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SEMPER VERITAS

Pool project takes a dive

THURSDAY JAN. 24, 2013 ISSUE NO. 3

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T.J. Thomson and Ashley Swanson Executive Editor and Photo Editor

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STUDENTS MARCH FOR MLK Check out coverage of CSC’s MLK Jr. Day festivities

LIFESTYLES >>

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CHADRON TALENT SHINES Meet Miss Congeniality for the Alliance/ Panhandle region

INDEX NEWS ........................2 2 OPINION ...................4 4 TAKE TEN..................7 7 SPORTS ..................10 10 LIFESTYLES............13

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Debris sits at the bottom of CSC’s 1961-era pool in Armstrong Gym. The pool was drained and closed in October, 2012.

STUDENTS HONOR VETERANS Donate canned goods in the Student Center Lobby to support CSC students training for the Bataan Memorial Death March later this Spring. Contact fannis@csc.edu for more information.

Chadron State’s quest to regain pool access for the campus commu community took a dive Monday when Chadron’s five-member City Council could not reach a consensus to approve a contract with a design firm.

Some council members said they didn’t have enough information to make an informed decision while others didn’t believe the timing was right.

“I feel it’s a little bit out of order and we’re being rushed into it,” Chadron Mayor Karen Fisher said Monday during the council meet meeting. “We need a little more time before we take action,” she said.

Council member John Gamby moved to introduce the contract so that it could be discussed more fully; however, the motion died as it lacked a second.

If approved, the contract would allow the firm, Burbach Aquatics, Inc., of Platteville, Wis., to provide engineering and financial estimations so that the joint project between the city and the college could continue, CSC Vice President for Administration and Finance Dale Grant said Monday.

“The design firm will allow us to get a scope of what we’re talking about [financially],” Grant said. coun Approving a design firm for the project will require the city council to pass a referendum, Chadron’s City Manager Wayne Anderson said Monday in a phone interview.

“Authorization is needed by the city council to allow the pool committee to do the first phase of the project,” he said.

A 10-member committee selected Burbach Aquatics from four design consultants that submitted proposals, Grant said.

A representative from Burbach is scheduled to arrive in Chadron before the end of January to meet with the pool committee.

“Mr. Burbach has his trip scheduled here at the end of the month to meet the pool committee,” Anderson said. see POOL, Page 2

CSC HOSTING ‘AUSTEN-TATIOUS’ EVENT To commemorate the 200th publishing anniversary of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice,” Sigma Tau Delta and the Sandoz Center are hosting “Austen-tatious,” a free event scheduled for 7 p.m., Monday at the Sandoz Center.

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NEWS

JAN. 24, 2013 | The Eagle | csceagle.com

chadron state STUDENT GOVERNMENT STUDENT SENATE NUTS & BOLTS:

Senate approves new club; considers sound equipment Teri Robinson

Jan. 21 Meeting

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APPROVED NEW CLUB

Senate voted to grant affiliated status to a new student organization at its Monday meeting. The club, the Ethel Delzell Family and Consumer Sciences Association, said it planned to host a movie night, a blood drive in the spring, and that it would assist with the annual Lady’s Fair.

Ashley Swanson, treasurer, introduced a proposal from CSC Conferencing Coordinator Shellie Johns for a beanbag lounge, beanbag chairs, and pillows for the Student Center lobby.

Johns also proposed a new sound system for The Pit be purchased. The cost for the furnishings and sound equipment is $2,086.77. The Senate will vote on the proposal at its next meeting.

Student Trustee Morgan Nelson said that students interested in becoming CSC’s new student trustee could begin applying by filling out a form online at the Student Senate’s web page, or in person at the Student Center’s Information Desk.

An upcoming community day of service was the main topic of discussion at the Senate’s CAB subcommittee.

CSC student Sam Parker introduced himself as an intern for the Communications Department and said that the college was planning on bringing The Big Event, a concept initially developed at Texas A&M, to the campus.

“It’s [the event] a day where students

Student Senate unanimously voted to approve the Ethel Delzell Family and Consumer Sciences club as CSC’s newest affiliated student organization.

CONSIDERED $2,086.77 The Senate is considering $2,086.77 in Student Center furnishings and new sound equipment for The Pit. The proposal was introduced by Conferencing Coordinator Shellie Johns. The Senate is scheduled to vote on the proposal at its upcoming Monday meeting.

ACCEPTED RESIGNATIONS Student Senate President James Bahensky announced that two executive board members, Faye Wefso, parliamentarian, and Heather Wing, chief justice, had resigned their positions. Reba Jackson also resigned her position as corresponding secretary, but was later appointed by Bahensky as the new chief justice.

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- Late Night at the Pit Release Auditions, 9 p.m.

SC Ballroom

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Chadron City Manager Wayne Anderson speaks during the city council’s Monday evening meeting in the City Offices’ Council Chambers.

POOL

NSCS BOARD OF TRUSTEES Jan. 15 meeting

CSC PRESIDENT APPOINTED

“What do you think student senate’s greatest contribution is to a student?”

The Nebraska State College System’s Board of Trustees voted at its last meeting to approve Randy Rhine as CSC’s 11th president with a starting annual salary of $155,000. Rhine’s contract begins Feb. 1.

“The ability to communicate what the students are saying to the upper administration and being able to represent them at a local and state level.” – James Bahensky, Student Senate President

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Anderson added that Burbach has already been in Chadron to inspect the city’s current outdoor pool once before, and that he plans to inspect it again upon his return. Burbach will also conduct a feasibility study that will determine the cost to build and run the pool, Anderson said.

Chadron State has been without pool access since mid-October when it closed its 1961-era pool in Armstrong Gym due to maintenance needs and high operating costs. Grant said in November of 2012 that CSC’s administration considered two options for pool access: a five-lane addition to the NPAC that would cost about $2.2 million or a partnership with the city to enclose its outdoor pool.

