Sept. 19, 2013, edition of The Lorian

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Loras defies traditional college life Page 7 September 19, 2013 — Vol. 92, Issue 1

President welcomes back students

President Jim Collins

Dear Students, Welcome to the start of Loras’ 175th academic year. It’s great to have so many of you back on campus. Though we will miss the Class of 2013, we are pleased to welcome all our new students, especially the Class of 2017!

While some of you could care less about this great anniversary year, you might be more inclined to appreciate what it means. As Iowa’s first college, Loras is steeped in a tradition of success built upon our Catholic, liberal arts foundation. This tradition is something which our 26,000 worldwide alumni are proud of. It is a tradition that has garnered repeated national recognition. This tradition has launched meaningful careers, vocations, public service, volunteerism, friendships and family life. It is a tradition built upon personal responsibility and faith. Our tradition values relationships, difference and service. Loras’ tradition requires

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hard work, pursuing knowledge and wisdom for a lifetime while cherishing every day the privilege of having such an opportunity.

To appreciate the tradition, you have to become an active member of the campus community. Make sure you prioritize getting to every class, meeting with your professors, and devoting appropriate time to study. Find ways to step out of your comfort zone and learn more about study away opportunities, organizations, and workshop offerings. Lead a balanced life by embracing your faith and the many options we provide to deepen your spirituality. Make time to exercise regularly and be sure to get plenty of sleep.

If you are actively engaged in the campus community and take responsibility for your priorities, the Loras tradition provides ample time for fun. Attend a CAB event, show your Duhawk spirit at an athletic contest, become

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active with an organization whose mission you admire, hang out in the Pub with friends and/ or choose among a variety of many other good options.

Loras offers so many terrific opportunities and all of our faculty and staff are here to help.

It is your responsibility to get involved, seek advice and access all the resources we offer.

Our responsibility is to provide the support for your initiative on all fronts. When this powerful combination occurs, you’ll truly come to know what the Loras experience is all about and why the Loras tradition is so passionately embraced by our alumni. In fact, we want all of you to come back to demonstrate your deep pride in Loras when we celebrate its 200th anniversary.

Have a great year!

God Bless, Jim

Campus Life

Breaking the Silence breaks ground Members of the Batavia, IL community race to the finish in a 5K run/walk organized

by Party in the Park.

by EMILY MAST

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Bipolar Disorder … the musical?

Although it seems strange to see these words together, a professor at Loras wants to show the Dubuque community that a musical centered on mental health can be riveting.

Robert Dunn, professor of psychology, has written a musical focusing on the effects of bipolar disorder on a family.

Dunn has written many other plays over the past few years dealing with themes of the mind, but he got the idea for his most recent musical, “The Amazing Hi-Lows,” in a rather interesting way.

Years ago, when Dunn was a clinical therapist, he worked with an actor who appeared on a national television show.

The actor was a chronically depressed man, and Dunn learned that the actor’s mother was very domineering and most likely had undiagnosed bipolar disorder. Dunn’s experience with this man made a lasting impression, leading him to ultimately base a musical off of it.

Jumping between flashbacks and the present, “The Amazing Hi-Lows” shows how five siblings try to cope with their mother’s bipolar disorder. The siblings reunite after many years, when their mother is on her deathbed, and the family wants to find closure before she passes.

The musical uses dialogue and approximately 20 original songs written

by Dunn to convey the difficult circumstances the family tries to overcome.

If you want to see this fascinating mixture of psychology and enter­ tainment, you can come to St. Joseph Auditorium in Hoffmann Hall on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 20 and 21, at 7:30 p.m., or Sunday, Sept. 22, at 3 p.m.

The show is free for Loras staff, faculty and students; otherwise, the tickets are $10 at the door.

by CASSANDRA BUSCH

A new organization has arrived on campus that is aiming to start a revolution regarding the attitudes of students toward mental illness.

Breaking the Silence had its first meeting on Thursday, Sept.

12, at 8 p.m. After a rousing icebreaker of marshmallow dodgeball, the attendees headed inside the ACC for the remainder of the meeting.

A video was shown to present the mission of Breaking the Silence and its history, which is now posted on the club’s social-media sites.

Junior Ben Minnis, the founder of Breaking the Silence, said that the idea stemmed from an event he co-chaired with his

Sophomore Clare Leis wants everyone to know that she lives for hope for the future during the Breaking the Silence photo shoot.

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friend, Emily Roberts, back in Minnis’ hometown of Batavia, IL. The event, called Party in the Park, was created by Minnis and Roberts in 2011 in honor of a classmate who committed suicide. A live concert, 5K run/ walk, ice cream eating contest, and deejay all were organized to raise money for a group called Suicide Prevention Services of America.

The first-ever event in 2011 raised $6,000d, and $20,000 more subsequently was raised over the next two years. Minnis hopes to bring Party in the Park to Dubuque in the fall of 2014.

Breaking the Silence previously has garnered attention on campus with its social-media

First-year students Ellie Horst and Tanner Emerson stop by the Breaking the Silence booth at Campus Fest for a photo shoot to show what they live for: Smiles and laughter. campaign that began at Campus Fest, which featured photographs of students holding a white board that reads “What do you live for?” The club will orchestrate similar campaigns in the coming year to continue raising awareness of the impact of mental illness and the importance of being open about it.

“The message this group is trying to get across is that mental illness is real,” said Minnis. “It’s nothing to be ashamed of, and that we can fight it together.”

Breaking the Silence also plans to launch a series of videos throughout the year that will feature students’ stories of battling and overcoming mental illness.

Meetings for Breaking the Silence are set to take place on Thursday nights in the ACC at 8 p.m., though the frequency of the meetings is still undecided.

The first half-hour will be dedicated toward open discussion about recent developments and future projects, while the second half will involve the group splitting up into individual committees. These committees include events, programs, public relations, fundraising and finance.

If students are interested in finding out more about Breaking the Silence, they may contact Minnis or log onto the club’s websites on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter or Instagram ­— at their account “btsloras.”

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News

The Lorian Sept. 19, 2013

The story behind DM’s amazing success

by MARY AGNOLI

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After only nine years on campus, it is hard to dispute the fact that Duhawk Dance Marathon is a powerful force on campus. With the number of new members rising every year—along with their per capita donations to the Children’s Miracle Network — the name “Dance Marathon” garners mixed reactions on campus.

Despite the number of hardworking members of this organization, a common sentiment around campus is that Dance Marathon receives “special privileges” or has an “unfair advantage.” To some, this became visualized when DM was present at first-year move-in sporting their own blue t-shirts and sliding fliers under every new student’s door.

However, this option is open to any organization on campus. They just need to ask.

“If groups come to me and say they want to help with welcome staff and promote their organization, I would let them,” said Kim Walsh, Director of Student Life and Dance Marathon Supervisor. “I’ve never turned down a group who asked to market their group at move-in.”

Walsh explained that one reason DM has such a far reach on campus is due to its ex-

Loras students take their Dance Marathon duties extremely seriously. photo courtesy LORAS ARCHIVES

tremely organized structure.

“The reason they accomplish what they do isn’t because of special privileges,” said Walsh. “It’s because they put the necessary time and energy in.”

This is not to suggest that other organizations on campus do not put the same amount of effort, but DM gains a large advantage due to the sheer number of people and the amount of time each individual dedicates. With 16 executive board members, 20-30 morale captains, 50 committee members, as well as the dancers for the day of the event, they are not lacking in support.

Board of Regents chair: John Schmidt

by LAUREN PETERMAN

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John Schmidt has been a member of the Board of Regents since February 2006. He currently serves as the board chair, and he lives in Dubuque with his wife and three children.

Schmidt grew up in Dubuque and has four siblings who attended Loras. Although he attended the University of Northern Iowa, he took a statistics class at Loras, and that exposure to academics from the student aspect provided him with respect for Loras College.

Schmidt came back to the Dubuque community to work for Dubuque Bank and Trust, where he began John Schmidt as an auditor and became the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and President. Currently he is employed at AY McDonald, where he is the CFO. “Loras provides a remarkable experience for students: from the academic side, to the exposure to catholicity, to the student life activities,” said Schmidt. “I’m a big support-

er of the community, and I think Loras is an integral part of the community. Loras is a unique asset, and it is something that needs to be cherished and invested in. I never leave that campus not feeling better than when I had arrived.”

As board chair, Schmidt’s duties are hands on, such as overseeing board meetings and founding the audit committee, as well as a bit more behind-the-scenes, such as aiding President Collins with counsel and direction.

“President Collins sets the direction for the college,” said Schmidt. “But the members act as a sounding board (for him).”

Acknowledging Loras College’s 175 year anniversary, Mr. Schmidt looks toward the future.

“Some changes we’re anticipating in the coming years is the continued buildup of enrollment, and the incoming class enrollment is a wonderful identification of that,” Schmidt said. “Loras College isn’t resting on its laurels; it is building and growing. The future of Loras is very bright, and I think we’re heading in the right direction.”

Peace and Justice Week

by STACIA MCDERMOTT

“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” The selfless and always insightful Mother Teresa reminds us how we are all connected. This is the goal of Peace and Justice Week; to recognize that we are all created with dignity and that there are many (16 in fact) groups on campus that are working for this common goal. Throughout the week during lunch and dinner, groups will be tabling to share their story, how

| for the Lorian you can get involved, how their mission is connected to Catholic social teaching (even if unintentionally), and collecting money for relief work in Syria. We will also be making bracelets which serve as a visual reminder of all of the organizations separate goals, yet still fall under the umbrella of working for Peace and Justice. So spread some love this week, check out one of the programs being offered, pray and act for peace, and remember—we’re all in this together!

“Everything students do for DM is considered service,” said Walsh. “All together, they produce over 17,000 volunteer hours every semester.”

One may wonder how such a new organization is able to receive such involvement.

“A lot of students come in already knowing about DM after participating in mini-marathons (at their high schools),” said Walsh.

“We have a lot of national support, which is not a resource other organizations may have.”

Another reason for DM’s success is due to their physical connection with those they are helping.

“It’s the cause,” said Loras Dance Marathon President Alyssa Schroeder when explaining their success. “We have 70 families in the area that we help and we can physically see and talk to.”

However, the lives of the Miracle Children and their families are not the only ones DM has made a difference in. The organization affects Loras students as well.

“I was one who was ready to transfer out of Loras,” said Schroeder. “Then I got into DM my freshman year, and that’s the reason I’m still here. It helped me see the positive things I could do on campus.”

