April 25, 2013 Lorian

Raising awareness Learn about upcoming events on campus to raise awareness about sexual violence Page 2

Baseball Duhawks lose ground during rough conference stretch Page 7 April 25, 2013 — Vol. 91, Issue 13

Loras Dance Marathon keeps raising the bar Last Saturday, Duhawks gathered in the Marie Graber Ballrooms to celebrate the eighth annual Dance Marathon.

The cause raised a record-breaking $183,912.35 and involved more than 300 students and a combined total of more than 10,000 volunteer hours over the past year. Money from the event benefits the Children’s Miracle Network and University of Iowa Children’s Hospital, which helps children and families coping with illnesses and disabilities.

The organization remains the highest per-capita fundraising program on the collegiate level.

‘Man Up’ campaign under way

by HANNAH WA y copy editor

Above: Senior morale captains Felizia Dambach, Taylor Hunsberger, Breanna Oxley and Amber Benko perform during live-band karaoke.

Left: Dean of Students Art Sunleaf prepares to perform the “Chip-n Dale” dance he promised to perform if he raised at least $1,500 in donations for the Children’s Miracle Network.

Above: Junior Kevin Baynes gets ready to shave half his head for Dance Marathon.

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Above: Junior morale captains display personality and apparel.

Left: Admission staff members Scott Stran, Kevin O’Brien, Robbie Stran, Chris Comstock and Ryan Engelman, perform “What Makes you Beautiful,”

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A letter from the new Student Union president

Duhawks, I’m Pasquale Luz, junior accounting and finance major from Chicago, and your new student body president.

To be frank, I am PUMPED for next year, especially after we’ve had such a great one this year. With a Final Four appearance by our top 5-soccer team, Loras DM raising over $183,000 and countless other accomplishments, the Class of 2013 has really made its mark on Loras.

Next year, as Loras celebrates 175 years, the Classes of ’14,’15, ’16 and ’17 is presented with the same challenge that

Man up. This often-negative command is heard by every male at some point while he grows up. But two sophomore students are doing what they can to bring positive discussion and change to Loras by taking this phrase and turning its meaning.

Patrick Krieger and Nathaniel Kapraun, two sophomore members of the Knights of Columbus and the Breitbach program, have begun a campaign they are calling “Man Up.” This campaign has the goal of addressing the negative views and stereotypes that pervade the Loras campus about what it means to be a man.

“The goal of our ‘Man Up’ campaign is to promote and bring awareness to the different qualities, characteristics and ideals a man should strive for in the contemporary world,” said Krieger. “We are not giving out a blueprint or a list; rather, our goal is to promote discussion in and around the Loras community about what a man truly is.”

One of the main ways Kapraun and Krieger are doing this is via a marketing blitz.

“We have created decals and posters that we want to circulate around campus. Each decal has a quote that should make someone stop and think about what We understand really is the true one main duty understanding of masculinity. Simof being a real ilarly the posters are to call attention man is to respect to this campaign.” life: oneself, The decals will other men be available to students during lunch and especially hours next Tueswomen. That is day, April 30, and Thursday, May 2. our call in life as The “Man Up” men no matter campaign also is what your faith taking advantage of social media to entradition is. courage discussion.

Nate “We are encouraging students to Kapraun use #LorasManUp sophomore in order to have a real conversation through a relevant and accessible medium,” said Krieger.

This campaign is in conjunction with Human Dignity Week on campus next week, April 29-May 3. Human Dignity Week is being spearheaded and put on by many different organizations all coming together with the purpose of drawing attention to the dignity of every person.

Along with encouraging discussion about what it means to be a man, one of the goals of the “Man Up” campaign is to bring awareness to the other events on campus that promote the concept of respecting life.

“We understand one main duty of being a real man is to respect life: oneself, other men and especially women,” Kapraun added. “That is our call in life as men no matter what your faith tradition is.”

our seniors have accomplished with flying colors time and time again: To make next year better than our last.

Our new Student Union executive board, consisting of myself, Gerard Huguelet, Juliana Lancheros and Mark Chapman, will help make this happen. By establishing a working relationship between the LSU, student organizations and the administration, we will work together to make the 175th year the best one yet.

Between participating in Student Union, Dance Marathon and other campus organizations, I can personally attest to how great we can be. Although some may have nicknamed us “the little Notre Dame,” we have shown that we can hang right up there with the big dogs. Organizations like PBL,

Sport Business Club and ACA have shown us this.

However, we did have a few blemishes this year. Instead of “replying all” or making silly Facebook pages, we have the potential to do great things. As Iowa’s first college, the first in Dance Marathon fundraising and one of the top liberal-arts colleges, we are already better for having attended Loras. The question now is: how can we make Loras better? I grew up on the advice from my mother: “Always leave a place better than you found it.” So my challenge for next year is, “How will you make Loras a better place?”

— Pasquale Luz (‘14) Student Union president

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News

The Lorian April 25, 2013

Sustainability Spotlight Going Green gets physical

by KALLI MINER

special to the lorian

This “spotlight” article continues a weekly column from Loras College Peace & Justice. Each issue will feature a new in-depth story about an individual, organization or program at Loras making conscious efforts to be more sustainable. Think you know someone who should be recognized for his/her efforts? Contact Kalli Miner (kalli.miner@loras.edu).

Going green “gets physical” at Loras this week as we shine the Sustainability Spotlight on John McDermott and the Physical Plant team. McDermott is the assistant vice president of physical maintenance, a job that has given him a green perspective that is uniquely his own.

McDermott’s inside look at Loras developments have allowed him to watch and participate in the “green” renovations of many buildings on campus.

“The water-bottle fillers in Graber have been a big hit,” said McDermott. “We’re looking to put them in more buildings in the future.”

The sensor lights in Graber also has contributed to Loras’ sustainable status.

Sensor lights are lights that either shut off when enough sunlight is detected or are motion-sensored; they turn on and off as people enter and exit rooms. Those same lights are installed in both the library and Fieldhouse as well.

Multiple buildings on campus, namely the ACC, AWC and ARC also ARE geothermal. In fact, the AWC is so energy-efficient that it won a monetary award from Alliant Energy company.

McDermott further added that many of the materials that have been disposed of during the renovation of the cafeteria were kept and/or recycled elsewhere around campus. The materials that were not kept were sent to other facilities to be recycled. Even more interesting is the fact that the new carpet put in is made of recycled plastic.

So it is clear that when it comes to the Physical Plant employees, like McDermott, we have a bit of a green dream team on our hands.

Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Loras College OVE+R (Overcoming Violence & Empowering Positive [+] Relationships) and the Riverview Center have come together to host various events this week for Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

At any given college or university, one in four females will experience attempted or completed rape by the time she graduates. It also has been reported that one in six men will experience a form of sexual assault by the age of 18. We hope to take a stance against sexual assault: • Loras College’s fourth annual “Take Back the Night” will be held tonight at 7 p.m. on the ARC Lawn (in the event of bad weather, it will be held inside the Graber Center). Created as a worldwide movement, the goal is to raise awareness of sexual assault and empower people to stand up against it. The night also provides a chance for survivors and allies to speak out and provide an opportunity for support and healing.

• On Friday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m. in Hoffmann Auditorium, there will be the first-ever performance of “Moon-Marked” by Lynn Werner. This one-woman show is based on research, interviews with survivors of torture and her own survival of violence; she has created a show that will allow the characters to speak out and eradicate violence.

Features

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by ERIC OSBORN a satirical column written by Bieber needs another dude staff writer Eric Osborn. The information to be his main bro. Ryan presented here is written for comedic effect Lochte is the obvious choice. Ryan can and should not be taken as fact. improve Bieber’s vocabulary with words like “jeah,” and that’s pretty much it. If you Justin Bieber has lost some loyal use one word for half of your vocabulary, followers due to his recent visit to the Anne you can still get a TV show, though.

Frank House. Bieber thought it’d be a great Speaking of Ryan’s TV show, the only time idea to write in the museum’s guestbook I’d think, “What would Ryan Lochte do?” that he hoped Anne would’ve been a would be if I was drowning. You can be a “belieber.” better person than Ryan, I belieb in you.

I don’t blame him. When I hear about Bieber has to save his image, and Rush someone suffering through a life-altering Limbaugh can improve Bieber’s public tragedy, I think, “Man, I bet if they read persona. Rush might be the only man to my articles, they would’ve felt better about still think he’s in 1960s America and not their lot in life.” Bieber only got in trouble be considered the crazy old geezer down because he has one … two … 37 million the street. Stop beliebing on my lawn! more followers than I do. He’s got a plan, If anybody knows how to help Bieber though. Bieber will try to entice famous bounce back from an ignorant comment, people to become part of his pre-teen army. it’s Rush. Just don’t leave him alone with a If pre-teens only liked two things, microphone. they’d have to be Justin Bieber and Abraham Lincoln was the next name on Ronald McDonald. Badda Ba Ba Ba, I’m Bieber’s dream team list. He wants Lincoln beliebin’ it! Imagine how to write all of his press releases. “I liked many people would hear how neat Lincoln’s penmanship was on Bieber if he toured the Constitution,” said Bieber. A couple ethrough McDonald’s mails were sent to Lincoln’s people, but restaurants. Better they haven’t responded as of late. “Lincoln yet, every time you is a cool guy, but I wish that he’d ‘like’ my heard one of Bieber’s Facebook page,” Bieber admitted sadly. songs, Ronald would Gandhi is the last piece to the Bieber hand you some fries. puzzle. “I think that Gandhi’s teachings There’s practically and my music have similar meaning based no downside to a upon hardships suffered by our fellow middle-aged man,” said Bieber. “I’ve created a plan that clown would be mutually beneficial for Gandhi, Ronald and myself,” he declared. Rush advised Bieber to drop the plan and focus on helping to support the war in Vietnam.

Meanwhile, Lincoln still hasn’t responded to the emails.

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T410 Laptop Exchange

More ‘Beliebers’ wanted

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April 25, 2013

If you are currently using a T410 model Lenovo Thinkpad and will be returning for Summer or Fall 2013 classes, you will be eligible to upgrade to the Lenovo Twist beginning this week. The dates for the exchange are listed below. Please come with your laptop already backed up and ready to exchange.

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If you are graduating or not registering for Summer or Fall 2013 classes, you will need to return your laptop to the Help Desk by noon Friday, May 24th.

My Antithesis

by ANDREA BERNS, staff writer We are sworn enemies since birth that not even star-crossed lovers can bring together.

But no poisoning or fatal stabbing will occur between us— unless it is each other.

When he gave me the poisoned apple and, foolishly, I bit into it like a fish bites the bait, he left me screaming in agony while he grew younger and younger and younger…

He is no witch of the North but rather her green-skinned friend.

If I could only win our vicious battles by melting him with my tears, perhaps he would be a bit less wicked.

Yet, his charismatic nature leaves me mute like snow.

But I fear that if our lips meet, he will suck my life away.

Unity trumps tragedy Before the dust had settled in Boston, heroes jump to the rescue

by NICK JOOS The human spirit is a beautiful own life after failing to overcome the staff writer thing. It is resilient, color-blind and grief from his older brother’s death. full of potential. When harnessed, it is the most Carlos somehow overcome a double dose of powerful entity in the world. loss and grief and conquered his depression. He The time was 1:49 p.m. when the world felt now is an activist for both anti-war and suicidethe blow of an animal, full of rage and anger. prevention campaigns. Saving Bauman was In a fleeting moment, shock rippled across the almost second nature to Carlos Arredondo, who nation as we stood transfixed at events on the has washed off the blood of others too many news. We watched as our brothers and sisters times. He’s one tough cookie. fled or were rescued from a blast zone in Bauman and Arredondo are just two people downtown Boston. Many are recovering from brought together by tragedy. The bombing put a severe injuries. However, it quickly became much larger group of people in the spotlight: the apparent that our nation’s spirit was not bombed citizens of Boston. Shortly after the bombings, into submission; instead, it flourished. A spirit all flights leaving Logan Airport in Boston not tarnished by the scars of evil. were grounded, and the 27,000 individuals who Take Jeff Bauman. He was there to cheer participated in the Marathon were stranded with on his girlfriend, who was participating in her limited resources and thousands of miles from first marathon. Instead of hugging her at the home. Bostonians came together and created a finish line, Bauman had his legs blown off. He Google document that compiled a list of people was photographed in a wheelchair with his leg who would take in marathon runners. The bones exposed — one severed femoral artery wonderful people of Boston opened up their away from death. But while still in intensive homes to complete strangers in a time of peril care, he identified one of the bombers. He without a second thought. Some had room for provided enough detailed facial description to seven, some for one. But they all offered help. validate photos of suspects gathered by the FBI. Support for the victims of the bombing Amazing. is ongoing. As a whole, they are facing an If Jeff Bauman’s story isn’t one to make estimated $9 million in medical costs. In you proud, consider Carlos Arredondo. He is a addition to that medical attention, some of the Costa Rican-American who was running in the permanently wounded victims will face a loss of Boston Marathon; he was near the finish when employment. Prosthetic limbs for the 14 victims the explosion occurred. Arredondo rushed in who received amputations might cost as much at to help, as is his nature given this membership $50,000 each. in the American Red Cross. Arredondo can be With these impending costs in mind, seen in photographs pushing Bauman while One Fund Boston, a program set up by applying pressure to Bauman’s femoral artery.

