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Public asked to help find elusive species Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has released a spotted skunk survey

Dining director responds to criticisms

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 By Aubrie Lawrence Editor-in-Chief

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CSC’s Dining Services director disputed criticisms of the food service that appeared in an article published Jan. 28 in The Eagle, calling them “unfair and unethical.”

“The article by itself was very - let’s put it this way - very discouraging for somebody like me in Dining

Services who made a lot of effort in the last three months to change what it has been,” Senthil Rajamani, director of Dining Services, said Tuesday.

Rajamani said the claims in the article made by Trent Grizzle, 22, senior of Fairbury, that there was no food in the cafeteria on Jan. 18, were not entirely true because there was only a “10-minute lapse” before more food was put out.

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A CSC student prepares a plate of food from the salad bar for lunch at the Dining Room Wednesday in the Student Center.

“Did he not get food? Did he walk away dents were from “friends and fans” rather than hungry? No, he did get food,” Rajamani said, a broader group of students.

Rajamani’s statement about The Eagle’s “it just took seven or eight minutes before they refilled it. It’s not something that you can make survey is accurate, but last week’s article noted other people’s problem and then five minutes the survey was informal.

In that informal Instagram survey, The delay, seven minutes delay you got food.”

Rajamani said 260 dinners were served Eagle asked a simple question: “Are you satisfied with CSC Dining that night, meaning that Dining Services were “It’s always that students Services?” Students had the option to answer yes “probably not 100% preor no, and were able to pared” because they were tend to complain and submit comments. On cooking to serve about never be a part of the the yes-or-no question, 180 students. In the weeks 63 out of 75 students rebefore, the cafeteria had change. I’ve been in sponded “no.” Of the 15 been averaging between college, so I understand people who submitted “157 to 180” dinners. comments, two comRajamani said he how it works.” ments were positive, would like to see students - Senthil Rajamani two were from non-CSC take the initiative with related people and 11 making changes to Dining Services, rather than “banging on a keyboard were negative. and being a Twitter warrior.”

Rajamani said Dining Services tries to inBut in his view, students seem to be prefer clude as much diversity and quality as possible complaining rather than taking a productive in the food served, but said current inflation approach. rates and supply chain issues make it hard.

“It’s always that students tend to complain He also said students are encouraged and never be part of the change. I’ve been in to send in homecooked meal recipes to college, so I understand how it works,” he said. Dining Services, Rajamani said. Dining Rajamani said that the comments from an Services and the food service committee informal survey done by The Eagle on Jan. 25, are also working to get an herb garden on which appeared in the Jan. 28 article, were not campus for the fall semester to provide the reliable because the answers sent in by stu- cafeteria with fresh produce.

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Student Senate tables $40,000 allocation for Spring Days; discusses bylaw revisions

Excellence in Early Childhood Conference set for Feb. 18-19

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Student Senate tabled the discussion of allocating $40,000 for the upcoming return of Spring Days during its weekly meeting Monday.

“For those of you that haven’t been around for a Spring Days, this is average if not leaning a little bit towards the bottom end of Spring Days normally,” Senator of PSAS Kelsey Crock said.

“They’ve been anywhere from $20,000 to like $75,000.”

Crock said the list of events could include a concert or two, food trucks and the return of the nearly naked mile, but it’s all dependent on the budget they have to work with.

The last Spring Days was in 2019. Because of COVID-19, CSC has been unable to hold another one since then.

Crock expects Spring Days to fall during the week of April 23.

“It’s like the last big hoorah before the school year is done and right before finals,” Crock said.

Along with voting on the allocation, Student Senate will also be voting on new changes to the Senate and CAB bylaws.

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The bylaw changes for Senate include requiring Student Senate committees to submit budget packets to AFB for any request over $500 and creating the inability of the Student Senate Executive Board to increase the number of committees a senator must sit on.

For CAB, the bylaw changes would allow one student to represent up to three different clubs at the meetings and change the meeting time to 6:30 p.m. on the first and third Monday of every month.

In other news: > Chief Justice Nathan Cronin received 13 petitions for the upcoming Student Senate election. The only contested position is for Student Senate president. > International club was allocated $3,500 for its international food tasting event. > Student Senate was allocated $612 to purchase three platinum eagle awards > Student Senate allocated $1,812 to Art Guild for its upcoming educational trip to Denver. > Revive was allocated $514 for its upcoming retreat. > There will be a free movie night on Feb. 6

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The annual Excellence in Early Childhood Conference will be hosted at CSC on Feb. 18 and 19 in the Student Center.

The topic of this year’s conference is Igniting Empathy: Challenging Behavior as a Catalyst for Change. The conference aims at offering support for developing relationships and strategies to child care providers.

