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11 MAY 2011 - ISSUE #13
THE COYOTE
NOTE
EDITOR’S NOTE
I am so grateful for the opportunity
I was given to be your Coyote Editorin-Chief for the 2010-2011 school
year. There are so many wonderful
opportunities I have had at The College
of Idaho. Looking back, I can see that lots
of those opportunities were God-given.
Sometimes it’s hard to see God-moments
in the present state of things, but looking
back, it is always great to see where God
was working in my life. If there is one
more piece of advice I can leave you all,
then it is this: remember that you never
do anything on your own accord. Your
success is not yours alone to rejoice in.
God has helped you and me along our
journeys, and He continues to do so each
and every day.
I will miss the Coyote Office. I didn’t
think I would get attached to a room, but
I did and it is hard to say good-bye to it. I
have even run into past editors looking at
the old room, and reminiscing about their
days as Editor-in-Chief. I have enjoyed
working with my staff and my writers. The
Coyote would not exist without its writers,
and it could not be put together without
a staff. And if you are reading this and
you are not a writer, then you should be.
(Contact the new editor). I wish the best
for the Coyote. I am just so thrilled that I
got to be a part of its history.
I am an even more happy to say that
I’m a Kappa Kappa Gamma. I’ve enjoyed
all my sisters, old and young, from Idaho
or from another state. I never thought I
would go Greek. I am really glad that I did
and I appreciate those who encouraged
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Danielle Blenker
HEAD LAYOUT EDITORS
Lorraine Barreras & Skylar Barsanti
MANAGING EDITOR
Jason Hunt
FACULTY ADVISOR
Alan Minskoff
COVER
Sarah Silva
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me to go Greek, even when I wasn’t sure.
KKG has given me more opportunities
than I could have ever dreamed of. Being
President from Winter 2010-2011 is not
what I cared about most in my KKG
experience; it is building and having
relationships with sisters and getting
through the rough and hard times together
that make our bonds stronger. I also
enjoyed getting to know other ladies who
are Greek, but who are not in my sorority.
I love how Greeks can come together
and be so supportive of one another.
Go Greek, if you haven’t yet. Put aside
your excuses, and don’t miss out on those
lifetime friendships you could be sharing
in.
Another great thing about CofI
that I am going to miss is the History
Department. If you want to have a good
time at CofI, then become a history major!
Although history classes themselves are a
lot of work, it all pays off because hanging
out with the history professors is the best.
History is the key to everything.
Don’t forget all that advice I have given
you. From my first Editor’s Note to my
last, these are the things I have passed on
to you: 1. Get involved on campus. 2. Be
an activist and be confident doing so. 3.
Encourage others and find those things
that you like to do that encourage you.
4. Read for fun. 5. Stop and look at the
roses and the scenery. Remember your
place in history. 6. Reconcile relationships
and put away your pride. 7. Sometimes
things are not always in your control and
you need to let go. Don’t try to control
CONTRIBUTORS
Christian Low, Bradley Steele, Lorraine
Barreras, Danielle Blenker, Danny
Henson, Dr. Berger, Samantha Sink,
Jenna Raino, Michelle Locke, Colleen
Smith, Rob Lanterman, Alberto Soto,
Tyler Thurston, Vicente Aranguiz,
Deborah Rusk, Andrew Moore, Kaitlyn
Stewart, Andrew Heikkila, Matthew
Farrel, Emily Hendershott, Allison
Parrish, Minghui zhang, Jessie Davis,
Lacey Kniep, Casey Mattoon, Emma
George, Sarah Silva, Mike Safford.
others and their actions. 8. Be patient and
do not give up. Reap what you sow once
the harvest is ready. 9. Make the most of
the time you have left and keep chasing
your dreams. 10. Clean up after yourself
and be courteous of your environment.
11. Sometimes you just need to sit down.
Remove yourself from the busyness of
life, and wait for your revelation.
I am sure that not all of you know
who I am. I wish we all could have met.
Nevertheless, I’d like to say that there are
a lot of amazing seniors graduating this
year— seniors that I have known since
LAYOUT
Lorraine Barreras & Skylar
Barsanti
About:
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publication of The College of Idaho.
We provide a forum for student, faculty, staff and administrative voices.
The opinions presented here are not
necessarily those of The Coyote or The
College of Idaho.
Articles may be submitted by emailing
them as a Microsoft Word file to danielle.
blenker@yotes.collegeofidaho.edu or
coyote@collegeofidaho.edu
childhood and some I had the pleasure
of meeting here at CofI. These seniors
are going places and I wish them the best.
Good luck and congratulations to all of
the graduating seniors!
I would like to leave you all with this
verse of scripture from Psalm 20:4 “May
He give you what your heart desires and
fulfill your whole purpose.”
Carpe Diem,
Samantha Sink
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
NEWS
6 Where Were You When the
World Stopped Turning
by Tyler Thurston
7 Coyote News Blurb
by Lorraine Barreras
HEALTH
9 Earth Day
by Allison Parrish
Table of Contents
FEATURE
4 The Final Farewell (President’s
Note)
by Colleen Smith
5 Some Math Students Pay Homage to Boone
by Matthew Farrell
6 Nonviolence
by Jenna Raino
8 The Down Low on Mr. CASA-
11 Run For Your Life: The Race
nova
by Emily Hendershott
25 Spring Beginnings and a New
Life in China, and My Culture
by Minghui Zhang
for the Cure
by Allison Parrish
Year
by Kaitlyn Steward
OPINION
8 Trump Talk - Beer Talk with a
Toupee
by AndrewHeikkila
9 A Fashionable Goodbye
by Michelle Locke
24 Advice by Christian Low
by Christian Low
10 Looking Internationally: My
11 March and April Ambassadors
of the Month:
byDeborah Rusk
12 Judgement Day: Finals Week
by Lacey Kniep
13 20 Things to Do In Idaho Over
the Summer
by Emma George
16 A Few Words With Senior
Speaker, Alex Grande
by Emma George
17 Sean Rogers, Choral Director,
Says “Good-Bye”
by Samantha Sink
23 CofI Student Research
Conference
by Danielle Blenker
24 Senior Shout Outs
26-27 Contributor Bios
28 A Bench, A Place, and God
by Dr. Berger
SPORTS
18 Golf
by Tyler Thurston
18 Baseball & Softball
by Mike Safford
18 Tennis
by Samantha Sink
18 Horrah for a Happy Ending!
by Alberto Soto
18 Rocking the Slopes
by Sarah Silva
THE COYOTE
A&E
14 Bargain Shelf Book Reviews:
Jane Lindskold’s Thirteen Orphans
by Lorraine Barreras
14 End of the Year Recitals
by Jessie Davis
15 Featured Artist: Sarah Silva
20 Why video Games?
by Bradley Steele
20 Coyote Tales - Comic Strip
by Lorraine Barreras
21 Music Review
by Vicente Aranguis
22 Examining the Triumph of
Crow Songs
by Andrew Moore
22 “Cut”
by Danny Henson
23 In the Pause
by Rob Lanterman
25 Coming Soon to a Coyote Near
You
by Casey Mattoon
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THE COYOTE
NOTE
ASCI President
Colleen Smith
The Final Farewell
by COLLEEN SMITH
I came to write for the Coyote almost
by chance. It was a few weeks into my
freshman year, I was perusing through the
latest issue of the Coyote, and I came across
a letter to the editor that, well, irked me. It
was from a girl, and she was complaining
that there weren’t any decent boys at this
school. Her options for a Saturday, she
said, were one, don a barely-there outfit,
drink to oblivion, and invariably make out
with a male who would most likely never
text her back the next day, or two, stay
at home watching movies and eating ice
cream in her pajamas. Needless to say, I
was outraged, and I delivered my retort
swiftly and turgidly.
It was the response to my response that
first got me hooked. The upperclassmen
staff writers at the paper were moved
by my verbosity on a subject so uncouth
(At the time I was also looking to fill up
my time as I had just torn my ACL and
wouldn’t be able to play soccer again for
six months). So began my career as a
journalist.
The highlight of my freshman year
was my point-counterpoint column with
the infamous (the FBI came to campus
to interrogate him for posting antiBush commentary on his myspace page)
Brandon Buck. The apex of our public
arguing came with our discussion about
the lack of females in powerful positions
on campus. At the time, the student body
president, the editor-in-chief of the Coyote,
and a good number of the upper-echelon
administrators, were all male. A problem
we all know now is not an issue. These
articles marked me as daring and creative. I
was well on my way to making a name for
myself.
My stint in opinion writing was sweet,
but very short. I quickly moved on to
writing hard news, and have since largely
lost my touch for writing a quick-witted
editorial. I dabbled in sports and features,
but ultimately found my calling in long-
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form investigative reporting. Still, my
most memorable piece to date was written
during my sophomore year. It was an
exposé of the City of Caldwell’s recently
adopted law, allowing police officers to
cite anyone deemed to be engaging in
“disorderly conduct.” The law had initially
been adopted to help deal with Caldwell’s
gangs, but the unintended consequence
was College of Idaho parties were being
broken up left and right. It was while
writing this article I think I first realized I
wanted to pursue a career in journalism. I
loved the interviews, the investigation, the
look of the words on the page shining up
at me on still-warm newsprint.
However, my junior year I became
Editor-in-Chief of the Coyote, which left
not nearly enough time to write as I would
have liked. The job came with a whole
new set of challenges. I attempted to
mitigate a fight between Jon Osterberg
and Keats Connelly, and I was bold
enough to run an article in the Valentine’s
Day issue about the “do”s and “don’t”s
of anal sex. I struggled to find topics to
muse about during my editor’s notes, and
ended up waxing wistfully about my pink
star backpack and Don Draper (which
I actuality got a lot of positive feedback
on). I found unreasonable joy in laying out
the table of contents (inspired by the one
and only Esquire magazine) and writing
the by-the-numbers section. At the end
of the year I was sad to say goodbye, but
I realized my heart was not in editing. I
missed hard reporting, and I didn’t feel as
if I was making as big of a difference as I
wanted to at this school as editor.
For the past year, my participation in
the paper has been limited. I’ve written
this column every issue, updating students
on the biggest issues going on in student
government. While my role has changed,
my passion for journalism has not. I
directed my yen for reporting this year
toward an internship and my senior
project. But while I’ve been fairly detached
this year, I cannot thank this paper, the
Coyote, enough. It has been the blank
canvas for me to develop as a writer, as
an editor, as a president, and as a leader in
general. It inspired me to write, become a
journalist, and to aspire to higher things.
In fact, if it weren’t for the Coyote, I
would have never developed the skills or
knowledge I needed to become Student
Body President.
As President, I’ve had a lot of people
guide me and be very patient with me as
I learned the “in”s and “out”s of student
government. I’m very proud of everything
ASCI has accomplished this year. From
remodeling the digital studios, to holding
public forums, to finding agreeable
solutions for the smoking policy and
athletic fee, to searching for a new mascot,
student government has done some truly
exceptional things this year. I want to
thank Senate for keeping an even-temper
in wading through orders and budgets, and
for fervently working toward serving the
best interests of our students. I want to
thank IM, OP, and PC for the amazing job
they’ve done throwing some exceptional
events and programming for our students.
I also want to thank my advisors, Paul
Bennion and Mark Smith, for their counsel
in all things student-related. Finally, I’d
like to thank EC for all their work this
year. Being an Executive Officer is often
an exhausting, thankless job. They spend
long hours writing orders and sifting
through club budgets, planning projects,
and setting up for events, and they often
face tough decisions when trying to solve a
problem or deciding what student groups
to fund. So, thank you, EC, for all your
work this year. My job would have been
impossible without you.
And so I say farewell, to this
institution, to student government, and to
this paper. All of these things have shaped
me in innumerable ways, and I can’t thank
everyone who has helped me along the
way enough.
FEATURE
THE COYOTE
Some Math Students Pay Homage
to Boone
by MATTHEW FARRELL
One recent Friday morning, my
Discreet Math class took a field trip.
Instead of listening to a typical lecture
about counting, we and the students
from Differential Equations visited the
grave sight of William Judson Boone and
his family. It was Professor Lotspeich’s
brainchild; he is prone to quirky ideas,
but this one seemed quite out of the blue.
Why go on this strange expedition? Why
was this more important than learning
math? Whatever the case, many students
did go, walking across the cemetery grass
to pay homage to our college’s founder.
The prestigious first president and
janitor of the college, William Judson
Boone, was born one day before the
election of Abraham Lincoln, in western
Pennsylvania.1 He journeyed to Idaho in
18872 and founded The College of Idaho
in 1891. With grit and determination,
he worked to grow the college from tiny
insignificant beginnings, to a successful
institution. For a whopping 10 dollars
a semester of tuition, the first year
saw the college raking in $265.00, with
expenditures totaling $167.02.3 It was a
tough start, but Boone wrote that he “Will
not give up the ship,” and so he worked to
keep the college going during the school
year, and spent entire summers working
Endnotes:
1. H.H. Hayman, That Man Boone (Caldwell: The
Caxton Printers, LTD., 1948), 26.
on new buildings and trying to keep out
of debt4. A passionately religious man,
he was eventually forced to come to the
conclusion that only by giving up the
pastorate, could he give to the college what
it needed of him. Even though it paid less,
as the Caldwell Tribune put it, “With that
unselfishness which is characteristic of the
man, Rev. Boone gives up his comfortable
pastorate for the good of the college.”5 In
1894, his hard work bore some fruit, and
four students (all women), became the first
graduates of the college.6 By 1907, Dr.
Boone had written a history of the college
which was featured in the first student
publication of the first school paper, The
College Coyote.7 According to the College of
Idaho website, he served as president for
forty-five years until his death, longer than
any other in American higher education
at that time. He died in 1936, and was laid
to rest at Canyon Hill Cemetery, in the
2. Hayman, That Man Boone, 67.
3. Hayman, That Man Boone, 107-108
4. Hayman, That Man Boone, 105-110
5. Hayman, That Man Boone, Qtd. on 113
6. Hayman, That Man Boone, 115
7. Hayman, That Man Boone, 93
ground that was currently beneath my feet.
As I placed a flower that Lotspeich
had pinched from the college grounds,
before the gravestone, I thought on the
history of our college and how men like
Boone had so strongly shaped it. It’s really
our professors and the faculty of this
school that make it what it is, and that,
by extension, plays a large role in shaping
who we become over the course of our
education here. We are a small school;
one of our greatest strengths is our more
intimate relationship with our professors.
I think it is good that we keep in mind
how much we rely on them and how they
won’t be at the college forever. As this
school year comes to a close, I would like
to say “thank you” to the professors who
crammed an extraordinary amount of
education into my brain, and who did a
really fine job of it. I think that morning
spent at Boone’s grave was much more
valuable than a math lecture, and if you
know me, you know that means it was
pretty damn valuable. A lot of students
came, and I hope our gathering there
sends the message to our professors
that we as students do care, and that
their devotion and hard work will not go
unnoticed by us.
