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THURSDAY
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APRIL 18, 2019 ISSUE NO. 13
The Voice of Chadron State College since 1920 NEWS >>
BAND, CHOIR FACE HEFTY BUDGET CUTS
SEMPER VERITAS
FRIENDLY FIRE
Senate approves major funding cuts to 2019-20 Music budgets
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SPORTS >>
SOFTBALL SWINGS SHORT OF VICTORIES After series opener grand slam, Eagles fall 3-1 to Trailblazers
Photo by Samantha Persinger
Elijah Myles (1), freshman of Hawthorne, California, fends off teammate Richard Harbor (10), senior of Los Angeles, during CSC football’s annual spring game, Saturday, at Elliot Field. Please see page 19
INDEX
NEWS.........................2 OPINION....................6 THE BIG EVENT...........7 SPORTS...................18 LIFESTYLES..............21
SPECIAL SECTION: THE BIG EVENT Check out this week’s special section on The Big Event, including pictures and feature stories from last weekend’s highlights. Because of Winter Storm Wesley’s interference three days before The
Big Event, many jobsites had to be moved to accomodate indoor service projects. However, campus and community worked together to participate in the college’s annual day of service.
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Senate slashes Music budgets Shannon Schneider Managing Editor After three failed motions and a lengthy debate, Senate voted 10-6 to allocate AFB’s recommended 2019-2020 budgets of $600 for Band and $350 for Choir, a significant cut from their $4,360 and $2,150 respective requests. Because of cloudiness surrounding board policies on academic clubs and student organizations, Senate decided that funding sheet music, the focus of the cuts, fell into course fees rather than student activity fees. Senator and AFB member Kristina McGann, senior of Broken Bow, said AFB felt that because Band and Choir requires members to enroll in a class to participate, sheet music was akin to textbooks. “We felt that sheet music was similar to a textbook as it’s used in a class setting. In order to complete classwork people pay to take the course, and we felt that it was similar to paying for a textbook,” McGann said. Senator Elizabeth Rotherham, junior of Balfour, North Dakota, countered McGann by arguing between personal and public use of textbooks and sheet music. “I think we need to (remind) ourselves that a textbook is for personal use,” Rotherham said. “I think Band and Choir offer something to this campus that we need to consider too.” The $600 Band allocation covers $300 for uniforms and $300 in equipment, while Choir’s $350 covers tuxes and dress clothing. According to Senator-elect and Choir member Kaylee Garvin, sophomore of Crawford, cutting sheet music funding leaves a hard-to-fill gap in the club’s budget. “Sheet music is essential to music, of course,” Garvin said. Adviser Megan Northrup read a letter on behalf of Associate Professor of Music John Wojcik, explaining sheet music’s role in preparing Band members for CSC’s public performances. “Part of the reason for Band using it (sheet music) in class (is because it) increases their knowledge and skill set to be able to perform these concerts. It enables rehearsals year round with those rehearsals accumulating with multiple public performances. Some of that is student-centered with student
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leadership and is an essential part of (their) success,” Northrup read. Though Band and Choir’s club standings sparked concerns relating to policy 4050, Northrup encouraged Senate to keep to its current role. “You are just functioning as you always function,” Northrup said. “It does not mean that anything changes, it’s just the option that is there, and the deans have said ‘no,’ because they do not have the money to fund these clubs. That would be doing a disservice to the clubs.” In total for the year, AFB reported CAB has spent $75,394.57 of its allocated $135,039.42, leaving $59,644.85 unspent. For Senate, $57,836.77 has been allocated from its projected $64,868.58 budget. Chief Justice Samantha Merrill, senior of Oral, South Dakota, swore in 14 senators and four CAB vice chairs to complete the 2019-2020 student government elections. Elected members are as follows: President: Lukas Klueber, junior of Rapid City, South Dakota Vice President: Konery Klueber, junior of Rapid City Chief Justice: Elizabeth Rotherham, junior of Balfour Vice Chair of Finance: Lily Umeta, sophomore of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Secretary: Caitlin Hueftle, freshman of North Platte Senators-at-large: Ryan Arab, sophomore of Long Island, New York, Jennifer Campos, sophomore of Alliance, Leah Guerrero, sophomore of Evans, Colorado, Cody Cooper, graduate student of Gothenburg, and Sadie Sheppard, junior of Fargo, North Dakota PSAS School Senators: Choana Radtke, junior of Sidney, and Samantha Rahmig, senior of Gering BMS School Senators: Abigail Klammer, freshman of Juanita, Feven Hailemariam, sophomore of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and Natnael Tadesse, junior of Chadron CAB Chair: Travis Mills, senior of Rapid City Vice Chair of Records: Christopher Wright, junior of Alliance Vice Chair of Relations: Kaylee Garvin, sophomore of
Crawford Vice Chair of Finance: Jacob Muir, sophomore of Driggs, Idaho Senate unanimously passed a $50,000 allocation for a spring 2020 concert after talking price points and funding options. Although $50,000 is pre-emptively allocated, President Klueber reminded Senate of the need to find other funding sources. “I think that fully funding it for ourselves is not going to work, so I think we have to reach out,” Klueber said. “We can put the money upfront, but we need to do some work to get other areas involved too, and that also brings people into this concert.” The student majority voted for a country artist, but Senate has yet to make a pick. Michaela Hill, junior of Douglas, Wyoming, and Josie Semroska, junior of Chadron, presented the library’s plans for a food pantry starting this fall and asked for Senate’s help to partially fund the initiative. Headed by Outreach Services Librarian Shawn Hartman, the food pantry plans on offering healthy food free to those in need. According to Hill, roughly 22 percent of CSC’s student population struggle with food insecurity, warranting the need for an on-campus pantry. Senate voted to allocate $500 out of the requested $1,000 for the initiative, but adviser Kurt Kinbacher urged senators to better consider the gravity of the issue. “This is a serious issue. Kids can’t learn if they can’t eat,” Kinbacher said. Though some were concerned with students abusing the pantry, adviser Markus Jones argued that it doesn’t “undermine the process of giving it to all the people who do (need food).” “For years now I’ve had students who are ashamed of not being able to get food. So, even if it’s a banana, or a Clif bar, it can make the day of a student,” Jones said. Senate unanimously approved AFB’s recommendation of $6,109.40 for PBL’s upcoming trip to their national conference in Texas. The allocation includes expenses for registration, hotel rooms at the conference and round-trip flight seats. Senate currently has $7,031.91 in unallocated funds.
