Students got down and dirty Friday, Sept. 7 on Patterson lawn to represent their clubs at Sierra Nevada College’s Club Field Day. This semester, 14 clubs have been created although only seven showed up.

“The purpose of Club Field Day is for all the clubs to come out and share with everyone what they are about and to raise money for their clubs,” said Senate President, Senior Tiago Galletti. “The day consisted of eight events: water bal-loon toss, sack race, three-legged race, wheelbarrow race, tug of war, bobbing for apple, egg relay and a donut dangle.”

The day was a great success despite only half of the clubs showing up. The Ultimate Frisbee club earned them-selves $700, SGA Vice President, Junior Jake Denny added.

“We offer somewhere between ten and twelve events throughout the semester,” Junior Senator Andrew Jordan said. “This year we’ve added an ‘Undie Run’ where all the clubs show up with their members clothed in all their clothes they want to donate to The Tribes of Many Nation and when they get to the start, they take off all the clothes, put them in a designated bucket and begin the race in their undies.”

SGA has put emphasis on trying to become more sustainable this year by taking out the Jell-o wrestling event be-cause it was too messy and damaging to the lawn, Jordan added.

“Club Field Day brings people togeth-er, friends and strangers, to get involved with the school and to help raise money for their specific clubs,” Galletti ex-plained. “The more people that show up in your club, the more money you raise for your club.”

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Students dive into Rock Creek Canyon

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Ranging from 1,800 feet to 7,500 feet above sea level, these students were guided by 36-season guide Mike Selby. Selby teaches two courses at Sierra Nevada College and is in charge of Project Discovery.

“Smaller groups work best because it is easier to move around the canyon,” said Selby. The group consisted of eight students and guides Selby and Senior Camilla Rinman.

Sophomore Jake Bricklin said the environment in the High Sierras is a big change from Tahoe.

“Granite boulders, waterfalls, and a few pines,” said Bricklin, listing the features within the canyon.

This season, Selby experienced several firsts. The group was able to go farther into the canyon than any other group in past seasons.

“We got to explore a new part of the canyon that I hadn’t been to before,” said Selby. “The water was crystal clear,

emerald colored. Probably see 40 to 50 feet down.”

The students were also excited about exploring a new area of the canyon.

“Going to a new area with Mike under a waterfall and seeing his excitement made the experience even better,” said Senior Tyler Arthur.

Another first the group accomplished was climbing up the waterfall.

“Climbing up the waterfall with water blasting in your face was amazing,” said

BY SAM MARQUARDTStaff Reporter

Over Labor Day weekend, eight students travelled to the North Fork of the Feather River and descended into Rock Creek Canyon for a Canyoneering course.

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Enrollment rises by sixBY SAM MARQUARDTStaff Reporter

Sierra Nevada College is a small private school slowly growing in student numbers.

SNC has 536 students this year, six more students than last year.

Vice President and Provost Shannon Beets said she is excited to see all of the new and returning faces on campus.

“Of all the students eligible to return, 90 percent did,” said Beets, “and 79 percent of freshman returned.”

Small class sizes help create a more ac-tive learning, but some classes are too small to continue.

“A few classes get cut every year. There are some exceptions made if a class is re-quired for a major,” said Beets. “Eight stu-dents is the minimum to let a class run.”

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COURTESY OF MADISON JOHNSONSENIOR TYLER ARTHUR does a front flip during some downtime at Rock Creek Canyon during the weekend Canyoneering trip.

COURTESY OF MOLLY ALLENEL PULPO MECHANICO, a giant mechanical octopus art car created out of recycled industrial waste, puts on a show at Burning Man.

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SEPT. 13: THURSDAYSGA General Meeting

8:30 a.m.Prim-Schultz SGA Office

SEPT. 13: THURSDAYSGA Club Advisor Luncheon

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SEPT. 13: THURSDAYPick-Up Ultimate Frisbee Game

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The Music of the Times:1960’s & 1970’s

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SEPT. 14: FRIDAYCliming Day Trip

12:30 p.mMeet at Patterson Hall

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Paddleboarding/Kayak Beach Clean Up

9:00 a.m.Meet at Patterson Hall

SEPT. 16: SUNDAYTahoe All Day Hike

9:30 a.m.Meet at Patterson Hall

SEPT. 19: WEDNESDAYCultural Dining Night

Featuring: India4:30 - 7 p.m.

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Faculty of the Fortnight Presents:Rosie Hackett

Name: Rosie HackettHometown: Woodbury, Conn.Department: Humanities

What brought you from East to West? The lure of powder lines and a good col-lege mate had a room open in Jackson, Wyo. I didn’t need much convincing.

Tell us the most exciting part about your summer…

I had a stellar Tahoe staycation. I spent all my time adventuring with my two kids and my hubby. Biking, swimming, boul-dering, beach barbecues, playing in the garden, etc. Ahhh! I love Tahoe summers.

Now, are you ready for winter? Skis or snowboard? Where is your favorite place to ride?

