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Looking beyond the smoke The FDA rise on the age limit for tobacco and nicotine use allows for an inside look at the vaping community Alex Brizee

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The law Richard Brede, a United States Submarine Service veteran, was asked on his first day of service if he dipped or smoked tobacco, Brede responded he did not.

“You will,” the other man responded, to the 18-year-old Brede.

The 2015 University of Idaho alumn did take up chewing tobacco at the age of 19.

As of Dec. 20, 2019, the legal age for buying and using tobacco products rose from 18 to 21, after President Donald Trump signed legislation to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, according to the US Food and Drug Administration website.

Brede does not support this change, and, as a veteran, said he doesn’t understand how those in active service will quit using tobacco products if they are not 21 years old.

“You have men and women who have served and smoked and chewed for years,” Brede said. “And then all of a sudden ‘Hey you can’t do it anymore, quit cold turkey.’”

But not all tobacco and nicotine users are in line with Brede. Devin Jones, a Café de Vapor employee, and a vape user for the past two years, “wholeheartedly” agrees with the legal age rise.

“It’s a touchy subject because you do get these people that are fresh out of high school. They’re 18, they can be tried in a court as an adult, they can go fight for their country — and it’s been that way for such a long time,” Jones said. “Without a grandfather clause to get those people in, I kind of understand because the government basically took away their right to buy a product that they’ve always been able to when they hit 18.”

As of now, the FDA has not stated there will be a grandfather clause. A

grandfather clause would allow those who are currently 18 to 20 to be able to purchase tobacco products — allowing their former rights to be maintained.

With many 18-year-olds being close in age to minors and friends with them, it allows for a more substantial age gap.

Making it so minors are less likely to receive tobacco or nicotine products illegally, Jones said.

In a statement from Governor Brad Little’s office, “The State of Idaho will ensure compliance with federal law regarding the federal decision to raise the federal minimum age for the use of tobacco products. The goal moving forward is to support Idaho retailers as they make necessary changes,” according to a KTVB article on Dec. 27, 2019.

Taj Grocery, a well-known stop for tobacco and nicotine users, is already in compliance, Singh, Taj’s manager, said.

Singh said other than an “increased headache,” they haven’t felt the effects in sales. The shop will have some people under 21 come in and ask, “If they are doing that?” And Singh said it’s not something to do, it’s a federal law.

What is the reality of tobacco and nicotine on UI’s campus?

The University of Idaho has been tobacco-free since July 2016. While students still smoke, chew or vape elsewhere, the perceived notion of how many people are users is much higher than reality.

UI students believe that 10.3% of students used cigarettes every day for the past 30 days. But in reality, 1.5% of students used cigarettes every day for the past 30 days, according to the American College Health Association and National College Health Assessment Fall 2017 report.

And the notion is the same when it comes to electronic cigarettes, or vaping, where UI students believed 12.3% of students used e-cigarettes every day for the past 30 days. But in reality, 2.1% of students used e-cigarettes every day for the past 30 days.

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WEATHER

Former interim athletic director dies

Winter weather: just the facts

Spear was placed on administrative leave.

“Pete made everyone around him more enthusiastic and cheerful,” Andy Kiblen, a Armin Mesinovic family friend, said. “He was a type A guy, ARGONAUT and everyone loved him.”

Pete Isakson, former interim athletic Scott Green released a university wide director and current senior development email expressing condolences to Isakson’s director died Tuesday morning, Jan. 14 at the family and friends Tuesday afternoon. age of 48.

“Pete had a deep desire to Isakson attended Eastern create a positive environment, Washington University and always leading with optimism earned a bachelor’s degree in and energy,” Green said in his communication in 1995. He email. “His sense of humor, attended the University of Idaho passion for student-athlete where he earned a master’s degree success and willingness to step in recreation from 1995-2003. into any situation to help will Isakson served as assistant long be remembered.”

Pete Isakson athletic director in August 1998 A memorial will be held at until July 2003. He went to work 11 a.m. Monday Jan. 20 with for Washington State for a few a “post game” gathering to follow at the years in multiple different roles until he came Latah County fairgrounds. back to Moscow in 2017 as associate athletic Armin Mesinovic director of external operations. Isakson can be reached at became the acting director of athletics in arg-news@uidaho.edu spring of 2018 after athletic director Rob

Advice, tips and questions answered about Moscow’s current snow conditions

University announced death of former interim athletic director

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With several inches of snowfall and hazardous weather conditions, there can be many questions racing through someone’s mind. How can I get my car unstuck on campus, or where can I park my car? We spoke with a few UI officials and the Moscow Police Department to give you answers to those questions and tips and advice for the winter weather.

Tips, advice for the winter weather • Carry a shovel in your car and have proper ice and snow scrapers.

• Planning ahead: knowing you might not be able to park in the same spot you usually do. Think about taking different transportation options like public transportation or walking.

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Don’t rush anywhere, and make sure to be mindful of those around you.

Get YakTraxs or something similar to make walking more accessible and safer.

If you are traveling, make sure to have blankets and non-perishable food in your car Check road conditions for Idaho or any other states you are traveling to.

Carpooling is a good alternative to make sure someone is with you or using public transportation.

Make sure that your car is worthy of being on the road, from your tire treads to having snow tires.

Clear off all the windows on your car. The police can stop you for having an obstructed view.

If needed, let your vehicle run for a bit in the morning to defrost Expect vehicles might be unable to stop for you due to slippery roads.

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Modeling the Northwest’s climate A University of Idaho professor works on a model of climate in real time Kali Nelson

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Revolver Store owners Courtney Sieben and Quintin Russom and stand in their store.

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Taking a stroll down Main Street at any given time means there is always something new to see, like new window displays for stores that seem to materialize overnight.

One such addition is Revolver. With doors covered in brown paper and a window display, which houses flashbacks to the ‘70s, ‘80s and ‘90s fashion and music tastes.

After quietly opening over the break, Moscow community members can walk inside and find racks of clothing, stacks of vinyl, cassettes and CDs. Co-owners Courtney Sieben and Quintin Russomano moved to Moscow and found a store front for their shop where White Pine Outfitters used to be.

“We’re here to bring something of ourselves to a community which seems like a really good pairing. Honestly it feels really good to be here,” Russomano said.

