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he most wonderful time of the year is soon approaching, which, for us here in Nebraska, also means that some of the worst weather you’ve ever experienced is also approaching. The winters here in Nebraska can be so cold that Frosty the Snowman would die of hypothermia if he were out in the elements for too long. For this reason, I have taken it upon myself as a Nebraska native to share my wisdom with you all, so that you might just make it through until Spring. The first step to survival is combatting the cold. Nebraska is known for its devilish humidity during the summer which makes the air thick and heavy with heat, but many people don’t realize that it sticks around in the winter too. During the frigid and windy months of winter, it actually gets coldest right before a snow or ice storm because of all the humidity hanging around in the air. This humidity seeps into your skin and freezes your very bones, turning anyone who dares venture to Coops for a late night snack into frozen studentcicles. The most effective way to combat this icy chill is by drinking a hot drink. Tea or hot cocoa do the trick when heated to near boiling, but if you are brave enough, you could also try coffee. Here in Nebraska, we don’t typically see very much snow until closer to January, but what you will have to watch out for is the ice storms. Freezing rain and sleet often join forces to create very bad ice patches on the roads, leaving the streets of Lincoln more desolate than the love life of someone who steals catalytic converters. When you see storms like this roll in, it’s never a bad idea to ©Joseph Lee

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2 put a bag of salt in your car just in case you find yourself stuck. Other than on the court of a Warrior’s basketball game, the best place to find salt would be a nearby gas station or supermarket. Most will keep this necessity in stock for the majority of the winter for these exact kinds of storms.Winter in Nebraska is cold, icy and on some days, it’s downright Siberian, but if you push past all that, it can be survivable. I hope this guide has given you hope that you too can make it through the cold months ahead. My last piece of advice is this: Do not try to brace yourself for the winter ahead, because no matter what you do, it will not be enough. Editor–in–Chief Juliet Bromme Assistant Editor Hannah Drewieck Layout Editor Chrisheline Kalawo Assistant Layout Editor Justin Anderson Lead Photographer Joseph Lee Assistant Photographer Jacob Sanchez Distributor Jordan Judge Web Manager Diana Celaya EditorNEWS Maria Kercher Adventist News Sophia Jaquez Lincoln News TJ Pittenger Technology Charles Metz EditorENTERTAINMENT Annika Cambigue Sports Evan Majors Pop Culture Annelise Jacobs Lincoln Spotlight Kelina Rodgers Comedy Caleb Schaber EditorLIFESTYLE Lacey Stecker Outlook Hannah Olin Politics Aubrey Benton Travel Sierra Lastine

Caleb Schaber is a freshman communication major from Lincoln, Neb.

I’m beginning to feel fairly comfortable about traveling by train now. So far, I have found it to be the cheapest and most effective way to get around. The trains are usually pretty reliable and long rides are the best times for a nap. I did miss one of my connections because my train was late arriving in Austria. There was a moment of panic for me at the thought of there not being another, but I hopped on the next one headed my direction and it all turned out fine. Part of traveling is having a good plan and being flexible on the fly when it goes out the window. Languages I thought German was difficult, but Czech is really strange. There are so many consonants in the words. I did manage to pick up a few words such as: Ahoj (Hello/Goodbye), lístek

They are definitely the cheapest way to stay in European cities. That being said, I don’t think they are for me, or at least shared dormitories aren’t. I may be “extroverted” — by German or Austrian standards — but I am not that “extroverted.” Sharing a living space with complete strangers was too much for me. After touring the city all day, I enjoy coming back to my own room and relaxing; not having to worry about if there will be any open showers, or if anyone will steal my stuff, or if people will come boisterously staggering into the room at 2 a.m. Maybe if I was traveling with a larger group of friends my experience would be different, but I think I will stick to hotels, Airbnb’s or single room spaces in the future. Trains

hew! That was the wildest fall break I have ever had. In just a few days, I went to four cities: Munich, Frankfurt, Prague and Dresden. I took my first solo excursion, tried staying at a hostel, missed a connection due to a late train, tried to learn some Czech, practiced my German and ate way too much street food. It would be impossible to write about everything that I tried or learned during my travels, but I’ll give the highlights.