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and Boston His heroism in Boston is well documented, but Mayor Tom Menino already has raised more it doesn’t even scratch the surface of what he than $7 million in a week and a half. And that’s has been through. just one charity. There are many other charities His 20-year-old son, Alexander Scott online to which one can donate. The point is, we Arredondo, was killed in the Iraq War in 2007, come together. on Carlos’ 44th birthday. Carlos was evaluated We come together against peril. We come by multiple psychiatrists in the aftermath of his together against the mistreatment of our fellow son’s death after attempting suicide. men and women, and we come together because Then, in 2011, his second son, Brian, took his we are, in the end, of one spirit.

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Do more than support each other, support tolerance

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ello, dear readers. No opinions from “the Left” for you today, no Democratic ramblings. I would be remiss if I did anything but honor the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings, however small that contribution may be. This column is dedicated to those obby auch victims, especially the three people taken too soon from this Earth. This is dedicated to their memory and to the hope that the feelings of hate or misunderstanding or whatever it was that made these two brothers commit these heinous acts are someday soon wiped from the minds of people and replaced with understanding, charity and brotherhood.

How best to serve in their memory and in the spirit of understanding?

Some react with rage. If you know me, I’m a fairly upbeat person; I’m not generally one to act with rage. Others seek solidarity and calm. I’ve seen a resurgence of the popular “Keep Calm and Carry On” posters circulating the Internet since the attacks.

Actually, no. I won’t. I won’t stay calm; I’m mad as hell. I’m mad that these individuals attacked the Boston Marathon. I’m angry that any person would think of attacking us like this at all. I think it’s despicable, and we have to seek justice for the victims of this heinous attack on Boston.

But let me tell you something else that makes me mad as hell. And here is where you’ll see me act with rage. I’m angry at the man who had the audacity and the ignorance to yell “F*** you, Muslims!” and punch a woman in Boston because she was wearing a hijab. I’m angry at the Duhawk, who I thankfully do not have the pleasure of knowing, who I overhead called them “The Arabs” before we even knew who the perpetrators were. Or that young man’s friend, attributing these attacks to the same extremist group who attacked us on 9/11.

I will not stand for that, and neither should you. I will not become political on this, there’s no place for it. But, I will make an appeal to you, as I often do.

Comparing the whole of Islam to these extremists is Comparing the the equivalent of comparing whole of Islam to the whole of these extremists Christianity to is the equivalent the Westboro Baptist Church. of comparing Extremists the whole of are called extremists for Christianity to a reason. These the Westboro people are the Baptist Church. minority, don’t let them ruin the bunch.

The attitude of ignorance or hatred is just as destructive as a bomb. It’s what gets us into wars; it’s what robs the world of thousands of citizens every day.

Please, fight this. Fight this ignorance; fight this hatred. At a small, Catholic college, it is so easy to become blind to the diversity around us. But it is our collective duty to fight this attitude just as hard as we fight against the people who attack us. It is your duty, to come together: Democrat, Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Catholic, atheist, gay, straight, professor or student, and remember the victims of the Boston bombings. Honor them by fostering understanding and love, not hatred. Please, carry the notion of Duhawk support inside of you on campus and beyond. Do more than just support each other, support peace.

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n the midst of chaotic media frenzy that has been the Boston bombing, one prevailing theme has emerged amongst all of the media coverage of these attacks: The popularity of the bombers. I use the term popularity because that is what this terrorist attack has evolved into. The rett obbins fixation of the media on the motives, lives, backgrounds and beliefs of the bombers has created an atmosphere in which these attackers are treated like celebrities. While it is true that their popularity is negatively based and built on anger and disgust, the fact that they are given popularity is to me a serious problem.

It would be interesting to see how the rates of shootings and terrorist attacks would be affected if the media refused to discuss the identities of the perpetrators.

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outlets would conceal visual images of the suspects and keep all information on the assailant unidentifiable.

Obviously the identity of the attackers would have to be disclosed in cases of manhunts or keeping the public safe from fleeing suspects, but what of those suspects who have been detained? Why do suspects in custody deserve the glory of a media circus? The use of terrorism and murder is an effective and fast means of acquiring national, or even international, fame. Our culture of fixating on the attackers in these crimes is what establishes that path to fame.

I know that ignoring murderers won’t put an end to murder. I’m also aware that ignoring the killers in these terrorists acts probably won’t solve the problem of why we are having them. That being said, removing or reducing the public attention and glory that comes from killing people might help reduce the motivation of psychopathic murderers who commit these crimes. If anything, we can probably agree that it would be more righteous to report and honor the lives of the victims of these acts, rather than the butchers who carry them out.

Meaningful vs. Purposeful sex

I’d like to address an argument made in defense of “traditional marriage” made

by Patrick O’Grady in his opinion column in the Lorian last week.

The art metaphor for describing the purpose of sex was a good one. Sex without meaning truly can be compared to that “fruit bowl” painting at the Motel 6. But sex without meaning wasn’t what Patrick was referring to—Patrick was referring specifically to sex without procreation, often touted as the deeper meaning behind sex that justifies our relationships and marriages. I’d like to distinguish between meaningful sex and purposeful sex.

Putting aside the gay marriage argument for a moment, imagine that you are lovingly married to the spouse of your dreams. However, he or she is medically unable to conceive.

Does that mean you should give up sex? Of course not. The idea is preposterous among heterosexual couples — so much so that the spousal exception to rape was a valid defense against a rape charge in this country in many states through the ’90s.

It is preposterous to committed heterosexual couples that you should give up sex because you can’t conceive, because procreation is simply not the only valid reason to have sex. As I said earlier, there is a distinction between the meaning and the purpose of sex.

Meaningful sex is a consummation of love and commitment to your partner. It is a sign of trust, intimacy and affection. There does not have to be any reason behind meaningful sex; it can simply be intended as a communication of love.

Purposeful sex is sex that we have for a reason — the most obvious reason being to conceive, although I would argue there are other good and bad purposes to having sex.

Conception does not have to occur between couples that love each other.

Purposeful sex and meaningful sex are not mutually exclusive, but they don’t always go hand in hand. The important question to ask here is this: Is my heterosexual marriage less valid if I can’t choose to conceive naturally?

I’ll give you a hint: The answer is the same for homosexual couples as well.

