Feb. 11, 2016

THURSDAY

Members of the track team break 4 records

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DIVERSITY SPEAKER VISITS CSC CSC’s diversity committee, with the help of RLA and Student Senate, brought Jamie Utt to campus to speak about diversity and sexual assault prevention.

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SPORTS >>

SENIORS TO BE HONORED SATURDAY Seniors of the men’s and women’s basketball teams will be honored on senior night this Saturday.

Tip off for women is at 5:30 p.m., men is at 7:30 p.m.

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SEMPER VERITAS

Eagle wrestlers improve season record after 3-dual weekend

Janelle Kesterson Opinion Editor

The Chadron State wrestlers had quite the weekend, wrestling three duals in four days. They wrestled against New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, on Thursday night; Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota, on Saturday afternoon; and Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell, South Dakota, on Sunday afternoon. The Eagles won all three duals, advancing their season record to 14-1 with a 10-win streak.

The Eagles won the dual against New Mexico Highlands 22-16, scraping by with a pin from Cooper Cogdill, redshirt freshman of Chadron, 285-pounds, who turned the 16-16 tie in the Eagles’ favor.

“We have two more tough duals coming up,” Cogdill said. “We’re struggling with injuries and fatigue entering the end of our season and we just really need to focus and take it one match at a time to go 16-1 to end the dual season. Then we have some time to get focused on regionals.”

The Highland Cowboys and the Eagles both won 5 matches, but Chance Helmick, sophomore of Beatrice, 165-pounds, bested his opponent with a pin to boost the outcome for the Eagles.

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Photo by Jordyn Hulinsky

Chance Helmick, sophomore of Beatrice, 165-pounds, smiles after defeating New Mexico Highland University’s Jacob Hawthorne, sophomore of Colorado Springs, Colorado, in a dual at the NPAC. Helmick earned a pin in the first period.

SENATE TO ASK FOR $37K ALLOCATION

VALENTINE’S DAY IS SUNDAY

Student Senate will ask for a $37,000 allocation Monday. The funds will go for the Spring Daze event in April. An open forum for the allocation will be hosted 4-5 p.m. today and 3-4 p.m. Monday.

Valentine’s Day is a day full of love, chocolate, and flowers. But where did it come from? The origins of different traditions of Valentine’s Day are discussed inside.

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Senate allocates over $10K

BRIEFS Nebraska Press Women Memorial Scholarship A $750 scholarship is available for graduate or full-time upperclass undergraduate female students who are studying mass communication. The recipient should be in the second half of her second academic year at a Nebraska college or university. Undergraduates must be enrolled in at least 12 credits, and graduates at least nine credits.

To apply, the form is available at nebraskapresswomen.org. One to three samples of applicant’s work are required. A letter explaining the applicant’s achievements and goals and a letter of reference from an adviser or faculty member is required. The deadline for applying is March 18. Applications should be sent to: Jill Claflin, chair, NPW Scholarship Committee, 317 E. 20th St., Cozad, NE 69130. Questions can be address to 308-999-9637 or 308-784-5589 or at jillclaflin@yahoo.com.

Darold A. Newblom Foundation Scholarship For the 26th year, a scholarship to support students in Box Butte and Dawes Counties will be awarded in May. To apply, forms can be picked up from Wally A. Seiler, secretary-treasurer for the foundation, by calling 308-762-4693. Deadline for applications is March 31. Questions about the scholarship can be addressed to Seiler at the number provided or by mail at 1208 Laramie Avenue, Alliance, NE 69301.

Nebraska Press Association Foundation Scholarship Four college and high school students will be awarded $2,000 and preference will be to those pursuing newspaper journalism education at a Nebraska university or college. Deadline for applying is Feb. 19. Questions can be addressed at nebpress@nebpress.com or 402476-2851 or 800-369-2850. Those eligible are students who graduated from high school and are a full-time student at a Nebraska college or university. The program of study must leave the student qualified for at least an entry-level position in print journalism upon graduating. A statement from a college counselor is required. Applications forms and an essay are required and can be mailed to NPA Foundation Scholarship Committee, c/o Nebraska Press Association, 845 “S” St., Lincoln, NE 68508 or emailed to nebpress@nebpress.com.

Weekly Calendar: Feb. 11 - 17

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-Faculty & Staff Information Fair, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., SC Ballroom -Pool Tournament, 9 p.m., The Pit

-Marathon gaming challenge, noon, SC Ballroom

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Justine Stone News Editor Senate allocated $10,400 during Monday’s meeting. At the beginning of the meeting, Student Senate had $64,440.50 in unallocated funds.

Senate allocated no more than $2,700 for CAB to host zorb racing and bubble soccer. Zorb racing is people in giant inflatable hamster balls racing and bubble soccer is a game of soccer with people in giant inflatable hamster balls. These events are on Feb. 20.

No more than $6,000 was allocated for water bottle filling stations. The stations will be placed in Andrews Hall, Kent Hall, Brooks Hall, and one more building that isn’t decided yet.

No more than $1,500 was allocated to Blue Key for a dodgeball tournament, brain bowl, and ivy day.

No more than $200 was allocated for recycling bins and liners.

Thirteen-gallon recycling bins at Ace Hardware are $16.99 each and come in increments of six. The senators decided to get either 18 or 24.

The bins will be placed on the main level of each dorm building, one in Eagle Ridge, two in the Student Center, one in the Rita King Library, two in Burkhiser, two in Old Admin, one in the Mari Sandoz Center, one in Crites Hall, and one in each of the other academic buildings. Senator of E.H.P.C.P.S.W. Tate Jensen contacted Chadron alumni David and Ashley (Kitt) Spahn. The Spahns said they would donate $250 to help with recycling.

Hurley said the Ride the Bus program’s prices vary because a computer system generates them. Hurley will be sending campus emails to see the students’ opinions.

