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Former alumni and current MLB play-byplay announcer Mike Ferrin speaks to sport management majors during his time on campus. Ferrin stayed for multiple days, speaking to several academic departments.

by XAVIER SANCHEZ staff writer

Being apart of the Loras College c o m mu n i t y d o e s n o t e n d a f t e r graduation. It is common for individuals to return after they receive their diplomas whether it’s one of the many special receptions or coming back for homecoming in the Fall. For one

alum, it has not been easy to attend events, seeing as his complex schedule prevents his attendance. After 12 years away from his Alma Mater, Mike Ferrin (‘98) returned to Loras College for a speaking event.

S i n c e h i s g radu at ion in t he Spring of 1998, Mike Ferrin has been a busy man tr ying to establish his broadcasting presence. He began his career working at Dubuque’s KGRR studio as an overnight DJ. After three years at KGRR and a brief stint in Indiana, the Lake Forest, Ill., native returned home and worked at WGN Radio as a sports producer for six years.

Currently, Ferrin is a host of “Power Alley” on SiriusXM MLB Network Radio and the play-by-play announcer for the Arizona Diamondbacks. During his SiriusXM stint, he also held jobs

as the Bowie Baysox broadcaster and hosted the Fringe Average podcast from Baseball Prospectus.

Ferrin was invited by the Loras Sports Management program earlier in the year to speak publicly about his life. During his visit, he toured the campus, spoke to classes, attended Loras Athletics events, and reconnected with many familiar faces.

Mike Ferrin spoke to a crowded Loras College ballroom on Tuesday, Feb. 4. Junior Cori Welch gave a brief introduction and thanked the Ferrin before he took the stage. Ferrin spoke for a few minutes before opening up to the crowd. He addressed a range of questions relating to attending Loras College, his long list of jobs, and even touched on the current state of Major League Baseball.

“So many students asked great questions, the kind you expect from high achievers, it made me excited for the future,” said Ferrin.

“Having Mike Ferrin on campus to speak with our students is a great way to start the spring semester,” Matthew Garrett, Ph.D., professor of Sport Management, told Loras Daily’s Robert

Waterbury.

One of the things he did while on campus was return to his old KLCR (Loras C ollege R adio) stomping grounds. He spoke with NXT’s Nick Richter and Xavier Sanchez in an exclusive 43-minute interview. The trio discussed Ferrin’s time at Loras College, his career, and his life in baseball. The interview can be found when searching this link: https://soundcloud.com/user17849112/mike-ferrin-interview-2520.

“It was fun sitting in the KLCR studio again. This is where it all started for me,” said former KLCR radio host, Ferrin.

It was a busy few days for Ferrin has he took time to reflect on his past at Loras College and being in Dubuque, Iowa. He was appreciative of having the opportunity to come back and see the changes since he had last visited in 2008.

“It was great to see the things I loved about Loras, the family atmosphere, the warmth and inclusiveness of the students, hadn’t changed in the 20 plus years since I graduated,” said Ferrin.

“That speaks volumes to me about the culture of Loras College and the values taught.”

DUHAWK SPOTLIGHT

Anna Folliard

by CORA SHEFCHIK staff writer

Loras College senior Anna Folliard’s picture was recently featured in New York Times for one of the many articles about the Iowa Caucus. Anna

CAB: Back to School Bash

by CORA SHEFCHIK staff writer

Loras College Ac tivates Board

hosts a free event every weekend for students to attend. This past weekend, CAB decided to take a chance and try something new – a Sock Hop. The idea for this event came from and was executed by senior Jenna Grober (CAB Programmer).

“I had a student come up to me about CAB and I asked him if he had any ideas for events CAB could host. Sock hop came up and it was something I had gone to growing up. I thought it would be fun to bring it to CAB as something new,” said Grober. photo by JON QUINN After months of planning, CAB Junior Kristin Apel , treasurer of CAB joins hosted their “Back to School fellow Duhawks in CAB’s Back to School Bash” with the theme being Sock Bash. Students received free items at the Hop. There were many pieces of event to further the 50’s theme. the puzzle that had to be executed “I feel like there was a fair amount post-planning. CAB tabled to hand out free items to get students in the of students showed up. I was nervous 50’s mood. This included key chains, of having a dance since they do not sunglasses, cat-eye glasses, scarfs, always get that well of an attendance and combs. The food and decorations on campus. Even if the students weren’t helped too. There were hamburgers, dancing, they were eating food and hotdogs, a candy bar, popcorn, and being social with those students who Root Beer floats. Music came out of a were there,” said Grober CAB would like to thank those 50’s style radio, balloon-covered floors, a fun photo booth, and a limbo stick students t hat came to t he S o ck Hop, and hope they had a fun time. completed the theme.

After the event ended at, Grober was Stay tuned for announcements for upcoming events. asked how she felt the event went.

said she found out that her picture was in a New York Times article from an email sent by Eric Eller. Word starting spreading around parts of campus quickly.

“I was excited! I didn’t think that the photographer

that was there from the New York Times,” said Folliard.

Congratulations Anna, and thank you to all students, staff, and faculty who took time out of your busy day to participate in the Iowa Caucus.

A call to Caucus

by GATIEN DELAUNAY staff writer

On Feb. 3, students and Dubuque residents alike marched into the Loras College ballrooms to caucus for their respective Democratic candidates.

With an invigorated spirit, moderates and prog ressives argue d ab out policy, the Democratic platform, and electability in the coming general election. During the first round, those who attended the caucus provided their first choice on a paper ballot; if they switched after the second alignment, they would then provide their second choice. Under this year’s rules, Democratic candidates had to reach 15 percent of the caucus-goers

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Senior Patrick Wolak caucuses for Elizabeth Warren. Bernie Sanders recieved the most delegates in this precinct.

in the room to maintain viability. If a candidate failed to get the 15 percent requirement within the first round, the candidate’s supporters could persuade other caucus-goers to join them and regain viability in the second round.

Meanwhile, viable caucus commits, now bound to their candidates, worked ferociously to convince others to join them, trying to bolster support in the hope of gaining delegates. The precinct chair reported that at the time of the caucus on campus, 228 people showed up to support their candidates.

Though some participants were caucusing for the first time, more experienced caucus-goers such as Jacob Jansen, a precinctcaptain and supporter of Bernie Sanders, described Loras’ caucus operation with optimism, noting the smooth and efficient work.

When first asked about Jacob Jansen the caucus and his feelings on it, Jansen admitted that his initial feelings about the progress of the caucus were mixed, saying, “Overall, I thought it ran ver y smoothly, and I had low expectations that it would just from previous experiences in 2016 and based on what others had told me about other larger precincts. I thought it got done quickly, and I thought that there was not a lot of hostility.”

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Here’s what you missed

by GATIEN DELAUNAY staff writer

Men’s Soccer Head Coach Dan Rothert resigned 23 years after his arrival as assistant coach; a smartphone application at the source of hiccup with Caucus results; the Center for Inclusion and Advocacy organized for the first time the Tunnel of Oppression as part of the Black History Month; the Involvement Fair shed light on the various student organizations on campus.