Revolver started in Seattle, Washington, as a pop up flee market and online vintage clothing store when the owners decided

they wanted a physical location.

“I tend to be drawn to really funky patterns and weird textures and bold colors and looks, so I started collecting that years back when I was mostly selling modern clothes online as my business,” Sieben said.

The clothing which populates the Instagram feed and fills the racks is mostly handpicked by Sieben, who started the shop as an online only store. Her fiancé, Russomano, oversees the music.

The music ranges from vinyl to cassette, and genres vary even more widely, from the “Grease” soundtrack to “Black Flag” and “Moon Dog.” “I had been collecting for the last part of 15 years and she had been doing her clothes, and I thought, ‘well maybe I can bring some records in the mix too,’” Russomano said.

Revolver is located next door to Hodgins and they are open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week.

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As students return for the spring semester, they were greeted with a winter weather advisory and around a foot of snow.

But this year is not a regular year for snow fall according to John Abatzoglou, University of Idaho assistant professor of geography.

By April 1, Idaho’s snowpack should contain roughly three times the amount of water of all the surface level aquifers in the state.

The snow accumulation season ends at different times of the year depending on elevation, Abatzoglou said, but April 1 is the cutoff date.

November may have been dry, which Abatzoglou said is not normal for this region, but the lack of snow early in the season is not necessarily something to worry about.

“We basically have a pretty big deficit that we’ve gotten ourselves into. The good news is that there’s lots of time left in the snow accumulation season to dig ourselves out of that deficit,” Abatzoglou said.

The snow which fell as students were preparing to return to campus helped alleviate the deficit the Northwest was facing at the beginning of December, he said.

The snow water equivalent is the amount of moisture in the snow and is an important measurement for regional water resources. The recent snowfall helps lessen the deficit, but he said much of the

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“If we can store more water in mountain snowpack, then that’s great. It melts at the time of the year and we start utilizing water.

It’s critical for Idaho and most all the, all the western states,” Abatzoglou said.

Abatzoglou said the forecast system projects there will be a continued decrease in the deficit and by early February there will be a broad area of the region with snowpack closer to normal.

He is currently working on a project with some partners to go beyond finding the answer to question “is it a wet or dry season?” but to model what the weather and climate in our region could look like.

The project is funded by The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and will come up with a model to show current conditions and make some predictions on what could come.

“We have some collaborators at the University of Washington, and they run the hydrological models. And so those basically take some of the weather information that we produce, and they’re able to model things like snowpack and soil moisture and runoff,” Abatzoglou said.

The result is a model which shows on a map how much snow is currently at different data points, like Moscow Mountain.

“One thing we are working on is to develop a system for forecasting the weather and climate over the next few weeks to months,” Abatzoglou said.

Snow on the mountains is beneficial to this state for activities like tourism and ski resorts and agriculture Abatzoglou said.

The website with the model can be found at climatetoolbox.org.

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But by campus being tobacco-free, you have students who cannot smoke, chew or vape for substantial periods of their days, which can allow for a decreased use, Brown said.

The substance which has been a rising topic within the young adult community is vaping, the inhalation of smoke, which commonly contains nicotine. While vaping is not allowed on campus, nor are e-cigarettes, there has been talk of people vaping in class because of e-cigarettes easy concealability, Brown said.

Vaping has been recently in the media because of instances of lung injury classified as an e-cigarette or vaping product useassociated lung injury (EVALI). These injuries are most closely associated with vitamin E acetate.

Vitamin E acetate, which is safe to consume but not inhale, was used by some in the community who were diluting their THC solutions, Brown said. But since the product was not water-soluble and instead oil-based, the vapor, when inhaled, was coating the lungs causing them to burn.

Vitamin E acetate was used with e-cigarettes. Most users who only vape nicotine were not a part of this, Brown said.

She understands the concerns on why not to raise the legal age, but she is in full support of the age raise.

“In terms of citizens here either serving or not. There still is a need to look out for health in terms of preventing illness, cancer, other related things that drive up the costs

for insurance, medical care,” Brown said.

“There’s a lot of reasons behind why (the government) would raise a consumer’s right to buy something for their age.”

Brede, who has dipped for the last 12 years, believes he decides about his health.

He is aware of the effects dipping can cause him — like oral cancer — but he’s accepted his choice.

The people behind the smoke Brede has always faced judgment for his choice to dip, as many people will frown upon him for his “disgusting” habit.

“Some people are like, ‘that’s disgusting,’ well there are a lot of other things that are disgusting,” Brede said.

Jones said he feels the stigma against those who vape has gone down. And most people view vape users as people who are working to better themselves and cut down on their nicotine use. “(Vaping is) meant so that you can switch over from smoking cigarettes to vaping and then from vaping to vaping a zero milligram per milliliter nicotine and then just quitting,” Jones said. “Passing it off to somebody else who needs it.”

That community is what Jones said he believes has made vaping so popular. He said that while the vape industry may be the technical term, he has always felt it is a family.

Jones first began vaping because of that need for social interaction. He previously worked at Gritman Medical Center and had never smoked a cigarette before, but a few

coworkers of his would go out during their breaks and smoke cigarettes.

Jones said he did not want to smoke cigarettes, so he did medical research, spoke to a vape user he knows and felt vaping was the right choice for him. “So, I went out, and I got a vape device that way, I could go out there. I could smoke with them. But I could have something that tasted better and didn’t smell as bad,” Jones said. “That’s the thing about cigarettes, is that they permeate your clothing, and then your clothing smells really bad, vaping not so much.”

Aside from the research he did beforehand, Jones has diminished lungs and exercise-induced asthma, so he goes to a doctor twice a year for check-ups.

Jones said there hadn’t been any evidence that vaping is harming him, and the minute his doctor tells him otherwise, he would quit.

While Jones works at Café de Vapor now, he plans to eventually go back into the medical field to become an X-ray technician.

And for Brede, being a long-term dip user, he has been very open with his use and doesn’t use dip all the time. He is using it more in higher stress situations, during a drive or when he plays video games.

“Yeah, I chew. Most of my friends know it. They don’t judge me on it,” Brede said.”

And we’ve talked about this culture of we need to just be open with people, and you’re going to look down on me because I chew.”

