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‘It’s all about the journey’
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Finding a cure with music
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A tour on two wheels
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Amidst the “Welcome Back!” fliers and continuous syllabi overviews, you might be feeling the back-to-school blues. Take some time for yourself this week and explore. Summer may be over, but adventures are a year-round affair.
mixed media paintings sculptures short fiction poetry non-fiction Rawr is an alternative weekly publication covering art, culture, campus life and entertainment. We are accepting all forms of art and creativity to be featured inside the publication or on the cover. Email: arg-arts@uidaho.edu
Libra 9/23-10/22
This week will bring great and sudden changes, but these changes may not be all bad. Keep a positive outlook and embrace any unexpected modifications to your regular schedule.
Scorpio 10/23-11/21
The copious amounts of time you’ll spend in the library pouring over notes and reviews this semester will totally pay off! Start this week strong. Your killer focus will take you far.
Sagittarius 11/22-12/21
You’re prone to be a little forgetful this week, so be extra conscious of where your mind is. Sticky-notes, to-do lists and phone reminders are your friends as you dive into this new class schedule.
Capricorn 12/22-1/19
Homesick? Reminiscing your most recent Jamaican getaway? Simply dreading the idea of a cold, brightly lit lecture hall? Good news for you, Capricorn. Your semester will be so jam-packed you’ll
blink and it will be over.
Aquarius 1/20-2/18
If you’re wondering why you can’t seem to find your A-game, it’s not your fault. Your professors don’t hate you. They just can’t remember your name and that makes praising your work a little complicated.
Pisces 2/19-3/20
Take a risk! Show your spicier side! Your wardrobe is a great facet to do this. Despite your status as a poor college student, thrift stores may be holding a few gems for you this week.
Aries 3/21-4/19
Now would be a great time to jump on that workout regimen you once outlined but never got around to actually starting. We’re not saying you need to start eating healthy too. We believe in baby steps.
Taurus 4/20-5/20
Drama, drama, drama. Is it following you lately? Do yourself a favor and turn off
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your phone. Maybe go for a walk, take a bubble bath or read a book. The key to avoiding drama is to not allow yourself to get sucked in.
Gemini 5/21-6/21
Even though romance isn’t always your forte, this week brings an opportunity to charm and possibly capture the adoration of a particular cutie you’ve had your eye on since last semester.
Cancer 6/22-7/22
Some may find your hard-headedness endearing, but these people will be few and far between this week. Keep this mantra in your back pocket: “Be stubborn about your goals, but flexible in your approach.”
Leo 7/23-8/22
Alright social butterfly, this week brings a time when your fierce but rare independence will be needed, and it will feel good! Your friends are still right behind you cheering you on, just not right beside you. These decisions are yours.
Back to school Well, summer is over and school is back in session. Some of us are psyched for the new school year and some of us are already counting the days until our first break. Regardless of your opinion, here are some school movies that will encapsulate everyone’s feelings about school.
Everyone thinks their teachers are from another planet, but these students discover their teachers are aliens trying to take over Earth in this fun ‘90s film that puts a sci-fi spin on high school.
“Sky High” Because high school needs to be spiced up, why not make it a superhero school? This fun and exciting movie combines high school drama with superhero antics and is just a fun time.
“The Breakfast Club” John Hughes’s classic about five high school stereotypes in detention has a legendary following to this day and with good reason. It’s a great movie. Well-written, well-acted and well-done all around, it’s a mandatory high school flick.
“The Faculty”
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“Charlie Bartlett”
In this slick film, the title character is transferred to a public high school and tries to become popular, but goes about it illegally. Nonetheless, this film is fun, entertain-
ing and shows that popularity is a double-edged sword.
entertaining. This film is all three of those things. You’ll laugh until it hurts.
“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”
“X-Men”
Another John Hughes classic, this incredible film embodies the fantasy we’ve all had — to take a day off. With classic lines, a great cast and a wish-fulfilling premise, it’s a fantastic film to this day.
