The Eagle: Jan. 31, 2019 by The Eagle

BLOOD DRIVE

THURSDAY

Cardinal Key and the American Red Cross are hosting blood drives Feb. 4 -5 in the Student Center.

JAN. 31, 2019 ISSUE NO. 4

The Voice of Chadron State College since 1920 NEWS >>

AFB BUDGET PACKETS GET REVAMPED

SEMPER VERITAS

Sweet Victory

Clubs can expect to see changes in their spring budget packets

Please see page 2

SPORTS >>

EAGLE WOMEN BURY OREDIGGERS CSC women’s basketball beats Colorado School of Mines in a three-point victory Please see page 10

INDEX NEWS.........................2 OPINION....................5 SPORTS.......................8 LIFESTYLES..............13

Photo by Brandon Davenport

Chadron State women’s basketball team members Angelique Gall (25), freshman of Fruita, Colorado, Jori Peters (12) , freshman of Mitchell, Jessica Harvey (20), sophomore of Mitchell and Taryn Foxen (1), sophomore of Aurora, Colorado celebrate during their winning game against the Colorado School of Mines Orediggers, Saturday, in the Chicoine Center.

U.S. GOVERNMENT TEMPORARILY RE-OPENS FOLLOWING SHUTDOWN The record 35-day partial government shutdown ended last Friday after President Trump signed legislation to fund the government until mid-February. The measure came after three weeks of back-and-forth negotiations between lawmakers regarding border security and immigration. As of last Friday, Congress has another three weeks to come to a solution before funding runs out on

Friday, Feb. 15. The shutdown began on December 22, 2018 after Congress and the president couldn’t agree on an appropriations bill for the 2019 fiscal year. Because of the Antideficiency Act, non-essential federal departments closed during the shutdown.

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Senate approves AFB budget packet revisions Shannon Schneider Managing Editor Senate unanimously approved AFB’s proposed revisions to budget packets and trip budget packets, meaning changes for clubs filling out upcoming packets. In the new budget packet, a Fall 2018 expense sheet will be added to document what was spent in the previous semester. In addition to the Fall 2018 expense sheet, a Fall 2019 itemized budget will also appear in the packet. According to Vice Chair of Finance Lelisse Umeta, sophomore of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, clubs will be asked to complete an itemized budget for each semester. For trip budget packets, a total count of the number of females and males attending trips will be added at the bottom of the attendees sheet. According to Umeta, this information will help with hotel booking and budget recommendations for numbers of rooms. “When we book the hotel, if there are 12 students going, we don’t want to book four rooms if only one guy is going,” Umeta

said. “It’s been a problem last semester, so we just wanted to have better numbers.” Senate voted 14 - 1 abstain to approve AFB’s recommendation for $2,263.90 for Sigma Tau Delta’s upcoming trip to their International Convention in March. Sigma Tau Delta requested $4,997.06 for nine students to travel, including $900 for registration and $3.318.21 for hotel rooms. AFB’s cuts included a cheaper hotel option at $71 per night, which would total $1,263.90 for four rooms and $100 gas allocation instead of the requested $500. AFB suggested that, because of the amount of money AFB allocates to trips, groups who travel to conferences or conventions make a quick presentation to Senate after their trip. Umeta said this would not only provide accountability for clubs to “do what they say they’re going to do” on trips, but would also promote club membership and show students what Senate and AFB support. “They (members who traveled) could present one minute of pictures, of video, or just something so we know they did what they were supposed to do. Also, it would be a good way for

other students to join the clubs and see what Senate and AFB is supporting or allocating money for,” Umeta said. Three CAB clubs received funding cuts due to absences. Chi Alpha received a 5 percent cut due to missing two meetings, totaling $205. NOCS also received a 5 percent cut costing $143.23. Omega Phi Rho received a 5 percent cut totaling $263.35, but because of a total of four meetings missed their account was frozen. Chief Justice Samantha Merrill, senior of Oral, South Dakota, reminded Senate that petitions are due by 5 p.m. Friday, March 15. Those running for Liberal Arts or professional schools positions must get signatures from students of those schools. For all who are running, regardless of a specific school, signatures must be obtained from full-time students. For undergraduate students, 12 credit hours is considered full-time, and for graduate students the number is nine hours. Petitions can be turned in to Merrill or any justice of the Court. Please see SENATE, page 3

CAB spring spending stays in the black Devin Fulton Reporter Four weeks into the semester, no clubs have overspent the money they were allocated. According to Isaac Langan, senior of McCook, clubs have kept within their budget range for the spring 2019 semester. Langan said clubs were doing a “good job” with spending and staying on track with their budgets. CAB is hosting Free Bowling Night from 6-9 p.m. this

CALENDAR THURSDAY 31 >Make S’more Friends, 7 p.m., The Hub >Singles Pool Tournament, 7:30 p.m., The Pit

Sunday. at Hilltop Lanes. According to Vice Chair of Relations Sadie Sheppard, junior of Fargo, North Dakota, the event will not only provide free pizza but it will also be showing the Super Bowl for fans who don’t want to miss the event. “The Super Bowl will also be playing, so you if you don’t want to miss it you can still watch it while you’re bowling,” Sheppard said. CAB’s Free Movie Night saw 92 students attend on Sunday. RLA is hosting “Make S’more Friends” tonight from 7 - 9

p.m. at The Hub. According to RLA representative Christopher Wright, junior of Gering, the event will give students the opportunity to “just socialize and make s’mores together.” RLA is also hosting a Super Bowl Watch Party this Sunday, starting at 4:15 p.m. at the Hub with free food and prizes. The New England Patriots will be facing off against the Los Angeles Rams in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The Pit is hosting a Singles Pool Tournament tonight. Signups start at 7 p.m. and the tournament begins at 8 p.m. Prizes will be awarded to first and second place winners.