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Q&A with Blaine Eckles, the Vice Provost for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, on winter weather scenarios for University of Idaho students, faculty and staff.

to make it to class, they should reach out to students in a similar manner, as students should reach out to faculty. He said students should make sure to check their VandalMail, and just because a class is canceled doesn’t mean all students’ courses will be.

accumulated, and they’ve been out clearing.

And I have not seen any impacts on what that looks like nor have I heard.”

If a student is unable to make it to class, how can they make sure they do not get behind?

Eckles said to reach out to their professors or faculty directly, as students can look up their faculty through the department website or the campus directory.

Copy the department chair on any emails, in case the faculty member is unable to respond immediately.

Is there an official attendance policy this week?

The university has no official attendance policy this week to allow for the winter weather delays, but Eckles said faculty are asked to take into consideration weather this week. According to the typical protocol if a student misses the first week of class, without communication, they would be dropped from the course. But Eckles said he is asking faculty to not automatically drop students.

Students or faculty and staff with disabilities, long-term or short, can use the Vandal Access service for transportation to campus locations.

“The shuttle is not designed to go on a loop, it’s actually designed to be portal to portal,” Eckles said. “So a student can call and say, ‘Hey I’m at the library and I need to be picked up’ and then they arrange with the shuttle driver where they’re going to be picked up.”

If faculty are unable to make it to class, what can students do?

Eckles said if a faculty member is unable

What can students with disabilities do who can’t make it to class or may have trouble?

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It definitely leads to just that overall perception of that classic college experience.

Everyone’s drinking, everyone’s doing whatever drug, everyone’s having sex, everyone’s doing whatever,” Madie Brown, assistant director for health promotion and alcohol and other drug initiatives, said.

“When reality, those numbers can be very different.”

Brown said she wants to inform students of the right information and change the perception of how many people are using tobacco or nicotine products on UI’s campus.

“I’m not here to tell you what to do, I don’t care. You can make your own decisions. I’m not your mom,” Brown said. “What I do care about is that you have the right information to make an informed decision if you do choose to use whatever substance.”

Brede remembered UI’s campus before being tobacco-free and was glad he graduated before the change took effect.

“If you’re policing me because I’m dipping on campus, you don’t smell me coming in. My clothes aren’t smelling like cigarettes,” Brede said. “There’s a lot of other things they could focus on, rather than putting up those placards of tobaccofree because people like myself; we’re just going to laugh at it and continue doing what we’re doing, because we’re minding our own business.”

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Due to everything going on with UI’s budget and the possibility of outsourcing facilities, has there been any slow down with facilities and snow removal or other issues?

Eckles said he doesn’t have an answer to this, as it does not fall within his professional area. But he said personally he hasn’t noticed any impact on facilities.

“You can see all the snow that has been

Are there any thoughts on campus closure?

There is usually a big push for the campus to close due to weather conditions. But, Eckles said campus only closes when there is significant safety conditions for both campus and the community.

“Part of it is kind of, it is how students are raised in the K-12 system. Students are used to snow days,” Eckles said. “Universities don’t have snow days.”

Eckles said UI’s campus is usually accessible, but what isn’t as accessible is the surrounding city, with it being a much larger area to clear. And as a majority of students live on campus, they are within walking TO SEE THE FULL VERSION, VISIT UIARGONAUT.COM

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LIFE

LIFESTYLES, INTERESTS, FEATURES AND ENTERTAINMENT

PUPS ON THE PALOUSE

Humane Society Pets on the Palouse Meet the animals available for adoption at the Humane society Nicole Hindberg

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As The Argonaut Staff and lovers of puppies, we took to the Palouse to find the best pups you have to offer. No matter the size, color, breed or pawverty level — all pups are the best and we are here to find them. Missed us this week or want your pup (or other furry creature) to be featured in next week’s Pups on the

Palouse? Send us an email at arg-life@ uidaho.edu.

On this week’s Pups on the Palouse, we meet some furry friends that are available for adoption at The Humane Society of the Palouse (HSoP).

HSoP requires that all potential animal adopters are over 18, they fill out a pre-adoption application and provide proof that animals are allowed in their residence.

Before adopting, all members of the household must be present including current household pets if possible, to

Calypso excited to greet people at HSoP

Nicole Hindberg | Argonaut

Meet Calypso: Calypso is four-year-old spayed Boxer. Calypso loves all people, but she prefers a home without other dogs or cats. She is house trained and up to date on her vaccinations.

She has one eye, but does not let that stop her for anything.

Carol rests in her cage at the HSoP

Nicole Hindberg | Argonaut

Meet Carol: Carol is a two-year-old spayed Domestic Long Hair cat. Carol is very friendly and loves to be pet. Carol is house trained and is up to date on her vaccines. She is okay with other pets.

make sure the animals get along.

Adoption fees vary for each animal.

The dog adoption fee is $115. The cat adoption fee is $90. The small animals, birds and other animals vary.

Those who do not wish to adopt at this time can volunteer at the shelter.

Volunteers must be over 18 if they are by themselves or have a parent or guardian present.

Volunteer tasks include assisting with care and training of the animals, walking animals, socializing with animals and more.

Volunteers are able to visit the shelter

Monday through Friday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Volunteers must call ahead to check the schedule at (208) 883-1166.

A volunteer form is required to start volunteering. The form can be found on the HSoP website. More information about the shelter and the program can be found there as well.

These animals are up for adoption and can be visited at the shelter anytime Monday through Saturday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Dumpling greeting volunteers at HSoP

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Meet Dumpling: Dumpling is an eight-year-old neutered Domestic Short Hair cat. Dumpling is very friendly and loves to talk. Dumpling is up to date on his vaccinations and is house trained.

Dumpling is diagnosed with hyperthyroidism, meaning he has an overactive thyroid gland that requires once-daily medication. The medication costs around $50 for a month supply and Dumpling will need it for the rest of his life.

Vanessa curls up in her cage at HSoP

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Meet Vanessa: Vanessa is a five-year-old spayed Domestic Long Hair cat. Vanessa is very shy, but she is very sweet. She will warm up to you if you give her a chance.

Nicole Hindberg can be reached at arg-life@uidaho.edu or on Twitter @HindbergNicole

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Café Chats: Winter Wonderland Three bands: Help Yourself, Hallowed Oak and Meddling performed at One World Café Sam Bruce

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Three bands who have excited the underground music community by performing at The Bayou in the past, brought their tunes to the surface at One World Café last Saturday night for the event “Bayou Presents: Winter Wonderland Local Showcase at One World Café.”

