Oct 27, 2016

CSC’s rugby team will compete against Western Colorado at 2 p.m.

Saturday at the football practice fields.

THURSDAY OCT. 27, 2016 ISSUE NO. 10 The Voice of Chadron State College since 1920

SEMPER VERITAS

NEWS >>

SENATE DISCUSSES INCENTIVES AGAIN Senate President Katrina Hurley brought up the idea of incentives again. Students can voice opinions at the open forum Thursday, Nov. 3.

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SPORTS >>

MEN’S XC TEAM EARNS 5TH PLACE CSC’s men’s cross country team finished fifth of 15 teams Saturday at the RMAC Championships. The team is ranked sixth going into the South Central Regional Meet. The top five teams will qualify for the NCAA DII National Cross County Championships on Nov. 19.

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INDEX NEWS.........................2 OPINION....................5 CENTERSPREAD......8 TAKE TEN.................10 SPORTS...................11 LIFESTYLES............14

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Willie Duncan, 17, freshman of Stockton, California, involves the crowd while singing during The Pit’s Open Mic Night, Thursday, Oct. 20 in the Student Center.

BULL RIDER AIMING FOR NAT. TITLE

2 FORMER FACULTY FILE SUITS AGAINST NSCS

Dakota Rice, junior of Spirit Lake, Idaho, has high goals to win the College National Finals and return the title to CSC for the first time since 2001. Rice is a bull rider for the CSC rodeo team.

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Melissa Burke, former associate athletic director, and Robert McEwen, former English and humanities professor, have filed suits against the Nebraska State College System about their terminations and are awaiting actions from the court.

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Senatorial race impacts CSC’s renovation budget Melanie Nelson

Other notable questions asked of the senatorial candidates are as follows: • What funding methods do you support to provide more funds for constructing, maintaining, and improving state highways, county roads, and bridges?

Brewer said we need to look at a reduction in other places rather than raising the gas tax.

He argued we have farther to drive to get from place to place in rural Nebraska.

Davis did support the gas tax. He said rural Nebraska has a lot more roads than people versus the east, and since the funds are paid out on the miles of roads you have, rural Nebraska gains. He said he thinks of it as a tax shift rather than a tax increase.

• Explain your stance on the death penalty.

Davis voted to repeal the death penalty due to a cost factor and an innocence factor. Davis said it costs about 14.6 million per year, yet Nebraska hasn’t executed anyone since 1997.

“We can incarcerate them for life and never have to see them again and not risk death and it will be less expensive,” Davis said.

Brewer, however, completely supported the death penalty.

“I believe that there are those out there who have committed such heinous crimes against society that that is a reasonable option, the death penalty,” Brewer said.

• The state has scaled the heartland expressway project between Alliance and Chadron back to a Super 2 rather than four-lane highway.

Brewer would’ve liked to have seen a delay in construction if it meant doing the project right and getting the four-lane highway.

Davis was also disappointed that it’s not going to be a four lane, but will suggest that the Department of Roads purchase enough right-away to plan on improving it at a later date. Right now, Davis said the bigger need is

News Editor The candidates for state Senator discussed their stances on renovating CSC’s Math and Science Building during an open forum hosted by Chadrad, the Chadron Record, KCSR, and KBPY, Tuesday Oct. 18, in the CSC Student Center Scottsbluff Room.

Dennis Brown, owner of Chadrad and the two radio stations, was the announcer. Kerri Rempp, editor of the Record, and Roxie Graham-Marski, of KCSR asked the questions, and Jeremy Anderson, of KCSR, was the timer.

Each candidate was allowed a 90-second opening and closing statement, and a 60-second response to each question.

The crowd grew to about 100, with people standing in the back, by the time the two delegates for District 43 senator—incumbent Senator Al Davis, and Colonel Tom Brewer— took the stage.

The candidates were asked, “CSC is seeking $23 million over three years to renovate the Math and Science Building, will you support this request, why or why not?”

Brewer responded first saying that he could not give an exact answer without knowing the plans but overall, making improvements to CSC was a worthy cause.

“I’m not going to jump in and give my blessing to that amount of money without having some idea to what that entails and how that money is projected to be used,” Brewer said.

Davis said he is already on the record for supporting the request.

“We need a state-of-the-art facility so these students who are graduating from Chadron State College and move on to UNMC (University of Nebraska Medical Center) will be trained properly,” Davis said.

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widening I-80 to three lanes from Grand Island east.

• What is your opinion on wind towers in the Sandhills?

Brewer expressed his dislike of the idea of putting up wind towers in the Sandhills because they would ruin the beauty of the area.

“Wind towers are probably one of the biggest wastes of money there are anywhere on this planet,” Brewer said.

Davis, however, said they do bring economic benefits, so the local people have to decide whether they are willing to give up the beauty for benefits.

Prior to the senatorial forum, candidates for the White River National Resources District, Chadron School Board, and City Council, took the stage.

First was David Carlson running for NRD. His opponent Andy Curd chose not to participate in the forum.

Carlson is running for his second term as NRD. He said the main responsibilities of the position are protecting the natural resources of the state, specifically groundwater and soil.

“Because of my lifelong involvement with agriculture, I feel that I am qualified enough to the task to continue the work of the entire district, both urban and rural, to move forward in protecting and utilizing the resources of our district,” Carlson concluded.

Next, the candidates for the Chadron School Board took the stage. Boone Huffman drew the first spot to respond to question one.

Huffman is a Chadron High School and CSC graduate and currently has four of his five children in the Chadron school system.

Amanda Bannon was the second contender, a 2009 CSC graduate. She attended public, private, and homeschools. She has two preschool-age children who she plans to send

to public school.

Gary Hoffman is currently on the board, seeking re-election. He has lived in Chadron for about 40 years and has multiple degrees from CSC. He has three kids who have all graduated from CHS. Mike Carratini and Curd are also running but chose not to participate.

One question for school board candidates addressed the $10 million in school maintenance projects and how to create more funding for them. Hoffman brought up a possible halfcent sales-tax increase, and Huffman thought that a whole-cent increase could be the solution to providing more funding for the school.

Next up was City Council, which has two open seats. Keith Crofutt, Jennifer Fintel, George Klein, and Sean Waggener were the candidates.

When asked about his or her opinion of Bands on Bordeaux, specifically regarding the liquor license, all candidates gave their support to the event and the alcohol sales. However, Klein noted that he thought having liquor at the specific event that was associated with CSC “just sounded like a bad idea.”

The City is working on putting in a downtown gathering space, and the candidates were asked to give his or her vision for the area.

Crofutt would like to have a bigger area than what is currently proposed, but would like to channel something similar to Rapid City, South Dakota’s Main Street Square on a smaller scale. He specifically mentioned lots of trees and green areas.

“Just a beautification area where people can go to and feel calm, relaxed, and welcome,” Crofutt said.

Klein disagreed, saying that having a lot of vegetation would require a lot of upkeep. He doubted that the care needed would be executed.

The election will be Nov. 8.

