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WRESTLER’S FINAL HOME DUAL - CSC wrestlers show frustration with the referree during their final home appearance of the season, Thursday, Feb. 6 at the Chicoine Center.

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Feds deny CSC’s summary judgment request in ‘16 rape case

CSC SOFTBALL TEAM PREPARES FOR 2020 Eagles go 3-3 during a threeday pre-season tournament in Lubbock, Texas.

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Judge calls college’s response to the situation ‘not reasonable’ u By Brandon Davenport Editor

A federal judge ruled Friday that a jury trial will go forward in the case of a lawsuit filed by an unnamed former Chadron State College student against the Nebraska State College System in con-

nection to a 2016 report of rape on campus.

Judge Joseph F. Bataillon, said Friday that evidence exists that CSC “responded with deliberate indifference,” in reaction to the reported rape.

Bataillon was ruling on a motion for a summary judgment put forward by the NSCS. According to Cornell Law School’s Legal Information Institute, summary judgment procedure is a method for promptly disposing of actions in which there is no genuine issue as to any material fact.

In order for a summary judgment to succeed, the motioning party must show that there is no dispute as to the facts of the case and that they are entitled to judgment as a matter of law. The judge must determine if a reasonable jury could rule in favor of either party. If the judge determines a reasonable jury could only rule in one way, a summary judgment

can be granted. If not, the case moves to a jury trial.

According to court documents, “on a motion for summary judgment, facts must be viewed in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party. Credibility determinations, the weighing of evidence, and the drawing of legitimate inferences from the evidence are jury functions, not those of a judge.”

Friday’s decision found the college’s investigation of the credible reports of sexual assault could be viewed as cursory and that “a reasonable juror could find that the college understated or trivialized the seriousness of the conduct.”

Bataillon’s determination goes on to state “given the information known to the college, there is evidence that would support a conclusion that the college’s response to the situation was not reasonable.”

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In its official response, Tuesday, CSC said “the recent summary judgement decision in Doe vs. the Board of Trustees of the Nebraska State Colleges did not find that the college violated Title IX, but merely determined that there are questions of fact in this matter that must be decided by a jury.”

The statement also said the college “believes it handled Jane Doe’s complaint in a fair and compassionate manner and in compliance with Title IX. The College looks forward to presenting its defense at trial.”

A complaint, filed with the U.S. District Court in July of 2017 states an unnamed woman, referred to as Jane Doe in court documents, who was an international student at CSC, claimed she was sexually assaulted on two occasions by a male CSC student.

During a Title IX investigation of the report, Associate Vice President of Human Resources Anne DeMersseman, who at the time was CSC’s Title IX coordinator, determined neither of the reported sexual encounters

between Jane Doe and the male student (one in May, the other in September of 2016) were consensual.

Court documents show that “(the male student) admitted (1) that Jane Doe never gave him verbal consent, and (2) that Jane Doe said ‘stop’ at least once during their sexual encounter.”

However, following a criminal investigation the male was not arrested or charged.

Although the male student’s name appears in multiple documents, because he has not been arrested or charged in connection with these incidents, The Eagle staff decided against publishing his name.

In addition, during a review of court document, The Eagle discovered an affidavit in support of a search warrant filed Oct. 4, 2019, in the Dawes County Court, that sought a warrant for the male student’s cell phone related to a second report of rape on campus.

The affidavit, from Sergeant

Chelsey Stolley, of the Chadron Police Department, details a claim by an 18-year-old CSC freshman that the male student raped her in her dorm room in the early morning hours of Oct. 2, 2019.

The search warrant for his phone was never granted. The male student was not arrested or charged with a crime in this case.

In the 2016 and 2019 cases, both women claiming the male student raped them underwent a rape examination kit at Chadron Community Hospital, which triggered law enforcement involvement.

Tim Lordino, Chadron Police Chief, declined comment and suggested questions be directed to Dawes County Attorney Vance Haug. Haug also declined comment.

According to court documents related to the 2016 report, DeMersseman’s Title IX investigation findings were reported to CSC President Randy Rhine and Vice President John Hansen.

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Dr. Pat Beu, then senior director of student affairs, and Sherri Simons, then housing & residence life director, also received the findings but have since left CSC. The Eagle confirmed Wednesday afternoon that the male student is still enrolled at CSC. Court documents state that the male student received an indefinite continuation of a “no contact order” between he and Jane Doe. He was also ordered to attend weekly counseling sessions with the CSC Counseling Office and was to have his need for counseling reevaluated each semester.

The male student was also placed on behavioral probation and required to read “The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help.”

In addition to reading the book, the male student was ordered to keep a journal to review his thoughts with his counselor and Hansen on or before Dec. 1, 2016.

The male student also completed

online consent and alcohol courses.

According to court documents, Jane Doe responded in writing that she did not feel safe on campus and that she did not believe the school responded adequately.

The court documents also state that DeMersseman submitted “a declaration that in her opinion, (the male student) was emotionally immature and had ‘an insufficient understanding of consent,’ but she did not believe (the male student) posed a danger to the CSC community.

Under Title IX policy 3020, consequences for violating the policy, which DeMersseman’s investigation concluded had happened, “may include, but are not limited to: warnings, disciplinary probation, loss of priviliges, restitution, remedial work assignments, remedial educational requirements, service requirements, remedial behavior requirements, college housing relocation, college housing suspension, removal from college housing, suspension and expulsion.

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CAB proposes bylaw revision u By Aubrie Lawrence News Editor At Monday night’s CAB meeting, a new bylaw revision was proposed to club representatives.