The first band to play was Help Yourself. The band features three local musicians who happen to be brothers.

Ethan Stevenson was on guitar and vocals, Gabe Stevenson on bass and Seth Stevenson on drums.

Help Yourself sounds like a garage punk band. Ethan Stevenson said some of the band’s influences are Weezer, Show Me the Body and La Dispute.

When performing they try to project a positive message to the audience, but mostly they just love playing music together and in front of people, Ethan Stevenson said. According to Ethan Stevenson there is one song in particular in which the vocals were mostly him rambling into the microphone, which created a droning trance accompanied with a steady tempo from the bass and drums.

All of the songs the band played were originals. Ethan Stevenson usually writes the lyrics and chords. He then hands those over to his brothers to fill in the rhythm section.

“I usually start it, and then we’re all kind of part of arranging and deciding what we want to do where and all that stuff. (It’s) mostly communal,” Ethan Stevenson said.

The second band to play was Hallowed Oak. The band is a “passion project” started by Gabe Smith, resident of The Bayou and main booker at One World. Smith organized the event last Saturday night.

Smith brought musicians that might usually play at The Bayou to One World for a few reasons. The basement of the

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Hallowed Oak playing at One World Bayou is set up for demos and recording, rather than for live shows, One World just got a new soundboard similar to the one used at the Bayou making set up easier and it’s winter and Smith doesn’t want to have a bunch of mud tracked into his living space.

The songs performed by Hallowed Oak had a tranquil island feel to them.

However, Smith said the feeling he’s trying to project from the stage is usually dark and “triumphantly sad.”

Smith said some of the band’s influences are Neil Young, Nick Cave and Jason Molina. Young specifally is influential to the style of Hallowed Oak, because Smith similarly plays loud traditional chords that most of the

time aren’t power chords.

“For me it’s about, being able to make a beautiful sound and then also be able to give it a little bit of a dark twinge,” Smith said.

The third band to play was Meddling.

Ethan Stevenson played bass, Seth Stevenson played drums and Joe Marsh on guitar and vocals. The main song writer for Meddling is Marsh.

“That’s all Joe writing his guitar parts and lyrics. And then he kind of brings it to Seth and I, and then we decide kind of rhythmically what we’re going to do,” Ethan Stevenson said.

On stage, Marsh described the band as being punk rock.

“It’s very emotional, it’s very heavy,

it’s sludgy, it’s really fun to play because it’s fast and slow,” Ethan Stevenson said.

“Like I said, it’s emotional. That’s kind of the vibe I always have gotten from Joe’s music.”

Ethan Stevenson said some of Marsh’s potential influences are Hotelier and Algernon Cadwallader as well as math rock.

The next show at The Bayou will be on Feb. 14. The event is called “Dirty 30 Bad Boy Birthday Bash,” and is being put on for Smith’s birthday. The doors open at 8 p.m., and more information can be found on The Bayou’s Facebook page.

Sam Bruce can be reached at arg-life@uidaho.edu.

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Top ten albums of 2019 Teren Kowatsch Column

ARGONAUT In 2019 we saw a few anticipated album releases that weren’t originally expected, some albums no one saw coming and other albums that met all the hype that came with them.

Looking back on the year, these are the albums I thought were the 10 best of 2019.

10.) Megan the Stallion – “Fever” Although Megan the Stallion already had a hit song with “Big Ole Freak” from her 2018 “Tina Snow” mixtape, “Fever” was the album that put Megan the Stallion on the map. From the down-south Houston production on the album to the club bangers, as well as Megan the Stallion’s couldn’t-care-less-personality, “Fever” stands out as a album no one anticipated being as good as it is.

9.) Deniro Farrar – “Re-Up” “Re-Up” goes into the category of albums that weren’t on anyone’s radar, but for the few people it was on, they made an effort to sing its praises for all who would listen. Although “Re-Up” doesn’t do anything extraordinary, it checks almost all the boxes people want from a rap album at a high enough level to make it, arguably, the most complete rap album of the year.

8.) Rico Nasty & Kenny Beats – “Anger Management” The dynamic duo of producer Kenny Beats and rapper Rico Nasty have very few misses on their collaborations, and “Anger Management” is no exception.

Rico Nasty already was riding a high with her 2018 album “Nasty” and her hit single with Doja Cat “Tia Tamera.” Rico Nasty didn’t take any breaks and came out with this expertly produced, unapologetic and crude album that’s just a lot of fun.

7.) DJ Shadow – “Our Pathetic Age” Our Pathetic Age is meant to be a statement, without being preachy. The first half of the album is only instrumentals, leaving it to the interpretation of the individual listener. The second half is where the album reaches its peak. Where the first half is up to interpretation the second half of the album serves as definitive statements of all rappers involved. The format of it in addition to the strong production and features results in DJ Shadow’s best album in years.

6.) Iglooghost, Kai Whiston, BABii – “XYZ” This collaborative EDM album featuring production from Whiston and Iglooghost and vocals from BABii demonstrates the continued success Iglooghost has had. The synergy between all collaborators is evident, and all three succeed at making sure that “XYZ” doesn’t fall into the trap most EDM records do of being all rave-style tracks.

There’s truly a track on this album for

every mood.

5.) FKA Twigs – “Magdalene” Twigs’ follow up to her classic 2014 effort “LP1” is truly a masterpiece. It is haunting yet beautiful and paints a beautiful canvas as to where Twigs is artistically five years after her last album.

There is not a track on here that does not capture the ear of the listener. Although it is definitely not the most accessible record to come out this year, it is one of the most expertly-crafted and artistic.

4.) Danny Brown – “uknowhatimsayin” Since the release of “Atrocity Exhibition,” Brown’s kicked his addiction that plagued him in the past. Now he has a TV show on Viceland and a Twitch channel. This is reflected on his 2019 effort. Whereas “Atrocity Exhibition” was a deep-dive into the rabbit hole of drug abuse and dark thoughts, “uknowhatimsayin” is Brown appreciating and reflecting on life in the clearest and happiest state he’s been in years. This all adds up to a fun and occasionally uplifting album.

