The Eagle E-edition, March 17, 2022

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NEWS >>

Graphic design student wins award with still life photograph Rylie Cole wins gold award at Black Hills chapter of the American Advertising Federation contest

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AG & RANGE >>

USMARC announces projects for spring

The research center is planning on renovating their cattle handling facilities and adding a lamb milking station Please see page 11

SPORTS >>

CSC softball plays first home games

Eagles step up to the plate to play six home games over the weekend against two teams Please see page 14

INDEX News 2 Opinion 5 Lifestyles 7 Ag & Range 11 Sports 12

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Madison Martinez, 18, freshman of Fremont, smiles at her opponent before she serves the ping pong ball during Competitive Ping Pong Tuesday evening in the PIT.

CSC Model Arab League to attend nationals in D.C. u By Aubrie Lawrence Editor-in-Chief

After being awarded a distinguished award for their representation of Qatar at the Rocky Mountain Model Arab League Conference at Brigham Young University in Provos, Utah, on Feb. 26, CSC’s Model Arab League will be teaming up with BYU to represent Kuwait at the national conference in Washington, D.C., next week.

“We are so excited about this trip!” Laura Clay, senior of Colorado Springs, Social Science Club president said, “We thought we’d only be going to the re-

gional conference in Provo, but BYU was kind enough to invite us along with them to Nationals. It’s a really last-minute trip, but we were able to get plane tickets and hotels booked on time. Only four of us are able to go but we’ve got a solid group.”

The team will leave for D.C. Wednesday and the conference starts Thursday.

At Student Senate’s Monday meeting, the Social Science Club was allocated $500 to pay for food and gas for the trip.

“It’s going to be such a fun trip,” Clay said. “We’re a bit pressed for time, but I think with the help of Dr. Curtis and each other we’ll be fully prepared, hopefully win some more awards, and represent CSC well.”

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Graphic design student wins AAF award u By Aubrie Lawrence Editor-in-Chief

For Rylie Cole, photography started out as a hobby. Little did she know that the thing she started doing for fun would result in winning a gold award in still life photography from the Black Hills chapter of the American Advertising Federation (AAF).

“I definitely was not expecting to win, especially the gold award,” Rylie Cole, 22, senior of Minden, said. “This submission was also my only submission, and I hadn’t heard back from AAF for weeks, so I thought that maybe I didn’t win anything.”

Cole, a graphic design major at CSC, said she submitted the black and white close up of one of her family’s cows because she had reRylie Cole ceived compliments on the piece and was “genuinely proud” of it.

The submission had been last-minute, and she said she wasn’t too confident going into the contest.

Which was why she was surprised by the win.

“When I won the award and attended the gala it was a real eye opener for me because it made me feel more confident as an artist and designer,” she said.

Cole’s piece automatically advanced to the national AAF competition and is being judged, with the award show taking place in Nashville.

“I feel nervous,” she said. “I can only attend the award show in Nashville if I win an award. Right now, my photograph has been submitted to the next tier of the competition and will be judged for the Nashville award ceremony. I hope I win an award, but I am happy with the award I have from the Black Hills competition.”

CSC has been sending students to AAF workshops and competitions since 2013.

“I would like to thank the art professors for making us students feel confident and comfortable to submit our work for shows and competitions,” Cole said. “I would specifically like to thank Mary Donahue for pushing me to submit to the AAF competition and for all the help she has given me in the process.”

Photo by Rylie Cole

Rylie Cole’s award-winning still life photo of one of her family’s cows.

Get Ahead Student Senate swears this Summer in three students Pell Grants are available

u By Aubrie Lawrence Editor-in-Chief

Learn more by contacting START 308-432-6061 | start@csc.edu Pell grants are awarded only to undergraduate students who have not earned a bachelor’s or professional degree. Eligibility is based on enrollment status, cost of attendance, and expected family contribution.

During the first full meeting of the newly elected Student Senate, three students were sworn in to fill in some of the gaps created after the election.

Grace Redinger, sophomore of Hastings, and Emma Stewart, sophomore of Columbus, were sworn in as new senators at large.

“I am looking forward to being a senator because I want to make a difference on campus for present and future students,” Stewart said.

Molly Langhorst, sophomore of Clarkson, who was previous a senator at large, took on the new position of liberal arts senator.

At Student Senate’s last meeting, which

took place on Monday, Feb. 28, the new executive board was sworn in.

Olivia Bryant won the election over presidential candidate Sullivan Jones, with 265 (68%) of the total 393 votes cast.

Bryan Zuatavern, who was a previous senator of BMS, was sworn in as Student Senate vice president.

