April 28, 2016

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Finals breakfast will be served in the Student Center Cafeteria from 9-10 p.m. Tuesday

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SEMPER VERITAS

ALLSTUDENT ART SHOW OPEN NOW The All-Student Juried Art Show in the Main Gallery of Memorial Hall and Art of Six/Art Topics Art Show are open from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. today and Friday in Memorial Hall’s Gallery 239. Art students and CSC Art Guild will also host an art show from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. in the Gold Room Saturday.

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SOFTBALL TEAM ENTERS RMAC TOURNEY TODAY

The Big Event gives back to the community for the 4th year See special section p 9

CSC’s softball team earns the No. 3 seeding in the RMAC tournament which begins today in Grand Juction, Colorado.

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INDEX NEWS.........................2 OPINION....................5 TAKE TEN...................8 SPECIAL SECTION...9 SPORTS...................17 LIFESTYLES.............22

Seth Holcomb, 22, senior of Angels Camp, California, looks for a chain to hook up the net at the Legion Baseball Fields during The Big Event on Saturday.

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CONNEALY CHOOSES OPTION TO RESIGN

SPRING DAZE HAS ARRIVED...KIND OF

Two basketball standouts are not returning for next season because of the resignation of the head women’s and men’s basketball coaches. Tim Connealy said he was given the option to resign or not have his contract renewed.

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The Spring Daze event scheduled for Saturday might have some unexpected changes due to inclimate weather. Event coordinators said to plan on the venues being moved, unless the forecast is wrong and it is sunny Saturday morning.

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Senate hears student voices at open forum

Rising Sophomores - The Young Eagle Award: William Krause - Peer Nominated Leader Award: Madison Webb & Timothy Aanenson - Excellence in the Advancement of Social Justice Award: Aaron Duin - Excellence in Diversity Award: Yokabed Mamo - Student Leader of the Year Award: Katie Odvody - Student Peer-Leader of the Year: Jessica Hartman & Isaac Langan - Community Engagement Award: Maddison Nygren - Unsung Hero Award: Josie Semroska & Kylee Pourier - Academic Building Block Award: Makenzy Petty & Ellis Colon - Resident Hall Citizen of the Year Award: Samantha Merrill - Artist of the Year Award: Byrony Trump - Volunteer Service Award: Christina Kostelc For departmental and club awards, please see csceagle.com - Athlete of the Year Award: Samantha Rahmig & Phillip Lewis

William McLaughlin Reporter Senate hosted another open forum Thursday, April 21 to discuss topics of renovation in the basement student lounge in Reta E. King Library, Week of Welcome, and Homecoming. Interest from the student population wasn’t shown with only four people attending.

Currently the student lounge in the basement level of the library is primarily used as a study area, but Librarian Shawn Hartman is requesting $7,900 from Senate to renovate the lounge so that is can be used more effectively as well as create a more groupfriendly workspace for students.

The renovation involves the removal of the kitchenette, dining room hutch, and replacing the carpet. Along with removal, they want to repaint the walls, purchase additional chairs, adjustable tables, dual touch screen monitors with wireless keyboard and mouse, and two halogen floor lamps.

Students did voice their concern about using student fee money to renovate the lounge and asked if the library would be willing to help pay for the renovation instead of relying on just student fees. Students also were concerned that if this student lounge is renovated it may set a precedent for other lounges on campus that are in need of work and renovation. The request was withdrawn after because Senate allocated money from next year’s budget, and the library needed it for this year.

On the topic of Week of Welcome, Senate is asking for $8,000, which is $1,000 more than last year due to inflation. Senate is also hoping the clubs on campus can pitch ideas that will draw interest for new students during the first two weeks of the fall semester.

One change the administration is making this year is they want a more overarching theme that is broader and less specific. Some themes students pitched were beach bash, safari, and traveling the world. New Student Orientation is also willing help with theme if one is picked. The main focus for this is to keep more students on campus after their freshman year.

Some events ideas for Week of Welcome included involving Greek week, incorporating competition amongst residence halls, and having a block party when it starts. Voting on ideas for Week of Welcome was Monday during Senate’s meeting.

Senate and CAB were also taking ideas for next year’s Homecoming and were hoping students in clubs will pitch ideas to Senate and/or CAB. The Homecoming committee chose Eagle Days as next year’s Homecoming theme.

Melanie Nelson Reporter Outstanding CSC freshmen were recognized at the Rising Sophomore Recognition Ceremony 6 p.m. Monday in the Student Center Ballroom.

The Sophomore Retention Committee, consisting of seven members that represent student services, academics, and administration, were responsible for the event, according to Jim Powell, dean of curriculum and accreditation and the school of education, human performance, counseling, psychology, and social work.

During a fall discussion, the committee decided upon a spring awards ceremony to recognize the freshmen and improve sophomore retention.

They sent out an email to all faculty and staff to nominate deserving freshmen for 15 different award categories, some including subcategories.

“We wanted to celebrate our rising sophomores and let them know we want to see them coming back in the fall,” Tutorial Services Counselor Frances Gonzalez said.

Gonzalez said the committee reviewed the details of each nomination and then collectively decided on a winner. Some categories were so close that two students were chosen.

The banquet was open to all students, faculty, and staff to attend.

The cafeteria catered a loaded potato bar for dinner. As the crowd finished the meal, Vice President of Academic Affairs Charles Snare gave the opening speech, followed

by Powell as emcee.

Shaunda French, social and communication arts assistant professor, was the featured speaker.

She presented a speech about “The things I wish I would’ve known at 18, 19, or even 20.”

The speech was focused on selfworth, being proud to be an Eagle, the importance of professionalism and ended with a call-to action for the students to make the campus and community a better place.

“I think the banquet was a great idea,” French said, “As a freshman, you grow so much from August to May, and these young individuals deserve to be recognized for their achievements.”

After French’s speech, Powell gave out the awards and Deena Kennell, internships and career services director, gave a closing speech. According to Powell, the banquet will be an annual event at CSC.

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-International Club, Holi Celebration, 12:30 p.m., behind complex -Planeswalker’s Society Pauper Magic Tournament 11 a.m., SC Ponderosa Room

-Spooning in the Gold Room, 7 p.m., Gold Room

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-Finals breakfast, 9 p.m., SC Cafeteria

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-Nu Delta Alpha, end of the year recital, 2 & 5 p.m., Memorial Hall -Spring Daze, for full schedule see page 24

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-Planetarium Show, 2 p.m., Math/Science, Room 006 -Renaissance Fair, 6 p.m., SC Ballroom

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-Zach Banzhaf & Zach Henderson, senior recital, 7 p.m., Mari Sandoz -Nearly Naked Mile, 9 p.m., Student Center

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Weekly Calendar: April 28 - May 4

CSC honors outstanding freshmen

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Senate amends bylaws to release numbers Homecoming committee announces 2016 theme Justine Stone

News Editor At the last official meeting of the semester, Senators amended the Election Procedure A-29 bylaw that used to read “No candidates’ names will be mentioned in the vote-count narrative.” The bylaw now reads “All candidate names and their corresponding vote count shall be included in the vote-count narrative.” This amendment takes effect immediately so it will be in effect for elections in the fall 2016 semester.