3.) Anonymuz – “There is no Threat” Underground South Florida rapper Anonymuz followed his stellar 2017 EP, “Hiei,” with one of the best albums to come out of South Florida this year.

Not only are the trademark Florida-style bangers on this album it also features a lot of lo-fi introspective tracks, giving this album a decent balance. Throw in

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the features from Sylvan LaCue and Denzel Curry and you get as close to a quintessential South Florida rap album as you can.

2.) Lana Del Rey – “Norman F***ing Rockwell” Speaking of albums I didn’t anticipate being great – chalk this album up there.

Although Lana Del Rey has not been afraid to wear her feelings on her sleeve in previous albums, she puts them on a billboard and broadcasts it for everyone in this one. That kind of emotional vulnerability with the variety of amazing production makes this album stand out in the best way.

1.) Freddie Gibbs and Madlib – “Bandana” The producer-rapper duo of Gibbs and Madlib released their long-anticipated follow-up to “Pinata.” Needless to say, given my ranking of the album, it did not disappoint. Gibbs and Madlib do a great job at continuing the themes on “Pinata” while still introducing instrumentals and musical stylings exclusive to “Bandana.”

Gibbs brings his typical amazing flow and bars onto the project and adds amazing features from the likes of Pusha T, Killer Mike and Anderson Paak. Having all this in mind, this album stands out as the best of the year.

Teren Kowatsch can be reached at arg-life@uidaho.edu.

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Sports

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(Top) Senior guard Trevon Allen shoots a three pointer while a Washington State player jumps to block his shot on Dec. 4 in Cowan Spectrum. (Right) Junior guard Chance Garvin runs out onto the floor on Dec. 4 for a game against WSU in Cowan Spectrum.

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Vandals look confident going into a new decade The Vandals look to turn the tide in the second half of the season Armin Mesnovic

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As the holiday break comes to an end, the Vandal’s finished with a record of 1-4 during the holiday break with their only win being against Portland State. Three out of the four losses were in close game situations, and the Vandals came up barely short. The Vandals squared off against Idaho State and Weber State, where they lost both games by a combined score of three points on the road. They faced off at home against Montana State, and fell short by three points. Senior guard Trevon Allen led the way for the Vandals averaging 22 points per game.

“I feel like the biggest thing that’s helped us win one of our conference games is finding the good group to finish out the game and stay solid with that group with a good flow,” Allen said. “We tend to switch up and break up our flow, and that’s something we have to work on as a team.”

The Vandals look to face off against Eastern Washington right when the semester starts, and they will look to clinch their second conference win and their sixth win of the regular season against their conference rivals. Eastern Washington and Idaho are both coming into the game with a one game losing streak and a win against Portland State.

Interim head coach Zac Claus believes how

they practice will determine the outcome of the game.

“The correlation between practicing well during the week and then being able to play Thursday, Saturday or Monday or whatever the day may be,” Claus said. “We believe in that correlation that if we practice great, that it’s going to translate into the game.”

Halfway through the season and the Vandals are 5-10 and 1-3 in conference play.

The Vandals are 4-3 at home and winless on the road. They will have to win some games on the road if they want to turn things around this season.

“I’m pretty positive about the season, watching a lot of other teams play on our weeks we’ve had off, it’s a positive outlook.

I mean we’re right where we need to be, and I feel like we should already be at that point,” Allen said. “To lose games by two, three, or by one point is tough but like I said it gives us confidence if we can make corrections now.”

With the increase of confidence and improvement made by the Vandals, junior guard Chance Garvin is excited for the rest of the season moving forward.

“The improvement we have already shown throughout the first half of the season, and we still have a whole half of the season to go,” Garvin said. “If we can clean the little stuff up then we will be pretty hard to beat.”

Armin Mesnovic can be reached at arg-sports.uidaho.edu

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Eagles fly down to Moscow Idaho men’s basketball set to close out a busy Thursday night in Cowan Zack Kellogg

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The Vandals have had a rocky start to the Big Sky season, but not in a way fans expected.

Idaho (5-10; 1-3) is going into Thursday’s rivalry game against Eastern Washington (9-6; 2-2) with confidence, with all three conference losses coming within three points or fewer.

“Each and every night, it’s going to be competitive. And for us, it’s been games down to the wire,” Idaho Head Coach Zac Claus said.

“To stay in it to competing for 40 minutes is an absolute must, because these games come down to one or two possessions.”

Cowan Spectrum will be busy, with the men ending the doubleheader at home and Idaho Women’s Basketball tipping off at 5:30 p.m.

Here is what you need to know going into Thursday night.

Who are the Eagles in 2020?

This rivalry has been a constant for Idaho, leading the all-time series 57-32, but this is a different Eagles team compared to previous seasons.

Eastern Washington goes into Thursday with the third-best scoring offense in the nation, scoring over 84 points per game. They sit just behind Gonzaga and Central Michigan and one spot ahead of NCAA powerhouse, Duke University.

What has propelled the Eagles to success is the offense, but their defense is lacking.The Eagles have allowed the most points per game in the Big Sky. The key message this season and the key to a win? Defense.

“We need to lock up and we need to do our best on the defensive end,” redshirt junior guard Marquell Fraser said. “I think that we’ve been doing a great job at the start of conference play and we just have to continue moving forward.”

New team, new hope: It has been hit on 100 times about how this is a new team with new chemistry, new strengths and weaknesses for Idaho.

The time for introductions appears

to be over. The team looks to put the finishing touches and get over the hump of close losses to make a Big Sky run.

Fraser made note that all the newcomers to this year’s team are continuing to rise to the occasion, including sophomore post Jack “Big Boy” Wilson and junior post Babacar “Bob” Thiombane.

With the improved play in 2020 of junior post Scott Blakney, constant scoring from senior guard Trevon Allen, who is one point away from 1,000 career points and a deep bench, Fraser said there’s just one more piece to making a Big Sky tournament run.

“Chemistry, we’re still not there because we had a lot of injuries throughout the season,” Fraser said, “We’re still trying to mesh together but once that comes, I think that we’ll be able to really take off from there.”

Idaho hosts Eastern Washington at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Cowan Spectrum.

Zack Kellogg can be reached at arg-sports.uidaho.edu or on Twitter @kellogg_zack.

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Senior guard Lizzy Klinker dribbles the ball toward the basket and by a Colorado State player on November 20 in Memorial Gym.

