Residence Hall Association

Residence Hall

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Association www.reshalls.org

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Homecoming: Events listed on back page.

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“Ghosts, Ghouls, and Oct. 30: Wallace Basement 6-8 PM Penny Wars Oct. 31-Nov.7

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Graffiti is on facebook: Idaho RHA graffiti, add us!

Inside this issue: Fall Magic

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Found in a Corn Maze

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Seasoning

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My Friend Dave

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Corner Pocket 3 Cartoon

Are you

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Always D.R.U.N.K.? Person of The Week

Welcome Back to School! Hey All,

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Spencer Oldemeyer—RHA President

Fall Leaf Jumping coming soon!

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Welcome back to school. I hope your classes are going well and these first couple months have been good ones. It’s a fresh start with lots of possibilities and I’m excited to see what’s going to happen. The new year has brought a lot of change to RHA and the Residence Halls and things seem to be going in an exciting new direction. We have a new constitution, a new Eboard, and lots of new faces in leadership positions. So far we’ve had a great GDI Week and an awesome leadership conference. It’s shaping up to be an awesome year and I think that it’s only going to get better. If you haven’t gotten involved yet there are plenty of opportunities. We have some great programs coming up on a Residence Hall wide level and you can always get involved with hall programs, too. On top of that, Homecoming is only a few weeks away so don’t forget to show your school spirit. I encourage everyone to get out and get involved in your hall and on campus because I truly believe that you need to do more than just study to get the full college experience. I think that this is the start of a great year and I encourage everyone to make the most of it.

On College Jordan Hensley-McCoy Hall

College is about rebirth, reinventing yourself, and taking all your best qualities and showcasing them to the world. No one knows you, so it’s essentially life’s “mulligan.” High school didn't go so well? No worries, you can act cool and no one will know you that you weren't. Were you the most popular kid in school? Awesome, now it's time to step up and get the people here to love you too. You just need to believe. It’s easy to lose yourself in the daily grind, but if you look around, you'll find all kinds of reasons to love it here. Take a walk through the arboretum, look at the stars, and argue politics. Happiness flows out of just being involved.

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Fall Magic Jordan Hensley—McCoy Hall

Photo by Paige Reid.

I used to fill up entire pillow cases, weighing as much as I did, simply to say that I had the haul. I would eat my candy, my brother's candy, my sister's candy, the candy we didn't give away...I wasn't too picky as long as it was sugary. I have an epic sort of sweet tooth, and Halloween brings up good memories. I mean, think about it. It's not about the pumpkins, or

ripening along with all the produce. Especially where I'm from, fall weather is almost perfect. It's going to Right now. start raining back home, if it hasn't already in earnest, I can remember always but for a few weeks in Sepgoing to the pumpkin patch, riding on a tractor, tember and October, you just feel the bounty of life. eating fresh apples, and getting lost in corn mazes. The trees that aren't evergreens change colors, and Fall is a magical time of year, where it still is almost everyone braces for what's like summer, but the air is coming. the costumes, or any of that. You just want some candy.

Found in a Corn Maze “We waited (in line for the haunted maze) two full hours but finally we entered. Half of our group of six was scared to death.”

James Kast-McCoy Hall Tower residents took an amazing trip to Coeur d’Alene this last weekend to navigate the famous corn maze and just have a great time. After literally stuffing three cars with 16 people and bags, we made the two hour journey North while singing very loudly to blaring music such as Queen and Europe. When we arrived at the maze, the entire

group began walking around the first two mazes but we quickly broke up into two groups. Randomly walking around through corn late at night was mildly entertaining as we all tried to sneak up on each other but obviously it was very ineffective. After about five minutes the boredom set in so we decided it was a good idea to get in

line for the haunted maze, but we had no idea what we were getting into. We waited two full hours but finally we entered. Half of our group of six was scared to death but I proceeded to laugh at everything for some reason but it was very entertaining. We returned to my house and enjoyed ping pong, foosball, and cards till 5:00 in the morning. This trip pretty much flat out rocked.

the knowledge that they are soon going to be gone. A few weeks ago, the residence hall parking lot was shaded by green foliage. Then, it rapidly changed to a cover of fall colors. Now, all the leaves are gone from the trees (with most of them gathered in

the bed of my pick up) and the trees are bare, waiting for winter and snow to arrive. Once all the leaves are gone, I will be still looking longingly for them outside my window. But, when that happens, the snow will be here and I will be caught saying “Winter is my favorite season.”

