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Will dance for money Students raise money for Make-AWish with inflatable dancing tube man Erin Bamer Argonaut
ment has yet to be set, as Pitman has committed to remain in his position through the search process, in order to eliminate the need for an interim. He said he’s not in any hurry to leave and an interim would only hinder the operations of the department. Pitman said retirement will allow him to commit more time to recreational activities, travel opportunities with his family and community projects such as “Family Promise of the Palouse” which he said he’s become very involved with in recent years. “It’s a program that I’ve been deeply committed to in the last few years in helping families with children,” Pitman said. “Certainly I’m looking forward to a bit more recreational time. I think, instead of gold retirement watches, I’d rather have a new pair of running shoes. I’m also looking forward to finding some sunshine in February.” Pitman said he and his wife are deeply rooted in Moscow and
Chase is a 10-yearold boy living in Moscow, with a brain tumor near his optic nerve that makes him blind in one eye and is causing him to lose vision in the other. When the MakeA-Wish Foundation contacted him, Chase wished to travel with his family to Disney World. This cause was something the fraternities and sororities of the University of Idaho decided they can work together to achieve, as part of an All-Greek Philanthropy project. “When (Make-AWish) approached us and said that we have a child in the Moscow area that has a wish to come true, we really wanted to get involved,” said Elise Moote, vice president of leadership for UI Panhellinic council. During Greek Week, more than $1,000 was raised in a penny drop fundraiser. Brittany Bowles, director of Fraternity and Sorority Life, said it costs about $6,500 to send a family to Disney World — so they still need to raise about $5,500. That’s when Moote came up with the idea of Gerald. Gerald is a bright yellow waving air dancer who began his trek throughout the UI campus in Dean of Students Bruce Pitman’s office Monday and will end his journey on April 18. Moote said the idea was inspired by another idea the Office of Alumni Relations came up with, and when they were thinking of names, “Gerald” just sounded right.
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Dean of Students Bruce Pitman announced on Friday his plan to retire from the University of Idaho next fall. Pitman began his career in 1973 as the Greek adviser and became Dean of Students in 1981. Pitman said the beginnings of a search process are underway, and will remain at UI until a replacement is found.
40 years a Vandal Dean of Students Bruce Pitman announces plans to retire next fall after replacement is named Kaitlyn Krasselt Argonaut
When Dean of Students Bruce Pitman arrived in Moscow as the University of Idaho Greek Adviser in 1973, the drinking age in Idaho was 19, the Kibbie Dome wasn’t yet a dome, the pedestrian-only streets running through campus were open to cars, he had yet to go on four Alternative Service Break trips and there wasn’t a single McDonald’s in town. Now, after 40 years of service spanning five decades, Pitman has announced his intention to retire from UI early next fall. The announcement — which could have come seven years ago when Pitman became eligible for retirement — came as a surprise to few and many have expressed their sadness at the news of Pitman’s impending departure. “This is very bitter sweet,” Pitman said. “But I think it’s better to leave when people are encouraging you to stay rather than wait until they are wishing you’d go.” Pitman said he’s been considering retirement for a while, but the decision wasn’t an easy one, because of the
passion he has for UI and its students. “I have great passion for the work that we do and I love this place,” Pitman said. “When I put the key in the ignition to come to campus it’s because I feel it’s important.” Pitman said his colleagues throughout the years have also contributed to his deep-rooted passion for the university. He said his love for the community and a combination of other factors contributed to his hesitation when it came to the question of retirement. But he said his family has always been supportive of his desire to continue working. “My wife and family have been wonderfully supportive and have simply encouraged me to make the change only when I’m ready to and have not been putting pressure on me to do this,” Pitman said. Jeanne Stevenson, vice provost for Academic Affairs, has worked with Pitman in a variety of capacities since the early 1990s. The two co-chaired the implementation of a strategic plan under former provost Doug Baker, and Stevenson said they continued their working relationship across student
Finding waves UI professor finds waves on Saturn’s largest moon Emily Aizawa Argonaut
Jason Barnes, assistant professor of physics, has found waves on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan — the first waves found anywhere besides Earth. Titan is the only moon with an atmosphere, Barnes said. Like Earth’s moon, the rest are airless. Titan’s atmosphere is a lot like Earth’s, made up of mostly nitrogen with about the same pressure, he said. Inside Titan’s atmosphere there are clouds, rain and lakes. It’s the only known place in the solar system, other than Earth, where this happens. Titan and Earth also differ in
many ways. Titan’s temperature is 90 degrees Kelvin which equals to negative 297.67 degrees Fahrenheit, he said. The clouds on Titan are not made of water but of liquid methane, which is the same natural gas that is used to power stoves. The natural gas is what forms the lakes and rivers on Titan. Since lakes do exist on Titan, Barnes said, surely there must be waves on the lakes. But when first looking for waves the research showed there was no evidence of wave activity, he said. SEE waves, PAGE 5
This is very bitter sweet. But I think it’s better to leave when people are encouraging you to stay rather than wait until they are wishing you’d go. Bruce Pitman, Dean of Students
and academic affairs ever since with a focus on student retention, success and capacity. She described their relation ship as a “sharing sweet spot” between academic and student affairs. “I think that he has had a very significant and a very positive impact on the University of Idaho,” Stevenson said. “I am confident that the process that has been described — to be able to do a search while he is still here — will help us have as smooth a transition as possible, and hopefully we will have a highly qualified person like Bruce.” The exact date of Pitman’s retire-
Spreading awareness, not disease Get Yourself Tested campaign begins on campus this week Erin Bamer Argonaut
The Vandal Health Education Office will table the Health Hut April 16 in the Idaho Commons, as part of the Get Yourself Tested campaign to spread awareness of the importance of STD testing. According to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention, one in two people will contract an STD by the age of 25. This statistic shocked Bailey Hewitt, a Vandal Health
Ed intern, and led her to search for more facts about STDs. Hewitt said there are many misconceptions people have about STDs. She said one of the most dangerous misconceptions is that someone with an STD will always show symptoms. Often people with STDs don’t show symptoms and can pass the disease on to other people, Hewitt said. Another misconception she mentioned is that doctors will automatically screen their patients for common STDs without being asked. Hewitt suggested for patients not to assume they don’t have an STD just because their doctor didn’t call them back after getting tested, and urges people
to follow up with their doctors. Hewitt said she thinks many college students don’t get tested, because they are afraid it will show up on their parent’s insurance. According to Hewitt, there are multiple ways to avoid a test showing up on insurance records. She said there are laws that provides the person getting tested a certain amount of control. Hewitt said she thinks if students aren’t scared about talking about the subject, then they instead label the topic as too awkward. A strategy used by Vandal Health Ed is comedy to make people more relaxed about the subject, she said. SEE awareness, PAGE 5
