Nov 17, 2016

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The Voice of Chadron State College since 1920

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CAV TO CREATE SWAG The CSC Arboretum Volunteers (CAV) will host the annual greenery swag workshop from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday at the Mari Sandoz Atrium. The swags will be used to decorate CSC’s main gates, the Student Center, and community organizations.

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SENIOR ART EXHIBIT TO OPEN NOV. 28 The senior art exhibit titled Omne Trium Perfectum for Mackenzie Swanson, of Hill City, South Dakota; Jordan Koch, of Lyman, Wyoming; and Christian Morris, of Great Falls, Montana, will open Nov. 28 until Dec. 9. There will be a reception with hor d’oeuvres from 4-6 p.m. Dec. 9 in Memorial Hall’s Main Gallery.

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Detective Morris, played by Molly Thornton, senior of Riverton, Wyoming, stares into space evaluating the information provided to her, Tuesday during “The Nether” dress rehearsal in Memorial Hall’s Black Box Theatre.

STILL TIME TO REGISTER FOR TURKEY TROT CARING & SHARING HOSTING MITTEN DRIVE NOW Chadron Community Recreation and the HPER department are hosting the annual Frozen Turkey Trot 5k, 9 a.m. Saturday at the NPAC. Registration forms can be turned in to Donna Ritzen in NPAC 200.02.

Registration is $20 and includes a T-shirt. Registration will be available Saturday morning beginning at 8:15 a.m.

The Chadron Caring and Sharing organization is hosting a mittens/gloves and winter hats drive on campus as part of their annual holiday campaign.

The items should be for children 14 years or younger. There will be a box available in the Reta E. King Library and also one at the all-campus meeting at 11 a.m. Dec. 8 for donations.

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CAB adds 2 clubs, talks holiday volunteering Melanie Nelson News Editor CAB approved two new clubs at Tuesday’s meeting in the Student Center.

Two representatives introduced psychology club, explaining they discuss disorders and other issues specific to CSC. Chess club was the second, wishing to be reinstated from a couple of years ago. Their representative said they are currently meeting at 6 p.m. Mondays in the Reta E. King Library.

Adviser Deena Kennell thanked clubs for signing up to participate in Senate’s Christmas tree fundraiser. She announced that the Professional Staff Association is doing a mit-

ten drive for children 14 and under. Anyone interested in donating winter outerwear to the cause can contact her.

Kennell also said she has contact information for clubs to sign up with the Salvation Army to be bell ringers at Safeway and WalMart for the holiday season.

She then urged clubs to use their stature as student leaders to promote a nonjudgmental campus environment.

Adviser Pat Beu also expressed his concern for students to come together and appreciate the diversity across campus.

“We are grateful for every student that comes to Chadron State College,” Beu said.

“We are all diverse and we are all different.”

He also announced that there has been

some recent vandalism to picnic tables on campus and urged students to come forward with any information, because “we pay for it.”

Vice Chair of Programming Morgan Carrico announced that Free Movie Night is Sunday. The movies will be “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” “Doctor Strange,” and “Trolls.” She said Xi Delta Zeta will be doing a canned goods drive at the door and anyone who donates will be entered to win prizes.

Carrico also reminded clubs there will not be a CAB meeting Tuesday.

Vice Chair of Records Aaron Eagle announced their will be no Wal-Mart trip for clubs today, but there will be one Tuesday, if needed.

Vice Chair of Finance Gavan Archibald reported the total spent by clubs is $34,258.60, and total remaining is $170,254.63. The total remaining CAB budget is $10,279.35.

Vice Chair of Relations Trista Schell said CAB is still looking for volunteers to be dealers at Casino Night Dec. 2.

Native American Club announced its annual Pow Wow will be at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Student Center.

Campus Improvement Committee Chair Carly Slaght said she needs a CAB representative and an at-large member to join the committee. She said they usually meet at 4 p.m.

Wednesdays in the Senate office.

Archibald announced there is a soccer tournament 7 p.m. Friday in the NPAC.

Former CSC bookstore manager, student plead guilty

NSCS Board reports CSC settlement, awards grants

Melanie Nelson

Jordyn Hulinsky

News Editor Former CSC bookstore manager, Sarah Porter, 25, of Gordon, plead guilty to theft by unlawful taking, a Class I misdemeanor, Tuesday, according to Dawes County Court House.

She was sentenced with a twoyear probation, a victim empathy class, and restitution.

Porter was arrested March 15, in relation to stealing more than $10,500 from the Eagle Pride Bookstore.

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-What are you Grateful for?, 11 a.m., Student Center Lobby -Senate Open Forum, 5 p.m., Student Center -Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition, 5 p.m., Student Center Ballroom -Healthy for the Holidays, 7 p.m., The Hub -”The Nether,” 7:30 p.m., Memorial Hall’s Black Box Theatre

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Former CSC student Dominique Smith, 19, of Aurora, Colorado, plead guilty Tuesday, to attempted possession of more than one pound of marijuana and attempted possession of money intended to facilitate, a violation of subsection I of 28-416.

Both charges were Class I misdemeanors. He was sentenced with a $500 fine and court costs, according to the Dawes County Court House.

The Chadron Police Department arrested Smith on March 24, after a tip from CSC staff members led to serving a warrant on his room in Kent Hall.

Managing Editor The Nebraska State College System Board of Trustees reported that CSC reached a settlement agreement with Sampson Construction Co., Inc. about damage caused by heavy rainfall in conjunction with a dislodged manhole cover in May 2014. Sampson Construction agreed to pay $60,000 for the clean-up and repair of five homes next to

Eagle Ridge.

The NSCS also reported CSC was awarded four grants—Cosmogenic Dating of Holocene Glacial Advances in the Wind River Range, $6,000; Predicting Rock Failure Mode in Drilled Samples, $4,000; TRiO—Student Support Services, $247,344; and Upward Bound, $257,500.

The Cosmogenic Dating and the Predicting Rock Failure awards are funded through the NASA Nebraska Space Grant. These grants will offer a

tuition waiver and stipend for a student researcher. The TRiO and Upward Bound awards are a continuation grant for the TRiO and Upward Bound services at CSC and are funded through the U.S. Department of Education.

