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S i e r r a N e v a d a C o l l e g e

While most of us will spend our summers lounging at the lake or working summer jobs, Humanities Professor Dr. Rob-ert King will spend the sum-mer furthering his research at a number of workshops and institutions.

King has been selected as a visiting fellow for the World Congress Summer School workshop for Social Econom-ics June 19-20 in Glasgow, Scotland. The World Congress

Summer School is hosted by the Association for Social Economics. It brings together a small group of fellows to examine “questions of social, cultural and ethical values in economic life and the study of these questions at philosophi-cal, theoretical, empirical and policy-related levels,” accord-ing to the Association for So-cial Economics website.

King has also been chosen to participate in National Human-ities Center Summer Institute in Literary Studies June 24-29

at Research Park in Durham, N.C. where King will join a small group of scholars to ex-plore the writings of author, J.M. Coetzee.

Additionally, King was awarded a grant from the Na-tional Endowment for the Hu-manities to attend the Sum-mer Institute for Experimental Philosophy, July 2-27 at the University of Arizona. Experi-mental philosophy is a move-ment that explores judgments about philosophical concepts

Dances and the didgeridoo didn’t disappoint at

the 36th annual Bohemia Night

A panel of four Sierra Nevada Col-lege staff members chose six students on March 30 to be the new resident assistants for next school year.

Director of Housing Jayce Coziar, Director of Student Affairs Lizzie Hernandez, Director of Student Ac-tivities Will Hoida and Gallery Di-rector Logan Lape interviewed more than 15 candidates.

“The first thing we do is hold in-terviews with everyone and gather scores for each person,” said Coziar. “After that we take the highest scores and bring them to a group interview to see how they work together. We had no need to do that this year because the candidates were so amazing.”

After nearly five hours of inter-views, Morgan Burke, Louisa Rus-sell-Henry, Stefan Moore, Christy Rasmussen, Angie Elliot and Coli Haack were chosen to be RA’s for next school year.

“I’m really excited to be an RA next year and I can’t wait to start the position,” said Burke. “I’m looking forward to meeting the new residents and working with them to make sure they have a great year at SNC.”

The responsibilities of an RA in-clude several different things. Helping residents get around campus, holding and supervising student activities and being a positive role model for all stu-dents are just a few.

“Every year, working with new RA’s is exciting. People that we don’t know particularly well we get to work with and form a bond with. Creating

Next year’s RA team chosenBY LIZ HILLStaff Reporter

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I’m looking forward to meeting the new residents and working with them to make sure they have a great year at SNC.

Morgan BurkeFuture Resident Assistant

A band of nine suited men and women visited Sierra Nevada College April 11-13 with the task of evaluating everything from building quality and campus life to financial sustainability and academic cur-riculum.

The evaluators gave SNC a reason to cel-ebrate.

This squad of evaluators represented the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), a non-profit accreditation agency recognized by the Department of Education (DOE). Accord-ing to its website, its mission is to “assure educational quality, enhance institutional effectiveness, and foster continuous im-provement of colleges and universities in the northwest region.”

Prior to the evaluators’ three-day stay, SNC’s administration sent the commis-sion a 200-page report and 2,070 pages of supporting documentation. The evaluators read the report, and visit SNC ready to in-vestigate any concerns or questions they may have and to verify that life on campus at SNC looks as it’s described in the report, said Shannon Beets, executive vice presi-dent and provost.

“It’s a matter of coming here and doing a reality check,” said Beets. “They want to know if things are as we say they are.”

While at SNC, the evaluators spoke pri-vately with students and faculty and for-mulated a comprehensive report. Within this report are “commendations,” things SNC does well, and “recommendations,” things SNC could improve.

President Lynn Gillette sent an email on

Friday, April 13, informing students and faculty of the “excellent report” received from the NWCCU Evaluation Team. He included a summarized version of the NW-CCU’s findings and attached the evalua-tor’s complete report.

SNC received five commendations and four recommendations, an improvement from 2002, when the college received 12 recommendations. In 2007, the college was placed under probation by the NWCCU for several concerns regarding the reporting, which was cleared in 2010.

“Commendations are rare and not eas-ily achieved,” said Gillette in his email. “Of the five commendations, we are most proud of the commendations that reflect the commitment and shared vision of the lead-ership team, faculty, staff and the Board of Trustees.”

With accreditation comes great acclaimBY JASON PALADINONews Editor

Research takes professor to destinations abroad

Find out what made this year stand out

on page 10.

BY JENN SHERIDANFeatures Editor

Index News.......................1,3,4,6,7Campus...............................2Opinion...............................5

Outdoor..............................8 Sports.................................9Features.............10,11,12,13A&E........................14,15,16

INTD 250 & ODAL 301 take to the riverAdventure and education flow together during a

weekend trip to Coloma, Calif. Turn to page 9 for the story.

COURTESY OF ANDY ROST

HUMANITIES PROFESSOR DR. ROBERT KINGSee KING, 7

See NEW RA’S, 7

See ACCREDITATION, 7

THURSDAY, April 19, 2012Eagle’s Eye 2 CAMPUS

of eventsCalendar

APRIL 19: THURSDAYSNC Choir Concert

“Paradise Lost”7 - 9 p.m., St. Patrick’s Episcopal

Church

APRIL 20-22: WEEKENDYosemite Hiking

and Waterfall TripDeparts Patterson 1:00 p.m.

APRIL 21: SATURDAYSNC Choir Concert

“Paradise Lost”7 - 9 p.m., St. Patrick’s Episcopal

Church

APRIL 23: MONDAYSenior Projects

7 - 9 p.m. TCES 139/141

APRIL 24: TUESDAYFrench Film Festival

“The Class”7 - 9 p.m., Patterson Hall

APRIL 25: WEDNESDAYAnnual Juried

Student Exhibition Reception5:30 - 7 p.m., Prim Library 320

APRIL 26: THURSDAYStudent Symposium

5 - 9 p.m., TCES 139/141

A Tribe of Many Nations Presents:Indian Taco Day

11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Patterson Lawn

APRIL 27: FRIDAYPoetry Slam

7 - 10 p.m., Patterson Hall

APRIL 28: SATURDAYNorthstar Chamber Players:

An Afternoon Concert2 - 4 p.m., Patterson Hall

French Film Festival Closing Night“A Prophet”

7 - 9 p.m., TCES 139/141

Spring Formal, “A Nautical Night”5:30 - 11:30 p.m., Tahoe Queen

MAY 2: WEDNESDAYService Learning Presentations

4 - 6 p.m., TCES 139/141

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Faculty of the Fortnight Kendra Wong

Name: Kendra Wong Hometown: Granite Bay, Calif. Department: Business

How did you land at SNC?I have President Gillette to thank for

being here at SNC. I had heard through Schuyler Harrison (Development) that the Business Department had a new Chair, so I submitted my resume and a cover let-ter. I did not hear anything for a while, so I had actually written it off. MLK day, I was leaving Alpine Meadows and had a voicemail from Dr. Gillette indicating that he needed someone to teach the Principles of Corporate Finance class that started the next day. I went straight from the mountain to TCES and had an interview with him. For future reference, one should not go to an interview in their ski gear.

No ski gear in interview, check. Where did you go to college, what was the best part and how long did it take you to earn your undergraduate degree?

I went to UC Davis and managed to grad-uate in four years with only doing two sum-

mer school courses. The best part of Davis are all of the great friends I have now. I was fortunate to have amazing roommates in the dorms, which was rare and random as roommates were selected by birthday and not any type of personality or study habit criteria. Some of my craziest memo-ries stem from being in the sorority, Chi Omega, and hanging out with the ski team.

Sorority girl eh? Give us a little back-ground about yourself...

After I graduated from Davis, I went to work for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC). Between leaving PwC and teaching here at SNC, I have moved up and down 80 be-tween Tahoe and the Bay Area three times. The career-driven side of me and the skier in me were very conflicted for a while. I am finally in a place of balance enjoying both. Along the way, I earned my CPA (Certified Public Accountant) license and completed my MBA through Arizona State University.

How did your relationship with the Wild Alaskan come to be?

Ethan has been a chef at the Wild Alaskan for the past seven years. His aunt and uncle owned the restaurant before we bought it late last year. It has always been his dream to own the Wild Alaskan. I am happy that I can support him in that endeavor and we can build a strong local business together.

