The Eagle: Nov. 29, 2018

THURSDAY NOV. 29, 2018 ISSUE NO. 13

WEEKEND WEATHER

Winter weather forecasted over the weekend, with 1-3 inches of snow Friday evening and 3-6 inches Saturday.

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SEMPER VERITAS Torri Brumbaugh

NEWS >>

Co-Editor

SENATE PUSHES BUDGET VOTE AGAIN Student government delays Big Event vote additional week while Constitutional Court mulls veto validity Please see page 2

SPORTS >>

EAGLES EMPTY HANDED AT CLASSICS Eagles men’s, women’s basketball teams fall short in weekend road games.

Please see page 6

INDEX

MAKING HISTORY Viewing party gives campus a chance to witness NASA make history

NEWS.........................2 OPINION....................4 Photo by Torri Brumbaugh SPORTS.......................5 Members of NASA celebrate the landing of the InSight Mission on Mars and await the first photo sent from the mission, Monday, during a live LIFESTYLES..................7 viewing in the Planetarium in the Math and Science Building.

The Natural Science Club gave the CSC campus and Chadron community the opportunity to witness the NASA InSight Mission landing on Mars at the Landing Party, Monday, at CSC’s Planetarium.

“This is such a monumental occasion for Mars and, not just Mars, but [to find out] how our own planet was created,” Kinsley Mason, 23, graduate student of Loveland, Colorado, said. “...[T]his is the first time that NASA has been able to place a lander on Mars to explore the interior.”

An article in the New York Times said InSight has been journeying to Mars for the past six months and will include a seismometer and a heat probe. The seismometer will be used to measure “marsquakes” and learn about the interior of Mars.

The insight that InSight will provide can give scientists a look at what Earth may have looked like “tens of millions of years after it formed,” said Bruce Banerdt, the principal investigator of the mission.

“It’s kind of like a little time machine that’s allowing us to look back in time and explore how our solar system is formed,” Mason said.

Jennifer Balmat, physical and life sciences instructor; Michael Leite, physical and life sciences professor; and Mason planned the viewing party after seeing the opportunity in the Planetarium at CSC, located in the Math and Science Building. About 40 people attended the event and the Natural Science Club provided pizza to those who came.

Now that InSight has landed on Mars, it will do system checks to ensure that the instruments it will be using are intact and ready for use, said Mason. InSight will remain on Mars for two years.

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Senate delays Big Event vote another week Shannon Schneider News Editor

Senate motioned to delay voting on The Big Event budget another week to hear the Constitutional Court’s verdict on Nov. 9’s veto.

Constitutional Court, which is comprised of associate justices and a chief justice, met last Tuesday, Nov. 20, for two hours but did not reach a decision on the validity of the veto of The Big Event’s budget allocation from Nov. 5. According to Chief Justice Samantha Merrill, senior of Oral, South Dakota, the Court planned to meet at 11 a.m. this Tuesday to reach a final verdict. Because of this, Senate will wait to hear the Court’s decision before proceeding with a vote on The Big Event’s budget.

A formal statement will be issued on Monday, Dec. 3.

According to CAB Chair Kimberly Hernandez, senior of Scottsbluff, CAB clubs have donated $3,093.92 to The Big

Event. Clubs will have an extra week to give funds before Senate’s vote, but money can be donated at any time.

Cody Cooper, graduate student of Gothenburg, was sworn in as the Eagle Ridge senator by a unanimous vote. The position was previously vacant this semester. Cooper, who has served on Student Senate before, said he felt the need to return and enjoys being on Senate.

“I’ve been on Senate before, and I really enjoyed it, and recently I’ve realized how much I’ve missed it, so I want to be back,” Cooper said.

President Lukas Klueber, junior of Rapid City, South Dakota, unveiled the Student Government SharePoint and discussed ways that Senate can “communicate better” through it.

The program, which is located on EagleMail, will be a source for archived materials, such as minutes and agendas as well as a place to find documents on CAB, Constitutional Court and Senate committees.

“It’s kind of one big community where we can communicate better,” Klueber said. “That is the whole point of this.”

Other elements of SharePoint include a Forums tab where Senators can go through “training” and go through information on by-laws, the Student Constitution and other tools.

