Volume 146, Issue 12

Doane College - Dec. 1, 2011 - Crete, Neb. Volume 146, Issue 12

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Nature meets learning ERIN BELL STAFF WRITER

The Nature Explore Classroom is one step closer to construction on campus thanks to a $10,000 grant from the Education Department.

A Nature Explore Classroom is an outside classroom that will allow students and the community to learn through interaction with nature.

“It is essentially a park just on Doane’s campus,” Education Professor Rod Diercks

said.

Biology Associate Professor Russ Souchek said the funds would allow construction of the classroom to begin this spring.

“It was essential that we receive that money in order to begin,” Souchek said.

Souchek said the final product would cost $40,000. The Crete Action Forum, an organization focused to help children and families interact with nature, has appointed a subcommittee to find more funds for the project.

Foundation Relations Director Gerry Al-

len will also work to locate more funds.

He said Doane had not started a campaign to raise the rest of the money yet, but would soon.

Allen said one option was to have local businesses or organizations on campus sponsor an area of the classroom.

“Whatever way it happens, we’re going to make sure it does,” he said.

Diercks said the goal was to have the classroom available for use in fall 2012.

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Nature classroom will include eight specific areas: • music • sand • water • nature art • a stage • climb • gather • messy material

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Cyrano, soon to be viewed by Doane students A student reviews the first open rehearsal.

BENJAMIN LAWRENCE STAFF WRITER

I was familiar with the play “Cyrano de Bergerac” prior to viewing the theatre’s production, and I must say I walked away impressed.

The word impressed fails to relay the sense of awe I felt after watching the performance.

Senior Kevin Anderson stars as the titular Cyrano de Bergerac, a brash, talented cadet in the French army. He is a master swordsman, poet and musician.

However, he also sports an absurdly large nose.

This unappealing appendage is a source of self-doubt for Cyrano and prevents him from revealing his affection to his love Roxane, played by sophomore Courtney Wood.

Instead, Roxane falls in love with the handsome young cadet, Christian de Neuvillette, played by Ian McKercher.

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Sophomore Courtney Wood and senior Kevin Anderson stands close to his cousen, whom he loves.

As for the details of the play, I must describe them with careful intricacy, because it is with careful intricacy that the cast focuses on those details.

The subtle gestures, the expressions, the stances, each have been tweaked for performance, creating a sense of emotion that catches and stays with you.

This attention to detail added tenfold to the atmosphere, set by delicate lighting and a tasteful score. In fact, the atmosphere was so heavy in the

room I found myself excited even before the play began as I looked upon the gilded stage.

But when it did begin, I found myself immediately thrust into the world of Cyrano de Bergerac.

The play is written in verse, like a poem, and listening to the actors speak was at times like listening to the lyrics of a song. The dialogue is beautiful,

Pizza, not the new vegetable COURTNEY SCHNABEL STAFF WRITER

Congress passed a revised agriculture appropriations bill to delay the USDA’S new school lunch regulations for tomato paste, potatoes and salt last week.

This decision did not involve pizza becoming a vegetable.

Instead, it is the tomato paste inside the pizza.

One-eighth cup of tomato paste is equal to the nutritional value of one-half cup serving of vegetables for current regulations because it takes one-half cup of tomatoes to make the paste, according to the Los Angeles Times.

For other vegetables, a full serving is onehalf cup, according to the Washington Post.

The Obama administration wanted to change the standard serving size to make one-half cup of tomato paste equal to one serving of vegetables.

It wanted to do this because schools could count the tomato paste in pizza or pasta as a serving of vegetables to meet federal nutrition requirements, according to the Washington Post.

Freshman Julia Downey said she heard that congress declared that pizza could be counted as a vegetable on the morning news.

“It caught my attention because it seemed out of the ordinary,” Downey said. “I was surprised because obesity is becoming a major problem in our world, and now you can get a serving of vegetables from pizza.”

Downey said she didn’t think that was right.

She also said she thought the Food and Drug Administration should regulate serving size, not Congress.

Political Science Professor Tim Hill said Congress did have other problems to worry about, but tomato paste was an issue that needed to be addressed.

“Congress can do more than one thing at a time,” Hill said. “Is this (regulating tomato

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“You know you want it loud” Loudspeaker keeps forensics speeches from vanishing after the season ends.

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Junior Ashton Kotas, junior Kent McCrimmon, sophomore Caitlin Baker, junior Katy Davey, junior Grant Dewey, senior Adrian Draney, senior Micaela Fikar and junior Lyndsey Hrabik listen to keynote speaker ODK Executive Director Tom Goodale during the initiation ceremony of Omicron Delta Kappa.

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Doane starts new chapter of leadership

The Loudspeaker forensics organization is On Facebook: promoting more than just • http://www. using your voice. facebook.

Loudspeaker is a noncom/speechprofit organization geared neverdies to raise awareness for social issues and it is the first national database for college forensics speeches.

The point of the organization is for students to make their voices and opinions loud, which is apparent in it’s slogan “You know you want it loud.”

Chandler Johnson, one of Loudspeaker’s creators, said the idea for the organization was sparked by the frustration of seeing speeches performed throughout the forensics season, but then fading away after the season was over.

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Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) has found a new home at Doane, and students are taking advantage of the opportunity.

ODK, the National Leadership Honor Society, is an honor society for college students. It was the first honor society to be recognized nationally to honor leadership and service in extracurricular activities, according to the ODK website.

The first charter chapter at Doane included 12 students who were inducted into the Charter Circle last Thursday.

Regular fall inductees included 28 students.

ODK has initiated more than 300,000 members since it was founded in 1914, ac-

cording to the ODK website.

ODK members are students who have exemplified leadership in one of five campus fields: • Scholarship • Athletics • Campus/Community Service, Social/Religious Activities and Campus Government • Journalism, Speech and the Mass Media • Creative Performing Arts Students must be juniors or seniors in the top 35 percent of their class.

ODK members said they were anxious to get the organization up and running on campus.

“I’m excited to help found this organization,” senior Adrian Draney said. “This is a great opportunity for current and future

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students to be recognized for their leadership roles on campus.”

Junior Jessica Brown said Hansen Leadership Director Carrie Petr was familiar with ODK through her undergraduate studies and thought the organization should be presented to the Hansen Leadership executive board to see if Doane could support a chapter.

“It’s exciting to get to start this group, making a constitution and being a part of its (ODK) first year at Doane,” Brown said.

Senior Micaela Fikar said she was happy students would be recognized at Doane.

