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ISSUE NO. 11

THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2011

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SEMPER VERITAS

EYES

ON THE BALL

Photo by Ashley Swanson

John Sandlian, 24, senior of Torrington, Wyo., lines up a shot during Thursday’s Late Night at The Pit.

NEWS

Sandoz exhibit highlights female ballplayers

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FEATURE

SPORTS

Student artists showcase talent

Softball player breaks home run record Pages 10 - 11

Join or start an online discussion @ http://forum.csceagle.com

LIFESTYLES

Choir sings in centennial concert Page 12

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High court grants Hotz new trial T.J. Thomson Executive Editor The Nebraska Supreme Court last week granted a new trial to former CSC student Joseph Hotz, 28, of Rushville, who was convicted Jan. 12, 2010, of stabbing to death his roommate and fellow student, Kenneth Pfeiffer, 22, of Sebastian, Fla. The high court issued its ruling Friday in favor of Hotz, who is serving a 42 to 125-year sentence in the Nebraska State Penitentiary for his second-degree murder conviction.

Hotz attorney, Jeff Pickens, of the capital litigation division, said he was in contact with Hotz and told him about the ruling.

“He was happy,” Pickens said.

Both parties have the option to request a re-hearing of the court’s ruling.

Pickens said that he had “no intention” of filing for a rehearing.

Shannon Kingery, communications director for the state attorney general’s office, did not respond by press time Wednesday night about whether the Nebraska Attorney General, Jon Bruning, would seek a rehearing.

Bruning stated in a press release issued after Friday’s ruling that the high court ordered the retrial for “procedural reasons.”

“We will retry the case and bring him to justice for his crimes,” Bruning stated.

Bruning’s release also states that the high court “ruled that Hotz was ‘deprived of a fair trial due to the court’s decision to prevent the jury from considering the insanity defense, even though it allowed the defendant to rely upon this defense throughout the trial.’” see HOTZ, Page 3

“The Crane Wife“ music review by Kelsey Amos, Page 20

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CAMPUS ACTIVITIES BOARD

STUDENT SENATE

Students take senate oath, discuss vacant senate seats

CAB members nominate students to executive board positions

Melissa Minasi

Kelsey Amos

Reporter The senate swore in new members and available executive board positions were discussed at its meeting this Monday.

Riley Machal, chief justice, swore in the new senate members who were present.

Nathan Pindell and Sammie Shaykett were sworn onto the senate’s constitutional court. Jocelyn Utecht was sworn in as a member of the School of B.E.A.M.S.S. and Sarah Kingsbury was sworn in for another term for the School of E.H.P.C.P.S.W. Liz Rice and Nisha Durand were absent from this week’s meeting so they were not sworn in.

Machal also noted that there have been no applicants for the positions of treasurer or corresponding secretary. She says she would like to encourage anyone who is applicable for the positions to ap-

ply for them. Applications were due by April 1 but the deadline is being extended until April 15 to fill the empty positions. The executive board is scheduled to be sworn in on April 18.

Trevor Dietrich, student trustee, wanted students to be aware that federal funding for scholarships is decreasing. This will directly affect the amount that will be allotted to students in Pell Grants. Dietrich encouraged students to look for scholarships or other ways of making up for the loss.

Christina Kamarami, president of CAB, said that the floor for executive board nominations will open this Tuesday.

Laurie Sinn, coordinator of student activities, said that Scholastic Day was a huge success. There were 1,546 students who attended and every activity ran smoothly. She is very thankful to everyone who helped with the event.

Reporter The Campus Activities Board accepted nominations for officers for the 2011-12 school year at the Tuesday meeting, and many club representatives participated in the meeting by announcing their clubs’ upcoming events.

Christine Kambarami, president, opened the floor for nominations for CAB officers for the 2011-12 school year. She said that students who want to run for president or vice president have to have one year of involvement with CAB , while students who want to run for other positions only need one semester of involvement with CAB. There are seven officer positions. Luke Wright and Jamie Keller were nominated for president and vice-president, respectively.

Sammy Evans and John Crile were nominated for treasurer. Adam Neumann was nominated for publicity coordinator, which is his current position. Ashley Chalupa and T.J. Thomson were nominated for secretary. Jazzy Seumalo was nominated for special and cultural events

April 7 - 13 Saturday 9

-High Rise Recycling, all day, High Rise -Masterclass given by Dr. David Bohnert, 11 a.m.-12 p.m., MSHPHC Chicoine Atrium -Guest Faculty Trumpet PlayerDavid Bohnert, 1-3 p.m., MSHPHC Chicoine Atrium -Student Cody Mathewson Recital, 3-5 p.m., MSHPHC Chicoine Atrium -Smarties!, 7-8 p.m., Brooks Hall -Apple Showers, 9 p.m.-12 a.m., Brooks Hall lobby

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-High Rise Recycling, all day, High Rise -All CSC Choirs, 3-5 p.m., Chadron Arts Center -Smarties!, 7-8 p.m., Brooks Hall

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-High Rise Recycling, all day, High Rise -International Coffee Hour, 7-9 p.m., Student Çenter ballroom -Smarties!, 7-8 p.m., Brooks Hall

coordinator, which is her current position.

Daniel King and Sara Labor were nominated for student events coordinator.

Kambarami said that CAB would also accept nominations at the next CAB meeting, April 12. Nominees and reps who wish to run need to submit letters of intent to the CAB office by 5 p.m., April 18.

Sgt. 1st Class Grewal, an army recruiter, spoke to the CAB reps about medical careers in the army. He said that some medical schools are free for students who choose a medical career in the army.

Luke Wright, treasurer, said the CAB account contains $1,996.43. He also said that clubs who know what events they want to sponsor for homecoming or Week of Welcome should talk to him. An unofficial homecoming committee is being started.

Trevor Dietrich, student trustee, summarized events from the last board meeting.

C-Hill will have permanent lighting soon.

