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Afghan journalists, with ties to CSC, escape Kabul

Afghan journalist Zubair Babakarkhail reflects on his experience escaping Kabul after Taliban takeover Please see page 3

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USDA and HHS work to bring childcare to rural and tribal communities

On Sept. 21, both agencies team up to release guide about affordable childcare Please see page 7

SPORTS >>

Eagles keep the Eagle Rock Trophy at home CSC football team defends their home turf against South Dakota Mines

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Hosted by CSC, Chancy Williams and The Younger Brothers Band perform after the rodeo Saturday night at the Dawes County Fairgrounds.

Eagles swing for tournament team title CSC golf team takes first at Hardrocker Invite for second consecutive year

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u By Mackenzie Dahlberg Sports Editor

The Eagles took first at the Hardrocker Invites, their second tournament of their season, Monday and Tuesday at the Gold Club at Red Rock in Rapid City, South Dakota.

“I honestly didn’t think we played our best golf

yet,” Head Women’s Golf Coach John Ritzen said.

“It’s still nice to compete and score well when we’re not playing our best golf. Overall, I think that after this week we were excited to get a win but also excited to work on some things that we feel like we can improve on.”

The Eagles took the tournament last year with only three teams, while this year had nine.

The team finished with 658 points, with 326 af-

ter the first round and 332 after the second. Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah, finished second with three more strokes than the Eagles.

Westminster College was last year’s conference champion and Kinsey Smith, junior of Windsor, Colorado, said it was cool for them to come out with the win over them over the weekend.

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Student Senate approves allocations for campus organizations  By Aubrie Lawrence Editor-in-Chief

Student Senate took limited action Monday at its weekly meeting but approved allocations for four organizations. The allocations are: > $10,000 to the Food Pantry. > $10, 278 to The Big Event for supplies. > $1,100 to the homecoming committee for added supplies for homecoming events and t-shirts. > $1,491 to PBL for its upcoming fall leadership conference.

Student Senate also interviewed candidates for the student affairs project coordinator position during the meeting. The position was left vacant when Megan Northrup was promoted to student affairs director for Title IX and student health services.

In other news: >The general assembly will be next Monday at 4 p.m. in the Scottsbluff room located in the Student Center.

CSC plans 2021 homecoming  From CSC College Relations Chadron State College will celebrate Homecoming from Oct. 4-9 with a theme of the Soaring 20s. Alumni events include a variety of receptions and reunions, while student have planned a large slate of activities.

Monday, Oct. 4, will feature Tailgating by CSC clubs in the parking lot south of Beebe Stadium at 5:30 p.m.

The best tailgate will earn a cash prize for the club. A double feature movie night will start at 7 p.m. on the video board at Elliott Field.

Wednesday, Oct. 6, will feature a campus wide scavenger hunt. All interested teams should meet at the Student Senate Office in the Student Center for registration at 6 p.m. The event starts at 6:30 p.m. Students on the top three teams will receive cash prizes.

Thursday, Oct. 7, the Pep Rally will take place on Elliott Field at 7 p.m. with the Coronation of Homecoming Royalty immediately afterward.

The Cardinal Key National Honor Society president will share the history of lighting C-Hill. Participants in the tradition are asked to bring good hiking shoes and lanterns, flashlights, or phones for light.

Later that evening, the Student Center Pit will host a dance in the Student Center Ballroom following the light-

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Friday, Oct. 8, during the volleyball match against New Mexico Highlands in the Chicoine Center at 6 p.m. the Homecoming Committee will have a booth with giveaway items for CSC students. The best fans of the volleyball game, determined by judges in the crowd, will earn cash prizes.

Saturday, Oct. 9, the Homecoming parade starts at 9:30 a.m. at Tenth and Main Street. Parade entries will proceed north on Main Street. The Blue Key National Honor Society will honor Chadron’s first responders as co-marshals of the parade and their vehicles will lead the procession.

According to Dr. John Wojcik, CSC’s Director of Bands, the CSC Eagle Band and the following high school bands will march in the parade: Edgemont, S.D., Custer, S.D., Kimball, Neb., Banner County, Neb., and Bayard. Two additional high school bands, Sterling, Colo., and Hay Springs, Neb., and three students from Gordon-Rushville will perform during the football game.

During the football game against CSU-Pueblo at 1 p.m., the Homecoming Committee will have a booth with give-away items for CSC students and best student fans of the football game, determined by judges in the crowd, will earn cash prizes.

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In January 2006, Zubair Babakarkhail of Pajhwok Afghan News, Kabul, Afghanistan, interviews tent-dwelling residents of Jaba, Pakistan, who were left homeless after an Oct. 8, 2005, earthquake of 7.6 magnitude struck near the country’s northern Kashmir region.