In other news: > Sports Medicine Club was allocated $2,201 for a trip to Rapid City, South Dakota. > Student Senate allocated $1,400 to Eagles for Life for a pro-life walk. > Social Science Club was allocated $500 for its upcoming trip to Washington, D.C., for the National Model Arab League Conference. > Club budget packets are due today.

Budget packet meetings will be held from 5 -10 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Math Science COIL construction hits delays; completion still set for fall  By Aubrie Lawrence Editor-in-Chief

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Multi-toned table tops highlight one of the labs in the Math Science COIL.

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The final stage of construction of the Math Science Center of Innovative Learning (COIL) has been met, and with it a few small delays.

Bryan Zutavern, vice president of Student Senate, announced that there have been some small delays with the construction of the Math Science COIL during Monday’s Student Senate meeting.

However, the project is still on time for completion in the fall.

“It’ll still be done by next fall,” Zutavern said. “But they’re missing some outside, kinda small, things. Like a panel here and a panel there type things.”

President Randy Rhine said that the items that need attention are simply part of the “punch list” that needs to be completed before a final walk through can be held and the building can be accepted from the contractor.

“All this is a normal part of the process,” he said. “Most of the issues have to do with finishes, installation of fixtures, etc.”

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News Graves Lecter Series continues March 29  From CSC College Relations

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“iContact” by Dewayne Gimeson from the Chadron State College Faculty Art Show “Persist” in the Memorial Hall Main Gallery until April 8.

The first segment of the Spring Graves Lecture Series will continue March 29. All presentations are in the Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center Chicoine Atrium at 7 p.m. Attendance is free.

Joanne Hayes will discuss How I Got Here. Hayes is an assistant professor of Education. Hayes was raised in a small town in California, but moved frequently because her father was in the military. She has lived in numerous states, as well as in England and Ireland. Throughout many moves, Hayes continued to further her education and along the way discovered her passion for teaching.

Hayes earned a bachelor’s from Northeastern University, a master’s from Cambridge College, a master’s from the University of Texas, and is pursuing a doctorate in Education.

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Students, faculty and community members looking to volunteer can sign up at https://www.csc.edu/search/index.csc?q=the+big+event. Vounteers who want to receive a t-shirt and lunch must register before March 21.

Those looking to host a worksite can also visit the link above to sign up.

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Newblom Foundation now accepting applications The Darold A. Newblom Foundation is now accepting applications from students living in Box Butte and Dawes Counties for scholarships and grants.

To receive an application, call Wally A. Seiler at (308) 760-4693. Applications must be submitted to the foundation’s Board of Directors by March 31.

Scholarships and grants will be awarded in May. If you have any questions, call Seiler or by mail at his home address, 1208 Laramie Ave., Alliance, 69301.

On April 12, Dr. Margaret Crouse will wrap up the series. She will relate her pilgrimage to Israel with a group from Chadron’s St. Patrick’s Catholic Church.

She will share sites she visited, including Tiberius, Nazareth, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, the Dead Sea, the River of Jordan, and Masada.

Crouse is a retired CSC faculty member and Emeritus Dean. During her tenure at CSC, she served as a professor in the Family and Consumer Sciences program, a dean in two academic schools, and was an active participant in the Higher Learning Commission Accreditation process. She has published extensively and has received numerous teaching and leadership awards. Crouse earned a doctorate from Oklahoma State University, a master’s from Oklahoma State University and a bachelor’s from Kansas State University.

For more information about the Graves Lecture Series, contact Shawn Hartman at 308-432-6271 or shartman@csc.edu.

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o one ever said being a journalist was a safe job, but nothing reminds us of that fact more than when a journalist dies as a result of a war.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) reported that Ukrainian producer and fixer working for Fox News Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova and Fox News cameraman Pierre Zakrewski were killed in a shelling Monday in Gorenka, Ukraine, while covering the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.

This follows the news of the death of freelance journalist Brent Renaud, who was killed just the day before while covering the refugee crisis in Ukraine for a documentary, according to an ABC News article published Tuesday.

The story of these deaths is absolutely tragic and should be a reminder to everyone how easily we can lose people that never should’ve been lost.

But it also is a startling wakeup call for journalists everywhere.

I don’t think many people have thought about how dangerous a journalist’s job might be. Sure, when covering a war there is always going to be a level of danger, they can’t guarantee that they’ll be protected if it all hits the fan.

But even journalists who aren’t covering wars put themselves at risk.

By writing stories about certain people or covering certain events, journalists are putting targets on their backs.

They receive countless death threats during their careers and yet continue to do the job because that’s what needed to be done.

And that is something you have to come to terms with when entering the field, which is something I did a long time ago.

