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A charter bus will be traveling to Colorado Springs, Colorado, for the RMAC Championships. Fifty CSC students can make the trip but must sign up in the NPAC. The bus will leave from the NPAC, 11:45 p.m., Saturday.

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LOCAL BUSINESS SUPPORT IS NECESSARY Staff writer, Bryson Hellmuth, weighs in on the importance of small businesses in communities. Hellmuth encourages readers to shop locally instead of going to ‘big businesses’ for their needs.

He reminds people that sometimes the trip to a local business is worth the higher prices.

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Adams State University’s Ian Wingstrom, junior of Fort Morgan, Colorado, 125-pounds, tries to flip Brandon Kile, freshman of Hastings, Friday, during a dual at the NPAC. Wingstrom won the matchup 3-0.

GRANDIN VISITS CHADRON STATE

CARDINAL KEY HOSTS BLOOD DRIVE

Well-known autism awareness speaker and animal husbandry expert, Temple Grandin, visits and speaks with students today on CSC campus. Public presentation is set for 7 p.m., tonight.

Cardinal Key is hosting a blood drive 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday, and 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Tuesday. Students can sign up in the Student Center; however, walk-ins are accepted.

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Spring Daze committee looking for ideas CAB approves new honor club Justine Stone News Editor

An open forum for the “psychedelic” themed Spring Daze event Senate is bringing to campus April 28-30 was in the Ballroom at 3 p.m., Friday.

The planning committee members present were Student Senate President Katrina Hurley, CAB Vice Chair of Finance Molly O’Connell, and Senator of Edna Hall Teryn Blessin. Senator of Kent Hall Samantha Merrill and two students were also present.

The Nearly Naked Mile is April 28, Mesmerie Entertainment LLC. will be on campus April 29, and the following events will incorporate the entire campus on April 30: petting zoo, dummy roping, mechanical bull, life size monopoly, slip n’ slide, adult bouncy castles, pick-up sand volleyball games, dunk tank with professors, a rock wall, bubble soccer, art exhibit, carnival games, a barbeque, live music in the amphitheater from 9 a.m. — 9 p.m., and a disc jockey from 9 p.m. –1 a.m.

Carnival games may include a ring toss, plinko, a henna

tattoo station, flower-crown-making tent, and sand art.

RLA will be providing snow cones. The students requested fried food stations. Other possible components include an obstacle course, food trucks, and a hamster wheel.

A proposed idea is to have the event free for students but have a general admission of $5 per person or five nonperishable food items per person for community members.

The committee also wants to give out “swag” items to students. Proposed ideas include T-shirts, tanks, brotanks, zip drives, hats, wristbands, and lanyards.

Spring Daze event will be advertised in surrounding areas including Rapid City, South Dakota.

Senate wants this to be an annual event that will promote locality by incorporating local businesses, bands, and the community.

The planning committee didn’t have a budget at the time of the open forum and Monday at the Student Senate meeting, Hurley said a budget will be brought to Senate Monday, Feb. 1.

Email Student Senate at cscstudentsenate@eagles.csc. edu with any suggestions of questions.

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Justine Stone News Editor At the beginning of the meeting, clubs had spent $60,453.92 and had $93,310.99 in remaining funds. CAB spent $6,437.65 and had $2,652.35 in remaining funds, not including Free Movie Night.

Tri Beta club was approved as a club in CAB. They are a biology honor club. The club plans to host a biology day for secondary students. The members also want to start mentoring other science students.

No more than $2,700 was allocated for zorb racing and bubble soccer on Feb. 20. Since the allocation passed in CAB, Senate will need to pass it next.

Director of Student Affairs and Student Activities and Recreation Chris Green said a bus will travel to the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with the first 50 students to sign up to watch CSC wrestle at the RMAC Championships 11:45 p.m., Saturday. Students can sign up at the NPAC. Contact Green for more information.

Green said Walmart trips for clubs to buy supplies for events are now from 10-11 a.m., Tuesdays. Clubs should email Green if they need to go to Walmart.

Career and Academic Planning Services Director Deena Kennell reminded students to meet with their adviser to set up next semester’s class schedule.

Student trustee applications are due Feb. 5.

The spring club fair will be from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Feb. 24 in the Ballroom.

Vice Chair of Finance Molly O’Connell reminded students to check their emails for the Ride the Bus program survey.

AFB needs an at large member. If you are interested, contact O’Connell before tomorrow.

Social Science Club is taking orders for treats to be sent to others this week and next week. The treats will be delivered on Valentine’s Day. NOCS will have a formal Valentine’s Day dance Feb. 14.

Student Senate President Katrina Hurley asked clubs to sponsor booths for Spring Daze in April. Some ideas she offered to clubs were life-size pong, life-size chess, mechanical bull, karaoke, food tasting, henna tattoos, face painting, and carnival games.

With the approval of Health Services Licensed Student Counselor Jerry Cassiday, CSC student Keeya Marquez, 19, sophomore social science education major of Sedgwick, Colorado, and Health Services Counselor Victoria Volkman are starting a sexual assault support group.

Marquez will run the group with Volkman’s help.

The group is not up and running yet, but there has been some interest in the group already, Marquez said.

“We want a safe place for girls to share their stories, their victories, and just a place to connect,” Marquez said.

The group will be open only for female students on campus. Marquez said the reason is because she knows how hard it is for females to come forward and wants to make sure they know they have a safe place to come.