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NEWS
Nonviolence
by JENNA RAINO
Sometimes the immensity of
the problems we are asked to solve
overwhelm me. I learn about global
climate change, decreasing biodiversity,
collapsing fish populations, toxic
chemicals, and water shortages,
in my biology classes. From other
organizations on campus, I am
reminded about genocides, child abuse,
famine, and intolerance. News outlets
remind me of natural disasters, wars in
faraway places, and of the fracturing
of my government. And in my work
as student center director, I try and
teach other people about relationship
violence, and help prevent and treat it.
I want to solve all these problems, but
they are too numerous, and too gigantic
for me to feel like I can have any kind
of effect.
I have never wanted to make
a person feel hopeless when they
are presented with the problems
of relationship violence. I feel that
while it is an unpleasant subject, it is
actually one of the easiest to solve.
Solving the fish population collapses,
or contamination from toxic chemicals
involves radically changing the way our
economy works, and even still, because
of what we already have done, there
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will be lingering effects. Preventing
relationship violence, in contrast, is
quite simple. Violence is a learned
behavior. We learn it from parents, if
they fight that way. We learn it from the
school yard bully, or we learn it from
computer and video games. We learn
it from books politicians, even science
(survival of the fittest, anyone?). Just
like any other behavior or skill, violence
is a choice. We use violence as a copingmechanism, as a skill to keep others
from hurting us, or to push ahead in
this world. Therefore, we can also
choose to not use violence as coping
mechanism, as a skill to keep others
from hurting us, or to push ahead in
this world. The work will be in learning
a new behavior— a new skill— to
replace violence.
I have faith in you all. Obviously,
as college students, you are capable
of learning lots of new things. Each
semester brings a whole new set of
knowledge, new skills, and sometimes
even new behaviors. As humans, our
skill is learning new things. So this
summer, I challenge you to create your
own learning experience about violence.
This is how I have been conducting
mine:
1.
For a while, just observe your behavior. Notice the times when
you want to use violence, or actually do use violence, to respond
to a situation. This can include outright punching, but also should
encompass other things, like insults. Or hateful language. Even possibly glaring, if it is unnecessary.
2.
Next, figure out why and when you are prone to violence. There
are probably root causes. Explore ways to respond to the situations where you want to use violence. Different things will work
for different people, so just explore through trial and error.
3.
Make a conscious effort to always use nonviolent means to respond to situations.
4.
Reach out to others who are experiencing violence, and explain
that they do not have to have violence in their life.
THE COYOTE
Where Were You When the
World Stopped Turning?
by TYLER THURSTON
Tuesday, September 11th, 2001. Where
were you? There are few times in your life
you will remember exactly where you were
when a major event took place. For me, I
remember where I was when I first learned
of the terror attacks on 9/11, where I was
when Michael Jackson died, and where I was
the day of the Virginia Tech massacre. I will
forever remember where I was on May 1st
2011. This will be a day we will look back on
and tell our children’s children about— the
day evil died.
According to Obama’s address to
the nation, the United States received
intelligence as to Osama bin Laden’s
whereabouts last August inside a compound
deep inside Pakistan. Although there was
some information of him being there, it
could not be confirmed until April 30th. The
building bin Laden was hiding in was valued
at one million dollars, three stories high,
and “built to hide somebody important”. In
the last few weeks, planning intensified, and
finally, President Obama gave the order to
kill. Just after midnight in Pakistan, 25 U.S.
Navy Seals raided the compound, exchanged
fire with bin Laden and his followers, killed
the followers, and then killed Bin Laden.
The United States recovered his body and
buried him at sea after testing and matching
his DNA. There were no U.S. casualties, but
an American helicopter was destroyed by its
own crew after a mechanical failure.
Barack Obama is a Democrat. Who
cares? He is an American and our
Commander and Chief. This shouldn’t be
about what political party we are or aren’t
part of— this event is about us coming
together as a country and finally letting out
a sigh of relief. Since that fateful Tuesday
morning almost 10 years ago, this country
has been letting the black eye it got, heal.
Osama bin Laden being killed by Americans
feels like we finally got to remove the
bandage. I am so thankful for the peace
that can now be had by people who lost
loved ones on 9/11 and in the War on
Terror. As hard as it might be to relive the
images of that morning, or the time these
people found out their loved ones weren’t
coming home, there has to be a sense
of justice being served. As Americans,
we are promised “Liberty and Justice
for all.”America honored that promise
Monday.
I’ve never been happier to be a
citizen of the best country in the world.
We all need to thank every member
of the service who is fighting for our
freedom, whether we agree or disagree
with the war(s). We all need to stop with
our busy lives for once, realize how lucky
we are to be Americans, maybe watch a
sunset, and thank God we are protected.
I’d put this country and its people, when
united, up against anybody. Whether you
are Republican, Democrat, whatever—
this event has united us in much the
same way 9/11 did. “United We Stand…
Divided we fall.” God Bless America.
One interesting fact: May 1st 1945—
Adolf Hitler was confirmed dead.
May 1st 2011— Osama bin Laden was
confirmed dead.
Sources Consulted:
CNN.com
ABCNews.com
NEWS
Coyote News Blurb
THE COYOTE
Significant and Insignificant Tidbits of Happenings Beyond Campus
by LORRAINE BARRERAS
// Business // To the Custom Built Bat Cave!
Design engineer, Steve Humble, founded Creative Home
Engineering— the only company dedicated to making
secret doors, hidden rooms, and passageways
● Wired Magazine ● May 2011 ● Print
// Government // The British World Struggling With
Change
One of the countries with long standing traditions looks
at ways to modernize with constitutional reform
● The Economist ● April 28th, 2011 ● Online
// Health // Eating Armadillos Blamed for Leprosy
Studies show that the nine-banded armadillo is linked to
leprosy cases in southern United States
● Associated Press ● April 27th, 2011 ● Online
// Environment // Paper or Plastic — Never Mind, You
Get Paper.
In Hailey, Idaho, a group of students has made a move to
have a plastic-bag-free town, in an effort to create a more
eco-friendly shopping system
● KTVB ● April 29th, 2011 ● Broadcast
// Accident // Man Takes Fast Way Down Grand
Canyon
A 21 year old man drove his car over the south rim of
the Grand Canyon, plunged 200 feet, and survived
● Yahoo News/Reuters ● April 27th, 2011 ● Online
// World // Osama bin Laden Dead
Ten years after 9/11, the al-Qaida leader is finally
deceased. People responded all over the U.S., gathering in
streets, cheering in front of the white house, and buzzing
on social media
● CBS News ● May 1st, 2011 ● Broadcast
// Technology // Google: Out to Kill Desktop
With the release of the Cr-48, Google is making the
attempt to send everything to the web, keeping only
minimal local storage, removing almost every application,
and replacing all of it with a browser
● Wired Magazine ● May 2011 ● Print
// Historical // Man Finds Live Missile in Bathroom
Wall
Bomb squads were called to detonate a live Korean Warera bomb that a man found while remodeling, stuck in
his bathroom wall
● StFrancis Now ● April 11th, 2011 ● Online
// Law Enforcement // Solving Murder Through
Numbers
Bill James changed the game of baseball, and now he is
moving to change law enforcement, using a point scale
and numbers in his theoretical method for solving crime
● Wired Magazine ● May 2011 ● Print
// Odd-Laws // Zip-Code Less Marketing
In a strange twist, California makes it illegal to collect
customer ZIP codes in-store with credit card purchase
● Entrepreneur ● May 2011 ● Print
Quote for the Issue:
“The higher up you go, the more mistakes you are allowed. Right at the
top, if you make enough of them, it’s considered to be your style.”
-Fred Astaire
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FEATURE/OPINION
THE COYOTE
Trump Talk – Beer Talk
With a Toupee
by ANDREW HEIKKILA
I’ve taken a break from
Beer Talk to cover a topic
that seems to hold a little
more weight than how
extremely drunk many of
us get on the weekends
(though not too much
more). What I’m covering
in this lovely, Spring Issue
of the Coyote is Donald
Trump’s run for presidency. I know that it seems like
a complete downgrade because, honestly, who would
want to write about that
bastard with the horrible,
thinning, double combover? Surprisingly enough,
however, I do. I wrote my farewell Beer
Talk article last month, and have decided
to delve into the realm of politics for this
one. So let’s get into it, shall we? Pull up
a stool, ladies and gentlemen – this isn’t
Beer Talk, but fuck it.
So recently Donald Trump and his
God-awful hair-piece have announced
that they might run in the 2012 elections
on the GOP’s bill, and it’s beginning to
look like the truth. The media outlets have
recently been focusing on him and many
of his wild accusations, including his cry
to see Obama’s long-form birth certificate
(after it was produced, Trump rallied for
Obama’s school transcripts). There was
really no better way for Obama to raise
a giant, figurative, presidential middle
The Down Low on Mr. CASAnova
by EMILY HENDERSHOTT
As the spring semester comes to a close,
and warmer weather (slowly) rolls in, the C
of I campus blossoms into a lively place.
There is always an exciting concert, show,
or event being put on by one group or
another. On April 27th, the lovely ladies
of Kappa Alpha Theta put on the annual philanthropy event, Mr. CASAnova.
This male pageant raises money for their
national charity, CASA (Court Appointed
Special Advocate).
CASA representatives are trained
volunteers that donate their time to an
abused or neglected child going through
the judicial system. CASA volunteers immerse themselves in the child’s life in order
to speak on their behalf in court.
Mr. CASAnova allows Kappa Alpha
Theta to support CASA’s third district,
located in Caldwell. This year’s theme was
superheroes. The charming contestants,
Brady Harrison (Mr. Delta Tau Delta),
Hank Kvamme (Mr. Gamma Phi Beta),
Andrew Knox (Mr. Kappa Sigma), Montana Patton (Mr. Sigma Chi), Kyle Redman
(Mr. Scarlet Masque), Aaron Mondada
(Mr. Kappa Kappa Gamma), and Nick
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Young (Mr. Sigma Epsilon), were chosen
by their organization to represent the
group in three pageant-like events.
The show opened with stylish hosts,
Jordyn Price and Edmond Walsh, introducing the contestants in their choice of
swimwear. The contest continued with an
impressive talent segment, followed by a
superhero question-and-answer portion to
conclude the event.
Mr. Scarlet Masque, Kyle Redman, won
the hearts of the judges with his rendition
of the Backstreet Boys hit, “I Want it That
Way,” and was crowned Mr. CASAnova,
2011. Proceeds from the event allowed
Kappa Alpha Theta to present CASA with
a check for $1,548.00.
finger, than to interrupt Trump’s realityTV show, The Apprentice, with news that,
under his leadership, Bin Laden had been
killed. “Hey, Donald, I know that you want
to stir the pot and all, but I have bigger
things to worry about— like RUNNING
SHIT.” Since then, predictions have arisen
that he’s not going to stay in the spotlight
much longer, with Americans realizing
that while Trump has been mud-slinging
and firing Gary Busey, Obama has been
answering his trivial queries while making
life and death decisions concerning the
most hated man in the free world.
There are those, however, who think
that Trump would make an excellent president. As a businessman, he may know a
thing or two about how to pull our nation
out of the debt that it’s in, and I agree that
this may be true. So I’m not totally against
this childish, pompous, prick. Let’s take a
look at his platform. The Donald is:
•Pro-life
•Does not support same-sex marriage
•Against gun control
•Anti-foreign aid
•Believes the U.S. should disengage in
Iraq and Afghanistan
Honestly, I can’t say that I’m “pro” or
“anti” Trump any more than I’m “pro”
or “anti” Obama. Obama’s done things
that I like, and he’s done things that I dislike—that’s how it is with virtually every
president. So while Trump rubs me the
wrong way, I do recognize (and think that
we all should recognize) that he does have
some good qualities to bring to the table—
Like the fact that our First Lady would be
a Slovenian fashion model with very large
breasts. Or the fact that Trump is likely
to divorce her soon, and marry/exploit
somebody even more sexually brazen than
she.
But seriously. Trump’s ability to turn
profit is evident, and Obama hasn’t been
delivering in this economy. It’s a real pickle
we’re in, and somebody’s got to do something about it. Let us hope that if Trump
is elected, his word and policy are more
genuine that his hair-piece.
Half-empty or half-full, it’s Trump in
your cup—choose wisely.
OPINION/HEALTH
A Fashionable Good-Bye
by MICHELLE LOCKE
Right now, I am experiencing pre-separation grief. Graduation is a time of mixed
feelings: of feeling like I am so ready to
never write a 12-page paper again, but also
feeling like if I leave here, now, it will be
like pulling my own lungs out of my chest.
It already hurts.
I sat down to write this article without
having any idea what I would write. How
can I write a fashion/lifestyle article about
leaving, about graduating, and about
leaving behind a place I’ve dedicated four
years of my life to? And how can I make it
meaningful to everyone else on campus?
When I really thought about it, I decided the best option would be to give you
all some advice. I’ve learned a few things
at this little school, and I think it’s time
that I passed on this knowledge.
You might be wondering what this has
to do with fashion and… it doesn’t. But
it does have to do with lifestyle, which
technically is very similar. And I’m a senior
and I just plain don’t care what you think
anymore. Just kidding… but seriously.
Someday you’ll be a senior and you’ll be
allowed to write and say whatever you feel
like.
I do have one more fashion related
thing to say: when I talk about dressing
nice everyday, I’m serious. That doesn’t
mean dressing up, or dressing to the nines.
But now that I’m a senior and two weeks
This year's Earth Day celebration happened a little earlier in April than it has in
the past. Since Earth Day, April 22nd, fell
on Good Friday, Bon Appétit Management decided to host their Low Carbon
Diet Day on April 14th instead of the
22nd, a little more than a week before
Earth Day. The Low Carbon Diet Day
obviously strives to feed students with
food that doesn't leave a high carbon footprint. Things that can contribute to a high
carbon footprint in food include long-distance travel (especially air-freighted food),
high levels of processing, and food that
is wasted. As an alternative, Bon Appétit
served food that was local, seasonal, and
minimally processed.
Sustainability Council followed the
Low Carbon Diet Day by scheduling their
away from having to find a grown-up job, I
realize that all the time I’ve spent learning
to dress like an adult is definitely in my
favor. Amassing an impressive collection
of sweatpants, hoodies, and free tee shirts
is awesome and everything, but when
you’re going to grad school or going in for
an interview, they will probably be a little
less impressed.
