The North Idaho College Sentinel Vol 73 No 7, Feb 20, 1997

'Laughs at Lunch' makes entertaining meal time.

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The Student Newspaper of North Idaho College

Volume 50, Number 7

Fort Sherman costs explode in renovation Estimated cost jumps from $260,000 to $569,000 due to decrepit foundation

by Jonathnn Hay Ne,..s £di1or

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photo by Noppadol Paothong

'Bus Stop:' Waiting to travel Kalynn Raugh (Cheri) rehearses a scene from the 'Bus Stop' where she waits in a diner for the bus to depart . The performance starts tonight in Boswell Hall. See preview, Page 12.

he Fon Shc rmnn Office r$ Quarter remodel is in its finul stn ges o f co mpl e ti on. The budget ha~ now grown ta $569.000 for completi on or the interior and exterior.

"1l1e building wus si111ng on dirt with no foundu11on. and the n oors weren' t level," s:11d Rolty Jurgens. de:m or administration. "1l1c bu11ding was n' t co nstruc ted well. nnd basically the onl y thing holding up the waJls was the out~idc ,1ding."

The building was con\tructcd over 100 years ago when the campus wru, still a military fort. It is the ~econd oldest building in North Idaho and because of its historic significance. th e schoo l dec ided to re nov ate in~tead of tear it down nnd start over. ··we coulu have rebuilt it. but it wo uld have lost its historic al significance ." said NIC Presiden t Bob Be nne tt. "When it's done. everyone will enjoy it and ii will be o nice focal point for the campus."

The cost of renovating the interior is now up to $350.000 and the e,cterior is now at $2 19.000. Of that budge1, Lhe sc hool is putting up $408.000 and the Departm ent o f Public Works in Boise paid for the

n:, 1 with n gmnl.

So what docs the school get for 11s money'!

First nnd foremost is the foci thnr n historical building wu, ~aved from dcs1ruc11o n. Al so. w11h the impending renovmion of the S1udcn1 Union Building, 1hcrc will be u need • for faculty office , pace thut Bcnncll and Jurge ns see be ing fill ed by offi ce, on th e second n oor of the building. " When you wulk in the door. the entryway nnd fireplace wi ll reflcc1 the original period thut 1he building was built in." Bennett ~nid of the rem odel of the in1cnor. "There will also be a conference room on the fir.t floor Lhat •~ done in period style. but the offices upstair~ arc going 10 be regular faculty offices."

Handicap t1ccc,s 10 the , ccond floor wns also 111 question. but Benne11 and :1 group of handic:1ppcd students came up w11h the: solu11on of leaving an open office on 1he fim floor with a phone that s1uden1s con reach facu lt y on the second fl oor wi1h.

Benno:11 said that he expects the re novations to be compl eted by the end of 1hc semester and that the new building will be something that the whole community can be proud of.

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Strategic plan outlines NIC's future

'Bus Stop' play takes Boswell Auditorium to 1955

Wrestlers take first in regional tournament

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There is no school on March 4.

Campus News Strategic plan glimpses into future prepared personnel ore employed be the college to carry out its mission/objectives.

•Professional Developmc111: Identify and provide comprehen~ive staff development which supports the college's mission and objectives. strengthen all or NIC's educational programs •Quality Management: Foster cooperation 10 mee1 student and community needs, between all cn1i1ics of the institution for the including development of new and benefit of both of NIC's internal and cx1crnal modifi cations of existing educational constituents and the continuous improvement opponuni1ies. of the institution: establish quality proccs.,;cs •General Education: Con1inue 10 integrate 1h01 assure organizational effectiveness und general education across the curriculum. efficiency thereby leading to a successful •Instru ctional Technology: Enhance application 10 the Idaho Quality Award. instruction for site-based learning and The Legislative Commiuees·s goal is 10 disinncc le.irning. act appropriately to track, inituite, suppon. or •Schedu ling: Implemen t a flexib le oppose federal legislation affect ing NIC or schedule based upon student need~ and space community colleges. limila11on~. and college-wide utilization of The committee has seven objectives: computer scheduling soflwurc package.

Monitor President Clinton's announced •Assessmeni and Placement: Selcc1 and in1cn1ion 10 ndd two more years of free public utilize multiple entering studeni asse$smcm cducn1ion 10 1hc nation's curriculum: monitor tools: pince s1udc111s in accordance 10 the welfare reform legi~lution looking for links to results of those tools. hi gher educa tion: moni1or proposals •Advising: Develop a sy~ tcm which concernmg 1hc Wes tern Governors' provides each studem the appropriate !1cnefi1 University and other state regional distance of ~tudent-instructionnl advising. lcaming ini1iatives: seek additional resources •Staffing: Ensurl' the u1ili1~11ion of full · to implen1cn1 Western Governors· University time nnd pon-timc employees 10 allow the initiatives as appropriate to our role: monitor college to be both fiscal I y and newest I Percent Initiative effons: increase progrnmma1ic:1lly responsive to the college retirement fund investment options available mission and objectives; implement an annual 10 NIC employees and support efforts to process 10 assure that high-q uality, well·

Committee focused on improving campus for the present and future b) Ken Harrison Se111111rl Rrpm t1•r

A strategic plan designed 10 improve NIC's present nnd future demands was approved by the board of trustees on Jan. 29.

Developed by u Strategic Planning Comm1nee. with information from members of fa culty. stnff and several ~tanding commmccs. the document will continually be rcfin...'d and changed as projection< are made and information 1s procciM<J. The s1rn1eglc plnn involves several ,1anding commiuec~ responsible for selling goals and obJcctivcs conducive 10 expanding ,ind improving campus facilities. instruction and funding for th e college ns wdl as 11:gislativc "sues.

The Facili11es Commiuce·s goal is to provide modem focilitic\ which will enhance th e qual11y of 1:duca11on provided by nil cnm pu, program<. The commiuce·s obJcct1vc~ are to remodel e>.1,ting buildings and provide new ~pnccs 10 meet student enrollment and program growth. ~ ln~1ruc11011 Commiucc hru. nine goal< and obj~·tivc<.

•ln\lructionul Program,: Continue to

secure state and local funds to implement the college· s mater facilities plan serving NlC and Kootenai County.

The final strategic plun component is the funding commiuce, which has four goals nnd objtoetivcs.

•Red uce Costs: Review college operations and seek costs savings. increased efficiency and productivity.

•Provide more money for capital construction proJcc1s: Seek nltcmatives to current systems.

•Ensure balanced and adequate funding for NIC: Ensure that tunion and foes an: fair 10 S1Ude1m and also provide appropriate support for college operation: restructure NIC local propcny tax base to provide tax relief for Koo1cno1 County while maintaining ndcquate funding and local control for the college.

•Ensure that private suppo rt is an approprin1e part of bulanccd. adequate funding for NIC: Coordinate planning efforts so 1h01 foundation support complements Ntc·s smuegic plan; continue efforts 10 strengthen the NIC Foundation as a source of suppon for the college.

Each committee is responsible for monitoring imponan1 information such as who is responsible nnd affected by the ac1ivi1ics. cost. deadline or completion dates and the internal and extemnl barriers.

Why are you looking forward to the upcoming spring break?

Eddie Bateman Business Admin.

Seanle "I ge1 to get a break from all the homework and I get to go 011 a rrip ...

Jessica Mussatto Nursing Coeur d· Alene "Because I'm going to Seattle, and .of course, why 1101?"

Mizuho Ishii General Admin.

Fukushima, Japan "Because I'm going to travel."

Scott Turk Business Admin.

Pos1 Falls ''Warm weather and lots of sun."

by Shoswali Roy

Thursday. Feb. 20, 1997

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Mathes, mastering musical theory Ma estro uses energy, humor to boost class comprehension

performed by I he North Idaho College Symphonic Orches1ra.

Mun Sm ith. former N IC guitar instructor. will be the featu red soloist.

Acco rdin g to Mathes. the conceno will be a renec1ion of his views and relation'ship with the planets. The 15 minute piece will move from chuo11c, unharmonious sounds 10 n melodious, rhythmic harmony. his students wan, to learn.

by Ryan MocClonalhan ''It wouldn '1 be wise lo gave II a Mathes· concern for his s1uden1s growth Stn1i11tl Reporter Music theory instructor Gerard Mnihcs in music ex1ends beyond 1he classroom. He style." Mathes snid. " It ·s just 1he C'alls this close1-sizcd room an office. but regularly :mends his students perfommnces. way I wrilc music."

Although the piece will contain he hns 1r:1nsfonncd this room 11110 much He has even played his hand crafted more than a room for grnding pnpcr5. It elect ric Tommy gun violin during a some 1mdi1ion:il clements. Mathes has become the rencction an ins1ruc1or performance of Poul's band "Champion said. his music is \Qntl!lhing most people haven't experienced before. who has gained o large degree of respect Birdwatchers."

Mathes 1ries 10 integrate what l11s 11 wi ll require the trndi11onal from his music studcnl5.

Saints fla shing peace signs and students arc doing outside of his classes instruments 10 tnkc n new npproach elephants ~1omping out "Louie-Louie" on into whnl he is 1c.iching. He said 1hi~ helps to the sounds in the piece. " I really am 1rying 10 nffccl a piano, arc pinned 10 the corkboard outside students relate 10 what he is teaching. and it this office. TI1cse comics arc an example of helps himself to gain a better understanding people rather 1han JU SI provide photo by Ryan MucC:l:rnathJn how Mn1hcs has successfully integrated of different styles of music 1hnt interest his ~o mcthing 1ha1 is in1crc~ting to students. He listen~ 10 the listen 10." Mnthcs s:iid. "Once M 11sir Mau- Grr111 ,I Matht•t i.t um· 11/ thC' 11111111111di11g humor into hi~ classes.

"Once people give the ideas they have and he people give th e music lime and lcYlclll'l'S ti/ NIC Mathes ' office is helps them to expand thc~c consideration. 11 reaches them on a chaotic 10 sny th e least. music time and deeper level."

Mu ~ic and papers cover consideration it reaches idea_~. " It's one way ra ~hoy, th e floor : various them on a deeper level" th em that they already pnin1ing~ adorn 1he wall~.

--Gerard Mathes know something. and how A variety of mus icnl 1hcy can connect to in~trumcnts rest upon bool.shelvcs or hang from the wall. A something they don't know." Mathe~ ,aid.

"I think I gain ns much from them a, rhcy piano keybo3rd has replaced his desl,,.

Mrt1hcs hai. earned a reputation for his do from me."

Many MudcntS conic 10 his cla~scs with a offbeat. sometime~ off-the-wall approach to ARCADE • SNACK BAR • GROUP EVENTS • BIRTHDAY PARTIES leaching and life. Looking nl him ii is cusy surprising depth in their musical underswnding. he said. They often just 10 ~cc how he has gained thi~ reputation.