The current bylaws state that, “the organization membership will be composed of one representative from a recognized organization who shall represent only one organization who has been elected from the organization and should be an actively enrolled at Chadron State College.”

If the revision passes, students

could be representatives for up to three clubs for club attendance.

“I know that a lot of clubs are really small and have a hard time finding people who are available at this time on Monday’s,” said CAB Chair Sadie Shepard.

CAB representatives voted to pass the bylaw revision onto senate, where the bylaw revision committee will review it.

“I think that it would be more conducive to productive CAB meetings if students were allowed to represent more than one club, that way students that are involved and want to represent things can

do that and you don’t have a bunch of apathetic students just sitting there because someone has to be there so their club doesn’t lose stuff,” said Revive CAB representative Abigail Swanson.

Another topic discussed at Monday’s meeting was the tabled discussion on Carl Miner.

Shepard informed CAB that Miner is already set to preform for students on March 21 in Memorial Hall but is looking to increase the numbers of attendance, which he thought that CAB could help do.

Tickets to his concert currently cost $10 per student. Shepard sug-

gested several ideas to help cover that cost for students. One would have CAB pay for $100 worth of tickets and the first 50 students to show up get in for free while also eliminating a free movie night to cover the expense. Another was to pay half the price of the tickets and let students pay the other half.

Her final suggestion was not get involved in the concert and let students pay the full ticket price.

The discussion was tabled for next week to allow CAB representatives to think the decision over.

In other business: > There were 71 people who at-

tended free bowling night on Sunday. The next free movie night will be Feb. 23. > There will be a club fair on Feb. 26 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. > There will be an open mic night at the Sandoz Center atrium at 6 p.m. on Monday. > The Black Heart Black Tie semi-formal dance will be held on Friday at 8 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom. > Scholastic Day will be April 17. The following day will be The Big Event. > CAB currently has $52,295.40 in unallocated funds.

Senate tables student activity fee discussion u By Aubrie Lawrence News Editor Senate tabled the ongoing student activity fee discussion until further notice at this week’s student senate meeting, stating that it wants to actively focus on one discussion at a time.

The decision was made so any changes emerging from the discussion on hybrid classes would not be affected by the changes that may be made to the student activity fee.

“We realized that the hybrid class discussion needs to be finalized prior to stepping into the fee discussion just because if things happen to be adjusted, depending on how things line up with that hybrid class discussion,” said Vice President Konery Klueber. “We just want to make sure that those classes are set in stone and everyone understanding what those classes mean before we start assessing fees to them.”

It was also announced that due to a busy schedule, CSC’s Vice President of Administration and Finance

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Kari Gaswick was unable to attend the senate meeting and answer questions the senators had on the potential changes.

Gaswick is planning on attending the next senate meeting on Feb. 17.

President Lukas Klueber, Vice President Konery Klueber, and Student Trustee Samuel Klammer are planning to meet with Vice President of Academic Affairs James Powell soon to discuss adjusting hybrid classes as a whole, not just the family and consumer science courses.

development retreat and therefore could not be funded by senate. > Club budget hearings will begin on March 23 and end on the 26.

Court appeals will be held on March 27. Clubs must have an itemized budget prepared and have an updated binder full of the club’s information. These binders are required and will be given to senate at the end of the semester to help clubs transition into the next school year. > Senate has $4,989.06 in unallocated funds and $6,102.81 in unallocated trip funds.

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> 11 a.m. - Kiss Away Cancer Booth Student Center Lobby

> 5:30 p.m. - Women’s Basketball at South Dakota School of Mines Rapid City, South Dakota

> 5:30 p.m. - Women’s Basketball at Black Hills State University Spearfish, South Dakota

> 11 a.m. - Shine a Light on Slavery Student Center Lobby

> 7:30 p.m. - Men’s Basketball at South Dakota School of Mines Rapid City, South Dakota

> 7:30 p.m. - Women’s Basketball at Black Hills State University Spearfish, South Dakota

> 7 p.m. - Galaxy Series - Sam Adams Student Center Ballroom

> 8 p.m. - Black Heart Black Tie Semi-formal Dance Student Center Ballroom

> 9 p.m. - Stoplight Dance Student Center Ballroom

In other business: > Brought to senate at Feb. 3 meeting, the $3,500 request from Professor Kim Madsen was addressed. AFB recommended $2,500, stating that it will become standard procedure that that amount is the max that senate will allocate for speakers. Senate approved this recommendation, however the money will come out of the fall 2020 budget. > FCA was denied its request for $8,000 to attend an upcoming retreat in Colorado. AFB stated that the retreat was not a professional

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> 4 p.m. - Sub-District Girls and Boy’s Basketball Chicoine Center

WEDNESDAY 19 > 7 p.m. - Diversity Day The Hub

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Comedian Sam Adams to perform Thursday  From CSC Public Relations Sam Adams, a comedian from the Denver area, will perform Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall as part of the Galaxy Series. Tickets are free for Chadron State College students and employees. Advance tickets are $15 for adults and $13 for youth and seniors. Tickets at the door will be $16.

His “True Colors” video on Dry Bar went viral in 2017, something he said his elderly mother asked him if he could be vaccinated against. The video, with more than 31 million views, relates an experience he had about a decade earlier in the paint section of a McCook, Nebraska, Wal-Mart. He was trying to match his skin color to various paint chips.

“I’m not black. I can be hoot owl or chocolate indulgence. And the clerk was

not white. When I said that, I think he thought I was arguing with him and others started to gather around. Then I held a paint chip up to him and showed him that he was papaya smoothie,” Adams said.

