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Public rallies for O’Boyle despite NCAA probe Community support for Coach O’Boyle grows

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Sports Editor Fair treatment. More information. Personal support.

All signs indicate that the Chadron community sympathizes with the plight of recently suspended football coach Bill O’Boyle. Posted in the windows of local businesses, they read, “We Support Coach O’Boyle,” or some variation thereof.

The grassroots support movement is the brainchild of Chadron resident Chad Feik of Feik’s 120 Bar and Restaurant. After hearing about O’Boyle’s removal as CSC’s head football coach, Feik decided to take action.

“It was my idea,” Feik said, “I made a sign that said ‘OB we got your back’ on an impulse. The first thing was to get by his side and rally the troops, if you will.”

Feik later replaced the hand-written sign. The new sign, in white lettering on a maroon background reads, “We will always ride for your brand coach O’Boyle.”

“It’s humbling. It’s amazing how many people support our program and what we’ve done,” O’Boyle said, speaking for the first time since the NCAA’s investigation began, “It’s overwhelming how many people have come forth. That’s what’s special about Chadron.”

O’Boyle also said he hoped to continue to coach at Chadron State College in the future. see O’BOYLE, Page 9

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A man enters Feik’s 120 alongside a sign supporting Head Football Coach Bill O’Boyle. The sign states, “We will always ride for your brand Coach O’Boyle.”

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Proceeds from a fundraising golf tournament designated specifically for the CSC football program and stored in an off-campus account appear to be the center of the NCAA investigation of the program, The Eagle has learned.

The tournament, titled “Last Chance for Glory,” raised about $30,000 over the past four years, including $16,000 in 2011, for the football program, according to a July press release appearing on CSC’s athletic department web site.

Former CSC football players Mike Brownfield and Cody Beguin, both of Omaha, Trevor Moon of Buffalo, Wyo., Pat Nickodemus of Lakewood, Colo., and Joe Planansky of Ft. Collins, Colo., “began the Last Chance for Glory tournament in 2008 to help raise funds for the CSC football program,” the release states.

In a telephone interview Wednesday afternoon Brownfield confirmed that the account existed, but said he was not sure how much could say about it, given the current NCAA investigation.

“I was the treasurer on that account,” he said.

He also declined to elaborate about which officials from CSC knew about the account or when they discovered its existence. “I think it would be prudent not to comment on that,” he said.

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Student Senate plants trees, tours library Molly Wedan Reporter This week, the Student Senate meeting was moved to the Reta King Library, as senate members were taken on a tour around the main and basement floors. Some members were a little tired, as they had arrived right after participating in “100 trees for 100 years.” The project made much headway on Monday, but is still in progress.

Milton Wolf, library director and Shawn Hartman, library assistant director of public services, led the tour.

Senate members were led around the main floor, while premature plans for library renovations were described to them.

Wolf explained that the east side of the main floor will be an area for the teachers to convene and work on their items of business. However,

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the students will be able to mingle with the professors and maybe even help them with some technological issues as well.

On the opposite side, students will be provided with new, movable furniture and periodicals will sit on chesthigh shelves for readers to browse. The main floor will be a place for students to socialize with a bit of studying, and those who mainly want to study will be provided with accommodations on the second floor. Another addition will be a coffee shop, located just past the elevator on the west side.

A coffee shop once resided in the King Library, but due to the fact that bonus bucks were not accepted, business was not sufficient to keep running. Hartman said that they would like to incorporate the library’s coffee shop into student’s meal plans, making it more financially possible for

students to purchase items from the coffee shop. Vending machines containing both food and drinks will also be provided for students to use as an alternate to the coffee shop.

There will also be an art gallery on the main floor, filled with artwork from Memorial hall. There is enough artwork to rotate out every four to six weeks, keeping a constant variety in the library, Wolf said.

Both Wolf and Hartman stressed the fact that the library renovations are meant for the students. “The main goal of this is to make it as student friendly as possible,” said Wolf. They both encourage students to visit and voice their opinions on what they would like to see happen before renovations begin. Wolf also encouraged people to work together in order to see change occur.

“Your voice can be heard if you speak together,” Wolf said.

Due to a majority vote of the Campus Activities Executive Board, the CAB did not meet Tuesday for its weekly meeting. The next meeting of the CAB is scheduled for 6 p.m., Nov. 8.

Faculty seek scholarship applications Ashley Swanson

hours or more must be completed by the time of application, the student must be Reporter a full-time undergraduate student during the spring 2012 semester, and the The Chadron State College Education student must have not previously been Association Scholarship Committee is awarded a CSCEA Scholarship.