Another superhero school movie, this school has their own superhero team that includes Hugh Jackman, so everyone wants to go there. This original film is a fun flick that launched a franchise that is still relevant to this day, so it deserves a look. Bradley Burgess can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
“22 Jump Street” When Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum go back to college, you can bet the results will be funny, ridiculous and
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An unconventional composition ences within the music, half rapping, half singing. While this may not sound so appealing on paper, the result is both meaningful and fun to listen to. 2. Completeness A band not yet on mainstream You know how even the best albums radio, Twenty One Pilots has recently have their low spots? Thanks become better known through to TOP’s variability, no song is the popularity of its third and “skippable.” Each song, whether newest album, “Blurryface,” it’s the ukulele-filled “The released last May. The band Judge,” the pop-sounding “Tear can hardly be categorized in a In My Heart,” or the heavier genre (indie pop, alternative, “Fairly Local,” each contributes rap, ukulele jams?) “Blurryface” to the overall completeness of is a patchwork of all the sounds the album. All 14 songs highlight Twenty One Pilots has been Lyndsie the band’s artistic strengths and experimenting with since its Kiebert are sure to make for some highbeginning. Here’s the top three Rawr energy, fulfilling live shows. reasons to listen to “Blurryface,” 3. Personality or to just fall in love with the The band, composed of only Tyler band in general. Joseph and drummer Josh Dun, is 1. Lyrics notorious for quirky music videos and Lead singer Tyler Joseph is not only eccentric tweets. The Twenty One Pilots versatile with his voice (TOP’s songs with which the public has become regularly consist of spoken poetry as acquainted is funny and peculiar, but well as typical melodic singing), but he not without the profound maturity that is often times the band’s sole songwriter. can be found in the lyrics of its songs. Suicide, family, growing up, love and “Blurryface,” more than either of the other heavy themes are common, but band’s older albums, displays this diswithout being suffocating or coming off tinct personality really well. as cliché. Joseph weaves his life experi-
Twenty One Pilots’ “Blurryface” is band’s best yet
In an Twenty One interview with Pilots Purevolume, Joseph described the evolution of the creative process from the band’s last album “Vessel” to “Blurryface.” Blurryface “The biggest available now thing that I feel on this record that differentiates itself from the last is there’s an awareness of who we are and who we’re talking to and how things will affect people,” Joseph said. “All while trying to maintain that transparency and authenticity that we had when we wrote the last one.” This transition is apparent, and did nothing but benefit the new album from start to finish. Twenty One Pilots has a definite personality which has only become better defined in recent years. “Blurryface” solidifies the band’s position as an up-and-comer, while remaining well loved by its established fan base. Lyndsie Kiebert can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
A Crumbs recipe Borwn sugar glazed pork loin When a meal elicits two compliments in the first two bites, it has to be a hit. I made dinner for my brother and myself and I got a ‘wow, this is really good’ and then another ‘this is good.’ It was just the right combination of sweet and spicy. The pineapple was a great addition that provoked these impromptu compliments. We had it with rice, which helped clear a little of the spice off our palates. It could also be served sliced as a sandwich, thus leftovers are a great boon.
Ingredients n 3 pound pork tenderloin n 2 teaspoons hot sauce n 1/2 cup brown sugar n Black pepper n Chili powder n Paprika n Salt n Ground cumin n Red pepper n Garlic powder n Onion powder n 2 slices of pineapple
Directions 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees 2. In a small bowl, whisk together salt, chili powder, cumin, cinnamon, black pepper and paprika 3. Press and rub mixture around all sides of pork tenderloin 4. Heat olive oil in a 12inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat
5. Once oil just begins to smoke, transfer pork to skillet and cook for 2 minutes until bottom has browned, then rotate and cook opposite side until browned, about 2 minutes 6. In a small bowl, stir together brown sugar and hot sauce 7. Spread mixture over the top of browned pork 8. Place the pineapple
slices on top 9. Transfer pork (in oven safe skillet) to center of oven and roast until center of porkis fully cooked through or about 35 minutes 10. Allow pork to rest in skillet, loosely covered with aluminum foil, 10 minutes at room temperature 11. Carve and serve warm
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Moscow Bagel Shop. Moscow is known as the Heart The little shop downtown is hard of the Arts. There are local pubs and to spot. It’s tucked away between the coffeehouses that offer live music, Prichard Art Gallery and Café Artista. there are murals on buildings, there The green awning is the only part are shops that let customers paint and that stands out until about 1 a.m., create their own pottery and there are when it suddenly becomes diflocal restaurants. ficult to miss. While it may be a stretch The bagel shop is a neat to say that people in Moscow little spot with the best food for will experience the best food travelers. Customers can walk of their lives, there are several in, order a bagel and be out restaurants that are great and within 15 minutes. It’s not as fast some restaurants that are must as McDonald’s, and not as cheap, visits. Start with breakfast at but the food is amazing. the Breakfast Club, wander Claire One of the things separating around town for a while before Whitley the bagel shop from other sandpicking a bagel from the Moscow Crumbs wich or bagel places is the fact Bagel and Deli and then head that they steam their bagels. Once back towards campus, stopping you order your preferred sandwich, they at Gambino’s for dinner. build it and place