Although the group is only open for female students, Marquez said she wanted to make sure if there are males who need to talk to anyone they know they can contact the

counseling services.

Confidentiality and a safe place is a top priority for the group, Marquez said, and because of that, there will be a screening process. The meeting place will not be given out to everyone to maintain the safety, but the group meets at 8 p.m., every Tuesday.

If you aren’t available to attend every week, Marquez said, it’s fine.

“I know we are in college and we are busy, so we just want to be there when they need us,” Marquez said.

For information for joining the group, those interested can contact Marquez at 970-580-6862 or at keeyamarquez@yahoo.com.

“I want to make sure everyone knows it’s ok to come forward,” Marquez said. “I know it’s hard and we understand, but it is ok to come forward. It’s fine if it’s not the right time for a certain person. We know it does take time.”

Marquez said she wants to be available to start that climb. It’s not an easy process, she said, but she wants to be the support to help those “climb the mountain.”

Weekly Calendar: Jan. 28 - Feb. 3

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-Temple Grandin presentation, 7 p.m., Memorial Hall -Bingo, 9 p.m., The Pit

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-Newman Gathering, 5 p.m., 907 Main Street, Newman House -Biggest Loser, 6 p.m., Gold Room

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Justice of the court resigns; new justice, senator approved Justine Stone News Editor Chief Justice Coy Clark received a resignation email on Jan. 20, effective immediately, from BriAnn Staub, a justice on the Constitutional Court. A letter from Staub stated that personal reasons was the reason for resigning, Clark said.

“I just felt like I had too much on my plate and I had to prioritize,” Staub said Tuesday evening.

Senator At Large Todd Roenfeldt resigned from his Senate position and Student Senate President Katrina Hurley appointed Roenfeldt to the justice position on the Constitutional Court.

Hurley also appointed Stephanie Alfred to an at large position. Due to Roenfeldt’s resignation, there is an at large position open on campus. Senate already has three applicants for the position. If you are interested, contact

Student Senate.

Student Senate has $66,440.50 in unallocated funds.

The Campus Improvement Committee reported that they have been looking into water bottle filling stations on campus. They are also looking at placing vending machines in several buildings on campus including Burkhiser Technology Complex, Old Admin, Edna Hall, Memorial Hall, Crites Hall, the complex, Brooks Hall, and Eagle Ridge.

Student Trustee Mikayla Gallagher said applications for the Student Trustee position are due Feb. 5 in Enrollment Management, Marketing and Student Services Vice President John Hansen’s office. For applications, email Gallagher, go to the Senate office, or go to Hansen’s office. This position requires three letters of recommendation. For information on the position, contact Gallagher.

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bus with the first 50 students to sign up in the NPAC will travel to the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to watch the CSC wrestling team at the RMAC Championships. The bus will leave at 11:45 p.m., Saturday.

Contact Green for more information.

Tentative prices for one-way tickets on the Ride the Bus program are around $85 to Denver, around $60 to Cheyenne, Wyoming, and around $175 to Lincoln and Omaha. Check your email and junk mail for the survey on the Ride the Bus program.

Faculty Adviser Mathew Brust said advising month is in February. He and Career and Academic Planning Services Director Deena Kennell encouraged senators to tell their constituents to meet with your adviser, or whoever helps you set up your schedule, to sign up for classes by March or April.

The Navy Seals will be coming to CSC to have leadership sessions with students, athletes, and senators. The date was not announced.

Alfred said that she will bring a quote next week for a handheld web tracking system that would use the school’s email database to immediately send an email to the student when a package is scanned in the mail room. This device will make receiving packages timelier.

Compliance Athletics Graduate Assistant Alyssa Bauer presented four speakers to Senate for them to choose one to bring to campus in April. These speakers and their topics are: Adam “Smiley” Poswolsky over career planning; Justin Jones over diversity; Tom Krieglstein over leveraging social media to score your dream job; and Jess Ekstrom over career planning. Kennel said career and academic planning services would pay for half of the cost of a speaker if he or she presents on career planning.

Hurley asked for an allocation of no more than $350 for recycling bins on campus. The senators voted against this and asked Hurley to look into grants for recycling bins.

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Sen. Davis introduces bill to protect student journalists Jordyn Hulinsky Managing Editor Sen. Al Davis, R-District 43, introduced a bill relating to college journalists and the freedom of speech and the press.

Davis is the senator for Dawes, Sheridan, Cherry, Keya Paha, Brown, Grant, Hooker, Thomas, Blaine, Loup, McPherson, Loup, and part of Box Butte counties.

The bill will prevent censorship for student journalist in postsecondary educational institutions. The bill outlines postsecondary institutions as “the University of Nebraska, a state college, or a community college.”

This bill will protect any material that is published or broadcasted by student journalists, distributed to the student body, and is

created under the direction of a media adviser.

Any work created simply for distribution in a classroom is not included.

The bill outlines a student journalist to mean “a student at a postsecondary educational institution who gathers, compiles, writes, edits, photographs, records, or prepares information” to be delivered via a school media.

A media adviser is defined as “an individual employed, appointed, or designated by a postsecondary educational institution to supervise or provide instruction relating to school-sponsored media.”

This bill will give student journalists the freedom of speech and press in school-sponsored media, whether funded by the school or by the use of school facilities or if produced as part of a class. Student journalists

will be responsible for the content of all aspects of the publication.