A bushy beard and a large earring are need 10 learn how 10 communicate with Las er Forc e & clues that Mnlhcs isn'1 your typical college their music.

Ice Skati ng Teaching is on impononr pan of his life tn~tructor. with membership This ,~ Mathe~· nmth year teaching at he said. lie ltkcs th e subjects 1h01 he non-members add $1 00 NIC. He teaches music theory, o humanities tc.1chcs.

"Inn way ii surprises me thnt I just don't class nnd individual violin instruc1ion.

"Humor is ju~l 1mportan1 for existing," really get rired of i1," Marhes said.

He said thal even though he reaches the Mathes ~nid. "In many ways. humor is just same concepts every ycnr, it is to sec it in a Famil y Ice as important as anything."

Humor helps ~l udcnts feel comfortable. new light each lime.

Sk atin g for "Something about it is alive," Mathes Muthes said. Once 1he s1udcn1s feel 4 Peopl e comfonable 1hcy can allow themselves 10 said. "As long ns I see life in something it doc,n ' t bore me. I always see life in thing~ understand KIDS SKATE While Mathes doesn't require his that I do over and over."

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Mathes doesn't shore the view 1h01 students 10 share hi~ same value judgements about the nrl~ ~ he does. he today's younger generation has lost an 2 Adults & 2 Children 12 or Under Sat 7:30-10 p.m. & Su n 2-5 p.m. only does hope thol they will gain knowledge understanding of the ans. He said 1h01 he PRIVATE ICE RENTALS AVAILABLE TOO! feels their in1crcs1~ have just changed inro that is u~ful to them.

An understanding of what they arc different forms.

SKATING LESSONS FROM TRAINED INSTRUCTORS ''I've never really s,mscd un nlicnation hearing in the music i~ imponanl, he said.

CALL FOR COMPLETE WEEKLY SCHEDULE "He's the coole~l 1cachcr I've ever had from 1he ans in s1udcn1s:· Mathes said. "I in my life." soid PJ Paul. music theory think 1h01 many time~ the public doesn't opprecintc the dcplh of the anistic sense of student. "He·s just himself."

Ma1hes makes his classes interesting and students."

In May, Mathes· guitar eonccno. "Nine relaxing. Paul said. Not only docs he make W . 3585 Seltice Way, Coeur d'Alene • 667-3919 his classes cn1cnaining. but he also makes Celes1ial Moods and Sunrise," will be

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Thursday, Feb. 20, 1997

Recent graduate named Poor attendance dooms Idaho Parent of Year abuse support class right-off-the-bat that learning is fun."

Harrington said. "II helped me a IOI and ii Stntintl Rtporter Most studcn~ barely have enough time helped Ryan II lot."

Janet Lake, principal of the Shoshone to get homework and reading done, study for tests and l:eep up a healthy supply of Head St1111 Center, said Harrington spent sleep while auending college. Very few many d11ys voluntee ring in Ryan ·s cwi do all of this nnd be named "Porcnt of classroom. She said Harrington wns a the Year," but recen t NJC graduate Dan member of the policy council {like o Harrington did. school board) before becoming a Harrington auended school full time reprcscnt:uivc and was also a member of with an inte rest in social work and the parent commincc. He was a volunteer completed llll Associate of Science degree T-ball coach. assisted in raffles and last semester. He is now a full•time student rummage sales and his family donated a at Lewis-Clark State College. His bike for a fund-miser auction. particip111inn in the Head Start program Lalce said Harrington also helped raise begon when his so n Ryan entered the money and set up guidelines for a NIC Shoshone Head Start Center last year in Endowed Scholarship Fund. This Kellogg, while Dan was uttending NIC. scholarship is given to fom1er Harrington said he originally entered u Shoshone Head Star, students who later nationwide parenting contest by writing a aucnd NIC. 3()().word essay on his education and why "The thing 1ha1 SIMds out abou1 Dan is he considered ii important last fall. When that he helped out in many ways," Lake he didn't hear anymore about it he said. " We hove parents who stand out in assumed the winners hod already been their volunteering in one wny or another chosen. but he excelled in all ore:is."

Much 10 his Suf1'riSc on Jan. 27 he was Lake added 1ha1 Hnrringron , pcnr presented the award for Idaho Hcnd Start numerous hour~ helping out on rnuny Parent of the Yenr by North Idaho Head special projects. yet worked real hard at Start director Doug Fagcmess. Harrington developing his own career goal~ as well. was honored at a luncheon al the Harding Harrington said he would !'¢ally lil..c to Family Center. thank the stuff and faculty 01 NIC who Harrington said that He.id Start tries to influenced Md helped him throughout his encourage parental involvement and offers education. Especially the English division worl..shops dealing with stress focuiry. management and time management. He Harrington snid he had a lot of obsu1cles said it teaches kids developmental and (parenthood) during his early semester's a1 social skills and 10 be independent.

NIC. and thru he could never have made it " I think i1 gives kids the atmosphere without some of the faculty and staff.

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said, is trying to find affordable help for the bauerer.

"Ii gels really discouraging for that started because of reported violence someone violent 10 gel help." Hendricks among students on campus ended as an said. "Couples have to get out of the empty attempr. After only three sessions. relationship. but unless each spouse the support group ended ii, meetings and recieves counceling they will more than had to tum its one member away. likely carry their problems on to the next The support group was the only relati onship and the problems start all affordabl e help th at 'Bell y Hendri cks over again." could find , and whether ii be because of " I hove a 101 of built up anger and I no help or just plain love Hendricks is lend 10 lash out at him, but he rakes it," giving her once abusi ve ex- hus band Hendrick~ said. " I really don't want to be another chance. thi~ way nnd that is why I want help. " My ex-husband is in therapy ri ght Hendricks said that ii was ho.rd for her now. so we arc going to make another go 10 come forward nnd let the public know, at it." Hendri cks said. "lie 1s o ff the but someone needed to. booze and in drug recovery groups. but Hendricks as well as other students c:in again I don·, know how long it will last. I rind indi vidual help on by calling gucs~ that it is better to be with the devil I co un celing se rvices a1 769-3370 or by know a~compared 10 the devil I don't." g1v111g reques t~ ot counceling service~.

Hendricks said 1h01 when you don' r and or The Center for New Direction\. hnve a ei I her a good puy i ng job or With enough requests. u support group acce ptable insuran ce coun ~e ling 1s dealing with domcsllc violence may be prac ticall y non-existant , ccspecinll y for ~,ancd again. rhe batterer. The hardest part. Hendricks

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In orhcr new~. ASNIC met on Jan. 28 nnd wu, preser11cd wuh entries for the ASNIC logo comest by Senator Andria Hansen.

The decision came in on Feb. 4 at ASNIC', weekly meeting. Fresbmon

Semuor Eddie Bateman designed the winning logo Ihm will replace the old one on all ASNIC business.

Other ASNIC news includes some upcoming events organized by Activities Oin,'Ctor Renee Scon.

A NIC skate nighr will be from 6:30-9 p.m. on Feb. 20 ut Coeur d'Alene Skate Pl:J.20 and a "Reading 1s Fun'' Bookfn1r will bc from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Feb. 26-27 in the SUB foyer.

Upcoming nc1ivi1ics for March inch.ide "Lnughs 111 Lunch" from 11 :30-1 p.m. on March 5 in the SUB cafeteria.

For more informn1ion on ASN IC ac11vi1ic~. contact Scott ur 769-7842.

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Spnng cnrollrncnl nl NIC i, up 5 pcrccnl o,•er las1 year. incrcns,ng from '.\.166 <1uden1s m 1996 to J.321 in 1997.

The~.: ln1.:,1 figure~ from 1hc rcgiMrnr's office rcflcc1 a ,pring s1ud~nt populouon growth of 1,090 over 1he same period I 0 yc.1rs ngo.

Wi1h 1h15 increased grow1h come concerns o,•cr 1hc problems or increased parking demand, cla~sroom space. need for more m~1ruc1ors. geuing rcquin..'tl cl!IS-~es in a 1imcly fashion.

The soccer field i~ planned 10 be 1umcd mto a parking lot. according 10 Rolly Jurgens. Dean of Acl111mis1ra1ion. The field 111 1hc pa~I was n gravel parking 101 before i1 wa~ convened in10 1hc soccer field. ..Cla!>,room space works oul well so far. now we haw early 1imc clnssc,,.. Rcgis1mr Karen S1rec1cr ,aid.

Ac,ordmg 10 1hc n:gi,1rars office. 1hc mo\! popular ,pnng cour,c~ 1h01 mo..i of 1hc ,1udcnh huvc cho,cn with 1hcir m.iJOrs 111 1hc ncudcm1c program, :ire Ocncrnl S1udic,. Nm1ma1r1cula1cd. Bus incs, Adn11ni,1m11on. Elcmcnlnry Educa1ion and

Nursing. In 1hc Technu:al Divi~ion. 1hc mos1 popular programs arc Mcd 1c:d Sccromrial and Pre-Technical rollowcd by Diesel Technology and Welding Technology.

This scmcs1cr 1hc overall s1udcn1 popula1im1 avcmge age i& 26. Thi? number of fomnlcs is obou1 1,927. mnles 1,369.

Every scmesier N IC receives 0111-ofs1a1c nnd 1111emaiional s1udcn1s. S1uden1s come from both neighbor srntcs like Washington, Oregon nnd Montano ond as for away as AJabama. Florida.

Mnssachuse11s, Tennessee and Texas. l111cma1ional s1udcn1~ from many different places nnend NIC. This spring se meMcr )Chool hn ~ .50 in1cm:11ional s1udcn1s con11ng from various couniries including Ausiralia. Bahnmn~.

Canada, Colombia. Es1onrn, E1hiop10.

Japun, Koren , Macedonia. Thailand.

Trinidad and Turkmcni,1an.

Dean of S1udenh David Lind~ay explained 1hc growth in enrollmcn1 by nddn:~~ing ii 10 1hc foci 1ha1 1hc school had 1hc nbility 10 offer 1he clas,c~ ~tudcnt, needed.

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Coniferous companions catch a cold that nnach 1hcmselvcs to 1hc bronchc\ or stems of 1hc1r host trees. Dwnrf m1sllrioc ore bmnchl!d shoots appearing as fan-like tuft~ J 10 S inches long bennng scnlc-like lcnvcs.

