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Aries 3/21-4/19 It is time to begin apartment hunting and that just means stress and sadness.

The stars are warning you this week, whatever you do, do not rent apartment number 301.

Taurus 4/20-5/20 Your online shopping addiction has definitely become a problem lately. It is time to freeze the credit cards and take a break from the Internet.

Gemini 5/21-6/21 Gemini, you may or may not be happy to know that you share your zodiac sign with Kanye West. Either way, you’re stuck with it

Cancer 6/22-7/22

Because of your heavy nightly reading load, it is becoming difficult to let all of that information soak in. Try sleeping

on your textbooks this week and see if the law of osmosis actually works.

Leo 7/23-8/22 A college campus is a breeding ground for stress. So, the next time you see someone literally pulling out their hair, don’t judge.

Virgo 8/23-9/22

The day has come where you must set foot in the deadly library. It can be a maze or a new world for some, but if you break out your Bear Grylls skills, you may just make it out alive.

Libra 9/23-10/22

Libra, you will soon find that all of your midterms will be the easiest tests you have ever taken, but only if you studied exactly 46.2 hours. Did you study exactly 46.2 hours?

Scorpio 10/23-11/21

Since you are low on funds and traveling is expensive, it is time to get crafty. Have you ever thought of express shipping yourself somewhere?

It is time to start buying the perfect box, and getting flexible.

Sagittarius 11/22-12/21

The sun has been out, which means that the campus squirrels are emerging as well. That squirrel that you agitated last semester still remembers what you did, so watch your back.

Capricorn 12/22-1/19 You will come into a large sum of money next week. However, the stars cannot tell if it is because you won the lottery or became a bookie ...

Aquarius 1/20-2/18 Only wear the color pink this week, and stay away from green at all costs. You will thank me later.

The greatest films ever snubbed It’s Oscar season folks. That means constant social media posts ranking the greatest Oscar films ever made. Yet, sometimes, whether it’s due to internal Academy politics or people simply not understanding great art, a movie gets flat-out snubbed and ignored.

Instead of praising those films already awarded, let’s take a look at some films that weren’t nominated and flew under the radar.

“The Day The Earth Stood Still” (1951) One of the kings of the science fiction genre, “The Day The Earth Stood Still” is an absolute classic.

It’s mysterious, it’s bold and it bravely defied the Cold War attitudes of tension and conflict without being preachy. Do yourself a favor and watch this on Netflix.

“Groundhog Day” (1993) It’s one of the most parodied, loved, and played movies of all time. It’s equal

parts hilarious and thought provoking, to the point of being studied by theologians as an illustration of spiritual rebirth. I suppose the Academy’s love for serious dramas prevented them from turning a new leaf.

“The Shining” (1980) If you ever want to lose faith in Hollywood, take the time to watch this movie and marvel at the fact that it wasn’t just snubbed of any sort of Oscar nomination, but instead won a Sam Razzie. For those not in the know, Balas the Razzie awards are like the Rawr Oscars but for terrible movies.

How anyone could think this was somehow the worst movie of 1980 is beyond me.

“Reservoir Dogs” (1992) “Are you gonna bark all day little doggie, or are you gonna bite?” With that line Quentin Tarentino launched himself into the upper stratosphere of Hollywood stardom. He now plays the part of critic

darling, which makes it even more curious that one of his best works, “Reservoir Dogs,” was totally ignored.

“Do The Right Thing” (1989) Spike Lee is notorious for being one of the most outspoken celebrities on racial issues. His 1989 classic was considered dangerous at the time. The modern Black Lives Matter movement makes you wonder how this film would be received today.

Instead of using culture-referencing jokes that catered to the lowest common denominator, this Pixar masterpiece managed to create a funny, charming and wonderful animated film with minimal dialogue and simple characters.

“Fight Club” (1999)

Want to know why the Academy has a reputation for being snobby? It’s because they refuse to acknowledge great movies if it falls into the dreaded “comic book” genre. “The Dark Knight” will go down in history as one of the most powerful crime dramas of all time, yet the Academy refused to give the film its due credit.