The bill will not make it acceptable for student journalists to publish anything libelous or slanderous, anything that is an “unwarranted invasion of privacy, violated federal or state law,” or presents danger instructing “of an unlawful act, the violation of the policies of a postsecondary educational institution, or the material and substance disruption of the orderly operation of such institution.”

“They are tried as adults in courts, but we treat college students as children,” Davis said.

“They are not children though.

“Free press is necessary for a democratic society to thrive.”

The bill was introduced on Jan. 11 for the first reading. The State Senate has until April

Former student’s trial begins today Sarah Townsend Lifestyles Editor A jury trial for former CSC student, Timothy C. Jungquist is set for today and Friday in the Dawes County District Court. The only thing that could prevent the trial from happening would be a possible plea agreement.

Jungquist was arrested by Chadron Police Oct. 8, 2014, in connection with an alleged first-degree sexual assault in Andrews Hall that reportedly occurred Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014, Chadron Police Department and Dawes County Sheriff ’s officials said.

He was arrested after the alleged victim, a female, reported the assault Oct. 7, 2014, police stated in a press release. The Eagle does not publish the names of victims or alleged victims of sexual assault.

Jungquist was released from Dawes County Jail Oct. 15, 2014, after posting a 10 percent of $50,000 bond, following a bond hearing that same day. His original bond was set at 10 percent of $150,000.

The fall 2013 campus directory lists Jungquist as a freshman of Pegram, Tennessee, majoring in physical education and health (K-12). In April 2014, he was sworn in as an at large senator to the CSC Student Senate. He is no longer serving as a CSC Student Senator.

Jon Hansen, vice president of enrollment management, marketing, and student services, said Oct. 22, 2014, that Jungquist is, “no longer a student at Chadron State College.”

Hansen was unable to comment on the status of Jungquist’s enrollment, if Jungquist withdrew himself from class, or if he was administratively withdrawn at CSC under the Family Education Rights Protection Act.

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Interdisciplinary Humanities minor added to catalog The Department of English and Humanities Board approved a new minor in Interdisciplinary Humanities. The participating disciplines include humanities, philosophy, English, history, music, art, and theatre. The minor requires 21 credit hours: nine core hours in interdisciplinary humanities, nine hours of upper-division courses in one of the participating humanistic disciplines, and three hours from upper division courses listed with an HUM prefix. This minor also requires students to complete all of the ESP requirements along with the major. If you are interested in pursuing this minor, contact English & Humanities Professor Thomas Tucker at ttucker@csc.edu or English & Humanities Associate Professor & Department Chair Lee Miller at lmiller@csc.edu.

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20 to make a decision on the bill because this is a short session for the Senate.

When a bill is introduced, it is sent to a committee for public hearings. This bill was sent to the appropriations committee. After the committee passes the bill, the bill will then move to the general file or the general floor.

If the committee fails the bill, it can be killed at committee without going to the general file.

At the general floor, there will be a vote after hearings and discussions, and if passed, it will move to the select file. After the select file, it goes to final reading. After passing through the final reading, the bill will move to the governor for signing.

The governor can either pass or veto the bill. If the governor signs the bill, it will come into affect three months after the signing.

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OPINION 5 EDITORIAL–THE EAGLE’S VIEW

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Shield law proposed in Nebraska In the past year, the rights of student journalists at universities and colleges across the U.S. have come under inspection. At the University of Missouri, there were two student journalists who documented a faculty member attempting to infringe on their right to report a protest that was taking place in a public space.

This is just one example of the problems that student journalists are facing today. There are campuses attempting to tell journalists that they can only publish certain things because the students on that campus are entitled to a ‘safe space.’

This is unacceptable, but thankfully for students that attend Nebraska universities, state colleges, and community colleges, we have a senator that is working to secure our First Amendment rights.

Sen. Al Davis, R-District 43, introduced a bill relating to college journalists and the freedom of speech and the press on Jan. 11. The bill is written to protect any material published, broadcasted, or distributed to

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the student body if it is created under the direction of a media adviser. It does not cover work created for distribution in a classroom. This is a big step for Nebraska, and at The Eagle, we commend Davis for taking a stance on this issue before the First Amendment rights of students in Nebraska can be infringed upon.

We have been lucky at Chadron State, because there has never been an attempt to censor the material that we publish. However, this bill is a step in the right direction to prevent censorship from ever becoming an issue.

When contacted, Davis said that he wrote the bill because free press is necessary for a democratic society to thrive, and that although college students are often treated as children, he sees them as adults.

“At 18, they are old enough to go to war, old enough to get married, and old enough to vote. They should be extended the same protections that adults are,” Davis said.

Kudos to you Sen. Davis, we appreciate the work that you are doing on behalf of the students in your state.

Cheers to the Denver Broncos and the Carolina Panthers for making it to the Super Bowl.

Jeers to Donald Trump for threatening to skip the GOP Debate today because Megan Kelly is the moderator.

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Campus Activities Board would like to welcome a new club to campus, Tri Beta. Tri Beta is a nationally recognized biology honors fraternity. Biology day and a mentoring program are two programs that Tri Beta are looking into bringing to campus. We are excited to see the growth and new programs to campus! Congratulations Tri Beta!

Thank you to everyone who attended Free Bowling and Movie Night. We look forward to hosting more events like

these in the future.

Is there a specific type of event you want to see on campus?

Please let any of the CAB executive board members know. You can also talk with any executive board member about starting a club on campus and what it takes to do so.

Soar high Eagles, and have a great week!