Young trees are most commonly affected because 1he parasites are Wlllbli: 10 pcnc1ta1c $pol'CS. Quite a few pondcrosa on campus nrc older, thicker bnrl:. This problem can be solved through the pruning infected with gall rust. 111c galls of the branches on host uces. weaken the tree !hey infcc1 by Last spring David Fosicr. killing the branches and stem a biology insuuctor at NIC. outward from the infection. As a and his general ecology class result the trees are more concluded a four-year study susceptible to breakmg from of some trees on campus wind, ice or snow buildup infcch:d wi1h diplodia, during the winter, as occurred another tree disense. repeatedly during the ice S1om1.

This disease causes lJ'Ces A trte with numtl'Oll5 galls 10 have stunted new shoots can be stunted or occasionally with shon, brown needles. even killed. Aside from cutting Matt Johnson D1plodia is cyclic, and the the infcclled tn:cs down. there is Mr. Science students discovered that 11 no oost-effc:cuve way to prcvc:nt was most acuvc on and gall rusl.

Another threat 10 our silenl towering around campus during 1992. ~y IO these ill\.

The srudy showed that overall. the trees Gall rust is one disease 1hat infects friends is dwarf mistletoe, which is a pondcrosa, lodgepole and many other bud common parasite or ponderosa and other have shown an ability to recover from the pines. The disease is found mostly in hard pines io Idaho and all the other wcsu:m diseases. One group of trccs just to the wes1 SllleS. The parasilcs ~ seed-bearing plants of NIC'S at the Beach showed drastic westem and nonhern Nonh America.

lllcy are the oldcsi known living things.

Some arc ulllcr 1han 30-,tory buildings.

Trees an: the largcs1 of nil plants. Offering fresh air and shade, these stationary giants grow for as long 8.\ 1hcy live.

People do not think of 1rec.~ the way they think of most plants, mosl of which grow only a shon time and die. People thmk of 1rees as 1f they wdl live forever. Year after year large old trtcs shade houses and city strccU from the sun. Their buds and flowers are a sign of spring each year, and the ir colorful leaves brightc:o every aurumn.

The campus is adorned wit h some deciduous trees and tall ponderosa pines.

Tbesc rr=s make the campus an csthclically pleasmg place to be. Their number was greally rcduccd during the rcc,cnt ice-SIOml. Pondm>sa pines, like all living things, ~ suscepliblc 10 di,ease and paruilcs Iha! can weaken and kill branches or the whole ace.

A number of trtc~ on campus have fallen

The symptoms arc easy 10 spo1: large, gnnrly pcnr-shnped galls (kno1s) on the branches and Mems. 111c galls can be most readily discerned in the spring when 1hcir surfaces ruprurc and expose brigh1 orange

improvcmenl dunng the course of 1hc s1udy.

Fo,tcr had 111111a1cd 1he study 10 let 5tudcn1s apply their knowledge nnnincd III class 10 a plru:e more applicable 1han 1hc lab.

Campus main1cnancc has no immcdia1.e plans for the 1ren1nicn1 of the infected trees on campus.

According 10 Mike Halpern of campus maln1enance, pruning is scheduled to begin in the spring, but is a low pnority bccau$C of undcrstaffing. Cleanup or the trees damaged beyond help in the ice storm is under wny.

These trees arc going to be felled and given away as firewood. ~ther Webb of maintenance is now conducting a srudy of trees that need m be rcpluced on campus, such as the bcauriful tulip trees in from of I.a Hall that were damagcd'beyond help in the ice st0rm.

It is comfoning 10 know that evet1 though the campus IJ'CCS are susceptible 10 some pretty serious dista.'ICs and the occMional disaster. lhey have an abiluy to recover.

Whenever people have a chance. they should go outside and enjoy. if only for a moment, the.ore lowering f~heners of lho air.

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1997

Campus Sports

Wrestlers earn regional title 2; Jo~h Morton ( 158) dcva,1a1cd his opponen t 16-0: Ja,on Mouney ( 167) 8-2 and Jo~h Clausen (190) 13.1 Aaron McA rthur, heavyweight, pulled off a ~econd place finish.

Placing third but ~till qualifying for national~ were Dan Vcgo ( 118) 22-8 and Trevor Pmnglcy (177) 7-2.

"The scores were c:\,cpuonal." Owen said.

"I'm real plc,I\Cd wuh their performance."

Wuh 170 1/2 poinl~. Ricks College placed second. fo llowed by H1ghlinc College. 57.

Colorado Northwestern . .:10 1/2. Clackama,. 35 nnd Y.1k1ma Valley Commumly College. 5 l(l.

"We complo1cly dominated 1hc 1ournan1cn1."

Owen ,uid.

Ile ,n1d the profc,,1on,1I ani1udc~ and team cffo11, of 1hc wrestler\ werc 111~trumcn1UI 111 clinching lite: 1i1le.

111c 1eum travel~ 10 B1~mark, N.O.. to rake on No. I Lassen College at 1hc nnlionah 1oumamcn1, Feb. 28-March 2.

The reality nnd euphoria of success will have 10 linger u111il no1ionnls 10 win thcrc.

Ten qualify for nationals; Owen, Coach of the Year

by Rosie Vogel and Edwa rd Francis Se11ti11el Staff

The Cardinal wrest ler; dominated 1hc Region 18 Tournament, qualifying ull IOpanicipnnL~ 10 compete al nu1ional~. ihe 1eam 1raveled lasl wccl,cnd 10 Clackamas Community College, Ore .. laking lhc regional 1i1lc for 1he founh s1rnigh1 year. John Owen was named 1hc region's Co:1ch of 1hc Year.

photo by Noppadol Paothong

Vtt9aJn action-Sophomore Dan Vega (top) wrestles with his opponent from Northwest Wyoming. Cards won the Jan. 31 match 38·0. Vega placed third in his weight (118) at the Feb. 15 regional lournament, stlll qualtfying for nationals.

TI1e Cards mcked up 11 5 points, wmning all bul three matches. Seven of lhe eight wrcMlcf' in championship ma1chc~ Look first place The Outs1nnding Ww,tler Award wu~ given 10 142 pound Ben Shane. wrestling in whnt Owen said wns 1he toughes t weight in the region. Shane dcci~ively won his chnmpion~hip match 15-9.

Other Cardinal cham pion, were: Tony Gomez C126) in ovcn unc 3-1; Jessie Schaeffer ( 134) by injury default; Mark Janke ( 150) 11 •

High expectations nothing new for baseball team

by Chris J uhlin Se111inrl Repr1r11w oach fack Bloxom ha~ liule doub1 1 1ha1 1his year', baseball 1com can co mpc1c wi1h any 1eam in the Scenic We.1Alhlell(' Conference.

Tlus confidence 111 his 1com \ ability ,~ nnih,ng new 10 Bloxom . With ream leaders and a mong ,ophomorc lineup.

Bloxom ,e1 high c,pccia11ons for las1 year\ 1cam. The 5-12 record m league . and 14·22 overall Y.a~ a tar cry from whal Bloxom ,oid he .ind fan, cxpel·tctl. The ~, rong ,ophomorc inlteld Jnd 1he often,ivc firepower 1hat wa\ supposed 10 COIT} the team never emerged.

"La,1 year we d1dn '1 have 1h~ offense llr lhc dcfenw 10 back up our p11chcf'...

Bloxom ~u1d.

Th,~ year Blo,om said he ha, cunf1dcncc in hi, team's abil11y. lie''> opllm1'l1c abou1 his pnchcr,.

"We have ,ix unque~1ionablc pitchers.'' he ~;,id. "Four ot 1hem arc sophomore, anti I cxpel'l lhcm Ill ~lcp up and emerge a, 1eam ll•adcr-.''

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Bui don't expect sophomore pitchers Ryon Packard, Jeff Ans tine . Shelby Hawkins (n il from Coeur d'Alene) and Marc Piz1.ofcrrn10 (Denver) lo carry the 1cnm by lhcmselvcs. Bloxom said he has offensive firepower 10 back up hi s tolcn1cd pitchers.

"The power we possess as hiners is wongcr than lhc ordin:1ry team." he said.

If there arc any doubt s nbou1 1hc baseball team. It i, 1hc 15 freshman on the rosier. There·. a concern of whether th.e 1cam hos 1hc ma1uri1y 10 compete for 1he league 1i1le.

Bui Bloxom is11·1 100 concerned nbou1 ha \•ing n young i,;:am. Ht' said he 's pleased with the freshmen so for.

"Time will 1ell how 1he new kid ~ do."

Bloitom said.

Rcgardmg pion, 10 change this year in compan~on to las1 ,ca~on. Bloxom Said. " Ir we don't see some results from (1he ,ram ng Iincup) we· re going 10 piny different people."

The C:irdin oh ha\'C been prnc1icing since Jan. 15. Bloxom msisl~ 1hey will be

prepared when lhe season s1nns in March. bigger crowds al their home games than Blo;,.om secs Treasure Valley as the 01her teams in 1he league. Bloxom said 1eom 10 bea1 thi s year: last year 1hey NIC can gel even more fans at the home placed games. second in "One nationals thin g thal and 15 of get~ 1hc their 1996 Record: League (5-12). Overall (14-22) kid s fired players are Head Coach: Jack Bloxom up is fan returning.

Assistant Coaches: Tony Bevacqua and Paul ~uppon," Ricks lvanovsky he said .

College is Returning Players: Jeff Anstine (P), Joel Gorham "We've go1 al so n team (RF). Shelby Hawkins (P}. Matt Nelson (CF), Ryan lo1s of Bloxom Novak (I B), Ryon Packard (PJ. Mark Pizzoforrato local kid s sa,d he (P), Mil.:e Schock (Utility). and Paul Wilson ( IB) on ihc f ec:ls will 1eam and be ~,rong Key Newcomers: Al Bevacqua (SS), Shawn Buscli 1· d jus1 1hi~ yenr.

(P), Dave Caron (P), Mil.:e Dorame {C), Andy love 10 see "We can Larson (lNF), Nate Lynch (OF), Chris Pendell (C) the suppon compe1c we gel al with our anybody we ploy.'' Bloxom said. "With basketball games at some of our big home our ability and potcniiol we can compe1c games." for the divi sion championship and maybe The first homc game is n doubleheader even the rcg1on championship." against Tacoma Community Colleg~ 1l Over th e year<;, Cardinals hov e had a.m., March I.

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by Amber Yohe

down the Mcthow nnd Wenatchee Rivers for S45 No prior rnfting experience i~ requi red 10 nllcnd any of Luker'~ river trips.

Every trip fee covi:rs transportation. cq11ipmcn1. ,md ins1ruc1ion. Students interested 1n pursuing 1hc 0111donrs on their own cnn rclll equipment, in<.'ludi ng camping gcnr from S1-$20 and whitewater rafts ,111d sailboat, from S40· $70. Available in the Ou1door Pur..uit~ office arc lis1, of items nnd pnces of rental equi pment.