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Cestovate (ticket), Děkuji (thank you), Prosím (please) and Cestovate (travel). It is not much of a list, but I found the language interesting. I came to realize that I have become fonder of German. Wandering through the streets, I heard a lot of German speakers and found it comforting to have something familiar. Upon returning from break, several people told me that my German has improved, so there is hope for me! Food One of the things that I love about traveling is trying the local food. Get whatever is unique from the city. In Germany, Falafel sandwiches or Dürüm are very common and have grown to be one of my favorites. Prague had a deep fried pizza-like dish called Pangos. They came with either arugula, goat cheese and beets, or cheddar cheese and jalapenos. I tried both and they were delicious. Trdlos were another amazing street food. They are basically sugar and cinnamon covered dough freshly roasted over a fire and then filled with jam, chocolate or ice cream. Sierra Lastine is a junior English and foreign language major from Grand Junction, Colo. ©Sierra Lastine

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leading models. It’s slightly behind the chip used in the Samsung Galaxy, and the Apple iPhone 13’s A15 chip -- the fastest smartphone chip -- blasts it by a long shot. These aren’t the only new features available. Google replaced the fingerprint sensor on the back with an in-screen sensor, a feature that has been available for a while on the Galaxy. The selfie camera hole has been moved from the left to the center of the top of the

The Google Pixel, while not everything that some fans were looking for, will change the smartphone market considerably as it is now powerful enough to be “on the flagship stage.” It promises much better performance than its predecessors. But will it be enough to steal users from Samsung – or tougher yet, Apple?

Sadly,screen.5G speeds are noticeably slower on Pixel 6 than other leading smartphones due to an older modem. As if this wasn’t bad enough, it comes with very low battery life when streaming on 5G. Fortunately, the battery life increases significantly when connected to standard 4G.

Unique, yet competitive T he Google Pixel 6, the long-awaited upgrade to Google’s flagship phone, is finally out. It comes with a swath of new features, including camera improvements, a new design and a brand-new, Google-designed chip. The phone comes in two variants, a standard and a pro model to suit various needs. New to the Google Pixel is the preinstalled Android 12 OS. This brings new design elements along with bug fixes and privacy features, such as indicators when your phone is using the camera or microphone. Scrolling screenshots allows you to capture an entire webpage in one image instead of taking multiple captures.

The camera upgrade is the center of a radical design twist that changes the status quo for smartphones across the market. The multiple lenses are now arrayed in a stunning camera bar across the back of the phone, defying the traditional camera “bump.” Also, the wide lens is now 50 MP compared to the Pixel 5’s 12 MP wide lens. The Pro model is even more capable, launching the Pixel onto a level that will definitely compete with smartphone rivals Apple and Samsung. This time around, Google introduced Tensor, their new chip that not only powers the phone much better than the Qualcomm chips used previously, but keeps the device more secure. Unfortunately, it’s no match for other smartphone chips that are used in

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Charles Metz is a freshman theology major from Center, N.D.

We are seeing this phrase now in places where any polarized political statement would have been considered extremely inappropriate. A Republican congressman used it as the finale to his floor speech. “[The people], you know what they want? They want you to help put America back where you found it and leave it the h*** alone,” said Bill Posey, one of Florida’s representatives. “Let’s go, EvenBrandon.”more

ast month, Brandon Brown, a 28-yearold NASCAR driver, won his first Xfinity series. A sportscaster was interviewing him afterward, when the crowd began chanting obscenities against our current president. The sportscaster misheard the chant as “Let’s go, Brandon.” Since then, the phrase has grown to become one of the most popular right-wing insults to the democratic president. The G-rated version of the original spew is “acceptable” enough that it has become part of the dominant language. A song featuring the phrase went viral on TikTok, which is not at all surprising. I was curious about the song, so I went searching for it. To avoid getting political videos on my feed, I created a new account and searched for the phrase. I found the video easily enough, among hundreds of other videos projecting hate onto the president. Most of these videos had gone viral with thousands of views, which means that there are people right now whose feeds are full of this song. This trend has reached more audiences than our past president’s tweets.

shockingly, a Southwest Airlines pilot used the phrase when greeting a flight full of passengers. The anonymous pilot was unlucky enough to have an Associated Press reporter onboard that flight. She was nearly removed from the flight after attempting to get a comment from the pilot. The AP reported that there were audible gasps from the passengers on that flight from Houston, Texas, to

Albuquerque, New Mexico. Only after the AP report was published did Southwest give a statement promising to address the situation: “Southwest does not condone employees sharing their personal political opinions while on the job serving our customers, and one employee’s individual perspective should not be interpreted as the viewpoint of Southwest and its collective 54,000 Employees.” Southwest recently had to cancel thousands of flights due to pilots refusing to comply with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. While the airline used the excuse of bad weather, the airline’s CEO Gary Kelly respectfully puts the blame on President Joe Biden for mandating vaccines for federal employees and federal contractors, which includes Southwest among other large airlines. General reasoning makes me think that this pilot may be one of the group that caused Southwest’s cancellation crisis. Stay safe and stay informed. Annelise Jacobs is a sophomore communication major from Peru, Maine.