Sincerely, Stephanie Steele Campus Activities Board Chair

DISCLAIMER: CAB’s Column is submitted by the Chadron State College Campus Activities Board and is published as is. This column is not affiliated with, written or produced by The Eagle. We reserve the right to edit for content.

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SENATE SPEAKS

A word from the Student Senate President

SyerrA AT Large Flint highlights government’s bad judgement Syerra Wycoff Bagshaw

to the lead pipes has already been done. Lead-laced water

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is still the norm in Flint.

Imagine bathing, drinking, and utilizing brown, toxic This week in Student Senate we welcomed Stephanie Alfred to Senate as our new senator at large. BriAnn Staub resigned as justice for the Court. Senate is thankful for her service for the Court.

We then welcomed Todd Roenfeldt to the Court and thank him for his time on Student Senate. There is another open Senate position for at large.

If you wish to join please submit your application to the Senate office as soon as possible.

I have new office hours this semester they are 2-5 p.m., Monday, Wednesday and Friday; and 3:30-6 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday.

If you have any questions or concerns about Senate or issues you would like brought up please come and discuss them with me.

Senate is heading the recycling issue on campus as of now. We are looking at applying for a grant for the recycling bins. The campus will be notified when the bins will be in the buildings.

As of now if there is recycling in the building you are in or the dorm you reside in please email the senate email at cscstudentsenate@ eagles.csc.edu and it will be picked up within 24 hours. Have a great week!

water; all while the public officials whom so graciously represent you continue to deny your insistence for help.

This is the reality of numerous citizens in Flint, Michigan.

Since April 2014, Flint residents have had their concerns quashed, and their children put at risk. Now, nearly two years later, Flint residents have been vindicated as reports confirm a high level of lead in the water; water that men, women, and children have been consuming.

After the city took upon the task of utilizing water from the Flint River, rather than Lake Huron, the city neglected to ensure the pipes be coated with sufficient anti-corrosive material, thus leading to toxic water being delivered to residents. In October 2015, state officials

The government in Flint is almost entirely responsible for the crisis, and is now charging people for the poisonous water (even if they don’t use it), or threatening to take children from homes if the water bill is unpaid; and even worse, the city is highly composed of citizens below the poverty line, thus preventing them from leaving.

This crisis not only emphasizes the government’s corruption, but also our own negligence in regulating public officials. How did we, as a society, allow our government to deprecate to a point where they are no longer concerned with citizen’s health, but rather the thickness of their wallets?

We live in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, and some of our cities don’t have clean water, due to our

finally recognized the danger and switched back to water

own government’s failure to act; if there was ever a time

being delivered from Lake Huron; however, the damage

for us to create a change, it’s now.

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“What are your thoughts on the Bills hiring the first full-time, female coach?”

Sincerely, Katrina Hurley Student Senate President ANDREW JOHANSEN DISCLAIMER: Senate Speaks is submitted by the Chadron State College Student Senate and is published as is. This column is not affiliated with, written, or produced by The Eagle. We reserve the right to edit for content.

27, senior of Gordon

“It will be nice to get different genders not just males, because there are many girls who want to be out there.”

ANASTASIA ZBARAZHSKAYA MARCUS JACOBS JR. 21, sophomore of 20, senior of Seffner, Syktyvkar, Russia Florida

“This shows that women can do what men do, and that this sport is not just for men.”

“This is a big step for the NFL. It will open a lot of doors for girls who like football to be able to show what they got. The NFL will have a different point of view.”

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“It’s good that females are getting into the male’s sports it shows progress in our society.”

“It doesn’t matter what gender you are.

If you can get the job done, it will be fine.”

20, sophomore of Paris

19, freshmen of Guatemala

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Support local business because it supports you Bryson Hellmuth Columnist A middle-aged woman stands staring out the window of her once prosperous floral shop as traffic continues to bypass the small rural town. An old gentleman hangs a “Going out of Business” sign on his lumber supply store.

He proceeds to watch as a local citizen of his once booming town drives down Main Street with a load of lumber from the large town 45 minutes away.

This is our age of corporate America, filled with online purchases and cheaper prices. The ultimate problem arising from businesses that take over small communities and the “mom and pop stores.”

Anyone that knows me well knows that I frequently bring up supporting hometown stores. They are the backbone of America that enables thousands of small communities all over the world to survive. My grandpa worked hard for many years in my hometown manag-

ing the grocery store. Now, my dad manages the store, supporting a community of around 600 people. On a monthly basis, he gets news of small grocery stores in small communities falling to bigger businesses. It is a constant reminder that the same could happen to his small town with corporate stores 12 miles down the road. On a daily basis he loses support because people feel it is more practical to go to those stores.

This problem affects other countries negatively as well. Even big cities like London. On

my study abroad trip last May, our tour guide brought up the issue. A new multiple story shopping center took the place of an entire city block in London, away from any sort of small stores. She told us that she gets mixed feelings when it comes to these shopping centers because all those neat family-owned shops are falling one by one.

Here is the great news about shopping at locally owned businesses. That money is reinvested into the community by store owners that share similar values. A carpenter buys lumber from the local lumber supply. The lumber supply owner takes his family to the local movie theater. The owner of the movie theater spends money at the supermarket.

The owner of the supermarket is able to provide employment for more people. Those employees continue to shop locally, which leads to a prosperous community. A family in that community can complete a full cycle by hiring the carpenter to put an addition on their home.

Undoubtedly, there are things that you

have to buy from big businesses. I would be lying if I said that I don’t shop on the internet for clothing from time to time. Maybe I have to go to a bigger city to find a pair of hiking boots, because there is no place to get them locally.

