The North Idaho College Sentinel Vol 67 No 3, Oct 11, 1990

ENTINEL North Idaho College's Student Newspaper

Vol. 67 No. 3

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Bagpipers are back by Pat Rogers Stntmt'I Rq,orttt

2().year tradition of the drumming and oogpipcr summer program at North daho College will not be broken. The oup will return in 1991 aner the rummer ~ion. from July 28 1hrough Aug. 9.

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KomlchJ..wa--Students from NIC's sister college, lkuel, surround Keiko Nagayama In her traclltlonal kimono. (From tel1) Noshla Tega.

Keiko Watanade, lkuko Sacsato, Eml Tshudlrya, Karue Abal, Funle Nakagane, Tomoko Norlguchl and Emiko Aral.

The contro~crsy urrounding the program was resolved enrly last month and was announetd at the NIC Boord meeting. A lack of classroom space and the disruption of ~umrncr c ~ from noisy prJcticcs were among the ~ns the program was originally cnncelled. said Linda Silva, a.ssoda1c dean orin1cmal nffail"\. But rcpresenra1iv~ from the NIC administration and facuhy-Ka1hy Baird, Sieve Schenk, Lanny Stein and Jim McLeod-met with Judy Morrison. director of the bagpipe school in September and arrived with the solution that would be benelical to students as well as participants, Silva said. About 200 students panicipatc in the Scouish studies program. and they require housing as well as classroom space. TI1c group nccd.s 12 classrooms, Silva said. " II is a real coordination effort" Silva said, "especially in the heat of summer with no air conditioning.'' Silva said that it is difficult to schedule a - - - - pftosir ue

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College named recipient of large grant by Linda Stn,n, Smthid Rtpontr

he largest grant ever awarded 10 a community college by the Nationa.1 Endowment for Lhe Humanities has been awarded to North Idaho College. Last week, NIC was officially notified by NEH that the college was awarded S96,373 for the organization of a humanities dep.mment and various other acLivities to promote the humanities on campus and in the community. Project Director Judy Syhc called this "a major accomplishment for NIC,'' especially since these NEH grants are extremely comP:rilivc. NIC was one of 50 colleges nationwide and one of only IO community colleges 10 receive l'unding this year. Because these grants arc so competitive, it is important to

note here. that not only was this NIC's first grant proposal of Lhis type, but the proposal was funded on the first try. Syltc said. The beginning or this humanities grant process was several years ago when several NIC faculty members in the humanities began questioning the absence of an actual humanities division at the college and any clear definition of what that division should entail. The humanities cla= at the college arc scaitcrcd throughout SC\'Cral divisions, and no mention is made of "humanities" classes in the general education requirements.

According LO Sylte, a ray of hope appeared on the horizon for several frustrated faculty members when it was learned in 1988 that the American Association or Community and Junior Colleges, along with NEH. was initiatjng a grant peo~ for COllU'l)Unily col-

leges wishing Lo organize and advance the humanities. At this point many faculty mem~ were brought together to discuss the possibility or NIC's involvcmem with this project under the title of the Humanities Network. It was determined at this iniLial meeting by the newly formed group that the college was in serious need of a humanities program. With the approval of the administration, the proposal was written, and, Sylte said, all involved held their collective breaths. Hard work, patience and breath-holding paid off, Sylte said, as NIC was chosen as one of 24 colleges nationwide 10 panicipa1e in the AACJC/NEH program. ln Ma.rcll 1989, Sylte, along with Len Mauci of the English and history departments, and Dr. Dennis Coru1ers, then dean of academic affairs, represented the college JI the National 1-lt,unanitics Conference in Washington, D.C.

Each or the 24 colleges was able LO be paired with one of eight coUegcs in the nation that were chosen as having an outStan¡ ding humanities program-and gain knowledge and insights from what they'd done at their institutions. NIC 's "mentor" college was Kirkwood Community College of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and, Syhe said, Kirkwood has been very beneficial in giving suppon and ideas to NIC's fledgling program. From that time up until the moment la.sl week of the offical announcement of the grant from NEH, much work and planning has gone on by many faculty, especially the Humanities Network Steering Comrrliuee. This comrrlince consisis of Laureen BclmonL, English; Lisa DaboU Lynes, an; Tom Flint, philosophy; Terry Jones, music; Jim

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Groups question reorganization by Ken Allen

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Responding 10 the conccms voiced by ,arious campus organizations, la.st month Dr.

Roben Bennett dcL,yed submuting 10 the board of trustees a plan ou11ini11g the rcorganimtion of key administrative positions at the college. "We're not llctCS.\3ril)' opposed to the plan," Rich Gacrtncr, faculty assembly chair, said. "We just have questions. We thought the pion (lo rcorganil..c) could be moving a liulc too fast." Members of these organii.ations-which in· elude the Professional and Supervisory Staff (PASS), Nonh Idaho College Suppon Ser· vices Organization (NICSO), the Faculty Ass(mbly, the College Senate and ~ t e d StudenLS of Nonh Idaho College (ASNIC)have e.\prcssed concern with various poinLS of the plan, according 10 their chatrS. Under Benne11 's plan, some changes tha1 would be made 10 the adminis1rauon include hiring a personnel director, who would work under the supervision of Dean of PubUc Rcla· lions Sic,e Shenk, and having 1hc Dean of Adminl)tmuon supervise both academic and vocauonal education. Ac~ordmg to a spokcsman, many feel 1he per.,onncl dcpanmcnt shouldn't be under public 1d.1tions; while othm thml. having the Ixan of Administrotion supervising bo1h \Chool, could be an unr~-asonablc expectation for Ju11 one person. Acrording 10 Gacnner, Benncu hnd pla1U1· cd to make informn1ion available to the , anou, organization~ about hi<. plan "hich would bcuer explain 1he changes. However,

Bennett wa.~ unable to gel ii all down on paper before September's board mreting and thus decided to postpone the board presentation until the organi,.ations had an oppor· tunity to review the revised plan. Ultimately, the linal say on what plan is submitted to the board lies with Bennett. The revised version of his plan may be submitted to the board at its Oct. 20 m«ung. lnnuence on this decision may be made by the various groups on campus. The chairmen, of all the organimtions, feels that by givmg inpu1 10 the president from many angles, they are making a difference and actually improv· ing many decisions being made. Before Dr. Roben Bennett became the prcsidem of Nonh Idaho College, vinually all administrauve decisions "here made wi1h lutlc or no facuhy and suppon staff input, said Steve Ruppel, direc1or of compu1er scr· vices and chairman of PASS. That policy changed with the arrival of Bennett who has allowed and even solicited opinions and ideas from fncul1y and staff, Ruppel said. "There is more employee involvement," Ruppel said. "AU employees get a chance to panicipate. as with major industry." "A wise man lisiens to 1he input of others," Dale Marcy said. Marcy, chemistry instructor and chal/Tllcn or the College Senate, said Benneu 's 11-ill· ingness to hear Ideas the organil.a1iom have conccn1i11g ccr1Jlin hOl lopicl on campll.\ lend, a dc111ocra1ic n\1>ect 10 the college function~ th:u didn'1 exi\t before. However, this open·mindcdlle!>\ on c:ampu~ docsn 't mean all dcc11ion1 tha1 arc made

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by the college adminis1ration arc :mum! to be unanimously accepted or pleasing 10 1hc organianions or their memberl, Marcy said. Making adrninimativc dcci\iOn\ is a hard job, and Marcy admits that he doesn't agree wi1h every move the prcsiden1 makes. Since the amount of heat and quesiiomng of <1«1 sion~ made can m times be mtcnsc. Marcy said he feels that the position of college p~· dent lends itself 10 very little, if any. job security. As 1hc college continues to gro", Man.-y said he 1hinks lhc p<>wcr 1hat c.1ch organiz.a1ion will gain in mength. "Inn few year~. I feel the po<,IIIOll I hold no" will be much mon: po\\crful," Marcy said, "TI1c chnimmn of the scnn1e will probably be one of the 1op three mO\l Powerful people on carnpu~." The rclathcl) I\C\I campus organilationi that have been formed since Bennett'~ arrival

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at NIC include PAs.5, NICSO, and the Col· lcge Scna1e The College Senate is composed of membe~ from NICSO. PASS. ASNIC, and the Faculty Assembly. The ~note's main put· po.,,: ii to revic\\• college policy. Marcy said. NICSO ls made up of the suppon Pffl()nncl on campus, which include sccrcu1r1e1, mainicnance, library personnel, cooks, janilCl~ and many others, according 10 chairman Bruce Wtncgardner PASS i\ comprised of about 3S membm indudmg accountams, computer program. mer,, mid le1 cl managemem and other employ«-. wuh similar duties, n<XX>rding 10 Rupple By working indircc1ly w11h the Facuhy Assembly, which include:. all campus iruiructol', and A'>NIC. which is 1hc s1udcnt body go,emmcnt. the organiz.auons suive 10 idcn· lify and ~Ive ~ue:. th:u ari1e on the campus.

Students voice problems with department...

Forum addresses financial aid by Debo111h Akers Storinrl Hd,ror

He's playing the linnncial a.id game-and il's no1 fun. His telephone has been disconnected, he's behind in his bills and he's had 10 hock SSOO wonh of personal belongings jus1 10 stay in ~hool 1his scmes1cr. Joe Bircher is jUS1 one of many students 11-ito has had diJfl:lllllo "ith the Nonh Idaho CoUegc Financial Aid Depanmcnt. " I'm ro1,oiuiblc for my obligations; they should be too," Bircher said. At a rc,:cnt forum m the Bonner Room, David Lmdsay. dean of student services. calJ. ed Joe's ,"a.I( an example of a student who "fell through the cracks." Bircher Qid he romplctcd his Fin.inci.11 Aid Fonn (FAf) application prior 10 the April IS deadline, 1hen wai1td aU summer for an award letter. When it did nor arrive by Augll5t, he dccidtd 10 \isit the linanc:ial aid office. " I was shocked when they opened my file, and Ihm was a lc11cr denying my eligibilicy. They even forgot to mail it," Bircher said.

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for r.,·c semesters of aid as a vocational studenl," he added. Bm:hcr said he then asked for an appeal of 1he decision. The appeal wasn't heard until the fin.t w~ l of September, which Bm:hcr said was "100 late." Af1er winning the appeal. based on his now being an academic studem. he said he was 101d 10 died( back in a few w'ttk.s for the money. Three weeks later, and fanhcr behind in bills, he checked back only 10 find our his name had not hem put into the computer.

" I feh like I had been blown-<>ff,'' Bircher said. "I was 101d to check bad. today." Lindsay said he had been working on an

idea of posting studcnLS' idcmification number., on a bulletin board when their checks are ready. Lindsay said this would duninate the Sfudents mak.mg "wasted" trips to the fmancial aid oJficc only 10 hear "Check back nex1 Thursda>." He said this would sa\'c the staff lime 100. Another possibility that Lindsay said he is exploring i.) to bring in an outside consultant who can provide a "fresh look" at the financial aid depanmcm.

"It's rough 10 admim11cr a progr.im thJl's arbitrary, bur we've: got to linc·lunc it," Lind· say said. He e,,cplamed that 1hcrc arc rwo areas to work on-the technical and the human. He said that the lint area to impro\e was the technical. Once tha1's working right, Lind!ay

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- - -Joe Bircher ' , fech that there will then be more time IO COllccntra1c on the personal side. ''We're dealmg with students who n«d 10 be provided options," he said. Many times the studcn1should ha, c bca1 told abou1 ~thtng tha1 could affect them critically. "We're nor goini far enough jn these a.mu,'' Lindsay said. Meanwhile, Bircher. bl.e others, will con· tinue to play the game. Bircher added he is gbd 10 s« LindsaY realizing tha1 there are problems and beina open aod willing to make necessary chanad•

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Thursday, 0:1ot>er 11. 1990

A new first for NIC...