However, DM is not for everyone, and the members recognize this.

“Every organization on campus has something to offer,” said Walsh. “What’s inspiring for one student may not be for another, and the variety we have is really beneficial to our campus.”

Dance Marathon may be a powerhouse at Loras, but it did not become that way through special privileges or finding loopholes. Each member puts in the hours to promote the thing in which they strongly believe. Hopefully, every student on campus can find something that they are equally passionate about to get behind.

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The Lorian Sept. 19, 2013

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Live long Children of Abraham: Continuing interfaith dialogue ... and

by SEABELO MONTWEDI | staff writer

In a world where people fight and hate each other because of different views and beliefs, it is refreshing to witness an organization that aims to bring people together and build lasting relationships despite different religious backgrounds. The founders and participants of the Children of Abraham have made it their mission to view and use the differences in religion as a positive stepping stone to form a united nation. The organization is known mainly for hosting non-competitive and non-threatening round table discussions.

The organization, which was founded

by Dr. John Eby (Loras College), Dr. Alan Garfield (University of Dubuque), and Dr. Adib Kassas (Tri State Islamic Centre) in 2010, held its first event of the year this past Thursday. Children of Abraham brings together people from different religions, mainly Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, to discuss different topics about religion. The idea is to have an interfaith dialogue and to recognize that no matter the religion, the end goal for humanity is the same. Children of Abraham aspires to make a wide-reaching impact and hosts people from all over the Tri-State at its round table discussions.

Stacia McDermott, the Coordinator of Peace and Justice, believes that measuring things based on numbers undercuts the value of human interaction.

“The goal is not to increase the number of attendance,” said McDermott. “But to form a community with the number of people

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We know that the media and the world like to drive wedges between people, and we found that we are people of different religions and we have a lot to share.

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Dr. Adib kassas and Dr. Alan Garfield join in interfaith dialogue about Creation during the first Children of Abraham session this year.

that attend and have an everlasting positive impact on the people we interact with.”

Last year, the organization served meals at the United Church of Christ and that’s how they know that the community is putting what they believe into practice. The organization’s wish is to continue putting their beliefs into action.

“We know that the media and the world like to drive wedges between people,” said

Dr. Alan, co-founder of Children of Abraham. “We found that we are people of different religions and we have a lot to share… it’s not only for the old people, we also have room for the young.”

The organization focuses on the similarities between people of different religions, mainly on the goal for humanity. Although it is challenging to effectively measure the group’s success rate, Dr. Garfield is happy that they are receiving notes of gratitude from people who attend the discussion forum. This is how they know that they indeed are having a positive impact on people.

Children of Abraham is for everyone, religious or not. It is a good opportunity to get outside of oneself and learn about others as well as oneself.

“Interfaith dialogue is what is going to bring about peace in the world,” said McDermott.

The group will be hosting other discussion forums throughout the year.

Over the hills and far away

by HANNAH WAY

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Each year for the past 25 years, Loras has sent a group of Duhawks, made up of both students and staff, to the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. This group gives up a Thanksgiving at home with family in order to volunteer at St. Paul’s Catholic mission Church in McKee, KY. Hundreds of Loras students and alumni have been able to make this sacrifice in order to learn a little more about the people of Appalachia and how to better serve. While in McKee, students are able to work with the local residents on housing improvements, visit with the elderly and clients at an adult day care, and help plan and assist with a Thanksgiving meal at the church for the elderly and families in need.

However, this trip has become more than just an annual service trip. It is Loras’ longest-running trip and has transformed into a tradition in its own right. And perhaps more importantly, it has brought about a special bond between St. Paul’s and Loras.

This connection is not just in the common experiences that the hundreds of students, past and present, have shared.

In 1989, a then-senior Duhawk Betty Moore went on the trip to McKee with a group of students to volunteer. She is still there.

“Who knew that when Loras sent me on the service trip Thanksgiving 1989 to St. Paul’s Catholic Church in McKee, KY, 24 years ago, that I would still be here calling McKee my home,” said Moore.

Moore, who graduated from Loras with a degree in Elementary Education, is currently a district administrator for the Jackson County Public Schools, an active volunteer

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in the community, a proud parishioner of St. Paul’s, and on the board of directors for the Jackson County Food Bank.

But she still looks forward each year to welcoming the group of Duhawks who come down to learn and to serve.

“We open our home to the group and I provide the Thanksgiving meal for my ‘family’,” said Moore of the group that comes down each year. “It can be a tight squeeze getting us all in, but there is nothing better than having a group of Duhawks in my home on Thanksgiving and providing a little piece of home to them while they are away from their family.”

Moore has become a bridge between Loras and St. Paul’s, working with the Loras students and making them feel at home.

“They have shown such hospitality to our students, our groups that we send down there year after

year,” said Colleen Kuhl, Loras’ director of Campus Ministry. “St. Paul’s works in an area that is not predominantly Catholic, but they recognize that they are still called to serve. This is something that Loras has been able to recognize and learn from: the idea that we don’t serve others because they are Catholic; we serve because we are Catholic.”

This call to serve, recognized in Loras’ Catholic Identity statement, has become a hallmark of the Loras experience. Each year, graduates have gone on to do mission and service work across the country and world and current students do more and more for the community. Moore is just one example of an alum who is still embodying Loras’ mission.

“The one thing that has been reaffirmed to me over the past 24 years is that God is truly the guiding light in our lives and knows where we are to be and how to serve him,” said Moore. “We have to keep our hearts open and trust in him. Only God knows the path our life will take.”

If you are interested in a Loras service trip, applications can be found on Orgsync.

Applications are due September 25th. If you have any questions, please contact Emily.Steepleton@loras.edu or Hannah.Way@ Loras.edu

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by NINO ERBO | staff writer

Everyone knows that it’s better to be healthy in order to live longer and enjoy life more fully. But it turns out that having good health also can enable faculty and staff to save a little green. Loras College has a neat annual program that helps pay less for insurance, sponsored by Healthcheck360.

Well, what is HealthCheck360?

“HealthCheck360 is a corporate wellness and health management program,” as it says on their FAQs. Essentially, they provide physicals and check things like height, weight, BMI (body mass index), waist-to-hip ratio, blood pressure, and “good” cholesterol levels and measurements.

They base the patient’s health and measurements on a scale up to 100.

If they score well, they get a nifty bargain: $25 a month off of their health insurance premium. Faculty and staff who have participated before provide insight as to how it works and what benefits it can provide.

One such person is Tammi Martin, who works at the Loras Health Center.

“It happens over three days in September. Employees get it done for free. There is an option for their spouse to have it as well, but they have to pay.”

Having participated last year, she knows firsthand what kind of benefits HealthCheck360 can offer. “ The deduction is the same amount each year. What they’re really aiming for is the prevention of diseases. If there are more serious issues, they warrant a recommendation to that person to see a doctor. If you want to keep the deduction, you have to keep going to the physicals year after year.”

So this physical is important for adults at Loras; is there anything for the students?

“There isn’t something like this for students because students have different kinds of insurance, whereas faculty and staff all have the same insurance. However, it’s good to give physicals, and there are programs at Loras to keep students healthy.

Tom Kult is one of the people to go to about these programs. Though students won’t get the benefits of HealthCheck360, Loras has many outlets available to maintain their healthiness while here, according to Beth Burgmeier and Troy Wright, who work in human resources in Keane Hall.

They said that HealthCheck360 are generous with their benefits to participants. The $25 deduction is automatic for the first time, and to keep the deduction, you have to have a score of 71 or more or show an increase of five points from last year.

A score of 71 is at the lower end of the low-risk area, which means that HealthCheck360 is pushing people to stay healthy if they want the added benefits. “It always happens in September, and the results come back in November or December. The incentive that you get for your insurance starts in January. The results you get are confidential to you, and we highly encourage new members to take part.”

A free physical that takes a short amount of time to do, to save hundreds of dollars on health insurance each year? This all sounds highly encouraging.

It is important to stay healthy, and Loras College and HealthCheck360 know this, so the opportunity to keep your health up for money is a win-win for everyone involved. Students may not have this window to save some money, but they should stay healthy so they can perform at their full potential.

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Opinion

The Lorian Sept. 19, 2013

Cars — the Gateway Vehicle to death and destruction ROCKIN’ ROBBINS

Brett Robbins

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hile picking through all of the argumentation of whether marijuana should be legalized for recreational use, I found one of the primary arguments to be the idea of pot being a “gateway drug.” The idea that using marijuana could promote the sampling of other drugs made sense to me, and that got me thinking, what about cars? The reason cars came to mind was the horrible reality of car accidents, drunk driving and road rage.

All three of those driving related activities are a dangerous social problem that we are all confronted with in our daily lives, and all of them could easily be prevented if we made

driving illegal.

But why criminalize driving?

Driving is what I like to think of as a “gateway right,” just as anti-marijuana activists see pot as a gateway drug.

We all like to think that hopping in the car is a harmless, fun activity we do in our spare time in order to enjoy ourselves. We roll down the windows and breathe in the fresh air. We listen to our favorite songs, or we explore the world around us. What we fail to realize is the moment we set foot into our cars, we’ve made ourselves more susceptible to getting in car accidents.

You see, traffic fatalities don’t just happen independently. It took society caving into the pressure of driving

advocates who taught people that it was “cool to drive” to create this problem. Now, with such societal acceptance towards driving, everyone is doing it. And if everyone is driving, the amount of traffic accidents is going to get higher.

The point is that I agree with the logic of anti-marijuana activists. Just as pot leads to other drug use, driving leads to car accidents. Sex leads to STDs. Selling kitchen knives leads to stabbings. The answer is not to teach people to use cars, sex, cutting knives and marijuana responsibly; rather the solution is to simply outlaw everything.

It’s irrelevant that pot use is less

What will happen if we continue to sit idly by and not demand change?

D iplomacy and Liberty: words often tossed around in this country with no substantive meaning and only for show. Since my generation has been around, we have seen the demise of liberty and have only known perpetual, never ending harlie rant war.

Sept. 11th, 2001, was a day that I barely remember, and I know many of my peers don’t as well; yet, we have been cornered into a state of never ending fear because of it. We will never know what it feels like to not have to be guilty until proven innocent at airports, what it feels like to not be constantly monitored, or what it’s like not be in a constant state of worry. We will never know what it’s like not to solve every problem with bombs and bribes; sometimes I find myself questioning the legitimacy of all this.

Your chances of being killed or injured by a terrorist attack are 1 and 3.5 million.

