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'TAP' DANCES ITS WAY TO CSC CAMPUS

Hilarious, these 'Underpants' are worth seeing, pgs. 6-7

Take a peek at the upcoming event as part of Galaxy Series.

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During a scene from "The Underpants," Nathan Wojciechowski, sophomore of Gering, gasps in between listing a number of words used to describe a women that would make the perfect poem.

HOMECOMING MAKING ITS MARK INDEX NEWS.........................2 OPINION....................4 SPORTS.....................8 TAKE TEN.................10 LIFESTYLES.............11

The homecoming parade will start at the corner of first and Main streets. Line up will start at 8:30 a.m., the parade will begin at 9:30 a.m.

CROWNING ROYALTY The spirit rally and coronation will take place at 6:30 p.m., tonight in the Armstrong Gymnasium.

PUBLISHING NOTICE: The Eagle will not publish Oct. 17 because of midterm break.

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NEWS

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Homecoming

Senate, CAB gear up for homecoming activities Hannah Clark Copy Editor Katherine Sullivan Reporter

Senate allocated $10,800 to CAB for its second quarter.

Lane Swedberg, CAB chair broke down the allocations. The money will go to two free movies nights, totalling $3,600; two free bowling nights, totaling $3,000; a Revive Magician at $2,200,; finals week food and massage therapist at $1,000; and funding for miscellaneous, “wiggle room,” at $1,000. CAB’s second quarter is from Oct. 3 through Dec. 13.

Senate used roughly half of the $700 allocated for the ropes course it went to Friday. Due to limited seating for the Peru trip, only two senate representatives will be going. The executive board chose two senators to accompany them as well as the CAB executive board. MK Mueller, who will be presenting at Peru, will be at CSC Oct. 3 with three presentation times. The presentations will be in the Student Center at 9:30-10:45 a.m., 2-4 p.m., and 7-8:30 p.m.

Also this week, senate swore in a new secretary, former senator of B.E.A.M.S.S. Erica Misner, and Mercy

Gagnon as senator of liberal arts.

The committee for gun storage will present at the City Council meeting 6 p.m. Oct. 20. The meeting will be open to senate representatives and those interested in the gun storage are encouraged to join the meeting.

There will be an Open Educational Resources conference, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Oct 17 in the Student Center. They expressed interest in meeting with the student body to discuss a system that will make college resources cheaper.

Breadan Mead, vice-chair of finance, told CAB representatives Tuesday, the quarterly budget for its second quarter is $10,800 and was passed by senate on Monday. Swedberg informed clubs that he never receive itemized budgets, so he allocated $1,000 for “wiggle room,” but if clubs still need money they must submit an itemized budget.

CAB is abuzz with homecoming preparations, and the next three days are packed with events. Swedberg announced the upcoming events for homecoming. The coronation/spirit rally, including the crowning of king and queen and the announcement of the bed sheet winners is tonight at 6:30 p.m. in Armstrong. Each of the three winning clubs will receive $100. CAB provides another homecoming subsidy for floats,

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with $50 for each club, which can be used for candy. In order to insure quality use of student funds, the clubs that received the extra $100 may not use that for candy, and fund-requests must outline what it will be used for float construction.

Dani Buckley, vice chair of programming, outlined further events: the bonfire on Friday at 8 p.m., on the basketball courts; “tailgate and tats,” 11 a.m. until the football game begins Saturday; the women’s rugby game 5 p.m.; and the formal dance at 9 p.m., Saturday. CAB allocated $500 for the tailgate party, and $800 for the homecoming prizes. Before these reductions, CAB had $9,841 in unallocated funds.

Clubs hoping to raise money at the football game are being denied by the athletic department, and this reversal has caused contention. Family and Consumer Sciences, who has already filled out forms to sell raffle tickets at the game are being told they may sell outside the gate, but not inside. The raffle, for a quilt made from CSC t-shirts, is the only fundraiser FCS holds, but the department maintains that only athletics may fundraise at athletic events. Other clubs have had the same problems and CAB executive board members are looking in to the situation.

Coronation and spirit rally, 6:30 p.m., Armstrong Storybook Dance, 9 p.m., Sandoz Center Friday Bonfire, 8 p.m., Basketball Courts Saturday Eagle 5K Run/Walk Registration, 7-7:45 a.m., NPAC Eagle 5K Run/Walk,8 a.m., NPAC Parade, 9:30 a.m., Main Street Tailgate and tats, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Clocktower Football vs. Adams State, 1:30 p.m., Elliot Field Rugby, 5 p.m., Practice Field Formal Dance, 9 p.m., Student Center *Those involved in the parade must be at the line-up area before 9 a.m., Saturday.*

Former Eagle staff member in the running for national award T.J. Thomson, former executive editor of The Eagle, has been placed in the top 10 spots in the Associate Collegiate Press contest. Thomson was selected for news photo coverage of the Region 23 Complex and Douthit fire, and house advertisement in ACCLAIM magazine.