Completed applications must include giving students a chance to receive a CSunofficial transcripts, CEA Scholarship a letter of recommenfor the Spring 2012 dation from a faculty semester. member in their major, Two $500 scholand a personal essay arships will be turned in to the START awarded to two office no later than students who fullMonday, Nov. 21. fill the eligibility Applications are requirements and available in the START appear to be a pooffice on first floor of tential candidate to Crites Hall, from a facreceive the scholarulty member, and on ship. the financial aid webThe committee Scan the QR code to download the site, or at: http://www. uses a portion of CSCEA scholarship application csc.edu/documents/fithe faculty’s local dues they pay to award the scholarships. naid/scholarships/CSCEA%20ScholaraThe requirements are as follows: 30 ship%20App.pdf.

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Online courses an unfortunate necessity T.J. Thomson Executive Editor Chadron State has the highest technology fee rate of the three-college system, with technology fees 16 percent higher than the next highest institution (Peru State).

With a total of 258 courses offered online in 2011, CSC has more online course offerings than Wayne and Peru State Colleges combined. Between 2010-11, Peru and Wayne States’ online offerings have dropped, but CSC’s has increased two percent.

At its Sept. 19 meeting, Student Senate heard concerns by CSC professor of Humanities Dean Tucker relating to online courses and gauging student’s feelings toward such courses.

At that time, Student Senate was challenged by Tucker to develop a survey to administer to the student body in order to ascertain their feedback about online courses. The matter was undertaken by student Cressey Yeutter of Eustis, who heads the College Affairs Committee, and Student Senate committee adviser Jamie Wada, assistant professor of Justice Studies.

At the Oct. 10 Student Senate meeting,

Yeutter said that she and Wada had completed the survey, and planned to distribute it in-person via teachers, as an email survey might be ignored.

Implementation was halted, however, due to an a combined concern raised by the administration and Student Senate advisers over the administration of the survey.

Due to the regulations surrounding research involving human subjects, the college’s administration suggested that control of the survey be transferred to the Academic Review Committee, a subcommittee of Faculty Senate.

According to Lois Veath, vice president for academic affairs, the decision was a logical one because the Academic Review committee would ultimately be the one to act on any data gathered.

Veath said online course numbers this high for CSC are a necessity and not an ideal in her perspective.

“That’s [forced online courses] not a choice that I’d make for our residential students,” Veath said. Along with this sentiment, Veath said that it is often an issue of dropping a program or course or offering it online, due to a number of factors Veath summarized as being primarily geographic and regulatory. Because

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“We don’t have the geographic area to have in-class adjuncts,” Veath said.

Due to this, the college seeks adjunct faculty to teach online, which effectively negates geographic restraints, and allows the college to select more qualified individuals from a broader range, Veath said.

Veath said the college currently has 87 full-time-employment faculty on a tenure track.

“The board [NSCS Board of Trustees] is unwilling at this time to increase tenure-track positions,” Veath said. Because of this, the college has had to increasingly rely on online options to continue offering programs.

“It’s not that I’m happy about these factors, it’s about working in the environment in which we live,” Veath said.

Despite the large online presence the college already has, Veath remained optimistic about the role of student’s feedback on the future of learning at the institution.

“Student’s wants and desires, tempered with reality, will always be worthy of consideration,” Veath said.

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In its Oct. 13 press release NSCS and CSC officials said the investigation centered around, “football fundraising activities and various financial transactions not part of the College Foundation.”

When asked Wednesday afternoon whether an off-campus football fundraising account was the center of the investigation, Nebraska State College System Chancellor Stan Carpenter said, “How did you find out about that?”

Carpenter then added, “We said before we weren’t going to comment on the investigation until we get our report back, so I’m not at liberty at this point to chat with you about that.”

NCAA regulations state that “A member institution’s area alumni organization may be considered a bona fide part of the institution, provided such an organization is accredited by the president or chancellor of the institution.”

Carpenter confirmed Wednesday afternoon that the Last Chance tournament operates independently from the college.

“That [the “Last Chance for Glory” golf tournament] was run, as I understand it, by an alumni of the institution on his own. He was not affiliated with the college,” Carpenter said.

He added that he expects the NCAA to be on campus in the next several weeks, but could not state exactly when.

“We’re at a point of having the NCAA come out here in several weeks – not exactly certain when – to conduct their investigation,” Carpenter said, “so until that’s done, we don’t have much more we can talk about.”

