The Eagle E-Edition, Oct. 27, 2022

Student released on bail following arrest

By Aubrie Lawrence, Kamryn Kozisek Editor-in-Chief, Sta Editor

e 18-year-old CSC student arrested last week was released on bond Friday after being accused of multiple felony rearm possession violations.

On Wednesday, Oct. 19, the student was remanded to the Dawes County Jail on an a davit that accuses him with “Unlawful Possession of a Firearm,” a class IV Felony; “Possession of a Stolen Firearm,” a Class IIA Felony; and “an infraction of Possession of Marijuana under one ounce,” a Chadron Police Department press release issued ursday, Oct. 20, stated.

e student was arrested following complaints of shots red within city limits.

Alex Hambrecht, director of college relations, said in an email Friday that the college followed security procedures on Oct. 19, and, along with the CPD, “assessed the situation’s threat level and a lockdown was not issued because there was not an immediate threat to campus.”

“Chadron State College is committed to maintaining a safe environment on campus for students and employees,” Hambrecht said in a statement Friday. “We will continue to cooperate with the Chadron Police Department and will not comment further on this ongoing investigation.”

Giving voice to Chadron State College students

Semper veritas

Photo by Kamryn Kozisek

CELEBRATION: Brendan Brehmer, senior of Alliance, hugs teammate Ali Musa, senior of San Diego, California, during CSC’s home game against Adams State, Oct. 15.

Student Senate looks to ll president and student trustee seats for AY 2023-24

Applications for student trustee position are due at noon tomorrow

By Kenzie Garner Reporter

Student Senate announced at its 4 p.m. meeting Monday that they are in the process of nding new students to ll the president position, and electing a student trustee after both occupants chose to graduate in the spring.

Student Trustee Sullivan Jones, senior of Papillion, is currently accepting applications for the position due at noon Friday, Oct. 28.

Applications can be found in the student senate o ce. Jones’ committee consists of four students Creighton Harrington, junior of Loup City, Zachary Kring, senior of North Platte, Kinsey Smith, senior of Windsor, Colorado,

and Christopher Jennings, junior of O’Neill, who will help him decide two candidates to submit to the Student Senate for its overall ranking of the candidates. e rankings are ultimately sent to the governor for nal approval.

“I believe the student trustee should be a student capable of ful lling the duties of the position,” Jones stated in an email. “ is requires a student willing to grow as a leader, to express student concerns to the Board of Trustees, and to relay pertinent board information back to CSC students.”

Olivia Bryant, senior of Anselmo, will also be leaving her position as president in the spring. e Senate is currently in the process of nding her replacement.

“I would suggest that anyone who runs for the presidency be ready to put portions of their personal life on hold

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during the term,” Bryant stated in an email. “From personal experience, the next president must be able to multitask, handle a variety of opinions, juggle student concerns, and ensure the Senate is functioning properly. e presidency can be overwhelming, but a strong support system and work ethic will go a long way.”

In other news:

> Sarah Grant, assistant professor social work, will ll the faculty advisor position.

> Viraj Faria of Mumbai, India, will take over the position of Andrews Hall’s dorm senator after the previous senator Hannah Pfei y, junior of Stromsburg, moved to Eagle Ridge.

> Chief Justice Megan Hodgson, sophomore of McCook, swore in Rachel Canon as the nal at-large senator.

Tubist from WSC to perform on campus Friday

“Regionally Renowned” tubist of Wayne State College will perform Friday 7-8 p.m. at the Sandoz Center, Chicoine Atrium according to Katie Hughes, CSC Accompanist.

Dr. Joshua Calkin, Director of Bands at Wayne State College will preform a guest recital featuring pieces by young composers, including a sonata about Hades and a piece titled “Apocalyptic Voices.” e recital is free and open to the public.

Kent haunted house opens Friday at 7 p.m.

Looking for Friday night fright? e Return to the Basement of the Kent Hall haunted house returns this Friday.

Starting at 7 p.m., tours of the haunted house will leave students shaking in their boots. Tours end at 10 p.m.

For those that can’t make it Friday, tours will resume Saturday at 7 p.m. and end at 10 p.m. e haunted house is free to students and no reservations are required.

COVID- 19 and u WCHR vaccination clinic today

e Covid-19 and u vaccination clinic will be held today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Armstrong Gym. ere are no appointments needed.

All shots are free and students only need to bring are their consent forms. Be prepared to wait 10-15 minutes after your vaccination to ensure there isn’t an immediate reaction.

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“I would suggest that anyone who runs for the presidency be ready to put portions of their personal life on hold.”

- Student Senate President Olivia Bryant

Social Work

Truth in Trauma and

Informed Practices’ conference Wednesday

By Mackenzie Gable Reporter

e Social Work senior class is hosting author and keynote speaker Barbra Rubel for their free annual conference on Nov.

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“ e Truth in Trauma and Trauma Informed Practices” is a free conference held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Student Center. ere will be a free lunch for the rst 150 attendees.

is conference will be available as a free live stream if you are not able to attend in person.

e senior class of the social work program that have organized the conference includes Cooper McLaughlin of Wall, South Dakota, Serentiy Sterkel of Alliance, Abbygail Scha er of Greeley, Colorado, and Mercedes Sloan of Tonopah, Arizona.

