November 30, 2007 - College of Idaho

The CofI
Coyote
News with the Student in View
CHAPO AVENGED - BLACK FRIDAY - CLIQUE BREAKDOWN
THE CAMPUS NEWSPAPER OF THE COLLEGE OF IDAHO
NOVEMBER 30, 2007 - ISSUE #5
THE COYOTE
EDITOR’S NOTE
100 years of Lions for Lambs
I recently saw a film called “Lions
for Lambs,” directed by Robert Redford,
which sets the onus for solving our current
crisis in Iraq on my generation’s shoulders.
As the Coyote is 100 years old, and this is
the last issue of that 100 years, I decided
to go a back and check out what former
writers have said.
A 1917 issue of the Coyote writes
about missing students, “…for they have
gone after Kaiser Bill. They’ll get him too.
Hang him by the neck from a sour apple
tree and wear his socks back home.”
I stopped when I read this. Some of
those kids probably never came home.
More shocking was the tone. Wear his
socks? Hang him by the neck? A little
edgy, nationalistic, and violent, yes… but
perhaps pertinent. The Coyote has been
around for 100 years, founded in 1908, and
a lot has changed.
In 1917, they had “sermonettes,” (little
sermons). In 1917, advertisements read,
“Coke makes resting more restful!” In
1917, the columns ran vertically with pure
text, jammed tight like the classified ads.
You can almost hear an old stereo box
announcer as you read, like the Masked
Man, or the Flash, could be in the next
column over.
Now instead of giving “Nine Rahs”
for our boys out in the field, or “a silent
prayer to God,” for a safe return, most
of us don’t believe in the war. Or God,
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Brad Baughman
FACULTY ADVISOR
Alan Minskoff
COPY EDITING AND
LAYOUT:
Brad Baughman, Kerry
Costigan-Galdes,
Patrick Watson,
Daniel Thrasher, Lael
Uberuaga-Rodgers
COVER:
Allison Barber
2
for that matter. Yet if one thing rings
true, it’s that the prevailing winds and
the fashionable philosophy of the day
might not be as sweet and enlightened
as your generation might believe.
For example, in 1932, editor
Margaret Hughes (a female, yeah, we’re
progressive), wrote a piece on the
Great Armistice of 1918, said, “but
we, still youths ―too young to know
better― ignorantly sing the glories of
war, and plan our actions for the next
war, never considering the prudence of
its occurrence.” Quite prophetic and
against the grain. Edgy. World War II
started four years later.
Flash forward to an editorial written
in 1967: “[Vietnam protestors] have
become unquiet. They have become
emotional. They accuse us of going
about our business while a government
kills people in our name. They say
we are unconcerned. They shout that
we are callous. They chant we kill for
peace. They want to try us for war
crimes…
They bore us.”
So what’s better, gung-ho brute
nationalism or pithy, cutting apathy?
Either way, people get killed. I’d like to
say we’re a little more like Marge today,
cautioning against the glorification of
war, but in reality, we’re more like Mr.
1967, only less gutsy. We won’t say “We
ART
Kerry Costigan-Galdes, Rory
Newell, Ben Verschoor
CONTRIBUTORS
Brad Baughman, Howard Berger,
Andrew Brock, Jordan Drake,
Jeremy Feucht, Brenden Hoffman,
Alan Minskoff, Brittney Nelson,
Rob Oates, CJ Sower, Daniel
Thrasher, Lael Uberuaga-Rodgers,
Ben Verschoor, Patrick Watson,
Ashley Wolff
don’t care.” Our boys aren’t “over there.”
What’s worse is that we look at things
like Woodstock, and how was the past any
different? Did Jimi Hendrix really end the
war any faster by wearing an acid-soaked
headband and picking the electric with his
teeth? At least we’re studying.
The Coyote has changed a lot. From
vertical column to tabloid format, from plain
text to full color spreads, from straight newsupdate to more feature based. But one thing
has stayed the same. We work hard and we do
care. We’re relevant, informative and read by
a very high percentage of the student body.
We’re talented, motivated and sometimes
even edgy.
Maybe we should be doing more, but
the way we see it, it’s up to that amorphous
god-figure the sixties created, yes, I’m talking
about the man. So newsflash, Easy Rider, you’ve
grown up and become the man. The onus rests
on your shoulders. Put away your peace pipe
and pick up a pen. One hundred years of
different wars and different generations have
only proved that protests and college students
are good for little else than drug circulation
and cannon fodder. This war’s yours, Robert
Redford. So get off our backs and let us
read our books. Maybe we’ll manage to keep
ourselves out of the next war so we don’t
have to blame our children.
Sincerely,
Brad Baughman
About:
The Coyote is the student-run
campus 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.
Submissions and Letters:
The Coyote reserves the right
to edit all submissions for style,
length and grammar.
Articles should be submitted in
10 pt. Times New Roman, single
spaced and with paragraphs indented five spaces.
Articles may be submitted by
emailing them as a Microsoft
Word file to brad.baughman@
yotes.albertson.edu or coyote@
albertson.edu
Letters to the editor are welcomed
and will be printed as space allows. Letter may be edited for
grammar. Letters can be emailed
to [email protected] or sent
to the address below:
The Coyote
The College of Idaho
2112 Cleveland Blvd.
Box 52
Caldwell, ID 83605
Anonymous letters will not be
printed.
Payment:
The Coyote pays $0.03 per word,
$15 for an original piece of art,
$30 for an original cover and $5
per photograph.
Writers will be reimbursed for
costs pertaining to reporting at the
discretion of the editorial board.
Reimbursement must be sought
in advance.
Advertise and Anything Else:
Contact editor Brad Baughman at
[email protected].
edu.
Subscriptions:
Subscriptions are availible for $25
per year.
30 NOVEMBER 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
5-6 Letters to the Editor
THE COYOTE
P. 19
7 Endorsing Intolerance
By Brenden Hoffman
Senior Legacy
By Jeremy Feucht
8 C of I Logo
By Lael Uberuaga-Rodgers
Corruption at the Polls
Slow down there laddy!
Questions about the paddy and
party law. Short Feature, P. 13
By Kim Stiens
9 Library Funding
Kappa totes and
Tibetan Prayer Flags?
Take a good look at
Coyote Subculture.
A&L, P. 17
By Patrick Watson
Coyote Connections
By Daniel Thrasher
10 Hit-and-Run Victory
Jesus would never leave the scene of an accident. Or hit a campus saftey officer
after pulling an unoriginal prank - News, P. 10-11
By Brad Baughman
12 Salim, Abridged
By Brenden Hoffman
Who said it? (and then gave it to us for a
random love advice section?) Letters, P. 6
13 Ask A Lawyer
By Brad Baughman
Black Friday
By Ashley Wolff
A Trailer Trash Beer Snob Taste Testing Competition
A&L, P. 15
14 When Harry Met Deep Throat
By Alan Minskoff
15 Beer Snobs
Rage Against the Machine guitarist sells out!
and a political statement about Guitar Hero
A&L, P. 15
By Brad Baughman
Capitalist Rockers
By Ben Verschoor
16 Music By Major
By Jordan Drake
17 Coyote Subculture
By Lael Uberuaga-Rodgers
18 Calendar
Compiled by Daniel Thrasher
19 Horoscopes
Answer This
Salim, abridged, at a wedding.
By Brittney Nelson
20 Jewish Christmas
By Howard Berger
What prank would you pull
on NNU? ANSWER THIS,
P. 19
ISSUE #5
Harry Reems untangled her tingle.
Professor Minskoff knew him. Feature, P. 14
Your horoscopes don’t look
good. But then, they never
do... HOROSCOPES P. 19
3
EDITORIAL
THE COYOTE
EDITORIAL
BOARD
BRAD BAUGHMAN
PATRICK WATSON
News Editor
KERRY
COSTIGAN-GALDES
Editor-in-Chief
JORDAN DRAKE
LAEL
UBERUAGA-RODGERS
Free Purple and Gold scarves CW says that the free scarves from Program Council are warm, stylish,
and so popular people are grasping to get on the next list.
Hit and Runs CW says hit and runs went out of style with Ben Hur.
The computer lab and digital studios lab New security features mean the upgraded game systems don’t end up
on ebay. And thanks to a renovation, the digital lab looks more like a
glimpse into the future than a junked collection of grey boxes. Thank
Alan Price. Then thank him again.
Student/Administration Relations
By giving out free t-shirts early to help cover up students who may have
written “innapropriate phrases” on their Homecoming wear at the NNU
game, the school made sure school spirit was classy and cooperative.
I love you lacrosse but you cost so much...
Deck the Halls with Boughs of Folly
It never ceases to amaze me. Too often I hear
friends and family members complain about how overcommercialized the holiday season is, only to later hear
them decry the cold and crowds they had to brave on Black
Friday. Every year bargains are made, and every year I’m
left wondering how anyone could gripe about a system
they themselves perpetuate. Seems a bit hypocritical.
You don’t need me to tell you that this is not the spirit
of the season. You have Charlie Brown, Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer, Ebenezer Scrooge, and countless other
holiday television specials to do that. I simply hope we can
overlook shopping for a little while to recognize and take
advantage of those things that only happen this time of
year: snowball fights, hot cider, sleigh rides, the Finney Fun
Run.
This truly is the happiest time of the year, and I
certainly hope you don’t waste it stressing out over which
sale has the best deals or how much money you aim to
save by waking up at one in the morning. No matter which
holiday you plan to celebrate this season, I hope it’s a
happy one. —Jordan Drake
Awww or Ewww?
Event/Club
Amount
# of Students Remaining
Title Senate Budget Winter Charity Ball $3,400
200-300
$22,607
Greek Council Funds
$1,210
BILL FAILED N/A
Men’s Lacrosse
$3,400
16-20
$19,207
China Fundraiser dinner $200
20
$19,007
Gamma Phi Freeze Out $170
50
$18,605
Greek Council, $402
50-100
$18,435
NNU Game t-shirts
Jimmy Santiago Baca, $2000
200-300
$16,435
Speaker Fees
International Food Festival$3000
300-400
$13,435
SE’s “Step It Up!”
$64.32
60
$13,371
Women’s Lacrosse
$3200
25
$10,171
Internal Affairs Committee$150
40
$10,021
Club allocations for men’s lacrosse – $4,115
Club allocations for women’s lacrosse – $2,000
Total amount allocated to Men’s and Women’s lacrosse so far: $4,115 + $2,000 + $3,400 +
3200 = $12,715 of student fees for 40 people. That means out of 800 students, these 40 get
$317 a piece, a considerable amount more than the rest of the students at the school. There are
two justifications at this point, the first being that lacrosse is a sport that will soon be included
in the athletic budget, and the second being that individual dues cover such a large part of
the lacrosse budget that a little senate aid is justified. But $12,715? That’s not a little. That’s an
enormous sum that most students, if better informed about the options, might have a problem
with. One student certainly did (see Andrew Brock’s letter to the editor). Ask your senator to
better aquaint you with the uses of student fees, just make sure they don’t play lacrosse.
