April 27, 2017

This is the last regular edition of The Eagle for the spring semester, but look for a Cuba Special Edition during finals week

THURSDAY APRIL 27, 2017 ISSUE NO. 14

The Voice of Chadron State College since 1920

SEMPER VERITAS

NEWS >>

HLC REVIEW TEAM VISITS CAMPUS A four-member team toured campus building and hosted faculty and student open forums as part of the Higher Learning Commission review Monday and Tuesday. HLC is the accreditation for CSC. Please see page 2

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SENATE ALLOCATES MONEY FOR CLUB CORDS

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At it’s last meeting of the semester, Student Senate allocated money graduation cords for graduating senior who are active in a club.

Students can pick up cords in the Student Senate office from noon- 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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Photo by Justine Stone

Alejandro Garcia, 22, graduate student of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, throws a branch off the Spotted Tail Loop Trail Saturday during The Big Event.

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HLC team visits campus, speaks with students Melanie Nelson News Editor Four representatives from the Higher Learning Commission visited campus Monday and Tuesday as the final step in CSC’s accreditation renewal.

The visitors toured the academic and administration buildings and spoke with numerous groups including the president’s cabinet, faculty, and students. The purpose of their tour was to validate the claims CSC made in their assurance argument, sent to HLC March 23.

Dean of the School of E.H.P.C.P.S.W.

James Powell said due to effective planning, everyone on campus was comfortable with the visit.

“The thing that impressed me was the depth and level of participation here,” Powell said.

The lead member of the HLC review team, Henry Smith, mirrored Powell’s comment.

“Chadron has been very open and receptive,” Smith said. “They have accommodated any request.”

Smith added that CSC did an excellent job preparing for the visit.

Smith, a communications professor at Indiana Wesleyan University, Indianapolis, and another of the HLC team, Karen Vittengl, a psychology

professor at Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri, hosted a student open forum Monday night in the Student Center. They wanted to gain a student’s view of the positive and negative aspects of CSC. They first asked the students why they chose CSC. A few responses were the number of clubs, a friendly campus, name recognition and more individual opportunities than larger schools, welcoming staff and faculty, and a supportive community.

Next they asked if there were any areas for improvement. Students replied with some issues about online classes, including slow response rates and lack of personal connections with

the online professors.

Another student noted that some faculty on campus are not always helpful in giving guidance or putting students first.

The HLC team was also curious about the campus and community connection. The overall response was that the two groups are co-dependent, both need each other to survive. A few students offered examples: Spring Daze, The Big Event, sporting events, and theater productions, where community members mix with college students and support each other.

Another response was that the more effort a student puts into going out into the community and meeting

community members, the more they feel connected with the town.

After the forum, Smith said from what he had seen and heard throughout the day, the feedback was generally affirmative.

The review team will now write a report of its findings and recommendation to the HLC board, who will determine if CSC’s accreditation will be renewed.

“I am cautiously optimistic,” Vice President of Academic Affairs Charles Snare said.

Snare said it usually takes three to four weeks to receive the HLC’s recommendation, but could take up to two months.

VPAA confirms department reorganization savings Melanie Nelson & Justine Stone News Editor & Lifestyles Editor The Eagle confirmed Wednesday, in a meeting with Vice President of Academic Affairs Charles Snare, that the fall 2018 department reorganization proposal reported last week will indeed save CSC $55,000 of the required $750,000 cut from the state.

In the April 20 edition, The Eagle reported on a department reorganization proposal that came from administration. Three reporters interviewed faculty and the three deans between March 1419. The reporters were unable to interview Snare until Wednesday afternoon because he was spearheading the four-year preparation for the Higher Learning Commission peer review team visit, which occurred Monday and Tuesday.

The closed-door interview with Snare was in his third-floor office in Sparks Hall.

Two of the three deans, Dean of the School of B.E.A.M.S.S. Joel Hyer and Dean of the School of E.H.P.C.P.S.W. James Powell, also attended. Dean of School of Liberal Arts James Margetts had a prior engagement and could not attend.

When The Eagle reporters asked to record the interview, Snare said, “I’m not interested in perpetuating a culture of ‘I gotcha.’”

Although, the reporters said their intent was

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to document an accurate record of the meeting and what was said, he declined to be recorded, saying recording creates a “gotcha culture.” He said people should develop relationships before seeking information.

Snare later expressed concerns about being quoted out of context.

He then shifted the discussion to HLC accreditation and questioned The Eagle’s news coverage, noting that the HLC accreditation and peer reviewers’ visit was critical to the college.

“So, did you write an article on the HLC visit?” Snare asked. “So help me understand this.

HLC, which is critical for us, will have much more of an impact on students. Has there been an article on the HLC?” The Eagle first reported on HLC in its Sept.

29, 2016, edition, again in the March 30 edition.

A story about the HLC visit appears above.

About 20 minutes later, discussion about the reorganization began.

Snare clarified the reasoning behind the proposal. Midway through the academic year, CSC was obligated to cut its budget 4 percent, which meant $750,000, because of the state’s budget deficit. He said after various budget cuts across campus amounting to nearly $600,000, the academic departments were asked to save the remaining $160,000.

Snare said he anticipates a similar deficit for the 2017-18 school year. The state budget is re-

leased in June, so Snare said the reorganization proposal is a proactive approach.

In the April 18 interview with the deans, Margetts said the departmental reorganization proposal is estimated to save $55,000. Additional one-time reorganization costs might result in less savings the first year.

Snare said Wednesday that the majority of the reorganization savings would come from cutting departments—and in turn, department chairs—from 12 to six.

He said department chairs receive a stipend and beginning in fall, because of the faculty union’s negotiated agreement, release time.

Snare said that faculty and staff positions would be cut last due to anticipated budget shortfalls. He said there has been mention of cutting administrative position, including his, but that Chadron State already runs off a “lean” administrative staff compared to other institutions. Consequently, he said, other areas are being considered first.

But, he also said, “Everything is on the table.”

Snare said that higher education across the nation is expected to do “a lot more with a lot less” at this point in time.

The first reorganization proposal Snare and the deans created condensed departments from 12 to nine. Snare said after meeting with faculty it was apparent that condensing from 12 to six departments was more beneficial. He said

although there has been some opposition, feedback from faculty has been generally positive.

In the decision process, Snare said he questioned, “Where can we get synergies that will be most productive right away?” The answer resulted in the latest proposal.

Snare said because of how integrated the world is today, you could arrange about any disciplines together but he said he believes this arrangement will help foster a “collaborative culture.”

The reorganization, originally set for fall 2017, will be implemented in fall 2018 as a result of faculty feedback. Snare said there were downsides to both of the start dates. It seemed additional planning was needed, so it would have been rushed to implement the plan this fall.

However, Snare also said waiting an additional year means departments will have to save the money in other ways for the 2017-18 academic year.

As part of CSC’s “collaborative culture,” Snare said faculty has stepped up and made cuts and next school year similar actions will be necessary.

Snare addressed the importance of fulfilling MAP priorities regarding faculty and student retention. He said the reorganization will uphold those priorities. Snare also said the reorganization will not change students’ degrees or have an effect on the HLC accreditation.

Calendar information may be sent to The Eagle, Old Admin, Rm. 235, or to editor@csceagle.com

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AFB Club Allocations

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Senate allocates clubs’ recommended fall budget Jordyn Hulinsky Managing Editor Senate allocated $215,840.93 to clubs for next semester’s budgets. The money for the clubs’ budgets will come from the Student Senate budget in the fall; any unallocated funds from this semester will roll over to next year’s budget. For club’s budget allocation, see related graphic.

Senate had $142,850.30 in unallocated funds at the beginning of the meeting Monday.

Senate allocated $200 for graduation stoles for Student Senate seniors. Those who were a part of Senate, the CAB executive board, or the Court at one point in their college career will receive a stole to wear at graduation.