Please send Calendar information to The Eagle, Old Admin, Rm. 235, or to editor@csceagle.com

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

> Super Bowl LIII Watch Party, 4:15 p.m., The Hub

MONDAY

>Cardinal Key Blood Drive, 10 a.m., Student Center Ballroom > CAB, 4:45 p.m., Student Center Scottsbluff Room > Senate, 5:30 p.m., Student Center Scottsbluff Room >Bill Molenhof Trio, 7 p.m., Memorial Hall

TUESDAY

>Cardinal Key Blood Drive, 10 a.m., Student Center Ballroom >Kiss Away Cancer, 10:45 a.m., Student Center-East Hallway >High Plains Band and Choir Festival Concert, 5 p.m., Memorial Hall and Sandoz Center >Get Inked, 7 p.m., The Hub

WEDNESDAY >Quick and Casual Counselor Chats, 4:30 p.m., The Hub >Coffee and Karaoke, 7 p.m., Edna Hall Lobby

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High schools compete for “Best of the West” Shannon Schneider Managing Editor

Photo by Tin Hyunh

Students participating in Best of the West Business Invitational enjoy a break in the day, yesterday, in the Student Center Ballroom.

SENATE Senator Aaron Wood, junior of Mineral Wells, Texas, announced the Event Committee has selected a Coachella theme for Spring Daze and the Nearly Naked Mile. According to Wood, the committee is looking at t-shirt designs now and itemizing the budget for decorations and prizes. Wood said a budget should be available by next Monday’s meeting. Adviser Susan Schaeffer, professor of Counseling, Psychological Service and Social Work, announced the American College Health Association National College Health Assessment has been sent via e-mail to students. The e-mail contains a survey “designed to assess student health behaviors in order to provide better services and support for Chadron State College students” and will help with developing wellness programs and services for campus. Schaeffer said the assessment provides “wonderful information” regarding student

from page 2 health on campus and urged students to complete the assessment. The assessment opened Tuesday and will be available for two weeks. According to the e-mail, all students who submit a survey will be automatically entered in a random drawing for one of six $25 Amazon gift cards. CAB Vice Chair of Records Kristina McGann, senior of Broken Bow, reported that 92 students attended Free Movie Night last Sunday. Free Bowling Night will be held from 6 - 9 p.m. this Sunday at Hilltop Lanes. The Superbowl will be streamed and free pizza will be provided. Registration for the Fall 2019 semester is open. For questions regarding resgistration, visit the START office or contact your assigned adviser. Students can find out who their advisers are through their MyCSC account. Senate currently has $30,999.79 in unallocated funds.

Over 100 students from seven high schools across the Panhandle went head-to-head in the Best of the West Business Business Invitational yesterday. The event, which was co-hosted by Chadron State College and the Nebraska Council on Economic Education, involved written-test competitions in Accounting, Business Calculations, Business Communications, Economics, Introduction to Business, Introduction to FBLA, Introduction to Financial Math and Personal Finance. Students also participated in a job interview contest judged by Chadron State faculty members Terrie Wood, Dr. Wendy Waugh, Dr. Todd Jamison and Dr. Richard Koza. Best of the West is designed to offer experience for the upcoming Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) contest in April. Members of Phi Beta Lambda, CSC’s collegiate division of the business career student organization, helped with the event and fielded questions about higher education and CSC’s business programs.

BRIEFS

Seven undergrad counseling courses approved

Seven undergraduate counseling courses offered by CSC were approved by Nebraska Health and Human Services for students seeking licensure as a Provisional Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (PLADC). The approval came in June 2018 through Chadron State College with support by the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN). BHECN also offers a one-time $20,000 grant to 10 undergraduate students studying to be a PLADC. Deadlines for applications are due by May 1. Please contact Dr. Susan Schaeffer at sschaeffer@csc.edu for applications and more information.

Cardinal Key to sponsor blood drive in February

Cardinal Key Honor Society will be hosting a blood drive from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday and from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Tuesday, in the Student Center Ballroom. A blood donor’s card, driver’s license or two other forms of verification are required at check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age and weigh at least 110 pounds are eligible to donate.

Early Childhood Conference set for Feb. 15-16

The 30th annual Excellence in Early Childhood Conference is scheduled from 11 a.m - 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, and from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, in Burkhiser Rooms 208A and 208B and the Student Center. Friday’s events will kick off with presentations from Professor Dr. Kim Madsen in Burkhiser 208A and 208B with simultaneous events in the Student Center by various presenters. Registration costs vary and lunch will be provided. For more information, contact Tyler at the Panhandle Partnership Office.