Senator Michael Pacheco, freshman of Broomfield, Colorado, is heading the initiative and hopes that the section will help Senators navigate their duties.

“In it [Forums] will have basically anything you need in order to function as a Senator as best as you can,” Pacheco said.

Senate unanimously approved $2,404.40 for the Ag Club’s trip to the International Society for a Range Management Conference. Money allocated will cover registration and hotel rooms for seven attending students. Students will be presenting at the conference as well as networking for potential jobs and Master’s programs.

Student Government and CAB is back to being tax exempt after spending restrictions were issued in October for card purchases. Accounts can now be reimbursed, and Amazon and Walmart purchases can be made with state-issued cards.

Senate currently has $36,999.79 in unallocated funds.

Clubs have extra week to donate money to CAB Devin Fulton Reporter With no decision made about The Big Event, CAB will allow another week for clubs to co-sponsor The Big Event. The deadline for clubs to donate is Monday.

“Please relay this to your clubs, especially if they haven’t told me yes or no yet,” CAB Chair Kimberly Hernandez, senior of Scottsbluff, said.

CALENDAR

Clubs are able to order items off of Amazon once again and will need to verify purchases with Student Activities Coordinator Megan Northrup. Previously, accounts were frozen and clubs could not make purchases on cards. Card purchases can also be made on purchases at Walmart.

CAB’s Free Movie Night saw 80 students, Sunday. The movies shown were “The Grinch,” “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” and “Ralph Breaks

the Internet.”

The last Free Bowling Night of the semester will be hosted by CAB from 6-9 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 2, at Hilltop Lanes. Free pizza will also be included.

The Pit and Omega Phi Rho will be co-sponsoring Video Game Night from 7 p.m. - midnight, Thursday, Nov. 29 in The Pit. The event will feature six games: including Madden 19, Fortnite, FIFA 19, NBA 2K19, Injustice 2 and Mario Kart.

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

THURSDAY 29 FRIDAY > Dine With Us - Travel Luncheon, 12 p.m., Scottsbluff Room > Let’s Decorate the Tree, 5 p.m., Edna Conference Room > Video Game Tournament, 7:00 p.m., Scottsbluff Room > CSC’s Faculty & Student Composer’s Concert, 7:00 p.m., Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center Atrium

As of Monday night’s meetings, clubs have currently donated $3,093.92 in funds for The Big Event. CAB Vice Chair of Finances Isaac Langan, senior of McCook, thanked clubs for donating and expressed appreciation for the continued help.

“Great job finding funds to promise to The Big Event. We really appreciate that, and you guys are awesome,” Langan said.

Langan also reported that clubs have returned receipts, totaling $28,714.79.

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> “A Look Into the Sublime” - Senior Art Show, 4:00 p.m., Memorial Hall > Spa Night, 8:00 p.m., The Hub

SATURDAY

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>CSC Intrasquad Meet - Track & Field, 12 p.m., Chadron State College > Women’s Basketball, 4:00 p.m., Chadron State College Chicoine Center > Men’s Basketball, 6:00 p.m., Chadron State College Chicoine Center > Fear Pong, 7:00 p.m., The Hub

SUNDAY

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> Game of Life: The Reality Check Version, 4:00 p.m., The Hub

MONDAY

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> Stoicism & Memory Palaces, 7 p.m., Edna Conference Room > CAB, 5:00 p.m., Scottsbluff Room > Student Senate, 5:30 p.m., Scottsbluff Room

TUESDAY > CAP 469D Weight of the Nation - “Frontier Talks”, 6:30 p.m., Chadron State College Ballroom > Jazz Band & Vocal Jazz, 7:00 p.m., Memorial Hall Auditorium

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WEDNESDAY

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Capstone class brings Frontier Talks to CSC Katelyn Lambert and Mariah Linders Lifestyles Editor and Reporter The CSC version of “Ted Talks” will be revisiting campus during the second-annual Frontier Talks at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, in the CSC Student Center Ballroom. This event, organized by Capstone class CAP469D The Weight of the Nation, aims to educate the CSC community on steps you can take to improve your life.

