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S i e r r a N e v a d a C o l l e g e

Shannon Beets, Sierra Nevada College’s vice president for in-stitutional effectiveness and com-pliance and associate provost, will add a bit more to her already lengthy title when she becomes provost as of Dec. 1.

When President Lynn Gillette needed to fill his previous position as provost, Faculty Chair Russell Dudley and Business Chair Rick Normington led a committee to search for a successor. Gillette said Beets was the overwhelming

choice com-ing from the faculty.

“She’s been here for six years and has done an i n c r e d i b l e job with ev-

erything she’s touched,” Gillette said. “She has a great relationship with the fac-ulty, she listens to them and she understands the teaching-learning process.”

He explained that the provost’s

job is to oversee what happens in academic affairs and to ensure high academic quality. Because Beets will keep her present titles, not all responsibilities will be as-sumed at once.

“Shannon and I will work to-gether over the next couple months to determine exactly what she’ll do and what I will do,” said Gillette.

Beets looks forward to joining efforts with Gillette to create and meet higher expectations for aca-demic success.

“I’m so excited to work with

Dr. Gillette,” she said. “He un-derstands academics and values academic quality, rigor and inno-vative learning techniques.”

Gillette reciprocated the same level of respect for Beets.

“We both have a strong con-nection to student learning and what happens inside and outside the classroom,” he said. “We will work together and with faculty to continue to improve academic quality.”

To make this possible, Gillette explained the process that must occur.

“First, we must raise expecta-tions of students,” he said. “Then, we must become even more ef-fective teachers to help students reach that new bar. We must be-come more systematic about how we teach and reinforce broad skills like writing, speaking and critical thinking across the entire curriculum.”

According to Gillette, this is in hopes of raising academic rigor.

“We want our students at SNC to feel the academic pride that comes with actual accomplish-ment,” said Beets.

BY savannah hooverManaging Editor

shannon Beets to become provost next month

SHANNON BEETS

JENN SHERIDANSTUDENT AMBASSADORS include, back left, Lauren upton, anza Jarschke, Maddie Cronk, rebecca Lincoln, Caitlin Burrows, (front row) andy Gendron and Tucker Norred. Ezra stemple and Beau Kissler are not pictured.

This summer Sierra Nevada College implemented its first Student Ambassador program to reach out to incoming students.

The program had two goals, according Amye Cole, director of Admissions. The first was to make incoming students feel welcome, and the second was to decrease the school’s melt rate. Melt is a term used to describe people who pay a deposit to the school but choose not to attend. It is an industry term that is used in admission offices across the country, explained Cole.

In Fall 2010, SNC had a 17 percent melt rate. This fall that rate dropped to 9 percent. Cole credits the ambassadors for hav-ing a big part in reducing that rate. The Admissions office worked with Academic Support Services and the Registrar’s of-fice to get new students reg-

istered for classes as soon as possible. Working with ambas-sadors, combined with getting registered as soon as possible, contributes to new students feel-ing more like they are a part of the SNC community, explained Cole.

The program was co-managed by seniors Tucker Norred and Andy Gendron. The two worked together to recruit and train am-bassadors. They decided which ambassadors needed to commu-nicate to incoming students and when.

Ambassadors sent out regu-lar emails reminding incoming students of upcoming deadlines and informing them of happen-ings around campus, said am-bassador Anza Jarschke. They also answered questions that students didn’t necessarily want to call the admissions office and ask regarding topics such as safety,

BY jenn sheridanStaff Reporter

Ambassadors develop rapport with prospective students

Sierra Nevada College’s head Ski Coach Branko Zagar has selected Senior Spencer Reeves to take over the title as freestyle snowboard coach.

Spencer has been a competitor for the past four seasons and is now in his fifth year at SNC. He will replace Jeff Corrado, who moved to Sweden.

“Spencer is a good fit in ev-ery way. He is devoted and has committed his time to helping run the team while I’ve been searching for a new coach,” said Zagar. “My decision came down to seniors Austin Butler and Spencer Reeves, but Austin will be graduating in Decem-

ber before the season starts and Spencer graduates in May after the competitive season.”

Reeves and Jon Cherry, free-style ski coach, will run the on-hill coaching and make sure the team is ready to compete, according to Zagar. However, Zagar will still be organizing the meets.

Junior Arielle Shipe, a third year veteran of the snowboard team, shared her high hopes for this coming season.

“Spencer coaching us will be great. He is definitely commit-ted to the team and though the team will lose a great rider he will be a valuable asset to the team as a coach,” said Shipe.

BY jake pollock Staff Reporter

after several leaderless months, senior chosen to head freestyle snowboard team

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Being a member of the Nra isn’t a pre-requisite to attend sNC, but some students find joy in the right to bear arms. Find out who and what they do on page 7.

PATI SAINZ DE ROZASSENIOR SPENCER REEVES watches sophomore Ian daly’s form as he over-sees snowboard team training on Nov. 8 at high altitude Fitness.

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OdaL gears up for winter on page 7.

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NOV. 17: THURSDAyTahoe Gallery Presents:

Thomas Grana5-7 p.m.

Prim Library Third Floor

NOV. 17: THURSDAyThanksgiving Dinner

5 p.m. Patterson hall

NOV. 17: THURSDAyOpen Mic Night

Following Thanksgiving dinnerPatterson hall

NOV. 18: FRIDAyStina Svensson with

Martina Steineck, Camilla Rinman, Ross Garcia and Andrew Gauthier

Walden’s Coffee house, reno7 p.m.

NOV. 18: FRIDAyLast Day to Purchase

Winter Formal Tickets$20/students, $40 guest

Patterson Front desk

NOV. 24, 25: THURS, FRICollege Closed

DEC. 1: THURSDAyLocal Santa Claus Visits SNC

noon - 1 p.m.Patterson hall

DEC . 1: THURSDAyCommunity Tree Lighting

4-6 p.m. Patterson Lobby

DEC 2: FRIDAyWinter Formal

6-11 p.m.ritz Carlton at Northstar

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PATI SAINZ DE ROZASSNC EXECUTIVE CHEF AND CHOCOLATIER, MR. Z, accompanied by his son, Erin Zendner, mother Julie Zendner, best friend Omar Cliary and his chocolate creations, at the Chocolate, Wine and roses Festival celebrated at The Chateau at Incline Village on Nov. 5 see more photos on page 4.

Mr. Z honored for his career as a chocolatier at the Chocolate, Wine and Roses Festival

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Sierra Nevada College has threatened to take action in response to the recent counts of vandalism in the Prim-Schultz dormi-tory.

A sign was posted in the dorm’s elevator to warn students about possibly charging student accounts if the vandalism contin-ued, encouraging the ones responsible to come forward.

If they came forward, no one would be charged the vandalism costs.

The sign seemed to have served its pur-pose, because little to no apparent vandal-ism has happened recently and no one is being charged.

Graffiti had been seen in all parts of the dorm including the stoop and the door on the side of David Hall, the art building.

More graffiti was found throughout the halls and stairwells, as well as a hole in the wall at the top of a stairwell.

Other than the hole, the vandalism that has occurred is mostly words written in random places.

“It’s been everywhere, inside and out-side,” said Brad Nipstad, who works for campus maintenance. “It’s stuff no one cares to see.”