Putting myself in danger to report the news has been something I’ve thought of quite frequently since I decided I wanted to be a journalist in high school. At one point I wanted to

be a foreign correrun out of room on spondent or even a this page and still war correspondent if not be done. Plus, I a conflict ever arose. I have a feeling that, wrote a column about like me, many of you how much I was OK are overwhelmed by with the danger I the amount of news could potentially be coming out about the putting myself in. I Russian invasion and was and am prepared the consequences it’s to put a target on my having for the world’s back if necessary. economy.

Aubrie Lawrence I used to be able to But what I will say is say that with no fear. that the deaths of Kuvshynova, But what happened on Zakrewski and Renaud are just Sunday and Monday brought one of the examples of how all the fear I felt when I first many innocent lives are being started rushing back and made lost. Again, they never should’ve me think about the risks all over died as well as the countless inagain. nocent Ukrainian lives that have These journalists never also been lost. Everyone who should have died. No journalist has died should be honored. ever should. They are supposed We should remember these to be protected from conflict as talented individuals and the much as possible. They aren’t sacrifice they made trying to get there to fight, they’re there to us up-to-date information. We report on what is happening. should also think of the many I could go on and on about others that are still out there Russia’s invasion of Ukraine working tirelessly and hope they and my thoughts on it, but I’d get home safely.

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Purity culture and red pandas u By Velvet Jessen Opinion Editor

Recently Disney released an animated movie called “Turning Red”. It’s essentially the coming-ofage story of 13-year-old Mei Lee where she goes through the typical chaotic coming of age themes.

She doesn’t want to be the perfect little girl her parents expect her to be and so she rebels. That’s a pretty universal theme most people wouldn’t think twice.

There’s just one little thing that is making people mad.

When a 13-year-old girl is coming of age she usually gets her period. It is only briefly mentioned once in the movie when her mother asked her if “the red peony bloomed”.

It has small references through out the movie towards having a

period but overall, it’s a tiny part of the movie.

That tiny little part has stirred up a lot of talk about purity culture and why people are thinking that periods are too heavy of a topic for kids. A lot of people are saying that periods shouldn’t be talked about with kids and that it is inappropriate.

Personally, I believe purity culture is (very obviously) bad. I don’t know a single person that it has helped and I know plenty of people it has hurt. But what does purity culture have to do with periods?

Well, in purity culture girls are innocent, untouched angels that would never go through something as ‘gross’ or ‘unclean’ as a period.

Once you have your period you are an adult and even once you are an adult you aren’t supposed to talk about it.

The first problem with that is girls can get their period any-

young girls should be taught outdated rules. Everyone has to before they think they’re bleeding come of age including young girls. out because they started a period There is no reason for people that no one taught them about. to be upset about including a Everyone should be aware natural part of a girl’s life in her of what is story. It’s time to happening stop freaking out to their about dumb little body. Even things like periods if purity culand time to start ture thinks taking care of each otherwise. other.

Purity No one stays culture is a kid forever, bad enough everyone grows up - Velvet Jessen for people’s and goes through mental puberty. Even little health, we girls. shouldn’t let it affect physical Lots of little girls have perihealth also. Idolizing women for ods, and crushes and all little girls being ‘pure’ while telling them experience life. Even if they look to be ashamed of something that and maybe act different than their is natural for them doesn’t even counterparts. They deserve to unmake sense. derstand their own body and get the Kids shouldn’t be surprised by understanding that little boys get a period just because of some old, when they start growing up.

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where from 10 to 15 years old. I know multiple girls who had their period before turning 10.

If periods are an adult topic than are girls just supposed to bleed through and suffer without knowing for years until they turn 18?

That seems crazy to suggest because it is crazy.

Periods are a natural part of life. And they are something that

“Everyone should be aware of what is happening to their body.”

Banning books bans past lessons u By Anjaelique Cole Columnist

History repeats itself.

This is something we are told as children so that way we learn from our past mistakes.

It is something that is important.

We learn history so that way we do not do it again. Like when a child touches something hot and learns to not touch hot things, or when they go outside when it is cold or wet and they learn next time to dress better.

This lesson is so important and yet there are people who want to stop this.

The Holocaust is such a big event.

They write movies, books, even make documentary films about it. That is how important it is to remember this lesson. The lesson that it was wrong.

Yet now there are people taking that lesson away from us.

In Tennessee they just banned the book titled “Maus”. Pronounced mouse.

This is a book about the Holocaust, it shows the Jews as mice and the Nazis as cats.

It was banned because of nudity and language. If nudity and a few cuss words are going to stop us from learning about our history and how not to repeat it then we are doomed to repeat it.

“Maus” is not the only things schools are starting to ban. They are also banning “The Catcher and

helped me to understand that moms The want to ban this book but, the try their hardest and to give mine a messages in this book are great. He break sometimes. It helped me unis the one that shows us that secrets derstand not being OK is OK. cannot be kept.

