the coyote, issue 5; jan. 9, 2014

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Decades-oldgame teachesnew studentsold tricks

Feature 10 A & E 19-20Feature 7

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T h i s I s s u e :

Doctor Who

celebrates 50 years

The Coyoteannounces2013-2014C of I Oscarnominations

THE CAMPUS NEWSPAPER OF THE COLLEGE OF IDAHO 9 JANUARY 2014- ISSUE 5


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TABLE OF CONTENTSTHE COYOTE 2

N e w s

F e a t u r e

A r t s & E n t e r t a i n m e n t

O p i n i o n3 From the Desk of...SKYLAR BARSANTI &

MATT FOUTS

4 Coyote News BlurbLORRAINE BARRERAS5 A Tribute to NelsonMandela: Activist, Politician,Revolutionary PARKER DAUDT

6 You want to do what in2013?!LAUREN SCHILLIRethinking the resolutionCLAYTON GEFRE7 MobulusELI NARY 8 The Bird Stop Coffee Shop:Local avor, inudidual tastes

ASHLEY COLES9 Featured ArtistCYDNEY MIDDLETON10 The world needs a Doctor

ASHLEY MILLER

11Fashion in the stars ALEXANDRIA CAMERON12Music and the brain

ANA LETE13 Willkommen tothe Cabaret

JONATHAN FINE14 Winter Movie GuideSKYLAR BARSANTI15Faceoff

STEPHEN ANDERSONCyanide and Happiness JONATHAN FINE16A Link between Worlds:more variety, fewercompromisesNICHOLAS STOUT18Events CalendarLORRAINE BARRERAS &MEGAN MIZUTA19 & 202013-2014 C of IOscar Nominations

16Problems & ProposalsMEGAN MIZUTA17Culture, etc.STEPHEN ANDERSON


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EDITOR-IN-CHIEFSkylar BarsantiCOPY EDITORSSkylar Barsanti, Alan Minskoff HEAD LAYOUT EDITORSSkylar Barsanti & Lorraine BarrerasPAYROLL MANAGER Skylar BarsantiPUBLICITY MANAGER Nicholas StoutCOVER Cydney MiddletonFACULTY ADVISER

Alan Minskoff

About:The Coyote is the student-run campus publication

of The College of Idaho. We provide a forum forstudent, faculty, staff and administrative voices. Theopinions presented here are not necessarily thoseof The Coyote or The College of Idaho.

Articles may be submitted via email to [email protected].

Letters to the editor are welcomed and will beprinted as space allows. Letter may be edited forgrammar. Letters can be emailed to

[email protected] letters will not be printed.

CONTRIBUTORS Alexandria Cameron, Ashley Coles, AshleyMiller, Ana Lete, Cydney Middleton,Eli Nary, Jonathan Fine, Kriby Roberts,Lorraine Barreras, Matt Fouts, MeganMizuta, Nicholas Stout, Parker Daudt,Stephen Anderson, Skylar Barsanti

Payment: The Coyote pays $0.03 per word, $15 for anoriginal piece of art, $30 for an original cover and$5 per photograph.

Writers will be reimbursed for costs pertainingto reporting at the discretion of the editorial board.Reimbursement must be sought in advance.

Advertise and Anything Else:Contact Editor-in-Chief Skylar Barsanti at [email protected].

Social Media:facebook.com/thecoyotenewstwitter.com/thecoyotenews

FROM THE DESK OF . . .THE COYOTE 3

If two professors from any givenacademic department were dangling froma cliff, and you could only save one toteach your classes for the rest of yourcollegiate life, whom would you choose?

This, among a number of similarlystrange questions varying degrees ofmorbid creativity, was one of the manynotions Ive pondered over the lastfew months. In that time, The Coyotecompleted the nominations process forthe 2013-2014C of I Oscars(see pages 19and 20).

In caseyoure new

to the game: Two years ago, The CoyotespreviousEditor-in-Chief started a tradition knownas the C of I Oscars. Every year, aroundthe time of the actual Academy Awards,a handful of students and staff arenominated for awards in a number ofcategories. After candidates are selected,the winners are chosen by campus-wide

voting and featured in the next issue ofthe paper.

Just so were on the same page,nominating candidates for awards wasone of the hardest tasks I have ever takenon. For years, I thought picking the bestof the best was a no-brainer and anyone

who thought otherwise was just whining. The reality of the situation is quite theopposite.

To my knowledge, past Coyote editorsnominated primarily on their own,

which created the kind of bias that hadstudents accusing the paper of xingthe competition. There were also a verylimited number of nominees. Thus,changing these practices became my toppriority.

Im happy to say that I did not nominateon my own. I reached out to my writingstaff and classmates for help, and theyresponded in numbers larger than Ianticipated. If I was ever stuck deciding

between studentand facultycandidates, Ideferred to theopinions of mypeers to help

make the nalcall. In somecases, havingan ear to the

ground came in handy. I think studentstalk more about their professors and eachother more than they realize, and beingable to pick up on those conversations(in the least creepy of ways) made my jobeasier.

This year saw the maintenance of manytraditional categories, plus the addition ofnew titles. Sadly, Professor Least Likelyto give an A was dropped, becausepage dimensions dont accommodateridiculously long titles, and Most

Attractive Professor was vetoed early inproduction. In their place, are CoolestProfessor and more balanced studentcategories. Ive also written short criteriafor certain categories to help votersunderstand the standards by whichnominees were chosen.

For the most coveted awards, namelyBest Male and Female Professor, thenominating process has changed slightly.Instead of nominating three or fourprofessors for each category, one male andone female professor was nominated fromeach academic department. Sure, the endresult is somewhat Hunger Games-esque,but hopefully, this makes the competitionmore interesting.

The rules for the C of I Oscars aresimple. Students must be enrolled to beeligible (obviously), and faculty must havetaught in the fall of 2013. The polls willopen on Monday, January 20, and theresults will be printed in conjunction withthe Coyotes sixth issue in the rst week of

March. The timeline is somewhat long, but with the winter break and the time it takesCoyote staff to write about the winners along break is necessary.

As a fair warning, any Oscar winner(student or faculty) who doesnt cooperate

with Coyote staff in the conducting ofinterviews or the submission of photos ina timely manner risks forfeiting his or hertitle to the runner-up in the given category.

In lieu of a regular Faculty Forumcolumn, the Coyote would like to presentthe nominees for 3rd Annual C of IOscars.

Skylar BarsantiCoyote Editor-in-Chief

I cant tell you how nervous I am thatit is 2014. I mean, come on. It seemedso far away when I arrived on campus inthe fall of 2010. Perhaps whats weirdestisnt that it is 2014, but that I am now asenior one of those upperclassmen thatis about to leave here and be little morethan a memory.

Setting aside the weird melodramaticreminiscing that most seniors experience(if they say it never happens, they areliars), I want to take this time to talk aboutthe changes that have happened since myfreshmen year and the changes that are yetto come after Im gone.

I was lucky enough to come to C of I with my best friend Rebecca Cook. When we came to Coyote Saturday and registeredfor classes we were basically slapped inthe face with this weird metaphoricalmountain thing called PEAK, how great it

was, and how we were so very lucky to be

the guinea pigs who would be the rst to

graduate under it. Now, four years later, itis changing. The minors are already shorterat 15 credits, and more changes are tocome.

The implementation of a football teamand alcohol policy changes have alsohappened between freshmen year andnow. Trust me if you told anyone in myclass as a freshmen that by our senioryear we would have both a large, all-malefootball team and a drinking culture thathas, at times, gone more underground(Fall Fling); no one would believe you.

Yet, as much as things change, they remainthe same. Sprinklers will always waterthe sidewalks, freshmen will still initiallybe best friends with and later hate theirroommates, and Becky Cook will alwaysbe ready for a party.

Matt Fouts ASCI President

Sadly, Professor Least Likely to give an A was dropped, because page

dimensions dont accommodate ridiculously

long titles, and Most AttractiveProfessor was vetoed early in production.


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NEWSTHE COYOTE 4

// Odds and Ends // Fun Snow ArtFresh snow and a face-plant created extremely detailedportraits in the snow, something a father and daughterlearned having fun with their snow covered cars Yahoo News January 5 th, 2014 Online

// Technology // Cardboard the Bubble Wrap of theFuture?New Designs have something that could possibly replacebubble wrap in the future with its cheaper cost and besterability to protect merchandise Wired Magazine January 2 nd, 2014 Online

// Odds and Ends // Changing the Concept of Time A new watch has been designed without hands or a face,buzzing once every ve minutes, and it has helped createa new, more aware sense of time for wearers Wired Magazine January 3 rd, 2014 Online

// Odds and Ends // Kid Discovers Pornography ona New DSParents were shocked when their 8 year old revealed thatthe brand new DS they bought from Walmart had over adozen adult images on it Yahoo News December 27 th, 2013 Online

// Food // McDonalds Diet With Surprising Results A science teacher took a 90 day diet eating onlyMcDonalds to prove that its not the food that makes youfat, its the choices Yahoo News January 5th, 2014 Online

// Odds and Ends // Dutch Entrepreneur Saves Tattoos of the Dead A new business hopes to preserve tattoos of thedeceased and transform them into wall art Reuters December 26 th, 2013 Online

// Crime // The Woman Who Cried Wolf A woman gets 180 days in jail for calling 911 over 400times in the past 3 years to make a point that she shouldnot abuse the public lifeline Yahoo News December 23 rd, 2013 Online

// Transportation // Ford Debuts Solar CarFord debuts a solar-powered electric car at the ConsumerElectronics show, that can go 21 miles on electricitybetween charges before switching over to gasoline CNN Money January 2 nd, 2014 Online

