Vol. 31 – Issue 14 |

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

Vail Resorts has partnered up with Sierra Nevada College in offering unique and hands-on internships to Ski Business and Resort Management (SBMR) students. Ac-cording to Tim Cohee, program director of Ski and Resort Business, the partnership is a new relationship and doesn’t officially start until fall 2013.

“The internship focuses on the students providing feedback to their senior manage-ment team, including Bill Rock, chief op-erating officer, on service levels they wit-ness while on the job, plus participating in department meetings to provide feedback on what they are seeing in the field,” said Cohee. “We currently have five students at Northstar performing an internship.”

The current internship program requires students to be employees of Northstar, a

resort owned by the Colorado-based Vail resorts.

According to Junior Cheyanne Sawyer, Ski Business and Resort Management major, Vail Resorts allowed Northstar to work with SNC’s students this semester to choose their own project proposals and job shadow.

“Applicants had to go through an ap-plication and interview process,” Sawyer said. “Myself and the other interns spend typically one to two early mornings a week in a meeting with a senior leadership man-ager and are able to ask questions about their background and their job role.”

In the beginning, students shadow and observe an employee in their department interest for three days.

The partnership between SNC and Vail Resorts provides 30-50 management

BY ELIZA DEMARESTStaff Reporter

ELIZA DEMARESTSENIOR ALEJANDRO Chernacov, Tim Cohee, program director of ski and resort Business, Junior Corrine Mendall, Junior Cheyanne sawyer, senior Brad Flora and senior shane Elliot work with Vail resorts.

Students gain real world experience with Vail Resorts

Parking citations issued despite purchasing permitsIt’s 10:50 a.m. You pull into Sierra Ne-

vada College’s campus from your off cam-pus apartment, and you’re feeling right on time for your 11 o’clock class. Your search for a parking spot begins. There are sev-eral visitor spots unoccupied, but that’ll be a ticket. There are several UC Davis spots unoccupied, but that’ll be a ticket. The SNC van spots are open, but again, that’ll be a ticket. You’d park on the street, but you know you’ll be fined for that too. You lap the lots a few more times in search of

an empty spot, and with no luck, the clock continues to tick as you ask yourself why you paid for a parking pass in the first place. Frustrated, you park at the LifePoint Church across the highway on the corner of country club and route 28, and while waiting for traffic to cross the street on foot, you now realize that your five min-utes late to class, and the start to your day has now gone to hell.

Sound like a similar experience to one of your own at SNC? You’re not alone. Sev-eral students on campus are continuing to express their frustrations with parking on

campus, months after the new parking reg-ulations have been implemented. The most frustrating issue for many: not enough parking spaces to go around.

“I have to pay to park in a parking lot where there are more students with passes than spots, so even if I have a parking pass, half the time I can’t even park,” said Junior Travis Specht.

Security officer Justin Hubbart can be found monitoring SNC lots Monday through Thursday.

“On average, I write about five tickets a day,” said Hubbart, “the good thing is

that the majority of the students I write the tickets for have parking passes displayed in their vehicles, they’re just parking in ar-eas like the dirt to the side of the lots, the streets, or the white lined parking spaces that are illegal to park in.”

Senior Megan Williamson feels that parking is now an issue of monitoring stu-dents who simply aren’t parking legally.

“Cars are parked on Country Club, just alongside the campus driveways, which makes it really hard to see cars coming and going. I have almost been hit several

BY TAYLoR puScStaff Reporter

ELIZA DEMARESTSTUDENTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL Interpretation observe elephant seals at ano Nuevo state reserve during their trip to the California Central Coast on March 6-8.

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Congratulations to our national championship winning ski and snow-board teams! Read more on page 8.

Index News...............................1,3,4Campus............................2,12Forum....................................5Sports....................................8A&E......................................10Features.................................9Outdoor...............................6,7Student Profile .....................11

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Sierra Nevada College is well known for the big impact it has on its students. Nick Anderson, a former student and now an admissions counselor at SNC, has felt this impact.

“Sierra Nevada College affected me in such a positive way. I am more than happy to be able to give something back to the school by working with prospective stu-dents and sharing my experiences here with them,” said Anderson.

In 2008, Anderson made a life-changing decision and moved from the East Coast to explore the West. Not really sure what to expect, he arrived to Lake Tahoe in the fall.

“I was the first person in my family to actually leave the east coast. My whole family grew up on the same six blocks in Philadelphia. I pioneered the way for the Anderson family to move west, much like the early settlers of this region,” Anderson said. “Moving from a bigger city to live in a smaller village felt like the right thing to do.”

Getting a liberal arts education and be-coming totally immersed in the Lake Tahoe culture were the right combination for Anderson.

“I instantly fell in love with the environ-ment here and the activities it provided,” he said. “The close relationship I had with the professors at Sierra Nevada College was something new for me, and this made me cherish the small school environment. I made the most out of this place. It is a small society, but I took a chance of ev-ery advantage this school and community

offered.”Anderson served as student government

vice president in 2008-2009 and student body president in 2009-2010. During his senior year, he joined the RA staff. He graduated with a Business degree, but his time at SNC did not end.

“My time and experiences at Sierra Ne-vada College as a student were so enrich-ing that I decided to accept a job offer I got from the college,” Anderson said. “Since I was active within the college community, it helped me to get noticed for employment as an Admissions Counselor.”

Anderson describes how he has the privi-lege to work with one of the greatest teams on campus. “I get to work every day with my fellow alumni--students that I actually went to college with and shared personal experinces with. I believe that is one rea-son why the staff team is so functional and successful.”

Lizzie Hernandez, director of student affairs at Sierra Nevada College, remem-bers when Nick Anderson first came to the college.

“It has been very nice to see Nick come in as a undergrad and excel during his time here,” she said. “Becoming the student body president and a member of the RA staff has certainly taught him leadership. The fact that Nick is choosing to stay to contribute to the school and community makes me very happy.”