Senate also allocated $1,000 for graduation cords for students who were actively involved in clubs. There will be cardinal red with white and black cords for students who

served on a club executive board and cardinal red with black for students who were actively involved in a club.

Each individual student will be responsible for picking up his or her cord from the Senate office, open noon-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, during finals week.

Senate allocated $1,760 for the Health and Well-being event next semester. The event will be during the Week of Welcome and will feature an inflatable for students to go through. Students will be asked to wash their hands before going in and when they come out will have a black light shown on their hands to see the germs that were collected through the inflatable.

The color printers project was tabled to next semester because there were issues with putting the printers in certain spots around campus.

The CAB bylaw revisions and Court rules bylaw revisions were approved with grammatical corrections. The CAB bylaws were reformatted and the

content was changed.

The Court bylaws were passed with the motion to have the bylaws looked over and fixed again next semester, per recommendation of Bylaw Revision Committee Chair Coy Clark. Clark also resigned from his chair position and former Senate President Katrina Hurley appointed Trista Schell as the new chair.

Carly Slaght and Johnathan Sayaloune were sworn in as the new Student Senate president and vice president, respectively.

After swearing in the five senators who were voted in last week, Lukas Klueber was resworn in to his former position of vice president of finance. His twin brother, Konery Klueber was sworn in as secretary.

The CAB executive board was sworn in. Please see a related CAB article at csceagle.com for board information.

The motion to support the idea of moving the Student Trustee selection to January instead of March was approved.

ACCLAIM Ag Club Art Guild Band Blue Key Campus Activity Dance Club Cardinal Key Chess Club Chi Alpha Choir Eagle Dance Team Health Professions International Club MTNA NAfME Natural Science Club Newman House NOCS Omega Phi Rho Phi Beta Lambda Pitch Club Plainswalkers Pre-Vet Club Psychology Club Public Relations Revive Rodeo Rugby Sigma Tau Delta Social Science Social Work Sports Medicine Student Alumni Council Table Tennis The Eagle The Nest The Pit Tri Beta United War Eagles Xi Delta Zeta Zeta Alpha Kappa

Requested $5,000 $500 $5,750 $25,700 $1,300 $1,499 $7,490 $207.84 $2,800 $3,475 $5,500 $15,300 $3,650 $9,480 $2,875 $2,800 $455.42 $3,580 $6,030.33 $8,555 $1,958.40 $5,410 $3,440 $500 $500 $7,950 $20,000 $2,569 $5,230 $9,661 $1,750 $4,600 $500 $427.85 $14,700 $11,600 $15,000 $1,250 $870 $8,780 $6,745.33 $10,749.50

Allocated $5,000 $455 $5,405 $16,700 $1,235 $1,364.07 $5,090.60 $207.84 $2,800 $3,231.75 $4,635 $13,250 $3,212 $4,995.60 $2,645 $2,240 $450.87 $3,580 $5,418.51 $8,455 $1,712.56 $4,309 $2,285.60 $500 $395 $7,252.50 $19,325 $2,343.31 $3,697.70 $8,655.34 $1,650 $3,858 $465 $427.85 $14,700 $11,600 $12,650 $1,002.50 $748.20 $7,550.80 $6,545.33 $8,196

Hurley hosts last open forum of the year, her career Melanie Nelson News Editor Senate President Katrina Hurley hosted the last open forum of her reign, at 5 p.m.

Thursday, April 20, in the Student Center.

Sen. Carly Slaght ran uncontested for the position, and will take over for Hurley next year.

“I just want to give everyone a big thank you,” Hurley said. “It’s been great representing the student body.”

She also urged students to approach Slaght with any ideas they want Senate to be working on next year.

The Student Health and Well-being Committee asked for $1,600 for its fall event as part of the hygiene initiative.

The Campus Improvement Committee asked for $2,700 to purchase two color printers–one for Edna and one for High Rise–so students would have a color printer available after the library and Student Center close.

Senate approved the hygiene initiative allocation, but tabled the printer discussion until next semester, at a meeting Monday.

Senate voted down the proposal to give every graduating club member a single-strand cord with a separate cord for each club they were involved in. The Commencement Com-

mittee voted in favor for the idea, however.

There were multiple variations of the proposal, so Senate furthered the graduation cord discussion on Monday.

“We just really want to honor those who have been involved in so many different activities on campus throughout their years on campus,” Hurley said.

The Bylaw Review Committee proposed a revision of the CAB bylaws and the court rules. Most of the changes were grammatical, or format issues, according to CAB Vice Chair of Programming Trista Schell.

Schell said they did add an updated attendance policy to section II, subsection B, of the CAB bylaws to enforce punishment

for excessive club absences. In the court rules, the terminology “associate justice” was changed to “student justice.” Hurley expressed some concern that the name change seemed like a demotion. Election procedures were also updated, and they are still working on a section for solicitor general, Schell said. The proposed bylaw revisions were discussed Monday.

Hurley announced that Senate would be discussing the Activity Fee Board budget recommendations at the meeting Monday, which was pushed back an hour to 6 p.m. due to an open forum hosted by the Higher Learning Commission that approves CSC’s accreditation at 5 p.m. in the Ballroom.

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EDITORIAL–THE EAGLE’S VIEW The Voice of Chadron State College since 1920

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Accurate news, that’s our agenda Journalists in today’s world are thought of as having a hidden agenda, of stretching the truth, and of attacking certain people. Journalism is claimed as “fake news.”

Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines journalism as “the collection and editing of news for presentation through the media, the public press, an academic study concerned with the collection and editing of news or the management of a news medium; and writing designed for publication in a newspaper or magazine, writing characterized by a direct presentation of facts or description of events without an attempt at interpretation.”

Journalists are often thought of as threats, as enemies, typically by individuals who claim journalists are out to get them.

We get these claims because we ask the tough questions and we print the answers. We do not hide and we do not let others push us around.

Journalists have the opportunity to build relationships and work with a variety of sources for stories, but the relationships for those stories are not built on the premise of public relations.

Even though public relations and journalism fall under the same major of communications at CSC, they are not the same.

At Chadron State College, students have the opportunity in a variety of different departments on campus to get hands-on learning experiences. Job shadowing, internships, and projects for the community are just a few of the ways students learn at this school.

In the communications department, our hands-on experiences are through a weekly publication of a full, real newspaper. A newspaper that has won “Best in Overall Excellence,” at the Nebraska Collegiate Media Association’s Golden Leaf Awards for seven years in a row; a newspaper that has been

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claimed as clean, crisp, and a real product by editors at professional newspapers both in-state and out of state.

A newspaper does not win awards and accolades like that by letting others push the journalists around.

“The Voice of Chadron State College since 1920” is on the front page of every newspaper The Eagle publishes, and The Eagle’s motto is Semper Veritas, which means Truth Always.

Every student who walks through the doors of the newsroom, Old Admin Rm. 235 is taught journalistic standards from day one. We are taught to be accurate, to be fair, and balanced.

Accuracy means we say things the way they are; we do not try to skew things and we remain unbiased in everything we write. We use quotes the way they are said and we give context for the things people say.

Fair and balanced means we get all the sides of the story, or attempt to get all sides of the story. We talk to all the individuals involved in stories and we allow all sides of a story to say their piece in order to be balanced.

All these ideals are expected at professional newspapers at all levels, and because we are in training to be professional journalists, we are taught and expected to maintain those standards here and now.

Journalists are here to bring light to tough topics, journalists are not here to push agendas, and journalists do not look to throw people under the bus.

We let those individuals do it themselves, and we take pictures.

The Eagle stands with the real journalists in the world and commends those out there working to be accurate, fair, and balanced in all stories, even when people try to censor journalists or push their own agendas.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Say thanks before you walk To the Editor: Seniors, it’s that time of year again.