Loras College Director of Athletics D e n is e Ud el hofe n a c c e pte d t he resignation of Men’s Soccer Head Coach Dan Rothert on January 21. Under his coaching, the Loras Men’s soccer team qualifies as a 12 time Conference Champion and have reached 4 times the NCAA Final Four. The Duhawks even played the NCAA Final in 2015 but lost against Amherst. Rothert’s achievements remain nevertheless consequent, which had earned him to be named associate athletic director in 2015. The Loras Men’s Soccer Head Coach was appreciated by his players who found essential qualities in him.

“He really emphasized brotherhood among his players which made us a very strong team. Teamwork and hard work were some of the qualities that he motivated his players to pursue,” said junior Juan Aristizabal.

Rothert’s resignation is a tough loss for the team, and even though some players have decided to pursue different opportunities, the majority of the team is willing to improve the program with the next staff members that remain to be determined.

Feb. 3 was not only the first day of classes for Loras students but also the election day for Iowans. Caucuses were held everywhere across the state to nominate President Trump’s next opponent in the presidential elections.

To ensure maximum security and avoid any suspicious comments about the electoral process, Iowa Democratic Party’s officials announced they would use a smartphone app designed to relay Caucus results. Some concerns were already raised before the Caucus, given some reports explaining that the app was hastily built and insufficiently tested. These fears were proven true, as the Democratic Party failed to announce a winner until days later. The inability to report the results was due to a coding issue within the app, according

to the chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party, Troy Price.

The outcomes of the Caucus were unclear, especially because the results between Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg were very tight. However, it seemed that the outsider was the winner, with 13 pledge delegates obtained, against 12 for Bernie Sanders.

To commemorate Black History Month, the Black Student Union (BSU) organized the Tunnel of Oppression, which was hosted by the Center of Inclusion and Advocacy (CIA). The event took place on Feb. 3 through 5, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. It consisted of a gallery of photos, articles, diaries, and other artifacts bearing witness to the oppressive history of black people in the US. Junior and member of the BSU, Keyera Shaw, helped to organize this event: “During three days we had a lot of foot traffic […].

What was so unique about it was being able to have an immersive experience of the true journey of black Keyera Shaw history. This was the first time of ever doing anything like this at Loras College, so we are definitely hoping to have it improved […] as the years go on. People who did go through it felt that it was very powerful and fascinating […],” she said.

The Black Histor y Month will continue until Feb. 29 with other activities that will be proposed to the students on campus.

T h e i nv o l v e m e nt f a i r w a s a n opportunity for students to know more about on-campus organizations and potentially join some.

Junior and President of the PR Club, Samantha Garcia Bracho, participated in this event to represent the organization: “ This event made Samantha t he stu d e nt s aw are of Garcia Bracho the various and newest organizations on campus.

In the case of the Public Relations Club, it gave us the opportunity to present our new brand which attracted potential members,” she said.

In addition to already recognized organizations on campus, other clubs such as the DuDance, DuDawgs, Active Minds, and the Ping Pong club made their first appearance.

Is LinkedIn important?

by SAWYER MARQUARDT staff writer

Many college students have the misconception that LinkedIn is only important if you are a business major. While LinkedIn is a professional networking and career developing appl i c at i on , it c an b e applied on a variety of p l at f or m s a n d c a n b e accessed on a desktop or mobile device devise for easy convenience. No matter what professional career path you decide to pursue, LinkedIn aids in the process of creating your brand, building your network, maintaining relationships, as well as posting regularly.

LinkedIn is a global platform that allows people to connect and share your unique brand with whom you want. It also enables hiring companies to view your profile and match what they are looking for in an employee or intern.

Being able to present your unique brand to the world is one reason why having a LinkedIn profile is important. A brand is a combination of s k i l l s , c h ar a c t e r i s t i c s , an d experiences that define someone.

Hiring managers and industr y professionals are usually looking for something specific and different when hiring an intern or new employee. Ask yourself this question: what makes you stand out from the rest of the applicants?

It m ay b e you r c u r re nt j ob, volunteering, or intern experiences.

Demonstrating characteristics through awards and achievements

is an easy way to catch the eye of a future employer, but how do they know you have these experiences or characteristics? The answer is LinkedIn. Now you have this unique profile, what do someone do with it? Build your network.

Networking is important when people are looking for future opportunities in the workforce. You never know when you are going to meet someone that will help your career later. Always be prepared to network and step outside of your comfort zone.

LinkedIn makes it very easy to connect with many different industry professionals because communication i s a cl i ck aw ay. From p e rs on a l experience, sending a message when you connect with someone will give them an idea of who you are. Even a little one can go a long way when you are trying to create your network of professionals to advance your career.

After you have created your network, it is important to maintain your relationships. LinkedIn makes it easy with their messaging system to start connecting with potential employers, while still maintaining all of your other connections. Keep in mind though, you have to show effort to keep the conversation going between you and your connections. Otherwise you’re thrown to the back of their mind and all of the sudden you’re wondering where their interest went. If they don’t know you are still looking for an internship or job that relates to their industry, of course they’ll move on.

Sweeping the world

by MADDIE SMITH staff writer

The latest viral internet challenge emerged on social media last week: brooms standing up on their own. Yes, you read that right.

According to a tweet that would later receive 309,000 likes and 70,900 retweets, NASA reported that Feb. 10 was the only day of the year that brooms would be able to stand up on their own due to the e a r t h’s gravitational pull; thus, the

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discussion, something that likely relieved many.

By t h e e n d of t h e f i rst alignment, it was clear that S e n at or A my K l o bu c h ar, Former-Vice President Joe Biden, and Ent repreneur

#BroomChallenge was born.

However, much to the internet’s surprise, NASA revealed that there is no truth to the claim that brooms can stand independent from help on a specific day of the year. NASA took advantage of this phenomenon to push the importance of education and research when it comes to making such claims, regardless of how harmless. On Feb. 11, NASA took to Twitter with their own broom challenge, emphasizing that: “basic physics works every day of the year – not just February 10th.”

To u c h é , N A S A , touché.

Andrew Yang were not going to be viable. Caucus commits from the Warren, B ernie, and Buttigieg campaigns all enthusiastically swarmed the newly undecided caucus-goers, trying to persuade the intrigued voters to join them, though a

few Yang supporters refused to move. Yang’s supporters, unable to regain viability, primarily went to Bernie, but some went with Warren, Pete, and Biden.

By the end of the night, Biden had recovered viability, whereas Klobuchar and Yang had not.

With the final count, Bernie took the lead as the front runner for the Loras caucus, receiving three of the precinct’s delegates, followed by Warren and Buttigieg’s respective two delegates and Biden’s single delegate.

