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Libra 9/23 - 10/22 Yes, it’s getting cold outside. No, don’t pull out the Uggs.

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The last day of summer has come and gone, pushing us into the first week of fall — my favorite season.

The days are getting shorter and time seems to be slowing down.

Crisp air, crunchy leaves, scarves and pumpkin-flavored everything — fall gives me such a cozy feeling. Here are some songs handpicked to give you happy autumn thoughts.

“Satellite” by Guster Cool and wistful, this song is perfect for kicking off these cold nights. It always makes me want to grab a blanket and sit out under the stars.

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Scorpio 10/23 – 11/21 Tailgating isn’t just for football.

Tennis, soccer and track and field are outdoors, too. Back up the Chevy, blast the country music and fire up the grill. Every team needs support and every student needs a reason to party.

Sagittarius 11/22 – 12/21 Your dreams to be lead singer in a band have not dissipated yet. Go to bandnamemaker.com and see if your fate includes Stiff Itch, Kitchen Vampire or another rocking band name. It may inspire you to dust off the electric bass, too.

12/22 – 1/19 It is unfair that Starbucks got rid of their gold card rewards, but the lack of free soy and syrup is no excuse to picket during class breaks. Plus, missing out on Pumpkin Spice lattes is a crime.

Aquarius 1/20 – 2/18 Start saving money for holiday presents. Once you think of it, your mom’s gift is going to be epic.

Pisces 2/19 – 3/20 Watch “The Sandlot” again. Twelve times is never enough.

Aries 3/21 – 4/19 Don’t forget to tie your shoes. Stairs are your enemy this week.

Taurus 4/20 – 5/20 Log out of Facebook. Your “friend’s” hack will do more harm than good.

Gemini 5/21 – 6/20 Go to bed early — Mom’s orders.

Cancer 6/21 – 7/22 Cool it on the gym routine. One large order of curly fries and three beers won’t push you over the edge. Being fit is overrated.

Leo 7/23 – 8/22 Time to pull out the crayons. A coloring competition is long overdue.

Virgo 8/23 – 9-22 Better read up on how to make a tin foil hat. Those crop circles weren’t a coincidence.

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“Two Birds” by Regina Spektor When birds fly south for the winter, do they leave other bird friends behind? That is the childlike question that always comes to mind when I hear this song. Regina Spektor’s simple melodies and lyrics never fail to make me feel like a kid once again, just in time to jump in a pile of leaves.

“The Gambler” by fun.

A sweet story of lifelong love done in fun.’s unique way. If I had to describe their style in one word, it would be “joyous,” just as the beginning of fall should be. Every song has a free spirited tone that runs through it and The Gambler is no exception.

“The Lucky One” by Alison Krauss and Union Station Her angelic bluegrass sound is the musical equivalent to that ethereal time in between the last bright days of summer and the onset of colder weather and grayer days.

“Closer to You” by The Wallflowers The steady march of mellow lyrics make this a wonderful song for that trek to class. Breathe that crisp fall air and put this song on to start your day.

“Pumped Up Kicks” by Jayme Dee A wonderful twist on the hit song

by Foster the People. It’s a much simpler, low-key version and Jayme Dee’s winsome voice turns this

song into a completely different creation — the way a cover should be. Throw on your kicks and stroll through a pumpkin patch to this tune.

“Fallen From the Sky” by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova The raw and emotional style of Glen Hansard is tempered by the fun musical arrangements in this tune. I imagine that if leaves had a theme song for their descent to the ground, this would be it.

“September” by Pomplamoose Another cover done right, by the indie duo Jack Conte and Nataly Dawn. Fun and upbeat, this song makes me want to dance every time I hear it.

a cozy time of year “Banana Pancakes” by Jack Johnson In typical Jack Johnson style, this breezy and carefree song is perfect for that lazy Saturday morning.

There really isn’t a need to go outside, so enjoy some banana pancakes and a pumpkin spiced latte for breakfast.

