The Eagle E-Edition, Sept. 29, 2022

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High Rise dorm senator position lled after election error

Student Senate swore in a new High Rise dorm senator using previous election results

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Relax in the planetarium at Wind Down Wednesday

On Wednesday, Oct. 12, students can enjoy snacks and a chance to unwind in the Dr. Veath Planetarium

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SPORTS >>

Football prepares for Homecoming after loss on the road

CSC football faces Colorado Mines, ranked 22nd in the nation AFCA

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NPM questions CSC’s effort in Larios agreement

By Aubrie Lawrence Editor-in-Chief

On Tuesday, Sept. 20, Nebraska Public Media (NPM) published an investigative report on the 2020 Fatima Larios settlement, with the family claiming that CSC is “hiding it.”

In 2017, 19-year-old CSC student and softball player Fatima Larios died by suicide after su ering “from a physically and emotionally abusive relationship with her boyfriend,” NPM reported. Her family sued the college, stating that

“college o cials failed to protect their daughter.” ree years later, CSC, Nebraska State College System (NSCS) did not admit wrongdoing or liability for Fatima’s death but entered a settlement agreement with the Larios family and agreed to pay them $900,000. e agreement included a scholarship and a memorial set up in Fatima’s name, suicide prevention training for sta and students and assistance with the college’s sexual violence and harassment policies.

Photo by Kamryn Kozisek

KILLING IT: Kiley West (10), freshman of Colorado Springs, Colorado, goes into hug Bella Adams (22), freshman of Pueblo, Colorado after scoring against Western Colorado, Saturday.

High Rise dorm senator position lled after last week’s election error

 By Kenzie Garner Reporter

Student Senate announced the High Rise dorm senator position will be lled based on previous election results at its 4 p.m. meeting Monday in the Student Center.

During the meeting Chief Justice Megan Hodgson, sophomore of McCoook, announced that the results from the Sept. 14 election would be used to determine the next High Rise dorm senator after a petition had been submitted last week to redo the election because of a bylaw violation.

“ e election was fair as the entire student body had the opportunity to a vote including High Rise residents,” Hodgson said. “ e results from the prior election will not be disquali ed and there will not be another election.”

Hodgson also explained that a neutral party will

verify and calculate the election results according to o cial documentation of High Rise residency.

Following the announcement Hodgson swore in the elected High Rise dorm senator Porter Anderson II, junior of Russellville, Arkansas.

“Everyone makes mistakes,” Anderson said. “I’m glad that they found a way to address the issue and get it resolved.”

Additionally, Hodgson swore in two new senators.

Lilliana Foose, sophomore of Burlington, Colorado, who will represent Business, Math, and Science (BMS) and Cody Kronhofman will be a Professional Studies and Applied Sciences (PSAS) senator.

In other news:

> e Student Senate faculty advisor position is still vacant.

> Voting for the Vice Chair of Records position will occur at the 4 p.m. meeting Monday.

> An allocation for $8,000 to the social work program’s conference has been tabled until next week.

NPM story, from page 1

e investigative report NPM found that, after two years, the $2,000 scholarship is not publicized or “attached to Fatima’s life.” e scholorship is not advertised and the recipient isn’t publicly announced. Instead, the “softball coach tells Fatima’s story” to the student who recieves the award.

e article states that college agreed to spend up to $25,00 on thememorial, but it only spend $600 which is a little less than 3%. Fatima’s family had wanted a life-sized statue of her. However, the college memorialized her with a sapling and stone sign, much like it has done in the past with others that have been memorialized around campus.

It also discovered emails that said President Randy Rhine “instructed sta to keep Fatima’s family out of the memorial planning process soon after signing the agreement.”

In the article, Fatima’s father, Nelson Larios stated that CSC, “just want to comply, and keep it a secret so nobody needs to know that this ever happened.”

Rhine said in an email Tuesday that the college has complied with the terms of the settlement.

“Chadron State College understands that the Larios family continues to grieve the tragic loss of their daughter, Fatima, and no action taken, or statements made by the College can assuage that grief,” Rhine said in an email Tuesday. “However, the College has complied and will continue to comply with the terms of the settlement agreement. e College remains committed to the education and well-being of our students.”