There will be six options for professional development on Feb. 18: Early Learning Guidelines: Approaches to Learning, Early Learning Guideline: Creative Arts, Safe With You, We Are Brain Architects!, Supervision of Children, and Recognizing Your Nature.

Keynote speaker Lauren Stauble, assistant professor of early childhood education at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston, will be speaking from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 19.

Please email CALENDAR information to editor@csceagle.com or drop it by The Eagle, Old Admin, Room 235

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Math education research done by CSC professor published u From CSC College Relations A passion for teaching and the desire to help people understand and use mathematics has led Chadron State College Assistant Professor Dr. Jung Colen to pursue research into strategies and skills that elementary school teachers can use to build proficiency in a subject that often confounds students and their parents.

In a paper just published in the Journal of the Korean Society of Mathematical Education, Colen and four co-authors analyze the methods a veteran teacher used to teach multiplication to third grade students in Korea.

Research for the paper involved watching hours of video of the teacher and his 24 students engaged in three months of lessons. The researchers’ focus on students’ understanding of basic concepts, problem solving, abstract reasoning, and mathematical modeling led them to conclude that teaching methods and students’ math proficiency are closely related.

The results “imply the effects of a teacher’s teaching on students’ mathematical expertise,” the paper concluded.

Colen, a math teacher for more than a decade in South Korea and the U.S., completed her bachelor’s in educational technology in South Korea before earning masters and doctorate degrees in math education in Pennsylvania.

“Teaching has always been my life’s aspiration,” Colen said. “I became interested in mathematics education when seeing that many people hate mathematics.”

Math helps people think logically and critically, but primary school math teaching may contribute to the common dislike of the subject, said Colen.

“Many of us did not experience conceptual understanding when we were in primary schools,” she said. “We were given a rule and forced to use it to solve a problem without knowing why the rule works.”

Studies of countries where students’ math achievements are high suggest the importance

of teaching conceptual understanding in addition to rote skills, Colen said.

In their research, Colen and her co-authors analyzed a number of techniques used by the Korean teacher to introduce multiplication to his students. The methods include simplifying problems, making them relatable, and monitoring students’ progress in finding solutions.

Students were encouraged to explain to the class how they approached a problem and to think critically about solutions proposed by others. The teacher would also restate and repeat the problem, press students to explain their reasoning, and promote class discussion of the concepts involved.

The methods used contrast greatly with the common practice of having students memorize multiplication tables. While memorizing the tables has some benefits, Colen said without knowing why it works, it is meaningless.

“I suggest my prospective teachers have students consider what multiplication means before they memorize the table. By physical and visual models, young students can under-

stand better. After they have understanding they can easily memorize the times table.”

Colen said she understands the reaction of parents who find they cannot help their children with homework when math is taught in new and unfamiliar ways. But research shows that teaching standards, sometimes known as New Math or Common Core are effective and improve math proficiency, she said.

Although the paper’s research covered only a single class in Korea, Colen said the topic is relevant worldwide, and the practical teaching methods studied not only support the development of math proficiencies, but can also apply to other subjects.

Colen said she and the four other authors of the paper, two based at universities in Korea and two in the U.S., still meet regularly to work on other topics. Of particular interest to Colen is research that might show a more direct connection between a specific teaching practice and students’ math proficiency.

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As We See It

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Pink packaging packs a punch S

hark week, your cycle, aunt flow, or whatever you call it.

It comes every month and with it comes an economic disadvantage.

The average price of a box of pads or tampons is $7, and women can spend around $1,773.33 on tampons alone and can spend around $18,171 on their period when accounting for any other products that may be bought to help with period issues, according to pandiahealth.com.

This is just one aspect of what is commonly called the pink tax.

The pink tax effects razors, clothing, even children’s toys, or things like haircuts.

The pink tax is due to price discrimination. Price discrimination explained very shortly is things costing more because people are willing to pay a higher price for it.

Price discrimination can be used in a positive way. Things like senior citizen discounts are due to price discrimination, and no one minds paying that small amount more on food to create that discount.

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The pink tax is price discrimination that provides no benefit and isn’t just a little bit more in price. According to an article on the pink tax on healthline.com things that are subject to the pink tax can cost as much as 48% more than a similar men’s product.

That is not a small difference between prices on products.

A 48% price increase is almost paying for the product one and a half times.

The price increase is pointless too, men’s products aren’t cheaper or at a discount because women’s products cost more.

Men’s products are just sensibly and fairly priced.

The price markups may vary from product to product comparing between men’s and women’s but the take away is the same. Women’s products cost more most of the time.