Week addresses AIDS awarness by Oarlent Deeter ~11nt/ R~pontI

Oc1ober is HIV/A IDS (human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deli,

ciency syndrome) Awarcnes.s month, and for the first time at North Idaho College this health issue is being addressed, according to campus nurse Linda Poulstn. The CenteJ for Disease Control has done studies of health centers around the United States and has determined 1ha1 1 out of every I .(XX> college students is infected with the 1-llV/AlDS virus. The intention of this month IS 10 raise 1-11 V/ AIDS a , ~ because the number of young people and heterosexuals infected with the virus is on the increase, Poulsen said. Ac· cording 10 Poulsen, individual~ and families need to know how 10 react to HIV/ A IDS. "HIV inr«:ction is a preventable disease, and nobody else needs to become infcct.ed," Poulsen said. An Oct. 31 program scheduled for noon

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in the Bonner Room of the Studem Union Building will address prevention issues, how HIV/ AIDS is and is not transmitted, and how drugs and alcohol interface with the virus. Speakers at this program will be RN Jan Schwartz of Panhandle Heahh District, NIC counselor Bob Newell (who teaches a drug

abuse class). and Poulsen, who has worked with various AIDS prograrr1S in the past. Poulsen's goal concerning AIDS Awareness momh at NIC is "to raise awareness enough to make pi.'Ople realize that AIDS can affect them and 10 help prevent further spread of the infection." She would also like others to learn how 10 be understanding and compassionate to those infected with the virus. Al an Oct. 10 program entitled "Living with AIDS," people who aJe infected or have been affected by HIV/ AIDS talked about their experiences. There is an AIDS suppon group in Coeur d'Alene, and those interested can contact Poulsen or Schwanz. Another heahh concem will be addressed this month, Poulsen said. Oct. 22-26 is Eating Disorders A \YaJCncss Week and two programs are scheduled for Oct. 24 at noon and 7 p.m. in the Bonner Room.

The typical person with nn eating dl$order dealing with weight los.~ is a female who secs di~tom.-d images of her own body. Poulsen said. Examples of these caring disorders are: anorexia, a condition charactcria'd by an intense preoccupation with food, combined with an irrational fear of becoming fat; bulimia, a case ,vhere one binge~ts large amounL~ of food and then 'Purges by vomiting. taking laxati,es or diuretics, aa:ording 10 Poulsen. Compulsive o,ereating is another eating disorder that will be addressed during the course of the programs. Nancy Smith of PulCCfcst Hospillll and two volunteers from her eating di<orders suppon group will speak at "Winning the War Against Eating Disordm." And Sc011 Pritchard, nutritionist and Spokesman-Review columnist. will talk about healthy choices concerning food and exercise at "Creating a Body for Full Panic,pation in Life."

Convention set to promote equality by CMetopher Clancy Suuind Rrportrr

The theme for tbe fourth arumal convention of the Nonhwest Coalition AgaiMt Maliciou~ Harassment <NWCMIH) is "How to be an ally." The event is M:h.xluled for Oct. 19-21 in Spok1tne and will b,: co•\pon!'<>red by the W&hington Education 1\ssodntion nnd the t.'ity of Spokane. TI1c theme of the convention is an atttmpl by the organi7.atlon io focus on how individuals can better ~upp<>n lhe victim.\ of hntc crimes. Hate crimes ar.: offei1o;e:. perpc.-trat.'() again.,t an in1fo•idunl becatlloC or race, rdigiou~ belier or sexual orn:ntation. Tony Stc\\art, presidem of the NWCAMH. said of the coalltic-n:

"They're doing outstanding work because thdy combat the malicious harassment of individuals" as opposed to lighting only against the ideals or prejudice. Th.: orgnniz.ation Is unique in Lhat it handles individual cases of harassnli!llt end act!> as o support network for victims of hate crimes, added Stewart.

Stl'wan is a political science in.muctor at Nonh Idaho College, in addition I<' h~ many activiti~ in 5uppor1 of human righis in the area. The convention is to be divided up l!lto three c;cctions or "tracks." The sc,.,uons are: "Criminal Justice.'' "Education" and "The C'debration or Cultural Dlwrsity." ' 'Criminal Jw.tke," according to 1hc NWCAMH, will bea romprehen.~vicw

of tlw role of governmental officials in individual incidents. It will deal primarily with the $tudy of state and federal laws and the techniqu~ used in the investigation and identincation of hate violence. 'll1e "education" o;ecllon is ~'Ompristd of 11 ~ or ll'Ctul'C-'I dealing with th~ role of i111erac1hc pluralism and censorship in relation to the educational \ystem. "The Celebration of Qihural Diversity" will dis.."U.'I:> the ..:ontributions of culturally di~~ communities ond st~e 10 int.:nsify mdividual undcr;1andmi of different cultures. Panicipanis wiU abo gain insights into the OlllU.'iions and mors in the pro..'CSS of recording of historical events. aa:ording to NWCAM H litl.'raturi:. The convention is t1 thm!-<lay cwnt and is offoring college credit for panicipation,

however, all delegates n."CCivin,g ~'Olk"gc cr.:c.lits ure required to attend one rrack for the entirety of rhc convention. All other detcga,es moy bmik-up thci, time among the thr« track,,. Dc1egnl¢'I may l\."Cie\C one cr.:dit In bl:ick studies tlt1ough !.:astern Washington Univcn.ity aml/or one credit in cdm:utiun through Seattle Pacific Univu,ity or 10 clock hours from the Washin~ton fduc.1ti1>n A,'!OClalion. rhc s11c of the conwntion will be the Shtra1on hotel in downtown Spoka11c. Room resc~·atil)n, can be made for a special rate of 558 by calling t -S00-848-9600.

For more infonnation on the NWlAMH or registration call SteWan at 765-3932.

What do you think is the state of U.S. racial relations today?

Bobette Roweeducatlon: I think there is a lot more racism going on than anyone wants to believe, and that it's covered up by politics many Limes 10 keep people happy.

Mike Swaim-automotive technology Instructor: t think they are gening a 101 better than in yeaJs past, but we have a long way to goit's not as noticeable in this part of the country as in others, despite the presence or the aryans.

Randy Smith-music educa tion: 1 think for the most part people are getting along and those that aren '1 are making that choice.

compiled by Linda Stevens and Tonya Broderhausen

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( EDITORIAL ) Future of Idaho Student Lobby looks better than fall of '89 December of 1989 was a sad month for students across the stale of Idaho. lt was in December that the death of the Idaho Student Lobby occurred. However, October of 1990 tells a different story. The possibility of a united voice representing 32,000 students across the state is becoming more realistic each day. The good news is that the key students who were in opposition to the lobby have had a change of heart in the past year, after thorough investigation of the pros and cons of the organization. lf all six state-funded schoolsUniversity of Idaho, Boise State University, Idaho State University, Lewis and Clark State College, College of Southern Idaho and North Idaho College-vote to join the lobby, it has the potential to be one of the most powerful lobbying organizations in the state. Not many orher groups in Idaho can boast a membership of 32,000 and the legislators recognize this. The good news is that although the lobby is not yet up and running, even Governor Cecil Andrus is sit1ing up and taking notice. This occurred when the State Board of Education requested a 14 percent increase for their operating budget but only requested a 4 percent increase for state-wide student financial aid. The first meeting of the proposed ISL was held the day after the Board of Education meeting. When the student presidents from UI, BSU, ISU, and LCSC found out about the proposed budget, they all wrote and signed a letter questioning the priorities of the Board of Education. The letter was then hand-delivered to the governor.

Resultantly, Gov. Andrus has sent the budget back to the board, asking them 10 re-evaluate their priorities. This is proof that there is power in numbers. The good news is that the possibilities for the ISL are unlimited. One of the possibilities is a state-wide textbook rental program. This would allow students to rent their textbooks at the beginning of the semester and return them at the end for a considerably lower cost. Another possibility is to pursue a position for a student representative on the Board of Education-as a voting member. Why wasn't this done ages ago? After all, who better to decide the future of students than students themselves! Not to say that the board should be exclusively made up of students, but they should bi; ri;presented. Another possibility is to have a state-wide insurance policy that would represent all 32,000 s tudents. Accordin g to a representative from Parker and Parker, NIC's student insurance company, the coverage possibilities are amazing. Dental and optical benefits are even a possibility. The bad news is that we're running out of time. Many things that need to be done before the session reconvenes in January, the most important of which is 10 hire a lobbyist. The bouom line is, if the lobby works this time around~and I hope for students' sakes it will-students in Idaho will be a force 10 be reckoned with.

Please see related news story on page 20.

Past editor praises paper Editor: During a recent visit to NIC, ! pic~cd up a copy of your first issue. I was glad 1o sec that the student newspaper 1s doing as gr~t as ever and is maintaining its AllAmerican status. Congratllla1ions and keep up the good work! Basil D. Franz Cardinal Review Photo Editor, !983-1984 (Now in Bangor, Maine)

Nurse objects to article Editor: I am writing in response 10 feelings and th oughts gcncrntcd by your article on male nurses in which reference was made several times about mole nurses dealing with their being identified as gay. The issue at hand in homophobia is the fear and dislike of homosexuals and/or homosexuality-a predjudicc against people who are homosexual. Like other forms of discrimination (such as racism, sexism, ageism and classism, just 10 name a few), this fear is based on a set of stereotypes, myth\ and fears about gay and lesbian people. Stereotypes categorize, define and therefore limit our perceptions of who or wha1a person or groups of people can be or accomplish. Homophobia is a form of discrimination 1ha1 can be blatant toward people who arc or who appear to be. gay or lesbian. In a subtle yet still discriminating form, i1 is used to reinforce sex role conformity. Homophobic statements are often made in reference 10 sex roles (men's work, women's work) as well as sexual orienlation (gay, lesbian, bisexual and hetcrosexual)-the underlying message being 1ha1 gay men are fcmini1.cd men and those assertive, independen1 or masculiniud women are lesbians. I don'11hink I've ever seen a rererence about sexual orientation in an article about female nur~c.s. I wonder wha1 1houghts or references might be made abou1 remale loggers. truckers or mechanics? I do not mean 10 imply that the intent of the anic!e was 10 judge or discu.ss homoscxuali1y, but it is an example of how pervasive homophobia and sex role stereo1ypes are in our society. If homosexual11y was not cullurally considered 10 be abnormal and deviant, and if socie1y's sex role percepLions were not so rigid, no reference would have been made in the article or in any discussion of male nurses about their sexual orientation. I know many male nurses. Some are heterosexual and some are homosexual. I also know homosexual ttachers, business people, social worker~. clergy, legislators, and

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Abortion choice lies with women ken a/Jen ne of the hottest arguments raging in the United States is the issue of abortion. Whether we publicly admit it or not, every American is either pro-choice or pro· life-for abortion or against it. To say you have no real stand one way or the other, or 10 say you haven't given it any thought, is probably not a lie; but it is definitely a cop-out. We aU should have leanings either more for, or more against, abortion. A pregnancy is a serious situation. To be honest, I think the issue is a lot easier for men, than it is for women, obviously because the guy isn't the one having the baby. I'm definitely pro-life and definitely pro-choice. This means I think abortions are murder, and T also think it is a women's right to either have an abortion or to have a baby. In the pregnancies resulting from rape or incest or pregnancies that threaten the mother's life, aboriions should be available to all. However, not

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all think so. Many feel an abortion for any reason is wrong. I think your normal everyday pregnancies resulting from harmless fooling around should also be aUowed to be aborted. A large number of people would definitely disagree with that statement. As the law stands now, anyone who can afford it can have an abortion, and many places are available for women who can't afford it. Let's face it; having a baby isn't a cake walk. During his life, a man can do all sorts of painful things to himself, but major pain resulting from sex, unless he's into kinky, nocturnal gymnastics. isn't really a possibility. Unlike the situation of women, who have described the pain of birth to men by them to imagine passing a kidney stone the size of a cantelope for 12 hours. Ouch! The pain of birth isn't a valid reason to have an abortion, of course, but the other hardships that come along with motherhood are valid reasons. Some women simply are not ready either emotionally or financially to deal with the burden of pregnancy and motherhood. They should be given the chance to decide for themselves whether they are ready to take on this major responsibility. If they decide they can't, they should be allowed to deal with it in a supportive and legal mannerwith aid from the government if they can't afford it.

