A long, winding line of hungry people twisted around the SUB on Thursday, Sept. 18, as they waited for lunch served by staff and school administrators, including NIC Pres. Priscilla Bell. Around mid-day hundreds of students, staff and community members gathered at Fort Sherman Park to celebrate the college's 75th anniversary with an outdoor picnic.
Little ground changed hands in the twin public forums Sept. 23 and 25 regarding acres of the former DeArmond millsite planned for the Education Corridor. Fierce skirmishes broke out on both sides amounting to many direct hits. No clear victor emerged, leaving each side expressing its readiness to continue the disagreement.
Like the explosion of a new star in space, "The Junkyard Ghost Revival" left its audience in awe of the poets' mastery of the power in and of words. On Sept. 23, ASNIC brought another amazing and thought-provoking show at 7 p.m. And one of ASNIC's own got his poetry premier up on the stage.
Three of the four new ASNIC senators were sworn in inside the Driftwood Bay Room in the main level of the SUB Tuesday at noon. It marks the beginning of their service in student government. Justin Knoles, 18, general studies, Torri Meagher, 19, social work major, and Syafiq Fuller, three-year general studies with plans to major in dance, pledged to hold themselves to a higher standard as senators on the ASNIC board.
The NIC Idea Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE) scholars won first place against all higher education institutions in the state at the seventh annual conference. Eleven scholars were selected from around the state and were divided into two groups for a two-week research experience at Boise State University.
The North Idaho Consortium for Higher Education (NICHE) underwent several changes in order to better meet the needs of students. The changes included a reduction in the number of full-time NICHE personnel and the consolidation of most of the NICHE services to NIC.
The philosophy department is expanding, and students will soon have an opportunity to study some of the greatest thinkers from the Eastern Hemisphere. The new class, Eastern Philosophy, will be offered in the spring, followed by a Political and Social Philosophy course to be offered next fall.
Several new courses of study have been incorporated into the curriculum this school year that will allow students a wider variety of career choices. The new courses include Army ROTC and Idaho Army National Guard, Emergency Medical Technician and Medical Assisting.
Several NIC students are gaining lab experience outside of the classroom through the INBRE internship program. Sara Winzer, Chris Strain, Elizabeth Paddack, Christi Camster, Mason Fredrickson, Ben Carlton, Serenity Robinson and Brendon Bauer are NIC students who were placed into INBRE internships in the area during the summer.
LCSC-Cd'A has created a new, fast-track application process to provide quick, easy access to a bachelor's degree program. The new program, called the LConnection, will be promoted to students who are just beginning their college careers with North Idaho College.