Twelve senators and the new executive board were sworn into office. Two of these senators are new to Senate. In addition to the new executive board members that were already elected, former Kent Hall Senator Samantha Merrill was elected to the secretary position and former Brooks Hall Senator Curtis Stevens was elected to the vice president of finance position.

Former Chief Justice Coy Clark resigned from the justice position to take on the Student Trustee position.

“I am grateful for the opportunities and the experiences that the Chief Justice position has been able to offer me,” Clark said. “But, I am ready to move forward and help better our state college system as the student trustee.”

Chief Justice applications will be sent out at Senate’s first meeting next semester.

Senate allocated no more than $8,000 for the Week of Welcome out of next year’s funds. Senate hosted a forum for theme and event ideas for the Week of Welcome. Ideas include laser tag, ice cream social, chalk the walk, rubber check races, and getting clubs involved.

Clark will attend the NSCS Board meeting in Lincoln next Tuesday. If students have any concerns for him to bring up at the meeting, they should email him.

Senate approved Collegiate Farm Bureau club to be a CAB affiliated club.

With the nine new clubs from this school year, there are 51 active clubs and eight inactive clubs on campus.

Librarian Shawn Hartman who works with Outreach Services needed the funding for the library lounge renovations this school year but Senate couldn’t allocate it for next school year so the request for funds was cancelled.

Senate has $4,192.87 in unallocated funds.

Admissions Representatives Sarah Smith and Christina Pajeda said there will be an information fair at New Student Orientation from noon-2 p.m. Friday, August 19. The fair is open to clubs, academic departments, and any group that wants to be represented at NSO. For more information, contact Smith at ssmith@csc.edu.

LARPing has been cancelled due to liability issues.

Justine Stone News Editor The Homecoming committee chose Eagle Days for next year’s Homecoming theme.

Vice Chair of Relations Trista Schell told CAB representatives to email her at trista.schell@ eagles.csc.edu with anything they need advertised. She also encouraged them to vote in a public relations person to work with her on advertising for club.

Admissions Representatives Sarah Smith and Christina Pajeda said there will be a club and information fair at NSO from noon-2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19. The

fair is open to clubs, academic departments, and any group that wants to be represented at NSO. This fair is separate from the CAB club fair. For more information, contact Smith at ssmith@csc.edu.

Student Alumni club will have a senior sendoff at The Ridge at 5 p.m. May 5. Seniors should have gotten an email and can RSVP through the email.

There will be a dinner and raffle for prizes.

There will be 53 active clubs on campus next semester.

Clubs have spent $116,275.14 and have $39,683.16 remaining.

CAB has spent $3,675.41.

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Spring Daze committee plans for bad weather

“May the odds be ever in your favor”

Jordyn Hulinsky Managing Editor Spring days are upon us! Well, technically. But the forecast may leave you thinking differently.

According to The Weather Channel website on Wednesday morning, there was a 100 percent chance of rain on Saturday. Rain and snow are expected in the morning and evening, and the forecasted high temperature is 45 degrees Fahrenheit.

Because of these unfortunate forecasts, the Spring Daze committee has had to change some of their plans for the big Spring Daze event, scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Saturday.

All of the events will be moved inside various buildings on campus. The bands and the swag items will be in the NPAC, ice cream and the petting zoo will be at the Rangeland Pavilion, and the booths, inflatables, and other activities will be in the Chicoine Center and Armstrong Gym. The bubble soccer, pie your RA in the face, slip-nslide, drunken basketball, sand volleyball, and the dunk tank were cancelled because they cannot move inside.

The event is still planned to start at 10 a.m. in the

NPAC with the CSC Jazz band performing first. The Birds will perform at 11 a.m., Bluestreet at 1 p.m., Backroads at 3 p.m., The Birds, again, at 5 p.m., Cardiff Brothers at 7 p.m., New Beat Fund at 9 p.m., and finally Cheat Codes at 11 p.m.

The booths and activities will be open from 10 a.m.

– 4:30 p.m. Clubs on campus will be hosting a variety of booths including bracelet making, corn hole, karaoke, carnival games, potato sack races, inflatables, basketball arcade, animal kissing booth, high striker, raffle and bake sale, tie dye bracelets, pillow fighting, a photo booth, flower crown making, fencing demonstrations, dart carnival game, coffee, football toss, palm reading, an art show, mocktail games, putt-putt golfing and others.

At 5 p.m., all the booths and activities will shut down.

There will be a barbeque in the Student Center Cafeteria to follow. There will be sumo-wrestling going on in the Ballroom at the same time.

After the barbeque the only events will be the bands and glow-in-the-dark face painting hosted in the NPAC. If the weathermen are wrong, and Saturday turns out to be nice and sunny, the events will remain outside with the petting zoo still at the Pavilion, the inflatables behind the dorm complex building, all the booths along the campus sidewalks, and karaoke in the Mari Sandoz Center.

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Find a passion, light a fire Justine Stone News Editor I have loved the idea of a fast-paced life since I was a child. In my mind, “fast-paced” used to mean a big city, a million people, and bright lights. But now, “fastpaced” means something completely different.

I began running long distance when I was 11 years old and have not been able to pull myself away from the adrenaline rush that comes from the sport.

Now don’t get me wrong, there have been days where I find myself sitting on the side of a gravel road, miles out of town, crying, wondering why I put myself through the discomfort every day, and wanting to quit.

But no matter how bad one day may be, I always run back into town, then I lace up my shoes the next day and feel the love for running again.

When people ask me why I love running, I do not know how to explain it to them. To be completely honest, explaining a love for something I do not understand myself is nearly impossible. Here is my best attempt: some days, just an easy run feels like the most unbearable thing I have put myself through.

Other days, the unexplainable days, make me feel as if I am on top of the world, almost like I could run for days and not grow weary. There are ups and downs every day, and sometimes even one good workout can change my attitude for an entire week.

Running is one of many things in life that I am passionate about. Today, people are afraid of having a passion and expressing themselves through it; I see it all

the time.

What’s the point of dragging yourself around every day of your life without having the drive to do something that you love?

It’s important that we enjoy life and go out and find things that we are passionate about. Once you find something that you are passionate about, you will be so happy that your happiness will ripple out and impact others. By finding something to be passionate about, you gain the capability to spark a change in another person’s life, and that is a pretty amazing thing.

I challenge you to go out and get involved so you can find something that you’re passionate about.