Whatever one’s opinion of the political implications of Iowa’s current state-wide caucus, one thing is for certain, the Loras Democratic caucus ended relatively smoothly and left a refreshing mark on those who participated.

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Abortion: Paternal rights at risk Abortion raises ethical issues for fathers

by DARBY CALLAHAN staff writer

Many consider abortion to be an issue that affects mothers and their children, but the truth is that fathers are affected just as much. Under current United States law, men do not get to say whether their child is born or not. There must be a male and a female to create life. Why then, are men not included in the Roe vs. Wade ruling that says women have the right to an abortion?

Men have no legal rights to prevent an abortion of their preborn child, but after birth, they do not have the right to kill their child. There is no real difference from before birth or after birth beside the stage in the human lifecycle according to liveaction.org. someone can not kill a baby after birth, a toddler, teenager, or adult, and they should not be able to kill a human fetus.

The United States Roe vs Wade argument excluded men. Only women have a right to an abortion. Men help create the child in the womb, and according naacp.org, Dr. Alfred M. Bongioanni, professor of pediatrics and obstetrics at the University of Pennsylvania; Dr. Jerome LeJeune, professor of genetics at the University of Descartes in Paris; and Professor Hymie Gordon, Mayo Clinic and several others agree that life begins at conception.

Abortion in American culture has been a widely debated topic in politics, and it has been condemned by many religions,

both Christian and non-Christian, because human fetuses are not being treated as human beings. Since several doctors agree life begins at conception, human fetuses are human beings. The abortion debate extends beyond religion into politics. The reasons “constitutional republicans,” such as myself, believe that abortion should be illegal, is due to the 14 amendment of the United States Constitution.

The 14 amendment says, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”

Pro-abortion advocates would argue that the 14 amendment does not explicitly say that the unborn are citizens of the United States and therefore are not protected. I would argue that if human life is protected after birth, why is it not protected before birth when numerous doctors agree that life begins at conception.

The Supreme Court ruled that biological fathers cannot stop an abortion because the courts do not have the power to grant a spousal veto. This means have no say in the decision of whether or not their partner has an abortion. The Cornell Law School’s website quoting the opinion of the court

on the matter of Planned Parenthood vs. Danforth case states, “delegate to a spouse a veto power which the [S]tate itself is absolutely and totally prohibited from exercising during the first trimester of pregnancy.” This idea that fathers have no rights is illogical because if the father is offering to take care of the child by himself, he should be able to. In fact, I find it very illogical that fathers cannot prohibit abortions of their children, but once their child is born, they may be forced to pay child support under the law. I think society needs to remember that men play an important role in their children’s upbringing and to deny fatherhood can create extreme mental health problems to that man.

Mothers and fathers often regret their abortions according to a campaign called Silent No More. Silent No More is an organization that tracks the number of deaths and regrets of people who have had an abortion. On their website, silentnomore. org they have more information on how men are affected by abortions.

Throughout history people see abortion as a women’s issue, and I want to change the way people view abortion. Men are affected by abortion because they are “losing fatherhood.” As many doctors have agreed, life begins at conception and ends at natural death, and fathers are affected by losing children just as much as mothers are, which is why I support life in all forms.

Note: Darby Callahan is the Co-President for Duhawks for Life.

School vouchers: A policy of discrimination School vouchers do more harm to disabled students than its advocates admit

by CONOR KELLY staff writer

Last February, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos proposed a $5 billion tax credit to provide funding for scholarships and recipients of those scholarships. The New York Times reported that this funding was for private schools and other programs within the private sector. DeVos has a history of supporting school vouchers, taking money from public education which, at the parents’ discretion, can be spent on private schooling. She has long advocated for the expansion of so-called school choice and has the connections to bolster this policy.

According to Business Insider, DeVos was the Director of the Alliance for School Choice and was once the head of the Michigan Republican Party. School choice advocates like DeVos are in a good position under the Trump administration.

In Indiana, the state with the most extensive voucher program in the country, Secretary DeVos gave $1.3 Million to various provoucher organizations when she was chairwoman of the American Federation for Children, a pro-voucher organization.

DeVos would have us believe that voucher programs are a boon to the most vulnerable members of our society, providing an opportunity and alternative to the current slow, inefficient orthodoxy of public schools.

“The biggest winners will be America’s forgotten children, who will finally have choices previously available only for the rich, the powerful and the well-connected,” said DeVos. I could editorialize about how the money is directed mostly to religious schools,

possibly violating the Establishment were in some form of special education, 35 Clause of the 1st Amendment, as Heather percent of whom had a learning disability.

Weaver of the ACLU has noted. Still, that So there are too many kids who need these point has been repeated ad nauseam and services to thrust them into a system that fundamentally disregards the human impact fails to provide adequate protection. that this policy has on everyday people — I imagine at this point voucher supporters specifically disabled students. will argue that the parents can simply stay in Under current federal law, known as public education. That is true but without the IDEA, public schools must provide transparency parents are not aware of the protections and accommodations to potential consequences of their choice. students with a learning disability. However As previously stated, private schools and private schools, even ones that receive voucher systems have been inadequate at federal funding, are not required to follow informing the parents about their child’s this law. A Government Accountability rights, so many will not make a truly Office report found that for the years 2016 informed choice. To add to this complicated to 2017, 83 percent of and frankly drear y students enrolled in a picture, IDEA is already program designed for grossly underfunded, students with learning with only 16 percent disabilities were in a o f I D E A’s e x p e n s e s program that did not covered by the federal discuss the changes in government in 2016, their accommodations despite its promise to and rights, or contained fund IDEA at 40 percent outright falsehoods. of its expenditures.

Parents are not aware of Since vouchers are what they are getting into, supported with tax and they fundamentally dollars, the inevitable do not realize what they result of school voucher are losing under these programs is a siphoning voucher systems. If DeVos of funds from the public w as t r u ly c onc e r ne d school system. This leaves BETSY DEVOS about choice and the even fewer resources to liberty of vulnerable students, then there maintain protections for disabled students needs to be transparency in what families in public schools – a lose-lose. In effect, of students with learning disabilities can lose there is no choice for disabled students if they go the voucher route. At the very least and their families. People can either go there needs to be a change to the statutes into a system that provides no guarantee of of IDEA so that private schools must follow protection or wait in the old system where the rules. But when asked specifically about funds are being pulled in favor of a voucher IDEA and if private schools should follow program. Is this what Secretary Devos public law DeVos called that “misguided.” means when she says she wants schoolThe National Center for Education choice? If so, I want no part of this harmful Statistics estimates that 14 percent of nonsense. students in public schools or 7 million kids

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Loras Legacy Symposium 2020

by MOLLY MACDUFF staff writer

Here at Loras College, we take pride in our commitment to excellence and improvement. A strong alumni network and our motto of “Duhawks supporting Duhawks” shows that students are a committed and integral part of Loras’ one-of-a-kind community from day one.

With the community-based foundation laid by past students and the help of current Duhawks, the Loras legacy is building.