Instructional-load reports, online-enrollment reports, and summer-enrollment reports were stated.

This year’s NSCS tour will be partnered with the University System tour with the goal to reach more students.

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

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-What are you Grateful for?, 11 a.m., Student Center Lobby -”The Nether,” 7:30 p.m., Memorial Hall’s Black Box Theatre -Wheel of Fortune, 9 p.m., The Hub

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-Swags for CSC, 9 a.m., Mari Sandoz -Native American Club Pow Wow, 1 p.m., Student Center Ballroom -Tapestry event, 1 p.m., Public Library -”The Nether,” 7:30 p.m., Memorial Hall’s Black Box Theatre

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-”The Nether,” 2 p.m., Memorial Hall’s Black Box Theater

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-Student Senate, 5 p.m., Scottsbluff Room

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Senate discusses reimbursements Jordyn Hulinsky Managing Editor

Student Senate President Katrina Hurley hosted a 7-minute open forum for four students and three senators Friday to discuss an online vote that failed Wednesday, Nov. 9 because there wasn’t a quorum.

An allocation to reimburse 10 members of Senate for mileage and food from the Student Senate trip to Peru State College. Those who drove were reimbursed 42 cents per mile. There was not a quorum by the deadline for votes Wednesday.

The breakdown for the reimbursement are as follows: Student Trustee Coy Clark, $515.52, mileage and food;

Sen. Ashley Goad, $490.42, mileage and food; Hurley, $508.96, mileage and food; Sen. Carly Slaght, $59.32, food; Sen. Denae Schilling, $49.82, food; Senate Vice President Karson Langley, $52.95, food; Sen. Michael Steube, $59.62, food; Justice of the Court Mikayla Gallagher, $37.46, food; Chief Justice Samantha Merrill, $64.67, food; and Senate Secretary Olivia Vester, $68.03, food.

The other topics briefly touched on during the open forum were an inflatable mascot, which has been postponed until Athletic Director Joel Smith is able to look into funding from the athletic department; a Christmas tree decorating event for clubs; and Hurley offered an update on keeping dining services open during breaks, saying that Faculty Senate is working on drafting a proposal.

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Applicants must have a minimum of 30 completed credit hours to apply. Scholarship applications must have a completed CSCEA application form, two CSC faculty letters of recommendation, a copy of all transcripts, a list of 2016-2017 scholarships and financial aid applicants will be receiving. A typed letter explaining how applicants benefit from the scholarship and describe personal and career goals must also be included. Priority of the CSCEA scholarship will be awarded based on academic merit and financial need.

Watch out for email phishing scam The CSC IT Helpdesk sent out a notice Monday morning that an email phishing scam has been popping up in campus inboxes. The email reportedly says, “Unknown Login Attempt to your email,” and prompts the victim to click a link to view more information. It may then ask for account information. Do not click the link or fill in any information. If you believe you may have been affected by the scam or have questions contact the IT Helpdesk at 308-432-6311 or at helpdesk@csc.edu.

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Senate allocates $1,848 in reimbursements Jordyn Hulinsky Managing Editor

Senate allocated $58.77 less than the total cost of reimbursements based on numbers offered at the Senate meeting.

Senate allocated $1,848 in reimbursement for four senators, three members of Senate executive board, Chief Justice Sam Merrill, Justice of the Court Mikayla Gallagher, and Student Trustee Coy Clark, who attended the Senate conference Oct. 26-29 at Peru State College. The reimbursement was for three vehicles that received 42 cents per mile and for food.

The reimbursement will come as separate checks for each individual and those checks are as follows: Clark, $515.52, mileage and food; Sen. Ashley Goad, $490.42, mileage

and food; Senate President Katrina Hurley, $508.96, mileage and food; Sen. Carly Slaght, $59.32, food; Sen. Denae Schilling, $49.82, food; Senate Vice President Karson Langley, $52.95, food; Sen. Michael Steube, $59.62, food; Gallagher, $37.46, food; Merrill, $64.67, food; and Senate Secretary Olivia Vester, $68.03, food. Those totals add to $1,906.77, which is $58.77 more than the allocated amount.

Vice President of Finance Curtis Stevens said Wednesday that he did not double check the numbers because he is not the one who brought the allocation forward. Hurley said she added the numbers wrong in asking for the allocation and will bring up the issue at Monday’s meeting.

Senate allocated an additional $1,680 for hotels during the conference.

Senate allocated $600 for the Christmas tree decorating event coming up in Decem-

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ber. Last week, 30 clubs signed up at the CAB meeting indicating that they would like to decorate a tree. The $600 will go to purchasing trees for each club.

Clubs will decorate trees to be on display for a silent auction open to the whole Chadron community. The money will be given to the local Care and Share Drive to buy Christmas presents for children who are less fortunate.

Tree decorating will be between Nov. 28 and Dec. 2. Senate will then invite students and community members to bid on the decorate trees from Dec. 5-12. The one who bids the most will win the tree to take home.

The Big Event staff presented its proposed budget of $13,170. For full details on the breakdown of the budget please see the related article on csceagle.com. The budget will be discussed at the open forum at 5 p.m. today.

City Council member Miles Bannan as part of pool finance committee discussed the progress of the city pool. The pool will be available for CSC students with student IDs at no cost. There will also be the possibility of work study and internships available for CSC students. There will also be water safety classes in the facility.

When the pool was proposed and working on funding, Student Senate allocated $20,000 in February 2012 to support the pool, and Bannan said that was some of the first funds the committee received.

Bannan said the facility will offer features such as a 75-foot long waterslide, zero-depth entry, swimming lanes, walking track and a physical therapy pool. The building is expect-

ed to be completed Jan. 10 but the committee is still fundraising. Bannan came to request a second donation from Senate to help cover the last part of the financing for the pool. The donation will be discussed at the open forum at 5 p.m. today. There will also be another pool representative at the forum to answer questions from students.

Hurley said she and senators have been working on Senate’s goals so they can be added to the Master Academic Plan priorities so they can continue after all of this year’s senators graduate or leave in the future. The four priorities Senate is working on include Senate Bylaw Revisions Committee, wireless printing around campus, a standing wellness committee to replace the “Student Health 101” magazine, and the women’s hygiene initiative to place feminine hygiene products in all the bathrooms on campus, which will be free to students.