Pro-life activists use the argument that the woman having sex gets what she deserves if she gets pregnant. After all, if she doesn't want kids, why didn't she use some form of birth control. Let's be adult about this! Sometimes, when the mood is right, contraception just isn't possible. These things do happen. Should a woman be forced by the law 10 bear an unexpected and unwanted child simply because she had sex? Just because a woman is mature enough to have sex doesn't mean she can handle motherhood. Guys, imagine the shock you would feel if a doctor said 10 you "Well Mr. Smith, it appears you recently had sex. Here is your baby." And with that the doc hands you a liule bundle of joy. And all you did was have sex. Sort of a high price to pay for a li11le pleasure. In today's society. sex definitely doesn't need 10 coincide with parenthood, and it usually doesn't. The thing to remember is that it might, and you should be ready 10 deal with it in one way or the other. I suppose my main point is I don't feel 1ha1 men, or other women, have the right to decide when someone is ready for motherhood. That decision should res1 with the individual. Freedom of choice is something that makes America 1he greatest country in the world 10 live in.

Murder by another name is the same monica kiddie ajor divisions of Americans used to be political-we were either a Republican or a Democrat. But abortion has become such a dividing issue over the last several years, it seems that the appropriate question for a food server to ask when seating someone in a restaurant is not ''Smoking or non?", but rather "Pro-life or pro-choice?" I would have to say that I am definitely pro-choice. I hear it said at least 10 times a day: ·•women have the right to choose what to do with their bodies." As a woman. I whole-heartedly agree! No one has the right to legislate what l do with mybody. And with the current liberal sexual views in this country, I have the right to make many choices about things that concern my body. I have the right to choose 10 engage in premarital, marital or even extra-martial sex. I have the right to choose to use birth control or 10 not use binh control. If I choose to use birth

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con1rol, I have the right to choose which type of birth control I want 10 use. And, even if I am in high school, I have the righ1 10 receive free birth control devices from a nurse or a clinic such as Family Planning. And ir I choose not to use birth control and become pregnant, I have the right 10 choose to give birth to my baby and keep it or give it up for adoption, or to simply dispose of it. Isn't it great? As an American woman, I have so many righis concerning my body! I know that I can legally choose to dispose of any unwanted baby that might be growing inside of me because it is MY body. In fact, I have more righ1s concerning my body than men do in America, because I know of no circumstance under which a man has the right to choose whether or not to take a human life. What a freedom! Now, for those readers who are beginning to realize that I am being just slightly sarcastic about this whole pro-choice thing, please bear with me. And if labeling me a "pro-life fanatic" or "religious freak" helps 10 get you through this article. then feel free 10 do so. h 's one of your rights. All sarcasm aside. I really do believe that a woman should have the righ1 10 make every one of those choices I listed above-except for the right 10 kill her unborn child. My position stated, we now could argue about many different points of this issue, but I feel that the whole thing comes

down to this: Is abortion murder? Or, if murder is an offensive, "fanatically religious" term to you, change the question to: "ls a fetus really a baby, or is it just a lump of cells?" I have never understood the pro-choices who say that an unborn baby isn't a baby. If it's not a baby, then what is it? Some of them modify this to "It's not a baby at conception, and doesn't beome one until. .. " (at which point there is still much debate, bu1 it seems to me that the "lump of cells" usually becomes a real baby just after it has lived too long to legally be aborted.) I talked to a nurse at Family Planning and discovered that the "cut off" date for an abortion is very vague and varies for the different kinds of procedures used. But speaking very generally, most types of abortions are legal through the tenth week of pregnancy, but some abortions can legally be performed up to the sixth month. Then I look· ed up fetal development in a nursing book, and this is what I found. Between the second and eighth week of pregnancy, all major features of the embryo take recognizable form. By the end of the first month, the foundations for the brain, spinal cord and entire nervous system have been laid, the lungs have begun to form, and the heart is already pulsating rhythmically. The heartbeat is audible by the 18th -------P/-.,s,,,

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is in this column because the Sentinel staff is all choked up about it. The following is an excerpt of a letter from a spokesman of the National Editorial Leadership Award competition, cosponsored by the Los Angeles Times and the Associated Collegiate Press. "The staff of the Sentinel is a (national) finalist for the series of articles (spring semester) on domestic violence and will be awarded with either first, second or third place." Winners will be announced at a national convention Nov. 4 in Washington, D.C. The Sentinel already planned to have representatives there because the paper is a finalist for National Pacemaker, having earlier won the honor for the West Region (two-year schools in the eight western states). Principle Sentinel participants in the domestic violence series included writers Donna Wood, Karin Lau, Kitty Law, Linette Freeman and Rose White, and editors Darrel Bechner and Freeman and artist David Thompson.

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the big boys can booboo; we all can learn something from it. Our big sister, the Spokesman-Review, printed this headline: "Idaho to garnish wages for child support." An alert Sentinel student, however, pointed out that "garnish" means to adorn, and the word the Review should have used was "garnishee,'' which means 10 subtract from wages to satisfy a debt. I nconsistency can hurt a politician. Idaho Senate candidate (and incumbent) Mary Lou Reed usually is considered sympathetic to environmentalists. Therefore seeing her face plastered on a huge Northwest Boulevard billboard is disappointing. The faces of several other candidates also garnish the billbobrds in Kootenai County. Among the more quizzical is that of county commissioner candidate Frank Henderson, who is either winking at voters or is suffering a sty.

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IC could do more to lessen its parking ''problem'' and encourage good health by making the campus more bike-accessible. The school admirably provides several bike racks, but the racks could be located under protective overhangs. Perhaps the new library-computer center designers can keep this in mind. In addition, the one side of Garden Avenue could have a designated bike lane, allowing the riding commuters protection from traffic. Auto parking could be on the street's other side. Complainers of NJC's parking problem-that they may have 10 walk two blocks-find they have liule 10 complain about when they visit other schools, where the walk from parking lots to campus is measured in miles.

A lthough the gesture of giving retiring employees their own photos (taken down from a wall) is meant to be kind, it comes off very awkwardly. People usually aren't vain enough 10 wa111 large photos of themselves, even 10 give away. NIC needs its own Hall of Fame 10 honor its retired employees. Heaven knows enough empty walls exist around this place. Once again, the planning of the library-computer center could include this.

A s th~ cold w~ather approaches, many North Idahoans are getting ready, 111clud111g President Bennett. He's growing a beard. ~e were wondering, could this new look have been inspired by the wh1Skered column mug shot of News Editor Bobby Hammond? Well maybe not. '

bagpipe class when English literature is in the next room. Since the bagpipers try 10 practice close to a building for belier acoustics, it was difficult to study, leach or conduct business; the skirling of the bagpipes outside the class window made concentration impossible, Silva said. A solution in addition 10 the date change, Silva said, will be hold practices in designated or preferred areas. Jim McLeod, head of the Scottish Studies program, said "I'm glad they'll be back ... il would have been a big mistake if they didn't return." McLeod was coordinator of 1he bagpiping school for eight years until he resigned in July. McLeod,

however, is still Instructor for the other Scottish Studies classes and workshops. The North American Piobaireachd Society sponsors the school and coordinates the program. The responsibilities of the society include the hiring of teachers and helping to find housing for the students. Before this year's connict, the group had talked about moving to a different location, according to Silva, but not necessarily out of the Coeur d'Alene area. "The irony is that the NIC summer program is growing, and the bagpiping school is growing too," Si.Iva said. "Success is our problem."

MURDER 1rom p. J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - week. At what point in devclopmelll is this a baby? Is it when the heart starts 10 beat, or when it develops lungs? And what is it before ii is a human life? Everyone knows chat the eagle is our national bird, and most everyone knows that killing an eagle is illegal. But did you know that eagle eggs are also protected by the law? Now why would we imprison or fine someone for bothering a lump of cells? Perhaps it is because we know that lump of cells in 1he shell is really an eagle. If so much protection is given to a bird, why do we have so liule respect for human life? Could it be that it's more convenient to call a baby a lump of cells? After all, if we believe that there is a baby in the womb that is alive and will most likely stay alive unless we interfere-and then if we do intentional-

ly kill the baby, isn't that murder? What's the difference in killing a 10-wcek baby that's alive inside the womb and one that's aUve outside the womb? According 10 this society, the only difference is that you can go to jail for one of those murders, but 1he government will help you perform the other. I'm all for womans' rights 10 choose, and today's society offers many decisions to make. But what makes women think they have the right 10 choose 10 let a child live or 10 kill it? What about a baby's right to live? Maybe if these women had made better choices about their body in the first place, they wouldn't be struggling with "10 kill or 1101 10 kill." Murder is never an acceptable solution to any situation. And murder by any other name is still murder.

LETTER1,omp. '· - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -students. Statistically, 10 percent of the population is gay or lesbian. The bigotry that male nurses have encountered Is societal. People are beaten, somcuma even ILiUed, for being who they are. We are all hurt by bigotry and prejudice. The labels and boxes that we all use keep each of us from beiDi able to fully be who we are for fear of being "different"-because different is ,o often seen as "bad". Beth Reis writes, "For every gay student ubained of bis orush on bis neighbor, there is a straight student worried about his attraction to his coach. For every labian studall who looks over her shoulder to malte sure she's alone before she looks up 'homosaual' In the library, there is a straight student saddaled by the gisaJed slur 'lezzie' when she hup her best friend In that same library••• Homophobia huru them all." Reis talks about studenll, but this extcads to all of us, the parent who may feel guilty or ashamed, tbe teacher or profeaor who cannot fully exprcsa him or bendf for fair or repen:usaioaa or otbcn, ao mauer what their profatioo or vocation. I invite adl or III to have tbe coaraae to explore our own fec!iqs of t.o.moPbObfl ml ICll role ltfflOlypcS ml bow &boy affect CICb of US II iDdlYiduu ml thole .. 111COUa1er. If we can bealn to free ounelves from tbe bola, labels, 811d ~~ we wW each bo able to bo more free, IIIIQ open, and more fully who we ms. Let• leuD to ICCepl aad celebnle our differacelt Und,IPouben

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Family hosts Japanese students for decade by Monica Kiddle ~nt,nd Rtportrr

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hen Connie Aker agrctd ro host rwo Japanese girls 10 years ago, she had no idea what she

was geuing herself into. Bur after keeping more than a dozen students since then, she now e~pccts each one 10 arrive a stranger and dcpan a good friend. Working toward a nursing degree at Nonh Idaho College, Aker leads a busy life. She mkes care of a household of sc,..en, including two elderly ladies, and is \'try involved in church work. Many busy people might consider home-stay students a disruption, but Aker views them as just anol11er piece in her jigsaw puzzle schedule. "Thnt's really the way 10 make these kids feel at home. anyway." Aker said. " We incorporate them into our schedule. They help in the kitchen and set the table for me or help with whntever needs to be done. If we go romcwhcre, they go with us-and if we all need to go in different directions for a while, then they're on their own. I don't fuss over them too much." "Them" currently refers 10 Akcr's guests from lkuci Junior College. NIC's sister college in Japan. About l50 lkuei students are in Coeur d'Alene for a home-stay experience. Aker said she wilJ host a total of sLx girls, two gir~ a week for thl'I....: weeks. Her cum:nt guests arc Myumi and Takako, whom Aker describes as "very outgoing and fun." Aker be\."ame involved in the home-stay program through the Girl Scouts. Her daughter was a Brownie and Aker was a leader in 1979, ll1e first year she hosted Japanese Mudcnts. Aker said thnt she had no training and wam'I sure whnt 10 expect from her guests, so she just learned about them and their culture during their stay. "Tite first year we kept I wo girls. AlSuko and Chico. I met them at the airport and gave them each a big bear hug, and the way they responded gave me an idea