Hamim Kakar, of Pajhwok Afghan News, Kabul, was a featured speaker at the 2010 Nebraska Collegiate Media Association’s annual conference hosted by The Eagle. In addition to the conference, Kakar made several public appearances on campus and in the region.

Afghan journalists, with ties to CSC, escape Kabul  By Aubrie Lawrence Editor-in-Chief

For 10 days Zubair Babakarkhail lived in a constant state of chaos.

After the Taliban took over Afghanistan on Aug. 15, Babakarhail’s life became consumed with trying to escape the country. His days were filled with panic, his nights sleepless, as he, his wife and their children waited for a call that would get them through the gates at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport.

“There were at least three nights that my kids slept with their shoes on, having their jackets on in case we get a call, and

we were in a rush and needed to save time,” he said. “Twice, we missed a bus which was supposed to take us to the airport. We waited for days and nights in front of the gates of the airport to get in. We didn’t have proper meals, we didn’t have proper sleep, everything was chaos.”

Babakarkhail, an Afghan journalist who has worked for Stars and Stripes since 2012, has reported for various media agencies in Afghanistan since 2002. Until 2006, he covered Afghan politics for Kabul-based Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) alongside Hamim Kakar, another Afghan journalist.

Both men are good friends with CSC journalism instructor and The Eagle adviser, Michael D. Kennedy. Babakarkhail and Kennedy worked together on three occasions, twice in 2002,

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Kakar was also part of the chaotic U.S. evacuation from Afghanistan, but details about how he escaped are unknown. Still, The Eagle confirmed he and his family arrived safely in the U.S. “I was eating breakfast with a couple of students at a local restaurant, when I got the call they were out,” Kennedy said. “I was so excited I nearly jumped out of my chair. I made such a ruckus, I embarrassed the students sitting with me.”

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In January 2006 journalist Zubair Babakarkhail of Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN), Kabul, Afghanistan, gathers himself moments after he interviewed residents at a Mansehra, Pakistan, refugee camp that housed survivors of the Oct. 8, 2005, earthquake in the Kashmir region of northern Pakistan. The quake registered 7.6 magnitude, killed more than 80,000 people and left another 4 million people homeless.

Photo by Michael D. Kennedy

Babakarkhail said he wasn’t surprised when the United States announced its departure after occupying Afghanistan for the past 20 years. But evaluating the situation, he said there needed to be better planning to ensure the country would stay self-sufficient.

He said he had hoped that there would be some kind of peace deal between the Afghan government and the Taliban that would keep people safe as they adjusted to the shift.

But that wasn’t case.

“There were problems in the (Afghan) government, in the state, and things were not going well,” Babakarkhail said. “There was going to be trouble. There was no peace in Afghanistan. No peace made between the government and the Taliban. Everyone thought there should be a peace deal before the Americans leave, which could guard the long-term security and peace in Afghanistan. But, without any agreement and the will of the Afghans, a situation came that no one wanted.”

Because of his work with the U.S. and Japan, it became imperative that Babakarkhail and his family leave Afghanistan before the U.S. finalized its evacuation. However, he said it was impossible to do in those first 10 days of the evacuation because of the thousands of U.S. troops and Afghan citizens that were also trying to leave.

“You start a countdown that the evacuation is going to stop on Aug. 30, and you are making efforts to get out, but you cannot get it,” he said. “You definitely become more disappointed, more frustrated and more helpless.”

On Aug. 24, Babakarkhail and his family finally made it into

the Kabul airport and aboard a U.S.-bound plane.

“It was like when you plant a garden,” he said. “You try to have good yield from it and you work days and nights to have that outcome and then finally you have it. It was like that. You are so happy. We immediately forgot about being tired when the U.S. Marines helped us to get in. And we were so happy and excited and joyful that after all this nightmare we finally made it and we will have a much better life.”

This isn’t the first time, Babakarkhail has fled Afghanistan.

Somewhere between the ages of 3 and 5, he wasn’t really sure, he said that his family left Kabul and moved to Pakistan during the Russian invasion of the early 1980s. He had only moved back after the U.S. moved on the Taliban after 9/11.

“This is the second time I’ve become a refugee or migrated from my country,” he said. “I was forced to flee my country, so it was a really hard time.”

Now that he is stateside, Babakarkhail said he plans to make a life here. He said he has nothing but gratitude and thanks for the friends and coworkers who helped him safely escape. But he also said he still hopes to one day return to his home country and visit the family he left behind.