Anderson works with international stu-dents, helping them with the enrollment process, which he says is like a natural ex-tension of his college experience. “During my time as a student here, I became very good friends with many of the school’s in-

ternational students. This has truly helped me to become more cultured, which is part of what college is all about.”

Anderson is a big fan of the college ski and snowboard team. Several of its mem-bers are international students and Ander-son’s friends. He believes that the ski team at SNC is what a big football team is to a larger institution.

Kabir Virk, a transfer student from Lon-don, highly values the support he has got-ten from Anderson during his time at the college. “Nick is a prime example of what SNC is about. The direct, caring approach

is what made me choose SNC over a larg-er university. I feel that people here care and Nick is someone who fits that bill,” Virk said.

To Anderson, caring about students is all in a day’s work, and it’s work he enjoys. “As a student, this school has given me so much and really enriched my life. I am very fortunate to have the opportunity to stay and help this college expand. Whether working in the school office, skiing in the wintertime, or lying on the beach during the summer, I will always have a place for Lake Tahoe in my heart.”

COuRTESy OF NICK ANDERSONNICK ANDERSON chose to stay in Tahoe after graduation to share his passion for sierra Nevada College and Lake Tahoe with incoming students.

Nick anderson shares passion for sNC with incoming studentsBY VIKING RoALD Contributor

Sierra Nevada College’s Alumni Association is hosting the first annual Homecoming Weekend April 3-6. Homecoming is an oppor-tunity to build a community between current and former students

of SNC through a weekend of events that combine traditional events such as Parent’s Weekend and Bohemia night with a handful of new events.

After hearing desire from the SNC alumni to be involved in events that included the current student population, the Director of Alumni Relations, Erika Gillette teamed up with President Lynn Gillette and the Development Team at SNC to brainstorm a weekend that involved the entire SNC community. Built around past traditions such as Snow-Down, Bohemia Night, the Nacho Tour and the Alumni reunion, Homecoming week will also include Alumni and Parent open meetings, a Faculty Showcase and breakfast for alumni and graduating seniors courtesy of the Alumni Association.

One event Erika is particularly excited about is the State of the College address with President Lynn Gillette.

“We haven’t had that kind of forum for people to have clarity about what’s happening at the college. It’s an effort for us to be in communication with everybody,” said Gillette. Kicking off on April 3 with Bohemia night, Homecoming offers something for everyone. See the full schedule of events at sierranevada.edu/resources/alumni/homecoming.

Homecoming weekend brings students and alumni together

Finalists selected in Homecoming T-shirt Contest

The Sierra Nevada College bookstore is hosting a t-shirt design competition for the upcoming Homecoming festivities. Vote for your favorite design in the bookstore or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/collegebookstore. Voting ends on Friday March 15 at 4 p.m.

Wednesday, April 3, 20138 p.m. SGA Bohemia Night Patterson hallThursday, April 4 & 5, 2013 9 a.m. – 7 p.m Pop-up Shop5:30 p.m. The 2013 Janet Pahl and Warren Koc-mond Ski and Snowboard Awards BanquetFriday, April 5, 2013

9 a.m. Free Breakfast for graduating seniors and alumni courtesy of the Alumni Association5:30 p.m. State of the College AddressTCES Lobby6:30 p.m. Apres with Faculty and Faculty Emeri-tus at the Wild Alaskan RestaurantSaturday, April 6, 201312 p.m. SnowDown at Diamond Peak

BY JENN SHERIDANManaging Editor

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and executive guest speakers over two se-mesters for the college’s six Ski Business Resort Management courses. Speakers will be from all three Lake Tahoe/Vail Resorts: Heavenly Mountain Resort, Kirkwood Mountain Resort and Northstar California.

Sawyer commented that she enjoys learn-ing from the guest speakers that come into the classroom about the inside information on how resorts run.

“Vail’s impact on the ski industry is cur-rently very powerful and to have a program that is directly incorporated with Northstar, is killer,” Sawyer said.

Sawyer feels that the internships provid-ed offer individuals many resources. She is grateful to have the opportunity to use the resources Vail offers because already she has learned so much from the experience. She is currently interested in the depart-ment that revolves around on-hill special events.

After graduation, Sawyer hopes to have her foot in the door for a supervisor or management level position.

In addition, SNC will offer its facilities for Vail to use for management and staff training. In return, Vail will provide job opportunities for the SNC student body at Vail’s three resorts in the Tahoe Basin.

“They have the unique benefit of attend-ing management meetings to understand aspects of the resort operation,” Cohee said.

Each of the students interning with Vail have been integrated in with Northstar California as employees at the resort. Their task is to meet with the resort’s manage-ment to understand the different service levels provided.

Vail also offers SBRM students intern-ships that provide valuable guest service feedback to their senior management team, including Bill Rock, their chief operating officer, said Cohee.

Corrine Mendall, a junior and Ski Busi-ness Resort Management major, is work-ing with Vail on a fictitious proposal to get ideas on how to improve the mountain. This type of internship is time consuming but allows her to understand what it would take to create an actual proposal.

Mendall works with Rock to see what his job entails and to ask him valuable ques-tions.

“The internships that we are offered are amazing,” Mendall said. “Jobs that you wouldn’t think to be possible are possible when you know Tim Cohee.”

“The networking is the unique part of it, said Mendall, “there are so many people we get to meet and talk to and all of the speakers that come into class are open for discussion after their presentation.”

Mendall added that everything she learns in the internship isn’t happening at any other college. She suggested that it would be helpful in the future to physically go a resort with Cohee and see him work first hand, possibly emphasizing what are the good and bad things to look for in the work industry.

Mendall said that her internship at North-star is a valuable experience.

“If anyone has the opportunity for it, take it,” she said. “It is a lot of work, but it is worth it in the end.”

Once students complete the internship, they are required to reflect on their experi-ence in a summarized report on what they learned.

“This requires them to be thoughtful about what they’ve learned by being on the inside of their management team, a com-pletely unique experience for a college stu-dent,” Cohee said.