Jnson Luker. Outdoor Pursuih cnordinntor. gr:11lun1cd from Eastern Washington Univef\ity w11h a bachelor', degree in ou1door rccrca1 1on lie par11c1pa1cd and in\truc1ccl with Outward Bound. a na11onal ou1dollf program.

Aflcr ,o man) yc;1r-. ol hcmi: m n:11ur.i. Luker said he·, learned ,omc grcal pln~c~ 10 go. Ile ,nid h1\ fovomc pbce h the Spring 131.:111. dc,11nn11on to Gmnd Gulch.

"Spnng Orc;1k, alw.iy\ ... Luker ~a,d. "I've been gomg 1hcrc evel') year fur ,even yc.1r.," Lui.er pro,•1dc\ a rc,ourcc llhmry complc1e w11h hool.,. video,. map, ,111d c.11.ilog, on ,1 , .ir,cty tlf rccrc:11iorm l ' ~pon,. nlnng with hi\ own .1d,•1cc from c,pcncncc.

"The near 1hmg about 11;11un.· i, 1t', ,I med mm 1ha1 1, 11nt.1milmr 10 cvC'ryhod) ... he ,J11l. "My Job " to pro,•1dt fun. safe ou1door .ic11, 111,:, 111 .1 l.:,1n11ng ,llrnO\J>hcrc."

Avuil:tbihty for 1hc tnp, "hn111cd and rc,crvntion, ,ire •~ken on II fir,1-comc, hN-,crvc bn,1, Anyone m1crc,te<l can ~top by 1lw Ou1door Purw11, office or call Lui.er 111

S,•111i11l'I Rep,mrr Despite havi ng 10 cancel i1~ introductory cross-country tnp of the semester due 10 bod wea the r and lnck of pnnicipation. Outdoor Pursui ts is gearing up for n season of low-cost. back-country enjoyment.

An introduction to snowcnmping in Briti~h Cohunbia.

Cannda, Feb. 22-23 will be offered for $30. Panicipants will hove the opportunity to ~lccp in o snow cave while 1raveling by 1he Selkirk Mountuins.

The next outing, March 8-9. offers ~ weekend of soaking nnd skiing ut Lolo Hot Springs and Pa~~. ldoho. for $50. A pre-trip meeting i, ~chcdulcd nt 4 p.m.

Thursday. March 6 111 the Outdoor Pursuits office m the basement of the Student Union Building.

A second introduction to cross-country skiing 1s 8,4 p.m .. March 16 at Mount Spokane for S 15. The etas~ " geared for the beginner or for skiers trying 10 improve their techniques. The pre-trip mceling is at 4 p.m., March 11 in the Outdoor Pursuits office.

Spring Break comes with a desert backpacking adventure in10 Grand Gulch. Utnh. to visi1 ancient Anosaz1 Indian ruins. TI1e excursion runs March 29-April 6 wi1h a S 120 trip fee. A prc-1rip mce1ing b scheduled for 4 p.m.. March 17 111 the Outdoor Pursuirs office.

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Basketball shooting for nationals Nothing but wins at home A c rowd for both tean1s this season ~~ n:is1et 'o~ 0

With the we athe r warmin g and (thankfully) less s now , my s on decided it was time for us to ge t out o f the ho use. So we bundle d up a little bil less than we oonnally do and ventured out.

As any typical father, I ha d 10 teach him to play b ase ball.

My mo1iva1io ns were pure ly aesthe tic.

It neve r occurred 10 m e thar he mi g ht o ne day grow up 10 be a muJti-milliondo llar a 1hlc 1e a ble 10 su ppo rt h is parents in Edward Francis thei r o ld age.

Opinion Su re ii dido 'll For his birthday we gor him one of those "fat-bar" bnseball ki1s comple te wilh huge pl astic baseballs.

We nlso go t him a basketball. foot ball, socce r ball. golf clubs . rennis r acket , lacrosse ser and gymnastic rings, jusl in case he proved to be more adept at one of those other spon s. No pressure nr all 10 succeed.

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After chn.~ing the Lillie 1urkey around ~he yard a few Limes to get the bnll from him. I felt sufficiently warmed up to stan on the biis ics.

1 set up the T- ball sland. which rook no more than. lot's say 20 mimucs. He got quire a kick our of knocking the bnll off 1he srnnd e\'ery rime I set it up jus1 right .

1 hoped he would be able 10 swing lht' bat. considering it was almost as toll as he is and 1wicc as wide. He rook rig.hi 10 ii though and was soon :.winging. it like o pro. Well, actually like a s wordsman. Minor surgery should rake care of 1hc blow to my knee.

I ins1ruc1ed him in rhe finer points of hilling a ba ll. No s urprise he picked it up right away. Let me warn anyone who buys one o f these k its for 1heir kid: II does nor oome wirh a glove. Those plas1ic balls feel like rit anium all oy w he n ii hi ts the fingertips. especially when it's cold.

Anothe r plus to a glove would be lls ad van tage when your kid hils II line drive down the (your) center. I got the hinl 1ha1 he is the youngest child and wants to stay that way. He doesn' t have 10 worry aboul that now.

Teaching kids 1hc j oy of spon s can be one of the mos1 re ward ing (and painful) ex~rie~ccs in a parent's life. I can hardly wan unttl my daughter's gymnastics lessons

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Thursd~y, Feb. 20, 1997

by Kelly Dengel Sentinel Reporter

Ambassadors and ASNlC members who c heered for rhe rnlly.

With lh e adrenaline pumping af1er I he women· s game, the men took the noor against CS J and los1

winni ng streak with a 61-42 viciory over Treasure Va.lley on Feb. 7. Erin Dowhy. 6-4 freshman, c arried the ream wi1h 14 poinis. and Nearing, 8 so phomore from Bonners Ferry. added 12.

The men lopped Treas ure Valley 8 I -64 though Coach Hug h Watson fell lhe team· s performance wa s poor. Myrick led the team wirh 12 poin1s; lhree fellow teammates scored in double digits. " We had superior athletes and overca m e (Treasure Valley)."'

Watson said.

The Lady Cards arc moving into good posi ti on 10 qualify for na1i o nal s in Texas. Heall Coach Oreg Crimp said he is pleased wi1h 1heir pe rfonnonces. ··11·~ a team effort."' he said. "I'd mention every individual 1f l could."

The nex1 game is Feb. 2 1 :11 home agains 1 Ri c ks College beginning with the women a1 5:30 p.m. and 1hc men a1 7:30. The ream s tra vel to Utuh Valley S tale College March I.

Having won all home games 1his seaso n, bo1h the women's and men's basketball teams ore on fire.

81-72.

The Cardinal men c u1 it c lose but "We ployed lousy. espec ially pulled off n win over the College of wirh our free lhrows and basic Eastern Utah, 80-75. Feb. 13. fundomenrnl s." Watson s aid.

NIC jumped ou1 early, controlling During the ga me, Myl es· 1001h the lead un1il the fina l four minutes fell on the noor afrer colliding wi1h when Eastern U rnh cha rged bac k within three poinrs. However. 1he co usi n Todd My les. a fre s hman .

Cardinals conve n e d their free Alhletic trainer Rand y Boswell throws to ho ld o ff 1he Eagles who d on ned rubbe r g loves. wash ed 1he tooth and put ii back in Leonard's were ranked No. I in the Scenic mouth. Wat so n s aid Leonard Wesl A1hle1ic Confere nce. continued 10 play !hough one 1001 h Cardinal guard Andre Mc Kan ~lry was loose and 1wo had been knocked led wirh 2 1 points. followed by 6-5 out. guard Leonnrd Myles wirh 14: pos1 TI1e Cards were carried by Shawn C hri s Harrison yanked 11 rebound s.

Myrick and Mc Knns1ry wi1h 24 and The L:ldy Cards stomped Eas tern 16 points respcclively.

Urah 95-60. Guard Jana Nearing. 5The Lady Curds s 1ar1 e d 1he 10. led thc pac k wi1h 20 points and 16 rebounds: 1enmma 1e Erin Dowhy , pos t. had 15 whi le so1>homorc Shawna Rain er con1ributcd 13 llOrnts and eig h1 rebounds.

It seems 1he Ca rd s arc ~erwu, aboul lhc sea:.on. bolh 1ean1plnc 111g th cmsclvl·, in reach of 11u1ionah.

In c:irlicr kaguc play. 1hc ream, lm\'e kd to 1hc Co llege o l Soutlu;rn Idaho on Feb 8.

The Lad y Ca rds 100k 1hc noor fir,1 with n crowd roaring for CS L The gumc was rig ht up 10 1hc linal ~econd o f regulation, when J:tm1 Nearing scored wi1h two second~ lef1 10 tic 1he score , se nding 1hc game into ovcnimc.

With 19 seco nd s lcf1 in O\'Crtimc. sophomore pos1 Anne Shepard reboundcd u loose bull on a s real by guard Angie Dickson and scored to pull NIC ahead 74-69.

Dickso n . a sophomore. and Nearing led 1hc re am in s hoo1ing with 15 points each.

"Thcy·rc very tough; 1hey don't qui1:· said Oreg Crimp. women's coach, of 1heir win. "TI1ey·vc got a lot of hear1."

Crimp fell 1hey had gutsy perfom1anees. especially with pos1 Rainer our wirh 1onsilli1is.

"I'm so hig h !" Dic kso n said af1er lhe win. "We showed a 101 of pholo by Kibbee WaJion character and 1101 having Shawna Rejection-Leonard Myles (right) refuses to let an opponent from the showed 1he dcp1h of our team."

College of Eastern Utah make a shot. NIC won 90-85.

Thursday, Feb.20, 1997

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Dedication, sights that reach high Cross country star ready South African shaping to rock the track season up for Olympic Games

by Wes Woods Se111i11el Reporter "She's probably one of the to p three or four distance runners we 've ever had at NIC," said Head Track Conch Mik e Bundy of Heather Hannon.

This is high praise from the longtime coach for a freshman. However. in cross country. Harmon was the o nly All-American runne r for the team. This CenLrnl Valley. Was h., native has made a tremendous impact in a s hon time.

Harmo n said of the All-America n making meet. "There were 40 mph wind s; ii s lo wed down the times a lot. I fell fine and had II good day, but it was an awful 19:24. It's hard 10 understand how hard the wind was blowing unless you we re out the re . the wind olmos1 knocked me ove r!"

Still. H nrmon finished ninth. good enough for All-American.

Bundy expects her 10 run the 800

1111d 1500.

"She ha s quite a bit of s peed 10 go along with her e nduran ce so i1"s going 10 be interesting 10 sec just how fn~1 ~h e c,tn run," Bundy said.