“We have a family out there,” he said. “I left everything behind. My house, my property, my brothers and sisters and (extended) family. I would love to go back and see everyone once in a while. But only if the situation supports us. Like, there is no concern, there is no threat, (and) the Taliban are treating everyone similarly.”

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The best songs of all time isn’t your high school playlist

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usic taste is subjective and I would like to say, subjectively, Rolling Stone’s ‘Top 500 songs of all time’ sucks.

I listen to a lot of different music, I have a song that is completely in German on my playlist because I like how it sounds. I listen to Claire de lune which is completely classical and then turn around and listen to Montero or Garth Brooks. Within the last week I bought Olivia Rodrigo’s album on vinyl and set it next to my The Mamas and the Papas record.

I’m about 90% sure within the last three sentences I’ve created a better range of music than what’s included in the list from the Rolling Stone.

Arguments could be made that the list caters towards Gen Z and Millenials, but even those groups have asked where the heck Rolling Stone got this list.

I looked for the answer and found that they polled artists, songwriters, producers, journalists, Rolling Stone staff, and industry members.

Asking these people should make sense, you’d think they should have the best taste or understanding of what makes good music.

However, the question they were asked was in my opinion heavily flawed.

The people polled were asked to give a ranked ballot that listed their 50 favorite songs of all time. The question should have been

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what they were trying to find: What are the best songs of all time?

If I were asked for my favorite songs it would include whatever I was listening to a lot right now.

I might mention something by Olivia Rodrigo or Cassie Dasilva or even Conan Gray.

If you asked me about the best songs of all time, my Velvet Jessen answers would be completely different. While I love finding new music, new doesn’t equal the best or even better than other songs.

I don’t blame the respondents for this awful list.

I think if they were asked the question that their responses were going to be used for, the list would have looked a lot different.

Starting with the fact that ‘Hey Ya!’ by OutKast wouldn’t have been number ten.

I can think of ten Beatles songs that are more skillfully composed than ‘Hey Ya!’. If not ten songs by the Beatles I could easily find ten musicians with songs better than it to fill the top ten.

I like “Hey Ya!’ but the fact that it’s on the list - let alone over 400 – is just poor taste.

There are a ton of other songs that should

be on the list. The list featured no classical songs, barely any country songs (which includes no Alan Jackson, George Strait, Reba, Garth Brooks or a ton of other country artists that I think created songs better than ‘Hey Ya!’), very few songs that have any significance for other cultures and other categories that go completely unrepresented. (But don’t worry every single 90s song that I’ve never heard of made it!)

Which is just another issue with this list, it only caters to Americans and then still misses.

The list completely ignores classical music, which I get isn’t super popular, but it’s supposed to be the best songs of all time.

You’re gonna look at me and tell me that you could come up with some of the super complicated classical music that’s out there.

If you can props to you, I’d love to hear it but I doubt it’s as good as the songs from Mozart or other composers that have been popular for hundreds of years. If you’re going to make a list and be bold enough to call it the top 500 songs of all time, then you need to step up and look a little further than the coast line for opinions.

Or, hey, there’s always asking the question that you plan on printing.

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Lions, tigers and crocs, oh my! u By Teddy Parham Jr. Columnist

We can all recognize where this popular phrase came from, but it’s become time to replace the bear with Crocs.

Yes, Crocs have replaced bears as the new fierce animal that today’s generation has grown accustomed to and popularized the once basic shoe brand.

Crocs was founded in 2002 and are known for their hole-covered clogs. The shoes are relatively inexpensive, on their website, the most expensive pair of women’s Crocs cost $79.99 and the least expensive pair cost $17.49.

Through the years Crocs have been at the bottom of the shoe industry as far as the consumers’ choice went when deciding between sneakers or a pair of sandals or slides. The idea of replacing slides or sandals with a pair of Crocs was ludicrous back then, but not now.

As an owner of three pairs my-

self, Crocs have been my go-to shoes since the day I got my first pair.

I was one of those people who saw Crocs on others and thought they were ugly, uncomfortable, and for kids or people who worked in the kitchen because of the holes in them.

It was not until I was gifted a pair from my significant other wear my mind totally changed. They are the most comfortable, durable and reliable pair of shoes I have now and most days I find myself choosing to wear Crocs over sneakers.

Do not get me wrong, slides and sandals will always have their loyal customers but Crocs are making its name known and flooding the shoe industry with new customers daily.

Crocs offer not only the most trendy style of clogs; they offer loafers, flip-flops, sandals, slides, sneakers, boots and socks. Women also get the choice of flats, wedges and platforms to choose from amongst other options.

