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BLUE MOON Largest moon in 17 years flashes community Photo by T.J. Thomson

The so-called “super-moon,” called a “super perigee,” shines above Chadron on March 18, hours before the moon’s zenith on March 19. North America hasn’t experienced a moon this close to the earth since 1993. According to NASA, perigee moons “. . . are about 14% bigger and 30% brighter than lesser moons that occur on the apogee side of the Moon’s orbit.”

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“She will be missed,” CSC’s head track and field coach Ryan Baily said of former athlete Katarina Race, 19, sophomore of Bartlett, who passed away Friday.

Race pole vaulted for the CSC track and field team in the 2009-10 season, but was not able to participate in this season due to health issues in the fall, according to Baily.

“I didn’t find out until about a month ago she was in and out of the hospital,” Baily said.

Crohn’s disease is an incurable inflammatory disease of the intestines.

According to Alex Peterson, 21, junior of Burwell, Race was diagnosed with the disease in late fall 2010.

“She was the kind of person, if you met her for two minutes, you would never forget her,” Peterson said.

Race graduated from Wheeler Central Schools in Bartlett in 2009, according to the Snider Memorial Funeral Home’s website.

During high school, she played volleyball and basketball. She also participated in track, the FFA, and National Honor Society.

While at Chadron State, she majored in secondary math education and minored in coaching.

“She was the type of girl that had a never-give-up attitude,” Peterson said.

The Memorial Service will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Bartlett at The Wheeler Central High School Gymnasium.

Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday at the United Methodist Church. These services are arranged by Snider Memorial Funeral Home.

Baily said he and some of the track and field team will attend these services.

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CAMPUS ACTIVITIES BOARD

STUDENT SENATE

Amendment, elections deliberated at senate meeting Melissa Minasi Reporter An amendment to the constitution and details for student elections were discussed at senate this week.

Jacob Karmazin, president, proposed an amendment to the constitution regarding when petitions should be accepted for positions on the Senate. Karmazin said that since the senate represents the student body as a whole, the student body should elect members. The major concern with petitions being accepted now is that Karmazin felt petitions were a loophole to cheat the system by avoiding elections and petitioning directly to the senate. It was discussed to change the election dates from November and March to September and February and not accept petitions prior to elections each semester.

An agreement couldn’t be reached about what the best option was for petitioning so the discussion was tabled until

next week.

Rebecca Kathman, secretary, proposed that in order to prevent paper waste the Senate minutes should no longer be printed for the meetings. Fifty copies are printed for each meeting and in an effort to go green; Kathman proposed that the minutes be e-mailed to the senators. The minutes will be sent to senators no later than 8 a.m. Sunday mornings and three printed copies of the minutes will be at the meeting for reference. The proposal was quickly approved by the senate.

Laure Sinn, coordinator of student activities, said she was very excited for the upcoming elections senate elections.

As a result of the school’s better voting turnouts when there are face-to-face elections rather than online elections, there will be voting booths put up for the elections. People who work with the national elections have also volunteered to help with our elections.

No more than $100 was allocated from the state account for scantrons to be used in the upcoming senate elections.

Upcoming events and allocations the subject of CAB’s meeting Kelsey Amos Reporter The Campus Activities Board met briefly Tuesday to discuss the ongoing budget hearings and upcoming events.

CAB allocated $500 for CSC’s annual luau. The luau will be in April in the Student Center Ballroom. Christine Kambarami, president, said 500 tickets are available, so students should reserve their tickets.

Kambarami said the Crest View Care Center is looking for volunteers to spend time with its residents. She passed out contact sheets and asked club reps to tell their clubs about the opportunity.

Luke Wright, treasurer, said the CAB account contains $3,796.43. Budget hearings were Monday and Tuesday. Preliminary allocations, which are tentative until senate approves them, were available Wednesday at the CAB office. If clubs don’t follow CAB’s rules, the finance committee can put those clubs’ money into closed ac-

counts, Wright said.

Seth Hulquist, adviser, said guest speaker Olivia Weter will present “A Step Ahead,” which is a seminar on professional development, 6 p.m. April 20. Afterward, there will be a “Dress for Success” competition, which is a “fashion show of sorts.” Students who want to participate should dress like they’re going to a job interview, Hulquist said.

Trevor Dietrich, student trustee, said there is a board meeting Thursday and Friday at Peru State College. “The governor has yet to approve a new student trustee,” Dietrich said. He said rumor has it the governor will decide by Thursday.

Laure Sinn, coordinator of student activities, said more clubs are signing up to help with Scholastics Day. She also said the Nerf guns for the game “Got’cha” arrived Tuesday. More information about the game is available on Facebook and at a meeting 9 p.m. Thursday at the Pit. The War Eagles club is sending some of its members to the Bataan Death March memorial.

