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Scorpio 10/23-11/21 Schoolwork has been hard to understand lately, almost like a foreign language. Which should serve to remind you — Spanish would be easier if you actually went to class.

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Sagittarius 11/22-12/21 The stars are arranged in your favor this week. And by that we mean the mirror you break will bring only six years of bad luck, not seven.

Capricorn 12/22-1/19 With cold weather comes the temptation to cease all activities aside from watching holiday movies and baking cookies. The universe says it’s detrimental for you to succumb to these pressures.

Aquarius 1/20-2/18 Pick up a book sometime and fall back in love with the written word.

As an added benefit, you’ll appear more intellectually mindful than you really are.

Pisces 2/19-3/20

Try new things this week, maybe a new food or a new style. But avoid

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trying a new toothbrush — some things are set in stone for a reason, and your roommate will not take “my horoscope said so” as an excuse.

stranger at Winco this week. Unfortunately for you, this is your best friend’s future spouse and you really shouldn’t screw with fate.

Aries 3/21-4/19

Leo 7/23-8/22

You’re due for a good, hard cry. Don’t fight it.

Taurus 4/20-5/20 If someone scoffs at you for having a particularly sunny disposition this week, don’t worry about it. It’s probably just a bitter Aries.

Gemini 5/21-6/21

Processed meat apparently causes cancer, so don’t go entering any hot dog-eating contests. This message is brought to you by the stars — and common sense.

Cancer 6/22-7/22 You will run into a rather attractive

That grape costume was cute on Halloween, but wearing it to the winery this weekend will not be cute and you should not do it.

Virgo 8/23-9/22 After a mishap this week where someone calls police to report your public indecency, you will realize that skin-colored leggings are unpopular for a reason.

Libra 9/23-10/22 Yoga is incredibly replenishing and great for flexibility. You may consider taking it up, seeing as you’ll find yourself in a rather tight spot this week.

Scream along songs The perfect songs to belt out any day of the week Everyone has a group of friends with that one special song. The one song that, no matter the circumstances, everyone has to sing along to.

Here are a few songs that never fail to start up a choir in the most random places.

“Don’t Stop Believin’”

by Journey

“1000 Miles” by Vanessa Carlton This song is the perfect opportunity to let your inner teenage girl shine.

Sing it loud, and sing it proud, even if you really only know half the lyrics.

“Hello” by Lionel Richie From a sweet guitar solo, to the melodious tones of Richie’s voice, this iconic classic has everything you need in a love song. This blast from the past was released in 1983 and remains one of best choices for a dramatic karaoke session with friends.

This song is a powerAustin Maas house of great vocals and Rawr “Hello” by Adele musical excellence. If you’re ever feeling down, just sing Same title, different artist. Unlike Riche’s, this song was released just this song from start to finish and it’s last month, and in such a short period guaranteed to turn your day around.

of time it has become wildly popular. Adele hasn’t produced a hit song in a while, but this song might be her triumphant return.

“Love Shack” by The B-52‘s Goofy vocals, hilarious lyrics and chaotic instrumentation make this song the epitome of a great 80’s song.

“Hakuna Matata” by André Maia Everyone has heard this song from “The Lion King,” and if not, they’re missing out. To quote the song, “it’s a wonderful phrase,” so why not play this one on repeat?

“Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen This is the quintessential song of friendship. Believe me, if your friends aren’t willing to belt out this song with you in public, they’re not real friends.

Singing along to this song is an absolute must, and yes, that does include shamelessly attempting to hit the high notes.

Austin Maas can be reached at

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Review

A dose of relatability UI Theater department’s performance of David Auburn’s play, “Proof” delivers

The story that ensues is a ride of mystery and mathematical madness on stage.

Director Robert Caisley successfully captured the emotions of each Everyone has endured heartcharacter on stage and transbreak. Whether it’s animosity ported audience members between siblings, the death of into the world of the play. At a loved one, or complicated times, I felt like I was there in relationships, everyone has Chicago with the characters, faced challenges. hearing them debate about Not only does David Auwho wrote a mysterious, but burn’s play, “Proof,” encompass magnificent, notebook filled all of these challenges, but Luis Torres with unprecedented maththe UI Theater Department ematical concepts.