— Jessie Donels (junior)

What about protecting religious rights?

The three columns in the Lorian last week endorsing gay marriage disturbed me. The three columnists say that religious institutions shouldn’t enforce their viewpoint on others, due to separation of Church and state. They said we should protect the rights of all people to marry. However, as Bobby Bauch said, “Separation of church and state is a two-way street.” I noticed that they didn’t say anything about protecting religious rights. Those who are for gay marriage need to respect our rights as well.

We must protect the religious rights of Barronelle Stutzman. She is a Washington florist who exercised her freedom of religion by declining to provide flowers for a gay wedding ceremony and now faces $2,000 in fines.

We must protect the rights of Fr. Marcel Guarnizo. After following the church teaching by denying the Eucharist to a woman who openly declared she was a lesbian to Fr. Guarnizo before Mass, he was attacked viciously by the media. The woman vowed to have Fr. Guarnizo removed from parish life. All for following his religious freedoms.

We must protect the religious rights of the Knights of Columbus. A council in Canada was fined $1,000 for exercising its religious liberty of not allowing a wedding reception for a gay couple in their KC Hall.

We must protect the religious rights of Catholic Charities. Catholic Charities was forced to shut down their adoption business in New York after exercising their religious liberty to not place children into the homes of gay couples.

If gay marriage is legalized, what is to stop gay couples from going to a Catholic church, demanding a marriage ceremony, then suing the parish when they are turned away? What is to stop the government from forcing Catholic priests to perform ceremonies for gays?

As Bobby Bauch said, “separation of church and state is a two-way street.” The religious rights of people cannot be pushed off to the side. Our rights must be protected and until they are, we will do all in our power to ensure our voices are heard.

— Paul Hedman (first-year)

How do we conquer evil?

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week that began with North Korea’s supposed nuclear launch ended with what will surely be one of the most notorious manhunts in U.S. history.

In only a matter of days, one Tsarnaev brother is dead, and another is hospitalized and in custody. As the tragedy atrick rady of Boston unfolded, Americans, as we always do, rallied behind one another. We unified.

We prayed. And we will endure.

Much remains to be seen as to the particulars of the Boston bombings. For now, it is neither healthy, nor prudent to speculate as to the Tsarnaev brothers’ motives. However, the certainty of unspeakable evil upon innocent folks supporting their loved ones in a courageous display of athleticism cannot be denied.

Tragedy occurred in Boston, the kind of tragedy that forces dark and frightening thoughts upon our human family. In the wake of senseless violence, humanity easily loses grip on just how much those that seek terror can really take from us. A week or two helps us gather ourselves.

At the 54th Academy Awards in 1982, a longshot won “best picture.” Made with a relatively small budget of $5.5 million and up against “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” a Steven Spielberg epic that cost three times as much, “Chariots of Fire,” the story of two runners in the 1924 Olympic Games, took home cinema’s highest honor. Much the same way a small cluster of humanity as the Province of Massachusetts Bay would play an indispensable role in toppling the British empire’s grip on America, the underdog took the day.

One particular line in “Chariots of Fire” strikes with much needed resonance. The protagonist, Eric Liddell, a missionary turned athlete, addressed the crowd after a France v. Scotland dual meet. Aptly comparing life to running a race, he said: “Everyone runs in her own way, or his own way. And where does the power come from, to see the race to its end? From within.

Jesus said, ‘Behold, the kingdom of God is within you. If with all your hearts, you truly seek me, you shall ever surely find me.’ If you commit yourself to the love of Christ, then that is how you run a straight race.”

Liddell spoke truth. Regardless of your faith tradition, those words are universal.

There are things that evil cannot touch, truths that cannot be impeded. On 9/11, it was our pride as Americans. Last week, it was our universal predisposition to be “Boston Strong.” This strength helps us bear suffering and turns frightening moments into opportunities for growth.

Through our common unity, events like last week become less about the motives of evil men, and more about our call to “love thy neighbor.”

Justice and politics will have their day.

For now, say a prayer, call your mother, and continue to be “Boston Strong.”

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mind and soul

Boydology Dr. Mike Boyd, director of the Counseling Center, has agreed to answer students 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 e-mail him at michael.boyd@loras.edu. All inquiries will be kept confidential.

The Lorian April 25, 2013

From the Seminary

Return to the shepherd

by COLIN PRIEST

St. Pius X Seminary

Two too Many

Hey Mike, I like two girls. One is my girlfriend and the other is just a friend. I think I like my friend more, but am scared to break up with my girlfriend. What do I do?

— Scared Mike says: If you have emotionally moved away from your girlfriend, she is no longer your girl. Be honest with her about your feelings. To stay with her out of fear of being alone is selfish. To stay only because you do not want to go through the process of breaking up is cowardly. Talk to her even if it hurts; you will both be better for it.

A comment on friendships: They are as valuable as lovers. A good friend over a long time will be much more valuable than a lot of lovers. So feeling close to your friend is normal, regardless of what you decide concerning your girlfriend.

Liar Liar

Hey Mike, I have known my boyfriend for four years and he has been lying to me ever since.

He just lies about every single thing. His behavior has taken a toll on me. About a year and a half ago, I finally decided to confront him. He seemed so sorry for deceiving me and he broke down in tears asking for my forgiveness. I felt so much for him that I decided to “forget about the whole incident.” Since then I have been living a real dilemma, because he just would not stop lying and I did not know if I should bring up the subject or keep on acting like everything was fine.

A few months ago, I just could not take it anymore and decided to confront him again. I told him how I was suffering because of his lies. We had a big fight and I even decided not see him. He begged me to stay together and promised we were going to get some professional help and work it all out. We still haven’t and nothing has changed. I am bitter and think that I am heading straight to depression. The worst part is that he is great otherwise. He is nice, sensitive, charming and polite.

I do not want to push him or hurt his feelings by reminding him of his promise, knowing that he’s been complaining about his work load. He says he is so busy that he cannot find time to go to the dentist’s. And I know for psychotherapy, just showing up is far from being enough, a real involvement is necessary.

I can’t watch him keep lying all the time either. I think that I am going crazy, I do not know what to do anymore. Please help.

— Lost Mike says: There are two issues here, Lost. First we have the issue of the lying and second we have the issue of getting someone to seek help.

Some people are pathological liars. Unless there is a clear gain from the lie, such as covering up something or conning someone, very often the need to lie stems from low self-esteem and insecurity. Liars may feel the need to protect themselves from imagined rebuke or to gain status they crave. In some ways chronic liars are similar to alcoholics. That is, they both suffer from low selfesteem, the need for immediate gratification and disregard for the long-term consequences of their actions.