“Rainy Day” by Coldplay The inevitable rainy days are one of the few bummers about fall.

But Rainy Day’s drip-drop rhythm and poetic lyrics help me appreciate the days of drizzle just a little bit more.

Kaitlin Moroney can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu

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Ruby Sparks

Creative premise, characters spark off the screen

more information For rawr reviews of everything under the sun visit uiargonaut.com/rawrreviews.

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Creative ideas are only as good as their execution.

Take “Ruby Sparks,” a bradle y the title character, she also burgess struggling wrote the screenplay. Knowing rawr writer (Paul that Ruby will make or break Dano) writes the film, Kazan appeals to about his dream girl and gets everyone’s inner romantic side a shock when Ruby with the character.

Sparks (Zoe Kazan) Ruby Sparks Ruby is a flirt, a fun turns up in his apartlover and just fun to ment. watch. We like her Now, that’s really and care about the clever. But the materomance because rial, good as it may we want both these be, is very dependent characters to be on good actors to happy. pull it off. LuckThat said, Kazan ily, directors Valerie gets us to care first Faris and Jonathan before really testDayton (“Little Miss ing the characters Sunshine”) are aware and the relationship of what the story needs to between them. Before the confunction. flict in the love story occurs, Dano portrays Calvin just viewers will invest because the right: not quite a loser, but characters are so well written. enough to earn sympathy from Potential filmmakers will eat the audience. Calvin’s first outthis film up, as it takes fun and ing into the writing world was inventive risks in telling it’s a massive hit, so he understory. standably is having difficulty “Ruby Sparks” is a fun finding a way to follow it up. crowd pleaser of a movie.

The pressure and expectations Whether you’re a storyteller of the world get to him and he looking for inspiration or just plays it just well enough that a romantic softie, it’ll appeal to when Ruby appears, we want almost everyone. them to get together.

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Zucchini madness

Zucchini Bread

With zucchini in season, it’s tough to find recipes that actually taste good. I’ve found two. The first, a classic — zucchini bread like grandma used to make. Literally, it’s my grandma’s secret recipe (not so secret anymore). The katy sword second, a new find — zucchini bs crum fritters. These, paired with homemade tzatziki, are a light treat that are healthy enough there will be no shame in eating dessert later.

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Ingredients: 4 cups shredded zucchini (make sure you use a cheese grater not a blender) 3 cups flour (white or wheat, I actually use a combination of both) 2 1/2 cups sugar 1 1/4 cup vegetable oil 4 eggs 1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 tablespoon cinnamon 1 1/2 teaspoon salt 11/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder How to: Grease the bottom and sides of the pan with butter, spray works too but butter tastes better.

Blend all of the ingredients together – this is one recipe where order doesn’t matter.

Beat at medium speed for 1 minute, but if you don’t have a mixer a fork works well too. Everything just needs to look mixed together.

Bake at 325 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes — use the tried and true toothpick or butter knife method.

If it comes out clean, it’s done.

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Brazzlefrat: An expression of frustration in uncontrollable circumstances. Generally, brazzlefrat is used when there’s nothing left to say.

Example: After putting on your favorite pair of pants you spill coffee on them.

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Ultimate Frisbee

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The most popular sports you've never heard of UI Club sports teams offer opportunities for all athletes kaitlyn krasselt rawr The University of Idaho is home to more than 20 club sports teams ranging from men’s volleyball and water polo to rodeo and rugby.

The University of Idaho Horse Polo and Ultimate Frisbee teams are two of the lesser-known club teams on campus but their friendly atmosphere and welcoming attitude leave them open to any students wishing to participate.

Horse Polo Liz Moore, senior and president of the women’s varsity horse polo team, said the sport is intense but also a fun social activity and no experience is necessary to join the team.

“We will literally teach you everything,” Moore said.

Horse polo is played in teams of three while players ride their horses and attempt to score by hitting a ball between the goal posts with a wooden mallet.