“Frontier Talks is essentially Ted Talks, so we have speakers coming just to talk about their life and advice. Our theme this year is “Take the Stairs”, so just taking life’s changes and choices step by step,” said Torri Brumbaugh, 21, senior of Gering and student in the class.

The theme focuses on five aspects of life: work and education, love, family, health, and friends.

“’Taking the stairs’ means making choices in different areas of your life toward a better future,” said Krystal Kesselring, 23, senior of Loganville, Georgia, another student of CAP469D. The class split into five groups to help make Frontier Talks happen: theme, venue, event promotion, speaker services and evaluation.

Speakers include Russ Seger, Mike Vogl, Brittany Helmbrecht and E.J. Kreis. These speakers were selected by the students in the class’s speaker services group.

All five speakers will be speaking on the evening’s topic of ‘taking the stairs,’ relating their lives back to the theme and what they did to improve their lives, along with mistakes they have made and how to avoid those mistakes.

The class hopes to learn from the speakers what ‘taking the stairs’ means to them and educate the campus as well.

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BRIEFS Former CSC Librarian dies Jim Soester, former reference librarian at Chadron State College, died on Nov. 20 at age 78.

After initially going into the Catholic priesthood, Soester instead decided on an education career and enrolled at Chadron State in 1963. Soester taught at Assumption Arena Academy for three years and helped develop the school’s library with assistance from Reta King. In 1967 he earned a master’s degree in library science within the same year.

Soester worked for nine years as a librarian in Kansas before joining CSC ‘s library staff in 1977. Soester served CSC for 25 years before retiring in 2002.

In lieu of flowers, Soester requested that any donations in his memory be made to the Crawford Library and Crawford Historical Museum.

CDC hosts Scholastic Book Fair The gift of reading is the best gift of all! “The Child Development Center Scholastic Book Fair” will be held from 7a.m.- 5:30 p.m. in the Burkhiser Observation Room 212 from Nov. 26 through Nov. 30.

The “CDC Scholastic Book Fair” has a goal of selling $700 worth of books at this year’s fair. The more books that are sold, equals more scholastic dollars they can earn. This means that the Child Development Center can then buy more books and materials for the children in their classrooms.

The book fair offers all sorts of books for all the “littles” in your life. They will accept all major credit cards, checks, and exact cash during purchase.

Eagle Ridge wins architectural award The Eagle Ridge student housing project has won an architectural award. This Nebraska Honor Award is the highest-level award offered by the American institute of Architects. This is the second award given for a Chadron State College project designed by BVH Architecture of Lincoln.

The Eagle Ridge Unit is home to only 23 students to support communal living and the development of social skills. According to the American Institute of Architects jury “Eagle Ridge’s use of smaller residential buildings define strong outdoor spaces that build community for students.”

“We are truly thankful for Chadron’s partnership for over three decades. Behind every great project is an even better client. We value our time spent on campus and hope to continue to make an impact on those that visit or enroll at CSC,” said Mark Bacon, design director with BVH.

Faculty and student composer’s concert The Faculty and Student Composer’s Concert will feature unique music that has never been performed before. The concert will take place tonight from 7-8 p.m. in the Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center Atrium.

The concert will feature music compositions by Dr. Michael Stephens, a Chadron State College faculty member, and Joe Cline, CSC graduate.

The concerts performers will be Bryony Trump on clarinet, Jedd Raymond on saxophone, and Mr. Bobby Pace on piano. The concert is a way to feature newly written music

by CSC students, staff, and faculty.

For more information on “The Faculty and Student Composers Concert” contact Bobby Pace at rpace@csc.edu .

4th annual Food for Toys toy drive Chadron State College Dining Service is hosting its 4th annual Food for Toys Toy Drive beginning Nov. 26 and ending Dec. 7.

Faculty and staff are encouraged to donwate an unwrapped toy or clothing item of $10 or less and bring it to the Student Center Dining Room. A free meal will be served afterwards to those who donate an item. The toys collected will be donated to kids in our local area.

Those who participate in the Toy Drive will also have a chance to register for a night on the town, which includes a meal at Wild’s and two movie tickets.

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OPINION

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A word to the ‘gold-star generation’ In the Senate meeting on Nov. 19, Chief Justice Samantha Merill asked senators to thank their justices for their hard work.