Fantastic. What have you done to im-prove/change the restaurant?

Last November we closed the restaurant for a month and put in a bar. The Wild Alaskan has always had a liquor license, but it was never fully utilized.

Any big (or little) future plans for it?Our number one goal is to recover from

this past winter. We are fortunate in that we have a large local clientele that has kept us going. Unfortunately, the intermittent snow meant that we did not have as many tour-ists. You can all help; we have Happy Hour from 3-6 pm and again from 9-10 pm. If you bring your student ID, we’ll give you 10% off. Shameless plug, I know. We do have plans for the future, but none that we are ready to reveal.

Ooh, mysterious. Ok, scenario: A stu-dent is concerned regarding post-gradu-ate life and what the next chapter reads. What advice might you give?

Where do you see yourself in ten years? Five years? What do you need to do to get there? Now, go do it. Take advantage of ev-ery experience you can. If you don’t have an idea of where you want to be, it may be time for some personal reflection without distraction.

What do you do for fun on a weekend? Do you have fun on a weekend?

Of course I have fun on the weekend. You have to work hard to play hard. About once a month, I go home to see my dad and brother. It’s nice to get out of the bubble of Incline Village every once in a while. Other than that, I hang out at home with Fumbles (the dog), have wine night with the girls, and generally just relax. I do have to devote some time for paperwork and a trip to Costco for the restaurant.

Costco does indeed have a wonderful sample selection. What about a good summertime hike within close distance to SNC? Any favorites?

I love hiking up to Snowflake Lodge at Diamond Peak in the summers. Every once in a while we hike to the top of Crys-tal. Just don’t come down Flume when the snow is still melting, not recommended.

Pick one: The Wildflower Cafe, The Log Cabin or The Old Post Office Cafe.

Hands down The Old Post Office. They have the best eggs benedict and you can’t beat a free Red Vine after breakfast. Plus, it’s on the way to Alpine.

Any final thoughts?Well, since the semester is winding down

I have to say congratulations to the Class of 2012. This is the first class that I have seen from Freshman to Senior years. Other than that, I hope everyone has a fun and safe summer. And everyone needs to come back in one piece in the Fall. I don’t want to see any broken arms, legs or collarbones.

Thanks, Kendra.

BY RICH COOCHCampus Editor

DANNY KERNKENDRA WONG

THURSDAY, April 19, 2012 www.sierranevada.edu 3NEWS

88% - Total Students - 525

Argentina - 1

Australia - 1

Beligium - 1

Brazil - 1

Canada - 2

China - 2 Croatia - 2

Ethiopia - 1

France - 3

Great Britain - 1

Hong Kong - 2

Japan - 1

Nepal - 2

Norway - 6

Poland - 1

Slovenia - 1

South Africa - 1

South Korea - 1

Spain - 2

Sweden - 9

Taiwan - 1

Vietnam - 1

12% - International - 43

Sierra Nevada College:

Total Students 99%

International Students 1%

Total Students 95%

International Students 5%

Have you ever thought about what student diversity brings to a college campus? Sierra Nevada College has 525 undergrad students enrolled, and 43 of those students are international.

Comparable to SNC are two other private schools, Prescott College in Arizona and Rocky Mountain College (RMC) in Montana. Prescott College has 456 undergrad students enrolled with only six being international. RMC has 965 undergrads while only 52 of them are international.

With 12 percent of students at SNC being international, compared to the 1 percent at Prescott and the 5 percent at RMC, SNC has the most diverse campus out of these three schools. But why?

According to Assistant Director of Admissions Ray Degraw, diversity is incredibly important.

“The best part of my own education was knowing and interacting with students from all over the world,” Degraw explained. “It presents an opportunity for a new type of cultural awareness.”

From Senior Nate Moylan’s perspective, having international students can enrich anyone’s educational experience.

“There are only 43 international students? I thought there were more,” said Moylan. “I like having students here from all over the world, it makes me feel more knowledgeable about different countries.”

Snow sports also have a lot to do with the number of international students at our school, said Head Ski Coach Branko Zagar.

“I do recruiting for the Alpine Ski team

in the summertime, mainly in Europe,” Zagar said. “On average, I try to recruit two boys and two girls.”

Zagar’s recruiting requires him to fly overseas to summer camps in Austria, Switzerland and France because that is where the glaciers allow these athletes to train year-round.

“The camps contain people from all over the world and usually these are the better athletes,” Zagar explained. “The reason I go to Europe is because they have ski academies over there, so I go watch the races and make my decisions from that.”

Two years ago Zagar recruited seven international athletes. This year he plans on looking for three to fill the void left from graduating team members.

“What attracted me to SNC is that I could both keep skiing at a competitive level and study toward a degree,” said Junior Luca Ricou. “If I stayed in France I couldn’t do both anymore, I had to do either one. That’s when I considered coming to the U.S.”

Louisa Russell-Henry, another French student and member of the alpine ski team, was how Ricou found out about SNC.

“Branko had pretty much everything to do with my decision because I wanted to both study and ski,” said Ricou. “If he wouldn’t have taken me onto the team, I probably wouldn’t have come and studied at SNC.”

According to Senior Stefan Moore, diversity on campus gives you a global perspective.

“The world is diverse,” Moore said. “Relating with other cultures in a learning environment prepares us for the real world.”

BY JAKE POLLOCKStaff Reporter

Prescott College

Rocky Mountain College

Prescott, Arizona

Billings, Montana

Data gathered from colleges by Jake PollockGraphics by Jason Paladino and Jake Pollock

A multicultural student body

A smörgåsbord of cultures

THURSDAY, April 19, 2012Eagle’s Eye 4 NEWS

Sierra Nevada College is currently host-ing eight exchange students from South Africa for a total of six weeks through the Young Entrepreneurs Program.

There are 20,000 applicants that apply for the program. The ones chosen take an online class from South Africa taught by Chair of the Business Department, Rick Normington. After passing the course, they come to the U.S. and are set up with intern-ships based on their entrepreneurial field of interest.

For the first four weeks, they are placed in internships and the during last two they resume entrepreneur-ship classes with Normington.

“They are already entrepreneurs: they either have a business plan and a great op-portunity they want to pursue or they’ve already started their business and it’s in its infancy stage,” said Shannon Huddy, en-trepreneurship teacher and YEP coordina-tor.

For example, Afsana Khan’s interest is in teaching how to maneuver around in online programs, so her internship is with High Tech Seniors, a computer-based program that teaches senior citizens about computer and online work, according to Huddy.

Mildred Fotuin is starting her own retail store in Capetown, South Africa, so she is connected with Leniki Boutique in In-

cline Village for her four-week internship. Another example, Abigail Florence, who creates soft goods through sewing is con-nected with the local business Smith and Jones Marketing in order to be able to bet-ter market her own creations.

Each of them is uniquely assigned to their own field of interest.

YEP is in its third year now. For the first two years, the program was made possible by a grant from the U.S. State Department.

After the entrepreneurs finish their ex-change here in the U.S., they return to South Africa and im-plement their newly acquired skilled to their businesses and business ideas. Then, their internship hosts from the U.S. go to South Africa and act as mentors to the en-trepreneurs in the field.

But this year with-out the grant, it is still unsure whether the internship mentors are also able to go to South Africa to com-plete the exchange

process. The entrepreneurs seem very happy here

at Sierra Nevada College. They laughed about their adventurous shopping trip to Wal-Mart, getting stuck in a snowstorm and having to stay in a hotel in Carson City due to the inability to get back up the pass. They agreed collectively that they love the snow, and the fact that everyone has been so friendly and welcoming has made it easy to adapt.

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They are already entrepreneurs: they either have a business plan and a great oppurtunity they want to pursue or they’ve already started their business and it’s in its infancy stage.

Shannon HuddyDirector, YEP

BY CAITLIN KHOURYCopy Editor

COURTESY OF SHANNON HUDDY

YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS STUDENTS touched down March 30 at the Reno International Airport, thus be-ginning their six-week study of business in internships and classroom lecture. The YEP program is currently in its third year, made possible by The U.S. State Department.

South African students arrive at SNC

THURSDAY, April 19, 2012 www.sierranevada.edu 5OPINION

In many towns, college students make up the majority of the popula-tion, boost the local economy and are

welcomed as productive members of the community. We hope Incline Village con-siders us to be a positive contribution to the area. However, we believe one ele-ment does not regard us as such.

