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Johnnie Olivas, of Crawford , uses a metal rod to clean a fire box in the Eugene Sheaman Heating Plant Tuesday evening.

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Consequences for failing courses aren’t new, but for nine entering freshmen, failing a First Year Inquiry course has more far-reaching effects.

The bad news is that students failing one of the new FYI courses face a boatload of problems including lack of course substitution and loss of financial aid. The good news is that administrators say they are aware of this, and are working on a solution.

With the introduction of FYI courses and CSC’s change from a general studies program model to the new essential studies model, the college altered how it approached education, and requires students to alter how they earn credits and, ultimately, how they learn.

“Students have to take a total of six credits from First Year Inquiry,” said Joel Hyer, dean of B.E.A.M.S.S. and curriculum and academic advancement.

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CAB wraps up final meeting of semester, allocates $1,800 Sara Labor Lifestyles Editor The Campus Activities Board allocated money to finals week activities and discussed moving accounts off campus at their final meeting of the semester Tuesday.

Kellie Aye, treasurer, said that they were planning to bring masseuses on campus again for finals week. Aye also said that there would be snacks in the student center during finals week. The CAB allocated $1,800 for both the masseuses and snacks.

Dani Buckley, president, reminded CAB members that all foundation accounts need to be moved of campus by Dec. 31, according to Board Policy 3300. Buckley said that if the funds are not moved to an off campus location, the funds would no

longer be accessible to the clubs.

Lane Swedberg, vice president, also reminded everyone that under Board Policy 3300, if a club is switching advisers next semester, their adviser has to be approved

by Aaron Prestwich, interim president of student life.

Darren Burrows, student activities coordinator said that the masseuses would be in the student center on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of finals week, and encouraged everyone to sign up for a massage, as it is being paid for with student money.

Erica Misner, special and cultural events coordinator, said that the Wind Symphony concert will be 7:30 tonight in Memorial Hall. Laure Sinn said that Chadron’s Native American-owned businesses would be honored at Friday night’s basketball game.

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“They don’t necessarily have to take one six-credit course; they could take two, three-credit courses,” Hyer said, adding that about 70-80 percent of FYI courses are in a six credit hour format.

Hyer acknowledged that under the existing system, if a student fails one of those courses, he or she faces a possibility of being unable to repeat the course within the first year. If the course is eliminated, then not at all.

If that happens, those students’ financial aid could be adversely affected, Hyer said.

“I think faculty are pretty sensitive to six-credit-hour courses,” Hyer said. “They are high stakes courses, and could impact financial aid.”

Hyer added that Academic Review, a Faculty Senate subcommittee, is grappling with how to deal with students who fail an FYI course.

Faculty serving on Academic Review, and professors teaching the FYI courses, are aware of the challenges, Hyer said.

“I believe faculty are genuinely concerned,” he said, “the students have to meet them halfway, though.”

Hyer decried the notion that FYI courses are designed to screen out students who are unfit for college.

“They FYIs haven’t been designed for that; they’re designed for success,” Hyer said. “Every student counts at a small institution like this. As an open enrollment institution, we have a moral and ethical responsibility to our students.”

Though he acknowledged the challenges, Hyer also praised FYI courses for their creativity and unique teaching approach.

“It’s released a great deal of creativity by faculty and I’m just dazzled by that,” Hyer said. “The FYI and Essential Studies programs are becoming part of our DNA.”

First Year Inquiry courses, which are team-taught and interdisciplinary, were a major topic of discussion at Monday’s Senate meeting.

Students wrestle with course concerns Sara Labor Lifestyles Editor The main discussion at this week’s Student Senate Meeting was FYI courses.

Spike Jordan, senator at large, said that the Academic Review Committee discussed students with failing grades in FYI courses. The current concern is that students who do not pass their FYI course will not be able to take the course again for two semesters to two years. This would mean a failing FYI course grade would remain on a students transcript for two years.

Jordan said that the Academic Review Committee discussed letting students take a different course to replace a failing grade. Jordan asked for feedback from Senate.

Susan Schaeffer, Student Senate adviser, said that students can appeal a grade for FYI classes if they believe they deserve a different grade.

However, Schaeffer said that based on the nature of the courses, if a student is receiving a failing grade in an FYI course, they are probably failing their other classes as well.

“The class is to introduce students to the culture of being in college,” Schaeffer said.

