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Virgo chloe rambo | rawr 8/23 – 9/22 Change is good. Freshen up your daily Tumblr routine with a splash of Pinterest, a pinch of Tapiture and maybe some Pandora. Or you can just go outside or something.
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Libra 9/23 – 10/22 Making lists is a great way to organize your homework, but try to separate task lists from grocery lists. You’ll save hours of confusion on your next shopping trip.
Aquarius 1/20 – 2/18 Remembering your class schedule can be difficult, but don’t feel the need to tattoo it on your arm to commit it to memory. But if you do, be sure to get it right.
Scorpio 10/23 – 11/21 Don’t stress over your reoccurring dreams about giant pizzas. Simply prepare yourself for the unknown with a jar of chocolate frosting.
Pisces 2/19 – 3/20 Consider getting a waterproof case for your cell phone. Deluges of rain in Moscow can be so unpredictable — so is dropping your phone in the toilet. You just never know when it’s going to happen.
Sagittarius 11/22 – 12/21 Remember that humans aren’t at all like bamboo flowers — they won’t all blossom at the same exact time.
We are accepting all forms of art and creativity to be featured inside the publication, or on the cover.
Capricorn 12/22 – 1/19 Make it your goal to try something new and exciting this semester. Pogo sticking, extreme hair-gelling and counting leaves on campus trees are all good options.
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Aries 3/21 - 4/19 Early morning classes can be difficult, but jelly donuts will make it easier. Bring a few to class and you’ll make friends real fast. Taurus 4/20 – 5/20 Health professionals say the key to a balanced diet is variety. So your
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So long summer freedom and hello classes, homework and another semester of college life. If you need a little help getting out of bed and getting back into the swing of the semester, well, I have just the thing — epic power-metal.
“King of Nothing” by Stratovarius
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“The Moon” by Dark Moor
When this song opens you may ask yourself, “Is that Beethoven’s Symphony Number Five?” Yes. Yes it is. An adaptation so face-meltingly good Beethoven himself would head bang to it. Oh, and it is 11 minutes long, so you know it is epic.
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The song begins with the sound of marching, which is appropriate because the song is about a tribe fighting a battle they can’t possibly win. Think “300” with crazier keyboard solos. If this doesn’t help you get up in the morning, check your pulse you may already be dead.
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“On the Backs of Angels” by Dream Theater
Another lengthy musical odyssey, “On the Backs of Angels” features some unique keyboard solos, incredibly catchy melodic guitar playing, and some amazingly moody lyrics. This song will surprise you to the very end.
breakfast of M&M’s, Skittles, Reece’s Pieces and Sour Patch Kids all in one bowl is healthy, right? Gemini 5/21 – 6/20 Is your mini refrigerator running? No really, you may want to check that out. Spoiled Cheez Whiz is no fun for anyone. Cancer 6/21 – 7/22 Invest in some table coasters for bored afternoons. They work great as mini Frisbees, hat decorations and … that’s about it. Leo 7/23 – 8/22 Multivitamins are a great way to ward off colds. Plus, they make you feel a tad bit healthier when you have one of those Redbull-and-Doritos-for-every-meal weeks. Chloe Rambo can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
“Power through the first week”
“Sanctified with Dynamite” by Powerwolf
bet it is epic.
Sometimes it’s all in a name, and a quick glance at the lyrics of this song conjures up images of an insurmountable army of werewolf suicide bombers. Powerwolf indeed. You may catch yourself screaming the lyrics at your alarm clock after a few listens.
This song starts softly but gets heavy before too long. If you look up epic in the dictionary, you will find this song. Trust me, I checked.
