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SEMPER VERITAS

Rhine primed for CSC’s future

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Women’s basketball team sinks first season win

Vocal Jazz provides upbeat semester finish

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For the man who will lead Chadron State as the institution’s 11th president beginning January 2013, it’s all about the people.

Randy Rhine, who came aboard at CSC in 2005, has served as CSC’s interim president for the past eight months following Janie Park’s retirement in May. Rhine outlined his position, priorities, and predictions for the coming years Wednes Wednesday morning from his office in Sparks Hall.

“The primary responsibility [of this office] is to lead the institution with integrity,” Rhine said. “It means doing the things we say we’re going to do and doing them well.”

Rhine said he wanted the college’s dealings with students, faculty, staff, and the Chadron community to be accurate, fac factual, and data-driven.

Rhine acknowledged CSC’s unique geographic, demographic, and economic con context, and said he wanted to embrace these elements to bring about positive change. see PRESIDENT, Page 2

Publishing Notice The Eagle won’t publish again until Jan. 10 due to finals week and the subsequent holiday break.

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ON THE HORIZON

Senate shifts funds Sara Labor Lifestyles Editor

Photo illustration by T.J. Thomson

ACCLAIM's table of contents illustrates the magazine's diverse and varied content.

'ACCLAIM' magazine comes to Chadron State Undergraduates and graduates from a wide variety of majors, departments, and backgrounds have come together to create Chadron State College’s inaugural student-produced magazine, ACCLAIM. The magazine, which will be distributed tomorrow, is a 48-page, full-color publication scheduled for release each fall semester.

On-campus students will receive a copy of ACCLAIM in their dorm mailboxes.

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“Chadron State is unique and our programs reflect this,” he said. “We want to continue to be an institution of access and opportunity.

Being aware of our environment will help us know how to respond.”

Rhine hopes to strengthen relationships with the Chadron community through maintaining open lines of communication.

“We’re a part of the broader community,” he said. “People see me, know me, and know

Commuter students can pick up their copy anytime from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. tomorrow in the Student Center.

The IT department will send out a link to distance learners for online access via the magazine's website, www.acclaimmagazine.com.

“Our staff is always looking for more students to transform their classroom knowledge into real world experience by working in collaboration with the magathat I’m approachable and my door is always open.”

Under his predecessor’s leadership, Chadron State was the beneficiary of the CSC Foundation’s first-ever, multi-million dollar fundraising campaign, Vision 2011, which raised more than $16 million for the institution.

“You’re always in campaign mode,” Rhine said. “We have work yet to be done.”

Rhine said the Math and Science Building, the Rangeland Agriculture Center, and the Armstrong Complex will continue to be fun-

zine,” T.J. Thomson, ACCLAIM's executive editor, said. “It’s a student magazine, so I’d love to make this publication a mirror of our campus and the diverse individuals on it.”

The magazine is funded by Student Activity Fee revenue.

Advertising opportunities are available for the Fall 2013 issue. Send an email to contact@acclaimmagazine for a rate card or other advertising inquiries. draising themes in the future.

“That [fundraising] is a big part of the job,” Rhine said On the same vein of new buildings and projects, Rhine said that he recently met with state-level members of the National Guard and representatives from Chadron State’s ROTC program to add a rappel tower and climbing wall to CSC. “We’re close to having a workable solution for that,” Rhine said. “Within fiscal year 2014, we expect to have made significant progress on that.”

Student Senate chose a bank to move their funds to at this week’s Senate meeting.

Ashley Swanson, treasurer, once again asked Senate about the four banks that she previously brought to discussion: Bank of the West, Security First, Chadron Federal Credit Union, and First National Bank of Chadron. Swanson added that she was in contact with Bank of the West, who said they would put Senate under a business account so there would be no fees. Senate unanimously voted for Bank of the West.

Swanson also said there is $83, 243 in unallocated funds.

Dani Buckley, CAB president, said that CAB allocated money to bring in masseuses for finals week. Buckley said that the masseuses would be located in the Student Center from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Tuesday through Thursday.

Heather Wing, chief justice, said the she went with Beth Wroblewski, secretary, and Laure Sinn, CAB adviser, to pick presents from the Angel Tree at Walmart for Student Senate’s charity project.

Wing said that with Senate’s funds, they bought presents for three different kids.

Wing also encouraged senators to do the same thing.

Tiffani Roelle said that there is a plaque for the Time Capsule now located in the flag plaza. Roelle encouraged everyone to go see the plaque now that the project is finished.

CSC student Karl McFarland, came to speak to Student Senate to let senators know that Release will be happening in March of 2013. Mcfarland said that he has gotten feedback from students and everyone seems excited about Release.

T.J. Thomson, Senate vice president, told McFarland that any requests for funds must be submitted in written form.

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- Art Guild Christmas Sale, 8 a.m. SC -Stress Buster, 12 p.m. Kent Hall Red Room - Study Away - Alaska, SC 6 p.m. Bordeaux Room - Late Night at the Pit, 9 p.m. SC

- Art Guild Christmas Sale, 8 a.m. SC - ACCLAIM Distribution, 9 a.m. SC - Purple Day, 10 a.m. SC

- Madrigal Dinner, 6:30 p.m.