The students, however, expressed that freshman are not always aware of how a first year course might affect them, so might not try as hard in an FYI course. Several senators voiced the opinion that students be given another chance to redeem their grade by taking a different FYI course, rather than waiting two years to re-take the same class.

T.J. Thomson, vice president, thanked the senators for their interest in the discussion and said that students will be kept informed on the subject.

Senate also discussed moving the foundation account off campus. Bank of the West, Security First, Chadron Federal Credit Union and First National Bank of Chadron were the four banks put forward. Senators voted to table the discussion until they had more information.

In other business, Ashley Swanson, treasurer, said that the dates for budget packet hearings have been set. Clubs asking for less than $1000 are to schedule their budget packet hearing for March 14 or 15, and clubs asking for more than $1000, March 21 and 22.

Swanson also said there is $86,114 in unallocated funds.

Morgan Nelson, student trustee, said that Chadron State College’s fees are good compared to Wayne and Peru’s, according to information at the last Board of Trustees meeting. Wayne has lower student fees, but higher event fees than Chadron, according to Nelson. Nelson says this is good because that means that the students here have more of a say in where their money is going.

Nelson also said that summer enrollment at Chadron was up 15 percent, “which is good news for all.”

Finally, Nelson said that Randy Rhine explained the Kaleidoscope project, funded by Bill and Melinda Gates. The project is about getting open educational resources for students, which would save students money.

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SC Scottsbluff Room, - Systems of Care, 6 p.m. SC Ponderosa - Un-Birthday Party, 7 p.m.

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CSC’s boiler crew dishes on the ins and outs of keeping campus comfortable NaKaya Fester & Ashley Swanson Reporter & Chief Photographer Just starting his shift at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Johnnie Olivas, of Crawford, a 17-year veteran at Chadron State’s Eugene Sheaman Heating Plant, prepares for the evening ahead of him. Though his job includes watching and recording heat, pressure, and water gauges for long periods of time, he, along with his co-workers, also have to clean out the two wood chip boilers, reload the wood chip bin, and perform any maintenance that comes up in the boiler house. The boiler room is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year by employees working eight hour shifts.

The boiler house does more than heat all of the buildings on campus, it also cools half of them; this is accomplished using eight-inch steam lines with enough pressure to not only distribute heat to the buildings and water sources, but also recycle the water that circulates around campus.

“You will never run out of hot water

while taking a shower,” Olivas said.

Each day, employees dump 30 tons, about 700 tons a year, of woodchips into a wide bin that sits on top of an auger, which moves it from the bin to a conveyor belt that dumps into the two boilers. The boilers, also called fireboxes, are cleaned once a shift to prevent build-up of ash that would prevent the accumulation of heat that allows steam to flow through the fire tubes.

The waste cleaned from the fireboxes is discarded onto another auger, which distributes it into an outside dumpster. The dumpster is emptied once a month. This process heats about 1,300,000 square-feet across campus.

“We’re using something that would normally be a waste product to heat the college,” Olivas said.

Along with the main generators, there are a number of backup generators that allow for repairs, and have enough energy to keep the power on campus going. Olivas said if there were any kind of disaster, the heating plant is one of the few buildings on campus that would still be able to function.

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Johnnie Olivas, of Crawford, closes the lid to an auger that takes waste to an outside dumpster Tuesday in the Heating Plant.

Flames rage inside one of the two fire boxes in the boiler house Tuesday. Once inside the fire box, the wood chips turn into ash and form into rock-like matter.

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Good deals have negative costs Black Friday and Cyber Monday may have come and gone, but those days are merely the opening ceremonies of the Kringle commercialism contest. It’s okay that people want to have nice things and good deals.

But with all of these bargains during the season (or around almost any holiday) are we selling something short for all of this?

Surely we are overlooking our decency towards one another, starting with those who work in retail. It’s doubtful that many retail clerks got to enjoy their Thanksgiving, as many stores were open until mid-afternoon, and then again by 8:00 p.m. Hardly time for enjoying a good dinner and family.

And don’t forget that many of these same workers would go to work extra early for the Black Friday rush. That leads to the next dehumanized step.

It seems that shopping rushes are now turning into an experiment of survival of the fittest. Even the Chadron Walmart followed suit. Huge crates of junk everywhere had numerous people with their hands firmly pressed against a coveted portion of the plastic-wrapped pallet, as if they were marking their territory. The looks people gave to others who eyed their coveted spot were reminiscent of a dog guarding his bone.

