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Bills mount in NCAA investigation T.J. Thomson

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$98K COSTLY INVESTIGATION:

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A collection of invoices from BKD and Stinson Morrison Hecker lie strewn across a table.

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Snare says, self-criticism is essential for success Page 3

Art exhibit celebrates former US Poet Laureate

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Residence Life warms up fitness program

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Nearly $100,000.

Through November 2011, that is about how much CSC has spent for accounting and legal costs incurred from the ongoing NCAA investigation into the college’s possible football fundraising violations.

As of Nov. 30, 2011, the college has spent $98,749.

The costs include more than $51,000 in forensic accounting services by independent auditing firm BKD of Denver, and more than $47,000 in legal fees, billed by Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP. Both companies were hired early in the fall semester when the college learned about possible football fundraising violations. After obtaining the services of both firms, the college announced Oct. 13, 2011, that it had reported the possible violations to the NCAA. According to billing records The Eagle obtained Tuesday from the NSCS, some of the costs include $1,476 in travel costs for a representative of Stinson Morrison Hecker to travel to Chadron State and conduct in-person interviews during November, as well as $339 in food and lodging expenses.

The invoices show that seven different employees of BKD have billed services to the NSCS for services regarding “athletics at Chadron State College.”

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CAB accepts VP nominations, halves meetings

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Sara Labor Lifestyles Editor Randy Rhine, vice president of E.M.S.S., spoke at this week’s Student Senate meeting to introduce ideas to build a new pool.

The pool in Armstrong was built in 1961, and today, the infrastructure is lacking. Further, the water is difficult to keep clean, Rhine said.

“We struggle with the pool,” Rhine said.

Rhine presented a proposal to build a new pool attached to the PAC, an ideal location due to power and utilities considerations. Rhine also said he believed more people would use a pool attached to the PAC since there would be workout equipment and a pool area in the same facility.

“It makes sense to combine efforts,” Rhine said.

Rhine said that by moving the pool to the NPAC, renovations on Armstrong could begin sooner.

The proposed cost for the new pool would be $2.5 million dollars. Rhine asked the students what their opinions would be about increasing the student activity fee by $2 per credit

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hour in order to provide a long-term bond to finance the pool.

Rhine also discussed other features present in the campus master plan, which guides capital construction during the next 10 years. These features include a new football stadium, and the demolition of West Court and Brooks.

Rhine asked if it were possible to have senate’s recommendation about funding the pool before spring break.

Student Senate President Morgan Nelson spoke about library renovations. The library is a work in progress, Nelson said, saying that plans are going slower than originally planned. Joseph Reedy, senator of B.E.A.M.S.S., will begin acting as a liaison for the student senate in library plans to make sure that the renovations are publicized, Nelson said.

Nisha Durand, chief justice, said that Cassidy Emerson resigned as senator of B.E.A.M.S.S. T.J. Thomson, treasurer, said that budget packets in preparation for spring budget hearings would be distributed to clubs this week.

Thomson said there is $11,721 in un-allocated funds.

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Kelsey Amos Reporter The members of the Campus Activities Board started their first meeting of the spring semester by choosing nominees for the vice president position and voting to decrease the frequency of their weekly meetings.

Luke Wright, president, opened the floor for vice president nominations because the former vice president, Jamie Keller, resigned last semester due to his graduation. Stephanie Eggleston and Ashley Swanson were nominated. Vice president candidates have to have been on CAB for one semester, and they have to submit a letter of intent to the office of student activities by 5 p.m., Jan. 24.

CAB approved Wright’s proposal that CAB meetings be held every two weeks instead of weekly. The next meeting will be 6 p. m., Jan. 24.

Samantha Evans, treasurer, said that the CAB account contains approximately $20,000.

Budget packets have been given to the clubs’ advisers. Packets are due Feb. 21, Evans said.

CAB approved the War Eagles’ request for $230 to make gunpowder for the cannon that they shoot off at CSC football games.

Wright said that the War Eagles club had used all its money, which is why the club could request more.

