistent play from here on out.''

NIC (7-5 in lhe SWAC and 14-10 overaU) has lost three of its last ~

Wilh the NLC men's basketball 1eam gelling bumped in the rugged Scenic West Athler.ic Conference standings and bruised on the eourt, it's conceivable that the Cardinals will bypass lhis Valentine Day and \ wait until OC.'<t season 10 find a "We~ /Ike S high-powered friendly foe. machine running on four Of The SWAC can be as po1en1 five cylinders." \ as 1he Aztec emperor - - -- Rolfy WIiiiams Montezuma, and when it comes to riding roller coasters, NIC's .___ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ ......._ _ _ scason, like most of the other teams'. games. The Cardinals lost 10 non-league has been up, down and sometimes c:ven Columbia Basin !rl-70 Feb. I, bu1 came seemingly upside down. back to ~feat Ricks 102-89 in Ouistian"VlrtUally anyihing can happ,m on son Gymnasium the following nighL any given night,·• coach Rolly Williams The team had sole possession of se-

cond place in the SWAC behind Collcge of Southern Idaho (third in the nalion at 11-1. 2A-l) heading imo last week's games at Salt Lake and Utah Valley. It lost 91-90 10 SLCC and 8Uf) to UVCC. NIC was ou1rcbounded in both games (33-20 against SLCC and 40-33 to UVCC) and haJ only a combin• ed 10 free throw aucmpts.

The losses dropped NIC 10 fourth with Rich. l:.astem Utah (94, 19~. " 1 n victories o,'er ..L...J Snow CoUegc tnd Dixie, moved into second with UVCC. "We're like a high-poweied machine running on four or !ho: cylinders," Plt=s«

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FLYING IHGH

Snowboarding: better than sex

by Darrel BMhner

Scntintl Rtp0tta

"Ride like HeU." The words, wriuen inside the cover or a photo album belonging to North Idaho Col, lege student Scoti Morfiu. sum up the chronic snowboarder's philosophy on !Ire. Morfiu, a 20-ycar-old commercial an major, has been snow boording for live years and has plaQXJ fifth and sixth in recent competitions.

Morfin designed, built and tried lO patent the first snowboord he ever owned, which he affectionately calls TIie Mor/ Boord.

The designing and building went well, but the dreams of manufacturing an affordable board lost out to the reality of a S2,000 patent cost.

The ~tback didn't diminish Morlitt's love of the spon, however. Instead, he turned his winter lust into a year-round affair by hiking into the small snow fields that linger into late June on Stevens Peak near Mullan, Harrison Lake (near Priest Lake) and the Columbia kc Fields in Canada.

According to Morfit, there is notlting bet· tcr than unmolested snow for boarding. " I like 11oing "here nobod) else has

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been," Morfiu said. "h's more satisfying thlll1 going to a ski reson. That's where you find the real powder."

His never-ending search for the optimum place to board has led Morlill on some ratltcr comical adventures, one of which he is currently writing to be published in International Snowboard Magazine.

Morliu calls h.is undertaking tltc.

"Snowboarding trip from Hell. " "We went up to Lookout (Pass) this year when we got our fir.n snow." Morliu said. ''Before we even left tlte hou~ I got a flat tire, which didn't stan tlte day off too good."

"When we got up lhm, I busted the meml edge off of my snowboard. Then, coming back over Fourth of July Pass, the thronle stuck wide open on my car."

Given Morlin's overwhelming enthusiaslm toward the sport, one might question his priorities.

"It's like my first love," Morliu said. ''I'd live and eat and breath snowboarding 1r I could. It's just a pas.tjon that I have.

Even my girlfriend says, "Why don't you just sleep with your snowboard?"

And, in fact, Morfin has taken his

NIC could n0t bounce back from the defeat to Sall Lake and lost to UVCC tlle next night.

Hill said that the Cardinals played weU against UVCC, but they did not have the conlidcnce needed to beat the 20th ranked team in the NJ CAA. Gruber added that the Cardinals were nm hustling up and down the coun against

Salt Lake Community College, 63-52, and Ulah Valley Community College, 86-70.

The two ~ clcalt a serious blow 10 NIC's hope's for a regional tournament berth. 111c four teams with the best conference records advance to regionals. According 10 Hill, there are five teams battling for the last 10 berths. uvcc.

"Mathematically, we're still olive," said "Our transitions against Utah killed us.

Hlll. "We still have an opponunity to make 111ey were getting easy layins," Gruber said.

Sophomore Michelle Sandhohn scored a regionals. h's nil going to come down to the last weekend. We just have 10 keep on winn· team high 18 points. Freshmen Jennifer Clary and Carla Whitm.')' chipped in 15 and 12 ing.''

Hill was cmsipointed with the Cardinal's cf- points respectively.

Consistency hns been a downfall for the fon against Sall Lake. He said that the diffm:na: in the game was that NIC just did not Cardinals all season. Many players are strugcompete. gling 10 make sense of the lack of consistency Sophomore Khris Gruber led all scorers the team has displayro.