There are so many people in this world that share the same passions as us. We need to get out there and find these people because they are hiding away, just like the rest of us.

Once I stepped out of my comfort zone with running, I have met my best friends and was offered several opportunities that have changed my life through my passion. Whatever your passion is, use it to make a happy and healthy change in your life and in others’ as well.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR EDITORIAL–THE EAGLE’S VIEW

Keep growing, don’t rot “When you’re green, you’re growing. When you’re ripe, you rot.”

That quote is credited to Ray Kroc, a businessman who is credited with building McDonald’s into the success it is.

This statement has a message that has been passed around the newsroom multiple times through the years. There is a poster in the newsroom that reads, “Oh, that’s good enough.” This poster is hanging as a sarcastic reminder that we should always strive to be the best that we can be, in all aspects of our lives.

We are nearing the end of the semester, and it is easy now to do the bare minimum in order to get by. Admit it, you’ve calculated the lowest grade you could possibly get on your final test or project to still pass your class. But this quote from Kroc reminds us that once we have the mindset that we are the best we can be and we stop trying, that is when we start to rot.

When we take on the mindset that we can do more and we can do better, that is when we will be growing and improving. The other mindset, the “Oh, that’s good enough” mindset, is an easy one to have. It is so much easier to settle for average than it is to strive for great.

Many of you may be preparing to graduate, leave school and move on to the real, adult world, but as cliché as it sounds, this is not the end of your journey.

It is important to go through your life always learning, always improving, always striving to be better than you are right now. Otherwise, you are just going downhill; there is no standstill in today’s world. Even if you feel like you are treading water and maintaining, the believers and achievers are going to be leaving you in their dust, and eventually you will choke on it and find yourself at the bottom of the ladder.

Two weeks ago, the staff of The Eagle took home the “Best in Overall Excellence” in both the newspaper and the digital medium divisions for the sixth and second consecutive year, respectively, at the Nebraska Collegiate Media Association Golden Leaf Awards banquet.

It would be easy to say that what we are doing is good enough and we do not need to do anything more in the next year to improve because we are obviously the best already. But, if we think like that, we will lose next year. That is a guarantee. The other schools in the association are improving, and this year was already the closest competition it has been in years.

If we keep the mindset that we will continue to win just doing what we are doing now, we will rot.

We, as journalists, promise to always give you, our readers, the best we have and always do the best we can, and we promise to always remain green and growing. We don’t want to rot because you deserve better.

In these last few days of the semester, we ask you to take a look at yourself and your mindset and analyze if you see yourself still as green or ripe.

Give all you can in the final projects and assignments for your classes. Strive a little harder to turn that B into an A, or maybe give more on a group project than is required of you.

Always be green and growing; don’t let the final days of the semester rot you.

Senate amends vote-count bylaw Dear Editor: After last week’s editorial, it was clear Senate needed to take action on the issue of transparency. It is great that The Eagle performs the duty of campus watchdog and this situation was no different. I would like to speak to the timing of everything for a moment.

The Monday prior to the editorial publication, I was contacted by other senators that sit on my Campus Improvement Committee board that there was some concern over the bylaws dictating how the votecount narrative was released.

That Thursday, the day of publication, we met and officially drafted our legislation proposal to reflect the obvious need for

SENATE SPEAKS

A word from the Student Senate President This week in Student Senate we swore in our new senators for next year.

I would like to thank all of the senators for their hard work this year, making sure that they represented the students.

I am excited for this upcoming year and what it has to hold for our cam-

change. It is unfortunate that by the time this amendment passed at Monday’s Senate meeting, the vote-count narrative had already been drafted and released.

This bylaw amendment will take effect for the next election and will have the names correlated to the number of votes cast for candidates.

The goal of this change is to show to the student body how important elections are, not only on a campus scale, but to hopefully encourage participation in elections for local, state, and national government.

Regards, Stephanie Alfred Former Senator At-Large

pus. We will be putting together biographies of all of our new senators so you will have a chance to know more about them next year.

If you have any ideas of projects you would like to see Senate work on, please email the Senate email with your suggestions.

It has been an honor serving the student body this year, and I cannot wait to do it again next year as well.

Good luck on finals week!

Sincerely, Katrina Hurley Student Senate President

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CAB’s

Column As another school year comes to a close I would like to thank the outgoing CAB officers for all of their work this last year. I wish you all good luck with you future endeavors.

I would also like to welcome our new officer team. As we look forward to the year ahead I have no doubt that it will be great.

This week CAB discussed a number of topics including goals for next year, Week of Welcome, and Homecoming events. The overall theme for next year’s Homecoming celebration will be Eagle Days and we are currently looking for ideas for theme days throughout the week. CAB is hoping to work jointly with clubs and other campus organizations to make Eagle Days a blast. We are always looking for ideas for activities for both Eagles Days and Week of Welcome. If you have any ideas

please feel free to email CAB at cab@eagles. csc.edu throughout the summer so we can get the ball rolling for next year’s events.

This year we had 10 new clubs join the ranks of CAB bringing us to a grand total of 52 active clubs. We also have several active applications for new clubs that we hope will join the organization next year. As we continue to grow and expand to include new clubs, we also have a large number of thriving, well-established clubs that are continuing to grow. The future is indeed bright for CAB and Chadron State College.

So with that, I wish you all good luck with your finals and I hope your summers are a delight. May the odds be ever in your favor and your summer days be warm and bright.

Sincerely, Molly O’Connell Campus Activities Board Chair

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Syerra’s Square

Cheers

Jeers

Cheers to Student Senate for changing the bylaw regarding election numbers so that the numbers will be released after future elections.

Jeers to the Islamic extremists that killed an editor of Bangladesh’s only LGBT publication as part of a campaign to target prominent secular voices.

Cheers to Brussells Maelbeek metro station for reopening on Monday after the March 22 attacks that killed 16 people.

Many people left messages on a tribute wall at the station.

Cheers to super model Karlie Kloss for founding a summer camp dedicated to teaching young girls how to build apps.

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Sometimes police are not at fault

Syerra Wycoff Bagshaw Columnist On March 31, three teenage girls drowned in a pond in a stolen vehicle while law enforcement officers stood by, feeling vindicated that the criminals in question were receiving their due punishment… or at least that’s what media capitalizing on police brutality would like you to believe. Around 4 a.m. March 31, a deputy observed a stolen vehicle driving without its lights on, at which time he attempted to pull the vehicle over.

After he attempted to stop them, the teens in question decided to run from the police.

During their escape they missed a sharp turn and launched themselves into a pond. After such time, the police officers attempted to go

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in to rescue them from the sinking vehicle, but soon discovered they were sinking and getting tangled in the vegetation, not to mention the absolute lack of visibility.