One last piece of advice: Do your
homework. In advance. As far in advance
as possible. The less time you spend doing
homework frantically the night before it’s
due, the more time you get to spend with
your friends watching old seasons of Law
and Order or House. And let me just say,
as I look into the future— my grown-up,
post-grad future, I wish I’d had a few
more nights of sitting on a couch with my
friends, watching ridiculous television.
1. Make friends outside of your
dorm. As a freshman, my main group
of friends was my hall (first floor Ander-
son, back when it was all freshman and
all singles). There were a lot of friends
I missed out on making because I was
completely content to sit in the Anderson
lobby and read with these girls. Not that it
wasn’t awesome, but really.
2. Don’t go home every weekend.
This wasn’t an option for me at all (driving
500 miles home just to be there for a day
would be kind of stupid). But when I lived
in the dorms, I felt like I was constantly
looking for someone, who, it turned out,
went home every weekend. While it’s great
to go home and have your mom do your
laundry once and a while, stay on campus
as much as you can. Your friends will
thank you.
3. If you want to change something,
get involved to change it. I spent a lot
of time in the past four years wishing
certain things were different, but never
actually doing anything to change them.
Honestly, how dumb is that? There are
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many avenues towards making positive
changes at this school, especially for students. So go for it.
4. Calm down. Seriously, calm down.
All the statuses about how much homework you have to do before breaks,
countdowns till finals or breaks… forget
it. Living for breaks is not going to get you
anywhere. Take a few deep breaths and
get your shit done, and then go have fun
with your friends. Every break is one step
closer to graduation, and leaving behind
groups of people forever.
5. Pick something to dedicate yourself to. For me, it was the literary magazine, which you should all have a copy
of (if not, track down the new Writers
Company president… or even better, join
Writers Co!) For 10 years, the CofI campus
didn’t have a student literary magazine,
which is pretty depressing if you ask me.
If you feel like the campus is missing
something, go for it.
Earth Day Pronounced a Success by ALLISON PARRISH
annual Earth Day vendor fair the same
day. Participating vendors included utility
companies (Allied Waste, Idaho Power,
and Intermountain Gas), government entities (Treasure Valley Clean Cities Coalition
and the Department of Environmental
Quality), and on-campus organizations
(TERRA, Outdoor Program, Campus Sus-
tainability Stewards, and the Sustainability
Council), although there were many more.
Overall, the event educated students, staff,
and faculty about environmental problems,
and what local groups are doing to help
solve them.
Additionally, the Campus Quality Committee organized their
CON(servation)QUEST scavenger hunt
for April 13th-15th. Items in the scavenger hunt included things like making a
peace sign out of human bodies, taking a
picture with a Volkswagen van, writing and
performing a “green” song, and performing an excerpt from an environmentallyminded episode of South Park. The
winning team received a gift basket including a TOMS gift card and documentary,
Sustainable Futures glasses, and a cactusgrowing kit. Katy Stewart, member of the
Campus Quality Committee, said, “It was
neat because there were a lot of people
that participated, and the team that won
really went for it.”
The CON(servation)QUEST teams
presented their scavenger hunt items at the
Low Power Hour in McCain on April 15.
Students were encouraged to turn off their
lights, computers, and other electronic
devices and join their friends in the unlit
Pub. The event featured an acoustic musician, with food provided by Bon Appétit,
and brewed beer— all of which were local.
For more information about Earth Day
events at the College of Idaho, visit the
Youtube channel, 'goyotes'.
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FEATURE
DATES TO REMEMBER:
May 10th: If you are doing a summer internship, you
MUST attend a mandatory journaling entry meeting with
Dora Gallegos. The sessions are 20-30 minutes long and will
be held in Covell from 11:30-12:30 and 4:00-5:00
May 13th: May and August 2012 Graduation Applications
Due
May 16th-20th: FINALS WEEK
Schedule (As posted on the Academic Calendar- these times
and dates are subject to change depending on professor’s
wishes):
Monday 8:30 a.m. - Classes which normally take place at
11:30 a.m. MWF
Monday 1:30 p.m. - Classes which normally take place at
9:10 a.m. MWF
Tuesday 8:30 a.m. - Classes which normally take place at
1:00 p.m. MWF
Tuesday 1:30 p.m. - Classes which normally take place at
10:20 a.m. MWF
Wednesday 8:30 a.m. - Classes which normally take place
at 9:40 a.m. T/Th
Wednesday 1:30 p.m. - Classes which normally take place
at 8:00 a.m. MWF
Thursday 8:30 a.m. - Classes which normally take place
at 2:40 p.m. T/Th
Thursday 1:30 p.m. - Classes which normally take place
at 8:00 a.m. T/Th
Friday 8:30 a.m. - Classes which normally take place at
1:00 p.m. T/Th
Friday 1:30 p.m. - Classes which normally take place at
2:10 p.m. MWF
May 21st: Commencement Exercises (In other words…
GRADUATION!)
ATTENTION WRITERS,
ARTISTS, AND EDITORS!
Ever wanted to participate in the Coyote? Now’s your chance!
E-mail Danielle Blenker at danielle.blenker@yotes.collegeofidaho.edu. No experience is necessary- just passion for what
you do. Write a brief message explaining your idea (if you
have one), or just ask for an assignment. All positions are paid,
PLUS you’ll get the gratification of being able to see your
name in print. The first issue of the Coyote comes out the
first day of school, so we’re acting fast. Come to the informational meeting Thursday, May 12th at 9:30 p.m. in the Coyote
office (upstairs McCain where the gamer’s lounge used to be).
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Looking Internationally
THE COYOTE
My Life in China,
and My Culture
by MINGHUI ZHANG
think the school that is specified for them is very
great. Parents will pay more money to send their
children to another school which they want.
Because China has a nine-year compulsory
education system, the students who want to
go to a good high school should use their own
grades to get it. That is why we have the high
school entrance examination.
Before I came to America, I lived in China about
seventeen and a half years. I spent my childhood and
all school time before college in China. I want to say
that my life is calm and meaningful.
When I was a child, I always traveled with my
family, but the places I have been, I already cannot
remember. After kindergarten, I went to primary
school; this was also the time I started to learn piano.
In China, every parent wants their son or daughter
to have some special ability or talent, so when every
child is very little, the parents try their best to find
a special talent for their child. Maybe one of the
reasons that parents work very hard on this is that
every couple can only have one child in China. This
is how it was for me. When I was very little, I learned
drawing, dancing, and calligraphy. In my memory,
when I was seven years old, I started to learn piano.
During this learning time, I spent most of my free
time practicing and learning to play the piano. I
cannot to say that I had no time to play with my
friends, but it was very little.
In China, when we graduate from primary school,
we have to find the school we want to go to and take
the test of the school. Only if we pass it, can we go
to the middle school of our choosing. In Chinese
mainland education policy, according to the place
we lived, the government chooses the middle school
for the student, but some parents or students do not
Due to every different high school having a different
entry level score, the students need to study very hard
to get their score as high as possible. This causes the
appearance of the different extra-curricular cram
schools.
Chinese students’ lives are busy and colorful.
Everyone has to spend most of their time doing
homework, going to classes after school, and going to
all kinds of art classes. But we also find extra time to
hang out together, go to the bookstore, go shopping,
and watch movies. Usually, I prefer to stay at home
and sleep or watch TV shows. During the whole year,
we have some vacations; the biggest is the summer
vacation and the winter vacation. We also have some
one-day or three-day breaks in the term (those are for
national legal holidays).
Before I came to America, I was been through the
hardest and busiest time in my education life-high
school. Chinese high school is the most important
time of the students’ life, because it is the kickpoint of
a student’s life; It decides the future of the students;
there are not enough colleges and universities in
China for the students, and after the college entrance
examination of each year, there are a lot of those
who do not get in. That means only a part of the high
school students can go to college.
Luckily, I missed the exam because I decided
to come to America for college; since I came here,
I realized the differences between Chinese and
American students. I learned to work on my studying
as hard as before, or more than before, to earn the
pin money by myself. Also, I learned to solve my
problems by myself. After two weeks, I will go back to
China, and I think this time I will have a meaningful
time because I have already made a great plan.
FEATURE/HEALTH
March Ambassador of
the Month
by DEBORAH RUSK
Kendra Knighten is the gal that deserves
this award for the month of March. She is
a beautiful illustration of an outstanding
Student Ambassador, working to the top
of her ability to sell our campus to all the
prospective students walking in and out of
the Visitors Center. We’ve had two Coyote
Saturdays for orientation so far this year.
Potential students and their families come
and look at our college for the first time
or fifth time, with their experience usually
making or breaking the deal. Kendra did
a fabulous job approaching parents in the
Admissions Office and introducing herself
to simply start a conversation. She did not
hesitate to sit down and answer any questions they had, or talk about her experience as a Yote.
Kendra is a busy lady volunteering her
time as a Student Ambassador, being an
active member of Senate, and a participant
of Circle K. She’s a sophomore and prac-
tices self-motivation while she is currently
majoring in International Political Economy and Spanish. She juggles her time
well, working as a CofI college student,
taking responsibility and excelling in those
responsibilities.
She is always a positive role model with
a smile on her face. When you see her
studying in the library, strolling around
campus, or hear her laughing from afar,
make sure to congratulate her for showing
off our college in the way it deserves.
April Ambassador of the Month
by DEBORAH RUSK
Please stand up for Brad Roybal receiving the April Ambassador of the Month
recognition. He takes his role as a member
of the Ambassador Council very seriously, by volunteering his time when we
need a student to show a visitor what this
college is all about. Brad shows how much
he loves this college by taking initiative
and making sure prospective students
get a taste of his amazing experience. He
shares personal college stories and knows
statistics about CofI for those parents that
ask about the numbers. Brad is a reliable
student with strong leadership skills. His
personality leaves a memorable impression
on our campus community.
Brad is a sophomore from Idaho Falls,
Idaho majoring in mathematics and
physics with a minor in music. He keeps
occupied by being part of the Ambassador Council, student Senate, Outdoor
Program, Music Club, Afro Club, and he
doesn’t stop there. He attends as many
activities as possible because he is a true
Yote that wants to be involved in all areas.
His hobbies include snowboarding, music,
dancing, and taming wild yaks.
Make an effort to go up to Brad, or
yell at him from across campus. Tell him,
“thank you” for his commitment and positive attitude with visiting students.
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Run for Your Life:
The Race for the Cure
by ALLISON PARRISH
About breast cancer:
Breast cancer is the unun
restricted cell growth in
breast tissue. It has been
estimated that 1 in 8
women in America
will be diagnosed
with breast cancer
throughout their
lifetime, which
equates to about
12% of the female
population. For women, only
lung cancer has a higher
fatality rate than breast
cancer, although these
rates have been decreasing
since the 1990s. Additionally, approximately 1% of all
new breast cancer cases
reported each year are
male cases, which means
that, although it is uncommon for men
to get breast cancer, it is not entirely
impossible. Also, don't assume
that breast cancer only affects
older women; girls as young
as 10 have been diagnosed, and
the kinds of breast cancer that
affect young women are usually
more aggressive. As a result, it
is important to educate women
of all ages about breast cancer
and about places they can go to
get screened.
About the race: The Susan G. Komen
Race for the Cure is a nation-wide series
of events that strives to increase awareness about breast cancer and fund breast
cancer research. The program started
with a 5k run/walk in Texas in 1983, and
has grown into over 100 races across the
United States. Race participants pay to
participate, with about 75% of the prof
profits going towards local programs to educate people about breast cancer, encourage
screenings, and search for treatments. The
remaining 25% goes towards funding The
Komen for the Cure Award and Research
Grant Programs, which strive towards
finding a cure for breast cancer.
How to get involved: The Race for
the Cure happened on May 7th, so it is
too late to participate in a race this year
without traveling. However, if you are
planning to go out of state for the summer, visit http://ww5.komen.org/FindAnEvent.aspx to see if there is an event
in your area. Also, don't think that the
Race for the Cure is only something that
women can participate in; anyone with a
heart rate can participate. There are also
other ways to support the Race for the
Cure if running and walking aren't your
thing. There's an online store, resources
to become an advocate, and a donations
tab, all on the komen.org website. Some
retailers also sell certain “pink” products
that donate a portion of sales
to the Susan G. Komen fund,
like pink coffee mugs, snacks,
shirts, etc.
Why it matters: Breast
cancer has affected the lives
of millions of people across
the globe. Not only does it
affect those who are diagnosed, but it also affects their
friends and family in ways that
surpass one's initial
expectations. Anyone
that has had cancer
or known someone with cancer
understands the
overwhelming experience of countless appointments,
treatment sessions,
medical bills, and
emotional trials.
However, with every
supporter of the Race
for the Cure, we're all
one step closer to a
cancer-free world.
Sources:
breastcancer.org
keep-a-breast.org
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OPINION
THE COYOTE
Spring Formal…
Through the Eyes of a Drunk
by JESSIE DAVIS
COMIC
CONTEST
Are you an awesome cartoonist? Do you
find humor in the world around you— particularly on campus? Then we want you to
submit! Add us on facebook (The Coyote
Student Newspaper) to post an example
of your work (one submission per artist, please), or send an e-mail to danielle.
blenker@yotes.collegeofidaho.edu with an
attached .pdf or .jpeg file containing your
comic. All submissions will be posted on
the facebook page for voting to take place
after next year’s first issue comes out. Send
your submission now or at least start thinking about what you want to do. Winner will
be next year’s comic strip artist, and will be
expected to have one comic ready for each
issue of the Coyote. This will be a paid
position.
I pre-funked in my room while getting
ready with some friends. We decided to
take the 9:30 bus to the Boise Depot
because we weren’t ready… or maybe not
drunk enough… I don’t remember for
sure. But anyway, we took the 9:30 bus.
The large crowd of people waiting for
the buses was just as drunk, if not more
drunk than us; people were shouting and
laughing, and girls (including myself),
were losing their balance on stick-thin
stilettos. But anyway, the 9:30 bus got
there, and we all got on. It was kind of
a cluster-fuck because there were so
many people. I ended up sitting towards
the back with a guy I knew; he gave me
vodka, so I knew I had made the right
choice in sitting there. The bus ride was
loud and bumpy, but considering that
I was preoccupied with vodka, I didn’t
notice a whole lot; the drive didn’t even
take that long.
Once we got to the dance, it was
about 10… maybe 10:15. I tried to look
composed as I walked in so that campus
safety wouldn’t catch on to the fact that
I’d been drinking quite a lot already. I kept
forgetting I was 21, so I felt like I was
breaking the rules. I stumbled around,
looking for the bathroom—naturally.
The line for the girls bathroom was crazy
long… lots of drunk girls making sure
toilet paper wasn’t stuck to their shoe,
wandered in and out of the stalls and to
the sinks. It took all the effort I had to
not lean on the walls in my drunken state.
