April 11, 2013, Lorian

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by MARY AGNOLI

executive editor

ith Dance Marathon just around the corner and last-minute fundraising picking up around campus, it would be easy to overlook the efforts of Loras’ Knights of Columbus.

In the past month, this organization has raised over $2,700 for the Vitae Family Care Clinic in Des Moines, IA. This clinic provides access to prenatal care for women of low income during the course of pregnancy. On April 1, the Knights raised $1,250 from a fundraiser at Capri College in downtown Dubuque.

The five participants had various hairstyles for donors to choose from, and each Knight received whichever style had the most donations. However, their efforts to raise money for this cause did not stop there.

On Friday, April 5, the Knights of Columbus held their 6th annual Night with a Knight.

“We are auctioning off a dinner where the Knight will join you,” said junior Tony “Bear” Gates when explaining the logistics of the event. In other words, the Knights themselves were not being “auctioned” off, but rather a chance to have a great meal with a chivalrous gentleman was being offered.

Before the event kicked off, however, there was dancing, a quick Q&A with the Knights led by junior Chuck Warren, and an introduction by sophomore Johnny Mitchell. The microphone was then handed over to junior Teresa Gwardys who

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As Knights of Columbus we are called to be defenders of life, and this event is raising money to do just that.

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Loras Knights Chuck Warren, J.P. Sevcik, Lucus Evett, Tony “Bear” Gates and Colin Priest show off their crazy haircuts from Capri after participating in an April Fool’s Day fundraiser for the Vitae Family Health Clinic in Des Moines. served as the energetic MC for the evening.

“A lot of upperclassmen said it was a really fun night and for a good cause, so I decided to check it out,” said first-year Sarah Koetz.

Dates with 9 Knights, food from various other organizations on campus, two hand-made rosaries from Loras’ own Colin Priest, and dinner with President Collins were all up for bid throughout the night.

“It was especially exciting to see two rosaries go for $300,” said junior Joel Pohland, Knight and organizer of this year’s successful event.

At $220, a gourmet dinner with junior Dan Duffy went for the highest amount, while a date with first-year JP Sevcik went for the highest price among the young men ($165).

By the end of the night, the Knights raised $1,460 to add to their previous fund-raiser.

“This event is being put on for a great cause,” said sophomore and Knight Nate Kapraun. “As Knights of Columbus we are called to be defenders of life, and this event is raising money to do just that.”

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First-year Noelle Henneman escorts junior Joel Pohland across the stage while his date is up for auction.

CAB books Best Coast

by ANDY MILLER staff writer

The Loras College Activities Board (CAB) announced their annual Springfest concert this past weekend. Best Coast, a surf-pop-rock band will play at the Fieldhouse on Friday May, 17, beginning around 8 p.m.

In case you have no idea who Best Coast is, or you want to find out more about them, CAB is here to help.

Best Coast is a band comprised of two members: Bethany Cosentino, the band’s front-woman and founder, and Bobb Bruno. Cosentino and Bruno met while attending various concerts in the greater Los Angeles area in 2009.

Cosentino, a former child actress, began her songwriting while in her teens and had developed a following on her Myspace music page. She even began to garner attention from the major labels.

Wanting to avoid being another “pop princess” she instead began to record

demos with Bruno for Best Coast’s first demos.

After having signed on with the label, Mexican Summer, Best Coast put out their first full length album in 2012, Crazy for You. The album has been described as having a “garageband” feel to it. Notable tracks from the album include: “Boyfriend”, “Our Deal” and the album’s title song, “Crazy for You.” The album was generally wellreviewed. Pitchfork Media gave the album an 8.4.

The success of their first album led them to play the major festival circuit which included festivals such as Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo and Coachella.

In 2012, the band released their second full-length album, The Only Place.

Critical reception was overall very fa-

vorable, though a major critique was that they had lost some of their garageband feel. Despite this, Rolling Stone still named the album their #14 album of 2012. The band is currently on tour with fellow California-native, Green Day. An announcement as to when you can get your 2013 Springfest tickets will be announced via CAB’s social media channels in the near future, so be sure to be checking in with them.

Easter has begun, and what is a better way to end the Lenten season than with a concert by the Loras choirs honoring Mary, the blessed Mother of God, who stood at the foot of the cross? The choirs performed last Saturday at Christ the King Chapel and received a very positive response from the audience.

The Chamber Singers were the first to perform. They began the night with the song, “O Redemptor,” which was composed by Loras’ Kevin Duggan (’14) and “Regina Coeli” by Mozart. These beautiful pieces of music set the tone for the rest of the evening as the choir performed gently yet powerfully throughout the pieces.

After the Chamber Singers sang “Bella Voce,” the women’s choir sun “Nigra Sum” by Pablo Casals and “Ave Maria”

by Antonine Goodchild. “Nigra Sum,” translating to “I Am Black,” tells the story of a young woman working in the fields who is loved by the King, who says to her, “Arise my love, and come: for now the winter is past, and the rain is over and gone. The flowers have appeared in our land, the time of pruning is come.” In addition, Ave Maria is the “Hail Mary” in the Latin translation.

After a reflection by Dr. John Waldmeir of the theology department, the The movement Concert Choir bewas sung gan their collecwith five tion of twelve segments that formed non-English “Stabat Mater” languages,

by Karl Jenkins, lasting over an such as Latin, hour of straight Aramaic, singing. The segments focused on Hebrew, Greek the Blessed Virand Arabic. gin Mary weeping at the foot of the cross. The movement was packed with powerful emotions: grief, angst, torment, and finally, hope.

In preparation for this concert, the choirs exerted their full attention on these pieces for weeks.

“We began working on this project in the very first few weeks of the semester, and this has been the focus of all of our rehearsals,” said first-year Missy Wachuta. “I think by really focusing on this work and looking at the meaning behind [the words] helped us to present this piece the way it is supposed to be presented.”

This is especially important because the movement was sung with five non-English languages interspersed throughout, such as Latin, Aramaic, Hebrew, Greek and Arabic. This was definitely a challenge for the choirs.

“I have to admit that when we got the [music to “Stabat Mater”], I was very intimidated by it,” said Wachuta. “It is a really long piece! I was also worried about [pronouncing] the words in Latin and Hebrew.”

However, as the choirs practiced and grew more comfortable with the words, they truly enjoyed creating beautiful music and even received a standing ovation at the end of the concert.

The choirs would like to invite everyone to their next and final concert this school year, The 2nd Annual Last Concert of the Year, taking place at 7:30 p.m. at the Fieldhouse.