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Friday 25

Tuesday 29

Wednesday 30

-Show Us Your Strength, 5-6:30 p.m., Student Center Ballroom -High Rise Open Mic Night, 7-9 p.m., Student Center Lounge -Smarties!, 7-8 p.m., Brooks Hall -Late Night at the Pit, 9-11 p.m., Student Center Pit

-Smarties!, 7-8 p.m., Brooks Hall

March 24 - 30 Saturday 26

-Smarties!, 7-8 p.m., Brooks Hall -Girls Evening In, 9 p.m.-12 a.m., Edna

Sunday 27

-Smarties! 7-8 p.m., Brooks Hall

Monday 28

-Student Center, 5-7 p.m., Student Center Scottsbluff room -RA Interviews, 5-10 p.m., Student Center Bordeaux room -Smarties!, 5-7 p.m., Brooks Hall

-Student Center Ponderosa room -Senate Elections, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Student Center Half wall -RA Interviews, 5-8 p.m., Student Center Bordeaux room -Campus Activities Board Meeting, 6-7 p.m., Student Center Scottsbluff room -Dorset Graves’ Lecture Series, 7 p.m., Rita King Library Room 108 -Smarties!, 7-8 p.m., Brooks Hall -Chi Alpha, 8-10 p.m., Student Center Ballroom

-Newman House Reception, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Student Center Scottsbluff Room -Smarties!, 7-8 p.m., Brooks Hall -Campus Crusade for Christ, 8:3010 p.m., Student Center Ballroom

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BUG IN YOUR EAR - with Laure Sinn

Booths ready for student senate election voting

Student Senate voting is next week from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Tuesday March 29, and Wednesday March 30, in the Student Center.

Help still needed for Scholastic Day Volunteers are still needed to help with CSC’s fifty-first Scholastic Day, Friday, April 1. If anyone would like to help, contact Laure Sinn at lsinn@csc.edu or call her at 4326455.

Last chance for “Got’cha” sign-up

Anyone who still wants to join the campuswide “Got’cha” game has one last chance to sign-up this Thursday during late night at the Pit. Pictures will be taken and those who want to join will acquire a nerf gun that night as well.

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Executive Editor The Chadron State College Education Association (CSCEA) awarded scholarships to three CSC students as part of its annual scholarship initiative.

The awards, given for academic merit, were awarded to students from each of the three academic schools.

The winners were Ember Welsch, representing the School of Arts and Sciences, Jamie Lewandowski, representing the School of Education, Human Performance, Counseling, Psychology and Social Work, and Annamae Lindsley, who represented the School of Businesss, Entrepreneurship, Applied and Social Sciences and Sciences (B.E.A.M.S.S.).

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The scholarships are $500 each and come from the CSCEA faculty dues.

Lindsley said about the scholarship “I was very surprised and honored to receive the CSCEA scholarship. I rely on financial aid, grants and student loans to help finance my education. Receiving this scholarship will help reduce my financial burdens and provide assistance for me as I continue pursuing my education.”

Lewandoski said upon receiving news of being selected for the scholarship “Upon receiving the CSCEA scholarship, I was completely surprised and thankful.

I will use this scholarship towards my tuition. I recently got engaged so having this scholarship will help me not only pay for school but it will also allow me to save the money I would use towards school for my wedding.”

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Senate talks trash, and then cleans it up

2011-2012 SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE ALLOCATIONS: Club Amount

Major Allocations

Ag $800 Band $3,000 Blue Key $650 Cardinal Key $900 Chi Alpha $2,000 Choir $1,500 Collegiate FFA $750 Criminal Justice $1,000 FCS $800 Health Professions $200 International Club $3,100 Legal Studies $1,250 Media $300 MENC $350 Men’s Rugby $500 MTNA $750 Nu Delta Alpha $350 OAC $850 Omega Phi Rho $1,000 Pre-Vet $450 Psychology $850 Public Relations $1,000 SAC $500 Sigma Gamma Epsilon $500 Sigma Tau Delta $750 Social Work $500 Sports Medicine $250 War Eagles $650 Wildlife $400 Women’s Rugby $700

Alternative Spring Break $8,500 RLA $20,000 Rodeo $11,500 The Eagle $10,000 Pit $11,000 Student Senate $4,000 Office of Student Activities $7,500 New Clubs $1,000 Appeals $5,000 CLUB TOTAL

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Students from Senate and CAB collaborated on a campus wide clean up Sunday afternoon. A group of 15-20 students met at the Student Center, split into groups, and picked up trash on the campus. They covered most of the campus up to the football field while concentrating on high-traffic areas, such as the areas outside the residence halls and the walkways.

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Jacob Karmazin, Senate president, said he noticed a lot of trash near the High Rise a few weeks ago, so Senate organized the clean up. “It seemed like a good idea because of Scholastic Day,” Karmazin said, since the condition of the campus represents the college to potential students and reflects back on the college.