The Mari Sandoz Center Museum Director Sarah Polak will ask for an allocation of no more than $5,275 next week for an Alice in Wonderland themed rave. The rave, which will be the second back to school dance the Mari Sandoz Center has hosted, will be on Friday during the first week of school in the fall 2016 semester.

The following is the breakdown of costs for the rave: $75 to dress the muses, $30 for decorations for the Thomas Jefferson statue, $450 for three psychedelic Alice mushroom columns, $80 for a psychedelic Alice 3-D tea cup photo op, $1,000 for LED multi-color chasing rope lights with accessories, $175 for blacklight flexible ribbon 12-volt LED strip – 5 meters, $500 for a disc jockey, $800 for printing and posters, $700 for prizes for costumes, $600 for refreshments from Dining Services, $600 for security, $180 for security shirts, and $85 for UV blacklight reactive blue invisible ink club kit.

Polak said she wants to have security at the dance so there are no issues with alcohol and so nobody tries to break into the museum. One concerns from senators is maximum occupancy of the room used for the rave; Polak said she will look into the issue. Polak said one of the benefits of using the Mari Sandoz Center for the rave is it increases the amount of people who are aware of where the

building is located. An open forum is from 5-6 p.m. today.

There is an open senator of E.H.P.C.P.S.W. position on Senate.

Senate approved pitch club and art guild to be recognized as clubs in CAB. The campus improvement committee plans to provide changing curtains in Kent Hall bathrooms this summer.

The campus improvement committee plans to get vending machines in laundry rooms with laundry soaps, dryer sheets, condoms, and other items. They also plan to put vending machines in Miller Hall, Old Admin, Crites Hall, Edna Hall, and Burkhiser with snack food.

Senate granted the campus improvement committee power to act on developing a food pantry on campus.

Open forums for the constitutional committee will be from 3-4 p.m. every other Thursday starting Feb. 18. Every change to the constitution goes on a ballot separately for the students to vote on.

Student Senate President Katrina Hurley called executive session to talk about the student trustee position.

Graduate Assistant of Student Leadership Alyssa Bauer said Tom Krieglstein, a career-planning speaker, will present at CSC Tuesday, April 19.

Hurley said she is creating a new senator packet for senators that are voted into Senate.

Senate discussed a Spring Daze budget. See related story on page 3.

| Calendar information may be sent to The Eagle, Old Admin, Rm. 235, or to editor@csceagle.com -Marathon gaming challenge, noon, SC Ballroom

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-NOCS, 7 p.m., Chadron Arts Center

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-Senate meeting, 5 p.m., SC Scottsbluff room -Grocery Bingo, 7 p.m., Gold Room

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-CAB meeting, 6 p.m., SC Scottsbluff room -Graves Lecture, McKay Tebbs, 7 p.m., Library, Room 111

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-Eagle Open House-Transfer day, 8 a.m., SC Ballroom -Newman Gathering, 5 p.m., 907 Main Street, Newman House -Movie Night, 9 p.m., SC

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Spring Daze committee to ask for $37k Senate hosts forum for filling stations Jordyn Hulinsky & Justine Stone Managing Editor & News Editor

Monday, Student Senate will be asking for an allocation of $37,000 for a festival event, Spring Daze, April 28-30. Student Senate President Katrina Hurley said that this allocation will leave enough money in the account for the events planned the rest of the year.

Open forums for the allocation are scheduled for 4-5 p.m. today and 3-4 p.m. Monday.

Last night at a forum no students showed up except members of the Spring Daze planning board.

The annual Nearly Naked Mile is on April 28 and the Spring Daze committee will be handing out “swag” at the event and the NNM shirts will feature the Spring Daze logo.

The Party at the Pavilion, which was originally planned for last semester but was canceled to unexpected weather problems, will be at the Rangeland Center from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. April 29.

The big Spring Daze event will be on April 30 where six bands and a multitude of booths and activities will be featured.

Spring Daze used to be a big event on campus and Senate is trying to bring the tradition back so students will have an in-

terest in CSC because there are fun events happening on campus.

Senate plans to earn about 60 percent of the funds back in sponsorships, sales, and selling swag items to the public. Swag items include T-shirts, tank tops, bro-tanks, sunglasses, hats, and rubber bracelets and will be free to students. Students will be asked to select either a T-shirt or tank top and one of the other items.

Other than in Chadron, Spring Daze will be advertised in Scottsbluff, Alliance, Hemingford, Rushville, Crawford, and Rapid City, South Dakota. They are advertising in the surrounding areas because they want to draw in more of the general public.

The budget for activities is: $350 for the dunk tank, $750 for bubble soccer, $500 for sumo suits, and $1,000 for the barbeque for a total of $2,600. The hayrack ride, inflatable obstacle course, rock wall, and petting zoo are free. Other activities include an art show, dance exhibition, mechanical bull, mini larping, and adult and child bouncy castles.

The budget for swag items is: $772.72 for 200 mesh trucker caps, $2,106.49 for 300 men’s tank tops, $2,485.16 for 300 women’s racerback tanks, $1,295.45 for 200 tagless T-shirts, $587.97 for 50 staff tagless T-shirts, $593 for 300 pairs of retro sunglasses, and $380 for 1,000 1/2” debossed painted wristbands for a total of $8,220.79.

The bands will perform beginning at 11 a.m. April 30 until 1 a.m. May 1. The Birds will perform 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Blue Street from 1-3 p.m., Backroads from 3-5 p.m., Funk Nasty from 5-7 p.m., Cruisr from 7-9 p.m., New Beat Fund from 9-11 p.m., and Cheat Codes will begin at 11 p.m.