// Odds and Ends // Creative Resignation A NC councilman chose to send in his resignation, inKlingon Air1 Radio January 4 th, 2014 Online

All worthy work is open to interpretations the author did not intend. Art isnt your pet--its your kid. It grows up and talks back to you

Quote of the Issue:

Coyote News Blur bSigni cant and Insigni cant Tidbits of Happenings Beyond Campus

by LORRAINE BARRERAS

Joss Whedon

// Culture // Utahs Plan to End HomelessnessUtah discovered that its cheaper to give away apartmentsto homeless people than to leave them on the streets, andhas seen a dramatic decline in homelessness by using thisapproach Reddit December 20 th, 2013 Online

// Culture // Subdivisions Attract Residents withFarmsIn a new movement springing up across the country,subdivisions are adding community-supported agriculturein place of golf courses they would normally build MPR December 17 th , 2013 Online


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NEWS / SPORTSTHE COYOTE 5

Art by Kirby Roberts

Yote StatsMens Basketball12/6 vs northwest 77-83 (L)12/7 vs evergreen 115-78 (W)12/10 vs Northwest Nazarene 79-62 (W)12/20 vs oregon tech 83-64 (W)12/21 vs southern oregon 95-83 (W)1/3 vs warner pacific 86-72 (W)1/4 vs concordia 89-95 (L)

A Tribute to Nelson Mandela: Activist, Politician,Revolutionary

PARKER DAUDTOn December 5th the world was rocked

by the news of Nelson Mandelas passing.By the time of his death, Mandela hadin uenced not just South Africa, but theUnited States of America, New Zealand,the United Kingdom and countlessother nations spanning the globe. As arevolutionary and human rights activist,Mandela faced countless obstacles duringhis life. Over the course of his activistcareer, Mandela faced nearly 30 years ofimprisonment, ended the South African

political system of racial segregation, leadthe South African governmentto form a general electionsystem and served at Presidentof South Africa from 1994 untilhis retirement in 1999.

While Mandelascontributions led to anincredibly unanimous positivepublic opinion from those inSouth Africa, many politicalleaders outside of Africa viewedhim with mixed attitudes. Until2008, the United States of

America dubbed Mandelaspolitical party, the AfricanNational Congress, as a terroristgroup, and Mandelas nameremained on the U.S. terrorist

watch list. Many politicians viewed hisbeliefs as Marxist and Communist dueto his support of Fidel Castro and South

African Communist Party leader JoeSlovo. Despite the criticism, Mandelareceived more than 250 awards and honorsincluding the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize,the United States Presidential Medal ofFreedom and the Soviet Order of Lenin.

Following the news of his death various

politicians as well as notable celebrities

released statements commending hislifelong accomplishments. Tenzin Gyatso,the 14th Dalai Lama, described Mandelaas a man of courage, principle andunquestionable integrity, a great humanbeing

Morgan Freeman, who portrayedMandela in 2009s Invictus said, As

we remember his triumphs, let us, in hismemory, not just re ect on how far we've

come, but on how far we have to go.

President Barack Obama announced,I am one of the countless millions whodrew inspiration from Nelson Mandela'slife, I would study his words, his writings.

The day he was released from prison gaveme sense of what human beings can do

when they're guided by their hopes andnot by their fears. For now, let us pauseand give thanks for the fact that NelsonMandela lived, a man who took history inhis hands, and bent the arc of the moraluniverse toward justice.

Although Mandelas life has come toan end, his legacy and ideology will continue to live on. Mandelataught the world the true de nitionof activism, willing to give up hisown life for the principles he stoodfor. He demonstrated the strengthof the human spirit, ended racialsegregation in South Africa andbecame the rst democraticallyelected President of South Africa.

As we remember his legacy we mustalso remember the principles hestood for: equality, justice, fairnessand peace.

Womens basketball12/6 vs vs northwest 82-91 (L)12/7 vs evergreen 62-59 (W)12/14 vs westminster 63-76 (L)12/20 vs oregon tech 73-65 (W)12/21 vs southern oregon 91-86 (W)12/28 vs utah state 86-81 (W)1/3 vs warner pacific 62-65 (L)1/4 vs concordia 95-74 (W)


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FEATURETHE COYOTE 6

You want to do whatin 2014?!

LAUREN SCHILLI

Every year people take part in comingup with goals they hope to start workingtowards with the coming of each New

Year. These resolutions are things peoplehope will ultimately make their lives better.However, some resolutions arent the bestor brightest to make for the New Year.Here are some of the worst New Yearsresolutions to make for 2014.

I am going to lose 50 pounds bysummer. For your own bene t, do notstart with out with plans for extreme

weight loss in a short period of time. Thissets you up to fail even before you begin.Readjust and say you will start exercising 3days a week or run an 8-minute mile. Theseare more reasonable resolutions.

I am going to hook up with (insertnumber here) different girls/guys. First,

this is disturbing. Second, this is just askingfor someone to get a disease they dont

want. Dont go for quantity; go for quality.Plus, C of I is a small campus. If peoplecan effectively track your resolution, it willmake things worse in the end.

Get back with my ex. You separated

from your ex for a reason. Dont puteffort into something that has alreadyfailed. Look for something better, or tryto focus on yourself. If two people aremeant to be together, they will come backtogether naturally. If you force it or tryand trick them into getting back with you,it will most likely lead to more heart break.

Find someone and get married by theend of the year. This one is for the girls

who have marriage on the brain. Newsfeeds are now ooded with engagementrings and girls in white dresses and thismight make girls want to be the next onedown the aisle, but that doesnt mean agoal should be to get married by the endof the year. Dont rush things. Goodthings come to those who wait.

Make any resolution about something

you already do that you want to keep ondoing. If you are already doing it youdont need to put it on your to-do list forthe New Year. You might put it on thelist to pat yourself on the back for doingone thing on your lis t, but it a New Yearsresolution should give you something newto focus on.

Rethinking the resolutionCLAYTON GEFRE

By the time these words appear in print,most will have decided on a New YearsResolution of some sort, and like clockwork,by the end of January, most of theseresolutions will have been unceremoniouslyabandoned.

Thats rightwhatever your resolutionis right now, its probably something thatisnt going to work out the way you expect.If youre serious about making the changeyou want for 2014, consider the followingfeatures of the best New Years Resolutions.

First, your resolution needs to be speci c. The more general your resolution, the morelikely you are to give up on it, because itssimply too broad to be ful lled. Becomingt is a worthy goal as well as a commonresolution, but the de nition of t is fartoo subjective and loose to know where tostart. Instead of something so general, breakthe goal into small pieces; pledging to go tothe gym ve times a week at a certain partof the day, for example, is something easyto track and schedule with the bene t ofarriving at the same goal.

Second, your resolution needs to besomething that will keep you occupied yearround to ensure steady improvement. Oneyear, I made the mistake of making myresolution learn how to juggle. I masteredthis with scarves during the rst week of

January and felt quite proud of myself, but Ipromptly lost this skill when I tried again 51

weeks later. The goal of the resolutionshould be a marked improvement,so try to make it something you canconstantly work toward. My jugglingresolution would have been better if Ihad promised to master juggling insteadof simply learning it, thus encouragingmyself to practice more often.

Third, your resolution should be made with the right attitude. Whatever it is youdecide to improve upon, it should bedone not because its something trendy,

but because its something genuine.I do this through a tradition ofretrospection every time New Years Everolls around. During the nal secondsof every year, while everyone aroundme is counting down to zero, Im calmly

watching the timer, deep in thought. Itake these last moments to re ect uponthe previous year, not to look aheadto an imminent future. As the seconds

wind down, I take mental note of everysuccess and mistake that ashed by over365 days. I think of what went well,and what needed improvement. Then,the moment before the ball drops andeveryone starts up a chorus of AuldLang Syne after smooching theirsigni cant others, I declare my New

Years Resolution.I dont just stick out like a sore

thumb during these times of raucouscelebration. I infusemy resolutions withreminders of whyits so important tomake one. No oneshould ever makea resolution simplybecause its thecultural expectationto do so. Whateveryour resolution,remember that youvemade it for a very

important reason.Let that reasonmotivate you for thenext 365 days.

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FEATURETHE COYOTE 7

MobulusELI NARY

I was introduced to Mobulus over thesummer. My dad is a C of I alum, wholived in Voorhees all four years he wasin school, and Voorhees, along with thecampus, was a different world than it isnow. Finney was home to all women;Hayman had just become co-ed; Anderson

was being rented out, and Voorheeshoused only men. The campus had year-long play of frolf, regardless of snow orice. The school was broke and the studentbody dwindled down to around 400enrolled. The ISO did not yet exist. In theabsence of much of anything, the campusdeveloped a avor that favored the weird.

The history department was made up of

two professors who hated each othersguts, and Voorhees was Animal House.It became a fraternity whose dormenhancement fees were more like beerprovisions. That was where my dad lived,and to this day, he still eats breakfast oncea month with the same guys who called Cof I home.

Last summer I started attending thoseannual breakfasts. I mentioned that I

was going to be living in room 202 the rooms former resident was KevanSmitty Smith. Smitty is a local artist

who lived in my room all four years he was enrolled at C of I, and he introducedme to Mobulus. A boring autumn day inSun Valley gave birth to the art journalformally known as the Mobulus Bible

where all of the rules of the game werekept.

What is Mobulus? Essentially, itsQuarters, a popular drinking game thatinvolves bouncing quarters into a cup fullof beer. Its simple and unsanitary andsomething a group of guys would thinkto play on a Friday night. The rules ofMobulus are a guide to the terminology ofa game that somehow got out of control.I say that because the game has over 40rules/terms that are all supposed to bestudied and memorized by the gamesGrandmasters. In short: the game iscrazy and impossible to play accurately, ifyou follow each rule word for word.

