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Virgo 8/24 – 9/22
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It’s a three-day weekend, classes have started — and before they get super hard — relax and unwind with some friends.
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Libra 9/23 – 10/22
Aquarius 1/21 – 2/19
Gemini 5/21 – 6/21
If you wore your SYNC shirt today, make sure to talk to everyone else wearing it. You all did a good deed, so brag about it.
Welcome back or welcome to the UI! This year will be one of the best of your life. Spend a lot of time with friends, but don’t forget to study. Classes aren’t a joke.
Seriously. It’s been a week. No one wants to hear about what you did over the summer. You have told us a million times about your vacation. Stop it.
Pisces 2/20 – 3/20
Cancer 6/22 – 7/23
Netflix can wait. These warm August nights will only last for so long, and summer evening walks are some of the best things to do around Moscow.
I know the urge to go shopping is great, but all that money you want to spend could be put to better use on your college education. Or not. Whatever … on second thought, go buy a trampoline.
Scorpio 10/23 – 11/22 Everything is awesome, everything is cool when you’re part of a team. Dream big and get r’ done.
Sagittarius 11/23 – 12/20 You should probably just stay in today. The universe is conspiring against you for some unknown, universe-y reason.
Capricorn 12/21 – 1/20
If you have the chance, go bowling with some friends this Sunday. Enjoy some down time on the threeday weekend, and try not to worry about classes this coming week.
Who-reel The eighth series of revival “Doctor Who” will feature a regenerated Doctor with Peter Capaldi playing the character’s 13th incarnation. Only time will tell how Capaldi will stand among both old and new Doctors, but while we wait to find out, we can still enjoy the work of Eccleston, Tennant and Smith — all of whom cemented The Doctor’s place in the 21st century. To celebrate the success of revival “Who,” here’s a list of some of its andrew finest episodes. n
Aries 3/21 – 4/19 … you know what’s coming…brace yourself …
Taurus 4/20 – 5/20 You know all those printer pages you have? If you’re bored and looking to prank a bunch of people at once, you should go to the library and use about 100 of them. All at once.
Leo 7/24 – 8/23 Everyone on campus will hear you roar in frustration at VandalWeb, and they will feel your pain. We have all been there and don’t envy you. Sorry not sorry.
The best revival of ‘Who’
The Lodger (Series 5, 2010)
This episode is nearly the complete opposite of “42.” The Doctor is stranded in present-day Colchester while companion Amy Pond is trapped inside the TARDIS, which is unable to materialize due to some unseen force. The mystery begins to unfold when The Doctor locates the source of the trouble and has to rent a room from a man named Craig in order to get close to it. The episode allows The Doctor to breathe for a change and just act like “one of the guys.” It’s still jenso rawr one of the funniest and most laid-back 42 (Series 3, 2007) stories thus far. Plus, James Corden and The Doctor and companion Matt Smith have wonderful chemistry. Martha land aboard a cargo ship that is being pulled into a sun and will be Midnight (Series 4, 2008) incinerated in 42 minutes. From there, When The Doctor decides to join othit’s a race to stop the ship in its tracks ers on a fun little tour to a place called and get it to safety. But there may be Sapphire Falls, it turns into a nightmare more trouble lurking in the shadows. of Twilight Zone-esque proportions. A This episode is intense and engaging. mysterious creature that can steal voices The Doctor and Martha go through triand bodies takes control of one of the als that test them physically as well as passengers, and everyone but The Doctor mentally. It’s a non-stop adrenaline rush begins to panic. The other passengers from beginning to end. eventually let their fears get out of hand
and it seems The Doctor may be falling under the creature’s control. The episode plays on people’s natural fear of the unknown, and the execution is perfect. It’s creepy, atmospheric and pure gold.
Turn Left (Series 4, 2008) What would life in the universe be like without The Doctor? According to this episode, it’s catastrophic. Under the influence of an alien, companion Donna makes a decision in her past that ensures she never meets The Doctor. Because of this, The Doctor ends up stone dead and Earth is a mess. But there might be hope, in the form of former companion Rose Tyler. This episode is wonderful not only for working without The Doctor, but also demonstrating the importance of his companions. They’re not companions because they look good, but because they are good and truly can make a difference.