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CSC Health Professions offers training for 19 career paths The Health Professions includes more than RHOP, offering options such as Veterinary Medicine, Nuclear Medicine and more Devin Fulton Reporter Though Chadron State College is known for its Rural Health Opportunities Program (RHOP) program options, the college also offers 10 other programs in the health professions. The RHOP program currently includes nine health professions, but is limited to students who are residents of Nebraska. Only a certain number of positions are available each year, and the program primarily recruits high school seniors interested in the RHOP’s included professions. However, students who reside out-of-state or that may be interested in careers in health care outside of RHOP have options too.

In addition to RHOP, Chadron State offers pre-requisite courses and training to 10 additional fields in health care. Though these students may not receive an undergraduate degree from CSC, these courses fulfill the pre-requisites needed to get into the professional schools of a student’s choosing. The over-arching goal for the 19 health care professions is to prepare students for their professional careers as well as fulfill pre-requisites here. With programs varying between two to four years for an undergraduate degree, professors, faculty and advisers work with students to make sure they are ready to go into their chosen professions. Recently, the science departments have received attention from the New Horizon Math Science Initiative, a $29 million plan for improvements in the Math and Science

Building. Last fall, the Initiative received a $500,000 gift from the Sunderland Foundation and, additionally, a visit from Gov. Pete Ricketts. Students outside of the RHOP program can obtain their pre-requisites at CSC in careers such as podiatry, optometry, mortuary science and veterinary medicine. RHOP’s current options are: Medical Lab Science, Dental Hygiene, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Physical Assistant and Radiography. CSC’s current health professions options are: Chiropractic Medicine, Cytotechnology, Nuclear Medicine, Occupational Therapy, Osteopathic Medicine, Podiatry, Veterinary Medicine, Clinical Perfusion, Mortuary Science and Optometry.

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

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Support Student Press Freedom Eagle Staff In nearly every dystopian film or novel, the theme of restricted expression is present. Whether it’s Orwell’s “1984” or Collins’ “The Hunger Games”, a society that has fallen apart no longer allows citizens to freely express themselves. The result is a mixture of fear, anxiety and anger that permeates the public conscience and eventually leads to pandemonium. We feel lucky to be far removed from those bleak worlds. Unfortunately, we are much closer than we might think, especially as student journalists. In a 1988 court case known as Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier, The Supreme Court ruled that school districts and administrators can censor student content if they deem it inappropriate. At the college level, The Supreme Court doled out the same ruling in Hosty v. Carter, which gave college administrators the ability to censor college newspapers. These rulings aren’t just restricting our First Amendment freedoms; they’re all but snuffing them out. Given the current climate of journalism, student journalists not only have to deal with repeated attacks on our profession, but also our ability to report with the ever-constant worry of censorship. This is something that the Student Press Law Center (SPLC) has recognized, and they are here to help. According to the Center’s “About Us” page, SPLC “works at the intersection of law, journalism and education to promote, support and defend the rights of student journalists and their advisers at the high

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school and college levels.” To bring awareness to student press freedoms, SPLC has declared 2019 “The Year of the Student Journalist” and launched Student Press Freedom Day yesterday. When it comes to the impact of student journalists, SPLC Executive Director Hadar Harris explained how vital student journalists are not only to their schools and campuses, but to the larger community as well. “Student journalists play a vital role in the life of their community - not only their school community, but the civic life of the community at large,” Harris said. “As the number of professional journalists shrink, the number of student journalists stepping in to cover town hall meetings, county government, and even state houses, is growing. Yet in most states, student journalists have lesser First Amendment protections as they are subject to prior review, prior restraint and even overt cases of censorship.” The First Amendment includes some of the greatest rights we have as Americans, and it is up to us to make sure everyone enjoys it. Currently, LB 206 is going through Nebraska’s legislature, and, if passed, student journalists at the high school and college levels will have the freedom to choose their content without fear of censorship or retaliation. This legislation has the power to give our First Amendment rights back. Now more than ever, we urge you to support student press freedoms. We are fighting a fight that many do not know about, but with growing numbers and your helping hand, we can change that.

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ABBY KLAMMER 19, freshmen of Juniata

RYAN AROB

25, junior of Long Island, New York

“I play board games, go “I enjoy heading over to the to RLA activities, hang out basketball games, but what I with friends and eat food.” enjoy the most is walking to and from the classes. Meeting new people everyday is something that really benefits me since I like to network.”

SKYLER SANDOE

20, sophomore of Grand Island “I play pool. There isn’t a lot to do on campus for activities, especially during the winter months.”

SHAWNA TURNER

19, sophomore of Hill City, South Dakota “Hanging out with friends in the dorm and helping with my sorority events.”

PAMELA PIERCE

19, junior of Torrington, Wyoming “I hangout with friends and go to sproting events around campus.”

