November 12th, 2007

November 12th, 2007

GRAFFITI BLOOD DONATION: PROS AND CONS

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I JUST DONT’ FEEL LIKE TURKEY:

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PAGE 4 RES HALL NAME GAME: WHERE DID YOUR HALL’S NAME COME FROM?

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This issue’s theme:

Tradions

CONTENTS

Above: (le) residents at a UI football game versus Cal Poly, (center) Snow Hall President Jake Nielson riding a barbeque, (Right) residents from Hawai’i hanging loose. Cover: CNR residents show off their new sweatshirts and tees (and antlers and saw).

In this issue:

THE REGULARS 3 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Try looking into your hall’s tradions to spice things up. 3 HOW TO SUBMIT: We need submissions, and we need them now! 9 DEREK AND DAPHNE: What would you do to fight jealousy in a relaonship?

In this issue:

SPECIAL CONTENT

11 GRAFFITI LITERARY CORNER: A sonnet and two haikus, all about life in the reshalls. Prey sweet!

DISCLAIMER: The content presented in this publicaon does not necessarily represent the views and opinions of the RHA. Due to the sensive nature of these opinion arcles, the Graffi staff extends an open invitaon for rebual from any reader, staff member, or student.

6 INTRAMURALS JUST KEEP GOING: 4 HEY, DO YOU HAVE A 1984 NICKEL? One student’s take on the Wallace Scaven7 ger Hunt.

4 HAVE YOU BEEN SHAFTED? Tongue-burning licorice, puking, and garments made of ice. What more could you 8 want?

5 RESIDENCE HALL NAME GAME: Do you know where your hall’s name came 8 from? Check this out to get the full scoop.

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How intramural sports help halls bond.

POKER MILITARY INVITE: Here come those crazy poker players again. Looks like they’ve even gone worldwide - what’ll they come up with next?

WHY I WANT TO MISS THE STARBURST: Who misses the UI Starburst? Let’s get a show of hands.

SEX WITH MY RA? One of the most awesome tradional programs, brought to you by your friendly neighborhood RAs.

Don’t feel like a turkey and mashed potatoes Thanksgiving? Neither does this resi- 10 FEEL LIKE OPENING UP A VEIN? Blood donaon: the pros and cons. dent.

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Leer From the Editor Dawn Cooper - Editor-in-Chief This issue’s theme is “Tradions” and along those lines it contains arcles discussing programs and history involving many of the residence halls. Because of the occasional The Editor before assum- high turnover in residence ing the dues of the Graf- halls, I feel that it is imporfi... nighme was actutant in some way to pass on ally for sleeping. these tradions. It provides connuity and a sense of community in a place that can somemes have the potenal to seem like a blank slate each new year, or even each new semester. I would encourage each hall to look further into what tradions have been started in the past. Check out your hall’s trophy case. You might find that your hall won something way back in 1992 or 2000 that you’ve never even heard of but that sounds prey cool. Did you know that some halls had a “King of the Hill” challenge on the mound made by the foundaon excavaon for the Tower? It’s true, and I’ve seen the pictures to prove it. I’d also encourage halls to make up new tradions that future residents would enjoy connuing. Does your hall go hog wild for dances? Try

pung on a dance the way that Snow hall has with the Snow ball for the past couple of years. Does your hall like community service projects? Try starng something cool like Tower Trick or Treat or Paint the Palouse. Have people in your hall done goodie baskets when morale seems low? Think of something else special to brighten someone’s day. You could even look into past tradions and put your own new twist on things. The possibilies are endless. I personally am excited about the tradion of Thanksgiving. I will be spending this break with the family of one of my best friends, which is something I haven’t ever done before. I’m looking forward to good food and good friendship with some great people. Enjoy your break and your me with whatever family The Editor the morning after the October issue was and friends you’re plancompleted. This is hopefully NOT going to become a ning on seeing, whether tradion on future issues. you observe Thanksgiving or not. I think we all deserve a rest aer working hard this semester. Happy Thanksgiving and rest of the semester!

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HEY, DO YOU HAVE A 1984 NICKEL? Faith Snyder - Stevenson Hall Remember back in the day, maybe it was for a birthday party or some other social funcon, but you got conned into running from door to door trying to bum various oddments off of your neighbors? The good ol’ days are back in Wallace with the Wallace Scavenger Hunt. I would like to commend those people that organized it and especially those who parcipated in organizing within the individual halls. I donated several items including a clue candlesck, a Lego and bookends. This was a good program that brought our hall together and created an excuse to meet people you didn’t already know in your hall. I was sorry to find that there were very few halls

that parcipated to any great degree compared to the number that could have. Come on guys! It doesn’t take that much effort to find these things! I hope to see this program every year I live on campus. I also hope that this can be extended beyond Wallace to all of the halls. It’s a good opportunity to find out what random stuff people bring with them to college. Things like the skits brought hall members together to work on something. That and Stevenson Hall rocks socks. Thank you to all the other halls for parcipating, you make the ice cream taste that much beer.