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It’s funny. It’s crass. It’s shocking. Everything about David Fincher’s epic dark tale was what audiences love, and Academy voters hate. Now considered a cult classic story of men fighting against “the man,” at the time this action story was completely snubbed.

“Wall-E” (2008) This movie should not have succeeded.

“The Dark Knight” (2008)

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Review

Kanye West is not his Kanye Best Kanye’s latest album, ‘The Life of Pablo,’ falls short of expectations

in his latest release.

The album begins with promise, as the opening track “Ultralight Beam” possesses a powerful guest feature from Hip-hop fans have been patiently Chance the Rapper. waiting two and a half years for a new However, “The Life of Pablo” quickly Kanye West album. begins to fall apart in the second track, as Last week, the self-proclaimed music West’s verse on “Father Stretch My “god” delivered by dropping an 18-track Hands Pt. 1” is incredibly puzzling. album exclusive on music The track also disappoints in streaming site Tidal. that guest artist Kid Cudi is strict“The Life of Pablo” is the first ly utilized for the hook, instead project release from the artist of being given the opportunity to since “Yeezus” went platinum in contribute a verse.

June of 2013.

In one of his songs, West even In the weeks leading up to claims he might attempt to sleep the release, West was involved Josh with Taylor Swift because he in a string of highly unusual Grissom “made that bitch famous.” incidents. This included a brief Rawr This is especially ironic, given Twitter feud with Wiz Khalifa the fact that Swift’s album “Fearand a personal claim that West less” had over 8 million sales worldwide was $53 million in debt. before the VMA’s incident in 2009, If a celebrity employs eccentric compared to 1.7 million for West’s “808s behavior and compares himself to a & Heartbreak” that same year. god, he better produce an outstanding The artist continues to bring up old project during crunch time. Unfortuvendettas with a reference to Ray J in nately, West completely fails to deliver

version of Kanye West, which “Highlights” while discussing includes heavy lyrics and a his former relationship with Rawr soulful appeal to listeners.

Kim Kardashian.

The final punch of West’s “Freestyle 4” feels eerily For more Rawr Reviews, visit album is a gem tucked away reminiscent of West’s previuirawrreviews.wordpress.com near the end of the album. ous album “Yeezus,” even The artist unites with André adopting the similar screech3000 to create “30 Hours,” ing interjections and booma track that analyzes the motivations ing beats. behind a relationship with an old flame.

West exhibits his characteristic narAs a whole, the album feels jumbled cissism in “I Love Kanye,” even using the and perplexing. Despite having two years line “I love you like Kanye loves Kanye.” to create a historic album, “The Life of Perhaps the most pop-like song of Pablo” seems as though it was thrown the project is “Waves,” complete with a memorable chorus from Chris Brown. Al- together like a procrastinating college student with a last-minute class project. though the song is catchy and appealing With the recent antics from the to most listeners, it lacks true substance. artist, one has to wonder whether the “FML” serves as the most underappreciated track of the album. The Week- hip-hop superstar is truly concentrated on his music. Regardless, “The Life of nd provides a melancholy and haunting Pablo” is still a solid showing from West hook as West explores his struggles in and will keep music fans entertained staying faithful to his wife. until the summer months.

Perhaps the most compelling song Josh Grissom of “The Life of Pablo” is “Real Friends,” can be reached at complete with a feature from Ty Dolla arg-arts@uidaho.edu $ign. The track feels like the old school