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Be mindful of harmful eating habits

Rachel Mitchell Contributor We live in an age where social media is a part of our daily lives. Everyone is on social media throughout the day looking at recent posts, tweets and Facebook updates. That being said, it doesn’t take much for people to be influenced by the social media they consume everyday. Unfortunately, a lot of that influence is negative. This negativity is extremely hard on college students. Many students are already struggling with what they want to do in life and who they want to be. Not everyone is set in their ways. This creates the perfect storm for college students to develop mental health issues and eating disorders. Self-esteem and the pressure to be the best takes a toll on us. A lot of weight on our shoulders, and not everyone knows how to deal with it in a healthy way. Eating disorders lead in mental illness mortality rates. The suicide rate among people struggling with an eating disorder is 50 times higher than that of the general population. On average, 20 percent of college women and 10 percent of college men have some form of an eating disorder.

This is extremely shocking. We live in an age where everyone is trying to be healthier with so many fad diets and trends. But what is too far for “insta worthy”? What actually happens behind closed doors? We are constantly exposed to what we “should” look like according to social media. But there is so much more to a person than a picture someone posts on their Instagram. Many celebrities and social media influencers use Photoshop to achieve perfect skin tone, lean legs, flat stomach, et cetera. There is no reason that we should feel forced by society to meet a certain ideal. It’s sad and unfortunate that so many people have to struggle with this. If you are one of those people, know that risking your life and health is not worth the extra likes on Instagram posts or the DMs after you post a selfie.

If you are someone who struggles with an eating disorder and don’t know how to stop or where to get help, there are immediate resources on campus and over the phone. If you live on campus, walk down the hall and talk to your RA. They are there to help you; that is part of their job. If you don’t feel comfortable talking to them, see one of the counselors in the basement of Crites. If you feel comfortable, talk to your friends. If you feel like you can’t talk to anyone here, there is a helpline provided by the ANAD (Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders) at 630-577-1330. ANAD also has a Youtube recovery channel (ANADvideos). Please check them out. There are endless resources online to help you and many people around you that want to help. Do not feel like you have to struggle alone. I cannot express enough that putting your health at stake is not worth the social media presence that people of our generation are forced into. Do not believe that this is what you have to go through to be “beautiful.” Nowhere in the definition of beauty does it say skinny, defined abs, toned, flawless or anything along those lines. Beauty is in your character, not your appearance.

The perfect cover letter is at your fingertips Abigail Swanson Contributor

It’s 2019 and time to work on my resolution to get a summer job. I may be rushing, but will I have time later? Besides, I don’t want the good jobs to be taken. Plus, I can interview over midterm break. As I searched the web for professional jobs, I discovered that, along with my carefully-planned resume, I need an epic cover letter. Cover letters are your way of introducing yourself to the company and explaining why they want you. Basically, it’s a pre-interview where you choose the questions. Through drafting my cover letter, (a process that involved many hours, Google, spell check and begging my older sister for advice) I came up with a few tips to cut down cover letter stress. Are you trying to sound like a professional accountant, creative advertiser or someone who knows everything about theater? Look up some samples. Look at the format, the paragraph

structure and borrow a phrase. But treat these examples like pirates treat the code— they’re more like guidelines than actual rules. Tailor your cover letter to your personality and specific job. Look the company up on Facebook, re-read the job listing, Google the company and take notes on their mission statement, about us page and anything else. From that information, decide what they are looking for in an applicant. Don’t restrict yourself to the minimum requirements. Look for the traits the company values. Do they want someone who can collaborate with others, a strong leader or a strong conceptual-thinker? Boil down and define the

attributes they want, then put on your thinking cap and get to work. This is the hardest part: explain why they want you in a memorable way. Anybody can say they are a creative problem-solver, but you need to show an example. Work from the jobs on your resume and show you learned something. For example: as a summer counselor, on weeks when we were understaffed, I learned to collaborate with different people, filling in as photographer, janitorial staff and kitchen help, and ensuring the campers had a great week. It can take multiple drafts to get your cover letter perfect, so don’t try to get it in the first go. Read your cover letter out loud a few times. Beware: spell check thinks to and too are both correct. They aren’t. Take a draft or finished cover letter to career services in the library. They know all and have seen all types of cover letters. Go to the Learning Center (also in the library) and ask for another pair of eyes to look at your draft. Shoot an email to your academic adviser. They might have some tips for applying in your specific field. Besides, don’t you want to show off your masterpiece?

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Country divided, check your facts before you judge Donica Enevoldsen Lifestyles Editor On Friday, Jan. 18 an incident happened after the March for Life at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington involving a group of high school boys, a Native American man named Nathaniel Phillips, and a group of Black Hebrew Israelites. The event showcased exactly why many Americans distrust the media and highlights our tendencies to jump to conclusion if it matches our narrative. Most likely you have heard about this event in some form or another, but if you somehow haven’t, allow me to summarize: In a video clip that went viral, a scene that triggered millions played out. A 17-year-old boy stood face-to-face with an elderly Native American who was chanting and beating a drum. The boy was wearing a red Make America Great Again hat as he stood, unmoving with a smile, or what many are calling a smug smirk. The media’s coverage of the incident was an insult to journalism. Many members of the media falsely reported and misrepresented the facts surrounding that video, immediately faulting the MAGA-hat-wearing teens and taking Phillips at his word. I read many reports that claimed the teens were mocking Native American Vietnam veteran and shouting “build the wall,” but since then the video has been extensively examined. There is no evidence that the kids were shouting anything but common school spirit chants and they were only doing so to drown out the racial slurs being shouted at them by the Black

Cheers to A 911 dispatcher in Indianan who helped a boy with his math homework after he called her.