Graduation. The long-awaited culmination of your educational career is less than two weeks away. Where are you going, and what are you going to do? Many of you may have jobs lined up and many of you may take a little time to figure it out. But before you leave school in the dust, I want to leave you with one piece of advice. Take a look back and thank the people that have helped you get where you are today.

As a recent graduate who moved to a small, conservative town in Nebraska, I have had countless hours to think back about college and the time I spent there. As I sat alone

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in my little apartment I realized what a big impact the people I met in college had on my life. I realized that if it hadn’t been for a handful of people I met, my life would have taken a completely different direction.

When I started school I was an education major for no reason other than the fact I knew I could find a job teaching after school.

It was safe. But I happened to meet one girl, who now happens to be my best friend, on the first day of college and we instantly clicked. She convinced me to start working for The Eagle, and I spent countless hours in that newsroom. That led me to meeting The Eagle’s adviser, Michael Kennedy.

He saw something in me that I didn’t see in myself and convinced me to change my ma-

jor to journalism. I was hesitant at first, but then I realized that journalism was a much better fit for me than a classroom would ever be. I switched majors and began to get more and more involved with the paper.

My sister saw my passion for journalism and connected me with the editor of the Nebraska Cattleman’s Magazine who gave me the opportunity to write a series of feature stories to be published over the course of a year. I also had the chance to write a few stories for the Chadron Record while still finishing school.

None of these things were planned, but they all led me to where I am today. After sitting in quiet Aurora, I realized that I had not thanked any of the people who had com-

pletely changed the direction of my life. I had taken it all in stride, not realizing what an impact they had all made. I started to feel like I had taken advantage of these people and the opportunities they had helped me find.

It took me a couple months to realize that I needed to reach out and say thank you to everyone who had helped me on my way. My advice to you is to take a moment before you walk across that stage and say thank you to all the people in your own life who have changed your course or aided you in your journey, no matter how big a hand they played.

Respectfully, Janelle Kesterson Aurora

Struggling to say good-bye

Jordyn Hulinsky Managing Editor Man, the struggle is real…

It is time to leave CSC. I started my college career at Chadron State on New Student Orientation day Aug. 15, 2013. I attended my first class on Monday, Aug. 19, 2013, sat through my first newspaper meeting Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013, and my first story was published Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013. My byline featured the title sports editor in the Aug. 29, 2013, edition of The Eagle.

I was the sports editor for a year and a half before I was moved to the managing editor position for the spring 2015 semester. During the first week as managing editor, the fire alarm went off in Old Admin about 5 p.m. Wednesday while the staff and I were making final edits and sending pages to our printer.

I stood on the newsroom table for 15 minutes with the fire alarm going off trying to decide if I was supposed to leave the building or burn with the paper. (Thankfully, there was not an actual fire, just a false alarm.)

I have spent four long years in this newsroom.

While here, I learned all things journalism: AP style, concise writing, accurate reporting, and photojournalism.

For this newspaper, I covered a football game at AT&T stadium in Arlington, Texas, a Colorado Rockies baseball game in Denver, and wrestling meets at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

But, working here has been a struggle. I had to write tough stories of deaths and scandals. I have had to sit through countless meetings and edit thousands of pictures for publication.

I wrote millions of words for thousands of stories about hundreds of events.

I have taken multiple naps on and under the newsroom

table. I have even spent the night in this room twice.

I have cried until I could not see while in this newsroom, and I have laughed until I could not breathe.

I have created friendships that will last for my lifetime and I have made enemies that are not so easy to forgive.

So, being in this newsroom has been a struggle, but now I am leaving and that is going to be a new struggle.

This newsroom has been my home on campus for four years. Now, I am graduating and have to leave this home. As much as I have complained, yelled, and cried about this newspaper and the stress I have experienced in this stupid newsroom, I am going to miss this stupid newsroom and I will cry when I have to clean off my desk.

This newsroom has been a better classroom than most; the teachers in this newsroom included my adviser, my peers, community members, and CSC administrators. I’ve learned difficult lessons and it has truly been a struggle to get through these four years in this newsroom, but the best lesson I learned: Tough times don’t last, tough people do.

So, leaving this newsroom will definitely be a real struggle, but I have a desk full of chocolate to eat before I go to remind me life is always sweet.

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Barbara McCarthy, seventh grade math teacher at Chadron Middle School, of Chadron, trims hedges at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church on Saturday during The Big Event.

Volunteers who participated in the fifth The Big Event were able to provide some much-needed help to community members and to each other. The Big Event is a direct way for students and faculty to give back to the town and show their appreciation to the businesses and various areas.

After the spring football game ended and all the students finished their Subway sandwiches and received The Big Event T-shirts, volunteers headed to the jobsites.

One of those areas was the Ridgeview Bible Church. Lee Branson, a Chadron resident, who’s in charge of the building and grounds for the church, described the volunteer work as “very helpful.”

“The group had a lot of good man power, and was a lot of help for things that we haven’t had the man power for,” he said.

Volunteers first helped move items for a garage sale from the home of a church member to the church.

Kristi Johnson, of Chadron, houses materials for an annual mission garage sale.

The items are donated and then sold at a yearly event to raise money for people going on mission trips. This year, CSC students Alexis Phillips, 21, junior of Bellmont, and Eli Badje, 20, sophomore of Hay Springs will be going on trips to Africa and Alaska, respectively.

“Having all these people here to help is a huge boost,” Johnson said, “I love all the muscle and work ethic.”

About 80 CSC students, and 20 Pine Ridge Job Corps. students, attend church at Ridgeview, according to Johnson.

“It is kind of like mission trips, you know,” Johnson said, “like with The Big Event or with mission trips; there is joy in serving others. And, there’s definitely joy in receiving it as well!”

The volunteers uncovered and moved larger rocks that were along the property, and next, placed them on the flatbed of a truck to be removed. All group members were high-spirited.

“I know there’s a variety of work going on, but being outside is the best, I know this might not seem like much, but it’s important,” said Andrew Smith, 19, freshman of Chadron.

The group members expressed how much they wanted to show the residents of Chadron their appreciation for the town.

“It helps the community a lot and shows that we care about Chadron and want to help out,” said Dominic Badura, 19, freshman of Omaha.

“I think it’s really great CSC gives the opportunity to help Chadron,” said Jennifer Scherbarth, 19, sophomore of Hay Springs.

“I thought the event went really well, I worked with students from a couple of college campus ministries,” said former CSC student and jobsite leader Sam Parker, who serves as a START adviser for CSC. “It was very encouraging to see our team so joyful and willing to help out.”

Branson admitted that the church was finally able to finish removing the rocks thanks to The Big Event.

At Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, five volunteers—Dakota Gellner, 22, senior of Gering; Brittany Hoagland, 23, senior of Rushville; Chaona Radtke, 20, sophomore of Sidney, Kylee Giles, 20, sophomore of Gordon, and Shayla Dockweiler, 20, sophomore of Oconto­—helped Fred McCarthy, State Forester for the University of Nebraska, and Barbara McCarthy, seventh grade math teacher at Chadron Middle School, clean up around the church.

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Volunteers prepare frozen treats for Crest view Care Center residents, Saturday during The Big Event.

“It’s so nice to have you students come and help us clean up the community,” Barbara McCarthy said.

“Who wants to use the chain saw?” joked Fred McCarthy while the crew rested.

The Volunteers work consisted of cleaning up the parking lot of the church, shoveling rocks, sweeping the sidewalk around the church, moving mulch, tending to the plants and flowers, trimming hedges and trees, and raking.

“I love volunteering, and supporting the community,” Radtke said. “I get to make good old Chadron look better, which is a lot of fun.”

Afterward the crew and the McCarthy’s congregated inside eh church for cookies and juice.

The Social Work Club went to Crest View Care Center to volunteer time at this year’s edition of The Big Event.

The students prepared picnic tables and set out chairs while the residents ate their lunch inside. When the Crest View Care Center residents finished eating around 2 p.m., they made their way to the front lawn to enjoy some ice cream and beautiful weather.