But shopper hysteria is in the extremes throughout the entire country. This year in San Antonio, a shopper pulled a gun on another customer for cutting in line. In Lithonia, Ga., a shoplifter died after being severly subdued. Last year in Los Angeles, a woman used pepper spray to beat others to the best deals.

Some may say that these are purely isolated incidents and are only reported because of their rareness. For small towns like Chadron, this may be true, but stand back and look at people (from memory or YouTube).

People converge on crates of fresh goodies like pigs on a trough. But at least pigs pile on out of need, what’s our excuse?

No one is innocent here; everyone wants to get at least something nice for themselves. But to tell ourselves that we’re “Keeping ‘Christ’ in Christmas,” or that we still value family as number one during the holidays is becoming a big joke. We have to face facts: the almighty dollar and what it can buy are our new Lord and Savior. Until we can prove it by restraining ourselves and resisting over-materialism, Americans have no reason to claim otherwise.

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Courage is in everyone, apply it Franklin Annis Columnist

Last week I was sent a quote by John Wayne about courage. It read “Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.”

This quote got me seriously thinking about the concept of courage. After much reflection on my personal experiences, I have come to a highly defined perception of courage.

As a combat veteran, I have seen soldiers respond to enemy fire. While I would have loved to say that the heat of combat reveals the purest example of courage, I cannot. I found that in extreme situations that men will fall to the level of their training. In combat there is no time for rational thought and reflection. A Soldier reacts and executes their established orders. It is only after the battle has been won that fear occupies their minds. It is the moments of peace after the battle that thoughts are flooded with the consequences of failure and the costs of war. I have seen tears stream down their solemn faces as they try to process the intense life-threatening experiences they just fought through. Those tears carried no shame with them, nor did they diminish the victory. While the intensity of the battlefield is often used as an illusion to test courage, I find it to be a poor measure of true courage.

Any true test of courage demands two factors. First, cognitive thoughts and decisions must be present. This condition will rule out most extreme situations in which the body’s natural defense systems activate the “fight or

flight” mechanism that prevents higher-level thought. Second, any test of courage must come with a cost, be it real or imagined. There must be a consequence that might hurt. This can include physical or emotional pains, loss of social status, or loss of freedoms. This consequence must also be significantly heeded.

Acting recklessly or without regard to consequence can therefore not be viewed as courage. An individual must choose between if their _____ (character, freedom, values, repetition, etc.) is more valuable than the alternative (not saying anything, lowering standards, etc.).

This brings us to some very hard questions about our values and virtues. Are our lives worth more than our freedoms? Is our popularity worth more than our standards?

It is these types of questions and situations that are true tests of bravery. While I would assert an individual’s actions on a battlefield is a poor assessment of courage, the decision to place the needs of a country above one’s own personal safety is a remarkable display of courage. By the same token, it is fact that we choose to face our challenges that are more important than the outcome of the situation.

Courage isn’t dependent on whether you win or lose; it’s dependent on the fact you tried.

While we usually think courage is used in the most difficult situations, it is exercised numerous times in our daily lives. If you seek to find the bravest of individuals, you do not have to look in the extreme, just search for an individual of character. They are not too difficult to find. You will see it in the underage student that turns down a drink. You will see it in the individual that works until the job is done, not just “good enough.” In the end, don’t wait for great situations to present themselves start practicing courage, do it on a daily basis.

Israel isn’t the only problem

Aaron Gonzalez Opinion Editor

I have a few modest words on the Gaza situation. While there are many reasons to criticize Israeli behavior over the decades, there are two other forces that have failed to help the dignity and humanity of Palestinians: The U.N. and the surrounding Arab states.

First, the U.N. program UNRWA, unlike it’s other refugee programs, does nothing to relocate these people out of the area and to better countries, despite the fact that it spends three times the amount than other refugee programs.

Second, the surrounding states of Egypt (Gaza’s border) and Jordan (West Bank’s border). Notably in the West Bank since 1948, Jordan historically had been the umbrella protector and proxy, yet at no time would it accept Palestinians as Jordanian citizens or let them move into Jordan. The same is true of those in Gaza to Egypt. Palestinians are thus trapped. Of course, if the Palestinians left then the moral blackmail of the Arab states against Israel’s entire existence would vanish.

As Egypt’s Nasser said before the 1967 war, “If the refugees return to Israel, Israel will cease to exist.” The behavior of the faulty UNRWA and manipulative Arab states need addressing if we expect to begin any mutual healing.