The budget for bands is: $100 for Birds, $1,000 for Blue Street, $5,000 for Cruisr, $600 for Back Roads, $800 for Funk Nasty, $3,000 for New Beat Fund, and $3,000 for Cheat Codes for a total of $13,500. The stage trailer is $10,000. The CSC jazz bands will also perform before the first band at 11 a.m.

The budget for advertising is: $120 for two banners and $325 for 500 posters for a total of $445. The budget for newspapers is: $664 for eight weeks in the Chadron Record and $1,400 for eight weeks in the Scottsbluff Star Herald for a total of $2,064.

The budget for booths is $670. Booths include henna tattoos, tie dye bracelets, karaoke, potato sack races, pie in the face, slip n slide, carnival games, photo booth, volleyball tournament, life-size chess, and dunk tank.

The committee has 22 businesses for sponsorships so far and they include Mavericks, Crawford Coffee Canteen, car dealerships, CAPSTONE of NE, Doves, Big Bats, Wal-mart, ACE Hardware, and Pump and Pantry.

TBE directors present at Texas A&M William McLaughlin Reporter The Big Event is two months away from its fourth consecutive year at CSC, but the committee for this year’s The Big Event has been working since September 2015 to make sure things go smoothly.

One way the committee prepares is to travel to the annual One Big Thanks Conference at Texas A&M University, College Station. The conference is a way for colleges, universities, and high schools to collaborate ideas based on experiences they have had with former Big Events. The conference also provides panel discussions that discusses ways to fundraise, getting more student recruitment, ways to create volunteer job sites, and improvement

opportunities for future Big Events.

The annual conference was started back in 2006. The Big Event was created in 1982 by Joe Nussbaum, former vice president of the Student Government Association at Texas A&M University.

CSC Assistant Professor of Communication and The Big Event Adviser Shaunda French brought The Big Event to CSC in spring 2013. The Big Event co-directors Jessica Orose, 21, senior of Piedmont, South Dakota; and Alyssa Sanders, 21, senior of Dalton, presented at this year’s conference with French. This year was French’s third year presenting on behalf of CSC. “Chadron State’s Big Event has proven to be the most successful for schools under 10,000 students,” 2015 Texas

A&M Big Event Director Kevin Brooks said. “You always know the presentation will be lively, informative, and well received by the audience.”

CSC was easily the smallest school at the conference in the college ranks. Other schools in attendance at the collegiate level were D-I schools. They included: Auburn University, Florida State University, Oklahoma University, Oklahoma State University, Stephen F. Austin University, Texas State University, and Virginia Tech University.

“It was a wonderful experience being at the conference,” O’Rose said. “It was definitely a once in a lifetime opportunity for me and I enjoyed every minute of it.”

CSC’s The Big Event will be at noon April 23 on Elliot Field following the spring football game.

Justine Stone News Editor An open forum concerning an allocation of $6,000 to install more water bottle filling stations on campus was Friday. No students attended the forum.

The campus improvement committee plans to add water bottle filling stations several buildings on campus including Andrews Hall, Kent Hall, Brooks Hall, and one more building that hasn’t been decided on yet.

Vice President of Finance and Administration Dale Grant will look at the list of buildings and decide how many stations are in the budget. He will then tell Senate an exact cost for the stations.

This issue was voted on at Monday’s regularly scheduled Senate meeting and the $6,000 was allocated for the water bottle filling stations.

RD presents on financial aid Eli Smith Reporter Nine students attended a Financial Aid Awareness event in the Gold Room Monday.

The group of students was offered an hour-long presentation (complete with PowerPoint) on aspects of financial aid offered CSC. Excerpts from the presentation include the FAFSA, grants, loans, work study, and a reference to the 169 scholarships offered to students.

Brittany Senecal, 24, RD of High Rise from Aurora, Colorado, presented to the group and managed the event. Door prizes were handed out to attendants of the event using a random number generator to determine the winner. Prizes included a USB drive, a set of plastic drawers, and a rug.

Pamphlets were also offered at the event for additional information.

Students who wish to learn more about financial aid are encouraged to visit the START Office in Crites Hall, room 114.

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CAB plans club fair Justine Stone News Editor There is a club fair in the Ballroom from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 24. All clubs must be represented at the fair.

Budget packets will be released to clubs by email Feb. 15 and are due March 4. Budget hearings are March 14, 18, 21, and 22. If clubs are asking for more than $5,000, their hearings are March 23.

There will be constitutional change forums from 3-4 p.m. every other Thursday starting Feb 18.

Clubs tabled a motion for an allocation

of no more than $800 for table tennis club.

The club will bring an itemized budget and an allocation will be voted on next week. The club is asking for $500 of the allocation to go to supplies for their club, $250 to host a ping pong tournament, and $50 for snacks when the club meets.

Senator at large Syerra Wycoff-Bagshaw asked clubs to host booths at the circus coming to CSC April 9. Clubs would set their booths up around 3:30 p.m. Students and incoming freshman on campus for signing day can eat at the barbeque at 5 p.m., then look at the booths. The circus that Senate allocated $4,500 for, is from 6-9 p.m.

CSC student arrested Sarah Townsend Lifestyles Editor Police arrested Chadron State College student, Brandon T. Mills, 19, freshman of Corona, California, accusing him of one count of distribution of a controlled substance (marijuana) and transported him to Dawes County Jail Thursday afternoon, according to a Chadron Police Department press release issued Friday. Mills is no longer in the Dawes County Jail as of Wednesday afternoon, according to a Dawes County Court

spokeswoman. Mills’ new court date is set for Feb. 17.

The release states that police arrested Mills following “three controlled purchases of suspected marijuana” by the WING Drug Task Force. The purchases were from two different individuals, Mills, and a 17-year-old juvenile male.

WING and other law enforcement agencies also served a search warrant Thursday at Mill’s Chadron State College dormitory room, there police found less than one ounce of marijuana, according to the press release.