Sandoz Center -Deutsch Weihnachten, 9 p.m. Kent Hall Red Room

- Madrigal Dinner, 4 p.m.

Sandoz Center - Night of Country Swing, 7 p.m. 4th and King St.

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- Blue Key Free Doughnuts, Juice, and Coffee, 9 a.m., S.C. - FTF Massage, 10 a.m. SC -FTF Massage, 4 p.m. SC Lobby - Finals Breakfast, 9 p.m.

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- Find the Flamingo Massage, 10 a.m. SC - FTF Massage, 4 p.m. SC

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EDITORIAL — THE EAGLE’S VIEW

Put Christmas Spirit on hold for finals When ABC Family’s 25 Days of Christmas airs, people’s moods automatically switch from school mode to break mode. Thoughts of Christmas goodies, presents, and time with family dance around in student’s minds. However, before the suitcases can be packed and the cars gassed up, the dreaded finals have to be taken.

After a semester of preparation, one would think students would be nearly prepared for comprehensive exams. Nevertheless, the anxiety surrounding finals may overshadow knowledge of a subject. Some students have been preparing all semester, studying nonstop, always visiting the lab room or teacher’s office to plan for the last week of the semester.

On the other hand, there are students who forget the semester eventually comes to an end, which leaves them with only one option: cramming. It seems to be a vicious cycle every year with a good amount of students having to overload their brain with a semester’s worth of chapters.

Organization can be a hard concept; so flying by the seat of their pants seems to be a stress-free way to pass through the semester.

Unfortunately, come finals time, the stress that they thought they were avoiding, slaps them in the face.

With just a little planning, keeping track of assignment due dates, and studying each chapter little-by-little, finals won’t seem like the end of the world. While studying in groups presents opportunities to get distracted easily, it can also benefit a student. According to The New York Times, “Dividing and conquering is an effective way to reduce your workload—and to make sure you understand the material.”

Another technique is to switch between materials. According to the same article, “Rather than sticking to one subject and spending hours attempting to master it, you should switch between a few (related) topics.” This keeps one’s mind on it’s toes and helps one not become bored as fast. In the word’s of Kris Kringle, “Put one foot in front of the other.”

Following these simple techniques can help students avoid cramming at the end of the semester, and make them more prepared. This semester might almost be over, but these techniques may be useful for spring semester.

Safe travels to all, and to all a good break.

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Don’t fear ‘Seasonal Greetings Disorder’ Kevin Oleksy Web Editor

A few years ago I wrote about what I’ve come to view as “Seasonal Greetings Disorder.”

Sadly, we’ve made little progress in the U.S. and 2012 is no different. People still bristle at being hailed with the “wrong” greeting.

The other day I was verbally assaulted on the phone. After answering with my preferred “Happy Holidays,” my interlocutor angrily asked, “Don’t you mean Merry Christmas?” On the inside I was all, “B——— I don’t know your life!” But on the audible outside, I said, “Why yes of course, Merry Fishmas— What? No Sir! How may I direct your call?”

Despite the constant whining about whose holiday is having war waged against it, this year is unique, because there’s one group we

don’t have to worry about offending with our “happy holidays” platitudes and our “season’s greetings” schlock—and I’m not talking about Jehovah’s Witnesses (who don’t observe Christmas, Easter, birthdays, or other holidays and customs with pagan origins).

No, I’m talking about the enormous crop of neo-Mayans who won’t stop bemoaning the end of days scheduled for Dec. 21! No matter what you say to these people, they respond, “Well the world’s ending before [Insert Holiday Here] anyway.”

I have heard vigorous proclamations of the world’s end, with many an Internet-based “factoid” and a lot of hokum to back up the claims. For example, like, did you know the Mayan calendar just ends on Dec. 21?

It’s funny, because the Julian calendar (that’s the one we use in the U.S.) just “ends” on Dec. 31. But, as we’ve seen for the last several thousand years, after each year ends, a new one starts!

Accepting the Mayan calendar’s “end” as a prediction of our impending doom is tantamount to declaring Judgment Day because you tore off the last page of your Cuddly Puppies desk calendar.

The Mayan calendar is cyclical like our own, but people are putting considerable weight behind the “end” of the long count calendar. There’s no legitimate historical evidence that the end of the cycle means the end of the world.

Wikipedia, the most respected encyclopedia on the Internet, states: “For the ancient Maya, it was a huge celebration to make it to the end of a whole cycle,” Sandra Noble, executive director of the Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies in Crystal River, Florida, said. To render Dec. 21, 2012, as a doomsday event or moment of cosmic shifting, she says, is “a complete fabrication and a chance for a lot of people to cash in.”

And if that’s not enough to convince you.

Who cares what the Mayans believed? We don’t use their calendar, and most people don’t worship their gods. Personally, I thank Hunahpu for the sunrise each day, and Xbalanque for the moon and stars each night, but the world is going to keep on spinning!

However, just in case, we wish you a merry apocalypse, and a happy no-year.

MAN ON THE STREET

What are you looking forward to the most next semester? Why? “Living off campus, because I’ve lived in the dorms for two years.”

Nathaniel Taylor, 20, senior, psychology major, of Gordon

“The summer. [I’m] just waiting for summer to come.”