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Relax in the planetarium at Wind Down Wednesday

 By Aubrie Lawrence Editor-in-Chief

From 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Oct. 12, students will be able to “take a moment to breathe, relax and just be” in the Dr. Veath Planetarium for Wind Down Wednesday.

“I was inspired to start this by a group of students who came in during my set up one day,” Tawney Tibbits, physical and life science associate professor, said. “I was playing music with a light show, and they were so excited to be able to watch it. ey stayed and kept talking about how much they enjoyed having a quiet moment to let the stress of classes fall away. I wanted to make that feeling available to students across campus. I know how stressful school can be and if I can help students nd a moment to unwind, I want to do it.”

Tibbits is partnering with RLA, who will be providing snacks for students that have had a chance to decompress.

“It’s incredibly important to take time to slow down and let your mind be blank,” Tibbits said. “And it’s just fun to relax in the very comfy planetarium seats. Besides, this is a great space on campus that is truly out of this world. My hope for this is to provide students with a way to relax and enjoy an experience they might not otherwise get to. e planetarium is for all of us, come and enjoy it!”

e planetarium is located on the ground oor of the Math Science Center of Innovative Learning (COIL) next to the Eleanor Barbour Cook Geology Museum.

Former Eagle editor to be Homecoming DYA Award honoree

 By Aubrie Lawrence Editor-in-Chief

Former editor of e Eagle T.J omson will receive the Distinguished Young Alumni (DYA)Award Saturday during CSC’s Homecoming on Oct. 1.

e DYA is given to CSC alumni who “distinguished themselves in their chosen career or community or shown exceptional service to the college and are 40 years of age or younger,” a CSC College Relations press release states.

omson received his undergraduate from CSC in 2013. While attending, he worked as the graphics editor his freshman year and became editor-in-chief his sophomore year. Following

his time at CSC, he earned his master’s degree in 2015 and his doctorate in 2018 from the University of Missouri School of Journalism.

Currently, he is a senior lecturer/ associate professor of visual communication and media in the School of Communication at Queenland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia.

In 2019, omson wrote the book “To See and Be Seen: e Environments, Interactions and Identities Behind News Images,” which won the 2020 National Communication Association’s Diane S. Hope Book of the Year.

omson will be absent from the ceremony.

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Freedom from religion is a human right

For the last few weeks there have been an abundance of women protesting and risking their lives in Iran because of a woman killed in police custody.

Mahsa Amini, who was only 22 years old, was arrested ear lier this month by the modesty police for allegedly violating dress code. She died days after being taken into custody, with her family disputing the claim that she had violated the dress code, an NPR article published Tuesday stated.

Since then, women have been protesting Iran’s clerical rule, which has imposed Islamic law on the country since the revolution in 1979, by burning their headscarves, wearing tight-fitting clothes and cutting their hair in public.

The protestors, many of them young women, face death or time in prison, since accord ing to Islamic law, all women must dress modestly in long and

loose-fitting clothes and cover their hair and chests.

Despite the number of women risking their lives for the chance to make a change in their country, the foreign minister said in an interview with the Morning Edition that these protests will change nothing and to not “play with the emotions of the Iranian people.” He believes that nothing will really happen and, when the investigation into Amini’s death comes to a close, everything will go back to normal.

In all honesty I think Amini’s death might that been the nee dle that broke the camel’s back, and these protests are only the beginning.

While I am in no position to judge to religious views of others, as we all have the right to believe whatever we’d like, I can call out oppression when I see it.

And the way the regime treats Iranian women is pure oppression.

The regime has chosen to

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control women and disguise it as helping them obey the Qur’an.

I have always believed that religious views should stay out of politics, regardless of what kind of govern ment is in place. Letting those religious views dictate the laws of the land only leave room for instances like this.

Where a group of people are treated as second-class citizens and submit to the rules set for them sometimes out of fear finally stand up and demand something different. The op pression has consequences, and I think that the economic and political failures of the regime are finally starting mix with the feelings of discontent surround ing the treatment of women.