Cheers to Ben and Jerry’s ice cream company for doing away with plastic spoons in their shops and switching to biodegradable alternatives.

Hebrew Israelites. The teen caught in the middle of this national controversy, Nick Sandmann, released a statement saying he was confused by Philips’ actions and his smile was meant to defuse the situation by remaining calm, not show disrespect. Since I do not have space to go in depth into all the aspects of this story the media got wrong, I strongly suggest that you investigate for yourself. Watch the interviews with Phillips and Sandmann, listen to what both parties have to say, then watch the full video. You will find that Phillips’ statements often contradict the footage and are full of falsehoods. In one of the interviews Phillips claimed that the teens surrounded him. They didn’t, he walked into the center of them. In a CNN interview, Phillips twice implied that he served in Vietnam, and in an April 2018 interview with Vogue, Phillips proves to have a history of falsehood when he said, “you know, I’m from Vietnam times. I’m what they call a re-con ranger. That was my role.” Phillips served in the Marines Corps Reserve from 1972 to 1976 as a refrigerator technician and anti-tank missile-man, but

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was never deployed and even faced AWOL charges at least three times during his service. I’m not saying that every one of those boys acted in a mature and respectful manner, but I will defend Sandmann. He has been horribly mistreated and slandered by not only the media but those who shared the story on social media brutally condemning Sandmann without ever considering the facts. Sandmann and his family have been receiving death threats and Covington High School had to cancel school due to an alarming number of threats. Friends, classmates, professors; we have to stop the hatred. Just because someone disagrees with your political views doesn’t make them an evil person. Just because someone wears a Make America Great Again cap doesn’t mean they’re racist and it certainly does not give you just cause to pass judgment on them before you’ve met them. It’s just a hat, and like it or not, Donald Trump is the President of the United States and was put into power by the people of the United States. You have every right to show support for him just as you have every right to show disdain. But next time you see someone sporting that controversial hat, before becoming angry and glaring daggers at them, take that chance to ask that person about their political views and why they support President Trump. Maybe you’ll be surprised at their answer and learn something, maybe you won’t. Either way, it’s an opportunity to understand a different point of view and an important stepping stone in bridging the divide in our country.

Jeers to Apple for responding slowly to the Facetime eavesdropping alert after a mother contacted the company several times about the bug on her son’s iPhone.

Jeers to The polar vortex making its way across the Midwest this week.

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Eagles compete with RMAC’s best CSC men’s basketball goes 1-1, defeating UCCS, Friday, and falling to Colorado School of Mines, Saturday Devin Fulton Reporter The Eagles’ men’s basketball team split home games with the RMAC’s best this past weekend, defeating second-ranked University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, 90-75, Friday, before losing 72-75 against top-ranked Colorado School of Mines, Saturday. Both games saw new Chicoine Center attendance records set on each night with 854 in attendance Friday, and 961 Saturday. “The players have worked very hard and it is nice to see them get that respect,” CSC Head Coach Houston Reed said. The Eagles led the RMAC’s top team through much of the game, Saturday, including building an early 15-8 lead. The Eagles managed to hold onto that lead until Mines began gaining momentum and Mines’ Brendan Sullivan tipped in teammates missed jump shot. Sullivan was fouled on the play and his andone attempt put the team up 70-68. Though CSC’s Diontae Champion would get the game back to even on a pair free throws of his own with about three minutes remaining, the Orediggers would hold the lead the rest of the way. CSC was outscored 50-32 in the second half and lost both center Charles Gavin, senior of Denver, who fouled out, and center Adoum Mbang, senior of Yaounde, Cameroon, who missed time due to an ankle injury. The Orediggers out-rebounded the Eagles 19-9 in the second half. “The pace of the game was entirely different in the second half,” Reed said. “It turned into a half-court game which played to the strength of Mines.”