Not only do you have 10 distinc-

Teddy Parham Jr. tive styles of Crocs to choose from when shopping, every choice has options to customize the pair how you would like.

They have colors across the rainbow and inbetween as well as camouflage, tie-dye, and unique brand collaboration colors. You can even buy what they call jibbitz, which are little foam decals you can hook on to your Crocs through the holes to give your pair a unique look.

These jibbitz can be letters, num-

bers, food, candy, jewels, flags, emojis and anything you could think of because Crocs wants you to be able to personalize your pair to match your personality.

The marketing revamp of Crocs in the last couple of years has immensely increased its target market and sales. Brand collaboration has become one of Crocs’s most recognizable marketing moves by adding a fun stylish touch to these partnerships.

You will see collaborations with people such as Justin Bieber, companies like KFC or even other apparel brands such as Balenciaga.

Nowadays you will see an exclusive number of pairs being sold and for sneaker heads, it is also an opportunity to resale these types of Crocs for more or hold on to them for value.

According to the Crocs website under the clogs description the company says, “Big on comfort, our men’s clogs feature a variety of colors and styles that are easy to slip

on and off. Perfect for running errands, relaxing around the house, keeping your feet protected at the pool or lake and much more - you’ll get long-term use out of your Crocs clogs.”

These Crocs are the real deal and perfect for about any occasion.

They won’t rip on you like sandals do, they won’t slip off like slides do, especially when you put the ankle strap down, and they won’t smell like sneakers do because of the air holes. What about when it gets cold, can you still where Crocs?

Of course, you can because they are offered with a fuzzy winter insole that keeps your feet nice and toasty.

Crocs may seem unappealing to you at first, but you know what they say, do not knock it until you try it.

Crocs are sold worldwide and if you cannot find them in stores near you, the website will make your dreams come true.

Once you go Crocs, you never go back.

The internet isn’t rated PG, but maybe it should be u By Anjaelique Cole Columnist

There is just no running from it. Social media is everywhere.

Little kids have smartphones these days and they know how to work most social media platforms better than I do.

Social media is a powerful thing, once you reach the age of “Screenager” (the age you spend about 6.5 hours or more on your phone) it is nearly impossible for you to think about anything else.

The age of screenager is very important, to some people it is where they find where they fit with

most people. If you reach this age and your phone is out of date you might feel like you do not belong.

Due to this, parents have tried to get different forms of laws passed for the internet. The internet is just so hard to regulate.

There is a dad in Colorado who wants a law to be passed saying that children under 13 should not have smartphones. There is an aunt from Bedford, Pennsylvania, who wanted something to be done for her niece.

Her niece was getting severely bullied at school; she was being told only devils have red hair. She thought she could get away from it, but of course, in this time and age, when she got home, she was

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still getting the texts over social media.

She was getting messages on things like Facebook, Instagram, and even on Kik. She kept being

told to go kill herself.

Her aunt went to the school principal, the police, and even contacted Instagram headquarters.

They would not do anything, so her aunt finally smashed her phone, but it was too late. All the hateful words had stuck, and her niece took her life a week later.

This story is important because kids feel more confident to say hurtful things when they are behind a screen.

People do not get to see the reaction their words have on others, so they are more free with the hurtful things they say. There has been a major increase in the suicide rates in the past years.

To try and minimize the damage from cyberbullying. There are other techniques besides just not letting your kid get a phone but doing nothing about what is happening online is not an option either.

Parents are not as aware as they think they are about what is happening online.

Many companies have made parenting control apps to help with this such as Bark.

These apps help control screen time, watch for predators, and they can monitor what your child is looking up. There should be restrictions on this though too.

No adult still wants their parents snooping through their phone.

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Guide to help bring childcare to rural areas released u By Kamryn Kozisek Ag and Range Editor

Photo by Kamryn Kozisek

Briggs ponds on the west side of CSC campus, Wednesday afternoon.

Grants for wetland conservation efforts announced by Interior Department u By Kamryn Kozisek Ag and Range Editor

Over $111 million dollars for funding Wetland Conservation Project and National Wildlife Refuges has been announced by the Interior Department.

The Migratory Bird Conservation Commission announced $34 million in grants were followed up with $74 million in partner funds. These funds are being used to restore and conserve 177,000 acres of wetlands and waterfowl/ shorebird habitats, according to National Fish and Wildlife Service.

Another $3.1 million is being

used for land conservation efforts in four national wildlife refuges.

Missouri’s Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, Illinois’ Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge and Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge and New York’s Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge are the four wildlife refuges that received funding from extra conservation efforts.

Over 60 birds of concern of 2021 will benefit from wetland and wildlife refuge conservation efforts according to National Fish and Wildlife Service.