The group split up the work of making the sundaes and root beer floats and delivering the treats to the residents. Not all the residents came outside, so a few students delivered ice cream to them inside.

About 20 volunteers spent the afternoon distributing ice cream and talking with the senior residents. The jobsite leader at Crest View Care Center was Savannah Hurtado, 21, junior of Boulder, Colorado, who made sure things went smoothly throughout the afternoon.

CSC’s Director of Social Work Richard Kenney said he and

his group of students have volunteered at Crest View Care Center for five years, which means they have been there every year since The Big Event began at CSC. He said it was the “perfect day for this event.”

The residents seemed to enjoy the company for a few hours as they shared stories with the students during the ice cream social.

The feelings were mutual, the volunteers and the residents ended the afternoon feeling good about The Big Event, and happy they participated.

Many people had differing reasons for joining The Big Event volunteers list, but the fact remains that Chadron benefited from the hard work from everyone who was involved with The Big Event and made a lot of Chadron residents happy and proud.

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CSC basketball teams repaint benches at the Dawes County Historical Society Museum Jordyn Hulinsky & Torri Brumbaugh Managing Editor & Reporter

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CSC sports teams have a history of participating in The Big Event, and this year was no different for the men’s and women’s basketball teams and dance team.

The women’s basketball team went to the Dawes County Historical Society south of Chadron to scrape paint off benches, repaint the benches, and remove weeds and leaves from gardens, among other tasks.

Linda Rotness, of Chadron, is on the board of directors for the Historical Society and said that the Historical Society is volunteer-ran but most of the volunteers are retired.

“It’s not always easy to get people to do this kind of stuff,” Rotness said. “It’s great to have young people out here to help.”

Head Women’s Basketball Coach Janet Raymer said that the team was assigned to this location and was happy with the placement.

All eight of the eligible players helped with the event, and a former player was also helping, Raymer said.

“It’s good to give back,” Raymer said. “We’ve been wanting to do more of this type of thing (serving) anyway so it was a good opporWe’ve been wanting tunity for us. We to do more of this want to do more of type of thing (servthis in the fall, just on a small scale. ing) anyway so it was The Big Event has a good opportunity inspired us.”

Raymer said for us. the team has Janet Raymer helped with The Head Women’s Basketball Coach Big Event all the years she has been working with the team and she thinks they helped before that too.

The men’s basketball team also served.

Head Men’s Basketball Coach Houston Reed said the team has helped with other volunteer projects this year.

“We helped with the Closer to Home project, the Catholic Church Thanksgiving meal this year, and the after school program at the middle school and elementary school. We try to give back all year long,” Reed said.

The men’s team worked at the home of Debra Ainslie, of Chadron, weeding a patch of her yard.

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Kalli Feddersen, 20, junior of Laramie, Wyoming, paints a bench Saturday at the Dawes County Historical Society Museum during of The Big Event.

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ABOVE: Vonsinh Sayaloune, 19, sophomore of Chadron, picks up leaves and weeds from a Chadron resident’s home Saturday during The Big Event.

RIGHT: Michael Johnson, 19, freshman of Nassau, Bahamas, cleans up dirt from the side of the road at a Chadron resident’s house Saturday during The Big Event.

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“I signed up to have help with this because last year this project took me 11.5 hours alone,” Ainslie said.

Both teams kept the atmosphere light and fun, singing and playing music while they worked.

The dance team also got involved in the giving-back action.

“Fantastic!” is all community member Glen Kotschwar could think of to say as he hosted the Eagle Dance Team’s jobsite at the United Methodist Church.

Coordinator of Admissions Services Erin Heide, her husband, and 2-yearold daughter helped lead the Eagle Dance team.

The team of volunteers took in the sun while helping Kotschwar clean the church’s yard, take down a basketball hoop, and trim some hedges.

“I have been a part of The Big Event for three years now,” co-captain of the Eagle Dance Team, Courtney McClenahan, 21, junior of Grant, said. “My favorite site I have been at is outside of town where we helped a lady get her yard ready for a graduation party. The Big Event is a great thing for both CSC and Chadron. It is great to give back to the community.”

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In 2013: Tess Clemetson, senior of Riverton, Wyoming, paints a wall at Birthright of Chadron’s office Saturday, April 20, 2013, during the first annual The Big Event.

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In 2015: Eddie Puga, 21, freshman of Los Angeles, cleans The Chadron Record’s storage unit Saturday, April 25, 2015, during the third annual The Big Event.

RIGHT: In 2014: Jacob Rissler, junior of Gillette, Wyoming, throws fallen logs up a hill at the Museum of the Fur Trade Saturday, April 26, 2014, during the second annual The Big Event.

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BIG years In 2017: Caitlin Gustafson, left, 20, sophomore of Seward, hands Dominic Badura,19, freshman of Omaha, a rock Saturday as part of the fifth annual The Big Event. photo by Jordyn Hulinsky

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Five is the magic number.

Nearly 550 volunteers participated at nearly 55 jobsites during the fifth annual The Big Event Saturday.

The Big Event is a one-day, student-based community service day. The event started at Texas A&M University, College Station, in 1982. Shaunda French, communication and social sciences associate professor, brought TBE to CSC in 2013.

In 2013, about eight TBE staff members convinced nearly 300 CSC students to give back to the Chadron community.

“When I interviewed for my faculty position in 2011, I had just helped the University of Southern Mississippi start its Big Event,” French said. “I enjoyed implementing The Big Event there and felt it is something every academia institution needs.”

French has been noted for her passion for the event via staff members who have worked with her through the years.

“Her passion is a huge factor in regards to the success of The Big Event,” Justy Bullington, CSC alumna and former staff member of The Big Event, said.

Bullington was part of the first staff who brought TBE to campus. She has worked as an advertising coordinator, jobsite leader and volunteer through the years, and was unable to participate this year having moved away from Chadron.

“Working with Dr. French on TBE has been an amazing experience,” Megan O’Leary, The Big Event 2017 graduate assistant, said.

“It has been rewarding to work with someone who cares greatly about our community and

is passionate about giving back.”

The event started relatively small with 300 volunteers, 15 jobsites, and about 2 hours of work; since, it has reached a peak number of 650 volunteers in 2014, 80 jobsites in 2015, and 4.5 hours of work in 2014.

“My first year can be described as ‘literally not having a clue what I was doing,’” Bullington said. “Now, the team is so knowledgeable and beyond dedicated and passionate toward the cause. It is truly heartbreaking to miss out on such a positive and memorable experience, but it is beyond humbling to see the legacy, not only continue, but to grow and develop.”

Sam Parker, current academic adviser in the START Office, was also part of the first TBE staff.

“I feel the event has turned from something obscure on campus to a well-known CSC tradition,” Parker said. “Today, The Big Event seems to be known among students.”

“Over the past five years, The Big Event has evolved in so many different ways,” French said. “Put simply, I believe each year The Big Event improves and becomes more organized. However, that being said, each year brings its unique challenges.

“When you have more than 50 jobsites and more than 500 volunteers, you’re going to have issues,” French said. “However, I truly believe this was our most efficient and effective to date.”

The Big Event has certainly grown through the years, but the main idea has stayed the same: serve the community that serves CSC. “One of our biggest goals when initiating The Big Event on CSC’s campus was to build a tradition and bridge the gap between the campus and the community,” Bullington said. “I am so proud of the hard work various people put into making The Big Event successful and hope students, faculty, staff, administration and community members continue to be a part of the event in any capacity.

“It is life-changing, whether you know it or not!” Bullington said.

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Laken Kuenzel, 22, senior, of Gillette, Wyoming, scrapes paint from the side of a shed at the Bill Dowling American Legion Post 12.