According to an article by listenmoneymatters.com women pay more for products or services 42% of the time, they pay an equal amount 40% of the time and men pay more 18% of

the time.

Some states have Women have to passed laws in recent pay more 42% of years to limit or end the time while they the pink tax but many are also being paid states aren’t taking acless than their male tion to fix the problem counterparts. So with at all. less money than a man Nebraska, South makes a woman is also Dakota, Wyoming and required to pay more 27 other states still on basic necessities. have the pink tax.

Velvet Jessen Couldn’t women That’s still a majust stop buying marked-up jority of women in the U.S. that products? face a tax that benefits no one.

The answer to this problem While the pink tax is pointless, isn’t that simple. it is a fixture in the United States Professional clothing and economy at this point. makeup are often required at So how do we fix it? Easy, the jobs and those will all face a prices meet in the middle. mark-up on prices. Everyone Women’s products go down a needs to wash their hair and little bit and men’s go up to meet their body and it’s expected that them in the middle. This won’t women must shave so they can’t have any negative affect on the avoid those costs either. economy, and would help many And then there is the marklow-income women and end a up on period products. These are pointless tax. necessary products for women It’s a simple fix and it needs and they can cost a lot in the to happen. So I encourage evlong run. eryone to be an advocate for the That’s a big cost and it is just women in their life and support one product’s effect on women’s things like getting rid of the finances. pink tax.

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Aliyah Rothstein 19, freshman, Lakewood, Colorado “The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.”

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Teachers deserve your appreciation u By Mackenzie Dahlberg Staff Editor

This year, teacher appreciation week is May 2-6.

The week is generally used for students to give their teachers gifts and treats as a way to show the students’ appreciation and thank the teacher.

But shouldn’t teachers be appreciated all the time.

The fact that they need a full week dedicated to teachers just to appreciate them shows that they aren’t appreciated enough.

We shouldn’t give gifts and “appreciate” teachers for one week as the end of the school year approaches just because it has been established as a celebration.

Teachers should be genuinely appreciated each and every day.

Teachers are the people in my life, as well as a number of others, that positively impact lives.

They go out of their way to make sure their students — who are usually seen similarly to their own kids — are alright day in and day out.

Most teachers provide a comfortable environment for students away from their home.

My mom shared that during COVID-19 one of the most concerning things about going into distant learning is that you know some of the kids’ favorite part of their day is when they are at school, away from home, or school lunch is the only guaranteed meal for some students.

Teachers genuinely care about each and every one of their students even if it isn’t always noticed.

Most people can probably name a teacher that has positively impacted their life. If they can’t name one, they have probably been impacted by one without realizing it.

And in appreciation of teachers, they should be paid more for

another day of teaching. cation system was quickly seen With the work that teachers when most locations closed do, and the education schools down schools too soon as a way provide, education deserves to to try and combat the spread of receive more money COVID-19. from federal tax But that dollars. didn’t change According to the the extra work Center on Budget and stress that and Policy Priorities the pandemic (CBPP), only 2% of brought and federal tax dollars still brings to is dedicated toward teachers. public education While while Medicare, in isolation, Medicaid, CHIP, teachers and marketplace worried about - Mackenzie Dahlberg subsidies get 25%, the wellbeing Social Security gets of students 23% and defense and internationin rough households and now al security assistance gets 16%. teachers worry about the health Education also deserves to be of students. a higher priority for the governSo, if you see one of your ment because again, the students teachers or professors, say thank in class now will be running the you. government a few decades down You might have showed up the road. on a rough day but so did your The low priority of the eduteacher. Appreciate that.

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the work that they do.

Teachers are teaching each generation and the people that will eventually become doctors, scientists, lawyer, politicians, and everything in between.

To teach those kids, they work from about 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., which doesn’t include the work they do at school before and after students arrive, as well as the work they continue at home with grading papers and preparing for

genuinely care about each and every one of their students even if it isn’t always noticed.”

The NFL’s overtime rule kills the game early u By Madyson Schliep Staff Editor

Fans are quite disappointed in how the NFL deals with overtime following recent playoff games.

The NFL transferred to a sudden death overtime system for playoff games in 2010. In this new sudden death format, both teams are offered possession of the ball for 10 minutes unless the team that won the coin toss scores on the initial possession.

While it seems to be fair to both teams, in the last 12 years since the rule change there has been 12 playoff games that went to overtime.

Out of those 12 playoff games, seven have ended on the first possession. That is seven games that the other team has not had the option to try and score.

That hardly seems like a fair rule considering that both teams played the same game and opening possession was determined by a coin toss.