MAN ON THE STREET

What is your opinion of the Microsoft 365 upgrade?

“I don’t like it; it looks the same.

It causes people to have problems accessing their emails.”

Thomas Linegar, 23, freshman, Criminal Justice major, of Hemingford

“It’s taking way too long.

They should have done it over break.

I’m not opposed to the upgrade, I’m opposed to how long it’s taking.”

Kelsey Kinney, 19, freshman, Psychology major, of Sturgis, S.D.

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“I honestly haven’t done anything with it. I haven’t seen any benefits.”

Kale Lytle, 18, freshman, Biology major, of Walls, S.D.

“It’d be nice, if they did continue to do it [upgrade], to send us an email about when it’ll be upgraded.”

Molly Cleland, 19, sophomore, Chemistry major, of Sturgis, S.D.

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Dear Editor: I spent six days and eighteen hours without access to my email. Why? So that I would have to memorize a new website in order to access it. No more Hotmail.com, Outlook.com, or Live.com. It is Outlook.com/eagles.csc.edu.

Or. Else. I spent a week without access to my email so that the top left corner would have a Microsoft logo instead of a CSC logo. So that my email account can have file sharing (that it already had, and was pointless) and a messenger (that it already had, and was pointless.)

I pay thousands of dollars per year for an institution that spends my thousands on ugly pointless statues, that can find millions to build and upgrade its facilities, but can’t find a comfortable chair or a computer that runs faster than 800 MHz for a radio studio that could make good use of such things. An institution who has an IT department which consists of several slightly-trained monkeys.

That disables my email for a week to “upgrade” it. That forces me to download and install software which runs 24/7 in order to log onto their wi-fi. Guess what, guys. I’ve been connected to your network without the Bradford Agent for months. Your security is a joke. Your website is barely more user-friendly than a heroin needle, and your bureaucracy would confound Hermes Conrad.

It’s okay, though. I get it. Sometimes a piece of mission critical equipment gets fried and it takes you five days to replace it. You shouldn’t be expected to keep a backup of that on the shelf. It’s not like the entire student body will notice when their online courses, the main website, and the on-campus internet are all down. Sometimes you’re given money to spend in pursuit of art. You don’t need to give it to the art faculty for facility upgrades.

Throw it at those three bronze things in front of Admin. They’re supposed to inspire us, after all. [...]

Sometimes you just CAN’T hire someone who lives in Chadron to teach an online class.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR eight week course to hear back from him. I’m sure he just never saw my emails or heard my voice mails. Sometimes you just need to tell all the clubs who have off-campus bank accounts to move all their funds on-campus. I’m sure that it was imperative that those same clubs move their money back off-campus.

You know, so that nobody else needs to get fired, right?

By the way, I think it was a great idea to buy that light-up billboard on Main Street.

The company who sold it to us said it will last for years. Apparently it has a full gigabyte of on-board storage. Imagine it! With technological wonders like this, we truly have finally reached 1990.

—Nate Cochran, Senior, of Chadron _____________________________________ I’m going to guess that everyone on this campus has gone onto some form of social networking site within the last few weeks to see what trivial things are running through people’s heads. I don’t know if it’s just me, but there seems to be a lot of idiotic things put up on sites like Facebook and Twitter. Here are a few good examples: “someone should text me.. like now. thanks. (:” “Got my hair cut.”

“Some one order 40 mickdubals it seams like the drive threw line is going slow!”

Now, these ramblings point out two good points: One, society’s grammar abilities are dropping at a terrible rate, and two, people post things that no one really cares about.

Maybe once in a blue moon, someone out there who isn’t your mommy might find it interesting that you got a haircut, but other than that, everybody else just scrolls by the post, looking for juicy stories, such as two individuals fighting in the comment section of a picture of Barack Obama. Social media has turned our generations into blabbering

idiots. With sites like Facebook, people use it as a “stream of consciousness” mechanism, meaning they don’t really think about the repercussions of what they are saying.

It is that logic that leads to people posting things like, “Okay listen here. I may have faked a pregnance for what 2 days, but that DOESN’T make me a bad person.. You sleep with other peoples boyfriend so yea that does make you a bad person. What I did was wrong and what you did was wrong!”; If you were in that same position, would you have announced it to the world via the Internet? She could have had her parents as her friends, making it really awkward around the dinner table when apparently your daughter faked being pregnant.