Adams, 60, placed first in the amateur division of the Great American Comedy Festival in Norfolk, Nebraska, in 2009 after his previous job as a sports writer came to an end when the Rocky Mountain News closed. The organizers of the contest decided to invite Adams to compete in the professional category, and he placed second. That launched him into 10 years of crisscrossing the state from Ogallala to York and Bayard to Falls City.

He has even performed in Chadron before.

Adams, 60, said most of his routine is observational, drawing on his own life experiences and those of other ordinary family and friends.

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Sam Adams will be preforming his stand-up comedy act on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall.

Memorial Hall Black Box Feb. 20-22 at 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 23 at 2 p.m.

FREE ADMISSION

Reserve seats at csc.edu/theatre She Kills Monsters tells the story of Agnes Evans as she deals with the death of her younger sister, Tilly. When Agnes stumbles upon Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook, she finds herself catapulted into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was her sister’s refuge. In this highoctane dramatic comedy laden with homicidal fairies, nasty ogres, and ’90s pop culture, acclaimed playwright Qui Nguyen (Vampire Cowboy Trilogy) offers a heart-pounding homage to the geek and warrior within us all.

Suitable for all ages

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As We See It

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It’s OK to ask questions about what I’m missing u By Aubrie Lawrence News Editor

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‘m sure many of you have seen a person with a disability before. I mean, there are 48.9 million in the United States alone according to National Service Inclusion Project. Heck, if you’ve ever seen me around campus than you’ve seen one.

Yep, that’s right. I have a disability, though I never really have considered it to be one.

I was born without my right arm. For all 18 years of my life, I have been going day to day with just one arm. While it used to be hard for me, now I’ve accepted it with both arms wide open, metaphorically speaking, of course.

That’s another thing I’ve started doing as I’ve gotten older- making jokes and witty remarks about it. In fact, most of the people I know who have lived with a disability for a long time do the same thing. It’s how we cope with what we’re living with and how we

lighten the subject around other people who might be hesitant around us. For me specifically, I love watching a person’s face the first time I make a one-armed joke around them, it’s my favorite part Aubrie Lawrence about meeting new people. There is nothing like watching the color drain from their face only for it to reappear seconds later when I tell them that it is okay to laugh.

However, despite the obvious fun, it’s also how I gently let people know that it’s okay to talk about it with me. I’m okay with you asking questions. I know that society has trained people to look away, to not ask questions because it might be uncomfortable or every party involved. And while that may be true for some, every person is different. For

most of us we’re okay with it and welcome the questions. I am more than happy to answer every question you have about my disability, no matter how long it takes. I’d rather do that than have you awkwardly stare at me in the check-out line in the grocery store (trust me, you’re not as inconspicuous as you might think, we notice every time).

It might have taken me 18 years, but I have finally accepted the fact that I am never going to have a right arm, even if one day science says I can. So I might as well tell people about it and have some fun. If you even get close enough to me, I welcome you to joke about my disability. I’m always interested in what people can come up with.

I encourage you two-armed, walking, sighted and hearing folks to ask questions, to get to know the person behind the disability.

Because I can assure you that we are really cool people that have some pretty incredible stories to tell (some might be true and some might be false, that’s up to you to figure out).

As You Said It!

We asked: How are you spending your Valentine’s Day?

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“I’ll probably go home, spend some time with family, and then hopefully go on a ski trip.”

“I’m spending it with my friends and we’re going to get our nails done and going out for brunch. It’ll kind of be like galentine’s day.”

“I’ll be on the bus on the way to the track meet, Friday.”

“Friday, I’m probably going to stay in. Me and my friends might go out, but as far as having a valentine, nah.”

“I’m going to the dance. I work in the costume shop so I’m going to borrow a dress from there, and I’ll go with my best friend and then celebrate my birthday the day after.”

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As They See It On the Bright Side

People move on and so should you u By Rachel Mitchell Columnist

One thing people don’t tell you about growing up is how people leave your lives. Sometimes with no explanation and you’re left rattling your brain as to why. If you have anxiety or lower self-confidence it is easy to think that it might be your fault. As we are all growing older and in different directions here are some things to keep in mind if you find your friend group getting smaller.

I think one of the biggest reasons is because life takes you and your friends in separate directions. This is probably the most common because whether you’re moving to a different

school, change majors, move off campus, or something of this nature, it creates the right environment for growing apart.

That doesn’t mean you or your friend did anything wrong. Your lifestyles change, your schedules change, as well as interests.

Sometimes life just changes your path and there isn’t much anyone can do about it.

Another reason is because Rachel Mitchell you are growing as a person. to spend your time and energy.

This is a good thing that has Some people aren’t going to like “bad” consequences. When I that change, and that’s okay. If say “bad” I mean that it is just someone can’t support your less than desirable outcomes. growth they don’t need to be Finding yourself is one of the in your life. It’s hard to accept best parts of college. Being but it’s true. When you come to comfortable with who you are terms with how you act and who and learning what can/can’t out you are some things will fall to up with. You start choosing how the wayside including people

that once were your friends.

Maturity is something that will happen to you at least once in your life and it can be the most difficult. You can be really close to someone but it’s hard to deal with them because they’re maturity level is on a different level than you. This is hard to deal with since you’re growing at a different pace than they are, and you still want to be friends, but it is becoming too taxing. Learn to let go of people who are causing more harm than good in your life.

Many times, maturity-based issues in a friendship is has a serious one-sided component to it. One person is becoming a weight because they’re unaware of their maturity level. It’s okay

to let that person go just because they are becoming too great of a problem. Also keep in mind some people might leave you because they’re immature and don’t know how to have a “grown-up” conversation.

These are just three of the biggest reasons why people lose friends. There are plenty of others that happen that aren’t here.