HAVE YOU BEEN SHAFTED? Karyn Resch - McCoy Hall McCoy Hall is known for its tradions, one of which is the inter-hall compeon known as “You’ve Been Shaed” – a sort of reshall version of Survivor, complete with challenges, immunies, and vicious vong. This year formerMcCoyans from Scholars LLC are connuing You’ve Been Shaed. Last year’s challenges involved puking, impromptu concerts at Bob’s, and garments made of ice. Here’s what’s happened so far this year. The first challenge was fearsome; the competors paired up to eat licorice so sour it burned their throats and melted their teeth. The hacking, choking, and watering eyes intensified as these hearty folk went at it again and again. The second challenge, I have been told, was a fearsome spectacle: modern art incorporang pumpkins. The medium? Finger-to-face painng, in less than 3 minutes. Last week’s challenge

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was a nearly impossible feat. Down on their hands and knees, the contestants struggled to disentangle wrappers from whipped-cream-covered bubblegum and then match them using only their mouths. The compeon – involving Gem, Syringa, and Scholars Halls, with McCoy Hall as the only Freshman representaon – is in its fourth week. Tonight, more fates will be decided, and a desned few will connue to the final in-hall compeon next week. From there, only four competors – one from each hall – will face each other in the final round, an interhall challenge sure to either haunt us forever or find its place in the great moments of history. The victor takes home $100 cash and the winning hall is also rewarded, though what reward could be greater than the sweet taste of victory itself?

RESIDENCE HALL NAME GAME Cori Planagan - RHA Advisor and Assistant Director of Residence Life Ever wonder where the name of the building or Lindley Hall –Ernest Hiram Lindley, UI President, hall you live in came from? Is it just there to torture new- 1917-1920; building originally located on the corner of comers who can’t pronounce it? While some themed Ash and Idaho Ave.; in that locaon, the name changed hall names are self explanatory, others hold the names to Pine Hall in 1963, then Vandal Hall from 1969-1973; of those who helped establish and lead the University the building was razed in 1973 of Idaho like McConnell, Stevenson, Theophilus, LindOlesen Hall –Ella L. Oleson, Registrar, 1915-1944 ley, Gault and Upham. Willey Wing –N.B. Willey, second governor of Halls are named aer men and women who in- Idaho, 1890-1893 vested themselves in the University or the developCarter Hall - Louise Carter, Dean of Women, 1944ment of higher educaon throughout the state. As 57; originally in the Willey Wing 6th floor well as being the name of your college home, these Snow Hall –Harold Snow, state representave, names are also whispers from our past. Latah County, 1953-1974; originally in the Ballard Wing You may be surprised by how much has changed 1st and 2nd floors (especially how much some halls have moved). The Campbell Hall –Marguerite Campbell, regent, great thing about our residence hall tradion is that it 1951-1961; originally in the Willey Wing 1st and 2nd can change to meet current needs. floors; at one point, the hall name was also housed in Here is a brief history of residence hall building the Theophilus Tower names: Ballard Wing –David W. Ballard, Idaho Territory Theophilus Tower - Donald R. Theophilus, UI Governor, 1866-1870 President 1954-1965 Hays Hall –Gertrude Hays, regent; original buildNeely Hall –Marjorie Neely, the last UI Dean of ing is on Blake Ave. and now houses the Alumni Office, Women, 1957-1971; originally in the Theophilus Tower Prinng and Design Services, Alumni Residence Center, on the 8th and 9th floors Arboretum Office French Hall - Permeal French, Dean of Women, Houston Hall –Maude Cosho Houston, regent, 1908-1936; the original building became Farm House 1946-1951; originally in the Willey Wing 3rd and 4th in 1971 floors Forney Hall - Mary E. Forney, wife of first acng Fine Arts Hall – themed community president of the University, James E. Forney; the origiAg Sci Hall - themed community nal building is now the Connuing Educaon Building McConnell Hall - William McConnell, university Graham Hall –James E. Graham, regent, 1952- founder, third governor of the state and recipient of 1960; originally in the Ballard Wing 3rd and 4th floors the first UI honorary degree; in 1984 it was renamed McCoy Hall –Bernice McCoy, Director of place- Willis Sweet Hall aer Willis Sweet, university founder ment service, 1922-1945; originally in Gooding 1st and and Regent, 1889-93; later re-named McConnell Hall 2nd floors. Living Learning Communies – Named for the Wallace Residence Center - William H. Wallace, Living Learning Community movement in higher edufirst territorial governor of Idaho, 1863-1864 caon to foster an environment where students extend Gooding Wing –Frank R. Gooding, Idaho Gover- their learning experiences into their living space nor, 1905-1909 Gem Hall –Idaho’s nickname, the “Gem State” Whitman Hall - Mrs. M.J. Whitman, regent, 1897Syringa Hall –Idaho’s state flower 99; originally in the Gooding wing 5th and 6th floors Global Village - themed community Educaon Hall – themed community. College of Natural Resources Hall - themed comChrisman Hall –General Edward Chrisman; the munity original building was remodeled and renamed Phinney Engineering Hall - themed community Hall in the early 1980’s; at one point, the hall name Scholars Hall – themed community was also housed in the Theophilus Tower 10th and Upham Hall and Gault Hall –Franklin B. Gault, 11th floors University President, 1892-1898 and Alfred Horao Stevenson Wing –Edward A. Stevenson, Gover- Upham, University President, 1920-1928; the original nor Idaho territory, 1885-1889, signed the bill creang Gault-Upham building stood on the north side of west the University Sixth Street between Line and Rayburn from 1954 unl Borah Hall –William Edgar Borah, U.S. Senator razed in 2003 from Idaho, 1907-1940 Special thanks to Leah Andrews, Carolyn Riggs, and Julie Monroe for their contributions to this piece.