“If you see your justices,” Merril said, “thank them because they’re staying an extra hour so we can get this (a veto decision) figured out for you guys next week.

A lot of them were planning on going home tonight.”

Hearing that struck us the wrong way.

Why should senators praise the justices for doing their jobs?

This seems to be the attitude of many young adults: a need to be appreciated and rewarded for doing their jobs.

We’re not saying that there is anything wrong with desiring recognition, but asking for it is just plain rude.

Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu once said, “A leader is best when people barely know he exists. When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.”

We are all multifaceted individuals who bring unique qualities to the table.

We are all busy trying and trying to get our poop in a group, but whether you are a student athlete, a student justice, a

student senator or a student co-editor of a newspaper, your time and energy does not matter more than anyone else’s.

We all have jobs to do and commitments to fulfill. We need to remember that we signed up for it. We are obligated to follow through on our commitments.

Asking for praise for doing something you signed up to do is like saying that you and your time are more important than everyone else’s.

The truth is, this need for recognition is not necessarily our fault, but it is something we must overcome. We grew up in a world of gold stars and participation trophies and being told that we are special.

That’s a load of crap.

Even at the college level, we are led to believe that by holding a certain position we are more important, more entitled, than our peers.

Chadron State College has student leaders across all departments who put in the extra hour, or hours; who put others before themselves; and who go above and beyond to do their jobs without any recognition. A title or a position doesn’t automatically qualify any of us

MAN ON THE STREET

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as a leader, and neither does costly leadership training.

President and Founder of Growing Leaders, Dr. Tim Elmore, in his book “Habitudes,” said, “Think about it: a mediocre leader believes values must be taught. An excellent leader believes that the best is already inside of people—they just need to find it. So, while a mediocre leader’s goal is to overcome weaknesses, the excellent leader’s goal is to identify strengths and focus on them.”

In the real grown-up world there won’t be someone standing over us to praise us for doing what we are paid to do. We might put in extra hours and work on a project for months, only to have it torn to shreds in a matter of seconds. We are expected to do our jobs and perform to the best of our abilities no matter what.

Rather than ask for recognition, stand down and acknowledge the work of others.

If you are someone who needs constant praise to do your job, you will have to learn to pat your own back. After you graduate, no one else will be there to do it for you.

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SPORTS

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STANDINGS As of November 27, 2018

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

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

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From left, CSC women’s basketball players Haley Urbatsch, junior of Gillette, Wyoming; Jessica Lovitt, junior of Mullen; McKenna McClintic, junior of Burwell; Brittni McCully, redshirt freshman of Mullen, and Karen Stone, CSC basketball coaching assistant, sit atop horses at the McCully family Thanksgiving, last Thursday

Thanksgiving (no) break Charles Gavin and Brandon Davenport Reporter and Sports Editor Being a student athlete during the holidays can be difficult, but while spending Thanksgiving break with your team instead of your family is tough, the CSC women’s basketball team makes the most of it.

“I have a big family, plus I’ve never missed a Thanksgiving with them so it will be different this year,” Chadron State women’s basketball player Brittni McCully, redshirt freshman of Mullen, said.

While McCully expected to miss out on the holiday, her mother Traci McCully said Brittni was able to make Thanksgiving dinner after all and brought along some of her teammates as well.

“Since we are only 150 miles away she was able to come home that morning after basketball practice,” Traci said. “She brought along several

others from the team that couldn’t go to their homes.

“It would have been difficult if she had not been here, mainly because she has a nine-yearold sister who is very close with her,” Traci says.

But when Brittni does miss a family get together, her mother says it makes it much easier to know she is with her team, who Traci calls Brittni’s second family and “a great group of young women.”

With their holiday routines potentially very different from the norm, student-athletes mindsets can be negatively affected, but Head Women’s Basketball Coach Janet Raymer hasn’t seen that happen with her group.

“Some players get home sick and some don’t, but I haven’t notice a big change in anyone recently,” Raymer said.

As lonely as being away from family can be, it does have its benefits for the players.

Typically inundated with their many responsibilities both in the classroom and on the

court, holiday breaks allow student athletes much-needed time to regroup.