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Carly Slaght, left, 20, junior of Scottsbluff, and Ashley Goad, 19, sophomore of Pueblo, Colorado, scrape paint off sheds at the Bill Dowling American Legion Post 12 Saturday during The Big Event.

Volunteers working as part of CSC’s fifth The Big Event worked on various projects around the Chadron community Saturday.

Seven people and one jobsite leader renovated a few storage sheds outside of the Bill Dowling American Legion Post 12. Volunteers scraped off paint and painted the previously red-and-white sheds, located a few feet from the American Legion Post’s main building.

Ashley Goad, 19, sophomore of Pueblo, Colorado; Carly Slaght, 20, junior of Scottsbluff; Leah Guerrero, 19, freshman of Greeley, Colorado; Rachel Guerrero, 16, high school student of Greeley, Colorado; Laken Kuenzel, 22, senior of Gillette, Wyoming; Trysha Brierly, 16, of Chadron, the daughter of Education Instructor Robin Brierly, who was also part of the group; and Mikaela Franzen, 19, freshman of Gurley, took on the task.

According to Vicki Kotschwar, the president of the post’s American Legion Auxiliary, the sheds are used to house equipment, such as wheelchairs that the American Legion post rents out. She said she was happy that the buildings were being repainted, since they are visible during the Bands on Bordeaux summer concert events.

Kotschwar says she was the one who filled out the necessary form for their jobsite to become part of The Big Event.

Expressing her admiration for The Big Event and how it gives

CSC students a way to give back to the local community, she said the other members of the post’s American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary were enthusiastic about hosting a jobsite for The Big Event.

At a different location, two neighbors teamed up to create one jobsite for volunteers.

Community members, Amy Leija and Melody Herbert, took advantage of the beautiful weather Saturday while The Big Event volunteers powered through their yard work on King Street.

“It’s amazing,” Leija said. “Just to know that so much is getting done takes weight off of my shoulders. In a few hours, we’re doing stuff that I’ve wanted to get done for five years.”

A few of the tasks volunteers were asked to do were to get rid of weeds, trim hedges, and stain fences.

Freshman Laura Larsen, 19, of Kearney, described her task as “removing all the dead stuff from the yard.”

The college students were joined by a few non-traditional volunteers, including Physical and Life Science Associate Professor Wendy Jamison and her two daughters.

Fourth grader Hannah Jamison, 10, diligently pulled weeds from Leija’s yard.

“My favorite thing about working The Big Event is the Subway,” Hannah Jamison said.

In another location, long-time Chadron resident Janet Hartman’s yard was abuzz with volunteers. Hartman works in the career and academic planning services department at CSC; this was her first year as a host site for The Big Event. please see COMMUNITY page 15

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Students and faculty of the Alumni Club and Sigma Tau Delta Club flushed gutters, mowed, cleaned rock beds, labeled flower gardens, and scraped paint. All this was done in a couple of hours, and Hartman capped off the day by serving everyone fresh brownies and iced tea in her back yard.

“I live by myself, and I never would have gotten all this done alone,” Hartman said. “The town wouldn’t be the same without the college, it’s good for the economy,” Hartman said. “I like when students are around; brings the town to life.”

It’s these subtle reminders that reiterate the harmonizing effects of The Big Event. Students and faculty can reciprocate care and service to the community.

Students who volunteered at the Hartman site understand the importance of community connections as well.

“In college it is easy to stay within the bubble of campus, and not realize the campus is part of a larger community,” Jessica Hanks, 20, sophomore of Kimball, said.

“The Big Event allows students to see this, and gives them the opportunity to say thank you through service. One, it is awesome to get out and be a part of something bigger than myself.

Two, cleaning gutters is not as easy as it looks.”

The college and community can bond within service, but students within clubs are also allowed to form more meaningful connections.

“I think it was a great bonding experience for the club because we learned a lot about each other,” Rachel Dowling, 20, junior of Hampton, said. “I love this city so much. The Big Event inspires me to continue to help put smiles on people’s faces when something gets accomplished that they struggled with by themselves.”

The college and community became one among the lilacs in full bloom on Saturday, and the quality of service delivered will hopefully inspire more years of The Big Event. In the meantime, students can prepare for finals with a sense of accomplishment permeating from the past weekend.

Eagle Dance Team members McKenna Jones, left, 20, sophomore of Louisville, and Kassey Wetovick, 19, freshman of Wood River, trimmed hedges Saturday at the United Methodist Church for The Big Event.

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ABOVE: During CSC’s fifth annual The Big Event, Morgan Johnston, left, 18, freshman of Alliance, and Joel Schroeder, 19, freshman of Paxton, help with yard work Saturday afternoon.

LEFT: Fourth grader Hannah Jamison, left, of Chadron, watches her mom, Physical and Life Sciences Associate Professor Wendy Jamison, dig up weeds Saturday at the fifth annual The Big Event.

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Taylor Allison, 21, senior of Gordon, digs out weeds from a flower bed Saturday at Camp Norwesca for The Big Event.

Vanessa Sawyers, 19, freshman of Alliance, shovels brush Saturday during The Big Event at Camp Norwesca.

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three groups to cover the workload. Some were weeding flowerbeds, building a new flowerbed, Advertising Director & News Editor and scraping old paint off the lodge. Volunteers The Big Event, a community-service event from local churches were clearing brush, and at Chadron State College, came to Chadron for the students also helped throw the branches in the fifth straight year Saturday afternoon. a truck to be hauled away.

There were 544 volunteers stationed The cross country team started a tradition across 54 jobsites in the Chadron area. Vol- of camping there as a team-builder each fall unteers received a free T-shirt and a compli- before school starts, according to Cross Counmentary meal from Subway before being sent try Assistant Coach Sarah Townsend, 22, gradto their jobsites. uate student of Douglas, Wyoming.

The Child Development Center, a return“It’s cool that we are stationed here for The ing jobsite, had many activities for volunteers. Big Event,” Townsend said. “We’ve come out Child Development Center Teacher Kevin Bo- here for camp, so it’s nice to give back.” gus oversaw the site.

Camp Norwesca is a retreat run by the According to Bogus, the CDC was pre- Great Plains Conference of the United Methparing for the summer, when the kids will be odist Church. It is located off Highway 385, outside more. He requested help with general surrounded by Chadron State Park and the Necleanup and improvements to the playground, braska National Forest. as well as painting. Volunteers also assisted Every summer, the camp hosts youth and with preparing an outdoor painting center for adults for a variety of programs. The camp ofthe kids, which fers swimming, needed painthiking, games, ed and Plexiand more, supThis is a total lifesaver. glas installed. plemented with Sigma Delworship time, We’d be in a world of hurt ta Nu and according to its if we didn’t have these three families website. that were part According to kids here today. of the CDC Bartels, hail and helped with wind damaged Delila Bartels the project. trees and flowCamp Norwesca Office Administrator Bogus said ers during last that volunteers week’s storm, from other and needed the jobsites came assistance that to the CDC to assist with later activities. Bogus The Big Event provides. said that supplies needed for the projects were “This is a total lifesaver,” Bartels said. “We’d paid for by the CDC’s annual pie fundraiser. be in a world of hurt if we didn’t have these kids Outside of town, several jobsites also par- here today.” ticipated in The Big Event.

Down Highway 385 past Chadron State At Chadron State Park, Xi Delta Zeta paint- Park, Phi Beta Lambda assisted Terri Foppe ed picnic tables and did yard work around the at her residence with ground work around campgrounds as part of preparation for camp- new Cedar trees, clearing the yard of debris, ing season. There were 17 volunteers, spread and gathering pre-cut firewood for transport across the entire campgrounds. Gregg Gal- and storage. Danielle Lecher, market develbraith, park superintendent, coordinated the opment director at CSC, led 10 volunteers at jobsite and helped deliver paint to the students the jobsite. who ran out.