Students with community service hours were assigned to clean the graffiti and the hole in the stairwell has been patched.

It is uncertain whether or not the vandal-ism will stop completely, but SNC officials have been frustrated by it.

“This isn’t the first time we have had this issue in the dorms. The last time we had a huge problem and charges were applied

to everyone’s account,“ said Lizzie Her-nandez, director of Student Affairs, “Since the signs were posted, the vandalism has stopped.”

“Not only is it defacing school property, but it is defacing places people live,” said Hernandez.

“Personally I have a hard time under-standing why people want to deface the place where they live,” said Hernandez. “If people think of this as art, there are plen-ty of other ways to express their artistic ability.”

Student accounts in jeopardy, campus vandalism halts abruptlyBY russell casTilloStaff Reporter

Students who share their knowl-edge is one of the greatest rewards of being a teacher, according to Dixi Dougherty, assistant profes-sor in the Teacher Education Pro-gram at Sierra Nevada College.

Betsy Cooney took a new piece of technology she learned in Dougherty’s Psychological Foun-dations of Education class and shared it with her boyfriend Cory Hall, who then used it in another class.

The professor liked it so much she asked Hall to teach her how to use it. Since then, the technology has made an appearance in class-rooms across campus.

The technology is called Prezi. It’s a more interactive alternative to PowerPoint and Keynote for giving presentations. Cooney first decided to use Prezi for a presen-tation at the suggestion of Dough-erty, and was quite impressed.

“It’s more creative. There is more room for design. You can zoom in and out and you don’t have to go in order. You don’t get that with PowerPoint,” said Cooney.

Prezi is different from other presentation software in that you can show the big picture of your presentation during the first slide

and dive into the slide to view the details.

When Hall had a presentation due in a class with Professor

Katie Zanto, Cooney suggested he give it a try. Zanto liked it so much that she hired Hall to help her learn Prezi for a presentation

that she will give at an upcoming conference.

Prezi has since made an appear-ance in other classrooms through-out Sierra Nevada College.

Professor Richard Gire said that he was intrigued by his first experience with a Prezi presenta-tion. Although he liked that the presenter can zoom in on details, he was disappointed by the fact that he could not store the presen-tation in his own files because it is saved online.

Dougherty is delighted at the ripple effect she’s created by sharing Prezi. She describes it as having a table full of all kinds of food. Most of the time students will just go for the meat and po-tatoes, foods that are familiar. Every once in a while a student will get brave and try something new. If they like it, they will let others know and before you know it many students are trying some-thing new.

This analogy applies to things students learn in school, Dough-erty said.

Prezi is available online and is free to students who use their school email to register.

BY jenn sheridanStaff Reporter

Prezi presentations ripple through campus conversation

Sierra Nevada College faculty will be at-tending the 31st Annual International Lilly Conference on College Teaching Nov. 17-20 at Miami University. Faculty will not be bringing beachwear, however, as Miami University is in Oxford, Ohio.

The Lilly Conference is one of the na-tion’s most renowned conferences present-ing the scholarship of teaching and learn-ing, according to its website. This will be SNC’s third year at the conference, repre-sented by Lynn Gillette, Katie Zanto, Erika Cole-Gillette and Rick Parsons. Each will give presentations that demonstrate SNC’s unique programs and methods.

Rick Parsons, assistant professor of Art, will be giving a presentation entitled “Au-thentic Assessment in Fine Arts: A Model for Other Disciplines.”

“My goal is to learn all I can about teaching strategies and bring them back to

SNC,” he said. Interdisciplinary Program Chair Katie

Zanto will be giving a lecture entitled “Stu-dents as Active Participants in Interdisci-plinary Learning: Designing Integrative, Student-Centered, Individualized Service-Learning Courses.”

“It benefits me as a teacher with helpful resources and ideas from other faculty,” said Zanto. “Being a part of a community that truly values excellence in teaching is inspiring and it is always helpful to learn from other faculty and programs.”

The professors will also attend work-shops to brainstorm creative new theories and methods of teaching, according to Zanto.

“The conference last year reminded me how much communication we have with our provost and president and how quickly we can move in innovative ways. At SNC, faculty are encouraged to innovate. That is not true of all schools,” Zanto said.

Assistant Professor of Business Rich-ard Gire attended the conference last year along with Faculty Kendra Wong, Chris-tina Frederick and Zanto.

“The sessions were remarkable and in-tense,” said Gire. “Every hour of the day was filled with options for topics that inter-ested participants; you would basically de-cide which sessions you wanted to attend each day.”

President Lynn Gillette attended last year and frequently inquired as to what SNC’s faculty was gaining from the experience.

“I would see Lynn Gillette in passing during the day but every night we would all gather around a restaurant table and he would pepper us with questions,” Gire said. “It was a complete role reversal; we were now the students, students of interac-tive deep learning techniques. ‘What did you learn today, Richard? What did you learn today, Katie?’ Thankfully, there was no grading.”

SNC faculty to attend 31st Annual International Lilly ConferenceBY jason paladinoStaff Reporter

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Reeves has been competing with the team for the past four seasons and is now ineli-gible to compete because he is in his fifth year, according to Zagar.

“He will be valuable to the team having been with us for a while and knowing how

we have run the team in the past,” said Za-gar.

Reeves began his coaching by imple-menting a more frequent workout schedule than in previous years.

“We have started pre-season workouts with a consistent schedule and mandatory training and as the season progresses, have

more on-snow training as a team,” Reeves explained.

“I am very excited to be the new coach. It gives me the opportunity to stay involved in my last year at SNC and I’m very happy about that,” said Reeves. “I am definitely going to enjoy watching my team compete this season.”

Reeves kept a positive outlook when ex-plaining the outlook for the new team.

“I think we have the potential to excel this season. The majority of the team con-sists of new athletes and I think the new faces will give the team a new boost in en-ergy and drive,” Reeves said.

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hygiene, nightlife and job prospects, ac-cording to ambassador Caitlin Burrows. Ambassadors also gave advice about class-es, for example, which classes to take in the spring if you want to have time to ski or snowboard, explained Norred.

Ambassadors were assigned incoming students by region as well as major. Each ambassador was responsible for 20 to 40 students by the end of the summer. They spent one or two hours a week contacting students by email, Facebook or phone, said

Gendron. Gendron worked

from Maine during the summer while Norred stayed on campus and worked in the Admissions office. He was able to provide contact information for new students, said Gen-dron.

“It was interest-ing managing with

someone who was something like 3,000 miles away,” said Nor-red.

While some incom-ing students never re-plied to their ambas-sadors, others made strong connections and became new friends, Norred said. Burrows added that it made be-ing a resident advisor easier because SNC al-

ready knew some of the new students. Cole said the ambassador program was a

success and will be used again in the fu-ture.

The Admissions office is always looking for student leaders to help at recruitment events, lead campus tours and work in the office. For students who are interested in becoming ambassadors, senior and ambas-sador Maddie Cronk suggests being active at school and finding a job on campus.

“Get to know everyone, once you know people, opportunities arise,” said Cronk.

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It was interesting managing with someone who was something like 3,000 miles away.

Tucker NorredSenior

A club that has incredible drive and meaning to its members on the Sierra Ne-vada College campus is the Pride Club.