“Vulgaris Magistralis” be Heidevolk I have no idea what this song is about because it is in Dutch, but the fact that it is a song by a pagan Viking folk-metal band is pretty sweet. If you make friends with someone from the Netherlands ask them what it means. I’ll
“House of Heroes” by Battlelore
“A Rose for Epona” by Eluveitie When it comes to Celtic metal if you listen to it before class don’t fall asleep or you may find yourself dreaming of leading an army of Celtic warriors into battle to collect severed heads of your enemy’s—heads were considered divine symbols of the soul in Celtic culture. Don’t say I didn’t warn you. Andrew Deskins can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
RAWR REVIEWS Infinite days A Vampire Queen novel kaitlyn martin rawr Lenah Beaudonte is a typical teenage girl attending Wickham Boarding School. She struggles with fitting in at a new school and standing out to the cutest boy on campus. But Lenah has a past unlike many others. She has been a vampire queen raiding through England for the past 500 years and has been in hibernation for the last century in preparation of her ritual to become human again. When the ritual surprisingly works, Lenah now has to hide from her past life as she tries to blend in and adapt to the changes in society. She also finds love for the first time after losing her lifelong soul mate, Rhode, who gave his life for her to be human again but struggles with her emotions from the past. If you were a Twilight fan, this may be the new trilogy for you. This is by far the best book I have read all summer. Instead of wanting to be a vampire, Lenah wants to be human but doesn’t think about her past vampire life getting in the way. Maizel does a phenomenal job at making her readers really feel sorry for this ex-vampire who only desires to right all of the wrongs of her gory past. Taking the reader from present day back through Lenah’s vampire memories and back to the present, you can really connect
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Want it reviewed? We’ll save you time by letting you know how something is before you watch it, read it, play it or listen to it. Email arg-arts@uidaho.edu with your suggestions. with this character and feel as if you are human again as well. With today’s society everyone is always on the go and this book really demonstrates the way that people overlook the little things in life. Lenah has been dead most of her time on Earth. For the first time in a long time, she can breathe fresh air. She can feel the warmth in the touch of another person. Maizel is able to put the reader in Lenah’s thoughts and make you feel as if you have loved a man for 500 years and now you have to move on because this is what you know he would have wanted. In one chapter, Maizel can put you through an emotional roller coaster. You may laugh at how naïve Lenah is, then be completely horrified at what she has done and feel sad for her loss. “Infinite Days” is book one of this trilogy. The second book’s title is “Stolen Nights” and the third is still being written. The third book will come out July 2014. Kaitlyn Martin can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
If you were a Twilight fan, this may be the new triology for you. This is by far the best book I have read all summer.”
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If you are tired of serving up your vegetables the same way day after day, you are not alone. In college it can be hard to spice up meals without spending more money than you want to or simply not having the resources. This Creole corn dish is really easy to make and it uses plenty of fresh ingredients that won’t burn a hole in your pocket. Not only is it a refreshing new way to eat vegetables, but it adds a nice kick to it as well. This recipe makes for six servings, which isn’t typical for the average college student, but it is so delicious that your roommates will be kissing your feet and you will be glad you have left-overs for tomorrow. Or you could always cut the recipe in half.
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A Crumbs Recipe Card Creole sautéed corn
Ingredients 6 ears of corn (or use frozen or canned corn) 4 slices of bacon finely chopped (more if desired) 5 scallions finely chopped 1 green bell pepper finely chopped 1 clove of garlic minced 1 tablespoon of fresh parsley chopped 2 teaspoons thyme minced 1 teaspoon hot sauce (Tabasco or favorite) 1 teaspoon salt and pepper
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Shave kernels of corn off the cob and cook till done. Remove and set aside. Cook bacon in a skillet till crisp. Set the bacon in a bowl lined with a paper towel so the grease can drip. 3. In the same skillet, fry the scallions, green pepper and garlic for two minutes in the left over bacon fat. 4. Add the corn back into the skillet and stir. 5. Remove from the burner and add bacon, parsley, thyme, hot sauce, salt and pepper. 6. Mix well and serve.