Cohee added that part of SNC’s agree-ment with Vail Resorts is to expand the number of students who have the oppor-tunity to participate in the joint internship program. He said that he sees the program growing to where SNC has dozens of SBRM students taking advantage of the amazing opportunity to see how top resorts operate, which is an important part of the management process.

“Having the benefit of hearing from Vail Resort’s top managers on how they run their areas of concentration is very valu-able for our SBRM students to understand exactly how the industry works,” Cohee said. “No other college provides this type of interaction with the leading mountain re-sort company in the nation’s senior staff.”

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times trying to pull out of campus,” said Williamson.

Hubbart points students to park at the LifePoint Church if they ever need addi-tional parking. Forty spaces are available on the upper and lower levels to any stu-dents with an SNC parking pass.

“When students approach me upset after having been written a ticket, or if there is a lack of spaces on campus, I direct them to the church to park. Generally students are very compliable,” said Hubbart.

Certain times of the day are more con-venient than others for finding parking, however.

“Usually just mid-morning is when I have a hard time finding a spot,” said Se-nior Macie Wightman, “I’ve never had trouble parking for a night class or an early morning class though.”

Sophomore Rachael Blum shares similar thoughts about timing of day and finding parking.

“Arriving after 10 a.m. classes means no parking in any of the lots,” said Blum. “Luckily, writing a note explaining the lack of spots will help avoid a ticket once or twice, but crossing the highway to park at the church is simply an inconvenience and is unrealistic, at that point people will just park on the sides of streets. One hun-dred bucks for a pass is cheap, yes, but we should be guaranteed a spot, that’s the problem.”

If students feel they are undeserving of a parking ticket issued, they have options.

“A parking grievance hearing committee has been established consisting of myself, faculty member Dr. Dan O’Bryan and Stu-dent Government Director of Public Rela-tions Samantha Marquardt,” said Dean of Students Will Hoida in an email sent to undergraduates and staff. “The purpose of this committee is to review parking griev-ances submitted by SNC students, faculty, and staff, and decide if a reversal of action should be taken.”

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Lake Tahoe is known for some of the best rock climbing north of the Yosemite Valley, and Sierra Nevada College’s Rock Climbing Club and Team is taking advan-tage of its surroundings. The team is in its fourth year of competition, and for its members, progression is achieved by hav-ing a good time climbing with friends.

“I love that climbing is such a social sport,” said Senior Camilla Rinman, Out-door Adventure Leadership and Psycholo-gy major. “Even in competition, everyone is very friendly and cheering for every-one.”

Rinman has been climbing for six years, and started competing three years ago when she came to SNC. Now she is the president of Sierra Nevada College’s Rock Climbing Club, whose mission is to estab-lish a social climbing community at SNC by providing opportunities for climbers from first time beginners and beyond.

Dean of Students Will Hoida, who is the club adviser, confirmed that “climbers of all levels are welcome, and competitions are optional.”

Practices for the club are held from 7 to 9 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays at High Altitude Fitness.

During training, the team has fun and challenges each other on different routes, bouldering or climbing with a rope and harness.

“Our practices are more about climbing and having fun together. We usually give each other tips on how to climb differ-ent routes and cheer each other on” said Rinman.

“We push each other to do our best and achieve new heights,” said Junior Bryant Knowles, a member of the club.

The Climbing Team has already com-pleted two competitions this season, and it has three more to go, including visits to Sacramento State University, Humboldt State University, and Reno, Nevada.

According to Rinman, the competitions are a fun way to check out new climbing gyms and meet other climbers.

“For me it’s more about challenging my-self by climbing as hard as I can, and less about actually beating other people,” said Rinman, “but it’s still fun to compete.”

Rinman placed second in the Collegiate Climbing Series competition on March 2 in San Luis Obispo, Calif.

Even for non-competitive climbers, SNC is a great place to get a start in the sport.

“I would suggest taking the beginning climbing class in the fall for outdoor climbing or in the spring for indoor climb-ing, which is a really good way to learn the basics,” said Rinman.

Knowles has been climbing for a year, ever since he got his start in Will Hoida’s Rock Climbing 101 class.

“After the first class outside I was hooked,” said Knowles. “The sense of freedom and detachment from our increas-ingly synthetic world in rock climbing, its just you and the rocks and it doesn’t get

The aroma of pizza and sounds of laugh-ter filled the foyer in Sierra Nevada Col-lege’s Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences.

Students, faculty and community mem-bers gathered together at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 19, in TCES 139 to learn about the housing market and Electoral College for the first event held by the CrazEconomics Club.

“The CrazEconom-ics Club event is something new that we have created for this semester,” said Philip Brattstrom, a member of the CrazEconomics Club. “The purpose of the event is to make economics more ap-proachable, relevant and understandable to the wider student body and the commu-nity. The plan is to present our research, but also allow others to prepare interesting things to present.”

The CrazEconomics Club, according to club member Matea Ferk, was a proj-

ect that was initiated by Atul Minocha, a professor at SNC, originally called the CrazEconomics project.

“The idea of the event was to present and discuss the current economic issues to the student body and the community in a more understandable and interesting way,” said

Ferk.The night be-

gan with an in-troduction by Stine Lunde, CrazEconomics club president. Ricko Eriksson and Brattstrom followed with a presentation about the Elec-toral College. Lunde and Mar-cus Phyr pre-sented on the housing crisis.

“Both issues were given a crazy solution supported by accurate data,” said Ferk. “The Electoral College and housing crisis were selected by the National Conference on Under-graduate Research and will be presented at honors conference at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in April.”

As the presentations came to a close, the floor then became open for discussion and

questions, which many club members ex-plained that they really enjoyed.

“My favorite part of the night is the great audience that came to the event, and pushed us with a lot of great questions, also the see the interest of our topics with-in the audience.”

This was not only a learning experience for the audience members, but also for the presenters as well.