BRIEFS Advising Month February is advising month for CSC students. Registration for summer and fall 2016 and spring 2017 is open for all current students and will be open for new freshman and transfers on Feb. 15.

Students are encouraged to schedule an appointment with their academic adviser to

arrange a course plan for the next academic year. After meeting with their adviser, students should register on MyCSC or in the START office in Crites Hall.

Students must address all holds and past due balances on their account before enrolling for classes.

CDC pie fundraiser The Chadron State College Child Development Center is selling “Village Pie Maker” pies for a fundraiser to improve their Nature Explore Outdoor Learning Environment.

Orders will be taken until tomorrow and the pies will be available to pick up after 4 p.m.

Feb. 23 in Burkhiser Room 231.

The available flavors are apple, berry medley, blackberry, blueberry, cherry, cran-

apple nut, peach, raspberry/peach, rhubarb, and strawberry/rhubarb.

The pies are $15 each and accepted types of payment include cash and checks. Checks should be made payable to CSC CDC and should be given to Child Development Center Director Lona Downs. Email lvroman@ csc.edu with orders and send the money through campus mail.

Award-winning speaker to visit CSC Award-winning speaker, coach, and author Devin C. Hughes will present over the power of positivity in the Student Center

Ballroom at 7 p.m. tonight. CSC Diversity Committee, Project Strive, and Galaxy Series are sponsoring this presentation.

Senate hosts open forums for constitutional changes Justine Stone News Editor An open forum concerning constitutional changes in the first 10 pages of the CSC Student Association Constitution was Thursday.

Student Senate President Katrina Hurley, Senator At Large Stephanie Alfred, Senator of Brooks Hall Curtis Stevens, and one student were there.

Hurley said that the majority of the changes made to the constitution include format, spelling, and linguistics in order to clarify the rules.

Proposed changes include changing “Student Association” to “Student Senate” throughout the first 10 pages. Hurley said this change was proposed because “student asso-

ciation” refers to the entire student body whereas “Student Senate” only includes the senators and executive board members. Another proposed change is to change the spelling of “bylaws” and to change “Treasurer” to “Vice President of Finance for the Student Association” throughout the constitution to be consistent.

Under Article I, Section 1, the committee added “sex” and “gender identity” to the following sentence: “All students of this college shall be members of the Association by virtue of their enrollment at Chadron State College and shall not be discriminated against on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender

identity, or marital status.”

Under Article II, Section 1, the committee proposed a change that allows senators to vote if they are enrolled in 12 undergraduate credit hours or 9 graduate credit hours instead of requiring the hours to be completed. They amended a sentence to read, “Upon being sworn in to Student Senate, Senators shall retain full discussion and voting privileges.” They also amended a sentence to read, “No Senator shall be on academic or disciplinary probation.”

Under Article II, Section 2, the committee amended a sentence to read, “Senators must be residents in the hall of which they shall represent throughout the duration for their term.”

Under Article II, Section 3, “not” was struck in the following sentence: “Those majoring in Education shall not be allowed to seek election from their endorsement department.”

Under Article II, Section 5, the committee amended the sentence to read, “Student senators may introduce, for consideration by the Senate, constitutional amendments or Bylaw changes bearing the signatures of (3) senators.”

Under Article II, Section 7, the committee amended the sentence to read, “In the event of an electoral tie, the senatorial candidates shall present their qualifications orally at the next full meeting of the Senate.”

Under Article III, Section 3, the committee amended the sentence

to read, “The president shall appoint students to committees requiring student representation, in the event that positions remain vacant. The appointed representative may appeal their appointment to the Constitutional Court should the need arise.”

The committee added, “24 hour notice must be given for any special meetings called by the president.”

The committee added “on Student Senate” to the following sentence: “Members of the Court shall serve ex officio on Student Senate.”

A second forum concerning constitutional changes was Monday but no students attended. Student Senate President Karson Langley said the constitutional changes are on the Senate’s Facebook page.

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Super Bowl show promoted diversity well “But in our pop culture-crazed, message-driven world, there’s no denying celebrity voices can influence the lives of many. Celebrities such as Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars are part of a refreshing generation of famous voices who are showing that fame can and should be used to push for social justice,” Roxanne Jones, stated on CNN.com.

In Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime show, superstar Beyoncé Knowles does what “Queen Bey” does best, she gave an unforgettable, dazzling performance filled with energy. She held the audience captive and made an undeniable statement using her power as a public figure to make a political statement; that black lives matter.

After doing some research and watching the performance a few times, it is clear that there were salutes to Michael Jackson, Malcolm X, and her song choice, “Formation,” speaks to African American women, especially, with the proud and empowering lyrics.

Not only was the halftime performance a nod to powerful African American women, but to anyone who relates to her lyrics. As a female, Beyoncé is someone all women can admire. She is the epitome of a “female boss.”

Coldplay also added to the political fodder with a proLGBTQ performance, and the addition of long-time supporter of gay rights, Lady Gaga, singing the national an-

SENATESPEAKS

A word from the Student Senate President

We have one position open for E.H.P.C.P.S.W. If you are a student in that major grouping please apply with the application on the CSC website under Student Senate; it can be turned into the Senate office.

Senate’s sub-committee campus improvement committee announced that the curtains for a changing stall outside of showers in Kent Hall will be built this summer. They also announced that they are making head way with the food pantry development.

The constitutional committee had two open forums last week. They will continue to have biweekly open forums updating the students on changes they are seeking for the constitution. Those forums will be every other Thursday beginning on Feb. 18.

The Ride the Bus program destined to have charter busses

them, this Super Bowl was a truly inspiring performance.

Hopefully, this is a sign that our society is finally becoming more tolerant of the differences of others and accepting them as a part of the American framework. The open support for causes like LGBTQ rights and #blacklivesmatter by famous individuals is a great indicator that the need for social justice is not going to be going away any time soon.