Some of those things can be understood.

However, we have done that to ourselves.

As we grow further away from small businesses, they rely on us less. They can’t afford to have as much in stock and we can’t expect people to open up a business that provides a service that won’t be supported.

In this fast-paced world of hedonistic values, we tend to only worry about ourselves.

We don’t always think about how we can give back or what is best for our community. I have witnessed people drive over an hour to watch a movie they could see at the local movie theater. I have heard people say they drove 30 minutes to buy a get-well card because “it was just a better price.” Really people? Let’s be real, nobody wants to drive an hour to go get milk after a long day at work. Unfortunately, it may come to that if things don’t change.

Internet comments do not represent diversity Richard Heule III Contributor I have lived in Nebraska all of my life, and part of growing up here is learning to deal with some of the people around here and their beliefs. My father is a Socialist and raised me to try to appreciate all sides of the political spectrum, except for idiots who preach on the grounds of intolerance. Believe it or not, there are still a lot of people in Nebraska who are fundamentally racist, as if it is something that has been ingrained in them from birth. Lo and behold, this influences their political stances, and as a result, the majority of them are Republican, or consider themselves a member of the Tea Party.

Like I said, I have been raised to try to appreciate all political stances, but in this day and age, the modern Republican Party has become nothing more than a mockery of politics. That is to be expected from a party with Donald Trump as its forerunner in the polls. The fact that people even believe that he is capable of being a presidential candidate blows me away. The man is a horrible busi-

nessman, has openly praised Kim Jong Un for his “admirable qualities,” and wants to get the Mexican government to build a wall on the United States border to keep its own citizens from leaving the country illegally. He is nothing short of a modern day Adolf Hitler. I’m currently awaiting the arrival of his autobiographical novel, “Mein Hairpiece.”

In addition to supporting horrible candidates, the majority of Republican Party members like to think they are not racist, but the truth is, most still are. I would be willing to bet that if Barack Obama had been a white man, there would have been no debate over his country of origin, or as much bad press.

Many Republicans don’t have a problem pick-

ing on a black man, because they don’t like the thought of someone of a different race having power over them.

Speaking of racism, the big hot-button topic of discussion has been related to whether the United States should be willing to let Syrian refugees seek asylum on U.S. soil. This topic is actually what inspired me to write this. As I was on social media the other day, I came across a page that was supposed to be confessions of residents of Alliance, a town about an hour south of Chadron.

Someone had posted a picture of a news article in the local paper discussing a church in Alliance that was supposedly entertaining the thought of accepting Syrian refugees. As of now, someone representing the local church has posted on social media that this article was written out of context, and they have not officially supported anything. I don’t care about that, what I was mostly concerned about were the comments people were making.

I know from experience that reading internet comments does not really lead to any long-term enlightenment, but I decided to put that rule aside and see what people were saying. The person who posted the picture

attached the message “HOLY S**T PEOPLE DO NOT LET THIS INTO OUR COMMUNITY!!!” Some other gems that stand out are; “Don’t bring the enemy to my doorstep,” “The refugees brought to Grand Island has caused a huge increase in murder, drugs, rape, etc,” “I believe this article was written in poor taste,” and my personal favorite, “Our community needs to come together and stop this s**t cause something happens to my family there want be much left to identify the motherf**kers with I will not change my life style to accommodate these c**ksuckers period.”

It is sayings like these that are the result of a bad political ideology and living in a sheltered area of the country where you don’t have to be exposed to any real diversity. To any people of Republican persuasion reading this, I am going to hope that you don’t believe any of the drivel I have written about. If you do, you should be ashamed of yourselves for being such poor citizens. I encourage all of you to take a step back and really think about how your party’s political actions shape our country and our communities.

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CSC’s wrestling team prepares for the RMAC tournament.

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Jordyn Hulinsky Terrance McKinney, sophomore of Spokane, Washington, 149-pounds, pins Adams State University’s Devin Vasquez, redshirt sophomore of El Paso, Texas, Friday during a dual at the NPAC.

Preston Goehring Sports Editor The CSC wrestling team improved to an 11-1 record, courtesy of two wins over RMAC opponents, Colorado State University-Pueblo and Adams State University.

It was the first victory over CSU-Pueblo under Head Coach Brett Hunter.

Against the ThunderWolves, the Eagles narrowly escaped with the win, 16-15.

The only extra point victory came

from Taylor Summers, junio who earned a major decisio ben Lucero, freshman of Gre redshirt senior of Pueblo, C decision over No. 2 ranked more of Spokane, Washingto Other scorers for CSC in omore of Bennett, Colorado more of Beatrice, 165-poun of Bennett, Colorado, 174-p sophomore of Amherst, 197 “Both Helmick and Mille past month or two,” Hunter s sistent is the most valuable le both of them are doing a gre Against the Grizzlies, bon to the 25-19 victory. Both A five weight classes, b a technical fall,

or of Plymouth, 133-pounds, on against his opponent Rueeley, Colorado. Tim Urenda, Colorado, was able to score a Terrance McKinney, sophoon. ncluded Joshua Miller, sopho; Chance Helmick, sophonds; Caleb Copeland, junior pounds; and Stuart Hircock, 7-pounds. er are really taking stride the said. “At this level being conesson that can be taught and eat job right now.” nus point wins led the Eagles Adams State and CSC won but the Eagles scored a pin, and two forfeits. The Grizzlies scored a pin, a major decision, and three decisions.