The Sound of Drums (Series 3, 2007) While the previous and following
episodes were similarly entertaining, this episode takes the cake for John Simm’s over-the-top performance as The Master. And it’s great to see The Doctor face a foe just as clever as he. Right under The Doctor’s nose, The Master has returned and established himself as prime minister of Great Britain. He is more powerful than ever before and plans to enslave Earth. The episode also features John Barrowman as Jack Harkness, who is a sheer delight.
The Big Bang (Series 5, 2010) This is hands down the greatest finale of any series in the revival. Following on the heels of previous episode “The Pandorica Opens,” “The Big Bang” leaves the audience with an incredible ending to a fascinating series-long storyline. The universe is literally about to be erased and The Doctor — the root cause of the destruction — must sacrifice himself to set everything right. The episode really plays with your head, and puts the show’s time-travel aspect to good use. Andrew Jenson can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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A worthwhile journey ‘The Hundred-Foot Journey’ is a sweet and touching love letter to the art of fine cooking
enjoy each other’s company, but they, especially Marguerite, also become competitive and jealous. There was a great scene in which Hassan and Marguerite are cooking in the same kitchen — you could cut the tension with a knife. They exchange awkward glances and try to The trailers didn’t make “The Hunoutdo the other with their dishes. At one dred-Foot Journey” look especially appoint, they look squarely at each other pealing. They depicted a quirky dramedy and flames from the cooking light up about a French restaurant proprietor Marguerite’s eyes for a brief second. who’s upstaged by a new Indian That was hilarious. restaurant and family, both of While the acting is top-notch, whom learn to live with one what really makes these characters another and overcome their difenjoyable is their passion for food. ferences. It looked sappy, emoIt’s not just a love for good food, it’s tionally manipulative and dry all a need to create art for themselves andrew at once. jenson as well for those dining. In fact, their rawr In short, the trailers made it passion and attention to food is so look boring — and the fact they great that to even think they’re only mention Oprah Winfrey produced the “cooking” seems insulting. film really didn’t help. Thankfully the And the food. The food looked marfilm was far better than its advertising velous. The film was like watching an depicted. interpretation of “Ratatouille,” minus When an Indian family obsessed with the whole rat business. The food looked food and cooking is forced to move into great in “Ratatouille” and the food looks a French village, they make enemies great here. with one Madame Mallory when they This film is as much a love letter to decide to open a restaurant across the food as Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo” is to street from hers. Mallory’s restaurant is cinema. If you go see it, be sure you celebrated in France and has earned the don’t go in hungry. admiration of the French prime minisAdditionally, director Lasse Hallström ter. Shenanigans ensue as Mallory and knows how to frame the story and play Papa (Om Puri) attempt to sabotage the its light and dark aspects. The humor other’s business. However, when Malis genuine and the drama is touching. lory realizes the potential of Papa’s son, The film as a whole retains a playful Hassan, she begins to negotiate with demeanor and doesn’t attempt to be a Papa and peace becomes possible for hard-hitting piece. It’s light and fun, but both parties. it can also be serious. Some moments Helen Mirren is given top-billing as don’t add up — such as when a random Madame Mallory, but the real star is chef from Mallory’s restaurant sets fire Manish Dayal as Hassan. Hassan is the to Papa’s restaurant — but these are few story’s central focus and Dayal delivers and far between. a fine performance. Mirren is wonderHallström lets the film take its ful — as usual — and commands a strong time. There is no strong sense of on-screen presence. Fortunately, the urgency, which allows the events filmmakers ensure Mirren doesn’t overto unfold as naturally as possible. shadow Dayal, as she easily could, given Granted, the pacing isn’t perfect, as more screen time. the film rushes through a couple of The supporting actors are all theatriyears within the timeline and then cal and colorful. Om Puri gives a hearty some portions drag a little. It certainly performance as Papa. He and Mirren could have been tighter. work well off each other, especially as But overall, it’s a solid piece that’s just two stubborn grumps who won’t budge gorgeously constructed. It’s