The goal of Pride Club and its members is to promote equality and to fight the dis-crimination against individuals who are openly homosexual or bisexual. The club is open to anyone who wants to join the cause

or show support. The club already has 13 members, four of whom are openly homo-sexual, and has already held one meeting which is held on Friday every two weeks.

Liz Hill, president of the Pride Club, ex-plained the goals of the club.

“Our main goal is to raise awareness in SNC and Incline, and to promote equal rights to everyone,” Hill said.

There are many things planned includ-

ing fundraisers and different school events. The club is also working to get a group started at Incline High School to further educate people and to raise awareness.

Ember Montana, a freshman at SNC, discussed her feelings for the club and its goals and the fact that a group like this is in Incline.

“I’m really glad that we have one,” Mon-tana said, “it’s about damn time.”

Stephanie Martinez, a straight member of the Pride Club, shared her thoughts about the club and her views in general.

“Basically we are just trying to spread the idea that its not a bad thing to be a homo-sexual, it’s not something anyone should be bullied about or feel insecure about,” said Martinez, “It’s not bad to be different and be outspoken. Be proud of who you are and don’t be ashamed.”

BY russell casTilloStaff Reporter

Pride Club stands tall as members promote equality, openness

Chocolate, Wine and Roses Festival earns upward of $40,000

PATI SAINZ DE ROZASTHE CHOCOLATE, wINE AND ROSES FESTIVAL raised over $40,000 between 7 and 10 p.m. Nov. 5 at the Chateau at Incline Village, showcasing sNC’s own Executive Chef and Chocolatier aaron Zedner

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Two chains of 10 digits were scribbled across my forearm on Nov. 2. The first was to contact

free legal support in case of arrest. The second was for medical attention. A third number, my godmother’s, was saved somewhere in my mind in case I landed in jail. She said she’d be happy to pay my bail if need be.

Though these phone numbers would be unnecessary on an average Wednes-day, that afternoon was different. Three friends and I drove to the Bay Area to join tens of thousands of people as part of Occupy Oakland’s first general strike. It was the largest assembly the city had seen since 1946, and the whole nation was watching, waiting for the chaos to erupt.

Only a week prior, riot police had broken up Occupy Oakland’s main camp with tear gas and “less-than-le-thal” projectiles. Though they success-fully dispersed the peaceful protesters that evening, the raid backfired on of-ficials after news spread that a veteran was critically injured from a canister thrown by police. Eyes from around the world were now focused on Oak-land’s next step. Who knew that next step would be taken by nearly 40,000 people.

When my friends and I emerged from the underground transit system that day, we were immediately engulfed by the sea of Occupiers. Bullhorns crack-led through the crowd as cardboard signs marched past us. A black banner hung high above the masses between two buildings on either side of Broad-way. Another large canvas as wide as the street stretched across the scene, re-quiring at least four people to carry its red-lettered message. This sign marked another wave of protesters heading to-ward the Port of Oakland, the target of

the general strike. The goal was to crowd the port’s access gates so the night workers could not enter. If this could be done, then they could not be penalized for missing their shift.

We melted into the wide vari-ety of marchers behind the giant sign. Grandmothers Against War and teachers “Defending Public Schools” walked in step with the parents pushing strollers and chanting students. There was even a marching band with its trumpet-playing frontman dressed as a daisy.

Friends warned me against going to Oakland after I told them my plans, but I didn’t understand their fears once I was there. The promised bail money and legal helplines seemed like exces-sive resources as we all walked to the port together. The next six hours were less of a protest and more a celebration of the people’s power to assemble.

The music and triumphant shouts didn’t cease after the port was suc-cessfully closed and the march headed back to the main camp downtown. The energy poured out of stopped vehicles and convenient stores. Locals gathered on porches as we passed and sang with us, clapping us onward.

We knew we’d head back home once we reached the main plaza and our transit station, but the scene there was much different than when we’d arrived earlier that day. The grandmothers and teachers had gone home and were re-placed with forbidding figures in gas masks and trench coats. Dumpsters were turned on their sides to block the alleyways. Fences were uprooted and thrown into piles. Chaos had come with the darkness.

Disappearing down into the transit did not keep us from seeing what was planned for the rest of the night. Sev-

eral officers in full riot gear greeted us underground. Out of awe, I approached the tallest to ask what he carried in preparation for the evening. Bundled on his belt were 100 zip ties to use as handcuffs, two tasers and, most nota-bly, a 4-foot baton to use for “crowd control.”

The next morning at school, I read every article and watched every video from the night before. The peaceful protest that I and 40,000 others partici-pated in was not the primary focus. In-stead, coverage was granted to the few people who smashed bank windows, trespassed abandoned buildings and defiantly fought police.

The reason why friends warned me, offered bail money and wrote numbers on my arm was because of these dark figures that commandeered the night. They feared that I would be swallowed by the negative energy of anarchy.

It was upsetting to see the general strike turn into another violent resis-tance.

In a world where revolution is neces-sary but not easily accomplished, those requesting change cannot do so bar-barically. Lawlessness without civility is only a step backward for a move-ment such as Occupy Oakland. The power of the people is not in our ability to break windows or burn dumpsters, but to gather together in solidarity and communicate our message clearly and civilly.

SAVANNAH HOOVER

“Our endless days are numbered.”

Thanksgiving is upon us - what are we doing with it? For some, it is a time for snow, mom’s home cooking

and a nice long weekend. For many, it is a holiday of consumption, spending money and commercialism. For others, it could be just another day of trying to make ends meet, struggling with finances and keeping it all together.

Thanksgiving for many is a time to spend with family and friends watching football, cooking, or taking to the slopes. But is it the big fat turkey that’s at the core of the celebration? Is it the crazy shopping lines after the big day? Is it really about any of these things?

Because of the constant bombardment of

commercialism and the emergence of the superficial holiday, it wouldn’t hurt to get back to the roots of what we are choosing to celebrate, to re-ignite the feelings and excitement of Thanksgiving.

Granted, it can be a little redundant to hear the same commercials, decorations and sayings over and over again, but Thanksgiving only comes once a year. If you were asked to go to school only once a year, wouldn’t you take it?

We urge everyone at Sierra Nevada Col-lege to get back to the core of it all. It’s not about the turkey, the pie or the holiday traf-fic. It’s not about the Macy’s Parade or the Cowboys tanking another game.

It’s simply about giving thanks and being

grateful for the simple things: to be thank-ful for life, for the air in our lungs, for liv-ing in a beautiful place or for going to an amazing institution. These are the things we should be focusing on.

It’s easy to get caught up in the whirl-wind of traveling, cooking, celebrating and constantly putting on the happy face. But even these things can be tiring, expensive and sometimes unnecessary.

Take a step back and do something as simple as taking a deep breath and ac-knowledging the value of the air in your lungs, your health and your mind. These are the precious things; the things that don’t get proper praise all year until we feel our lungs heaving at the bottom of a

run, our health deteriorates with the lat-est campus virus or our mind is full of last minute cramming for finals.

Let’s ignite yet another holiday season by kicking it off with a grateful attitude and a thankful spirit. Give Thanksgiv-ing a chance to redeem its true nature: the changing of the seasons, the opportunity to pause and enjoy life and really appreciate what blessings we do have.