The Eagles had five double-digit scorers against the undefeated Orediggers, led by Michael Sparks, junior of Denver, with 12. Teammates Mbang and Jeremy Ruffin, senior of Chicago, each had 11 points, and juniors Colby Jackson, of Las Vegas, and Jordan Mills, of Alliance, had 10. Ruffin earned a double-double by adding 11 rebounds. After shooting 57.7 percent in the first half, CSC’s shooting percentage dropped to 39.1 percent in the second. Against UCCS Friday, the Eagles shot 64 percent from behind the arc as Sparks led the team with four 3-pointers and 15 points total. Like Saturday, five Eagle men hit double-digits against the Mountain Lions, including Sparks. Both Jaisean Jackson, senior of Denver, and Ruffin had 13, Gavin had 11 and Jordan Mills had 10. CSC outscored the UCCS 51-40 in the second half to pull off the upset and end the Mountain Lion’s 10-game winning streak. Reed says the team’s preparation has been the same all season long and did not change prior to facing the second-ranked RMAC team. “Our preparation has been the same all season,” Reed said, “we were just able to execute the way we wanted to.” After his initial ankle injury forced him to spend time on the sidelines, Mbang returned to the game and is expected to play this weekend. Ranked seventh on the RMAC website, but tied with Black Hills State and Colorado Mesa with an 8-5 in-conference record, the Eagles will have an opportunity to climb the RMAC standings this weekend in South Dakota. Friday they travel to Spearfish to play Black Hills State, then Saturday they’ll play South Dakota School of Mines, in Rapid City. The Hardrockers are currently ranked 14 with 5-8 record.

LEFT: CSC’s Jeremy Ruffin, senior of Chicago, goes to the basket through two Colorado Mines defenders, Saturday, at the Chicoine Center.

ABOVE: CSC senior Adoum Mbang, of Yaounde, Cameroon, winces in pain as he rolls his ankle in the second half of the Eagles’ game with Colorado Mines, Saturday. Mbang would miss time, but later return to the game.

Photos by Brandon Davenport Design by Shannon Schneider

RIGHT: Eagle fans cheer from the student section during Saturday’s loss to Colorado Mines. The Chicoine Center saw a new attendance record set during each of their home games last weekend. Friday’s new record of 854 in attendance was eclipsed by Saturday’s 961.

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STANDINGS As of January 30, 2019

Men's Basketball 1. Colorado Mines 2. Regis 3. New Mexico Highlands 4. UCCS 5. Colorado Mesa 6. Black Hills State 7. Chadron State 8. Dixie State 9. MSU Denver 10. Adams State 11. Westminster 12. South Dakota Mines 13. Fort Lewis 14. Colorado Christian 15. CSU-Pueblo 16. Western

Women's Basketball 1. Colorado Mesa 2. Westminster 3. CSU-Pueblo 4. Western 5. MSU Denver 6. Black Hills State 7. Colorado Mines 8. Colorado Christian 9. UCCS 10. Dixie State 11. Regis 12. Fort Lewis 13. South Dakota Mines 14. Chadron State 15. New Mexico Highlands 16. Adams State

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Members of the CSC women’s basketball team celebrate following their 76-73 win over Colorado School of Mines, Saturday, at the Chicoine Center. Prior to the win, the Eagles had lost three consecutive home games by just two points or less.

Women win close game against Orediggers Brandon Davenport Sports Editor Following three consecutive last-second losses, it was the CSC women’s turn to celebrate late-game heroics as the Eagles rallied to defeat Colorado School of Mines 76-73 Saturday, at the Chicoine Center. CSC freshman Jori Peters, of Mitchell, put her team on her back, scoring 21 points, all in the second half, including a trio of free throws to put the Eagles up 76-73 with just seconds remaining. “I started off not shooting at all in the first half,” Peters, whose career high was nine points prior to Saturday. “I wasn’t really thinking about it, but when the opportunity came I just shot my shot and they went in.” Peters said the Mines defense was coming off of ball screens on the low side and providing

scoring opportunities for her, opportunities she made the most of. “We ran a play (that featured Peters) early in the second half,” CSC Head Coach Janet Raymer said to CSC Sports Information following the game. It worked so we kept running it.” Prior to the win the CSC women had lost three consecutive home games by just two or fewer points, including a 66-64 loss to University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, Friday. Following a 68-67 defeat at the hands of CSU-Pueblo a week prior, several Eagles’ women’s players were visibly upset leaving the court and on their way to the locker room. Saturday night, the scene could not have contrasted more. Breathing heavily following the post-game celebration, Peters said, “We really really needed it. It’s been so tough losing by less than two points the last three games. We never stop fighting so this just makes us have more fire.”

“It’s amazing. It feels really good,” Raymer offered outside the locker room door. “I’m happy for our kids because they’ve been working so hard for it.” “We were tired of being scared at the end and tired of trying not to lose,” Raymer said about her team finishing a close game as the victor. “We decided we were just going to go out and get it, and that gave us a different mentality.” Peters was one of five Eagle players to score in double-figures in the win, including Angelique Gall, freshman of Fruita, Colorado and Taryn Foxen, sophomore of Aurora, who each had 14 points. Teammates Jessica Harvey, sophomore of Morrill, and Rebecca Stevenson, senior of Lacey, Washington, rounded out the team’s leading scorers with 10 points each. As a team, the group shot 48.2 percent. Please see CSC WOMEN, page 11

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“To score that many buckets in a game is big for us,” Raymer said. “It’s above our average. We had a lot of contributors in a lot of different ways. By focusing on our defense our offense came in different ways and I’m proud of them for that.” Asked if Saturday’s win will provide some spark for her team, Raymer confidently replied, “It’s going to have to propel us through the week until we get another one Friday.” As mentioned, Friday saw the Eagles lose to UCCS just 6664. CSC’s Harvey put the Eagles ahead 64-63 with 22 seconds remaining in the game, but the Mountain Lions’ Chelsea Pearson, junior of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, hit a 3-pointer with 10 seconds left, and Jessica Lovitt couldn’t hit a last second jump shot to tie the game. Harvey led the team with 27 points Friday, hitting five-offive 3-pointers and a perfect four-of-four from the free throw line. This weekend the Eagles leave the comforts of home for two South Dakota games, first with Black Hills State in Spearfish, Friday, then with South Dakota Mines, in Rapid City.