Now, I am not trying to undermine what terrorism can do and am not trying to deny the fact that it has affected many families and individuals; but, do we really need to be worrying about it around every corner?

We have been lead to believe that terrorism is an imminent threat and can happen anywhere at any time and that we need to give up our personal freedoms

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to protect us from said threats. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Letting a TSA agent look at a full body image of you against your will or groping you in inappropriate ways doesn’t actually make us safer, it’s only for peace of mind. None of the expansive, often unnecessary, security measures that have been put in place in the last decade actually keep us safe. How many people has the TSA stopped at an airport that were an imminent threat? Zero. In fact there have been at least three cases of individuals getting through with bombs, e.g. the Underwear Bomber, Shoe Bomber, etc.

How many people have been saved because of the NSA collecting everything we send through our phone or the internet? Zero.

The list goes on and on.

Recently, you can hear the war drums beating again in the media. They have been talking about attacking Syria, a country that poses no threat to the US (no matter how much the President tries to claim they do, there has been no real evidence for that), and has been involved in a complicated civil war for over two years.

The recent allegations against Syria are that the government has used chemical weapons (which are banned under International Law) against its own people.

If proven to be true, this would be one of the most blatant war crimes of the past century. Nonetheless, many women, children, and men have been killed because of the chemical attack.

There are a few fundamental questions that need to be asked by every American concerned about this possible conflict.

Why would Assad, the dictator of Syria, use chemical weapons when we have explicitly told him not to? What gain would he get by violating this and possibly receiving repercussions from the strongest military the world has known? Who are the rebels? What is the U.S.’s historical stance against chemical weapons, including the incident with Saddam and the Kurds in Iraq back in the 90s? Can we afford another war? How do we know this won’t explode into a global conflict? What will happen here at home both economically and with regards to our safety and liberty?

Many of these questions cannot be answered, but a few can. We cannot afford another war; we’re 16 trillion dollars in debt. The majority of rebels in the Syrian conflict are a part of al Nusra front, an al Qaida based group, which have shown barbaric actions against non-Muslims. We have turned a blind eye to other dictators that have used chemical weapons against civilians in the past. Saddam Hussein used them in Iraq against hundreds of Kurd civilians, upwards of 4,000 were killed; the U.S. turned a blind eye. We can only expect to lose more of our liberties if this conflict is carried out.

What if diplomacy and minding our own business worked better at keeping us safe than bombs and bribes? What if more civil liberties are taken in the name of keeping us safe? What if we never realize how much debt we are in? What will most people do?

Nothing. What will happen if we continue to sit idly by and not demand change?

Nothing good.

‘Questioning the norms and happenings’

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s I began to write this first column, the many glories of a creative license (of the free writing variety) made my mind race with possibilities.

“What is my vision for this column?” I thought. “What is it I want people to gain?”

“What kinds of points do I want to get across?” alli iner Better yet, “What am I going to name this thing?”

Of course, like any other writer whose explosion of ideas turn, ironically, into a massive writer’s block, I began to use such indecision to contemplate the things I DIDN’T want the column to be.

For instance, I would certainly not want to give Miley Cyrus any more unnecessary headline time than she’s already earned with her all too unnatural dance moves.

But, I might like to discuss the obvious double standard of sexual morality we hold women to. How ridiculous it is that the song she’s dancing to alludes to rape and is still considered ‘a work of art?’’ Or better yet, that no one questions why it was allowed to be performed on live public television at all.

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Nor would I want to write about how equally disheartening it is that some of us use that as an excuse to dismiss both Cyrus and Thicke in saying ‘he was just as bad.’

Sure, he was, he is after all a 30-something year old married man with children who should know better. But, perhaps, instead of letting them both off the hook on account of a double standard, we should instead make that the standard: Women don’t get to act in that way, neither do men.

No one gets to be that sexually graphic, and no one is off the hook. That kind of reasoning should be applied across the board in the case of sexual morality.

However, maybe I would like to write about things like the depreciation of the traditional rock band, how great bands like the Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac and Matchbox 20 have fewer albums flying off the shelves than many less musically skilled solo artists like Ke$ha and Kanye West (though I hear he had one of the best videos of all time). Or, maybe I would write about what that says about the culture we have created for young Americans. Surely that trend is a sign of the times.

Perhaps, I’d even use one week’s column to point out that the competition of the career-centered American consumer society is so deeply ingrained in us that our very college email signatures scream

“pick me, I’ve exhausted myself more in all 14 of these activities than my equally over-committed counterparts,” to future employers.

“Yours Truly, Oliver Overachiever Junior Quadruple major: biology, literature, history, music President of business club Student Senate Golf Team Captain Basketball Team Student Manager Lorian Columnist” You get the idea.

Then again, maybe I’d write about something different altogether. Whatever take on the world ends up being expressed here, I hope it is one that will make people think. Though I don’t offer these opinions at any sort of level of expertise, I hope they will encourage a humorous, but meaningful questioning of the norms and happenings in the places around us. Or that they will give us the gentle push we need to do a double take on cultural issues and reexamine some strange realities of life. That’s the kind of writing I want to happen here, that’s what readers can look forward to (or turn away from) in the weeks to come.

physically harmful than alcohol consumption. It’s irrelevant that marijuana is less addictive than caffeine. It’s irrelevant that in 2010 it was recorded that 25,692 people died from alcohol-induced deaths, 35,332 from car accidents, and 31,672 from firearms, while no fatalities from marijuana use occurred. (www. drugwarfacts.org) Those statistics are absolutely irrelevant. I am with our conservative “anti-drug” activists. Marijuana should remain illegal. As for all of us, we should bring back prohibition, take an oath of celibacy, and spend the rest of our lives riding mules and cutting our steaks with spoons.

EDITORIAL

175 and counting If you aren’t aware that it is Loras’ 175th year, then you probably have been living under a rock (bowl).

In all reality, though, it can be hard for students to grasp the importance of this milestone. You can hear that Loras is the “second-oldest Catholic institution west of the Mississippi,” but for the average student this doesn’t mean very much.

But what it does mean is that Loras has rich traditions.

This issue of The Lorian offers insight into some of these long-standing traditions — service trips, Knights of Columbus and The Lorian itself—but also explores some newer groups — Dance Marathon and Breaking the Silence.

This year, the Student Senate is looking forward to “The Year of Greatness.” But these words are dead unless we can look back at the end of the year and see that we have grown as a community.

Respecting and building upon our traditions is something that the student body has a responsibility to do. It will make this year great. 175 years of students have given us a lot to take care of.

Let’s not screw it up.

— The Lorian staff

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Restraint is powerful, too

Let’s break the cycle in Syria

Aiding the Syrian rebels is not in our best interests Editor’s note: Dale has graciously accepted the role Dale Elenteny of arguing from an independent and/or Libertarian point of view.

and moral grandstanding, instead pushing for a plan that would provoke Iran and further destabilize the Middle East. Neither is in the interest of American safety or security.

A naïve and equally dangerous component of pro-intervention n July 2012, John McCain arguments is the assumption that released a statement concluding any alternative to the current Syrian that “Libya’s journey to democracy government will be an improvement. will continue to inspire the entire The demonstrated ability of radical world.” More recently, Sen. McCain Islamic groups to undermine political has asserted that the multinational, stability in fragile democracies has U.N.-backed coalition to facilitate been demonstrated in the seemingly the transition from the Gaddafi unresolvable quagmires of Iraq and government to a Western-inspired Afghanistan as well as more recently democracy should serve as a template in Libya and Egypt. for intervention in Syria. This not Staying true to form, the general only perpetuates the dangerous opposition forces in Syria have fallen blueprint of the U.S. and its allies as in line behind its most militarily variables in every Middle Eastern capable element, the Al-Nusra Front, power-grab, but rests on the false an al-Qaida satellite that has earned presumption that the dissolution of official recognition as a terrorist the regime in Libya has eased into a organization from the U.N., U.S., U.K. stable, secular democracy. and Australia. Organizational elites Currently, the post-revolution have stated that the group aims to government is finding itself incapable install a pan-Islamic sharia state in of maintaining authority as tribal the wake of a rebel victory. Should the and religious militia wrestle over Assad government dissolve and an regional influence. Output of crude attempt at organized democracy be oil, the primary natural resource and put in place, the precedents set thus economic lynchpin, has evaporated far in the Arab Spring bode well for from a daily gross of 1.5 million Al-Nusra’s ambitions. barrels a year ago to 100,000 – Syria’s increasingly contentious around 5 percent of production under civil war has produced an infinite Gaddafi — due to armed contingents stream of misery, bloodshed and of the aforementioned groups seizing human rights violations. All factions control of fields. The most optimistic hold blame, as will the United evaluation would still find the States should strategic bombing be situation dismal. This alone should implemented. Columbia Law School’s be a caveat instead of an invitation Human Rights Institute and the for military action Bureau of Investigative in Syria, but fails to Journalism estimate Any support to the demonstrate the full that 98 percent of web of that conflict’s casualties of American rebels is, indirectly, implications. drone strikes employed an affront to two As Libya joins the against “terrorist” sovereign nuclearcatalog of neutered Arab targets in Pakistan holding states, one pseudo-democracies, are civilian, including conditions in Syria Anwar al-Awlaki, a of which has built create a much greater 16-year old American their foreign policy potential for risk citizen. Perhaps around the aspired should the U.S. become American foreign annihilation of involved in any military policy should focus on capacity, including those its own externalities our closest Middle which abstain from a and blowback before Eastern ally. “boots on the ground” jumping into another approach. While the geopolitical whirlpool.

Libyan civil war was and As of yet, no remains mostly self-contained in the ostensible solution has been international frame, the over two-year discovered. The apparent willingness old Syrian conflict has become the focal of Russia to cooperate across alliance point of a Vietnam-style proxy war. lines fortifies the hope of the conflict Russia and Iran have both supplied being contained, if not peacefully lethal aid to the Assad government, resolved. while Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the While concerns over humanitarian United States have reciprocated assistance and political stability for the rebels. Any support to the are clearly justified, the visible rebels is, indirectly, an affront to two fermentation that the initially sovereign nuclear-holding states, one progressive Arab Spring has of which has built its foreign policy undergone shapes the situation around the aspired annihilation into an entanglement of factors and of our closest Middle Eastern ally. interests which won’t be unwound by Though pressed on the presence of an a Western military injection. Britain’s imminent threat to national security, parliament rejected David Cameron’s the Obama Administration hasn’t yet request for legislated support of put forth anything beyond rhetoric action. America should take note.