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The Lorian

Sustainability Spotlight ARAMARK and Loras College Campus Dining

by KATHY GRATACE

special to the lorian

At Loras Campus Dining, we have a deep respect for and commitment to protecting and improving the environment. We work to reduce our environmental footprint while delivering exceptional dining experiences. Throughout our operation, we develop and implement long-term environmental stewardship programs and policies within the areas of sustainable food; responsible procurement; green buildings; energy and water conservation; transportation; and waste stream management. We call these programs and policies Green Thread™ as they weave throughout our business operations every day.

Green Thread™, launched by ARAMARK in 2008, encompasses a range of environmental stewardship programs. Green Thread™ allows Loras Campus Dining to efficiently customize an environmental strategy that educates and engages students and staff in environmental practices that help to improve their community.

“Our Green Thread™ environmental stewardship platform is very important to us,” said Susi DuBois, director of dining services. “We continue to look for ways to reduce our environmental impact. The following programs and practices are examples of how we strive to reduce waste and support the sustainability goals.”

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Composting in the kitchen and service areas Divert 100% of our fryer oil waste Fair trade coffee selections in Java City and Pura Vida China and cloth tablecloths used in catering Electronic advertising and promotions Online Catering Guide Green cleaning supplies; purchased in bulk and transferred to reusable spray bottles for use Catering delivers events across campus on foot when able Condiments used in bulk PLA foodservice products; cold beverage cups and cold to go containers Recycled, non-bleached napkins in single feed dispensers Biodegradable products including plates, bowls and clamshells Java City coffee sleeves are made from 70% post-consumer recycled fiber Refillable beverage program Use of eco-friendly Apex products in all dish machines Recycle copy machine cartridges Participate in RecycleMania Promote Earth Day

Along with these efforts, the renovation of The Café and PUB helped to: • • • • •

Reduce water usage by 10% and reduce electrical usage by 12% with the new dish machine Provide cost savings with the new lighting enhancements and selective switching Install carpet made with recycled material and is a recyclable product Install new refrigeration units and lighting that are Energy Star rated Provide additional containers for sorting garbage, recyclables and food scraps

In addition, Loras Campus Dining also focuses on locally grown food products.

Current Iowa-based items purchased include: • • • • • • • • • • •

Butcher Block Pork and Beef from Marshalltown Barilla Pasta from Ames Hillandale Eggs from New Hampton Well’s Blue Bunny Ice Cream from Lamars Curly’s Ribs from Ottumwa General Mills: Gold Medal Flour from Cedar Rapids White Marble Farms from Ottumwa Burke Sausage: Pizza Toppings from Nevada Diamond Crystal from Mason City Capital Brands: locally grown produce from Des Moines Iowa Farm Families from Orange City

We continue to search out additional opportunities to further our usage of local products.

Features

Film Festival invades Dubuque

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This weekend, the Loras Players will present “The Good Woman of Setzuan.” featuring 18 students. When a young prostitute receives a gift from the gods, she opens a tobacco shop and tries to make a living. But when her goodness proves to be too much, she creates a ruthless second identity for herself. The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 12 and 13, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 14.

General admission is $12; $8 for students and seniors.

Last year’s inaugural “Person of the Year” contest went pretty well, so we’re going to try it again. We need you — students, faculty and staff — to nominate deserving Duhawks and to do the voting.

The goal is to honor those who made an impact — as a result of his or her actions or accomplishments either on campus or off of it — during the 2012-13 school year. Maybe it was a student who volunteered countless hours of service, maybe it was a professor who earned a high distinction, or maybe it was an administrator who goes above and beyond the call of duty.

We are purposely trying not to “pigeonhole” the criteria for the award. We want you to determine what is significant, inspirational or influential. In the end, the votes of students, faculty and staff will be equally represented via “weighted” poll results.

First, we need nominations. Please e-mail us with a student, faculty member or staff member that you want to nominate and explain in two to four sentences why that person is deserving of recognition.

Please e-mail us at

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by NINO ERBA Dubuque got a big taste of the filmmaking world last weekend during the Julien Dubuque International Film Festival. A myriad of shorts, features, documentaries and everything else in between was presented over the course of four days.

The festival was a chance to experience films that usually would not make mainstream theaters. The fun began on Thursday, when actor Gary Busey was presented with an honorary chair award.

On Friday came several dozen movie screenings, with screenings at three-hour intervals so people could catch as many as four movies during the day. There was a special screening of “The Buddy Holly Story,” which stars Gary Busey, and was followed by the actor receiving a donation for the Busey Foundation to help fund research for Kawasaki disease, an illness that strikes children at an early age and can increase that child’s risk of having coronary aneurysms later in life. The night ended with a comedy event in the Riverboat Lounge of the Hotel Julien, one of the many sponsors of the festival.

Saturday also was set up for four movie showings. Grand Opera House highlighted the festivities by showcasing the 1928 Harold Lloyd film “Speedy.”

Sunday’s schedule was trimmed to allow two three-hour film viewings, which was followed by a celebration party that culminated with an awards presentation.

Among the 50 or so films was a documentary, “God Alone,” about the Trappist monks who live near Dubuque. Others were more conventional films that even had trailers available on the Internet, like the remarkable film ‘In the Family.’

What was surprising was the amount of LGBT films that circulated that weekend, including “In the Family,” “Molly’s Girl” and “What Do You Know,” which asked children about gays and lesbians and their views on the topic.

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Kim Kardashian sent the internet into a frenCelebrities are more than pretty faces with unusu- zy last weekend. Kim wanted to show her baby ally deplorable moral compasses. They’re also ex- bump to the world, and in doing so she created a tremely trendy! So they got that going for them, I new art form for the ages. Kim posed in front of a guess. Unlike the average middle or lower-class cit- mirror, and then turned her phone’s awful camera izen celebrities are weighted down with a great tor- flash from “off” to “on” on purpose! She took the ment. This burden is one of unending creativity. picture and changed the main function of a bathThey create hip “new” trends so that we “norms” room mirror. “Selfies,” as she calls them combine can admire all that they contribute to our society. I’d all the things that people like. You get to show off, hate to think of what we would become if this was be judged by your peers and make facleft to the incapable hands of the average person on es that you wouldn’t make to otha daily basis. We’d be forced to make choices based ers in polite company. “I upon our own morals - dodged a bullet there! liked Kim’s selfie, Robert Pattinson is known for his role in the but Beyoncé had Twilight series, as well as always having that look one of the best on his face that says, “I didn’t hear what you just selfies of all said but I don’t want you to repeat it either.” Rob time,” remarked is a man’s man, and to that end he’s created someKim’s boyfriend, thing all men can enjoy. Bros night out! He was Kanye. just sitting in his Hollywood apartment last week when a stroke of genius came to him. “I decided to only hang out with my guy friends,” said Robert.