On the other side, however, there are always going to people who are critics of the performances, and of the plights of huge sections of the American population. For example, a hashtag popped up on the Internet giving Beyoncé backlash for the music video that accompanies the song she performed at the halftime show. #BoycottBeyonce took off on Twitter. And as soon as the “Queen’s” following saw this, they took to the keyboards. One Beyoncé supporter tweeted, “When she sang about Single Ladies, you were all hailing her as a queen, but now that she’s singing about being black it’s #BoycottBeyonce?”

Anyone who wants to advocate for social justice should not be boycotted, but it is entertaining to watch the haters come out of the woodwork after such a powerful, moving performance. Kudos to the people who arranged the lineup for the halftime show, but good luck trying to top it next year!

take students to different towns around the Midwest for spring break is in the works. If you have any questions please send them to the Senate email at cscstudentsenate@eagels.csc.edu.

Senate will be receiving 13-gallon recycling bins that will be placed in all of the buildings. Please only place plastics that are recyclable in them.

Sarah Polak from the Sandoz Center presented the budget for the Week of Welcome rave in the Sandoz Center.

The Spring Daze planning board presented the budget for this year’s festival. They also released the lineup of the bands coming to perform. In no particular order: Birds, Blue Street, Funk Nasty, Backroads, Crusir, New Beat Fund, and Cheat Codes. We have tons of activities and booths planned and a ton of other things scheduled.

The open forums for Spring Daze will be 4-5 p.m. Thursday and 3-4 p.m. Monday. If you cannot make it to the upcoming open forums please email your questions and concerns to the Senate email. Have a great week!

Sincerely, Katrina Hurley Student Senate President

DISCLAIMER: Senate Speaks is submitted by the Chadron State College Student Senate and is published as is.

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Valentine’s Day is overrated Ali Munk Reporter Growing up, Valentine’s Day was the best. In elementary school we got to decorate and customize boxes that we would later receive our valentines in from classmates, and we would put much thought and time into which valentines card went to what person.

Of course the teacher provided a list of names for everyone in the class and required each student to make sure everyone got a valentine if they were handing them out, but getting home and opening your box to find 30 valentines and possibly even some candy from your classmates made this holiday special.

It was a holiday that celebrated feeling love from those around you until I realized it’s a pointless holiday and we are taught it is something that needs to be celebrated at an early age.

In many cases, the history of Valentine’s Day isn’t learned because there is

no definite answer and is shrouded in mystery as to the past of St. Valentine, history.com stated.

So why is it such a huge deal to celebrate this “day of romance” if it has no meaning to many of us?

Because society tells us to.

Year-after-year department stores, grocery stores, and many other companies use this day to increase sales. Everywhere you look, companies change their color scheme to red, pink, white and purple, hearts and lips are freaking everywhere, and lingerie makes its way front and center.

It has become a day where we are forced to show our loved ones that we care about them. It’s “required” in many relationships that you have to exchange gifts to celebrate this day.

No, I’m not bitter, heartbroken, or emotionless, but the idea of Valentine’s Day has become so materialistic. People don’t just give a nice little love note, pick wild flowers or make something homemade anymore. It’s expected in many relationships that you have to go out and drop hundreds of dollars on this day.

Again, because society tells us to.

We are constantly seeing advertisements on TV, in newspapers, magazines, and billboards that are telling us we need to get our loved ones something extravagant.

Of course it’s nice to be reminded that you are loved every once in a while but the fact that as a society we have made it about more selfish things than love is where my problem with Valentine’s Day occurs.

As lame as it might sound, I have

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seen a relationship go through the rocks because of Valentine’s Day because the celebration wasn’t up to par.

Like really people? (Facepalm.) This is supposed to be a day about love and romance, spending a little extra time with your valentine and loving them a little harder for a day, not who can outgift who.

This is what Valentine’s Day is doing to society, creating an ideology that you need to buy your valentine something nice in order to make them happy and satisfy them.

I don’t know when Valentine’s Day became more about what you get/give rather than love and romance itself but I guess that’s just the world we live in these days.

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Regional Standings As of Feb. 2

Men's Basketball TEAM: Rocky Division

1. MSU Denver 2. Colorado Mesa 3. UCCS 4. Westminster 5. Black Hills State 6. Regis 7. South Dakota Mines 8. Chadron State

RMAC Overall 12-5 12-5 11-6 9-8 7-10 6-11 5-12 4-13

14-9 16-7 14-10 13-8 9-12 8-15 7-14 6-15

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Cooper Cogdill, redshirt freshman of Chadron, 285-pounds, pins New Mexico Highlands University’s Corbin Grenowich, freshman of San Diego, California, Thursday in a dual at the NPAC.

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Wrestling TEAM:

1. Chadron State 2. California Baptist 3. Colorado Mesa 4. Western State 5. CSU-Pueblo 6. New Mexico Highlands 7. San Francisco State 8. Colorado Mines 9. Adams State

RMAC 4-0 4-1 5-1 4-1 1-2 1-2 1-2 0-4 0-6

Overall 14-1 7-3 7-2 7-3 2-8 3-5 5-7 6-4 1-8

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Johnny Porter, redshirt freshman of Bellevue, 157-pounds, earned a 10-2 major decision; and Taylor Summers, junior of Plymouth, 133-pounds, and Caleb Copeland, junior of Bennett, Colorado, 174-pounds, both earned decisions.

The Eagles led into the dual against Northern State with more determination and pulled away with a 28-18 win. Copeland led the charge against the Wolves with a pin over Ayden Garcia, freshman of West Point, California, in 0:57. He was followed by Summers and Helmick, who both earned technical falls.