Seeing value in what you have might just give you the perspective to see how oth-ers are living and how you could help. Re-member, it is the simple things that are eas-ily dusted under the rug, but it is the same simple things that can change a person’s life.

StaffEditorial: Don’t forget the reason behind holidays

Occupying Oakland exposes revolutionary issues

how do you plan on spending your Thanksgiving break this year? BY paTi sainZ de roZas Photo Editor

“Budweiser.”

Timmy sweeneyJunior

“I’m getting wild.”

Marianne MadsenFreshman

“I’ll just be shredding.”

ian dalySophomore

“I’m going to force my friends to let me have Thanksgiving at their house since I’m not going home.”

Marina MccoyFreshman

regarding etiquette If you smoke cigarettes, that’s all right. Everyone

has a vice. However, if you do not smoke cigarettes, then certain things about smokers bother you. You do not like smelling smoke, and you certainly do not like seeing butts lying around everywhere. In a big city, it’s to be expected. This is Lake Tahoe though. One of the most serene environments on the earth.

We should all be treading as lightly as possible in this place. Disposing of your butts in any location other than an ashtray is absolutely unacceptable. I don’t care what you did back home in Jersey or Boston or LA. Ashtrays are plentiful on campus.

Also, please have some consideration for the people who find the smell and smoke disagreeable. Don’t stand directly outside of the entrance to a building, forcing anyone who needs to get inside to walk through your carcinogen haze. It’s not the least bit difficult to move away and give them some room to breathe.

You should not only consider the effect that these behaviors have on our fellow students, faculty and staff, but also what your littering and second-hand smoke says about the student body to community members who visit the campus. At any college, a strong and healthy relationship with the surround-ing community is vital. In a community as small and closely knit as Incline Village, fostering such a relationship is certainly of utmost importance.

These are simple steps that can be easily taken to make the overall experience at SNC much more pleasant for everyone involved, and could greatly improve our image in the community.

Andy Johnson Transfer

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THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2011Eagle’s Eye 6 OUTDOOR

Powder and park hounds beware, no one has to pay top dollar for their skiing and riding necessities. Whether shopping on-line, in store or buying from friends, every-thing a winter lover needs and wants can be found at a price significantly lower than retail.

Shopping online is often the first place snow junkies go to get the biggest dis-counts on gear.

“I always go online to get everything I need to ride. I just bought a 2011 Burton Love for $360. TheHouse.com is where I get most of my gear and get some of the biggest discounts,” said Sophomore Tom Letson.

There are countless sites that sell winter clothing, skis, snowboards and accessories to make every day on the hill the best it can be.

TheClymb.com is a members only web-site that features everything outdoor gear related, and it’s completely free to join. Once they have basic information such as name and email, the site sends daily dis-counts straight to the user’s email account, up to 90 percent off retail. Brands like Co-lumbia, Dragon, Camelback, Snowboarder Magazine, Line Skis, Poor Boyz Produc-tions and Vaude are just a few.

A pair of 2012 Dragon goggles were re-cently posted for $39, with a manufacturer suggested retail price of $150. These sales only last three days at a time so make sure to buy quickly before items sell out.

If you have enough clothing and accesso-ries to suit your riding needs and are look-ing for the newest model of skis or boards, check out Evo.com or GearTrade.com.

“I bought the Nordica Jah Loves from

Geartrade.com brand new for $220 my freshman year and they were retailing for $999 at the time,” said Junior BJ Petkanas. “I check the site pretty often and there are always good deals on new and used gear of all kinds.”

GearTrade is the Craigslist of ski and snowboard gear. Buyers and sellers can post about anything outdoor related. From hiking boots and climbing gear to bundles

of jackets and skis, almost anything can be found on this site.

Evo.com is one of many gear sites for skiing, snowboarding, wakeboarding and so on. The benefit of this company is that it holds weekly sales on equipment. The site will offer the buyer between $100 and $400 off the retail price if equipment is purchased in a bundle. Purchasing skis and bindings together will bring the largest

discount. If there is a need for instant gratification

and equipment is wanted as soon as pos-sible, purchasing in store may be the best option.

Porter’s Tahoe has one of the biggest selections of new model skis, boards and accessories in the Tahoe Basin. They are almost always holding sales as well.

“I always go to Porter’s for accessories and clothes. I look at the new model boards that it has in stock. They always have sales going on and the employees are re-ally friendly,” said Sophomore Christian Mares.

One of the great things about Porter’s is that they have a price match program for skis and boards. If another shop in the Tahoe area or an independent website such as Evo.com has a better price on the same size, model and year ski or board, it will sell it for the lower price.

Buying or trading gear from friends is another option to get the biggest deal. As Lake Tahoe is full of people that have simi-lar passions, there are constantly friends trying to get rid of, sell, or trade what they have.

The University of Nevada, Reno just re-cently had its annual ski swap. With over 30,000 items brought to the swap, gear was going for 30 to 70 percent off retail.

New and used equipment was avail-able for purchase or trade, according to UNRskiswap.com. Look for local swaps this time of year for the best deals.

There are numerous options to find ev-erything one could need and want for the 2011-2012 winter season. Websites, ski swaps, in store deals and friends are the most popular. Whatever their equipment needs may be, winter addicts have constant access to deep discounts and divine deals.

shop smart and find deep discounts for all your riding needsBY liZ hillStaff Reporter

LIZ HILLSENIOR BRyAN COMPO hits a jump at diamond Peak during the winter of 2010/2011.

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THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2011 www.sierranevada.edu 7OUTDOOR

Changing seasons bring new activities for OdaL students

Nevada’s giant open landscapes provide excellent hunting options and a few Sierra Nevada College students are taking advan-tage of the opportunities.

Whether they are hunting big or small game, students hunt a variety of animals and enjoy it as recreational activity for the fall season.

“Hunting is a pretty different sport that takes a lot more skill than one would think. It feels good to catch and cook your own food after hours in the woods. Most of the time you come home empty handed, how-ever it’s the experiences of the woods that are everlasting,” said Senior Austen Butler.

Big game hunting in Nevada includes mule deer, Rocky Mountain elk, Bighorn sheep, pronghorn antelope and mountain goat. Some unprotected species like coyote and black-tailed jackrabbit may be hunted without a hunting license by both residents and nonresidents because of overpopula-tion, according to the Nevada Department of Wildlife. In order to hunt for sport, or to hunt frequently with a bow or gun must get a legal permit online at ndowlicensing.com, and register for a hunter education class. The course offers a variety of hypo-thetical situations, safety standards, laws and hunting ethics.

The Humboldt Toiyabe’s 6.3 million acres makes it the largest forest in the low-er 48 states and a prime spot for hunting. It is located in Nevada and a small portion of Eastern California where it’s conve-niently located within a two-hour distance from heavily populated urban areas. The Humboldt Toiyabe offers year-round rec-reational hunting and is one of Nevada’s most popular spots, according to Senior Will Woodward. The Chukar partridge can be hunted as small game there and is considered the most popular game bird in Nevada.

“My favorite animal to hunt is quail, like

the Chukar. I primarily hunt quail because they are easy to clean and prepare to eat. Larger animals require more energy to pre-pare. Hunting quail with trained dogs is an amazing feat to watch,” said Woodward.