“This being the first year of having a chapter is exciting,” Fikar said. “It’s a cool way for students to be recognized for their leadership roles at Doane. I’m excited to see what we do on campus, and I’m happy to be a part of it.”

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Loudspeaker: Forensics competitors speak up, keep topics from disappearing talking about politics; we talk about everything.”

She said the organization had a weekly radio show, blog posts and videos. Each week, one forensics performance is featured to begin the show, and the remainder of the show is focused around that topic.

The first episode “Small towns…small thinking?” launched Nov. 13 and discussed many aspects of small towns.

Doane alumni Amanda Bouc and Anne DeLuca participated in the episode.

Johnson said a goal for Loudspeaker was to get people to take action on the issues, and to promote topics by contributing financially or create programs to promote the topic.

Bartlett said competitors felt passionate about topics they speak about in college, and often get jobs which pertain to that topic.

“You’re supposed to practice what you preach in college speech,” she said.

Johnson said five episodes would be presented. Loudspeaker will take a break until January to receive feedback.

Johnson said he hoped episodes would be produced weekly in the future.

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Lost and found items stack up

The classroom would be open 24 hours a day and available to students and the Crete community.

Diercks said one of his science methods classes was working on a plan for the best way to start construction. The class will help decide which part of the classroom should be built first.

The classroom will be built in a wooded area directly south of the Hansen Hall parking lot.

“Personally, I’m thrilled that Doane is constructing a Nature Explore Classroom,” said Dana Miller, director of The Leading Edge and Thesis/ Portfolio Capstone Programs at Doane College in Lincoln.

“It’s cutting edge to create outdoor classrooms on college campuses, and I am proud that Doane will be the first private college campus to do this.”

Miller has worked parttime for the Dimensions Edu-

The Safety Office should be used to turn in lost items, but students should be cautious of their belongings.

In the past month, more than 90 items have been turned in to the Safety Office’s lost and found area.

Many student ID’s have been turned in, along with iPods, backpacks and clothes.

Student Leadership Associate Dean Russ Hewitt said that theft rates typically increased at this time of year.

Items often get misplaced at Tiger Inn, residence hall lounges and unlocked places; many found items are turned in more than once, he said.

Hewitt said the Safety Office was glad students used the resource, but it wanted to remind students to keep track of their property.

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Doane Assistant Forensics Coach Cody Hrabanek, UNL sophomore Amanda Stoffel and UNL senior Nick Herink promote Loudspeaker.

To make a donation for the Nature Explore Classroom, contact Biology Associate Professor Russ Souchek or Foundation Relations Director Gerry Allen. russ.souchek@doane.edu gerry.allen@doane.edu cational Research Foundation as a research consultant and has provided information to Doane about Nature Explore Classrooms.

“I believe there is a visionary element to this, and that this is another example of the kind of innovative spirit Doane exemplifies,” she said.

Diercks said the Nature Explore Classroom was the start of collaboration between the Crete community and Doane to get people involved in nature.

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In Brief Missing child found quickly Doane students were informed about a missing child on Sunday, but they had little time to help with the search.

The Doane Safety Office sent students two e-mails in concern to the missing child report.

The first informed students of the missing child in Crete and gave a description of her.

The e-mail said she was last seen at 5th and Ivy Street in Crete.

The second e-mail told students that the child had been located.

Doane Safety said the Crete Police Department would be a better source of information when asked to comment on the incident.

The Crete Police Department was unable to be reached about the incident at the time of this printed issue.

Both e-mails were sent out within two hours of each other, which could explain why most students lacked knowledge of the situation.

Students said they were unaware of the missing child until she had already been located.

“I only check my e-mail once or twice a day,” freshman Justin Malleck said. “I didn’t know anything about it until the girl was found.”

There were also students who said they never received e-mails concerning the situation.

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paste) the most important thing? Of course not. But it’s still something that needs to be done.”

Health and Wellness Director Kelly Jirovec said students should not rely on the tomato paste found in pizza and other foods to get their daily vegetable servings.

Reliance on tomato paste from pizza as a vegetable serving could lead to portion control issues, Jirovec said.

“You might up a whole serving of tomato paste in a pizza,” Jirovec said. “How many people are going to eat a whole pizza to get their vegetable serving in?”

Instead, Jirovec recommended getting daily vegetable servings in the “good old-fashioned way” with regular vegetables, such as broccoli and carrots.

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Freshman Pat Conley and senior Laura Jacob play a couple; the wife openly cheats on her husband.

from p. 1 CYRANO containing wit, rhyme, cheer and sadness and molding them into a serenade that strokes your ear with every line.

Though this is also the one small drawback of the play. One must listen to the words and the inflections the actors put on their lines to truly appreciate them. This is a play that requires your focus.

In length, the play ran about 3 hours. This may seem like a stretch, but watching and listening to the play are both so enjoyable that time seems unimportant. It was surprising how ‘quick’ the play felt after watching it. “Cyrano de Bergerac” has a very epic feel to it, and as I watched I felt that I didn’t want it to end.

This is why I will return to watch the play tonight, and why you should go as well.

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• Continued from page 1 “For a public perspective, these are great speeches that push the envelope on many hot issues,” he said. “You can hear different points of view in a short argument.”

Loudspeaker can also relate to people outside of the forensics community as well.

“It (Loudspeaker) is very interesting and educational,” Doane Assistant Forensics Coach Cody Hrabanek said. “It’s a chance to get educated about the topics and about forensics.”

Hrabanek has recorded events for the organization.

Johnson said the organization gave people the opportunity to hear different points of view.

“A lot of times our society becomes individualistic,” he said.

“This is about giving everyone a voice where everyones voice can be heard.”

Doane Forensics Director Dawn Bartlett compared Loudspeaker to the show “This American Life” on National Public Radio.

Bartlett said Loudspeaker was an attempt to raise awareness about forensics.

“In forensics, we deal with a lot of issues that people may not realize,” she said. “We’re not just

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Class sells merchandise to fundraise for sex trafficking victims, others

“Heroes” class collects cell phones to distribute to health workers

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The Liberal Arts Seminar (LAR) class “Tips and Skills for College Success” sold Tiny Hands merchandise at the green desk this week.

Tiny Hands is a Christian non-profit organization that raises money for victims of sex trafficking. The group raised more than $1,000 in two days.

The class learned about sex trafficking in the LAR book “Half the Sky” by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.

Jennifer Bossard, economics instructor, said she met a member of Tiny Hands at her church and he came to their class.

She said that Tiny Hands gave the money to help with border control around India and Nepal, among other things.

“One item we sold that I really liked was the bracelet that came along with a prayer card,” freshman Marissa Merithew said. “It gave you the name of a woman so you actually knew who you were praying for.”

