The North Idaho College Sentinel Vol 73 No 6, Feb 6, 1997 by Molstead Library at North Idaho College

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Korean exchange students offer feast. See Page 7 Volume 50, Number 6

Community colleges split $1 million Bennett content with 50-50 tax relief split, although denied $679,400 by governor by Ryon M acClanotban Sentinel Reporter n additional $84.500 in Slllle funding may find its way into NlC's coffers. This is substantially less than Pres ident Bob Benneu Âˇs request of $679,400 to offset the cost of this year's enrollment

increase. During his annual budget proposa l to the state legislature, Bennen asked for a 12 percent increase in funding. This would correspond with the 11 percent

increase in enrollment. Under Governor Ph il Bau 's budget plan. the college would receive a 2 percent increase. " I understand the governor's position," Bennen said. "There is only so much new money.'' While NIC may not be receiving a.II of its requested money, county wpayers may be feeling some property tax relief. A proposed $1 million will be distributed between the College of Southern Idaho and NlC. The funds wiJI be split 50-50; the money would come from the srote Âˇs general fund. The $500,000 would be funded by the state and wou ld replace money that NIC receives from local property taxes. The miJJage levy for each district would be reduced, Bennen said. If the state continues to deny NlC 's requests for

additional funding. there will be continuously less money behind each student, he said. II will become harder 10 provide s1udcnL~ with the programs they have now. State education requirements, such as distance education and vinual teaming, put a strain on the college budget. he added. The state i~ urging the school 10 implement new programs without providing additional funding. Critics of the 50-50 split point out that CSl's district contributes lc.'iS lrut dollnn; to the state than NIC. Bennen sa id that he is content with the bill, despite the difference. If the college insists on gaining a proponional share of the 50-50 split, about $80,000. there is a risk that other legislotors will pull the bill from the table. Benncu said.

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Cards take lead Battle of the bestCardinal Ben Shane (left) defeats his opponent from Simon Fraser, Jan. 24. The Cards defeated Ricks the night before to jump to second in the nation. photo by Noppadol Paothong

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SUB remodel to eliminate

Union Gallery

'Music Man' concert earns money for Children's Center

Cardinals No. 2 in national poll

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SUB remodel to start soon Lack of Union Gallery in remodel plans creates storm of controversy by M ike Bajodoli St111111rl R,•p11rtt•r Wnh new 1mprovemcnl\ coming 10 the Student Union Building ond a year of con,truction, cenJin service~ :ire going 10 need a woning room until rcnova11nns nre complete Students "'111 \till need to have a pince to c31 lunch. buy rooks and look up carecl". Some thing, will be more complicntcd to rdoca11: than othcl". Wh:11 happens 10 th e food ,crv,ce~? \\ here ,, the C3rcer Development Center going' Wha1 ·, gomg 10 happen 10 the book ,tore• Where ,, ASNIC going 10 ~helter 11-..!lf' And, the mo,1 con1rov.:rs1nl a,pect of 1h" remodel ,~ what'~ gomg 10 lx.-comc of tht .,n gallery! TI1ree >cnrs of plonnmg ha, gone into the nC\\ pl,1n, tor 1hc Studcm Union Building. 1hrcc ye.ir, or poll mg. idea~. deba11ng. quc,uonmi: .md cxc11cmc111 Thi~ i, a , uy big moh' tor NIC. nnd 11\ the ~1udc111~ tlmt gel to decide the maJor factor~ for what', go,nl! 10 be ,n the new Student Union building. According 10 Lanny Stein. director o( :mx1lrnr) ~rvice,. the fJcihties commllh:e. which con-i,tcd of ,,x ,1udenh and ,,x ,tnff member,. ,cnt 0111 an idea ~hec t 10 the

English 103 classes 10 proc ure students' 1houghts on what should be included in the new cs tablishmcnt. Students responded with u variety of ideai.. ranging from pri,•mc rooms in which the y a rc able 10 read or study without interruption and Mill be able to enjoy thei r snack or lunch, to confer.incc rooms for visiting college.\ or conference roo,m for ,chool Jctivi1y groups or clubs 10 meet. Thi: ~pace that the Union Gallery currcn'rly occupies is expected 10 become conference rooms. .ind gallery matcriuls. such a~ student art, would be displayed 1hrou1,1hou1 the lounge arcn. Profes)ionnl or local :irtl\lS'. work would have no secured area 10 be db.played. It's not npproprintc for their an 10 be in an nn:a wh.:rc it cnn be vandnlilcd. according to Fny Wrighl. on Englhh tcachl·r with special interest in the Union Gallery. TI1e people involved with the gallery are :u a loss. 111ey arc unsure of whnt ,s going 10 become or their area. "We're fruMrated that nobody knows what b going to become of our gallery." said Allie Voigt. host of the Union Gallery. TI1erc I\ Mill )pace in the new plans thnt the fncilitic> commiucc i$ unsure of it~ role w11h the ntw e,tublishmcnt. The space

where the big-screen TV sits in the lower level of the SUB is unnccountcd for. The Student Union Buildi11g will be clo$Cd for I wo semesters whil e th e construction ,s taking pince. All inside service~ wi II be moved 10 new locm ion, so 1hn1 they nre still available 10 siudent use. Bidding for th e new plans tak es place throughout the month of February. and constrncuon should take pince foll semester.

With the future Student Union building u~ing up some of 1he stud cni parking, ,omc1hing w,11 h nvc 10 be done 10 accommodnte ,1udcn1~. The Parking Commmcc ha~ a few ide.1\ but none arc final. They wi ll have the parkmg pion~ ,ct by the con,Gruction period of the Student Umon buildmg. Parking ,s an incrcasmg concern as more and more ~•udcnt\ nncndmg NIC.

Union Gallery left out of picture The U111on Art Gallery 1s under the thrcnt of losing its space in the Student Umon Building. ASNIC plans to use the current gallery room for ~tudcnts mee11ngs when the building i~ remodeled mm scmC\ICr ASNIC designated wall space between ofticcs to hnng art on the second floor. "I wouldn't like the gallery 10 be this way," ~aid Allie Vogt, the director of the Union Gallery. " It ,~ not secure movmg the gallery up on the second floor " ASNIC used 01her colleges such as the University of ldnl10 as a compari~on. They had student an galleries remodeled the way it is plnnncd 10 bent NIC. While ASNIC students are trying to get more space for the meetings. the an majors. art appreciation students and

community member\ arc c,cprcssing their concerns about moving the nn gallery. ASNIC plnn~ to divide the g,allcry into two lnrge ~cction for the meetings nnd 3 small TV room. Vogt snid that 11 years ag.o thc nrt gnllery received cc1unl financial suppon from the administration, ASNIC nnd the Citizens· Council for the Ans and has been funded ~incc 1l1en. Student art cxltlbition, are held on n monthly bas,~. "We had works of reg1ont1l, national and intcrnnuonnl art t\ts," Vogt su1d. The Smithsonian Museum nnd the Vi,uol Arts rc~ourccs were pre,ented m the Union Gallery. a.long side with the works of Ehzabelh Ginzberg and Harold Balaz

ASNIC has new faces for spring semester Ethiopian student fills vacant sophomore senator position b~· Brandi Reasor S,,1111111•/ Rrpor1c•1

ASNIC met on fan. '.! I and )wore in a new member. Sh11~wa11 Roy or "Shash" for ~hort. is the new ~ophomore senator. Shl' will fill Mou Morgan's sent ;i, he rc~i1,1ncd last ,cmc>tcr. Roy. ;mending her fir~t semester at

NIC. wa~ chosen as the most promis111g cund·1da1c out of ,even applicant:.. She anendcd the ln1ernn1ional Community High School of Addis Ababa. in Add,~ Ababa. E1h1op111. before coming 10 the U.S. to further her education. Roy ~a,d belonging to ASNlC 1, J way for her to meet people at NIC

" I feel I have enough energy and competence to make NIC a belier place,'' Roy said. "And it looks good on my resume." ASNIC now includes the following members: Prcsidenl Neil Weber. Vice Prcsident Chris Aller. Senators Trisha Reedy. Suw: Loe, Shnswati Roy. Eddie Bateman. and Andrm Hansen. Ac1ivi11c~ Director Renee Sco11 , Secretary Lea McGowan nnd Publicity Dirc:ctor Mark Brnntl. ASNIC ndvi,crs include Delo Bcnneu. ~•udcnt ac11v11ics

director. Dean of Students David Lind,3} and Financial Adviser Lanny S1ein. ASNIC's Publicity Dir<?ctor. Mark Brnntl. is al~o new 10 1hc board 1h1> semes ter. Brnntl ii, ;i firs1,yc:3r law enforcement major and will be in chnrgc of public relouons and all ev,enl publicil) for ASNIC. Brnntl also ts a member of the College Sen.lie Committee. Sterling Silver Commiucc and will be on the upcoming SUB Adv,~ory Board.

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New trustees sworn in to begin reign Headley presents options to achieve gender equity in sports

At hl etic Director Jim Headley presented the tentative plan to create n fair balance between men's and women's sports in relation to scholarships. couches salnric~ and athletic depamncm funds . "Any additional adjustments to this wi ll be made in the nex t two years." Headley said. "I think we need n year to react 10 these changes." Some costs previously charged to the athletic department will be transferred to other departments to make fund s

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between a state-~ponsored or private plan. Facuhy at Idaho's two-year and lechnical colleges ore restricted 10 the ~ta1e rcurcmen1 plan. The pnvate plan~ would allow ponability, the abiliry to move from one state 10 another wi1hou1 losing retirement benefits. for new staff and for faculty

avai lable 10 add another sport. A survey will be condu cted this momh to determine whether women's soccer or softball will be added so that the number of women's spom offered is equal the number of men's. 111 new officers and heard a prcscnrntion by Ken Harrison The survey will be conduc1cd nmon!_! on the HVAC computerized program. Sentinel Repurrrr current NIC students and pro)pcc1ivc The board voted unanimously 10 Board of trustees members met Jan. 29 s1ude111s from the arco · ~ high schools. 10 approve the athletic gender equity plan approve a three-ye:ir-plnn designed to Also on the agenda. Coniro ls nnd the continued renovation of the Fort create gender equi ty in the athletic Technician Duane Gros, pre)ented an inSherman Officers Quarter~. They swore department. dcp1h report of NIC', compu1ercontrolled energy mnnngemcm system. Gros~ \.lid the ,y,1cm cen1rnlly conirols nearly 80 pcrcen1 of th e college' s heating and ventilat ion ,y)tCmS. Once 1hc ,yqrm h.1s been programmed, i1 nu1om:111cally controls and monitor~ temrcra1u rc, in building, and rooms. Roger Brnckhoft. director of the phy~ical plant. ,aul the ') '1CIII wa~ ins1:1llcd 111 1988 tor $20.000 Mc said it', difficul1 to c.ikulu1l· how mu ch money the ~y,tcm ho, ,<1vcd. but the ,c1unrc foot.1gc n:curd, lrom 191111 compared with current ~quan: foo1agc record, ,how .1 incr..:.i~cd ,avin!_!, nf ?3 percent. "We ,aved the r1r, 1 ~20.000 111 17 mon1h, on our 11111ial in,tall. 0111.I we h:i vc been in~1.1ll1ng piece) of gear wcel. ly and 111on1hly on u Cl,nltnuuu, h,1,1,." Brndhoff ,aid "\Ve I.now we're un the right lrJcl. Imm the 111111,11 ,,wing, 1hat ,,c mJdc the IIN yc,1r" Th.: b<1ard .1ho ,•utcd 11nan1111ou,I) tu continue rcnovaunn 011 thc l·un Shcm,,m Ofl"cr·~ Quarter,. In add11t011, nc"' I) ch:ctlld 1ru,1cc, were ,worn 111, Jnd Jeanne G1,cn· .,.. J, clcc1cd ll\ chamnan, Sue fh1lo a, \Ill' chai rman, B.irh Chamb c:rla111 u, sccnnary und Stc.'ve Wulm ycr u, trcn,urer. Boh I I) \\ u, the other 1ru,1<:c m ancndJn,c ASNIC Prc,1dent Nc tl \Veb.: r. on behalf 111 the \luden1 bod)· . .i,,...irdcd pluqu~~ 10 former committee chdtrman Norm Gis~el and vice chairman Berny photo by Noppadol Paothong McLain in recog n111on ol 1hcir Money Trap- The Fort Sherman Officers Quarters renovation received more money at the most recent Board of Trustees dedicati on and hard work. meeting in order to continue Its remodel.