Rawr has also turned a well-written In addition to spot-on script into an engaging and directing, the actors made the exhilarating performance. characters real. University of CaliforThe play revolves around Cathnia, Berkley graduate Lilia Houshmand erine, who’s dealing with the recent became the character Cartherine, death of her father, (portrayed by assuming all the pain and hardBill Caisley), a mathematician at the ship her character endured for four University of Chicago.

thing that’s going on and consecutive Septembers as Rawr wants what’s best for she cared for her father, her sister, but Catherine who struggled with mental For more Rawr doesn’t want to abandon illness.

Reviews, visit her father’s legacy of To say the audience uirawrreviews.wordpress.com mathematical proofs. feels sympathy for HoushThe characters struggle mand’s character is an with loss, family, and findunderstatement. ing their place in the world in a way Meanwhile, Catherine’s sister that is moving and beautiful.

Claire (portrayed by Bailie Simpson) Caisley’s production of “Proof” was doesn’t understand why Catherine solid on every level — from the depth stayed with her dad. Claire sees a of the characters to the setting and doctor in order to cope with her falighting of the performance. ther’s passing, unlike her sister, who “Proof” is a play of love, hate, and grieves by moping in a house full of appreciation for what you have. The mathematical notebooks. play hit home with me from start to Simpson was convincing as the finish. All in all, yet another strong bossy sister who was living a sucperformance from the UI Theater cessful life in New York, but she Department. also brought a complexity to Claire’s Luis Torres can be reached at character that the audience couldn’t arg-arts@uidaho.edu ignore. Claire wants to know every-

Opinion

Bands are people too 2008 album, “Life Left To Go.” A few weeks ago I received a FaceStill, reprimanding a band for trybook notification letting me know ing something new and calling the that my older sister had tagged me in musicians sellouts is childish. These a comment on SafetySuit’s latest post people need to reanalyze what it — a link to their newest single. means to be a true fan.

Elated, I listened to the Sadly, the SafetySuit incident song. Although I was not is only the most recent in a seentirely impressed, I’ve been ries of band bad-mouthing that around the block enough doesn’t do anyone any good. It’s times to know that the first OK for bands to grow and evolve, single is not a tell-all repreand it’s OK for the naysayers to sentation of the upcoming keep their traps shut. album. But it didn’t take long Remember who you were in to realize I was one of the Lyndsie 8th grade? Take a moment and few mature people commentkiebert think back to your goals, your ing on the thread.

Rawr obsessions, the person you had Other people were writa crush on — isn’t it funny, in ing things like, “This sounds hindsight, how much you’ve changed nothing like SafetySuit,” and “Wow, and grown? It was necessary. Without what sellouts.” that phase, you wouldn’t be who you The new song is admittedly not are today, and the same goes for your very reminiscent of the stuff that built a lot of their fan base, like “Stay” favorite bands.

Paramore is a classic example. and “Find A Way” from the band’s

Growing and exercising artistic liberties is every musician’s right

their artistic liberties. Fans Starting in 2005 with the Rawr teen angst of “All We Know are also perfectly entitled to Is Falling,” you’d never their opinion. But bashing For more Rawr have guessed that the band the band for selling out? content, visit would have punk-pop hits That is uncalled for, always. uiargonaut.com on the radio today. When I I may not be incredibly first listened to the band’s blown away by SafetySuit’s 2013 self-titled album, I’ll admit that new single, but that doesn’t mean I I had to force myself to keep an don’t still love the band. It’s the same open mind. one that was with me on all those I loved the quarreling Paramore of afternoons when “Life Left To Go” the band’s 2009 album, “Brand New was the only album I could bare to Eyes.” However, bands are people too, listen to. and when the Farro brothers took You won’t see the new stuff their talents elsewhere, Hayley, Josh among my most played, but you also and Jeremy were forced to evolve, and won’t see me calling the musicians did it with style. sellouts on social media or YouTube.