There are 28 projects, 11 coastal and 17 inland, that are being funded by these grants. These

projects are in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota and Texas.

The South Dakota is on the Eastern South Dakota Wetlands, which drops down into Nebraska.

These wetlands are known as prairie potholes which are depressed wetlands. The upper Midwest holds most of the prairie potholes which support 50% of North American migratory waterfowl and shore birds. These areas provide birds with breeding and feeding grounds according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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The USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is working to being more childcare service to rural and tribal communities.

USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Justin Maxson is working with HHS Deputy Assistant Secretary for Early Childhood Development Katie Hamm created a joint resource guide.

This guide provides local stakeholders with information to help them provide local, safe and affordable childcare.

“That’s why I am so excited about this guide and the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing support for early learning and child care. It is so important that we continue to invest in early childhood infrastructure and supply building – particularly in rural and Tribal communities – where child care and early

childhood development options are already limited,” Hamm stated in a USDA press release. “We are committed to working with these communities to meet the growing need for quality, affordable early childhood programs.”

This is a part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s American Families Plan, which helps to support children by helping families cover basic expenses.

“Access to quality, affordable child care and early learning opportunities is imperative for rural America. It enables parents to work, strengthens the economy and supports children’s overall development by laying the groundwork for future success in school and life,” Maxson said in a USDA press release. “Under the leadership of President Biden, Vice President Harris and Secretary Vilsack, USDA remains committed to helping rural and Tribal communities build back better by strengthening child care infrastructure.”

Deadline for state park survey approaches u By Kamryn Kozisek Ag and Range Editor

A survey put out by Nebraska Game and Parks Commission in order to learn more about the public’s summer experiences in state parks, closes on Oct. 4.

According to Game and Parks, over 4,000 people have filled out the survey since it opened April 3. The goal of the survey is to provide more insight on what people enjoy doing in state parks.

Printed versions of the survey were handed out at 22 of the parks.

Anyone over the age of 19 can take the survey online on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln website at https://ssp.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/ SV_8eONrMcpFYGtefQ and the Game and Parks Website at OutdoorNebraska.org/parkusersurvey.

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Ropin’ Ridin’& Rassl

Parker Johnston, sophomore of Maywood, takes the steer by the horns and kicks up dirt to wrestle his steer Sunday morning to take first in the steer wrestling event during the CSC Rodeo at the Dawes Country Fairgrounds.

ABOVE: CSC cowgirl Tayle Brink, senior of Reva, South Dakota, ties the goats legs together during her long round goat tying run during Saturday’s rodeo at the Dawes County Fairgrounds.

RIGHT: Ty Moser of Eastern Wyoming College freshman of Volga, South Dakota, jumps off his horse after roping a calf in tie down roping, Saturday during the CSC Rodeo at the Dawes County Fairgrounds.

The Eagles kicked up some dust on their home turf over with a first-place performance in steer wrestling from Parke sophomore of Maywood.

Johnston tilted and jumped from his horse onto the stee into the dirt and wrestled the steer to the ground. He won S go-round with 4.9 seconds. Sitting fourth place at 5.4 secon the long go-round, he took first for the average with a time “First off, my only goals for the weekend were to make a get into the short round and afterwards do the best I could had, and it ended up working out to where I won the short r average,” Johnston said.

He said that he really likes Chadron’s arena and because rodeo to his grandparents, he was excited that both his mom his dad’s parents were able to come and watch the CSC Rod Another strong home performance came from Nate Bau Allen, who kept his freehand in the air and rode out the buc bull for eight seconds. He scored 76 points in the bull riding Bausch turned out for the short round Sunday to compe States Rodeo Association finals in Broken Bow. He rode two placing third in Broken Bow and earned the Mid-States Rod Reserve Champion Bull Rider.

“I knew that I wasn’t going to ride in the short go round I knew I had to show up Saturday and put together a good r fortunate enough to draw a great bull to do that,” Bausch sai got bucked off at our rodeo, so as a senior, it was great to be this year and jump off my bull and hear the crowd and my b ing on the back of the chutes.”