Karmazin said he was pleased with the turn-out, as he didn’t think many people would show up on a Sunday afternoon. He said the students worked efficiently and got the job done.

New TVs in cafeteria offer feast for student’s eyes Mariah Cook Reporter On Tuesday, six televisions were installed in the cafeteria and Student Center.

This is not the first time televisions have installed in the Student Center. “Five to six years ago the televisions were removed due to student

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NOTE: The above figures are tentative as of the conclusion of finance hearings Tuesday night. Allocations have to be approved at the next senate meeting, and are thus subject to the possibility of change. Pending approval by the full Student Senate, the official list is planned for release Tuesday.

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complaint about noise,” said Blair Brennan, CSC coordinator of physical facilities.

The new televisions will be placed in the same locations due to the placement of preinstalled cables.

Students had mixed emotions about having televisions in the cafeteria. Mike Jones, 21, junior of Great Falls,

Mont., stated that the television “will make eating more enjoyable,” while Jazmyn Webster, 19, freshman of Cheyenne, Wyo., shared “I think they are going to be distracting to people who are trying to have conversations.”

All the televisions should be operational by the end of the week.

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Students to rock out for cash T.J. Thomson Executive Editor The Chadron State College Public Relations Club and Chadron’s “Real Rock” radio station, KBPY, are sponsoring the upcoming “Battle of the Bands Competition.” The event is planned to-take place from 7 p.m. – 11 p.m., April 15, at the Chadron State College Student Center.

KBPY will be on site with live breaks two times per hour.

Any interested bands are invited to apply for the competition. The entry fee is $25 and there are cash prizes. First place wins $350, second place wins $150, and third place wins $75. Chadron State College faculty and students will judge the event.

Lucyann Kerry, assistant professor of Social and Communication Arts and PR Club sponsor, said that currently four bands are “pretty firm” for participating in the event, and that “we’d be really happy if we get ten [bands].”

“It’s a fairly challenging event to take on,” said Kerry, “As a new club, the students are having to do a lot of work, and that’s good.” Kerry also said the students are receiving extensive experience in event management, logistics, and coordination for an event of this size.

Bethany Cook, PR Club vice president, said “Battle of the Bands provides an event where CSC students and community members showcase their talent. This event also provides a safe environment for students and gives them something to do.”

This event is also open to all community members with a charge of $3 per person or $5 per couple. Admission is free for CSC students with valid ID. The event doors will open at 6:45 p.m.

For more information please contact Bethany Cook, vice president of the PR Club, at (308) 430–1862 or email bevala@eagles.csc.edu.

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An orange backhoe, operated by ESA Inc. contracting company, of S.D., compacts the middle pile of gutted remains of the Kline Center, right, Tuesday morning. Metal objects were sorted into two piles, shown on the far left and right.

50 years of history fall with Kline Center demolition After unanticipated delays, the Kline building should be leveled within the next month, said Blair Brennan, CSC coordinator of physical facilities.

Equipment arrived Monday and workers have begun to remove inside walls.

“By the end of next week, assuming weather conditions cooperate, people

could begin to see outside walls come down,” Brennan said. The unanticipated removal of asbestos cost an additional $175,000. With the demolition of Kline, college officials expect to save $70,000 in utilities and maintenance costs per year.

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EDITORIAL — THE EAGLE’S VIEW

Elections a chance for student involvement As some of our readers know, Student Senate elections are planned for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Unfortunately, over the past years, not nearly enough students have taken an interest in Student Senate.

Some people may think “Why should I vote in the Student Senate elections?” This is unfortunate. These elections are not only good experience for actual voting, but also a good way to get more involved in college.

Students should realize that Student Senate elections are a good for personal and educational reasons.

First, students get a chance to educate themselves. What are the issues that the senate deals with? Who is running and what are their goals for the coming school year?

These are important issues. It is our student activity fees that are allocated by the Senate for things like the new paint coat in the Student Center, the new televisions in the cafeteria, and many other projects.

Second, students are able to experience ballot voting. The process is basically the same.

Participation in student elections gives everyone a chance to have practice voting.

After all, most students are old enough to vote in local and national elections that will affect everyone.

Student Senate elections also give students the chance to get more involved. In college, it is crucial for students to be involved on their campus.

Every student on campus should have the opportunity to know what Senate is doing, what CAB is doing, and what the clubs are doing.

If a student has something they feel is important to the campus, they can bring up the issues to the senators.

For this reason, it is important to know who you are voting for.

So get involved and vote. Find out what issues there are on campus and do something about it.

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NRA, once a good force, now a good farce WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Aaron Gonzalez Columnist

The phrase “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result” is mainly attributed to Einstein, and if he did say it he would certainly have revised it for those who also repeatedly fail and then blame others.