With that in mind, I began to love I have too much self-respect — and Paramore’s self-titled album. respect for the artists’ right to grow Bands like Coldplay, with the shift — to do that. from indie-grunge to electropop, and Lyndsie Kiebert can be reached at Mumford & Sons, who have moved arg-arts@uidaho.edu beyond the banjo, are perfectly allowed to do what they want with or on Twitter @lyndsie_kiebert

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Butterfinger muddy chow

A Crumbs recipe

Whether you call this sweet Chex cereal snack “muddy buddies” or “puppy chow,” adding Butterfinger crumbles can only double the deliciousness.

Ingredients n 8 cups Corn Chex cereal n 1 12-ounce bag milk chocolate chips n 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter n 1/4 cup butter n 3 full-size Butterfinger candy bars

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Directions 1. Combine chocolate, peanut butter and butter in a microwavable bowl and microwave for 2 minutes or until completely smooth 2. Pour mixture over Chex in another bowl and mix until cereal is mostly covered 3. Put candy bars in a sealed sandwich bag and crush until they’re reduced to small crumbles 4. Pour candy crumbles over mixed Chex and combine until candy covers most of the cereal 5. Pour candy crumbles over mixed Chex and combine until candy covers most of the cereal 6. Pour cereal mix into a large sealable bag and top with powdered sugar 7. Shake bag around until cereal is no longer sticky and powdered sugar thoroughly coats mixture 8. Spread onto clean pan or wax paper 9. Let the chocolate cool and harden before serving Lyndsie Kiebert can be reached at crumbs@uidaho.edu

A Crumbs recipe Banana splits on a stick Even though fall is setting in, it is nice to have a snack that reminds us of the warm summer months. If you want something sweet yet healthy and ready to go in a short amount of time, a banana split on a stick is the treat for you.

Ingredients n 6 Strawberries n 2 bananas n Small bag of frozen pineapple (6 pieces needed) n 1 cup of dark dipping chocolate n cup of chopped peanuts n 6 popsicle sticks

Directions 1. Cut the two bananas into three pieces each 2. Place one piece each of pineapple, banana, and strawberry onto the popsicle stick 3. Freeze for fifteen minutes 4. Line a plate with wax paper

5. Melt chocolate by heating it in the microwave 30 seconds (or until melted), stir until smooth 6. Dip the bottom portion of the cold fruit into the chocolate 7. Cover the chocolate-coated side with walnuts

Hailey Stewartcan be reached at crumbs@uidaho.edu

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restaurants

Open for business

A popular local eatery, Patty’s Kitchen, is revamped for winter

Hailey Stewart Crumbs For the past 14 years, Patty’s Kitchen has been dishing out Mexican food to the people of Moscow.

Although this long-standing restaurant, nestled just outside of campus, has evolved with the community, lovers of Patty’s Kitchen have had to endure the long cold winters without its food for the past three years.

However, Gerardo Alvarez, owner of Patty’s, said this year the establishment will be open all through the winter season.

“The last three years are the years that we closed for the winter, because we never got to see our children,” Alvarez said. “We wanted to be parents for at least four months out of the year.”

Alvarez said the biggest change now is that he and his wife’s children are in school, and they are going to have a lot more time on their hands.

“With all of this new time, [we] really wanted to recapture our business back,” Alvarez said.

Among many new and improved additions to the restaurant, food goers can now enjoy Patty’s while sitting inside the Patty Dome.

Alvarez said that the Patty Dome is the largest and newest renovation to the restaurant so far.

Alvarez said they have installed new flooring along with french doors, and added new tables and chairs inside the dome.

The restaurant’s busiest times are usually spring and summer, but Alvarez said with the new indoor seating they hope to bring in just as many diners during the colder months.

“Patty’s is so close to campus, and in years past I was a student here at the university as well, so I can connect with the students that come in,” Alvarez said. “My son is our new general manager, and he really has that connection with UI students, so hopefully Patty’s will become the new winter hangout.”

Alvarez said that the best part of Patty’s being so close to campus is seeing students, old and new, walk by everyday.