" If wc lose it. the governor may never be m another posuion to rccommrnd it again." he said. Bcnnen me1 with local senators and they have all agreed 10 vote for 1he 50-50 spli1. He said that legislators in CSl's distrio1 support lhc bill.

Along with the 50-50 bill, there t\ another bill in 1he s1a1c lcgisla1urc that will 0Jfcc1 college faculty and staff. The bill would allow them the choice to panicipate 111 optional privately owned retirement plans. Paculty at Idaho's four-year colleges and universities allow for a choice

leaving NIC. The private plan would not drain any additional money from the college according 10 lcgisl.i1wc comminec chair Ken Wnght. Wrigh1 continued 10 ~tnie that a large majority of employees suppon 1he change in plans.

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Faculty view on Service Learning Project hi, ,1mng. ,tudcru, .11 NIC' are 10 cnrvlkJ m ,cvcrJI <'OUl'\c, "hu:h <'OlllJIO ,('l'\'IIX ICJmmg op1,on,. Sen KC kammg 1, dcllll('tl a, o pt.'<lngogy "h1ch comhinc, Jcndcnm· ,tud) with communm ,c:n ice. In 1h1, t) pe of cla~\. ,1udcn1, h;, c 1hc op11on of choo~ing ,1,,\11,mmcn1, "h1ch requu-e 15-)0 hour,. of commumt) -,:n 11:c in local non-profit agcncie, or communll) org:1.111z..11ions ln,1rue1or; in Engh,h. tnology. communicauon. alh<'d health, businc,;.,, ,oc,olog}. pol111ca.l ,c1encc. ethic, nnd an developed thi, op11on for their ,pnng ,cmc,1er ,1uden1-.. Sci'\ 1cc learning 1s more than placing ,1uden1 ,otuntccl"!o m the community since the )Crvice =•gnmen1s mu~, be connected to 1hc teaming objecuves of 1he course. An studcn1,. for e~ample. migh1 study 1hc 1mp:ic1 of nn on at·ri~k children by devoting their !>Crv1ce houl"!o lo a program which brings an to homclc~s children: ,oc:iology \luden1, might donate time 10 agcnc1e, "h1le exploring \OCinl problems hJ..e hunger or child abuse; education ,1udcn1, might gain insights for 1hc1r cho~n field by providing after-school 1u1onng for children; and science ~1uden1s might lenm about the sc1en1ific me1hod by colle~ung da1a 10 assist with an environmental (tUd). Service leammg 1s funher differcn11a1ed from volun1ctnng m that student\ must Cn!!age in rcOecuve ac1iv111es during their ,en ice as~ignmen1. Along with the hours ~pent m the field. Mudcn1~ 1ypic:illy will do journal wri ting or engage in ~mall [troup d"cuss1ons in class. These ac1iv1t1cs arc not only deM!?ncd 10 he lp ,1udtn1, proce,, "hat they arc experiencing ou1qde

the clllssroom. Ser,•icl' c,.pericncc,, alter ol incrcn,cd lcnming, 11·, ca,y to sue why all. ,m: not alway, pn:du:rnhlc wrvicc lcnmrng hn~ bccn gmning n11cn1ion An C).amph: of 1h1s wn, r-,ccntly shared nutionw,dc. with NIC' mmuctors by Mo.ry E~tcr Nc\\CII. n ,cn•1ce lc,1m111g coordimuor D eveloping n faculty interest in 1h1s rrom the Community College, of Auroro program was 1101 difficull. In fact, in Colorado She told of an experience IMI foll when I sent inform:uion 10 where students (who were serving lunch in the NIC ins1ructors aboul the initiation of u homclcs, shelter) cncoun1ercd a man service learning on cnmpus. their response who 1vns up~ct because the was so immediate, I was hol water ustd 10 hot 1ea somewhu1 surprised. It 1as1ed like coffee. Students reminded me of whnt is snid later discussed wi1h their about developing n strong in)II\Jc1or how surprised they vision srn1cmen1 in cduc111ion. were that someone who had That is. you cnnno1 push no home or regular meals people 1ownrd a vi$iOn for a would complain abou1 the program or an initiative; 1as1c of the hot w:ner. rather, 1he vision musl pull The teacher 1urned the people 1oward it by iLs discussion into what she compelling nature. called "a teachable moment" And so ii was when 1he where she guided the informa1ion was dissemin:ued . by asking . Kathy Christie discu~s1011 on service learning. The idea questions about what the G11es1 Col1111111 that we could provide this s1udcn1s 1hough1 the opponunity for our students e,cpccm1ions of homeless people should be and our community was readily embraced. whether 1here was u difference in a paying In 1wo days, over 20 instructors had customer in a rcs1auran1 raising the same responded 10 the invi1a1ion 10 apply for n issue as had the man in the sheller. staff developmem program designed 10 &Jcause of 1he guided discussion. the assiM ins1ruc1ors with the incorporation of students benefined more from the service learning in their courses. experience and developed more In October and November. the first appreciouon for the complexity of the group of fncuhy began 1heir work infusing issues. service learning ac1ivi1ies into their Most educators arc familiar wilh the courses. Fall workshops provided s1a1is1ics 1ha1 sugge~t we remember 10 information on designing course syllabi percen1 of whn1 we hear, 20 percen1 of and reflective nc1i,•i1ics. what we see nnd 30 pcrcenl of what we see Stipends for instructors pnnicipa1ing in and hear. The power of 1he reflective the service teaming project were provided o~pccl of service learning is 1h01 s1uden1s by the NIC Foundalion. The Foundation arc re1aining 60 percenl of what they teach board s1rongly supponcd 1he concept of or give 10 01hcrs. With 1hose possibilities service teaming as one way of fulfilling

the college·~ mi~sion and comm1tmcm 10 the community. Developing the placement service\ necessary to offer u progr:im such a, thi, i\ also a large consideration. In prepara11on for 1his aspect of lhc projcc1, n pan-time placement coordinator wns hired 10 won. ns a liaison between the college and community agencies. Cyndi Hipplern began her ns~ignmcn1 of coordina1ing student placement in January. La,1 fall Hippler collec1ed resources, conrnc1cd community agencies and groups nnd o~sis1ed wllh the establishment of the service learning office. She may be con1ncted Al 1he college DI 769-7838 for more information. Ccnainly. lhe benefit of experiential education is not a new concept to teachers Nor is the bcncfil of volunteering in our communities new. Bui to many ofus, 1hc power of the service learning pedagogy 1s . we arc being drawn 10 because something it provides a way 10 increase teaming for our students while developing their career in1eres1s nnd their civic and social responsibili1y. ln1ercs1ingly. i1 may also provide a w3y for many of us to renew our own commi1mcn1 10 our communities. A Mnrgarel Mead quomion oflon used in the service teaming li1cra1urc says, "A small group of commined individuals can make n huge difference: in lhe world' indeed, ii is 1he only thing 1hn1 ever has," I am hopeful. as are 01her educator~. board members and staff a1 NIC. 1h01 lh~ service learning program now in the beginning siagcs a1 1he college will grow and succeed. lls purpose is ccnainly full of promise and po1cn1ial, and the vision of ii~ success compelling.

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ASNIC starts year by passing bills b) Brandl Reasor St11r111el Rq><•rtrr rhc ,ound of the gavd ,1ar1s each meeune ol th,· A~\Oc1a1ed Student~ of 'it,nh Idaho College. ASNIC met on fan. 1.1 and Jnn. 21 to om:c ngam promott! thl' future of NIC and it, ,1udcms.• Some of the bu,rne~~ addressed III the fif'I meeung~ for ·97 included the pa.~ ing of fhc bill~. Bill 129 10 appropriate $11.000 from ac.:oum 11-950 IO nc-coum J-554 pas~cd. Thi\ bill extend, the outdoor pur~ull~ position from a nme-month 10 o 12-month contract and the secretarial position 10 a full-ume contract. The Outdoor Pursuits coordmntor h Jason Luker and ASNlC's <ecmnry 1~ Leah McGowan. Bill 130 also passed accepting the College Republicans ~ a fully recognized club under ASN lC bylawl>. These bylaws stntc that 10 become a fully r11cognized as a club. the club must have IO regular members. o club constitution and II budget. Other bills that passed include: B,11 131, which called for the tnlll)fer of S1.161 from occounl E-050 10 account

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Di(cretionary Fund 10 cover com rncurrcd during the ASNIC oppo,itu)n 10 the One Pcr('fnt lni1ia1ivt'. Bill 132 called for the 1ran,fcr of S250.00 from accoun1E-050 10 account G-800 for 2.5 l·5hirt~ for th e activities commiuee. nnd Bill 133. 10 approprntte S500 fro111 nccount 11-900 10 ac-count 11- IOO for travel und lodging 10 the state DEC conference in Boise. In other ASNIC news· Chris A lier nnd a group of oth l'r <tudents 111e1 with PBS Television to create a co111mcrc1al for funding public television. According 10 Dean of Studen ts David Lindsay. NlC enrollment for 1996-97 is looking good based on n year-to-year comparison. NIC has less students enrolled this spring than last fall bui the yearly avenige is up 5 percent. ASNIC Adviser Dean Benn et t is working on a student web page which wi ll be on-line as soon as possible. The address will be NIDC.EDU . Students w11h questions concerning the page can contact Benneu :11 769-3366.

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The editorial staff for the Sentinel for spring semester are: Back (from left to right); Noppadol Paothong, photo editor, Jonathan Hay, news editor, Shannon Harwood, arts and entertainment editor, Amanda Tomme, managing editor, Ian Sudick, on-line editor. Front: left; Rosie Vogel, sports..P.ditor, Shelly Jerome, business manager.

Comet won't be back for 10,000 years 1luoughou1 history. comet~ have been viewed w11h awc. fear. m1,undcNanding, )pecuf:mon and excitement. People now· alive and able 10 gaze <kyward are lucky enough 10 see. for a s.xond umc m k~s than a )C:tr. a comet v1s1ble to the naked C)'C.

UM summer. comet Hyakutakc w11., v1s1ble for n few rught, A second ,uch occuncnce 1s nboul 10 take pince. HnlcBopp, a ttiant comet d1<.eovered \imultancou~ly by Alan H3le of the Southwest Institute for Space Research and lllomns Bopp. an amateur ru.tronomer Crom Aruona, 1s going 10 make a spcc1acular appc3r.t11CC. Hale-Bopp. like all other comets. 1\ made up of Ctozen gasses, ice and dust. ComelS arc the leftovers from the £onnaiion or our solar system. 'They adorn Ille fllthesl reaches of our solar sysiem, Mil beyond Ille orbiis of Neptune and Pluto. Occasionally a comet gets snagged by die aravily of a neighboring sw.