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Breaking records, not the bank Residents across the Palouse come together for fundraiser, world record attempt Jared Jonas Argonaut
The city of Moscow is looking to earn its place in “The Guinness Book of World Records” at the end of April. On April 26, Palouse residents will gather on Main Street in Moscow and attempt to break the world record for the largest country swing dance. According to “The Guinness Book of World Records,” the current record for the largest country swing dance is 756 people — a record set in 2012. However, the idea didn’t begin as a world record attempt. It began as a fundraiser to help Jeff Hinz, the football coach and a government teacher at Post Falls High School. He was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer last fall, said Zack Goytowski, the event organizer. Goytowski is a graduate student at the University of Idaho and was both a football player and student under Hinz at Post Falls High School. The original idea was to throw a small fundraiser in order to raise money to help pay for Hinz’s medical treatments, he said. Goytowski contacted Zane Larson, co-owner of the College Cabs taxi service in Pullman, and from there the idea grew. Larson said Goytowski used to work for the taxi service and
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University of Idaho students Carley O’Brien, left, and Steven Elsbury dance at CJ’s weekly county swing night. The swing dancing event taking place at 6 p.m. on April 26 outside CJ’s is free, but participants are asked to donate $5 that will be given to a family whose father has just been diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. came to him looking for help getting sponsorship. CJ’s Nightclub in Moscow already hosts a swing dancing
Police log Tuesday, April 1
2:52 p.m., Elm Street, Elmwood Apartments A UI student was cited and released for marijuana.
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12:20 a.m., South Main Street, The Garden Lounge A man was contacted by Moscow Police officers for refusing to leave The Garden Lounge Wednesday morning. He was found a few minutes later lying in front of the establishment and refusing to get up, said Moscow Police Lt. David Lehmitz.
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12:04 a.m., West Sixth Street, South Jackson Street A UI student was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. 10:36 p.m., 2500 block West A St. Two UI students were cited and released for possession of drug paraphernalia.
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1:31 a.m., South Washington Street, East Third Street A woman was arrested for driving under the influence after being pulled over by Moscow Police officers early Sunday morning. She refused to take a breathalyzer test.
night on Wednesdays, and Larson said he had been speaking with CJ’s owner Phil Roderick about the possibility of trying
a record attempt when Goytowski approached him with the fundraiser idea. “They said ‘If we’re gonna do this, why don’t we do it big?’” Goytowski said. From there, the three set out to break a world record. Goytowski has been hard at work trying to rally UI and Washington State University students to get participants for the record attempt. Kelly Fisher is an ASUI senator and was a student of Hinz’s at Post Falls High School. Fisher said Goytowski came to him about the fundraiser and Fisher was immediately onboard. With the attempt a few weeks away, Fisher said he is hoping to get a bill through ASUI to provide some funding to help promote the event on the UI campus and around Moscow. “I would like to see as many people there as possible. Not only to break the record, but to show Coach Hinz what he meant to his students and his players and his community,” Fisher said. Goytowski said they are looking to get help from the Greek community at UI and WSU. Adrian Gonzales is the WSU Greek Adviser and has been promoting the event. “A lot of people I’ve talked to have been really into it,” Gonzales said. Gonzales has been going to Greek houses finding volunteers to help break the record, manage the event and help with security, clean
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up and teardown crews. Larson and College Cabs have also been promoting the event. He said they have ads running on the back of the headrests in all of their cabs to get people pumped for the record attempt. “I see this as being something huge … something that can create a foundation to give back to people that need help in the area,” Larson said. Goytowski said the fundraiser would not be possible without the main sponsors — CJ’s Nightclub, College Cabs and Zeppoz. The record attempt will be held at 6 p.m. in front of CJ’s Nightclub on Main Street in Moscow. Larson said College Cabs will offer free transportation for people in Pullman to get to Moscow and back for the record attempt. Only 758 participants in pairs of two are needed to break the current record, Goytowski said. It doesn’t cost anything to participate in the event, but they are asking for $5 donations, which will go to the Spokane Cancer Care Northwest in Spokane to help Hinz pay for his medical bills. The street in front of CJ’s will be closed to traffic for the attempt to take place, Goytowski said. Goytowski also said that participants in the event will be able to register to get a certificate showing their contribution to the record, if it is indeed broken. Jared Jonas can be reached at arg-news@uidaho.edu
Song, dance and fine dining is part of upcoming India Night
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A healthy helping of Indian cuisine and traditional song and dance are just a few highlights of the 2014 India Night at the University of Idaho, presented by the Indian Students Association of UI. India Night 2014 will be from 5-8 p.m., April 19, in the Student Union Building Ballroom. India Night performer and ISA president Megha Karki said there will be a lot to keep audiences engaged this year. “This year, we are planning to have a lot of musical and dance performances, and in addition to that, the ISA will be cooking very delicious Indian Cuisine for the audience,” Karki said. Karki said she and 30 to 35 members of the ISA are cooking food the day of the event and most performances are featuring the talents of the ISA as well. Specifically, she said that one of the India Night performers has had 22 years of classical singing experience and the dances will be from many different areas of India, in order to represent the variety of culture in the country. “We will be performing a traditional dance from the Indian state of Gujarat, and we will also be having a Bollywood dance performance,” Karki said. “Bollywood is
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India Night performers dance at last year show. This years event is taking place from 5-8 p.m. April 19 in the Student Union Building Ballroom. The event costs $10 for UI students, $12 for non-student, and is free for those attendees under 7 years old. the Indian film culture, and is very popular all over the world — so we wanted that dance performance.” India Night is $10 for UI students. Nonstudent tickets are $12 and the event is free for attendees under 7 years old. ISA Treasurer Mahalingam Dhamodharan said ticket fees will cover the expenses of the event, as well next year’s India Night. Karki said in years past, the ISA has had enough money to contribute to a
scholarship and other charitable endeavors with India Night ticket prices. She said she had interest in revitalizing this tradition in the future. India Night has been put on by the ISA since the early 1990s, and the variety of performances and traditions taught has been different each year. George Wood Jr. can be reached at arg-news@uidaho.edu
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Selecting SBA leaders Student Bar Association names representatives for 2014 - 2015 Arianna Anchustegui Argonaut