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about their personalities. Atusko enthusiastically hugged me back, but Chico was stiff as a board." Her experience with Atsuko and Chico broke down any Stereotypes she had of the Japanese when she r:caliz.ed that the girls arc "as different as night and day," Aker said. "Atsuko loved devils' food cake and Chico loved angel food cake. That descnbcs each girl's l)CIS()nality perfectly," Aker said. "Host families should not expect every student to fit into our American stcrcotypeS. Each one is a unique individual." The Aker family-at that time consisling of Connie, her husband, James, and children, Shanncl and Jamey- adjusted well to their visitors. Aker said that they had always extended their home to others, especially to young women, so adding the newcomers wasn't a big change. Their main concmi was making the visit as fun and as educational as possible. By the end of their stay, the Akers had formed close bonds with the girls,

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<!Specially Atsuko, whom they still keep in close contact with. The family moved to Denver in 1982, and Atsuko came 10 visit again, bringing two of her friends. The Akers used the opportunity for a ramily vacation and took the girls to Mexico. Their next guests, Hcdiaki and Yasahumi, came in 1989 {they had since moved back to Coeur d'Alene). and Aker said they had a great time on their first camping expedition. Last summer brought Yru.uyo for a five-week stay and Atushi for one week. Aker laughs when she recalls II cultural mim1ke she made during Hediaki\ :ind Ya53humi's May. She said she didn't know that men in Japan never do household work or cook , so she a,ked the boys 10 cook dinner for the family bccaLLSC she thought it would honor them. Not wanting to offend l11cir hosts, the studcnt.s agreed to make sushi. Aker round ou t a year later that they had no idea how 10 cook. "The boys ]1151 made it up as they went along, I guess," Aker said. "I thought they knew perfectly well what they were doing. But a year later we received a compilation of essays that all exchange students were assigned to write, and Hediaki had wriucn about his first cooking experience. The boys went home and told this hilarious story about how we had them do ki1chen work. But that shows how much they were cager to please us. They never let on that this was something out of the ordinary for them." When asked if she has had any bad or evm uncomfortable experiences with her Japanese guests, Aker vehemently shook her head "no." "Ewrything we've done has been positive in every way. We Americans have apprehensions about how we are going to emenain, communicate with and meet the needs of these foreign kids. But we're in our own setting: they're not. We think about and focus on ourselves. We have 10 remember that they are in a sLrange country with a strange language, strange customs and among strangers. It's a priority 10 put them at ease and comfort as soon as poMible." Aker offered some other "do's and dont's for homt> phOIO by Bob Shtndan stay families.'' She said: American llfe-(from left)James Aker, Takako Salko I. Be patient. 2. Don't expect them to answer questions immediate- and Shannel Aker enjoy Takako's first bitter taste of black licorice. (Above)Two unldenlllled lkuel students ly, because they want to say American words play volleyball In the NIC gym. correctly. 3. It's OK 10 be quiet. We think silences arc uncomvery dose friends, friends who have become a member fonable, but silence is good sometimes. of my family," Aker said. 4. Use the KISS method: Keep it Simple! "Clear acr~ the world, in a distant land, I ha\'e a 5. Be casual. frimd. And whenever I hear aboul an earthquake or a 6. Keep sentences shon and simple. Use a subject and plane crash in that country, I think about my friend a verb, keeping sentences 10 four or five words. and wonder if they're all right. Japan is no longer just "The most valuable thing about my experience with a place on a map 10 me. It's a place where real people ,,.. these Japanese srudents is t~t I !10W have~~ f!l~~ ... ~~:·-~ place where I have some real_friends:".

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omcwhcl'( on a hill, idc in a hidden vaUey near 1h.: Moniana border. ancient pre-Indian monumtnb are rumored to e,is1. No ont' knOI~~ whelher or not they ~till stand, but ,,clding mmuctor Milt Turley is detennincd to

find out. Turlc)' 1\ leading nn t'\pcdition into tbe Idaho mountain\ No\ 3 111 hope. or rinding some tract or the monumcnb. f'or th.: P<'"' IS years he has been going to the site ,,he!( 1hey hove been rumo~ to be, but so far he ha\ gone at the " rong time-s during the year. After much planning and r~rch, Turley said he e,pe.:ts 1his time to be the right time. "The rea~n why "e'rc gomg so la1c is because hopcrully we maybe havt a tiny bit of snow on the ground, but more imponontly, the leaves are off, which enables u\ to ~c bcucr on the ground and sec through the brush a lot better," Turley said. When Turley has go~ before, plants had llleir leaves or two.feet of sno" covered the ground, which limited his ability to sec or get into the site. " My c.~pericncc in there befort' has been that you can't sec," Turley said. His pmonal 1heory is that the monuments were knocked over or destroyed by copper miners sometime during the I ~. "If they have been, then we may never fmd them, but there's been too many people who have seen them for them not to be there," he said. "I've actually talked to people who have seen them, so there's something lllcrc. I jwt hope that somebody has left somcthlng for us to find."

The expedition will loo~ for phy\kal \igns such as depressions or lumps in the ground where they ,houldn 't be. One reason for going this time of year i\ because with a thin layer of ~now on the ground, one can see signs thnt would ordinarily be o~erlooked, he \Oid , Turlc)' begnn his que.t after rending a !(printed OC\\\papcr anicle that had originaUy been printed m 1887. Bcalusc he had been injured m an indu,trial acdden1. he 1viu off work for slx month,, whi.:h enabled him to do some ~rch into the monument.,. He learned lllat copper-mining sitb dotted the area where the monuments were seen, so he began researching old mining maps. llirough much digging through the old claim maps, he finally found a clue. One or the claims said that located in its southeast comer 11ere natural or man-made stone pillar;. It is at this old mining site lllat Turley has concentrated his search. He bas uncove~ addiuonal evidence that makes him sure that it is the place. If anything is indeed found, whether on the upcoming expedition or at a later date, Turley said that he would do everything in his power to be ablt to preserve Ille site. He said a SI0,000 reward has been offered to anyone who fmds the monuments and if he or someone on the expedition happens to be the one, then the money would go to building a foundation to support their preservation. "This is not a personal gain type of thing," Turley said. "I'm a hunter and I don't care what I hunt sometimes. 1've chased Charlie and I've chased monuments and I've chased elk. I'm a hunter and the gain for me is Just actually fmding something and being able to say 'Yeah, I tagged that one'.

"We don't want anybody to go in there and desecrate them, so any monic~ that we may gain from this Yoill be put right bacli into it in the form or 11 granl or tru~t or something that would help to preserve these thin~." I he \itc i, about 125 driving miles from Coeur d'Ak:ne. One mu1t go over Lookout Pass outside of Wallace, into Montana and then back into Idaho on country road~ to get there. Although the journey Is not a Nonh Idaho College function, the cxpedilion will meet at NIC in front of the gym at 6 a.m. Nov. 3 for a preliminary meeting to discuss what to look for and whal to do should anything be found. The trip will last all day long and Turley will provide chili ror those who atttnd. The CI· pedition is not expected 10 return until after dark. Turley said that anyone who is physically fit is welcome to auend. The terrain surrounding the si1e is ueacherous and ph>;ically demanding. Also, because of the time of year, Turley rccom· . mends that people come warmly dressed and YoeU equipped to prevtnt hypolllenma. He recommended that people dress in wool, ski pantS, boots, warm coat, long johns and hat. He is also looking for people who have four-wheel drives with high clearance that can take: ~pie up to Ille site. Currently, only two four-wheel dnves have been found to accommodate the 30 or so people already signed up. For infonnation, contact Turley at 769-3443 weekdays from 7 a.m.-3 p.m. or at nl-9166 after 3 p.m. He will be sending pan.icipants a letter of instructions about a week before the expedition date.

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cptmber brought the premiere showing of a new rote-playing game by North Idaho College student Dale Mitchell, and if that wasn't enough, he's back with a comic book saga 10 curb those mid·tem1 doldrums. Samaglee-Mistress of tire Martial Arts and AIIAro1111d She-Srud is Mitchell's second a11emp1 at a published comic book adventure, and he said it's delinitely not the last. . The comic book is published by Insanity Press and printed by the Six.Star copy .machine-Mitch~ and a copy machine. Samuglee, which staned as a JOk~ bet· woo1 Dale and a friend, has grown 10 30 subscriptions and isn't showing any ~igns of slowing down. Why such "big" sales? "Prc11y much, all of the characters in Samaglee arc real people." Mitchelt said. "TI1cy'rc people I

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know who Uke to see themselves as comic book chara~ters " and most of those people buy the comic book. As 'far as "big" sales a.re concerned. " WcU, it gives me some gas money." A big advertising campaip.n is not one of Mitchell's greatest priorities though. In fact, he just doesn't advertise, unless, of course, one secs the sign in the back window of his '72 Plymouth as constituting advertising. Although Samag/ee was conceived and wriuen as a joke, there is a less humorous side to his work. In the future Mitchell plans to work for a larger company such as Marvel or DC Comics on more serious projeas, and has his sights set on publishing some stories in an issue of " Heavy Metal" magazine.

"These are what I'm really concerned about," he sa.id, referring to a smck of character sketches. The sketches were the beginnings of what could someday

Dale Mitchell be as popular as "Spiderman"or " The Incredible Hulk." He first became involved with comic books when he was .S years old after his mother gave him a copy of "The Incredible Hulk." "After 1hat I was hookl'<I," Mitchell said. "Color pictures and words, what more could a kid a~k for'!" Ever since that clay Mitchell has been an adventure and science-fiction maniac. Although comics have always bttn his first love, he has also bttn in nucnccd by fanwy and scicnl'C· fiction in every medium." I think the best movie I've ever seen has got to be 'Heavy Metal,' " Mitchell snid. "Dut I like movies like 'Total Recall' and 'Darkman' because they're so original. That's really important to me." Mitchell's latest effort is a comic strip featured in the Semlnel. "Mickey Drekk. Private Dick" is a

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MUSIC TO THE MIND - The North Idaho Symphony Or· cheslra (at left) strives for perfection during practice. Brenda Lawlor (above) hits all the right notes on her cello.

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The North Idaho Symphony Orchestra will have ilS firs1 pcrformmicc for this year Oct. 20 with the 1.hemc " From Foreign Lands and Far Away Places; Music from Across the Globe." Gerard Mathes will be acting conduc1.o r while Todd Snyder is on sabbalical leave for a year. Mathes has h11d some past experience. He worked wi1h various string chamber groups and has pcrfom1cd in symphonic groups. He was also orchestrial string director in the public schools in

Ari1,0na for three years. 111e evening's performances will include: "Overture to Prometheus," by 8ectho11en; "Flute and Harp Concerto," by M.A. Mozart; "Rumanian Folk Dance," by Dela Bartok; "English Folk Song Suite," by Ralph Vaughan Williams and "Stars and SI.ripes," by John Philip Sousa. " llcethovcn's 'Overture to Prometheus' is an overture 10 a ballet that he wrote," Mathes said. Prometheus is characterized in Greek mythology as the. creator of the human race.

M.A. MO?.arl's "Flute and Harp Concerto," 1.he featu re of the program, will follow the llccthoven piece. Harpcst Chamomile Peterson and resideni nutcsi, Laura Dickenson will perform that concerto by Moz.ort. Mathes said it lends on intcmat.ional flavor since Mo1.art traveled all over Europe as a child. However, the piece is prinwrily German and French since Momrt was Gcm1an and ii was written in Paris for French audiences. "They arc all different, almost Indian and li1tlc gypsy sounding pieces," Mathes

said. " Bar1ol. hi=lf was Hu ngarian, though." Another piece they will play will be an "English Folk Song Suite.·• This includes a ca.st of arrangements with different English folk songs, Mathes said. Finally, the orchcs1ra will end lhc even· ing with an Americ:u1 pkce. " Stars and Stripes." by John Pht1ip Sousa. This is one of Sousa'a m<Xt famous one. " There are some very strong players in there coming together," Mathes said. "I believe in this first conccn, they will be quite well."

Kirshian 's artwork returns to Union Gallery by Tonya Brodem, usen A aislant Editor

Artist Jcancuc N. Kitshian's works, a combination or prints, oil paintings and mixed media titled ''Ode," will be in the North Idaho Coll(&c Union Gallery until Nov. 2. Kirshian is an an instrut"tOr a1 Spokane Falls Community Coll(&c and Go111.aga University. She has five advanced degrees in art.