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Senate still debating ethics of receiving incentives Jordyn Hulinsky Managing Editor Senate President Katrina Hurley brought up the idea of scholarships or incentives for senators again Monday. Coy Clark, student trustee, originally brought up the idea at a bonding event, Sept. 24. He suggested scholarships would make more people apply for senator positions and help with competition for positions.

Monday, Hurley said that no students showed up at the last forum to discuss scholarships and incentives.

“The last open forum absolutely no one showed up,” Hurley said. “And I sat there for 20 minutes, so obviously the student body is not as outraged as we thought they were going to be about this.”

Sen. Jessica Hartman said that her constituents were more accepting of the jackets than the scholarship. Sen. Josh Mayer said his constituents do not like the scholarship coming from student fees. Clark also suggested making scholarships or incentives as a constitutional amendment that students would then have to vote to on to pass.

Clark originally suggested senators earn about $200 per senator.

This idea was proposed for the second time at the Oct. 11 meeting. Hurley suggested at that meeting that another incentive would be having jackets funded through Senate.

“I think that it’s definitely good to have some sort of ‘Hey, you did a good job,’ because sometimes we are not appreciated on campus at all,” Hurley said.

On Oct. 11, Mayer said he sees an ethical issue with using student fee money to buy jackets. Hurley responded saying other clubs have sweatshirts,

sweatpants, or T-shirts paid through student fees when they ask the Activity Fee Board to approve budgets for their clubs. Clark affirmed his position saying students should trust their senators.

“My thing on the scholarships is essentially the students investing in their government,” Clark said.

“If we can’t trust our senators not to be blowing out these huge paychecks they shouldn’t be senators in the first place.”

Clark also suggested looking at getting tuition waivers from the administration.

Senators agreed that there would need to be an outside source to look at the decision to make sure Senate was checked.

Hurley said Monday there will be no forum today because she and a few senators are on a trip to Peru State College, but there will be a forum Thursday, Nov. 3 to discuss scholarships. Hurley said that will be the last forum to discuss scholarships.

Senate Adviser Mathew Brust said he had concerns with some of the issues brought up at the Saturday Senate bonding from Sept. 24.

“We had that open meeting and lots of important things were brought up,” Brust said. “Two of them were in the paper and I discussed with my fellow faculty because there was some concern that this has been discussed with the paper but hasn’t been discussed with the faculty. The two were animosity between the students and the biology faculty. And the second was students not knowing who their advisers are.”

The Eagle had reported in the Sept. 29 edition, “B.E.A.M.S.S. senators spoke about animosity between students and professors in the science department.

“There has also been issues because sometimes freshmen and sophomores in the science depart-

ment have advisers who they won’t see until they are juniors or seniors in the department, which makes it hard for the students to go talk with their advisers.”

Brust said that he is wondering how widespread these issues are. Brust said he wonders if students who claim to have animosity with professors have talked with the professors and if they have talked with the department chair. He said he wants to know if the advisers issue is a common problem among all programs or who it affects exactly.

Hartman said she has a draft for a petition to get signatures to get the library open on Saturdays.

Hartman said she will edit the draft and send it to all the senators. Clark suggested each senator try to get 25 different signatures.

The Parking Committee reported they have been dealing with a lot of tickets given during sporting events. The committee was told to bring the issue to Senate.

Senators voted to give support behind allowing residents to park in commuter parking during sporting events without getting ticketed. Senate will take the issue to administration.

Clark suggested a new committee to Senate called the Dorms and Ground Committee. The reason for the committee is because the Campus Improvement Committee only has five members taking on almost all of Student Senate’s issues. The committee would take on the tasks that deal with the dorm issues on campus. The Campus Improvement Committee would fix other issues on campus.

Clark also presented a scavenger hunt to get students to find different services on campus. The scavenger hunt was just a rough draft and Clark presented it just for feedback at this point in time.

Hartman mentioned that her constituents do not know where the recycling bins are in the build-

ings on campus. Hurley said Senate is waiting on approval from all the building managers before they put any of the bins out.

The Campus Improvement Committee is working on gathering information about the cost of putting feminine-product vending machines in all the bathrooms on campus.

The Bylaw Revision Committee is looking at the wording of the bylaws and checking on the checks and balances to make them line up with what it says in the constitution and what Senate actually does.

Pat Beu, senior director of student affairs, reminded senators that it is important to attend the events that Senate puts its money behind.

“It’s not enough for us to get together on a Monday evening at 5 o’clock and say, ‘Hey something important and that we should support something’ and then not support it,” Beu said.

Deena Kennell, director of internship and career services, said if you don’t support it then don’t pay for it.

Student Senate Vice President Curtis Stevens said Senate has $89,818.10 in projected funds.

Chief Justice Sam Merrill said that she if someone has the Campus Improvement Committee or the Activity Fee Board’s bylaws, send them to Merrill. She said she is also working on the impeachment petition for Sen. Clayton Hinman and senators can expect to vote on that next week.

Alyssa Bauer, student activities and leadership graduate student, said she is no longer taking orders from random websites. If clubs want to order supplies online, Bauer said she will only be ordering from Amazon or Wal-Mart. She said taking orders from other websites takes longer and there are more people who have to approve the charge before it can be ordered.

Social work program hosts annual fall conference Jordyn Hulinsky Managing Editor The social work 435 senior class will be hosting the eighth annual fall conference from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday in the Student Center Ballroom. This year’s conference is called High in the West: The Tragic Trail Left by Drugs.

Seniors in the social work program host the event. The planning for the event starts in January before the event in the fall and the class works through the summer hosting fundraisers.

Jade Capezzuto, 22, senior of Colorado

Springs, Colorado, said the funding for the event came from fundraisers like bake sales, raffle baskets, and a children’s carnival. The class also set up donation jars at various businesses and asked for sponsorships from local businesses.

“Each class always starts with a $0 budget and is responsible for raising all of the funds needed to put on the conference,” Capezzuto said.

The conferences in the past usually cost the class between $6,000 and $8,000, but this year’s will cost about $4,000.

Any leftover money will be donated to an organization or agency that has to do with the topic of the conference. This year, extra money will be

donated to Panhandle Coalition.

Kiran Mand, 20, senior of Bellmawr, New Jersey, said the conference is open to all students and the general public. She said the class has also invited high school students.

Schools and individuals are encouraged to register online but it is not required. The website form asks for registrations at least three days in advance.

The class is planning on 150-250 people to come in and out throughout the day, Mand said.

This year’s event will feature speakers that have had ties to the drug world in some aspect of their lives. Speakers include Jay Dobyns, retired Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms agent; Shelly Thomas, cur-

rent forensic interviewer for CAPstone Child Advocacy Center; Doug Peterson, Nebraska Attorney General; Amy Case, drug use survivor; and others included in a panel discussion.

The schedule for the day is as follows: 7:308:30 a.m. registration and breakfast; 8:30-9 a.m. opening remarks; 9-9:50 a.m. Dobyns; 9:50-10 a.m. break; 10-10:50 a.m. Thomas; 10:50-11 a.m. break; 11-11:30 a.m. lunch; 11:30 a.m.12:20 p.m. Peterson; 12:20-12:40 p.m. break; 12:40-1:30 p.m. law enforcement; 1:30-2:10 p.m.