“Lynn Gillette pushed us at the event to answer many difficult questions, which was the highlight of my night,” said Bakkstrom. “Even students challenged us to answer accordingly, and I think it was a great learning experience for us all. It’s important because many at SNC might view economics as something boring and dry, but also difficult to understand,” said Bakkstrom. “However, if we can cut through all the nonsense and communicate and learn economics in a different way, then we have accomplished something unique.”

The CrazEconomics Club will be hold-ing another event on March 26.

“We will be discussing the topics debt and deficit,” said Lunde. “These are two controversial topics and we hope as many people as possible want to come and par-ticipate in this discussion.”

For more information about CrazEco-nomics, visit www.CrazEconomics.com

DANNy KERN

Luca Rico, Matea Ferk and Tea Palic were the brains behind the winning presentation Pure Ski Experience at the Jâlé and Warren Trepp business plan competition Tuesday March 12 at Sierra Nevada College. Pure Ski Experience is a ski instruction enterprise offering coaching from world class and former Olympic skiers. Second Place went to Viking Roald, Marcus Plyhr, Sabrina Belleci and Jaka Jazbec with their presentation urban Feat and third was awarded to Jarrett Grimes, Daniella Calais, Jacob Bricklin, Scott Tepper and Mitch Wiseman for Northern Nevada StudiosFormerly known as the Presidents Cup, this is the third business plan competition hosted by SNC. Participants were finalists in the Jâlé and Warren Trepp Innovative Idea contest in Fall 2012 and all groups plan to participate in the Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business Plan in April.

BY DREW FISHERStaff Reporter

CrazEconomics aim to make economics funBY NIKKA cAMpoRA Staff Reporter

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If we can cut through all the nonsense and communicate and learn economics in a different way, then we have accomplished something unique.

Phillip BrattstromClub Member

Climbing Club starts season

pure Ski ExperienceStudent business plan takes first place at Jâlé and Warren Trepp competition

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Recently many Sierra Nevada Col-lege students took the opportunity to attend different conferences to

better prepare themselves for life after col-lege.

These conferences emphasize one of SNC’s core themes, professional prepared-ness, and direct students on the path to be-come the professionals that they strive to become.

Student Government Association at-tended the American Student Government Association conference Feb.15-18 in New Orleans where they learned ways to im-prove their relationship with students and

work together as a team.The Journalism staff attended the Asso-

ciated Collegiate Press conference March 1-3 in San Francisco. The staff met with other colleges and professionals in the journalism field where they discussed re-porting techniques, leaving a legacy for future journalism students to follow and scoring a career after college.

From March 6-10 English students flew to Boston to attend an Association of Writ-ers and Writing Programs conference. At the conference students connected with fellow writers of all ages. This conference helped develop their writing skills and

create connections with professionals that could help them in the future.

The Clay Club will be attending the Na-tional Council on Education for the Ce-ramic Arts March 20-23 in Houston, Texas. There they will connected with fellow art-ists of all ages.

At these conferences students were able to network and make professional connec-tions that many people don’t seek until af-ter graduation. Having the ability to draw a connection between what one learns in school and real world application gives students a strong advantage when seeking a future career.

Conferences increase student success

StaffEditorial:

Hello SNC,For every event that I am invited to I

spend a few minutes deciding what outfit would show how dedicated I am to being Sierra Nevada College’s mascot.

I have never spoken about what an Eagle does when not attending events. I was a bit shy at the pep rally when asked to speak; I get a bit nervous when put on the spot like that. I would like to congratulate the Ski and Snowboard teams on all of their accomplishments this year.

I did enjoy showing school spirit by per-forming the Harlem Shake with the ski and snowboard teams, and students that hung out to support them.

When I’m not attending an event I spend my days flying around Lake Tahoe and visiting all the beautiful sites. One of my favorite places to view the lake from is the top of Diamond Peak. Thunderbird lodge is another favorite because it has such a neat history. Who could forget South Lake Tahoe, there’s always something going on for everyone. When I want to enjoy the lake in a quiet spot I head over to Emerald Bay.

Good luck on midterms SNC! Enjoy your spring break and have lots of memo-rable adventures.

Look for me at future events, hopefully I’ll be able to fly in and join SNC students in having fun.

Your Mascot,Eli

What do you want to see on the Eagle’s Eye website, sncea-gleseye.com?BY pATRIcK HoEppNER A&E Editor

“I think it’s good to appeal to both audiences of print and online.”

christy RasmussenSenior

“I’ve never been on the Eagle’s Eye website, didn’t know it was there.”

Mike o’NeilSophomore

“Needs more colorful detail, like cartoons that are relevant to the school. Everybody connects with laughter.”

Tailor pollackSenior

“I think it’s good for people who can’t get the paper version, better way to reach the community.”

Brice corcoranJunior

The Eagle’s Eye is produced by the Editing and Journalism Workshop classes of sierra Nevada College.

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Features & Sports Editor Marissa stone

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Sierra Nevada College recognizes the educational and societal value of encourag-ing the uninhibited, robust, free and open discussion of issues and ideas on America’s college and university campuses. It is therefore the policy of the executive leadership of Sierra Nevada College that all student edited campus media have been established as designated public forums for student expression. It is the intent that student media will provide a full opportunity for its students to inquire, question and exchange ideas and that they will strive to reflect all areas of student interest, including topics about which there may be dissent or controversy.

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From camping and hiking, to learning about organic farming and observing elephant seals and the environment’s ecosystems, Assistant Professor Andy Rost and his Fundamentals of Environmental Interpretation class learned it all on March 7-9 at California’s Central Coast.

After having in-class discussions about the ecosystems they would be observing, students were given the opportunity to learn first-hand about the natural history, wildlife and land characteristics of the California coast.

Upon arrival Thursday night at Green Oaks Creek Farm and Retreat, the dark night wel-comed the students with a coastal rain, forcing them to set up camp underneath light show-ers. It was only by the near smell of eucalyp-tus tress and salt water along with the coastal downpour that they knew they were not in Tahoe anymore.