As a football fan at all levels of the game, I hate to watch these playoff games that end so unfairly.

While college football is not the perfect system, I think that the NFL could gain a lot from adapting its overtime system.

In college football, each team is allowed possession of the ball until they score or turn over the ball.

There is no time limit if they

point conversion. If neither were el is fairer to both teams. to score again, possessions would The NFL needs to realize start from that they are just the threecheating players yard line and fans out of where amazing games by the team continuing to upwould hold this overtime attempt a rule. two-point Changes need converto be made to sion. continue to grow This with the game and is how all the up-and-coming further class of athletes. overtimes I believe that if - Madyson Schliep would the NFL were to go until make these changsomeone es we would get to scores and wins. experience some of the best NFL I think that this overtime mod- games in history.

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continue to gain first downs.

But if both teams or neither team has scored at the end of the first overtime, the second overtime chance is offered from the 25-yard line.

If a team were to score, they would have to attempt a two-

realize that they are just cheating players and fans out of amazing games by continuing to uphold this overtime rule.”

Lifestyles

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The Eagle and Tenth Street Miscellany presents:

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Cooper Reichman, junior of Chappell, laughs during a practice match during the eSports open house, Nov. 30, 2021.

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Office laughter wafts our circled plastic table which warts the hallway.

Men jingle to classrooms, offices, bathrooms.

Speaking of bathrooms, my firm belief: the porcelain thrones and alabaster sinks of the second floor give way more service than paid for.

My friend and I giggle.

SFC clicks past collected smile, friendly nod.

MCJ floats home a wave of fond farewell.

The air system whirrs white noise – perhaps why I study accounting here or because the whole building people, place, all sing poetry between problems.

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CSC’s eSports club recently gained 26 members to compete on 10 different teams.

The clubs teams, Rocket League, Call of Duty, Apex Legends, Overwatch, Rainbow Six Siege, Smite, Super Smash Bros and Fortnite all gained new competitors.

“My biggest expectations are just continual improvement,” said Drew Kurtenbach, junior of Rapid City, South Dakota, eSports competitive lead. “And I really want to see consistency in showing up for practices and matches. I’m excited to see all the new faces and getting to try some new games out.”

Markus Ramsey, sophomore of Minden, who recently became the team lead for Rocket League, is looking forward to the coming season.

“I’m definitely looking forward to seeing how this

season plays out,” Ramsey said. “Last semester was like a group of misfits that barely made up a team of three. Now, we’ve had tryouts, we do practices.

Things feel more official. Like we are finally getting somewhere. Drew did a fantastic job of setting us up where we play in one league that is so open that we are more than likely going to lose every match and learn a lot from that experience. The other league is almost perfectly balanced to our starting team’s skill level that we’ll be able to actually win and see what teams similar to us in skill do.”

Overwatch, Call of Duty and Rocket League teams competed in the National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) Star League, in the open division.

In the NACE Star League, Eagle’s Esports is ranked 11 in Call of Duty, 22 in Rocket League and 17 in Overwatch.The Eagles won a total of five matches and lost 12 matches throughout the NACE Star League.

The team will also compete in the FaceIt Rainbow Six Collegiate Championships in the Rec. Division.

To submit your poetry or short story, email The Eagle at lifestyles@csceagle. com. All short stories must be at least 500 words. All submissions are subject to rejection.

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Swim in the Live in Kent CSC pool

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Photo courtesy U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

An Eastern spotted skunk climbs on a rock. This species is native to Nebraska but has not had a recorded sighting in the state since 2017 in Cherry County.

Public asked to aid in spotted skunk survey u By Kamryn Kozisek Ag and Range Editor

The last recorded sighting of an eastern spotted skunk in Nebraska was in 2017 in Cherry County.

This species is considered as a Tier one species in the Nebraska Natural Legacy Project, according to Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, meaning it is one of the most at risk species for extinction.

A graduate student from the University of Nebraska-Omaha, April Sperfslage, has helped to put together a public based survey to try to find remaining populations of the spotted skunk in Nebraska.

Sperfslage first learned about the species

as an undergraduate at Penn State University.

“I first learned of spotted skunks while I was an undergraduate student studying wildlife biology at Penn State University in 2011, but there was very little discussion over spotted skunks at the time, because there was so much unknown about them,” She said. “Fast forward to last year when I learned that I would be moving to Nebraska to study spotted skunks, I dove into the literature and tried to learn as much as possible. Although they are fascinating little creatures, I never dreamed that I’d be studying skunks! I’m definitely okay with it though!”

Eastern spotted skunk populations have fallen across their historical range. In Nebraska the species population has decreased since the 1940s, according to Nebraska

Game and Parks.