Though not all residents are particu-larly concerned with the antics of Sierra Nevada College students, Washoe County Sheriff’s Office has taken the opportunity to make an example out of even our most harmless offenses.

We are not trying to say that SNC stu-

dents do not make poor decisions. We do. Nor are we saying we don’t deserve the consequences of our actions. Again, we do. We just ask that we are not made a tar-get of the law.

It is not uncommon across campus to hear of students being pulled over while abiding the law, and cooperating in inter-rogation until reason is found to issue a citation. It is as though driving a sticker-plastered SUV with out-of-state license plates makes one a sitting duck for a traf-fic stop. More often than not, students report being treated with disrespect and intimidation during these stops.

Police presence is strong in Incline Vil-lage. According to the North Lake Tahoe Bonanza, Nevada Highway Patrol reports that between January and September of 2011, there were 3,899 traffic stops that resulted in 2,483 citations. This means that in a town with a population of 9,952, 24.9 percent have received violations.

We remind students to always be re-spectful when confronted by authorities. We apologize for students whose actions fall outside of the realm of harmless an-tics. We only ask that we are treated with respect and not assumed to be causing harm.

Students ask that authority’s unwarranted aggression end

StaffEditorial:

What is your view of the relationship be-tween the Washoe County police and SNC students?BY PATI SAINZ DE ROZAS Photo Editor

“I think that the Washoe County police have a misconception of SNC students because of students’ alternative lifestyles.”

Megan AlexanderSenior

“The police take advantage of the students in Incline because taking us to jail generates money for the police department.”

Gwili HenginsJunior

“I haven’t had a terrible experience with them, they are just rude the second they realize you are a student.” Zaira PerezSenior

“Their actions are sometimes corrupt toward students. At times they unjustly accused or charged students when they are completely innocent.”Stephen Costas Senior

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Last week, the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) sent an evalu-ation committee to our campus to ensure that we are in compliance with accreditation stan-dards. In effect, what we do was compared with best practices in higher education. That com-mittee gave SNC a terrific evaluation.

The visit was part of NWCCU’s regular accreditation requirements; we have worked hard for two years to prepare for it. Preparation for a full-scale accreditation visit requires immense work by all faculty and staff, but three individuals at SNC worked especially hard: Shannon Beets, Dan O’Bryan, and Mallory Kolinski. These three worked massive hours to ensure that not only were we in compliance, but also that we could demonstrate that we were in com-pliance. They wrote a fantastic report—covering every aspect of this campus—that was 196 pages long, with over 2,000 pages of supporting documentation.

The committee read this report before they came and then met with faculty, staff, students, and Board members to determine for themselves if our written report reflected reality. The NWCCU evaluation committee was a strong team, and they saw the real SNC.

They gave us four Recommendations and five Commendations. Recommendations address areas where the institution can do more to meet the standard. In a report that covers every aspect of an institution, four Recommendations is an extremely small number. The Recom-mendations ask us to: (1) improve our process for hiring ranked faculty; (2) further fine-tune our assessment of student learning; (3) continue our efforts to ensure financial sustainability, and (4) fine-tune our budgets to maintain this beautiful campus and facilities. These are solid Recommendations with which we agree.

An evaluation committee gives Commendations when they find something that is especially noteworthy and outstanding. Unlike Recommendations, which are common, Commendations are rare and not easily achieved. In fact, I have served on ten accreditation teams visiting other institutions, and those teams never gave a Commendation. Last week, SNC received five. The Commendations cover the following areas: (1) our campus-wide enthusiasm for and commitment to our mission and core themes; (2) our robust core curriculum that is designed to be completed over all four years and that integrates all four core themes; (3) the respon-siveness of our library in support of student learning; (4) our Board’s actions, following the termination of our partnership with Knowledge Universe Learning Group, to create a solid new governance structure, assemble a new executive team, and improve SNC’s financial sta-bility; and (5) our campus’s unified vision, dedication, and positive morale.

These five Commendations are right on. The committee saw clearly who we are. I want to comment on the last three, in particular. First, I would like to thank Betts Markle for the in-credible job she has done with our library. Second, Wayne Prim, Atam Lalchandani, and Roger Wittenberg led the transitions mentioned above with tremendous finesse and wisdom. Their leadership has provided the foundation for a secure and productive future for SNC.

Finally, the evaluation committee commended us for our unified vision, dedication to our institution, and positive morale. Pause for a moment and read that again. What a great state-ment about us. We work and study at a place where outside evaluators find our dedication, morale, and unity inspiring. What an honor it is for me to serve as the president of this special place.

A letter from President Lynn Gillette

THURSDAY, April 19, 2012Eagle’s Eye 6 NEWS

At 2 a.m. on Saturday, March 18, outside the Crystal Bay Casino, nearly 30 people stood in the freez-ing cold waiting for the next taxi to pull up and whisk them home to warmth.

After over half an hour the con-versations went from waiting with competitive looks in either direc-tion as to who would get the next taxi, to calling as many compa-nies as were programmed into the iPhone. This was followed by the hypothermic discussions to drive back to Incline Village in ill-ad-vised operational condition be-cause every answer was the same, “It’s going to be about an hour.” What else would one expect on St. Patrick’s Day?

Yet holidays aren’t the exception. According to the majority of cab companies in the area, most taxis take about 15 to 30 minutes on av-erage to reach their intended cus-tomers. This is attributed to the fact that North Lake Tahoe is “spread out really far,” according to Chuck Buckley, the owner of Independent Taxi, which opened in May 2006.

“In order to make money we have to go all over the place,” said Buck-ley. Yet he said he believes, “there’s

plenty of coverage,” adding, “there are almost too many taxis.”

Skogen Sprang of North Tahoe Checker, one of the longest-stand-ing cab businesses in the area, said, “There’s almost an over-coverage because of a few new companies that popped up in the last year.”

Yet Junior Andrew Casey still finds driving to be the easier option.

“I would be more willing to call for a cab if they were cheaper and faster,” said Casey.

One of the problems students may run into is that fact that there’s no local service. Legally, taxis aren’t allowed to drive from an Incline Village address to another Nevada address, rather they must cross the California line during the fare to be considered legitimate. Any taxi that allows a Nevada-only route is “breaking the laws of Placer Coun-ty,” according to Tom Galusha, founder of All-Star taxi.

Therefore, what’s needed is an Incline Village taxi service, prefer-ably a Sierra Nevada College en-dorsed one, which allows students to ride from a local residence or commercial business to another lo-cal address.

Some at SNC may remember Al-pine Taxi, which gave students free

rides home so long as they pro-vided a school ID, however since this company went out of business, nothing has come along to fill the void. This endeavor was not with-out its problems, such as respon-siveness by the taxi company and student disrespect, Cozair said.

“We lost the privilege of safe rides home,” said Jayce Cozair, Director of Housing. “Students were not liv-ing up to their end of the terms by allowing friends to use SNC IDs and failing to tip up-front, therefore Alpine Taxi began ignoring student calls.” However, another service similar to Alpine Taxi is not out the question.

“I smell an entrepreneurial op-portunity perhaps,” said Richard Gire, Business professor. “I have had students purpose things re-lated to this issue, one of which I thought was really clever. Basically they were going to form a nonprofit ride service enlisting all of the bars in the entire area that students fre-quent and ask them to cooperate in the venture with a decal that says, ‘we support sober drivers’ allowing anybody that gets drunk in one of these locations to obtain a free ride home if they just call an 800 num-ber.”

In response to such ideas Coziar said, “If there’s enough interest, [a free-rides program] is definitely something that can be discussed and brought to the table if someone were willing to lead it back in the right direction.”

A program such as this would depend on what the school’s insur-ance would allow and the cost of labor, but all it depends on money.

“If SNC is losing money than it’s not really an option,” said Coziar.

In the meantime, several compa-nies offer discounts to students and locals.

“They’re willing to work with anyone,” said Buckley of Indepen-dent Taxi. “It’s an expense game, repeat customers we’ll give dis-counts to, and for students we’ll take a few dollars off the meter.”

Same can be said for North Tahoe Checker, which “Gives local dis-counts, including students, by usu-ally taking a few bucks off the me-ter price or charging a flat rate; it depends on how far the customer is going,” said Sprang.

Knowing this, happy hunting to all on a weekend night when call volume according to Spang, Buck-ley and Galusha exceeds 70 inqui-ries.

