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$158K allocated

Umeta persuades senate to join her fire pit project at Monday’s meeting.

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Experimental duck hunting program begins its first season

The new two-tier bag program will help to decrease duck species misidentification.

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CSC cowgirl places in three events

In the spring opener, Quincy Segelke earned all-around cowgirl for her performances.

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INDEX News 2 Opinion 5 Ag & Range 7 Lifestyles 8 Sports 12

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Chandler Hageman, senior of Chadron, watches the volleyball fall after blocking an attack against Colorado Mesa, Sunday, Feb. 21, in the Chicoine Center.

CSC staff contemplates COVID-19 vaccination u By Sullivan Jones News Editor

Nebraska’s COVID-19 vaccination plan currently reaches educators and certain educational staff. Some staff at CSC have and are taking advantage of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination.

Other workers seem more skeptical and plan to wait some time before getting vaccinated; others have no intention of ever receiving the vaccine.

CSC Assistant English Professor Markus Jones

received his first dose of the Moderna vaccine last Friday. Asked why he chose to get vaccinated; he issued two simple reasons.

“Because we are living in a global pandemic and I believe in science,” Jones said.

For him, the COVID-19 shot caused some of the commonly reported symptoms incurred following vaccination.

“I had sort of a mini COVID weekend; I had the sniffles; I had shivers; I had hot sweats when I slept; I woke up with a pretty bad headache on Saturday morning just like I had during COVID;

that luckily didn’t come back on Sunday as bad,” Jones said. “My injection site got very red, pretty hot and pretty swollen.”

For Jones, who was infected with COVID-19, the vaccination is still worth getting.

“COVID was a terrible experience,” he said. “I don’t want to go through that ever again.”

Jones hopes enough people receive the vaccination so current restrictive health measures may be reduced or return to normal.

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“I’m tired of wearing a mask,” he said. “I’m tired of all of these restrictions. If we would all get the shot – if we all did – we would be able to lift these masks.”

Brandon Smart works as a custodian in the Student Center. He is more skeptical of the vaccine but expects to eventually receive one.

“I don’t like the two-shot vaccine, so I’m waiting for the single,” Smart said. “I’m almost more scared of the vaccine than COVID itself.”

He’s indifferent but doesn’t want to be one of a few who refuse the vaccine.

“I’m mostly indifferent, but the reason I would get it would be if everyone else has it,” he said. “That would be the main reason just to kind of not be a black sheep,” he said.

He said fulfilling herd immunity would be another reason to receive the vaccine but isn’t greatly concerned about what people may think of him if he chooses not to.

Another CSC worker, speaking on condition of anonymity, has no intention of receiving the vaccination, and questions its safety.

“I don’t know what it’s going to do six

months, a year down the line.” the pandemic behind.

The worker was less concerned about “It is the only way we’re going to move COVID-19 than some staff and doesn’t ex- past this pandemic without everyone getting pect to infect others or sick,” he said. be infected, saying social “We have a civic oblidistancing is part of the gation to take care of ourjob anyways. selves and our communi“If everybody gets ty,” he said. “the vaccine vaccinated and I don’t, is for more than just our- Dustin Luper, CSC Head selves; it is for reestablishthen they shouldn’t give it to me,” the worker said.

Rodeo Coach ing a normal community.”

“I keep my distance.”

Head CSC Rodeo The worker says the Coach Dustin Luper had vaccination choice rea different perspective mains a decision for the than Curtis. Luper, saying individual. he doesn’t fear the virus, doesn’t plan to get “As an American I have the right to either vaccinated and feels the vaccination is not the make that choice, or not make that choice,” only way to return a sense of normalcy. the worker said. “And even though they might “It’s just something that I’m not going to ban me from getting on a plane, so be it.” be afraid of,” he said. “I’m going to go on and Assistant Social Sciences Professor Justin live my life like I would normally. I’m not goCurtis received the Moderna COVID-19 vac- ing to let something like this dictate what I’m cine on CSC’s campus just before midterm going to do.” break. The vaccine impacted him less than Like the anonymous worker, he recognizJones, just having a sore arm. es the vaccination is a choice, and questions He says the vaccine will help society leave its reliability.

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“I’m faith over fear.”

“The cool part of being an American is you have that choice, and I just choose not to be a part of it,” Luper said. “My biggest deal is there has not been enough research; it took years and years to come up with vaccines for polio, yellow fever and measles.”

For him, the vaccine is unnecessary.

“I would rather grow an immunity to it in a natural way and process, and keep my body healthy and eat right, than rely on man to make a vaccine for something that could eventually go wrong later down the road,” he said.

Luper recognizes that, for a minority, COVID-19 may be dangerous, but he feels that minority shouldn’t dictate rules for everyone else in society.

“I understand it affects everybody differently,” he said. “But I think for the sake of the minority we’re really putting pressure on the majority.”

He says his faith in God has prevented him from fearing the virus.

“I’m faith over fear,” he said. “You either grab ahold of faith and you go higher, or you live in fear and let it dictate your life.”

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Senate allocates $158k for fire pit u By Sullivan Jones News Editor

Student Senate President Lily Umeta persuaded her fellow senators to back her campus fire pit project at Monday’s senate meeting in the Student Center.

Umeta promoted the project since introducing it in September last semester. Later, at senate’s March 1 meeting, she pitched a more finalized project plan, discussing location and cost of the construction plan.

According to Umeta, the process for contracting the project would include three phases, for which she outlined a cost in a PowerPoint presentation: Preliminary design, schematic design, site selection and one site visit would cost $4,000. Design development, construction documents, bidding and two site visits would cost $8,000; additionally, construction administration and three site visits would cost $6,500.

She says at any of the phases, senate may decide to not continue with plans for the fire pit and may quit spending money on it.

“The contract has three different phases and if we want to stop at any phase, we don’t have to pay the rest,” she said.

For the construction of the fire pit, senate allocated an additional maximum of $140,000, bringing the total allocation to $158,500. The total allocation was split two ways; one allocation of $18,500 for the contract, and one allocation of $140,000 construction cost.

