The North Idaho College Sentinel Vol 71 No 6, Dec 9, 1994

the Friday, December 9, 1994

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Volume 71, Number 6

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Photo by Aaron Nev/1/s The World Is In Your Hsnds-NIC students recently explored the way human society interacts around the globe at the World Game in the NIC Gym. Please see related story on Page 5.

The new Rcgisuation and advising program wenc inco effecc !his scmescer, and one NlC dcpanmcnc uied a different approach in how 10 reach students. Other oovistrs were set up in the SUB. See Page '2.

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He~dlund rooms closed due to air quality

by Sherry L. Adkins Sen1i11tl Reponer Dcspi1e a 1wo-a.nd -a -half year closure for remodeling, which carried a hef1y - - - - - - - - - - - million dollar price 1ag, . J complain1s of poor air quality have once again to us, and we prompted campus officials to close 1wo classrooms on don' t know the second level of the Hedlund Vocational Building.

Classrooms 20 IA a.nd cause a 201 B were closed in early November due to continued complaints of people's perception of nir qunli1y. according 10 Jerry Gee Gee, dean of instruc1ion.

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(classrooms) and use them for different purposes," Gee said.

"We probably won'1occupy those rooms next semester bu1 we need 10 really lake a serious look as to what 1ype of instructional courses would be advantageous 10 utilize the space bcncr."

The upper level of the buildi ng was closed in May'or 1991 following con1inued complaints of health concerns.

Major renovntions thnt included roof repairs and ex1ensive upda1es 10 duel work and 1he healing. ven1ing and air conditioning sys1ems have since been done.

Allhough air qualily 1ests complc1ed prior to 1he buildings spring 1994 reopening revealed tha1 prcsenl levels of carbon monoxide did no1pose health risks. complaints resurfaced in September. Students of the Compu1cr Se.rvice Business Applica1ions program and instruc1or Maxine Schmitz contacted the r-acilities Environmental Safo1y Comminee (FE.SC) on Sept. 29.

Minutes from the September FESC mee1ing reponcd that several CSBA students along with Schmitz complained of poor air quality in lhe now defunct classrooms. h was noted that one student suffered a headuche for three weeks.

In late October Schmitz and the CSBA program exchanged classrooms with business instructor Joanne ZimmcrmWl Wld moved to the Library/Computer Center.

ZimmermM wns moved to the McLain Building several weeks Inter and the classrooms were closed due 10 continued complaints of "stuffy" air quality, Gee said.

"If people feel like they can't function at the level, they should then ge1them out or there," Gee said.

Gee said Inst week that lhe whole situation is baftling, 311d a.ny cause for complaim hns yet to be pinpointed. "h's hard to believe we've got any problems due 10 the tremendous amount of fresh air being pumped into the buildi ng," he said. "h's a mystery 10 us, and we don't know what would cause a stuffy feeling."

II is unclear why other individuals were moved into the classrooms after the initial complaints, although Gee said thnt the administr:11ion has not had n chance to properly review the circumstances but the classrooms will remain closed indefinitely until serious considcrmion CM be given 10 1he moncr. 1l1e topic is scheduled 10 nppe..,r on the December College Scna1c agenda.

Group advising has mixed results

by Klunthn Shadduck St111ind Repontr The Natural Science and Business division, lured s1uden1s with cookies and cider tu Iheir Group Advising for Prercgis1m1ion.

"Obviously you can'1 lit J50 s1uden1s into one od,•iser's room." said Msociatc D~an or lns1ruction Kathy Christie.

'There had to be a 1irnc,crll'Ctivc way of gelling smdcnts and adv be rs together."

So, 1hc ,1m1cr night~ ,1 ere ~piccd up 1, i1h planers of tool.ic, and ho1 apple cider. Snuw-trcuding ,cknce ~1udcn1, who ,ought 11eademic advising nsscmbkd in Seiter HJII on No,. 21.

"Oui of 513 )!Udt•n1, a"il?n~'d 10 our dh ,,ion, 130 ~howcd up," ,.1id .llh i\in~ ,oordinntor Rhenn Cooper. "I foci that 1he cool.1cs itnd cidt·r brol.e the 1cc " Bu,me" ,1udcnt, \1t1h ucadcm1c concern, ,1crt allrnc1cd b) the ,anw ,a1er111g ltl 1hc Ilcdlund ,111d Md.ain buildmg, on No, 28 and 29 ·111c rnol.1c, and eider ,h,m.-d 1h01 the division~ "ere t,1kmg the time 10 help ,1u,km, w11h their concern, m,1c~d ot sho, ing them lhrough th.: hne," \llid ho1Jny m,1Jor 13ill llufllr-Jvc. '1l1eir \\ ay of rcrwnnlizmg "11h 1he \luden1, \\lb J l'l!Jlly good IUCJ," Out, 1he "good 1deJ°' e,•,dently turned di,n1al for wme ,1udcn1S \\ho ,,,,d 1hc group J<h i~int? \\,l\ n "\\il.'1e or umc" "For people "ho h,1, e no1 t>.:en 10 college ~fore. the aJ, 1,mg l,.m1h,1n1,\l 1hcm "nh the -.·hool. But, a lot ot thmg, v.er: Jl1'l common ~n,c " ,nu.I geolog)·/ compu1er ,~1cncc m,Jor Vm,cnt 1-1,h "In th.ii "JY, 11 v.a,. a v. ...,1c 01 lime"

Yet. Cooper deemed the science advising a ~ucccs~.

"It allowed students to make conncc1ions wilh their advisers about schedules nnd lind nmswcrs 10 linnncial-nid ques1ions." she said.

According to accounting mnjor Julie Day, advisers nre apt 10 blind 11 niversi1y-minded students with 1he need for an /\s.sod:ue or Art, or Sciences degree,.

"PIil the cool.ic~ .md cider usidc and lb1en to" hnt the ndviscrs arc actually ad, ising," she ,aid.

English and Foreign L11nl,!ua11e Chn1r Dr. Virginia Jnhn,on ,,1id ~hc b one of many advisers" ho n.'\:Olllmend the AA rou1o: '1'his "C\;lCtly ll)l.lt I wos urged to do," DJ) ,;11d.

"After im1uinng \\Ith Gonwga Jnd c.1s1crn. 11 wns ,lc.ir thilt man) cl.l!>,e, v. oultl no1 lrJn,tcr Knowing th" ,a1t'tl me a

~igna1ure," said Physi('S major 01.1d Eben. "Yet, I finally was nble to si1 down and talk wilh M adviser nbou1 my ru1ure goals in

school." l.3oth divisions said they have plans ror pn.>regi.strution advising in spring sc1~tcr. Mny~ this time with cookie) nnd Kool-Aid.

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News Notes

All-American wrestler released from team for school code violation

by Michelle Sch" end Spons Editor Steve Granieri. the 158-pound NJCAA champion from last season. has been released from the NlC wrestling tcum.

Grnnicri was 1.icl..ed off of 1he 1eam because he had violated NlC\ athletic code on alcohol consumption.

According to Head Wrestling Coach John Owen. Gronieri·s release was bnsed on more than one violation.

According to Owen. an incident involving battery of another 1earn member last spring and two other charges occurring Inst fall is what led to Granicri's' banishment. " He _.L-_

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Owen said 1h01both he and Gr:tnieri had discussed the "tough guy attitude" that Granieri had taken on. They had worked out n plan where: Granieri would play on the level for the remainder of his time here. Owen said 1hn1 Granieri

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had broken the agreement and that is what is led to his being released from the tcnm.

"Steve always felt he had to outdo tho: other guy to be the best wrestler on 1he team." Owen snid. ·11in1's what made him good."

Granieri has withdrown from cl:mes nt NIC and has returned to his hometown of Denver. Owen ~:1id that Granieri expressed an interest- - - - - - - - - in attending college there and gelling his grades stn1ightencd out. Owen said that he talked with Granieri about returning 10 NIC in the future but he felt that it wouldn 't be fair to either of them in the long run because the tension of past inciden1s would remnm between the !WO..

"I'm not going to pretend that losing a national champion doesn't hurt.

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"We hope no one needs to use them .. but at least they're there in case anyone does --Ryan Higgins 11

directly to the 911 dispatch ~mer 11nd another ~mailer buuon that directly eonn,'<lts the callcr to the cumpus security office.

The phones <II\! idcntil1abk by a flnshinl! bh.1e s1tobc light that changes to rrc! when the

emergency button i~ activated.

"We bop,! no one ever needs to use them," ~aid Ryan

In nccordonc,: with the NIC tenure policy. the Tenure Community is a.~king all NIC staff and students 10 submit wriu.en testi mony concerning the following faculty mcmbcN; who hnvc applied for tenure. Tht u:.~timony moy consist of form3l or informal evaluations and any pcnincnt information.

All testimony must be signed. <fated and submilted 10 Tcnurl' Commiuec Chairman Don Friis by Feb. I, 1995.

Fo<:'uhy members who ha\'c opphcd for tenur.! are: Chris Compton, Donald Sprague. Marcia Skinner, Lamonn Anhur,Stinnenc, M:uinc Schmitz, Richard Snyder, Kenneth Wright. Margaret Fcdjc. Joseph Jona~. Nina Bonleu. Virginia Johnson. Terry Jones.

Chad Kling<lr. P:11 Lippcn. Dn,i d Mann. Tom Rigles, Sany Sini..>n. faints Minkkr. Mkh:1cl HOJTod, Bob Clark Clari.. Judith Brower. Don Frii-. and Sus:in Lohr.

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'T m not going to pretend that losing a nn1ional champion doesn't hun:· Owen said. "We had a good program while he was here. and we' ll continue to have a good program." ll1rce other wrc\tlcr~ were al~o disciplined for the ~ame alcohol violot1on~ that Granieri f.iced. Frc~hmcn Mull Armstrong und Sundon nu~cr were ~uspcndcd from the tcnm for the remainder of the \Cnlc~ttr. In order to return next ~cmcstcr. they mu5t still auend JI! pracuces. meets and work projects or they won't be eligible ngain until ne~, school ye3!.

Seth Kernodle hlL\ lx.-cn u..,\igncd community ~crvicc and is still eligible to compete with 1hc wrestling team..

Security phones up and running

by Beth Cur~)' Srmincl Rcportrr Slit :.ceurity phone.\ went on line on Thursday, Dec. I in different locations around campus. E:lch phone is equipped wilh a large, red bunon that dials

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Mike Halpern, ;~ociate director of Campus S.:curiiy,

asl..rd ASNlC 10 pay ~.5.'.!40 for four phont's. NlC agn:c:d to i>dY forth<' 01h~r1"0 in u<ldition 10 thr CO}t ot IMlallation.