“You have to take time to work hard on your craft and those are the sacrifices I like to make,” senior guard Mickenzie Brennan, senior of Ellsworth, said. “I know my family will always be in my corner supporting me no matter what is going on, or how far away I am from them.”

Brennan, who lives close to home but doesn’t often get to see her family, also said although being on campus over break can be tough, being with teammates can help strengthen team bonds, an important aspect of success.

Coach Raymer also sees the pros and cons of the holiday break keeping her players together during a time when other CSC students are parting ways for a few days.

“It can be good or bad,” Raymer said, “because at some point players do get a little bit tired of each other. But I think that it’s important that we do things other than basketball together, and those things do help.”

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Late surge falls short, men lose two Brandon Davenport Sports Editor The Eagles’ men erased all but four of a nearly 20-point deficit Saturday, against Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota, ultimately suffering a 62-66 defeat at the hands of the Wolves. CSC was also defeated Friday, falling 70-78 to the Sioux Falls Classic. Both games were played as part of the Dacotah Bank Classic.

The Eagles began chipping away at the Wolves’ 18-point lead about midway through the final half, and scored 12 points with less than two-minutes remaining to trail by just four as Michael Sparks, junior of Denver, sank a three-pointer at the buzzer.

Despite both teams eventually being nearly identical in scoring stats, the Eagles trailed 24-34 heading into the second half after missing several attempts in the latter half of the first.

The momentary drought proved damning, as the Eagles would go on to outscore Northern State 38-32 in the second half.

Three Eagles scored double-digits in the game, led by Sparks with 14. Teammate Adoum Mbang, senior of Yaounde, Cameroon, had 12 points, and Brady Delimont, sophomore of Ainsworth, had 10.

Chadron’s Jeremy Ruffin, senior of Chicago, nearly got the double-double but fell just

short with 12 rebounds and eight points. 10 of Ruffin’s rebounds came defensively.

Friday, Sparks hit eight of 16 field goals, three of five 3-pointers and was perfect in three attempts from the line for a team-leading 22 points.

Two of Sparks’ 3-pointers came back to back to open scoring for Chadron State.

Trailing by seven in the first half, the Eagles drew the score within two points with just over one minute remaining, but three late Sioux Falls scores restored a five-point lead by the end of the half.

Chadron would again get close in the second half, trailing by just a single point with 14:00 remaining, but the Cougars would build a 44-38 lead with six straight points and ride a later surge in scoring to a 14-point lead with just under three minutes remaining in the game.

The Eagles would get back to within seven the final half-minute.

Chadron’s Mbang had 15 points in the game and Ruffin had 10.

Sioux Falls’ Drew Guebert, senior of Apple Valley, Minnesota, and Trevon Evans, senior of Wichita, Kansas, combined for 46 points for the Cougars, led by Guebert with 24.

Sioux Falls has yet to lose a game so far this season.

The now 2-4 Eagles return home Saturday to face MSU Denver.

Women winless in Kearney Brandon Davenport Sports Editor The Chadron State women came up short 52-72 against Nebraska Kearney, Saturday, and 59-89 against Fort Hays State, Sunday, in Kearney at the UNK Crossover Classic.

As they were in Saturday’s game, turnovers played a big role in Fort Hays’ win, Sunday. The Tigers netted 33 points from Eagles turnovers, including 14 from the third period alone. Against the Lopers Saturday, they surrendered 29 points on turnovers.

Adding to CSC’s woes Sunday, the Tigers were sent to the free-throw line on 38 occasions and sank nearly 82 percent, accounting for 31 points in the contest.

In contrast, the Eagles had just nine attempts from the line and hit seven.

Three Eagles hit double-digits in the game, led by Taryn Foxen, sophomore of Aurora, Colorado, with 12. Teammates Savannah Weidauer, senior of Pleasant Grove, Utah, and Angelique Gall, freshman of Fruita, Colorado, each had 10 points.

Both teams had similar offensive numbers, each shooting near the 40-percent mark on 55 field goals. In a sign of things to come Sunday, the Eagles were outscored 25-10 from the free throw line, giving the Lopers 37 opportunities to do so.

Foxen once again led the Eagles, scoring 14. Weidauer scored 11.