These He helps us are some to understand things I that the past is think most the future. Unless high schoolwe change the ers need to present to impact know. Anour future. other one This message - Anjaelique Cole that is being is in the books we banned is read. So why are “1984” by we not following it.

George Orwell.

I understand language and nudity, This book was written to help us but I was able to find the “Twilight” understand how bad it would be if books on my library bookshelf and the world was in total totalitarianism. that had sparkling vampires. They It shows how he is frustrated from did not ban that, yet they are banthe ever-following eyes of big brother. ning books on our history.

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“These are things I

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the Rye”.

I do not know how many of you have read this, but I had to read it for school. It helped me prepare for adulthood.

It showed me how there are bad people in this world and that there are good people who do bad things. It

think most high schoolers need to know.”

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The Eagle and Tenth Street Miscellany present:

Story Beats

Love and War

By Johnny Gill

Contributor

Photo by Mackenzie Dahlberg

Brandt Hovanec, 23, junior of Blair, shifts the paddle to hit the ping pong ball back to his opponent during Competitive Table Tennis, Tuesday in the PIT.

Inky waters pushed and pulled on a golden beach. Trillions of twinkling stars danced around a jellified ivory moon on the dark mirror. A storm terrorized the salty seas on the far-off horizon. Currents of antsy lightning fluttered through the body of a looming, black cloud. A bolt of day-bright lightning split the black backdrop from storm cell to ocean wave and pulled Alaric to his feet. He squinted against the darkness. Caught in the thunderhead’s grip, the phantom of a frigate fought through the wicked waters. Alaric focused as hard as he could, unable to discern an eager hallucination from questionable reality.

Another streak of electric fire confirmed his suspicions. Alaric sat back down on the soft grass covered cliff. The tempest raged. Thunder grumbled across the waters and rolled across the beach. An uneasy grin creased his face.

There wasn’t a ship floating that could make it out of a God’s grip like that. Not even his brother Salvo’s.

The lightning flashed into cannon fire.

Thunder shook into the grind of crumbling bricks. The brother princes had awoken in the night to an onslaught of northern barbarians.

Salvo equipped his armor and champion’s helm. Hurry, brother, to arms! He took up his battle axe and joining the fray on the parapet.

Alaric made for one of many secret passages in the castle and slipped inside. The castle cat would need a torch in the pitch-black tunnels. Years of neglect provided a detailed map in Alaric’s mind and he ran on through the labyrinth.

He twisted and turned under the city of Yinvold until he reached a wooden door. Emorie, Salvo’s peasant lover, shrieked at Alaric’s unexpected arrival. He caught the handle of a chopping iron pan moments before receiving a metal kiss. Warm red hair crisscrossed her sparkling sapphire eyes. Emorie, it’s me, Alaric.

Please, you must come quickly. Yinvold is under attack. Salvo asked me to bring you to the

castle. She nodded her dainty chin in understanding and Alaric pulled her into the tunnels, closing the door behind him.

They scrambled through the contained void until Alaric was sure she wouldn’t find a way out. He severed their finger-twined bond and tore off, away from Emorie. She called out for him, for anyone, panic infecting each shout.

Alaric climbed a rickety ladder at the end of a corridor and emerged in a vacant watchtower.

A spiral of stone stairs wound up the tower and spat him out onto the main rampart. Salvo stood like a beacon amidst blood spattered cannon smoke. Salvo! They’ve taken Emorie. I saw the barbarians carry her off, towards their ships. You must pursue them, brother! Fervor lit in Salvo’s eyes. He roared and leapt off the bannister, splitting a northerner from shoulder to hip with his axe, crushing another underneath his steel-plated body. Yinvold’s soldiers rallied and pushed the northern invaders back to their longboats.

Alaric leaned against the stone wall, watching his brother ready the ships for battle. When the last green and black flag drifted from port, he returned to the tunnels. What seemed like hours of listening and searching passed before he found Emorie, shaking and crying in a corner. Emorie, it’s okay, I’m here. I lost you back there, but I’m here now. Alaric led Emorie back to the castle, through the same door he entered. When asked about Salvo, he explained that his brother decided to end the feud between Yinvold and the northerners once and for all and sailed off in pursuit. He brought her to a grassy cliff with a view of the ships. Boat lanterns and cannon fire and lightning bolts lit up the waters. Emorie wept on Alaric’s shoulder. No ships returned to Yinvold.

This night Alaric dangled his feet from the same cliff, alone. Lightning bore down on what remained of the frigate. An unfamiliar longing ached in his chest. Hesitant footsteps squished the grass behind him. Emorie, my love. Come to enjoy the night air with me? His eyes fell to the beach. A rowboat gave birth to a fresh set of boot prints.