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Last bit of summer Why U.S. laborers are honored with a three day weekend chloe rambo rawr After sun-and-fun-filled summer days, getting back to classes and homework can be tough. Getting a three-day weekend in honor of Labor Day in our second week of school is a nice way to ease back into the demands of college and celebrate what is considered the last bit of summer — but why do we commemorate it? According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Labor Day reserves the first Monday in September and dedicates it to the social and economic contributions made by American laborers. The U.S. DOL said Labor Day is a yearly national tribute to the increased strength, prosperity and well-being of our country, and in turn, gives those laborers a day off. Much has changed concerning labor laws and overall safety conditions in the workplace. TIME Magazine said workers were often forced to work 10-12-hour workdays with little pay, while small children were also forced to work in order to bring in enough income to support family members. Becoming fed up with the unfair conditions, laborers began to organize themselves into small labor unions. TIME said New York carpenter Peter McGuire is credited for bringing the idea of a “labor day” to life. In 1872 McGuire rallied more than 100,000 workers to go on strike and march through the streets of New York City demanding safer work surroundings and child labor regulations. McGuire continued to fight for laborer rights. In 1882, it was he who proposed the idea of a day to honor American laborers. On Tuesday, Sept. 5, 1882 TIME said Mc-
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Guire organized the first-ever Labor Day parade as 10,000 more factory New York City workers marched through the streets of the city. Two years later, Labor Day was officially and legally moved to the first Monday in September. The U.S. DOL also said McGuire initiated a huge bash to celebrate this successful decision in favor of increased labor rights. With speeches, a picnic, “an abundance of cigars and lager beer kegs,” labor union members celebrated the very first
Labor Day. The first mentioning of legal and governmental recognition for American workers began in 1885, and soon passed the next year on a small-courts municipal level. From here, the state of New York introduced the first state bill proposing a national holiday, but Oregon was the first state to pass a bill into law Feb. 21, 1887. The U.S. DOL said three more states — Colorado, Nebraska and Pennsylvania — had followed Oregon’s lead
by passing a “Labor Day bill” into law by the end of the 1880s. Soon, 23 other states had passed similar bills and the U.S. Congress had passed an act on June 28, 1894, finally reserving Labor Day as a national holiday. Some still celebrate Labor Day with barbecues, picnics, short vacations and enjoying the very last piece of summer vacation. Enjoy the 199th national Labor Day weekend. Chloe Rambo can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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Give me some cello: emily vaartstra rawr The legendary cello indie orchestra that has crossed boundaries and blurred lines between musical genres is coming to Moscow. The Portland Cello Project (PCP) will be performing Friday, Sept. 6, at the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre. Juliette Do from RPM Media said though PCP normally plays for much larger venues, she was able to pull them in to Moscow for the night between their Spokane and Missoula shows. “It is really an electric performance,” Do said. Doug Jenkins, artistic director, composer and cellist member of PCP, writes 15-20 new scores each performance and has lead the band through previous albums, original songs and covers. “I write most of the arrangements for the songs we play and do a lot of the overall organizational stuff,” Jenkins said. “I’ve probably written a thousand arrangements for this group in the last six years since we started.” Jenkins said he came to the cello relatively late at the age of 17 or 18 compared to the younger age a cellist usually begins. “It was just luck and serendipity,” he said. “I happened to luck into having a really great teacher when I started or else I never would have been able to actually play.” PCP’s feature at the Kenwor-
thy will be part of their “Beck, Back, & Brubeck” tour, the third of five legs in the tour, which is half way through their year-anda-half tour cycle. “I think the first leg (of the tour) every night was sold out,” Jenkins said. “It’s been going great and it’s such a fun show. It’s definitely a fun variety of a show to be going through the Baroque period to the very modern and then back a little bit, and the styles are all so different but they are all so funeverything is pretty up-beat and interesting.”