The Student Bar Association at the University of Idaho law school, recently held elections for new officers for the executive board. Six positions were vacant: president, vice president, treasurer, secretary, sergeant-at-arms and Boise vice president for next year. Each student at the college of law is automatically a member of SBA. SBA maintains and supports an Executive Board, a governing council and student organizations. This year’s SBA Sergeant-at-Arms, Ni-Amma Ollennu, was elected SBA President. Ollennu is studying general law and is finishing his second year at the law school. He is from Frisco, Texas and studied at University of Texas at El Paso, prior to moving to Moscow. “I enjoy my time at the law school and I
wanted to give back,” Ollennu said. “I thought this position would allow me to represent the school that I have come to love.” The president of SBA’s duty is to coordinate communication between faculty and students. Katie Hendricks, a first-year law student was elected vice president. Hendricks is from Sumner, Wash. and studied psychology and justice studies at UI, before attending law school. She is now looking into criminal law based studies. She said she was originally planning to run for a representative position, until Ollennu asked her to be his running mate. “He was looking for in a partner to make the law school a more cohesive unit,” Hendricks said. The vice president assists the president and plans events and gatherings. Bonnie Groller is originally from Spokane and is studying criminal law. She was elected secretary and is a first-year law student. She studied business finance and economics at Eastern Oregon Univer-
sity and wanted a leadership role in SBA, because it is the organization that oversees other groups in the law school. “My particular position does the mentor mentee program for incoming first-year students,” Groller said. “That’s the most important thing I was excited about, helping students feel connected and part of the community.” As a first-year law student, elected treasurer and from Fruitland, Sandy Lockett will be responsible for making sure each club has funding for activities and programs at the law school. Lockett received her undergraduate degree at Eastern Oregon University. “I wanted to be an integral part of making the most of the limited resources we have for the clubs we have at the law school,” she said. Loni Hinton is a first-year law student from Seattle studying business law. She was elected sergeant-at-arms and previously studied at the University of Washington. She said she ran because she wanted to be involved in student government. SBA sergeant-at-arms helps run meetings and
Wilderness Act still going strong Karter Krasselt Argonaut
The Environmental Law Society will host a panel at 4 p.m. April 10 called “Wilderness at 50: Past, Present, and Future,” as a tag-on event to a 7 pm. showing at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre of the documentary, “A Fierce Green Fire — The Battle for a Living Planet.” The panel discussion will provide an indepth history of the Wilderness Act, while the film showing will chronicle the stories of people uniting to protect the world’s land, water and wildlife. The Wilderness Act turns 50 this fall, and according to Craig Watt, president of the University of Idaho Environmental Law Society, that number is indicative of a successful act. “Congress hasn’t overturned it,” Watt said. “The reason they haven’t overturned it is because it’s important to the public. Wilderness is the epitome of American ruggedness, and thus part of our character.”
The Wilderness Act grew out of this movement. The focus is around five stories where individuals have worked to protect the environment Craig Watt, President
The act, signed into law by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, pertains to things such as protecting the remaining wilderness from intrusive highway building, excessive logging and gas drilling. “Idaho has more wilderness area (acreage) than any other state in the lower 48,” Watt said. “Wilderness is near and dear to many people’s hearts — fishers, hunters,
Environmental Law Society sponsors two events for 50th anniversary
hikers, rafters. This fact alone makes it clear that the Wilderness Act is very relevant to the lives of Idahoans.” The panel will include topics such as the potential for new wilderness, the state of wilderness research and wilderness management challenges — such as wildfire and drought. Panel members will include UI faculty, representatives of the Idaho Conservation League, The Wilderness Society and Wilderness Watch. “The environmental movement is very broad,” Watt said. “It encompasses things like health, as well as natural places. Almost every city has environmental groups.” Attendees of the panel, as well as anyone interested in The Wilderness Act are invited to the Kenworthy for a showing of “A Fierce Green Fire,” scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. “‘A Fierce Green Fire’ is a 50-year retrospective of the environmental movement,” Watt said “The Wilderness Act grew out
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works with students around the law school. Currently a second-year law student, Katy Jibben, was elected Boise vice president. Jibben received her undergraduate degree in secondary education at Boise State University in her hometown. She is studying family law and began her role as SBA treasurer this year. Before attending UI’s law school, Jibben taught high school students for five years. She said she’d been involved in student government throughout her life and constantly seeks leadership roles. “With the Boise program, it’s really important that we keep the two campuses connected as best as we can — especially since it’s expanding,” Jibben said. The Boise vice president is responsible for posting video conferences between the Moscow and Boise law campuses, via Skype. “I’ll also be in charge of communicating with the dean and the faculty members, and I’ll host events for the students,” Jibben said. Arianna Anchustegui can be reached at arg-news@uidaho.edu
of this movement. The focus is around five stories where individuals have worked to protect the environment.” Watt said he looks forward to meeting new and interesting people at the events. “A lot of this is about the personal stories — going hiking with your grandkids, or what have you,” Watt said. In addition to the film showing — which is sponsored by The Environmental Law Society, the Palouse Environmental Sustainability Coalition, the Idaho Conservation League and the UI Sustainability Center — there will be a slew of prize giveaways. Raffle and door prizes include 10 items from Northwest River Supplies, a $65 value massage from Balance Wellness Spa, $50 gift certificates from Gnosh and the Moscow Wine Company and numerous other donations from local businesses. Karter Krasselt can be reached at arg-news@uidaho.edu
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they have no intention to leave permanently. He described him and his wife as friends who have a lot in common. He said they enjoy their time together and are looking forward to being more involved in the community. Pitman is filled with stories of his time at the university and things he’s observed as it’s changed over the years. But he
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“The best way, I think, to market to people is laughter,” Hewitt said. “Because it just relaxes you. And it’s a nice way to hand them something without them feeling like they were left out … or uncomfortable.” Hewitt said the most common STD students at the University of Idaho contract is chlamydia. She said this STD is contracted by students at many college campuses across the U.S. Chlamydia is a bacterial infection of the genital areas. If left untreated, chlamydia can cause pelvic inflammatory disease in women, and an increased risk of infection of other STDs, including HIV, in both men and women. Another commonly contracted STD by college students is Genital Human Papillomavirus (HPV), Hewitt said. HPV is a viral infection of more than 40 types that infects genital areas and can cause warts and cancer. Sarah Clark, another Vandal
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Gerald is a bright yellow waving air dancer who began his trek throughout the UI campus in Dean of Students Bruce Pitman’s office Monday. Gerald can be sent to any office on the UI campus for $20. The proceeds go to the Make-A-Wish foundation.