Other Tiny Hands items included purses, scarves, jackets and jewelry.

Freshman Sara Dillard said their class wrote letters to the women.

“It’s not very likely we would get letters back from the women if we sent them,” Merithew said, “but we heard some women keep those letters forever. By sending it you wonder if your letter will end up in someone’s pocket.”

The Liberal Arts Seminar (LAR) class “Heroes” held a cell phone drive Tuesday to help raise awareness for and to help prevent maternal deaths.

During the drive, the class collected 40 phones.

The class’s instructor, Assistant Religious Studies Professor Dan Clanton, said he was inspired to do so from reading this year’s common book “Half the Sky.” “It started from reading ‘Half the Sky,’ but in the back of that book there are a number of suggestions as to how readers can help some of the issues they are describing there,” ClanLyndsey Hrabik/The Owl ton said.

Clanton said he visited the website of former supermodel Above: FreshChristy Turlington, which is man Brianna devoted to raising awareness Golka explains about death and complications the “Tiny during childbirth.

Turlington had personal exHands” merchandise to stu- perience with complications during childbirth. dents outside “The story she (Turlington) of the cafeteria tells on her website is also one Wednesday. that happened to us when we At Left: Fresh(Clanton and his wife) had our men Lauren Johnson (right) kid,” Clanton said. “After having that, she started wonderwatches as stuing what if that had happened dents drop cell phones into the to her in a developing country.

So she started this organization box for their LAR fundraiser. to bring attention to maternal mortality. Through this website I found the organization Hope Tyler Weihe/The Owl Phones.”

Clanton said the website sent him everything he needed to do the fundraiser.

“It literally took about five minutes to set things up,” Clanton said. “The cell phones we’re going to collect are going to make a difference to these women. The reason I picked this, besides the personal connection, is to show students how easy it is for those of us who have privilege to help those that don’t.”

Freshman Lauren Johnson said she and most of her class were excited to be doing the Hope Phones drive.

Clanton said that this year’s LAR theme has been inspiring to faculty and students alike.

“The LAR faculty has agreed to keep the same theme we have this year. We may have a different common book but we’re still going to focus on how students can make a difference in the world,” Clanton said. “The book this year has students standing up and wanting to do something.

It’s really remarkable to see that in students, especially in firstyear students.”

Clanton said students could donate phones at times besides the drive, and that there are other ways to become involved addressing issues in “Half the Sky.” “This is just one very specific idea that was born out of addressing this issue,” Clanton said.

Johnson said she believed the drive would continue.

“I think it’s something we’d like to continue every year,” Johnson said. “Even if Dan (Clanton) doesn’t continue it, I’m sure some of us would by ourselves.”

Freshman Mac Richards said he hoped students would donate their used phones to help save women’s lives.

‘DO’ Campaign encourages healthy life KALEY WIESER STAFF WRITER

Members of the Marketing Communication Campaign class are hosting an event today to raise awareness about the importance of physical fitness and healthy eating habits.

Kurt Schmeckpeper from Crete Area Medical Center will talk to students about starting a healthy lifestyle at a young age.

The event includes an inflatable obstacle course, bungee run and mechanical bull as well as prizes.

The class consists of ten seniors who were assigned to create a service-learning project as if they were a marketing firm.

“Each student is a manager with a job description describing specific responsibilities,” Professor of Marketing Kathleen Zumpfe said. “Students put into practice what they have learned about marketing promotion.”

They named their marketing firm

Agency453 and decided to promote a healthy lifestyle around campus.

“We surveyed students at the beginning of the semester,” senior Jake Arbuckle said. “Generally, most people were interested in ways to eat healthy and work out on campus.”

From there they created “The DO Campaign” and put up posters of students working out.

Senior Ethan Shunkwiler said they also spent a day carrying around 15 pounds of fat.

“It was to represent the ‘freshman 15’ but we got the fat from a butcher,” Shunkwiler said. “It was just animal fat, but it was gross.”

“Our goal for today is to have people come away with at least one new thing they learned about living a healthy lifestyle,” senior Jack Dennis said.

The group will have nutrition facts as well as distances between buildings on campus.

“From the Quads to Gaylord, back to the Quads is half a mile,” Arbuckle said.

Zumpfe said that the students put on the event, monitor attendance and then evaluate their efforts.

“In this way, learning comes full-circle. Students learned what worked well and what didn’t,” Zumpfe said. “It’s not about what they ‘could’ do; it’s about what they ‘did’ do and more importantly what they learned in a real-life setting.”

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• Marketing Communication Campaign ‘DO’ Event Speaker on healthy lifestyle, inflatable obstacle courses, bungee runs, mechanical bull and prizes

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Fusion! with Denise Florine Common Grounds 11 a.m.

Cocoa and Carols Common Grounds 6 p.m.

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Lambert sparks thought about media effects on gender HANNAH BAUER STAFF WRITER

Heather Lambert, associate professor of psychology, left students wondering how the media had affected their perception of gender after her speech in the Hansen lobby Wednesday night.

Lambert began her speech, “Gender, the Media and You,” by warning for offensive language and images and went on to describe how people get ideas about gender.

“Gender is socially constructed,” Lambert said. “Human culture creates our idea of gender…

In the past few years media has been decided as the most powerful force for determining our culture.”

Lambert spoke in Hansen as part of the Hansen Leadership Program’s Faculty in Residence program. Hansen Leadership Program Assistant Director Jay Fennell said the point of Faculty in Residence was for students to learn about different topics than those they would in the classroom and to get to know faculty on another level.

Lambert’s PowerPoint pre-

sentation began with vintage ads that featured men in dominant roles. One cigarette ad bore the caption, “Blow in her face and she’ll follow you anywhere.”

Lambert then introduced the concept of gender equality, something she said society had not quite achieved. For example, a college educated male 25 years or older, on average, earns $2,000 more than his female peer. Over her lifetime, a female graduate will make $1.2 million less than a male graduate.

“It’s all about power,” Lambert said.

Lambert said gender equality was beneficial for men as well as women, allowing men to take on non-traditional gender roles such as nurses, teachers and active parents.

“Male status has freed up tremendously,” Lambert said.

“Gender equality can increase a man’s lifespan by an average of four years (by eliminating traditional masculine roles).”

Lambert said the media was key in developing children’s concept of gender and is both the message and the messenger.

The media sends the message that women’s worth is how they

“We’re trying to make little girls into sexy girls, and take women and make them look little.”

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look, and it socializes men to be in control.