“Capturing finalist spots in the ACP’s national competition places The Eagle and Chadron State among an elite group of finalists, including media outlets from private ivy league institutions and flagship universities many times our size,” Thomson said. “This proves that our stories in the Nebraska panhandle are no less worthy of being told and no less powerful, and I am thrilled that The Eagle is training communicators who can tell them so richly.”

According to the ACP website, “winners will be announced at the ACP/CMA National College Media Convention in New Orleans on Saturday, Oct. 26.”

ask your representatives: “What is senate planning on doing to participate in homecoming?”

“Doing a senate float. The truck will be driven by Jon Lordino or Nate Jones. Most members will be involved with other clubs, but others are welcome to join. It is really just a truck with people.”

– Jacob Rissler, Student Senate President.

Weekly Calendar: Oct. 3 - Oct. 9 | Calendar information may be sent to The Eagle, Old Admin, Rm. 235, or to editor@csceagle.com

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- Theatre Day, 8 a.m., Memorial Hall - Power of Positive Change MK Mueller, 9:30 a.m. SC - Theatre Production Underpants, 7:30 p.m.

Memorial Hall - Storybook Dance, 9 p.m.

Sandoz Center

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- Piano Teachers Day Out/Concer, 10 a.m. Sandoz Center - Theatre Production Underpants, 7:30 p.m.

Memorial Hall - Homecoming Bonfire, 8 p.m. Bball Courts - 5K Eagle Run/Walk, 7 a.m. NPAC

- Theatre Production - Underpants, 7:30 p.m. M. Hall - Formal Homecoming Dance, 9 p.m. Student Center

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- Theatre Production Underpants, 2 p.m. M. Hall

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- Pathways to Success, 5 p.m.

Burkhiser Room 160 - Student Senate, 5 p.m., Scottsbluff Room - Judged by a Picture, 7 p.m. Gold Room

- CAB Meeting, 6 p.m., Scottsbluff Room - Chi Alpha Meeting, 8 p.m. SC

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- Un-Birthday Party, 7 p.m.

Gold Room - Revive Meeting, 8:30 p.m. SC

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Photos by Ashley Swanson

Jack Adler of Lone Tree, Colo., speaks during his presentation about being a holocaust survivor, Tuesday in the Student Center Ballroom.

Holocaust survivor advises people to respect—not hate Ashley Swanson News Editor

So many people in today’s world complain about life being too hard—about having too much homework, or having to work that extra shift; however, Jack Adler, 85, a Jewish native of Poland, tells a story that makes those problems seem insignificant.

Chadron State invited Adler to come speak during the three-day holocaust conference in the Student Center’s Ballroom, Tuesday. All sitting room disappeared as more than 250 people crowded in as Adler began to tell his story.

“I speak on behalf of six million souls who were wiped off the face of the Earth,” he said. “They would want you to know.”

In a family of six, Adler was only 10 when the Holocaust began in 1939. He talked about Nazi’s coming into his town, posting notices stating that Jewish people were not allowed to leave their homes without wearing two stars of David—one on the front, and one on the back. Furthermore, attending public school and places of worship was forbidden.

In 1940, along with countless others, he and his family were relocated to an open ghetto, which means the area was not surrounded by barbed wire. In the ghetto, a Jewish committee was formed that decided who would become workers for the soldiers. It also distributed food, which consisted of a piece of bread and a bowl of soup. Malnutrition and disease, the main causes of death, killed Adler’s mother and brother.

It wasn’t long before more travesties took place, and on May 16, soldiers told families to stand in front of their homes.

“At 2 p.m. sharp, Nazi solders marched us to a soccer field, where they split us into group ‘a,’ and group ‘b,’” Adler said.

He explained that group ‘a’ consisted of old, sick, and young people, which is where his youngest sister was placed. Soldiers deemed group ‘a’ as useless and assumed they could not perform the tasks the soldiers wanted them to accomplish. Group ‘b,’ the group Adler, his sister, and father were placed, was full of people who were “able-bodied.”

With a population of 300,000, group ‘b’ transferred to Łódź.

Another ghetto, Łódź was surrounded by barbed wire, and every 12-feet stood a Nazi solider, Adler said.

Like in the open ghetto, meals included one slice of bread and a bowl of soup. It didn’t take long for diseases and malnutrition to take effect, and eventually, people were dying by the thousands, leaving the population less than 68,000.