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“You don’t purchase an air dancer or those wacky wavy inflatable guys and not name it, that’s just rude,” Moote said. For $20, Gerald can be sent to any office on UI grounds for one hour. Moote said time with Gerald can be purchased on the UI Marketplace website, https://marketplace.uidaho. edu. If Gerald invades your office and you do not want to put up with his shenanigans for the full hour, you can have Gerald removed for $30. General donations are also accepted on the UI Marketplace website. You can opt out of the fundraiser altogether by emailing the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life. Bowles said anyone from a student, to a faculty member to an everyday Moscow citizen can purchase Gerald. Gerald can be sent anonymously, or not, and there is an option to
leave a 100 character message with Gerald’s arrival. “Someone is sending it to someone on their birthday, and they’re like, ‘Can he hold a birthday sign?’… and we can definitely make those accommodations, and make sure it’s there during certain times or during staff hours when they’re there,” Bowles said. Bowles said she expects to see Gerald in her office a lot, as well as Pitman’s office. In fact, Bowles said someone asked her if they could buy Gerald to put in Pitman’s office for an entire day. Moote said she can’t wait to see if a student will buy Gerald to put in a professor’s office in response to a bad grade they got in their class. Moote said Gerald even has his own Twitter account at @UIGerald and that is the best way for someone to follow Gerald on his journey across campus. “We’re going to be posting pictures of him wherever he goes,” Moote said. “So, we throw
More info Gerald can be purchased on the UI Marketplace website at marketplace.uidaho.edu.
him in an office, we take a picture and then they have the option to send it away and stuff like that. But that’s going to be the best way to keep track of Gerald’s travels and adventures.” Bowles said she was excited to see participation and enthusiasm for this fundraiser before it even began. She said she thinks it’s a good sign that they’ll be able to help make Chase’s dream come true. “All of our other philanthropies normally just involve the students, and we really wanted to reach it out to campus and get them involved as well, and have them take part in this fun traveling adventure around campus with Gerald,” Bowles said. Erin Bamer can be reached at arg-news@uidaho.edu
“We thought there was wind, because Titan’s equator has sand dunes which need wind to move around, but we weren’t seeing it,” he said. “This is science, there’s what you expect and what you get and if you don’t get what you expect, then you need to rethink.” One of the ideas for not seeing waves on Titan was that it was the wrong season, he said. Titan’s north has been in winter for many years. Titan goes around the Sun with Saturn, making a single season last for seven years. The research to find waves on Titan began in 2004. Therefore, the real search for waves has only been in the last few months. As Titan begins to get into northern spring, a computer model suggested the winds will pick up and the possibility of seeing more waves could be probable, he said. Another idea for the lack of waves found on Titan was that the lakes are not a liquid form like Earth’s lakes but a viscous form like molasses, he said. The waves that were found on Titan were from a specular reflection off of the lake Punga Mare, which is a glare or a glint from the sun off of a lake, Barnes said. If there are waves, the reflection changes the shape of that glint. “We only saw it in a couple isolated areas, which is implying that the whole lake isn’t wavy but rather we’re just getting to a point where the winds are just
said he’s glad to have the summer to reflect on those stories and his time before he officially steps down. Until then, he plans to continue to enjoy the work that he does and is grateful and surprised by the outpouring of attention his announcement has received. “I’m grateful for the kind words and for the gracious silence of those eager to see me go,” Pitman said. Kaitlyn Krasselt can be reached at arg-news@uidaho.edu
Health Ed intern, said STDs can lead to infertility if ignored. Clark said all STDs are treatable and most are curable, so there isn’t a reason not to get tested. “If you’re worried about having an STD, that’s stressful,” Hewitt said. “And in college we already have so many stressors on our plate. You could be stressing yourself out about something you don’t even have and all you’d have to do is go into your doctor’s office, talk to them, get tested, and then that’s one less thing you have to worry about.” Hewitt said she can’t emphasize the importance of getting tested enough. She said that you either have an STD or you don’t, so choosing to not find out your status is pointless. “It’s not something to be ashamed about,” Clark said. “I mean, a lot of people have sex, and so you just want to take those precautions and make sure that you’re safe, the people you’re with are safe and that is something that you should be proud of.” Erin Bamer can be reached at arg-news@uidaho.edu
big enough to pick up waves in a couple different locations,” he said. “You see this on Earth too, it’s called cat’s paw.” The angle of the waves was 6 degrees which when imputed into a computer model simulated to about two centimeters high, he said. Though this is small it shows an onset of wave activity and perhaps as Titan continues into the northern summer the winds will pick up and the waves will become larger. It’s not a sure thing, there could be other explanations, he said. “It’s the first indication that we might be seeing waves and we’re hoping that as we proceed with the rest of the conceding mission we’ll be able to see more and more of this as the season progresses,” Barnes said. In the future, a mission will be sent to Titan and will land in one of the lakes, he said. When landing in the lakes, researchers and designers must know what the viscosity of the lake is — because if it’s like molasses, then instead of splashing down into the lake there will be a “splat” and a loss of a half a billion dollar spacecraft, Barnes said. Learning about the mechanisms of wave generation is fairly understood on Earth, but it has never been tested in one-seventh gravity like on Titan, he said. “We’re hoping to at least verify that our ideas make sense as far as how waves are generated on Earth,” Barnes said. Emily Aizawa can be reached at arg-news@uidaho.edu
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He’s a natural
File photo by Philip Vukelich | Argonaut
Josh McCain takes off on a scramble attempt against Old Dominion last season. McCain was a special-package quarterback for the Vandals last season, scoring three touchdowns. He’s converted into a wide receiver in 2014 and is quickly becoming one of Idaho’s top targets on the outside.