Teighlor Westemeier, 18, freshman, Pre-Dental Hygiene major, of Chadron

“We’ll have nicer weather.

College baseball will be rolling around.”

Danny O’Boyle, 19, freshman, Pre-Physical Therapy major, of Gering

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“Change of classes and more that pertain to my major.”

Morgan Greene, 18, freshman, Human Biology major, of Gering

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Taking criticism is a major life lesson Franklin Annis Columnist

Mastering the art of taking criticism is one of the most important life lessons one can learn. While we are naturally attracted to people who reward our efforts with praise, we only grow as individuals when someone challenges us.

Unfortunately, learning how to gracefully accept criticism has been hampered by continual and unrealistic efforts to improve self-esteem in public school systems. While having self-esteem and valuing oneself as an individual is an important characteristic in a successful life, we should not be led into situations where we allow less than the expected standards just to protect a false concept of self-worth.

LESSON ONE You can fail without being a failure. Your worth as an individual is not determined by any single event in your life. No matter how bad you are atchemistry, mathematics, history, etc. you are not less of an individual.

While it may sting for a while to receive an “F” in a course, it doesn’t mean you are going to be a failure in life.

Failure allows us to recognize our errors and improve and grow as individuals.

LESSON TWO The belief that those who are the best have failed less is false. While there are individuals

who are born with natural talent in certain areas, most experts are born out of a continual drive to recognize and address errors.

A quote from Michael Jordan highlights this point: “I’ve missed more than 900 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times, I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in life. And that is why I succeed.”

The most successful businesses, industries, and individuals in our society design tools to collect feedback on both their successes and faults.

LESSON THREE Mistakes are opportunities to improve. We should expect others, especially our superiors, mentors, and educators to point out our faults.

It is only after an error is recognized it can be fixed. For this reason, it is important not to get emotionally tied to the criticism. Being corrected by a professor has nothing to do with how much they like or value you as an individual.

When you are given a chance to correct mistakes don’t treat it like punishment. If someone told you your shoe was untied would you assume that they had it in for you? I assume most people would answer no.

So, why do we assume professors are punishing us when they tell us to re-do an assignment? The trick is not to tie your sense of self-worth to the correction. It is simply a matter of correcting your mistake and moving on. This is how we become better.

LESSON FOUR Those who critique us the most are often our best mentors. It is easy to become attached to those professors who only say positive things about us, but are they developing us? No. Without correction there is little incentive to

improve our skills, knowledge, or abilities.

Conversely, it becomes easy to hate those who constantly correct us. Nobody wants to be corrected all the time. But these individuals challenge us to improve. These individuals who we think hate us may demonstrate the most affection towards us.

An old military theory asserts you should only fear when someone stops correcting you. When mentors see greater potential in us than we see ourselves they present the challenge to improve.

We may not want the challenge, but they want to see us acheive our potential. It is when someone stops correcting you that you should worry.

This means that they hold such a low value in you that you are no longer worth their efforts in correcting you.

LESSON FIVE Criticism is not an attack that demands a counter. It demonstrates great grace when an individual can accept criticism and correct their mistake without looking for errors in others. Taking criticism as an attack and seeking faults in the sender is immature and destroys teamwork.

As educated individuals, we should accept feedback when we err, even when it comes in a perceived hostile manner. We should recognize criticism provides us with a means to correct ourselves. We are all humans, if we make an error we have a chance to correct ourselves.

In the “real world” criticism will come in many forms; some will be constructive and supportive while others may be utterly blunt and hurtful.

The trick to a successful life is to realize we need to have both a challenge and recognition of our weaknesses in order to improve. No matter the intention in which criticism is provided, it always provides us a chance to become better people.

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Palestine still has problems Aaron Gonzalez Opinion Editor

Last week, perhaps the most significant event in Middle Eastern history occurred: Palestine officially became an internationally recognized state. With the United Nations General Assembly voting overwhelmingly (only nine countries voted no, particularly the United State and Israel) to recognize Palestine as an official non-UN member state, the long fight for sovereignty and selfdetermination has been achieved. Now Palestine can legally participate in the Geneva Conventions, the International Criminal Court, and global organizations.

However, there is still much work to be done in Palestine, as it will now have to accept responsibility for the actions of its people, but also a major change will have to begin in Israel.

It’s no surprise that the far-right Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu didn’t want to have Palestine recognized. A man close to the mentality of Ariel Sharon, identified by some as a militarist and even war criminal, Netanyahu essentially considers Palestine as Israeli property, and is very serious when it comes to Zionism. For those who don’t know, Zionism is fundamentally an ideology that believes that a Jewish state of Israel (as opposed to a state for Jews, if you can see the distinction) must occupy and reclaim its believed ancient territories (which include Palestine and bits of surrounding countries) and establish settlements of poor Jewish farmers in order to fulfill prophecy and have the Messiah come. As Christopher Hitchens, a supporter of a two-state solution, once said critically, “It’s a waste of Judaism.” So true, and many Israelis and Jews throughout the world are actually opposed to the far-right doctrines of Netanyahu and favor a state of Palestine, as former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert does.