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Savoring the season Fall drinks

While there are many other fall drinks out there, like Starbucks new Apple Crisp drinks (I hear they are kind of meh) and pumpkin spice hot chocolate (which sounds horrible), these are the traditional drinks I think of around this time of year. Whether or not you agree with me, I hope you grab yourself a cup of whichever one you like best and enjoy the season!

Hot Chocolate

Is there anything that brings you straight back to your childhood more than a warm cup of hot chocolate? For me, hot chocolate is more of a “happy memory” drink. I usually make it more for the sentimental value than for the taste. However, sometimes it really does hit the spot. Of course, marshmallows are essential.

This is hands down the drink I get most excited about each year. If you are lucky enough to live near an apple orchard, you know how amazing it is to get it fresh. The store stuff is good, but nothing compares to getting it from the actual orchard. Maybe it is just the atmosphere or something, but I don’t really care. Paired with a spicy sugared apple cider donut, it is about as close to heaven as you can get.

Hot Apple Cider Hot Apple Cider needs its own section, being vastly different from the previously discussed apple cider. The quality of this beverage is directly tied to where it comes from. If you are drinking it from those little packets, I am sorry, we cannot be friends.

Let us start with the self-proclaimed ruler of all fall beverages, the PSL. I can’t lie, I am not its biggest fan. I can hear the collective gasps of all the PSL lovers out there. Hang on a second, let me explain myself. I do like it, I just don’t think it is as amazing as everyone says it is. However, after saying that, I must admit that there is a half-drank PSL beside me, so . . .

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That stuff is nasty. If you get it from a coffee shop, such as the Mill, or simply make it yourself, then you are doing it right.

Hot, cold, iced, spiced, you name it. Having a drink in one’s hand at all times is almost part of the “fall” look. Nevertheless, there are definitely some autumnal drinks that are not worth the hype. So, here is my take on the traditional sips of the season.

W hen fall begins, it brings with it a complete palooza of beverages.

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Hannah Olin is a sophomore history education major from Princeton, Ill. ©Joseph Lee

The Bay prides itself for being a place that was created by misfits for everyone, with a focus on disadvantaged youths. In just one year, the Bay was able to serve over 250 meals to kids, host 151 events, and provide over 3,000 hours of volunteer hours for community service. In total, 7,000 people were served through the food bank. Coming up is an Art+Thrift Pop up where

Food trucks will also be there showing their support. This event takes place on a monthly basis, with the next event coming up on December 3. The Bay is a place for people who do not fit in. That is what Mike Smith wanted when he started it. It would be a place for misfits, punks and those on the outskirts. The Bay is special because it creates a community and makes lonely people feel companionship.

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T he Bay off Y street is a nonprofit for troubled kids. Mike Smith, a local who loves to skate, created the Bay in 2010 as a place for people to gather and enjoy what they love. The Bay may just be one building but it holds so much -- an indoor skate park, musical venue, Goldenrod Café and art programs. The Bay provides classes for digital art and skating, which cover every level of skill. In the past they have been involved with camps with an emphasis on music and fashion.Community and service are incredibly important at the Bay and to Mike Smith. Along with the camps, the Bay is also connected to the Food Bank of Lincoln, which meets the needs of families who are food insecure. The Bay is one of the donation and distribution locations for Lincoln.

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TJ Pittenger is a junior theology major from Gilson, Ill.

Carhenge

Nebraska’s version of Stonehenge S o far, I have highlighted several exciting places that are relatively close to campus. This was on purpose, as I know how highly college students value convenience. This week, I have decided to explore a unique attraction that can only be found in Nebraska. Here’s the catch though — it’s six hours away. My hope is that some of you enjoy a good road trip as much as I do. Grab your friends and some high-quality gas station snacks, and prepare to head out west to Alliance,There’sNebraska.agoodchance that you have heard of Stonehenge, the iconic historical landmark in England. Nebraska has its own Midwest version of this sculpture that goes by Carhenge. As the name suggests, it is made entirely out of old American cars. To make the automobiles resemble the stones that were used in the original structure in England, they were all spray painted gray. This project was originally created by Jim Reinders in 1987 on his farmland as a memorial to his father. Reinders had lived in England for some time, and his frequent visits to Stonehenge gave him the inspiration for Carhenge. It consists of roughly 39 cars that are stacked and arranged to mimic its English counterpart as perfectly as possible. As years