From 2004 to 2008, violence on television only increased by two percent, but violence against teenage girls and women increased by 120 percent.

Lambert also drew laughs

from the audience when she broached the subject of Disney.

“I hate to say this because I know this is a very sensitive topic for a lot of you,” Lambert said, “you look at the original stories (made in Disney movies)…they made some pretty strong female

characters into meek characters.”

Lambert said the way the female characters were drawn was also problematic.

“You’ve got this really strangely proportioned body that doesn’t even really exist,” Lambert said.

Lambert said infantilization, young girls being made to look “sexy”, and youthification, dressing models to look younger, were also issues in the media.

“They sell thongs for 8-yearolds,” Lambert said. “We’re trying to make little girls into sexy girls, and take women and make them look little.”

Lambert said the sexualization of girls had been linked to child abuse, prostitution and pornography.

Sexualization lowers GPAs and career aspirations. With that in mind, she left the audience questioning the role of media in their concept of gender.

“I want you to think about: What messages are they portraying about gender?” Lambert said.

Fennell said he thought Lambert’s talk would be beneficial to students.

“It’s a topic we don’t talk about a lot…we see it a lot, but we don’t even think about it,” Fennell said.

Freshman Julia Downey said the speech made her think.

“It was very eye-opening,” Downey said. “We all know about that stuff, but just seeing it in a large sense…it made me think about how media really does impact us.”

Downey said the awareness of gender portrayal in the media was important for children.

“We need to focus on our little sisters and brothers and how it will affect them,” Downey said. “I have a little brother, and I don’t want him to view women like that.”

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Doane should re-evaluate group traditions A Florida A&M University drum major died from hazing. Doane can’t be next on the list.

A drum major at Florida A&M University died on Nov. 19 from what appears to be a hazing incident.

The news is nothing short of shocking.

Hopefully it’s a wakeup call to Doane College. Hazing is something that could get really serious, and it’s something that we all need to be more cautious of.

The idea of a University marching band participating in hazing is out of the ordinary. Most students, when thinking of hazing, think of fraternities or athletic teams.

Doane, for example, has experienced both types of hazing in the last two years.

Shortly after Greek Week in 2010, the fraternity Alpha Omega lost its charter for four years because of a hazing incident.

In the fall of 2010, the men’s soccer team forfeited its first game because of an incident that Athletic Director Greg Heier said “involved a gathering and alcohol.”

Although Heier did not specifically refer to the incident as a hazing incident, gatherings and alcohol are both likely signs of hazing.

StopHazing.org defines hazing as “any activity...that humiliates, degrades or risks emotional and/or physical harm, regardless of the person’s willingness to participate.”

The fact that the Florida A&M University marching band, better known as the “Marching 100,” took hazing to a fatal level is beyond the imagination of most.

It’s something worth noting, though.

We assume the intentions of the “Marching 100” band members were not to kill Robert Champion. But in the end, that’s what happened.

The specifics of the incident have not yet been released.

It is uncertain what type of activities the band members participated in. It is also uncertain whether or not Champion was participating against his will.

As far as Doane is concerned, we can’t let this lesson slip by.

Maybe the definition of hazing needs to be reconsidered. Most of us thought a hazing incident meant the student was being forced against his or her will. According to the definition, though, the willingness of the student does not determine hazing.

This is a call to all organizations to evaluate traditions. Not just athletic teams and Greek groups, but all groups on campus should take a look at the activities their members participate in.

This is also a call to all group members. Before you participate in any group-led activity, make sure you are doing it for the right reasons and it does not put your health in jeopardy.

Since Doane has had two incidents in the last two years, there’s nothing stopping the school from having a third incident; and there’s nothing stopping it from being fatal.

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Student readjusts to life in US A study abroad experience is life-changing. One learns what his or her core values truly are and how to survive in a different culture, but the challenge is to retain these values upon return.

The instant I made it to George Bush International Airport I experienced reverse culture shock. Passengers were yelling at clerks, clerks were yelling at passengers and people were running everywhere to catch their flight. There was not a lot of ‘Pura Vida’ going on.

I only had an hour to make it through customs, recheck my bag and make the half mile trek to my gate; I felt the rush of urgency come over me—my first challenge. I decided to not sacrifice my honor and dignity, waiting in line patiently, even if it meant missing my flight.

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Turns out I did miss the plane, by six minutes. Rather than sulking I chose to remain positive and figure out my options. After flirting a bit with the clerk I managed to secure the only remaining standby spot on a later flight.

Another skill I hope to retain is the ability to speak Spanish.

This, combined with a more

open mind, helped me resolve an emerging conflict between a flight attendant and an illiterate Guatemalan woman who looked like she was right out of the pueblo, dressed in traditional dress and trying to keep track of three kids younger than five. I resolved the conflict by explaining procedures to her and showing her kids how to put on seat-

belts.

It’s a lot easier to keep removed from the television when it’s in another language.

After a few days at home I felt the urge to revert to the sport networks that had plagued my free time in the past; this one’s still a struggle, but working on my cooking skills has helped.

The weeks after returning from a different culture and habit set yield a unique opportunity to change these habits. My lifestyle was so different when I was in Costa Rica that it is evident when it collides with my American lifestyle. At each realization I can choose to change or revert because the problem is right before my eyes. The key is to determine which values and skills to keep and which to leave in Costa Rica.

Fashion show surprisingly entertains There I was, sitting on the couch watching skinny models prance around on the television screen. While the very tall and even skinnier models strutted their stuff, I was strategically shoving ice cream cake in my mouth. I did not feel a bit of guilt.

As you may have guessed, I watched the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on Tuesday night.

But don’t judge me because I know many of you did the same according to the number of Facebook statuses I came across.

One of my favorites originated from sophomore Bailey Hirsch who is also my suitemate.

She made sure to make a

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food reference: “So the key to sexiness is wings? Guess I’m makin’ a trip to Bdubs,” Hirsch posted.

In case you don’t know what “Bdubs” means, it is short for the restaurant Buffalo Wild Wings. And come on, who

doesn’t like chicken wings?

OK, so maybe I am a little harsh when it comes to fashion shows, but is it that bad to say Nicki Minaj was my favorite lady “workin’ her thang?” She may only be 5 feet 3 inches tall soaking wet, but she sure held her own against the many vertically advantaged women surrounding her. That just goes to show you don’t have to be a certain height or shape to be successful.

I have to admit some of the pieces worn were actually not bad. Granted, it was a fashion show so every piece is a little

over-the-top, but overall there were many very creative eye catchers.

My favorite category of clothing was the Club Pink collection at the very end of the show. In this collection the models wore a few pieces that “normal” sized people could actually find to wear in Victoria’s Secret stores.

