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Vol. 32 – Issue 9 | THURSDAY February 2, 2012 999 Tahoe Boulevard, Incline Village, NV | www.sierranevada.edu

S i e r r a N e v a d a C o l l e g eEagle’s EyeI.T. Department improves wireless network on campus

In previous semesters at Sierra Nevada College, it was common to hear students complaining about the wireless internet. Whether it was random disconnection or not being able to connect at all, an overall feeling of dissatisfaction with the school’s internet was a ubiquitous grievance among the student body, faculty and staff. Stu-dents will soon find they need to find new topics to make small talk about, however, as it appears the days of sub-par Internet are over.

In the Nov. 3, 2011 issue of the Eagle’s Eye, an article entitled “Poor Internet con-nection often frustrates students” included an informal poll of students in the li-brary one Wednesday afternoon. The poll revealed that 79 per-cent of students had routinely experienced trouble connecting or staying connected to the school network.

In an updated poll, 8 percent reported hav-ing occasional con-nectivity issues since the start of the semes-ter. This means that 71 percent of students have seen an increase in the reliability of the network.

The culprit was the wireless access points―the pieces of hardware respon-sible for sending and receiving the signals that connect devices to the Internet. These pieces of hardware were over 7 years old, considered ancient and obsolete by tech-nology standards.

“You’ve got newer laptops, with newer cards, trying to access old hardware,” said Network Administrator Rodney Bonnell.

The 8-year difference between laptops and network hardware was causing terrible network performance, he said. “Sitting down with the I.T. director, we decided that we’ve got to do this either this year or next year.”

The issues with the outdated wireless network permeated their way to the high-est levels of administration. Towards the end of the fall semester, after hearing some of the complaints, Director of Information Technology Nicole Ferguson decided to send a survey to all students. The results of the survey were clear and honest, some-times brutally, according to Ferguson.

After she quantified the results, and se-lected a particularly critical and blunt com-

ment, Ferguson showed them to President Lynn Gillette and got approval for the project.

“The network was ab-sorbing all of the I.T. Department’s time,” said Ferguson, “The majority of time was spent fixing connection issues, rather than progressing the school’s technology.”

Another issue that frus-trated students last se-mester was the unreliable printers in Prim Library. The issues with the print-ers were mostly caused

by the old wireless hardware, according to Ferguson. Students should expect to see in-creased printer performance with the new, more reliable hardware.

Over the winter break, Bonnell and sev-eral other I.T. staff removed the old 42 ac-cess points around campus and installed 32 brand new pieces. “Because of the in-creased range of these new pieces, in the Prim Library we went from 18 of the old ones, to only 8 of the new,” said Bonnell.

BY JASON PALADINONews Editor

Patterson Hall dining hours have changed this semester, as well as several other poli-cies regarding dishes and recyclable mate-rials.

“The new dining hall hours are basically a result of student request,” said Brenda Witzke, Dining Services general manag-er. “They wanted longer hours during the three meal times because of class conflict and other issues of that nature.”

Operating hours for the grill have also changed. It will be closed Friday through Sunday due to lack of use during those days. Friday is “Wing Day” and students prefer to eat what is on the hot line rather than what is offered at the grill, said Wit-zke.

“I like the new hours because it comple-ments my schedule much better than last semester. I don’t have 15 minutes to get food and get to class,” said Freshman Ariel Lofton.

Some students, however, are not in favor of the change in hours.

“I hate the new hours because they aren’t open when I’m hungry,” said Freshman Alex Daoussis.

The hours of operation in the dining hall isn’t the only change going on. Regulations on dishes and to-go containers have also been altered.

In the last two semesters, Sodexo has re-placed over $10,000 in dishes, silverware and other serve ware, according to Witzke.

In an attempt to prevent such a loss from happening again, there are several new rules and regulations for on and off cam-pus students.

All materials including cups, bowls, plates and so on from Patterson Dining Hall are no longer allowed to leave the din-ing area or the patio.

“Upon being caught the first time, stu-dents will be given a verbal warning. Second offense results in campus service hours as well as a room search for on cam-pus students and service hours for off cam-pus students,” said Director of Housing Jayce Coziar. “A third offense is a write up with an additional five hours of community service.”

“We realize that it is a convenience to take dishes to the dorm room and bring them back later. The issue is that they

BY LIZ HILLStaff Reporter

A petition has been circulating in Incline Village to put warning lights on the inter-section where two pedestrians were struck by a vehicle and killed on Dec. 30, 2011. The petition was started by Willie Lostlen of Incline Village, Nev.

“We need to focus on strategies directly related to improving the visibility for our drivers and our pedestrians,” said Lostlen. The strategy suggested by Lostlen is a flashing light above the crosswalk that is activated by the pedestrian. The visual warning would give drivers more time to stop for someone in the crosswalk, said Lostlen.

Lostlen has collected over 300 signa-tures from Incline Village residents and has caught the eye of Sierra Nevada Col-lege alumni Gyembo Gyeltshen, who has

placed a petition in the Prim Library. “Personally, I have always felt that In-

cline Village lacks proper lighting around pedestrian or auto-free zones,” said Gy-eltshen. “Using the crosswalks on Tahoe Blvd. and Hwy 28 can be frightening espe-cially during winter nights. After talking to Willie, I had decided to help her out by get-ting people from SNC to sign the petition.”

Lostlen said she has met some opposi-tion to the petition from some who believe added lighting would be an eyesore, or that it will not help.

On Jan. 5 Nevada Highway Patrol con-ducted a sting operation near the crosswalk where the accident occurred, pulling over drivers who failed to stop according to re-ports in the North Lake Tahoe Bonanza. It was unclear if any citations were issued. Added lighting in the crosswalk would be

BY JENN SHERIDANFeatures Editor

Biology in BelizeSierra Nevada College has its own way of preventing students from sleeping in science class.

Turn to page 12 for more photos.

Index News.........................1,3,4

Campus........................2Forum............................5

Outdoor.......................6Sports...........................7

A&E................................8Features.............9,10,11,12

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“The network was absorbing all of the I.T. Department’s time. The majority of time was spent fixing connection issues, rather than progressing the school’s technology.”

Nicole Ferguson I.T. Director

See WIRELESS NETWORKS, 4

See PETITION, 4

See DINING HALL, 4

Dining hall makes sustainable adjustments for spring semester

More lights for a safer crosswalkDANNY KERN

Severed limbs, compound fractures and mandatory shots. See what else Wilderness First Responders dealt with over break on page 8.