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Album anticipation

piano riffs are reminiscent rockers’ self-titled and first album came out when I was of the band’s first album, just a sophomore in high the ever-present tambourine Rawr school. I can remember being makes an appearance, and For more Rawr 16 years old, hearing “Stubyet there’s something new Reviews, visit born Love” for the first time going on here. There is mauirawrreviews.wordpress.com Bands go on hiatuses. It can be years and vowing to get the lines turity in the band’s sound — between albums — years dappled with “It’s better to feel pain than a sureness that wasn’t there only single-song stints on nothing at all / The four years ago. movie soundtracks and spoopposite of love is indifference” tatIn an interview with Entertainment radic Instagram posts declaring, tooed on my back. Melodramatic Weekly, Schultz explained the meaning “We’re back in the studio.” as it seems now, the album is still behind “Ophelia,” saying it’s a reference I often savor the delay bein my top 10 of all time. to falling in love with fame. tween albums, using the time Now, at 20 years old, I’ve “You’re just shiny, bright and new to to truly appreciate the music spent one-fifth of my life waiting people for a quick moment — and then made in the past. I thrive on for the day The Lumineers release you have the rest of your life to live,” Lyndsie the anticipation of new tunes. some more magnificence into the Schultz said. “It’s about caring so much Kiebert However, this anticipation indie-folk music scene. about the people around me, and wonRawr can only last so long in most Thankfully, that day will be April dering if we’re all going to be alright.” cases, and at about the three8, and if the first single off the new That’s the thing about The Lumineers year mark, waiting around for album is any indication, The Lumineers’ that I think has kept me hooked on the a band to release a new album starts to sophomore album won’t disappoint. first album for so many years — these get old.

“Ophelia,” the first single, showcases musicians are storytellers. Whether it’s Unless that band is The Lumineers — Wesley Schultz’s vocals with the veracabout flapper girls, a boy named Charlie, then all is forgiven. ity as the “Slow It Down,” and yet the a parade, or a guy just trying to hit on It is hard to believe that these folktune is an upbeat foot-stomper. The a classy girl in a bar by showing her his

The Lumineers’ upcoming album holds four years worth of promise

half-dollar ring, the band’s lyrics hook the listener with stories accompanied by beautiful music. It’s simple, and yet so rarely done nowadays.

The new album’s title track, “Cleopatra,” is about a female cab driver Schultz and his wife met in the Republic of Georgia.

“She’ll pick you up at the airport with a cigarette hanging out her mouth and a beer can between (her) legs,” he told Entertainment Weekly. “She has a willingness to confront life.”

This story and many more are sure to hook me on the new album just as they did the last, and I am ecstatic.

After four years, I’m ready to fall in love with this band all over again.

Lyndsie Kiebert can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu

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Chocolate cherry protein smoothie With spring-like temperatures and endless sunshine to pick up our spirits, a smoothie is the best way to beat the winter blues — not to mention the flu bug. With antioxidants from cherries and strawberries and protein, this is one smoothie to keep around all year.

Ingredients

Directions

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Taking a beat back Jazz Fest

A throwback to Jazz Fest through the perspectives of the students who love the celebration Alex Brizee Rawr Hailey Lewis, a University of Idaho senior, first attended the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival as a participant in the Moscow All-City Band in elementary school. Lewis, who is now a site manager of the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, said, she participated in jazz band throughout junior high and part of high school.

“As elementary school kids, I remember thinking that was like the coolest thing was seeing people who made

music ... and getting to hear what they thought of our work,” Lewis said.

Lewis has been site managing for a few years now and always remembers to make time to volunteer throughout the week.

As site manager, Lewis said she ensures that Jazz Fest operations run smoothly and that the schools make it onto their respective performance stages without any problems.

Although she now helps manage Jazz Fest and is no longer a performer, Lewis said she can still remember the nervous energy and excitement that went into performing as a child.

She said experiencing Jazz Fest when she was younger also made her begin to look forward to the college experience.

“A big part of it is getting a bite (out)

showing people around,” Reed of university life and kind of Rawr said. picturing yourself here,” Lewis Reed performed at Jazz said, “Which is a huge part For more Rawr Fest last year with his high of it and then being here as a content, visit school jazz band, Timberland college student and getting to uiargonaut.com High School of Boise. reminisce on how cool it was “It was a lot of fun, it to, like, eat in the food court.” was kind of nerve-racking,” Reed said.

Lewis said she loved experiencing “There was a ton of schools here.

Jazz Fest when she was younger and They’re all really good, but it was really now has a new appreciation for the exciting. I’m glad that we had the opfestival as an adult. portunity to play here.”