But from 1980 to 1990, it was extremelypopular around campus, and the MobulusBible became a journal of instances whenthe game was played. Through this, it is asnapshot to a bygone era of C of I with

accounts ranging from ramblesto succinct instances of thingshappening when the game

was played. Oneentry dated 1989reads, In 1987

Voorhees dorm was closed few of usremained, but those

who did were strong. In88 we returned, and we

are here now. Always f***the school administration!Entries like this are detachedfrom any sort of completebackground and out of contextare witty and s illy,but strangelyinteresting. Whyanyone would writethis we will neverknow, but BrettLawrence Wall feltso compelled.

The last of therst forty rules was

written on October9th, 1982. By that time,the game had been played for years andseemed to be never-ending. Certain rules

were easier than others. For instance: thequarter is to be referred to as the Plinker,the table is the Slab, and the beer is thePiss or Light Provisions. Other rules aremore in depth and recall certain students

who played. On September 9th, 1982, arule was named after a freshman namedPaul Downy called The Downer, andit is interesting to envision what it musthave felt like for him. Im sure he thoughtnothing of this shabby book lasting forthirty-plus years and doubted someone in

Voorhees would nd the book and read it.Im sure no one envisioned that. After all

when Smitty created the game in 1980, he

did it out of boredom. At the end of fall break, the MobulusBible was passed on to me in the hopes I

would return it to Voorhees and play thegame with friends. I said I would, but I

gured it would be a dif cult sell. Afterall, it is an obnoxious and ridiculous

game who would play it with me? At rst very few, but as we started

to play it more regularly, people would pick up the rules and

play. Witnessing that made meremember an entry in the

Bible, 10-21(&22)-1982--Mobulus Party (Finney

Sponser) Room 300!

The night Finney& and Voorheesof cially reunited!and there was much

rejoicing.I asked my dad

about why the twodorms had beencontentious to

which e produced along story involvinga cow in Finneyand dead chickensin Voorhees. As aprank, the guys of

Voorhees put a cowin the lobby of Finney, and

the girls retaliated by sticking chickens in Voorhees. A Voorhees resident, who wasraised on a farm, killed the chickens andstuck them in the freezer without knowingthey were only on loan. The girls fromFinney came to pick them up and returnthem the next day, but all two dozen ofthem were now dead and frozen. The twogroups were bitter towards each otherfor months, but one night they all playedMobulus. The con icts, the bitter strains,the bloody feathers, were all xed througha silly game with 40 ridiculous rules.

The last entry of play was fromSeptember 1990. The entry reads, Yes,this year holds a ne crop of fresh esh,and Camper Van Beethoven is quite ne

music, the lovely lady to my right in thegreen and blue is most desirable, butso, and thats it. The entry doesntmake sense and nothing ever follows.

And just like that, the game was over.

The history of Voorhees contained inthis beat-up journal came to a close.

The next entry is marked 1993-1993,Bible resided at the residence of thenow ancient Grandmaster David Robertsin sunny Florida. The two BondminioGrandmasters have insisted upon a cross-country trek for my deliverance to one ofthem in California. The bible shall nowpass to new Grandmaster hands. Smittyand a few of the previous players said theynever played again. The game was deadin Voorhees, and the Bible resided in ashabby cardboard box for 19 years.

When the Bible landed in my hands, Ihad no context for the history. To me, it

seemed like just a dumb drinking gamethat would be something we played in Voorhees once in a while. But Mobulusin its own bizarre way is something somuch more than what it seems on thesurface. Yes, it is a drinking game. Yes,that is why it was created. But Mobulus

was ubiquitous with C of I for ten years.It became a step back in time to when theschool had no money, when the drinkingage was 19, when Pink Floyd and Blondie

were popular.On October 27, 2013, a new entry was

written. Kevan Smith (AKA the rstGrandmaster) bequeathed the MobulusBible to Eli Nary. Since then ve moreentries have been added. Entries thatact as little bites of history. Entries thatglimpse into a night with friends who willone day be alumni, because, one day, we

will all be gone much like the rst playersback in 1980. We will move away, live indifferent states with different vocationsand probably only talk on rare occasions,and that is ne, because that is a part ofcollege and life. But one day, a sophomore,

who moves into Voorhees will ndhimself in possession of the Bible and willadd his own stories. Mobulus is more thanjust a game, its a snapshot to those whocame before and those yet to come. Toplay Mobulus is to be a student of C of I,to have a shared experience in Caldwell,to make lifelong friends and memories,

and to, at every turn, F*** the schooladministration!

Pictured: The Mobulus Bible


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FEATURETHE COYOTE 8

Kelly and his familybegan major renovationsin order for their openingin April 2011. Theymade sure to cut downthe ordering bar in orderto encourage moreinteraction with theircustomers and stock up

on dozens of syrups fortheir avored coffees.Cleverly decorated

with unique art workand comfy chairs, theatmosphere is verycozy and Seattle-esque.Great tasting coffees,incredible Paninis, andcomparably low pricesare what make thisshop worth the stop.

Not like your typicalshop, The Bird Stopis comprised of fourdifferent rooms in total.

Youenterthrough the mainfamily room,illuminated by the largebay window in front,

where the ordering

bar and a small sittingroom are. To your leftis another brightly litroom lled with tablesand chairs for couplesand small groups tomeet and chat. To theright of the main room,is the largest room ofthe shop that housestables and chairs and a

stage area for musiciansto perform live music, which happens regularly.Behind this room isThe Vault lit by red

lamps for a cozy place tosit and chat with friends.Each room has its ownpurpose and personality,allowing differentcustomers with differentneeds to nd the perfectspot to relax the way they

want to.

Being a small business,Kelly was open about thenancial struggles thatsometimes arise. At thispoint, Kellys numeroussons take turns runningthe shop along with

Mom and Grandmaalso playing their parts.Kelly admitted thebusiness feeds myfamily. Sometimes thebusiness takes morefrom the family thantheyd like, but thefamily pulls togetherto make it all workout. Sometimes good

friends will volunteer on busynights to help run food and

wash dishes. Their goal is toeventually reach a point wherethey can hire outside help.

Even in dealing withkeeping up with their ownbusiness, The Bird Stopbelieves in helping get the

word out about other causeslike toy drives and localperformances. Its all aboutpartnership for them, with itscustomers and with other localbusiness. They want to be astrong-hold in the community

that is known as a place ofconnection and importance topeople.

Relying on word of mouthcan create a strong customer

Sociologist Ray Oldenburg theorizedthat every human was in need of a thirdplace. A persons rst place was their

home, and the second was their work. Thisnecessary third place was to be somewherein the community where a person couldinteract with other people in a relaxedenvironment. The third place was notsimply a bookstore or a department store

where you could experience the locationin isolation; instead places like coffeehouses tended to be prime third places toencourage conversation with the outside

world.

The Bird Stop Coffee Shop is locatedon Arthur Street in the quaint cluster ofbuildings known as downtown Caldwell.Family-run, this small business possessesa unique beginning and a unique mindsetregarding its purpose. The Bird Stopfound its beginnings on Main Street,

where the family sold an array of wood work, fruits, and vegetables. Customersloved the atmosphere and the service theyreceived, but felt that The Bird Stop coulddo more like sell coffee. The owner,Matt Kelly, said hed do whatever thecustomer wanted.

Kelly discovered the new location on Arthur. After purchasing the building,

The Bird Stop Coffee Shop: Local avor, individual tastes

ASHLEY COLES

base as long as people keep talkingabout the business. Kelly is extremelyinterested in attracting the College of

Idaho population. Because of the cheapprices, proximity to the college, andcozy atmosphere, Kelly believes that thestudents at C of I would really enjoyspending time in the shop. He recently met

with a business class at C of I to talk tothem about running a small business, andchallenged them to create an advertising/business model that would attract moreC of I students to The Bird Stop. Hesexcited to see students discover the unique

cozy shop that is tucked so close to theschool. The uniqueness of The Bird Stop is

how open they are to listening to theircustomers. If the college-aged students feltlike they were missing something crucial,then Kelly would be more than willing tolisten and possibly implement suggestions.

The changes in their business items andprotocol have come from customersrequests. He told me its all about beingopen and listening every day.

The Bird Stop is located at 718 ArthurSt, Caldwell

Hours:Mon-Tue: 7 a.m.-5p.m.

Wed-Sat: 7a.m.-7p.m.


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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENTTHE COYOTE 10

The world needs a Doctor ASHLEY MILLER

November 23rd, 1963, 5:16 p.m. The BBCpremieres its newest series, an enigmaticratings gamble about a quirky alien whodashes from one adventure to the next,saving the universe with the aide his pluckyfemale companion. Doctor Who was met

with hesitance and speculation from viewersand critics alike. The premise was noteven close to the typical programs of thetime, the effects where so low-budget they

were uncomfortable to sit through and theshows hero, with his know-it-all attitude,

horrible sense of style, and penchant forslipping into long ts of melancholy wasdeemed too unlikable to root for. The showseemed doomed to fail before the openingcredits ever rolled.

November 25th, 2013; 5:16 p.m. Auditorium10 of Boises Regal Cinema is lled tocapacity, as people arrived in their seats twoentire hours early for the 7:30 p.m. show.

The excitement around the room elevatedto an almost tangible level. A 76 year-old

man sitting next to me cant stop smilingat everyone who passes him. The preteenboy behind me keeps shaking his leg upand down, too anxious to sit still. He andthe old man nally strike up a conversation,both complimenting the other on theirout t. They, like almost two-thirds ofthe people in Auditorium 10, arrived inhomemade costumes some held together

with clever stitching, others only with ducttape and prayers.