Sweat shirts and comfy underwear on a model? Who knew?

Even though I am a little bias ed, I still have to say I was surprised with how the show turned out. Don’t tell anyone, but I caught myself “Ooing” and “Awing” over a couple of the pieces. But that just stays between you and me.

Thumbs up to the LAR class Tips and Skills for College Success for selling Tiny Hands merchandise at the Green Desk this week. We hope your efforts help put a stop to sex trafficking.

Thumbs down to the lost property showing up all over campus. Students should be more cautious with their belongings and the Safety Office lost and found area has filled up fast.

Thumbs up to the actors going to the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. Break a leg!

Thumbs down to the confusion about pizza and vegetables. Pizza usually isn’t the healthiest option, no matter what Congress says.

Thumbs up to Agency 453 and The DO Campaign for encouraging a healthy lifestyle on campus.

Thumbs down to the missing child in Crete over Thanksgiving break. Thankfully, the child was found safe.

Thumbs up to snowboarding and skiing over the break. Both winter sports provide a great way for students to stay active during the cold winter months.

Thumbs up to the $10,000 grant from the Education Department which pushes the college one step closer to a Nature Explore Classroom.

Thumbs down to maternal mortality. Thankfully, the LAR class Heroes did a cell phone drive this week to raise awareness for the cause.

Thumbs down to leaving family and friends after a too-short Thanksgiving break.

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Top five lists of 2011

As 2011 comes to a close, the Owl staff came up with its top five lists in music, movies and apps.

Adele

Lady Gaga

Taylor Swift

Big Sean

Mac Miller

Adele rules the Grammy nominations for a reason. She has one of the best voices we’ve heard since Christina Aguilera’s “Genie In A Bottle” days. That girl can belt it out.

The newsroom is in a debate about her natural hair color, but she’s still a fashion icon. Whatever she’s doing, we know one thing: she provides entertainment and a new sense of style.

Taylor Swift sings to our hearts, especially the girls. Her lyrics are so real she doesn’t even change the names. She’s a down to earth country girl that we don’t mind listening to.

Even though Big Sean only stands about 5 feet 8 inches tall, his lyrics are funny and unique.

The punch lines in his raps are definitely clever and keep us listening.

Mac Miller is just starting to fill our ears, but we have a feeling this artist will be here for a while. His raps are catchy and he’s unlike any other artist in the industry.

Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows

Breaking Dawn Part 1

Bridesmaids

Friends With Benefits

Facebook

ESPN ScoreCenter

Foursquare

ScoreCenter gives us the ability to check any score at any time from the palm of our hands.

No more searching for a computer or TV to catch the latest updates.

Foursquare makes us feel important. The ability to give tips to other visitors and earn mayorship is awesome. Plus, some places give us some sweet deals.

This movie was called the Best Comedy of Even though the first The first part of the final 2011 for a reason. Some part of this two part movie in the Twilight of us laughed so hard movie came out in 2010, Saga left us wanting we cried. It’s definitely more. Who doesn’t love worth renting for those it’s still on top of our list. The end of the films a little vampire and who haven’t yet. is the end of an era. werewolf action?

Words with Angry Birds This app can never get Friends/ Word Feud old. Something about Maybe it’s just because we’re all word nerds, but these electronic versions of Scrabble take up most of our free time outside of class.

flinging birds across a screen makes us mesmerized. It’s the best time waster when we’re trying to procrastinate.

We admit it, we still can’t get enough of Facebook. The fact that it’s now in the palm of our hands anywhere we are might be the best thing that’s happened since sliced bread.

Interterm classes have greater purpose Alumna values Letter to the Interterm, Editor hopes others present specific, unique areas of see benefits. their expertise that are not nec-

Dean Burney clarifies the purpose of Interterm.

To the Doane community, I write in response to the Nov. 10 editorial, “Interterm selection disappoints.” As a graduate of Doane and still-active member of the community, I can tell you it was more than a premature sense of nostalgia grinding my gears about this piece.

There seems to be a misunderstanding about the definition of and expectations for Interterm. First, the “term” in Interterm implies an academic semester. Fall term, spring term, and Interterm between the two.

If students believe “Interterm is supposed to be a break anyway,” this is merely a misunderstanding about the meaning of the word.

Next, the expectations for these courses: the face value of an Interterm course is three credit hours. The average fullsemester course is the same.

It can be reasonably assumed that an Interterm course will be a scaled version of a semesterlength course. Yes, there will be “ridiculous” and “outrageous” demands like attending class, reading books, and taking assessments. I hope students can survive slaving away for nothing! Oh, wait. Three credits.

As for the course topics, the editorial staff rightly said that Interterm should give students “a chance to improve the areas that get lost in the chaos.” The staff does not acknowledge, however, that Interterm faculty offer just that: their courses

In the Nov. 10 issue, the Doane Owl published an editorial on Interterm. While it is certainly The Owl’s and any student’s prerogative to criticize the range of options available in Interterm, I do want to make sure that all are aware of the purpose of the term.

According to the official Statement of Policy last revised in April 2011, “Interterm is an integral portion of the academic program.”

Courses created for Interterm are defined by “an intensive study of a particular subject” in which “the amount of work involved must be the equivalent to a three-credit class.”

While Interterm courses are different than many of the offerings during the regular semester, that difference arises from the courses being more integrative (bringing knowledge together across traditional lines or divisions of knowledge), experiential (with the opportunity to apply knowledge), or more in depth on specialized topics.

Faculty work hard to follow the guidelines and develop these courses outside their regular sequence and many faculty and students value the intensive focus on one topic that Interterm permits. But there is nothing in the guidelines to indicate that Interterm classes should have less work or less rigorous requirements than any

essarily covered during regular semesters.

“Let’s be honest, most students won’t even read their books during Interterm anyway”—well, heaven forbid students have to read to pass a college class, but reading isn’t exactly the only activity required: cruising the Caribbean, building robots, playing basketball, watching scifi, listening to jazz, performing opera, exploring potential careers, climbing rock walls, trekking through Spain, discovering family history, and learning sign language are just some of the others.

Equating these courses with “Watching Paint Dry” discounts the genuine efforts and passions of the faculty and insults the students who find that these topics do fit their interests and needs.

And frankly, only boring people get bored. To say that none of the activities from that list seem “entertaining” makes me wonder whether students who believe so haven’t had their personalities surgically removed.

And finally, a personal account. My first Interterm on campus was a creative writing course with Associate Professor of English Phil Weitl. It was my first exposure to the type of work I’m pursuing in graduate school, a craft I now want to pursue for the rest of my life.