The NCAA regulations dealing with alumni organizations and fundraising are found in the NCAA Division II Manual, section 13.14.5.

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UK right to cut aid to anti-gay countries SHOULD AID BE CUT TO SUCH NATIONS? COMMENT ONLINE

Aaron Gonzalez Opinion Editor

At the recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth, Australia, British Prime Minister David Cameron, of the Conservative Party, made a bold step in defending human rights in the Commonwealth countries, according to the BBC. Noting that many of those nations have laws stigmatizing homosexuals, Cameron said that any nation who continues criminalizing homosexuality would no longer receive foreign aid from the United Kingdom. Those who are getting UK aid need to “adhere to proper human rights,” said Cameron. Cameron has also said that, “British aid should have more strings attached.”

In the Commonwealth, which is made up of 54 former British colonies, 41 of those countries have laws explicitly declaring homosexuality and homosexual conduct as illegal. Punishments range from fines to jail.

But as one would expect, the governments and peoples of these countries will not budge on their policies. “[T]here was a lot of ‘Human-rights’ in Sodom and much ‘happiness’ in Gomorrah, before GOD Burned these whole cities down,” writes one commenter on Dominica News Online. Yes, we can’t have rational laws because the values of a mythology say differ-

ent. Yet apparently God shows his love on A great case of this barbarism can be these countries by blessing them with pov- found in the enchanting country of Uganerty, disease, AIDs epidemics, and chronic da, where for two years a bill, called the corruption.

Anti-Homosexuality Bill of 2009, has been Another commenter on the same page pending in parliament. The crusade against wrote, “I trust that our Caribbean lead- the LGBT community in Uganda has been ers have the backbone led by fervent religious to stand up against this leaders, funded and filth known as homosupported by numerous sexuality. The warped American evangelicals, minded persons who according to NPR and practice homosexuality Time. are trying their utmost So bad is the antibest to force their nastigay culture in Uganda ness on civilized people that, according to Time, through the use of all Stosh Mugisha, a leskind of subtle tactics.” If bian, was raped by a Prince Philip were here man who wanted to now it would be a per“cure” her. Impregnated Photo by Petr Kratochvil, and HIV infected, her fect time for him to utpublicdomainpictures.net grandmother ter his famous “Do you simply still throw spears at each other?” remark, said to her, “You are too stubborn.” there’s nothing civilized here.

As for the government, the Ugandan I wrote last year that multiculturalism minister for ethics and integrity stated, (unlike pluralism) was a bunch of bull, and “Homosexuals can forget about human in this case the cultural relativism that will rights.” Talk radio personalities echoed this. be hurled at Cameron is no different. I for Only with the threat of the U.S. cutting one am not ashamed to say that when it off aid did Uganda back off slightly; instead comes to human rights and reason, some of hanging, the punishment for being gay cultures are truly far better than others. would be life in prison. Progress of a sort.

Cultures that support human rights more I support David Cameron’s stance. And than traditions or “values” are better than as for any other countries that support terthose that don’t. Nations that value rule of ror and violate human rights, they can eilaw over religious or sectarian dogma are ther join the civilized world of the 21st cenbetter than those who live otherwise. tury or do without our hard-earned money.

MAN ON THE STREET

What do you think about the possible NCAA violations?

“I think they are a big deal, but if they don’t pan out I think people are making too much of it.”

Matt Templar, 22, senior, Legal Studies major of Torrington, Wyo.

“I don’t know anything about them.”

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“I really don’t know that much about it but if they get rid of O’Boyle it would be a loss.”

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EDITORIAL — THE EAGLE’S VIEW

College’s silence only encourages rumors The NCAA’s investigation into Chadron State football’s possible fundraising infraction is a serious issue affecting students, staff, and faculty at our school, as well as the Chadron community. Should the investigation result in sanctions, the college will not only suffer a neutered football program, but also stands to lose large sums of money and many current and potential students.

With the possibility of such a grave outlook looming over our heads, CSC students and community members deserve to know more about what the possible violations are and what the consequences might be.

It’s undeniable that Chadron State is thriving owing in part to its athletics offerings— specifically football.

The wall of silence surrounding CSC administrators and NSCS officials is only allowing rumors and speculation to prevail.

The Eagle has published all the information it has been able to gather, but it is not the whole story. It would be unfair for anyone to speculate about who is to blame—especially when nobody really knows what the possible wrongdoings are.

There is already an outpouring of support for Head Football Coach, Bill O’Boyle, both through outspoken citizens’ attitudes and signs posted by residents and businesses around town.

