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rawr “what’s beyond the bend?”
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It’s not just a cliché — hair is everywhere. Whether it’s your cat rubbing against your favorite black skinny jeans, or your inability to grow even a pubescent fuzzy moustache at the age of 23, hair is a part of our everyday life. Belt the lyrics into your favorite hairbrush and rock out to these follicle-themed tunes.
“Beard Lust” by Natlie Portman’s Shaved Head Regardless that this Seattle band has what is probably the best name ever, this song finally sheds the metaphorical comfort and emotional
Libra 9/23 – 10/22 Take a wacky picture this week and put it on Facebook. After all, the worst thing that can happen is that you become the next hot Internet meme. Scorpio 10/23 – 11/21
Remember, a Trojan horse was a great gift from the Greeks and will class up your computer screen.
Sagittarius 11/22 – 12/21
Today is a great time to get a new pet to keep you company. And in accordance with university guidelines, enjoy your new pet rock in your dorm room.
You will worry this week about the increasing cost of student loans and tuition. On the plus side, when you graduate you can apply for the Guinness World Record for most debt for one person.
Aquarius 1/20 – 2/18
It’s one of the most memorable and vivid images in the entire song, heartbroken Carter actually took the time to shave her legs for a romantic evening with a fellow and he turns out not to be a stud, but a dud. Now that’s an epic letdown, at least she still has the wine.
They say newspapers are a dying industry. So you should hold onto these horoscopes in the hopes that one day they will be worth millions.
Be wary of fortune cookies. They are a choking hazard and much less reliable than horoscopes.
Aries 3/21 – 4/19
Leo 7/23 – 8/22
Is your dog your best friend? You shall find out today.
You may have the eyes of the tiger but this week you will find a fight not so thrilling.
You will be tempted to abuse your power to force people to stop overusing popular sayings even when making fun of them. Resist, even though the dark side has cookies.
Virgo 8/23 – 9/22
Take Macklemore’s advice and visit a thrift shop. With all the money you save, you may actually be able to afford your textbooks next semester.
Avoid anything related to Ryan Reynolds this week if you want to live.
mix-tape “Strawberry Wine” by Deena Carter
Cancer 6/22 – 7/22
Pisces 2/19 – 3/20
Gemini 5/21 – 6/21
They say that staying up all night never hurt anyone. But don’t tempt fate this week or you will risk a severe case of zombieism.
calm found in the muttonchops, replacing it with full on lusty-lust. Singers Shaun Libman and Luke Smith rock an electronic talkback: “Look at my facial hair/Oh my man, hot damn, it’s everywhere,” — and it really only gets better from there. Oh, I just got another rhyme. #win
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Taurus 4/20 – 5/20
Capricorn 12/22 – 1/19
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“Girl Anachronism” by Amanda Palmer
This outspoken and unique singer-songwriter has the most unique drawn-on eyebrows; sometimes they’re long and looping, other times short and sharp lines framing her hazel eyes. You’ll just have to get on YouTube to understand the incredibly addicting melodic complexities of this song. Just do it. Do it now.
“Achy Breaky Heart” by Billy Ray Cyrus Mullet mullet mullet. He doesn’t actually mention his mullet in the song, but c’mon, you can’t sing this song to yourself without thinking, “business in
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the front, party in the back.” It’s just the law of the land.
“Why Can’t I Grow a Beard?” by The Gay Blades This song exemplifies a continuing beardy-music theme: the beard as a facial security blanket that is humbling, deeply comforting and exhilarating all at the same time. It may sound odd, but this duo lands some incredible vocal harmonies.
“Long Hair” by Mr. Bigg Truthfully, this song is pretty awful, but really does play up on how good it feels to have some long hair wagging around in the club. He makes it sound real nice.
“You Should Consider Having Sex With a Bearded Man” by The Beards This tune begins with some tasty David Lee Roth/(the only good) Van Halen-era synth, and is actually surprisingly catchy. But, with a band name like The Beards, aren’t they a bit biased about who they think you should be participating in intercourse with?