We now come with this in mind to the National Rifle Association (NRA). Many would be surprised to know that the early history of the NRA (which is white-washed on Wikipedia) is not one of various gun-clinging, militant-coddling, and tragedy-exploiting movements paraded under the banner of an (unfortunately) forgotten Hollywood actor.

Quite the contrary, as much of the NRA’s early livelihood was focused almost entirely on sporting and hunting purposes with much of their support being fed from the public trough. So dependent was it on money from government that when New York State cut funding to the organization in 1880, it collapsed and remained dormant for almost 20 years.

With its resuscitation in the early twentieth century, the NRA regained its public funding for sporting and hunting purposes.

While many eastern states passed various gun control laws (such as needing a permit)

with NRA opposition, it still maintained its role as a sportsman’s organization and had the privilege in 1924 of being the only entity to receive military surplus weapons. While the NRA would protest the National firearms Act of 1934 (which banned automatic weapons and sawed-off shotguns), it was vocal in its support of the Federal Firearms Act of 1938 and the Gun Control Act of 1968.

It really wasn’t until 1977, when Senator Ted Kennedy threatened to cut its public funding, that there was a coup d’état in the NRA leadership. With the “old guard” (the sportsmen) now pushed out of power, new leader Harlan Carter and his Second Amendment cult now dominated the institution.

In the words of Middleton Thompkins, father of one of America’s best target-shooting family, the NRA was taken over by, “some people who were obsessed with the Second Amendment thing.”

In the next couple of decades, particularly under the gaunt guise of Charlton Heston, the NRA became one of the largest gun lobbies in the country, determined to stop any kind of legislation it sees as “infringing” on the Second Amendment.

Recently the Obama administration wished to call a meeting between “pro-gun” and “gun control” advocates to discuss proposing fair, sane new firearms laws and revisions. Despite offering of a seat at the table, something the NRA has wanted, current

executive vice-president Wayne LaPierre, turned it down, saying, “Why should [we] go sit down with a group of people that have spent a lifetime trying to destroy the Second Amendment in the United States?”

LaPierre’s own history isn’t particularly good for even the Second Amendment crowd either. After the events of Ruby Ridge, Idaho (raiding a militant, paranoid family) and the Waco, Texas (raiding a mad, self-destructive cult) in the 1990s, LaPierre referred to the federal agents as “jackbooted thugs,” thus prompting former President George H. W. Bush to rescind his membership.

In the year 2000, he claimed that President Clinton was willing to allow just enough violence and crime to rise to build support for stricter gun laws; Heston himself was disgusted and called LaPierre’s message “extremist rhetoric.”

Despite sharing Obama’s view that focus should be on enforcing existing laws and keeping an eye on the mentally ill, the NRA has continuously promoted the conspiracy theory that Obama will take away everyone’s guns. This is rather ironic as gun rights have actually expanded (virtually unopposed) under Obama: the Supreme Court has declared that Americans have the right to handguns for self-defense (which I agree), and the right to bring firearms into national parks was permitted by the administration.

In a nutshell, LaPierre is continuing to do the same thing again and again despite having a chance to make it work. I guess the NRA can just fulfill Mr. Obama’s prophecy of people “clinging to guns.”

Now that’s true insanity.

MAN ON THE STREET

What do you think about March Madness?

“I don’t really pay attention to it.”

Michael Kruger, 19, sophomore, English major of Gordon

“Crazy!

Anything could happen.”

Ryan Wells, 22, senior, recreation major of Albion

“I don’t watch it.”

Michelle Haynes, 20, junior, education major, of Crawford

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Cold hard cash is all you really need to use Using checks and plastic cards is fine, but money is best spent with coins and paper

Ashley Swanson Contributor

Does anyone remember the good old days when gas was only twenty-five cents a gallon, or a hamburger and fries was only a $1.15? Well, that’s because most people today, except for some grandparents, were not actually alive during those times.

Now thanks to a “thriving” economy, all of those prices have shot up over the years. Then again, even when those prices were so low, the average income was also low, so it probably was like living in today’s world.

Money is something everyone uses every day for one thing or another. Gas, food, clothes, and of course, all of those things we really don’t need but insist on having, are things for which money is needed.

There are three primarily ways to pay for things now: cash, check, and via a credit or debit card.

Let’s start with checks. Seriously, who thought of these anyway? It takes a person, depending on how fast they write, about two minutes to write out an entire check. Yes, some people are prepared, but they still have to get it out, write the final price in the little box, and then write the price again in words on the line below it. Really, the second line is not all that useful. Checks are an okay thing, but they lie at the bottom of the list on how I want to pay for things.

The credit card is another form of payment that I think isn’t so bad, but it’s not all “peaches and cream” either. Credit cards, depending on if the person pays their bills or on how much that person actually spends, can become addictive and turn a very responsible adult into an irresponsible one.