With h e r All American sea son in cro~s count ry unde r her belt, is Harmon feeling any press ure?

"Sometime~ I ' m afraid 1ha 1 I won't really live up 10 what 1 did in c ro ss co untry, but I don't really worry about it too much," she said. " I'll do m y bes t no matter what.''

As far as goals for this season, Harmon would like to win national s, proba bly an the 1500. " l don ' t really know ( what time) because I ' vc never raced th e I 500 be fore ," she sai d .

And 1 don ' t kn ow what it' s like o n a natio nal level ye1 for 1rnck."

So far her greates t ach ievement in running has been national s. However. in pointing o ut th a t "Spokane was rea ll y stro n g," s he s aid "Ac t ually. I think they (other hi gh school runners) mig ht be better in Washington."

After NIC? "I'll go 10 any Cl'll cge 1ha 1 gives me a scholars hip. I rea ll y have none in mind," Harmon said. " l want to stay in shoner distances until I ge1 in my late r 20s or 30s then move up

by Rosie Vogel Sports Editor He's in America to train for the 2000 Olympic Games. So, what 's he doing at NIC? A Soulh African nlte mate io the 1996 Games. Trevor Prangley, 24, d id not ge t 10 Arhmta; the country sent only three wrestlers.

Wrestling receives little financial support in Prangley's native city, Cape Town , South Africa, wh ere rugby and c ricket a r c t he

Cardinal to marnrhons." " I sus pec t s he has preuy unlimited p o 1c n1i al," Bundy sa id . " It ' ll b e i n1 ercs1ing to sec what s he doc~ in 1rack."

prec.lominant sport s. H e s tarted wrestling os u youth in a club.

It wns u1 a tournam ent in Cape Towo 1h01 Cmig Hnnsc n. wres tling coach n1 Valley Migh School in

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Spokane, sa w Prangley. Han sen asked Prangley if he'd Like 10 get training in America. Hansen arranged for it. and Prangley was accepted as a walk-on last fall.

He's the wrestling program 's first fo re ign wrestler. Although he struggles with the American style of the ~p ort, he is dedicated and conscientious to improve and learn, said Conch John Owen .

"He's a l ways the fi rst one to practice," Owen said .

Ded ication is what Prangley needs if he's to reach Sidney, Australia's 2000 Olympics.

"My life's over after 2000," Prangley said, gnnning.

He i.s pl<:Med 10 wrestle for Owen. and he p lans to be here next year. Prangley said he receives good training. though he could do without having 10 uucnd class.

He said school is hard but he got a 3. 1 GPA Inst se mester. He did receive u wreMling schof:ir,;hip for s prin g.

But righl now, hi\ muin focu s i ~ wrestling.

Life is not peaches for Prnngley. The only job he, as a foreigner, can have is one on cnmp us. Even so, that iso 't an option for him now , during wrestling.

Prangley

expects liule and gives everything.

But he 's

getting from a first-class coach what photo by Noppadol Paothong All-American girl-Heather Harmon Is poised .and prepared to take nationals this year.

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FruwaUon-Trevor P/'ll/lf1/eY /ool(S displeassd with his performaflC6 against Northwest Wyoming.

he's here for: training to be a

first-class wrestler.

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Thursday, Feb. 20, 1997

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Students need implement golden rule As a student in NlC. l wonder how many of us need to t.1ke survey of our feelings and attitudes and mnkc a mnjor overhaul.

How much of a difference could we make if we actunlly tried?

How mony or us ore willing to ll')'? To try what?

To try 11nd accept others as they nre-rcgardless of their Debora Tice rncc, religion, color. sex and any oll1cr quality that we may Opiuion or may 1101 agree with.

As nn individual pan of thi~ camp11$, I ..ee a need for common decency and rcspcrt in our dealing with others.

The golden rule wasn't juM for our childhood. It should opply now more than ever. Leaming it isn't good enough, we need 10 liv.i it. breathe it and incorporate it into our everyday live:_,.

TI11s b not a problem that is new- it 1s one of epidemic proportion~ around the country. I would think that many of us need 10 go bn~k to Step one in dealing wuh others.

As I observe children. I !>CC ~o many <1uali1ies thnt we, as odults, hove unfortunately lost. When children fight. it happen, and then ii pa&ses. They get on wilh what is important in life, playing. When kids get bun, their mommy kisses ii nnd makes ii all better, nnd then 1hc kids ge1 bock to whn1 is imponnnt-playing.

Kids nrc brutally honest: at timC!>. their words hur1 olheri;. The difference between adults nnd rhildrcn is that wi th a child, hurtful words are usunlly un observation.

They have yet 10 leam tnct With adults. it seems 10 be on purpose. with venom dripping off of their words.

Adult~ have learned thnt sticks and stones will break the boncs......and words ca.n be just o~ effective.

Throughout th<! day. perhaps even the next week or so. try to remember o few simple things: I.) We all mnlce mistakes, that doesn't make us any less of n person. 2.) We all hnvc our prcjudiC<:$-SCCk out ihe reason you cnrry those, nnd try to alleviate them accordingly. 3.) Treat everyone you meet with !he =e kind or re~pect you would like 10 receive. 4.) Walk a mile in the other persons shoes-or two, S.) When in doubt. ac1 like the child on the playground. (Not the bully ci1hcr!l!!l When you are wronged. get up. brush the din off, dry the tear:. and go bnck to what really mailers; Rt"Cess.

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Fort Sherman costs through roof Something s1inl., on campu,. and it'~ 1101 the mill across River Road. It i~ the fnc1 1ha1 1hc school has \pent nlmost $400.000 on 1hc remodel or the Fon Sherm an·~ Officers Quaners.

Although it is valid 1hur we should preserve 1he his1ory of Nonh Idaho by saving pieces of its past. there i; u line that must be drawn. however. between 1he good of the college nnd the good of the public. That line was crossed when it became apparent 1h01 NIC wns going to have 10 dump n large amount of money into the renovation of n building 1ha1 will serve very li11lc of the students.

It is true 1hn1 there was a grnni from the ldnho Dcpanmcnt of Public Works thn1 paid for over $200,000 of the renovation cost. but NIC is still footing the res1 of the $569,000 bill. The original bid on 1hc project was for $260.000 :ind when the shee1rock wns removed it was found 1h01 there was li11le more than the outside siding holding up the wnlls. Oops!

It should hav<! been discovered earlier during the biddmg process 1ha1 problems such a$ this could arise. but it was missed and they continued 10 plow on with the remodel ms1cad of deciding 10 ttar down the building and put u1> a new one. The building is on the Na11onal Historic Register and ii docs make sense to keep the original building in1oc1. However. it would have ~n just M co~I efficient 10 put up a completely acw building.

Thi." plan ,, 10 remodel 1hc inrcrior of the building is

going to be done in period style III muny pans of the building. which will be a ~om~wh111 anificial rcplic~1ion or the way the building looked when ii was fir5t built If the mam objection 10 tearing down the building 1s that it wouldn't look historically correct, then why didn't they jus1 pul up a whole new building 1ha1 i~ done 101ally in pcnod style?

There is no doubt 1h01 the cnmpus needs office S[>3CC. which will be available m the upstairs of the Fon Shenn3Jl Officer. Quaners when completed. However. wouldn't it have made sense to put up a nice new building on 1hc same ~pot 1ha1 would be full of the office space 1h01 the school will need while the Student Union Building 1s being remodeled?

It's nice 10 have things on campus like the Offi~rs Quancrs 1ha1 lhe community can come ond nppreciote. II JUSI seems 10 mnkc more sense 10 have o proctical nnd newly built building 1ha1 the campus cnn really use ovtr the next year when there 1~ going 10 be a major need for building space.

It would have been nice if the school had planned ahead n li11lc bit more and come up with nn cffecuve ust for lhe money 1h01 w~ put into the remodel when it was discovered how murh it would cost. d 11·~ 100 late 100 go back now. but 1he options shoul have been di scussed al more length when ii wi» fi~I discovered whnt it would co~1.

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ASNIC', bus ~cheduling for the NIC band to travel 10 CSI had band members n little confused. As they waited on campus at 5:30 a.m. for the bus. they finnlly re:ilited that it wnsn 't coming. Instead, the bus wa_~ due to arrive at 9 a,m, Ohhh, J""l n few houn: shon or nmkmg it 10 the game that they were ~upposcd 10 pcrfonn :it. Maybe ASN IC was Just a lmlc out or 1u11c. a Cumpu:. ,ccurity wasn't doing too much ;.ecuring nt the ba;.l..ctb:111 gume Feb.13. ;\ mi~fonunn1e student arrived late to hi ~ car 10 find sln.\hed tires. A& he s1ruggled to change his tires. campus securi1y rolled on by looking. but n()I stopping 10 help. Well. let ·s give them the benefi t or the doubt and think that m11ybc they were planning 10 go back 10 the student but j u~t got a linle "tired."

• According 10 an NIC ;.tudcnt who worl..s in a local video ~tore. Dante's Pc.1k's Pierce Brosm1n found Coeur d'Alene night life to be preny exciting. Bro~nan was seen repeatedly in 1he s1ore renting pornos. That must hnve been hi~ way of unwinding nfter n long day of running from erupting volcunos.

• Ahhh. How ro~ie. Instructor Nils Rosduhl turned a deep shade of red when the 'Sweet Adeline.~· ~ingmg group made a surpri~ visit 10 him during a meeting on Valcntinc·s Day. They sang .. I-Icy Sweet Daddy."

• Student Amber Yohe hu, made it into Chokecherries once again. Apparently Yohe's boyfriend from Montana sent a volcniinc 10 her at work. The package. however. resembled the shnpc of a pipe bomb. sending d1sm::sscd workers to notify the police. Well. nt least someone got the valentine.

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Student distraught over art gallery elimination; loss for campus, town Dear edi1or: I have been a ~tudcnt at North Idaho College for two yeors and huve become quite fond of this institution. It ha, been my privilege 10 attend NIC and be exposed to many of 1hc vbiting ani,ts 1hn1 come here. When I rirsi he:1rd of the remodeling plans or the SUB and 1ha1 11 did 1101 include an nppropn:ite \pace for the Union Gallery. I did not give it much 1hought considering 1h1\ w:i~ my IU\I scme$1Cr 31 NIC. Then I beg;m to r<"ah1c 1hat the Union Gallery is very mul'11 .111 important part. not only to the studcnis nnd those of 1hc art department, hut the community ahogether.