4
For one early November day, the College of Idaho campus was graced by
festive holiday banners such as the ones pictured above. Whether you found
the decorations charmingly sentimental or reminiscent of a shopping mall, it’s
difficult to deny that the quad hasn’t looked this cute in years. —Patrick Watson
30 NOVEMBER 2007
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
THE COYOTE
Letters to the Editor
We asked.
You answered.
Then you
talked our
ear off...
Our last issue covered the city council election and a “hateful,” homophobic email sent by a Sigma Chi that went public. Some readers were
upset. Piles of issues conspicuously disappeared. Editorial Board members and fringe contributors alike were both congratulated and insulted
for being a part of our rag. Here are two letters of clarification sent by
individuals who felt misrepresented. On page 6, there is another letter,
which reads more like an article, which will prompt new debate and most
likely inspire more letters. Keep the chain letters running. Don’t be afraid
to insult us or anyone else. Dissent and debate are the signs of a healthy
campus.
After leaving the McCain Theater
Monday the 5th at around 11 p.m., I
decided to pick up the new issue of the
Coyote, which has done a great job in
providing many printings to the campus
this year. After talking to Aika, I learned
there was an article regarding Sigma
Chi. I am Sigma Chi, and was surprised
to read some of the things I did. In
response to the age old argument that
fraternities are just a way to buy friends, I
am of the opinion that those in the Greek
community join for various reasons, as
can be seen with the diverse opinions,
demographics, and personalities that exist
within the Greek community. As someone
that was ardently against becoming Greek
coming out of high school, I did not
join in desperation to find friends. I have
found no problem in finding friends in all
areas in the college. I joined after learning
some of the values of the fraternity, which
strongly commits itself to diversity. Thus,
it is specious at best to simply categorize
Greeks in such a way. It is also specious
to say that every Sigma Chi is of the
same personality. It is not an organization
filled with multiple copies of one person.
ISSUE #5
I myself am an atheist, and have many
gay friends. I personally am above
developing preconceptions about anyone
before meeting them. I think the editor
has made some great points regarding
respect for different lifestyles, but at the
same time does he not make very general
assumptions about Greeks? Bobby and
Brian do go to “late night,” and that is
their prerogative. If the editor would like
to address Brian’s actions, or Bobby’s
actions, please address them specifically.
I cannot answer for them, as I am not
them. Yes, we are in the same fraternity.
Yes, there are values that we share, but
we are all very different people. You have
mentioned two Sigma Chi’s and have left
out six. Could we simply take a fourth of
the campus, and assume that it was a direct
representation of the views for the rest
of school? I think not. So, please, do not
blame Sigma Chi for issues that center on
individual opinions. As we are all entitled
to our opinions, I hope that those involved
with the issues at hand can engage in a
more respectful discourse. Thank You.
C.J. Sower
To the Editor:
Some feedback is in order for the
College of Idaho Coyote, November
edition; the edition in which I was pretty
thoroughly walked over.
C of I senior and favorite son, Vince
Sanchez is a good guy and ran a very clean
campaign. He brought some fresh ideas
to the race and I applaud anyone who
honestly wants to serve their community
and is willing to let it all hang out in the
public square.
Brad, I also know you to be a good guy.
I’ve known you since, oh, long before I
was publicly labeled an extremist. I am a
little curious about what you were getting
at in the opening editorial when you said,
“…if we elect the wrong people, we could
continue along the path of decline and
isolation.” Some recent events along the
path of decline and isolation are noted on
my web site (roboates.com) under “What’s
Happening in Caldwell.” They’re just bullet
points but you’ll get the idea. Speaking
of bullets, how did I end up on top of a
building with a rifle???
Item #3 in your editorial list was false.
Students do sacrifice their “right to vote
back home by registering here in Idaho”
according to the County Elections Office.
The mayor and City Council don’t
function as rulers for Caldwell. Sure, we
do make the final decision, that’s what
we were elected to do. But there are lots
of opportunities for citizens (including
college students) to get involved in various
boards, committees and commissions
that make recommendations that affect
Caldwell’s future. I’d be happy to meet
with interested students to figure out how
to make that happen.
Professor Maughan has a long history
of not approving of my published ideas.
What he says about me is mostly true and
I stand by what I’ve written. Given my
interpretation of his public comments, I
suspect that I don’t approve much of his
unpublished ideas. In this debate my ideas
are out there, both in the sense of being
public and in the sense of not following
his model for being a compliant member
of the flock of sheeple. If you reread his
letter, you’ll find it’s my ideas and opinions
and my willingness to debate them in
public to which he objects. He doesn’t
mention anything about what I’ve done
while serving as a city councilman for
Caldwell. My actual record of effectively
serving the citizens of Caldwell is quite
clear.
Among other things, I’ve stood up for
his rights, including his right to criticize
me in public! In fact, I stand up for all the
Bill of Rights for all citizens all the time.
He’s a property owner and I’m the council
champion for private property rights, his
rights. Some in the government are hard at
work trying to further restrict or deny our
rights. I stand against those efforts.
As you might imagine, Professor
Maughan and I don’t spend much
time together, but I think I can distill
our differences into just a few words.
Admittedly this is an oversimplification
but hey, there’s only room for so many
words. In the realm of public policy, I
believe his liberal philosophy results in “a
culture of dependence.” My libertarian
philosophy promotes “a culture of
independence.” I’m willing to take the
heat over the necessary assumptions that
permit such a simplification but at their
cores, these two phrases pretty accurately
capture the basis of how I see our
differences.
Then there’s the extremist label he’s
hung on me. There are many examples
of different agencies of our government
providing intentionally misleading or
outright false information to their masters,
We The People. I certainly don’t think it
takes much of a stretch of imagination
to believe that we should always question
accuracy and motivation before blindly
accepting what self-serving bureaucrats
feed to “the public” they are supposed to
be serving.
I do appreciate your including me in
your coverage of the city council race. I
know it takes a lot of effort for you and
your staff to put out a quality paper and
maintain your academics. You do maintain
your academics, right?!
Best wishes for success during the
remainder of the year.
Rob Oates, City Council Chair #4
Rob,
The statements in the editorial were about
the past, pre-Nancolas politics of Caldwell in
general, not a personal attack against you. We,
at the Coyote, also believe in the Bill of Rights.
However, as this is turning into an endless stream
of unwarranted generalizations, let me urge you to
consider this fact: Caldwell’s crime, poverty level,
and failing school system need much more serious
thought and attention than patriotic catch-phrases
and private property rights. Maybe if Maughan
agrees, we’ll all go out to coffee sometime. -Ed.
5
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
THE COYOTE
Letters to the Editor, continued
What’s a single girl to do?
Lacrosse players recieve $6,600 in Student Fees
Student angered by misuse of Senate funds
Be’in real don’t appeal to the boyfriend in you...
Dear Editor,
Dear Editor,
So my friends and I have been wondering about something that I believe many
females at C of I also wonder. We are such a small based community and you would
think that it would be easy to meet a decent fellow right? Well you are wrong! We are
a campus predominately full of females. Now if you are male or a lesbian, you might
find this wonderful. However, what happens to those of us that are straight and single?
Spending Friday nights alone, sitting in front of the couch with a box of tissues, a carton
of ice cream, chocolates, and one of those fairy-tale ending love movies playing. What
is our destiny to be? Are we doomed to spend every Friday night alone, wrapped in
our favorite blanket, our eyes red and puffy (and no…not from weed…we’re not that
desperate thank you very much!), gaining weight as each tear falls from our eyes? There
are those who may advise us to get our sorry butts out of the couch and get them out
to one of those amazing college parties. But what for? Only to meet an “amazing,
intelligent, intriguing, good looking guy,” go home with him, and wake up the next
morning only to realize that you remember NOTHING!?
We want a guy that will remember us, not just take us for a test drive and then leave
us at the lot! We want a sweet guy, an understanding guy, a guy who will respect us and
remember our names a week later, hell a year later! A guy who isn’t afraid to admit
that he is attracted to us and actually does something about it, not just wait for the next
party to roll around when he knows it is easier to face you. Now, I know that this is
not a relationship advice column, but hell, it’s an issue that faces the majority of C of I
students, and well, I’m a student, I go to C of I, and this is an issue that stares right at
me every weekend. So, dear editor, give me your advice!
I am somewhat surprised that this issue
is resurfacing. For consecutive years, athletic
teams have approached the Senate looking for money. It is my understanding that
general student fees are not to be used for
athletic teams. That being said, why this is
even brought before senate escapes me because it should have zero chance of passing.
Yet it passed (unanimously) and the women’s
lacrosse team was allocated $3200 of the
Senate’s annual budget. On top of this, the
men’s lacrosse team was also allocated $3400
of the Senate budget. There are three main
issues that need to be raised upon the passing of this motion.
The Senate is setting a potentially hazardous precedent by continually allowing
athletic teams to solicit funds to which they
are not supposed to have access to. Accordingly, by allowing athletic teams to have access to this money, the Senate is opening the
door for any athletic team to solicit general
student funds. If last year’s motion allocating funds to the ski team was a “one time”
exception, then a subsequent “one-time exception” by the Senate now opens the door
for any interested athletic team to solicit
student funds. Because of the precedents set
by previous athletic teams, the Senate would
be in a compromising position if requests
for funds were made by other athletic teams
at the college. Given that lacrosse is a sport,
by definition the lacrosse teams are therefore
athletic teams and should not be construed
as a “club” as defined by ASCI code.
While one could argue that some teams
have bigger budgets than others (some
have no budget at all), I would suggest that
all athletic teams that have larger budgets
fundraise. I do wonder what fundraising
projects have the lacrosse teams engaged in.
The baseball team for example fundraises
tens of thousands of dollars for their season
(through oranges, and donation requests
sent out by players, etc.). The softball team
does an annual dinner and silent auction
fundraiser as well as casino nights. Clearly,
fundraising opportunities exist. I could even
suggest a fundraiser for the lacrosse teams.
The baseball team sold 50/50s at all of last
years’ men’s basketball games. Since that is
not being done this year, the lacrosse teams
could have endeavored on that.
I was not aware that my student fees
would be used to support athletic teams.
That being said, if I was asked to donate in
Luv,
One of the Many
Hmmm. The Coyote’s really not all that good at handling this sort
of email, so we contacted the relationship experts.
Check it on B&N.com!
Dr. Larna Schlossinger
People like you make me sick, you stupid schlemiel. You cry about your lack of a man
while Ben and Jerry’s drips from your chin. Connect the dots and schlep your celluloseridden tush over to the gymnasium. It’s called a treadmill. It’s also called make-up and
a low cut V-neck. That’s right, you despicable creature. You know the proper care and
treatment of husbands. It’s called black leather.
Queen Latifa
Mmm-mmm girl. There is nothing wrong with you. Just look at me. I just dominatrixed
Steve Martin and brought down the house.
Irina Dunn (not actually said by Gloria Steinem)
A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.
Dr. Phil McGruff De-Nile is not just a river in Egypt. You are truly beautiful, on the inside. Be you. That’s
what people really want. Your lack of vocab is really just simple living. Your bad music
taste just shows that you can’t take the country out of a girl. Leave the college and head
to Dirty Little Roddy’s, or maybe Cowgirl’s in Kuna, where you can dance to Garth
Brooks and the cowboys will be looking to get a little mud on their tires and raise a family
of patriotic Americans.