“I think my favorite part is actuLooking back, Reed said performingally seeing students really enjoy their gat the festival as a high school student performances and see something that was almost an overwhelming experithey worked for come to fruition,” ence, but now, he enjoys being an Lewis said. instrumental part of the event.

Kelly Reed, a UI freshman, volunAlex Brizee teered with Jazz Fest this year. can be reached at “They’ll place me wherever they need arg-news@uidaho.edu me I’ll probably be escorting bands or

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Previously on the Oscars …

Recaps and trivia from the 88th Academy Awards

a Honda Civic.”

But anyway, onto the winners.

The technical categories were dominated by the best reviewed film of 2015, Despite controversy abound, the 88th annual Academy Awards went off “Mad Max: Fury Road,” which won all but two of its technical nominations — and delivered an entertainBest Cinematography, which went ing show. to three time winner Emmanuel Host Chris Rock immeLubezki AKA “Chivo” for “The diately addressed the #OsRevenant,” and Best Visual Effects, carsSoWhite controversy with which deservedly went to the low stabs at Hollywood’s hiring budget sci-fi thriller “Ex Machina.” process and advocated equal Speaking of “Ex Machina,” that opportunity for all. But unfilm’s star Alicia Vikander won fortunately, after the fifth jab Bradley Best Supporting Actress for “The at racial equality, the gag lost Burgess Danish Girl” and won over the its luster. A couple jokes here Rawr red carpet with her lemon yellow and there are okay, but Rock’s dress. There was an upset in the Best jabs were so pervasive, that by the time Supporting Actor category as “Bridge Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs of Spies” actor Mark Rylance beat out addressed the seriousness of the issue, favorites Mark Ruffalo and Sylvester some viewers were saying, “Enough Stallone for “Spotlight” and “Creed,” already!” respectively. Rising star Brie Larson also That said, there were some funny won Best Actress for her emotional moments, as Rock sold $65,243 worth of Girl Scout cookies for his daughters and performance in “Room.”

Louis CK remarked that the Best DocuBut the most talked about and most mentary Short Oscar is “Going Home in anticipated award of the night was

Leonardo DiCaprio’s long acting. The first was “Lincoln.”

Rawr deserved Best Actor win for Best Original Song winner “The Revenant.” The fifth Sam Smith claimed he was For more Rawr time was the charm for Leo the first openly gay man content, visit as he earned a standing ovato win an Oscar, when in uiargonaut.com tion and used the opportufact, there have been sevnity to discuss the realities of eral openly gay winners in climate change. non-acting categories, including Elton Finally, “Spotlight” took home Best John, Dustin Lance Black and Melissa Picture, while Alejandro Gonzalez Etheridge.

Inarritu won his fourth Oscar for “The Emmanuel Lubezki AKA “Chivo” wins Revenant.” Most of the awards were the Best Cinematography Oscar for the foregone conclusions, but nonetheless, it third year in a row, after winning for was satisfying to see them win especial“Gravity” and “Birdman or (The Unexly in DiCaprio’s case. A great ceremony, pected Virtue of Ignorance)”. despite the boycotts and controversy.

Leonardo DiCaprio’s Best Actor win Trivia: “Spotlight” is the third is the most retweeted moment in consecutive Best Picture winner to be Oscar history. produced by 20th Century Fox after “12 John Williams scored his 50th Oscar Years a Slave” and “Birdman or (The nomination for Best Original Score for Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance.)”

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”.

Alicia Vikander, Brie Larson, and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu picks up Mark Rylance won Oscars for their first his fourth Oscar in two years- two Best nominations. Leonardo DiCaprio wins Director wins, one Best Original Screenfor his fifth. play win, and Best Picture.

“Bridge of Spies” is only the second Bradley Burgess can be reached at Steven Spielberg film to win an Oscar for arg-arts@uidaho.edu

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The honored field of film A recap of the Oscars and a look at the three films that dominated the awards

The Academy Awards is one of the biggest beginning of the year events, coming in second to the Super Bowl.

