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Fate of diversity senator positions remain a mystery

After a bylaw mishap, the future of the diversity senator positions is unknown Please see page 4

AG & RANGE >>

Study finds COVID-19 antibodies in deer

An APHIS study discovered the anitbodies in white-tail deer in four states Please see page 11

SPORTS >>

Dalton Holst returns for final season

Holst on track to set CSC individual career records with his extra year of eligibility Please see page 8-9

INDEX News 2 Opinion 5 Lifestyles 7 Ag & Range 11 Sports 13

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Breanne Benson, sophomore of West Fargo, North Dakota, kicks up dust as she chases down a calf during rodeo practice Wednesday at the Rangeland Complex.

Eagle runners return stronger u By Mackenzie Dahlberg Sports Editor

CSC’s cross-country team isn’t running the span of the U.S., but they’re preparing for a season that looks semi-familiar. “This year, we’re able to have a preseason,” Head Cross-Country Coach Luke Karamitros said. “The fact that we’re able to start on a much

stronger foundation this year is very exciting, and I think that’s going to reflect into our performances, how our team looks, and those kinds of things.” Last year, the cross-country team couldn’t have a preseason, but unlike other sports with shortened or moved seasons, the team still had the opportunity to gain some competition and experience, even if it didn’t feel the same. “Last year was kind of difficult to create those good habits as we were all over the place,” Karamitros said. “So, this year, we were able to get in

a much better rhythm which the whole idea is to have all those habits which translate into our racing, that translate into what we’re trying to do later on once the championship season rolls around.” Most of the returning runners competed in all three meets and reached personal bests during the 2020 season.

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NEWS >>

Fate of diversity senator positions left a mystery After a bylaw mishap arises, the future of the diversity senator position is unknown

Please see page 4

AG & RANGE >>

Study finds COVID-19 antibodies in deer

An APHIS study discovered the anitbodies in white-tail deer in four states Please see page 11

SPORTS >>

Dalton Holst returns for final season

Holst on track to set CSC individual career records with his extra year of eligibility Please see page 8-9

Eagle runners return stronger  By Mackenzie Dahlberg Sports Editor

INDEX News Opinion Lifestyles Ag & Range Sports

Photo by Mackenzie Dahlberg

Breanne Benson, sophomore of West Fargo, North Dakota, kicks up dust as she chases down a calf during practice, Wednesday, Sept. 1, at the Rangeland Complex.

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CSC re-accredited after HLC accepts report  By Aubrie Lawrence

Sheldon Statewide exhibit opens Sept. 2  From CSC College Relations

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CSC cleared a significant hurdle last month when it met the criteria for accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Four Year Assurance review. According to the review, CSC met all requirements and will not need monitoring. “An Assurance Review with this outcome is very affirming that Chadron State is providing students with a great education and operating in a responsible manner,” CSC President Randy Rhine said. CSC passed the 27 criteria points in the report. The report was submitted to the HLC on June 7, and the final report from the committee came in on July 14. Accreditation for colleges and universities is important. Meeting the criteria signifies that a college/university is able to provide quality education to students. Without proper accreditation, students will have a harder time getting scholarship’s, transfer credits and future jobs. “Primarily it represents that the institution meets the requirements needed to demonstrate that it provides a quality educational program to the Triad of regulatory agencies it is responsible to at the state, federal, and accreditation levels,” Rhine said. “On a basic level, HLC accreditation is needed for our institution to provide federally backed financial aid programs like the Pell Grant, student loans, and work study.”

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Chadron State College will host a Sheldon Statewide exhibit, The Artist as Muse, in Memorial Hall’s Main Gallery Sept. 2-29. The exhibit includes portraits by artists and of artists from the Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The traveling exhibition is part of an annual program that shares work from the museum’s collection throughout Nebraska. According to the Sheldon Museum of Art, The Artist as Muse explores the role of the artist as both creator and subject. Each work depicts an artist, doubling the artistic presence, and inspiring questions about personal relationships and creative

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 By Aubrie Lawrence Editor-in-Chief

Photo by Olivia Bryant Chief Justice Nathan Cronin, in cap at far right, swears in 11 new senators during Monday’s Student Senate meeting in the Student Center Ballroom.

Vacant no more. During Monday’s Student Senate meeting, 11 new senators were sworn in, filling almost all the vacant seats. There are four senate seats vacant. The new senators are: High Rise Senator: Colton Brienza, junior of Buffalo, South Dakota. Andrews Senator: Hannah Pfiefly, junior of Stromsburg. Kent Senator: Aidan Anderson-McClintock, of Elsie. Senators at Large: Natalie Boyd, senior of Stratton, Isna Patel, senior of Huntsville, Alabama, and Emmanuella Tchona, sophomore of Abuja, Nigeria. BMS Senators: Mckenna Juhlin, sophomore of Crawford, Chioma

Asielue, sophomore of Abuja, Nigeria, and Bryan Zutavern, sophomore of Dunning. Liberal Arts Senator: Chase Mestas, junior of Colorado Springs. PSAS Senator: Sarah Hough, sophomore of Granby, Colorado. “I’m looking forward to providing a voice for people who may not even know what senate is,” Zutavern said. “I was not aware of the student senate my freshman year until my second semester. I hope to provide the ability for students new and old to have their voices heard by the student senate.” In other news: > Senate allocated $3,610 to the homecoming committee. > Senate has $180,405.98 in unallocated funds.

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Bylaw confusion leaves the fate of Student Senate diversity seat a mystery  By Aubrie Lawrence Editor-in-Chief

Photo by Kamryn Kozisek Kylie Kempf, sophomore of Carroll, gets drenched by a water balloon at The Backyard Bash, Tuesday.