However, I can’t help but be a little skeptical that these protests will stick and create change. This is not the first time people have

protested the system in Iran. Some are say ing that the protests going on now are scarily like those that happened in 1979. The regime is powerful, and I am afraid that it will do the same as what it did to those in the revolution.

I believe that these women have the right to choose, just as any woman should. The regime should not control women with the fear of being arrested or killed. Women should want to follow the rules of Islam and make the choice on their own.

Despite my skepticism regarding change, my deepest hopes and sympathies go out to the women and men that are out protesting, praying that things will go differently this time. They are incredibly brave, and their fight will not be forgotten.

“Probably like four hours, because I was working on a parade sign for RLA.”

Carson Glassbrenner 18, freshman, Rapid City, South Dakota

“I got eight hours of sleep. You need eight hours of sleep to function.”

Makenna Cormac 19, sophomore, Eaton, Colorado

“Five hours because of rounds and eight a.m classes.”

Julian McCollam 20, freshman, Allen, South Dakota

“Probably about six hours, I was busy working on an English assignment last night.”

“I got eight hours of sleep because I was up till 1:30 making ramen noodles.”

Elise Aguilar 20, Junior, McCook

Paige McSherry, 19, sophomore, Rapid City, South Dakota

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Is the idea of love just for profit now

u By Velvet Jessen Opinion Editor

We have commodified the bare minimum. Online men can make their whole brands about loving their wives and we applaud them and are so happy to watch their relationships. It’s so easy to say that their relationships are perfect and all you want is someone to love you like he loves her and treat you like he treats her.

And then we find out that he cheated or some other bad thing about them.

Everyone talks about how they can’t believe they would do that, their wife was their whole world he loved her so much. We feel betrayed and stop supporting the cheaters and

give love to the people they hurt. And although it may seem like petty online drama that has no real merit. How invested we all get in these relationships actually says a lot about how people expect to be treated.

Anytime I see some news about a man cheating on their wife I can always almost guess that it’s with some girl that’s younger than their wife. The idea that a lot of men cheat with younger women is so common that it’s literally become a cliché in movies and TV shows.

I mean come on if you’re going to ruin your relationships can you at least be creative about it.

But it’s okay for all the wom en who are cheated on, there will be thousands of books, shows or movies, that will have a character

go through what you’re dealing with and will get a happy ending. So you can believe that maybe you’ll find one too.

In fact, the romance book indus try makes about $1.44 billion every

year according to bookroit.com. And rom-coms made $1.36 million in 2021 according to statista.com.

There are whole markets appeal ing to people who might have issues with romance or need something that says people can be good in re lationships and that someone could love someone like them.

It leaves the question of do people like to read about love so much or is there just so little of it given that people have to read or watch it happen to be sure it’s real. I’ve grown to realize it’s more often the latter. Name one person you know that hasn’t had an experience either from dating or bad friends or family that made them question love. I can’t name one.

So are we really so bad at loving

each other and being kind to each other, or have we just lowered our standards so much that it’s normal to treat people poorly and accept being treated poorly?

And has it become too much to expect to be treated kindly or actual ly be given love in your relationships?

It seems to be the common thread behind the success of men who can create entire brands off actually caring for and loving their wives and families. We need to treat each other better, and stop settling for the bare minimum. Because it’s insane that men can profit off doing what they should be doing in rela tionships – being a loving partner.

Stop settling for the bare mini mum, because we all deserve to be treated with real love.

It’s time to start embracing your chaos

u By Kamryn Kozisek Staff Editor

Chaos is everywhere, in everyone we see and almost everything we do.

We think that we have everything under control but they don’t.

We think that others have every thing under control but we don’t.

We use planners and to-do lists and act like we aren’t stressed out on everything that we have to do.

We go to social events and pre tend like we have our lives together and that we are really peaking.

But, let’s be honest no one has it together. In fact, I think the more you get to know people the more you realize that nothing is as it seems.