BIA representative; 2:10-2:20 p.m. break; 2:20-3 p.m. Case; 3-4 p.m. panel discussion; 4-4:30 p.m. closing remarks.

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1 lawsuit against NSCS pending dismissal, 1 pending hearing Janelle Kesterson Opinion Editor Melissa Burke, CSC’s former associate athletic director, and the Nebraska State College System are awaiting a judge’s decision on whether or not to dismiss a lawsuit over employment status filed by Burke.

The Honorable Judge Derek Weimer of Cheyenne County is considering a motion to dismiss filed by the NSCS, according to court documents. The NSCS is being sued by Burke whose lawsuit claims that the college and the Board of Trustees failed to provide her with the adequate notice of termination and adequate procedural rights provided by her negotiated agreement.

According to court documents, Burke’s lawsuit states that she is supposed to be given adequate cause procedures

before termination, and is also entitled to a written notice of intent not to renew her contract 180 days in advance.

Burke claims that she did not receive written notice that her contract, which was concluded June 30, 2016, was not going to be renewed until April 8 in a letter from CSC President Randy Rhine and again May 23 in a letter from legal counsel. Her termination process did not include adequate case procedures, the lawsuit alleges.

Burke is asking the court to find that she has the right to a contract for the 201617 academic year, employee rights and privileges, salary and benefits, as well as back pay and damages.

The NSCS board has filed a motion to dismiss the case on the grounds that the court does not have jurisdiction on the subject matter.

The Dawes County District Judge Travis O’Gorman, a CSC graduate, has

recused himself, so the case has been moved to the Cheyenne County District court where Judge Weimer is hearing. A status hearing was held before Weimer telephonically two weeks ago.

The Burke case is not the only one pending in the Dawes County District Court against the NSCS regarding employee termination as Robert McEwen, former English and humanities professor has also filed a lawsuit over his termination from CSC. McEwen is seeking a ruling from the court that will reverse his termination to April 18 including all benefits and payments. The NSCS is arguing that McEwen has failed to state a claim or a cause of action upon which the court can grant relief and that he has failed to properly mitigate the damages owed.

Court documents indicate that the NSCS is pursuing a judgment in its favor that would award the organization its

attorney fees and costs in defending the lawsuit. The case was filed after McEwen’s request for a hearing in front of the NSCS Board of Trustees to argue his case was denied earlier this summer.

According to court documents, the termination of McEwen was upheld by the findings issued this March by an Advisory Committee. The committee found just cause for the termination based on McEwen’s failure to follow proper procedures for transfer of students and while on a faculty search committee, both in 2015; and for taking an unauthorized “individualized” approach to teaching, failing to provide a proper syllabus in a timely manner, and acting with disrespect and hostility toward students and administration.

McEwen argues that it is the college that failed to follow proper procedures for disciplinary action and dismissal, including the denial of his due process by not holding a “17.3” meeting as was required

by his negotiated agreement and by making a pre-determined decision to dismiss him based on allegation that were not included in his initial notice of allegations in October 2015. The “17.3” meeting referenced is a private conference between the faculty member and his academic dean, but McEwen alleged that both meetings he was granted with administration did not meet that criteria.

He also stated in his lawsuit that the first notice of allegations that was sent to him centered on discrimination based upon age, race and gender, inconsistent classroom rules, and aggressive physical behavior in the classroom. He alleged that the scope of allegations was improperly expanded to include other incidents that had already been resolved.

The oral arguments are scheduled to be heard by Judge Weimer in the Cheyenne County District Court at 9:30 a.m.

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Senate general assembly reviews assessment survey evidence Melanie Nelson News Editor Student Senate hosted a general assembly for CAB, Senate, and RLA members Tuesday in the Student Center. Topics discussed were results from the National Survey of Student Engagement and campus issues.

After a welcome from Vice President of Academic Affairs Charles Snare, Interim Director of Assessment David Nesheim presented a PowerPoint explaining the NSSE and the facul-

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ty version. These surveys are an important step in CSC’s accreditation process from the Higher Learning Commission.

Students at the assembly were given a breakdown sheet of results from a few select questions off the survey. The questions were regarding the quality of interaction between students, faculty, and administration, and the level of support the institution’s environment provides. These questions were most relevant because they had a large enough difference between student and faculty answers to bring concern.

The data shows that faculty thought the

quality of student interactions was significantly lower than what the students thought.

Faculty also perceived that the institution needs to emphasize providing a more supportive environment for students. Students on the other hand felt that there was substantial support for their overall well-being, but that it doesn’t help them manage other non-academic responsibilities.

After reviewing the data, the student representatives filled out a questionnaire asking about their thoughts or concerns on the evidence shown, and about the rel-

evance of this information being presented at the assembly. A faculty member was stationed at each table to help answer questions and encourage discussion.

About half of the students left when this section of the assembly concluded. Then Senate President Katrina Hurley opened the floor to discussion of campus issues.

One concern was the amount of wasps gathering by doorways on campus. Student Trustee Coy Clark said in the past they have purchased fake nests to draw them away.

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Pres. race takes away from congressional races This election season has been one for the books, but only on the presidential side. The presidential race has been so tumultuous that most of the media’s fodder has been focused there instead of the House and Senate races.

While this election will be historic regardless of which candidate is elected president, there are also many House and Senate races that could prove to be just as important.

As of now, we are looking at a potentially split Senate, which leaves a substantial amount of power in the mostly forgotten vice presidential nominees. As president of the Senate, the vice president can be called on to cast votes in a deadlock.

As of late, the race has turned the lead toward Hillary Clinton, leaving Republican Congress hopefuls in the dust as well. Donald Trumps’ dip in the presiden-

tial polls has led to an increase in last-minute cash donations to Democratic opponents.

Republicans only hold the spending advantage in Florida and Ohio, which are two states in which Democratic candidates have all but conceded to losses to Republican incumbent Sens. Rob Portman and Marco Rubio.

However, Democrats have committed at least $1 million more than Republicans in Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.

Democrats are currently driven by a greater, more far-sighted goal than Republicans. Should Clinton win the presidential election, the Democratic legislators may suffer the historical plague that affects the party holding the White House. They tend to get creamed. That being said, Democrats are telling contributors to step up and donate now, because

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once 2018 comes, they have a raft of people up for re-election and will be left exposed.

The advantage that the Democrats are currently holding is more notable when a look at the big picture is taken. Republican fundraisers who typically focus resources on the presidential election have shied away from Trump.

GOP analysts thought that this would create an influx of cash spent on down-ballot races, but this money hasn’t materialized.

The money that has been sidelined in the White House race has not trickled down to congressional contests.

With the election still two weeks away, there is a chance that the dynamic of the lower-ballot races could change. There are still many GOP donors that could come forward with large checks to bring the Republican races to a strong finish.

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Stop worrying, enjoy the present Worrying can get in the way of opportunities to come.

Johnathan Cross Contributor When I was 13, I got my first cellphone.