One of the biggest issues of the past few decades has been the question of Palestinian control of the West Bank (Gaza finally came under control of all of Gaza years ago). For years the Israeli state has forcefully been pushing out inhabitants of the West Bank in order to establish Israeli settlements and essentially make the surrounding areas part of Israel. This is why today the Palestinian Authority, the internationally recognized government of Palestine (as opposed to Hamas, an Islamic terrorist organization under the guise of a humanitarian group), has sporadic areas of control in the area. This is why Palestinians have been calling to a return of the pre-1967 borders, something that at one point they refused to accept then.

To put everything in historical perspective, during the Israeli-Arab wars of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, the main end game of Palestinians and the Arab states was not coexistence, but the complete elimination of Is-

rael (it should be noted that Palestine is about 10-15% Christian, though Israeli policies count all Palestinians the same). Even when the area of present-day Israel and Jordan was under British control, proposals were made to allow a Jewish state to only occupy three percent of the land (about the size of the West Bank now), yet the Arabs refused the offer – to them there would be no compromising the Arab/Islamic dominion of the land.

After the creation of Israel in 1948, none of the Arab states (with slight exception of Jordan) would take in any of the Palestinians as refugees or new citizens. As far as Arab nationalists like Egypt’s Gamal Abdel Nasser were concerned, the Palestinians needed to retake Israel, and if not they could be used as theatrical props for world pity and anti-Israeli sentiment. It was only after Israel itself was able to trounce all of the Arab states in war after war did the idea of coexistence began to become accepted. So, despite the anti-Israeli rhetoric and propaganda of even the party of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, compromise and coexistence is now the new norm.

Palestinians still have much work to do if they want to build a modern state, and one of the most important issues is to deal with Islamist groups inside their borders. Hamas is arguably the largest group, with a Pan-Islamic outlook (or for it, a restoration of the great Islamic empire that once spread from Spain to Persia) and an anti-Semitic rhetoric. For example, in their charter is the “Protocols of the Elders of Zion,” a old Russian Orthodox Church and Czarist fabrication that claims that World Jewry is in a conspiracy to not only establish a Zionist Israeli state but also dominate the world. This insidious document has been a large cause of blatant anti-Semitism historically in Western culture (it helped give rise to fascism in Europe) and has now spilled over into the Middle East. Abbas’s party is essentially leftwing and a member of the Socialist International, so the best hopes for secularists and the West for a nonIslamofascist Palestine lies with Abbas.

Back to Israel, the vote to legitimize the Palestinian state will have repercussions on Netanyahu and his allies. Now, if the Israeli state launches an attack on Palestinians it can be officially declared as an act of war on another state, and Palestinians can invoke the Geneva Convention and accuse the Israeli military of war crimes. Knowing this, Netanyahu’s government has called for a massive increase in Jewish settlements in the West Bank (despite pressure form the Obama administration, Israel recommenced building settlements in 2010), as well as cutting off humanitarian aid as a form of punishment (even in the U.S., conservative members of Congress are proposing to cut off all aid to Palestine). In other words, acting in a political way of being a sore loser.

Don’t expect this article to even begin to explain the deep complexities of this situation; if policy-makers and activists like Jimmy Carter, Edward Said, Bill Clinton, and others haven’t been able to do so yet, then this article can’t. However, the more people know about this issue the more everyone can help out the situation. In the end though, both Israel and Palestine are going to have to reform themselves if they hope to survive. And good luck to the new state of Palestine, welcome to the club.

Image from Al-Jazeera

Mahmoud Abbas, left, president of the Palestinian Authority, addresses the United Nations General Assembly prior to the vote to recognize Palestine as an official state. A crowd in Ramallah, right, the de facto capital of Palestine, cheers their president on.

Mediterranean Sea Palestine, West Bank

Palestine, Gaza Strip Israel

Map by TUBS/Graphic by Aaron Gonzalez

Palestine is divided by Israel into two areas, Gaza and the West Bank. While Gaza is in control of the Palestinian Authority. Yet such authority is spotty in the West Bank, as the Israeli government has for years been forcibly building Israeli settlements in the West Bank, even now.

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CSC students indulge in their holiday traditions Ashley Swanson Photo Editor

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nches of thick snow cover the ground; brilliant multi-colored lights cover houses and light up yards; colorful wrapped presents lay beneath a vibrant green evergreen tree; and a cup of hot cocoa sits on a coffee table while people cuddle in front of the fireplace. To me, and at least a few others on Chadron State’s campus, this describes another Christmas holiday. To others, it’s a new perspective in looking at a holiday they celebrate differently, or don’t celebrate at all. Every year on December 24 and 25, families gather around the dinning room table to enjoy a hearty, scrumptious meal and, afterward, surround the Christmas tree and hand out presents to their family members. However, this is not quite the case in other parts of the world.

For instance, Kellie Aye, a junior from Yangon, Burma, doesn’t celebrate Christmas. Each year around this time, her English teacher in Burma invites her family over for a meal composed of chicken, mashed potatoes, and some desserts. On Christmas morning, Aye said she’s seen Christians go to church and pray until morning, but she has never participated in the act herself. As her dad is Muslim and her mother is Buddhist, they do not celebrate Christmas as other people, like Christians, would.