It is the “stream of consciousness” mentality that is polluting Facebook with posts written by uneducated buffoons and egotistical individuals.

And before you ask, yes. Every single one of these statuses is a legitimate post that I have seen on my Facebook, but of course, names have been left out so some people can still retain their dignity. If you aren’t somewhat worried at what these people are saying, you should be. More and more people with that same mindset are graduating from high school and college everyday. Can society really afford to let people like that become important individuals in America (ex. George W. Bush)? We should be focusing on the bigger picture, rather than what is on a computer screen.

—Richard Heule III, Freshman, of Hemingford Editor’s Note: The Eagle would like to remind readers that all content of letters to the editor belong to their respective authors, and do not reflect the views of The Eagle or CSC.

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Hannah Clark

Lifestyles Reporter

In astronomy, there is a phenomenon called binary stars, where two stars orbit each other and appear like one. The human eye doesn't have enough angular resolution to differentiate the two stars, so their glows combine into one light.

Two of the art department's stars, Jory Zurcher of Mitchell and Megan Gibbens of Sargent, are displaying their accumulative works in Memorial Hall's main gallery from now until Dec. 7.

Their works are the product of CSC's art field endorsement program, since both are earning their Bachelor of Science in Eduction degrees, focusing on teaching art. Despite the show's title, “Diverge,” the pairs' works harmonize together, and unite the gallery under canvases of oil and watercolor.

The gallery is divided, with Zurcher's works on one side and Gibbens on the other. Instead of opposing, however, the binary artists represent similar mediums and subject matter. On the right hangs Zurcher's ar— Jory Zurcher ray of cowboy-inspired paintings, intermingled with bronc and bull sketches. Zurcher's oils, like “The Lone One,” depicting a solitary bison, are done in muted pastel tones, and reinforce his show's appreciation for plains heritage. In his artist's statement, Zurcher reflects on his cowboy roots. His childhood transits to rodeos, stand out in Zurcher's artistic history, and the rodeos clearly influenced his work. The title of one of his water colored horses, “Tools of the Trade”, reflects a more pragmatic view of horses, as a literal farm implement. But Zurcher's light, colorful style fills in any missing romanticism that the title lacked, and reflects the artist's appreciation for the animal. His second equestrian watercolor, “Owayyekke Wasse,” takes its name from the Lakota saying “everything is good for the eyes”. The piece, like its title, reflects Native American inspiration, and has the same soft portrayal of a glassy-eyed horse.

"I am reminded of how blessed I am to be doing what I love."

Stretching onto the gallery's back wall, three painted skulls give the show and decidedly south-western feel, and are reminiscent of O'keeffe's New Mexican creations. The small paintings, some done in faded watercolor or thick acrylic, are situated on horned animals' foreheads. One on a bison skull, another on a steer's, the pictures look like the animal's last thought, soaked through in color. Completing the mesa feel, Zurcher chose to feature a remarkable pair of chaps.

“I am reminded of how blessed I am to be doing what I love,” Zurcher wrote in his statement, and it's obvious he loves leatherwork.

Like Zurcher's chaps, Gibbens has her own party piece hanging on her side. A United States map, made entirely of Nebraskan license plates, hangs beside the title “United Plates of NE.” Although distinctly cool, her metalwork also reflects a transient idea which breaths through both of their displays. “United Plates” reflects how America's bread basket has supplied the entire country with sustenance and a unique western image. Both artists deal with the Nebraskan Plains, Gibbens is the colorful centuries-old background, Zurcher, the rural man moving through. Instead of horses, Gibbens' watercolors are delicate feathers, arranged in a simple but thought-provoking set of three. Zurcher paints with wild, bucking broncos, while Gibbens' work is the quite, pensive wilderness, like the world after the stadium has emptied. Even her geometric stained glass reflects, literally, nature. Her mesmerizing “Sunburst” casts it's own linear shadows on the wall, which show through the verdant pieces and make it doubly prismatic.

Both artist's work waxes poetic about the grassland. A nostalgic feeling dominates the show – Zurcher's rangeland paintings, especially the horse paintings, are done in warm, sunset colors, like the maternal Nebraskan sun is glowing on her old companion, the horse. Gibben's watercolors, two in particular (“Lone Oak Farm” & “Windmill”) are painted in sepia tones, like the faded photographs of a dying way of life.