The Loras Legacy Symposium is a day when students, faculty and staff are able to present their accomplishments to the Loras community in a conferencelike setting right on campus. With classes canceled, the symposium creates the perfect opportunity for each student to share their own academic accomplishments while exploring the work of their peers.

As an all-day, campus-wide event, attendance at the symposium flourishes.

Students frequent the ballrooms, exploring the different poster projects, and visit classrooms to hear oral presentations.

The symposium celebrates interdisciplinary learning and academic accomplishment, and creates a fun environment to network and explore projects in a unique and interactive setting.

All are welcome to submit topic proposals to the Legacy Symposium and are encouraged to do so soon as the deadline for submissions is Feb. 21.

Students of all classes and fields of study are more than welcome to share their work, experiences, research, projects, papers, service or otherwise at Legacy. In fact, it’s highly encouraged by professors across campus!

Professor of English, Dr. Kevin Koch is one of these Legacy enthusiasts. He reflects on his Legacy experience: “It is incredibly rewarding for me to work with a student to polish an alreadystrong piece of writing or video essay to present before a public audience at the Legacy Symposium. The event itself is

my favorite day of the year—to watch students shine in presenting their work from across the disciplines and beyond the classroom.”

The seventh annual symposium is set for May 6th, 2020.

Dr. Kevin Koch While it may seem like a distant date, students are encouraged to submit early to reserve their spot in helping to create the Loras legacy.

“The Legacy Symposium is an excellent demonstration of what we are all about at Loras College,” said Koch.

The submission form to submit either a poster or an oral presentation is on SharePoint or at the bottom of Legacy Symposium emails. Present your passion today, and join the Legacy. The deadline for Legacy Symposium submissions is Friday, Feb. 21.

Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie

by JOSH VOGT staff writer

I walked into the theatre for Sonic the Hedgehog already laughing at the thought that I was even seeing it.

In my eyes, Sonic was nothing more than a meme and I was watching this movie because I was sure that, for one reason or another, I would leave laughing. I was proven very wrong.

Sonic the Hedgehog comes across very much as a kids movie—children are its intended audience, after all—so you have to cut it some slack when it comes to moments of cheesiness and scenes that make you involuntarily cringe.

Even so, none of the child-like antics took my focus off the film; instead, they came across as natural and realistic— things Sonic, a teenager in the film, would actually do. The movie strongly benefited from making Sonic younger, and it made the movie much more genuine.

The movie’s message is a simple one: strength comes from having friends and standing up for each other. It may seem a cheesy thing, but its honestly kind of refreshing given the political climate we exist in today. It was a message learned throughout the film and wasn’t annoying or overbearing; Sonic dealt with very real issues like

loneliness and abandonment and sought out some kind of connection with people.

Also, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the wonderful act that was Jim Carrey’s Dr. Robotnik, or “Eggman,” who stole the show in every scene he was in. He could be a bit much at times but overall he was eccentric and interesting, as all Jim Carrey roles tend to be. Carrey’s villainous character had me sold, and I’d like to see him continue to play villains if this is the caliber we’ll get from him.

The action was entertaining, well-animated, and fun; many scenes were done in extremely slow motion while Sonic ran circles around everyone. This special effect made Sonic feel powerful, useful, and unique. Essentially, this movie game me everything I’ve wanted from a Flash movie from DC, so, for whatever that’s worth, I think it delivered.

The music was interesting, combining newer songs with many classic Sonic tunes

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reimagined for the movie. The blend of the classicturned-new songs worked really well and I enjoyed them a lot. However, the use of popular songs in the movie—no matter how much I love them under ordinary circumstances—felt out of place in the film.

Overall, I would rate the movie a 7.5/10, as it was entertaining and I left with a smile on my face, looking forward to what a sequel might be able to enhance or perfect. I would recommend checking Sonic the Hedgehog out, although, don’t spend too much if you aren’t already Sonic fan, as it might not be your cup of tea.

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Tips with Trish: Not Enough Trish says:

by TRISH BORELLI Director of the Counseling Center

Dear Trish,

I have had several friends who are really struggling emotionally lately. Seems like I am hearing a lot about people not liking themselves, comparing themselves to others and feeling hopeless about the future. I wonder if it’s just a hard time of year for people? Maybe it’s the cold, or that cabin fever thing. Or quite possibly it is the emphasis on Valentine’s Day which just seems to make those of us who are not in relationships feel like we are not “enough.” Whatever the reason, the darkness is setting in for me, too. Can you give me some ideas on how to feel better about myself?

Signed, Not Enough

First off, I think you might be right about the long, cold days not helping mood and motivation. The winter months (at least in the Midwest) have likely created more downtime for you and, thus, more time to think about what is not going right in your life.

Seasonal Affective Disorder is a real thing and that could be affecting your mood and the mood of your friends.

But it seems like you are touching on something a bit more serious: love of self. If someone does not have much self-worth in the first place, having more time to reflect tends to create a breeding ground for negative thoughts on self-confidence and self-esteem. You are definitely not alone in feeling this way; many, many people feel the way you do.

Low self-esteem affects our ability to give and receive love from others which is probably why Valentine’s Day is so hard, too. Although the hype of Valentine’s Day is a good reminder to tell those we love how we feel, it is really something people should be doing all year long. When you feel good about yourself, it is easier to think about love in a universal sense and not get as caught up with the loneliness.

You may know that you have flaws, like all of us, but it is easier to not focus on them when you have a healthy sense of self-esteem. When you struggle with self-image, you tend to obsess on the inadequacies instead of realizing that they are part of being human and do not make you unlovable. When you accept and love yourself, you are aware of your potential, understand the many things that make you unique and you value and accept yourself.

Consider these suggestions for you and your friends to improve your self-image:

Accept all of your feelings and emotions. Feelings are not good or bad. Feelings are not right or wrong.

Accept who you are, strengths and weaknesses.

Embrace it all. You are created by God and worthy of love.

Forgive your mistakes. We all make them. See them as an opportunity to grow and learn.

Replace negative self-talk with positive and loving affirmations. Put reminders on your computer, hang sticky notes on your mirror and make your ring tone a fun jingle to help you stay positive.

Don’t depend on the acceptance of others to make you feel good. There is nothing wrong with others lifting you up, but believing that the voice of others means more than your own is false.

Take time to nurture yourself. Self-care takes time and energy but the rewards are worth it.

If you struggle with self-esteem, know that it is common to doubt yourself and your abilities at different times in your life. If you really feel that your self-esteem is interfering with your ability to enjoy your life and your relationships, take a deeper look at the origin of these feelings.

Have you had these feelings for as long as you can remember or did something recently happen that sparked your self-doubt? Was there a particular event or person that triggered these feelings? Consider talking to a friend or counselor if you want to take a closer look. The way you feel about yourself affects all aspects of your life, and it’s never too late to learn to love yourself!