Every year, the same kind of devout ritualism that the Super Bowl entails is practiced by those devoted to the film industry. Twenty-four awards are honored to the individuals who work tirelessly to bring art and entertainment to people around the world. Actors designers, directors, cinematographers, editors, sound mixers, all work on teams on the many films honored with a nomination. These teams gather in a theatre hall somewhere in California and celebrate film only three weeks after the Super Bowl.

Kevin Douglas The journey to the Academy Neighbors Awards begins with the first big film Rawr release of the year. This year “Mad Max: Fury Road” was the first major film released destined for nominations and we ended the year with, “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed,” with many great titles in between such as “The Danish Girl,” “Room,” “The Martian,” “Bridge of Spies,” “Joy,” “The Revenant,” “Sicario,” “The Hateful Eight,” “Carol, Spotlight,” “The Big Short,” and many more wonderful works.

As in football there are many things that qualify the team for a win. Year after year the qualities qualifying artistic teams for nominations, and ultimately the golden man, are the films that are transformative in nature.

Leonardo Decaprio in “The Revenant” and Matt Damon in “The Martian” exemplify these transformative qualities in their performances. In “The Martian,” we watch Damon transform from a fit accomplished astronaut, to a skinny, starving man ready to give up hope before his crew can return to save him.

In “The Revenant,” we watch Decaprio transform from a sturdy, strong willed ranger willing to take on any challenge that came his way, into a man who cannot even speak and is forced to watch his son die. He then treks across the vast west barely able to walk.

He makes his journey in order to seek revenge on the man who killed his boy.

These stories put the characters through unimaginable hardships — experiences that you could not come out of the same. The actors that play these rolls are the best of the best. This is what makes good art.

This is what wins Academy Awards in all categories, not only acting.

This year “Mad Max: Fury Road” was nominated for 10 Academy Awards for best picture and the many faucets of its design components. Although no character in this movie went through a significant change that is comparable to “The Revenant” or “The Martian” the movie was still transformative. “Mad Max” in its many elements transformed the world through

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their design.

“Ex Machina” was my favorite movie of 2015.

Their team built an immersive soundThis year the team behind “Ex Machina scape that transformed audience imagina“took home the award for visual effects.

Rawr tion, beautiful special effects that transAlthough I certainly wanted to believe this formed the environment and the characters film would take at least one award home, For more Rawr in it, the costume design transformed the I never would have guess that it would content, visit uiargonaut.com actors on camera to a nearly unrecognizbe in special effects. Their team had a lot able state, and the amazing directing that of competition in this area going against brought all of these components together “Mad Max,” “Star Wars,” “The Revenant,” to create a truly transformative film. and “The Martian,” but the movie was so well done As in football, we approach the big day, we begin it was well deserved. throwing our bets in for the many nominations and Every year essentially one team wins the Oscars by their winners based on the criteria we value as impor- taking home the most awards. This year as expected, tant in film. that winner was “Mad Max: Fury Road.” Of their 10 This year as the Oscars approached I put my mon- nominations “Mad Max” took five of them. Coming ey on four films taking the majority of the Academy in second place is “The Revenant.” This team was Awards. I was sure “The Revenant” would take home nominated for 12 awards, and by the end of the night best director, cinematography, and I knew Decaprio took three. would take home best actor. From the second I saw Leading up to the Oscars everyone watched these “Mad Max” I put my money on their team taking two movies as the biggest players in this year’s cerhome the tech and design awards in this year’s Osemony. They both held large amounts of nominations cars and as expected they did just that. and were excellent films in all their elements. When “The Danish Girl” received a few Nominations their teams stepped onto the red carpet and took that this year. I was not sure what they would take stage, “The Revenant” was dominated by “Mad Max,” home, but due to the transformative nature the making this year’s winner: Kevin Douglas Neighbors film follows, I was sure it was bound to get some“Mad Max: Fury Road.” can be reached at thing and in fact they took home the award for arg-arts@uidaho.edu best actress in a supporting.

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a day in the life

Experiences write stories Writer, professor and father Arna Bontemps Hemenway describes his journey Austin Maas Rawr Award-winning writer Arna Bontemps Hemenway begins each day by watching cartoons.