Moore said the team plays four 7-minute quarters known as chukkers.

“It’s a pretty physical sport,” Moore said. “We wear helmets with face guards, knee guards, tall boots and gloves and we ride in an English saddle which is a lot dif-

ferent than most people are used to. They’re smaller and take a lot more leg muscle.”

Moore said she began riding horses when she was 9, but got involved with the polo team during her freshman year at UI. She said the team is competitive, but more importantly it is a social club.

“When we travel, we stay at our opponents houses,” Moore said. “I’ve made some of my best friends playing (polo).”

Each team member pays $300 dues that go directly to caring for the team’s horses, which are housed at Paradise Stables in Moscow. The team has 12 horses this year and they are responsible for the care of the horses.

“We’re a self-sufficient club,” Moore said. “We clean the stables and take care of the horses. They are our responsibility.”

Horse polo teams do not travel with their own horses, so in order to compete against other schools they must ride the opposing team’s horses.

“It really improves you riding skills,” Moore said.

Opposing teams and players voted the UI horses the best playing pony-string last year.

“It means people liked our horses the best,” Moore

said. “We take pride in our horses and they are very well cared for.”

The polo season runs from October through March, but Moore said the first semester is mainly dedicated to teaching players the game while the second semester is the competitive season.

The team competes against Washington State University, Oregon State University, Eastern Oregon University, Montana State University, California Polytechnic State University, Stanford, Westmont and Colorado State University.

The team plays in a regional tournament which then qualifies them for the national tournament. In 2010 the boy’s polo team competed in the national tournament.

Moore said all students are welcome to join the club regardless of riding experience and are given a trial period before they pay their dues. In order to get involved in the club, students should email uihorsepolo@hotmail.com.

The team practices four nights a week at Paradise Stables.

“I enjoy it because it’s intense, you make life-long friends and I love it because it’s competitive and we get to travel,” Moore said. “It’s hayden crosby | rawr just something different than University of Idaho student James Boggan practices for the first time with the UI Horse Polo Club on Sept. 25. your normal sport.”

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Sophomore Daniel Lewis practices with the Ultimate Frisbee Club on Monday at the Kibbie Dome SprinTurf. The team is preparing for an upcoming scrimmage.

Ultimate Frisbee is one of the most accepting club sports available, said Junior and co-captain of the team Kyle Morgan.

“I love it for the environment and the atmosphere,” Morgan said.

“We’re really accepting and we take anybody on the team. Anybody can pick up a Frisbee and learn how to play which is a lot different from other sports. There isn’t as much of a learning curve so once you get hooked you get a lot better.”

Morgan has been on the team for three years and said the numbers this year are much better than years past with upward of 30 players at each practice.

Morgan said the game is played on a field that is approximately 120 yards by 40 yards, with seven players from each team on the field at a time. Morgan said there are two positions in ultimate — handlers and cutters.

“There’s really two things you can do,” Morgan said. “You’re either a handler where you’re basically like the quarterback in football except there’s two or three of you, and then the rest are cutters.

They’re the receivers who are making all the movements that can drive the disk up the field and then they’ll drop it back to handlers because they have the better throws.”

Ultimate is also one of the only competitive sports that is self-officiated.

“Meaning the players call all the fouls and things like that,” Morgan said. “A foul is any contact between players that is incidental or accidental.

If I have the Frisbee and I’m trying to throw it and somebody hits my hand when I’m trying to throw it, that’s a foul. When I’m trying to catch it and someone hits me, I could technically call a foul.”

Morgan said that

despite a lack of referees and the competitiveness of the game, players generally respect the rules and disputes are rare.

“They’re friendly discussions,” Morgan said.

“There’s supposed to be a mutual respect between players called spirit of the game where you don’t argue so much as just talk about it for a couple seconds — either ‘I fouled you’ or ‘I didn’t foul you’ and then the game goes from there.”