Let me ask two questions: Does he lie at work? If so, that job he is so attached to may not last long. If he does not, then you know he can control his lying, but does not feel strongly enough to in some situations. Second, it is clear from your letter that you really care for him. Is the pain of leaving him and being apart worse or less than the pain of continuing with him. Since you have made the threat of leaving and did not he may have to really believe you will leave before he agrees to get help. Get help from family and friends to confront him. Gang up on him! Make him believe he must change.

The fact that he is aware that he has a problem is good. Now it is time to get him to accept some help. It would be helpful for you to ascertain the name and phone number of a mental health professional. You can obtain a referral from the counseling center or from the Hillcrest Family Services. In addition, there are self-help groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Gamblers Anonymous that could be helpful. He will argue that he is not addicted to alcohol or gambling, but they will accept him. The additive qualities are the same. There is also AlAnon groups for family members to gain help and understanding in dealing with such compulsive behaviors. And it is clear that you need support as much as he needs to change. If he will not see someone then you should.

Losing with Women

Hey Mike, I have a problem, I can’t seem to get women to be interested in me. I am a good athlete, a good student and my friends say I am funny. I have some really good buds, but they all went to college near home. I am not ugly. I am polite.

But for some reason I can’t get any nerve with women. The ones I do get the nerve to talk to all seem to have boyfriends already. I know it is tough to answer with this much conversation, but why am I such a loser with women?

— Alone Mike says: Alone, your last sentence says it all. Being attractive is at least 50% in the mind. If you think of yourself as a “loser” that is how you will appear. OK, you are a good student, look alright and an athlete. But you have trouble talking to many women and often have to work up your nerve. Here is what you need to do when you are in a situation where you want to meet someone. Ask yourself: what is the worst that can happen? Well, she could scream and run off. Or she could look at you like you are pond scum and laugh or vomit. Neither is likely.

Therefore, if you are ready for the worst, anything else is tolerable. Then go ahead and take you best shot. No fear!

Finally, if this stays a problem, try taking a class in interpersonal communication or talk to someone at the counseling center. Both are good ways to build skills.

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“My sheep hear my voice.

I know them, and they follow me.” These are the words we heard from Jesus in this past Sunday’s Gospel reading. It seems like a simple thing, right?

Jesus calls to us and then we follow Him. But where does Jesus call out to us? Is it only at Mass, from the Confessional or from the words of a holy priest? These are some likely places that we hear Jesus calling out to us from and asking us to follow Him, but what about the rest of our week?

In our busy lives we go from one thing to the next and don’t really give a second thought to Jesus outside of Sunday morning. He calls out to you personally every day. Jesus knows you as an individual; you are not just some other sheep to Him. He knows who you are and what you’ve done in the past, both the mistakes that have been made and the good things that you have done for others.

I know what you may be thinking, “Jesus couldn’t be calling out to me, because of what I’ve done. Jesus only calls out to the good sheep.” But Jesus calls out to everyone no matter how far they may have gone from the flock. He is

the Shepherd that will leave the 99 sheep who stayed near Him just so that He can find the 1 that strayed. If you are that sheep, then know that Jesus is calling out to you right now. He’s not here to hold a grudge against you for the things you’ve done in the past, He’s looking for you so that He can carry you back to the flock, so that He can watch over you and protect you from the wolves and thieves.

Do you hear His voice yet? Jesus didn’t come to earth just to give you one shot. He came for you because He knows you need to be forgiven. That’s why He calls out to you. So He can find you and show you His great mercy and love that He has for you. Maybe you’re thinking that your sins are worse than everyone else’s. You know what you’ve done in the past and there’s no way that this Jesus fellow would be willing to forgive you. And yet, Jesus is still calling you. Even after all the bad things you’ve done, the times you’ve tried to turn away from it all but you still end up falling back into the same stuff over and over again, Jesus is calling out to you.

His love is not a once-and-done deal.

It’s continuous. He will never stop calling you and loving you because He wants you personally to be brought back. He wants to wipe away all the things that you’ve done and embrace you as His own again. Always remember that you are one of the flock and are loved.

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April 25, 2012

Men’s/Women’s Track & Field

Men’s Golf

First-year shines at invitational

Relay teams gear up for Drake Relays

Senior prepares to defend his individual conference title

Loras qualifies 3 foursomes to compete at the prestigious meet this week in Des Moines

By RYAN BINSFIELD staff writer

The men’s golf team continued its shortened spring campaign this past weekend at the Luther Invitational at Finkbine Golf Course in Iowa City.

The one-round tournament featured six teams from the IIAC conference, which included two teams from UD. In the oneround tournament, Loras placed third overall with a total team score of 327, nine strokes behind the second-place team from UD and 17 strokes behind the tournament champions, Wartburg.

“We played OK,” said Coach Jeremy Hawkins. “There were certainly areas where we could have improved, but we also could have done worse. With the short spring, I am simply hoping that we get better each week we play.”

First-year Jon Nugent, from Sycamore, IL, placed first among the young Duhawk squad, shooting a 5-over 77.

The 77 also tied him for fourth individually against the whole field, three strokes behind the individual champion from Wartburg who shot a 2-over 74 to take the title.

“Jon played very well. He is a very talented player and I expect him to do great things,” Hawkins said.

Finishing with the next best scores for Loras were senior Sam Herrmann and first-year Jason Beer, who posted identical rounds of 83, 11-over. These scores tied them for 13th on the overall leaderboard.

Coming in with a score of 84, one stroke behind Herrmann and Beer was another first-year, Jimmy Gallery, who tied for 18th overall. Rounding out the Duhawks’ scoring was junior James Komorowski who carded a 19-over 91.

This is the Duhawks’ third meet of the weather-shortened season. But ready or not, they will be competing in the first two rounds of the IIAC Championships this weekend.

Herrmann was the individual overall Iowa Conference champion last year and will look to defend his title over the next two weekends in the four-round tournament in his final season.

With just a week left to prepare, pending the unpredictable weather, the Duhawks have a lot to work on this week, but one thing the Duhawks have going for them is being able to compete at Finkbine for a second weekend in a row.

“We know the golf course and know what we have to do,” said Hawkins. “We just have to go out and execute. We need to avoid making a big number on a hole, play smart and minimize our mistakes.”