Kirshian has been involved in several regional exibitions, collections and profes· sional affiliations. In March 1989, she participated wi1h several other artists in a traveling an show that came 10 NIC called "Up in Arms," which was a visual s1n1emcn1 of the nuclear weapons debate. Allie Vogt, an NIC an instructor. said Kirshian's work "offl'rs a real variety or colorful, rich and interesting combinations of patterns.''

"Two.<Jimcnsional work that is viewed in h?<>ks or from slides is, once again, twodtmcnsionaliled," Vogt said. "Therefore the ,icwcr is 1101 able to distinguish differc~ between variou5 discipline5 as readily.

Primary works (original artwork) allows the viewer to see first-hand the visual and tactile elements of an and how they're approached differently." Vogt said that Kirshian's art is "excep-

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tionall)' well done" and will be very helpful 10 studcnis. Act-ording 10 Kirshian's resume, the sources of her imagry "are both ethnic and personal." Sh" said that her work is greatly innuenced by the Anncnian Milieu because she grew up with the traditions and values of the "the old country." Kirshian's grandfalhl'I', a rug manufacrurcr in Turkish Anncnia, witnessed the 1915

massacre of more than one-third of the population. Inspired by I.he an of the ancient and traclitional non-western culrurcs, Kirshian said she is intrigued by the mystery and inner Ufe or the works. She also loves nature and uses vegetation-such as pomegranates, grapes, nowers and leaves-and animals, mythological beasts, wa1cr life and birds native to Annenia. Kirshian 's J)CfSOnal symbols for determination arc I.he dragon and fish, which in the ancient Armenian culture were connected with life-giving water. Content is a strong motivator for hl'r anwork as wcU. Many of Kirshian's images inlend metaphors for environmental and social concerns. She said she is espccialJy compelled to explore the absurdities, paradoxes and games of Ufe in her an- no1 to provide answers, but 10 stimulate and provoke thought 10 hopefully make a differe~ in this world. Kirsh.ian's work will be in I.he Union Art Ga!JeTY until Nov. 2 from noon to 6 p.m. weekdays.

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Barbershop quartets harmonize in a cappeUa evening of harmony by KIiey Pelerson ,us,stant Ed11or

TI1e music is 1101 exactly Saturday Night Fewr, but the 1cmpen11ures will be rising when Lhe Lake Ci1y Harmonizers prescn1 A11 Ewmi11g of the Barbershop Hor111011y Saturday night.

When the stx oorbershop qurutets hi1 Lhc SUJge, a bi1 of Amercan heritage will be czcading 1hrough 1hc North Idaho College Communiauion-Finc Arts Audi1orium. lhrbmhop is a fom1 of music devcloped in America during Lhc 1930s. The recipe ror a barbershop quartet calls ror four trained ,'Oice. ~inging in close hannony. Thr McKcnTjc Touring Company- a championship quartet from Eugene, Ore.will be headlining the tenth annual fundmiscr. Proo:eds from the show will be going in· 10 1hc budgct of 1hc Lake City Harmonimi, a non-profit organi7.ation, and an intema1i~nal charity for logopcdics. Al-cording to show chainnan, Dick Townsend, TI1e McKenzie Touring Com· pany promise, to be an entertaining a~. '1licy'rc a championship quartet, wh~ some of the COl'llr d'Alene conununuy miglu be familiar with," Townsend said. "lliey have been in town before and we've had requests 10 bring them back." "l11cy arc a comedy quartet and ~cy arc ''Cl'Y good. They bring in a lot ofsrmks and a lot of laughs," he added. Also joining 1hc barbershop pool arc

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Wilson presents piano recital by Kittle law St11tintl Rtporttr

North Idaho College piano instructor, Mary Wilson, is giving a recital Sunday at 4 p.m. in the Communication-Fine Arts Auditorium. Wilson's program will include " Panila in C Minor" by Johann Sebastion Dach; " Unc Barque sur !'ocean" from "Miroirs" by Maurice Ravel; and "Pic1urcs at an Exibi· lion" by Modest Musorgsky. Wilson has taught piano for the NIC music department since 1986. Her piano performances at NIC include the Grieg Piano Concerto, the Bectoven 1l1ird Piano Concerto and Saint-&cns "Carnival or the Animals" with the North Idaho Community Orchestra and Gershwin's " RJuipsody in Blue" with 1hc Nonh Idaho Jazz Ensemble. Wilson has alro given solo recitals at Whitworth College, Eastern Washington University and has per· fom1ed live on KPEX public radio. Wilson studied piano for five years with music professor Julian Bern at Cornell Col· lege where she received a Horace Alden Miller Music Scholarship and a Presser Music Scholarship. Wilson finished her undergraduate study at Eastern Washington University. She has coached with Margaret Ou, Jay Mauchley and Madeleine Hsu. Wilson has been active in the Spokane Chapter of the Washington State Music

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Mary Wilson Teacher's Association as president, vicepresidcnt, trearurcr and 1988 state convention chairman. She has also served on Lhe Allied Arts Festival AdvisorY Cornmitee. Wilson wrote newspaper articles on music events for the Spokesman Review from 1989-90. She has recently lectured on the Musorgsky "Pictures at an Exhibition" for the Spokane Music Teachers Association. Admission for the recital is free.

your favorite play you've seen performed at NIC?

David Nall-English: "A Woman of Means" because it was light-hcancd and there were fine actors.

June Powers-general studies: "Taming of the Shrew" because I knew some of the actors and I was familiar with the play.

Joe Dioncommunications: "Once Upon a Mattress" because it was an elaborate production full of excitement.

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Creative writers seek hard workers for writing club by Lesll• Biggar &nttnrl Rtpotttr

The Creative Writer's Oub is looking for dcdia ucd and hard-working artists, journalists, photographers, writers and poetS who wish 10 become recogniz~ and maybe ge1 some or their work published. Currently eighl people arc members or 1he club and they are hoping more wiU join. During rhe rail of each year. new officers are ela.1ed. The omcers elected ror 1his year are: Drea Davis, vice presidenl; Chris Goodson, secretary; Vera Hartrim, adviser, and Bonnie Henry, presidenl. The club has been going for IS years and has been known under various other names. In the club, srudcnts critique each other's work and sometimes have field trips and lectures. In a couple of weeks. a workshop will be held a1 North Idaho College. Funher informal.ion will be available at a larcr date. The club is pulling ou1 a calender Lhat is made up of scleclcd work done by NIC studems. The calender is done in black and while and the club is working on having 1he cover done in color. For 1hooe who would like 10 see wha1 the 1990 calender looks like, some are available in lhe coUege bookslore. "We are excited about the group we have now,'' Henry said. ''They seem motivated in wanting 10 get the calender done." AU rhc work is done by 1he students in the club. The calender wiU be ror sale in November. If s1udcnts arc inlerestcd in sudmitting their work, rhc deadline is Oc1. IS. TI1e students are awarded for their innovarive writing and photographic abilities by having 1heir work published in the calender. The calendar is a way for them 10 be acknowledged for their work and they have the sarisfaction or helping pul the calender 1ogether. "l am inierested in nil 1he members helping ou1, no1 jus1 the officers,'' Henry said. "We need 1eamwork." Teamwork is very imponani for having a good quali1y calender printed, she said. Any students who feel they can comributc ro this club arc encourn.ged 10 au.end 1hc meetings, which nrc held at 2:30 p.m. in room A-23 every Thursday. Anyone who wants 10 submil black and while phoiograph.~. drawings, shon stories or poems is welcome ro do 50. For informal.ion, call Vera Hartrim at 769-338S.

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Comedy night review...

A !pine tickles funny bone l>y Leu~• Ingle Assistant Eduor

"Duh•.. Wha' happ'ned?" Wit11 buck teeth over his lower lip and his bullocks sticking out, comedian Chris Alpine asks this question during the Associa 1ed Students or North Idaho College Comedy Nighl Scp1. 28 while imiiating himself seeing a small accidcm on 1he rree,vay involving a careless driver. When the fictional person exclaims ''My 1ruck tipped over." Alpine moronically says "Well...OK !'' and leaves the driver hclplcssty behind. Alpine had many people in the audience in 1ears or laugh1cr. Just as I caught myself laughing so hard 1ha1 I couldn't ca1ch my breath, he commented on how "at1ractive" il is when a woman snorts from laughing 100 much. Tiuu made the laughter worse and I couldn't stop. Alpine often talked wi1h individuals in 1he audience. often harrassing lhose daring enough ro speak our and interrupt his show. h lopped off the evening perfectly. Alpine poked fun at people from Montana, Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, Tri-Ci1ies and his hometown, Sca1tlc. fl was most likely Alpine heckled the homerowrts or every one in the audicnoe. He should be commended for nol making run or sensitive wues such as race, color or sex as many comedians do. Alpine's perfonnance was fantaStic. If he comes 10 this area again, seeing his show is dcfinilely recommended. Also appearing al tl1c show wen: Laurie Todhumer and Nick i\rneue. Both are also from Sca1t1e. Todhunter and Ametre were good openers for Alpine. Bolh comedians warmed up the audience for what was

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Tuck & Patti. Robert Vaughn concert review

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The stage was bare u people gathered for the Tuck & Patti concert Saturday night In the CommunicaliooF"ute Ans Auditorium. The lights lowered, a hush feU on the crowd and spontanous appausc broke out when one man walked ou, carrying a guitar. He walked up to the microphone, strummed a few nores and began to sing.

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Popular local artist, Robert Vaughn, began the conc:ert with a fut paced tune called "One Step at a Tune" and followed with a slow rhythmic song. Giving a shon speech on how he is his own band because only he wu there, he produced sounds of a whole rhythm section and then slid inro a romantic love song that brought about a wild wave of applause.

Dedicating a song to his wife, TI1e Crea1ive Wri1er', Club calendar will be tentatively available by Nov. IS. according 10 club member LinVaughn sang "Janeen," which quieted da Erickson. his audiena:. Befatt they couk1 recovs, The prit-c or 1he calendar is no1 presemly a\'allable. One he startled them awake with I D dollar of each sale will go 10 the Narional Endowmeni animated tune and flnlshed widl for rhc Humaniri~ Library Acquisirions. The NBHLA ''Sometlllns ror Nodllna-" gran1ed Nonh Idaho CoUegc $10,000 in marching funds. "Man, he Is peat!" shoutedoaca• The calendar will be available in 1hc booksrore or from cited mimer. "HOlf CID they ll3p members of 1he club. __ lbat7" She would have to wait Ulllll la· · · For 111fofflllltien, all ,Vera,Hanrirn,u. 1 ~• .-.·" ....__ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___J l\lCt & Palli ba.... L _._.__ ,,_

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the silken sounds or love and laughter. Enter Patti like a silver sooablrd startling everyone awake singing " I've Got Everything," which she followed with their popular version of "My

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is a Key," ending with some d)'llllllic sound effects by Patd that taxed the sound system and SCf the audieoce OD the edge or their sea11. Joining hands, TU<:k & Patti bowed. The audience jumped to their feet and demanded an encore. To their delight, they did their popular !0111, ''You Take My Breath Away," as a last caress. · Again, the audience went wild and would not c.-alm down undl Tuclt & Paltl agreed to do yu anocber mne. Patti 58111 a talk to ba' audlence alJout her silYcr shocl. Tbcll, kickiDa them off, she asked a request. '°Castb Made of Sllid" was Jhouted die loudm and they threw II oui Jl a f'ucwell cry, but bec.ute t h e ~ bed than IO much. 'l\lct &Palli ClOllmled with tbeir OWD YaSioll Q(_ ~ Padon No. 9'' and Javolved ~ ;

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nee again we find ourselves in 1he midst of a political season. And of course, the mos1 coveted prize all politicians 1hese days seek is coverage exposure, media. ' Bui I, and no doubt you as well have noticed some1hing odd in the expo;ure granted 10 one Alex Evans, a North ldaho College s1ude111 majoring in physics. He is not running for any political office, and yet his image clings 10 virtually every newspaper in 1he area like mold on day old bread. I firs! noticed E~ans in the media last year, when he appeared 10 a Sentinel Strectbeat feature, and a photo credit in adjacent Issues. I thought little of it then, but within the space or several months, Evans was pictured in 1he Coeur d'Alene Press, Spokesman Review and in ads distributed to papers in the area for NIC. If I recall correctly, Evans

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"Th.rec Men and a Baby." Evans, they say, is p~rllall~ obscured behind a door, but clearly v1sable 1f t~e film i.s viewed in slow mo1ion. Rumours 10 Washington D.C. say it was Evans, not Washington Post editor Bob W?~dward, who felt the last breath of Wilham Casey and transcribed his dying words. ::anscripts of s~veral tapes made surrept1uously m the Nixon White House contain references.to "That commie Evans" by G. Gordon Liddy. Liddy reportedly tells Nixon in one of the tapes 1he he is ready and willing to tape dynamite to his chest and ning himself o~ some one named Evans, if that's what Nixon wants. • ~van.s has been reported hiding behind cur!a10s m several Elvis movies, and even danc10g the eve away with obvious abandon in "Viva Las Vegas'' to the Lune of "Don't be cruel." Evans has been reported in such varied places as the late Malcolm Forbes' multi-million dollar birthday bash in Morroco, the Wailing Wall after the Israeli occupation or Jerusalem the Papal Nuncio in Panama, and even at ' Sean and Madonna's wedd10g. Some may call me paranoid, but they're probably in on i1 .