“Keep in mind we’re not writing a check today for $140,00, and so what will happen is we’ll have to go to the contractor and say; ‘hey, this is our top dollar,’ and they’re going to have to come back and say; ‘hey, this is what we can do for that price,’” Student Trustee Konery Klueber said.

Umeta hopes to keep that price closer to $100,000.

“We would like to keep it under 100k,” Umeta said at Monday’s meeting. “I know for the concert (Eli Young Band), which I enjoyed it, a lot of people enjoyed it, we spent around 90-100k on that. It was a one-time kind of event, whereas spending money on this puts it in perspective that we’re going to be able to see this in 10 years when we come back to visit.”

According to her, the Residence Life Association plans to contribute $10,000 to the cost of construction.

At Monday’s meeting, Umeta said $328,703 in senate funding is available for the cost of the fire pit. That amount consists of unused allocated club money and unallocated club money. She added that senate receives an average of $200,000 of student money each year.

That $200,000 comes from a $7.00 per credit hour fee (maximum of $84) issued to all CSC students each semester. According to Umeta, about $110,000 of that money is allocated to clubs each year.

Various members of the senate also discussed possible fundraising methods to offset the cost but made no decisions to that end.

Diversity senator Siddhant Shelke was less concerned about the cost.

“I think it’s a good idea because it’s not going to be like a oneyear thing,” Shelke said. “I think it’s money well spent.”

Edna Senator Laura Clay spoke about the cost of the fire pit at the March 1 meeting and discussed alternative ways senate could spend its money.

“Money should be going to best help the students and benefit the students,” Clay said. “There are other things we should be

looking to give money towards that are for basic student needs.”

She pointed to specific issues like broken mail boxes and a laundry machine in her residence hall but acknowledged some issues should not be the concern of senate.

“I love the idea of having this,” she said. “I think we should do it. The only thing is it is a lot of money, and I feel like there are certain – and I don’t know where exactly the money comes from.

But I know across campus there are certain maintenance issues, like in residence halls and basic things that students need, that haven’t been fixed in a while and they’ve been requested that they be fixed.”

She continued her input with discussion concerning her constituents.

“I feel like students might not like the idea of like; ‘oh, we’re getting this huge expensive fire pit, but I don’t even have a mailbox I can open,’” she said.

Clay, after her March 1 statements, voted for the fire pit allocation at senate’s latest meeting on Monday.

The fire pit site remains undecided, but senate’s consensus is to keep it close to the residence halls.

“If we’re keeping it far away from residence halls, it would be uninviting for students to use,” Umeta said. “Right outside the hub is one of the locations we’ve talked about.”

Senator Clay, as representative of Edna Hall students, again took an opportunity to speak about the project.

“Well, that’s closest to Kent and High Rise and Andrews, but Edna often gets forgotten about,” Clay said. “Obviously it’s not that far of a walk, but closer – like in between – is what I will always want so we’re not completely left out.”

“One thing we’ve definitely talked about with Edna is having a smaller fire pit over there just because the other four resident halls are in one area, and it’s kind of four versus one,” Umeta responded.

The project architectural designs will help senate make a location decision.

“We will know when the architect makes the design and gives us an idea of what it will look like,” Umeta said. “We are working with Lucinda Mays to make sure the fire pit fits in the landscape of the school.”

As of a timeline for the project, Umeta hopes construction may begin soon after some details are worked out.

“The phase of the project depends on the architect, design development, site visits, bidding process, contractors, construction.

What we did yesterday is the first step in this process to set money aside and commit,” Umeta said on Tuesday.

“We probably won’t start construction until the end of semester or beginning of summer,” she said.

Senate wasn’t finished allocating student money after approving the fire pit allocations. In three separate allocations they allocated a total of $4150.

The first allocation was to fund a $150 request by CSC college relations coordinator Tena Cook. The money will buy gift card incentive prizes for students who answer surveys about CSC summer school experiences.

The second allocation approved $2500 to bring speaker, coach and author Devin C. Hughes to CSC next October to speak with various classes, the public, and possibly senate and CAB. Hughes last spoke at CSC in Feb. 2016.

The final allocation approved $1500 requested by Chief Justice Nathan Cronin for homecoming coronation expenses.

All allocations by the senate were approved unanimously by present senators.

ABOVE: CSC softball player Angelica Maples builds a miniature snow man on the bleachers at the college’s ballfield during last weeks snowstorm.

LEFT: While the storm dumped just over 9 inches of snow in Chadron, Mapels’ snow creation, bearing a smile, seems to be enjoying the storm.

Snowstorm delays CSC’s return from break A snowstorm packing high winds and heavy wet snow promted CSC officials to close the campus upon return from midterm break, Monday and Tuesday March 15 and 16.

The delay effected events across campus including sporting events the weekend prior.

The CSC softball game scheduled for that weekend was postponed due to blizzard conditions making the field unplayable. The scheduled double header against Regis University has been rescheduled for May 7-8.

The winter conditions also closed area highways including Highway 385, 20 and parts of Interstate 80.

The reopening delay pushed the Eagle to not publish its March 18 edition.

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The Big Event registration now open THE EAGLE COVID-19 REPORT SOURCE: CSC website as of Wednesday, March. 24, 6 p.m.

TOTAL ACTIVE CASES Students: 1 Employees: 0

Registration opened March 17 for student and employee volunteers, as well as jobsites for Chadron State College’s ninth annual The Big Event April 17. Volunteers and jobsites can register online. All local businesses, churches, and residents are welcome to apply as jobsites.

The Big Event is a student-based, commu-

CUMULATIVE CASES Students: 204 Employees: 40

lege System COVID-19 guidelines including masks and social distancing to ensure a safe and effective event for all participants.

For more information about The Big Event, visit csc.edu/thebigevent. Registration for volunteers, jobsite leaders, and jobsites closes April 9 at midnight.

Justice studies reveals new RLOP students The Chadron State College Justice Studies program announced the names of incoming Rural Law Opportunities Program (RLOP) students from Nebraska Tuesday. Five students will be incoming freshmen and one is a current student. Project Coordinator Kate Pope said all interviews were conducted via video conference this year.