“Every individual, no matter the age, has either experienced or knows somebody who has experienced trauma. We felt the conference topic was crucial because almost everyone can relate to and take something away from it. Our ultimate goal is to help individuals learn to cope with trauma in a healthy way,” Sterkel said in a CSC Relations press release Oct. 18.

Conference Schedule:

> 8-8:30 a.m. Opening remarks

> 8:30-9:15 a.m. Martens

> 9:15-9:30 a.m. Break

> 9:30-noon Rubel Keynote

> Noon-1 p.m. Lunch

> 1:15-2 p.m. Kraatz

e keynote speaker, Barbra Rubel, is an award-winning author on traumatic losses, burnout, and many more topics. She is the author of several books including: “But I Didn’t Say Goodbye: Helping Families After a Suicide”, “Loss, Grief, and Bereavement: Helping Individuals Cope”, and “COVID-19 Loss, Grief, and Bereavement.”

> 2-2:15 p.m. Break

> 2:15-3 p.m. Panel and closing remarks

Department in 2012. He became assistant chief in 2016 and then chief in 2020. Martens is a licensed Emergency Medical Technician as well as having credentials in structure reghting.

Kraatz is an assistant professor of Education, Phycological Science, Counseling and Social Work. She will be speaking about trauma-informed sex education.

“ is topic is important because there is often a focus on who should be teaching sex education or what the curriculum should contain, and the impact of sex education on kids with sexual trauma is often forgotten” Kraatz said.

Joining Rubel in giving presentations will be Chadron Volunteer Fire Department Chief Branden Martens and CSC faculty member Elizabeth Kraatz.

Martens graduated from CSC in 2011, and he joined the Fire

A panel will be held at the end of the conference. is panel will include Rubel, Kraatz, Martens, Grant Sasse, an associate professor and chair of the Counseling Psychology and Social Work, Department, and Chadron Police Department Lieutenant Gabe Walz.

News

Student Senate NPAC Committee addresses weight room overcrowding

By Kenzie Garner Reporter

No clear solution is in sight after Student Senate’s NPAC Committee addressed overcrowding in the weight and cardio room located in the Nelson Physical Activity Center in a meeting with sta held at 10 a.m. Sep. 27.

Je Turman, manager of the sports and recreation center, addressed the committee’s questions in the meeting and responded in an email with solutions. Below are the statements sent in the email.

Why can’t the racquetball courts be used in an expansion of the weight / cardio room even though those spaces don’t seem to get as much use as the weight / cardio room?

“We use to have ve racquetball courts and two were given up to expand the weight room which is now the cardio room. e courts are used almost weekly by Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) throughout the semester for several di erent classes. With the reduction of courts, all courts are used simultaneously for a class. e courts are also used by students/faculty/sta and the general public who play racquetball as a recreational activity. A change in curriculum and/or activities will be at the discretion of the HPER department and will not be diminished when the NPAC’s priority is rst to the students of HPER.”

What other avenues may be looked into for getting relief from the overcrowding in the weight / cardio room?

“As we discussed there just is nowhere to go with how the building is built. We are already short on classrooms and storage areas. e NPAC is not very high up on the priority list to be renovated, this is something that is truly not in our control. One possible renovation would be to make the current cardio area a two-story room. is would almost double the size of the space currently designated for cardio and could help. We can explore putting this option on the Institutional Project List, which will include gathering bids, accessing the need for contracted work, and identifying the project timeline to assess when the best time would be to close the facility for a project if approved for implementation.”

What portion of the NPAC’s operating budget comes from the student activity fees?

“ e Student Fees budget is more used in the purchase of equipment for the facility. It is used for equipment in the weight/cardio room and for equipment/prizes used in intramurals. It is also used for upkeep on equipment in the NPAC and dorms.”

Would you be able to provide documentation of the original priorities of the NPAC?

“Per policies the priority of the NPAC facility is as follows: CSC Academic classes, CSC Varsity athletics, CSC Intramurals. is more comes into use when scheduling of the arena and classrooms for academics and other events held in the NPAC. Academics are always our priority across campus.”

Turman also stated that the NPAC is not as busy between 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Applications for spring CSCEA scholarship open until Nov. 11

 By Aubrie Lawrence Editor-in-Chief

Applications for the College Education Association (CSCEA) Scholarship are now open.

e scholarship, which is funded by CSCEA faculty members, provides two students with $500 scholarships for the spring 2023 semester. In order to apply, students must have completed a minimum of 30 credit hours; be a full-time, undergraduate student during the spring semester working on their rst undergraduate degree; and have not previously received a CSCEA scholarship.

Priority will be given to students with academic merit and/ or nancial need.

Applicants must submit a word-processed letter of application describing personal and career goals and how the scholarship would bene t them, two letters of recommendation from CSC faculty members that have taught the applicant, an uno cial copy of all transcripts/ institutional coursework and the application form.

e application form is available in the Start O ce located in Crites Hall or at https://www.csc.edu/media/website/content-assets/documents/pdf/start/CSCEAScholarship2023.pdf.