Rarely does something happen without a hitch. We mess up turning in an assignment or say the wrong thing to someone.

The fact is that we can spend all

of our time dedicating ourselves to looking like perfection or we can just own it.

Imagine how much simpler things would be if we spent more time embracing the chaos around us instead of acting like we’ve never messed up before.

Maybe if we spent less time being perfect and more time just being, we would be significantly less stressed.

Humbling yourself, remembering that perfection will never exist can help us lead our best lives.

Remember how much some thing actually matters, look around and decide how big of a deal some thing is.

If you fail a quiz, you can spend time acting like the questions were too hard or the teacher never taught you everything or you take some re sponsibility. Even if it was your fault, it wasn’t that big of a deal, in the

grand scheme of things.

I couldn’t tell you the first test or assignment I failed and I defi nitely don’t remember the first time I said something embarrass ing to someone.

I could tell you the last time those things happened but soon I won’t even remember, because it honestly doesn’t matter.

If it won’t matter in the next five years, then why waste time and ener

gy on it now?

You could waste your life grieving mistakes or you could gather your self together and remember what you want out of college.

Sometimes I worry what people will think of me, what I wear, what I like, I forget that I am allowed to do things as I want to.

You don’t have to stick to one style of clothing, you can change it up everyday.

You can like going out and also like doing puzzles. You can skip out on whatever events you want, even if it’s to crochet something.

You can take a nap everyday if it suits you or spend all your time talking about football.

As long as you are not letting ev eryone else decide who you are and what you can do.

The world is crazy and things are busy right now, planning out

my week sometimes makes it more stressful than not doing it.

At the end of the day I know I will do my best to do what needs to be done, the more time I spend stress ing the worse it’s going to get.

I know that it can be hard to let things go, but maybe it’s better to just embrace it and take change as it comes.

Roll with the punches as my dad always said. We can spend time fo cusing on all of the bad stuff or we can let it roll off our backs and into the past.

Sometimes we just need to move on.

Life is chaos, nothing is ever to gether and it never will be.

It’s best to just look around and embrace the chaos.

Prioritize your health both men tally and physically and keep the past in the past.

Velvet Jessen

Kamryn Kozisek

Homecoming

Friday, Sept.

Saturday,

Alexandra Coffman, freshman of Ogallala paints a sun onto a window during the homecoming window painting event, Sept. 22.

ABOVE: A CSC student wearing a corn costume waves a rootbeer oat sign at the CSC Farm Bureau club booth during the homecoming tailgate, Sept. 26.

RIGHT: Olivia Bryant, senior of Anselmo tosses a bean bag while playing cornhole during the homecoming tailgate in the Brooks Hall parking lot, Sept. 26.

Photo by Aubrie Lawrence

Photo by Kamryn Kozisek

ursday, > Coronation, Don Beebe

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Schedule of remaining events

ursday, Sept. 29

Coronation, Pep Rally and Lighting of C-Hill: 7 p.m. Beebe Stadium (Nominees need to there at 6:30 p.m.)

Sept. 30

COIL Open House Activities: 6 p.m., Math Science COIL Ping Pong Tournament: 7 p.m., e PIT

Saturday, Oct. 1

Homecoming parade: 9 a.m., Main St. Football vs. Colorado School of Mines: 12:30 p.m., Elliott Field Homecoming Formal Dance: 7:30 p.m., Armstrong Gym

ABOVE: A dog receives attention from two CSC students at the Pre Vet Club booth during the CSC tailgate in the Brooks Hall parking lot, Sept. 26.

RIGHT: Madison Watt, sophomore of Broom eld, Colorado blows bubbles at a canvas during the bubble paint event on the amipthetre, Sept. 26.

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A CSC student paints a window during the CSC homecoming window painting event, in downtown Chadron, Sept. 22.

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Photo by Aubrie Lawrence

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Knockin’

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“The Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes” opens next week

 By BreAnne Benson Reporter

“ e Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes” is a show for people who love musicals but whose signi cant others hate them.

e title character, Howard Barnes, is a runof-the-mill, somewhat emotionally repressed former macho man turned average Joe, who’s never seen a musical performance, much less possessed an appreciation for the talent of those who perform in them. But one day he wakes up, heads to the cubicle he calls an o ce and discovers everyone around him braking into song and dance.