When the large screen in front of usnally ickered on, the crowd eruptedinto cheers and the old man and the boy,now good friends, share one last wide grinbefore the lights dim. They have all been

waiting for this moment for weeks, months,and even years. Everyone has. Were all herefor one very simple reason: its birthdayparty. In the fty years since its original air-date, Doctor Who has acquired a massivegroup of fans of all ages and backgrounds,but, where they came from or where they

are going doesnt matter. As the openingnotes of the decades-old theme song startto play, everyone falls into a deathly silence.

Their favorite show is on and rumor has it,

this episode is going to be pretty good.Since its shaky premiere in 1963,

Doctor Who has clocked an impressive799 episodes, a feat so few would haveexpected from the bizarre science ctionprogram. If a fan were to watch everyepisode back-to-back without breaks,it would take a comfortable 16 daysto get through every single one of theDoctors wild adventures, crazy schemes,and hilarious fumbles, and, of course,through every one of his 11 faces.

Eleven face to one character; itsthe ultimate scapegoat: a de ningcharacteristic of the Doctors Time Lordphysiology is his ability to regenerate.

When he comes under severe trauma, hisbody completely resets itself, allowinga graceful way for an actor to bow outof the role and pass the torch to thenext Doctor. The Doctor has cycledthrough eleven different appearancesand personalities throughout the

years, each completelyunique from thelast. Every fanhas a Doctorthey considertheir Doctor.

Your Doctoris the oneyou hold tobe the truestembodimentof the Doctorsessence and,normally,the one whoaccompaniedyou throughyour formativeyears, explainsMichael Hand inDoctor Whoand Philosophy:Bigger on the

Inside. Thatcould be anyof the elevendifferent

versions, from the grumpy rst Doctor,the sixth Doctor in his technicolordreamcoat, and nally to the exuberantlychildlike eleventh Doctor who, it seems, isincapable of speaking without ailing hisarms. A quick survey of the packed theaterreturned ve different responses (one justcouldnt bring herself to choose betweenthe fourth and fth Doctor).

When a fan-favorite Doctor does nallyregenerate, it is heavy on the heart. Fansfeel a little lost and little heartbroken at his

departure but, theres no denying a feelingof excitement. They are about to be meeta new Doctor, who is, at the core, the sameDoctor they knew and loved, but theynow get to experience different personalityquirks, new catchphrases, and an updated

wardrobe to go along with his new face. Tom Bakers fourth Doctor was famous

for his long scarf and it continues to bea staple of Doctor Who cosplays

around the world. Matt

Smiths eleventh Doctoris known for wearing a bow

tie. Because ofthat, reportsshow thatafter the rstmonth ofthe eleventhDoctorsdebut, salesof bowtiesincreased astaggering94%. Inthe wordsof Elevenhimself, Bowties are cool.

Like theshows maincharacter,Doctor

Who can bebroken upinto distinct

sections.

From 1963 to 1989, it aired regularly onSaturday afternoons, forming the basisof the canon that is classi ed as Classic

Who lore, until it unfortunately fell victim to tough budget cuts at the BBC. The small, yet incredibly loyal, group offans the show had collected by then werenot out of luck, however. Doctor Wholived on in the form of numerous tie-innovels, magazine short stories and comics,and radio plays. It became an integralpart of culture, woven deeply into the

backbone of everything sci- , along withits American brother-in-arms, Star Trek.

The show brie y made a return to TVin 1996 with a full-length movie featuringPaul McGanns eighth Doctor and hisbegrudging human accomplice, Grace.Finally, in 2005, an ambitious producerby the name of Russell T. Davies puttogether a fully revamped show, one witheven more epic, grander adventures and,thankfully, a higher budget for special

effects. Some, however, were skeptical theshow could ever manage to nd a way todraw in a new generation of fans whilestill pleasing the diehard Classic Whofans.

The new show was a hit. After its rstseason managed to snag record-breakingratings, along with some coveted criticalawards, Doctor Who experienced arenaissance. Not only were the Britspleased about the shows new breathof life, but more and more Americansdecided to hop on board the T.A.R.D.I.S.(thats Time and Relative Dimension inSpace, the Doctors time machine). Duringthe early run of the show, American fansremained few and far between. Since thereboot, the dedicated group of fans hasbeen on a continuous rise.

Seven years of reboot success led toThe Day of the Doctor, the 75-minuteepisode airing in simulcast around the

world in honor of the shows 50th

anniversary. The episode was a loveletter to the fans, said head writer StevenMoffat. Packed with subtle references,

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in-jokes, and a few familiar faces fromthe days of Doctor Who past, it was ade ning moment of television history. Noother television series can boast a legacylike the Doctors, and while the road hasntalways been an easy one, true Whoviansnever lost faith in their beloved show.

[The 50th anniversary] indicates thatits good art that has impacted people. Ithink that Doctor Who has helped people

recognize the wonder of the universe,said sophomore Whovian Warren Stevens.

One of the most remarkably qualitiesabout Doctor Who is its uniquejuxtaposition of action-adventure plotlines

with a heartfelt drama rich in lessonsabout acceptance, optimism, humanity,and, freedom.

Kevin Decker, author of the essayEthics of the Last of the Time Lords,points out that we are drawn to theDoctor because of the enviable level of

Fashion in the stars ALEXANDRIA CAMERON

Where you fall amongst the zodiac can tell you a lot about your personality, and people use it daily for all types of advice (career, relationships, etc). Your sign can also tell you a lot about your fashionsense why you lean towards certain styles, and how to develop that style suitable to your character.

Doctor

ARIES (MARCH 21-APRIL 19) Aries style is best balanced with both

feminine and masculine elements, tailoredpants and tops with soft necklines. Simplegeometric patterns and minimalist shoessuch as classic pumps or pointed toe ats

are often favorites of those under thissign. Aries also tend towards muted andsimple color pallets,

varying inshadesratherthancolors.

As it is themost physicalsign, those who fallunder this category tend to splurge moreon active wear than anything else, andare more likely to have a closet lled withrunning shoes than heels.

TAURUS (APRIL 20 MAY 20)For a Taurus, clothing must be elegant

but comfortable. Being the most sensualof the signs, they prefer to layer, and theylove the feeling of looking good. As with alot of the earth signs, Taurus tend to swaytowards earthy tones and colors such as

warm browns and beige, and look fantasticin anything

pastel.

GEMINI (MAY 21 JUNE 20)For Gemini its all about trends and

mixing it up. Theyare known for neverhaving one style,but instead can beseen in a new oneeach day, collectingdifferent aspectsof their personalstyle from differentexperiences. Thatsaid, any out tthey wear must bebalanced and allow themto move freely. Gemini tends to love

wearing vibrant colors such as yellows,pinks, oranges, and the like.

freedom he possess, freedom in the senseof absence of limitations, of not beingtied down by anything and having theliberty to wander and explore just likehim. Those were all things that struck achord in the 60s and still resonate withaudiences today and that only furtherproves how truly timeless the show is.

November 25th, 2013, 7:47 p.m. After theaudience nally quiets down, the old mansitting next to me turns, leans in close,See you at the 100th anniversary.

CANCER (JUNE 21 JULY 22)Cancers are often well dressed and

very much concerned with the qualityof their clothing. They tend to ignoretrends, and instead stick with staplesand whatever is classy. Anythingtailored is perfect for this sign. They aremasters at staying in style and true tothemselves. Black, gray, and white arestaple colors for this sign and are oftenpaired with greens and blues.

LEO (JULY 23 AUG. 22)Leos are all about having their own

personal, unique style, and will try toavoid any sort ofuniformpieces.

Theylove to bedramatic

and expresstheirattitudethrough their clothes. The ideal colors forthis re sign include gold, bronze, red, andanything that makes a bold statement.

VIRGO (AUG. 23 SEPT. 22) Virgos are always focusing on

looking as polished as possibleand have the kind of wardrobeyou would expect to see walkingdown big city streets. They oftenlook girly, chic, and perfectly put

together. They often avoidtaking any sort of risks when it

comes to fashion. This sign lovesto rock the black and white look,

as well as anything neutral.

LIBRA (SEPT. 23 OCT. 22)Libras always attempt to be sophisticated-yet-balanced with their

wardrobe choices. This is the most traditional sign of them all andthey often prefer to blend in rather than stand out, but love to lookgirly at the same time. Softer colors are the Libras go-to: champagne,peal gray among other colors that blend.

SCORPIO (OCT. 23 NOV. 21)Scorpios are best dressed when they use

their senses to pick clothing. They love toshow off their cur ves, and wear the hottesttrends. A lot of their power is derivedfrom the con dence they gain when theyfeel like they look good. Deep colors suchas burgundy, plum, and dark blues paired

with silvers and whites are favorites amongthis sign.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 22 DEC. 21) This sign loves anything bold

or foreign when it comes tothe patterns, prints, and styles.Sagittarius are masters at looking

effortlessly stylish and strive to stayas informal as possible. They tend to

own a lot of diversepieces and lovejewel tones suchas sapphire,amethyst, and

emeralds.

CAPRICORN (DEC. 22 JAN. 19) A Capricorns out ts are always neatly put together but

never plain. They love to look glamorous, and arent afraidto show a little skin or wear form tting clothes. Dark colorssuch as black, green, indigo, and brown are their favorites.

AQUARIUS (JAN. 20 FEB.18) This sign is always about creativity, and

is huge into the futuristic silhouettes andprints. Aquarius love sleek accessories andtry to avoid traditional pieces and suitsas much as possible. Key colors for this

water sign are silver, copper, platinum, andanything neon.

PISCES (FEB. 19 MARCH 20)Pisces tend to express their spirituality

and dreams through their clothing. Theyknow how to wear those singular styles well, and dont like to spend too muchtime layering or over-accessorizing. Theyknow how to wear clothes that t theirbodies perfectly. Good colors for this signare watery blues, light greens, and soft

violets.