In the city of Coeur d'Alcn.:- there nrc n good majority of tourist/galleric, that prc)Cn t art work from a w1hllile <>r :i nn11vc wc,tcrn perspective. wl11ch " wonderfu l, but there ~ccm~ to be no cultural or ar11~11c d1vcr,ity. E,•cry cuy

depends on thi~ divcr~il)' to survive. If we lo,c the Umon Gallery. not only would ii be a grem los, to NIC. bu t nn even greater loss to the people of Coeur d'Aknc. The Union Gallery has hrought ,omc or the 1110,1 crcn11vc m111d, to North Idaho and allowed 11, to ,cc 1he1r arthtic achievement, 1ha1 we would not be able 10 \CC anywhere cl-.c.

W11hou1 the Union Gnllcl')' space. no rc~pcctcd vi\l ttng art1Ms would .11low 1hc1r worl. to be d1,pl.1ycd "0111 in the open" 1n .111 un,crnrcd area hl.c a hnllwuy. with the concern of vandal ism. It 1, ours. 1he ,1udcnt', and lacult) \ r.:\po1h1b1 hty. to get v1,11mg J.rt1,1, from around the coun1ry to com~ to North ldJho. bccau~.: w11h11ut the Union G.,ller) th.:re w,,uld be no .1wnuc for th1\ mcdm Plc:i-.c do your pnn to ,ave our gullet')'.

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Smoking in doorways causes cough-up; relieve dilemma with fee$ NIC need~ to provide shelt ered )llloking students arc forced 10 run this designated , moking orca,;; for tho,c guontlct of ~mokc upon entering or exiting ,1udcnt) who )mokc. Students current ly a building on campus. smoke outside the campus building~ We recognize that the s1udcn1s who immediately in front of the doors. forcing smok e arc give n no place other than all $tudcnts to wal k through n wall of outside to , moke. We also ucknowlcdgc smoke when en tering or leaving (1 hall. thnt it would be irnproctical 10 ask smokers Many non-smoking students a.re concerned 10 go 10 the park or the parking lots to about th ei r expos ure 10 second-hand smoke. The entrance~ 10 buildings offer smoke. The medical community currently ,onu: protecuon from the weather. making acknowledges there arc health risks related them the most eligible place 10 gather for a to exposure 10 second-hand smoke. ~moke.

Providing sheltered destgm11cd smoking Smoi..;ng student~ really don ·1 hove a areas would satisfy both smoking and non- convenient altema11vc to smoking outside smoki ng students. Smoking stud ent, the building doors. Non-smoking students would still be able to get together in a arc forced 10 use these doors and expose communal place protected from th e themselve~ to tobacco smoke. Therefore, eleme nts and calm their nerves with a we feel the rca.sonablc solution would be cigarene. Non·smoking ~ udents wouldn ·1 for NIC 10 develop comfortable. have 10 hold their breath as they enter or convenient, sheltered designated smoking exit a building. Designated ~moking areas areas and n ~moking area poltcy to would also con tain the lille•r related tq alleviate this problem. This perhaps could smok111g 10 a manageable :iren.• be achieved through a slight·-$2 to $5·· Smokers mny argue thal they have the incrta,;e in student's foes over a 1wo year right to smokc wherever they pka\e. By period , allowing NIC 10 develop such the same measure. non-smokers have the ~moking area~. Thi\ tempornry, ac~5-the· right to breath air that is free of second board minimal increase to all student~ hand smoke. Non -~mo ker~ who are would allow all ~tudents to win--both concerned about this issue us'Ually go out smoking aod non-~moking alike.

John Knox or their way 10 avoid areas that are related Jeremy McGrath to smoke. such as bars and designated Holly Pcdit smoking areas. Given no :iltcmative. non-

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Thursday, Feb. 20, 1997

Arts and Entertainment Play returns to 50s 'Bus Stop' rolls into Boswell Hall Auditorium

by Michael 8:tjodoli Se111inel Reporter Bu~ Stop." dircc1ecl by Tim Rari ck, opens tonight in Boswell Hall Auditorium.

Wri11en by William Inge. 1his three-ne t romantic piny comes complete with 1our hc~ of comedy.

Al 7:30 p.m.. the curtain will be drawn back to reveal n comfortable cafc Pic1urc i1: The year is 1955 and people nre esca ping pas, lives by gc1t1ng on n 1ran~it bus 1hm's heading ou1 of town. 0111side 1ha1 bus full of strangers. a vicio us si1un11()n threaten~.

A bliunrd b wrapping itself ar<>und the bus and lhe re., t of the 1own. h's o s1om1 1h01 1s pa~siona1c enough 10 i...nock ou1 power for miles around. mean enough 10 cul off every phone: conver,:ui on in 1own nnd barbaric: enough lO block off oil mmsponniion routes from Kansns Cily. Mo., 10 Knn,a, Ci1y. Knn. The 1rnns11 bu~ mus, discon11nuc us flight ou1 of town und re,1 un11l 1hc bla11.11rd passes. The bus dri ver. C,1rl. played by Vince Aurora mu~, ~enrch for sheller.

He finds a liule-old country diner. owned

by Grnce Hoyland (Pn11y Anderson). 1h01 has had 1rnvelers from all walks of life , lip through il's doors and back ou1 again-usually within a ma11er of 30 minu1cs.

Tonight, though. 1hc weary travelers nrc locked up for hour~ and wall ge l well acquainted with each 01hcr.

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photo by Noppadol Paothong Diner drama- Ed Cornachio as Dr. Lyman bemoans his three marriages.

Liberty Hams, who plays a naive waitress from the coun/ry, is sympathelic.

travelers find 1h01 cnch has a ccnaan a11rac1ion for another cus1omer nt the diner.

They' ll probably sec each 01her only on that one ,rip, and each one of 1hcm needs ~om, comfon from the freezing wmh of muurc.

Now the consciousnes, brings up 1hose all-10-fnm1hnr questions: Would, or could, ,ome1hing deve lop here 1onigh1? Would i1 be wroni 10 HIMe the forbidden fruit? Would ii change their li ves complc1ely and fon:ver1 Chorac1crs adding 10 this mi~ include Liberty Harris as Elma Duc kworth (a w:111rc.,q, Barrie MacConnell as Will Ma~tcr,;. (the town shcnff>. K:ilynn Rau11h ,1-, Cherie (,1 nightclub ,,ngcr), Ed Comachio ill Dr. Ger.1ld Lyman (a form er collcgt profe,~or). Keith Knight a, V1rg1I Blc1,mg (a runclh hand) and D. J. Ed mmon ns Bo Decker (a young rancher nnd cowboy) The bchind-thc-~ccnes crew include, Jon Gallego~. lights tcchn1c1nn, JuM1n V3n Ea1011, ;;ound technician. and Jock Green. singe d.:signcr.

"We're ju~, here 10 ge t 11 ~1.1r1cd."

Go llcgo, said. 'rhcrc nrc so muny hnnd1 1ha1 go inio ii, but i1 ·, 1he ,1uden1~. baby They mn 1hc show!"

"Bus S1op" ,, being performed Feb. 20.

2 ! , 22, 27. 28. and March I 10 the nuditorium in Boswell Bull Aud1onum.

Ticket~ may be purchased 01 1he ttcb1 office in Boswell Hall: S5 for adult~. S3 for senior~ and S! for ~1udcn1s. Adm1s1>1on is free 10 NIC studems w11h iden1itica1ion.

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Foundation raises money for Children's Center expansion

by Sue Jurgen~ SM11111•l R1•pan,,r A Mu,1cal Parade" marched tunefully through on 1mprcs"vc collecuon of songs und ms1rumenrnl numbers Feb. 7-8. much 10 1hc dcliglu of 1he audience~.

The Boswell Hull audi1onum Jumped 10 the Big Bund ,ounds of Spo~;1nc Brn1, h Bm,~ Band. and 1he nudicncc clapped an ume 10 1he medley of songs from "The Music Mun." 1l1i~ cn1crtaimng array of mu,1r wu, urrnngcd by 1hc NIC Foundation 10 benefit 1hc cxpnn1,ion of 1hc NIC Children\ Cen1cr. According 10 1hc foundn1ion'$ as~ociate director, Raydlc And~r~on. gcncrou, ,pon,ori, and an undcrwrilcr Jomed 1ickc1 buyer~ ,n rai,mg S50.000 of the c~1imn1cd SS00,000 c~pan,ion CO\ls.

Thi, ,, lhc fillh year 1ha1 1he foundnuon ha~ put on a conn•ri 10 rn"c money for variou1> NIC programs and 00

projects. Anderson said 1hn1 1hc lirs1 concert helped build 1hc of 1hc cas1, including Robcn Newman and the Fourth or Workforce Trammg Cemer in Pos1 Ftllls.

July Pass Touring Co., in singing the rousing and com(dic Mony of 1he concert's performers mum year afler yet1r. melody, Drinking Song:· Katherine Damiano Joined this Anderson said. and they ei1her dono1e their time or receive group 10 perform a medley of songs from The Music only nominal fee:$.

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The Damiano family again donated 1heir time 10 the The Founh of July Pass Tounng Co. 1s a barbeMhop concert. Harold Damiano produced 1t, his daughter. Kerry, quanet whose harmonizing is a joy 10 hear. Their bl~ck directed ii and his wife. Katherine. was 1hc sole female ou11its were relieved by white suspenders, glo~ and ues. singer.

They even sponed the requbi1e mustaches. .

Robert Plnne, Tom S1ra11on and Tom William,. dressed NJC's Symphony Orchestra blended superbly wuh formally in 1uxcdos. sang a soulful qunr1e1 of songs Spokane·~ Oriti sh Brass Band for the second half of ihc reminiscent of the opera's 1hree tenors: Placido Domingo. concert. With Mike Warner and Wes Sandborn conduc~ing.

Lucmno Pavnro111 and Jose Carrero.~. S1ra11on even blo11ed 1hey cap1ivo1ed 1he audience with "S1ars and Smpes his face with a whi le hand~erchief like Pavaroui. For 1he Forever" and "Carnival of Venice.'' finale of 1hcar selections. Plnue and Williams whipped ou1 The entire concert was fas1 paced nnd. nl1erna1ol~ over-large while cloths and mimicked S1ra11on. soulful and 10,:-iapping. The cas1 received o well deserv Plo11c, S1rn11on and Willinms linked with olher members s1andmg ovation.

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Musical trio stirs lunch crowd by l{Jltie Jackson S0111nrl RtpOrtrr

Acoustic Music Guild scni three very talented musicians to

pe,<onn in the NIC lunchroom on Jan. 29. The pcrfonnancc 1umed heads. People s1opped cha11ing and s1udying 10 give their undivided a11en1ion 10 Brenda Jnewc11. Jim Bean and Harold S1rec1cr.