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Moscow-Cheney rivalry renewed Vandals look to make history in Cowan Zack Kellogg

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With the tough non-conference schedule almost a distant memory, the rivalry game double-header between Moscow and Cheney is upon us.

Idaho (8-5; 3-1) hosts Eastern Washington (2-11; 1-3) to open Thursday’s action in Cowan Spectrum.

Women’s and Men’s Basketball will both host the Eagles on Thursday.

The women tip-off at 5:30 p.m.

The Vandals are traveling back from Bozeman, coming away with a doubleovertime win over Montana State, who were undefeated in the conference.

“We need to defend our home floor you know, it’s huge in this league to be able to win at home and go out on the road and get a big one like we did is great,” Idaho Head Coach Jon Newlee said. “But it all means nothing if we can’t come home and defend our home floor. So, we really got to get up for Eastern Washington.”

Here is what you need to know going into Thursday.

Who are the Eagles in 2020?

It has been a tough season thus far

for Eastern, currently on a threegame losing streak in the Big Sky following the opening win against Weber State.

Playing away from Cheney for the Eagles has been a challenge.

They’ve lost all seven road games this season, where the Vandals are undefeated in Cowan Spectrum and Memorial Gym. But records are meaningless in games like this.

“We know how it’s going to be tough. You can throw the records out. I think when we play Eastern it’s going to be a tough battle, and our players got to come ready to play,” Newlee said.

Statistically, sophomore guard Grace Kirscher is the best offensive weapon for the Eagles, averaging 15 points in Big Sky play.

Youth would be the best way to describe this team, having just three upperclassmen on the 14 member roster, like the only five upperclassmen of Idaho.

Vandals’ recent control: Despite trailing in the overall series 42-35, Idaho has won the last three meetings, including a buzzerbeater game-winner in Cheney from Mikayla Ferenz. “(Eastern Washington is) going to

want revenge. But I think our focus has been great,” sophomore point guard Gina Marxen said. “Eastern being our rival, and we know they’re a good team, and we just want to get the win for the home crowd.”

No matter the records for the teams going in, there is usually a different energy surrounding this game.

200 wins: Newlee is chasing a historic milestone and has a chance to claim his 200th career home win on Thursday.

After breaking the record in 2017, Newlee continues to build his impressive resume but wants to give the credit to the coaching staff and players through the years.

“I love our team this year and I’m glad they could be a part of that. But I’ve had great players through the years that have all put the bricks in place,” Newlee said. “I’d like to thank them and thank all the coaches that have worked for me, and it’s been a great ride here.”

Idaho hosts Eastern Washington at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in Cowan Spectrum.

Zack Kellogg can be reached at arg-sports.uidaho.edu or on Twitter @kellogg_zack.

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New head coach, Nick Rolovich, is the perfect coach for a WSU team in transition On the surface, this was supposed to be a particularly dark week for our neighbors eight miles east.

The news of Mike Leach’s departure for warmer pastures at Mississippi State University was not altogether astonishing, but any separation with the swashbuckling Washington State University head football coach would be difficult to swallow. Add in Leach’s new home in the despised Southeastern conference (SEC) and there is plenty of sour taste to be found in and around Pullman.

However, the Cougars may have found a rather well-fitting successor in former Hawaii head coach and quarterback Nick Rolovich.

Hawaii’s football program is now as notorious for vicious cycles in and out of bowl contention, as it is for intimidating pregame rituals. Rolovich reignited the program upon re-arrival in 2016. After benefiting from June Jones’s run-and-shoot system as a quarterback in the early 2000s, Rolovich ascended through Hawaii’s coaching ranks to interim offensive coordinator before taking the same job on a permanent basis at Nevada. Following his return to Honolulu, Rolovich elevated the Rainbow Warriors from an 11-39 stretch in the four years preceding his return, to a 28-27 record from 2016-2019 that included a 2-1 bowl record.

Like Leach before him, Leach brings one of those unique offensive systems that athletic departments so desperately crave. After a 3-9 season in 2017, Rolovich reinstalled the run-and-shoot at Hawaii, which focuses less on simple reads and quick throws of a traditional spread offense and more on pre-snap motion

and in-play adjustments. The system worked wonders for Hawaii. They finished twenty-fourth out of 130 FBS teams in points scored for the season. If there is one form of continuity WSU football fans can expect from one regime to the next, it has to be exciting and high-scoring teams.

Ideally, Rolovich will bring this same system with him to Pullman, where Leach had plenty of success but exhibited a stubbornness that may have put a definite ceiling on the Cougars.

Many pundits unveiled long and distinguished lists of potential successors, often circling newly-minted USC offensive coordinator Graham Harrell as a prodigal son of the air raid. However, Harrell didn’t present immediate solutions to the problems Leach has left in his wake. WSU fans would have been able to expect more of the same, but probably without Leach’s legendary appearances in the classroom.

Harrell is the ideal end point of the Leach spread offense. He still holds NCAA passing records including average passes completed per game in a season, and three seasons with more than 4,000 passing yards during the height of Leach’s tenure at Texas Tech. Picking up where his old mentor left off at WSU is a natural enough progression, but Harrell has a mere two seasons of offensive coordinator work under his belt at a Sun Belt school. His offensive prowess remains, after taking University of North Texas from a bottomfeeder offensive unit to the nineteenth best in the nation in 2017 but has since fallen off to fifty-second on a points-pergame basis. Add in his lack of knowledge covering WSU’s weakness at defense, and Harrell seems like even less of a head coach candidate.

Rolovich is as close to an ideal hire as there could have been for WSU interim athletic director John Johnson. With a reputation as a successful pedigree and plenty of exposure to innovative offenses, Rolovich would have been highly sought by many bigger schools after one more successful season at Hawaii. Bringing him to the Palouse now, is a win for the Cougars.

Jonah Baker can be reached at arg-sports.uidaho.edu or on Twitter @jonahpbaker

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STAFF PREDICTIONS Idaho Men and Women’s Basketball face off against the Eastern Washington Eagles BRIANNA FINNEGAN — 1 - 1 I see a win for the Vandal women’s team but an unfortunate loss for the men’s team. The women’s team has had a great season that is sure to continue. However, Eastern Washington will avenge the loss of their previous game and slide in with a win.