Nestled off Highway 1, Green Oaks Creek Farm and Retreat lies in the coastal hills of San-ta Cruz. Here, approximately three acres of or-ganic vegetables, berries, herbs and flowers are grown and eggs produced. They sell their product to farmers markets in the Bay Area. Paul Pfluke and Stephanie Jennings, the owners and resident farmers are long time friends of Rost.

The lush view on the farm Friday morning turned any complaint about the damp surroundings into small con-cerns. The bright sun accentuated yellow flowers that car-peted the farm’s ground. A soft breeze weaved through the eucalyptus and redwood trees as the class brewed coffee and prepared breakfast under a straw and concrete molded structure.

Across the highway from the farm is Ano Nuevo State Reserve. During this time of year, male and female ele-phant seals, along with their pups, can be sighted on the beach. Even though breeding season was in December, some mothers can be spotted nursing their young while the large males lay around waiting for what Mike Good-kind, docent naturalist at California State Parks referred to as, “Last Call.”

After the females arrive in late winter, they give birth to their babies and shortly afterwards is when the orgy of fighting and competition starts between the males. Com-pare it to this: imagine walking into a bar at 2 a.m., only to find a bunch of males all waiting for the same thing, a female. That is why we refer to this sequence with the elephant seals ‘last call.’ It’s comparable to what occurs at a bar for males at around 2 a.m., Goodkind said.

The pups, which are referred to as weaners, hang out on the beach for up to six weeks until they make their way into the shallow offshore waters.

Goodkind was helpful in informing the students about the seals. Elephant seals don’t drink anything ever and can last a long time without food. The pups make their way

to the water more out of curiosity, rather than the need for food. Once they learn how to swim, they disperse one by one and make their way up to northern Washington. They will not return to land again until late September, said Goodkind.

The natural history lesson didn’t stop there for Rost and his interpreters. Life back on the farm awaited with a guid-ed tour by owner Pfluke. Pfluke shared about anything ranging from how to make your own yogurt from goat’s milk and how to plant transplants into the field, to general farm logistics and about how they work with Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF).

“We’ll have wwoofers come for a minimum of two or three months,” Pfluke said. “They will work as a group with a manager and two or three apprentices that are here year round, and everyone does the same thing. They do the planting in the green house and the transplanting and the weeding and the harvesting.”

According to farmers, Pfluke and Jennings, their goal is to create beauty in sustainable, low-impact ecologically friendly and simple living.

“By spending time on my friends farm, we got a sense of the central California coast,” Rost said. “We learned about what the cultural fabric that they are working under and living under, along with getting a sense of their livelihood: how does it work and what’s hard, what’s easy and what’s successful.”

Senior Jeff Reifers said he thought staying on the farm was a unique experience and that he learned a lot about organic sustainable farming.

“I got a feel for the lifestyle of an organic farmer,” Reif-ers said. “I think it was better to stay on the property of someone who’s local rather than paying to stay at a hotel or somewhere else.”

Outside from staying on the farm, Reifers said, “the trip was pretty geo-touristic, we supported the small local res-taurants and businesses and tried to connect with the com-munity rather than being a normal tourist.”

The final stop at Monterey Bay Aquarium gave Rost and his class a unique perspective of what life is like for wild-life in the ocean.

Rost emphasized about how dramatic the central Cali-fornia coast is and how each ecosystem, starting at the redwoods on the higher points of the peaks, to the coastal plains and then to the seashore are remarkably different.

“If you continue on the westward trajectory, the next ecosystem is the ocean,” Rost said. “But you can’t go see the ocean unless you have the gear or time or expertise. So, the aquarium gives us dry land people access to under-standing the ocean.”

Rost’s aim for the trip was to learn ‘how to learn an eco-system’ to help students of Environmental Interpretation begin to understanding how to look at an ecosystem and begin to understand not only the organism that live there but also the environmental gradients that create diverse habitats. The central California coast has an incredibly range of diverse habitats all with in walking distance of each other. It’s a great place to study natural history in a hands on, active learning framework.

“We can use the coast as a template for how to go about learning the ecosystem,” Rost said. “If you’re going to be environmental interpreters, part of your skill set is learn-ing how to learn about a place.”

This is the first time Rost has traveled to the California coast with this class and in hearing the outcome from his students, he said he hopes to continue the trip in years to come.

students travel to California’s Central Coast to interpret the environmentBY ELIZA DEMARESTStaff Reporter

JAKE POLLOCK MIKE GOODKIND explains the yearly cycle of an Elephant seal.

JAKE POLLOCK ELEPHANT SEALS spend their time on land resting and soaking up the suns rays.

JAKE POLLOCKENVIRONMENTAL INTERPRETATION students set up camp next to a beautifully crafted outdoor kitchen provided by Green Oaks ranch Creek Farm and retreat.

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students travel to California’s Central Coast to interpret the environment

JAKE POLLOCK ENVIRONMENTAL INTERPRETATION students gather outside the ano Nuevo state reserve Museum, waiting for instruction from their tour guide.

JAKE POLLOCK INSTRUCTOR ANDY ROST gets some inside information from an enthusiastic state reserve employee .

JAKE POLLOCKSTUDENTS, CONNER Wagner, Corey donohue, and spencer Fisch head to the ano Nuevo state reserve beach for a lesson on Elephant seals.

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The trip was pretty geo-touristic, we supported the small local restaurants and buisinesses and tried to connect with the community rather than being a normal tourist.”Jeff ReifersSenior

JAKE POLLOCK PAUL PFLUKE, farm owner, lives in this 100 year old house.

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ELIZA DEMARESTTHE GOATS on the farm produce yogurt for the crew who live and work on the farm.

ELIZA DEMAREST VEGETABLES ARE Green Oaks Creek Farm and retreats main cash crop.

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Congratulations to all members of the Ski and Snow-board teams for all of their accomplishments during the National Championships.Overall champions in Alpine Skiing and Men’s Snowboarding.