Th<' phones are to be usc:d ~trietly for o:mergency purpose~ and ,tny other u.~e will result in a ~.000 fine.

The phonts arc located near Wimon Hnll, on th~ nonh side of the tibrJry. on the sue.-1 in front of 1he Sherman School. near Mt'Lain Hall. belund Lee Hall :ind on 1he southeast comcr of the Hedlund Building.

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said he cApects that the phones will be used moMly for minor cmcrgenC'ies such as car tr0ublt'~ or t:M:on servi~.

"We ha"c lots and lots or s1ud~n1s who locJ.. their keys in their cors at night or a ball.t i)' won' t sl.llrl,'' said Hal~m.

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Proposition 1 defe~ted at polls Opponents of gay rights initiative 'pleiased' by win Considering that the alliance

by Fckadu Kiros is planning on bringing the Nl!wsEditor mea,ure again to Oregon and ..Ir was wonh a ligh1," said Washing1on. Carlini said. it is Rich Carlini, No On I Nonh Idaho Co-chair. "II was a narrow expecled that the Alliance will bring the measure to ballot again margin bu1 with lhe way 1hings by county before it is brought wen! st.i1ewide and couniy-wide I was pleased,.. smtcwide.

If the ICA brings the initiative Koo1enai Coun1y and again, "We are organiz.cd and Boundary County were the largest 10 pa.,s the ini1iauvc. The rendy," Carlini said. "We have measure passed in Koo1enoi built a coalition that is made up Coun1y with 15,934 (54 perccnl) of differem groups that came people ,oting for the proposition. 1ogct.hcr 10 fight thh type of "I was shocked and uncon~1i1u1ional and diS3ppoin1ed," !w!id Carlini. "[1 discrimina1ory measure."

"Even though we need to sho\\ed lhat there is a 101 of education we n~ed to do build stronger coulitions in Cl>pecially in Koo1cnai Coun1y Kootenai Coumy. we have buill and that we really didn't know ~ome strong coalitions statewide the make up or Kooienru and we are not going to le1 1hem Coun1y." fall opan."

'The reason ii p,l~ed in Alt.hough the Colorado "runiKooren,JJ County could be 1he 1.!ay" initiative thU1 1s going 10 1hc o, crwhehning Republican , 01c U.S. Supreme Coun wa.\ worded and No On l not doing enou~h differe111ly. C:,rlini said thn1 he coalition bmlding in 1h1~ coun1y, hop..-s it will scr a precedent.

Carlini ,aid.

"Tiu, mc~ure ,~ unncccs\ary Concerning 1he Idaho C1t11cns in l<luho. Nobody 1s a.,J..mg for comemplation of bringing the anything in Idaho,'' Carlini ,:1id. mca.,urc again in two )C,ITT, "All 1ha11s being a,ked b Carlim ~aid, "I am 001 ,urpri,ed. equ,tl rigllb given to oil by the I om e.'\pec1ing i1 ...

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Supporters of '1 ' respond to defeat

by Kiantha Slwdduck Semine/ Reporter The Idaho Ci1iien·s Alliance blames "confused voters·· for 1hcir Proposition I loss on Nm·. 8.

"Our supporters were confused on what a "yl!S" and a '·no" vote meant," said ICA Stole Chairman Kelly Walton.

Prop. l prohibi1ed minority status to homo,:,e,ual~. same sex marriag.!S. teachers from di~cus~ing homosexuality ab ncceptable aod limiting to adults library mnrcrials that adun.--ss lhc lifeMyle.

"We ~timat~d '.!O pcrceot of our ~upportc_rs voled ''no·· because 01cy wanted 10 ~lop 1he homosexual agenda in Idaho,'' Walton said.

Prop. I failed 49/51 pt'rc'<'lll.

According to \Vallon, Anorney General Larry EchoHawJ.. wro1c the Prop. I ballot dtlc ~o i1 confu~ed YO!('f!,,

"We challenged it in 1hr Idaho Supreme Cuun,'' Walton ~nicl. "Bui. tl1.: \'Cr<lh.t \\~ 10 keep it" Walton ,1dmi11.c:J th~ ICA wrote lhc cmploymenl ~e..:1ion of the initiative vogudy, which ai,o ..:onfusc-d ,otcr, as 10 whrth.:r thl' measure would allm, uiscrim111a1ion in th.! "orkplace.

IC A said 1h,• No on I Conlition

built ",moke S<-Tl!1!ns·• concerning the cost for 1hc Idaho Library Association to implement lhc measure if passed ··u· Prop. I passed. implemen1;11ion would be bo1h costly ($26 million) und complicated for aU of Idaho· s publically supportt.>d libraries," the ILA said.

Although Idaho failed the measure

by J,098 votes, Kootenai County p.1.~wd it with 54 percent approval. In fact. 23 out of 44 countie:. passed the initiative.

"Between Canada and Boise. we campaigned the heaviest," Walton said. "We thought tht' Isl Congressional District was going to be the real t>aule, but we won 11! We won 1t preuy h,111dily."

ICA depicted more No on I ",mokc scr~~n," dealing with the lffi-< of mun,m revenues. higher 1axe,, aod coi.tly lawwits for Idaho hru.ine,;scs.

When ~imil.u- iniliotivc~ p:i.,scd in Colorado and Cincinnati. Ohio. r\'\'t:nucs dropped considernt>ly. No on I ~id. The Colorado boycott in 199~ COSI 1he State roughly 5100 million. The Grcar.-r Cincinn1111 Con, e111ion & Vi~itors Burnnu c,1immed 11 los, of 519.2 million, b111 only in con,1!mion 1r.td.-.

"All ~moke SCT\'e1t<," ICA ,-aid.

After the Oregon Citizen Alliance's Mt!asure 9 failed in 1992, they campaigned at individual counii.:s. Local laws pas~cd in 24 cities tha1 woul<l bar an1idiserimination protections f,,r homo.\C.,1ials.

"We now want 10 follow in the steps of our sister alliance.·· \Vall,,n snid of the OCA. "Knowing that n ldnho counties <lid p.iss it, gi,es us ,, good lead."

Oregon's anti-gny Measul'C' 13 ul<;(l foiled in No,-cmb<:r wilh 47 ~r~~nL •vnic IC1\ will be b.i.:k on the rollot in 1996 if our aupponer, will .:<>n~ider pulling me on full Lime," Walton ,a,J. "Wirh full Lime co111mi1menl, full umc focu, we CM blow thc,e guy~ aw11y."

Dur. W~lron an1d they should huw won 1hi~ elecm,n. ·mi.: pundit-i Mudying the exir poll, rcoli,c that Pro1>. I ~hould hJvc pabs.xl (i0/-10 if e'l'Cl)b<.ldy W,lS square un what <1 ')c," ~ute 111c;in1.'' \V31lon '>did.

01emll. morc tlt:in 408.000 ,01~, W-.~t!C~l.

'·We haw received bundred, oi calh -wme of them in tears Jtlt:r figuring out lh<:y voted she wrong way.~ Wdlton ~J.

STREET BEAT: What is your reaction to Proposition 1 losing at the polls?

,t •.,. l 'Tm 001surprio;ed, kinda dis:ippoinled, but I don· 1 1hml. 1her<!'S u need for on,· anymore now 1hat 1here arc more RepubliCdllS in orti~e...

-l(ara Watts Ae:ooautical Eng1neenng

"I was h.ippy ii lo~t. I was disappointed al how close ii "JS. I just expec1cd ii 10 fail by a loi more than 11 <lid.

-Ryan Hadden Undecided

Note: This 1s the last i11 The Sd111i11e/'s rhree-part series 011 Proposition /.

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World Game gives insight to real world problems · by Aaron Nevills and Fckadu Kiros Sentinel Staff Imagine for a moment !hat you control a country - the impons, cxpons, trade-you have it nll. Including lhe problems: starvation, poveny. racism, nnd its all yours 10 try nnd solve-in three hours.

You are given lhe power to solve your problems in nny way you deem appropriate. You have lhe freedom to exercise your power with the assumption that you will communicate with the rcs1 of the world as well as with the people in your country.

The World Game gives you all this power. Buckminstcr Fuller. who some classify as the world's most friendly architect, genius, visionary. educator and inventor, first originated the idea of the game. The globe that is used in the game is broken down into 20 sections nnd placed on the noor in a Fuller Projection-type map made up of air nnvigationnl charu..

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Charles Ding6e, then produces a slide show depicting a chronological map of the world , tnrting with the birth of our plnnet nnd !.Olar system nnd continuing until present day. The map winds its way down the time line listing each continent·s populat.ion period and the major advances thai have occurred at different times in histOI)'.

Some or the racis he shared included the geometric growth of world population that is expected to dollble in 25 years, the per capita literacy growth that is estimated as being the most ever in the history of the world and the ever increasing consump1.ion of the world's natural resources.

There facts take a brief p:111 of the game. The participants then are led 10 the actual game of making their collntry and the world a better place. The players are assigned a country equipped with a problem sheet that varies from focxl shonage, high literacy level, lack of adeql!Jte energy, civil war, famine. crime, toxic waste and whate,-er can be imagined As a player and policy maker of that n3lion. your job i, simple-just solve the problems. Whoever has the most problems sol\'ed at the end of the game "ins just like in real life. Simple right?

Wrong.

The game was funhtr complicated since only 26 people came to play a game that is designed for lll least I00 people.

This resulted in two to four people being assigned to a continent. thus l:ll'!ing responsible for all the problems and the solving of them.

" It was a terrible tum out.'' Dingl!e said.

Even with the complications of ·such a small turnout. the game ran fairly smoothly. There were fi ve rounds. each 15 minutes long with a pres.~ conference inbetween each round explaining what the other countries of the world have been

doing 10 solve their problems and nny major relations that have occurred among ruu.ions, for example. like a world conference called by the Common Wealth of Independent Stoles due to environmental concerns and lhe South America leaders' negotiation to sell drugs.

At the end of the five rounds the floor wa~ opened to discussions and comments. I>loney was the dominate solution to most of the problems that more. according 10 the views of the participants of the game. The mnjor problem wns finding solutions that would benefit the cou11try ,vithout having negative effects on th.: environment or the people.

The plnycrs tried 10 sohc problems facing their countries nnd the Y.Orld by meeting with p.."'<>ple from neighboring nations ond drawing up plm1s of nnock or defense.

After they ogiw on o plnn the panicipants must submit it to Dingre who tell~ them what resources and how much of the resoun:e it will cost for the plan 10 be executed. He then tells the people wlu11 ~1c benefits of the plan ,viii be.