Tanner Whetham, sophomore of Morrill, made it to the in the team roping with his partner Cameron Jensen from U Wyoming. The two tied for fourth and fifth with Casper Co Wetzel and Braden Brost, both teams tied at 7.4 seconds on For the women’s team, Tayle Brink, senior of Reva, South it to short round in goat tying with a long round of 7.7 secon timed at 8.2 in the short, averaging 15.9 seconds and placin By the end of the rodeo, the Eagles men’s rodeo team fin end fifth of 10 teams with 230 points. While the women’s te points, finished seventh of eight teams. University of Wyom both men’s and women’s with 965 points and 460 points res “My game plan doesn’t ever really change from weekend Johnston said. “The first step is to draw a good steer and the to go make a good run and do the best with what you have. tinuing to practice hard and if I draw well, the rest should fa

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Clancy Clifford, senior of Porcupine, South Dakota, rides out the bucks of his horse during bareback riding during the CSC Rodeo at the Dawes County Fairground.

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A couple stands together watching the Chancy Williams concert, Saturday at Dawes County Fairgrounds.

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Booke Latka, a member of the Younger Brothers Bands sings during the Chancy Williams concert, Saturday.

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ABOVE: Chancy Williams takes a video on CSC student Rachel Sanchez’s phone during the concert, Saturday.

LEFT: Wyatt Springsteen, The Younger Brothers Band guitarist, sings and plays the guitar at the Chancy Wiliams concert, Saturday.

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Topping off a weekend of home rodeo and football, Chadron State College (CSC) hosted Chancy Williams and The Younger Brothers Band.

Williams sang several songs from his album “3rd Street” including, “The World Needs More Cowboys”, “Meet Me in Montana”, “College” and 2020 Rocky Mountain CMA Song of the Year, “Wyoming Wind.”

The Younger Brothers Band consists of Drummer Travis DeWitt, Guitarist Wyatt Springsteen, Bassist Jack Robbins and Brooke Latka who plays the fiddle and sings backup. Latka was 2020 Rocky Mountain CMA Musician of the Year.

Williams and The Younger Brothers Band will be preforming next month in Deadwood South Dakota at “The White Trash Bash” on Oct. 30.

CSC students were able to attend the concert for free and the public was welcome to buy a ticket for $25.

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Chancy Williams hold up his hands during his concert at the Dawes County Fairground on Saturday.

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Chancy Williams sings and plays the guitar at his concert at the Dawes County Fairgrounds on Saturday.

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ABOVE: A CSC student holds up their cowboy hat during the Chancy Williams concert, Saturday.

RIGHT: Jack Robbins, the Younger Brothers Band bassist, plays the guitar at the Chancy Williams concert, Saturday.

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BreAnne Benson, sophmore of West fargo, North Dakota dances with Ryan Koupal, 18 of Hot Spings, South Dakota at the Chancy Williams concert, on Saturday.

Sports Board of Trustees approve NIL policy u By Mackenzie Dahlberg Sports Editor

The Board Policy 3730; Athletics; Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) Activities was approved by the Nebraska State College System (NSCS) Board of Trustees during its visit to campus, Friday Sept. 9.

With this approval, student-athletes at Chadron State College, Wayne State College, and Peru State College are now able to earn compensation for the use of their name, image, likeness or athletic reputation as long as the limitations of the policy are followed For college student-athletes to participate in contracts with sponsors, the listed limitations must be followed: - The compensation that student-athletes earn must be agreed upon between the student-athlete and the sponsor and it must be for actual work or services performed.

- Student-athletes shall not enter contracts that require said athlete to enroll in a particular college, athletic participation or performance.

- Student-athletes shall not enter contracts with vendors associated with gambling or sports wagering, performance enhancing drugs, or with alcohol or illegal drugs.

- Boosters shall not provide professional representation to a

student-athlete unless the compensation is arranged on behalf of a business entity, like if the Booster is an owner, an employee, or has direct relations with the entity.

- Student-Athletes shall not enter contracts for compensation that requires student athletes to display sponsor’s apparel or advertise for sponsor during official team and following the contract would interfere with a team contract.

- College and NSCS employees are prohibited from compensating, arranging compensation or negotiating on behalf of a student-athlete for NIL activities.

- Any athlete who enters into a contract for NIL activities must disclose information with the Athletic Director of the College in writing within five business days of signing the contract by providing a copy of the applicable contract. Unless required by law, the college must not disclose any terms of a student athlete’s NIL activity contract that the student-athlete or professional representation deems to be a trade secret or nondisclosable.

- Student-Athletes occupied with NIL activity shall not use or display the College’s name, brand logo, trademark without written approval from the college. The use includes wearing college apparel, wearing athletic uniforms, displaying mascots, banners or posters.

To read through the full policy and its regulations, visit nscs.edu

Athletes theofWeek Kinsey Smith

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Kinsey Smith, junior of Windsor, Colorado, lines up for a putt during golf practice, Sunday, Aug. 29, at Ridgeview Country Club.

Smith finished seventh out of 45 golfers, placing the highest for the Eagles with a scorecard of 80-82-162.