The college will continue to pursue a relationship with the city to enclose its outdoor pool, “Assuming the city council goes along with it and they can find funding on their side,” Grant said.

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Weekly Calendar: Jan. 24–30 - Black Hills National Forest Service 10 a.m.

SC - Wellness for a Lifespan Health Fair 3 p.m. SC Ballroom

give back and say thanks to the community,” Parker said.

The event is April 20 and Parker said he hopes to have at least 300 volunteers. Parker said CSC student and faculty volunteers would be helping at several job sites, including Chadron State Park and the city of Chadron.

Parker said that monetary sponsors can get their organization’s logo on one of the free T-shirts that each volunteer will receive.

Parker said the event had a tentative $3,500 budget, and that Subway had offered a discount on its food, Safeway had donated water for 300 people, and a printer in South Dakota had offered a discount on T-shirt printing.

In other business, the CAB members approved a $2,000 allocation to bring bull rider Charlie Sampson to campus, an endeavor that will include a presentation and various demonstrations, Laure Sinn, student activities coordinator, said.

“He’d do a two-day seminar and some roping demonstrations,” Sinn said.

Johns said an off-campus dinner for students to better acquaint themselves with Sampson was also a possibility.

Aaron Prestwich, interim executive of student affairs, provided an update on off-campus accounts and offered his help to club members.

“Most clubs have gotten their accounts moved off-campus,” Prestwich said. “If you haven’t, we’re going to give you some more time.”

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- Nu Delta Alpha Dance Performance, 7 p.m.

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- Avon Recruitment, 10 a.m. SC - Austentatious, Jane Austen Celebration 7 p.m. Sandoz Center

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- CAB Meeting, 6 p.m. SC Scottsbluff Room - Chi Alpha Meeting, 8 p.m. SC Ballroom

- Revive Meeting, 8:30 p.m. SC Ballroom

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NEWS

JAN. 24, 2013 | The Eagle | csceagle.com

Cornfields to crowns

Miss Nebraska reflects on 2013 Miss America bid T.J. Thomson Executive Editor

Photo by Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun

Mariah Cook, 23, senior of Chadron and reigning Miss Nebraska, applauds Jan. 12 from the stage of the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, Las Vegas during this year’s Miss America competition.

Despite national fame and regional accolades, Miss Nebraska 2012 Mariah Cook plans to turn in her crown in exchange for a lectern by continuing to educate people on the importance of adoption.

Cook, a CSC senior, initially intended to teach high school history; however, after a bid for Miss America 2013, Cook said the experience prompted her to reevaluate her plans and pursue social work instead.

“I still want to be a teacher, but I have spent a lot of time in the first half of my reign working with the Nebraska Children’s Home, which is the

organization I was adopted through and the lumbia, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico foundation of my platform,” Cook stated in a is our work for our individual platforms and cy for the Children’s Miracle Jan. 16 interview. “I have realized that I might our advocaNetwork.” want to work with them instead of becoming After spending more a classroom teacher.” than a week in Las Vegas As Miss Nebraska for 2013’s Miss America 2012, Cook has a list of “The job of competition, which culresponsibilities taller minated Jan. 12 at the than a pair of five-inch Miss America Planet Hollywood Restilettos. Her to-do list might not be sort and Casino, Cook isn’t made any shorter due the right job said she learned three to Nebraska’s geography, for me.” things: “The job of Miss which takes Cook nine America might not be hours to cross its distance.

– Mariah Cook the right job for me; “Miss Rhode Island gets Miss Nebraska 2012 sometimes things that to spend every night in appear really scary and her bed because it takes her nerve racking are often 45 minutes to cross her state, times the things that we enjoy while I will stay the night with relatives or in a hotel because it takes nine hours to cross out most in life; and a tent full of America’s best state,” Cook said. “The one thing that is con- qualified women for the job of Miss America sistent across all 50 states, the District of Co- is not one big cat fight.”

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OPINION

EDITORIAL–THE EAGLE’S VIEW

JAN. 24, 2013 | The Eagle | csceagle.com

Violence can be the answer?

What makes a hero

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or most of the editorial staff, Martin Luther King, Jr. is the hero that inspired us to become journalists. He was a man who was not without his own flaws, but he cast them aside in favor of pursuits that affected something greater.

King risked being beaten and imprisoned to have his voice heard and to tell the stories that needed to be told. He felt so strongly about the causes of civil liberty and justice that the assassin’s bullet of tried to silence him. But the spirit King has instilled would not die in Memphis in 1968; his dream reverberates through generations of Americans today.

Other heroes of ours include author John Green.

Through his literary works and weekly “People who are video-logs, Green elevated to hero advocates accepstaus often emtance to the different, body something and elevation to the that we aspire to downtrodden. By offering his acolytes a build in ourselves.” window to a better –Robert Jordan world, he bestows them with the moniker “nerd-fighter,” and with it, a sincere invitation of inclusion.

Men and women of science and inquiry also find an endearing point with the staff as well. To ask the questions that need to be asked, and to search, not necessarily for concrete truths, but to keep the discussion fluid. So long as people continue to question, the conversation avoids becoming stagnant and humanity as a whole may progress forward.

Finally, the Armed Forces also garner our respect, as we stop and think about friends and family members who have volunteered to serve, and made unfathomable sacrifices so massively above them.

For many in the Military, the desires to honor the call of duty far outweigh the freedoms of their personal gain. We are afforded our liberties by virtue of their service, and regardless of war or politics, the “others-first” attitude makes them admirable.

People who are elevated to hero status often embody something that we aspire to build in ourselves.