At the age of 15, he was transferred to the Auschwitz Concentration Camp in Poland. Adler spoke of medical experiments conducted on people by Josef Mengele, a German SS officer and physician. Mengele would choose random “subjects” to Adler answers questions perform the experiments on. Alafter his presentation. though Adler was chosen for an experiment, he escaped a gruesome end thanks to one of his father’s friends, who smuggled him to his father on the other side of the camp.

The experiment Adler had been chosen for, but narrowly escaped from, stemmed from the German air force, who wanted to know how much pressure the human body could withstand.

There were no survivors of the experiment.

In 1944, those remaining at the camp were pushed into a death march—with the soldiers’ intent on killing all survivors.

Some marchers were given shovels so that they could dig large ditches.

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Once complete, they were told to stand around the opening of the ditch, they were then shot and killed by the soldiers.

Escaping death once more, Adler and other survivors were hospitalized shortly after German armed forces surrendered in May of 1945. During his 90-day hospitalization, Adler found out that he was the only survivor of his immediate family, and one of five survivors of his extended family, which started out as 83.

“Sixty-eight years ago the Holocaust ended,” Adler said.

“We haven’t learned much [since then].”

Sharing his story around the world, Adler has spoken about the holocaust for more than 21 years, throughout which he has had his fair share of Holocaust deniers.

Although his childhood was far from the kind any young people today see, Adler doesn’t believe in hate.

“It’s a waste of energy,” he said.

There are hate groups who will picket their signs at people, and are ready to tear the nation apart, Adler said.

“You don’t have to love everyone—I don’t. You don’t have to like everyone—I don’t. Just respect each other,” he said. “We all belong to one race, the human race.”

‘Get the rub’ on justice studies study abroad trip In 2014, the justice studies department will travel to London for 14 days.

On this trip, students will be able to learn about the legal system of England, which includes visiting police agencies, courts, and prisons.

Students will receive six credit hours in CJ 436 Comparative Criminal Justice or LS 438 Topics in Law, and CJ 446 Cross Cultural Studies/Justice Studies. Participants will partake in guided tours and presentations of the New Scotland Yard; criminal trials in Magistrates Court; the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom; a Legal Walk of London; and visit the Penonville Prison.

For those interested, there will be an informational meeting at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 8, in Old Admin 331.

2013 Rodeo Queen Committee want’s to give a big thanks to: * Perennial House * Engravers * Dakota Ridge * GMC of Chadron * Cowgirl Swank * Jon Hansen * Bomgaar’s * Sandoz Center * Hairpin Corner * Laure Sinn/Jennifer Schaer * Bruins Laundry * 1st National Bank of North Platte *Judges: Cecilia, Joni and Clint * CSC Rodeo Team * Jessie Sturman for the use of her horse

Congratulations Bailey McLein, the 2013 CSC Rodeo Queen

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OPINION

EDITORIAL–THE EAGLE’S VIEW

Take time to highlight overlooked heroics

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t’s homecoming at CSC. The student body is set to crown its royalty this evening, and Saturday, the football team is hoping to send Adams State home with a loss.

The theme this year is “Heroes,” and there’s no doubt that many of us will highlight comic book characters or members of our armed forces.

But there’s one group from the exhaustive laundry list of obvious candidates that we all forget about: Congress.

Just think about it.

Through their tireless service to bureaucracy and partisanship, our elected officials savagely defend constituents against the throes of public interest.

Politician’s penchants for cheap suits and terrible haircuts illustrate how they consciously dispel the “dog and pony show.” By avoiding useless pageantry, it frees them up to focus on what’s important: denying citizen’s liberties and rights.

Selflessness is another Congressional quality often overlooked. This week, Congress went above and beyond to consider their fellow civil servants. They saw how hard Federal employees work, and in an act of unspeakable empathy, orchestrated a government shutdown in order to give them a much needed fall break.

Our congress has admirably shown time and time again, that it’s politics over principle. Compromise is a sign of weakness; and even if there’s a gun to their heads, Congress has the super-human ability to avoid flinching in the face of an impending default. That brand of courage will surely come in handy when our checks to China bounce like a trampoline.

Heroic as our Congress may be, there’s no good superhero without a good sidekick. After all, it is us, the faithful electorate, that imbues politicians with their superpowers.

Congressional approval ratings remain at around 14 percent, but with every election, “we the people” help shield congress from Kryptonite with the lead of our ballots.

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There are heroes around us

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rom Superman to the kids who foiled the Trix Rabbit, there are many heroes who inspire people around the world. At CSC, we do things differently: we are the heroes. From the resident advisors and all other students, to the faculty and all other employees, we do the inspiring.

Resident Advisers are the support system for the students.

