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A crowd of around 500 made the trip to Wauneta, Neb. for Fanning’s funeral Tuesday. The Doane College football team came in uniform to honor the deceased teammate.
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Cody Fanning laid to rest BY ALISHA FORBES Staff Writer More than 100 Doane students, staff and faculty traveled 500 miles round-trip, a 10 hour drive, to celebrate the life of junior Cody Fanning. Fanning’s funeral was 10:30 a.m. (MT) Tuesday at the Wauneta-Palisade High School Gymnasium in Wauneta, Neb. About 500 people attended. The air was thick and heavy, but students still smiled as they greeted each other more than an hour before the service started. Some reminisced old football stories. By the gym’s doors, tables filled with photos that told the
stories of Fanning’s life. All were silly or happy; none were sad. Upbeat and slow country music interlaced as friends and family seated themselves. Flowers of every color filled the front of the gym; most were yellow. All of those who loved Fanning began to seat themselves. The Wauneta-Palisade Football Team, Fanning’s high school, walked in wearing shirts with his old jersey number, 20. Time seemed to stop as the Doane Football Team walked in wearing their jerseys. All of them worked to keep their heads held high. Waves of orange, black, white, blue and red (Waune-
“If I could talk to Cody again, I would thank him for the difference he was going to make in our small corner of the world.”
Matt Franzen-Doane College Football Head Coach
ta-Palisade colors) scattered throughout the crowd as Fanning’s high school and college life collided. The service began.
Junior Blair Dixon and Dawn Doetker harmonized “Amazing Grace.” Juniors Cody Barnes, Kayle Barnes and Rob Keeney assisted Fanning’s high school
friends Tanner Kerchal, T.J. EllFranzen said he had wanted icott, Taylor Dixon and Justin to reach out to Fanning despite Haskins in carrying the casket. the awkward situation of not St. John’s Catholic Church’s knowing each other yet. Father Val Bartek’s voice came His dream was interrupted. through the speakers muffled “I woke before getting the as he asked the Doane Football chance to see him again,” FranTeam to stand. zen said. “That’s a big family,” Bartek Franzen spoke about how the said, “a big family.” football coaches came together Head Football Coach Matt before the fall season to reevaluFranzen, who coached Fanning ate their playing strategy after for three seasons, gave the eu- having years of losing seasons. logy. He gave them a list of all of the “I had a dream about Cody on players, he said. Saturday,” Franzen said. “Circle the names of the guys Fanning was playing in the you would take into a biker bar,” eight-man all-star game in the Franzen said. dream. The crowd laughed. “I already knew Cody well, but he hardly knew me,” Fransee FUNERAL p. 3 zen said.
Fraternity gets wake up call after friend’s death BY AILEEN GELB Staff Writer
Fanning’s memorial site.
Junior Cody Fanning attended a bonfire held by the Sigma Phi Theta fraternity the night of his accident. Although an independent, Fanning was like a brother to the members of Sigma Phi Theta, senior Devin Johnson said. Many in the group were close to Fanning from playing football together, and he was always around to talk to, senior Steele Hannah Bauer/The Owl Erickson said.
At the Sigma Phi Theta bonfire, no one seemed to notice that neither Fanning or the driver, Cody Barnes were able to drive, Erickson said. “They weren’t acting all that different,” Erickson said. “They weren’t, like, falling over.” The experience had a sobering effect on the fraternity, Johnson said. From now on, Sigma Phi Theta will try to have designated sober fraternity members at every gathering, Erickson said. “We’re going to have three or
four younger guys in the group stay sober,” Erickson said. “That would be enough to get people to and from events. This should be enough of a wake up call to people to start taking responsibility.” The fraternity is also making plans to do something to show their support for the Fanning family, Johnson said. Their plans include doing some fundraising for the family, raising drunk driving awareness on campus or helping the Fanning family out on their ranch;
but for now, they must wait. “We need to give them time to let this settle in, but we’re definitely going to do something,” Erickson said. “The night of the incident, I was talking to Cody, and he was really excited to go home and go work on the ranch. I think it would be great if a bunch of us guys could just go up one weekend and put in some time on the ranch, no charge. That would show his family the kind of people we are. It would show them the impact he had on us.”
Doane’s new StuCo members elected PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT
BY AMY PETERSEN
TREASURER
SECRETARY
ZACH WORDEKEMPER
JACEE PILKINGTON
Sophomore
Sophomore
Staff Writer
BROOKE SEGERSTROM
JOHN WIEMER
Junior
Junior
The new Student Congress senators for next fall were announced Sunday, and the executive council was chosen. Along with President Brooke Segerstrom and Vice President John Wiemer, the treasurer is sophomore Zach Wordekemper and the secretary is sophomore JaCee Pilkington. Freshman Aileen Gelb, a new senator, said she was excited to serve the student body in this way. “There’s so much expected of Student Congress senators, but I feel I‘m up to the challenge,” Gelb said. The other new senators are junior Sung Chu, sophomore Augie Sanchez and freshman Marla Overstreet. Segerstrom said Chu was the only write-in candidate that was elected this year. Freshman Krista Couton said she was excited for another year serving on StuCo.
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Accreditation report ‘credits’ Doane’s education BY ERIN BELL Staff Writer Doane’s 10 year accreditation was finalized when the Institutional Actions Council of the Higher Learning Commission ratified the report on March 19. The accreditation report, a 43-page document outlining the HLC’s conclusions about the college, was received April 17, Academic Affairs Vice President John Burney said.