The bcnclit.s nre awarded in three caicgories: food, energy and lite.racy. Each country SIMS out with u pre-determined percentage for each category and by completing plnn~ the player enms a higher listing.

Once 100 percent Is reached, the player receives a smiley face card which denotes Iha! a goal has been conquered.

By doing this you learn to work with everyone 10 solve the problems of your country and the world, Dingee said.

Many countries tried new end innovative ideas 10 raise their literacy levels. Some countries brought people in 10 educate their young in trade for one of their surpluses; others tried 10 raise education by setting up a public 1mnsponation system 10 and from school for children who wish 10 anend.

After the live rounds were over, Lhe country that earned the most smiley-face cards wns the winner. In this case. f:uroµ.: won the game.

Dingre then opened the noor to discussion by asking what the differences between the real world and the game is. Jelena Zmic, a delegate from Europe, replied, "In the real world you don' t get instant gratification. When you make a decision in the game you can't see how it affect5 the people of your country."

Dingi!e and his associate Jerry Tegarden then presented a graphic illustration using the map and smnll red chips. ''Tilt; ls bow many AIDS cases are being projected for th<! year 2<XX>," said Tegarden as Dingee poured a bucket of 5,000 red chips onto a continent; the poverty level added another 5,000. Population. nuclear arms and trees being cut down e,ery day in the rain forests added more chips. This went on until the entire map was covered in red.

Dingee then quoted a Olinese philosopha: "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." In punctuating the illustration a player walked across the map and picked up a single chip from thousands and dropped it into a bucket "It is important ror people to know that their actions count." Ding6e said. "The world is made up of individuals."

Slowly the people surrounding the map piclcfd up the pieces. scooping them up by the handful and IOSsing them into the buckets.

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Friday, December 9, 1994

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Opinion-1:ditorial The North Idaho College Sentinel

Politically Correct mentality merely a copout from reality Fmals are approaching. In the frenzy of anxiety surrounding these exams there is a glimmer of hope... especially for those who are Oirting with fai lure! I have monumental news...

Absolu1ely no one will fail this year! That's righl. According to the new "politically correct" movement that is becoming increasingly popular across America. the worst that can happen is thru you might "achieve a deficiency."

So hey, be proud of yourself!

And if for any reason you find yourself kicked out of school, no fear... The facuhy is just trying to "expedite your progress toward alternale life pun;uits."

This kind of misleading verbiugo occurs in business too.

Take for exnmple, the Chrysler Corp.. When they closed their plan1, leaving thousands of people jobless, they announced that they were onl!' initiating n "curecr ahcrnativc enhancement progrnm," 1lx·t those laid off wen: o,,crjoycd!

And the Federal Aviation Adminis1ro1ion applied similar "slight of 1enr.s" when ii called the breaking off of a blade of a helicopter rol(I[ during night an "unconlllinL'<I blade libcnuion."

Wha1 is happening to America? Why is no one willing 10 face 1he fac1s or tal.e responsibility for what 1hey do? Suddenly we have to invent a new way of saying things 10 soften life's harsher realities and allow 1ho~ responsible o little more sleep each night Political corrcctne~~ smoo1hs over everything- from alcohol excess 10 white collar crime (a judgmental lapse).

Suddenly people aren't drunk, they're just "chemically inconvenienced.'' There nre no uncmploy.'!I, just those who arc "occupationally dispossessed." And what about all the homeless? Sorry, they're not all thnt impoverished... but there are millions of"involuntarily undomiriled."

Hospitals never lose patients. bu1 they do occasionnlly experience "negative patient Clll1! ou1come." And tho.e p.1ti~r.1.; aren't actually dead, they're jw.t "metabolically different'' or "terminally inconvenienced.'' Criminals aren't ~ ntcnced to death row--1ha1 ,ounds downright brutal. They are instead, "guests of the capital i,eniences unit."

II puts a Y.hole new pcl'lipectivc on things. doesn't it? Kind of like a new paint job on the orange VW - not quite so painful. not quite so ugly. That is e,actly why 1hese euphemism< were crca1ed, so that no one would have 10 stomach harsh realities or lllke responsibili1y for their actions.

I realize tha1 it is difficuh 10 face our mistakes and admit that ~e have P':°blems. It's Cll.sy 10 s.'ly "It wasn' t wrong, it'sju,t m~rally d'.ffcrenl' or 'differently logical':· But it's time 10 ,top h1dmg behind e~cuses and eloquent euphemisms to cover the lruth. We must let our "yes·· be yes and our "no" be no and s~ up straight and tall and accept the consequences fo, our nc11ons.

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Take care so drinking doesn't get out of hand How do ()<,'Opie end up with drinking problem,?

College is a prime place to begin drinking. Young student~ may be stepping out from underneath their parents' wings und finnt:y out on their own.

Getting drunk on the weekends is considered a son of relief to many college students. a way to have fun with one's buddies or a way to escape from the stresses of the week.

An imponam thing to remember. College first and foremost helps pi.,'Ople 10 grow educa1ionally and emotionally. And quite often the habits we pick up in college stay with us, ,!ffecting our Iives. Some of these habitr a.-e goo<i and some bad.

We're not trying to 1e ll you 10 s1op drinking or you're going 10 ruin your life. That's not always the case. We're just saying to please be careful, D0n'1 le1 alcohol usage become so imixmnnt to you tha1 it dominn1es your life and becomes a lifestyle and affects you every day. That's the point when it really begins 10 ruin your life.

Here are just a few things to 1hink about that could indicntc you have a po1emial problem.

If the only time you have fun or get along with your "friends" is when you're all drunk 1ogether. you could be in for a big surprise at 11, ho your friends really are.

If the onl> thing you can think about during school or at work is the b.!er in the fridge at home, wntch yourself.

II thl' only "fun. memorable" ume~ you·ve had with yo,ir friends 1s when you \\ere all wasted together, you'd better Stan making some new memories.

If you think you absolutely. posith cly cannot hn,e fun without drinking. do you know what fun is?

If you drink to escape everyday life, get help!

College is supposed to be fun. And how many times have we been warned about the dangers of drinking'/ Probably so much we gel sick of li\tening. Maybe it's time we did. though, and slarted thinking about the consequences.

What's the fun of getting so wasted you puke all over yourself and can' t even get up the next morning because you're too hungover or passed out.

Or what happens when you wake up next 10 a guy or girl you·ve never seen before and you can't remember for the life of you if you had sex with them or not.

We know there are those of you who are going, "Cool, I scored," but would stop that tune as soon as your doc1or informed you that you had contracted HIV. Or wruu about lhe time you lose your best friend because of something really stupid you said or did while wasted. Sure, you may try and excuse it by <;aying. "Hey. I was drunk," but will your friends ever forget, even if they say you're forgiven?

And what about having to call a friend at three in th~ morning because you're do wn at the police station because you were so drunk you didn't even know you '\\,ere driving a vehicle?

We're just saying to be responsible, folk~. Don't lei drinking become a lifesiyle and be aware enough 10 know 11, hen it· s gening dangerous.

Dnnk:ing may seem like fun, but when you really get down to the ni1ty-griny, is it really? Are all the consequences fun? ls the morning merely a rude awakening of all the stupid stuff you did the night before? Hope not.

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Friday, December 9, 1994

Gay column: Idaho resident blames Bennett for allowing student to 'solicit perverted sex' Editor's 110/e: \Yith pen11issio11 ofthe sender, we are nn111i11g a lettt!f wrirre11 to Preside/II Robert Be1111e11 co11rem,',1g a recent co/1111111 the Se111i11el.

Dear NIC President: I am wri1ing in a s1a1e of shock and much anger, in reference to an article 1ha1 I read in lhe NIC Sentinel Nov. 18, 1994. (Smden1dispenses with gay myth...)

I am sorely sick 10 my soul that you could sloop lower than a snake's belly in a wagon track to allow sodomi1e perverts 10 "solicit" pcrvened sex in a school paper.

Whal does this have 10 do with school news, not 10 mention higher learning? I would perceive, since I have never me1you. that you must have some participation in this type of insane behavior. If I am wrong in my perception, then please explain 10 me how you could have such an absence of backbone and conviction 10 allow an abominable presentation such as this in your paper?

Should the president of an organi1.ation whose purpose is 10 prepare young men and women 10 be profitable

assclS to society show some son of leadership responsibility and guide 1hese young people 10 understand moral decency? Why would a leader even consider allowing reproba1e weirdo men1alily 10 be rcpresenta1ive of a system lhal is apparently hiding behind lhe prelcnse of higher learning?

Should I recommend 10 a "college president'' 10 seek help? Should I recommend lo a "college president" to step down from 1heir "leadership" posi1ion and surrender ii to someone with decent charac1e.r?

Please! I beg you to wake up! I demand thal you owe 1he s1uden1 body an apology for permining the solici1n1ion of sodomite perversmn in your paper!

I cannol believe how low down and wicked 1he systems of higher learning have gone. And you, dear friend, have turned your head and allowed 1his slime to slither by. Shame on you.

Sincerely, Jerry Nickles

Response: President Bennett defends freedom of press while concurring with dissatisfaction Editor's 1101e: 77,is was Preside/II Bew1e11·s reply to Mr. Nickle 's lerru Dear Mr. Nickles: Thank you for your lencr regarding 1he article in lhe lmesl copy of 1he Sentinel 1hat was wrinen by Seth Sievenpipcr. I also was offended by the anicle and lhoughl it in bad taste. ln foci, I have scheduled an appointment with bo1h Seth and 1hc adviser of the newspaper to discuss what l 1hink 10 be nn inappropria1c article for a college newspaper. You must understand, however, that the courts several yenrs ago decided 1h01in 1he spiri1of freedom of lhc press 1hat administr111ors shall have limited power over what is included in school newspapers, paniculnrly college publications. In fac1, I nm no1aware of wha1 is going to be in Ilic paper until I ge1a copy, and that is when it is delivered 10 the rest of the student body as well as to the communi1y.

In fairness 10 the Sen1inel, you should know that our

college newspaper has received more na1ional awards than any olhcr communi1y college newspaper in 1he country. For the mos1par,, I am very proud of 1he paper and the s1uden1s who write the anicles. But because we have chosen 10 allow considerable discrc1ion with rcspec1 10 the articles wrinen, we also risk 1hat 1here will be people offended by wha1 is primed. r would submi11ha1 such is the case with mos1newspaper~ in the country.

Be tha1 us ii may, I plan on shnring your lencr with both the newspaper adviser and the s1udcnt who wro1e 1he aniclc. I also plan 10 explain my dissotisfac1ion with the piece. I hope that other studen1s may voice a reaction in the next issue of the Sentinel and renecl 1heir displeasure with the article. My specific action about any le11er to 1hc s1udents will depend on 1he outcome of the mee1ing with 1hc adviser and Seth.