For example, early last year I was faced with a popcorn catastrophe (the villain), and an RA (the hero) was the one who saved me. I was nuking a bag of popcorn in one of Kent Hall’s public kitchen. I left the room to run an errand, and by the time I came back smoke was filling the kitchen and hallway. I burned the popcorn. I imagined what would ensue: Breaking news: Student fails to use microwave correctly. To read more of his failures, turn to page 2.

What actually happened: an RA came to help me clean the mess, and comforted me by saying something like, “Everyone messes up sometimes. Maybe not this bad, but it will be okay.”

CSC students, in superhero fashion, do many deeds that people generally do not see. Some are small, like one that happened just this week. A student spilled his drink in the café. He could have let a Dining Services employee clean it, but he went out of his way to grab napkins and clean it.

Then, some are bigger, like three that happened last year.

The first happened on the first day of school when, upon meeting her roommate, a girl noticed this roommate had a lot of rings on her key chain. The roommate explained that each ring symbolized something special to her. Then, at the end of the school year, after the girl had officially left Chadron, the roommate found a ring this girl had left behind as a symbol of their friendship.

The second was when a student, who spends most of her time working to barely squeak by financially, took a break from her obligations to relax at the movie theater downtown. While in line, there was a young boy ahead of her who said that for his birthday, he was taking his grandmother to see a movie.

Touched by this gesture, the student paid for their tickets.

The third was when a student pulled an all nighter to catch up on homework. The next day, during a class I had with the student, there was a coffee and a large note that was placed at

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the student’s spot. The note said something like, “To help you get through class!”

Of all the people on campus, the ones I view as heroes the most are my teachers. Yes, out of necessity, they cut us down to size by telling us our work is lacking and that our writing has nothing on Clark Kent’s. It is easy to assume they are being overly-harsh and grumble something like, “You hear about that kid who changed his voice too much in his essay? Yeah, his teacher is real hardcore. Last I heard, he locked that student to the crying table twenty-five to life.”

But what the teachers do next, out of their own good will and not of necessity, is make us feel like chosen ones. When they show us how close we are to clarity in our writing, it is as if they say, “CSC has been waiting for you a long time. You may be rough around the edges, but we will make a man out of you.

There is a whole new generation coming of age that needs direction. They, no, the whole world, could use a few new heroes, and you will be one of them.”

If there were any heroes on campus who were the Batmans— the ones whose importance is imperative, but sometimes goes unnoticed—it is the all the other employees.

Anyone who was on campus during the last spring semester remembers the twenty-inch snowstorm we had in April. The Dining Services did not have to stay open—everything else was closed—but they did. Had they not, there would have been an innumerable amount of students who would have gone a day or two without any substantive food.

As most of us college students live without parental supervision, we have learned how quickly a mess can pile up. The rate is so awful that it almost seems the only logical reason behind it is that gremlins come into our residence during the night with the sole purpose of multiplying our messes. On campus, the garbage would pile up just like this if it were not for the maintenance employees, who show up as early as 6 a.m. every weekday to work. It is because they cherish this campus that they protect it from gremlins, and for that we are thankful.

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we asked: “What are you excited about for homecoming?”

ANNA OWEN

19, sophomore of Burwell “The upcoming show ‘The Underpants.’”

ALLEN BOWDEN

20, sophomore of Cody, Wyo. “Looking forward to looking at the bedsheets.”

DREW JOHANSEN

25, junior of Gordon “Everything from the parade to the football game.”

ASHLEY DANIELS

21, senior of Sheridan, Wyo. “I’m excited to drop my panties on stage in ‘The Underpants.’”

BETHANY BERGSTROM

18, freshman of Axtell “I am excited for the food at the various activities.”

OPINION

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You’re in college now, act like it

Richard Heule

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Columnist had never understood the concept of Homecoming back in high school. I thought it was an overly hyped football game followed by a dance and a night of debauchery.

Then again, high school was a cesspool of pop culture and Hot Topic clothes, right? When I left high school, my initial thought was “Thank Christ that is over.

In college, everyone will be way more mature and we won’t have stupid events or stupidity in general!” It turns out that I was wrong.

When I moved into the dorms last year, I went to class and went back to my room. That was my routine, and I had no complaints.

Eventually I started to make friends on the second floor of Kent Hall, and things were nice. Then I got to meet everyone else.

I thought that high school was over, but it looked like these people were still trying to hold onto their teenage mentalities. No matter how wide your circle of friends is, there is always “that guy” or “that girl.”

I’m sure that most of these people are nice; I’m not trying to generalize everybody. With that said, I think there is room for improvement.

Whenever I think about high school, I am always reminded of my old classmates, who we will call Jimmy and Russell.

Jimmy and Russell were c o c k y and arrogant, but for some reason, everyone loved them.

Probably because they were two of the

“I see people that remind me of Jimmy and Russell.