CAB discussed ways to improve the monthly free movie night event, such as planning the dates at the beginning of the semester and alternating between free movie night and free bowling night. Wright said that $1,800 will still be allotted for either event, and any extra money will be returned to the CAB account. Decisions about the event were tabled till next meeting.

CAB members are required to sign up for committees. Not signing up for a committee counts as an absence, Wright said.

Laure Sinn, adviser, said that a walk in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., will be 10 a.m., Monday.

Participants will meet at Common Cents and walk to the clock tower on campus.

Adam Neumann, publicity coordinator, said there is a stoplight dance at 9 p.m. tonight in the Student Center Pit.

Spring CAB Meeting Schedule JAN. 10 – Regular meeting Jan. 17 – No CAB meeting JAN. 24 – Regular meeting Jan. 31 – No CAB meeting FEB. 7 – Regular meeting Feb. 14 – No CAB meeting FEB. 21 – Regular meeting Feb. 28 – No CAB meeting: midterm week March 6 – No CAB meeting: midterm break MARCH 13 – Regular meeting March 20 – No CAB meeting MARCH 27 – Regular meeting APRIL 3 – Regular meeting April 10 – No CAB meeting APRIL 17 – Regular meeting APRIL 24 – Regular meeting May 1 – No CAB meeting: finals week EDITOR’S NOTE: CAB representatives voted unanimously to decrease the frequency of their weekly meetings at its Tuesday meeting. The body distributed this schedule along with the following notice: “Meeting days are subject to change but CAB members will be given 24 hours notice via their eagle email account if meeting days or times are changed.”

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- Brooks Basement Buns Buster, 6 a.m. basement of Brooks - Finger Painting, 6 p.m. Red Room - Late Night at the Pit, 8 p.m. The Pit

- Brooks Basement Buns of Buster, 6 a.m. basement of Brooks - National Guard/ROTC Information, 9 a.m. SC - CSC Mini Olympics, 10 p.m.

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Stalking awareness month prompts safety tips from college, community

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Charles Snare, future vice president of academic affairs, gestures in conversation while sitting in his office.

Self-criticism crucial for success T.J. Thomson

Executive Editor Charles Snare, current dean of Teaching and Learning, recently accepted the position of vice president of academic affairs. Snare sat down with The Eagle to discuss his past, the college, and the nuances of higher education.

Snare named adaptability as one of the qualities that have allowed him to succeed professionally throughout a career that has spanned numerous job markets, geographic locales, and cultures.

Snare’s professional career in higher education began with a 10-year tenure at a college in Georgia, before travelling to Palmer, Alaska, where was hired as the assistant director for academic affairs at Matanuska Susitna College.

Currently in his sixth year at CSC, Snare said that his colleagues are the most inspirational part of his job.

“I think you would be hard-pressed to find

as many committed staff members as we have here at CSC,” Snare said.

Snare said one of the strongest elements of the college was the faculty’s concern about what students learn.

“When you get motivated people excited about learning, you get exciting results,” Snare said.

A well-read scholar, Snare looks to the wealth of literature published about higher education in order to make well-informed choices for the benefit of the institution.

“What the literature is telling us is that employers want people who are team members, who have excellent verbal and written communication skills, who are critical thinkers, and who can employ self-criticism,” Snare said.

Snare elaborated on the idea of self-criticism, saying, “Success doesn’t tell us what we did right.” Snare said feedback is a crucial component of learning, and accurate, timely, and objective feedback can assist students with their learning.

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T.J. Thomson Executive Editor CSC President Janie Park approved committee members for the head football coaching position Wednesday, Kara Vogt, director of Human Resources, stated via email early Wednesday afternoon.

CSC Athletic Director Brad Smith, alongside football alumnus Don Beebe will co-chair the fivemember committee of CSC faculty, professional staff, alumni, and community members.

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Chadron State offers a variety of free resources to stalking victims, including licensed counseling services. Ann Dockweiler, college nurse, said that the college has both a male and female counselor available. Students can arrange a counseling session by calling Health Services at 308-432-6232.