The CSC women face MSU Denver at home, Saturday.

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LIFESTYLES

Netflix film brings Christmas cheer Katelyn Lambert Lifestyles Editor It’s the most wonderful time of the year once again, which means hot chocolate, candy canes, sugar cookies and Christmas movies.

Over Thanksgiving break, I pulled up Netflix and saw a banner at the top of the screen advertising a new Netflix Film, “The Christmas Chronicles.”

Seeing Kurt Russell’s name listed as one of the stars of the movie and watching the trailer, I clicked on the movie and settled in to see what it was all about.

To preface, I have a strong connection and love for Christmas.

With my birthday on Christmas Eve, Christ- mas spirit is abundant for me.

Going into this film, I knew that I would be in it for the long haul just

because of the Christmas theme attached to the movie.

However, I was pleasantly surprised at just how much I enjoyed this film.

Set on Christmas Eve and going through the night into Christmas Day, the movie follows Teddy and Kate Pierce, two kids from Massachusetts who are mourning the loss of their father, Doug, who died while fighting a fire. Christmas was his favorite holiday, and the family is feeling his loss more than ever on Christmas Eve. The Pierce family valued the use of video recording to capture family memories, a value Kate continues to promote throughout the movie.

Home alone on Christmas Eve, 10-year-old Kate and teenage brother Teddy decide to try and catch Santa putting presents under the tree by setting up their camera to get proof that he is real.

Little do they know, their night is about to change into working with Santa to try and save Christmas by

restoring Christmas spirit across the world.

In a CNN review of the film, this movie is summed up as “a Hallmark holiday offering with … trappings of a theatrical release.”

Personally, I think this film is a perfect balance of those two elements.

The acting did have moments with the signature fuzzy Hallmark feel. But, there were also moments where the movie allowed the actors to shine and propel the plot forward.

“The Christmas Chronicles” set itself up to be a modern classic, incorporating current trends and phrases, like Santa referring to his famous tagline of “ho, ho, ho” as “fake news” and elves “flossing,” a dance trend that swept the nation in 2018.

“The Christmas Chronicles” also puts a spin on the classic Santa Claus character seen in pop culture.

In most movies, Santa is seen as a white-bearded, big-bellied old man with snowy white hair.

However, Russell’s Santa is an edgier version, wearing a red coat trimmed with real fur rather than the artificial white seen on normal Santa coats, and a salt and pepper beard contrasting his stereotypical beard. Santa also finds himself locked up in jail and ends up performing a Christmas Eve concert with the other inmates, contrasting from the typical, “goody-two-shoes” Santa seen in most pop culture.

With a runtime of under two hours, this movie has a relatively active pace and finds ways to keep the audience intrigued.

If you are a fan of Christmas films without the overarching element of seeking love, like “Elf ” and “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” this movie should be right up your alley.

Highlighting the importance of family and what Christmas spirit means, this movie is a feel-good, family-friendly film that should be a part of your holiday this year.

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Five seniors featured in art show Chase Vialpando Reporter

Five CSC seniors showcased their art and are prepping for the upcoming reception for their senior art show, “A Look Into the Sublime.”

Abigail Cary, of Gothenburg, Courtney Casillas of Grant, Kayla DeSersa of Gothenburg, Nicole Schekall of Hemingford and Tristan Stephenson of Alliance will all be graduating in May 2019.

Casilla, DeSersa and Stephenson will all graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Education with an endorsement in Art, K-12.

Cary and Schekall will both graduate with a Bachelor of Art with a comprehensive major with an Art Studio option.

The students’ art has been on display in the main gallery of Memorial Hall since Nov. 19 and will stay until Dec. 7. The gallery is open from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

There will be a reception in Memorial Hall from 4 to 6 p.m., Friday. This will be free to the public and provides a chance to meet the senior artists and learn more about their pieces.

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The pieces in the show all reflect themes of life experiences, nature, capturing memories and influential moments in time. The artists’ pieces explore these topics through various mediums, including ceramics, paintings, printmaking, photography and sculptures.

“Overall, I think the show is a great opportunity to show our artwork to the public,” Stephenson said. “(The reception) allows for more casual and in depth conversation should any viewer be interested in what we are doing or have created.”