passed, other car sculptures were added, so now the site is filled with car art. This led to the creation of the Car Art Reserve, which is right next to Carhenge. In 2006, a visitors center was built to accommodate the tourists that were stopping by to see the odd structure. Since this is a sight that can truly only be seen in Nebraska, it has become one of the state’s most famous locations. Even though it lies far off the highway and is a journey to get to, it is definitely a classic Midwestern adventure.

Now, I know that this is a busy time of year, and the cold is setting in, but a road trip might just be the break that you need. Visiting Carhenge is free, so that’s another bonus. This sculpture is so unique to the state, would you really be getting the full Nebraskan experience without visiting it at least once?

Kelina Rodgers is a senior business administration major from Apopka, Fla.

The FDA has also approved a “mix and match” approach for booster doses. Those who are eligible for the booster can receive a vaccine from J&J, Moderna or PfizerBionTech. The J&J vaccine is an adenovirus vaccine, while Moderna and Pfizer are mRNA vaccines. Both types deliver genetic material to your cells, but they use different methods. The adenovirus vaccine delivers DNA carried by an adenovirus, or an altered virus that can’t replicate or make you sick, and causes the body to make a spike protein and develop an immune response and create antibodies. A mRNA vaccine delivers messenger RNA which teaches the cells how to create a protein that creates an immune response. The result of increased antibodies is the same for types of vaccines.

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The National Institute of Health has completed a study testing combinations of the Pfizer, Moderna and J&J vaccines, showing that boosting with different vaccinations is safe and any combination increases antibody levels. The NIH also found that those who received the Moderna vaccine and booster had the highest antibody levels, followed by those who received the Pfizer vaccine and Moderna booster, and then the Moderna vaccine and Pfizer booster. Those who received the J&J vaccine and then booster had the lowest amount of antibodies, which could indicate that receiving a mRNA booster shot, specifically Moderna, would be more effective. But antibodies are not the only factors in deciding the effectiveness of the combinations. There are other considerations such as T-cells (immune cells that defend against viruses) which the J&J vaccine produces. It is important to note that the study has not been peer reviewed yet and it is only looking at short term antibody response which is different from long term effectiveness. Booster shots are currently being offered in Lincoln for those filling the requirements. You can book an appointment at https://www. vaccines.gov or by texting your zipcode to 438829.

Aubrey Benton is a sophomore international relations major from Smithsburg, Md.

Janssen COVID-19 vaccine has a lower effectiveness over time compared to the Pfizer and Moderna, which is why the FDA expanded the authorization of booster shots for any individuals 18 or older who received the J&J vaccine at least two months ago. For those who received the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, the booster is available for more specific groups six months after their second dose. This includes individuals who are 65 years of age and older, those who are 18 through 64 years of age with underlying medical conditions and 18 through 64 years of age who work or live in a high-risk setting such as first responders, education staff or food and agriculture workers.

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Sophia Jaquez is a sophomore theology major from Lincoln, Neb.

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A man who bleeds Jesus H ave you ever met someone who bleeds Jesus? From their conversations in church, to their interaction with the mailman, every word out of this person’s mouth drips with divine grace and Christian love. One person who fits that very description is a man by the name of Marlyn Schwartz, a retired business owner and prominent member of our small Adventist community. Being a wealthy, Godly, older gentleman, Schwartz shares some of his secrets for life, spirituality and success. Schwartz graduated from Union College in 1956. “Back in the 50s,” he said, “We had a shortage of teachers due to the war. Because of that, they started a summer program that got us certified to teach K-12 grade.” According to him, he took that program right out of high school, taught for a while and loved it so much he came to Union to study education. “After Union I went to Platte Valley which led me to construction and then business.” The world of business would be Schwartz’s home for the next 50 years and it led him to some of his greatest mission opportunities, one of those being the Racquet Club.Schwartz acquired the Racquet Club from several failed investors who never managed to launch it off the ground. Luckily, Shwartz was a hard worker and with a lot of help, he turned 10 small tennis courts into a multistory fitness club with a booming membership. There was one catch: he wouldn’t open on Saturday. “It was never an option for us really,” he said. “My upbringing you know, I never even thought about it. People would ask, well get mad really that we wouldn’t open the one day a week that fitness clubs are really supposed to be open.” Mr. Schwartz however, wouldn’t budge in his convictions to keep the Sabbath holy, even after being bribed by a friend who, according to Schwartz, offered to open the club for him Saturdays and send all proceeds those days to the Maranatha project. “I love Maranatha, it is such a great corporation and I’ve been on so many projects with them. But you can’t fool God; you know He knows, and if you obey Him He will bless you.” Marlyn says. And God did bless the Racquet Club. For 35+ years God blessed expansions, opened doors and healed injuries. So what is Schwartz’s advice for young people wanting to succeed how God wants them to? “Make God a part of your life, all of your life, and God will lead you where you need to go.” Another piece of advice he gave was to interpret the fourth commandment in full instead of in part. “God said not only to rest on the seventh day, but to work the other six. If we don’t put in hard work during the other six days, how will God bless us?” Schwartz continues to be part of our community and works hard even into his retirement. By following his example, our generation can become one that also bleeds Jesus.