Sincerely,

Trish

Ways to stay well this winter

by MADDIE SMITH staff writer

With the semester coming into full swing and the winter season still in sight, it is important to stay healthy for yourself as well as everyone around you.

When life becomes stressful, it can be easy to neglect some preventative health measures, especially in the winter.

But with these tips, you can fight back illness all year round.

Wash your hands

This one may seem like a no-brainer, but there’s nothing like a good old soapand-water treatment. Germs are literally everywhere, so washing your hands frequently will help protect you from unwanted infections and viruses.

Bundle up

As the temperatures continue to drop, it is important to stay warm and protect your body from the frigid wind chills.

Wear a warm coat, hat, scarf, gloves, and multiple layers even if you’re already warm enough.

These clothing items will not only keep you warm, but they will protect you from frostbite and getting a cold.

Stay hydrated

Drinking plenty of water is essential to staying healthy in every season. Your body needs the proper amount of water to be able to perform daily functions, such as digestion, circulation, oxygen delivery, and body temperature regulation. Therefore, if your water intake is lacking, your body is more prone to illness as its system is running at maximum efficiency.

Be active

Exercising has an impressive list of benefits for the body, including cardiovascular health, weight loss/ maintenance, bone and muscle health,

and improved sleeping habits. The minimum exercise guidelines are 150 minutes of aerobic exercise and 2 days of resistance training per week. If you follow or exceed these guidelines your body will be healthier and stronger, making it easier to prevent, fight off, or recover from illnesses.

Eat healthy foods

Again, getting your nutrients through whole foods is important throughout the whole year, but it is especially important when avoiding illnesses. Whole foods, like fruits, vegetables, protein, healthy fats, and fiber help strengthen the immune system, which is responsible for defending the body from infections or viruses.

Though healthy foods are important, it is impossible to be perfect all the time, so don’t worry about sneaking in that cookie after dinner.

Moderation is key!

Sleep

Though it may be difficult for college students to fit in the ideal eight hours of sleep per night, it is important to give your body the rest it needs. Sleeping allows the body to reset and initiates the healing process. With homework, practices, meetings, and work, I know it can be hard to make time for a proper night’s sleep, but it definitely pays off in the long run.

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Hockey is back The Duhawks battle the Dubuque Senior Saints in the first game of the Spring Semester period, the Saints finally responded to the Duhawks strong game with two Dubuque, IA – The Loras College hockey team is goals, making the score 2-9 a the end of officially back in action for the spring semester, with their the second period.

With the start of the final period, the first battle occurring this past Sunday, February 16. The Duhawks took on the Senior Saints in an action-packed Duhawks were once again off to a hot game. Surrounded by a great crowd at the Mystique Ice start. An early goal gave Loras three Center, the puck dropped and the action began right away. on the night, and their defense went to Just moments into the game, CJ Marshall set up freshman work. Platt continued to dominate in Zeke Kyoore for the first goal of the game, giving the the net while the team did their best to Duhawks a 1-0 lead. Following the goal, the ice tilted in mount a comeback. With a late goal in favor of the Senior Saints as they scored seven unreturned the third, the Duhawks ended their fight with the Senior Saints with a 3-10 loss. goals.

In an interview with Marshall after At the start of the second period, photo by KEEGAN GODWIN the game, he Loras was locked in. With forward The Duhawks line up for puck drop against the Senior Saints to start commented: Hu nt e r S a n d e r s pu l l i n g of f a “I think we just their spring season. They capitalized on the opening face off to take beautiful deke to cut the deficit, the Once we got that haven’t skated in a a quick 1-0 lead.

Duhawks were already playing with [experience] going we while; it just took more emotion and hustle—this was Upcoming Games: played a lot better. us a little while to get our legs under made evident by beautiful defensive Friday, February 21st CJ Marshall us. Once we got that going we played plays throughout the period, with Senior Defenseman a lot better, as you could see.” The goaltender Bryce Platt making some @ 6 PM Duhawks will be playing this Friday, amazing saves.

Mystique Ice Center February 21, at 6 PM at the Mystique Towards the end of the second Ice Center in Dubuque, IA.

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NBA All-Star Weekend

by JALEN BOYD sports writer

CHICAGO, IL – This past weekend the National Basketball Association marked the halfway point of the 2019-2020 season with All Star Weekend. The All Star Game took place just down the road from Loras at the United Center in Chicago, the third time the game has taken place in the Windy City.

While the game is considered the “main event” of All Star Weekend, there’s plenty of exciting basketball events that are every bit as fun and exciting to watch.

First up was Friday night’s celebrity all-star game. The game was more entertaining than it was competitive but overall turned out to be a good event to start the weekend.

The teams were diverse in each facet of their careers; you had rappers, former NBA players, social media influencers, actors, and team owners. The one that stood out the most was rapper and Chicago native “Common” who took home the MVP award where he scored 10 points and dished out 5 assists. Common would help his team get the win for Team Wilbon as they defeated Team Stephen 62-47. (Michael Wilbon ESPN commentator) (Stephen A. Smith ESPN commentator).

With the influx of international players in the NBA, All Star Weekend also has an international flair. In 2015 the NBA began featuring the best young U.S. players against a team of young international players. What was once known as the Rookie Challenge became the Rising Stars game with Team USA playing against Team World. This year’s Rising

Stars game featured up and coming talents who will be future faces for the NBA, young talents like Ja Morant, Zion Williamson, Trae Young and Luka Doncic all participated in this event. The game was action packed the entire night and both teams were getting up and down the floor looking to score a lot of points.

Team World led at halftime 81-71 but Team USA got hot in the 3rd quarter and outscored Team World 44-24. After dominating in the third, Team USA would continue that momentum through the last quarter of play and would win 151-131. Charlotte Hornets Forward Miles Bridges would win MVP honors by scoring 20 points and 5 rebounds while adding some amazing high-flying dunks.

Featuring the three-point and slam-dunk competition, Saturday night of All Star Weekend highlights some of the most anticipated skills events.

First up was the Taco Bell Skills Challenge. This is like a basketball obstacle course where the players competed against each other to see who can finish the course with the fastest time. The course involves dribbling, passing,

and shooting the main fundamentals used in the game of Bucks Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Los Angeles Lakers basketball.

LeBron James made their choices and it was Team LeBron This event used to be limited to guards, but since 2016 versus Team Giannis. the NBA has a new format where Forwards and Centers As expected, the two teams came out guns blazing and compete as well. Boston Celtic Forward Jayson Tatum was from early on looked to put on a show for the fans. Team looking to defend his title as last year’s champion, while the LeBron came out hot as they would win the first quarter 53hometown hero Patrick Beverly hoped to put on a show in 41. One hundred thousand dollars was awarded to the team front of friends and family. Beverly started the competition captain’s charity of choice if you won that specific quarter up against 2019 Most Improved player Pascal Siakam who and the winner of the game received an extra three hundred would eliminate him in the first round. Forward Domas thousand dollars toward that charity. After a slow start for Sabonis from the Indiana Team Giannis, they came out with more energy to dominate Pacers also eliminated former champion Jayson Tatum the second quarter 50-31. Both teams starting pick up the in the first round. Brooklyn Nets Guard Spencer Dinwiddie pace and intensity in the third quarter resulted in a tie going (2018 skills champion) was too eliminated in the first round into the last quarter. This was the most intense 4th quarter by forward Bam Adebayo. Defeating all of their competition of any all-star game in the history of the game.