Sincerely.

C. Robert Benncn. NIC President

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The big guy at the North Pole gives political viewpoint You belier watch out, you better not cry... Sama Claus is coming to 1own.

And when he hits 1he streets of America this yenr, folks, Christmas s1ockings in many homes will be over-nowing with coal instead of 1he usual apple, orange or Playmate of the Mon1h video.

Why you ask? Because the "Big Guy" is a dyccl-in-thewool liberal Democrat.

Don'1 believe me? Go ask him yourself. I did. and he was kind enough (a defini1c Democratic 1rait) lo lake lime ou1of a busy schedule 10 speak with me.

Here's the conver.,ationFir.;1 of all, Santa, I'd lil..c to thank you for returning my cnll Ho-Ho-Ho. No problem, w1111g 11u111. I a/1,·ai•s seen1 r<>Jintl the time ro discuss politics. Drfres the minus era.:,•. though.

Now Santa, after viewing the recent ckc1ion re1ums, I was wondering if you could give the readers ond myself your slant on DanBeO lhc resuhs.

Opinion I'd be glcul to, (l/r/raug/1I 11111st confess /JS I sir up /rue at ri,e Noni, Pole OJrd look down 011 rhe Un/red Stares. I seem w see a dark c/011dfon11ing 01•er it.

Pollution perhaps? \Veil, yes, ofcourse it's poll111io11 and I'll tell yo11 honestly, it's a ual bear to manuever through Ir every year. Po/1111/011. not the 011/y fom, of di,ry air and dirty Jakes due /11 pan 10 tire coriser,·arfre Republic<111S idea ofbig business at r/re ca.it of your e11viro11111e111 a11d your children's e11viro11me111, but a type ofi1uidio11s poll111io1110 the very spirit upo11 which your country wasforuuled. llow so, Santa?

Son, yo11 seem 1/J /urve forgouerr 1/rar Jam ce111uries old. I was arou11d when the first seulers from Europe landed 011 rhe east em coasrli11e ofAmerica In search ofindividual freedoms.

And, by golly, through hard 1,·ork and derennillarion. the pioneer spirit prevailed. altlrough 1101 without iri problems.

For ins1a11a, tire adve/11 ofthe Civil \Var.for e.wmple, brought great me11 Stich as Frederick Douglas allll Unco/n ro the fore arul gave a certain mirwrity,sumingly a more eq11al footmg irr America. Organ1wtio1rs such as the Klu Kltix Klarr did everyrhirrg in their powt!r to rear down these peoples for specific rights as human beings.

Now, 111 /994, with the RepublicOJIS primed ro take co111rol. their so.called "Comracr with America" ca11 011/y be defined as a co111racr w,rh a few Americarrs. I speak with s11ch com·icr/011 based arr rite fact that dernonil.lltiorr by coriser,·arives ofthe poor through ems 1111/re welfare system.

Medicaid arid Social Securiry 1,·ill ulrirrurrely lumn mi11onties wul Anglos alike arul create a larger chasm berwun the rich OJul poor.

Santll, wha1 about lhe archi1ect of '·ConU'Ucl with America." fu1ure Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich?

Ar my home here or the North Pole. I /rave two lists. 011e. is a list ofall the good bays arui grrls. The secollll is a list of1101 so good bays arui girls. New/, I'm afraid, has beer, on the second list a long, /011g rime, at leastfrom the early '60s. if I

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Cl-tokEcl-i ERRi ES "Sprinkles and red-hots optional " Hceecere we go! You lhlnk we've bffn offensh'e in the pasl, get a toad of these babies. .. ond mosl of the fun we're moklng ls of ourselves! Toke advantage of it while it lasts.

• All right Ne,.-s has gotten back 10 1he Sentinel siaff abou1 how many people have been complaining aboul Chokecherries. We've heard everything from how cruel they are 10 they aren't making sense.

Well, sorry, folks, we're jus1 uying to keep you on your fee1!

One more thing. We won' t start really repenting for our actions until somebody complains to our faces.

• In response to addilional reader's complaints regarding the lewdness of the Senlincl's ortides, all we have to say is. Hey, it could be worse, a lot worse!

For example, in a recenl fron1-page anicle in !he Associate Collegiate Presse's Trends. the words. uh- here comes the Senlinel's discreelncssF-lng A- doubles. Hello! This is on 1heir rront page! In the first paragraph!

And we gel lambru.tcd for saying damn! Damn damn damn! OK, we're all bener now. Whew.

• On 10 onolher slinky subject.

Is anyone really wondering what the horrid, awful, offensive, disgusting smell on campus is? Well, it's no11he mill on River Drive. No. no1 the Hedlund Building either (ha-hn) and, although 1he Sentinel's adviser ond other staff members would like 10 believe Lhis, It 's definitely nol the editors or the po per!

It's Iha! sewage-uea1mcn1plant just down the road from us.

So stop blaming lhe person walking ia front of you on the sidewalk every lime a bad smell filters up 10 your nose.

• On the ground noor of the Seiben Building, the men's restroom doesn't ha,·e u sign on the door. just a stenciled paint job that reads "Room 18."

Hmmm ... Picture Ihis scenario: A confused pi;.:,o deli,•ery person walks the halls of Seiben, 1101 k11owi11g what room 10 deli,•cr 10 mul while pushing open doors 011d peeking inside of 1•ario11s rooms, i111,oce111fy opens tire door of Room 18.

Oil my. a gentleme11 is sra11di11g /ull /ro111 to a urinal, 11111, doing Iris buli11esr.

"Sir. excuse me. did yo11 order a piz;,a?"

• Did you all know 1h01 Sentinel Adviser Nil~ Rosdoh.1 ls a closel singer? Just ask Duke Snyder's anthropology classes who meet in Lhe conference room righ1 next to Rosdllhl's onicc backdoor in the Sciben Building.

In fac1. one )luden1. who sit\ farthest away from Rosdllhl's door rcponed hc:uing very audible strains of "I'm so pretty, ohhh so pretty!" ngh1 in 1he middle of o lecture one day.

Snyder Jpparently ju~t ,hruggcd and con1inucd with his teaching.

Well, NIis, we think you 're prelly, so don't snuff out that 1alcn1 just because you have more of an audience 1han you thought!

• And. finally, bec:iu~c or 1he ~now. the com pus "swamplands'' have vanished. And may we ~ay that the maintenance crew has done a grcal job of keepinl,! 1he sidewalk, clear!

Now, wasn't thal sweel? Sec, even we eon be nice when we really wan1 to be! To the re~t or you out 1here, wu1ch your step, drive very cardully and have a great Chm1mas Break!

Oh! And keep your noses plugged! mmmm bye-bye!!!

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recall correctly. He was /11 college r/re11, Emory U11iversiry i11 Atlanta, and he would have no pan in the Civil Rights Movement then. just like 110w. He did11 '1 go ro Vie111am because he used school as 011 excuse. Says he's strong 011/amily values, bw separated from his wife Jacqueline. after 18 years ofmarriage ll'hile sire was 1111dergolng her second opera1io11/or cancer. After their divorce, Iris ex was forces 10 sue Nell'r for failure to make his alimony payme111s. Now. in /994. lie uses such vehicles as Rush Umbaugh (another bad, bad boy) and the Christian Righ1(1heydo11'1 even recefre coal) 10 get his message across. One more thing abolll Newt: After the eli:c1io11, he/axed me a prototype ofsome newfangled gatlget called the Newt Gingrich backscratcher. I'll be honest with you. It gives me the creeps just to think abow allowing myselfto leave my backside turned toward him.

Universally, your place in hislory is secure as a humanist, with you hiring the disabled (elves), your work with dysfunctional animals (Rudolph) and your year-round efforts to aid and brighten the lives of all children. Whal are you plans for the future?

Well.first I have christmas to 1vor0• about, ofcourse. And while l'm 171l1king my rounds this year, I believe I'll take time olll and guide my sleigh through tire pollution to /onn a gigantic "peace'' sign, so when people all over the world get 11p 011 Christmas day and look outside their door, tire first thing they will see will be the emblem oflove and humanity, the tme meaning ofthe binh ofJesus Christ.

I' ll look forward to seeing you in a couple of weeks. Thank you, Santa.

You're welcome, young matL Conclusion of in1erview.

There you have i1 rrom an icon Lhal is globally in the know. Don't believe it? Go ask him yourself. I did. Ho-ho-ho.

Henry Rollins tells a story of his life experiences on the road with Black Flag. This audio oook titled "Get In The Van' ch'onicles the years from 1981 to 1986, v,..i,en Black Flag defined American

lbJ$~ Liz Pha1r's album "Whip-Smart" is a soulful ard pU1l:y treat, full of pop melodies and guitar vvork that 1s truly alternative post-purk '90s!

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Wrestlers overco·me tough competition

by Jonathan Huy St111111d RtpOrlff

Ahhough the 1eum ha, had 10 foc11 1he death or John Turp~n and the su~pcnbion of three players, NIC Wrestling !lead Coach John Owen feeb 1ha1 hi~ team will be Jlrigh1.

"There 1s n Im of pO\llive lhings going on," Owen said. "We're really dc,cloping as a family."

The wres1ler,, proved 1ha1 1hey are sull a force on Dec. 2 wi1h n victory at 1he Lassen C.C. (Rcno, Nev.) l"'•it.itional.

"Lassen is one or the top two or three 1eams (in junior college wrestling) and we were fonu nn1c to beot them," Owen said.

Along wilh the vic1ory over Lassen, NIC also defeo1ed Lincoln College of Illinois and Phoenix College. Owen said tha1 NIC wrcs1led well the whole 1oumamen1, especially against Phoenix.

Before the wres1lers traveled 10 Lassen, 1hc:, faced 27 Di\•ision I schools in the La~ \'egas lnvi1ationnl. NlC was 1he only J .C'. of the 28-ieom field nnd was able 10 place 15th ror 1hc

Coming to Grips ...

tournament.

Frc~hmnn 13obby Pre-ia placed h1ghes1 with a scvcnlh plac:c fini\h.

I?\ entually falling 10 ii 01v1,ion I fin.ilist in las1 year's nationJI ,-r~s1hn:; rnccl "He', (Prc,to) a 1ruc trc,hman. and he wrc~lled real well," Owen ,aid.

Ray Routh placed cighlh n1 the tournnmen1. and Rici.. Moreno. Mau Paulson and Sclh Kernodle all came in 1he 1op I:! Owen said that i1 could h,1,c been even closer ,r NIC could h.i,e \I.On some of the five mn1ches 1hn1 "'ere e11hcr los1 by one poin t or in o,cn1me.