While genuine, the impetus for the show of support seems largely to be the assumption that O’Boyle has been forced to step down, and barred from campus in a prelude to being named as scapegoat for the entire matter.

We on The Eagle staff are proud of our school, but we will continue to strive to find the answers to this issue until administrators and officials are willing to explain their actions. They owe it to the student body and the public to be open and ethical in their leadership. We deserve to know what’s happening.

Should CSC release the facts on this issue?

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Kristine Bond, 18, freshman, Pre-Pharmacy major of Lodgepole

94% Survey of 50 CSC students Wednesday.

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Watching the Occupy Movement rock the American Corporate Boat over these past weeks has been an absolute joy and yet for a political enthusiast such as my self, it feels very similar to a kick in the gut.

The images of bright young minds smoking hookah in the streets and sleeping out under the bright beautiful smog choked skies of New York to protest the very system that is in many ways responsible for the fiscal comfort and luxury we have all enjoyed for decades is a bright puke brown on the canvas of my aspirations for my homeland.

Now before I run the risk of putting off such an impassioned and empowered assemblage as the occupiers of the recent movements with an admitted unnecessary amount of sarcasm, let me say that yes, Occupy Wall Street is worth supporting, to quote your lifestyles editor, but frankly, where has it been for the past 10 years? Does it really take an economic disaster

that threatens to cripple our country to pull us off our couches and start paying attention to businesses increasing influence on our own political system?

While the sluggish response of our nation’s masses is alarming, what really knocked the wind out of me is that after we lowly working class peons finally found our voices in the face of such glaring inequality in our social structure and an almost institutionalized monopoly on class advantage and congressional ear-time, it is still unclear to the vast majority of our fellow citizens what the point of such demonstrations is.

Simply because no demands are formally stated by some desk jockey in a party headquarters, we understand where a mob of sign carrying protestors is coming from.

How can we hope to improve our own stations without the gut instinct that couples itself with taking a worthy cause to the streets and the critical thinking to understand why and how it’s happening?

For our government to work, it

requires an educated and active populous, and no, having heard about the 9-9 plan on the O’Reilly Factor does not make you a well informed citizen.

This is possibly the most worrisome part of the Occupy movements; it gives us the superficial sense of security that we are affecting the change that can only come by really working at and participating in our government.

Trust me, we’ll all benefit from it.

—Willis Miller, senior of Deer Trail, Colo.

Dear Editor, In a recent editorial (“Romney’s faith is fair game, to be fair” October 27, 2011), Aaron Gonzalez’ description of Mormon beliefs paints at best an incomplete picture. I would urge Eagle readers to also investigate other perspectives on the beliefs of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

(the formal name of the church) through websites such as mormon. org when formulating their own opinions of the faith.

I must also take issue with Mr. Gonzalez’ assertion that Mr. Romney’s faith is “fair game”; As a practicing Mormon for 44 years of my life (to paraphrase Mr. Gonzalez), I am grateful that when I interviewed for a position on the CSC faculty, the merits of my candidacy were decided solely upon the demonstration of my qualifications for the job. Thanks to Equal Employment Opportunity practices, the hiring committee was prohibited from asking me questions about my religious affiliation, marital status, family situation, sexual orientation, etc., to avoid bias. In today’s political environment, Mr. Romney and his fellow candidates can only dream of being considered in like manner.

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-The start of November means pumpkin treats and other delicious sweets.

- Halloween candy means the dentist office is going to be busy.

- Stepping on crunchy leaves is a satisfying feeling.

- Makeup used to help make a costume, is difficult to get off even after scrubbing.

- Props to The Pit and all who sponsored the Zombie House and the All Hallows Ball.

- The snow has arrived, leaving the campus cold and covered with a thin layer of white slush.

- All the candy that wasn’t sold in stores will go down in prices.

- Halloween festivites are over.

- There’s only three more weeks until Thanksgiving break.

- People who don’t know how to drive make the slippery roads more hazardous to drive on.

- It’s great that the Grille and cafeteria offer hot drinks so that students don’t have to go to a gas station in the cold weather.

- Fog machines at dances are fun but not when it’s so thick a person can’t see two feet in front of them.

A glimpse into the past . . .