And while we try as hard as we can to emulate their character, we recognize that flaws are going to come to the surface eventually. As human beings, they are just like everyone else. But momentary imperfection does nothing to discount the lasting qualities of a hero, in thier finest hour or in their worst.

Franklin Annis Columnist

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y oldest son broke down in tears a few weeks ago when he told me that he was being bullied in school.

The seven-year-old was powerless and said that attempts to seek help had failed. To complicate matters further, the “go-tell-a-teacher” non-violent approach to bullying being taught in his school contradicts my family’s warrior culture.

I was horrified by how my son was lied to by the myth: that non-violent means are the only resort to oppression.

With just and proportionate application of violence being a complex and valueladen issue, our society chose to ignore education on this difficult topic. The consequences of this action may be devastating on our future generations.

Please do not get me wrong. I have

seen the absolute horrors of war, and I do not support the use of violence as a primary means to solve any problem.

However, I also understand that some situations require the proportional threat or use of violence in order to bring people back to peaceful means of resolving conflicts. Non-violent solutions are not always possible.

Think about an average citizen to encounter. Say you witness a man abusing his wife. Your natural response would be contact the police. At which time, a law enforcement officer would arrive, evaluate the situation and apply the appropriate level of physical force to end the situation. This force might be as simple as drawing his/her pistol as a display of force.

Or it might require the use of force from a taser, pepper-spray, or baton.

As a last resort, deadly force is utilized.

Therefore, your response of contact authorizes might not be as non-violent as we lead our children to believe. We simply ask someone else to do violence on our behalf.

Sure, it is a lot harder to teach the just application of violence. This is especially true when it comes to children. But just because my son is young doesn’t mean that he is incapable of grasping these ideas. I have always found that young boys want to be the hero and will often idolize police and/or soldiers. If they are provided the proper education on the use of escalation of force, they use

MAN ON THE STREET

it rather effectively. And I would rather have my sons dreaming of becoming heroes than feeling like they are powerless.

Just as with teaching any other subject, there is a learning curve. Students will at times incorrectly apply theories.

This is where mentorship comes into play. I am sure that my sons will probably end up getting in a fight sometime in their childhood. I am also sure that you will likely lose a fight too. But each of these situations provides a valuable learning experience.

The pain of losing a fight can bring an individual closer to the realization that violence is not the optimal option and should only be used in dire situations.

Even the best fighters in the world are not guaranteed to win fights outside the arena where there are not rules.

The more proficient individuals become in martial arts, the more they realize that the outcome is largely based on luck. This can act as a strong deterrent against acting through physical violence. While this seems to be illogical, those that are most practiced in fighting know when to avoid fights.

The true problem facing our society is not the presence of violence in our culture, it’s that the violence that is occurring is not being used appropriately.

Until we are willing to start educate our children about how and when to use violence, we will continue to have no control over the use of unjust applications of violence.

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we asked: “Who is most inspirational to you? Why?”

ALEX COON

20, sophomore of Bayard, Business Marketing major “George Washington because he was the first president, of course.”

JARED MAEZ

20, sophomore of Pueblo, Colo., Sports Recreactional and Management major “Justyn Anderson.

He’s a good influence and a great leader.”

SOPHIE LEBAHN

AUSTIN MUNDT

KYLE SANDERS

“My dad because he’s achieved a lot.”

“My boy Grant Freeze.

He’s always a good sport when he plays in sports, and he’s a good leaer.”

“Tim Tebow ‘casue he’s a great athlete and more importantly a great person off the field.”

21, sophomore of Berlin, Germany, Pre-med major

18, freshman of Alliance, Agribusiness major

18, freshman of Alliance, Sports Recreational and Management major

OPINION

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MLK: A day on, not a day off

David Nesheim

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Contributor n 1990, the National Football League refused to hold the Super Bowl in Tempe, Arizona. Arizona was then in its third year of rejecting Martin Luther King day, first adopted federally under Ronald Reagan in 1983. Countless other events were moved because of the policy against MLK day, and the state was the subject of considerable criticism. Finally, Arizona voters passed a referendum in 1992 recognizing the annual holiday (and the Super Bowl returned four years later).

Since that time, I had assumed everyone observed MLK day as a holiday.

Last year, I was surprised to learn that

Chadron State College holds classes on MLK day. To be fair, I had overlooked that fact as I developed my courses in Arizona while preparing to move my family to Chadron, having accepted a position at CSC as an assistant professor of history. I was hectically finishing the semester at Northern Arizona University, preparing for a cross-country move, and hoping against hope to secure decent housing upon arriving in Nebraska.

Martin Luther King was the furthest thing from my mind.

In some ways, it is easy to be complacent about Dr. King. His vision of ending segregation in America shook that racist institution to its foundation and left it in ruin. We have not realized the full measure of Dr. King’s dream -- far too much want and suffering remains in this country -- but he helped take down a system of oppression that had divided America for centuries. And it fell in less than a decade; it is easy to overlook that kind of victory.

Yet racism lingers, so we must work to educate each new generation about the source of that hatred in the hopes of its eventual elimination. And because the poorest and weakest among us still strive

for basic human dignity -- freedom from want, hunger, and fear – King’s message can inspire this generation to work to make the world a better place for others.

When first arriving on campus last year, I instinctively thought that CSC should observe the holiday with a day off. The memory of Arizona’s refusal to observe MLK day was strong and I could see no reason to not honor the man by setting aside a day. On Monday of this week, I saw the power of persuasion inherent in holding classes, as the MLK day roundtable discussion swelled to near capacity as a result of several classes attending en masse. CSC should hold classes on MLK day, but it should be a day of observance, not a day of life as usual.

The slogan of the MLK national day of service is “make it a day on, not a day off.” At CSC it already is a day on, but we can do more. We can embrace college’s mission statement and “contribute significantly to the vitality and diversity of the region.” We can find ways to make our community a better place, not just on a cold day in January, but throughout the year. And in helping others, we will most certainly better ourselves.