But anyway, once I got back onto the
dance floor, I decided more alcohol was in
order… so I went to get some. In fear of
spilling on myself, I got a bottle of beer
with a small opening.
Finding my friends was difficult: they
had made their way towards the center of
the dancing people. I was pretty drunk,
wearing high heels, carrying a beer, and
trying not to slip on whatever liquids
might have been on the floor. It took
more coordination than I thought I had
at that point in time—needless to say, I
was impressed with myself. People I didn’t
know kept stopping me and telling me they
liked…something about my hair, I think?
Judgment Day: Finals Week
Other than the weather, all things point
in the direction that summer is well
within reach. So, regardless of the current
temperature, picking out that perfect
swimming suit that will leave the minimal
amounts of tan lines, and using tanning oil
like a prescribed cream, is in order.
Although, like all good things in life,
there is a catch; just one minor detail before
all the above can be more than just a dream
in the distance. The saying, “so close…
yet… so far away” is in effect as such a
proposition with the one that follows: finals
week.
Yes, another finals week is creeping up
on CofI. Although this is a dark situation,
there is a light to the end of the dreary
tunnel formerly known as “Finals Week.”
Once the dreaded week is over, summer
will officially begin, even if the weather
disagrees. It will leave behind little more
than the memory of a sleepless week with
mixed results.
Once that last test is turned in, you will
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be free to forgive and forget finals week
no matter the outcome and look forward
to a summer free of deadlines, word
counts, and any other silly phrases of the
like. Once you return home from school,
the only difficult situation left will be the
silence of parental evaluation as they look
over your conquests achieved in your year
away from the nest.
UNTIL… grades are posted. That,
my friends, is the one day that could very
likely be worse than the Monday of finals
week— a year away from the nest to
finally see if all the labor was worth it.
Staring at the screen, there is a column
containing a description that means so
much more than just one single letter.
The longer you stare, the longer the
silence is between you and that one
particular person standing behind you,
peering over your shoulder at the same
column. This one particular person is
that same person who was always there
for you through thick and thin, the one
who loves you no matter what. Finals seem
to be the kind of thing that can take that
eternal love and direct it in a completely
different direction in less time than it took
to even finish the test.
It takes time for a parent to move on from
such a display— months even— the entire
grieving process is long at work. To make
matters worse for those of you who are
going home for the summer, you have
to start each day with those judging eyes
across the table at breakfast.
Last, but not least, this recession is
definitely not helping out the average
college student. Each dollar that a parent
forks out is another dollar towards their
right to harp, nag, judge, and even transfer
their child. A poor performance cannot
possibly be judged that much, can it?
Do not fear! Luckily, Program Council
is on the side of all students, and provides
finals medicine to prevent such horrid
circumstances to ever occurring.
I dunno, it was all gibberish because the
music was booming loudly. The music
was good; I think that one guy… Brad…
Royal? Roybal? Yeah that guy; he did the
music. Man… that beer was really good.
Having finished my beer—it seemed
smaller than most beers—I just kinda
danced with my friends. People bumped
into us and pushed through our group in
search of other people, but I was feeling
real good, so it didn’t matter to me. When
the last song started playing (“This I
Promise You” by N*sync), we split into
pairs and danced. I danced with that tall
guy… you know… Will Ledbetter— he’s
a cool guy. Anyway, he said the most
memorable thing of the night: “There is
so much romance going on, it’s making
me nauseous.” Yeah, there were blurry
couples making out all around us—like,
totally sucking face. Then, the song ended
and we made our way to the buses. Some
buses went home, while others went
downtown to the bars; for some, the night
was still young.
By: LACEY KNIEP
Check out Finals Fiasco, Tuesday, May
17th at 10 p.m. in the Pub! Program
council will be raffling off prizes and
handing out FREE drinks/snacks.
FEATURE
20 Things to Do In Idaho
Places
Over the Summer
THE COYOTE
by EMMA GEORGE
Silverwood Theme Park
Have you ever been to Northern Idaho?
If you find yourself up there wondering
what to do, check out Silverwood. Just
30 minutes north of Coeur d’Alene,
Silverwood consists of a water park and
a theme park. There are great rides like
Tremors, a wooden rollercoaster that dips
underground, and Panic Plunge, which
speaks for itself. Tickets cost $41.00.
Outdoor Activities
The possibilities are endless for outdoor
activities in Idaho. Hiking, camping,
fishing, whitewater rafting, kayaking,
mountain biking, rock climbing, dirt
biking, huckleberry picking… the list goes
on and on. Just drive somewhere. You’ll
likely find a trail.
Farmers Markets
Summer time means fresh vegetables
and fruits. Boise is home to one of the
largest markets in Idaho and can be found
on N. 8th Street in downtown, Tuesdays,
Thursdays, and Saturdays. Times vary so
check out their schedule online. Meridian
also has one every Saturday from 9 a.m. - 1
p.m. in the Shopping Center at 1200 N.
Eagle Road.
Wahooz and Roaring Springs
You pass them every time you drive to
Boise. Summer is the perfect time to ride
water slides and play miniature golf. Prices
vary depending which pass you get.
Brundage and Bogus Mountain Biking
Both mountains open trails to mountain
bikers during the summer. Prices vary
between mountains, but if you’re in the
mood for a little road trip, then go to
Brundage. On your way through McCall,
you can eat lunch along the shores of
Payette Lake or go ice skating in the
indoor rink.
Although the weather outside might fool you, summer is approaching
quickly and with no homework, what will you do with your free time?
Here are a few things to spend it on instead of wasting it with T.V.:
Events
Concerts
Several amazing concerts are happening
this summer. Check out the Knitting
Factory, Idaho Center, Idaho Botanical
Garden, Woodriver Cellars and The Venue
for shows. Professor Knickerbocker’s
band, the Hokum Hi-Flyers, will be playing
at the Linen Building (1402 W. Groove
St., Boise) the first Friday of June and
September.
June 4th Big Water Blowout River
Festival
Mark your calendars for this event in
Salmon, Idaho. You can find great deals
on raft trips, and if rafting isn’t your thing,
there’s the Dutch Oven Cook-off Contest
to attend in the park.
June 1st- September 28th Alive After Five
What better way to spend your Wednesday
evenings this summer than listening to live
music at the Grove Plaza in downtown
Boise? Gather some friends and have a
cold one while supporting local bands.
This concert series goes all summer long
from 5:00-8:00pm every Wednesday.
July 29 - 30 San Inazio Basque
Festival
If you want to stay closer to Boise this
weekend, then look no further than the
Basque Block. The annual festival includes
Basque music, food, dancing, and games.
People from around the world come to the
event, so put on your abarkak or txapelak
and learn a few Basque dances!
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August 19th – 28th Western Idaho Fair
End summer with a bang and go to the
Boise Fairgrounds for rides, cotton candy,
and livestock shows. This event brings
people from all over the state to present
their award winning livestock, fruits and
vegetables, baked goods, artwork, and
almost anything else you can imagine.
June 20th-25th Weiser Fiddle Festival
Do you like oldtime music? How about
square-dancing? The National Oldtime
Fiddlers’ Contest goes all week and is
complete with a parade, small rides, and
several other events. Tickets cost $3.00.
July 4th World Famous Porcupine Races
in Council, Idaho
I hardly think it’s “World Famous,” but
this unique event has put my hometown
on the map. If you want to know how to
race a porcupine, I’m sorry, but you’ll have
to see for yourself. Tip: Be careful where
you step if a porcupine gets lose in the
crowd.
July 29th-30th Sawtooth Music Festival
Drive to Stanley, Idaho for a weekend of
great music! Bands like Langhorne Slim,
Screen Door Porch, and Jonathan Warren
and the Billygoats, along with many others
will be playing. Prices range from $15-$55
depending on how many days you attend.
While you’re in the beautiful Sawtooth
Valley, the camping, hiking, and fishing
possibilities are infinite.
August 27th The Dirty Dash Boise 10K
“The Dirty Dash is a mud run obstacle course
where military boot camp meets your inner fiveyear-old’s fantasy and subsequently converts boy
to man and then…man to swine.” – The Dirty
Dash website. I couldn’t have described
the obstacle course complete with the Big
Pig Climb, Hogbales, Razorback Alley,
Hog Wallow, Pig Pen, Slop ‘N Slide, Hog
Wash, and Pig Sty any better. Go to their
website to check on registration dates.
August 5th – 7th Yellow Pine Harmonica
Fest
Yellow Pine has a population of 35 people
in the summer, but that number more than
quadruples in size when the harmonica
festival starts. Colorful characters,
including modern-day hippies, show up
for this deep-in-the-woods festival. The
drive takes you east of McCall, along the
pristine waters of the Salmon River’s East
Fork and South Fork. You can even take a
few swings on their pinecone littered golf
course while you’re there.
August 16th – 20th Caldwell Night
Rodeo
Bring out the cowboy in you and come
enjoy a night of barrel racing, steer
wrestling, bronc riding, team roping, and
bull riding. Did I mention that there will
be rodeo clowns? Tickets cost $15 Tuesday
through Thursday, and $20 Friday and
Saturday.
August 20th Tour de Fat
I’m not really sure what this is, but it
sounds like a traveling bike show brought
to Boise by the New Belgium Brewing
Company (the ones who make Fat Tire).
If you like biking and/or Fat Tire, I
would suggest attending because it sounds
amazing.
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FEATURE/ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Bargain Shelf Book Reviews
Jane Lindskold’s Thirteen Orphans
by LORRAINE BARRERAS
Chinese zodiac, Mahjong, fantasy, and magic: Thirteen Orphans contains all these things in a unique blend of pageturning fiction. One of my favorite book sale discoveries, it is definitely a great read for those literary fans who love outof-the-box tales. The story follows 19-year-old Brenda Morris, who is living a comfortable college life, when a man attacks
her father and alters his memories. Brenda soon discovers her father is a descendant of 12 outcasts from the Lands Born
from Smoke and Sacrifice, who escaped with the last emperor of this magical land. Taking the identity of each of the
12 members of the Chinese zodiac, (plus the cat), these advisors retain supernatural abilities which they are now being
hunted for. Descendant of the Rat, Brenda must try to track down the other decedents before they’re memories are
altered, while lacking the full magical potential of her father. Throughout the story, Brenda must learn that she can make
a difference in this war, even when she doesn’t feel like she has much to offer. Learning to battle with Mahjong tiles,
accessing different worlds and struggling to protect those she’s come to care about, Brenda takes the reader through just
the first of the “Breaking of the Wall” series.
With a mixture of Fantasy, Chinese lore, and even traces of Irish folktale, Thirteen Orphans is well
written and unique. Strengths: The culturally diverse edge to the story, and Jane Lindskold’s commendable
skills as an author. Flaws: The slower pace of the narrative to those action eager readers, as well as the
complication of understanding the game of Mahjong.
Overall Rating: 4.5/5 stars
★★★★✮
End of Year Recitals
What makes the College of Idaho
amazing? Is it the inevitable parties at the
Fleet Nest almost any night of the week?
What about our super cool professors? Or
maybe, it’s all the incredible musical talent
we have on our campus. Every spring,
music majors present all their hard work to
the public and other students. Since it’s the
end of the year, recitals are in full swing.
Some students have already performed
and reaped the benefits of their hard
work. These students include male seniors
Steven Slupe (the sexiest male opera singer
I know) and Devin Rand (also a totally
rad singer). These two guys really know
how it’s done; both of them have bright
futures in the music world. For example,
bass-baritone Slupe is attending the
Fletcher Opera Institute at North Carolina
School of the Arts this fall to continue his
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education in music. Senior vocalist, Kaylyn
Ruddy, also performed her senior recital,
where she sang works by Claude Debussy,
William Walton, Hugo Wolf, Gustav
Mahler, Antonio Cesti, and more!
Between now (May 1st) and the day
this will be read (May 10th) several other
musical events will have taken place. The
Composition class will present the pieces
they wrote during the semester—this
should be really good; we have a lot of
promising composers on campus. Hannah
Buckendorf will also be performing
her senior recital on Mother’s Day (May
8th—better send your mom a card if
you haven’t already!) where she will be
singing some wonderful tunes. Also on
May 8th at 2:30 p.m., freshmen soprano,
Jordan Bowman, and cellist Kyle True, will
perform a recital together.
Coming up on May 14th—that’s a
Saturday— at 7:30 p.m., senior Lani
Boykin will be presenting everything she
has worked on while at the College of
Idaho. She will be singing some pieces
written by Mozart, Berlioz, and our very
own Mike Ward. Speaking of Mike Ward,
he will perform his senior project during
Spring Fling at 7:30 p.m.—I personally
plan on being there. It will surely be
an act that succeeds because Ward is
an extremely talented and innovative
musician.
The music department is not limited
to singers and composers, however.
There are a large number of instrumental
recitals and concerts coming up as well.
Cellist Christina Sevy “is finally all grown
up and will be performing works of art
with masterful skill during her senior
by JESSIE DAVIS
recital” on May 19th at 4:30 p.m.. This will
be a grand event with harps, pianos, and
C of I student Kim Stucker on clarinet as
accompaniment. Another clarinet player,
Jessica Whalen, presented her junior recital
in April; knowing her, I can easily say it was
a very entertaining performance.
Even if you missed a few recitals and
even if you can’t make it the up-coming
performances, congratulate these students
on their great accomplishments. They
have worked hard and want to share their
achievements with their peers. Support the
music students by going to their concerts
and recitals before school ends; it may be
the last time you hear our seniors… well,
at least until they make it big and blow us
away on America’s Got Talent.
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Sarah Silva
ART FEATURE
Sophomore Sarah Silva is a Math major. She enjoys long boarding, chocolate
chip cookies, poppy seed muffins, and long math equations on the beach. She
has a secret talent for art, but her true love is snowboarding like a boss for the
CofI freestyle skiing and snowboarding team.
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FEATURE
A Few Words with Senior Speaker, Alex Grande
Dead week is upon us, finals are
looming, and stress and caffeine levels
are at a maximum high. Most of us
will experience this stress again when
we return to CofI next semester, but
for some, there will be no return, only
goodbyes. The quad will soon be
decorated with chairs, microphones, and
black gowns. Black caps with yellow tassels
will be thrown high in celebration of
four years of hard work, but before that
happens, this year’s Senior Speaker, Alex
Grande, will give a speech about what her
experience at CofI has meant to her.
Although Alex doesn’t want to give her
speech away, she’s allowed a sneak preview
of it:
“Change is a big theme in my speech.
‘Today is the ultimate reminder that we
have to change and leave this place that
we’ve built our lives around for the past
four years.’ In the end, I basically say it will
be o.k.,” she comments.