A domestic, dating, and sexual violence prevention group, the DOVES Program, also offers support and resources for those experiencing abuse.

Adele Clark, DOVES Program coordinator for Dawes/Sheridan Counties, stated the following ways stalking victims can respond: • Keep a record of everything the stalker does.

• Keep copies of texts, emails, letters, notes, gifts • Write down the date & time of every visit or unwanted contact • Get the names of witnesses to the stalker’s behavior.

• Report the stalker to the police every time he or she makes contact. Consistent reporting will help make a legal case against the stalker.

To learn more about stalking or to access services that the DOVES Program offers, visit www.

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“In our schools and in our neighborhoods, at home and in workplaces across our Nation, stalking endangers the physical and emotional well-being of millions of American men and women every year. Too often, stalking goes unreported and unaddressed, and we must take action against this unacceptable abuse. This month, we stand with all those who have been affected by stalking and strengthen our resolve to prevent this crime before it occurs,” Barack Obama, president of the United States, stated in a Dec. 28, 2011 proclamation.

This year marks the ninth year of observing January as Stalking Awareness Month.

The United States Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its first National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey. The NIPSVS survey highlighted the following conclusions: • Nearly one in six women has experienced stalking so severe that she felt very fearful or believed that she or someone close to her would be harmed or killed • ONE in 19 men has experienced the same level of stalking • Women were particularly likely to be stalked by a current or former intimate partner.

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Beebe are Scott Ritzen, CSC’s head wrestling coach; Melissa Miskimins, CSC’s NCAA compliance coordinator; Randy Bauer, local Chadron businessman; Connie Rasmussen, executive director of the CSC Foundation; and Jay Rhoades, CSC football alumnus.

Smith, speaking via telephone in Indianapolis, said that the search committee doesn’t have a specific date by which the position must be filled, but that the college would like it filled “as soon as possible.”

“We’ll get our noses to the grindstone as soon as we get back,” Smith said. The application period for the vacancy ends Jan. 20.

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There are ways to save time and money at college With the new semester starting, sometimes one isn’t sure just what classes are to be taken, while others who already know a specific subject really well don’t understand why they must take a class for it again.

Fortunately, the college offers a program that allows students to test out of taking a class and receive college credit for it. This program is the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), which is a standardized testing program that allows students who have the knowledge of the subject due to experience and knowledge outside of the classroom.

Since it is an American program, the credits are only good in U.S. colleges but students be they civilian, military, or foreign, is eligible.

As such, Chadron State College accepts credits from this program. Though the limit of credits is eighteen for a degree, the credits are valid towards a degree.

The CSC website reminds students, though, “In order to receive credit from Chadron State College, CLEP exams must be taken before the student has taken any college level courses in the area in which credit is being sought.” In short, if a student has already taken a course in history, that makes him or her ineligible to CLEP out of any other history courses.

Another program available to students is the DANTES Subject Standardized Tests(DSST), and according to its official website CSC accepts their credits. Originating in the Department of Defense for military personnel to obtain college credit, this offer is also available to civilian students as well (for a fee) and includes high-level courses to test out of. As an approved program by the reputable American Council on Education, the DSST is also a great idea to explore, if not at CSC then at future colleges students may choose to go to.

Don’t think that CLEP or DSST offer enough subjects to complete a specific major, however, as CLEP has only seven subject areas, and DSST has only 38 tests for various subjects.

College still requires hard work and patience, but when one needs a course that isn’t available yet, or already know enough about a specific required class, then these programs can definitely help out.

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Paul must account for past associations DOES PAUL HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN? COMMENT ONLINE

Aaron Gonzalez Opinion Editor

Since the 2008 election, Ron Paul has spearheaded the libertarian wing of the Tea Party movement and Republican Party, gaining a huge following of young, idealistic admirers. Paul attributes this to the youths’ desire for “liberty,” but knowing many Paul supporters I’d say it’s do more to the fact that he’s for legalization of marijuana than anything else (which says a lot about his followers). At any rate, despite his loud and firm speeches, uncovering his roots and values show something strangely peculiar.