Stevens reported $85,013.10 in unallocated funds at the beginning of Monday’s meeting.

Stevens, as chair of the Senate Bylaw Revisions Committee, will present proposed bylaw changes to be voted on at Monday’s meeting.

The creation of the Residents Hall and Grounds Committee was postponed for a week until the Campus Improvement Committee can come back with more details about what issues they are handling and where each of the issues are at in the process of being completed.

Senate lost quorum at 5:50 p.m. when a majority of the senators left to attend the Oxfam Hunger Banquet, which started at 6 p.m.

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

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Minimum wage should stay minimum Since 2009 when Barack Obama increased the federal minimum wage to $7.25/hour, there has been a rush across the board to raise minimum wages. States, such as California, have signed laws that will increase the minimum wage statewide to $15/hour.

Meanwhile, the minimum wage in Nebraska was raised to $8/hour in 2015 and again to $9/hour in 2016. In fact, Nebraska has a minimum wage that is higher than any of its neighboring states.

While this seems like a positive, which it is for the people receiving the higher wage, it is hard on small businesses, and subsequently, the economy.

In order to cover the higher cost of paying employees, small town grocers have had to raise prices.

This has driven people to shop in bigger cities where corporate employers can afford to keep their prices the same.

There has been a push to raise

the minimum wage again to $10/ hour in Nebraska, but this would only cause further damages to the local businesses that serve rural areas and smaller communities.

Angela Barry, the owner of Lincoln’s A Street Market, has been in business for more than 25 years. In an interview with the Lincoln Journal Star, she said that she would like to reward long-time employees with a higher wage, but instead that money is going to part-time high school and college students, and people who rely on their paychecks as their only source of income.

Not only that, but stores are opting to hire less high school students to work in small businesses because of the increases in minimum wage.

Raising minimum wage has historically affected the prices of everyday products, and when minimum wage goes up, so does the cost of items such as groceries and household goods. From the time

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that minimum wage was set into place, the cost of goods has gone up as minimum wage has, giving no merit to raising it.

There has been talk about trying to raise the minimum wage to $10/hour in 2017 in Nebraska.

However, this legislation has not yet passed. Raising the minimum wage would be much more effective if it were done on an index over an extended period of time rather than raising it from $7.25/ hour to $10/hour in a matter of three years.

Raising the wage so quickly does not give businesses enough time to adjust to the new burden, and takes away their freedom to reward good employees with a raise.

That being said, although a higher minimum wage would likely benefit each of us as college students, we need to use foresight to see how this will negatively affect the economy in Nebraska for years to come.

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Do your future self a favor, stop slacking off Slacking off can cause a domino effect, don’t be the first to fall Justine Stone Lifestyles Editor College is hard. You are going to school, working, playing sports, doing an internship, trying to stay fit, building relationships with new friends, maintaining relationships with old friends and family, and so much more. You are stressed out, running low on sleep, and may not be eating as healthy as you should. I have no doubt that you are run down and experiencing many of these things. Believe me, I understand and so do others around you, but none of these are an excuse for you to slack off.

Your schoolwork doesn’t just affect you, but also your peers, professors, families, and your future self.

Slacking off essentially has a domino effect, the things you do impact people around you. Whether you real-

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On Thursday, Nov. 10, the Nebraska State College System Board of Trustees met in Lincoln for its regular meeting. Many of the action items on the Board’s agenda related primarily to Wayne State College and Peru State College. Most of the money allocated went to renovation and construction projects on our sister campuses from the state legislature, LB 309.

Board policies 4420 and 5015 were updated to reflect High Learning Commission’s requirement for adjunct and dual-credit faculty members. The

ize it or not, you are being watched.

That sounds creepy, but give me a chance to explain.

Your peers watch your actions every day, and you watch theirs too. If you decide to skip your homework, you may influence your friends to do the same. Your motives most likely aren’t going to negatively impact your friends’ grades, but it will happen. And once you influence them, they will influence their friends, and they will influence theirs, and it will continue on down the line. Remember, slacking off has a domino effect, don’t be the first to fall.

College is here to help us sharpen and add to our skillsets so we can get a job and start adulting. To get a job, you need references, and what better references are there other than your professors? They watch and they evaluate your character, your work ethic, and your dedication to your education. If you skip class, half-ass

two policies now reference each other to ensure consistency throughout the system. Bonds were also approved to be returned and a change order allocation was made for Wayne State’s high-rise building.

Several reports were made to the Board including instructional-load reports, online-enrollment reports and summer-enrollment reports. One statistic that was interesting was that just fewer than 44 percent of incoming freshmen received a Pell Grant.

Every year, the NSCS does a tour where they speak to high school counselors. This year the NSCS is partnering with the University System for this tour. The NSCS believes that this partnership will allow them to reach more students and increase our enrollment.

To keep up on the goings-on at the Board level, “Like” Chadron State Student Trustee on Facebook.

Also, feel free to email me with comments questions or concerns at coy.clark@eagles.csc.edu.

Sincerely, Coy T. Clark Student Trustee

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your projects, or completely miss your assignments, why would your professors write you letters of recommendation or endorse you to future employers? They wouldn’t. Every day when you wake up, you have the opportunity to build a reputation as well as improve your work ethic, skills, and relationships.

Some of you are thousands of miles away from your families and some of you are three blocks from yours, but no matter the distance, they are watching.

Your parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, older siblings, and family friends have high expectations for you. They want to brag about your accomplishments to their friends at coffee. They want to see you succeed in life. Your younger siblings, cousins, and other kids you know look up to you. To them, you make college cool, you make homework cool, and you make being responsible cool. You have an impact on their futures and if you slack off, the dominos will fall, and those kids will slack off too.

Stop complaining and slacking off. Decide that today is the day to make a change in your life. Build your work ethic now. Dedicate yourself to your schoolwork now.

Become a positive role model now. Motivate your peers now. Your future self will thank you later.

& Cheers

Jeers

Jeers to McDonald’s for keeping its drivethru open 24 hours/day during all of the holidays this season.