It was an exciting day for me, since my peers already had them, and I felt behind on the times. I don’t remember much about that particular phone other than it being the worst hunk of plastic I’ve ever laid my eyes on.

Regardless of that, what I recall much more vividly was sending my first text message; it felt so cool—even if it was just to my mom. Over time I exchanged numbers with

my friends and engaged in this new form of communication that had never been available to me before.

In between texts, I’d wait anxiously for them to respond, even if less than a minute had gone by. Ever since that time period, I’ve always had a phone in my pocket and that response anxiety still exists.

To paraphrase Dalai Lama—humans sacrifice their health in order to make money, and then they sacrifice money to recuperate their health. Then they are so

anxious about the future that they do not enjoy the present.

As college students, we all experience this feeling of continuously seeking a response, that spark of instant gratification.

Whether it is from our parents, teachers, classmates or a significant other. Those urges of predicting our own futures are more apparent than we may think.

For freshmen, maybe you’re teetering between majors. If you’re a sophomore, maybe it is deciding whether or not CSC is for you, or if you want to transfer. Then juniors and seniors, perhaps, have postgraduation planning and job searching or for some, searching where to study for your master’s degree.

With all these worries and distractions, added to by homework, studying, work and social life, it can be hard to not explode. I believe the issue is that we’ve been hard wired to constantly focus on the future, rather than flourish in the present.

Developing a mechanism known as de-

Take college one week at a time Angie Webb Advertising Director As we trudged back into 8 a.m. classes, bleary eyed and out of normal habits from midterm break, we come to terms that the semester is half over already.

Whether these past nine weeks passed fast or slow, we find ourselves having to get back into our normal habits. Before we know it, finals week will be upon us; motivation starts falling as classes, clubs, and jobs get busier, and our stress starts rising.

Especially in these next eight weeks, students will be finding bigger project deadlines coming up as well as their normal weekly assignments. It becomes more and more daunting as the days pass.

No matter your age or grade, this time of the year can take a huge toll on any of us. This point last year especially hurt for me. I found myself missing classes and putting less effort into my homework and my job at the time. There were some days that I couldn’t make myself get out of bed despite the responsibilities I had to my job, my clubs, and

most of all, to myself.

The problem was that I let everything that I had going on affect me all at once.

It took me until this semester, the beginning of my fifth year of college, to learn something that’s proven valuable to my mental well-being: take on your tasks as they come.

In the past, when I’ve had assignments due, I’d find myself worrying about projects that were due weeks later, which led to this cascade of stress that prevented me from doing the assignment due sooner, which then led to rushed work, worse grades, and an exhausted mind that made the process repeat itself.

Every week, I sit down in my pajamas and look at my schedule for the next

week. I take note of when my classes are, when I need to work, and when my clubs meet. Then, I look up when my assignments for the week are due, including responsibilities I have for my clubs, and essentially schedule time to do everything within my normal schedule.

If you have a project due in a few weeks, you can even write in some time to do a small chunk of that in advance.

Additionally, make a point to schedule time to relax outside of my responsibilities; my solace comes from journaling, but yours can be anything you’d like, be it watching an episode or two of a new show, drawing, reading, or whatever you can imagine. Looking at the week broken down by the day, with distinct responsibilities and definite time to relax each day, keeps my anxiety at bay.

Trying to cram everything in at once because a due date slipped your mind ultimately causes more stress than necessary. Procrastination will be your worst enemy in college, but taking things one week at a time will make even large tasks less scary.

Take the time to plan out your days so that your nights can be fun and your mind can be relaxed.

layed gratification can go a long way, not only for daily routines such as communication and studying, but also with major decisions such as enrolling in graduate school or prepping for the workforce.

My experience, and this is ongoing, is that firstly, multitasking isn’t realistic, and secondly, the future is always unpredictable. However, your future is plannable.

With that being said, as a fellow student, I find it paramount to strategize weekly rather than yearly.

Concern yourself with what currently matters and keep both feet equally balanced. Where you are going to be two years down the road doesn’t currently matter, but what absolutely does is your sleep schedule, mental health, social life and academics; because, without keeping all of those things in check, those opportunities might not materialize the way you’d like.

Being a worrywart isn’t going to benefit you at all. If anything that type of mentality only programs you for failure.

& Cheers

Jeers

Cheers to the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians for making it to the World Series for the first time since 1945 and 1997, respectively. These teams’ last Championship titles were won in 1908 and 1948, respectively.

Jeers to the vandal that smashed Donald Trump’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star with a pickaxe early in the morning on Wed. 19

Cheers to Gilmore Girls coming back with new episodes in November.

Compiled by Janelle Kesterson Submitted by The Eagle staff members

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OPINION 7

Syerra’s Don’t let the green-eyed monster into your relationship Square Syerra Wycoff Bagshaw Columnist Too often I have seen relationships where there is a third existing member.

“My partner doesn’t want me to go out because it makes them jealous,” “My partner gets jealous if other people flirt with me,” or even, “My partner doesn’t like this person texting me”…

Jealousy. The green-eyed monster.

We’re all familiar with the pang of envy and ache of insecurity; however, are we guilty of tolerating, even encouraging, the stigma of jealousy in relationships equating to affection/care?

In songs, TV shows, and other media outlets, we are constantly exposed to this notion that if someone gets jealous of our attention, time, or otherwise, they are expressing their undying affection for us. According to a study conducted at Humboldt University in Berlin, Facebook is a large offender that spurs jealousy.

Online we tend to present our best selves and moments,

SENATE SPEAKS

as such, looking at these images that other people post in relativity to our own situation can make us regretful, envious, or even depressed.

Facebook also allows us to “spy on” and “investigate” people our partners talk to. This sort of behavior opens doors to comparison, self-abhorrence, and feelings of being “not good enough.” Jealousy itself is not a crime and, when communicated efficiently between people, doesn’t have a negative affect; however, jealous behavior characterized as controlling, isolating, or possessive borders on abusive. Unfortunately, that is the type of behavior we tend to encourage.

Media today has so popularized the idea of jealousy that

its romanticized. It’s considered romantic for a partner to get jealous of a platonic friendship, or of spending time with other people. Jealousy is about objectification, ownership… and the unhealthiest way of thinking when it comes to a relationship is that one partner owns the other.

Each person has to have his or her own independent lives, and a partner’s constant desire to choke out that independent life is a partner that resents the other for having it. Love and affection is not control, or wanting a partner all to oneself.

“Because I love you…” or “You make me jealous when….” are all phrases that discard personal responsibility for insecurity, and only oppress and stifle a member of the relationship.

It’s especially telling of an abusive relationship when the partner being oppressed begins to make excuses for, or defends, the partner in question.

In short, overcoming jealous feelings and insecurities requires communication, understanding, and a certain amount of responsibility; however, comprising to someone’s controlling behavior is submitting to abuse, not love, and to perpetuate that behavior in media is dangerous.

WHO’S IN THE RUNNING?

