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A maternal warrior Tess Tess Fox |Fox Rawr | Rawr
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Rawr illustration photography mixed media paintings sculptures short fiction poetry non-fiction Rawr is an alternative weekly publication covering art, culture, campus life and entertainment. We are accepting all forms of art and creativity to be featured inside the publication or on the cover. Email: arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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With Mom in town, it must feel like Christmas. All the free food and new Vandal gear, but Aries, maybe buy your mom dinner one day, huh? Spread the love, or whatever.
Taurus 4/20-5/20 Taurus was looking forward to Moms’ Weekend, but had to go out into the wilderness because of work. No Mom time for them.
Gemini 5/21-6/21
This weekend is supposed to be about mothers, not children. Take Mom out to see the sights of Moscow, or visit downtown for the live music this weekend.
Cancer 6/22-7/22
If above the legal drinking age, share a pitcher with Mom at the Alehouse or take her down to visit some of the new breweries with local beers on tap.
Leo 7/23-8/22 Leo, you have a betting problem, or a donating to charity problem. Watch your wallet at the Turtle Derby this weekend, and try not to go over budget. Again.
Virgo 8/23-9/22
Virgos’ moms tend to be very laid back, especially with their third child’s college years and the umpteenth Moms’ Weekend visit. These days, spending time chilling with Mom is like hanging out with an old friend. She just gets you.
Libra 9/23-10/22 It’s OK to be grumpy because of the crowds, Libra, but all the time? Seriously, take a chill pill and stop yelling at the mothers trying to cross Sixth Street.
Scorpio 10/23-11/21 Scorpio, Mom is not as young as she used to be. Hiking around Moscow Mountain, or repelling down a cliff face likely aren’t her ideas of fun anymore. Dial back the hardcore mode, broski.
Sagittarius 11/22-12/21
Sometimes all a mother needs is to walk through the arboretum with their child. And sometimes children need to just let
their mothers tell them what they want to do.
Capricorn 12/22-1/19
Friday may be cloudy and grey, but at least Saturday and Sunday will be full of sunshine and smiles. So seriously, get off Netflix. Mom has already seen that episode because you showed her last time she was in Moscow.
Aquarius 1/20-2/18
The realization that you are just like your mother left you winded early this week. But don’t worry Aquarius, that will just give you more to talk about this weekend.
Pisces 2/19-3/20 The stars were vague about your fortune, Pisces. Something about your mother coming to visit this weekend? Or maybe you’ll win the lottery and not have to take that one class you aren’t looking forward to? We don’t know.
Philosophical kid’s movies Many movies are made for children, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be enjoyed by older audiences. There are films out there that are “kid’s movies,” but have deep messages meant for those ages seven through 70. Here are a list of films that contain deeper elements beyond the typical fart jokes.
“Kung Fu Panda” (2008)
the film he defeats the nefarious Tai Lung (Ian McShane) not by gaining any special powers, but by embracing who he is as a person. Philosophical quote: Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the present.
“Finding Nemo” (2003)
Each of the main characters “Kung Fu Panda” is a film of “Finding Nemo” is damabout learning how to overaged in their own way. Marlin come life’s obstacles by embrac(Albert Brooks) is emotionally ing who you truly are. Po (Jack damaged from the traumatic Black) is an overweight panda and untimely death of his who is suddenly hailed as the wife, Nemo (Alexander Gould) Dragon Warrior, a prophesied is physically damaged and Sam savior who is said to protect his disabled from the same attack, Balas home from evil forces. At first, and Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) has Rawr Po doubts himself, believing short-term memory loss. How himself not worthy of such a do each of these characters lofty title. He is un-athletic and has a overcome their issues? They just keep horrid time paying attention during his swimming, because in life it is often Kung Fu lessons, and yet by the end of not the most gifted, but the most per-
sistent of us that are the most successful. Philosophical quote: When life gets you down know what you gotta do? Just keep swimming.
“Lilo and Stitch”(2002) Family is an often chosen topic of modern children’s filmmaking, which makes it even more remarkable that “Lilo and Stitch” manages to stand out from other movies that tackle similar issues. Both main characters, Lilo (Daveigh Chase) and Stitch (Chris Sanders) are total outcasts with almost no one who cares for them in their lives. Totally alone and with nothing, both characters meet and together gain everything. That is the true meaning of family, not who shares blood with you, but who shares a bond with you. Philosophical quote: Ohana means family, family means nobody gets left behind.