Federal funding is being cut for FAFSA, but Dietrich said he didn’t know the exact amount of the cuts. see CAB, Page 3

Thursday 7

Friday 8

Tuesday 12

Wednesday 13

-Linedrives and Lipstick: The Untold Story of Women’s Baseball, runs through May 25, MSHPHC -Asian Pacific Island-Diversity Event, 5-7 p.m., Student Center ballroom & Scottsbluff -Tie-Dye!, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Red Room -Smarties!, 7-8 p.m., Brooks Hall -US Air Force Academy Band “Stellar Brass” Quintet, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Chadron Arts Center -Sexual Assault Information, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Student Center hallway -Campus Activities Board, 6-7 p.m., Student Center Scottsbluff room -Rockin’ It In Heels, 6 p.m., Bean Broker -Sigma Delta Nu Banquet, 6-7:30 p.m., MSHPHC Chicoine Atrium -Dorset Graves Lecture Series, 7-8 p.m., King Library room 108 -Chi Alpha, 8-10 p.m., Student Center Ballroom

-High Rise Recycling, all day, High Rise -Smarties!, 7-8 p.m., Brooks Hall -Edna Karaoke Idol, 9 p.m.-12 p.m., Edna Lobby

-High Rise Recycling, all day, High Rise -On Campus Registration, 10 a.m.4 p.m., Student Center Ballroom, Scottsbluff, hallway -Miracle Berry Tasting Party, 7-8 p.m., Red Room -Smarties!, 7-8 p.m., Brooks Hall -Campus Crusade for Christ, 8:3010 p.m., Student Center Ballroom

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BUG IN YOUR EAR - with Laure Sinn

Late Night shoots for the stars

Late Night at the Pit, starting at 9 p.m., is going out of this world by having a Planetarium Show.

Everyone who shows up will get the chance to go to CSC’s Planetarium, located in the basement of the Math and Science building. Star shaped pizzas and Milky Way bars will be available as well.

— Compiled by Ashley Swanson

BRIEFS

The Hawaiian feeling hits CSC with an “aloha” A Luau will take place in the ballroom of the Student Center tonight from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. The entertainment, which starts at 5:30 p.m., will consist of Hawaiian dancing. The dancers will be a combination of students and staff. Food will be served including pork, chicken, sweet potatoes, mixed vegetables, fruit, high voltage mustard, and wiki wiki sauce. Mango tea and an assortments of punch will be served as well.

Students can call the Conference office to see if there are any tickets still available.

High Rise goes green by recycling plastic bottles For the entire month of April, Mariah Cook, 22, senior of Parker, Colo., is going to collect plastic bottles and take them to Safeway. She is only doing this in High Rise, and it’s for all floors.

Campus to get ‘wet,’ ‘wild’ with upcoming foam dance A foam party is planned to take place on April 14, next Thursday, on the basketball court behind the Gold Room. Foam parties are social events where participants dance to music on a floor covered in several feet of bubbles and suds.

Though participants can come wearing swimming gear, such as snorkeling goggles, shower caps, flip-flops, and swim suits, they can also attend in their daily clothes and enjoy the suds as well.

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HOTZ Hotz trial at the Dawes County Court House ran from November 2009 to Jan. 12., 2010, before District Court Judge Brian C. Silverman, who retired in December 2010.

“I really can’t [comment],” Silverman said Monday, “because they’re going to retry him.”

A hearing to fill the vacancy created

by Silverman’s retirement four months ago is scheduled for April 26. Haug said the judge presiding over the new trial would either be Silverman’s successor,

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from Page 1 or another district judge.

Dawes County Attorney, Vance Haug, who prosecuted Hotz in the first trial, said the county will have jurisdiction over the new trial, and that Hotz will most likely return to Chadron.

Citing Hotz’s constitutional right to a speedy trial, Haug said that the new trial is likely to begin six months after the 30-day limit the supreme court has to deliver its decision to Dawes County.

Excluding jury fees, Hotz first trial cost taxpayers $70,388, according to

Sharon Harrison, clerk of the district court. Factoring in 2010’s inflation rate of 1.63 percent, the new trial will cost about $1,000 more.

Paul Wess, Dawes County public defender, assisted Pickens in Hotz’ defense in the first trial. James R. Mowbray, also of the Nebraska Commission on Public Advocacy, joined them during the appeals process.

Bruning and Assistant Attorney General, James D. Smith, represented the state in the appeal.

Administration initiates plan to protect campus in case of natural disaster T.J. Thomson Executive Editor The Nebraska State College System (NSCS) Board of Trustees awarded a $60,000 contract to Olsson Associates, of Lincoln, at their March 24 - 25 board meeting at Peru State College, to design plans for an emergency heat generator system.

The generators are being installed as a precautionary measure, in case of electrical failure, Blair Brennan, CSC physical facilities coordinator, said. To that effect, the generators are slated to either run on natural gas or diesel fuel, depending on the fuel source and capabilities of each building. “The funding is designated for a generator study, to tell us what size and style of generator works best for each of our locations,” Brenning said.

The proposed system calls for four generators to be installed in Miller Hall, Sheaman Heating Plant, Nelson Physical Activity Center, and the west half of the Student Center.

Brennan said the locations were chosen because of their strategic importance to the campus. He said Miller was chosen

as a site to protect data and allow telecommunications transmission to continue in the event of a power outage. Sheaman Heating Plant was selected to provide continual steam production and thus hot water for the campus.

The west half of the Student Center was selected to serve as an emergency shelter for students in the event of a catastrophic accident or natural disaster.

Similarly, the NPAC will also be used as a shelter for a large number of individuals.

Brennan said he estimates that the design phase will be completed within the next month. The college will accept bids for the generators. Afterward, Brennan said there is a six-month window where bids would be received.

The emergency-heating project was initiated as a result of an assessment from the Nebraska Region 23 Emergency Management System (EMS), a federal entity serving Dawes County as one of a four-county range in Region 23.

Funding will be allocated, later, for the actual generator purchase and install,” said Brennan.

“We are working with the LB309 Task Force for Building Renewal, for the funding.”

CAB Jazzy Seumalo, special and cultural events coordinator said there are 40 tickets left for the Asian-Pacific Month luau which is 5 p.m.,Thursday.

Katrina Mundt, student events coordinator, said that the Chadron State College men’s rugby team is playing at home 11 a.m., Saturday, while the Chadron State College women’s rugby team is playing at home 2 p.m., Saturday.