They rack up bills like it’s no one’s business, leaving a person to wonder what happened and why.

The debit card is a better tool because the money being spent is coming from that person’s own account; therefore they can’t spend as much as they would with a credit card. It is easy, just a quick swipe, maybe a signature, and that person is out the door. They can be used with an ATM anywhere,

which is convenient for people on a long trip, like so many college students are when they go home or abroad.

On the other hand, credit card fraud is a serious and real thing that can unfortunately happen to anyone who uses one. That kind of fraud can put someone in debt faster than anything, and while most banks will reimburse someone if their money is stolen, that’s a long and difficult process most people wouldn’t like to go through.

Finally, I come to what I think is the simplest way to pay for things – cash. That green, success smelling paper that pretty much rules the world right now – that stuff. Cash has been around for so long it’s no surprise that people who are used to using it aren’t ready to give it up for a card or checks. I wasn’t really worried with cards and checks because I told myself that if I ever needed to, I’d get a debit card, and never use checks; cash is my main choice for paying for things that I need.

I know I sound like I’m bashing everyone who has a checkbook somewhere tucked away, or those who indeed use a card for everything, but I’m not.

When the day’s over and people are tucked into their nice warm beds, money is still money, no matter how it’s used.

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-Colds are still plaguing campus with coughs, stuffy noses, and sore throats.

-The Kline Center is finally getting demolished.

-History is being taken with the Kline Center.

-According to the calendar, Spring officially started Sunday, March 20.

-Classrooms are getting hot and stuffy since the weather has been warmer.

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A glimpse into the past . . . v After seven years, Con Marshall resigns - March 25, 1976 - Con Marshall worked as the director of information at CSC for almost seven years.

Marshall, who graduated from CSC, resigned from his post to continue his journey as the new editor of the Sidney Telegraph. Both he and his wife are originally from Chadron. Before returning to CSC, he worked three years as the news editor for the Chadron Record and three years for the Scottsbluff Star- Herald as a feature and farm reporter.

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Women’s rugby shows talent in scrimmage

Brad Gamble Track and Field

Event: Multi event Year: Senior Hometown: Eagle, Colo.

Jamie Keller Reporter

Gamble broke the DII national record for the heptathlon.

Saturday, women’s rugby competed in its annual Black vs. White scrimmage at 10 a.m. on the CSC rugby field.

“We schedule the scrimmage, like any other team, to find out what our strengths and weaknesses are,” said Morgan Nelson, sophomore women’s rugby president of Norfolk.

Nelson was the team captain for this year’s black team and Katie Patrick, senior of Alliance, for the white team. The black team lost the coin toss and kicked off to the white team.

The white team scored the first “try” (rugby term for score which equals 5 points in rugby league) but missed the conversion (rugby’s equivalent to a football field goal but worth 2 points).

The white team was up by 5 points and kicked to the black team, who returned it for a try. The black team scored the two point conversion.

The black team kicked off and zoned out which formed a ruck that caused a turnover to the black team.

The black team scored another try and con-

Kaylee Gallino Rodeo

Event: Barrel racing, Break away roping Year: Junior Hometown: Wasta, S.D. Gallino won the first round of finals in barrel racing and is first in the region.

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version.

The ending score of the first half was 14-5 in favor of the black team.

The white team kicked to the black team. It took the black team nearly 3 minutes to score their third try and conversion of the game. The white team, down by two tries and three conversions stepped it up a notch and ran in for a try and successful conversion putting the scoreboard at 14-12, still in favor of the black team.

The black team received the kickoff and won two rucks before scoring.

The black team kicked and recovered the ball.

They kept the ball from the 2 minute warning to the end of the game.

The black team scored another try and successful conversion inside the last minute of the second half.

The final score was 35-12 in favor of the black team.

“Both teams played well and we saw a lot of people step up to the plate,” Nelson said. “We still need to work on some fundamentals but overall that is to be expected out of such a young team”.

Both men’s and women’s rugby will play this weekend at the Wayne State Tournament.

Golfers open, win third Sara Labor Lifestyles Editor

Photo by T.J. Thomson

Leading rusher Glen Clinton, redshirt freshman halfback of Cody, Wyo., runs upfield. The CSC football team has started spring practice for the 2011 season, preparing for April’s spring scrimmage.

The Chadron State golf team finished third of five teams at the Montana State University-Billings invitational that began March 16 and lasted through Friday.

The team shot a 675 and came in behind MSUBillings, who had a score of 633 and Rocky Mountain College who had a score of 623.

Four of the golfers finished in the top 20.

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Alison Rowden, junior of Broken Bow, and Alissa Peterson, senior of Lusk Wyo., tied at tenth place, with scores of 166.

Caitlin Parker, senior of Rock Springs, Wyo., tied for twelfth place with Rocky Mountain College’s Lindsey Holzworth, senior of Billings, Mont., at a score of 167.