Jupiter, or anotl1cr big planet. and comes for the predawn hours. From Februury 410- I8 and from Mnn'h 6-10-20. viewing the careemng close enough 10 the sun for people on eanh to :.cc. Hale-Bopp 1s such a comet to the nonhcnst 1s possible just before sunrise. Howcv<lr, for tho~ who comet. lntcresl in astronomy hns been raised wont a killer view of this of this monstrous greatly an can1pus. Cun Nel~on 's ball Qf ice new 10 the w lar neighborhood, astronomy cla.~s has doubled the come, will be visible after sunset between March 28 and 1n ~i1c 10 accommodotc the Apnl 10 and from April 26 to mcreased number of students Muy 9. During these time, wJnting 10 lcom more about the cosmos. TIie clas~ will be the comet will be glowing at its brightest and can be seen doing obo;crvotions of Hnlelow m the nonhwcstcm sky. Bopp lou~r this semester For those who live in lh.i when it becomes visible. The comet i~ going 10 be a city, the dull glnre of the light from strc.::1 lights. used car rager. With a monster lots and other sources of light diameter of 20 miles pollution will degrade the (Hyakutakc was. by Matt Johnson visibility of this spectacular comparison. less lhan o mile SclenceWlz astronomical event. acros1) and ices lh111 will Darker skies and a lower sublimate violently. causing a brilliant IWl'll, Hale-Bopp is going 10 be horizon can be found north of Coeur wonh ,ecing. Viewing the comet right now d'Alene at Farragut Park. BinocullltS are recommended. but arc far £tom necessary is possible. yet requires setting an alarm

for viewing. A telescope i~ not recommllndcd bccnuw the comet will be too big and dim in the field of view 10 mnke u~ing a telescope wonhwhilc. More infonnntion about Hale-Bopp cnn be nuaincd in thu college library in the Astronomy or Sky nnd Telescope. magazines. The November 1995 issuc of Sky and Telescope has a lot of good early information about 1he comet. The March 1997 issue of Astronomy has a very informative aniclc wrinen by Alllll Hale, and he has wrincn n book called Everybody's Comet (H1ghLonesome Books, 1996). For i11fom1n1ion on-line check out http://www.halebopp.com and hllp://tncke.jpl.nasa.gov. The skies are graced by a come1ary visitor once a decade or so. However. Hale-Bopp is quite po$Sib1e going 10 be one of the brightest comets of the century and it will not visit us a gain for I0,000 years. Be SW't not 10 miss it.

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c~·~"~unity will be aided by project Service Learning Project will give students a chance to help out

program while at the University of Alaska. Southeast. Juneau. In the '93-'94 school year. he employed it in cssen1inlly all of his clnsses--ci1hcr as a mandatory component or an optional one. Lamb said he fceb that 1he students other ago:ncics 1ha1 focus on dealing with thoroughly enjoyed the program nnd the ,ocinl problems. ability 10 connect academic learning \vi rh The ,crvicc learning project (SLP) i~ n reality. The SLP i~ n door for students 10 fonn of 111~truc1ion in which ~1Udcn1s walk 1hrough-a cha nce 10 take what is lea rn and dc,•clop throu gh active learned in the classroom and apply it 10 mvolvc mcn1 1.hroughout the communit y. the rcul world and the i~sucs thero.:i n. It will cnnblc many to become aware of "This will strengthen and reinforce the ,oc,nl ,~~ue, and problems a, they exist in communities tic~ with the college." said the Coeur d' Alene community. Acces, Lamb ... Ir will enhan ce 1he ~tud cn 1 to the ,olutioni; llffcred in :1ddrc,sing education and will rcmforce NIC\ goal these problems will be pun of the of qu ality education." educationnl proccs~ for studcnh enrolled Jim Minkler. philosophy instructor. in these classes. inco rporat ed service lea rning into hi~ Many inMructor~ have accepted the ethic~ class for the '96 fall semester. challenge 10 include ~ervicc learning in Minkler said that lc urning in th is 1hc1r curri culum. Some of th ese manner is full of rcvc lmions for students. in\ tructor, have been involved wi1h this a~ it involves more than just theory. II is 1ype of learning prior 10 NIC, assimiln11ng hands on learning th:11 often involves the it 11110 the curriculum. s1udc111s. Anthropology/sociology instru ctor "Students arc :ible 10 learn and Alan Lamb wa~ involved in a s imilar

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ln,1ruc1or- .11 N IC hove b<:en handed Jn oppor1unil) 10 1ncorpora1e "Service Learning" into their curriculum. A~ a proj,!ram in 1he gr.i" rooh ~,age. lncuhy and ,1udcn1, hJ,,: an open mi into th e neighborhood. The proJ0:1.'I "'111 allov. ~tudcn ts to c,pcr1encc f1r,1h,111d \Omc of th e problem, that plague Coeur d'Alene and 1h ,urrounding comm unitic, It i, a chance 10 learn actual facts about social 1,,uc, 1ha1 ,1uden1, ma) Ii, c in the mid~t 01-yc1I.no\\ nothing about. Soml.' ol the organi za tions that will l>cne111 from ,cr\'icc learning arc: The American Red Cro~s. St. Vincent DePuul. the Women·, Center. Childn:n's Village. the Murnane Soc1e1y. the Food Bani.., Lal..e City Senior Center. ICARE. and

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nppreciatc the importance of community involvement." Minkler said. "They learn 1ha1 1hey can mnkc a difference through their own actions-e ither directly or indirectly.'' Minkler maintains that one of the greates t benefits is 1ha1 the entire community ~omehow prospers from thi, type of learning environment. Cindi Hippler. program a~si~tant for th e SLP. feel~ that 11 ,.., a fabulous program. She ,, 111 the th roe, of placing the mnny ~tudenh enrolled m the vnriou, cla,scs into the a\\ortcd hu'lncsscs and organi.1.a11on, around Cncur d'Alene 1ha1 an: mvolved m the SLP ..There is .i great dea l of cn thusia"n for 1his,'' said Hippler. "and nmny ncl' ideas arc bei ng tried. All of the agencies mvolved in this with NIC :1re very c~citcd 10 be a pun of it.'' Service learning nt NIC i, new, but the cnnccpt 1sn ' 1. " There is a tru e p:1ssion for this program on campus,'' ~aid Hippler, "nnd it means a 101 to thi.: faculty and students involved."

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Korean students enrich NIC culture b1• Ed Fr11ncis S;1111nel R,-p()rrer orth ldoho College has had th e htlnor 10 be able 10 ho~I 11 ~1udcnh und (i ,•c: professors visiting from its sister college. Chung Cheong in Ch ung Ju, South Korea. The v1)iton. w.:re panicip:uing in an c~changc progrum. Ln~I semester several North Idaho studenb and instructor.; were able to go over 10 be ambassador.; at their college m Chung Ju and spend a month showing them what AmeriC'ans arc like.

They arrived at the Spokune 111rpon on Jan. 5 nmid the great influx of ,now received lately m this region. A, Sun Y1 (the Americnn 1runsla1ion b Kim) s111d, " II is so nice 10 be able 10 visit here, but there b so much snow!" A luncheon wns given in the Kootenai room of the Student Unicln Building for the visitors on Junuary 16. Several of the NIC s tud ent body members and Ambassadors were able to sit down and help the Sou th Koreans wi th their homework.

h wa, nbo n nice way for the ,tuden1~ 10 ,how some hospi tality and gratitude to their s 1~1er college counterpart, for bringing n li11le of their culture over hen: for NIC to get 10 know. Host fam il ies were previously arrnigned for the students and professors 10 stay wi th during their brief visit here. h was se t up as a way for them 10 learn more about the American experiences of day-10-day life. The guests were nhlc 10 pnrr,cipnrc in u variety of functions and ac1ivi1ie, until

photo by Noppadol Paothong

Ready to eat- NIC chemistry instructor Dale Marcy fills up his plate with authentic Korean cuisine at the graduation ceremonies for the exchange students from Chung Cheong.

News Notes Popcorn Forum plans unveiled The annual Popcorn Forum wall focu, on the human mce',Joumey and qucq for the good hre.

11\15 year\ cvenr wall take place April 7-11. The sympo~ium will feature six

keynote spc:aker.. and 50 plllcl members ponr:iymg hbtoncal characters \\hO have been instn1mcntal in chtutcring this humnn quc,t for thll good llfe. 1 he forum mv11es gueM scholars from throughout the coumry to ponray tiunou• and mnucntial churoctcr~ from throu(?hom hi~IOfY. NYC faculty and student:. abo talcc part m the forum m the same cnpac11y. All

pn:.1Cntn1iorus 1uke pince in the Shuler Auditorium in Boswell Holl. while round1able discussions follow throughout the compus.

Tutors Available Tutoring is now :wnilable in thr Leaming Centc:r. Students havmg difficulty with a subjt.'Ct are urged 10 u-;e the assistance provided by the Leanung Center. Tutor.. lll'C also needed. espc:c1tllly in Finite Math 115. If you ure intere~tcd in tutonng. for more infomwion con1ac1 Michele Jerde nt 769-3206.

1he1r dcpnrrurc on Feb I. "They cumc over here ,o 1h01 they could practice their En!!li,h. and. or course.to experience Amcricun culture and food." said Gac ia Baker. program dc~igncr and 1ns1ruc1or 10 the So ut h Koreans. The South Koreans were able 10 keep very bu~y doing many difforent thing~. They wcnr skiing ar Schwe11zcr Mountain Ski Rc,nn: visi ted the Cheney-Cowie, Museum in Spokan.-: ,rnd Ct;,~sroom 2000 in the U of I cxten~ion offices here on the NIC campu~: learned \ome line dancing nl the Crossroad< Dance Club in Po,t Fall\: vi,itcd w11h ~omc children at the Brynn Elcmcnt.iry school exchanging cultural view pu111h: ,ccn the Nonh1own Mal I III Spokane 10 exp~ricnce what Americ:an 1ccn:1gcr, (;111d young aduh,l do with 1hc1r 11nw: ,111d mn~e buffalo , tc,, w11h Native Amcn,un, down at the CQCu r c1· A lenc Trib.1l B 1ngo C.i~mo un U S H1ghwuy 95. rhc time hcrc w.1,11· 1 nll tun and game, for them though. Thl·>· ul5o had 10 complete homl!worl. a,\lgnmcnl\ 111 wluch almo,1 all of 1hc work hod 10 be done m cnglish. And. dcpcndmg \Ill 1hc1r niaJOr. they ,pent a couple of hour, coch week par11c1puting 111 the Coeur d. Alene area w11h profc,~ionol bu~inc"c~ Th i, wa, so they would he able 10 practice their ,I.ill, 111 real life s11uu11ons und \O they could ,cc how American bu,inc,~c, opcm1c. On the evening pnor 10 1hc1r depJrturc far home the whole crew \1f Korcun Mudcn1, guthercd together with the hus1 families. along w11h Prc,idcnt Robert Bennett ~ntl A,sociu1c Dc:1n or Instruction Kathly Chn\lte. for n graduation ceremony 10 celebrate all the hard work 1h01 they h:1d done. and all the fun that they were able 10 experience while they were here.

Support groups being offered Counseling Services 1s now offering two ~uppon groups for NIC students. A n:fationsh,p support group 1s being held on Tuesdays from noon to 12:50 p.m. Ill the Shoshone Room in the SUB. A perional growth group i~ also in c:u~tence. The group meet:. on Wednesday from noon 10 12:50 p.m. in Boswell 1-1 I. Elaine Cnrtwright and Gary Coffm,111 an: the m~tructors in charge.

Just a thought... A thought can be as loud as a voice will allow it.