Laure Sinn, coordinator of student activities, said 1,546 high school students

from Page 2 participated in Scholastic Day. Seth Hulquist, adviser, said that April 13 is the first on-campus registration for incoming freshman.

Chi Alpha is having its annual car smash 11 a.m. Thursday.

Late Night at the Pit is hosting a planetarium show, “Night under the Stars,” 9 p.m. Thursday.

Band said a guest trumpeter will perform 1 p.m., Saturday in the Sandoz Center. The Air Force Stellar Brass Band

is performing 7 p.m. Thursday at the Chadron Arts Center.

RLA is hosting a tie-dying event 7 p.m., Thursday in the Red Room in High Rise. High Rise open mic is 9 p.m. to midnight. There will also be a karaoke event Friday 9 p.m. to midnight in the Edna lobby.

Some of the Eagle’s staff are attending the Nebraska Collegiate Media Association’s Golden Leaf Awards in Hastings this weekend.

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T.J. Thomson Executive Editor The Mari Sandoz Center is hosting the exhibit “Linedrives and Lipstick,” a nationally-travelling collection focused on women’s role in baseball.

The exhibit is scheduled to run through May 25.

The exhibit features a mix of imagery detailing the origins and evolution of women’s baseball, as well as artifacts and collectibles that represent important aspects of the sport and its relationship to women.

Sandoz Center Director Sarah Polak paralleled the formative history of women’s baseball in the nineteenth century with the college’s own centennial and said that traditions, no matter in what area, are an integral part of any institution.

Polak said that, since the exhibit was a travelling exhibition, it took only 4 days to set up and assemble the collection; however, Polak said that similar exhibits created exclusively for the Sandoz center can take significantly longer – with a high-end range of three weeks.

Polak said that the most important theme of the exhibit was “the courage of the women” who played baseball during such tumultuous times and fought for social equality.

“We really work to support what’s going on elsewhere in the campus,” said Polak about the reception occurring Wednesday afternoon at the CSC Softball Field to commemorate the exhibit’s opening.

Attendees of the exhibit have the opportunity to win a custom designed T-shirt that was styled after the modern-day baseball uniform design, said Polak.

Polak said the Sandoz center has the freedom to creatively exhibit collections that are relevant to the college and the region, because of their status as a non-traditional academic unit.

Photos by T.J. Thomson

“A Scratch Nine,” by MacDonald, is considered one of the earliest renderings of a female baseball player.

April 6 - May 25 at the Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center

An advertisement for the “Boston Bloomers,” was one of the replicas housed in the Sandoz Center for the exhibit.

A gray wool jersey from the early 1900s sits in the exhibit. The “A” usually referred to the team’s name or location.

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VISION 2011: CENTENNIAL FLAG PLAZA PROGRESS

Photo by Ashley Swanson

Construction workers use a saw to cut through one of the cement blocks during construction Tuesday.

Centennial Plaza takes shape The Centennial Plaza, north of Old Admin, will contain a three-flag fixture, as well as benches and decorative landscaping Ashley Swanson Reporter The new centennial plaza that is being built on the dean’s green is coming along smoothly. The work in progress

should hopefully be finished by the end of May, but it all depends on how the weather acts and how many days a week the plaza is worked on. The official dedication ceremony will not happen until 2011 homecoming. Lucinda Mays, Adjunct Faculty & Horticultur-

ist, will start to work on the landscaping after building and constructing is done. Fuller Construction of Chadron, along with Blair Brennan, CSC facilities coordinator, and other CSC staff are working everyday, weather permitting, on the plaza.

CENTENNIAL PLAZA

PROFILE Quick facts and figures about the plaza: Number of bricks used: Approximately 1,144

bricks were used with the podiums.

Amount of cement laid: As of Wednesday, about 10 yards of cement have been laid out.

The flag poles: The flag poles are made out of aluminum and stand between 30 and 40 feet.

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EDITORIAL — THE EAGLE’S VIEW

Giving now and then is fine, but we can do more On Tuesday, students across campus and people all over the world participated in One Day Without Shoes, an international event sponsored by TOM shoes to help raise awareness of people in Africa who are unable to afford shoes.

TOM Shoes is a company that makes and sells shoes, where for each pair you buy, another pair is sent to someone in Africa who has no shoes.

While the event is admirable, and those who participate are just as sincere, isn’t it a little strange to think that an event like this only highlights one day out of our year to think of someone beside ourselves?

We do this a lot. How many people have pink ribbons on their lapels? Do you wear it because it’s popular, or do you wear it because it’s for a good cause?

What about when Haiti went through an earthquake and thousands of people were left homeless? Some people sent food, supplies, and money. At CSC, we had a benefit dance. After that, any thoughts about Haiti sort of disappeared.

People feel great after they donate money, go without shoes for a day, buy a Product Red tee shirt to support AIDS awareness, or sign a petition. After all, it is easy to simply give away some change, make a pledge, or wear a button.

If anything, it is more or less something we do for ourselves to make us feel less guilty about how well off we are in this world.

But what if we all decided to actually commit to something every day?

We could all make so much of a difference if we said, “Yes, I plan on supporting (organization of your choice) and I will do it all year around.”

For this reason, The Eagle has decided to sponsor a charitable organization. We will announce what charity we’re sponsoring soon. We hope that others will do the same and commit to truly helping people.

If one person can make a difference, let’s all take the initiative and be that person.

THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2011

Forget clannish traditions, stand up!

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Aaron Gonzalez Opinion Editor

To anyone who keeps up with viral videos on YouTube, you probably have already seen Alye Pollack’s “Words are worse than Sticks and Stones” piece. It’s a fitting video about her torment in school; the bullying, the name-calling, the nihilism (your life has no value), and the vile vanity of her classmates that drove her to make this movie. The torture grew so bad that poor Alye began suffering from depression, almost driving her to cut herself to alleviate the pain. Alye’s video, powerful in her method of using printed words on paper rather than speaking, allows the viewer to see the sadness in her eyes, as well as feel a sense of anger.