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JAN. 28, 2016 | The Eagle | csceagle.com 9 Ramirez, senior of Elk Grove, California, pinned Summers 1:52 into the first round. Tui Laulu, heavyweight junior of Peyton, Colorado, earned a major decision over Cooper Cogdill, redshirt freshman of Chadron.

Winners for CSC included Miller, who scored the technical fall over Zach Mahaney, senior of Alamosa, Colorado. McKinney, earned the lone Eagle pin over Devin Vasquez, redshirt sophomore of El Paso, Texas, in just 1:19. Helmick scored a decision victory over Koery Windham, redshirt sophomore of Sante Fe, New Mexico. It was Miller’s ninth win in a row and Helmick’s 13th.

“We are looking for our most consistent wrestlers to do what needs to be done,” Hunter said. “Guys like Summers, McKinney, Helmick, and Copeland, but we feel like even our younger guys can do well and score points for us.”

According to the NCAA coaches rankings, CSC received votes, but not enough to land a spot in the top 20. California Baptist University, Western State Colorado, and Colorado Mesa are ranked in the poll. CSUPueblo also received votes, but not enough to crack the national ranks. The Eagles will travel to Colorado Springs, Colorado, for the RMAC championships, Sunday. Hunter said that being ranked nationally has not been a goal for this season.

“Our goals are to be conference champions and qualify guys to the national tournament. If we can take care of those things the rankings will follow,” Hunter said.

Shane Rodenburg, freshman of Kent City, Michigan, 184-pounds, reaches around for his opponent’s leg Friday during a dual at the NPAC. Rodenburg lost his match against Adams State University’s Joe Bencomo, junior of Silver City, New Mexico, 7-2.

National

and

regional rankings

Four CSC wrestlers are ranked in the Super Regional IV rankings as of Jan. 27. CSC, as a team, is ranked sixth in regionals.

One wrestler is ranked nationally in the D-II Wrestling Coaches’ Association Poll as of Jan. 27.

TERRANCE MCKINNEY

TAYLOR SUMMERS

CALEB COPELAND

SHANE RODENBURG

Weight: 149-pounds Class rank: Sophomore Hometown: Spokane, Wash.

Weight: 133-pounds Class rank: Junior Hometown: Plymouth

Weight: 174-pounds Class rank: Junior Hometown: Bennett, Colo.

Weight: 184-pounds Class rank: Freshman Hometown: Kent City, Mich.

McKinney is ranked No. 2 nationally by the D-II Wrestling Coaches’ Association Poll. He is behind Nick Goebel, junior of the University of Findlay’s.

McKinney is also ranked No. 1 in the Super Region IV rankings and is 16-6.

Summers is ranked No. 3 in the Super Regional IV rankings. He is currently 15-5.

Copeland is ranked No. 3 in the Super Regional IV rankings. Copeland is currently 17-6. He was the only Eagle wrestler to qualify for nationals last season.

Rodenburg is ranked No. 5 in the Super Regional IV rankings. He is currently 12-7.

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Eagles roll Griffins, lose to Mavericks The women’s basketball team won its third straight against Westminster College Source: rmacsports.org

Regional Standings As of Jan. 26

Men's Basketball TEAM: Rocky Division

RMAC Overall

1. MSU Denver 2. Colorado Mesa 3. UCCS 4. Black Hills State 5. Westminster 6. South Dakota Mines 7. Regis 8. Chadron State

9-4 9-4 8-5 7-6 5-8 5-8 5-8 4-9

11-8 13-6 11-9 9-8 9-8 7-10 7-12 6-11

Wrestling TEAM:

1. Colorado Mesa 2. Chadron State 3. California Baptist 4. Western State 5. New Mexico Highlands 6. San Francisco State 7. CSU-Pueblo 8. Adams State 9. Colorado Mines

RMAC 4-0 3-0 1-0 2-1 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-2 0-3

Overall 5-0 11-1 3-2 5-2 1-2 0-1 0-2 0-3 0-3

Jay Feltson Reporter Last weekend, the Eagles played its first home games in two weeks against the Westminster College Griffins, Salt Lake City, and Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction. The Eagles hoped to keep the momentum up after coming off a successful New Mexico trip where they picked up two decisive victories, putting themselves in sixth place in the Rocky Mountain division of the RMAC. The Eagles faced off against the Griffins in the first game of the weekend in another blowout win for the team.

Offensively, Stephanie Knowles, senior of Colorado Springs, Colorado, led the Eagles with 17 points shooting 8 of 13 from the field and 1 of 2 shooting from the free-throw line in her 35 minutes of play.

Maka Daysh, sophomore of Tauranga, New Zealand, was the second leading scorer with 16 points shooting 6 of 10 from the field and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line in her 34 minutes of play. The duo combined for 33 of the teams total 71 points which accounted for 46.4 percent of the total points.

The Eagles also managed to dish out 18 assists on 30 baskets. Kayla Matthews, sophomore of Adelaide, Australia, led the Eagles in assists, dishing out six, while Knowles handed out five.

The Eagles made their mark on defense, only allowing 58 points and only giving the Griffins six points in one quarter. They managed to hold the Griffins to 38 percent shooting from the field but struggled to guard at the 3-point line, allowing the Griffins shoot 50 percent.