“Toy Story” (1995) “Toy Story,” sees Sheriff Woody (Tom Hanks), the most loved toy of a young boy named Andy be challenged by Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) who suddenly over takes Woody as Andy’s new favorite toy. Tensions between the two rise, and they engage in a fight that only serves to get them both captured by evil neighborhood kid, Sid (Erik Von Detten). Only after they work together to escape Sid, do they realize they have a lot in common, and thus starts a friendship that went on to spawn multiple sequels. Philosophical quote: You got a friend in me. Sam Balas can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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tenth studio album released in the long career of the song making, and embodies For many millennials, Weezer was a their California roots just as well as their major part of childhood. first album did. The words Beverly Hills need but be In a statement in January for Rolling mentioned for a song of the same title to Stone magazine, Cuomo said “I wanted pop into the minds of most anyone who the album to make you feel like bothered to listen to a radio proyou were there with us SoCal gram in the last two decades. weirdos even if you’re in MilwauThe mellow strum of the E kee in December.” minor chord in “Island of the Sun,” Having listened to the album, I was immortalized the moment can say that it accomplishes this. lead singer Rivers Cuomo first The April 1 release date couldn’t chanted “hip hip,” methodically have been timed more perfectly. into his microphone. Will With people yearning for From these two songs alone, it Meyer spring weather, a burst of nostalis obvious to see the impact the Rawr gia and some smooth California group has had on the world since alternative is bound to impress their debut in 1994. the most devout groupies and new Yet, this is only the beginning of the band’s oeuvre. This point is further proven listeners alike. After the release of “King of the by the release of a new album twentyWorld,” an angst-filled ballad for all two years after “The Blue Album,” hit us who day dream maybe a little music stores. too much, fans understood that this “Weezer (White Album),” is the band’s
Weezer continues to produce music for millennials with their ‘White Album’
beats, but if you can make album would not veer from Rawr yourself listen to the lyrics the trail too far, but rather every once and a while, you re-explore musical themes For more Rawr might just find something that the band has explored Reviews, visit uirawrreviews.wordpress.com new. in the past. In the statement with RollThis sounds rather imitaing Stone, Cuomo explained tive and unoriginal, but Weehis inspiration for the album zer has managed it well. as “my experiences hanging around the For me, this album is a kind of salute Westside of Los Angeles, which has been to albums of the past, honing into styles our home since Weezer began. Hangthat the band has long held as charactering out with people in Venice and Santa istically unique. Monica, the beach, the Hare Krishnas, the I experienced it for the first time on a Sikh on roller blades with the guitar, girls late night walk. on Tinder within a 4 mile radius, seeing As usually happens, my mood was especially reflective, and listening to Weezer, other bands, the kids from La Sera.” The ebb and flow of the album makes new music or not, didn’t help much. for a well-structured conglomeration of Though some aspects of the group’s heady rhythms that will transport every old music has been preserved throughout listener somewhere else — whether that their career, there is definitely innovation be Memory Lane or Malibu. in “The White Album.” Will Meyer While listening to each song for the can be reached at first time, it may be difficult to tear your arg-arts@uidaho.edu ears away from jamming to the new
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Generation speculation
A reflection on how music will change, and what we’ll make our kids listen to
My mother grew up in the ’70s synth-pop. This airy, nostalgic sound is times of my kids. and attended college in the ’80s. The reminiscent of Pat Benatar’s “Love Is A As far as what I’ll want to woman lived through a prime time in Battlefield” or any pre-1990s Michael listen to in 2044 when it’s my music history when considering the Jackson. It’s nothing new, but simply turn to pick the day’s soundtrack, pop divas and wild hair bands of her being reinvented by artists like Betty I imagine it will be a mixture day. Her recent realization that the Who, Walk the Moon and The Weeknd. of things. After all, my parents oldies stations now play her favorite There is a plethora of influenced a lot of my adolescent hits was a hard one, but I music trends