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> Mr. and Mrs. Spring Days, 6 p.m., The Backyard > Ice Cream in a Bag, 6:30 p.m., The Hub > Graves Lecture Series: Aaron Field, 7 p.m., Sandoz Center Atrium
> Dummy Ropin’ Jackpot, 7 p.m., The Backyard
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CAB jumpstarts homecoming plans Devin Fulton Reporter Advisers Taylor Osmotherly and Megan Northrup announced preliminary homecoming plans Monday, starting with an invitation for students to join CAB’s homecoming committee. Though the committee has already made some decisions, including a “Paint the Town” homecoming theme, all students are welcome to join. Northrup and Osmotherly presented a tentative itinerary for the week, including changes to the traditional bedsheet contest and additions like Gorilla Volleyball and Powderpuff Football. In place of painting bedsheets, clubs are encouraged to paint windows of businesses downtown. The homecoming week schedule will start with an outside movie night, Monday. Tuesday and Thursday will include Gorilla Volleyball and Powderpuff Football, respectively. The two are role-reversing
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We are hoping this will rev it (coronation) up and get some school spirit in there,” – Megan Northrup, CAB adviser
games that put men onto the volleyball court and women on the football field. The Pregame Barbeque Bash is scheduled for Friday, leaving the homecoming parade and game Saturday. Northrup said coronation, which is usually held in a formal setting, will take place Wednesday along with the pep rally and bonfire. “Coronation wasn’t really getting a lot of people to it so we are hoping this will rev it up and get some school spirit in there, potentially doing it on the field and not having it as formal,” Northrup said. Northrup also announced plans for fall’s Week of Wel-
come, including dances sponsored by The Pit and NOCS and events from Chi Alpha, International Club and Newman House. Treasurer Jacob Muir, sophomore of Driggs, Idaho, announced clubs spent $75,394.57 this year. CAB Chair Travis Mills, senior of Rapid City, South Dakota, announced Blue Key’s annual “Brain Bowl” is postponed. As of press time Wednesday, a new date has not been chosen. Spring Days starts next week with the Mr. and Mrs. Spring Days talent show Tuesday, April 23, at the Backyard, Dummy Ropin’ Wednesday, April 23, the Nearly Naked Mile, Thursday, April 25 in the Student Center. A Student Appreciation BBQ, is set for Friday, April 26 at the Backyard. Spring Days is sponsored by Senate and RLA this year. Vice Chair of Relations Kaylee Garvin, sophomore of Crawford, announced CAB is hosting Free Movie Night at 6 p.m., Sunday, April 28 at the Eagle Theater. 64 students attended Free Bowling Night, Sunday.
CA Capstone class hosts Frontier Talks CSC employees give advice on “becoming a better you” Yen Nguyen Reporter Capstone class CA469D, “The Weight of the Nation” held Frontier Talks, Tuesday, in Student Center Ballroom, with focus on how to become “a better you.” Frontier Talks, known as Chadron State College’s version of “Ted Talks,” featured three speakers: CSC Student Activities Coordinator Megan Northrup, CSC Interim Head Cross Country Coach Scott Foley and CSC Licensed Student Counselor Sonja Dressel. Dressel opened the talk with “‘Becoming a Better Me’ Through Boring Self-Care,” in which she suggested that “boring” self-care can have a good effect on stress. This kind of self care includes doing daily things like laundry, showering, changing bed sheets, going outside or drinking enough water. To
close her speech, Dressel advised students to get adequate sleep, go for a walk outside and check out de-stress events on campus. Northrup continued the talk by sharing her morning routine and the importance of breakfast. According to her, a change in breakfast can make a big impact, and a high-protein breakfast was recommended. “Healthy habits in the morning set yourself up for success,” Northrup said in her speech. Foley, the last speaker, ended the night by encouraging students to exercise more. According to Foley, one hour of exercise a day only takes 4 percent of time out of your day. Sara Flores, 21, senior of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, found the talks interesting and said she could take away some lessons. “I really like all the speakers. I got something out of each one. I think Megan killed it!” Flores said.
Photo by Yen Nguyen
CSC Student Activities Coordinator Megan Northrup talks bettering morning routines at “The Weight of the Nation’s” Frontier Talks, Tuesday, in the Student Center Ballroom.
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The Eagle wins 8th straight Best Overall Newspaper award Student journalists earn awards, including 12 first places, in writing, photography and design Staff The Eagle The Eagle’s student staff captured its eighth straight “Best Overall Newspaper” title in the Nebraska Collegiate Media Association’s annual Golden Leaf Awards, presented Saturday, this year at Concordia University, Seward. The staff entered 26 of 35 categories in NCMA’s Print and Online competition, and earned 12 first places, including the Best Overall Newspaper title; nine second places; and eight third places. “I already feel that we have a great staff,” Managing Editor Shannon Schneider said. “But winning these awards proves it.” The Doane Owl, Doane University, Crete, finished second in the Best Overall Newspaper category, while The Antelope of the University of Nebraska at Kearney, finished third. Contest judges, working media professionals based outside Nebraska, evaluated student journalists’ work that was published between Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2018. Individual categories covered news, sports, feature and commentary writing; news, sports and feature photojournalism; newspaper layout and design; and website content and design. “I think coming off spring (2018) semester, we knew we had a lot to work on, and we were committed to improving,” former Co-Editor Torri Brumbaugh said. “As a young staff, we tried new things and simply tried to put out a great newspaper every week. It’s rewarding to know it paid off.” Brumbaugh, now of Chadron, served as editor in spring 2018 and was co-editor with Krystal Kesselring of Loganville, Georgia, in fall 2018. Both graduated in December 2018. Kesselring took first in Best Feature Photo and third in Best Sports News Photo. “We put in a lot of hard work and dedication,” Kesselring said. “It feels nice to pull together as a team to win this award.”
While The Eagle’s print edition excelled across all facets, the newspaper’s website, csceagle.com, did not fare so well. Since its launch in January 2011, csceagle.com has always finished in one of the top three spots in the Best Overall Website category, including first in 2012, and again three straight years, 201517. It finished second in 2014 an third in 2011. But this year, nothing. The site also finished out of the money in the Best Online Home Page and Best Social Media Main Page categories. However, The Eagle’s videographer Gregg Peterson, senior of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, took first and second in Best Multimedia Sports Story and Best Multimedia Feature Story. Wayne State College’s thewaynestater.com, captured the Best Overall Website title, while unkantelope.com took second, and cunesower.com of Concordia University, Seward, finished third. “There’s no doubt we know
journalism, and know how to do it,” The Eagle’s Adviser Michael D. Kennedy said. “The evidence is in The Eagle’s consistent performance in the print competition. But based on our performance in the website categories, we still have room, lots of room, for improvement.” NCMA did not run its student media competition in 2018 because it spent the year focusing on changes. Some of those changes included revamping its contest, and changing its name from Nebraska Collegiate Media Association to Northern Plains Collegiate Media Association. The new name becomes official in a few weeks, but appears on the 2019 awards. Individually, The Eagle’s Sports Editor and non-traditional student Brandon Davenport of Chadron, earned four first-place awards - one each for Best Sports News Photo and Best Sports Feature Photo - and a first for Best Newspaper Spread. Davenport teamed up with fellow reporter Devin Fulton, junior of Glenrock, Wyoming, to win Best Sports Game Story. “It was an honor to win the Best Overall Newspaper title for the eighth time in a row,” Davenport said. “It shows The Eagle’s commitment to high standards.” In addition to Best Overall Newspaper, The Eagle won staff awards for Best Overall Design and Best News Package.