Women’s Ski Race teamSierra Nevada College women’s ski team took this year’s

first national title on March 5 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Matea Ferk and Johanna Tikkanen went first and second

in the Giant Slalom, getting SNC off to strong start at the 2013 United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Asso-ciation National Championships.

For women’s Giant Slalom first place went to Matea Ferk, second place to Johanna Tikkanen, fifth to Caroline Klaes-son, seventh to Emilie Lamoureux, 10th to Melissa Daniels.

Ferk’s winning time was 2:06.38, followed by teammate Tikkanen at 2:06.47. SNC’s Caroline Klaesson was fifth at 2:07.92 to give the Eagles the team title in the GS.

Women’s SlalomWith a team time of 4:38.31 the SNC women’s ski team

took the national title in Slalom. This allowed the team to successfully defend its national championship title.

Melissa Daniels placed second with a time of 1:32.03, just seconds behind Eloise Julliand from Rocky Mountain College, who clocked in with 1:28.87 taking first.

Fellow teammates Johanna Tikkanen and Tea Palic placed fifth and sixth respectfully with times of 1:33.12 and 1:33.16.

Men’s Ski Race TeamThe SNC men’s race team snagged the National Cham-

pionship title in GS on March 6, defending its title.Luca Ricou with a time of 2:03.46 placed second, fol-

lowed by teammate Jaka Jazbec with a time of 2:04.70 placing him third. Viking Roald set a time of 2:06.43 put-ting him into sixth place. The men placed second in their Slalom race.

Freestyle SkiingBoth men and women Freestyle Ski teams placed sec-

ond in Halfpipe. For the men’s team Alden Spence placed 10th, followed by Kyle Murphy in 11th and Hollis Lee placed 19th. Katie Souza placed first with teammates Kim Smith and Rebecca Roberts placing fourth and eighth for the women’s team.

The women’s Freestyle Ski team placed second and the men’s placed third in the Slopestyle competition. Roberts took first followed by Souza in fifth for the women’s team.

Spence placed third followed by Lee and Murphy in 16th and 17th, respectfully.

Skier CrossSNC Skier cross teams placed eighth for the women and

11th for the men.Freestyle SnowboardingBoth men and women Freestyle Snowboard teams placed

second in Halfpipe. Second place went to Ashley Vander Meer followed by Jenise Spiteri in fourth. Kelsey Madro and Rebekah Ashely placed sixth and 10th respectfully.

For the men’s team Marco Gooding placed fifth with Armeen Pirouz, Tom Letson, Danny Kern following in eighth, ninth and 10th, respectfully.

Snowboard Slopestyle was just as successful with both men and women teams placing first.

Vander Meer placed first for the women’s team followed by Spiteri and Ashley in fifth and eighth.

Pirooz took second with teammates Letson, Kern and Gooding following in fifth, sixth, and 10th.

Boarder CrossSNC men’s snowboarders took first place in boarder

cross. The women placed third.

Ski and Snowboard teams slay at NationalsBY SAM MARquARDTNews and Online Editor

DANNy KERNMEN’S SKI team places first in Giant slalom and second in slalom. Luca ricou and Jaka Jazbec took second and third individually.

DANNy KERNMEN’S FREESTYLE snowboard team takes second in halfpipe and first in slopestyle.

DANNy KERNSNC wOMEN’S snowboard team takes second in halfpipe and first in slopestyle. ashley Vander Meer took the first place for slopestyle.

DANNy KERNMEN AND wOMEN place first and third, respectfully in boarder cross event at usCsa National Championship.

DANNy KERNwOMEN’S SKI TEAM places first in both Giant slalom and slalom with Matea Ferk and Johanna Tikkanen taking first and second for the sNC team in Gs. Melissa daniels took second in slalom

DANNy KERNMEN’S FREESTYLE ski team takes home second in halfpipe and third in slopestyle.

DANNy KERNwOMEN’S FREESTYLE ski team takes home second in both halfpipe and slopestyle. Katie souza took first in halfpipe and rebecca roberts took first in slopestyle.

DANNy KERNSKIER ALDEN SPENCE placed third in slopestyle for the sNC Eagles. he was followed by teammates hollis Lee in 16th and Kyle Murphy in 17th.

SNC WINS See more photos by Danny Kern online at snceagleseye.com

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Experiential learning is emphasized in many departments at Sierra Nevada Col-lege. Whether it is guiding backpacking trips, working as an intern at local invest-ment groups and resorts or creating student run publications and galleries, most stu-dents learn by doing at SNC.

Connecting practice to work outside of the academic world is an important compo-nent to a well rounded education. The staff of the Eagle’s Eye had the opportunity to make this connection through networking with professional and student journalists at the Associated Collegiate Press Con-ference March 1-3 in San Francisco. The weekend included keynote speeches from professionals in the journalism industry including the founder of Storify, Burt Her-man, technology correspondent of Politico Pro, Michelle Quinn and Pulitzer Prize winning political cartoonist Mark Fioré.

“I thought it was really cool to hear pro-fessionals talk about what we do weekly. I felt reassured that there are definitely job opportunities out there for journal-ists,” said Jake Pollock, photo editor of the

Eagle’s Eye. Each speaker brought perspectives on the

journalism industry, inspiring future jour-nalists to think about their work different-ly. Herman discussed how entrepreneurial thinking led him to see the need for a way to aggregate what the readers are discuss-ing and inspired him to create Storify, a website that allows users to build stories using content posted to social media sites such as Faceboook, Twitter and YouTube. The following day, students listened as Quinn shared her struggles with accuracy, fairness and covering a beat, and on the last day Mark Fioré shared how the rapid growth of technology has affected the evo-lution of his work from simply animated drawings to full cartoon videos.

The majority of each day was spent at-

tending sessions with professionals where students learned various outlets of jour-nalism including newsroom management, page design, photography tips and cover-ing sensitive topics. Additionally each conference attendee had the opportunity to meet with a professional for more in depth discussion of topics and insight into how to land a job.