THURSDAY, Feb. 2, 2012Eagle’s Eye 2 CAMPUS

of eventsCalendar

FEBRUARY 2: THURSDAYOpen Mic Night

6:15 p.m.Patterson Hall Fireside Chat

7-9 p.m.TCES 139/141

FEBRUARY 3: FRIDAYClub Fear Factor

3 p.m. Patterson Hall

FEBRUARY 4: SATURDAYOvernight Backcountry Hut Trip

Departs 9 a.m.Patterson Hall

FEBRUARY 5: SUNDAYSuper Bowl Party


FEBRUARY 7: TUESDAYFull Moon Snowshoeing

6:30 p.m.Patterson Hall

FEBRUARY 10: FRIDAYWriters in the Woods:

Li Miao Lovett7-9 p.m.

TCES 139/141

FEBRUARY 11: SATURDAYWriters in the Woods

Workshop9 a.m. - Noon TCES 139/141

FEBRUARY 10 - 12: FRIDAY - SUNDAY

San Francisco TripDeparts 1 p.m.Patterson Hall

FEBRUARY 14: TUESDAYSNC Dating Game


FEBRUARY 16: THURSDAYZoe Sheehan Saldana:

Art Exhibit5 p.m.

Tahoe Gallery

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Four college leaders from the Kyrgyz-stani Republic visited Sierra Nevada Col-lege Tuesday, Jan. 24 to examine its system of higher education, structure, administra-tion and support services.

The four leaders, Mr. Abdykadyr Abidov, President of Osh Technical University; Ms. Chinara Adamkulova, Dean of Faculty at Kyrgyz State University; Mr. Askarbek Dzhylkichiev, Rector of Talas State Uni-versity and Mr. Abakir Mamytov, Head of Kyrgyz Academy of education are visiting U.S. colleges from Jan. 17 to Feb. 3, in-cluding SNC, as arranged by The Depart-ment of State.

The delegation was particularly interest-ed in the challenges of higher education in the US and its changing relationship with other elements of American society.

College officials shared how private and public organizations, businesses, federal and state governments work in partnership to improve higher education system in the US.

Topics of mutual concern were shared such as degree equivalencies, accredita-tion, student aid, admissions, counseling services, quality assessment system, insti-tutional structure and curriculum.

“The students are very lucky here. The facilities are state-of-the-art, and the set-ting has great beauty. We are amazed,” said one of the leaders after a campus tour.

Kyrgyzstani college leaders visit SNC

COURTESY OF SIERRA NEVADA COLLEGEMR. ABDYKADYR ABIDOV, MR. ASKARBEK DZHYLKICHIEV, MS. CHINARA ADAMKULOVA AND MR. ABAKIR MAMYTOV toured Sierra Nevada College’s campus Tuesday, Jan. 24 to examine its system of higher education, structure, administration and support services.

Staff Reports

COURTESY OF SIERRA NEVADA COLLEGETHE KYRGYZSTANI COLLEGE LEADERS met Tuesday, Jan. 24 to further understand SNC’s infrastructure.

Club Information• First ICC meeting to be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31 in Prim-Schultz

• New club member recruitment: Noon - 2 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 1 in Patterson Hall.

• First club event - Club Fear Factor: 3 - 5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 3 in Patterson Hall

THURSDAY, Feb. 2, 2012 www.sierranevada.edu 3NEWS

Sierra Nevada College students may no-tice the campus security staff no longer sport the navy blue uniforms associated with High Sierra Patrol. They wear black jackets that represent the new Campus se-curity company on campus, ESI. SNC of-ficials recently decided to make the switch

from High Sierra Patrol to ESI Security Services.

“We were looking for a company better suited to our needs,” said Director of Fa-cilities Thane Christensen.

These needs reflect both financial and flexibility issues.

According to President Lynn Gillette, ESI security will bring about many new

changes and services to campus. “ESI is willing to be our eyes and ears

around campus,” Gillette said. “For exam-ple, if a parking light is out they will call us to let us know.”

The security staff is required to turn in a detailed report regarding maintenance and safety issues at the end of every shift.

An additional service being offered by

ESI is the ability to let students into their dorm rooms. Previously, only Residential Assistants or staff could let students into their dorms.

“ESI is letting in more students than the RA’s during late hours,” said RA Ezra Stemple.

This can be reflected by the absence of an after-hour’s RA phone this semester.

BY PATRICK HOEPPNERStaff Reporter

Campus security undergoes changes as ESI steps in

A recent storm brought much needed snow to the Lake Tahoe basin and opti-mism to some local resorts and residents.

The recent gift of a storm offered a slightly more positive outlook for local businesses and residents in the area.

While the amount of snowfall in compar-ison to previous years still remains below average, it still assisted ski resort business in the area.

With an original prediction of 21 to 35 inches of snow at lake level, a report of 11 to 29 inches was recorded over the five-day storm. As of Monday, Jan. 23, the Tahoe Basin snowpack is still only 25 percent of average for the date. Advances in things like snowmaking technology provide com-fort to many Sierra ski resorts.

“I’m glad school was canceled Mon-day because I was already on my way to Alpine to shred and the conditions were great. Nice to finally get some snow,” said student Joe Quillinan.

According to tahoeweatherdisscusion.com regarding Alpine Meadows, seven out of 13 chairlifts are currently operating after receiving an estimated 72 inches of snow. At Squaw Valley Resort, the current lower mountain has 12 of 16 lifts open, and six of 14 on the upper mountain, after receiv-ing 60 inches of snow. Diamond Peak has been making considerable improvements to maintain a steady level of business dur-ing this rough season. “We had a slightly above average December, and a below av-erage January,” said Brad Wilson, General Manager of Diamond Peak Ski Area.

“We made improvements to the snow-making system over the last two years that provided us a 35 percent increase in snowmaking capacity,” he said. “We made snow every night that conditions (tempera-ture and humidity) permitted. Conditions at Diamond Peak have been some of the

best in the Lake Tahoe Basin thanks to the improvements in our snowmaking and the hard working snowmaking and grooming crews.”

“It is a little too early to tell just how much this new snow will drive busi-ness. We do now have 90 percent of the

mountain open, so we are guardedly opti-mistic about the rest of the season,” said Wilson.

Despite the below average snowpack around the Lake Tahoe Basin, the recent storm bestows much needed belief that the season can only get better.