The diversity senator position is gone for now all because of a bylaw mishap that occurred last year. Last week, senators voted to postpone discussing the potential elimination of the three diversity senator positions that were created last year. But about an hour before Monday’s meeting began, Secretary Laura Clay discovered that the position had never been added to the Student Senate bylaws. Meaning the position technically has never existed. “There was a motion that passed last September that kind of established a diversity senator and that was a bylaw revision,” Clay said. “But there is nothing in the bylaws that mention that.” While the reason for this is unknown, Clay said that there might have been a mix-up where the position was put into the Student Senate Constitution but not the bylaws. There also isn’t any documentation of the revision other than the meeting minutes from Sept. 28, 2020. “As of what we’re seeing, technically, right now diversity goes away,” Chief Justice Nathan Cronin said. Now, instead of debating whether the seats should be kept or eliminated, senators must vote on whether it should be added to the bylaws. In order to petition a bylaw revision, a senator must submit a written petition signed by other senators to the bylaw committee.

CAB suggests new meeting frequency At the first CAB meeting of the semester, CAB Chair Meron Ameha presented a potential bylaw revision. The revision would change the meeting time from every two week to once a month. Also, instead of just a club’s CAB representative attending the meetings, two members of a club’s

executive board would have to attend. “We noticed that there is lack of communication between CAB reps and their club board members,” Ameha said. “With this suggestion we think that it’ll make things easier for board members to get information from the CAB board.”

Despite the change in meeting frequency, the updates agenda emails sent to CAB reps that started last year would continue so clubs could stay up to date. In other news: > CAB has $114,155 in unspent funds.

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https://trueyou.nebraska.edu and select Enroll in Two-Factor. If students do not enroll before Sept. 22, they will be presented with the enrollment screen the next time they attempt to log into MyCSC, PeopleSoft, SAP and Firefly. For a step-by-step instructions, visit https:// its.nebraska.edu.

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Lessons of UNL’s ‘Fiji’ fiasco are worth heeding I n the early hours of Tuesday, Aug. 24, a 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 19-year-old member of the University of Nebraska Lincoln’s fraternity Phi Delta Gamma, most commonly known as Fiji. Normally, a case like this would go under the radar for the nation. It would be left for the police and campus to handle, and the world would keep on spinning. That wasn’t what happened. The story sparked an outrage on campus and around the nation, and the nights following were filled with protestors lining the streets outside the fraternity, demanding that Fiji be shut down. A petition was created that, as of Tuesday night, has over 420,000 signatures to ban the fraternity. Girls with similar stories are opening up and calling attention to the fear these boys bring to campus. See, this isn’t the first time Fiji has seen some heat. In 2017, Fiji was suspended until May 2020 for “inappropriate behavior” and there is still a case from 2019 open regarding a sexual misconduct accusation with the chapter. That’s what makes everything sting a little deeper. Last Wednesday, UNL’s president released a statement saying that the fraternity would be suspended until the investigation was complete. There hasn’t been any word since,

and it’s likely going to stay that way. After all, that is what always happens when rape allegations are under investigation. But that isn’t what have people upset. It’s the lack of accountability about the fact that this all could have been avoided had the fraternity been shut down after so many people accused them of sexual assault. It has even gone so far that Friday, six state senators sent a letter to UNL’s president asking for more transparency. Have we really reached the point where state officials feel like they need to voice their opinion on college happenings? Come on, Nebraska. But it isn’t just another rape case that is infuriating the public. It’s the total lack of empathy for the victims and the protecting of the criminals that has people up in arms. Everywhere you look you can see how problematic the fraternity is, the evidence is stacked against it. It should be banned just because of its terrible track record and the tone it sets for its members. And yet the university has yet to ban it and most likely won’t unless the victim wins her case. Is this really how college sexual assault cases are seen in Nebraska? Are they just something that shouldn’t be taken seriously until people make a fuss? That doesn’t seem

like ‘the good life’ to us. Any sexual assault case should be treated with the upmost seriousness and no thing, not how much money their parents donate, how many touchdowns they have, or the grades on their transcripts should get in the way of that. But is the future of this case going to set a precedent for how future Title IX cases are handled in Nebraska? Someday, when some other unfortunate person gets raped (because let’s not kid ourselves, that isn’t going away anytime soon) will lawyers look back at Fiji and use it as an example? We hope that, as an entirely female editorial staff, CSC would have the courage to do what is necessary in the face of a case like this. While we hope that we’d never actually get to that, we don’t want to pretend we’re living in a fantasy world. Until we start teaching consent better, cases like this are going to keep happening. That’s a topic for another day though. The only thing we ask is that a club wouldn’t be suspended just because protestors started asking for it, or a sports star doesn’t get special treatment. We want girls to feel safe going to our school. After all, it’s a great place to get an education. But that’s not going to happen if we all follow UNL’s lead.

