October 26th Edition of The Lorian

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The Lorian

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Independently Published by Loras Students Since 1922

Vol. CI Iss. IV

October 26 , 2022 - Dubuque, IA

FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY, STING LIKE A DUHAWK

Loras Celebrates Tihar-Diwali

By BENJAMIN SHAPUTIS

By JULIA MEDINA

A couple of weeks ago, Loras College ended their sixth week of classes and another wonderful campus homecoming. A newly reinstated club, Loras Boxing Club, began the weekend by hosting an open house in the gym. Friday afternoon, from 4:00 to 5:30 pm, Professor/Coach Mederson opened the doors to students to tour the space, learn the basics of boxing, use equipment, train, snag a bag of popcorn, and socialize with a diverse group of people, all with the help of club members Erick Rodriguez, Benjamin Shaputis, and our mascot Cabo. Over the hour and a half, many of Loras’s engaged and excited students participated. After teaching the basics of the classic combo of a jab and straight, Mederson, Rodriguez, and Shaputis taught students how to use the equipment. Mederson helped teach the basics of the speedbag, Rodriguez manned the double-bungee/double-ended bag, showing how to hit a quick jabcross-slip combo, while Shaputis practiced the same combo with punch mitts. Though the open house was a great way to start the weekend, the club is also looking for donations to finish the space. Club member Richard Hernandez has created

Both the Global Student Union and Better Together celebrated Tihar/Diwali also known as The Festival of Lights. The festival celebrates good overcoming evil and light overcoming darkness. Diwali is celebrated over a course of five days. The names of those days are Dhanteras, Naraka Chaturdasi, Lakshmi Puja, Govardhan Puja, and Bhai Dooj. The festivities usually include dancing, music, food, many different decorations for the home, and the use of firecrackers. Here on campus, we celebrated with speeches, traditional dances, and food. There were speeches given by Loras international students and faculty members, sharing memories of when they would celebrate in their home countries. Many of the anecdotes included memories of the food that was eaten, especially the sweets. They highlighted for us how intense the use of fireworks and firecrackers are since they represent the light that is being celebrated. The Alumni Campus Center ballrooms held 60-70 people in attendance to enjoy the evening as members of the Loras community. There were many faculty members, students, and children of all different backgrounds. A highlight of the night was

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photo from MARY FELLERS

Members of the Loras community celebrated Tihar-Diwali on Oct 24 in the Ballroom. Also known as the Festival of Lights, it is known as Tihar in Nepal while the celebration is called Diwali in India.

Duhawk Dispatch Four

IOWA INTERFAITH CONFERENCE COMES TO LORAS

By AVA BRADLEY

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There’s a reason it’s called, being on the spectrum By EDWARD CLISSOLD

One of the most common stereotypes about autism is that all autistic people are introverts and don’t want to hang around other people. However, that’s not true of all of us. Autism is a spectrum so every autistic person is different. Lynn Gallagher, the director of the Lynch Learning Center, says that being autistic “doesn’t mean that you view the world in the same way.” You might know Quinn Frese from his Monday Motivation emails that he sends out, his Fridays with Frese video interviews, or from the activities that are organized by the Lynch Learning Center. What you may not know is, like me, Quinn is on the autism spectrum. He was

diagnosed when he was a toddler. He said the diagnosis led to “a bit of an adjustment.” Quinn didn’t respond to his name being called and didn’t speak until he was three. School was also difficult for him because he was sensitive to noise and had a hard time coping with changes in routine. For example, when his parents didn’t pick him up on time he started to freak out. “I was crying because I wanted to get out of there,” he said. However, he had a good support system. He attended occupational therapy, speech therapy, and vision therapy which helped him through it. He said that school went well, but there were “those few hiccups.” Some

photo from MARY FELLERS

Loras students and faculty members participated in the Interfaith Leadership Summit in August of 2022 in Chicago, IL. This conference will bring in students from other neighboring colleges and universities to build interfaith awareness. From left to right: Tania Tauseef, Ariful Islam Azam, Subhekshya (Subie) Wasti, Mary Fellers, Sadikshya (Sadie) Bhattarai, Diego Rodriguez, and Dr. John Eby at the Interfaith Leadership Summit. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

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Welcome back to the Duhawk Dispatch! Student Government hopes you had a relaxing and fun Fall Free Days. This week, I would like to talk about the Campus Life Committee. The Campus Life Committee is chaired by Savannah Paisley. So far this semester, they have been working closely with Campus Dining to solve issues such as employment and food at our dining options. Outside of their Campus Dining work, they have been working on how to get students connected with each other on campus. All students search or have searched for belonging on campus. One of the main goals of the Campus Life Committee is to help students to find belonging on campus. Campus Life Committee Members: C h a i r : S a v a n n a h P a i s l e y, Savannah.Paisley@loras.edu Out of State Representative: L o g a n B i e s m e y e r, L o g a n . Biesmeyer@loras.edu International Student Representative: Daniela Bernal, Daniela.Bernal@loras.edu International Student CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

To Vote or Not To Vote

Makhachev wins UFC 280

High School vs. College Hoco

The Time is Now For Dewey

Midterm elections are right around the corner. For many of us at Loras, this will be our first chance to vote. Politicians are promising big changes, but should you care? Most people would say that voting is important. I study philosophy and the opinions of philosophers when it comes to voting might surprise you. I’ll page 3

The UFC held one of the most highly anticipated events this past Saturday. Traveling across the world, UFC 280 took place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, at the Etihad Area. In the feature bout of the prelims, two top 10-ranked welterweights fought it out. #5 ranked Belal Muhammad (21-3) took on #8 Sean Brady (15-0). Training with former UFC page 3

When I hear the word homecoming, I picture teenagers dressing up in their best clothes, taking pictures for social media, and dancing the night away at a high school gym. However, the college homecoming experience is slightly different than the high school homecoming experience. One major difference was that alumni came back to Loras and tailgated in page 4

Division. Anger. Fear. This is the current political climate that we live in here in America, unfortunately. For far too long, our political system has suppressed all attempts at a third party candidate. The closest we have ever had at a third-party President was Ross Perot in 1992. Since then, almost nothing. Distrust in the American page 4


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