The three teenage girls that were in the vehicle all had previous existing criminal records of stealing vehicles, and while the families are devastated, I fail to see how their death falls on the shoulders of the law

enforcement officers. The officers attempted to save the girls, were unable to due to the hazards presented, and these criminals died as a consequence of their own actions. The media coverage of this incident thus far has consisted of smearing the police and sheriff’s department and creating this false narrative in which the teenagers who drowned were victims of police brutality. However, these girls were engaging in criminal activity, running from the police in a stolen vehicle at 4 in the morning, and then died as a consequence of their own illegal actions.

When questioned, one of the girls’ mothers stated, “My daughter was not perfect.

What 15-year-old is?”

I can’t help but find her statement to be entirely irresponsible as a parent. Acting out as a teenager is entirely normal, rebelling

against authority and all that; however, stealing vehicles and committing crimes is beyond the normal scope of “teenage rebellion” and it cannot be justified. Sheriff Bob Gualtieri spoke out against misinformation and poor sources during the press conference, stating that the press had been provided with all the dashcam footage and reports proving the deputies had gone into the water to save the girls, and dashcam footage from the surrounding deputies, and then social media outlets decided to publish videos from deputies at the perimeter that had not gone into the water in an attempt to be misleading and suit the story to their own agenda. And while I understand police corruption and abuse of power are a hot-button topic, the manipulation of evidence and documentation in order to click bait people online is irresponsible.

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The Big Event returns for year No. 4 Evan Brooks & JaQuavius Feltson Reporters Callie Johnson, 21, junior of Casper, Wyoming, throws an old railroad tie into the pile, for Discover NW Nebraska Saturday during The Big Event. | Photo by Sara Tweet

Chadron State College hosted its fourth annual The Big Event Saturday to once again say thank you to the Chadron community.

After the Spring Football Game at the college, CSC students and faculty came together to help as volunteers at multiple job sites around the community. In previous years, CSC has used The Big Event to help communities outside of Chadron as well, but this year elected to focus only on Chadron.

A large number of locations were covered, as companies and home owners all over town signed up to receive a helping hand. The Bean Broker and Cleo’s Flower Box were just two of many.

Owners of the Bean Broker—Andie Rising and Terrie Wood, both of Chadron­­—expressed their gratitude for the help they received, rewarding their volunteers with a cookie and beverage on the house as a thank you.

“It’s huge!” Rising said. “It’s a great service that you guys do for the town.”

Rising and Wood are currently working on renovating the upstairs of the Bean Broker, which they said has been left alone for decades. They had their volunteers help move h e a v y furniture upstairs to save themselves the trouble later on.

“This is the first time we have utilized The Big Event,” Rising added. “It’s wonderful that you guys give back, and we’re just thankful to have you.”

Rising felt that The Big Event was a great way for the Chadron community to spread love.

The same group of volunteers that helped at the Bean Broker first helped Kim Murdock, of Chadron, at Cleo’s Flower Box. Murdock, a manager of the shop, also expressed gratitude for the help she received.

“It’s very beneficial to me to have muscle to help carry stuff out,” Murdock said. “I’m just so appreciative that this event happens and that these guys are willing to help.”

At Cleo’s, the volunteers helped move more things out of the basement that Mur-

dock claimed she had not previously had a chance to get to, or receive the help needed to get the job done. She said they had a good time and that the volunteers made things easy for everyone.

The help at Cleo’s would certainly benefit Murdock later, as she said that only she and one other employee were working that day.

“It’s just one less thing I have to do later,” Murdock said. “I’ve been searching for people to help, so this is amazing. I can’t thank them enough.”

Student volunteers of The Big Event did various other tasks around town to help out.

“The Big Event is a great opportunity for students to give back to the community that has given so much to us,” Lane Swedburg, 23, senior of North Platte, said. “Years down the road the community will know that they can rely on the students to help uplift the community more than just on this day.”

Swedburg is no stranger to The Big Event having served two years as a job site leader and one year as a recruitment coordinator. Swedburg and his team’s job was to make sure that the lawn outside of the Chadron Public Library was in good condition. The job required them to weed the lawn, rake leaves, and pick up any trash that they saw.

Many people view The Big Event as boring or feel the work is too hard, but many dedicated people showed up ready to work and serve the community.

“We’re helping clean up the Methodist Church. It’s been fun so far and it’s nice to give back to the community,” Cleo Scheer, 21, junior of St. Paul, said.

Scheer and her team were stationed at the Chadron United Methodist Church and had to collect trash and do garden work. A lot of The Big Event is about helping the community and repairing things that happened outside. Some people have even found ways to tie helping with The Big Event into their college majors.

“I’m a social work major so it’s a good way to give back to the community,” Hannah Andersen, 20, sophomore of Chadron, who’s in her third year of volunteering, said.

Some people were able to see the direct impact of their work that day. Maggie SmithBruehlman, director of the Upward Bound program, was stationed at the Child Development Center and was able to rake leaves, spray paint, and clean the equipment. Bruehlman believes that the kids will enjoy her and her team’s efforts and will have a safer playing environment.

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Kodiak French, 20, sophomore of Wright, Wyoming, reaches up to help attach a net batting cage at Chadron’s Legion Baseball Fields during Saturday’s The Big Event. | Photo by Janelle Kesterson

A group of CSC students help spread out the net for the batting cage at the Legion Baseball Fields during The Big Event on Saturday. | Photo by Sara Tweet

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Seth Holcomb, 22, senior of Angels Camp, California, holds a net batting cage above his head as he tries to attach it to chains at the Legion Baseball Fields during The Big Event, Saturday. | Photo by Janelle Kesterson

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Robert Knight, associate professor and department chair of social and communication arts, holds part of a batting cage net while giving out directions during Chadron’s The Big Event Saturday at the Legion Baseball Fields. | Photo by Janelle Kesterson

The Big Event shows students’ support of community Janelle Kesterson Opinion Editor The day was warm and sunny at most times, when Chadron State students and faculty set out to make a difference in the Chadron community Saturday. While some volunteers worked at one job site, others were able to finish jobs in good time and move on to help with other projects. This was the case with the volunteers that helped hang the net batting cage at Chadron’s baseball fields, located just off Main Street.

The most notable fact about Chadron’s The Big Event was that most of the volunteers were not forced to be there, and gave up part of their sunny Saturday afternoon willingly. And

even though some of the work was hard, there were smiles on the students’ faces as they worked together.

Most of the students that volunteered for The Big Event have been living in Chadron for less than four years. They are part of communities at home, yet they were all willing to contribute their time and energy to a community that is hosting them temporarily. This speaks volumes about the character of students at Chadron State. It is inspiring to see so many students interested in being involved with something like The Big Event. There were groups of students who spent the whole day working together.