A Buddhist tradition Aye and her family celebrates is the birth of the Buddha (or the "enlightened one," Siddhārtha Gautama, born around 563 B.C.). The date of this celebration varies from year to year; this year it occurred around Oct. 15. For 10 days, school is out so everyone can pay respect to those older than them. This also includes monks, which are the sons of Buddha. They will also go to temples on that day or visit their relatives and pay them respect. There, they will ask for forgiveness from them for that year. They do this by placing their palms together in a prayer stance and face people who are older than them. Those they are giving respect to will then give them pocket money. The celebration also calls for fireworks that will go off that same night. “It’s like the Fourth of July and Christmas combined,” Aye said.

In Morocco, since the majority religion is Islam and Christianity the minority, Christmastime is celebrated a little bit differently. Salah Eddine Salmi, 21, freshman of Tinghir, Morocco said that it’s more of a celebration of New Year's than Christmas. Unlike the U.S. calendar, where the new year starts in January, the Islamic calendar starts in Muharram, which is similar to January; it is the first month of the year. To celebrate the coming of a new year, people buy huge cakes, go out drinking, and have special meals. Salmi said that every year for this celebration, his friends, family, and neighbors would have water fights all day long, and that when he was younger, he would fill his book bag with bottles of water and come home

soaked from all of the water fights he had at school. Along with fireworks, people also “play with fire” by spinning sticks around with flames on the ends.

They do gift exchanges and have toys for children. The younger people will dress up in scary clothes and try to scare people.

“It’s kind of like Halloween,” Salmi said.

Later, they will have family gatherings where they will cook food com composed of mainly meat, visit religious areas, and visit relatives with whom they will also exchange gifts with. For their traditional clothing, they wear a jabador,, which is a long-sleeved shirt that hangs below the knees, com complete with nice pants.

Ferhat Inarazen, 22, freshman of Diziouzou, Algeria said that his cel celebration of Christmas is much like Salmi’s, with a few exceptions.

“We don’t have Christmas; the majority is Muslims, 99 percent, and one percent Christian,” Inarazen said.

For New Year’s Eve, young people usually drink and go to clubs and party. “In my country, we’re kind of conservative,” Inarazen said about not going out and drinking. He and his family, along with many other families in the country, celebrate Eid al-Adha, which is the Feast of the Sacrifice. Inarazen explained how God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son (Ishmael, in Islam) to God, and when Abraham was – Kellie Aye about to kill his son, God granted him a gift for obeying what God had asked of him. In this case, families have to sacrifice a sheep or goat, which is then shared and eaten.

Another day of celebration occurs after Ramadan, where people fast and praise God for the whole month. They will also go to a mosque or other religious place to pray with their families, friends, and neighbors, and congratulate each other for going through a whole month of fasting.

Nikolay Harupyunayn, 18, junior of Armenia celebrates New Year's Eve at this time and Christmas on Jan. 6, in accordance with the eastern Orthodox churches. On Jan. 5, people will go to church with their candles, light them during church, and then bring them back to their homes. “This is to bless the house,” Harupyunayn said. Traditional foods including rice with resin, red wine, and sometimes fish is served to celebrate the holiday.

On Jan. 6, most people will go back to church for a holy day service. Jan. 7 is the time to visit cemeteries of loved ones and friends. On New Year's, in Harupyunayn’s family, they get together for a family dinner and visit friends and family who could not be there. “We eat a lot of food,” he said.

"It's like the Fourth of July and Christmas combined."

Kellie Aye, 21,

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junior of Yangon, Burma flips through her Bible Tuesday evening while describing what different parts of the Bible mean and how they were written.

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Nikolay Harupyunyan, 18, junior of Armenia, speaks under the Clock Tower Wednesday afternoon.

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Women capture first victory of season Molly Wedan Sports Editor

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Jamie McLain, (15), freshman point guard of Chadron, dribbles past a Colorado Mesa University defender in the game on Friday in Armstrong.

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At Colorado Mines, 5 and 7 p.m., Friday (Both)

At Colorado Christian, 5 and 7 p.m., Saturday (Both)

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Indoor Track Black Hills State Yellow Jacket Holiday Open, Spearfish, S.D., 9 a.m. on Saturday

After going zero and four, the Chadron State women’s basketball team sealed their first victory Saturday night against Western State. Action started on Friday, however, when the Eagles played the Colorado Mesa Mavericks.

The game started off with a couple turnovers for Chadron, before anyone could make a basket. A minute into the game, Hattie Guzman, redshirt freshman guard of Scottsbluff, was able to put points on the board with a jump shot. Guzman only ended up with three points for the game, but had four assists as well. Another key scorer for the Eagles was Dallas Shaw, sophomore guard of Buffalo, Wyo., who led in points with 11.

The Mesa Mavericks, now 5-0, shot 62.5 percent from the field and made 20 of 32 field goals in the second half.

Top scorer was Kelsey Sigl, who made 17 points and was followed by teammate Bruna Diechmann, who scored 15 points off the bench. Mesa outscored Chadron in points from the bench with 51 compared to just eight for the Eagles.

A big factor to Chadron’s scoring difficulties was Colorado’s Mesa’s constricting defense. The Mavericks held Chadron to only 11 points in the first half. Overall, Chadron had a shooting percentage of 25 for the game.

The Mavericks doubled that and shot a 50 percent to claim the 87-43 victory. They also caused 26 turnovers, and were able to score 25 points off of those turnovers.