Hunters seem to feel a direct connection with nature and the outdoors according to Incline Village resident Brandon Schlaht.

“There’s nothing better than sitting in the middle of the forest on a nice day listening to the animals and nature,” said Schlaht.

Hunting usually is done with guns but

can be done with compact bows as well. It comes down to preference, hunters say. Butler prefers the more technical skill re-quired in bow hunting. Brandon Schlaht prefers guns such as a 30-30 open-sight rifle in dense forests because it’s easier to pick up the animals with sights. Woodward also prefers a bow for larger game because it’s more challenging for him.

“Everyone is entitled to their options,” he said.

“Hunting used to be a way of life. Hunt-

ing just to fill a trophy case is extremely stupid and irresponsible. Everything I kill I eat. I find that the people who criticize hunting usually are avid golfers, this I find to be quite comical and ironic. I am against hunting illegally and out of season,” said Woodward.

The NDOW reminds people to always follow the guidelines and limitations found on its website or else heavy fines and pen-alties may ensue when hunting.

students take advantage offall huntingseason

Winter break at Sierra Nevada College marks a change among the Outdoor Ad-venture Leadership community. The Tahoe weather slowly transforms from warm and sunny to cold and snowy, forcing a change on a few of the usual ODAL activities.

“Fall for ODAL students introduces more of a beginner level of activity,” said Rose Hackett, assistant professor of ODAL at SNC. “The main difference between the fall and the spring is basically the level of difficulty.”

Fall season for ODAL students consists of activities such as backpacking, sea kay-aking, rock climbing and white water raft-ing, according to ODAL Instructor Andy Rost.

“In the fall we immerse our students right away and take trips far more fre-

quently so we can utilize the weather while it’s still nice out,” said Hackett.

Come winter and spring, the challenges increase due to snowfall so the program considers the winter season trips to be in-termediate, according to Hackett.

“Due to the weather we’ve decided to re-place the backpacking trip with a ski hut trip,” said Rost. “The ski hut trip is pretty much the same as the backpacking trip ex-cept in the snow with snowshoes and in-volves snow camping.”

Senior Kaitlyn Lambert participated in the ODAL program’s extended field course for 21 days last summer.

“You learn strengths and weaknesses about yourself that you would have never known existed unless you are put in the po-sition of one of these trips,” Lambert said. “During this trip to Utah I really learned the hardships one can go through.”

Experience is everything, according to Lambert.

“The more trips you go on the more you will learn about yourself, but also how to travel with other people and work as a group. It is an incredible experience,” she said.

ODAL also offers physical education courses to teach students essential knowl-edge for outdoor skills, said Hackett.

“In the fall we offer map and compass, rock climbing, mountaineering and white water kayaking,” said Hackett. “In the winter and spring we offer avalanche classes through the American Institute for Avalanche Education (AIARE), free ski and snowboard classes, advanced ski and snowboard classes and intermediate moun-taineering on snow and ice.”

Senior Ryan Alliare has taken almost all of the courses that ODAL offers.

“I took most of these classes in the fall, the weather was awesome and I had a great time learning new skills,” Allaire said. “In the winter you can take avalanche courses and Wilderness First Responder classes.”

Allaire took Wilderness First Responder two years ago and plans on getting re-cer-tified this winter.

“I think the skills I learned in Wilderness First Responder have been the most useful for me,” said Allaire. “My friends and I do dangerous things, and they appreciate my knowledge, skills and calm demeanor in stressful or injury situations.”

These skills can be vital to those who travel out into the wilderness and explore the world of snow sports.

“These trips still benefit me as much as they benefit the students on the trips, it is a great balance for me and outdoor skills is a big part of my life,” said Rost.

BY TiM loWeStaff Reporter

BY jake pollockStaff Reporter

COURTESY PHOTOSENIOR AUSTEN BUTLER keeps his skills sharp with some target shooting.

THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2011Eagle’s Eye 8 SPORTS

Sierra Nevada’s climbing club is looking forward to a new competition season. This spring they are looking forward to new jer-seys, more competition, and more partici-pation than ever.

Scott Verlinde, club president said that he hopes to see more participation in all com-petitions including regionals and nationals. All of the competitions are in the Northern California region with the exception of na-tionals, where the location changes every year.

Most of the competitions are bouldering: climbing short distances without a rope and harness. Nationals features top roping and lead climbing in addition to bouldering. Students do not have to be members of the climbing team to participate in competi-tions with the team, said Will Hoida, fac-ulty advisor for the club. The competition schedule for this season has not yet been announced on the USA Climbing website.

“The competitions are definitely amaz-ing,” said Glen Cheriton, club treasurer. “All the teams are supporting each other and cheering everyone on whether they are beginning or advanced.”

Hoida stresses that ability is not the big-gest factor to the overall competition. A team that has one or two strong climbers and a large group of average to beginning climbers does better than one with a hand-ful of strong climbers.

Students who are interested in climb-ing can earn a unit by joining the Rock Climbing Club, class PHED 194, which meets from 4 to 5:15 pm on Mondays and Wednesdays at High Altitude Fitness dur-ing the spring semester. Students who want to take the class are not required to com-pete, although many students attend one or two competitions even though they had not planned on it, said Hoida.

The class includes warm-ups and training exercises for climbing, as well as climbing with students at similar levels leaves you in an atmosphere where you can push each other said Verlinde.

This year, the climbing club will have a professional appearance with new jerseys designed by Cheriton. He is currently try-ing to negotiate a deal with Patagonia for the shirts.

The climbing club began four years ago. It all started in 2007 when USA Climb-ing was formed as a way to get climbing

recognized as an Olympic sport. USA Climbing formed three divisions of com-petition within the organization: American Bouldering Series (ABS), Sport Climbing Series (SCS), and Collegiate climbing se-ries (CCS). This was the first time climb-ing was recognized as a collegiate sport although it is not a NCAA sport.

In its first season, the club had around 5 members according to Scott Verlinde, club president. They competed in a CCS com-petition at High Altitude Fitness in Incline Village and a few members traveled to

other CSS competitions individually, said Verlinde.

The club has only grown since then. Ac-cording to Hoida, the club took first in the region in its second season. Last year, the club took third place and had approximate-ly 20 members, said Hoida. He hopes this year the club has more climbers than ever.

As of July 2011, sport climbing was add-ed to the shortlist of sports to be potentially added to the 2020 Olympic games. An of-ficial decision will not be made until 2013.

Climbing Club anchors in for upcoming season

BY jenn sheridanStaff Reporter

COURTESY OF MARTINA STEINBECKCLIMBING CLUB PRESIDENT scott Verlinde finishes a bouldering problem during a climbing competition.

COURTESY PHOTOGLEN CHERITON, club treasurer, works on his skills during a training session.

Crickets chirped loudly in my ear. I tossed in my sheets, eyes stuck shut like a newborn puppy. Struggling to

open them, I barely made out the words on the device from which the sound was be-ing obnoxiously emitted. “6:50am Alarm, option snooze.”

It was Friday morning. Veterans’ Day. No school.

And yet I was waking up earlier than I did during the school week, all just to go snowboarding at Mammoth.