“Due to the decline of eastern spotted skunks across their range and increased interest in determining their current range,” Sperfslage said. “Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (NGPC) saw a need to determine the status of spotted skunks within the state of Nebraska. NGPC proposed the project and provided the funds for a graduate student to carry out the project.”

Sperfslage plans to continue the survey through May, 2023, and hopes that they will be able to locate spotted skunks in the state.

“Recent research across the eastern spotted skunk’s range highlights the difficulty in finding spotted skunks on the landscape,” Sperfslage said. “Not only are they rare, but they’re also elusive, likely in part due to being a nocturnal species. Our most re-

cent confirmed detection of a spotted skunk was a roadkill from Cherry County in 2017.

There has only been four confirmed detections in Nebraska over the past 20 years.

Given that there are currently no known populations of spotted skunks in Nebraska, we are expecting to have a very hard time locating them. That is why we hope to get other cooperators, especially members of the public, involved in helping us locate spotted skunks.”

Spotted skunks are smaller than striped skunks, they have upside down triangles on their foreheads, two diagonal strips across each hip and a few spots on their backs and hindends.

To report a sighting the public can call 402-471-5708 or email photographs to ngpc.spottedskunk@nebraska.gov.

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CSC student knits her way to national competition u By Kamryn Kozisek Ag and Range Editor

Photo Courtesy Aretta Brennemann

Aretta Brennemann, 19, freshman of Kurtis stands in her handmade wool dress and blazer at the National Make It With Wool finals.

CSC student Aretta Brennemann, 19, freshman of Kurtis, attended the National Make It With Wool finals in San Diego after winning the finals in the senior division of the Nebraska state competition.

“Make It With Wool is a national contest that promotes the wool industry in cooperation with the American sheep industry,” Brennemann said. “So they are kinda sister things. It promotes the wool industry. There is a state level and contests, you make garments so you can crochet, sew, knit any medium you choose, garments out of wool.

Then you model them, there is a construction judging then the top from there’s four age division and the top from each age division competes.”

Brennemann was taught how to sew by her mother when she was 8 years old to compete in the sewing competition for 4-H. “I started sewing when I was 8 years old for 4-H,” Brennemann said.

“My mom said, ‘I’ll teach you to cook but I won’t teach you to sew because I’m so busy unless you have a deadline.’ So then sewing for competition gave us that deadline to have to be done by so it forced us to learn how to sew. And I’m the same way, I’m super busy. I won’t do it unless I have a deadline, and it’s a skill I want to use, I loves doing it. So competing at Make It With Wool gives me a reason to keep doing it and keep that skill active and keep learning.”

Brennemann has been competing for four years, her mother has competed and her sister and cousin are currently competing, her grandmother also began competing. “It is very much a family thing for us,” Brennemann said.

She says she enjoys all aspects of the contest from meeting new people to getting inspiration to making your own garments. She plans to continue to compete in the coming years.

“It’s all fun, getting to meet those people and making those connections,” Brennemann said “I love that.

And then the finished product just what you made and like I made this, it fits me perfectly because you get

to tailor and construct to your body, your taste your design, your colors, so you can find an outfit that you think is cute in a store but there is always something you wish you could change about it, when you make your own garment, you get to change that, you get full control, I love it.”

The national competition was in San Diego. There were nine awards in the contest including Fashion Design Division, Adult Division, Senior Division, Junior Division, Handwork Award, Needlework Award, Outstanding Use of Mohair Award, Creative Machine Embroidery Award and Exemplary Construction Award “The people were great, getting the inspiration because seeing what everyone made you are blown away,” Brennemann said. “Like almost everything you see on someone is something that they made and most of the time you cannot tell the difference between something that was handmade and something that was factory made. It’s incredible. That level of competition and level of skill is mind blowing and meeting the people from all over the nation it was so fun.”

CSC students attend Young Farmer and Rancher Conference u By Kamryn Kozisek Ag and Range Editor

CSC’s Farm Bureau Club recently attended the Young Farmers and Ranchers Conference in Kearney.

Also in attendance was Nebraska Farm Bureau, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and two other chapters of Farm Bureau, as well

as local farmers and ranchers.

Speakers at the conference covered topics from every corner of agriculture including agriculture business, cattle veterinary medicine, agriculture economics and potato and lavender farming “It was really cool to learn what other people were doing on their ranches in Nebraska,” Kristin Van Beek, senior of Crawford, president of the Farm Bureau club said.

“That you wouldn’t think of doing one guy was raising cows and having shrimp alongside so it was really cool to see how he was using the ecosystem in that area to the best of his ability.”