I love the change of seasons. I am ready for fall, but not quite ready for winter, yet. But, when it comes I will be ready. There is nothing like waking up to that first blan-ket of snow—a dreamy white wonderland. And, the big news is that I am choosing to lock down my heel this winter. I have been an avid tele-skier for the last 15 years. I am excited and a little nervous to try out some-thing new this winter. Yeow!

I hear you have a level three certifica-tion for instructing both Nordic down-hill (telemark skiing) and snowboard-ing. What drove you to earn that?

I love teaching. With every level I earned, I not only learned how to be a better in-structor, but I learned how to be a better snowboarder and tele-skier. Plus, getting your Level 3 is a big status symbol. It felt good and came with some great perks, i.e. getting to train with Katie Zanto, pro-deals and discount lift access in Europe.

You have asked many an ODAL stu-dent to define “what is wilderness.” What’s your definition?

Eww - that is a tough one. I keep asking my students because I am hoping to one day find the ideal definition for it. But that is just it. Wilderness is elusive. You can’t find a universal definition for it. The word is so heavily weighted with personal and symbolic meaning that it escapes defini-

tion. Isn’t that the beauty of it? Wilderness is whatever it needs to be to inspire in us a sense of adventure, joy, strength, calm-ness, beauty, abundance, community, etc. And boy is it worth fighting for...

What is Babes in the Backcountry?Babes in the Backcountry provides op-

portunities for women to experience the outdoors and learn skills and techniques to enhance their backcountry adventures for all skill levels. I served as their lead Sierra guide for a number of years (pri-marily focusing on avalance education and backcountry skiing). What could be more fun than hanging out with a bunch of sassy backcountry babes?

Well since you put it that way... What certifications or achievements you’ve earned?

AIARE Level 3, WFR, 100 —ton near coastal captains license.

You have a captains license? How was studying for that? Have you used it since you passed the test?

Yes. The best part of getting my license was logging in the sea time. I studied, but it wasn’t that hard when you live and breathe it. I spent a few years teaching for a Se-

mester at Sea Program. We sailed tall ships down the Eastern Seaboard, around the Caribbean rim and down South America. It was awe-inspiring. Everyone should spend some time at sea in their life. And, I don’t like telling people that I have my captain’s license, because I am not a true captain. I would never feel comfortable serving as a captain. I just wanted to take the test be-cause I had enough hours to earn my li-cense. Why not, right?

Regarding the water, Captain Hackett, would you rather an ocean or a lake to vacation?

Tough question. Since I have had the joys of living “near” the most pristine alpine lake in the world, I might choose an ocean at this point in my life. I like the idea of be-ing able to explore farther and wider. And, I really need to work on my surfing.

If you could ask for anything in the world, tangible or not, what might you ask for?

One of my favorite quotes is from Shakespeare, “There is no good or bad. Thinking makes it so.” My request is for us all to have freedom from unintelligent thoughts....especially those thoughts that do not lead to positive outcomes for our-selves, our neighbors, and/or our environ-ment. May we all stop “thinking” so much and start spending more time learning...and making a difference in this world.

BY RICH COOCHCampus Editor

JAKE POLLOCKROSIE HACKETT is an avid outdoor enthusiast, mother of two and professor of Outdoor Leader-ship Adventure Education at Sierra Nevada College. “

“Wilderness is elusive. You can’t find a universal definition for it. The word is so heavily weighed with personal and symbolic meaning that it escapes definition. Isn’t that the beauty of it?

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“The three most popular majors are In-terdisciplinary Studies, Ski Business and Resort Management and Psychology,” said Beets.

As schools around the country began their academic year, the SNC admission team began its recruiting.

“Face-to-face recruiting works the best,” said Beets. “The admission team is starting

to travel to schools all over the country.”A 2012 National Survey of Student En-

gagement resulted in SNC students scoring slightly above top schools in active and collaborative learning. Freshmen take the survey at the beginning and again at the end of the academic year. Students take the survey again at the end of their senior year.

Beets said that SNC has more opportuni-ties for active learning than schools in the top 10 percent of NSSE.

Total Undergraduate Enrollment:536

The Student Government Association at Sierra Nevada College has been busy with orientation and the first few weeks of school activities. From the Eagles Have Landed BBQ to the recent catamaran trips, SGA has planned them all.

The SGA executive board members were voted in at the end of last year.

I am the Director of Public Relations. I am currently in my third year, and I abso-lutely love Lake Tahoe and wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.

Senior Sabrina Belleci is the SGA Presi-

dent. As a senior this year, she is excited to see what her next adventure will be after SNC and what lie on the road ahead.

Junior Jake Denney is the Vice President, a finance and economics major, who en-joys the mountains and plans to retire early.

Senior Anza Jarschke is the secretary. She is double majoring in Psychology and Fine Arts and excited to have the opportunity to represent the students as part of SGA.

Senior Sonya Hernandez is the treasurer, S3 Club president, First Generation Club vice president and Gallery Club Treasurer. She is studying Sustainability, ODAL and Psychology, and is also a proud Leave No

Trace Master EducatorSenior Tiago Galletti is the senate presi-

dent and this is his second year at SNC. He is from the San Francisco Bay Area and he couldn’t have been happier when he found out there was a four-year college here in Tahoe.