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Music on the brain ANA LETE

According to the CNNs, Music: Itsin Your Head, Changing Your Brain,music is estimated to have been a part ofhuman culture ever since the dawn of ourtime. Just as young children memorize the50 states through song, it is believed thatour early ancestors did the same in orderto remember certain locations and passdown stories. In addition, the ancestralinstruments that resemble modern utesmake it clear that performing and playingmusic has always been a pertinent part of

our human culture, but does the study ofmusic have an impact on the human brainand how we think? Scientis ts Yuxin Wangand Charles Limb seem to think so.

One of the best ways for scientists tond out how music changes the humanbrain is to look at those who participatein music every day and compare themto people who have little or no musicaltraining. Musicians partake in manydifferent musical activities ranging frompracticing, listening, and composing musicin a solitary state to practicing, performing,and improvising music in a group setting.Scientists have found that these solo andgroup musical activities physically changebrain structures in the long term and thatplaying a musical instrument can haveacademic, social, and medicinal bene ts.

According to Rachael Rettner, authorof Music Tones the Brain, ImprovesLearning, the connections made inthe brain while studying music leads toincreased communication skills such asspeech, reading, and understanding aforeign language. Rettner also states thatmusic tones the brain just as physicalexercise tones the body.

In fact, when compared to non-musicians, pianists examined in an MRIscanner while listening to notes played ona piano show an increased level of brainactivity in the auditory cortexthe partof the brain responsible for processing

sound. This musical toning of the brainleads to enlarged auditory and motorregions of the brain over time, whichhas an effect on learning communication

based subjects like reading, writing,learning a foreign language, andmathematics.

However, there is a catch: In orderto reap the most bene ts from musiceducation in the academic arena, startingat or before the age of seven is imperative.

According to Yunxin Wang, a scientistfrom the State Key Laboratory ofCognitive Neuroscience and Learning atBeijing Normal University in China, the

volume of brain regions associated with

hearing and self-awareness were noticeablylarger in children who started learningmusic before age seven.

In our study we didn't include anybehavioral data but as we found that onsetage of musical training was correlated

with brain structural changes in regionsrelated to several cognitive functions, suchas language production (lingual gyrus) andauditory ability (superior temporal gyrus),he said. It might be possible that somespeci ed musical training could be appliedto education in the future.

The effects of early music educationcan be seen in professional and amateurmusicians who have stuck with musicfor the long term. When looking atsymphony orchestra members, scientistshave discovered that these musicianshave an increased volume of graymatter in the Bracas area of the brainresponsible for verbal working memoryand speech production. Scientists alsofound that professional musicians had a130% increase in gray matter within theHeschles Gyrus, which is the part of theauditory cortex that is the rst to interpretsound when it travels from the inner ear tothe brain.

In other words, gray matter isresponsible for transmitting informationrelated to muscle control, and aspects ofsensory perception like seeing, hearing,memory, speech, and self-control. The

more gray matter that exists in a certainpart of the brain, the more connectionsthere are. The more connections thereare, the faster a message can be sent and a

speci c result can be achieved. While thequestion of how the increased gray matteris brought about by playing an instrumentat a young age is unknown, scientists doknow that more gray matter in a particulararea of the brain signals a greaterprocessing speed and a greater intelligencein that area.

In addition to musics role inintelligence, every teenage boy who picksup the guitar in order to impress friends,and the opposite sex, knows that playing

a musical instrument has social bene ts.However, scientists now have studiesthat back up musics effect on social li fe.

According to Psychology Today, musiciansare better able to hear how patterns ofspeech rise and fall and are better ableto discern the speci c emotion behindthe words of the speaker. This abilityto understand the real emotion behindthe words that others say is crucial ininterpersonal relationships.

Musical training also in uences sociallife in another speci c way. While thehearing of musicians deteriorates withage at the same rate as non-musicians,studies show that musicians are betterable to pinpoint speci c sounds amidst anoisy background. This ability to tune into sounds is not only helpful in hearing

what someone is saying in a noisy bar,but is also helpful as one ages and gradualhearing loss makes understanding whatone hears even more important.

In addition to music being a fun activity,music can strengthen the brain, increaseintelligence, and positively in uence oursocial lives. In schools with budget cuts,music classes are often the rst classesto be eliminated. However, with theincreasing number of scienti c studiesshowing musics bene ts, it is clear thatmusic and more traditional subjects, suchas science, go hand in hand. Whether youare inside the classroom, or in the of ce,

these intellectual and social bene ts ofmusic are even more reason to pursuethose guitar or piano lessons and enjoyyour musical instrument guilt free.

The BreadMakers Blues

ANA LETE January is the month where we try to

keep the resolutions that we make for

ourselves each year and focus on newbeginnings. This January, I wanted to shinea little light on a not-so-well-known Seattleartist. Within the rst listen of his self-recorded and self-written EP, The BreadMakers Blues (2012), I realize that there isa lot to love about Tom Eddys music.

Tom Eddys voice is instantly likable with his M. Wardian vocals in Welfare.In Sunday Market/Tear Down, he notonly gives a Dave Matthews vibe, but alsoestablishes an extremely catchy backdropof instrumentation and rhythm. Towardsthe end of Sunday Market/Teardown,Eddys vocal drops out, and the bandenters into a non-tonal escapade of pianomusings over a simple guitar part thatcontinually repeats and grows until thesongs fadeout.

Eddy then nds his jazz in uence thatis prevalent to his hometown of Seattle,

Washington in Her Lightening Storm.He combines a slightly Latin jazz feel withemotion driven lyrics in the chorus, as hesings: Love,/Youre in a l ightning storm,/

And nothings gonna save you but yourlow-down Love,/I dont want any part of.

The next track, Easy Putney (InMemory of Sue), contains a relaxing andcomfortable acoustic guitar progression

with an easy listening piano solo over thetop. While all of Eddys tracks from thisEP put me in a happy relaxed state, if you

wish to unwind and chill, this is the song

to listen to. The EPs closer, The Bread MakersBlues, gives more of the staples chillacoustic guitar and Eddys relaxing

vocals and like every other track on thisEP, this track brings something new to thetable with the way it was recorded. Unlikethe other tracks, The Bread MakersBlues sounds as if it was recorded ina very live environment and his vocaldoesnt seem as present as in the othertracksbut change is good because itallows his guitar to really shinewitheach note ringing clearly and sounding asbeautiful and clear as acoustic guitars are

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If youve seen pictures of my faceon Julie Andrews body, or naked on a

wrecking ball, then hopefully you know

that it was an advertisement for TheCabaret Improv Group, my favorite clubon campus. If you have yet to see oneof our improvised comedy shows, thenyou are missing out, my friend. Cabaretmeets twice a week to jump around inMcCains Eros Theater acting like fools,practicing to do the same in front of ourfellow students. The shows should soundfamiliar: black t-shirts and jeans, openingand closing dance numbers, and a dark

room full of laughs. Tuesdays and Thursdays I go torehearsal to practice improv with the restof the group, and I get a good hard laugh.

That humor then gets transferred over toour shows, which are always a hit, thanksto a roaring audience with no inhibitions.It also helps that we perform mainly toour friends, who are cheering us on the

whole time. Standing up there makingpeople laugh while they cheer me on issomething that I hope I get to do for my

whole life. Already we have pumped out two shows

last semester, a pretty good improvementfrom the one-show-a-year slump that wegot stuck in for a while. Our rst showof the year was our way of welcomingnew students and inviting them to join us.

This Freshmen Edition was followed byCabaret: Advocate Edition, where we puton a show in collaboration with C of Is

Womens and Mens Center to help themraise money. A strange idea at rst; youdont usually think of advocates and Cabmembers in the same room together. Theshow was a hit, though, and we did somegood amidst the laughs.

So come to the Cabaret! You wontregret it; especially, if you enjoy showslike Whose Line is it Anyway? We willbe a part of the Variety Show this Winter

Term, and we have two shows lined up forspring. Admission is free; just come on in,nd a cushion, and have a good hour-longlaugh. If you nd that you love it so muchthat youre itching to join us onstage, werealways looking for new members. We justgot a fresh batch of freshmen in the fall,but our doors are always openyou know,once we get Campus Safety to unlockthem for us.

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Willkommen to Cabaret JONATHAN FINE


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Winter Movie GuideSKYLAR BARSANTI

Unfortunately, January is the part of the year in which Hollywood falls asleep at the wheel,and leaves littel to the movie-going experience. However, if you must venture to the cineplex,here are a few titles to consider, or not.

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit The Basics:

Release Date: Jan. 17Familiar Faces: Chris Pine ( Star Trek into Darkness ),

Kevin Costner ( Man of Steel ), Keira Knightley ( AnnaKarenina )

The Gist: After quitting his job as a stockbroker for a billionairein Moscow, Jack Ryan (Pine) is recruited into the CIA.Now an analyst for the United States government,Ryan comes under suspicion when his former employerkidnaps his wife (Knightley) and frames him forconspiring with terrorists. Now Ryan must evade thepursuit of the CIA in order to clear his name and save hisfamily.

The Verdict: On the fenceBased on a character brought to life by Tom Clancy,

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit is the fth Ryan lm to bereleased in the last 24 years. The character was previouslyportrayed by actors Alec Baldwin and Harrison Fordin the 90s and then again by Ben Af eck in 2002.Unfortunately, this latest installment doesnt offer muchin the way of something new. Instead it looks like justanother spy movie full of st ghts and car chasesdoomed by a winter release.

I, Frankenstein The Basics:

Release Date: Jan. 24Familiar Faces: Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight),

Yvonne Strahovski (TVs Chuck) The Gist:

Based in the graphic novel by Kevin Greviouxand even more loosely based on Mary ShellysFrankenstein , this story picks up 200 years afterDr. Frankenstein created his monster. Wanderingaround in the modern world, Adam Frankensteinnds himself caught in a war between humans andsupernatural creatures for which he alone holds thekey to its end.