beautifully an inch. They pick on each other and it’s shot and features strong performances a sheer delight. and sure direction. In spite of what the Additionally, Charlotte Le Bon as Marcrummy trailers might make you think, guerite is enjoyable to watch — especially “The Hundred-Foot Journey” is definitely when she interacts with Dayal. She and a good viewing. Dayal go back and forth in their roles Andrew Jenson can be reached at as two young chefs falling in love. They arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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Brown sugar peaches claire whitley rawr I was looking for something sweet and fruity the other day, but didn’t want any kind of candy. While scrolling through my Pin-
terest boards, I saw a recipe for brown sugar peaches. It looked so good I had to try it. I wasn’t disappointed. This recipe is fantastic for breakfast or dessert. Just pair it with yogurt or some ice cream. Claire Whitley can be reached at crumbs@uidaho.edu
A Crumbs Recipe Card Brown sugar peaches
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3 peaches 1/2 cup of brown sugar 2 tablespoons of butter Vanilla extract Cinnamon
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Cut the peaches in half and remove the pit Clean out any excess pieces of the pit from the center In each half, pour a
smidgenon of vanilla. Just enough to cover the bottom of the pit hole. 4. Scoop a small spoonful of butter into the center of each half. 5. Put a spoonful of brown sugar over the butter. 6. Sprinkle cinnamon over it all 7. Cook at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes. 8. Let cool for a few minutes, then enjoy!
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Counter-clockwise from left: Actor David Harlan prepares the audience for the play. Michael Smith, Harlan and Mary Trotter finish their rendition of 'Romeo and Juliet' with a song. Trotter, Harlan and Smith make an audience member participate in their psychological analysis of Ophelia, played by another audience member, in 'Hamlet.' The three lead actors upon the conclusion of the play. Harlan and Smith have a sword-fight with golf clubs during 'Macbeth.' Actors Mary Trotter and Michael Smith dance together as Benvolio and Samson, respectively, in their rendition of 'Romeo and Juliet.'
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Welcome to the Side Bar and Grill The Side Bar and Grill is an enjoyable eatery, but might not be very accessible to college students food isn’t affordable. HamIf you’re in the Palouse burgers cost around $10 Mall on Pullman Road and a piece, but the cost does expect to find Quiznos or include a side of fries. It The Sugar Bowl Ice Cream might be fine for a visit or shop by the Super China two over a semester, Buffet, you’re in for a but likely no more surprise. A new eatery than that. by the name of The Side Bar and Grill has Additionally, the opened up where the restaurant is rather sandwich and ice cream small. It’s not the shops use to be, and it’s place to have a large andrew jenson ready for business. gathering for a meal, rawr if you wanted to The Side Bar and dine with family or Grill, which is primarfriends. The bar is similarly ily a hamburger eatery, has small and quiet. While not only been open for around terrible, this probably isn’t three weeks, but have the best choice for those established themselves as a with a large group of premier eatery in Moscow. friends. There are other opIt operates as if it’s been tions in Moscow that are there for years, with a kind likely more relaxed or fun. and professional staff. While the name is rather That being said, the envigeneric, the food isn’t. ronment at The Side Bar and Grill is great. There’s a cerIt’s not spectacular or tain quiet air about it that unforgettable per se, but is really inviting, especially it’s still enjoyable and tasty. since it’s in a mall. The mall If you’re in the mood for a can get crowded and noisy, burger and you don’t want but the restaurant still mainit from a fast food place, tains that same atmosphere. the grill is a good place to go. They’ve not only got On top of the atmogood burgers, but good sphere and food, it looks fries, wraps and desserts as nice. It’s bright and cheerwell. You won’t be upset or ful with some unique and dissatisfied with the food interesting decorations. It’s or service. a nice place to sit down and eat. And if you get Be aware, this isn’t the bored looking around the place to go for a quick restaurant, you can always lunch or dinner. You still catch the baseball or foothave to order and wait ball games in the bar. for your food like in any other restaurant. This is Overall, The Side Bar and the place to go if you have Grill is a restaurant you some time on your hands should check out. While and you want something there may be better choices relatively heavy. for college students, it’s still worth a visit or two. There are two distinct problems with the eatery. Andrew Jenson The first problem is prices. can be reached at For college students, the crumbs@uidaho.edu