Senior Megan Williamson is the director of events. She posts the weekly Potty Press and loves SNC and the opportunities it has presented her.

Will Hoida is the SGA Advisor and loves the opportunity to work directly with stu-dent leaders.

A word from our Student GovernmentBY SAM MARQUARDT Contributor

Current Clubs:• Tribe of Many Nations• Creative Writing Club• Ski and Snowboard Club• First Generation Club• Ultimate Frisbee Club• Gallery Club• Climbing Club• Eagle’s Eye Club• Pride Club• Environmental Documentary and

Discussion Club• Golf Club• Students Striving for Sustainability (S3)

Club• Cycling Club • Clay Club

STAFF PHOTOTHE 2012-2013 SGA EXECUTIVE BOARD from left to right: Seniors Anza Jarschke, Megan Williamson, Tiago Galletti, Sabrina Belleci, SGA Advisor Will Hoida, Seniors Sam Marquardt and Jake Denney. Not pictured: Senior Sonya Hernandez.

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THURSDAY, Sept. 13, 2012Eagle’s Eye 4 NEWS

This year, Sierra Nevada College is of-fering a new media class, After Effects and Special Effects, along with a new Digital Arts and Journalism major. Assistant Pro-fessor of Fine Arts Chris Lanier said there seems to be a growing interest in technolo-gy-based classes as his classes are full this semester.

The new special effects class took shape when students came to Lanier requesting information on how to do post-production in video. Junior Annie Mac is taking the course with the intent of adding more con-tent to her personal website that she has been running for six months, and as a tool for her future career.

“This (course) will be really good and give me a whole other set of skills that I can use that directly relates to what I want

to do,” said Sophomore Danny Kern, who is taking the class.

Kern is also studying the new Digital Arts and Journalism major which allows students to study both journalism and me-dia classes, such as web design. Kern said that the major pertains to his interests be-cause he eventually wants to make movies and documentary films.

Lanier believes technology to be an es-sential skill for students at SNC to learn. Joking that he was clearly biased on the subject, Lanier described technology as a vital and essential way for people to con-nect with one another.

“Either to connect information or to con-nect in terms of employment and jobs, if you don’t have the skill set to do that, you’re really cutting yourself out of the large part of the conversation that’s taking part today,” said Lanier.

BY PATRICK HOEPPNERA&E Editor

Growing interest inspires new classes, major in Digital Arts

The first annual Literary Lollapalooza brought together students, faculty and guests to celebrate writers and readers with a common goal: building a local literary community.

The event took place Sept. 7 in Sierra Ne-vada College’s Tahoe Center for Environ-mental Science building.

The three featured authors, Suzanne Roberts, Shawn Grif-fin and Ellen Hopkins, were able to promote their books through brief readings and open dialogue. Other writers in attendance included Benjamin Arnold and Tim Hauserman. The writers were joined by editors from the stu-dent-reviewed publica-tions, “The Meadows,” based out of Truckee Meadows Community College and SNC’s “Si-erra Nevada Review.”

The authors were brought to SNC by English Department Chair June Saraceno, who liked the idea of getting local lite-rati together to kickoff the Writers in the Woods Series and as a venue for students and artists to meet and swap knowledge.

“I’m really excited about the literary art that’s happening up here at the lake,” said Arnold. “June was nice enough to let me

bring my books and art, and kind of mingle with some other people. I think there are people that know of each other in this room that haven’t met and now we’re all meeting and sharing ideas.”

On SNC’s role in fostering a literary so-ciety, Vice President and Provost Shannon Beets offered, “I think it shows we’re a part of a community of writers and artists, and that we want to help build, support and

nurture that commu-nity.”

Beets added, “It makes [SNC] vis-ible. That’s always important, too.”

Many were at-tracted to the idea of meeting published authors. Looking to emulate success-ful writers, English department students flocked to the event in hopes of learn-ing new ways to produce their work while mingling with members of their po-

tential future profession. “I came here because I love creative writ-

ing and support our English program. Also it’s a great chance to network with local au-thors,” said Junior Bryce Bullins.

Freshman Chris Muravez agreed with Bullins. Muravez said he went to Literary Lollapalooza to “meet writers, publishers,

hang out, and schmooze.” Some students attended with more spe-

cific purposes, including Senior Marcela DeLira Astorga and 2004 SNC alumni Roxanne Piskel, who was among the first class to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in English.

“I came to Literary Lollapalooza to min-gle with writers, connect with other people, and to talk about different avenues to bring literature into prisons, specifically peniten-tiaries for women,” said DeLira Astorga.

Piskel, on the other hand, spent time speaking about her current novel with Kim Wyatt, publisher and editor of Bona

Fide Books. After much discussion, Wyatt agreed to look at the piece.

“Absolutely, unequivocally it was help-ful for students to meet authors,” Saraceno said. “There’s real concrete benefit for the students in meeting these publishers and editors, especially what kind of work they like to see come across their desk.”

Assessing the outcome of the evening, Saraceno said, “I think it went remark-ably well considering it was the first event of this nature. Everybody seemed to have a great time and were enthusiastic about making this an annual event.”