2016 Presidential Election

A word from the Student Senate President This week in Student Senate Sen. Josh Mayer presented the idea of funding an inflatable mascot costume that would be partnered with Elmo the Eagle. We had the general assembly Tuesday where we partnered with Faculty Senate and administration to discuss the NSSE (National Survey of Student Engagement) and FSSE (Faculty Survey of Student Engagement) results.

There were many ideas discussed on ways to improve campus. If you have any ideas or concerns about campus please email cscstudentsenate@csc.edu. There will be no open forum nor Campus Improvement Committee this week.

Have a great week!

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

Hillary Clinton Democratic Party

Donald Trump Republican Party

Gary Johnson Libertarian Party

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Green Party

39%

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This CNN Poll of Polls is an average of the five most recent nationwide presidential telephone poll results. The Poll of Polls includes: The ABC News Poll conducted Oct. 20-22; The Quinnipiac University Poll conducted Oct. 17-18; The Fox News Poll conducted Oct. 15-17; The Bloomberg Politics/Selzer & Co. Poll conducted Oct. 14-17 and the Monmouth University Poll conducted Oct. 14-16. The Poll of Polls does not have a margin of sampling error.

Graphic by Janelle Kesterson

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Chadron State is no exception to increased STD/STI rates. Dawes County has the highest rate of chlamydia in Nebraska. The average chlamydia rate for Nebraska is 366.2 per 100,000 but Over 14 million people acquire HPV Dawes County has 445.8 per 100,000, according to the CDC. each year, and by age 50, at least 80 “One in two sexually active persons will contract an STD/STI by age 25,” the American Sexual Health Association (ASHS) states. percent of women will have acquired Living in an area, like Dawes County, with elevated STD/STI rates puts genital HPV infection. Most people sexually-active people at higher risk of contracting a disease. Knowing how to prevent infection is paramount to protecting against STD/STI. with HPV do not develop symptoms.

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SPORTS 11

Eagles bring home the Eagle Rock Trophy Jordyn Hulinsky Managing Editor Source: rmacsports.org

Conference Standings As of Oct. 25 TEAM:

Football

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

TEAM:

RMAC 6-2 6-2 5-2 5-2 5-3 4-3 4-3 3-4 1-6 1-6 0-7

Volleyball

1. MSU-Denver 2. Colorado Mesa 3. Colorado Mines 4. Regis 5. UCCS 6. Adams State 7. Western State 8. Colorado Christian 9. CSU-Pueblo 10. Chadron State

as of Oct. 25

RMAC 13-0 10-2 10-2 9-4 7-5 7-5 7-5 6-6 6-6 5-7

Overall 6-2 6-2 6-2 5-3 5-3 5-3 4-4 3-5 2-6 1-6 0-8

Overall 18-3 16-4 16-5 14-8 12-8 12-9 11-9 14-9 8-13 6-15

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. Ashland (Ohio) 10. Emporia St. (Kan.) 11. LIU-Post (N.Y.) 12. Indiana (Pa.) 13. Midwestern St. (Texas) 14. Valdosta St. (Ga.) 15. Azusa Pacific (Calif.)

16. Assumption (Mass.)

17. Tuskegee (Ala.) 18. North Carolina-Pembroke 19. Wayne St. (Mich.)

20. Fairmont St. (W. Va.) 21. Minnesota-Duluth 22. Ferris St. (Mich.)

23. Newberry (S.C.) 24. Wingate (N.C.) 25t. Notre Dame (Ohio) 25t. Southwest Baptist (Mo.)

Record 8-0 8-0 7-0 8-0 8-0 7-0 5-1 6-1 7-1 7-1 8-0 6-1 6-1 6-1 7-1 7-1 6-1 7-1 7-1 8-0 7-1 6-2 7-1 7-1 7-1 7-1

Points 750 717 692 649 314 598 541 540 507 448 432 414 361 350 325 285 258 253 221 201 174 115 98 55 27 27

CSC ended as champions on the gridiron Saturday, defeating long-time rivals South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, 37-33, bringing back the Eagle Rock Trophy.

“We hadn’t played them in so long I think most of the team didn’t know it was a rivalry,” quarterback Matt Vinson, junior of Box Elder, South Dakota, said. “But throughout the week leading up to the game, we learned more about the rivalry. It was exciting to be able to start up the rivalry game again and it turned out to be a great game.”

The Eagles and the Hardrockers rivalry began in 1912, and they last met in 1995. The teams have met a total of 65 times, including Saturday. The rivalry is known as the “Battle for the Eagle Rock Trophy.” CSC has now defeated the Hardrockers 47 times.

Saturday, Mines put six on the board on their first drive. But Zecharie James, junior of Hampton, Virginia, scooped up the fumble on the PAT attempt and ran it back 98 yards for CSC, putting two points on the board. The last time CSC scored a defensive PAT was in 2008.

After a pair of interceptions— one from CSC’s Joey Hopkins, senior of Burien, Washington, and one from SDSMT’s Dominic Mar-

File Photo by Melanie Nelson

Cody Paul (5), senior of Seal Beach, California, soars into the end zone for an Eagle touchdown during the game against New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, Saturday, October 15, at Elliott Field. tinez, senior of Gallup, New Mexico—Mines scored again to end the first quarter 13-2.

Vinson was sacked and fumbled in the first drive of the second quarter. SDSMT scored after recovering the fumble. But, on the second drive, Vinson found receiver Max Gray, redshirt sophomore of Arlington, Washington, to update the score to 19-9. SDSMT fumbled on the kickoff after the score, and defensive back Steve Allen, senior of Knoxville, Tennessee, recovered.

CSC scored on that next drive when Vinson hit Gray again for an 18-yard TD. After Mines answered with another touchdown, Vinson connected with Tevon Wright, freshman of Hialeah, Florida, to a score before halftime. The Eagles

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trailed 26-23 at the intermission.

“Offensively, I don’t think the game could’ve started off any worse for us,” Vinson said. “But we did a great job of responding.”

Devante Thomas, senior of Baltimore, started the second half on the right note for the Eagles intercepting Mines on the first drive. Vinson completed the Eagles first drive of the second half with another score thrown to Gray. CSC led for the first time in the game, 30-26.

The Eagles earned another offensive opportunity, thanks to Allen’s second fumble recovery of the game, but couldn’t capitalize. Mines missed a field goal in the third, allowing CSC to maintain their lead going into the final stretch. of the

The Hardrocker offense found the end zone early in the fourth quarter, taking back the lead, 3330. But, Cooper Mirich, redshirt freshman of Cheyenne, Wyoming, intercepted a pass from Sullivan, which set up the final scoring drive of the game. CSC scored again with the Vinson-Gray duo to end the game on top, 37-33.

“Overall, it was a really fun game to play in,” Vinson said. “It was an exciting game and there was a great turnout. A lot of Eagle fans showed up so it was a really cool atmosphere. We were really appreciative of the support we got at the game.

“The receivers made a lot of plays for us, the O-line blocked great, the defense forced a ton of turnovers, and the special teams was great all game,” Vinson said.

Vinson finished the game with 27 of 48 for 330 yards, CSC marched 453 total offensive yards compared to SDSMT’s 470.