“Mesa State is a veteran club and we did not handle their defensive pressure very well in the first half,” Head Coach Tim Connealy.

Mesa also had a 35.3 shooting percentage from three-point range, compared to Chadron’s 26.7 percent. Both Chadron and Mesa were close in free

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throws, with Chadron making 13 of 17 and Mesa making 15 of 20.

Looking to redeem themselves at home, the women athletes were in the right mindset on Saturday when they went up against Western State.

Chadron was the first to get points on the board with a jumper from Kattie Ranta, junior guard of Rapid City, S.D. Ranta led the Eagles in points with 19 in 21 minutes of playing time due to foul trouble. After the score being tied four times in the first half, Chadron was able to pull ahead making the score 39-33 at half. The Eagles scored the same amount of points in the second half to win the game 78-70.

Another top scorer for Chadron was Shaw, sophomore guard of Buffalo, Wyo., who scored 15 points and had three assists.

“We did a good job against Mesa, but we need to keep picking ourselves up after losses and keep focusing on the right things that we learn in practice,” Shaw said.

The Eagles field goal attempt percentage doubled from the night before when they averaged a 51 percent.

They were also 46.7 percent from three point range. Their defense also improved as Sadie Waugh, senior forward of Paxton, grabbed eight rebounds and Ranta helped out with six.

For Western, Desiree Smith led the Mountaineers with 22 points, and three other players scored in double digits. Chadron also had four players in double digits, but they had more players score off the bench. Chadron tallied 22 bench points, while Mesa made a measly two.

“This win will help us keep in mind that we can keep up with RMAC teams and any team can be beaten any day,” Shaw said.

This weekend, the Eagles travel to Golden, Colo., to take on Colorado Mines on Friday and Lakewood, Colo., to face Colorado Christian Univeristy on Saturday. Both games start at 5 p.m.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Grant Stone

Basketball Position: Guard Year: Junior Hometown: Canton, Mich.

Stone scored his first double double as an Eagle with 12 points and 15 rebounds in the game against Western State on Saturday.

Dallas Shaw

Basketball Position: Guard Year: Sophomore Hometown: Buffalo, Wyo. Shaw scored 15 points and had 3 assists in the game agains Western State on Saturday.

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Head Coach Brent Bargen encourages his team during a time out on Saturday in the game against Western State Colorado University.

Eagles come up short in nail-biting game Molly Wedan Sports Editor Chadron State men’s basketball team hosted their first RMAC game of the season against Colorado Mesa University on Friday. Competition was close in the first half, but a 13-0 scoring run helped lead the Mavericks over the Eagles in a 77-62 victory for Mesa.

Chadron was able to score the first points of the game with a three pointer from junior guard of Canton, Mich., Grant Stone. Stone ended up with 12 points, but the scoring was led by junior forward of Chadron, Zac Bargen. Bargen tallied 22 points and five rebounds. Another scorer in the double digits was David Downey, junior guard of Scottsbluff who tallied 12 points.

However, Colorado Mesa’s Colton Burgon scored the most for both teams with 26 points, much of them being in the second half, helping the Mavericks gain the lead. Mavericks, now 5-0 overall, tied the game with 12 and a half minutes left to play, and by making 39 of 50 field goals, they were able to prevail. Turnovers also hurt the Eagles as the Mavericks were able to make 35 points off lost balls by Chadron.

Chadron excelled at the free throw line, and was able to make 24 of 28 shots, but lacked in the paint by only making 16-39.

On Saturday, the Eagles were hungry for a win, and played neck-and-neck with the Western State Mountaineers, but came up short and lost the game 69-66.

After being down the whole game, Chadron was able to tie the game with almost 7 minutes left to play in the second

half. After that, the game went back and forth as both teams fought for the lead several times. However, Western’s Travis Shepherd’s nine points in the final minutes gave them the edge they needed to take the win. Shepherd also led the Mountaineers with 26 points. Another key shooter was Terrence Boyd, who managed to score 13 points in just one half of playing time.

“We played well for longer, but both games we started out slow so we had more points to come back from,” Zac Bargen said.

Bargen led the Eagles once again with 24 points, and also had five rebounds and four assists. Stone scored his first double double with 12 points and 15 rebounds. Another scorer from the bench was Kyle Vinich, sophomore forward of Casper, Wyo., who contributed nine points and five boards.

“It’s disappointing anytime you can’t win that close of game,” said Head Coach Brent Bargen.

Western and Chadron tied in points from the bench with 22 and also with points in the paint with 30. However, Western converted more points off the Eagles’ turnovers with 22, compared to Chadron’s 13.

“We did a better job of getting the things done that we talked about in practice, but we have to keep doing them. It’s a growing process. No one wins games by the snap of their fingers. These games are all part of our growing process,” coach Bargen said.

The Eagles take on Colorado School of Mines on Friday and Colorado Christian University on Saturday. Both games are scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Both games are against RMAC teams.

“Colorado Mines is a very well-coached team with good

players. They have the top scorer and top rebounder in the conference so they are going to be a difficult opponent” coach Bargen said.