King’s message: selflessness is key

Mouhamed Diop Contributor

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irst of all, I don’t want to sound like I am complaining, but I think Chadron State College and every school in America needs to observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and cancel classes.

King has done a lot for this country and it’s people, and even though he was black, his fight was not limited to just his race. Martin Luther King fought for the greater good, just like Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Theresa, and Nelson Mandela, to name a few.

We need to observe the day as a memorial and reflect on what King had to

say. He left us many important words equal rights for latinos, jews, and all minorities. We know today that we that we should follow.

In his 1958 commencement speech can’t have laws or regulations favoring at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga., only African Americans, Caucasians, or Jews, Christians, and King said that “An individual has not Muslims.

There’s a started living until lot more equality tohe can rise above day than during King’s the narrow time, but there’s still confines of his work to be done. individualistic “... whatever This country is made concerns to the your life’s work of people of different broader concerns backgrounds, and we of all humanity.” is, do it well.” still need to make sure He also said in - Martin Luther King Jr. that they are treated his “Facing the fairly.

Challenge of a New King is who the Age” speech from day is named after, 1956, that “whatbut there are many other civil ever your life’s work is, do it well. A rights pioneers and activists man should do his job so well that the that we can also honor on that living, the dead, and the unborn could day. do it no better.”

From Cesar Chavez, to Malcolm X, I These are the values we need to teach children, and the world will be a better think we can take a day out of the class place. We tend to think about own well- schedule to honor and recognize those being too much these days, and are too who fought for the well-being of all peoself-involved. We should be more self- ples. They should be equally honored because they have achieved what most less like King was.

His fight was not just about civil thought was impossible, and provide rights for black people; it was about hope for us to go out and achieve.

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OPINION

JAN. 24, 2013 | The Eagle | csceagle.com

The Lost Legacy of the Pencil Sharpener

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Opinion Editor ook around next time you are in some of the classrooms on campus. Notice something missing?

No, it isn’t that one guy who asks ridiculous, unrelated questions during the lecture. No, it’s not the smelly kid that sits in the corner with a bufbuf fer of at least three or four seats between him and the next student. No, it’s not that student that’s always falls asleep, dead center, in the front row. Scan around the edges of the white boards, or around the doors to the classroom. Do you see it?

Outside of our Math and Science building, you’ll notice that there’s a crippling lack of pencil sharpeners on the Chadron State College Campus. I find that odd, especially given the circumstance. You can never forget that strange, grating mechanical device that’s been mounted on every wall since the first day of your formal education.

There’s many hardliners in the faculty that still continue their time-honored practice of handing out paper copies of syllabi, ruing the transition to the digital age’s “paperless classrooms.” But even if we see faculty

cave-in to administrative pressures to cease and desist this noble gesture, (because, every student really does take the time to read it), you and I will never see the day of the pencil-less classroom.

I don’t know about you, but I have found myself without a pen numerous times after rushing in late to a class. I frantically dig through my bag, when finally I pull my fist out, gripping my cylindrical prize triumphantly. But doom sets in once I find that inside my hand is not an ink stick, but an unsharpened, wooden pencil.

The instructor has already begun spouting off his the first part of his lecture, and terror begins gripping my fragile, panicked brain. My pulse quickens as he lays down the ominous phrase; “Write this down, it will be on the next test.” I try to switch to a notepad application on my smartphone, struggling to fight off the autocorrect and predictive text, but I can feel the searing glare of the instructor on my person.

He’s stopped talking, and now everyone in the class is staring at me. He stomps his foot and points to a sign by the board; NO TEXTING OR FACEBOOKING DURING CLASS As a last ditch effort, I clumsily attempt to crudely whittle the tip with my car key. And it’s then, in my hour of defeat when I reach the startling finality. That’s it, I’m done. I already missed too much of the lecture notes.

I’ll fail this next exam and this whole class.

My lofty dreams of becoming a Serpent Lubrication Marketing Specialist are forever dashed. My entire career—No, my entire life is now completely destroyed. All of this, for the want of a pencil sharpener.

But even though this is a bit of an exaggerated case, seriously: where are all the pencil sharpeners? Sure, we’re all in college now, off of the sweet, delicious teat that is free Public Education. And I know we are supposed to take responsibility for buying our own textbooks and the like, but realistically, who carry’s around a pencil sharpener?

And what options are there for portable personal pencil sharpeners? Sure, there are those little flimsy plastic molds cast with a riveted razor blade. But if anything, these sharpeners should be re-classified as concealed weapons. In the same frantic search that yields a pencil, you run the risk of meeting that exposed razor blade and sheering off your fingerprints. This is handy if you plan to go rob a bank, but awfully inin convenient when you’re bleeding all over your notebook.

If you’ve read up to this point, you might say, “Spike, just use a mechanical pencil, for Pete’s sake!” But my reasons for refusrefus ing mechanical pencils are simple. I have something personal against Société Bic., the French based company popular for their BIC brand pens, mechanical penpen cils, and butane cigarette lighters.

What informs my opinion of BIC is not jingoism, and I am no FranFran cophobe.

My dislike of BIC stems from their predatory pracprac tices globally. According to BIC’s corporate communicacommunica tions website, “BIC products are manufactured in factories on every single continent.”

While I don’t like to make

assumptions, It’s likely that BIC has taken advantage of the lack of regulations on Antarctica. On the seventh continent, BIC open to exploit labor for substandard wages, and have no qualms with forcing Antarctican children to work in sweatshop like conditions, from sun up to sun up for six months out of the year.

We all share a stake in this ethical dilemma, and we need to petition our Student Government to pass a resolution to put pencil sharpeners back in the classroom.