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Freshman Angelique Gall (25), of Fruita, Colorado, watches as fellow first-year Eagle Jori Peters, of Mitchell, drives to the net during the Eagles win over Colorado Mines, Saturday, at the Chicoine Center.

Hallsted named RMAC Field Athlete of the Week First place finish at Dave Little Invitational, early season success helps junior win honor Brandon Davenport Sports Editor For the third time this season, CSC junior Ashton Hallsted, of Casper, Wyoming, bested her season-best weight throw from last year, earning her first place at the Dave Little Invitational Track and Field Meet at Black Hills State on Saturday, and RMAC Field Athlete of the Week honors. Last season Hallsted threw a season best of 60 feet. At the Dave Little Invite, Saturday, the CSC junior threw 62 feet, .5 inches to take top honors. In December, Hallsted threw a season-best 64 feet, 1.5 inches at the Colorado School of Mines Classic. According to CSC Sports Information, the December throw has Hallsted ranked fourth in the NCAA DII. She’s one of seven throwers in the nation to throw over 19 meters. No other RMAC thrower has surpassed the mark. Hallsted credits her work and the support of CSC Head Strength Coach EJ Kreis as well as her friend and mentor, former standout CSC thrower Mel Herl. “This year we have really started focusing not only

on getting stronger, but also on my mental game and preparedness,” Hallsted said. “On the field, I spent much of my summer lifting at 6 a.m., working until 6 p.m. and throwing into the night. I believe that the hours I’ve put in and the mental training have been game changers for me.” Hallsted’s early season success and performance over the weekend led to her being named RMAC Field Athlete of the Week. “I feel grateful and proud of my accomplishments thus far,” Hallsted said, “but I am already focused on my goal of breaking the auto qualifying mark, and the chance to get athlete of the week again.” According to CSC Sports Information, fellow CSC thrower Emily Hansen, sophomore of Hemingford, was fifth in the weight throw Saturday, throwing 43 feet, 2.5 inches. Freshman men’s thrower Jordyn Spencer, of Loveland, Colorado, was eight in the 35-pound weight throw, with a toss of 39 feet, 2.5 inches. A CSC women’s distance medley relay team also competed, placing third with a time of 12 minutes, 52.82 seconds.

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Ashton Hallsted, junior of Casper, Wyoming.

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Eagle wrestlers finish dual season with win Taylor gets win in final dual match of CSC career Chase Vialpando Reporter The Eagle grapplers finished their dual ing partners, the guy he wrestled. They season this weekend as they traveled to trained together every day. So it was differRock Springs, Wyoming, winning over ent for them. Luckily, Wade kind of domi10th-ranked NJCAA team Western Wyo- nated the match, and won 5-2.” ming Community College. Senior heavyweight Rulon Taylor, of Despite once again giving up an open Curtis, also had an important bout, sein the 125-pound weight class, the Eagles curing the dual win by pinning the thirdwere able to earn a 22-15 win, taking six ranked wrestler in the NJCAA, Landon out of nine bouts. The win means CSC fin- Brown. ishes the season with a “We knew it was 4-6 dual record. going to be a tough “I was disappointed match. But Rulon kind in a few guys and how of has been in the situathey wrestled,” CSC tion before. He’s a fifthHead Coach Brett Huntyear guy, duals have er said of the dual, “become down to him,” cause I know obviously Hunter said. “We were they can wrestle harder up a point going into and better. But I thought that match.” in general, we did a good Hunter said the first job.” period of bout didn’t Multiple Eagles were feature a lot of action national placers with as the two wrestlers felt WWCC last year, ineach other out, but that cluding junior Wade Taylor got an escape to French of Herriman, go up 1-0 in the second. Utah at 197-pounds, “During (the sec174-pound junior Matt Rulon Taylor, Senior of Curtis. ond period), he kind of Hebel of Erie, Colorado, pushed hard on us and and Senior Aspen NayRulon went to a hip lor of Syracuse, Utah, at toss, and was able to 184-pounds. get the pin on the edge. “For them to get back on campus, and “It was kind of an exciting way to end his be in the locker room, be in the wrestling dual career,” Hunter said, smiling. room, be in the gym, brought back a lot of The Eagles will travel to Golden, Colmemories,” Hunter said. “They had a lot of orado, Sunday, for the Rocky Mountain fun.” Open scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. French defeated third-ranked NJCAA “It’s a good open for us in terms of our wrestler and former teammate, Connor unattached and our redshirts,” Hunter said. Kirkland, sophomore of West Haven, Utah, “They haven’t competed in a while.” during the dual. For the varsity wrestlers, Hunter said “It was different,” Hunter said. “For the Open will provide a good tune up for Wade French for example, they were train- the upcoming regional tournament.

