Friday, Aprll 16, 1993
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Catch Lhe feamre on l!3Ckster Ryan Nielson. discus thrower and shot puter. SPORTS, Page 14
Volume 69, Number 11
Western Undergraduate Exchange Program undergoes changes.
North Idaho College's Student Newspaper
CAMPUS NEWS, Page 2
Advising revised by Justin Smith Assis1n111 Nell's Editor
photo by April Muhs SWINGI- Cardinal outfielder Robert Larson takes a hearty cut at a fastball in a recent ball game against the Ricks' Vikings. NIC won two of the three games against Ricks. improving its overall record to 15-9 and region XV/fl record to 21. The Cardinals face arch-rivals Colfege of Southern Idaho today at NlC field at 1 p.m. See related story Page 13.
Accreditors make recommendations by JusUn Smith Assistant News Editor Accrcditon. from the Northwes1 Assocla1ion of Schools and colleges ended their visit to the NIC campus al a noon meeting Friday, April 2, according 10 Sieve Schenk, dean of College Relations and Development. According to Robert Bennett, president of NlC, the college must remain accredited to recieve much to its current federal funding.
According to Schenk, the team writes up a report recommendation and what they note is what is most likely 10 show up in the official report. The team rccommendedations included that the school: further develop and coordinate the student advising process, address gender equity issues in uadc/technical programs and in 1he intercollegiate athletic progrrun, develop and distribute an aflinn:uive :iction plan, institute ongoing, comprehensive
evaluation of all faculty on a three-year cycle. implement and monitor a plan for program review, develop master plan for college. continue to eliminate separation bctwen vocational and academic systems, increase faculty and student awareness of the sexual harassment policy and implement its General Education proposal and resolve issues concemingthe core curriculm of certificate programs. Among the commendations of the team was a praise of the "wonderful," library.
S1uden1s will find a new advising process in place when 1hey rcgis1er 1his spring. The new process i~ 1he resuh of a two year process, Gary Koffmnn, director of counselor services. said. According to Koffman. nn Advisory Task Force wa~ set up 10 to determine concerns wi th 1hc old sys1cm and ~pcc1fic obJcc11vcs for the progrnm rhe ~cco nd year an Ad\'iso ry Com111111c wu.s ,ct up 10 dc"i:lop new mode l of the ad,•ising sy~tcm. nnd implcmcn1 it, said Koffman. "We didn ' t lil..e i1 thnt we were goi ng 10 release a m1dent lei sclf-ndv 1si ng just because 1hey w;1111cd 10 be." suid David Li ndsny, dcnn of Student Services. The old process had i1s proble ms. Lindsuy said. S111dc111s wou ld come in wi1h unrea l cxpcciati ons, and tha1 would ~e t them up to fail. Lind,ay said. According to Lindsay. many stud en ts havc n¡1 taken th e ti me to gc1 a ll the information they need, and the new process was 10 ensu re that they gel adequate information. "The average student chnnge~ major four times in 1hcir college career." Lincbay said. According 10 Lindsay, 1hc advising system will give student~ the tools they need. In the new process. s1udenis ore given a manual with nine units that students must complete as they work toward becoming selfadvising, Lindsay said, which gives student priority at registration. 'The process looks at total development of the student and teaches them how to work wi1hing 1he system," Lindsay said. "Advising is II continual working process." According 10 Koffman, the advising process will remain the Slime during April regisuation except that at the end of regisuaiion students will recieve a copy of a manual explaining how the process works. When all new students register this fall they will recieve a different copy, which contains nine units for 1he student 10 complete. Koffman said. All new students will need 10 pass a college success competency exam in order recicve self-
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Friday, Aprll 18, 1993
Be sure to atttnd tM ASNJCcandldalt speadies April 19 at noon In lhe Sllldfflt Union BuUdlng cafeteria.
Edited and Designed by Patricia Snyder
NIC refuses 'stolen• items Athol resident claims former roommate/school employee is thief, college requests proof
Howard said tha1 1he pair of shoes he was wearing, wi1h 1he lcnering 8. HJORT on the inside soles. were stolen rrom 1he school also. Besides aniclcs being s1olen. Hownrd also claimed 1ha1 long-dis10J1ce phone calls 1hroughou1 the West by Justin Smllh Wld Kelli Austin Coas1 10 New Jersey were made from campus offices. S1m1i11el Stnff Ahhea Omcsher. switchbonrd operator. said that a A1hol resident John Howard claims 10 posses items number 10 service phone is necessary 10 place longsiolen from NIC by n fom1cr roommate nod college • dis1ance calls wi1hou1 using the operator or after the employee. swi1chboard is closed. Howard said he contacted lhc college and Roger According to Howard, laundry was also done on a Brockhoff. director or NIC's physicnl plan 1. came out 10 regu lar b:t~is using NlC focili1ics. inspect 1he anicles in Sep1ember 1992. }'toward also showed Sentinel rcponers a video 1ape According 10 Howard. Orockhoff said 1h01 he could or Howard walking through his house presenting the 1101 cl:1im 1he nnicles b\.-causc l11crc was no proof 1ha1 anicles that were supposedly s1olcn from 1hc college. lhcy belonged 10 the college. Jim Headly. assistant n1hle1ic direc1or, said, ''We do Howard said 11ml NIC Prcsiden1 Bob Bcnnen coiled inven1ory of L11ings three 1imcs a year, unlil 1hen we reccn1ly 10 say thai ,f Howard could prove that any of don ' I know if any1hing has been s1olcn." All athle1ic the nniclc~ belonged 10 the college. someone would cquipmenl is invemoricd by 101, nol individually, Headly come to pick them up. said. According 10 Howard. some of 1hc aniclcs his former When asked about missing baseball cops. "For roommmc slole include a MikilD drill. cAlension cords, reasons beyond my control, I cnnnol commem. bu1 I hais bearing 1hc NIC logo, baskc1ball~ and volleyballs would like 10 lind some answers," answered head wilh the lenering NlC wrincn on 1hcm in permanent baseball coach Jack Bloxom. mn.rker. card rnblcs. a blood pressure gauge, white According Headly, access 10 the cquipmcm room i~ 1owcls. several pair'I of Converse basketball shoes nnd a limi1cd 10 a1hlc1ic dcpar1mcn1 smff. Each coach hn\ bo~ oflilcs from 1hc recent remodeling of the ucce~s 10 1hcir equipment close1, :and canno1 unlock gymnasium loc~cr 1VOms. oll1crs'.
The Board of Trustees meeting has been moved to April 26.
Western exchange program quota set by Ap ril Muhs Sentinel Reporter More room for Nonh Idaho students and a balanced budge1 in the Wes1em Undergraduate Exchange depanmenc are the hopes of officials at NlC. The $78,000 over-budge1 numbers should improve with the cap of75 slots alloned for Wc~tcrn out-of-state s1udents over the current 144 presently using 1he WUE program. The Administrative Council of NlC recemly approved measure IO change the open enrollment or ou1-of-Mn1e students in this program 10 1he small quom of 75. David Lindsay, dean of s1udcn1s. said NIC needed 10 change the present guidelines in order 10 s1ny m budge! in the s1uden1aid depanmcn1 while offering more opponuni1ies for local rcsiden1s to ,mend classes. They now compete with ou1-of-su11c Mudcnts for openmgs in classes. Nex1 semester siudcnts from 1hc 12 pnrticip.1ung wcs1ern stales wi ll lill 1he 75 openings on u fim-come. lirs1-serve bnsis. S1udents currcn1ly enrolled should 001 hove any trouble regi~1ering for ncx1 year b<.--ca~.: they will be able 10 pre-rcgis1er for fall semester, Lindsay said. WUE was es1nblished 10 linnncially assist individuals in1crcs1cd an onending college ou1 or 1heir home simc. ·mey pay 150 percent of NI C's in-smte 1ui1ion. Tiie \VUE 1uilion s1a1us is nvoilnblc only 10 mn11iculo1ed (dcgrecsecking) s1udems in degree or cenifica1e progrom~. S1a1es par1icipoung in the program are: Alaska. Colorado, Idaho. Moniunu, Nevada, New Mexico. Norll1 Dakorn, Oregon. South Da~oia, Utah nnd Wyoming.
Hedlund Building safety committee formed by Sherry I.. Adkins St111i11,t Rc•11orter Following n request from focuhy. 1hc College Scno1c hos fonncd a l"Ommiucc 10 oddrl'SS concerns nbou1and monilor 11:sting of 1he Hedlund Vocauon:11 Building. The building's ~ccond noor has been do~cd since 199 1 due 10 heallh concerns. At a Feb. 11 Fncuhy Assembly mce1ing. it was voled 1hat the College Scnale appoim a commiuec 10 check on health and safety concerns of L11e 1lcdlund Vocn1ionol Building as 1he progress of remodeling is done. However. ii wa~ never d1rt>c1cd by Facul1y As~mbly 10 pul 1hc commiuee proposal on the sena1e agenda. according 10 Edwina Stowe. chair of Collcl)c Scno1c. The issue hos since been added 10 1he Sennie Agenda following a request lentr by Facuhy A~cmbly Presidcm Pot Lippen. "I resent 1hn1 ii is being implied 1h01 the Sena1c i~ deliberu1ely uying 10 shon-circu,t 1hc comm111cc idea," S1owc said. "Everything 1h01 goes on 1he Sena1e agenda goes on os it comes 10 me. The kncr from Pat was 1he I.isl 1hing 1hat arrived on my desk. II wns n communica1ion br.:akdown." The Sena1c agenda had t 7 hems 10 be addressed as of Mnrch 25 before lhe Sena1c commill~'C idea could even be introduced. she said. The 21-member Scnou: takes old
business lirs1 and then deals wi1h new business in the order it is rt.'<"eived. S1owe said 1h01afler lhe Scnn1c mee1ing on April I 1he request wns siMh on 1hc agenda list. 111c Scnnh! met again April 6 and the commince reques1 was the nex1 hem on the ogcndn 10 be address,id as lhe mee1ing closed. Plans for the organizaiion of a commiuec were discussed a1 1he April 13 mee1ing and it was de1er111ined 1ha1the Facuhy Assembly would appoint members 10 1he comminee. "Basically 1he commiuee will ask questions abou1 wha1is being done abou1 each one of the concerns lis1ed on a foci shee1 1hat was dis1ribu1ed a1 1hc Feb. 11 Facuhy Assembly meeting," Stowe said. " The goal of 1he Sen ale commince will be 10 make sure that 1esting is done prior 10 1he reopening or 1hc building." The foct sheet 1hat will be used as a guide by 1he commiuec was compiled by sociology instrucior Peggy Federici. 1l1e shee1 i; a documented 1is1 of research findings from many differen1nreas or 1es1ing done m 1he past by vn.rious expens in 1he lield. S1owe believes 1he Facully Assembly won1ed the College Senou: 10 appoin1 a comminee so 1here will be a cross sec1ion of inpu1 from oil groups so 1ha1 C\'eryone can be no1ilied of what is happening. she said. Plans on a str111cgy. how many members or who will head the comminee will remain unknown until 1he Facuhy
Assembly cnn oppoin1 commiuee chairs 10 begin organiunion. S1owc: does an1icipa1e, however. 1ha1 the commiuec will consis1of a1 least one member each 10 be oppoin1ed from Fncuhy Assembly, Professional Adminis1ra1ors and Supervisory Smff (P.A.S.S.) and NlC Suppon Services (N.1.C.S.S.). 10 ensure equal representation 10 all. Al a Jan. 27 Board of Trustees mee1ing. a 101al ofSI0.000 was estima1ed for testing bu1 had not yet been approved. Stowe said she canno1say how much money will be available for 1esting or how 1he commiuee would come up wilh funds 10 check for valid lest resuhs. "Someone had belier be: 01 the nexl board mee1ings in a big way OJ1d ready 10 speak out in order to be sure tha1 lhc board comes up with 1he money for 1esting," she said. The nexl Board ofTrus1ecs meeting i.s scheduled for April 26 in the Kootenai Room of the S1udent Union Building. Rolly Jurgens, dean of administration. said he has no idea how the College Senate will come up with funds 10 moniior and valida1e the final safely 1es1ing. "I don't know wha1 they mtend 10 do," Jurgens said. ''I can't answer 1hat and I don't know anything abou1 ii, bu! the blue prinlS and building plans wiU be available 10 them." He added tha1 no official bids for sllfe1y 1esting have been re1umed and there has been a general lack of in1erest from outside organiza1ions.
