tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53491149741641426562024-02-19T01:35:57.968-08:00NEXT GENERATION JOURNALISMAn online portfolio and blogLindsey Treffryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020342182621078692noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349114974164142656.post-73595057737210476192014-01-09T14:17:00.000-08:002014-01-22T14:18:12.867-08:00Hicks goes HollywoodLindsey Treffry, <a href="http://inland360.com/hicks-goes-hollywood-american-idol-winner-performs-at-clearwater-river-casino/"><i>Inland360.com </i></a><br />
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Since winning the fifth season of “American Idol” eight years ago, <a href="http://taylorhicks.com/" target="_blank">Taylor Hicks</a>
has released three albums, performed on Broadway, sung at a Republican
National Convention, acted in “Law and Order: SVU” and secured gigs at
both Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas. But for him, that was just a start.<br />
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<a href="http://inland360.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/taylorhicks_harmonica_blackandwhite.jpg" rel="fancybox-gallery" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Taylor Hicks performs the Clearwater River Casino on Saturday." class="size-medium wp-image-38891" height="300" src="http://inland360.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/taylorhicks_harmonica_blackandwhite-235x300.jpg" width="235" /></a></div>
The Southern soul singer with pepper-gray hair will make his way to
the Clearwater River Casino event center Saturday in Lewiston.<br />
It’s part of a long list of his 2014 gigs, including tours around the country, the finale of his <a href="http://www.parislasvegas.com/" target="_blank">Paris Las Vegas</a> residency and a new country album, which Hicks, 37, said should be released in spring.<br />
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“The common thread will be my voice and the instrumentation,” Hicks
said of the Nashville-recorded album, which features more country music
than his previous soul, blues and funk albums. “I’m just really excited,
because I’ve picked great songs on this record. I’m going to have a few
surprises along the way.”<br />
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Plus, he has some TV surprises, too.<br />
<br />
Hicks played himself on an episode of “<a href="http://www.nbc.com/law-and-order-special-victims-unit/video/clay-aiken-ashanti-and-taylor-hicks-talk-svu/n42148/" target="_blank">Law and Order: SVU”</a>
along with season two “American Idol” winner Clay Aiken and R&B
performer Ashanti, who all parodied voice competition judges, much like
Simon Cowell. Since then, Hicks has looked to other TV and film roles.<br />
<br />
“I’m looking at a little bit more serious roles for next year,” Hicks
said. “It’s interesting. Having caught my break on television, I’ve
kind of been exposed to that art. It’s always smart to revisit it.”<br />
<br />
While performing with Willie Nelson and the Allman Brothers were
highlights of his career, Hicks said he hopes to one day collaborate
with Paul Simon, one of his favorite artists.<br />
<br />
“Those are opportunities; you have to make the best of them,” he said.<br />
<br />
Hicks said the <a href="http://www.crcasino.com/" target="_blank">Clearwater River Casino</a>
audience can look forward to hearing songs from “American Idol,” off
his records and some “great cover songs,” such as Elvis hits or “Taking
it to the Streets” by Michael McDonald.<br />
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“Just some really great live music,” Hicks said.<br />
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Tickets for the 8 p.m. Saturday concert are available through TicketsWest outlets, by calling (800) 325-SEAT or visiting <a href="http://ticketswest.com/events/taylor-hicks/10859/" target="_blank">TicketsWest.com</a>. Tickets, $20-$60, can also be purchased through the Clearwater River Casino box office.<br />
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As seen in the Jan. 9 issue of <a href="http://inland360.com/hicks-goes-hollywood-american-idol-winner-performs-at-clearwater-river-casino/"><i>Inland 360</i></a>. Lindsey Treffryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020342182621078692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349114974164142656.post-87915845696670421752013-12-05T14:09:00.000-08:002014-01-22T14:19:17.032-08:00Ana’s ace: UI graduate films documentary on memory championLindsey Treffry, <a href="http://inland360.com/anas-ace-ui-athlete-films-documentary-on-memory-champion/"><i>Inland360.com </i></a><br />
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When Ana Overgaard started a video project at the University of
Idaho, she had no idea it would take her to Florida twice and even as
far as London.<br />
<br />
“It started as kind of a joke with Nelson Dellis: ‘Someone should make a documentary with you,’ “ Overgaard said.<br />
<br />
And Overgaard did.<br />
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Nelson Dellis is a famous memory champion. He can memorize thousands
of binary digits in an hour, as well as 20 packs of cards and multiple
blobs of colors, abstract images, random words and fictional dates.
Dellis creates what’s called a memory palace, in order to memorize a
name, for example.<br />
<br />
“You take the name into something visual, like Ana: Banana, visualize
the face and put that there,” Overgaard said. “It looks like they’re
taking SATs, and it’s really boring, but in their mind, they’re going on
these incredible journeys.”<br />
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Techniques like this are what led Dellis to win the 2011 and 2012 <a href="http://www.usamemorychampionship.com/" target="_blank">USA Memory Championships</a>, and then go on to the <a href="http://www.worldmemorychampionships.com/" target="_blank">World Memory Championships</a> in 2012, where he placed seventh.<br />
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Overgaard met him a few years back and decided to pursue what had
begun as a class project after getting a $3,000 grant from the UI — the
first ever awarded to a Journalism and Mass Media student.<br />
<br />
“I thought, now that I’ve got his, I have to do it,” said Overgaard, who used UI equipment to film and edit.<br />
<br />
Overgaard planned to follow Dellis to the World Championships, which were supposed to be in New York.<br />
<br />
“But it changed to London last minute, right in the middle of
basketball season,” said Overgaard, who was a senior guard for the UI
women’s basketball team before graduating in May.<br />
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<a href="http://inland360.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1.jpg" rel="fancybox-gallery" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Nelson Dellis concentrates during the 2012 World Memory Championship in this still image from "Ace of Diamonds," a film by University of Idaho graduate Ana Overgaard." class="size-medium wp-image-37870" src="http://inland360.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1-300x200.jpg" height="200" width="300" /></a><br />
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She had missed Dellis’ performance in the National Championships due to the WAC Championships, which her team won.<br />
<br />
Overgaard vented to a good friend in Spokane about how she was going
to have to give up the project. Her friend then spoke to her aunt, who
wrote a $7,000 grant, and Overgaard was back to work, able to follow
Dellis to London. After that, the project came out of her parents’ and
her own pockets.<br />
<br />
She just finished work at Bloom restaurant in Moscow and is moving to Boise.<br />
<br />
“It got more expensive in licensing,” Overgaard said. “(Dellis) gave
‘TedTalks,’ was on ‘Oprah,’ ‘The Today Show’ and ‘National Geographic.’ ”<br />
<br />
She had to pay to use the material, as well as pay for film festival
entries and to burn her film to Blu-ray discs. She hopes to enter it in
10 to 15 film festivals.<br />
<br />
“It ended up being so much bigger than I thought it would be,”
Overgaard said. “As I went to London, I was filming with these
professionals and famous memory champions. The more I worked on it, the
more I loved it. I had total freedom.”<br />
<br />
Overgaard said her proudest moment with camera in hand, was when she
strolled down the street with Dellis in downtown Miami. Intimidated by a
man who had just been interview by CNN a week prior, Overgaard
spontaneously asked him to memorize license plates of parked cars for
two blocks.<br />
<br />
“It ends up being so cool, and totally fascinating,” said Overgaard, who used the scene in her film.<br />
<br />
Overgaard’s film “Ace of Diamonds” will play 7 p.m. Dec. 11 in the UI
Administration Building Auditorium.<br />
<br />
The film follows Dellis during the
World Memory Championships and his climb up Mount Everest, as an attempt
to raise awareness for his <a href="http://climbformemory.com/" target="_blank">“Climb For Memory”</a>
foundation, which generates money for Alzheimer’s research. The film is
free and open to the public, and both Dellis and Overgaard will speak
at the showing.<br />
<br />
“I never wanted to do documentary at all. It kind of fell into my
lap,” Overgaard said. “It’s so expensive, such a struggle, things go
wrong, but in the end, once I have a final product, it’s the best
feeling in the world.”<br />
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<b><u>Exercise your brain muscle</u><br />
</b>Dellis claims anyone is capable of having a memory similar to his –
it just takes practice. Here’s some tips he shared during a lecture, and
with <a href="http://brainworldmagazine.com/usa-memory-champ-nelson-dellis-shares-memory-secrets/" target="_blank"><i>Brain World Magazine</i></a>.<br />
<ul>
<li>Exercise – the physical kind. It’s good for circulation. Your
hippocampus grows if you are active, and this system helps with memory.</li>
<li>Eat well. Dellis eats food with antioxidants, such as fruits and
vegetables with bold colors. He eats salmon and sardines, a food with
DHA, an omega-3 fatty acid found in the brain and retina. He takes DHA
supplements, too.</li>
<li>Stay mentally engaged. Practice active brain challenges, such as puzzles.</li>
<li>Have a supportive core of family and friends. Social well being is important, too.</li>
<li>Memorize something. First, take what you’re going to memorize and
turn that into a picture in your mind. Once you have that picture, use a
memory palace: Take a location you know very well, one you walk through
maybe everyday, and choose a familiar path through it. Walk through the
place in your head and place the pictures you’ve memorized in those
specific places. Later, you will recall them in your memory palace
walk-through.</li>
</ul>
As seen in Dec. 5 issue of <i><a href="http://inland360.com/anas-ace-ui-athlete-films-documentary-on-memory-champion/">Inland 360</a></i>. Lindsey Treffryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020342182621078692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349114974164142656.post-77550972897309397482013-11-28T14:15:00.000-08:002014-01-22T14:16:24.148-08:00Appetizing artworkLindsey Treffry, <a href="http://inland360.com/appetizing-artwork-clarkston-woman-sells-art-from-a-retrofitted-snack-machine-at-her-restaurant/"><i>Inland360.com </i></a><br />
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Hungry customers open the door into the foyer of <a href="http://www.roosterslanding.com/" target="_blank">Roosters WaterFront Restaurant</a> and are faced with a snack machine. It’s an odd sight for patrons about to satisfy their cravings.<br />
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But this snack machine isn’t selling overpriced junk food. Instead of
potato chips, licorice and diet soda, pieces of watercolor, fiber art,
pottery and jewelry sit in the metal loops of the machine.<br />
<br />
It is called Vincent Art à la Carte and was created by Clarkston’s
Nancy Morrison. She was inspired by the concept of Art-O-Mats, or
retired cigarette machines that sell art pieces for a set price.<br />
<br />
An old Art-O-Mat lives inside <a href="http://inland360.com/smokin-good-art-retired-cigarette-vending-machines-converted-to-sell-art/" target="_blank">Washington State University’s Compton Union Building</a> with pack-sized art pieces that sell for $5.<br />
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“I noticed those, and they had a good start on the idea, but you can’t see the product,” Morrison said.<br />
So, Vincent — short for Vincent van Gogh — has his art pieces on
display, except for those hidden behind the first in line, which
customers try to peek past anyway. Morrison has to clean the glass
weekly due to smeared fingerprints.<br />
<br />
“The point of this, more than making money, is to get local artists’
artwork out where it can see the light of day,” said Morrison, who
filled Vincent’s slots with work from 15 Lewiston-Clarkston Valley
artists. “The kind of people that are going to put artwork in a snack
machine, they’re not the ones that are so full of themselves that they
have to have a museum or gallery. They are people that love to make art,
that love to create.”<br />
<br />
Morrison is an artist, too, and because she doesn’t currently charge
consignment, she instead sells her own mixed media art to make a bit of
profit.<br />
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Customers can read about whose art is in each slot. Art ranges from
$2-$35, and children’s jewelry art projects located in the bottom of the
machine, cost $2.<br />
<br />
Since the mid-October installation, Morrison estimates that 20 pieces have sold.<br />
<br />
Kelsey Grafton is one of the artists featured behind Vincent’s glass.
She’s selling her original watercolor paintings of owl scenes.<br />
<br />
“It’s a way to generate a buying atmosphere and art awareness
throughout the valley in a unique form,” Grafton said. “The products
should be changing out all the time, so if you don’t see the one you
want, it’s always worth a look.”<br />
<br />
For now, Vincent accepts cash up to $20, and gives back $1 coins for change.<br />
<br />
Morrison had a sensor installed to ensure pieces won’t stick and
money isn’t wasted on a caught piece of art. If the piece doesn’t drop,
customers get a second chance to press the button, as an attempt to
release the piece again. If all else fails, Morrison’s phone number is
on the machine, but she’s never gotten a call.<br />
<br />
Vincent has a sister, too. Georgia — short for Georgia O’Keefe —
lives in Morrison’s backyard, and with enough artist interest, Morrison
said she’ll start looking for Georgia’s Moscow home. Interested artists
can contact her via email at <span class="emoba-em">morrisonarts@gmail.com</span>.<br />
<br />
In the meantime, Morrison is still working to improve Vincent. Her
goal is to have scannable QR codes near the artwork, so people can look
pieces up online before purchasing, and to learn more about each artist.<br />
<br />
“And with so much variety in the machine,” she said, “I haven’t had to ask for any more artwork yet.”<br />
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As seen in Nov. 28 issue of <a href="http://inland360.com/appetizing-artwork-clarkston-woman-sells-art-from-a-retrofitted-snack-machine-at-her-restaurant/"><i>Inland 360</i></a>.Lindsey Treffryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020342182621078692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349114974164142656.post-78433099059467326072013-11-21T14:03:00.000-08:002014-01-22T14:04:18.922-08:00Crying fowl: Inland 360 staff tastes vegan version of popular Thanksgiving staple<span style="font-size: small;"><span>Lindsey Treffry, <i><a href="http://inland360.com/tofurky-madness-inland-360-staff-tastes-vegan-version-of-popular-thanksgiving-staple/">Inland360.com</a> </i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span><i>Turkey is the most popular dish for Americans on
Thanksgiving. About 46 million turkeys were killed for the occasion in
2011. For some, there is a no-kill option, though: <a href="http://www.tofurky.com/tofurkyproducts/holiday_products.html" target="_blank">Tofurky Roast</a>.