Adebayo and Sabonis were the last two standing. Adebayo Players were diving for loose balls, taking charges, and would edge out the victory over Sabonis and be crowned even complaining to the referees about calls. The set score this year’s Taco Bells skill challenge champion. was 157 and with the score being 156-155 Team LeBron had Next up was the Mountain Dew 3-Point Contest featured the lead and the ball. Fouled while receiving a pass from the best shooters in today’s game all trying to knock off Nets James, Chicago native Anthony Davis could win the game Guard Joe Harris, the defending champion. Harris was the with one free throw. Missing the first one, Davis would only returner from last year’s event. Harris was eliminated shoot the second one, SWISH, Team LeBron wins 157-155. early in the competition and the new 3-point champion Prior to the game, the MVP trophy was renamed to the turned out to be Buddy Hield from the Sacramento Kings. “Kobe Bryant MVP award” and the person to receive this The main event on Saturday night was the much- award for the first time was Kawhi Leonard who finished anticipated AT&T Slam Dunk Contest. A lot of eyes were on with 30 points and 8 three pointers made.

2008 dunk contest champion Dwight “Superman” Howard who was making his return to the competition with many wondering if he could still hang with the young blood. Howard showed that he still had some bounce left him but I was not enough to move on to the championship round. He finished with a score of 90 points. of Dubuque ® Derrick Jones, who hoped to live up to his nickname, “Airplane Mode,” was considered the favorite going into the “slam-fest.” Jones would live up to his name as he was awarded the AT&T slamdunk champion. After feeling he was robbed once again of a title, Forward Aaron Gordon says he will not compete in the contest anymore. “I feel like I should have two trophies... I don’t think I’m doing it again,” Gordon said.

With all of that, the Sunday game itself can almost seem like an after thought. But with the recent death of former Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant, the game took on special meaning.

The format of the game was changed to honor Bryant’s memory. There were only three quarters and after every quarter, the score was reset to zero.

The score through the three quarters was tallied up then 24 (Bryant’s jersey number) points were added making it a set score to reach with no time limit.

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Making waves and shattering records three Duhawks placed including Lynch in sixth at a 55.66, Fogarty in 10th at 58.96, and sophomore Cole Rabedeaux in 12th at ELSAH IL– This weekend as the men’s 1:02.16. and women’s swim team competed at their Going into the final night of Liberal Arts Conference Championship Feb. competition, the hard work set in the pool 12 to 15, hosted by Principia College. The and weight room this season paid off, four-day endeavor ended with the women’s starting with Shafer’s third and final first team placing eighth out of ten teams and place finish in the 200-yard backstroke. In the men’s team went sixth out a tight race, Shafer out touched of eight teams. The competition Coe College swimmer Sammi was fierce and races came down Hall by .09 to win the event with to seconds, but despite the tough a 2:06.80. Young also joined the battles, both teams ended with a podium with a 2:21.09, and Hill phenomenal season filled with 31 finished ninth with a 2:22.11. In top 16 finishes, 13 of those being the 100-yard freestyle, Nesset in the top eight, multiple top five swam to an eighth place finish races in program history and two with a 56.90, and Bogen placed school records broken.

11th with a 57.01. The night The competition began with ended with the 400-yard freestyle the 800-yard freestyle relay. On relay where Shafer, Nesset, the women’s side, the team of Forbort, and Bogen placed sixth junior Sarah Shafer, sophomore in a time of 3:48.38.

Alex Nesset, and first years For the men Fogarty and photo by DUHAWK ATHLETICS Amber Forbort and Kinsey Freshman Zach Nelson set personal record times this Rabedeaux competed in the Bogen touched at 8:30.21. On the competition in the 400-Yard Individual Relay.

200-yard backstroke finishing men’s side, the team of first year Zach Nelson, junior AJ Gainer, sophomore swam her first finals in the 400-yard respectively in 11th with a 2:08.09, and Jacob Priewe, and first year Chris Grunke individual medley. Her time of 5:45.03 26th with a 2:21.25. In the 100-yard placed 10th in the event. Bogen touched at freestyle Gainer finished 16th with a time finished in a time of 7:53.00.

E nte r i ng i nto t h e s e c on d d ay of 2:05.40 to earn herself a sixth place medal of 51.17. In the 200-yard breaststroke competition but first day of individual races, in the 200-yard freestyle. In the 100-yard LaGrange placed seventh with a time of the Duhawks prepared to wow everyone. breaststroke, Nesset placed 11th in 1:14.28, 2:16.14. In the 200-yard butterfly Lynch The day was highlighted by Shafer’s first and teammate Alyx Nugent, a senior, swam a 2:01.10 and placed eighth and place finish in the 50-yard freestyle with a placed 14th with a 1:17.80. Shafer earned Nelson finished ninth in a time of 2:01.65. time of 24.13, a new program record. The her second first place finish of the meet in Nelson entered the record books once new time of 24.13 replaces Shafer’s previous the 100-yard backstroke in a blistering time again by setting the fourth best time in record of 24.16 in the event which at last of 57.48 and senior Jenn Young joined her program history. The relay team of Nelson, year’s conference championship. Shafer on the podium in sixth place with a time of Gainer, Holmes and Lynch, concluded the finished the day with a second appearance 1:02.71. To round out the night, first year meet placing sixth in a time of 3:26.70 for on the podium alongside her relay mates Steph Hill, Nugent, Forbort, and Young the 400-yard freestyle relay.

In his first year coaching at Loras, Nick Nesset, Forbort, and Bogen in the 200-yard came together for the 200-yard medley relay Wyllie was pleased with the season. freestyle relay where they placed second and went a 2:01.54 to place eighth.

“We swam really well this weekend.

For the men, the night started with the with a time of 1:41.38. Other notable top 16 finishes for the women on day two included team of Lynch, LaGrange, Nelson and We had countless lifetime bests, two new Bogen’s 13th place finish in the 500-yard Holmes placing seventh in the 400-yard school records, multiple new top five freestyle with a 5:42.16, and Nesset’s medley in a time of 3:46.76. Shortly after, swims in program history and I have to 10th place finish in the 50-yard freestyle, a new program record was set by Nelson in give a shout out to Shafer for winning all the 400-yard individual medley. He swam three of her individual races,” he said. “It finishing in 25.72 seconds.