The NIC Sentinel
Friday, April 16, 1993
-Resort accused of racism by Patridll Soydcr Nei<'S Edi1c>r
An NlC $tudt'nl h:i.~ made allegation~ thot employees of the: Coeur d'Alene Resort (orcecl lum and his wife to lea,·e for rua,on.~ which w11re r:icially moth·at<'d. Donald Stewart, who i, black. said he and hts wire, Lisa. and her friend~ were planning to go to the Shor.Lounge, located iu th<' resor1. to listen 10 the band One Up, While hi~ wife dlld ht'r friends went to lhc balhroom. he 3pproochl!d the doorman to linJ oul about a cover charge. He th.in "isitcd tht· b3throom. When Stewart .:ame out, five security guards bad gathered ot the rnlnmce to tht' Shore Lounge, he said. He wi!.S then told he could not tmter the lll>tablishmem, he ~uid. When he .isf..cd why. he wos told it was be(atL«- the resort mWlngu had called and said not to allow him in, Stewart s:iid. He was also told it was bce:.1usr of a prior incident, he said. "I've never been in trouble in my life," Stewart ~oid. He ha.• only been in the resort a couple times, he said. According to Stewart, one ~-curity guard pulled hirn :is1de and told him he thought the actions were rw:illlly molivoted. Stewart, who had been Joined by his wife, was told he
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Rape report filed by Sherry L. Adkins Se111i11el Reponer An nllcgcd mpe occurred in the c,unpus dorms m the early morning hours of April 2. according to a report filed with the Coeur d' Alene Police l)epartment. The reporl Mated that the 19-year-old l'ictim and her friends were partying at the dom1 when a close friend asked for some place to spend the night. The victim told the )uspect that he could sleep in the 1op bunk of her dorm room but when she returned 10 her room the su)pect was laying naked on her bed. She told him he would have to move 10 the lop bunk when the suspect reassured her 1h01 he would not do any1hing to her. According to the rcpon, 1he suspect then tried to kiss 1he victim and allegedly used force 10 sodomiLe her when the victim tried to push him away. The victim wns intoxicated and began to cry and told the suspect 10 stop because he was huning her. the report said. The suspect told her to be quiet. No formal felony charges or arrests have been made against the 19-year-old suspect and the case is Slill under investigation. The su~pect resides OI the Shepperd Wing of the campus dormitory facilities. The North Idaho College student handbook stmes thnt visiting hours and a no-alcohol policy nrc in effect at the donns ond will be enforced along with other rules concerning the safety and cooperative needs of all rc~idcnts.
Instructor creates computer program by Debbie Willioms Srnti11tl Rtporlu One campus instructor hos created a unique visual aid: a compuu:r program. The Peter Zao Program wns created by anatomy and physiology instructor Peter Zoo to gi\'e his students an easier resource lllld cxtro Information, uccordhJg to Zao. He created this program about six weeks ago. He said it only took him a few weeks to make it. Zoo said the progrnm wn.~ composed of anatomy and physiology lecture notes, extra pictures and a condensed version of the textbook. "There arc always people who don't have the notes just right," Zao said. This program will Oil all the holes in the notes. Jccording 10 Zao.
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h is also composed of praclice exams. 1l1c program's multiple choice questions nre supposed 10 help prepare ~1uden1s for anatomy and physiology tests which, according to Zao, arc challenging. Zao's program also can output natural pictures of anatomy ond physiology pMS. For instance, Zao demonstrated what n pulmonary semilunnr vnlve looked like; then he showed nn actual picture of u heart attack. Not only Jocs Z:lo's program contain all the extra infonnntion, it also contains a condensed version of the anatomy and physiology textbook. Zuo said his program contains the pons of the book that his students are studying. He explained that the user presses ''Search Entire Book," type in a word, and the computer will output information about that subjec t from the anatomy and physiology ICXI book President Robert Benneu, Dean or Instruction Jerry Gee, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs Kathy Baird and D~an of Public Relations Steve Schenk asked to have the Peter Zao Program demonstrated by Zao's students. "Bennett loved it," Zao said happily, ''They seemed "cry cnthusiru;tic about it." According 10 Zao, the people most likely to benefit from his progrnm nre people who like to study, or who like to learn actively, rather than p~sively taking it all in by rending and listening to the instructor alone. On the other hand. the program won't have llny effect or benefit for students
who don't care or don't w,mt to put the extra time in. according to Zno. It won't help ~tudcnl\ who Just aren't computer people either. Z110 s:1id. "Some people aren't computer people. but then there' s some that will u~c it. In the long run, a lot of people will make use of it.'' Zao said. "It's just the tip of the iceberg." he said. "I'm gonna do a lot more." He said 1hut he's going to put in u digitiLt.'tl voice dict ionary. Many student\ get embarra.ssed when they can't pronounce n complic:11ed word, Zao said. The pronunciation of the terms can be compliCllted for s1uden1s, Zao explained, especially when students start entering classes that start dealing directly with spcci lie lie Ids, lif..c the fie.Id of nursing. Zao said his program is n general program and could be made into a powerful system. Anyone could mnke u~ of it. he said, and this same program could be used for nny class. Currently. Zao·~ program i~ installed in the anatomy and physiology lab. which hns six computers Zao said he wanted to have his program in all the computer labs by next yenr If so, Zao belie,•es his progrnm could make studying more interesting for the average student because actively playing w11h a computer capture~ a ~tudent's altention. ruther than passively reading l.J chapters. which would make most students drowsy. he said.
NEWS NOTES Registration approaches Continuing students may register for the fall semester April 28-30 in the Student Union Building's Bonner Room. Registration for summer session begins May 4 und payment for classes is 001 due until July 20. The rcgis1rn1ion will be in order of closeness-tograduation.
Evening advising available /\cademil' odvising support is availnble in the C\'Cning hours in the oflice near the M>uthwC1tt cntrMcc of the SUB on Monday. Tuesday and Thursday from 5.30 to 7 p.m. for students who cannot u~ the s.:n•ic.:s offered in the day. Student$ arc encouraged 10 make an appointment with 1 ewh Watkins. advising spccinli\t. 769-3307 or 769-3370
Library survey scheduled The libr.iry/lcaming rc'l(lurtcs staff will be conducting a survey during the week of April 2630. lnforma•iM rathcrl'd duri,1g the sur"ey will be used to refine the wrvey process for the foll semester when Leurning Resources will sample gcneral tL~r sati,foctiun on nn on-going ba.,is.
Who is it?
Entrnnts in the guc~,-•h~mstn1ctor from oldNIC yearbook~ conto:M moy submit a name and year they believe the picture i\ from 10 tho: Learning Ctnterr ,n Kildow llall. lli111· This is the i,is1n1t·111r ar an NIC/relhman.
ADVISING from Page 3 advising status. according 10 Koffman, and continuing students will au1oma11cly reeieve it Advising loads are more evenly diwibutcd thun the old system, and there will be a fewer ~tudents to advisor ratio. Koffman said. According to Koffman, students who are at ris~ will recieve a mentor advisor. who is .iss,gned fewer students than other advisors. Koffman s:ud he al~ has 22 Dep:mmental Advisor.; who arc prepar(d to handle ~pecific qucstioM about course and transfer issues pcnaining 10 spccilic majors. According to Koffman. students will be required to finish the success book before they can acce~s DcpJrtmentJI Ad visors.
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Friday, April 16, 1993
The NIC Sentinel
Tuesday: Who has records access?
Monday: Is privacy dying? by Brook A. Cunningham Se11ti11tl Rtporttr On the lirst doy of the Popcorn Forum. commentator Bill Press spoke on the righl to privacy. According to Press. not only does the righl to privacy nol citist in 1hc Cons1iiu1ion: ··11 docsn·1 exist in real lire ei1hcr," he said. Press said 1h01 small home compuu:rs can ea.~ily access anyone's - including Dan Quoylc"s ond Dan Rather's - pcr..onal informn1ion. such n.s credi1 card b:tlances nnd bank nccoun1s. Actress Rebecca Schafer was kil led in her West Hollywood home because the car she drove, 1he supcrn1arkc1she shopped nnd the nddrcs, she lived at was all accessed 1hrough a huge, private nnd legal database. Pn:s, smd According to Press, any 1irne a per.on u~es a cordlc,~ phone they are tnl.ing the chance 1h01 every word they uner i; being overheard because any convcrsa1ion on n cordle,~ phone con be picked up lhrough a cheap radio n:cci vcr purcha.-.ed 01 an elec1ronics s1ore Pre,\ said if a person owns a crcdi1 card nll of th~ credi1 card inforrn111ion is sold 10 other credit companies. and allhough a patient is not allowed to wnl~ out or 3 medical facility with his or her own medical records, within the Medical Information Burc.iu intima1c dcrnils about a person· s mt-dical background is an open book. According 10 Press, the govcrnmen1 is a villain desttoying our rigln to
privacy. incl uding when ii relates to decisions relating to the body. Press claimed 1ha1 in some Slates, such ns Georgio, cenain sexual practices are illegal. He also feels 1he governmen1 is interfering wi1h the right 10 abonion, he said. "Abonion is not a mauer of righ110 life but a mnncr of invasion or privacy," commi:med Press. 'The government is invading and controlling a person's body." 11,c government nlso invades privacy legally through acts such ns searching tr!L~h. he soid. ''Don't throw away those love leuers:· Press snid, "Bum them!" Everyday live billion records of every citiicn·s personal life are moved from one compu1er to ono1hcr live limes a day. he said. Press feels the compu1cr da1ab1L~c is a huge villain, and so is lhc media. which is alwnys "probinl! and prying;· he said. According to Press people can save the righl to privacy by laking ccnain steps such IL~ rccogni1.i ng the impononcc of privacy and 1he danger it face~. Press said 1h01 people need to be ready and willing 10 ligln ror 1his right by octh•ities such as prohibiting 1hc 1ron~fer of personal informa1ion. and demanding a royalty for the name usage. Press snid that he thinks 11tc stales should provide a strong rigln 10 privacy clause. Press feels everyone needs 10 1ake ini1ia1ive to defend the dying right 10 privacy, he said.
by Leigh Rolnes Assista111News Editor
Dr. Robert Ellis Smith was 1he speaker of "High Tech and the Right to Pri vacy: Living with Orwell's 1984?" "Who is minding our business?" wns the focus of Smith's prcsen1a1ion. Smith is an auomey. journalist, author and publisher, and graduated from Harvard and George1own Law Center. He is currently a member of the Human Righi.~ Commission of the Disltic1or Columbia. Smi1h·s began by saying 1h01 he 1hinks credit bureaus and the Federal Bureau of Jnvcs1iga1ion arc very sloppy and don't double check informa1ion they obtain on people. He said that bo1h agencies use 1hc "librarian defense;"" that is 1hey don·1 vouch for the information they give, they jus1 provide it. Smi1h snid lhe onc-lhird or people dispute informn1ion obout 1hcm 1h01 is in the crcdi1 bureau. He said people ha"e 1he righ1 10 add 25 words 10 1hcir lile in the credit bureau 10 explain why 1heir lile says what ii soys. but 1he information rarely ever changes. Credit bureaus don·1 need a person's pcm1ission to ndd information 10 1heir lilc, Smith soid. Smilh saJd 1h01 m 1989 1hc 1hrcc major credit bureaus. who, c mformn1lon on people should be used for credit purposes only, were caught rclc!L',ing informotion 10 nnyonc. They were olso obrnimng information from 1hc FBI and 1he Social Sccuri1y Bureau, which is again\! the low. Smith said that another way agencies. such as the credit bureaus, get information on people is through informo1ion brokers. lie snid lhc brokers collect information on people by con1oc1ing neighbors. friends. coworkers, etc.. and then sell the information to various agencies. According to Smi1h, bnnks keep copies of the front and back of every person· s checks, and these copies are avnilable 10 private
investigators and others to look at. Smith went on 10 eitplain that companies who have telemarketers have a "do not call" list. If a person does not wish to be bothered by o company's phone calls, they can request to be placed on 1he do no1call list. and 1he company, by law, has to stop calling that individual. However, there is 001a law that says that direct mailers have 10 stop sending mai l. In foci, Smi1h said that people who reques11h01 direct mailers stop sending them mall usuall y gel more. Smilh said that direct mailers gel people's addresses from many diffen:nt places. For example, when a person moves and lills out a change-of-addre~s form nt the pos1 oflicc, dircc1 mail companies gel 1hnt pcrson·s new address when u is en1ered into the post-oflice's campu1er. Credil bureaus are also guilty of selling nddres.scs 10 these people, Smith said. Al 1he workshop conducted by Smi1h, n slide prcse111a1ion wn.\ held to show viewers how invn~ion of pri"acy WII.'> hcigtncned by technology. Most agencies an• c!irec1ly hoked by compu1cri. now ond informa11011 cnn be quickly shared. During both his spct.'<:h ,md wor~shop. Smilh emphnsi,.ed that when lilling out fonns. indh•i<luals shoul<ln"I give ou11hcir social securily number unlc.s 1he form~ arc for tax purposes only. Smi1h said 1hat if on individual's number fell JOIO 1he wrong hands ii could be used to chnrgt i1cm~ or the person wilh lhc number con gel. information on you. Smilh said that most agencies hnve 10 follow the fnir credit reponing act. The act says that people con look 01 their liles at different agencies and dispu1e wha1 1hey say. Agencies that this ac1applies 10 include informa1ion brokers, credit bureaus, Social S.:curi1y Agency, Federal agencies, IRS. schools, Selective Service, video rental stores, law enfon;ement agencies and banks.