The news of a manly hang out threw media outlets across the country into chaos. “We went to popular hotel hangouts. It was OK,” he later reported.

Bros night out is a rising sensation. Critics say it could rival the likes of a picnic in the park or drivein movies.

Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher might have pulled off the best April Fools’ joke in history last week. Mila claimed that she and her boyfriend, Ashton, were going to have a baby. Three friends close to the couple spontaneously combusted due to the creative originality presented. “We’re sad about our friends but they died believing in something bigger than themselves. Namely, they believed us and that’s what is important here,” said Mila. Thousands of teens are already preparing to prank their parents in a similar manner. “I’m glad we could create something new and exciting and bring it to public attention for the first time,” said Ashton. Mila and

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opinion

Religion is not law

Gift of marriage: Defending tradition

As the Supreme Court discusses and decides the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, I am left to wonder just how such a detestable breach of human rights was ever able to pass from the beginning. To deny spouses over 1,000 legal rights simply because their husband or wife is of rett obbins the same gender is, to me, an unfathomable act of cruelty. So rational analysis takes me to the question: How does discriminatory policy like this come to law?

The answer is ignorance and corruption.

Tyranny of the majority rule is a serious problem in our nation, where we place cherished human rights on the ballot rather than behind bullet proof glass. In the case of DOMA, we are seeing the terror of religious majority rule. Religion is more than a set of beliefs shared between people; it’s a political weapon used to harm and subjugate others. In the United States, Christianity has shown to be a malevolent force against civil liberties. There are far too many Christians in the United States who see their faith not as a personal belief, but as a corrupt law to be unwillingly enforced on There are far too innocent people. many Christians Gay rights have been one of the in the United primary targets States who see of tyrannical their faith not Christian rule.

What we need as a personal to understand belief, but as a when analyzing corrupt law to religion from a political and be unwillingly social context enforced is that far too many religious on innocent people believe people. their religion is not opinion, but law. With the United States having a majority Christian population from its founding to today, radical Christians have worked, and have succeeded, in using people’s religion as a guise to pass discriminatory policy against people they don’t like. That is the nature of religious extremism. Equality and justice cannot coexist alongside of it.

Luckily millions of Christians have reformed and rejected the yolk of homophobia propped up by religious zealots. They have learned that faith is a belief for oneself to follow, not a weapon to hurt others with. That new liberalism is what has driven gay rights to the standing it holds now. That acceptance is what gives America an ever brighter future. Hopefully the Court will rule in the direction of love and justice and drive another nail into the coffin of the religious bigots who for too long have stomped on the lives and dreams of others.

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Ever since a French Club trip my freshmen year of high school to the The Art Institute of Chicago, I have loved paintings. Any opportunity to view Monet, Seurat, and van Gogh during your next trip to Chicago would be well worth your time, especially after a liberal atrick rady arts education.

Art has been a pillar of civilization since ancient Mesopotamia. It would seem man has an innate need to express himself through art. But what classifies color on canvass as art? One point of view suggests that any image at all qualifies as art. Any bowl of fruit hanging in a Motel 6 is on par with Impression, soleil levant by Claude Monet. Another view suggests that an image can only be classified as art if it transcends what is physically observable. This view takes into account all aspects of the image’s reality and considers both its context and intent. This point of view suggests that art gives of itself to create emotion within the viewer that ultimately comes to a revelation about something previously unseen. Good art is selfless. Good art creates.

Similarly, there are those in American society that value sex for its deeper purpose: unity of the couple and procreation of the species. Like good art, sex is more than the obvious unity of man and woman, but has an inherent procreative aspect as well. Just as art

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without theme lacks purpose, sex without the procreative aspect lacks fulfillment.

This idea is countercultural, and understandable so. Art is enjoyable. Not everybody likes the same art, and people ought to be free to view art in the manner they see fit. Much the same can be said for sex. But can what makes good art change? Is American Gothic by Grant Wood equal to that bowl of fruit hanging in the Motel 6? Probably not.

That impossible equivocation is exactly what those striving to redefine marriage are trying to do. Catholics and many Christians believe sex is a holy end unto itself, one that is framed in the institution of marriage between one man and one woman. Marriage as an institution is a gift, given from nature’s God and subject to nature’s laws. Any redefinition of marriage leaves the institution less than what it was intended to be. Simply, marriage as a union of one man and one woman is worth defending.

Lastly, for many, defense of traditional marriage transforms one into a bigot, on par with the segregationists of the Jim Crow era. This is hardly fair. No serious objectors advocate “separate but equal” schools or water fountains. No one pushes for voting restrictions on the LGBT community. And no serious objectors want violence against anyone.

Aside from the view of a few true bigots, the LGBT community in the United States, and rightly so, is free to live life unimpaired to the freedoms everyone else enjoys.

It is not my place to judge anyone’s conscience or actions. I have no window

That being said, I cannot be asked to deny my principles for the sake of any personal relationship, nor do my gay friends expect me to. through which to judge another human’s soul, to channel St. Thomas More. I do not think any less of anyone because they are gay the same way I would expect no gay person would think less of me because I am Catholic. That being said, I cannot be asked to deny my principles for the sake of any personal relationship, nor do my gay friends expect me to. True equality exists when differing opinions, even over something as divisive as gay marriage, can peacefully coexist. We can hate opinions, but we must not hate people.

My Loras experience took me abroad with one of the most beautiful souls I have ever met. For anonymity, we will call him George. George and I formed a close friendship over the course of our four months in London. We still keep in touch. George is also gay. One night I observed how unique it was that a Catholic, “Reagan-loving conservative,” as he would say, could become such good friends with a gay man. He responded, “What was I supposed to do? Say ‘he’s Catholic! I’m not going to be friends with him!’ That’s stupid!”

Stupid indeed, George. Stupid indeed.

‘Love is equal; marriage should be as well’ Same-sex couples have the right to show their love and enjoy the benefits of marriage.

If this were a perfect world, I could stop there. Unfortunately, it’s a contentious issue and I have a whole column to fill, so buckle up, dear readers.

I have no desire to discuss what religion obby auch says on the subject.

We’re at a Catholic school; we know the Church’s official stance. I will say only this: your religious beliefs, be they Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu or any other faith have NO BEARING on the law. Certainly, faith ought to inform your vote, but you cannot legislate your faith into governing others. A law can no more deny same-sex couples the right to marry based on your Catholicism than it can stop you from eating bacon because Orthodox Jews and Muslims believe pigs are unclean. If you don’t understand that separation of church and state is a twoway street, then you have a lot to study and learn before we can even discuss the topic of same-sex marriage.