Along with last weekend, Loras played the IIAC Fall Invitational at Finkbine in October and finished in fifth out of eight teams. Loras looks to improve on that standing with the added experience the young team received from already playing on the course.

update for Men’s Golf Results/Upcoming Schedule n Friday, April 19 @ Buena Vista Invitational 3rd of 6 n Friday-Saturday, April 26-27 @ Finkbine GC, Iowa City, IA IIAC Championship Rounds 1-2 n Friday-Saturday, May 3-4 @ Elmcrest GC, Cedar Rapids, IA IIAC Championship Rounds 3-4

By KAYLeigh McDaniel staff writer

photo by JIM NAPRSTEK

Sophomore Jon Moore hits a backhand return during Loras’ match Tuesday against Luther. He and sophomore Brian Falvey combined to win their doubles match.

Conference titans end tennis season

By Katie Truesdale staff writer

The Iowa Conference schedule-makers didn’t do any favors for the young men’s tennis team.

Early this season, the Duhawks suffered two heartbreaking 5-4 losses to conference foes Buena Vista and the University of Dubuque. If those matches were replayed now, after Loras gained some much needed experience, the results might be different.

In the end, the Duhawks faced a monumental task at the end of the season. They would have to beat the top two conference teams to earn a berth in the postseason tournament.

Coming off their first win of the season against Simpson College, the men’s confidence received a boost. But now Loras faced mighty Coe, which is undefeated at 25-0. As expected, Coe swept to a 9-0 win over Loras.

The Duhawks put up a better fight against Luther, the second-best team in the conference. Luther’s 7-2 victory ended Loras’ season. The Duhawks finished 1-6 in the conference, but two of the losses were nailbiters.

“We can only hope to take this season and learn from it. We are a young team and have a lot of progress to be made in the future and can only hope to go up form here,” said sophomore Brian Falvey.

“This season helped get us the experience we needed and it will definitely benefit us in the future when we come up against those top teams,” Falvey continued. “With the outcome of this season that we had it’s important to look at the positives that we got from it and build on those as we go on and finish out the season strong.”

Against Luther, Loras senior Garett Prusha was the lone victor in singles com-

photo by JIM NAPRSTEK

Falvey serves to his Luther opponent.

petition, winning his match 6-4, 5-7, 6-4.

The second Loras victory came in doubles from the team’s top duo of Falvey and sophomore Jon Moore, who defeated the Luther tandem by a score of 8-5.

Sandwiched in between the Coe and Luther matches was a match against Cornell, one of the top teams in the Midwest Conference. Cornell notched an 8-1 win over Loras.

Moore was able to win his singles match to tally the only point against Cornell. He won the first set 6-2 and his third 10-6 to salvage a win for the Duhawks.

update for Men’s Tennis Overall Record

Recent results (cont.)

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n April 6 at Simpson College

IIAC Record 1-6

n April 12 at Coe College

2013 Recent results

n April 6 at Central College Lost 1-8

Won 5-4 Lost 0-9

n April 19 vs. Cornell College Lost 1-8

n April 23 vs. Luther College Lost 2-7

This past weekend, the men’s and women’s track-and-field teams got another taste of top-notch competition when they competed at Augustana College in Rock Island, IL. The women’s team finished fifth out of eight teams, finishing with 127 points, just three points behind conference rival Luther.

Junior Katie Langmeier placed first in the high jump, while senior Caitlin Groeper placed second. Langmeier is currently ranked No. 9 in NCAA Division III as well as being the top-ranked highjumper in the Iowa Conference.

First-year Abby Davis won the 100meter dash with a time of 12.97 seconds.

Finishing fifth, sixth, and seventh for Loras in the 100-meter dash were firstyear Brittnee Powers and seniors Molly Sieverdin and Molly Pilcher.

Davis, Powers and Pilcher along with sophomore Bri Richardson also teamed up to win the women’s 4x100-meter relay with a time of 49.84 seconds.

Sophomore Emily Sotelo finished second and third in her races at Augustana.

Sotelo placed second in the 400-meter hurdles and finished third in the 100-meter hurdles. Another hurdler, sophomore Kayla Balke, finished fifth in 400-meter hurdles.

The Duhawks’ 4x400-meter relay placed second with a time of 4:03 minutes.

First-years Bri Cook and Maggie Saenz-Ruiz both took home fifth-place finishes: Cook competed in the 5,000meter run and Saenz-Ruiz competed the 10,000-meter run.

Junior Kirsten Schultz finished third in the javelin throw, and senior Rachel Kolbeck placed fourth in the pole vault.

Meanwhile, as a team, the men’s team finished ninth among 10 teams. Sophomore Steve Loran placed fifth out of 30 plus runners in the 10,000-meter run.

First-year Sam Whan finished seventh in the 5,000-meter run.

Junior Josh Goerdt placed fourth out of 40 runners in the 400-meter dash with a time of 49.23 seconds. Goerdt also competed in the 4x100- and 4x400-meter dash relays, which finished sixth and fifth, respectively.

Junior Michael Meersman placed third in the javelin throw with a throw of 169.65 feet.

Warmer weather could not have come any sooner for the men and women’s track and field teams.

“This was our best weather for the outdoor season and it showed in the results as both the men and women had a lot of PRs (personal records,” said Coach Bob Schultz.

The Duhawks qualified three relay teams to compete at Drake Relays this weekend in Des Moines: the women’s 4x200-meter relay and the men’s 4x100and 4x400-meter relays.

As of Tuesday, the team was waiting for confirmation on who would be running in the 4x100 and 4x400. For the 4x100, it is expected that first-years Nick Ball, Zach Frey, junior Josh Goerdt, and either sophomore Kyle Ward or senior Sean Lewis will be running. In the 4x400, it would be Frey, Goerdt, sophomore Zac Gassman, and first-year Stedman Foster or Nick Ball.

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7-game NBA formats need to go

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young team continues to grow in inaugural season

Ryan Graham

By Danny Zeets

assistant sports editor

overall record 1-11 2013 Schedule n April 25 at 7 p.m. vs. University of Dubuque n April 26 at 7 p.m. at North Central College 2013 RESULTS

n April 13 @ Carthage College L 0-19

n April 14 @ Aurora College L 2-18

n April 21 vs. Trine University L 1-18

he NBA playoffs began last week, and the NHL playoffs are set to begin next week. Both leagues have extremely similar playoff formats: both leagues play 82 games, eight teams from each conference advance to the playoffs and each playoff match-up is decided by a seven game series.

Major League Baseball uses the best-ofseven format to decide their playoff match-ups as well. All this led me to the question: Do we really need seven games to decide which team is better? In my opinion, no.

There are a few factors to consider here.

First: the nature of the sport. It would be foolish to believe that the NFL could play a best of seven playoff series.

If that were the case, a wild card team could conceivably have to play 28 playoff games, almost twice as many as they play in the regular season. Half the team would be on injured reserve by the second round.