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Basketball players expelled after class disruption Caires, displayed behavior so dlsmptivc that it was impossible to teach the class, according to Caires. "1l1cy were way out of line and cheating and that sort of 1hing," Qlires said. 1l1cre's not much more 10 say; the problem has been

by Mlkt Saunders Smtmtl Editor

Push fi.nnlly came 10 shove last week when two Nonh Idaho College men ·s basketball players, after a cla.woom disruption, were c.x· pclled rrom NlC. Freshmen Jody Beck, from Annapolis, Md., and Jeff Porter. of Washington. D.C., after repcaJed wamin~ from coaches and ad· ministJBtors, rma11y went 100 far, according 10 NIC Dean or Students Da\'KI Lindsay and COO<'h Rolly Williams. 13cck and Porter, while attending a Leaming Ccmer class taught by NIC instructor u:c

re:soh'CCI ... "After previous incidents, it was clearly outlined to all NIC athletes that any disruptive behavior would result in expulsion," Lindsay s.,id. One previous incident Lindsay referred to was the Sept. 16 al1ercation that took place in and arowid the Fort Shennan Apartmems.

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Among numerous otl1cr NIC athletes, namely wrestlers and basketball players, Beck drew the most a1tention, being arrested after allegedly brandishing a knire. Earlier in the semester, Porter had been involved in a separate incident of fighting at the NIC dormiiory and was subsequently moved from the complex, according to Williams. "We moved Jeff (Porter) from the dorms, in hopes or preventing any more problems, and tl1en the thing with the wrestlers happens," Williams said. I had hoped !hey understood we were serious about lhis." The opinions about lhe expulsion vary

Lady C,ards prepare for rival Ricks, five straight contests on the road

by Bllan Wellcer S<lnlind RffJMtr

hough irs sch«lule is half o,'Cr, the NIC V\lllcyball lml11 nnd coad1 Bret Taylor realize Lhc season is [ ] ju.<1 b(gjnning. The squad's conrercncc 3ehedulc is starung to heal up, au,dling 10 Ro.burs 10 race Ricks Sa!UJ'day. The ,-oniest is 1he lint or &.i: matches on Lhc road for the Caniinals. NJC, 14-12 =all and l·I in ~ c play. was de(eau:d by Rm io its home ~

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among other members of the basketball team. " I don't think it was justirlcd having them expelled....The teacher went on hearsay about them cheating," freshman Maurice Kirkwood said. " I was in lhe class and and did not fccl lhat they were being disruptive." Red-shin freshman James Klassen disagreed. "I do feel it was justirlcd that they were kicked out or school," Klassen said. "They were bolh scholarship students and had the responsibility to set an example and keep up

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SCOREBOARD). The wam owrcame • smina slump agalnst Big .Bend, Taylor .!3ill. "We were a .liulr lclharglc, 11 Taylor said of the matches. "II wasn't lho best ball we've pla)'ed." In the 8IU( Mountain game, !iOphomores Ocna Oldham had 9 kill$ and Kathy Nor· tbway knotted down dghL Nonhway led the attaclr. againsl Bia Bmd with 17 kilk while Dana Dotson added 10. Oldham hid 9 kills, 33 di,., and four blo..'ics. Sophomore: Sunny Blada had 4 1 IIWU. Ta,tor . i dlt C011a111111 hllllna or Nor· lhway, the ttam's prmina and the play of Oldham hAve carried the squad In lb last four outing,.

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Taylor also praised Lhe effons or Blades. ''She's one or the best scum in the region," he said. The coach said lhe consistency Of lhe

le:lll1's attack and its blocking are concans. "I bclne oar .,.._. wlll bt !here in the end," Taylor said. "We need to be more lgl'CISive and have more than two biuca hilting well, II The top two ttams In C8Ch leque will advance IO rqionals. Taylor said the Car· dinals ha,i: a dlaotz of being ooc of them. COIISisrfflCY ~ 10 be the key for the taim to have a ticket 10 the post ,rmon.

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Scenic shorelines and mild weather. combined ,vith 1wo first-place 1rophics, doubled the pleasure or the NI C cross-<:ountry 1ean1 a1 1he Fort Casey Invitational on Whidby Island, Wash .. Saturday. The harriers took 1op honors in both lhe men's and women's junior college divisions, and. possibly even more impressively, lhe men's team cap111red fourth place overall in the highly competitive open division. They were less than a minute off the pace, according to coach Christy Davids. Chris Gilbert, a stand-Out sophomore for NIC, 100k sixlh place overall in the six-mile men's till. The race included big-name entrants Art Boileau. a two-time Los Angeles Marathon champion, and Paul Williams, who ran for Canada in the Goodwill Games, Davids said. Sophomore Kelly Swinney continued to impress on lhc women's side, taking 20th overall in the three-mile race, less than two minuies behind lhe leaders. Bui, according 10 Davids, Swinney may have cause to look over her shoulder for Frosh Carolyn Mifsud-EUul, who moved from third· best among lhe NIC women to lhe second slot - just 21 seconds behind Swinney. Anolher NIC runner influenced by MifsudEllul's improvement is Healher BanJcson, who had held lhc number-two spct. "This friendly competition is good for (the team's) improvement," Davids said. She (Bartleson) is competitive, and I know~ won't give up lhc number-two spcl lhal easily. 11 A welcome surprise 10 1.he team, and Davids, was lhe performance or Sophomore Citro Cox. In only his second race, he managed an im· pressive fiflh among the NJC men, and 29th ovcraU. "Chris has definitely got lhe talcni, and hll really pu1 il 1ogcther !his weekmd," Davids said.

Teamwisc, Davids is satisfied ,vilh whal he has seen in recent weeks. "Compared 10 !his time or lhe year las! season, we're at a higher le\-el or prqxuation," Davids said. We're seeing some personal-best times already." "

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The 1990-91 intramural season b off 10 a greal suin.

according 10 firs1-year supervisor Brei Taylor.

··Things are going grea1," Taylor snid. The program has a 11(11' game 1ha1 is being offered

10 NJC srudems called over-the-line. "ti's an e.'<ciling, f:is1 .paced lhro..'-m.111 softball game," Taylor said. Anyone can gel involved, and i1 will be plnyed l?\'a)' Monday and Wcdmsday be1wccn 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. on lhe S<XUr field. fatryom: who is i111ercsted is en· couraged 10 come ou1 and participa1e or jus1 ,va1ch, Taylor sa.id. Already in acton this fall is lhc hard-pounding intramural roo1ba11 season. Competition is 1ough, with a first place tie between the HOT DOGS and lhe BREW CREW. both having four \\ins and only one loss. Rounding off the rest of the field are; THE CUNIC 0·2), HAWKS (3-1), F-FORCE (2-2), N.1. RAIDERS (2-3), OUR GANG (24), FT. GROUNDS (1-3), and HEAVENS DEVILS AT (0-3). This year aU of lhe foolball 1earns are ..'0-Cd. hav-

ing a1 least 1hrce females (out of cighl players) on every 1eam. Taylor said he is pleased with the large 1umou1 of s1uden1S. 1l1is year's 1otal of nine teams more 1ha11 doubles the number involved last season, whlch only saw four learns. Contlng Ja1cr this month is 1he stan of the co-ed volleyball season. Intramural volleyball has enjoyed always enjoyed grca1 participation, and Taylor said he expccis the same this year. Registrations are due Oct. 15th, and play begins the 17th. The ping-pong tournament will be staning Oct. 25th, so get your paddles ready. Evcnis coming up in November will be 1he start or the basketball and wallcyball seasons. Nearer to Thanksgiving, the Turkey Trol Fun Run gobbles in once again, and be looking forward 10 1his coming spring for the ever-popular co-ed softbaU competi1ion. For funher infonnation Taylor can be contacted in in his office in the Sub,vay game room, or at extension 366.

photo by Bob Shuldan

GO LONG - Pat Gravelle looks for an open receiver as Colleen Evans

and Meegan Barth pursue.

Reporters' place in locker room foggy mike saunders -,hletes, reporters and locker rooms- 1hree mains1ays of 1he great American pleasure/business known as sporl. Until recently, these 1hrec were as happy 1ogc1hcr as vanilla, chocala1c and strawberry in a half.gallon of Neopolitan. Bui 1here's trouble an ice cream land, kids. II seems 1ha1 Zeke Mowoll and some other members of the New England Patriois may have left themselves naked 10 critcism after offending the sensibilitic~ of one Lisa Olson, a reporter for the Boston Herald, during a post-game interview in 1hc Pats'

locker room. Olson claims 1ha1 she was sexually harassed. The players claim that she should nor be in the locker room in1erviewing them in various states of undress if she isn't willing 10 put up wi1h locker room behavior, a lot of which is the behavior of very large, very tired and very naked men. Pa1riots' owner Victor Kinm, of Remington MicroScreen fame, decided 10 be the 1ower of wisdom and discretion you'd associate with an NFL owner. He called Olson a · 'classic bitch." l.atcr, like a good boy, he said he was sorry. It sounds a lot like an argume111 you migh1 hear on a playground - "Zekie's makin' fun of me!," and "Lisa's lying, l dido '1 do it!" The whole affair seems more than a liule childish, if you ask me. Then Olson received a death 1hrea1 and decided 10 leave 1he country un1i l the mist from the locker-room incident dissipated. More reccn1ly, Sam Wyche. coach of the Cinncinatti Bengals, go1 himself a $30 1housand fine for barring a female reporter from his locker room.

Maybe lhls Issue Isn' t so childish after all. These ore adulls that we're talking about, aren't they? Wyche, in a momcnlary nash of oncoming headlights, iook the ra tional, adull approach installing a series of curtains in his locker room, very similar 10 lhe curtains you'd see in a hospi1al room. "Now Sammy, you be nice and share your team wi1h the reporters; the boys and the girls. Remember without the media, our paycheck ge1s smaller!" Where does it all end? Probably wi th II rsutonal, adu lt decision along the lines of not having the female reporters, or any rcporlers for that mauer, i111erviewing naked or seminaked athletes. It shouldn't be too hard 10 figure 1ha1 one out, considering all of the ra1ional 1hinkcrs involved; and there's always arbitration if they can't agree. Some1hing tells me, though, 1ha1 there arc more 1han a few female reporters ou1 there who just might miss gelling those post-game, up-close and persoool interviews. Don'1 you think?

Which team do you think will win this year's World Series?

Dultln H191N-law en,, forcementmic Cincinaui Reds, became they've been pretty dominant and unstoppable the Jut two yam.

Aaron L11vltt-general 1tudln:The Oakland A's because they have lhe two best hitters, the two best pitchen and the fUICSI guy in the league (Ricky Henderson).

Sunny B1ade1-gener1I ttudlelmle Bo.11.on Red Soll because I like the Jild!cr ~ Clanens.