Players are allowed to hold onto the disk for 10 seconds before it becomes a turnover. The player defending the person with the Frisbee is responsible for keeping track of the seconds.

The team plays in three or four tournaments during the fall semester and in the spring they play in the college series.

“That’s kind of like the March Madness of Frisbee,” Morgan said.

“The way it works is you go to sectional tournaments with teams in our area like Wazzu, Boise and Montana – we play them and then the top two teams get to go to regionals and then if you win there, you get to go to the national tournament.”

Morgan said students who want to get involved on the team are welcome to show up to practice at any time. The team practices on Monday and Friday nights at 7 p.m. at the SprinTurf. The women’s only practices are Sunday evenings at 6 p.m.

Morgan said he encourages all students to get involved because the sport is laid back and has a fun atmosphere that is accepting of everyone.

“It’s just like a big old get together when you go to tournaments — seeing all your old friends and having fun, playing ultimate,” Morgan said.

Kaitlyn Krasselt can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu

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Soul and Stone Allen Stone, R&B/Soul singer from Seattle, performed Sept. 18 before a crowd of 375 people in the University of Idaho Student Union Building ballroom.

R&B/Soul artist Allen Stone talks of his unique path to fame in the music industry aleya ericson rawr R&B/Soul singer Allen Stone has turned down big bucks from record labels to seek more appreciative audiences.

“The vision that I have is finding the people that will follow me places,” Stone said.

“We got a chance to open for the Dave Matthews band at the Gorge for three days in a row and everybody I met was from somewhere different.

And it is really, really something special to see people come out for a weekend to go camp in the desert just to ex-

perience a concert. And they’ll do it year after year after year. And those are the sort of people I want to have. People who really and truly appreciate what I do live.”

Stone made his own way in the music business. His self-titled album peaked at the number two spot on the R&B/Soul charts on iTunes in 2011. USA Today called Stone a “pitch-perfect powerhouse” and Esquire, CNN, and Billboard have all named Stone as an artist to watch.

“My dad was a minister, so I grew up singing since I was two years old in the church and I really just gained a love of it through that,” Stone said.

“I started writing songs when I was about 13 or 14.”

On Sept. 18, Stone gave a

free concert for UI students in the SUB ballroom with Bart Budwig, a folk and country singer, opening.

“I loved how Allen Stone split the audience for a dance off in the middle of the concert. You could feel the energy in the room. Like he said, everyone was there to have a good time and that’s what we did,” sophomore Shelby Donald said.

Stone’s first song he wrote had a much smaller audience.

“I think I was 13 and I wrote a stupid little love song for a girlfriend at

the time,” Stone said. “I think I sang it over the phone to her or something.”

Stone dropped out of college in order to move to Seattle and pursue a career in music.

“Moving to the big city, which was Seattle, was kind of scary,” Stone said.

“But I’ve always taken the side that I would rather do something incredible than nothing at all.”

Stone’s inspiraallen stone tion to follow his passions came from his upbringing.

“I grew up watching my father cry on the pulpit and

... I grew up singing since I was two years old in the church and I really just gained a love of it through that.

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really have a passion for what he did. My mother was an OBGYN and she loved babies.

And I saw that in both of my parents,” Stone said.

Stone is donating $.50 of each ticket from his next show to the Keep a Breast Foundation.

“My mom is three years in remission from breast cancer,” Stone said. “When I was 22, she was diagnosed and I moved from Seattle back home to help care for my two younger sisters. I’ve been incredibly blessed over this past year — blessings I don’t deserve, and it almost seems wrong and improper to not take those blessings and not reflect to other things.”

Aleya Ericson can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu

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Events calendar This week’s list of arts, entertainment, cultural events Sept. 29 Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre Ruby Sparks: 5:15 and 8 pm Hartung Theater Anton in Show Business

by Jane Martin 7:30 to 9:30 pm

Sept. 30 Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre Ruby Sparks 4:15 and 7 pm

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University of Idaho junior Emily Williams, a theater arts major, reads the Splendid Wayfaring by Haldane Macfall at Bucer’s Coffee House Pub, located on Main Street in downtown Moscow. Williams said she enjoys reading fictional books.