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“They (HLC) kind of reaffirmed that Doane actually delivers what it says it delivers,” Burney said. “That we do everything we talk about in terms of being a good place for students to learn and have close interaction with faculty.” Burney said the only followup required of Doane was to send a copy of its completed strategic plan to the HLC by October. Burney said the report
praised Doane for following its mission, being financially stable in a time when many colleges aren’t and for providing good facilities. “They (HLC) had very few concerns that they raised, and even the recommendations were small in number,” said Kim Jacobs, student leadership vice president. Burney said the advice noted in the document was for the college to consider, but Doane
wasn’t required to follow it. Among the recommendations the college will address are to increase diversity and decrease faculty workload. The report said that while Doane had made strides in gender equality and economic diversity, the college had less success having the campus population reflect the larger ethnic diversity of the state. The college has an equity and inclusion plan and diversity task
force the report said was encouraging. Burney said part of the plan was to train faculty and staff for an advocacy response team to help minorities or students who felt harassed. “It is very important to keep focused on these issues and the fact that it (diversity) is one of the recommendations in the
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Academic Symposium Art & Ed 236 7:30 p.m.
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Doane Past & Present Tent by Perry 3 p.m.
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Presidential Inauguration Cassel Theatre 1:30 p.m.
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Spring Choral and Strings Concert Heckman Auditorium 3 p.m.
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and DCTV Channel 21 this Sunday at 7 p.m. Don’t miss the discussion on how Doane manages the growing student debt Ryan Corrigan/The Owl
Youth from the Crete community were invited to be some of the first site explorers of the Nature Explore Classroom last Thursday. The classroom is set up for children to use nature to explore and get hands on learning opportunities. In the photo, the children were helping break the ground for the future site of the classroom.
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Whitman comes to life for one more performance Professor Emeritus comes back to give a performance as Walt Whitman BY ALEX DAWSON Staff Writer Walt Whitman rose from the dead Thursday to present a lecture to Doane students on his poetry and the Civil War. As part of The Lucille Cobb Memorial Lecture Series, Emeritus Professor of English at Doane Dr. Carrol Peterson impersonated the late Whitman to a crowded audience of 100 people. The event was held in A.R. & Grace Barranger Kinney Hall in the Whitcomb Lee Conservatory following a brief moment of silence in memory of Cody Fanning. Peterson was in character from the beginning, and his opening words evoked laughter
“If you wish to read my poetry (Whitman’s) well, read it line by line.”
from the various etry (Whitman’s) generations in well,” Peterson attendance. said, “read it line “I have no by line.” idea who this He remained Peterson person in role up unis,” Peterson said til the very end, when he shuffled when he anonto the stage. swered quesHe wore an untions first as buttoned blue Whitman, then waistcoat, pants Peterson, after with matching the removal of Carroll Peterson-Walt Whitman his hat. He was white pinstripes, Impersonator asked whether and a brown hat and glasses in he would be takorder to look like ing on any more Walt Whitman. characters in the Peterson spoke in the first- future; person as Whitman throughout “No, I have reached the cathe lecture in an attempt to con- pacity of my little brain cells,” vince the audience. He spoke Peterson replied. “I am schizoof the purpose of poetry, which phrenic enough without that.” he said was to warn of the rePeterson’s appearance imalities of the present. He then pressed those who were interread from Whitman’s ‘Leaves of viewed, as opposed to his tone Grass,’ along with other poems, of voice which lacked energy. adding context as he went. “His voice was a little dull, Peterson spoke of Whitman’s but his appearance made up poetry, saying that he consid- for it,” said freshman Whitney ered it a lifelong effort. He also Hinn, who attended the speech offered the audience advice on for her writing seminar class. how to read it effectively. Freshman Reba Hestermann “If you wish to read my po- also complained Peterson’s
voice was monotone but the effort he put into his appearance made up for this. Peterson depicted scenes faced by Whitman during the Civil War of masses of severed limbs outside military hospitals. Hinn said that she was glad she wasn’t around for the Civil War after learning about these details from the speech. Peterson taught in the English department at Doane from 1964 until 2001 with a two year interval in 1983. He began impersonating famous writers in 1989 either in a troupe of Chautauqua performers or individual programs, according to the biography given to the audience before the speech. Peterson said that Doane had changed immensely in its physical presence since he had taught at the college. At the end of the lecture Peterson was acknowledged by the audience with a standing ovation. He remained after the 90 minute lecture to meet with members of the audience and answer more questions.