Wednesday: What is privacy's relationship to media coverage? by Danie Lewis St 11t/11e/ Reporter Journol is1 Marla Wilhelm spoke on privacy and media coverage of ~plc"s lives 01 the Mt1rth 31 Popcorn Forum. Wilhelm Is lhe chief or corrc~pondence {worldwide), and ns=lnle editor for People Magazine. She is a graduate from 1hc University of California at Berkeley, majoring in philosophy. Wilhelm's speech Included references to cclebri1ies such ns oc1ing professionals James Woods and Tom and Roseanne Arnold. "Celebrities hove enom1ous inOuencc on populo.r 1astes ond cultural vnlues."'Wilhelm said. "People may wonder if we (People)
print everything we know abou1 celcbri1ics, the answer is no. There are a various number of reasons why we don't. We ask ourselves 1hcse questi ons for every story: ls the information per1inen1, is it congcs1urally jus1ilied. are we absolutely sure it i~ accura1c, is ii tasteful, is it overall necessary?" She defended the tactics of People Magazine, scpanuing it from 1abloids which "pay off gardeners and maids or jump ou1 of bushes." C,tebrities are no1 the only focus or the magnzine, she said. Once, she covered a story in which a 12-year-old girl had been held and abused. Hours after the child was released and returned home, Wilhelm 100k a
photographer to interview the family so the changi ng cullural values," she said. siory could go in 1he magazine before i1 press "Journalism isn't on exact science. Mosl tim e, she said. Wilhelm ques1ioncd her decisions on how and whether 10 cover a given story arc based on in1eres1. instinct and decision 10 do so. " Our lives are made up of series of what will sell within limi ts. Many decisions moral judgments and our work especially as arc made under deadline press ure and journalists is nol exempted. That day wi1h competitive heal. Most decisions are noc the Gina (the young girl) sining nexl 10 me on a resuh of long hours of ethical deba1e. The stained beige couch. I believe lha1 I made a line between far and too far, enough, geis wrong call and I regret it a decade later," blurry and indistinct. Do we pay enough Wilhelm said. She fell she violated the aucn tion 10 1he 1wo-inch newspaper ilcm about the woman who was anacked on Third family's privacy. "The right 10 privacy and the people's Stree1 ns we do 10 the televised couruoom righl 10 know has always been difficult and drama aboul William Kennedy Smith? Is tbal emphasizes 1he deba1e has been shaped by 1w-inch story less impor1an1? Are the chonging editorial practice which means circumstances all around less trogicr'
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E X P L O ~ PRIVA_CY Thursday: Is privacy a right? by Marcy Ankrum Stntinel Reporter The 1opic of day four of th..- 23rd Annual Popcorn Forum Symposium a1 Nonh Idaho Collegt wus ''The United Sillies Cons1i1ution and the Right to Privacy: Does 1he Bill of RighlS Gunrantee Pri vacy?"' Civil RlghL~ Attorney Harvey Richm3n said. "Contraty to many people's beliefs, the righ1 10 pri"acy is 001 gunr.intew by the United S1n1tis or Idaho consti1utions." 'The right 10 be let alone and be free from government intrusion comes about not by the Bill of Riglns but from u long line of Supreme Court decisions, Richmnn said. 'The public must always be responsive and awnre of changes 1ha1 upset the balance belween the individual's right to privacy 1111d the public· s right 10 know, Richman said. "Constitutionol righis nre ri:sponslve to change in our socic1y," he said. "Sometimes it lllkcs the legislature to shock 1he courts. Sometimes it takes the courtS to shock 1hc legislature and somellmcs ii takes the people 10 shock 1hem both. Richm111111skcd, ''Can government 1cll u~ how we can behave in our in1crpersonal cclotionships7' and he answered, "Yes, and 1hey do. They invade our bedrooms Md e~ploi1 ihe intimncy thar we hold so dearly," The state still m:mngcs to infringe on human intimacy, he said. An example of
this is the Idaho law that prohibits cohubi1a1ion between unmarried, constnting adults. Rkhman said. "There should be u constitu1ionnl right pu1 into play by the couns to pro1cc1 the rights of 1hc- marirnl status of 1hoscwllhou1 a marriage liccnSl.' like it does with those who hold one," Richman said. He said that the words "family" and "marriage" are now changing. One-parent adoptions and adoptions lo gay families ace being looked at more closely and research proves thnt the sexuality of the parents does not, in all cases, affect the mental well-being of the child. Richman spoke of the Idaho Ci1iu:n·s A Ilia nee Propo~ition 10 be voted on in the future. This would not pro1cc1 pcopl.: of minori1y el05Scs or women but would prohibi1 discrimination, he snid. Homosexuals would not be 1rea1cd equally under this alliance and, if passed, Richman said, would make discriminaLion more prevalent than ever. "Idaho is more cognizant of the need to protect the right 10 privacy thnn many other Mates nnd the courts will stnnd behind you on privacy rights," Richmon said. For example, an Idaho statue make~ a phone bill. power bill or bank account access available only through convincing a highar-lhan-nmgistrnte-tcwl court that probable cause ex1s1s to issue a scorch warrant, he ~aid.
Friday: How private is the body? by Kelli Austin Sentinel rcponer The wcll -nnended NIC Popcorn Forum Symposium concluded Friday wi1h a debate on nbortion: "Your Body and lhe Righi To Privncy: Who Comrols Your Body?" Speakers, Mary Dem Crisp, chair of 1he National Republican Coalhion for "This is Choice, nnd clearly 1101 Thomas Wright the woman's Lawford VIII, vice-president of body. It has the Moscow it's OWII Chapter of Righi to Life, took system a11d diffcrun1 stnnds on it's OWII how the righ1 to privacy rela1cs 10 heartbeat." nbonion. Thomas To begin 1hc Wright debate, Lawford spoke on the need Lawford for pro-llfor~ 10 VIII change 1hcir graphic imnge that has an adverse affoc1on lltc public. lie felt II was irnportan1 for people 10 be educated on the methods used 10 abort n fetus and explained methods such ~ the sucrion abortion, snlinc injection, luteterm abortion nnd 1he nbonion pill. L1wford said 1h01 he would like socie1y 10 rncognizc 1he "fetusc~" or "potcniinl
life" ns babies. separn1c befogs 1hnt begin life ni conccp1io11. ''This is clearly no11he woman's body. II has it"~ own system a.nd ir's own heartbeat," Lawford said. Crisp said thn1 pro-life action~ have been nn impediment to women trying to receive an nbonion, inierfering with n private matter that should be Jecidcd "Choice is by n woman and her docw. our most According 10 basic and Cri\p, ,although 71 precious percent of the Repubhcan par1) freedom. is pro-cho,cc. 1h.: Women Reagan nml Bush era Rcpubl i;:.ms· should be position h.1s able lo make claimed that the their ow11 nbomon ISSUC IS nun-n,•gotiablc choice about and ~hould not be their bodies." pcrfonncd even to save 1hc mo1he(~ Mary De11I life. Crisp She said 1hat the nbonion issue had a strong impnc1 on 1hc 1992 pres1dcn1lnl election. She behcvcs thui the Republican pany shoulll change 11s po~hion on abortion 10 one or pro-choice. "Choice is our most bu,ic :md precious freedom," Crisp said. "Women should be able 10 make their own choice about their own bodies"
Street Talk: Why do they call it a Popcorn Forum? Tire "Popcom For11111" got its name 23 years ago from Tony Stewart after Ire had 1,isited tire University of T111111essee where lut11re series well called "The Penni· uc111ro Serits", Stewart thought 1h01 giving a name 10 the almost always controversial leclllres was a great idea and could possibly offer a more rtla.ud atmosphere, so Ire later named rite lecwre series here at North Idaho College "The Popcom Forum." he said. "I wanted a 11niq11e name . something rlrat people could identify with and something that wt could shall, " Srewan snid. Although popcorn is not actually served in the auditorium due to the no food or bl!verage policy, ii is traditionally served in the foyer arta outsilk of the auditorium.
'Becausolhey usually serve popcorn." Gall Lecompte
"Originally they were conducled during lunch and people could listen to the guest speaker and munch on popcorn." Gabe Nelson
'Because there are new ideas popping all over the place.' Ezechiel Bambolo
compiled by Mory Ollvlerl
"Because they have differen! people each day - ltke popcorn.' Sarah Montgomery
'Because anything else would be uncivilized.• Rick Wainright
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Measure 9 would ban human rights If you are a cililen who is thin~ing aboul subscribing 10 1he belief thal gay righ1s are special rights, please lake the 1ime 10 find ou1 faCIS before supporting the inilia1ive drive backed by 1he ldnl10 Ci1i1.cns Alliance. The ideas and beliefs behind this ini1io1ive are 1hc same ones 1hn1 failed 57 10 43 perccnl ns Measure 9 on 1he Oregon ballot Josi November. Some of the individuals behind Measure 9 have since moved 10 ldnl10 10 try again. Even though ns humans we can'1 help but lei our perccplion~ and values s1and in 1he way or our decisions, 1his issue is nol one 1ha1 ~hould be based on a person).1ii'dgcmen1s and moralis1i~cs. The-'iss uc is not (10 my undcrs1anding) whclhcr or nol a person has 1hc given righ1 to privacy as a homosexual or he1crosexual. These rights hnve nlrcody Sherry L Adkins bee n gua r ont ccd lo oil Opinion Americans. This is a human righ1s issue, no1 a gay rights issue! I know. you've heard 1his before, but don'1 tune out yet. Lei's gel educa1cd enough on lhc 1opic so 1ha1 we may deliver 10 homophobia the cuthnnasia ii deserves. The inllin1ive lead, 1he average citi?.Cn to believe 1h01 by signing 1hc petition 1hcy will be keeping homosexuals from gaining minority stalUs, 1hercforc pulling a slop 10 any infrin gements upon their own ngh1s. I find thi s very misleading. First of all. do homoscxunl~ alrc:1dy hn,•c special rights in Idaho? No. In fact, they arc prohibited by criminol luw~ from prnc1icing sodomy und infamous crimes agoinsl nature (7). So :ire all other Idaho humnn&. Secondly, do we hJvc nny1lun[! 10 lose if we do not suppon the ini1ia1ivc7 r--o. 1111ng~ will Mny the same, al lea,t for now. On the other hand what do \\C stand 10 ga in from ,upponing the ini11a1h·e drive '' The hc1croscxunl populu1ion stand< 10 gain the right 10 discriminate ogoinsl homosexuals in any wny. shnpe or form . In foci. because the in11in111•e would make i1 unlawful for the s1U1e 10 acknowlcdfc homo~exuals 01 all lhey could not tnke legul action as v1c1i111<. Hence, 1he con<1i1u1ionnl righl 10 petition 1hc povcrnmcn1 would not c,is1 for everyone. 11,e ICA als111a~es ad1'.ln1agc of parent's fear for their children. They say 1ha1 gn)s noel lesbiJn< arc recrui1ing youngsters. For what? Suppon? Experimental testing? No one I.nows but consider whn1 is implied Could 1hc "a"cragc" homoscxunl be rccru i1rd into a he1crosc;,.unl rda1ion,hip? Could you go again~, your sel\uol oricn1a1ion Mmply bccau~ someone suggest~ 11? The i~iti~1iyc would make h acceptable and legal for schools,. mdl\·1dual~ and gol'ernmcn1 agencies 10 1cach 1hcse children 1h01 Ihm cnl'1ronmcn1 is perverse. deviant and w.rong. Th~y would be ~1od~ 10 feel an ou1c:is1 by no bcha1•1or of their own. If lhe m11rn1ive does nOI p:iss? They will have the right 10 be who they art! and the right 10 1he suppon. and courage .n:cdcd 10 nccompli~h this. I think I hove gl\•cn my pos111nn uway bu1 I'm 001 asking for suppon, onl)' for humanity 10 really look for 1hc cduC'ntcd foc1s 1ha1 arc obscured in 1he mids1 of a selfish quc~I Knowledge C'an be ballis1ic! I suggest we seek out nod dc,•o ur nll accessible infom)Olion on the topic. Gramcd, 1his may not be an easy lo~t since the ICA h:1~ no hs1cd phone number or local Oni~~ I will. lcu,·c )'OU with on.c Olhcr 1hough1: lm:igme the Naz, s ·~rpmc when they rcahtc 1h01 race. color or Jewish descent 1~ noi a naw but genetic!
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Thefts: Who can be trusted? Thc subject of stealing has made itself a prominen11opic on the NIC campus recently. Mos1recently, 1he alleged thefl of NIC propcny by the fom1er roommate of an Alhol nisiden1 has caused lillc.r.; among college and communi1y members. Qucs1ion upon question arise concerning thi s incident. On one hand. if 1he items nre s1olcn. how is it possible 1hn1 so much can be 1akcn wi1hou1 some son of action or no1icc on 1hc pan of 1hc college? Why isn't more being done to pn:venl somc1hing like 1his? The college is the cu~1odian of a public 1ru<1. The money 1h01 paid for those 11ems, if they really do belong 10 NIC, came from hard· worl.ing 1rucpaycrs. But does it n:ally mailer? Afler all, if none of the 11ems cost muC'h, why bother? Many people have 1akcn a pen from 1he office or a s1roy frcnch fry when 1he manager isn't looking. With all 1hc hard work, ar.:n'1 these liule perks undcrsinndnbly justified? Who does ii really hun? Tal"ng a liule something can't be 1ha1 bad, right? Wrong. One of the foundation~ of :i healthy community is 1rus1. Toni trust extends from feeling safe from physical harm in 1he classroom and the dorm room. II means cxpec1ing s1uden1s no110 cheat and instructors 10 grodr fairly. II means 1h:11 what lx'lon{!~ 10 the college stays with the college. Beyond r:uionaliro1io11. Beyond peuy personal perks. S1eahng. even small items, crodcs 1h01 pn.>cious trust
Wilhout ii, other imponan1 fnctors, such as openness and freedom 10 disclose informn1ion, find lhcm!><!lvcs noundering in 1hc mire of diJtru~I. But then again, how trustworthy is 1he Athol resident who suddenly reported the items s1olen? Why. aflcr a few years of geuing what he pleased, of knowing 1he 1hcf1s (allegedly) were occurring. should he suddenly be conscience-stricken? Could ii be he hru. other mo1iva1ions? Could ii be the i1ems are not re;illy s1oten? Perhaps. Then again, he could really have decided ii would be in the bes1 io1eres1 of all 10 r~pon tl1e stolen i1em~. He could have realized 1he error of the !hefts and, with his roommate gone, no1 felt lhe pressure to keep quiet. Maybe. The problem is trusl. If he is telling the truth and tile i1ems are stolen, does not this panicular Athol resident share some of the guih for not a11emp1ing 10 s1op the thefts, for not warning the college earlier? Is ii fair 10 use honesty for one's own convenience? The college is to be commended for nOI trusting this individual. The college would be foolish 10 ignore the issue, I.hough. Serious questions hnve been raised ns 10 the trusiwonhy nature of some at this institution 3lld tile wisdom of its invemory practices. These need 10 be careruny considered. If not. tile founda1ion of lfUSI will continue 10 dwindle like (allegedly) 1he alhleuc dcpanment hat supply.