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ello, Duhawks, and welcome to the first Opinion page of the year. I’m taking over this year for Bobby Bauch (crying silently) as the Democratic opinion columnist, and hopefully I’ll manage to keep you entertained and informed, even Jessie Donels though it’s not a major election year and I’m nowhere near as fabulous as the dear, graduated Mr. Bauch. I’m a senior here at Loras; I’m involved in the Mock Trial and Moot Court teams, Paideia, Psi Chi, St. Thomas Moore Pre-Law Society, and sometimes choir. My own political opinions are left of center, and just how far left we go depends largely on the issue.

By definition, that makes me a Democrat, but there are sometimes issues I don’t agree with within the party itself. Mostly, I just like to argue and examine all sides of any debate, so I’ll attempt to give a look at the “Democratic” opinion as well as my own personal opinion.

The powers in charge of determining the content for this page can think of no more important issue than what is happening in Syria right now. They’ve been struggling through a remarkably violent civil war for nearly two years. More than 100,000 have died since the fighting began. There are more than 1 million Syrian refugees.

Bashar al-Assad appears to be using saran gas against his citizens, and the United Nations are all up in a tizzy over what to do.

That’s the question we attempt to answer for you today: What role should the United States, or any Western power for that matter, take in resolving the Syrian crisis?

You are likely witnessing history here: For the first time, the writers of the Democrat, Republican and Libertarian column appear to be in near agreement.

It seems that any military strikes have been temporarily taken off the menu, due in part to the reluctance of the Democratic Party (both in Congress and around the country) and to the last-minute plan offered

by Russia. As I write this article, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov have announced that our respective countries have agreed upon a plan to take away the Assad regime’s chemical weapons by mid2014, with U.N. sanctions and a possible military strike as threats to ensure that the regime cooperates. Although this is leaps and bounds better than our initial plan to “punish” the regime with a military strike on his weapons base, angering Iran, Russia and China in the process, I still don’t think U.S. interference — or the interference of any Western power, for that matter — is the right solution to the Syria problem.

The reasoning behind non-interference comes from history and experience. We tried to intervene in Afghanistan and Iraq, but as we began to pull out our troops, sectarian violence increased among religious factions. The underlying problems that make Afghanistan a hotbed for anti-Westernism and sectarian hatred were not solved by either our diplomatic or our war-making actions.

Further, many of the countries where anti-Westernism and sectarian hatred are the strongest are products of imperialism or the unequal global economy that developed based on imperialistic relationships between “developed” and “developing” countries.

These countries were past colonies or the economic equivalent, unable to gain any global influence on their own except by what they could sell (oil and natural gas). Our continued interference denies these countries the chance to develop and flourish under their own power.

Without that critical development and independence, these countries, like Syria, will continue to exist in a state of conflict.

Like any human, I’m sickened and frustrated by the thought of not helping the Syrian rebels and civilians in their struggle for a better government and way of life. But the fact is inescapable that, if we continue to interfere, any politically motivated solution will only be a Band-Aid.

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reetings READ AND my fellow RIGHT conservatives and other readers alike.

I am Nathaniel Kapraun, and I am honored to be taking the place of the great Patrick O’Grady in writing the conservative article Nate Kapraun for this great paper. I am privileged to call him a friend and mentor, and I can only hope to write as well as he did.

Let me first start off with talking a little bit about myself so you might get to know me a little better and learn where I come from. I am a majoring in history and minoring in Catholic studies, business and International studies. I am also involved with many organizations on campus such as the Knights of Columbus, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Duhawks for Life, and the Breitbach Catholic Thinkers and Leaders Program. I am currently the junior class vice president and the vice president of the Loras College Republicans.

Do note that when I write, these are my personal opinions and that they do not necessarily reflect the Republican Party as a whole. I have had some experience in campaigns, working in the group that helped put on My personal the Paul Ryan opinion is event here on campus. I that the have attended United States and have been should not involved with play the many political campaigns here role of big in the great brother in state of Iowa, this situation. including Mitt In recent Romney, Ben years we have Lange and, more recently, already lost Sam Clovis, too many Rod Blum and soldiers and Matt Schultz. spent too Watching these political leaders much money campaign and on wars that work have could have helped shape been avoided. my views on a wide range of current issues.

On this note, I move into the topic of the week, one that has been in the news frequently as of late. If you have not heard, the Middle Eastern country of Syria has been in turmoil. My personal opinion is that the United States should not play the role of big brother in this situation. In recent years, we have already lost too many soldiers and spent too much money on wars that could have been avoided. Iowa Republican leaders GOP Chairman A.J. Spiker and party co-chairman David Fischer have discussed what else we could be focusing our energies on. Mr. Spiker and Mr. Fisher noted that the U.S. claims to “set the standard for freedom and liberty, yet we trample our Constitution, spy on our citizens, engage in nation-building, and continue to police other countries, whether the people of that country want us there or not. What we have to show for all these military engagements is death, destruction, more enemies and a broken economy, with a national debt that is over $17 trillion and climbing.”

What we need to do is come together as a country, one united by the same objective, and to not allow for more destruction to be imparted onto other countries by the United States, but rather a push for peace and unity between nations. Once we make the decision to not take action in Syria, we can get down to business here on the home front. #PrayForSyria

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Lorian ‘Leven - 11 College Stereotypes Loras Defies

by LOUISA PAVLIK | staff writer

by AUSTIN COUSINS | staff writer

Netflix. Such a wonderful service, isn’t it? But sometimes we can lose the real jewels behind the big titles. I would like to change that. My name is Austin, and I would like to explore and look past the popular on Netflix and give you movies and TV shows that will make that $8 per month your parents/friend/your cousin’s friend/well-you-don’t-know-her-by-namebut-your-friend-is-her-friend’s-boyfriend’s-cousin (who cares, all you know is this person watches some weird stuff)/you pay worth it.

There Will Be Blood: Oh man, the first time I watched this I was gripped and wanted more. When it finally came to Netflix, I knew it would take me away from doing my speech for 2.5 hours. This movie is great; it’s for those who enjoy a different type of story.

Based off the novel by Upton Sinclair, the story tells of Daniel Plainfield, a self-proclaimed “oil man” during the start of the 20th century. I can’t say too much else because it would ruin the plot. Just know that this movie will turn around and make you secondguess first impressions. The actors are great and Daniel Day-Lewis, who plays Daniel Plainview, does a great job. The score is perfect and adds greatly to the feel of the movie, even though it really isn’t music, rather the same sharp violin. It also won 2 Oscars

by STEPHANIE LAGRANT | staff writer

With their latest offering, AM, the Arctic Monkeys continue to embark on a stylistic path no one would have thought possible when they first broke out onto the indie scene seven years ago.

And, on their fifth album, who can blame them for wanting to try something new? Despite the unoriginal, initialized title, AM is none of that.

A sultry album of the night, AM is packed with catchy tunes and heavy riffs that, combined with Alex Turner’s crooning baritone, will seduce any listener.

Much like their previous two albums, the Arctic Monkeys have ditched their dancefloor beginnings for a more mature sound, but AM provides fans with a slicker sound than ever before. Alex Turner’s lyrics that tell of nights out, lovesickness, and wistful longing are as sharp as ever, but this time the band does some genre-hopping and pairs Turner’s words with funky beats and echoes of Dr. Dre. In the band’s previous records, they’ve forayed into an insane amount of genres, including garage rock, indie pop, and soaring balladry,

(Best Achievement in Cinematography and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Daniel Day-Lewis) and ranks at 171 on IMDB’s top 250 movies list, so someone else must have liked it. It will keep you on your toes; you never see what’s coming next. Watch this movie or else Daniel will drink your milkshake (HE’LL DRINK IT UP).

Battle Star Galactica: In the words of Dwight Schrute (actually, I’m pretty sure it’s Jim acting like Dwight), “Bears eat beets. Bears, beets, BATTLE. STAR. GALACTICA.” Yeah, the quote doesn’t really say anything good about the show but that’s why I’m here. Now why would the great and wise Dwight love this show? Because it will give you a great storyline, interesting characters, and twists galore. Plus you get to watch epic space battles! I won’t talk too much about the plot - just what makes this one of my picks.

First, the acting is top notch; everyone in this shows fits into their character perfectly and makes you feel for them as you learn about their struggles. You get to see everyone’s struggles, because the writers don’t miss a detail. Another great point about this show is that while in other shows/movies you will have characters you love and ones you hate, but in BSG you won’t. You will love someone, then they will

but this time they journey into R&B and hip-hop combined with their typical roaring guitars. It’s a hugely risky stylistic approach, but the band pulls it off magnificently. AM pulses to a rhythm, and its grinding jams mark an all-important step forward in the band’s career.

AM kicks off their album with the irresistible lead single, “Do I Wanna Know?” a groovy opener with stomping beats that signifies the new direction the band is embarking on. While the album, for the most part, features fractured beats and ear-splitting riffs, the Monkeys still find moments for quiet balladry, most notably in the ironically titled “No. 1 Party Anthem,” a swooning beauty that’s a highlight of the record, and the lovely “Mad Sounds.” However, the standout track on the record is the song “Knee Socks,” which features guest vocals from Queens of the Stone Age frontman, Josh Homme, and takes the Arctic Monkeys into the most uncharted territory of their seven-year career.

This feels like the album that will launch the band into superstardom stateside, akin to the rise

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by ERIC OSBORN | staff writer

Editor’s note: hystERICal is our weekly satirical column written by Eric Osborn. The information presented here is written for comedic effect and should not be taken as fact.

Russell Brand made a killing at the GQ awards earlier this month. During an acceptance speech Brand roasted Hugo Boss on having designed clothing for the Nazis. A usually witty Brand took a few decades to formulate his punch line, but to his credit, he got me thinking. What other “important” figures have questionable pasts?

Sarah McLachlan is the singer who makes you feel terrible every time you turn on your TV. McLachlan has made her living off of singing ballads, but early in her career she was a screamo artist. Her band was called, “Mugger Puppies.” They’d sing classics like, “Neuter Mr. Booter” and “Don’t Tinkle Mrs. Binkle!”

They’d frequent concert venues such as nursing homes. Heartfelt and hard of hearing, McLachlan was

turn a complete 360 and you will see them as scum.