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The NIC Sentinel

Opinion-Editorial

Student from Ethiopia feels good about NIC The fir~I 1ime I walked onto the NIC campus. I gol rbar "This-is-ir • feeling. I knew rha1 1hcre was no ruming bad. and 1har I was ~ I knew rhar if there w:is ever a lime to ~rarl a new slluc. this was the pl3ce. Other people were Just ns sc:md ns I. wanting ro sran lhelr higher educatJon on the righ1 root. I lhought th.a• this was 1he Shaswati Roy kind of plact where very linlc Opinion hnppens. Boy. was I wrong. I 1hough1 ii was a pince where, to gee ahead in life. you had robe well-known. NIC proved me wrong. But since I needed a hfc, it cros~ my mind 1h01 while I am here I m1ghr as well make a difference. Making a diffcmxx: may be h:ird. bu! l 'm here to try ii all ou1. My name 1s Shaswa1i Roy. rm Indian , from 1hc subcon110011), 11 freshman at NIC (lira semes1cr). Back in high \Chool. in Addi~ Ababa, Elhiopin. I knew a 101 or people Md a 101 of people knew me. Now, nil of a sudden, rm pu<;hed m10 an environmen1 where no one know) me and I know absolurely no one. But. I find 1ha1 people OJ NIC rue not only helpful bu1 they :ire friendl)•. They are 1hc kind of people who say "How·& it going?" a1 9 a.m. (when I' m half awake). They are the l.ind of people who make you feel 1ha1 you nrc someone 1ha1 1hc:y remember. They ru'C the kind of people lhn1 will make cye<on1nc1 JDd laugh n1 your jokes. TI1ey arc the kind of people whom you can ask a qucs1ion nnd 1hey go ou1 of their wny 10 ,how you the :inswer. They are lhc kind of people lha1 arc ju,1 plain, simplc... pcoplcl ! The clt1~~cs arc ~mall and organized. The environment in the cla)s<:s i& comfonublc. People can open up and jU)1 le1 feelings ou1. Since rhc classes nre small. 1he discu,sioni are more personal and on a oneon-onc level. The: professors arc kind-heruted people (at lea.\! mos1 of 1hcm) who help in any wt1y 1ha1 they can. TI1ey communicate in a wny thru I can rcla1e to. 1l1ey mnkc sure that you arc comfonablc in the class. They remember your name and )mall things about you. All thi\ makes you feel that it really is wonh 1aking their clas.,. The people outside of the faculty and ,tuden&.\ (lhe office s1aff) are jus1 as helpful. TI1ey let you take your 1ime and citplllln to them about problem. '11te)' make you feel 1ha1 they are there for you and that you can go back to &hem anytime. They direc1 you in 1he right direc1ion. That JU\I makes me feel glad 1ha1 I did come to NlC !nstcad of going 10 nn immen!>C univer..1ty. I thmk that the environment :11 NIC i~ one lh:11 will enable me to grow as n person and enrich nl)'sclf. I hope to make a difference. and that NIC will also mol:c a difference in me.

Editorial

Replacing Union Gallery paints loss big plans ro remodel the SUB cxci1c 1he campus. he elimi mmon of 1hc Union Gallery 1s inccn,ing

1hcrs. Day, of ,•isi1ing lhc only non-commercial an gallery in 1hc .ire.i by community members. children and s1udc111~ may be coming 10 a close when the an gallery in 1h~ lowcr-lc::vel of 1hc SUB b replaced wi1h mcc1ing room,. TI1e Union Gallery migh1 be rcloca1cd in Bo~w\!11 Hall. ahhough no spot has been found. Ye1. omilling 1he ga llery from plan) and only hoping 10 find room for i1 somewhere cbc isn'1very rcas~uring. According 10 Lnnny S1ein. din:ctor of auxi liary i.crvice~. 1he Facili1ics Commi11c.: vo1cd 10 climmnic the Union Gallery. In hopes of keeping some un in 1hc SUB. an open gallery will be placed in 1he up,rnir~ foyer of 1he lobby. 111c an will be s1ude111 dommnled and displayed in hallw11y,. Unlike the ~cured Union Gallery, 1hc hallways won'1 olfcr 1hc ,af..:t) or fom1ali1y oflcn nccc;;_~ary for rcpumblc anl\l~ 10 cJ1,plJy their work, Why ,hould we encourage oui~idc ani~1, 10 display their work on campu, anyway·] II 1, .:..\,cn&inl 10 have 1he con~1am inllucncc of profe,,ionul :ind/or very citpericnccd ani,h: lh c cxpo~ure of OUtbidc cre:111vc forces offers a v11al learning 1001 lO a,pmng uni~,~ and mhcr ~1uden1~ who can phy~ically bl-com.: a pan of the g:11lery an world. If lhc Union Gallery is complc1cly lo,i frurn 1hc cum pus. 11

will creme a lo~~ for uppro~immely 600 111on1agc and an students who fulfill a,signmen1, through analyiing 1hc profcs~innal c>.hibits in 1hc gallery. 111c Union Gallery i, already open 10 s1udcnt work. Juli la,1 year a lengthy Mudent dbplay. 1i1lcd "Doodle:.." appeared m the Union Gallery. The dhplay included an from loml high school and NIC stuclcnt,. Whal we arc in danger of lo,ing is 1he lrnowlcdge. crca1iv11y and professionalism 1na1 the artisL~ offer 10 NIC. By disl)laying their l''-hibits. spe~ing abou1 their worlc nnd offering slide shows, nn entire new clas~room i, bom. Should we open 1he possibili1y of shu111ng it down in replacement of an-dccom1cd hallways and mcc1ing rooms. or should we keep an imponant cultur.:il privilege? During 1hi4 change. decisions need 10 be m:tde with 1he same long-tcnn qunli1y that w:L~ manifcs1ed by ~1uden1s and faculty who had a \lrong vision of adding qual11y 10 NJC\ campus 11 )'C!lfS ago when they incorporated 1he gallery. The community ha~ also found value in 1hc g.illcry. ·11it Ci1izcn ·, Council for 1he Ans supports the campu, wi1h grants to help encourage 1he ani~tic 4uali1y mainrained by 1hc Union Gallery. Wha1 vuluc, are we: stre~,ing for 1hc am if encouraging 1hc pn:..encc and con1ribu11on or div..,rsc and professional art work 1s no1 n primary goa l? By even considering i1s eltmmn11011. we consider lo,ing a grca1 dc:11 or in1cllcc1uul and crca1ivc vitality.

Opinion-Editorial

Thursday. Feb. 6. 1997

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S~aking of Chokecherries. Tony Stcwa.n looked like he ate one in his American

Nauonal Government class when u womnn·s cell phone went off in 1he middle of a heated role-playing event. It was even wor..c when she left the room 10 an~wcr the phone. having the nerve to return mmulcs lnlcr. • Have you ever no1iccd lh111 1hc snow is qui1e 1he 1001 in finding a good parking spot? Wilh foci of snow often covering up the sigM 1ha1 read "stoff or police parking:· student< are quiet.. 10 pla)' ignorant and ~much up the "unlabeled" spo1~. • Is ii pos,iblc that NIC i~ u lilllc stuck in time? Well if you ar.: applying for a sub~1i1u1c leaching JOb on campus . be ready 10 receive the snmc SI O rate 1ha1 1hc ..chool hns been paying sub, for more lhan 20 y.:an.. • Wh) " ii 1h01 ctnain in~1ruc1ori. "c1c." la1ch on 10 phm~cs and words "from 1h01 s1and poin1" 1ha1 ac1ually have no nppllca1ion 10 what 1hcy 11re saying, e1c.. and from 1ha1 )land point'' No110 mention lhc ovcm~e of"kind of thing." • Former Sentinel srnffer.; arc carrying on 1heir joumali~m ~kills by holding editor l)O\IIIOn~ in ncnrby u111vcl'1ii1ic'>. Fekadu Kiro\ is 1hc opinion ecli1or 111 WSU. nnd 01 The Argonaut al U of I. Cormm: Flowcn, is the cdi1or- i n -chief, Christopher Clancy t~ 1he diversion\ and :1,~i~1an1 cclhor :ind Erin Scimers is the pho10 editor. • A Spoke,man-Rcv,ew Hucl.lcb.-rry revealed thttt studcnl Amber Yohe received quite the ,hocf.. when ,he found a wiggling wom1 in 1he bo11om of ha ,ccond rni,on bo,. The thtrd bo, 01 rniMns ,he opened cont:uncd the same surpri,e. leaving Amb.:r "ondc:ring 1f there ,,ere any wom1' m 1he lin.t box 1ha1 ~he ate entirely wi1hou1 concern.

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Arts and Entertainment

Foundation brings 'Music Man' to life by J eanette Leigh Gobl Sentinel Reporter f you're looking for a special way 10 say "I love you" 10 your sweethenn this Valcn1ine's Day, do iL with music. The North Idaho College Foundation invites all 10 celebra1e i1 s 201h anniversary wi1h a mu sical extravaganza. The music begins in the Boswell Hall' s Schuler Auditorium 8 p.m . Saturday, Feb. 8. Beca use of popular demand. n seco nd s how has been arranged for 2 p.m. Sunday. Feb. 9. i.. Excerpts from one of 1he most popular Broadway musicals. "The Music Man;路 wiU be performed by 1he region's bes1 musicians and singer.;.

Soprano Katherine Damiano, baritone Ro bert Newman and tenors Tom S1-rn11on and Roben Platte are the returning voices from previous conccns. Two newcomer s lighlen up 1he ros ter. Tenor Tom Williams and The Fourth of July Pass T ouring Company. n barbershop quartet, ore this year's

rookies. Will iams, Platte and Stratton will add an exlrn boost 10 the festivities by performing as North Idaho's "Three Tenor.;," a parody of Lhe famous Three Tenors. Luc iano Pavarotti. Placido Domingo and J ose Carreras. "O Sole Mio" and "Granada" ore among these tenors' selections. The N[C Symphony Orchestra and

the Spokane British Brass Band will be supplying the music. Harold Damiano is donating his time and talent as the concert's producer. He assures the Spokane British Brass Band will be a perfect compliment to "Tbe Music Man" theme. Scats are S 18 and S 15 with a spec ial sect ion of $10 sea ts for Sunday's matinee. Students and senior.; will get $3 off any S 18 or S 15 scat. Money earned from this event will be donated to the NJC Children's Center, which provides care and pre-schoo l education to the ch ildren of NIC s111dcnts. T he cu rren t waiting list at the Children's Cente r is more than 150. and 40 children are capable of enrollmc:nt.

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lovers 10 impress upon their mates how very much they arc loved. The old adage 路路11,c way to a man's heart is through his s lomach'' can also be true for a woman. Jt is 1101 necessarily gender based. To really please your lover's palate, serve up thi s delicious s hrimp scampi Debbie Tice with angel hair pasrn. a Sentinel Staff green salad and t03Sted french bread. Buy a nice bottle of white zinfandcl chilled to perfection, or a lovely merlot-{ n red wine served at room temperature.) To set the mood, buy a single red rose and two tapered red candles. Set the table with your best dishes. candles. roses and two wine glasses. (6ven if you don't drink wine. the glasses are a nice touch with nothing more than ice water.)

SHRIMP SCAMPI WITH ANGEL HAIR PASTA: You will need: I lb. of raw shrimp-peeled (devcin shrimp 1f desired) I 1/2 TBSP of c rushed garlic (Either cloves. or out of a jar) 1/2 C buucr(margarinc can be used, it just isn 路1 as tasty.) 1-16 oz package of angel hair pasta-cook according 10 directions while cooking the shrimp. After you drai n the water off or the cooked

Pince shrimp, buncr, garlic in a skillet-place on medium 10 medium high heat. Sautc 5 to 7 minutes the shrimp is done when it is firm and has changed colors. To serve, place a mound of noodles on a plate and top with half of the shinnp and buuer mix1ure out of the pan.