Quarterback turned receiver has breakout performance only a week into spring practice Sean Kramer Argonaut
It didn’t take Idaho quarterback Matt Linehan long to realize what kind of athletic weapon Idaho had at its disposal in Joshua McCain. It actually happened during a bowling trip the two Vandal quar-
terbacks took shortly after arriving in Moscow for the first time last summer. That’s when Linehan told his offensive coordinator, Kris Cinkovich, about the freak athlete Idaho had. “I remember Matt Linehan when they both got here this summer, and they went bowling and Matt told me after that Josh was the best athlete he’s ever seen. I said ‘You went bowling?’” Cinkovich said. “He goes, ‘Believe me.’ We saw it, you can see it in his ball skills — he’s very athletic.”
At the time, the two were coming in as new Idaho quarterbacks, slated to compete with each-other this spring for positioning on Idaho’s quarterback depth chart. Instead, McCain has now become the weapon of choice for the two quarterbacks competing for the starting position, Linehan and Chad Chalich. After a conversation with coach Paul Petrino shortly following the conclusion of the 2013 season, McCain began the transition to
wide receiver. Now, one week into spring practice, he is staking his claim for a top spot in Idaho’s depth chart at the position. In his first scrimmage at his new position, McCain led all receivers with 218 yards and five touchdowns. “He’s just a great all-around athlete. He has everything you want at receiver — he’s fast, has great feet, he can get open whenever you want, he has great hands,” Chalich said. “He’s a great receiver, he made plays like you saw today.” Prior to this spring, McCain
Spring practice Box Score Quarterback comparison Chad Chalich 22-34 394 yards 7 TD 2 INT
Chad Chalich
40-62 484 yards 4 TD 2 INT
Matt Linehan
Highlight: Closing the scrimmage with a 33-yard touchdown across the middle to Deon Watson
The Vandals line up in anticipation to defend a penalty kick from a game last week.
Idaho still winless this spring Pittman’s Vandals get a draw against his former team Joshua Gamez Argonaut
Going into the game with Gonzaga on Saturday, the Vandals wanted to show how far they’d come under new coach and former Gonzaga assistant coach, Derek Pittman. The Vandals carried their experience from last week’s 2-0 loss to Washington State into this weekend’s doubleheader and improved on their pressing on the defense and overall organization on the field, Pittman said. The result in Spokane was a 1-1 draw against the Zags, followed by a 1-1 draw against Central Washington. “I thought they played fantastic —
they came out with the right mentality,” Pittman said. “We focused on what we needed to do to be successful and we executed it very well.” Pittman implemented a strategy that emphasized attacking on offense. This plan proved effective early in the game, as the Vandals scored their first goal within about five minutes of the start of the match. The goal came when Kavita Battan slipped behind the defense and hit a low cross that Alyssa Pease hit into net, giving the Vandals a quick 1-0 lead. After gaining the advantage, the Vandals had to defend the Bulldogs — who ran a very similar offense to the one they had been practicing. SEE winless, PAGE 8
Breakout performances RB Jerrel Brown 22 rushes, 106 yards, 4 TD WR Josh McCain RB Jerrel Brown
8 catches, 218 yards, 5 TD DE Quinton Bradley 8 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 3 sacks CB Jayshawn Jordan
DE Quinton Bradley
SEE natural, PAGE 8
Athletes of the Week Victoria Lozano – women's tennis
Highlight: 65-yard touchdown strike down the right sideline to Josh McCain. Matt Linehan
Parker Wilson | Argonaut
had never played receiver. His experience on offense was exclusively as a quarterback through the high school and junior college levels. He had interest from FBS schools, coming out of De Anza College as a wide receiver, but Idaho was the only school to give McCain an opportunity to play quarterback at the highest level, De Anza coach Dan Atencio told The Argonaut shortly after his
13 tackles, 2 pass breakups, 2 interceptions
Victoria Lozano
As the Idaho women’s team No. 1 singles and doubles player, Lozano has had an extremely successful season thus far. Her impressive 12-4 singles record has helped the tennis team win 14 matches this year, including two this past weekend. The Vandals swept Northern Arizona (7-0) and Grand Canyon (4-0), with Lozano leading the charge. “Vicky has won in the top spots for this program for four years and taken it into the national rankings,” Idaho coach Jeff Beaman said. “The level of this program has gone through the ceiling, compared to where it was when she arrived on campus four years ago.” SEE Athletes, PAGE 8
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Looking to get hot After struggling in Oregon, the men’s golf team looks to get hot again in the desert Korbin McDonald Argonaut
The Idaho men’s golf team is enjoying temperatures in the high 80s this Monday and Tuesday, while competing in Scottsdale, Ariz. at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic. The Vandals, after one round of play, were tied for ninth place in the 21-team tournament. Rankings from golfweek.com showed three schools ranked in the top 70 in the country competing in the tournament. With Oklahoma at 16th, Brigham Young University at 44th and Colorado at 64th. Idaho has fallen four spots since the Oregon Duck Invitational, going from being ranked 106th to 110th. Aaron Cockerill led the way for
the Vandals in round one firing a 68, which put him in a tie for fifth at the end of the round. By Tuesday morning, the team was finished with round two and was in 13th place heading into Tuesday. Cockerill was tied for 24th and was three-over-par through five holes in his second round. Jared du Toit, also tied for 24th, shot a 71 one-over-par first round and was even through six holes in round two. Rylee Iacolucci was tied for Position
Team/player
51st, shot a 70-even-par in his first round and three-over-par through four holes in round two. Ryan Porch and Sean McMullen were tied for 79th, with a 75-five-over-par first round and both one-over-par through six holes in round two. The Vandals will finish up round two Monday evening and will be back on the course Tuesday morning to finish up the Cowboy Classic. Korbin McDonald can be reached at arg-sports@uidaho.edu Round1
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Idaho
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Aaron Cockerill
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T28
Jared du toit
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73
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rylee lacolucci
70
76
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Struggling in SoCal Women’s golf in last place at the end of round one Korbin McDonald The Argonaut
The women’s golf team is down in sunny Southern California, competing in The Gold Rush at Yorba Linda Country Club in Yorba Linda, Calif. The team was playing without junior Leilanie Kim, one of Idaho’s most consistent performers. Competing without one of their better players, the Vandals were in 11th place at the end of the first round, shooting 324 collectively. Idaho was 30 strokes behind the leader Gonzaga, which fired a 294 the first round. The tournament had four teams competing who were ranked in golfweek.com’s top 100. In the