Mines is currently 4-2, three of those wins being on their homecourt. Mines scores an average of 84.2 points per game, while Chadron has averaged 65.3 “We need to play a complete 40 minutes and play well. We played a good 35 minutes against Western, but in those other five minutes they scored 15 points,we can’t let teams do that” Zac Bargen said.

Colorado Christian University is split 5-5 overall, but has played four more games than Chadron.

“Their extra games and experience gives them an advantage.

Their gym is also one of the smallest places to play and it gets very loud, that’s something we have to overcome as well,” coach Bargen said.

Colorado Christian University averages 65.8 points per game, closer to Chadron’s average, and both teams are close in three point percentage as well. CCU has a .324 shooting percentage and Chadron has a .316 shooting percentage.

The Eagles also travel during the winter break. Both the men and women teams travel to Denver on Saturday, Dec. 15 to play Regis University. Then on Sunday, both teams will face Metro State University in their second RMAC game of the weekend. The women basketball players will have a game on New Year’s Eve in Wayne against the Wayne Wildcats. The first games of the year will be played at home for both men and women, on Friday, Jan. 4 and Saturday, Jan. 5. Friday’s game will be against Fort Lewis College and the Eagles will face Adams State College on Saturday. Both games are against RMAC opponents.

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Four wrestlers compete in dual Barrett Browne Reporter Only four wrestlers competed last Saturday at the Bob Smith Open in Fort Hays, Kan., put on by Fort Hays University. The wrestlers were Tyler Smart, sophomore of Wheatland, Wyo., Jace Johnson, freshman of Boise, Ida., Bruce Zurek, junior of Sargent, and CJ Clark, sophomore of Rapid City, S.D. Smart led for Chadron by going 2-2 for the day in the 165 pound weight group. His record for the season is now 7-7.

Another winner for Chadron was Johnson, who won a major decision against Eddie Reyes with a score of 16-4.

Unfortunately, Clark had to forfeit his dual due to injury.

On Wednesday, CSC held a dual against Dickinson State. The dual wasn’t finished before The Eagle published, but results can be found online at CSC’s athletic website. The dual is the first that Chadron has hosted for the season. Their next home dual is on Jan. 10 against Colorado State University-Pueblo.

The wrestlers travel to Aberdeen, S.D., to participate in the dual at Northern State College.

Going into the weekend, heavy weight wrestler, Mike Hill, sophomore of Fort Laramie, Wyo., has the best record of the team with a 13-3 record. CSC will also be competing in the Grand Canyon Duals the first weekend of 2013 in Phoenix.

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Perry McAfee, redshirt senior of Casper, Wyo., wrestles against Mack Chambers of Dickinson State on Wednesday in the Nelson Physical Activity Center.

STUDENT OF THE MONTH Kishawn Tualaulelei September 2012

From the sandy beaches of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii arrives Kishawn Tualaulelei.

Kishawn joined the Chadron State College and Project Strive family in the fall of 2011. She is majoring in Theatre and is known to be very active behind the scenes from costumes to set design. Around campus Kishawn is involved in Chi Alpha and intramurals including: flag football, volleyball, and basketball. She exhibits her talents as a member of the CSC cheer squad and manages to juggle practice, traveling, school work, and social time extremely well. A native from Hawaii, Kishawn keeps her culture alive by volunteering her time performing Polynesian dancing as entertainment for many Chadron State events and activities.

The Project Strive/TRiO Student of the Month award recognizes outstanding students who are members of the organization. Each month, a participating student is selected for the award based upon her or his work in Project Strive/TRiO and other activities on campus or in the community. Award winners receive a plaque from Project Strive and have their photo placed in the “Project Strive/TRiO 2012-13 Student of the Month” Achievement Recognition board. The Strive Learning Center board, is themed Leadership: To be able to lead others, a person must be willing to go forward alone.

Emily Sample

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Jamie Krien

October 2012

November 2012

The imagination is an artist’s best canvas, let the mind wander would be an excellent way to describe the Chadron State graphic design major Emily Sample. Emily comes to Chadron from the distant Hemingford, NE, where she was active in the community.

She values family and is a dedicated student. Her professors boast that she never misses class and always has a smile on her face. Emily currently juggles two jobs, one at Wal-mart and is a valued addition to the Art department. Emily is extremely involved in Project Strive and attends most events with a willingness to help out when needed. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her boyfriend, Tom, browsing Pinterest for recipes, and working on the next great design to make her famous.

Got legal troubles?

Jamie Krien, the junior legal studies major, is your go-to girl. Originally from Waverly, Nebraska, Jamie is new to Project Strive and Chadron State College as a transfer student.

Don’t let her quiet persona fool you; she has jumped feet first into getting involved on campus by joining Chi Alpha, legal studies club, and Project Strive.

She is a familiar face to the Strive Learning Center and for the week of November 26th, she was the 100th person through the doors.

This natural leader has also been involved in the Nebraska Youth Leadership Council and Special Education Advisory Counsel.

Thomas Linegar December 2012

Semper Fi! Project Strive has never been safer with the addition of Thomas Linegar, a 5th year honorably discharged Marine policeman.

This fine young man is originally from Hemingford, Nebraska and majors in Criminal Justice at Chadron State College. He received the good conduct medal, Afgan campaign, and Superior PFT Award. Tom is new to Project Strive, but rarely misses an event. Outside of school, he works at Wal-mart and enjoys cooking for his girlfriend, Emily.