Cheers to Odell Beckham Jr. of the New York Giants for being the fastest receiver to 3,500 career yards in 36 games...oh and cheers to him for knowing the “Thriller” dance.

Jeers to the people that vandalized the concrete picnic tables outside of Brooks Hall and High Rise.

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real or not?

“The Nether” explores two worlds in an attempt to decide what is reality and what is make-believe Set in the not-too-distant future, the characters of “The Nether” explore what it is to live in a world where virtual reality is a way of life and the physical world is rapidly fading into oblivion.

Varying sound effects and the use of lighting bring this story into reality while still keeping the audience grounded in what is happening. Often with stories that vary between real world and virtual realities, the audience can get easily confused about where they are and what is happening. Not so with this script.

An excellent performance from the five cast members draws the audience into the serious investigation which this story centers around.

An interesting open that tells the audience they are “logging on” introduces the audience to “The Nether” which begins as a vague concept but is further described throughout the play.

All of the events regarding the “The Nether,” also known as an advanced version of the Internet, take place in one location: The Hideaway.

The plot centers around illicit events which happen in The Hideaway, now under investigation by Detective Morris, played by Molly Thornton, senior of Riverton, Wyoming. The main suspect is Mr. Sims though Morris struggles to find a solid connection between him and the creator of The Hideaway, Pappa.

Both Sims and Pappa are played by Samuel Thomas Martin, junior of Hot Springs, South Dakota.

The main focus of the illicit activities that the investigation focuses on revolve heavily around a 9-year-old girl in The Nether, Iris. Syerra Wycoff Bagshaw, junior of Peyton, Colorado, plays the little girl who seems to spend a lot of time with Pappa and who immediately brings on the interest of a new user, known in The Hideaway as a guest.

This guest, Thomas Woodnut, struggles with the purposes of The Hideaway, and throughout has a hard time following the rules. Woodnut is played by Nathan Wojciechowski, junior of Gering.

While Morris has an agent in The Hideaway, there are rules set in place

by Pappa which forbid any telling of personal information. This, predictably, makes it more difficult for the detective to find real world, solid evidence to find the user behind Pappa.

The rule has a logical foundation though. The confidentiality of the users and employees alike is much needed considering the events that occur in The Hideaway which are constantly referred to throughout the play but in an obscure way that tickles at the audience’s imagination.

Mr. Sims isn’t the only real world person to be interrogated though. Mr. Doyle, played by Wacey Gallegos, senior of Ainsworth, also makes his appearance in the investigation though the obscure dialogue makes it hard to pinpoint exactly who he is in The Hideaway and why he is a part of this investigation.

Overall, the play is certainly not for the faint of heart. It has several references to subjects which most people would find uncomfortable.

If you enjoy the exploration of the human psyche and its desires, this would fulfill that purpose well.

Common themes throughout the play are anger, resentment, love and religion, all viewed through the lenses of the characters.

As an audience member, you have insights to private interactions between characters but the teasing way these short little scenes end leaves the audience wanting more.

The ending finally puts the entire puzzle together but leaves the audience examining these themes and the effects of technology on desire and the human identity, both of which are the philosophies behind this play.

The author, Jennifer Haley, seeks to explore virtual reality ethics and how these can affect relationships and, ultimately, the human psyche.

“The Nether” will be performed in the Block Box Theatre at 7:30 p.m. tonight through Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday.

Mr. Doyle, played by Wacey Gallegos, senior of Ainsworth, denies knowing information about “Pappa,” Tuesday during “The Nether” dress reh

her” dress rehearsal in Memorial Hall’s Black Box Theatre.

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Thomas Woodnut, played by Nathan Wojciechowski, junior of Gering, hugs Iris, played by Syerra Wycoff Bagshaw, junior of Peyton, Colorado, Tuesday during “The Nether” dress rehearsal.

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Mr. Sims, played by Samuel Thomas Martin, junior of Hot Springs, South Dakota, justifies his actions during an interrogation Tuesday during “The Nether” dress rehearsal.

Detective Morris, played by Molly Thornton, senior of Riverton, Wyoming, stares with fear during “The Nether” dress rehearsal Tuesday in Memorial Hall’s Black Box Theatre.

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Wrestlers thrill at Black and Cardinal Classic Steven Crews Reporter

Source: rmacsports.org

Conference Standings As of Nov. 15 TEAM:

Football

1. Colorado Mesa 2. Colorado Mines 3. CSU-Pueblo 4. Western State 5. Black Hills State 6. Dixie State 7. South Dakota Mines 8. Fort Lewis 9. Chadron State 10. Adams State 11. New Mexico Highlands

TEAM:

RMAC 8-2 8-2 8-2 7-3 6-4 6-4 4-6 3-7 3-7 2-8 0-10

Volleyball

1. MSU-Denver 2. Colorado Mines 3. UCCS 4. Regis 5. Colorado Mesa 6. Colorado Christian 7. Adams State 8. CSU-Pueblo 9. Western State 11. Chadron State

As of Nov. 15

RMAC 18-0 15-3 12-6 12-6 12-6 12-6 11-7 10-8 10-8 6-12

Overall 9-2 9-2 8-3 7-4 7-4 6-5 5-6 4-7 3-8 2-8 0-11

Overall 23-3 21-6 17-9 17-10 18-8 20-9 16-11 12-15 14-12 7-20

Source: afca.com

D-II National Standings TEAM:

1. Northwest Missouri St. 2. Grand Valley St. (Mich.)

3. Shepherd (W. Va.) 4. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 5. Harding (Ark.) 6. California (Pa.) 7. North Alabama 8. Texas A&M-Commerce 9. Emporia St. (Kan.) 10. LIU-Post (N.Y.) 11. Indiana (Pa.) 12. North Carolina-Pembroke 13. Minnesota-Duluth 14. Newberryn (S.C.) 15. Ferris St. (Mich.)

16. Ashland (Ohio) 17. Southwest Baptist (Mo.) 18. Fairmont St. (W. Va.) 19. Valdosta St. (Ga.) 20. Central Missouri 21. Colorado School of Mines 22. Midwestern St. (Texas) 23. Florida Tech 24t. Azusa Pacific (Calif.)