Off Goffena Road, just outside Chadron, At Camp Norwesca, Delila Bartels, office Connie Moore, owner of the residence, had administrator, oversaw the cross country four volunteers pick up sticks that had blown team volunteers. off trees in the wind, clearing the land for About 20 team members were split into mowing and other activities.

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National Forest Service Pine Ridge Recreation Specialist Mike Watts chops up a fallen tree Saturday during The Big Event at Spotted Tail Loop Trail.

In association with the Northwest Nebraska Trails Association and the National Forest Service, volunteers from Chadron State’s fifth annual The Big Event began clearing hiking trails south of Chadron.

After a quick safety lesson from National Forest Service Pine Ridge Recreation Specialist Mike Watts, eight student volunteers, two jobsite leaders, and a couple of National Forest Service employees, cleared the hiking trail of fallen trees, stumps, debris, and built water bars along the trail. The fallen trees and debris were a result, in part, of the July 2006 fire in the Spotted Tail Loop Trail area.

The volunteers were split into two groups; one cleared the Spotted Tail Loop Trail and constructed water bars and the other built water bars along another trail in the area. In total, the groups covered about 5 miles of trails.

Watts demonstrated how to build the water bars then showed the volunteers where to build them along the trail. The water bars are essentially diagonal bars that guide the water off the trails to prevent erosion. In addition to the water bars constructed with dirt, there were water bars made of wood that were already in place on the trail that the volunteers cleaned up.

Watts also used a chainsaw to cut fallen trees into smaller pieces and cut branches off the trees so the volunteers could move them off the trail.

Volunteers used tools called McLeods, Pulaskis, and Crows Feet, to remove debris and build the water bars.

The McLeod is a heavy-duty rake with a blade on the other side that was used to

TBE volunteers clean up Spotted Tail Loop Trail

clear debris and to build water bars.

The Pulaski is a tool that looks like an ax on one side and another sharp cutting tool on the other side. The Pulaski was used to chop trunks or other debris out of the ground to remove it from the trail.

The Crows Foot is a tool similar to the McLeod but it only has two prongs on one side with a flat bottom. The Crows Foot tool was also used to clear debris and build water bars.

The Northwest Nebraska Trails Association was founded in January. The Spotted Tail Loop Trail cleanup was one of the group’s first projects, but it did not include all of the association’s members, according to jobsite leader Brittany Helmbrecht, who is a member of the association. The association’s mission statement is: “The purpose of the NNTA is to develop, enhance, maintain and promote public non-motorized recreational trails in northwest Nebraska.”

“There was a need to get trails maintained and eventually created for recreational activities in the area,” Helmbrecht said. “One of the big goals is to get the Cowboy Trail from Sheridan County into Chadron and Dawes County.”

During The Big Event 2016, volunteers cleared old railroad ties and other debris from the Cowboy Trail east of Chadron to begin the rail-to-trail conversion project.

Once finished, the Cowboy Trail, running 321 miles from Chadron to Norfolk, will be the longest rail-to-trail conversion in the United States.

If students are seeking more information about the Northwest Nebraska Trails Association or are interested in joining the association, they should contact Helmbrecht at bhelmbrecht@csc.edu or search “Northwest Nebraska Trails Association” on Facebook for information and meeting times and locations.

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Source: rmacsports.org

Regional Standings As of April 25 Softball TEAM:

1. Colorado Mesa 2. Colorado Mines 3. MSU Denver 4. Chadron State 5. Regis 6. Colorado Christian 7. CSU-Pueblo 8. New Mexico Highlands 9. Adams State 10. UCCS 11. Fort Lewis 12. Black Hills State

RMAC Overall 31-4 26-10 26-10 21-14 20-16 17-15 16-20 16-20 16-20 14-22 5-31 3-29

38-6 29-13 34-17 25-23 28-24 27-21 19-25 19-30 17-29 15-26 6-39 5-35

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Kayla Michel (13), sophomore of Brighton, Colorado, fist bumps Head Softball Coach Robert Stack after hitting a home run Sunday during a game against Adams State University, Alamosa, Colorado, at the CSC Softball Field.

Eagles send seniors out with 3-1 series win Preston Goehring Sports Editor

Source: collegerodeo.com

Central Rocky Mountain Division As of April 25 Men’s Rodeo TEAM:

1. Sheridan College 2. Gillette College 3. Chadron State 4. Central Wyoming College 5. University of Wyoming 6. Casper College 7. Eastern Wyoming College 8. Otero Junior College 9. Laramie County Comm. College 10. Northeastern Junior College 11. Lamar Community College

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Total Points 4,260 3,620 2,838.33 2,580 2,390 2,035 1,965 1,590 1,525 1,125 250

The Eagles won three of their final four home games against Adams State University, Alamosa, Colorado, Saturday and Sunday. With the trio of wins, the Eagles clinched a spot in the RMAC Tournament, May 4-6.

The tournament’s location is yet to be decided; the top seed of the conference will host the tournament. Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, currently leads the RMAC with a conference record of 31-4.

The first game of the weekend ended in five innings, with CSC jumping out to a five-run lead in the first, and scoring one more in the third

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1. Gillette College Total Points 2. University of Wyoming 3,138.66 3. Casper College 2,113.66 4. Sheridan College 1,565 5. Chadron State College 1,249 6. Colorado State University 1,076.66 7. Northeastern Junior College 790 8. Lamar Community College 490 9. Colorado State University-Pueblo 423.33 10. Central Wyoming College 355 11. Eastern Wyoming College 321.66 12. Laramie County Comm. College 178.33

Sport: Softball Class rank: Freshman Hometown: Littleton, Colorado

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Jarecki pitched two complete games holding Adams State to just one run on six hits. In her first start, she recorded six strikeouts in five innings, as the Eagles mercy-ruled the Grizzlies. She is just three wins away from the single-season record.

and three in the fourth.

Freshman ace Jessica Jarecki, of Littleton, Colorado, shut out the Grizzlies, only giving up four hits to pick up win No. 12.

Aspen Eubanks, junior of Broomfield, Colorado, busted the game open for the Eagles, blasting a three-run home run to center in the bottom of the first. On the next pitch, Morgan Wilhelm, senior of Littleton, Colorado, lined a solo homer to left. Eubanks drove in two more runs in the fourth on a single to right, that scored Kendyl Moody, sophomore of Lakewood, Colorado, and Sheyann Ludwig, freshman of Longmont, Colorado, bumping the Eagles’ lead to nine, one more than necessary for the mercy rule.

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Sport: Track and field Class rank: Senior Hometown: Black Hawk, South Dakota

Reuwsaat won the 100-meter dash

and the long jump at the Nature Bakery Invitational in Golden, Colorado. She crossed the finish line in 11.8 seconds and reached 20 feet, 5 inches in the long jump.

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Defense wins spring game Angie Webb Advertising Director

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Cole Thurness (25), redshirt freshman of Rapid City, South Dakota, trips Louis Smith (16), redshirt freshman of Sebastian, Florida, during the spring game Saturday.

The Chadron State College football team played its annual spring game at 10:30 a.m. Saturday.

The defense, in cardinal red, reigned supreme over the offense, in white, 35-17.

The spring game does not follow the same rules as a regular football game.

The defense could earn points by creating turnovers (six points), forcing punts (one point) and three-and-outs (one point), and earning sacks (two points). Missed field goals generate three points and unsuccessful two-point conversion attempts result in two points for the defense.

The offense earned points for touchdowns (six points), field goals (three points), two-point conversions (two points), extra points after the touchdown (one point), and explosive plays totaling 15 or more yards (one point).

The offense and defense also participated in puntcatching contests between quarters, with the potential to earn more points for their respective sides.

The offense scored only one touchdown during the day, on a 19-yard pass from T.D. Stein, redshirt junior of Chadron, to Tevon Wright, sophomore of Hialeah, Florida, in the first quarter. Fifty-yard and 6-yard

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Stein passes to Brandon Fullerton, redshirt sophomore of Riverton, Wyoming, set up the scoring play.