Applications must be submitted to Gregory Moses, assistant professor of mathematics and natural sciences, in Math Science Center of Innovative Learning (COIL) Room 140 by 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11.

Opinion

As We See It

Stop sexualizing serial killers

In the last couple of years there has been a slew of docuseries, TV shows and movies portraying the lives and terrible crimes of serial killers being produced by different streaming services.

With each one, a fandom of people interested in the reasons why the murderers did what they did and all of the details behind the killings emerge. They become fascinated with each little detail and often begin to unjustly fantasize and, in some cases, crush on some of the most dangerous people in America.

This week, Lionel Dahmer, the father of serial killer Jeffery Dahmer, said that he might be suing Netflix for its recent docu series ‘Conversations with a Kill er: Jeffery Dahmer Tapes’ and the show ‘Monster: The Jeffery Dahmer Story’ for glamorizing the murders his son committed.

In an article published by Metro UK, Lionel said that he, or any of the victim’s families, were

not consulted by Netflix when production on the shows began.

Lionel also reported that he had a 20-year-old woman threw underwear into his yard while screaming “I love you, Lionel.”

The show, also known as Dahmer, immediately hit Netflix’s Top 10 list, with fans gravitating to the retelling of the gruesome murders. Fans posted videos to TikTok saying that the show, which was already more detailed than the victim’s families would’ve liked, left out some of the most disturbing parts. How ever, for many viewers, the show was too hard to get through.

Memes were also created talking about how attractive Dahmer was since he was por trayed by actor Evan Peters. But they went further by actually starting to lust after the mur derer himself.

Just a few years ago, when Netflix released the movie ‘Ex tremely Wicked Shockingly Evil and Vile’ in 2019, similar things

As You Said It!

were said about Zac Efron’s portrayal of Ted Bundy.

Many wom en said that, just like the girls that thought Bundy was charming in the 70s, they would’ve been unable to resist his looks and would’ve probably been one of his victims if he looked like Efron.

I think these examples prove the point that the entertainment industry, and the people that consume these types of shows and movies, are taking it a step too far.

It is one thing to be interest ed in what happened and try to figure out why serial killers do what they do, that’s just human nature. But dramatizing their lives to the point that people become infatuated with them is too far.

These people did some of the

worst things humanly imaginable.

They are not who we should be lusting and obsessing over. I think Lionel has the right to be upset.

The show did go too far.

The families of the victims have had to re live the brutal murders of their loved ones simply for the enjoyment of others. It has caused so much unneces sary trauma and reopening of old wounds.

Maybe the next time a show like Dahmer comes out, think about the effect it has on the families of the victims and have a little more empathy before watching or joining the viral TikTok trend surrounding the last words a victim probably ever heard.

After all, how would you feel if someone said that the person who killed you was hot?

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As We See It

It’s a breach of privacy, not a joke

u By Velvet Jessen Opinion Editor

About a week ago it was confirmed that private pictures of the Wisconsin Women’s Volley ball team were leaked and being spread rapidly around different platforms. Some people have spo ken out in their defense. Others made memes mocking the players and their situation.

Some videos make comments further sexualizing team or making jokes about their significant others leaving them to chase the women on the team or even blaming them for the leak.

Anything other than defending these women and agreeing that it was a violation of their privacy is frankly disgusting.

Female athletes are allowed to exist in all the same ways that male athletes are. That includes doing silly locker room celebrations and having their privacy respected while doing them.

Have you ever seen headlines reading “Men’s Team Leaked Photos” because I sure haven’t. In fact, when I looked it up (which was a scary move honestly, I don’t want to see that) the articles that come up are about leaked pictures of new jerseys.

That’s not to say explicit photos

don’t get leaked from both men and women.

However according to a study titled “Nude Leaking: from mor

alization and gendered violence to empowerment”, when nudes are leaked society acts differently “that, on the one hand, condemns women who express and experi ence their sexuality, and on the other hand, are tolerant and per missive to the manifestations of male desires.” The same study also found in their results that the men whose nudes were leaked faced less backlash and judgment.

The difference in reaction alone says enough. The saddest thing is seeing other women joking about what happened and asking why they would do that and overall placing the blame on them and not the people circulating the photos.

Everyone deserves respect and privacy.

That doesn’t change if you happen to take explicit pictures of yourself or not. Their rights to privacy didn’t stop at the click of a camera.

I am proud of the college for de fending the women’s team and not shaming or trying to punish them. It’s a step in the right direction for how we view situations with leaked explicit pictures.

Now the rest of the people that are laying the blame at their feet or joking about something that will follow them forever need to take that step and develop some empathy.

Making my way into the huddle

u By Madyson Schliep Staff Editor

If you asked my friend Kamryn about me she would say that I am pretty cool but I talk about football too much. If you asked my players about me they would tell you I am lame and like to make them suffer (they would also tell you that they miss me).

Growing up I was the youngest of three, and had two older broth ers who were obsessed with foot ball. I spent as much time sitting at their games and practices, as I did playing sports of my own. I was obsessed with anything sports related and played anything that I could pack into my schedule.

I especially loved competing in and winning the punt, pass, kick competitions my hometown put on.

As I got older I became more enamored with football and watch

ing my brothers play. In middle school I watched my oldest broth er excel in high school football and my other brother kick some butt in middle school football.