Brandon Kile, freshman of

Hastings, 125-pounds, and Shane Rodenburg, freshman of Kent City, Michigan, 184-pounds, both added to the Eagle’s lead with 5-2 and 8-5 decisions, respectively. Cogdill won his match by forfeit.

The Eagles shut out Dakota Wesleyan in front of an energetic crowd, 53-0.

The match started with two wins by forfeit for Kile and Summers. Those points were followed with a pin from Brock Thumm, redshirt freshman of Watervliet, Michigan, 141-pounds, in 2:58; and another from Clayton Steinmetz, junior of Hot Springs, South

Women’s Basketball TEAM: Rocky Division

1. Black Hills State 2. Regis 3. UCCS 4. Colorado Mesa 5. MSU Denver 6. South Dakota Mines 7. Chadron State 8. Westminster

Athletes

RMAC Overall 14-3 13-4 12-5 11-6 8-9 7-10 7-10 6-11

17-4 15-8 16-7 14-7 10-13 10-11 7-14 9-12

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Dakota, 149-pounds, in 3:49.

Porter was able to put a 10-4 decision on the board, and was followed by Reed Burgener, junior of Douglas, Wyoming, 165-pounds, followed with a pin in 35 seconds.

The only senior on the team, Taylor Pownall, of Gillette, Wyoming, 174-pounds, put a technical fall on the board with a score of 17-0 in 3:54. Rodenburg then pinned his opponent in 1:01, and Hircock followed with a 9-5 decision. Ending the dual for the Eagles was Austin Abbey, junior of Rapid City, South Dakota, 285-pounds, with a pin in 1:50. of the

“We are excited how the season has went so far,” Head Coach Brett Hunter said. “We are pretty banged up right now due to injuries, so there may be some back ups that will need to step up if we want to compete with Mesa and Western. [The] goal right now is to get everyone healthy, it’s been a long season.”

The next wrestling action for the Eagles will be at 7 p.m. Friday against Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction. Then again at 7 p.m. Saturday against Western State Colorado University in Gunnison.

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Sport: Wrestling Weight: 133 Class rank: Junior Hometown: Plymouth

Sport: Basketball Position: Forward Class rank: Sophomore Hometown: Tauranga, New Zealand

Summers racked up 14 total points for the Eagles last weekend in three duals. He won six points from a forfeit against Dakota Wesleyan, a decision victory against New Mexico Highlands, and technical fall against Northern State University.

Daysh recorded two double-doubles last weekend against Colorado Christian University and Colorado School of Mines. Against CCU, she scored 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Against the Orediggers, she added 16 points and 16 rebounds.

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Men struggle in 2nd half, lose 2 home RMAC games Evan Brooks

got the best of them. Holding Mines’ (176, 12-5 RMAC) leading scorer to just four points in the first half kept the game close.

The trend would not continue in the second The Chadron State men’s basketball half, however, as he was able to reach his avteam hosted Colorado Christian Univer- erage of 21 points per game. sity and Colorado School of Mines Friday The Eagles shot 43.3 percent from the floor and Saturday night, respectively, drop- in the second half, but couldn’t make much ping both games for its fourth and fifth happen from beyond the arc, making just two straight losses.

3-pointers each half. The Orediggers, howThe Eagles (6-14, 4-12 RMAC after Fri- ever, shot an impressive 80 percent in the half, day night) took the first swing against CCU allowing them to run away with the game.

(12-10, 8-8 RMAC “I feel like we after Friday), buildcould have played ing a double-digit better defense in lead early in the the second half,” We fell apart defensively first half. Despite Sharif Black, the fire that the Easophomore of Deand couldn’t hold either gles came out with, troit, said. “We fell CCU would go apart defensively team in the second half, on to rain on that and couldn’t hold blaze, outscoring either team in the and we weren’t very effiCSC 35-17 in the second half, and second half to steal weren’t very efficient on offense. the victory 66-53. cient on offense.”

Although the Black was Eagles outdid the among three playCougars on the ers to reach double glass, the story of figures, leading the the game was their inability to score as way with 21 points – 19 of which came in they normally would, shooting only 26 the second half. Gordon finished with 16, percent from the field in the second half. and Billy Johnson, junior of Cedar Hill, TexCommitting their second highest turnover as, chipped in 11. total of the season, 16, didn’t help their Chadron State will play their last home cause either. games this weekend against the University Warren Gordon, junior of Indianapolis, of Colorado at Colorado Springs and Metled the team Friday with 12 points, four ropolitan State University of Denver. The assists, and five rebounds. No other Eagle game against Metro will be senior night reached double figures, although Myles for the Eagles. UCCS comes into the game Robinson, sophomore of Chicago, came with a 16-7 overall record, 12-5 in conferclose with nine. ence play. The Roadrunners are 10-13, 8-9 The Eagles looked to bounce back Satur- in the RMAC. day night against Colorado School of Mines, “Our mindset [going into the final games but fell short after allowing the Orediggers at home] is just to finish strong and be re51 second-half points. membered as a tough, competitive team,” While the Eagles (6-14, 4-13 RMAC) Black said. “We want people to know we flipped the script posting a better offen- were unselfish and that we played together sive second half, their defensive struggles this season.”

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Eagles drop 2 home games Jay Feltson Reporter The Eagles looked to get back on track, hoping to beat RMAC opponents Colorado Christian University and Colorado School of Mines at home after a tough loss to Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado. The Eagles suffered a slow shooting night in the first half against the Cougars of Colorado Christian University but picked it up in the second half to tie the game. However, they could never gain the lead and would eventually lose, 85-77. The shooting woes continued for the Eagles the next night as they lost to the Orediggers of Colorado School of Mines, Golden, 63-46.