So, the Inland 360 staff was put to the test. Being the meat-lovers
they are, it’s no surprise they were skeptics of a roast free of animal
products. But what’s a little “meat” without the tryptophan? Well,
results may vary:</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">“<span>Is that how it comes, in just a
little box?” said news editor Jeanne DePaul, holding the empty cardboard
from which the roast came — once frozen and wrapped in plastic.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span>Photographer Barry Kough, who refused to partake in testings, said it looked like a wheat bun.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span>A lift of the foil, revealing the
roast, resulted in an upturned nose. Managing editor Doug Bauer lifted a
trash can and motioned toward copy editor Craig Clohessy, the leeriest
of the group. Cooked in soy sauce and oil, with sweet potatoes and
onions in the oven, the Tofurky’s center exposed a wild rice stuffing
once cut. Slices were handed to each staffer in the group.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">“<span>It’s kind of an interesting
texture,” said graphics editor Brian Beesley, who took the first bite.
“I mean, it’s a little bit like turkey and it tastes like turkey … It’d
be really good if it had brown gravy slathered over the top.”</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span>Clohessy, who looked ill, said it
reminded him of grade school lunches, when children were fed what was
supposed to be turkey, but was really “mystery meat.”</span></span><br />
<a href="http://inland360.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/tofurkyCover.jpg" rel="fancybox-gallery" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Tofurkey. Gobble or gag?" class="size-medium wp-image-37490" height="300" src="http://inland360.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/tofurkyCover-252x300.jpg" width="252" /></a> <br />
<span style="font-size: small;">“<span>It has the consistency of fat,” he said.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span>Despite enjoying the wild rice
stuffing, production editor Julie Breslin said there was no turkey
flavor in the roast, and worse — it squeaked in her mouth when she
chewed.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span>But there were some fans of the dish, too.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span>A tofu lover, DePaul said the soy-based roast tasted like turkey and gravy.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">“<span>The tofu itself, not great,” Doug
Bauer said. “The overall dish, OK … If you get a bite of everything
together, it’s pretty palatable.”</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span>But some just didn’t see the point.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">“<span>If you want to eat turkey, why not just eat turkey?” Clohessy said.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span>Breslin agreed.</span></span><br />
<br />
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<a href="http://inland360.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/tofurky4.jpg" rel="fancybox-gallery" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Roast was served up with onions and sweet potatoes." class="size-medium wp-image-37491" height="198" src="http://inland360.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/tofurky4-300x198.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">“<span>If you’re a vegetarian, why are you trying to eat turkey?” she said.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span>DePaul argued the whole point of Tofurky is because vegetarians don’t want to eat the animal.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">“<span>You’re trying to join in and have something to slice at the table,” she said.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span>Some still weren’t convinced: “Why
don’t you just eat a *bleeping* salad?” said photographer Steve Hanks,
who only tried a smear of the roast from his fingertip after
accidentally touching it during the photoshoot.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">“<span>You couldn’t fool your family,” said reporter Jennifer Bauer, who was once a vegetarian for 13 years. </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span>Doug Bauer joked that serving the meat substitute would be a good way to test how good of friends you have.</span> </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">“<span>That wouldn’t substitute as a Thanksgiving turkey for anyone,” DePaul said.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span>All the plates were wiped clean,
other than Clohessy’s, and the Tofurky exceeded most tester’s
expectations. For Thanksgiving, though, the staff will stick to their
roots.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">“<span>This is going to make that real turkey taste all the better,” Doug Bauer said.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span><b><br /></b></span></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span><b>What’s Tofurky made of?<br />
</b></span></span></span><br />
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<a href="http://inland360.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Tofurky3.jpg" rel="fancybox-gallery" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Tofurky Roast comes round, wrapped in plastic in a cardboard box. Roasts can be found at the Moscow Food Co-Op or in the Huckleberry's section of Rosauers." class=" wp-image-37492 " height="168" src="http://inland360.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Tofurky3-296x300.jpg" width="166" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Roast: </b>Water, vital wheat
gluten, organic tofu (water, organic soybeans, magnesium chloride,
calcium chloride), shoyu soy sauce (water, non-GMO soybeans, wheat,
salt, culture), expeller pressed non-GMO canola oil, natural vegan
flavors, non-GMO corn starch, garbanzo bean flour, white bean flour,
lemon juice from concentrate, onion, carrot, celery, vegan sugar,
calcium lactate from beets, sea salt.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span><br />
<b>Stuffing:</b> Organic brown rice, whole wheat bread cubes (enriched
wheat flour, water, organic sugar, sea salt, yeast), onion celery,
water, organic wild rice, expeller pressed non-GMO canola oil, natural
vegan flavors, garlic, salt, vegan sugar, spices and tumeric (added for
color).</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span><b>How do I make vegan gravy?<br />
</b></span></span><span>Try a mushroom gravy, such as the one recommended on the Tofurky box.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span><b>Ingredients:</b> 8 oz. sliced
mushrooms, 1/4 cup sliced onions, 1-1/2 Tbsp. oil, 1/2 cup unbleached
white flour, 2 Tbsp. oil, 4 cups vegetable stock or soymilk, 1 Tbsp. soy
sauce, 1/4 tsp. black pepper.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span><br />
<b>Directions:</b> Lightly saute the sliced mushrooms and onions in the
1-1/2 Tbsp. oil. In another pan, combine and bubble the flour and 2
Tbsp. oil together over low heat for 1 minute. Whisk in the stock or
soymilk along with the soy sauce and black pepper. Cook until thickened,
whisking out any lumps. Stir in the mushrooms and onions, and serve.</span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span><b>What vegan dishes can I serve on the side?<br />
</b></span></span><span>Cook a butternut
squash, topped with a bit of oil and brown sugar. Or, try the same with
acorn squash. Most cranberry sauces are safe, just be sure gelatin isn’t
one of the ingredients: It’s collagen extracted from the skins, bones
and tissues of farm animals. Roast some carrots, with maple syrup, oil
and fennel seeds in the oven. Rolls and bread are an easy addition, just
read the ingredients before buying — most are OK, but some include
buttermilk, butter or eggs. </span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span>As seen in the Nov. 29 issue of <a href="http://inland360.com/tofurky-madness-inland-360-staff-tastes-vegan-version-of-popular-thanksgiving-staple/"><i>Inland 360</i></a>.</span></span>Lindsey Treffryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020342182621078692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349114974164142656.post-10474116331430374842013-11-14T14:05:00.000-08:002014-01-22T14:08:37.016-08:00EDM dominates the music scene<span style="font-size: small;">EDM is all over the radio. It can be heard in dance clubs, at
national music festivals, such as Paradiso or Freaknight, and on college
campuses.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Popularized by artists such as Calvin
Harris, Deadmau5 and David Guetta, EDM, or electronic dance music, is
beat-driven music produced for dance-based entertainment.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">“There’s a huge demand for it,” said
Moscow deejay Nick Cain, or CnDyCain, who produced a documentary on EDM
for his Dance 100 class at the University of Idaho. “It’s a passion,
because it’s very upbeat, and very positive lyrically.”</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Cain mainly deejays at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cjsmoscow" target="_blank">CJ’s Nightclub</a> in Moscow, but with his EDM-heavy beats, his deejaying has grown in demand.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">“I’m booking gigs every other week at
CJ’s, as well as at private events on campus,” said Cain who has
performed on both the UI and WSU campuses.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Jacob Farris, <a href="http://studentinvolvement.orgsync.com/org/studententertainmentboard" target="_blank">WSU Student Entertainment Board</a> director, said he hears people listening to EDM on campus and playing hits at parties.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">“People are getting more into the
music,” Farris said. “My freshman year of college, it was starting to
become more popular, and now that I’m a senior, more people are
listening to it.”</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">By the mid-1990s, producers were able
to create EDM-based music after the introduction of MIDI interfaces and
personal computers, but it wasn’t until the early 2000s that sound
manipulation progressed and computer software technology was advanced
enough to allow EDM studios just about anywhere.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">With EDM growing in popularity,
Farris said, it was a great opportunity for the entertainment board to
expand the musical genres it offers for concerts. In early October, <a href="http://www.3lau.com/music" target="_blank">3LAU</a>, or Justin Blau, performed at WSU, and Adventure Club performed Oct. 29.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Farris previously saw <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Adventure+Club" target="_blank">Adventure Club</a> live at Paradiso Festival in the Gorge Amphitheater and said there was a large turnout.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Cain attended Paradiso this year,
too, as well as the festivals Lucky and Massive. He said EDM festivals
are often stereotyped as having a lot of drug use <i><b>(see accompanying story below).</b></i></span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">“But I’ve had good experiences at every fest I’ve been to,” he said.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Everybody Cain met was polite, he said.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">“You’re with 23,000 people. If
someone (accidentally) punches you in the back of the head, the guy has a
look of shock … He apologizes and you chat with him for two or three
minutes,” said Cain, laughing.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">But EDM has a home at more than just
festivals. Cain deejayed at a WSU residence hall for a back-to-school
mixer, and CJ’s Nightclub is host to hundreds of EDM fans each weekend.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">“Mainly what got me into deejaying
was that music,” Cain said. “At CJ’s, it’s a balance of playing the hip
hop and top 30 songs, and the upbeat, hotter tracks that EDM has, too.”</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">T<a href="http://www.zzubarandgrill.com/" target="_blank">he Zzu Bar and Grill</a> manager Alfredo Bautista, though, said his DJs stick with top 40s, not EDM.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">With a shortage of EDM at Pullman’s
only dance club, fans flooded Adventure Club’s WSU performance. Tickets
sold out within the first week of the student-only event. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">As far as small concerts supported by the UI’s <a href="http://www.uidaho.edu/studentaffairs/department-of-student-involvement/asui/vandal-entertainment-site" target="_blank">Vandal Entertainment</a>, no EDM groups are scheduled. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">“I’m a little jealous I don’t have
the opportunity to go see (Adventure Club),” Cain said. “I see Pullman
making more and more of a pull, and I really wish UI would follow suit.”</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">While EDM has made waves locally, it
seems that EDM addicts may have to settle for traveling to national
festivals or Spokane — which is host to <a href="http://www.uscevents.com/events/morgan-page-presents-a-3d-visual-experience-knitting-factory" target="_blank">Morgan Page’s 3D Visual Experience</a> on Saturday — to get their fix. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">“It’s a change in what kind of music
people are listening to,” Farris said. “You have your typical hip hop,
rock. Our generation is getting more influence into this music.”</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>EDM and MDMA<br />
</b></span>WSU graduate Patrick Witkowski, 21, died after a brain
hemorrhage from supposed MDMA consumption at the late June festival,
Paradiso. MDMA is an empathogenic drug, known as ecstasy, or now
popularly dubbed “Molly.” In the coroner’s report last week, though,
autopsy results finally revealed that his death was related to
methamphetamine, not Molly.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Chelan County Coroner Wayne Harris
said he had been working on the assumption the death was due to an MDMA
overdose, but the results showed Witkowski died of organ failure due to a
combination of dehydration, heat and meth intoxication.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Witkowski was one of more than 70
Paradiso attendees who had been treated at Quincy Valley Medical Center
during a three-day span, and between 40 and 50 of those cases involved
alcohol or drug abuse, hospital spokeswoman Michele Wurl told the<a href="http://dnews.com/local/article_00636655-3054-5065-aa59-420a72bc1267.html" target="_blank"><i> Moscow-Pullman Daily News </i></a>in July.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">At the Electric Zoo EDM festival in New York this September, three people died from Molly-induced dehydration, according to <i><a href="http://www.seattleweekly.com/home/949350-129/molly-edm-events-usc-drug-festival" target="_blank">Seattle Weekly</a>, </i>resulting in cancellation of the event’s last day.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">“The drug’s appeal is the euphoria it
produces, which users often say makes the feeling of togetherness and
the intensity of EDM much greater at raves,” <a href="http://www.seattleweekly.com/home/949350-129/molly-edm-events-usc-drug-festival" target="_blank"><i>Seattle Weekly </i></a>reported
on Oct. 16. “The problem is, the drug is often cut with other
substances like methamphetamine, ketamine and PMMA, a cheap cousin of
MDMA with less euphoric effect but more of the toxicity that can result
in deadly hyperthermia.”</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>What does EDM sound like?</b></span><br />
You’ve probably heard it if you’ve ever been in a dance club: The deejay
segues from one song or record to the next with a synchronized beat,
hopefully in a seamless transition. But what’s the difference between
dubstep, techno, house music and EDM? While some say EDM is the same as
all the genres listed above, some call them subgenres of EDM, and others
separate it completely. It seems, no one really knows how to describe
what music fits in the category, but here’s a few EDM genres broken down
by the website, <a href="http://www.edmsauce.com/electronic-dance-music/" target="_blank">EDM Sauce</a>:</span><br />
<a href="http://inland360.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/360-EMD-WSUparty-LaserShow-StockImage.jpg" rel="fancybox-gallery" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="360 EMD-WSUparty LaserShow-StockImage" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-37276" src="http://inland360.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/360-EMD-WSUparty-LaserShow-StockImage-300x225.jpg" height="225" width="300" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><b>HOUSE</b>:
Known as the most ‘human’ sounding music of all genres, it’s often
heard in Top 40 mixes, by artists such as Daft Punk or Tiesto.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>TRANCE:</b> Trance uses melodic tunes and repetitive synthesizer progressions. It’s usually played between 125 to 150 beats per minute.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>TECHNO:</b> Sometimes
used interchangeably with EDM, techno is generally a repetitive beat in
common time, using drum machines, snyths and digital workstations. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b>DUBSTEP:</b> A
production using strong bass lines, drum patterns and occasional vocals,
dubstep was made famous by artists such as Skrillex, and is a bit more
aggressive than techno.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">As seen in the Nov. 14 issue of <a href="http://inland360.com/edm-dominates-the-music-scene-electronic-dance-music-strewn-into-mainstream-moscow-pullman-campuses-2/"><i>Inland 360</i></a>. </span>Lindsey Treffryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020342182621078692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349114974164142656.post-19564510249401830932013-10-10T13:58:00.000-07:002014-01-22T14:04:52.150-08:00Who is Heart?: WSU director of engineering remembers their live studio performanceLindsey Treffry, <a href="http://inland360.com/who-is-heart-wsu-director-of-engineering-remembers-their-live-studio-performance/" target="_blank"><i>Inland360.com </i></a><br />
<br />
In 1976, Don Peters didn’t know who Heart was.<br />
<a href="http://inland360.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/AP120621031125.jpg" rel="fancybox-gallery" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Associated Press Ann Wilson, left, and Nancy Wilson of the band Heart pose together at the "Who Shot Rock and Roll" photo exhibition opening at the Annenberg Space for Photography on Thursday June 21, 2012 in Los Angeles. " class="size-medium wp-image-36038 " src="http://inland360.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/AP120621031125-300x198.jpg" height="198" width="300" /></a><span style="font-size: small;">“</span><span style="font-size: small;">I had never heard of the group
before,” said Peters, a crew member for “Second Ending” a show that
featured a few concerts each month at Washington State University’s <a href="http://kwsu.org/" target="_blank">KWSU-TV</a>
studio. “We got them to come over and record a concert in our studios.