Ellen DeGeneres
Wait, what’s the problem? No, Just kidding. Hmm. You think you know what you
want. Maybe you do. But I would recommend giving that nice guy that’s just a friend a
chance, seeing as that’s who you just described. Yeah. That guy. Your friend. Or go jump
on the back of a motorcycle and hold on tight. It’s really your choice.
6
support of an athletic team, I absolutely
would have donated what I could afford,
but that amount would not be $400.
Considering the controversy that surrounded the ski team allocation last year,
I was surprised at first to see that this
resolution passed so easily and without
fervor. After I discovered that there
are six Senate members that are affiliated with either lacrosse team (as well
as members of the executive that are
affiliated with lacrosse), I am not surprised. In fact, I am disillusioned by the
process. It would appear that these six
senators are in a conflict of interest with
respect to this resolution. The intention of governing bodies is to approach
issues objectively while avoiding the
appearance of impropriety. These six
Senate members ought to have removed
themselves from the Senate vote on this
resolution. Instead, the vote came, and
passed unanimously.
Twenty-seven percent of the Senate’s
remaining budget has been allocated
to approximately 40 people (that being
men’s and women’s lacrosse). Combine
this with other monies dispensed and
the Senate has already allocated approximately 50% of their remaining budget.
Add to this the fact that there is still
two-thirds of our school year still left.
This leaves half of the Senate’s budget
to be split between approximately 700
students whereas 100 students have already been permitted to split the other
half. Clearly this is an unequal distribution of funds that are supposed to be
used to further the experience of students at this college. I am not opposed
to the lacrosse teams receiving funds,
but to receive 27% of the Senate’s budget is excessive.
The purpose of electing members to
a governing body is so that those members will represent the majority of the
people who voted for them. I did not
vote for my senators to represent athletic
teams (or small special interest groups)
that do not further the experience of the
majority of students at this college. Our
student fees ought to be used to further the experience for the majority of
students attending this college, not the
privileged few.
Andrew Brock
30 NOVEMBER 2007
OPINION
THE COYOTE
The College of Idaho Endorses Intolerance
New College suicide policy could shame an already volatile group
By BRENDEN HOFFMAN
“Anger and intolerance are the twin enemies of
correct understanding.” - Mahatma Gandhi
On Oct. 30, 2008, President Hoover
released a letter to the campus community
regarding suicide prevention. As stated in
the letter, suicide is the leading cause of
death in 18 to 24 year olds, and is therefore an important issue to our campus.
Somewhat surprisingly, there are many
facets of modern society that seem to
condone or even glorify suicide, including
some popular music and even poetry and
creative writing projects. This distasteful
and strangely ironic (as it comes from living individuals who choose to continue
life) admiration of suicide makes preventative action and treatment even more
necessary. The wide community impact
of even a single suicide, especially when
combined with violence, as was seen with
the Virginia Tech massacre, mandates that
preventative action be taken, especially in a
small college community such as ours.
For the most part, President Hoover’s
letter and the actions described therein are
commendable, with a focus on banning
weapons from campus, regulating chemical and rooftop access, and implementing
a suicide prevention plan. Unfortunately,
the letter also asks the campus community
to assist the college’s counseling in its attempts, “to create a campus of cultural
intolerance to suicide.”
There are a few causes for concern
with this “intolerance clause” of the letter. Although suicide prevention is an
admirable and necessary task, intentionally
promoting intolerance (a word with synonyms including bigotry, prejudice, narrow-mindedness, small-mindedness, and
fanaticism) seems to be a far darker side
of the suicide-prevention coin. Anytime
one promotes intolerance against any kind
action, it stigmatizes those individuals who
associate with the action. On the surface,
this may appear like a step in the right
direction. Upon further examination, the
efficacy of such intolerance is dubious.
American society tends to already have
a general intolerance of suicide, suicidal
behaviors, and mental illness as a whole,
and in spite of this, a large number of individuals still commit suicide.
It is also essential to note that not everyone who attempts suicide is successful.
In fact, estimates suggest that only four
percent of individuals who attempt suicide
actually die. When the other 96 percent of
these individuals re-enter the “intolerant”
campus community, they would only have
to deal with a community that has been
intentionally conditioned for further stigmatization. Although the individuals may
very well regret their actions and desire to
get any necessary treatment for their problems, their already-difficult recovery will
be further compounded by a community
which further isolates them.
An important part of suicide prevention is dealing with individuals who have
already attempted suicide. When a contributing factor to these individuals’ attempted
suicides may have already been a perceived
community stigmatization, further en-
couraging a culture of suicidal intolerance
seems to actually be counterproductive. A
comprehensive plan for suicide prevention
should perhaps include a focus on promoting suicide awareness, education, and
the empowerment to seek and promote
treatment, rather than simply encouraging
community intolerance of the clearly detrimental and tragic action of suicide.
Suicides by State
Courtesy of the American Society of Suicidology
1. Alaska
2. Montana
3. Nevada
4. New Mexico
5. Wyoming
6. Colorado
7. Idaho
# National Av.
155
175
440
356
88
797
236
32,439
23.6
18.9
18.9
18.7
17.4
17.3
16.9
11.1
Seniors - Is Your Legacy Worth Ten Dollars?
By JEREMY FEUCHT
Almost everyone here at the College of
Idaho has received some sort of financial
aid from the College and for the Class of
2008, here is our chance to say thank you
and give back to the school.
The Boone Fund is the unrestricted
giving program that supports the College’s
ongoing operating needs, focusing on
scholarships. This is the second year
for the Boone Fund’s Senior Legacy
Campaign. Last year, the Class of 2007 set
the bar high by having 64.78 percent of
ISSUE #5
the class give to the Boone Fund through
the Senior Legacy Campaign. Chris Rifer,
2006-2007 Student Body President, has
stated that the class of 2008 will not
come close to the percentage donated by
the class of 2007. The Class of 2007 has
already begun giving to the College and is
determined to remain at the top for class
participation this year.
For those of us who are seniors,
giving to the Boone Fund should be a
source of pride. The College of Idaho has
provided each one of us with memories
and experiences that will last a lifetime.
We came to The College of Idaho for
different reasons but not many of us
would have been able to do so without the
scholarships that we received. The Boone
Fund will continue to ensure that those
who want to come to The College of
Idaho, regardless of their financial status,
can.
The 2008 Senior Legacy Committee
has already begun planning for this year.
A few goals for this campaign are to reach
80 percent participation from the Class of
2008 and to raise at least $2000.
How do you donate or who do you
donate to? All that is asked is that each
senior give $10 for each person who
has had an impact on his or her college
experience. These honorees will be
recognized in the 2008 Commencement
program. Now is the time to give back and
honor those who have had an influence on
your life. The Senior Legacy Committee
will hold special events for seniors to learn
more about this program. There will be
several ways to make a gift.
• Drop boxes located throughout
campus and at various events
• Committee members
• Online Senior Giving form
• Development Office, Box 49
(Sterry 305)
Seniors, watch your email as the Senior
Legacy Committee hopes to see all of
you at the upcoming events. Help us
make this year’s Senior Legacy Campaign
a successful one and ensure that Chris
Rifer’s prophecy goes unfulfilled.
7
NEWS
What’sforNext
the
C of I Logo?
When the name of the school
changed, we had to change our logo
accordingly. The interim logo was
printed on those white caps and
written on the spiffy cookies that we
got at the reception on the morning
of the name release.
I don’t wear baseball caps but they’re
okay and the cookies were delicious,
but the logo leaves something to be
desired. In my opinion, the isolated
seal at the top makes it unbalanced
and distracting, and the curly-q “of,”
well . . . it blows.
However, as promised, a new logo
is in the making. For the last few
weeks, a page has been available
on the College of Idaho website
that allows you to look at the
potential logos, vote in a poll, and
add comments. The results (posted
here) were sent to the C of I Logo
Selection Committee (of which
anyone who opted so on the survey
could be a part) and from there will
be narrowed down to two logos. The
two choices will then be posted on
the website again for input from
everyone (students, faculty, staff,
and alumni) and comments will
be heard. Taking those comments
into consideration, the committee
will select one logo, and post it on
the website again for additional
comments. A final revision will take
place (options to change aspects of
the seal, color, etc.) and submitted to
Bob Hoover for approval.
The logo selection committee has 103
members, including 36 students, 32
alumni, 15 staff, six faculty members,
one parent of a student, and 13
others.
—Lael Uberuaga-Rodgers
LOGO A
62% like
24% dislike
14% neutral
Logo B
37% like
67% dislike
24% neutral
LOGO C
43% like
32% dislike
25% neutral
Logo D
7% like
69% dislike
24% neutral
Logo E
19% like
60% dislike
21% neutral
8
THE COYOTE
Small-Time Corruption at College Poll?
By KIM STIENS
The College of Idaho isn’t well known
for its integration into the Caldwell
community. Most students simply don’t
care about Caldwell, or Canyon County,
or even Idaho, for that matter. However,
The College of Idaho became deeply
involved in something that most students
have never cared about before, and maybe
won’t care about for the rest of their lives:
a local election. As Vincent Sanchez, a
senior here at the College, campaigned for
City Council, seeking to unseat Rob Oates,
students here learned about how we can
make a difference in our communities;
however, we also learned a little about the
less seemly side of elections.
Students Shouldn’t Vote?
Several student organizations, faculty
members, and even the College President
received an email in the weeks and days
leading up to the election that contained
some questionable information on student
eligibility in local elections. The email was
sent by Kent Marmon, a College of Idaho
alumnus who has long been active in the
Idaho Republican Party. He has previously
run unsuccessfully for local offices, and
currently is running for the Senate for 2008.
More importantly, he is an avid supporter
of Rob Oates, a member of the Caldwell
city council. He wrote a Letter to the Editor
to the Idaho Press Tribune, who endorsed
Oates, detailing his reasons to support
Oates, and ended with call to vote Oates on
Nov. 6th for city council seat number four.
The letter included several reasons
why students should not vote in this local
election, alleging that their scholarships
may be threatened, that they may no longer
be covered under their parent’s auto and
health insurance, and that they may have to
obtain new driver’s licenses.
Most insurance policies apply regardless
of residency, and issues of transferring
a driver’s license to another state are very
minor. There are, however, some cases
where scholarships would be in jeopardy.
Any scholarship that requires residency in a
particular state could be threatened. These
scholarships are most commonly from
Alaska, where residency can be important
for many different government subsidies.
Any such residency requirement would
have been clear at the time of application,
and students from Idaho, Oregon, or
other areas in the lower 48 states would be
unlikely to be affected. Amber Anderson,
a student from Oregon, was discouraged
from registering in Jewett.
Were
students
disenfranchised?
In 2004, I was proud
to vote for the first time
in my life. I had registered
when I turned 18 in my
hometown of Idaho Falls,
in Bonneville County, but
had not yet voted until I
was a freshman here at the
College. As I submitted
my vote for John Kerry,
I took solace in the fact
that, though I was voting
for a Democrat in Idaho,
at least my vote would be
counted. Now, I’m not
so sure. About two years
after I re-registered in
Jewett to vote for Kerry
in Canyon County, I
received a call for jury
duty in Bonneville County.