When I watched this video I had a feeling of contempt, not only for the vain, pathetic losers and parasites that abused her but also what appears to be the typical norm in America: if something is going on to someone and it doesn’t affect you, minute or not, mind your own business (MYOB). What contemptible morality.

When I was about eleven, in a store in my hometown, I saw an old lady in a wheelchair with her son pushing her. I opened and held the door for her so she could get in without fuss. Her son said to me, “Wow, it’s so rare

for anyone, especially little kids these days, to even pay my mother any kindness.” Surely he was joking, right? Actually no, and it’s getting worse.

In the ABC series “What Would You Do?” one true story was shown on the streets of New York. The video showed a man unconscious on the sidewalk of a busy street was not helped by anyone. From preppie princesses of piffle to businessmen, no one helped him, although many people gawked at him like drooling idiots. The man lay there for almost a day and a half before someone finally paid him any personal attention.

Excuses are heard all the time about things like this, but the real problem was that someone was selfish, pre-occupied with their own now-proven empty life, or lazy.

One would think situations to help old ladies across the street or getting help to a dying person would be something basic to work on, but we are even worse when it comes to bullying and even violence against others. Sure, you could go to the teacher or other authority figures and see if some sort of justice can be obtained, but no. Apparently there is a type of clannish tradition here, which is responsible for increasing schoolage suicides and depression. The idea is that to be a “tattle-tale” or “rat” (“snitching” is a completely different issue) and getting your tormentors and other trash caught is the bad choice. By going to the higher authorities you are somehow a “coward” for not

being “big enough” to face your challenger.

It’s amazing how the tormentors, who usually have chinless toadies behind them for protection, are writing the rules and call the victim the coward.

This self-centered, paranoid attitude also seems to permeate into the family, as I have seen with my own and others. I recently was chatting online with Person X who was talking about how he was angry that one of his siblings reported him the police for domestic abuse. Person X was whining that, “…they called the police on their own family. Blood on blood, you don’t do that!” I’m sorry, “blood?” What the hell is this, a desert clan in sixth century BCE? I’d have thought that such vulgar tribalism would have died off by now, but clearly the rats are still in the sewers, coming up and spreading their disease. And people like Person X, accused of domestic violence, playing the “blood” card!

“Mind You Own Business,” at least as it was taught to me, says that there are some things that aren’t your worry. To an extent that is true, but that stops when physical, psychological, and even sexual violence enters the picture. If you see a murder and don’t tell the world who committed it, you are just as guilty as they are. Same for domestic abuse, same for bullying, and you are responsible for the death of person who cries for help while you do nothing.

Just like there is no excuse for stupidity, neither is there one for selfishness. Sorry Ayn Rand, it isn’t a virtue in this sense of the definition.

MAN ON THE STREET

How did you spend your Scholastic Day? “I went dress shopping and ate at Famous Dave’s.

Yum, yum!”

“I worked.”

Lindsey Wilson, 19, sophomore, Pre-Phys. Therapy major of Mullen

Tyler Smart 19, freshman, P.E. major of Wheatland, Wyo.

Compiled by Chelsie Moreland

“I didn’t want to get an M.I.P. so I bailed.”

Ryley Dawson, 19, freshman, History Edu. major, of Rawlins, Wyo.

ON THE WEB: Contribute your own Man on the Street answer at http://csceagle.com/mos

“I helped teach swing dance to the high schoolers.”

Heather Wing, 20, senior, Business Admin. major, of Chadron

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THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2011

We college students are invincible

the

Eagle

Through trial and error, we have the ability to bounce right back and keep going

Morgan Nelson Columnist

College students are invincible. How do I know?

No matter how many times she has asked, I always told my mom that rugby was safe. No matter how convinced I was that I’d never be the one to get injured, I ended up breaking my hand. At first, the only lesson I learned was a lesson of pain.

The lessons began adding up after my right hand was rendered useless by a cast. I thought that an inability to write with my right hand would be enough to save most academic issues from coming to fruition. Four exams later, which were written with my left hand, I realized that injury wasn’t much of an excuse. My original ideas became even more stupid when I explained to my teachers how I came about my injury. The initial daring sound of

my story faded once class started.

Looking back, I wouldn’t do anything different if placed in the same situation. Lessons in life are never easy ones. The moral of the story does not become void when I admit to still being on the rugby team. I have to maintain a bit of invincibility, and when mixed with my new found knowledge, it creates the perfect situation. With that in mind, I’ve also learned that I won’t take risks if there will be consequences I cannot live with. I’ve proven my coping skills with rugby injuries. Such a validation makes it all better I think.

Calculated risks are the maraschino cherries in the fruit cocktail of life. Few and far between, risks keep life as exciting as it was meant to be. Lessons that are disguised as things like invincibility and risk taking become something that young people will seek out.

I frown on the negative view that most adults have on mistakes and lessons that young adults learn. When forced to learn things that we’ve never experienced, we don’t gain an ounce of knowledge that’s useable. Lessons learned by error have such higher meaning. Not only are we left with knowledge of what to do (or not to) in the future, we have a great story and a fun time under our belts.

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Age is never an excuse for the stupid things that we do. However, a validation for these kinds of mistakes has stuck with me for a long time. If we can’t make mistakes while we’re young and restless, when can we? I certainly don’t like the idea of making many mistakes while I have a job and a family.

I likely won’t have the same romantic views of them anymore either.

I’m not sure that names are the best way to really get to know someone. My name doesn’t define me, rather I define it. When I think about how this applies, it becomes obvious that we’re a product of our experiences. All that we can do is involve ourselves in the things we’d be happy to be reflecting on. Mistakes as well as experiences become a major component of who we are.

With these ideas in mind, I wonder how I’ll ever truly introduce myself when asked. “Hello. I now have a fear of doing front tuck flips off the high dive after a minor collision between my head and the jumping surface. I’ll also likely push a lot of boundaries no matter the impending danger, and upon suffering the consequences seldom regret doing so.”

“What’s your name?”

Well, it’s a sad reality, but that isn’t very practical.

Looks like I’m stuck with Morgan.