And for Professors, don’t be opposed to this resolution as a potential distraction, the noise from the sharpener might impede your lecture, but it will surely wake up that student that always falls asleep, dead center, in the front row.

New text message: pass the salt, lol

Ashley Swanson Photo Editor Lunch and supper have become a traditional place for friends to hang out between class-

es, or for faculty and staff to take a breather from assigning so much homework and grading tons of papers. However, when one looks around, there are often times when no one is talking to one another. Instead of having an invigorating conversation about classes, politics, or the latest gossip, people are staring blankly at their phones with glazed-over eyes. I know I’m not the only one who notices this.

One of my friends recently said that it’s improper table etiquette to be on the phone while eating a meal with others, and I completely agree. Now, I know I’m not the perfect example of following this rule; every once-ina-while I will take my phone out to respond or send a text message, but I know when it’s better to put it away.

It’s difficult to chat with someone who is completely zoned out; it often reminds me of having a conversation with myself because no one will talk back. If I wanted to have a conversation with myself, I’d talk to a mirror, but I know that won’t do my social needs any good.

In this day and age, I don’t know very many people walking around without a cell phone stashed somewhere on their person. It has sort of turned into a necessary item rather than something we could live without.

I understand that you get used to having something with you at all times, and when it’s gone you may feel like your pockets empty.

However, just because it’s with you doesn’t mean you need to check it every five minutes.

Facebook statuses, Twitter updates, and any-

thing else online can wait until you’re walking to another class.

It’s as simple as this; when you’re with others at the lunch table, put your phone away and give your undivided attention to those who want to hear about your day. I know it’s hard to ignore the text messages, incoming emails, or Facebook notifications buzzing around in your pocket, but trust me, they’ll still be there after your meal.

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KING CSC students gather in the Student Center Monday to attend a roundtable discussion in honor of Martin Luther King Jr., and his contributions to the civil rights movement. More than 150 students and community members attended the event.

“A MAN WHO WON’T DIE FOR SOMETHING IS NOT FIT TO LIVE.” –MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

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cross the nation Monday, millions of Americans observed Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which also coincided with the inauguration ceremony of our first African American President’s second term.

But the life and lasting legacy of Dr. King inspired the Chadron State College Diversity Committee to diverge from previous year’s programs during the holiday’s 27th anniversary.

As a walk-on member of the Diversity Committee, David Nesheim, assistant professor of history, wanted Monday

to be more about service, embodying the spirit of struggle The panel’s discussion ranged from economic opportuniand progress born from the Civil Rights Movement, and as- ties and housing rights covered under the Civil Rights Act sumed responsibility for a majority of the coordinating for of 1968 to volunteer work for civic development and CSC’s Martin Luther King Day festivities, on and off camcommunity involvement. pus.

“I wasn’t really familiar with the needs The scheduled events began on and issues of a small, or should I say smallSunday afternoon with a screenish, community like Chadron.” Nesheim “I wasn’t really ing of the film “Soundtrack to A said. “We invited leaders from service familiar with the Revolution,” which chronicles groups in the community for a roundneeds and issues the powerful music sung by activtable discussion, we would be better able of a small ists and marchers during the 1960s to find out what exactly the problems are community like civil rights movement. that we need to address.”

Chadron.”

Monday opened with a roundtaIn the afternoon, CSC students, faculty, – David Nesheim ble discussion which featured Brek and community members, as well as stuSocial and Communication Arts assistant professor Brixius, Community Service Direcdents from the Pine Ridge Job Corps, contor, Northwest Community Action; ducted an MLK Day march down ChadMarguerite Vey-Miller, Executive ron’s Main Street to Memorial Hall. After Director, High Plains Community Development Corpofiling inside to the auditorium, guests received an ration; Shaunda French, Asst. Professor, Communications opening speech from CSC President, Randy Rhine, And Social Sciences; and Richard Kenny, Asst. Professor, and a music presentation by students from both Social Work Program Director; Counseling, Psychology Chadron elementary schools and Chadron Middle School and Social Work. led by music teacher Chris Dickerson.

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MLK TIMELINE –1929-1968–

1929 A campus community member walks down Main Street Monday in the march to remember Martin Luther King Jr. About 75 people participated in this year’s march.

Martin Luther King Jr. was born on Jan. 15, 1929 in Georgia.

1957 King and others founded leadership conference.

TOP: Marguerite Vey-Miller, executive director of the High Plains Community Development Corp, speaks during Monday’s roundtable discussion in the Student Center’s Scottsbluff Room.

MIDDLE: A CSC student takes notes while listening to the roundtable discussion.

LEFT: Hundreds of students from Chadron’s public school system, as well as campus community members, sing songs commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Monday in Memorial Hall’s Auditorium.

1968

King was shot and died at the age of 39.

TIMELINE SOURCE: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr.

1953

King married Coretta Scott. They had three children.

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Guard Hattie Guzman (4), redshirt freshman of Scottsbluff, looks to make a pass, Nov. 15 against Colorado Mesa Univeristy.

Eagles snag close win, fall to Mustangs Molly Wedan Sports Editor A long road trip to New Mexico filled up the Eagles’ basketball team’s weekend, as they went to face New Mexico Highlands on Friday and Western New Mexico on Saturday. Action for the weekend started with neck-and-neck, nail biting action when the Eagle women’s team won a close victory over the New Mexico Highlands Cowgirls, 66-64.

For the first half of the game, the score was close with New Mexico Highlands leading for the majority of it, with an exception of one tie.

Then in the remaining seconds of the half, Dallas Shaw, sophomore guard of Buffalo, Wyo., hit a three point shot that put the Eagles up by one before halftime. Shaw also led the Eagles with another doubledouble with 11 points and 12 rebounds.