But it’s okay because you will love them again. This show will get you thinking and is a perfect show to discuss with others because it can promote hours of discussion. You find the show making you question everything. Also, I myself am a big fan of deeper meanings, so finding connection between modern - day issues and religious symbols made this show a lot of fun. Also, you can sit and try to figure out who is a cylon, but don’t worry because you will never figure it out. BSG is a great show; it has a great story with great character development and a perfect cast.

However, make sure you watch the new series (which ran from 2003-2007), not the 1960’s version.

of fellow countrymen Mumford and Sons. While they play sold-out stadium shows in their native England, the Monkeys have yet to be anything more than a buzzed-about indie band in the United States. AM could be the catalyst that helps them achieve fame in this country with its radio friendly songs, daring ambition, and swagger of a band that realizes its greatness and is unafraid to show it.

If they hadn’t already, the Arctic Monkeys have proven themselves to be one of the most important British rock & roll bands of their generation, growing stronger with each record they put out.

Through each of their five albums, the band has managed to sound fresh and evolved, and AM is no different. After you listen to this record you’ll be reaching for the play button again and again, asking Alex Turner and his mates, “R U Mine?”

Recommended Tracks: “R U Mine?” “No. 1 Party Anthem,” “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?”

“Knee Socks” Similar To: The Strokes, Kasabian, The Libertines Rating: 9/10

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tired of the typical screamo nursing home circuit and decided to launch her own solo career, but this time she thought following the money would be a better formula… it was.

Elvis Presley is arguably one of the most influential figures in all of rock & roll, but I bet you didn’t know that his first love was bear wrestling. By the time Presley was 16, he’d defeated close to one-hundred bears. He was on his way to the state championship when he got jumped by a gang of bears. They were vicious, almost animal like in their attacks. They broke his ACL and Presley had to forfeit the match.

He settled for a music career. The American dream dashed once again.

Michael Jordan will be forever known as one of the greatest basketball players in history. However, he wasn’t as well received in the bean bag toss circles.

Jordan was known for flopping when he dropped a bag on his foot and blocking opposing bags by spiking them into Uncle Jimbo’s brand new Foreman Grill.

The steaks were ruined, but Jordan won the game.

Miley Cyrus has been quite the news breaker lately.

Her performance at the VMA’s left many stunned; including Will Smith’s family. If you don’t know what I’m referring to, then please Google it, because that will sum up all the crazy perfectly. Regardless of her shady present, Cyrus had a glittering past. She was the star of a hit Disney show, she went on cross country tours with stadiums full of adoring fans, and she never sat naked on top of a wrecking ball. That’s it… that was the most ridiculous fabrication of this article. I can’t (s)top… it.

1. Fashion- Other than the girl I saw nearly tumble down the hill on the edge of Faber-Clarke who was sporting heels and a mini-dress, it doesn’t seem to me that fashion is taking top priority. Flip flops and T-shirts. T-shirts and flip flops. Guys, I saw CROCS (cue scary music). Maybe CAB could sponsor a school-wide clothes swap? Just an idea.

2. Musicians- Don’t get me wrong here, there are a great deal of extremely talented guitarists, flutists and voices that very nearly bring me to tears at church, but where are all the hippies walking around with broken hearts and love songs to serenade me like Rory from Gilmore Girls promised? Probably in the Campus Security jail.

3. Hats- To go along with the struggling artist ideal that college campuses seemed to foster for awhile there, I wonder how it came to be that Loras started attracting a lot less beanies and a ton more snapbacks. And tattoos. Sorry, I just love a good song reference. I guess I thought we left the bros with 59/50 hats in our respective hometowns, but I was sorely mistaken. Maybe it’s just protection from the sun?

4. Football as the leading sport- I’d say Frisbee Club is a front runner.

5. People on blankets (or outside at all)- Am I the only one who likes to catch some rays after class? The lawns by Faber Clarke are awesome for taking cat naps (or letting your cat nap on your lap) after you went too hard in the Caf (not that I know from personal experience). Find out for yourself and avoid looking like Howie from Benchwarmers!

6. Acronyms in place of words- LOL, wut?? Look, I DGAF how you text, but leave those silly abbrevs in your group chats, which, by the way light your phone up way too often in my mass communications class every Tues and Thurs. Yes, I’m talking to you, girl with a wonderful brand of mascara. Let’s stick to ARC, AWC, and that almighty ACC from now on.

7. Silly social media posts- #So0oCollege!! No worries, this particular issue relates more to our fellow university-goers than us ‘Hawks. I don’t know what kind of shift I thought I’d see in statuses or tweets, but forgive me if I thought there’d be a little less quoting of Asher Roth and twerking vines. I blame Miley.

8. Easy Mac- Okay fine, so this is one we can’t rise above. I hear talk of Easy-Mac an average of 43 times a day between classes. (Could be a slight exaggeration). In fact, I’d say my roommate would be near starvation without her daily fill- it’s all she eats. So, good job on that one I guess? Unless you’re one of those weirdos who gets excited to hobble back to your dorm after Critical Writing and inhale a packet of Starkist Sweet ‘n Spicy tuna. Because I don’t do that. Ever.

9. Never seeing your professor- FALSE. So incredibly false.

Luckily, the adults that instruct our classes are amazing and incredibly available to help. I guess it just struck me as odd that I already have the formation of my professor’s freckles ingrained into my memory.

10. Partying, Partying, Yeah!- I would never insult the Loras social scene. It’s honestly the perfect balance of school sponsored events and peeps coming together on their own every weekend to chill. It’s striking how much more there is to college. Campusfest provided basically a billion (who exaggerates?) opportunities for service, school participation and sign-ups for CAB events. We students are always giving back to the community! No wonder the guy at Wal-Mart is so nice.

11. Nutrition-lacking food– Shout out to Aramark for thinking of every possible combination of cake you can make. I think they snuck a mint-frosted brownie in there sometime last week. You know what else they sneak in there? Fiber. So. Much. Fiber. A simple slice of French toast, I kid you not, has 16% of our daily fiber for the day. If you eat as much for breakfast as I do, you are most likely ingesting about 192% of your recommended fiber for the day (not an exaggeration)! Forget your Activia, Jamie Lee Curtis, we’ve got French toast.

“As I Stood In Line For St. Peter at the Theme Park Ticket Booth”

by ANDREA BERNS | staff writer

I saw Jesus riding the gold roller coaster, which skated through the pink clouds like a metal snake.

He stretched out his arms and screamed.

I saw Michelangelo retouching the carousel because the Socrates horse looked like Aristotle and Cleopatra was complaining about her horse’s nose.

I saw my mother sharing kettle corn with George Harrison in the Tunnel of Love. She’d had a crush on him when she was young. She giggled when he held her unwrinkled hand.

When I reached the ticket booth, I tried to pay cash, but St. Peter said he accepted only one passion from the bottom of the heart.

So I reached into my chest, and pulled out everything, scraping the bottom, and held it out to him.

But St. Peter sighed and said, “Back of the line.”

In my hand, a mess of black worms.

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Freshman Fif te en

by CASSANDRA BUSCH | news editor

Fitness in college is tough, especially for all of the first-years out there, like me, who are still adjusting to all of the freedom that comes with moving out. Once we get to college we don’t have P.E. teachers, parents and coaches telling us when and how to eat and exercise. It’s up to us to make our own decisions about how we take care of ourselves. Without sports or P.E. to keep us in line, it’s easy to start making bad choices that will eventually turn into worse habits down the road.

Luckily for us, there is a lot of great information online and even here at Loras to help us start making healthy choices. The Health Center in the ACC is a great place to start. It offers a variety of pamphlets that include healthy recipes and fitness tips for students. The AWC is also a great place to begin.

It features both cardio and weight machines and is a huge benefit to students who want to work out when the weather is too extreme or in the early or late hours of the day when exercising outside may be dangerous.

The Director of the Health and Wellness Center, Tammy Marti, suggests that students can use Loras’ campus as a key part of their fitness regimen.

The hills provide a challenging walk, and a map of the mile around campus is posted on the Health Center’s website. The stairs are also a great way to add a little cardio to your day without even making that much of an effort.

“Sometimes after students have been here for a couple of months, they start to notice they are becoming more tired during the day. This can be caused by a change in their diets, because they are usually not eating as many fruits and vegetables as they do back home. These are important to include in your diet to get the necessary vitamins and minerals,” said Marti, concerning nurtition for students.

Even if you’re not involved in a varsity sport on campus, that doesn’t mean you can’t take advantage of the fitness motivation that a team provides. Loras offers plenty of intramural sports to choose from. Try getting your friends involved as well, as you will all be able to help encourage each other, and plus it’s just more fun that way! The pool, pickup games, and walks also provide quick, easy opportunities for a workout right here on campus. If you’re looking for a place to exercise off campus, the Mississippi Riverwalk and local parks also offer a great locale for fitness, whether it is a leisurely stroll or a steep hike.

The hardest part about getting fit or improving your fitness is getting started. Plan your workouts to fit your schedule so you will be more likely to follow through, find a buddy that will help motivate you, include plenty of fruits and vegetables in your diet, and try to fit at least a little exercise into your routine each day. These small steps will add up to make a huge difference for your health.

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails.

Explore, Dream, Discover.

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip Recipe from www.whatmegansmaking.com

by COLIN HALBMAIER | co-executive editor

I stumbled upon Megan’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip one day and, drawn in by the attractive picture, decided to give it a try. I haven’t looked back since.

Best served with graham crackers or animal crackers, this dip is great for a sweet snack for you and your friends. You’ll need access to a stovetop and pan, a bowl, and preferably a mixer.

In a small pan, heat the butter until melted. Add the brown sugar until it dissolves and the mixture begins to bubble. In a separate mixing bowl, mix your cream cheese with the powdered sugar for roughly 60 seconds. If you have a mixer available, set it to “low” and add the mixture of butter and brown sugar until they are combined. If you don’t have a mixer, you can achieve the same results with a little manual labor.

Once your mixture is created, add the mini chocolate chips.

Refridgerate until chilled, and serve with graham or animal crackers.

Ingredients • • • • • • •

1/2 Cup Butter 1/3 Cup Brown Sugar 8 oz Softened Cream Cheese 1 Cup Powdered Sugar 1 tsp Vanilla Extract 3/4 Cup Mini Chocolate Chips Graham or Animal Crackers

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Access to a stovetop Small saucepan Mixing bowl A mixer or large spoon

Check out www. whatmegansmaking.com for more delicious recipes, including Snickerdoodle Cookie Dough Dip, Pumpkin Spice Puppy Chow, and more!