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A glimpse into the past . . . v Room and board at CSC rocket to new sales - April 6, 1978 - President Edwin Nelson and the State College Board of Trustees in Lincoln, approved the motion to increase the prices of room and meal plans. At the time, dorm prices ranged from $204 to $306, whereas dorms would then rise to $216 to $344. Each semester, the meal plans will be between $306 and $326. “Every effort was made to hold costs to a minimum for our students,” said Nelson.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2011

Don’t let the little things in life get the best of you Jamie Keller

Guest Columnist There are two weight rooms on campus, one that is open to only athletes which is located on the second level in the Ross Armstrong Physical Education building. The other is open to the general public, including students, in the NPAC. Obviously the scale seems a little tipped, since the town has over 5,500 people, including nonathletic students, to share the NPAC weight room while athletes have their own private weight room with less than 350 athletes.

But this isn’t a factor to me. The athletes at CSC train themselves at levels that don’t need

interference by some person who wants to lose five pounds before summer. Athletes need their own weight room to train at levels that general students do not go through.

If it were up to me the athletic weight room would be rebuilt with twice the area, with twice the equipment, and with nothing but pure metal rocking out of the speakers. But funding and reality stop my plan.

My point being, athletes completely deserve their own weight room and the history of CSC athletics proves as to why. I highly support Chadron Athletes.

But every Tuesday and Thursday the NPAC weight room, which is open for the general public and CSC students, is closed so athletes can train. Some say “Well, it’s just closed for an hour twice a week,” and “Well, the athletes train in the NPAC so they don’t have to walk all the way over to the Armstrong building just to lift.”

Both points do not justify why the general public and student weight room is closed so

that athletes can lift, despite them having their own weight room a little over one hundred yards away.

I took it upon myself to go lift in the Armstrong weight room (which is athlete’s only) after I was kicked out of the NPAC weight room so the wrestling team could lift. I got in one set of presses before a coach (who will remain nameless) asked me to leave.

I didn’t argue, but I pointed out that I was kicked out of the NPAC weight room in “midlift,” but my attempt to guilt him into letting me finish lifting failed.

It wasn’t even an hour later when I tried to sneak back in to the Armstrong gym and noticed the doors were locked. So there I sat, on a bench press so close but so far away to the locked up facility behind me while a winter sports team was lifting away in the NPAC weight room.

I then realized I had a problem, and it wasn’t that athletes were taking over the public weight room.

My problem was that I didn’t want to change my lifting schedule and I would rather risk getting in trouble than just lifting at another time.

Yes, there are injustices. But one can overcome this without a “March on Washington.” I spoke with some people and explained the situation.

I haven’t been kicked out of the weight room since, and I have not heard about anyone else getting kicked out during athletes lifting in the NPAC. I guess the moral of the story is that if you have a problem, talk to someone about it. I spoke with the Graduate Assistants of the wrestling team before I ran off to tell the President of the college, and before I knew it there wasn’t a problem anymore.

There are enough real problems in the world without me having to get upset over what time I choose to lift.

So I leave everyone with this: choose your battles. Realize what is trivial and what is worth fighting for.

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Bolin breaks homerun record

Joe Schultz Track and Field

Julie Davis

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Event: Distance Year: Senior Hometown: Alliance

Schultz broke his personal best and won the 3000 meter run.

Katie Bolin Softball

Number: 7 Position: Outfield Year: Senior Hometown: Kearney Bolin broke Chadron State’s career homerun record Wednesday with 35 career homeruns.

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Photo by Kinley Q. Nichols

Katelyn McBeth, (3), junior outfielder of Surrey, British Columbia, high fives a teammate during Wednesday’s game against the Yellow Jackets.

After 11 innings of play Wednesday, the Chadron State softball team won two games, scored 23 runs and senior Kate Bolin, outfielder of Kearney, broke the team’s all-time record for homeruns.

Bolin broke the record in the second game of the series with a 2-run homerun line drive at the scoreboard.

She hit three homeruns during Wednesday’s series and has hit 35 homeruns in her career at Chadron State. It was her fifteenth of the season.

“I never really keep stats until someone tells me about something,” Bolin said. “I always just want to help the team out and hit.”

Bolin hit two homeruns in the first game, which tied her for the record.

“We’ve been really lucky to have her for three years,” Coach Rob Stack said. “[Bolin] works her tail off every single day.”

Her second homerun of the game was in the bottom of the fifth inning and brought in 2 runs to bring the Eagles ahead 7-2.

Christina Lewis, senior of Delta, B.C., was the designated hitter and hit a two-run homerun after Bolin’s to bring the score to 9-5.

With one out, Katie Londo hit a triple that Photo by Kinley Q. Nichols dropped over the right fielder and scored Chadron’s Amy Schartz (1), sophomore utility player of Brady, on a passed ball to give pitcher Stephanie catches a wild throw as Kyley Barela (3), sophomore second baseTownsend, junior of Roosevelt, Utah, 10-2 man of Utica, S.D., runs through first base during Wednesday’s win after five innings, due to a maximum game against Black Hills State University. run rule, over the Black Hills State University Yellow Jackets.

After three outs, the Eagles scored 2 more runs The second game, Katelyn McBeth, junior out- to take the 4-3 lead. fielder of Surrey, B.C., hit a grand slam to score The Yellow Jackets scored their last run to tie the maximum runs allowed and finished the the game 4-4 in the top of the fourth inning and game after six innings at 13-4. left one runner on base.

“It was my first one of the season,” McBeth The Eagles took the 6-4 lead in the bottom of said. “And it’s always good to finish off the game the fifth inning. Kate Pinder, sophomore of Falearly.” It was McBeth’s fifth homerun of the sea- lon, Nev., pitched the sixth inning with McBeth’s son. grand slam, the team scored a 7 runs in the sixth The Yellow Jackets scored 3 runs in the first in- inning, giving the win to pitcher Aryn Grywusning and the Eagles retaliated with 2 runs. iewicz, freshman of Denver, Colo.

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CORRECTION

In the March 31 issue, the women’s rugby story stated the team beat Doane 20-0 instead of 35-5.

The team lost 7-0 to the University of North Dakota, instead of 7-5, and lost 1712 to Bemidji State University, instead of 17-0.