I can already imagine family members,
classmates, and professors tearing up as
Alex talks.
“I won’t lie; it’s a little sentimental,” she
adds.
If you’re like me, you like to know
background information on speakers
before you listen to them. It gives you
a sense of where they’re coming from
and where they’re going. What’s she doing
talking about giraffes? Then you remember
the person wants to work at a zoo after
they graduate. I doubt Alex will mention
giraffes in her speech (or will ever work
at a zoo), but if you want to know more
about the senior speaker, keep reading.
Alex was born and raised in Boise,
and attended Capital High School. She
had never set foot on CofI’s campus
until the day she interviewed for the
Heritage Scholarship. She turned out to be
pleasantly surprised by the, “strange oasis
in Caldwell, Idaho”. Her majors include
History and Political Economy, which
means completing dual theses this spring,
which also means a tremendous amount
of stress. How does she deal with the
pressure? She avoids the work by cleaning
and baking cookies.
“There’s been a lot of cookie-baking
in the last month and there will continue
to be until graduation,” she admits.
On top of a double major, Alex has
been extremely involved with various
programs including Senate (she’s been the
chair of Finance Committee for two years,
the Student Research Grant Committee,
and Senior Legacy Committee). She
also takes part in Cabaret, and went on
a Campus Ministry trip to Nicaragua.
However, her main passion lies in her
senator position.
“Nothing makes me happier than to
give a club or organization the chance to
do something awesome for the student
body,” Alex says.
Since seniors are always questioned
about future plans, I asked Alex about
hers. Many history majors wonder what
they’ll do with their degree after college,
but Alex has made up her mind. She’s
been accepted into law school at the
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by EMMA GEORGE
University of Idaho, where she’ll be
among a few of her CofI classmates.
Plans after law school? Alex is interested
in international development, which she
plans to study while participating in Rob
Dayley’s trip to Thailand this summer. She
views the trip as the first step towards her
international ambitions.
However, before Thailand and law
school, Alex has two theses to complete,
finals to study for, and a graduation speech
to present. There’s no time to think about
graduation right now, but Alex knows
that when she’s next to that podium
on the steps of Boone, the emotion of
graduating will set in.
“I remember when I was a junior, and
while watching my senior friends graduate,
it hit me. That would be me next year,” she
reminisces.
Now, she’s a senior and her time as
a CofI undergraduate is almost over.
Underclassmen will have mixed emotions
of sorrow and joy as they watch their
friends graduate, but for those of us who
are ju niors, r emember, it ’s o ur t urn n ext!
Senior Shout-outs
To all of my “babies” it has been great being able to be your Mama
Lani for the past couple of years. To all of my sorority sisters, you
have made college such a great experience for me. To the love
Haha, so that was easier than I thought J Thanks ~Karissa
of my life Renee, WE’RE GOING TO DISNEYLAND! Make
Shout out to all the alcoholic (and sober) History majors! College
memories and lasting friendships, your college years will never be
would not have been as fun without our department! ~Lizzi
taken away from you! ~Lani
It’s been a great 5 years! But I can’t wait to be done :) ~Anita
Pain is weakness leaving the body. Viva la Patricia. ~Victoria
RESUME HELP
To my fellow ES seniors: I couldn’t ask for a more wonderful group
of people to be graduating with. I look forward to seeing how far
you all with go. Thanks for the good times. ~Keats
Want to look like a winner to summer employers? Find out
Dora Gallegos, Director of CEL, will be in McCain from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. every Wednesday for the remainder of spring term.
You can find her in the “CEL Career Corner” as you enter the McCain food area (at a table or the couch).
Bring your laptop (or your resume on a zip flash) and polish the vital document that earns you an interview for internships, summer jobs, and
entry-level professional positions. This is your opportunity for one-on-one feedback.
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FEATURE
Sean Rogers, Choral Director,
Says “Good-bye” to Begin His Tour
by SAMANTHA SINK
Sean Rogers, Choral Director, will be leaving The College of Idaho at the end of this semester in order
to pursue his career in music. He will be touring 18 states and will be playing 38 concerts.
What first got you involved in music?
When I was really young, when I was 3 years old, I started
taking organ/keyboard lessons and I just wouldn’t stop. I didn’t
want to. By age 8, I was playing full-time for churches. I was
playing in restaurants around 11 or 12. I played in a cocktail
lounge when I was 14 years old—which is funny because you
can’t go to the bar, but you can still play in the lounge. I must
tell you that the music I started off with is completely big band
and jazz. I was probably the youngest Lawrence Welk. I grew
up watching old movies, and listening to old music. When I was
in high school, all I listened to was big band. I didn’t start doing
a lot of the regular pop music until about ten years ago— 30
years old—and that was 1970s soul, or fifth dimension; stuff
like that.
What have been some of your greatest
accomplishments as a musician?
I have been the pianist for quite a few well known people. I
played the keyboard for Moody Blues. I toured as a solo artist
in different countries. I’m also just a few credits short of being
a commissioned pastor. I have found that some of the greatest
moments of my life have never had a lot of big fanfare; they’ve
been the times when I’ve seen how my music has touched
somebody, where it’s helped people to heal. There have been
moments when I know the music has come through. Those are
the moments.
What are your plans after you leave?
I am going to go into full-time performing. I have a 13-state
tour in July that I am going on. This summer I have a total
of 38 concerts scheduled. I will be playing, if you add the
13-state tour, in 18 states. [What will you be playing?]
A whole slew of music. I have classical concerts; I have silent
movie concerts. I play silent movies at the Egyptian Theatre. I’ll
have some jazz concerts and I have a Broadway concert that is
scheduled, and then I have a lot of religious concerts scheduled
too. I’ve been asked to teach a class at a National Handbell
Conference in Minneapolis.
1,000
the number of poems Conor Hatchett
Harris has written about girls (0 the
number of girls it’s gotten him)
307
the number of members on The
Coyote Student Newspaper group
on facebook
Why do you enjoy music?
It’s who I am. It’s my communication skills— that’s the best way I can
say it. It’s the way I know how to communicate; it’s the way I know how to
express my innermost everything. It’s just my soul. Music is a 24/7 thing
for me. I don’t stop listening to it; I don’t stop thinking about it. I sleep,
and when I wake up, I’m thinking about it. I never stop listening. [Were
your parents musicians?] No, actually. My mom was working. My
grandmother and grandfather had an organ. I stayed with grandma and
grandpa in the same town. We always stayed there while we waited for mom
while she was working and grandma and grandpa had the organ. After I
started when I was 10, they bought a piano, so I could play piano too. But
they had music going all the time, and old movies. I just grew up with big
band, classical music, and jazz. My grandmother was the President of the
Community Concert Association. When I was in high school and junior high
I had a chance to literally be in conversation with touring artists who were
touring around the world. When I was in high school, I had a correspondence
with Bill Marx, son of Harpo Marx, from the Marx Brothers. My teachers
that I had were also students of Henry Mancini. I was very fortunate. We
lived in Ontario, Oregon and traveled once a month to the Portland area to
take lessons. It was my grandmother who did a lot of the driving to take care
of this. My grandmother was a fierce promoter of the arts and also a fierce
promoter of me. I have an uncle who graduated from here at the college in
music.
Idaho’s Bi-polar Weather
Saying Goodbye to Your
Favorite Seniors
What is your favorite Broadway musical?
La Caja aux Folles is one of my all-time favorites. And
Closer Than Ever, with music by David Shire. Most
Sondheim musicals I am a sucker for.
What will you miss about CofI?
The camaraderie of my colleagues. And I will miss seeing
students improve. That feeds me.
Anything you’d like to add?
I appreciate the opportunity to work here. It has meant so
much to me. I appreciate everybody at the college, and the
students.
the number of student zombies on campus
by DANIELLE BLENKER
Spring Fling Bands
Do you have any advice for students, or for
students pursuing music?
You cannot just dip your toe in. It’s not like a swimming pool.
You have to dive head-in first and learn how to swim. It’s not
something you can put away at the end of the night. If you
are going to be a musician, you live the life of a musician. It
becomes who you are. You become immersed.
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Tanning in the Quad
By the Numbers
What brought you back to The College of Idaho
after receiving your B.A. from here?
Mari Jo Tynon is a dear friend. I’ve always done anything
I can to help her out. I was asked to come and music direct
Godspell. I made a career out of directing a lot of Broadway
shows and productions. They called me to see if I was willing
to do that. And I had a great time while I was here; that is
when the other choral director put in his resignation. They
asked, “hey would you be willing to come back for one year,
just one year to be his replacement until they hire somebody?”
And three years later [I’m still here]. Three years is a great
time to be someplace. Much better than one. I had a chance
to get to know the students. For example, Steven Slupe— he
was a freshmen the year I did Godspell with him. It’s been
wonderful because all of the students who were freshmen—
I had a chance to see them grow musically and see them
graduate.
2,000
5
the number of alcoholic beverages
consumed on Spring Fling
the number of hours of sleep the average
CofI student gets on any given night of
finals week
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SPORTS
Season Wrap-Ups
Golf
by TYLER THURSTON
The College of Idaho golf team
wrapped up its 2011 season two weeks ago
in Southern California. The Coyotes were
led by Giesie, Thurston, and DeLorey.
The men’s team finished the season in the
following top five order based on scoring
percentage: Austen Giesie (77.1), Tyler
Thurston (78.3), Kyle DeLorey (78.6), Jeff
Davies (81.7) and James Taylor (82.7). The
top three on the men’s side will return to
the College of Idaho next season. The
Coyotes will lose seniors Jeff Davies and
James Taylor.
Unfortunately, the Lady Coyote golf
team did not get into into the NAIA
National Championships, as they dropped
down to 26 this week. Although the team
failed to get an invite, sophomore Trish
Gibbens still has a chance to be invited as
an individual. After the fall season, Trish
was the #1 ranked girl in the NAIA. The
Lady Yotes finished the season in the following order: Trish Gibbens (76.9), Baylee
Borchers (81.5), Jocie Cracroft (85.4),
Brenna Smith (87.6), and Melissa Clausen (88.2). The Lady Yotes will be losing
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Breanna Smith but will return four with of
the five starters.
As captain of the men’s team, I can
speak for the rest of the guys and say that
we will truly miss Jeff and James next
season. These two guys grew into two of
my best friends and I wouldn’t trade them
for the world. Not only are both guys
great golfers, they are even better people
to associate yourself with. Jeff was one of
the most recognizable figures on campus
in the history of the College of Idaho,
standing in at 6’9.” James was popular until news broke of his engagement resulting
in every girl on campus having a tiny bit
of their heart broken. Jeff is planning on
pursuing a career in pharmaceutical sales;
meanwhile, James is going to go work for
his family’s business, Taylor Brothers. Seeing these two guys leave, just reminds me
how fast college goes by and how much
we need to slow down and appreciate our
time here. It doesn’t get much better than
what we are living right now. Whether you
are currently having the time of your life,
or are struggling to see light at the end of
the tunnel, stop and look around because
you are going to miss this place when you
leave.
Softball
by MIKE SAFFORD
The Lady Yotes had kept their slim
playoff hopes alive with 3-1 and 11-2
wins at Eastern Oregon, which closed out
the regular season in La Grande, Oregon.
The wins for CofI (24-16, 14-10 CCC)
eliminated Southern Oregon from the playoff
chase, with the Yotes
earning the No. 3 seat
to the Cascade Conference Tournament with a
Corban sweep of Concordia on Thursday, and
a Northwest Christian
sweep of Concordia on
Friday.
Nickayla Skinner tied
a career-high with 15
strikeouts in Game one,
while RBI singles from
Molly Mills and Kalie
Baseball
Lewis-Clark State completed a fourgame sweep of host, College of Idaho,
with convincing 12-1 and 15-3 victories
last Saturday afternoon at Wolfe Field.
The No. 14 ranked Warriors (34-13,
23-8) broke open a 1-1 tie with 11 runs
in the final three innings of the opener,
then pounded out 24 hits in the nightcap
against their Gem State rivals.
Game one saw the Yotes (29-19, 19-13)
take a 1-0 lead in the second on an RBI
groundout by Tanner Hodges, but L-C
knotted the score in the third on a twoout RBI single by Trent Bridges.
Cody
Fassold
and Todd
Griffiths
matched
zeros
until the
seventh,
when a
pair of
walks
and a hit
by pitch
loaded the
bags for
the War-
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Kurdy in the eighth inning providing the
winning runs.
Game two saw the Yotes break the game
early, as a three-run homer by Nikki Shumway gave CofI a 5-0 lead, with Julia Henrie
slugging a two-run shot in the third to make
it 7-1. CofI tied the school record for hits in
a game with 16 in the victory.
Unforunately, Concordia University
would go on to sweep a
doubleheader at home
against Northwest Christian, eliminating the Cof
I softball team from the
Cascade Conference Tournament chase.
The Lady Yotes can still
finish as high as third in the
league standings, though
they cannot win any tiebreak scenarios to reach the
three-team CCC Tournament.
CofI concludes the
season with a 24-16 overall
record.
by MIKE SAFFORD
riors, and Aaron DeGuire ripped an RBI
single to left to give L-C the lead for good.
Connor Moore added a bases-loaded walk,
and Bridges, a sacrifice fly to push the lead
to 4-1. The Warriors would add four runs
in each of the last two innings to blow the
game open.
Fassold got the win, going the distance,
fanning nine, with Moore and Bridges each
logging three hits. Kyle Douglas had two
hits in the loss for the Yotes.
Game 2 was all L-C, scoring five firstinning runs, two coming on a Braxton
Miller double, to grab the early lead. The
visitors would tack on two in the second on
back-to-back homers by Alfonso Casillas and Gino Casini. They batted around
for seven runs in the fifth inning—their
second seven-run inning of the series.
Casillas went 5-for-6 with two homers
and four RBI for L-C, who won 8-of-9
games this season against the Yotes.
Jeffrey Harris, Jarel Lewis, and Izaac
Garsez each had two hits in the loss for
the Yotes.
CofI heads to Atherton, California,
for the NAIA West Qualifying Tournament, and will play Wednesday morning
in the opening round. The pairings for
the tournament were announced late in
the evening on May 1st.
SPORTS
Tennis
by SAMANTHA SINK
The Men’s Tennis team has had it hard
this season. Their overall season W-L record thus far is 1-11. They started the season back in February, playing Whitworth.
Over spring break, the team even traveled
to exotic Honolulu, Hawaii to play HawaiiHilo, BU-Hawaii, and Hawaii Pacific, where
they lost 9-0, 8-1, and 7-2, respectively.
The Yotes have one more home game left,
scheduled May 7th against Treasure Valley
CC. Hopefully, they can pull off a win and
end the season on a good note. Jaron Tietsort is the only senior from the men’s team
that is graduating this May.