“Whip My Hair” by Willow Smith The original and ultimate hair song of our generation. Prepare to have this song stuck in your head for eternity, and quite possibly develop a neck cramp from inadvertently whipping your hair back and forth. Chloe Rambo can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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An app built for stress relief and procrastination, Pocket more information God allows you to play God. Want it reviewed? Email argWhether you are merciful to arts@uidaho.edu your caveman subjects or just plain angry and want to kill We’ll save you time by letthem over and over again is ting you know how someup to the player. thing is before you watch it, In the world of Pocket God, read it, play it or listen to it. you are in charge of deciding whether the Pygmies live or die in their day to day activities. on a head. The app’s Want to feed a mini games also pygmy to a shark have crossovers with while fishing? Just other notable apps nudge him off the such as Doodle Jump. island. Want to The only comstrike a Pygmy with plaints about this lightning while it’s app would be the making a fire? Just updates and how direct the lightning much time it takes to the Pygmy. Would to load. Though each you like to sacrifice aly soto update brings more it to a giant bug so rawr fun, worlds to exit can give birth to plore and more ways a swarm that will to kill of a Pygmy, sometimes cause plague upon your peothe coding can be off and it ple? You can do that as well. requires more updates to fix. And with regular updates, Also, even though the creators there are always include a guide to new and creative each world in the ways to cause utgame, it still takes ter mayhem to the a while to figure Pygmies. out how to do The graphics things. are creative and Pocket God is a cartoon-like with large game. Even an easy to navigate with over half of interface. Most of the storage space the fun in the game in my iPhone free, is really just explorit still takes a mining what you can do. ute or two to load Every object in each the game. setting of Pocket Other than that, God has an interestPocket God is a ing and sometimes fun, creative way funny purpose- like to waste your time fighting off a T-rex. when you actually There are do have free-time to spare. achievements and prizes in Aly Soto the game such as the best can be reached at time to outrun a hungry giant arg-arts@uidaho.edu turtle or the coconut bounces
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Protein superfood brittani curley crumbs Running low on food in the fridge comes often at college. I end up throwing random things from my fridge together frequently. One day I was tyring to figure out how to incorporate egg into my chicken dinner. My roommate said she came across this recipe on Pinterest and I decided to try it out because I love eggs and I love avocado. It made for a tasty appetizer.
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A Crumbs Recipe Card Baked egg and avocado
Ingredients 1 to 2 avocados 1 egg salt and pepper
Directions 1. Heat oven or toaster oven at 350 degree F. 2. Lightly scramble an egg. 3. Slice avocado in half and remove the seed. Scoop out some of the avocado to make a deeper, wider hole for the egg. Leave the peel on the avocado. 4. Pour the egg evenly among the avocados. 5. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until egg is cooked. 6. Season with salt and pepper as desired.
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Row, row, row your boat Jordan Hanssen visits BookPeople Sept. 21, discusses new book hannah shirley rawr It is a rare type of person who can have an immediate calming effect on those around him. Jordan Hanssen, with his goodnatured humor and perpetually easy air, is one of those people. The University of Puget Sound graduate sports a reddish beard and ponytail, a mermaid tattoo on one arm and Greek letters on the other. He studied liberal arts and he was a collegiate rower. Hanssen is an adventurer to his core. He has biked across Australia, rowed around the Olympic Peninsula and rafted down the Rio Grande. His greatest feat to date? Rowing unassisted with his team across the Atlantic Ocean. It is this particular adventure Hanssen chronicles in his debut book, “Rowing Into the Son,”which he promoted at BookPeople of Moscow on Saturday, Sept. 21. “Rowing Into the Son” tells the story of four friends and teammates who spent 72 days in a 29-foot rowboat racing from New York Harbor to Falmouth, England against three other international teams. An amazing feat, no doubt, but what could possibly possess a person to attempt such a thing? “The idea intrigued me,” Hanssen said. “You’re in a boat with nothing but oars and patience to get across...you get to see a fascinating world.” Hanssen said he and his team not only won the 2006 International North Atlantic Rowing Race, but they also earned a Guinness World Record as the first team to row unassisted from mainland United States to mainland United Kingdom. The journey stretched across approximately 3,100 miles of open ocean. Naturally, there is a risk factor to that. On Hanssen’s 2006 voyage across the Atlantic, he said an organizational
oversight left them with only enough food to stay malnourished at best. On the second attempt, his boat flipped and the team had to be rescued. Even with the danger, the months of hard training and preparation, and the incredible stress that goes with rowing across an ocean, Hanssen had no problem listing dozens of sights and experiences that made it worth it. The sights included a pod of dolphins, a rainbow at midnight, and a flying squid. “There are a lot of layers to it,” Hanssen said. “Trips are an integral part of who we are and how we identify. It’s critical for everybody to take some kind of trip that takes you to your limit. It’s different for every person — maybe college is that trip … you got to kind of get out there, and you realize away from everything that’s familiar to you, there’s a lot of stuff you’re going to gain.” Hanssen is not in it solely for the life experience. Since the 2006 race, Hanssen said he has teamed up with Ocean Adventure Rowing Northwest and several universities, including the University of Idaho, to give back to the community that made his passion possible. He has collected scientific data on his rows and helped jump start a free education module for middle and high schoolage students, Hanssen said. One philanthropy in particular, though, is slightly more personal. “I saw my father die of asthma when I was three,” Hanssen said. “And rowers know, you use your arms to row, and you use your legs a little bit more, but what you really need is a good, strong pair of lungs.” For these reasons, Hanssen said he and his team decided to raise funds for the American Lung Association. Hanssen’s boat that carried them across the pond was the James Robert Hanssen, christened after Hanssen’s
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father. He said it can be an emotional subject for him, but he tries to draw strength from it and even considers it, at least partially, one of the reasons he wrote a book. “(Writing) is a good way to bury some demons,” he said.