it on a steamer. Deft Breakfast Club hands fold it up into an aluminum foil The Breakfast Club is always packed, package and customers are on their way. as many breakfast places in Moscow There are 93 bagel sandwiches, not are. The opinion editor and I visited including secret menu items, build it during the middle of the week in it yourself bagels and extra options the summer. It was still busy and took such as soup and cookies. The names almost half an hour to get our meal. are what make the bagels even betThat just goes to show, with or without ter. There is one called “The Donkey students, the place is hopping. Punch,” another is “The Clayboy” and For patrons who want to have a still another is the “Kamikaze.” People sweet breakfast, one of the best dishes often walk into the shop and are is the huckleberry French toast. They overwhelmed by the sheer amount of fry up the house specialty huckleberry choices there are on the menu. zucchini bread and top it with huckIf I had the money, I would make it leberry syrup and powdered sugar. To my goal to try every bagel they offer on balance it out, I suggest ordering some the menu. It would take at least three sausage links or a side of bacon. The months to eat one every day, but I would sweet and salty will be a nice match. do it. I have tried Donkey Punch, the Another signature dish at the club is After-Burner, the Firz and the Babyface. I cinnamon roll pancakes. While I have have probably tried others as well, since yet to try them, thanks cavities, a room- I have risked the Lottery, an option that mate of mine had them and thought allows the people behind the counter to they were really good. Instead of syrup, make your bagel, once or twice. the cakes are served with icing like a Gambinos cinnamon roll. It isn’t just about sweets though. At first, I thought Gambino’s was They offer skillets, omelets, eggs and an Italian restaurant. It has all the bacon, chicken fried steak and much pasta makings of it and a rather Italian more. There are also lunch options for sounding name. But it also has Chicagothose who visit in the afternoon, as the style pizza. And let me share something club is open until 2 p.m. with you: it is really good pizza. It has something for everyone. There Moscow Bagel and Deli are calzones, thin crust pizza, stuffed Late night walks during my freshpizza and something called a Chicago man year often brought me to the Pot Pie. They have normal pizza like
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The Magnificent Mile and Michigan Avenue are two of the pizzas offered at Gambinos. cheese, Hawaiian, veggie, chicken bacon ranch and so on. But they also have a pizza called Wrigley, after the Chicago Cubs home stadium, which has the makings of a ball park hot dog on it. Then there is the Gambino, a meat lover pizza with mushrooms and olives, and the Soldier Field, an all meat and melty-cheese combination named for the home stadium of the Chicago Bears. One of the fun aspects of Gambino’s
is the sign. They have a cool fedora topping their name. It gives off that kind of Mafioso kind of flare. I feel like some Chicago suit is going to walk in and ask if we have seen the leader of a crime family. Not because the place is sketchy, but because I have an overzealous imagination when it comes to ‘50s/’60s mafia. Claire Whitley can be reached at crumbs@uidaho.edu or on Twitter @Cewhitley24
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Open letter from an upperclassman
is a good tip because professors often As freshmen, there are some things ask about current events and they that might seem odd or unpredictable expect their students to at least about the flow of campus. The know about the subject. one thing that is absolutely I would also strongly sugnecessary to know is no matgest swinging by the library ter how well-prepared, chic or to see if they have any of the mature a new student is, all textbooks on reserve. What upperclassmen can still point this means is the library has out the freshmen. the textbook and it can be That isn’t a bad thing, but loaned to students in the in order to diminish at least Claire class for a block of time. All a little bit of that upperclassWhitley purchased textbooks can be men-sneer, there are a few Crumbs returned for a full refund things to know. within the first week or two First of all, welcome to of school, so checking the rethe University of Idaho. Don’t serves is a nice way to save a chunk let student loans or over enthusiastic of change. orientation leaders scare you off just Finally, and this has been said hunyet. Not everyone is that energetic and dreds if not thousands of times since certainly not everyone is that friendly. walking on to campus, get involved. However, UI still hosts several friendly It may not seem that important at people and asking someone for help is first, but getting involved right away never frowned upon. is one of the best things freshmen That is my first tip. Don’t be can do. It doesn’t have to be with afraid to ask for help, whether it’s a club or even a job. It can just be finding a building, office, classroom with the other people on the floor or even just finding a book in the or a study group in a class. When library. Upperclassmen may even ofin your dorm room, keep the door fer a few pieces of advice from their open. Encourage people to stop and vast knowledge of the inner worksay hello. Be friendly and don’t be too ings of campus. shy when meeting new people. Another way to learn the most The point of all the tips though, is to about UI is to simply read the newsget out there and meet people. Become paper. Not only does The Argonaut a part of campus, and next year you cover sporting events, but reporters can be the overly energetic orientation also write about things going on in leader or the wise upperclassman. the community, both Moscow and UI. Claire Whitley However, don’t limit yourself to just can be reached at reading The Arg. Around campus are arg-arts@uidaho.edu free New York Times and Inlanders. or on Twitter @Cewhitley24 Just catching up on news in general
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A German shepard enjoys the music from the band Clearwater with its ownwers at the Concert for Compassion in East City Park Aug. 15.