They got here and I thought, ‘Man, these guys are good.’”</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Produced and directed by Michael
Costones, “Second Ending” would air on stations across the Northwest.
Heart signed on to perform the show, and a live studio audience was on
site.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;">Heart’s<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Dreamboat-Annie-Heart/dp/B00000633F" target="_blank"> “Dreamboat Annie,”</a>
which led to the band’s breakthrough later that year, was yet to be
released, but the band performed hits such as “Magic Man” and “Crazy On
You.”</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;">“</span><span style="font-size: small;">I was running video, setting up the
cameras, and shooting and adjusting to the different light conditions,”
said Peters, who is now <a href="http://murrow.wsu.edu/directory/engineeringit-services/don-peters-maced" target="_blank">director of engineering</a> for the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at WSU.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://inland360.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1976WSUConcert-CourtestyKWSU.jpg" rel="fancybox-gallery" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A screen grab from the 1976 KWSU live studio performance." class="size-full wp-image-36039 " src="http://inland360.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1976WSUConcert-CourtestyKWSU.jpg" height="200" width="255" /></a></span><span style="font-size: small;">Camera operators had to press their
earsets tight to their heads to hear director’s orders, and Peters said
despite being in the control room, he could feel the bass through the
floor.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;">The band featured lead singer Ann Wilson and her sister, Nancy Wilson, guitarist. Guitarist Roger Fisher, drummer <a href="http://inland360.com/heart-transplants-tribute-band-featuring-two-members-of-the-70s-lineup-play-groups-heyday-hits/" target="_blank">Michael Derosier</a> and guitarist, bassist and synth player Howard Leese joined them in the recording.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;">“</span><span style="font-size: small;">A woman rocker fronting a band was kind of new to me,” Peters said. “Ann’s voice was just tremendous.”</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: small;">Peters said it still blows him away that Heart even considered playing at WSU during the band’s break-out year.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">“</span><span style="font-size: small;">You never know who you’ll come in
contact with,” Peters said. “The band — they’re good, but you didn’t
know how good at the time.”</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Video of the 1976 studio performance
can be seen on Heart’s 2012 retrospective collection “Strange Euphoria,”
a DVD and four-CD set.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">The Wilson sisters return to Pullman, playing at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Beasley Coliseum.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">As seen in the Oct. 10 issue of <a href="http://inland360.com/who-is-heart-wsu-director-of-engineering-remembers-their-live-studio-performance/" target="_blank"><i>Inland 360</i></a>.</span></span>Lindsey Treffryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020342182621078692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349114974164142656.post-27176563694517191552013-09-19T13:50:00.000-07:002014-01-22T14:04:35.403-08:00The strength of the feminine: Lewiston artist paints images of women, creates mosaicsLindsey Treffry, <a href="http://inland360.com/the-strength-of-the-feminine-lewiston-artist-paints-images-of-women-creates-mosaics/" target="_blank"><i>Inland360.com </i></a><br />
<br />
Jaymee Laws has been painting women for 20 years, not only because
she says they are the perfect vehicle to convey emotion, but because of
circumstances in her own life.<br />
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A 41-year-old mother of five, Laws has had to find creative solutions
in both her art and her day-to-day tasks, being that two of her
children are autistic and she works from home. Painting strong,
beautiful women is her “thing.”</div>
<br />
“And also because we live in a misogynistic culture and women are
really important,” Laws said. “I was always interested in feminism and
women’s history. I have four daughters, and so just women, in general,
are in my life.”<br />
<br />
Laws will show nine paintings of women, two mixed media paintings and four mosaic pieces as part of Lewiston’s <a href="http://www.beautifuldowntownlewiston.com/2012/07/03/downtown-art-walk/http://" target="_blank">Downtown Art Walk</a> at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheBlueLanternCoffeeHouse" target="_blank">Blue Lantern Coffee House and Wine Bar</a>.<br />
<br />
“The women themselves are painted in a realistic style with
surrealistic surroundings,” Laws said. “I incorporate a lot of natural
elements. For instance, I do a lot with water or birds or trees, and
also dream-like qualities.”<br />
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Her piece “Amphitrite” depicts the wife of Poseidon, octopus-like, and full of strength, beauty and mystery, she said.<br />
<br />
“That used to be pretty much all I did — was paint women — and I do
mosaic on the side, but now I’m trying to blend them together,” Laws
said.<br />
<br />
Laws recently has incorporated mosaic and stained glass, as well as wood pieces, into her work. Some pieces are solely mosaic.<br />
<br />
Laws spends a chunk of her time on a 110-year-old, third-generation
home where she, her children and husband reside. A stone mosaic floor in
the dining room resembles a rug, while a floral mosaic covers the
kitchen door.<br />
“Little by little, I just am making the entire house into an art
project,” Laws said. “I’m making something everyday. That’s a huge part
of my life … Even if I’m not painting paintings, I’m doing something
artistic.”<br />
<br />
Laws’ artwork has spilled outside the house onto the garage.<br />
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Jaymee
Laws, a painter and mixed media artist who will be featured during
Downtown Art Walk, painted this garden mural during the summer in her
alleyway for people to enjoy while driving by.“I painted this garden mural this summer just in my alleyway for people to enjoy when they drive by,” she said.</div>
<br />
While Laws spends a lot of time doing art near home, she does have to be realistic with how her time is spent.<br />
<br />
“Art is something that I have to do to be whole. It’s part of my soul
just to make things,” Laws said. “But it’s also had to take a backseat
to mothering.”<br />
<br />
Laws said her children are demanding, but in a good way. Luckily,
Laws said, her husband Jim — a drummer in the band 7 Devils — helps her
go with the flow and is there to support the family.<br />
<br />
“I find it pretty amazing how (Laws) finds the time to still be
creative and produce so much beautiful artwork,” said Blue Lantern owner
Dawn Abbott, who has helped set up the exhibit.<br />
Laws has little time to actively sell her pieces, but said the Art
Walk pieces will be for sale, ranging from $75 to $500, depending on
size.<br />
<br />
“I love that we’re having an Art Walk. And I love the increase in art
and interest in art that’s happening in this Valley,” Laws said. “I
grew up here, and I did move away for a while, and I moved back. It’s
something that I always wanted to see here. The draw of a bigger city is
the cultural aspect of it and the appreciation for more enlightened
interests. It’s really exciting to see that here.”<br />
<br />
As seen in the Sept. 19 issue of <a href="http://inland360.com/the-strength-of-the-feminine-lewiston-artist-paints-images-of-women-creates-mosaics/" target="_blank"><i>Inland 360</i></a>. Lindsey Treffryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020342182621078692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349114974164142656.post-82950233869047728722013-08-15T13:48:00.000-07:002014-01-22T13:48:49.870-08:00Ghosts in the goodbye skyLindsey Treffry, <a href="http://inland360.com/ghosts-in-the-goodbye-sky-moscow-resident-brings-old-buildings-to-life-through-drawings-screen-prints/" target="_blank"><i>Inland360 </i></a><br />
<br />
Kristin Carlson Becker built her downtown Moscow in three weeks.<br />
<br />
She poured her foundation after assisting in a lesson at Palouse
Prairie School, and hammered the framing after viewing old photos of
buildings. Walls and insulation grew higher after she drew more than 12
buildings. She built a still incomplete downtown through screen
printing, which included her representations of the Moscow Hotel, the
Moscow National Bank Building and more.<br />
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Becker’s collection, “Good(bye) Buildings,” is a series of screen
prints and postcards spurred by her love of architecture. After helping
complete an art and history project last year with Lizzie
Bromley-Vogel’s first grade class, Becker was inspired to create a
collection of art that featured local buildings as they stand now, with a
tinge of their past.<br />
<br />
Becker puts her own twist on buildings, and emphasizes the part that she enjoys.<br />
<br />
“I’m attracted to color and I’m attracted to typography,” said Becker,
who took the liberty to enlarge the “Drugs” sign on the Hodgins Drug
Store building.<br />
<br />
For her adaptation of the Holt Block and Casa Lopez building, the
right-handed artist decided to draw left-handed and use only two colors.