Hanssen said he sees more writing projects in his future. He dreams of one day becoming a full-time storyteller. He said he is not quite ready to put up the oars yet, though. To Hanssen, there is still plenty to see, lots to learn and much
good left to do in the world. “Do it for yourself,” he urges aspiring writers. And to the aspiring adventurers, “Do it for a reason you believe in and be safe.” Hannah Shirley can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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Showing SPEAK OUT Vandal Spirit Vandals share their expectations for Homecoming chin-lun hsu rawr It is that time of year where University of Idaho students show their Vandal spirit. The week-long 2013 Homecoming includes a series of volleyball, football and soccer games, serpentine, bonfire rally and tons of fun things to do. It gives Vandals more opportunities to cheer for the teams, show their true colors and enjoy every moment of it. Here is what UI students are saying about Homecoming.
“I love Homecoming, every year. I get really excited for it. I think the most fun I’ve had is the serpentine. It’s just fun to see everyone come together as (a) university. Also, I like the football game because it’s just fun to go and cheer on the team.” Jade Rodgers “(Homecoming is) always a really good time. This is my fifth year here, so my fifth Homecoming. I always had a really good time. Plus there are a lot of really cool events, which are also really fun.” TJ Billinger
“I’m really looking forward to meeting new people as well as having diversity in music, not just the same music as always. Yeah ... just having fun.” Mariana Morales “Winning. Winning is important. I expect to win. I was an athlete here, so I expect the athletes to perform well and having fun is more fun when you win.” Mercedes Blackwood “I like the bonfire and the fireworks. That’s always my favorite part- and the bonding. I like when everyone’s chanting out there. I feel like there’s a real bond with the students during Homecoming, this special time of year. Lots of school spirit, and that’s my favorite part.” Marjorie Taylor
“I do not have any expectations for Homecoming, because I have not heard much about it. However, when you don’t have expectations for something it turns out to surprise you in a great way. I am looking forward to what this week may bring! (What I’m excited about is) the football game! It’s just a fun way for the whole school to get together.” Lauren Sanders
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Events Calendar Friday, Sept. 27
Monday, Sept. 30
12 p.m. Friday Crafternoons at the UI Women’s Center 5 p.m. 10th Annual Courtyard Show next to Einstein’s Bagels in the Idaho Commons 6:30 p.m. Late Night Lounge at the Campus Christian Center 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. “Monster’s University” hosted by Vandal Entertainment in SUB Borah Theater 8 p.m. Homecoming Serpentine and Fireworks 8 p.m. “The Way Way Back” at the Kenworthy 8:30 p.m. Homecoming Bonfire Rally and Crowing of Homecoming Royalty 9:45 p.m. Tower Light Show at the Tower lawn
8 a.m. 2013 UI Thank-A-Thon in the Clearwater-Whitewater in the Idaho Commons 2 p.m. Job, Internship and Grad School Fair in the SUB Ballroom 4 p.m. Vandalizing the Kitchen Cooking Class: Fast Food at Home in SRC 101 6 p.m. Food Film Series in the SUB Borah Theater 7 p.m. Nerd Tuesdays at the Woman’s Center 7 p.m. “Chicken with Plums” presented by the 2013 French Film Festival at the Kenworthy 7:30 p.m. Auditorium Chamber Music Series Concert: John and Gerald Clayton at the Administration Auditorium
Saturday, Sept. 28
Wednesday, Oct. 2
10 a.m. 104th annual Homecoming Parade on Main Street 2 p.m. Homecoming football game at the ASUI Kibbie Dome 5:15 p.m. and 8 p.m. “The Way Way Back” at the Kenworthy 8 p.m. “Monster’s University” hosted by Vandal Entertainment in SUB Borah
12 p.m. Daytime Distractions 6 p.m. F-word Live Poetry Slam at Kenworthy 9 p.m. Women’s climbing nights at the Rec
Sunday, Sept. 29 3 p.m. “Monster’s University” hosted by Vandal Entertainment in SUB Borah Theater 4:15 p.m. and 7 p.m. “The Way Way Back” at the Kenworthy
Tuesday, Oct. 1
