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9/11 affects students past and present Students recall the struggle to understand 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Doane alumni joined military for the love of his country and for his family lineage. MORGAN HOLDER EDITOR IN CHIEF

In October 2001, the United States went to war. Since then, former Doane student Blair Talley has been deployed three times and is currently serving in Afghanistan. "My first deployment was 12 months back in 2004 to 2005, and my second tour in Iraq was nine months from 20072008," Talley said. Talley has been in Afghanistan since July. The 9/11 attacks were part of Talley’s decision to enlist, but it was not the main reason. "For as far back as my family goes, we have served in the United States military and helped defend this country in every major conflict in its history," Talley said. "I was enthralled by this lineage and felt it was my duty to participate and earn my place in the family history." He said his grandfather, who served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam, was a major influence in his decision to enlist. Talley was in high school during 9/11. "I remember being shocked and enraged at

the same time," Talley said. "How dare someone bring this to our doorstep. America has never backed down from a fight and someone may get the first punch like at Pearl Harbor, but when we counter, we keep swinging till we have them down and out." Talley is an Assistant Squad Leader for the Security Force or “SecFor” section of an Agribusiness Development Team from Nebraska. "I and the rest of the SecFor section provide security for the Ag team while they try and help the locals better themselves by being bettereducated in planting, growing crops, watershed development, and animal husbandry," Talley said. Talley said his job is difficult at times. "Sometimes it feels like herding cats because if they see something interesting and they want to check it out, we have to run after them and keep them safe at all times," Talley said. "Being a parent was the best training I had for my job over here." Afghani people had see

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Many students were headed home last May and Associate Dean of Student Leadership Russ Hewitt was getting ready to do the same thing. But Hewitt was traveling all the way from Tallil, Iraq. Hewitt is a captain in the Army National Guard. He returned to the United States from his second deployment last June after he deploy in Aug. 2010. His first deployment was from 2005-2006 working at a transportation company. This time around, Hewitt was in charge of logistic planning. He coordinated all troop movement in Iraq and Courtesy Photo continued until soldiers stepped off the buses in June. Associate Dean of Student Leadership Russ Hewitt is Hewitt said his jobs at Doane and in greeted by his son John Michael Hewitt after a long awaited return from Iraq. the National Guard had similarities. “Both of them (his jobs) have been significant leadership roles,” Hewitt said. He said his most recent job in the see RUSS HEWITT RETURNED p. 2

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A terrorist attack is hard to explain to an elementary school student. But after the 9/11 attacks in 2001, parents, teachers and loved ones were forced to explain a harsh reality. Ten years later, Doane students recall the lasting effects of the event. Sophomore Darilyn Hyland said her uncle was a firefighter that aided in rescuing victims from the Twin Towers. She said her family feared for his life because he was running in and out of the buildings as they were falling down. “I got to hear firsthand experiences from him,” Hyland said. Hyland said her uncle did not have severe injuries, but was hospitalized from smoke inhalation. “You’re scared for everybody, but the fact that it’s somebody who you know personally makes it a reality that it’s happening here,” Hyland said.

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Some Doane students spent Labor Day Weekend sleeping in; junior Brijesh “BJ” Lawrence won an international medal. Lawrence, a member of the Doane track and field team, won a bronze medal in the 4x100meter relay at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships on Sunday. Lawrence competed in Daegu, Korea for his home country, St. Kitts and Nevis, in the championships.

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Although Lawrence when you run against the specializes in the 100- best.” meter dash, he ran the Lawrence was joined 200-meter dash and the in the 4x100-meter relay 4x100-meter relay. Law- by his St. Kitts and Nevis rence placed 5th in his teammates; Jason Rogheat of the 200. He ran ers, Kim Collins, and Anagainst Jamaican Olym- toine Adams. pic gold medalist Usain “It was a sense of pride,” Bolt in the last leg of the Lawrence said. “I was 4x100-meter relay. very proud to be there for Bolt and the Jamaican my country. It was a great team set a new world re- feeling.” cord for the 4x100-meter Lawrence also enjoyed relay during the race. experiencing Korea. Lawrence said he was “We got there, and it excited to run amongst was a different atmoworld-class athletes. sphere,” Lawrence said. “I was in that race, so I “I’d never been to that can’t it explain well,” Law- part of the world before, rence said. “(Bolt) was fast, I barely saw him. It brings out the best of you see RESIDENCE LIFE p. 2

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and I Ioved it. When we got off the plane, twenty or thirty people welcomed us with our flag and flowers.” Doane Head Track Coach Ed Fye said he was excited to have Lawrence running for Doane. “He could quit now and go professional,” Fye said. “His team came home and met the Prime Minister (of St. Kitts and Nevis) at a red carpet event, and he came home to Nebraska and was in classes the next day.” Freshman Thomas Hodges, another Doane track athlete, said he saw Lawrence as a leader due to his experience. “I always knew he could do this,” Hodges said. “It was just a matter of time.”