The McConnell building doesn’t have “Mingles” written on it, but you’ll
find an image of a shark holding a pool stick on a ground-level window.<br />
<br />
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Playing with history, Becker’s Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre print
is half black and white and half green, to compare the old brick with
the current tile siding. Her Storm Cellar corner has a historical
light-blue gas station in the sky above the building as it stands now.<br />
Becker received an undergraduate degree in photography from the Rhode
Island School of Design, where the state’s old architecture and decay
caught her eye.<br />
<br />
Becker said the dilapidation of a building can be the most beautiful part.<br />
<br />
“Overall, it’s better if they’re rehabilitated … but making the
prints is a way for me to preserve that presentation,” Becker said.<br />
<br />
Becker went on to receive her Master of Fine Arts in printmaking at
Indiana University, which led her to draw, stencil and then screen print
not only Moscow buildings, but ones in both Rhode Island and Indiana.<br />
“I work from drawing on semi-transparent paper — a frosted acetate,”
said Becker, who moved to Moscow about three years ago with her husband
and now teaches as a Washington State University adjunct professor.<br />
<br />
Becker moved to Moscow without ever having seen the town.<br />
<br />
“I was looking for the most iconic, funny and unusual thing,” said
Becker, who found the City of Moscow Water Department Building to be
just that.<br />
<br />
She drew the water building. Then, after the first grade class
project, and in preparation for the Moscow ArtWalk, Becker branched out
to draw and print the other Moscow buildings in three weeks.<br />
<br />
“I have to live in a place for a while before I want to make a
place,” Becker said. “I have to build a relationship with the buildings
over time.”<br />
<br />
Most of her prints are about 11-by-14 inches. Some of her prints are
the size of a postcard — more for collecting than sending, Becker said.<br />
<br />
Becker’s artwork is on the walls of a Moscow Yoga Center hallway, in
correlation with the buildings’ locations on Main Street. Some of the
artwork done by Palouse Prairie students is displayed, too. To view her
artwork, visit kristincarlsonbecker.com/mainstreet.html or
goodbyebuildings.com, or visit the Moscow Yoga Center during operating
hours. To purchase her artwork, visit
www.etsy.com/shop/GoodbyeBuildings.<br />
<br />
As seen in the Aug. 15 issue of <a href="http://inland360.com/ghosts-in-the-goodbye-sky-moscow-resident-brings-old-buildings-to-life-through-drawings-screen-prints/" target="_blank"><i>Inland 360</i></a>. Lindsey Treffryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020342182621078692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349114974164142656.post-42858517553730807072013-08-08T13:45:00.000-07:002014-01-22T14:04:40.038-08:00Dunn with the duo, ready to soloLindsey Treffry<i>, </i><a href="http://inland360.com/dunn-with-the-duo-ready-to-solo-but-at-first-audiences-said-ronnie-who/" target="_blank"><i>Inland360.com </i></a><br />
<br />
Brooks & Dunn have long since parted, yet Ronnie Dunn has found himself stuck in the past.<br />
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After pressure to come out with a solo record during a 2011 tour,
Dunn said he entered the performing world without Kix Brooks and no one
knew who he was.<br />
Going from a duo to solo act wasn’t as easy as he had thought it would be.<br />
<br />
Dunn had booked a show through a top U.S. radio consultant to play in Baltimore.<br />
<br />
“I was shocked when I got there,” the country musician said. “People didn’t know who I was until I started singing a <a href="http://brooksanddunn.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Brooks & Dunn</a> song.”<br />
<br />
“What I had to do if I was going to pull it off was to take the
mindset,” he said, that he would have had if he was starting from
scratch.<br />
<br />
His first album, “Ronnie Dunn,” came out June 7, 2011, via Sony’s
Arista Nashville label. After leaving his deal at the Sony record label
in June 2012, Dunn stepped up as a record executive for his own label, <a href="http://littlewilliemusic.com/" target="_blank">Little Will-E Records</a>. He is planning to release his second solo album “Country This” in November.<br />
<br />
Praise for singles from that new album is strong, with the lead single <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8UcLvtbnMc" target="_blank">“Kiss You There”</a> as the highest testing song on Sirius XM Radio.<br />
<br />
“I just got an email today that it made the Top 10 USA Today top tracks right behind Pitbull,” Dunn said on July 31.<br />
<br />
Although Dunn said it’s been difficult to market himself as “Ronnie
Dunn” and not “Dunn from Brooks & Dunn,” his first solo album while
at Sony still had many successes.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVSOOBQB6I0" target="_blank">“Bleed Red”</a> reached into the Top 10 on the country charts, before Dunn said his team decided to pull it from the radio.<br />
<br />
“We reached our goal and decided not to push our luck with radio … and then move forward with <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWjkDfRcCus" target="_blank">‘Cost of Livin’</a>,’” Dunn said.<br />
<br />
Dunn said the reception to “Cost of Livin’” threw him a for curve.<br />
<br />
“‘Cost of Livin’’ ended up with two Grammy nominations,” said Dunn,
who co-wrote the song about an ex-military man looking for work.<br />
<br />
Dunn has also recorded for Sammy Hagar, toured with ZZ Top and The
Rolling Stones, and collaborated with artists such as Merle Haggard,
Johnny Cash and Reba McEntire.<br />
<br />
“We’re just going to stay under the radar, play smaller fun venues,
do this campaign, put a second record together,” Dunn said. “It took a
year and half to wind down the Sony thing and get free of that, regroup
and come back out. It’s the first attempt to stage that comeback.”<br />
<br />
And Dunn said he looks forward to performing at the <a href="http://www.crcasino.com/" target="_blank">Clearwater River Casino Event Center</a> in Lewiston, where he has never traveled.<br />
<br />
He said he will play music off his two solo albums and some Brooks
& Dunn hits, as well as lesser known Brooks & Dunn music.<br />
<br />
“It’s a full-blown show, it’s the whole deal, it’s the whole shebang,” Dunn said.<br />
<br />
Dunn will perform at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15. General admission tickets are
$25, while reserved tickets are $40, $60 and $75. Tickets can be
purchased at the Event Center box office, online at <a href="http://ticketswest.com/events/ronnie-dunn/10801/" target="_blank">TicketsWest.com</a> or by calling (800) 325-SEAT.<br />
<br />
As seen in the Aug. 8 issue of <i><a href="http://inland360.com/dunn-with-the-duo-ready-to-solo-but-at-first-audiences-said-ronnie-who/" target="_blank">Inland 360</a></i>.Lindsey Treffryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020342182621078692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349114974164142656.post-68300927725814532522013-06-20T14:34:00.000-07:002013-06-20T14:34:00.193-07:00Turner travels WestJosh Turner will never forget the first time he drove through Idaho.<br />
<br />
“I was in the car by myself and was actually intimidated by the vast, open space,” said the bass and baritone country singer.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Country singer Josh Turner performs Sunday <br />
at the Clearwater River Casino Events Center.</td></tr>
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Growing up in South Carolina, he was accustomed to lush, green land
filled with palm trees, so the drive near Snake River canyon was new and
beautiful to him.<br />
<br />
“I went up toward McCall and Lewiston and all of that, and it was one of the most breathtaking drives I’ve been on,” he said.<br />
<br />
Now, <a href="http://joshturner.com/home" target="_blank">Turner</a>
is returning to Idaho, but not just for a summertime cruise. The
Grammy, Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music Awards
nominee will be playing at 7 p.m. Sunday in the sold-out <a href="http://www.crcasino.com/" target="_blank">Clearwater River Casino Event Center</a>. And unlike his drive through Idaho, this past year has been a wild one.<br />
<br />
“It’s been a great year. The ‘Punching Bag’ record came out a year
ago, last summer,” Turner said. “Shortly after that, I had a live record
come out … We capped the year off with ‘Time is Love’ being the biggest
song in 2012. We’ve been kind of riding on the high of that.”<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.billboard.com/" target="_blank">Billboard</a>
rated the hit No. 1 for U.S. country songs in 2012, but it wasn’t the
first time Turner had reached high on the charts. “Why Don’t We Just
Dance” ended at No. 3 in 2010, and in the same year, “All Over Me” ended
at No. 4. While “Your Man” didn’t end the year as a top country hit, it
did reach No. 1 early in 2006, and was Turner’s first No. 1 of his
career, followed by the multi-week chart topper, “Would You Go With Me.”<br />
<br />
Turner became the second youngest <a href="http://www.opry.com/" target="_blank">Grand Ole Opry</a> member, following Carrie Underwood, in 2007.<br />
<br />
All the while, Turner has been married to his wife, Jennifer, and the
two have had three sons — Hampton, Colby and Marion — all born between
2006 and 2010. His love of family is evident in his music video,<a href="http://www.vevo.com/watch/josh-turner/i-wouldnt-be-a-man/USUV71002124" target="_blank"> “I Wouldn’t Be A Man,”</a> which Turner said was his favorite one to film.<br />
<br />
“Because my wife was in that video with me,” Turner said. “We
revealed the fact that she was pregnant in the end of the video and that
was the way we revealed it to the world. Instead of in a press release,
we did it in a video.”<br />
<br />
Now, Turner said he’s been working hard on the road.<br />
<br />
“And toward the next record, honestly,” he said. “I’ve just been writing a lot.”<br />
<br />
Two weeks ago, Turner was at the five-day <a href="http://www.cmaworld.com/cma-music-festival/2013/home" target="_blank">CMA Music Festiva</a><a href="http://www.cmaworld.com/cma-music-festival/2013/home" target="_blank">l</a>, and said he was glad to know it’s over, being the busiest week of 2013.<br />
<br />
Turner said his crew is traveling west, more than they ever have.<br />
<br />
“Usually we may only go one time, maybe two at the most,” Turner
said. “We’re going west three times this year. That’ll give me a chance
to play for my fans out west a little bit more.”<br />
<br />
Turner said the Clearwater River Casino audience will get a great
sounding show and because Turner brings his own crew and set, it will
look good, too.<br />
<br />
“We worked up a brand new show for the year,” Turner said.<br />
<br />
He promised a performance that none of his fans have seen before.<br />
<br />
<b>-If you go:</b><br />
<b>WHAT:</b> Josh Turner performs<br />
<b>WHEN:</b> 7 p.m. Sunday<br />
<b>WHERE:</b> Clearwater River Casino Event Center<br />
<b>COST:</b> Sold out<br />
<b><br /></b>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turner answered fan questions <br />
from the Inland360 Facebook page.</td></tr>
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<b>You Asked, Josh Answered</b><br />
Josh Turner fans had an opportunity to ask questions by posting inquires on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Inland360" target="_blank">Inland 360’s Facebook page</a>. Here’s what Turner had to say:<br />
<b>Q:</b> If he could do a duet with anyone, who would he choose? Does Idaho remind him of home? -<i>Kelsey Saintz</i><br />
<b>A:</b> “I’ve done a lot of duets already whether it was on a
record or just on stage. One thing that I’ve never really made happen
yet is actually singing with Randy Travis on one of my records. I was
part of a duet record he did last year, on one of his records
celebrating his 20 years. That to me would be really cool for me,
because he was the one that inspired me in the first place.” … “It’s as
different from home as can be. That’s why I like it though.”<br />
<br />
<b>Q:</b> Who are his top 3 favorite music artists? -<i>Jake Wykes</i><br />
<b>A:</b> I’d have to say five. Randy Travis, Vern Gosdin, John Anderson, Johnny Cash and Hank Williams.<br />
<br />
As seen in the June 20 issue of <a href="http://inland360.com/turner-travels-west-country-star-used-to-be-intimidated-by-idaho-country/" target="_blank">Inland360</a>. Lindsey Treffryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020342182621078692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349114974164142656.post-19434423937431826172013-06-13T14:29:00.000-07:002013-06-19T14:35:41.434-07:00Punk rock pair finds love in LewistonLindsey Treffry | <i>Inland360.com </i><br />
<br />
Mandi Jordan used to have a huge crush on Nathan Golla.<br />
<br />
Now she’s Mandi Golla and her admiration obviously turned to love,
which may be due to their combined interest in music and tattoos.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nathan and Mandi Golla, of the band <br />
The Khind, perform together and co-own <br />
Crimson Reign Tattoo in Lewiston.</td></tr>
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“We knew each other back in high school, and we were friends, and she
used to come to the concerts and watch us play,” said Nathan, a member
of Lewiston’s hard rock band The Khind.<br />
<br />
While it never worked out in high school, Mandi found Nathan years
later on Myspace from California, struck up a conversation and surprised
him one day on his Lewiston doorstep.<br />
<br />
“Yeah, it was a total surprise,” Nathan said. “We were inseparable ever since she moved (back) here.”<br />
After high school, Mandi had left for California, and spent eight
years studying tattooing, body piercing, acting, modeling and music.<br />
<br />
“I started out in the underground punk scene when I was about 19 down
in L.A.,” Mandi said. “I was trained by old school punk rockers on how
to play.”<br />
<br />
She trained under a tattoo artist, who handed her a bass guitar and told her she needed to be a rock star.<br />
“I practiced playing bass 12 to 14 hours a day for months to months
on end and then I got hired to play for Yoshiki Hayashi and the band
Violet UK,” Mandi said.<br />
<br />
The Tokyo Dome hosted 50,000 people each night she played for three nights in a row, she said.<br />
<br />
“There’s people that have played their whole life that have never
played the Tokyo Dome,” Nathan said. “And here we have Mandi, at 30,
that’s played the Tokyo Dome three nights in a row. As a musician, I’d
be like, I could quit, I could die the next day and feel happy about
that.”<br />
<br />
So it was no surprise upon Mandi’s return in 2009 that Nathan’s band,
The Khind, opened their arms to her. At the time, Nathan had been
balancing guitar with lead vocals.<br />
<br />
“I didn’t feel like I was doing either of them justice, so we were
definitely looking for a singer. And at the point she came back, it was
pretty much perfect timing,” Nathan said.<br />
<br />
Mandi was thrilled when The Khind asked her to try out as lead
vocalist, because she had followed the band since it’s formation in
1996. The band also includes bass player Brian Ochoa and drummer David
“Chip” Clifford.<br />
<br />
“The guys were hesitant about having my girlfriend at the time being
the singer, just because we all know how those politics work out,”
Nathan said.<br />
<br />
But once they found out Nathan and Mandi were on the marriage
fast-track — and they heard Mandi sing — Ochoa and Clifford welcomed a
new member.<br />
<br />
Nathan describes The Khind’s music as heavy, diverse and dynamic,
while Mandi said she works to enunciate her singing, or melodic
screaming, she calls it.<br />
<br />
“There’s something about the way we do (music) that makes it a little
more accessible than just someone screaming and flailing on the drums
the whole time,” Nathan said. “We’ve been called too heavy for the light
crowd and too light for the heavy crowd. And they said that as a bad