Shala Sinner, freshman of Scottsbluff, placed twentieth shooting 178.

The golf team’s next meet is Thunderwolf Invitational this Friday through Sunday at Colorado State University-Pueblo.

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Source: rmacsports.org

This Day in Sports History Peyton Manning: NFL – Born March 24th 1976 (age 34) in New Orleans, Louisiana T.J. Ford: NBA – Born March 24th 1983 (age 27) in Houston, Texas.

Source: totalprosports.com

UPCOMING CSC SPORTS

Track and Field

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Alex Francis Classic

Friday and Saturday in Hays, Kan.

Rodeo

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Eastern Wyoming College Rodeo

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in Torrington Wyo.

Golf

Softball

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Wayne State Invitational

Sunday and Monday in Wayne

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Fort Lewis College

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Cowgirls take fourth at first spring rodeo Vera Ulitina Web Administrator The Chadron State College women’s rodeo team placed fourth with 180 points at the Gillette College Rodeo, Gillette, Wyo., last Friday through Sunday. The men’s team did not place.

Kaylee Gallino, junior of Wasta, S.D., won the first round, the finals, and the average in barrel racing, bringing 180 points to her team, and becoming number one in the region. Gallino was very elated about her victory, according to Dustin Luper, head rodeo coach. “She is in the driver’s seat,” he said.

On the men’s team, Collin Chytka, freshman of Broken Bow, placed sixth in bareback riding. Russell Hipke, freshman of Stewart, placed fifth in the first round of steer wrestling, came third in the finals, and ended fourth at average.

Team ropers Miles Spickelmier, junior of Imperial, header, and Hardan Kraupie, junior of Bridgeport, heeler, placed sixth in the first round, but did not place in the finals.

According to Luper, the men’s team did not score for several reasons. Luper said the team did not get enough practice due to how the weather affected dirt in the arena.

This prevented horses from practicing efficiently.

“Lack of depth on the rough-stock is why we didn’t succeed in it and timed-events,” Luper said. “They had pre-game jitters.”

He said the team was also very disappointed with the results.

However, Luper is enthusiastic about the upcoming rodeo.

“We are wiping off the rust,” he said. “This rodeo will go much better.”

This week, the team will spend more time at the arena and have effective practice.

Luper said he plans to spur the athletes to greater things this weekend.

The next rodeo will be Friday through Sunday at Eastern Wyoming College in Torrington, Wyo. According to Luper, the athletes are excited and have high expectations for the next rodeo.

“They want to win,” he said.

Softball runover in 3 of 4 Julie Davis Sports Editor Eagle softball went 1-3 to the Metropolitan State College Roadrunners in Denver this weekend.

Saturday’s first game went into extra innings. The teams were tied 3-3 in the sixth inning.

After two extra innings, Kasey Nichols, junior of Springville, Calif., hit a homerun to left field for the Roadrunners to win 4-3.

The second game, the Eagles scored first and won 10-8 over Metro State.

Sunday’s games both went to the Roadrunners.

Metro State scored the first 5 runs of the game in the first inning.

The Eagles scored 1 run in the second inning and did not allow the Roadrunners to score.

Chadron State scored again in the fourth inning, but the Roadrunners responded

with 2 runs to match, bringing the score to 7-3. The Roadrunners scored their last 2 runs in the eighth inning, allowing the Eagles one last chance to catch up.

The Eagles scored 1 run in the ninth inning and lost 9-4.

The second game, the Roadrunners took over in the first inning 5-1.

Metro State scored the next three innings and were ahead 10-4 going into the fifth inning.

With three innings left, the Eagles had to score 6 runs to tie.

The Eagles scored one run off of a homerun by Katie Londo, freshman thirdbaseman of Colorado Springs, Colo.

The Roadrunners responded with a homerun in the sixth inning, scoring the last run of the game that brought them to the 11-5 win over the Eagles.

Chadron State plays again noon Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday at home against the Fort Lewis College Skyhawks.

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Brad Gamble, senior of Eagle, Colo., grins as he recollects his recent record breaking achievement.

‘I never expected . . .’

Brad Gamble reflects on his national record

“I never expected to break records when I was recruited this summer,” Gamble said.

Sports Editor “I was just hoping to become a better track “I’m pretty excited. No, I’m incredibly ex- coach and I ended up focusing on myself and my own training.” cited about it.”

Gamble said this was an opportunity to These are the words of the nation’s record holder in the Division II heptahlon event, accomplish something he never did in college.

CSC’s Brad Gamble, senior of Eagle, Colo.

Gamble has been competing in multi“This is one of those cases when a lot of events since the seventh grade. hard work has paid off,” Gamble said.