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Politics has to become more than its parties u By Velvet Jessen Opinion Editor

Every school morning, children say the pledge of allegiance at school and learn about how great our country is supposed to be. As an adult I wonder when our country will live up to its name again. The United States are nowhere near being united, and haven’t been for a long time. It’s not just about opinions, it’s about how we handle disagreements. In debate we no longer care to find a compromise, it’s about winning and nothing else. That’s evident in our politics, on any online forum, and in everyday conversation. Our country can’t even decide

on climate change. A code red has been issued for the world and people still refuse to believe in climate change. In some cases that occurs simply because the political party a person identifies with doesn’t agree with it. Since when has anyone completely agreed with their neighbor? Their best friend? Their sibling? So why are we pledging absolute loyalty to parties that care more about what lobbyists say than the people who vote for them? Most people aren’t political extremists and are in fact closer to the middle of the political spectrum than on it’s fringes. However, in a move to insure votes, parties have created a divide. In today’s world, you are either Republican or Democrat, you can’t have mixed values or be un-

Velvet Jessen identified. The political parties have convinced us what the party says is gospel and we don’t need to know anything except that the other party is bad. We elect pedophiles, rapists, racists, or anyone the parties tell us to. Furthermore, because the

parties say “No matter what, vote our way because the other way is worse,” we do it. The people we elect are supposed to represent our morals and values, so why are we settling? Why does seem that we’re always choosing the lesser of two evils. Why do we act like it’s a crime to criticize the people we put in power? We should demand more from our representatives than a tag that says Republican or Democrat. It can’t just be party lines anymore, the world isn’t black and white and politics isn’t just blue or red. Something always has to give. Americans are tired of giving. We want what benefits us or our party no matter the consequences. Even if it might hurt someone else. The rich are too afraid to lose

even a sliver of what they have and to keep it they’ll sell the American dream of climbing the ladder to success. The people with money and influence will keep speaking through the representatives we chose and they control. Normal people won’t have an actual say in politics until we can find common ground again. It’s better to compromise, if you stop only thinking about yourself and start to take other people’s experiences into account. When did we all stop caring about helping each other and where are the communities that used to work together to create a better tomorrow? It’s time to care about what happens to other people because selfishness is what got us here but it will never be what gets us out.

They served for us when will we serve them u By Anjaelique Cole Columnist

They kiss their family’s goodbye and head off to war with the promise of freedom and dignity when they get back. What do they get though? Veterans get treated very poorly in this time and age. Even whencompared to prisoners. Why is it that our murderers, rapists, and terrorists all get treated better than the men and women who fought for our freedom? According to stopsoldiersuicide.org more than 114,000 veterans have committed suicide. They commit suicide because when they get home, they can no longer adjust to the life they had. Some will have nightmares about what happened, others will

have survivor’s guilt. One in 10 turns to substance abuse. Most veterans that cannot get their hands on a substance or do not have a family to turn back to commit suicide. Since 2001 the numbers of vetran suicides have been rising. In 2006, there was an 86% increase in suicide rates among 18 to 34-year-old male veterans. Whereas in prison out of 100,000 people only 344 die. Not all from suicide either, most from other inmates. Why do our prisoners get a bed, three meals a day, and time to hang outside or read, when our veterans are cold, hungry, and homeless? In January of 2020, out of 37,252 homeless veterans, only 22,048 found shelter, the other 15,204 were left unsheltered, cold and hungry. How’s that for pay-

because they can no longer serve, If you think about it that makes and 40% say they have a hard time sense each prisoner costs $14,000 to adjusting. $70,000 in a state prison. Out of the Most smallones who have er states still a hard time adsay that means justing studies one single pershow that those son for one year individuals are costs $25,000 to five times more $30,000 annulikely to expeally. rience suicidal If we can thoughts. spend $30,000 We have on a child mothousands of lester, why can veterans living we not make on the streets sure that a perand yet we are son who fought - Anjaelique Cole spending over for our freedom $39 billion on has a warm meal maintaining state prisons. and a nice bed at night? Veterans Just out of tax dollars, it is es- risk their lives for us we should try timated that over $80 billion goes to give a better life than homelesstoward the prison system each year. ness and addiction.

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ment for serving your country? Veterans now account for more than 9% of all homelessness in the U.S. This is either because they have a hard time transitioning when they get home or because they no longer have a family and turn to substances. Among the homeless, veteran’s 59% of them are 51 or older. This is

prisoners get a bed, three meals a day and time to hang outside or read, when our veterans are cold, hungry, and homeless. ”

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Little Shop of Horrors to munch on CSC  By Teddy Parham Jr. Reporter

FEED ME SEYMOUR! You better watch out. The famous man-eating plant is hungry to feed on college students. Coming in October, CSC’s theatre department will present “Little Shop of Horrors,” the musical. This 80s classic horror musical tells the story of a meek flower shop assistant named Seymour who is hopelessly in love with his co-worker, Audrey. As the two work together in the struggling flower shop, Seymour stumbles upon an unusual plant and names it Audrey II, out of lovelorn feeling for his co-worker. But it just so happens that this plant has a hunger for human flesh and blood. Even though Audrey II brings in new customers, its hunger cannot be contained. What happens next is something you’ll have to find out for yourself.

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Along with the upcoming play, CSC welcomed a new director this year. Michael Susko from New York, who will be directing two shows this semester, Little Shop of Horrors musical and a play called The Whale. Susko has a well-rounded background when it comes to directing, especially in musicals. He has worked on Broadway shows. “Even if they haven’t seen the show, they will like this,” Susko said. “We are doing Little Shop but doing it our way and we’re going to blow the roof off this joint.” His high hopes for what’s to come is contagious and he believes “the audience will be surprised and excited.” The musical is just getting started. Last week, auditions were held to see which CSC students would be playing these beloved characters. Levi O’Dell, junior, was cast in the role of Seymore. This is O’Dell’s third CSC musical. Previously, he has been in “Evil Dead” and “I Love You, You’re Perfect.” This is Aubrey Garrett’s, sophomore of Alliance, first musical at CSC. She is playing Audrey. “There was 13 girls that had the call back for the music