Let’s move to the real arguments.

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We are trying to redefine [marriage] in the laws to be inclusive of all love between two consenting adults.

It is unconstitutional to ban same-sex marriage. Period. This country, whether through voting or the legislative process cannot deny rights seen as inalienable under the Equal Protection clause of the 14th Amendment. Admittedly, there has been contention, even in the two cases now being decided by SCOTUS, of whether or not sexual orientation falls under those protected classes. Of course it is one of those classes. One should not be denied the right to marry because of sexual orientation any more than someone should be able to be fired because of gender. If you agree that marriage is a right, and if you agree that sexuality is an inherent part of someone (if you think it’s a choice you can put down the paper right now and walk away) then simple addition tells you denying a couple marriage benefits is unconstitutional.

One of my favorite arguments of same-

sex marriage opponents is “They are trying to redefine marriage!” You know what? Yeah. Yeah we are. We are trying to redefine it in the laws to be inclusive of all love between two consenting adults. You know what’s not being redefined? Love. Same-sex relationships have been going on, prospering, and fostering successful, happy families for decades and will continue to do so.

As Justice Ginsburg stated a few years ago, “A prime part of the history of our Constitution is the story of the extension of constitutional rights to people once ignored or excluded.”

I want to leave you with one last consideration. And please don’t take this as me being flip or funny; I’m quite serious. Look at Ellen Degeneres.

Everybody loves Ellen. Look at the way she looks at her wife, Portia. If you can see the way they interact, see the way they look at each other, see the way they love, if you see all this and still tell me that their relationship is less valid than any heterosexual relationship, then I truly feel sorry for you, my friend, and I hope that you can find love in your heart on par with the love they share.

Love is equal; marriage should be as well.

Equality is not our country’s tradition

As the case before the United States Supreme Court began to unfold, the country immediately divided itself into sides— you were either for “marriage equality” or for “sustaining traditional marriage.” Isn’t it a sad thing that equality hasn’t been the tradition in this ndy iller country already?

The United States was a country that was founded in order to escape religious persecution, not to perpetuate it. And now we’re choosing sides on whether two people have the right to marry one another? Why should

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gender matter? The answer I would get from some (not to mention, probably my own family) is that it doesn’t quite jive with our religion. “There’s no possibility for procreation in that setting, and therefore, they can’t be married.” While I have some fundamental problems with that answer in itself, it’s based from religion.

I haven’t heard a good answer yet as to why two people can’t be married that isn’t essentially, “Well, that’s what my religion tells me.” So, we’ve boiled this down to being a religious belief that certain groups of people shouldn’t be married. So, now I’ll quote a decently famous piece of paper: “Congress shall make no law respecting

an establishment of religion…”

First Amendment. Right at the beginning. Don’t even have to read past that, and you have your answer.

Marriage is a personal liberty; who you love and who you want to spend the rest of your life with shouldn’t be dictated by your government. It’s your personal choice. And it’s a personal choice that should be on an equal playing field to what the religious nutjobs would define as “traditional” or “normal.”

It’s a choice that shouldn’t have to be voted on. It shouldn’t have to be legislated. And it shouldn’t have to be before the United States Supreme Court in the first place.

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Boydology

The Lorian is continuing a column by Dr. Mike Boyd, our campus counselor.

He is the director of the Counseling Center. Here he will answer student questions concerning anything that relates to keeping it together while doing this crazy thing called college. Send questions or comments to Dr. Mike, Loras Box 100, or to the email address michael.boyd@loras.edu. All names of those sending questions will be kept confidential.

Parent Problems

Hey Mike, For all my life my dad has drunk a lot. He drinks every day but just gets a buzz.

But, about once a week my Mom calls me to help get him home from a bar. I just hate it. What can I do to make him realize what he is doing to my Mom. Thanks.

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Mike says: It is courageous of you to want to help your father. Alcohol can seriously disrupt family life. It is often hard for people to face that a family member has a real problem. The first thing you need to do is help yourself realize that this is his problem and not yours. Some of the effects of his problem disrupt your life. But it is not your problem. It would be helpful to be able to talk over all this with others who have had some of the same experiences. The group Al Anon is made up of people who have alcoholic relatives. They can provide ideas and support.

Finally, make some decisions about what role you are going to play. Pick a time and talk to your Mom and Dad. Help them understand how you care about them and how you feel about what they ask you to do. For more ideas see someone at the Counseling Center or check the web for these organizations: •Center for Substance Abuse Treatment •National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA)

From the Seminary

He is risen

by ZACHary DALY

St. Pius X Seminary

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s everyone knows, Easter Sunday was nearly a week and a half ago, bringing an end to the Church’s time of fasting (Lent), and beginning a new season of joy and celebration.

The happy, traditional proclamation “He is risen!” both expresses the happiness of Christians of all time, and gives witness to the central mystery of our faith. Yes, indeed He is risen; but what does this really mean?

The Resurrection of Christ is something fundamentally new. In several places, the Gospels record that Jesus raised the dead and restored them to life.

For example, Jesus travels to Bethany and orders his friend Lazarus, who has been dead for four days ,“Lazarus, come out!” (John 11:43). This event is particularly important for this saying of Jesus: “’I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live” (11:25); by saying this, Jesus is using this event as a sign of His own Resurrection. The raising of Lazarus from the dead, though, is not the same as the Resurrection that Jesus experiences, because eventually Lazarus died again. The raising of Lazarus was primarily a restoration of a man to this life, but Jesus’ Resurrection is something new, something greater.

In the Resurrection of Christ, His very way of being is changed. Most are familiar, I am sure, with the stories of Jesus walking through locked doors, appearing to His disciples at will and so forth. After rising again from the grave, the Gospels portray Jesus as living in a new, heavenly way; His body is no longer corruptible, and He is often portrayed as gloriously clothed in light.

A friend told me recently that he is disturbed by the people who make light of the Resurrection of Christ by saying “Jesus the zombie” or some such thing; and I agree, it’s very off-putting to hear that. Jesus’ Resurrection is something gloriously new; it is much more than the re-animation of a previously deceased person. Jesus’ Resurrection, of course, also points forward to what the Church calls “the Resurrection of the Body” where we as Catholics confidently believe that we too will share in this gloriously new way of living, bound forever by ties of love to God and to each other.

The Pope-Emeritus Benedict XVI has many beautiful things to say about the Resurrection in his book, Jesus of Nazareth – Holy Week. In one passage, he writes “This [is] the unique character of the Resurrection accounts: they speak of something paradoxical, of something that surpasses all experience and yet is utterly real and present.” The Resurrection of the Lord is brought to us “utterly real of present” through the heavenly gift that is the Mass. In the Mass, through Communion with Christ Himself, we begin to live His new, glorified life.