CARROL PETERSON Walt Whitman Impersonator
Admissions process aids students short of requirements BY ALYSSA BOUC Life + Leisure Editor
BY KEVIN ANDERSON Staff Writer Most perspective Doane students have no problem meeting the academic requirements needed to get admitted. While the admission process can be rough for those who don’t meet standards, it is not hopeless. Out of 1410 applications submitted in 2012, 115 students were denied admission according to a 2012 report. “We’ve had the highest amount of applications we’ve ever had,” said Admission Vice President Joel Weyand, who has worked in Admissions for three years. “As a percentage of it all, it may be a little increase, but it’s not astronomically high.” In 2011, six percent of students were denied compared to eight percent in 2012. “We want to set students up for success, not failure,” Weyand said. “It’s not worth bringing someone in who is unlikely to
succeed and leaving with a lot of debt with nothing to show for it.” Sherri Hanigan, director of student support services, said more than 200 files come in each year that don’t meet academic requirements. However, many students are not immediately denied. Students with a particularly low ACT score or low high school grade point averages are sent to an admissions committee made up of three faculty members. Hanigan and Becky Hunke, assistant to the vice president for academic affairs, also serve on the committee to offer assistance. Only the three faculty members vote on whether or not the student gets admitted. “It’s a great way for students to be looked at individually and not just have as absolute 'yes' or absolute 'no',” Hanigan said. Kurt Runestad, associate professor of music education, has served on the committee for three years and said it met once a week. He said the committee looked at hard academic statis-
“Of the one-third admitted with conditions, our success rate is usually 95 to 100 percent after the first semester.” Sherri Hanigan-Student Support Services Director tics, ACT score and grade point average, college prep courses and letters of recommendation. “The only files the committee sees are the ones that are on the edge,” Runestad said. Runestad said the committee had three options: admit the student, admit the student with conditions or deny the student. “Although each of those denials is hard in a way, every college is trying to better itself,” Runestad said. Hanigan said only one-third of students admitted with conditions ended up coming to Doane, and students don’t know they had gone through the committee. Students who are admitted
with conditions have to meet with academic support services and meet certain requirements. “If the student has a low ACT score, they are required to be in some of our developmental courses,” Hanigan said. Additionally, Hanigan said these students were not permitted to take more than 15 credits so they don’t get overwhelmed. The support services offer courses on reading and study skills, writing skills and developmental math skills. Hanigan and Weyand agreed the students who were admitted with conditions typically worked hard and have success. “Of the one-third admitted with conditions, our success rate
is usually 95 to 100 percent after the first semester,” Hanigan said. Hanigan said there were slight drop-offs second semester, but the success rate remained around 90 percent. When prospective students are recruited to Doane for specific programs like athletics or music, the faculty who recruited them can advocate for the student by writing a letter to the admissions committee and by giving scholastic support during the student's’ time at Doane. “If you have a program where a coach mandates a study table, we know they are going into a structured system and there’s a higher chance of success,” Weyand said. Head football coach Matt Franzen said he didn’t “go to bat” for just anyone. “We try to be very realistic,” Franzen said. “For us as coaches, it doesn’t do us any good to argue for a premier athlete when we can see from their high school records they won’t be here more than a semester anyway.” Franzen said the team had
weekly study halls for first-year students to help with time management skills. “Different sports do it differently,” Franzen said. Head track coach Ed Fye also said the coaching staff only advocated for students on rare occasions. “In my 28 years here, we haven’t had any kid that hasn’t gotten their degree that we’ve advocated for that was in the track and field program,” Fye said. Fye said if an athlete received a D or F grade at midterm, they signed the students up for tutors. “I’ve sat down with the professors and said ‘if he’s failing what do we need to do to be successful?” Fye said. Doane students say they agree with the policies of the admissions committee. Freshman Glen Thomas said he understood there should be exceptions. "It really needs to be looked at as a case by case basis,” he said. "The standards are there for a reason. They need to be maintained.”
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4/24/12 • 11:00 p.m. Trespassing. 4/25/12 • 11:40 a.m. Possession drugs.
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More than 50 new freshmen were inducted Friday into Alpha Lamba Delta honor society.
from p. 1 STUCO “The changes on the congress will be a fun way to get rolling, and getting new ideas is always good,” Couton said. Other returning senators are freshman Kayla Ambrose, sophomore Bettye Reyes and juniors Grant Dewey, Quint Geis and Ryan Corrigan. Overstreet said she wanted to learn from the congress and hear students’ opinions and ideas. “It is a huge accomplishment for myself to be a senator,” Overstreet said. Segerstrom said that since
from p. 1 ACCREDITATION plan will keep us focused and help us not get diverted,” Jacobs said. The report also indicated that the workload of faculty, while an improvement, could use attention. The HLC recognized that Doane took an important step in reducing workload by lowering the full-time credit hour requirement from 24 to 21 credit hours per year. Faculty, though, continue to have heavy workloads. Burney said the reason for this was that faculty had a lot of course preparation for the academic programs at Doane. “Part of the discussion as we revise the strategic plan is we’ll
Gelb would be studying abroad from p. 1 FUNERAL next semester, she would not have to complete a personal Franzen said he wanted the project first semester. coaches to pick the toughest, Gelb said she would like to scrappiest players. work on introducing an activity “Fanning was the first name about drinking during freshmen everyone listed,” Franzen said. orientation similar to Sex SigHe had to ask them who else nals. they wanted besides Fanning, he Couton said she wanted to said. put a Redbox video rental booth Franzen told another story on campus for her personal about Fanning’s sport abiliproject. ties despite being only 5 feet 6 Segerstrom said she felt con- inches. fident in the abilities of the new Once he had to tell Fanning to congress. stop tackling, in which Fanning “They’re all passionate about replied with a smile, “Just trying Doane,” Segerstrom said. “I to toughen them up coach.” think they respect that they were “Cody got along with everyelected by the student body.” body,” Franzen said. “Not just got along, he loved everyone.” review the workload of faculty Franzen said that if someone and identify how best with the had a smile on their face, Fankind of learning experience we ning wanted to become friends want to see in the future how with them. best to accomplish that,” he The service concluded, and said. everyone stood as Fanning’s Special Education Profesfamily exited. sor Kay Hegler said it was imThe Doane Football Team portant that Doane receive aclined up in the center aisle with creditation because without it four men in each row. students would not be able to They linked arms. receive federal aid. They slowly crouched down She said accreditation also as they swayed side to side and made it easier for students to began to yell their pre-game transfer credits when applychant for the first time in three ing to graduate or professional years without Fanning. schools. Those who had silently wept “It (accreditation report) stayed silent no longer. shows us as a great institution “If I could talk to Cody where we are now and an inagain,” Franzen said, “I would stitution poised for growth,” thank him for the difference he Hegler said. “It’s an exciting was going to make in our small time to be at Doane.” corner of the world.”