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Speaker inspires athletes to full potential Kristina Harter Reporter “The biggest reason for failure in life or in sport is giving up what you want the most for what you want at the moment,” John Underwood, a former NCAA All-American, international-level distance runner and World Masters Champion, said during his “Pure Performance” presentation in the Bordeaux room of the Student Center Tuesday evening.

Underwood spoke to over 110 Chadron State College students, athletes and coaches about nutrition, mental health, and the effects of drugs and alcohol, particularly on athletes.

“The problem of social drug use by athletes at any age or level of sport is unacceptable. It has gone unchecked and uncontrolled for far too long,” Underwood said.

As founder and spokes person for the American Athletic Institute, Underwood’s focus is to educate people both in and out of sport about the nutrition and drugs and alcohol in a manner that will effect positive change.

“It’s the choices that you make that determine where you go and what is possible,,” Underwood said.

For more information visit www.americanathleticinstitute.com.

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John Underwood, of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., president and founder of American Athletic Institute, lectured about how to get the best performance out of an athletic career by the choices made off the field on Tuesday in the Student Center’s Bordeaux room.

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Scott is in top roper spot Chantel Sullivan Reporter Chadron State College rodeo’s Kelsey Scott junior of Douglas, Wyo., is again in the top spot in the Central Rocky Mountain Region for breakaway roping. She claimed the title for the fall half of the season with 265 points.

“I will Rodeo all my life,” Scott said.

Scott placed first in breakaway roping and won both go-rounds this weekend.

Scott was the only competitor to catch a calf in less than 3 seconds, according to CSC sports information.

The rodeo team competed this weekend at the Skyline Stampede hosted by Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo.

“Rodeo is a very humbling sport,” Hardan Kraupie, junior of Bridgeport said. “One day you can feel as if you’re on top of the world and when you go to the next rodeo and

don’t do as good, you feel like you could of.”

Gillette College’s men’s and women’s teams received first overall. The men placed with 645 points and the women with 315 points.

The CSC women’s team placed third with a total of 180 points. The men’s team placed fifth with 300 points.

“I expect the men’s team to step up,” Coach Dustin Luper said. “They did really well at the Colorado State rodeo and if the woman’s team can move up to second we can take a team to National finals.”

Kraupie placed fifth in saddle bronc riding with 129 points.

Justin Ellis, junior of Kirby, Wyo., placed third for bull riding with 70 points.

Miles Spicklelmier, junior of Imperial, placed fourth in steer wrestling with 10 seconds and Tyrel Bonnet, junior of Newell S.D., placed fifth with 10.3 seconds.

The team will compete on April 15 at Casper College Rodeo in Casper, Wyo.

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Eagles up self-records Kristina Harter Reporter Opening the outdoor season, three Chadron State athletes scored provisional qualifying marks. Several others had career-best marks in a dual at the University of NebraskaKearney Saturday.

“We’ve had three weeks of very tough training, I’m pleased with the team,” Coach Ryan Baily said. “The goal of the first meet is to compete and they did just that.”

The rare dual was not scored but Jessica Horsley, senior of Basin, Wyo. Karl McFarlane, sophomore of Montego Bay, Jamaica, and Brad Gamble, senior of Eagle Valley, Colo., each qualified for provisionals.

Horsley won the hammer throw, with a toss of 175 feet while McFarlane won and Gamble took second in the hurdles, in 14.22 and 14.31 seconds, respectively.

Jazmyn Webster, freshman of Cheyenne, Wyo., won the high jump, carding 5-foot-5. Julia Bayer, senior of Stuttgart, Germany, won the long jump measuring 18-3 3/4, and also won the high hurdles in 15.29.

Seven other CSC women marked career-best.

Monique Fair, sophomore of Denver, Colo., ran the 100-meter in 11.90 seconds.

Trae Patch, sophomore of Lingle, Wyo., ran the 200 in 25.64.

Alyssa Norton, sophomore of Rushville, and Sadie Waugh, sophomore of Paxton, sailed the discus 144-7 and 140-0, respectively.

Kate Jungck, senior of Hay Springs, threw the javelin 118-8.

Kaelie Jelden, sophomore of Greeley, Colo., went 11-1 in the pole vault.

Ashley Fanelli, sophomore of Arvada, Colo., marked 38-1 1/4 in the triple jump and 17-9 1/2 in the long jump.

On the men’s side, six others were event winners.

Joe Schultz, senior of Alliance, won the 3000-meter, and Lincoln Proud, junior of Pinedale, Wyo., in the 400-meter hurdles, Gamble won in the long jump and Jeff Brummer, senior of Wilcox, won in the triple jump.

Jake Gruver, senior of Cheyenne, Wyo., won in the javelin.

Chadron’s first outdoor meet was filled with individual bests, but Baily has a bigger plan for the season.

“One of our goals is to improve in RMAC rankings. I want to see each athlete hit their potential. When that happens we will see it in the rankings,” Baily said. “This is an opportunity to compete with the best and we’re looking forward to it.”

The Eagles head to the Colorado Invite in Boulder, Colo., Saturday.

Standings as of Monday. Graphic illustration by Julie Davis; File photo by Daniel Binkard

Woodhead takes Nicks in second round Julie Davis

Sports Editor Danny Woodhead advanced to the third round, from Monday’s second round win, as the EA Sports’ race continues for the cover of Madden NFL 12, with.

Woodhead beat Hakeem Nicks of the New York Giants 57 percent to 43 percent.

Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers won with 76 percent over Sam Bradford of the St. Louis Rams.

Kansas City Cheif Jamaal Charles beat Jacksonville Jaguar Maurice Jones-Drew with 50.1 percent to 49.1 percent.

Peyton Hillis of the Cleveland Browns won

with 51 percent to Matt Ryan of the Atlanta Falcons’ 49 percent.

Minnesota Viking Adrian Peterson overcame San Diego Charger Phillip Rivers with 56 to 44 percent.

New Orleans Saints’ Drew Brees beat New York Jets’ Mark Sanchez 61 percent to 39 percent.

Philadelphia Eagle Michael Vick won with 62 percent over Houston Texan Andre Johnson.

Patrick Willis, San Francisco 49er, beat Pittsburgh Steeler Hines Ward 60 percent to 40.