When I got to high school I was asked by our athletic trainer if I wanted to work with our football team as a student trainer and I fell more in love with the game.

The longer I spent working with football the more I wanted to make a career out of it. I went to college with the dream of becom ing a certified athletic trainer but that dream quickly changed when I saw how much being a college strength and conditioning coach can impact athletes.

This is where everything changed. I set to work changing my major and I set out to try and build my resume to be able to work at the college level.

This past summer I got the

opportunity to work at Universi ty of Colorado Boulder with the football strength and condition ing department. It was a unique opportunity getting to work and learn from a national strength and conditioning coach of the year as well as 4 other coaches from all different backgrounds who fo cused solely on football.

In college, football players spend more time in the weight room and with the strength

coaches than they do anywhere else. You have the unique oppor tunity to impact and build up your athletes self confidence as well as play a vital part in the rehab por tion of injuries as a strength and conditioning coach.

This fall I coached high school football and they tested every bit of patience I have ever had.

I hope that they learned as much from me as I learned from them. While high school boys are not the easiest group on the planet it was a great learning tool on how best to communicate instructions to athletes. They also think they are the funniest humans and cool est cats alive.

I wouldn’t trade them for the world, although I did think about it when they wouldn’t listen to me.

Football is a boys club and proving my knowledge and worth is a steep challenge. As a female in

football I have to prove my knowl edge every step of the way even though I have the same schooling as my peers.

Even my players have made backhanded comments about me never having played football when they don’t agree with something I said.

I am judged from the moment I step onto the field because of my gender. No one would bat an eye about a man stepping on the field because it is automatically as sumed that all men know football.

As a female I am not allowed to misstep when talking about foot ball otherwise it is believed I know nothing. I want to break down barriers so all the women follow ing behind me do not have to work as hard.

And while there is nothing else that I would rather do, it shouldn’t be something I have to do.

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Madyson Schliep

Ag&Range

Horsing around this fall

u By Kamryn Kozisek Ag & Range Editor

Fall in Nebraska is fleeting at best but because of the climate, we have been gift ed a longer fall than usual.

There are so many activites that are so ley fall related and with October coming to an end, there is still so much to do.

Fall is one of my favorite seasons to spend time outside during, so here is a todo list of fall activities.

--Carve pumpkins

--Roast pumpkin seeds

--Eat or make carmel apples

--Take Instagram photos

--Go to a football game

--Throw some leaves in the air

--Go to a pumpkin patch

--Attempt a corn maze

--Go through a haunted house

--Go apple picking

--Do the TikTok ghost challenge

--Go horse riding

--Dress up for Halloween

--Try some new hikes

--Play cornhole

--Have a bonfire

Photo by Kamryn Kozisek

A pair of mules nibble on each other at Fort Robinson State Park while grazing, along the Wildlife Loop Road, the afternoon of Oct. 22.

Photo by Kamryn Kozisek

A horse stands in front of a tree at Fort Robinson State Park, the afternoon of Oct. 22.

“What Were you Wearing?” exhibit

Photos and story by Aubrie Lawrence, Editor-in-Chief

e What Were You Wearing exhibit meant to bring awareness to the victims of sexual assault will be closing at the end of October.

RAs and Zeta Alpha Kappa members Haylee Payton, 21, senior of Papillion, and Kamryn Kozisek, 21, senior of Kaycee, Wyoming, put the exhibit together with the help of Interim Title IX Coordinator Morgan Cullan. ey were inspired to put it together after hearing Cullan talk about sexual assault being an issue on college campuses during a meeting with housing sta at the beginning of the semester.

“ is exhibit is really eye-opening,” Payton said. “While setting up this exhibit, then going back through, it never gets less powerful. I think, especially on college campuses, sexual assault always does need to be talked about. Victim blaming and other measures to silence victims need to stop, walking through this exhibit will prove this.”

e exhibit shows the out ts people were wearing when they became victims of sexual assault alongside the story of how it happened. e group took clothes from the Eagle Exchange to create out ts that t the description of what the victim was wearing.

“I think it is really common to see people wanting to ght against rape culture,” Kozisek said. “It can be really hard to tackle all parts of that at once, this exhibit takes on one part of it and does it silently. What makes this exhibit so powerful is that stories were submitted by our peers, these aren’t just strangers but people in our classes or teaching them.”

e group launched an anonymous form and posted a QR code around campus, on social media and around town in September asking to hear people’s stories. When they’d receive a story, Cullan would review it, print it out and then display it alongside the out t. ey received 13 responses over the course of the exhibit.

“ is exhibit does prove a lot of the stigmas around sexual assault wrong,” Payton said. “ e main one is victim blaming. e exhibit does prove that what a victim was doing or wearing is not the reason they were assaulted. I personally have been asked by people how they can help be advocated for victims, and where they can start helping. Obviously, this is awesome to see, hopefully creating a space where victims do not have to feel ashamed or judged while talking about their assault.”

is exhibit recently inspired others to also bring awareness to sexual assault. A What Were You Wearing exhibit will be opening at the Carnegie Center in Alliance sometime soon.