Book adaptation New technical innovations result in new ways of reading hayden crosby rawr The 50 Shades of Grey trilogy has set the record for the fastest selling book of all time.

The Hunger Games trilogy has sold more than 23.5 million books in the U.S alone. Yet, teenagers are reading fewer books for fun.

“I think when an author comes along and has something really important to say that people will flock to read them.” Jonah Mix, a BookPeople of Moscow Inc. employee said, “I think that the fact we don’t read recreationally quite as much has more to due to the fact that we need more writers that address the things we actually care about” According to the National Endowment of the Arts, nearly half of all Americans ages 18 to

and Nooks all have apps that 24 read no books for pleasure. cater to electronic reading. The This number has doubled since University of Idaho bookstore the same question was asked offers e-textbooks for students. twenty years ago.

“I enjoy reading since it gets At the same time, the prevalence of e-books is leading you away from the stresses to the closure of bookstores of life and put yourself in a nationwide. In 2011, Borders different world,” freshman Tim — the nation’s second largest Martin said. bookstore — closed its doors Companies all over the Some bookstores world are figuring are adapting in out how to make order to survive. people interested in BookPeople hopes reading again. Acto have e-books cording to Amazon, available at their less than four years store by the end of after the first Kindle the year, and many e-reader was introbookstores still duced, e-book sales jonah mix have a loyal fanexceeded the sales base that prefers of both print and paper books. hardback books combined.

“I think that the kids who “I personally far prefer havare growing up today and are ing paper books and having ten and twelve and that are them in my house,” Mix said.

“But I think that e-readers serve on the Internet all the time are going to go from reading people that don’t read as much Tweets and stuff like that to and enable them to read onreading real books.” Mix said. the-go and read things faster.”

Aleya Ericson can be reached E-books are becoming part at arg-arts@uidaho.edu of everyday life. iPads, Kindles,

... I think e-readers serve people that don’t read as much ...

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Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre Ruby Sparks: 8 pm Calvin is a genius novelist who begins to type a new novel on his manual typewriter about Ruby, his dream girl. He can’t believe his eyes, because the next day, Ruby becomes a real person, and they begin to have a beautiful relationship together. If the relationship isn’t perfect, all Calvin has to do is simply type the words on the page and Ruby’s actions change to what he needs. $6/Adults

Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre Late Night Film (TBA)

Hartung Theater – Department of Theatre Arts Anton in Show Business

by Jane Martin 7:30 to 9:30 pm Given the opportunity to pursue their dreams when cast in Anton Chekhov’s “The Three Sisters”, three young actresses find themselves in a strangely familiar wonderland that looks a lot like American theatre. The ensuing barrage of good ideas gone bad reveal connections to life’s deeper purpose. A showcase of their learning curve, this screwball comedy shows all aspects — the joyful and the absurd — of bringing a play to life.

UI students – Free Admission General - $8

Bell Tower K Flay performs at 8 pm $7 advanced tickets/$10 at the door

Oct. 2 Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre French Film Festival -17 Girls* (17 Filles) 7 pm $4/Individual Tickets or $15 for a Film Festival Pass When Camille accidentally becomes pregnant, 16 of her friends and classmates decide to follow suit, throwing their town and school into chaos.

Oct. 4 Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre Washout Irene Tour 8 p.m.

Dale Cavanaugh is a Vermont native currently living in Boise, Idaho. This Fall, on his annual trip back to Vermont, he will be touring several of Vermont’s hot spots playing his music to benefit the Vermonters who suffered from Hurricane Irene and to end his tour a stop at the Kenworthy.

Donations are accepted.

All proceeds go to Vermont disaster relief and the Idaho food bank.

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Idaho Commons: 885.2667 info@uidaho.edu Student Union: 885.4636 www.sub.uidaho.edu

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