The freshmen are Carter Hattery of Norfolk, Logan Andrews of Gering, Julie Skavdahl

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nity service day designed to thank the community of Chadron. The CSC tradition started in 2013 with more than 400 volunteers and 15 job sites. The annual event attracts hundreds of CSC volunteers and various jobsites within Chadron and the surrounding area.

The Big Event staff are working closely college officials to follow Nebraska State Col-

of Marsland, Ella O’Brien of Chadron, and Megan Hodgson of McCook. The current student is Ashley Burrows of Hay Springs.

RLOP is an initiative aimed at increasing the number of lawyers practicing in rural Nebraska communities by offering undergraduate tuition, mentoring, law school visits, and provisional acceptance into the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Law upon graduation, provided a student maintains a 3.5 grade

point average and earns a specified minimum score on the Law School Admission Test.

Impetus for developing the program came from the Nebraska State Bar Association.

Started at CSC, Wayne State College, and the University of Nebraska Kearney in 2017, RLOP is patterned after the successful Rural Health Opportunities Program that CSC pioneered with the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 1990.

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n an investigation that seems complicated, and appears cut and dry, mounting evidence strongly suggests that South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg is morally bankrupt.

Late on Sept. 12, 2020, while driving home from a GOP fundraiser, Ravnsborg struck and killed Joseph Boever of Highmore, with his vehicle and drove away.

From the start of this case, there hasn’t been a moment in my head where I thought that the attorney general accepted responsibility or handed appropriate consequences for his actions.

According to NBC News, Ravnsborg was charged in February – five months after Boever’s death – with only three misdemeanors: careless driving, driving out of his lane, and operating a motor vehicle while on his phone.

The charges are so inconsequential he might as well have struck a mailbox.

Instead of accepting the consequences of those charges - which only amount to 30 days in jail plus a fine of up to $500 per charge, totaling 90 days and $1,500, according to NBC News, he is pleading not guilty.

NBC News also reported that investigators found Boever’s glasses inside Ravnsborg’s car.

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An interview with Ravnsborg, sequences for the attorney general is released by the South Dakota Dedisgusting. partment of Public Safety on Feb. If the South Dakota legislature 23, and published in the Washingfails to impeach him, and if the judgton Post Feb. 24, one of the dees find him not guilty for the three tectives stated, “They’re Joe’s glassmisdemeanors, then Ravnsborg will es, so that means his face came have killed a man and walked away through your windshield.” without consequences. That is a The Post also reported that Bomockery of the justice system he ever was carrying a flashlight as he serves. walked along the road’s shoulder.

I believe Ravnsborg is no longer Velvet Jessen At the beginning of the invesfit to serve as my home state’s attortigation, Ravnsborg said he didn’t ney general. know what he hit.

If he is morally okay with weaseling out If Boever was carrying a light in his hand of the consequences of killing Joseph Boever, as he walked on the shoulder of the road, and, then I don’t think he matches the morals of if after he was hit, his face smashed through many South Dakotans. Ravnsborg’s refusal to Ravnsborg’s windshield, leaving damaged eye- resign makes it clear he thinks he has done no glasses inside Ravnsborg’s car, as investigators wrong. reported, then how is it possible Ravnsborg Of South Dakota’s 66 county state’s attorwas not aware that he hit Boever? Boever neys, 59 have now endorsed former South Dashould not have been hit. Ravnsborg’s not- kota Attorney General Marty Jackley, instead guilty plea adds insult to injury for Boever’s of Ravnsborg, for re-election. family.

I think that underscores the point that In February, the South Dakota House of South Dakotans do not trust Ravnsborg.

Representatives passed a resolution stating it Should Ravnsborg fail to resign, I hope that might impeach the attorney general. the state legislature impeaches him, giving BoThe idea that there possibly are no real con- ever and his family the justice they deserve.

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“In 1977, Jane Goodall established the Goodall Institute that supports Gombe research.”

“I’m really inspired by Queen Elizabeth, the longest reigning monarch. I think her legacy is really cool.”

“Cleopatra was one of the first women to be in such a big position of power. She took that power in stride and didn’t hesitate.”

“Definitely Yukon Women’s Basketball. Before, women’s basketball was talked down and irrelevant, but now it’s great to see the play.”

“I think Frida Kahlo is bad***.

She changed the way we look at ourselves and our definition of beauty.”

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Stimulus handouts are crippling US u By Sullivan Jones News Editor

If I am correct, and I am, more free money is hitting the pockets of undeserving Americans this week – courtesy of the red, white and blueblue-blue.

These $1400 stimulus checks seem to appear out of thin air. But where is this free money coming from anyways, and who’s getting it?

Well, the process for creating free money begins before U.S. election day.

When politicians hear from desperate Americans in need of vital help from our savior, the mighty federal government. Upon hearing this cry for help (opportunity), wise politicians come to the rescue by offering astronomical sums of money to these people – no strings attached. The people then head to the polls to secure their free money.

Politicians, now in Congress and with the people’s backing, do their part to maximize a promise of free

money for all. They argue for every last dime for their constituents in the name of stimulating the economy and saving people from economic ruin.

No matter the intentions of these politicians, the biggest accomplishment of these payments includes making more people reliant on the government for survival. This is in part due to the ease with which these stimulus checks are approved and distributed.

What the politicians don’t say is that one day people will have to pay these stimulus payments back. After all, who else is going to pay them back but the people who took advantage of them?

Unfortunately, the price of all these payments comes in the form of adding trillions of dollars to our nation’s debt.

Still, Congress approves these massive spending sprees without much grumbling from citizens who receive the money. But some citizen outrage ensues upon discovering that other people and businesses also received

Sullivan Jones money without deserving it.

This outrage is not justified given their hypocrisy of undeservedly receiving hefty government checks themselves. It’s not exactly because they are being hypocrites; it’s that no one deserved free money in the first place.

For example, look to the recipients of the $600 unemployment bonuses from last summer. They received more money than ordinary unem-

ployed people, simply because they were unemployed during a pandemic.

Essentially, they were incentivized to not work!

Still, I never heard them complain about receiving the money, and I haven’t heard much outrage directed at them for taking advantage of the free money.

Well, I was quite disgusted watching the money be disbursed to all those underserving people. But like many others, I continued my contributions to society by continuing to work.

Just by getting laid off, I could’ve doubled the $9/hour I made working at CSC in the summer.