Fans are encouraged to vote for third round qualifiers. Third round winners are to be announced Monday.

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“I’ve only been a woman for one day, and I’m already having hot flashes.”

—Thursday, Memorial Hall “Your sweater’s wrong side out. Did you do that on purpose?”

—Friday, Student Center

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Jennifer Luatua, 20, senior of Everett, Wash., bumps the ball during the Sand Volleyball Tournament Saturday at the volleyball pit behind High Rise.

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Deb Keim, office assistant in academic affairs, smiles at her send-off party Wednesday in the Sandoz Center. Keim worked for Chadron State College for 33 years.

After 33 years at CSC, Keim heads east Sara Labor Lifestyles Editor

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Kayla Kiefer, 20, freshman of Martin, S.D., shows off her toes while sitting in the student center Tuesday. Kiefer was enticing passersby to participate in “Tom’s A Day Without Shoes,” an event to raise awareness about people who cannot afford shoes. People were asked not to wear shoes in order to promote awareness.

Deb Keim, office assistant in academic Affairs, is leaving the CSC campus after 33 years.

Keim is an alumnus of Chadron State. After getting her one-year degree, she applied for a job and has been here ever since.

“I liked the educational settings and getting to talk with students and faculty,” Keim said.

Keim also commented on the hardest part of her job. “The most challenging thing was when we were changing to computers,” Keim said. Keim saw the change from typewriters

to computers and commented on how difficult it was to get used to the new technology.

“Some people don’t like change,” she said.

Keim is going to work in the University of Nebraska, Lincoln Medical Center, Student Life and Multicultural area.

Keim has two children who live in Omaha, so she decided to move closer to her family. One of her daughters has children, which Keim said was a reason she wanted to go to Lincoln.

“They like Grandma and Grandpa when they’re little,” she said, “but not when they’re teenagers.”

Kathy Stokey, who has worked with Keim for 26 years said, “Deb knows everything.

We hate to see her go.”

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Hungary Welcome to

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Heroes Square was one of the places that CSC’s woman’s choir, Arioso, toured while in Budapest, Hungary.

Women’s choir enjoys food and fun while touring historic Budapest, Hungary’s capital Chantel Sullivan Reporter We weren’t surrounded with magnificent gold or awe-inspiring acoustics for our last concert. We were given so much more than that. We were surrounded by jewels of people. We were welcomed by fellow choirs to participate in Hungary’s annual choir festival.

Una Taylor professor of music, our fearless leader, asked the audience to hold their applause until our performance was finished. Mid performance the crowd’s suspense broke into a loud group clap that lasted nearly five minutes. Later it was explained to us that it was an equivalent of a standing ovation in the U.S. For our final piece we sang “The Evening Song” from Mendelssohn (a famous composer from that part of the world). We invited a local choir to join us in singing

this well known song. Our voices clashed because we were singing two different languages at the same time. Somehow it was still beautiful.

When we walked off stage, several members of the audience anxiously handed us sheets of music to join in a mass choir song. “It was a fun sight reading experience” Heather Converse, senior of Wray Colo said.

After our concert we were excited to go to dinner. Our itinerary clearly stated that we were to be taken into the woods for a goulash festival. Although we walked through trees to get to our restaurant I don’t think it was something that went on annually as we were the only people in the restaurant.

To our surprise Hungary’s goulash is nothing like our American tomato based noodle hamburger combination. It was more of a vegetable beef with a unique spicy paprika flavor. We were more excited

for the homemade bread, which was served with butter (only because we were American) When it was finally time to leave, many of us were torn on how we felt about going home. We were happy to visit but ready to see familiar lands.

“I think that traveling has helped me mature and discover more about myself.

This trip also helped me grow closer to all the members of the choir although there were moments of tension; it was definitely a bonding experience.” Rayna Waggener, sophomore, of Alliance said.

Our Europe trip was a once in a lifetime experience that some musicians can only dream about. We touched history and became apart of it when we performed. We experienced elaborate architecture and the acoustics that they held. We made new friends and became closer and stronger as a choir.

Facts about Hungary: • Capital: Budapest • Official Language: Hungarian • Government: Parliamentary republic • Population: 9,982,000 • Anthem: “Himnusz” (Hungarian) “Hymn” or “Anthem” (English) • Area: 35,919 square miles • Currency: Forint

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Scholastic Day History professor Jeff Morgan gestures during a tour called the “Violent Torpedoes of Truth” presented to high school and college students on Scholastic Day.

Scholastic Day draws big numbers to campus

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Logan Jankord of Rapid City, S.D., performs “Wagon Wheel” by Old Crow Medicine Star Friday at Open Mic, sponsored by Sigma Tau Delta. The event was part of this year’s Scholastic Day activities.

CSC’s 51st Scholastic Day drew 1,457 high school students to campus Friday, marking the first time since 2005 that such a high number participated in the college’s annual academic competition.

High school students from South Dakota, Wyoming, and Nebraska, participated in a number of tests in several disciplines including math, History, journalism, photojournalism, business, and the sciences.

In addition to the exams, a variety of campus clubs sponsored several events as part of the day’s activities.

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Name: Shalee Jones Rank: Senior Character: Lady Bracknell Favorite thing about your character: “I like her personality and the fact that she’s just a larger than life character. Everyone looks up to her. Literally.”

Favorite thing about the play: “I love everything about it. It’s definitely one of my favorite plays I’ve ever done.”

Name: Shannon Smay Rank: Senior Character: Algernon Favorite thing about your character: “Algernon always feels he has to win. He believes no one is more clever than he is.”

Least favorite thing about the play: “I don’t like that I have to wear heels. I’ve never had to wear heels before.”

Name: Marty Lastovica Rank: Junior Character: (Jack) John Worthing What’s your character like: “My character is very torn. He is scared of people’s opinions once they find out he’s been lying.”

Favorite thing about the play: “I like the nineteenth century aristocracy. It’s just so hottie tottie.

Name: Asha Martin Rank: Freshman Character: Cecily Favorite thing about your character: “I like the naivety and how simplistic [Cecily] is.”

Favorite thing about the play: “I like getting to know everyone on cast. I didn’t really know anyone that well before, but now we’re all really good friends.”