Too many people.

–Richard Heule

best football players that my high school had ever seen.

I had always had a lingering feeling in the back of my mind that they would become those people at the high school reunion: overweight and balding; wearing a plain white muscle shirt with grease spots on it, and drunkenly rambling about “that one touchdown we almost made during that one game way back when.”

As I walk around campus, I see people that remind me of Jimmy and Russell.

Too many people.

I am probably just being pessimistic, but if I wasn’t, then I wouldn’t be writing opinion articles.

When I was a child, I was a little hellraiser. All of that changed when I went to school for the first time. I would mess around, and I’m pretty sure I threw one kid’s shoes on the roof one time.

Something magical happened that day. I was marched into the school counselor’s office to be evaluated, I think, and he said something to me that has affected me to this day.

He looked me dead in the eyes and said, “Grow up.”

On that day, the world lost that magical sparkle that it once had, and I realized I was being a bit of a jerk.

Perhaps the guidance counselor should have followed me to college and said the same to a few people around here.

Ladies and gentleman, you are not in high school anymore. You cannot go do whatever you want and think that there will be no repercussions. Whatever you end up doing, it is all going to be on you.

The world doesn’t revolve around you, and you can’t expect everyone to stop and congratulate you for tying your shoes.

Mommy and daddy aren’t going to be your

wallets forever, and they sure as hell won’t be there to pat you on the back and say “Everything is going to be okay,” because sometimes, things fall apart.

That’s life. The sooner you learn that, the better.

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Louise Maske, played by Ashley Daniels, senior of Sheridan, Wyo., gasps as Frank Versati, played

by Nathan Wojciechowski, sophomore of Gering, kisses her neck.

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Theo Maske, played by Doug Valade, sophomore of Gering, reads a paper during “Underpants.”

Gertrude, played by Sara Labor, senior of Hot Springs, S.D., sighs happily at Louise.

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Sara Labor, senior of Hot Springs, S.D., right, and Ashley Daniels, senior of Sheridan, Wyo., show a pair of underpants to Klinglehoff, played by Ryan Steinhour, junior of Mansfield, Ohio.

A line from Nathan Wojciechowski’s character, Herr Versati, burned in my mind after I left Monday’s dress rehearsal for “The Underpants.”

“A man is only when he contributes to the human race.

The heroes are the thinkers, poets, painters, musicians; and the layperson is only important to the degree that he knows them.”

As I’ve said in the past, I’m not an avid theatergoer and my knowledge of the performing arts is woefully plebian.

That aside, I thoroughly enjoyed “The Underpants.”

The setting is pre-World War I Germany. A loose draw string causes a woman’s undies to fall down around her ankles in public. This event causes quite a stir that sets a zany chain of events in motion.

She has to contend with her dim-witted brawny bureaucrat husband, a bizarre love triangle, a nosey neighbor who lives out her sexual fantasies vicariously, and an easily confused scientist with a Tourette’s streak.

The two act play is chocked full of quirky social and political commentary, meta-jokes that break the fourth wall, and loads of innuendo that will incite laughter from even the staunchest prude.

The line delivery is quick, which means you’re going to have to be smart to catch a lot of the jokes, but there’s still enough raunchiness and slapstick to make it enjoyable to the casual audience member.

Costuming and makeup was on par. It added a muchneeded absurdity and helped dispel some of the more tense

observations I could have made.

Though my credibility as a reviewer is severely handicapped by my lack of theatre knowledge, I picked out a minute detail, for which I rightfully have the credentials to scrutinize.

The newspaper prop used during the dress performance was printed in color. I sincerely doubt that color newspapers were widely circulated in 1910 Germany.

That’s no reason not to attend one of the 4 performances of “The Underpants,” so make sure you catch it before the crowds move on to the next sensational thing.

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The cast list includes Theo Maske, played by Doug Valade; Louise Mask, played by Ashley Daniels; Gertrude Deuter, played by Sara Labor; Frank Versati, played by Nathan Wojciechowski; Benjamin Cohen, played by Wacey Gallagos; Klinglehoff, played by Ryan Steinhour; and the king, played by Nicoli Poitra.

“The Underpants,” by Carl Sternheim, is a play-off from the original play, “Die Hose,” in 1910. The play was adapted by Steve Martin in 2002, and was produced at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angelous between March and April of 2002.

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There’s something interesting under the new CSC theatre production. Beneath the comical skivvies of Steve Martin’s “The Underpants”, there hides a witty, satirical romp first written in 1910

by German playwright Carl Sternheim. Martin’s adaptation takes Sternheim’s foundation of mockery and sews in what every modern comedy needs: sex and suffrage. It’s not the right to vote that Martin champion, but

An exaggerated set and makeup design retain the turn-of-the-century farce, and the actors mix in melodrama with hat-tips toward political and social commentary.