The Lady Yotes have had some hard
matches as well. Their overall season W-L
record thus far is 2-9. Over spring break,
they also traveled to Hawaii and played
Hawaii-Hilo, BYU-Hawaii, Chaminade,
and Hawaii Pacific. The Lady Yotes have
one home game left, scheduled for May
7th against Treasure Valley CC. On the
Lady Yotes team, Molly Leadbetter is a
senior this year and she is graduating this
May. Leadbetter has set 7-11 singles and
5-10 doubles record while being here at
CofI.
Coach Limbago has now been coaching the Tennis team at CofI for 26 years!
Thanks, Coach Limbago for your dedication to the CofI Tennis team!
Rocking the
Slopes
by SARAH SILVA
The 2011 ALT Games’ College Snowboarding and Freestyle Skiing National
Championships were held April 16th at
Copper Mountain, CO. Five members
of the College of Idaho freestyle team
drove more than 12 hours to make an
appearance at the competition. Zach
Tomlinson, Travis Morris, Cliff Mailloux,
Skylar Herbert and Sarah Silva faced off
against competitors from the University
of Colorado, the University of Vermont,
the University of Maine, Westminster
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College, Sierra Nevada College and others.
The event was hosted by mogul skier and
Olympic gold medalist, Jonny Moseley,
and included a slopestyle competition, and
a rail jam.
In men’s skiing, Zach and Skylar both
threw down impressive tricks on the
jumps, but all of our skiers came up short
in the scoring and were unable to make
finals. Cliff led the men’s team, making
finals in the rail jam. Sarah was the overall
top finisher for the Yotes, taking home a
3rd place in women’s snowboard slopestyle. The trip was an amazing experience for everyone and the freestyle team
hopes to return next year. The event was
covered by CBS Sports Network, with
footage premiering May 1st, and rerunning
throughout the month.
Hooray for a
Happy Ending
by ALBERTO SOTO
This past Saturday, the College of Idaho
Men’s Lacrosse team beat Puget Sound
9-4. The Coyotes wrap the season up with
their sole win coming against Puget Sound.
It has been a long and difficult season,
with many of the losses being somewhat
one sided. The upside is that the team may
have found something which it can build
on, heading into the next season. With
this win they may have finally found some
rhythm after playing a season together. Of
course, it’s always difficult for a team to go
through such a long season without getting discouraged. However, I believe that
many fellow Yotes will agree that the success of a season is not measured simply
by the amount of wins.
Many sports fans know it often takes
some time to build up and become an elite
team. As Al Pacino’s character emphatically
points out in Any Given Sunday, “On any
given Sunday you're gonna win or you're
gonna lose. The point is - can you win or
lose like a man?” (or woman.
This year’s lacrosse team put in countless
hours of practice and preparation during
the year. They fought hard during every
game and made sure their opponents never
took them lightly. So, congratulations to
the lacrosse team for playing hard, game in
and game out. Thank you for all the hard
work you put in this season. Good luck
next year— we all look forward to watching the team build upon this year, and will
enjoy hearing about many more wins next
season.
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It’s a fair question.
I have a friend— let’s call him Groff.
Groff and I had a class together two years
ago. We didn’t know each other then, but
we’re friends now. Recently, I remarked
upon how interesting it is that you can
have anonymous reactions at one point in
time, with someone who could become
your friend at a later point in time.
Groff laughed and said, “Oh, right—
you were in that Journalism class with me.”
He paused. “I just remember thinking,
‘Dang, this kid likes videogames a lot.’”
Well put.
I do like videogames. Well, games in
general, really. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t have
been motivated to write something about
them each month. Games tap into the part
of our brain that likes to solve problems.
I think at the core, games are just systems
that provide a player with a set of meaningful choices.
But that’s like saying that a novel is, at
its core, just words on paper, or that a
musical composition is just a sequence of
notes. All are true statements, but no one
thinks twice about ascribing transcendent,
intangible qualities to novels and music.
We ascribe these qualities to media, and
call it art. But are games art?
My answer is yes, but I’ll come back to
that in a minute.
I think that when popular culture is assaulted by a new genre, or a new medium,
it’s always born out of entertainment. We
humans crave and desire simulation, escapism, and entertainment. Books were written first to tell stories, and those stories
had no other purpose than to entertain.
Music was first made as a way to pass the
time and give our ears something pleasing to listen to. Movies were made to give
audiences a chance to see something they
might otherwise never see.
But, if you give a medium of entertainment time, it matures. The right people get
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Why Videogames?
a hold of it and start making something
that goes beyond mere entertainment.
Classic novels like Crime and Punishment
and Uncle Tom’s Cabin endure because in
addition to being entertaining, they make
commentary on society, politics, and/or
the human condition. We read good books
because they are entertaining, but we
remember them because they make some
claim or point about the world that we
something that a book can never do.
There’s a lot of potential for videogames
to go beyond the traditional “artist to
consumer” relationship.
So are videogames art? I say yes, but
only insofar as you could say that “books”
are art, or that “movies” are art, or that
“music” is art—you can make this claim,
but I think you’ve got to make your own
distinction somewhere. I don’t think you
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hadn’t thought of before.
Videogames are different though,
because they are so hugely interactive. Because everyone essentially makes his or her
own experience with videogames, suddenly
we’re unsure if we can ever derive meaning
from them. I mean, how do you distinguish between someone who recognizes
the commentary on the American Dream
in Grand Theft Auto 4, and someone who
just tries to blow stuff up?
But in my eyes, this interactivity makes
videogames ripe for making capital-A Art.
A developer no longer has to be content
with making commentary on society and
politics. Instead, a developer can make
commentary on me, Bradley Steele. That’s
can say that every movie is art, because
a lot of movies are entertaining garbage.
Same with books. Same with music.
Right now, videogames are at that immature stage in their life cycle. Developers
are still concerned with making something
entertaining, over making something with
lasting meaning. But I can see glimpses of
what videogames could be; I see glimpses
of what we’ll someday refer to as “high
art” videogames (okay, what I’ll someday
refer to as “high art” videogames).
For videogames to work as art, though,
we have to proliferate the usage of
videogames. Books work as art because
you pick up a book and read it—bam!
Simple. Music work as art because you just
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sit there and get it transmitted to you via
headphones or whatever—bam! Simple. I
think videogames are going to have a hard
time being received as art because there’s
still this societal and cultural wall between
Those Who Play and Those Who Don’t.
The reason this wall exists, though, is
because of gamers. Specifically, douchey
gamers who have some elitist attitude
about what constitutes a “real” game.
This has been me at times, I’ll admit. I’ve
made fun of Farmville for not being a
“real” game. I’ve bemoaned how World of
Warcraft “used to be better.” I’ve wished
out loud that newer RPGs could echo the
brilliance of classics like Baldur’s Gate.
But this is absolutely the wrong attitude to
have.
Elitism never helped an art form. The
elitists in the audience might disagree with
me, but it’s true. When you shut people
out from your chosen form of media, you
lessen its importance for the culture as
a whole. I want videogames to be taken
seriously, so it doesn’t make sense for me
to tell the people that legitimize them as an
art form, that they aren’t allowed to play
“my kind” of games.
So what’s the takeaway here? Just let
people play games. If someone wants to
play Farmville, then let them play Farmville. Hell, Farmville should be applauded
for bringing accessible gaming to a huge
portion of the population that would otherwise not care about games at all. When
my friends play silly Facebook games, I
smile a little bit because I know deep down
that it won’t be too long before those same
friends are asking me to get into World of
Warcraft or Portal 2 or something like that.
So yeah. That’s my quasi-impassioned
rant about videogames as a cultural force.
My stint as a Coyote writer is over. Thanks
for reading my half-assed articles about
videogames and stuff. And play Portal 2;
it’s good.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Emery – We Do What We Want:
After being at it for nearly a decade,
the South Carolinian quartet’s sound has
come full circle. Almost. For those familiar
with their discography, a quick quantification of “We Do What We Want,” is taking
the notable hit “Walls,” and extrapolating
it into a full length album. Granted, there
are elements of “The Question” between
screams, but with the departure of Devin
Shelton, it lacks a certain dynamic vocal
dimension, compensated for with incessant supporting screams by Josh Head
where they once were only called upon
for special occasions. Furthermore, I
am positive Shelton was the mastermind
behind the improbably smooth transitions
between movements within the songs that
were developed during the writing process.
That shinnying quality from before is
nowhere to be found here, as bridges burst
into uncalled for breakdowns; intros lack
finesse as they jump right into a chorus
rather than a verse. Indeed, it has been
a long and tumultuous road for one of
the most likeable bands in the genre, and
if you are just hearing about Emery, you
will love them as fans did during the early
years. After listening to these guys for the
better part of a decade, I’ve concluded
that new Emery has consistently become
good Emery.
day listener. With an engrained sense
of swing and rockability, tracks off the
album explore various musical methods
to get toes tapping and fingers snapping.
There is an effortless swing and swagger
to the meticulous arrangements of bass,
beat, harmonizing vocals, and downright
soul. Lyrically straight forward, he sings
the word ‘girl’ umpteen times throughout,
with the charm and respect of the corFine” is a masterful waltz, both melodically and lyrically; emboldened opening
passages drift into eventual callousness.
It carries over to the closing track, “The
Rise,” which has transcendent surges of
harmony, but primarily opts for massive
bold piano chords and a trudging tempo; I
assume from sheer exhaustion of making
such a labor-intensive album. Needless to
… And now for some
music reviews
by VICENTE ARANGUIZ
Okkervil River – I Am Very Far:
Settled in Austin, Texas, this sextet has
been around long enough to develop a
sound in the mind, and turn it into gold,
upon playing their respective instruments.
Okkervil River pulls elements of bluegrass, bohemian, and baroque at random
intervals, but always keep it grounded and
subtle as they keep their eyes set on matured thematic rock. In some ways, they’re
a rural Arcade Fire (without the agoraphobic sentiment), yet they reach the same
conclusions about the human condition.
Lead singer, Will Sheff, adds grandeur
from time to time with reverb equivalent
to shouting in an empty Jewett auditorium.
It is done most notably during “We Need
a Myth,” which not only uses that tactic,
but a swelling of strings and inevitable key
change as the ensemble grew with noise.
Changes of pace are done effortlessly, as
“Mermaid” trickles to a halt in contrast to
“Rider,” and moments in other tracks; neither tempo sounds out of Okkervil’s comfort zone. They can convey the message,
no matter the metronome. “Wake and Be
say, nothing went to waste, as it’s evident
Okkervil River poured much soul into this
album. If you’re into that kind of stuff,
you’ll love “I Am very Far.
Raphael Saadiq – Stone Rollin’:
Call it a cozy niche or a gimmick, but
Mr. Saadiq has the voice and tunes that
send listeners back to a golden era of
American music. The Grammy-winning
forty-four-year-old has the stamina of a
budding twenty-four-year-old musician on
the cusp of fame. A tireless work ethic is
evident, as the attention to detail is superb.
From a philosophical standpoint, he
translates measured morality of the fifties
into language and sound for the modern
responding decade. The title track employs
a hypnotic flute in the background, and an
eccentric harmonic in the front to compliment his down-to-business early-MichaelJackson-esque vocals. “Day Dreams”
ventures further into the rag tag be-bop
sounds of what our parents may call “the
good ol’ days.” “Moving Down the Line”
is the kind of song you immediately clap
your hands to, even though he casually
invites you to do so a few moments in.
Hitting falsettos and given a boost by a
trio of lovely accompanying female singers, it sounds as if he does not cease smiling throughout the track. The bass playing
would make Barry White say, “Oooh
yeah,” and meanwhile the trumpets are
proud, and strings passionate, yet somewhat muffled and left in the background,
as to add to the smoothness of the overall
production; an instant classic indeed. Slow
in tempo, yet firm in sentiment, “Good
Man” has a point to prove as the album
draws to a close. As this review has taken
brief looks and many of the tracks, it
is done to demonstrate Raphael’s rich
versatility jamming out to R&B, Jazz, Soul,
and good old fashioned Rock n’ Roll. He
certainly sounds like he is having the time
of his life singing in each and every one
of these genres. Sure his sound may not
be the most popular among the college
demographic, but that ought to change.
Raphael Saadiq has captured the essence
of a brighter time in American music and
has infused it into an uplifting diverse
anthology many of us should savor.
Lykke Li- Wounded Rhymes:
With her high cheekbone and strong
eyes, the sight of Lykke Li is alluring.
Upon closing one’s eyes and simply
hearing her, is even more enchanting; a
sweetness that is never too much, and a
slight rasp to her lows that never wavers
in confidence and command of the note.
The track, “I Like Rivers,” utilizes eccentric organ play to surround Li’s declarative
emotions. The acoustic ballad, “Unrequited Love,” could be deemed as honest, vulnerable, and almost too American-folksy
for a Swede. Her cadence throughout is
phenomenal as it varies from tribal-esque
to downright unorthodox. At first, the
naïve listener may be put off, but as untraditional time signatures become the norm,
and the album progresses, appreciation
grows exponentially. Songs such as “Get
Some,” with a ragtag beat and one-liners
like “Like the shotgun needs an outcome,
I'm your prostitute, you gon’ get some” are
those that turn heads and inspire future
musicians. The only thing that would immortalize the album would be to hear her
collaborate with Miike Snow. She has had
tremendous success teaming up and even
being remixed; her abilities are crank to the
common musician. There has been some
buzz about her— recently and rightfully
so; there needs to be more of this sound
in your music library. Wherever you go to
get your Scandinavian musical fix from,
Wounded Rhymes is bound to give you
withdrawals.
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Examining the triumph of Crow Songs
by ANDREW MOORE
“Crow Songs: An Auditory Exposition of
Existential Themes” is the final result of
Thomas Newby's Gipson Honors project.
It's a sweeping concept album that blends
elements of philosophy, religion, and
(perhaps this goes without saying on a lyrical project) creative writing, into a musical
exposition resulting in eleven tracks of
escalating styles.
First, this album is inescapably dark. “It
came from me asking myself questions
as I grew,” says Newby. “I’d never done
a concept, and it’s too early to say I have
a definite style, but I built material to fit
the narrative.” The one thing that I can
personally say about the project is that it
revolves around a man dealing with the
consequences of existential revelation, and
eventually coming to grips with this truth.
From the beginning, a narrative is established. Telling a story through music is
something that many writers aspire to do,
but fail. Newby is not one of them; Crow
Songs. If I had to categorize any of the
songs on this album, this is the single. It's
a sharp jump from the dirge of “Eulogy;”
a powerful up-tempo driving rock. It’s an
uplifting song that acts as an opener for
Newby's soaring vocals. Jangly arpeggios and distortion from the two guitars
are provided by Brian Ward and Ricardo
Osuna, along with compressed bass from
Jeff Young. Meanwhile, the song is kept in
order through the measured drumming of
Kier Padilla.