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parts and then 3 that had specific Audrey call backs,” Garrett said. “I feel like I prepared really, really well for it. I felt really confident. I don’t know what it was but during call backs it just felt really good.” Last year, COVID-19 made performing in front of a live audience hard. Audience attendance was limited, with most of the shows being livestreamed, and masks were mandated. This year it is still a concern of people, especially those who are unvaccinated. But, according to Susko, the theatre department is back to normal. There will be no masks mandate amongst the cast members nor the audience. Your face is really important,” Garrett said. “Masks made it hard to show your passion.” Tickets for this classical musical, which will be performed Oct. 7-12, will be free and available online at csc. edu/theater until seats fill up. It is suggested to reserve tickets ahead of time, but they will be given out the day of the show as well. So, get your tickets soon and experience these young actors and actresses as they impress us with an amazing musical.

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CSC QB isn’t just setting t bar for passing excellence h e ’s r a i s i n g i t o u t o f r e a c h By Mackenzie Dahlberg

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Dalton Holst, graduate of Gillette, Wyoming, throws a pass to one of his receivers, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, at Elliott Field at Don Beebe Stadium.

No other word can describe the football player that lines up behind the center. The player that you can hear yelling on the field, even over the crowd so his teammates can hear or claps his hands in frigid weather to start plays while his breath comes out in visible puffs of air. He’s the one who leads many people, both on and off the field; someone to look up to and follow. He’s a quarterback. Dalton Holst, graduate of Gillette, Wyoming, has been in charge of that role for four years and has secured a fifth as an Eagle. “I feel less pressure just because I’ve been through this so many times and I feel like I’m really old,” Holst said. “When you’re a freshman, everything is new to you. You get scared out there, nervous. The more game reps and practice reps you get, the less nervous you get.” Holst said he was excited to see the field and play with anyone who’s graduating. Due to last year, there are student-athletes younger than him who will be graduating this year and he’ll play with them for the last time they put on their helmets and pads. “You play with so many guys and that’s what so great about football,” Holst said. “It’s the ultimate team game. There are 11 guys on the field at one time, if one person doesn’t do their job the team doesn’t succeed.” Holst’s career with the Eagles started like many freshmen, redshirted his freshman year in 2016 to gain more experience before seeing much field time. He took on the quarterback roll in 2017, playing in 11 games. He threw 381 passes, 200 of which were completed, and scored 14 touchdowns for a total of 2,337 yards. He ranked sixth in the nation for most completions in

a game and second for most attempts agai Mesa with 41 completions of 73. Of his 340 attempts, Holst’s 2018 sea completed throws to score 22 touchdown farthest throw for 80 yards in 2018 and t yards. In 2019, Holst recorded 3,114 total yards tempted and 225 completed passes. He scor downs. He set both the passing yards and pa downs individual season records and those were the best in Super Region 4 and top-1 tionally during the regular season. “I believe we should’ve won more gam Holst said. “We had a strong receiving core. The strong 2019 receiving core was filled the youngest being Cole Thurness of Rapid Dakota, a junior at the time and a sixth-yea There were five receiving senior players all 11 games with Holst: Wide Receivers T of Miami, and Brandon Fullerton of Riverto Running Backs Priest Jennings of Stockton and Stevann Brown of Casper, Wyoming; a Matt Vargas, of Modesto, California. “They were catching a lot in the four they’ve been together; the chemistry was said. “That was a really strong year because great senior leadership who had been throu Holst also took CSC individual seaso passing attempts with 417 throws, and the record, which means the total number of passing yards, at 3,251 yards in 2019. 2019 is currently Holst’s strongest year, to shortened 2020 schedule. “I’m hoping we get at least an 11-game s fully more with playoffs,” Host said. “At the v opportunity to play as many games as possib

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Dalton Holst, graduate of Gillette, Wyoming, sighs on the sidelines during a game against CSU-Pueblo, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, at Elliott Field at Don Beebe Stadium. in a good position to make it to playoffs.” The 2020 season was rough with only four games, but Holst still completed 77 of 128 attempted passes, scoring seven touchdowns for a total of 1,060 yards. For individual career records, Holst already hold passing yards per game at 253.3 yards, and total offense per game at 252.9 yards, both out of 36 games. He’s also received honors throughout his career at CSC. “Honestly, you don’t come to play football to break records,” Holst said. “You just play to be a part of a team and win games.” While thinking back, people don’t generally focus on the records they should’ve broken, they think about the games and ways they should’ve won them. “It may be nice down the road, but I try not to think about it,” Holst said. “Just try to win as many games, especially this year as we can.” He’s on track to set more CSC career records. He currently sits 190 passes away from the career passing attempts, about 240 away from the passes completed, about 1,000 yards away from the total yards record, and 18 touchdowns away from total touchdowns throw. Once Holst removes his CSC helmet for the last time, he is aiming to finish his master’s program which he’s already started, and to hopefully get it paid for. Following that, he plans to begin teaching and coaching.

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ABOVE: Dalton Holst, graduate of Gillette, Wyoming, rushes the ball down the field against CSU-Pueblo, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, at Elliott Field at Don Beebe Stadium. LEFT: Dalton Holst, graduate of Gillette, Wyoming, pulls back for a throw against BHSU, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, at Lyle Hare Stadium in Spearfish, South Dakota.