Gibbens grew up on a farm in Central Nebraska, exploring nature. Both her and Zurcher draw from their rural backgrounds to feed a talent that not only supplies their community with art, but also aims to inspire and teach young artists in their wake. Instead of diverging, Zurcher and Gibbens' art combines to make one singular, luminous show, composed of two stars.

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"Owayyeke Wasse" (Everything is Good for the eyes), a watercolor painting by Jory Zucher, hangs on the wall in Memorial Halls main gallery as part of the Diverge senior art gallery.

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Jory Zurcher, senior of Mitchell, hangs up one of his paintings Monday morning in Memorial Hall's main gallery.

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JORY ZURCHER– Growing up, he always wanted to be a rodeo cowboy, like his father. Zurcher hopes to teach one day, in a smaller highschool, and after his May gradutaion plans to continue rodeoing, with his focus in riding saddled broncs and roping calves. He aims to increase his leather business and learn to make saddles in the future. Zurcher actually disliked watercolor until taking Nancy Sharps' art class, and now he particulary enjoyss the meduim. His philosophy is that in life, one is continualy learning, and the only way to get better is to challenge oneself.

"Flight" by Gibbens, is a watercolor piece as part of the Diverge art show.

Painted by Zucher, "Ups and Downs", a watercolor, hangs in Memorial Hall's main gallery in the Diverge senior art show.

MEGAN GIBBENS– Though art was not her first career choice, she started doing art because it made her happy. After college, she plans on going to school to be a middle school or high school art teacher.

Gibbens stated that Anne Greenia, an assistant at the library, was one of the most inspirational people because Greenia always encouraged her to continue to pursue art. As her graduation nears, Gibbens said one of the most challenging projects she faced in her career was planning all of the details and putting the senior are show together.

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Thanksgiving tourney proves unsuccessful Molly Wedan

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Sports Editor Over Thanksgiving break, while many families were dining over a turkey feast, the Chadron State Men’s basketball team was on the road to Salt Lake City for the Westminister College Thanksgiving Tournament. On Friday, the Eagles faced the Montana Tech Orediggers.

Action started slow as each team missed a couple jumpers, but CSC put a points on the board by two free throws made by Zac Bargen, junior guard of Chadron. After that, Chadron took off and led for most of the first half, by as much as 14 points. Kendrick Holliman, sophomore forward of Spanish Fort, Ala., and Bargen both hit a three-pointer in the first three minutes of the game which sparked the rest of the team. However, after a handful of turnovers, the Orediggers were able to catch up within six when the first half ended.

Montana Tech then responded by outscoring the Eagles 16-7 in the first seven minutes of the second half. Fouls were a constant factor in the game as the Eagles were guilty of 49 and the Orediggers were able to convert on them for points. The Orediggers took the lead with 14 minutes left in the half, with a jumper made by Bryant Bock, and kept it after that. They ended up scoring 58 points in the second half alone, compared to Chadron’s 37 points. Bargen led the Eagles with 22 points and six rebounds. However, Justyn Anderson, redshirt freshman point guard of Las Vegas, Nev., and David Downey, junior guard of Scottsbluff, each contributed 10 points, making CSC’s shooting percentage 34.5, while Montana Tech shot 46.3, leading them to the 94-69 victory.

“The loss to Montana gave us a bitter taste in our mouth because we led for most of the game and couldn’t finish it. It made us realize how important it is to play the full 40 minutes,” senior forward of Oakland, Calif., Josh Hatcher said.

Hatcher is the only senior on the team this year as fellow senior Sammy Hines tore his ACL at the beginning of the season. Hines won’t be returning this season.

“We are a new team as we only have four returners and we are going up against teams that have played together for two or three years, it’s tough,” Hatcher said.

On Saturday, the Eagles looked for a win to end the weekend in their game against the host Westminister, but fell short losing 94-69.

The Westminister Griffins had the lead the whole first half except for a oneminute period where a layup and free throw made by Holliman gave CSC the lead. Westminister had three threats who each scored double-digit points.

Bargen led the Eagles once again, this time with 19 points and 11 rebounds.

Anderson was also a key contributor with 14 points.

Even without capturing the win, the Eagles shot better, gaining a 44.2 percent and they were 6-11 from the field and 17-23 from the free-throw line.

“Westminister is just a good team, but we learned our lesson and played the full 40 minutes against them,” Hatcher said.

Chadron heads into the weekend 0-4 and will host Colorado Mesa and Western State Friday and Saturday. Both games are RMAC conference, the first ones of the season, and action starts at 8 p.m.