Aller facing some 1ough compc1i11on early in 1he season. Owen hus a good idc,1 of where hh 1eom 1~ a1 na1ionall)'.

"We're no1 #I nnd we know 1h01 we hove ,1 way~ 10 go," Owen ~aid.

"We' ll be ranked 111., bu1 Garden City (las1 year'~ na1ional champions for junior colhlgc) h Mill the 1e11m to bent." photo by Michelle Schwend After a mon1h on the road. 1he team· Who's down?-An NIC wrestler takes down his opponent in a home match in the will gel 10 wrestle a1 home on Dec. 16 Christianson Gymnasium. aguinst Clackamas.

Women come back for victory over Spokane

by Cody Rnlthcl Se111111el Reporter II is hard 10 benl 1he snmc 1cam 1wice. Just ask Spokane Communi1y Colleges. which belll NIC in Spokane 71-63.

Five people fouled ou1 for NIC and 1hc Sasqua1ch shot an unbelievable 65 free lhrows. Ou1 the second time around it was Nonh Idaho's turn a1 home coun ndvanrnge as lhe Cards held off a 1enncious Community College.. of Spokane 1erun with a 69-62 \'ictory at Christianson Gymnasium to bump their record 10 4-2.

The Cards mniniained n small sum1oun1oble lend rnos1 of the game. and then held off n frontic surge from Spokane. Michelle Greenwood neued 24 poin1S for lhe Cards. Greenwood took advantage or 1hc considerable height advan1age she hnd on the Spokane defender and con1inucd 10 dominn1e the Sasqua1ch all nigh1.

"We wnn1~ 10 ge1 lhe ball inside 10 our big players, and Michelle (Greenwood) was a\>1e 10 pu1 1he ball in the hole tllld score," Head Conch Greg Crimp said.

Spokane came back with vengeance, however.

S1cphame Su1er connec1ed on a 1hrce-poin1 piny 10 extend an eigh1-point NIC lend. The Sasqua1ch' s big gun was Laura Frolich. who led Spo~ane in scoring wilh 14 poinlS. Fralich scored two quick baskets including n stolen inbound pass. She then dro,•r 1he lane and drew a foul. She

made both ends of 1,1c one-and-one 10 cut the lead 10 tluec wi1h 32.5 second~ left. Aundy Howcnon made from end or the one-and-one nnd then Su1er blocked a ~ho1 and wa~ fouled. She made both of her free lhrows to seite the game at 69-62.

"She did a grea1 job on defense blocl..ing out and blocking shots," Head Coach Greg Crimp said of Su1d s inspired play.

Suter scored nine and Melissa McCullough added 13 poinis for NIC w11h n solid shoo1ing performance from the field.

Crimp said he wns a linle concerned wi1h his 1eam's help side defen5e. ''We had a linle bn of a breakdown help-side because or !heir quickness. 1hey liked 10 penetrJ1e a lot and have a pnticn1 offense," Crimp said.

Prior to the Spokane Community College game NonJ1 Idaho played asainst an undersized C<nttal Washing1on junior varsily squad. NlC won by n s1i0ing margin, 75-45.

The Cards used good pressure defense 10 hold lhe Wildcats 10 just odismal 25 percen1 from lhe field and 12 points in the fim half, 28 perctnl for the game.

"Firs! half I wn.s really happy wi1h our defense," Crimp said.

McCullough led NIC in scoring with 14 poims.

McCullough go1in10 Jn early groove, hilling NIC's fir.I lhrce shots.

"She just go1 off IO a real good &ian," Cnmp said.

Howenon came off the bench 10 score eigh1 poin1s. including two three-pom1sho~.

• Aundy did a good job off the bench she got her feel se1 a.nJ worked her tan off on defense," Crimp said.

Rebecca Tolin scored nine, Be1h Palmer chipped in nine, and Sidona Schruufnagcl added seven rcunlS 10 finish ou1 NIC's scoring.

Crimp said lhut even !hough he wns able 10 gel a good rouuion of players into the game he still has a hard time ll}'ing 10 fil everyone in10 the game.

"I lhough1 1ha1 we had many players tha1 played well.

Camie Moffa1 pla)'ed ~upcr as always." Crimp said.

"Aundy and Sid also hod solid games." n.~ Cw.h ,ook ~uni, pince a, 1he Big Foo11oumamen1 in Spokane, falling 10 1he host team. In 1he semifinal round NlC beal Columbia BJsin 71-60. Palmer scorched the ne~ for 22 poinlS off8 - 14 shooting offlhe bench to lead all NIC scorers. Soler pul in 11 and Greenwood 12 poinlS. Brandy Ross grabbed eigh1 rebounds and scored e1gh1 poinlS. The women' 1ear.1 Ill'.<~ their 4-2 record heading in10 league piny which begins Dec. 9 at Snow College.

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lntramurals going strong Saving books means earning lots of $$$$$

by Jonathan Hay Stnlintl Reporter

Ba,ketball is quickly b<:coming the most popular spon in America, and the intramural spons dcpnnment has come up with mnny ways to make sure that the students of NIC hove J chance 10 piny.

Thn.>c-on-three basketball has Marted and I I tC.'.lms have signed up for the evening league. Games ilfe being played Monday-Thursday with the action staning last Wednesday.

The league turned out 10 be co<d because there was not enough intere:.110 s1an a woman's IC.'.!gue.

Another upcoming basketball event i~ the Scl)ick Super Hoops Thrcc-on-'llucc Tournament coming up aft(r winter break. The event will be a three,on-three tournament spon,ored by Schiel with both mdn's and women's competition. The winners or the competition will hn,c the chance 10 go to Ponlnnd to face the best lhrec-on-thrcc ICllms from colleges :ind univcr..itics across the Nonhwes1. Everyone who competes will get free shaving equipment from Schick. Flyers will be posted on the bulletin boards around campus 10 give sign-up infonnotion. lntromurul volleyball wrapped up recently wilh the team WWP ~ing the title. WWF bC.'.11 Boatia 2 in the championship game 10 take home the championship for the yw.

The Thanksgiving events wrapped up recently wilh turkey bowling and a fun-run, Eleven people pruticipated in the turkey bowling which was won by Kelly Honon. Honon was awarded a turkey for winning the contest while Chris Richardson won a chicken for coming in second place. Ten people pnnicip3ted in the lfurkey Trot fun-run. Jnson Miller won rhc men's division and Sarah Miller won the women's section of the race. Borh people won a turkey for their effons.

For more information about these events contact Paul Manzardo in his oflice in the basemen! or lhe SUB or check the bulletins posted oround campus.

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Friends remember Turpen "tle~flll And Had Th~~~iest

Heart.•. He put Everyone Fi~t And Would Give the Shirt Off His Bock...

--5aa,e Turpen

by Erin Siemers

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PIIOlo E.ditor

"You get paid 10 ref (the kids) bu1 you didn't have to pay John," Hanull said. "Most guys won·, go out and wresllc with !he kids Bl tournament~ because you're :ill sweaty and gross,

Counselor Donna Runge says it's hard for her 10 come 10 work lately.

Up until two weeks ago when she entered !he gym she was always welcomed by !he fan1ilior shout of"Hi. Donna!" I! crune from !he bleachers. where John Twpen religiously did his stair laps evesy morning.

NJC wrcsllcr John Turpen died Nov. 16. He was 22 years old and he was dcdicntcd nOI only 10 his stair laps, but many lhings. Wreslling. children and !he d~ire 10 someday be a coach were just a few.

John was born Oct. 15, 1972 in Spokane. He groduatcd from Univcr.;hy High School; this was hil> third year at NIC. Ile loHxl nll ~pons, especially bas\..ctbJll and he loved drumming and music The nnendwicc at hi!. funeral wa.~ O\'er 300 strong, one of the l:irge:,1the Colonial Clmpcl h:l\ ewr :.ccn. ''I'll tell you \\1101. When I die I don'1 expec1 tha1 kind of rcccplion,'' Wrestling Co.'1Ch John Owen srud.

11le funcmJ IVtb upbc;ll. wil11many Morics from family and friends.

"Everyone \..new• Turpen a.\ lhcsamc guy," Biology Tcacl~ Mike Hrurod rt"Callcd.

Owen had been with Turpen during his years at NlC. and Turpen looked up 10 him a grc:u deal.

"He \\-.is always happy nnd po)itive," Owen said.

He h:ld al'>O improved greatly O\'er his three yt.U'S. This y.w, !hanks 10 all his hard wori. wld dedication, would ha,"C oo.-n his yw to shine. Owen snid he would give up all or nis trophic:. 10 ha1·e turpen back aguin.

"He may llOI ha,-c been the bcsl wrestler on the 1can1, but he "'on the gan1e oflifo," Owen said.

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He had the ~-peel of everyone on the 1cmi.

His roonunate and teammate Ch.'ld Edgar said he was the type or guy 10 gi1-c anylhing he had 10 help out a friend.

"Anything !hat was in the house tha1 was his. wns ours,''

Edgar said.

W~ller Kirk Hruucll wm miss Turpen ns bis w'Od;ou1 panner.

"I'm Olll! Oflhc few guys thnt was here when he was a freshman, so l'\'e seen John de1·elop os a wresller and os a person," H1utzell said. ''He had a real energy about him that you oouldn'1lllke away.''

Becoming acoach w.u John's goal because he lo,'ed

but he didn't care. He'd always have a big crowd wn1ching."

Wrcsller Scou Surplus recalled the time Turpen was out Mounlnin biking wil11some of the guys.

"He hit a bump and he kind of...hun himself in a certain spot (He hit tile ccmer bar.) He was out for a good week". faocrybody ga"e him a hard time about it. especially when he announced 10 Coach Owen and the rcs1 of the 1e.1m llint he had to go :.ee l11e nul'.C and wouldn't be 'p.uiidp:ning' for a while. ''He lei it roll righ1 off of him," Owen siud.

Tul]lCn was a jo\..~tcr and liked 10 ha,c everyone lnughing.

0\\'lln said he would ofwn make fun of himselfjust 10 mllkc everyone el!.e laugh. ''He w:is the hanlcsl worker and alwayr, helped peQplc," Surplus said. "He migl11 not ha,e b.Jen n national champion but he was a nn1ional dnllcr." · ''Ire one word I think of 10 describe Turp is ~1)o.JCI." Trnvis Hughes said. "He was there more lhan any of us and had mere fun lltllll uny ofus. He was a funny guy. Once my p:iren!S were here and !he nuuch had JUSl gOlten over, nnd Twp went up 10 my parenis and said. 'Wld now I'm going 10 go do what I came to NIC to do.' and he w'Cnt out and rolled up the malls."