“At Patty’s we are more about the relationship Austin Maas | Rawr with those that come in and eat here than anything The Patty Dome, which has been newly renovated, provides indoor seating for customers in the winter. else,” Alvarez said.

Alvarez said Patty’s Kitchen has been creating “We aren’t big into commercialized food, everyare working toward for the year 2016, and right now these relationships with the Moscow community thing comes from her passion, her food, her love of we are in the planning stages of it,” Alvarez said. even before it was an established restaurant, too. cooking,” Alvarez Said.

These new ideas are going to be something that “What makes Patty’s unique to Moscow Alvarez said that they try to source many people have not seen from Patty’s Kitchen is that we started right here at the Moscow as much local food as they can for the before, and Alvarez said that Patty’s Kitchen plans on Farmer’s Market when I was a student,” restaurant and they also have their own becoming more family-focused.

Alvarez said.

For more Crumbs farm, where they supply some of their “We are going to be switching things up, and it is Alvarez said they began selling tamales content, visit uicrumbs.wordpress.com own meat products. going to be something unique to Moscow and more and salsa at the local farmers market and Although they have already made personal to us,” Alvarez said.

Patty’s blossomed from there. many renovations, Alvarez said Patty’s Hailey Stewart Due to how it began, Alvarez said Patty Kitchen is still looking to the future. can be reached at takes pride in remaining local and involved with the Moscow area.

“We have some new and exciting ideas that we crumbs@uidaho.edu

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Momentum through movement UI fall dance performance Rising Momentum tests the limits of conventional dance Katie Colson Rawr Belle Baggs said the annual University of Idaho Dance Theatre concert serves as a chance for students to push the limits of dance.

“This is a chance to push that edge, and to see where I can take [the students],” said Baggs, the director of the 2015 performance.

The concert is a compilation of several dances choreographed by different individuals and Baggs, a UI movement science professor, said each year, people audition for the show and choreographers choose students to perform their pieces.

This year’s concert, Rising Momentum, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday in the Hartung Theatre.

The show opened Thursday.

Tickets are $10 for the general public and $8 for students.

Baggs said the show is named Rising Momentum because each dance explores how momentum can be built through movement.

Anna Keller, a choreographer for the performance, said she uses her life as inspiration for the dances she designs.

When it comes to choreographing dances, Keller said her pieces explore the ways dancers interact with one another and compare human and mechanical methods of communication.

“The dancers have to work hard together,” Keller said.

Ben Devaud, a recent UI graduate, signed on for another dance class at the university in order to participate in the fall performance.

Devaud said he was a biology major when he first took a dance class and fell in love with the art.

“I had seen (dance) in videos,” Devaud said. “But I never thought it was so hard.”

Devaud is one of the students in a dance directed by Baggs and said the dance is a continuation of one of their summer pieces.

Although dance is a challenging art form, Devaud said his favorite part of dancing is finding the special moments in the dance when everything works together.

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Alexandra Sipe, an English major with a minor in dance, is one of the students who will perform in Baggs’ piece with Devaud.

Sipe said when she saw a performance of the Rite of Spring she immediately thought, “I wanna learn how to dance like that.”

Sipe is in three of the dances that

compose the Rising Momentum concert and she said the hardest part of performing is maintaining her stamina for all of them.

Despite the physical challenges of performing in so many dance numbers throughout the course of one concert, Sipe said her favorite aspect of dancing is being able to be a part

of something bigger than herself.

Baggs, who choreographed one of the performance pieces, “Settle/ Unsettle,” said the best part about this year’s concert is exploration of momentum and the mechanics of movement.

Katie Colson can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu

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comedy

Night of comedy Corrin Bond Rawr Ryan Wingfield is living his childhood dream. The University of Idaho alumnus said he knew he wanted to be a stand-up comedian as early as the second grade.

“Comedy was a childhood dream of mine,” Wingfield said. “My parents, of all people, were the ones who talked me into going to my first open mic event after I graduated college.”

Wingfield, an Alaska native with two bachelor’s degrees in journalism and mass media, said he started performing at open mic nights after he began his first journalism job in Boise.

Throughout the course of his career, Wingfield, who has been performing comedy for over a decade, said he has performed in 13 countries on three different continents.