Moreover, I watched as some peers took advantage of the $600 and still lived in their parent’s basement.

I also heard other tales of those who worked under-the-table jobs and double-dipped in the unemployment cash.

I’m not sure which is worse, my peers or the double-dipper. I suppose

the double-dippers at least contributed their labor to society.

No doubt, not all who take advantage of the added benefits during the pandemic are doing so with ill intent.

Some people needed money after losing their jobs; however, that does not justify the incentivization of so many people to be unemployed. The only justification for this increased welfare state we live in is the recently more pervasive grasp of government.

That is because the grasp of government, not the pandemic, has crippled America. The pandemic didn’t lock people in their homes, close businesses down, shutter schools or change life as we know it; our government did.

With that said, if these politicians ran on the promise of crippling America, as they have, instead of promising free money, our citizens would be more self-reliant, our government would be less invasive, and society wouldn’t have to waste resources on the undeserving and overprivileged.

A look into the human algorithm u By Adeline Beason Contributor

In the age of the internet, we are accustomed to seeing only the content we are interested in. Many of us are familiar with the term “algorithm” a formula used by social media sites to remember what we already like and show us what they think we might. In this way, we are affected to think and see things a certain way based on the content we consume. This week, I decided to test how the internet algorithm affects me personally and creatively: I ran an experiment.

To begin, I used Spotify, a music sharing app, to select three albums

based on my listening history.

Then, I created three separate drawings as I listened to each one. The first album was Dimitri Shostakovich’s “The Jazz Album,” a Russian classical piece. The second was Grimes’ “Visions,” electronic synth-pop. The final album was Kanye West’s “Life of Pablo,” experimental rap and R&B soul.

Shostakovich’s album brought images of high society, formal waltzes, and playful fanciness. It’s fluttering melody and strict, unchanging rhythm reminded me of old, imperial Europe, of monarchs and ballgowns, fine ladies and champagne. Like this, my drawing was of a set of heirloom jewels.

Recalling elements from textbooks and museum exhibits, I envisioned

Adeline Beason intricate metalwork, expensive gems, and complex design. The finished drawing looked fit for a king (or perhaps a Russian princess).

Grimes’ album took a completely different direction. Her highpitched, otherworldy voice and

bass blasting techno felt like listening to an alien transmission. Unlike regular pop, there was no predictability; chords jumped from major to minor, cold synth notes pierced the melody, and each section was punctuated with an eerie echo.It was very dark and sinister, and the lack of structure left me anxious.

After listening, my drawing was of a young girl with green hair, a pointed tongue, and three large eyes. She looked uncertain, each of her eyes in a different direction, wet with tears. Like the music, she was alien, scary, and enchanting.

The final album from Kanye West was much more grounded.

The songs flowed together as they told his story: his struggles, successes, and everything in between.

Although the language was vulgar, it was set to an enjoyable rhythm reminiscent of African drum circles and early elements of hip hop.

Many times I stood up to dance to the constant pounding of the bassline; his monotone realism was infectious. Inspired by Kanye’s wild crooning, I drew a hand reaching toward the sky, planets orbiting its fingertips. It reached toward greatness and reflected the boost I felt while listening.

Overall, this was an incredible experience. I realized how deeply we are affected not only by music, but all media. After recording these results, I highly encourage you to consider and explore the things that influence you and use them to your benefit.

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Photo Courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

A group of male and female mallard ducks float on a wetland in Minnesota.

Two-tier duck hunting program introduced u By Kamryn Kozisek Ag and Range Editor

During their March 17 meeting, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission along with South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks, introduced a 5-year, experimental two-tier system for duck hunting.

There has been a decrease in the number of duck hunters since 1990, a survey done by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks and University of Nebraska-Lincoln credits this decrease to fear of misidentification.

To encourage new duck hunters, the two-tier system will have one traditional tier and one

experimental tier.

Tier one allow hunters to bag six ducks but hunters must follow sex and species regulations. Tier two allows hunters to bag 3 ducks of any species or sex.

Once hunters select a tier for the season, it can not be changed.

The 2021-2022 duck and coot season dates are; Zone 1, Oct. 16–Dec. 28, Zone 2 and Low Plains Zone, Oct. 9-Dec. 21, Zone 3, Oct. 23Jan. 4, High Plains Zone, Jan. 5-26 and Zone 4, Oct. 31- Jan. 11.

Daily limit for tier one is six ducks and tier two is three ducks. The possession limit is three times the daily limit for both tiers.

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18 American women who left their footprint on US history

POLITICS Kamala Harris (Oct. 20, 1964 – present) Kamala Harris is the fist female vice president of the United States. She is also the first Black and South Asian American vice president.

Shirley Chisholm (Nov. 30, 1924 – Jan. 1, 2005) Shirley Chisholm was the first African American to be elected to Congress and the first African American to seek the presidential nomination from one of the two major parties.

Ruth Bader Ginsberg (March 15, 1933 - Sept. 18, 2020) Before being appointed to the Supreme Court in 1993, Ruth Bader Ginsberg fought against gender discrimination. Besides having a successful legal career, she was the first female professor at Columbia to earn tenure.

EDITOR’S NOTE: For women’s history month, the Eagle staff felt it necessary to highlight some of the most influential women in U.S. history. These women are just a few of the millions of women who left their footprints on history and impacted future generations of women.

Sources: whitehouse.gov; womenshistory.com; oyez.org

S CIVIL RIGHTS Harriet Tubman (March 6, 1822 - March 10, 1913) Harriet Tubman was a conductor on the Underground Railroad. She made several trips into slave states and lead dozens of slaves to freedom in the North.

Story and design by Aubrie Lawrence, editor

Susan B. Anthony (Feb. 15, 1820 - March 13, 1906) Susan B. Anthony was one of the most influential women during the women’s suffragette movement. She fought for the rights of labor, equal pay for equal work, abolition, and women’s right to vote.

Betty Friedan (Feb. 4, 1921 - Feb. 4, 2006) Betty Friedan was the author of the best-selling book The Feminine Mystique, which voiced the frustrations of women about their limited gender roles and triggered public activism for gender equality.