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Working against wendigo Music helps make a difference at Curing Wendigo’s Concert for Compassion Corrin Bond rawr A crowd of students, locals, musicians and budding philanthropists gathered in East City Park last weekend to listen to music, enjoy the atmosphere and most of all, to help cure wendigo at the Concert for Compassion. The benefit concert, which was held in Moscow for the first time Aug. 15, was sponsored by Curing Wendigo, a nonprofit organization founded by University of Idaho junior Tristen Beaudoin. Beaudoin said the name of his charity, which was derived from a Cree Native American word, was inspired by the documentary “I Am.” “Wendigo is a word for the mental illness of greed,” he said. “It translates literally to ‘cannibalism’ but it’s described as a cannibalism of the soul and not the flesh — you steal life from others to fulfill your own.” Beaudoin said he aims to uphold the idea of the charity, that this greed or “wendigo” can be cured with compassion, by encouraging and facilitating international and humanitarian philanthropy. “Basically, we try to raise awareness about what’s going on in developing nations,” he said. “We raise money here that we send to charities doing work on the ground.” Curing Wendigo supports three international charities — Charity Water, Planting Peace and Action Against Hunger. Beaudoin said he decided to start the charity when he first became a student at UI and received a full-ride scholarship that covered his tuition and living expenses. “I had been saving money for college when I found out that I would be getting a scholarship,” he said. “I decided since I didn’t need the money I had saved for myself, I should do something good with it instead.” The idea for the concert, Beaudoin said, came when he was having trouble coming up with enough money to sponsor a Charity Water project in Ethiopia after first establishing Curing Wendigo. “I had saved up about $2,000 for college, but a water project costs $6,000,” he said. “A couple of businesses said they would match me the money if I advertised their companies so I decided to host a concert as a way to do that.” This year the concert, which featured local artists such as Luciano Marazzo, Charcoal Squids, Mother Yeti and The Hitmen, raised a total of $7,866 through sponsorships and local donations. Beaudoin said of the money raised, $6,000 will go to Water Charity to sponsor another water project while over $800 will be donated to both Planting Peace, which helps rid the impoverished of parasitic worms, and Action Against Hunger, a charity that feeds malnourished children. Tye Dye Everything owner Arlene Falcon was among the businesses that donated their services as a
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The band Clearwater perfromed at the Concert for Compassion Saturday, Aug. 15. The event was organized by University of Idaho junior, Tristen Beaudoin, and sponsered by nonprofit organization Curing Wendigo. means of supporting the cause. “When Tristen first came up with the idea, he asked me to donate my services,” she said. “I was really interested, I liked the concept of making people think about what we do without money and alternative ways to spend it, so I agreed.” Falcon said the concert featured a number of talented musicians, and that while the overall event was a success, she hopes to see a bigger turnout in years to come. “We have so much and so many people in the world have so little,” she said. “My biggest hope for next year is that we produce a bigger concert to keep spreading awareness.” Beaudoin said Curing Wendigo will continue to host the Concert for Compassion not only to raise money for international charities, but also to spread awareness of global problems.