“I was always pretty quick in sixth grade, Gamble won the NCAA DII Indoor then in seventh Championship in grade I grew to this the event and broke height and decided the national record to try hurdles,” with 5,456 points Gamble said.

March 11-12. The The spring outprevious record of door season does 5,448 points was set not include a hepin 2009.

Photo by Nancy Gamble The heptath- The Men’s heptathlon scoreboard at the NCAA DII Indoor tathlon, but Baily said, Gamble will lon consists of a National Championships in Albuquerque, N.M. compete in decath60-meter dash, a long jump, a shot put and a high jump on lon instead.

The first day of this event includes the first day of competition. The second day, athletes are scored in 60-meter hur- 100-meter sprints, a long jump, a shot put, dles, pole vaulting, and a 1,000 meter dash. a high jump, ad a 400-meter dash. The secChadron State’s head track and field ond day, Gamble will compete in 100-mecoach, Ryan Baily, was lucky to recruit ter hurdles, pole vault, discus, javelin, and 1500-meter dash.

Gamble this summer in Colorado.

“The decathlon will be interesting,” GamGamble said he was coaching in Colorado during the summer when Baily convinced ble said. “I hope that I will do my best, but him to take graduate classes and compete no record-breaking is in my sight.”

Although he might not be out to break at CSC. He graduated from Hastings Colrecords, this Gamble is a safe bet. lege in May 2010.

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“I saw another epic squirrel fight.”

—Monday, Outside of Crites “I showed them my cards, told them what I did and why I did it, and then I took their money.”

—Wednesday in Old Admin

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ALL THAT JAZZ – Adam Lambert, associate professor of music, plays trumpet during the jazz selection “Desert Chicken,” by Charles Carey. The performance was part of the annual CSC Music Department’s Jazz Festival, Monday.

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BOOK REVIEW

Reader finds inspiration in tragic memoir by Savo Heleta A true, personal story shows real human emotions, sorrow, and the human will to survive Aaron Gonzalez Opinion Editor The book “Not My Turn to Die: Memoirs of a Broken Childhood,” shows Savo Heleta’s life: an inspiration.

In the early 1990s, many of us were carefree kids enjoying the fruits of life. The economy was good, TV series like Animaniacs and Full House were a regular staple, and there wasn’t really a care in the world.

Though many of us were young, we learned either through school or the History Channel that the early 1990s in Europe were also times of terror. At the time, the country of Yugoslavia (just east of Italy) was imploding.

Having just overcome nearly a century of communist dictatorial rule, the multiethnic state was now rife with nationalism and sectarianism. The ethnic Serbs, Croats, Slovenians, and Bosnians were attempting to make new countries based on their ances-

tral, (sometimes) religious, linguistic, and racial backgrounds.

Having lost its former control of Slovenia, Croatia, and Macedonia, the Serbianrun state made it a duty not to lose Bosnia.

From the capital in Belgrade, the ailing Yugoslavian government headed by president Milosevic started a campaign to cleanse all Bosnians out of the country, and to protect the Serbian minorities elsewhere. In Bosnia, the hated Serbs were ruthlessly attacked and murdered to reciprocate for the purges against the Bosnians.

There exist many famous images of concentration camps and killing fields reported on the news at the time, leaving Europe with the worst genocidal crisis since World War II. The crisis with Kosovo would occur in the late 1990s, but the origin of the problem started with the crisis in Bosnia.

So we now look into the home of the Heleta family, a Serb family living in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo. Savo, the son, tells us his

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First the children couldn’t play with their Bosnian friends. Then food and work travel became hazardous. Finally, to avoid getting blown up or shot, they couldn’t even leave the house.

Having been literally robbed and savaged by the Bosnian militants, the Heleta’s position is similar to a concentration camp.

There is no electricity, no phone, and every day is a painful attempt to stay alive, no matter what needs to be done or eaten.

While reading this book, the reader begins to feel personally attached to the family.

Urges of wanting to jump into the book and strangle the smug militants teemed within me. The true anger, accounts of terror, and glimmers of hope cannot be truly described in words.

Time was running out; the Heletas could either remain in their imprisoned housing and die slowly, or risk getting shot in order

to escape the city. Throughout this entire memoir, one can’t help but wonder if Savo and his family will die, lose many loved ones, or never find any kind of hope.

I’ll leave it to you to read what happened to Savo’s family, and how he got where he is today (living in South Africa). One thing is for sure, by reading Heleta’s “Not My Turn to Die: Memoirs of a Broken Childhood in Bosnia” you will keep in mind that evil still exists in the world, and it doesn’t come from a rogue Saudi militant or anarchist terrorist.

As Europe and the world rediscovered in the 1990s, mass ethnic cleansing is still possible, and genocide can happen again at any time. But perhaps, the most important discovery of all is the human will to survive, and even forgive those who might try to kill you.