“My job is not a job, it’s a fun thing for me to do,” Wingfield said. “I get paid to travel and perform regularly at nice places ... I don’t have a job, I just get paid to have fun.”

While Wingfield enjoys his job, he said there are many challenges when it comes to writing comedy.

“There’s a ton you have to overcome — first of all, it’s humility,” Wingfield said. “I don’t know a single comic who hasn’t had terrible shows where you’re getting booed off of the stage ... those never stop, you just learn to handle the rejection.”

When it comes to writing comedy, Wingfield said he draws inspiration from his every-day life and that his education at UI has had a big influence on his material.

“I talk a lot about college on the stage ... my last semester, I was taking every fun elective I could,” Wingfield said. “I was taking fencing, I was on the cheer squad ... it’s become a whole routine, my experiences in school.”

Wingfield said his background in journalism also influences the way he writes comedy today.

“The writing style of journalism, where you’re condensing things down into simple ideas, is a lot similar to comedy,” Wingfield said. “You take a big concept and you condense it down but the difference is, I have to find a way to make it funny.”

Although his only source of income is made through performing stand-up, Wingfield said he also has a job as a stay-at-home parent.

“I’m a professional comedian and stay-at-home dad,” Wingfield said. “I prefer to be called a trophy husband, but my wife considers it to be more like a ribbon of participation.”

Wingfield, who currently lives in Boise, visited Moscow this week to perform at the Best Western University Inn on Thursday.

Mike O’Brien, the general manager of the Best Western University Inn, said he first began the tradition of Comedy Night in Coeur d’Alene.

“About four years ago I created Comedy Night,” O’Brien said. “Myself and Alvin Williams, the event’s host, used to be up in Coeur d’Alene ... I moved it

UI alumnus and comedian Ryan Wingfield performs stand-up in Moscow

Comedian Ryan Wingfield first began performing after he graduated college in 2004.

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here when I moved to Moscow about a Wingfield said. “I started performing 11 years year ago.” ago but I still maintained my day job for Rawr O’Brien said he first had the idea for the four years before I started doing comedy For more Rawr event, which is held four times a year, when full-time.” content, visit he noticed there the lack of a comedy scene Wingfield said one of the most important uiargonaut.com in the Inland Northwest. things for college students who are pursuing “It was something missing in North their dreams to remember is that personal Idaho, there wasn’t a comedy scene,” O’Brien said. “It happiness is more important than money. hasn’t been too challenging because people want to “I know people with great jobs who are making come and have a good night out ... it’s good, clean fun lots of money and they’re not happy,” Wingfield said. and it’s not your typical open mic night.”

“At the end of the day, you need to have fun with Wingfield said he is happy to be performing back whatever it is you’re doing with your life.” in Moscow and that he encourages students to pursue Corrin Bond their passions in a realistic way. can be reached at “It’s important to follow your passion, but you arg-arts@uidaho.edu don’t always have to do that 100 percent of the time,” or on Twitter @CorrBond

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events

Heinavanker is an Estonian a capella group that will perform at the university Tuesday as part of the Chamber Music Series.

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A concert for the community Estonian a cappella group sings Renaissance songs Megan Gospe Rawr The University of Idaho Auditorium Chamber Music Series has one goal: to enrich the Palouse community with classical music.

Leonard Garrison, co-director of the ACMS, said the goal of the music series is not only to bring classical music to the Palouse, but also to strengthen collaborative efforts between UI, Washington State University and the rest of the regional community.

“We have a different group every year that comes to Moscow on tour,” Garrison said. “For instance the one coming up that I like is a really interesting group called Heinavanker.”

Heinavanker will perform at 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 10 in the Administration Building Auditorium. Tickets are $10 for students, $19 for seniors and $22 for the general public.

Garrison said Heinavanker is an a cappella group that sings Estonian runic songs from the late Middle Ages.

Garrison said he enjoys the wide variety of performers who come to Moscow through the ACMS. “We get the type of groups that would be going to New York, Chicago, Seattle and Los Angles,” Garrison said. “The great thing about this is we are able to convince them to come to Moscow, Idaho.”