Mark Plano Clark, associate physics professor, is finishing his 16th and final year at Doane. Clark said the decision to leave was sudden and bittersweet. His wife, Vicki Plano Clark, received a job offer at the University of Cincinnati. “I had been nagging my wife for years to get her Ph.D. so she can get a class of her own,” Mark Plano Clark said. Now a professor, Vicki Plano Clark applied for a position at the University of Cincinnati and was accepted. Mark Plano Clark said she vowed not to take the position unless he could find work there as well. In February, UC packaged a deal and found a position. The second week in March, Mark Plano Clark flew to Cincinnati for an interview. The position was extended to Mark Plano Clark and he said he couldn’t refuse the offer. “She’ll (Vicki) be a star,” Mark Plano Clark said. “The nagging worked. I hadn’t planned on retiring for another 10 years. With UC I won’t have to; I’ll be in the same field, and she’ll have her own class.” Mark Plano Clark said he enjoyed the traveling involved in Vicki Plano Clark’s work at UNL. The Clarks would take one or two trips to Europe a year. This year, though, the trip is shorter and Mark Plano Clark must stay behind. “While she’s (Vicki) traveling this summer, I’ll have to prepare the house,” Mark Plano Clark said. “Cleaning the house and my office are two things I don’t want to do. I told Marcia (Glenn, LIED custodian) that we might need a garage sale just for what’s in my office.”
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Fanning’s funeral worth trip to Wauneta, Neb. Coach and football team help community heal from death When Football Head Coach Matt Franzen signed up to coach at Doane, he probably considered factors like salary, location, hiring and recruiting. He maybe expected to lose players that transferred or got injured. He probably never considered the possibility of losing a player by death. He probably had practice plans ready. He probably prepared pre-game, halftime and post-game speeches. He probably never considered the possibility of doing a eulogy. The tribute he paid to Cody Fanning, though, was breathtaking. At Fanning’s funeral Tuesday, Franzen was asked to give the final eulogy. He spoke about how he was maybe not the most qualified person for the job, but he was honored to speak. He began by telling the audience about a dream he had recently which featured Fanning. He questioned what he would have told Fanning if he had one more chance to speak to him. He spoke about Fanning’s football performance and how he impacted his teammates, roommates, friends and coaches. The audience of around 500 people laughed, listened, remembered and cried. Franzen covered every topic of Fanning’s life that the audience could ask for. Although Franzen knew Fanning through football, and most of his stories related to the field and workouts, there wasn’t a piece of Fanning’s life and personality that was left out. After recollecting stories from Fanning’s friendships, Franzen focused the eulogy on what was most meaningful to him. Football. Franzen reminded the audience of Doane’s third football game this season when Fanning had an interception that resulted in a touchdown against Northwestern College. The 20-8 final score gave the Tigers the third out of five straight wins to start the season. Fanning, according to Franzen, gave the team the confidence it needed to play against the toughest teams. He said the 5 foot 6 inch linebacker was an inspiration to him and the rest of the football team. Judging by the size of the crowd at the ceremony, Franzen and the football players weren’t the only ones inspired. After the ceremony, the football team paid their respects the best way it knew how. The men huddled together in lines of four, linked arms, approached the family and did their usual pre-game chant. The men then approached Fanning’s parents to give group hugs and condolences. If anyone has ever questioned the family-like community that Doane provides, the scenes at Fanning’s funeral took those questions away. Although the drive was long, it was worth it. Franzen and the rest of the Doane football team helped send Fanning off the right way. Although his death was sudden and unexpected, the pain from the tragedy has been easier to handle with the family we call the Doane Tigers.
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Similar recycling projects have been done at other universities. The donated items raise money for local charities like FoodNet.
Recycling project to benefit Crete Over the last few weeks I have explained potential green projects on campus that can go into effect for next year, now it’s time to fill you in on one that is going on right now. Every year, students throw perfectly good futons, school supplies, decor and even clothing into the massive trash bins placed on either side of campus. This year they will have another option. With the help of staff and volunteers, I will be piloting a program called Chuck it for Charity during finals week. The idea is to divert usable items from going to the landfill and instead, donate them to charity. From May 13-19, students will be able
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to donate gently used furniture, decor (such as lamps and rugs), clothing, books, certain appliances and school supplies to marked areas of their residence halls. Each night, volunteers will move these items to Butler gym
to be sorted and stored. On May 24-26, items will be sold at bargain prices at a charity garage sale in Crete with the proceeds going to FoodNet, a non-profit organization that provides free food to needy families at the Wanaks Community Center on
Saturdays. Items that are not sold will be donated to local charities such as the Salvation army, the People’s City Mission and Goodwill. Similar projects have been done at several universities around the country. At Portland State University, students collected over 2,000 pounds of items and donated $600 in proceeds to local charities. This is a project we can feel good about and has the potential to expand year after year. If any student would like to volunteer with the project they can contact me via email or by phone at 402881-5716. Look for posters around campus about the event.