'Turpen was j\L~I a hnppy-go-lucky kind of guy and he would help )'Ou anytime "ithoul wnnting anything in rcuun and you could couni on him anytime you nc«led anything done,"Mikc Smith said.

He fought fires ";lh some of the other wrestler'~ lhis 5\lmmff in Priest l.Jke. They would rome back to aunp tired. hot. and grubby. MoSI of the wrc,llcr's would come back, Illy out !heir sleeping bags and skep on the ground. ''l'urp was the only one who pulls out his tt nt. Smilh Nlid.

"We'd gel back from working 14-hour days n:ndy 10 relwt.

Torp would bo! out !here with his broom sweeping around his tenL Turpen was an organized person."

'Torp always lus the cleanest room in the house," Hughes swd.

From somebody as happy and scnsiti,-e as John. you wouldn't expect anything less lhan a perfCCI boyfriend.

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Hwhef Larson \\'3.SJohn's girlfriend for over two years.

"We were very close and depended oo each other for

everything," Larson said.

On his Jove for children she commcnied. '1t mllkcs me sod more than Mything 1hm he never had a cluulce 10 h:lve children. He wanted !hat more than anything.' ' Larson said she has been upset m all the negntive press lately on John's accidenL One paper suucd Iha! dcprl'$ion mny have led 10 his dnnking !hat night, and she said she ,vaiit~ to end those rumors.

"Anyone who knows John knows Iha! he was never depr~ ... Larson said.

"John was a '!he gl~ is half full not half e.mpcy· I) p,.i of person. Hewn.~ definitely n o t ~.. Larson said. ''He didn't judge people. I cnn'1 think of anyone he didn't like."

Larson also commented on how funny John coold be.

"We'd mllkc fools of oursel,es wnlking in stores just being goofy." He also enjoyed putting on hercha.'fleadingskin and running around the house doing cheers.

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John's older sister. Sadie Twpen. is getting m:uried in October and John was going 10 give her away. "John wns absolutely wonderful," Turpen said.

Every yror the two of them had "a date'' running Bloomltlay, struting since he WM 7. "He'd always gel the crowd laughing," she said. " He wn.~ fun loving and had the biggest he.In. A clown. He put everyone else flll'ot and would give the shin off of his bock." r'Ot' example. when J(lhn got his new truck hu g.wc hi.~ old, bcm-up Chevenc to u friend who badly needed o car.

John wn., a Dalin.~ Cowboys fan. When he wa, younger hi: would watch c,cry gwne in his official Cowboy g=. Grey. bell·bollom corduroy~. hi\ Cowboys jeri;ey, lube sock.,. wrh1 band.\ wld haL He would sit and watch the game wid scream and yell. • "I ~ to make fun ofh1m," remembered Sadie fondly.

"We'\',: alway~ ba:n very cl~ We'd fight hke noonru, but it al"'ays ended in a hug. We always hwried nnd made up before Mom came homc."

S:idle ulso srud John was very proud of NIC and c~cii..-d 10 be here JOO Wre$1Jc,

•••• Qv.en told a story ofTurpen in high school. Owen's

brolh:r. Danny Owen, was Turpen's c:ooch during hil. high school career. TlllJ)!ll ~ 1.0me encourogcmcm to lose wdghL Danny Qv.en ~ cha.sing John around the gym while singing ..furpentine. Turpentine, if you lose I'll break your ~ine." John Qv.cn·~ son Tommy liked 10 add Olhct lyrics 10 the song. ''Turpenunc. Turpentine. he kisses rw chicks all the time." ''Thru song developed all kinds of difTerem ve= 10 it." said John Owen.

"He was a man of many nicknarnes- Turpenator, Turpentine and Turbo<hargcd were a few," Qv.,:n said. " He touched peoples' Ii,~." Ov.tn said. ''He didn't e, en know it. he d1dn'1lhink he wa.~ any bcuer than anybody.

Wrestling was his family."

"Much or whal we do is about winning." Owen said "There is a lol of llllJc about winning. winning. winning. but wilh John it was real." .. John defined a different way of winning. Winning was nboul helping ieammares, winning was believing in whal we're doing here and helping 10 show lfflWIS around." ~n said.

"That was his ddinition of winning. He won o,-er everyone's heans. He won the game."

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'Drugs are no good for student bodies' Ryan

Fr'o nt(lett'to 'right):-Kris' Stein', 1-(iggins,Jake Fleischli Back (left to right): Chris Aller, Brandie Gladish, Renee Goltz, Jessica Walter, Seth Sievenpiper

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Men compete against top ranked junior college con1ribu1ing ever ~ince he s1cppcd on10 lhc coun.

"I feel good about Tijuan's play con5idcring lhese arc has firs1 game~ ... Head Coach Rolly William.~ said. ln their l:ucs1 ou1ing. the Cards fell 10 Community College~ of Spokane 75-71 on D<.-c. 7. The main anll)e oflhe loss was 1he Cnrdinnlf tow shooung pcrcen1nge of 33 pcrtenl. The Cards sho1 n lowl>· 26-79 from the field. NIC trailed 36-32 ai lhc half. The S0squn1ch Jump.-d ou1 to u 16-poim le.id with the hdp of n Wnllacc nn1iv..: Kris Hamp1on. The 6-(001-6 Hnmpton scored 17 points nnd grabbed nine rebounds.

Spokan.: held off n tn1c Nonh ldnho surge 10 claim a 75-71 ,•ic1ory. Roy Kruiswyk led the Cards with 19 points and I l rebounds.

Wenatchee Valley College was I.he beginning of a fourgame ro.'ld 1np 1hn1 concludes Fnday nigh1 :u Dixie College.

The Knights of Wenatchee gnvc lhc Cardinals a teM a:, Nonh ldnho squeaked ou1 a 86-82 vic1ory. The KnighL~ drained six three-points shots 10 keep 1hc game close. Down the stre1ch Steve Helm hi1 11 of 12 shots from the foul line 10 pu.~ NIC over lhe top. Five Cardinals scored in double ligure.s. Helm, me redshin freshman poin1 guaro led lhe rerun with 19 poinis.

NIC sho1only 1-13 from three-point land.

Big Bend was the last home game lhai I.he Cardlnnll, ployed before going on 1heir four-game ro.1d uip. Big Bend scored 93 points on the Cards inn 93-89 win. The Big Bend game mnrked the arrivol of Dini. n freshman from Ten-e. Dini became eligible 10 piny for the Big Bend game afier fulfilling rome academic requirements. Dtnl was n perfect 2-2 from the field and added 50 percent shooting from three-point range for photo by Miehe/le Schwend 12 points.

Big Bend was led by a 27-poini performance of AbdCllll White men can't Jump-Claude Walker jumps for a rebound.

Sm11h. Williams said that his team coutdn'1 stop Smith insioo.

Smilh shol 9-17 from the field for SO percenL Williams

by Cod) Raithel Senrmfl Repor1u The 7-4 men·s bas~c1bnll 1eam has odded a new player nnd nnd has been picking up some pre.~e.Lwn vic1ories. 1l1ey have be,m collec1ing their fnir \h,u-e of non,confcrem:e losses 11$ well, a.~ lhcy prepare for ICJguc play be!!inning 1his w,'Ck. 1ijunn Dial lxx:ame cllg1blc 10 play nnd has been

chnngcd up his dcfcn~e on Smilh by pulling 6-(001-9 Claude Walker on Smhh. From the 1imc Wnlkcr WU-\ guarding him, Smilh only scored on~ b.1skc1, nnd that wa,,, u ~pcru11on three as lhc shot clock was w111ding down. Walker ployed iniensc defen~. which laltr resulted inn technical foul nf1er an alterca1ion with Big Bend player.

Williams said that his team hnd tr0uble rebounding agams1 Big Bend, who ou1boarded the Card\, 40-3 t.

Helm s1ole 1he ball with 42.5 left on the clock and 1hcn rnn the lcnglh of the noor went up and was blocked. Big Bend lhen played c:uch until NIC finally fouled with I. I lefl on the clock.

"When you gel into thn1 situation you don't have any choice," Williams said Williams said he was disappom1ed with hi~ 1enm·s enthusiasm and menU!I mislllkes down the sucich. He also said, howe,-er, that he though1 his 1eam played well on defonsc 31 times. ·•we need 10 be more delibo:rate on our switching: 93 points is a lot 10 give up," Williams said.

Bolh Helm and Jamie Snook had 15 points. Kruiswyk added 18 points from the posL The men's team won the Nestle Classic by beating Big Bend 93-79. Snook was named tournament MVP. Snook had 24 points in the championship. The Cards beat Bellevue in !ht semifinals 89--06. Teddy Russinov came off lhe bench to score 13 points in lhe ftrSI half. He finished with 18 points and pulled down nine rebounds. Helm scored 17. Along with Snook.

Helm and Kruiswyk were named 10 the wumamen1 team.

NIC wraps up its road uip 01 Columbia Basin before re1uming borne Dec. 15 against College of Southern Idaho. The Cards play Sll!Urday Dec. 10 m DWe College, which is 13 ranked in country for junior colleges.

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by Jason M. Burke , Se11ti11el Reporter egional poets were given ru, opponunity \o share their work Dec. I. Writing Aloud, "Prose & Poelt)' of our Regionnl Writers," was held in lhe SUB . 10 a full audience.

The first reading was by Virginia Johnson. un English instructor. She read an essay cmilled "Village Watchman" by Terry Tempisl Williruns.

This story hnd a theme that emphasized who.I people can do instead of what they can't. The story's main character was handicapped, but held a unique viewpoints and insights. He was, therefore, very capable.

1 Following the essay, mru,y poems were presented.

Chris Thompson has been published in the "frestlc Creek Review." One of the poems he read was "Scene 4." The focus of this piece was one moment in time: a dance with n loved one.

Student Jeremy Seagler wrote about thoughts and feelings that go unexprC$5Cd. His poem was accurately

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More lalentcd anists followed. Some read as mony as four poems.

I must admit, the reading was not what I expected. I nm often lira! of hearing about the depression and dissatisfaction of society that seems 10 be expressed through poem and song.

I expected 10 hear angry, depressing, and dark verses, bul they weren't. Some wen: wrinen from o sad viewpoint, but were enjoyable to liMen 10.

I learned that poetry is more than just rhyme. it's n tool thol can be used 10 e"q>ress any feeling or t.'iought.

Themes throughout the evening included childhood, religion. foith. confusion. winter, relalionships, ru,d e,·en infinity nnd the cosmo~ It \\ti.'> ea.\y 10 tell that the poe15' fl!l!ling~ were best expressed lhrough the words they chose.

Nol all n:.lding, nn: open. but there will be more.