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MY OWN TRADITION Jeremy Casllo - McConnell Hall As the number of days unl Thanksgiving dwindles, I can’t help but think of holiday tradions. This year, I’ll be staying in California with a friend I haven’t seen in over a year instead of at my parents’ house in Hawaii. Don’t give me your sympathy. I prefer it this way. Some couldn’t imagine a Thanksgiving away from a family, a fireplace, and a feast fit for kings. But I haven’t had that in years. My first two college Thanksgivings were spent working at an Italian restaurant, waing around to wash dishes for customers who never came. Last year, I went to Portland for a lile more than a week. This year, I’ll be in northern California, Sonora specifically. There’s not going to be a huge, brown turkey with stuffing, potatoes, and yams. We’ll probably

go out to eat at Sizzler or order from Boston Market, but that’s okay. I’m starng my own holiday tradion of seeing new places and meeng new people and am fine with that. Sll, I can’t help but miss the Thanksgiving memories of my youth. I remember fondly my first dinner at the adult table, playing and watching football with cousins, and my uncle Steve farting in a Ziploc bag and popping it in my face. But perhaps nostalgia is a sign of growing up, of moving on, of it being me to forge your own memories. I plan on doing that in California this year. Driving across the Golden Gate Bridge; eang at In-N-Out for the first me; seeing the Pacific from the other side. I’m not sure yet, but here’s to the future and new experiences.

INTRAMURALS JUST KEEP GOING Peter Assante - Stevenson Hall Hall sports is a key factor in increasing the closeness of community, and hall pride. Many residents feel that by parcipang in team acvies, the sense of community has been strengthened. In Stevenson’s latest hall vs. hall compeon, they beat out scholars hall in a football game. Hall meeng aendance has seen some improvement since the game, and seems, for the most part, to be steadily climbing. Why hall sports brings the resident community together is simple, compeon unites in one common goal-to win. But even if halls do not win in terms of numbers during these compeons, they sll win in the greater sense. Geng to know one’s neighbor beer, and

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more importantly, geng along with ones neighbor are oen both results of hall parcipaon in sporng events. When a hall decides to parcipate in group sports, it’s a win-win situaon.

POKER MILITARY INVITE Beau Tanner - Scholars Hall Hey, y’all! I’m happy to announce that the University World Series of Poker is finally under way. We completed our second event, the Military Invite, on Friday, November 2, and all is well in the UWSOP circuit. The Military Invite brought us a new face in Ryan Benoit, and brought back the familiar faces of Eric Turner and Ian Wheeles. The Invite started off slowly, but aer a few big pots, Ryan was off to the races with his dominang stack and there was no looking back. Ryan found himself the champion aer just four short hours. Aer adjusng the leader board to reflect Friday’s tournament, Beau Tanner was in first posion with 13 points, Jeff Davis was in second posion with 10 points, Ryan Benoit was in third with 7 points, while Joyce Sun and Cyndil Markert brought up the fourth and fih posions with 6 points each. The University World Series of Poker is adhering to the tournament structure much more carefully than the regular Friday Nite games had, and it is making for a much more interesng tournament. For all the informaon on the University World Series of Poker and Friday Nite Poker, check out the Facebook groups University World Series of Poker and Scholars Hall Texas Hold ‘Em. You can also send a message to Beau Tanner, Jeff Davis,