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Let nature distract you, not the internet As the dust settles from the hordes of freshmen moving onto campus and classes start again, everyone shifts gears and settles into their school routine. Everyone has a period near the beginning of the year where school takes priority. Even if they only take school seriously for one fleeting second — everyone does it. What sepacy whitling rates an A from rawr an F is how long that golden studious period lasts. Most people keep that enthusiasm for about a week. While the pencils are still sharp and the notebooks are still clean, most students stay reasonably organized and motivated. As soon as classes dive into the real learning and teachers stop asking everyone to go around the room and talk about their summer, people start falling off the bandwagon. Students who were once overwhelmed by their prospective schedules now find they have a surprising amount of time to spend “studying.” Students who once thought they were going to split their semester between their desk and the library begin to look for other places to open their books and socialize. Moscow is a wonderful town to procrastinate in. Everyone knows that coffee shops are good places to pretend to study, but I would like to present another more creative alternative. Try “studying” outside. Moscow has a brief window of sunny weather. Take advantage of it. Winter is coming and it will be long and cold. You only have a few more weeks to work on that tan until it is out of commission until next spring. People make excuses about studying and socializing out-
side. They say there is no internet, it’s too hot, it’s too cold, the ground hurts to sit on, the mud is ruining my pants. None of these problems is insurmountable. If you stay reason-
ably close to university buildings you will probably have WiFi outside. If whatever you are studying doesn’t require internet access don’t worry about it. You will get more done if you can’t check your social networks. Dress with layers, our smartphones have weather apps for a reason, use them. It is easy to find out how warm it is outside and dress accordingly. Don’t use your laziness as an excuse. Instead embrace the weather and roll with it. Studying outside has many beneficial side effects, I have listed some of the more important ones here. When you study outside you are not in a coffee shop. When you are not in a coffee shop you can’t buy coffee. When you can’t buy coffee you can’t spend your hard-earned money. Studying outside saves money. Studying outside also leads to increased social interaction. In a coffee shop you often see the same crowd of people over and over again. Studying outside broadens your horizons and exposes you to people you may never have otherwise met. The most beneficial side effect of outdoor study is the increased knowledge of natural history, and an enhanced thankfulness of the in-door study environment. In the outdoors,
you are constantly exposed to bugs, animals and plants that you just wouldn’t see studying anywhere else. What better way to learn about exoskeletons than having to have to swat away invertebrates that pose a threat to your study time? Literary works such as Walt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass” take on a whole new significance while sitting in those very leaves. Occasional outdoor study also gives the student an intense appreciation for the commodities of civilization. Tables, chairs, air conditioning, screen doors and all the other paraphernalia of society take on a new value and significance when the student is deprived of them. Studying outside makes you appreciate indoor studying all the more and makes the winter months more bearable. So jump exuberantly back into school. Enjoy that golden studious period of motivation while it lasts. Once it has gone and you have returned to a more sober state come find me, I’ll be the guy in the ski coat “studying” in my snow fort. Cy Whitling can be reached at arg-arts@uidaho.edu