But I hope this helps with some of you who might be questioning why friends are revolving through your life all of a sudden. You don’t owe anyone an apology. Even if y’all didn’t end on bad terms that’s okay. You can want to see them eat and it just not be at your table.

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Always meet with your professor u By Abigail Swanson Columnist

Teachers are great. I should clarify: not all teachers are great, but, for the most part, the teachers here at Chadron, in my experience, are great.

Over the past week, I met with four teachers to clear up my confusion about many things.

While I may not have come away from every meeting with a clear understanding of the topic in question, I had a clearer understanding than before the meeting. One of my professors, who is also my academic adviser, was even kind enough to check my requirements to ensure that I

enrolled in the classes I need to graduate. Every meeting with a teacher I came away with better understanding and perspective on the class. When I understood better what the class-long project was in one of my classes, I didn’t dread it so much and work hard to avoid it.

Having teachers available on campus is a great benefit of Abigail Swanson having in person classes. As an easily-intimidated freshman, I alone. Not to mention going in to never talked to teachers unless speak to a teacher shows that you absolutely necessary, and that actually care about the assignfear impacted my first few semes- ment and the class. ters. Instead of asking a teacher Don’t be afraid to ask dumb to clarify what they wanted on questions that you should alan assignment, I spent loads of ready know the answer to (astime wrestling with assignments suming that you truly do want an

answer). I my experience, most teachers like to hear themselves talk (which is why they became teachers I assume) and genuinely enjoy teaching and passing on knowledge to sincere learners. So, set up an appointment, or just drop in on your teachers during office hours, and ask some questions.

If a particular teacher goes above and beyond, Chadron State College does have this Eagle Impact Award thing going on and nominations are open until March 27. I filled one out myself, and it was pretty straightforward.

You just dig up the email we all got (search eagle impact award in outlook), follow the link and fill

in the blanks talking about who this faculty or staff member is and how they have inspired, supported and empowered you as a student. You can choose whether you would like your response to be anonymous or not. When you are writing your answers, there is a spell checker and you can left click to see spelling suggestions (very helpful if you are spelling challenged like me). You can submit as many times as you want. Personally, I plan to fill out quite a few forms for some of the amazing faculty and staff that have made a difference in my time as a student. I encourage you to do the same.

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“She Kills Monsters” soon to debut at CSC u By Chase Vialpando Lifestyles Editor

Fans of theater, fantasy and Dungeons and Dragons are in for a treat.

The CSC Theatre department will begin their debut performance of “She Kills Monsters”, written by Qui Nguyen, next Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre in Memorial Hall. They will have recurring showings Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and a performance 2 p.m. on Sunday.

“She Kills Monsters” is about an average 24-yearold, Agnes, dealing with the death of her family. While cleaning her family’s house, she stumbles upon her late sister’s Dungeons and Dragons module. After taking the fantasy game to a Dungeons and Dragons expert, Chuck, Agnes decides to plunge herself into the role-playing game with his help. Along her fantasy adventures, Agnes makes discoveries about herself and her lost family while coming to terms with her grief.

According to Poarch, the show’s scenes switch between a reality world and the fantasy world of Dun-

geons and Dragons. She also mentioned that the audience will have a sort of omniscient view of the story, as separate scenes take place in the past, present and future.

Because the performance will be in the Black Box Theatre, which only seats about 72, Poarch said the show will be interactive.

“It’s a very intimate setting,” Poarch said, “the audience will have moments of being right up on these characters. I think that they’re going to actually feel like they are apart of the fantasy world of Dungeons and Dragons. And maybe they’ll either feel like the heroes or monsters.”

Although the cast and technical crew have been working on the production since Jan. 20, Poarch said the fight choreography has taken the most preparation, explaining that much of the cast is new to stage combat and had to practice diligently to be safe and convincing.

Those interested can reserve seats at https://www. csc.edu/theatre/index.csc.

“It’ll be a lot of fun, and hopefully there will be some tears,” Poarch said.

CSC implements“I Love You Guys” emergency program u By Chase Vialpando Lifestyles Editor

Within the past year, CSC students and staff may have noticed a subtle yet potentially life-saving addition to campus buildings: reflective numbers on the upper right-hand corners of doors.

This is one key aspect of the “I Love You Guys” program, a national emergency protocol system that CSC security has implemented. Entrances to buildings and interior doors are numbered so that, in the case of an emergency, those in danger can call 911 and tell emergency personnel the building and number of the entrance they are closest to. This gives the responders a reference point, so that they can go to the specific spot where they’re needed. Mark Hunt, CSC security supervisor, is largely responsible for CSC adopting the national program.

“Our local Law Enforcement and emergency personnel are aware of the system, they know how we’re numbering,” Hunt said, “and what it’s going to do is it’s going to speed up the response time of those people coming to campus. What we’ve found with the violent acts on campuses across the U.S is the quicker we can get to a location, the quicker we can put an end to the violence.”

The “I Love You Guys” foundation was started in 2006 by Ellen and John-Michael Keyes after their daughter, Emily, was killed in a school shooting at Platte Canyon High School in Bailey, Colorado.

Although there was some discussion at CSC about it prior, Hunt met with the principle of Chadron High School last year to discuss the “I Love You Guys” program, which CHS had already been using.

Hunt said that one of the main reasons why they looked into

adopting this emergency program prompted CSC security to priorwas because local law enforce- itize which buildings’ entrances ment and should be numbered emergenc y first. Hunt said that personnel they placed the rewere already flective numbers at familiar with the entrances of the it, having most high-traffic collaborated structures on camwith CHS on pus first, like the the proceStudent Center and dures. dorm halls.