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~k nnd PonO" were on the t'dgc. "Thi.I »tu11tion n--111~ from bella1•lor 1hal we cruUIOI 1olante: tht 1,.idJ "'CC\' e.,u:en1dy ntd.: 1111d CR11ting" dbnnoon,-c," Wllliuns Slit!. "They kn!:\\· we ....ould not l'llndone it.'' In Lindllly'~ three and onc-h8lf yfflu as dC:lJTI or studa 11s1 1b" i~ 1he nr..1 lime he hM had 10 C"I· pc! anyone. ·•Our go:il Is 10 promote hightr t'd1h.-alion, 00( 10 terminate it," Lmdsoy !illid, "We nl\\11}1 bend 10 the ~tudfflts' favor. bot nOI inlinitdy. We said 'Thi.I Is lite lilll•,' and they knew wht~ il dhl.,.n ,"

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Mllsud-Ellul, 30th, 18:12, Heather Bartelson, 36th, 18:34. Vo lleyball NICvs Big Bend, 15-13, 10-15, 15·4, 15·3 NIC vs Blue Mountain, 15·5, 15-8, 15·6 NIC vs Treasure Valley, 15·3, 15-11, 15· 1 NIC vs Walla Walla, 8-15, 6·15, 6·15

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ca;11;onmorings timely chimes t>y Tonya Brodtm1usen ,iwtonl Edllor

hose: melodious 1unes and timely chimes 1hat ,;er.made Nonh Idaho College campus mean much more 1han music to the people who knew Loretta Dunnigan. Toe music comes from NIC's carillon, which chimes on 1he hour .ind plays tunes several times a day. It is a memorial 10 Dunnignn, former head of 1hc business dep,1rlment who died of a hean attack in 1984, nine years after her retiremcnl. Dunnigan was a woman "who really dedicated her whole life to education," said her sister Mary Ann Dunnigan. She served 44 years in Idaho's schools and spent over 20 of 1hem at NIC. Dunnigan was also the founder or the local Theta chapt.er of Ocha Kappa Gamma (womerls education

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[ really think of her every time it plays.

- Mary Ann Dunnigan, , honorary ~ic1y). A LorrellJ Dunnigan memorial Scholar..hip of SI0.000 is a,ailable every year for a second-year business student. Bob Murray, head of the science depanment and pro· gramer of the carillon's 1imc schedule, said "Loretta Wll\ concerned abou1 students and 1cachers, working to giw bo1h the bes1 chances po~ible." The carillon was chosen as a memorial by a commit· 1.:e or family and friends who kne,~ that Dunnigan would want her memory honored wi1h something 1hnt many people could enjoy. The carillon·~ music 1h01 rings 1hrough campus and quite a bil of 1he 10w n i\ lirst programm~'<l on tapes by a person actuall> pla)ing its kc)"i. The tape r~-ords 1101 the 1u11e, but electronic impulses "hich, when played ba,k. trigger 1hc mo,cmcm of lilllt hammers onto any

of SO metnl rods 1ha1 ac1 as bells, making 1hc sound new each time. This is similar to the way the insides of n piano work. Stx speakers arc placed high on Seiler Hall and one on the library, crca1ing the fccling and iJ. lusion of a bell 1ower. Bui, no, 1hcrc is no tower. TI1e carillon lives in a mop closet behind the elevator shaft in Sci1er Hall. TI1c carillon cost $20,000 and, according 10 Murray, au of 1hc monev w~\ compiled from small donations of many people. 1lw lurges1 being Sl ,000. He said it t0ok 18 mon1h, 1u ,ai..c 1he full amount. Most of the tunes are played i1110 the carillon by Doris Ayers, sccrc1ary 10 1hc dean of college relations. She has been a professional pianis1 and organist since she was 18. Ayers said she has made a variety of 1apcs, mostly at the request of staff members for special events. She said she really enjoys programming the machine but would prefer not to have 10 sit behind 1he exlremcly loud elevator to do it. · "We need new music," Murray said. He said he would welcome suggestions and anyone who would be willing to play in the tunes. "You don't have 10 be very good to play 1hc carillon: in rae1, it's probably belier if you play lousy or by car," Murray said. He explained that the carillon CC· quires some improvising 10 accommodaie the tones of the metal rods. TI1c sounds of the carillon travel far across town and even across 1he lake 10 a woman named Rosemary Jessick, a retired NIC librarian who also served on 1hc memorial committee. ''I just love i1," Jcssick said. "I can always tell what 1ime ii i, when I'm out m the yard and look forward to 1hc linal 1Unc a1 nboul 10 p.m. ,,hen I'm laying in

bed." Jessick also said she would like to ,cc the rarillon moved to a nicer and more honorable place because i1 's 100 bcau1iful to be in .1 mop do1,c1, "and tha1 way Doris won'1 have to pill) iii a liulc hole." she said. Dunnigan's sis1er Mary Ann lives on Ninth and Pcnns)•lvnnin and said." I r.:Jlly 1h111k or her (Loretta)

photo by Dun Nqmon

The woman behind 1he music- Doris Ayers stands by the carlllon In a mop closet In Seiter Hall.

every time ii plays." She ~aid on clear days the mmic carries wcU to her doorstep. According 10 l'\ lurroy, Dunnigan w·Js very proper and ~ mcwhru conservative due 10 1hc time period or her upbringing. He said thn1 when he Marted teaching at age 25 he called Dunnigan "Lorena" ins1cnd of her preferred M~. Dunnigan. He ~id that ~he thought they should only call each 01her by their last names, but by 1hc time she relired orter eight years of a working rela· 1iorn,hip, "Shi.! lirially called me Oob." he said.

Division provides students tutoring grams that are scauer~'d around campus and off campus so th:11 s1udents can go to one few people can boasl that 1hcy would '>Ork place for learning assis1ancc,'' said S111i1h. The learning ccmcr is locaied on the SC\.-ond for no1hmg. 8111 for Sharon Smi1h, working a., the Lear· Ooor of 1hc HL'Cllund Building. TI1e ccmcr is ning As1~1311CC Division chairperson m North staffed with 17 full-1imc and pan-1ime Idaho College i\ a privilege, a~l.u1g for re!\, employees. Additionally, 1here arc approximately 30 s1udent 1utors. monciary rewards. "When I came here l said Ihm if anybody Smi1h said that she is very plcao;ed wi1h 1he on campus found ou1 how mu~h t love this ce111cr and i15 ~iarr. job. they probably would quil pa}ing me and " I love ii. They are. wi1hout a doubt, the I'd prooobly come in anyway." Smi1h ~id. most wonderful people 10 work wi1h," Smi1h The Leaming Assistance Divi.!.1on is in ilS said. fll'SI y,:ar or e~iancc at NIC. TI1c di\<i-:,ic,n was "TI1ey arc learning spccialisu trained in estobli~hcd 10 organil.e and coortlinmc a· 1u1orial program that m1dcn1S from all area, many areas," ~he said. "Every person there is ~1udc111-c1:ntered. I wouldn'1 trade 1hem for of the campus would be able 10 use. . According 10 Smi1h, 1hc di,•hion i:, beginn- another 17 people, and I probably could nm find 17 like them." ing the lirst year or a 1hree-ycar-plan directed 10 cemraUi.c all 1he learning as.i..ltance pro· Smith said 1ha1 she is espcdally impres<i(..'t) grams on campus 11110 one coUaborating wi1h 1hc reading cen1er, which is kxatl'd in 1he S)Stcrn. learning center. "A1 1he end of 1hc 1hird y«ir of the lhl'l.'C· "The reading center ~ where we're pulbng • year-plan, lhc.8().ll~,-1& fully. uu~ ll1e.pro- .IDgcthcr .cwri:ulura. from .\!IXational. from t>y KIity Peterson A UUIOnl Ed11or

academic. from adult basic ooucation, and all the s1udcn1s are working together," Smi1h said. According to Smith, the reading ce111cr is reflective of the objectives of the three-ycarplan. Studenis from all areas of the campuswith a wide variery of reading skills-are US· ing the center. ''They are not marked, or separated, or segrcga1ed in any way," said Smith. "We ha\'I? s1udems that are there to learn how to do something, whether it's to read more rapidly for the rnOSi ablcd students or whether to learn 10 read." The irucgraring of studenis is an imponan1 ~pect of lhc reading center, and a goal of the entire learning cemer. na:ording 10 Smith. ''It (1111egmting snKlenlS) is absolutely critical beaiuse as long ru. we sep.1ra1e students apan. 1hcy get 1he idea that they are different somehow lhan other people arc,' ' Smi1h said. ''There an: no differences. There arc ways of learning things. There are paces of learning 1hings. There are approaches 10 learning

things. But everybody has the same thing going on. They W"dllt 10 do something and it's our job 10 help 1hem 10 learn how 10 do it," Smith said. Accommodating all the changes in the kar· ning renter is an expansion or the center's computer capabilities. The center has tripled the number computer terminals in the lasi year. Smith said that the increase of seven computers 10 appro:<ima1tly 30 has been very helpful ba'all.\C much of 1he learning awtruK"C is provided from compu1er· assisted insLrUction program.~. Smith said that her utopian society would be one when: the learning center was never used. "The learning center 1101a place. The tear· ning centcr is u proa:s5 where by s1u~ts le:lr!! 10 become independent leam..n and tlunkers. "Ultima1ely, I want srudentS to learn on their o"'n," Smith said. " I would kno" tlial 0 I have done my best job if I was oul of job-when learning assistanCI! is no Jonger fl!· quired. H ,II 1- I

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Toy pig prop for speaker Looms pickoo up a toy pig and told a story about how the pig's day wen1. Every 1imc t11e Chairs were hastily brought ou1 10 accom- pig said something negative about itself, moda1e the overflow when more people than Looms put a Band-Aid on the toy pig. When were expected showed up at the NIC the story was finished, Looms said l11e pig Women's Group meeting Monday in the was covcrt'd with Band-Aids as people arc Bonner Room of the Student Union Building. covered with "mental" Band-Aids from The presentation. ''Building a Positive Self negative self-talk. "You are responsible and the guardian of Image." was by Sam Looms, NIC insiructor and consultani for the Center for New your own self," Looms said. "When you make mistakes, just look up and say 'Don't Directions. According to Looms, much harm can be mind me, I'm just expcnnenting."' done by people's negative comments about Looms urged her audience to check out therrueiws, what Looms called "negative self- how they feel and how and what they want. talk." She closed her presentation wil11 the remark " I have seen the enemy and it is me," ''Eighty percent of success in life is showing Looms said. She added that 80 percent of up for it." self-talk is negative. She illustrated with the The speech drew applause from the 48 example of the caterpillcr and the buucrny. women that auended it, and many lingered "What the catapiller thinks is the end of anerward to question Looms. the world, the buuerfly knows is the beginnThe NIC Women's Group talks will be ing," Looms said, following with a story held in the Bonner Room at 12:15 p.m. about a cricket wishing he was a butterfly and throughout the faUterm. Fliers will be posted the butterfly nying overhead wishing he was on the dates and topics. a cricket.

Full time student takes new Job...

Advocate acts for students

by Kittle L.I W Sfflrind RtpOfftr

HUMANITIES 1,omp. ,. - - - - -- - -- - - McLeod, English, and Syltc, representing tion of books and other supplies in the history. This accomplishment, according 10 humanities. This will be done through a oneSyhe, should be viewed as a group effon and on-one matching grant with NEH, which "speaks well or the collective and coun1Jcss means that for every doUar NIC raises they hours or intensive teamwork t11a1 went into will match it. Sylte said that a fund-raising projce1 for it." Receiving the grant from NEH will mean this cffon is already in the works that's be· many things to both the college and the com- ing referred 10 as the "Adopt a Book" promunity, Sylte said. One of the most in1por- gram. What students, faculty, and members tant results to come out of the grant funding of the community will be encouraged to do will be NIC's first ever humanities class, is "adopt" one or the over 500 books that begiMing spring semester 1991. The course, are missing from the NIC library. It would titled "Montage: Introduction to the be shocking even 10 someone not involved in Humanities." will give srudenL~ a wide variety the humanities, Sylte said, to learn of some of areas in the humanities to learn and study of the books not in the collection of the NJC library. about, Syllc said. With t11e new grant in hand, Sylte said, Other coming events include a campuswide convocation next February featuring many new and exciting developments are on Parker J. Palmer, whom Syhc described as the horizon for NIC staff, faculty and "a very thoug.ht-provoking critic of higher students. She urged that aU the effon spent in obtaining the grant not be wasted by a lack education." Receiving the grant also means $10,000 in of suppQn for the programs soon 10 be runding for building up the library's collec- nff~rl'fl

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Student rooms available

An NIC Computer Fair, with discounts on IBM Personal System II 1v1ll1ble end demonstrations of per· sonel computers, wlll be Monday, Oct. 22, from 9·2 p.m. In the Student Union Building.