Senate bashes freshman for misdemeanors – Nov. 3, 1967 – Upper classmen and a group of Senators gathered a group of unfortunate freshman and blamed them for various “crimes.” Such crimes included dating an upper classman or senator, knocking signs over with motorcycles, not wearing their beanies, and sleeping at the Homecoming game. Freshman were brought into a courtroom, completed with a judge, jury, and lawyers; all played by senators. The audience played a hand in the trials, which in the end embarrassed the senate, more than the freshman on trial.

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ALL Hallows BALL

Lindsey Anderson, 19, freshman of Lexington, shows off her hand-painted facial decorations during the Monday night All Hallows Ball.

A lone figure watches the throng of dancers occupying the central area of the ballroom during the All Hallows Ball dance.

FastFacts: • Between both Halloween events, a little more than 1,000 people showed up, including children, CSC students, and the community.

• CAB allocated $1,800 to The Pit for supplies.

• Three different drinks called, “Bloody Mary,” “Groosm Toosm,” and “Pumpkin Pie,” were served at the dance.

• Makeup for the volunteers that took part in the haunted house took a little more six hours to do.

Armani Nunn, freshman of Denver, Colo., dances in the ballroom while wearing his Halloween costume during the All Hallows Ball event Monday.

A crowd of students and young adults from the community mingle and dance in the Ballroom of the Student Center during the All Hallows Ball dance Monday. The dance included refreshments, music, lasers, and ambience-enhancing YouTube videos projected onto the wall.

History of Halloween

Compiled by Ashley Swanson • Halloween is technically written as Hallowe’en.

• There are many different names for Halloween including: All Hallows Eve, All Hallowtide, The Feast of the Dead, and The Day of the Dead.

• Halloween dates back over 2000 years and is known as one of the oldest holidays.

• Halloween comes in second in popularity to Christmas.

• Halloween originated from the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain, meaning summers end, from the Gaelic Culture.

• The Gaelic’s believed that on Oct. 31, the dead would rise and cause havoc on the earth because the boundaries between the living and deceased would be crossed.

• Masks and costumes were worn in order to mimic and satisfy the dead.

SOURCES: www.halloweenhistory.org/ | www.halloween-website.com/history.htm

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ALL Hallows BALL Ashley Swanson Reporter A little more than 540 people attended the All Hallows Ball Monday evening. Different colored lasers and fog covered the dance floor, and it’s dancers, as everyone enjoyed hours of fun, laughter, mysterious drinks, and music.

Multiple versions of costumes appeared at the dance; some dressed in dresses made of duct tape, others wearing masquerade masks, outfits from characters in movies and plays, and ninjas, among other festival costumes.

The DJ’s, Nathan Pindell, The Pit’s assistant manager, Fred Culp, and Mike Grosek featured many different styles of music, most including some form of rap, but also country and slower songs.

The “Cupid Shuffle,” which one

of the last songs played, appeared to be a favorite for everyone at the dance because more than half the dance floor was moving along with it’s beats.

Daniel Newberry worked as the mock tail bar server. All the drinks, one called “Bloody Mary,” was created and named by Newberry. This is the seventh mock tail bar that Newberry has been a part of.

The Pit sponsored the dance, along with Night of Country Swing (NOCS), who provided the sound system.

The Halloween weekend was anything less than fun as the dance and a Zombie Haunted House was created. The Zombie House was open to the public on Sunday night where, for four terrifying hours, people could walk through a dark maze of blood, gore, and zombies.

The Pit, CAB, who allocated $1,800

for supplies, ROTC, and the National Guard sponsored the haunted house.

Twelve volunteers and 13 pit workers collaborated to create the horror fest, which racked in about 650 people.

Jamie Keller, manager of The Pit said, “Everyone did their jobs which made it a great success.”

He went on to say that he was very pleased with the volunteers, workers, ROTC, the National Guard, maintenance crew for helping set up and tear things down, coordination through conferencing, and permission from Randy Rhine, vice president of Enrollment Manages and Student Services.

He’s not quite sure if there is going to be another event like the dance and haunted house next year, but it’ll depend on what the students have to say about the events.

A plastic pumpkin sits on the corner of a table dedicated to refreshments. The Pit provided three drink options.

Sponsors • The Pit, ROTC, the National Guard, and

Night of Country Swing • The National Guard loaned The Pit two army trucks to get people in the mood for the haunted house • NOCS contributed a stereo system to the dance • ROTC helped during the haunted house as volunteers

A red laser penetrates through the crowd during the All Hallows Ball dance Monday in the Student Center Ballroom.

Design | Photos by T.J. Thomson

A mechanical zombie figure nicknamed “Albert” was one of the attractions at the All Hallows ball Monday night.

