The Eagle: Nov. 20, 2018, Special Edition

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NOV. 20, 2018

SPECIAL EDITION The Voice of Chadron State College since 1920

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H H H SPECIAL EDITION H H H CSC’s first Mini Big Event called success

Senate pushes Big Event vote to Monday

Katelyn Lambert Lifestyles Editor Members of The Big Event staff volunteered at five jobsites around Chadron as a part of the first-ever Mini Big Event, Thursday.

The nine student staff members worked at three residences and two Chadron businesses for three hours, said Shaunda French-Collins, associate professor of communication and The Big Event adviser, and Kelsey Brummels, graduate assistant for The Big Event.

“It’s a way to kick off The Big Event,” French-Collins said. “I’m so glad that we were able to put it together this year.”

The Big Event, a student-led community service day, has been a staple Chadron State College since 2013. Now planning for their seventh Big Event, the event continues to grow, both in terms of volunteers and jobsites.

The idea for a smaller Big Event for just the staff came about after French-Collins and Brummels joined other schools to discus The Big Event at the One Big Thanks Please see Mini Big Event, page 3

Shannon Schneider News Editor

Photo by Krystal Kesselring

Lukas Klueber, foreground, 21, junior of Rapid City, South Dakota, and Kelsey Brummels, graduate assistant of The Big Event, rake leaves at a residence on North Maple Street, Thursday, in Chadron.

After weeks of discussion, Senate motioned to delay the vote for The Big Event budget until Monday, Nov. 26.

Though the vote was scheduled for Monday night’s meeting, Vice President Konery Klueber, junior of Rapid City, South Dakota, motioned to postpone voting for The Big Event’s budget allocation until after Constitutional Court concludes their investigation on the minutes for the meeting on Nov. 5. The Court will be investigating the veto action and whether or not it was carried out correctly according to by-laws and the Student Association Constitution.

Vice President Konery Klueber said the extra week will give time for the Court verdict to come in and for Senators to vote based on the outcome.

“There’s no reason to vote now and have to the Court say somePlease see Senate, page 2

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Senate

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Chief Justice Samantha Merrill, senior of Oral, South Dakota, addresses the Senate, Monday, in the Student Center Scottsbluff room.

CAB collects club donations for The Big Event Devin Fulton Reporter In response to CAB Chair Kimberly Hernandez’s request, 13 clubs donated $2,938.92, Monday, toward The Big Event after Senate vetoed its $10,000 budget, Monday, Nov. 5.

The donations, ranging between $100 and $500, were made during and after CAB’s seven-minute meeting. Because Senate postponed the vote to next Monday, clubs have more time to donate.

“I was so excited to see organizations stand by something so important to them and the community. That is the type of reaction that makes being on Campus Activities Board so worthwhile and brings a sense of community to our campus,” Hernandez, senior of Scottsbluff, said.

CAB representative Justin Hartman, se-

nior of Valentine, questioned the possibility of not reaching The Big Event’s budget of $10,000 and what would be allocated if they don’t.

“That is a decision to be made by senate, but your guys’ cooperation and contribution will help in determining the final allocation,” Hernandez said.

CAB representative for The Pit Lukas Klueber, junior of Rapid City, South Dakota, encouraged CAB representatives at the meeting to discuss with their club members about what events they could host during Spring Days and Homecoming.

Free Movie Night, hosted by CAB, will show “The Grinch,” “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindewald” and “Ralph Breaks the Internet” Sunday at The Eagle Theater.

Doors will open at 6:45 p.m.

RLA is hosting Sundaes on Sunday in The Hub, 6:30 - 8 p.m., Nov. 25.

thing. We want to have the Court’s backing before we move on with (The Big Event vote),” Vice President Konery Klueber said.

In CAB’s meeting the half hour before, clubs had donated $1,550 to The Big Event.

According to CAB Chair Kimberly Hernandez, senior of Scottsbluff, the number increased to $2,938.92 due to clubs making further donations after the CAB meeting.

Co-sponsorships with organizations, such as The Nest and the athletic department were suggested once again.

Solutions, such as combining the Nearly Naked Mile and Spring Days, were also brought to discussion. According to Senator of Liberal Arts Aaron Wood, who is also on the Event Planning Committee, constituents favored using recommended monies elsewhere to “make room” for funding events like The Big Event, leading to the suggestion to merge the Nearly Naked Mile and Spring Days.

“We want to try to keep as many events as we can, but with the budgets that we’ve got and what we can use we thought this would be a nice alternative so that everyone can have a Spring Days and a Nearly Naked Mile while also saving some money and helping our constituents,” Wood said.

President Lukas Klueber, junior of Rapid City, South Dakota, also suggested that clubs could “pool together” to host an event and help with programming Spring Days.

However, CAB Chair Hernandez warned that asking clubs to co-sponsor for both The Big Event and other events such as the Nearly

from page 1 Naked Mile or Spring Days could lead to unwanted stress on clubs.