Delirious, I attempted to pack my things

and get on the road. The 3-hour drive gave me too much time

to second-guess my decision to journey down. My weekend was now sacrificed to providing insight for those who had more sense than I: to stay in Tahoe and concen-trate on the loads of homework partnered with the nearing semester’s end.

But it all became worthwhile the second I got on the road. Mono Lake backed by the bright green rolling hills and white-capped peaks gave a watercolor painting no jus-tice. The billowing steam of the hot springs amidst the snowdrifts made me rubberneck to the point of a wreckless driving charge. The sun shone miraculously through the densely falling snowflakes, almost creating a rainbow. Four-wheel-drive experienced its yearly initiation. Mammoth was surely the place to be on Nov. 11, 2011.

A full-blown park with powder lining the trails is every snow-lover’s dream, and

least expected on opening day. But leave it up to Mammoth to exceed expectations; the Snow Gods were happy and everyone at Mammoth opening day reaped the ben-efits.

Sierra Nevada College hosted a school trip to allow students to enjoy the day’s benefits. With a 50 percent discount on lift tickets, SNC students found it hard to resist the temptation of opening day. A yellow school bus of about 30 kids made the day trip to accommodate the many students’ urges to start the winter off right.

Senior Carrie Hall and Freshman Mari-anne Madsen were present at opening day weekend. They reunited with friends from abroad, shredded the freshly fallen pow-der, and made their presence known at the Opening Day Party at Club Hyde located in the Village at Mammoth.

“The highlight of the weekend was Pita Pit, a sweet 40 footer, and the fact that

Mammoth was actually building a pipe that is going to open next week,” said Hall.

Winter has arrived, and along with it, the tradition of early season riding, thanks to Boreal and Mammoth. Come Thanksgiv-ing, hello Northstar, Squaw, and the rest of them. We live here for a reason.

11/11/11: rare date coincides with Mammoth perfection

COURTESY OF MARIANNE MADSENSENIOR CARRIE HALL enjoys the early snow.

CAITLIN KHOURy

THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2011 www.sierranevada.edu 9OUTDOOR

Although the snow here often stays around far beyond resort closing dates, Tahoe hasn’t had a chance to compete with notorious summer snowboarding destinations such as Mt. Hood and Whis-tler, until now. Boreal Mountain is proud to announce the collaboration and recent partnership with the master of extreme sports training facilities: Camp Woodward.

The deal, Woodward Tahoe, finally went through around late spring/early summer

of this past year, but had been on the agen-da for well over a year, according to Lane Knaack, Boreal park crew manager.

“Hopefully they’ll be a lot of locals, but I have a feeling there’s going to be a lot of out-of-towners from all over the place. There’s so many local airports and it will be

very accessible to anybody,” said Knaack.The benefits to Boreal and the Tahoe

snowsports community will be many. The expanded budget will allow for better op-erators, the purchasing of more materials to build more features and the overall ex-pansion of operations. This means opening earlier, closing later, hosting camps well into the summer, plus building a notable Boreal Snowboard Team, according to

Knaack. A recent addition to the Boreal snow-

board team is Forum Team Rider Niko Ci-offi of Rutland, Vt. The East Coast essence of Boreal with its top-to-bottom park and night riding are a perfect fit for Cioffi and his East Coast swagg.

“I’m really hyped to be a part of Boreal, not just for the perfect day and night park, but for the end of the season too: Boreal’s

expansion will allow us to do some bigger builds and setups for the new Forum and GBP movies,” he said.

Boreal Marketing Director Jon Slaughter helped the Woodward deal go through.

“It’s going to change the face of Boreal; there’s going to be a ton of new people coming up especially with the skateboard and BMX included,” said Slaughter.

The introduction of Woodward to Boreal and Tahoe will create an interdisciplinary of extreme sports.

“We are going to get a lot of people that never skied or snowboarded before intro-duced to Boreal, and maybe vice versa; we’ll get some snowboard and ski kids out on skateboards and BMX bikes,” said Slaughter.

The indoor skate park will consist of mostly vert with some concrete features mixed in. The BMX park will consist of an outdoor downhill slopestyle course.

The sports included are snowboarding, skiing, skateboarding and BMX, with downhill mountain biking on the agenda for the future.

The best part of Woodward Tahoe will be its famous mastery: the gymnastic fea-tures. There will be six trampolines, one super tramp, tons of foam pits, a resi mat and fly beds, according to Slaughter.

Hopefully the implementation of Wood-ward Tahoe will bring positive advance-ments to the Tahoe local community.

“It will be good for all the kids; I hope we have a lot of kids from around here that get into it,” said Knaack.

Woodward Tahoe deal creates expansion of operations at Boreal

CAITLIN KHOURYNEw CONTRUCTION is well under way for the Woodward Tahoe facility at Boreal.

BY caiTlin khourY Staff Reporter

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It’s going to change the face of Boreal; theres going to be a ton of new people coming up. Jon Slaughter Boreal Marketing Director

THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2011Eagle’s Eye 10 A&E

MUSIC

Brokedown in BakersfieldFriday, Nov. 18,Crystal Bay Club, Crystal Bay Nev.show: 9 p.m.Tickets: $15Brokedown in Bakersfield is doing its breakdown in the Crystal Bay Casino for a night of downright country tunes. The band itself is a collec-tion of players from several different bands bringing together style and talent that shines upon the genre of “Bakersfield country,” which claims to have all the grit of Nashville without the gloss. This should be a

great event to break out the boots, throw back some suds and get ready to dance the night away to driving songs like Luxury Liner. Tickets are available at the Crystal Bay Club.

la riots, Feat. erik lobe, johnno The rhino, dj kosFriday, Nov. 18

Knitting Factory, reno, Nev.doors: 8:30 p.m.show: 9 p.m. Tickets: $15- $40according to their Myspace bio, “a lot has happened since La riots branded dance music with a bawdy blend of Indie electro in 2007....La

riots has managed to main-tain underground credibility while remixing for some of the industry’s premier pop and rock labels.” you can check out a few of these re-mixes on their Myspace and snag tickets at the door.

holiday jazz Festival at the hyatt regencyFriday Nov. 25-Saturday Nov. 26 Incline Village, Nev.doors: 7 p.m.show: 8 p.m.The two-day festival will fea-ture a distinguished line-up of jazz musicians right down the street from campus. Friday night will feature Jefferey Osborne who has written for Whitney houston, appeared on the single We are the World, and has been on the Billboard hot 100. saturday night will feature

five-time Grammy nominat-ed composer and musician david Benoit and stephen Eugene Groove has toured with Tower of Power and Tina Turner. For more info on the events go to laketahoe.hyatt.com

SPORTSski resort opening days

Northstar Ski Resort-Friday, Nov. 18snow line: (530)562-1330Mt. Rose Ski Resort-Wednesday, Nov. 23 snow line: (775) 849-0704Squaw Valley Ski Resort- Wednesday, Nov. 23snow line: (530) 583-6955Sugar Bowl Ski Resort- Wednesday, Nov. 23snow line: (530) 426-9000

FESTIVALS ETC.Tahoe community Thanksgiving potluckThursday Nov. 24

Kings Beach Conference Center Kings Beach, Calif. For its first year ever the Tahoe Community Potluck will be held for all to enjoy a home-cooked meal, cama-raderie and plenty of fun. The event is sponsored by several local businesses, or-ganizations and community members to bring together local families and individuals for an old fashion potluck. Bring your favorite dishes to share and get treated by oth-ers favorites as well. For more information go to tahoecom-munitythanksgivingcelebra-tion@blogspot.com

Warren Miller entertain-ment presents: like There’s no Tomorrow Friday Nov. 25-Saturday Nov. 26show: 7:30 p.m.Warren Miller Entertainment and lifetickets.com will be hosting a showing of the film Like There’s No Tomorrow at the Cal Neva resort just in time to get skiers and riders ready for shredding. With spectacular film footage and all the adrenaline of a Warren Miller film, this is a good pre cursor to what can be done with a vision and some hard work. For tickets visit dave’s ski’s & Boards or Cal Neva

What’s going down around townBY chelsea de la rosaFeatures Editor

From punch lines to moody pieces, Sierra Nevada College’s TCES build-ing was flooded with students, faculty, alumni and members of the community to listen to graphic artist Chris Ware.