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ABOVE: The heat stress index monitor is used by USMARC to measure how dangerous heat conditions are. LEFT: A group of feedlot cattle escape the summer heat. Both photos courtesy USMARC

USMARC’s advice on minimizing heat stress u By Alexa Johnson USDA Communication Specialist Hello folks, Alexa here back with more news from USMARC! During this summer season, USDA’s ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) is dealing with the heat just like you. Fortunately, we have many ways to keep our animals comfortable and I am sharing some insights from one of our experts, USMARC livestock manager, Chad Engle: Q.: What summer weather factors contribute to heat stress? A.: Great question Alexa! There are five factors that we monitor that contribute to heat stress. But the first step in managing heat stress is understanding what “normal” is for your ranch or feedlot and when a change in these factors is a cause for concern. The five key factors are: solar radiation, ambient air temperature, relative humidity/dew point, wind speed, and nighttime temperatures. And, there are two other factors that sometimes compound these five factors including both duration of the heat stress period, and suddenness of the onset of the heat stress conditions. Cattle can and do adapt to heat and admittedly some breeds better than others. Regardless of the breed, however, a quick change in any of these factors can create heat stress in cattle. Q..: Is there a way for ranchers who don’t have a heat stress monitoring system to monitor the potential stresses on their animals? A.: Yes, there is something magical about the number 70 in regard to temperature and dewpoint. If either the temperature and/or dewpoint do not drop below 70 at night, little to no dissipation of the cattle’s heat load during the day will occur. This

will result in much lower tolerance to heat stress factors the following day or even days. Besides 70, the other critical number is three. If we go three days without dropping temperature and dewpoint below 70, the chances of the heat creating an adverse effect on livestock ramp up significantly for the following days. It’s important to remember that heat stress is cumulative, especially without adequate cooling at night. For example, if we have a sudden onset and insufficient night cooling during a span of three days or longer, we could see significantly increased mortality and other related problems on days four or longer, especially in the feedlots, unless we provide adequate mitigation. Q..: Very interesting Chad! What resources or tools should producers be aware of to protect their livestock from heat stress? A.: Thanks Alexa! The four tools we use are preparation and planning, increasing access to water tanks and sprinklers, ensuring access to shade, and adjusting the timing of working and processing cattle for both range and feedlot work. So, step one in addressing heat stress is to make sure you are prepared. It’s too late to get extra water tanks out, alter work schedules, or provide shade in the middle of the heat event. You need to plan ahead to successfully implement any of our proven strategies. We usually know a few days in advance that we have a potential heat event coming, which gives us time to plan and implement. Much like a blizzard, if we wait until the storm starts, we are too late. The second most important tool, and most effective, is adding extra water access for our livestock. This is especially true for facilities that do not have shade available to the cattle. If you can implement one thing after reading this article, let it be this, because nothing cools cattle down quicker than abundant water available any time the cattle want it. This is especially true for feedlot cattle, but it also helps in pasture or range cattle, especially during times of increased handling such as branding or artificial insemination seasons. Another effective source of cooling is the use sprinklers to physically cool cattle. Sprinkling is an effective way to cool cattle and get them through heat events, but the use of sprinklers needs to be well planned before being implemented. For example, cattle need to be acclimated to the sprinklers prior to the

heat event, and pre-cautions need to be followed when using sprinklers, because cattle can become dependent on this method which may exacerbate heat stress implications if sprinklers are discontinued or if heat stress conditions are maintained for a long period of time. Secondly, the primary goal for the use of sprinklers is to cool the surface of the pens and provide cattle with a cooler place to stand and lay down, not to cool the cattle down directly. Sprinklers should also be used judiciously to prevent mud and pen maintenance issues. In short, use increased tanks first and always, and sprinklers only in emergency situations. Giving cattle access to shade, especially in feedlots, is another great way to help cattle beat the heat. This strategy is typically not implemented very quickly and often requires significant investment in infrastructure. Consequently, if you’re going to invest in shade for your operation, do your research and invest in a structure that fits your needs. Shade will improve the comfort of your cattle and it often will limit the need for other interventions during periods of extreme heat. Q.: What else does USMARC do to accommodate the need of livestock during hot weather? A.: Here at USMARC, whenever possible, we avoid processing, shipping, or any event that results in physical movement of our cattle during times of extreme heat. This is done for the obvious reason that extra movement by our animals increases body heat and can quickly elevate the amount of heat stress an animal is experiencing. We all know that the need to move cattle in times of heat does not go away and cannot always be put off until another day. Consequently, we strive to have all animal activities completed by 10:30 in the morning to avoid the heat of the day. At the end of the day, doing all we can to provide optimal care and comfort of our livestock is our priority and what we stand for. It has been said that it is only truly fun to be a cowboy for about 60 days a year, but we are stockmen all day, every day. Thanks Chad! I hope this has provided some valuable information regarding mitigation of heat stress for livestock producers and maybe provided something to think about while you are trying to stay cool this summer!

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Alpine Hickstein, junior of Chadron, drives her first swing to begin the qualifying competition, Sunday, Aug. 29, at Ridgeview Country Club.

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CSC golfers return to the green u By Mackenzie Dahlberg Sports Editor

Chadron State golfers begin their drive through the green, returning with the same roster as last year.

The Eagles golf team started practice with a fundraiser, Friday, followed by qualifying play, Sunday, which will determine who the team’s top five girls are after playing through the holes at Ridgeview Country Club. “They have to handle the pressure from the get-go,” Head Women’s Golf Coach John Ritzen

Athletes theofWeek Cole Thurness

said. “It’ll be interesting. Once we watch them play a little bit, we’ll start to get into some certain things we want to improve on.” Due to the sport taking place in both the fall and spring, the golfers don’t get to come back early like other fall sports and start practicing.