‘Earnest’ cast gears up for opening Julie Davis

Sports Editor April 14-17, Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest,” is set to play in the Memorial Hall auditorium to end the semester for the Chadron State Theatre Department. Show times are 7:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, and 2 p.m. on Sunday.

The play is Wilde’s most popular and is based on treating institutions, such as marriage, as trivial as possible.

The irony of the plot and the oblivious characters create humor that cannot be matched.

“What’s wonderful is the audience can laugh at, and along with the characters,” Amanda Pintore, senior of

Omaha, said.

Actors include Pintore as Ms. Prism, Jesse Manke, freshman of Philip, S.D., as Lane (manservant) and Merriman (butler), Shalee Jones, senior of Minatare, as Lady Bracknell, Shannon Smay, senior of Sidney, as Algernon, Erin Neal, junior of Crawford, as Gwendolen, Asha Martin, freshman of Scottsbluff, as Cecily, and James Safarik, sophomore of Hyannis, as Dr. Chasuble.

The protagonist, John (Jack) Worthing, is played by Marty Lastovica, junior of Omaha. John is a respectable man who lives a double life. He is pursuing a young woman, Gwendolen, in one life as Earnest, and raising a young woman, Cecily, in his other life as John.

“My character is very torn.” Lastovica said.

According to the actors, coming up with the perfect Olde English accent for the play was more than difficult, but is a must for the production.

“I definitely love the dialogue. It’s such an elevated way of speaking,” Neal said.

The play is known for the lines soaked in irony that the characters are blind to. It simply mocks the Victorian lifestyle of high class and superiority.

“I like how it shows the hypocrisy in people and then the mask falls off and you see their true nature,” Safarik said.

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Band uses literature to create macabre music Kelsey Amos Reporter I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m a music snob. I like obscure bands with esoteric lyrics, so the album “The Crane Wife” by the Decemberists appeals to my elitist taste.

The Decemberists is an indie folk rock band whose songs reference literary and historical events and include an extensive vocabulary.

In Decemberist fashion, “The Crane Wife” consists of tragic narratives about love, death, violence, and criminals. While the lyrics are often somber, the music, which consists of instruments like the guitar, electric organ, accordion, and violin, is oddly upbeat. This keeps the album from becoming too dark.

There are two song cycles on this album.

The first consists of “The Crane Wife 1 and 2” and “The Crane Wife 3,” which are based on a Japanese folktale about a man who rescues a crane that turns into a woman. This song’s music and imagery are beautiful.

Some of the literary references on this CD are less obvious, which leaves room for the listener’s interpretation. Another song cycle called “The Island” consists of three songs that may have been inspired by William Shakespeare’s play “The Tempest.” However, the references are not explicit.

“O Valencia” also has a Shakespearean flavor, as it tells the story of two contemporary star-crossed lovers and the feud between their families. While there is no happy ending for the lovers, the upbeat music keeps this song from seeming cliché.

“Yankee Bayonet,” which is a duet between

a woman and a Civil War-era soldier, is also a narrative about love. As the song progresses, it is revealed that the soldier is dead. The music has a Southern folk sound that belies the darker nature of the story.

“Summersong” revels in the singer’s love for a woman. The music is evocative of the feel of summer, but there is still a darker undercurrent to the song; the lyrics mention the lovers on the beach and dead sailors in the ocean.

“Shankill Butchers” is eerie yet strangely mesmerizing. This grim song warns children to obey their mothers or the Shankill butchers will catch them; this is a historical reference to a group of Irish serial killers. The macabre lyrics are accompanied by creepy music and quiet whistling which makes the song sound like a dark lullaby.

“The Perfect Crime” and “When the War Came” are the only two songs that do not stand out on this album, either musically or lyrically. “The Perfect Crime” is about gangster-style crime, but the chorus is incredibly repetitive. “When the War Came” refers to the siege of Leningrad during World War II, but it sounds mediocre.

“Sons and Daughters” is the only song on this album without a darker undertone. The nautical music and optimistic lyrics express the hope of a group of immigrants who plan to travel to a new land and start new lives.

If you are feeling lazy and want to mindlessly listen to music, save this CD for another day. However, if you are in the mood for up-tempo songs about love, violence, death and criminals, that include a panoply of obscure literary and historical references, you might try “The Crane Wife.”

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Una Taylor, associate professor of the music department, conducts the Chadron State Community Chorus during the Centennial Concert at the Chadron Arts Center Sunday.

Chorus celebrates centennial Vera Ulitina Web Administrator Chadron State Community Chorus celebrated the centennial of Chadron State College by singing a selection from American popular music from the 1910s on Sunday. The choir was directed by Una Taylor, associate professor, and accompanied by Mimi Norman.

The concert featured a guest accompanist and a guest conductor. Laurie Norman joined by Mimi Norman, accompanied the song “I Love a Piano” by Irving Berlin. Jackson Hammitt, of Rapid City, S.D., conducted the choir while they were singing “God Bless America” by Irving Berlin.

Hammitt directed the Chadron Community Chorus 1969-1998 and retired in 2001 as a professor of the Chadron State College Music Department.

Originally, Chadron State Community Chorus started as Chadron Municipal Choir in 1933 under direction of Dr. T.R. Sholz, and was renamed as Chadron Community Choir in 1940s. In 1969, the choir was renamed again to Chadron State Community Chorus when Dr. Hammit took the post of the director.

Dr. Taylor has conducted since in 2006.

In order to celebrate the Chadron State College Centennial, Dr. Taylor chose several popular songs from the decade of the foundation of the college. Choices from 1911 were very limited, so choosing from a decade provided a lot more flexibility.

“The semester did feel different,” Dr. Taylor said. Some new members joined the chorus, because they enjoyed the music the chorus was preparing for the concert.

The members of the chorus, especially “the older people really really enjoyed doing that music,” Dr. Taylor said.

After the concert, the Chorus organized a pot-luck for the performers and their family members.

“It provides the opportunity for people to interact socially,” said Dr. Taylor. Getting together socially is very important for the choir, because they get an extra opportunity to get to know each other better.

“It is a fun, social thing to do,” Dr. Taylor said.