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Courtesy Photo Junior Brijesh “BJ” Lawrence placed third in 4X100-meter relay at the International Association of Athletics Federations World Championships.

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skills. “It definitely gave me an opportunity to be involved in significant logistical challenges,” Hewitt said. Before Hewitt went to Iraq he was involved in a stateside mission in Wyoming. While there, Hewitt was participated in role playing exercises for soldiers where he did logistical coordination. The last time he worked at Doane was in the 20082009 school year under the same position he holds now. Jacobs said the only difference in Hewitt’s job description was that he was no longer the campus safety director. “At this point he does focus on more than just the safety office,” Jacobs said. Chris Loos, who stepped in as interim campus safety director during Hewitt’s absence, is the new campus safety director. Hewitt still oversees the safety department, along with residential living and commuter life, Greek life, health and wellness and counseling, and is the Chief Judicial Officer. Hewitt also returned to his wife and three children. Jacobs said Hewitt was wasting no time in getting adjusted again by scheduling meetings with Student Congress members. “It really is wonderful to have him back,” Jacobs said. “He’s done a good job getting himself acclimated. We are thrilled to have him back.”

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various reactions to military presence, Talley said. “Some are still in the mindset of just taking care of their family and their tribe,” Talley said. “Many others are very happy the Americans are here trying to help Afghanistan back on its feet.” He said he received good feedback when he was stationed in Iraq. “I never really had the chance to interact much with the Iraqi civilians

when I was there,” Talley said. “The few that I did talk to were overjoyed that we helped rid them of Saddam and brought about peace that they had not known since the IraqIran war of the ’80s,”. Talley said he has seen some gruesome events. “My base is in eastern Afghanistan and a VBIED (vehicle born improvised explosive device) blew up our ECP (entrance control point) two weeks ago,” Talley said. “A week before that my convoy was hit and put two of my guys

in the hospital and sent one guy home with an ankle so shattered it had to be reconstructed with pins and needles.” Although he experienced these events, Talley is not on the frontlines. “There are no frontlines in this war. The war comes to you,” Talley said. “There are two types of people on a deployment; fobbits and guys who go outside the wire. Fobbits is a term used for people who never leave the FOB or Forward Operating Base... Guys who go out-

side the wire are the ones who make things happen. I go outside the wire.” Disapproval of the United States’ involvement in the Middle East has grown. Talley said he felt the United States was justified in its actions. “America long ago stepped into the role of policeman of the world. Because we know what is right and hate it when we see innocent people suffering under tyrants, we sacrifice ourselves so that others may also know freedom.”

Nebraska Book bankruptcy affects Doane book rentals ALISHA FORBES

MANAGING EDITOR

Recent financial struggles with the Doane Bookstore’s partner, Nebraska Book Company, almost prevented book rentals from being a new luxury for Doane students. “I will say that we had some issues because Nebraska Book (NBC) went into Chapter 11 bankruptcy,” Bookstore Manager Lynette Newton said. After filing for bankruptcy, NBC chose to reorganize the company instead of liquidation. This made it possible for Doane students to rent books. Sophomore Raenecia Gordon and freshman Lacey Strenger said they didn’t receive much information about this new option.

Gordon said she found books, even though the deout about rentable books cision to start renting books after a Bookstore employee was made last spring. offered her the choice. “At times we have had “It was one of those ex- some road blocks and, pensive books, so I just de- in the end, we decided to cided to rent it instead of roll with it,” Newton said. buying it,” Gordon said. “We’re taking our chances Strenger said she wanted so the students can save to know more about the re- some money.” turn date There and what cur“Sometimes you like to be a are would haprently pen if the leader, and sometimes you 52 titles books were available like to be a follower.” not reto rent. turned on Junior time. Lynette Newton-Bookstore Manager R o s s “I didn’t Jenkins know much said he about it,” Strenger said. didn’t rent books because “So I just bought the used he didn’t want to give out ones.” his credit card information. Newton said NBC’s fi“Why can’t they just nancial problems averted charge it on our Doane Acadvertisement for rentable count?” Jenkins said.

Newton said purchases could be made on receivable accounts, but a credit card must be present in case students did not return books. This insured the Bookstore would be paid even if student did not have money in their account at the end of the year, she said. “Sometimes you like to be a leader, and sometimes you like to be a follower,” Newton said. “In this case, because there’s a lot of money involved, I think we’re going to be the follower and see how it (book rentals) works with other colleges.” But Newton said Receivable Accounts could be an option with renting books in the future. Overall, Newton said book rentals had been successful thus far.