Death hardest topic for student journalist BY ALISHA FORBES
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Staff Writer Newspaper reporter and broadcaster topped Career Cast’s Worst Jobs of 2012 list for the first time ever this year. Newspaper reporter ranked No. 5 and broadcaster ranked No. 10 because of stress, decline in job opportunity and income level, according to Career Cast. It’s true that being a reporter is not easy. In fact, it’s really hard sometimes, but the rewards have always outweighed the costs. Rewards: an overwhelming sense of accomplishment after a tough story is finished and the fact that people actually read your stories and rely on you for information. In other words, reporting can make your life feel purposeful. Costs: trying to get interviews, interviewees yelling at you when you ask questions they don’t like and lots of criticism. In other words, it’s tough to write important stories that others don’t want you to write. However, when junior Cody
Fanning died, the tables turned. Reporting on a friend’s death is one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do; and then to receive criticism on top of that? It was one of the sickest feelings I have ever had in my stomach. I was with Fanning the night he died and one of the last things we said to each other was, “I’ll see you later tonight.” But we wouldn’t. If I had to write about friends dying, I didn’t want to write at all. I’ve always carried my heart on my sleeve, and was only able continue searching for information about Fanning’s ac-
cident because of the support I received from my journalism family. All of this made me very unsure of whether I could truly handle the strife and loss a journalist must face on a daily basis. I was ready to give up. The costs outweighed the benefits. It may have taken a four-day trip of escaping to Boston, Mass. to pour my heart, soul and grief into Forensics for one last time this year, but I realized something very important. If anything, I should not silence voices, but rather give them an opportunity to be heard. A tough situation isn’t an excuse to let the public down. Being a journalist isn’t easy for a reason. You play an important societal role in the essence that hundreds, thousands, millions and sometimes billions of people rely on you to tell them what is happening.
My parents always taught me that when a horse bucks you off, you get right back up and try again. This is true for anything you do. Fall off your bike. Get back up. Fail a test. Study a million times harder. Lose a friend. Reach out to the ones you love and let them know you care. So while being a news reporter may be one of the worst jobs, it doesn’t make it less significant to the person who does it. In fact, your passion may be one of the hardest dreams to reach for, but that doesn’t mean you should give up and stop reaching for the stars. Fanning showed us all something important; that life isn’t easy. It’s very hard. But, just because a moment is ranked as the worst in history doesn’t mean we have to give up. Instead, we must push through the hard times so we can enjoy the good ones. Fanning was one of the happiest guys around and always wore a smile on his face. Let’s make him proud.
Thumbs up to the new Student Congress senators. We look forward to everything you will do for the campus next year. And congratulations to the Student Congress members who will stay on staff next year. We appreciate all you do.
Thumbs down to the departure of Associate Physics Professor Mark Plano Clark. The physics department will not be the same without you. We wish you and your family the best of luck in Cincinnati.
Thumbs up to Alisha Forbes for being a semi-finalist at the Interstate Oratorical Association’s National Contest hosted by the Emerson College in Boston, Mass. over the weekend.
Thumbs down to leaving your windows open during a rainstorm. Nobody likes flooded drivers seats.
Thumbs up to Caroll Peterson for his Walt Whitman impersonations Thursday night. Literature is much more enjoyable when someone acts it out. Thumbs up to a positive accreditation report. The college is now in good standing with the Higher Learning Commission and can focus on strategic planning. Thumbs up to the new Alpha Lambda Delta students. We applaud your strong academic performance last semester and we are proud to consider you part of our college.
Thumbs down to the lingerie football league for making football as sexual as possible. The league is just an obvious way for men to be overly-creepy.
Thumbs down to not getting enough sleep. It’s important, especially at this stressful time of year, to get at least eight hours of sleep every night. Make sure you do what you can to get the full beauty rest every night.
Thumbs down to those who aren’t attending any of the events during Doane President Jacque Carter’s inauguration. Take time to honor the new college president.
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Freshman Courtney Haas and sophomore Angeline Dai performed in “Women at War” Tuesday night. The play, directed by senior Laura Jacob, explained how society may impact female body image.
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Doane Community, The definition of “pride” cited by the Merriam-Webster dictionary includes such: the quality or state of being proud, delight or elation rising from some act, possession, or relationship. The Doane Community laid to rest an outstanding young man yesterday in Wauneta, NE; roughly five hours from campus, with over 200 men and women from this college there to pay their respects. Athletes, faculty, students, coaches and administration were there to support Cody Fanning’s family as well as our own. An overwhelming outpouring of love and support for each other in a week of sadness and remembrance is what makes Doane College an unbelievable community to be a part of. I’m not a graduate of Doane, merely a coach who was searching for a place to advance his career, and by being blessed to have coached Fanning, a home is what I have
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- LETTER TO THE EDITOR - Words like rape - OPINION and retarded found. The definition of pride downright lazy in our use of ofuses the terms such as: delight fensive words. shouldn’t be from some act, possession, or Think back to this past week. relationship; all of which were How times have you used in casual walkedmany on display in the recent week. down the hallway or Bonding together as a singubeen in class and heard someconversation lar body to support Fanning’s one say “you’re so retarded,” or family and each other, proudly displaying your affiliation with Doane and strengthening relationships amongst each other is what will resonate within me forever as a result of these trying times. Standing tall, together and with greater understanding, I’m PROUD to tell my friends and family that I am from DOANE COLLEGE! Sincerely, Grant Mollring Assistant Football Coach/ Lecturer
BY ALYSSA BOUC Life + Leisure Editor As a student journalist, I’ve always been an advocate for the first amendment. I believe that freedom of speech is one of the most precious rights we have in this country, and the right is even more important in the success of my future career. However, we often take this luxury for granted and become unconscious, disrespectful and
“that’s so gay?” Take the word rape, for example. Too many times I’ve heard people say “oh man, I just raped that test,” or “that practice raped me today.” This word, one of the most serious crimes that can be committed, should not be used out of context. Aside from ranting about my own personal feelings, when we begin to take serious words and use them in casual ways, it discredits the real meaning of the
“Although it may be harder than it sounds, we must become conscious of which words we use.” Alyssa Bouc-Life + Leisure Editor word. I’m not saying by using the word rape out of context that the crime becomes less serious, but by associating the word with casual situations it can can create the illusion in our minds. Luckily, unlike most problems, this issue is an easy fix. Although it may be harder than it sounds, we must become conscious of which words we use. Recognize offensive words that have become a habit and catch yourself in the act. It might take a little practice, but find words to replace the offensive ones. Really, it’s not that
difficult to say “you are ridiculous,” or “that test just owned me.” Second, don’t be afraid to call out your peers--in a respectful way--when they use the words improperly. Although they may get embarrassed or upset, they will most likely begin to do the same. In the end, you are still entitled to say any word you wish. A cop is not going to arrest you for saying either of the “r” words. Just think twice before blurting out offensive language. You never know who you are offending.