Hunt also As of now, Hunt explained said that all exterithat, because or doors on camof the differ- Mark Hunt, CSC security supervisor pus are numbered, ence in layand about 75 to 80 out between percent of interior the CHS and CSC campuses, the doors are numbered, although program had to be altered a bit. they will all eventually receive the “We had to look at what we numerical stencils. were dealing with compared to For consistency, each buildwhat they were doing, and manip- ing’s most north-facing entrance ulate it to fit our needs,” he said. is numbered as one and, moving One major difference between clockwise around the building, the CHS and CSC campuses is the entrances are numbered two, the number of buildings, which three, and so on and so forth until

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... the quicker we can get to a location, the quicker we can put an end to the violence.

all entrances are labeled.

Hunt said that the numbers on the doors will need replaced in about four to five years, at which point CSC security will examine how the program is working, and consider making any necessary changes to the system. So far, the “I Love You Guys” program has been utilized by ambulance calls to campus.

“I’m happy where we’re at right now. I think we’ve made great progress,” Hunt said, “I think the program has already shown how it can help us out with speeding up response time with the ambulance calls.”

Hunt stressed that another large element of “I Love You Guys” is the role of the public.

“The role of everybody in this is obviously if you see something, we need you to report it. If something looks out of place, we need you to let someone know,” Hunt said.

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Will you be my Valentine?

Long-lived, romantic Valentine’s Day traditions that come from a not-so-lovely history.

Story, photos and layout by Mackenzie Dahlberg Even with dark origins, Valentine’s Day is still one of the most romantic holidays. With many legends, it is unsure who deserves the credit.

One of the legends of Saint Valentine claims that he was a priest in third century Rome. At the time, Emperor Claudius II prohibited marriage for young men, believing single men made better soldiers than ones that were married. Believing it was unjust, Valentine defied Claudius by marrying young lovers in secret, eventually leading to his death once Claudius discovered Valentine’s actions.

According to one legend, a Valentine that had been imprisoned was the creator of the first “valentine” due to him developing feelings for a woman, possibly his jailor’s daughter, who had paid him visits during his imprisonment. Before his death, he wrote a letter signed “From your Valentine.” Even though this is a phrase still used today, there is no historical evidence that this letter had ever existed.

Valentine’s day was finally declared a holiday at the end of the 5th century, when Pope Gelasius outlawed a pagan holiday deeming that the celebration was “un-Christian.” Valentine greetings, otherwise known as Valentine’s day cards, where popular during the middle ages but didn’t begin to appear until after 1400. The oldest known valentine today was written in 1415 by Charles, Duke of Orleans, to his wife while he was imprisoned

in the Tower of London after the Battle of Agincourt which lead to his capture. Several years later, it is believed that John Lydgate, hired by King Henry V, composed a Valentine note to Catherine of Valois.

Celebrated in Australia, Canada, France, Mexico, and the United States, the United Kingdom became very interested in celebrating this holiday around the 17th century. By the 18th century, small tokens of affection or handwritten notes where exchanged between all social classes towards friends and lovers.

Due to improvements in printing technology by 1900, printed cards slowly began replacing the writing letters. Cheap postage rates and ready-made cards to express emotions in a time when expressing one’s feelings was discouraged helped increase the popularity of sending Valentine’s day greetings.

Esther A. Howland, otherwise known as the “Mother of the Valentine,” was the first person to begin selling mass-produced valentines in America in the 1840s. Howland made elaborate cards with real lace, ribbons and colorful pictures.

Today, about 145 millions Valentine’s day cards are sent each year, making this holiday the second largest card-sending holiday, Christmas being number one, and women purchase about 85% of these valentines.

All of this information was found on history.com.

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A small drone, owned by enthusiast and 14 CFR part 107 FAA pilot license holder, Gregg Petersen, a 2018 graduate of Chadron State College, flies over Chadron State Park Monday, Feb. 3.

DRONE DISCUSSIONS

The pros and cons of

DRONES IN AGRICULTURE u By Zachary Carlson Ag & Range Editor

Two weeks ago, The Eagle asked if Chadron State College’s rangeland program should include drone classes. Last week, CSC Vice President Dr. James Powell confirmed that drone courses will be in full swing within the next few years.

In the finale of Drone Discussions, I’ll be revising the pros and cons of drones in agriculture.

In 1892, John Froelich invented the first gasoline-powered tractor to eliminate the time spent readying a one-to-four-horse team. The first commercial combine was invented by Hugh Victor McKay in 1885 and is since known as one of the most economically important and labor-saving inventions across the globe.

Today’s newest technological innovation to push agriculture to the next level is the drone.

Drones and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles have been around for decades in the military and are branching fast into advancing industries. The agriculture industry is one of the many that took to the technology and aren’t looking back.

Looking into the future, farm and ranch operations are in search for the least time-consuming methods possible to get the job done.

Many farmers and ranchers are understand-

ing what drones lar computer. Now can accomplish they can create other than simply maps wirelessly photos, and how and act quickthey can change ly against crop farm and ranch threats before the operations for the drone lands by better. photographing Drones are and downloading multi-purpose simultaneously. machines and Instead of maksome popular uses ing payments for for them in agrisatellite imagery, culture include: in the long haul the reading radio-frefarmer or rancher Peterson’s cell phone attaches to the drone controller quency identificawould save montion tags for track- for video footage Monday, Feb. 3, at Chadron State Park. ey by purchasing ing location and a drone. Though health of livestock, they can serve as a spraying crops and their traditional eye-in-the- helpful tool in many situations, there are some sky purposes. downsides as well.