Confused and frustrated, he discovers his life has become a musical.

And he doesn’t want to play.

Barnes’ discovery and subsequent quest to escape the musical he’s now trapped in, is brought to Memorial Hall Auditorium, Oct. 6-9, with CSC eatre Department’s production of “ e Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes.”

e show revolves around his journey to return to the familiar dull normalcy he calls life with the help of an aspiring actress-co-worker-awkward love-interest Maggie, played by Halle Smith, junior of Wheatland, Wyoming.

Zackary Wellnitz, senior of Rushville, plays the role of Howard Barnes.

“People should come see the show because it is going to be an amazing experience” he wrote.

“ ere will be moments when your sides will hurt because you are laughing so hard and there are moments where you heart will hurt because of the beautiful moments that will make you break down and cry.”

Wellnitz said in an email he enjoyed the challenge of helping a young cast for this production.

“Everyone has put so much work into this show,” he said, “and we have all tried our best to bring the best show possible to Chadron State College.”

e department also welcomed a new director, Jeremiah Downes, an American stage director, songwriter, musician, and teacher, whose expertise is contemporary musical theatre.

Wellnitz stated that having their new director has been an “amazing experience,” and that he, the cast and crew are excited to see what Downes will do.

Show times are 7 p.m. ursday, Friday and Saturday, with a 2 p.m. matinee Sunday.

Admission is free for all CSC eatre productions, seats may be reserved at csc.edu/theatre.

RIGHT: Two students dance at NOCS Sunday evening in the Backyard.

FAR RIGHT: Harrison Gocke, senior of York, and Emma Stewart, junior of Columbus, perform the Superman lift at NOCS on Sunday evening in the Backyard.

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Eagles extend RMAC win streak

V’ball team jumps to 5th in the RMAC with a record of 7-8 after winning five conference matches in a row

u By Eben Rosentrater Sports Editor

The CSC volleyball team im proved to fifth in the RMAC this weekend after downing the Sky hawks of Fort Lewis in five sets and sweeping the Mountaineers of Western Colorado to improve to 5-1 in conference play and 7-8 overall.

After being swept by Texas A&M-Kingsville last Tuesday, the

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Hometown: Mitchell

Class: Freshman

Sport: Rodeo

Chasek, along with his twin brother, Justin, won the team roping event last weekend during the Central Wyoming College rodeo in Riverton. Chasek competed against 71 other teams but took home the title for Chadron State.

Eagles were eager to get back on the court and get back to conference play. The team proved as much with an outstanding performance in both Friday and Saturday’s match.

“The weekend went pretty well for us, especially considering that we didn’t do as good as we felt we should of on Tuesday,” CSC Head Volleyball Coach Jennifer Stadler said. “It was good to see the team respond well and come back with

some grit and some fire.”

The Eagles started off well during Friday’s match against the Skyhawks. The team set the tone of the match after scoring four straight points to open the first set. After that, it was a back-and-forth battle for most of the match.

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As of Sept. 27, 2022

1. Black Hills State

2. South Dakota Mines

3. Colorado School of Mines

4. Western Colorado

New Mexico Highlands

Adams State

7. Colorado Mesa

8. CSU Pueblo

9. Chadron State

10. Fort Lewis

Hometown: Pueblo, Colorado

Class: Freshman

Sport: Volleyball

Adams led the Eagles last weekend in both wins against Fort Lewis and Western Colorado, recording 21 kills between the two matches. She also was a great defensive asset for the team, recording a total of 11 blocks as well.

As of Sept. 27, 2022

1. MSU Denver

2. Regis

CSU Pueblo

Colorado School of Mines

Chadron State

Colorado Mesa

Colorado Christian

UCCS

Fort Lewis

10. Westminster

11. Adams State

12. South Dakota Mines

13. Western Colorado

14. Black Hills State

15. New Mexico Highlands

CSC’s Mayson Fago (16), sophomore of Evans, Colorado, and Aiyana Fujiyama (14), sophomore of Wahia wa, Hawaii, reach up to block an incoming shot against Western Colorado in Saturday’s match at the Chicoine Center.