“Our primary goal is to raise money for our future charities,” he said. “But I also want to raise awareness for the severity of poverty that exists in other countries.” Beaudoin said a part of that awareness is recognizing the ways in which small decisions can add up over time to make profoundly positive impacts. “That’s why it’s Curing Wendigo, because I think we’re all guilty of being greedy without knowing it,” he said. “We go out and want our daily coffee and drive around town using gas, but we don’t understand that if we save $5 a day we could save 500 lives from parasitic worms or feed a child over time ... those little things could go to better use and that’s the main idea we want to spread with our concerts.” Corrin Bond can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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Limited edition prints of the painting “Athens of Idaho” by Portland artist Daniel Ng are on display at Essential Gallery and Fine Arts.
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Capturing local character Commemorative university painting made available to public through limited edition prints
Whitney Hillard Rawr As the fall approaches, students and locals alike have the opportunity to bring a piece of Moscow’s unique spirit into their homes. Limited edition prints of the vibrant “Athens of Idaho,” a painting commissioned by the University of Idaho, have been made available for the first time at Essential Gallery and Fine Arts in downtown Moscow. Michael McCoy, founder of Essential Gallery and Fine Arts, said the rights to the original painting, which hangs in President Staben’s office, are exclusively owned by the university. This is the first time reproductions of it have been made available to the public. McCoy said the painting has drawn a lot of attention to the region, and the university has also started to discuss putting the celebratory piece on items, such as T-shirts, to be sold at the Vandal Bookstore. The university asked Portland artist Daniel Ng to create the painting in celebration of the university’s 125th anniversary as well as Staben’s inauguration. For the painting, Ng said he chose to create a map of “caricatures” using an extensive spectrum of color that captures many of the campus’ most familiar locations.
McCoy said Ng has worked with the gallery since before he was commissioned to create the painting and his art has been well received among the Moscow community. “We like things in our gallery that are playful and elegant,” McCoy said. McCoy said not only is Ng’s work playful and elegant, but it is also timeless and worth being collected. Ng said since he had never done a painting for a university before he extensively studied the university’s rich history and even visited the campus to get a feel for the layout of the painting. Ng found beauty in the surrounding wheat fields and said that he used his artistic license to incorporate them into the background. He said he also put a large amount of time into working on the campus’ buildings and facilities. “I put a lot of energy into the Administration building,” Ng said. Ng said not only did the surrounding foliage make it difficult to capture specific details of each building, but it was also difficult to get a clear aerial view of the school. Despite these logistic challenges, Ng said he
enjoyed designing the painting and that one of his favorite aspects was his rendition of Hello Walk. “This section of the painting was especially fun to work on,” he said. “The color and overlap of the trees and the way the trees moved reminded me of women dancing.” In order to complete the painting, Ng said he worked closely with the university and collaborated with individuals about what the best design would be. He said the painting was originally designed to be vertical, but both parties agreed that a horizontal design would capture more of the campus. “It was a pleasure to work with the university,” Ng said. Ng said he has received a great deal of positive feedback from the community, and is currently working on more original paintings that capture various icons around Moscow. The Essential Gallery and Fine Arts is located at 203 S. Main St. and has 25 of the 11-by-14 inch prints priced at $135 each. Whitney Hillard can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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Members of Pi Kappa Phi fraternity stop to perform a bike maintance check during the Journey of Hope, a 67-day cross-country bike ride.