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Sophomore Allysa Dimmitt said she thought the plane crashes were an accident at first. “I didn’t really get what was going on until a month later,” Dimmitt said, “And then it was really scary.” Junior Brandon Boyd said he watched the planes crash on TV in his class, but thought the attacks were a fictional TV show at first. “After I found out that it was a terrorist attack,” Boyd said. “I took it more seriously.” Dimmitt, Hyland and Boyd were in elementary when the planes crashed. “You’re taught about wars and stuff in school, but nothing had really been going on for, well, as long as I was alive,” Dimmitt said. Hyland said she didn’t believe it, either. “I was so little, so it was like one of those things where you feel like you’re so protected being in the United States,” Hyland said. “You just didn’t think that those things happened in real life.” Boyd said he also was in disbelief. “I couldn’t believe it,” Boyd said. “It happened so suddenly.” For Hyland, the anniversary also came quickly. “It doesn’t seem like it’s been 10 years,” Hyland said. “Everything is so fresh in your mind because it was such a traumatic event.”

e m i r C On Campus 8/31/11 • 6:30 p.m. Elderly female transported to Crete Area Medical Center. 9/4/11 • 12:17 a.m. Alcohol Policy and possession of drugs violations in Smith Hall. 9/5/11 • 9:20 p.m. Burglary on third floor of Frees Hall. 9/7/11 • 12:20 a.m. Harassment reported in Sheldon Hall.

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Student fees dispersed campus-wide LYNDSEY HRABIK

SAC adviser Amy Schmitt said that for this year’s budget they looked at the past two years of spending. She said that based on the data, they implemented a specific budget for each of the eight executive chairs to work with. The executive chairs include: President, Vice President, Secretary/ Treasurer, Miscellaneous Events, Marketing, Booking and two people from Annual Events. Schmitt said that in the past, each executive chair would get money approved for purposes as needed. Now, they each have a portion of the budget allotted to them. She said that smaller schools tended to do more with their student activities rather than book one big act. “We try really hard to bring in a variety of acts,” Schmitt said.

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Every college student pays student fees, but many students don’t know where that money goes. Although the total amount is listed online, $620 for the 2011-2012 school year, the breakdown is not given. The highest percentage of student fees, or 18.5 percent, goes toward “Academic and Student Computing.” Student leadership Vice President Kim Jacobs said the fee covered student printing and the cost of purchasing new computers. Other fees included $100 toward the travel scholarship and $100 toward the George and Sally Haddix Recreation and Athletic Center. Jacobs said that the fees for the RAC were not

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Student Fees Breakdown--1: Accident Insurance $6 (1%) 2: Athletics $14 (2.4%) 3: Green Initiative: $20 (3.2%) 4: Owl $20 (3.2%) 5: Safety/Parking $25 (4%) 6: Multicultural Education and Activities $30 (4.8%) 7: Magazine $35 (5.6%) 8: Student Congress $60 (9.7%) 9: Student Activities $94 (15.2%) 10: Haddix Center $100 (16.1%) 11: Travel Scholarship $100 (16.1%) 12: Academic & Student Computing/Printing $115 (18.5%)

being used to pay for the building. “The Haddix Center was built entirely with donations,” Jacobs said. “No

student fees or tuition revenue was used. The Haddix Center fee is used to cover the maintenance of the building.”

Student Activities Council (SAC) came in fourth with $94 in student fees per student. They have the option to distribute that

money into different areas within the group. SAC has a new way of distributing their portion of student fees this year.

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Brown sends more books to Africa KRISTEN BURGESS STAFF WRITER

The Books to Africa project is back with new leadership. Books to Africa is a project powered by Better World Books and aimed to increase literacy in African countries. This year Sertoma’s Doane Chapter is heading up the project. Collection boxes are set up on college campuses nationwide. Students and faculty can donate their old books. The books are then collected, packaged and sent to African schools and libraries where books are scarce. Once a library is filled, a new location is selected. Any books that are cannot be used are recycled. Rhonda Lake, project facilitator, has been involved with this project since it began at Doane with Hub of Cause. Although the project has occurred for several years, she said it seemed to have gained success with Sertoma’s involvement. Lake said that much of the credit for Sertoma’s

success with this project should be given to Sertoma President Jessica Brown. “That girl is a well-oiled machine that has put so much time and work into this project, and it just could not be done without her,” Lake said. “Honestly, I probably would have quit without her.” Brown said she was passionate about the project and excited for this year’s potential. "As more people become informed about the project and its positive contribution to world education, I expect us to surpass last year’s donations by far,” Brown said. Last fall, Doane collected 522 books, which equated to saving 10 trees and 4,475 gallons of water. Lake said Sertoma had already boxed and packaged 400 books this week. Collection of books for Books to Africa will be taking place throughout the entire school year, Lake said.