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Margaret Abbott (June 15, 1878 - June 10, 1955) Margaret Abbott was the first women in the United States to place first in an Olympic game. She finished first in women’s golf at the Paris games in 1900.

Lola Greene Baldwin (1860 June 22, 1957) Aurora “Lola” Greene Baldwin was the first woman policeman in the United States. In 1908, she was sworn by the City of Portland Police Department as Superintendent of Women’s Auxiliary to the Police department for the Protection of Girls.

Billie Jean King (Nov. 22, 1943 - present) Billie Jean King is known as one of the greatest tennis players of all time. She has 39 Grand Slam titles and a record 20 titles at Wimbledon. In 1973, King won the “Battle of the Sexes” match against Bobby Riggs, gaining respect for women athletes.

Kate Warne (1833 - Jan. 28, 1868) Kate Warne was the first female detective in the United States. She worked alongside Allen Pinkerton and foiled an assassination attempt on President Lincoln in 1861.

Sarah Fuller (June 20, 1999 - present) Sarah Fuller is an NCAA soccer player and the first woman to play on a Power Five college football team.

She kicked for the Vanderbilt Commodores in 2020.

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Joyner (July 11, 1916 – Aug. 16, 1993) ien Joyner was hired in 1930 and became the engineer for the Langley Research Center at ventually rose to become a branch head.

ghan (Sept. 20, 1910 – Nov. 10, 2008) Vaughan was the first African American manA and the head of the National Advisory for Aeronautics’ (NACA’s) segregated West ting Unit from 1949 until 1958.

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MEDIA Anne Smith Franklin (Oct. 2, 1969 - April 16, 1763) Anne Smith Franklin was the first woman to print a newspaper and publish in the colonies. In 1736 she became the official printer for the colony, printing everything from election ballots to legal forms.

Katherine Graham (June 16, 1917 - July 17, 2001) Katherine Graham was one of the first female publishers of an American newspaper and the first-ever female chief executive officer of a Fortune 500 company. She presided over The Washington Post while it reported on the Watergate scandal.

Helen Thomas (Aug. 4, 1920 - July 20, 2013) Helen Thomas was a White House correspondent for United Press International. She covered ten presidencies, starting with President Kennedy and ending with President Obama.

Sources: newenglandhistoricalsociety.com; smithsonianmag.com; washingtonpost.com

Penny Harrington (March 2, 1942- present) Penny Harrington became the youngest and first female captain of the Portland Police Bureau in 1980, making her the first female to head a major police department in the United States.

Sources: oregonencyclopedia.com; themarshallproject.org; pinkerton.com

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PAUSE might change ranching practices u By Kamryn Kozisek Ag and Range Editor

Photo Courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Large clusters of zebra mussels like the ones above can damage water systems by clogging them.

Zebra mussels hitch a ride u By Kamryn Kozisek Ag and Range Editor

One of North America’s most prolific invasive species has been caught hitching a ride on a popular aquarium accessory.

Moss balls are an aquatic algae, that is purchased as an accessory for aquariums. Recently, it was discovered that invasive zebra mussels have been attaching themselves on to the moss balls.

Zebra mussels are one of the most damaging invasive species in the U.S., once in a water source the species can kill off native species, clog water systems and change the overall balance of the aquatic ecosystem.

Contaminated moss balls have been found in 26 U.S. states, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho,

Iowa, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is asking that anyone who has recently purchased a moss ball dispose of it properly.

The moss balls can be destroyed one of three ways, by freezing the moss ball in a sealed container for 24 hours, boiling the moss ball for at least one minute or by placing the moss ball in bleach or vinegar.

After destroying the moss ball, it should be placed in a sealed container and disposed into a dumpster or garbage can.

FWS asks that aquarium owners do not dispose of moss balls or aquarium water into a water source or sink drains.

Aquariums should be cleaned after a moss ball has been dis-

posed of. All aquarium accessories and fish should be removed from the aquarium and placed in uncontaminated water.

The water in the tank should be decontaminated by adding onethird cup of bleach for every gallon of water to the aquarium. After sitting for 10 minutes this mixture can be dumped down a drain.

The empty tank and accessories can be cleaned using water that is 120 degrees Fahrenheit.

Let the materials soak for at least two minutes. Decontamination can also be done by letting the materials soak for 24 hours in water that has half a cup of salt per gallon added or soaking materials for 10 minutes in one-third cup of bleach per gallon.

If zebra mussels are found on a moss ball a report should be made to the United States Geological Survey Non-indigenous Aquatic Species data base.

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Ranch practices such as artificial insemination (AI), pregnancy checking and veal production may be criminalized in Colorado.

Colorado Ballot Initiative 16 also called Protect Animals from Unnecessary Suffering and Exploitation (PAUSE), was introduced to Legislative Council Staff on Feb. 8.

The initiative amends Colorado’s animal cruelty laws to account for animal husbandry practices and animal slaughter age.

The initiative redefines sexual acts with an animal.

PAUSE states “sexual act with an animal also includes any intrusion or penetration, however slight, with an object or part of a person’s body into an animal’s anus or genitals.”

This statement could criminalize the use of AI as it involves penetration with an object.

PAUSE also does not allow for slaughter until the animal has lives a quarter of it’s natural lifespan as defined by act.

In section 1 3.5 of PAUSE the natural lifespan of species’ are defined.

PAUSE states “natural lifespan for the following species shall be explicitly defined here based on statistical estimates: A cow lives to 20 years, a chicken lives to 8 years, a turkey lives to 10 years, a duck lives to 15 years, a sheep lives to 15 years, a rabbit lives to 6 years.”

Current slaughter ages is younger than a quarter of the animals natural lifespan.

Cow slaughter would have to occur after age 5, chickens age 2, turkeys age 3.5, ducks age 3.75, sheep 3.75 and rabbits 1.5.

For PAUSE to appear on ballot in 2022 a petition will need 125,000 signatures.

The effective date for PAUSE if passed will be April 1, 2023.

Avian death event remains unsolved u By Kamryn Kozisek Ag and Range Editor

Lake Minatare in Scottsbluff County, was closed on March 12, due to reports of waterfowl deaths.