Popular drone models used in agriculture 1. Popular drones in agriculture costs can can shoot high resolution photos at 1-6 cm range from $1,500 - $25,000, making the best resolution and can do it in hard-to-reach plac- technology impractical for some. es. Short battery life has been a recurring issue 2. Once the drone is purchased, the ownin the past, but today drone batteries can last er can’t fly it until they pass the required FAA long enough to cover a roughly 200-acre plot, tests, and there are few colleges and universiaccording to DroneDeploy. ties in the nation offer drone certificates and/ Another past issue with drones, was that or degrees. once they had photographed a specific plot, it 3. Once the owner has passed the test, there took time for the data to download on a regu- are still rules and regulations they have to fol-

low. Clearance has to be authorized outdoors and in public facilities, the pilot has to see the drone wherever it goes and, in most cases they can’t fly the machine over people.

Satellites can’t spray crops, herd livestock or take photos at a 1-6 cm resolution yet, but they can offer 25 cm resolution.

As mentioned in Drone Discussions part 1, the debate with some CSC professors was whether we needed resolution that clear-cut, or if the rancher/farmer could get the photos they needed using satellite.

“For broad-scale stuff, satellites can do everything a drone can do,” Agriculture and Rangeland Management Associate Professor Anthony Perlinski said. “It’s just a matter of if you want to fly a drone or if you want to pay to get the satellite imagery.”

Colleges and universities across the nation have been attributing to the trend by offering these certificates and degrees, knowing that drone expertise is currently in high demand in the agriculture industry.

Within the next two to four years Chadron State College will be offering drone courses as interdisciplinary classes that will award undergraduate certificates, CSC Vice President Dr. James Powell said.

These courses will also be offered to the public, making them easily available for local ranchers and farmers.

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2020

Men’s Basketball Standings

1. Dixie State 2. Black Hills State 3. Colorado School of Mines 4. UCCS 5. Colorado Mesa 6. South Dakota Mines 7. New Mexico Highlands 8. Regis 9. Westminster 10. CSU-Pueblo 16. Chadron State

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CSC’s Allie Mason, senior of Loveland, Colorado, slides for a catch during fielding drills as the Eagles prepare for its upcoming season, Tuesday, at Elliott Field.

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Women’s Basketball Standings

1. Colorado Mesa 2. Colorado School of Mines 3. Western 4. Westminster 5. Fort Lewis 6. Black Hills State 7. South Dakota Mines 8. Dixie State 9. MSU-Denver 10. Regis 14. Chadron State

CSC softball begins season in Texas u By Devin Fulton Sports Editor

Chadron State College’s softball team finished 11-28 last season, just two games shy of the postseason, and began its 2020 season going 3-3 at the Lubbock Sports College Invitational in Texas.

“Last year you saw we had maybe three girls that were the biggest RBI producers, the ones with the highest batting averages or constantly getting on base and carrying the majority of the load.” Head Softball Coach Kaley Ness said.

“This weekend was a good indicator that we have a really strong team this year that’s going to contribute all around.”

Gone for the 2020 season is Haleigh Hoefs,

Athletes theofWeek Brodie Roden

of Lincoln, who tied the CSC record for doubles in a season with 19 batting .447 with 49 RBIs and 12 home runs as a freshman. Hoefs was the first Eagle named All-American since the softball program’s reinstatement in 2007.

With the absence of Hoefs, CSC batters produced 38 hits and five home runs in its three wins over the weekend. Eagle freshmen flashed their abilities during the three-day tournaments

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Mackenzie Kroll

Hometown: Riverton, Wyoming Class: Sophomore Sport: Track and Field

Hometown: Brighton, Colorado Class: Freshman Sport: Softball

Roden won the 200-meter dash, posting a time 22.09 seconds, and the 400-meter dash with a time of 49.01 seconds, marking career bests.

Kroll notched 10 RBIs, three home runs while at-bat and added 25 putouts in the field during the Lubbock College Sports Invitational.

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Eagles prepare for South Dakota rivals Weekend’s losses drop CSC to 3-14 in the RMAC u By Devin Fulton Sports Editor

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CSC’s Jori Peters, sophomore of Mitchell, fights for the basketball at the bottom of a pile during the Eagles 63-57 loss against Colorado School of Mines, Friday, in the Chicoine Center

Chadron State College dropped both of its games over the weekend by six points, losing 63-57 against Colorado Mines, Friday, and 70-64 against University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, Saturday, in the Chicoine Center.

The losses drop the Eagles women’s basketball team to 3-14 in the conference and sits on a five-game losing streak.

The Eagles travel to Rapid City, South Dakota, Friday, playing 10-7 South Dakota Mines Hardrockers, and Spearfish, South Dakota, Saturday, playing 11-6 Black Hills State University Yellow Jackets. In the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, Mines and Black Hills’ offenses rank second and third in scoring respectively. CSC’s 72.8 points allowed-pergame ranks 15th in the RMAC. “I think this weekend will be a good opportunity for us.” Jordan Morris, freshman of Apple Valley, Minnesota, said.

“Our team has grown a lot this season and we’ve been working hard and preparing for this weekend. I am going into this weekend ready for a fight against Black Hills and Mines.”

Mines’ Ryan Weiss, sophomore of Ames, Iowa, leads the RMAC with 73 3-pointers, shooting 47 percent from the arc and leads the Hardrockers with 105 field goals. Complimenting Weiss, Anna Haugen, senior of Fort Collins, Colorado, ranks second in the conference 9.7 rebounds-per-game. The Hardrockers are riding a seven-game win streak.