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THE EAGLE’S TOP ATHLETES

Cody Roes

Football Position: Inside Receiver Year: Junior Hometown: Chadron Roes caught nine passes for 104 yards and two touchdowns Saturday against Fort Lewis (Colo.) College.

Brandon Gorsuch Football Position: Quarterback Year: Junior Hometown: Rapid City, S.D.

Gorsuch completed 24 of 36 for 250 yards and four TDs. He also ran for a fifth TD on a 40-yard keeper Saturday against Fort Lewis (Colo.) College.

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Eagle’s Nathan Ross, (2), sophomore wide receiver of San Diego, attempts to catch the ball in the end zone during the second half as Terry Begaye, (26), junior defensive back of Santa Fe, tries to break up the pass on Elliot Field.

Eagles prey upon Skyhawks, 45-21 Derek Larsen Reporter Despite all the distractions surrounding the NCAA investigation into CSC’s football program, the Eagles football team is staying focused and has been on a bit of a roll lately. The team won its third straight game Saturday, upending the

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Saturday, Eagle’s Brandon Gorsuch, (10), junior quarterback of Rapid City, S.D., celebrates after a touchdown against the Skyhawks.

Fort Lewis College Skyhawks of Fort Lewis, Colo., 45-21 at Elliot Field.

After a sloppy start that included a fumbled punt return that set up a Skyhawks touchdown, the Eagles found themselves down 6-0 early in the first quarter. But the Skyhawk defense could not contain CSC’s offensive attack.

Midway through the opening

quarter, quarterback Brandon Gorsuch, junior of Rapid City, S.D., engineered a 10-play, 67-yard scoring drive capped off with a 4-yard touchdown pass to inside receiver Cody Roes, junior of Chadron.

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Feik also began printing small paper signs that read “Coach O’Boyle Supporter” to distribute to local residents and businesses.

Feik said that he has yet to find a business that refused to post the sign.

Roger Nelson, another Chadron resident and O’Boyle supporter, took the signs to the next level, soliciting local businesses for donations to pay for larger, more expensive signs.

The next step was to take to the Internet.

On Oct. 19, Feik organized the creation of a Facebook page to support O’Boyle called ‘Riders of the O’B Brand - We stand behind Coach O’Boyle.’

The group, which currently has 484 members, is being used as an online forum by O’Boyle supporters to offer words of support for O’Boyle and his family and to organize a show of support at Chadron football’s final home game of the 2011 season against Colorado Mesa University on Nov. 12.

Mike Brownfield, Omaha resident and former offensive lineman who played under O’Boyle at Chadron, has been encouraging other former footballers to attend the game.

Brownfield made a “conservative estimate” that 200-300 people, mostly CSC football alumni and their parents, would be traveling to Chadron to show their support.

“We’re going to support coach O’Boyle and support the players that wear the numbers we

from page 8 wore and wear the colors we wore,” Brownfield said, “It’s ‘possible’ that he robbed a filling said, “The coaching staff made us who we are station in Rushville, but we just don’t know.”

On the day, the two hooked up nine times for today and this is a chance to repay them.”

The Eagle attempted to reach CSC President 104-yards.

Feik said that New England Patriots Janie Park Wednesday to allow the college With about two and a half minutes left in the first runningback and former CSC football to respond to these criticisms, but she was half, CSC got the ball back and a chance to pad its standout Danny Woodhead has been unavailable for comment. lead. The Eagles drove seven plays in just more contacted by O’Boyle The college has remained than two minutes when Gorsuch hit Roes for the supporters, but could tight-lipped about the second touchdown between them, making it 21-9. not confirm that investigation. In their Oct. 13 On the drive Gorsuch went 5-for-5 for 59 yards.

Woodhead would press release, the college and It appeared the Eagles would go into halftime attend the game or be NSCS stated that they would with a 21-9 lead, but after a quick, five-play drive, involved in any other offer no further comment the Skyhawks kicked a field goal as time expired to capacity. due to the “sensitivity of this make it 21-12 at halftime.

Aside from providing matter.”

In the second half the Eagles started off slowly— support to O’Boyle, The sign hanging at Feik’s 120 Bar. According to the NCAA on their first possession the Skyhawk defense held many involved with website, under . . . them to minus 10 yards on three plays, before You don’t have institutions to face it alone the movement seek to voice criticisms of the investigation are bound by the “cooperative scoring a safety. That made it a 7-point game at 21Birthright cares about you and your baby college and the NSCS administration. principle. ” 14. On Fort Lewis’ subsequent drive, they traveled “Nobody has come forth with what “All individuals who are subject to NCAA 62-yards and tied the game at 21-21.