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Cycling for a cause UI student spends summer on the journey of a lifetime Maddie Marx Rawr Rather than use summer break to unwind from a long school year, University of Idaho senior and Pi Kappa Phi fraternity member Jacob Hruska spent his summer leading a group of 27 cyclists across America in a 67-day, cross-country bicycle ride. He and the other participants traveled as a part of The Journey of Hope, an event through the Ability Experience that raises donations and awareness for people with disabilities. Hruska said he volunteered his summer after learning about the trip at a national Pi Kappa Phi conference. He worked over 80 days as a support crewmember following the cyclists in a van accompanied by other support vehicles as they rode from San Francisco,
California to Washington, D.C. Hruska said he was the only UI Pi Kappa Phi member to be a part of the trip. “Pi Kappa Phi is pretty new to campus, we’ve only been here three years,” Hruska said. “And this summer was the first time that anyone from the university participated in it and that was me.” Although Hruska is the first UI Pi Kappa Phi member to volunteer for the charity, he said the fraternity is linked to the nonprofit. “Pi Kappa Phi nationally owns and operates The Ability Experience,” he said. “The Journey of Hope is entirely made up of members of the fraternity across the country. We are the only fraternity in the country to own and operate our own philanthropy.” Hruska said he raised just over $3,000 for the event, an amount that exceeds the organization’s $2,500 requirement for crewmembers, by reaching out to friends and family for donations through informative letters about the organization and how they can make a difference in the lives of those with disabilities. Hruska said in addition to helping raise money
for those in need, the journey provided him with an unforgettable experience. “It turned out to be the best summer of my life,” he said. “Looking back, my favorite part is remembering the people who visited us on their stops, their smiling faces and how happy they were to see us doing what we were doing.” He said he recognized the impact the charity and The Journey of Hope had on people during a stop in Grand Island, Nebraska. “In Nebraska, we met some people who have been coming to our visits for the entire 28 years we’ve been doing the ride,” Hruska said. “It was just so cool to see how excited they were to see us there. “They had shirts from 10 to 15 years ago that they got from us and just seeing the history and all the impact that we’ve made throughout the years really showed how much of an impact we were making,” Hruska said. Maddie Marx can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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From barista to psychedelic rock Local student band keeps the summer groovy by going on tour Luis Torres Rawr Fresh off its first summer tour across the Northwest, psychedelic rock band Charcoal Squids has come a long way since its first show at a neighbor’s apartment last December. The band, consisting of Josh Bacca on guitar and vocals, drummer Mason Donaldson, and bassist Allyson Amstutz, has become a local favorite in the past few months. The University of Idaho students have aspirations of becoming solidified performers under a DIY label before the year ends. Bacca and Donaldson, the group’s founding members, said their tour was a fun learning experience and they enjoyed exploring the Pacific Northwest where they played in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. The highlight of the tour, they said, was performing in a coffee shop in Tacoma, where they were able to use their fog machine. Casey Parsons, a local Charcoal Squids fan and self-proclaimed “Cosmic Pilgrim,” said the special effects used by the band help accentuate the group’s unique sound. “They have a really cool stage presence,” Parsons said. “They use fog machines and mannequins and usually have some kind of cool prop or stunt built into their act ... they’re a fun band to see.” In addition to amplifying their stage presence, Bacca said the props proved to be a fun element to travel with while on tour. “We would stop at a gas station and get really weird looks,” he said. “We would open the trunk of our van and mannequin parts would come spilling out.” The tour covered seven locations in three different states, and while Bacca said he considers the tour a success, it didn’t come without challenges. “We hit a lot of challenges on the road but they actually helped us become closer,” Bacca said. “We stopped caring about the stress as much and started to develop a better friendship.” As school starts back up again, Bacca said the group aims to work on releasing new material on Bandcamp and Soundcloud and finding more opportunities to perform within the community. “The hopes are that we start getting to play at more festivals and maybe meet some of our influences,” he said. “Eventually we want to play Levitation Psych Fest in Austin, Texas ... Weddings are a goal too, I’ve always wanted to play a wedding ... Like, think about how weird that would be having us play our music at a wedding.” When it comes to long-term goals, Bacca said the band is brainstorming ideas for releasing a full-length album and writing more songs to perform in the near future. Although the band released its first EP, “The Yellow Bicycle,” earlier in the year, Bacca said he hopes its next big project has more of a unifying theme.
The Charcoal Squids illustration used to advertise the band’s performances. “Our EP was roughly mixed and consisted of a bunch of rowdy folk-esque music,” Bacca said. “What we plan on releasing within the next month is the foundation that we hope to build our sound off of for future albums.” Parons, who has been familiar with the band since they first began, said their sound has matured over time and he looks forward to seeing what the band will produce in the future.