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Hometown: Kilgore, Neb. Something Students Should Know About You: I am getting married in October. feel free to come talk to me any time. Your Hobbies: Swing dancing, reading and Your Hobbies: Reading, going to movies

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Doane’s lack of honor for 9/11 pathetic As the anniversary of 9/11 approaches, Doane’s lack of support is upsetting to say the least. Since the majority of Doane students are in the age range 18 to 22 years old, we’ve lived half of our lives or more in a post- 9/11 world. Half of our lives. That’s not something to acknowledge? As far as Doane is concerned, it’s not. The only event planned thus far on Doane’s campus is a poster to be put up by Amy Schmitt and the Student Leadership Office. The poster will let students interact and share their memories of the 9/11 attacks. It’s a great idea, but there needs to be more. A poster is not enough. This isn’t all the fault of the faculty and staff, though. Students are responsible, too. The adults on campus have dealt with other historical issues. 9/11, however, is the major historical event of the students’ generation. It seems that every other group and program in the world is doing something to honor the decade anniversary of the monumental moment in history, Doane needs to do something as well. Even though 9/11 is a Sunday this year, the Doane community should make an effort to acknowledge the event either before or after the weekend. A guest speaker would be ideal. A gathering in Heckman Auditorium to discuss how the event has impacted our lives would also be beneficial. Even just a moment of silence would be acceptable at this point. As students, as faculty, and as a community, something needs to be done about this event. This definitely isn’t a day to be ignored.

Costa Rica is known for its conservation movement. Junior Ryan Corrigan is studying abroad there and enjoying this view from his window.

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Pura Vida lifestyle appealing to student Pura Vida! Welcome to Costa Rica, the land of peace and ecotourism. This semester, I will take you with me on the adventures and cultural perspectives on my study abroad. From the depths of daily life to the frontlines of the conservation movement, I hope to translate everything I learn back to you through writing and photography. Up first is a little background about what makes this country special and the principle of Pura Vida. Costa Rica was the first country ever to abolish its military and it has been this

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way since 1949. On the conservation side of things, more than 25 percent of the land is protected. It is one of the most biodiverse locations in the world with 4.5 percent of all known species on the planet, which is significant as it only covers 0.03 per-

cent of the earth’s surface. The people of Costa Rica do not referrer to themselves as Costa Ricans, instead they call themselves ticos(men) and ticas (women). Pura Vida is the country motto and this way of life is very unique. Basically, it

translates to “pure life” or “this is living,” but the expression is used as a greeting, farewell, thank you, you’re welcome, and, from my experience so far, just about anything else. If it’s a beautiful day ticos say “Pura Vida,” if the weather is miserable, “Pura Vida,” if someone steals your car, “Pura Vida;” life goes on. So how do you get yourself to Costa Rica? Contact the Director of International Affairs Jan Willems in Gaylord Hall. To follow my Costa Rican adventures online with more photos and a daily blog visit ryan-corrigan.com.

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Thumbs up to the bookstore offering book rentals. College is expensive, so a little saving goes a long way.

Thumbs up to Brijesh Lawrence for his performance at the World Track Championships. It’s great that Doane student athletes are representing our school in such phenomenal ways. Thumbs up to Russ Hewitt for his safe return from Iraq. We appreciate your service for our country. Thumbs up to Sertoma for collecting books for Africa. The opportunity to help increase world literacy is one we should all take advantage of. Thumbs up to the Crusade for Awareness and Scatter Kindness campaigns. Your push to raise awareness about depression and suicide are lessons we can all learn.

Thumbs down to injuries on the soccer teams. We hope the rest of the season goes better than last weekend in terms of health. Thumbs down to freshmen missing out on the opportunity to live in traditional housing. Smith, Frees, Hasen and Sheldon Halls hold an experience no student should miss out on. Thumbs down to the Cassel Theatre renovations blocking a major part of campus. The traffic around Perry Campus Center is bad enough at lunch, we don’t need more frustrations. Thumbs down to provoking the swans. The animals are just trying to live in peace. We wouldn’t want anybody provoking us. Thumbs down to thefts in Frees. As college students, we should be mature enough to respect the property of others.

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Cassel Theatre prepares for new look

Sierra Jones/The Owl Cassel Theatre updates began this week. The limestone retaining walls needed to be replaced because of safety concerns. The money for the project is coming from a fundraising project led by the Advancement Office.

Americans overreacted to 9/11 attacks, Hill says I spent weeks after 9/11 with a knot in my stomach, mourning for the victims and for my country. For Gen X-ers like me, it felt as if our generational test had finally arrived. This was our Pearl Harbor, the moment we would look back on as defining our lives and remaking our world. It felt that way—but was it really? Ten years on, we can now see we vastly overestimated the threat we faced, and while the world has indeed been remade, it was not because of 9/11 but because of our overreaction to it. I share with most Americans the fear and anger memories of that day engender, but if we can put aside our emotions, it was never reasonable that a few thousand extremists in the mountains of Afghanistan represented an existential threat to the richest and most powerful country in history. Even the worst case scenario—a nuclear detonation in a dense urban