Hemenway is the most recent recipient of the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Fiction, but he’s also a professor at Baylor University and a father of two.

When Hemenway received the call announcing his award he said he couldn’t believe it.

“I never thought it could get the kind of attention that this Rawr award shows,” Hemenway said.

“I thought my mom would buy For more Rawr 50 copies and my coworkers content, visit uiargonaut.com would buy another 50 copies, and that would be it.”

He said to receive the recognition of readers through this award has been extremely gratifying and validates his work as a writer.

Hemenway said, “These are readers saying, ‘Hey, your book reached me. You’ve done something that matters.’”

He said a writer has to become very acquainted with failure. A writer has to experience rejection many times before it no longer hurts. Hemenway said eventually you have to sit back down, start writing again and believe that it will pay off.

“When you’re a writer, 90 percent of the time you have to sort of blindly believe in yourself,” he said.

Hemenway said his passion, aside from writing, is teaching.

“I love teaching. I find it really energizing to be around beginning writers who are excited and experiencing things for the first time,” he said.

Similar to his students, Hemenway said it was during college that he really developed his passion for writing. He said he’d always been a very avid reader and at some point he realized that he wanted Arna Bontemps Hemenway | Courtesy to create the content he enjoyed so much.

After graduation, Hemenway went on to pursue Arna Bontemps Hemenway is the recipient of the Hemingway Award for Debut Fiction. his Master of Fine Arts degree from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. surprising in many ways.

He said he is usually intrigued by a subject or Hemenway said a big part of his writing process “I think the story is taking me in one direction and haunted by a person’s story and then does as much is gathering new experiences and combining them in then all the sudden it takes me in a completely differresearch as he can to create an immersive story. interesting ways to build stories. In the past he has ent direction that’s just full of so many complicated “The biggest reward of writing is really just an worked as a tour guide in Europe and Africa and also emotions,” she said. active and increased practice of empathy,” Hemenlived in Israel for a while. He said meeting new people Hemenway said interesting stories are built from way said. in those settings had a profound effect on his writing. things that cultivate a person’s interest in real life and He said most people imagine the reward is getting “I think having to imagine entirely different lives are expanded upon in writing. published or getting an award, but for him it’s just in order to relate to them helped my writing a lot,” “Sometimes when I’m teaching, I tell my creative the practice of sitting down and discovering new he said. writing students to be aware of things they encounemotional and intellectual territory.

Hemenway said he used those experiences to write ter that seem to have emotional density, whether it’s his book, which is a short story collection including in the news or in a story,” Hemenway said. “I think Austin Maas the novella “Elegy on Kinderklavier.” one thing you learn to do when you write or you love can be reached at Jennifer Hawk, director of the Hemingway Festival writing is to feel the best things in real life and make arg-arts@uidaho.edu at the University of Idaho, said Hemenway’s writing is them better in your stories.” or on Twitter @austindmaas

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Wrapped in denim Jeans are one of the most popular casual wear items today. Go anywhere on campus and it’s likely you’ll find people wearing denim in one form or another. Denim isn’t the most comfortable material, so where does this appeal to wear jeans come from?

For starters, they’re socially accepted, and also they tend to be warm for the cold weather since denim usually runs thick.

Normally, what people Claire Kennell don’t think Rawr about is the fact that jeans were originally invented for cowboys and farmers. They were invented as work pants, to make it easier to move around but with a durable fabric, that wouldn’t tear easily.

During the Gold Rush, prospectors would wear jeans for both protection and comfort.

Back then, jeans weren’t as socially accepted as they are now, only when manual labor was involved. Unlike today, kids weren’t allowed to go to school wearing jeans as casual pants. After the Gold Rush, however, jeans became more of a casual pant to wear in every-day situations, but was still considered too informal for most occasions.

Today, there are a number of different types of jeans. The pants come in a variety of cuts, like straight leg, skinny and boot cut. They can also come pre-distressed or in patterns.

It’s no longer a surprise to see everyone from college students to even some businesspeople wearing jeans, as certain cuts and colors of jeans are consid-

From the Gold Rush to college students, the story of how jeans became popular

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ered business casual now.