constantly timeless jams — from Rawr think she’s coping well. fluctuating in and out of the Foreigner to Lynyrd SkyThe arrival of Moms’ Weekend got spotlight. Boy bands have nyrd, I occasionally take For more Rawr me thinking. What will popular changed a lot over a trip into the ’70s and content, visit uiargonaut.com music sound like when my kids the years, but the ’80s because I have fond are in high school and college? concept is the same. memories of my mom And also, what will I make From The Beatles cooking dinner while them listen to in the car when to Loverboy to N*Sync to One jamming to “Cold As Ice” and my it’s my turn to pick the tunes? Direction, the demographics of dad asking me to play “Free Bird” Let’s speculate and say I followers seem to reflect one on repeat in the car. have a child in the year 2026, so another, and I expect my own Plus, I tend to be receptive to they’d be 18 years old in 2044. children to go through the what’s popular at any given time. I Lyndsie While I’m sure the means of same boy band obsession that highly doubt I’ll dislike whatever my Kiebert obtaining and listening to mumy mom and I and my little kids are into in 2044. Rawr sic will be incredibly advanced sisters all went through. But I suppose my speculations as — look at how quickly the iPod Even though hair bands gave to what I’ll want to listen to that will ran it’s course, with advancements in way to trap music and the cycle of new remind me of my childhood and high music streaming and production every sound will continue, I think it’s safe to school years would be Fall Out Boy, single day — I think we’ll see repeated say that these trends will reappear and Avril Lavigne, Coldplay, The Killers, Paratrends in the popular music scene. take the music scene by storm within more, some of the bigger contempoConsider the current revival of my lifetime, and undoubtedly the liferary country music artists like Florida
Georgia Line, and admittedly a touch of Justin Bieber (eighth grade was a good time, OK?) There’s no way of knowing how my music tastes will change over the next 28 years, but I’m sure many of these bands will still frequent my mom van’s speakers. Lyndsie Kiebert can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu or on Twitter @lyndsie_kiebert
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A Crumbs recipe Chinese steamed fish fillets Steaming is one of the best ways to bring out the juicy, tender and fresh flavor of fish. This recipe can help you make a simple, tasty and healthy dish from the ocean.
Ingredients n 1 pound fish fillets (cod, tilapia, swai, or any fresh fillet you can get from local grocery stores) n 2 to 3 fresh green onions n Fresh ginger, about 2 to 3 tablespoons when chopped into slices n Fresh lemon, 1 to 3 pieces n 2 to 3 tablespoons Lee Kum Kee seasoned soy sauce for seafood (or any other brand of
soy sauce) n 2 to 3 tablespoons Shaoxing cooking wine (or white wine) n 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon salt n 1/4 to 3/4 teaspoon black pepper n 2 to 3 tablespoons vegetable oil n 1 to 2 teaspoons marinated chili pepper or any other spicy add-on stuff n 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon sugar
Directions 1. Put fillets into the dish, add cooking wine on the fillets, and use your hands to make it better absorbed by the fillets 2. Marinate the fillets with salt and black pepper and also use your hand to evenly cover the fillets with salt and black pepper 3. Chop fresh ginger into slices, and put them on the marinated fillets 4. Marinate for about 20 minutes 5. Add water into the pan or wok, set the
steam rack, put the dish with fillets on the rack, and set the pan or wok on the burner. The water level should not be higher than the height of rack 6. Use max power to heat the pan or wok. When water is boiled, cover the lid to steam. Keep max power for 7 to 10 minutes 7. Turn off the heat, and use the remaining heat to keep steaming for 2 to 3 minutes 8. Take the lid off and carefully pick up the dish
with gloves because it can be very hot 9. Chop green onions and put them on the fillets. 10. Evenly add soy sauce, lemon juice, also sugar and chili pepper for optional 11. Heat a small pan with oil. When the oil is hot, evenly pour the oil on the dish so make the green onions a little bit cooked 12. Serve warm. Do not waste the juice from fillets, because it can be a great condiment to eat with steamed rice Jinrong Lei can be reached at crumbs@uidaho.edu
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Garlic kale Kale is a super food all on its own. It has 29 grams of protein, not to mention tons of other vitamins and minerals, in a single cup. Use kale instead of iceberg lettuce in your next salad, and enjoy this simple way of eating healthy.