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The Lorian April 11, 2013

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Signs of Depression

Hey Mike, Some of my friends told me they were worried because they think I am depressed.

I know I am not real happy all the time but who is. I never thought I was depressed.

How can I tell?

— Sad Sally Mike says: Well Sal, depression is the most common of psychological problems, so if you are depressed you have lots of company. Depression is an ongoing feeling of sadness or emptiness coupled with a loss of interest in activities or things you normally enjoy.

Here are the things that counselors look for when they believe someone may be depressed: •Decreased energy. Feeling sluggish or slowed down.

•Sleep changes (either too little or too much.)

•Problems concentrating, paying attention or making decisions.

•Irritability. Quick to anger. Feelings or frustration.

•Appetite changes. Loss of interest in food. Weight loss. Or overeating with real enjoyment and weight gain.

•Feeling of guilt, self condemnation, and no hope for forgiveness.

•Excessive or unwanted crying.

•Feeling of helplessness and hopelessness.

•Aches and pains or vague physical problems that do not improve with treatment or change to something else when treated.

•Thought of death. Suicidal thoughts or thoughts that death would be a solution.

Sal, give these signs some thought. The good news is that depression is treatable both with medication and with counseling. If you have some of the signs above it would be a good idea to talk to someone at the Counseling Center, the Health Center, or your own health care worker.

The trip to Glenmary

by Emily Steepleton for the Lorian

This spring break we had a group of eight individuals travel to the Glenmary Farm in Vanceburg, KY, for a service trip through Campus Ministry. Our group included Daniel Thole, Missy Wachuta, Jeffry Breitbach, Jason Painter, Beth Horihan, Kevin O’Brien, Ben Berning and Kayla Barnes.

During our time in Lewis County we completed a wide variety of service work including demolition at a local food pantry, visiting a senior center and another community help center, working at a construction site of a house that had burnt down and various jobs on the farm, such as putting in a toilet, cooking and cleaning.

We became more familiar with the com-

Mass Times

Christ the King 5:15 p.m. M, Tu, Th, F 9 p.m. W 8 p.m. Su

munity by doing “night sites,” a couple of which included learning to line dance at a dance hall and attending a service at a church of a different Christian faith.

This was a very spirit driven trip, and it helped us grow together in our spiritual lives. We reflected every night with the whole group, including the three farm managers. These reflections allowed us to witness God in the work that we were doing, and also get to know the people around us.

I think I speak for the whole group when I say if you ever get the chance to serve at the Glenmary Farm, take it. This trip was a beneficial and impactful journey for all those who attended.

Adoration

St. Joseph’s Chapel 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. M-F Christ the King 9 p.m. Th

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Sports

April 11, 2012

Volleyball

Men’s Golf

Kehe returns to high school scene to coach Linn-Mar HS

Herrmann eyes defense of IIAC title Senior hopes to set an example for young team

By Jack Metz

sports editor

By RYAN BINSFIELD staff writer

With warmer weather comes another season of Loras men’s golf, and all eyes will be on senior Sam Herrmann as he enters the season as the reigning 2012 Iowa Conference Tournament Champion.

As a team, the Duhawks will look to improve upon their seventh-place finish from a year ago and have brought in a number of new faces this season to help their cause.

The men’s 2013 roster has a total of 15 golfers compared to just 10 last year. Of those 15 golfers, seven are first-years.

“We have so many new faces that last year really is out of our minds,” said head coach Jeremy Hawkins. “We need our first-years to step up and play well. It’s difficult, but they have to play like upperclassmen and go out there and perform.”

Aside from Herrmann, the roster features two juniors: Bubba Carter and James Komorowski. The remainder of the team is made up of underclassmen.

Due to the cold weather, the Duhawks haven’t found themselves outside for practice yet this season which doesn’t bode well for a young squad.

“With the season being condensed this year due to the long winter, the underclassmen are going to have to get it going quickly,” said Herrmann.

Due to the long winter, Herrmann managed to make it down south a few times to “knock the rust off” before he begins his title defense and doesn’t expect to settle for anything less.

“My expectation this year is to defend my title as IIAC champion and player of the year,” said Herrmann. “My goal would be to qualify for nationals.”

When asked about the type of pressure his position brings during the season, Herrmann stated that it keeps him motivated to get better throughout the season, and it isn’t something he is afraid off.

The Duhawks will compete in the Wartburg Invitational on April 13 and 14.

update for Men’s Golf Upcoming Schedule

n Saturday, April 13 @ Wartburg Invitational

n Friday, April 19 @ Buena Vista Invitational n Friday, April 26 @ IIAC Championship Rds. 1-2

photo by SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE

Junior Jeff Kasel defeated his Simpson singles opponent in two sets. He also teamed up with Garet Prusha to win his doubles match.

Duhawks earn their first win of the season

By Katie Truesdale staff writer

Going into Saturday’s matches, the men’s tennis team had a record of 08 having trouble getting some success throughout the beginning of the season.

Facing the Central College Dutch Saturday morning and then the Simpson College Storm later that day, the men knew they had a long day ahead of them.

Losing to Central College 1-8, their only win of the morning came from sophomore Jon Moore, the number one singles player. He faced Central Colleges Kyle Freischlag with a win of 64. This tough loss dropped their record to 0-9.

Competing against Simpson College later that day, the men finally started moving in the right direction and left with their first win of the season over the Storm 5-4.

The defeats in singles competition came from Moore, first-year Ulises Hernandez, and junior Jeff Kasel. In doubles wins came from Moore and sophomore Brian Falvey and Kasel and senior Garett Prusha.

All of the men really stepped up for the win, and the match of Kasel and Simpson’s Jeff Hadden was one to watch. He had a victory of 7-1 in his first set but fell short during the second set of the match being down 5-1, but came back for a win.

“I would have to say this win will definitely motivate us to finish the season strong,” said Kasel. “Coe and Luther are usually tough, but we’ll have motivation on our side to grind it out. This season as a team we have grown to be even more

supportive of one another during meets and we have been setting higher goals for ourselves.”

With the day ending well for men’s tennis, they have a record of 1-9. Both of Saturday’s games were conference match ups, bringing the team to 1-2 in the IIAC. Their other loss earlier in the season was to University of Dubuque.

Finally after getting that first win under their belts, the men can only hope for more improvement and wins in the future with their last four games of the season all of which are on Duhawk courts, giving the men the advantage.