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Friday, April 16, 1993
Punish VC~ thieves
Hedlund editorial contained fiction Editor: II was with grem dismay that I read 1he edilorinl on page 6 of ihc March 26 issue or the Sentinel. I realize the operations and functlons or the Senate are a mystery to some on lhe NJC campus. However. I expeo1ed more than fiction from the Sentinel's editorial stnff. Unfonunaiely, fiction is what was published in the aforementioned editorial. At no time during this entire school year was I , either ns n faculty senator or as the Senate chair, approached by anyone rtquesting the Hedlund Building be placed on the Senate 3 2cndo for discussion or action. I hnve asked several other ;notors if they were so approached, nod all have st.med they were not. Items cannot be discussed unless they arc on the agenda. The faculty members who hove expressed the most concern about the Hedlund Building have never been 10 any Senate meeting this year or even requested 10 address the Senate: so. as a body, the Senate has received no communication regarding this issue. Facull}' Assembly did hove a presentation and discussion on Feb 11, 1993. If there have been published minutes or 1h31 Faculty Assembly meeting, I have not received them. Al that time, a motion was made and passed to request the Scllllte 10 ronn a "watchdog" committee. No instruction was given 10 faculty senators 10 mnkc such a request. I finally m:eived, in time to be placed on the agendn for Mffl:h 25, a written request from the Faculty Assembly chair 10 rom1 the commluce. Items are placed on the agenda in the order in which they are received. The request was placed on the bottom or o list or 17 items because it was received ofter the other 16. Now, nf1er our meeting today. April I, 1993. the miuest Is sixth on the list. Hopefully, at our next meeting on April 6. 1993, the fonnation or n committee can be discussed and appropriate action rnJccn. Three previous Senate chairs have made the request that a Sentinel reponer be assigned 10 cover Senate meetings in order 10 offer the possibility for nceurntc reponing or Senate bu5iness. The current example or poor reponing points out the wisdom or the prcviou~ req uests and their lack or implementnlton. Hopefully, this incident will propel the Sentinel's editorial staff 10 honor the previous rl!qucsts. Edwina StOIYC Senate Chair
Editor. We nre writing this lener to e~prcss our concern and nnger that there hos been no real punishment for the convicted fclonr lhnt stole the school's VCR~. Then: hnve been incidents in the pas1 where students accused or battery were immediately expelled and could never return 10 Nonh Idaho College's campus. Stealing from the school is like stealing from every NIC student, but they are allowed lo walk the campus frl!ely. We don't know who makes these decisions. yo1we feel they nre not representing the muJority or the students. If these s1udcn1s were bright enough 10 suial school propcny and then keep it in their room for nll 10 sec. would they conmin the common sense to refrain from committing future crime~ or similar or worse nature? Eliminate the problem. Do not let them back on campus! Muny or us are athletes und we arc rccei\•ing a bad nnme for whot other athlct~ in our school have done. We wou ld like 10 osk the administration one simple question: How far are you going 10 let them dangle before you tighten the rope? NJC Concerned Student Body. Josh Garcia, Jeff Krogh. Scott Sugg. Jason Beck, Chod Hendricks, Mark Echevarria, Darin Lenz, Mike Smith, Jon Parson, Jeremy Pasco
Little support given student government Editor, In response 10 Brady Dickinson's blust on ASNIC members that hnve resigned 1hi~ year, let me say this. TI1ose that arc elected expect to receive some suppon. II WOl> very obvious from my time spent with ASNIC thnt student suppon is limited nt best Many students have no problem coming 10 ASNIC with their complaint\ and bitches. When asked 10 take an active role in helping 10 make needed changes, they are suddenly nowhere to be found. How quickly they seem to disappear! Ju~t tuming out 10 vote doc~ not end your obligniion and make you a responsible student body member; you need 10 supp0n your vote or it becomes a waste of your time and mine. You cnn only kick a dog so many times before it bites you. and some former ASNIC
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now, pay later With less than 1.5 ~hoot days left. mnny students who basically hibcrnnte during 1hc winier srnrt showi ng ju~l how long the winter wns by pulling out 1hcir dusty old shorts and letting the whole world sec just how white thei r legs ar.:. MOM of the hibcrnnt0rs cun get a pretty good tan in the summer, but not so gooJ that it last throul!h n winter like this one. We don·1 go 10 1hc tanning booths (or "e can· 1 offord to), and so we bore through the fir,1 month or so tonuring even the partially blind. The main thing to ri!OlClllber, if you fit inlo this category, is no1 to go out tn Ryan Bronson the sun too much unlcs, you Opinion want to get burned, which n:nlly sucks. With that in mind, you mu~l remember that we still have 15 school day~ left und m..c many other students, I'm behind in my school work. Don't be roolcd by warm wcnther and 1hc run that pn1rs with it. Put fonh ns much cffon ns it 1.ik~ to nchieve a solid cnpping or the semester. Getting caught-up in the game~ 1h:11 precede the end of ~chool can ca11S1: students to lo..c whnt liule momentum they prci.cntly have toward pa.,sing their
cln:.scs. Students all over the country arc in the sumc boni you nrc. The weather is getting warmer. The excitement they've been looking for ult winter is eKprc,~ing it5elf more than ever, it seems School is gc11ing very tiresome and with the extra workload that mo,1 inMruc1ors bury on an average student, like myself. the la\1 munth or school can get enormously annoying. Students' answer for thi~ is 10 ~kip etas,. If you don't feel guilty when you skip class. which I normally don't, you can get prcuy good at it. You' II find I hat on the rare occasion that you actually show up for a class. many or your cl~,mutc, are somewhere else, feeling.Just a little bit les, guilty about skipping class that day than you would have This fom1 or marginal attendance 1h,11 \tudents practice is a hnbil, which has to be avoided 1( you can't afford 10 lose a kttcr grade. tr you can afford 10 give away a letter grodc, join the half or your cla,;s that 1~n·1 there and enjoy the sun. Most or us need 10 concen11a1e on our school work. though. and ,r )Ou qualify for "most or us," it'\ time 10 get your butt on the ball and get your work done so you·ri: not disappointed wuh your grade, because if you don't, you will be. The sooner you write that final paper nnd study for that lost heinous test, the sooner you can start your summer. If you don't put down the sunglasses and put on the reading glasses now. you'll probably end up geuing burned in more ways than one.
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C~okEc~ ERRi ES "Only slightly contagious" So how many of you qudcnts fail lo inven1ory any of your things thn1 have u value of S250 or less? Thal'\ what l though1 According 10 the anicle in 1hc March 28 Coeur d'Alene Press. howe,·cr. NIC does not. In o coniinuing debacle stretching over some ye.us. John Howard nn A1hol n!l,idcn1. has insis1ed 1ha1 his fonner roommate stole many aniclc$ from NIC nnd students on 1hc campus. Roger Brockhoff, director of the physical plnnt s"id, "I guess that's hi! problem." Dean Rolly Jurgens sllid, "...as far as I'm conceml'd, we (NICJ don't have any stolen propcny," ond funher that "We don't inventory it." Hum' There's a picture of the goods on the from page of the Pres~. Maybe Rolly Is right when he says tho1 • •.. it could hove come from a church athletic dcp.1nment, too." Like. maybe, Nonh Idaho Church. Nonh Idaho Christians, the New ln1agc of Christ or probably 1hc Nol an loin of a Chance Church • dedicated 10 the an of five-finger dic;counting. It's 1he cardinal on the bog, in 1hc picture with the words Nonh Idaho College Cardinals on it that stumps me. No way. 1his is jus1 a·no1her slam, dunk offair. While wondering through my fovo ritc parking 101 n.'Cemly I spied a# 10. 1woinch wood screw perched on i1s head, 1wo feel behind lhe right rear lire of a brown Ford Bronco bearing 1he license #K,2435. My firs11hough1 was what a coincidence. My second wus I wonder what the owner of the vehicle did to get such :in enemy. As reponing goes. I just write about it without interfering in the course or outcome of events. Nah, I couldn't do that; I took lhe screw. Look me up if you want ii. either of you. I mu~t gel- 1he rest of lhc Mory. Arter n lip from o fa culty member with n ralhcr rotund mid-waist. I began to quC>lion if lhi\ campus is in belier physical condition than the rest of America nnd doesn't need "low-fat food" I did some snooping ot lhe SUD and you will find, 3$ I did. that the only 1hing on the menu lhOl i~ labeled low-fat are muffins and chocolmc cool.le,. ~omctimc~ I won't ,murute this page on the value of lipids. bu1 do you suppo\C we could J:!Ct the cook, I think her numc may be POLI-. to UNSATURATE ~omc fnt?. Spokr!imu11-Rc1·ic11 dl~trihntor Mun in Gruber ~ays sales of 1he pape r are down in hh sending machine l0<a1cd outside tho SUD. de,pi1e lowering his price from 50 ccn1~ 10 25. 15 thc problem student apathy, the economy or lht paper il,elf'l Gel a clue dude, why buy a 1,~0-bil paper when the Sentinel i\ FREE'> Dcpnrtlni: rrom my usual un-hiu.sl!d reponing style. choke, choke, I feel compelled 10 rcpon 1h01 rcccnl s1all\llCS rcpon 1hu1 we over-18 smokers hove declined from 42.4~ in 1965 10 25.5% in 1990' Give usu break. preferably a smoke breok: we're ad) ing breed. And beside~ our $5.S billion contribution lo the federal pol is nothing u,, ah, ~nceie or bhnll I Miy CHOKE about!!! more later JAJ
College actions responsible Edi1or. Recent s1a1cmcnts re(?arding allegedly stolen properly have gi,•cn North Idaho College a blacl. eye it simply doesn't de<ervc. Athol r~idcnt John lloward ha< propcny he claims was stolen from the CollC(?C o,cr 1he r :is1 four-five ye,11'5. If Mr. Howard had simply offered 10 n:turn propcny he thought might belong 10 NIC. \IC would have acccplcd immcdmtcly and offered our thanks. Instead. Mr. Howard wants lhe College to suppon his claim that lhc property was stolen and charge his former "roommate" with the the fl. That changes things considerably. Now we must be able 10 prO\'e beyond any reasonable doubt tha1 lhe propcny belongs to Nonh ldnho College. That is not a.\ simpl~ as it may seem. Much of the property could have come from anywhere . cleaning supplies. standard folding 1ables, etc. Some of the propcny docs indeed carry the NIC name and insignia, but is B\•ailablc forsale in
1he College Dook~tore. And surplus or obsolete property is occasionnlly sold at public auction Out 1hc bouom line is 1his: If any propeny Mr Howard hos belongs 10 North Id aho College, Wl' wan1 it back. And if we can prove that propeny was stolen, we will do everything possible to cooperate with law cnforcemenl officials 10 idcntify and pro~u1c the person or persons responsible. It must be understood 1he College will nol be pressured into acting irrc~ponsibly. We will not bring criminal charges against :1nyone without ,olid evidence, nor will we become embroiled in domestic disputes. What we will do. as we have done for almost 60 years now. b responsibly manage the public propeny and other rc~ources in our lrusl and use 1hcm 10 pro\'ide people in Nonh Idaho with the very bcM ed ucat ion we possibly can. C. Roben Bennett President
members have decided to bite back. ASNIC open forum meetings ore there for the students, not just as a place 10 complain bu1 also as a place 10 show your suppon of the people you elected. This is also the place to say: " I wanl 10 help: what can I do?" ASNIC members thai hove resigned have been portrayed by some of their colleagues os lazy-do-nothings. The blood drive in the fall produced the largest tum out in NIC history, largely do to the efforts of people like Gail Clay1on und rcsignee Lori Shepard, who put together an advcnising campaign that went throughout the school as well as the community. Many good things were accomplished by those no longer with ASNIC. Until you have made your contribution, don't knock those thnt have. Remember, IR RESPONS IDJLITY is a 1wo-wny street. Gary Shaw ASNIC resignee