Perplexed, I called the court in Idaho Falls,
and then contacted the Elections office in
Canyon County. Turns out, my registration
had never gone through; something about
how someone had entered my Social
Security number wrong when putting me
in the system. I thought this was a simple,
common error… until this local election.
I had done a little work for Sanchez’s
campaign, and spoke to him some on
Election Day. He’d heard several students
complaining about how they’d been turned
away or discouraged from registering,
with poll workers using much of the same
information as in the email Marmon sent.
Colin Burke was told that if he registered
here, he would lose his scholarships from
out of state. He voted anyway. Benjamin
Verschoor was also told he may lose
scholarships, though the poll worker
did mention he may only lose “certain”
scholarships, which can be true. However,
there were also students who had registered
previously, like myself, who found that they
weren’t on the rolls after all. Victoria Hess
registered when the Young Democrats did
a registration drive in Hayman, but found
that her name was not in the rolls, though
the Democrats turned in all registration
forms before the deadline. This is significant
because most students who think they are
already registered don’t bring proof of
residence to the polls, so when they find
they have to re-register in order to vote,
they may not come back.
Becca Holmes had to work hard to ensure
her vote counted. She had previously
registered, and her name was on the rolls,
but the poll worker started marking off the
wrong name on the rolls. Holmes corrected
her. The worker then told Holmes her
number was “17”, but first wrote “71” after
her name; Holmes again corrected her. The
effects of these mistakes are uncertain,
but they at least bring into question the
professionalism of the poll workers in
Jewett.
This could all be easily attributable to
common error, if not for a few details. For
one, Canyon County is heavily conservative,
and though our student body is hardly filled
with Young Democrats, the student vote is
always seen as a threat to the conservative
status quos. Community leaders have year
after year subverted the student vote, mostly
in the guise of helping the students, as in
the aforementioned email. More important
is that Shirley Marmon, the mother of Kent
Marmon and herself an active Republican,
was the Precinct Captain for Precinct Five,
whose polling place is our own Jewett and
the only precinct that all the candidates
knew would go Sanchez.
All in all, this election experience did
a lot of good for the College of Idaho,
Vincent Sanchez, one of the college’s
finest, took a positive step on what could
be a long political career; the College of
Idaho gained a little positive publicity;
perhaps most important, however, was that
so many students found something worth
voting for in a City Council election in a
city which so few have found any reason to
care about.
30 NOVEMBER 2007
NEWS
THE COYOTE
Terteling May Receive
Coyote Connections:
Federal Funds
Connecting with Alumni
A $300,000 earmark will bring upgrades to the library pending its approval
By Patrick Watson
On Tuesday, November 13, U.S. President George Bush vetoed a $151 billion
congressional spending bill. The focus of
this bill was to appropriate funding for
health and education programs across the
nation. Included in this bill was an earmark
for primarily technological upgrades for
the N.L. Terteling Library at the College
of Idaho. Bush’s reason for vetoing the legislation was that it exceeded his budget by
$10 billion. Although the bill was vetoed,
Congress may still vote to overturn the veto
and secure funding for the proposed library
upgrades.
The original upgrade proposal for the
forty-year-old library was generated in January 2006 by a number of C of I staff. Proposed upgrades included a new classroom
computer lab on the main level of the library, improved network infrastructure,
new carpeting for the main level and new
lighting for the entire building.
Other upgrade proposals included improving front entry security, improved
functionality for the main level service
desk, a new room for photocopying and
other imaging needs, improved furniture
for conference rooms and computer labs
as well as expanded media collection and
security for the library’s media room.
Presently, the library improvement earmark is worth $300,000 per year and can
be renewed for up to three years. This is
a total value of $900,000 compared to the
By Daniel Thrasher
theoretical total sum of $750,000, which
the original proposal was based on nearly
two years ago.
Although many of the originally proposed upgrades are still in consideration,
the eventual outcome of the spending bill
as well as administrative restrictions will
determine how the College proceeds with
Terteling’s upgrades.
“First, we need to know how much
money we have and how we can spend it,”
said Christine Schutz, director of Terteling
Library. “Then we will have to prioritize.”
Schutz also emphasized that Terteling has a lot of potential and that part of
fulfilling this potential is emphasizing the
technological focus of the proposed improvements.
“We want current and potential students
to get a better feel for what the library is
about,” Schutz said. “[Terteling is] technology and student focused, not as antiquated
as the furniture might indicate.”
As the fate of the earmark remains to
be determined, student input and suggestions for potential library improvements
are welcome — particularly online through
Terteling’s Facebook group.
“Facebook is a good forum to open up
to student comment,” Schutz said.
Student input and attention towards Terteling is exceptionally valuable as the library
currently has about half the staff it has had
in recent years.
All juniors and seniors: a new event
is coming to the C of I campus that you
should know about. It’s called “Coyote
Connections.” On Jan. 12 at 9:30 am, juniors and seniors will go to a five-hour
event along with dozens of College of Idaho alumni. The premise behind the event
is that current students can “connect” with
prior C of I students and find out about
their jobs, their fields, and how they got
where they are today.
There are four separate divisions, so
students will have a variety of different
alumni to talk to. These include the career field, question field, major field, and
luncheon. Students will meet with alumni
based on the compatibility of their majors,
desired careers, questions and answers, and
the luncheon, which will be more of a freeform chance to move around and talk with
whomever they feel like. For the planned
sessions, there will be only two students for
every one alumnus, to give it a very personal
atmosphere and give students a very useful
chance to find out about their post-graduate and career opportunities.
This event came about as a result of coordinator Dora Gallegos, with a great deal
of help from every department on campus
and the alumni themselves. Dora said, “The
alumni are very enthusiastic about it as well.
They feel it is a good way to give back.”
She credited Jessica Jewell with the “Coyote Connections” name. She explained that
the seniors are encouraged to participate
this year because last year the event wasn’t
available, but that in the future it will be a
junior-only event, similar to the first-year
orientation for freshmen.
Not only is it a chance to find out
about future opportunities, it’s a networking and contact opportunity, so current seniors should definitely consider attending
for that reason alone. Juniors are at the age
where they are fairly sure of their abilities
and interests and still have enough time to
make informed decisions about what to do
after college. According to Dora, President
Hoover and the faculty are very positive
and enthusiastic about the event, as it is a
win-win for students and alumni.
Juniors and seniors, keep an eye out for
information about when to RSVP for the
event (the RSVP deadline is set for December 7th), and plan on attending. It is a great
opportunity and everyone has put a lot of
work into providing it for you. Plus, there
is no cost to attend, a continental breakfast, and a free lunch. Who would turn that
down on a weekend day?
Thank you C of I
for the most successful blood drive ever on this campus.
We could not have done it without you.
Kira Walker
Jeremy Feucht
An interior image of the 40-year-old Terteling Library
ISSUE #5
9
Homecoming H
Inspires Yotes
NEWS
NNU student’s prank gone awry left a Campus Safety Officer on the ground
Students hold sign in response to prank: “Woud Jesus Hit and Run?”
By BRAD BAUGHMAN
Homecoming week is all about rivalry,
and rivalry means pranks. The College
of Idaho and Northwest Nazarene University match-up, played during homecoming week, is the oldest basketball
rivalry in Idaho. The teams have met
184 times since 1933, with they Yotes
holding a 112-72 edge. Around 11:45 on
Nov. 12, what started out as a standard
homecoming prank ended up as a hitand-run when the three NNU students
ran over campus safety officer Rolando
“Chapo” Delacruz’s ankle and left an accomplice behind.
While locking up the Sterry archives,
Delacruz noticed three students circling
near the walkway to The John Wagers
Memorial Garden. Delacruz dispatched
Campus Safety Officer John Duncombe
and the two went to investigate. The
students said they were from Nampa,
attending a 24 hour art show here on
campus. They stated clearly that they
were not NNU students. When the officers asked for identification, they said it
was in their car. At this point the officers
informed them that they would escort
them to their vehicle to check the identification. When they reached the edge
of campus, the students yelled, “Fuck
you,” and then ran to their car.
Christopher Boone, an NNU student, was waiting for them in a black
SUV Land Rover. When he saw his
friends approaching, he exited the vehicle to get in the back. While outside
of the car, he dropped his friend Kip
Garlington’s cell phone. By the time
he picked it up, his friends had left
him, heading south via Wisconsin Ave.,
and Delacruz was lying in the street.
“I was just sitting there and a campus
safety officer was rolling on the ground
in anguish,” said Boone. Duncombe
then approached Boone and told him
to remain seated until the Caldwell Police arrived.
Delacruz had approached the vehicle, opened the door, and asked for
Witness statement filed by William Hanson that reads, “I felt us drive over something.”
Rolando “Chapo” Delacruz at the West Valley
White Vinegar, Marshmallows, and silly string adorning
Medical center on Nov. 12, the night of the accident. the Boone fountain.
10
identification. He then saw the driver
put the gear into ignition and tried to
kick back but was blocked by the door.
From a jammed position between the
door and the car, his knees and legs
were dragged on the asphalt for around
seven feet. Not being able to sustain
himself, he pushed himself away from
the car, and as he did, the rear passenger tire ran over his left leg. The Land
Rover slowed for a moment after crossing Oak Avenue, and then sped off.
Delacruz was seriously bruised and
scraped from the fall. When asked at
the hospital if he had anything to say
to the NNU students, Delacruz simply
looked away and said, “No. Nothing.”
Boone clarified that all three students were in fact from NNU, and that
they thought it would be funny to pull
a prank the night before the NNU/C
of I basketball game. The driver was
named Joseph Seiders. The other two
passengers were Kip Garlington and
William Hanson. All three were apprehended by Nampa Police just outside
of NNU’s campus. In describing the
incident, Hanson wrote, “We drove
away and [Delacruz] fell. I thought that
Hit & Run
to Victory
d but brought a student body to its feet
THE COYOTE
er, Robert
on behalf of Hoov
From: Smith, June
/2007 11:11 AM
cial
Sent: Tue 11/13
fficial; Staff_Offi
fficial; Faculty_O
To: Student_O
pus
on Cam
Subject: Incident
staff,
nts, faculty and
which a prank
ent last night in
of
there was an incid
at The College
may be aware,
ersity students
As many of you
t Nazarene Univ
hwes
Nort
some
ent,
being played by
t last night’s incid
abou
.
t
hand
upse
of
g angry and
to end this
Idaho got out
you may be feelin this alone. I urge our students
of
many
many
I know
leave
ry with NNU for
the high road and
ed a healthy rival is being played tonight.
but we must take
it. We have enjoy
that
ate
game
l
escal
or
not
etbal
al bask
now and
ry. Any verbal
inates in the annu
players to victo
years, which culm tonight’s game and cheer our
are unacceptable
d
NNU students
ten or intimidate
We should all atten
intended to threa
ays
displ
ical
phys
tolerated.
also to quell
and will not be
’s incident, and
liar with last night
who are not fami
For those of you
happened:
the facts of what
and were
rumors, here are
day
t 11 p.m. on Mon
I
campus at abou
d by two C of
nts came on to
were approache
pted to
Four NNU stude
Fountain. They
pus safely attem
the Boone Hall
to leave
our student. Cam
is
tried
lingering near
and
whom
le
of
their vehic
officers, one
the men ran to
in the process.
campus safety
ed
when
le,
injur
was
vehic
and
to their
ed by
tried to stop them
escort the men
students were stopp
us safety officer
campus. One camp hospital and released. The NNU tigation.
inves
at the
erating with the
He was treated
lves to get
ward and are coop enough, we cannot allow ourse
y
police soon after
NNU are highl
strongly
and
this
I
of
say
C
ot
etition. Both The
Again, and I cann
nts in Idaho. Let’s
ion of rivalry comp by the best and brightest stude
lost in the emot
ded
in any way.
ges that are atten
ram by retaliating
respected colle
or our sports prog
ge
colle
our
ent.
not dishonor
about this incid
for comments
today looking
be on campus
e.