Letter to the Editor area—could hardly have toppled us. We know now that Osama Bin Laden even understood that—his goal was to goad us into behaving stupidly and toppling o u r s e l v e s . Unfortunately we have, to an extent, obliged him. We have obliged him by wasting both blood and treasure on a war in Iraq which was unrelated to our pain. We have obliged him by sacrificing our privacy to warrantless wiretaps of our overseas phone calls and our dignity to airport X-ray machines which display our naked bodies to strangers. We have obliged him by betraying our basic values during interrogations of questionable legality and by opening an extra-Constitutional prison in Cuba. And all of that together has obliged him by tarnishing our global reputa-

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tion as the world’s primary beacon of democracy and goodness, hastening our decline as its pre-eminent power. Meanwhile, other challenges have gone largely unmet. While we overreacted to 9/11, China became the world’s second largest economy, yet we have done little to modernize our infrastructure and education systems to prepare for its continued rise. Our housing and banking sectors melted down, yet our efforts to prevent a repeat performance have been tepid (at best). And we have

ignored the irrefutable evidence of our impact on the climate, dumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere at an ever-increasing pace. History will judge us harshly for our failure to act on each of these fronts. Yet it is doubtful any of this has even made us appreciably safer. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the famous “underwear bomber,” for instance, was stopped not by heightened airport security but by the other passengers on his plane (and by his own incompetence). A more vigilant and aware public seems the best weapon we have against terrorism, one that surely could have been implemented without all the costs listed above. A century from now, it will likely be our reaction to 9/11—what we did, and what we did not do—that will be of greater consequence than the event itself. The attack was a tragedy; the response has been a disaster.

“I would rather have somebody search me and embarass me than let somebody on the plane who could cause harm.” Lyndsey Hrabik-News Editor

Stronger airport security worth getting frisked I remember watching the evening news at my house one night after 9/11, and on that particular evening were all of the items airport security had confiscated, including a variety of knives disguised as other items. I remember being frightened that anybody would even try to bring those items onto a plane. Then, I remember a sense of relief that security was stepping up and trying to catch anyone before they could cause harm. Last May, I went on an interterm trip to Germany. On the way back home, I went through the sensor in a German airport and set the alarm off. My face immediately took on a flushed shade of red, and the security guard asked me to step back through. To my dismay, I set the alarm off again. The guard proceeded to pat me down in front all the other passengers coming through the same gate. She even slid her hands down around the inside of my pants. I was mortified. She then took me behind a

Opinion curtain and made me take my shirt off. She discovered that the underwire of my bra had been setting the sensor off. I was angry, I was mad, and most of all, I felt like my privacy had been invaded. I couldn’t bear to even look at the guard. I had to take a step back and look at the situation. Sure, what they did invaded my privacy. But looking back, I got over the embarrassment within a half hour. They didn’t know me. They didn’t know my background. It’s sad that we have been forced to take such extreme measures with security, but there is a reason for it. I would rather have somebody search me and embarrass me than let somebody on the plane who could cause harm just because security was afraid to get personal. Weigh the options. I choose embarrassment over possible danger.

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Library has new items to ‘check out’ TYLER WEIHE STAFF WRITER

GTL: Gym, Tan, Library. New books, new movies and Jersey Shore can now be checked out at the Perkins Library. At the beginning of this semester, Interim Library Director Jayne Germer purchased $1,000 worth of movies and TV series for Doane students to enjoy. “We got some romances, some action movies, some kid movies,” said Germer. “We bought a few TV series like Jersey Shore, 16 and Pregnant and Flight of the Concords.” Germer said the library is also contemplating purchasing entertainment options for students to check out. “We’re toying with the idea of getting video games and board games,” she said. “But we’re probably

going to be doing a survey of students to get to know what they want.” Germer started buying new items last semester when she had her staff spend the library’s remaining funds. “The last day of the fiscal year I took the staff to Barnes & Noble and said just go shopping,” Germer said. “We haven’t done that before.” Freshman Brandon Saratella said he liked the idea behind the new options, but had some concerns. “I think it’s a good idea because it’s nice to just be able to go check out a good movie from the library,” Saratella said. “But they’re also promoting you to watch TV instead of doing homework.” Junior Brett Amen said the new additions would be a welcome alternative

to the current renting options available to students. “There aren’t too many places to rent movies here,” Amen said. “It will be a good alternative to Netflix.” Germer said the idea to purchase new material came from the Ad Hoc Committee of Technology and Learning. The committee is trying to give students the best technology to enhance student learning. Germer said she hoped more students will use the library for research and questions about research. “I want students to see that this is a comfortable place to be, and that it is a good gathering place if you have a group project,” Germer said. “I certainly hope we have more people coming and asking for help.”