LEFT: An out t composed of a hoodie, T-shirt and leggings stands on the mannequin after being recreated based on a story turned into the exhibit.

RIGHT: A recreated out t described for the exhibit, sits on a mannequin in the King Library.

ABOVE: An overview showing seven of 13 outfits that were submitted to the What Were you Wearing? exhibit in the King Library. The exhbiti is open through Oct. 31.

LEFT: An outfit composed of a T-shirt and athletic shorts is hung from the ceiling of the library after a description was sent to the exhibit.

persons was wearing while they were sexually assaulted.

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Lifestyles

SW 435 conference to focus on ‘The Truth in Trauma and Trauma Informed Practices’

u From CSC College Relations

The senior class in Social Work at Chadron State College will host nationally known author Barbara Rubel as the keynote speaker for The Truth in Trauma and Trauma Informed Practices, a free confer ence Nov. 2 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Student Center.

ogy, both from Brooklyn College.

Other speakers include Chad ron Volunteer Fire Department Chief Branden Martens and CSC faculty member Dr. Elizabeth Kraatz.

Binkard shares history of CSC Live

Chadron State College Digital Graphic Designer Dan iel Binkard opened the 2022 Graves Lecture Series with 10 Years of CSC Live, a presentation detailing the origin, growth, technology, and continued presence of the college’s live event broadcasting team.

“CSC Live, as we see it today, started in 2012,” Binkard said. “Randy Rhine had started as the college president, and he wanted to expand what we were doing with live stream ing coverage. So, Dewayne Gimeson (Publications Special ist) and I prepared a list of equipment to purchase and that would enable us to add multiple angles to athletic broad casts and just generally improve the product.”

Binkard configured the equipment for the first home football game of the semester in September 2012. The opening broadcast featured three cameras, a fixed wide angle shot, a microphone for ambient audio, and a student commentator.

“The game was a little choppy here and there, but we got it out to the public successfully. Over the next few years, I spent time working out what our camera coverage options needed to be for a given game, and where could I make improvements, whether they’re in large or small ways,” Binkard said.

He described the different technologies involved in a

broadcast, including audio sources like ambient sound and commentators, video from cameras, computer-generated graphics, and replay which are combined, encoded, and sent to the livestream.

“Running the full broadcast doesn’t happen with just me. My role as the overall director is to make sure each broadcast goes out in some way. That’s where the student workers come in. Without student workers, it’s down to just me running a single camera,” Binkard said.

Binkard explained how the number of student workers available for an event impacts the coverage and how the po sitions of cameras change based on the sport.

“The ideal crew is seven student workers,” Binkard said. “I get one person on commentary and, as more workers are available, fill in the camera, replay, and switching opera tions.”

He concluded his presentation by answering audience questions about how student workers learn, the technology used in the broadcasts, notable stories, and his greatest tri umphs over the years.

“A general triumph is when I’ve got enough student workers and we’re covering a football game and firing on all cylinders. I really like seeing that action. You get the play live and then the replay. Boom, you’re showing that on closeup camera. The camera operators are following the ac tion cleanly. It just looks good,” Binkard said.

It will also be available via free live streaming. No registration is required. A free lunch will be pro vided for the first 150 attendees.

The seniors organizing the conference are Cooper McLaugh lin of Wall, S.D., Abbygail Schaffer of Greeley, Colo., Mercedes Sloan of Tonopah, Ariz., and Serenity Sterkel of Alliance, Neb.

Sterkel said the group deter mined their topic based on limited information and resources avail able about dealing with trauma.

Rubel is a trainer and award-winning author on trau matic loss, burnout, secondary traumatic stress, compassion fa tigue, and vicarious trauma-in formed care. She is the author of But I Didn’t Say Goodbye: Helping Families After a Suicide, continu ing education courses for health care professionals, Loss, Grief, and Bereavement: Helping Individuals Cope, and COVID-19 Loss, Grief, and Bereavement.

Her story was featured in the Emmy award-winning documen tary, Fatal Mistakes, Families Shattered by Suicide. Rubel is a Board-Certified Expert in Trau matic Stress and Diplomate with the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress. She earned a bachelor’s in psychology and a master’s in community health, with a concentration in thanatol

Martens is a native of Kansas, who played junior college football at Fort Scott, Kansas, then trans ferred to Chadron and graduated from CSC in 2011. He joined the Chadron Volunteer Fire Depart ment in 2012, became an assis tant chief in 2016, and chief in 2020. He is a licensed Emergency Medical Technician and has cre dentials in structure firefighting and as a wildland engine boss. He is married to Trish Martens and is the manager of Chadron Ace An nex and a small engine mechanic.

Kraatz is an assistant profes sor in Education, Counseling, Psychological Sciences, and So cial Work. She will speak about sex education and trauma. She teaches courses in Psychology, Educational Psychology, and De velopmental Psychology. After earning an undergraduate degree, she taught middle school science in rural Mississippi. There, she completed a master’s degree in early childhood education. Before joining the CSC faculty in Fall 2021, she taught adult education classes in Ohio for several years and earned a doctorate in Edu cational Psychology from Ohio State.