Featuring music created by Beck Hansen The central pieces of the show include music created by Beck Hansen, whose latest album was released not digitally, but in sheet music format so the only way people can hear it is to actually perform it or watch a performance, said Do. “He did this hoping that a ton of people would start performing (it) on their own, which they have, but the PCP is the first group to actually perform and interpret all 20 songs on that album,” she said. Jenkins said Hansen had been working on the sheet music for over six years before he released it. “We grabbed that,” Jenkins said. “We knew when it was coming out and booked a show the next weekend so we would have (the music) for a week.
We were going to try to learn it all in a week, all 20 songs, and then perform them that next weekend.” Jenkins said PCP decided to record Hansen’s songs while learning them in the same week and had the record out with all 20 songs two weeks after its debut. “That felt really good,” he said. “That felt like it was a result of so many years of collaborating with people and doing things on short notice and writing. That felt like a big thing for us.” PCP will incorporate Hansen’s newer pieces that have not been heard into this concert, and they are blending it in with some jazz by Dave Brubeck and classics by Johann Sebastian Bach.
The start of something extraordinary When PCP came together in 2007 it wasn’t the typical start to a cellist ensemble. “How we came about is so different then what we developed into,” Jenkins said. He said the group started off with a random get together of cellists to read and play classical music together. “There is actually a fair amount of classical music written for cello octet, cello ensemble, and we had a few beers and played a lot of classical music together,” Jenkins said. “Then we had the idea of performing (and)
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playing this music in bars. So we did that and it went over pretty well.” Over the next year or two, PCP’s style evolved into playing music normally not heard on the cello, he said. One of their first covers was Britney Spears’ “Toxic” and they invited friends and fellow musicians on stage to collaborate and put on a show with a big variety of music. PCP celebrates all kinds of music from all kinds of traditions, but doing it with the cello and reaching out to audiences in venues where the cello wouldn’t normally be seen—bars, clubs, loading docks, etc. “The transition in music didn’t come all that easily to the group,” Jenkins said.“Definitely getting the feel right for very different styles than any of us were really use to playing— it was tricky. Some of our members are jazz players; they became jazz players even though they are classically trained.”
Blending the cello with hip-hop PCP created a hip-hop record meant to be an homage to hiphop music—what Jenkins said is one of the most vibrant art forms in America today. “We (recorded) “All of the Lights” and that became a hit right away; it was like half a million hits on YouTube,” he said. “We didn’t even expect that, so (we decided) to make a
record out of it, and we made the record in the next two or three weeks after that video came out, but it didn’t feel right.” Jenkins said it was difficult for the group to not only get the rhythm in the right place temporally, but to make it feel right too. It took a year of touring and sitting on it at home and deciding not to release it. After a year, they went back in, threw out the whole old record and completely rerecorded a new one and then put it out right away.
Special guest Jolie Holland to join PCP Accompanying PCP is indie country/folk singer Jolie Holland. This talented vocalist will be featured in several of the Beck pieces PCP will be performing. “She is just really astoundingly great on her own,” Do said. “It’s kind of a double bonus to have them both come through town for the night.” Entertainment Weekly claims PCP is “An ace group of rotating cellists who take everything from Britney’s “Toxic” to the Dandy Warhols and postmodern Estonian composer Arvo Pärt in their performances.” Tickets for the show may be purchased for $12 at Book People or online at brownpapertickets. com, or they are $15 at the door. Emily Vaartstra can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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How to survive freshman year Ten things to keep in mind to make it through the first year kaityln martin rawr Freshman year of college can be a scary new step in life. New school, schedules, people and freedom. There is no one to say when to go to bed or when to do homework. No one is there to say when to eat and no one to make you do whatever you don’t want to do. So much responsibility is thrust upon a student when, for the past 18 years of their life, someone was dictating to them how to go about their day. Here are some tips on how to ensure a successful freshman year.
1. Go to every class Start this college career with good habits. It may seem easy to miss a couple classes here and there, but falling into those bad habits won’t help in upper division classes. College is fun, but education comes first.
2. Get involved There are many events and clubs on campus. Take advantage of these opportunities. “Don’t be afraid to try new things and meet new people,” junior Hailey Knox said. “Find something you love to do and get involved because that will make your college experience so much more fun.”