Please see Women’s basketball, page 13

Women’s Basketball TEAM: Rocky Division

1. Black Hills State 2. UCCS 3. Regis 4. Colorado Mesa 5. South Dakota Mines 6. Chadron State 7. MSU Denver 8. Westminster

Athletes

RMAC Overall 9-2 7-4 7-4 7-4 5-6 5-6 5-6 3-8

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Allegria Chisom (10), senior forward of Wichita, Kansas, shoots over the hand of Mika Pinner (14), senior forward of Orem, Utah, in the Chicoine Events Center.

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CHANCE HELMICK

of the

Week

Sport: Wrestling Weight: 165-pounds Class rank: Sophomore Hometown: Beatrice

Sport: Track and Field Events: Jumps Class rank: Sophomore Hometown: Indianola

Helmick defeated both opponents last week against Colorado State University-Pueblo and Adams State University. He has won 13 matches in a row and has a 23-4 overall record. His last loss was at the UNK Holiday Inn Open, Nov. 21, 2015.

May won both the triple jump and the high jump at the Dave Little Alumni Mile Meet in Spearfish, South Dakota. May reached a mark of 35 feet, 10 inches in the triple and cleared 5-3 in the high jump.

KENZIE MAY

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Davante McCallam (25), senior of Miami, grabs a rebound and dribbles down court Friday during a game against Westminster College at the Chicoine Events Center.

Photo by Jordyn Hulinsky

Eagles soar past Griffins, fall to Colorado Mesa Preston Goehring Sports Editor After a five-game losing streak, the Eagles finally put another win in the column against Westminster College, Salt Lake City, with a final score of 6962. The following night, the Eagles struggled to contain the RMAC’s leading scorer Ryan Stephan, of Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction, who led the Mavericks to an 85-72 victory.

In just the second meeting with Westminster College in school history, Sharif Black, sophomore of Detroit, led the team with 22 points. It was Black’s third game in a row with over 20 points. Davante McCallam, senior of Miami, added a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds.

As a team, the cold shooting continued, especially from long range. After the first half, the Eagles only sank 8 of 34 shots, 0 of 11 from behind the 3-point line.

However in the second half, the Eagles improved to 46 percent from the field and four 3-pointers. Solid free-throw shooting

SHARIF BLACK

DAVANTE MCCALLAM

helped CSC cruise to victory, sinking 25 of 34.

Against the Mavericks, CMU’s Stephan, senior of Lakewood, Colorado, and Preseason RMAC Player of the Year, dropped 42 points and pulled down 14 rebounds. The rest of his team only scored 43. He scored 22 points in the first half, which helped the Mavs pull out to a 42-35 lead at halftime.

The second half, Stephan was stuck with four fouls, leaving him on the bench at the eightminute mark. With just over five minutes remaining, the Eagles pulled within four points. However, the comeback was stuffed after Stephan stepped back on the court. The Mavs pulled away after several failed 3-point attempts from CSC.

Black and McCallam teamed up to score 55 points in two games this weekend.

CSC shot considerably better from the field, shooting nearly 40 percent from the field but just five threes, all of which were in the first half. Warren Gordon, junior of Indianapolis, led the Eagles with 16 points while Billy Johnson, junior of Cedar Hill, Texas, added 14.

The Eagles will be on the road again this weekend, traveling to Adams State University, Alamosa, Colorado, and Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado. Fort Lewis currently leads the RMAC with a record of 153, 0-3 in conference while the Grizzlies are 8-10 overall, and 7-6 in conference. CSC is in last place in the Rocky Division with a 6-11 record, 4-9 in the RMAC. Tipoff for both games is set for 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday.

Photo by Shontell Roseberry

Jordan Green (23), junior of New Rochelle, New York, takes it straight to the hoop during the Colorado Mesa game Saturday night at the Chicoine Events Center.

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Track team continues indoor success at 2 meets William McLaughlin

in the 5,000 with a time of 18:42.92.

The 4x400 relay team also took first running a time of 4:07.95, which consisted of Thomas; Sami The Chadron State College track and field team Schmit, senior of Cody; Nikki Glasson, senior of sent athletes to two meets last weekend, the Colora- Wheatland, Wyoming; and Sierra Martinez, freshdo School of Mines Twilight Meet in Golden; and the man of Aztec, New Mexico.

Dave Little Alumni Mile Indoor Track and Field Meet The only male winners at Black Hills State were in Spearfish, South Dakota. In all, the Eagles had eight Skylar Hoopes, senior of Lusk, Wyoming, and the winners with Kenzie May, sophomore jumper of In- 4x400 relay team. Hoopes won the pole vault clearing dianola, leading the way winning two events at Black 15-3 1/2. Hoopes broke his own indoor record in the Hills State University. pole vault earlier this season at Black Hills State clearMay won the triple ing 15-11. jump with a leap of 35 feet, The men’s 4x400 relay team 10 inches and the high (She’s) shown improvewon the race by over six seconds jump clearing 5-3. with a time of 3:26.01. The team “She looks smooth,” ment from a season ago. consisted of Martin Moriel, sophHead Track and Field omore of Phoenix; Austin Fajfer, Coach Brad Gamble said.

—Head Track and redshirt freshman of Highlands “And has shown improveRanch, Colorado; Lane Higgins, ment from a season ago.”