ARMIN MESNOVIC — 2 - 0 Being a rivalry game and Idaho having the home field advantage, I see both teams winning in front of the home crowd. The men started the season slow but have started piecing things together and we will look to dominate offensively and defensively, and the women will continue their dominance at home and stay undefeated in Moscow.

ZACK KELLOGG — 2 - 0 Idaho always seems to bring a different level of intensity in this rivalry game at home. Expect the men to tame one of the nation’s best offenses and the women to give Coach Newlee his 200th home win against a struggling Eagles squad.

SAYDEE BRASS — 2 - 0 I see both teams winning on their home court. The women’s team has shown a strong beginning to their season with the men’s team showing great improvement in the last few games.

HATIM EUJAYL— EWU WILL WIN Eastern Washington University was established April 3rd, which makes it an Aries, and if you look at this week’s Aries horoscope, it reads: “your efforts are definitely going to be appreciated by those who matter, Aries, and you might even receive public acknowledgement of some kind…” One can deduce that this indicates an EWU win. However, U of I’s monthly horoscope is looking positive, so the basketball teams will surely make up for Friday’s loss in the future.

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Resources, not age restrictions Implementing a higher age restriction will only increase the number of illegal sales In Dec. 2019 President Donald Trump raised age limit for purchasing tobacco products from 18 to 21. Most Americans have felt no change, while in reality many have struggled with it.

Organizations like the American Lung Association (ALA) advocate for the increase in age due to the possibility of saving lives.

According to the ALA website in March 2015 a report from the National Academy of Medicine detailed that this change could prevent 223,000 deaths among those who are under 21.

However, a raise in age does not make as big of an impact as they claim. People under 21 will still be able to get tobacco just like underage people get alcohol. Having bans and age restrictions are not a successful deterrent to stopping tobacco use.

According to the Center of

Disease Control in the United States in 2018, the number of smokers who have quit have increased. This is not because of an age increase.

This is because there are countless programs out there that offer resources to help people quit tobacco use. These resources are plentiful as there are resources available in Moscow as well as at the University of Idaho.

Having support and an individualized plan is what helps people stop smoking, not a law that suddenly raises the age.

It’s not a secret that tobacco is bad for you. According to the Center of Disease Control (CDC) in the United States, smoking cigarettes is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States with 480,000 deaths every year or accounting for one in five deaths every year.

There should be an effort to

reduce the amount of people affected by tobacco, but tobacco is an addictive substance that many individuals are already using. for years will not suddenly stop

The world feels like it’s on fire. How do we manage it?

As a country, we’ve had a rocky start to 2020.

We came terrifyingly close to starting another war in the middle east. American firefighters have gone to help fight the Australia bushfires and storms ravaging the lower 48 states. We also know there’s a lot of newsworthy moments to come — we have a presidential election this year, after all.

How do we move forward in a world that feels like it’s falling apart at the seams?

Balance is one of the most important things to learn in times like these. It’s hard to keep reading the news especially when it’s only sad, angering or terrifying,

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increase is the number of illegally obtained tobacco product among those who are under 21.

Asking millions of Americans to quit cold turkey is not the answer to our tobacco problem. Everyone is different and their plan to quit tobacco needs to be different.

Increasing resources will continue to help lower the number of Americans who use tobacco products.

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but necessary to do so. Keeping ourselves informed allows us to participate in conversations about what’s happening around us from a local to an international scale.

This should not, however, come at the cost of our mental health.

Everyone has different limits for what they can handle. Some people can watch, read or listen to the news every day without feeling more depressed or anxious. Others can only manage to do so every so often.

Avoiding the news or social media for the sake of keeping ourselves sane isn’t the same as burying our head in the sand and ignoring what is happening.

The act of avoiding news itself is not reprehensible. Refusing to incorporate new information into an opinion is.

That’s why balance is important.

We all need to realize the world won’t stop spinning for us. Every one of our actions (and inactions) affects those around us. But that doesn’t mean our mental health isn’t worth taking care of, too.

I will always recommend keeping up with the news, I’m more than

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a little biased there. I’ve fallen in love with understanding the world and constantly learning, but not everyone has. I understand I have a different worldview than others.

That doesn’t make anyone bad, it makes us different. That’s one of the things I love about the world, even when it feels like everything is going to hell.

Making sure we have proper context for what is happening at home and abroad while willing to listen to the opinions and information of others makes us better, more understanding people.

However, ensuring our mental health is well taken care of is the most important thing any of us can do. More than anything else, that is what makes us better people.

Mental health aid is available at the University of Idaho Counseling and Testing Center. To schedule an appointment, call (208)-885-6716.

Alexis Van Horn can be reached at arg-opinion@uidaho.edu or on Twitter @AlexisRVanHorn

Growing up, vaccines were a normal part of my life. As a kid, I knew I didn’t enjoy getting shots, but I knew they were helpful to everyone around me.

The term “herd immunity” creates a decreased likelihood of the spread of contagious diseases within a population if enough people are immune to the disease, which is mostly reached through vaccination.

Meaning that those who cannot be vaccinated, such as those with autoimmune disorders and those who are too young to get them are protected from diseases that are preventable.

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, all 50 states have legislation requiring specific vaccines for students, with exemptions varying from state to state. All states have exemptions for medical reasons. 45 states and Washington D.C. grant religious exemptions while 15 states allow for philosophical or personal exemptions.

States should not allow personal exemptions from vaccines because it decreases herd immunity and creates a greater likelihood for those who can’t get vaccines to get vaccine preventable diseases. There are plenty of diseases that have been eradicated by vaccines and allowing people to not get them for reasons that aren’t medical or religious is wrong.

One state that has taken steps in the right direction is Washington. In May of 2019, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law that the state’s public schools will not allow the acceptance of personal or philosophical exemptions from vaccines in public schools, while medical and religious exemptions are still around.

Last week it was announced that the number of students who claimed personal exemptions from vaccines reached zero in Spokane public schools.

In an article from Krem2News by Shayna Waltower, at the beginning of this school year in Spokane public schools there were 911

unvaccinated students who previously claimed personal exemptions from vaccines. That number quickly dropped to 35 after the school implemented a policy that did not allow students who were unvaccinated without religious or medical exemptions to go to school.