Bean and Stn.-eler played gui1ars while Jneweu sang. Her ,-oicc carried 1hroughou1 the lunchroom as they performed their lirsl song, ··Hold On," and 1hc speaker.; echoed their music into lhe foyer. 11ie lunchroom became pacl:ed wi1h people, and ii wasn ' 1 bcc:tuse of sub sandwiches 'These llllen1ed individurus struted learni ng music when they were young. and they have the poten tial 10 become famous.

Jru:wett has n gin for songwriting and Bean plays the guitar really well. Streeter is n mul tiple instrumental pcr.;on. He plays a vtlric1y of instumcnts simultaneously.

Bean slllrted playing the guimr when he was 16 years old.

He believes meditation is imponnnt 10 his music. .. Education is real imponant," Bean snid of the studcntS who ilJ'e interested in a musical career. '"Get IO know lift! and have

run.-

Benn's career goal is to make a CD of hb original songs.

The most talented of the three i~ Streeter. He writes nniclcs for p.1pcrs. and he has recorded with an orchestra. He u~ 10 be n radio DJ. Streeter taught Benn and Jaewctt how to play the guitar. '" He's one of the best teachers.'" Benn said.

They plan to have a CD come out this month. Streeter is in charge of it because. as Jim said. "He is one of the best."

They play n variety of music including pop, contemporary. blues. jazz and finger style on the guitar.

"Woll of Soun d," Hnrold Streeter calls all "Education is th e music the grou p ploys. They also ploy a important. Get to country music. know life and have lilllc The tl1n.-e of them arc fun." fully commincd 10 their music.

--Jim Bean They enjoy performing whenever tl1ey get a chance, and they become excited when the audience appreciates their work. ll1ey plan 10 pu1 out CDs 1ogc1hcr and individunlly.

If 1hcy return 10 NIC. take the rime 10 enjoy their talent.

Tice's Spices offers tasty treats Sumptuous stroganoff seals sensational showcase supper Toasted French Uread Br,oilcr method: Cut one lonf of French bread in half lengthwise. Spread cu1 ~,des wnh softened mnrgnnnc or buuer, sprinkle with garlic powder. Plucc on a cookie sheet. tum broiler on. and place bread in the oven under the broiler. watch closely a~ 11 only takes a few mimncs .... unlcss. of course, you like burnt bread. Serve warm.

Stove-top method: Cut French bread crosswise into slices.

Spread each with softened margarine or burier on one side only-sprinkle with garlic powder. Put bread, butler-side down. in a skillet over medium high heat. Fry for a few minutes until golden brown. Watch closely. Parmesan Debora Tice cheese is also delicious in place of, or in addition 10. the Sentinel Staff garl ic.

Pineapple Upside-down Cake Grease and flour a I3x9x2-inch cake pan. Pour 1/3 cup hove become. melted margarine or butter in the bo11om of it. Sprink le I/2 Beer StrogaoofT 3/4 10 I pound beef-round steak. top sirloin. baron of cup packed brown sugar on top df the margarine. Drain a beef, stew meat. and even ground beef; use whatever is 21 ounce can of pineapple slices-arrange slices on bo11om on sale (or whatever you can swipe out of Mom's freezer of cake pan. If desired, place maraschino cherry halves in withou1 being caught.) Cut the beef into strips or small lhe center and between the slices of pineapple. squares. Hea t II skill et to medium, and add one Prepare one yellow-cake mix according 10 pnc kage tablespoon cooking oil and brown the beef. (If you use n directions, and pour over the ingredients in the pan. Bake non-stick skillet. oil is not needed.) Add one envelope at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes. (Oven temperatures of dry onion soup mix and 1/3 cup of water 10 beef. vary-keep checking.)

Simmer 10 minutes.

Ca.kc is done when a toothpi ck inserted in the center ADD: 1-16 ounce conrnincr of sour cream (Do not use comes out clean. (The coke will also begin 10 pull away low fat sour cream-trust me on this one) and 1-3 ounce from the sides and spnng back when touched lightly in the package of cream cheC-(C. center.)

Cool five minutes, and remove from pan. The easiest Mix thoroughly and simmer while the noodles cook.

While simm,cring the beef and sauce. cook 1-16 ounce way I have found is to put a cookie sheet over the cake pan P~ckage of wide egg noodles according to package lik,e a lid and then tum it all upside down so that the cookie dir~1lons. Once noodles have cooked, drain and mix shee1 is on 1hc bonom. meat sauce into noodles.

You may serve the cake warm. or cool complet.cly. ired of slaving over the hot stove nnd trying 10 decide yet another way 10 boi l wate r and make it 1as1y? If so, perhaps you should 1ry 1his delicious beef s1 roganoff wi th toasted French bread and your fnvo rit c jello sal ad and a vegetable. Finish dinner off with this delicious pineapple upsidedown coke. topped with ice cream or some fresh whi pped cream, :ind yo u should have rave reviews on wh nt a fanrns ti c cook you

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Auditions made easy in 'Bus Stop' casting Auditions for NlC's spring play "Bus Stop" are now being held.

Oops. actually they won't be held this year because the play was preca.~t last spring.

You may ask why " Bus S1op·· was precasl. In my opinion, it 's because NIC's theater instructor. Tim Amy Wright Rorick. has loo much power.

Opinion Auditions are meant 10 be a learning experience and a mnj or co mp oncnt of being involved with any play. What give5 him the nghl 10 ca., 1a play without holding auditions?

When asked about this ,11un11on, Rarick said thot 99 percent of the time he hold• 3uditions. He s:iid he did not hold ouditions for "Bu• Stop" lx.'C11u•e he 011tic1patcd hcing out of the ~talc la, t semester when :1udit1()1t• would nom1ally hav.: bc)en held.

Whnt ,s wrong with thi.s ~hllcm.:nt? If he could not hold audition\ in the fall hccaui;c he wo.s 1101on staff !Uld anuc1pa1cd being out of lhe <late. then why couldn ' t he huve held aud itions lru.l , pnng when he wu on staff? Sound, like a cop-out 10 me.

He also ~aid thnt he held nudluons in December for a few community member~ that he wanted for cenain pan~. Thi~ Will not illl open audition. Th1b WM hirn calling up o few local people and inviting them to be in hi, ploy. audition free. Whnt o deal!

Rarick said that four or the student~ he cast in "Bu~ Stop" nre m their lo.st semester here and he WMted to give them the pans. That i!J biased. Arc we not in a school where they encourage student~ to audition for plays and get involved with school activities? Does Rarick gcr away with these things because no one pays attention or is it because everyone b 100 scared 10 say anything?

I havt been involved wilh drama most of my life 1111d have seen many pans precast. but never hove I seen an entire '!how precasl. Was he actually 100 "busy'" 10 have audilions or wu he just too bi'-'Cd toward the students who were chosen? Making excuSts for not having auditions is the easy way out until someone notices thal things jllSl don 'I add up. lns1ead of making excuse, for why there w~ no auditions. why couldn't Rarick just admit that he made a bad judgemenl call instead of lhinlcing tfw DO one would notice.

I rapecc Rarick's abilitica as a playwright and a director. He bas I lot of lllau thaf, if put to good use in thil ICbool sdling. could be a rNI asseL But in my opinion. Rarick made a larp milcakc 1h11 be should tab IClllle responsibility for.

I know be has die authorily to do lhinp u be plealea. The quellioll I can'! get out of my mind ii: SbouJd be bave this power'?

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Thursday, Feb. 20, 1997

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A peek at 'Dante's'

by Bill Canepa Stn1i11tl Rtpcmi:r Big screen, big budgc1, big siars. big moun1ain. big boom. big hype. no plot Yup, 1he crc.110~ of "Danie's Peak" remembered every ingrcdien1 you need to make n blockbus1cr. and that's jusl wha1 they've made.

This disaster nick about 1hc dcs1ruc1ion of n small Washing1011 1own (ac1unlly Wallace. Idaho) had a reponcd budge1 of ove r SI00 million, stars Pierce Bros nan (James Bond). invaded our 1elevision scls for weeks m commercials nnd gives us 1hc op ponunil y wa1 ch u big fu1 mountain explode from 1hc comfon of Coeur d'Alene Cinemas.

Sure. there are those who will tell you 1ha1 this is jus1 nno1hcr special effec1spackcd. ovcr-advcniscd piece of Ouff wi1h no1hing 10 offer 01hcr 1hm1 cheap 11\rills.

Well. I say so what! Movies like 1hcse are supposed 10 be fun. and "Dame's Peak" dc,es no1disappoini.

Of cour~c i1's pac ked wi1h special cffcc1s! Anyone who's seen 1he promos know~ thal. and 1h:11·s wha1 we pay 10 ~cc.

We like 10 be blown out 1he back of the 1hca1cr. We like II when our cars ring during 1hc ~re1h1s..\nd we don·1 hkc a 101of plo1 10 gurn up 1he works.

So what we arc given is plot 1ha1 can be broken down inio 1wo simple. easy-10-digcs1 pons: 1he pan where we wait for 1he volcano to blow and 1he pnrl where ii docs. 111cse pam are 1he only 1hings 1ha1 this movie would have needed 10 please me-i f ii had n' t been for one major mistake. There really was 100 much hype.

We all saw 1hc commercials. We go1 to sec buildings blown 10 kindling. a truck containing our heros racing from a cloud of ash and fire. a bridge washed away by noods and other various blips of chaos.

Af1cr nil of 1his. we sit in n 1hc.11er nnd are expcc1cd 10 1ense up with suspense wondering if volcano is nc1ually going 10 blow.

The hype also hun "Danie's Peak" in 1hm 95 percent of 1hc amazing erup1ion cffcc1s arc revealed in 1hc the promos, leaving very rcw surprises.

Bui, 1he surpribCS 1ha1 are lef1 arc wonh $6, not 10 mcn1ion 1he fact 1ha1 no linlc 20inch 'l'V c:m compare 10 the big screen and the digital sound.

So in 1he gra nd scheme of 1hings.

"Dame·, Peak" won't mean much. It won'1 change lives or s1ir people cmo1ionally. but it WM fun and t give it 1wo and a half $1ars ou1of four.

This movie i~ m1ed PG-1.l.

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Bands Jazz up NIC

students. Each group received al least a hC1lf-hour of n1tcn110n from 1hc hosts.

"The groups sounded good, were prepared nnd wen: rcccplivc to what we hnd 10 say." Gary said Onry hns bee n singing nnd playing jau for 20 years.

"The goal 1s 10 kcc,p 1hem mtcrealed and alive in playing and listening to jazz," Cary said. "We also give them rips 10 prepare for compcntion.

"This is my founh year here a.od I look forward 10 it." Gary said.