“From my feedback asking clubs to co-sponsor The Big Event, I feel like asking them to, again, co-sponsor another event in the spring will bring a lot of stress for them,” Hernandez said. “But, I think this is a reasonable idea that the Events Committee is presenting, just so we do have the more attended events still for Spring Days, such as Mr. and Mrs. Spring Days and the dance, plus the community service aspect with the Nearly Naked Mile.”

Senate will vote at 5:30 p.m., Monday, on The Big Event budget. Students are welcome to attend.

President Klueber announced that he and Senator at Large Kristina McGann, senior of Broken Bow, and Associate Chief Information Office Joby Collins created a student government SharePoint. The software, which is a web-based collaborative platform from Microsoft, will allow student government to share documents such as minutes and AFB’s budget. This will be an open platform accessed through EagleMail that anyone can view.

Senate unanimously approved the NPAC Committee’s request for improvements to the NPAC’s racquetball courts. Jeff Turnam, Student Affairs Manager for the Sports and Recreation Center, asked for $3,000 to refinish racquetball court floors over Christmas break. This money comes from NPAC funding that has been previously allocated.

Senate currently has $36,999.79 in unallocated funds.

Social Work program receives $50,000 in anonymous gifts Brandon Davenport Sports Editor An anonymous donor has given two $10,000 gifts to the annual Chadron State College Social Work Conference, and invested $30,000 in an endowed scholarship for social work majors.

“This gift is amazing,” Social Work professor Bruce Hoem said in a press release. “It will change people’s lives. It will improve the community. We are so thankful for the donor’s generosity.”

According to Hoem his students will continue to fund raise for the conference despite the gift.

The conference features a lunch which costs about $2,000 and speaker’s fees which can be as high as $7,000.

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Conference, Oct. 19-21 at Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, Texas.

After the conference, French-Collins said she and Brummels decided to host miniature Big Event this fall.

The Mini Big Event allowed staff members to help at jobsites, something staff doesn’t typically get to do for the main event, as they have other jobs to complete the day of.

“Now you guys can personally give a testimonial of what (volunteering) felt like to you and what it meant to you,” French-Collins said to staff.

Organizing for the Mini Big Event started when the pair returned from Texas, allowing about a month to select the jobsites, pick a date to hold the event and iron out times for work on each location.

Originally, the event was planned for

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from page 1 Saturday, Nov. 17. But, with cold weather forecasted, Brummels and French-Collins decided to reschedule for Thursday afternoon, scheduling staff and jobsites around times that did not conflict with students’ classes.

All five of the jobsites selected for the Mini Big Event have participated in The Big Event in previous springs.

One of the jobsites for the Mini Big Event was the residence of Betty Reading, 88, of Chadron.

Reading, who will have hip surgery this February, said there is work she “just cannot do,” which is where the help from The Big Event comes in.

The staff at her jobsite landscaped and helped prepare her lawn for more work this spring.

“I really appreciate that kind of help,”

she said. “I think anybody that uses The (Big) Event kids is really appreciative.”

Getting out into the community and building relationships between Chadron residents and CSC college students continues to be a common theme between the two events.

“It’s why we do what we do,” Brummels said.

Sharaya Toof, 21, junior of Alliance, said working on The Big Event staff, compared to volunteering like she did last spring, has helped her see what a difference The Big Event makes on the Chadron community.

“I like the fact that I’m more hands on with it all and I can see the complete impact of what we are doing,” she said.

This spring’s Big Event is set for April 13, 2019.

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CSC response to confrontation not sufficient Brandon Davenport Sports Editor Last week, The Eagle reported on an incident at the CSC men’s home basketball game, Nov. 10, against Texas A&M – Kingsville. With about two minutes remaining in the game, a relative of a Chadron player aggressively confronted Myles Busby, color-commentator for the CSC Live streamed broadcast, about remarks Busby made about the player. The confrontation, which included other members of the spectator’s party, continued past the end of the game.

As a member of the media covering that game, and a witness to the events, I am disappointed in the college’s response to the incident.

CSC’s response was too-little-too-late as the incident unfolded, partly because campus security and Chadron police, who would normally be present near the end of the game, were not at their posts. According to Chadron’s KCSR radio station, Chadron Police Chief Tim Lordino apologized to CSC President Randy Rhine for that oversight.

Replying to questions about possible sanctions for the spectator, CSC Director of Athletics Joel Smith said in an email that the athletic department had “received apologies from the individuals involved and considers this situation resolved.”

Not good enough.

What the aggressive spectator and other members of his party did that Saturday night is highly inappropriate and deserving of sanctions.

According to at least three witnesses, the gentleman con-

fronted Busby aggressively, and using vulgar language, challenged the color-commentator physically.

After the game, that gentleman’s cohorts took a second turn at Busby courtside. Their actions also should not go unpunished.

I understand and appreciate that the situation was difficult, and the absence of security confounded the problem, but the college has not taken sufficient disciplinary action against the spectators to dissuade others from doing the same at future games or events.