BY MARISSA STONEContributor

A cab ride home, tonight?

DANNY KERN

THURSDAY, April 19, 2012 www.sierranevada.edu 7NEWS

The four recommendations requested an improvement in the measurement of the core themes and in the way student success is measured, the continuing effort at financial sustainability, the way that faculty are ranked, and the development of capital budgets to maintain facilities and equipment.

Of the five commendations, one rec-ognized SNC’s “campus-wide enthusi-asm and commitment to the mission and core-themes.” The accreditors also com-mended SNC’s ability to recover from the loss of Knowledge Universe Learning Group’s large financial backing.

On Thursday April 12 in TCES room 139, students had an opportunity to meet the accreditors and have their voices heard. Edwin O. McFarlane, NWCCU evaluator and vice president of Reed Col-lege, explained to the 20 or so students the process and value of accreditation.

“We’re here for two and a half days, and we’re going to know the institution inside and out in that time,” said McFar-lane.

The conversation was then turned to the students, who were asked several questions about SNC. Students spoke to the quality of the advising at SNC, with many students commending Professor Kendra Wong and her superior knowl-edge of classes and schedules. Students also told the board about Library Director Betts Markle and her willingness to assist students in research.

According to McFarlane, SNC will be up for NWCCU evaluation again in 2015.

an RA team entails so many different ele-ments and it’s amazing to see how much we grow throughout the year,” said Her-nandez.

“Having once been a student in the

dorms, an RA myself, and now a staff member here, it was great to be invited to share my insight on the RA panel,” said Lape. “I look forward to seeing how the new RA's play into the continually evolv-ing and improving campus life.”

Senior Stefan Moore is elated to have been selected as an RA.

“I’m really excited to have been chosen for this position,” said Moore. “I can’t wait to help young SNC kids have an unforget-table college experience like I have had.”

ACCREDITATION, from front page

NEW RA’S, from front page

KING, from front page

by conducting scientific and psychological experiments to test the validity of our intu-itions, said King.

“I’m having a lot of fun with research lately,” said King. Sierra Nevada College and its innovative curriculum have helped shape some of King’s research ideas and directions, he said.

King’s research focuses on structural and conceptual systems. For example, history is traditionally taught through the telling of stories, but King notes that these narratives are notoriously inaccurate and subject to interpretation. This is why King prefers to focus on the past's structure.

“Take my World Civilizations class, for example. There, I point out that we can tell hundreds of stories about the collapse of Rome, for instance, but it is difficult to de-termine which story is most valid, which set of causes had the most impact,” said King. “In my view we can be much clearer about the structural make-up of Rome. Which basic structures, economically, po-litically, etc., had to be in place for Rome to reproduce itself systemically?”

King explains that Rome was supported by structures of slave labor and pillaging; it reproduced this structure systemically until it could no longer sustain them, at

which point Rome collapsed. There is a lesson to be learned from Rome. While there are some structures from the past that we can reproduce today, we must devel-op new structures in order to continue to thrive in a world that is facing highly com-plex environmental challenges, not just in ecology but in politics and the economy, said King.

“I believe we live in a time of revolu-tionary upheavals, a time too complex to apply the same struc-tures in our lifestyles, methods of research and forms of under-standing,” said King. "We need to develop systems that are sustainable not just in the wealthiest enclaves of society, but in the global system as a whole.

“What happens in one corner of the globe eventually ripples throughout. If we face global problems do we not then require global solutions, solutions that in principle must be geared toward a vision of univer-sal social justice?” said King.

King has published much of his research. He co-edited a book of essays by the

world’s leading systems theorists, which is currently under review at Routledge. He wrote a book chapter on big history com-ing out with the University of California Press as well as numerous articles and re-

views. This spring at SNC,

King is teaching World Civilizations; Renaissance and Reformation; Liter-ary Criticism; and Language, Thought and Culture. In ad-dition to teaching, King is working to re-energize the Honor Program. He aims to create something in which many students will want to be in-volved.

King loves teaching and strives to make a difference in each of his classes.

“I’m always amazed by the sometimes hidden, crazy talents that so many students have,” said King.

On Thursday nights, King invites stu-dents to meet in the library to watch what he calls “pretty films.” That is, movies that show what film can do as an art. The finale this semester will be Satantango, a 1994 Hungarian film directed by Bela Tarr.

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I believe we live in a time of revolutionary upheavals, a time too complex to apply the same structures in our lifestyles, methods of research and forms of understanding...Robert KingHumanities Professor

THURSDAY, April 19, 2012Eagle’s Eye 8 OUTDOOR

Spring weather provided a nice break from winter in the mountains April 6-7 when two classes at Sierra Nevada College came together for a weekend of camping, rafting and learning. Students from Environmental Interpretations (ODAL 301) and Interdisciplinary Studies (INTD 250) met in Coloma, Calif. where they learned about the area’s gold mining history, environment and current recreational econo-my. Students from ODAL 301 arrived a day early to prepare themselves to lead students from INTD 250 in the area, and set up camp.

“What’s exciting for me is the synergy between the two classes,” said Katie Zanto, program chair and professor of Interdisciplinary Studies.

The two classes came together under warm, sunny skies as ODAL 301 students guided their peers from INTD 250 through Marshall Gold Discovery State Park.

“The guiding was nerve-racking until we actually did it, then it flowed smoothly,” said Junior Tim Lowe, one of the student guides from ODAL 301.

That afternoon the classes embarked on an interpretive hike along the South Fork of the American River, where the student guides taught about local wildlife, gold panning tech-niques and invasive species to the area.

“It gives the 301 students a chance to really practice their skills of interpretation, interpreting the foothills to help INTD 250 students understand this landscape,” said Andy Rost, professor of ODAL 301. Rost said he was very proud of how the students invested themselves in the project.

“I think it worked out perfectly. The ODAL class was very

prepared and answered all of my questions on the hike,” said Nick Cahill, Junior, a student in INTD 250.

That evening around the campfire the ODAL 301 class treated everyone to scary stories, and folklore.

“A piece of advice to those who want to take the ODAL 301 course: take pride in your work and be diligent. This class is all about learning the teaching process. It also teaches you how to act like a guide or instructor. If you don’t do the work, it will show in your presentations,” said Bryan Wilkins, Junior and student of ODAL 301.

After a night under the stars the classes woke early for a day of rafting on the South Fork of the American river. Cali-fornia poppies bloomed all over the hillsides along the river. The group floated through class three rapids from where they

launched their boats at Chili Bar, back to their campsites. The INTD 250 students had the opportunity to see Coloma,

Calif. through several disciplinary lenses including: socio-cultural, natural history, environmental and recreational, said Zanto.

Rost said, “I really liked this year’s itinerary, of course Ka-tie and I will continue to refine but it feels like we are closing in.”

Students lead students on interdisciplinary tripBY JENN SHERIDAN Features Editor

COURTESY OF BRYAN WILKINSTHE ENVIRONMENTAL INTERPRETATIONS CLASS guides fellow students through Marshall Gold Discovery State Park.

COURTESY OF BRYAN WILKINSABOVE, ANDY ROST teaches students about local geology dur-ing an interpretive hike along the South Fork of the American river. BELOW, CHASE COHEE estimates the age of the Nisenan Tribe by measuring the depth of this mortar hole. Each inch represents 1000 years.

JENN SHERIDANSTUDENTS FROM EACH CLASS GATHER for a group photo after a successful student guiding exercise.

“ “What’s exciting for me is the synergy between the two classes.Katie ZantoProgram Chair and Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies

COURTESY OF BRYAN WILKINSSPRING GROWTH flourishing with warm temperatures.

THURSDAY, April 19, 2012 www.sierranevada.edu 9SPORTS

Two international Sierra Nevada College students, Junior Luca Ricou and Junior Ricko Ericksson are trying to qualify for the 22nd Winter Olympics. The event will be held in 2014 in the humid subtropical climate of Sochi, Russia. Other than the 1980 summer Olympics in Moscow, this will be the first Winter Olympics for the Russian Federation.

Ricou is from Orcieres, France and has been skiing for the past 20 years. Since his parents first put him on skis, he has dreamed of competing in the Olympics. As a child, he started racing and preparing to compete in the Olympics and the World Championships. He has raced at a competi-tive level for the past seven years; five in France and two in the United States.