RED VELVET CAKE This is a favorite in the South and is a perfec t addition 10 a Valentine's celebration. Follow the directions exactly. Cream together 2 C. sugar and I l/2 C. Bu11cradd 3 eggs and beat well. Mix together I tsp. of white vinegar (yes. vinegar), I tsp. unsweetened cocoa powder and 2 oz. of red (liquid) food coloring Add 10 creamed mixture. In a separate bowl. s ift toge the r: I 1/2 tsp. bnlcing soda, 1/4 tsp. baking powder, 2 1/2 C. en.k c flour and l/2 tsp. sa lt. Mix I C. bu11ermilk and I t.s p. vrutilla. Alternate adding 1/4 of the bullermilk mixture and flour mixture 10 the c reamed mixture till all is mixed thoroughly . Pour in three greased and lightly floured 9-inch pans. Bake at 325 degrees for approximately 30 minutes. Cake is done when toothpick insened into the center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. remove from pans and cool co mpletely. Brush crumbs from cake prior 10 frosting. Directions for o hcan cake: To make n heart cake, use one square and one round pan- both nine inch in diameter. When the

Frost 1wo sides of 1he square cake 1ha1 are next 10 each o ther. Place 1he cu t s ides of the round cake against the frosted sides of the sq uare one. You shou ld ha vc a h eart n ow. ( If you don '1 something is wrong and you may need 10 go see 1he Wizard of Oz.) Frost wilh crea m c heese fros1ing: 8 oz. softened cream cheese. 1/4 C. butter, I lb. box powdered sugar. Cream butter and cheese. Add powdered sugar and beat till smooth. Fros t the cake: for n nicer touch, buy red tube frosting and write "I love you" on the cake.... (or " I really can't stand you, bul this is Valentines Day so...... )

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Heart-fiel Valemtime's Ela¥ celeb.rrations Fantastic date ideas for couples with fat to flat wallets by ShannOo Harwood & Sue Jurgens ScnJinel Staff Valenune·s Day is almost here. and for those of you have a significant other, planning the pe rfect evening can be oomplicatcxt One thing 10 consider while in pun.'Uit of your flawless evening is timing. Do you bod! have the night off from work? What about reservations? Make sure you schedule yours in plenty of time. Restaurants fill up fast on holidays such as this. For those of you willing to go all out. for the annual lovers' event here are a few suggestions for a super evening. Your evening can start at the Spokane Opera House where "Grease" will be showing Feb. 18-23. Tickets range from sz&.s33 and can be ordered through G & B Select-a-Seat by calling 1-800-325SEAT. After an evening at the theater, a romantic dinner is just the ticket. Patsy Clarie's Restaurant in Spokane offers an ambience tha1 can' t be beaL It's perfect for showing a special someone a wonderful, romantic evening. The restaurant is an old mansion with dintng offered in the living room, bedrooms and dining room. Patsy Clark's has valet parking and a meal for two, including appetizers and dessen. ranges from S56-S64. For reservations, call (509) 838-8300. For a more intimate evening, The Ridpath Hotel in Spokane is offering a special package during Valentine's Day 11..:ckencL For $139 you n=ive n room for two, a $60 dinner credit, a bottle of champagne, breakfast the ne,-1 day and complimentary valet parking. Ankane's. atop the Ridpath, offers fine dining with a lounge offering live music and n dance floor. Tuesday-Saurday. For rc5ervations, call (500) 838-2711.

lf you prefer 10 remain a little closer 10 home. The Coeur d'Alene Resort is offering a Valentine's weekend package that includes flowers. chocolate and a candlelight dinner in your room. A room with a view of the lake is $238 and a cityview room is $198. For reservations, cal.I 765-4000. If your Valencine is a few states away, consider forgoing the usual roses with something a little more thoughtful. A gift certificate for few hours at a day spa can be a live-saving gift for a woman. She will never forget you after a day of massage, manicure and facial. Ladies, concerning the men. tickets to an upcoming sporting event will go over better than a bonle of cologne. lf your budget doesn't e,-1end to the fancy restaurants and plays, there arc alternatives that won't reduce you 10 dinner al McDonald's and u lane or two of bowling. A modestly priced dinner can be had for $6-11.50 each at Tomato Street on Appleway- and you can draw heartS on the tablecloth. 1l1eir pizza is stone baked and their spinach lasagna is to die for. If you prefer Mexican food, Toro Viejo on Government Way in Hayden serves an excellent crab enchilada made with real crab. For those who wish 10 get close. Go Kart Family Fun on Selticc Way offers ice sk11ting 111 $3.95 per person plus $1.50 skate rental. It is e,-trcmely helpful if at least one of you knows how 10 ice skate. While gliding around the rink ann-in-arm is romantic, bruised bottorns are not.. Movies are an alternative to plays. Anything starting before 6 p.m. is $3 per pcn;on. And if you go to lhe movie first, by the time you get out, the resuwrants will be less crowded. Pick a movie th:u is

interesting to both of you, but stay away from movies like "Scream'' and "The Relic." Horror movies spoil the mood. Besides, you don't want 10 kill your appetite before dinner.

If even these modestly priced eniertainmcnts are beyond your means. do not despair. With a little ingenuity and time. an evening with your significant otlier can be planned for little or no money. A home-made meal is usually less e,-pensive than ea ting out and can be dressed up by serving it on a nicely decoroted Uible complete with candles and a tablecloth if you have them. You can create your own menu, or this issue's "Tice's Spices" gives some tasty recipe ideas. No access to n kitchen? Try Boston Market on Neider Avenue or Chinese takeout. Borrow plates if you have 10, but do not serve food straight out of the containers. Make a picn.ic out of it if you

don't have a table. Use a blanket on the floor and pillows. Have everything prepared and set up before your date rurives. Try making a treasure hunL Be creative. Try making a puzzle out of the first clue. Cut the clue up and put the oir.ces inside balloons before you blow them up. Nexi. tie the balloons into a bouquet or hang them from a chandelier or something. Your date has 10 pop all the balloons before puning the pu7.2.le together. The first clue can say 10 look somewhere, go somewhere or call someone for the ne,-1 clue. aues can hint at locations around your apanmcnt with a Valentines's gift or ca.rd !IS the gool. Or they can suggest traveling around town 10 de5tinations like Ha.slings. where you can rent a movie. or a coffee house for conversation over an espresso or latte. Whatever your budget for o Valentine's Day, make sure you take into consideration the relationship you have wit!, your date. You don't have to be in LOVE with capital letters to go out on Valentine's Day, but don't make the other person uncomfortable by communicating more intimacy than your relationship dictates. Jewelry implies serious commitment, skimpy underwear or nighties should be reserved for more intimute relationships. A card will, a well though-out message is always appropriate. If it is early in your relationship choose a message that implies friendship with future possibilities. The key is to make a rough draft first. Don't write a poem unless you are a good poc1 and don't recycle an old message you wrote 10 a previous girl or boyfriend.

Video choices for romantic viewing l. Pretty Woman 2. Always

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14. The Truth About Cats and Dogs 15. While You Were Sleeping 16. Tun 17. Thombinls 18. Swilehing Cbaoncls 19. Sommersby 20. Love Story 21. Oliver's Story 22. funny Girl 23. Circle of Prienda

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40. Bed of Roses 41. Up Close and Penooal 42. Out of Africa 43. Far and Away 44. Forever Young 45. Lale for Dinner 46. Boomoraog 47. Pour Weddings and a Funeral 48. The Bodyguard 49. Tut Cup SO. My Life SI w,........."ft H ·..1,,.

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'Distorted Silence' a familiar sound for punk fans Their sound of metal combined with The vocals and melody were lost in a in1cnsi1 y. playing each song ns ir they reggnc und blues wos unexpected and ii muddy mess or thuds nnd volume. I guess meant il, even ifwc didn ' t care. Dis1or1cd Silence wns the headliner worked. Thi s i~ some of the first you could sny I €ch n little chen1ed, to ~ay from Spokane. They were obviously 1hc originality that 1'vc heard from n local the least. by Bill Canepa I could go on bur someone stole my mos t ex perien ced of 1he 1hrec and band in n while. II would benefit this band Sr111i11~/ Rtporter in the future to find n dcccnl sound icch. The best way 10 describe 1hc local punk soapbox. so I'll coniinue with the positive. commanded your nncntion. band. Yu-A-Nation. would lit cntcnnining As I mentioned. Yer-A-Nation was cntcrraining. They hnvc the good bur forgennblc. Oris Brodwnter. a student 31 NIC. Ted sense to not lake themselves 100 Taylor and Shane Worner have pu1 seri ously. and lhis show~ through 1ogc1her o sound 1h01 anyone who listens to 10 1heir lyrics. punk has heard many limes. bur that The cl3 % ic punk ho oks and doem't mean it isn't enjoyable. Full of songs abou1 beer, girlfriends, high energy riffs, effective hooks and oflcn marijuana and annoying neighbors humorous lyrics. Ycr-A-Naiion pcrfonned kepi you iniercsrcd Olld often made for a <ma ll crowd at the Coeur d'Alene you laugh. However, lhllir lnck of Cultural Center Friday. fan 19. originalit y lef1 yo u only The) effectively o~ncd 1he ,how that remembering 1ha1 they played a included u hard-edged grunge bnnd. Indy prcny cool remake of Par Bcnernr's 977. and .a 4u1rl.y metnl band. Di~tortcd "Shadow~ of lhc Night." Silence. All 1hree bnnds ployed we ll and The biggest problem with thi ~ 1hetr conlr£1tng ,tyle, offered ~omcthtng ba.n d'\ performance (olher 1han the tor a vanet} of t:t'ole,. but the rcnl stnr here ,,oor ,ound quulity) wn, their lark \\a~ the ,ound 1ech. He WO\ 1hc \\or.,t 1h01 of energy They played a set I hove e,·.:r heard. con taining high \peed punk and o\pparently 1h1, man hn, follen into 1he \Ccmed perfectly conten t to JUSl 1rcndy thinking that 1r the b:M is all you ~rnnd there. The crowd rcacrcd in c.1n hear 3nd 11·, loud. 11 111u~1 be cool. I the same wa> . n..-,er \\Ould hu,c 1hought 1ha1 J ,h1)w with photo by Shannon HalWOOd Ind) 977 WO!- cq unlly forgctthree band, pn,w"ing ob, wu, ubiltry 1ablc w11h a ,ound comparable 10 ' Yer-a-Nalfon'- Band members. (left) Ted Taylor. Shane Warner and NIC student 011s could be ruined h> one man. but it Bush. bu1 1hcy were cffccllvc. Their Brodwater. hilpp,:n~d ,1 ronj!Cs t all ri bure wa, 1hctr

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'Turbulence' crashes Calendar of Events Revievv by Sue Jurgens Stniind Rrportrr

In the \\ake of mega-hils like "Twister" and "Independence Day," a new crop of d1~1er films •~ sprouting like mushrooms. "Dante\ Peak," about a Mount St. Helenslike volcano. i~ being rek:i.-,cd early 10 be.II the otbcr volcano movie, which •~ set m Los Angele;.. ''Turbulence" i!, one ,uch nick, but without much going for 11. The basic plot hns two convicted crimmols being 1ranspor1cd from New York 10 Lo) Angele.~ by plane when. through a ~eric~ of con1nved evcni~. the convicts O\'crpower and J..ill 1he federal marshnls. the pilo1s and one nigh1 u11endan1. One prisoner 1s alw killed. This leaves a ,;erial killer on 1hc loo..c and the remaining fen10k night nucndnn110 land the 747. "Silence of the l..nmbs" meet\ "Airpon?" i'>OI C\JlCtly. Tbe wriu:r of llu~ ac1ion movie. Jonathan Bren. c~pects the audience 10 believe 100 man) implau,iblc ,cenarios. Fir~,. he cxpecLs us 10 believe that on Chrisunas Eve. a 747. 11, cnbin festooned with garlund~ and Mnngs of hghL~. 1s nying from New York 10 Lo, Angele~ with only about a do1en pa.,<.en!!,:r, on board. One only has 10 wmch the new, on Christmas Eve 10 know how unrealhtic 1hi, nearly empty plane is. Next, the federal mar;hals are ~1upid enough 10 be d1'i:lflllcd hy the ,hackled prisonm and arc killed in u hail of bullet, or the~ bullets. unly one puncture, a small hole in the cabin, even though another bullet pcne1rn1es :u lea~, IO ~cal back~. This hole such out paper. (w11h only a few ptb'>Cng.:r., where did all 1hco;c papcr. come from?) hut only ,lightly buffets the peoph:. Breu then t,pccts u( 10 believe 1ho11hi~ 18-inch hole 1~ rendered honnlc ~, when blocked by a bricr«:asc. All this happens within the lin.t 15 mmu1e., of the rnov 1c. II get~ wor;c Tbe 747. while on uu10-pilo1 in :i Level 6 \lorm. hover. perpendicular 10 the ground, mil, omo 11, back, 1hen rights 11SClf ufl.:r a few minutes. Later, it cra~hcs through a