Ingredients n 13 ounces kale, stemmed and leaves torn n 4 cloves garlic, minced n 2 tablespoons olive oil n 1/2 teaspoon salt
Directions 1. Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat 2. Cook garlic, stirring, about 1 minute or just until fragrant
3. Add kale and salt and cook, stirring frequently until kale is wilted, about 4 minutes 4. Serve warm
Claire Whitley can be reached at crumbs@uidaho.edu
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Working to love, loving to work UI Theatre Department prepares to perform Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” Nina Rydalch Rawr While the University of Idaho’s Theatre Department often performs adaptations of Shakespeare’s work, their upcoming performance is a play both about and made with love. At its heart, “As You Like It” is about loving, and loving well, said Vinecia Coleman, who adapted and directed the play. “If you don’t learn to love excellently it could lead to you losing love altogether. Rosalind is the perfect example of that, she’s the protagonist, she plays a lot of games until she realizes that,” Coleman said. “Life is very real, and at any point anything could happen. A lion could come and kill the love of her life, or in our case, you could lose someone.” In the play, Coleman said the protagonist learns the true value of allowing yourself to love someone. “You could lose that love at any point, you genuinely can, so it behooves us to love as well as we can right now,” Coleman said. “Because you don’t know how long that love will be there, I would say that’s the essence of the play.” The performance will be held at 7:30 p.m. April 21-23, 28-30, and at 2 p.m. April 24 and May 1 in the Hartung Theater. Admission is free for UI students, $15 for general public, $10 for UI faculty, staff and seniors 55 and up and $5 for children 12 and younger. Tickets can be purchased at BookPeople of Moscow or at the door an hour before curtain. Coleman, a second year M.F.A. student in dramatic writing, said that in her adaptation she tried to focus more on the seriousness of the characters’ situations. In Coleman’s adaptation, characters are combined, she said. One character, the character of the Moon, is a combination of two characters and an entirely new creation. Lo Miles, who graduated from UI last fall and who will play the character
Cast members rehearse a scene from their upcoming performance of Shakespere’s “As You Like It.” of Rosalind, said the Moon acts as a guide for the travelers and takes people where they need to be. Coleman said she has also adapted the play to be more applicable to today’s world and reflect the time and place. “Shakespeare still can speak to us, so using his words and a few of my own, I wanted to speak to people today, hopefully, about love, and how important it is, and how if we don’t take care of it we could lose it,” Coleman said. The cast seems to have been affected by the love of the characters they are
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and a senior at UI, said this is portraying. Coleman said the Rawr cast is giving, loving and grathe second production where cious. She said this is also the she has been stage manager. For more Rawr content, visit largest cast and the largest She said this is a story worth uiargonaut.com crew she has worked with. telling — a story that applies “They all bring something to everyone. She said there is a very unique to the table, which makes love, not only within the play and within it such a rewarding experience, not the cast, but between the two. only as a director but as an artist in “Everyone in this cast and crew fell general, it makes me — they make me in love with this story and wanted to excited to make things,” Coleman said. tell it,” Melgard said. She also said everyone is willing to Nina Rydalch can be reached at work hard and stay late. arg-arts@uidaho.edu Emily Melgard, the stage manager or on Twitter @NinaRobin7