Ericksson, Ricou’s teammate is from Borlange, Sweden and has been skiing since he was six years old. As an athlete, it is his dream to compete in the Olympics. He would represent Mexico in alpine ski-ing.

“I have a lot of things to do to prepare,” said Ericksson.

Since he is going for Mexico, there’s more paperwork than normal he must com-

plete in order to transfer over to become a skier for Mexico instead of Swedan, who he is currently skiing for.

Ericksson and Ricou aren’t sure if they would be training together, if they are both accepted. Ricou said that it’s up to both ski federations to de-cide. It would be good if they trained together, he thinks. He doesn’t think they will be trav-eling together because they represent different countries.

The first step for his qualification is to change ski federations; in other words wait for the Argentinean ski fed-eration to decide if they want him to race for them or not, Ricou said. Ricou is a dual citizen of France and Argen-tina, if he goes, he’ll be representing Argentina, he said.

“If they accept me, I’ll then have to tell the French ski federation about it, and then the real process starts,” said Ricou. “To be able to take part in the Olympics, for al-pine skiing at least, you need to be ranked within the top 500 of the world, and then

be within the four best athletes of the coun-try for each event.”

Ricou has roughly a month of anticipa-tion before he finds out whether or not he’s going to be accepted. In the meantime, he has been training on both dry land and

on the hill, as well as racing for the school’s ski team. He will continue to do so next year since the games aren’t until 2014.

“I’ll be graduat-ing in June, and if I go I’ll probably start training intensively in June on the gla-ciers and then go to Chile and Argentina later during the sum-mer, to train and race there to lower my world ranking,” said Ricou. “Competing

in the Olympics would be a once in a life-time opportunity. Last year when I went to Turkey for the World University Games for France, it was a pretty awesome experi-ence, so I bet the Olympics would be even better.”

The sports involved in the 2014 Olympics

will include: biathlon, bob-sleigh, skel-eton, curling, ice hockey, alpine skiing, speed skating, short track speed skat-ing, Nordic c o m b i n e d , ski jump-ing, snowboard, w h e e l c h a i r curling, ice sledge hock-ey, cross-country ski-ing, freestyle skiing, luge and figure skating. Ricou and Ericks-son would be competing in alpine skiing.

To be given the opportunity to ski in the Olympics is a rare thing that Ericksson and Ricou would both like to experience.

The ski season is nearing the end for this year. This means that the team will start aiming towards next year races. It has been a successful season for the Sierra Ne-vada College ski team, however the show must go on.

We can already see that happening with some athletes leaving the team while Branko Zagar is currently looking for new, fast skiers.

For example, Clement Tomamichel from France will be leaving the team.

“I had a very enriching experience here at SNC, but I feel like I missed France to much in order to stay here for

another year,” said Tomamichel. With this great loss Zagar is looking for new athletes to replace Tomamichel and all the other seniors that are graduating this spring.

There are many good ski racers that have shown a great interest in representing SNC for next year. Among theses athletes most of them are Europeans, however there are people from all around the globe that want to get these spots that Zagar is offering.

The process of recruiting is not that simple. Espe-cially when the majority of athletes come from Europe.

“It was very hard to be convinced by Zagar to move to a different continent in order to join SNC. I had no idea of what was a head of me when a boarded the plane my first year,” said Luca Ricou who is one of the skiers on

the team.Right now there are about four new athletes that want to

join the team for next season who are all Europeans. We are almost positive that Viking Roald, from Sweden,

will become a new member of the SNC ski team. Oth-er than him there are a few other people coming either from Slovenia, Sweden, or France that might be names that could be on the list for the new team in the upcoming seasons.

Melissa Daniels currently on the ski team says, “ I ap-preciate being on this specific team where we have such a great culture mix that makes our team and the overall experience so special to me, so I am looking forward for the new upcoming athletes to arrive.”

SNC students in attempt to qualify for 2014 Winter OlympicsBY ELIZA DEMAREST Contributor

Alpine Ski Team begins recruiting racers for 2012/2013 seasonBY RICKO ERICKKSON Contributor

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To be able to take part in the Olympics, for alpine skiing at least, you need to be ranked within the top 500 of the world, and then be within the four best athletes of the country for each event.Luca RicouSNC Ski Racer

PATRICIA SAINZ DE ROZASRICKO ERICKKSON accepts an award from head coach Branko Zagar during the annual ski team dinner.

Ricko Erickkson

Luca Ricou

THURSDAY, April 19, 2012Eagle’s Eye 10 FEATURE

Bohemia Night invites students to share talent on stage

Students test their luck at the semiannual Casino Night

“Winner, winner, chicken din-ner,” the phrase all gamblers want to be chanting as they leave the casino after success-fully outplaying their dealers.

Some lucky students however, left SNC’s Casino Night with a lot more than chicken dinner. On the evening of April 12, Si-erra Nevada College’s Student Government Association hosted its semiannual Casino Night.

The event drew in several stu-dents, alumni and community members all containing similar expressions of excitement with the hopes of winning some of the prizes set forth this year.

SGA has been hosting Casino Night each semester since 2009, with all of its proceeds going to charities.

“Tonight’s Casino Night is pretty special because all of the proceeds earned are going to SNC’s Science department for new equipment, said Senior Betsy Sipe, SGA secretary.

Ace Casino has been working with SGA to host the event at SNC every semester since the beginning.

A $10 buy-in granted students $2,000

worth of poker chips to gamble away at Black Jack, Texas Holdem, Roulette and Craps.

Students took advantage of the opportu-nity to dress up and arrived draped in gold necklaces, suits, fedoras and heels. Finger food and refreshments were also provided.

Poker chips were traded in for raffle tick-ets at the end of the night that would enter students in a drawing for prizes.

“This year, we have $6,500 worth of prizes,” said Junior and SGA member Ste-phen Costas.

Prizes included a kayak, a Paddle Board,

a long board, camping gear, an electric guitar, a scooter and a flat screen television among sev-eral other things.

“I’m playing for the scooter, baby,” said Freshman Jake Bricklin, “Go big or go home.”

When the night drew close to an end SGA president and Se-nior Ross Garcia, announced the prize- winners. Between squeals of excitement and loud moans of frustration, raffle tickets were read aloud and several prizes were handed out. The first, and one of the most popular prizes was the kayak, won by Steven Segal. The winner of the Flat screen went to Senior Inaki Martinez- Creel. Junior Coli Haack was the winner of the electric guitar, the long board, and a tent. Finally, Senior Matt Callaghan, who took home $350 in a Southwest Airlines gift card, a tent, a $50 Raley’s gift card, along with the scooter, was said to be the luckiest winner of the night. These were a few of many

prizes given away that night. “I guess I’m going to drive my prize win-

ning scooter to Raley’s, spend my $50 gift card on groceries, camp out in my new tent, and then fly to Vegas,” said prize win-ner Callaghan.

BY TAYLOR PUSCStaff Reporter

The energy level soared at the 36th an-nual Bohemia Night student talent show on April 5 in the Patterson Dining Hall at Sierra Nevada College, where at one point students Jake Denney and Zaira Perez danced on tables to the songs “YMCA” and “Thriller” during the Student Govern-ment Association skit.

Director of Student Activities Will Hoida organized the event. Unique to this year’s Bohemia Night, there was a pre-event with a Kony 2012 themed tie-dye activity that took place on April 3.

This event was organized by Director of Student Affairs Lizzie Hernandez.

A YouTube video by Joseph Russell, co-founder of Invisible Children, brought

national attention to Joseph Kony, a Ugandan leader who ordered the use of children as sex slaves and soldiers.

“Jayce (Coziar) and Will (Hoida) watched the video. They were really moved by it,” said Hernandez. “We decided to bring

awareness of different issues on campus.”The main event was kicked off by the

Rock and Roll Theory class and teacher

Adam Bigelsen playing lead guitar on a blue Fender. The first song was “No Par-ticular Place to Go” by Chuck Berry.

Of the nine student acts this year, there were several live musical performances, touching on several musical genres. The acts range from classical music performed by Donna Axton and Natalie Dyjak, blue-grass and country performed on banjo by Tommy Letson, and an experimental didg-eridoo performance by Inaki Martinez-Creel and Beau Kissler.