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Sports

CSC readies track for 2023 RMAC Championships

u By Eben Rosentrater Sports Editor

Construction is now underway to install brand new throwing rings for CSC’s outdoor track to be used for both practice and competition.

The need for new throwing rings arose after the announcement that CSC will be hosting the 2023 RMAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships in April. Not only this, but the current throwing facili ties that have been used by the team in previous seasons have become outdated and dangerous.

“The new throwing rings will be a huge asset for the throwers because it will make practice safer and more accurate for competition preparation,” CSC Assistant Coach Lizzie Virgl stated in an email. “The old throwing facilities have un even surfaces from cracks that run through the rings which causes in consistent foot placement and even falling from catching your shoe in a crack while throwing. Addition ally, having cracks in the rings and an incomplete cage makes it illegal to host outdoor competitions like Conference Championships on our campus.”

The CSC track and field coach ing staff are very excited to be able to host home meets in the near fu ture, not just for the benefit of their athletes, but for the benefit of fami ly, friends, and fans as well.

“Having home meets will also be a huge benefit for the throwers because it lessens the stress of con stant travel every week and allows for friends and family to come watch them show off their hard work,” Vir gl stated. “As a coaching staff, we are going through extensive planning and preparation to make sure noth ing gets overlooked and everything is done with high standards. There is a lot of excitement going into this year and helping make history for Chadron State Track and Field is something we all look forward to doing.”

The new throwing rings are ex pected to be completed by the end of October, according to Virgl, and the coaching staff is ready to get to work for the upcoming season.

“The throwers here at Chadron State are the hardest working group of throwers I’ve ever been lucky enough to coach,” Virgl stated, “and I am very excited to watch these throwers get the safe, high-quality facilities they deserve.”

The Eagles claimed the first two sets of the match but were slowly worn down by the Skyhawks who bat tled through and took sets three and four. Going into the fifth set, Fort Lewis had all the momentum. How ever, that momentum was quickly taken away as the Ea gles jumped out to an 11-1 lead. That eleven-point rally would prove to be too much for the Skyhawks as the Eagles won the final set of the match 15-4.

“We faced some adversity going into that fifth set. Some shifts in player positioning put us out of our rhythm,” Stadler said, “but as we settled in, especially in that fourth set, things started to click again, and our girls were just playing with more confidence.”

The team would carry that confidence into Satur day’s match against the Western Colorado Mountain eers. After allowing the Mountaineers to go on a sixpoint run in the beginning of the first set, the Eagles quickly gained back the lead and never let it go for the rest of match. The two teams went back and forth for the rest of match, but the Eagles high-flying offense and steadfast defense was too much for Western Colorado as CSC went on to win in three sets.

Offensively, the Eagles were led this weekend by Bel la Adams, freshman of Pueblo, Colorado, who recorded

21 kills, earning herself a .500 hitting percentage during Saturday’s match. Mayson Fago, sophomore of Evans, Colorado, and Rylee Greiman, junior of Windsor, Colo rado, also recorded 33 combined kills over the weekend.

“Our offense has continued to improve every game throughout the season,” Stadler said. “It was nice to hit over .200 like we did on Saturday. That’s one of our goals every match, and it was nice to see our players be able to accomplish that.”

Defensively, the Eagles were led yet again by Aiya na Fujiyama, sophomore of Wahiawa, Hawaii, who re corded 17 total blocks over the weekend. Adams was also a strong force at the net with another 11 blocks. As for digs, the team was led by Kiera Alfred, freshman of Pheonix, who recorded 26 digs. “At the net, we’re hav ing a lot of success. Lots of our players are getting good touches which makes playing defense that much easier,” Stadler said, “but I think the most important part is that we’re seeing a lot of good hustle and great playmaking.”