Van Beek says the club plans on attending the conference annually noting the importance of the conference. She felt that the Farm Bureau club members can learn alot from other ranchers.

“With the human population growing, agriculture is going to become a huge aspect,” Van Beek said. “It already is huge but it’s going to become more dominant because agriculture produces a lot of our food and with cities expanding we are more than likely to start producing more food on less land.”

Van Beek also mentioned the importance of having people attend confrence like this.

“I think its really important for people to understand where their food comes from,” Van Beek said.

“Yes it comes from the grocery store but where did it come from before that.”

Van Beek mentioned that she learned the most from the cattle vet and agriculture banking.

“The banker that came in talked about how to afford a farm,” Van Beek said.

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Carlie Collier (3), right, junior of Dunning, takes off against her competitors beside her for the 60-meter dash during Chadron State College’s home indoor track meet, the Don Holst Open, Saturday in the Nelson Physical Activity Center.

Two meet records set by CSC athletes u By Mackenzie Dahlberg Sports Editor

Two meet records were set by Chadron State athletes, along with 12 first place Eagle finisher during the Don Holst Open Saturday in the Nelson Physical Activity Center.

Jourdaine Cerenil, sophomore of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, soared to a meet record height of 5 feet, 6.5 inches (1.69 meters) in the high jump.

Her mark was half an inch higher than the old record set by CSC Jasmyn Webster in 2012.

With Saturday’s marks, Cerenil currently ranks No. 14 in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II and an NCAA provisional qualifier.

Athletes theofWeek Jourdaine Cerenil

“Considering had just gotten out of quarantine and had been having an off week at practice, I was a little frustrated,” Cerenil said.

“However, putting together the mark I did this last Saturday felt reliving considering I am now way ahead of where I was last year and becoming more consistent too.”

Please see, Indoor track, page 15

Kobe Lepe

Hometown: Pine Bluffs, Wyoming Class: Sophomore Sport: Track & Field

Hometown: San Fernando, California Class: Redshirt Sophomore Sport: Wrestling

Cerenil finished first in the high jump during the Don Holst Open Saturday. She cleared the bar at 5 feet, 6.5 inches to set the meet record and provisionally qualify for the NCAA Division II Indoor track championships.

Lepe pinned his 133-pound opponent during the match against Colorado State University-Pueblo, Saturday. He was one of two Eagles to pin their opponent, providing six points to the team score and allowing the Eagles to take another win.

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Tatum Peterson (14), left, senior of Glenwood Springs, and Elle Ravenscroft (32), freshman of Nenzel, laugh together after the women’s basketball team won its game against South Dakota School of Mines, Saturday, Jan. 22 in the Chicoine Center.

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Kadyn Comer (4), right, freshman of Hill City, South Dakota, passes the ball past her Hardrocker defender during the women’s basketball game against South Dakota School of Mines, Saturday, Jan. 22 in the Chicoine Center.

Eagles get ran down on the road File photo by Mackenzie Dahlberg

Ashayla Powers (20), redshirt freshman of Longmont, Colorado, jumps to throw the ball back in bounds during the women’s basketball game against South Dakota School of Mines, Saturday, Jan. 22 in the Chicoine Center.

u By Mackenzie Dahlberg Sports Editor

Chadron State women’s basketball team continues to struggle away from home and takes another loss to Metropolitan State University of Denver, 81-61.

The Eagles hold a 6-12 overall record, losing 11 of their games while on the road.

“Overall, as a team we struggled with ball movement and against MSU it was a main reason we fell short,” Olyvia Pacheco, sophomore of Rawlins, Wyoming, said. “When we focus on it and execute on the offensive end, games are a lot closer for us.”

Near the end of the third quarter, Olyvia Pacheco, sophomore of Rawlins, Wyoming, contributed five points with three free throws and a layup, helping the Eagles to momentarily bring the point margin to less than 20.

Despite CSC outscoring MSU-Denver in the third quarter, 23-20, the Eagles were still going into the fourth quarter behind by 18 points.

Tatum Peterson, senior of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, started the final quarter off with a jumper, but the Eagles were unable to catch up by the end.

Jori Peters, senior of Mitchell, was able to cut

down the point-margin to 20 with a three-pointer to finish out the game for the Eagles.

“I’ve enjoyed how competitive and supportive this team is each game and practice,” Pacheco said. “Everyone knows how much depth we have in the team and is willing to celebrate each other’s success.”

Peters led the night for Chadron State with 16 points, being six of nine for field goals, one of three for three pointers and three of four for free throws.

Peterson and Pacheco both contributed 12 points each with Ashayla Powers, redshirt freshman of Longmont, Colorado, close behind with 10.