In the midst of student performances, a skit was performed by the Resident Assis-tants with Coziar and Hernandez. Each RA was assigned to imitate a different student or staff member. Laughter rang though the audience when RA Scott Tepper acted out

his impression of RA Christy Rasmussen, sporting a long blonde wig.

An additional skit was performed by the members of SGA. It was presented as if they were having one of their weekly meet-ings, and toward the end of the skit they broke out in dance. SGA President Ross Garcia joked that he hoped the audience had fun watching his missteps during the dance routine.

The final performance of the night had student Maggie Newman singing “Simple Man” by Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Senior Eva Gyawali said, “Bohemia Night was a great way to bring off cam-pus and on campus students together to see some great SNC talent.”

BY PATRICK HOEPPNERStaff Reporter

PATI SAINZ DE ROZASTOM BARAN AND PATRICK O’NEILL jam a few tunes on April 5 for SNC’s 36th annual Bohemia Night.

DANNY KERNINAKI MARTINEZ-CREEL AND KENNY STONEMAN mingle by the roulette table April 12 at Casino Night awating the results of the poker tournament, which brought them each a share of the $6,500 winnings.

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Bohemia Night was a great way to bring off campus and on campus students together to see some great SNC talent.Eva GyawaliSenior

THURSDAY, April 19, 2012 www.sierranevada.edu 11FEATURE

Need a new lawn chair, beach ball, flip flops, a towel or some shades? Look no further, the Sierra Nevada College Bookstore is gearing up for summer with tons of new mer-chandise and ways to show school spirit.

You can support your school store while taking advan-tage of a fun way to represent the college at the beach. In the next few weeks, new shipments will be slowly inte-grated into the display.

New products for men include baggy workout cutoff shirts and mesh workout shorts. New for the ladies on campus include fitted workout shorts, fitted tanks and T’s, headbands, slipper socks, charms and satchel purses.

Some additional products not to be missed include stick-ers, decals, car magnets and much more.

Also just in, is memorabilia such as T-shirts, sweatshirts, sweatpants and beanies proclaiming the recent victorious champions at nationals: the SNC Eagles Ski and Snow-board teams.

The bar will be raised in terms of students’ comfort level with yoga pants, sweatpants and slippers.

“We’re also getting cool little warm socks to cruise around your dorm room or apartment in,” said Bookstore Manager Mia Quinn.

“Burnout” shirts (shirts that come new looking like they are worn thin and see-thru making for an extra soft feel)

are a perfect top match for the yoga pants.Trinkets such as bracelets with different stones and

charms with varying meanings will also be available, which are great as gifts.

Also, if you are a senior and didn’t get a chance to order your graduation gown, hat and accessories at the Grad Fi-nale, you can still order everything you need right in the school bookstore.

Of course the array of snacks is continuously growing in the attempt to make up for the shortage of cafeteria hours.

“The banana cakes are a big hit,” said QuinnStudents can fall back on the sugar high available right

in the bookstore to get through class, according to Quinn.

BY CAITLIN KHOURYCopy Editor

Bookstore stocks up early with summer necessities DANNY KERN

THE BOOKSTORE brims with new apparell and accessories, from Sierra Nevada College logo Ray Ban style sunglasses to Eagle’s 2012 National Championship memorabilia.

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If you’re thinking Sierra Nevada Col-lege’s fall semester is starting a little early, don’t worry; this is for your own good. Ar-riving for school in late August couldn’t be a better time to ease back into the routine of rigorous schoolwork by splitting class time with some important beach hours.

With 72 miles of shoreline, Lake Tahoe is home to some of the most beautiful moun-tain beaches in the world. Tahoe beaches are as diverse as the seasons and feature everything from secluded private coves, dramatic cliff-ridden shorelines, and sandy expanses with grassy lawns and free water-side concerts.

Late August and September are often the best time to enjoy these beaches. After La-bor Day, the crowds dwindle to consider-ably lower numbers and parking becomes much less of an issue. The cold mountain waters of Lake Tahoe take most of the summer to warm up, so hot late summer days are the best time to get in the water.

It is not uncommon for the weather to stay warm until late September or early October, so don’t procrastinate; get out there and explore the beaches of Tahoe be-fore the snow comes. Here are five drasti-cally different beaches around the lake that can also, with a little creativity, be enjoyed without paying parking or entry fees.

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To get directions and insight to all of Tahoe’s best beaches, turn to PAGE 8

Wilderness OrientationStudents begin at SNC after a week of dustyadventure in the woods, turn to page 4

Take Advantage of the Remainder of Beach SeasonYou’re most likely stoked to go ride the “epic pow”

predicted for this next winter season, but calm down and stop waxing your board. The sun is shining, the Coronas are sweating and the water is warmer than it’ll ever be. Kayaks and stand-up paddle boards are available in most towns around Lake Tahoe, but the beach is just as enjoy-able when you’re laying on a blanket or cave-diving on the East Shore. Soon the snow will inundate us and the shred will commence, but until then, enjoy the weather and go get a tan to hide under all that winter gear.

Purchase a Diamond Peak PassSpeaking of snow, there are a lot of world-famous ski re-

sorts all around the lake that would be great to have a pass

to on the days that you don’t have class. However, having access to Diamond Peak, the small resort right up the road, is definitely worth it when it comes to time and price. It’s close location not only allows you to go riding before, af-ter or in between classes, but almost always ensures first tracks in the fresh powder.

The Library May Not be the Most Ideal Place to Study

Most libraries tend to be a quiet study area, but Prim Library happens to be the hub for socializing students go-ing to and from classes or grabbing a cup of Peet’s coffee. The only time you’ll find the majority of students cracking down on the books is during finals, so if silence is what you seek, empty classrooms or the student lobby of Tahoe

Center for Environmental Sciences (TCES) are ideal.

Explore Every DepartmentConsidering the fact that SNC offers a liberal arts edu-

cation, it allows for students to really explore every de-partment of the school. Even though certain classes may not seem like something you’d ever be interested in, it is always good to broaden your horizons. You never know; with all the different types of professors at this school as well as the different types of learning arenas a student can take at SNC, you may come to find a whole new set of interests you never knew you had.

“I wish I knew that then...” when I was a freshmanWe’ve all been the new kids at one point or another. We’ve been out of the loop or in the dark about what’s good in what places, but with a few suggestions, you can skip the awkward stage and get it right the first time. Even if you’ve attended Sierra Nevada College in the past, it’s never too late to know what’s good.

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SNC by the Numbers:Fall 2011

530

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320

210

*Numbers are approximate and will be finalized 08/26/11

This year, a Bachelor of Fine Arts

degree is being offered in Creative Writing. Three new Business majors are

available as well: Accounting, Finance/Economics and Marketing.

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Total Enrollment

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Incoming Transfers

Returning Students

New Students

THURSDAY, April 19, 2012Eagle’s Eye 12 FEATURE

BY JENN SHERIDANFeatures Editor

With the closure of several Tahoe resorts this weekend, it is ap-parent that the winter season is

coming to an end. Dry those tears, powder hounds, there is one delicious way to send out the season in style. Throwing a spring skiing tailgate barbecue is a great way to say good-bye to winter and dust off your grill for summer. A tailgate barbecue can be as simple as throwing some wieners on a grill, but if you want to do it in style here

are some suggestions.Equipment -Camping grill, or portable barbecue is a

must.-Ice chest full of your beverage of choice. -Camp chairs-An actual tailgate is not necessary, but

doubles as a nice table.FoodHamburgers and hotdogs are always an

easy crowd pleaser. Take some time the night before to prep condiments to make

this stereotypical barbecue food really stand out.

Hotdogs-Go for brats instead of your typical limp

pink weenie. - Heat a can of chili on the grill. Be sure

to remove the lid first. -Prepare a selection of condiments such

as chopped onions, shredded cheese, mus-tard and sauerkraut.

HamburgersIt’s easiest to buy premade frozen patties,

but I suggest buying ground beef and mak-ing your own patties the night before for better quality meat.

Prepare a Tupperware with sliced cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, avocados and anything else you want.

ChickenPlace chicken thighs and wings in a plas-

tic Ziploc bag with teriyaki sauce and leave in the fridge over night. Be sure to keep the chicken on ice until you are ready to cook it. After a full day of spring shred-ding, throw the now marinated chicken on the grill and enjoy.

Hint: An easy way to tell if chicken is fully cooked is to poke the palm of your

hand beneath your thumb, then poke the chicken and compare. If the chicken feels like the muscle closer to the center of your palm it is undercooked. The closer it feels to the outside part of your palm underneath your thumb, the more cooked it is.