Hello, brother.

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Emerald Champagne Mocktail

Get lucky on St. P with Irish m

Recipes compiled by Mackenzie Dahlberg and A Ingredients: > Five oz. of sparkling grape juice > One oz. of non-alcoholic creme de menthe > Lime slice (optional) > Edible green and gold glitter Instructions: > Chill sparkling grape juice. > Rim edges with green and gold glitter. > Pour sparkling grape juice into glass. > Add creme de menthe > Garnish with slice of lime

While St. Patrick’s Day marks the anniversary of the death of S people see it as a day of drinking and celebration. Everyone gathe and spending the night enjoying the company of friends and fam an Irish whiskey.

However, on our dry campus, the cold brews and whiskey mu So, we compiled a few tasty mocktail recipes that you can eas room so everyone can join in on the fun of St. Patrick’s Day. We hope you enjoy these drinks and if you try them, be sure Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Recipe from: delishably.com

Ingredients: > 200 ml. of coconut milk > 20 ml. espresso shot > Two tsp. maple syrup > One to two drops of vanilla essence > Two tsp. cacao powder (optional) > One tbsp. light cream (optional) Instructions: > Combine all ingredients in a blender and serve over ice.

Recipe from: mindfulmocktails.com

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Patrick’s Day mocktails

Aubrie Lawrence

St. Paddy’s Surprise

Saint Patrick, Ireland’s patron saint, most ers together, wears green, watches parades mily while also enjoying a cold Guinness or

ust stay at the bars. sily mix together for friends in your dorm

e to send us a picture of your mocktails.

Ingredients: > Two parts grapefruit juice > One part sparkling water > One fourth lime juice > One drop of green food coloring Instructions > Fill a shaker with ice and add grapefruit juice and sparkling water. >Squeeze lime juice into shaker, add green food coloring. >Pour into glass. Garnish as desired.

Recipe from: soberjulie.com

Green Apple No-jito Ingredients: > 12 fresh mint leaves > One half fluid oz. of lemon juice > One half fluid oz. of lime juice > Three fourths fluid oz. of sugar syrup > Three fluid oz. of apple juice > Top with soda water Instructions: > Place mint, lemon, lime and sugar in glass. > Fill half of the glass with crushed ice and stir. > Add apple juice, top with soda water and churn.

Recipe from: diffordsguide.com

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Kozisek’s catch-and-release

We don’t have to settle down u By Kamryn Kozisek Ag and Range Editor

Photo Courtsey USMARC

An areial photo of the USMARC’s feedlot systems. New projects for the research centers will begin this spring.

USMARC update and spring plans u By Alexa Johnson USDA Communication Specialist Hello, it’s Alexa from the USDA ARS U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) back after a busy holiday season to provide you a USMARC update and catch you up on what is happening! December and January were both dry months which allowed our crews to complete much needed maintenance across the Center. A few major projects include renovating a cattle handling system for our physiology team, cleaning ditches, adding gravel to roads, and building a milking station in the sheep area. The start of March means calving and lambing season is upon us and getting ready for field work. Of course, we are worried about the drought like all farmers and are hoping for spring rains very soon!

The animal and farm crews have had time to catch their breath, which is always beneficial, because much work lies ahead. We

have 6,000 cows and heifers to calve this spring and will be lambing about 1400 ewes this spring, keeping our sheep crew very busy. It will be the first spring lambing for our brand new Suffolk ewes at USMARC! Planting starts in April and will finish in May, and the farm crew is preparing the necessary equipment to plant our corn, corn silage, soybean, and other crop acres. The crew will plant about 2,000 acres in total this spring, providing feed for the animals at USMARC for the upcoming year.

Each year we plant brown midrib sorghum for cattle to graze as an annual forage. Generally, cattle graze the sorghum in July and August, and it provides a great feed source to the cattle while also giving us a secondary feed option when we don’t get adequate moisture for the warm season grasses.

The farm crew also works diligent-

ly to plant cover crops, including rye grass, to improve soil health, conserves moisture, and stores carbon and promote nutrient cycling.

The rye is harvested in the late spring as high-quality silage “ryelage” which is fed to weaned calves.

Weaned calves love it and it is important to get them off to a good start.

Our swine research teams focus on reproductive efficiency, gilt development, and feed efficiency. The production cycle in the swine unit is breeding, farrowing, weaning, feeder pigs, and finishing pigs which allows our scientists to complete numerous studies. Approximately 20 sows farrow (give birth) each week to an average of 13 baby piglets, meaning around 1,000 litters are born in a year. Some of the piglets are raised to market weight to study feed efficiency.

So, it’s a very busy time here at USMARC! Here’s to hoping spring will bring lots of healthy babies and some timely moisture for your operations as well as ours.