Offensively, the Eagles struggled against the Cougars in the first half, only shooting 30.56 percent from the field and 14.29 percent from the 3-point line. They managed to pick it up in the second-half, shooting 51.72 percent from the field and 50 percent from the 3-point line to help them tie the lead four times. Kayla Mathews, sophomore of Adelaide, Australia, led the Eagles in scoring with 14 points on 5 of 10 from the field, 1 of 3 from the 3-point line, and 3 of 5 from the free-throw line.

Two other Eagles also tied for second leading scorer with 12 points: Allegria Chisom, senior of Wichita, Kansas, and Maka Daysh, sophomore of Tauranga, New Zealand. The trio combined to score 38 out of the team’s total. Mathews also dished out six assist to lead all players.

The Eagles struggled on defense to keep the Cougars from scoring the whole night, allowing them to shoot 53.3 percent from the

field and 45.5 percent from the 3-point line.

Daysh pulled down 11 rebounds, seven of which were defensive, and managed to collect another double-double in the process.

Erin Graham, junior of Deland, Florida, was not too far behind, collecting seven rebounds.

The lack of defense and poor shooting made it nearly impossible for the Eagles to comeback and upset the Cougars as they eventually went on to lose.

In the second game of the weekend the Eagles hoped to salvage the weekend, needing a win against the Orediggers. The Eagles shooting woes continued when they shot under 30 percent from both the field and the 3-point line and managed to turn the ball over 21 times.

Daysh led the Eagles’ offensive attack when she scored 16 points on 6 of 17 from the field and 4 of 9 from the free-throw line. Graham scored 10 points on 3 of 12 from the field and 4 of 7 from the free-throw line. Chisom dished out four assists to her teammates while Graham added three.

Defensively, Daysh again led the Eagles in rebounding with a total of 16 rebounds, allowing her to collect her second doubledouble of the weekend. Also, she collected the Eagles’ only block of the game, hoping to spark them on the defensive end. Graham, however, came up big for the Eagles picking up two of the team’s four steals, which helped the team score 11 points off Orediggers’ turnovers.

In the end the Orediggers proved to be too much for the Eagles with their hot shooting and a good defensive effort helped them hold the lead for the whole game and cruise to the end.

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Women’s team climbs in national ranks Will McLaughlin Reporter Records continue to fall as the Chadron State Track and Field team continues to dominate this indoor season. The Eagles broke four indoor school records this weekend at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational Meet in Lincoln.

Three records the Eagles rewrote were on the women’s side. Chadron native Nicky Banzhaf, junior, broke the 5,000-meter record in 17 minutes, 32.91 seconds. The previous record was 18:18.49, set by former Eagle Jayme Nunes in 2014. Her time is 25 seconds faster than the CSC 5,000-outdoor record Banzhaf set in spring 2015. Banzhaf placed sixth among 18 runners.

Rebecca Volf, senior of Wood River, also shared the spotlight breaking the 3,000 record that was set eight years ago by former

Nicky Banzhaf

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Banzhaf and Volf set school records in the 5,000 meter and 3,000, respectively.

The new time for the 5,000 is 18 minutes, 18.49 seconds. The 3,000 time is 10:28.16.

Eagle Stacy Girard. Volf ’s time of 10:27.25 is 19 seconds faster than her previous careerbest. Alyse Henry, freshman of Rock Springs, Wyoming, was not far behind running 10:28.16, also a school record. Henry’s time is 30 seconds faster than her only other collegiate time in the 3,000.

The women continued to roll, as the

4x400 relay team broke the school record by more than two seconds, running 3:49.80.

The team consisted of Shelby Bozner, senior of Rock Springs, Wyoming; Nikki Glasson, senior of Wheatland, Wyoming; Kelsy Wood, junior of Hemingford; and Tiffany Thomas, senior of Kingston, Jamaica. Their time currently ranks 11th nationally in D-II. The fourth record for CSC came on the men’s side by Zerek Jones, who lowered his time in the 800 by over one second running 1:52.50. Jones broke the school indoor record in the 800, Jan. 29 at CSC’s home meet, running 1:53.73. Jones home meet time, after conversion, dropped to 1:50.93 due to the size of CSC’s track and altitude. He currently sits ninth in D-II. “They’re (men & women) looking good this whole indoor season,” Head Track and Field Coach Brad Gamble said. “Hopefully we can carry this momentum going into the con-

ference championships in a few weeks.”

On the men’s side at Lincoln, Dylan Stansbury, junior of Crawford, ran a personal best in 5,000 with a time of 14:57.65. His time now ranks him second on the Eagles’ all-time 5,000 list indoors.

Several Eagles also competed at Doane College, Crete, this weekend with nearly every entry placing in the top 10. Lane Higgins, sophomore of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, was the lone winner at Doane in the 400 with a time 50.57.

According to the NCAA D-II Indoor National Rankings from U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, CSC’s men’s team now sits No. 19 and the women at No. 21. The men fell five spots from 14, while the women moved up three spots from 24.

The Eagles will be in action again this weekend at the South Dakota State University Indoor Classic in Brookings, South Dakota.

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Eagles start season 2-2-1 in FL Preston Goehring Sports Editor The CSC softball team opened its season with two wins, two losses, and a tie. CSC dealt losses to Lynn University, Boca Raton, Florida, and Palm Beach Atlantic University, Palm Beach, Florida, but lost to Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, and Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, Florida.

The game against Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Florida, ended in a 3-3 tie, due to a rain delay.

“With the disadvantage of not having the field time that other teams have, we went out and played well,” Head Coach Robert Stack said. “Our pitching and defense was excellent. Last year we went 0-6 down there.”

Stack also said that the team hadn’t seen a lot of live pitching before the tournament.

Kinsley Mason, junior of Loveland, Colorado, pitched the last

four innings against Saint Leo for the win.

Cierra Cosslett, senior pitcher, of Grand Junction, Colorado, pitched all eight innings in the win against Lynn University, giving up nine hits and four runs.