Field Coach Brad Gamble sophomore of Highlands Ranch, Angelique Urenda, juColorado; and Cory Salitrik, freshnior of Pueblo, Colorado, said about Kenzie Mays, man of Rock Springs, Wyoming. won the high jump at ColOn the men’s side at Colorado orado Mines clearing 5-3 sophomore of Indianola Mines, the throwers had another as well. Stachia Reuwsaat, strong weekend. David Aldridge, junior of Rapid City, South sophomore of Omaha, won the Dakota, won the long jump shot put on Friday with a toss of with a distance of 19-11 3/4.

49-1 1/4 inches. Blake Jacobs, redshirt freshman of Other place individual winners at Black Hills State Highlands Ranch, Colorado, won the weight throw for the CSC women were Tiffany Thomas, senior of tossing 53-8 1/2.

Kingston, Jamaica, in the 200-meter dash with a time of The Eagles are home this weekend, hosting the an26.02 seconds and Nicky Banzhaf, junior of Chadron, nual Don Holst Twilight Meet at 2 p.m., Friday.

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Daysh led the attack collecting gles did manage to dish out 10 as10 rebounds, eight defensively, sists on 12 total baskets. Knowles and she also tied for blocks leader. managed to lead the team in asDaysh, Knowles, and Allegria sists with four.

Chisom, senior of Wichita, KanDefensively, the Eagles strugsas, each managed to collect one gled to keep the Mavericks from block apiece. The Eagles also man- scoring the ball, allowing them to aged to collect eight steals, six shoot 44 percent from both the from Knowles; Erin Graham, ju- field and the 3-point line. Daysh nior of Deland, Florida; and Keeley led all rebounders with nine, bePearce, freshman of ing just one away Adelaide, Australia, from collecting her who each accounted second double-doufor two. The Eagles ble of the weekend, solid defense led to anand Knowles also other impressive win, managed to grab 71-58. five rebounds. In Eagles tried to the process, she also pick up another clean managed to collect sweep of the weekend, MAKA DAYSH one block, and one but the Mavericks steal which tied her outperformed the Eagles. with two other Eagles for steals Offensively, the Eagles strug- leader. Besides the shooting gled shooting the entire game, woes, turnovers clipped the Eagoing 29.3 percent from the field gles. CSC suffered 16 turnovers and zero 3-pointers. while the Mavericks had 10. But Even with the team’s poor the Eagles could only score seven shooting performance, Daysh points off turnovers while the managed to shoot 58 percent Mavericks scored 28. The poor from the field, scoring 16 points shooting led to the 72-40 loss. shooting 7 of 12 from the field The Eagles will play the Adams and 2 of 4 from the free-throw State University Grizzlies and the line. She was the only Eagle to Fort Lewis College SkyHawks this score in double figures. The Ea- weekend on the road.

Athletic Director hopes to narrow search for VB coach The search for a new head volleyball coach is still on, according to Athletic Director Joel Smith.

Smith said that the hiring committee has met a few times but the process is still underway.

“We are hoping that in the next weeks we can narrow the search down to a few people and

start interviews,” he said.

Right now, the committee is still running searches on background information of the applicants, according to Smith.

Former Head Coach Chris Wells resigned from the position following the season. The team had a record of 9-17, 8-10 in conference play.

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D el i c i ou s D ive r s i t y Eli Smith Reporter

Photo by Sara Tweet

During the RLA sponsored event, Diversity Cupcakes, Tuesday, in the Gold Room, a group of girls pick up candy that has a label in front of it with a certain height written on it.

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Diversity is not the first thing that comes to mind when making cupcakes.

Diversity Cupcakes is a unique event that attempts to change this thought through customizable cupcakes. It was in the Gold Room Wednesday night and had 72 attendants.

Attendants were given a blank cupcake and instructions on how to decorate it based on their appearance. This included a light or dark cupcake depending on gender, different colored frosting for hair, and other toppings to indicate eye color, height, and age.

People were also encouraged to take Dr. Phil’s personality

test. The test had 10 questions on your habits, such as how fast you walk. Yadira Gurrola, 21, senior of Scottsbluff, said the test was more likely to be believed because of the popularity of Dr. Phil.

She went on to say that it was still entertaining to see your results.

Brittnie Wedel, 22, senior of Omaha, organized the event from an idea she saw on Pinterest.

Organizers were able to beat the previous year’s attendants by around 20 people. Overall, they felt the event was a success.

The event serves as a reminder that each cupcake (or person) is different in their own special way.

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Color Your Life event inspires creativity for CSC students Melanie Nelson Reporter CSC students shared their diverse interests through artwork at last Thursday’s RLA event, Color Your Life. The event lasted from 6 to 8 p.m., in the Gold Room, drawing 25 students to sign in.

Crayons were labeled with different traits, depending on color.

For example, orange crayons were for artistic people.

Each attendee grabbed however many crayons fit their personality and hot-glued them to a 5x7 poster board. Next, they used hair dryers to melt the crayons and create a unique piece of artwork.

“As part of our diversity

program, this was a fun way for students to show who they are,” Edna Hall RA, Cody Cooper, 21, junior of Gothenburg, said.

Students found different ways to make their piece their own, such as painting the background or dripping the wax on instead of gluing the crayons on.

“It really lets people show their inner child,” Carly Eastman, 20, junior of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, said.

Aside from art supplies, Cooper said the $130 budget from the RLA fund also paid for refreshments and prizes.

Adult coloring books and colored pencils were given out to students based on predetermined numbers on the sign-in sheet from RLA.

Photo by Sara Tweet

Clinton Albertus, 22, sophomore of Willemstad, Curacao, holds the hair dryer close to the crayons so that they would melt faster during the Color Your Life event Thursday night.

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