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Ladies, defend your personal space The Voice of Chadron State College since 1920
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Dinema Mate Contributor Being a non-American I am still navigating good ol’ USA’s social etiquettes. One rule that baffles me is the notion of personal space. In class, I learned an arm’s length is lawsuit-avoiding distance unless you have a close relationship. Call me insensitive, but when I read an article involving a certain incident, I thought, “Why didn’t she move, glare at him, stomp his foot, do something if she was uncomfortable?” After all, this is a country that takes personal space seriously. Maybe it’s because I come from a part of the world that, as a woman, your physical integrity depends on that split -second reaction when you feel uncomfortable. It’s instinctual. If I think you have crossed the line, I will knock you into next Tuesday. It will hurt and it will be intentional. Someone told me I was insensitive because this was an example of a powerful man abusing his position. The
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Most of the victim’s accounts in the first round of the ‘Me Too’ movement were real, painful, tear-jerking accounts. These were personal stories that probably had the victims sitting in therapy for a while. – Dinema Mate I am all for full disclosure, and as you might have noticed, I woman in the article chose not to use her kind of have a mouth on me. If you want power. to tell your story, why wait for election Let’s be realistic: she has never been season? Why make it seem like a politpowerless. There is a big difference be- ical move? It leaves a bitter taste in my tween being powerless and choosing not mouth. to use your power. I know I shouldn’t compare, but She could have glared at him. You I come from a patriarchal society. A know, the look that sends splinters of gla- 4-year-old boy has more power and cial rays, that says, “Do that again and it rights than I do. Yet I understand my will be the last thing you do” I have seen body belongs to me. It is mine, and I girls as young as five-years-old yelling at don’t care who you are. You do not touch little boys on the playground after their it without my consent. play was disrupted. My notion of personal space is very This is where this whole account far from an American’s. Still, I guard makes me uneasy, because sexual harass- what I now understand to be my personment and the ‘Me Too’ movement are al space very jealously. The violation of serious matters. There are women fight- your personal space should trump hurting real battles, truly powerless women. ing someone’s feelings.
There is a big difference between being powerless and choosing not to use your power.”
MAN ON THE STREET
we asked:
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What is your favorite spring time activity?
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CHRISTINA HANSON 20, sophomore of Plattsmouth
“I like hiking around Toadstool and state parks. I usually ride my horse when there is warm weather.”
MORGAN MILLER
20, sophomore of Gothenburg “Walking my dog around campus and playing volleyball in the warm weather.”
SHAWNA TURNER
SYDNEY BINTLIFF
HANNAH CHAPMAN
“I like going out hiking and fishing in the state parks and going out for a picnic.”
“Probably Spring Days. I volunteer with the RAs, setting up activities and helping them out.”
“Walking around downtown and going bowling!”
19, sophomore of Hill City, South Dakota
20, junior of Hill City, South Dakota
19, sophomore of Midwest, Wyoming
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Consider compensation change for college athletes
Rachel Mitchell Contributor
Throughout this school year I have been able to witness some amazing feats performed by student athletes. This year our athletes really have stepped it up and represented Chadron State College. Because of them we have gained a lot of attention from prospective students, and current students are able to look more marketable. This can be said about many other colleges throughout the U.S., but are colleges giving the right compensation and resources in return for athletes’ skills? Of course, many college athletes receive some sort of scholarship or other benefits, such as the chance to continue their passion. But after watching dozens of videos and reading countless articles I feel like there needs to be a new adjustment when it comes to compensating college athletes. I know this is a very controversial topic. I know that many say no, they are given scholarships for their education. Yes, that is true. But it is only some. Not all athletes are given full tuition waivers or even enough to cover a
textbook. When many people think of college sports they think it’s just an extension of high school sports. We need to change that perspective. We have to see college athletes as adults making their way in the world, not as glorified high schoolers. Colleges can make significant money from their athletes. Some say “well, you sign up for that when you do college sports. They’re there for school. Not sports.” There are many college athletes that get injured and end up not being able to continue their career, losing their sports scholarship. What if that was the only way they were able to pay for school? What if they can’t continue their education because their scholarship got stripped
from them? There is nothing for them to fall back on. Some athletes are stuck with large amount of sports-related medical expenses. I think there should be more compensation around medical expenses and ensured education completion. I conducted my own study on CSC’s campus. I asked athletes, “With your sport and school are you able to balance a job on top?” 73 percent of those people said they could not. There was no way to do well and excel in all three. Although there are some that can, that isn’t the case for most. College athletes have a full-time job. They get up before the sun for practice, go to class, have another practice, go back to class, study all night and repeat. But many athletes have to travel most weekends to do these sports. Are they given proper compensation from leaving school to travel to play their sport? I am not claiming to know everything or that they should just be given a check. I think there should be a revision to what is considered compensation for college athletes and that they should be getting more remuneration for their hard work.
Try singing for an immune system boost Abigail Swanson Contributor With finals creeping up, maintaining good health is a necessity. Besides sleeping every night, exercising a little and eating a decent diet, you could also try singing. A study published by the National Institute of Health showed that singing in a choir increases your immune system. By belting out some tunes, you could decrease your chances of catching any of the bugs going around. Singing also releases endorphins and oxytocin, hormones that improve your mood and make you feel happier. So jamming to your top hits can help relieve negativity and depression. Also, when you are focused on remembering the words or hitting that note, you are not concerned about your grades
or friend drama, which reduces your anxiety. Singing is also a great workout. You engage your core muscles every time you exhale, pushing out all the extra air. You could even practice breathing in class. Singing increases your lung capacity which can benefit people who struggle with asthma. It has also been shown to decrease snoring, so if your room-
mate is complaining about your nightly noises, consider spending a little more time trilling in the shower each night. Breathing more deeply brings more oxygen into your system which can improve the health of your skin. Fortunately, according to an article for the Psychology of Music journal, you are not required to be a great singer to reap the rewards of song. Even mediocre or bad singers can enjoy benefits from exercising their singing muscles (music to my ears). If you are currently sick, wait until you are feeling better. Singing with a sore throat or cold can damage your vocal cords. If you want to regularly practice singing, consider joining a choir or other singing group. Or set aside some time every day to spend duetting with your phone.
THURSDAY APRIL 18, 2019
SPECIAL SECTION:
THE BIG EVENT full coverage at csceagle.com
Helping Hands
Volunteers fill stress balls for The Big Event, Saturday, in Old Admin Room 320.
Photo by Shannon Schneider
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Chessa Parker, junior of Chadron, awaits instructions to deliver freshly-made stress balls in Old Admin, Room 320, as part of CSC’s The Big Event Saturday. Volunteers created more than 300 stress balls intended for Nebraska’s flood victims, hospitals and nursing homes. Each ball was accompanied by a handwritten note of encouragment.