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“It started as this kind of folk rock, but then really started to develop into something more psychedelic that they’ve made their own,” Parsons said. “Their newer stuff is this sort of ethereal psychedelic rock that utilizes a lot of distortion to achieve something really different.” Luis Torres can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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Friday Fiction
Behind Robin Hood Claire Whitley Rawr The sweltering midday sun shone relentlessly upon the white tent caps. The rows between were mostly vacant as the soldiers took refuge from the heat. Every once in a while a young page would dart through camp carrying messages, bets and orders. For a Crusader’s encampment during daylight hours, the place was strangely quiet. The new recruits were marching in today, and most of the fighters were anxious of their arrival. Officers prayed that they would not be given anyone new, and veterans silently pleaded in order to remain unranked for another couple of hours. The rowdy younger soldiers conspired together to find a welcoming dare — after all, the army was about taking risks. A column of dust appeared on the horizon as a servant walked back to his master’s tent. He caught sight of it, and sprinted as well as he could to tell his master the news. As he burst, panting, into the comfortably sized tent, the herald yelled out that the recruits were coming. Much, as the servant was called, cursed the herald for spoiling the fun. His master laughed cheerily while sweeping out of the tent, bow and sword in hand with a quiver hanging loosely over his shoulder. The scene beyond the tent flaps was entirely different than it had been a short time ago. Crusaders dashed all over the place, following orders or giving them. Pages, servants, cooks and the like ran here and there causing more problems than they hoped to solve. Soldiers lined up stiffly in front of their commanding officers who barked orders in gruff voices. Blacksmiths started their fires, and cooks darted all over the place looking for the supplies they needed. Two stable boys brushed past with a couple of beautiful Arabian sprinters, and their scout masters mounted up before galloping out of camp to welcome the incoming company. One regiment was tasked with setting up a wide tent canopy and tables for the recruit placement. Each ranking, or commanding, officer had to take their list of names and pore over them for the next couple of hours. They would talk to other officers or soldiers to find out
the strengths and weaknesses of each recruit, then divide or reassign the ones that did not fit an officer’s battalion, or trade the ones who would be better in a different company. Much and his master hurried to the table, hoping to have no list, or if a list was there, a very short one. The names could be memorized, the people studied, and then they would have free time to lull about. “Locksley!” a familiar voice barked from the small wood table. The master grinned crookedly as he stepped forward. “What can I do for you, Sir Wayne?” Sir Wayne, the King’s graying general, returned the smile with a grimace. “You have some young ones this time,” he said, handing over a very short scroll. “However, you have a special charge.” Robin of Locksley frowned slightly as he took his list of recruits. He had never had a special charge before. The term was usually designated to royal cousins, dukes’ sons, or bishops’ illegitimate children, and as far as Robin was concerned, all those people were already in the army. “I’ll let you know when your briefing will be,” Sir Wayne added briskly as he turned his eyes to the next officer in line. “Carter!” Robin and Much pushed through the crowd. Every step towards his tent led Robin further and further away from having a name or a face. He turned sharply behind the nearest tent and pulled a small knife from his boot. With expert ease, he sliced through the royal seal on his scroll. Six names were written in the curly hand of King Richard. The first five seemed normal enough. Joe Rain, a theatre child, Richard of York, Arthur of Camelot, John of Kent, and Mathias of Canterbury, who was, no doubt, a rouge monk in training. The sixth name, however, drew immediate attention, apart from being underlined in a thick black line: “Ezie.” That is all it said, no surname or place of Earldom, just the one word. Robin was curious to find out just who this Ezie person was, but Sir Wayne had promised to brief him at a later, less hectic time. Until then, he had a few names to remember. To be continued…
Claire Whitley | Rawr
Rawr
y a d i r F oids t c a F
Didaskaleinophobia is the fear of going to school and 2.4 percent of school-aged children around the world are considered to have it. The veins of a blue whale are so big, a small child could swim through them. Jimmy Carter once left nuclear launch codes in his dry cleaning.
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The Anglo-Zanzibar war of 1896 is the shortest war on record and lasted an entire 38 minutes. During times of difficulty, early colleges in the United States were forced to accept payments such as sheep, cotton, pewter and food rather than currency. As a result, most colleges were on the verge of insolvency. The cost of text books has risen about 812 percent over the past 30 years. This is more than the increase of health care costs, housing prices and college tuition, all of which have risen faster than the inflation rate.
The words “facetious” and “abstemious” both contain all of the vowels in their correct order.
From wtffunfacts.com
Skulduggery Underhanded or unscrupulous behavior; a devious device or trick
Example:
Thomas’ cat was a master of skulduggery and would sneak into the treat bag when he was at work.
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The Colossally Amazing Adventures of Norbert (and Friends) by Samantha Brownell Hmm ... There’s a huge group of lost students blocking the way to class.
We go over the crowd? Exactly!
We can’t get through! We won’t get to class on time! Unless ...
NORBERT, AWAY!
We totally need to do this more often!
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The Argonaut
8.21.15
Branches | August 22 | 7:30 p.m. |Theophilus tower lawn
free and open to the public inclement weather site: Bruce Pitman Center International Ballroom