24t. Colorado Mesa

Record 11-0 11-0 10-0 11-0 11-0 10-0 8-1 9-1 10-1 11-0 9-1 9-1 10-1 10-1 9-2 9-2 10-1 10-1 8-2 9-2 9-2 8-2 8-2 9-2 9-2

Points 750 714 688 657 617 602 540 530 506 495 444 401 396 330 328 270 250 248 193 153 139 123 82 81 81

The Black Team defeated the Cardinal team 20-18, Thursday at the wrestlers’ annual Black and Cardinal Classic. Multiple matches were close and went down to the final seconds.

“In the past we used it (intrasquad dual) for wrestle-offs for starters. Now we use it to be at home and be under the spotlight just like having another dual,” Head Coach Brett Hunter said. “We don’t put much emphasis in intrasquad duals. It’s another dual to get ready for the RMAC schedule.”

In the first match Reed Burgener, senior of Douglas, Wyoming, 165-pounds, defeated Johnny Porter, redshirt sophomore of Bellevue, 149-pounds. Despite the weight difference, Porter kept the match close but eventually lost 8-3.

The second match was Josh Bird, freshman of Burlington, Wisconsin, taking on Brock Thumm, redshirt sophomore of Watervliet, Michigan, both at 141-pounds. This match continued the excitement with Bird pinning Thumm with 1 minute-4 seconds left in the first period. This was one of three pins in the duals.

Kai Dill, redshirt freshman of Clovis, California, 197-pounds, took on Matthew Kindler, freshman of David City, 184-pounds, for the fourth match. Dill managed to come back from a two-point deficit in the third but lost 5-3.

“The team is looking good,” Dill said. “I got minor things to work on; everyone’s got minor things they need to fix. It shows us where we are and everything we need to improve on for the team.”

The fifth match was Cooper Cogdill, redshirt sophomore of Chadron, 197-pounds, against Andrew Wilson, freshman of Albuquerque, New

Jacob Anderson, redshirt junior of Central City, 157-pounds, hangs onto Jacob DeSersa, freshman of Hot Springs, South Dakota, 149-pounds, Thursday at the Black and Cardinal Classic in the NPAC. Anderson defeated DeSersa 9-7.

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Mexico, 285-pounds. Cogdill was dominating the match leading 14-0 and with approximately 30 seconds left in the first period Cogdill earned a pin. This pin put the black team up 15-9.

“It’s good to get another live match under the belt and it helps us see where the team is at,” Cogdill said. “It felt good getting more mat time and being able to stand on my feet and work on things.”

Jacob Anderson, redshirt junior of Central City, 157-pounds; Chance Helmick, ju-

Athletes

KEENAN JOHNSON

of the

nior of Beatrice, 165-pounds; Shaq Bell, senior of South Haven, Michigan, 165-pounds; and Willy Cogdill, redshirt freshman of Chadron, 184-pounds, also earned wins.

“We’re on track for most guys, even our elite freshmen,” Hunter said. “We still have guys who need to be on track and, as a team we have things we need to work on to be where we need to be.”

The wrestlers’ next tournament is the Holiday Inn Open at University of Nebraska Kearney, 8 a.m., Saturday.

Week

Sport: Football Class rank: Redshirt freshman Hometown: Chadron

Sport: Basketball Class rank: Senior Hometown: Indianapolis

As a linebacker, Johnson was responsible for three takeaways from CSU-Pueblo. He intercepted two passes, and recovered a fumble in the loss. He also accumulated eight tackles and two pass breakups.

In the Eagles’ first game, Gordon scored 27 points against Bellevue University,18 of which came from behind the 3-point line, where he cashed in 6 of 9. He shot almost 53 percent for the game.

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Volleyball team drops final games of season Caleb Wiederhold & Brianna Wilson Cartoonist & Reporter The Eagles volleyball team dropped its final two games of the season to Colorado Christian University, Lakewood, and Colorado School of Mines, Golden. CSC fell to 7-20 overall, 6-12 in the RMAC. Against CCU, Alia Brennan, senior of Chadron; Gaby Varela, junior of Dorado, Puerto Rico; and Rudy Leasau, senior of LaMesa, California, each completed 13 kills. Setter Madison Webb, sophomore of Loveland, Colorado, accomplished 42 assists.

Leasau and Timmi Keisel, redshirt freshmen of Fleming, Colorado, each pulled off four blocks with Brennan accounting for two.

Emily Bruce, junior of Centerton, Arkansas, finished off the game with 22 digs, while Leasau and Ashton Burditt, freshman of Spearfish, South Dakota, each added nine and Webb completed seven.

In the first half, each set was close with CSC managing to score first in each of them. Colorado Christian rallied to win the first set 25-20.

In the second set, the Eagles fought back to win a close one 25-22. Each team managed to ensure two five-point streaks in the set.

When it came to the third set, Colorado Christian was ahead most of the time by five points or more, winning the set 25-16.

The fourth set, the Eagles created attempts to catch up and owned the lead a few times. In

Photo by Jordyn Hulinsky

Ashton Burditt (18), freshman of Spearfish, South Dakota, digs up a hit Saturday during a game against Colorado School of Mines at the Chicoine Center. the end, the Cougars caught up and won the set 28-26, ending the game.

“Overall, we did well, because we made progress,” Head Coach Riann Mullis said.

Against Mines, CSC held their best score, losing 25-21 during the first set. However, the Eagles only continued to decline during the last two, ending 25-16 and 25-15, respectively.

CSC held the lead until the Orediggers caught them at 14-14 in the first. CSC then

trailed Mines closely, not falling behind more than three points until the final score, which was sealed by a combination of kills logged by Colorado Mines and several errors from the Eagles.

During the second set, the Eagles trailed the Orediggers by a few points until Mines scored four pulling ahead from 13-11 to 17-11. An attack error got the ball back for the Eagles but they lost it again after a kill delivered by CSM’s

Janice Jin, sophomore of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Right side hitter, Varela reclaimed the ball for the Eagles but it was lost again when Leasau logged an attack error.

Mines pushed the score from 19-13 to 22-13 before CSC regained possession. The Eagles scored three more points but then lost the ball again and committed two attack errors followed by a kill from the Orediggers, which ended the set.