The men’s 200-yard freestyle relay team a 4:15.45 to earn a fifth place medal. In the is tough when the team size is about half of Gainer, juniors John Lynch and Ben 100-yard butterfly, Lynch swam a 52.89 to of what it needs to be, but next year when Fogarty, and first year Charlie Holmes place fifth, and teammate Gainer went 56.82 we bring in the bodies we will be turning swam to a 1:33.25 finish, taking sixth place. to earn 14th. In the 100-yard breaststroke, some heads.”

Be on the lookout for the men’s and Nelson fought his way to 12th place in the Lagrange swam his way into the record 500-yard freestyle in a time of 4:51.36 - the books and claimed the fourth fastest swim women’s team next year, the men will fourth fastest in program history. Junior in program history, coming in at 59.40 and return everyone, and the women will say Tim LaGrange joined in on the finals action placed fourth. In the 100-yard backstroke, goodbye to their three seniors Young, Nugent, and Krystal Shannon.

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placing 13th in the 200-yard individual medley, he swam a 2:06.20. To round out the night, Gainer went a 23.16 in the 50-yard freestyle to place 16th.

Day three, even more Duhawks joined in on making finals starting with Shafer, Nesset, Forbort, and Bogen competing in the 400-yard medley to place seventh in a time of 4:18.69. Junior Harriet Siegrist

Tennis loses thriller

by SARA BACKUS sports writer

CHICAGO, IL – Last Friday, both men’s and women’s tennis teams traveled to Chicago to open up their spring seasons.

Both teams fell to Roosevelt University in some hard-fought matches.

For the women, Isabel Schwabe won at 2 singles, along with Noely Baumann at 5 singles, and Mariana Bayona at 6 singles.

For then men, Eian Coad (6-1, 2-6, 10-6) won at 6 singles. The teams look to build upon these matches in preparation for conference.

The men’s team also competed this Sunday in Galesburg, Illinois against Knox College. This match up secured the men their first team win of the season. At three doubles, Sam Brickley and Brett Batkoff won 8-1. In addition, Joe Schneider (62, 6-1), Sean Gelski (6-1, 6-4), and Brett Batkoff (6-1, 6-0) all won at singles to tie up the match score. After a marathon match, Michael Runde won (6-4, 2-6, 7-6(5) in a tiebreaker to secure the win for the Duhawks.

Both teams have a busy weekend coming up with the men competing in Green Bay against Saint Norbert’s College and Ripon College on Saturday, February 22nd and then to Saint Mary’s University in Winona, Minnesota, along with the women on February 23rd.

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Pro-Wrestling update

by NATE KAISER sports writer

Wednesday night saw the debut of or so we thought of Jeff Cobb on All Elite Wrestling. Cobb crushed Jon Moxley with a tour of the islands. Sources have said that Cobb is not officially signed with AEW and will appear on his future nonAEW events, but the ground has shifted under his weight. What will Jon Moxley do about It? SMACKDOWN 2/7 - Smackdown kicked off with the return of the Miz and John Morisson hosting their famous segment, the “Dirt Sheet.” The New Day responded to Miz and Morison asking the two why they thought they could beat the champs. They wouldn’t have long to talk as violence ensued with a brutal beat down at the hands of Miz and Morrison.

Later on in the night, “King Corbin” Baron Corbin interrupted Goldberg before he could announce who he will be facing as Super Show-Down. He demanded one more match with the “Big Dog” Roman Reigns, but Regins served up a superman punch to Corbin and laid down the challenge for a steel cage match!

The night capped off with a Women’s Fatal four-way match to determine the next number, one contender, for the Women’s championship. Alexa Bliss, Carmella, Naomi, and Dana Brooke crossed paths in the main event. Alexa Bliss tried for her finishing move “twisted bliss,” but Namoi got her knees up. From under their noses, Carmella hits them both with superkicks and picks up the upset win.

RAW 2/10 - The opening contest featured the Raw women’s champion “The Man” Becky Lynch squaring off against Asuka with her tag team partner and friend Kari Sane in her corner.

Throughout the bout, outside i nt e r f e re n c e f ro m S a n e k e p t t h e momentum on the side of Asuka. Towards the end of the match, the two traded blows back and forth until Lynch hit a side slam for the three counts. Shortly after NXT standout and newcomer to Monday Night Raw, Shana Bazler attacked Lynch, bitting her neck and drawing blood.

Monday night capped off a massive eight-man tag team match up pitting Kevin Owens, Samoa Joe and the Viking Raiders against Seth Rollins, Buddy Murphy, and AOP. Being eight of the top performers on Raw, the match delivered as most would think. Tag team matches like this can be hard to contain but the action brought the people out of their seats. A triple suicide dive from Joe and the Vikings Raiders stole the show, but Rollins hit the curb stomp and picked up the win!

AEW DYNAMITE 2/12 - All Elite Wrestling had a championship showdown this past Wednesday with the tag team ch ampi ons h ip s an d t h e Wom e n’s championship on the line.

Hangman Page and Kenny Omega defended their championships against S out h e r n C a l i for n i a Un c e ns ore d (SCU). Omega and Page retained after a Combination V Trigger Lariat putting away SCU. D u s t i n R h o d e s s c ore d t h e w i n over Sammy Guvaera letting weeks of frustration spill into the ring. Rhodes kicked out of an inverted go to sleep (GTS), answering with a destroyer followed up by his finishing move the final reckoning.

Rhodes will meet Jake Hager at AEW’s next big pay per view event Revolution on February 29th.

The women’s championship changed hands this week with Nyla Rose pinning Riho with the beast bomb for the win. An act of sweet revenge for Rose being that Riho initially beat her to win the inaugural championship match.

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Duhawks conquer Plateville Invitational have fun allows me to be more relaxed and focused.�

Weatherly, along with fellow teammates junior Carly Fischer and senior Michelle Budden, all threw PRs and advanced to finals. Budden won the overall PLATTEVILLE, WI — A few months of rain, sleet, weight throws event with a throw of 55 feet, 5.75 and snow is never good for emerging and developing inches while Fischer placed second with a throw of athletes. However, no matter what, the Duhawk women 52 feet, 6.75 inches. and men’s track and field teams continue to persist On the men’s side, sophomore Josh with their training. Their training has garnered the Smith remains undefeated in the 60m women’s team seventh and the men’s team fourth in dash with a time of 6.93.

Division III. On Saturday, Feb. 15, the Duhawk track “It took a lot to get where I am now teams competed at the UW-Platteville Invitational in to be successful. From my summer/fall Platteville, Wi. training I worked really hard and pushed On the road to the American Rivers Indoor passed some of my body’s limits,� said Josh Smith Conference Championship, the team produced Smith. “Without the support of my team strong results in their events overall. In the 60m and coaches, I wouldn’t be this successful. They always hurdles sophomore Elayna Bahl and junior Bailey photo by WILL EDWARDS Vance placed second and third overall. Bahl gained a Seniors Cole Conklin and Blake Keller running at UW-Platteville push me and support me through the good and bad times.� personal record time of 8.98 in the hurdle finals. Senior in the mile run. Conklin would finish the mile with a time of Junior Ryan Rogers placed second in the 60-meter Gabrielle Noland won the 60m dash with a time of 4:23.38 while Keller would finish with a time of 4:28.34. hurdles with a time of 8.29 and third in the pole vault 7.61, defeating her previous record of 7.73 done last Kaylee Osterberger won the mile run with a with a height of 14’7.50. In the 400-meter run, sophomore year. Sophomore Marion Edwards won the time of 5:23.93.