Final forum lacks objectivity Edhor, In the fall of 1992 I opened the doors of knowledge and walked onto NlC campus as a student. One of 1he first things I learned in oil my cla.~scs was 10 be objecti,·e. The ins1ruc1ors stressed honesty and "plain tnlk.'' They told us to be careful 10 suppon both sides of an argument and no1 10 commit plagiarism. So I was ex1remely careful 10 be objective and fonhright in my papers. On Friday. April 2. 1993, it was required for me 10 aucnd the Popcorn Porum. I 1hough1 1hat i1 would be nn objective forum on "Your Oody ond 1he Right To Priv,1cy: Who control~ your body?'" in olher words. both \ides or the ubonion 1~<uc. We did hear u \pe11J..cr. Mr. Thoma, Wwford, speak on 1hc Pro-Life \Ide but the ~pc.ti.er for Pro, Choke, Mory Deni Crhp did no1hing but browbeat the Republican party. She never .iddrt\~ed 1hc i\\ucs. She wa, alr,o nl 1im~ offensive in her w:iy of expr~sing her disapproval of many Republicans referring 10
some as the "religious right." Therefore, this forum was not informative. II was nothing more than a poliucal battlefield, well orchestrated by Tony Stewan 10 dic;oredit the Republican pany. To s1an with. the sid~ wer,: sl3!11ed. A professional politician wns brough1 in for 1he pro-choice group (o side Stewan suppom). For the pro-life side. a layman wa., brought in. a local chapt~r president of Right to Life. S1cwan al~o u~ed this opponunily to bring in oppo~in(! Republicans. Smnn move. Tony Stewon, bul not one I feel, m ~ecping with NIC standard~ of leaching. Will 1he next forum be opposing Oemocro1\ on Gays m the Military, maybe: Senator Sum Nun v~. Tony Stewan. A though1. but ii would no1 be very approprio1e, would it? Well, NIC. nll I can say i~. shame on you! If you're no1 going 10 pmctice wha1 you teach. don'11each il! Jillian Kinse)· NIC Student
Pro-choice argument illogical Editor. Jud ging by nudicnce response at 1hc Popcorn Forum debate on abortion Friday. April 2, it wns deligh1ful to sec that the relentless media hype in fovor of abortion over the la.~1 25 years has no1 brainwoshed all young people into accepting abonion. The two debaters. Thomas Lawford, prolife, and Mary Dent Crisp. pro-aboruon, offered a ~lark contrast in opposing \•iews. While Lawford outlined 1he development of the human person from concep1ion 10 binh. stating whol science has pro,cn, that 1here is o separate heanbeat three weeks after conception. as well as an individual with a blood-type different from the mother's. Crisp repea1edly referred 10 the developing baby as only "po1cntiol life." Since it is ob,•ious 10 any rational person
thni only a being who is alive can grow, hers is a completely illogical viewpoint. Her insistence on a "woman's right 10 choose" without govcrnmen1 interference 101olly ignores the baby's righ110 live and the government·~ duty to protect lifo. No one hos a problem with government interference with thieves or murderers. Furthermore, most reasonable people agree 1h01 a woman's right to choor.e uiually occurs before a baby is conceived. Crisp's refusal 10 admit, even perhaps to herself. that a living. feeling human being is growing in the womb may be partially e\ploined by her revelation tba1 her husband is an abonionist. Sincerely, fonn11r Legisla1or Dolores M. "Dec" Lawless
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1Nn4'NI IVIIV81 Edited and Designed by Kevin J. Brown, assisted by Rachel WIiiiams by Richard Duggan Phoro Editor 'The Union Gnllery is curren1ly hosting 1hc annunl NJC Srudent An Show. This is the yeMly opponunity for NIC an s1udents to submi1 their work for possible gallery displny. The show consis1s of dozens of pieces, with all the art disciplines offered 31 NIC represented. Drawings, paintings, photographs, ceramics, sculp1urcs and other media nre allowed 10 interact due to the nrrangerncnt of the display. The student an show is a juried an show, where the NIC art instructors had many pieces to carefully cvulume before selecting which ones would be displayed. The final juror was Maureen Davidson. director of the Spokane Art School, who selected the winners. The winners nre as follows: Mnrla
Forsythe won S60 for "Lines I have lived": Marianne Leake won S50 for "Tulips"; Kristi Nicholson won $40 for "Zebra"; and Judith Slusher won $30 for "Vine ll'ot." "I apprecinte the strength of the show," Union Gallery Director Allie Vogt said. "II seems to be very different every year and shows the strength of individual eflf'on, idea and re.~ult."
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The NIC Theater ~partment is performing two plays in place of Its originally planned piny. 1ne Taming of the Shrew." 1nis is the Rill Speaking" and "Graceland" will be the two plays showing April 23-24 nt 8 p.m. in the CommunicationAns Auditorium. The first. "Thi.~ is the Rill Speaking," is by playwnght Lanford Wilson. The play is about life in a ~mall town in Missouri in the mid 1950s. It centers with the typical life: youn[! dreams. old rncrnorie~ n:presenU1tivc of everybody In every 1own. NIC thca1cr instructor Tun Rarick 1:xplaln~ it a~ the "blending of voices in a ~mall town" "Grncclund" is a comedy .ibout two women who arc camping outside of (he Elvis Prc~lcy'~ mansiun waitmg for it to be opcncd up to the public, Tht'y are d1u-hard Elvis fun~ and though the pluy is ~upposcd to be funny, thctl' i~ a deep $ide, nl~o. The two "omen in "Grnccland" will be played by NIC student Rd:><.'Cca Morrbon 1uid formi:r student Tr.11:cy Di:n~on. who now tmend~ LCSC. While Rarick is directing 1hc firia ploy, NIC theater inmuctor Jock Green will be directing ''Graccllllld." Rarick ha.~ high exptetations for both performances. He said that around 30 studen1s one involvtd in the productions. Student Kim Raugh hM bun workmtt on costumes for the plays and the theater makeup class will be doing wrnr: or the malce-up, Both will be performed hin the round:· This is a unique and very difficult way to perfom1 a play because 1he ac10~ and actnues are compfotely )urrounded by audience. Rarick said lhi) i~ difficuh 10 perform and thcrcfon: will be good experience for the ac1ors. Unfonunately. there an: only 144 seat.~ available because or the setuP4nd 1he audience will be up on slage seaied around the set. The plays are only 10 be performed en two nights. and sears must be ruerved. As always. students and staff a,e admitted free wilh idendfication and general admission fees apply to all others inlCR$1ed • For reservations. call the box office at 7693415 or atop by the office in,lbe aftemoonl
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Stop, look around and notice this stuff newsman Sam Donaldson's 1oupce on na1ionnl TV. • The new grass 1h01 looks like ii should feel like 1hc down of a newly born chJGk ('Thai's Pa1ricm's, by 1he way) • S1icking someone wi1h a Ch11qui1a banana s1iaker • Ea1ing all the carmel off a Twix, then ea1ing 1hc cookie • Really. rc:illy. really sh111p pencils • Liltle kids that grin al you • Cadbury Cream Bggs • The TV commercials for Cadbury's Creme Eggs • Tall. triple mochas with whipped cream on lop Patricia Snyder & Rachel Williams • Cop'n Crunch wilh crunch berries , Pontification • 111e sall packe1s you ge1with I Wendy's fries • The fact lhot we have access lO so • Far Side canoons • Turning in 1he final paper for Englt~h much food : Pre1c11ding 1he chimes 1ha1 sound 104 • Songs that ~xplain c.xactly how you every hour on campus are reatlr coming from o bell 1owcr feel • That Coeur d'Alene J>rt,;s columnis1 • Weari ng silk shins 1ha1 everybody David Bond is nol 1hc m:1yor of Coeur wnn1s 10 touch (thal's Rachel's) d'Alene • Lis1cnlng 10 1he Dnn Recd Ne1work • Thai I don'I have 10 wear ABC (yes, I know you probably don't know
S0mc1 imcs you jus1 have 10 slop ond look a1 the world around you. You know. si1 back and give opprccia1ion to 1he li11le everyday lhmgs thal make lifo moro enjoyable. So wt d(X;idetl to 1ype out a list or thing~ 1hat m3k<? our live< a little be11er. • lfwe miss onything ofsignificam importance. foci fr,..: 10 l.:1us know by hmer or phone. Here goes... • l,111le, yellow s1id,y pad~ • Spellcheck • Nick al l'/i1e reruns • When you gel up in lime 10 lnkt the longest. ho11es1 shower in the house. lc:iving no hot waler for nnyont ~lse.
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TIIC NIC Syrnpoooic Bond is g,'ilring. up for ils ~..:,.111d pcrfomu,nc~ ur 1hc ·92. '93 ~hool )'l'llr. This perfolTTlllnce i) named "...for l11e love of children." Music lnstruc1or Tcny Jo~ s:aid lhc conc~rt rein~ to 1h.: ~ of childhood ,1/l(J hi\ own personal ~xpericnce a.~ a music~. The fill-I. pi«t of the show wtUbe~ serious 1000 conl('(Md by NIC music il\WUCIDf Geran! M31hes. '·Epi~ for Sarnje\lO." is 1 wh:11 Joncs de$cribcs as thcasric31 and bilARt. Trumpet players will be stalioncd me,-cry cot.ranee. Jonts said the piece b refltctivc on <nth and dying and how American c:hildrm sometimes don't face what children ln other counlri~ f;icc. We :ue
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kindcrgrutnel'!i. One of 111.: li11lc boys i,.'lid. stood up while I.he music Mier the more seriousWilS plnying and s1111cld. mnt'CI hcginninp. Jllnc~ said "ksus. 1his i, r--1.hc conccn mood tnkes a b..'autlful!" t\ppnren1ly, the 1um 10 the light,•r side wi1h boy'$ parenlS hod 1old him m,.,dky~ from familiar 111n<'s llw1 when he wcnl to school. like Looney Tul\C$ or hf had 10 stop talking bJbyDisncy. bilk 311d start talking like 1111 Tiie~ is also a children's 3duh. Jon,.-s said he 01,ire«I m.'lll:h by compcxa P~rcy with the siudent, l110ugh he Graing('f 1hal Jones said l~ was surpristd a1 the way llJC Janey, (olk-iype mu~1c. Thi.• ch1kl e,;prc:,scd his mm1 seri011~ piccc 10 be appn:ciotion of the cla.\SiC31 pt'rfOl'llll'd, beside the music. S:uujcw piece. will bl! one Jones said the pi~ wiU rompos..'<I by Bach. bl! 1h.: mOSI diffirnlt one of ·-rc~:ara and Fuiuc in D thC' concat. minor." "The ~ are jus1 so Jones said the ~ is light." JOMI said. raniniscent of his st1.-ond Also 10 be t~hingjob. He took a p(l'fonnai,''Ovtr th.: po,.itioo in a rather rural Rainbow," will feature a 1own in ~{!Oil te.iching 1rumpet. solo by Jc,nes, 11 clemenuuy music. It v.~ malJey from "Hook" and an Dny I of hii music da.'iSCS Irish Lullaby. and he was playing some M 11·s just gonn.i bl! fun." clllSSicnl music for 3 class of J~ Sllid.
who they nrc. Nci1hcr does Patricia. Oh well!) • Parking in 1he staff IOI wi1hou1 gelling caugh1 by the security s1:iff • Cranking Oldies 10 1.1 • Wolf whistling at cons1ruc1ion workers • Making truck drivers honk their horns • Wall;lng casually in the rain with someone you really like being with • Climbing 400-fooi radio towers just for 1he view • Dr.\Vho-a1hons • S1riking five ma1ches al 1he same time • Ginsu knife commeri:inls •Free will • When cocky disc jockeys screw up really bad on 1he radio • 'fl\e feeling you get righl af1er wa1ching a super, supc.r good movie • Strobe lights • When you get 10 a s1oplight and ii 1urns green before you hove 10 slop • Sunday afternoons • Gelling 1wo pops ou1 of a machine • When you con a half-court sho1 backwards
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Forum celebrates 1,000 shows by J.A. Jeske
motor was secured 10 rotate the drum. "My analogy . .. is like going back into ihe 1800s and having a linle din road back in a country area and that you were riding a horse ... Then we moved 10 the automobile and now we've moved to the sntcllite in space. h's just that kind of leaps and jumps in sophistication.'' S1ewar1 said. "fhe underlying theme 10 the show has been and still is 10 mirror life." Stewart said. The show is designed 10 give "something for everybody." Topics have mngcd over the years from mental health 10 spons, the ans. humanities, in1crna1ional, national and state policies and encompassing 41 major ca1cgories of subjects includiniabou1 1,300 guests. from movie stars 10 expcns on "bigfoot" ond UFOs and a Buddhist monk. Guests hove also come from the international. na1ionnl, regional and local political and celebrity circles.