Even though the students weren’t allowed to go to school, they were given the opportunity to complete classwork at home. According to the article, there are around 600 students who claim medical or religious exemptions.

Public schools require vaccinations because it builds up herd immunity within that school. The law that doesn’t allow personal exemptions from vaccines allowed Spokane public schools to continue to maintain that herd immunity.

Not allowing unvaccinated kids who had personal vaccine exemptions was a great way to make sure these students have been vaccinated. It clearly demonstrated a fast solution to a growing problem in the United States, with the increased rate of vaccine preventable diseases.

The Spokane school district did everything right. They quickly took care of the problem and made sure those who missed school were able to get their work done. Other school districts need to follow what Spokane school district did in order to maintain herd immunity.

Now, because there are zero students who aren’t vaccinated for personal reasons, those who cannot get vaccines are less likely to get vaccine preventable diseases because they aren’t coming into contact with those diseases.

Nicole Hindberg can be reached at arg-opinion@uidaho.edu

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JANUARY 16, 2020

HEALTH

Taking a Moscow minute Mindfulness opportunities in Moscow make mental wellness more accessible Emily Pearce

ARGONAUT

In our western culture, taking a stride toward mental health can be complicated.

We forget to make time for ourselves and can get tripped up in hurdles life throws at us. Work, school and self-care can all be hard to juggle, especially when it comes to figuring out what to prioritize.

I for one, am still trying to figure out the steps of self-care as well as finding time to do my schoolwork on top of everything else. I like to think I am not

alone. We are all busy, if not busier than the last time we checked in with ourselves.

Mindfulness and meditation can offer many benefits. Meditation can reduce stress, help increase focus, reduce blood pressure, improve sleep and so on. Taking care of mental health can lead to physical well-being.

Although we know that taking care of ourselves can have so many advantages, it is something that we skip out on regularly.

The number one excuse for skipping out on mindfulness is that it’s hard to find time for it. It’s understandable. Life gets in the way whenever the opportunity presents itself. Luckily for University of Idaho students and Moscow residents, there are so many resources available for mental wellness.

Mindfulness, meditation and yoga classes can be taken at UI. For nonstudents, there is yoga, meditation and mindfulness classes outside of the university. This opens a new world of opportunities for many people to explore their mindfulness path.

For me, Psyc 403 Mindfulness and Wellbeing, a class at the university, opened up a new way of living with the result of becoming more mindful. Practicing meditation gave me an outlet to relieve stress caused by life as a student. I also started noticing more and became more grateful.

I started to see all sorts of meditation classes in Moscow inside and outside of the university. I noticed how many activities I could incorporate into my daily

life without making time for mindfulness.

Taking a Moscow minute, focusing on the breath can increase our wellbeing.

Something as small as the Moscow minute can make a big impact on our day, imagine what taking a big stride toward mindfulness can do. With weekly mindfulness walk-ins with Dr. Jamie Derrick, yoga classes outside the university in Kula Yoga, the Yoga Center, Yoga in Harmony and many other studios, there is no excuse to not dip our toes into mindfulness. With so many benefits it can offer, why don’t we try to incorporate selfcare and mindfulness into our lives?

Emily Pearce can be reached at opinion@uidaho.edu.

WELLNESS

Reassessing resolve Jonah Baker

ARGONAUT

A quick Google search will return results about the likes of Statista, SAS, FiveThirtyEight and a host of other data aggregators that all confirm what we already know: the majority of people resolve to get healthier in some way in the new year. Often this is separated into subcategories of: exercising more, starting a diet and finding some other hobby or self-improving habit.

I have my own misgivings about New Year’s resolutions, in particular are especially dangerous. Far too often, wellintentioned individuals stagnate or take steps back on the way to truly improving our physical selves. There are, however, a few key steps to take that can drastically improve renewed approaches to wellness in this new year.

In a recent Forbes article, five different exercise or wellness-related resolution were listed as some of the worst moonshots to attempt in this new year. The New York Times goes deeper, creating a

parallel between too-difficult goals and the unacceptable concept of delayed and not instant gratification. This brings us to the first key: set medium-term goals with that same delayed gratification. Yes, we are conditioned to receive the fruits of our labor as quickly as Amazon will send them, but I believe we’ve reached a point in the wellness boom that most will understand; a cut physique or cleaner body comes with time. Short-term gratification often comes in smaller, unforeseen manners anyway, like finishing that first difficult workout or properly cooking a new favorite dish.

As a baseline, getting through January, perhaps the grayest and most uninspiring month of the year, can be a great place to start. Toward the end of the month, many resolution seekers will fade out of the squat racks and produce aisles and it’s not totally out of the question that people could make other improvement-minded friends along the way.

This also brings us to the second important stipulation. Combining resolutions with old friends can often

cause more harm than good. Of course, this isn’t to say everyone’s friends are flakes, but their influence can bring you down just as easily as it can inspire. In reality, no two people have the exact same idea of what self-improvement looks like, making it illogical for them to pursue a shared goal that might be undercutting what could be achieved separately.

Alternatively, the benefits of coordinating with friends could be reached without these drawbacks by a more laissez-faire approach to collective goal settingFor those that are experienced fitness enthusiasts, there lies more danger in making too-drastic changes to routines and testing new boundaries. Personally, I’ve spent the last week and a half trying to get into running and DIY-fitness, participating in a voluntary removal from the cozy confines of the UI’s campus and Rec Center. Somehow, I failed to foresee the plain fact that running is hard, and perhaps especially, for athletic people who simply avoided running like the plague in favor of weights and intervals.

Jumping in too far and too soon brought

The new year brings new attempts at wellness, and new pitfalls to avoid more suffering than expected, in large part because I simply ignored my body’s natural response to new physical activity.

I didn’t give myself time to adjust. I simply resumed what I considered to be an appropriate level of exertion in exercises I had rarely if ever practiced, left my body unhappy and more attracted to bed than the road outside for too long. Taking a gradual approach to new routines, especially after spending months or years faithfully dedicated to fitness in another way is still of utmost importance.

Every passing day brings further opportunity to get better, to leave doubt behind and bring confidence and results further into the new year. With a little foresight, the transitions to better versions of ourselves can come without failed resolutions.

Jonah Baker can be reached at arg-opinion@uidaho.edu or on Twitter @jonahpbaker

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