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Alpine Hickstein

Hometown: Rapid City, South Dakota Class: Senior Sport: Football

Hometown: Chadron Class: Junior Sport: Golf

Thurness earned College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-American from career performances and a higher GPA than 3.3. His career stats are currently 1,911 receiving yards, 139 receptions, and 19 touchdown.

Hickstein was named one of eight women’s golfers awarded All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Second Team, on April 29. She finished the 202021 season with a stroke average of 78.8, won two tournaments and finished top-10 three other times.

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Ryan Koupal, freshman of Edgemont, adjust the rope in his hand before his turn during the team’s roping practice, Wednesday, Sept. 1, at the outdoor arena at Rangeland Complex.

After riding out the season of regulations, CSC’s rodeo team is ready to rope in big goals returning for their fall season. “It’s tough to get students, especially freshman, acclimated in their classes and it’s kind of a culture shock for them,” Head Rodeo Coach Dustin Luper said. “It’s better to hit it right out of the gate and let them get acclimated as we go.” Rodeo practice starts with focusing on figuring out how in shape horses and athletes are. This focus is to avoiding predisposing injuries, but the intensity will increase as time progresses. Last year, student-athletes were still able to participate in rodeos, COVID-19 regulations affecting crowd regulations more than anything else. With things getting back to normal, parents and grandparents are able to watch their student-athletes compete which will strengthen the moral and rodeo culture this year. Last year didn’t end with a national title which prompts Luper to want his athletes to improve in many areas. The focus across both men’s and women’s events is personal achievement in their basics. “I’m constantly preaching to them the only difference between a professional athlete and a collegiate athlete is that the professional athlete has mastered the basics,” Luper said. “Just get more familiar with the basics of every event and let those basics become a second nature to them.” Luper said he’s been impressed for the most part with new student-athletes who seem to be working hard and seeing them with a strong work ethic. “There are actually some (new recruits) that exceeded my expectation,” Luper said. “Some have a little bit more work to do.” Along with new recruits, CSC will have returning athletes back in the arena. Brianna Williams, senior of Buffalo, South Dakota, will return to CSC’s rodeo team to compete in barrel racing, breakaway roping and goat tying. Williams represented Chadron State in Nationals Rodeo, Saturday, June 19, and finished fourth in breakaway roping. Phannette Gray, junior of Ridgeview, South Dakota, also competes in breakaway roping, as well as goat tying and barrel racing. Sierra Lee, junior of Rhame, North Dakota, and Shailey McAbee, junior of Hyannis, are returning to participate in both breakaway roping and barrel racing.

Brooklyn Williams, sophomore of Buffalo, South Dakota, will be competing in goat tying this season. Kadra Clark, sophomore of Yoder, Wyoming, also competes in goat tying. Clark also team ropes and barrel races. “Like most athletes, I am hoping to improve all the way around, inside and out of the arena and find some more confidence this year,” Brooklyn Williams said. “I am excited to get my young horse seasoned to continue to grow in my abilities and make lots of memories along the way.” Taryn Underwood, sophomore of Crawford, will barrel race for her return to the 2021-22 season. On the men’s side of the rodeo team, Blaine Flack, senior of Crawford; Stran Holben, senior of Spearfish, South Dakota; Tanner McInerney, senior of Alzada, Montana; Seth Shorb, senior of Hermosa, South Dakota; Colten Storer, junior of Arthur; and Tanner Whetham, sophomore of Henry, will all be participating in team roping. Flack also competes in tie-down roping and saddle bronc riding, while Shorb will be wrestling steers. Outside of their team roping competition, both McInerney and Storer both compete in tiedown roping and steer wrestling. Other steer wrestlers for Chadron State include Parker Johnston, sophomore of Maywood, and Teigen Marchant, senior of Newcastle, Wyoming. Marchant will also be competing in tiedown roping. Clancy Clifford, senior of Rocky Ford, South Dakota, will be the only cowboy representing the Eagles in bareback riding. Nate Bausch, senior of Allen, will be the sole bull rider for CSC while Caleb Smith, senior of Broken Bow, is listed to be a bull fighter this season. “Everyone has different things that they bring to practice working on and we all stay dedicated to getting better every day,” Brooklyn Williams said. “The new members of the team show a lot of promise and I’m excited to see what they will bring to our season.” Rowdy Moon, of Sargent, returns to the Eagles roster as a coaching assistant after bareback riding during the 2020-21 rodeo season. The Eagles are currently scheduled to participate in five fall rodeos. The first rodeo is the Shawn Dubie Memorial Rodeo, starting Friday, Sept. 10 at Frontier Park in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Chadron State will host its rodeo, Sept. 1719 at Dawes County Fairground. Country music singer-songwriter Chancey Williams will perform at the fairgrounds, at 8:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 18, following the rodeo.

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ABOVE: Head Cross-Country Coach Luke Karamitros tells his student-athletes what their workout will be for the morning at practice, Wednesday, Sept. 1, at Nelson Physical Activity Center. LEFT: Noah Burtis, left, sophomore of Berthoud, Colorado, Joaquin Venzor III, middle, freshman of Greeley, Colorado, and Logan Moravec, sophomore of Gering, smile and laugh near the end of their morning run, Wednesday, Sept. 1, outside of the Nelson Physical Activity Center.