The media may
munications Offic
media to the Com
ort The
Please refer all
tonight and supp
game
the
at
me
that you will join
. Go ‘Yotes!
I sincerely hope
rs and enthusiasm
with your chee
College of Idaho
Dear C of I stude
I felt us drive over something. I then
suggested that we stop. The driver said
he did not feel anything and that there
was no way we hit him.”
The fountain near Boone Hall, where
the NNU students were originally intercepted, had been “foamed,” with white
vinegar, marshmallows, silly string,
Gatorade (or Kool-aid, depending on
the report) and other chemicals. They
also placed tooth picks upright in the
Two sophomores with black armbands,
homecoming shirts, and Coyote mascot
A fight for the ball at the NNU/C of I game on Tuesday, November 13.
both of Delacruz’s legs had been
ground to
crushed.
be stepped
C of I president Bob Hoover aton.
tempted to calm the student body enLast
courage restraint in an email shortly
year, NNU
thereafter, “I know many of you may
students
be feeling angry and upset about last
left a dead
night’s incident, but we must take
coyote on
ail sent by
em
e
id
w
sthe
main Campu
ov. 13 the high road and leave this alone.
Hoover on N
I urge our students to end this now
lawn.
That President
same
night, ACI students (pre- and not escalate it.” ASC of I president
name change) used bleach to burn Matt Weaver then sent a letter out as
giant ACI letters into NNU’s soc- well, urging students “Not to fight fire
cer field. Many C of I students have to fire,” and to, “Defeat them with our
grown fond of the foam in the foun- class.”
That night at the game, Executive
tains, and consider it a very unoriginal
prank. “Why don’t they pull a prank Council gave students with shirts that
on us that we don’t already pull on were deemed “inappropriate” such as,
ourselves?” commented Ben Jarvis, a “Fuck NN-You!” specially designed
Homecoming shirts to wear over the
junior at the C of I.
The next day, Greek Council’s top of them. The shirts had been slated
“Make your own C of I shirt,” event for give-aways later that week. Execuunofficially transformed into a “Make tive Council also provided black ribyour own Anti-NNU/Avenge Chapo bons to be worn in honor of De La
shirt,” event when students learned Cruz.
of the situation through rumors and
Many school officials were very wora breaking new campus-wide email ried about possible retribution at the
sent by the Coyote. The email quelled game. Campus safety officers and event
many popular rumors, such as that staff were kept posted around the C of
Bob Hoover
NNU student Christopher Boone immediatley gives up the
friends involved in the prank to the police and then waits for
other NNU students to pick him up on the night of the accident.
I student body section. Part of the fears
came from the events that occurred at
last year’s game, when tensions surrounding a t-shirt controversy came to
a head and left event staff, athletic director Marty Hall, and former ASACI
president Chris Rifer in a profanity ridden shouting match in front of the student section. Others around the school
were simply worried about the game
itself, as C of I had several key players
injured.
That night, Nov. 13, in front of
3,892 fans the game started out as a
nightmare. The Yotes couldn’t convert
a field goal for the first ten minutes, but
the game was just getting started. At
half-time, C of I was down 17 points.
The girls softball team won in the minichallenge dodge ball match during halftime, dominating the other team by
several players. Things started to look
better as the second half began. For the
second part of the mini-challenge, the
baseball team won in a tug of war, thus
winning both challenges. In the fourth
quarter, with the crowd chanting “Viva
Chapo,” and “Hit and Run,” the team
rallied back for a 60-54 victory.
Angela Marin’s shirt made at the Make Your Own C of I
T-Shirt event: 11th Commandment - Thou Shalt Not Hit
and Run.
11
FEATURE
Salim, Abridged
Salim Hussinyar fled from his home in Afghanistan with 300 dollars, but he plans on going back.
By BRENDEN HOFFMAN
Mohammad (Salim) Hussinyar, a freshman international student at The College
of Idaho, was born in Kabul, Afghanistan.
For much of his life, he has lived in northern Afghanistan, a country that has been
continuously plagued by wars from the
invasion of the Russians almost three decades ago until today. Salim was born into
a war situation and continued to live in this
warring country. He actually prefers to live
in Afghanistan due to “a love of country
and love of the Afghan people.” Prior to
the seizure of power by the Taliban, he
and his family lived a respectable and productive life. As Ismaili Muslims of Hazara
ethnicity, the Hussinyar family’s way of
life changed drastically when the Taliban
came into power in 1995. His father had a
position in the government, which he was
forced to quit. When the Taliban forces
reached the northern territories of the
country where Salim resided, he and his
family had to flee through the mountains
as refugees to Pakistan. The Hussinyar
family had to abandon all of their property
and wealth. They could only take with
them $300 dollars.
After a few months in Pakistan, Salim
and his family chose to return to Afghanistan and settle in Kabul. They found a
society drastically changed by the Taliban
regime. The most tangible changes for
Salim related to his education. He recalls,
“The curriculum had changed to primarily
Arabic and religious instruction. All sciences were taken out of the curriculum.
Students had to all wear turbans. Girls
were not allowed to attend school at all
and women couldn’t go to work.”
After 9/11, the United States liberated
Afghanistan and forced the Taliban out
of power. Salim states that in a relatively
short amount of time, women were able
to go back to work and girls started going
to school. Normal educational curriculum
came back. Society in Kabul was essentially back to the way it was before the
Taliban with one major exception: there
were now new markets where you could
buy American goods sold by the soldiers,
including army uniforms, army boots,
cameras, laptops, and personal items such
as alcohol and cigarettes. When questioned
about his opinion of the American efforts
in Afghanistan, Salim asserts, “I am per-
12
sonally grateful to the American families
United World College was founded in
vard University, and frequently meets
who are sending their sons and daughters
1962 by a German educator, who believed with world leaders to discuss current
out to fight the extremists and terrorism
that the majority of international hostilworld affairs. Outside of his religious rewith us. I understand that both our naity and conflict could be avoided if young
sponsibility, he is an extremely successful
tions, as well as all other nations of the
people from different nations, races and
business man, which has enabled him to
world, are victims of terrorism and that a
religions were educated together at this
bring tourism and leisure industry to the
global effort is necessary to fight the com- critical period in their life. Admission to
Italian Costa Smerelda, in the form of the
bined efforts of radicals. We Afghans are
the UWC schools is highly competitive,
yachting center Porto Cervo in Gallura on
especially thankful for all the help and sup- based on high academic standards, comSardinia’s north-western coast, one of the
port the Americans gave us, but much of
munity service, and participation in a wide world’s most prestigious tourist areas.
the money that went to Afghanistan went
range of cultural and outdoor activities.
As part of his job, Salim was responto private pockets. The money could be
The school attempts to foster an extremely sible for involving the financial sector to
used more effectively if it was coordinated diverse community by completely merit
help refugees and returnees from Pakistan
with the local interests.”
based selection, which turns a blind eye to
and Iran obtain homes, shelter and other
The change in government brought
race, political affiliation, religion, and abilbasic necessities in Afghanistan.
about by the American military actions
ity to pay.
During his job at this NGO, one of
continues to move Afghanistan toward a
In 2006, Salim finished the IB program Salim’s supervisors was an American from
truly democratic system.
Texas. One day, this Texan called
Salim expresses optiover one of his subordinates.
mism about this process,
“Kareem!” he yelled.
but understands that it
“Yes sir?” said Kareem.
will take time to change
“Come here!” Kareem obliged.
the culture enough
“Do you go to church?” Not
that the system is truly
wanting to offend his supervisor,
accepted. He further
the Afghan subordinate replied
articulates, “We came
yes. “Next time you go to church,
a long way, but there is
take me with you.” When evaluata long way still to go.
ing this story, it is important to
One major issue is that
note that Kabul does not actually
women are still not rehave a Christian church.
ceiving equal rights, but
In retrospect, Salim is able to
this will also take time.”
laugh at this encounter. “The
Although the American
American did not understand that
media often chooses
it is part of the Afghani culture
to emphasize the disilnot to say ‘no’ to your superiors.
lusionment with the new
The man was clearly Muslim!”
government of AfghaniAs an international student
stan, Salim, who has also
in the United States, Salim feels
worked for the governan obligation to help educate
ment of Hamid Karzai,
Americans about his culture and
encourages Americans
religion - evidently something that
to view the positive,
many Americans are not exposed
“We now have an oppoto. He expresses hope that with
sition that fights not by
additional exposure to world
arms, but rather through Salim Hussinyar with a close friend at a wedding in Afghanistan
cultures and religions, encounters
democratic means.”
such as the awkward situation with
After obtaining a scholarship to the
and went back to Afghanistan where he
the Texan will not occur anymore. In
United World College of the Adriatic, Saworked for the Aga Khan Development
summarizing his role as an international
lim spend two years completing his InterNetwork. This Non-Governmental Orstudent, Salim states, “I am here to present
national Baccalaureate diploma. The Unitganization is a humanitarian organization
the good of Islam in my daily interactions
ed World College is a highly-competitive
which acts in over forty countries and is
with people. The image of terrorists that
two year college preparatory school, which lead by Ismaili Muslim leader, His Highhas always been associated with Muslim
seeks to place students of all nationalities
ness, the Aga Khan. The Ismali religious
countries is not true - any act of violence
together for the purpose of “fostering
leader, Prince Karim Aga Khan currently
is condemned in any religion. I hope that
peace and international understanding.”
resides in France, was educated at Harothers will come to understand this.”
30 NOVEMBER 2007
FEATURE
THE COYOTE
Get Me My Lawyer!
By BRAD BAUGHMAN
You have the right to remain
silent. Obviously. But other than that, what
do you really know about nitty-gritty do’s
and don’ts in a fuzzy situation? Say you’re
at some townie-ridden party, crammed in
the three bedroom house with seventy-five
other frightened, inebriated nineteen-yearolds, and a cop is pounding on the door
with his Mag-Lite, yelling “Open up!” so
loud you can hear his vocal chords strain
– what do you do?
For questions such as these, the Coyote
recently visited Barrera & Bublitz, the
newest lawyers on the block, conveniently
located across the street from Hayman
Hall. They’re perfect for the spot. They
know the law. They also know jungle juice.