To prove this point, let’s look at some statistics. There have been 117 World Series throughout history, and the Yankees have appeared in 40. Out of those 40, the Yankees have won 27, more than any other baseball team in American history. The runner up for that is the St. Louis Cardinals, who are far, far behind the Yankees, with only 11 World Series victories. Coming up short is just something the Yankees don’t do very often. If you put this into perspective, fans would obviously be fed up with the Yankees because they don’t want an obvious result or to see their team get defeated by the top dogs. One of the most intense sports rivalries in history has been between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. If you’re from New York, Pennsylvania or New Jersey, then chances are, you are a Yankees fan. If you’re from Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, or Maine, then chances are you are a Red Sox fan. Then, you’ve got Connecticut, who’s basically in a civil war over whether to root for the Yankees or Red Sox. In New England, there is no such thing as fence sitting on this topic. You either root for one and abhor the other, or you just don’t care at all.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past century, chances are you’ve heard of the New York Yankees. They are one of the most predictable wins in history, as they’ve been very successful since their inception. This has clearly backfired on their fan base, as oddly enough, they are loathed by many baseball fans simply because they win too much. Any sports fan loves a good underdog, but the Yankees simply are not that. They are almost always the safe bet to win.

Love them or hate them, you can’t deny that the Yankees are a force to be reckoned with in the baseball world. This all begs the question: How much winning is too much? How much can you win without being hated for dominating all other teams? This unparalleled success over the years is either luck, genius coaches, superb players or a combination of the three. It seems like there are two opinions: The Yankees are the best baseball team to ever exist, or the Yankees are a dynasty that needs to be humbled. Either way, the Yankees are the top dogs of the baseball world. Evan Majors is a freshman business administration major from Winston Salem, N.C.

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1988: I met Barry when he came to manage the Union College campus store my sophomore year. Our casual friendship became much more toward the end of my senior year, though by then he had transitioned to teaching full-time in the Business Program and was one of my professors (gasp). We married a year later, and eventually he lured me away from public accounting to teaching. The positive impact he had on students’ lives was very attractive to me. I loved working as his colleague, and our skill sets complemented each other well.

2017: Barry had six weeks of daily radiation and chemotherapy after his surgery, followed by shorter bouts of more intense chemotherapy for the next year. Though his overall health was good, he started having occasional grand mal seizures, and his normally playful personality was no longer in evidence. In addition, the removal of brain tissue left Barry with aphasia, meaning he often cannot come up with specific words he wants to communicate (Barry: We should do that thing. Lisa: Grocery shopping? Vacuuming? Deep-sea diving?).

While deeply grateful for his presence and continued positivity, I missed the partnership I had previously known and was delighted to see his usual personality slowly re-emerge after a year off chemo.

FACULTY & STAFF A journey

2021: We have been exceptionally blessed. Barry is among 7% of individuals still alive four years after GBM. No matter what the future holds – normal disease progression or continued miracles – we rejoice in the reality that it is in God’s hands, and He is the only one who sees the entire picture. We are confident that God will bring about the best eternal result for all involved. He is safe to trust.

Lisa L. Forbes is the business administration program director.