“ My favorite part of the conference was learning about design layout. It was really helpful to see things from a professional perspective. Ideas for the Eagle’s Eye were popping into my brain constantly,” said Eliza Demarest, staff reporter for the Eagle’s Eye.

Throughout the weekend students were able to get inspired by perusing publica-tions from other schools and sharing expe-

riences with other student journalists. “Talking to other online editors was re-

ally interesting because everyone had simi-lar struggles,” said Sam Marquardt, online and news editor for the Eagle’s Eye.

While many of the student papers varied greatly in the content they covered, news-paper staff members seemed to share simi-lar struggles in the classroom. Working to keep a variety of content in a school with a small population, making sure reporters meet deadlines despite keeping up with a full course load, and learning to integrate multimedia coverage with a print edition were common topics in all conference ses-sions.

The staff of the Eagle’s Eye left the con-ference excited for the future of the news-paper.

Eagle’s Eye attends San Francisco conferenceBY JENN SHERIDAN Managing Editor

Tanya CaninoEAGLE’S EYE STAFF attend the associate Collegiate Press conference March 1 - 3 in san Francisco, including staff reporter Taylor Pusc, Photo Editor Jake Pollock, Feature and sports Editor Marissa stone, staff reporter Eliza demarest, Managing Editor Jenn sheridan, Multimedia Photographer danny Kern, News and Online Editor sam Marquardt, a&E Editor Patrick hoeppner and Journalism student Caitlin Khoury.

With few local dining options, Nine41, Incline Village’s new-est addition, is the latest buzz

around town. Located at 941 Tahoe Blvd, Nine41 opened on Friday, Feb. 22, replac-ing the old, run down Pon-derosa restaurant. Lunch is served daily from 11 to 3 p.m. On weekdays, dinner is served from 3-9 p.m., and on Fridays and Saturdays, until 10 p.m.

Adam Bisshop and Jim Puzey are both new managers of the restaurant.

“The place sat vacant for seven years, so most of it has been remodeled. We’ve painted the outside, the deck was com-pletely repaired, and the inside was mainly redone,” said Bisshop. “ Jim and I did most of this.”

Inside Nine41, original wood floors, ex-posed brick walls, candle lit tables, and upscale décor made for an inviting first im-pression, and was not what I had been ex-

pecting upon entering the restaurant for the first time. Its curb appeal, however, would not lead one to believe so as it has not yet been renovated due to winter conditions.

“There’s a new restaurant there?” said Senior Bridget Goebel. “I had no idea, and I literally drive by it every day on my way

to and from school and it doesn’t look any different, so it’s definitely not a stand out from the streets in my book.”

When I entered Nine41, I was greeted by a friendly hostess and was sat immedi-

ately. The upscale American food selection is vast, where one can choose from a large array of salads, sandwiches, burgers, fish and salmon.

My waitress was very attentive and friendly, and answered all of my questions about certain entrees.

Being an upper scale addition to Incline Village, prices are moderate to high. One should expect to pay $15 for a pasta dish, and up to $28 for a New York fillet. To the average local living in Incline, these prices

won’t break the bank. To a college student on a budget such as myself, Nine41 will not be a regular dining spot but a possible date night destination.

“We’re really targeting middle aged lo-cals starting out,” said Bisshop. “We’re go-ing to look into SNC student deals, maybe a possible 10 percent discount, but we still have to figure that out.”

I ordered a wedge salad that included blue cheese crumbles, bacon bits, and vin-aigrette dressing that had great flavor and was delicious. However, it would have been convenient to have the option of or-dering a small or large salad, as I would have opted for the large. I was still want-ing more, and possibly a breadbasket to top would have made my $12 dinner salad more of a meal.

Senior Liz Hill recently ate at Nine41, and as a college student, had similar reflec-tion.

“It was overpriced,” said Hill. “We de-cided to sample a few of the appetizers, and half of them came out of a bag and went straight to frying. Two of them were

lukewarm at best when served, and the “pork” bites had zero meat on them. It was 100 percent fat.”

There is a full bar, original to the former restaurant, where drinks can be ordered. For $6, one can enjoy several beers on tap including Blue Moon, Stella Artois, and Samuel Adams Boston Lager. It isn’t large though, with minimal seating, It’s a place to wait for a table, but not to hang out on a busy Saturday night.

Bisshop positively looked forward into the future of Nine41, especially looking ahead into the summer months.

“In the summer, we’re planning to uti-lize the outdoors by creating a beer garden where people can bring their dogs and en-joy live music. Hopefully this will attract the younger crowd to the restaurant,” he said.

I agreed with Bisshop, that live music and outdoor seating would bring a younger vibe to the restaurant and I look forward to seeing the progress of Nine41 as they aspire to make a great addition to Incline Village.

New Nine41 restaurant takes the college critiqueBY TAYLoR puScStaff Reporter

RESTAuRANT REVIEWNINE 41

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I thought it was really cool to hear professionals talk about what we do weekly. I felt reassured that there are definitely job opportunities out there for journalists.

Jake PollockPhoto Editor

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David Bowie’s 24th studio album, “The Next Day,” is a triumphant return

for the aging rock star, re-leasing some of his best ma-terial in a long time. Stamp-ing a white square over the 1977 “Heroes” album, the cover art suggests a classic Bowie sound while pointing to new directions. Contain-ing a wide array of songs that range from intergalac-tic funk in “Dancing Out in Space” to the somber “Where Are We Now,” every song is well-knit and full of surprises.

This is an odd and strange album, con-taining some of his darkest lyrics. Going for a more traditional rock and roll sound, the electric guitars are mixed up front giv-ing way to many solos.

Opening with the thundering and decep-tively bleak “The Next Day,” it becomes apparent Bowie’s voice hasn’t aged a day. Instead of going for a drastic new sound, much of the material feels right at home for him. Shown in the electric funk of “Dirty Boys,” complete with spinning tremolo riffs and saxophone solos, it’s the stuff only Bowie could spring.