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Music Department begins new tradition Chadron State College’s Music department is taking advantage of the season of giving to give to the community.

The music department is putting on a Madrigal dinner Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. There will be performances from the Men’s Ensemble, the Women’s Ensemble, the Concert Choir, and the Brass Ensemble. The catoring is provided by Chadron State College’s Dining Services.

“It’s a new experience and opportunity for the college to outreach to the community,” said HeatherAnn Hicks, Senior of Valentine. Some of the proceeds of the show will go to Closer To Home Kitchen of Chadron and the Chadron Caring and Sharing Christmas.

“If it’s a success, we’d like to continue to incorporate it into our program,” Hicks said.

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How to feel athletic without actually being athletic: Assassin’s Creed III a hit Jeff McFarland Contributor I have a confession to make.

I am not in any way, shape, or form, an athlete. So, naturally, I’m not particularly gifted when it comes to free -running, hand-to-hand combat, or being light on my feet. Thankfully for people like me, there’s Assassin’s Creed III. Despite the number three, this is Assassin’s Creed’s fifth outing. If you haven’t been to the club, now is a great time to join.

Fans of stealth action, epic naval battles, and alternate history will find a lot to love here. You’ll spend a great deal of your time free running through 1776 Boston and New York City, sneaking up on your foes and sending them to their maker with the Assassins’ trademark wrist-blade. When you grow weary of pouncing on English soldiers from the rooftops, there’s a plethora of side-quests and activities to take part in: hunting (both wildlife and treasure), gambling, and waging war on the open seas are only a few of the diversions ACIII has to offer.

For the uninitiated, the story of Assassin’s Creed can be a bit much to handle. Since the 12th Century, the Brotherhood of Assassins has been battling against the Templars, a corrupt organization vying for control of the world. In this latest installment, the conflict has reached the American Revolution. You play as Connor Kenway, a Native American of the Mohawk tribe, who becomes an assassin after Templars (aka the English) burn down his village and inadvertently kill his mother.

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ACIII isn’t perfect though. Most enemies can be easily disposed of with a combination of only two buttons, and at times Connor’s stubbornness makes him hard to relate to as a protagonist. Where it falls short the most, however, is during segments where the player is returned to the present and is dropped into the shoes of Connor’s descendant, Desmond Miles. Using a virtual reality machine called the Animus, Desmond lives out the memories of his ancestors in an attempt to train as an assassin. These chapters attempt to flesh out a portion of the story where the Assassins and Templars are battling for artifacts that will prevent the coming 12/21/12 apocalypse. These fall short in comparison to the rest of the game, and if you’re anything like me, you will want to return to the colonies as soon as you can.

With a hefty single player campaign, an intense cat-andmouse multiplayer mode (online only, no system link or splitscreen), and more content on the way, ACIII’s indiscretions can be forgiven. To veterans of the series, it may just seem like more of the same, but to newcomers who have thought about jumping in, there is no better time than now; Viva La Revolución.

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Jazz concert provides a rewarding break Hannah Clark Reporter Every winter at CSC, the musical department finishes the year with a barrage of performances, including this past Tuesday’s tandem guitar ensemble and vocal jazz concert.

Unlike many of the solstice-time concerts, the performance did not feature Christmas songs, but rather gave listeners a break from Yule tunes with some soul-infused guitar licks and vocal jazz. The guitar ensemble, which performed first, strummed through their songs with such energy and attention that the audience soon joined their enthusiasm. Tom Frear, sophomore of Columbus, soloed in all five songs, and accommodated his fellow musicians with class. Drummer Kaleb Britton, junior of Rapid City, S.D., provided quality rhymes despite only practicing with the group once.

In addition to their jam-fest freeform pieces, the ensemble also per-

formed popular piece’s, like Iron Maiden’s “Powerslave.” Before beginning the piece, Charles Carey, the ensemble’s director, pulled off his bright red sweater to reveal an Iron Maiden Tshirt, prompting the students to do the same. Heavy metal flags flying, the group proceeded, with help from Carey’s own guitar, to finish their performance on a strong note.

Following their cord-ripping compatriots, the Vocal Jazz ensemble took the stage. The nine students swayed and scatted together, bolstering the performance’s atmosphere, in spite of a meager audience. The group showcased their coordination and clear love of music.

A mix of smooth, harmonized pieces and solo performances, Tuesday’s show featured two femme forces, Joelle Keith, junior of Sterling, Colo., and Sarah Hammer, freshman of Lakewood, Colo. Keith’s stage presence, compared to her animated peers, seems reserved, but this only worked to her advantage. There is a power in physical stasis; Keith’s calm comport allowed the audience to focus solely on her remarkable voice. Sonorous and emotional, her solos were well done.

Hammer had perfect pitch, and it showed. Her colorful vocals matched her kaleidoscope jacket and went hand-in-hand with her upbeat solo “Joy Spring,” by Clifford Brown. The song’s lyrics tell, at tongue-tripping speeds, about an interior wellspring of joy, which Hammer certainly channeled.

Although many students look forward to the forthcoming Spring, with its warmer weather and promise of summer, the winters here at CSC are always rewarding, thanks to the music department’s bevy of rewarding concerts.

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