The Eagles again started out with the lead in set No. 3, but lost it quickly at 4-4. From there, CSC struggled to hold possession. Mines logged two four-point runs early on from 8-6 to 12-6 and then again from 18-14 to 22-14. The Eagles only found one more possession before the game finished; an attack error by Varela ended the game.

The Eagles logged a total of 26 errors throughout the game compared to the 15 of the Orediggers.

Leasau led the team in kills with 16, followed by Varela with 11 and Keisel, three. Webb logged 31 assists, close to her general average.

Two Eagles earned conference honors, Leasau and Brennan. Leasau made the AllRMAC Second Team, while Brennan received an honorable mention “The last game is always hard whether you win or lose,” Mullis said. “Overall I’m happy with the progression throughout the season, I wish our win-loss record reflected that progression a bit better.”

Women’s basketball team loses to Wyoming 74-50 John Murphy Reporter In Janet Raymer’s head coaching debut, The University of Wyoming Cowgirls (1-0) outshot Chadron State (0-1) in all categories Friday night on their way to a 74-50 victory over the Eagles.

After Erin Graham, senior of Deland, Florida, made a jumper 13 seconds into the game for the Eagles, the Cowgirls answered by making four three-pointers in a row of their 13 total to hold the lead for good.

The Eagles came within two points midway through the second quarter and entered halftime only down by seven, but after being outscored by 16 in the third quarter, the game was put out of reach.

“Wyoming came out more aggressive on offense and defense in the second half than they did in the first,” Kalli Feddersen, junior of Rawlins, Wyoming, said. “They executed when they had the ball and got major stops on defense.”

The Cowgirls came out strong in the second half hitting 50 percent of their shots, including five more three-pointers, compared to the Eagles 34 percent.

The Eagles outshot the Cowgirls 42 to 36 percent in the first half, but were hurt by their seven first-half turnovers.

Graham led all scorers with 20 points, being the only double-digit scorer for the Eagles, while shooting 50 percent from the field and grabbing a team-high eight rebounds.

Kylah Collins, redshirt freshman of Waukegan, Illinois, added nine points and five boards for the Eagles, while Maddie Metzger, senior of Georgetown, Texas, provided seven points and five rebounds.

Clara Tapia, sophomore of Barcelona, Spain, led the Cowgirls with 18 points

and four three-pointers. Rachelle Tucker, sophomore of Pierce; Liv Roberts, junior of Missoula, Montana; and Hailey Ligocki, senior of Sheridan, Wyoming, all finished in double digit scoring for the Cowgirls.

“The Wyoming game helped us learn what offenses worked for us and what ones didn’t,” Feddersen said. “We are going to try to focus on perfecting our zone defense and not let teams get as many open shots against us.”

The Eagle’s next game and home opener is Friday, Nov. 25 in the Chicoine Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.

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Eagles finish season with loss to CSU-Pueblo Jordyn Hulinsky Managing Editor Despite leading through three quarters, the Eagles’ football team finished the season with a 27-14 loss to Colorado State University-Pueblo in Pueblo Saturday.

The Eagles landed in the end zone twice in the first quarter, and not again for the rest of the game. The first score came from quarterback Matt Vinson, junior of Box Elder, South Dakota, hitting Jack Dobyns, junior tight end of Tucson, Arizona. Vinson only threw for one touchdown in the game, but completed 14 this season.

In the match-up against CSU-Pueblo, Vinson completed 20 of 42 for 89 yards and threw three interceptions, but this season, he completed 199 of 366 for 1,988 yards and 16 interceptions.

“I think we started out really well against Pueblo,” Vinson said. “They are a really good football team. I thought the defense played really well all game and offensively we didn’t execute well enough and we made way too many mistakes.”

The second touchdown came off a one-yard rush from Derek Jackson, junior tailback of Pueblo West, Colorado. Jackson rushed nine times for 22 yards this weekend, which resulted in 124 carries for 564 yards and eight touchdowns this season.

The Eagles defense stopped all attempts for the ThunderWolves in the first quarter.

The teams exchanged interceptions with Keenan Johnson, redshirt freshman of Chadron, marking his first of the game and Pueblo’s Joseph Jones, senior of Fountain, Colorado, snagged one from Vinson. CSU-Pueblo only marked one first-down in the first quarter, but the roles swapped in the second when CSC couldn’t advance the score, and CSU-Pueblo added two scores to the board. But, CSC maintained the lead at halftime because Palmer White, senior of Denver, blocked a point-after attempt to hold the ThunderWolves at 13.

The teams traded turnovers in the third but neither found the end zone. Johnson snagged his second interception of the game, which brought his season total to three, and Jones recovered a fumble from Kyle Hooper, senior of Alliance.

The ThunderWolves gained the lead early in the final quarter. The Eagles’ hopes looked to improve when Brian Wood, junior of Stockton, California, forced quarterback AJ Thompson, sophomore of Denver, to fumble and Johnson recovered. But on the following drive, Vinson was sacked and then threw to the wrong colors when LaRon Tarkington, senior of Phoenix, allowed CSU-Pueblo’s offense to take the field.

Collin Eisenman, junior of Sheridan, Wyoming, sacked Thompson on the following drive which forced the ThunderWolves to punt on fourth and long. Cody Paul, senior tailback of Seal Beach, California, fumbled on the kick return. CSU-Pueblo recovered and then scored again on the next drive.

Fradlet Dort, senior of Lake Worth, Flor-

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ida, rushed to the five-yard line, where Zecharie James, junior of Hampton, Virginia, forced a fumble that Morgan Smith, freshman of Aurora, Colorado, recovered in the end zone.

“It was a rough season,” Jackson said. “It didn’t go as planned but now we have to get better in the off-season.”

The Eagles ended the season 3-8 overall and 3-7 RMAC. “It’s a disappointing season,” Vinson said.

“It’s crazy because we were a few plays away from this season being completely different.

We lost a lot of close games. At the end of the day this season isn’t good enough. This football program is not used to losing and we need to figure out a way to change that next season.”

Two players were named to the First-Team RMAC All-Conference team at the conclusion of this season. Five others were honored as either Second Team or Honorable Mentions.

The RMAC’s 11 head coaches vote on players for the award based by position. Coaches are not allowed to vote for their own players.