“Hey,” says Jerry Bublitz, “We were young
once, too, you know.”
“The biggest misconception,” said
John Barrera, launching in, “Is that you
have to talk to the cop, or respond to their
questions, that you’re not free to go about
your business. Or that the officer is always
Legal questions you always wanted to ask about running from the cops,
getting busted for pot, and whether or not to let them in your house.
right.”
However, the police do have more
rights than some students seem to think.
One popular rumor is that fleeing to the
College campus saves a student from the
officers’ jurisdiction. As in, if a cop caught
you wandering with an open beer and you
ran to campus, you would be safe. This
is not true. As long as the cop can claim
probable cause he could follow you on
campus, or even into your house or dorm.
Your open bottle would give him probable
cause.
So what if you want to host parties
at your house, but are afraid of what
“probable causes” might occur? The
scenario: Your party gets out of hand. The
cops come in through an open door. Some
douche is lighting up the ganja on your
couch with his friends. What happens?
According to the law (37-2732d),
you could get a misdemeanor, a $300
fine, and up to ninety days in prison. But
this is only if the prosecutor can prove
that your “premises” is a place where
“illegal controlled substances are being
manufactured or cultivated, or are being
held for distribution, transportation,
delivery, administration, use, or to be
given away.” So basically unless this is a
regular spot for the midnight toker, you’ve
got nothing to worry about. However if
you’ve got a wall of psychedelic artwork
crowning your collection of bongs and
pieces, you might think twice about your
arrangement.
“What usually happens is the person
who has the drugs is patted down,
and then they are the one who is held
accountable. The way we look at it is…
is it a defendable case? Is it a case you’ll
win 100 percent of the time? No. But 90
percent– yeah,” said Barrera. The moral
here is: make sure illegal drugs don’t
end up in your house on a regular or
reputation-building basis.
Back to the original question – the cop
is still pounding at the door – don’t open
it. Turn down the music, calm down the
crazies, and alert the owner of the house.
The owner can then talk with the cops if
he or she chooses, but as long as they’ve
pulled the blinds, the cops will have to
think of a very good excuse before they
kick down a door blindly. You’re not that
important. At least, you shouldn’t be.
This year the Caldwell police have
been far more aggressive than usual. The
number of parties shut down, and the
fashion with which they have operated,
has been referred to as “from heavy
handed to flat-out fascist.” The fact is,
they are still the police, and more than
that, they are Caldwell police. You deal
with townies at parties. They deal with
them every day. Maybe that’s why they’re
so angry. Next time you
see one at a party, just nod
respectfully and drink your
jungle juice. Unless you’re
underage. Then get the
fuck inside.
A Day for Stores, and Shoppers, to Get Back in the Game
By ASHLEY WOLFF
Many people don’t know Black Friday.
Simply put, it’s the Friday after Thanksgiving. It’s the hectic day of shopping
that unofficially kicks off the Christmas
season. Stores everywhere open up at the
crack of dawn for super door-buster sales.
The concept of it is that it has become the
day in which retailers move from in the
red into the black financially. Black Friday
is now one of the busiest shopping days
of the year. From experience I know this
is true.
This year several stores opened at times
ranging from four to seven A.M. The
Boise Towne Square mall opened at one
in the morning. Sales on this day aren’t
like everyday sales after all. Stores have a
wide variety of sales items to buy such as
clothes, toys, appliances, and electronics at
outrageously discounted prices.
Despite cold weather, my mom and I
brave these sales every year. This year we
began at JC Penney before moving on to
Fred Meyer’s, Wal-Mart, Target, Michael’s,
and Kohl’s. The lines outside the stores
weren’t too bad. Hardly any pushing or
ISSUE #5
Black Friday - The true Christmas spirit of discounts and ruthless competition
shoving occurred. It was quite civilized
compared to years past. Some of the
lines to cashiers were pretty bad, Target
having the worst. After a day of spending more money than I should, I thought
about all the money I saved because of
the discounts. It brought an interesting
question to mind. How is it that the
stores move from the red to the black
financially if almost everything sold is
a discount on Black Friday? Some of
the merchandise I bought was up to
75% off. There a several dozen movies
I got for $3 or $4.
Overall my experience ended up
exceedingly well. I have no bruises
or scratches like in past years. I’ve
heard from various sources that the
one o’clock opening at the Boise mall
turned into a miniature riot. Thirty
thousand people stampeding and
trampling each other to get in the mall
doors doesn’t sound like much fun, especially since the promised gifts for the
first 500 people in the building turned
out to be less than expected. Both police and paramedics were called in. I’m
thankful I wasn’t daring enough to try
that adventure in shopping. I’d bet anything that some of them will be grumbling till Christmas, which is still nearly a
month away.
13
FEATURE
When Harry Met Deep Throat
THE COYOTE
Professor’s friend stars in iconic 70s pornographic film that leads to political scandal
By ALAN MINSKOFF
Harry Reems grew up in the suburban
glass bubble of Harrison, New York about
25 miles north of Manhattan. Coming
of age in the rose-tinctured Eisenhower
1950s and spending adolescence in the
liberating pot-perfumed 1960s, Herbie
Streicher, his real name, seemed a pretty
normal, fun-loving guy. Uniquely, he chose
to go into the marines while the rest of his
friends went to college. He served a brief
stint, received an honorable discharge and
decided to pursue a career as an actor.
None of his friends had any inkling
that Herbie would transform into Harry
14
Harry Reems, 1972, looking down at.... um...
and achieve celebrity as a porno icon staring in some of the most successful and
notorious skin flicks of all time—including Deep Throat and The Devil and Miss Jones.
For all we knew, Herbie had an active
libido, which was hardly unusual in the
Woodstock era.
Herbie and I were part of a group of
ten guys who grew up in Harrison, hung
out, played sports, chased women and
enjoyed the fruits of the counter culture.
While at Lehigh University in Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania, I developed a passion for
theater, acted in a half dozen plays and di-
rected a campus production of an O’Neill
of reference, which I did. He sounded
one-act play “In the Zone.”
stressed and anything but gleeful.
Our mutual interest in the stage
After his celebrated and highly politibrought us together in New York in 1971
cized run in with the forces of right and
when I decided to direct a play (which
righteousness in the Seventies, life turned
opened as far off Broadway as imaginable) dark for Harry Reems. Told in 1976, that
and cast Herbie in a modest role in Polif the GOP won the presidential elecish playwright Slawomir Mrojek’s political
tion, he’d go to prison, few were happier
satire “The Police.” Other parts were perthan Harry when the Democrats won the
formed by a college friend, Steve Mittman, White House and gained control of the
who played the leads in many of our camCongress.
pus productions and a young actor friend
His conviction overturned, Harry made
of mine, Sam Cotton, the nephew of Josome more porno films but soon quit the
seph Cotton, who built stereo components business and tried to re-launch his acting
from kits and was tall, angular and natural- career. His attempt to become a legitily funny. While no one would have called
mate actor went awry. He lost the part of
Herbie a gifted actor; he was handsome,
the coach in Grease to Sid Caesar when
mustachioed and looked mischievous.
producers deemed him too controversial.
During rehearsal, he gleefully shared with
Dumped by his Hollywood acquaintances,
me his recent experience of going down
abandoned and alone, his career and life
to Florida to work as part of the crew on a spiraled downward.
porno film and how
The notorious porno
he ended up playing
star with the impish smile
the infamous docand famed sexual stamina
tor in what became
became addicted to drugs
Deep Throat. I am not
and addled by drink; he
certain that his part
got into trouble with the
in “The Police” was
law and ended up living
not his last legitimate Linda Lovelace, Untangling her tingle
on the streets. In the late
stage role.
Eighties he moved to Park
“The Police” had a very brief run in
City, Utah where he hit bottom, got sober,
a second floor walk-up theater on Jane
ultimately converted to Christianity and
Street in the nether reaches of the East
began a career selling real estate. His life
Village. Some nights so few people attend- became an American parable.
ed I would recruit drunks from a nearby
Not long ago I watched a documentary
flophouse to sit in the audience. The show on HBO about the making of Deep Throat.
ended with a whimper. I soon moved to
Now sixty, mustache less and silver haired,
Idaho and began a career as a journalist,
Harry was interviewed at length; he disand Herbie (Harry), who was paid a coupelled some myths about the movie: Linda
ple of hundred dollars for his efforts in a
Lovelace, the leading lady, was not forced
movie that grossed more than 20 million,
to perform at gunpoint. According to othwent on to become not just a porn star but ers involved in the film, she had a crush
the first American actor ever indicted for
on Harry. While the film made millions,
his performance on film.
those who directed, acted and created Deep
Harry Reems made more than a hunThroat made next to nothing, but Harry
dred blue movies, and his name has beReems became famous. And Deep Throat
come synonymous with one of the most
became the code name that achieved even
famous oral sex scenes on film. During the more notoriety during Watergate.
Nixon years he was prosecuted for his perAfter two decades out of the spotformance, and his case was championed
light, he did attend the opening of the
by some of Hollywood’s most famous
documentary Inside Deep Throat in 2005.
directors and actors. He was photographed Today married and a real estate broker, he
with Jack Nicholson, appeared on Charlie
still goes by the name Harry Reems, has a
Rose and was defended by Harvard’s Alan
twinkle in his eye and that same elfish grin
Dershowitz. During this period, when he
just like when he told me three decades
was being indicted in Tennessee, I got a
ago, “Hey I got paid for having sex man.
call from him asking me to write a letter
What could be better?”
30 NOVEMBER 2007
FEATURE
THE COYOTE
Trailer Trash Beer Snobs
A taste test challenge in the style of “Myth Busters,” but with PBR and Key Light
Face it. No matter how much time you
spend in Boone Hall, nose deep in a Bio
book, you’re still trailer trash on the weekend. When it comes to beer you shop for
quantity over quality. This isn’t about fine
wines and cheeses, people, it’s about chugging. But since price does play a factor in
the moment of purchase, a small study was
done to benefit your frugal drinking habits.
The Challenge, as it was called, ran two
nights at two separate parties. The decision
to run the test at these parties was based on
the fact that the student-tester might have
irrelevant biases towards a certain beer
right before psycho-farm or some other
class, so choosing the appropriate test site
based on the student-tester’s proven behavior seemed critical.
Here’s how it ran – The student approached the table and was given a red or
blue cup, both serving a sample sized portions of alcohol, and asked:
1. Which cup do you like better?
2. Can you identify which is PBR(Pabst
Blue Ribbon) and which is Key (Keystone
Light)?
These two beers, PBR and Key, are the
most popular beers among kids on campus,
and are very comparative in price. PBR
costs $11.49 for a 24 pack, or 47 cents per
can. Key costs $13.99 for a 30 pack, or 46
cents per can.
So which one does the average studenttester like better in a double-blind taste test?
PBR, winning with 35 votes total.
Despite a comeback on the second
night, possibly due to confounding
variables involving temperature, Key still
only managed 24 votes. Of the studenttesters, 36 were able to identify the
difference correctly, a mere 61 percent.