roof-top n:s111urnn1. n billbonrtl and scvcml c:nrs in o parking garage wi1hou1 dcvinting

from 11S projected uu10-pilo1 landing. As improb.1bk a.s lhe!>C scenes suggcs1. the movie could hove been saved by bclicvoblc charac1ers or cdgc-of-sc:11 su,pcnsc. It was 1101. Ray Lioua played a credible serial killer, Ryun Weaver. who is ahernu1ely chom1ing. cunning and a dcmngcd h111a1ic. Liotta migh1 hnve pulled it off. especially since he garnered prai,c for ploying a psycho1ic cop in "Unlawful Emry:· if the 01hcrchnrac1crs rcac1cd 10 him plau~ibly. They did not. Most of 1he 01her characters arc 1101 well neshed out. Only M:iggie. a fligh1 :llh:ndant played by Ca1herine Hicks ("Star Trek. 1hc Voyoge Home··i. shows any bmins-and Weaver kills her off early. Teri Halloran (Lllun:n llolly of "Dumb and Dumber") wus the ob1usc flight n11endan1 who lea\•es the safety of 1hc locked tligh1 deck because Weaver tells her that the other nucndnm i~ hun nnd need-; her help. Hallorun leaves thi s safety even though she found the murdered pilot juM minutes before. What follows could have been a serial killer mesmerizing hi~ vic11m while he creeps closer. II wnsn ' 1. ln~1cnd. Halloran re~cmbles the proverbial dumb blonde-too stupid 10 high-111il ii back 10 the night deck. A~ for su~pcnsc. ,incc the movie doc~n '1 offer a character wonh saving. it's hard 10 care whether they live or die. 111c rest of 1hc passe ngers and one night a11cndan1 nrc locked up in the cn:w·s quancr. u1 the rcur of the plnnc and di~ppcur until then end of 1hc movie when they emerge. sligh1ly baucrcd but alive. There arc no cu1-nwny '>Cl)ncs where the)' try 10 escnpc or an: 1o~d 11ro1md when the plane nips over. TI1crc i\ no, one scene 1ha1 couldn ·1 be predicted long in udvw1cc of 11, nc1unlly happening. Ergo, no ~u\pcn,;e. This movie is plagued with 100 many implnusiblc events and unbelievable chnract~rs for an audience 10 wnnt 10 pay m ~ce 11. If you like 1ha1 son of mtndless cn1er1ammi;n1. 31 lea~, wail until II come, ou1 on video.

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Parade," sponsored by the NIC Foundation. Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. Tickets for students and staff are $3 off $ 18 or $15 seats, available at the NI C box office.

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The wrestling team and both b-ball teams are ranked nationally.

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Wrestlers defeat No. 1 Ricks Cardinals niove to No . 2 spot in nationals, No. 1 in league b) Ed\\ard Fra nris Stnllnt' I Rt'portcr

Thl' Cardino! wr..:Mlcr~ 1001.. Oigh1 over nationo ll y rated No. I Ri ck, College. They propelled lhem,e lvc\ from th ird pince 11110 the No. 2 ~pot righ1 bl'hind Lll,~n College. Coach John Owen hu.~ once ugu in 1nkcn h1~ ncdgling team right to 1hc 1op of the pack. and wi ll coniinuc 10 get u, much out of them as he can for the rest of the )'Car. "We're working out 1wo times II dny. five da ys a week. Someti mes he (Owen) hn~ us working ou1 on Sundays too." said Jason Moo ney. defending rcgion:il and notion.JI champion. The Card ~ suffered a los~ 10 Ri cks earlier this season 24- 18, in Nove mber, and came bnck 10 defeat 1hem 27 -12 on Jan. 2.3 111 Rexburg. NIC wns spcmed a 6-0 lead becuuse Rick~' 118- po under, Shawn Je nsen, ,uffered a concussion a week before the mo1ch. The los~ of those poinis wa,~critical to the meet bccau1,c Jensen had previously dcfoated Cardinal Dan Vega in Rexbu rg, Manney ( 167) dominated his opponent 18-4 despite suffering from n sprained finger early in the first roUJ1d. He had nlso

juM rome bad from hav ing :1 knee 111JUry during 1he last 1wo weeks. " \Ve are doing beuer now than we were a1 the beginning of the ~cmc,tcr," Monney ,aid. " 1t 路s crunch tinw and there is no time to wn,te wi1h only a month lcfi until rCf!iOnals:路 Mark Janke ( 150). who missed 1he firs, 111ee1 agains1 Ricks due 10 inJuric,. fought n long ballle co outl as t Steve Gulbrandsen. 4-2. Jessie Schaffer ( 134) everphoto by Noppadol Paothong powered Jeff Ireland 8-2. Gotchsl - Jessie Schaeffer. bottom, grapples with his opponent from Simon Fraser College. Jan 24, In Ben Shane ( 142) was able to Christianson Gymnasium. av enge bei ng pinned ea rli er this season by taking control In Ellensburg, Wash .. the Cardinals Simon Fra~er had 35. Centra l Washington or his match early to defc a1 Aaron won th e Central Washington Open had 22. and Ricks College 100k fou rt h Peterson 13-3. Tournament on Saturday. fan. 25. pince with 19. Josh Monon ( 158) led from 1hc stan of Nineteen of the Card s were abl e 10 The Card!> will next meet Rick~ when his match and eased inro the wi nner' s place, even th ough many of them had to they bactle 01 regionals in Clneknmas, Ore.. circle with a decisive 18路6 victory. wrestl e unau aehed: three from Ri ck~ Saturday. Feb. 15. Ri cks managed to score some wins placed. Four wresllers won their The next ma tch i, agai nst Ce nt r:i l aga inst the Cards. Ricks 路 Trav is Marx champ ionship rou nds: Prang ley. Shane, Washington at Christi anson Gymno~ium, ( 126) bent NIC' s Toney Gomei 5-3 and Moaney. and Schaeffer. Friday, Feb. 7 at 7:30 p.m. Darron Phillipy ( 177) used penalty points North Idaho w~ able to easily win rhe Cards arc ran ked No. I in th e Scenic 10 overcome Trevor Prangley, NIC, 9-7. tou rn ament wi th a total of 54 points. West Achletic Conference.

Men's basketball player, Stack, kicked off team by J onathan Ray

News Editor Men's basketball player Toby Stack was kicked off the team after being a,rrc:,1ed in Price, Utah for auempting to use a stolen credit card The Cardinals were playing the College of Eastern Utah on Jan. 18, and St.ack anempted to buy groceries with the aard in a Maverick store before the team lcfi town. Stack was arrested soon thereafter on the team bus. " I made the dumbest decision of my life,'' Stack said of his decision 10 take a card from a group of kids standing outside of lhe store. Stack said that he figured the

card WllS probably stolera. but he didn't think that it would work so he tried it anyway. 11 turned out that the card had been stolen in Cedar City, Utah, the night before the team was even in Price. Stack was removed from the team and had his scholarship revoked following the arrest. "I disappointed a lot of friends and family," Staok said. "l think that the people that know me witil understand I made a stupid mistake, but

I'm not a bad kid." Stack, a reserve guard, was the only player left on the team that played lllSt season. He plans to fini sh out the semester at NYC and then return to the University of Montana in his hometown of Missoula. Stack's teammate Steve Ryan w.ts in the store with him, but ii was decided by the police that he wouldn't be charged with Stack. "I talce responsibility for my actions and I know that I messed up,"

Stack said. "My life isn't over and I'll JUSt have to fight through it and learn from my mista.ke." Since leaving the team, Stack has been lifting weights and staying in shape, but said that he misses playing with the team and will definitely try to continue his playing career. Coach Hugh Watson has been anempting to find Stack a new school to play aL The fact that he isn't pl3ying basketball is the hardest aspect of the situation for Stack 10 deal with. ''It would be nice to talce a six-month break, but it would malce me sick to my stomach if I wasn't playing," Stack said.

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Thursday, Feb. 6, 1997

Northwest ski report: slopes not yet melted by Chris Juhlin Sr111111el Reporter Wi1h five ,J..i resom less 1111111 1wo hour. away. 1his nrea 1, well l,.nown ,i- a mecca for ~kier, and ,nowboarder~ from all over 1he Pacific Nonhwc~1. and California for 1hn1 mnucr. The In land NonhwcM has been blessed w11h ungodl) nmoulll~ of snow. Schwenzer. Silver Mounrnm Mount SpoJ..anc. 49 Degree~ Nonh. and Lookou1 :ire 1he five C'lose~1 \ki re~on~. Wi1h compe1i1ion comes compe1i1ive price~ and n vurie1y of a11rnc1ions. llcre is a bnef d~scrip1ion of 1he,e rc~Ort\ and whal 1hcy hove 10 offer. in order from nearest 10 fanhesl from Coeur d'Alene. Mount Spokane is only about 30 minu1c, from Coeur d'Alene. It's popular among Spokane residents because of ils locn11on and incredibly low 1icke1 prices. Adults pay $22 for n rull-tlay pass and studcn1s pay S18. The mountain offers night skiing (a t'onvenient of1cr-school excur$iOn) 01 only S 10 a per~on. With 1.530 vertical fce1, 24 runs and a ~mall snowboard pnrk. ii hn~ a ,ome1hing for jus1abou1 everybody. Silver Mounrnin h, 1he only loc:11 ,ki reson wi1h a gondola 10 take skiers 10 lhc lodge. The gondola h juM off 1·90 in

runs. Wi1h s1udcn1 1ickc1s priced at S 16. ii Rcson. Sandpoini. ranked 32nd. Kellogg. so skiers don ·1 have lo worry i~ hnrd 10 find a bcm:r value. Lookout Pas~ abou1 dri\'ing 1renchcrous mouniuin road~. Wi1h 2.400 feet of vertical 1errnm. a has 850 feel or vcnica l terrain und 12 runs. high-speed quad. n well-kept ~nowboard The 111ounrnin is known for i1s good snow II is loca1cd right off l·\10 on 1he Idahoand groomed run~. park und 55 long eventful runs, Schwei11er Montana boarder. Al 1hc moumain, oduhs pay S28, is 1hc mouniain of choice for many ~kier1 Snow Coun1ry Magazine conduc1ed a s1ud~n1s pay S22. Rosaucr~ provide~ and snowboarders from Spokane 10 nu11onnl ranking of 1hc 1op 50 ski rcsons m Sacramcn10. II offers numerous advanced discoun1 1ickc1~; weekend prices arc $26 Nonh America. and Schweiltcr Moun1:1in run s and i1's ca~y 10 go up 10 1hc moumain for adult~. S:?O for s1udcn1s. ages 13-2 1; 20 lime\ and find a run or ~hom 1ha1 mid-week you 'vc never inkcn before. 11cke1s arc S20 Bui wi1h more a11roc1ions comes for adults. S 18 for ~1ude111s; higher price,. Al 1hc mountain, adul1t pay $34 and ,1udcnt~ pay S27. skier~ under 13 D1scoun1 1icke1~ are offered through pay $16. Tidyman·s; 1ickc1s are $29 for adulls. Skier.. on a 1igh1 budge1 S24 for s1uden1, ngc~ 13-23. S18 for who can·1 children uge~ 7-12. Jona~ Mulcnhy. ,1udcn1 and afford S20 J>lu, for a lifl 1ickc1 ~ca,on pa5~ holder. said. "The snow can head 10 god~ have been great 10 Schwei1zcr Lookou1 Pass. 1hi~ year" Though a small He should know: he· s already reson (ii has heen up 10 Schwei11er over 25 limes one choir lif1 ). 1his yeur. ii is by no Locn1ecl in Chewelah. Wash .. 49 means u wns1e Degrees Norlh i~ u well rnam1oincd, of money. photo by Chris Juhlin fomily-owncd cs1ablishmcn1. It offers Lookou1 hos 1.800 foci of 1errn1n, 25 runs nnd a Ahhhhhh - Kim D/Cicco (student) rests after an exhausting run at Schweitzer consi~1ent home-1ypc a1111u~pherc. Tickcl\ pncci Mountain Resort. powder and nrc S27 for aduhs and S 19 for some advanced s1uden1 s.