thing, but that sounds like a niche area where we can thrive.”<br />
<br />
In 2010, Mandi and Nathan bought an old tattoo shop, remodeled it and opened Lewiston’s Crimson Reign Tattoo, 326 1/2 Main St.<br />
<br />
“Mandi runs the shop,” said Nathan, who also runs a recording studio
out of their house and teaches guitar and bass lessons at Seidel Music
and Repair. “We both invested in the (tattoo) shop and started it
together, but she definitely is the one that’s pulling the ropes around
there and making things happen. On the flip side of that, we both do the
band, too, but that’s kind of my area.”<br />
<br />
Nathan said Mandi’s private studio and her tattoo work has a lot of attitude — a punk rock attitude.<br />
“It’s really bright and bold and colorful,” Nathan said of her tattoo
designs. “The kind of stuff you can see from across the parking lot.”<br />
<br />
Mandi said tattooing and music have worked well together.<br />
<br />
“That’s one of the reasons I got into it,” Mandi said. “All of my musician buddies always need a tattoo. It’s a lifestyle.”<br />
<br />
Some day, she said she’d love to have a tattoo station inside a tour
bus, where she can tattoo fans with a hidden anarchy symbol, which is a
way Mandi has signed her fan’s skin in the past.<br />
<br />
Touring is a dream that Nathan shares, too.<br />
<br />
“We want to get as big as we can and share our music with as many people as possible,” Nathan said.<br />
<br />
The Khind plans to release a CD in late August called “Chaotic
Symmetry,” but in the meantime Nathan said they will be releasing a
five-song EP dubbed “EPicist,” which can be streamed online at
soundcloud.com or reverbnation.com.<br />
<br />
On Saturday, The Khind will play at The Hop in Spokane, and by that
time, Nathan said they hope to have released a hard-copy of “EPicist.”<br />
<br />
While Nathan and Mandi work together every day, they do fight.<br />
<br />
“We were jokingly arguing about finding our socks,” Nathan said.<br />
<br />
But matching black socks are the extent of their conflicts.<br />
<br />
“Surprisingly, with as much time as we spend together … we really
don’t have issues,” Nathan said. “It doesn’t even feel like a
professional and a personal relationship, it just feels kind of one and
the same. We’re on the same page, communication-wise. We never really
had to work on getting it there. That’s why it’s always felt right. It
just feels the way it should be.”<br />
<b></b><br />
<b>-If you go:</b><br />
<b>WHAT:</b> The Khind performs<br />
<b>WHEN:</b> 7 p.m. Saturday<br />
<b>WHERE:</b> The Hop, 706 N. Monroe St., Spokane<br />
<b>COST:</b> $10<br />
<b>NOTE:</b> All ages, full bar available for those over 21 with ID<br />
<br />
As seen in June 13 issue of <a href="http://inland360.com/punk-rock-pair-finds-love-in-lewiston-mandi-nathan-golla-are-just-the-khind-for-music-tattoos/" target="_blank">Inland360</a>. Lindsey Treffryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020342182621078692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349114974164142656.post-58890906383712295152013-06-13T14:23:00.000-07:002013-06-19T14:35:47.443-07:00A fabulous flashback: Moscow band celebrates 30 years of musicLindsey Treffry | <i>Inland360 </i><br />
<br />
Matching bowling shirts, a retro Harley Davidson motorcycle keyboard,
flashing lights, reverberating amps and the electric slide may evoke
the ‘80s, and so do The Fabulous Kingpins, a Moscow band celebrating its
30th anniversary Saturday.<br />
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Founded by Cliff Miller, Bill Willoby, Mark Lamoureux, Dale Keeney
and John Colby, the band has been through many transitions, but Miller
and Keeney said the band is still going strong.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From left to right, Cliff Miller, Bill Willoby, Mark Lamoureux, <br />
Dale
Keeney, and John Colby made up the original Kingpins<br />
in 1983. The
Fabulous Kingpins are celebrating their <br />
30th anniversary Saturday at
Mingles Bar and Grill.</td></tr>
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“Thirty years ago when I started this, I was a young guy,” said Miller, the lead singer and saxophonist, who was 20 at the time.<br />
<br />
Keeney, the drummer, was 30.<br />
<br />
“The reason why this works is both him and I wanted to be in a band
since we were boys,” Keeney said. “When we found a partner that wanted
to be in a band, we were already living the dream.”<br />
<br />
The dream began when Miller got his saxophone serviced at Keeney
Bros. a few weeks after Keeney and Lamoureux had spawned the idea of
forming a band. Miller tried out and made the cut.<br />
<br />
“When it started, I think Mark (Lamoureux) had more of a vision of what he wanted to do, musically,” Miller said.<br />
<br />
Keeney said Lamoureux liked blues-based music, but Miller said the ‘80s audience didn’t as much.<br />
“So our initial set, I would not really call super audience
friendly,” Miller said. “It was more of musician’s music to begin with.”<br />
<br />
At that time, Miller said there were 28 bars in Moscow and 16 to 18 of those venues had live music.<br />
<br />
“Live music was big big big business through the 1980s,” Keeney said. “Venues would have bands five, six, seven nights a week.”<br />
<br />
Campuses constantly hired bands and Miller said the first Kingpins show was at a Washington State University fraternity.<br />
<br />
“Music was everywhere,” Miller said. “For us, it was great.”<br />
<br />
But what was once a constant string of cars down Main Street,
emptied, as Idaho raised its drinking age to 21 and venues closed down.<br />
<br />
“That business just crashed,” Keeney said.<br />
<br />
MTV gained popularity and Keeney said people stayed at home to watch “live” music.<br />
<br />
Because the audience was completely unfamiliar with the jazz and
blues music they played, Keeney said the band had to find a way to make
itself marketable.<br />
<br />
Miller said he finally decided the band needed to do something “that’s more marketable, more appealing to the masses.”<br />
<br />
Although there have been many members throughout the years, the
current band has been stable since the late ‘90s. Bass player Randy
Reis, singer and dancer Suzanne Piel Miller and guitar player James
Dence signed on.<br />
<br />
“Costuming became more important for us, a little bit of dance, a lot
more actual crowd interaction than what we’d done,” said Miller, who
introduced their bowling garb and 8-foot tall bowling pin decor. “And
people love that.”<br />
<br />
Dance music became their genre, and hits such as “Jessie’s Girl,”
“Footloose” and band favorites, like AC/DC and The Rolling Stones, made
their playlist.<br />
<br />
“To be a musician on stage, for me, it’s more to be the drive of the
party and actually be the reason why people come out and have a good
time,” Miller said. “Going from the, ‘God, that was the best we ever
played’ and people going, ‘Ehh,’ to playing something that everybody
knows and people going berserk, I love that. You just feed on the energy
that comes out of the crowd.”<br />
<br />
The Kingpins often synchronize dance moves on stage and some of their sets can last four hours.<br />
<br />
“Where we’re at now, is where I want to be. It’s more of a whole
package for me and it really fulfills what I wanted to do and I think
what everyone wants to do. We’re traveling a lot more than we ever
have,” said Miller, who has traveled with the band from Seattle to Boise
as well as Phoenix, Ariz.<br />
<br />
Arbor Crest Winery in Spokane, is a favorite for Keeney, while both
men love performing at Pullman’s Fourth of July show, which will happen
again this year. The band plays two to three gigs each month.<br />
The Fabulous Kingpins will play their anniversary show at 8 p.m. Saturday at Mingles Bar and Grill.<br />
<br />
“People have said, ‘Are you ever going to retire from that?’ ‘Retire
from what?’” Keeney would respond. “All I ever do is play music with my
friends.”<br />
<br />
The current band will also reunite with past members, who will play at the Saturday show.<br />
<br />
“It’s been a good run, it’s been a lot of fun and I’ve still got a
little bit longer left in me. We’ll see if the leather pants hold up
when I’m 50,” Miller said. “At this point and time, we really enjoy what
we do.”<br />
<b></b><br />
<b>-If you go:</b><br />
<b>WHAT:</b> The Fabulous Kingpins 30th anniversary celebration, performance<br />
<b>WHEN:</b> 8 p.m. Saturday<br />
<b>WHERE:</b> Mingles Bar and Grill, 102 S. Main St., Moscow<br />
<b>COST:</b> Free<br />
<br />
As seen in June 13 issue of <a href="http://inland360.com/a-fabulous-flashback-moscow-band-celebrates-30-years-of-music/" target="_blank">Inland360</a>. Lindsey Treffryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020342182621078692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349114974164142656.post-56076761393406329412013-05-23T14:18:00.000-07:002013-06-19T14:35:52.986-07:00Big bark, no bite: Long-time chainsaw artists yap on love of dogs, sculptureLindsey Treffry | <i>Inland360 </i><br />
<br />
Toby is an abnormally sized beagle. 12 feet tall, to be exact. And
for a while, he traveled. Three-thousand miles on a trailer, actually.
People would travel miles to visit him, too — to see him sit outside Dog
Bark Park.<br />
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Nearly 20 years later, Toby is surprisingly old for a dog of his
stature. But not as big as the 30-foot-tall dog, Sweet Willy, who has
overshadowed Toby for years, making him look like a mere puppy.<br />
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Toby and Sweet Willy are just two of thousands of creations made by
Dennis Sullivan and Frances Conklin, chainsaw artists and owners of <a href="http://www.dogbarkparkinn.com/">Dog Bark Park and Inn</a> in Cottonwood, Idaho.<br />
<br />
Sullivan, 71, was a building contractor for 24 years and wanted to
change careers. So, he started by hand carving wood with a knife and
then moved onto using saws and chainsaws.<br />
<br />
“I didn’t have any strong feelings to carve bears,” he said. “I wanted to separate myself.”<br />
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Sullivan likes dogs a lot, he said, and by 1985 he started carving
dogs full-time. In 1995, he met Conklin at an art show, where she was
showing some of her sewn work, the stars aligned and they fell in love.<br />
<br />
“Running a sewing machine isn’t that different from chainsaw.
Something is whirring around faster than you can see it,” Conklin said.
“You learn to keep things away from it.”<br />
<br />
Conklin said she did have to build a bit more muscle, but Sullivan
said together, they’ve created approximately 35,000 pieces total — the
sellable sizes at least.<br />
<br />
Your basic dog begins with a log and a variety of different sized chainsaws. The most popular wood they use is Ponderosa pine.<br />
<br />
“I tell people it starts with Ponderosa pine, but quickly turns to dogwood,” Sullivan joked.<br />
<br />
They cut the pine log down to the appropriate size — a small or large
dog. Small dogs are roughly 8 by 10 inches and 2 1/2 inches thick. Good
for a desktop size, he said. Large dogs, not near the scale of Toby,
are 6 inches thick and, depending on the breed, can range from 16 to 20
inches tall by 16 to 24 inches long.<br />
<br />
Conklin specializes in the painting, because, Sullivan said, she has
an artistic, light touch and paints to reflect the breed. Popular
sellers include the beagle, Labrador retriever, Bernese Mountain dog and
the golden retriever.<br />
<br />
Each dog gets a brass license tag and a red cowboy bandana around their neck.<br />
<br />
Other Dog Park Bark sculptures include, but are never limited to,
concrete alphabet blocks, a totem pole, a carved wooden car, a 12-foot
tall coffee pot, in which Sullivan hopes to house a coffee pot museum,
and a toaster, which is 45 feet long, complete with a wooden plug and
fake electrical port. The hard, wooden toast is removable.<br />
<br />
“I leave it to others to determine if it’s art,” Sullivan said. “But it is sculpture.”<br />
Sullivan said he never tires of it. And with all his fame, just maybe, neither does Toby.<br />
<i></i><br />
<b>-If you go</b><br />
<b>WHAT:</b> Dog Bark Park and Inn Bed & Breakfast<br />
<b>WHERE:</b> 2421 Business Highway 95, Cottonwood, Idaho<br />
<b>WHEN:</b> 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday through Sunday<br />
<b>COST:</b> $98 per night double occupancy. Includes
breakfast. $10 per additional person. Single occupancy is $92. Dog
chainsaw sculpture prices range from $49 to $124 and can be purchased in
person or at <a href="http://www.dogbarkparkinn.com/giftshop">www.dogbarkparkinn.com/giftshop</a>.<br />
<br />
As seen in May 23 issue of <a href="http://inland360.com/big-bark-no-bite-long-time-chainsaw-artists-yap-on-love-of-dogs-sculpture/" target="_blank">Inland360</a>. Lindsey Treffryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020342182621078692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349114974164142656.post-83733985495064691442013-05-16T14:13:00.000-07:002013-06-19T14:35:57.871-07:00From ruins to retirement: University of Idaho professor retires after 40 yearsLindsey Treffry | <i>Inland360</i><br />
<br />
David Giese has traveled in time. After 40 years of teaching — 36 at
the University of Idaho — the man who creates ancient Roman ruins and
discovers mythical monuments has finally decided to retire.<br />
<br />
“It’s time to retire when you overhear your students having a
conversation and you don’t know what the hell they’re talking about,”
said Giese who plans to travel to Rome during its off-season.<br />
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David Giese stands with the grotto fountain
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he built in his back yard for both personal enjoyment <br />
and as an example
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Giese claims to have discovered the remains of the fictitious Villa
Bitricci, art pieces he created in the 1980s, while traveling in
Northern Italy.<br />
<br />
“I just thought of this kind of reconstructed version of history,” he
said. “Because I tell these stories and incorporate real events, but I
kind of twist them around so there’s a sense of humor about them.”<br />
<br />
In Giese’s story, Villa Bitricci is the longest continuous private
residence in Western civilization, where famous citizens and artists
reside. Giese said the name, Villa Bitricci, came about when Dante’s
mistress, Beatrice, was accused by an overzealous priest of being a
witch and a harlot. She then fled Florence and sought sanctuary in the
villa.<br />
<br />
“And from that time forward it has always been called the Villa
Bitricci,” Giese explained. “Bitricci is an endearment for Beatrice in
the town.”<br />
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The pieces of Bitricci are composed of concrete, paint, flotage and
mixed media. Giese said he usually starts by casting a flat, which takes
two people. With the more recent help of his assistant, Noah Kroese,
they create a wooden frame, staple on a propylene fiber, pour an
expandable foam on the back of an open-mesh work and then stand on
pieces of plywood wrapped in plastic.<br />
<br />
“And so the foam expands and it creates the thickness, the depth of
it, but it makes it quite lightweight. All of this decoration is kind of
cast individually and then collaged onto the surface,” said Giese, who
can create 10 pieces a year.<br />
<br />
A one-person retrospective of Giese’s work is on display at the Prichard Art Gallery in downtown Moscow through Sunday. <br />
<br />
“It covers quite an expansive range,” Kroese said. “People will be
not only be blown away on the work itself, but the evolution of the work
over the years.”<br />
<br />
Kroese said the volume of Giese’s work is astounding as well, because of its quality.<br />
<br />
“He’s been making art regularly the entire time he’s been at the
University,” he said. “You’re looking at a history of history. I’ve
never seen work like David’s anywhere else.”<br />
<br />
A reception will conclude the Prichard Art Gallery retrospective 5-8
p.m. Friday, while a retirement soirée will take place 8-11 p.m.