“She (Smith) had one hole where she had a little mishap and hit a wrong player’s ball which is a two-stroke penalty and had to add that, but other than that she had a really good round and played to what I kind of expected her to play to,” Ritzen said.

Alpine Hickstein, junior of Chadron, held onto eighth place at the end of both rounds, scoring 83-81-164.

Kenzey Kanno, sophomore of Mitchell, finished the first round tied for second place with 79 points. She finished the tournament with 88 points the second day, totaling 167 and placing ninth.

Jordan Grasis, junior of Yuma, Arizona, scored 88-83-171, and Brooke Kramer, sophomore of Aurora, Colorado, scored 84-87-171, the two tying for twelfth place.

The Eagles will leave Thursday to compete at the Mustang Invite Saturday and Sunday in Marshall, Minnesota.

“Yes. I actually like that because I’m in tournament mode right now,” Smith said. “I wish I could just play again. After the second day when it didn’t end up quite how I wanted it to, I just want to go again. Let me try again. I’m real excited that we get to play against this weekend.”

Parker Johnston

Hometown: Windsor, Colorado Class: Junior Sport: Golf

Hometown: Maywood Class: Sophomore Sport: Rodeo

Smith finished seventh of 45 golfers and led the Eagles during the Hardrocker Invite in Rapid City, South Dakota. She scored was seated fifth after the first round with 80 points and finished her second round with 82 points, totaling 162.

Johnston took first place in steer wrestling during the CSC Rodeo at the Dawes County Fairgrounds.

After the long go-round, he finished fourth with 5.4 seconds then took first in the short round with 4.9 seconds and averaged 10.3 seconds.

As of Sept. 22, 2021

1. Colorado Mines 2. Western 3. Colorado Mesa 4. CSU-Pueblo 5. CHADRON STATE 6. New Mexico Highlands 7. Black Hills State 8. South Dakota Mines 9. Adams State 10. Fort Lewis 2021 SEASON

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1. Colorado Mines 2. CSU-Pueblo 3. MSU-Denver 4. Adams State 5. Western 6. Colorado Mesa 7. Regis 8. Black Hills State 9. Colorado Christian 10. New Mexico Highlands 11. Fort Lewis 12. South Dakota Mines 13. UCCS 14. CHADRON STATE

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Eagles take the win and keep the trophy u By Mackenzie Dahlberg Sports Editor

The Eagles contend against rival South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and came together for their first win, 31-20, to retain the Eagle-Rock Trophy.

“It feels good,” Dalton Holst, graduate of Gillette, Wyoming, said. “Done after this year and having never lost to South Dakota Mines and just be able to keep that trophy up in Chicoine, It just feels great that we just get to keep it every year.”

Returning to the field for the third quarter, Bobby Peele, senior of Fresno, California, swung the momentum in the Eagles favor four minutes into the half with an interception.

The ball was placed on the fiveyard line, allowing the Eagles to move the ball slowly down the field in 15 plays. The drive ended with an eight-yard touchdown catch from Elijah Myles, junior of Hawthorne, California. The Eagles drained nine minutes off the game clock.

“Whenever you have a rivalry game, you’re going to have highs and lows in the game and momentum swings,” Head Coach Jay Long said. “A big factor in the game was the third down conversions. We were 11 for 15 on third down which keeps the chains moving.”

To continue Chadron State’s second half charge, Dorian Collier, freshman of Tallahassee, Florida, barreled into the end zone with a 33-yard run to cap off CSC’s scoring for the night and to take the win, even with a South Dakota Mines touchdown six minutes later.

“Dorian coming in and really just providing a spark,” Long said.

“He was one block away from breaking one. Then he came in the next play and I was mad at him because he didn’t follow his reads and he got an eight-yard run, so I wasn’t

mad at him for very much longer.”

Quarterback Holst connected 22 of his 29 passing attempts. He threw a total of 327 yards and two touchdowns.

The longest throw of the game was 64 yards, being caught by wide receiver Chad Mikelson, senior of Julesburg, Colorado, and ran in for a second quarter touchdown.

Mikelson finished the game with five catches for 149 yards.

“It’s just obviously nice to get your first win, but night game in front of a lot of big fans,” Holst said.

“Rivalry game, it’s always nice to beat Tech and they’re a great team.

They’re going to win a lot of games this year. They were undefeated before this.”

With his touchdown rush, Collier had three rushing attempts and gained 61 yards.

Jeydon Cox, redshirt freshman of Jackson, Wyoming, scored the other rushing touchdown for the Eagles. He rushed six attempts for 21 yards.