One of the earliest revelations was of numerous publications from the 1980s to the 1990s, namely the Ron Paul Political Report and Ron Paul’s Freedom Report.

The New Republic magazine published some letters in Jan. 2008, which included his still-held beliefs that states have the right to leave the Union (they don’t), that the Civil War was a war over “property rights” (the neo-Confederate word for slaves), and the South was the good side (not a chance). Paul reasserted these claims in a “Meet The Press” interview with Tim Russert in early 2008.

These letters also contained panicky screeds on race. During the Los Angeles

riots of the early 1990s one newsletter said the black rioters would stop as soon as it was time for them to collect their welfare checks. In 1994 when South Africa would finally abolish the racist apartheid system, a newsletter said that it was the “destruction of civilization” and “the most tragic [to] ever occur on that continent, at least below the Sahara.”

The letters weren’t kind to gays either.

On AIDS, it’s “a politically protected disease thanks to payola and the influence of the homosexual lobby” and of gay men, “[T]hese men don’t really see a reason to live past their fifties. Paul They are not married, they have no children, and their lives are centered on new sexual partners … [and] they enjoy the attention and pity that comes with being sick.”

Once the media dug all of that up and more, Paul went into victimization mode.

After taking credit for the newsletters and their content in a 1995 C-SPAN interview (available on YouTube), Paul now claims he had no knowledge of them and that they were either forgeries or without his approval. Though there’s no doubt he had knowledge of them (but might not have written them), this means despite having

newsletters bearing his name Paul was either too oblivious or incompetent to notice and condemn them. He loses either way.

Yet as expected from an individual allowed to roam free without repercussions for decades, Paul has built up some disturbing associates and friends that he can’t disavow now, from the communist witch-hunting John Birch Society to the Christian theocrats and Doomsday Sayers like Gary North and Lew Rockwell.

And God knows how much time he’s spent with Texas conspiracy theorist and radio host Photo by BbsRock Alex Jones. Jones believes that Illuminati (mostly gay) pedophile bankers plan to kill off “99 percent of us” using autism-causing vaccines, microchips, and “FEMA concentration camps” to build the New World Order (NWO), with Queen Elizabeth II as its head. And did I mention that Justin Beiber and Oprah are NWO propagandists, too?

Paul has never refuted these and other claims, mainly teetering around these and sticking to his anti-Federal Reserve drivel.

And he wonders why the media find his friends concerning? With friends like these, really, who needs enemies? Being consistent has a high price sometimes.

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What do you think about Coach O’Boyle being fired?

“It’s very unfortunate. I’m sad that he had to go, but it’s college football and it’s a business.”

Quinell Atkins 21, junior, Graphic Design major of Fresno, Calif.

“I didn’t really know what was going on, so I didn’t take a stance.”

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“It’s definitely a heartache and the way we found out was terrible.”

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“I supported Coach O’Boyle, but I’m curious to see what the coaching staff will be like next year.”

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Mistakes to avoid when speaking with veterans

Franklin Annis Columnist

With an end of the War in Iraq and a withdrawal date set for operations in Afghanistan, military veterans may see their support dwindle in the future.

However, the cessation of foreign conflicts will provide many who have served their country a chance to return to colleges, like CSC, to continue their education that often was not possible during their time of service. While this institution provides excellent support, individual students and community members should consider the following suggestions to help servicemen re-enter the academic life.

DON’T ASK FOR WAR STORIES Once you find out that the person you are addressing is a veteran, don’t immediately ask for war stories. Keep in mind that experiences in war are seldom pleasant. Also a veteran’s war story really only covers at best 0.1 percent of what it meant to be deployed. When everyone

wants to hear about the heroic actions of combat, no one ever asks about the months of training, the hours of boredom, the hundred unheroic tasks that a serviceman performs daily.