BY MARISSA STONEStaff Reporter

Literary Lollapalooza brings writers, readers together

MARISSA STONESENIOR MARCELA DELIRA ASTORGA and her husband Bryan Shilling discuss reading and writing with author Ellen Hopkins at the first annual Literary Lollapalooza.

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PATRICK HOEPPNERSOPHOMORE DANNY KERN edits video during his After Effects and Special Effects class.

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FINAL RESULTS1 Ultimate Frisbee

Club - $700

2 Ski and Snowboard Club - $600

3 Pride Club - $500

4 Rock Climbing Club - $400

5 Eagles Eye Club - $300

6 Clay Club - $200

7 Creative Writing Club - $100

Counter-clockwise from top: SGA MEMBERS MEGAN WILLIAMSON AND TIAGO GALLETTI overlook club members during the water balloon toss; PRIDE CLUB members fight for pride in the tug of war event; MEMBERS FROM ALL CLUBS hop for the finish line in the sack race; SENIOR CAMILLA RINMAN desperately lunges to pick up her egg during the egg relay race; MEMBERS FROM ALL CLUBS work in teams during the wheel-barrel race; SENIOR SAVANNAH HOOVER, FRESHMAN MAX ARMSTRONG, SOPHOMORE ARIEL LOFTON, AND SOPHOMORE KENNY STONEMAN anxiously bite for hanging powdered donuts during the donut dangle.

THURSDAY, Sept. 13, 2012Eagle’s Eye 6 NEWSRA challenges students with missions in compassion

Sierra Nevada College purchased two new vans chosen to express one of its core themes – sustainability, both in financial and ecological terms.

The 2012 Mercedes Sprinters arrived on the SNC campus Aug. 10, three weeks before the five year lease on the previous school vehicles, two 2007 Suburbans, ex-pired.

Branko Zagar, the Winter Sports Direc-tor and Ski Coach, was busy at work be-fore school began trying to find the perfect match for our school.

Many students are wondering why the Mercedes were purchased when they are known for being a luxury vehicle. Each van retails at $40,000, according to mb-sprinterusa.com. The vans will save the school money in the long run, according to Zagar.

“Even though it’s more expensive now, in a two year span we will save money,” said Zagar.

The Sprinters get 23-28 mpg and holds 12 passengers, compared to the 15 mpg of the Suburban that only holds nine pas-sengers. The Sprinters are the recipient of three 2012 Best Fleet Value in America awards. This is given due to the residual

value, low repair and insurance costs, and strong fuel economy. The Mercedes is su-perior than other brands in its safety fea-tures, cargo room and maintenance cost, according to Zagar.

“We can take a lot of equipment [in the Sprinters],” Zagar said.

According to Will Hoida, Dean of Stu-dents, one vehicle will be used for Outdoor

Adventure activities and the other will be used for the Ski and Snowboard team, but during the winter, the ski team may use both, and during the Fall and Spring season, ODAL can use both. It will be a collaboration between the two SNC pro-grams.

“(The Sprinters) are awesome; they fit a lot of stuff,” said Senior Filip Pindral, who

has been on the ski team for four years.Another great feature of purchasing ve-

hicles for the school rather than leasing them, is the school no longer has to report to Enterprise Rent-A-Car on how many miles we put on them, according to Hoida. This will allow for more or longer trips than the school was permitted with the Suburbans.

COURTESY OF KOLINA COETWO NEW MERCEDES vans remind students and faculty of Sierra Nevada College’s core themes.

Two new Mercedes school vans on the road to sustainabilityBY KOLINA COE Contributor

Secret Spy Missions, a concept created by Senior Coli Haack, a first year Resident Assistant at Sierra Nevada College, chal-lenged students to complete simple tasks in an attempt to build a closer community on campus.

“Secret Spy Missions are something I created while running wilderness trips with at-risk youth groups this summer,” said Haack. “I brought the idea to SNC because I really wanted to inspire altruism and compassion within people. I think plant-ing seeds for acts of compassion, being good to each other, and building commu-nity are important.”

Haack spent one of her first nights on duty slipping pieces of paper with differ-ent tasks under the doors of campus dorm rooms, signifying the start of secret spy mission week.

“I sang the Macarana and the Hate Dance. I’m not sure if it helped, but it certainly got me a lot of strange looks,” said Freshman Nick Vienneau, whose mission was to sing to anyone who needed cheering.

Despite the embarrassment, Vienneau added, “I would probably participate if they happened again.”

Haack has made it her quest to help foster

social connections on campus. On top of the secret spy missions, she

has sent out a round of jokes and designed a wall of inspirational quotes and photo-graphs under the stairs on the first floor of Prim-Shultz.

“I’m just going to try to do one little thing, or personal challenge, every week.” Haack said. “ I think it’s important to rec-ognize that this is an opportunity for po-tential social change in communal living.”

Freshman Jonathan Oneto, whose mis-sion was to compliment three different

people of the same sex, said, ”I usually do nice things for everybody so I didn’t really notice a difference, but I could see how it might build community for those that just try it.”