The Verdict: Free-Movie-Monday Of all the titles to be released this winter, this

one is cause for the most concern. Its Underworldmeets Van Helsing , but that likely wont be enoughto make it a nancial or critical hit. Even though thelm was produced on a slightly smaller $68 millionbudget, this lm will be lucky to return the pro tdomestically.

The Monuments Men The Basics:

Release Date: February 7Familiar Faces: George Clooney (Gravity), Matt Damon

(Elysium) The Gist:

As the Reich fell in World War II, an unlikely platooncomprised of museum curators and art historians was sentbehind enemy lines to rescue hundreds of years worth ofpriceless art from destruction.

The Verdict: Pay for itIf you pay for any new lms this month, consider The

Monuments Men . As an action/drama, the lm presentsa story audiences can actually root for. As the sevenacademics stumble their way through basic training andmission planning, movie goers are reminded of the dangersof historical and cultural preservation in war-torn countries.


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Often, a work of art provokes us byomitting something. The omission is notalways one of subject matter; it may be aformal or compositional omission, suchthat the typical formal moves taken by anartist have not been taken.

The portraits of Thomas Ruff are agood example. In these, we see a faceperfectly centered, evenly lit, almost

expressionless. It is a provocationspecially intended for someone who isaccustomed to looking at photographsand asking questions about placement,lighting, negative space, etc. Obviously,

none of these questions apply here, fortheir answers are almost tautological.

The subject is positioned in the centerbecause it hasnt been moved to eitherside; he is evenly lit because no otherlighting has been chosen.

In other words, the design of thephotograph is concertedly neutral. Allthe elements which would normally be

manipulated to achieve this or that effecthave instead been left in their default state.Oddly, the most normal arrangement isalso the most surprising, for it de es ournotions of artistic discretion. We expect

Cyanide & Happiness is a daily webcomic drawn by four guys Rob,Dave, Matt, and Kris who started the

website in 2005 and didnt even meeteach other until two years later. Theircomics are short, simple, and good for achuckle, or for wasting time. The formatis familiar, with simple stick gures on

white backgrounds, but different stylesdepending on which of the guys drew thecomic. Their humor revolves around wordplay, dark comedy, and breaking the four th

wall; literally, characters have a tendency toescape their panels.One thing in particular that I like about

C&H is that the comics are so short thatthey always manage to end while the jokeis still funny. I hate reading Sunday comicsin the newspaper where the characterskeep blabbering on after the punch line.C&H comics are quick and over in a ash,so I often read a comic, hit the Randombutton, repeat, and suddenly Ive lost anhour of my life.

The four writers are good at writingstupid comics, and thats enough for me.

The group often makes appearancesat Comic Cons and Expos around the

world, drawing sketches and selling theirmerchandise. They also come out withsome short C&H videos, and have hadseveral Depressing Comic Weeks, whichare exactly what they sound like.

Comics can be found at explosm.net/comics; shorts at youtube.com/ExplosmEntertainment.

the artist to express by extreme variationon a generic format, but Ruff simply givesus the generic format, almost exaggeratingits neutrality.

Of course, artistic discretion is at work,but we must look for it in another form.

The portrait photographer exerts whatfor me has always been an especiallymysterious form of discretion: selection

of the subject. Mysterious, because Iam never certain how or how much thefeatures of the subject do the emotional

work of the photograph. Is the artistreally to be credited with the effect of aninteresting face? Is it the aesthetic qualityof the person photographed which reallymakes the artwork? In that case, thetalent of the photographer would consistas much in her ability to track downinteresting looking people and get themto sit for a photograph, as it would in herability to take the photograph.

This is by no means a negligible skill.If a photographer makes an expressionof taste primarily through her selectionof subject, she has just accepted as hermaterial the whole human raceor rather,that portion of the human race which shehas access to. What an extraordinary bodyof material to work upon! And the work,in Ruff s case, is almost purely that ofselection.

Of course, technical skill is required torender the subject in such an absolutelyneutral aspect. But as viewers we almostforget this and are left withwhat?Designed by Cheyanne Paulk

pure confrontation. A true faceoff withthe subject. There is nothing, formally,separating us from this individual; we areallowed (at last) to ignore the compositionand scrutinize what, as human beings,

we are most interested in: the physicalpeculiarity of the face itself. Lest thisseem a sort of anti-artistic move, toredirect attention away from the mediumand towards the subject, I suggest it isnot. For Ruff has, in fact, communicatedsomething of his own artistic vision,

which is the perception of a private idealin the faces of an unlikely few.

Faceoff STEPHEN ANDERSON

Three portraits by Thomas Ruff, 1988; 86; 88

Cyanide &Happiness

JONATHAN FINE


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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT / OPINIONTHE COYOTE 16

A Link Between Worlds:more variety, fewer

compromisesNICHOLAS STOUT

The Legend of Zelda: A Link betweenWorldsis the rst game from the storiedfranchise in 10 years to actually embracethe best aspects of the series to create aful lling adventure. In this 20 hour gameNintendo takes players through a ful llingand emotional tale that touches on whathas come before, but allows the freedomto breathe and create a new adventure forreturning players. In the last few years,Nintendos games have seemed old andirrelevant. Franchises are showing theirage and it seems like the days of the bigNs success may be behind us. A Linkbetween Worldsis the best example whyNintendo is still in it to win, and howyou can take something old and make itmore enjoyable then anything new on themarket.

The game starts off in the same over world of the 1992 Classic, A Link to thePast, but this time in 3D. The 2D townsand palaces pop off the screen with the3D effect and make a 20 year-old worldseem like

vibrant andnostalgic.Previousgames likeSkyward

Sword andTwilightPrincess

werecritiquedfor havingbig worlds

with nota whole lotgoing on. ALink betweenWorlds maynot havethe largest

world toquest through, but

you will nd more variety, more secrets,and more to explore in this game then you

will in the entirety of either of those Wiiadventures. It is brimming with content todiscover.

Breaking with the series norm ofcollecting an item in each dungeon, thistime around, players have the freedomto rent or purchase items from the verystart of the game. This new approachtosses the old Zelda formula out of the

window in favor of a less straightforwardapproach. The game trusts that you aresmart enough to gure out what you aredoing on your own instead giving you acomputerized companion like Navi or Fito hold your hand throughout the game.

This one has hard puzzles, but they areall approachable. Having all of your items

available at the start means you neverknow what is in s tore for you, and doesntlimit the dungeons to a one item design.

The story is fairly straightforward fora Zelda game, but fresh and engagingbecause of how little it focuses on Zelda

or Ganon. Yes they are both part of theadventure, but (not to give too

much away) they are not

Problems and Proposals:The Biannual Buy-Back

MEGAN MIZUTA

The Problem: High textbook costscant be recouped through buy-backs

Though the College bookstore hasturned into an apparel store with nary atextbook in sight, the old ritual of shellingout big bucks for a new books and gettinga pittance in return from buy-backs isalive and well. The College may havealso dropped Barnes and Noble in favor

of MBS Direct, but the list prices arentmuch lower, buy-back offers arent muchhigher. To exacerbate matters, textbook

writers arent exactly slowing down thepace at which they issue new, if hardlyaltered, editions that render old textbooks

worthless. As we gear up to buy books forthe Spring term, even after lifting the ISBcodes off of MSBs website to search forbetter deals on Amazon and all manner ofdiscount textbook sites, well still shell outhundreds of dollars on textbooks that willbe bought back for pennies on the dollar,and then resold for a pro t.

The Proposal: Try a Yote rst We may not be at the point of

boycotting textbooks, but there are some ways to at least partially circumventthe pain of selling back a $200 text to

Amazon or MBS Direct for $30, onlyto have it resold for $100. One way ofgetting a more palatable price is to sell itto another Yote. Maybe that $200 text cannd a new home in Hayman or Anderson

for $60 bucks, which makes for two winners, plus no shipping hassle. Whilethis method has all the pitfalls that come

with conducting business amongst friendson a small scaleits not going to bereturnable, therell be a smaller selection,maybe your friend was an overzealoushighlighter, etc.but it has the bene t ofbeing cheaper and feeling more equitable

than deal with the price-setting giants of Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and MSB. Another avenue, if youre a generous or

trusting soul, is to loan some books outand borrow some. Some smaller groups oncampusthink the Greek organizations already circulate texts amongst themselvespretty well, but Facebook pages like TheCollege of Idaho Book Swap seem tohave been started in the spirit of solicitingthe practice of lending and borrowingamong the larger C of I community. Againthere are, of course, potential pitfalls thatinclude not having books returned, or nothaving enough participants to make theswap effective. However, the potentialcash-saving bene ts are also pretty big,and that savings potential might prove abig enough incentive to make the swap

workable.By swap or by sale, looking to a fellow

Yote rst might save us all some money onthe books we need.

speci cally the nexus of the centralcon ict. Dropping the old story mechanicsto supporting development all whilepaying due respect to the Zelda formula makes this story unique and unexpected.

For a long time Zelda games havealways come with a compromise. TwilightPrincess, for example, was a long journey

that was very dark, but it was also verybland and boring throughout. SkywardSword was inventive with its new controller,but didnt have an overworld and coddled

players a little too much. A Link betweenWorldsis the rst modern Zelda that hasno compromises. Its the Zelda that takesthe best parts of the series and capitalizeson them to create an adventure (thelikes of which we havent been able toenjoy since Ocarina of Time ). This is thebest game any Zelda fan can play, and is

hopefully a good sign of what Nintendohas in store for the franchises future. Ifyou own a 3DS you need to buy this game.