Saturday in the UI SUB Ballroom.<br />
<br />
While Giese said he’s well known for throwing great parties — such as
the dinner parties he’s hosted in his Italian-inspired home of 15 years
— the UI celebration may be the biggest this year.<br />
<br />
“This year I haven’t done as much because I’ve been so focused on this endowment and ready to retire and all that,” he said.<br />
<br />
As a retirement gift to the university, Giese created an endowed
fellowship to support the costs of bringing visiting artists to campus
to work with classes.<br />
<br />
“The only criteria is the individual’s work must be interdisciplinary by nature,” he said.<br />
<br />
The soirée will host live and silent auctions on Giese’s bowling
shoes, glasses, hand-made and salvaged office furniture and a T-shirt
that reads, “Is there life after Giese?” Four pieces of his office
artwork will be raffled for $20 per ticket. A video will feature past
students and faculty members, who submitted video, pictures or anecdotes
for the event. Wine and beer will be served and a separate room is
available for dancing.<br />
<br />
“As impressive as David’s work is, he’s such an individual and he was
such a dynamic personality,” Kroese said. “He is just as impressive as
his work.”<br />
<br />
Despite his retirement, Giese will keep a studio on the UI campus.<br />
<br />
“I consider myself extremely fortunate that I’ve loved my job and I
think I feel really privileged to be part of a very important, critical
phase in an individual’s life when you’re really dealing with the true
formation of who you are,” Giese said. “And I take that responsibility
very seriously.”<br />
<br />
–<br />
<b>If you go:</b><br />
<b>WHAT:</b> Gallery reception; Retirement soirée<br />
<b>WHEN:</b> 5-8 p.m. Friday; 8-11 p.m. Saturday<br />
<b>WHERE:</b> Prichard Art Gallery; University of Idaho SUB Ballroom<br />
<b>COST:</b> All admissions are free.<br />
<br />
As seen in May 16 issue of <a href="http://inland360.com/from-ruins-to-retirement-university-of-idaho-professor-retires-after-40-years/" target="_blank">Inland360</a>. Lindsey Treffryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020342182621078692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349114974164142656.post-54649892487342863492013-05-16T14:09:00.000-07:002013-06-19T14:36:05.090-07:00Drag 101: TabiKat drag queens, kings lay down stage statutesLindsey Treffry |<i> Inland360</i><br />
<br />
After more than 18 years of shows, the leaders of TabiKat Productions
can tell you that performing in drag is more than just clothes, make-up
and dance.<br />
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Led by Kathy Sprague and Tabitha Simmons, the monthly performances in
the area give drag queens, kings and faux performers a chance to get on
stage and dress up (or down) to the nines.<br />
<br />
But Sprague, also known as drag king Bill Pfister, said, “If you’re
going to be an attitude problem, that usually doesn’t correct itself.
That’s a lot harder to fix than walking better in heels.”<br />
<br />
So, TabiKat is offering Drag 101 to give interested or “virgin”
performers a chance to learn the ropes of basic drag etiquette and
TabiKat house rules at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the Moscow Moose Lodge.<br />
<br />
Sprague will lay down some rules and regulations, along with tips and tricks to help new performers meet higher standards:<br />
<br />
<b>1. Be responsible and safe.</b><br />
“Inappropriate behavior is the number one thing that will get you
fired,” said Sprague, who notes that performers get paid. “It is a job.”<br />
<br />
Only performers are allowed in the dressing room. Sprague said that
increases their safety, protects belongings and keeps the temperature
down in a small space.<br />
<br />
Drag queen Aquasha DeLusty recommends the buddy system when going to and from shows.<br />
“Don’t show up to the show alone,” DeLusty said.<br />
<br />
Because alcohol is served to those over 21, Sprague said some
attendees can get a bit rowdy. Bouncers and security staff are on hand.<br />
<br />
“They will have your back,” Sprague said. “They will walk you to the
car at the end of the night, so nobody jumps you, because sometimes that
is an issue.”<br />
<br />
Outside of shows, DeLusty suggested setting a good example for fans.<br />
<br />
“Be smart about what you put out” on your Facebook page, DeLusty said.<br />
<br />
<b>2. Without music, there’s no show.</b><br />
“Once you have been booked, once I give you the OK, you have to contact God,” Sprague said.<br />
“God,” or Simmons, is in charge of all music.<br />
<br />
“No matter how good you look in a dress, no matter how much you
rehearsed, if we don’t have the music, you can’t perform,” Sprague said.<br />
<br />
Sprague said music downloads must be purchased.<br />
<br />
“If you love Cher so much that you want to do a number or perform
Cher numbers, then she should get a chunk of that money,” Sprague said.<br />
<br />
Simmons requires music files the Thursday before Saturday performances, to ensure sound quality and to prevent overlap.<br />
<br />
“The audience is not paying cover for a show when they’re going to
see the same song four times,” Sprague said. “That’s boring for them.”<br />
<br />
DeLusty suggested different musical genres. A mix of hip hop, country
and Broadway is better than being a Hip Hop Queen, DeLusty said.<br />
<br />
“You are going to find that you actually like doing other things,“
DeLusty said. “Because I was like, ‘Oh god, I’ll never do country. I
can’t stand country,’ and it’s actually one of the funnest show lists to
do.”<br />
<br />
<b>3. Get the hair and makeup right</b>.<br />
Sprague is also co-owner of Safari Pearl and Eclectica, which houses costumes, wigs and stage makeup.<br />
<br />
“At the Drag 101, I’ll break out the crepe hair and chop it up and
let everybody play with it,” said Sprague, who generally sports a blond,
reddish mustache with thick sideburns when dressing in drag.<br />
<br />
Makeup kits will be available for those who want basic palettes, as
long as they private message “Bill Pfister” on Facebook before the
Sunday event.<br />
<br />
<b>4. Know your power.</b><br />
Sprague said TabiKat is one of the few events in which those under 21 can take part.<br />
<br />
“The first time I realized how much some of the kids in the community looked up to me, it’s terrifying,” Sprague said.<br />
<br />
“The dance floor is the most interactive place that you want to be,”
said DeLusty, adding that is where tips are made. “Focus on the kids.”<br />
<br />
Sprague said their younger audience can be the most vulnerable members of the community and performers must set a good example.<br />
<br />
“It’s like Spiderman. With great power, comes great responsibility,”
Sprague said.”If you don’t respect that, and you’re not careful with it,
you become the problem.”<br />
<br />
<b>5. Don’t be afraid.</b><br />
Drag 101 may help the curious decide whether TabiKat drag is for them.
If so, the rules must be followed, Sprague said, and if all goes well,
TabiKat will have a few virgin performers.<br />
<br />
“The one thing I can suggest is have fun on stage,” DeLusty said,
“because if you’re having a blast doing your number, the audience will
have a blast with you.”<br />
<br />
Drag queen Claudia Stubblemeyer said virgins are put early in a set, because it’s nerve-racking to wait.<br />
<br />
“Never look at the person before you,” DeLusty said. ”You’ll build your own following and your own way of performing.”<br />
<br />
With more than 30 RSVPs so far, Sprague said most of the attendees
are excited about becoming performers and the majority have never
performed before.<br />
<br />
“There are a couple of people who are attending, who actually have
been performing for years, but have not gotten the rules,” she said.
“This is the important part of it, because then we don’t have
misunderstandings, and we don’t have absolute chaos backstage.”<br />
<br />
Drag 101 is free for attendees who arrive on time and are well-prepared. Late arrivals will be charged $10 for the class.<br />
<br />
If hired, some virgins will perform at TabiKat’s June 22 show at Moscow
Moose Lodge. The next drag show will take place on May 25 at T’z in
Lewiston.<br />
–<br />
<b>If you go:</b><br />
<b>WHAT:</b> TabiKat Drag 101<br />
<b>WHEN:</b> 6:30-9:30 p.m.<br />
<b>WHERE:</b> Moscow Moose Lodge<br />
<b>COST:</b> Free, $10 if late<br />
<b>OF NOTE:</b> RSVP on Drag 101 Facebook event<br />
<br />
As seen in May 16 issue of <a href="http://inland360.com/drag-101-tabikat-drag-queens-kings-lay-down-stage-statutes/" target="_blank">Inland360</a>. Lindsey Treffryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020342182621078692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349114974164142656.post-4519409004999911872013-04-22T10:53:00.002-07:002013-04-22T10:56:12.260-07:00Overbooked and overbusy<span class="body">Lindsey Treffry | <i>blot</i></span><br />
<span class="body"><i> </i> </span><br />
<span class="body">Meredith Metsker is a journalism major. A pep band
and marching band member. An acapella-playing KUOI DJ. An editor and
member of the Sigma Alpha Iota women’s musical fraternity. A 20-hour
minimum, part-time education reporter at The Moscow-Pullman Daily News.
She does yoga twice a week and goes to the gym a bit more. Currently on a
co-ed basketball team, she plays intramural sports when she can.</span><br />
<span class="body"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="body">Hayden Crosby <strong>| Blot</strong><br />Busy-bee Meredith Metsker DJs <br />in the KUOI radio station studio.</span></td></tr>
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“Sometimes, I regret that I fill up so much of my time,” Metsker said.</span><br />
<span class="body"><br />
Her part-time job takes up most of her schedule,
since the amount of tasks for a reporter constantly fluctuates.</span><br />
<span class="body"><br />
“I like the busy life, I guess,” she said.</span><br />
<span class="body"><br />
Sadie Grossbaum knows the story.</span><br />
<span class="body"><br />
The outdoor recreation leadership major and
psychology minor also serves as an ASUI Senator, a member of the Alcohol
Task Force, an Outdoor Program staffer, a Free Thought Moscow member,
and she dances her Wednesday nights away with the UI Swing Dance Club.</span><br />
<span class="body"><br />
When Grossbaum made the switch from biochemisty
to recreational leadership, it wasn’t to lighten her schedule.</span><br />
<span class="body"><br />
“When I told (biochemistry students) I was
changing my major, they said ‘So you’re giving up?’” she said. “I had a
4.0.”</span><br />
<span class="body"><br />
Recreation is what Grossbaum likes.</span><br />
<span class="body"><br />
“Since I’ve been in Moscow this semester, I
haven’t spent a single weekend in Moscow,” the skier and hiker said.</span><br />
<span class="body"><br />
But there are downsides to such a busy schedule.</span><br />
<span class="body"><br />
Grossbaum noticed a decline in her personal health.</span><br />
<span class="body"><br />
“I don’t have time to go to the gym,” she said. “I don’t<i> </i>have time for basic human needs. Sleep doesn’t come often.”</span><br />
<span class="body"><br />
This year, Metsker finally realized she had overbooked her schedule.</span><br />
<span class="body"><br />
“I have no time to take care of myself,” Metsker said. “I had to bail out on people … I hate being a flaky person.”</span><br />
<span class="body"><br />
UI Psychologist and Professor Sharon Fritz said there are consequences
to an overbooked schedule, including lack of sleep or poor eating habits
that can lead to irritability or tensions in relationships. </span><br />
<span class="body"><br />
“Not taking care of yourself, not eating right, sleeping right, not
engaging in physical activity — accumulatively, that will catch up with
you,” Fritz said.</span><br />
<span class="body"><br />
Stress can cause gastrointestinal problems, upset stomachs, back aches or headaches, she said.<br />
“You’re worrying a lot, have racing thoughts, not being able to quiet the mind or turn it off emotionally,” Fritz said.</span><br />
<span class="body"><br />
This matters now, Fritz said, because busy students are potentially establishing life-long patterns, just as she has in her life.</span><br />
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In college, Fritz wanted to do well academically. She had a part-time
job, she volunteered, held internships, had a boyfriend, was part of
sport clubs and wanted to get all As — 99s to be specific. Flash forward
to last month and Fritz admitted to taking on more projects than she
should have. </span><br />
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“If we are busy now, the chances are we will be busy in the future,” she said. </span><br />
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Being overloaded is something busy-bee Grossbaum notices in others, too.</span><br />
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“People should give 100 percent to one thing instead of 10 percent to 10
things,” she said. “Some people are so good at so many things.”</span><br />
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But, she said, the quality of work often suffers.</span><br />
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So if now is the time to adjust schedules, how can busy students learn to cut back?</span><br />
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“It’s easier to say ‘no’ if you understand what your priorities and
goals are,” Fritz said. “It’s not saying ‘no,’ it’s saying ‘Yes’ to your
priorities.” </span><br />
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She suggests role-playing. Say “no.” Think of reasons ahead of time to say “no.” </span><br />
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“I’d love to do that, but now isn’t a good time for me,” she said, for example.</span><br />
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If students juggle too much, they can’t do a good job, and that impacts how students see themselves, Fritz said. </span><br />
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There is another side of the spectrum, though — lazy students. Students
who say “no” to everything. Students who are barely involved in school
itself.</span><br />
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“People who are involved in a club activity do better academically,” Grossbaum said. </span><br />
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Fritz compares it to a bell curve.</span><br />
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“Too much stress interferes with our performance. But the same is true
if we’re not stressed enough or not busy enough,” she said. “It’s hard
for students to manage that. It changes every semester.”</span><br />
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With changing credit loads, classes and outside activities, each
semester brings a different level of stress. Fritz emphasizes balance. </span><br />
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“Being stressed enhances happiness, motivation and overall success,” she said, as opposed to a lack thereof.</span><br />
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Grossbaum said her outside activities and involvement in ASUI give her a
sense of community that less-busy students may be missing out on.</span><br />
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“If you don’t have that, it can be detrimental to your academics,” she said.</span><br />
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And although Metsker is booked clear through her May graduation, she enjoys everything she does.</span><br />
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“Music is my stress relief, and KUOI goes along with that,” she said.