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Students in Eric Stearns’ 3D art class create furniture out of cardboard, and their final was to create a chair without using ductape.
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Cardboard: the new art BY AILEEN GELB Staff Writer Very few students can take their final home with them to use later, but the students in Eric Stearns’ 3D art class can do just that. The final project for the class is to create a chair out of cardboard. The class uses cardboard because it is strong and cheap, Stearns said. “Nothing against our program here, we just don’t have the welding,� Stearns said. “I wanted them to use materials that they could get a lot of access with that they wouldn’t have to spend a lot of money on.�
Stearns said he only had a few requirements of the chairs; students could use anything except duct tape and a person must be able to sit in it. Junior Marli Peters has taken the class in the past and said the most important part was planning. “A lot of people get excited about it and then they work on it and then it doesn’t turn out the way they wanted,� Peters said. “That’s why planning is so important.� Freshman Sydney Johnson, who is currently enrolled in the class, said she was nervous at the prospect of making her own furniture. “I’ll be nervous when it
comes around,� Johnson said. “But we’ve had crazy stuff before; like we had to make a paper dress two weeks ago.� The students have two weeks of class time to work on the project, Stearns said. Before they begin working with the actual cardboard, they must draw out their design from every angle. The final grade a student would get greatly reflected the work they put into the project and the amount of time they spent perfecting it, Stearns said. “I grade them on their concept and their design,� Stearns said. “I want them to be contemporary chairs, I don’t want you to make just a lawn chair.
I want it to be well thought out, planned.� Stearns said he did the project as a final so that students would be able to take them home and get further use out of their creations. “I’d have to take it home and make my mom put it in the living room,� Johnson said. “And like present it, because I don’t have any room. I’d make her put it in the living room, at least for a good month. Be like, ‘hey look this is what my daughter made.’� Johnson, a biology major, said she was not the artsy type, but she thoroughly enjoyed the class. “When I was touring Doane,
I really wanted to do some sort of art class and since it fit, I was like, yeah, I’ll do that,� Johnson said. “It’s really relaxing. I enjoy it; it gets me outside of doing my biology major stuff.� The point of this project, and every project in the 3D art class, was to push students, Stearns said. “I push them to a point where they have to make good decisions, and then they learn from it,� Stearns said. “There’s a lot of art that students get by with ‘good,’ but I push. I want to push them because students aren’t going to get better if you give them just the average.�
New football league leaves little to mind A lingerie football league for women will come to Omaha in 2013 BY JAY GROTE Staff Writer You’re at the big football game. You sit down in the bleachers and kick-off begins, but only one thing is missing: the players clothes. Most of them, anyway. In a press release on April 19, the Lingerie Football League
announced Omaha, Nebraska as an expansionary location for games in 2013. The league, hailed as “the fastest growing sport in the U.S.�, according to Businessweek, features women in lingerie playing football in a noholds-back fashion. Curtis Webb, Ralston Arena General Manager, said he was contacted by the LFL and agreed to hosting two games in the spring 2013 season. Webb said the league was something different and could stay if it received positive reception. “We understand it has a taboo feel to it, but it’s no different than the issues that we face with two guys in mixed martial arts, or boxing, who are beating each
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Baseball to keep intensity in GPAC BY AUSTIN BENSON Staff Writer
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Doane baseball celebrates with the trophy after winning the Great Plains Athletic Conference outright.
Haymarket Park hosts Doane College vs Briar Cliff University in the first round of the Great Plains Athletic Conference baseball tournament. The Tigers won the GPAC conference tournament last year to advance to nationals, and have already clinched a birth winning conference outright. The team still will focus on playing with intensity. “I think it is a huge deal winning the conference tournament,” junior AJ Spanel said. “We want to prove we’re the best team in the conference, and winning it would prove that.” Doane finished the regular season 16-4 in the GPAC and did that by playing the way they practice Sophomore Elliot Engle said. “We want to fly around and make plays,” Engle said. “We just need to stick to playing Doane baseball.” The Tigers were picked in the preseason to win the GPAC and followed through by winning it outright. With them being the No.1 seed and experienced players, there is a comfort in playing, senior Chance Brull said. “The team has had an X on its back all season,” Brull said. “In being the No.1 seed we want to play the best ball in conference, and we have played the best this season.” The experience will keep the Tigers calm heading into action Senior Anthony Hincy said. “Being the third year in a row we’ve made the tournament, we know what to expect,” Hincy said. “To the other teams,
it is win or go home.” “We have a lot of sureness going into the tournament that we will get the job done,” Spanel said. Spanel believes the target on the teams back is propelling them forward because teams in the conference don’t think the Tigers are , in fact, the best he said. “A lot of the teams in conference don’t feel that we are the best,” Spanel said. “By winning these games, we can prove that we are.” By clinching the regular season GPAC crown, the Tigers can play loose knowing they have a bid to nationals in hand Engle said. “We have clinched a birth into the national tournament,” Engle said. “We can play loose and with confidence know that.” While winning conference was main focus for the Tigers, the team still has goals that have yet to be reached. “We want to make it a 40 win season. That hasn’t been done at Doane,” Hincy said. “Our ultimate goal is making it to the Final Eight in Idaho.” Brull will take the mound at 9 a.m. for the first pitch vs. the Chargers in Haymarket Park. “I want to come out aggressive and throw strikes,” Brull said. “Making Briar Cliff earn their runs will benefit our team, I believe.” Head Coach Jeremy Jorgensen has emphasizes an attack mentality and playing like they have all season, said sophomore Nathan Roth. “We need to focus on coming out aggressive and attacking the baseball,” Roth said. “If we do that, the result will take care of themselves.