200m dash with a time of 25.96 and placed “I was pretty excited after the race. It’s Mike Jasa with a setting a PR of 49.94. “[Sophomore] Wyatt fifth in the 60m dash, a personal record of 7.89. rewarding to have outcomes like that because Kelly won the 800-meter run with a time of 1:58.36 and Senior Alexis Alt placed second in the 200m it makes all of the hard work worth it,� said [senior] Patrick Mikel came in second with a time of 1:58.43.

[Junior] Conor Otting finished third in the event with a time dash with a personal record time of 26.26.

Osterberger. of 1:59.07�. (Adlfinger, “No.4 Duhawks Claim Five Wins “Being able to stay consistent in my times Sophomore Ellie Osterberger finished Kaylee at Platteville�). Senior Tyler Havens won the 3,000-meter these past couple of weeks allowed me to beat third in the mile run with a time of 5:33.58.

Osterberger Marion my PR almost every other week in the 60m Freshman Alexis Riesberg won the 5,000-meter run with a personal record time of 8:45.40 with junior Joey Edwards Schultz placing third in the 3,000-meter run with a time of dash, 200m dash, and as a leg on the 4:400m run with a time of 20:37.71.

8:56.41. Seniors Cole Conklin-Little and Blake Keller placed teams,� said Edwards. “I do my best to bring as much positive “I think that this week’s practice was great first and second in the mile run. Conklin-Little ran a time of energy as possible so that I don’t let myself overthink. I’m and it helped me relax more when I stepped 4:23.38 with Keller behind him with a time of 4:28.34. Senior starting to understand I have put in the necessary work to into the ring,� said junior Kayla Weatherly, who Quintin Durov placed second in the high jump, clearing 6 set myself up for success.� placed fourth in shot put with a throw of 40 feet 4.00 inches. Junior Zac Couture placed fourth in the In the 400m dash, first year Alyssa Pfandenhauer places feet 11.75 inches. “I stepped in thinking that weight throw with 47 feet, 10 inches. second with a time of 1:00.14. Junior Valerie Herbst also I wanted to move up today, I wanted to do my The team will be competing next at the University of took second in the 800-meter run (2:24.17). Sophomore best. Having the team support and being able to Kayla Dubuque’s Spartan Invite on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020.

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Revenge of the Duhawks

The Loras Wrestling team upset long-time rival Wartburg Knights in historic match

by CONNOR HALBMAIER sports writer

After a losing streak of six starting all the way back in 2014, the Duhawk wrestlers finally notched a win against the Wartburg Knights. This historic match took place in Wartburg’s own Levick Arena, located in Waverly, Iowa, on Feb. 14.

It was a rough start at first for the Duhawks. With the first match, the 125 weight class, Duhawk senior Matt Randone and Wartburg’s Brady Kyner went 6-2, favoring the Knights. Following was the 133 weight class match between junior Mason McMillen and Kris Rumph, which also resulted in a loss through a major decision 11-3.

During the third round, the Duhawks picked themselves off the ground and began flying to victory, starting with junior Clint Lembeck and Brady Fritz.

It was a close call, but Lembeck snatched a victory for the Duhawks with a decision 5-4. Keeping the momentum going, Loras sophomore Daniel Ruiz, weighing in at 149 pounds, seized another win for the team against Brock Rathbun with a sudden victory 4-2. Senior Brandon Murray was next in line, and defeated 157 pounder Shea Hartzler with a fall at 5:13 of the match.

With the team score being 12-7, the

Knights sought to hinder the Duhawks’ flight to victory. In the 165 weight class match, senior Eddie Smith lost to the Max Forsyth through a decision 7-5. The Duhawks pushed back with a victory by junior Jacob Krakow over Paul Calo with a decision 8-2.

At this point, the perpetual back and forth between the teams raised tensions in the crowd. Weighing in at 184 pounds, first-year Shane Liegel was defeated by Wartburg’s Kyle Briggs through a major decision 14-4. In the 197 weight class, senior Guy Patron Jr. thoroughly defeated Kobe Woods with a major decision 14-0.

Going into the final match, the overall score was 19-14. The last Duhawk representative of the night was sophomore Wyatt Wriedt, who competed against Jordan Brandon in the heavy weight class.

It was a difficult match for the Duhawk, resulting in a loss through a sudden victory 3-1. Despite the loss though, the Duhawks flew away with the victory, the final score 19-17.

Coming up, the wrestling team has two weeks off before going to Dubuque’s Five Flags Center to compete in the NCAA Lower Midwest Regional on Feb. 29 and Mar. 1.

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Dubuque, IA – Following a ver y successful road trip, the Loras Men’s Volleyball team faced back-to-back home games for the first time this season taking on rivals Benedictine and Greenville. On Friday, the Duhawks competed against the Benedictine Eagles in front of an energetic home crowd.

Following a strong start to the match, the Duhawks slowed down a little bit but resurged late due to the efforts of senior Ian Walsh and first-year Dorian Fiorenza.

However, the Duhawks would fall in the first set 20-25. The second set featured stellar performances all around by the Duhawks, with Walsh again dominating.

The set was neck in neck up until the final points, with the Duhawks falling 2225. The third set began with a slow start for Loras but a strong resurgence halfway through brought the Duhawks back into the game. Despite strong resistance at the end of the set, the Duhawks would fall to Benedictine 20-25, resulting in a 3 set Benedictine victory.

The following afternoon, the Duhawks were right back to work against conference rival Greenville. Friday’s loss would not hinder the Duhawk’s talents for this

game. The first set started out excellent for Loras, with a huge run to start the game.

With an amazing show from sophomore Pat Mahoney, the Duhawks easily beat Greenville 25-14 the first set.

In the second set, the Duhawks showed no signs of slowing down. With powerhouse performances from Mahoney and junior Andy Martinez, the Duhawks netted 10 huge blocks. Along with a huge service ace from first-year Kevin Kessel halfway through the set, Loras cruised to a 25-16 victory.

The third was just as dominant as before.

With junior Pat Hollander showing amazing hands throughout the whole game, the Duhawks would win the third set 25-21.

Talking with Kessel after the games, he noted “We’re a young team so we have lots to work on still. That really showed during the Benedictine match. We may not have the experience of other teams, but we definitely make that up in talent and that talent showed against Greenville�.

With a 1-1 record this weekend, the Duhawks sit at a very respectable record of 7-3. Walsh was also named Player of the Week the previous week.

The Duhawks take on rival Carthage this Saturday.