Take into account that it’s a fifty-fifty shot
either way.
Freshmen tester Christian Low was
given two Keys and asked to tell the difference. He said that one was PBR, which was
lighter, and the other was definitely Key,
“because it had more bite.” Perhaps tricking this freshman was not scientifically prudent, but it illustrates a point that proved
true for most student-testers and college
students in general: We love to be confident
but we don’t know jack-shit.
However some student-testers were
justifiably confident. Patrick Dougherty,
dressed as a mime for the party, indicated
the correct options by simply smelling the
cups and then indicating the selections with
his fingers. He then drank his choice, PBR
and waved off the Key. The next night,
ASCI treasurer Rich Hatch bet five dollars
on his olfactory abilities, and won without
taking a sip, choosing Key as his favorite.
To mix it up and add a little shame, a
special side test was also conducted using
Heineken and O’Douls, premier trailer
trash beer vs. a non-alcoholic that really
only shows up in commercials. Heineken
won, 20-9.
Granted, this test was not perfect. The
sample represented probably drinks more
than typically considered healthy or productive. Katie Ball abstained due to germ
concerns, and other more studious, religious, or temperate students may have affected the results. The Coyote recommends
that you try this test at home… with moderation, of course.
―Brad Baughman
Bull$hit on Parade: Morello Sells Soul to the Man
Guitar Hero III manages to expose ideologue rocker for capitalist money-grubber
By BEN VERSCHOOR
Can anybody tell me why Tom
Morello is in Guitar Hero III? The
concept of the Rage Against the
Machine guitarist appearing as
a playable character in a bestselling video game is about as
unfathomable as a conservative
Idaho senator soliciting gay sex
in an airport restroom. At least
Larry Craig was willing to give up
his body for free.
Morello has long said appearing on a major label was the
only effective way to disseminate
Rage’s “revolutionary message”
in a capitalist system (Fugazi
had been doing it themselves for
years already), but really, who
was paying attention to “Guerilla
Radio’s” rails against… whatever, while grinding rails on Tony
Hawk’s Pro Skater 2? Or trying
ISSUE #5
to hit every note on the bowdlerized butchering of “Killing in
the Name” available for play on
Guitar Hero II? Now we have the
original “Bulls on Parade” track
available for play, and Tom Morello as a playable boss character; you can pretend to be a rock
star and pretend to stick it to The
Man simultaneously.
That’s all it is at this point:
pretending. Guitar Hero, love it
or hate it, is just another technological opiate of the masses
distracting today’s youth from
the world’s problems (it’s distracting me from my statistics
problems, I know that much),
and Tom Morello’s allowing people to play as himself while blatantly pimping AXE Body Spray
(see photo) is the quintessence
of inconsistency. Perhaps this is
why deceased, diseased underground shock rocker G.G. Allin
took laxatives before shows, ate
his own shit onstage, and threw
it at his audiences while picking
fights with them; rock began as
outsider art, and the mainstream
could never absorb such extremity. Supposedly. But give it time;
a defecating Guitar Hero avatar
can’t be too far down the pike.
―Ben Verschoor
Capitalism stinks;
that’s why I carry
AXE Body Spray
wherever I go.
Tom Morello with AXE Body Spray Guitar
15
ARTS AND LEISURE
THE COYOTE
College
Tips for an
Environmentally
Friendly Campus
Music By Major: Holiday Guide to 2007
1. Reuse condoms. Get more bang
for your buck. Even better, don’t use
condoms at all. Latex is bad for the
environment.
Ours is a liberal arts school; ours is
a liberal arts education. Why is it, then,
that our approach to music is often so
conservative?
All wrapped up and arranged here by
the major most likely to relate to each, the
following albums are not like what you’d
find on the radio, but they do contain
some of the best music put out in 2007.
So turn up the stereo, open your mind,
and treat yourself to something new.
Happy holidays, from The Coyote to you:
2. Recycle. Duh. If you can’t make it
all the way to the parking lot to drop
off your Red Bull cans and pizza boxes,
spread ‘em around campus and then hide
behind the clocktower and wait for one
of the TERRA kids to appear.
3. Don’t wrap Christmas gifts. Nobody
really wants to pry up 18 feet of tape to
find a pair of socks anyway.
4. Eat in the caf. You won’t have to waste
take-out boxes and you can even save
dishwater by reusing your fork. Just use
some of the vegetarian option to stick it
to the bottom of the table for next time.
5. Buy St. Vincent. It’s the new
Abercrombie. Really. If it works for
Ben Neely and Chris Ullery, it can work
for you.
6. Have a Chinese fire drill. If you must
go to Jack in the Box, take no fewer than
twenty of your closest friends. Half the
campus is going to end up there anyway.
7. Save a flush. Shit in the hall.
8. Print out your essays for class on
recycled paper.
Even better, print
on the backside of a better essay and
“accidentally” write your name on the
wrong side.
We’ve got tunes for every type. Catch up on workout jams, albino Muslim rappers, and synth rock.
Then listen to it on the public drive*
To: Anthropology majors
Yeasayer, All Hour Cymbals
Fusing the sounds of West Africa, the
Middle East, and the Caribbean, filtering
them all through a synthesizer, and
buffing the whole package to a New Age-y
sheen, Yeasayer’s debut is a multi-cultural
explosion. Tour the world without ever
having to leave the comfort of your
own headphones. The best part? No
obligatory response paper at the end.
Key tracks: “Sunrise,” “2080”
To: Art majors
The National, Boxer
The National relies on gorgeous
musicianship to lay a foundation onto
which singer Matt Berninger uses his rich
baritone to paint the details. Like a great
work of art, it may take some time to
understand and appreciate the band, but
once the fine points have been recognized
9. Guys, ride a bike. Those OP girls are
hot—maybe you’ll catch an eye in your
lycra shorts. (Hopefully you won’t catch
anything else.)
10. It takes three bottles of water to produce
one bottle of water. Get a glass.
To: Biology majors
Menomena, Friend and Foe
Though the lyrics in no way concern
heparin, the Portland, OR, trio is
especially adept at dissecting hooks and
stringing together loops like molecular
chains, the resulting songs are far more
than the sum of their parts. In addition,
the album art is some of the coolest
you’ll ever see.
Key tracks: “Muscle‘n Flo,” “Evil Bee”
To: Business majors
Clipse, Hell Hath No Fury
Technically released in 2006 (albeit at
the very tail-end of the year), Clipse’s
street-dealing saga is a bleakly minimalist
chronicle of the exploits of rappers
Malice and Pusha T. Though it’s not
danceable, it is compelling, and a fantastic
example of the kind of music the radio
unfortunately overlooks.
Key tracks: “Dirty Money,” “Keys Open
Doors”
To: Education majors
The White Stripes, Icky
Thump
That Jack and Meg White
are able to accomplish so
much with only a guitar and a set of
drums never ceases to astound; look no
further than the traveling junk-collector
rant of “Rag and Bone.” The Stripes
could teach today’s artists a thing or two
about rock and roll. Less truly is more.
It’s elementary.
Key tracks: “300 M.P.H Torrential
Outpour Blues,” “Rag and Bone”
To: English majors
Spoon, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Spoon’s particular brand of rock is as
terse and efficient as Hemingway’s best
prose: not a note out of place, not a hand
clap to spare. Short and to the point,
consider this one the band’s Old Man and
the Sea, only really damn cool instead of
suicidal.
Key tracks: “You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb,”
“Don’t You Evah”
Britt Daniel, of Spoon, poolside.
16
they’re impossible to lose again. Boxer is
a masterpiece.
Key tracks: “Mistaken For Strangers,”
“Slow Show”
To: Exercize Science majors
LCD Soundsystem, Sound of Silver
James Murphy wants to help you get into
shape, and LCD Soundsystem’s disco
punk opus is the perfect soundtrack for
your workout routine. Sound of Silver’s
persistent beats build and build to climax
before the final track cools the whole
overheated work back down to normal.
Key tracks: “North American Scum,” “All
My Friends”
To: Psychology majors
Radiohead, In Rainbows
If the music itself doesn’t already have
you reaching for the Ativan, Thom Yorke’s
paranoia-obsessed croon certainly will.
Equal parts claustrophobic, rollicking,
anthemic, and beautiful, In Rainbows is
perfect for your next mental breakdown.
Key tracks: “Bodysnatchers,” “House of
Cards”
Stocking Stuffers
!!!, Myth Takes
Every bit of as vigorous, exuberant, and
messy as the term ‘dance punk’ is able to
capture, every one of these tracks is a partystarter.
Brother Ali, The Undisputed Truth
A rapper with a voice and flow that falls
somewhere between Atmosphere and
Eminem. Also, he’s albino. And Muslim.
Need I continue?
Feist, The Reminder
The Canadian chanteuse builds on the
success of the euphoric “Mushaboom” for
an albumful of charmingly crooned ditties.
Key track: “1234”
*if you don’t know how to access the public
drive, ask your R.A. or resnet.
In the spirit of the season, we’ve
placed sound clips from each artist
in The Coyote folder on the Public
Drive, so you can actually listen to
the music instead of just reading
about it.
Don’t see your field of study? Read
the full article in The
Coyote folder
on the Public
drive. And
don’t forget
to check out
sound clips
from each
artist while
you’re there!
30 NOVEMBER 2007
ARTS AND LEISURE
THE COYOTE
COYOTE Subculture
By LAEL UBERUAGARODGERS
Your guide to the hippest social groups at the College of Idaho
DISCLAIMER: THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE SILLY. IF YOU GET PISSED OFF, ASK YOURSELF WHY. IT’S PROBABLY BECAUSE IT’S TRUE.
Name
Home Base
Poster
Child
Greeks
Kappa Sig
House
anyone who
made the
keg racing
“audition”
Theatre
Kids
Baseball
1908 Blaine
Right fucking
in front of the
TV in Simplot
(I mean, Home
Base...Haha!
Get it?)
Alyssa Martin
OP/Hippies
The “Will Drop
Anything for
Bayroot” Gang
the wilderness
the MegaRoot Table
at Weaver’s house
Kaylie Aaker, Patrick
Dougherty
Bryan Champ
Cross
Country
Christians
“the Swamp”
in front of
the Village
Hospitality
House
Jesse
Chlebeck
Boonies
Boone front
table
just
guess
Bobby Powers
Tom Day
Theme
Song
Soulja Boy’s
“Crank That
Soulja Boy”
Animal House
Bible
MUST-HAVE
ACCESSORY
Nemesis
drug of
choice
dirty
secret
ISSUE #5
Sweatshirt/
tote with your
Greek letters
on it
Women’s and
Men’s Center
Queen’s
“Bohemian
Rhapsody”
Toby Kieth’s
“Beer For My
Horses”
Old Crow
Medicine Show’s
“Wagon Wheel”
Eddie Money’s
“Take Me Home
Tonight”
Complete
Works of
Shakespeare
I don’t know...
they don’t read.