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by COLIN PRIEST | for the Lorian

The Lorian is continuing a column by Dr. Mike Boyd, director of the Counseling Center. Here he will answer student questions concerning anything that relates to keeping it together while going through this crazy thing called college. Send questions or comments to Dr. Mike, Loras Box 100, or to the e-mail address michael.boyd@loras.edu. All names of those sending questions will be kept confidential.

What to do?

Hey Mike:

I recently met a girl that I really care about and she cares about me, but we are both graduating soon and moving on in our lives. To me it doesn’t seem wise to begin a relationship in a time of uncertainty, meaning, I have no idea what I am going to be doing or where I will be working. I’m afraid one or both of us will be hurt or feel dissatisfied because we will give up an opportunity or something.

Please Help!!

— Troubled in Dubuque

Mike says:

So let me get this straight, Troubled, rather than develop a pleasant relationship and enjoy one another’s company for the time you have, you would rather not have any relationship based on the chance that someone may feel sad when you two part?

Neither you nor I have a crystal ball that works. Do not try to predict the future and do not be afraid of it. Good relationships are what make life wonderful.

So enjoy the relationship and deal with what when graduation arrives. If separating is hard, then you’ll be in good company. There are lots of poets and blues singers who have talked about breaking up for lots of different reasons. The experience will help you grow.

Oh What a Tangled Web...

Hey Mike: I have to begin by saying that I have the most amazing boyfriend. We have been together for 10 months. I really have no complaints. We communicate wonderfully, and we share a bond that is based on commitment and trust.....or do we?

Currently he lives 4 hours away and we see each other every other weekend.

When I was first separated from him I went ‘hog wild’ and cheated on him with someone at my college. After this first encounter I felt horrible. I pushed my boyfriend away and wanted to pretend it all never happened. But I did it again... and again...and pretty soon I felt like I had no control anymore. It is as if I was living two different identities: one here at school, and one when I am home.

I have since pulled myself out of this ‘separate identity’ and stopped seeing this other person. But I feel horrible. I know that I cannot relate this to my boyfriend... there is no way! But it isn’t fair to him to keep it hidden away. Part of me wants to just go on pretending that it didn’t happen. I want to tell myself that what I did was a choice that I made and that I have no ‘real’ string that ties me to my boyfriend that does not allow me to try other things...but I do.

Do you see my dilemma?

Basically, I feel like a horrible person. My boyfriend is SUCH a great guy.

He thinks only of me and is selfless in all of his acts of love and kindness.

Our relationship has not suffered outwardly from this. We still have great communication and love...but my part of the commitment is lacking...

What should I do?

— Confused

Mike says: Guilt is the pits, isn’t it? OK, all of your reactions are normal. You screwed around to try to make up for feeling alone but then felt guilty. You pushed your boyfriend away because he reminded you of the guilt and got into a vicious circle.

Now you doubt yourself and the relationship. I may be a little off but am probably close.

You can run from this, but the danger is that it will repeat if you do not learn from it.

Here is one way to go. Examine what was going on in your head that put you in bed with someone else. Was it for sex or something else, like loneliness? If not for sex, how do you care for your social needs while away from your boyfriend? If you depend only on him for socializing, you will be lonely here, no matter what.

Find a way to feel socially fulfilled, without sex. If ending up in bed with someone was only for sex, you have to realize that life will be full of temptations and you will always have to find a way to control impulses if you ever want a long-term relationship.

Stop feeling guilty but learn your lesson. The guilt did what it is supposed to, it got your attention. Now you need to move on and decide if this relationship should continue, or not. If it does, put all this away and just keep what you learned.

I want to encourage you to be want to go back. But maybe you find involved in our community at Loras. one you really like, one that lights a fire There is a lot to do on campus and under your belly and gets you excited. great things are being done every Commit yourself to it. Give it everything day. Each of you comes with special you have and do something on which talents and gifts; you have skills and you can look back and be proud. experience that can really help the I joined the Knights of Columbus organizations and groups we have. my sophomore year; I committed More than that, each one of you has myself to it wholeheartedly. I love something to offer: yourselves. Your the Knights and everything they’re ideas and input will make this college about: charity, fraternity, unity and better than it already is. patriotism. We devote ourselves to During my first year at Loras I didn’t serving the community and standing get involved at all. I stayed in my room up for the Catholic faith. Yes, it does most of the time and studied or watched light a fire underneath me; it drives TV. It was the most boring year I’ve had me and pushes me to be better and to at Loras and I wasted a lot of time that make it better. I love it. Are the Knights could have been spent meeting new the most successful group on campus? people. I could have They probably are not, made that year better depending on what your by putting myself out standards are. Does Each of you comes there, getting involved, everyone know who with special and making friends, we are or what we do? but I didn’t.

Some people do know talents and gifts; I’ve learned a lot us, but not everyone you have skills and since then and I want does. Does this turn me experience that to make a suggestion away from the Knights to you from my own because they aren’t can really help the personal experience: “the best”? No. I joined organizations and get involved. Be the Knights because groups we have. something. Find a I believe in what they group on campus that stand for. I want to help Your ideas and you can call your own others by doing service. input will make and give it everything I want others to feel the this college better you’ve got to make it same way I do about the the best it can possibly Knights. Yes, it can be than it already is. be. You don’t have stressful and frustrating to be popular or the at times, but I’ve never most recognized but walked away from a do something great. You have the challenge before and I don’t plan on potential to develop your skills and to starting now. I’ll work harder and make help a lot of people with what you do. it better anyway I can.

Get to it. Campus Fest was just a week I wrote this article to encourage you ago and you probably signed up for to find something that does the same a few organizations that you had no thing for you, something you believe in. intentions of being involved in, but put Get involved in the community, meet your name down anyway. I dare you some of the great people here. Make to give the organizations a try. Who friends and make a difference. Get out knows, you might hate it and never there and get to it.

What are you looking for?

the life that is true life

by FR. GROSS | for the Lorian

Greetings Duhawks! I hope all of you have gotten settled into the new semester! This year The Lorian has given me the privilege of having a short column for the year. I am looking forward to sharing with you thoughts about life, news about upcoming events in Campus Ministry and offer an encouraging word that keeps us on the road to seeking the life that is True Life!

One common question college students are asked is, “what are you planning on doing after college?” This question can cause a lot of emotions.

It can cause excitement if we know where we want to go after our four years at Loras. It can cause anxiety because we don’t have the clarity we want about the future. For seniors, it can cause panic.

The Catholic spiritual tradition has many treasures that can help people make life decisions in light of faith.

We call that process “discernment.”

That word, though, can be confusing for folks. This year I would like to offer an opportunity that could help Duhawks be exposed to what the Church offers when it comes to making life decisions in light of our faith.

Since you have class Monday through Friday, I think Saturday mornings can be a great time when you figure out your life! This year we will have several events entitled “Figure out your life Saturdays.”

The event will begin with Saturday morning Mass in St. Joseph Chapel at 10 a.m.

We will offer this Mass for the spiritual renewal of the campus and also for clarity and knowledge of each Duhawk’s vocation. After Mass there will be a short session for 30 to 45 minutes on some aspect of prayer and discernment. We will have topics ranging from “Discernment 101,” to “Christian Decision Making,” to “How your Family Affects your Faith and your Decisions.” Nathaniel Gee, our spiritual life intern, and myself will be leading the sessions. The first two will occur at the end of September and middle of October. I hope you can join us. Have a great semester! The two sessions are as follows: Sept. 28th with the session entitled: “Discernment 101: What is a Vocation?”

Oct. 19th with the session entitled: “Discernment 102: It all begins with Prayer.”

MASS TIMES

ADORATION

at Christ the King 5:15 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9 p.m. Wednesday 8 p.m. Sunday

at St. Joseph’s Chapel 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday thru Friday at Christ the King 9 p.m. Thursday

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Sports

The Lorian Sept. 19, 2013

Cross-country teams roar out of the starting gate

by DALE ELENTENY | sportswriter

The men’s and women’s cross-country teams began the season well at the Dutch Invitational at Central College in Pella, IA, on Sept. 10, making the team optimistic about its chances at the 2013 IIAC Championship, scheduled to be run on the same course Nov. 2.

The women’s performance was particularly impressive on both the collective and individual levels. Helping them to first place of the four scoring teams present, sophomore Maggie Saenz-Ruiz highlighted the meet by covering the 6K course in 23:45, winning what was the first race of her life at any level of competition.

Saenz-Ruiz’s outstanding performance was complemented by senior Mary Rector, sophomore Bri Cook, senior Kellie Wagner, junior Becky Hilby and senior Bridget Hall, who placed second, fourth, seventh, eighth and ninth, respectively, thereby putting six Loras runners in the top 10 spots.

“We did not have the best showing last year, so we are really out to redeem ourselves this season,” said senior and captain Mary Rector. “We are off to a good start, so these goals are definitely within reach if we keep putting in the work.”

Rector also has high hopes for SaenzRuiz.

“Oftentimes, newcomers need some time to adapt to the higher-intensity workouts, increased mileage and the longer racing distance … so the fact that she is performing so well already is amazing,” Rector said.

The women know they have their work cut out for them at the conference championship. This year’s IIAC lineup includes two nationally ranked women’s teams, Luther and Wartburg.

The men’s team also gave a strong performance, finishing third behind Carleton (second) and a nationally ranked Central team running on its home course. First to complete the 8K course for Loras were ju-

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a unique aspect of our team is that we don’t have a set top guy on the team. There are several guys who could be our fastest guy, it just depends on the day.

Kyle Wagner,

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nior Steve Loran (27:04) and sophomore Sam Whan (27:08), taking sixth and seventh place.

Following them were sophomore, JP Sevcik, junior Rob Howe and junior Ty Wittman, who placed 10th, 12th and 15th, respectively, to round out Loras’ top five.

Another Loras pack of juniors Ryan Sheeran and Kyle Wagner, sophomore Tyler “Beans” Schaefer and first-years Tim

Wittman and Colin Ensminger were close behind, taking 18th through 22nd places.

“A unique aspect of our team is that we don’t have a set top guy on the team,” said junior Kyle Wagner, a team captain,. “There are several guys who could be our fastest guy; it just depends on the day.

“Last week, Steve Loran and Sam Whan led the way for us,” Wagner said. “Rob Howe, Ty Wittman, JP Sevcik, and Ryan Sheeran also have the ability to finish up front.”