It’s incredibly interesting how within just 100 years, fashion can change so rapidly.

Yes, jeans became more of a casual wear item after the Gold Rush, but it really wasn’t until the ’80s when jeans were seen

everywhere all of a sudden.

The denim-on-denim look became a huge fashion trend, and suddenly people were wearing jeans everywhere. Not just in the work place, but to school, shopping and church.

This is just one example of

how fast fashion can change within centuries. The fashion trends of the 2000s, such as belly shirts and pink-streaked hair, just like Britney and Christina are prime examples too.

It’s exciting to see what fashion will do within the next 10 years.

In the meantime, at least we can be thankful that for now, the latest fashion trend doesn’t involve aluminum or chrome.

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

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Theatre

University of Idaho students performed at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in Denver last week.

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Performing for a purpose Theatre department attends Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Alex Brizee Rawr When AnaSofia Villanueva’s name was called out for first place in the Society of Directors and Choreographers (SDC) Directing Initiative at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) in Denver, she said knew she had accomplished something special.

The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival is an event the UI theatre department attends annually, each year with a different group of students.

Matt Foss, assistant professor of theatre arts attended this year’s KCACTF with the more than 60 UI students.

“It’s open to all our students,” Foss said. “We have students from the music department, theatre department, dance department, art department all who go with us who are part of our ensemble here.”

As of this year, UI’s theatre department is composed of three-time national winners.

“It’s whittled down to 16 finalists for an acting scholarship,” Foss said. “Out of those 16 finalists we had seven, so almost 50 percent, and of those seven, our students won a number of awards.”

Villanueva directed a scene from “Salvador Dali

She won for UI’s production of “CymbeMakes Me Hot” by Jose Rivera. line,” which was performed nine times last “The feel of the play feels like being in Rawr spring.

Puerto Rico. I’ve lived in Puerto Rico,” VilMelgard said “Cymbeline,” which lanueva said. “It’s the most beautiful and For more Rawr revolves around forbidden love, fighting ugly place in the world. I think that’s what content, visit uiargonaut.com between two countries and lost siblings this play is. It’s this beautiful juxtaposition in disguise, is like a combination of Shakeof ugliness and beauty.” speare’s favorite things wrapped up in one Villanueva said being awarded first place play. Melgard, who had never stage-managed a main was a humbling experience, but that she also felt stage production at UI prior to “Cymbeline,” said bestrange not accepting the award alongside the cast of ing a stage manager is like being the composer of a the play. show. The job requires her to organize cast members “It was incredibly humbling,” Villanueva said. “It as well as deal with lighting and sound. really was hard going up there without the actors, it Villanueva and Melgard will both be attending was our story.”

Villanueva, a UI senior, who has been involved with the National KCACTF conference in Washington, D.C., April 11-16. theatre for 15 years, said she and the cast members “I’m just excited to go and meet other people who only had about two weeks to work on the piece, love doing theatre and have an opinion on how to do which meant working more efficiently for long hours. and see what we can work with it,” Melgard said. “(The scene) deals with how service, being in the Along with Villanueva and Melgard, UI won awards military, affects families and relationship dynamics and scholarships in other categories, including Outthe lack of communication that can create” Villanstanding Musical Theatre Performance and Regional ueva said. “The community, a sense of community, Semi-finalist for the John Cauble Short Play Award. and the way in which it is such a revolutionary art Alex Brizee form — it’s a way of having a voice in such a beautiful, can be reached at amazing and powerful way.” arts-arg@uidaho.edu Emily Melgard, UI senior and theatre arts major, or on Twitter @alex_brizee earned first place in stage management at KCACTF.

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friday fiction

Dreamy in the deep blue sea Kevin Douglas Neighbors Rawr “Wake Up! Wake Up! Get a life vest on.” I bolted upright, falling out of my bunk and hitting my temple on a metal beam.

“What’s going?” I muttered, rubbing my aching head.