VegetablesIt is often assumed that barbecues are a

carnivorous affair; fortunately for aspiring tailgaters, this is just not true.

I suggest preparing an assortment of veg-etables the night before. Eggplant, zucchi-ni, squash, portabella mushrooms and bell peppers are a few of my favorites. Slice the vegetables into thick slices and coat lightly with olive oil, salt and pepper and place in a Tupperware or Ziploc bag. Next, slice a loaf of crusty bread such as French bread. Roast the veggies on high heat until tender, and the outside is slightly charred. Serve with toasted bread, as a bonus serve with goat cheese or brie.

Please remember to tailgate responsibly. Be respectful of those parked around you, and don’t be afraid to share the grub. Have a designated driver if you choose to drink and respect the wishes of whatever resort you choose tailgate at.

Spring tailgate barbecues: tailgate not required

“I think I left my beacon in the truck,” my friend said. The quarter-size snowflakes stuck in his beard as he rifled through his pack. I peered out over the edge of the chute that carved a path down to the frozen lake below.

Castle Lake is a small glacial lake located approximately 10 miles outside Mt. Shasta City. On your typical morning in June, the lake would be bustling with families un-packing picnics, kayaks and fishing gear from their cars. Today was different. Today only a small caravan of skiers braved the two feet of fresh snow to take advantage of the rare powder day in June.

“I’ll go first, you keep an eye on me,” my friend mumbled as he zipped up his pack and clipped into his skis. I thought of sug-gesting that we turn back, or at least look for another route, but not wanting to be a wussy girl, I didn’t speak up.

Despite his obvious mistake in forgetting his beacon, I put my faith in my friend’s judgment; he had been a guide in ava-lanche terrain for years. I hoped his experi-ence would be what kept us alive, though looking back, I think it had made him com-placent.

He carefully cut across the opening of the chute, and the top layer of snow gave way beneath his feet and slid down the entirety of the chute. My friend turned back and gave me a look that belied the confidence in his voice. “Well, I think whatever was going to slide just did,” he said. I tightened my grip on my poles.

“I’m keeping my eye on you,” I replied. My head rushed through everything I could remember from the avalanche courses I had taken just months prior to this moment.

Every accident starts with a series of small decisions. I had already made three huge mistakes, the first was not checking each other’s beacons at the truck; the other

two didn’t occur to me till later. I knew the two feet of new snow on top

of the solid leftovers of the past winter created an unstable layer in the snow. I wasn’t sure of the slope angle, but I guessed it probably fell somewhere in the middle of 30-40 degrees. Prime avalanche terrain. How many bad decisions equal an accident? If the snow did slide, we wouldn’t find each other.

Each turn he made seemed to take hours. My eyes never left the blue down coat my

friend was wearing as he carefully navi-gated down the chute.

Finally he made it to a safe zone, still within my sight just outside of the

chute. He stopped and turned back signaling that it was my turn to go.

I took a deep breath, filling my lungs. I held it in until the

whirlpool in my stomach slowed to a steady fluttering. I stamped my

skis and dropped in. My legs felt like un-dercooked bacon as I struggled to plow

through the debris left by the slough. I carefully calculated each turn, gradually gaining strength. Over the sound of my heart beating out a bass line heavier than any asinine dubstep song, I could hear the edges of my skis as they went from float-ing through the soft fresh snow to cutting across the chopped up ice balls from the small slide.

The run probably took all of 3 minutes, but it felt like an hour went by before I pulled up next to my friend. We looked into each other’s scared faces and began laugh-ing. This time our stupid luck saved us.

I felt high as we trekked back across the lake as though my skis were two inches above the ground. At the parking lot we met up with other skiers and exchanged ex-aggerated stories comparing who had the best runs and more laughter.

As we packed up my friend apologized, visibly embarrassed for his absentminded-ness. The drive home was silent, each of us reflecting on lessons learned, appreciating the fact that we would ski together another day.

Three clear factors that will help keep you safe in avalanche terrain are the abil-ity to read snowpack, weather and terrain. The fourth and possibly most difficult to remember is the human factor. It is all too easy to allow your decisions to be convo-luted by past experience, contentment in following the leader, the desire to be ac-cepted and longing for first tracks.

I had considered the first three factors, but my mistakes were blindly putting my trust in someone else’s judgment and not speaking up.

My desire to be seen as the girl who can keep up in any situation combined with my desire to ski the fresh snow overcame my ability to make safe decisions, a tendency that will remain in my mind on future pow-der days.

Lessons the mountains taught meBY JENN SHERIDANFeatures Editor

COURTESY OF JENN SHERIDANJENN SHERIDAN applies past lessons learned while skiing on Mt. Shasta, Calif.

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BY JASON PALADINONews Editor

New business plans on offering deals and delivery to students

DANNY KERNGARRY DIMAGGIO and his wife stand proudly infront of what will soon be their new pizza parlor/ bar. They are both very excited to be fully up and running in the next couple of months. DESSERT PIZZA is one of Dimaggio’s secret weapons to attract ravenous collegiate scholars. Flavor options include cherry, blueberry, and apple. A VAST variety of imported beers and malt liquors are important products to keep stocked in a mini store/ bar. DiMaggio is still working on stocking the rest of the store as well as renovating the bar/ parlor. POWER TOOLS lay around the construction area which will soon be a quality pizza parlor and a small friendly bar with a pool table and other games.

Plywood and toolboxes decorate a room once crowded with students and furnished with beer pong tables. The former location of the infamous Grog and Grist is under-going a transformation into an Italian res-taurant, deli, liquor store and full bar.

DiMaggio’s at the Lake is Incline Vil-lage’s newest business, and Owner Garry DiMaggio II plans to create an environ-ment welcoming to students, Incline resi-dents and tourists.

“The whole reality of this facility is to build a clientele locally, but also service the tourists that come in here so they have a good experience and keep coming back to Incline to build our economy,” said DiMaggio.

Formerly in the petroleum industry, DiMaggio found himself frequently trav-elling, unable to settle down in one place with his wife and four children.

“It would keep me out of town all the time,” said DiMaggio. “This is something that allows me and my family to put our feet down instead of travelling so much.”

DiMaggio has owned and operated piz-zerias and gas stations in California and Nevada over the years, but plans on being in Incline for a while, he said.

The bar and restaurant are currently un-der construction with plans of opening before June. The deli and liquor store are completely open, offering sandwiches for under $7. The restaurant will offer pizza and Italian entrees and will deliver to Si-erra Nevada College and Incline Village.

DiMaggio’s will offer student discounts once it is complete, although the owner is will offer discounts now to students who show an I.D. A discount card will eventu-ally reward frequent customers.

The Grog and Grist was known for its popular bar, pool table and live music. DiMaggio plans on rekindling interest among students and tapping in to the lo-cal nightlife scene. While the current lease prevents live music, the bar will have a jukebox system.

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‘Aggregate of all our Joys and Sufferings’On Thursday, April 12, in Sierra Ne-

vada College’s Tahoe Gallery, Senior Glen Cheriton wrapped up his B.F.A. course work with the presentation of his installa-tion, “Aggregate of all our Joys and Suf-ferings.”

The show opened with a warm reception of students, faculty and friends of Cheriton in attendance to show their support and ap-preciate the many hours of work put into organizing the show.

Cheriton, who self-proclaimed his atten-tion to detail and over-planning, explained the preparation for the show and the work that went into creating each unique and in-tricate piece.

“All of the work here tonight was created this semester. I didn’t know what I’d have, but it came together quickly,” said Cheri-tion. “The best experience was really get-ting to work. The hardest was balancing the rest of my life with putting the show together.”

The pieces ranged in different mediums. The room was filled with the rhythm of sound and atmospheric lighting. On one side of the room was a light box with three film strips of continuous exposure depict-ing a seamlessness of time.

Cheriton explained that in this piece and in reality there are no solitary moments in time, only continuous flow of movement. The film depicted this through a timeline of sorts with magnified lenses to view each exposure from right to left.

Covering the windows was another piece related to Cheriton’s themes of the uni-verse, time, space, matter and light. He covered the windows with a black sheet, punctured with uncalculated and instinc-tual pin holes that allowed the light to flow through. It resembled the night sky and how ancient cultures viewed the cosmos as well as how we look out through our own windows to view it today.