BY SPENCER OWENStaff Reporter

Flakes of optimism return to Tahoe in recent winter storm

DANNY KERNFRESHMAN TOMMY GESME boardslides a rail in light of the recent snowfall at Donner Lake on Jan. 24.

At Squaw Valley this year, the community witnessed the start of the expansive plan showcasing Squaw’s merge with Snow Park Technologies in the project named “Squaw’s Renaissance.” This plan includes over $50 mil-lion being put into programs, facilities and lifts over the next five years, according to Squaw Valley President and CEO Andy Wirth. But after the high level of anticipa-tion regarding Squaw’s Renaissance and the Squaw SPT merge, a lack of snow would be the only thing to hinder it’s success... and that was exactly the case.

Because the extent of a terrain park is highly dependent on weather conditions, the full potential of SPT’s effect on Squaw’s park has yet to be witnessed. Ever since open-ing day on Nov. 23, Squaw has struggled with the lack of snow. But there is still much of the winter left and time for storms to provide the ultimate blank canvas for SPT to create a masterpiece.

SPT Project Coordinator Mike Silva predicted success in this venture. “Anyone can throw money at a park program, but what is going to set Squaw apart is the buy in from CEO Andy Wirth and his team,” said Silva. “This com-

mitment is a differentiator and between Squaw’s capital planning and SPT’s experience, I think it is safe to say that people will find a product worth getting excited about as we move forward through this season and the foreseeable future.”

“It is exciting to see a mountain of such prominence re-ally get behind and embrace their terrain park program,” said Silva. “Our goal is to complement their overarching strategic goals with strong regard to the youth sector.”

Silva also noted the widespread excitement in terms of collaborating closely with the community. “As a company based out of the Tahoe region, it is amazing to have the opportunity to provide our services right in our backyard, bringing another SPT park to the Tahoe Basin,” said Silva.

The future is bright for Squaw in the eyes of SPT, he said.

Squaw is already a playground, according to Silva, and Tahoe can definitely plan on seeing some unique concepts over the next few seasons. “Building up a park program, however, is not an overnight process: expansive earth-work, additional snowmaking and grooming machines are all requirements for a park program to be truly successful, and while this is all currently under way it is not something

that can just be achieved over the course of one summer or fall.”

Squaw and its partner Alpine Meadows claim 200 acres of shredable terrain including 15 lifts and 19 terrain park features, according to a recent Squaw Valley press release. With the events calendar packed full for January and Feb-ruary, snow is all they need after the rough start to the win-ter.

A slow start to winter hinders SPT’s full potential at Squaw BY CAITLIN KHOURYCopy Editor

COURTESY OF SQUAW.COMA SNOWBOARDER takes advantage of SPT’s work at Squaw Valley, despite the lack of snow.

THURSDAY, February 2, 2012Eagle’s Eye 4 NEWS

never return or end up in off campus houses,” said Witzke.

In order to help fix this issue, to-go containers and cups are now being of-fered for $5 each at the register in the dining area. Students may also bring a reasonably sized to-go container of their own.

Sustainability is one of Sierra Ne-vada College’s core themes and in order to uphold that theme it must become a group effort. Conserving dishes is one of the ways in which this can continue to be achieved.

The food options and service will remain the same in the dining hall.

“We don’t want to cut quality and service. We want to focus on what students want. We will offer more healthy food during the school days and be a little more casual on the weekends,” said Witzke.

If students have requests of any kind relating to food, hours and other issues there are comment cards avail-able in a gray box in between the con-diment bar and the Hydration Station. Comments are read on a weekly and sometimes daily basis.

The new access points, which can be spot-ted by their blinking green lights around cam-pus on ceilings, wooden beams and above the book shelves in Prim Library, are much “smarter,” according to Bonnell, and can now manage the traffic more effectively. This al-lows more users to connect with less users being randomly disconnected.

“It’s been nice to be able to walk into every building on campus and connect to the inter-net within seconds,” said Senior Matt Fall. He is among many other students impressed with these new changes.

Several classes are now using modern in-ternet communication tools like Skype. This video streaming service requires a great deal of bandwidth and the school is now equipped to meet those demands.

“Last semester I took a class with Bob Gil-

lette, Microeconomic Theory, which was entirely over Skype. The connection was rel-atively spotty throughout the class,” said Ju-nior Sean Anderson. “However, this semester I am in a similar situation taking another Bob Gillette course, Macroeconomic Theory, and have yet to experience any issues with the in-ternet.”

DINING HALL, from front page

WIRELESS NETWORKS, from front page

a more permanent and effective solu-tion, said Lostlen.

Incline Village residents Linda S. Mathis and Robert C. Mathis died after being struck by a vehicle around 8 p.m. on Dec. 30 near the crosswalk on High-way 28 near the Incline Village Shop-ping Center. The driver, Christopher Torii Smith, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, causing death and failing to yield to pedestri-ans, according to the North Lake Tahoe Bonanza.

PATI SAINT DE ROZASTHE LIBRARY’S NEW MODEM WIRELESS ADAPTER provides easy online access to students.

PETITION, from front page

LIZ HILLSOPHOMORE JENISE SPITERI enjoys some food during the new dining hall hours.

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It’s been nice to be able to walk into every building on campus and connect to the Internet within seconds. Matt FallSenior

Did you notice the dining hall changes? Let the school know what you think!

Go to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KG2YXRB

and fill out the survey.

First offense: verbal warning Second offense: campus service hours and room search for on campus students

Third offense:write-up and additional five hours of service

CONSEQUENCES FOR REMOVING DISHES FROM DINING HALL

INFORMATION PROVIDED BY Director of Housing Jayce Coziar.

THURSDAY, February 2, 2012 www.sierranevada.edu 5NEWSHow do you get your coffee on campus each day?

BY PATI SAINZ DE ROZAS Photo Editor

“I get my coffee from Raley’s or Starbucks.”

Bryan WilkinsSenior

“I get it from Costco. I make it in the morning and bring it with me.”

Rachel LivingstoneSenior

“I live in the dorms and am on the meal plan, so I get it for free. I drink too much coffee.”

Brady LemFreshman

“I don’t. I go to Starbucks.”

Bianca Delcioppo Senior

SAVANNAH HOOVER

“Our endless days are numbered.”

My unwavering avidity for drink-ing coffee is not a sign of addic-tion. That word tends to attach

a negative connotation to what I consider a perfectly healthy habit. Sure, I admit sometimes rinsing the mug would’ve been a better option than diving into my sixth serving, but there are days when half a dozen doses just feels right. I recently had one of those days.