The Duhawks hope to improve upon this showing and perhaps win the conference championship when they return to Pella on Nov. 2. In addition to winning conference, the men’s team hopes to take a top-two spot at regionals, which would automatically qualify them for the Division III national championships in Hanover, IN. The men’s and women’s squads will be competing at the National Catholic Championships at the University of Notre Dame on Friday.

Tennis team gaining confidence

by RYAN GRAHAM | sports editor

With their current record of 3-5, the Duhawks have more wins this year than their previous two years combined. The team is currently 2-3 in IIAC play, putting them in 5th place in the conference. They are 3-3 in their last six games, earning wins over Millikin University, Simpson and Buena Vista.

Head coach Karl Stubben has been very pleased with his team’s improvement this season. When asked what has led to this newfound success, Coach Stubben said that his new players have played a big role.

“Anytime you have new players move into your top six who are capable of winning at those flights, and they push a couple players who were already productive down a couple spots, that makes everyone better,” he said. “That’s what makes tennis so special — all the flights are just one point so sometimes one or two players can make a team a ton better.”

Team captains, Rebecca Weglarz and Caroline Rainey gave their thoughts on what has led to the team’s improvement.

“We got a lot of good freshmen this year and it’s made our team a lot stronger,” Weglarz said.

“We’ve been a lot more up-to-par with the other schools and it’s been a much closer competition overall.”

“We played a lot of preseason tennis and did a lot of conditioning which really got us in shape early on,” Rainey said. “We were out here three times a day and it seems like everyone’s been a lot more focused this year.”

If the season ended today, the Duhawks would make the

IIAC tournament. But Stubben stressed that there’s still a lot of work to be done. “We need to be more consistent,” he said.

“We’ve had days where our doubles looked like world-beaters and we’ve had days when our doubles just can’t get on track.

They seem to finish strong but we’ve had a tough time getting off to quick starts. As far as singles, I think we’ve been pretty consistent as long as players are staying healthy. So for singles, it’s just a matter of staying healthy.”

The team captains also talked about the prospect of making the postseason.

“I think if we keep up the hard work we’ve been doing in practice and keep a positive attitude then we are pretty evenly matched with the other teams and we have a good chance to make it,” Weglarz said.

“We just need to keep going at the same momentum we’re at right now,” Rainey said. “We’re all feeling really positive right now and if we keep that up, we should be good.”

Several players have stood out to Stubben so far this season.

“I’ve been really impressed with the improvement of our returners,” he said. “Caroline Rainey and Amanda Sharkey’s improvement in the offseason was outstanding. I have to mention Jessica Dickhut and Carrie Crabil — they’ve both improved a ton since they’ve gotten here. I want to mention all the freshmen as a whole. I think if they improve as much as I think they’re capable of improving, I think all four of them will be really good players in this conference.”

The Duhawks next match is Tuesday at UD.

photo by MARK FUENTEBELLA

Senior Estherjoy Mungai serves during a 5-4 victory over Iowa Conference foe Buena Vista.

photo by MARK FUENTEBELLA

First-year Tara Blake tries to guide the ball past two defenders while junior Shawn Rielly (left) and sophomore Christina Angeli anticipate a potential block during a recent match in the AWC.

New coach, young team kick off new season ‘‘

by RYAN GRAHAM | sports editor

After some offseason changes, the Duhawks are working to improve their 17-18 record last season.

Since the season began in late August, the Duhawks have gone 5-7. The team went 2-2 in the Viking Classic at Augustana College with wins against Westminster College and Fontbonne College and losses against St. Ambrose and Augustana.

After a win at Rockford College, the Duhawks traveled to Galesburg, IL, to compete in the Knox College Prairie Fire Tournament. After a strong start with wins against Knox and MacMurray College, Loras dropped five straight games — including two five-set heart-breakers.

The Duhawks underwent a big change in the offseason, hiring Jenna Ness as their new head coach. Ness, the 12th head coach in program history, talked about how the transition has been going so far this year.

“I think it’s been going really well,” she said. “The staff, faculty, employees and the people around campus have been awesome. The team has really bought into the program and I’d say that the transition has gone really smoothly.”

The Duhawks lack experience on paper, with no seniors on the roster. However, Ness doesn’t think that puts her team at a disadvantage.

“I think that, yeah we’re young and inexperienced,” she said. “But

I think that, yeah we’re young and inexperienced.

But we still have a lot of talent.

Jenna Ness

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head volleyball coach

photo by MARK FUENTEBELLA

Volleyball players celebrate after winning a point during a recent match in the AWC.

we still have a lot of talent. Eventually, as the season goes along, we’ll get that experience. We will begin to trust each other under pressure and in important situations but that will come with time.”

Ness touched on what she saw as the biggest strengths and weaknesses of the young team.

“I think our biggest strength is our defense,” she said. “We’ve been able to pick up a lot of balls. I also love the competitive attitude we’ve shown throughout the season so far. The biggest thing we need to work on is our consistency. We have the talent to play at a high

level but we just need to do it on a more consistent basis. We’ve also been working a lot on blocking.

We’re trying to emphasize to the girls that blocking is a mentality.

We’re there but now we just need to start terminating some of those balls. Right now we’re working on getting our confidence up so we can stay consistent throughout the whole game.”

A few players have really stood out so far this season.

“Shawn Rielly our junior setter has really stood out,” Ness said.

“She runs our offense and she’s a great leader on the floor for us.

Tara Blake is a freshman outside hitter who’s been very consistent.

You always know what you’re going to get with her. But we’ve also had a lot of freshmen and sophomores that have stepped into roles and done a very good job for us.”

The Duhawks started conference play last night at the University of Dubuque. Their first home game is next Tuesday in the AWC against Wartburg College.

Sports

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Sept. 19, 2013

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Soccer teams climb the rankings The men move up to No. 10 in Division III; the women are No. 12

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by TIM JOSEPH O’BRIEN

| sportswriter

he soccer athletes arrived 11 days prior to the start of the school year, and those 11 days consisted of one grueling practice after another. Conditioning is huge is soccer, but another important aspect to the summer practices was the bonding — getting comfortable playing together. Those 11 days likely will be crucial to each team’s success this fall.

Each team arrived with one common goal — ­ to finish the season better than the year before. The men’s team arrived with the goal of not only reaching the NCAA Final Four, as it accomplished last season, but winning the national championship. The women’s team also has big plans.

The Duhawks managed to reach the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA tournament last year, but they have their sights set on the title as well. With such success over the past few seasons, both teams’ ambitions rise accordingly every fall.

Men’s varsity

Junior Johnny Rummelhart races past a defender.

Men’s reserve team

photo by MARK FUENTEBELLA

Women’s soccer

The men’s varsity has been able The athletes on the men’s reserves team also have yet to The players on the women’s socto maintain an undefeated start lose a match as they have racked up an impressive 23 goals cer team are having a stellar 2013 to their season though they have compared to the two goals they have allowed, leading them season. They have accumulated an two draws, putting them at a 6-0- to a 4-0-1 record. In their two matches versus the University impressive 7-1 start to the season 2 record. Their top victories have of Dubuque, they scored 12 goals and allowed none. and are ranked No. 12 in the nation. been against St. Scholastica in the The reserves utilize the same tactic the varsity does, Last year, after eight games, their opener (2-1), Calvin College (3-2), swarm. “Swarm” is similar to full-court press in basketball. record was 5-3. Their most recent and North Park University (3-0).

When asked about this tactic, first-year defensive mid- victory came against 18th-ranked Despite losing All-American fielder Erik Ziolkowski had this to say: “Swarm is a good Aurora University this past Sunday. center midfielder Kevin Cavers at tactic to use in a soccer game because teams are not pre- The score was 2-1. Their sole defeat the beginning of the third game pared for the amounts of pressure put on them, but it only came against Calvin College, 1-0, in of the season against Wisconsin- works if everyone swarms together, which our team has extra time.

Platteville (who Loras beat in the gotten stronger, quicker and better at week by week with The athletes themselves are their Elite Eight last postseason), Loras this tactic.” own toughest critics. has not lost any ground and has In talking with senior reserves leader Joe McCullough “We started off a little slow, but kept up their standards of winning. about this team’s chances for the reserves tournament ti- were still able to get wins under While his absence has been missed tle, he had this to say, “The Loras reserve team is always a our belts, which was huge,” said Junior Danielle Vujovic. on the field these last five games, he has been a catalyst on contender for the tournament title. In the past three years I “However, after the loss against Calvin, I think that is when the sidelines to keep up the team morale. He is expected to have been part of the team, I have been in three champion- we really began stepping it up. After that game we started be back at least four weeks ahead of schedule in time for this ship games. This year I plan on going for a fourth.” figuring things out as a squad and got some positioning deweek’s matchup against Carthage.

The scary part about the tails worked out and we have only been Other players on the team have men’s team on the varsity improving since then.” stepped up to fill gaps left by seniors who and reserve levels is that both They have two big games coming up graduated and Cavers’ absence. squads have yet to lose, and against two teams they lost to last year, “I feel every single player has stepped several of the players have said No. 22 Augustana this week and No. 3 up because all of the returners that went that the newcomers this season Wheaton on Tuesday. Just like for the to the Final Four last year realized we have needed the first few weeks men’s side, the matchup against Wheaeach have to take that extra step to reach to adjust to Loras’ aggressive ton could be one of the best Division III our final goal,” said sophomore standout style of play. With that said, soccer games of the year. center midfielder Bryan “Stanley” Irwin. these players reportedly also Referring to their upcoming matchup “When it comes to individuals, I feel guys are rapidly developing each versus Augustana and whether or not they like Johnny Rummelhart and Tom Flueday. And since the season has are preparing for the game differently gel have taken on a huge role of putting not yet advanced to the halfway than usual because of last year’s result, sethe ball in the back of the net. Also you mark, that level of development nior captain Kinsey Campbell said, “Just have big Mike Pizzello who is playing a should make conference teams like our team is different, their team has huge part in our system this year with his such as Luther, Coe and Central also changed. We are a new team, it’s a photo by ISABELLA PIEDRAHITA physical presence.” quite nervous. different season, and we are going to come Irwin was a little modest and didn’t Junior goalie Dylan Milikent The reserves are looking forphoto by ISABELLA PIEDRAHITA out and play our game, have fun and win.” include himself, but senior center mid- earned the Iowa Conference’s ward to their upcoming match Junior Danielle Vujovic fights That confidence can be found in talking fielder Tim Van Den Bergh believes Irwin Defender of the Week honors. with St. Ambrose (their first two defenders for the ball. with any player. Sophomore Katie Truesalso has been playing a central role in the game away from The Rock dale said this season can be one of the midfield.