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OPINIONTHE COYOTE 17

It is unfortunate that so much opposition to corporateactivity is focused on individual people, like CEOs.

Certainly, these individuals are culpable, but they drawattention away from a much more culpable individual, their

boss, so to speak: the system itself.

Culture, etc: Corporate personhood, The key to its own demise?

STEPHEN ANDERSON

That corporations in America are legallyconsidered people is more fascinating thanfrustrating to me. Despite my liberal viewson the matter, I believe the designation ismore than just a politically motivated lie.

There is a sense in which a corporationdoes behave like a person, with its owninterests, motivations, and resources. Likea person, it wants things, and it takessteps to get them. And while we mightbe tempted to dismiss the personhood ofcorporations as a phony protection for thesuper-wealthy, real people behind them,I think we should stop and give the ideacredit. We can admit that a corporation islike a person without granting it the samelegal protections as one. In other words,

we can retain our right to discriminate

against this person-like entity, to treatit as a potential enemy. In any case,understanding the corporation this way,not as a group of people but as a living,breathing thing in its own right, is essentialto controlling it.

Note that I say like a person. No onethinks of a corporation literally a asperson, so our rst question becomes, howare they similar? First and foremost, inpossessing a kind of will. It is unfortunate

that so much opposition to corporateactivity is focused on individual people,like CEOs. Certainly, these individuals areculpable, but they draw attention awayfrom a much more culpable individual,their boss, so to speak: the system itself.

As David Loy writing for the Huf ngtonPost notes, corporations are not designedfor moderation: It is built into thesesystems that they must keep growing, orelse they tend to collapse. Greedy CEOsare less like the operators of these systemsthan they are like its pathetic disciples,mimicking its habit of insatiability.

So a corporation is like a person inthatat least metaphoricallyit has

desires which it then pursues. Regrettably,both its desires and the considerations itapplies in ful lling them are far simplerthan in the case of humans. Loy goeson, Corporations are legally charteredso that their rst responsibility is not totheir employees or customers, nor to themembers of the societies they operate

within, nor to the ecosystems of the earth,

but to their stockholders. In other words, to pro t. The importanceof this comment is that it rightlyminimizes the in uence of theindividualbe it the consumer,the employee, or the CEO upon the corporate entity.

While the behavior ofthese many individualsis guided by numerousmoral considerations,

the behavior of thesystem is not. Its onlyconsideration is pro t.

If peoplequit buying aproduct because it isenvironmentally harmful,the system will change its

ways, not because it is atall ethical, but because anethical concern has strayedinto the all-powerfulcriterion of pro t. This isan important point, and itillustrates the necessity ofunderstanding the corporation

as a person. The problem of corporategreed will never be solved by convincingpeople to be good. Why? Because people,even CEOs, are subordinate to a muchbigger person who just doesnt care.

The system cannot be convinced to begood because good is not part of its

vocabulary. Pro t is the only word itrecognizes, and no amount of scolding or

moralizing of its underlings will changethis.

By this point we should bethinking of a corporation as alittle less like a person more like an

animal. In his stirring documentaryPark Avenue, Alex Gibney

pro les notorious billionaireslike Stephen Schwarzmanand the Koch brothers asthey put irresistible ($$$)

pressure on Washington tomaintain deregulation, lowtax rates for the mega-richetc. Their efforts to this

end have been so successfulthat since the 1970s thedistribution of wealth in America has undergonea complete revolution.Currently, according toForbes, the wealthiest 400people in the country have asmuch money as the poorest

half of Americansabout150 million people. The intendedmessage seems to be, stop these evil

men from ruining the lives of ordinarypeople! And it makes sense. These men dopossess ungodly sums of money, and theyshould relent in their efforts increase it.However, the documentary misrepresentsthe situation by putting these individuals atthe top of the top, when in fact they tooare subject to something greater.

Here I want to propose an alternative way of seeing things. Take the issue ofcorporate in uence in Washington, amajor focus of Gibneys lm. Insteadof saying, there are certain greedy men

who lobby Washington for their ownbene t, what if we say, there is a giantgreedy space monster who sends mento lobby Washington on its behalf, andrewards them with huge sums of money.

Suddenly, our attention is redirected fromthe petty bene ciaries of this process tothe greater entity which they represent.

The giant space monster, of course, is thecorporation. The question then becomes,not how do we punish bad CEOs, or evenhow to we incentivize good CEOs, buthow to we address the corporate organismitself?

Its dif cult for people to conceive ofthe situation this way because we tend to

think of individual human beings as theonly ones with discretion and in uence.In other words, its dif cult to indulge thispotentially hyper-liberal view preciselybecause we fail to give a conservative view,the idea of the corporation as a person,enough credit. Of course, a corporation isnot a person exactly; more like a monster,a leviathan, or what have you, but thepoint is that it is not simply a neutralcontainer for willful men and women; itis a willing entity itself, and if we want todo something about its behavior, we haveto redirect our attention from the people

who operate it towards the political andeconomic system which allows it to exist.


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EVENTS CALENDAR THE COYOTE 18

Reoccurring Events

Idaho Laugh Fest Jan. 10-11, $10-100, Liquid, Reef,China Blue, Comedy Sportz, TheEgyptian, Some venues 21+Lie, Cheat, and Genu ect

Jan. 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25 at 8 p.m., Jan. 16, 23 at 7:30 p.m., Jan. 19, 25 at2 p.m., General $14 Adv./$16 Door,Students and Seniors $11 Adv./$12Door, Boise Little Theater

Accomplice Jan. 24, 25, 31 at 6:15 p.m., Jan. 30at 7 p.m., Feb. 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21,22 at 6:15 p.m., Feb. 6, 13, 20 at 7

p.m., Thursdays Students/Seniors/Military $15, General $18, Friday &Saturday $39 Dinner and Show, $20Show only

Red Light Variety Show pres -ents: Nostalgia

Jan. 9, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31, Feb.1 Doors 8 p.m./Show 9 p.m., $10,

Visual Arts Collective, 21+

Late Night Wednesdays, Jan. 8, 15, 22, 29. 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m., KAIC

School events by LORRAINE BARRERASLocal events by MEGAN MIZUTA

Thursday, January 9thPsi Chi Movie Night6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m., McCain Theatre Candys River House with North -ern Giants7 p.m., $5, The Crux The Dusty 45s7 p.m., $8 Adv./$10 Door, Neurolux,21+Hyper CrushDoors 6:30 p.m./Show 7:30 p.m., $16,Knitting Factory Concert House

James Orr9 p.m., No Cover, Reef

Friday, January 10thFlame6 p.m., $25, Linen Building Blame It On Boise8 p.m., $25, Boise Contemporary Theater Patterson HoodDoors 7 p.m./Show 8 p.m., $16, KnittingFactory Concert House

Warren (Or) Those People Jan. 29, 30, 31 at 8 p.m., Feb. 1, 5,

6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 21, 22 at 8 p.m., Feb. 8, 15, 22 at 2 p.m., TicketPrices TBA, Boise Contemporary

Theater

Saturday, January 11th

Balance in Process2 p.m., 7 p.m., $5 Students/$10 General,

Morrison Center

Yote Swimming vs Paci c3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m., JAAC AthleticCenter

Blame It On Boise2 p.m. & 8 p.m., $15 Matinee/$25 Eve- ning, Boise Contemporary Theater Golden Dragon Acrobats CirqueZiva7 p.m., $19.50-29.50, Morrison Center

Cello Concert 7:30 p.m.-8:30

p.m., Langroise7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Langroise

Randy Rogers BandDoors 7 p.m./Show 8 p.m., $20-30, Knit- ting Factory Concert House $oul Purpo$e10 p.m., $5, Reef

Sunday, January 12thCalmosa with Bobby Meader, Vir -gil, Ancient Psychic Tandem WarElephant7 p.m., Free, The Crux One Snowy Night2 p.m., Children $8/General $12, BoiseContemporary Theater

Monday, January 13th All About Internships6:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m., McCain Patio

Tuesday, January 14th

Radio Boise Tuesday: Mongoloids with Blunt Devices and VelvetHook 6 p.m., $5, Neurolux, 21+

Student Chamber Recital7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m., Langroise

Reel Big FishDoors 6:30 p.m./Show 7:30 p.m., $20-35,

Knitting Factory Concert House Ten Gallon Cat Presents: TheHeadcases, Standing Stupid, Fig -ure 8, Five Star8 p.m., $3, The Crux

Thursday, January 16thCeltic Nights7:30 p.m., $32, Nampa Civic CenterBrandt Auditorium

Hang Eleven9 p.m., No Cover, Reef UnWined at the Movies: SidewaysDoors 5 p.m./Film at 6:30 p.m., $30, The

Egyptian Theatre

Friday, January 17th

Boise Philharmonic Presents: Di -ary of Anne Frank 8 p.m., $29.99-39.99, NNU Swayne

Auditorium

Lady Yote Basketball vs. Corban5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., JAAC

The Internet Cat Video FilmFestivalDoors 8:00 p.m./Show 9:00 p.m., $20-35,Knitting Factory Concert House

Q Dots I Quit My Job For This Tour with Mayor Coalz, Known,Bogator Raider8 p.m., $5 Adv./$8 Door, The Crux

Kappa Casino

6:00 p.m.-12:00 p.m., Langroise Yote Basketball vs Corban7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., JAAC

Saturday, January 18th

Lady Yote Basketball vs NorthwestChristian5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., JAAC

Broken Resolutions Ball7:30 p.m., $8 Adv./$10 Door, LinenBuilding Boise Philharmonic Presents: Di -ary of Anne Frank 8 p.m., $29.99-69.99, Morrison Center Mindrips, Art Fad, D X V D, GiveChase, Taquito, Testicle Boy8 p.m., $3, The Crux