Seasoning Paige Davies-McCoy Hall

Photo by Alex Matson

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Fall is my favorite season, but then I do seem to say that about every season. Nothing beats looking out my window each morning and seeing the bursts of yellow, red and orange that rest over Moscow in a colorful blanket. The only bad thing about seeing the leaves change is

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My Friend Dave Sadie Kennedy—Olsen Hall

This is a true story of a man and his terrific blunder. He is my friend and since this was so embarrassing for him I will not use real names in this story. What should Dave do? Dave went to the grocery store. He grabs a cart and starts going down the aisles grabbing all the junk food he can afford. Isn’t the life of a bachelor great? He comes to the potato chip aisle a sees his friend Madison who is eight and a half months pregnant. She hadn’t seen him yet, so Dave sneaks, ever so quietly, up behind her, then he reaches around her, starts rubbing her belly with both of his hands and says, “When’s the baby due?” with a long, deep drawl. He lets go and is laughing when she turns around. She exclaims, “What baby?!” He then realizes that this lady isn’t Madison.

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HOMECOMING WEEK!! October 21: Skit practice (4-9 PM, SUB ballroom) : Vandal posters (due 6 PM, SUB ballroom). These are those posters that you see in the Kibbie dome hallway. Must feature UI & HC theme October 22: Skit presentations (6:30 PM, SUB ballroom). Skits must incorporate "Joe Vandal for President" theme and feature between 2-24 members of hall : Float design due @ skit presentations : Blood drive (12-3 PM, Commons) October 23: Living Group Decorations (8 AM). Decorate your hall LOUNGE in school spirit and Joe Vandal 4 President theme. : Food drive bag pick-up (5-7 PM, SUB ballroom). Return your food bags with all the food you've collected throughout the week for points October 24: Serpentine (8 PM, meet on Tower Lawn and follow the band). The band will parade through campus collecting nearly 3,000 ppl for the rally, fireworks, and bonfire. Just start walking behind the band, and you'll be in the serpentine. : Most Vandalized Fan check-in (8:15 PM, bonfire site, must follow serpentine to get here). Deck someone in your hall in crazy silver/gold & win : Bonfire (8:30 PM, follow the serpentine to get here) : Fireworks (9:15 PM, the Palouse's biggest fireworks display of the year!) October 25: Parade check-in (8-9:30 AM, Ted's Burger's-by Rosauers) : Homecoming parade thru downtown Moscow (10 AM) : Football game vs. New Mexico State (2 PM, Kibbie Dome) : Free pizza (UI bookstore after ballgame) : Volleyball game vs. BOISE STATE (7 PM, Mem Gym).

Are You Always D.R.U.N.K? Anonymous—Olsen Hall being Rowdy, Unresponsible, and Noisy. All the screaming, yelling, leaving a mess and spilling alcohol all over the place Rowdy is unacceptable. The rowdy people are Kind of a pain in the butt. They have to have a babysitter for the whole night just Unresponsible to make sure they don’t do something “stupid”, as the drinker Noisy would say, as if what they are doing isn’t “stupid”. I have friend who has been drained of energy and life because his/ Kind of a pain in the butt!!! her roommate is always drunk and he/she is always babysitThe University of Idaho has been known for its par- ting them. This person has a kind heart and shouldn’t be ties, fun and alcohol. I didn’t think that the alcohol problem taken advantage of in this way. You would think that with all here was as bad as it is. At every college there’s alcohol, but the programs that deal with the effects of alcohol we would the amount that students here drink and their behavior after- be smart enough to realize “oh, alcohol could screw me over” ward is ridiculous. Some of us are paying for college with our and not do it. All I’m asking is that those who do drink and own money and we are here for the education and opportuni- get D.R.U.N.K. keep it away from the rest of us and clean up ties given to us for a better future. When other students are after yourselves. What you are doing now is disrespectful. It under the influence and running around causing a ruckus, it is is time to grow up and start caring for something or someone Distracting. Even when they’re not running around they are bigger than you. Distracting

Person of the Week October 9th-16th Nominees—Anna Banks, Charmaine, Tim Kunz Winner—Tim Kunz