We Provide: O’Boyle’s done wrong,” Russell Milton, a rules must protect the integrity of an In the final quarter, CSC scored 17 unanswered local motel owner who posted a “We Support investigation and maintain confidentiality • Anonymous, confi dential and free points. A 2-yard run by sophomore Glen Clinton, Coach O’Boyle” sign at his storefront said, “I throughout the process,” the website says. pregnancy testing of Cody, Wyo., another touchdown pass by think they pretty much threw O’Boyle under The website also says that institutions that • Caring and respectful staff membersGorsuch, and a 36-yard field goal by Ferdinand – the bus without letting the public know what’s violate the cooperative principle by failing to giving the Eagles a 45-21 victory. going on.” limit “the •disclosure of for information relevant Referrals professional counseling, Gorsuch led much of the offensive fireworks, Feik voiced similar sentiments. to the investigation subject to resources medical[…] caremay andbecommunity completing 24 of 36 passes for 250 yards and four “We would like to define the reasoning for sanctions as determined by the Committee on touchdowns. Roes caught 9 passes for 104 yards Hours & Contact info: the seemingly unfair way he has been treated,” Infractions.” and two touchdowns, while Clinton carried 17 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday he said, “I think the lack of information has Regardless of the outcome of the times for 79 yards and a touchdown.

4:30p.m.-5:30p.m. left people with assumptions and negative investigation or the actions of the college, the Next week the Eagles travel to Golden, Colo., to Tuesday 12p.m.-2p.m. thoughts. intensity of support for O’Boyle cannot be square off against Colorado School of Mines.

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Nelson also weighed in on the college’s exaggerated.

Kickoff is noon at Campbell Field. CSC and by appointment, Closed handling of the investigation.

“I don’t need to or know what’s going on,” Holidays Mines are tied for third in the Rocky Mountain Hotline: 1-800-550-4900 “The terminology ‘possible violation’ doesn’t Feik said. “If I’ve got a friend in need I’ve got Athletic Conference, each holds a 5-2 conference warrant a removal from head coach,” Nelson his back.” record. The Orediggers have a 7-2 record on the irthright season; the Eagles are 5-4.

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As the weather cools outside, the ballroom fills with the performers’ warming harmonies and the audience’s bright applause as they support Chadron’s talented musicians.

“Where could she have gone? She’s dressed as an owl!”

—Thursday, Kent Hall

Warm music kicks off the cold season Friday night, Alesha Siebe, 20, junior of Crete, plays the clarinet along with the rest of the Wind Sypmphony in the Student Center Ball Room.

Hannah Clark Reporter A chaotic hum of tuning fills the student Center Ballroom. It’s 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 28, and the Community Symphonic Band is spread out before a full audience. The musical melee stills to silence, and the crowd follows suit. Out of the quiet, one musician plays a single note. The other members of this amazing machine take up the call – all hum out the note in unison – like a child

taking its first step, they prepare for a symphonic marathon.

The concert is divided into two sections, the community band followed by the wind symphony, both directed by Adam Lambert, Associate Professor of Music.

The audience is pleasantly diverse, toting filled seats and a variety of attendees. They range from the white heads of seniors, to one little girl, who, after the first song, decides to run up and congratulate her mother, a primary flutist.

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As the complex discussion between sounds ensues, the musicians’ jewel movements bring every instrument alive, levers moving like the insides of a masterfully-crafted clock.

After the constant drive of school, it is a luxury to bathe in the music. Many audience members close their eyes and lean back, the tension visibly melting away. Others brandish video cameras, recording every note for family posterity. see WIND SYMPHONY, Page 12

“I’m sorry I almost poked your eye out with my umbrella.”

—Tuesday, sidewalk Disclaimer: “Overheard at CSC” uses quotations obtained and verified by The Eagle staff and is for entertainment purposes only.

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‘Ornery Times’ – Memories tempered by the Great Depression Kevin Oleksy Web Editor (This is the second in a four-part series on the life and “Ornery Times” of Chadron resident Don Holst.)

Don Holst, 81, of Chadron, was born during the Great Depression and grew up during World War II. Of his birth and upbringing, Holst said, “I was conceived the day the stock market fell.

So I was off to a good start. When I got a little older, we had a world war. It was ornery times.”

One of Holst’s earliest memories, from when he was five years old, is the death of his grandfather, Nels Marinus Holst in 1935.