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This year the Quads are housing something new— freshman. In the past, the Quads have traditionally housed upperclassmen but this year new-student overflow has freshman making their home in Colonial Hall. Two quads are currently occupied by freshman males. This non-traditional housing made some students concerned. Junior Grant Dewey lived one semester in Burrage Hall. He said he was concerned about his brother and other freshman living in such a distracting environment. “It is just louder. There are a bunch of people who

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like to run around and no one really thinks about someone who wants to study,” Grant Dewey said. “For freshmen put in that place it becomes difficult.” But Residence Life Director Kevin Bollinger said the freshmen seem to be getting along well despite the Quads’ reputa-

“My dad no longer works in New York City.”

Jessie Dragoo-Sophomore

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Freshmen find home for first time in quads CALLIE COX

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tion. “They are doing real- change.” ly well,” Bollinger said. But VanDriel said she “We are doing this as a also thought that the freshtrial because of over capac- man living in the Quads ity in the other would be most halls.” “It would be diffi- likely encounHe said the problems cult, especially for ter“It Quads are not would be the same as a freshman who difficult, espethey used to for a doesn’t know the cially be. Bollinger freshman who said they were environment.” doesn’t know known for the environbeing loud, but m e n t , ” Allison VanDriel-Senior in recent years VanDriel said. the number of “There is more noise compotential for plaints had declined. them to get into trouble.” Senior Allison VanDriel, Freshmen Paul Dewey, a Quad resident, said she Grant Dewey’s brother, thought the new alcohol said he was convinced the policy may help decrease Quads weren’t where he the number of parties.“I wanted to live this year.“I think it will be quieter and thought they were pretty safer to a degree,” VanDriel ghetto,” Paul Dewey said. said. “But there will be “He (Grant) told me stosome things that won’t ries of parties, and I like

my sleep.” Despite worries, Paul Dewey and his quad-mate freshmen Jake Smith said they enjoyed their quad and the social aspect it created.“I knew it would be better for my social life,” Smith said. ”It’s awesome to just have more guys to talk to.” Bollinger said although the freshmen quad residents haven’t encountered any serious problems, they weren’t experiencing the same first-year dorm experience as their classmates. “The quads are not conducive to first-year learning,” Bollinger said. But Smith said he wasn’t overly concerned. “Both my sisters went here,” Smith said. “And they ended up OK.”

“Everything is more strict around the country.”

Zack Lindsley-Junior

“I have more respect for people who are in the military and put their lives on the line.”

Brandie Sykes-Freshman

“It is harder to travel, because security is different.”

Chris Hladky-Sophomore

Hispanic Heritage Month to start on good ‘note’ LYDSEY HRABIK NEWS EDITOR

Hispanic Heritage Month is fast approaching, and Doane College is ready to showcase several guests. Hispanic Heritage Month begins Sept. 15 and lasts until Oct. 15. Multicultural Support Services Director Wilma Jackson said the group, “Echopoetico,” would be back because of its popularity last year. Dominique Garay and

Oscar Rios formed the group, “Echopoetico,” “All of this is to bring the college and the community where Garay performs togehter for Hispanic Heritage Month.” poetry and Rios performs music. The other Willma Jackson-Multicultural Support Services Director guest is an anti-oppression artist named Ben Jones, Jackson said. He said there would be we’re also having a short Garay said this year’s act has changed since last people from around play in the middle of the Nebraska coming to the whole thing. year. We’re bringing in the “It’s going to be very event, and that he was different from last year,” excited that the Crete com- elementary students and Garay said. “For the most munity and Doane’s cam- doing a short play. “I think it’s great that part Oscar and I were a pus would be the first duet, but every once in a place to experience the Crete and Doane are going to be the first place to while we collaborate with collaboration. We are working with a launch this sort of thing,” dancers and drummers.” professional dancer and Garay said. choreographer so we are All three guests have going to have dance been working with classes involved, there will be at Doane College and the some acting as well, and Crete Elementary and

High School. Hansen Leadership Program director and Liberal Arts Seminar (LAR) professor Carrie Petr said Jones would be visiting her class to talk about oppression. “I was eager to have him talk about his work and how he is a leader in the community,” Petr said. She said the book assigned to LAR classes this year dealt with oppression in under-developed countries. The book is titled, “Half the Sky,” by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl Wudunn. Petr said Jones could offer insight because his artwork was anti-oppression driven.

Jackson said Jones would be able to offer LAR classes a chance to not only read the book but also have the opportunity to visualize it. She said the main reason for the event was to keep Hispanic Heritage Month in mind. “All of this is to bring the college and the community together for Hispanic Heritage Month,” Jackson said. “Echopoetico” will be kick-off Hispanic Heritage Month at 6 p.m. Sept. 15 in Heckman Auditorium. Jones will accompany them onstage and paint live.