3. Know the places to eat on campus and their hours The cafeteria hours won’t always line up with all class schedules so it is important to know other places to get food and when it’s open- especially late at night.
4. Manage time wisely There is a lot going on so it is important to be able to know personal limitations of commitment. “Spend less time at parties and more time figuring out what you really want to do career wise,” sophmore Nate Sirdofsky said. “After you figure that out, it’s all about time management.”
5. Take your time getting through College is a different schooling experience. This is the time to make memories and have some fun. Don’t rush through and max out every semester in credits. Take some wiggle room and enjoy the next couple of years. It’s okay to take more years to graduate.
6. Take some P.E. classes Take a class, just for fun. It’s a great way to just take a break from all the school work and have something to look forward to when the coursework starts to get heavy.
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7. Don’t underestimate any relationship You never know when those connections will be handy. Even if someone is driving you crazy, be polite and stick it out. That goes for professors as well. Four years down the road you may not feel the same way.
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8. Take advantage of campus resources The university offers many resources for students such as the Writing Center, the Career Center, tutoring and so much more. Help is available; just don’t be afraid to ask for it.
9. Use the Rec Center It’s included in tuition so why not? The “freshman 15” can be a real thing, but it may be more like the “freshman 20” or more. Intramurals, Outdoor Program and the Rental Center can be found in the SRC as well.
10. Have fun No matter how stressful the year can get, don’t forget to have fun and have no regrets. College is an experience. You will get out of it what you put into it. This is your home for at least the next four years. Make the best of it and don’t give up even in the darkest of times. There will be some low times and high times. Make this your university. Kaitlyn Martin can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
Use the Rec Center Take P.E. classes
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Events calendar
Arts, entertainment, cultural events Monday, Sept. 2 Labor Day – No class 9 a.m. Postcards from the Farm exhibit by Jessica DeRuwe at the 1912 Center 6:30 p.m. Fresh meat practice with the Rolling Hills Derby Games at the Gladish Community Center in Pullman
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Friday, Aug. 30
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11 a.m. FemFest and Women’s Equality Day at Commons Plaza 6:30 p.m. Late Night Lounge at the Campus Christian Center 7 p.m. North by Northwest playing at Nuart Theater 7 p.m. Vandal Entertainment Outdoor Movie on the Tower Lawn 7:30 p.m. Hamlet staged by Moscow Art Theatre at East City Park 8 p.m. Man of Steel at the Kenworthy
Saturday, Aug. 31 8 a.m. Moscow Farmers Market 10 a.m. Sand Volleyball begins 4:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Man of Steel at the Kenworthy 8 p.m. Vandal Entertainment Film at SUB Borah Theater
Sunday, Sept. 1 3 p.m. Vandal Entertainment Film at SUB Borah Theater 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Man of Steel at the Kenworthy
9 a.m. Postcards from the Farm exhibit by Jessica DeRuwe at the 1912 Center 4 p.m. Growers Market at Moscow Food Co-op 5 p.m. Athena Fall Social at the Kenworthy 7 p.m. Nerd Tuesdays at the Women’s Center 7:30 p.m. Girl Rising Film Screening at the Kenworthy
Wednesday, Sept. 4 9 a.m. Postcards from the Farm exhibit by Jessica DeRuwe at the 1912 Center 10 a.m. Study Abroad Fair at the Commons Plaza 10:30, 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Student Organization Orientations 12 p.m. Annual Health and Rec Fair at the Student Recreation Center
Thursday, Sept. 5 Fall Semester Grad Fest in SUB Ballroom 9 a.m. Postcards from the Farm exhibit by Jessica DeRuwe at the 1912 Center 12:30 p.m. Lavender Lunch in TLC 229 5 p.m. Back to School Tailgate Party HC 241 Palouse Road Runners Present: Running with John at the Kenworthy
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