Nels Holst was a musician and composer who emigrated to the U.S. from Denmark in 1872.

“My dad brought me into a room where he was in bed and told me to shake hands. I didn’t even know how to shake hands,” Holst said. “Shortly after that, when I was out of the room, he died. I still have a real clear memory of that day.”

After his grandfather’s death, Holst said his family had so little money, his father had to sell a buzz saw for $40 to buy a suit in which

to bury Nels clear.

Holst Holst. said they Holst said his survived a 1941 grandfather was disaster flood in a great composer, Marysville, Kans. transposer, and Though his conductor, though childhood was he only went to tempered by the school until the privation of the fourth grade. Nels Great Depression Holst published a and the necessity book on harmony of hard work when he was only from an early 25. And when age, Holst said it President Franklin was not without Delano Roosevelt its fun and fond came through memories.

Topeka, Kans., in Holst spent his 1932, Nels Holst free time as a kid Photo courtesy of Don Holst led the band that Don Holst, (37) for Emporia State University, rushes toward mowing lawns played “Stars and for 15¢ to 20¢ the end zone in a game versus Southwest Missouri State Stripes Forever.” and shoveling in Springfield, Mo. Holst attended Emporia State in the Holst still has an snow from walks 1950s, but could not specify the date of this game. overflowing folder and drives in the of his grandfather’s compositions, written winter for 25¢ to 30¢ depending on how deep out by hand on preprinted staff paper. In the snow was. He also caught catfish in the grayed, barely visible pencil, their titles read Big Blue river, which he could sell in town for “Overture to Universal Peace, 1920” and 35¢ per pound.

“Viking, 1923.” The musty pages are bordered At 10 years old, Holst was a school crossingwith mud, but the ink of the notes remains watchman, a job that came with a white belt

WIND SYMPHONY You can feel the warmth in the room. Everyone in the room is a performer’s friend or peer, neighbor or classmate. As the weather cools outside, the ballroom fills with the performers’ warming harmonies and the audience’s bright applause as they support Chadron’s talented musicians.

The two groups play many pieces they had previously featured at the Centennial Concert, including “Washington Post” by John Phillip Sousa and “Blue Danube”

by Johann Strauss.

According to Derek Phelps, 18, freshman of Sydney, “They improved tremendously from when I saw them last at the centennial.”

He goes on to describe the performance as “wonderful,” as he explains his shock at the musical improvement.

A special composition finishes off the community band’s mon-

and badge. “I really felt important being able to bring a large truck to a screeching halt on old gravel Highway 77,” he said.

He also worked after school for the Larabee Feed Mill, on shifts from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m., making around 60¢ an hour. Holst remembers he was young and small enough that he was unable to lift the 100-pounder feed bags. During his freshman year of high school, he worked as a ticket taker at the Isis Movie Theatre, for $8 a week and all the popcorn he could eat.

Amid the hard work, high school sports were a highlight for Holst. He participated in track and football all four years. Despite his father’s objections to playing football, his mother quickly became his biggest fan.

During Holst’s time playing football at Marysville High School--from 1944-1948-the team was undefeated for 28 games over 3 1/2 years. MHS was the best team in Kansas, with 1,076 total points versus only 73 scored by its opponents.

Holst went on to play football and run track in college, but said nothing could quite compare to his high school experience.

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from page 11 tage, with Dr. Lambert donning a theatrical black cape in preparation.

Lambert explains that the band members lobbied for this dramatic piece, as it lends the show a Halloween feel.

“May the force be with you.”

Lambert says, before raising his baton.

The iconic Star Wars theme, “The Empire Strikes Back,” rings through the ballroom. The community band handles the lengthy piece excellently.

Halting right in the middle of the song, Lambert pulls a Darth Vader mask from his bag, and the band continues, this time with the dark Sith Lord directing.

This prompts laughter and applause from the audience, which continues when Lambert faces the audience during the classic Darth Vader march.

On that high note, the community band files out to be replaced with their wind symphony counterparts.

The second half of the performance, which showcases the wind symphony’s talent, is composed of excellent musical control and clarity. The music possesses a clean, soft value, which contrasts against the mighty reverberations that comprise the songs’ climaxes.

The last piece they play fits Lambert’s description well, which he posited as “a doozie”: “Sonoran Desert Holiday” written by Ron Nelson. The musicality merits the standing ovation which follows.

Dr. Lambert, when asked about the evening says, “Concerts are really a celebration of all their hard work. I’m thrilled with their performance; they really roasted the occasion.”

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