As “Funeral” wraps up, the listener
slides right into the slower and sadder
“Play the Game or Starve.” Heavily distorted guitars are accompanied by Geoffrey Hill on Violin, with Aurora again on
Viola as well as the somber plucking of a
banjo performed by Anthony Parry. Parry
is also responsible for textural percussion
throughout the album. Tom's lyrics are
sung with sorrow, as his character struggles to find meaning in a life with the overarching reality of an existentialist: each day
ing and sad tune, accompanied by a slow
piano played by Steven Slupe, that mirrors
the same melody. As Tom's voice fades
away, the piano becomes more frantic
and intense in its progressions, but results
eventually in a grungy melody fit for any
pub song. This is further paired with a
raucous and drunken chorus, grotesquely
echoing the melody that Tom initially sang.
The next track, “Beautiful Bag of
Bones,” is one my favorite pieces on this
album. Padilla's drumming is dramatically
emphasized by the crashing of cymbals,
and across the entire soundscape, keyboards, violins, and reverberating guitar
melodies melt into bitter-sweet with
Newby and Vocal Performance Alumna
Jamie Derry's voices. Lyrically, “Bones” is
a look at love through the eyes of Tom's
character, filled with depression over the
duality of loving someone who is “everything” and “nothing” at the same time.
“Beautiful Bag of Bones” consists of an
argument between the protagonist and his
lover. It offers a peek into the manic and
depressed state of the character.
In the final acts of the album, the listener is taken into twilight with Tom's character. To me, the eighth track represents
the cries of the millions of other searchers, struggling with their own dimensions
while Tom slowly chants a repeated plea.
The guitars of Osuna, Ward, and Young
give a churning thrum, almost giving the
feeling of some enormous beast lumber-
"Cut!"
by DANNY HENSON
Songs definitely has a cinematic quality.
In the first song, the protagonist (voiced
by Newby), finds himself mind-locked,
choked for words. “Eulogy” is this track's
name. Lilting melodies of a viola from
Aurora Torres, and cello from Kyle True,
flow underneath Tom, as he struggles to
describe the disappearance of something:
a God that had never been there in the
first place. The protagonist is confused;
how do you celebrate the glory or loss of
an existence that never was? Ultimately,
Tom comes to a conclusion: he doesn't
feel anything.
“At God's Funeral” is track two for Crow
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he truly “wakes up a little more dead.”
The next two tracks exist in tandem
with each other. It's hard to say whether
Tom's character has physically moved to a
new location, or if the dialog that ensues
within “A Drinking Conversation” is merely metaphorical. The listener is greeted by
the sound of a crowded bar, with another
man speaking to Tom. The voice is trying
to give some solace to Tom. Whoever this
voice is, whether real or just a projection
of the character's consciousness in light of
his depression, it is fed up with Tom wallowing in his sorrow.
In “A Drinking Song,” Tom sings a wilt-
The scene is at a finite end. And yet
there is movement in frame and action
all about. A world that is not on the
grandchildren of celluloid, that remains
unrecorded except by our minds.The
best movies won't be the best when the
sun scorches our leavings from the earth
someday.But we are tiny, small, and finite,
and films give us a pathway into a world
that fits in and around ours, but isn't quite
of it.Criticism is merely the practice of
getting people to talk and care about movies.Film does matter and it doesn't. You
define what is important, as both a thinker
and a consumer. Take hold of the things
you have agency over and improve them
immediately, and when you get the chance,
sit down on the couch with a loved one
and watch a movie.
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ing through darkness. “Dusk” aptly leads
into the foreboding “Night.” “Night” is
the only autobiographical track on the
album that was based on a panic attack he
experienced his junior year. He describes
the feeling as if he “absolutely knew that
[he] was going to die.” These last few
tracks don't provide complete resolution
to the turmoil of Tom's character, but the
final track, “Dawn,” leaves the listener
with an assurance that things might be
okay. After emerging from a restless night,
Tom's character finds himself awake, staring into the world, not any different than
he was from previous nights, but accepting
that ultimately, life will continue regardless of how he feels. This track is a lot
mellower than the others, but it features a
prominent lead with slide-guitar.
As a student of the College of Idaho,
seeing this final result of the now abolished Gipson Honors program is pretty
special. This piece is a capstone for Tom,
who is a senior this year, and also acts as
a sad reminder of the loss of a unique
branch of our school's education. I wrote
a lot of things about this album, but in the
end, you should just listen to it… really. In
an age where we're losing the art of full
albums with themes and flavors, this was
truly a refreshing listen. The Green Zoo
is set to start performing segments of the
album live, so check out their Facebook
page, where updates on shows will likely
be coming. Give them a listen; Crow Songs
will not disappoint.
Films you must watch (in the right state
of mind):
-Blade Runner, multiple versions
-Casablanca
-The Godfather parts 1&2
-The Shining, it may be the creepiest
movie ever. No, that's
-The Ring, but they're both near the
pinnacle of the genre.
-The Silence of the Lambs
-The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
-Brick
-Serenity
-Akira
-The Big Lebowski
-Sunshine (melodramatic, but enjoyable)
-The Fountain (same as Sunshine)
-All-Star Superman (WB animated)
-Blue Velvet (David Lynch)
-Green Lantern (2011) (Trust me)
Avatar sucks, and always will. Star Wars
is a failed franchise.
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FEATURE
In The Pause
by ROB LANTERMAN
Students Prove Their Expertise in
CofI Student Research
Conference
by DANIELLE BLENKER
As some of you know, two C of I
students, Tom Newby and Jeff Young,
have a band called In The Pause. As
some of you know, they are 100%
phenomenal. If you haven’t heard
them, here’s some things you should
know: The band currently consists of
Tom Newby (guitar/lead vocals) and
Jeff Young (bass), as well as Zak Darbin
(drums) and Josh Calzacorta (guitar).
Most of the guys have known each other
since high school, but Young is a new
addition. When I first heard In The
Pause, it was at the Venue in Boise. I
walked in on the middle of their set, and
I was blown away, because they were
really good, and at the time there wasn’t
much to expect in the Treasure Valley’s
music scene. Newby’s voice is by far
the best I’ve heard from any local rock
band, and it’s even better than most of
the “big” bands on my iPod. The band
describes their music as Alternative
Rock/Indie/Shoegaze (for those like
me who didn’t know, shoegaze is a rock
subgenre which focuses on “big walls of
sound through the use of guitar effects”
as Newby put it) and sounds somewhat
like Sunny Day Real Estate— pioneers
of 90’s emo music.
In The Pause is the one band I’ve
written about that doesn’t have anything
left to work on in order to perfect their
music. The only thing left for them
is promotion and touring. They have
one top-notch-quality album out that
they recorded through the now-defunct
Quantum Studios in Boise, which is
entitled I Wish I’d Never Sung, and all
copies are made by the band members
themselves, as well as other forms of
merchandise. They recently took some
time off for musical experimentation,
but now they’re back on the horse
and will hopefully have a handful of
shows coming up (Newby also spoke
of a tour, which would be absolutely
fantastic). The world needs to hear this
band. I believe that a couple of Coyote
issues ago I wrote that Castinelli is the
best new underground band in the
Treasure Valley, hands down. Well,
as much as I love those dudes, I think
In The Pause has them beat— as well
as the rest of the 208 alternative rock
music scene. If you want some new
music to listen to, don’t let skepticism
of a crappy local scene hold you back
from checking out In The Pause.
They really are a great band, and they
deserve to be heard. You can stream
some songs on www.myspace.com/
inthepause, and if you like what you
hear, hit up Newby or Young for
CD’s.
I’d like to conclude this article, and
every other article I’ve written this
year with this: Don’t ever stop using
your talents to make a difference in the
world. I hope each musician I write
about takes this to heart, as well as all
of you reading this. Don’t ever stop
doing your best to love the people
around you. Thanks, Peace out, God
bless.
Two Saturdays ago, students got the
chance to represent themselves in front of
an audience of peers, professors, alumni,
parents, and various individuals of the
community, in an impressive and slightly
out-of-the-ordinary manner. Standing at
the head of the room, students presenting
at the CofI Student Research Conference
exemplified that they were more than
late night procrastinators, Bowling-night
connoisseurs, and Pro-Kappa dancers:
they were professionals. Many of these
presentations were mind-blowing. The
talent and knowledge displayed was
fantastic. In one day, students proved
themselves to be experts in all forms of
the liberal arts: Music, Science, History,
Anthropology, Psychology, Politics, and
more. Even within these, there was a vast
array of displays. For example, within
music, Tom Newby gave a presentation
of his new album and composition, Crow
Songs, an album that uses many different
mediums, styles, and even includes
narration, while Mike Ward presented his
musical composition which was played
by a piano quartet (this does not mean, as
he said, that “there are four pianos”). His
piece instead, included a piano, a cello, a
viola, and a violin. While Newby’s was at
times chaotic (though poetic) and powerful
in his recording of different sounds and
ways of telling the story throughout
separate tracks, Ward’s was intense and
stunning, while flowing in an extended
progression of a single piece. Listening to
these musical presentations, it occurred
to me how great it is to be alive and
going to school right now. 100 years ago,
audiences listening to Ward’s piece would
have found it odd, but not outrageous. If
they’d heard Newby’s pieces, however, they
probably would have called him disturbed.
It’s great that today we can listen to both
and appreciate them in different manners.
Funny how times change…
In Erik Vanezuela’s presentation, he
talked about the Flavonoids in Sagebrush,
and the possibility of using them for
healing. According to his research,
Sagebrush may reduce degenerative
diseases.
On the other end of the Liberal
Arts scale, Samantha Sink presented
her research in a presentation entitled,
“Antoniniani Legion Coinage in the Reign
of Carausius.”
While some students gave oral
presentations, others had posters. All
students were knowledgeable in their
topics, and their praise was well-deserved.
Honestly, watching them and hearing
about the topics they had practically
become experts in, made me realize
how close we are to responsibilities and
actual “adulthood” (yes, I know we’re all
over 18, but can we really call ourselves
adults when we’re bouncing around in
the jumping castle at Spring Fling?).
Sure, right now we have papers due and
PowerPoints to create, but pretty soon,
we’re going to be donning suits for real,
and finding ourselves with more weight on
our shoulders than getting a good GPA.
Seeing these students speak seriously and
knowledgably about their topics, however,
made me realize that under all our jokes
and occasional acts of childishness, we are
more capable than we know.
Great job to all those who presented
at the CofI Student Research Conference.
Marv Henberg, as I’m sure you already
know, you have some pretty talented
students on your campus.
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OPINION
Maybe for the last advice column article
you’ll actually get some advice—
Do you know what “they” say? I do.
“They” say, “all good things must come
to an end.” And that is apparent because
Prince Henry’s royal wedding is over—I
wish it wasn’t over. It would have been
even better if it had gone on for like a
week and even better if as I was writing
this, it was still going on! Oh my God!
Like fucking seriously!
I’m almost done with school. I
can’t believe it. Everyday seems like an
emotional roller coaster into oblivion and
who is at the other end? Of course! It will
always be, and it has to! No way! But there
is! Find it! Seek it! Make it! And clearly!
But in all seriousness, it has been
breaking my heart that I will be leaving
this school. Everyday it pains me to think
about graduation. For the past four years,
this school has been my life—for better
and for worse. I’ve had some of the best
times here, and I met great friends and
people who’ve changed my life. But I’ve
also spent some of the loneliest and
saddest times at the College of Idaho. (I
remember nights crying to my mom about
hating it here and wanting to go back
home so badly. But looking back I can
smile—I’ve made it through that shit! Not
to mention I’ve had more awesome times
than I’ve had shitty times). Nonetheless, I
feel like most of the growth in my life has
occurred here at the college. I told Danny
Henson that I felt like a totally different
person than I was freshman year… shit, it
sucks knowing that you’re gonna be crying
for the next few weeks because you’re
graduating. It’s hard to admit, but the
sentiment hurts, and thinking about life
without my family here is the worst.
I also want to thank Dr. Dadabay for
being such a wonderful influence on my
life and being a great role model and a
great friend. She’s given me such great
encouragement and has believed in me
more than I’ve believed in myself. She’s
always been there for me, and I like to
consider her my college mother. Dr.
Dadabay, you will always have my heart.
If there’s anything that I should
seriously tell anyone, it’s to love your
family, love your friends, and make
awesome memories. Cherish your time
at the College of Idaho. These will not
be the best times of your lives, for there
are surely greater things in life than what
has been presented here—personally, I
can’t wait to be a husband and a father.
But it has been a damn good time here,
and if I ever forget the College of Idaho
experience, that would be horrible, because
I would probably have either amnesia, be
in a coma, or have Alzheimer’s—fuck all
of those things.
Love.
WE WANT YOU
psych!
by CHRISTIAN LOW
Being a student is tough. We want to bring the paper back to you. This is a
paper for the students, by the students. Yotes, let’s laugh at ourselves. Here’s a
list of the new features designed to make your voice heard.
-Coyote Klutzes (NEW!) Ever found yourself laughing at the complete randomness of seeing one of our friendly neighborhood squirrels completely submerged in a pint of Ben&Jerry’s? Ever wanted to
tell the world about what happened at the Delta house “this one night”
where “this one guy” did “this one thing”? This section will include
any short reports of funny occurrences you see, or have been involved
in, on campus (also with names changed)
-Help! (NEW!) Send in your questions to recieve advice. This can
include anything from asking what to do to get that one really cool
person to just acknowledge your presence, or asking how to have a
better relationship with your parents. Please send in a name you’d
like your question to be signed with such as “Lookin’ for love” or
“Academically unstable.”
-Howl-outs (NEW!) Those of us who have been here for at least two
years remember the little one-liners that used to be posted at the bottom
of the GetInvolved e-mails. This is your chance to express your undying
attraction (anonymously) to that one boy or girl you just can’t stop thinking about. (Examples from 2009: “You are nowhere near as classy or as
cultured as you claim you are, call me” and “Full beard, goatee, handlebars, or no facial hair… you’re still the hottest baller I’ve seen”)
-Pics of the Month (NEW!) Bring out the photographer in you! See something funny or awesome
and care to share? This is your chance!
-Texts from this Month (NEW!) This section of the Coyote next year
will resemble “texts from last night” but will only include texts from students at CofI— texts will be numbered, but the name of the sender will
be kept anonymous. All names in texts will be changed
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THE COYOTE
HEALTH/ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Spring Beginnings and the Year’s End
While most of campus was celebrating
spring this weekend with parties and
booze, I did what I do best: I spent
my weekend playing in the dirt; not as
a member of a mud volleyball team,
however. I, along with quite a few other
members of the community, spent some
hours digging up the land next to the
sustainability house to usher in spring. The
dusty, weedy plot of land that used to be
home to a house, is being transformed
into the new campus organic garden.