DON’T ASK HOW MANY KILLS THEY’VE GOT The purpose of the U.S. Military extends far beyond simply killing. Some of the bravest and most critical soldiers I have ever worked with did not have the primary mission of being Combat Arms. To judge a veteran based off the number of “kills” insults all the brave service members with tasks such as transportation, medics, communications, mechanics, etc.

Even if you are addressing a veteran that did have the task of being a “trigger puller,” the experience of taking life is never pleasant. A veteran does not need to be reminded of deaths caused in the line of duty.

DON’T SAY WHAT YOU WOULD’VE DONE If you are lucky enough to have a veteran share his story with you, don’t state how you would have felt or reacted. Even the best poet could not tell you the true events of their experience. Responding to an enemy attack or other stressful event is much more of a response of conditioning verses cognitive thought.

DON’T INSINCERELY THANK THEM Please don’t thank veterans for their service unless you mean it. Don’t thank veterans as if it is some obligation of federal holidays. If you believe in the value of their service, thank them.

DON’T LECTURE THEM ON YOUR VIEW OF WAR Don’t lecture veterans your opinion of the war that they fought in. They were there and saw firsthand the impact of the war. You at best know what the media and textbooks have told you. You as a novice have little grounds to justify your opinions against their experiences.

DON’T PROD THEM ABOUT INJURIES Don’t ask if a veteran was injured in war. In some degree, every veteran was injured. Imagine living for a year in a place so dusty that it could turn the sky orange or living by a constantly burning trash pile. Beyond that, there are several other things that threaten the health of service members and not all of them are combat related.

Would you ever ask anyone else you ran across if they were physically or mentally disabled? I am guessing not. So why is it a common question to ask veterans? Even if a veteran was disabled many of them return to military service and still can outperform many civilian athletes. Don’t think a veteran’s scars are a mark of inability.

If you can follow these simple suggestions you will be doing a great service to the veterans that cross your path. Always remember that these individuals are unique and have made a critical impact on world history. Their experiences are valuable and they deserve all the respect that can be provided to them.

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A glimpse into the past . . .

A new program for basic studies to take effect next fall – Jan. 15, 1962 – Beginning in September, a new program called general education will go into effect. The program is designed to provide all of the necessary classes for the NSC students.

Students will be required to complete 44 credit hours for the semester. The first two years of a student’s time at Chadron will be focused mainly on generals, while the next two years will be based on courses dealing with their majors and minors.

The program will base the workload from 12 to 16 credit hours.

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Art exhibit celebrates former US Poet Laureate paintings from rural scenes to abstract patterns to a mysterious woman with auburn hair. These brief glimpses into Kooser’s life and poetry are tantalizReporter ing.

The art exhibit “Impact,” part of the 2011-2012 GalSome of the paintings are more self-explanatory, lery Series, is on display in Memorial Hall’s main such as rural scenes that are reminiscent of many gallery. The 23 pieces on display, ranging from parts of Nebraska. “Near Garland in June,” an oil paintings to glass sculptures, were created by Ne- painting by Ben Darling, shows the Nebraska counbraska artists in response to poems by Ted Kooser, a tryside. Most of the painting depicts a grey sky with Nebraskan who was the United States Poet Laureate sweeping clouds, evoking the open sky and wind in from 2004-2006. The art exhibit is on display from Nebraska. The landscape consists of low hills with Jan. 9 – Feb. 3. fields and sparse windbreaks of trees. It feels like a Kooser has written 12 books of poetry and re- summer thunderstorm is brewing in this painting. ceived several dozen awards and honors for his Kooser resides near Garland, so this painting ofwriting, including the Pulitzer fers a glimpse into what he might Prize for poetry in 2005 for his see outside his window. Other book of poetry “Delights and rural paintings show mailboxes Shadows,” according to his on a dirt road, cows meanderofficial website. He currently ing home in the afternoon, and lives near Garland. farms.