Around two that afternoon, I emerged from my third class with only a cold tease of caffeine lingering at the bottom of my cup. I considered sipping it dry, but threw it into the snow instead. I had total con-fidence that I’d fill my cup soon enough. I bounced my way toward the cafeteria, where hot coffee and subsequent happi-ness were guaranteed.

Now, take a child’s stuffed animal and rip every seam. Take tickets to your fa-vorite band’s final show and tear them to shreds. Smash out every window of your dream car.

I felt this same kind of disappointment when I saw the cafeteria’s shut doors. I played it cool anyway. I calmly asked a nearby student why it was closed, and I tried to hide my mental unrest when she told me it would stay closed until four o’clock, but my accelerated heart rate wouldn’t let that happen. Instead of com-mitting myself to nearly two more hours of caffeine deprivation, I left the building determined to find another source before class at 2:30.

Three previous semesters of scroung-ing skills pointed me to the coffee pots in staff lounges, the personal Keurigs in dorm rooms and the cubicles of faculty friends who understood my needs. I even

checked the event calendar just to make sure a guest lecture wouldn’t necessitate a beverage cart and snack bar, but every attempt was futile. My coffee vessel re-mained empty.

I’ve primarily consumed only free cof-fee since becoming a barista three years ago, but at that moment I was willing to pay anyone what money I had for the smallest bit of espresso.

As I walked to my fourth class that day hopelessly frazzled, I began to wonder where a paying customer could buy a cup of coffee on campus. Peets Coffee in Prim Library has been closed since August, and the cafeteria is only open during high traffic hours this semes-ter, leaving us addicts—I mean, avid coffee drink-ers—helpless.

We could go down the street for a Starbucks or 7-11 brew, but why lose a good park-ing spot to go grab something that should be available on campus? I love that we have the Hydration Station to meet our water

demands, but what about our coffee crav-ings? It could be called the Salvation Station and would prevent distressing mid-afternoon withdrawals like the one I experienced.

One could argue that a constant supply of coffee throughout the day could lead to addiction, but I’m still opposed to using that word. The issue transpired when such a supply was provided and then taken away. Those who were happy and pro-ductive with coffee coursing through their veins are now shaking and upset. Solving the problem is as simple as returning a coffee shop to campus or establishing a Salvation Station of sorts.

Either way, just please help. Please bring coffee. Then maybe, after a cup or two, I’ll be more civil and admit to my true problem: my preference for Splenda

instead of real sugar.

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Lack of coffee on campus tests limits of sanity

Do you have a full course load and can’t even imagine adding more to your schedule? Have you been

taking the long way to Prim Library just to avoid being recruited by the president of the clay club? If both of your answers to these are “yes,” then I am talking to you. Just because going out and being active is more things on your calendar doesn’t mean it’s one more unit of stress.

In fact, getting more involved at Sierra Nevada College can produce exactly the opposite of stress: energy. Going rock climbing might be just the right recipe of oxygen to the brain to get your mind off that math quiz. Skateboarding with friends on your break might be what gets you through a few grueling afternoon

classes.Whatever it is you do to survive the

school year, listen to this. The things that you would never consider doing in the first place could be the things that save you in the end. There’s nothing to lose from trying it out.

We live in too beautiful a place to not take advantage of all the outdoor activi-ties and we attend too diverse a school to not want to meet as many new people as possible.

The perfect way to get the most out of these four years here at SNC is to get in-volved; join in an intramural soccer game, sign up for a weekend field trip, even start your own club.

There are only 10 official clubs so far

for the 2011-2012 school year. You can start your own club and get official school recognition for hanging out and doing what you love and learning from your fel-low classmates.

The nine clubs are the Clay Club, Climb-ing Club, First Generation Club, Gallery Club, Golf Club, Pride Club, Skate Club, Sustainability Club, Eagle’s Eye Club, and a Tribe of Many Nations.

There are always fun events and trips planned just for you throughout the week and on the weekends. From free nacho crawls on a Friday afternoon to weekend snowshoe camping trips, Super Bowl par-ties to open mic nights, the extent of in-tensity is what you choose. So don’t be shy and give it a try.

Getting involved eases the pain of a hectic week

StaffEditorial:

Eagle’s Eye 6 FEATURE

As the technicolor crowd’s spongelike bodies absorbed the tsunami of deep, earth-shaking frequencies, I observed in awe as Lorin Ashton (Bassnectar) commanded his loyal army of Bass Heads. Each epic transition and inventive bass drop prompted the undulating crowd to dance harder and cheer louder. Lorin jumped up and down, head bobbing as he conducted his electronic symphony, his long hair one step behind him appearing like a giant brown jellyfish. The energy in the crowd of roughly 10,000 was only matched by the absolutely ear-demolishing volume: the kind of bone-shaking decibels that you can not only hear, but feel, as the massive 35-speaker-tall towers pierced through the 15 degree night air.

Event organizers stacked the three day line up with 50 performers, ranging from extremely popular acts such as Pretty Lights, The Glitch Mob, Thievery Corporation and Bassnectar, to relatively unheard of, underground acts such as Govinda, Heyoka, Ill-Esha and Phutureprimitive. As I would seek out artists I enjoyed, I would discover new artists that blew me away. This is what I think defines a great line-up. The event organizers are obviously very in-tune and informed within the bass music community.

My only complaint for this otherwise well-organized festival was the lack of free water stations. Participants had the option to purchase a $25 dollar water bottle which they could refill for free. Otherwise, you had the option of purchasing a tiny plastic bottle of water for $4. I thought this was unreasonable for most participants who paid over $150-$180 for a ticket. It is both unsafe and irresponsible for the organizers not to provide free water. It is also more environmentally friendly to provide a free cup that can be refilled as much as possible, rather than forcing participants to purchase multiple plastic bottles.

Overall, the festival was a great time and a virtual who’s who in the bass music community. Combining some of the genre’s biggest names with many up-and-coming DJ’s, Snowglobe’s organizers have created an event that truly encompasses bass music.

JASON PALADINONews Editor

COURTESY OF BASSNECTARLORIN ASHTON of Bassnectar rallies the crowd, thanking them for braving the freezing temperatures.

“My ears are still ringing”From the front lines at

Snowglobe music festival

PHOTO BY JASON PALADINOA FIRESPINNER entertains festies in front of the Igloo Stage.