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Thursday,Feb. 6, 1997

Sports

Basketball on a roll 10 ~p.1rk 1hc 1cnm wi1h a gome-h1gh 12 ""'''· 14-pouu d'fon. "Tammy give( u~ a sparl 1hat 's Wi1h a p:m of na11onoll} ranked b!blc1ball team~ running lhc t1oor. al 1110~1 uutonrn1ic." said women'~ Chri,1inn,on Gymno&ium ha, rarely co.ich Greg Crimp. "We've come to been louder or more packed than in rely on her. Ml 1f It docsn'1 hnppen we cun gel into trouble.'' J\.'Ctnl week.,. Wi1h 1hc pair of vic1orie~ over the If the ,ucces~ of 1hc Cardinal.· con1inuc,. i1 m1gh1 get even louder n, weekend. both teams have seven bo1h teams could play ho~• to the SWAC games tef1 this season. Scenic Wc,1 A1hh:t1c Conference including 1hc fimil homesiand of the regional 1oumamcn1 in March 1f 1hey year from Feb. 13-2 I. win the regular ,;c~on 1i1te. Included in tho~c home games for The Cardinal women ( 19·2 overall, the men will be u ba11lc on Feb. 13 9.2 league) are rnnkcd 17th in 1he agnins1 the College of Eastern U1nh Na1ional Jumor College D1vis1on I 1ha1 will give 1hem a chance 10 avenge poll. The lady Cards are playing some 1hcir only other league loss. The women will also gel a chance of 1he finest b:isketball in 1he SWAC recently as 1hcy have won six of 1hcir 10 avenge 1hcir 01her league loss on li!St ~wn in 1hc conference. Feb. 21 when Ricks visits Chris1ianson The Cardinal men ( 18·2 overall. 9-2 Gymnasium 01 5:30 p.m. league} have mirrored 1hc women's 6 Included in the Cardinals' ho1 play of 7 conference wins. They are nmkcd lately were win~ a1 home for both the men and women against rival College 131h in the NJCAA Division I poll. Saturday. Feb. I. 1he men avenged of Southern Idaho on Jan. 9. More 1hun one of 1heir 1wo league losses when 1.400 fans were witness to 1hc 1hcy bea1 Snow College 97-80 in Cardinals' ability to putt ou1 close wins ugains11hc Golden Eagles. Christianson Gymnasium. The men squeaked out an 85-83 In the game. NIC was led by Chris H:irrison with '.? I points. Cameron ovcnimc viclory. while the women cu t Banks also played well. scoring 15 ii close whh a 65-62 victory. Nei1hcr 1eam has lost a home game points and coltcc1ing a game-high 8 1his ycllr, which bodes well for 1heir rebounds. Earlier in the evening. 1hc women chances if they end up hos1ing 1hc also defca1ed Snow 86-54. More regional tournaments. On the road, the men have los1 10 imponan1ly. 1hough, migh1 have been the women 's victory on Jan. 30 as 1ltcy Snow College nnd 1hc College of avenged one of 1heir league tosses in a Eas1crn Utah. The lady Cards have been defeated on the homccouns of 90- 72 victory over Dixie. Tammy Goyne came off the bench Dixie College and Ricks College. b, Jonnthnn I hl) und Ro,ic Vogel

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photo by Kibbee Walton Hustle, boys/ . Cameron Banks (right) looks for the open man during practice.

would be a red nag and migh1 bring about towsuus. Brown Univcr,ity i, being ,ued by Amy Cohen becau~e they dropprd 1hc1r gymnasucs program to 1ry and l'ompl)' Another women's spon will be added, wuh the Title IX s1aru1cs. by Ed\\ ard Franc!~ bu1 i1 will be 1cn up to the Mudcms of 1hc Stn11nc/ Rl'tmrt(r "It would be in viola11on of Tille IX 10 A propo"11on 10 111ta1n gender cq1111y 111 college and the oreo high ~cltoot, 10 l'liminn1e uny sponmg program 10 make athlcuc, ha, Ileen uccep1.:d. dcc,dc wh.:ther II will be sofrball or room for anorhcr.'' ,aid n group of Coeur The bo;1rd of tru,tec, unanimously MlCCCr. The new C'OBCh, lor wh1Chl'VCr d'Alene and Lewis .1nd Ct ..rk high school tlcc1ded dunng the Wcdne,d.1y Jan 29 ,porl ,, cho,en. will be h1l'l!d 1his ,em.i,1er coache, in 3 le lier to the Board of mce11ng, 10 appro1•e a pt;111 b) Athh:llc ,n 11mc to do ,omc rccru11111g for 1h..- fall. Tru~1ec, '·With already cstabll\hcd D1rec1cu Jim Ilemlley 10 achieve c4u11y m E,trly th1, year. th\.' 1rustcc< mcl "1th to prec:edc:m:c b}' Cohen n Brllwn men and \\Untcn', ,pon, c>.ptorc ".1y, Ill he in compliance with Univcr-,11y, NIC ,huuld cx.immc the 1rue Tht' plan c.ntJit, a \h1t11ns 1,1 1hc fllll· IX , gender eqmty r,·qum:menh. 111tcn1 101 11> .i1hk1i, progr,1111', )O ii> 10 01 four propo,ab brought belorc the avoid unnece"a!) ti11ga11on:· n11legc·~ budgc1 1n certain arc.I\. 111..c lo\\cring some co11ch111g ,Jlaries and board ta,1 wmc,1cr, tlcadlcy nnd lknncll Concerned ,1uJcnh, 1.:a,her, :ind ra1\1ng other, Cheerlc11ding will be only d,,cuswd 1he l1r\t op11on. 10 drop pan:nts ,howed up It> mul.~ known their moved lrom the athlullc bud~el Jnd men', .ind woman', 1rncl. and lll'lcl 10 vic,1, 10 1hc bvard. muny 111 wppon of incorpor.itcd 11110 1hc ~tudcnt service,. The: uttow for woman', ,;oll bnll. tracl. rieltl. pep band wi lt be moved 10 the mu~,c D1wu,s1on among 1he board itb(\UI "If you cul the> 1rnd progriilll }'!lU will department. wha1 ac1u11lly conMllute, agrcen'klnt wtth 1101 be g:un111g any1h1ng," ,aid Brook The three-year pion would mos1ly be Title IX brought up th e poin t 1ha1 to Mclachlan, ~tudent Jth lete.. ''The track me1 w11hin 1he fiM year, He3dley , aid. ac1ually drop the whole tracl. program and cros, country 1ca.n1, are 1wo of 1he

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mo,1 equal programb on c11mpu,: they·re 1101 even C'lose 10 being the most e~pensivc," Bui not everyone 1hu1 ~howcd up was for 1he 1rack and field programs. "Fa,,1-p11ch (soflboll) 111 the region hus taken orr:· Pete Wood\, citi1en, said. "We've got the Mah: championship 1eam oul of the Coc:ur d ·Alene ,1rc.i •• Wooch and hi\ \life. P:ugc. \Uppon J ~oftbull program. t\\cO of h" d_aughtc:rs pla:r ,oflb,111 Trustee Bob El} ,ugge,tc:d a quicl. move tO\l ,mJ gender equuy by addmg ,oflbJII J, ,1 club ,pon, w11h votunttcr couches ,u,d borrowed equipment. The bo:ird \cemcd 10 ,urprl\«: everyone. 1nclud111g Hcadl~y and Bennett, by taking into cons1dcra11on opportunit1e; for \ludenb vc:rsu~ 1he dollar\ to mnlcc 1hing, worl.. "I rh , nl. ) nu huvc opened up some1hing that we 1li,ln·1 thinl. we had lbe op1ion of,'' Bcmnen su,d 10 th~ board.

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Thursday, Feb. 6, 199 7

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Basketball talents from 'down _under' Melbourne b-ball player Aussie athlete speaks keeps on Goyne, Goyne on dreams and defense by Kelly Dengel Se111i11l'I Reporter

"Shll is ab le to make a lot of things happen wi1h he r penetration nnd distribution of 1he ball." he said. '"She is a consistent shooter beyond the arc." On the coun, Goyne said she· s focused and works hard, bu1 off the court she's completely different. ··t·m a very laid-back person. a typicaJ carefree Aussie." Goyne said. Back home in Australia, Goyne snid she enjoyed kick boxing as a fom1 of exercise and self defense. Mnjoring in physical education. Goyne

he found 1oilc1 waler swirling in the opposite direction, curs driving on the wrong side of the street and light switches operating in a backward manner. Wh en she landed at th e Spokane ln1em:11ionnl Airport. Australian Tammy Goyne. 18, knew her world had been turned upside down. Since her arrival in August of '96 to play basketball. she said she's had to deal with major cullurc shock. On 1he first day of school, Goyne said she fell as if the word "Aussie" (slang for Australian) had been scrawled across her forehead. II mus1 have s1uck. she said. because it's now her nickname. The cold weather is something she said she doesn't like. and her parent~ expect her snid ~he hopes 10 return home 10 tench. 10 die any day. Goyne said she'\ became friends wilh Nex1 ~cason she plans to play Division I all the athlete~. c,pcci(llly her 1eammo1cs. ba~ketbnll n1a sout hern college. pos~ibly in She ,aid she's adjustcd well to the t.:nm Georgia. For now. Goyne ,aid she 1~ and American·~ ,1yle of playing. Having Stc\c Ryan. fellow Au,1ralian basl.c1hnll concentrating on ma imninmg her 3.2 GPA, pla)er. here ha, been ;1 comfon. Goyne b:t~~ctbnll and surviving the cold weather. said "Everyone h11' been very n1'C 10 me \IIICc l "vc arm ed." Goyne said in her d1,1111~11vc Au,trnhan t1l·t11nl. Ga) nc ,tancd playtng 111 age -I on an arg:1111,ed 1,:am for children und•·r 8 in hl·r homc101q1 of Melbourne. She said ,he II n, innuenc('d h> hcr hro1hcr.. Michael. now ~4 . .111d Anthony. 23. Gnyne ,aid dcfen,c 1, her grea rc~ t a~,c1 10 the 1cam, which ,he ;111ribu1c, 10 the coaching she received in Auwaliu. Goyne. a 5-2 point guard. average, IO points a game. including at lea" one 3-pouner. " I can came up wi1h 1he goods when needed under prc~sure." she ,aid. One of her goals for 1he ,c:1,an is 10 go 10 na1ionnls. She ,u1d the tt.'am is very good und i$ expected to do well. ,,.,, ·, Gr~ mp. basketb'ilL. _ photo by Kibbee Walton conch. !iifd·Goyne is ver ~ out/ · Tammy Goyne (right) shows she can play • . offense as well as defense. aggre~~1ve and her quickness i, a mnJor fnc1or

Cardinal

by Kelly Dengel Sentinel Reporter

ne of the men's basketball players has a kangaroo. Forward Steve Ryan, 19, misses his childhood pet "Skippy." The kangaroo was hun when he wandered into his backyard and Rynn nursed him bnck to health "I treat him like a dog," Ryan said. "l even let him sleep in my room ofter my mom goes 10 bed." .The 6-10 forward has only been playing basketball for four years.