Stevann Brown, redshirt sophomore of Casper, Wyoming, and Priest Jennings, redshirt sophomore of Stockton, California, carried the ball during most of the spring game.

The defense, however, landed six sacks, and stopped runningbacks behind the line of scrimmage several times as well. They were in control almost the entire game. Their point total could have been higher due to an interception on the first pass; however, an encroachment flag erased the scoring play.

There were few penalties from both the offense and defense during the game. Both sides seemed to have fun, and younger players on the team could show their skills when they otherwise couldn’t. The offensive line featured younger lineman, as Matt Barden, senior of Aurora, Colorado, and Jake Geil, redshirt junior of Casper, Wyoming, were unable to play due to offseason surgeries. No injuries were reported during the spring game.

Head Coach Jay Long said he expects the defense to be one of the top units in the conference next fall after their great performance during Saturday’s scrimmage. He also had good things to say about the offense, citing Stein and quarterback Dalton Holst, redshirt freshman of Gillette, Wyoming, as players who did well during the spring game.

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Game two was less exciting on the offensive side for CSC, the left-field foul pole. In the fifth, Kayla Michel, sophomore but Kinsley Mason, senior of Loveland, Colorado, held the of Brighton, Colorado, put the CSC lead out of reach, sneakGrizzlies to one run on five hits, securing a homer just over the righting her eighth win of the season. The field fence, scoring Wilhelm, and Eagles scored three runs on seven hits.

Alyssa Geist, redshirt freshman of It was a very emotionZoe Humphries, senior of Arvada, Broomfield, Colorado. al weekend because of Colorado; Ellie Owens, freshman of Lindsey Karlin, senior of BerLongmont, Colorado; and Taylor Bauthoud, Colorado, went 2-for-4, it being the last home er, senior of Rapid City, South Dakota, knocking in the other two RBIs game for the seniors recorded RBIs in the win. for CSC. and Coach Stack.

On Sunday, Jarecki recorded her “Overall, we played very strong 13th win of the season, pitching anlast weekend as a team,” Jarecki Jessica Jarecki other complete game, giving up one said. “It was a very emotional Freshman of Littleton, Colorado run on a lone hit. She struck out weekend because of it being the seven and walked four in the Eagles last home game for the seniors 6-1 victory. and Coach Stack. I definitely think we will carry the moCSC hit two long balls despite the strong headwind. mentum into this coming weekend against Fort Lewis so we Humphries hit a solo shot in the third inning, just inside can finish our regular season off strong and be ready for the

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Stack announced that this would be his final season as head coach prior to the beginning of the season.

In the series finale, the Eagles’ bats finally cooled off, only scoring one run on one hit. After three games of minimal production, the Grizzles finally showed their talents in the batter’s box, scoring eight runs on 13 hits.

ASU’s Mackenzie Villarreal, junior of Loveland, Colorado, drove in three RBIs, on four hits in four appearances.

She was just a triple shy of hitting through the cycle.

The Eagles are on the road for one more weekend in the regular season, this time traveling to Durango, Colorado, to play Fort Lewis College. The Skyhawks are 6-39 on the season, 5-31 in the RMAC, just above Black Hills State University, Spearfish, South Dakota, with only three conference wins.

Game times are scheduled for noon and 2 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday.

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Martens claims 2 throwing titles in Colorado Preston Goehring Sports Editor Redshirt sophomore Cory Martens, of Newton, Kansas, won the men’s discus and hammer throws at the Nature Bakery Invitational hosted by Colorado Mines, Saturday.

Martens reached a mark of 174 feet, 2 inches in the discus and 192-9 1/4 in the hammer. He set the school record for the hammer earlier this season at 194-2, which leads the RMAC. Jesse Bleidt, junior of Lewellen, recorded a 155-8 3/4 in the discus, good for second. He also took third in the hammer with a mark of 172-5 1/2.

Blake Jacobs, junior of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, won the men’s shot put, to make it a clean sweep of throwing events for CSC. His mark of 53-5 1/2 earned the gold after he took silver in the hammer, right behind Martens.

David Aldridge, junior of Omaha, placed second in the shot with a mark of 48-1 and fourth in the discus, reaching 145-7.

Hurdler Matthew Klein, senior of Scottsbluff, won the 110-meter high hurdles with a time of 15.17 seconds.

Khalil James, sophomore of Colorado Springs, Colorado, placed second in the long and triple jumps, with marks of 22-6 1/2, and 45-9 1/4, respectively.

In the 100m dash, Javan Lanier, freshman of Aurora, Colorado, took second with a time of 10.83, while Karlos Logan, sophomore of Colorado Springs, Colorado, placed fourth with an 11.05.

On the women’s side, the sprinters stole the show.

Senior Stachia Reuwsaat, of Black Hawk, South Dakota, earned gold in the 100m with a time of 11.8 and the long jump, reaching 20-5. Fellow senior Tessa Gorsuch, of Rapid City, South Dakota, won the 100m high hurdles, crossing the line in 14.07. Gorsuch also earned silver in the triple jump with a mark of 36-7 3/4. Michelle Carbajal, redshirt sophomore of Gypsum, Colorado, placed fourth with a 35 3/4-jump.

Haley Gallagher, redshirt sophomore of Erie, Colorado, earned a silver and a bronze in the pole vault and high jump,

respectively. She cleared 11 1/4 in the pole vault and cleared 5-1 3/4 in high jump. Tory Snyder, senior of Pierre, South Dakota, cleared 10-6 in pole vault to claim third place.

Junior Alisha Heelan, of Oshkosh, placed third in the 400m with a time of 57 flat.

For the throwers, junior Ashlyn Hanson, of Seward, captured the hammer title, reaching 179-11 1/2. Ashton Hallsted, freshman of Casper, Wyoming, won the discus, marking a 126-2 1/2. Hallsted placed third in the shot put, just behind the mark of teammate Danielle Weyer, freshman of Fremont. Weyer reached 41-11 3/4, while Hallsted hit 40-11 1/2.

The women were without star thrower Mel Herl, senior of Eaton, Colorado, as she competed at a different meet in Fort Collins, Colorado, winning the shot, hammer, and discus at the Jack Christiansen Invite.

Next for the Eagles is the Drake Relays and the Colorado School of Mines Pre-Conference Invitational. The Relays are Friday and Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa. The pre-conference meet is in Golden, Colorado, Saturday.

Rice ties for 1st in bull riding at Casper rodeo Shae Brennan Reporter

The CSC Eagle rodeo team traveled to Casper, Wyoming, last weekend to take 10th and 7th in the men’s and women’s divisions respectively.

One CSC cowboy earned a first-place ranking. Dakota Rice, senior of Kellogg, Idaho, shared first place in bull riding with Jacob Smith, junior of LaSalle, Colorado, from the University of Wyoming, Laramie, with both cowboys scoring 80 points.

“I feel pretty good after finishing in a tie for first this last weekend in Casper,” Rice said. “Staying focused and confident has really helped me coming down the home stretch of our season. I’m really looking forward to this coming rodeo.

“Last year I didn’t have to ride at Laramie to qualify for the College National Finals, Rice but this year I do, I think that adds another dynamic to the equation because I can’t afford to make mistakes or hold back. It’s going to be interesting how everything turns out, as far as the standings, but I’m just going to do my best and leave the results up to God.” CSC cowboy Lane Day, graduate student of Bartlett,

earned third all-around with 95 points, ninth in tie down rop- young men and ladies that still have a legitimate chance for ing with a final time of 27.1 seconds, and a third place tie in qualifying for the CNFR. They are working hard and I supteam roping with a time of 7.7 as the heeler with team roping pose at the end we will all have smiles on our faces.” header Lathan Lauing, sophomore of Oral, South Dakota.