PHOTO BY DANNY KERNHEYOKA ENTRANCES his fans with his downtempo glitchy synths and gritty, gurgling basslines.

PHOTO BY DANNY KERNBASSNECTAR WOMPS,

miraculously seeing through his iconic lengthy brown hair.

PHOTO BY DANNY KERNDOMINIC LALLI and his live

drumer seduce the crowd with live saxophone and drums over his

own glitch hop beats.

PHOTO BY DANNY KERNBASSNECTAR

PHOTO BY DANNY KERNPORTER ROBINSON fills the Sierra

Tent to capacity as a raving fan rides the crowd to the front.

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THURSDAY, February 2, 2012

THURSDAY, February 2, 2012 www.sierranevada.edu 7FEATURE

Over 10,000 people attended each of the three nights of Snowglobe Music Festival, Lake Tahoe’s first major music festival, an event that brought some of electronic mu-sic’s biggest names to the area. Bass fiends dressed in neon onesies, animal costumes, fire spinners and scantily clad women (and men) flocked to South Tahoe to brave the below freezing temperatures.

The first Snowglobe Music Festival shook the ground from Thursday, Dec. 29 – Saturday, Dec. 31, at Lake Tahoe Com-munity College’s football field. Two large tents housed smaller stages, while the main stage was located on the 50 meter line of the football field. Vendors sold artist-branded clothing, psychedelic art, bever-ages and food at the along the North end of the field.

The event brought business to many of South Lake Tahoe’s struggling retailers

and restaurants, and feedback among mer-chants was very positive, according to City Manager Nancy Kerry.

Not everyone was thrilled about the event, however. The venue was located about a mile from the Bijou residential neighborhood and the city’s police depart-ment reported over 200 noise complaints the first night, according to Kerry. The po-lice department contacted every resident in the area and informed them by voice mail not to tie up the emergency lines during the busy New Year’s Eve weekend.

City officials asked festival organizers to turn down the volume for Friday and Saturday nights, and they agreed with one exception. Event organizers chose to test both the limits of their sound system and the sanity of local residents on Friday night by increasing the volume to unheard levels for Bassnectar’s set, a move that had Bass

Heads, his rabid fan base, smiling ear to ear.

Kerry said that the bass vibrations from the main stage travelled even further than the noise, and some complaints were made from over four miles from the festival.

“Some people have said ‘is it worth it’,” Kerry said. “Can we handle a few hours of noise for three days to attract 10,000 people to town?”

Event organizers offered to pay for drinks and appetizers at Murphy’s Pub between 9-11 p.m. for anyone affected by the noise in an effort to get people out of their vibrat-ing homes during the night’s loudest acts.

The City of South Lake is currently considering moving the event to the Lake Tahoe Airport next year, which they be-lieve is far enough away, according to Kerry.

Inaugural Snowglobe Music Festival: A Fairly Audible Farewell to 2011

JASON PALADINONews Editor

More Decibels Than Expected

I often found the best performances were in the “Igloo” tent, the stage featuring least known artists. Ill-Esha performed right be-fore headliner Pretty Lights, so the crowd was thin, allowing more room for dancing. One of the few female performers at the event, Ill-Esha hails from Oakland, Calif. and has been producing and performing for over 10 years. Ill-Esha is known for her groundbreaking work within the genre of glitch hop, and has had well-deserved success in recent years. As she perfectly harmonized her voice with the synthesizers, accompanied by the thunderous bass of the venue, I could watch the crowds’ mind be collectively blown. Although she ended her set 15 minutes into Pretty Lights, shouts of “One more song!” filled the tent.

memorable performanceill-esha

PHOTO BY JASON PALADINOELYSHA ILL also known as ill-esha provides live harmonized vocals over homemade beats. Below right, ill-esha feeds off the crowds energy and visa-versa.

PHOTO BY DANNY KERNDATSIK MELTS faces in the Sierra

Tent with his colorful set and aggressive dubstep.

PHOTO BY DANNY KERNPRETTY LIGHTS provides an

epic finale on Friday night on the Snowglobe Stage. This Denver,

Colo. producer is know for releasing all of his music for free,

relying solely on performance revenue.

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THURSDAY, February 2, 2012Eagle’s Eye 8 OUTDOOR

Wilderness Medical Institute Students learn rescue techniques during 10-day course

It’s a beautiful blue bird day on the mountain. You are enjoying a day of skiing and riding in the backcountry with some friends. The cold air nips your face as you prepare to drop into the steep bowl. A smile spreads across your face as you carve smooth turns in the silky snow. Suddenly one of your friends catches an edge and takes a tumble down the hillside. He sits up slowly and hunches over in pain. You begin to feel nervous as you realize that you are hours from a vehicle with no cell phone service. What do you do?

Beginning Jan. 13 18 students includ-ing myself from Sierra Nevada College plus 12 others from the West Coast and Nevada participated in a 10 day Wil-derness First Responder (WFR) course to prepare for such situations. WFR is a required course for Outdoor Adventure Leadership majors at SNC, said Rosie Hackett, director of outdoor education.

“It’s hard to think of anyone who wouldn’t benefit from a WFR course,” said Gareth Tate, an instructor for Wil-derness Medicine Institute (WMI). “If you recreate in the outdoors and espe-cially if you organize trips for others

in the backcountry, then the WFR has a huge amount of valuable knowledge and skills practice to help develop con-fidence in decision making and patient care in remote settings where getting a quick ambulance response is not an op-tion,” said Tate.

Under the direction of WMI instruc-tors David Yacubian and Tate, students learned how to provide first aid for a range of maladies including blisters, broken bones, and life threatening trauma.

“The course was very intense, crazy

and way too much fun,” said Maddy Wilson, a sophomore at SNC who par-ticipated in the course.

Each day was a combination of lec-tures with realistic scenarios to prac-tice new skills. Yacubian and Tate kept things interesting by making scenarios unpredictable, for example a student could go into a scenario thinking he or she was the patient only to end up rescuing someone else. In one such scenario, students who were feigning flu-like symptoms found themselves performing the Heimlich maneuver on

their would-be rescuers. What makes WFR different from

other first responder courses is the idea that you may be away from emergency medical services for an extended pe-riod of time. Students spent time learn-ing to build splints out of items you would likely have with you while on a day trip, such as extra layers or ski poles. Much of the course emphasized the importance of monitoring vital signs and keeping a patient comfort-able in the back country.