“I went along with my spy mission and sat with a new person everyday,” freshman Chay Combs said, “I didn’t meet as many new people as I thought I would, but I would say it got me to learn a lot of people’s names

and make new connections.”Haack said, “I’m sure there are students

that didn’t participate, but at the very least they read the little spiel on there about how all of us on campus affect everyone else and that we can choose to do that in a posi-tive or a negative way.”

Sophomore Marissa Crump said, “I love anything from Coli, and I thought the mis-sion and jokes were fun and inventive.”

On what next week’s task will be Haack gave only one response, “it’s a secret!”

Dorm residents recieve instruc-tions for Secret Spy Missions, with top priority to make friends BY MARISSA STONE Staff Reporter

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MARISSA STONERESIDENT ASSISTANTS Morgan Burke and Coli Haack plant an explosive message under a dorm resi-dents door.

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Anything can happen here, and everything does. In just a week, a lifetime’s worth of inexplicable

stimuli is presented in Black Rock City, Nev. All 50,000 temporary residents prepare well before the event in hopes of contributing just an ounce of their own to the collective spirit known to most as Burning Man.

This uniquely vibrant gathering has drawn crowds from across the world for over two decades, but every two years Sierra Nevada College provides its own subculture, a small class and camp titled NWGN 430: Starland. As a place for council, collaborative art and costumery, it was also where I called home for my first burn.

Since returning from the playa, I’ve realized that my ability to trans-late such an experience is lacking. I can’t describe our camp without mentioning the neighbors—the OB/GYNs, the Couch Burners, the naked acrobats. I can’t describe the art cars without laughing at my not-so-graceful hop off a speeding pirate ship or the hookah party on the magic carpet ride. Even explaining the passage of time is impossible without professing the beauty of watching the moon rise as the sun set each evening, and the moon set as the sun rose each day.

Though describing these elements of Burning Man is still a bit difficult, not all attempts are futile. Some of what occurs there can be stated simply. I shared a lion suit with a guy named David. We ran together in it. I got spanked to avoid taking a shot of te-quila. I received several free bacon breakfasts and wrote my secrets on the walls of the Temple before it burned.

Anything can happen beneath Black Rock Desert’s dusted blue sky, but it won’t happen twice. If a moment passes without record, embrace it and continue. The next bit of everything will come soon enough.

Returning wordless from the burn: A first-timer’s attempt at defining Burning Man

BY SAVANNAH HOOVEROnline Editor

COURTESY OF GLEN CHERITON

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COURTESY OF GLEN CHERITONCOURTESY OF MOLLY ALLEN

COURTESY OF MOLLY ALLEN

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COUNTER CLOCK-WISE:

THE TEMPLE OF JUNO is a place where burners can place mementos of lost loved ones and symbols of their sufferings; THE TEMPLE burns and provides closure to those who have decorated its walls; BEAU KISSLER and other Burning Man virgins ring the bell as they enter the gates; THE TEMPLE BUS, cre-ated by David Best, the man who created the Temple of Juno; SMOKE TORNADOS form as the man burns.

For more photos and an interview

with Russell Dudley and Logan Lape about their

project on the playa, visit the

Eagle’s Eye Online

SHARING a lion suit with a new friend, Savannah Hoover dances aboard an artcar.

THURSDAY, Sept. 13, 2012Eagle’s Eye 8 FORUMWhat’s your favorite thing about going to a small college?

BY JAKE POLLOCK Photo Editor

“Being familiar with everyone who goes there.”

Jason ArensJunior

“Being able to leave my crap anywhere I want and trust that no one will take it.”

Katie Souza Sophomore

“I like that I know everyone - we all have good relationships with the teachers and staff.”

Kirby HuntSenior

“I like the small classes - I can raise my hand and the teacher will respond, unlike in a big lecture.”

Kat Daubner Senior

I was surprised when I read that Nevada recently is-sued the first commercial

permit to harvest crayfish from Lake Tahoe. It’s believed that crawdads were introduced to the lake sometime in the 1800’s and the population has since grown to an estimated 220 million, according to an article on the University of Nevada, Reno website. While I was oblivious to the fact that the lake was full of little crus-taceans, I was fully aware that crawdads are in fact delicious. So, armed with a crawdad trap and the responsibility to do

my part to keep Tahoe blue, I headed out to the East Shore to catch my next meal.

How to catch crawdads:The easiest way to catch

crawdads is with a trap, which can be purchased from most sporting goods stores. The trap is made of wire netting. It’s cylindrical with conical shaped holes at either end that allow crawdads and small fish to enter but not exit the trap. I suggest attaching the trap to some sort of buoy (an empty milk jug works) with about 10 feet of rope. This will help you keep track of your trap.

I chose a small can of wet cat food as bait because it is

cheap, but I have heard of peo-ple having success with tuna, salami and sardines. Punch a few small holes around the circumference of the can and place it in the trap.

The idea is to let the scent out, without allowing the wa-ter to wash the bait away.