Approximately 300-500 birds were found dead near the lake leading to state officials closing the area. The bird carcasses are being tested to determine cause of death; results will be released on March 26.

Any birds dead found in the area should be reported to Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, contact with dead birds should be avoided.

The Central Flyway on average sees 24 avian death events, last year Nebraska had four bird death events that resulted in 625 total avian deaths.

The park will be cleaned and bird carcasses will be removed before the park reopens.

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It’s never easy filling a big set of shoes u By Mackenzie Dahlberg Sports Editor sponsored by

263 Main St., Chadron 2021

Volleyball Standings As of March 24, 2021

1. Colorado Mesa 2. MSU Denver 3. Regis 4. CSU-Pueblo 5. Colorado School of Mines 6. Western 7. Colorado Christian 8. UCCS 9. South Dakota Mines 10. Black Hills State 11. Fort Lewis 12. Chadron State

Being in a new situation can be stressful for a number of reasons and it’s easy to think it’s an uphill battle that’s just you against the world.

That new situation for me is being this paper’s sports editor. I feel like I was thrown into the deep end of shark-inhabited waters, if those sharks were equivalent to a virus spreading across the globe.

Despite having been in the position for half a semester eight editions, it is still new to me.

Full discloser, I have been enjoying every second of the job. I like getting to know coaches through interviews, and I’ve been able to expand my photography skills.

But even though I have been enjoying it, that doesn’t change the fact that it’s a completely new experience for me, and the still ongoing COVID-19 concerns don’t make it any easier.

As many people have said in relation to anything, nobody has dealt with a situation like this, since the last global pandemic that is considered as big as COVID-19 was the Spanish Flu in 1918. Everybody is in a new environment: students, parents, workers and coaches.

For me, pandemic complications include not knowing how to list an athlete’s class rank given their additional year of eligibility; not being able to meet and get to know members of the athletic programs because of the possibility of spreading the virus; and dealing with a constantly changing schedule.

Though, I wasn’t given as much preparation

Mackenzie Dahlberg for this position as I’d have like. I can’t complain about what I have.

Devin Fulton, the former sports editor that graduated in December, did everything he could to prepare me for the position, but it was difficult given the minimal sports schedule of Fall 2020 being only a couple of sports and not being very reliable with cancellations due to COVID-19. I’ve also had to reach out to former editor and skilled photographer, Brandon Davenport, for tips regarding sports that I haven’t photographed before like softball and wrestling.

These two former The Eagle editors made it a little easier to step into the big shoes that they left behind. Shoes I’m not sure I fit in yet.

On top of filling the spaces that were left behind by two amazing people, I have realized that I haven’t given myself the time to write preview or feature stories over sports. For that

I would like to formally apologize while I begin to figure things out and start writing more than just game stories.

Looking at the positives, I’ve been able to build my relationship with coaches and some athletes, despite these rough times, and I’m very happy everyone I speak with is willing to work with me. They have all been a delight to work with, and I can’t wait to meet those coaches I have yet to interact with.

I have also realized that COVID-19, though difficult to deal with right now, will help me in the long run because if I can deal with this, I should be able to deal with anything thrown my direction.

Upon starting this semester as the sports editor, my father told me that he felt sports journalism was the section of a newsroom that I belonged in.

He probably felt this way because of my interests in watching sports. My family and I will watch the Minnesota Vikings on our couch, and try making it to a Minnesota Twins baseball game every summer.

We go to Tri-City Storm hockey games in Kearney, and we’ll cheer on the Minnesota Wild and Timberwolves even through bad seasons. I also try to make it to my younger brother’s sporting events because he like the support but I also enjoy cheering him on.

I’ve never been afraid to cheer loudly for my favorite teams.

I didn’t realize then how right he was.

Though I have a long way to go, I think this position is for me because I hadn’t felt like I was in right place like this even with my previous work with the Eagle.

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Athletes theofWeek Lexi Hurtado

Quincy Segelke

Hometown: Aurora, Colorado Class: Sophomore Sport: Volleyball

Hometown: Douglas, Wyoming Class: Senior Sport: Rodeo

Hurtado earned 11 kills against Fort Lewis and 9 against Colorado Christian, leading the Eagles both games, Saturday. Across both games in Durango, Colorado, she totaled 15 digs, two sets, and two ace serves.

Segelke earned 311.5 points at Gillette & Sheridan College rodeo, over the weekend. She took second in breakaway roping in 2.6 seconds, goat tying in 7.6 seconds and tied fifth in the barrel race in 14.14 seconds.

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CSC women rope in team title u By Mackenzie Dahlberg Sports Editor

CSC women’s rodeo team received the team title with 460.5 points between two cowgirl’s participation at the Gillette & Sheridan College Rodeo over the weekend, March 18-21, at Gillette, Wyoming.

Quincy Segelke, senior of Douglas, Wyoming, placed in three of her events, racking up 311.5 points in her all-around standings. She earned the allaround cowgirl for the weekend.

Segelke took second in breakaway roping with a time of 2.6 seconds and goat tying with a time of 7.6 seconds.

She tied for fifth in the barrel race with a run of 14.14 seconds.

“It is always a huge confidence boost going into the season having a good weekend,” Segelke said in a letter to the email. “It helps to keep the ball rolling through the rest of the rodeos when the first rodeo sets your season up for success.”

Brianna Williams, senior of Buffalo, South Dakota, roped the calf in 2.5 seconds competing in the breakaway roping and earning her first place.

For the men’s side of the rodeo, Rowdy Moon, graduate* of Sargent, earned 71 points for his bareback ride, tying for second and third.

Carson Good, senior of Long Valley, South Dakota, finished third in the steer wrestling with a time of 5.0 seconds.

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seventh to 10th. Taking seventh, Seth Shorb, junior of Hermosa, South Dakota, wrestled his steer in 6.2 seconds. Tanner McInerney, junior of Alzada, Montana, took eight with a time of 6.9 seconds; Tate Petrak, senior of Martin, South Dakota, timed for 7.0 seconds, took ninth; and Parker Johnston, freshman of Maywood, finished tenth with a run of 7.3 seconds.

McInerney placed in tie down roping with a time of 10.9 seconds, tying for seventh and eighth.