CSC is now 3-5 overall, 3-4 RMAC, as they head into the last stretch of games.

Saturday, the Eagles will square up with the Orediggers of Colorado School of Mines at Golden.

Mines is 6-2 overall and 5-2 RMAC so far this season.

“We watched film on the game and got better and now it’s time for us to turn our attention to a really good Colorado Mines team,” Vinson said.

Week

Sport: Football Class rank: Redshirt sophomore Hometown: Arlington, Washington

Sport: Volleyball Class rank: Senior Hometown: Chadron

Gray tied CSC’s record for single-game receiving touchdowns against South Dakota School of Mines. He caught nine passes for 153 yards and four touchdowns. Gray only caught two TD passes on the season prior to the game.

Brennan set her personal record for kills twice last weekend. She recorded 15 against New Mexico Highlands University, then added 19 against CSC-Pueblo. Previously, Brennan had not broken double-digits in one game.

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V-ball team accepting shoe donations Caleb Wiederhold Reporter The Chadron State volleyball team began taking donations for the “Barefoot for Barefeet Shoe Drive” fundraiser on Monday for the Barefoot Match, scheduled for Nov. 5 against Black Hills State University, Spearfish, South Dakota. The fundraiser was created by the Samaritan’s Feet Foundation in their Youth Volleyball Program.

The Samaritan’s Feet Foundation is a non-profit organization that is based in Charlotte, North Carolina, that helps send shoes to poor children across the planet. There are several programs that the organization runs in the United States and in about 20 other countries.

In sports, there have been several coaches of various sports teams showing their support for the foundation by walking barefoot during games.

There are also professional sports ambassadors to the foundation such as Steve Smith, NFL wide receiver of the Baltimore Ravens; Gary Barnidge, tight end of the Cleveland Browns; Jonathan Stewart, running back of the Carolina Panthers; Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, NBA forward of the Charlotte Hornets; and Monica Wright, WNBA center of the Seattle Storm.

According to Christa McCaw, assistant volleyball coach, the goal is to have a minimum 150 pair of shoes. She said that there will be a small presentation during intermission of the Nov. 5 game to count the number of donated shoes.

“Helping kids just shows who we are as a program,” McCaw said.

As stated in a press release, shoes can be dropped off in a box located in the lobby of Chicoine Center or contact Coach McCaw at cmccaw@csc.edu or call at 402-607-0519. to schedule a pick up.

Contact McCaw with questions regarding the fundraiser.

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Eagles win 5 of 9 sets in 2 games Brianna Wilson Reporter The Eagles took three of four sets in a close battle against New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, Friday. CSC couldn’t complete the weekend in Colorado, losing to CSU-Pueblo, 3-2. The Eagles fell to 5-7 RMAC and 6-15 overall.

The Eagles won the first set with 25-22 but struggled during the second. Head Coach Riann Mullis said that, in addition to Highlands being a “scrappy” team, the Eagles committed several errors in the second set, closing 28-26.

CSC rallied to defeat the Cowgirls during the last two sets, 25-22 and 25-23.

During the first set, neither team earned more than a two-point lead. Outside hitter Gaby Varela, junior of Dorado, Puerto Rico, broke the 18-18 tie

with a kill which started a fourpoint run.

In set No. 2, the Eagles and the Cowgirls were tied 25-25 and again 26-26, but the Cowgirls took the set 2826 after Varela posted two attack errors.

Setter Madison Webb, sophomore of Loveland, Colorado, led the team with 50 assists—a new personal record.

While Alia Brennan, senior of Chadron, was not the leader in kills, she broke her personal single-game record with 15.

Rudy Leasau, senior of LaMesa, California, posted 18 kills and Varela, 11.

Emily Bruce, junior of Centerton, Arkansas, and Katie Thoeny, freshman of Lakewood, Colorado, logged the most digs with 30 and 16, respectively. Both players broke personal records.

The first set was tied 2424 when Varela logged two

kills to claim the set for the Eagles 26-24.

After tying at 22 in the second set, CSC pulled ahead and Leasau delivered the final kill to end the set 25-23.

The Eagles committed error after error in the third set, losing 25-16.

In a back-and-forth set No. 4, the ThunderWolves forced a fifth set, 25-22.

In the fifth set, the Eagles struggled to find any sort of momentum and the ThunderWolves won the set 15-9.

Brennan broke her personal record again, posting 19 kills.

Varela and Leasau followed with 18 and 15, respectively.

Webb broke her record again with 56 assists.

Defensively, Bruce led in digs, recording 21. Varela added 15 and Ashton Burditt, freshman of Spearfish, South Dakota, 10.

Mullis said it’s always tough

to lose in five sets, but they need to use it as motivation to work hard.

“I’m not disappointed in the girls, they fought hard and that (CSU-Pueblo) was a good team,” said Mullis.

She added that her goal is to play every game as well as they played against Wayne State College, the team’s best game of the season.

The long weekend trip will have no effect on practice this week. Mullis said that Sunday is recovery day and Monday the team will “hit the pavement hard.”

The Eagles will travel to Golden, Colorado, to play Colorado School of Mines at 7 p.m., Friday. The Orediggers are 16-5 overall and 10-2 in the RMAC. At 5 p.m. Saturday, CSC will take on Colorado Christian University in Lakewood, Colorado. The Cougars are 14-9 overall and 6-6 in the RMAC.

Garcia earns conference honors Justine Stone Lifestyles Editor Alejandro Garcia, graduate student of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, became CSC’s first male cross country runner to earn First-Team All-RMAC honors at the RMAC Cross Country Championships Saturday in Spearfish, South Dakota. Garcia covered the 8k course in 25 minutes 53 seconds for 11th of 126 competitors. First-Team honors are given to the first 14 runners to cross the finish line.

Health and Physical Education major Garcia also earned his third Summit Award with a 4.0 GPA. The Summit Award is presented to the student-athlete that has competed for two years and is an active member of the team competing at the RMAC Championships with the highest GPA.

Dylan Stansbury, senior of Crawford, earned SecondTeam All-RMAC honors completing the course in 26:16 for 27th place. Competitors finishing 15th place to 28th place receive Second-Team honors.

Other Eagles whose places counted toward the team score were Eric Yager, junior of Hot Springs, South Dakota, crossing the line at 26:37 for 31st, followed by Levi Avila, junior of Mitchell, in 27:43 for 59th, and Riley Howard, freshman of Anchorage, Alaska, 67th, in 28:04.

The Eagles have climbed up the polls at the RMAC Championships in recent years placing 11th of 13 in 2013, ninth of 15 in 2014, 10th of 15 in 2015, and fifth place of 15 teams Saturday.

Cross Country Coaching Assistant Sarah Townsend complimented Head Coach Brian Medigovich’s coaching

style and success with the program.

“Med is a great coach,” Townsend said. “He has only been coaching the team for four years and has brought them from being one of the worst teams in the conference to being in the top five in one of the most competitive distance conferences in the nation. Talk about turning a program around.”