“I am very hopeful that will continue to improve,” said head coach Digger Kurt. “We do have some really tough matches coming up against Luther and Coe, as well as a couple of matches out of conference against Cornell and Knox.

I am hoping that we will have some momentum from the win against Simpson going in to the end of the season.”

The next game is on April 12, at 4 p.m. against the Coe College Kohawks, another conference game. Coe is currently undefeated at 21-0 overall. The Duhawks will look to put an end to their perfect season.

“We still have a chance to make the conference tournament so that would be a very nice accomplishment for this season,” said Coach Kurt. “But overall I thought we have developed well throughout the season. We had a couple of early season losses, that I think we would win if we played now. Hopefully we will just keep developing because we still have a very young team with our top 4 players being first-years and sophomores.”

On April 2, volleyball coach Teresa Kehe accepted a coaching and teaching position at Linn-Mar High School, returning to the high school scene after seven seasons with the Duhawks.

“It is truly bittersweet,” said Kehe in a press release by the Loras Sports Information Office. “I love the girls I coach and have coached, and at the same time this opening and opportunity offer me and my family a lot.”

Prior to Kehe joining Loras she had success building the volleyball program at Tripoli High School and leading her teams to six state volleyball titles. In her 23 seasons at Tripoli she had a record of 579-140-137.

At Loras Kehe had a 132-112 record and led her teams to two Iowa Conference titles, in 2008 and 2010. In 2008, she led Loras to an NCAA tournament berth following a 32-5 season and was named conference coach of the year.

Kehe said telling her team was tougher on her than it was on them.

“We were all unsure of what was happening,” said sophomore defensive specialist Colleen Thomas. “She then told us that it was too hard for her to say what she wanted so she wrote us a letter and then read the letter out loud to us describing her new opportunity and how she will not be with us next year. We were all in shock.”

The student-athletes on the team will remember her ability to go out of the way to help them with anything they needed.

“The best part having her as a coach is not only a coach relationship but also having someone there to go into her office and talk about anything,” said sophomore setter Courtney Boyd. “She cared about each one of us and had amazing volleyball knowledge.”

Kehe will continue to stay on to help with duties within the department such as the team’s non-traditional spring season and continue in her role with the intramural program as the 2012-2013 academic year comes to a close.

Director of Athletics Bob Quinn said in the Sports Information Office’s press release that the search for Kehe’s replacement will begin right away.

“Her service to the Duhawks is greatly appreciated and her winning record and championships speak for themselves,” said Quinn. “She brought championshipcaliber players into the program and produced positive results and great studentathletes throughout her time here.”

Wrestling

Buss culminates first year with a fourth-place finish at Nationals Freshman heavyweight knows his wrestling career is just beginning following a year full of accolades

By JACK METZ

sports editor

On March 16, Loras heavyweight James Buss finished in fourth place at the NCAA Division III Championships in Cedar Rapids to earn All-American honors.

Along with that success as a first-year in the wrestling program he added the award of the inaugural Freshman Wrestler of the Year award.

Buss won the NCAA Central Region ti-

tle, was named to the inaugural All-Iowa Conference Wrestling team and finished the year 37-6 overall, two losses which came against NCAA Division I competition while the other four were against fellow DiviJames Buss sion III All-Americans.

“Being freshman of the year is great and is a huge honor,” said Buss.

“However the award says freshman of the year for a reason and means you’re not done yet.”

He was the only Iowa Conference freshman All-American in 2013 and one of seven to earn a top-4 finish at nationals. Sixteen of

Buss’ victories came via fall (12) or major decision (4).

“I attribute all my success this season to the atmosphere that I was given in the practice room having [former] AllRandy Steward Americans and National Champions work with the team, to the day-to-day basis of being around great people around campus,” said Buss.

During the two day event in Cedar Rapids, Buss went 2-0 on the first day. But the following day his first opponent would be top-ranked and returning national champi-

on, Chad Johnson from Augsburg.

Johnson entered the match with a 36-1 record and did not concede many points to Buss on the mat, defeating him 6-2.

Buss then went on to defeat Tom Bouressa from Concordia-Moorhead, to set him up for a chance at third place in the tournament, but came up short against Billy Mayer of UW-LaCrosse.

“James Buss is a franchise kid. He’s someone that we can build this program around,” said head coach Randy Steward to Jim Naprstek with the Sports Information Office. “He’s only the second freshman in Loras History to be an All-American and has the potential to be the first four-time All-American.”

Sports

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Lacrosse

Two 4th-place finishes for track teams Tim Derr gets his name in the Loras record books with his 110-meter hurdle time

The Duhawks receive a huge confidence boost with victory at the Rock Bowl

By Kayleigh McDaniel

By Danny Zeets

staff writer

assistant sports editor

2013 Lacrosse Schedule 2013 Schedule

n April 13 at 12 p.m. at Carthage College n April 14 at 1 p.m. at Aurora University n April 17 at 7 p.m. vs. University of Dubuque n April 21 at 2 p.m. vs. Trine University

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Track and Field

Kutsch leads Loras to first-ever win The Duhawks got their first win in school history this past Friday in the Rock Bowl. The Duhawks defeated the University of Dubuque 10-7. In a very exciting matchup, the Duhawks got the upper hands on the Spartans and took home the first win in program history.

“The girls did an excellent job of shutting down UD’s top players,” said head coach Emily Goetz. “We were forcing them into bad shooting angles and taking away opportunities around the crease. They maintained their composure under pressure and never let up.”

The Duhawks went into the half up 63. The scoring was even in the second half with both teams at 4-4, but the Duhawks were able to hold their ground giving the team a 10-7 victory.

“A win is always a great feeling, but this being our first win was something I can’t explain. I have never been so proud of a team,” said Goetz. “These girls work tirelessly each day and put in extra time outside of practice to develop their skills. It was a wonderful experience to see that their efforts are paying off.”

Leading the Duhawks in goals was first-year Kaitlyn Kutsch with four goals on the night. Kutsch has lead the Duhawks in goals in all but two games that the Duhawks have scored in.

Also scoring for the Duhawks were senior Morgan Washburn, sophomore Gina Dacy and first-year Ellen Penticoff.

“The key to getting the win was the hard work we put into practice in the weeks prior to the game and the heart we all had on the field. We all wanted that game more than any other game,” said Kutsch about the win.

The Duhawks have not had such great luck through the rest of the season dropping all other games, but the women are really looking to keep a positive attitude and make the most of the rest of the season.

“We need to work on our stick skills and of course the fundamentals and a winning attitude, not only believing in our selves but believing that every game is winnable and playing as such,” said Kutsch.