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CSC’s Jake Otuafi, junior of Sparks, Nevada, at 157 pounds, wrestles Western Colorado’s Jason Slaughter, junior of Hastings, Michigan, during the Eagles’ home dual with the Mountaineers, Jan. 18.

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Milkshake Night attracts nearly 150 students

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Chase Vialpando Reporter The milkshakes brought the students to the Hub, Monday. Resident Advisors began making customized milkshakes at 6 p.m., with a choice of chocolate, vanilla, peanut butter or strawberry. Those in attendance were treated to the option of assorted candy and various other sweet, colorful toppings. To counteract the sugar, snacks like chips were also available. This Resident Life Association-sponsored event was hugely successful, as it brought in 140 students before ingredients ran out at 7:30 p.m. RA Clinton Albertus, 25, of Cu-

racao, Caribbean Islands, who led the event, explained that this turnout was expected, because the last milkshake event in Edna Hall attracted over 70 students. “I think people like this, so people will probably start planning it more often, or even as a floor program.” Albertus said of the potential benefits of this event, “For one, it helps build community, because it gets them out of their room. That was the initial reason why we did this back in Edna, to get people out of their room, come into the lobby, and even if its just to have some ice cream or drink a milkshake, just to see who else is with them in their community. That’s basically the gist of how it started.”

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Reporter Last Thursday, Chadron State College students were given the opportunity to engage in an activity not often visited in adulthood: kickball. Six teams competed in the kickball tournament at the indoor track in the Nelson Physical Activity Center, which started at 8 p.m. and lasted until about 11 p.m. Teams consisted of nine members. Some teams were registered before the event, and others were thrown together minutes before the tournament began. The tournament’s bracket was set up with a double-elimination format, which increased the number of games, and allowed a few teams to play each other twice. This event was sponsored by The Pit, The Big Event, and Intramural Sports. During past kickball tournaments, balls became deflated from the nails hitting the ceiling of the NPAC, so a rule was put in place that declared a

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CSC students play a game of kickball, last Thursday, at the NPAC. player out if they kicked the ball into the ceiling. The team “Mariah Approved” came out victorious. Every member won a $25 gift card to Subway. Housing and Residence Life Graduate Student Worker Kyle Dietsche, 24, of Sheridan, Wyoming, a member of Mariah Approved, said, “It was fun. It brought me back to my childhood, I guess.” “It was just a bunch of people, some you know, some you don’t know, just playing a game, just having fun. Who cares about winning? It’s just all about having the best time,” Dietsche said.

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Reviving Revive club holds paper airplane contest last Thursday in the Student Center. SOLUTIONS Sudoku puzzle

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TOP: Mat Stouffer, sophomore of Rushville, prepares his paper airplane for takeoff while Merisa Cominiello, junior of Burlington, Colorado looks on during Reviveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paper airplane contest last Thursday in the Student Center . BOTTOM: Burt Newman, of Chadron launches his paper airplane as Roby Tongwall watches the flight, last Thursday in the Student Center.

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Ruth Mencia, 18, sophomore of Grand Island, tilts her art piece while blending the colors, Tuesday, in The Hub.

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Hope Stone, freshman of Maywood, paints sunflowers on her canvas, Tuesday, in The Hub.

Bad Art makes happy students Donica Enevoldsen Lifestyles Editor Creativity was abundant as about 60 students gathered in The Hub Tuesday night for Resident Life Association’s “Bad Art” event. During this event, RLA provided students with canvases and a large variety of painting supplies including paint, markers, string, feathers, buttons, glue and more. Those attending fueled their creativity with pizza and soda while they painted. Attendees could also enter their names into a raffle for the door prizes which were drawn at the end of the night. Prizes included day-to-day necessities such as toilet paper, Tide laundry pods and a heated blanket, and others kept with the creative theme in the form of coloring books . The RA heading the event, Lani Stewart, 20, junior of Fort Sill, Oklahoma, said her love of art and art events inspired her. “Sometimes we have this ideal about art, that it’s supposed to be the greatest thing you ever produce,” Stewart said. “So I wanted to

make this event one that people could come to and make whatever their heart wants to make. It’s up to your imagination, you’re supposed to let your inner critic go and make the best bad art that you can.” Kaylee Garvin, 19, sophomore of Crawford, said this event was a good opportunity to students to express themselves without the stress of having to produce quality art. Dylan Marsh, Teya Sidders, Jenifer Campos, Juan Alberto and Randee Thayer were the lucky students who took home the night’s door prizes. Next week there will be another event in The Hub as students roll up their sleeves and “get inked” with RLA, 7 p.m. Tuesday. Students who like surprises can get one in the form of a temporary tattoo. Participants stick their arm through a black hole as an artist on the other side will choose what tattoo they will get.

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Ruth Mencia, 18, sophomore of Grand Island, blends colors into her painting, Tuesday, in The Hub.

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Kendal Johnson, 18, freshman of Denver works on the details of her artwork, Tuesday, in The Hub.