Margaret Vinton, senior of North Platte, led the women’s team Saturday completing the 6k course in 24:56 earning 52nd of 116 runners. Kiya Passero, freshman of Chadron, was the second Eagle to cross the line in 60th, 22 seconds behind Vinton.

The women’s team finished 12th of 15 teams Saturday.

Metropolitan State University of Denver will host the NCAA D-II South Central

Regional Cross Country Meet Nov. 5 at Washington Park in Denver. The top five teams at the South Central Regional Meet will qualify for the NCAA D-II National Cross Country Championships on Nov. 19 in Saint Leo, Florida. CSC men are ranked sixth going into the meet. The top three individuals that are not on a qualifying team will also qualify for the national championships.

Medigovich said the men have never been ranked in the region before and the men’s sixth place ranking is the highest out of both the men’s and women’s teams all-time regional rankings.

“Conditions will need to be ideal for the men’s team,” he said. “We will have to beat a team that is slightly better than us, but if we do, we go to nationals.”

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Man v. beast: CSC cowboy holds on tight Alyssa Sanders Reporter Sitting on the back of a 2,000 pound bull, he holds on to the flat braided rope with his riding hand, relying on nothing more than the strength of his legs and quick balance to keep him there. With a quick nod of his head, signaling he is ready, the gate to the chute flies open as the bull explodes into the arena. Holding on with all he has as he waits for the buzzer to sound, ending “the most dangerous eight seconds in sports.”

At the early age of 4, bull rider Dakota Rice, of Spirit Lake, Idaho, was introduced to rodeo by his dad. Starting out on sheep, Rice waited six years to get his first taste of the “ultimate adrenaline rush” during a miniature bull riding competition at the Lincoln County Fair in Shoshone, Idaho.

“It scared me so bad I almost peed my pants,” Rice said. “But I loved it so much I haven’t stopped riding since.”

After making the 2016 College National Finals Rodeo and being named as the Central Rocky Mountain Region Student Director, the 22-year-old junior has made quite a name for himself during his time at Chadron State.

Beginning his education in fire science at Mid-Plains Community College, North Platte, and later transferring to CSC to pursue math education, he knew that the two schools would give him the best of both worlds.

“I love both coaches and what they bring to the table,” Rice said. “Dustin Elliott (of MidPlains) taught me how to represent myself to the public in a professional manner. Especially when it comes to things like appearance, taking interviews, and dealing with sponsors.

“Dustin Luper here in Chadron has been a big inspiration to me as well. He has a care-free attitude, which is really important in rodeo because you have to be able to take failure and move past it. I’ve learned so much from him about how to be successful in the arena, as well as in life. These two men have made a tremendous impact on my life, in ways I’ll never be

able to repay them.”

He spends the majority of his practice time working on his technique and riding style.

He spoke specifically of his three favorite riders—Dustin Elliot, J.B. Mauney, and Jess Lockwood—and the special energy they bring when they ride. Aside from practicing on the drop barrel that he and his dad built together to simulate a bull bucking, he credited the majority of his training to mental preparation and visualization.

“Yogi Berra said, ‘90 percent of the game is half mental,’” Rice said. “You can’t expect to ride a good percentage of your bulls if you are fighting your head before you ever get on.

“I picture myself riding bulls all the time, many times a day. I’ll be turning a corner into a classroom and just imagine being on a bull that is turning that direction. It’s those little things that prepare my mind to react at the speed it needs to on top of a bull.”

After graduation Rice said he would like to place his focus on his teaching career. In the meantime, however, his main goal is to win the

College National Finals and be the first bull rider to bring the title back to CSC since Elliot in 2001.

Rice says he performs best by staying mentally tough, physically aggressive, and spiritually focused.

“My parents always raised me to believe that my character is more important than any championship I could win,” Rice said. “Ultimately, I want people to remember me by the example I set. I don’t want to be one of those people that wears my emotions on my sleeve and is hard to approach when in a riding slump. I know that all my athletic ability comes from God, as does all the opportunities I’ve been given.

“I feel very blessed to be here at Chadron competing with all the amazing bull riders around me. Having a relationship with God has always been my anchor though. Whether I’m riding well, or have been bucked off 13 straight bulls, I know that his goodness in my life is overwhelming to think about, so win or lose I praise him.”

Request for Comments Chadron State College is seeking comments from the public about the College in preparation for its periodic evaluation by its regional accrediting agency. Chadron State College will host a visit April 24-25, 2017, with a team representing the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association.

Chadron State College has been accredited by the Commission since 1923.

The team will review the institution’s ongoing ability to meet the Commission’s Criteria for Accreditation.

The public is invited to submit comments regarding the college to this address:

Public Comment on Chadron State College The Higher Learning Commission 230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500 Chicago, IL 60604-1411 The public may also submit comments on the Commission’s Web site at www.hlcommission.org/comment. Comments must address substantive matters related to the quality of the institution or its academic programs. Comments must be in writing.

All comments must be received by March 24, 2017.

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Cassetta stresses importance of physical, mental self-defense Alyssa Sanders

Stephanie Steele

Reporter

Columnist

Featured author and keynote speaker, Jennifer Cassetta, informed students on “How to defend your mind, body, and heart against people who suck” at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Student Center Ballroom.

Cassetta’s appearance, sponsored

by Student Senate and Project Strive/ Trio, brought in a crowd of approximately 30 students from varying grade levels, as she shared her fun, upbeat presentation to some heavy topics including rape and self-defense.

The third degree black-belt, personal safety expert, and clinical nutritionist, shared her keynote address titled “Hear Me Roar”, which covered information about date rape, domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault prevention on college campuses and in the greater community.

In addition, she discussed how to remain aware of your surroundings, maintain appropriate boundaries from others, and communicate effec-

Music connected 60 high school men from eight schools Thursday, Oct. 20 at the Chadron State Fifth Biannual Men’s Day Choral Clinic.

Clinic attendees were directed by Joel Schreuder, CSC choral director, and Bobby Pace was the piano accompanist. High schools attending Men’s Day range from Chadron to as far as Julesburg, Colorado.

The high school singers were joined by seven Chadron State Men’s Ensemble vocalists. Collegiate singers joining the high school vocalists provided an example of mature, round tones and increased the speed of learning the music.

The chorus began rehearsal at 9 a.m. to perform at their Men’s Day concert at 2 p.m. Music performed by the chorus was “Brothers, Sing On” by Edvard Grieg, “Things That Never Die” by Lee Dengler, “The Pasture” by Randall Thompson, and “Johnny Schmoker” by James Rodde.

“They were a great bunch of guys, very attentive and open to learning,” Schreuder said. “I love seeing progress made throughout the day. I enjoyed talking to several of them afterwards about the great experience they had. It’s not very often guys, especially guys from small towns, get to sing in a 67 voice men’s choir.”

Men’s Day was established by Schreuder in 2009, and after 2010, the music department began alternating between Men’s Day and Women’s Day Choral Clinics. Reaching out through these clinics enables current professors and college students to connect with potential new students. Campus choirs also use these choral clinics as a recruiting method to the CSC Music Department.