Photo by Shannon Schneider
Operation: Old Admin Old Admin becomes staging point for Operation Gratitude and a stress-ball project benefitting Nebraskans Shannon Schneider Managing Editor Old Admin buzzed with over 50 volunteers participating in Operation Gratitude and a stress ball project, both of which gave back to troops, veterans and many more in need, Saturday at CSC’s The Big Event. With streamed music pouring into the room, volunteers got to jam out while they penned letters for Operation Gratitude, a nonprofit organization that sends over 300,000 care packages per year to deployed troops, veterans and even caregivers and family members left behind. According to opera-
tiongratitude.com, each care package includes “snacks, hygiene products, entertainment and handmade items,” including personal letters of support. “I think this one is pretty cool because we actually get to talk to the people that get these (letters),” Rebecca Watson, freshman of Harrison, said. “We get to put our address and everything. Kelsey Winner, freshman of Chadron, added that she hopes she gets correspondence back. “I really hope somebody emails or writes me back,” Winner said. After a 2003 encounter with a soldier who
had lost his mother, wife and child, founder Carolyn Blashek created Operation Gratitude to remind troops that those back home still care for troops as individuals. Through volunteer-organized drives much like The Big Event, Operation Gratitude receives donations for care packages, sending them to those who dedicate their lives to America’s service. Upstairs, volunteers from Criminal Justice and Legal Studies got their hands dirty making stress balls from balloons and sand. Each table was equipped with a 5-gallon bucket filled with sand, a trash bag to clean up spillage and a bag of balloons to create the balls. Around 95 balloons were dispersed at each
table’s end, adding up to roughly 300 stress balls for Nebraska’s flood victims, hospitals and nursing homes. Freshmen Emma Alexander, of Sidney, and Kelsey Crock, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, said they were glad they got placed in the stress ball project jobsite. “It was definitely fun,” Crock said. Besides being a lively jobsite, Justice Studies Coordinator Kate Pope felt the project extended beyond service to Chadron’s community and lent a helping hand to all of Nebraska. “I’m really excited to be a part of this and how we can change not only our community but others in Nebraska,” Pope said.
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Photos by Shannon Schneider
Kelsey Crock, left, freshman of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Emma Alexander, freshman of Sidney, serenade each other to Backstreet Boys as they fill stress balls, Saturday in Old Admin, Room 320.
LEFT: A stress ball, created by volunteers from legal studies, criminal justice and more, sits nestled behind a cell phone in Old Admin, Room 320, Saturday, during The Big Event.
LEFT: Tatum Miller, sophomore of Bridgeport, pens a letter to a soldier Saturday as part of The Big Event’s Operation Gratitude, in Old Admin, Room 227.
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Students paint tiles for CAPstone at The Big Event Jobsite 17, Saturday in Memorial Hall.
Photo by Donica Enevoldsen
Jalynn McClure, junior of Worland, Wyoming, decorates a tile for the CAPstone jobsite during The Big Event, Saturday in Memorial Hall. Tiles will adorn the Child Advocacy Center’s new office.
Photo by Donica Enevoldsen
Katie Thoeny, 21 of Golden, Colorado, paints an elephant onto a tile for the CAPstone jobsite during The Big Event, Saturday, in Memorial Hall.
Students' tile painting talents tested at CAPstone Eagle Dance, cheer, volleyball teams paint tiles for CAPstone Child Advocacy Center Donica Enevoldsen Lifesyles Editor About 25 Big Event volunteers gathered at jobsite 17 in Memorial Hall to paint Tiles of Hope for CAPstone, one of Nebraska’s seven Child Advocacy Centers. “Tiles of Hope” was a local fundraiser done by Chadron CAPstone to cover remodeling
costs upon moving to a new building. Local businesses bought blank 6x6 tiles to support CAPstone in February and March. Along with raising money, CAPstone will use the tiles to create a child-friendly and safe atmosphere at the new location. Capstone Child Advocacy Center provides support to child victims of physical and sexual abuse in an environment “to be heard and to heal.” Members of the cheer, dance and volleyball
teams joined the art guild to paint the tiles. Art professor Mary Donahue explained that 38 local businesses had purchased tiles and had specific instructions for the volunteers to follow such as the company’s name or logo. After the 38 tiles were completed students worked on other tiles which were decorated with anything a child might respond or relate to. “They work with children who have been taken out of abusive situations and homes
and they interview them gently and compassionately, just once so they don’t have to go through all of that again,” Donahue said. The tiles will adorn the room in which victims are interviewed and will create a comforting and child-friendly atmosphere as well as assist in communicating with child abuse victims. The Tiles of Hope will premier in an open house at CAPstone’s new office in May.
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Service with a smile Social Work Club and International Club host an ice cream social and fashion show for CSC’s The Big Event, Photos by Dinema Mate
Photo by Dinema Mate
Social Work club members Kali Ritterbush, senior of Castle Rock, Colorado, Angelica Bassett, freshman of York, and Leslie Beckman, junior of Nampa, Idaho, serve ice cream to Crestview Care Center residents and visitors for Social Work Club and International Club’s Big Event jobsite, Saturday, in Chadron.
Siphosenkoski Mpofu, graduate student of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, smiles and waves during the fashion show and ice cream social, Saturday, for The Big Event.
Jeff Mugongo, junior of Aurora, Colorado, walks the runway at The Big Event’s fashion show and ice cream social, Saturday, at Crestview Care Center.
Paola Rodriguez, sophomore of Marquette, gives a twirl of her skirt at Crestview Care Center’s fashion show and ice cream social, Saturday, during The Big Event.
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Shannon Schneider Managing Editor Rain or shine, The Big Event went on as promised Saturday with over 20 job sites and over 300 volunteers giving back to Chadron’s community. Last year’s Big Event had snow and rain in the forecast, but the bar was raised Wednesday and Thursday when Winter Storm Wesley dumped nearly a foot of snow on Chadron. Outdoor job sites were cancelled and the remaining ones were reconfigured, meaning considerable work for Big Event staff according to communications professor and Big Event adviser Shaunda French-Collins. “Wednesday was kind of a watch, observe (day), and Thursday was talking to Dr. Rhine, talking to Dean Margetts and Coach Long, trying to figure out what was the most feasible (option), and talking amongst the staff. Several people started calling job sites Thursday seeing if there were alternative things...Friday, several of us met late morning for several hours replacing people as best as we could with some new indoor jobsite add-ons,”
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Collins said. Some sites, like Assumption Arena and Old Admin activities, were new to The Big Event this year, but others such as Friends of Pets and Crestview have been long-standing sites over the past seven years. Others were completed at different times altogether, with The Big Event staff working a site Tuesday and Women’s Basketball doing theirs Friday. Football is set to complete their job site at the city parks Saturday. Last Saturday may not have gone as planned, but French-Collins said the hard work paid off. “I’m not going to lie and say it wasn’t difficult, but I can’t say enough great things about The Big Event staff,” French-Collins said. “...I know for some of them it was probably disheartening to see some of that work (scratched), but I think they could not have done a better job.” “I know a lot of peoples’ jobsites went quicker, or weren’t what they expected, but we rolled with it and I think at the end of the day people just have to remember that a lot of good things still happened,” French-Collins said.