“We need to play smarter this weekend and control our energy and we will do well,” Hatcher said.

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Basketball Home vs. Colorado Mesa, 6 p.m. Friday (Women’s)

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Justyn Anderson Basketball Position: Point Guard Year: Redshirt Freshman Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev.

Anderson totaled 24 points, 3 steals, and 4 assists for the weekend in Utah at the Westminister College Tournament last weekend.

Kattie Ranta

Basketball Position: Guard Year: Junior Hometown: Rapid City, S.D.

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Forward Josh Hatcher, senior of Oakland, Calif., runs the ball down the court during the Nov. 12 game against Nebraska-Kearney.

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Ranta gained her first double-double by scoring 20 points and 14 rebounds in the game against Lubbock Christian on Saturday.

(As of Nov 28)

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3. Indiana (PA) 12 p.m. Saturday

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2. Carson-Newman 12 p.m. Saturday

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Eagles begin break with two losses Molly Wedan Sports Editor

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Guard Kattie Ranta, junior of Rapid City, S.D., prepares to pass the ball to one of her teammates during the Nov. 11 game against Monstana State University-Billings.

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The women’s basketball team had two games to finish before the athletes could go on Thanksgiving break. However, they headed into break with two more losses behind them, when Colorado Christian and Lubbock Christian both stole the show during the Holiday Inn Select Classic at Metro State.

On Friday, November 16, the Eagles took on Colorado Christian University. Turnovers seemed to be the biggest factor in the loss for Chadron, as the Cougars caused 31 turnovers, and were able to score 42 points off of those turnovers. Christina Whitelaw, junior guard for Colorado Christian, led in steals with five. “ They [CCU] ran a box, full court press the entire game which we struggled to adjust to, causing more turnovers than usual. We will need to improve our decision making in the back court when we see them again,” Head Coach Tim Connealy said.

CCU came out ready to play as junior guard BJ Moyes hit a three less than two minutes into the game. After that, the Cougars scored six more points until Chadron was able to put points on the board with a layup by sophomore guard of Buffalo, Wyo., Dallas Shaw.

Shaw led the Eagles in scoring with 22 points, but had help from Kate Simonton, sophomore guard of Bakersfield Calif., who only played one half of the game. Both Colorado Christian and Chadron were in the 40 percent range from the field, but CCU outshone the Eagles in the three point range with a 47.6 percent compared to Chadron’s 26.7 percent.

Chadron did do a good job of rebounding and made more second chance points than Colorado Christian.

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Lubbock Christian Chaparrals on Saturday. The Chaparrals are currently ranked No. 1 in the NAIA and they proved themselves by shooting 58 percent from the field and having 35 points coming from the bench, towering over CSC’s 9 bench points. Leading for Lubbock was Haley Burton, sophomore point guard with 14 points. She had help from five other teammates who scored in double figures.

Burton also was three for five in field goals, helping Lubbock gain a 40 percent shooting average, compared to Chadron’s 18 percent average.

Chadron came out hot and scored the first points of the game with a three pointer from Kattie Ranta, junior guard of Rapid City, S.D., within the first five seconds of action. Ranta led in points with 20 and also received her first career double double when she rebounded 14 of 29 for the Eagles. After that, however, Lubbock took off and led for the rest of the game, ending the first half leading by 29 points.

“It was exciting, but I have to give my team credit, I couldn’t have done it without them,” Ranta said when asked what her thoughts were on her first double double.

Jazmin Lopez, freshman guard of Indio, Calif., contributed seven points in 27 minutes of playing time.

The Lady Eagles will take on Colorado Mesa at 6 p.m. on Friday and Western State at 6 p.m. on Saturday.

“The competition will be stiff but our focus has been and will continue to be on ourselves and how we can keep improving,” Connealy said.

Ranta also reiterated coach Connealy’s thoughts on how the competition looks for the weekend.

“Both teams are good teams. But any team can be beaten any day, just depends on who shows up to play and we are all ready,” Ranta said.

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T About 30 students, faculty, and staff piled into the Student Center’s Bordeaux Room for the International Pizza Party, Nov. 15. Two students, Fathima Sana and Salah Eddine, presented powerpoints about their countries.

Sana, from India, and Eddine, from Morrocco, shared their traditions, culture, and styles of living with the crowd. After each presentation, audience members were able to ask any questions they had.