“Stick skills are still a huge priority for us as well as communication on defense. Once we gain more confidence catching and throwing under pressure and creating turnovers on our defensive end, our transitions will come together creating more fast-break opportunities,” said Goetz.

The Duhawks fell in their most recent game against Concordia UniversityWisconsin 2-18. The Duhawks will look to get back on the winning track on Saturday when the Duhawks hit the road to take on Carthage College.

April 11, 2013

photo by JIM NAPRSTEK

Senior Kellie Klein gathers to throw out the Spartan runner at first base. Klein has a .294 batting average and leads the team with six home runs and 16 RBIs.

Duhawks force ranked IIAC foe to extra innings

By Claire Murphy staff writer

The softball season has been off to an interesting start after the five-game winning streak that took place on their vacation to Clermont, FL. The team went 7-3 overall and it was a spirit-booster for everyone on the team.

“We all felt really confident in each other and what it mainly did was bring us together as one team. Before, we were playing separately for a while, and the tournament really brought us together,” said senior pitcher Kellie Klein.

The Duhawks wanted to take some momentum from the tournament back home with them from FL, and it was clear to see that they had strengthened their game during their experience at the tournament.

“We learned about each other’s strengths as a team overall and to be honest we had a lot of fun and played really good softball,” said Nora Zorante, sophomore catcher.

“Those are the most fun trips to have. We learned we are a competitive team and we will be able to compete the rest of the season.”

After all the hype of the tournament, the Duhawks returned to Dubuque with two home games this past weekend, Saturday vs. Central and Sunday vs. Cornell. However, because the weather was predicted to be so bad on Saturday, the game against Central got pushed to Sunday and Cornell got pushed to a later date.

Adjusting to the changes, the women were ready to take on Central, an IIAC Conference rival who was ranked No. 6 in the nation last year and this year sits ranked 24th. They are known for their different style of play, where they excel in the “small game,” with lots of bunting, being aggressive on the base paths, speed and moving runners.

The first game was tight and exciting.

It started with Central going up 3-0 in the top of the second inning after scoring off of Loras errors. The score remained the same until the sixth inning when Michaela Haase hit a home run.

The Duhawks made it interesting an inning later when Kellie Klein hit a home run with a runner, tying the game and sending them into another inning.

“It was definitely exciting when Michaela hit her first home run because it was our first one of the game and it fired us up.

Then when I hit my home run, we got to keep playing and it tied things up,” commented Klein.

In the eighth inning, Central scored on a solo home run. Then later in the inning

photo by JIM NAPRSTEK

Sophomore Katie Serpico locks in on an incoming pitch against Dubuque.

when the bases were loaded, shortstop Molly Bolibaugh made a fielder’s choice and took the sure out when she got a runner out at third, but another runner came in and scored for Central making the score 53, and the Duhawks failed to score in their at-bat.

The second game unfortunately ended in another loss for the Duhawks, with Central winning 9-1 after utilizing every scoring opportunity they had.

“We played really well together as a team but we still have a few glitches to work on, cleaning up some errors,” said Klein. “The second games score really didn’t show how much we fought. We need to finish the games, and as long as we keep making contact and our team keeps hitting we should start to see improvement.”

After a tough weekend, the Duhawks are looking for a win in their next game away at Wartburg on April 12.

2013 Softball schedule overall record 7-10 upcoming schedule n April 12 at 4 p.m. at Wartburg College n April 13 at 2 p.m. at Simpson College n April 16 at 4 p.m. at UW Platteville

The men’s and women’s track-and-field teams each had their fair share of successes this past weekend racing at the Wartburg Select, collecting points all across the board. Bouncing back from a week off for spring break and working out on their own, both teams placed 4th overall out of the seven teams competing.

In addition to her success during indoor season, first year Abby Davis has continued to run well. Davis placed first in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.96 seconds and placed 2nd with a time if 26.79 seconds in the 200-meter dash, just a few tenths of a second behind first place.

Davis also was the first leg in the 5th place 4x100 meter relay along with firstyear Bri Powers, first-year Christa Winders, and sophomore Bri Richarsdson. The mid-distance team gained points in sophomore, Becky Hilby’s 5th place finish in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:30 and junior Mary Rector’s 4th place in the 1500 meter run finishing in a time of 5:04.

Junior Katie Langmeier placed first in high jump, jumping 1.60 meters, which moved to her to 12th on the national list in high jump. Senior Caitlin Groeper tied for 3rd, jumping 1.55 meters.

Placing 6th in both the shot put and the hammer throw was sophomore Morgan Steere, throwing 11.66 meters in the shotput and 37.27 meters in the hammer throw.

Junior, Kirsten Schultz finished 2nd in the javelin throwing 32.07 meters.

As for the men’s track and field team the Duhawks placed 1-3 in the 5,000-meter run. Senior Austin Steil took first with a time of 15:14, sophomores Steve Loran and Rob Howe took second and third place with time of 15:22 and 15:23, respectively.

Adding another first place finish for the Duhawks was senior Tim Derr in the 110meter hurdles with a time of 15.11 seconds. Derr’s time added him as 8th fastest time in Loras history and is currently ranked 18th nationally.

The 4x100 meter relay, made up of firstyear Nick Ball, junior Josh Goerdt, sophomore Zac Gassman, and senior Sean Lewis took 3rd place with a time of 42:88 seconds. Ball, Goerdt and Gassman along with first-year Zach Frey placed 4th in the 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:23.

Frey also competed in the 800-meter run placing 5th with a time just shy of 2 minutes. Michael Meersman placed 2nd with his javelin throw of 56 meters. Adding more top finishers in the field events were first-year Keontae Neely, who placed 3rd in the triple jump, jumping 13.20 meters and senior Sam Ross who took 5th place in the shot put, throwing 14.42 meters.

Feeling good about where the team is at currently, head coach Bob Schultz still emphasizes, “We need to continue to work hard and put forth 100 percent effort.”

There is a lot of potential and depth coming from both teams that should work out for them as the end of the season approaches. By working through injuries and putting forth that 100 percent effort, the 5 month long season should pay off for the athletes in a positive way come conference.

“We are less than 5 weeks from the conference meet, so we are nearing the end of our preparation and will begin to rest for the conference championship in just a couple weeks” added Schultz.

The Duhawks will compete again at University of Wisconsin- Platteville this weekend.

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The Lorian

Sports

April 11, 2013

On the Sideline

One shining moment

Jack’s Smack

With March Madness over, it was refreshing to have two deserving teams in the final

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Jack Metz

s I sat watching the Louisville Cardinals cut down pieces of the net with their Fiskars scissors, the official net-cutting scissors of the NCAA Tournament, on a Werner ladder, the official ladder of the NCAA Tournament, I could not help but wonder if the two companies would actually see an increase in sales this week because people wanted their “official NCAA Tournament” scissors and

ladder.