Stewart recalled the taping of the show with the monk. With about five mi nutes left of the show, the monk decided to roll up in a ball on the Ooor in somewhat of a lo1u_s position and announced 1h01he would now swallow a cloth 10 demonstrate how he cleanses himself. Stewan. fearing his guest would leave him speechless, asked the venerable one to please forego this illustration due 10 time constraints and unasked questions. Another situation occurred when n UFO witness believed 1ha1 there were a number of people on earth who were space persons and asked panel member Janell Durke ns 10 which she was. Burke, an aren anorncy, who accord ing 10 Stewart always has great composure. straightened up in her chair and replied, "l om an earth person.'' Not 10 be outdone by the likes of fonncr la1e-nigh1 host Johnny Carson, Stewan also
fea1ured animal guests on the show. "Once 1ve had o bald eagle 1ha1stued On Sept. 18. 1972. a new thing was menacingly at the panel continuously happening on the .second noor of Lee Hnll. in throughout the show," Stewan said. "No one what is now the Language Lab room. The was sure that he wouldn't decide to attack, present tape storage room was modified m10 but he stayed on his handler's shoulder." a control room. Pat Rkha.rds. More contemplative shows have included communications and cinema ans instructor, a tearful account on the philosophy of life as fastened aluminum foil over the large east told eloquently by a grieving father for his windows. while students brought boxes of recent ly deceased son and the admission by a egg cartons that covered the walls nnd prominent charitable woman 1ha1 was raped ceilings. Two black and white cameras and a while working with street people in s1udcnH>pem1ed drum provided the technical Washington. D.C. Duckminster Fuller, equipment, while Richards. the founding noted author. inventor of the geodesic dome, force, an instructor Tony S1ewnn. the fu1uris1and dubbed the "world's friendly producer and moderator. set up a television genius," delivered his only original "open studio. This began n 13-year co-production lc11er to humanity" on the Forum and then of the NIC Public Forum. presented S1ewMt with the wrinen draft. From a quip made by Richards 10 Stewnn Many different people, from the faculty of 1ha1, "II may only Inst 1wo or three weeks ... NIC and the community, have been panel and at best three years," to a 13-year union members on the show. The three mo~l stendy and another eight years solo members of the pnncl have been for S1cwnn, the NIC Public Durke, a member since 1974, Stc,·e Forum is still on 1he air, is still Schenk, NIC dean of college something new nnd has relations, n member )Ince 1986, nnd reached a milestone in history. Mary Lou Recd, a member from The I,OOOth show will be 1973 10 1984, leaving 10 take her aired on April 17. making ii place in the Idaho State Senate. "(not) doubtfully ••. ihe Stewan said 1ha1 never did he walk longest-running. collcgeaway from a show wishing he hod sponsored, PBS broadcast 1101 done it T.V. show in the United "It's just been a chemistry to hove States," Stewart said. nll 1ha1 1ogethcr," he snid, referring Richards rccdvcd degrees to the srnff, gucsis nod the panel. in communication from Stcwan said that the show runs on its UCLA. USC and the strength of content, not its technical University of Washington, quality. !lDined 20 yenrs experience in One unexpected reward from doing Hollywood as an assistant film the show for so many yeun, soid editor. working on such shows Stewart, is 10 see students like Darrin os "Gunsmokc" and "Peyton Cheney, fonner cxecu1i~e-producer Place." and is a fom1er NIC of the show, and current director of ins1ruc1or. the Porum. Lindy Turner, return 10 Stewart r.-ceived his participate as members of the staff. masters in political science "An avid fan of the show for a fourTHAT WAS THEN- (From right) Stewart and master hypnotist Bengston star in a 1977 forum. from the University of year period would call (Stewart) Tennessee and has been the after the airing of every show and polhical science instructor at critique the panel members' NIC for 23 yenrs. perfonnance, fonunately leaving me New innovntions in the out," Stewart said. tclcmcdio market hove "I would encourage students to be rcplacetl the block ,md white supponive of a free exchange of camera., with more ideas," S1ewan said. He said tine sophiMicaied color models. A show has provided that, and for those 1clemedin room on the second wishing to know more. the hl>rary Ooor of Boswell ~I.ill houses has on file about 650 shows on video the studio. and a drum is no tape. longer turned 10 di~plny the Many hours of editing were done by ,ho"·s credits: they're dubbed S1ewan and Turner 10 condense 21 in by compu1cr-gencra1cd years of shows into a special ooeIIIIC.\. hour production to be aired this According to S1cwon. o Sarurdny at 11 :30 a.m. on KSPS. most critical procedure in the Channel 7. A special progrom early shows was finding a honoring Stewart and the show will student who could tum the be held in the Boswell Hall photo by April Muhs crank of the Crl'<lil drum a1a auditorium tonight starting at 7 p.m.. THIS IS NOW- Preparing for a 1993 Public Forum are (from left) Stewart, Burke, Schenk, Tumer and cons1an1 speed. Eventually a followed by o reception. civil rights attorney Thomas Wright Lawford VI/I. Stntintl Rtporttr
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Hot-hitting Cards face Southern Idaho by Jeff Green Se111i11e/ reporter
The ho1-hining NIC bascbnll sqund swiped two out or 1hree games frorn Ricks. improving i1s overall record 10 15-9 overall nnd 2-1 in NJCAA Region 18. The Cards hook up wilh 1he College of Southern Idaho 1oday in regional doubleheader nc1ion 1ha1 Sla!lS a1 I p.m. Ricks pu1 the boo1s 10 the Cards with a 15-5 win on April 6. but NIC sough1 revenge In the doubleheader 1he following dny with n pair of victories, 4-2 and 5¡ 3. Ace of the pi1ching staff. Shown Barring1on. shu1 down the hard-hinmg Vikings as he fonncd 11 bnners and improve his record to ,I-Cl, 'Inc Viks, who rnppcd 15 hi1s 1he previous nigh1. were limned to SI.\ by 13omng1on. In lhl! second game of 1ho doubleheader, lirs1 bnscmon Tmy McKnig smnckcd the Viking pi1chc~ for three hits as did ccntcrlicldcr Jason Ailor. including two triples in the 5-J win. "We plnyed 1wo greoi games," skipper Jack Bloxom said. As a team, the Cards are hammering the ball with a outstanding 1eam baning average or .322.
photo by Erin Siemers Cardinal southpaw pitcher Robert Larson winds up to deliver a pitch against a Yakima Community College batter at a recent home contest. N.I.C. will host arch-rivals College or Southern Idaho today at 1 p.m. at Cardinal field In an attempt to add some nolches to ,ts gunbelt In the race for a Reg ion XVIII championship.
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season. Kristi Rau has signed to play at George Cardinal basketball Fox College and Carly sensation Allison Killen has signed to play at Landvatter recently earned Eastern Washington Honorable Mention honors University at Cheney, Wash. and was named to the Teammate Krista Elliott NJCAA Division I Allwill walk on at Gonzaga American team. University in Spokane. Landvatter will play for Tryo_uts for the North Lewis/Clark State College Idaho College 1993-94 next season. cheerleadlng squad will be Several N.I.C. volleyball Friday, April 30 and players are going on to play Saturday, May 1 in
Christianson Gym. Materials for the tryout will be taught at a clinic at 5 p.m. April 30. All members selected for squads are eligiblr for grantin-aid scholarships. Former and current Cardinal wrestlers dueled in a recent wrestling exhibition against the team from the former Soviet Union in Spokane at the Colisium. Pat Whitcomb, former Cardinal and two-time
"We started out terrible, but we've really turned i1 on," Bloxom said. Todd Harris is leading 1hc Cards thus far wi1h a .409 bnning average followed by Tristin Fike al .406 and Jeremy Monds a1 .356. The team hos also picked up the pncc on defense as it is av(raging abou1 1.5 error per game compared to 2.5 las1 year. according to nssis1an1 coach An Brumer. "Our 011i1udc is a lot bcncr 1hnn last year, and we have belier a1hlctc\," sophomore ca1cher Mon McCullough said. 'The 1enm loves 10 ph,y nnd wunis to win," On March 25. Ailor"\ homer ~parked the CnnJ's win over Trensur.: Valley in 1hc College or S0u1h~m Idaho Classic in Twin Fulls. Titt: nc~, 1J.1y N.I.C. ~uffcr.:d .i loss to W.alla Walla bu1 blanked 1he Idaho Siaic "club" team I 0.0. No1c Church threw a three-hit ,hutou1, whiffing \even in the con1e,1. The finul day or 1he toumumcnt wn, like 1kj.i vu ror 1hc CJrd~. 'lltcy hammered 1hc Idaho S1n1c teum 16-0 and loM 10 Wnllu Wullll 5-4. Walla Wallo ended up winning 1he 1oumnmcn1 while NIC 100k third Fikc's glam-stam set 1hc s1age as the Cards cruised to u 14-5 victory over Treasure Valley on April 6. Ailor added a solo shot.
NJCAA Cahmpion at 190 pounds was ousted by way of a 1O point technical, 13-2 by Andrei Golovko with :01 remaning in the contest. Current reigning NJCAA champ Brett Stubblefield at 142 pounds suffered the same fate losing to Godji Rachidov 13-1 at the 136.5 mark. Cardinal wrestling coach John Owens was seleted to serve as coach to the U.S.A. team in the event.
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What has happened to Card thrower Ryan Nielson America's favorite sport shows why it's track and field and national pastime?
for himself is 10 beat the school record in the discus. which is 150 feet and, second. make it 10 nationals. Ryan 1s gcning closer and closer 10 obtaining Tall and thin, he stands inside the cage. muscles these goal~. His best throw in the discus this year is twitching. w11i1ing to be told to move. The wind 142 feet nnd that is after just two outdoor meets. rufnes his huir ever so slightly and his eyes suire liis best mark in high school was 164 feet, but the s1roigh1 forward in total concentration. .t, 1: u,,.,nt!, implement silence fills the increases in weight srndium as he and size as you prepares 10 perform move to college1h01 same ritual 1h01 level competition. so many before him This nlso means have already that the s1n:ng1h a11emp1ed. and speed of the The hard concrete thrower must slab beneath his feet increase as well. acts as II son of Ryon said he dance Ooor for the spends about threemoves he is about to four hours a week perform. In the weight room He winds up, during the season makes his first move and about six hours across the ring, lands in the off-..cason. and lets the spherical Onn Templeman, object in his hnnd throwing conch ai loose 10 ny into NlC, s11id, "Rynn orbit. He watches it has the potentinl 10 land, s1eps out or the be a great I hrowcr. I ring nnd waits for his get really fired up coach 10 critique him when I think about nnd give him o few ii." pointer!- obou1 the net Ryun said 1ha1 he just performed. the facilities m NIC With a pot on the are terrible, but he bock, n few really likes the encouraging words conching and the from 1e-0mmn1es ond competition is o grin from cur 10 intense. He 1sn'1 ear. he steps bnck sure whether he m10 1hc ring 10 will continue cnpimlite on the throwing after he advice he had jus1 photo by Erin Siemers leaves NIC. He been given said it will concerning his N.I.C. thrower Ryan Nielson cuts loose with a discus probably depend discus throw. throw in practice. on where he goes Ryan Nielson. to school. ~hot put and discus Ryan plans on a pre-med major after graduating thrower for Nonh ldnho College, decided 10 come 10 from NlC, where he is completing his general NIC because he had auended the "Iron Wood courses. Throwing Cnmp" put on by Blll1 Templeman and Outside or track. Rynn has various interests and Bud Rasmussen two summers before. hobbies. He is toking guitar lessons and really enjoys He said. " I hkcd Bun und I liked the coaching up playing. He also likes 10 play basketball and at Borah here." High School in Boise, he participated in football. R> Jn ~tuned throwing discus when he was 13 bMketball und track. years old in junior high and he stuncd because, he Lisa Ellion. fellow thrower and roommate of Ryan said, "I like to throw ,1uff. No, really. One of the real reu.,ons was bccaus~ I saw those \latu<!.> of the Greek said, "He works hard in practice and he ktep, a sense of humor within our hnle throwing group." G~ with a discus in their hand. posing, and it Templeman SJid that Rynn Nielson could very looked neat nnd 1wanted 10 do h." well be the best thrower NIC has had come through Ryan prefers to throw the discus but also throws the track prog.rnm in a J3ng time. the shot put. His hard work, detennination and pe.rsisience, "I'm belier at the discus and it's neater 10 watch. combined with his great anitude and love for the You get 10 see it ny out there and it looks cool," he spon should prove that Ryan has yet more success said. awaiting him in his future. Some realistic and anainable goals Ryan bas set by Morey Ankrum
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Money. greed. arbilrn1ors, whining millionaire ball-players. crazed billionaire owners and over-the-hill au1ogrnph hounds who scll 1hem for big bucks m card shows - these are a few off the top of my head. What's missing from major Je:1guc baseball? Guts. in1cnsi1y, passion. team unity. hi~torical e1·en1s lile "1he sho1 heard around the world," Pe1e Ro~·s memorable hcad-fim slides when he traveled funher in the air 1han on the ground and linle kids s1uffing their bas<!ball cards into old shoe boxes. (Moms were famous for tossing them away). No longer does baseball hove character., like the cigar smokin', bet:r drinkin' Bobe Ruth or the notoriou~ Ty Cobb who nobody like<l. It has entenainers. Last year. in me,. I heard o mnJor leaguer compare himself 10 Michael Jackson and he said that he is an enienainer and should be paid like one. I 1hough1 n baseball player was a ba~b.111 player. nn athlete. 1don't think Mickey Montie would compare himself 10 "The King of Pop." Then there's Rickey Henderson. Poor Rickey. he only makes S3 million a year, )Cl his graceless public pouting about how he is not being p:1id his "fair market Opinion value" is degrading 10 bru.ebnll. Ted Williams, perhaps !he greatest hiller of all Jeff Green time. didn't worry about his ''foir market 1·alue": he was worried nbou1 baseball. and that is probably why he hi1 his m}thic .406 in 1941. Rickey Henderson is a great player, but he needs lo gel his priorities straight. Players used 10 piny for their undying love for the game and the money they mode was not their top prioruy. Winning their division. playoffs nnd the World Series wn.(. hall boils down 10 money. cash. dinero, clams. the green stuff 1h01 m:ikes this world go 'round. It all started off after the "Big Bnng," Carlton Fisk's dramatic homer 1ha1 won the 1975 World Series for the Boston Red Sox. This wa( the turning point as free agency was introduced the following season. Owners ,~ere like kids with Mustercards 1h01 hal'C a ba1illion-<lollnr m.u limits. Righi now 256 players mnke at leas, I million and 99 1h01 make m least 3 million 10 piny ba~eball. That is probably why when you go 10 the ballpark it cost S5 10 park, S 17 for u ttckct, S20 for souvenirs. nnd $15 for a dClg, peanut\ and n couple of beers. Multiply 1h01 by five and that is how much it costs 10 take your family 10 the ballgame. Another horrible O\pcCI about baseball's big bucls b that team unity has v1nually disnp1>eared. In fact. 250 plnycr, changed teams h1s1 season B,1M:ball hu.~ ll1\1 it~ loyally nnd rivalry 1hu1 ii had in the p,151. Fornier R..-d Soll ~upcrsiar Wndc Bogg,. for .:,ample. is a Bronx bomber hilling third in front of Don Muulngly. Two player., that u~d 10 light for 1he same bauing title. I migh1 be going out on a limb here. but I believe the ~I Spt.>ctator. all-out bao;cball bin 1hc minor lc,1gucs (Triple A). Players in the minors are playing 1hc1r hems QUI ~o they can fulfill their childhood dream, 10 become n mnjor leaguer. . Despite all the turmoil in the majors. participation has been s1eadily mcreasmg at every level from Liulc League 10 American Legion 10 stnior league. Baseball is still America's spon 01 us gross roots. When spring arrives, you'll see fo1her~ ond sons throwing the ball around and gnmcs being played until snow blankets the playing field. Today baseball is a big business. but I enjoyed it more when it was just a game.