“Music may not be applicable to my career as a journalist, but being
able to juggle all these activities is invaluable.”</span><br />
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<span class="body">As seen in April issue of<i> <a href="http://blot.uidaho.edu/stories/2013/april/stories/overbookedandoverbusy.html" target="_blank">Blot Magazine</a>.</i></span>Lindsey Treffryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020342182621078692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349114974164142656.post-88821905691732100952013-03-29T11:05:00.001-07:002013-06-19T14:36:14.425-07:00KRUMP kreations: Dance style makes its way from inner-city streets to UI Jazz Fest workshopLindsey Treffry | The Argonaut <br />
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For Christa Davis, KRUMP started three springs back at a national
conference in San Diego, Calif. But for Thomas Johnson, aka Tommy the
Clown, it began more than 20 years ago.<br />
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Davis, a University of Idaho doctoral student studying Physical
Education Pedagogy with a dance emphasis, teaches UI classes, such as
children’s dance, to pre-service teachers. When she attended the
national conference three years ago, she spent half a day with Tommy and
his crew in order to learn more about “krumping” or KRUMP, which stands
for Kingdom Rejoicing Uplifting Mighty Praise.
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Tommy the Clown created KRUMP.<br />
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“He was born in the inner-city,” Davis said.<br />
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One day in his early teens, he visited a cousin in inner-city Los
Angeles. His cousin was doing a drug deal and Tommy decided to join in
and conduct a drug deal, too.<br />
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“He made lots of money,” Davis said. “It became his vocational vision.”<br />
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In a few years, he moved to Los Angeles, set up his own space as a
drug dealer and eventually got caught. He spent five years in prison.<br />
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“He had a lot of time to think,” Davis said. “He thought he needed to do something positive that was not destructive.”<br />
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Once released, he found a job as a typist clerk. One of his
co-workers asked if he’d be a clown for her daughter’s birthday. He had
no idea how to be a clown, Davis said, but he bought a rainbow-colored
afro-wig and thought, “I can do hip-hop dance, so I’ll be a hip-hop
clown.”<br />
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“The kids loved him,” Davis said.<br />
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From there, he decided his “clown dance” was the positive thing he was looking for.<br />
“So he used what he knew as a drug dealer and translated it into dance,” Davis said.<br />
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Tommy rainbow-painted a van, played music through loud speakers and
danced in the streets.<br />
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Children were attracted to the music and dancing,
and eventually requested to perform at birthday parties with him. So,
he developed an academy for KRUMP.<br />
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“The kids could dance as long as they were gang-free, drug-free and doing well in school,” Davis said.<br />
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KRUMP took on new forms and morphed into its own style. It was a way
for dancers to release what they were feeling, whether it was happy,
frustrated, mad or sad.<br />
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“KRUMP is unique,” she said. “It’s initiation-motivated movement.”<br />
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She said your first step leads to your second. For example, if your chest pops forward, your foot will step forward.<br />
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Tommy’s academy was full, as was his crew, and other crews began to break off.<br />
“And from there, it exploded,” Davis said.<br />
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Some crews, sometimes gang-like, leaned toward more sexual or violent dances, but Tommy and others stayed true to his dance.<br />
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And so will Davis as she leads two KRUMP workshops as part of the 2013 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival.<br />
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“Krumping allows people to be healthy emotionally, based on how
they’re moving,” she said. “There are no mistakes and you don’t have to
be perfect.”<br />
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Davis will give a brief history of KRUMP and lead two krumping
combinations. She said there may be a chance for a KRUMP battle or an
improvisational session.<br />
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As seen in Feb. 19 issue of <a href="http://www.uiargonaut.com/2013/02/19/krump-kreations-dance-style-makes-its-way-from-inner-city-streets-to-ui-jazz-fest-workshop/" target="_blank"><i>The Argonaut</i></a>.Lindsey Treffryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020342182621078692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349114974164142656.post-50529185609763509662013-03-29T11:02:00.000-07:002013-06-19T14:36:25.200-07:00Hope after the storm<span class="body">Lindsey Treffry | <i>blot</i><br /><br />It’s on bumpers, buttons and stickers. It hangs from
buildings and businesses, and is displayed in the University of Idaho
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender office. The rainbow flag is even
tattooed on Julia Keleher’s arm.</span><br />
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Keleher, the UI LGBT Office and Programs Coordinator, got the tattoo at 19. </span><br />
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“Our LGBT community back in the ‘70s … had the
idea of pride,” she said. “It’s all about pride. It’s being proud of who
you are.”</span><br />
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In 1978, the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Pride
Parade commissioned artist Gilbert Baker to design a new symbol for its
marches. Baker taught himself to sew and began crafting the banner. </span><br />
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“The rainbow is a part of nature and you have to
be in the right place to see it,” Baker told a CBS Chicago reporter in
June 2012. “It’s beautiful, all of the colors, even the colors you can’t
see that really fit us as a people because we are all of the colors ...
all the genders, races and ages.”</span><br />
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Paige Davies, the AmeriCorps women’s mentoring,
service learning and volunteer coordinator, said Baker probably chose
rainbow colors because they are obnoxious.</span><br />
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“It’s in your face. There’s no hiding it,” she said. </span><br />
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Davies’ interpretation has changed throughout the years.</span><br />
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“To me, now it’s annoying,” Davies said. “Everything has to be rainbow-colored.”</span><br />
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But Davies said the loud colors led her to
Inland Oasis, a volunteer organization that serves LGBT communities.</span><br />
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“The logo had rainbow flag colors. Now it says
‘open, accepting, affirming,’ but it used to only have the rainbow,”
Davies said. “I knew, then, that that was a place I could go. It was
reassuring.”</span><br />
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She said it was just as reassuring to see
rainbow flag stickers in UI professors’ offices — part of the UI Safe
Zone project.</span><br />
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“They didn’t have to tell me that it was OK to be gay,” she said. “I just knew.”</span><br />
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Katie Noble, UI Women’s Center administrative
assistant, said the flag represents a unity of all differences in the
community.</span><br />
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“Before coming out, you’re hiding who you are.
But with the flag, you’re not gonna hide from that anymore,” Noble said.
“The flag is so vibrant and solid.”</span><br />
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And each vibrant color has a meaning.</span><br />
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Red means life. Orange, healing. Yellow, sunlight. Green, nature. Blue, harmony. And purple for spirit. </span><br />
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The flag once had pink for sex, and turquoise
for art or magic, but the colors were later dropped to simplify
production.</span><br />
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“The flag is our connection to our history,”
Keleher said. “There are symbols (like the flag) and it’s important in
understanding where (they) come from.”</span><br />
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Noble said interpretations aren’t always positive.</span><br />
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“For those who are not supportive (of the LGBT
community), they’re like ‘Oh, there’s another rainbow flag,’” she said.
“There are two sides of it.”</span><br />
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Davies said she might understand why the rainbow was chosen.</span><br />
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“It’s happy, rich and full of life-colors,” she said. “It’s the hope after the storm.”<br /><br />As seen in February issue of <i><a href="http://blot.uidaho.edu/stories/2013/march/stories/hopeafterthestorm.html" target="_blank">Blot Magazine</a></i>.</span>Lindsey Treffryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020342182621078692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349114974164142656.post-10726013495690904912012-12-03T00:31:00.000-08:002013-01-25T18:22:07.073-08:00Surviving death<span class="body">Lindsey Treffry | <i>blot</i></span><br />
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<span class="body">Everybody dies.</span><br />
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“Death sucks no matter what,” University of
Idaho student Britnee Packwood said. “Death is the worst thing that is
on this planet.”</span><br />
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Packwood knows death up close. She has since May 16, 2011.<br /><br />
“My dad was 61 when he passed away,” she said. “We knew we were gonna lose him earlier than a lot of other kids.”<br /><br />
Packwood was in eighth grade the first time her
dad went to the hospital for a heart attack. Doctors estimated he had
two years to live. The attack was followed by years of heart
complications, more heart attacks and congestive heart failure. Her dad
even had an attack in the left anterior descending artery, known as the
Widow Maker. <br /><br />
Sharon Fritz, a licensed psychologist and
professor, works at the UI Counseling Center and helps students deal
with grief.<br /><br />
“At my age, you’re expecting to see friends sick
and grandparents dying,” Fritz said. “You don’t expect it in the 18 to
25 group range, but I see it a lot. In my caseload, at least half a
dozen a semester.”<br /><br />
Nationally, personal experience facing death is
not uncommon among young people. According to National College Health
Assessment surveys gathered in Fall 2011, 15.5 percent of students had
experienced the death of a family member or friend. At UI, 15.8 percent
of students have experienced the same. <br /><br />
In spring 2011, Packwood’s parents took a trip
to Houston. One day, her dad wasn’t feeling well and called her from the
hotel.<br /><br />
“I had probably had the weirdest conversation I had ever had with my father,” Packwood said.<br /><br />
Out of nowhere, he asked what she was going to do if they weren’t on the same “time zone clock” anymore.<br /><br />
“Who are we going to call all the time? … No
matter who you are, where you are or what you’re doing, I’m always going
to be with you,” he told her. <br /><br />
She didn’t think much of it.<br /><br />
“I thought he was doing his whole Dad thing,”
Packwood said. “When they got back from Lewiston the next day, I called
my mom to ask if their flight went OK. I heard him in the background. He
said, ‘No I talked to her yesterday. Just make sure she knows I love
her.’”<br /><br />
It was only a couple of hours later that her
parents were in an ambulance to the hospital — for the last time.
Packwood and her sister later followed.<br /><br />
“We said goodbye, kissed our dad and left,” she said. <br /><br />
Soon after, he passed.<br /><br />
The sisters had last heard that their dad was
feeling better. Packwood’s mom returned home to bring them the news.<br /><br />
“We all come in the living room. And all she can
say is ‘He’s gone,’” Packwood said. “She is blubbering. My sister
starts screaming and bawling her eyes out. And I’m standing there
holding a grown woman and a junior in high school in my arms and having
them cry on my shoulder. I’m emotionless. I don’t know what to do. I’m
more concerned with them instead of myself at the time.”<br /><br />
Fritz said the grieving process is complicated
when a person knows they are dying and the end comes suddenly.<br /><br />
“People deal with it different ways when it
comes,” Fritz said. “When it is sudden, they either didn’t have a chance
to prepare for it or understand it. (It’s a sense of) lack of
preparedness.”<br /><br />
In cases like Packwood’s, Fritz said the stages of grief are dragged out more.<br /><br />
“There is a sense of shock.” Fritz said. “It may
take a longer time (to grieve). The peaks and valleys are more intense …
more ebbs and flows.”<br /><br />
Packwood said knowing he would die soon was worse.<br /><br />
“To lose someone suddenly is awful. It’s
terrible,” Packwood said. “But to have to see somebody in a prolonged
state of deterioration and just losing it, I think it’s worse. A little
piece of your soul gets eaten away, knowing there is nothing you can
do.”<br /><br />
She helped her mom make phone calls to family
members, and the next morning departed for a UI Conservation Social
Sciences field studies trip.<br /><br />
In the Mammoth area of Yellowstone National Park, Packwood spotted a moose.<br /><br />
“I just sat on a rock next to it,” she said.