Doane shows small school can compete BY KEVIN ANDERSON Staff Writer Before Jesse Owens ran his historic races in the 1936 olympics, winning four gold medals and showing the world what an American could do, he represented his college track team at a nationally recognized event called the Drake Relays. Starting in 1910, the Drake relays have been held annually, inviting the best collegiate runners to come and compete.
Past olympians attend to see the future of their sport. Recruiters look on with quiet interest and Doane sent a team of its best runners to represent the Tigers in front of 50 thousand people in this year’s relays that took place on the weekend of April 27th. “I’ve never run in front of that many people before,” said sophomore Adam Baxa. “It’s one of the biggest track meets of the country.” According to head track coach Ed Fye, this year Doane sent a re-
“It’s a chance to put the college on the map.”
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lay team to compete in the 1600 meter sprint medley, the 4X100 meter relay and B.J. Lawrence, a record-setting junior member of that relay team, also competed in the 100 meter dash. The official results of the
Drake relay show that Lawrence took fifth place in the 100 meter, running it in 10.45 seconds, not far from the top; First place running 10.08. “I went in with the fastest time (in the preliminaries) and got fifth,” Lawrence said. “I think I could have reacted better to the gun. Other than that, I think I’m on track to peak some really good times in late May and into the summer.” The relay team running the 1600 meter sprint medley took fifth place out of the 12 schools
competing. The Tiger were most successful in the 4X100 meter relay, in which they took second place. Senior Ben McCaleb ran in both races. “I felt we did pretty well as a team,” McCaleb said. “We all gave it our best shot and ran a pretty good race.” McCaleb said that Doane has competed in the Drake Relays for at least three years running and is one of the few NAIA schools to compete in such a large setting. “There was about 50,000
people there,” he said. “It’s the chance to put the college on the map. We can show people that we aren’t just a small-town college. We’ve got good athletes and compete with the best.” Lawrence said that now that Doane has been invited several years in a row, there is a good chance Tigers will run in the Drake Relays for years to come. “We’ve got some young guys on the team that I can see going there and competing,” he said. “We’ve got some prominent, young athletes.”
Greg Heier has challenge of replacing Mosley BY RICHARD CREEGER Sports Editor With the announcement of Softball Head Coach Barry Mosley resigning at the end of this season, Doane will have to search for a replacement soon. It is inevitable that Athletic Director Greg Heier will have to find someone to continue the success that Mosley has brought to Doane. In his nine seasons, Mosley has a record of 184-214, a win percentage of 46 percent. He finished 103-103 in Great Plains Athletic Conference games.While this may not look like an amazing record, he has done great things for Doane. In 2006, Mosley led the Tigers to
a school record in wins with 28. They went 28-29 (14-10 in the GPAC) that year. In 2008, the Tigers won second place in the GPAC tournament, and finished one win shy of the school record, finishing 27-17 (14-10). In 2010, Mosley surpassed Don Miller as the most winning coach in Doane Softball history. This season, the Tigers won the most conference games in history. They went 13-5 in the GPAC this season. Besides the wins Mosley has brought to Doane, Mosley and his staff have been able to recruit great players both in the state of Nebraska and as far as California. Brooke Sampson, who is from
Baskersfield, California, broke the home run record this season, with 23 career home runs. She has five this season. It’s obvious that Mosley’s departure will leave a big hole in the softball program, and Heier has his work cut out for him this summer. This year alone, Heier has struggled finding coaches that will commit to the Doane program with everything they have. For example, the soccer program, after losing Greg Jarosik, hired Paul Harvey. Harvey stayed at Doane for less than two weeks before leaving the position. Heier then hired Jeff Voigt, who is now the head coach of the soccer team. Heier is going to have to make
sure to find a coach for this program that not only is able to relate with the team as well as Mosley has, but make him or her perform to the level that they have been. This is a team that is able to continue their up rise, and has a very bright future. They need to be able to stay competitive, and Heier needs to find a coach that will make them do that. He may not have to look far; that person could be on the staff already, but the search should start sooner rather than later, to avoid the thought of another coach leaving before or midseason. We all know Mosley is leaving, now it’s up to Heier to find that valuable and successful replacement.