“I worked with members of the fraternity on campus— Omega Phi Rho,” Kodiak French, 20, sophomore of Wright, Wyoming, said. “We first helped the owner of Outlaw Print-

ers with cleaning out a lot of scrap wood he had, and hauled it to the dump. Then we went to the baseball fields north of town and set up a baseball net for the batting cages with various other people.

“For the most part our group cooperated very well together,” French said. “It took us roughly two to three hours to complete all of the services we did.”

The students that volunteered for The Big Event have the right idea. They realize that they are just a small piece of a big picture, and the improvement of the big picture comes one helping hand at a time. Kudos to those who signed up, showed up, and spent a beautiful day contributing to the Chadron Community. The work you did will not go unnoticed or unappreciated.

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1st Step to Histo The Dawes County Travel Board awards $50k grant to Game and Parks Commission for Cowboy Trail project Justine Stone News Editor “Having these volunteers is really significant,” Dawes County Travel Board member George Ledbetter said. “The road of 1,000 miles or in this case 320 miles, starts with the first step, and this is it.”

The Big Event volunteers including CSC’s track and field team, Xi Delta Zeta sorority, and Omega Phi Ro fraternity, helped clear old railroad ties from the Cowboy Trail as the first step to completing a section of what will be the longest rail to trail conversion in the United States on Saturday. Director of College Relations Alex Helmbrecht, HPER instructor Brittany Helmbrecht, and Discover Northwest Nebraska Director of Tourism Kristina Harter were job site leaders at the Cowboy Trail.

Ledbetter was the job site supervisor and he helped with the cleanup.

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Conservancy purchased the Cowboy Trail nearly 25 years ago when the Chicago and NorthWestern Railroad abandoned it. The trail runs from Chadron to Norfolk, a total of 321 miles.

The Dawes County Travel Board approved a $50,000 grant with a vote of 5-1 to be given to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission to work on the Cowboy Trail during the next two years. This grant will match funds for future grants to continue the Cowboy Trail project. The grant funds are coming out of the Dawes County Improvement Fund which is collected from lodging taxes.

The portion of the Cowboy Trail from Norfolk to Valentine has been hard surfaced with crushed limestone, which costs about $40,000 per mile. No other sections of the trail had been improved due to funding issues until last year when a portion of the trail between Gordon and Rushville was hard surfaced and bridges were built through a partnership between the Game and Parks Commission and a group of private Sheridan County citizens.

“I’m glad fellow board members saw the potential tourism value of this project,” Dawes County Travel Board Chairman Justin Haag said in a press release. “This section of the Cowboy Trail goes through the beautiful Pine Ridge and is situated in an area known for mountain biking, which will give it added value.”

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[ C Left: Bailey Broderick, left, 20, sophomore of Rapid City, South Dakota, and Teren Hanson, 22, senior of Casper, Wyoming, put an old railroad tie in a pile during The Big Event for Discover NW Nebraska Saturday. | Photo by Sara Tweet

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During The Big Event, students from CSC’s track and field team, Xi Delta Zeta sorority, and Omega Phi Rho fraternity cleared old railroad ties from an undeveloped section of the Cowboy Trail, Saturday, for Discover NW Nebraska.

The students were split into two groups in order to cover more ground. The site was supervised

by Alex Helmbrecht, director of college relations; Brittany Helmbrecht, HPER instructor; and Discover Northwest Nebraska Director of Tourism Kristina Harter. George Ledbetter of the Dawes County Travel Board supervised and assisted students with clearing ties from the sides of the trail, which would then enable the Nebraska Game and Parks Department to mow the area around it.

Ledbetter explained that the purpose of cleaning up along this trail was to increase tourism in Dawes County. The Nebraska Game and Parks Department and Discover NW Nebraska hope to turn the former rail line into a scenic biking, pedestrian, and equestrian open trail from Valen-

tine to Chadron, continuing the already developed trail located between Norfolk and Valentine. After the railroad ties are cleared, the next step is clearing the gravel along the side of the trail. Finally, the trail would be covered with a bed of crushed limestone.

The Cowboy Trail was formerly a section of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway, originally built in 1885, known as the Cowboy Line. The line expanding from Norfolk to Chadron was abandoned in 1992, according to Abandonedrails.com. The Rails to Trails Conservancy bought the land and gave it to the Nebraska Games and Parks Department, but also didn’t give any money to develop the land. The department had people come along the trail to collect the ties.

“The Big Event means a lot to us,” Ledbetter said. “Not only for the labor involved, but because clearing ties is the first step to get the Cowboy Trail open.”

The trail itself will be 321 miles long after the completion of the section between Valentine and Chadron. Once it is completed, it will be the longest rail-to-trail conversion in the United States.

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Job Corps students made chicken wire letters filled with collected trash as part of the nationwide Litter Letter Project to grab attention at the Keep Chadron Beautiful job site at Saturday’s The Big Event. | Photo by Melanie Nelson

Alia Brennan, 21, junior of Chadron, uses sidewalk chalk to draw an image that is meant to raise awareness about trash being washed down the drains in Chadron. The coloring was part of Saturday’s The Big Event and Keep Chadron Beautiful. | Photo by Janelle Kesterson

The Big Event volunteers use sidewalk chalk to raise awareness about trash being washed down drains in Chadron Saturday on Main Street. | Photo by Janelle Kesterson

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From left, Nikki Schmidt, 23, graduate student of Merino, Colorado; her son Rowan; and Stephanie Wilson, 21, junior of Albuquerque, New Mexico, use sidewalk chalk to raise awareness about trash that gets washed down the city drains during Saturday’s The Big Event in Chadron. | Photo by Janelle Kesterson

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Keep Chadron Beautiful was one of 50 job sites that participated in the event.

KCB is a 1984 affiliate of Keep America Beautiful, a nationwide nonprofit organization focused on improving and beautifying communities.

Jackie Dailey, who has been working with KCB for two years, said the organiza-

tion does cleanup projects year-round and goes to schools to teach about recycling and pollution control.

At this year’s Earth Day festival, located on the lawn next to the Dawes County Courthouse, 86 community and The Big Event volunteers helped pick up litter.

Some locals had booths set up teaching about community improvement tactics such as composting and craft-making from recyclables.

Sloppy joes were provided to the volunteers, on a freewill-donation basis to raise money for KCB to continue teaching and beautifying the community.

The Big Event volunteers made chalk drawings on the sidewalk to create awareness about storm drain pollution.

Job Corps students had made chicken wire block letters filled with collected trash that spelled out “why” and were placed on the street corner, as part of the Litter Letter Project.

They are the first group in Nebraska to participate in the national project, which originated in Louisiana in 2013. According to the organization’s website, “By displaying these large scale visual messages in public places the hope is to provoke response, thought and action.”