Panel members in the clos ing segment of the conference will include: Rubel, Kraatz, Martens, Dr. Grant Sasse, an associate professor and chair of the Counseling Psychology and Social Work, Department, and Gabe Walz, a Chadron Police Department lieutenant.

Chadron State College Digital Graphic Designer Daniel Binkard presents for the Graves Lecture series Oct. 18, 2022.

Photo from CSC College Relations

Sports

Eagles open season against Huskers

u By Eben Rosentrater Sports Editor

The CSC men’s basketball team opened up the 2022-2023 season with an 87-60 exhibition loss in Lin coln against the University of Ne braska Cornhuskers.

After coming off their best sea son since 2014, the Eagles were ea ger to get back out on the court with hopes of seeing more improvement.

Despite the Eagles’ rough loss to the Huskers, CSC Head Men’s Basket ball Coach Shane Paben believes there is a lot to look forward to for both his players and their fans.

“Obviously, they’re a Big Ten op ponent,” Paben said to CSC Sports Information. “They were able to grab offensive rebounds and get points underneath the basket, just because of their sheer size. But we competed and gave a great effort.”

The Eagles started off the game well. Porter Anderson, junior of Russellville, Arkansas, set the tone early, getting underneath the hoop and slamming a dunk for the first score of the game. The Eagles con tinued to roll after that, hitting nine of 15 shots at the beginning of the first half. The team held the lead or were tied for a large portion of the first half, a shock, especially against the Division I Huskers.

However, midway through the first half, the Huskers began to hit their stride, scoring 12 unanswered points and breaking away from the Eagles by a large margin. The Eagles kept it manageable going into half time trailing 43-28.

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CSC guard Gage Delimont, sophomore of Ainsworth, scrambles to secure the ball during a game against the Skyhawks of Fort Lewis in the Chicoine Center on Dec. 3, 2021

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F’Ball short win streak ends

u By Eben Rosentrater Sports Editor

It was a disappointing weekend for the CSC football team after a tough defensive battle turned into 34-12 lost against the Thunderwolves of CSU Pueblo in Col orado.

The Eagles were flying high going into the weekend after beating the Grizzlies of Adams State in a close 2927 game, their second win of the season. However, the Thunderwolves had no intent of letting the Eagles’ win streak continue. But with the return of first-string quar terback Heath Beemiller, junior of Chandler, Arizona, the Eagles had some hope.

The game looked optimistic for the Eagles for all of the first half. The first drive of the game, Thunderwolves quarterback Hunter Raquet, senior of Santa Cruz, Cal ifornia, hit a 63-yard pass to receiver Andrew Cook, redshirt sophomore of Tucson, Arizona. However, the Eagle defense was stout and held the Thunderwolves to a field goal to which they missed. The Eagles were the first to score after a Pueblo turnover led to a seven-yard touchdown connection between Beemiller and receiver Grant Swenson, sophomore of Broomfield, Colorado.

After that, the game was a stalemate. The Thunder wolves quickly tied the game 6-6, and the defenses bat tled for the rest of the first half. Going into the halftime, the score was still tied, something nobody expected considering the CSU Pueblo offense is the second high est scoring offense in the RMAC right behind Colorado Mines.

Much of the third quarter was similar to the first half,

low scoring with a lot of defense. The Thunderwolves didn’t take the lead until late in the third with a touch down connection between Raquet and Beck, the second touchdown pass of four between the two players, mak ing the score 13-6.

Raquet and Cook continued to roll scoring two more touchdowns. The Eagle offense struggled and only scored six more points of the foot of Gunnar Jones, graduate student of Rogersville, Alabama. The team would fail to pick up speed and went on to lose 34-12.

Offensively, the Eagles were led by Beemiller, who completed 23 passes on 35 attempts for 148 yards and one touchdown. However, Beemiller threw another in terception, his eighth of the year. Jalen Starks, senior of Chicago, yet again, led the Eagles in rushing netting 61 yards on 18 carries, averaging just over three yard a car ry. The receiving game was led by a new face. Swenson made his first career start over the weekend and nearly doubled his total career yards recording 70 on 9 recep tions and scoring the team’s only touchdown.

Defensively, another new face led the team. Defen sive lineman Hunter O’Connor, sophomore of Broom field, Colorado, racked up 10 total tackles, one pass breakup, and three-and-a-half sacks, the most sacks by an Eagle defender all season.

“We changed our defensive front this week,” CSC Football Head Coach Jay Long said to CSC Sports Infor mation, “from a tight formation to a wider one. Hunter has really provided a great rush in that formation. Today was one of those days he really stood out.”

The Eagles will look to get back on track against the Cowboys of New Mexico Highlands at Don Beebe Sta dium, in Chadron, next Saturday.

CSC quarterback Preston Pearson (10), redshirt freshman of Kearney, looks down the field as he rushes during a game against the Adam State Grizzles at Don Beebe Stadium on Oct. 15, 2022.

1-on-1: CSC wide receiver Ahlonte Hair (right), junior of Live Oak, Florida, holds up a number one as he runs into the end zone for a touchdown as Adams State corner back Ahmed Bernard (left), junior of Pass Christian, Mississippi, chases him during a game at Don Beebe Stadium on Oct. 15, 2022.