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Fanning inspiration on and off field BY AUSTIN BENSON Staff Writer Cody Fanning was in the second semester of his junior year when he was taken from the Doane Football team and Doane Community. Football Head Coach Matt Franzen said the team emphasized keeping an open mind. Fanning was that way immediately, Franzen said. "Cody, from the time he got here hung around with everybody. To him, if you were going to live your life with a positive attitude, then he would be right there with you,” Franzen said. “That’s what, as a human being, I really loved about him.” Junior Defensive Lineman Nate Wragge said that the only way that Fanning did things was hard and all out. “The easiest way to describe Cody is that he did everything hard. He worked hard, played hard and partied hard,” Wragge said. “When you were around, him everything was 100 percent and it rubbed off on people.” Senior Defensive Lineman Tiger Sports Network/Courtesy Photo Clayton Kolling said the 5’6”, Cody Fanning on the football field. Fanning played Linebacker this past season. 150 pound linebacker was some-
one you could rely on every play of the game. “On the field it always seemed that he was a player that you could rely on no matter what. Every play he was going to be there,” Kolling said. “The coolest thing about him was his ability being a smaller guy making a huge play. It got everybody excited and made everyone elevate their play.” The Doane Tigers will look to use the memory of Fanning’s energy going into workouts and next fall Wragge said. ”For us, he was an energizer. He was small in stature, and started as a college linebacker. He always played with a ton of energy,” Franzen said. He enjoyed every minute on the field. Always a smile on his face, whether things were going well or things weren't going well. Always happy to be a part of things." Fanning proved people wrong everyday and not just on the field, Wragge said. He was also outstanding off the field. “On the field you learned that no matter what you were dealt you could be successful with it,” Wragge said. “A lot of people would say it was a disad-
“On the field it always seem that he was a player that you could rely on no matter what. Every play he was going to be there.”
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vantage having him on the field but everyone at Doane thought it was the complete opposite. We played harder when we were on the field with him.” As a letter winner in football, Fanning was also a scholar athlete and a respectful person outside the gridiron. “Going on trips we were taught be respectful,” Kolling said. “He was extremely respectful. He represented Doane always by being respectful to everyone wherever we went.” The team has not decided on what they will do next season to remember Fanning, but ideas have been brought up. “In the fall we’ll honor him somehow,” Franzen said. “We’ll wear his number on our helmets or something.”
Doane prepares repeat for GPAC title BY KEVIN ANDERSON Staff Writer Doane has won 24 of the last 26 NAIA women’s track championships and won the men’s championships for 11 years running, according to head track coach Ed Fye. Now this season’s Tigers will compete in the Great Plains Athletic Conference championships on the weekend of May 4 hosted by Nebraska Wesleyan University. “We set our goals at the beginning of the year,” Fye said. “The kids’ goals were to win indoor conferences, which we did. Then they wanted to win the outdoor championships.” If the Tigers meet their goals, they will be the third team from Doane to win all four championships in a season since the conference’s creation. “This is what we train for and prepare for all year,” senior Ben McCaleb said. “Hopefully it will pay off.” McCaleb said that it is stiff competition but that he’s not worried, looking at Doane’s performance so far, about earning them the top ranking in the conference. “We’ll come out with a victory,” McCaleb said. “If we go in competing like we’ve been competing all year then we shouldn’t have a problem.” McCaleb’s confidence is shared by junior B.J. Lawrence. “We’re looking to win championships for both the guys and the girls and have a pretty good shot
“This is what we train for and prepare for all year. Hopefully it will pay off.” Ben McCaleb-Senior at it,” Lawrence said. Last year after the championship, Lawrence set two of Doane’s outdoor track records in the 100 and 200 meter dash. After setting the seventh fastest time in the world this year, things look good for both him and the Tigers. “We’re one big family,” Lawrence said. “We’re not competing with each other at the track meet. We all support each other.” Fye said that the support is what is important. “Those trophies aren’t going to be talked about in a couple of weeks,” Fye said. “Track and field is a game, and we preach all year that you need to come together as a team. . . Them coming together as a team is what makes me feel like we’ve (coaching staff) done the right things.” When tested the team did come together. Fye said that the team plans to honor Cody Fanning’s memory by wearing his jersey number. “In the face of tragedy, I hope we realize that in real life you do the same thing you do in sport,” Junior Adam Baxa and senior Ben McCaleb run the relay during practice. Fye said. “Come together and heal.”
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Softball looking to hit ‘home run’ at GPAC BY AUSTIN BENSON Staff Writer The Doane softball team is seeded No. 2 in the Great Plains Athletic Conference; its highest seed ever. The tigers have won 11 out of 13 games to close out the regular season. Those wins will help push the team into the GPAC tournament, junior Alyssa Maraia said. “We want to ride the momentum that we have created for ourselves,” Maraia said. “We want to try and do what we have been (doing) so far, getting clutch hits when they’re needed.” With the team finishing second in conference, it wants conference opponents to know it is ready to compete, sophomore Shelby Mendlik said. “We are going to play our best ball,” Mendlik said, “Anyone that shows up against us is going to get our best shot.” Although they are ranked higher in conference than ever, Mendlik said the team is ready to perform without stress today against Midland University. “We have prepared to be where we are in the conference,” Mendlik said. “We don’t feel any pressure; we are letting the results take care of themselves.” Ryan Corrigan/The Owl Junior Brooke Sampson said the TiFreshman Kelsey Huenink throws a pitch during the game. Doane earned the second seed in the GPAC Tournament. gers need to continue playing quality ball
“We don’t feel any pressure; we are letting the results take care of themselves.” Shelby Mendlik-Sophomore heading into the tournament. “We need to take this game one game at a time,” Sampson said. “We need to play how we have been.” Maraia said this is Head Coach Barry Mosely’s last year coaching Doane softball. She said he has told the team to stay consistent and grounded heading into the GPAC tournament. “Our coach is keeping us calm and confident,” Maraia said. “He is emphasizing an attack mentality, especially for the seniors. He wants them to go out with a bang.” “We’ve done all that we can this season in preparation for this game,” Mendlik said. The Tigers take on Midland University at 2 p.m., at Hastings College in Hastings, Neb. “Hopefully when it comes down to it, we play well when we have too,” Sampson said. “That will be key for us to advance to Friday.”