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Luong ‘Scatters Kindness’ across campus CASSIDY STEFKA

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Junior Jason Luong does not take depression lightly. In 2010, Luong lost two of close high school friends to suicide. “When two of your friends kill themselves in less than three months, then you know it (depression) is serious,” Luong said. After the loss, Luong and several friends started a company called Scatter Kindness Clothing. For every T-shirt they sell, they donate $1 to the Ganley Foundation. According to their website, The Ganley Foundation created the Crusade for Awareness to promote mental health through education about depression. The Crusade for Awareness will be held tonight in Common Grounds at 7 p.m. Grace Carricarte from The Ganley Foundation will be the keynote speaker. Scatter Kindness T-shirts will also be sold at Students check out Scatter Kindess T-shirts. One dollar of their profits go toward the Ganley Foundation for suicide awareness. the event. Luong, along with SAC about depression. and Doane Health and “Depression is a condiWellness worked together tion that can be treated on the project. and things can get better,” While this is an event Parsley said. “The most outside of the norm for important thing students SAC, Advisor Amy Schmitt can do is to recognize said it was important concerns with to bring those they some edu- “When two of your associate with c a t i o n a l friends kill themelves a n d events to encourage in less than three campus them access to along with months, then you resources that fun. know it (depression) can help.” “Raising Carricarte awareness is serious.” will speak for mental about the warnh e a l t h Jason Luong-Junior ing signs of issues is depression v e r y and suicide important and different to me personally and pro- w a y s to fessionally,” Schmitt said. cope and prevent suicide. Licensed Professional Luong will also speak Counselor Myron Parsley at the event about his said programs like Crusade experience with suicide. for Awareness are one “That’s how you defeat of the best ways students it (suicide),” Luong said. Scatter Kindness T-shirts are on display for students to purchase. could educate themselves “It’s all awareness.”

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Google + ‘adds’ privacy for social media users online Google+ o!ers apps that compete with Facebook TYLER WEIHE STAFF WRITER

Lookout Facebook, there’s a new social media in town: Google+. However, some Doane students that have tried the new Google+ said it would have a hard time competing with Facebook.

Myspace once ruled the online social media until Facebook exploded. Recently Google released Google+, a new way to share social information online, according to Google. Junior Matt Steffens said Google+ wouldn’t replace Facebook. “They’ll probably exist as a social media duopoly,” Steffens said. “Google+ seems to cater to Facebook’s original target market, college aged

“They’re fewer people on Google+, so that definitely plays into the privacy aspect.”

people.” Steffens argued Google+ had a better privacy feature than Facebook. “They’re fewer people on Google+, so that definitely plays into the privacy aspect,” Steffens said. “You can categorize people into acquaintances, close friends, and the like.”

group of people. Sparks help find entertainment that is tailored to the user’s interests. Finally there are hudMatt Steffens-Junior dles, like hangouts, that Google+ has only a few are used when communifeatures: Hangouts, cating with large groups. But huddles Circles, Sparks and are a chat group with Huddles, according to typed format instead of Google. Hangouts consist of video chat. Steffens said he enjoys communicating through a video chat, face-to- the circle feature the face, with either one friend most because he doesn’t or a large group. Circles want some social information going to distribute social content to a specific controlled the wrong friend.

“I don’t think there’s any sense in my mom seeing pictures of me partying,” Steffens said. Sophomore Luke Reiff said he believed Facebook had become the standard of social media and Google wouldn’t be able to compete. “Google+ doesn’t have enough features,” Reiff said. “The only reason I got it was I was interested and now I’ve only logged in twice.”

sports Soccer encounters success, injuries

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Sept. 8, 2011

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Doane’s soccer teams had a successful past weekend of tournament play, but will have to work to continue that success after injuries. The men’s team lost their first game of the Crimson Tide 2011 Invitational. The Tigers also lost Senior Team Captain Sean Dougherty after he dislocated and fractured his elbow during the game. The team rallied after the injury to win their second game. Freshman Drew Segerstrom said the injury wouldn’t hold the team back significantly. “It will definitely be a setback because he’s one of our senior captains,” Segerstrom said. “But we were able to come back in the second game and that shows we can overcome

obstacles.” Athletic Trainer Micaela Kelso said she thought Dougherty would need substantial rehab, but the team would rebound from the issue without any problems. Dougherty wasn’t the only player to sustain an injury on the field. Junior Ally Tamerius suffered a mouth injury her during the women’s game. “It was a minor injury, and we got it taken care of without too much fuss,” sophomore Naomi Crews said. The women’s team didn’t let the injuries hold them back. They tied in regulation and played double overtime in both games. Penalty kicks decided the final outcome. The girls came out with two wins and won the tournament.

The tournament ended on a high note for both teams but the rest of the trip didn’t go as smoothly. The players’ bus broke down on the way back to Crete, leaving them stranded on the side of the road for more than two hours. The teams arrived back at Doane early Monday morning. “People were complaining that it was a crappy trip, but I thought it bonded everyone together,” Segerstrom said. Crews said she thought that the weekend could have gone better, but she felt that playing together and winning the tournament made up for the setbacks. “There were some bumps in the road,” Coach Jarosik said. “But the women won and the men adjusted well, and we moved on.”