In the second half, the Eagles contained the lead until two minutes into play, New Mexico Highlands’ Haley Grossman made a bucket in the paint to capture the lead 33-34. Haley had ten points in the game, but leading for the Cowgirls was Alyssa Lopez with 22 points. After two of Lopez’s free throws and with the score tied at 64, Lisa Durden, junior guard of Inglewood, Calif., drew a foul and sank both free throws giving CSC the 66-64 lead. In the final seconds, Alyssa Lopez missed a field goal for the Cowgirls and gave the win to the Eagles.

Previous leading scorer Kattie Ranta, junior guard of Rapid City, S.D., was having trouble making the shots drop, but helped the team out on defense.

“Her shots weren’t dropping that night and all athletes have nights like that. She definitely helped us out and played solid defense and grabbed 12 rebounds,” Connealy said.

UPCOMING SPORTS EVENTS: d 6 P.M., JAN. 25 vs. CSU-Pueblo, Women’s Basketball d 8 P.M., JAN. 25 vs. CSU-Pueblo, Men’s Basketball d 6 P.M., JAN. 26, at UNK, Wrestling Dual

The Eagles, now 3-11 overall and 3-1 in the RMAC conference, had two other players score in double digits. Greer Babbe, junior forward from Papillion, finished with 11 points and five boards and Hattie Guzman, freshman guard of Scottsbluff, had 10 points. Chadron also led in field goal shooting percentage with 36 percent, compared to Highland’s 29 percent.

On Saturday, the Eagles took on Western New Mexico Mustangs. The game started out much the same way as on Friday, with two ties, but after a good trey by the Mustangs’ Larissa Loera, they galloped off to lead the rest of the half with a score of 36-20 at halftime.

In the second half, Chadron trailed by 20 for most of the time but still saw some good highlights.

“I am proud of them, it was probably the best the team has played as we’re a young team and we have gone through some growing pains,” Head Coach Tim Connealy said. “Everything that everyone did helped us get the win.”

Helping the Mustangs to the victory was their 40 percent three point shooting average, compared to CSC’s 25 percent average. Also, free throws proved to be the deciding factor in the Mustangs’ favor as they made 14 out of 15, while the Eagles only made 9 of 13. Kattie Ranta’s hot hand returned and she led the Eagles with 12 points, but was the only Eagle to score in double figures.

The Eagles will host Colorado State University- Pueblo on Friday and Univeristy of Colorado-Colorado Springs on Saturday. Both games are RMAC games and are scheduled to start at 6 p.m. in Armstrong.

CSU-Pueblo is currently ranked number three in the RMAC and UCColorado Springs is number four.

d 6 P.M., JAN. 26 vs. UC-Colorado Springs, Women’s Basketball d 8 P.M., JAN. 26 vs. UC-Colorado Springs, Men’s Basketball d 9 A.M., JAN. 25-26, at Air Force Academy Invitational, Colorado Springs, Colo., Track and Field d 9 A.M., JAN 26, at Black Hills State Dave Little Invitational, Spearfish, S.D., Track and Field

MIKE HILL Sport: Wrestling Weight: 285 Class rank: Sophomore Hometown: Fort Laramie, Wyo. Hill ended the match against Colorado Mesa with a major decision over Mesa’s Paco Retana, 7-2. Hill had two takedowns in the win, and used the riding time in the third period to gain the win.

LISA DURDEN Sport: Basketball Position: Guard Class rank: Junior Hometown: Inglewood, Calif.

Durden made two clutch freethrows in the last seconds of the game against New Mexico Highlands to capture the victory on Friday. Durden also ended the game with nine points, two assists, and two steals.

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Forward Zac Bargen (5), junior of Chadron, dribbles down the court, Jan. 12 against Black Hills State University.

Highlands’ Cowboys wrangle Eagles, 89-86 Molly Wedan Sports Editor After a ten-hour bus ride, Chadron State’s men’s basketball team prepared to face the New Mexico Highlands’ Cowboys in an RMAC game. Little did they know that the game would last ten minutes longer than usual. The Cowboys were able to seal the hard-earned, 89-86 victory on Friday night.

Highlands scored the first points of the game with a pair of free throws, but CSC quickly gained the lead off of a threepoint shot by junior forward of Chadron, Zac Bargen. The Eagles led most of the first half, until the Cowboys tied it up with two and a half minutes left to play on more free throws after a foul by Kendrick Holliman, sophomore forward of Spanish Fort, Ala. Helping out the Cowboys was Augustus French, who scored a triple double with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 12 blocks. He was 100 percent on his free throws, which helped the team after the two overtime.

Two Eagle players ended the night with career-high point numbers. Bargen made 33 points, 18 of those coming from behind the three-point line. Kyle Vinich, sophomore forward of Casper, Wyo., scored a total of 19 points and had

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Guard Chris Taylor (15), junior of Amman, Jordan, makes a jumpshot, Jan. 12 against Black Hills State University.

two steals. Also scoring in double digits was David Downey, junior guard of Scottsbluff, with a total of 15 points.

The Eagles lost the lead in the final minute of regulation game when Highlands’ Mannie Cass was fouled by Bargen at the three-point line, and he swished all three shots.

In the first overtime, Bargen and Downey were quick to launch some three pointers in the beginning, but the Cowboys fought back and tied it once again 79-79, with another pair of free throws, to lead into the second overtime.

In the second half, the action was much the same. Chadron came out quick to score, but sent French to the charity stripe once again. After a turnover on the Eagles’, Highlands was able to score a 3 pointer and a layup on the next posession, making the score 88-83, and Bargen responded with his final three pointer of the game. However, they couldn’t come up with anymore points, losing the game 89-86.

“We were disappointed because it was so close but they came together and played as a team which was good,” Head Coach Brent Bargen said. “Seeing how close they were to winning made them see how they can win and made them hungrier for a win.”