Myles gained 80 yards of 21 rushing attempts for a net total of 79 yards. He also caught three throws for 35 yards.

Cole Thurness, senior of Rapid City, South Dakota, received the most with seven catches for 51 yards.

Jeremiah Makahununiu, senior of Sioux Fall, South Dakota, was the leading force on Eagles’ defense being a part of eight tackles, five of which were by himself.

“I just love playing at home and I love playing in front of our crowd,” Long said. “I love having the night game. To me, it doesn’t really matter whether we’re playing Angelo State, or Pueblo, or South Dakota School of Mines. I just love to have the opportunity to play here at home in front of our fans, in front of our family.”

The Eagles hit the road to kickoff against Colorado Mesa University at 1 p.m., Saturday in Grand Junction, Colorado.

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ABOVE: Elijah Myles, junior of Hawthorne, California, rushes against South Dakota School of Mines and Technology defensive line during Saturday night’s game on Elliott Field at Don Beebe Stadium.

LEFT: Dalton Holst, graduate of Gillette, Wyoming, brings his arm back to throw the football during Saturday’s game against South Dakota School of Mines and Technology on Elliott Field at Don Beebe Stadium.

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Elijah Myles, left, junior of Hawthorne, California, Cole Thurness, senior of Rapid City, South Dakota, celebrate in the endzone after Myles catches a touchdown pass Saturday against South Dakota School of Mines on Elliott Field at Don Beebe Stadium.

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Gunnar Jones, left, senior of Florence, Alabama, Estabon Bozeman, middle, senior of Inglewood, California, and Elijah Myles, junior of Hawthorne, California, share smiles while the team holds up the Eagle Rock Trophy following its win against South Dakota School of Mines and Techonology Saturday Photos by Mackenzie Dahlberg

ABOVE: The Eagles hold the Eagle Rock Trophy up into the air after their win against South Dakota School of MInes and Technology Saturday on Elliott Field at Don Beebe Stadium.

RIGHT: Dorian Collier, freshman of Tallahassee, Flordia, dodges a tackle during a rush agaisnt South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Saturday on Elliott Field at Don Beebe Stadium.

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CSC volleyball team continues to struggle and takes the fall in three sets against both Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference matches, Friday and Saturday against Adams State University and New Mexico Highlands.

Against Adams State, the Eagles was 26 kills and 26 errors on 82 attacks. The sets for Friday game were 18-25, 18-25, 16-25. While Saturday was 21-25, 15-25, 22-25; with 30 kills and 16 errors of 106 attacks.

“Even though we did have a weekend where we didn’t walk away with a win, I think some players just in general really stepped up and worked hard to fill some holes that we had on our team,” Head Volleyball Coach Jennifer Stadler said. “So that’s great to see that we have some players that can be a little bit more versatile for us.”

Freshman on the court seemed to excel for the Eagles through the difficult competition.

Aiyana Fujiyama, freshman of Wahiawa, Hawaii, killed it on the court during both games. She led the Eagles in kills both game with seven kills on Friday and 10 on Saturday.

Against New Mexico Highlands, Fujiyama also recorded seven blocks.

“She’s doing a good job getting better, learning the pace of the game as far as blocking goes.

I thought our setters did a really good job of

feeding her the ball,” Stadler said.

Audrey Bennett, freshman of Lenexa, Kansas, helped the Eagles with many assists, 20 on Friday and 11 on Saturday. She recorded 11 digs over both games and was the only ace serve on Saturday.

Amber Harvey, freshman of Centennial, Colorado, lead the Eagles in blocks with three on Saturday and one on Friday. Over the weekend, Harvey killed 11 attacks.

Rylee Greiman, junior of Windsor, Colorado, recorded 18 digs, 10 against New Mexico Highlands. She also added one ace and one assist to her stats against Adams State.

“We have had to face some adversity with injuries and sickness,” Greiman said. “So, it was great to see some players step up and embrace new roles this weekend. It’s also been awesome to see our younger players step up and make big impacts on the court.”

Alexia Hurtado, junior of Aurora, Colorado, was close behind Greiman with 16 digs over the weekend. Hurtado also had a block per game.

“There are some tiny moments that we’re showing the potential that our team could be or the potential that we have,” Stadler said. “If we can keep building off of all those little things that we’re getting better at and then get consistent with the rest of our play; I’m excited to see those things develop for sure.”

The Eagle will host their first home games of the season against Black Hills State University Friday, and South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Saturday in the Chicoine Center.

Photo Courtesy of Adams State University Kaitlyn Bell

The Eagles meet in the middle of the court during their Friday volleyball game against Adams State University at Alamosa, Colorado.

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