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Source: rmacsports.org

Regional Standings As of April 26 Softball TEAM:

1. Colorado Mesa 2. MSU Denver 3. Chadron State 4. Regis 5. Colorado Mines 6. UCCS 7. Adams State 8. CSU-Pueblo 9. Western New Mexico 10. Colorado Christian 11. Fort Lewis 12. New Mexico Highlands 13. Black Hills State

RMAC Overall 35-3 25-9 21-11 21-13 17-17 18-19 17-19 17-19 17-23 16-23 12-22 9-25 6-28

36-9 31-17 27-17-1 26-19 19-22 21-21 19-29 18-29 21-34 17-34 15-32 15-32 6-35

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Eagles clinch No. 3 seed in RMAC tourney Preston Goehring Sports Editor

Source: collegerodeo.com

Central Rocky Mountain Region As of April 26 Men’s Rodeo TEAM:

1. Chadron State 2. Gillette College 3. Casper College 4. Eastern Wyoming College 5. University of Wyoming 6. Laramie County Comm. College 7. Central Wyoming College 8. Sheridan College 9. Otero Junior College 10. Northeastern Junior College 11. Lamar Community College 12. Colorado State University

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Total Points 4,175.0 3,140.0 3,058.3 2,877.5 2,495.0 2,458.3 2,453.3 1,505.0 1,305.0 1,280.0 545.0 105.0

On the final regular season series, the Eagles split the four-game series with the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Eight seniors were honored in their last home games with CSC. On day one, the Eagles won the first game, 7-1, but lost the second, 2-1. During the second day, the Eagles earned a come-back victory 5-4, but lost the second in extra innings, 8-5.

Tayler Hall, senior of Windsor, Colorado, picked up wins No. 14 and 15. In the first game, she recorded seven strikeouts, while only giving up six hits and one run. On day two, Hall punched out nine batters, again giving up six hits and four runs. With 16 strikeouts in the weekend, she moved into second place all-time for CSC in strikeouts. In just two seasons, Hall recorded 287 strikeouts. Hall was also named

Total Points 2,579.9 1,850.0 1,773.3 1,670.0 1,363.3 1,245.8 750.0 705.0 700.8 506.6 138.3 100.0

RMAC Pitcher of the Year, with a 15-2 record, and a 2.36 ERA. “It is definitely an amazing feeling (to win the award),” Hall said. “I’m not going to change my game plan going into the tournament based off of this award. I’m just going to do what I’ve done all season.”

Three other Eagles earned All-RMAC Second Team: Katelyn Kruger, senior of Highlands Ranch, Colorado; Courtney Lecher, junior of Fort Collins, Colorado, and Lindsey Karlin, junior of Berthoud, Colorado.

Karlin hit over .500 through the 4-game series with UCCS, batting 6 for 11 with three RBIs and scored twice.

The Eagles locked in the No. 3 seed for the RMAC tournament, in Grand Junction, Colorado. Their record of 27-17-1, is the best regular season in school history. This will be just the third time that CSC will appear in the post-sea-

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Aspen Eubanks (6), sophomore of Broomfield, Colorado, makes a diving catch during the game on Sunday, against the University Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Sport: Track and Field Position: Jumps/Sprints Class rank: Junior Hometown: Black Hawk, South Dakota

STACHIA REUWSAAT

Reuwsaat won the long jump and broke the school record at the Colorado School of Mines Nature’s Bakery Invite with a mark of 20 feet 9 1/2 inches. She was named RMAC Field Athlete of the Week.

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Hall also said that the team is relaxed and confident going into the tournament.

“We know we have the ability to beat any team in this conference,” Hall said. “We are setting out to prove a lot of people wrong.”

According to Hall, she doesn’t feel any extra pressure going into the tournament and “it’s just like any other game.”

CSC will play UCCS in the first round, 8:30 a.m. today, in Grand Junction. Colorado Mesa University is hosting the tournament as the conference’s top team. The Mavericks are 36-9 overall, with a conference record of 35-3. Metropolitan State University of Denver is the second seed entering the tournament 31-17, 25-9 in conference.

The tournament is double-elimination, with the championship scheduled for 1:15 p.m. Saturday.

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Sport: Softball Position: Outfield Class rank: Junior Hometown: Berthoud, Colorado In the Eagles’ final weekend of the regular season, Karlin hit over .500, with a home run and three RBIs. In 11 at bats, she recorded six hits. Karlin is batting .360 for the season.

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The red and white team face off at the line during the Spring Game Saturday.

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Jason Blair (8), freshman of Lehigh Acres, Florida, tries to grab Max Gray (87), sophomore of Arlington, Washington, during the football game on Saturday.

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Stevann Brown (29), redshirt freshman of Casper, Wyoming, tries to break through the line during the football game on Saturday.

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Red team outscores white team 45-44 Melanie Nelson Reporter Chadron State’s football team drew its spring season to a close 10 a.m. Saturday, at the annual Spring Football Game.

The offense squared up against the defense during the fun scrimmage at Elliott Field.

Community members and The Big Event volunteers watched the close game that ended with a last minute touchdown for the offensive red team, who won 45-44. After the game, the volunThe biggest thing is teers assembled in their assigned groups we are evaluating ourand went to The Big Event job sites.

According to selves and brought in Head Coach Jay Long, the coachsome great recruits. es normally draft teams, but this year We have been focusthey modified the scoring system to aling on getting better low for the offense vs. defense setup.

Using this system, with our leadership. the defense could score points by mak — Jay Long ing big plays, such as the interception by Brian Wood, junior of Stockton, California, that put up the first points of the game.

Long said the game is mostly for fun, as they had an evaluation scrimmage on Tuesday.

The spring season started March 30, with the team having a total of 15 practices on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturdays, weather permitting.

Long said spring ball is essential because, “We can go at a learning pace, whereas in the fall we have to go faster.”

“The biggest thing is we are evaluating ourselves and brought in some great recruits,” Long said in regards to the upcoming fall season. “We have been focusing on getting better with our leadership.”

He said both Matt Vinson, junior of Box Elder, South Dakota, and T.D. Stein, sophomore of Chadron, have been consistent and will share the spot of quarterback next season.

“We can achieve our goals with both quarterbacks,” Long said.

Stein did not play in the Spring Game due to a sprained ankle.

The team will reconvene Aug. 10 to begin fall practices.

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2016 Home Football Schedule Fort Lewis College

Sept. 3 Western State Colorado University

Sept. 17 Humboldt State University

Oct. 1 Dixie State University

Oct. 8 New Mexico Highlands University

Oct. 15 Black Hills State University

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Matt Vinson (12), junior of Box Elder, South Dakota, throws the ball, Saturday during the Spring Game.

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Coach confirms reason for resignation; key basketball players leave Preston Goehring Sports Editor Head women’s basketball coach Tim Connealy—who publicly announced his resignation March 15—confirmed Tuesday, he was given the option to resign or not have his contract renewed. Connealy’s contract expires June 30.