“The entire team did great this weekend,” Segelke said. “The team aspect is a huge part of college rodeo. The Eagle women are sitting second in the region and - Quincy Segelke the top two teams get to go to the college finals.”

Within the Sheridan College rodeo, part of the weekend in the Gillette arena, Johnston won the steer wrestling with a takedown in 4.6 seconds.

Other placements in the Sheridan rodeo include: Petrak who wrestled his steer in 6.5 seconds, placing fifth; Segelke took third in goat tying, timed for 7.2 seconds; and Phannette Gray, sophomore of Ridgeview, South Dakota, took third with a run of 2.7 seconds in breakaway roping.

The rodeo team continued their spring schedule with a trip to Torrington, Wyoming for the Eastern Wyoming College rodeo starting Friday and ending Sunday.

“The best part of rodeoing is that you can always go to another one,” Segelke said. “We will keep setting goals and keep working to achieve them!”

“We can keep setting goals and keep working to achieve them.”

Photo by Mackenzie Dahlberg

Julianne Thomsen, junior of Custer, South Dakota, hurdles against South Dakota Mines competitors, Jan. 18, at CSC Open in the Nelson Physical Activity Center.

Track returns to the outdoors u By Mackenzie Dahlberg Sports Editor

Finishing the indoor track season with a few complications and uncertainties, the track and field team begins its season this weekend, after missing out last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We were very grateful to have our indoor season and everything went fairly normal,” Head Track and Field Coach Riley Northrup said. “Obviously, there were some restrictions in place, and we had some added responsibilities to take care of in terms of COVID rules and stuff.”

The Eagles last outdoor season was spring 2019 which produced a nationalist medalist, Isaac Grimes, former sophomore of Moreno Valley, California, who placed second in the long jump, leaping 26 feet, 6.25 inches, May 23, 2019, at the national championships in Kingsville, Texas.

Grimes qualified to participate the next day in triple jump but was unable to due to an injury.

“We had multiple conference champions and multiple nationally provisional qualifying marks,” Northrup said.

“We ended up taking only a couple to nationals but obvious that was a successful season with Isaac in the long jump and I remember he had a tweaked hamstring, so he didn’t triple jump at that meet. Overall, it was as good as any that I can remember since I’ve been back as a head coach.”

In the 2019 outdoor Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships, there were a number of athletes that earned points for the Eagles, April 27 and 28, 2019, in Rapid City, South Dakota. Grimes finished first in the long jump, with a leap of 24 feet, and 10 inches.

Chasidy Horton, former senior of Fountain, Colorado, took first in the heptathlon javelin throw, and second in the

long jump portion, earning second overall in the heptathlon with a career high of 4,564 points.

Allee Williamson, redshirt junior of Cheyenne, Wyoming, finished third in the high jump, passing the bar at 5 feet, 3 inches. Brodie Roden, junior of Riverton, Wyoming, ran the 200 meters in 21.85 seconds, finished third.

After the 21 events were scored, Chadron State women took 10th of 14 teams with 26 points and the men took eight of 11 teams with 39 points.

“We’re going to get closer to normal with outdoors,” Northrup said. “People letting fans come and watch the meets, like parents that are close that want to come our athletes compete. Just like any outdoor season, we’re crossing our fingers that we get some good weather so that we have the opportunity to have some good performances.”

While the indoor track nationals only saw Naishaun Jernigan, sophomore of Springfield, Massachusetts, who received All-American Honors after placing eighth in the long jump, leaping 23 feet, 10.25 inches, Northrup said he is excited to see how his athletes compete outdoors, especially athletes were unable to finish out their indoor season, since they’ll be working even harder and giving some good performances.

This year’s outdoor track season is scheduled to begin Saturday, and the team with travel to Pueblo, Colorado to compete at CSU Pueblo Spank Blasing Invite.

“I’m kind of in the perspective of several schools have been waiting to see how the first few meets go before they kind of go all in on yes we’re going to host meets,” Northrup said. “This is what it’s going to look like and here’s how many teams we can have.

“I’m hoping that as the season progresses, it’ll open back up more and there will be more opportunities for our team.”

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Head Men’s Basketball Coach Shane Paben talks to his team during a timeout against South Dakota School of Mines, Saturday, Feb. 20, in the Chicoine Center.

Eagles play through “curveballs”

u By Mackenzie Dahlberg Sports Editor

An odd year of shortened schedules, cancellations and pandemic guidelines brought many complications to this year’s CSC men’s basketball season, but first year head coach Shane Paben and the Eagles endured to move the program forward.

Head Men’s Basketball Coach Shane Paben officially joined the Eagles coaching staff in 2020 after coaching 11 seasons at Bellevue University.

“I’m a strong believer in building a strong foundation,” Paben said. “I’m also a coach that won’t skip process.

You can’t learn how to read until you know your ABCs. So, we’re getting there.”

To start of the season, the team faced postponements throughout its 2020 portion of the season, they ended up playing only two games in December.

“We were getting mentally beat up in November with all the differ-

ent types of games being canceled or postponed. We actually just took a week off because we had some COVID concerns and I said, ‘Just go home for Thanksgiving, guys.’ It was not planned.”

The Eagles returned to their season in the new year, playing six games in January, winning three and losing three.

Halfway through the game against South Dakota School of Mines, Jan. 21, Jacob Jefferson, Eagles lead scorer and rebounder, injured his knee and was unable to return.

“I’ll be the first one to tell you, I was worried if we were going to win a game because he was our only post presence,” Paben said. “The first game back, we come out and we really kicked the snot out of Black Hills State at home and then COVID hits again.”

The team was forced to take three weeks off after their 71-58 win over Black Hills State University, Jan. 26, due to COVID-19 concerns, postponing games from Jan. 30 until Feb. 16.

CSC finished their regular season 5-7, bringing them to the RMAC

championship tournament for the first time since 2012. This trip to the postseason marked the seventh RMAC tournament trip in CSC’s basketball history: 1993, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2002, and 2012.

Due to the uneven schedules created by COVID-19, a rating index was used to determine each team’s strength through all their games, and where teams will be placed within the postseason tournament.

The Eagles tied with South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, winning the tiebreaker, earning them eighth place and pitting them against first seed, Colorado Mesa. A 67-52 loss to the Mavericks, March 2, ended their season.