Upcoming readings will be Jru1. 26, Feb. 16. March 23, nnd April 20. /\II C\'Cnb will bent 7 p.m. in the SUB.

The NO!th Idaho Colk.ogc thcrner ckpanment will JIM,Cnl r1 ploy entitled ''Tb: Chalk Gruden" in January. lb: pl.iy is urdadin.'Clion of t.hcalcr head Tim R:uid•. Joel l>.K.'l<dl b the :1.11>hllllll producer witl1 DJ. EmL~on assi<.tant director.

'1lie Cb:~.k Ganlen" is an Engli<Ji com..'Cly in lhe ,dn of Congre,'C. It \\'rl'I wriuen by n.'IIOwncu playwri1e and writW Ellid Bognokl. B.1gnold m:eiwd the Awanl oft>IL'ri1 MedJ!oflhc American Academy of Ans aoo Leucr.. m 1956.

Wl'C11 '1re Chalk Grutb1" was re~'CI in the United Suues in 1957 ii gnm=l m,-c reviews and filled theaters on Bnnlway.

New Y<rk Times writer Brooks Alkinson slid. ''There b a srimulrumg mind ru \\OO< in 'Ire Chalk Garden.' It is coumgeous. subtle and dctoc.hed. II is one of the I..°'~ rninds thalha,e upset !he complacency ofBrooo" ay for a long time."

The S:uurday Review or Lill.'t'J!Wt \\1:111 on 10 call ''fh: Clclk Gan:l,in""a play that ist:.wemely poelic without lhc formali.ling rhythm or \'t'nt., lhat is \\iuy without lhe

~orfllltC." 11-..: play it.,,df, which utiliJ.cs lWO lllill~ and ~\'CO rcmnJCS IO le:lding role:,, re,'01\-e<- .uoond a woman who~ over (wi1ho111 referurx:es) as govern...~ to a holmlokl of power in Ellgfard Hcrjob i.\ io wJJCh Ille gmndd.wglut.Tor M o,'l.'ltc.iring. fom)!tjy beautiful . paui.Jrch:!I ~ "hogan:le~~iwly to try Md =p.: Ille clu1e~ of okl ~:Ire grarddaugh1t,'I"'~ tmtJu ha.\ n:manied and has UuJc to oo wilh rerchild. The man..=1 ofIlle e:.irue b ac~,~ old man who is exploited by the grandtlaugluer. U ~ in the hou1oehold. th.on.: is Ille evil in:;ence of lhc fonner bulJcr who is bedridden di.! to a suoke.

The foa that tbc go,'ffllCS.S is M C:.HXltwicl who has den: a life setlk."llCt fa- munler and wac; only ia:cnlly kt out i~ tmig/11 toa~ \\lien tile judge WOO SC!llt.'f!COO Jneot~ 10 lunch. ~ IR ltaling roles of Ille pwy nn: NIC MWelll!> Pam Long. l.!um Srobk:. Julie Powt.'ll and John McPhetson. ON fa- lhc Bos,.\dl Hall t\~nt will be f~ forsiudent with ID. c:in1'i. $2 for aher rollcge and high school ~ t s and SS fa- non-swdeoJS. Sec lhe caJerdar b.>low for show time:..

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Music to Munch by, SUB. 11 :30 D.m.

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• December 10-ll, Saturday and Sunday Sounds or Christmas; 8 p.m.

S11turday, 2 p.m. Sunday.

• December 14, Wednesday The Nutcrocler, Eugene B.illct Bos.,.cll Hall, 7 p.m.

Tick~ rang<! from $7- $16.

• January 26, Thursday Poetry rc:idmg in the SUB. at 7p.m.

• January 26-29 'The Chlllk Garden" Shows open at 8 p.m. Jan. '.!6-28 a.nd at 2 p.m.

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Students pontify upon effects, causes of burnout, provide advice, solutions Fi"c semesters ago. we entered N!C ns (relali\'ely) innoccn1 and naive people, and in the rush to gc1 classes somehow ended up on 1he Se01inel s1aff. In high school. we bo1h were Involved in a number of exiracurriculor acthi1ies. S1upidly. we though1 thn1 involveme01 in a college newspall('r would no1 be all tha1 different from having worked on the yeorbook in high school.

Two and half ycrus la1er. n few withdrawal slips nnd a lower gradepoint than maybe we mighl hove wonted. it frightens us when we s.-e other people making the same rnasrakes we made.

On the Sentinel, there is incredible pressure 10 excel. And adminedly, our other work hns suffered. This yenr we have had the c,;pericncc of watching the grades of 01her, less-experienced staff members Md those invoh•cd an other activities suffer :ilso.

One 1imc. we were asked why on Eru1h we do wha1 we do here on the Sentirlel. (The qucs1ion .. wns in reference to the many allRachel Williams & Justin Smith nighters. angry reader responses Pontification and dcudlines thn1 fall on the same day of difficult finals.) An answer (coming from Rnchel) t} that we care about ir. Nol many people core these days. h simply wouldn't be possible for either of us 10 just walk away with on issue of the paper unlini~hed simply because we were sick and tired of the pressure (though nr times we really would like 10 smash a liM through one of our Mncinrosh screens or print n diny word in six-inch leucrs on 1he from page).

No1hing in life is easy and you juq have 10 learn 10 bnlnnce your respon~iblliries and your prioriric!>. That's easy 10 say. we know. from o nice. comfy comru1er chair.

Even after 1wo nnd a half yenn, of pmcricc, it would appear that we still haven't lcnmcd our lc!ISOn\. We s1ill 1end 10 ger a liulc pcnurbcd when a compu1cr crashes ar rhrl!e in the moming and half 1h11 paper's pages need tO be redone. We hnve teamed 10 save nnd save and save and save often; a good rule for any computer-buffs.

The s.:curiry folks ,rill spot a cr.:w of three or four students trouncing a.round the dike road 111 rhc middle of the nigh1 geuing some fresh air o.nd the ligh1 in 1he Sentinel office often bums for rwo day~ and nigh1s straight and 1he people who work graveyard n1,\lbcnson·s no doubt get used 10 the same group of college I.ads purchasing a bag of Doriros. a six-pacl.. of Pcp;i and Vivarin.

Through all 1hi;, "e have lwncd some1hing though. No one person CWl accomplish Cl'CJ)tlunl) and us much as we'd like 10 be. we w-cn'r nil superpcrsons.

Dur we hove wn1ched overworked, discouraged clussmatei. end up wirhdruwmg from school ahogcrhcr nnd we've seen plenty of people go down the <Iraan because 1h~y tlidn't know how 10 balance their schedules and hves So for, 1h01 hasn't happened 10 us ond we would like 10 help it nor hnppcr, to someone else Here are 1-0me pointers: •0on·11ry 10 accomplish the impossible, 16 credits. a full-rime job and responsabiliries don't mnkc for happy teachers or students.

•LJmir the pen:cnrnge of rime you spend on any one acti\'ity "Milke homework a priority. and when the going gets tough. don't JUSI wilhdraw from all your classes. The longer you stall tnking a clllSS, 1hc longer you are going 10 be here at NIC. Good luck 10 all the 01her new "motivated" students out there!

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New Nirvana must-have

Live album exploration in last sad chapter of first 'alternative' band ironic chorus, "and I don't have a gun, yes, I sweor that I don't have o gun." There ore also six covers Ir seems strange 10 see n new Nirvnna release on of other bnnd's songs, Wld again Cobain is the shelves. Wasn't it just yesterday that we were masterful in his vocal work. "We of Fire" may be all shocked m 1he self-inflicted. one-way ride taken the best cover on the album .. tailor-mode for by the slight musician from Aberdeen, Wash.?

Nirvana's wring-all-the-emotions-our-of-everyKun Cobnin never wns the generational icon verse style. lha1 he was ponmyed as, and yet, his disjointed, lf"Live in New York" had nor been preceded painful lyrics by Kun Cobain's dca1h it would hove been regarded ns just another exploration exercise in the band's career. Now, however, it's the Inst on, exploration in the sad chapter of Nirvana. This the painting continuing pictures of screwed-up middle last live release by the band that spawned the American lives with his trodemark twisted, poetic "nhcmarive" movement. No moner what all the nngsr. critics say the fact remains that millions of JJ<.'Ople Nirvana's latest rel=e. "Live in New York. identified with Cobain and his broken-family Unplu~ed," is almost painful 10 li~ten 10 the lirsl upbringing in the Washington logging IOI\ n of rime. This album feels like the first really intimate Aberdeen. Few will forger the furor that their glimpse in10 the publicily mnchine that was major label debut, "Nevermind," brough1 into the Nirvana. Cobain's vocals are pure and unfcnered, music industry. he isn't hW11pcred by wailing electric guilnrs nnd The bouom line is rhnr Cobain nnd hi~ b.ind pounding drum solos. We loved Nirvana because mares definitely deliver on, "Lave in New York." h of Cobain's lyrics and, let's face it. Kris isn·11heir most powerful work and ii doesn't brtak Novelsevic and Dave Groh! were just along for the the ground that "In Urero" did, but it docs give us a ride. I can remember one music critic who said. glimpse of a nor-quire-so-angry Cobain and some "Cobain simply can't write a bad pop song." To of his sterling vocals. This is in direct contrast 10 hear nim and hi~ band breaking new ground nnd the stark, row "iolcncc of his death. thinking nbour whnr-could-havc- lx.-en is the worst "Live in New York" isn'1n biggest hits package part of this album. either (those will come soon) bccau~e their "Live In New York" fca1ures ~ome clussic definitive song. "Smells Like Teen Spirit," is Nirvana rune,. n,e C\•il underpinning~ of "Polly" nowhere 10 be found. This is simply the l~t release seems even more sinister unplugged llJld "Come from o bnnd rhar cap1urcd o generation. A mustAs You Arc" rings fonh with Cobain's bincrly have.

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Combined bands pay tribute to America's great heritage l>y Mil,~ Blenden Sen1i1~I Reporter The Boswell Hull Auditorium was ov.:rflowing with the soon~ of mu,,ic as the North ld:iho College Symphonic Band, alonl! with die Kellogg Middle ~hoolBand

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M=w Junior High BnnJ. p:iid tribute to Am.-rican ooirogdnlhe Nov. 19 fall ron.:cn.called '1bc M111e of Musicians."

The themt for the concert was decided last spiog and since lhtn w meaninl,! 1w wen oo a much mon: penonal meaning for the NIC b.1nd. Since the decision OD the theme, siA members or the band have I05I family membm.

"We are all poducts of tbo:sc lhat have bffll dose 10 us.~ said Teny Jones. conductor of the NIC Symphony. "l'oni[!ht we honor those lost family mcmbm by ccldnting 'Our lkrir.lge"...