“... I looked up and I was like, ‘OK, I’m gonna be OK. Things are gonna
be fine.’ Maybe that was my moment of acceptance.”<br /><br />
The trip ended, she returned home and helped her
mom with funeral home planning, transferring the body and figuring out
funeral expenses.<br /><br />
“The weirdest thing for me was he was near his
chair,” she said. “But he was in a really tiny box next to his chair. I
thought, ‘So this is what’s left — a tiny little box of ashes.’” <br /><br />
Those ashes, later sealed in a vault, were
surrounded by heirlooms that Packwood and her sister placed inside.<br /><br />
“There was a little wooden box in a bag and the
bag wasn’t closed all the way,” she said. “I’m like putting stuff in
there. I move the bag, and it’s closed but it wasn’t closed (all the
way). I was like, ‘I have my father on my hands.’ I laughed. It was the
first time I had truly laughed in such a long time … My sister and I
were gut rolling.”<br /><br />
Packwood said returning to UI solidified her belief that her dad wanted the family to keep living.</span><br /><span class="body">
“That was really when I accepted what it was for what it was,” she said. </span><br />
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They buried him in a family plot in Montana, where Packwood was raised and where her parents met. <br /><br />
“And if there is a cool part to this, I’m pretty
certain about this — at the exact time (of my dad’s death), the chime
went off that a baby was born,” Packwood said. “My mom said ‘I didn’t
have the heart to go down there, but if it’s a boy — oofh, those parents
are going to need some help.’”<br /> <br />
Packwood said the death of her father has opened her eyes and pushed her to live more.<br /><br />
“Don’t forget that there is always someone who
has a shoulder,” she said. “Don’t forget that you need to do what you
need to do for yourself and don’t forget to live. If you have to take a
month to just let it all out, go for it. But go back to work. Go back to
school. Go back to having girls’ night. Whatever it is. Normalcy, at
first, (will) feel weird but it’ll get better.”<br /><br />
Fritz agreed.<br /><br />
“We tell our students to solicit support,” she
said. “Death makes you depressed and you want to pull away. But you have
to tell your friends, ‘I need you to call me, I need you to take me
out.’”<br />
Packwood said there isn’t an easy way to deal with death.<br /><br />
“It’s death. It happens,” she said. “You can’t
revel in it and you can’t live in it … you can’t stay there forever. You
gotta move on.” </span><br />
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<span class="body">As seen in December 2012 issue of <i><a href="http://blot.uidaho.edu/stories/2012/December/Stories/survivingdeath.html" target="_blank">blot magazine</a></i>. </span>Lindsey Treffryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020342182621078692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349114974164142656.post-20851123313729218682012-10-11T17:28:00.000-07:002013-01-25T17:55:17.918-08:00Christian author goes undercover to understand homosexuality<span id="goog_1712971298"></span><span id="goog_1712971299"></span><br />
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Timothy Kurek used to think
being gay was the ultimate sin. Raised in Tennessee, he attended a
Southern Baptist church, was home schooled most of his childhood and
went to a private Christian school where his fellow church members were
teachers or administrators. He was taught that gay was like the scarlet
“S” — the sin of all sins.<br />
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“After all, God destroyed two cities over it,” he said.<br />
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Kurek was a self-proclaimed bully. The same kind of bully, he said, you
read about in the news when a kid commits suicide for being gay.<br />
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Then, a friend came out to him one night during karaoke.<br />
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A British voice echoes through a cathedral nave made of stone and
mortar, topped with solid California redwood. The source of the voice is
a lean, white haired man, pointing to a south window. He slides his
glasses towards the bridge of his nose, describing every detail and
color the stained glass creates. This window, he says, depicts the Book
of Revelation.<br />
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Michel Campbell is one of a dozen volunteer tour guides for <a href="http://www.stjohns-cathedral.org/">The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist</a> which overlooks Spokane’s South Hill.<br />
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St. John’s was designed by architect Harold Whitehouse and built by
Fred Phair in 1925. Additions to the church were made by Henry George
and Sons in 1948 and Sceva Construction of Spokane in 1960. Whitehouse
followed the suggestions of Bishop Edward Makin Cross and created a
cathedral in early English Gothic style.<br />
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“This cathedral compares very favorably with all the Gothic churches of the period that I’ve been in,” Campbell says.<br />
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The shelves of Bibles next to aisles of activated charcoal powder, cashew cream, agar agar sea vegetable flakes, Minit-meat and vegan gelatin may seem unrelated. But at the <a href="http://www.adventistbookcenter.com/">Adventist Book Center and Vegetarian Food Outlet,</a> the diet lifestyles of Seventh-day Adventists closely relate to the religion — and have since the church’s inception in the mid-1800s.<br />
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Seventh-day Adventist John Harvey <a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kelloggs.com%2Fen_US%2Fhome.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFgymSKBqpwV8s23CUITPPl5m1GDw">Kellogg</a>, famous for his development of breakfast cereals at the turn of the century, was a health pioneer in manufacturing vegetarian products like Worthington, Loma Linda and <a href="http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.morningstarfarms.com%2Fmsfhome.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFtcvsL82e1iqu-y3uCVcErP5ZrYA">Morningstar Farms</a>, which still remain today.<br />
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Lindsey Treffryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020342182621078692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349114974164142656.post-17057329622280545872012-05-23T16:51:00.000-07:002013-01-25T17:32:06.533-08:00UCC couple retire after 2 decades of service<div>
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For six years, Randy and The Rev. Linda Crowe traveled south to the ninth — and largest — ward of New Orleans, combating mold breakouts and renovating houses that had been destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. This year, though, the couple’s trips to Katrina end, as their retirements begin in a Volkswagen across the country.<br />
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As pastor of <a href="http://www.uccwebsites.net/veradaleuccspokanevalleywa.html">Veradale United Church of Christ</a> for nearly 18 years, Linda worked through the church’s recent transition to become “open and affirming” to the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community, including the lead in a booth and banner at <a href="http://www.outspokane.com/parade.html">Spokane’s Pride Parade</a>.<br />
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Lindsey Treffryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020342182621078692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349114974164142656.post-3129738354749185012012-04-27T16:45:00.000-07:002013-01-25T17:44:08.775-08:00Half-ass clone not half-assedLindsey Treffry | <i>blot</i><br />
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This equine may be stubborn, but he’s not your average mule.<br />
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Utah Pioneer is a clone — an echo of his brother Idaho Gem and predecessor of his brother Idaho Star — born in 2003 as a product of University of Idaho and Utah State University research. He is the only clone still living on UI’s campus.<br />
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The mules were created to mirror Taz, an award-winning racing mule owned by Idaho businessman Don Jacklin, who partially funded the clone research.<br />
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“Jacklin wanted a clone as close to Taz as you could get,” said Bill Loftus, UI journalism professor and science writer.<br />
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Loftus said Utah began as a mare’s unfertilized egg.<br />
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Genetic material was removed from the egg, and mule fetus skin cells produced by Taz’s parents were inserted into the egg, placed in a dish and electrically shocked. Once the cells divided, the mule embryo was inserted into Idaho Rose, Utah’s surrogate mother. Nearly 360 days later, Utah was born.<br />
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But Utah and his brothers took more than five years to get right. Loftus said embryo transfers are difficult, especially when mares only produce one foal a year.<br />
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“(The embryo clones) didn’t have enough horsepower to follow through like a normal embryo would,” Loftus said.<br />
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After three years of trying, there had been no success.<br />
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So in order to “rev” up the embryos, UI researchers used a broth-like calcium substance. By 2002, Loftus said there had been three pregnancies within 90 days, although most pregnancies were lost at 60 days. Finally, researchers got just the right amount of calcium concentration and a mule was born the next year.<br />
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It was off to the races and training to be the next Taz began. Idaho Gem and Idaho Star won their first races in June 2006, while Utah was left in the dust after a training injury.<br />
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“The training method didn’t agree with his personality,” Loftus said.<br />
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Since the genetically-identical brothers were not equal athletes, the question of nature or nurture arose. Loftus said it is unclear whether Utah’s cloned DNA prevented his racing success or if the parenting of surrogate mother, Idaho Rose, made him a racing adversary.<br />
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“Utah Pioneer is ornery,” said Stacey Doumit, Horse Science and Management instructor. “Not all mules are like that.”<br />
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Doumit said Utah and Rose would have been together for three to six months during his infancy. Although she has not seen “learned meanness” in foals, she said foals mimic their mothers.<br />
But just like humans, Doumit said each foal has its own personality.<br />
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Utah remains at pasture with four other horses and will remain a university attraction throughout his retirement.<br />
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Although racing didn’t turn out to be Utah’s gift, he is still a one-of-a … wait … three-of-a-kind mule.<br />
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<b>Clone for the cure</b><br />
Calcium research didn’t just jump-start embryo production, but was a main theme of the cloning process. <br />
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During the cloning, researcher Gordon Woods focused on the lack of cancer in horses. Loftus said prostate cancer is non-existent in stallions and skin cancer in white horses doesn’t metastasize. Woods found horses have one-third the calcium of humans, which is the fuel for cancer cells. Horses bodies have elevated amounts of cadmium, a calcium suppressor, and low quantities of calcium overall. Humans — especially those practicing the Western diet — are quite the opposite with high concentrations of calcium from diets full of dairy and red meat.<br /><br />
Humans may be far from being cloned, but cloning equines may be the right step toward human development.<br />
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As seen in April 2012 issue of <a href="http://blot.uidaho.edu/stories/2012/April/Stories/half_ass_clone.html" target="_blank"><i>blot</i></a>.</div>
Lindsey Treffryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020342182621078692noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349114974164142656.post-74615361435351329852012-04-23T10:31:00.000-07:002012-07-02T16:47:39.849-07:00Evaluating evaluations: Low student response affects teacher evaluation statisticsLindsey Treffry | <i>Argonaut</i><br />
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It’s nearing midnight on Sunday before your final exam. Coffee in hand, you decide to go through your Spanish flashcards one more time. A three-week-old email from your Spanish instructor sits in your inbox, reminding you to fill out her instructor evaluation before the clock strikes 12 a.m. Your caffeine-surged hand shakes as you close your laptop, ignoring her request, and head to the kitchen to cook some Top Ramen. It’s going to be a long night. <br />
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“(The online student evaluations of teaching systems) are used a lot more than students realize,” said Archie George, director of University of Idaho Institutional Research and Assessment. “If students knew that, they’d be more inclined to fill it out.” <br />
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The IRA carries out policy and development of the online SET system, which replaced paper evaluations in the early 2000s. The digital format improved the reach of instructor surveys to off-campus students and cut a five-week process of sorting, scanning, compiling and distributing more than 32,000 forms. Issues with the current system include abnormal course dates, student log-ins and technology issues. <br />
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George said the biggest issue is not with the online system, but with student response rates. <br />
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“The logistics are great,” said Karen Humes, UI’s geography department chair. “Just the collection needs to be improved so we can have a genuine majority,” <br />
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In Humes’ department, she said there’s not a single class that has more than a 60 percent return rate of evaluations from students. <br />
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For Pamela Bathurst, associate professor of voice, the return rate of teaching evaluations has been meek as well. She said the lack of evaluations do not provide the feedback necessary for instructors. <br />
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“(Instructors) absolutely need to have something to look at in order to see progress and also … to be able to see where maybe they can tweak things so that they have a class that is the best class,” Bathurst said. <br />
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She said evaluations are even taken into consideration when reviewing faculty positions. <br />
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Instructors undergo an annual evaluation process that analyzes the extent and quality of their teaching. This process can lead to merit-based raises, promotions, tenured positions or firings. <br />
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“Students don’t realize how much these matter in people’s careers — especially the untenured,” Humes said. <br />
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When instructors are up for tenure, a report with a summary of student evaluations provides a summary score and is placed in every professor’s review packet. According to Institutional Research Analyst Chris Lighty, these are compared to department, college and university scores. <br />
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“If you’re denied tenure, you get one more year and then you’re out,” Humes said. <br />
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Humes said low student response rates also create a bias. For example, Humes said a small class of 20 students could receive a 50 percent response rate. With a few low scoring evaluations, she said this could really impact an instructor’s job. <br />
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“(The students who fill out the surveys are) people who really loved a professor or really hated a professor,” Humes said. “It is not in the middle.” <br />
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Kenneth Sprenke, professor of geophysics, environmental and planetary sciences, said evaluations either flatter you or they’re unfair. <br />
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“They either say something outrageous or that really annoys you,” Sprenke said. “You can lose sleep over that. Who wants to be told you’re doing a great job, when you’re not necessarily doing a great job?” <br />
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Bathurst said there are various reasons students in the middle sector don’t fill out evaluations. <br />
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“I think (students) get busy,” Bathurst said. “There are papers that are due, tests to study for. Things they feel are at the top of the list. (The evaluations) get shuffled to the bottom of the list. They can go online and do it and it doesn’t take very long, but it’s just one more thing.” <br />
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Although the majority of the university follows the same online evaluation process, there are exceptions. All law courses, for example, use paper evaluations of a narrative form. Elizabeth Barker Brandt, professor and associate dean of Faculty Affairs at the College of Law, said the evaluations are passed out in class. She said each professor is responsible for distributing evaluations during the last quarter of the semester and before a final exam. <br />
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“I’ll pass out the evaluations in my class and I go wait in my office,” Brandt said. “I designate a student to delegate. They take 15 or 20 minutes, collect them and bring them to the office and we return to class.” <br />
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Brandt said the whole university used to use a system similar to the College of Law. <br />
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“Then the university went to numerical and then online evaluations,” Brandt said. “Our faculty had really big concerns about that. We figured if we went to numerical, students would not write comments. We thought if we did not get the comments, it would not be as resourceful.” <br />
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Brandt reads all faculty evaluations and writes a summary, which is then submitted to the dean. <br />
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“We’re sacrificing the administrative efficiency because our faculty has really wanted to have the detail that a narrative provides,” Brandt said. <br />
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She said there is an 85 to 95 percent return rate per class for evaluations. <br />
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“Students don’t have a reason to forget to do it,” Brandt said. “They sit in class and do it. Students really feel like the narrative matters. They all know that I read them all, every semester.” <br />
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While it is unlikely that the entire university would return to a paper system, Bathurst said the system seemed to work well. <br />
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“The rate was much higher because students were already in the class, but I believe I understand the reason for the change — it makes it easier for the people going through all of them,” Bathurst said. “But I also saw (during the online switch) there was a drop in the amount of evaluations actually turned in. It became less mandatory and there was not time made for it. Going back to paper evaluations is not an option that would be looked at positively, but I think that’s it.” <br />
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Other than an unlikely return to a paper system, George offered other solutions to the response rates. <br />
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“The No. 1 recommendation I hear is for students to not be able to see grades for a period of time after grades have been posted, if they haven’t submitted evaluations,” George said. <br />
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Humes said some instructors give class incentives. While instructors cannot see who submitted a class evaluation, they can see the number of students who have. She said some instructors reward students with extra credit if they reach a certain percent of evaluation responses. <br />
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Bathurst suggested instructors require students to bring their laptops to class to fill out instructor evaluations. <br />
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“(Students) think their vote doesn’t count,” Bathurst said. “It’s the same thing with evaluations. It’s the idea of not feeling like they really count but that is not the case — they definitely count.” <br />
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The evaluation period for courses begins three weeks before a course end date. The period to evaluate full-semester courses ends the Sunday before final exam week — at 11:59 p.m. May 6. <br />
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“If (students) look at it as part of contributing to the overall excellence of the classes offered in the UI — if they see themselves being part of that — maybe they might take the time to give input,” Bathurst said. “It is not ignored. We all want everything to be the best we can. We are consciously looking to better, better, better our classes and our offerings and (student) contribution is viable.” <br />
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As seen in April 9 issue of <a href="http://www.uiargonaut.com/2012/04/09/evaluating-evaluations-low-student-response-affects-teacher-evaluation-statistics/" target="_blank">The Argonaut</a>.Lindsey Treffryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09020342182621078692noreply@blogger.com0