As for next weekend, the Eagles will be traveling to Las Vegas, New Mexico to take on the Cowgirls of New Mexico Highlands on Friday, and then will travel to Ala mosa, Colorado to take on the Grizzlies of Adams State on Saturday.

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Dan Reynolds, junior of Granby, Colorado, winds up to toss the weight during the 2022 Don Holst Open at the Nelson Physical Activity Center, in Chadron.

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Mayson Fago, sophomore of Evans, Colorado, points to a teammate in cele bration after scoring against Western Colorado during Friday’s match at the Chicoine Center.

Sports

At 0-4, Eagles face Top 25 Orediggers

u By Eben Rosentrater Sports Editor

The year is 1987.

Ronald Reagan was in his sixth year as president. Oliver Stone’s “Platoon” had just earned the Academy Award for Best Pic ture. The New York Giants had just won the Super Bowl, and the CSC football team started off their season 0-4.

After a lopsided 56-28 loss last weekend against the Mountaineers of Western Col orado, the Eagles are reliving a less than favorable part of their history.

“It falls on us. We have to decide where we go from here,” CSC Offensive Coordi nator Micah Smith said. “It’s been a pro cess this year, but we know we can do bet ter, and we know we are going to do better.”

After a close battle with the Yellowjack ets of Black Hills State, the Eagles were anxious to get their first win of the season and were looking to avoid their first fourgame losing streak since 2019. Unfortu nately for the team, a strong performance from quarterback Connor Desch and the Mountaineer offense ensured the Eagles another disappointing loss.

“We stress the same thing every week,” CSC Defensive Coordinator Clint Sasse said, “it’s about doing our jobs. Every player on the field has to do their part and be that one-eleventh of the team we need them to be. When we do that, good things happen, but we struggled with that this week.”

The Mountaineers started off the game with a bang. Desch threw a 73-yard touch down pass to Mountaineer receiver Ma lik White. The Eagles were quick to strike back. Eagle quarterback Mason Hamilton, sophomore of Gillette, Wyoming, led the Eagles down the field where running back Jalen Starks, senior of Chicago, ran the ball in for a one-yard touchdown.

High winds ground Eagles at Mustang Invite

After that, it was an uphill battle for the Eagles. On their next drive, a forced fum ble recovery put the Mountaineers on the Eagle 21-yard line. One play later, Desch threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to receiv er Nathan Meyer.

The Eagle offense had nothing going for them for the rest of first half. The same could be said about the defense as they gave up another four touchdowns before the half was out.

“We didn’t do what we set out to do in the first half. Defensively, we were missing pieces,” Sasse said. “Defense, and football in general, is like a puzzle. When you’re missing pieces, the team is incomplete and bad things happen.”

The Eagles saw a little more success in the second half. Hamilton threw two touchdowns in the third quarter, one to re ceiver Tommy Thomas, redshirt freshman of Fort Collins, Colorado, and another to Montel Gladney, senior of Jackson, Mis sissippi. Starks also ran for another 4-yard touchdown with three minutes left to go in the game. However, this was not enough to put the Eagles ahead as the Mountaineers won the game 56-28.

“We had some positives, especially in that second half,” Smith said, “but we made a lot of dumb mistakes overall, and it really cost us.”

Offensively, the Eagles were led by backup Mason Hamilton, who took over as quarterback against Black Hills State when Heath Beemiller, junior of Chan dler, Arizona, went out with a leg injury. Hamilton threw for 241 yards on 28 com pletions scoring two passing touchdowns. As for the rushing game, the Eagles were led by Starks who ran for 38 yards and two touchdowns. Jeydon Cox, sophomore of Jackson, Wyoming, also rushed for anoth er 40 yards. Thomas led the Eagles in re

u By Kennie Gable Reporter

The wind blew the CSC women’s golf team away this weekend as they finished fourth at the Everspring Inn and Suites Mus tang Invite in Marshall, Minnesota.

“It was extremely windy,” CSC Head Golf Coach John Ritzen said to CSC Sports Infor mation, “and we didn’t adapt as well as the other teams. This was a great test for us.”