With Martin’s script and the actors’ energy, the CSC theatre department has created a downright intelligent mockery of patriarchy and sex, elevating the play from goof to spoof.

As the play progresses, Daniel’s Louise turns from a naïve victim to a canny manipulator. Wojciechowski hones his part as the Byronic lover, Labor’s give Gertrude some refreshing morality, and the battle between realism and idealism leaves the underpants, and the audience, in stitches.

The play is not without its touching moment, though.

When all seems lost, and Louise’s hope of a magical affair is burnt up faster than her over-cooked wieners, Dainels reminds the audience of the crushing domestic walls women faced during that time. During this moment, Gallegos also brings the sensitivity he polished in last year’s production of Almost Maine. He and Daniels, who were paired during the Spring show, use a small, sensitive scene to ground the rollicking farce. Daniels takes a moment which could have been about a pouting adulteress, and turns it into the deep disappointment anyone dreamer can relate to.

Finally, the German king visits the Maske household, played by Nicoli Poitra. Poitra is a perfectly-oiled monarch, whose two-minute scene reinforces the old acting adage: there are no small parts, only small actors. Poitra’s pomp and grandiose attitude reflect the entire patriarchal tone of the play. Whether it’s the lusty Versati or the deliciously over-bearing Theo, none of the guys understand Louise.

She doesn’t necessarily want an affair, she wants the option to pick her lovers. She wants what, according to Chaucer’s Wife of Bath, all women want – the power to choose. With a warp of melodrama and a weft of satire, the underpants weaves a sturdy pair of narrative knickers that with have you laughing your own pants off.

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“It’s the woman’s fault, always.”

Theo Maske, played by Doug Valade, drops this misogynistic gem while berating his wife, Louise. Her crime is losing her panties during a royal parade. Ashley Daniels plays Louise, the play’s protagonist, who feels trapped in her sexless relationship. After the underwear incident, a series of gentleman come to “rent the couple’s unused room,” which becomes a euphemism for ravishing Loiuse behind her husband’s back. Valade plays the self-obsessed Theo like a negative near-natzi, who constantly browbeats the other cast members. Overly-assertive and greedy, Valade’s Theo makes the audience crawl with indignation. He’s the cretin everyone loves to hate.

Louise dares to dream for something more than her husband, encouraged by her playfully protean neighbor, Gertrude. Sara Labor plays Gertrude’s boisterous bustle like Chaucer’s Wife of Bath, offering sexual advice and abundant humor. As the widow says, she has plenty of “sausages” cooking for Louise.

The prospective meat includes flamboyant Versati, played by Nathan Wojciechowski. Wojciechowski plays the unctuous poet with flare; he and Louise are an enjoyably salacious pair. They constantly play off each other, with little looks and flirtations. This makes the pretense of two plotting adulterers believable.

Wacey Gallagos plays another suitor, Cohen, the reticent Jew. Gallagos plays Cohen as a slight, perfectly nervous hypochondriac. He keeps Cohen interesting, acknowledging the man’s deeper motivations, while running the line between sweetheart and stalker.

As the third suitor, Ryan Steinhour commands the stage with his stature and precision, playing the uberproper Klinglehoff. Steinhour tackles a German accent for this show, gamely swapping his consonants and huffing through his large mustache. Occasionally Steinhour slips in his Germanic lilt, but the over-all effect is hilarious.

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Eagles flatten Mountaineers but aren’t satsified Jordyn Hulinsky Sports Editor

Despite a 35-13 win over Western State Colorado University, Gunnison, the Eagles players said they still aren’t satisfied about their performance.

“We did some good things at Western,” team captain and quarterback Jonn McLain, junior of Chadron, said. “But I feel we can still improve.”

McLain completed 22 of 29 passes for 242 yards against WSCU, posting a 75.9 percent completion rating.

Complementing McLain on the opposite side of the ball was defensive back Ryan Wood, redshirt freshman of Stockton, Calif., who posted five tackles, knocked down a pass, and pulled in an interception. The tandem’s performance earned both men Nebraska Division II Football Players of the Week.

For the second consecutive week, the team moved up in the D2Football.com Top 25 Poll, this time from 19 to 17. It also jumped in the American Football Coaches Association Poll, from 21 to 19.

In addition to McLain’s and Wood’s play, tailback Glen Clinton, senior of Cody, Wyo., rushed for more than a 100 yards for the fourth week in a row, posting 114 yards on 26 carries against WSCU’s Mountaineers.

But he’s still not satisfied.

“We are still working on putting together a complete game,” Clinton said. “Last week, we came away with the win, but we could have played much better.”