Fun fact: following the championship games, the winning school keeps one pair of the commemorative scissors for permanent display on campus.

Because if you cannot recruit a top prospect to school by showing them a national championship trophy, show them the scissors that were used to cut down the net. Where do I sign my letter of intent?

The game between Michigan and Louisville was one of the best since Duke defeated Butler in 2010.

As fun as the championship game is with a Cinderella fighting for a spot, seeing two teams from two power conferences go up against each other in the end draws the largest hype, the biggest audiences and the biggest sponsors.

The best part about the game between Louisville and Michigan is that both teams actually deserved to be in the championship game and proved that they were better than the other 66 teams. Louisville and Michigan were two teams that actually knew how to shoot and score and that was seen by the fact that the score was 38-37 at halftime, not the 20-19 scores that we had been used to seeing most of the tournament.

When it seemed like Michigan was going to pull away on the back of Spike Albrecht in the absence of foul-troubled Trey Burke, Louisville continued to fight back through the veteran presence of Peyton Siva and the off-the-bench heroics of Luke Hancock, who was the first non-starter to win Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.

Michigan had the better individual players, but Louisville had the better overall team. And playing as team is what usually allows a team to be crowned champions at the end.

With that being said, I was not a fan of the Kevin Ware story. He averaged 4.5 points a game this season and his lone highlight in his young career was scoring a career-high 11 points against Oregon in the tournament this season, but an attempted block on a 3-pointer made him an all-star when his tibia saw the light of day as it broke through his skin.

I understand the shock of seeing that injury in the national spotlight is what conjured up so many feelings towards him, but after it was known that he had successful surgery, he was just another injured player who will have to rehab and will probably do so quicker than someone with a ligament injury.

In spite of that and as a result of the lack of any good story lines up until that point, the media ran with the Kevin Ware angle. The talking heads talked and talked about the motivation he gave Louisville to carry on.

Motivation that was even more special since the team took home the championship, but what becomes a special moment for Louisville is just a player who took the role of gloried cheerleader on his team to me.

Even though the Big East beat the Big Ten in this Tournament Final, only fools will say that the Big East was the best conference this season.

The Big Ten had 7 bids in the tournament, the Big East had 8. The Big Ten was 14-7 and the Big East was 13-7. The Big Ten’s winning percentage was 66.6 percent, while the Big East’s winning percentage was 65 percent.

Regardless of those statistics, any games between Big Ten opponents this season were much more interesting than what the Big East had to offer. Think about the Indiana-Michigan, Michigan-Michigan State, Illinois-Indiana, and Michigan State-Indiana games for proof. The same cannot be said when talking about the likes of Marquette, Georgetown, and Pittsburgh in the Big East.

The Big East may have had the conference with the best overall team, but not the teams that made up the best competition in a conference throughout the season.

With Monday marking the final basketball game Jim Nantz would call of the season, we can now happily move onto the Masters this weekend as Nantz will welcome everyone with his traditional “Hello, friends” to tee off the 77th masters.

Junior outfielder Mark Jablonski dives into first base to evade the pick-off attempt.

photo by JIM NAPRSTEK

Duhawks lead Iowa Conference Led by Petrosky and Cottrell on the mound, Loras has been hard to score on

By RYAN GRAHAM staff writer

So far in the month of April, the Duhawks have been silencing their critics. The team picked to finish last in the Iowa Conference is currently 12-4 overall and leads the conference with a 6-0 record.

Head Coach Carl Tebon talked about how he addressed the low expectations that others seemingly have for his team.

“I think our guys have a little chip on their shoulder,” said coach Tebon.

“We need to get the respect back in this league that we deserve. Hopefully our guys continue to play angry and with a chip on their shoulder and we’ll see what happens.”

After their Florida trip, the Duhawks swept a double header over Monmouth College by the scores of 6-4 and 5-3. Senior Mike Canevello was named IIAC Male Athlete of the Week for his efforts in the series.

Canevello had three hits—two of which were doubles, he stole two bases, drew three walks, had an RBI and scored four times in the series.

He also currently leads the conference in stolen bases with 11.

After a streak of cancelled and postponed games, the Duhawks finally got back on the diamond to win three straight. They won 6-3 over Monmouth College, followed by a series sweep of Central College by the scores of 8-6 and 11-0.

The Duhawks then suffered their first loss in over a month at the hands of Cornell College by the score of 17-6. The Duhawks then played a two day, four game series against conference foe, Simpson College.

They swept the Storm by the scores of 4-3, 6-0, 3-2 and 5-3.

Sophomore pitcher Will Petrosky was named both the IIAC Male Athlete of the Week and the IIAC Pitcher of the Week for his performances last week.

Petrosky has been outstanding this season, posting a 0.98 ERA with 29 strike outs in 27-and-2/3 innings.

Petrosky isn’t the only one pitching

photo by JIM NAPRSTEK

Junior infielder/pitcher Eric DeSousa connects in a recent game.

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For us to win games, you have to execute the little things. We have to get good jumps on our steals. We need to get good jumps on base hits to score from second. A lot of people don’t think about those things but if we execute them, we’re going to score runs.

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Carl Tebon, baseball head coach

well for the Duhawks. Senior Ben Cottrell has gone 21 innings this season with a 0.86 ERA, striking out 21 batters of his own.

“I think the big thing with Ben is his experience. He really knows what to expect from the conference,” said coach Tebon about what has led to the two pitchers success so far this season. “He has three pitches that he can throw for strikes and that’s really been a big part of it. I think Will’s best pitch is his change up and he really works off of that. He also has three pitches that he can throw and I think that has really helped him get hitters out.”

The offense has been doing its part as well. Despite only being ranked 6th in the conference in batting average at .262, the Duhawks have found a way to score enough runs to win.

Coach Tebon is focusing on how

batting average doesn’t tell the whole story about this offense.

“For us to win games, you have to execute the little things,” he said.

“We have to get good jumps on our steals. We need to get good jumps on base hits to score from second. A lot of people don’t think about those things but if we execute them, we’re going to score runs.”

“It’s not the average that we look at. It’s the quality at bats. We have to look at our outs. Are we striking out a lot? Are we hitting a lot of fly balls? Our philosophy is that we want to hit the ball hard on a line or a hard ground ball,” said coach Tebon.

The Duhawks continue conference play on Wednesday at home against the University of Dubuque and will play a four game series against Wartburg on Friday and Saturday.