The ACMS hosts five events each year and Garrison said the best part of managing and arranging performances is being able to expose community members to a diverse range of music.

Garrison said everyone is welcome to attend an ACMS concert and the audience usually includes members from the local community, retire-

inclusive, Garrison said ACMS ment communities and UI Rawr will bring performers, like music students and honors Heinavanker, to schools and students.

For more Rawr local establishments through Garrison said ACMS is content, visit the area. sponsored by a number uiargonaut.com Garrison said ACMS also of different organizations, coordinates the Palouse including the National Endowment for the Arts, the Idaho Com- Chamber Music Workshop and Young Peoples concert, to which all 5th gradmission of the Arts, the Moscow Food ers and local community are invited.

Co-op, the Best Western Plus Univer“We not only bring these groups to sity Inn and other contributors.

When it comes to hosting concerts for perform a concert but, they [also] do a such prominent performers, Garrison said lot out outreach,” Garrison said. “Heinavanker will be presenting a workshop the ACMS’ sponsors allow for them to for our choral students at the Univerhost additional community events. sity.”

“In classical music, ticket sales acFollowing Heinavanker, Garrison said count for less than half of any budget the next artists featured by ACMS will — the rest of the budget comes from be the Enso Quartet in January and the grants and donations,” Garrison said.

Gryphon Trio in March.

“Other contributions include student art Megan Gospe fees, ticket sales, workshops and business can be reached at contributions.” arg-arts@uidaho.edu As a way to make performances more

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events

Slamming the door on stigma Slam poets gather to share their takes on feminism through art Nina Rydalch Rawr Not shaving one’s legs, being angry all the time or having no concern for men are not the basis for being a feminist, said Bekah MillerMacPhee, assistant director for programming at the Women’s Center.

MillerMacPhee said the goal of F-Word Live, a slam poetry event in which participants share their talents and opinions on feminist topics, is to break down misconceptions associated with feminism as well as to bring people together.

“It’s called the ‘F Word’ because feminism has often got that stigma attached and is seen as kind of a bad word,” MillerMacPhee said.

MillerMacPhee said this year’s event, which was held Thursday in the Bruce Pitman Center, was the fifth F-Word Live at the University of Idaho. MillerMacPhee Rawr said the event was originally started by FLAME in 2006.

For more Rawr Although the first two years content, visit the slam took place it was uiargonaut.com relatively small, MillerMacPhee said the event has since grown in popularity and participation.

MillerMacPhee said last year the program was held in the Borah Theater and people were standing. It was held in the International Ballroom this year, she said.

“It just feels like it’s been gaining momentum,” MillerMacPhee said.

In addition to a larger audience, MillerMacPhee said the performers have also become more diverse, and are now comprised of students, faculty, staff and community members.

MillerMacPhee said this year, there were 15 poems performed mostly by students and community members, although there was one faculty member, women’s studies professor Traci Craig.

“I think it’s popular because it’s a place where people can really come and express themselves and have an audience who’s really receptive to that,” MillerMacPhee said.

Eryn Moore, a student poet who performed Thursday, said she has identified as a feminist since she discovered what the word meant.

“It seemed like common sense … to want equality of the genders,” Moore said.

Moore said when people are younger they think of feminism as a movement of women in the 1920s, but as they grow older they realize there is still a problem. Moore said she wants to be someone who helps fix that.

“I just really want to be able to use knowledge of how culture affects women to be able to go out and change it,” Moore said.

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Moore said she is passionate about women’s education throughout the world and wants to make a difference in that as well as improve women’s confidence.

Moore said the poem she presented, “Stories,” even follows the theme about discovering confidence in herself.

“I had some really rough times in high school,” Moore said. “Some bad relationships and an eating disorder, and my poem is about that journey from that place from being around 15 until now.”

Moore said she later realized her situation was not

unique, and many women have to go through the same ordeal, including women in college.

Moore said she hopes the people who attended the event are inspired enough to tell their own stories.

“I am passionate about confidence,” Moore said. “I want people to come and watch and decide to participate next year and be brave and step up and tell their stories because it’s important.”