I think at the end of the day people just have to remember that a lot of good things still happened.” – Shaunda French-Collins, The Big Event adviser
French-Collins said. Though the changes were necessary, the extra labor came at a cost. “It meant essentially scratching a good chunk of the six hours’ work we did Tuesday night,” FrenchCollins said. “It was essentially taking half our job sites and still working with the numbers we had.” Like last year, over 500 volunteers signed up for Saturday, but when the big day came around 300 checked in. According to French-Collins, considering the weather and last-minute rearrangements, the number fares well. “It was great, all things considered, because so many of them (job sites) were supposed to be beautification, landscaping, fertilizing,” French-
FROM LEFT: Bri’Yanna Lyon, soph New Mexico, and Chasidy Horton
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of Elliot Field to find their Big Event placements, Saturday, at Chadron State College. Over 300 volunteered for The Big Event, serving at various job sites around Chadron and at CSC.
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homore of Fountain, Colorado, Christina Frick, junior of Fort Morgan, Colorado, Sierra Martinez, of Aztec, n, junior of Fountain, share a laugh during CSC’s spring football game, Saturday, at Elliot Field.
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Big Event staff members assist volunteers at check-in, Saturday, in the Chicoine Center for CSC’s seventh annual The Big Event.
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Helping Paws Donica Enevoldsen Lifestyles Editor Puppy kisses and tail wags highlighted The Big Event’s jobsite six as Chadron’s humane society, Friends of Pets, hosted an adoption fair at the Bean Broker Saturday afternoon. A group of seven volunteers designated to this jobsite were tasked with supervising the pets and introducing them to potential adopters. Friends of Pets brought seven dogs and four cats to the jobsite for adoption. “Frequently for us it’s the issue of getting out in the public eye and reminding them we exist,” jobsite leader Claire Shogrin, of Chadron, explained. The non-profit animal protection and welfare organization is dedicated to finding safe and loving homes for displaced pets. Friends of Pets is
operated solely by volunteers and supported by charitable donations. Shogrin emphasized that while some of the dogs have behavior issues when they first come to Friends of Pets, the volunteers work with the dogs to correct those behaviors turning what some would consider trash into treasure. Although no pets found new homes during the adoption fair, Shogrin explained that simply getting out in the public eye is important for them. “Even if we don’t do a single adoption today, it reminds the public that we’re here. Any time we can get out and get a public exposure that’s a good thing,” Shogrin said. Friends of Pets encourages anyone wishing to add a pet to their household to consider adoption. Questions can be emailed to info@ chadronfriendsofpets.org.
Marcella Koehn, 7, of Chadron snuggles Rusty, one of the dogs up for adoption at the Friends of Pets adoption fair, Saturday.
Photos by Donica Enevoldsen Kai Didier, 20, junior of Scottsbluff, Shantelle Roy, 22, junior of Scotia, and Julie Timmerman, 25, senior of Burwell sit outside the Bean Broker with three of the adoptable dogs, Saturday, during The Big Event. 10 animals, including four cats and six dogs, were up for adoption at the adoption fair.
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Kai Didier, 20, junior of Scottsbluff, sits with one of the puppies waiting to be adopted, Saturday at the Bean Broker.
Big Event volunteer Raheem Alford, freshman of Pahokee, Florida, strokes the head of Bronco, the dog he was tasked with looking after during the adoption fair, Saturday, at the Bean Broker.
Big Event staff member Emily Hansen, sophomore of Hemingford, greets Brown Sugar and Friend, two of the dogs at the adoption fair, Saturday, at the Bean Broker.
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Aid at Assumption Arena Cardinal Key, Newman House and Health Professions come together to package meals Shannon Schneider Managing Editor When The Big Event reached out to Father Todd Philips, priest of St. Patrick’s Parish, about making their third-annual food drive a job site, he couldn’t have been happier. “When I was contacted by The Big Event, they needed some more places for people to work and more things to do, and we needed more people, so it was a wonderful phone call to get,” Philips said. Volunteers from Cardinal Key, Newman House and Health Professions teamed up with St. Patrick’s parishioners to package over 10,000 meals. According to Philips, the food drive is a project of Catholic Relief Services, an organiza-
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FROM LEFT: Raeann Heapy, freshman of Curtis, Mason Jensen, freshman of Buffalo, Wyoming, and Shae Toof, freshman of Alliance, funnel food to be packaged, Saturday, at Assumption Arena.
tion in the Catholic Church that “feeds the hungry and helps people in the poorest of the poor areas of the world.” For recipients, the food is easy to prepare and only requires boiling water, making it an efficient meal for those in need. This particular batch of meals will be shipped to Africa. To pull off the event, Philips said the parish usually needs 50 volunteers, but it also raises funds to bring in food and trucks to ship out the finished packages. “Our parish raises money to pay for the food and also the expenses to bring the truck here to carry the food,” Philips said.
Volunteers donned hair nets and gloves to complete the project, celebrating every 1,000 meals with a ring of a gong while energetic music filled the space. Though Andrew Smith, junior of Chadron, said he was originally placed at an outdoor jobsite, helping with the food drive didn’t disappoint. “We all expected to be outside, but that didn’t really work out. I think this is definitely the next best, because we get to feed people (and) we’re singing and dancing,” Smith said. Philips also remarked on the atmosphere and said the energy made the project even more enjoyable. “It’s very fast-paced and high-energy,” Philips said. “You can tell they’re enjoying themselves and having a lot of fun.”
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Sophie Lopez, senior of Valentine, prepares food packages during the St. Patrick Parish food drive, Saturday, during CSC’s The Big Event. Lopez was one of around 50 volunteers who helped package over 10,000 meals for Africans in need.
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Volunteers from St. Patrick’s Parish and The Big Event work together to package meals, Saturday, in Assumption Arena. Over 10,000 meals were packaged to be sent to Africa.
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LEFT: Team White’s Willie Manuel, freshman of Mobile, Alabama, stretches to catch a pass during the annual Spring Game Saturday, at Elliott Field.
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CSC’s Elijah Myles (1), sophomore of Hawthorne, California, of the Cardinal team, attempts to stiffarm defensive back Richard Harbor (10), senior of Los Angeles, during the Eagles annual Spring Game, Saturday, at Elliott Field.