If that doesn’t speak to the potential value of these out-ofthe-ordinary classes, I’m not sure what would.

Caitie Leibman, Class of 2011

Letter to the Editor

“I do want to make sure that all are aware of the purpose of the term (Interterm).”

John Burney-Academic Affairs Vice President of the classes during the regular semester.

While we work to expand the number of options available for next year, no one should be mistaken that the primary purpose for the Interterm is to provide more diverse opportunities to enhance student learning and is not to lessen the level of academic challenge.

That said, we will be engaging in a review of our general education program and calendar as part of strategic planning during the next year and we look forward to discussing academic issues with Student Congress as well as getting input from the larger student body.

Sincerely, Dr. John M. Burney

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Horrible Bosses

We’ve all had those bosses we hate. This Even though this movie movie put a funny spin sounds like a chick flick, on a common issue. And it appeals to both sexes. the idea of killing a boss Maybe because we all is know someone who has been there.

APP

Some of the others didn’t quite make the cut, but they still deserve honorable mention.

Wiz Khalifa

Kid Cudi

Wiz Khalifa knows how to put together a good party song.

When we’re ready to get our dance on, his music is at the top of the list.

Kid Cudi, on the other hand, knows how to make us relax. His music puts us in a good mood and removes the stress after long days of classes.

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Rio

The cast in this film is top notch. The story of a divorced man trying to be a ladies’ man provides loads of laughs.

The soundtrack to the film Rio gets us moving. We all like to bring out the kid side every once in a while and this movie does just that.

Twitter

Instagram This app shares photos so fast it’s like we’re taking the pictures ourselves. It’s a great way to connect with friends through visual elements instead of text.

Although not as popular as Facebook, this social networking app is still worth mentioning. The best part is knowing what our favorite celebrities are up to.

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by becoming the first digital age artist to have four No.1 singles from one album, according to the same website.

Freshman Hillary Berger said she thought that Swift shouldn’t have won the award.

“I like her music, but I think there are people who deserved it over her,” Berger said.

Doane students said they preferred Gaga because of the diversity of her music.

“Lady Gaga is more of an artist,” freshman Christalin Mason said. “She has a lot of shades of color and takes different tastes in music and puts them into her own style.”

Sophomore Megan Uehling agreed with Mason.

Swift wins award, but Gaga wins fans CORTNEY SCHNABEL STAFF WRITER

Taylor Swift was named Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards on Nov. 20, but Lady Gaga had more record sales.

Gaga’s album “Born This Way” sold 1,540,000 copies by July 3, while Swift’s “Speak Now” only sold 563,000 copies according to the website billboard.biz.

Both albums sold over 1 million in the first week. “Speak Now” had debuted in 2010 according to billboard.com, and “Born This Way” debuted in 2011.

The Billboard website also said “Born This Way” sold 1,108,000 copies, while “Speak Now” sold 1,047,000 copies in their respective first weeks.

Gaga has also broken a Billboard record

“Taylor Swift’s music is very one dimensional,” Uehling said. “Lady Gaga covers all different types of music and themes.”

Freshman Taylor Anderson said she is a huge Gaga fan and has all of her albums.

Anderson also said she thought that Gaga was a better performer than Swift.

“I went to her concert,” Anderson said. “It was the best concert I’ve been to by far, and I’ve been to a lot of concerts.”

Senior Eliza Kolbo said she also leaned toward Gaga’s side.

“I think Lady Gaga is more original,” Kolbo said.“I don’t think she’s the best role model, but at least she’s true to who she is.”

Despite most of the positive student feedback for Gaga, Taylor Swift still has some Doane campus fans.

Freshman Whitney Damgaard said she liked both artists.

“Their styles are so different that you can get something from both of them,” Damgaard said.

Actors nominated for Kennedy theater festival of performance dates for schools involved in KCACTF. The respondent chose a performance Senior Joe Anderson and to attend and the actors were freshman Dana Svoboda were alerted he or she would be in the nominated to perform a scene audience. from “39 Steps” at the Kennedy After visiting schools in Center American College The- their region, respondents met ater Festival (KCACTF). to determine which scenes will The scene be selected to nominated was perform in the from Act Two Showcase of and was called Invited Scenes. the “Stile The showcase Scene”. Durtakes place ing the scene Robin McKercher-Theater Director at Iowa State Svoboda who University on played Pamela Jan. 15 through and Anderson the 21. who played Doane is a part of Region Mr. Hannay were handcuffed V. The region includes schools together. The two attempted to from North Dakota, South Daclimb over a fence. kota, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, “Mr. Hannay and Pamela Missouri and Nebraska. are fighting the whole time, Theater Director Robin and their relationship is pretty McKercher said the number of funny,” Svoboda said. “It’s just scenes selected depends on the ridiculous.” year. In the past, though, he said The scene was nominated by that six to eight scenes were pera respondent of KCACTF who formed at the festival. watched “39 Steps” when it was “To get selected means you’re performed at Doane. the best,” he said.

Respondents were informed Theater Assistant Professor

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“To get selected means you’re the best.”

Jeff Stander said there was no distinction between classes of schools. Liberal Arts colleges and public colleges of all sizes compete against each other to perform at the festival.

“Right now we’re just spending our time waiting to see if we’re one of those scenes (selected),” Anderson said.

Anderson and Svoboda don’t know when they will hear about the results.

“It’s kind of like an award show,” Anderson said. “There’s a big element of surprise.”

Svoboda said she was proud of the nomination because the scene was initially difficult for her.

“We spent two hours one night trying to figure the scene out,” she said. “It’s just a lot of movement within the scene, and to even remember (lines) is kind of crazy.”

McKercher said the physicality of the scene made it challenging. He said it was like a jigsaw puzzle, deciding how Anderson and Svoboda would move.

The interplay between Svoboda and Anderson made

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Freshman Dayna Svoboda, senior Joe Anderson and senior Nathan Miereles act out a scene from the show “39 Steps.” the scene stand out, McKercher said.

“They were frisky and silly with each other,” he said.

Svoboda said she was glad all

the hard work paid off.

“It’s really cool to have the acknowledgment that they really liked what you did, and how you took your director’s direction,”

Svoboda said.

Anderson said he was excited too.

“It’s really freaking cool,” he said.

Students look toward work force, grad school after graduating from Doane KALEY WIESER Staff Writer

With one semester almost over and only one more on the horizon, seniors look toward the time after graduation and wonder what to do.

Students may enter the workforce, but a few plan on going to graduate school and are in the process of applying.