Teddy Parham, Jr., junior of Los Angeles, received a spot on the AllRMAC honorable mention list.

“Our number one goal is to make Chadron State basketball into something people can be really proud of,” Paben said. “I thought we took positive steps to doing that this year, and we’re going to take even more steps next year, make a big jump next year.”

UCCS Feb. 26 - Win, 8-7; Win, 7-4 CSU-Pueblo March 6 - Loss, 4-5; Loss, 0-2 March 7 - Loss, 1-9; Win, 14-6 UCCS March 8 - Win, 10-7; Loss, 7-9 Colorado Christian March 11 - Loss, 4-6; Loss, 4-12 March 12 - Loss, 3-12; Loss, 1-14 Indoor Track RMAC Championships Feb. 26 - 21 placers NCAA Championships Naishaun Jernigan Eighth in long jump All-American Honors Women’s Basketball Colorado Christian Feb. 27 - Loss, 70-51 Finished season 0-13

Volleyball Regis Feb. 26 - Loss, 0-3 Western Colorado March 1 - Loss, 1-3 Westminster March 1 - Loss, 0-3 Adams State March 7 - Win, 3-2 Colorado School of Mines March 7 - Loss, 0-3 MSU Denver March 11 - Loss, 0-3 Men’s Basketball Colorado Christian Feb. 27 - Loss, 76-67 RMAC - Colorado Mesa March 2 - Loss, 67-52 Parham, Jr. received RMAC honorable mention Finished season 5-8 Wrestling NCAA Super Region VI Third - Eli Hinojosa Fourth - Joe Ritzen Fourth - Rowdy Pfiel Finished season 4-3

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The Eagles celebrate after a block at the net against Colorado Mesa, Sunday, Feb. 21, in the Chicoine Center.

Eagles go 1-1 at Durango u By Mackenzie Dahlberg Sports Editor

Playing six sets Saturday, The Eagles took three sets against Fort Lewis College in their first game in Durango, Colorado. Following their win, Chadron faced Colorado Christian University a couple of hours later, losing to the Cougars.

Chadron State has a record of 4-9, 3-8 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference placing them 12th.

“When we’re on the bus for 12 hours, it’s a little bit harder to be able to get off and be ready to play,” Head Volleyball Coach Jennifer Stadler said.

In the first game against Fort Lewis College, Lexi Hurtado, sophomore of Aurora, Colorado, earned the most kills with 11 of 25 total attacks. Hurtado also earned points with two ace serves, and defensively, dug eight attacks.

Rhiannon Nez, freshman of Rapid City, South Dakota, was second for the Eagles in kills with 10. She also earned a block assist and a dig.

Breshawna Kelly, junior of Casper, Wyoming, earned 22 sets for kills

while receiving nine digs on defense.

Kincaid Strain, junior of Elk River, Minnesota, set up 12 kills for other teammates while contributing three digs.

Olivia Moten-Schell, freshman of Billings, Montana, solo blocked two attacks while killing five of her 15 attacks. Amelia Berg, junior of Fort Collins, Colorado, assisted with two blocks and solo blocked once. Berg attacked 22 times, earning seven kills.

Karli Noble, senior of Cheyenne, Wyoming, continued the volley for the Eagles with 20 digs and gaining a point with an ace serve.

The team moved into its next game a few hours later at 2 p.m., finishing their Saturday games with a loss against Colorado Christian University in three sets.

Hurtado returned to the second game with the most kills for the Eagles with nine. She dug seven times, assisted with a block, and even earned two sets.

“Lex (Hurtado) has been doing a really good job of being one of our goto hitters every match,” Stadler said.

“She’s a smart hitter. She’s got a lot of different shots in her tool kit. She

does a really good job for us offensively, match to match.”

Leading the second game in blocks was Chandler Hageman, senior of Chadron, with one assist and two solo blocks. Hageman attacked six times, earning two kills.

Moten-Schell attacked 25, killing six of those and assisted with a block.

Nez assisted with two blocks, dug two attacks, and killed two of her 12 attacks.

Setting up the volleyball for attacks, Kelly earned 14 sets and dug nine attacks.

Strain set nine times and earned two kills of two attacks. She attack-received four times. Noble even earned a set during the game and led defensively with 10 digs.

The Eagles will travel to Rapid City, South Dakota, to play against the Hardrockers for their last regular season game.

“We saw some really good things this past weekend that we did really well,” Stadler said. “If we can just concentrate on fixing our errors this week in practice, then I think we can be competitive with them this weekend.”

Photo by Mackenzie Dahlberg

Olivia Moten-Schell, freshman of Billings, Montana, attacks against Colorado Mesa, Sunday, Feb. 21, in the Chicoine Center

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Battling wind and rain, Alpine Hickstein, sophomore of Chadron, finished first and set two Chadron State records, Sunday, at the El Cheapo Classic in Pueblo, Colorado.

“Being able to set both of those records feels amazing,” Hickstein said in a message to the Eagle. “I’ve been waiting for two years to shoot under par and I finally was able to. I know that I can beat both again, which is my next goal.”

Hickstein beat 76 golfers shooting 70-80-150 and setting the individual round record and tournament scores record. She led the way for the CSC golf team that finished fifth of 14 schools.

The competition was cut from two days to a single, 36-hole day due to poor weather forecasted for Monday. Despite the schedule change, weather during the tournament wasn’t ideal, Hickstein said, with the wind blowing throughout the day and overcast conditions for the final 18 holes.

“The last six holes or so we were competing with the rain too,” Hickstein said. “I think the CSC women held it together very well considering the conditions we played in for 36 holes straight. We

showed how mentally and physically tough we really are.”

Kinsey Smith, freshman of Windsor, Colorado, finished the 36-hole day tied for 20th, with a score card of 83-79-162.

The team will travel to Goodyear, Arizona, next for the RJGA Palm Valley Classic, April 2-3.

“If I am able to speak for the team, I would say we are all just going to sharpen our skills within the next week now that the snow is gone and we can get outside for practice,” Hickstein said.

“Personally I want to work on my chipping and continue to get back into the swing of things outside.”