I’m sure most of us have seen complaints and memes about how our generation wants to travel and wants to live in a van/bus. Many people can’t imagine why we don’t want to ‘settle down’ after we graduate.

The expectation is graduate, get a job, get married, have kids, retire and then if you can physically handle it, you can travel. We are expected to work while in college, during the summer, when we graduate and then spend the rest of our lives in an office.

So many of our parents have rarely left the state they live in, much less the country.

We live in a world with some amazing nature, culture and all-around great experiences. So many of them are considered privileges, we think that you should have to save up your whole life before you get to leave and see some of this world.

While I can’t speak for everyone, I would rather see the aworld then be traditionally ‘successful’. I have always been this way. In middle school, I went to Costa Rica after spending months selling raffle tickets, just to be able to afford to go.

Then the next year I signed up to go to Greece and Italy, which was not an easy choice. I wasn’t home for Easter and spent what was left of my FFA and 4-H money. It was expected that I would regret this choice, I wasn’t able to afford to buy a car later and I was broke for a good while.

I can assure you that I have never once regretted that choice. When I chose to live and work in Hawaii, I knew that I would be 3,000 miles away from anyone I knew and spending my summer alone.

Once again, I never regretted it.

If you asked me what my greatest accomplishments are, no academic or work award would be in the running. I have been lucky to experience all I have already, and I plan to continue doing so.

While these experiences are big ones, there are so many things we can do to experience our lives to the fullest.

Even if its swimming in a lake, learning to paddleboard, climbing that cliff, hiking off trail, backpacking, going to that small town museum, it’s still an experience.

We should be living like the world is ending and like we have nothing to lose.

Growing up doesn’t have to mean that our lives are over. The best days of our lives, as I often hear, are not passed us.

A majority of our lives are in front of us and there is so much that we can do.

As a generation that has a big focus on academic valadation and career pressures, don’t forget to enjoy life. If you are stuck with only being happy when you are ‘successful’, there won’t be much of life to look back at.

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Ethan Leake, right, redshirt sophomore of Clovis, California, holds his opponent’s leg, Grayston DiBlasi, freshman of Thornton, Colorado, in the 141-pound match during the men’s wrestling dual against Colorado School of Mines, Sunday, Feb. 6 in the Chicoine Center.

Leake represents CSC at wrestling nationals u By Mackenzie Dahlberg Sports Editor

Ethan Leake, redshirt sophomore of Clovis, California, was the only wrestler to represent the Eagles at the NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships on Friday, in St. Louis.

He earned his way to nationals after he wrestled three ranked opponents and three of the top four seeds in his weight class at the 2022 NCAA DII Super Region 6 Championships, taking runner-up at Grand Junction, Colorado.

He started off the day against No. 4 Zeth Brower of Lander University in the 141-pound weight class. Going into the third period,

Athletes theofWeek Kenzi Garner

Brower held a lead with four points after a takedown in the first period and a reversal in the second.

Leake was able to takedown Brower in the third and earned points against a wrester who was unscored on through the past month.

Brower took the decision win by the end, 5-2.

Leake’s season as well as CSC’s ended with a fall loss in the consolation bracket.

Ethan Leake

Hometown: Broomfield, Colorado Class: Freshman Sport: Softball

Hometown: Clovis, California Class: Redshirt Sophomore Sport: Wrestling

Garner started on the mound for the first game every day over the weekend. On Monday, she pitched a complete shutout against Northern State University with only seven hits of 26 at bats, helping the team win, 2-0.

Leake was the only CSC men’s wrestling to compete at the NCAA Division II Championships Friday in St. Louis. His first match was against the fourth-seeded wrestler and earned points on him, who had been unscored on for the past month.

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Eagles saddle up for spring season u By Mackenzie Dahlberg Sports Editor

File photo by Mackenzie Dahlberg

Kadra Clark, sophomore of Yoder, Wyoming, pulls the reins to direct her horse around a barrel during the barrel race competition of the CSC Rodeo, Saturday, Sept. 18, at the Dawes County Fairgrounds.

CSC cowboys and cowgirls return to the rodeo grounds for their spring season starting at the Gillette College over the weekend.

At the Lamar College Rodeo, which was the last rodeo of the fall season, the CSC rodeo team had seven entries make the finals.

Brianna Williams, senior of Buffalo, South Dakota,: first go-round of barrel race in 17.87 seconds but with a time of 18.53 in the final goround, she finished in sixth.

Three steer wrestlers found the finals as well with Zane Zilverberg, sophomore of Holabird, South Dakota, in the lead at eighth with 9.3 seconds and finished fourth place overall with a time that was marked for a second faster.