Senior Courtney Wendt said she wanted to go to graduate school to become a physician’s assistant.

“I applied for schools through the CASPA, which is the Central Application Service for Physician Assistants,” Wendt said. “It made applying to grad schools easier because I just filled out one application and picked which schools I wanted it sent to.”

Wendt said that getting her master’s degree would give her more opportunities for jobs.

“With the way the economy is, the job market is going to be competitive,” Wendt said.

Before she applied for graduate schools, Wendt said she had to take the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE).

“I signed up and took it (the GRE) in June,” Wendt said. “I wish I would have been able to take it again, but for my program I couldn’t take it after July.”

Greg Spangler graduated from Doane last year and is enrolled in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate program. “It’s everything I expected and, like, nothing I expected at the same time,” Spangler said.

Spangler said that graduate school is more professional than undergraduate, and there is a

“Graduate school was the most exciting time of my career. I just learned so much. ” Dr. Lyn Forester-Chair of Teacher Education Program

higher expectation for students.

“You have to up your game tenfold,” Spangler said.

He is working on gaining his master’s degree in Art History and said he plans to hone in on what his specialization is going to be next semester.

Dr. Lyn Forester, chair of the Teacher Education program, said that she loved graduate school.

“Graduate school was the most exciting time of my career,”

Forester said. “I just learned so much.”

Forester said that graduate school might be necessary for some people, but they might work for a couple years first.

“Graduate school is important in many areas,” Forester said. “But sometimes for some people it is better for them to go into the workforce to gain experience and then go to graduate school.”

Jailyn Hagaman gradu-

ated from Doane two years ago and said she was ready to go back to school. “Getting my master’s would make me more marketable to employers,” Hagaman said.

Hagaman graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Art and now works as a preschool teacher. She said she would go back to school to get her master’s in Early Childhood Education.

“I thought having a bachelor’s degree would be fine,” Hagaman said. “But in order to get a good job or get the benefits you deserve, you have to be extremely educated in your field.”

Senior Andy Morris said he does not plan on going to graduate school but does plan to further his education.

“I’m going to SCC (Southeast

Community College) in Milford to learn about heating and air conditioning and ventilation,” Morris said.

Morris, who will graduate with a Business degree, said he wants to go into sales and the commercial aspect of heating and air conditioning.

“I am kind of doing it backwards,” Morris said. “People would usually go to technical school first. I just didn’t know what I wanted to do, but I think the Business degree will help me.”

Senior Colton Cochran said he plans on working in sales right after graduation and eventually getting into management.

“I never really considered grad school,” Cochran said. “I’m in Business, and it’s more about the experience.”

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Black Friday: To shop, to drop?

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After the Thanksgiving turkeys had been cleared from the table, the lines began to form outside various stores as people waited for Black Friday.

For the past five years I have worked on Black Fridays, but this year I was able to join the masses of shoppers pushing their way through crowds for lower prices.

I began my journey by joining the line at Target in Omaha at 11:30 p.m.

I was about 500 people from the front and was already amazed at the dedication some people had. By the time I reached the front of the store, multiple people walked out with carts full of door buster TVs, cookware and electronics.

The next morning I went to Westroads Mall where I shopped from 7:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. The longest line I had to stand in was about 15 minutes for two 40 percent off clutch purses at Express.

With almost every purchase I made I found myself saving at least 40 percent off the total cost.

While I’m sure there will be plenty of other deals between Thanksgiving and Christmas, I think I saved more than I would have by shopping Black Friday instead of waiting until closer to Christmas.

My overall spending was less than $80, and I managed to complete the shopping for my siblings, my boyfriend’s sister and a few things picked up for myself.

Overall I was glad I went and got the things I wanted. It is important to know what you’re going to get ahead of time and buy it if it is on sale.

As long as you have a clear idea of what you want, money to spend and the patience to make it through the day, Black Friday can be very a beneficial shopping experience.

I hate people.

Or at least I hate people in shopping malls and department stores with their clunky strollers and aimless wandering.

I get the items on my list, and I leave. I do not need to look at all the pretty, unnecessary materials.

I do not have enough patience to stand in a line to view the stocking hats while the boys in front of me try on every single one. I do not have enough patience to deal with the people who are too ignorant to realize they are blocking an entire aisle.

That is why I would rather pour boiling oil on my skin than shop on Black Friday.

The crowds of rude, obnoxious people greedily wanting the flat screen T.V.’s and half-priced UGG boots do not sound like my idea of a good time.

I am a minimalist. I like things simple, and I do not need a whole lot.

I am impatient, and I would rather not throw myself into a crowd of sharks, hungry to finish their Christmas shopping. They like the spirit of giving, but they don’t want to pay too much for it.

I went to Scheels against my will on the Saturday after Black Friday. I was barely there for 20 minutes before I started to get anxious, claustrophobic and annoyed. People were only concerned with themselves and what they wanted.

It is my belief that Black Friday brings out the worst in everyone. People get punched and trampled. It’s not a good holiday to get people ready for the spirit of Christmas.

The only black I will be seeing on the next Black Friday is the inside of my eyelids.

“A Family Chronicle because I got stuck with it.”

MacKenzie Johnson-Freshman

“Basic Programming because Pat Monaghan wouldn’t squeeze me into his class, so this is a last resort.”

Byron Evans-Sophomore

Students spend holidays on slopes Winter sports, such as skiing and snowboarding, are a favorite passtime of students during winter break.

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Doane students will soon hit the road home for the holidays, but others plan on hitting the slopes.

A number of students will take advantage of their Christmas break by going skiing or snowboarding.

Senior Jay Bartlett said his family usually goes skiing each year, but this time their trip will

be more exciting than usual.

“My family has always tried to go skiing at least once a year since I was about eight,” Bartlett said. “But this year we are trying something new and are going to spend Christmas Day in the mountains.”

Sophomore Zak Karn, who will also be hitting the slopes, prefers snowboarding to skiing.

Karn said his family will travel to a less populated location to enjoy their holiday activities.

His family will spend a few days in South Dakota, so they don’t have to deal with the crowds usually found at more common ski resorts in Colorado.

Karn also said most of his family lives in South Dakota, and they all go snowboarding together.

“There will be about 26 of us in the cabin that we rent,” Karns said.

Freshman Chance MacLean,

another snowboarder who hails from Calgary, Canada, said he will return to his native land to enjoy the mountains.

“I’m probably going to Sunshine Village in Banff, Alberta,” said MacLean. “I just need to wax the board and dust off my boots, and then it’s time to hit the slopes.”