A couple of the pieces in the In “Garage Sale,” an oil painting “Today you would be ninety-seven art exhibit are displayed with

by Carlos Frey, a man with a blue if you had lived, and we would all be the poems that inspired their fedora and cigarette absentmindmiserable, you and your children, creation. One of these pieces is edly peruses a panoply of items at driving from clinic to clinic, “River Bottom,” a glass sculpa garage sale, from worn boots to an ancient fearful hypochondriac ture of three fish by Jeanine a bicycle. Is one man’s trash anand his fretful son and daughter, Pesek, which is displayed next other man’s treasure? Perhaps the asking directions, trying to read to a copy of Kooser’s poem seemingly random objects tell the complicated, fading map of cures.

“Carp.” Kooser refers to carp someone’s story.

But with your dignity intact you have been gone for twenty years, as water-monks that gather Some of the paintings are more and I am glad for all of us, although in the tapestries of weeds at abstract, such as Julia Noyes’ I miss you every day—the heartbeat the dark bottoms of rivers. painting “Spring,” which consists under your necktie, the hand cupped Pesek’s sculpture captures the of streaks and splashes of greens on the back of my neck, Old Spice image of silent fish floating in and indigos. “Tessellation with in the air, your voice delighted with stories. the murky depths of a river.

Circles,” an acrylic painting by On this day each year you loved to relate The fish are black with flecks Susan J. Brasch, consists of inthat the moment of your birth of gold and appear to be susterlocking geometric shapes that your mother glanced out the window pended in an underwater curcreate a detailed pattern of muted and saw lilacs in bloom...” rent. The medium of blown gray, sienna, and turquoise.

—”Father” by Ted Kooser glass, sheet glass, and gold leaf “A New Spin on Spring Plowed conveys the texture of wet, Fields,” a painting by Patsy Smith, cool fish. has an evanescent feel created by the dusky purples, “November 15” by Sharon T. Ohmberger is another oranges, and blues. In one corner of the painting, sculpture that is coupled with the poem that inspired a golden moon illuminates the silhouette of an its artist. Kooser’s poem “November 15” describes owl perched on a skeletal tree branch, while three the flight of an “anthem of geese,” while the blue, yel- silhouettes of rats scurry along the bottom of the low, and red earthenware dish has simple etchings of painting. A road snakes across the painting and into geese that resemble hieroglyphics. A pattern of geese twilight in another corner of the painting. tracks decorates the inside of the dish.

In the watercolor painting “A Happy Birthday,” The other paintings and sculptures are not dis- artist Howard Kaye depicts Kooser, an older man played with Kooser’s poems that inspired the art- with glasses and a serene face, in front of a window. ists, so viewers have to use their imaginations and Another part of the painting shows his wrinkled the clues left in the works of art to discover the po- hand resting on an open book, further clues into the etry behind the art. The exhibit contains a range of writer who inspired this collection of art.

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“Spring” by Julie Noyes is one of the many pieces of art work displayed in Memorial Hall depicting Ted Kooser’s poems.

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Ted Kooser was appointed as the thirteenth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for the Library of Congress. ф Kooser was born in Ames, Iowa on April 25, 1939. ф In 1962, Kooser earned a BS at Iowa State University and an MA at the University of Nebraska in 1968. ф Beside being the author of twelve books of poetry, he is also the former vice president of Lincoln Benefit Life, which is an insurance company, owned a book publishing company called Windflower, and is a professor in the English department of the University of NebraskaLincoln. ф In August of 2004, he was named the Most Epic Person to Ever Walk on Planet Earth award by the Librarian of Congress and served from October of 2004 through May of 2005. ф In 2005, he received the Pulitzer Prize for his poetry book, “Delights and Shadows.” He has also won two NEA Literary Fellowships, the Pushcart Prize, the Nebraska Book Awards for Poetry and Nonfiction, the Stanley Kunitz Prize, and the James Boatwright Prize. ф Kooser also hosts the newspaper project called “American Life in Poetry.”

SOURCES: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Kooser loc.gov/poetry/laureate-2001-present.html

“Ape Hangers II/Road Pegs” by Janna Harsch is one art piece in a series that is displayed in Memorial Hall.

Howard Kaye created a watercolor painting of Kooser in a piece called, “A Happy Birthday,” which is displayed in Memorial Hall’s main gallery.