ranking, Gonzaga is at 50th, Long Beach State at 75th, UC-Irvine at 83rd and Cal-Sate Fullerton at 84th. Idaho is currently ranked 107th. By Tuesday morning the Vandals moved to 9th place and were 59-over-par collectively. For the Vandals, Kaitlyn Oster tied for 11th, with a 77 in round one and one-over-par through nine holes in round two. Kristin Strankman tied for 23rd, with a 79 in round one and three-over-par through 12holes in round two. Amy Hasenoeh-
rl was tied for 55th, with an 83 in round one and eight-over-par through 12-holes in round two. Rachel Choi also tied for 55th, with an 85 in round one and sixover-par through nine holes in round two. Idaho will look to improve its position today, when they’ll hit the links for round three to finish the tournament. Korbin McDonald can be reached at arg-sports@uidaho.edu
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311
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kAITLYN OSTER
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74
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KRISTIN STRANKMAN
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AMY HASENOEHRL
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79
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2014 was good for Vandals
Idaho programs had success over the year in various sports The school year wrap up a conference is beginning to wind championship at the down and many people WAC Indoor Champiare either getting ready onships. It took a team to enjoy the summer effort, but they were or are getting ready to able to pull it off in Rick Clark graduate. This includes front of a home crowd Argonaut many of the athletes in the Kibbie Dome. within the Idaho athThis meant three letic department. And boy, WAC Championships in three do most of them have stories different sports, which indeed to tell. is an impressive feat. This year was the last year of Many other teams competing in the WAC for most were able to come close to of Idaho’s programs and what winning their respective a way to go out. Many teams WAC Championships. were able to go the extra mile to The swim and dive team bring success to the programs was able to place second in San they represented this season. Antonio at the WAC Swimming Most recently, the women’s and Diving Championships. basketball team was able to The women’s indoor track secure a second bid to the and field team took third in NCAA Women’s Tournament their tournament. with its second straight WAC Plus, there are still sports on Tournament title. That of campus still in season that are course came after the Vandal threats in their championships. women were able to wrap up Women’s tennis, which has their first WAC regular season been ranked in the top 75 in title — in 29 years. ITA polls at various points Meanwhile, the men’s bas- during the season, looks like it ketball team shocked a lot of has a shot at the championship. people by advancing to the Both men’s and women’s WAC Tournament title game. track and field teams are also They may not have received considerable threats within the the result they wanted, but it’s WAC. Idaho track and field a good look for the fans and coach Wayne Phipps knows recruits to see the team make what he’s doing and could it within one game of a NCAA add to his collection of 10 Tournament berth. championship rings. Other sports on campus Idaho has seen success in have brought success as well. many sports this season and Women’s cross country was that is a good sign for the able to secure its fourth straight sports that are heading to new WAC Championship, which conferences. Most Idaho sports is an amazing accomplish- will end up in the Big Sky, with ment for the seniors — Alycia football going to the Sun Belt Butterworth, Hannah Kiser, for 2014-2015. Holly Stanton Browning and It doesn’t matter which Ailene MacPherson — that conference the Vandals ends have been in the program for up in — they have shown that four years. Even though those they can win in several sports four seniors are graduating, and they will continue to have the cross country team will not success and improve in the lose much, as it has amazing future. younger depth on its roster. Rick Clark The men’s indoor track and can be reached at field team were also able to arg-sports@uidaho.edu
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commitment last year. The experiment turned out to be a struggle for McCain. A running-threat, he was a special package dualthreat quarterback, but he only rushed for one touchdown and never had a rushing day of over 50 yards. Three interceptions to two touchdowns didn’t help his cause. “I knew I wanted to get on the field, didn’t want to sit on the bench,” McCain said. “I wanted to have my talents out there to help the team out. I knew if I’m on the field I can help the team out, it’s all a team aspect, that’s all it is.” Giving McCain that opportunity could pay off for Idaho in 2014,
who appear to have added a playmaker on the outside with the position change. “You know what he can do is he can just play the ball in the air so well, whether it’s a little underthrown in the air, it’s a deep ball in the air, he has great natural skills,” Petrino said after McCain’s five touchdown performance on Saturday. “It makes me look like a big dumb, whatever you call it, for not playing him there last year. He looks pretty special.” He received all five of his touchdowns from Chalich, ranging from a deep sideline route down the right side for a 65-yard score, to following Chalich to the sideline for a tip-toeing touchdown in the corner of the end zone. Throughout all of his
eight receptions, McCain looked like a natural at the position on Saturday. “He’s really fast for one,” receiver Jacob Sannon said. “He likes to pump his arms, that’s basically what coach emphasizes to do is pumping our arms, running after the catch which he’s really good at.” McCain is battling senior Dezmon Epps and sophomore Deon Watson for one of the top two starting positions, but regardless is in good position to continue getting a lot of snaps. McCain will have two more scrimmages and the April 25 Silver and Gold spring game to solidify that position. So far, so good for the former quarterback. Sean Kramer can be reached at arg-sports@uidaho.edu
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“Gonzaga threw a number of numbers at us and put us under a lot of pressure — took a lot of shots on goal and took numerous corner kicks,” Pittman said. After the Vandals first goal, they were able to hold the Bulldogs scoreless until right before the half when the Bulldogs tied the game. After that, the Vandals rose to the occasion and held Gonzaga scoreless for the entire second half and the game ended in a 1-1 draw. After the 1-1 draw against the Bulldogs, the Vandals faced the Central Washington Wildcats. Unlike their first contest of the day, the Vandals allowed the Wildcats to strike first about
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Last week, she was awarded WAC Player of the Week for the second time this spring.