Today through Sunday, at the University of Wyoming, “I’m feeling pretty excited, I look forward to some good Laramie, will be the last chance for the competitors to soresults,” Day said. lidify a spot in the CNFR. Another CSC cowboy, Tate Petrak, freshman of Martin, The CNFR is scheduled from June 2 through June 17 at South Dakota, placed eighth in steer wrestling with a time the Casper Events Center, Casper, Wyoming. Tickets for of 11.7. the different performances and events are available at the CSC cowgirls Brandi Cwach, junior of Gedddes, South CNFR website.

Dakota, and Dylan Lemmon, 18, freshman of Eagle Butte, South Dakota, finished No need to take a break from in the top eight of their events. studying because we deliver Cwach earned fifth in goat tying right to campus! with a time of 24.7 and Lemmon tied for seventh in breakaway roping with a time of 3.1.

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As part of Spring Daze, Chadron State College Creative Dining Services worked with the Guinness World record book to Construct the Record 2017. They built the world’s longest continuous taco line Friday in the Chicoine Center.

About 50 volunteers, including Dining Services employees, students, and community members, built the taco line. The tables the tacos were built on were arranged to spell “CSC,” spanning 938 feet on the gym floor. In total, there were 2,017 tacos constructed.

To “construct the record,” Dining Services measured a line of tortillas to be made into tacos. All the tacos had to touch and stay closed to break the record. The volunteers placed lettuce and cheese onto the tacos, working in sections. Then, volunteers piped meat onto the tortillas.

As the meat made its way onto the tacos, volunteers closed the tacos and made sure they stayed that way.

As part of the record, a health services representative oversaw the event. According to Dining Services Director Tracy Shuck, the inspector must make sure that the meat was properly cooked and brought to the correct temperature. Then, they had

to ensure that the meat, lettuce, and cheese were up to code. After the tacos were constructed, the inspector looked over the food and approved the tacos for consumption.

Shuck said that proper handling wasn’t too challenging to pull off as the meat was the only hot item being used. All items were cooked in the Dining Services kitchen located in the Student Center then transported to the Chicoine Center using the Dining Services van.

According to Shuck, Construct the Record 2017 has been in the making for the past five years, when Shuck saw another school do a similar event, although that school did not attempt to break the world record. The idea stuck with him, and he decided he wanted to break the record. Planning and implementation began in July 2016.

“It was fun,” Shuck said. “I’m glad it’s done. It took a lot of work, but we’re in the record books for something good.”

For the record to stand, Dining Services was responsible for submitting pictures, videos, witness reports, and health department reports to the Guinness World record book.

The event was covered by KCSR and Chadron State College Relations.

Daniel Binkard, college relations digital graphic designer, filmed the event, including walking the length

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Lydia Privett, 19, freshman of Wahoo, presses down a taco Friday during Construct the Record 2017 in the Chicoine Center. of the taco line with a camera. After submitting the information, it takes six to eight weeks for the record to be verified.

Students enjoyed the event, taking multiple free plates of tacos each as the event concluded. The cafeteria and the Eagle Grille were closed for

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the duration of the event due to most of Dining Services’ staff assisting with the taco construction.

“I think that it’s an amazing opportunity that we get to be in the world record book and put CSC on the map,” Stephanie Alfred, 20, junior of Mitchell, said.

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CSC hosts country-themed Spring Daze Jordyn Hulinsky Managing Editor A petting zoo, world’s longest taco line, and a pool party, in the middle of April, all contributed to the 2017 Spring Daze event at CSC. The event kicked off with a petting zoo in the Andrews parking lot Friday afternoon.

The petting zoo included everyday farm animals, such as goats, pigs, donkeys and rabbits, and two animals exotic to the area—a zebra and a camel.

The crowd then moved to the Chicoine Center gymnasium to watch Creative Dining Services create the world’s longest continuous taco line. The Dining Services employees lined up, overlapped, and folded 2,017 tacos to form the longest line. It takes about six weeks for the world record to be official. After the taco line was completed and verified, those attending the event were welcome to take as many of the tacos as they liked.

Clubs and businesses around town then set up booths in Chicoine for students and community members to participate in. At each booth, participants worked to win tickets that could be exchanged for prizes, which included items like koozies and water bottles, among others.

At 9 p.m., the Mr. & Mrs. Spring Daze pageant began. The pageant included a question-answer session, impersonation contest, and talent show. Johnathan Sayaloune, 21, junior of Scottsbluff, and Kayla Candelaria, 20, junior of Brooklyn, New York, were named Mr. & Mrs. Spring Daze.

Saturday, the Spring Daze committee helped promote the country concert, which was brought in as part of this semester’s Galaxy Series. Following the spring football game in the morning, The Big Event in the afternoon, and a BBQ in the evening, Maddie & Tae performed for about an hour.

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Kayla Canderlaria, left, 20, junior of Brooklyn, New York, and Johnathan Sayaloune, 21, junior of Scottsbluff, swim at the pool party Sunday at the Chadron Area Aquatic Center. the evening.

Spring Daze was staffed with 12 staff members and about 45 volunteers, according to Carly Slaght, Spring Daze committee member.

“I think this year went off amazing,” Slaght said. “Now that we have done this before, we

knew what to plan for better and were able to be completely prepared before the event on Friday and Sunday.”

This year was the second year in a row for Spring Daze after the college took about a decade off from hosting the event.

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Sayaloune, Candelaria crowned Mr., Mrs. Spring Daze Justin Brester Reporter

Johnathan Sayaloune, 21, junior of Scottsbluff, performs a ribbon dance Friday during the Mr. & Mrs. Spring Daze event in the Student Center Ballroom.

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Johnathan Sayaloune, 21, junior of Scottsbluff, was crowned Mr. Spring Daze and Kayla Candelaria, 20, junior of Brooklyn, New York claimed the tiara as Mrs. Spring Daze Saturday in the Student Center.

“I never win anything! I’m so happy!”Candelaria exclaimed.

The First Attendants were Devin Fulton, 20, freshman of Glenrock, Wyoming, and Celestine Williams, 18, freshman of Arlington, Texas.

The contest consisted of a catwalk, a question-and-answer session, impersonations and impressions, and a talent portion.

John Murphy, 20, junior of Harrison, and Katie O’Boyle, 21, junior of Gering, were the emcees for the event.

Participants were asked to sign up during the week prior to Spring Daze, but Murphy and O’Boyle opened the competition to the crowd allowing any last-minute competitors in. This brought the total contestants to 11 including Enrico Collins, 22, senior of Colorado Springs, Colorado; Ashley Gebhard, 19, freshman of Grand Island; Leah Guerrero, 19, freshman of Greeley, Colorado; Dane McConnell, 20, sophomore of Chappell; Jeff Mugongo, 19, freshman of Denver; Stasia Norris, 19,

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freshman, of Longmont, Colorado; and Taylor Parsons, 19, freshman of Sidney.

Acts in the impersonations and impressions portion included Sayaloune dancing as Napoleon Dynamite, Candelaria doing her best Kim Kardashian act, and Parsons imitating a cat. McConnell carried out an impression of host Murphy.

Mugongo took on the role of a professor and shortly after Collins took the audience to church with his impression of a preacher.

The contestants then showed off their talents—Norris made a sandwich, McConnell sang the Spongebob Squarepants “Campfire Song Song,” Guerrero took target practice with her dart gun, Gebhard sang in her “car.” Fulton performed a mash up of “Closer” by The Chainsmokers and Smash Mouth’s “All Star.” Mugongo nearly fell off the back of the stage during his blindfolded dancing routine, but continued the act smoothly. It was evident who the crowd favorite was when the entire audience rose to their feet for Sayaloune’s ribbon performance to “Every time We Touch” by Cascada.

The contest lasted nearly two hours, but the judges only needed a few minutes to deliberate the rankings. The contestants were brought back to the stage for a few final questions while the results were tallied and when the judges returned, O’Boyle and Murphy announced the winners.

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