The fall Writers in the Woods Series came to a close Friday Nov. 4 and Satur-day Nov. 5 with a talk by Ware. It was fol-lowed by a workshop taught by Ware and Chris Lanier, SNC assistant professor.

Ware spoke about different pieces of work. He showed sketches from high school to the present day and showed his process in making a sketch.

“He was informative in his sketches,” said Senior Bryan Fisher. “I liked that he was very sarcastic and extremely mod-est.”

Fisher attended all three of the Writ-ers in the Woods lectures and two of the workshops. He said that the turnout for Ware’s lecture was the biggest of the se-ries.

“I enjoyed this workshop the most be-cause there was more creative freedom,” said Fisher.

Senior Krystal Hernandez also attended

both the lecture and workshop. “I really enjoyed the lecture,” said Her-

nandez. “It was nice and I liked the Pow-erPoint.”

Hernandez also explained that she en-joyed the workshop taught by Ware and Lanier.

“I am normally not confident in my drawing, but with this class I feel more comfortable in it,” said Hernandez.

In the workshop, Ware drew a sample drawing to get the students’ creative juic-es flowing. Lanier gave students different drawing exercises that intertwined to-gether to create a storyboard that resulted in a comic.

“It is cool what you can produce in 20 minutes,” said Lanier.

The Writers in the Woods series came to an end with Lanier’s teaching. According to the SNC website, many more exciting author visits in the spring are to be an-nounced.

BY nikka caMporaStaff Reporter

A unique restaurant is now open in Truckee, and is anything but your cliché Tahoe pizza joint regaurdless of its down-town locations.

For those unfamiliar with Truckee’s Commercial Row, it is littered with over-priced restaurants, strange boutiques and the kind of stores where, if you’re so in-clined, you can buy an $80 pasta strainer.

Owners Chris Best and Elise Pannell are extremely proud of their establish-ment. Best, born and raised in Brooklyn, has been living life as a ski bum in Truck-ee for seven years.

“Growing up, I was constantly sur-rounded by my great grandmother’s Ital-ian cooking,” said Best. “It’s been my dream to open a restaurant for years, and everything just fell into place.”

Best’s family is well versed in the res-taurant and food industry. His cousin owns two Italian restaurants in New York City, and his grandfather owns a combina-tion bagel and ice factory in N.J. Pannell and Best road tripped to New York City to gather family recipes and techniques.

“We hand throw all our dough, some-thing rarely done at restaurants serving thin-crust pizzas,” Pannell said. “We also overnight ship pastries and cookies from an Italian bakery in Brooklyn that Chris grew up going to.”

Everything on the menu is homemade and locally sourced. It is the attention giv-en to small details like this that makes this new restaurant stand out from the many pizza restaurants in Truckee.

This pizza joint isn’t just limited to your typical dining hours. Unlike any other restaurant in Truckee, Best Pies is open until 2 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

Conveniently located between Bar of America, The Pastime Bar, and the Tour-ist Club Bar, owners Best and Pannell are seeing great business even into the wee hours of the morning.

It is commonplace for Best Pies to be packed on Friday and Saturday nights. An old upright piano sits at one end of the bar, and oftentimes a crowd will con-gregate around it. Patrons can play puzzle games that sit randomly on the bar and enjoy some food and fun.

“The late night hours are great. Be-fore, all we had was Safeway to satisfy our drunken munchies,” said Jen Ward, a frequent customer at Best Pies. “Not to mention, this has to be one of the most affordable places in town.”

Another thing that struck me was the prices. $2.75 for a slice of pizza is very reasonable, especially for Truckee. Five dollars gets you a beer and a slice of pizza and a large cheese pizza is $14. The menu isn’t limited to just pizza either. Pastas, salads, various appetizers and Italian des-serts all adorn the Best Pies menu.

The staff was incredibly friendly and knowledgeable and were quick to answer any questions I had. The owner Chris Best has a great work ethic and it is matched in his employees. He not only manages the business, but also throws pizza dough alongside his employees in the kitchen.

Best Pies is located in Commercial Row between The Wagon Train restaurant and Joanne’s Stained Glass & Gallery. They are open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday, 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday.

If you are looking for a great midnight snack, cheap and high-quality meal, or a nice place for a date, Best Pies is the place to go.

NIKKA CAMPORA CHRIS LANIER, assistant art professor, critiques a drawing on the wall as part of the Writers in the Woods Workshop.

Writers in the Woods series concludes on a comic note

NIKKA CAMPORASTUDENT BILLy GARCIA smiles as he draws a photo during the final workshop by Chris Ware.

Truckee pizza restaurant claims to be the best so we put it to the testBY jason paladinoStaff Reporter

THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2011 www.sierranevada.edu 11FEATUREGraduating with plans to head home and continue his family legacyE’shaCepaneBurtonHoferer:

Last spring a group of psychology stu-dents from Sierra Nevada College trav-eled to Stanford University to present at the Stanford Undergraduate Psychology Conference. They didn’t expect to meet legendary research psychologist, Philip Zimbardo.

Anza Jarschke, a junior at SNC who is studying psychology and fine arts, was one of the students who attended the confer-ence. She presented her experiment “The influence of gender on incidental long term memory” to 100 undergraduate students from all over the world.

Jarschke said they were excited to be going to Stanford and had tried to set up a tour of the building where the Zimbardo prison experiment took place. When they arrived on campus they found that a tour was not necessary because the building is still in use and full of classrooms and of-fices.

The students were taking pictures next to a plaque commemorating the experiment when Jarschke recognized Zimbardo, with an armload of boxes, standing right behind them. She describes the moment as feeling star struck.

“I blurted out, ‘Do you need any help?’” said Jarschke, offering to carry some of the boxes. She described Zimbardo as “just a normal guy.”

Zimbardo is most widely known for his prison experiment that took place in a basement at Stanford University in 1971. He built a simulated prison environment and selected a group of volunteers to act as prisoners, or prison guards. The experi-ment was meant to discover what happens to good people when they are put in an evil place and would last for two weeks.

Unfortunately the experiment had to be called off after just six days due to the deli-cate mental state it put students in. Stu-dents acting as prison guards had become sadistic and cruel toward their prisoners,

and prisoners became submissive and de-pressed.