Wednesday, I asked Director of College Relations Alex Helmbrecht to provide me with CSC’s policies governing spectator conduct. In an email, Helmbrecht said that the college reads a sportsmanship code prior to each athletic event. That left me wondering whether CSC possesses formal policies governing spectator behavior.

A search of NSCS policies yielded nothing. A search of CSC’s policies yielded nothing. Perhaps it’s time college officials think about it.

While they’re thinking about it, CSC should consider requiring more than just an apology, and apply sanctions equally to all offenders regardless of whether they are a fan, a relative of a CSC player or a financial contributor to the college.

Those spectators verbally accosted a member of the media at a CSC event, in a CSC venue.

In a national environment that is increasingly aggressive toward media, allowing the actions to go unpunished is a glaring mistake that must be rectified. Anything less is a disservice to members of the media, especially CSC students and staff, who cover college events.

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Quick hits: XC, wrestling, basketball all see action Brandon Davenport Sports Editor

Cross Country Alyse Henry, junior of Rock Springs, Wyoming, took 44th place among 205 runners, and three CSC Eagles had their best performances ever at the NCAA DII South Central Region Cross Country Championships, Saturday, at Washington Park, in Denver. The meet concluded the group’s season.

Savannah Silbaugh, junior of Upton, Wyoming, Emma Willadsen, sophomore of Eaton, Colorado, and Madi Watson, sophomore of Mitchell, were the Eagles who set new personal best times.

Wrestling CSC’s Chase Clasen, junior of Moses Lake, Washington, defeated St. Cloud’s James Pleski, junior of Stacy, Minnesota, at 149-pounds, Friday, when the Eagles traveled to St. Cloud to face the Huskies in CSC’s season debut. Clasen defeated Pleski, a top-ranked wrestler in the nation, by 2-1 decision.

“Chase Clasen believes he can beat anyone in the country,” Chadron Head Coach Brett Hunter said of Clasen’s mindset heading into his bout with Pleski.

“He beat the number-one guy in the nation because he wrestled seven minutes hard and didn’t have any mental or physical breaks. I’m proud of his effort.”

Saturday, Chadron’s wrestlers traveled to the Finn Grinaker Open in Moorhead, Minnesota, where Brandon Kile, junior of Hastings, and Matt Hebel, junior of Erie, Colorado, took individual titles in the Gold Division. Clay Eagle, freshman of Ashland, Ohio, and Steven Lahnert, sophomore of Cheyenne, Wyoming, took titles in the Maroon brackets.

The team placed 11 other wrestlers at the meet.

“It was a great opportunity for our guys to compete against teams we just don’t see during the regular season,” Hunter said of the Minnesota road trip. “We had some very

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Brook Jamison (30), sophomore of Ashby, eludes defenders during Saturday’s game against the University of Sioux Falls Cougars, in the Chicoine Center. good things happen (Saturday)…but we need to continue to get better every day, because we aren’t where this program needs to be yet.”

Men’s Basketball The Eagles found the early offense they’ve been looking for this season, exploding to an early 14-2 lead and an eventual 70-55 win over Nebraska-Kearney, Thursday, in Chadron.

“Our defensive urgency led to a lot of offensive opportunities the guys were able to convert,” CSC Head Coach Houston Reed said of

the win.

The Eagles shot 45.7 percent in the first half and 50 percent in the second. Michael Sparks, junior of Denver, led the Eagles offense with 18 points, while teammate Charles Gavin senior, of Denver, had 14.

Chadron’s Brady Delimont, sophomore of Ainsworth, led all Eagles, playing 36 minutes.

“I was proud of the guys,” Reed said. “I think they were disappointed in the loss to Kingsville.”

“Our guys feel it’s really important to protect our home court. I’m happy they came out and played with a kind of urgency and were focused and motivated to play well start to finish. They showed maturi-

ty and leadership.”

The team returns to action this Friday, traveling to Aberdeen, South Dakota, to face the University of Sioux Falls Cougars.

Women’s Basketball In their first home games of the season, the Chadron women’s basketball team couldn’t find a win against either Montana State-Billings, Friday, or Sioux Falls, Saturday.

Friday, the Eagles fell to the Yellowjackets of Montana State-Billings 59-67, and were blown-out the following evening 44-90 by the

Sioux Falls Cougars.

The losses drop the team to 1-3 early in the season.

Friday, the Eagles’ Angelique Gall, freshman of Fruita, Colorado, hit six of seven field goals and four of five from the line to lead the team with 16 points. Teammate Taryn Foxen, sophomore of Aurora, Colorado, was next best with 13.

Saturday, Chadron’s McKenna McClintic, junior of Burwell, hit six of 10 from the field and a perfect three of three from the line. A single three-pointer brought her to a team-leading 16 points. No other Chadron player hit double-digits.

The team travels to Kearney to face the Lopers, Saturday.