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Eagles drop eighth straight match

u By Eben Rosentrater Sports Editor

The CSC volleyball team faced another uphill battle last weekend being swept in both road matches against the Mountain Lions of UCCS and the Thunderwolves of CSU Pueblo.

The Eagles were desperate for a win going into the weekend. The team was on a six-game losing streak and had not won a match since sweeping Western Colorado on Sept. 24. However, neither match would hold any good fortune for the Eagles.

Friday’s match against the Mountain Lions started off promising. The first set was back and forth, however, a short four point run by the Moun tains Lions made the difference. The first set ended 25-23 for UCCS. It only got worse for the Eagles from there. The second set was dominated by UCCS, going on a 10-2 run halfway through the set, ending 25-17 for the Mountain Lions. The Eagles were finally swept, ending the match in the third set losing 25-21.

Saturday’s match against the Thunderwolves ended no better for the Eagles. CSU Pueblo dominated the net every single set, scoring fast and allowing few points for the Eagles. The Eagles were held to just 12 points in the first set, losing 25-12. The second set was the best for CSC. A back and forth set, however, ended poorly for the Eagles losing narrowly by two points. CSU Pueblo again dominated the final set, holding the Eagles to just 10 points as they won the third set, confirming the sweep and the Eagle’s eighth straight loss.

Over the weekend, the Eagles were led offensively by Mayson Fago, sophomore of Evans, Colorado, who racked up 18 total kills, closing out the weekend with a hitting percentage of .291 averaged between the two match es. Rylee Greiman, junior of Windsor, Colorado, and Lexi Hurtado, junior of Aurora, Colorado, also found success at the net combining for another 17 kills over the weekend.

Defensively, the Eagles were led by Abby Schaefer, senior of Greeley, Col orado, who recorded 28 total digs between the two matches. Hurtado also had success defensively racking up another 20 digs.

The Eagles will look to snap their losing streak when they take on the Mavericks of Colorado Mesa in Grand Junction, Colorado, and the Griffins of Westminster in Salt Lake City, Utah, this weekend.

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The Eagles were able to bring the game back within reach af ter scoring nine unanswered points and cutting the Husker lead to just six. However, the Huskers fought back, shooting 50 percent from the three-point line. Conversely, the Eagles hit just 33 percent of their shots in the second half leading to an 8760 loss.

For scoring, the Eagles were led by Bryce Latimer, junior of Stone Mountain, Georgia, who scored 12 points. Freddy Reeves Jr., junior of St. Paul, Minneso ta, and Anderson also combined for another 19 points. Reeves Jr. also led the Eagles in threepoint shooting hitting two. The team hit the boards fairly well with 33 rebounds, but suffered in the turnover battle with 18 total, six more than the Husk ers.

“It was a great experience for the team the whole weekend,” Paben said. “We have some things we can go back and work on, like untimely turnovers, but we’re not going to see any team like that for the rest of the year.”

The Eagles will begin regu lar season play in Laredo, Texas when they take on the Dustdev ils of Texas A&M International on Nov. 11.

Coach Jeffrey preps for upcoming season

u By Whitley Reder Reporter

Head Women’s Wresting Coach Alijah Jeffery started coaching in August of 2021 for the Chadron State College and in the short extent of his tenure, he has already dis tinguished himself as one of the best coach es in the country.

Jeffery immediately brought in eight tal ented young individuals to CSC women’s wrestling and coached them well.

He took 50 percent of his team to the 2022 NCAA National Championships, a surprise for a coach in his first year on coach

ing a NCAA Division II team. Five of those eight girls became Academic All-Americans as well.

Prior to Jeffery’s coaching career, he wrestled for Linn-Mar High School in Mar ion, IA. He won a high school champion ship at 120 pounds in 2014. At the collegiate level, he was in the starting lineup for four years at Northern Illinois University. Jeffery was USA Folkstyle National Champion and a Fargo Freestyle Nationals All-American Honor.

Jeffery began his collegiate coaching ca reer in 2019 at Indian Hills Community Col lege, in Centerville, Iowa. Jeffery coached three Warriors to be the national champion

ships and 12 All-Americans in the 2020-21 wrestling season.

“Women’s wrestling has been around for a while,” Jeffrey stated in an email. “However, it has just recently gained popularity and be come an emerging sport at the NCAA level.”

Jeffery stepped up his recruiting plan with 21 new recruits for the fall season of 2022, one of the largest recruiting classes in the country. Jeffery was active on the na tional scene in 2021-22, traveling to national high school tournaments and building great relationships.

“Our goals start by just seeing all the ath letes become the best version of themselves that they can be,” Jeffery stated. “If they con

tinue to grow and succeed, great things can happen for this team. Our freshman class, along with the transfers we got in are incred ibly talented with a lot of potential.”

The women’s team’s first wrestling match is on the road Oct. 5 at Colorado Mesa Uni versity, in Grand Junction, Colorado. Their first home meet is Dec. 10 against Hastings College.

“With any new program comes challeng es,” Jeffrey stated. “We are working this year to build an excellent culture and a lasting program that will become elite on the na tional scene.”

CSC setter Breshawna Kelly (18), senior of Casper, Wyoming, prepares to set up a spike for middle hitter Bella Adams (22), freshman of Pueblo, Colorado, during a match in the Chicoine Center.