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The Search for Paradise — Part 2 melody pond rawr Previously... His thought ran deep and long. So long, that he was only brought back by a soft tap on his shoulder. The grey eyes focused on Alice’s cheerful face, then upon the stewardess standing in the aisle. (Continued) “Would you like anything, sir?” she repeated, obviously irritated after many long hours on a plane. Sean shook his head. As the stewardess walked onward down the rows, he turned towards the woman next to him. “Is that the first time she has been by?” he asked. In his mind, he tried to calculate how far they had flown. Her laugh jolted him out of his new reverie. “No. We’ve been flying for several hours now.” Sean frowned. Several hours…how long was that? On a ten hour flight, several hours could be anywhere between two and five, depending on the person speaking. He allowed himself to scrutinize the eccentric Alice. How many would several be to her? The sea-green eyes turned in his direction, sparks of curiosity dancing in them. He fidgeted uncomfortably, shifting his gaze to the window once more. “Three.” Sean turned back. “Huh?” A small smile. “Several is three.” Without any further explanation, Alice returned her attention to the book in her lap. He watched her for a minute, curious to know how she had answered his unasked question. Brushing it off as a coincidence, he shifted his eyes from her face to her book. It was a medical dictionary. “Are you a doctor?” he asked impulsively. He regretted it, as he did not really want
to know about her or her life. Then why had he asked? She looked up at him. “No, but I am going to medical school.” Sean nodded. “Why?” The question caught her attention. It caught him off guard. It was such a strange question to ask, given the context. He watched as something changed in her eyes and in the set of her mouth. “Probably because I want to help people. I have so much I could give, and to just be able to affect one life, to save one life, would be the greatest thing to happen to me,” Alice replied softly. Her face, so young, did not do her mind justice. “Then, what’s in Fiji for you?” She shrugged. “I have no idea. Suddenly, I just felt like what I was looking for was in Fiji.” Sean accepted the answer, since it was the same feeling for him too. Fiji is made of beautiful white sandy beach, blue water, and tall green palm trees. Everything was pristine. Beautiful. Sean sat at a small table, coffee cup steaming, staring around the hotel lobby. A tall man sat a few tables away, watching the entrance, his blonde hair sticking up at odd angles. The orange shirt he wore was faded, almost as if it was older than the man himself. Sean noticed this with a smile. “Sean?” a bright voice asked. He turned his pale eyes away from the man. Standing next to him was Alice, the woman from the plane. His smile stretched, though he was unsure why. The blonde man from a few tables away had turned toward them, dark grey eyes watching them, a soft smile on his face. Sean noticed, suspicion clouding his mind. “You two are a lovely young couple,” the man said approaching them.
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Upon closer examination, Sean noticed that the man was actually older, somewhere in his sixties, and that the shirt was in fact old, dating back at least twenty years, if not more. “Oh, we aren’t--” Alice began. “Thank you.” He felt her eyes on him, wondering what he was playing at. In his mind, he thought it better to let the man assume his own ideas than give out any hint of the truth. The older gentleman smiled kindly, eyes crinkling. “Reminds me of myself forty years ago.” Alice perked up, interested in a story. “Really?” The man nodded. “Me and my Heather.” The woman’s curiosity could not be masked. It caused the blonde man to laugh, a deep rumbling laugh.
“My first and only love, Heather. We came here for a vacation, to get away from our nagging parents and to spend time with just each other. We were soul mates, you know, even though we didn’t think it at the time. And her parents didn’t want to believe it either.” Sean sipped at his coffee, interested despite himself. He wanted to know what this man meant by soul mate. “We passed off all the uncanny occurrences as mere coincidences. Like how she always managed to answer a question before I asked it, or how I could always tell when she was being sincere, without having to hear any words.” Unconsciously, Sean looked at Alice. Her attention was held by the man and his story, her sea-green eyes wide with wonder. He felt a small smile
tug at his mouth. “I brought Heather here, to the place she had most wanted to see, with the scarce amount of money I had. I tried to make everything like the dream she wished it to be. Even though I didn’t have much in the way of money, I had more than most when it came to love,” the man continued, face softening in reminiscence. “I mean, I loved everything about Heather. The ash blonde hair, the lightbrown eyes, and the crooked smile. I loved the way she could forgive people without having to think. I loved how terrified she was of cats, and the way she would cling to my arm whenever a cat walked across our path.” Sean watched the man’s face, and saw how it was distant, staring off into the past. He suddenly felt sorry for him, but had no idea why.
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