Bowl) on Sunday and Valparaiso on Oct. 13. most successful seasons yet if the DuVan Den Bergh also believes that this year’s team has the McCullough, Ziolkowski and sophomores Daniel Tovar and hawks keep up the hard work and continue to connect with ability and creative potential to eclipse last year’s success as Kevin Higgins all stressed the importance and excitement of each other. long as they continue to work hard and persevere. If they playing Valparaiso as it will be a real test as to whether or not Besides confidence, it was clear in talking with Campbell, are able to do that, they should be able to peak at the right they can compete with a Division I team.

Vujovic and Truesdale that staying focused is a crucial commoments and go deep into the postseason.

Ziolkowski put it best when asked how the team will react ponent to continuing the team’s success. The team motto is But the consensus remains that the guys have yet to reach to playing their first away game on grass at SAU this Sunday. to focus on the next game alone, which they all stuck to when their full potential and are getting better every week. The “The venue will change, but our mentality will stay the asked what game was circled on the calendar.

Duhawks have tough matchups coming up against Carthage same,” he said. “We will play our style with our swarm tactic “We don’t want to look past any games that we play this today at home, at Wheaton on Tuesday (which has become in full effect from start to finish. We will play not only to season,” Truesdale said. “but once we beat Augustana at the one of our biggest rivals over the past few years and could win but to minimize our mistakes, grow as a team, and show Rock Bowl, the game after that against Wheaton is definitely be one of the best d3 soccer games of the season), and at our opponents that we will not be intimidated on or off The something we have been looking forward to and will be one University of Dubuque on Sept. 28.

Rock Bowl.” of the toughest matches we play.”

Conclusion

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Sophomore Bryan Irwin heads the ball while senior Erik Berkowitz looks on.

While the athletes on both teams acknowledge it is still way too early in the season to know whether they are on the right track to compete for the title and acknowledge that they have some things to work on, members of both teams think that, overall, they should have as good a chance as any other team to win that national championship.

Bryan Irwin emphasized the importance of fan support.

“Nothing gets us more excited than seeing a full crowd in the Rock Bowl,” he said. “Our fans are the heart of this team.”

Follow the program closer by liking them on Facebook at Loras College Soccer, going to the duhawks.com website for all athletic information, following them on twitter @DuhawkFutbol, and checking out their website at duhawkfutbol.com to get your inside photo by MARK FUENTEBELLA scoop on the program.

Senior defender Sarah Trump clears the ball.

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New faces spark hope for football squad

COACH’S CORNER

NCAA’s greed has gone too far

by BENJAMIN SAVORY

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sportswriter

The football team is 1-1 on the season after a 44-33 win at Rockford University on Saturday. Sophomore running back Nate Carrier led the charge with over 263 rushing yards and a pair of touchdowns.

Carrier and senior kicker Louie Oswald received special recognition for their performances against Rockford.

Carrier was named IIAC Athlete of the Week and Offensive Player of the Week and Oswald was named Special Teams Player of the Week.

Coach Paul Mierkiewicz enters his third season at the helm of the football team. Alongside him are a few new, young faces.

This past offseason, the football team lost its running backs coach, Rob Goode, who accepted a defensive coordinator position in Montana, as well as its defensive-backs coach, Brent O’Brien, to a life in the business world, and their defensive-line coach, Mike Dufrane, to Carthage College.

Mierkiewicz turned to youth for his new hires. The new coaches, Dave Zoeckler (defensive line), Michael Gainey (defensive backs) and Joe Furco (running backs) are all recent college graduates who may look more like players than coaches. However, what these men lack in coaching experience they make up for it with their high energy, success as players, and the ability to relate to current players.

Dave Zoeckler, a 2011 graduate of Loras, is grateful for the opportunity presented to him and accredits his fellow staff as well as the Loras community to making the transition from player to coach as smooth as possible.

Zoeckler played football for four years at Loras College and is now coaching a few of his fellow teammates, one of which is senior captain, defensive linemen Will Tumberger. Will loves having Zoeckler as a position coach because he knew Zoeckler as a player. Tumberger models his play after Zoeckler in the sense of setting an example as a hard worker and as a person who never complains.

“This year’s team is the closest and hardest-working group of guys that I have ever been a part in my four years at Loras, and because of that I think fans can expect a lot out of us,” said Tumberger.

Coach Joe Furco, a 2013 graduate of Elmhurst College, who played quarterback last season against the Duhawks, accredits former coaches and the Loras community for his transition.

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Carrier was named the Iowa Conference Player of the Week after running for 263 yards and two touchdowns during a 44-33 victory at Rockford (IL) College on Saturday.

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“This year’s team is the closest and hardest working group of guys that I have ever been a part in my four years at Loras, and because of that I think fans can expect a lot out of us.”

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“I’ve really enjoyed the opportunity to be a member of the Loras College family; everyone has been very welcoming and it is exciting to see this football family develop as the season continues” said Furco.

All-IIAC running back Nate Carrier enjoys having a young position coach because of Furco’s ability to relate to the team.

“It is exciting having Coach Furco on the sidelines; he really knows the

game of football inside and out and I believe that will only benefit us more” said Carrier.

The Duhawks graduated 17 seniors last season, seven of whom were offensive lineman. Coach Mierkiewicz believes by creating opportunities for success, the new offensive line will rise to the occasion.

“Coach Helminiak has an outstanding expertise in developing offensive lineman. These guys are working extremely hard, and they will get the job done” the head coach said. #ExpectVictory has been thrown around by the coaches and players. But what exactly does it mean?

“That is a mental mind-set that one of the things that has to change in the climate of our program. There has to be a variable to differentiate yourself from other talented teams,” said Mierkiewicz. He believes that his team must expect the best out of themselves, whether that is a Saturday afternoon in the Rock Bowl or in the classroom.

Women’s Golf

Loras finishes 6th at invitational 2 golfers join a short-handed squad to give the team a lift

by MADDIE WHALEN

| sportswriter

The women’s golf team, though small, has displayed a lot of character despite a shaky start, according to coach Lynsey Barnard.

The team started the year shorthanded, then an injury exacerbated the problem. But the situation has improved.

“We have had two great girls join the golf team who were not planning on being on the team, and that has been awesome,” Barnard said. “Attitudes have been phenomenal, which says a lot

about Loras ... students who are willing to help and have great attitudes.”

The team took a step in the right direction Saturday by finishing sixth out of 11 teams at the Benedictine University Invite in West Chicago.

Sophomore Mara Simonson led the Duhawks with a fifth-place individual finish among 66 overall golfers. Simonson carded a 9-over 81 to finish just 5 strokes off the best individual score.

Sophomore Dana Matykiewicz and first-year Emma Walsh also helped propel Loras to its best invitational finish so far this season. Matykiewicz and Walsh finished 24th and 30th, respectively.

Barnard explained that golf is more

of a mental game than a physical game.

“It is hard to have competition within the team, unlike other sports, so we focus on self-motivation and working on (competing against) yourself and reaching your own goal, instead of the person you’re with,” she said. “The closer we are, as a team, the better we will be able to push each other and the better we are going to be.”

This weekend, the Duhawks will compete at the Millikin (IL) Invite.

Barnard said the goals for this season are “to work on improvement from the first day to the last day.”

“We are changing the culture this year,” Barnard said. “We are trying to build a team atmosphere.”

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he NCAA is one of the worst things to ever happen to sports. It’s up there with steroids and Skip Bayless. They use buzzwords like sportsmanship and tradition to blind us from the fact that their sole function is to prevent players from getting a slice of the pie. The NCAA is no Ryan Graham sports editor different than the sweatshops in China that make all of our clothes. Actually, it’s even worse.

At least the 6-year-old who spends entire days stitching Nike swooshes onto football cleats gets paid an unfair wage.

“But Ryan, they do get paid! They get paid through — education.”

Really!? And what exactly will those studentathletes do with their degrees in Arts & Crafts and Finger Painting? Division I athletes don’t care about their education. They’re gonna go pro, man! Make millions, bro! At least — that’s what they think is going to happen.

All you need to do is take a quick look at the numbers. How does a $15,000 scholarship even begin to compare with the $10.6 billion (with a “B”) that the NCAA rakes in every year? Not only that, of the 450,000 NCAA athletes, less than a third actually receive a scholarship. Even if they do, it’s very rarely going to be a full ride. The few lucky ones who do get a full ride will probably end up going pro, which basically renders their college degree pointless.

I’ll admit, the NCAA wasn’t always so detestable.

Originally, the association was formed by the U.S. government to establish rules to insure player safety. But more recently, with the massive amounts of revenue being generated from television deals and merchandising, college athletics have turned into an industry. The only difference being that in this industry, the employees work for free.

Will giving a $1,000 yearly stipend to an athlete really hurt the “integrity” of the NCAA? Don’t even get me started on the integrity of college sports. I can guarantee you that every division I program has had its fair share of $100 handshakes between boosters and players in the All you need locker room after games. The to do is problem isn’t that college take a quick sports are corrupt. The problem is that the NCAA look at the tries to stop them from being numbers. corrupt. The majority of How does athletes who get scholarships come from less than ideal a $15,000 backgrounds. Sure, they scholarship won’t have to worry about even begin tuition or student loans, but to compare when they’re at college they need spending money. Why with the should a student play in a $10.6 billion game that makes $5 million (with a “B”) for his school, and then that that the same night, have to scrape pennies from his couch to be NCAA rakes able to afford dinner? in every I wouldn’t have a problem year? with the NCAA if it wasn’t making money. I wouldn’t be writing this article if it weren’t for the video games, the countless number of nationally televised games and shopncaasports. com. The NCAA exploits its athletes, using their names and likenesses to make billions of dollars a year. But God forbid an athlete try and profit off himself — if he even so much as thinks about signing a football or selling one of his jerseys — HE SHALL BE PUNISHED! Why? Who does it hurt? Actually, the question isn’t who, but “what.”

It hurts the NCAA’s bottom line.

Exactly! We can’t have these athletes running around making money off their accomplishments!

That’s our job! That’s our money!

The NCAA has reached the ultimate level of greed. They don’t pay their workers, but they’re still not satisfied. No, they have to make sure that no one pays their workers. They wouldn’t want their athletes to become empowered. They need to keep them down. “It’s for your own good,” they’ll tell them. “We’re just here to protect you.” But in reality, the only thing the NCAA is protecting — is their bottom line.

GRAHAM SLAM

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