Unlike Bartlett and Karn, who will be spending time with their families, MacLean said he will go snowboarding with a group of friends.

“I will go with the boys back home, we have been boarding together since the ninth grade,” he said.

MacLean said there will be a treat waiting for his snowboarding group at the bottom of the mountain.

“After a long day out on the hill, we take the skis off and head out to a bar on the mountain because we can drink in my country.”

“Arts are Basic because I love Rhea Gill (professor), and it seems fun.”

Courtney Hedgpeth-Sophomore

“American Sign Language because all my friends are in it.”

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Doane’s women’s basketball team upset No. 5 Hastings Mustangs after senior Cheryl Braithwait made a free throw to win 75 to 74.

With less than five seconds left in the second half, Hastings layed up two points to tie the game at 74. Hastings tried to put on a full court press as Doane inbounded the ball to Braithwait.

With three seconds left Mustangs guard, Brittney Wong, reached in and tried to steal the ball but hit Braithwait’s arm, sending her to the free throw line.

“I was surprisingly calm,” Braithwait said. “I knew I only had to make one, so I felt pretty confident.”

Braithwait made the first free throw to take the lead 75 to 74. She missed her second free throw and Hastings rebounded the ball, drove it to half court and shot an air ball giving Doane the victory 75 to 74.

“We were pretty prepared,” Braithwait said. “We started watching film, making sure we knew each player’s tendencies and took it to practice to be prepared.”

Braithwait said it was a huge win at home and the fan support helped a ton.

“To have people behind you being loud,”

Braithwait said. “It’s awesome.”

Senior Madara Upeniece led the Tigers in scoring 17 points, and Braithwait added 15 more.

Upeniece said the team had a long week to prepare for the undefeated Mustangs.

“We played to win,” Upeniece said.

“There was never a thought about losing this game.”

Rick Schmuecker, Doane’s assistant coach, said this was a great game to end the three game losing streak.

“Hastings is our biggest rival,” Schmuecker said. “It’s a win that can build the season.”

During practice the tigers watched film, worked on fundamentals and stressed defense, Schmuecker said.

“We’re the ones flying around, diving to the ground after balls,” Schmuecker said.

“We knew we would have to outplay them to win.”

The Tigers and Mustangs exchanged the lead 15 times throughout the game.

Schmuecker was proud to see the Tigers continuously fight and said that was a problem he saw in previous games.

“I never saw anyone quit,” Schmuecker said. “Even when we were down by four, we kept going.”

Doane plays Mount Marty at 2 p.m. next Saturday in Haddix.

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The Doane men’s basketball team defeated Hastings College 69-62 Wednesday night at home, after nine straight games on the road.

The two teams looked evenly matched at the beginning of the first half, and the scores consistently were only a point or two difference.

Doane (7-4) took more risks, dove for loose balls and got the rebounds. The tigers came out strong but they lost their momentum partway through the first half.

Hastings (5-6) led the game at halftime 31-29. Both teams came out sloppy in the second half.

Doane had an 11-point lead but Hastings dominated the threepoint shots with junior Dane Bacon scoring a majority of them. Hastings almost made twice the amount of three-pointers that Doane made.

Doane struggled with fouls, drawing four within 2 minutes. They pushed until the very end and finished with enough room to breathe.

Sophomore Nick Reed, who just received GPAC Player-of-the-Week, was the high scorer for Doane and was one of the key players. He got aggressive when he needed

to and had the drive to make things happen.

“Our rebounds were definitely what helped us,” Reed said. “We crashed really hard and got a lot of the rebounds.”

Doane Head Coach Ian Brown also said that the defensive rebounds were the team’s greatest strength in the game.

“We limited them to only one shot per possession,” Brown said.

Although Brown said he was happy with the way the team played, he said there were some weaknesses.

“Our shooting wasn’t very good, and we didn’t come out with the right level of defense,” Brown said. “We had to redefine why and what we were doing against their offense.”

Hastings Head Coach Lance Creech said he thought his team lost the game in the last 15 minutes.

“We executed well in the first half,” Creech said. “But we lost mental focus and the ability to communicate.”

Mount Marty is the next opponent on Doane’s schedule.

“They will be a big challenge,” Brown said. “We need to have our stuff together for that game.”

Until that game on Saturday, Doane will celebrate last night’s win.

“GPAC wins aren’t easy to come by,” Brown said. “So we’re happy.”

Track aim sights high for indoor season ALYSSA BOUC STAFF WRITER

Experience, young talent and team unity have helped the Doane College Track Team “come off the blocks” in the direction of a successful season.

After the men finished runnerup at the national level last year, both coaches and athletes have high expectations for this season.

“We only lost one person that scored at the national meet,” Head Coach Ed Fye said. “We’re bringing back a lot of experience and depth.”

Senior Kelsee Meissner said she felt the team had experience.

“We have several national qualifying events

coming back,” she said. “We are very balanced as a team.”

Along with experience, Fye said the team had a lot of young talent.

“There are a lot of freshmen who are willing to step up,” senior Whitney Collins said. “The young members show that they will do anything to help the team.”

Fye said having two freshmen who recently competed at the national cross country meet would strengthen the women’s middle distance events.

Experience and talent aren’t the only assets to the team. Unity has also become a focus.

“During conditioning everyone came together as a team,” senior Nate Teten said. “It’s nice to

have a group who’s working towards the same goal.”

Fye said in past years he provided team building exercises for the athletes, but this year was different.

“We’ve done a lot of different things to try and bond the kids in the past,” he said. “But this particular group of men and women has done that themselves.”

Collins described the team as a big brother and big sister atmosphere. She said the older athletes strived to give the younger athletes advice about classes and homework.

Fye said hard work and effort have also become some of the team’s main goals.

He said every year he has the athletes write

down the top five people they believe to be the hardest workers on the team.

“Everyone should try and make that list,” he said. “If we can do that in the next two months before we get started, then I think our goals will come.”

Collins, Teten and Meissner all said winning conference was the team’s main goal.

Teten said two years ago the team won four championships in one year.

“If we could do that again, that’d be a highlight of my whole college career,” he said.

The team begins their season on Jan. 7 at the Scott Nisely Memorial Classic at Doane College.

“The more (fans) the better,” Meissner said.

“It’s an exciting atmosphere.”

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LINEUP

SATURDAY Track and Field Half Marathon

Women’s Basketball vs. Mount Marty College 2 p.m.

Men’s Basketball vs. Mount Marty College 4 p.m.

TUESDAY

Men’s Basketball @ Midland University 7:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY NESDAY Y Women’s n’s Basketball @ Midland and University 7:30 30 p.m.