Thursday, Oct. 3 12:30 p.m. Lavender Lunch TLC 229 5 p.m. First Thursday evening of the arts at BookPeople 7 p.m. “Tomatoland” keynote address by Barry Estabrook in the SUB Ballroom 7 p.m. MANHATTAN SHORT film festival at the Kenworthy 7:30 p.m. “Ordinary Time” at the UI Hartung Theater 7:30 p.m. University Orchestra and Jazz Band IV featuring the Hamptones at the Administration Auditorium
RD O W f the o EEK W “aibohphobia” aibohphobia
The term used for the fear of palendromes. Sadly the word in itself is a palendrome. Example: You may be afraid of your mom if you have aibohphobia.
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The China Program
UI Art and Architecture students spent summer abroad to understand Chinese architecture students from a different culture. “The idea sharing is one of the important things among young people,” Passing the University of Idaho Hu said. “So this is a very good Commons Food Court, people might chance for students to work together have seen the China Program exhibition to develop culture understanding, the at the Reflection Gallery. idea of sharing and, finally, This exhibition shows personal friendship.” the experience of 10 UI The China Program is students who studied a 10-credit class. Hu said abroad in China during students have to take some the summer of 2013. credits to complete their UI Architecture asdegree so it might as well sistant professor Xiao be while study abroad in Hu said the exhibition is China, where the architeca way to share students’ ture industry thriving. experiences and the Kyle Gibson, a UI Archiprojects they had done tecture student who was in for seven weeks while the China Program, said the in China. The project most challenging thing was was redesigning a vilthe language barrier. Cultural lage street for tourism. difference was also a difficult “Unlike other sumthing to deal with, he said. mer programs, this “It was really, really difprogram focuses on, not ferent,” Gibson said. “We only one city, but multispent a month and a half ple cities, including the over there. It was from the big cities, middle-sized first day I got there until the cities and sometimes day we left — I definitely see xiao hu rural area,” Hu said. a real transition.” This is the second Joshua Hoffer, another UI time UI has offered this program. Architecture student who went on the This year, to make the China Protrip, said it was a different experience gram happen, UI collaborated with of another culture. He said the Chinese Jiang Su University, a well-known have a different mindset and work state university in China. In the ethic than Americans. program, UI students were paired up “This will affect me because with Jiang Su University students to architecture works, it’s going to do the village street project. China,” Hoffer said. “So, it gives me “We worked with the students an experience of their culture. I kind from (Jiang Su University), and we of know how to deal with them. I stayed at the university’s campus,” know a little bit of the language.” Hu said. “This year, they also proThis program is currently only vided us some studio space so UI offered for Art and Architecture students can work side-by-side with students. Hu said the program will Chinese students.” continue and will possibly be availHu said the China Program is a able for students in other majors in really good program for students, the future. not only are students learning about Nurainy Darono Chinese architecture, but they also can be reached at get a chance to share ideas with arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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Unlike other summer programs, this program focuses on, not only one city, but multiple cities, including the big cities, middle sized cities and sometimes rural area.”
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UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO’S ANNUAL
Monday, Sept. 30 Tuesday, Oct. 1 Idaho Commons Whitewater & Clearwater Rooms
8 AM - 5 PM
THANK-A-THON 2013 is sponsored by: Student Financial Aid Services, the Student Foundation and Donor Relations & Stewardship. For more information, contact Kathy Foss at kfoss@uidaho.edu or (208) 885-5938.
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