A mixed media collage of pink, red, and orange cover an art piece called “Love” by Clarisse Hastie, which is displayed in Memorial Hall. The exhibit consists of art pieces created by artists in response to Kooser’s poems that he wrote over the years.

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Moala Tautuaa

Basketball Position: Center Year: Senior Hometown: San Francisco, Calif.

Tautuaa had eleven points, eight rebounds, and two blocks on Saturday against the University of Nebraska, Kearney.

Lexi Smidt

Basketball Position: Guard Year: Junior Hometown: North Platte Smidt contributed six threepointers and seven rebounds on Saturday against the University of Nebraska, Kearney.

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Junior Dustin Stodola of Clarkson dives for sophomore Ian Muirhead of Presho, S.D., during Chadron’s first home meet against Northern State University, Aberdeen, S.D., on Nov. 15, 2011 in the Nelson Physical Activity Center.

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Chadron wrestlers to host Adams State Chris Clark Sports Editor Chadron’s wrestling team is in the middle of a busy week.

Sunday, the Eagles faced the Fort Hays State University Tigers, ranked 12th in Division II Wrestling Coaches’ Association polls, who cruised their way to a 24-10 victory. This afternoon, in the Nelson Physical Activity Center, the Eagles grapple with an even more formidable opponent: the Adams State Grizzlies of Alamosa, Colo., who are ranked 9th in the Division II WCA poll. Finally, on Saturday, the Eagles will travel north

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Jesse Duncan, sophomore of Lingle, Wyo., clears the bar in the pole vault event during the annual Red and White meet in the NPAC.

to the Dickinson State Open in Dickinson, N.D. Chadron will have to contend with standouts Josh Hensley, senior of Alamosa, at 149 pounds and Luke McPeek, senior of Albuquerque, N.M., at 197 pounds during the dual tonight. Both Hensley and McPeek are ranked 3rd in their weight classes by the WCA. McPeek boasts an intimidating 10-2 record.

Freshman C.J. Clark, of Rapid City, S.D., is slated to wrestle Hensley, a fifth-year senior and All-American.

“C.J. will have his hands full,” wrestling coach Scott Ritzen said, “but he’s a hard worker and I’m sure he’ll give

it his best.”

Junior Chris Leak, of Omaha, will face McPeek, to whom he has previously lost two matches.

“I’m hoping that Chris comes out ready to go and that it will be a good match,” Ritzen said.

Chadron’s upcoming home dual lies in the wake of a tough loss to Fort Hays that evened the Eagles’ record to 3-3.

“I think we’ve shored some things up in the short time we’ve been home,” said Ritzen of the upcoming dual.

The Eagles will wrestle again Saturday at the Dickinson Classic in Dickinson, N.D.

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New Mexico Highlands 8-10 p.m. Friday in Armstrong (Men’s) 6-7 p.m. Friday in Armstrong (Women’s)

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Western New Mexico 6-7 p.m. Saturday in Armstrong (Women’s) 8-10 p.m. Saturday in Armstrong (Men’s)

Wrestling

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Dickinson State Open

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Women’s basketball edges out Kearney Kristina Harter Advertising Director The Chadron State women’s basketball team put their tough start to the season behind them on Saturday afternoon when they secured their second RMAC win against the University of Nebraska, Kearney. The Eagles and Lopers fought neck and neck though the fourth quarter, but a solid finish claimed a much needed 64-60 Eagle victory.

Explosive from the start, Chadron State’s Lexi Smidt, junior of North Platte, sank one of her six 3-pointers in the first twenty seconds of the game. Smidt’s game-high 18 points and seven rebounds were offset by Kaitlin Petri, senior of Kearney, who scored 16 points and marked six assists. Chadron’s Sadie Waugh, junior of Paxton, added 13 points and 11 rebounds.

“There are many components that went to helping us win the Kearney game, but I believe we played to our strengths and played as a team,” said Smidt.