Colton Storer, junior of Arthur,

held onto third place with 5.1 seconds going into the finals but finished with a time of 13.5 seconds to take fifth in the event. Teigan Marchant, senior of Newcastle, Wyoming, was able to place seventh after his first round at 9.1 seconds but was unable to record a time in the finals.

In goat tying Kedra Clark, sophomore of Yoder, Wyoming, shared sixth in a four-way tie with times of 7.5 and 10.0 seconds.

BreAnne Benson, sophomore of Fargo, North Dakota, and Payton Gorwill, freshman of Hyannis, also made it to finals in breakaway roping during their last rodeo at 3.1 seconds and 3.4 seconds respectively.

The Eagles’ schedule consists of five rodeos in the spring, including Gillette’s, before the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association rodeo June 12-18 in Casper, Wyoming.

Four Eagles gain national experience u By Mackenzie Dahlberg Sports Editor

Four athletes represented Chadron State College at the NCAA Division II National Indoor Championships even though no one was able to come away with a medal, Friday and Saturday in Pittsburg, Kansas.

Three athletes competed on Friday.

Dan Reynolds, sophomore of Granby, Colorado, who had set the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference meet record before, finished 12 of 17 throwers in the 35-pound weight throw with his farthest throw at 61 feet, 8.5 inches (18.81 meters). He also earned second team all-American honors.

Also marking the farthest with this third attempt, Morgan Fawver, junior of McCook, leaped 23 feet, 6 inches (7.16 meters) to place 14th out of 16 contestants. He had qualified

for nationals with a farther jump of 24 feet, 4.5 inches.

The third athlete to compete on Friday and the only one representing the women’s team was Jourdaine Cerenil, sophomore of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, in the high jump. Despite her best going into nationals was 5 feet, 7.75 inches, she finished 14th, marked at 5 feet, 3.75 inches.

Moving into Saturday, Darrick Nwagwu, junior of Aurora, Colorado, earned his farthest jump during his second attempt at 46 feet, 4.5 inches (14.13 meters) to take 17th in triple jump. His current best is 48 feet, 11 inches (14.91 meters).

With the indoor season officially over, CSC track and field team will prepare for their outdoor season as well as host the indoor High School Invitational on Saturday in the Nelson Physical Activity Center.

File photo by Mackenzie Dahlberg

Jourdaine Cerenil, sophomore of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, jumps to clear the bar during the high jump competition of the Don Holst Open, Saturday, Jan. 29, in the Nelson Physical Activity Center.

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Aliyah Rothstein (00), left, freshman of Lakewood, Colorado, slides home but gets tagged by Wolves’ catcher Elly Smith (11), sophomore of Centennial, Colorado, during the softball game against Northern State University at the CSC Softball Field.

Eagles get knocked out of the park at home u By Mackenzie Dahlberg Sports Editor

Despite being swept by Colorado Christian University over the weekend for its first home games of the season, Chadron State softball team returned to its home field to play a doubleheader against Northern State University Monday.

“There were some amazing plays by our outfielders and infielders, and everyone showed up,” Kenzi Garner, freshman of Broomfield, Colorado, said. “Coach always tells us that one person can’t win or lose a game, and everyone showed up in every aspect yesterday (Monday).”

For their first home series, the Eagles lost

all four games against Colorado Christian University, both Saturday and Sunday: 2-1, 8-1, 10-0 and 7-2.

Facing Northern State Monday, the first game remained scoreless for the first four innings, the first and only points being put up in the bottom of the fifth. Aliyah Rothstein, freshman of Lakewood, Colorado, and Paige Edwards, freshman of Firestone, Colorado, both singled to earn RBIs by sending Addison Spears, junior of Berthoud, Colorado and Jessica Strandlund, junior of Victoria, British Colombia, back home.

Garner pitched a complete shutout following the seven innings to face 28 batters. Of her 42 pitches, she recorded a strikeout, a walk and seven hits, keeping the Wolves scoreless through the first game, 2-0.

“I think is shows the hard work that everyone put in,” Garner said. “It was a lot of fun and seeing familiar faces watch us was really cool too.”

Despite being able to hold the Wolves to zero in the first game, the Eagles were unable to keep their opponents scoreless as Northern State took the lead from the first inning.

After scoring four runs, CSC was able to score some of their own in the bottom of the second inning, but it wasn’t enough to catch up and splitting the day’s games after a 9-2 loss.

The only runs for the Eagles came from Jessie Henchenski, sophomore of Fort Collins, Colorado, homered to left center, batting in two of her teammates in the second inning.

Tia Kohl, senior of Wichita, Kansas, start-

ed out the game on the mound while Gabby Russell, senior of Oceanside, California, windmilled through five innings Peyton Propp, senior of Lakewood, Colorado, closed out the game in the last inning, only allowing two hits of 17 pitches and five batters faced.