Set the trap in a rocky area where it is completely sub-merged. Try to place it in such a way that it is easy for the crawdads to crawl into the entrance. Sit back and relax, have a beer, read a book and work on that suntan. Check the trap every hour or so, toss back any crawdads that are smaller than 3-4 inches. Keep the ones you want to eat in a bucket of water in the shade. You want to keep the craw-dads alive until you are ready to cook them.

How to cook the crawdads:Rinse the crustaceans well

and boil them in a large pot for 3-4 minutes, or until they are dead and turn bright red. To eat them, you remove the tail from the body by twist-ing it away. Use your thumbs to break the top of the tail in half lengthwise and remove

the meat. Remove the intesti-nal tract before eating as you would with shrimp. If the claws are large enough, they usually hide a sweet bite of meat as well.

I served the crawdads with the following recipe:

1 cup rice1/4 cup small onion – diced1/2 a red bell pepper – diced1/2 green bell pepper –

diced1 jalapeno – finely chopped5 cloves garlic – finely

chopped4 Andouille sausages – cut

into roundsCajun seasoning – to taste18 Live Crawdads rinsed Cook the rice according to

directions on package, I sea-soned the water with Cajun seasoning.

In a skillet, brown the sau-sage rounds. Add the vegeta-bles and garlic and cook until soft.

Stir in cooked rice and keep everything warm while cook-ing the crawdads according to the directions above.

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Sonya’s Sustainabil ity CornerIncorporate Leave-No-Trace

Principles into YOUR Life

K e e p Ta h o e B l u e, Fo o d Lo c a lBY JENN SHERIDANNews Editor

After two fun and pensive weekends backpacking with the Intro to Outdoor Skills classes, I realized a thing or two. One of my favorite things to teach is Leave No Trace Principles, and I get great pleasure out of watching the students

perform theatrical skits about the principles, just as Rosie Hackett once made me and my peers do in my Skills class.If you’re not familiar with LNT principles, I encourage you to familiarize yourself, or even better, test an ODAL student by asking

her/him to recite and explain the principles to you! LNT is designed to give you basic guidelines to help protect our environment. This doesn’t just apply to while you are in the

middle of the wilderness, this can apply to our daily lives in the front-country as well. Just as any other style change, introducing LNT principles into your camping style can take time and practice. Incorporating LNT

principles into one’s life takes time, but will also make a big difference to our environment without you even realizing it. There are many real life applications that these principles fall under. Always remember: Stay Sustainable ☺

This applies to pretty much anything in life. Planning and preparing for a typical day can mean to check the impend-ing rainy weather and bring-ing your rain jacket to school, just as much as it can mean to stay on top of things in your personal life to increase the chances of opportunities and open doors. I feel this princi-ple alone is the most practical and applicable of them all.

As cute as it is to be able to feed a wild animal some food out of your hand, the truth is, you are essentially kill-ing it at the same time. Wild

animals (especially bears!) are not meant to eat “people food” and it ruins their sensi-tive digestive systems when you feed that obese chipmunk scrounging for food outside the cafeteria. If you like the cute critters, help to keep them alive and healthy by not feed-ing them your food.

Despite laws against it, there are still people who feel it is all right to throw trash out the window on a highway or leave random bits of micro-trash on the ground wherever it may fall. No one wants their com-munity littered with trash. It is not aesthetically pleasing, and not healthy for the environ-ment to be polluted with our

waste.Despite the fact that ciga-

rette smoke contributes to the damaging of the ozone layer, it’s not necessarily the most respectful thing to be blowing in some else’s walking path.

Walking space is limited on some of the narrow paths around campus, and there are thousands of carcinogens in cigarette smoke (Citation: Common knowledge?).

Since cigarettes are also the #1 littered item in the world,

LNT Principle #3 will help to ensure that they make it to a

landfill instead of the ground where it will take up to 10 years to biodegrade.

These are just a few ex-amples that I have thought

of while teaching LNT in the backcountry, and seeing its need in our very own front-country. Take some time to look over the principles and see where you can apply them in your daily life. Every “lit-tle” change can make a big dif-ference. And never be afraid to share these changes with oth-ers. Especially me!

LNT principle #1Plan and Prepare

LNT principle #6Respect Wildlife

LNT principle #3Dispose of Waste Properly

LNT principle #7Be considerate of others

LNT principle #4Leave what you find

LNT principle #5Reduce campfire impacts

LNT principle #2travel and camp on du-rable surfaces

JENN SHERIDANJENN SHERIDAN cooks a mouth-watering plate with her crawdad recipe.

THURSDAY, Sept. 13, 2012 www.snceagleseye.com 9PROFILE

Name: Felix Mobarg Age: 20Year: Freshman Major: Ski Business and Resort Man-

agementHometown: Helsingborg, Sweden

What brought you to Sierra Nevada College and Lake Tahoe?

I wanted to be in the mountains, and majoring in ski resort management and business is a good way to do that, plus do some studying and have a good time. Here, you can snowboard and study. You can be something and do something with your life.

Are you happy that you moved here? Yes, I am happy. There are a lot of nice

people here. Everyone is friendly to the new guy from a foreign country.

Tell me about where you are from.I am from the southern part of Sweden.