The Yellow Jackets are coming off a 9878 win over CSU-Pueblo last weekend, marking a conference-best for points

scored in a single game. Black Hills’ 3.32 positive turnover margin ranks second best in the conference. Racquel Wientjes, Junior of Onida, South Dakota, averages 17 points-per-game which ranks second in the conference.

CSC’s offense averages 60 points-pergame while Taryn Foxen, junior of Aurora, Colorado, ranks second in the RMAC with 404 points this season.

Against UCCS, the Eagles outscored the Mountain Lions 35-27 in the second half, but it wasn’t enough to overcome early-game woes. In the first quarter, the Mountain Lions outscored CSC 22-5 as the Eagles shot two of 11 from the field and missed all six of their 3-point attempts. CSC shot six of 10 from the arc in the second quarter and saw Foxen lead with 20 points and four steals in the game.

Entering halftime trailing by eight against Colorado Mines, CSC scored seven points in the third quarter. CSC outscored its opposition 39-28 in the first and fourth quarters, but saw Mines shoot 46 percent from the field and 62 percent from the arc in the second quarter. The Orediggers scored 23 points off 14 Eagle turnovers and shot 35 percent from the field. Denali Pinto, sophomore of Boulder, Colorado, led the Orediggers with 31 points and three steals.

CSC’s Morris posted a season-high 15 points and added nine total rebounds.

“We played great as a team against Colorado Mines. My teammates worked the ball around, and they were able to find me inside the paint and I finished around the rim. It was a great team effort and I couldn’t have done it on my own.”

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Our team has grown a lot this season and we’ve been working hard and preparing for this weekend. I am going into this weekend read for a fight against Black Hills and Mines.

- Jordan Morris, freshman of Apple Valley, Minnesota

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with Mackanzie Kroll, of Brighton, Colorado, leading CSC with 10 RBIs, Sloane Quijas, of Erie, Colorado, leads with three doubles and eight runs scored, and DeAnna Barrera, of Las Vegas, leads with 21 strikeouts and gives up a .138 batting average.

With its nine home runs, CSC ranks third in the RMAC despite playing four less games than MSU-Denver and Colorado Christian, who rank above the Eagles.

Other starters returning this season are sophomore Bailey Marvel, of Lakewood, Colorado, who led CSC with 67 hits and 110 assists, Allie Mason, senior of Loveland, Colorado, who missed most of 2019 with an injury, and senior four-year starter Ellie Owens, of Longmont, Colorado.

“I think that every single person on our roster offers unique strengths

Photo by Zachary Carlson

CSC wrestlers watch Chance Karst, junior of Powell, Wyoming, try for near-fall points against Josiah Rider, freshman of Grand Junction, Colorado, during the Eagles 29-12 loss against Adams State University, Thursday, in the Chicoine Center.

Eagles prepare for RMAC tournaments u By Devin Fulton Sports Editor

Chadron State College is preparing for the Rocky Mountain Open tournament after finishing its dual season as the Eagles wrestling team lost 29-12 against No.13 Adams State University, Thursday, in the Chicoine Center.

The Eagles enter the upcoming one-day tournament with a 1-5 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference record and 7-11 overall record.

“When evaluating our dual season, we can’t just look at our wins and losses, we wrestled a very tough schedule as we competed against Division I, Division II, NAIA, and top NJCAA programs.” Head Wrestling Coach Brett Hunter said. “This season we had 5 freshmen in our start-

ing lineup, and with the youth you expect to be inconsistent at times, and we were definitely that. Overall, I thought things could have been better but again we believe each week we continued to show growth and continued to fight each time we stepped on the mat representing Chadron State College.”

In the Rocky Mountain Open, the Eagles plan on starting its varsity lineup between 2-3 matches for fine-tuning and mental preparation for the upcoming NCAA Region 6 Championship tournament Feb. 29, in Kearney, according to Hunter.

Against Adams State, CSC’s only victories on the mat came from pins by 197-pounder Wade French, senior of Herriman, Utah, and 285-pounder Mason Watt, redshirt freshman of Broomfield, Colorado.

A trio of top-10 wrestlers led the Grizzlies as the team took eight victories in the Chicoine Center.

Senior 133-pounder Brandon Kile, of Hastings, lost by major decision to No.5 Jonathan Andreatta, sophomore of Walsenburg, Colorado, redshirt freshman 141-pounder Joe Taylor, of Glenrock, Wyoming, lost by major decision to No.4 Noah Hermosillo, sophomore of Gypsum, Colorado, and 149-pounder Chance Karst, junior of Powell, Wyoming, lost by decision to No.9 Josiah Rider, Freshman of Grand Junction, Colorado.

“There are some key areas that we will really need to focus on down the stretch: First, our mentality, second, our effort, third, having fun. All three of these areas are key in order for us to get some guys to the national tournament in March.” Hunter said.

that bring out the best in each other and that alone will lead to a really great season for us.” Owens said.

In Saturday’s 10-5 loss against Oklahoma Baptist, CSC pitchers gave up 14 hits and 10 earned runs.

According to Ness, CSC looks to improve at adjusting to the umpire’s strike zones.

The Eagles begin conference play against Colorado Mesa, Feb. 22, in Grand Junction, Colorado.

“I want to see us continue to build.

Something we focused on through the preseason is making sure that we are taking the right mental approach.

I think after we had that discussion after our third game of the tournament, the girls in the hitting lineup really made the adjustment.” Ness said.

Roden posts career bests at UCCS u By CSC Sports Information Paced by sophomore Brodie Roden of Riverton, Wyo., the Chadron State College track and field team had its best performances at the Mountain Lion Open Meet hosted by the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs this weekend. Ten teams and numerous unattached athletes competed.