Zimbardo was a keynote speaker at the conference. He discussed how his up-bringing had a huge influence on his re-search. Zimbardo grew up in the slums and watched a lot of his friends, whom he described as initially good people, turn bad after being put in ugly situations. This led him to pursue research into why good peo-ple turn evil, according to Jarschke.

Zimbardo’s research is often considered to have dubious ethics. It is a subject of controversy because the results of the ex-periment are very interesting and have had a large impact on psychology research to-day.This experiment would not be possible today because the creation of an institu-tional review board that must approve the ethics of all experiments before they can take place, according to Jarschke.

Psychology professor Laird Blackwell was a graduate student at Stanford Uni-versity when the prison experiment took

place. While Blackwell had no involve-ment with the experiment he remembers hearing rumors of a “strange subterranean experiment involving prisoners” taking place in the basement. Blackwell said he was not surprised to hear about the experi-ment.

“It was a time of excitement, adventures and alternatives,” said Blackwell.

Christina Frederick, program chair of Psychology, describes the conference as a great opportunity for students to see psy-chology programs outside of SNC. It was exciting to see other students and psychol-ogy programs from other schools.

Jarschke added that SNC was still com-petitive despite lacking the resources of larger schools. She said the key to success was being creative.

Each spring students from SNC are pre-sented with the opportunity to submit an abstract and be chosen to attend the under-graduate conference at Stanford Univer-sity.

jenn sheridanGStaff Reporter

COURTESY OF ANZA JARSCJKEEVELINA RUTADL, ANZA JARSCHKE, PHILIP ZIMBARDO AND CHRISTINA FREDERICK gather with the famous psychologist who ran the prison experiment held in the basement of stanford university.

StudentsmeetpsychologylegendatStanfordUniversity

name: E’sha Cepane Burton Hoferer hometown: Walker River Paiute

Tribe - Schurz, Nev.age: 23Year: Senior

Major: Humanities, I plan to walk this spring 2012.

What places should people check out around nevada?:

Pyramid Lake and Walker Lake. Take a road trip to Northern Nevada.

What is your favorite part about going to snc?

My freshman year, the student body was very open, and was able to talk to anyone. This year, it seems everyone is in groups, and seem more like cliques around here. If you weren’t here for the orientation week, you’re sort of out-of-luck getting in. I miss

Billy Euler, The Boss, and The Best Security Guard Mike. The campus was very open, and very friendly. The R.A’s were BOSS. The hall you lived in became your family. (3rd floor of Cambell Friedman)

What do you do other than attend school?Oh you can see me in the gym, not lift-

ing weights, or swimming laps, but see me breaking ankles. Basketball is my sport. Don’t leave me open is all I can say. Where’s all the SNC Ballers? Calling them all out. See you in the gym every Wednesday Night at 7 p.m. I have never snowboarded or skied since I started here at SNC.

What is your favorite aspect of snc?I love the classroom environment. The

class begins to take shape at the very end, and some classes, you wish you didn’t have to leave for the holiday break. What you put in, is what you get out of it. I’m gonna miss it.

What advice do you have for the freshman or anyone that goes to snc?

Take a class that you can’t take at a uni-versity. I mean take a class that’s not in your major. I took rock climbing my freshman year, and I loved it!! I never thought I would take a trip to Yosemite to identify different

species of flowers with Laird Blackwell.

What do you want to do after you gradu-ate?

After college, I plan to go home, and start to work on the things that are important to our tribe, but also plan to revitalize our cul-tural heritage. I plan on taking more class-es, studying about our Great Basin tribes (Shoshone, Washoe and Paiute). Learning the Paiute language, and taking it back to the schools across Nevada. I am also work-ing on a language website where youth can visit and read up on the past of our Indian peoples.

BY russ casTilloStaff Reporter

COURTESY PHOTOESHA CEPANE BURTON HOFERER looks forward to graduating and sharing the wisdom he’s gained “ “ After college, I plan to go

home, and start to work on the things that are important to our tribe, but also plan to revitalize our cultural heritage.

THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2011Eagle’s Eye 12 FEATURE

The Sierra Nevada College Outdoor Skills class went on its last adventure Nov. 11-13, par-taking in an epic sea kayaking trip in Tomales Bay near Point Reyes, Calif.

Tomales Bay is part of the Point Reyes Na-tional Seashore, which is one of only 10 nation-al seashores in the United States, according to the Nation Park Service. The area is a geologic wonder due to seismic activity from the San Andreas Fault – a line between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate that runs right through the region. It not only is geographical-ly astounding, but it is also rich in wildlife in-cluding wild tule elk, gray whales, white shark and elephant seals.

“The jelly fish, and elk really stood out and could be found all over the area. That with the roaring Pacific made for epic sights,” said Ju-nior Brad Flora.

For preparation, the students spent a class practicing their kayaking skills in the Recre-ation Center pool. Specific strokes for sea kaya-king were learned as well as how to wet exit if a kayak tips. From Lake Tahoe, the class drove for four hours before arriving and meeting their guide Kenny Howell, who has kayaked ev-erywhere from Costa Rica to Alaska. Howell works for California Canoe and Kayak and, besides guiding the Outdoor Skills kayak trip, also taught about the history and features of the land.

“I was a whitewater raft guide for 10 years, but with sea-kayaking, it’s an entire different feeling and appreciation for the water. Some-times you can even hear voices from the water’s shores. Its about the journey when you kayak,” Howell said.

To begin the trip, the class set off from Chick-en Ranch Beach in a misty rain for a four-mile odyssey to another beach. The sea kayaks were doubles, so everyone had a partner and used teamwork in order to reach the new destina-tion for the weekend, Marshall Beach. During a steady drizzle of rain that night, a fire was made while tents were pitched and stoves burned. Packing for warmth and for wetness were key logistics to having a successful trip. This would be the class’s location for the next two days out-doors.

The second day of the trip was a welcome change of warmer weather. It was filled with sightseeing and exploration led by Howell.

Students kayaked to Hog Island where hogs were once raised, according to www.tomales-bay.net. The four-mile kayak journey ended with lunch at White Gulch. Students then hiked to the Pacific Ocean at the end of Tomales Bay near Tomales Point. For one student, Ashley Vander Meer, it was her first time seeing the ocean.

“It was one of the best days of my life,” said Vander Meer.

Students continued to sharpen their kayaking skills as they paddled back to base camp. That night, everyone shared a full moon over their heads and slept well while they rested strained arms. It was a new experience and environment for many in the class and well worth the wet-ness, according to SNC teacher Andy Rost, who said he actually enjoys sea kayaking in the rain better than the sun.

BY TiM loWeStaff Reporter

OutdoorSkillsclasskayaksinTomalesBay

COURTESY PHOTOSTUDENTS KAyAK through Tomales Bay near the Point reyes National seashore last weekend for an Outdoor skills adventure.

COURTESY PHOTOA LONG HIKE offers the reward of an expansive view of the Pacific Ocean for, left to right, Tim Lowe, andre Lucier, Glen Cheriton, ashley Vander Meer, teacher andy rost and andreas Johannsen.

COURTESY PHOTOCONTEMPLATING the view are, left to right,Brad Flora, ashley Vander Meer and andre Lucier.

COURTESY PHOTOSETTLING INTO KAyAKING is Junior Brad Flora. The students partnered into double kayaks.