“The ship is flooding. Captain wants everyone on deck. Get your ass up, clothes on — lets go!” he replied. Struggling to stand on the unsteady floor beneath me, I threw on the clothes Jeff tossed me and secured a life jacket.

Flashing red lights replaced the bright fluorescents in the room and a blaring alarm beat against my ears.

I began to fill my backpack with textbooks and papers from my desk when the ship was hit by a forceful wave. I stumbled, falling into the desk, knocking papers onto the carpet floor. “Let’s go,” screamed Jeff. He gripped my arm and led me out of the door, slamming it behind us.

The sirens resonated louder in the hall. Red lights dotted the hallways glowing against our faces. I covered my ears, turning right then left, another right, through a door and another door until we reached a main hallway — long glass windows framed the walls. We sprinted across the hallway, gliding and shoving by people. Waves crashed against the vessel. The ship rocked in every direction making it impossible to keep a coherent stride.

I followed Jeff outside a pair of double doors and made a hard left toward the life boats. Crowds of passengers stood in a clustered mess around the boats. Soaking rain washed our faces emotionless. My mortality struck me. I realized hope for my life was dwindling …

One by one the officers called out names to board the life boats. He called mine and Jeff’s names and we were shuffled onto the tiny boats.

In a flash of coherence, I saw my study guide, and remembered it was still in my bunk.

“I gotta go back!” I yelled.

“Are you crazy?” Jeff screams at me in bewilderment.

“I forgot my study guide man,” I told him.

“Are you stupid?” Jeff shouts.

“If I don’t pass the midterm. I can’t get anything higher than a C — I’m not failing marine biology! Are you stupid?” I answered with ferocity.

Jeff grabbed my shoulders to sit me back down, but I was too quick and abandoned the boat.

“Back in the boat sir,” one of the officers shouted.

I attempted to run past him but he clamped my arm and pulled me into him.

“Life Boat,” he demanded. “The ship is sinking.”

“I forgot my study guide,” I shouted to him over the chaos.

“Go, quick,” the officer replied with an affirming voice, understanding of my dire situation.

I ran back toward the large double doors and down the hallways. Lights flashed, alarms blasted. I reached the now-flooded maze of corridors we navigated through on our way to the boats. Sloshing through sea water, I sprinted back to the room, wiping and spitting salt water off of my face and tongue. I swung the doors open to my bunk and stepped through the frame when

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a colossal wave materialized outside the bunk ocean crashing into the icy sea, the taste window. It crashed into ship’s side. Thrown of salt filled my mouth again and I plumRawr with the ship, my head smashed into the wall. met back into the oceans depths. Another For more Rawr Everything went dark. octopus breezed past me. I turned to the content, visit I woke up amidst the deep ocean. An left and saw the same shark in pursuit. The uiargonaut.com octopus darted by my nose and after it, a carnivorous sea dweller swallowed me up in shark. Black ink encompassed the shark and it his path, crunching into my torso. disappeared, as did the octopus. Emerging from the ink: a Everything went dark. school of black fish, bunch by bunch, as the ink dissipated.

I wake in my room to my ear splitting alarm, and They swam through me and I’m immersed into their an aching head. colony. We swam faster and faster, through the Atlan“Wake up dude!” A voice insists. tic into the Pacific. Sea life whizzed past us as we fly “Ehhbuggg” I say. through the ocean depths. We swam higher and higher.

“Wake up,” they repeat. “You’re going to be late for As we reach the ocean’s surface the black fish leapt out your midterm.” of the water transforming into tiny white birds. Trailing Waking, I pull a text book out from under my behind them I approach the surface. head; “Marine Biology” it reads. I look at the clock The sun’s bright white light shined through the now and it’s 8:15. I jump out of bed, knocking notes off my thin layer of water between me and my freedom. I leapt night stand. I file them into my bag, sling it over my out of the water with the remaining little fish. Miracushoulders and sprint out the door, leaving the alarm lously they transformed around me. on and bed a mess.

Now hovering above the ocean, I waited for my Kevin Douglas Neighbors own transformation. The white birds flew above me can be reached at into the atmosphere. Gravity pulled me back into the arg-arts@uidaho.edu

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