Artemiy Nikitin – men's tennis
halfway through the first half. “We played three very good halves out of four,” Pittman said. “We didn’t come out with the same energy — we took our foot off the gas a little bit.” After a few halftime adjustments, the Vandals got back to being the aggressive, swarming defense that Pittman said will make them successful this fall. They didn’t allow CWU to offensively advance out of its half of the field for close to 20 minutes of the second half. After a barrage of shots on the CWU goal, Pease was finally able to tie the game 1-1. Pittman said the two games presented different challenges to the team that will help them move forward. The main thing the Vandals need to work on
is creating cleaner scoring opportunities on offense, he said, adding that the team will learn from these games and it should help make them a better team. Gonzaga and CWU play different styles of soccer and it showed during the games. In the first game, the Vandals struck early and had to focus on defending from Bulldog attacks. In the second game, Idaho had to claw back into the game after giving up the first score. The Vandals will play next at home on April 12, when they host North Idaho College on the Sprint Turf before heading back to Spokane to face Concordia. Joshua Gamez can be reached at arg-sports@uidaho.edu
a force at the Vandals’ No. 1 position. Nikitin and doubles partner Jose Bendeck won their doubles match against Portland, 8-5.
isn’t the most skilled football player at the moment, but his physical strength would be an asset for a Vandal offense trying to improve. Ida aho coach Paul Petrino worked with Asencio during practice on mechanics for the wide receiver position.
Roberto Asencio – men's basketball and football
Andrea Pikes and Meghan Palesch – women's track and field Artemiy Nikitin
Nikitin this week earned the men’s WAC Player of the Week award. He went 2-0 this week at the No. 1 singles position, defeating Seattle’s Kevin Lynch (6-1, 3-6, 6-3) and Hawaii’s Nils Schuhmann (6-3, 7-5). Nikitin has won three consecutive singles matches and continues to be
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After completing the men’s basketball season a few weeks ago, the 6-foot-9, 245-pound center from the Dominican Republic has decided to try football. He redshirted for the basketball program this season. This spring he decided to go out for a 14-day tryout. It’s clear Asencio
This Saturday, Idaho freshmen Pikes and Palesch each earned double victories in separate events in Spokane. Pikes was victorious in the 100-meter and 200 dash, while Palesch took the 100 hurdles and 400 hurdles. “Overall, I am pleased with how the meet went and look forward to competing at Arizona State next weekend when the team is rested,” Idaho coach Wayne Phipps said.
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Symptom of bigger problem UI facilities first acknowledged the problem at 1 p.m. on Friday, when they sent out a one-line email to building alert contacts — a group limited to only a few people in each building. The email not only neglected to give any direction on how to prevent people from consuming the water, but more importantly, did not identify the severity of the contamination — leaving many to wonder about the harm it could cause. There were no other campuswide alerts or emails sent out to let UI staff, faculty and students know about the situation. If only there was a system in place that could warn students, faculty and staff in a timely
manner about dangerous situations on campus through multiple communication devices. Oh wait, the Vandal Alert system does exist. UI administrators have sent out Vandal Alert messages for earthquake drills, snow days and a moose on campus. Why was the Vandal Alert system not utilized? The Argonaut made contact with UI Facilities at 2 p.m. to confirm the contamination was legitimate. At this point, UI Facilities informed The Argonaut they would need to get approval from UI Communications and Marketing before releasing information to the media. Thirty minutes later, Facilities confirmed the elevated chlorine levels, and
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Friday’s elevated levels of chlorine met with slow action, indicitive of larger communication problems Good news, drinking water, cooking food, washing hands and taking a shower are all now safe things to do on the University of Idaho campus, now that the chlorine concentration has returned to a safe level as of 4:30 p.m. last Friday. A pump failure in the chlorination system prompted the UI Environmental Health and Safety Office to recommend that no one should drink on-campus water, due to elevated chlorine levels. What was most alarming about this entire situation was not the water in the pipes, but how UI administrators failed to properly communicate with the university community on an issue of public safety.
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The Argonaut reported it on its Facebook page. It should be common sense, but administrators and staff should not have to seek approval from media relations to confirm a public safety hazard. The university has fostered a culture that disregards transparency and openness, with the media relations department at the forefront of muzzling information. UI administrators should be able to have an open conversation with the media, especially when the topic is public safety. The contamination was resolved in a timely manner, but it revealed a disturbing lack of communication between UI administration and the general public.