Cheriton’s pieces were celestial and were inspired by astronomer Carl Sagon, a man whose quoted words inspired the name of Cheriton’s installation.

The ambiance of the gallery was very positive. In the center of the room was a 16mm film loop that filled the room with a beautifully calming and continuous click-ing sound. On the opposite wall, a film loop played images of a ceramic cup whole in one frame and smashed in the next, when played in a loop it could not be separated into two frames but rather viewed as one.

In Cheriton’s explanation of this piece, he explained how science and art are fused. He dove deeper by explaining how matter can neither be created nor destroyed and that everything, like the ceramic cup and us, are part of a permanent existence that will go on as long as the Earth exists.

“The old school camera is really unique. I’m really impressed. I like the equilibrium feeling and it has good vibes,” said Junior Sonya Hernandez.

Cheriton’s final piece and favorite in particular was a show stopper for most. The last canvas, with a photograph of the night sky, “encompassed everything,” said Cheriton.

It was colorful, interesting and intrigu-ing. Cheriton explained the capstone feel of it in his show and posed an ultimatum for his audience which he hoped they would take away from viewing his work.

“I want people to feel a part of the uni-verse beyond Earth. I want people to ques-tion how they experience the world and their perception of it,” said Cheriton.

Junior Maggie Newman explained her feelings about the show.

“The show was great. I have been in class with Glen all semester so it was nice to see it all come together in front of a broader audience. Glen is really in tune with the photographic process, it’s really cool how he can experiment with tradi-tional practices,” said Newman.

Overall the show was a hit. Cheriton’s explanation of the pieces was almost as skillfully comprehensive as the pieces themselves. The thought behind the pieces and the inspiration that inspired them was as deep as the core of Cheriton’s show: space, time, matter and light.

Space, time, matter and light all wrapped into a student BFA showBY CHELSEA DE LA ROSAArts & Entertainment Editor

DANNY KERNABOVE, GLEN CHERITON talks about his BFA. installation “Aggregate of all our Joys and Sufferings” on April 12 in the art gallery in Prim Library. The inspiration was based around the themes of space, time, matter and light.BELOW, The last colorful canvas that was the capstone of Cheriton’s work was on display in the art gallery. He explained how this one piece was the basis for the entire show.

DANNY KERNJUNIOR KIRBY HUNT examines film strips illuminated by a light box revealing a timeline of movement.

DANNY KERN16MM FILM loops in the center of the gallery, creating a clicking sound that keeps time in motion.

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MUSIC“Blues Summit” Charlie Musselwhite & Coco Montoya Saturday, April 21, Crystal Bay Casino, Crystal Bay, Nev.Show: 9 p.m.

Price: $25 (This is a seated show, limited amount of tickets will be sold)The Blues Summit returns to the Crystal Bay Club Crown Room with an amazing night of Blues legends. Get your tix early, this one is going to go fast!http://www.cbc.tickets.musictoday.com/CrystalBay-Casino/calendar.aspx

Tech N9NE“Hostile Takeover Tour”Monday April 23, Cal Neva Resort, Crystal Bay, Nev. Show: 7 p.m.Tickets: $35

With eight solo albums and one powerhouse collabora-tion project under his belt, the Kansas City MC’s flow is sharper and slicker than it’s ever been.

The ShinsWednesday, April 25Grand Sierra Resort, Reno Nev. Show: 8 p.m.Tickets: $35 (plus tax & fees)The Shins are an American indie rock band founded and fronted by vocalist and

multi-instrumentalist, James Mercer. The Shins were formed in Albuquerque, New Mex., but are now based in Portland, Ore.

The new band backing Mercer on this tour includes singer/songwriter Richard Swift, Modest Mouse drum-mer Joe Plummer, Yuuki Mat-thews of Crystal Skulls and Jessica Dobson. Tickets are availible at bit.ly/I8Vpm2

Freecrush with Irieyes (Mindful Massive)Saturday April 25, Crystal Bay Club, Crystal Bay, Nev.

Show: 11:30 p.m.Free in the Crystal Bay Club Red Roomwww.crystalbayclubcasino.com

EVENTSTahoe Truckee Earth Day Saturday, April 22, The Village @ Squaw Valley, Squaw Valley, Calif. Begins at 10 a.m.

The Tahoe Truckee Earth Day Festival is a volunteer run, non-profit event to recog-nize, celebrate and promote the region’s unique beauty. Come to the Village at Squaw Valley on April 21, for fun, live music and entertainment and to learn how to preserve and protect our local and

global natural resources. For more info visit www.tahoe-truckeeearthday.com

Women, Art and the Cre-ative Process April 22 & 24“Evelyn” presented at the Cedar House, Truckee, Calif. Tickets: Sunday $227 to 9 p.m.

The first of a two-part series featuring Dr. Elissa Slanger’s heart warming and inspir-ing 30-minute film “Evelyn” followed by a panel discus-sion with accomplished local artists Brooke Bishop, Eva Nichols and Nancy Tieken Lopez “Evelyn” brings us into the home of Evelyn Brenner, a prolific artist specializing in decorative art well into her 90s. For more info. www.

nicolecheslock.com/events.html

The Evolution of Pizza: A Tasty History Wednesday April 25The Cedar House, Truckee, Calif. 6 p.m.

The Evolution of Pizza with chef Jacob Burton covers authentic Neapolitan style pizzas baked in Stella’s 800 F degree wood-fire oven, Sicilian , New York and Californian styles. Properly stretch dough. Sauce mak-ing demonstration. Recipes included in this hands-on cooking class.cedarhousesporthotel.com/stella/dining_at_stella.html

BY DOMINIQUE CAMPORAA&E Assistant Editor

Name: Bryce BullinsYear: Sophomore Age: 22Hometown: Pahrump, Nev.Major: English with a minor in Music

Why Sierra Nevada College?This is my second college, but this is my

first real four-year institution. Honestly, it was a process of elimination. I didn’t want to go to a big school like UNR or Univer-sity of Nevada, Las Vegas. There are some other colleges in the state of Nevada, but SNC is the best because it’s a liberal arts college and the area is beautiful. I don’t ski or snowboard, but how could you not love this place.

Do you have any life changing experiences?Honestly, moving across the country was

a big deal. I spent 19 years of my life in South Carolina. Moving like 3,500 miles, I moved from the coast to the middle of no-where Nevada, Pahrump. I guess that sort of shaped who I am now because I’ve had to adapt to a new way of living.

Favorite music?I like extreme forms of metal, everything

to classical music. The past year I’ve also been getting into Indie rock. I do write mu-sic on my own. If I had to say my favorite band it would have to be the Smiths.

How did you get into singing opera?I actually only started taking voice lessons

last semester. I’ve been kind of singing and humming along on my own to opera for a few years though. I would say since around the time I was 16. Of course my diction was totally off but it was still really fun.

How did your passion for music develop? I’ve been interested in music for a long

time, for years. I played violin in middle school and high school. I knew about opera for awhile and just started exploring it on a whim really. I actually didn’t start singing opera until last semester, the first semester I did any voice training. I sang in my own time, but I saw SNC offer Classical Voice and I was like all right let’s do this. I did it, and apparently I’m pretty good at it. My latest recital was last Tuesday.

What do you think about the music commu-nity here at SNC?

I am pleasantly surprised how many people play instruments around here. This is a small school, and I didn’t expect there would be a lot, but the music community is hugely involved. Even people that don’t actively play instruments are involved with open mic night or jam sessions. I think it’s really cool how people seem to care about music here.

What is your favorite thing to do in Tahoe?I like to go out sometimes and just ad-

mire the lake and the scenery. I’ve never lived in a place like this that is beautiful year round so it’s really nice to take it all in time to time.

What are you going to do for the summer?I’m going to read a lot. It’s been awhile

since I’ve really read a lot of books, I used to read admirably and being busy has squashed that. I don’t have a summer job, I’m gonna help my parents around the house. I really want to read “Gravity’s Rain-bow” by Thomas Pynchon; I’ve heard it’s pretty intense.

BY PATRICK HOEPPNERStaff Reporter

DANNY KERN BRYCE BULLINS enjoys and admires the beautiful year round scenery of the Lake Tahoe area.

BRYCE BULLINSOpera singer with unique taste

Favorite quote?“The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth.” - Albert Camus

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