The seven game format makes more sense in leagues like the NBA, NHL and MLB. Those leagues play more games, and there is a much lower injury probability. But just because they can play a best of seven series doesn’t mean they should. A single elimination format would make these leagues’ playoff games much more exciting and entertaining.

This brings us to the second factor to consider: fan interest. 108.4 million people tuned in to watch the Super Bowl this year.

That’s close to a third of the US population.

Now compare that to the 15.5 million that watched last year’s World Series.

I understand that football is a more popular sport, but I don’t believe this is because football is necessarily “better” than baseball.

Rather, I believe that more people tune in to watch football because every game matters more.

To compare the two, missing one MLB regular season game is the equivalent of missing approximately the first six minutes of an NFL regular season game. This holds true in the playoffs as well.

Missing one World Series game is equivalent to missing the first eight and a half minutes of the Super Bowl. When the fate of a team’s season is condensed down into one game, rather than spread out over a possible seven, the interest level will skyrocket and more people will tune in.

The third factor to consider is whether or not the “better” team wins. Someone who supports the seven game series format might point to the fact that bad teams can get lucky.

All you need are a couple of fluke plays along the way and you’re left with a seven seed and an eight seed playing for the championship. Then again, just look at the NHL last year. The Los Angeles Kings— an eight seed—won the Stanley Cup despite playing in a best of seven playoff format. Fluky things happen. If you truly are the “better” team, win the game. Plain and simple.

Changing to a single elimination format wouldn’t ruin the NBA, NHL or MLB playoffs at all. Teams would adjust. You’d have MLB teams using all five of their starting pitchers in a game. NBA teams would play their starters for entire games.

Players in all leagues would ramp up their effort to the maximum. There would be no resting your starters for game two. Every player would be putting everything they have into that one game. And whatever team wins is therefore “better.”

How many times do the Milwaukee Bucks need to get dunked on before we can say that the Miami Heat is the better team?

Do they really need to play out the four games? The NBA, NHL and MLB would all be better served if they changed to a single elimination format. Will they make that change? No. And as a result, football will continue to have far and away the most viewers come playoff time.

photo by JIM NAPRSTEK

Senior Mike Canavello leads the team in runs scored, 21, and in stolen bases, 12, this season. He also is second on the team with 12 runs-batted-in.

Loras looks to rebound from rough stretch

By RYAN GRAHAM staff writer

Following a fast start to the season, the Duhawks have struggled on the diamond as of late.

They have dropped nine out of their last 10 games, as of Tuesday, bringing their record to 13-13 overall and 7-9 in Iowa Conference play. The Duhawks now find themselves at third in the conference after leading the IIAC earlier this month.

During their slump, the Duhawks had to face the top two teams in the conference: Wartburg and Coe. Wartburg now is ranked No. 20 in NCAA Division III, while Coe has received points in the polling.

“We just went through a stretch of the top two teams in the conference,” said Coach Carl Tebon. “You look at the series this past weekend, and we’re right there in every game. That’s the tough part. It’s one mistake in key situations that costs us the game.”

Loras lost four in a row to Wartburg, then First-year Pat Walsh tries to get the rebounded to split a two-game series with Duhawks’ offense going. the University of Dubuque, winning the first game, 1-0, and losing the second, 4-0. The only been able to practice on our field one Duhawks then faced Coe in a four-game se- time this season. We’ve had more games ries, and dropped four close than practices on our field. ballgames by the scores of 1But that’s something that 4, 2-3, 0-1 and 2-5. all teams are going through.

The Duhawks’ pitching You look at the series We just need to execute and has been stellar. Loras rethis past weekend meet the challenge and hopemains first in the conference and we’re right there fully our stretch run will get in earned-run average and us into the tournament.” last in the conference in bat- in every game, that’s In order to reach the postting average. the tough part. season tournament, the DuBut Tebon said the team’s It’s one mistake in hawks will need to finish in batting average doesn’t tell top six in the conference. key situations that the the whole story when it After a game against the comes to offense. He precosts us the game. University of Wisconsinfers to look at quality atPlatteville, Loras will play Carl Tebon a four-game series at Luther, bats. Nonetheless the Dubaseball head coach two games against UD and hawks have been struggling in that area as well. a four-game series at home “I think we’re facing very against Buena Vista. good pitching in this stretch,” said Tebon. “When we lose a one run game, we’re not getting our (sacrifice) bunts down.

2013 Baseball schedule We’re not executing in every situation with overall record (As of 4/23) the bat. But the pitchers have something to 13-13 do with that, too. If there’s one thing that I IIAC record always tell the guys, it’s that if we can score 7-9 some runs with our pitching staff — the way it’s performing — we’re going to be fine. upcoming schedule Hopefully we can start doing that.” n April 26 at 1 p.m.

Tebon focuses on what the Duhawks need at Luther College (DH) to do to get back on track and finish out the n April 27 at 1 p.m. season strong. at Luther College (DH) “I think the big thing is to get back out n April 30 at 1 p.m. there and continue to practice,” Tebon said. at University of Dubuque (DH) “That’s probably been the tough thing; we haven’t been able to practice. I think we’ve

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Graham Slam

Loras seeks 2nd victory vs. rival UD

2013 Lacrosse Schedule

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COach’s Rant

Lacrosse

Loras’ inaugural Lacrosse season continues to be one that shows the challenges of starting up a program as well as the pursuit of positives when those moments present themselves.

The Duhawks are 1-11, with their only victory coming against University of Dubuque at the beginning of April.

Last Sunday, Loras welcomed Trine University into the Rock Bowl, but it got swarmed by the Storm en route to an 18-1 loss.

The lone goal for the Duhawks came from first-year Karli Jonasen. Firstyear goalie Sam Schmidt came up with eight saves for the Duhawks, but she was faced with a relentless attack.

Loras had 25 turnovers during the game and managed just 11 shots on goal, while Trine had a total of 38 shots. Loras also had 19 ground balls compared to Trine, which had a total of 36.

The women have had their struggles, but the team’s young lineup suggests brighter days ahead. The Duhawks team consists of 10 first-years, one sophomore, one junior and four seniors.

The Duhawks will face off tonight at 7 at the Rock Bowl against in-town rival University of Dubuque. The Duhawks defeated the Spartans earlier in the year in a back-and-forth battle that ended with the Duhawks on top, 10-7.

“It’s important that we have the same drive and will to win as the first time we played them,” said first-year Kaitlyn Kutsch. “We also have to play smart both on attack and defense, as well as make transitions.”

The Duhawks look to add another win to help bolster the team’s confidence. Tonight marks the final home game of the season. After tonight, the women will conclude the season Friday at North Central College.