Looking for redemption, the Eagles took on Western N.M. on Saturday. For the whole first half, the teams fought and

battled and had eight total lead changes. Western N.M. was the first on the board with a layup from Lucio Luttrell, but Chadron quickly responded with a good shot in the paint from Bargen. After a few more consecutive jumpers, CSC led 7-2 two minutes into the game. However, Western responded with a three pointer by Chad Carter, and the teams battled from there.

Chadron led going into the second half 35-34, but a quick tip in for the Mustangs gave them the lead they needed. The second half only featured one tie as the Mustangs led the rest of the way, as they soared to the 75-65 victory.

Chadron led in field goal shooting percentage by a margin of .7 percent, and the Mustangs outshot the Eagles from behind the three point line by 7.6 percent. Top scorer for the Mustangs was Chad Carter with 24 points and he also had two blocks and three steals. Leading for Chadron once again was Bargen, this time with 20 points and three assists.

Chadron now advances into the week 1-14 overall, 1-10 in the RMAC. Chadron takes on Colorado State University-Pueblo on Friday and University of Colorado-Colorado Springs on Saturday. Both are scheduled to start at 8 p.m. in Armstrong and both are RMAC games.

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Track & Field team splits up for weekend meets Jelden, senior of Eaton, Colo., won the women’s competition with a launch of 11 feet, five and three-fourths inches, The Chadron State track and field her career best. athletes will have In the field their first meet of part of the meet, the second seCharith Kapukomester in Colotuwa, senior of rado Springs, Chilaw, Sri LanColo., when ka, dominated they compete the weight throw in the Air Force with a distance Academy Invitaof 59 feet, four tional Friday and and one-fourth Saturday. Others inches, beating will have a much his previous best shorter road trip by nearly three to Spearfish, feet.

S.D., to face the In the running competition in events, junior the Black Hills of St.Leonardo, State Dave Little Jamaica, Alex Invitational on Graham won the Saturday.

60-meter dash The last time and nearly beat the Eagle his personal and athletes comschool record he peted was in set last year. All the beginning of these athletes of December at are expected to the Black Hills shine this coming State Yellow Photo by Ashley Swanson weekend.

Jacket Holiday This is the 23rd Open. After the Charith Kapukotuwa, senior of Chilaw, Sri Lanka., winter break, the practices the shot put in the NPAC on Wednesday. invitational that the Air Force Acadathletes got back emy has hosted, and Chadron will be to the grind. accompanied by several other RMAC At the Yellow Jacket Holiday Open, teams as well. many athletes had stellar perforCompetition is set to start with throwmances. Skyler Hoopes, sophomore of Lusk, Wyo., set a school record for ing events on Friday at the Air Force the pole vault with a height of 15 feet, Invitational and also at the Black Hills five inches. Also for pole vault, Kaelie Invitational on Saturday.

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Leandro Arias, sophomore of Cheyenne, Wyo., attempts to pin Colorado Mesa’s Drew Schumann on Thursday in the NPAC. Arias was one of the three wrestlers who won a dual Thursday.

Mavericks maul winning streak Barrett Browne Reporter The Chadron State wrestling team’s win streak came to an end last Thursday when Colorado Mesa University defeated the Eagles 24-9. Colorado Mesa (11-1) was ranked 10th in the most recent Division II rankings.

CSC only won three of the ten matches, but they only gave up one pin to Mesa for the night.

Perry McAfee, senior of Casper, Wyo., won the bout at 133 pounds with a 6-4 decision. Then, Leandro Arias, sophomore of Cheyenne, Wyo., went into overtime at the 141 pound weight class and forced an early takedown to gain a 5-3 decision victory.

The Eagles lost six straight matches after Arias’ win. Freshman Reed Burgener of Douglas, Wyo., was pinned in the first period at 149 pounds. The rest of the matches were decided by an average of 1.8 points.

“There’s a few spots where we had some letdowns, but I think we’re on the right track as the season winds down,” interim Head Coach Brett Hunter said.

Chadron State’s sophomore heavyweight Michael Hill of Fort Laramie, Wyo., won the final match of the night by a wide 7-2 margin.

The team is set to travel to Kearney this weekend for a dual against UNK. The Lopers are 7-3 overall and are currently on a four dual winning streak.

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who he cheated on his wife with, is pregnant also. When Hayden shows up with wild ideas about getting back together with Ben, she finds Today, our society seems to be attracted to the herself killed with a shovel instead. And as it dark and macabre. A mix of both the darkness turns out a crazy, hormonal ex-girlfriend is not of real life and the supernatural is brought for- someone you want haunting you.

The fact that two of the central story lines ward in the modern masterpiece “American Horror Story” developed by Brad Falchuk and revolve around real life, dark situations make this show infinitely better. Violet and Tate are Ryan Murphy The first season of “American Horror Story” teens dealing with depression, Vivien and Ben titled “Murder House” features the story of a are dealing with an unhappy marriage. The family who moves to a Victorian house in Los real-world situations make the Murder House Angeles after the husband, Ben, played by even more dark and dangerous, and even more Dylan McDermott cheats on his wife Vivien. relatable.

For those who don’t like the scary genre, Trying to leave behind their marital problems, Ben and Vivien take their daughter, Violet, don’t worry. Although I was slightly nervous played by Taissa Farmiga, and move their lives about venturing into the world of “American Horror Story: across the counMurder House” try.

I’m extremely As the story glad I did. I’ve progresses, new never been a fan characters are of horror; I stay introduced. The far away from kicker? They’re movies like “Saw” all dead. Vivien, and “The Ring.”