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Eagle women’s golf finishes subpar in final fall invite

u By Kennie Gable Reporter

The CSC women’s golf team rounded out its fall season with a sub par sixth place finish at the CSU Pueblo Farmer’s Insurance Sam Proal Invite in Colorado on Oct 11.

“Our results from Pueblo were not what we expected,” Head Wom en’s Golf Coach John Ritzen said. “There are some teams finishing ahead of us that we know we can play with, but we just can’t seem to put a solid round together as a group.”

After coming back from a hand injury, Brooke Kramer, junior of Aurora, Colorado, led the Eagles shooting a 75 in the first round and 83 in the second for an overall score of 157, a score good enough to earn her eighth overall in the contest.

Close behind Kramer was Kinsey Smith, junior of Windsor, Col orado who shot an 82-78-160, good enough to earn her a fourteenth overall placement at the tournament.

10 teams, including eight from the RMAC, competed in the tourna ment. The Eagles kept consistent, shooting 648 overall just three over their previous invite in Marshall, Minnesota.

Ritzen expressed his hope that the team will find some more success going into the spring season.

“Being 100% committed to each shot will help us avoid those bad holes that seemed to haunt us this fall,” Ritzen said.

The team will look to fulfill some individual goals for the spring sea son. They hope a less than stellar fall season will spur on some more wins for the spring season to come.

The Eagles will return to competition when they travel to Litchfield Park, Arizona for the SMSU Spring Invite at the Wigwam Resort to open up the spring season.

Men’s XC sets school records in Kansas

u By Ahlonte Hair Reporter

A handful of CSC men’s cross country runners are now school record holders after running at the Colby Community College Trojan Invite in Colby, Kansas, on Oct. 15.

Charles Fossey, freshman of Rock Springs, Wyoming, led the Eagles with a time of 25:38.2, finishing in 27th place out of 109 runners. Fossey’s time was good enough to earn him the fourth fastest eight-kilome ter race in CSC school history. Moreover, Kyle Shirley, junior of Queen Creek, Ari zona, and Topi Alahuhta, freshman of Pine, Colorado, placed 35th and 36th respective ly, with times good enough to earn them the ninth and 10th fastest eight-kilometer times in CSC school history.

In the women’s competition, four CSC women finished in the top 40 in the six-ki lometer race. The Eagles were led by Lexi Rule, freshman of Buffalo, Wyoming, who finished 27th with a time of 19:45.9. Alissa

Wieman, sophomore of Box Elder, South Dakota, placed 33rd with a time of 20:14.8. Lydia Peters, freshman of Sidney, placed 35th with a time of 20:20.6, and Josie Diff endaffer, freshman of Berthoud, Colorado, placed 37th with a time of 20:26.5.

Schools from across the country gath ered for the competition including the NCAA Division I Air Force Academy of Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Overall, the CSC men’s team took fifth and the CSC women’s team finished sixth out of 11 area schools, a solid performance for both teams whose runners are very young.

The Eagles will continue their season Nov. 5 when they compete for the 2022 RMAC Cross Country Championships in Durango, Colorado.

Kinsey Smith, junior of Windsor, Colorado, watches her ball fly after swinging her driver during the CSU Pueblo Farmer’s Insur ance Sam Proal Invite in Colorado on Oct. 11.

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Charles Fossey, freshman of Rock Springs, Wyoming, runs down the course during a home dual meet against Black Hills State University on Sept. 16.

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Skavdahl leads team in final fall rodeo

u Eben Rosentrater Sports Editor

The CSC rodeo team finished well with a handful of individual placers in their final fall competition at the Laramie County Community College rodeo in Cheyenne, Wyo ming from Oct. 14-16.

Of all of the Eagle cowboys, Jack Skavdahl, junior of Harrison, led the team placing third overall in saddle bronc riding. Skavdahl, a transfer student who previously rode broncs at Casper College, scored well in both go-rounds scoring 73 and 67 points in respectively for an overall score of 140.

Skavdahl is not new to having

success in saddle bronc. Not only did he place third in Cheyenne, but he also snuck in a fifth-place finish at the Sheridan College rodeo two weeks prior. Skavdahl even qualified for the College National Finals Ro deo last year.

Skavdahl was not the only Chad ron cowboy to find success in Chey enne. Cinch Kiger, freshman of

Overton, finished seventh in bare back riding. Grant Turek, freshman of St. Paul, found success again in tie-down roping finishing sixth. Colton Storer, senior of Arthur, and Blaine Fleck, senior of Crawford, worked together to earn seventh in team roping.

As for the women’s team, the Eagles were led by Phannette Gray,

senior of Ridgeview, South Dakota, who finished fifth in barrel racing. Brooke Worman, junior of Sheri dan, Wyoming, and Kadra Clark, junior of Yoder, Wyoming, finished seventh and eighth respectively in goat tying as well.

The Eagles will compete again when they start their spring season next March.

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A Chadron State College cowgirl (left) throws out her rope as other rodeo competitors and coaches watch on during the breakaway roping event at the CSC Rodeo at the Dawes County Fairgrounds on Sept. 16-18.