“I thought the guys made great progress throughout the day,” Schreuder said, “Hopefully, I gave them some things to continue to work on when they get back to their school choirs.”

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tively in situations where an assault may occur. Making her presentation interactive, Cassetta also chose members of the crowd to demonstrate some basic self-defense moves.

Cassetta has been featured on “The Doctors,” “Rachael Ray,” “Marie Osmond,” “My Diet Is Better Than Yours,” and “The Today Show,” working with everyone from college students to teaching the best ways to attack sexual violence prevention, feel strong and confident, and enjoy healthy living.

She has also worked with corporations such as Warner Brothers Studio, Neutrogena, Concord Music Group, Starcom MediaVest Group, and Meruelo Group to create company wellness plans.

“We tend to bring the same “type” of speakers all the time which all talk about the same thing,” Graduate Assistant for Athletics Alyssa Bauer said.

“In addition to bringing in a female speaker, we were also looking to find someone who could present a topic other than leadership.”

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SOLUTIONS Sudoku puzzle

Kent Hall Kegger rescheduled The Kent Hall Kegger was cancelled due to a lack of staff to work when the event was set to take place in The Hub at 9 p.m. Saturday.

“The event was moved several times because of a staffing issue,”

High Rise Resident Director Mariah Nelson said. “By the time we got the final date set up we could not get the date changed on the app.”

The event was moved to 9 p.m. on Nov. 12 in The Hub.

Brad, this candy was supposed to be for trick-or-treating.

That’s not my problem, Robbie.

Solutions: Strangers in the night Tooth decay After all said and done The last round-up A tough act to follow

60 high school students perform with CSC students

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Three Dog Night’s “One” is catchy on how lonely being alone can be but sometimes being alone is good for the soul. One time when Three Dog Night is wrong is traveling alone. A solo trip can teach you five main things with the right attitude.

A Travel Column for College Students

By Stephanie Steele 1. Independence Traveling alone is about as independent as you can be. You are free to do what you want on your own timeline. There is no one stopping you from singing Destiny’s Child’s “Independent Woman,” if that’s what floats your boat.

2. Creativity No trip will ever go exactly as planned; delays, life, and other opportunities will arise. Configuring your response to whatever is thrown

at you can be done in a unique situation. Traveling alone will enable you to be more flexible and imaginative on how you spend your time and money. Changing a plan for one is much easier than for a crowd.

3. Responsibility Being alone means there is no one there to make sure you don’t lose your boarding pass or remind you to grab your phone charger from the hotel. Traveling alone helps to make you accountable for yourself and your belongings. If you can look after yourself in a new location with new pressures, you’ll be able to conquer anything thrown at you.

4. Self-confidence Self-confidence is key to every aspect of life. Conquering a new city will give you the greatest boost in self-confidence. You can’t help to think, “I made it out there alone, I can handle the next big adventure.”

5. You’re the boss Going solo enables a custom itinerary to fit exactly what you want. You can go back to visit the museum you wanted or stop to take another picture because no one is there to hold you back. You can take charge of what happens and when it happens.

May spontaneity and adventure find you!

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Ag course open to students, public Alyssa Sanders Reporter The rangeland department welcomed Bill Whitney, executive director of the Prairie Plains Resource Institute, as he presented his first lecture for a new agriculture course, “Ecological restoration on the Great Plains, and related natural resource issues” at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, in the Rangeland Complex.

The four week course will be at 7 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday evening. Students are eligible to receive credit for the course which is also free and open to the public.

With more than 40 years of ecological restoration and management, and land education on the native prairies of Nebraska, Whitney will be lecturing on the history of restoration, methods, current is-

sues, landscape scale examples, as well as taking a broad look at environmental and cultural issues surrounding natural resources.

After receiving his bachelor’s degree in biology from Nebraska Wesleyan University and a master’s degree in limnology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Whitney returned to his hometown, Aurora, to pursue an opportunity in improving small parcels of local land by working them back to native prairie and making them available for science, education and recreation.

Whitney, with the rest of the Prairie Plains Resource Institute, has spent the last 36 years growing the organization which is now responsible for thousands of acres of prairie restoration, an award-winning summer day-camp, and seven prairie preserves.

Now Hiring Student workers needed for Spring 2017 semester to assist with video productions.

Send résumé to Daniel Binkard dbinkard@csc.edu or call 308-432-6452.

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2 clubs open mic to students John Murphy Reporter

Photo by John Murphy

Katie O’Boyle, 20, junior of Gering, points to the sky while singing “Oh Happy Day” by Edwin Hawkin Singers during The Pit’s Open Mic Night, Thursday, Oct. 20.

The Pit’s first Open Mic Night of the year was Thursday, Oct. 20, while Sigma Tau Delta, an honors club for the department of English and Humanities, hosted its second Open Mic Night of the year Monday. From Beyoncé and Justin Bieber, to Edgar Allen Poe, the two clubs kept the crowd entertained.

The two events had different styles. The Pit’s Open Mic Night showcased multiple individuals performing popular pop songs that were familiar to the audience, while Sigma Tau Delta allowed individuals to perform their favorite poems and fairy tales.

About 30 people showed up to both events, with people coming and going throughout.

Sigma Tau Delta’s event was designed to be slam poetry, and the goal was achieved.

“A lot of thrillers and frightening poetry was read, which is how slam poetry is supposed to be”, Mary Anne Johnson, 21, junior of Rapid City, South Dakota, and Sigma Tau Delta member, said. “The turnout

was way above average, it was great to see so many people.”

Instead of being filled with fear, The Pit’s Open Mic Night was full of laughter.

While some performers decided to slow it down, the majority decided to be up-beat and involve the crowd.

Whether it be from Brooklynn York, 18, freshman of Denver, performing multiple songs from Beyoncé’s new album “Lemonade,” or Katie O’Boyle, 20, junior of Gering, singing “Oh Happy Day” by Edwin Hawking Singers, the crowd was laughing all night long.

“It was fun to have the crowd sing along with me while I was performing”, O’Boyle said. “‘Oh Happy Day’ is one of my favorite songs, and singing it in front of a great crowd, made it that much more enjoyable.”

Tonight, The Pit will be hosting a Halloween dance in the Student Center Ballroom. The event is from 9 p.m. until midnight, be sure to wear your costumes!

SEN. DAVIS - A dedicated friend of Chadron State Dear CSC students, faculty and staff, We are fortunate to have such an outstanding college in our region. I will continue to fight to protect your budget and I strongly support the renovation of the Math and Science Building. Last session I introduced a bill to guarantee students at public universities and community colleges the right to exercise freedom of speech and of the press. I will continue to work on that issue. College students are eligible to vote, to serve in our military and should have the same protections as the general population. We need to protect the voice of the popular and the unpopular at colleges, where a great deal of intellectual discussion takes place among

students, faculty and others.

We need the voices of young people and those who work with them to be heard in our electoral process.

So please register and help get out the vote. If you can't go to the polls on election day, Nov. 8, you can vote when you register or you can request an absentee ballot.

I ask for your vote on Nov. 8.

Go Eagles!

Thank you, Al Davis

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