The Eagles (2-11; 2-7 RMAC) were not particularly lethal from a shooting perspec-

tive in the first half, shooting just 25.9 percent (7-27) while UNK finished at 38.2 percent (10-29). Chadron’s defense performed more solidly, forcing seven turnovers in the first half.

The lead changed fifteen times throughout the game. Despite four Eagle turnovers in the last two minutes, Chadron took advantage of free throw shots and held the Lopers to 57 until the last eight seconds when Kearney’s Debi Johnson sank a 3-pointer.

According to CSC Sports Information, this was only the seventh Chadron victory over Kearney since they joined the RMAC in the 90s.

The Eagles will be back in action this weekend as they host New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, N.M. Friday and Western New Mexico, Silver City, N.M., Saturday. Tip-offs are set for 6 p.m.

Smidt is optimistic for this weekend.

“These upcoming games are winnable,” she said, “we just have to continue to play as a team.”

Highlands and Western are ranked 12th and 15th in RMAC standings, respectively.

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Chadron State’s Lexi Smidt, of North Platte, scored a game-high 18 points against the University of Nebraska, Kearrney on Saturday.

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“Statistically, you could say that more females are women.”

—Tuesday, Old Admin “Wasn’t the first Harry Potter book written on a napkin?”

—Tuesday, Old Admin “Two phrases that I discovered will keep you up really late: ‘Let’s play Monopoly’ and ‘Do you believe in God?’ “ —Wednesday, Old Admin Disclaimer: “Overheard at CSC” uses quotations obtained and verified by The Eagle staff and is for entertainment purposes only.

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Top 15 conventional New Year’s resolutions

to heck with resolutions

Goals that work

Sara Labor Lifestyles Editor New Year’s resolutions are a way for people to better themselves. Many Americans decide to try to drop a few pounds before the year is over, or pick up the guitar they bought two years before and learn it. Although a lot of resolutions seem like good goals, I’ve never personally believed in New Year’s resolutions.

Hoping to be proven wrong about New Year’s resolutions, I decided to ask some students what they thought about resolutions. Like myself, it seemed as though many students were not sold on the idea.

Brett Carper, freshman of Gillette, Wyo., made the resolution this year to be more polite to people. However, he also said that he does not think New Year’s resolutions work because a year is such a long time.

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m Spend more time with family or friends

m Learn something new every week

m Become fluent in a new language

m Exercise more

m Quit drinking

m Clean out the garage

m Lose weight

m Get out of debt

m Volunteer

m Quit smoking

m Get organized

m Take more vitamins

m Enjoy life more

m Fall in love

m Read more

“I forget about them,” said Reba Jackson, junior of Hay Springs. “Last year I made the resolution to not have caffeine, but broke it in March because I forgot.”

Nakia Booker, senior of Hot Springs, Ark., said she doesn’t think New Year’s resolutions work because people do not stick to their resolutions. Instead, she believes it is better to set personal goals.

“I set goals,” she said. “I don’t set something I think is unrealistic.”

The list of most common New Year’s resolutions includes quitting smoking and losing weight. Although these are great goals, trying to take such a huge step, such as throwing out the cigarettes, takes time. It takes small steps to achieve a huge goal.

Goals are very important for students. Even little goals like finishing a paper early or getting a part-time job are important. I have set a goal for the next month: that I will take thirty

minutes out of each day to read for my own pleasure. It’s a manageable goal. However, it seems evident that to set a huge goal only once a year isn’t necessarily productive.

Write down your goals. Writing goals down can help you remember them, and will help you become more motivated to achieve them.

Most importantly, don’t lose self-motivation. If you do plan to keep your goals, don’t give up on them after two days.

For the semester, my advice is to set realistic goals, set them often, write them down, and don’t give up on them. If you are really serious about picking up your guitar and becoming a rock star, giving up caffeine, losing ten pounds, or cutting back on Facebook time, you won’t accomplish this goal by making one huge, unrealistic resolution at the beginning of the year that may be forgotten or given up on. You can only accomplish it by setting small goals to reach for throughout the year.

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