Photo by Ashley Swanson Saturday’s homecoming game at Elliott Field features the CSC inside receiver Austen Stephens, junior of Lincoln, runs down field avoiding a tackle Eagles versus the 3-1 Grizzlies of Adams State University, Saturday, Sept. 21, against Colorado Mesa University, Grand Junction.

Alamosa, Colo. Kickoff is 1:30 p.m.

Inside linebacker Shea Koch, senior of Custer, S.D., talked about the upcoming game.

“We are concentrating on playing quality Chadron State football for “We just need to do our job out there and play Eagle football and we will the whole 60 minutes to win this game,” he said. be successful,” he said.

As far as playing a homecoming game this week, it “is an exciting week Clinton said Adams State is a good team, much improved in recent years, for the school and players,” Clinton said. “But in the end, it is just like but he also said he expects the Eagles to play solid football against them. every other game.”

the eagle’s top ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

JONN MCLAIN Sport: Football Position: Quarterback Class rank: Junior Hometown: Chadron Saturday against the Mountaineers of Western State Colorado University, Gunnison, McLain completed 22 of 29 passes for 242 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Eagles to a 35-13 win.

His accuracy percentage was 75.9 percent. So far this season he’s thrown for 1018 yards and eight touchdowns.

No royal treatment for golf team at Palace Classic Mouhamed Diop Reporter

The Chadron State golf team secured a sixth-place finish with a 36-hole total of 725 Saturday at the Palace City Classic hosted by Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell, S.D. The golf team was led by Schuyler Wetzel and Emma Harris; both claimed a spot toward the top of the final results.

Wetzel, sophomore of Hot Springs, S.D., led the team with an 87 on 18 holes Saturday after hitting 78 in Friday’s opening round, securing sixth place for the tournament.

“I think all of us on the team did really well this past weekend,” Wet-

zel said. “It was a great way to finish up the season, and it makes us look forward to competing in the spring.”

Harris, a sophomore of Wahoo, carded eighth place with her tworound scores of 81-86 over the weekend. Harris talked about the team’s performance.

“I think we did really well,” she said. “A few of us shot our lowest round yet in college. The courses were challenging but I think we handled them nicely. There is always room for improvement with our putting and chipping, so that’s something we can work on during the off season.”

Danielle Brennan, freshman of Ellsworth, and Nicole Thramer, freshman of Barlett, scored 179 and 245 respectively over the weekend.

The Palace City Classic was the team’s last fall match this season.

SCHUYLER WETZEL Sport: Golf Class rank: Sophomore Hometown: Hot Springs, S.D. In the last fall meet for the woman’s golf team on Saturday at the Palace City Classic hosted

by Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell, S.D., Wetzel finished in sixth place with a total score of 165. Wetzel shot a 78 in 18 holes in the opening round and finished day two with an 87.

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Eagles v’ballers hope for miracle vs. Colorado Christian Nelle Kesterson Reporter

After a four-game losing streak on the home court, the Eagle volleyball team will travel Friday to Lakewood, Colo., to take on the Cougars of Colorado Christian University. First serve’s up at 6 p.m. The Cougars played against three of the teams that beat the Eagles in late September’s four-game home stand.

The Cougars held their own against Metropolitan State University of Denver in five sets. The Eagles lost to Metro State in four sets.

The Cougars lost to Regis University of Denver, and University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, which leaves the Eagles with a glimmer of hope for a win this coming weekend.

Although the Eagles failed to steal a win from the UCCS Mountain Lions, the team’s performance was nothing to be ashamed about.

UCCS served as tough competition, but the Eagles fought back. Throughout Saturday’s four-set match, there were 19 ties and nine lead changes.

Outside hitter, Erika Roybal, junior of Denver, led the Ea-

gles with 12 kills, but the rest of her team was not far behind.

Middle hitter, Jessica Jester, senior of Cheyenne, Wyo.; outside hitter, Hanna Flaming, junior of Benton, Kan.; outside hitter, Barbie DeCent, senior of Paxton; and middle hitter, Alia Brennan, freshman of Chadron, all followed Roybal with eight kills each. Brennan also led the team with four blocks.

Brennan has totaled 60 kills and 36 blocks for the season.

“It is definitely exciting to be in my situation right now,” Brennan said. “I am so thankful that my teammates really don’t care that I am a freshman.”

Brennan said she has high expectations for the team going into this weekend’s match against the Cougars.

“I’m hoping this weekend we can keep progressing in our play and continue to have a great time doing it!” she said.

DeCent, another instrumental player for the Eagles, was selected as CSC player of the week.

In the matches last week against Black Hills State University, Spearfish, S.D., and UCCS, DeCent posted 19 kills, four blocks, six digs, and four set assists. She hit .176 for the week.