—RT
Game of Thrones makes me want to tame dragons. —Danielle
Cookie dough I’m gearing up for stress eating. —Emily
Why do we even have Vandal Alert? I am curious what the University of Idaho deems worthy of a Vandal Alert. After all, according to the UI website, the purpose of a Vandal Alert is to provide official information about “emergencies that may disrupt university operations or threaten our university community.” If Friday’s elevated chlorine levels rendering UI water undrinkable doesn’t account for a threat to the university community, I don’t know what does. —Aleya
What is life? Ad team won districts this weekend, which was amazing, seeing as I’ve been questioning my sanity these past few months because of it, but I also received a job offer from Wieden+Kennedy. Holla. —Hannah
Why can't I be in Seattle right now? The Mariners have their first game at home and the Seahawks will be in attendance. I wish I didn’t have school this week so I could attend this glorious moment. —Ricky
NBD
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Things I’ve received a Vandal Alert about: Moose on campus. Earthquake drill. Snow day. Things I’ve not received a Vandal Alert about: High chlorine levels in our drinking water. —Kaitlin
False information, lasting consequences Misinformation can travel quickly due to social media, accuracy is key worst downright false. I might be the only one with a For example, two men are sucrazy uncle who preaches pseudoing The New York Post after they science and blames the Illuminati released a cover that portrayed for everything from Pearl Harbor them as suspects in the bombing to rising gas prices, we all know someone like Uncle Joe. Someone investigation. One problem — both of the men were who is so wrong it’s hard completely innocent. to believe they are truly This sort of publicity is misinformed. The good bound to have a negative thing about Uncle Joe impact on their lives, and people like him, is it’s and when combined incredibly easy to laugh with the power of the off their ignorance and Internet, it did. not take them seriously. Justin Ackerman The desire to catch However, it’s a lot Argonaut the attackers fueled by harder to recognize when media falsehoods quickly spread a reputable source is unknowingly spreading misinformation. It on social media. Members of the happens a lot more often than one popular website Reddit wrongfully accused Sunil Tripathi, a would think — especially today, missing Brown University student when the Internet allows inaccurate facts to travel quickly. Now whose body was later found in the more than ever, people need to be Providence River, of carrying out the attack. confident in the accuracy of what Fortunately, the real perpetrathey read and more importantly, tors were identified and dealt what they share with others. Not to suggest you should follow with, but the trouble inherited by the Tripathi family, due to the Uncle Joe’s lead, but a healthy dose social media buzz, will remain of skepticism never hurt anyone. a prime example of the conseIt’s especially important to quences of false information. fact check and cross-reference This often times unintentioninformation in a digital world, where rumor and speculation can al spread of inaccurate information is a bigger problem than it be shared in a short amount of may seem. It happens to every time. The public witnessed this during the coverage of the Boston news organization, at one point or another. Marathon bombings last year. These mistakes are usually Shortly after the bombings, discovered and fixed, and all news organizations and social media organizations should be media around the country spewed misinformation that was at best heavily sensationalized, and at SEE False, PAGE 10
Keep the ‘b’-word Ban Bossy campaign looks to form leaders among girls in wrong way Something has to be banned The Ban Bossy campaign in order to make women feel released a video a few weeks like they can enter into a leadago that featured women ership role. You know, just from all walks of life, such like with Susan B. Anthony, as Beyonce, Jennifer Garner Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks and Condoleezza Rice. They or even Margaret Thatcher. and other women featured, The Ban Bossy stood in front of the video and campaign camera and proudly encourages younger denounced the word generations of women bossy, and encouraged to take the easy way others to join them in out and claim victimtheir effort to ban it. hood. It encourages Ironically, these them to pin blame on women came off as Andrew Jenson someone or somenothing less than bossy. Argonaut thing else, in order to According to the move to the top. campaign, more girls As silly as it sounds, what than boys lose interest in really needs to be taught is leadership roles by middle what Rocky said in the sixth school. Apparently, their film of the series “Rocky fear of the dreaded “b”-word Balboa.” At one point in the prevents them from wanting movie, Rocky stood on a dark to become leaders. street, facing his son. He spoke So, the campaign is essentially focused on helping make to him gently at first, but then became more severe as his son leaders out of people who scoffed at him. allow themselves to be scared “Now if you know what out of leadership roles. you’re worth, then go and get As wonderful as the what you’re worth,” Rocky said. campaign might sound, the “But ya gotta be willing to take problem is that banning the hits, and not pointing finanything, particularly words, does nothing to encourage true gers saying you ain’t where you wanna be because of him or her leadership in anyone. Such or anybody. Cowards do that, an action only works to fuel and that ain’t you!” the entitlement mentality that I know this comes from a seems pervasive among Amerifictional character in a cheesy cans today. flick. But, this scene and quote What is the true message is more substantial and powerbehind the Ban Bossy video? ful than anything I’ve ever That women leaders can emerge when society removes obstacles in their paths. SEE Keep, PAGE 10
In a month It will be my last class of college. I don’t know how to feel or think because this will be a new journey, but I think I am ready. —Rainy
Watch out, DiMaggio Robinson Cano is only 50 games away from your record! —Sean
Sunshine and smiles Make the world go round. —Kaitlyn
Springtime The bro tanks and sundresses are out, it must be spring.
—Ryan
April showers Looks like the spring rain is ditching class this month. Hopefully these blue skies can help reduce the stress of the last few weeks of class ... or serve as a wonderful distraction.
—Jessica
Tuesday There should be a rule in school that if it can’t be fixed by three days straight of nothing but hard work, it shouldn’t be assigned. My body hurts and the week is just getting started.
—Phil
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accountable for their actions. But in the new world of social media, readers must be aware of the news organization and their reputation. In a perfect world, we could trust every news outlet at all times. But this is far from a perfect world, and the spread of misinformation can be a lot more dangerous than
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it appears on the surface. All it takes is false information and people willing to latch onto it. Whether it’s Uncle Joe, The New York Post or The New York Times, it’s important to demand accuracy when disseminating information. Justin Ackerman can be reached at arg-opinion@uidaho.edu
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heard from any one part of the Ban Bossy campaign. Rocky described how one truly becomes a leader. You’re going to have critics. You’re going to have people saying all sorts of things about you — likely beyond the point where they’re simply calling you names. Even if you’re not striving to be a leader, you’re still going to go through this. That’s life. You have to deal with it like everyone else. You’re going to take “hits,” but you have to move on. At some level, even the women featured in the video had to go through the very thing I described. And
guess what? They managed to become leaders in their own right. Nobody was around to ban bossy for them, and somehow they managed to get to the top. Again, I dislike using a film to extend words of wisdom. But honestly, all children — gender aside — are better off following advice from a fictional character in a fictional world than following blabber from real human beings who have attained some form or other of leadership in the real world. Andrew Jenson can be reached at arg-opinion@uidaho.edu
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