Alli and I have worked quite a bit this
year to build the program up and get it
established. As of this moment in time,
we’ve gotten quite a bit accomplished.
We’ve established an ordering system
through Idaho’s Bounty, the online food
co-op for the campus. We’ve officially
moved the garden from behind KAIC
to the house. We have a flock of nine
backyard chickens that provide us with
eggs. But there’s still quite a bit that we’ve
learned and things we think should be
improved.
We’re going to be selling produce on
campus again, but we’re going to make
the prices comparable to something you
might find at the grocery store. We know
that students have no money, especially
by KAITLYN STEWART
no money to spend on expensive locally
grown, organic food. So, to make sure you
have access to local and organic food at
a price you can afford, we’re keeping our
prices low. Hopefully, this will make sure
you can afford cheap fruits and vegetables.
In addition, we will be working with
some elementary schools to bring kids to
campus for field trips to learn about both
bike safety and growing food.
Of course, the biggest job we have
is putting on programs for the campus.
Some ideas we’ve already heard are:
• Soap-making
• Brew your own beer/
make your own wine
• Building a solar panel
• BBQ/Jam at the house
• TOMS Style Your Sole
(which TERRA and SUB
Committee are putting on
this year)
Plus, they taste better— trust me on this
one. Keep an eye on your email for what
we have available.
Unfortunately, Alli won’t be continuing
with the position next year, but our new
Steward, Challis Cates, has already jumped
right in. One thing he’s going to try to
accomplish next year is to establish a bike
shop in one of the sheds at the house.
This year, we haven’t put on as many as
we would have liked, but over the next
year, we’d like to do a lot more. To do
this, we need some opinions. If you have
any ideas of things you would like to
see the Stewards do, send them to us at
sustainabilitystewards@collegeofidaho.edu
or find me, Challis, or Alli on campus and
tell us in person.
We’d also like to hear what kinds
of initiatives students would like to see
that make the campus more sustainable.
Do you want to see a plastic-bottle free
campus? A composting system? More
racks for air-drying in the dorms? Let us
know your ideas. Remember that we’re
here to help you. Thanks for a great first
year, and we hope to make next year even
better.
Coming Soon to a Coyote Near You…
Readers of the Coyote, and lovers of
Danny Henson, my name is Casey Mattoon and I want to let you know that I
am going to be your Movie Critic for the
2011-2012 school year. While Danny is
giving you the movies that you should be
looking forward to this summer, I wanted
to give you a preview of what big films are
slated to come out in the Fall and Winter
of 2011. While I will try to be fresh and
original in my reviews next year, Hollywood is apparently making less of an effort to be original— nearly all big movies
set for next year are sequels, prequels, or
remakes. Despite this, I am genuinely excited to see most of them, as well as writing for you all! So, without further adieu,
here is the chronological order of movies
you will probably buy a ticket for:
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
August 5, 2011
Starring: James Franco, Freida Pinto,
Andy Serkis
What’s Your Number?
September 30, 2011
Starring: Chris Evans, Anna Faris, Andy
Samberg
The Three Musketeers
October 14th, 2011
Starring: Orlando Bloom, Christoph
Waltz, Logan Lerman
Puss in Boots
November 4th, 2011
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Zack Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn
(Part 1)
November 18th, 2011
Starring: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner
New Year’s Eve
December 9th, 2011
Starring: Zach Efron, Lea Michele, Jake
Gyllenhaal, Sarah Jessica Parker
Sherlock Homles: A Game of Shadows
December 16th, 2011
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law
by CASEY MATTOON
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THE COYOTE
FEATURE
Contributor
Bios
Rob Lanterman
Majors: Business
Minors: Psychology and Music
Graduating : 2014
Involvement: Campus Ministries
Hobbies: having red hair, hanging out
with people, facebook, guitar, guitar,
guitar…
Random Fact: When I was in 7th grade, I
locked my knees and threw up (wearing a
suit) on stage at my church.
Bradley Steele
Major: History
Minor: Journalism
Graduating Year: Someday
Involvement: Delta Tau Delta, former
president
Hobbies: Videogames, board games, card
games... just games, really
Random fact: My right lung once
collapsed twice in one month, putting me
in the hospital for my 18th birthday.
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Nicole Van Horn
Major: Environmental Studies
Minor: Art, Anthropology/Sociology,
Education Program
Hobbies: Los Betos, Apples to Apples
(Junior), and being upside down.
Involvement: TERRA
Fact: My car’s name is Josie.
Allison Parrish
Majors: Business and the Arts and
Environmental Studies with a focus in
Literature
Graduating: 2013
Involvement: TERRA, Campus
Sustainability Steward, Sustainability
Council, Coyote contributor
Hobbies: Art, music, cooking, snow
shoeing, gardening, etc.
Random Fact: I hate that I love Katy
Perry.
Michelle Locke
Major: Creative Writing
Minor: Interactive Journalism
Graduating: 2011
Involvement: Writers Company president
and editor of Naked Street literary
magazine.
Hobbies: music, watching movies,
taking naps, blogging (I know), video
games, going for walks, baking and then
desperately trying to convince myself I
shouldn’t eat two dozen cookies.
Random Fact: I am really good at being
able to tell when someone is about to do
something really awkward or embarrassing.
Like when you’re in the library and you
drop your sandwich on the floor and
quickly pick it up, then you turn around
and notice someone totally saw you? That
person is me. I have a radar for awkward
moments.
LeRoy Fiscus
Major: Religion
Minor: Psychology
Graduating: 2011
Involvement: LDSSA, Womens and Mens
Center
Hobbies: Collecting Houseplants,
Cooking, Crochet, Abstract Painting,
Biking, Hiking, Classical Guitar,
Harmonica and making the world a better
place!
Random Fact: I often mistake the smell
of the Sugar Beet Factory for chocolate
cake and peanut butter...
Emma George
Major: Biology
Minor: Journalism
Graduating Year: 2012
Involvement: C of I Online Editor,
Professional Boonie
Hobbies: Scuba diving, hiking/camping,
horseback riding, telemark skiing (very
recent), photography
Random Fact: I can touch the tip of my
nose with my tongue.
Jessie Davis
Majors & Minors: Theatre...and
procrasti—eh, I’ll finish that later…
Graduating: 2012
Involvement: Soccer, RHA, Scarlet
Masque (theatre), and Shutterbugs.
Hobbies: Watching movies, drawing
pretty pictures, photography, singing in the
shower and eating junk food.
Random Fact: Ringo is my favorite
Beatle.
THE COYOTE
FEATURE
Andrew Heikkila
Stephen Anderson
Major: English Literature
Hobbies: writing, drawing, studying
philosophy, spending much of my time
outside.
Random Fact: I came from Rexburg,
Idaho where I was born and raised.
John Micah D. Heinemann
(No picture provided)
Major: History
Minor: Political Economy
Graduating: 2011
Involvement: Occasional contributor
Hobbies: Slam Poetry, cooking, cigars,
skiing, SCUBA Diving
Random Fact: I use Mane and Tail Horse
Shampoo and Conditioner
Lorraine Barreras
Major: Art
Minors: Biology, Interactive Journalism,
Visual Studies
Hobbies: Writing, painting, playing SIM
Societies, working on cars
Involvement: Writer and Layout for the
Coyote, Campus Ministries
Random Fact: I like flat soda.
Major: English
Minor: History
Graduating: 2012
Involvement: ResNet
Hobbies: Drinking
Random Fact: I have a tattoo on the
inside of my lip
Andrew Moore
Major: Psychology
Graduating: 2013
Involvement: Delta Tau Delta
Hobbies: playing guitar, paintball,
organizing silly events like HvZ, sleeping
in the Amphitheater
Jeff Kean
(No picture provided)
Graduating: 2013
Involvement: Senator, First Year Mentor,
assistant to Sports Information Director,
Sportswriter & Sports Editor of Coyote,
Chairman of IM Council, and proud
brother of Sigma Chi Kappa Lambda.
Random Fact: I aspire to be the general
manager for a Major League Baseball
team. I also looks forward to the day the
Dallas Cowboys finally claim their sixth
world championship.
Sam Sink
Major: History
Graduating: 2011
Involvement: Senior ResNet Coordinator,
former president of Kappa Kappa Gamma, Coyote Editor-in-Chief 2010-2011
Hobbies: watch movies, read books, lie
in bed, watch MLB and soccer, and play
video games; if the weather permits, then
I like hiking and fishing.
Random Fact: I am ambidextrous.
Danny Henson
Major: Creative Writing/History/Education
Graduating: Class of 2011, best new
writer 2007-08
Involvment: Assisted Eds. Baughman,
Watson and Drake, Tolerated by Ed. Sink
Hobbies: Chicanery, Heroism, Delusion,
Love
Random Fact: Has sold multiple souls to
the devil, none his own.
Danielle Blenker
Major: English
Minors: Journalism, British Studies,
Spanish Foundations, History, and Natural
Sciences
Graduating: 2013
Involvement: tutoring at ASC, musicals,
music club, Chamber choir, Chorale choie,
Open Mic Nights
Hobbies: reading, archery, singing,
writing, acting, drawing (especially
doodling on my assignments), camping,
hiking, spending time with my dogs, and
being with friends and family.
Random fact: I think that cilantro tastes
like soap (really really gross soap).
Jenna Raino
Karyssa Shaw
Major: Psychology
Minors: Human Biology, Religion and
Criminal Justice Studies
Hobbies: listening to music,
watching T.V., and hanging out with family
and friends
Involvement: Campus Ministries.
Random Fact: I am 4 ft. 11 inches tall.
Major: Biology
Graduating: 2011
Involvement: Women’s and Men’s Center
(Student Director and Lead Advocate),
TERRA
Hobbies: cooking, painting random
pieces of furniture, birdwatching,
attempting to make things grow indoors
Random Fact: I’m positive that picking
and eating huckleberries is a religious
experience.
Andi Hayes
Majors: Accounting and Creative Writing
Minor: Interactive Journalism
Graduating: 2013
Involvement: College of Idaho Cross
Country and Track and Field Team
Hobbies: Life
Random Fact: My piercings are currently
unbalanced and really bugs me.
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THE COYOTE
BENCHING WITH BERGER
A Bench, a
Place, and God
by: HOWARD BERGER
As I conclude my 28th year at the College of Idaho, I certainly can look back,
as good historian, and see that this year
has had somewhat more difficulties than
others. This was the first time since having my tonsils out in the 6th grade, that I
had to have surgery. And this was the first
time, and God willing, the last time, that I
had to have radiation treatment. But aside
from those inconveniences, there were
very, very, good things that happened this
year. I had very good classes this year. I
had the pleasure of introducing some of
my students to a very traditional Purim,
and had the immense joy of hearing them
sing a song by the great Hassidic rebbe
Nachman of Bratslav. I had the pleasure
of seeing a host of students, faculty, and
administrators enjoy a traditional Passover
Seder at the College of Idaho. As always, I
experienced many, many, good things this
year. And those wonderful things completely outshone the difficult moments.
And, as always, at the center of everything
for me is a bench!
When Abraham is told to kill his son
Isaac, he begins a journey to the land of
Moriah. It says that “on the third day
Abraham looked up and saw the place
from afar.” (Gen 22:4) But in the great
rabbinic tradition, one should read that
“on the third day Abraham looked up and
saw God from afar.” In the rabbinic tradition, Place and God are the same. That is
as powerful of an insight as anything in
the entire Jewish tradition. There are times
when you find a place and it overwhelms
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you. For some it is that majestic moment
when beauty or sublimity or peacefulness is so present that Place and God
become one and the same. Maybe at
Galena Summit; maybe at Big Sur; Maybe
at the Canyon of the Yellowstone; Maybe
at Paradise Viewpoint at Mount Rainier.
There are many times in our lives when a
Place takes on an undeniable power. I have
been to all those places and I have felt the
And find Him I did.
Soon, it will be summer. And I will
travel to Jerusalem. And that too is a Place
I love. And there too, Place and God
become one and the same. In Jerusalem,
there are benches that I love. There is one
in front of the Moriah Bookstore. There is
one on the Haas Promenade. There is one
at Sachar Garden. There is one at Ramat
Rachel. There is one on Ammunition Hill.
“It is THE BENCH which has
been, and is, my life. There I sit
and look out and see YOU.”
glory. But those were moments. In fact,
it is easy to be overwhelmed by places of
natural wonder. The task is to be overwhelmed by a Place that lasts a lifetime.
This is not a moment of wonder—rather
it is a marriage of Person and Place that
sustains over decades. I have not been
fortunate to be married to a woman whose
love would have filled my life. But I have
married a Place and that Place has given
me love and sustenance for almost three
decades. And unlike Abraham I did not
“see the place from afar.” But find it I did.
There is one at Yemin Moshe. I will be at
all of them. But as with the Jewish assertion: “ Listen, Israel: the Lord is Our God,
the Lord is One!” So all those benches
are ONE: Jerusalem. But, to be frank, it
is easy to find God in Jerusalem—He lives
there (about 6 months of the year-during
the winter months He goes to Miami or
Honolulu). But the Place still overwhelms
me as much as it did the first time I saw it
in the summer of 1970. Place and God are
one and the same.
But those benches are the summertime.
It is THE BENCH which has been, and
is, my life. There I sit and look out and
see YOU. And that is my life. And I hope
it will be for some time to come. I could
never have envisioned or planned a better life—than the one I found at a Place
whose heart is a bench. There is a special,
special prayer that one utters when, according to the Rabbis, “one sees a Place
where one experienced a miracle that
saved him from danger.” This Place—that
Bench—miraculously filled my life with
HUNDREDS of men and women who
brought joy, and laughter, and purpose,
and love, and meaning into my life. This
Place—that Bench—miraculously filled
my life with all the good things someone
needs to enjoy each and and every day.
This Place—that Bench—helped me to
conquer cancer. And so I write the simple
prayer: “Blessed are You, Adonai our God,
King of the Universe Who performed a
miracle for me AT THIS PLACE.”
And so as many of you prepare to leave
this Place—forever—I pray that you too
will find a Place that will bring you as
much love and joy as I have found here.
I pray that you will find a Place that will
bring you meaning, and purpose, and
pleasure for decades to come! Finally, I
conclude not with the words of a Jew but
with the words of a Mormon in that, at
some moment in the future—surrounded
by people you love—you can say as
Brigham Young said: “This is The Place!!”
Now—Go and Find Yours!!