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For the women’s team, Tukker Romey, freshman of Gering, competed in all three meets and reached two personal bests in the 6k and the 5k at the 2020 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Cross-Country Championships and the Chadron State Cross-Country Invitational respectively. Romey’s 5k personal best was clocked at 20:09.3 and her 6k was 24:24.3. Also competing in all three meets, Sydney Settles, freshman of Lincoln, earned a new personal best in 5k at 20:47.8 during the Chadron State Cross-Country Invitational. For the women’s, Hannah Wilkie, freshman of Rangely, Colorado; Audrey Grinnan, freshman of Burlington, Colorado; and Kassyl Gunwall, freshman of Gordon, will return to the team for the 2021 season. “For us, one big thing we’ve been focusing on is being relentless in everything that we’re doing,” Karamitros said. “Putting a lot of focus into the little things, because the little things add up into the big things. So, all those things show and indicate that the group is moving on both the men’s and women’s side, the group is moving in the direction that we want to see them. Which like I said, creates that excitement among everybody.” Karamitros said that the team’s first weight room session with strength and conditioning staff and the first workout on the track were the best first sessions since he took over the coaching position about two years ago.

Currently, there are no COVID-19 regulations but that’s something the coaches are paying close attention to. “Fortunately for us, we had that experience from last year which is making it more seamless for student-athletes to have to go through that process this year because they know what to expect and we can work around those things a little bit better,” Karamitros said. “We’re just trying to do our best to stay as safe as possible, even during this time because we all want to get through the season as healthy and strong as possible and we don’t want anything else to deter that.” For the men’s team, Jesse Jaramillo, junior of Scottsbluff, finished the 2020 season with the fastest 8k personal best for the team, at 26:30.4. Noah Burtis, sophomore of Berthoud, Colorado, ran in all three meets for the Eagles. He earned a personal best in the 8k with a time of 27:21.8. “I hope this year to improve on my recovery after practice and to see some faster times at meets this year,” Brutis said. “I also hope to see some improvement on the team this year with RMAC and regional placings.” Competing in all three meets, Ethan Roberts, freshman of Rapid City, South Dakota, ran a personal best of 27:51.1 at the 2020 RMAC Cross-Country Championships. Other returners for the Eagles include Jayson Caudell, freshman of Rock Springs, Wyoming; Cale Schafer, fresh-

man of LaSalle, Colorado; Joaquin Venzor III, freshman of Greeley, Colorado; Garrett Avery, sophomore of Sheridan, Wyoming; and Logan Moravec, sophomore of Gering. “We’re still doing Sunday long runs, we’re still doing tempos and intervals, but it feels different because the team culture has changed without numbers,” Brutis said. “You feel more motivated to push a little harder because there’s more people pushing the pace behind you and there’s more people to cheer on when doing workouts on the track.” All the new recruits go through an adjusting period coming into college, whether they are from small towns or large cities. Each new student-athlete needs to adjust to the campus while properly budgeting their time and still getting their workouts done. “All in all, I think that the group is doing a very good job of integrating everyone together,” Karamitros said. “It’s really awesome to see that happening organically instead of always having to be there to make sure it happens.” The cross-country Eagles will start their season at the Hardrocker XC Classic, Sept. 4, and they will compete in four meets before the RMAC and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship meets. “This season, I am looking forward to seeing the improvement in my teammates along with myself,” Burtis said. “We had a small young team the past couple years and I feel that us returners have grown a lot from our experiences.”

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The most they practice is over the summer, hole average of 167.0. Kramer played in all 17 receiving stuff to do from Ritzen and having to rounds of the 2020-21 season and tied for 30th find the time to get it done. at the RMAC Championships. “Last year, we had a great season; we just Kinsey Smith, junior of Windsor, Colorado, didn’t have a finish in our conference tourna- finished the season with an 18-hole average ment that we hoped for,” Ritzen said. “For a lot of 83.6 and a 36-hole average of 167.0. Smith of our girls, that was their first tie at a confer- played in all eight tournaments and tied for 41st ence tournament.” at the RMAC Championships. Ritzen said that the high-pressure situations Kenzey Kanno, sophomore of Mitchell; Allilike conference tournaments and handling son Acosta, sophomore of Oro Valley, Arizona; those situations will be an area of big improve- Anna Branscome, junior of Lakewood, Colorament this year due to the experience that the do; Jordan Grasis, junior of Yuma, Arizona; and coached three individual national wrestling programs; closest progolfers now have. Dahlberg Josie Rush, sophomore of Philip, Souththe Dakota;  By Mackenzie 8:20“Ia.m. U.S.allMountain Time, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021 champions and 12 All-Americans in the gram isfor Colorado Mesa. know they’ll improve, ” Ritzen said. “It’s are all returning to golf the Eagles. It’s so important for Sports Editor 2020-21 women’s wrestling season. this region a women’s just how much did we improve over the sum“It’s great having“Giving the same girls as last sea“I think it’s very apparent that womwrestling mer.” son,” Hickstein said. “It’s a program pleasure and to bebuilding on a it wrestling in general to DAN, Chadron State welcomes a new unaffected team with such ainto en’s wrestling is growing rapidly,” Jeffery that can compete for Ritzen is hoping to see a season greata program group of girls. Hopefulaccept girls and women addition to its athletics’ said. “For so long, girls had to wrestle topfreshmen finishes innext theyear nation and produce by COVID-19. Luckily, program, golf was only large- ly, we can get a few to help women’s wrestling, and with it comes against the boys; that was really the only All-Americans and National champions ly affected with travel and testing, due to the the team out and add more options for scoring wrestling. Just for college Please call me at 308-430-1492 andinlet me know: aspread-out new coach. option. Now, girls get the opportunity nature of the outdoor sport. tournaments.” eventually,” Jeffery said. athletics, it really shows College announced to wrestle in their own division and Jeffplaced ery hastheir beenbest working a.Chadron If this State is what you were looking for. Without the tests and regulations, there Many Eagle golfers for theto recruit June 17 that women’s wrestling would for state championships and for the program with the short time won’t be an extra layer of stress on whether an 2020-21 season at the Yellow Jacket Fall Classic, b.added If will you any changes to anything, including colors. what the sport is growing compete be tobe itshave athletics’ program. national championships.” frame was given, with the start of athlete able to travel based on their test best placements in theirhe season. Jeffery CSC now sponsors 14 sports, of onAlijah Before his coaching careers, he the are season beingtothis year. results. The golfers will be ableeight to focus golf “As a team, we hoping have more into and what the next which are women’s sports. competed collegiately at NCAA Divi“Recruiting has been erent than instead of worrying about COVID. consistent scoring and having a few morediff girls Cheers, steps are. Following behindjunior that announcesion I Northern Illinois University and I’ve ever to do before,” Alpine Hickstein, of Chadron, led the shooting in that anything mid to upper 70s,had ” Hickstein mdk ment came another, Friday, Aug. 6, to announce the new Jeff ery said. “It’s been a challenge, but Eagles through all 17 rounds of their last sea- said. “That will bring out team score down a lot - Head Coach Alijah Jeffery remained on the starting lineup all four program’s headhad coach, ery. of 78.8 and we will breakit’sa lot years. been great and fun challenge. ” son. 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I’mestablish going Chadron in the 2021-22 season tournament. State Women’s Wrestling as a family build ” “It’s so important for wrestling in general to accept girls can do in one,back ” Jeffon erythe said. to take everything in and enjoy it. 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Disease concerns rise with temperatures u By Kamryn Kozisek Ag and Range Editor