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Chronicles of a mother Kevin Douglas Neighbors Rawr “Welcome to the world, Alex. Shh … shh … shh … don’t cry. You’re safe here. With me.” Under the fluorescent lights of the hospital room, she held the baby to her chest. “You’re confused, overwhelmed, I understand. I will always be with you. My baby.” Under the dimmed light of the nursery, she kissed her baby on the forehead. “Shh … shh … shh … sleep … sleep. Goodnight my sweet, goodnight, sleep tight my sweet, sleep tight.” Under a mural of the morning sky painted on the ceiling of Alex’s childhood bedroom, she woke her baby up. “Alex, hey baby, wake up.” Her voice was gentle. “Is it today, mom?” Alex asked, eyes still caked with sleep. “Good morning baby. Yes it is. Out of bed. Breakfast is ready, I laid out your clothes. Up and at it. I’ll meet you downstairs. I love you,” She added as she left the room. “Love you too mommy!” As Alex headed out the door, she went through the checklist — “Got your backpack?” Yes, Alex replied. “Water bottle?” Check, Alex said. “Cell phone?” Mmhmm, Alex nodded. “Jacket?” Yes, yes, yes. “I’m gonna learn so much mommy, ‘multiplications,’ plus and minuses, reading, writing, science, animals, I can’t wait to meet all my new best “Can you come with me?” Alex’s voice was friends.” fraught with worry. “Yes you will, one day at time sweetie. “No, but I’ll be right here at three You are going to be my little genius. My o’clock.” She backed out of the drive way. little go getter. Do you have everything?” “I don’t want you to go.” Yes, Alex said. Yes, yes, yes. “You can do it baby. You’re Under the curved felted going to have so much fun. Rawr hood of the car, she turned the Everyone is so excited to meet keys in the ignition and turned you. I’ll be here at the end of For more Rawr to her baby in the back seat. the day. I’ll be here.” content, visit “Seat Belt,” she said. Under the white, stucco’d ceiluiargonaut.com “Mom, I’m scared.” Alex ing of Alex’s renovated room, she admitted. woke her baby up. “Why?” She asked with a small, en“Alex, up.” Her voice was not stern, couraging smile on her face. but not gentle either. “What if they don’t like me? What if “Two more minutes,” Alex groaned. I’m bad at it?” Alex’s forehead crinkled “Tw0 more minutes, tw0 minutes with concern. ago! Up or you won’t get breakfast.” “They will like you. They’re going to “Uhhhhghhhh.” be your friends, what’s not to like?” She “Yeah, yeah. Get dressed. You can’t be asked, her tone light. late or I’ll be late. I love you, there are “I don’t know?” Alex frowned. pancakes at the table. Downstairs in 15 “Then why are you worried?” The car minutes.” engine sputtered. Under the open skies of August, as
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Alex sat in the driver’s seat of the car with one hand on the wheel, she said good-bye to her baby. As Alex headed out the door, she went through the checklist — “Books?” Yes, Alex said. “Sheets and pillows?” Mmmhmm, Alex responded. “Toiletries and toothbrush?” Yes ma’am. “Tooth brush?” Oh, no. “Grab that ... backpack?” Check. “Medication?” Yes, yes, yes. “You make me proud baby,” She said. “Don’t party too much. And be safe please.” Alex nodded. “Don’t worry Mom, I will.”“I love you.” “I love you too, Mom. Call you later.” Under the fluorescent lights of the hospital room, she held her baby’s hand. “Hey Mom. How you feeling?” Alex leaned over her bed. “I’ve been better,” she said. “The doctors say you’ve fought hard. That you’re the most resilient patient they’ve ever had. And that you
even had the will to make sure the staff was taking care of themselves. You know what I told him? That’s my mom. No one fights harder than she does. No one can take better care than she can. Because she’s my mom and she’s a warrior. My maternal warrior,” Alex said. “I’m going to miss you mom. I don’t know what to do when you’re gone.” She squeezed her baby’s hand. “Baby. Yes, you do. Look at your hands. They are fully grown. Look at them against mine. They are bigger. They’re unique, and they come from me. You are a warrior too. You’re my big warrior. There is nothing that you can’t do or fight for. You’re safe here and even when I’m gone I will be here to take care of you. My sweet, sweet baby. Goodnight, my sweet, goodnight.” Kevin Douglas Neighbors can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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Corg Nation | Nicole Moeckli Okay, this is officially the last pizza of the semester... unless i run out of food... or all the dishes are dirty... or my friends want to split one... or am i too tired from studying.. or it sounds really, really good at the time... or i do really well on my projects... or i need a pick-me-up because i failed... but yeah, this is definitely the last. By Megan Hall
January Blues The Colossally Amazing Adventures of Norbert (and Friends) by Samantha Brownell The Girl Scout cookies are here! Yay!
GRAH!
One box of Thin Mints for Norbert, one box of Trefoils for the Gremlin, and a box of Samoas for me!
Norbert thinks we need to buy more cookies. Sammy agrees.
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