"Sometimes we play hard and sometimes with 16 points and grabbed a team high eight rebounds. Freshman Gina Bellegante addtxl 10 we don't. ll's like we're not in shape, yet it's almost the end of the sea.son," Gruber said. points.

The Cardinals wm host Snow College Sa1urAccording to Hill, Gruber and Bcllcgante are playing the most constistcnt basketball for clay, Feb. 16.

snowboard to bed with him. " Last year I went up lo Schwci12.cr ror a competition and me and some buddies rented a hotel room and drank some Glacier beers from Canada. We ended up doing bed-airs-bouncing off the bed with our boards and grabbing them," Morliu said. " I got kind or snockcrul and feU into this wall and put a big gouge in it."

Bed-airs are only one of many colorful terms snowboarders use. Some other moves Morfin likes to make arc Canadian bacons, bonin', potato air. mil grabs. siale rish, rockin' and J-tears.

So what's the ultimate in boarding conditions?

"Endles.9 pol'ldcr," Morfin immediately exclaims. "Powder that you would just go ~ up to your hips in and just ride it all day. ~ Because... powder just makes your hair stand '-' up. It's just awesome. It's better than sex." .., Hmmm. Maybe his girlfriend docs have a reason 10 be jealous.

SNOW SUR FIN' Scott Morfltl skies high - over flesh powder.

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Williams said. "I thought we were capable of playing against anybody. I don't know right now where we arc.''

Sophomore C;ucy lrgens led NIC in scoring and rebounds both nightS. lrgcns had 2A poinb against SLCC and 17 against UVCC. "I think the thing we're missing the most is intensity and enthusiasm," lrgens said.

"It's very difficult to explain last week without making it sound like sour grapes," Williams said. "I don't want to offer any excuses. I don't think we played the best \\C could've played. There were some significant statistical differences.''

With six regular season coruerence games left, the Cardinals host Dixie tonight at 7:30 p.m. and Snow Saturday. The Ca.rdinal<l edged Dixie 100.98 on the road Jan. 19, but lost 88-82 to Snow the night before. Against Snow.

NIC's post players lrgens and Airton Dudmvich were held 10 a combined live pointS. The team shot just 1:1 for 76 from the

lick! for 36 pera!rll.

"Dixie likes 10 run, run, run." lrgcns said. " If we foro: them 10 be patient, we'll do all right ngniru1 them."

In the first outing, the Rebels played withoul league-leading rebounder Cliff Reed.

It is probable thnt Reed will play tonight.

Like NIC, Snow has had its flashy games, but lack consistency.

"They're kind of like "e arc," Williams said. "You never I.now what 10 cxpec1. You prcuy much have lO win at home to put yourself into a position to have a good shot at regionals.'' lrgens said the team needs 10 get more inside shotS 10 open up the outSide game and penetration.

"We need 10 establish an inside game with Dudzevich and maybe me," lrgens said.

"Then Felix (McGowan) and DarrcU (Davis) can shoot the ihree's and Donald (Perrill) can start penetrating. l shot something like 15 tlute's (last weekend). That's OOI much of a low-post game."

Should Pete Rose be banned from Baseball's Hall of Fame?

Jeremy Pa,co,-general studies: No. I think be was an out1Wldlng player. He shouldn' t be judged for things lbat he does outside baseball.

Shaunett StrH t-law:

No. He bad a moment or weakness• and he ahouldn 't be banned for what he did.

· Jam•• Henaonbualnett management: No, because be is still 1alen1ed.

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performance than the major spons, he said.

The key 10 Owen's success comes from his bclief in persistence, he said. Describing himself as compulsive and a pcrfectionist, he added that he refuses 10 accept mediocrity in his teams.

The only thing Owen said he does not like about wrestling is when one of NIC's wrestlers is matched against a fom1er NIC wrestler.

A recent e.~ample was a matchup between NIC wrestler Brady Harrison and former NIC<Urrcnt Western Montana College wrestler Jamie Kamberling Jan. 31. Owen said he naturally wanted Harrison to win the

match for NlC, but also wanted to root for Kamberling, who he had many times before.

Trying tO keep his feelings completely loyal is difficult for Owen, he said, because all of the wrestlers, pasl and present, mean the world to him. He has been obsessed by wrestling since childhood and the althletes he coaches are second only to his family: So, in Owen's eyes, the Inland Empire Sports Writers and Broadcasters Coach of the Year is for the athletes he coaches- the men who have driven their bodies into the mats and pinned down the victories that have culminated in this award along with many others. To them, the wrestlers, Owen gives praise and thanks, not to the spons writers and broadcasters of the Inland Empire.

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Disabled face challenges in ability-oriented world Editor's note: This story i\" /he serond part of a .ll!\'e/1· part series of discrimination and prey11dice.

by Ken Allen Smtintl Rqxmu

isabled student Sonny Kinsey has two wheelchairs and a proposition ror !hose students or administrators on campus who think lhey have guts.