“You learn in significant detail about many traumatic injuries and medi-cal conditions and practice how to treat them in the wild with limited re-sources, variable terrain, and changing weather,” said Tate.

The course culminated in a four hour scenario that took place at night on Mt. Rose. Students worked in teams to res-cue a victim, keep him or her comfort-able and monitor his or her condition until help arrived.

“I honestly think everyone should take it,” said Junior Ashley Vander-meer who took the course as part of her major. “You learn skills everyone should know.”

BY JENN SHERIDANFeatures Editor

COURTESY OF GARETH TATEWMI instructor Dave Yacubian shows Kaila Busk how to prepare an epinephrine shot.

COURTESY OF GARETH TATE Students Andrew Casey, Ashley Vandermeer and Max Feigenbaum practice building a leg splint.

THURSDAY, February 2, 2012 www.sierranevada.edu 9SPORTS

The weekend of Jan. 21 and 22 marked the start of the competition season for Si-erra Nevada College’s freestyle snowboard team. Unfortunately, the conditions pre-vented the team from competing in Satur-day’s events because of the vast changes in weather, but cleared up enough on Sunday for the giant slalom race.

Since Thanksgiving, the team has had plenty of time for solid, on hill preparation although the conditions have consisted of all man-made snow, according to Senior Spencer Reeves, head coach of the free-style snowboard team.

The team met at Diamond Peak Ski Re-sort for the first competition of the year against UC Berkeley and University of Nevada, Reno.

Junior Ian Anderson achieved a first place finish in Sunday’s GS race while Ian Daly took third and Eric Verillo took fourth.

“I finished first even though I fell on both my runs,” said Anderson. “The course was on an icy, tracked out run and the condi-tions were rough.”

This is Anderson’s second season on the team but due to a knee injury he could not compete during his first season.

“I would have competed in slopestyle any day rather than giant slalom, I’m just not much of a racer,” said Anderson.

Junior Jenise Spiteri took first place for the girls while Sophomore Maiken John-srud took second place.

“I got to give a shout out to Maiken for taking second place in her first race of her life,” Anderson said.

This is Johnsrud’s first year on the team and she looks forward to competing in more races.

“I really like GS and boarder cross but being on the team I need to compete in all events including slope style and half pipe,” said Johnsruds. “I’m really excited.”

Each competitor on the team must par-ticipate in all events including GS, board-ercross, slopestyle and halfpipe.

Reeves was amped about the teams per-formance despite the poor conditions.

“Everyone killed it, they proved to me that they were ready to compete and I’m stoked to see how the season unfolds,” said Reeves.

The season is young, but after the first competition, the SNC team came out on top of the other competitors finishing with a first and third place finish for the men’s and first and second for the women’s.

Super Bowl Sunday falls on Feb. 5 in In-dianapolis. A day when fans’ dreams ei-ther come true or fall apart in a matter of 60 minutes of pure American football.

For all the 49er fans, next season may be the answer but for this year’s match up, we have a rematch of the 2008 Super Bowl XLII.

The New England Patriots and the New York Giants will go head to head to see who will be crowned the 2011/12 NFL champion.

After the Pats accomplished a perfect season in 2008, the New York Giants de-feated them with a 17-14 victory in Super Bowl XLII. Three seasons have passed and neither of these teams has made it back to the big game since 2008.

As for Sierra Nevada College’s diverse community, there are students that come from all over the U.S. and even students from other countries where football is known as a game we call soccer.

Having this variety on campus provides students with an incredibly different out-look on this year’s Super Bowl.

Sophomore John Munson of Massachu-setts is all about the Patriots making it back to the Super Bowl.

“Let’s go Pats!” Munson repeated, “I’m confident they will take it this year.”

Other students felt differently about the game because of old grudges against the usual No. 1 seeded teams from their child-hood.

“I’m rooting for the Giants, I hate the Patriots. When I was young the Patriots were always winning… I’m over it,” said

Sophomore Ryan Moore.Some students were angered that the

49ers lost to the Giants in the NFC confer-ence championship game.

“Everyone at my house was pissed that the 49ers lost, I wouldn’t be surprised if they boycotted the Super Bowl,” said SNC Junior Ashley Vander Meer.

And some students just don’t really care.“I don’t care either way,” said Sopho-

more Conner Wagner. “If the Niners won, maybe I would watch but I’ll most likely

just go snowboarding either way.”Regardless of the many different student

bias’ at SNC, Incline Village’s local busi-nesses have a few plans for game day fes-tivities.

Crosby’s in Incline Village will be host-ing its annual Super Bowl party where it will be giving out prizes throughout the game such as a Diamond Peak season pass, lift tickets, a 42” flat screen television and much more, according to the North Lake Tahoe Events website calendar.

Crystal Bay Club will be hosting an an-nual Super Bowl party with prizes for Player’s Club members, according to Bev-erage Supervisor James Fullerton.

“We will have drink specials and be giv-ing away prizes all afternoon, we usually have a packed house so come early,” said Fullerton.

The Tahoe Biltmore will be opening at 2 p.m. for its Super Bowl party with the Jag-ermeister girls, according to Taylor For-walter, front desk clerk.

“We will have drink specials which will include Jager for $3, Coronas for $2.50 and for every $15 you spend you will get a raf-fle ticket for your chance to win over $700 worth of prizes,” said Forwalter.

Giants-Patriots face Super Bowl rematch four years laterBY JAKE POLLOCK Staff Reporter

Snowboard team dominates the first events of the seasonBY JAKE POLLOCK Staff Reporter

Feb. 4-5 Northstar, CAFeb. 11-12 Diamond Peak, NVFeb. 12 Mammoth, CA Feb. 18-20 Mammoth, CAMarch 6-10 Sunday River, ME

www.norcaluscsa.com

USCSA NOR CAL COMPETITIONS

PATI SAINZ DE ROZAS DANNY KERN, IAN DALY and CAMERON COLENDA fight for position during the final heat of mens boarder cross last weekend at Mammoth. The teammates swept the podium with first, second, and third place respectively. All of SNC’s female snowboarders competed in the final heat of the womens boarder cross with Ashley Vander Meer placing first, Jenise Spiteri in second and Pati Sainz De Rozas in third.

COURTESY PHOTOSIERRA NEVADA COLLEGE is hosting a Super Bowl Party starting at 3 p.m. in Patterson Hall.