The Eagles performed well during the first day of the tournament. As a team, they shot a total of 310, tying them for first place

ceiving with 64 yards and one touchdown. Rodarial Abercrombie, redshirt freshman of San Bernardino, California, and Jamal Browder, sophomore of Carol City, Florida combined for another 86 receiving yards.

Defensively, the Eagles were led by Xavier Harrell, sophomore of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, who recorded 10 tack les and two tackles-for-loss. Bobby Peele, graduate student of Fresno, California, and Heamasi Latu III, junior of Oakland, Cal ifornia, combined for another 13 tackles

going into the second day. Jordan Grasis, ju nior of Yuma, Arizona, led the Eagles going into Sunday after shooting a 75 the day prior. Kinsey Smith, junior of Windsor, Colorado, and Alpine Hickstein, senior of Chadron, also performed well that day shooting a 77 and 78 respectively.

However, Sunday’s round held a challenge for the Eagles. A strong 20 mile-an-hour wind made accurate shooting difficult for the team. After the second day of play, the Eagles had shot a 335 overall, giving them a two-day total of 645, which was good enough to earn them fourth overall.

Hickstein led the Eagles overall with a

and one tackle-for-loss.

“We just have to eliminate a lot of those mental errors and keep doing what we’re doing well,” Smith said. “Our boys are still motivated. That’s just who they are. They’re still hungry for that first win and I know if we can eliminate those little things, we’ll get there eventually.”

The Eagles will be taking on the Oredig gers of Colorado Mines at Elliott Field in Don Beebe Stadium, in Chadron, at 1 P.M. Saturday.

two-day score of 159 earning her an individ ual rank of ninth place. Smith also finished well with a two-day score of 161, which was good enough to earn her 15th. Grasis also finished in the top 20 with an individual score of 162, good enough to earn her 18th overall.

“I’m excited to see the ladies continue to compete, because this is a great group,” Rit zen said, “We try to learn from each day, so we’ll reflect and try to improve.”

The Eagles have one more stop for their fall season as they will travel to Pueblo, Col orado, to compete in the Farmers Insurance Sam Proal Invite on Oct. 10 and Oct. 11.

Chadron State running back Jeydon Cox (22), sophomore of Jackson, Wyoming, heads down field in Saturday’s game against Western Colorado Mountaineers, in Gunnison, Colorado.

Photo by Brandy Yager, Western Colorado University

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Eagles struggle at CWC rodeo

u By Kenzi Garner Reporter

The CSC rodeo team fell short at the Central Wyoming College Ro deo over the weekend, despite one cowboy’s first-place finish in team roping.

CSC’s Header Jake Chasek and his twin brother Justin Chasek, a heeler from Eastern Wyoming Col lege, Torrington, paired up to cap ture the team roping title, posting an average time of 15.8 seconds. The twins, both sophomores at their re spective colleges, hail from Mitchell.

“When I went into my run in the short go, I had the mindset to just go out there and make a clean run and

be smooth,” Jake Chasek wrote in an email interview. “The first weekend was a rough start, and after winning, it helped me realize that my practic ing is paying off.”

Although Jake Chasek was CSC’s only men’s team member to finish in the money, three cowgirls faired well individually.

Sierra Lee, senior of Rhame, North Dakota, placed fourth in bar

rel racing; Brook Worman, junior of Sheridan, Wyoming, placed sixth in goat tying.

Those individual performanc es on the women’s side helped the Eagle women finish fourth overall out of seven places. The Eagle men’s team finished did not place.

“The people who didn’t make, it know what they have to work on through the week to do better this

coming weekend,” Jake Chasek stat ed. “Coach Lane Day always finds them after their run and talks to them about what they did wrong and what they will need to work on through the week in practice.”

The rodeo team hits the road again this weekend, heading to Sheridan, Wyoming, for the Sher idan College Rodeo, Sept. 30 to Oct. 2.

CSC’s Trayton Travenicek (right), junior of Minatare, and his brother, Trace (left), of Eastern Wyoming College, compete in team roping during the Central Wyoming College rodeo in Riverton, Wyoming.

Photo by BreAnne Benson