Paul, punt returner, and Zach Smith, senior of Gering, were honored as First-Team selec-

At the end of the day this

season isn’t good enough. This program isn’t used to losing and

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we need to figure out a way to change it next season.

— Matt Vinson

junior of Box Elder, South Dakota

tions. Paul was No. 1 in the RMAC and No. 8 nationally for punt return average at 16.3 yards.

He was also tied for the most punt return touchdowns in the RMAC with two. Smith was the RMAC leading punter with an average 41.3 yards per attempt. He finished 16th nationally.

Darrien Oliver, senior of San Diego, and Eisenman were named to the Second Team.

This is Eisenman’s second All-RMAC award; he was named to First-Team his sophomore year.

Honorable mentions include Steve Allen, junior of Knoxville, Tennesse; Mitch Collicott, junior of McCook; and Paul for kick retuner.

Any player to receive at least one First Team or Second Team vote earned honorable mention.

CSC is the only RMAC school to have at least one All-RMAC First Team player for 26 consecutive seasons.

Men’s basketball team lose 1st game by 1 Preston Goehring Sports Editor The Eagles’ offense played well in the true season opener against Bellevue University, Bellevue, but could not hold off the Bruins in the end, losing a heartbreaker 78-77.

CSC struggled to rebound in the first half, giving the Bruins seven offensive rebounds, but the Eagles cashed in on seven 3-pointers, giving them a slim two-point advantage at the break.

The Eagles were hit by serious foul trouble in the second half, with Jordan Perry, junior of Murrieta, California, and Warren Gordon, senior of Indianapolis, forced to watch from the bench for a large chunk of time. Perry picked up a

foul with 18:06 remaining in the second half and didn’t check back in until the 11:30 mark. Gordon picked up a foul with just over 17 minutes left, and subbed back in with Perry.

In that time, the Bruins went on an impressive 20-2 scoring run, gaining the lead and pushing it to 13.

In the last two minutes of the game, the Eagles trailed by 10 points, 76-69, but Gordon hit two from deep before Austin Hall, junior of Aurora, Colorado, threw down a dunk, making the deficit four points.

With six seconds remaining, Gordon missed a pair of shots, but the ball was tipped out of bounds by a Bruin giving CSC one final chance. Leigh Saffin, redshirt sophomore of Warrnambool, Australia, hit a three with one second left, bringing the score to 78-77 as time expired.

Even with missing a large portion of the second half, Gordon was red hot the whole game. Finishing with 27 points, 18 of which from 3-point range, Gordon led all players. Perry finished the game with 12 points, only missing one shot the whole game, including a perfect 4 of 4 from the free-throw line.

Hall also played well sinking 7 of 11 from the field and one free-throw, totaling 15 points. Hall also led the Eagles in rebounding with six.

As a team, the Eagles shot 41.3 percent from the field and 42.1 percent from long range.

CSC will host Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota, for the home opener. Tipoff against the Wolves is scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday, in the Chicoine Center.

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CA 239 hosts Oxfam Hunger Banquet High-class

Regan Garey, 20, junior of Curtis, eats her meal served to her at a table covered with a table cloth as part of the highclass participant at the Oxfam Hunger Banquet.

Those in high-class were offered a salad, meal, dessert, glass of tea and water in the Student Center Ballroom.

Photo by Jordyn Hulinsky

Middle-class

Carly Slaght, 20, junior of Scottsbluff, at the middle-class table eats rice and beans with a glass of water Monday during the Oxfam Hunger Banquet at the Student Center Ballroom hosted by CA 239 Event Planning and Leadership class.

Photo by Jordyn Hulinsky

Low-class

Dave Collins, “The Voice of the Eagles” sports broadcaster for KQSK in Chadron, sits on the floor eating a plate of rice as a lowincome participant at the Oxfam Hunger Banquet in the Student Center Ballroom.

Photo by Jordyn Hulinsky

2nd annual Oxfam Hunger Banquet educates students, faculty, and community about world hunger, inequality, and discrimination Alyssa Sanders Reporter Students in CA 239 Event Planning and Leadership, in conjunction with CSC Dining Services, hosted the second annual Chadron State College Oxfam Hunger Banquet 6 p.m.

Monday in the Student Center Ballroom.

Working to bring awareness about world hunger to communities, Oxfam educates on issues including inequality, discrimination, and unequal access to basic resources.

The banquet was brought to Chadron State

by Shaunda French, associate professor of communication and social sciences.

“I participated in the Oxfam Hunger Banquet as a graduate student at the University of Central Missouri,” French said. “This event gives students a sense that food insecurity can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere.”

Working alongside French was Wacey Gallegos, 22, senior of Ainsworth. The psychology major helped coordinate the banquet as part of his undergraduate internship while developing a paper on the effects of poverty on neurological and cognitive functions.

The event planning students played a variety of roles throughout the event. While some acted as conversation leaders within the eco-

nomic class categories, others took on the persona of fictional people, portraying the characteristics of what life is like in high-, middle-, and low-class situations.

Among the approximate 200 guests in attendance was Bruce Carpenter, assistant football coach, his wife Jenny and their three children, all of Chadron.

“It’s a great opportunity to plant a seed and educate our children, giving them early exposure to the real problems that people face,” Jenny Carpenter said.

According to the United States Census Bureau, poverty accounts for 18.8 percent of Dawes County residents.

Pastor Ann Sundberg of Immanuel Lutheran Church was the featured guest speaker for the evening. During her presentation she spoke of the harsh realities that many people in our own community face. She ended her talk by encouraging the audience do their part by donating to the multiple food pantries in town that offer resources to people in need.

“It was a huge contrast from my experience last year,” Jim Margetts, dean of liberal arts, said. “Last year I was in the low-income group and I was envious in the people in this position, in high-class. This year sitting in their spot (high-class) I’m embarrassed. It really made it real experiencing both extremes.”

The three deans have funds that are available for students and faculty who are interested in hands-on learning, Margetts said. Students and faculty have to apply for those funds, but for the second year the deans decided to help fund the Oxfam Banquet.

“We usually make a decision to give funding partially based on how many people will be impacted,” Margetts said. “We believe this is a powerful use of funding. This event brings home something strong to our students.”