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Cardinal harriers net good showing at recent track meet by Kelli Auslin Stnti11e/ Reportu The NIC lrtlck team mndc o good showing at 1he University of Montana lnvita1ional held in Missoula, Mont., said Mike Bundy, he<1d coach. "We weren't at our best," snid Bundy, "but the women did really quite well." He said the main compe1ilion was supplied by the University of Mon1ann and Montana S1a1e University. Kathy Fuchs placed founh in the 800 meters with a Lime of 2:23.6, her personal bes1. Bundy said. Lisa Ellion placed second in the javelin with a 120 foot 4 inch throw, one inch shor1 of her bes1 throw of las1 year. Anoiher noticeable perfomiancc was by Marcy Ankrum who made a 38foot-2 inch throw in the shot for a founh place Bundy said. In the men's competition, Tim McMahon ran a 59:9 in the 400 imcrmedio1c hurdles. He did not place, bu1 lhis was his best time. The team will be participating in 1he Whitwor1h lnvi1a1ional at Spokane Falls College on Saturday. Bundy said that the participants will be junior colleges from the Inland Empire. "The competition will be more on our level," Bundy said. "We'll have more places." Jose Gonz.alez will be running in the evening session of the Oregon lnvita1ional, a fairly elite track mce1, according to Bundy. 'The competilion will be good for him," Bundy said.
Basketball, pingpong, bowling, and even more by Dominic Howard Se111i11e/ reporter Dnvc McKenzie wins another shin, Ahmed ldrecs wins his third and founh pingpong toumnments, The Yellow Jnckc1s win 5 on 5 bnskctbnll ond sol\ball is in high gear ns the main a11rnc1ions in 1he intn1J11urnl/recremion dcpan111en1. McKenzie continued his dominance of intramural events by winning 1wo more championship shins in bowling. He won high gnme with a 212 nnd high series. Maureen Slichter won high game for women by hurling a 175, however the nlwnys consistent Rhondn Fristoe won high series with a 375. Fristoe 1enmed up with Greg Powell. Jim Niel and Da"e Dames 10 capture 1he hight tcnm series title. Five on five ended about 1hrec weeks ngo wi1h The Yellow Jackets claiming the title. They beat WWF in the championship game. They also bea1 1he favorite going into the tournament, Big Johnson, 57-54 on their way to the title. "We had a bad night." Big Johnson team member Rob Danner said. "We'd beat those guys the next 10 limes we played them." ldrces continued his dominance of NIC pingpong by winning two more toumnment:.. one of them a doubles. He ha.~
now won three out of three singles toumument~ and teamed up with Truvis Cooper 10 win the doubles. Me bea1 Mike Paige to win the single,s and he and Cooper ben1 Bnmes and Blaine to win the doubles. Slichter won the women's title by beating Marcy Ankrum. Co-rec sof1bnll is now in high g.:ar and heading toward the pluyoffs. The playoffs s1nrt ne~ t week. There are eigh1 reams divided into 1wo leagues, Ailan1ic and Pacific. The recrention depanment is staning something a linle new this year. TI1ey will be ha,·ing plaques for top intramural pnnicipant, official and 1eam of the ycnr. Those peoples name will be pu1 on the plaque, which will remain in 1he SUB.
Calendar of events April 21 ............. Human Bowling................._. ...............SUB ...................................... Noon April 28........................Tennis tourney ......................... tennb couns behind donns .....3 p.m. May 1......4-M:in Volleyball tourney........... ............. begins 10 am .......-.......soccer field May 6................................Golf 1oumey...... ............ Pondcroso GolfCourse ............ 3 p.m.
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May 13 Regional Championships at Southern Champion's home field. May 24-25 Division PlayoH in Fruita Junction, Colo.
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Noon • College of Southern Idaho April 20 1 p .m. • Blue Mountain Community
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1 p.m .• Ricks College, Rexburg. April 24 Noon • Ricks College, Rexburg. April 28 2 p.m. • Blue Mountain Community College, Pendleton, Ore. April 30 4 p.m. - College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls. May 1 Noon • College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls. Mayl 1 p.m. • Treasure Valley Community College. May8 Noon • Treasure Valley C.C.
Track & Field April 17 Whitworth Invitational, Spokane, Wash. Mt. Hood Relays, Gresham, Ore. April 24 Wolfpack Invitational, Pendleton, Ore. April 30 BigfooVPelleur meet, Spokane, Wash. May 7·8 Region XVIII Championships, Rexburg. May 18·22 NJCAA National Championships, Odessa, Texas.
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Workshop informs faculty about Sexl:Jal Harassment by Kelli Austin Sentinel Reportu
NIC faculty members were educalcd on sexual harassment March 25, 01 a Sexual Harassmen1 Workshop held in the Todd Lecture Hall. Speaking al the workshop was Marilyn Shuler, e.,ecutive director of the Idaho Human Righis Commission. She explained lhat ac1ions become sexual harassment when 1hey adversely affect an individual's educa1ion experience or work environment According 10 Shuler. sexual harassment can occur bc1ween men and women, bc1ween women or between
men. She said 1ha1 this harassment can be verbal or physical. Physical being conslant bumps, rubs and "accidental" 1ouches, and verbal being diny jokes in the lounge, referring 10 one as "honey" or "sweethean" and office rumors. Although it may seem tha1diny jokes are OK with all present, there may be an individual who is bothered who won't speak out aboul his or her problem in order to fit in, Shuler said. She explained that because of this organiza1ions should pul limi1s on ac1ivi1ies such as diny jokes and sexual discussions. Shuler encouraged individuals to speak up if they feel
uncomfonable. before 1heir work is affec1ed; many times n person's work standards drop because of sexual harassment According to Shuler. ins1ruc1ors are required 10 report sexual harassment if they see it going on be1ween students, student and ins1ruc1ors and be1ween instructors. NIC is liable if sexual harassmen1 is reponed and nothing is done to prevent it from continuing. The workshop, sponsored by 1hc Vocational Dcpanment and the Sexual Harassment Commiuee, is available on video 1ape in the library.
RACISM from Page 3 by Raebel WUliams doesn'11hink he would remember them Assista/11 A&:E Editor anyway. A majority of the classrooms studcnis "I tend not lo concentrale on ncga1ive sit in every day are temperature controlled things," he said. by a single compu1er. The 1empern1ures of Outside of NlC. Gross is a Stephen's classrooms in mos1of the buildings have minis1er al one of Coeur d' Alene's computer-controlled heating and cooling Lutheran churches. He acts as a counselor systems which are ran by people on campus. Duane Gross. NlC control technician, is one of 1hose people. Pour years ago. Gross, who was raised in Ohio, came 10 Idaho in search of a job. Looking through the paper. he fou nd an ad for a job at NIC. His degree in industrial 1echnology from Bowling Green Stale Univcrsi1y in Ohio qualified him for that job. Gross' job is by all means nol a simple one. When 1he computer sys1em hns a problem, it's his responsibilily 10 get it back in working order, fas1. He spends some time in his office ups1airs in 1he Mechanical Ans Building, but mosl of his time isn't a11he desk. "Nine1y percent of the time rm out Duane Gross with my tools installing this stuff," Gross said. He and olhers, including co-workers to people who have suffered from tragic Dennis Antonich and Bill McKcen, have happenings. Gross said he mee1s wi1h been working on gelling the system some people once every week 10 help installed in all I.he buildings. When Gross them work out their problems. first began at NlC, he said that 1he system Gross' favorite hobby is working with was in its infant stage and he's helped gel sports cars. He is now working on a 1978 ii off the ground. The computer Datsun 280-Z. and his friend in Ohio is anticipates what the temperature of a restoring a 1966 Corveue that Gross will room should be and should maintain lhat. bring to Idaho when it's completed. He Gross can also pull up graphics on lhe also works on finishing building bis house screen I.hat show him the layout of the in his spare time. system mechanics and if everything is in Gross often trucks around campus in proper working order. one of those linle carts. When asked if he Gross ex.plained I.hat he and his coever gave somebody a ride he said I.hat workers are a "close-knit group." He said once he gave a girl a lift when she was he works in a good environment, and the late to class. Her ankle was broken and people in the depanment work as a team. she was having a hard time getting along. Other than the normal problems, there Gross' favorile thing about his job here hasn'1 beca any major breakdowns lately at NlC is preuy simple. that have required major work. Gross "Just doing it." he said, smiling.
still couldn't come in, in spilc of hi~ claim he had done nothing wrong, he said. Lisa, who is white, got mad and 1old the guards they were being prejudiced, she said. Both of them were then banned, she said. The guards escorted tl1e coupl,· out of 1he reson, where they were mc1 by Coeur d'Alene Police officers, who requc.~ted Stewan's identifica1ion canJ, he snid. The search turned up no record, he ~aid However, 1he S1ewam were told they still could no1 Sl!t foot in~ide the rcson, hl' said.. When they asked to ge1 their car,
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which was in the Reson parking lot, they were no1 allowed to. A friend who was wi1h 1hem re1ric,·ed 1he car for them.. "It wa.s the craziest thing I've ever been 1hrough." Stcwan ~aid. "II was like my rights'vc bcc:n 1nlcen awny from me." L!IIT)' Hols1ein, 1hc reson's a~isiant gencrul maungcr, phoned 1hc ncxl morning to apologize. S1ewan said. The S1cwards wnnt a public apology, he said. They have secured a lnwyer and may 1ry to make a ;ct1lcn1ent he said. and 1hcy have coniactt:d the Human Righls Task l·ort:c. Re~on ot ficials were unavailable for c,,mmcnt.
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Crafts aid ESL students said. She put 1he qmh 10ge1hcr over Christmas ,•aca1ion. 1hcn had i1 pul on lhe wall in ESL nrca of the Leaming Center. She said it IVill be Engh<h as a Second Language i~ being mnde fun for about a dozen studenl5 from on di~play there for 1hc time being. place~ like Vietnam. South Koren. Peru. "The projects hn,·e helped esiabli<h a Mexico. Japan. Georgia. 1he Philippines. wonderful rappon and feeling of cohesiveness Ru<s1a. Moldavia, Ukr.iinio, Germany and among the students," she said. Annenio The program i<offered at Nonh Presently, the group is working on ccmmic Idaho College and tnugh1 by insiruc1or Kim tiles. Each student is designing and paiming Mogen. The class con~1s1s of aduh refugees the 1ilcs, "hich will la1er become a wall and 1mmigrnn1S from the communi1y. hnnging. Rennie Schlichung from Germany ~ id, The informal atmosphere of working on a "!l's imponnnl 10 speak 1he language" She is shared projcc1, breaks 1he ice and facili1n1es here on a Visa and enjoys the company of th.: friendships to build as docs 1hcir people from so many differenl places in 1he vocabulary while they talk and work, world. she said. They share 1he snme according 10 Mogan. l11e structured English fru~trntion.s and this makes learning learning si1untion held Monday. Wednesday some1hing she has in common wi1h 1hcm and and Friday is enhanced by 1he addi1ion of helps build friendships, she said. natural conversation of visi1ing on Tuesdays Many of the srudents agree 1ha1 learning is fun in o group si1ua1ioo with people who share and Thursdays wi1h a less struc1ured 1ime for individual help and projec1 work. the same fru}trnlions ond problems learning Tunca said she is in 1he program in order Iv Engli<h. They have so much in common with speaJ.. belier English and 10 "more ca<y make broken English they feel a bond, lhey said. friends." Emel Tunca from Turkey said. "My The program is funded by u regular grnn1 in 1cacher She's 11te bcs1. she helps wi1h so many Aduh Basic Education. things." Her 1cacher. Mogen, hod 1he students ESL has been available on 1his campus for ~ork on a friendship quilt. Mogcn said each s1udcn1crea1cd a square 1hn1 was in ~ome way 14 years. It has always been nvailnble on o rtpresen1a1ive of them~clves, Iheir country and limited basis until 1hc innux of among in the early 1970s. Recently, the cluss has had n or !heir cuhurc. She said all 1hc Mudem< used 1heir handpri111 10 creole a green wrcaih ror 1he significant number of Russian students. cen1er of 1he quill. Any aduh 16 or older, who is a refugee or ·1ne theme of lhis quill i~ ·cclcbrn11ng our immigron1 can enroll in this program by difference.~ and our connec1ions.'" Mogen calling 1he Leaming Ce111er ai 769-3440. by April Muhs Stmintl Rtponer
P RODUCTS OF MANY NATIONS- English as a Second Language students participale in a series of ongoing craft projects to ease nervousness and provide a working atmosphere to practice the language. (Top, from left) Rena te Schlichting from Germany, Emel Tunca from Turkey and Mary Eva Lindner from Peru paint designs on tiles which w/11 be made into a wall decoration. ((Left) ESL instructor Kim Mogan displays a quill with squares created by various ESL students and sewed together by Mogan.