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Music Department planning end-of-year concerts Sara Labor Lifestyles Editor

‘Cobra Juicy’ pales in comparison to rainbow of better albums MSTRKRFT or Boys Noize.

The layered walls of sound that I was Reporter accustomed to are seriously lacking on this album. Three Tracks; “Windshield I was shaking with anticipation when I Smasher,” “I Think I’m Evil” and “Hairclicked buy on “Cobra Juicy”, the new- spray Heart,” are little more than fuzzed est release from Pittsburgh based Black power chords, and the percussion Moth Super Rainbow. The 10 second on these tracks (and throughout the clips offered by the iTunes store teased whole album for that matter), feels like my ears with the same synth-driven, it doesn’t pack nearly enough punch. base-heavy indie electro that have made When you pit Cobra Juicy against BMSR a mainstay on my playlist rota- their second album, “Start a People,” tions. it sounds more like But after a month polished arena rock of going back than Bruce Haack through the rest of worship. my catalog of BMSR The synthesizer albums, I’m left work was also a huge disappointed comlet down. The synth paring Cobra Juicy solos on “Like a Sunagainst their previdae” ruin the albums ous work. It’s like potentially best track on past albums the by setting the decay band dropped acid, too short, and the atbut in recording tack too long. It’s not Black Moth Super Rainbow’s fifth this album decided just the solos though, album, “Juicy Cobra” was released in to huff glue inthe delay and sustain October 2012. stead. Cobra Juicy are left too high on is less “Alan Parthe backing synths as well. On “Spraysons Project meets Clockwork Orange paint, “Dreamsicle Bomb,” and “The Soundtrack,” and more “Crapfest Disco Healing Power of Nothing,” it ends up meets Cockrock.” drowning out the rest of the texture.

The first thing that sticks out is the A lot of other BMSR sounds that I’ve movement away from the more sen- grown accustomed to, such as the extimental, moody lyrics that attracted tensive use of the Mellotron on their me to their previous records. Instead 2007 release, “Dandelion Gum,” are they defaulted on ballads and pop laden completely absent from this album. hooks that feel forced and insincere.

One of the only returning elements was Another major downer was that the the employment of acoustic guitar loops use of vocodor was scaled back con- on “We Burn”, but even that fell short of siderably, leaving the vocals sound- my expectations by sounding too clean, ing more auto-tuned than Krautrock. and almost like it was out of tune.

“Gangs in the Garden” is the only excepDo yourself a favor if you’re looking tion, and it’s about the only track that to get into Black Moth Super Rainbow: I really enjoyed off this record, despite pick up the first 4 albums, and leave Coit being a bit disco tinged in the vein of bra Juicy to rot in the bargain bin.

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With the year quickly coming to a close, the music department is seeing a busy time, ushering in the end of the year with several different concerts.

Chadron’s Community Symphonic Band as well as Chadron State College’s Wind Symphony will be performing a concert tonight. The groups are both under the direction of Sidney Schuler, visiting assistant professor of music.

The Community Symphonic Band will be performing pieces that center on America. The mixture includes everything from American sailing songs to Cajun folk songs.

The Wind Symphony, made up of 43 CSC stu-

dents, will be performing wind symphony standards, from marches to jazz.

The concert will culminate in a final piece combining both bands.

The concert will be 7:30 tonight in Memorial Hall and is free to the public.

Meanwhile, the vocal ensemble is planning to start off the holiday season with a Christmas concert. The vocal ensemble, directed by Joel Scheuder, professor of music, will present their Holiday concert on Tuesday.

Both the vocal ensemble and the CSC Birds will perform Christmas tunes that of every variety, from a big band feel, to an 80s rock feel.

The vocal ensemble’s concert will be 7:30, Tuesday in Memorial Hall. The concert is also free to the public.

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Tuesday night marked the start of auditions for next semester’s play, “Vampire Cowboy Trilogy” a comedy that’s sure to be a bloody good time.

The comedy features three vignettes that are based on classic movie themes, from Westerns to superheroes to zombies.

Theatre majors and other students, showed up to audition for the upcoming show on Tuesday night. Students were also to sign up for a combat audition Wednesday, as combat is as big a part of the show as dialogue.

The play will be performed in the Black Box Theatre in Feb. of 2013.

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Derek Phelps, 20, sophomore of Sidney, pushes his fist forward to emphasise a point during his audition for “Vampire Cowboy Trilogy,” the Theatre Department’s upcoming play, Tuesday evening in Memorial Hall’s Black Box.