“I was given the option (to resign) by Joel Smith, the athletic director,” Connealy stated Tuesday in an email. “I was given the option at 2 p.m. March 9, and was required to give my answer the next day by noon. The only reasons he gave were that he wanted to take the program in a new direction and that winning more ‘would have helped.’”

Connealy made his resignation announcement in March along with men’s Head Basketball Coach Brent Bargen.

Bargen meanwhile, did not confirm that the circumstances surrounding his resignation were similar to Connealy’s, saying Tuesday night in an email, “it is best if I decline to comment.”

When pressed Wednesday afternoon, Bargen said, “I prefer that all questions regarding my resignation go to Joel Smith.”

Like Connealy, Bargen’s contract expires June 30.

Citing NSCS policy, Smith said he could not comment, because it is a personnel matter, but he also said that the search for both replacements is ongoing.

Questions regarding Connealy’s resignation surfaced after forward Maka Daysh, who led the women’s team in scoring two years in a row, stated in a feature piece in the April 21 edition of The Eagle that Connealy’s contract would not be renewed.

Connealy confirmed her statement saying “yes it is true.”

When Daysh heard the news about her head coach, she decided to leave CSC at the end of this term.

“My decision (to leave) was really made after Coach (Connealy) was told his contract wasn’t being renewed,” Daysh stated in the April 21 article.

She is not the only player leaving.

On the heels of Bargen’s resignation, men’s standout point guard Sharif Black, sophomore of Detroit, also said he will not return next season.

“The coach who brought me in resigned,” Black said. “We may not have always agreed with each other on the court but off the court he was a great mentor to me. A lot of people talk bad about Bargen, but he was the best person and tried to help people as much as he could.”

Black also said that when Bargen told the team, he (Bargen) appeared sad and seemed like he didn’t want to leave.

“He kept it together in front of us,” Black said. “You could tell he was just sad about the whole situation. But he knew it was time for him to go. It was a very hard thing for him to do after being here 10 years.”

Black is taking his talents to Bemidji State University in Minnesota; Daysh said she is returning to New Zealand and plans to join the police force.

Smith said the exodus of two star basketball athletes, and maybe others, is not pressuring him to make a quick decision to find replacement coaches. He said he has encouraged some athletes to delay making decisions about leaving until new coaches are hired.

Women break 5 school records William McLaughlin Reporter

The Chadron State women’s track and field team led the way winning six events and setting school records in five of them at the Nature’s Bakery Invitational at Colorado School of Mines, Golden.

Stachia Reuwsaat, junior of Black Hawk, South Dakota, broke the women’s outdoor long jump record leaping 20 feet, 9 1/2 inches.

The previous record of 20-3 was set by Reuwsaat last outdoor season. Reuwsaat’s jump came when she was jumping into a strong head wind. Her mark is an automatic qualifier for the D-II Outdoor National Championships in May. The 4x100 and 4x400 teams both set school records and hit provision-

al qualifying marks. The 4x100 time clocked in at 46.52 seconds. The group consisted of Shelby Bozner, senior of Rock Springs, Wyoming; Kelsy Wood, junior of Hemingford; Tiffany Thomas, senior of Kingston, Jamaica; and Reuwsaat.

The 4x400 was no different, with the Eagles winning and another record falling. The relay consisted of Bozner, Wood, Thomas, and Sami Schmit, senior of Cody.

Bozner also shined individually winning the 100-meter high hurdles in 13.91. Her time is eight one-hundredths of a second faster than the previous record of 13.99 set by Tessa Gorsuch, junior of Rapid City, South Dakota, in 2015.

The fifth record for the women came from pole vaulter Angelique Urenda, junior of Pueblo, Colorado. Urenda won the event and

added one inch to her school record clearing 12-1 1/2.

On the men’s side, no records were broken, but the men won three events and posted a number of season bests. Winners for the men were Zerek Jones, senior of La Junta, Colorado, in the 800; Kyle McCarthy, graduate student of Aurora, in shot put; and Skyler Hoopes, senior of Lusk, Wyoming, in pole vault.

Jones won the 800 running 1:52.11. McCarthy won the shot put throwing 52-9 1/2 and placed second in discus reaching 159-10 1/2. Hoopes cleared 16-2 1/2 in pole vault.

The Eagles will travel to Spearfish, South Dakota, next weekend to compete in the RMAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships May 6-8.

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National champion jumps to higher levels Justine Stone News Editor “Long jump is a beautiful event where every day provides you with small failures and successes. That is why it is so fun. It constantly forces you to change and improve each day,” 2016 NCAA D-II Indoor Track and Field Long Jump National Champion Stachia Reuwsaat said.

“I jump because I love it. It is the most challenging and rewarding thing in the world.

One day everything can work just as you want and the next day nothing can work regardless of how bad you want it to or how hard you try.

It is something that continually challenges me to be better.”

Reuwsaat, CSC junior of Black Hawk, South Dakota, began jumping in high school and said she discovered that God had blessed her with a gift in long jump. She said she was blessed, again, with the opportunity to continue developing her long jump skills after high school at Chadron State College. After earning the top spot in the long jump at the

national championships and a 4.0 GPA majoring in legal studies, she was chosen as the 2016 RMAC Women’s Indoor Track and Field Academic Athlete of the Year. Reuwsaat holds three individual school records at Chadron State (60-meter dash, indoor long jump, outdoor long jump), and is on the 4x100 relay record-holding team. Along with her national title in the long jump, she holds an additional two All-American titles. She has also been chosen as the RMAC athlete of the week several times.

Even the top-notch athletes have days where they feel like giving up. Reuwsaat said when she has these small moments where she considers not finishing a workout, she looks up at her incredible group of teammates she works with and is inspired to keep pushing through the pain. She said she regroups and remembers the reasons she is there and what she wants to accomplish.

“Maddie Brashears has been a great inspiration for me this year. She works hard and is always striving to be better, on and off the track. She is my training partner this year,

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confidence that I need. They are some of the greatest blessings in my life.”

Reuwsaat said CSC Track and Field Head Coach Brad Gamble has put in a great amount of work on and off the track to help her get to where she is today. She said that he transformed her running and jumping form and taught her the important components of long jump.

“There is no way in hell that I would be a national champion without Brad.”

Scott Benson is Reuwsaat’s trainer at home and she said he is there to help her regroup after challenging days and is also there for her greatest successes.

“He has helped me immensely to develop into a competitive collegiate athlete mentally, and without his strength programs over the summer I would not be the athlete that I am.”

Reuwsaat says she hopes to stay focused, reach another personal best, and qualify for the Olympic Trials this season. After graduating from CSC, her plans include attending law school and, if an opportunity arises, looking at long jumping at the next level.