New classes enhance summer school offerings by Sherry L Adkins Se111i11tl Reptmer The 1993 summer curriculum will include academic. voc,111onal and shon-1cm1 trnining courses. Among lhe ,chcduled academic curriculum ~1udcn1s will find ~omething 1ha1 has been absent fo r the las1 1hree years, Biology 100, and a new shon-tcrm training course has been added for Emergency Medical Technicians. Voca1ional cduc:uion programs will also make up a large pnn of the summer training. Biology 100 will be taugh1 by biology inmuctor David Cunnington. The lec1ure course will mce1 Monday~. Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9-11 a.m. and a lab will follow from l 1:30- 1:30 on Mond.l)> und TueMlnys. The \ummer Biology 100 course will be very f,1\1-pnced nnd a hands-on 1y pe of c,pcricnce for ,1udcn1s, according 10 Cunning1on "We're doing· IS weeks of inform:u ion in eight weeks !,() it will be .i get down and gel busy type of lhing," Cunnington said. "I dqi(t, Wllli.it.lll~UC:11 J1Pl". lOJ1J! ).0.U. ~I\VC I!).
teach it, or really even who come; 10 your class because everyone is able 10 pick it up. It's no1somc1hing that·~ una11ainable." TI1e Biology 100 course 1, genred 1owanJ the non-biology major ;1udent and 1s fairly "alered down compared to lhe Biology 201 cour<e, according to Cunning1on. " It's more a survey of the biological ~orld as opposed to being nilly, griuy on cellular s1uff," he said. " We do a whole variety of 1hmgs." The cour<c covers lhe ccosy tems. cells, plan1,. animals. bacte ria and ge ne1ics. S1uden1, will nlso liisscc1 a pig over the course of the eight week;. Cunnington said he is really looking forward to trach ing the summer course because it i, 1hc fir~, lime he ha., been given lhe opponunity to teach i1 "ithout another rnstruc1or 1e.iching it at 1he same 11me "I'll have more freedom 10 no" where 1he con\'ersa1ion goes and I'll have a hnle more freedom in the curriculum 1ha1 I choose 10 leach wi1hin the base of cumculum,'" he said. Biology I00 will wso be offered as a mght course lhis fall and will be taught by
Cunning1on, bu1 he recommends the summer course for s1udents who wan1 to meet their requircmcm and get ii out of the ,1ay. "lf I was someone who was thinking of laking a biology course 1his summer, or one 1his fall when you have 18 weeks, l would rnke i1 during 1hc summer." he said. " It is usually your only class and 1hat gives you more lime to spend with it, bu1 you also gei it over ,1 ithin eight "eeks and there is somc1hing 10 be said for 1h01." The shon-1erm 1raining curriculum will offer courses in business, compu1ers, heahh is.<ues, real estale, recrea1ional and 1cchnical areas. The <horl 1erm 1rainmg cour,es are non-credit couracs bu1 are meant to upgrade job training skills. According 10 Dennie Seymour, coordinator of Shon-Term TrJining. 1hcse c lasses are good for student) who need Jddi1ionnl hours of training or continuing educa1ion classes. Se) mour said 1ha1 some of the mo t popular arc.is of in1~rcs1 this year will mosi likely be 1he real. c:.1a1e and certified nurses aide programs.
New to this year's short-1erm training program is an emergency medical technician course, which is 1hc only one of its kind in Idaho, Seymour said. S1uden1s can also pursue careers with the nursi ng and licensed practica l nursing courses nnd a paramedic course which will help 1hem 10 ge1r-cenified and continue 1heir education in their chosen profession. Among the vocauonal programs. which begin May 17, will be the four-week courses which include culinary ans. welding. marine mechanics, auto body and carpentry. The~e classes ~ ill end June 6. Eight-"eek training programs will include auto mechanics, diesel mechanics, maintenance mechanics and pracucal nursing cou~s. 'These classes ~ 111 finish July 9. A 1:!-"eck pharmacy course will also be offered and ~111 Inst through Aug. 3. S1uden1s should check wi1h the S1uden1 Ser. ices Office ups1airs in the: S1uden1 Union Building for summer class schedules.
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VICA takes state prize Students win SALESPERSON in apparel pos ition available immedialely. s1op by and fill ou1 applica1ion and interview 01 same time, $4.51/hr, go to Scars in Silver Lake mall. CREDIT SOLICITOR, mainly weekends, 20 hours II week. S4.25/hr & incentive pay, go 10 Scan; in Silverloke Mall POSITIONS FOR CASHIERS,Cenified Life Guards, Food Prep and Maintcr,ance a l Wild Wa1crs available. applicaLions accepted at Job Service, deadli ne is April 16, in1ervie"·s sutrt in April, open from mid-May 10 l..llbor Dny SCHOOL-AGE CHILD CARE nt Elementary. hours 3-4:30 or 5:00, possible summer employment, staris April I' 5 lhru June 16, $5.42/hr, call Pauy Breuchaud a1 664-8241 for an 11ppointmem UVE-JN for diabetic, prefer nursing srudeni, need 10 be there nights, Room and Board, cnll 664-2245 GRAPHIC ASSEMBLER. cxcel len1 oenelils, full-lime, $6-7/hr, send resume 10 Box 730, CDA,ID 83816 COMPUTER TYPESETTER, 70 wpm with graphic experience, open immediately, excellenl bencfi1s, $6.50-9.50/hr , send resume to Box 730. CDA,ID 83816 YOUTH MINISTRY, will develop and implemenl youth fellowship programs for J unior and Senior Hi ghs on Sunday aflcrnoons and evenings, send one page resume describing experience nnd training, fai th j ourney and " You1h Min is try Philowphy" and two personul references 10 Reverend Pal Mecham. P.O Box 537. Posl Fdlls. ID 83854 FOOD WAITRESS, 12 months experience required, eveni ngs nnd wcekends, go in per..on 10 Las Chavela~ Mexican Restnuran1 in Ilic Sunset Moll KNOWLEDGE OF COOKING and kitchen skills for rc1ail kitchen store, need someone evenings and weekends, call for appointment 772-4479 PART TIME SALES in mrn's alo1hing store, cashier and s1ocking, go in person 10 · Geoffrey Beene in Factory Outlets in Post Falls MOWING, gardening, general mainlennnce, no experience necessary, 20-30 hrs/wk, cnll 666-1596
SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM in fields of Marketing and Public Relations, Event Coordination and Non -Profit Administration, send resume bc:fore April 15 10 Bene Stcpek, Tourism manager, Grca1cr Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce, P.O Box 928, Sandpoint. JD, 83864 COUNTER HELP, 12-2 pm M-F, call Hoagleville for an appointment at 762-2197. ALASKA SUMMER Employmentfishcries. 6am $600+/wcek in canneries or S4,000+/ montb on fi shing boats. Free transportation, room and board. Over 8,000 openings. Female or Male, call 1-206-5454155 exL A5904.
by Sherry L. Adkins Senti,re/ Reporter The North Idaho College Chapter of Vocational Industrial Clubs of America brough1 home a silver medallion in 1.hc Idaho Staie Skills Olympics held a1 Lewis and Clark Slate College in Lcwislon on March 11 and 12. Club members Jeff Bruce, Theron Harrison and Steve Krause look pan in the competi1ion, which involved Idaho s1uden1s from four universities and 1wo junior colleges. Smdcnis were given points for knowledge applied at 1hree skills slations and an inspection tes1 as well as a written e,1rnm before lhe ,, compc1ition ended. When poin1s '('!"' were iallicd, Bruce came away with second in the stale. Bruce says VlCA hns helped him 10 gel more involved and has made him eager 10 learn. "The club helps you pu1 fonh 1hat much ex1ra effor1 and you know a 101 more aboul the real world and how ii all applies," he said. "I think a 101 more people should join. ll's a good learning experience and it·s fun." Currcnlly 1he NIC chapicr of VICA has seven 10 10 members, bu1 1he club hopes 10 increase ils membership in preparation for next year's olympics. "Hopefully nex1 year y,JC will be able 10 gel a lot more people involved in it and hnvc an even better 1eam with more represcntalion for lhc school," Bruce soid. "We'll be a lot more 1ogcthcr nex1 yenr, I think . photo by April Muhs We' ve gained some cxpenise and we have a beuer idea of how DRILL TEAM- Jeff Bruce demonstrates his skills, which helped his NIC team win a silver. 1he club works."
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DEC contest
pho10 by April Muhs DEC CLUB MEMBERS· Eric Nielsen and Marc Os/man will be attending the DEC national competition in Orlando, Fla,. where Nielsen will compete in load marketing and Os/man will compete in the general marketing divisions. ThiJ DEC team brought back a total of 11 medals from a competition In Boise.
Greeks & Clubs Raise a Cool $1,000 in just one week! Plus $1,000 for the member that calls! No obligations. No Cost. And a FREEIGLOO COOLER if you qualify. Call 1-800-932-0528, Ext. 65
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Financial Learning Challenges
Aid money essential for student education a concert held in the audi1orium. The by Ryan Bronson money 1ha1 the student estimates he or SMtiriel Reporter hrough all lhe ups and she will make is subtracted from lhe downs of student life on a loan money that the student receives. college campus, one of Then, once the student earns the money lhe largest problems students the college took off of the loan, the have 10 face is whether or not student doesn' t have to pay it back. In they can afford to go to school. some cases, students cam $1,200 for Many students at this workstudy. school are receiving some kind of aid, Misty Weber is a workstudy s1uden1 in whe1her ii be Pell Grants, S1afford Loans, lhe Macintosh Lab in Boswell Hall. or other various loans. NIC has disbursed "I've been on workstudy since lhe S1,873,608 from 1he business office since beginning of the school year," Weber May, 1992. Thal money is spread ou1 said. "I pay rent, electric, phone, and among 1.214 srudenrs ou1of 2.675 cable bills. My boyfriend has a job and applicants. Thal gives each student an he helps pay for groceries and bills, but average of S1,543 plus imerest 10 pay if I didn' t have works1udy I wouldn' t be back. These figures able to go 10 school." don¡ 1include ~1e Some of 1he studen1s on other various loans campus really have to battle from area banks. All 10 stay on their feel. Mark of 1hose numbers are Hewiu is a pre-med s1eady incren.1es from (requisite for radiology) Inst year. major at NIC and is taking a Director of full load of 16 credits. He is Finacial A.id Jill part of a transfer program Shankar said 1.46 1 with Holy Family Medical students were didn't and Training Center i11 receive financial Spokane. assistance from NIC, Hewiu and his family but she said lhe live in Sandpoint wilh his number was fa1her and he drives his misleading. 1984 Buick Cen1ury ''The bulk of lhose from !here 10 school students are either on weekdays. He has high school students a wife, Cluistina, who applied at and two kids, a 2several colleges and year-old boy named decided not 10 anend Mike and a 5-weekNIC, or students lhat old girl named applied for money McKenzie. but didn' t follow up Hewitt waited on lhe paperwork," four years after high Shankar said. school to slllrl college. So, how are "I worked for two students supposed 10 ye.ars as o 1ruck cope with having 10 driver and two pay so much money years in a back after they grocery graduate from store," college? Well, one of Hewin the major programs said. "I keeping students gave up from stumbling is work and workstudy. decided 10 go 10 school Workstudy is a program where a because I wanted a student does some kind of job for the future for my family and college. II can be anything from washing wilhout an education and a dishes in the.cafeteria 10 selling tickets 10 career in a intermediate field,
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kids are usually already in bed, and they're still in bed in the morning when I leave for school." On lhe weekends, Hewin makes money doing odd jobs around Sandpoint. The summer months are important for him. 'The summer is when I make all my money and try 10 save in case of an emergency," Hewi11 said. Hewin still has one more year at NJC before he transfers 10 Holy Family. He explained why he isn't on worksrudy 1his semester. "I was working when I staned scbool lhis year and workstudy didn't lit into my schedule. I will definitely be on workstudy next semester," he said. Despite the fact that it has taken quite a bit of heat in the past, financial aid is an important part of srudent education, as well as a student's life off campus.