And a blessing J uly 15, 2017: It was the last day of a 2-week family trip to Nova Scotia. As my husband Barry and I relaxed in the gorgeous Halifax public gardens, Barry began sharing challenges he’d been quietly dealing with over the previous 10 days. Low-grade headaches (which he never has). Slight confusion. Memory loss. Forty-eight hours, two doctor’s visits and an MRI later, we learned Barry had a 2-inch tumor on his left frontal lobe. The tumor was removed via craniotomy on July 25, and God graciously aided Barry in a remarkably rapid recovery from surgery. The diagnosis: glioblastoma (GBM), an aggressive brain cancer with no known cure and grim long-term survival rates.

The up-and-coming sport L ast semester, I took Union College’s pickleball class from Dr. Nancy Petta, who is now retired. I wasn’t awful at the game, and I enjoyed it. One of my friends is taking the pickleball class this semester, so I invited him to go to Peterson Park to play. For those of you who haven’t taken the pickleball class yet, here’s some history. The sport was invented by a group of men in 1965 on an island off Seattle. The game has grown and is now played by 4.2 million Americans. The rules are pulled from a combination of other paddle and racquet games including tennis, ping pong andPickleballracquetball.in Lincoln has been a slowly growing sport. Before 2016, there were no dedicated pickleball courts. The available courts were drawn with chalk or string on tennis courts. In fact, Union College was a common location for local pickleball players to meet. In 2016, a group of private donors and the Lincoln Cares fund raised $55,000 to convert Peterson Park’s two tennis courts into six dedicated pickleball courts. In the spring of 2020, four more courts were put in. Counting courts that have painted lines for both tennis and pickleball, Lincoln now has 30 courts. Before today, when I was writing this article, I knew little about the pickleball community. I knew the game and that it was popular among retirees. I also knew that the community was growing quickly. Beyond that, I expected a quiet morning due to the 45-degree Fahrenheit weather. And I was right. Mostly. There were about four people there when we arrived. We went to the farthest court to avoid them and played two games

EDITORIAL Pickleball grows beyond the retired community

(I won both.) Then an older gentleman took the court next to us while he waited for his opponent. He started conversation with us, giving us tips and even offering to play doubles with us. His partner arrived, and he went to his own game. One round later (which I also won), we decided to leave. That is when another player pulled up in his car and rolled down his window to have a conversation with us. He brought up my Maine license plate, which is understandable. We mentioned Union, and he told us that the group used to play there before Peterson Park’s courts were built. That prompted me to research the topic which ended up in this editorial.

What you should know is this: Pickleball is easy to pick up and fun to play. Equipment isn’t expensive. The community is very inclusive, welcoming anybody and everybody. We would love to have you join. Annelise Jacobs is a sophomore communication major from Peru, Maine.

Everyone knows what a turnover is, but fewer people understand the importance of offensive rebounds. Normally a possession ends in a made basket, a turnover or with a defensive rebound by the other team. An offensive rebound is when the offense is able to snatch the rebound and try again (if they score off of that rebound, the points are tracked as second-chance points). It’s demoralizing, so we try not to let it happen. In the game against Calvary University, we had a season-low 16 turnovers but we allowed 23 offensive rebounds. Fortunately – incredibly – Calvary was only able to get six points from those 23 second-chances. That was likely a major key to our victory.

14 Ryan Dieter is a senior biomedical science and pre-allied health major from Clarkston, Wash.

Lastly, we have what the team refers to as “kills.” A kill is awarded whenever we get three consecutive defensive stops. We believe that if we can accrue 3 kills or more in a half, we will be well on our way to winning the game. Let’s do the math: if the game runs at a good pace, you’re probably seeing a shot go up every 20-25 seconds. That means a kill would be keeping the other team scoreless for 60-75 seconds. It’s harder than it sounds. If you can do that, say, six or more times in a game, you have managed to keep them from scoring for 15-20% of the game. Tack on the points that you can score while they aren’t scoring, and you may be looking at a very comfortable lead.

Now is the time where I admit that I was not tracking any of those during our last game. I was busy jumping up and down, chanting “defense” and filling water cups. I guess my mom was watching too – she would like to add that I was popping my knuckles incessantly. Thanks, mom.Iwatched the game again, though. We had eight kills. Killin’ it.

WARRIOR UPDATE Killin’ It Family on Six I n light of the recent victories by both teams and the fact that we are “grounded” until further notice, I decided to take this opportunity to write about what is happening on the bench during our games. While John Mungandi is filming, Isaac Omambia and I are tasked with tracking three key statistical categories: turnovers we commit, offensive rebounds we allow and “kills.” We believe that controlling these three things yields to, at least, a competitive game or even a win.

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