Cardinal, White play to 15-15 tie Devin Fulton Reporter The Eagles’ football team hosted its Spring Game, between the Cardinal and White teams, both teams playing with a mixture of starters and backups Saturday, at Elliott Field. The game resulted in a 15-15 tie, seeing only two touchdowns scored in 40 minutes, but the offenses did not commit any turnovers. Both touchdowns came on passing plays of over 35 yards. “No turnovers in a game is always a positive and it was fun to see both older and younger guys going out and making plays” Quarterback Tyler Hyland, sophomore of Fort Collins, Colorado, said. “With the teams being mixed and guys having to play with people they don’t usually play with both teams looked
like they started to click more as the game went on” CSC’s White team scored the game’s first points when Hyland launched a 39 yard touchdown pass to Tevon Wright, senior of Miami, who hauled in the pass with one hand. The touchdown drive was set up by a pair of runs from the quarterback escaping pressure and finding extra yards down field. CSC’s Cardinal team saw Brady Fullmer, freshman of Yoder, Wyoming, play a majority of the second half in place of Dalton Holst, junior of Gillette, Wyoming. Fullmer launched an 85 yard touchdown pass to Wright, but officials nullified the play when a defender contacted Fullmer for a “Sack”. Trailing with one minute left and the ball spotted at the Cardinal 10 yard line, Fullmer threw a pass to Riley Schliep, freshman of Grand
Island, who faked out defenders for a dazzling 90 yard touchdown to tie the game. Various skills drills took place as players competed to give their teams a chance to score extra points. Linebacker Chase Thurness, sophomore of Rapid City, South Dakota competed against Long snapper Myles Mendell, sophomore of Gothenburg, in a “Punt and Kick” competition. Thurness out-punted Mendell, but Mendell returned the favor by kicking his field goal through the uprights to even the score 1-1. Wide receivers competed in a “pass rusher” drill at halftime. Chad Mikelson, sophomore off Julesburg, Colorado, and Mckade Smith, freshman of Hershey, faced off in the drill’s first round. Both players split 1-1. Thornburg, sophomore of Bassett, faced off against Aaron Howard, freshman of Los Angeles.
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LEFT: Cardinal linebacker Zeke Zuhlke (33), junior of Bennett, Colorado, gets his hands high on offensive lineman Michael DeCamillis (61), redshirt freshman of Westminster, Colorado, while trying to get to the White team ball carrier.
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Eagles get just one win at home against Dixie Devin Fulton Reporter The Chadron State softball team lost three of four games against Dixie State University this weekend, in their second home series of the season. Saturday the Eagles won 12-4 in the series opener, but lost 10-4 in the next game. Sunday CSC was defeated 2-1 and 8-6. CSC’s offensive onslaught in their first game, Saturday, began in the third inning. With the bases loaded and no outs in the bottom of the third inning, CSC’s Kayla Michel, senior of Brighton, Colorado, hit a grand slam against Dixie State pitcher Cambrie Hazel, sophomore of Spanish Fork, Utah, to give the Eagles a 6-4 lead. The Eagles would add another run to extend their lead to 7-4 before the close of the inning. Before Michel’s heroics in the bottom of the third, Dixie State had taken a 4-0 lead in the top of the second and chased starting pitcher Cassidy Horn, freshman of Colorado Springs. Horn was replaced by fellow freshman Peyton Propp, of Lakewood, Colorado, The Eagles did not trail for long, though, as Ellie Owens, junior of Longmont, Colorado, hit a tworun home run to cut CSC’s deficit
to two runs and set the stage for Michel’s go-ahead grand-slam. After Chadron’s fielders retired three consecutive batters in the top of the fourth, the Eagle offense went back to work. Haleigh Hoefs, freshman of Lincoln, hit her 16th double of the season to score Bailey Marvel, freshman of Lakewood, Colorado, then later scored from second base on an RBI single by Michel. Not finished, Owens hit another two-run homer to make it 11-4. The Trailblazers gave up two more hits and then walked the bases loaded, but managed to get out of the inning having only allowed one more run on a walk of CSC’s Geist. The Eagles held Dixie State scoreless in the top of the fifth, ending the game 12-4. Despite losing the remainder of the weekend’s games, CSC played in close contests Sunday. The third game of the series, Sunday morning, saw a defensive effort by both sides. The Trailblazers scored the game’s first run as Brenna Cornwall, junior of Tremonton, Utah, scored from an RBI single from Riley Tyteca, junior of Farmington, Utah, in the first inning. The Eagles responded in the bottom of the fourth inning as Hoefs hit her eight
home run of the season to tie the game 1-1. Dixie recaptured the lead in the top of the fifth when Tyteca lined out to CSC’s infield, but an error sent senior Bailey Gaffin, of Glendale, Arizona, home for the unearned run. Hazel struck out five CSC Photo by Samantha Persinger batters in the remaining in- CSC’s Ellie Owens, junior of Longmont, Colorado, keeps a close eye on the ball while leading off of third-base, Saturnings, preserv- day, against Dixie State University. ing the 2-1 victory for Dixie. Utah, scored a run at the top of the for Michel, scored on a throwing The weekend’s final game, Sun- fifth inning, giving Dixie a 7-0 lead. error after CSC’s Lauren Renck, day, saw a near comeback by the The Eagles’ Bailey Rominger, sophomore of Pueblo, Colorado Eagles, but it fell just short. The junior of Vail, Arizona, gave CSC lined out to third, cutting Dixie’s Trailblazers started fast with a momentum with a double to right lead to 7-6 heading in the top of pair of two-run homers from Jes- center that scored three Eagle run- the sixth inning. sica Gonzales, junior of Kingsburg, ners. Rominger then crossed the In the bottom of the inning, California, and Tyteca in the top of plate on a single by Hoefs in Eagles’ Trailblazer Dani Bartholf, senior of the first. next at-bat. Hoefs was then driven Gilbert, Arizona, scored the game’s Dixie’s Gaffin added another in by Owens two batters later to final run off an error, and Hazel two run home run in the top of the bring the Eagles within two. struck out three CSC batters in the fourth inning and Mikaela ThomCSC’s Katelyn Eldredge, junior bottom of the seventh to give Dixie son, sophomore of Herriman, of Arvada, Colorado, pinch hitting an 8-6 win.
Groundbreaking rescheduled Shannon Schneider Managing editor CSC will break ground on the new outdoor track at the track groundbreaking ceremony at 11 a.m. next Wednesday near the Chicoine Center. After winter weather canceled classes on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, derailing plans for the 11 a.m. groundbreaking that Friday. Nebraska State College System Chan-
cellor Paul Turman planned to attend both the groundbreaking ceremony and The Big Event, but weather impeded his visit. “Unfortunately, I had to cancel my trip to Chadron State because of the late spring blizzard a large portion of Nebraska,” said Chancellor Turman. “As much as I hated backing out of the Big Event and my visit to Chadron, I believe it was the best choice with the information I had at the time. I am working on the initial planning stages on my next trip to Chadron State College, hopefully before the end of the term.”
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Eagles have many season-best marks CSC Sports Information
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Alyse Henry, junior of Pickerington, Ohio, runs in the 3000 steeplechase, Saturday, at theKit Mayer Invitational Meet at Colorado School of Mines.