Alan has been playing the trombone smce he was a <icnior in high school. ''I get more ide as; It keeps me in touch with what's out the re," Alan said. "The education never ends. even as a teacher." "'We all three JUSt go up there and have a good I ~ wi1h 1hem,"said Oary, Accordi ng to NlC Music Department Assisrant Eileen lct c1, everyone critiqued well. ''The NlC Jazz Festival" worts II a 1une up for the bands. lct es said.''Thesc guys were here 10 fine tune themselves."

Peggy Mahoney, a mmic teaeber f« Canfield Middle School, said that festival is a great eveol for btr

by Tara Mutt Se11ti11rl Rtponcr AS NIC sponsored n jau concert in Boswell Hall on Friday, Jnn. JI. The conccn wa~ u lin,Jlc of a long dny of critiquing area high school and middle school jau bands.

Many students attend ed 1he workshops 10 pcrfom, and be critiqued.

The workshops were hosted by T erry Jones, Al an Gemberlin g an d Gary Gemberling.

Jones is a music 1cacher al NJC, Al11n leaches rh c trombone at the University of Idaho and Gary teaches music a1 Lewiston High School.

The purpose of the workshops was 10 help the students lo develop their playing and 10 let them know what to improve. The frosts critiqu ed their playing.

After the workshops we re over.

ASN IC sponsored II concert that allowed the hos1s and NIC Jazz Band 10 show their skills.

Gary entertained the audience by singing "Take the 'A· Train" and "Lightn in ·." He said the workshops were "a great opporruniry" for the students.

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Comedians' humor strikes funny bones

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away wi1h stuff 1hnt people in nom,al situations would have been slapped of sued for.

Ju st being ab le 10 get awny with tha1 would be enough reason 10 gc1 into 1he entertainment world, let alone 1hc good wages.

During Kennar' s act. his dummy Wil ly was hitting on one woman in 1he audience nnd chnlle nging ano1hcr male student to a siaring con1es1.

The audience involvcmen1 made 1hc vcntriloqubl', show p:ids.

Mainly it was 1hc type of as comic as possible. s1urr 1h01 only a comedian In nil. bo1h Phillips and could ge1 away wi1h. pho1o by Noppadol Paothong Kcnnar did a good JOb and Ye1. cennin members of Funny man • Floyd Phillips taunts members of his audience 1hc audience appeared to 1he audience did not seem during his no-holds-barred "Laughs at Lunch" routine. enjoy it. The lighting against very hnpp y ab ou1 his 1he brick wall and 1he good Stt111ingly racis1and somewhat sexist jokes. pulled a perfect 10 wi1h his ventriloquist sound added to 1hc show. bul 1he comedians From the time the show stancd, unti I the ac1. Surprisingly, 1he audience didn'1 roll made the laughs. end, the SUB lunch room was packed. around on the noor.

ASNIC pnicl about $500 per comcdinn Eilhcr 1he audience loved him, or they were "I 1hought that Phillips was funny," said for ihe two-hour show. Making the "L'lughs mshock.

Nina Black, law enforcement major. "Bui a1 Lunch" is quite expensive. Unfonuna1cly Phillips based his act on being polite by when I really 1hink about what he said. he 1hc added cost of $ 1.000 dollars comes from always apologizing to each person after was kind of mean." s1udent fees. So if yo u missed 1he last making a direct comment to them that wns Kennar and his dummy, Will y. focused show. make a run for your money and make personal or maybe humiliating. on sex ual co nversa tion with audience it to the next one ~cheduled 1 l n.m.- 1 p.m..

K.:nnnr had the last laughs when he members. Again. Kennar and Will y go1 March 5 in the SUB.

by s ummer Lindenberg Srnfinel Rtportt'r ASNIC's "Laughs at Lunch" Feb. 6 fca111red Floyd Phillips. formerly rrom Chicago. and John ({ennnr of Scnnle. The 1wo comedian~ made 1hc audience roar time and lime again.

Phillips' act con1:iined :i 111f1CIY of hard·IO·lnlk-about subjcc1s. such as racism. religion. seA and menstrual

Review: / s there reason for this rhynie ? b) Wes Woods Sentintl Reporru A rap review in the Scminel. Who would have thought? I get much rcspec1. Enough abou11ha1: lei's get down 10 busin~s.

What nbout thi s "Rhyme and Reason Soundlrack?" Is i1 all good. or is it all bad?

Maybe all in-bc1wecn?

Lei'~ stnn with so me speci fi cs. The lineup looks like :mother all-star. hip-hop lineup wuh the obvious headliners and 1ome people you could care less abou t.

However, 1he strnngc 1h1ng is 1he "unfamiliar" actually, hold 1hcir own and better ,omc of th1l produc1 of 1he headliner;.

Some songs shine 11nmcd1~tely. One is "Nothin' But 'Inc Cavi Hit" by the u&ually 111liablc Dogg Pound and the surpri.:ing (10 me) Mack 10. "Wild Hot," by Busta Rhymes nnd A Tribe Called Quest. heats 1hings up like a ~nuna; the beat ,;ounds hkc The Fugce~ on their best day. Eightb:ill and MJG ~•cal the )how with "Reason For Rhyme•· on explaining why they rhyme over o smooth-~ounding keyboard-Onvored track.

The Lost B0y1 bring 1heir clas~,c sing~ng flow over a nice head-nodding bcal on N,ggnz Don't Want It." KRS·ONE shows why he', hccn in 1hc rap g:,mc 10-plu) >c3 r,, wiih " 13ring h Back" wi1h a smooth New York beat and actually doe, "bring it

back 10 tha1 old New York rnp" by fusing familiar New York old-school and newschool rhymes.

Two surprises (al leas t to me) were Volume IOs use of 1he more bounce-10-thcoun ce bcn1 nnd ti ght off-bear flow for "Liquor Store Run." Then. o 1ypical s1rcc1life 1ale is turned into a surprisingly new one in "'The Way It lz" by Guru. Kai:Bec and Lil' Dap with a flute in the ba~l..ground of the hard drums.

111c mainstays. Iike E-40 and The Rzu, were good. bu1 not grca1. They bo1h use a slow. plodding track (E-40 using the Wcs1's version and The Rzn using the East',:) bu1 come with incredible lyrics. MC Eih1 us<:l> a 100-rough now over u 100-syn thesized smooth trock.

The theme behind thi s movie soundtrack-which is supposed to be another "rapumentary" like Ru ssell Simmons "The Show"- seems 10 be East/West Coast uni1 y'? with both sid,:~ claiming Ea.,t and Wcsl Const. Maybe that\ why 1hey brought in Chicago's Crucial Connict and Tcnnc)see's E1ghtbull and MJG 10 balance out the mi.\ To un~wer my original <1uc,11on. it', mo,tly good. When the bents aren't up 10 pnr. which i) rare. 1110)1 of 1he lyric, :,re. which ,, rca,on enough 10 ,pend your ca~h on 1his rhyme ~oundtruck.

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"Bus Stop" pe1formed by NIC Theater Department Peb. 20, 21. 22, 27, 28, and March I in Boswell Hall Auditorium. Tickets are $5 for adults, $3 for seniors and $ 1 for students with student-body card.

NIC Art Faculty exhibit by art departme111 i11str11crors

Union Gallery. noon 10 6 p.m. weekdays through Feb. 27.

"A Youth Concert for all Ages" NIC Symphony Ord1c?stra pe,formsfrom "The S01111d of Music." 7:30 p.m., March 6.

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The NIC Sentinel

Campus News

Thursday, F,eb.2Q, 1997

'Dante's Peak:' The cast on campus

by Debora T ice Sentinel Repor1er ··No need to panic!"

"Cut. Lei's do ii again."

This was the scene agoin and again as the gym at Wallace High School was set for annih ila1ion close 10 40 times.

Many students and faculty from NlC were extras in the newl y released " Dante ' s Peak," srnrring Pierce

Brosnan and Linda Hamilton. " IJ was fun trying to fool the camera:· said student Jonas Mulcahy-McNair. "They gave me this orange polo shin and a cowboy hat to wear- I 1ried five times to be film ed in my white T -s hirt , and each time someone would stop the shooting. By then, I would have my orange shirt back on. and they never knew who it was. I would do it again if I had the chance."

That sentiment wasn' t shared by student Elisha Gunn of

student Shelby Spears said.

The hours were long, many of them reaching into the wee ho~rs-not alway~ because of filming. Gunn was stuck m Wallace until I a.m. when she lost h keys while gallivanting around town. er The stars were friendly to the extras. They stopped to chnt when time permi1ted. " I had my picture taken with Linda," said spc311 "but we weren't allowed to ask for autographs as tha; would be harassment.''

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photo by Kat Yockey Gliding• Linda Hamilton and daughter drift on the lake during her stay in North Idaho. Student Kat Yockey obtained the photo while on a boat ride with Hamilton.

" It was a fun ex perie nce," said Gunn, "but I wou ldn' t want to do it again . A s for 1he c lothes I wore. I hop e I never ~cc that outfit again.'' ll1c food w1h ca te red. and fit fo r king,- or movie cx1rn, anyhow. " When then: were onl y 10 of u, or ,o. we wo uld cal even more wonderful fo()d 1h.1n th ey had on days w11h loti. o f ex tras involved.' '

Kellogg said th at the stars treated the townspeople and the extras like they were the celebri ties. Once Brosnan and Hnmilron learned April's name, they always addressed her per..onnlly. " It was wonderful to be treated so nicely," said Muhs. " Both Pierce and Linda were very gracious and rcully listened to what I was saying.''

"Pie rce wa~ o real ni ce guy," said Mu lcahyMcNair, who worked ut Dockside where Brosnan wn.s 1111 occasional cu,1omc1, ''but he wa, a terrible tipper." ·n1c ex tra., tried 10 pick rhcm~clves out when the) w1 uchcd the film ··1was di-..tpprnnted," -..ud Spear-. "I couldn't pick m)°5df Olli ..

" My family ,aw me." said Muh,, "but I wa.~ w bu,y w.11d1111g Pierce Lh..11 I couldn'1 wkc my cy.:., llwuy to find my....:lf.'' "ll1c first ume I ~aw myself wn, on the Jay l.tno Show." ><aid Mulcahy-McNoir. " Ir WU!, cool. mxl I wruitoo to wake up my tam1ly and ,ny 'I'm on TY; come and look'." " lk-cause of my long blond hair," said Gunn, "I wilS able 10 p11:k myself out of the movie 1wo times." " It w~ ubwlutcly the ~ t fun I've ever had working." said Muh~. "and I would do i1 again if I could."

Now you see It - now you d 't· Th . . .. photo by Kat Yocfi.fll explosion scene. on e gas station was bullt spec,hcally for "Cante's Peak' in Wallace. The station is demolished during the film In an