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A young deer fawn stands in a meadow. Testing on white-tail deer fawns was done to study the susceptibility of the species to COVID-19

Deer exposed to COVID-19 u By Kamryn Kozisek Ag and Range Editor

White-tail deer populations in four states have been tested for COVID-19 antibodieand a third of them tested positive. Mitchell V. Palmer, Mathias Martins and 12 other researchers conducted a study in 2020 on white-tail deer to determine their susceptibility to the COVID-19 virus. The study, “Susceptibility of White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) to SARSCoV-2” was published May 10, in The Journal of Virology. Palmer and Martins conducted the study by inoculating a group of fawns with COVID-19. The infected group of fawns was then placed in a pen separated from a group of virus free fawns. Plexi-glass separated the groups but with air flowing from the infected group to the noninfected group. The study determined that white-tail deer are susceptible to

COVID-19, but most of them did not experience respiratory problems, usually associated with the virus. This month USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published the results of a study that had been done to determine if wild white-tail deer populations posses COVID-19 antibodies. White-tail deer populations in Illinois, Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania were tested for COVID-19 antibodies. A total of 481 samples were collected 101 from Illinois, 113 from Michigan, 68 from New York and 199 samples from Pennsylvania. About one third of the samples tested positive for antibodies. Seven of the samples in Illinois, 19% of New York samples, 31% of Pennsylvania and 57% of Michigan. According to APHIS, the study was done after it was discovered that other animal species were susceptible to the virus. There are 30 million

white-tail deer in the U.S. and come into contact with people often, this put them at risk for infection from COVID-19. The first positive antibody test was done before January 2020. This test is considered to be a false positive, according to APHIS. The low level detection was at the minimum for a positive test. The USDA is not yet aware of how white-tail deer were exposed to the virus. Although the disease is considered zoonotic, according to APHIS, there is no evidence to show that exposed white-tail deer can pass COVID-19 to humans. There is currently no evidence that consuming exposed white-tail deer is dangerous. APHIS does recommended that hunters work with caution to avoid any issues with big game diseases. APHIS is working with other federal agencies to determine if further research and surveillance is needed.

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is asking for the public’s help in reporting epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) and bluetounge disease, two diseases that have outbreaks during the late summer. Both diseases symptoms are fever, dehydration, salivation, incoordination, swelling, lesions, internal bleeding and docile behavior toward humans. Both diseases can spread through wildlife and livestock populations. Bighorn sheep, white-tail deer, elk, pronghorn and mule deer are all susceptible to both EHD and bluetounge. Bluetounge and EHD are spread through biting flies and gnats. With high drought rates across the state wildlife species spend more time at water

sources, increasing the rate of diseases spread by insects. Diseased animals will often travel towards water sources before dying. As more water sources dry up, more animals will gather at smaller water sources, exposing larger populations to disease. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor 86.3% of the state is experiencing drought. 38% of the state is abnormally dry, 35% is in moderate drought, 10% is in severe drought and 2% is in extreme drought. These diseases are more common before the first frost of the year. With Nebraska being in a state of drought, there is more time for disease to spread. Nebraska Game and Parks Commission is asking the public to report all unexplained death or animals showing signs of disease, especially near water sources. Reports can be made to any Game and Parks offices across the state.

New database connects hunters and landowners u By Kamryn Kozisek Ag and Range Editor

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission has developed a new database in order to help land owners who have problems with deer populations The Antlerless Hunter Database is designed to help hunters that are looking for land to hunt on to connect with land owners with deer populations. Hunters are required to purchase a permit and follow season rules and regulations. The landowner will provide access to the land. Registration for the 2021 database is open now, in the future registration will start Aug. 1. Hunters can register for a maximum of five counties they would like to hunt in. Landowners and hunters can register for the database at http://outdoornebraska.gov/AntlerlessHunterDatabase/.

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