Profiles Australian Ryun. 19, is otherwise known as ''Crocodile Dundee" on the court. Ryan cnmc 10 the U.S. as n player on the Aus1rali n Nauonal Junior Bn.~ketball Tenm, playing high school nnd junior college team~ in lhe south. During one game. the baskctball coach

from Centml Private High School, BIIOnRougc, La., saw Ryan playing. He convinced Ryan to come back and play for him. After graduating from C.P.H.S., Ry1111 was offert>d a spot on the University of Colorado's team with a full scholal'Sbip. But due to differences between the Australian accreditation system, the U.S. accreditation and NCAA regulations, he's here instead. Ryan said as soon as the paperwork clenrs, he'll be on his wo.y to Colorado. Ryan wa.~ out enrly in the senson with un i1tjury to his Achilles tendon. He said th!\t hns only mnde him work harder and build his strength. One of 1he most dru11ic difference~ between 1hc Au~tralinn and Amencan style~ of ba~kctball. Ryan suid, i~ athleticbm. " Bock home we conccntrntt' more on lhe ru11damen1nls 10 compensate for 1heir tAmerican \) athlcticbm." he ~aid. Like most Austrnlians, Ryan said he foels moM m home on the defen~ive ,ide of the gnmc Although he hn~n 't quite got mto hi\ rhythm. he suid, he\ suet to get ii soon. Hume for Ry,UI 11n't net'e,snnly Sydne). Au:.trulia. He ~aid Loui~1ann ha~ become more of u home ~mce living thtrc .~~ a ,cmor 1n high school. Ryilll ..nid he ho~ a ~econd family and 1;irlfneod there w11i1ing for him. "I've been holll<!Sick. but more for Louisiana thnn Austrolia," Ryan said. Ryan also plays football. crickel, soccer and tennis. He has a red bell m 1ae kwon do and races bis dir1 bike ia Bll!On Rouge. After college, Ryaa said be' d love IO play ia Ibo NBA. rr bis dralll 111 play pro sporca comeJ ,rue, he' d foJJjlr Wt father'• fOOfllql, • pO alhlete iD Ibo AiisutJJII Rugby 1a,ue.

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Intramural director rewarded for serviAg studemts by Rosie Vogel Sports Editor Spor1s heroes Ken Griffey Jr.. Steve Avery and Derek Jeter are among those Paul Mnnzardo. intramural spor1s director. played b:iseball wi•h during his NC AA career. Manzardo. 26. has since abandoned NCAA baseball. He ·s aunined his degrees and heads in1rnmurol activities for Mudents, including Ong footbnll. sofiball. 3,on-3 and 5-on-5 t,.i.skcib:111. volleyball. the Natural High. the Extreme Fitness competition and n11sccllnneou~ run runs and spor1s. For the (i~1 timc thi, semester. Manzardo is offering a floor hockey league. In hi$ thin! year directing imramurab. Manwrdo said one of his biggest accomplishmcn1\ hns been increasing student involvement in the progmm. .. When I fiN ~ioncd," Mnnzardo said. "they had a progr.im here bu1 11 wnsn '1 really known." He s:ud he worked 10 market und modify the program. His first year, 900 students pnnic1pn1cd; last year. 1,800 entered, and Ins, semester alone. 950 took pan. Manwclo said he's pleased with students· understanding of intmmurals und what'~ expected from them; they know how the spons run and how 10 get involved. Man1.ardo received January·~ Sterling Silver Award. A pl:ique on his office wall reads, "You personify 1he qualitic~ NIC values in its employees." Monn Klinger. ~pccch ins1ruc1or. nominated Mnn1.ardo for 1hc award. ··P-Jul is c:ommi11ed 10 ,tudcnt succcs,," Kling.ir \aid in her statement. "He 1s innovative. knowledgeable und prepared:· Klinger commended Manznrdo for his involvement in

giving students "henllhy nltemutives 10 dungerous ponying. drinking and driving while drink ing... The Natural High. Mnnzardo s:ud. 1s another of his big achievemenb. It gives students the oppor1uni1y 10 spend n weekend night rree from the anificial highs of alcohol and drugs. It is scheduled for 9 p.m. 10 midnight March 14 and April 18 and 25. nll Fridays. at Christianson Gymnasium. "I had. at first. a 101 or negative feedback on i1:· Manzardo said, "Like. 'Oh, you won't get any student, there on a Friday evening; students won·, stick around, they'd rather do something else on a Friday night. ... Bui Mudcnt~ came: 150. 160 nnd 170 of them. And they cnme ask mg for more. "Paul ,inned up 1hc greatest thing 1h01 ever hnppcncd 10 NIC- Natural High." said Mike Yollhg, slutlcnt. " II\ u 1.!l\!UI nl1emmivc 10 drinking on Fmtny n1gh1." Natural rhgh and the other 1111ramuml cvcm, are offered

m no charge, wi1h the cxcep1ion of occo,ionol forfeit fee,.

Manu1rdo hai. a bachelor's in business admmis1ra11on from Ferris S1:ue University. where he played baseball. and a master's in spor1s and recreation administration from 1hc University of ldoho. He has officiated high school football for 1wo yea!'$ and has refereed high school baseball and bn~kctball for three. He i~ three-year member of the American Softball As.~ocin1ion nnd umpires games in the nrcn. Though he no longer gei~ 10 play NCAA bos.:bnll. Manznrdo Iii.cs whot he doc,. "I hi..: bc,1 worl.111g wnh the SIUdCnh:· he ,:iid. And they hl.c working with him . "He ho, done a 101 ol good and mol.cs nc11vi11e, fun," said Sieve Pnhncr. Mudcnt. ··Poul ha, no1 only ,hown a great a1111udc toward all 01 1hc ,111dcn1s he: I\ IO COntllCI Wllh," ~:1id Denni, Lininger. ~1udcn1. "But he hu~ Jlsl1 shown inm:dibk 111111011ve and producti1•11y in .iudcnt .ic1ivt1) ... "Every once 111 n while. n pcr-l1n come, along who dmw~ students to Paul Manzardo program, .111d cvcnh 11kt the Pied Poper drew 1he cl11ldrcn of ~lnmelin with tus rn:ig,c:il mu,tc ... s:rn.l Ol!un B~tmcu. Student Umon ns~i~1nn1 director. who t1lso non11nu1cd Mnn1ardo for the employee of the mt1111h t1Wi1rd.

Back-country safety workshop attracts crowd , touches basics by Amber Yohe Sentim•I R~portt•r

fter about 200 people turned out, students and citizens sat down for an evening of slide show~. demonstrations. nnd lectures on the imponance of back-country safety. The forum hosted a number of speakers representing area organizations and businesses in the Bonner Room of the Student Umon Building Thursday, Jan. 23. Included were O-c1ve O'Bnen from the U. S. Forest Service, Mike Rock from Silver Mountain. and Jason Luker, Outdoor Pursuits coordinator. Topics ranged from medical and coldweather injuries, such as frostbite and snowblindntss. 10 emergency gear and rescue procedures. Dr. Michael Euner stressed the 1mponance of keeping dry and wearing the right clothing. denouncing any use of conon whil,: eitpcriencing the outdoors. Emergency gear, probe poles, shovels and transce ivers remain essential for any excur5ion with Mother Narure. Although accidents continue to occur,

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there an: few rcgulanons in the outdoors. "Folks just don' t want 10 see the backcountry closed, .. O'Brien said, and 1h1s might lead 10 the expectation that J>CQplc know how 10 pro1cc1 rhcmselves when faced with situations. As the evening rounded out, Chic Burge. an experienced outdoorsman, questioned the BUdience with why people should know back-country safety. "It makes for a more pleasant trip." Burge said. " It's your responsibility 10 know what you are doing 1n the outdoors." Through Outdoor Pursuits. Luker aims at providing students and faculty with the opportunity to part1cip111e in low-cost ac1iv11ies such as snowcamping. riverrafting and hiking. He has planned outdoor trips for the semcsier 10 places like Canada ·s backwoods and Utah's Anasaz.i ruins. The Student-funded organization allows studen1s to rent equipment such as camping gear and even whitewater rafls and sailboats. For more infonna!ion con!ICI Luker 11 769-7809.

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Children's Center to expand

Thursday, Feb. 6, 1997

20th anniversary NIC Foundation concert creates proceeds by Ken Ha rrison Sc111i11c/ Reporter

All proceeds from n concert will go toward the expansion of the Children·~ Center. TI1e concert is spoMored by the NlC Foundation in celebration of its 20th anniversary and will be held 8 p.m. Sa1urdoy and 2 p.m. Sunday m Schuler Auditorium. Steve Schenk, execu1ive director of the NIC Foundation and dean of college relations and development, said proceeds from this concert, combined with money • from other fundraising campaigns. are needed before a construction date can ~ beset. I don '1 think a !inn date will be set any later than next s ummer," Schenk said. "It could conceivably be as early as this summer, but l'm not certain that the center srnff is ready for and expansion photo by Noppadol Paothong that quick. There are things thnt still need to be determined and decisions the Cherished time- (From left) Tiana Simmons and Sky Hembree play at the Children's Center as Cyndi Hippler council wiU have to make." supervises. Activities such as these will continue with the expansion of the center.

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Freshman offers lessons in freedom by Sue Jurgens

Semine/ Re.porter he lost few weeks have brought a spa te of inaugural:, for elected officials nationwide. It is sobering 10 remember how few voters pnr1icipa1ed in their elections. With under 50 percent of eligible adults going to the polls, 1996 will go down in history as having the worst voter turnout of any national-eleclion year. N IC freshman Agnicszka Jendro-Calim, 18, probably wouldn't understand this apathy. Aggie comes from Poland- a country that only 15 years ago fought for the right to democratic elections. She said that the people of Poland take voting and politics very seriously. "One rhing I don't like about the United States," Aggie said, "is that the people take so many things for granted- like freedom. The children in Lhe schools arc not taught how to apprec iate this freedom nnd all the rights you have." What is it like in a country that doesn' t have the right to a democr.itic vote? Was it really like all those spy movies from the Co ld War era that portrayed people behind the Iron Curtain as drab, p oor and a lways look ing over the ir shou lders in case Big Brother was listening? " I remember food stamps," Aggie said. "People would come three hours before the store opened just to get something." Everyone wore the same boring clothes and the same shoes. She said the government assumed that if e veryo ne looke d the same, they would fee l equal,

which is what socialis m is about. "America was so cool," Aggie whispered, as if she TI1e school unifonns we re made o ut of really thin still had to worry about who was lis tening. '11,cy have fabric and were navy blue. She remembers not being enough food and cars and toys and everything is so able 10 wear jewelry because the teachers thought great: it's a paradise. But ... therc was no way you such vanity kept the girls in front of the mirror instead could go there." of studying. If any of your relatives lived in a capitalistic Everyone in Poland had 10 go to school country, the Polish government kept for at leas t eight years. After that, they an eye on you. They checked you could choose to go on through high school out. A s Agg ie sa id, "You were and college. or they could go s traight to [consideredJ against the system." trade school. So, how did the system work? " I think that one good thing about WeU, they held elections. comm unism," Aggie said. "is that you Yes. elections in a communist didn't have to pay for your education." country. But they only ran Although people had a choice of career, communists on the slate. they didn't have much of n variety to It didn't seem 10 matter who you choose from . There was a grea t call for voted for. factory workers. Aggie said that once "People knew who was going 10 people chose their job. it was usually their be it," Aggie said. life's work. They didn't change jobs like Then Lech Walesa, prompted by Aggie Jendro-Callin tabor unrest, formed Solidarity. a they do here. "People in Poland are still very afraid of trade union. It was the beginning of changing their jobs," she said. the end of communism in Poland. Russian movies, Russian books, Russian holidays, Now, poli tics is one of the major subjects of Russian language, R ussian polit ics. ln commu nist conversation in Poland. They have debates, just like Poland, everything Russian was good-and the more here, but in Poland, people are allowed to call in with the better. qucsiions for the candidates. Political scandal is jll$l 15 "Russia was our be.st friend ," Aggie said. " You popular there as it is here. couldn 't say anything bad about Russia." What is different is that people get out to vote. It Everything American, however, was considered was a long , hard fight for them, and they appreciate the bad. right to vote. It didn ' t stop them from dreaming, though. Maybe we could take a lesson from them.