Chadron State College athletes posted about dozen season bests at the Kit Mayer Track and Field Meet at Colorado School of Mines in Golden over the weekend. The competition was stiff. Most of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference teams participated along with a several unattached contestants who have hopes of making the Olympic Trials a year from now. Among the leaders was senior Alyse Henry, who won the 3000 steeplechase and placed fifth in the 5000 meters. She won the steeplechase by 13 seconds and her time of 11 minutes, 29.85 seconds is her career-best except when she ran at sea level in California last year and set the Chadron State school record of 10:56.80. Henry’s mark in the 5000 of 18:37.23 was her career-best. CSC Coach Riley Northrup also was pleased that the women’s 4x400 relay team, which placed second, had its season-best time of 4:01.87 despite rather blustery winds. The team is comprised of Christina Frick, Chasi-
dy Horton, Julianne Thomsen and Celeste Cardona. “They keep running a little better all the time,” Northrup noted. Horton had a career-best time of 25.42 in 200-meter dash and Cardona finished third in the 400-meter hurdles with a season-best of 1:05.07. Chadron State’s national indoor long jump champion and triple jump runner-up, Isaac Grimes, did not compete, but some of his male teammates performed well. Joss Linse was third and Brock Voth fourth in the triple jump with outdoor bests of 46-feet even and 45-1, respectively. Both are freshmen. Another freshman, sprinter Brodie Roden, had career-best times of 10.70 in the 100 meters and 21.90 in the 200. CSC junior Javan Lanier was less was just .02 of a second behind Roden in the 100 for his season-best mark. The Eagles will wrap up the regular season schedule on Friday at a meet hosted by the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley. The RMAC Championships will be the following weekend at South Dakota Mines in Rapid City.
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Egg hunt sparks Easter spirit in students Donica Enevoldsen Lifestyles Editor The hunt was on as nearly 40 students raced to find 180 Easter eggs hidden about the Backyard of the Complex and solve the riddles for the three grand prize golden eggs, Monday at The Hub. This fast paced program mixed a childhood holiday game with a brain teaser challenge for a successful and fun event. “This is kind of my last program and I wanted to host it over Easter, so we decided to do an Easter egg program,” Kris Boardman, the Associate Director at Kent Hall who organized this Easter-themed event said. The program started with an egg hunt in the Backyard. After RAs hid 180 colorful Easter eggs filled with a few pieces of can-
dy and quarters, the participating students rushed to collect as many as they could find. The motivation for chocolate and money was a strong force for participants and most of the eggs were found within five minutes. The students then moved inside The Hub for the final challenge, the golden egg hunt. For this hunt, students could only choose one egg to seek and had to try to solve the clue and locate the egg before the others. The golden egg grand prizes were AirPods, a TV and a cooler, but the clues proved difficult and the clue for the Airpods was only solved upon Boardman revealing the third and final clue. The golden eggs were hidden in three different locations in the housing complex, one in the High Rise penthouse, one at the Front Desk of Kent Hall which could only be gained with the code word “golden goose, and the third in
the Landing of Kent Hall. “Due to the price of the prizes we wanted to make it somewhat difficult, so people could have an equal advantage of it,” Boardman explained. He had come up with the clues that morning and said they had taken him five hours to organize. “I think it was successful, I think a lot of people had fun. Each person should have gotten some candy and quarters, Boardman said. “It was a fun event, its Easter themed so it gets us in the season for Easter break,” JoAnn Neel, 18, freshman of McCook, said. This fast paced program mixed a childhood holiday game with a brain teaser challenge for a successful and fun event. RLA will be hosting “Gardening at the Landing,” at 6 p.m. today, students can welcome in the spring season by planting flowers and vegetables at the Landing.
Student and community choirs perform concert Chase Vialpando Reporter Tenors rang and Altos boomed Sunday evening as the CSC Concert Choir and Community Chorus performed in the Memorial Hall Auditorium. Dr. Joel Shreuder directed the event, and pianist Bobby Pace accompanied the singers. The concert was divided into three sections; one in which the Community Chorus sang, one in which the Concert Choir sang, and a final segment with the two groups collaborating together. The performance began at 3 p.m. with the Community Chorus’s section. This non-student group sang four songs. These songs included “Laughing Song” by David Dickau, which featured junior flutist Kaye Cunningham, junior of Torrington, Wyoming, and Jonathan Quick’s arrangement of “Loch Lomond,” which featured solos by chorus members Jeffrey Milburn and John Adams. Next performing was the Concert Choir, which is made up of students. They performed five songs, including Robert Harris’s popular “The Silver Swan” and “Three Madrigals” by George L Mabry. After the Concert Choir finished the last notes of Daniel J. Hall’s “The Fiddler of Dooney,” both of the choirs joined for the last segment of the concert. This combined choir showcased their talent as they sang three pieces, and concluded with a rendition of the popular American Folk Song “Clementine,” by John David Earnest. Upcoming concerts include Kaye Cunningham’s junior flute recital April 28 at 3 p.m. in the Sandoz Chicoine Atrium.
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Joel Schreuder, professor of music conducts CSC ‘s Concert and Community Choirs during the final segment of the performance where the two groups joined together, Sunday afternoon in the Memorial Hall Auditorium.
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Pit hosts pool contest despite snow day closure Chase Vialpando Reporter
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James Larson, freshman of Hill City, South Dakota lines up a shot during The Pit’s double pool Tournament, Thursday in The Pit.
Balls cracking, sticks shooting, and players swearing were a few of the noises heard in The Pit Thursday night. The doubles pool tournament, sponsored and hosted by The Pit, began at 7 p.m. and lasted about three hours. This contest attracted 26 teams into its double-elimination bracket. About 60 students and community members watched the sport. Both the participants and onlookers were treated to free pizza and water. Pit worker and senior Evan Bruce, 23, of Rancho Cucamonga, California ran the tournament. Because The Pit hosts multiple pool tournaments a year, Bruce said they added rules to make it more competitive. He said, “We try to put more rules together to make it more competitive for people who decide to play. We make it more difficult in aspects like no tak-
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ing your feet off the ground, no double hitting a ball. You know you gotta call every pocket, if you scratch you know, the other team gets a chance to shoot.” Because the tournament was scheduled when classes were closed for weather, Bruce explained that he and the Pit team were given the option to cancel the event by Student Activities Coordinator Megan Northrup. Bruce said, “The pool tournament is one of our biggest events as a team, so we don’t want to strip that away from people who really enjoy coming to these and playing.” He also added, “This is the actually the first time we’ve actually done an event regardless of weather and with school being canceled.” The first place team was sophomore Jeffrey Phillips of Sarasota, Florida, and freshman Raheem Alford of Pahokee, Florida, who each won a $100 gift card to Hibbits Sports. The second place team was junior Natnael Tadesse of Chadron, and junior Anthony Ige of Denver, and they both earned $50 WalMart gift cards.