I live right by the sea, on the west coast of Sweden. We don’t get much snow, so I have to travel up to the north for that. But I went to a snowboard high school about seven hours from my home, in Malung, Sweden. We were about 45 minutes from a resort called Klappen, which is my home resort. That is where I learned most of what I am doing now. In the last four years I de-veloped most of my skills and riding abil-ity. I really started pushing myself.

What differences do you find living here?

Definitely the elevation. Being at about

1800 meters [6,200 feet] gets to me. I lose my breath. When I am running around playing soccer, I get winded. The first week was the worst because I had to deal with jet lag, plus the elevation and climate. The flight took about 48 hours because of layovers in New York and San Francisco.

How much luggage did you bring?I brought 25 kilos - two snowboard set-

ups and a backpack full of clothes. It’s about enough clothing for a week.

What’s the hardest thing about going to college in the United States?

The professors’ language is the hardest part. Having a conversation is easy com-pared to understanding what the professors say because they use many big words to describe things. Sometimes I get caught up in trying to understand one word, and then I don’t get the full picture of what they are talking about. Then there is trying to re-spond to a professor’s questions, trying to get the words to explain what I would have a pretty easy time explaining in Swedish. That is the hard part—translating what I would have answered in Swedish into my English answer.

How long have you been snowboard-ing?

Since I was 11, so 9 years now. My dad made me ski for the first 11 years of my life. He wouldn’t allow me to get on a snowboard before I could ski. Because he was an alpine racer, he didn’t want me to be a snowboarder. But he didn’t really have a choice. Once I got on the snowboard, I was done with skiing.

Have you entered any snowboard com-petitions?

I have done some TTR (Ticket To Ride) competitions. My best results were win-ning first place in the New Star Invitational in Russia and second place in the Slova-kia Sunn Ericsson Invitational. They were slope-style competitions.

What’s your favorite thing about snowboarding?

The part that you can do whatever you want, within your capability. There are no restrictions about what you can try. There is no limit on how good you can be or what tricks you can do. It is only your own imag-ination that puts a stop to you, so as long as you have the imagination to try new tricks, then you can do whatever you want.

Are you excited to try out the Tahoe mountains?

I have heard so much about it. I have never snowboarded in Tahoe. This is only my second time in the U.S. When I came before, I snowboarded in Jackson Hole, Wyo. I’m really looking forward to Boreal and Northstar.

Do you like the park?That’s what I love the most - doing the

rails, hitting jumps. I am not that good at halfpipe but I would like to get better at it. It’s fun to just shoot up, do some big airs. We never had a real pipe at my home re-sort, only a small one that was six or eight feet.

What tricks are you working on?First and foremost, I want to improve

my style. I don’t necessarily want to spin more, but I want to make everything look better for everyone who is watching, or just for myself. It is a better feeling when you land something and you feel proud that it looked good - instead of just spinning, spinning, spinning, and landing when it doesn’t look good.

What kind of music do you listen to when you snowboard?

It depends on what I am doing. If I am doing hot laps, I listen to some punk. If I am just cruising and taking it easy, I listen to some old school hiphop.

What do you plan to do after you grad-uate? Will you head back to Sweden?

I would like to stay in the U.S. if I can get a job here.

What do you miss the most about back home?

I miss my friends and my family. It’s not like I want to go home, but if I miss one thing, it is my family and my friends.

JUSTIN CARELLAFELIX MOBARG is a competitive snowboarder and newcomer to the United States and has left his home in Sweden to join the SNC community. While he waits for the snow to fall, Felix is busy adjusting to his new life in Tahoe.

BY JUSTIN CARELLAStaff Reporter

COURTESY OFPHILIP LANDMARKFELIX MOBARG shows off his freestyle skills while practicing a hand plant under a tree during a night shoot in Malung, Sweden.

“ “I brought 25 kilos - two snowboard set-ups and a backpack full of clothes. It’s about enough clothing for a week.

FELIX MOBARG Freshman

FELIX MOBARGA suave Swede develops his own style at SNC

THURSDAY, Sept. 13, 2012Eagle’s Eye 10 A&E

Gallery Director Russell Dudley welcomed about 50 people, consisting mostly of students and staff, to Sierra Nevada College’s first art show of the year on Sept. 7. Former SNC Adjunct Professor Katie Lewis created the art show located in the gallery space on the third floor Prim Library, titled Pro-cess of Accumulation.

A description paper written by Katie located outside of the gallery room, stated that her art traces the experi-ences of the body through methodical systems of documentation, investigat-ing chaos, control, accumulation and deterioration.

“For these particular bodies of work, around the time I was making them,

two people in my family were diagnosed with a neurologi-cal disease so that’s kind of the reason why I’m interested in that,” said Lewis speaking on why the body was a fo-cus in her work.

Overall there were four separate art pieces, each made from a differ-ent material. Ma-terials such as wir-ing, pencil marked dates, pins and dif-ferent types of pa-per were used in the work. One of her

approaches to creating her artwork was to trace personal data she collected on a chosen material, with pins.

“I really liked how there was this mysterious aspect about the graphs, and not knowing what all of those dates were for,” said Junior Andre Lucier.