or Cyndil Markert if y’all have any quesons. The Series is an ongoing event through Spring Semester with the championship game tentavely scheduled for the Friday of Dead Week during Spring Semester. The schedule for the University World Series of Poker is as follows: 10/19/07 Main Event One, 11/2/07 Military Invite, 11/30/07 Main Event Two, 12/7/07 Hawai’i Open, 1/10/08 Main Event Three, 2/1/08 Main Event Four, 2/8/08 Main Event Five, 2/15/08 Cupid Open, 2/22/08 Main Event Six, 2/29/08 Main Event Seven, 3/7/08 Shamrock Open, 3/21/08 Main Event Eight, 3/28/08 Main Event Nine, 4/4/08 Main Event Ten, 4/11/08 Main Event Eleven, 4/25/08 Main Event Twelve, and 5/2/08 Championship Event. All tournaments will be held in the LLC Classrooms and each event begins at 6:00 pm and goes unl only one remains. Mark your calendars and we’ll see you there! The University World Series of Poker is a student organized event and has no affiliaon with or endorsement by the University of Idaho, the World Series of Poker, World Poker Tour, Card Player, or any other professional poker organizaon.

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WHY I WANT TO MISS THE STARBURST Jeremy Casllo - McConnell Hall My trip to the University of Idaho began with a sleepless, overnight flight from Honolulu to Seale. It connued with a six-hour drive across the desolate landscape of central Washington. Seeing the “Welcome to Moscow” sign at the edge of town nearly made me explode with joy. But when I first saw the UI sunburst on the silo’s side, I knew the decision to come here was a good one. Literally all of my friends back home, when I told them I was moving to this state, asked me some version of “Why the hell are you moving to Idaho?” Seeing a beacon of school pride in the middle of the summer sky, for some reason, filled me with confi-

dence in my choice of schools. That’s why I miss the sunburst. But there’s more to my case than my personal, perhaps selfish, reasons. Taking away a symbol of Vandal pride, especially one visible from any parcular point on campus, was a tragedy. Whoever made the decision to start changing mainstays of our school is hopefully rethinking their priories. The slogan got changed and now the sunburst is gone, what next? Joe Vandal being made to rere? The Vandals renamed to something else? The whole school moving to Coeur d’Alene? Perhaps the list should stop there. I don’t just don’t want to think about it.

SEX WITH MY R.A.? John D. Gill - Stevenson Hall

When I first heard of this acvity I thought we all were going to be talking about sex with one another but instead we had a speaker from the local adult store. The store’s name was Safari Pearl and the speaker’s name was Chris. He had no shame toward what he was talking about; it was an adult conversaon about having sex but safely. He gave us advice on what to use and what not to use, what products sucked and what products actually worked really well. He gave the group of us so much informaon all of us 8 GRAFFITI NOVEMBER 12, 2007

were speechless aer his talk. He even passed around sex toys that wigged me out a lile. I wasn’t scared to touch them but I was a lile hesitant and one of my hallmates took a picture of one of his friends holding one of the toys. All in all, I had an interesng me learning about these things for future reference. I took away more than I went there with and I would at least recommend it for someone who has no idea what to do in that situaon.

DEREK AND DAPHNE Dear Derek and Daphne,

DOCTORS OF THE HEART

My boyfriend keeps accusing me of having feelings for other guys and I don’t know what to do to convince him that he’s the only one for me. What makes it worse is that he picks guys that there is absolutely no chance I would be interested in and then he asks about them even aer I have explained this. I just don’t know what to do. Sincerely, Frustrated in Forney Dear Frustrated, I almost hate to be the bearer of bad news here... That was a joke, haha, fat chance. You’re boring in the sack, and your boyfriend wants a threesome something fierce. This might seem unseling, but let’s look on the bright side here. First, he wants one of those double dude threesomes that I see when the regular dirty websites I frequent aren’t doing it for me. The girl always seems like she’s enjoying the experience, so you’re good to go. Second, he’s dropping hints. This is important. Guys don’t do subtlety, at all, ever, unless they really care about something. If he were any other guy, he’d just come out and say “Do you know what our bedroom needs? Some new drapes, a nice bedskirt, and another naked dude twice a month.” He’s trying his hand at that crazy feminine “hidden messages” route that is as unnatural to him as if you were to pee standing up. Your boyfriend is trying his hardest to add a lile spice into your relaonship and not offend you in the process. It sounds like you’ve got a keeper on your hands. Be understanding, roll with it, and above all just talk to the guy. Sincerely, Derek