RLA’s ‘fugitive’ catches on with crowd Nicole Lartey Reporter Lights flashed and students ran across campus at night, Tuesday, during a game of “Fugitive.” Residence Life Association organized the childhood game for CSC students to participate in and relieve stress as the semester gets tougher with just two weeks left of school and once again reminisce their childhood days. The game featured seven cops with lanterns and the remaining are fugitives trying to escape without being found, whoever is caught first is out. “It’s a way sweet game, makes me feel like a kid again running out at night screaming,” Devin Fulton, junior of Glenrock, Wyoming said. The game was scheduled in the Hub, but with it being an outdoor game it was played around the residence halls. It began at Edna,
extended to Eagle Ridge, the Student center and Library. The game was described as an intense game of hide and seek by the participants. Around 60 students were in attended the event according to RLA. Considering it was an outdoor game, and many weren’t aware about, and the availability of food and drinks makes the attendance a significant RLA event. There were draws for winners who could pick any prize at the table in between the game or when the game was officially done. The game was a hit with according to the CSC track team members who were immensely involved stated it was a good workout, since it involved a lot of running. “It was nice obviously. Flashback from my childhood, and I got to take some pictures as well,” Residence Advisor Princess Uba said. Students can check in at every RLA event on the CSC rewards app to win prizes and find other events like “Fugitive” on campus.
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Kissack slides through senior recital Donica Enevoldsen Lifestyles Editor
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Bryony Trump, senior of Sterling, Colorado performs her senior clarinet recital accompanied by Bobby Pace.
Clarinetist performs senior recital Shannon Schnieder Managing Editor Trilling notes and rolling melodies filled the Mari Sandoz Center Atrium during Bryony Trump’s senior clarinet recital, Saturday. The 7 p.m. performance by Trump, an Applied Music major from Sterling, Colorado, was sequestered into three movements, beginning with Robert Muczynski’s “Time Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 43.” Starting with “II. Andante Espressivo,” Trump and accompanist Bobby Pace countered the slow-moving rhythms with quickly-shifting wild rhythms as the piece progressed. According to Trump’s program notes, “Time Pieces” is “melodious in its own way, but dotted with tonally colorful scales and time shifts.” While “Andante Espressivo” introduced brooding tempos, the resulting movements “III. Allegro Moderato” and “IV. Introduction: Andante Molto + Allegro Energetico” ended the movement in lively notes. After a brief intermission, Trump resumed her performance with “Thoughts on Water for Clarinet and Piano” by Joe Cline, a 2018 CSC graduate. “I. Pluviam Plink,” Latin for “rain plink,” began the movement
with a light-hearted melody, shifting into urgent, dark tones in “II. Polypus Pedum.” At the height of the movement, “III. Parva et Pacificis”, which means “small and peaceful” in Latin, slowed things down for finale “IV. Praebet Pluvia,” a mixture of the previous three movements that “represents the different forms water can take.” Trump capped off her performance with “Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622 III. Rondo: Allegro” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The concerto, which begins in an upbeat movement but transitions into deeper tones, was one of Mozart’s last pieces premiered before his death. Trump performed the concerto with a soprano B flat clarinet, but the original score for her instrument has been lost since clarinet and basset horn player Anton Stadler allegedly sold the work while on tour in Germany. CSC Music will conclude their spring season with junior recitals from Kaye Cunningham, on flute, and Kyle Kuxhausen, on percussion, at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 28, and 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 30. Guest percussionist Michael Carp will deliver the final performance at 7 p.m., Thursday, May 2.
The stout sound of brass echoed through the Mari Sandoz Center on Saturday afternoon as Allen Kissack, senior of Chadron, performed his senior trombone recital. Friends and family of Kissack attended the recital along with faculty and community members to hear the senior perform his final solo concert at college. The hour-long program consisted of three pieces, all of which were accompanied by Bobby Pace on piano. “C o l o r,” by Bert Appermont, was the first piece of the recital and had four movements: “Yellow,” “Red,” “Blue” and “Green.” Each movement embodied the musical character of its respective color while showcasing an array of impressive trombone techniques and exploring the entire range of the instrument. Kissack said “color” was his favorite piece. The second piece, “Daybreak,” by Nicola Ferro was an expressive work for piano and trombone which highlighted the trombone’s upper register and explored a wide range of dynamics. Aydin Mack, senior of Alliance joined Kissack and Pace on stage for the third and final piece, “Double Concerto for trumpet, trombone
and piano,” by Eric Ewazen, a three-movement work. After graduation, Kissack will begin teaching music lessons in the fall and plans to pursue a second degree in library sciences.
“It’s bittersweet,” Kissack said of performing his last solo recital as a college student, “I’m excited to be done but then again, it’s a little sad.” Two more students will hold recitals before the semester ends; Kaye Cunningham will present her junior flute recital at 3 p.m., Sunday April 28, and Kyle Kuxhausen will perform his junior percussion recital at 7 p.m., Tuesday April 30.
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Allen Kissack, senior of Chadron, performs his senior trombone recital, Saturday in the Mari Sandoz Center Chicoine Atrium.
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Jedd Raymond, senior of Ainsworth, and Donica Enevoldsen, 21, senior of Potter perform a during the jazz concert, Tuesday night in Memorial Hall Auditorium.
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CSC jazz ensembles perform spring concert Samantha Persinger Opinion Editor Despite the setbacks of fewer performers from the Vocal Jazz group, many crowd-pleasing solos and musical numbers filled Memorial Hall Tuesday night at the Jazz Band and Vocal Jazz Concert. For the seniors in both groups, this was a bitter-sweet end as graduation looms near. Vocal Jazz was down a few singers due to illness according to Joel Schreuder, the director of the group. Schreuder filled the alto gap with his own voice to accompany the vocals in the first part of the performance. Senior Leslie Hopton of Sundance, Wyoming performed a solo in the first song, “With A Song in My Heart”, written by Rodgers and Hart and arranged by Dave Barduhn. Hopton went on to perform two more solos not scripted on the pamphlets, with “I Could Write a Book” by Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart and “Just Friends” by John Klenner and Sam M. Lewis. Hopton was followed with other vocal and instrumental solos by Donica Enevoldsen, Jedd Raymond and Patrick
Cassidy, in “All Blues” by Miles Davis and arranged by Joel Schreuder. Vocal Jazz completed their part of the performance with “The Lady is a Tramp” by Richard Rogers arranged by Steve Zegree. This song was written for the 1937 Broadway show “Babes In Arms” written by Rogers and Lorenz Hart. According to greatamericansongbook.net, both pieces were written in Central Park as a ‘let’s put on a show’ musical. After a brief intermission, the jazz band ended the concert with various senior send-off solos. The band got to it with the fast-paced “Coconut Champaign” by Denis DiBlasio arranged by Victor Lopez. Senior Bryony Trump performed a clarinet solo in the next song “Splanky” by Neal Hefti arranged by Sammy Nestico accompanied by freshman James Larson who helped with a trumpet solo. According to the CSC Jazz Band director Dr. Michael Stephens, the ups and downs tune of “Hunting Wabbits”, by Gordon Goodwin was the band’s favorite to play in class. The CSC Jazz Combo wrapped up the recital with three songs performed by certain members of the band. Stepehens invited the crowd to sing along to “Shofukan” by Michael League while the CSC Jazz Combo played.
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Clinton Albertus, 25, senior of Curaco, Caribbean Islands, performs a trombone solo Tuesday night during the jazz concert in Memorial Hall Auditorium.