Perhaps the strongest cut on the album is “The Stars (Are Out Tonight)” with its

1990’s alternative rock vibe and lyrics that describe celebri-ties as belonging to a different race.

Hearing that old school riff on “You Will Set The World On Fire,” got my blood pumped in a way rock hasn’t done in a while. In “Boss of Me” he sings with a weariness “Who’d ever thought that, a small town girl like you could be the boss of

me.” This is an example of the emotional depths he explores throughout the album.

The last two songs are the most wrench-ing, with “Heat” and its haunting lyrics de-picting the end of the world. Overall, this is a worthy strong addition to Bowie’s collec-tion and a must hear for rock fans.

“THE NExT DAY”

Artist: David BowieGenre: RockRun time: 53 minutes, 14 secondsLabel: Columbia producer: Tony Visconti

Classic Bowie grooves to new heights

PATRICK HOEPPNER

“Art doesn’t transform. It just plain forms”

Blue Bunnytakes a spot at clay conference

in Houston, Texas

COuRTESy OF MOLLy ALLENSENIOR MOLLY ALLEN will have her aqua blue bunny on display during the conference for many different profes-sionals to see.

Senior Molly Allen was selected out of 502 submissions to be a part of the 47th annual Na-tional Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) student show.

Allen’s piece that was accepted into the show is an aqua colored ceramic bunny grabbing its skin and contemplating its purpose.

NCECA is being held in Houston, Texas from March 20-23 and invites artists of all ages, from all over to make connections with fellow artists and graduate professors.

“Sierra Nevada College has been attending NCECA, and having a table to distribute infor-mation about SNC, since 1998,” said Art Depart-ment Chair Sheri Leigh O’Connor.

Seven SNC students are attending the 2013 NCECA conference along with O’Connor and Assistant Professor of Fine Arts Rick Parsons.

“The National Council on Education for the Ce-ramic Arts is a dynamic organization that fosters global education and appreciation for the ceramic arts. NCECA’s programs, exhibitions, publica-tions, opportunities and resources inspire ad-vancement of the field,” according to the mission statement on the NCECA website.

Sophomore Flor Widmar, president of Clay Club, has been to NCECA five times during her

time at SNC. “You get something different every year,” said

Widmar. “You don’t really know what you’re go-ing to get. You don’t really know if you’re go-ing to be completely taken away by everything or what ideas you’re going to come back to the studio with.”

This year Allen submitted an online portfolio, which included two works of art, an artist state-ment and an entry form when she applied for the NCECA student show. She received her accep-tance letter in November 2012.

“The physical piece is in the 2013 NCECA stu-dent show,” said Allen, “so everyone that goes to the conference and even outside people can see it in that gallery.”

Former SNC undergrad, Nick Geankoplis, was accepted into the NCECA student show in 2008. He graduated SNC in 2011. He is currently at-tending Alfred University in New York as a graduate student.

“We’re thrilled that anoth-er SNC student has been jur-ied into this very prestigious, highly competitive, nation- a l exhibition. Nick Geankoplis was in it when he was a student at SNC,” said O’Connor. “Molly is very talented, and will surely be suc-cessful in her artistic pursuits.”

BY SAM MARquARDTStaff Reporter

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BY ANDREW cLIFToN Contributor

Zach BirdsellFighting his way to success

COuRTESy OF ZACh BIRDSELLZach Birdsell standing out in the sun and enjoying life.

Name: Zach BirdsellAge: 19Year: FreshmanMajor: Psychology with a philosophy

minor.Hometown: San Diego, California.Zach Birdsell, a first-year student from

San Diego, is excited about going to col-lege in Lake Tahoe. He believes this new environment will help him move toward his dreams of becoming a superior MMA (mixed martial arts) fighter.

Why did you pick Sierra Nevada Col-lege?

It is in Lake Tahoe and the school offers amazing grants and scholarships. In addi-tion, it is a great place to train for MMA fighting.

What got you into MMA? I started in 2004. For some reason, after

watching fights I fell in love with the sport. I decided to try it myself and I clicked with the sport intensely. I have been a fighter ever since the first year of high school. I wanted to do something that I loved and was good at.

How would you describe yourself as a MMA fighter?

I am disciplined and patient, but at the same time I don’t play it safe, because I want to put on a show for the audience and myself.

What other sports do you play?In high school, I played varsity football.

In the winter I trained with the wrestling team and I was on the basketball team, too. In the spring, I also played volleyball. Lastly, in the off-season I like to ride my dirt bike and surf.

Did you win any awards in high school? I was all-state linebacker when I played

in Big Bear, California. I got this award for three years in a row. For volleyball, I got MVP two years in a row.

Are you happy about moving to Lake

Tahoe? Yeah, I love it here. There is nothing not

to like about the school.

Do you feel Tahoe has a different cul-ture than your hometown?

Of course it’s completely different than San Diego. Tahoe is a lot more laidback. At home everything is at a faster pace. The MMA culture is still growing in Lake Tahoe while it has already been established in San Diego.

What has been the hardest adjustment for you?

Being away from home and my friends and family. Not having my MMA gym nearby is also a hard adjustment.

What’s your MMA nickname? My MMA name is Kaos. I got it from my

fighting style since I always tried to fin-ish the fight. My brother was the original Kaos, and it stuck with me after someone

mentioned it to my coach.

Has your coach been a big help to you? He taught me methods and how to fight.

He really influenced me outside of the cage by making me a better person and more pa-tient. He taught me my whole fight game.

Do you usually win or lose your fights? My MMA record is 19 wins and I have

never lost a fight. I also have 12 knockouts, six admissions, and one decision.

Who is your inspiration in life? My older brother is my inspirational fig-

ure because he made me into the person I am today.

Where do you see yourself after school? Honestly, that’s hard to say since I have

so many goals in life. I want to become a child psychiatrist and still pursue my MMA career while traveling the world.

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For some reason, after watching fights I fell in love with the sport. I decided to try it myself and I clicked with the sport intensely.

Zach BirdsellSNC Student

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