Children around the world 34 million children around the world suffer from malnutrition 1 million of these children die each year from lack of food That amounts to 15 percent of the world’s children that die from hunger Information from CSC Oxfam Hunger Banquet Power Point

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The Carpenter family raises their hands in response to a question Monday during the Oxfam Hunger Banquet in the Student Center Ballroom.

Photo by Alyssa Sanders

How many people live with food insecurities?

Dawes County 1,310 Nebraska 245,160 United States 42.2 million Photo by Jordyn Hulinsky

Kurt Kinbacher, communications and social science associate professor, sits on the floor among a group of low-income participants Monday at the Oxfam Hunger Banquet in the Student Center Ballroom hosted by CA 239 Event Planning and Leadership class.

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Stevens showcases talents at senior recital Brianna Wilson Reporter Sporting his favorite musical tie, which contrasted interestingly with his blue shirt, Curtis Stevens, senior trumpeter of Ogallala, awed his audience with a selection of four pieces as part of his senior recital Saturday.

As the sun set, an audience of roughly 72, nearly a full house, welcomed Stevens as he entered the room, followed by Sidney Shuler, assistant music professor, and Bobby Pace, accompanist.

The first piece, “Concerto for Two Trumpets in C Major,” by Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, was quick and moving. Pace accompanied them on the baby grand and Stevens was joined by Shuler on the trumpet.

“Because I was playing the piccolo trumpet, the Vivaldi was the most challenging,” Stevens said.

The upbeat song was more fitting with the inside décor of potted plants with vibrant green leaves than the setting sun and bare trees seen through the windows.

For the second piece, Allen Kissack, junior of Sidney, took Shuler’s place on stage playing the trombone. “Double Concerto for Trumpet,

Trombone, and Orchestra,” by Eric Ewazen was a mournful piece that also had a majestic essence. Stevens said this was the most challenging piece “because of the technical demands, the music, the leaps and jumps in the melodies and the collaboration with two other performers.”

Intermission followed and the audience started to buzz, timidly at first but shortly after, the Chicoine Atrium was humming.

When Stevens and Pace reentered the stage, they were greeted by enthusiastic applause and a few whistles from the front of the crowd.

Stevens said the best piece he played was “Concerto for Trumpet inEb Major, Hob Vlle:1,” by Franz Joseph Haydn.

The second part, “Andante,” had a Christmas-carol feel to it that complimented the cool evening.

During the second movement of “Sonata for Trumpet and Piano,”

by Karl Pilss, “Adagio, molta cantabile,” Stevens created an interesting sound when he used a mute on his instrument.

Stevens said the third movement, “Allegro agitato,” was his favorite because “there’s so many musical things you can do with that piece.”

“Fine execution,” said Carol Wright, of Chadron, and a member of the Community Choir. She also said Stevens performed excellently and she was impressed with the variety of his work.

Photo by Brianna Wilson

Senior Curtis Stevens, of Ogallala, plays the trumpet during his senior recital in the Chicoine Atrium Saturday.

Community Choir, Community Chorus entertains at Arts Center Brianna Wilson Reporter

Photo by Brianna Wilson

Professor of music Sandy Schaefer plays the bongo to accompany the Chadron State College Concert Choir Sunday at the Chadron Arts Center.

The late afternoon sun filtered through the stained glass windows of the Chadron Arts Center as the audience of roughly 154 entered for the Concert Choir and Community Chorus performances Sunday.

The choir, under the direction of Una Taylor, music professor and department chair, was uniform in appearance, the men sporting black pants, white shirts and a tie, while the women wore all black.

The first piece they performed was “Hallelujah, Amen,” by George Frideric Handel, a joyful song about the victories against the Seleucids who were trying to abolish the Jewish religion. The second piece, “The May Night,” by Johannes Brahms, was a more classical piece, slightly slower than the first.

In a rather drastic contrast, “Animal Crackers, Volume 1,” by Eric Whitacre was upbeat. The three different parts, “The Panther,” tense and suspenseful; “The Cow,” slower and less dramatic; and “The Firefly,” quick and sporadic, were each unique and conjured images of each animal.

Sunday, Nov. 6, the Men’s Ensemble

performed “The Pasture,” by Thompson, and Sunday the Community Chorus performed the same song, but as a different arrangement. Sunday’s version was written

by Z. Randall Stroope.

Flute ensemble instructor Laura Stephens accompanied the chorus on flute for “Rise Up, My Love, My Fair One,” by James McCray.

The last song, “Praise His Holy Name!”

by Keith Hampton felt like a hymn but it was energetic and light-hearted with the members clapping and dancing along with the tune.

Once the Community Chorus finished, the Concert Choir, under the director of Joel Schreuder, music professor, took the stage.

“It was one of their (the community chorus’) better performances, they sang with joy,” Taylor said. “Community members who love to sing and the students who are in the choir get to interact with the community members; they enjoy the musical experience, they all do their best. In the end, they create a great product.”

Ann Sundberg, of Chadron, joined the Concert Choir on cello for the first piece, “In the Night We Shall Go In,” by Imant Raminsh. The cello added a unique and ap-

pealing bass sound to the song, in addition to the baritone and soprano of the choir.

The following piece, “The Prairies,”

by Edwin Fissinger, had four movements which Schreuder fluidly moved between.

“The Swing,” by David von Kampen involved more elaborate piano pieces, including a few unique solos.

Sandy Schaefer, music professor, joined the choir on the bongo in “Caballo Vicjo,” by Simón Diaz, arranged by Rolando Brenes Rojas. The title means ‘old horse’ and the song sings of love.

“Dravidian Dithyramb,” by Victor Paranjoti continues similar sounds from the previous song.

The dynamics of the choir moved fluidly between soft and loud.

The Concert Choir, like the Community Chorus, ended their performance with a gospel piece that was upbeat. During “The Storm is Passing Over,” by Charles Albert Tindley, arranged by Barbara W. Baker, Enrico Collins, sophomore of Colorado Springs, Colorado, gave his own little tune to the song, giving it a true gospel feel.

The audience seemed to enjoy both the Concert Choir and the Community Choir, offering both enthusiastic applause with whoops and whistles.