this repeatedly aer you told him that you weren’t aracted to Mr. Unaracve. 1. He’s really fucking stupid. I’ve found out from personal experience that most men have a weak grasp on the comprehension of verbal language. Maybe next me you should draw him a picture. You might need to color code it. 2. He needs reassurance. In today’s age of rising gender equality, it’s becoming more acceptable for men to express their emoons. Men can express their feelings, however, no one has ever taught them how to express and deal with their emoons. This could be his own clever system of making sure he gets the aenon he needs. Women can fake orgasms; surely they can fake enre relaonships. No wonder men need a lile bit of reassurance some mes. 3. He’s insecure about his own short-comings. Maybe he’s below the average and he’s only packin’ a three inch under those stylish but masculine jeans. Maybe his last girlfriend cheated on him with a nerd with pimples, polyester pants, and a comb over. 4. He is aracted to these men. This could be his sick and twisted way of asking for a threesome. You should bring the subject up in conversaon just to test the waters. Boom line: if he can’t stop worrying about you straying from the relaonship and he can’t trust you enough to stay faithful, then leave him. You should never be made out to be guilty when you have been nothing but true to him.

Dear Frustrated, Honestly, I see four reasons why he could be doing

Always, Daphne

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FEEL LIKE OPENING UP A VEIN? Faith Snyder - Stevenson Hall Every two months what can you look forward to? Giving blood of course! I don’t mean to create any predisposion to like or dislike the idea. I like to support those who do donate on a regular basis and to cauon those who plan to donate. Many people are afraid of needles, are anemic, are allergic to iodine, have high blood pressure, were sick recently, etc. There are also many people who simply choose not to donate. The blood you donate can save up to three lives and there is a constant shortage of blood for the Red Cross. If you are preparing to donate you need to remember to eat before donang and to drink plenty of water in the days before and aerward. This month’s donaon can earn you hall points, which is another reason to donate aside from the fact that allowing your blood to regenerate is healthy for you. You must be at least 110 pounds and cannot have traveled to

certain countries within the last two years. The quesons are all straight forward and they now have a computerized version so you don’t have to be asked awkward quesons by a complete stranger. The donaon usually takes about 10 minutes. I’m a fairly small person so I feel lightheaded aerwards but most people don’t have any problems. It’s always good to know you donated to a good cause. And you get cookies aerward and hall points just for going; you can never have enough of either!

UPCOMING EVENTS

* RHA’s new website is finally up! Check it out at www.reshalls.org to find past and current issues of Graffiti and tons of other great stuff! * The UI Environmental Club and Sustainability Center will host a FREE screening of the The 11th Hour, on Thursday Nov 15 at 7:00 & 9:00pm in the SUB Gold Room. To view the trailer visit http://wip.warnerbros.com/ 11thhour/ * Relay for Life teams need to be finalized by December 31. The Relay itself is on April 4th. 10 GRAFFITI NOVEMBER 12, 2007

Graffi Literary Corner Connor Potucek - Campbell Hall THE SHOWERS OF WALLACE, A HAIKU

Maren Mabbu - Campbell Hall A SONNET FOR CAMPBELL

The Lukewarm water, Falls in the cave-like shower. Mediocre Clean.

Oh Quiet Hall, an ode to thee I write, though many times quiet is what you’re not. At least silence oft permeates the night. We meekly creep about lest we be caught. Unfortunate are the walls like papers, through which I often hear a moan escape, during my suitemate’s amorous capers, which after sunset begin to take shape. And then there are the invisible hallmates, who rarely surface from their dark abodes. To be slaves to Starcraft is their sad fate. They shun the sunlight like warty old toads. But despite all these things, I love my hall. Campbell, you are the greatest of them all!

Jeremy Casllo - McConnell Hall NEW SEMESTER HAIKU

Classes have begun I’m sick of school already Winter break is soon

GRAFFITI STAFF Editor-in-Chief: Dawn Cooper ([email protected]) Associate Editors: Jeremy Casllo, Paul Jorritsma Photo Credits: McCoy Hall, McConnell Hall, Scholars Hall, Campbell Hall, CNR Special Thanks to: ResLife Staff, Stevenson Hall, McConnell Hall, Scholars Hall, McCoy Hall Join the GRAFFITI: Freedom of Speech Facebook group This edion of GRAFFITI is brought to you by Residence Hall students like you. Thank you for your support.

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