THURSDAY, February 2, 2012Eagle’s Eye 10 A&E

MUSICAttack Attack! Saturday, Feb. 4,

The Knitting Factory, Reno, Nev.Show: 7 p.m.Price: $18- $39 Attack Attack! is rolling through the Knit on tour for their new album, This Means War. Marrying eloctronic breakdowns with a metalc-ore foundation has been a crowd pleaser in the past on tours like Warped Tour. With a new combination of band members and new music this show is sure to bring the energy their name implies.

Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon RangersFriday, Feb. 10Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nev. Show: 8 p.m.Tickets: $45-$75Mixing comedy, wit and bluegrass, Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers return to Reno to bring the laughs. Nominated for a Grammy this year for “Best Bluegrass Album” for their hit, Rare Bird Alert, Martin and The Steep Canyon Rang-ers will bring a night of blues, bluegrass and country.

“Red Tuesday” Jupit3r w/ Coop Da Loop Tuesday, Feb. 7

Crystal Bay Club Red Room, Crystal Bay, Nev. Doors: 11 p.m. Tickets: FreeEvery Tuesday through April 19 a new headliner will be performing on “Red Tues-days” at the Crystal Bay Club. Jupit3r will be bringing the womp womp with his dub-step creations for yet another Red Tuesday for the taking.

SPORTSGatorade Free Flow Tour Saturday Feb. 4, Sunday Feb. 5Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort, South Lake Tahoe, Calif.Start: 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.GFFT is giving free skiers and snowboarders under the age of 21 a chance to compete in next year’s Dew Tour by

qualifying at Sierra-at-Tahoe. There are limited spots for all competitions, so register early. There is a $20 regis-tration fee for one day of competition or $30 for both, which does not include lift tickets. Register online at

gatoradefreeflowtour.com.

Community Snowshoe Full Moon Hike Friday, Feb. 10.

Diamond Peak, Incline Vil-lage, Nev.Time: 5 p.m.-9 p.m.This event encourages exer-cising in an intergenerational

social setting for ages 9+ and is part of the Commu-nity Health and Wellness Outreach Initiative. There will be light fare available for those who would like to purchase dinner at the top. Meet at Diamond Peak’s up-per parking lot at 5p.m. Visit inclinerecreation.com or call (775) 832-1310 for more info. Pre-registration is suggested.

FESTIVALS ETC.Lion Heart Art ShowFriday, Feb. 3Riverside Studios, Truckee, Calif.4 p.m.- 8 p.m. An evening celebrating great art from local and regional artists will be held, while enjoying beats from local DJ One Truest. Local and regional artists will be displaying their artwork on 10”x10” panels of wood to be displayed on the walls of

Riverside Studios in down-town Truckee. There will be free food and drinks to enjoy while enjoying the artwork.

Ice Bar Kick Off PartySaturday, Feb. 11Alpine Meadows, Alpine Meadows, Calif.12 noonRecognized as one of Tahoe’s most unique spots, the Ice Bar is a party every day dur-ing the ski season. The grand opening is Alpine’s way of celebrating the Ice Bar, its inevitable snowball battles, live on-snow music by DJ Zeb Early, and casual inviting ambiance usually reserved for the beach. A perfect break from the slopes, the Ice Bar will up running soon.

What’s going down around townBY CHELSEA DE LA ROSAFeatures Editor

Tahoe Snowboard Magazine gains momentum after second issue

With Tahoe being known as a snow sports destination, one would think it to be the epicenter of its corresponding main-stream media publications. But this hasn’t been the case until now. Thanks to the am-bitious entrepreneurial spirits of Tahoe’s transplants, there has been a select few to “veni, vidi, vici;” they came, they saw, they conquered.

The geographical melting pot of talents has finally found a medium it can call home: Tahoe Snowboard Mag (TSM).

The first official tahoe snowboard mag follows in the footsteps of Tahoe’s eclectic, diverse characteristic; it showcases the col-laboration of East Coast street-riding trans-plants, West Coast backcountry locals and the dedicated photographers capturing the essence of it all.

“Tahoe is such a snowboard-centric place where so many riders come up and so many pros spend their winters. We have the best weather and snow in my mind,” said TSM Editor in Chief Tawnya Schultz. “I will never understand how there wasn’t one and I am stoked to have been in a place to make it happen. I really want to show everyone in the world why Tahoe is so amazing.”

Schultz dreamed of starting a magazine ever since she was a kid and her degree in journalism served as a pathway to achiev-ing that dream. She got a gig with Snow-board Magazine, made a name for herself by contributing free content to their web-site and was soon hired as assistant editor.

“After spending several seasons in Tahoe and realizing there was no snowboard spe-cific magazine that legitimatized Tahoe, I decided to give Tahoe Snowboard Maga-zine a shot,” she said.

Her natural motivation and high-ranking

positions with publications like Snowboard Magazine promised an unstoppable mo-mentum to get the job done.

Schultz first discussed the idea during the fall of 2009 with her friend and local Tahoe photographer I.J. Valenzuela.

“I had been friends with [him] for a little while and he seemed like the perfect per-son to start the project with,” said Schultz.

Although Valenzuela is a veteran pho-tographer, he is influenced and amazed by the new styles and talents of the new breed of photographers. One of those ground-breaking photographers is Tim Peare who captured Niko Cioffi in black and white making the cover shot of TSM’s most re-ent issue. “Tim Peare has been killing for a minute now and I feel like we are enter-ing a new golden era of Tahoe with all the riders and documentarians coming up: it’s a really cool time to be here,” Valenzuela said.

TSM has produced two issues annually since its creation, but the goal is to produce two issues per season: one winter and one spring. TSM’s thorough coverage of the bases has created positive feedback from members of the community.

“Putting only a few issues out a year is the right way to do it,” said Schultz. “We launched the website full force last sum-mer and this season the feedback and num-bers have been crazy. From resort news to local edits, product reviews and relevant industry news…it’s a one-stop-shop.”

Unlike other national magazines with such a widespread clientele and coverage area, TSM has the ability to focus on Tahoe while still quenching the thirst of snow-boarders from all over.

Schultz has proven that anything is pos-sible if you apply yourself and have moti-vation.

“It’s been a step by step process for sure, but an amazing and fun learning experi-ence,” said Schultz. “It’s always a hard sell at first, being a new publication, but I think now that people have seen a couple issues, they really want to be involved and be a part of it.”

BY CAITLIN KHOURY Copy Editor

COURTESY OF TAHOE SNOWBOARD MAGAZINE TAWNYA SCHULTZ, KARA MUKINA, I.J. VALENZUELA AND SON celebrate Tahoe Snowboard Magazine’s second issue at the release party Jan. 3 in Carnelian Bay.