The pure feelings of emotion, details of sorrow, and glimmering lights of hope in this book cannot be truly expressed in one review, so I leave it to you to read Heleta’s story, the human story.

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Women’s choir takes

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Photo by Chantel Sullivan

The St. Peter and St. Paul Church, located in Prague was one of the many places the women’s choir, Arioso, visited on their 11-day trip to Europe.

CSC Women’s Choir wows Prague audience in the first stop of its European tour Chantel Sullivan

Taylor also went on to say, “It was the first performing tour in living memory for this deContributor partment, so we hope to start a trend.”

They discovered the wonders of Prague’s Astrological clock, old town square, and the St. Editors Note: This is the first in a three part seNicolai Church through the expertise of our ries about the Women’s Choir trip to Europe. tour guide Marek Holub.

Sullivan traveled to Europe with the Women’s “The astrological clock is choir as a soprano. over 600 years old and is one of the most beautiful clocks ever Arioso, the CSC women’s made. The clock maker who ensemble, left for Europe designed this clock was blinded March 5 to perform in hisso he could never make anytorical cathedrals, learn about thing more beautiful. The poor another culture’s history, and man then threw himself into make memories. the gears of the clock, and it The ensemble visited and couldn’t be repaired for nearly a performed at many important hundred years,” Holub said. destination in the Czech ReWhen the clock strikes the public, Austria, and Hungary. hour, windows open and woodThe ensemble walked en statues rotate inside. The through graffiti-covered alleys Photo by Chantel Sullivan statues are not the originals beand performed in the sacred A poster promotes in English and cause originals were destroyed architecture of cathedrals. by the Nazis, Holub said.

Czech the choirs performance Una Taylor, the women’s choir The first concert was in the director, said, “It was a really wonderful expeSt. Nicolai Church. The paintings, sculptures, rience for the students not just musically, but gold leaf, and haunting acoustics surrounded culturally.”

the choir.

Due to the church’s age, it was not built with a heating system. We could see our breath escaping as we sang each musical phrase.

Although we did not speak the same language the reaction to music is universal.

Laughter, cheering, clapping, and smiles warmed us as we burst back into our dressing room.

On the way out of the Czech Republic, we made a short stop at Cesky Krumlov. It was a much smaller town than Prague, but it was clean and friendly.

“I wish we could have stayed here for a night,” said Erin Dunn, freshman of Valentine.

Photo courtesy of CSC Music Department

The CSC women’s choir, Arioso, performs at St. Nicolai Church in Prague, as part of their European tour.

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Late Night at the Pit debuts ‘Gotcha!’ battle Sara Labor Lifestyles Editor For months, students, including myself, have been getting pumped for the campuswide event, “Gotcha!” However, at Thursday’s opening event, where the rules of the game were explained, the excitement turned briefly into disappointment.

“Gotcha!” is a Nerf gun war event. Participants will be given another person to “assassinate.”

“Gotcha!” was planned by Nathan Pindell, who thought it would be a good chance to showcase clubs. His hope is that “Gotcha!” will get students more involved in clubs, because there are a lot of things on campus people don’t know about.

Sarah Polak, the director of the Sandoz Center, came and introduced herself as “Sarah, Empress of Sandozia.”

Polak said that the Sandoz Center, which is currently decorated to look like an island nation, would be a safe haven for students

participating in the event. “Sandozia” also has its own currency, which students participating can use to bid on prizes at the end of the event.

Other students were just as excited as Pindell and Polak. One student, Joey Mitteis, 20, sophomore of Ashton, said, “It’s a unique event that other colleges don’t get to do.” He said he thinks “it will lighten the mood of classes.”

Unfortunately, the event was tied in with Late Night at the Pit so some of the participants played Root Beer Pong while other participants sat around bored. “I think it’s ridiculous that this is so un-organized,” said an annoyed source who wished to remain anonymous.

The sign-up sheet stated that those who signed up should stay for at least 45 minutes. The event started at 9 p.m., but Pindell did not start explaining the rules for the event until 9:45, after a student complained that she had been there far too long.

Everyone crowded around Pindell, ready

to get started. because you He explained can’t get on that the first and for just five,” most important Pindell said. thing was that “Gotcha!” everyone have will inhis cell phone clude other number.

He events, such then went on as a capto explain that ture the flag everyone had to event. Other sign a waiver “in events will case of injury or be posted death. Shit hapon the Facepens,” he said. book page.

He also said To provide that there were a first-hand places that were account, I off-limits, inwill be parPhoto by Adrie Ashford cluding the ticipating Nerf guns lay stacked in rows in a display case in the Student Center cafeteria and in the “GotLobby, in preparation for the “Gotcha!” war that began Thursday. grill, M-Hall, cha!” event. the NPAC, the Eagle Bookstore, and com- To keep up with the happenings of “Gotputer labs. “Go on Facebook for 30 minutes cha!” check back every week.