Roden won both the 200- and 400-meter sprints with career-best times. He ran the 200 in 22.09 seconds and the 400 in 49.01 seconds. The marks rank fifth and third, respectively, on Chadron State’s all-time indoor charts.

“Brodie is cooking now,” Coach Riley Northrup said. “He worked hard all fall and he’s in shape to finish races.”

Many other Eagles also performed well, Northrup said.

“Quite a few of them had their best marks of the season and several had marks that provisionally qualify them for nationals,” the coach said. “This was our best meet so far this season, and we did it on the track where our conference meet will be held. It was a big weekend for us.”

Senior Javan Lanier of Aurora, Colo., had another good meet. He

placed second in the long jump with an indoor best mark of 23 feet, 10 ¾ inches and also finished fourth in the 60-meter dash.

Northrup said while long jumping Friday night, Lanier tweaked his knee a bit and didn’t go all out in the finals of the dash. He had won the 60 at all four of the previous meets the Eagles had attended this winter, including last week at Colorado Mines with a career-best 6.80-second mark.

The Eagles’ young jumpers also fared well this weekend. Freshman Naishaun Jernigan of Springfield, Mass., was third in the long jump, one notch behind Lanier, by going 23-4 ¾, and three CSC entries placed in the triple jump and two placed in the high jump.

Freshman Derrick Nwagwu of Grandview High in Aurora, Colo., was fourth in the triple jump at 47-1, sophomore Brock Voth of Berthoud, Colo., was fifth at 46-10 ¼ and another soph, Joss Linse of Platteview High near Omaha, was seventh at 44-10 ¼.

“These guys are improving inch-byinch,” Northrup said. “I’m really happy with their process.”

Both sophomore Joe Dumsa of Sandy, Utah, and freshman Alec Penfield of Lusk, Wyo., cleared 6-5 ½ while finishing third and fifth in the high jump.

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CSC’s 184-pounder Terry Winstead, redshirt freshman of Harrah, Oklahoma, slams Isaac Lopez, senior of Albuquerque, New Mexico, during the Eagles 29-12 loss against Adams State University, Thursday, in the Chicoine Center.

Photos by Brandon Davenport

Above: CSC’s Jordan Morris, freshman of Apple Valley, Minnesota, prepares for a layup during the Eagles 63-57 loss against Colorado School of Mines, Friday, in the Chicoine Center.

RIGHT: CSC’s Colby Jackson, senior of Las Vegas, gets his shot blocked by Mines’ Michael Glen, junior of Carbondale, Colorado, during the Eagles 81-47 loss against Colorado School of Mines, Friday, in the Chicoine Center.

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CSC’s offense goes cold in weekend losses Eagle’s 47 points Friday is a season-low u By Devin Fulton Sports Editor

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CSC’s Stephon Bell, junior of Phoenix, fights through two Orediggers for a slam dunk during the Eagles’ 81-47 loss against Colorado School of Mines, Friday, in the Chicoine Center.

Chadron State College produced season-lows in field goal shooting, assists and scoring as the Eagles men’s basketball team fell 81-47 to Colorado School of Mines, Friday, in the Chicoine Center.

Saturday, CSC’s 40-34 halftime lead diminished as the team missed 23 shots in the second half against University of Colorado-Colorado Springs as the Eagles lost 75-62.

The weekend’s losses drop the Eagles to 2-15, placing CSC at the bottom of the standing of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

“It’s the same thing we’ve been fighting all year long.” Head Men’s Basketball Coach Houston Reed said. “We want to be able to put 40 minutes of play together. We haven’t been consistent in doing that. I thought against UCCS on Saturday was an example, we played well and played tough, but we weren’t able to finish 40 minutes of play.”

The Eagles travel to Rapid City, South Dakota, Friday, playing 10-7 South Dakota School of Mines Hardrockers, and Spearfish, South Dakota, Saturday, playing 14-3 Black Hills State University Yellow Jackets.

The Yellow Jackets average 51 percent from the field this season which ranks them second-best in the RMAC. Black Hills is led by freshman Joel Scott, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, who averages 17.7 points-per-game and Tyler Oliver, senior of Jackson, Michigan, who ranks second in the RMAC with 175 total rebounds.

South Dakota Mines allow 69 points-per-game, ranking its defense

third in that category of the RMAC. “We’re going to have to win the toughness categories with both of those teams. They are bigger and more physical than we are, so we are going to have to match that physicalness with toughness in rebounding and taking care of the basketball and defending them in a specific way. We are going to have be a lot tougher than we were the first time, particularly against Black Hills” Reed said.

Against Colorado Mines, senior Brian Rodriguez-Flores, of Phoenix, led CSC with 12 points in the first half. Rodriguez didn’t play in the second half after receiving his fourth foul, a technical with 22 seconds remaining. The Eagles scored just 18 points in the second half, shooting six of 29 from the field and 22 percent from the arc. The Orediggers saw four players cross double digits in scoring and outrebounded CSC 40-29.

The Eagles shot 14 of 26 from the field in the first half against UCCS. The Mountain Lions scored 10 points off 12 Eagle turnovers and improved its field goal percentage in the second half by 12 percent. Andre Sepeda, freshman of Greeley, Colorado, led the Eagles with a season-high 16 points.

“My confidence level I feel has been going up after every game,” Sepeda said, “Just getting more experience under my belt is going to be a huge help going into next year and I plan to have even more confidence next year and I always want to play with a chip on my shoulder.”

CSC’s Walker Andrew, junior of Littleton, Colorado, missed the Eagles’ last four games and is out for the season with a shoulder injury.