The Eagles were down one run until the sixth inning, where Morgan Wilhelm, junior of Littleton, Colorado, tripled to centerfield, scoring junior Lindsey Karlin, of Berthoud, Colorado. In the top half of the eighth, Karlin hit a single to center, scoring Rebekah Anthony, senior of Monument Colorado, to take the lead, and seal the win for CSC. In another extra-inning game, the Eagles scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth to defeat Palm Beach Atlantic. Cosslett pitched a complete game, giving up eight hits, but only one run.

Alyssa Geist, freshman of Broomfield, Colorado, scored the first run for CSC on a throwing er-

ror from the Sailfish. Later in the inning, Bekka Prokaski, junior of Broomfield, Colorado, scored on a passed ball to win the game.

Mason also pitched the loss to Florida Tech, giving up seven hits and one run. The Eagles were only able to produce two hits. Cosslett pitched in the loss to Saint Leo, giving up four runs off seven hits.

CSC was also able to manage seven hits, but only scored two runs.

“We need to focus on our offense,” Stack said. “There were several situations where we needed to get a bunt down and couldn’t get it. Our hitting was not as good as it needs to be. We need to win when our pitcher only gives up one run.”

Stack also said that Cosslett did a phenomenal job on the mound and was impressed with the performance of Mason as well.

The Eagles are on another long road trip this weekend, this time to Canyon, Texas, for the West Texas Invitiational.

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Jamie Utt speaks to CSC students Thursday.

RLA, Student Senate, and CSC’s diversity committee sponsored Jamie Utt, a sexual violence prevention activist, to talk with students about ways to reduce sexual violence.

CSC students learned about “sex-positive party culture” 7 p.m. Thursday in the Student Center Ballroom.

Utt is working toward his doctorate at The University of Arizona, Tucson, but has been giving these presentations to middle school, high school, and college students for 13 years. He also volunteered for four years as a sexual assault survivor’s advocate. He said he started his advocacy because he was driven to “help solve the problems in society.”

After having the audience describe their version of a perfect day, Utt emphasized the differences between what parties are like in reality versus what the media makes them look like.

Utt did not drink alcohol until he was 25 due to a history of alcoholism in his family.

“For a very long time I had a fear of alcohol, a fear of the substance,” he said.

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He explained that partying is a gateway to sexual violence. People’s values can stray when they are under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Someone who did not set out to harm anyone, may end up assaulting someone due to intoxication.

Utt’s research has found that there are easy changes to the party environment that can reduce the chance of sexual violence occurring. Slowing the drinking pace, brighter lighting, and turning down the music can all encourage conversation, and discourage predators from assaulting someone.

Another big problem that inhibits sexual violence, Utt said, is the terms or phrases we use in everyday conversation. He likes the term “sex-positive” rather than rape culture. He explained that prevention works better when we tell people what we want them to do, rather than threatening them not to do something.

Jokes about rape also tend to trivialize the issue. Speaking about sexual violence in a casual way makes it seem insignificant.

He then asked the audience to think back to the perfect party they described earlier, and brainstorm ways to make it a sex-positive event. One solution students came up with was color-coded wristbands that deter-

mined whether a person was taken, available, or looking for a relationship.

Utt ended his seminar with a call to action for the students.

“It is your challenge,” he said, “to spread awareness to reduce sexual violence on your campus.”

Friday morning, Utt also spoke about diversity in a presentation titled, “The Wall: Diversity and Inclusion Consulting and Sexual Violence Prevention.” The presentation was set up more like a workshop for the 12 students in attendance.

He began by describing the concept of “The Wall” that he learned from a presentation that he attended when he was younger.

Then he had everyone in the room go to a paper that was taped to the wall in the Student Center Ballroom with a certain stereotype written on it and told the attendees to write all the first things that came to their minds when they thought of each stereotype.

After each attendee had written for a minute at each piece of paper, Utt brought to attention the negative things that people unintentionally thought of when they thought of certain groups of people. Utt finished by giving tips of how to avoid these negative thoughts.

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Artist expresses opinion of life after atomic bomb explosion Sarah Townsend Lifestyles Editor Artist Doug Waterfield’s “Doomtown II” is displayed in the Main Gallery at Memorial Hall. The show has pieces of many different mediums and depicts the lives of the people in the doom towns, or survival towns that represent the actual survival towns created by the Atomic Energy Commission to simulate American towns that the Commission practiced bomb tests on.

Nearly every piece in the show has an exploded bomb cloud either as the centerpiece of the picture, or as a smaller background image.

Waterfield’s personal statement found at the show reads, “Instead of being an instrument of unimaginable destruction, the bomb became the source of giant fire-breathing lizards, glowing killer mutants, creatures awakened from prehistoric sleep and a whole host of supersized monsters.”

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“Meeting of the Minds,” an acrylic on canvas painting by Doug Waterfield shown in Memorial Hall’s Main Gallery.

This statement rings absolutely true in all the works this show features. One piece in particular stands out from all the rest was an acrylic painting on canvas painting dated 2015, “Meeting of the Minds.” The painting depicts

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the aliens captivate the audience and the eye is drawn to all the bright colors, which is another common feature among Waterfield’s work.

Another piece of interest is titled, “Flamingo Atomic Cocktail,” which is an oil painting on canvas dated 2015. This piece shows what looks like an advertisement for the Flamingo Atomic Cocktail. There is a woman holding an alien ray gun in one hand and a Flamingo Atomic Cocktail in the other. Meanwhile she is being shot in her glass helmet by a ray of light coming from a dinosaur’s mouth. The painting is a strange, yet entrancing conglomeration of colors and shapes that draw the audience in.

Waterfield is a professor of Art at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. His art has been shown at the United Nations Headquarters in Vienna, the National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas, the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and many other institutions.

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