Toast to C of I7:00 p.m.-10:30 p.m., Langroise

Pickwick plus Rose Windows8 p.m., $10 Adv./$12 Door, Neurolux,21+

Yote Basketball vs Northwest7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., JAAC

Wick-It The Instigator10 p.m., $7, The Reef

Sunday, January 19thMorrison Center Family ReadingSeries: Rapunzel2 p.m., $7, Morrison Center

Monday, January 20thPoetry Slam DeluxSign Up 7:30 p.m./Slam 8 p.m., $5,

Neurolux, 21+

Tuesday, January 21stPepperDoors 7:30 p.m./Show 8:30 p.m., $18-35,Knitting Factory Concert House Radio Boise Tuesday: Fires inFrance with A Sea of Glass6 p.m., $5, Neurolux, 21+

Thursday, January 23rdInsert Foot Theatre9 p.m., Free, The Reef Sphynx7 p.m., $5, The Crux

Tribal SeedsDoors 7 p.m./Show 8 p.m., $17-25, Knit- ting Factory Concert House

Friday, January 24th

The Devil Makes ThreeDoors 7:30 p.m./Show 8:30 p.m., $17.50- 30, Knitting Factory Concert House

Opera Production: Magic Flute7:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m., Jewett

Idaho Dance Theatre Winter Per -formance8 p.m., Students $10-21, Seniors $15-29,General $20-37, BSU Special EventsCenter Old Death Whisper

7 p.m., $5, The Crux

Buckle Rash10 p.m., $5, Reef


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2013 2014 C OF I OSCAR NOMINATIONSTHE COYOTE 19

2013-2014 C of I Oscar NominationsStudent Categories

MOST ENTERTAININGFEMALE

(Many of these candidates can sing anddance, while others have personalities that

entertain anyone and everyone they come intocontact with. Whether theyre acting on a

stage or cracking jokes, they live up to the titlein spades.)

- Jordan Bowman-Katrine Franks-Haley Ganatos

MOST ENTERTAINING MALE(See previous criteria)

-Tyler Guryan-Dylan Hunter

-Anthony Babien

PARTY ANIMAL MALE(Candidates can often be found frequently

the latest late night hangout. Whether its at ablack-tie event or a frat house extravaganza,these students know how to have a good time.

[Editors note: Alcohol consumption was notconsidered a criteria for nomination.])

-Miguel Robles Tapia-Bubba Roeper-Nicko Moreno

PARTY ANIMAL FEMALE(See previous criteria)

-Becky Cook -Chelsey Bagby

-Jenny Wolf

BEST DRESSED MALE(Despite the demands many C of I

students must meet on a daily basis, thesestudents manage to do it all in the peak of

personal style. Some days call for sweatpantsand t-shirts. These students rarely experience

this. They look sharp even on their worstdays.)

-Stefan Cavin

-Jonny Low -Dawson Bonde

BEST DRESSED FEMALE(See previous criteria)

-Megan Mizuta

-Sara Davis-Sora Klopfenstein

BEST FYM-Josh Soupie Wagner

-Chelsea Tennet-Write-in

BEST RA -Kelsey Nelson-Lucas Morse

-Write-in

MOST ARTISTIC MALE-Stephen Anderson

-Rahul Sharma-Miguel Robles Tapia

MOST ARTISTIC FEMALE-Ali Dang-Noc-Morgan Mesias-Chelsea Larson

MOST ATHLETIC MALE-Joe Bolin (Track and Field)-Tyler Maryon (Swimming)

-Sydney Donaldson (Basketball)

MOST ATHLETIC FEMALE-Hillary Holt (Cross Country)

-Janel Porter (Volleyball)-Dana Drager (Basketball)

MOST (ACADEMICALLY)INVOLVED

(Somehow between classes, sports,clubs, and extra-curricular activities, these

candidates still nd to eat, sleep, andmaintain a social life. Most can only beapproached in-passing, because theyreconstantly at the mercy of their hectic

schedules.)-Dannen Wright

-Amy Weakland-Chance Ward-Oscar Mariscal

Misc. CategoriesMOST ENJOYABLE CLASS

-PSY-128: Human Sexuality

with John Thuerer-HIS-368: Jewish History with Howard Berger

-PHY-100: The Universe with Katie Devine

MOST DIFFICULT CLASS-POE-263: Introduction to Political

Economy with Jim Angresano-POE-300: Constitutional Law with

Kerry Hunter

-CHE-301: Organic Chemistry with Scott Truksa

BEST CAMPUSEVENT

-Finals Breakfast-Spring Fling

-Homecoming Week

BEST HANGOUT-McCain Student Union

Building -Voorhees Lobby -Simplot/

The Caf

BEST (NATIONALLY AFFILIATED) GREEK EVENT

-Michael Erickson Winter Charity Ball(Delta Tau Delta)-Miss C of I (Sigma Chi)

-Spaghetti Feed (Kappa Sigma)-Salvation Army Giving Tree (Kappa

Kappa Gamma)-Mr. CASAnova (Kappa Alpha Theta)

-Pancake Feed (Gamma Phi Beta)

MOST ACTIVECLUB/

ORGANIZATION-Campus Ministries-Outdoor Program

-International StudentOrganization (ISO)


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2013 2014 C OF I OSCAR NOMINATIONSTHE COYOTE 20

2013-2014 C of I Oscar NominationsFaculty/

AdministrationCategories

BEST FEMALE PROFESSOR (Candidates must not only be

knowledgeable in their elds of study, butthey should make their students want to

share in that knowledge. The best professorsmaintain the attention of their students

and the respect of their colleagues. They areteachers by profession, but mentors in theirspare time. Their lectures never get old, andtheir courses are challenging, yet enjoyable

overall.)-Kathy Seibold

(Anthropology/Sociology)-Dori Johnson (Art)

-Sara Heggland (Biology)-Kristen Mast

(Business and Accounting)-Carolyn Dadabay (Chemistry)

-Sue Schaper (English)-Patti Cooke (Education)

-Rochelle Johnson(Environmental Studies)-Mee-Ae Kim (History)

-Angie Ivie (Kinesiology)-Katie Devine

(Math and Physical Science)-Regan Postma

(Modern Foreign Language)-Lisa Derry (Music)

-Anne Spencer(Philosophy and Religion)

-Lauren Brewer (Psychology)

BEST MALE PROFESSOR (See previous criteria)

-Scott Draper(Anthropology/Sociology)

-Garth Claassen (Art)-Mark Gunderson (Biology)

-Matthew North(Business and Accounting)-Scott Truksa (Chemistry)

-Eric Spencer (English)

-Kevin Talbert (Education)-Jim Angresano (Environmental Studies)-Howard Berger (History)-Jim Fennell (Kinesiology)

-James Dull (Math and Physical Science)-Paul Sebastian

(Modern Foreign Language)-Brent Wells (Music)

-Greg McElwain(Philosophy and Religion)

-Kerry Hunter (Political Economy)-John Thuerer (Psychology)

-Michael Hartwell(Theatre and Speech Arts)

MOST REPRESENTATIVE OFC OF I

(These professors go above the call of dutywhen it comes to maintaining their presenceon campus. They dont just sport the colors;

they live them. Candidates can often be found attending sporting events and other Cof I activities not speci ed in their employee

contracts.)-Jasper LiCalzi (Political Economy)

-Steve Maughan (History)-Kerry Hunter (Political Economy)

COOLEST PROFESSOR

(To be cool is to be identi edwith a certain degree of swaggerthat is neither overtly arrogant nor particularly modest. Of course,candidates teach their academicsubjects well, but they are also

pleasant outside of the classroom.Their relatable qualities help

them ful ll the rolesof both full-time

teacher andoccasional friend.)


-Chris Saunders (Chemistry)-Dori Johnson (History)

BEST DRESSED FEMALEPROFESSOR

(Some days call for lazy wardrobe choices.Best Dressed candidates rarely have those days.Their attire expresses their individuality, so they

look sharp even on their worst days.)-Katie Devine (Math and Physical Science)

-Mee-Ae Kim (History)-Diane Raptosh (English)

BEST DRESSED MALE

PROFESSOR (See previous criteria)-Brent Wells (Music)


-Paul Sebastian(Modern Foreign Language)

MOST ENTERTAINING

PROFESSOR (These professors emit more than

just the occasional awkward, pitylaugh from their students. Whether

their humor is crude or sophisticated,their lectures entertain, because their jokes or in-class antics are genuinely

funny.)-Alan Minskoff

(English)-Jasper LiCalzi

(PoliticalEconomy)-Howard

Berger (History)

BEST ADMINISTRATOR -Daryl Flennoy (Campus Safety)

-Marv Henberg (President)-Marty Holly (Athletic Director)

BEST BON APPTIT

EMPLOYEE-Nancy Fogleman

-Crystal Rideau-Landis Jurd

BEST COACH(Candidates inspire athletes and non-

athletes alike to be their best in all aspects oftheir daily life. They are well-respected by thetitles they bring home and the athletes who

represent them.)-Shawn Humberger (Baseball)

-Scott Garson (Mens Basketball)-Regan Rossi (Womens Basketball)

-Pat McCurry(Cross Country & Track and Field)

-Mike Moroski (Football)-John Bideganeta (Golf)

-Matt Gier (Mens Lacrosse)-Thom Baker (Mens Soccer)

-Brian Smith (Womens Soccer)-Al Mendiola (Softball)-Ron Bonneau (Skiing)

-Christine Mabile (Swimming)-Cicso Limbago (Tennis)-Liz Mendiola (Volleyball)

Polls openMon, Jan. 20 -

Fri, Jan. 24 Editors note: Yes, faculty can vote. No, I do not take bribes.

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