Women’s golf wins dual, ‘drives’ for Iowa CALLIE COX

LIFE + LEISURE EDITOR

The Doane women’s golf team is competing today at the Northwestern Invitational in Orange City, IA. The women’s golf team is ready to bring home more medals after winning a dual meet against rival Nebraska Wesleyan, last Saturday. Head Coach Jeannine Foster said today’s course is the one the team will play at the conference meet. “This tournament will be great because the girls will have two days of practice on this course before conference,” Foster said. Many Great Plains Athletic Conference teams are

competing alongside the Senior Megan RotherTigers today. Foster said ham said she thought it would be good for her the team would perform team to know where they better this year than past stood in the conference. seasons. “I am really excited,” “We have some reFoster said. “I think we ally strong freshmen,” have a Rotherham chance to “We are probably going to said. “As place higher than we have in be in the a team, I middle of the past.” think we our conferwill just be JaCee Pilkington-Sophomore a lot stronence.” Sophoger.” more JaFoster Cee Pilkington said she said competition on the had high hopes for the up- team started at practice coming meet. and would be even tough“We are probably er this year. The girls are going to place high- constantly fighting to be er than we have in the one of the top five on the past,” Pilkington said. team, Foster said. “It will be a confidence “I try to make practice boost for everyone coming as close to a competition off of a win.” as possible,” Foster said.

Sam Ritchie/The Owl Senior Terra Andreasen spikes the ball against Hastings College. Doane won the match 3-0.

Tigers sweep Broncos CASSIDY STEFKA

MULTIMEDIA CORDINATOR

In three straight sets, the Tiger volleyball team won their first ever game in the Haddix Center. The home crowd played a key role in the victory over the Hastings Broncos. “It was so loud on the floor,” Head Coach Cindy Meyer said. “It was amazing. We really appreciated it.”

Doane swept Hastings with scores of 25-19, 2519, and 25-14. Sophomore Ashley Axmann led the team in kills with 17; senior Terra Andreasen had 12, and junior Susan Rollman had 11. Junior setter Desiree Erikson said it was the Tiger blocking and hitting that were important in the win. With this win, the Tigers improve to 12-1 over-

all and 1-0 in GPAC play. The Tigers will play South Dakota Tech in the Hastings Quality Inn Classic Tournament Saturday at 1 p.m. Check out

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Men’s and Women’s Cross Country prepare for Nike Invite in SD RICHARD CREEGER SPORTS EDITOR

Doane’s cross country teams will compete Friday in Sioux Falls, SD at the Nike Invitational. This is the first event of the season for both the men’s and women’s team. Coach Brad Jenny said that this invitational would be a good test to see where the team was at. “You know, it’s kind of hard to tell sometimes where you are at,” Jenny said. “We had a little time

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trial last week. You could see that there were people that are ready to go.” Junior Zach Christensen said he thought the meet would help him prepare him for the conference championships. “I think this meet will help us mentally,” Christensen said. “This meet will help us get an idea of where we are at competition-wise in relation to these other teams and we will know where we need to do work throughout the

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“When we are all working hard side by side with the same goals, the success takes care of itself.”

season.” Christensen said he attributed the team’s readiness to a new off-season workout program. “I feel like we are pretty well-prepared for the meet in Sioux Falls, the bar was raised for our summer training this year,” Christensen said. “So we

Thursday, September 8 Women’s Golf @ Northwestern Invitational

Men’s Golf @ Mount Mary Invite

Mens Soccer @ Tabor College 3 p.m.

Volleyball @Hastings Quality Inn Classic

Womens Soccer @ Tabor College 1 p.m.

Friday, September 9 Women’s Golf @ Dordt Invitational

Saturday, September 10 Cross Country @ Nike Invitational

Volleyball @ Hastings Quality Inn Classic

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“We've only been practicing together as a team for two weeks, but I feel like we're ready to get out Zach Christensen-Junior there to see what we can do,” Smith said. “Everyare able to come into the one has really been workseason and can jump right ing hard at practice and into workouts and prepare challenging each other to to race, instead of spend- do their best.” The team would need to ing a few weeks having to continue to work hard in get up to speed to train.” Junior Halie Smith said every aspect throughout that although they hadn’t the season Smith said. “Since it's still very early been practicing as a team for too long, they were on in the season, we all just need to keep giving it all prepared for the meet.

Tuesday, Sepetmeber 13 Men’s Golf GPAC Championship Wendesday, September 14 Volleyball vs. Concordia University 7:30 p.m.

Men’s Soccer @ Fort Hays State University 6 p.m.

we've got at practice and competing at the meets,” Smith said. “We've got great potential this year and we're all very excited for the season.” Christensen said that if they did the little things, they can be successful. “I would say we just need to be doing the little things right,” Christensen said. “When we are all working hard side by side with the same goals, the success takes care of itself.”

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