"Spend one whole day in a wheelchair-not an hour, but a day," said Kinsey, a history major al NIC. ''I've got two (wheelchairs), and if they've got ihc courage to spend a whole day in one, then I'U bring

D •en,.''

This in.<fcplh, highly pctSOnal look into the lives or disabled people would expose "normal" people to some hardshii» that were heretofore unimaginable and could cduca1.e some people concem.ing the discrimination that the disabled are routindy subjected to on campus, Kinsey said.

"You don't know how dirlieult it is to be handicap, ped unlcs.s you are handicapped," Kinsey said maucr-of-faaly. "(Non-handicapped people) can only speculate, so what I think they should do is quit speculating, get in a wheelchair and start rolling around on campus," he said.

Kinsey, a Viemam-era veteran whose left leg was amputated, suggests those undertaking such a challenge immobilize their ~ with belts 10 ensure tha1 conditions are

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aulhcntic. He said they would discover !hnt some previously simple tasks, like going to the ba!hroom, suddenly become pretty difficult. Cheating for any reason is not allowed.

Discrimination toward the disabled at NIC is J)Cf])etratcd by bo!h students and administrators and is expressed in different ways, he said. Some are obvious, while others are more subtle.

"People hnve a tendency to look down," Kinsey said.

"They won't look you in !he face. They treat you like something different."

He said he feds sorry for people who can't handle being around the disabled because he thinks they don't realize that anyone, including themselves, can become disabled at any time. Through no fauh of !heir own. many people arc injured in auto accidents, at work or even while skiing. "(Non-handicapped people) need to trCal anyone handicapped equally," Kinsey said. "We're just paralyud in a limb, or missing a limb, or even have a learning disability."

That doc:.n't change the most fundamental fact concerning disabled people, he said. ''They arc still human beings and thC)• want to be treated as human beings," Kinsey said.

According 10 Nurse Practitioner Linda Poulsen, an ad· viser for many disabled srudcnts at NIC, people tend to believe disabled people arc different in wa>~ that don't coincide with their disabilily.

" Just because they migl11 not be able to wnlk or dance doesn't mean they don't have feelings, or desires, or needs or sexual feelings,'' Poulsen said.

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oulscn said that people without disabllitles tend to see the disabled as non-sexual beings wi!hout sc.wal feelings or desires.

Often people have the attitude "Well, they can't possibly!" Poulsen said, to which she replies "Yet, why would they not?"

Seruality is a very important part of any hwnan being, and disabled people have ways to express it, too, she

said.

"Even for someone who is totally paralyzed, they have sexual needs, sexual desires, and there are ways they can deal with !heir sexuality just like !he rest of us,'' Poulsen said.

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titudcs, be they subconscious or conscious, toward lhe disabled, Kinsey said.

"An individual needs to learn to develop a relationship between a handicapped perron and a non-handicapped so they don't reel as uncomfonable.'' Kinsey said. " I make jokes about my handicap."

Kinsey m:eiuly had a prosthesis filled for his left leg, and he said when one of his 1eadlers noticed, Kinsey opened up wi!h a one-liner. · "The teacher wd 'Sonny, you're walking' and I replied 'Yeah, I goi my new leg-the girls think these are !1!.XY.'' Kinsey said.

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side from the barriers between !he disabled and ihe non-disabled, Kinsey said other forms of discrimination arc pn:valent on campus.

According to a brochure en tilled "Accessing Nor!h Idaho CoUege," which oullines userrnendly facilities for !he disabled on campus, all buildings arc accessi'ble by use or ramps. However, according to Kinsey, the rami» often lc:id to door, which "normal people" open easily, but disa.bled people consider dead ends. " If you're in a wheelchair and paralyzed from !he waist down, it's imposs1ble to open !hesc doors and carry your books at the same time," Kinsey said.

The diffteulty students face attempting to manuC'/er ihrougb these doors eouk1 be erased if each building on campus bad an automatic door with an e.lcctronic eye, or one where a bunon can be pres5cd 10 open it, he said.

CUrrenLly, lhe campus doesn't have any electronic doors on any of the buildings.

Another problem Kinsey and other disabled students must face COJllffllS aa:ess to the second floor of the Lee Adrnin6tration Building. Currently students must make their way to the Seiter Hall of Science, where they can • take an elevator to the second Ooor. They !hen must CXII the building and go across a skywalk that links Seiter Hall to Lee Hall. The skywalk is uncovered and anyone moving between buildings is exposed to the somctimC5 harsh winter environment of Nor!h Idaho.

Perhaps an elev.!tor or an out.side lift on Lee Hall would· alleviate the problem, he said. .

Disabled people are further discriminated against when parking spots designated for their USC ~ thoughtk.ssJy occupied by non.<f.isabled people. he said.

The extra distance disabled srudents need 10 uavcl can be quite an extra hardship ~ l y dumped on an already hard life.

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