Nina Rydalch can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu or on Twitter @ninarobin7

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Tortured crown FRIDAY FICTION

Claire Whitley Rawr The twisted body lay in a deep red pool of blood.

The poor man was unrecognizable.

His features were crushed and mashed out of socket and his face could hardly be seen through the stream of blood. All you could see were the eyes — the deep brown ovals that emanated the man’s intelligence.

The man’s mockery and contempt for the people who were now being so cruel to them flowed from the chocolate caverns. The man slowly pushed himself back off the now-red cobblestones. In a last show of scorn for his torturers, this brave, stupid man spat on the street at their feet.

Holding his head high, the man drew a dagger from his belt.

“I would rather die than tell you anything,” the man hissed, and with a cry of triumph, he drove his rusted dagger into his breast. His now useless corpse slumped to the ground, never to rise again.

One of the torturers slowly stepped toward the paling corpse. This new man was not a plain torture master, he was the King of torture, but even that is not enough to describe this man. Not even close. He had to be the god of pain as nothing less would suit his cold, Rawr black heart.

This man, so cruel and merciFor more Rawr less, would kill his own mother content, visit without thinking twice, his own uiargonaut.com child without a blink of an eye and even his employer if the time was right.

He is not a man with scars all about his face or blood covering his clothes or even a man to carry weaponry. This man was a tall dark character. Everything about him was black, from his soul to the thin goatee he was now stroking. Except his pallid skin, paler than those touched by death, which made him more terrifying than anything.

Now picture this image, a man with hair as black as the abyss with such white skin as to be envied by all the French and Chinese maidens. A man who wears a large hat with an even larger feather, all the color of charcoal. His entire ensemble was like looking into the void.

If anyone is unfortunate enough to be so close as to be able to see his eyes, they would find a stark contrast to the now corpse at his ebony-clad feet.

That corpse had eyes intelligent enough to be full of hatred. They would reflect the soul of the being that used them.

Our dark man was a conundrum. His eyes did not seem to reflect the darkness of his soul. They were the lightest of blue, so light they appeared colorless against the pupil. Laugh lines edged the forsaken eyes, making him appear more human, more real. Less like

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a reaper out hunting. On closer inspection, though, even an animal would notice they were blank, desolate reflections. No joy or love. Only malice and contempt. That is why he could do his job, no, excel at his job.

This dark man stared down at the corpse. A sort of guilt formed at the edge of his mind, but not as a sign of human compassion. It was quite the opposite.

He felt guilty because he had pushed too hard on the poor soul. He felt guilty since the man had been able to take the easy way out. In the future he would be sure to prevent that. No longer would his victims rob him of his amusement.

In a sudden outburst, he slapped his thigh with his ebony gloves. With a decisive flick of his wrist, he dismissed the corpse on the cobblestones bathed in red. Some of his men quickly collected the body,

throwing water onto the stones, washing the evidence into the gutter.

Our dark man crossed the street to a hulking black Hackney stallion. The beast wore a finely detailed silver saddle and bridle, the only distinction in the dark that this beast existed. With the finesse of an acrobat, the torture god swung himself into his saddle to survey the men at work. The body was gone, the knives put away, the light shutters opened. His work here was done.

A click of a tongue, horseshoes clattering in the quiet night, and cobblestones stained red with blood.

The night was still young.

Claire Whitley can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu

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been in operation for over 1,000 years.

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Bananas have more trade regulations imposed upon them than AK-47s.

The common garden snail can pass over the edge of a razor without any harm.

A mysterious lake, over 10 meters deep, appeared overnight in the Tunisian desert.

There is a pub in Ireland that has

a week increases the size of the hippocampus, the brain area in charge of verbal memory and

learning.

Queen Elizabeth II has owned more than 30 Corgis over her reign.

When Julius Caesar discovered giraffes, he named them “Camelopards� since they reminded him of camels and leopards.

From wtffunfacts.com

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Quidnunc [noun] A person who seeks to know all the latest news or gossip

Example:

My neighbor, the quidnunc, is always trying to figure out where I go at night.

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