Much of the featured art will be for sale after the reception.

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LIFESTYLES

csceagle.com | The Eagle | NOV. 29, 2018

Professor gives lecture Samantha Persinger Reporter It’s OK to write out of the seat of your pants.

This was the message that Markus Jones, assistant professor of English, discussed during his presentation titled “Shaping the Story” to wrap-up this fall’s Graves Lecture series, Tuesday, at the Mari Sandoz High Plain Heritage Center Chicoine Atrium.

Jones is the published author of “How the Butcher Bird Finds Her Voice,” an award-winning novel published in 2018.

Jones shared his experience as a creative writer and how creative writing does not need to be planned to be good.

He also read some of his own short creative fiction and shared his creative process. Some of his works shared Tuesday ranged from short stories, to excerpts, to longer stories.

Jones said all good stories need yearning, which helps the reader connect to the characters and therefore keep the reader’s attention.

Jones explained that ‘pantsing,’ or writing out of the seat of your pants, is a great way to start creative writing. However, the tried and true plotting is also key to make it a strong piece.

Jones also delved into the differences between genre and literary during his presentation Tuesday.

The Graves Lecture Series will resume in 2019, with the start-up date to be announced at a later time.

A classic, ‘Three Musketeers’ still entertains today Donica Enevoldsen Reporter Athos, Porthos, Aramis and D’Artangnan: four unforgettable names for four unforgettable heroes. “The Three Musketeers,” by Alexandre Drumas is a novel that has lasted the trial of time and remains every bit of the epic tale it was upon its publication in 1844.

Inspiring numerous Hollywood adaptations and TV series, “The Three Musketeers” contains some of the most recognizable characters in literature, yet few people today have actually read Drumas’ novel.

Like many older novels are, I expected the book to be lengthy and difficult to read. I was pleasantly surprised to find that “The Three Musketeers” is very readable and swoops its reader right into action from chapter one as D’Artagnan, a brave young Gascon, embarks on his journey to join the King’s Guard as a Musketeer. Along his way, he encounters three musketeers, for whom the book bares its title, and the four soon become inseparable friends as they defy the conniving Cardinal of France in a sequence of epic adventures.

With each turn of the page, Drumas wins you over with his characters. Although the four young heroes share characteristics of bravery, loyalty, swordsmanship abilities and dashing good-looks, they all have contrasting personalities and roles.

Athos, who is the eldest of the group, being in his early thirties, is noble and intelligent, yet tortured by a deep sadness, the origins of which none among his friends know.

Aramis, reserved and religious, constantly protests to his companions that he is only temporarily a musketeer and will return to the church.

Porthos is the loudest of the group. He is vain, self-important and boisterous, but,

despite his vanity, he is a courageous soldier and a fiercely loyal friend.

D’Artagnan, the protagonist of the tale, is an exceedingly handsome young man hailing from a poor family in Gascony. He is chivalrous, noble, determined and intelligent, but most of all he is driven by his heart, which often lands him in trouble.

Not only is this novel full of epic duels to the death, sword play, war and assassinations, it is also bursting with tragedy and romance, because, after all, the heroes in this story are all French. The four daring musketeers find their way into all kinds of trouble as they go on quests, defend their pride and the honor of the women they love and, like us, find themselves in an almost constant need for money.

One can’t help but chuckle along with Athos, Porthos, Aramis and D’Artagnan as Drumas conveys an unmistakable sense of humor in his characters. Their swashbuckling charm and wit makes these four lovable musketeers well worth the time you’ll spend getting to know them.

Despite being written by a man in the 19th Century, “The Three Musketeers” features many strong female characters, including the infamous Milady de Winter, the steadfast Constance de Bonacieux and the dignified Anne of Austria. Milady, one of the novel’s most fascinating characters, is a brilliant seductress and deadly assassin with a fierce heart of stone who has mastered the art of feminine charm.

This classic novel has been charming readers for nearly 175 years and is sure to be the perfect escape this winter break.

So, gallivant to your nearest library to pick up this classic and prepare yourself for an adventure of daring duels, scandalous affairs, witty humor and epic romance. As the musketeers say, all for one and one for all;