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and her positivity and focus is inspirational to work with,” Reuwsaat said. “Another motivator is Shelby Bozner. She is one of the hardest workers that I know.”

Reuwsaat’s family is also one of her biggest inspirations and motivators in her life.

“They mean more to me than they know.”

Reuwsaat said her family travels to her meets and support her regardless of the outcome. Her family and her boyfriend, Robert Ricks, 20, junior of Douglas, Wyoming, traveled to Pittsburgh, Kansas, to witness her earn a national champion title in March.

“It’s been amazing being able to watch her grow as a person and an athlete and also following all her successes and downfalls.

It’s been a great journey to be by her side,” Ricks said.

Reuwsaat said their presence at her track meets, especially the national meets, means the world to her.

“They don’t know it, but I always find them before I jump,” Reuwsaat said. “When I am on the runway and can see them for just a second it gives me the extra burst of courage and

HAVE A SAFE AND WONDERFUL SUMMER BREAK!

I could reason that I am a busy man.

Between classes, work, and my family, I find enough to keep me busy. One additional “activity” that I find enjoyable is watching the Outdoor Channel. That may come as no big surprise to anyone. I often enjoy watching hunters in their quest for wild game across the globe. Every now and again they offer advice that goes beyond the standard hunting recommendations.

My favorite show on the Outdoor Channel is “Michael Waddell’s Bone Collector.” It appears that he values the bigger picture when it comes to the outdoor experience. He caught my attention in one episode when he said something to the effect of, you won’t remember your best day playing video games, but you will remember your best day in the outdoors. In this particular episode he helped his son harvest a deer. He was aware that his son would remember that for the rest of his life and it was a special moment they shared. Those moments don’t exist in front of a television.

Admittedly, I have played my fair share of video games. Not the video games that my grandpa could imagine, but the type that can consume you for a whole day while you drink pop and eat Doritos. With that said, I truthfully can’t recall my most successful day playing video games. However, I can recall multiple experiences in the outdoors.

Those memories began when I shot my first mallard duck, which happened to be banded. I can be detailed enough to let you know that there was fresh snow on the ground, the exact location on the creek, and that my yellow lab retrieved it for me. I can reflect on the first deer I ever shot. It was just a small three-point mule deer, but I can remember the excitement I had when he went down, excitement that can’t be explained. My wife and I have had many experiences together in the outdoors. Once we had to manually pull a deer across a frozen creek in the middle of December during muzzleloader season.

The aforementioned memories and many more will never be replaced, and I can always say that I shared them with someone.

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TWEETS of the WEEK #JOKES Conan O’Brien: “Hey @starburst – you can stop making the yellow ones.”

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SOLUTIONS Sudoku puzzle

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M E S S I A NR GO U N D

Solutions: Ships that pass in the night Set off on the right foot Upside-down cake Over my dead body Hair-raising

Nichelle Whetham, 18, freshman of Kimball, and Maria Terrazas, 19, sophomore of Ansley, wait for their next direction during Messy Twister Monday.

Brad The Bigfoot

Iron Man has Scarlett Johansson on his team.

And I thought that Twilight thing between Jacob and Edward was bad.

Photo by Shontell Roseberry

Oh yeah, Barry? Captain America’s been around longer than Iron Man.

Oh yeah, Robbie? Iron Man’s a millionaire.

Captain America knows how to fight without mechanical armor.

Illustrated by Caleb Wiederhold

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Wednesday 75°

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Student attendance down for Toga party JaQuavius Feltson Reporter With school coming to a close and students stressed out about their upcoming finals, Late Night at The Pit put on a toga party.

The theme was simply to put on a toga which could have been made out of anything in a person’s room. Although wearing a toga was encouraged by The Pit, it was not required. Music, food, and refreshments were offered for the party goers to enjoy while they were dancing. The event was Thursday, April 21, in the Student Center Ballroom from 9 p.m.- midnight, with the lights being turned on at 11:50 p.m.

The event was advertised by The Pit for at least a week with signs posted all around campus, but that didn’t help the attendance of the event. Only 49 people

signed in to attend the party, with many just coming in for a few minutes and deciding to leave. Many of the people who came did not wear a toga and not many of The Pit’s workers wore togas. Low attendance has not been an uncommon thing this year, many events put on by various groups have not been well received by the campus community.

“I think it wasn’t enough advertising leading up to it and the dance wasn’t on a good day. It should’ve been on Friday the day before The Big Event and the Spring Football Game,” Marcus Jacobs, 20, junior of Tampa, Florida, said.

“If I was in charge I would promote the events better throughout the week, so people can really know about the event and generate a buzz about them, and better prizes because people usually come for those,” Enrico Collins, 21, sophomore of Colorado Springs, Colorado, said.

Photo by Sara Tweet

A group of students clap their hands during the song “Cha Cha Slide” on Thursday, April 21 in the Ballroom at the Toga Party hosted by The Pit.

Dancing the Night Away

Dusty Runner, left, 19, freshman of Cambridge, dances with Shayleen Behm, 18, freshman of Alliance, during the Barefoot Blue Jean Night on Friday night behind the complex.

Students swing dance behind the complex, during the Barefoot Blue Jean Night on Friday night.

Photo by Sara Tweet

Photo by Sara Tweet

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BRIEFS

Nearly Naked Mile to be run at 9 p.m. tonight The Nearly Naked Mile will start at 9 p.m. tonight starting at the Clock Tower outside of the Student Center. Students run a mile around campus after donating clothing to the Nearly Naked Mile committee to be donated. This year is the fifth annual event and a way for students to have fun and dress up in costumes while donating clothes to the community. Prizes will be awarded for the best group costume and individual costume.

The female and male winner of the mile run will also receive an award. The student who donates the most clothing will also win a prize. Other prizes will be raffled off as well.

CSC Spring Daze 2016 Events 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Petting Zoo at the Pavillion Inflatables behind the Complex

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Booths on the Campus Sidewalks Karaoke at the Marie Sandoz Center

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Bands All Day: 10-11 a.m.: CSC Jazz Band

Bands and Swag items at the Ampitheater

Western Community Health Resources

1-3 p.m.: Bluesteet 3-5 p.m.: Backroads 5-7 p.m.: Birds

SERVICES PROVIDED:

Sexual Health

Well-Woman Exams Counseling Condoms Birth Control Options STD Testing Adoption Options And Much More

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11 a.m.-1 p.m.: Birds

7-9 p.m.: Cardiff Brothers

8 p.m.: Glow-inthe-Dark Face Painting at the Ampitheater

9-11 p.m.: New Beat Fund 11 p.m.-1 a.m.: Cheat Codes

BBQ at 5 p.m. at Cafeteria Locations may be moved in case of inclimate weather, please see the story on page 4 for more information on location changes.