Ben, and Violet Although “Amerare just a few of ican Horror the people living Story” has scary in the house built moments, it is in the early 1900s. more of a drama The rest all died than a horror. gruesome deaths Rather than gore in what is known Promotional photo for the television series “American Horror Story.” and blood dripas “The Murder House.” However, when they die, they don’t ping from the walls, there are the horrors of today’s society which include family problems leave.

Although there are several different stories and depression.

The best part about “American Horror Stoabout the previous, now deceased, owners of the house, much of the show centers around ry” is it’s intricate story line. There are so many Tate, played by Evan Peters a deeply troubled different story arches that participate in the teen with a dark past and the son of the fam- bigger story arch. Constance, played by Jessica ily’s neighbor, Constance. Violet develops a Lange, seems to be just a friendly neighbor, but relationship with Tate, which her father vehe- some digging unearths her literal and figuramently opposes. Ben, acting as Tate’s therapist, tive skeletons in the closet.

Then there is the story of Nora Montgomery, hears Tate’s troubling fantasies, which include played by Lily Rabe, who is the wife of the man killing everyone close to him.

Meanwhile, Ben and Vivien’s relationship who built the house. Her story revolves around is on a rocky downward slope. While Viv- how her husband went crazy, developed a ian is pregnant, Ben finds out that Hayden, Frankenstein syndrome, and created monsters

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Out of all the stories of the dead and the living, the most disturbing is the story of Constance. Lange’s character is the kind of character you love to hate. Sometimes you pity her, but not often. Her children, Addie, Tate, and Bo, have more problems than a high school math class, all obviously caused by her mistreatment of them.

My personal favorite character in the show is Tate. The first time Tate is introduced, he explains to Ben that he wants to help people by taking them away from the filthy world. Tate’s darkness and pain is revealed throughout the show, and he walks a delicate line between anti-hero and villain. At one point, Violet says about Tate “I thought you were like me. I thought you were attracted to the darkness. I was wrong. You are the darkness.”

While Tate may be a sociopath, he humanizes it, making one sympathize with his plight.

Tate’s darkness, in fact, is a perfect example of how the show deals with real-life horrors. His story is not one of supernatural demons, it is the story of a deeply troubled and depressed teen, which is a true problem in today’s society.

Character development like this has become rare in television shows, especially when it comes to Murphy. After a few seasons of Murphy’s “Glee,” characters flattened and became predictable. Luckily, “American Horror Story: Murder House,” is contained in one season.

The story does not stagnate and characters continue to fascinate and draw in your attention.

All the stories of both the living and the dead intertwine and keep the viewer watching and guessing. Although the main plots are about Vivien and Ben and Violet and Tate, I watched with bated breath wanting to know how Chad and Patrick, the previous owners of the house, met their fateful end. Or why the maid, Moira, is so literally two-faced.

“American Horror Story: Murder House,” is a show that is definitely worth a watch. The creative story is enough to keep anyone on the edge of his or her seat, and it’s always nice to have a little bit of a scare worked in.

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CSC student passes on support to fellow pageant participants handle Beauty Pageant was a great way for me to develop my-self growth,” Bullington said.

Pageant day was the easy part. It was the tough workouts, There are moments when pageant participants doubt them- dance practice for her talent, mock interviews and mental selves. A stutter can ruin an interview. Swimsuit and heels preparation that kept Bullington busy for nearly two months.

“Going into the pageant, I was focused on staying true to on a stage can be uncomfortable. Six judges watch every myself. It was a lot of self-talk,” Bullington said, “I never once move. It is, after all, a competition.

It is for those doubtful moments that beauty pageants need doubted myself, which is due to my support system.”

Megan Dimmitt, Miss a Miss Congeniality. Someone Northwest 2012 and Bullingwho is fearless and friendly, ton’s close friend offered tips, who says “you can,” and who attire, and the support any can make you laugh, if need pageant girl contestant might be. At the Miss Alliance/Panneed. handle Pageant, that someone “Without Megan I would was CSC sophomore Justy Bulhave been naked on stage,” Bullington. Behind the shimmerlington joked. ing gown and on-stage poise, In addition to all the hugs she is one of the Nebraska Panand congratulations after the handle’s most enthusiastic and pageant, several former winambitious young women. ners told Bullington that Miss Bullington, 20, captain of the Congeniality is the highest CSC cheer team, was all smiles honor a participant can earn. and laughs as she described “You only spend so much her first beauty pageant experitime with the girls and the fact ence. that I could leave a lasting imGrowing up on a ranch near pression was a fortunate expeMullen she and her sister, rience,” Bullington said.

Courtney Bullington, were Eying next year’s local pagraised to believe they could be eants, Bullington plans to work whatever they dreamed. with a local judge to improve “I never fit the ranch steher interview techniques and reotype and we joke about my her health and fitness. But her lack of natural country,” she aspirations go beyond the pagsaid, adjusting the floral scarf eant circuit. around her neck, “My parents “My ultimate goal is to be an have always been supportive of anchor for the Today Show or me. I sat on the bench in every a field reporter for ESPN,” she sport I ever played but they said with a perky spirit, “It’s never missed a game.” common for former pageant Ambition and fellow comcontestants to be hired bepetitors inspire her to compete cause they are taught from a inspiration but her mother, young age how to speak well Jodi Bullington, should not to and be on their toes.” be overlooked. A few months Whether pageants lead to before the pageant, Justy life-long friends, a career in stumbled onto her mothers broadcasting, or a mother’s Miss Rodeo Nebraska pageant pride, Bullington’s approach scrapbooks. The keepsakes igis simple. “Do it,” Bullington nited her desire to enter herself. Bullington lists her goals during an interview Tuesday.

“My mom always tells me that said, “You have nothing to you can never be over dressed or over educated and the Miss lose, there’s no cost and donations go to the Children’s MirAmerica Organization, particularly the Miss Alliance/Pan- acle Network which is a great organization.”

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