Overall, the Eagles are 4-20 for the season with a conference record of 3-9.

CSC softball team faces Regis University for a doubleheader series starting at noon, Saturday, in Denver.

“We’re getting better everyday, and I think that we are putting a lot of intention into our practices and preparing for these games and everything is starting to come together,” Garner said. “I’m excited to see how we grow through the rest of the season.”

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File photo by Mackenzie Dahlberg

Ashayla Powers (20), freshman of Longmont, Colorado, high-fives her teammates after her name was called for starting lineup during the women’s basketball game against Fort Lewis College, Friday, Dec. 3.. 2021, in the Chicoine Center.

Dahlberg’s Power Play

Photography isn’t just snap-and-go, it’s an art

u By Mackenzie Dahlberg Sports Editor

Snap. Crop. Edit. Place.

This mantra is one that plays through my head repeatedly, almost on a constant loop that doesn’t usually take a break.

As a sports photographer, and pretty much the only one on staff, the demand for getting photos of home games usually occurs every weekend.

I might have a free weekend every once in a while, but usually, there is something happening either on a home court or field.

With this job though, I have rediscovered my interests in athletics

and found that I have a knack for the job I have. Capturing pictures of athletes, games, and powerful moments is interesting, mainly because it’s the ability to freeze a moment in time, granting people the ability to look back on that time whenever they have the desire to reminisce.

The job is meticulous though and is very time-consuming.

It starts with going to the athletic event to get the photos. Depending on the time of year, I could be going to something on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, which happened at one point with basketball games on Friday and Saturday which was followed by a Sunday wrestling match.

Next is transferring the photos onto the newsroom’s desktop, which will take longer based on how many photos I’m actually moving. Then

the time it takes to look through those photos to find the ones that are good enough to publish can take hours and the editing hasn’t even begun yet.

With editing, one must crop, lighten, tone and possibly even edit the vibrancy of the photos. Photos have to be saved in an RGB mode and a grayscale mode if it goes on an inside page or saved in CMYK if it is on a colored page.

The final-ish step comes when the pictures get pulled onto a page, but the worst part of the time committed is that there are a number of photos that can’t make the pages because of the limited space we have.

But I still love my job even if it stresses me out to the border of burnout. I still want to pursue a career in photography anyway.

File photo by Mackenzie Dahlberg

Jeydon Cox (22), right, redshirt sophomore of Jackson, Wyoming, carries the ball for a rush during the football game against Western Oregon University, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, on Elliott Field at Don Beebe Stadium.

(From left to right) Caleb Radley, coaching assistant, Mason Brainard, coaching assistant, and Brett Hunter, head wrestling coach, watch one of their wrestlers during the men’s wrestling match against New Mexico Highlands University, Friday, Jan. 14 in the Chicoine Center.

File photo by Mackenzie Dahlberg

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CSC golf team starts spring season with success u By Mackenzie Dahlberg Sports Editor

The Eagles don’t need to get back in the swing of things, they are already finding success back on the golf course.

“I think as a team, we all wish we would have won the two tournaments because we are definitely capable of that,” Kinsey Smith, sophomore of Windsor, Colorado, said. “Each of us had our bad holes and rough days, so I know we are disappointed with some aspects of our performanc-

es, but I still think we should be proud of placing high on the team side for the two tournaments.”

Chadron State golf team finished second as a team at the Warrior Invitational, March 7 and 8.

Smith dusted off her clubs to take her first college individual tournament win at the spring season’s first invite with 157 total strokes, despite finishing her wrestling season at Nationals two days before, March 5.

“Going into the first golf tournament of the season after coming straight from wrestling, I was worried I wasn’t going to be in golf tournament shape right away because that turnaround

was so quick,” Smith said. “But I just went out there, tried my best, and let myself have fun, and it turned out pretty well for me. I was also very lucky to have the support of my wrestling team and coach going into the tournament; they kept up with my scores and were cheering me on from back home.”

After taking second at the Warrior Invitational, Chadron State College women’s golf team continued swinging in Las Vegas for the Legacy Invitational Thursday and Friday.

The Eagles finished third place as a team, 341-337-678 with Alpine Hickstein, junior of

Chadron, leading the team to tie eighth. She finished with 169 strokes with 86 for the first day and 83 for the second.

For the invite Thursday and Friday, Smith had a score card of 83-87-170 after Friday’s competition to tie 10th.

Brooke Kramer, sophomore of Aurora, Colorado, finished tied at 12th place with 171 strokes

by Friday, having 87 strokes the first day and 84 the second.

The Eagles continue their spring season at Colorado State University-Pueblo’s El Cheapo Classic Sunday and Monday in Pueblo.

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