COURTESY OF TAHOE SNOWBARD MAGAZINE PATRICK KLACZA AND JAMIE BATES help to distribute the new edition of Tahoe Snowboard Magazine.

THURSDAY, February 2, 2012 www.sierranevada.edu 11FEATURE

Sierra Nevada College welcomes envi-ronmental novelist Li Miao Lovett as the first of the Writers in the Woods series in the New Year.

Her visit includes a reading, book sign-ing and reception on Friday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. in the Tahoe Center for Environmen-tal Sciences.

This evening is free and open to the com-munity. Lovett will also teach a fiction writing workshop from 9-noon on Satur-day, Feb. 11.

Workshops are open to the community and available for credit. Students are free.

There is a $50 registration fee for com-munity members.

Name: Ariel Lofton Year: Freshman Age: 19Hometown: Fussa, JapanMajor: Psychology with Minor in Business Management Interests: Tubing

What brought you to Sierra Nevada Col-lege?

My Parents only have residency in Ne-vada and they wouldn’t let me go to Uni-versity of Nevada Las Vegas because it’s a party school. So they were like, “you know, what about this school a little above Reno?” and I said, “what about it? it’s too small, mom.” We drove all the way up here, the eight hours from Las Vegas to Incline Vil-lage, and she loved it, she fell in love with it. Then I fell in love with it. And then I regis-tered. Now, here I am.

Why do your parents only have residency in Nevada?

They’re both in the military and just love Las Vegas. So they registered, got their drivers license and just did it all here.

In which branch of the military do they serve?

They’re both Senior Master Sergents in the Air Force.

What was it like to grow up on military bases?

It includes rifles. It’s just a structured life-style.

Which bases have you lived on? Edwards Air Force Base in California,

Moody Air Force Base in Georgia, Nellis in Las Vegas, Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany and the last place I most recently moved from was Yokota, Japan.

Would you recommend that lifestyle or would you have preferred to grow up in a more traditional setting?

I think the traditional setting is better because I have friends that are civilian and

they grew up not knowing what they want to be. They see on TV that they want to be a doctor, so they’re like, “I’m going to be a doctor.” Then they change and they want to be a nurse, then they change and they want to be a police officer. But when you have a structured background you’re like, “Wow, I really want to be a Psychologist.” Then your parents are like, “you really want to do that?” so they build you up so you can be that. You basically don’t change your mind after that. You learn everything you can learn about it and you pursue it.

Why do you want to be a psychologist? Well my grandma is a psychologist. My

mom’s best friend is a psychologist for the Air Force, she does Public Health with peo-ple who deal with STD’s. That’s what I want to deal with.

Where has been your favorite place to live thus far?

I’d have to say Germany because their culture is so rich, you just know that you’re going to have the time of your life once you land. The people are nice, some of them, most of them.The food is great. And that’s basically why I just love it there.

Can you speak any other languages? I can speak Japanese.

What’s your favorite Japanese saying? “Domo arigatou,” (thank you) and then I

love saying to Americans because they go “Mr. Roboto!”

Were you in Japan during the tsunami, and if so what was it like?

Yes. It was very scary. I know in America it basically was advertising that all of Japan was actually getting hit, which it wasn’t, it was just a very small island. But the earth-quake you felt all through Japan. I was ac-tually on the track team and I was running, and our coach was actually a mean coach – he was very into his sports. So we were running, running, running, then all of a sudden the ground beneath us was rock-ing and the coach was like, “I don’t care if fire’s shooting from the sky, you’re going to keep running!” Then I got to my house and it was completely trashed. But we had insurance…but yeah, it was crazy, it was devastating.

What was the worst part? I teach four Japanese kids, ages 3, 4, 7

and 8 how to speak English and they were on the island that got hit. For two weeks I didn’t hear from them and I was just cry-ing everyday because I thought they died. If you were in Japan you saw exactly what happened, whereas in America the footage was different. They all lived though, they all called me the Monday after two weeks had elapsed and they were like, “hey, we’re fine.”

What are your plans for the future? My plans are to finish at this school. I

have a couple semesters left and in the fu-ture would like to become a Public Health Psychologist.

If you could give any advice to incoming students, what would it be?

Be ready! Be ready for the outdoor activi-ties. Be ready for the homework, there’s go-ing to be a lot! Be ready for the challenges that you will face if you do or do not ex-perience alcohol. Be ready for that. Just be ready.

BY MARISSA STONEEagle’s Eye Contributor

COURTESY OF MARRISA STONEARIEL LOFTON shows a smile while enjoying another day of civilian life off the bases she was raised.

ARIEL LOFTONFrom travelling base to base to making SNC home

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COURTESY OF LI MIAO LOVETTLI MIAO LOVETT writes about the environment after being inspired by a 600 mile backpacking trip.

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THURSDAY, February 2, 2012Eagle’s Eye 12 FEATURE

Nine students in the Tropical Field Biology class at Sierra Ne-vada College travelled to Belize with Professor Chuck Levitan over the holiday break.

“We went to study the diversity of plants and animals in the neotropical environment,” said Senior Maddie Cronk. “We were able to study the country’s rainforest ecology as well as coral reef biology.”

The coast of Belize has the second largest coral reef system in the world and 40 percent of the country’s land is protected. That is the highest percentage in the world, according to Cronk.

Biology majors as well as Environmental Science majors went on the trip, traveling through the entire country in two weeks.

Students on trip were Maddy Cronk, Austin Danforth, Graham Johnson, Josh Boles, Britton Hudson, Mandi Olson, Nijmeh Ali, Jeff Reifers and Kebly Furrer.

BY LIZ HILLStaff Reporter BELIZEADVENTURE IN

COURTESY OF MADDY CRONKSTUDENTS look over the pre-Columbian Maya archeological sites of Belize.

COURTESY OF MADDY CRONKTHE BELIZEAN JUNGLE offered the students many adventures.

COURTESY OF MADDY CRONKIN ADDITION TO THE RESTORED RUINS currently found in Belize, many other sites remain undiscovered.

COURTESY OF MADDY CRONKPROFESSOR CHUCK LEVITAN, center back, poses with the participants of the trip. Those attending include Jeff Reifers, Kelby Furrer, Austin Danford, Graham Johnson, Josh Boles, Britton Hudson, Mandi Olson, Nijmeh Ali, and Maddy Cronk.

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