1l1C Kcllogc and Moscow bands began lhe rooom as a rombintd righlh grade band. playing such pauiotic anthems a\ "-c.olonel Bogey Mllreh" and "Eoplc Oest." Rich3nl Dickinson :ind Dale Kkinnt conducted the pe,fOffllallCe, which kepi the music )O\'ffi g:ilhemd the CVCIII c:eptiYlllcd for the duration.

Ne~t was the immacuw North Idaho Symphonic Band. cooducted by Jones. The b3nJ played a "ide '1':111Cl)' of different mll)ic, liom "Salute to Amt'rio:an Jazz" to ''On an American Spiritual" and "Suite of Oki American Dances." The hand was flaw~ aoo seemed CJttremely well practiced. ~ grand finale. "Sim and Stripes Forevtr.~ flooded over the awescnd Crtl"-d .11111 brougbl !be night 10 an exccllcnl close.

Anyone inteRSla:d in sering the NIC S)inphony On:laua'• upcoming coo,;at can check them OUI lloog wilh the NJC Coacen OIOir and Madrigal Sm,rn Dec. JO and II iD "Soclllds of QrisriJias for a Nc:wAge."

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Unique environment, great dishes; it's all at Takara arc not very privnte, either. 11,c rooms ore separa1ed by

by Christopher Cloney panial walls wllh thin paper barriers making up the midStnti11el Rtportu sec1ion. There are no doors on the booths, but rather, Olll you say Nabeynki Udon, Sakamushi or maybe decorative cunains hung in front of each entronce.

Agedash1 dofu? Jf you're lucky enough to be Ouent in The booths were clean and roomy and actually give you Jap:mese, or maybe you're just hungry for sushi. Yes. you might say these things. especially If you visit Takara, Coeur the feeling of privacy unlil the obnoxious group in 1hc adjacent booth s1arts a spiri1cd conversation about crystals, d'Nene's only Japanese restaurant and sushi bar. backpacking and South American legumes, as was the case I had heard rumors of the many raw fish delicacies and during my visit. Still, I suppose the environment is authentic dishes served there, but had only imagined authentic, and noise is a pnrt of 1hc architecture- sons the actually paying them a visit so I might C:ish out 30 or 40 obnoxious convcrsa1ion- but for from ''private." bucks for a plate of raw seaweed and a few cutlets of cold Th~food on the other hand, was absolutely delicious herring and a I and the ponions were far larger than I hod imagined. I had Budweiser.

I have always the chicken 1criyakl-1empura and en ice cold glass of '-·- - - - - - - - - - - - ' · been somewhat sapporo. The main ponion of the meal consisting of grilled, fond of Japanese cuisine and I mus1admit I really like most teriynki chicken, steamed rice and on imaginative assortment of bauered vegetables, while the side plate 1vas types of sushi, so I decided to give it a try.

Upon our arrival, my companion and I were met by a a rnther generous pile of bane red shrimp accompanied by a !>owl of tempura sauce for dipping. Mmmm, it smelled so cheerful young woman. whom after welcoming us and good. dctcnnining whether or 001 we needed to smoke, asked if we would like o privotc and somewhat more authentic And, once I hod re-mastered the an of the chopsticks. I seating arrangement than the one provided by the brightly happily devoured all of it. Then the check came. lit, mble-cluucred dining area. We agreed for the sake of I wasn't entirely ru.1oundcd by it, but I wouldn't adventure, nnd as we were led 10 o privme booth (after recommend i1as a subs1i1u11on for staple foods like moc removing our shoes. of course) I s1arted 10 have the feeling and cheese or Top Ramcn- a1lcas1 not on n college thnt this wasn' I gomg 10 be your average dining e"pcricncc. student's budget. I paid a whopping $30 for the meal.

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by John M. Myers Stnlintl Reponer

Bill Richards. His name is two first names, and hi s middle name is o mystery. Ir you enroll in an NIC science class thnt begins with ..gco"' he will be your instructor. Usually.

Bill is in his mid-30s. bur he looks like he could be in his lute 20s nnd he admirs whim~ically thnt he acts like he is 12. He is a 30-somcthi ng mnn who hos immersed himself in rhc realm of geology. Richards comes from the Midwest where rhc ropogrJphy is less 1han drrunaric.

Born m Oklohonm. he decided lo move to Texas at rhe tender age or 2.

Ahhough hc wns raised in Lhc plains. he contends that the rocl-5 rh,:rc arc infinity more mlriguing thun our mountain boulders rhni liner our region.

He has y-:1 to vi~it Hawaii. rhc great geological Mecca.

However he has perused Mt. St Helens. Why? Because ii b rherc He refuses 10 hypothesiL.C whether geologists arc made or born. but he lrnlo u hunch thar in his youth an aunr (who shall rcmnin namclcs~) fostered hi, early cnrlhly curiosuics. She has yet to be appropriately compensated.

He Jumpt,-d the hoops. and gOt the degree from Knns,IS State Unh•cr~iry. b that proper preparation for an out-of-1he-bluc mmcml quiz'! Just you wa11:

So I was kinda cocky. The rock was in my pocket. and when he was mentally off-balance. I socked i1 to him. I handed him the shiny me1ollic stone and demanded that he idenrify it immediately. using any resources that he might have in his oflicc. At rirsr he was dumfoundcd. I could see it in hi s eyes. Wirh brow furrowed he carcss~-d the s1onc; then :urcr a few fragile seconds, his face softened. rhen ii shifted 10 a couched. smug smile...Hcm:ui1e- J"cl srake my life on it."'

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So now you an: invariably O$~ing yourielf. .. What doe.s a full blown geologist car for breakfast?"" Frosted Flakes is the answer. When the rime reels right he rrcm) himself to a Froot Loops and beer brcukfasr.

His be~t friend is his dog Charlie. who shores hi s reddish hair. Charlie h~ yet to save the life of her master. but dommn. she sure would probably like to.

Ilow else would a dog be canonitcd?

Richards is currently rhc chnirmnn of rhc !·acuity Asse mbly. but not ns n direct result of the Hcmn1i1e 1es1 (although that must have helped). Ir is his responsibility rhat rhe faculty mcc1 once o month.

Like all prudent men. he lakes life a clay 31 n rime. bu1 he docs have plans for the geology tleparimcm. Bill wants 10 cApand, incorporaung cnv1ronmcnroJ gcotoiy into the curriculum ,md hoo~ing up wi1h or her collegc\· gcolog11:al nc1work>. llo\\ aoou t a ricld trip 10 ll:1wa1i'1

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Students find traditions enhance holiday season

by Dsnie Lewis Stnri11el reportu Wilh the holidays quickly opproaching. moms nnd dnds are scmmbling 10 buy the lmcst toy 10 astound their children with on Christmas morning.

But the best gift you can give a child doesn't beep. have a compact screen or cost a fortune. It has a lifetime warranty and can last into the next generation without ever going out of style.

The most meaningful gift your child will ever receive is a time-honored family tradition.

Usunlly adults nod children can't remember what they got for Christmas a couple y~ars ago but when they are asked what they did on Christ mos. they snule, remembering their family e~ploits.

Students with just a linlc thought to the question have m~ntioncd their favorite tradition when they were kids and some ~ull pmc1ice them ond will continue practicing them when they s1ru1 their own families.

"Six years ago. my l!randpn and I were sining next to each other coting lunch. He had picked out a nice juicy pickled bean and when he bit 11110 it. ii ~quirted me in the eye," NTC student Stocy Cozby said. "\Ve laughed about it and didn't think much more about it, but when it happened again the some next year, I decided to mnkc it a tradition to bring goggles. He brings a squirt bonlc jqM in case we don't hove any juicy vcgernblcs. Another one i~ that we con only hove five olives apiece since tl1erc nre 23 people thOI come 10 dinner; it could get preuy costly if there 1Vasn¡1 o limit because otherwise everyone would pig out on them. We also have name togs for everyone for mcal~...

"We do the 'Twelve Days of Christmas,' meaning for e11ch of the 12 days before Christmas. we take a gift to someone's house thnt we know hos been qruggling nod leave ii on their porch. It is more fon not to tell them who did h." student Mnrlcnc Olcnslager said.

"We buy a different 1,000- plus- piece pu:ule ench yenr and put it together before New Yenrs and we read the Christmas Story out of the book of Luke Christmas morning before opening presents and our parents buy each of us kids a new tree ornament every year." Jonathan Brandel said.

"We just hove several different Christmases because not everyone can get together at the rome umc," student Jason Washburn snid.

"After we open our presents Christmas morning. we go on a sleigh ride and sing Christma.s carols." NIC student Jay Russell said.

"Christmas morning before we open presents we all ho\'c to stay in our rooms until the Christmas music comes on and then we oil come out and attack the presents," student Paula Sewycrsnid.

Studies show that families who celebrntc traditions and rituals arc happier than those who aren't.

Traditions don' t have to be something someone has 10 set out to do: it con be something that just happens or something you do once, repeat it and before you know it you say '1l1is is tltc woy we always do it and it becomes a tradition. ll becomes one nmurolly. It 1s not a conscious thing.

Each family hns its own pe~onnlity. Therefore, its own traditions. No mauer if they nre ~'Cccntric or

conventional. loud or quiet. The important thing is 10 pull each family member into the activity, whatever it may be.

Herc arc some suggestions for an especially close family Christmas: I. If you can't always be all 1oge1her. synchronize your clocks so it is the same ume when different time 1.oncs are 10 con.sider. Set a tradition such as on advent wrea1h and decide with extended family members to light one candle on each of the four Sundays preceding Christmas at precisely lhe same time. Out thnt may be a linle too tough. so try this: 2. Give each child a special Chrisunos tree ornament or if you don't have children. buy one for your significant other or for the two of you. l'or more fon. try to find :in omnment thm de~bcs your child for that )'l'ar such as a lxMball ba1 or a doll. So when they move out. lhey have se,eral ornament, to take with them.

3. Have your famil) buy a gift for a needy family whc1hcr it be n piece of clothing or n toy for a child. Children no!Cd 10 be broken of the "gimmic\" ~o pn:vulent in society By allowing her or him to feel the "arm1h that comts from giving. you occomph~h much more than you would lecturing.

4. llavc u Chri~tma.s slumber party tltc weekend before Christmas. Set up cnmp in front of the IJ'\."C with ,h:cping bag\ nod get nil of the family', favorite foods. Play board game~. wmch mov1(,, tell ghost ,tori~.

Kids Jove having the undivided attention of their busy parents. especrn.lly when everyone cnn get together. let it loose ond hove fun.