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Keys to success “I showed up two hours late to a lab one time … double check (what time your classes start) because you might think you know but maybe you don’t.” “Some other fun tips: stay hydrated, don’t be afraid to wear tennis shoes to class and buy a good snow jacket and snow boots and a heating blanket.” — Hannah Davis
“IBC really is not bad. It’s actually really fun. You definitely learn a lot of things that you’re going to use down the road.”
— Amy Jacobsen
“My advice for people is to take it seriously from the very beginning. Before the first (O-Chem) test I just didn’t take it seriously — I didn’t think it was going to be that bad but then first test came around and boy, that was not the case.”
— Danielle Greene
Upperclassmen divulge their best tips and tricks for a great freshman year Kaitlyn Krasselt Argonaut
Leaving home and starting college can be an exciting new adventure, but it can also be more than a little frightening. Many incoming Vandals are unprepared for the winding halls and half-staircases in Brink Hall that can leave many lost for hours, or the hills on campus that ensure students are winded and sweaty by the time they make it to their 8:30 a.m. class. Most upperclassmen have survived the hills
and escaped from Brink, and are now successful students or recent University of Idaho graduates with advice to offer those just starting their college career.
Ask for help
“Don’t be afraid to ask anybody anything. Everyone’s super helpful,” said Hannah Davis, current ASUI president. Davis, a junior majoring in political science and international studies, said her best advice to incoming students is to get to know their aca-
Student dies in rafting accident Staff report Argonaut
— Jordan Hensley
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
demic advisers. “Reaching out to my advisers and asking them if there was anything (I should do) and looking into programs that they had available and applying for things that maybe I wasn’t the best candidate for but applying for, them anyway helped me build a relationship with my advisers that I wouldn’t have had,” she said. Danielle Greene, a May 2011 graduate, attributes her success since graduating to a
A 22-year-old University of Idaho student from Nepal died in a rafting accident on the Selway River July 21. Bishal Shrestha had been rafting with four other UI students when the raft got stuck and popped, spilling all five occupants into the river. “It’s my understanding that their raft hit a limb that was sticking out into the river and they were all pitched from the raft,” said Dean of Students Bruce Pitman. Pitman said the other students made it safely to shore and were picked up by another group of rafters and taken back to their campsite. “A search was initiated by people who were camping in the area, plus members of the staff from the river company and there was obviously notification made to the sheriff’s office and a more formal search process was undertaken,” Pitman said. “I don’t know exactly what time the raft flipped but it was late enough that they were not able to find his body until the next day because they had to suspend the search because it was dark.” SEE accident, PAGE a6
SEE keys, PAGE a7
Bright ‘future’ for UI Inspiring Futures campaign raises $164 million for university projects Kasen Christensen Argonaut
The University of Idaho received close to $2 million for the “Inspiring futures” fundraising campaign that began April 28. “Over 850 folks in black tie and ball gowns filled the floor of the Kibbie Dome,” said Chris Murray, vice president for University Advancement. Andrew Gauss, director of alumni and development marketing communications, said the event was designed to thank donors who gave to the university during the campaign’s quiet portion. The $225 million campaign began in 2007, and raised $161.8 million before the campaign went public. About $164 million has been raised overall. During the quiet portion of the campaign, alumni and friends were solicited for donations. Programs like Vandal Connect, a studentstaffed fundraising call center, asked for donations. Vandal Connect raised $2 million between 2010 and 2012. Jessica Billings, director of Vandal Connect, said donors have complete control over where their money goes.
She said alumni will often donate to the college they graduated from, or the college their children are enrolled. Gauss said the campaign focuses on student success, faculty recruiting and retention, facility maintenance and continuing programs. “A majority of (the Kibbie Dome renovation) was funded … through donor support,” Gauss said. The university is also trying to build its first building in more than 10 years — the Integrated Research Innovation Center. The goal for that project is $100 million. It is about half funded now. When completed, it will stand next to the Teaching and Learning Center, where the Navy ROTC building once stood. Each college has its own fundraising goals and plans for the money, Gauss said. He said the campaign has increased the number of scholarships in each college. The campaign website has information on what those goals are. It also tracks how much each college has raised. The marketing efforts of the campaign try to SEE future, PAGE a6
Editor's note
Elisa Eiguren Editor-in-Chief
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Mary Donohoe and Kristin Malm of Sesitshaya Marimba perform in downtown Moscow as part of Artwalk. The group will perform as part of Zimfest on the University of Idaho campus August 2-5.
Mesmerizing marimba Zimfest brings African grooves to Moscow Matt Maw Argonaut
The Zimbabwean Music Festival will come to the Inland Northwest for the first time in 21 years this August and give people around the Palouse a chance to dance to the melodies of Africa. JoAnn Evans, Zimfest organizing committee member, said the festival’s concerts will be energetic and sociable. “All the concerts are get-up-andmove concerts,” she said. “You don’t just sit in your seat. This is happy music and it’s moving music.” Evans said Zimfest provides exposure to new cultural music and instruments. Folks new to the festival will find it positive and exciting, she said. The quality of performances will be particularly noteworthy. “The fluency (with which) the Zim-
babweans perform is unbelievable,” she said. Mary Donohoe, co-committee member, said one musical element newcomers might find unique is mbira — the name of both an instrument and the music it helps create. The millennium-old mbira is a wooden plank fitted with metal keys, similar to a xylophone, and it’s central to the Shona people who comprise the largest population group of Zimbabwe. Donohoe said the mbira concerts will have a complex sound that is different from the marimba styles people may have heard, but they will enjoy its peaceful energy. “It’s something that is very relaxing, very calming, but also maybe a little bit mesmerizing,” she said. SEE marimba, PAGE a6
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