NIC's residence hall haa rooms 1v1l11ble. If Interested, contact Becky Coffman 11 the residence hall office or at ext. 409.

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Students mus t apply for participate In the spring graduation ceremonies. Contact the Registrar's Office for

Many 1.0 . cards are still unclaimed In the Registrars Office. The 1.0 . cards get students Into select sporting events, plays and other events tree with poaalbllltlea of discounts on ski slopes and at other buslneaaes aroand town.

Apply for graduation Information .

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port a general studl'nt insuraoo: policy and

by Johnny Hunt ~tlndR~u

A!. the new insurance advocate for North Idaho College students, Paul Branham explains that he is a sounding board, not a hitting board. Branham is a full-time studenl and in his third sememster at NIC. " I took this job to meet. a variety of students and to help them ouL with t11eir insuraJll'C needs... the money is not signifi· cant." Branham said. Branham has had 23 years of expcricncc as an insurance adjuster but said he wants 10 be known as an insurance advocate. " l want to be a go,bctwcen for student, and the insurance company," Branham

pay for the fm: )tudent nurse. Students wanting a refund ne.!ded to submit a proof of insurance such as Blue Cross showing that they are covered. The deadline for submltting this passed the same day tuition was due. The students who submitted all the proper forms should be expecting a refund sometime after Oct. IS, Branham said. Ne,tt year Bra11h11111 said he would like LO avoid all the hassle about "insurance refund!." by advertising for students to bring proof of insurance on registration day. TI1cn the S85 will not be tacked on, Branham said.

The imuranre plan do.:s have many benefit~, Branham added. It pays for an inpatient room and board, physiotherapy, about his new Job is thaL people come to surgeon's fets, anesl11ctists and oth.:r him to "chew hlm out" for tiling., ti1at are 5PCCiab,;ts, outpatient medical emergency not his fault, such as insurance refunds. c.\pet\o;es, physician's visits, ambulance and Branham explained that he is not the per- dental tr\:atment. There is a total or S7 ,500 son to get mad at, but rather thnt he is in b.!ntfits. ti1ere to help students with their Insurance After trouble O\'t'T th~ insu~ refunds problems. Branham said he has worked hard to has ended, Branham says he will l'Onccnmake ~ure that the students who hnve tratc on proc.:s!,ing claims bought in by l'Ompleted their forms get their monc:y stude nt s. back. Branham's office is located in the There have bc<.'lt co111plai111.) from ASNJC sc:crion downstairs In Ute SUB, studcnb, however, timt the insurance and his office hours are: Monday 1-2:30 refund~ were not pubUcucd enough. But p.m.; Tuesday 8:J0-9:30 a.m., 12:30-2 Branham Pointed OUI thnt CVl'ryOnc at p.m., 4:30-5:JO p.m.; Wednesday 1-3 registration got a handout explaining the p.m.: Thursday 8:30-9:30 a. m.; Friday refund procedure-and 2A7 students had I 1:15 a.m.-3 : 15 p.m. filed for refunds. That's about 14 percent Branham ~id he b happy with hi) new of the student body and about the same job and w-.ints students to come and see number of people who voted in recent him if there is a problem. He stressed that class elections. he is wry willing to help, knows what he The health refunds m the S85 that was is doing and wants scudcnts to know that biUed lo all students at registration to sup- he is "on thcir side."

said. Branham said his biggest complaint

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County buys waterfront Politicians need people by Linette FrHmtn &nr111d Editor

About $104,000 will be available to students in the form of scholarships as a result of an upcoming land sale by North Idaho College, according to Rolly Jurgens, dean of administration. The land in question, Spokane Point, is a 43-acre parcel located across from Harrison, which, according to a Metsker map, includes about .510 feet of lakcfront. On Oct. 3. Kootenai County commissioners signed an agreement with NIC to purchase the land and an Oct. 25 closing date has been set for the sale. Kootenai county plans to continue using the land for public access, said Commis-

sioner Evalyn Adams. The county has been leasing part of the land from NIC for years for the purpose of public access. Currently, a boat dock, ramp and a parking lot with the capacity to hold about 15 vehicles with boat trailers are located on the property. According to the deed, the land was willed 10 NIC in 1944 by the late H.C. Slamberg. A stipulation in the will specified that the funds from the sale of the property be used for student scholarships. The idea 10 sell the property came from Pr~ident Robert Bennett. The land has not been used for several years, however, it was once used for vocational education programs.

OSS program protested

by P1lrlola Sn~ r Stntl,,,I Rf/>Ofltr

Opportunity abounds for the volunteer intctt$ced in participating in politics. With elections approaching, campaigning has come 10 the top of thr parties' list of activities. Stuffing cn,dopcs, putting up signs. helping with media, going door to door and aMi);ting in fund-ra.isc:rs are some of the activitl:$ the voluntttr can become involved in, noted Michele Tierney of the Kootenai County Democrats. Ae<.-ording to Tierney, the Democrats "alway~ need help." Lori Barnes of the Republican legislative Office added helping with parades, fairs and booths 10 the list. That lime t, o"er, though, she noted. Thr main emphasis is on the other fonns of campaigning. After ela.'tions, Barnes said, th<!re L~ slill opportunity for involvcm<'nt. Lcu.rr-

writing. spcalcing at city council meainp visiting the legislature in session and tidpating in the Young Republican Ctn, ual Commiuecs arc somo of the lk.'tivities she listed. Th" Kootenai County Demo.:ratic Office is at 611 Lak~ilie Ave. faq drop by, Tierney said. She.- noted that CVl':l')'()lle who ~ dropped in has had ..omething to do. The office is open from 9 a.m. until S p.m., although sometimes they break ror lunch or t.'OITIC back at night, Tierney~. The phone number is 765-1827. If there is no answer, leave a n>CM31!C on the machine, which i!. alwa)'1 on. The Republican I egislalivc Office is locatt'CI at 101 N. Second. Ho"'(\'tf, it is prefcred that th.: volunteer contat.'t Barnes at 667-1228 first. Uamc-; noted that one can have a candidate in nund, but it i~ IIOI n.:c~uy. Everyone ne..'<ls help. TtemL') -.aid. All that 'i nt'(Xk'CI :u't' the \'Olumccr;.

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by Kerin Liu Smtind Editor

The Business and Office Education pro·

Future of lobby appears bright...

gram is once again the focus of student com-

pbints. Only this time the complaints are coming from stUdents taking the one-year Ofricc Sr,tems Specialist certificate program. According 10 students Nola Wakker, Shana Smart and Casey Downs, the majoril)' of the studcnL~ involved in t.he revised program are d~tisrlCd. They said that 100 many credits arc required to complete the program m nine months and that the instructors are uying 10 teach 100 much at once. They also said they feel they were misled into thinking that they could handle the requirements of the pro&ram. "The enormity of the subjcct.s and the amount of time we spend on them is misleading," Downs said. As it is now, the OSS program n:qui~ 32 credits be taken 10 earn a certificate of com· plction, with 17 credits taken during the fall semester and 15 taken during the winter semester. Most of the students in the program are o,"CC 21 years old and have families to take care of. Downs, who is a mother of seven, said the credit load is too much to handle for her and other mothers in the program. ''I don't w,1J1t lo be a stacistic (of failure)," Smart said, referring 10 the credit load. "We're in a gopher class, the trial run, and it's not fair. How many are going to graduate in May?" Walcker, Sman and Downs said they did not know of anyone in the program who is happy with the way it is structured. "A lot of girls I talk 10 say in the morning ' I don't want 10 be hen:'," Walcker said. What the students want is to have the program take three scmesten to complete instead of two and they a r c ~ around questionnaires to other students to find out their thoughts. "If they set it up for three semesters, they could set it up so you do this this semester and that that semester and that the next semester," Sman said. "We need to feel like we're succeeding instead of sinking." . or the rtve questionnaires available jll ~ ume. all of them expressed some degree of

Student lobby alive by Linette Freeman

Stnlinr/ Editor

dissatisfaction. More questionnaires will be avai1able by Oct. 12. Downs said she planned to talk to President C. Robert Bennett and present the questionnaires 10 him. "We want everything out in the open," Downs Sllid. "We want to benefit this program and we don't have any ~rie,a,iccs against the teacheis. They're all c,i~Uent.. Just treat us like adults. We're not morons and we don't need babysitters." Another concern Downs expressed was that the students don't get enough time in the newl) -remodeled office lab. NIC spent SIS,000 on nc:w computers that the OSS students rarely use, either because of repairs to the equipment or lack of class time, Downs said, adding that by the time they get through the manual in class, time has run out and they do not get to use the computers. The students said that they do not want to fail, yet the way the program is structured, they arc. '"These students do not come into this program paying good money to fa.ii," Downs said. "They made a bad decision," by changing_ !)le office occupations program, Smart said. ''They should've left it the way it~-"

Nearly a year has passed since the passibility of a state-wide student organization was killed in separate student senates across the state. But now, seeing the error of their ways, several senates arc giving the proposed organization another look, according 10 Charlette PcrsneU, a student senator from Lewis and Clark State College. The auempted organization of an Idaho Student Lobby ocxurred so the nearly 32,000 students state-wide could have better representation in the Idaho legislature by employing a professional lobbyist. Now the possibility of the lobby being voted into existence is stronger than ever, Persndl said. The main reason the ISL failed in 1989 was because the student boards at Boise State University, Idaho State University and College of Southern Idaho refused to approve the proposal. As a result, the University of Idaho, Nonh Idaho CoUcge and LCSC uied to form the Nonh Idaho Student Lobby. Then UI backed out, and because of the small number or students at LCSC and NIC, the lobby was scrapped. _"Things arc looking a lot better," Persncll said. ''Basically, the key objectors from BSU and ISU have gotten more involved with the lobby and have since changed their opinions." . A~rding to Pcrsncll, one of the key obJcctors m 1989 was !SU, but now Paul Anir the student body president, is one of the iruur: supporters. "At B.SU it was Mike Hadden, then a senator, who objected to the ISL. Now he is the president pro-1emporc of the student

board, and he has investigated the lobby in dciail and he supports it," PcrsneU said. "He's going to recommend Uiat the BSU stu· dent senate adopt the cons1i1u1io7 and bylaws." The student senaLC'S from ISU, UI, BSU and LCSC met on Sept. 20, and another meeting is set ror Oct. 19 at CSI. All six of U1e state-funded schools arc invited to aucnd. Persnell hopes all of the schools will have voted to adopt the constitution and bylaws by the next meeting so the pr~ of hiring a lobbyist can begin. The senate representatives also have 10 ap, point an executive dira:tor 10 head the ISL and a public relations specialist to promote it through the media. "We've got a lot of work to do before the legislature reconvenes in January," Pcrsndl said. Persnell said some or the tentative goals for the lobby include a state-wide textbook rental program and pursuing the idea of in· eluding a student on the State Board of Education. Another benefit of the lobby, according to Associated Students of NIC adviser Tony Stewan, is the possibility of a state-wide stU· dent health insurance program. According to a representative from NIC's insurance company, Parker and Parl<er, if the company had a pool of 32.000 students to draw from, a reasonably-priced policy, pa,;gbly including dental and optical bend'u.s, could be negotiated. "The pos.sibililies are endless." Persndl said. According to Stcwan, ASNIC i s ~ the pro~ !Sl, constitution and will be making decision.

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