Ed Abbey’s
Desert Solitaire
the sign-up list
tacked to the wall
Patrick
McCurry’s
workout
schedule
peacoat,
scarf
purple keychain
lanyard that
hangs out
of pocket,
sweatpants
red cups, close-toed
shoes
mesh hat,
tiny-ass shorts
hydroplaning,
Bitches Blow
germs, dogs
bad lighting
books
Key Light in
vast quantities,
bitch beer
opiates,
getting high
off stage
paint
‘roids
SEs
the script of
“Madwoman
of Chaillot”
‘roids
Tibetan prayer
flags
showering,
the munchies
PBR
anything
by Bruce
Springsteen
Michael
W. Smith’s
“Awesome
God”
The Bible
Razor Scooter
with streamers
Liberals,
sidewalk
obstacles
Emergen-C
caffeine, the
Lord
the Beer Mile
The Spanish
Inquisition
Thomas Dolby’s
“She Blinded
Me With
Science”
The Omnivore’s
Dilemna
TI-89, Red Bull
cancer,
cadmium
formaldehyde
Carlo Rossi, pot
the grow room
in their closet
Herpes Simplex I
Brenden
Hoffman
17
December Calendar
ARTS & LEISURE
THE COYOTE
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Weekend
3
4
5
6
7
8
•Creative Nonfiction
Reading 7-9 PM
10
•Finals Week Begins
Finals Schedule:
Morning Finals 8:30
AM- 11:30 AM
Afternoon Finals 1:30
PM- 4:30 PM
•Greek Council 11:30-1
PM
•Kristin Diable Concert
McCain 7-11:30 PM
•C of I Student Piano
Recital 7:30-9:30 PM
•Late Night
KAIC 9-10PM
11
•Late Night
KAIC 9-10PM
•Finals Breakfast (starting at 12 AM)
•Rio
•Flogging Molly Concert
Big Easy 7:30 PM
•Yotes B-Ball vs. Montana-Western
JAAC 7:30-9:30 PM
•Bonfire
Grounds 9-11:30 PM
•Yotes B-Ball vs. Westmont
JAAC 7:30-9:30 PM
9
•C of I Chamber Music
Concert
Langroise 7:30-10 PM
12
•The Rest of Finals
Breakfast
13
•Ballet Idaho’s Nutcracker
Jewett 7:30-10 PM
14
15
•Finals Week Ends
(Winter Term begins
January 7)
•School’s Out For the
Rest of the Year!!
By Daniel Thrasher
18
30 NOVEMBER 2007
ARTS & LEISURE
HOROSCOPES
Catty predictions and christmas songs from your favorite crystal ball reader
Capricorn (December 22- January 19):
Like the much anticipated holiday break
coming up, people will be eager to leave
you. To avoid that, brushing your teeth and
maintaining good hygiene is a good start.
However, they may still leave you.
Lucky Holiday Song: Hanukah
Song- Adam Sandler
Aquarius (January 20- February 18):
Watching your actions is highly advisable
this month. Don’t offend four people when
you mean to only offend one.
Lucky Holiday Song: Last
Christmas- WHAM!
Pisces (February 19-March 20): Telling
someone what to do doesn’t get you
on their good side. In fact, for
every word you say nicely about
them, they are cutting you down
with three.
Lucky Holiday Song:
Silent Night
Aries (March 21- April 19):
As the stress of finals approaches,
be sure to stock up on your alcohol. Makes
finals week seem like a breeze.
Lucky Holiday Song: All I Want for
Christmas is You –Mariah Carey
Taurus (April 20-May 20): Spilling the beans
about something isn’t an admirable quality,
however, it does add a certain amount of
drama to anything.
Lucky Holiday Song: HolidayGreen Day
Gemini (May 21- June 21): Doing stupid
things in general, but especially at a party
to make an ex jealous only makes you look
like a complete jackass.
Grow up and don’t
be stupid. Lucky
Holiday Song: I’m
Getting’ Nuttin’ for
Christmas
ISSUE #5
Cancer (June 22-July 22): Sending out emails
that have nothing to do with anything only
showcases your stupidity. However, if you elicit
a response, shame on them.
Lucky Holiday Song: Hanukah O
Hanukah
Leo (July 23- August 22): Your lack of
organization is not only frustrating to yourself,
but to others as well. Buck up and buy a
freakin’ planner!
Lucky Holiday Song: Christmas Shoes
–Bob Carlisle
Virgo (August 23- September 22): If you want
to
make a point, it’s best made by not
driving over someone’s ankle. After
all, would Jesus hit and run?
Lucky Holiday Song: Frosty the
Snowman
Libra (September 23-October
23): Responsibility is key for
you this month. By switching
to Geico,
you can be
a caveman and
save a bunch of money!
Lucky Holiday Song:
Mi Yimalel
Scorpio (October 24November 21): Sending
dirty text messages is
all fun and games, but
if you send it to the
wrong person, you’re
probably in a world of hurt. Make sure you
look at who the recipient is.
Lucky Holiday Song: Jingle Bells
THE COYOTE
ANSWER THIS
By Brittney Nelson
Q: If you could pull any prank
on NNU, what would it be?
“‘Disguise Jon Baker CDs as WOW
Gospel music and pass them out.”
--Alex Penrod
“‘I would remove all of the dividers in
the bathroom stalls, and then I would
write the verse how there should be ‘no
divisions among you’ on the back wall.”
--Drew Barton
“‘In my mind, pulling pranks on
NNU is like kicking them when
they’re down... we already beat them
at everthing that matters.”
--Ellen Roybal
“‘Pay a couple of local Townies to
streak through their basketball games.”
--Aaron Flynn
“‘Put a cow with laxatives on the top
floor of the girls’ dorm.”
--Keeley Legore
“‘I would steal the mascot uniform
and crucify it.”
--Erin Lehmann
*Above opinions do not reflect the views of the Coyote or C of I.
Sagittarius (November 22- December 21):
Controlling your temper will be important this
month. It doesn’t help if you lose your temper
and get thrown out of the game.
Lucky Holiday Song: Happy Happy
Kwanzaa
19
BENCHING WITH BERGER
THE COYOTE
Why This Nice Jewish Boy Loves Christmas!!
By HOWARD BERGER
Christmas Carol.” People can rally and
As always, at this time of year, I can’t
wait to hear the Boris Karloft sound alike see the sheer joy of giving in the finale
of “It’s A Wonderful Life.” People
sing, “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch”
can rally and see the wonder of giving
in “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!”
thanks to a boy
I can’t wait to hear Mr.
They fill me, every time, with deep and his tree in “A
Scrooge double his
employee’s salary the
happiness and pleasure. They fill Charlie Brown
morning after Christmas
me, every time, with hope and Christmas.”
People can rally
in “A Christmas Carol.” I
can’t wait to hear George optimism so needed in this very and see that, at
the core of the
Bailey, full of a new
difficult world.
Holiday is the
born love of life: “There
gift of seeing in what was an old man
they are Bert--Zuzu’s petals--whatdya
something extraordinary--Santa Clause!
know about that? Merry Christmas!!!”
How are ANY of those emotions trite
in “It’s A Wonderful Life”. I can’t wait
or superficial or bad? I can’t wait to see
to hear all the Peanuts characters sing
these films again and come away from
that Christmas Carol around Charlie
them in great, great, spirits!
Brown’s little tree in “A Charlie Brown
Now, about the alleged
Christmas.” I can’t wait to hear the
“commercialism” of Christmas. I
political hack give the political facts of
have heard that for years and I saylife to the Judge that sets the stage for
the miracle in “Miracle on Thirty-Fourth BALONEY!! I love the commercialism
of the Holiday. I love the decorationsStreet”! And as I always say, if you don’t
-I think they are great. I do
like these movies and TV specials-- then
envy Christians their treesthere is something REALLY wrong
-with the beautiful colored
with you!! They fill me, every
balls, and tinsel, and stars.
time, with deep happiness
I think they look great in
and pleasure. They fill
a living room and they
me, every time, with
smell great, too. I like to
hope and optimism
walk through downtown
so needed in this very
Boise in December and
difficult world. I can’t
enjoy the lights and
wait for them. Call
trees. (And I really
me corny? goofy?
miss the other-worldly
Well, fine. But to me
experience of walking
IT’S CHRISTMAS!!
up 5th Avenue from
Yes, I’m Jewish--but
about 49th up to the Plaza
I say, how can anyone,
Hotel in Manhattan. Stores
ANYONE, be immune
such as Saks Fifth Avenue,
to watching despair and
Cartiers, and places such as
evil overcome by sheer
Rockefeller Center had
goodness? OK, it doesn’t
decorations that knocked
always happen out there in
your socks off!) I like
the real world--but it does at
to walk in to stores
times and it is good to see and
and hear the carols
these movies and TV specials
playing and
remind us that it can happen
watch mobs of
again. People can rally and
people who are
see the sheer fun of giving
all there buying
as the Grinch does in
stuff for people
“How the Grinch Stole
OTHER THAN
Christmas!” People can
THEMSELVES!
rally and see the sheer
Who cares if
rightness of giving as
they feel a bit
Scrooge learns in “A
20
obligated--they should feel obligated!
Whoever they are buying for did
something for them that deserves some
tangible recognition. People should buy
something nice for people who brought
something good into their lives--and I
like a season that gives
you
the opportunity to do
that!
As a Jew, I love
tradition. And I
love many of the
traditions of this
Holiday and have
embraced them. I love
having people over and
making them Egg Nogg.
Depending on the number
of people coming over, I use a large
amount of a good egg nogg mix, about
one full cup of the best Kentucky
Bourbon, a tablespoon of pure vanilla
extract, and dash of nutmeg on the
top of each hot cup that I am serving.
I love serving a good mince pie (not
mince meat!!) covered with HaagenDasz Vanilla Ice Creme and a strong
Hot Rum Sauce. How can anyone not
look forward to those delicious
things? To be honest, I would love
to consume those things around
one of those great deckedout trees--but my Hannukah
Menorah is fine. Of course, I
love the traditions associated
with our Holiday. I love
lighting the candles, and
singing the blessings,
commemorating
our victory over
the totalitarian
Syrian-Greeks
who, in the
2nd century
B.C., wanted
to impose
their
Hellenism
on us and
we kicked
their ass!
(One of
our few
victories in 25 centuries!) I love the
Eastern European Hannukah tradition
of making potato pancakes served with
apple sauce or sour cream. I love the
modern Israeli Hannukah tradition of
fininshing the holiday meals with donuts
filled with rasberry or caramel. But do
all of these!
I just can’t wait spend a nice
late afternoon, this coming
December, walking through
downtown Boise, singing
to myself: “Silver Bells-It’s
Christmas Time in The
City.” Then, going home,
making my potato pancakes
“latkes” coving them with rich
sour cream and finishing it off
with a slice of mince pie soaked in rum
sauce. Then, a few friends will come
over for bourbon infused egg nogg,
as gifts are exchanged. And, after they
leave, to top off the glory and wonder
of the evening, I will settle in to watch,
for the 1,000,000th time, Clarence
Oddbody-ASII, help in the
redemption of George Bailey!
And, O yes, I could never
ever forget the “reason
for the season” which
is that a good chunk
of the whole
world is saying
Happy Birthday
to another
nice Jewish
boy! Merry
Christmas!!
30 NOVEMBER 2007