DeCent did not see this honor coming.

“Getting Player of the Week was a surprise to me, but I was

happy and honored to receive it,” she said. “I was not expecting this honor.”

DeCent said she has lofty goals for herself and the team going into the match this weekend.

“My expectations for myself going into the game against the Cougars are to play to my full potential, push myself to the limit, and stay focused to help our team to come out on top,” DeCent said. “Also, I expect the team to play together as a whole and win.”

Cross Country team preps for Razorback’s ‘Chile Pepper’ meet The cross country teams are preparing to head to the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, for the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival, Saturday.

The women’s team is ranked 10th in the South Central Region Division II Women’s Cross Country rankings for the second week.

The men begin at their 8K race at 9:45 a.m. and the women begin their 5K race at 10:20 a.m.

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#Jokes Jimmy Fallon: “Couples are splitting the cost of an engagement ring. Because every girl dreams of hearing her man say, “You owe me $2,000.” #fallonmono”

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Funny Or Die: “You mean that newborn baby panda might kill herself and I won’t be able to see it live?”

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‘TAP’ dances into Memorial Hall The second half of the semester will kick off with the upbeat show TAP, the second performance of the 2013-14 Galaxy series.

TAP is written and directed by Scott Seidl, who has spent years researching dance and percussion. TAP shows how the two fit together.

The show explores all different kinds of dance including Irish, African, and Spanish tradition.

Along with these, TAP mixes in contemporary dance. Musical selections include everything from flamenco, to Aerosmith.

This second installation in the Galaxy Series will demonstrate the wide array of talent that comes through Chadron; along with TAP, upcoming shows include a piano duet, a classic story made into a musical, and an Emmynominated actor.

TAP will appear on Memorial Hall’s Main Stage, 7:00 p.m. October 17. To reserve tickets, call 432-6207, or email boxoffice@csc.edu.

Hey ladies: it’s tough to be pretty, don’t stress Justy Bullington Columnist

First and foremost, I want to tell every woman out there that I not only commend you, but I also respect all that you do to be “pretty.” Anyone who thinks that pretty is easy has never accidently pinched their eyelid in their eyelash curler. That stuff isn’t for pansies! I commend women that put in the time and effort to put themselves together day after day after day.

I’m not saying that people aren’t naturally beautiful; I am however, saying that eyebrows don’t pluck themselves and I can confidently say a woman with a unibrow has never been my #WomanCrushWednesday. It’s tough to be pretty.

Not only do we have to worry about the safety of our eyelids, but we also have to deal with the excruciating pain of that split second when we get just a little too close to our eye with our mascara.

Ladies, you know what I’m talking about. That moment your eye blinks harder and faster than you thought was

humanly possible and manages to leave mascara residue all over your under-eye. Not to mention, your eye is now watering just enough to blot your top lashes together and ruin the masterpiece you’ve worked so hard to create. Don’t even get me started on accidently touching the wand of your mascara brush to your face and leaving a black “ink spot” on your cheek. Foundation = ruined. It’s tough to be pretty.

One of the biggest annoyances I have is how everyone is so quick to comment when, God forbid, a woman wears sweatpants and a hoodie ONE day. Boys don’t understand the confinement of jeans for a woman. They do not understand what it feels like to be jailed by a denim devil! It is torture. Do you think it feels good to have to lunge into your jeans just so you can bend down far enough to put shoes on? No. It does not. Do you think we enjoy our pants cutting off the circulation to our legs while we sit in class all day?

No. We do not. Why don’t we buy a bigger size, you ask? I don’t know, maybe because some of us have some bigger assets (i.e. hips, butt, thighs) that we had to compensate for with the

waist size and one more size up would leave the person sitting behind us with quite the view. It’s tough to be pretty.

Brace yourself ladies, I’m about to address the biggest annoyance of all: painting your nails. Yes, please let me spend at least thirty minutes holding a tiny brush with my nondominant hand trying to steady it long enough to make three swipes and get it all over my finger so I can spend more time removing the residue. Also: when I get finished, please make me have to urgently use the restroom so I can play “am I going to wet myself before I get my pants shimmied down without smudging my nail polish?” And then, just for fun, Mr. Nail Polish, why don’t you chip off so we can go through this process again tomorrow. It’s tough to be pretty.

To those of you that feel the pain of pretty, I grant you TWO cheat days next week. I release you from the burden of curling irons, denim, heels, and nail polish. When someone comments on how “tired” you look, here’s what you do: you stop what you are doing, slowly look up at them, make awkward-silent-eye-contact (with a touch of a glare) and say to them: “it’s tough to be pretty.” We are woman, hear us roar.

“Boys don’t understand the confinement of jeans for a woman.

–Justy Bullington