As the pins accumulated during the creative process, the pinholes would sometimes cause the materials, such as pa-per or dry wall, to degrade.

“I’m interested in how a system starts to break down,

and what happens to the materials, and looking at that idea that a lot of systems in our society fail,” said Lewis.

Students attended the art show for many reasons. Senior Beau Kissler said he enjoys experiencing other artist’s per-spectives of the world.

“It’s like they’re offering you a journey to go through,” said Kissler. “It’s interesting to enter their world.”

This summer, movie theaters were chock full of big superhero and franchise films which drew in large

crowds. People busy soaking up sun in or-der to achieve a super tan, or flipping hot dogs on a perfect grill day, maybe only saw a few of the flicks. Amid the large summer selection this year, three films especially caught the attention of my nearly sun-burnt eyes. These films are great to watch for those interested in art films, and those looking to be entertained.

All of these films should be released on DVD sometime during October, and come reccomended.

Beasts of the Southern Wild“Beasts of the Southern Wild,” directed

by Ben Zeitlin, was perhaps my favor-ite film this summer for many reasons. The film is about a 6-year-old girl named Hushpuppy (Quvenzhane Wallis) and her father Wink (Dwight Henry), who live in a self-reliant community just outside of New Orleans. When a gigantic storm hits, the family is pushed to survive in almost impossible conditions. The film mostly observes from Hushpuppy’s point of view, and as a child she mixes fantasy and real-ity and is unable to tell the difference. This film holds incredible and fantastic imagery, some of the boldest I’ve seen in a recent film. For me, this film is certainly an early Oscar contender.

Prometheus“Prometheus,” directed by Ridley Scott

(director of Alien and Blade Runner) re-turns to the science fiction genre he helped shape. Acting as a prequel to the 1979 film Alien, the film follows the Prometheus space crewmembers in 2089 as they search for origins of humanity. When they reach their destination they meet some freakishly human-hungry aliens. The most memora-ble performance in the film is by Michael Fassbinder who plays a creepy android named David. It’s not the action and horror that I so much admired about the film, it’s the large and provocative questions it asks. Where do human’s come from and what would our creators think of our actions?

Moonrise KingdomMoonrise Kingdom by Wes Anderson

(director of Fantastic Mr. Fox), is a de-lightfully witty and greatly stylized medi-tation on teen romance. Taking place dur-ing 1965 in New England, the film follows two teenagers who are in love and whose adolescence is about to end. They decide to escape into the wilderness, away from the restricting and cold adult world. One of my favorite aspects about this film is its color tone, as it employs the use of warm yellows and khaki browns to bring viewers into an innocent day of summer. I also en-joyed its use of witty dialogue, keeping the film entertaining and humorous through-out. Those looking for a fun and touching film should check this out.

PATRICK HOEPPNER

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

Summer films simmer out, awards season just cooking up

First SNC art show gives students an artist’s perspectiveBY PATRICK HOEPPNERA&E Editor

JAKE POLLOCKSENIOR Luca Ricou observes the graphs made of pins in the art gallery.

Interview with Katie Lewis

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THURSDAY, Sept. 13, 2012 www.snceagleseye.com 11OUTDOOR

MADISON JOHNSONFRESHMAN SAGE Sauerbrey, Sophomore Bryant Knowles, Guide Mike Selby and Senior Camilla Rinman cool off in a pool after jumping from the road above.

Bricklin.Arthur said they were the first group to

all make it up without using the rope in all of Selby’s seasons being out there.

Participants on the trip struggled to iden-tify a favorite moment.

“The whole thing was a new experience, hard to pick a favorite part,” said Arthur. “Go out there with no expectations and you’ll find exactly what you’re looking for.”

Even though Freshman Madison John-son got sick, she did not let it ruin her ex-perience.

“It was a cool experience, even though I got sick on the first night,” said Johnson.

As one of the only women on the trip, Johnson encourages more women to par-ticipate in the class.

“If you’re offered help, take it, especially if it’s out of your comfort zone,” said John-son.

Selby said, you’ll learn anchoring, repel-ling, and belaying techniques.

“If you want to push your limits and love adventure, this is a class for you,” said Selby.

CANYON, from front page

MADISON JOHNSONSOPHOMORE JAKE Bricklin laughs as Sophomore Tim Sweeny attempts to make a whistle from an acorn

COURTESY OF MADISON JOHNSONTHE CAYONEERING CLASS Freshman Sage Sauerbrey, Senior Michael Dunning, Sophomore Jake Bricklin, Sophomore Bryant Knowles, Freshman Madison John-son, Senior Tim Lowe, Senior Tim Sweeny, Senior Tyler Arthur, Senior Camilla Rinman and guide Mike Selby celebrate a successful canyoneering adventure.

TYLER ARTHURSOPHOMORE BRYANT KNOWLES cools off under a waterfall on the North Fork of the Feather River.

MADISON JOHNSONSOPHOMORE JAKE BRICKLIN Repels down one of the many obstacles the class faced.

THURSDAY, Sept. 13, 2012Eagle’s Eye 12 CAMPUS