The roadrunners outpaced the Eagles by scoring 20 points each quarter and keeping CSC to only seven points in the second quarter.

Despite being 69% from the free-throw line, the Eagles saw struggles with the rest of their shots being 38% for field goals and 27.3% for three pointers, while MSU-Denver were 45.9% for field goals, 33.3% for three pointers and 83.3% for free throws.

Chadron State women’s basketball team plays in the Chicoine Center against Colorado State University-Pueblo Friday and against Adams State University Saturday, both scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

“This week we have to focus on valuing the ball and taking shots that are good for us because we have winnable games this week,” Pacheco said. “We have a great opportunity to make teams respect us on our home court.”

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Mason Hiemstra (23), left, junior of Alliance, drives toward the basket against two Hardrocker defenders during the men’s basketball game against South Dakota School of Mines, Saturday, Jan. 22, in the Chicoine Center.

Eagles outpace roadrunners u By Mackenzie Dahlberg Sports Editor

After battling for the lead, Chadron State men’s basketball team took an edge over Metropolitan State University of Denver by the end of the game, 78-76.

“We knew we had to make a few adjustments and were confident that as long as we remained disciplined we would be in a position to capitalize on their mistakes,” Porter Anderson, sophomore of Russellville, Arkansas, said.

In the last five minutes of the game, the lead switched between the Eagles and the Roadrunners seven times, the last change being in favor of CSC despite falling behind in the first half, 44-36.

Anderson cut down MSU-Denver’s lead to two points following a dunk with just under 11 minutes left of the game.

Anderson said it has felt refreshing to be back out on the court.

“Being out made me appreciate every time I get to lace up because I never know when it will be for the last time,” he said.

The Eagles saw the lead for the first time after Marcus Jefferson, junior of Lewisville, Texas, put a three pointer in the basket, placing CSC up by two points.

The Roadrunners tied and took back the lead for about two minutes before Jefferson again brought the Eagles in the lead by one point with another three pointer.

Another three-pointer this time from CJ Jennings, senior of Colorado Springs, regained the two-point lead before MSU-Denver tied up the score once again with less than two minutes left.

For a third time, Jefferson put the Eagles in the lead with a minute left and he closed out the night with a final free throw.

“I was happy to see the calm confidence in everyone’s eyes,” Porter said. “We were all ready and willing to make the sacrifices to win that game. I was really happy to be able to go to war with my brothers knowing that we had each other’s backs.”

Jefferson led the Eagles with 19 points, being five of 12 for field goals, two of five for three pointers and seven of nine for free throws for the night.

Jennings was close behind with 16 points with six field goals of 11 and four three pointers of six.

Anderson, KJ Harris, junior of McKinney, Texas, and Mason Hiemstra, junior of Alliance, all contributed 10 points each for the night.

“I hope our discipline will carry over,” Anderson said.

“Every game from here on out is a must win and we all know it. As long as we play loose and stay dialed in the rest will take care of itself.”

CSC men’s basketball team returns to Chicoine to play Colorado State University-Pueblo Friday and Adams State University Saturday, both scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. following the women’s basketball games.

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The other record was set by CSC men’s 4x400 meter relay— consisting of brothers Osiel Cano and Osvaldo Cano, both sophomores of Oshkosh; Morgan Fawver, junior of McCook; and Greg Logsdon, sophomore of Torrington, Wyoming—with a time of 3:19.99. The four placed themselves fifth on CSC’s alltime list and surpassed last years’ time of 3:22.4.

Eagles made high marks in the field events, completely sweeping the top places in the women’s and men’s high jump, men’s triple jump, and men’s shot put.

Behind Cerenil in the high jump was Miranda Gilkey, senior of Lusk, Wyoming, at second who marked 5 feet, 5.25 inches (1.66 meters).

Hannah Christie, sophomore of Alpine, Wyoming, who finished third, and Hunter Wiebelhaus, freshman of Springview, who finished fourth, both saw personal bests in the high jump at 5 feet, 3.5 inches (1.61 meters).

In the triple jump, Derrick Nwagwu, junior of Aurora, Colorado, put together another place-worthy mark with a leap of 49 feet, 3.5 inches (15.02 meters) to take the gold.

Brock Voth, senior of Berthoud, Colorado, finished second with a jump of 47 feet, 7 inches, (14.5 meters) and Joss Linse, senior of Plattsmouth, finished third at 45 feet, 7.75 inches (13.91 meters).

For the men’s high jump, Joe Dumsa, senior of Sandy, Utah, cleared the bar at 6 feet, 9.5 inches (2.07 meters) to soar into first.

Cerenil said she was happy to see Dumsa jumped as well as he did.

“I remember talking about our goals for the meet like usual and I could just tell from how hyped we were, before even competing, that it was going to be an awesome day,” she said.

Both Nwagwu and Dumsa are currently ranked in the top 15 of their events and provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division II National Indoor Meet.

Hector Ortega, redshirt freshman of Northglenn, Colorado, was runner-up in the high jump at 6 feet, 5 inches (1.96 meters).

Throwing things into gear, Shane Collins, junior of Bison, South Dakota, led the men’s shot put, finishing first with a throw of 48 feet, 6.25 inches (14.79 meters).

Eagles also took the three places behind Collins. Parker Gonser, sophomore of Windsor, Colorado, who finished second, threw 46 feet, 11.5 inches (14.31 meters).

Dan Reynolds, sophomore of Granby, Colorado, finished third with a throw of 46 feet, 0.5 inches (14.03 meters), and Reid Spady, sophomore of Oshkosh, took fourth at 45 feet, 10 inches (13.97 meters).

Reynolds took first in the weight throw at 59 feet, 4 inches (18.08 meters) with Collins taking second at 55 feet, 3.75 inches (16.86 meters).

As for the races, Carlie Collier, junior of Dunning, took first in both the 60 meters timed at 7.9 seconds and the 200 meters timed at 26.18 seconds.

CSC athletes that also took first in events were Morgan Fawver, junior of McCook, in the 60 meters at 6.84 seconds; Quincy Efeturi, freshman of Ikorodu, Nigeria, in the 200 meters at 22.7 seconds; and Julianne Thomsen, senior of Custer, South Dakota, in the 60-meter hurdles at 9.48 seconds.

CSC athletes travel for the Mines Winter Classic hosted by Colorado School of Mines, Friday and Saturday at Golden.

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Eagles rip through the ThunderWolves u By Mackenzie Dahlberg Sports Editor

With two pins and a technical fall, the Eagles soared for another conference win against Colorado State University-Pueblo, 26-14.

Against Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference teams, Chadron State has gone 4-0.

“I was happy to see that the team went out there and competed and gave everything that they had and left it all out there,” Kobe Lepe, redshirt sophomore of San Fernando, California, said. “Training hasn’t been the easiest but it’s a good sight to see that we’re all powering through and still managing to come out on top.”

The afternoon started off with one of the pins. Darwin Hull, freshman of Schertz, Texas, maneuvered his opponent Remington Winmill, freshman of Wendell, Idaho, to his back, ending the 174-pound bout under a minute and a half.

Rowdy Pfeil, sophomore of Moorcroft, Wyoming, followed with a technical fall win, 16-1, to put the Eagles above the ThunderWolves by 11 points.

During the 133-pound match, Kobe Lepe, redshirt sophomore of San Fernando, California, pinned ThunderWolf Devin Lueck, redshirt sophomore of Fountain, Colorado, with nine seconds left of the first period.

“Earning the pin Saturday felt great especially with having the atmosphere in Chicoine but also it felt great just to keep the momentum

going for the team and the matches after me,” Lepe said.

No. 10 Mason Watt, redshirt junior of Broomfield, Colorado; Quade Smith, freshman of Layton, Utah; and Ethan Leake, redshirt sophomore of Clovis, California, all took decision wins over their opponents.

Despite being behind by a point at the end of the second period, Watt persisted through the last period against No. 15 Gavin Nye, redshirt junior of Gerber, California, earning an escape and a takedown, and finishing with an extra point for ride time to take the win, 6-3.

Smith took his match after earning four back points in the third period, 5-3, and Leake tallied up five of his seven points in the second period with an escape, a takedown, and a twopoint near fall.

The match ended with a close 165-weight bout with Javen Palmer, redshirt junior of Casper, Wyoming, wrestling for the Eagle. Despite holding on to the lead, Palmer was taken down near the end of his match and fell behind his opponent, 5-4.

CSC men’s wrestling team is currently scheduled for a busy weekend with the Morningside College Open in Sioux City, Iowa, at 8 a.m., Saturday, followed by a home dual against Colorado School of Mines at 1 p.m., Sunday.

“Some of the things that I’ve enjoyed this season is just how close we’ve all come together as a family and are always looking out for each other and having one another’s back,” Lepe said.

Photo by Mackenzie Dahlberg

Javen Palmer, bottom, redshirt junior of Casper, Wyoming, hooks his arm around his opponent’s, Ruben Garcia, senior of Selma, California, to pull him toward the mat during the 165-pound bout of the men’s wrestling match against Colorado State University-Pueblo Saturday in the Chicoine Center.

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