The Duhawks are working to improve their game from year to year and try to always make changes that will make their team better.

“Next year, we hope to gain some more people, and I expect it to be a good year with even more improvement and involvement,” said Kutsch.

“Through the offseason, we will have workouts and work on fitness, and we are all going to try to get together to throw around occasionally to improve stick skills.”

April 25, 2013

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April 25, 2013

On the Sideline

Iowa becomes ‘Hockeytown’ A 7th franchise will invade the state; NHL seeks to boost excitement in 2014

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Jack’s Smack

owa welcomed in its seventh hockey team on Monday when the Iowa Wild were officially introduced as “Iowa’s hockey team” and the Minnesota Wild’s new American Hockey League (AHL) minor league affiliate.

However, for a team that just started its operations in Des Moines on Monday, they might be jumping the gun on the “Iowa’s hockey team” moniker and must have not have done their research on the other teams around the area that all have healthy fan bases.

If there is anywhere in Iowa I would want to move to though, it would be in the middle of the seven-mile radius between the Des Moines Buccaneers Arena and the Wells Fargo Arena, preferably with season tickets to both teams.

Iowa has an interesting history involving hockey teams in the state. The current five teams that represent the state of Iowa in the Tier I US Hockey League find their homes in Sioux City, Waterloo, Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and our own Dubuque Fighting Saints.

In the past Iowa has had the Dubuque Thunderbirds and currently have the Quad City Jr. Flames in Davenport, a team part of the Tier III Central States Hockey League. Iowa has also had teams from the AHL, the Iowa Stars and Iowa Chops, which is commonly known as the minor league of the National Hockey League (NHL).

When the Iowa Chops left Des Moines, it was only a matter of time before the Wells Fargo Arena and a professional team would be matched together again. Not to mention it geographically makes sense for Minnesota, who had their minor league team in Houston since 2001, to have their top minor league system three and a half hours Iowa has had away. an interesting Apparently Iowa isn’t just history with known for its corn, hogs, and cattle, we can add hockey to hockey teams this list. that will look to Other news that came out last week was that the NHL continue with would be adding five other the addition of outdoor games besides its annual “Winter Classic” on the Iowa Wild.

New Year’s Day each year.

With this news it brings that discussion of whether or not adding these outdoor games is watering down something that worked for the NHL and created such an authentic feeling and positive buzz for the league.

There will be two games hosted at Yankees Stadium, one at Soldier Field in Chicago, one at BC Place in Canada, and one at Dodgers Stadium in LA. Of course, with five more games added the main benefit for the league is money, roughly 30 million from each outdoor game, which will help the bottom line of the NHL in a year when the salary cap drops.

It is clear the league did not take any risks with where to play the games; all the markets are huge and have loyal fans that will have tickets sold out within minutes of going on sale.

Possibly the biggest reason the league is doing this though is because it has to counter the Sochi Olympics, which will take place next February and put the NHL on hold for a couple weeks.

With all the anticipation and excitement that comes from crowning the best country in hockey, the NHL always has the challenge of keeping that excitement up when all the talent returns back to the league. and We now know the league’s plan is to add these outdoor games before the Olympics and after.

Meanwhile, the NHL’s playoff picture is starting to shape up as April 27, marks the end of the regular season. Coming off a season that saw the No. 8 seed win the Stanley Cup anything could happen this year.

The number one seeded teams this season, Pittsburgh Penguins and Chicago Blackhawks, have been the best throughout the whole season, but the last time both number one seeds made it to the Conference Finals was 2007, and recently number one seeds have been prone to being knocked out early.

If you are not a fan of hockey but want to impress your friends by cheering for a team, choose a team with a red jersey because since 1992 only the Stanley Cup final in 2011 featured two teams that did not wear red.

Jack Metz

photo by JIM NAPRSTEK

Senior Beth Miller watches the ball travel after making contact during Saturday’s game against Coe College. Miller is batting .333 this season and leads the team in hits with 30.

Softball team seeks 4-game sweep Duhawks have an outside chance at qualifying for postseason tournament

By CLAIRE MURPHY staff writer

At the point of the season with the most pressure upon them, the women’s softball team will fight to prevail and hopefully move on to the Iowa Conference Tournament next week.

With the Iowa Conference being recognized as one of the top conferences in the nation, Coach Ashley Winter says it has been a fun and challenging season competing in a league with three nationally ranked teams and a fourth team that has received votes in the poll.

After losing their first four conference games, the Duhawks snatched up their first two conference victories last week against Wartburg. The weather made for some difficult conditions.

“It was very exciting to get our first two conference wins, said Winter.

“Any win in conference is big for us.

It was very cold and the players did a great job of controlling what they could in the elements.”

During the game, the Duhawks were able to string together at least one run in each inning to win. Many players contributed, particularly senior Kellie Klein and junior Molly Bolibaugh, who performed well offensively and sparked some fire for the Duhawks.

“Molly really got the offense rolling when she started the third inning out with a home run, and Kellie has a lot of power within her bat as well,” said Winter.

Later in the week, the women traveled on to play Simpson, and lost two tight ballgames, 4-3 and 2-1.

Though Loras had runners on base at numerous points in the game, the Duhawks struggled to deliver clutch hits to score the runners. On the bright side, Winter was pleased with the team’s pitching and defense performances that allowed Loras to keep both games close.

After two weeks of playing on the road, the Duhawks were ready to come and play on their home turf. The only downside is that they would have their hands full with the No. 13-ranked team

photo by JIM NAPRSTEK

Senior Shelby Perkins tries to drive in a run Saturday against Coe. in NCAA Division III. Saturday also served as “senior day” for the Duhawks. Loras honored Beth Miller, Shelby Perkins, Kellie Klein and Regan Thies for their four years of commitment to the program.

Coe has a reputation for being very strong offensively, but it also made some great defensive plays on Saturday.

Loras stayed strong and utilized some of their greatest strengths to stay with Coe until the bitter end.

After an 8-1 loss in the first game, the Duhawks were the first to score and played some inspired defense in the second game. However, despite gutty pitching performances by Klein against a powerful offense, Loras also dropped the second game, 6-3.

This week will be the biggest one of the season for Loras, which will need to play well in its final four conference games in order to qualified for the postseason tournament. At 2-8 in the IIAC, the Duhawks have an outside chance to qualify if it sweeps the four games.

“We feel good going into this week and although we don’t have the wins on our record, our team has shown a lot of growth throughout the season,” Winter said. “Talent-wise, we’re right there with our conference, it’s just a matter of getting the talent to mesh well on the field and for us to continue to work together.”

The Duhawks were scheduled to play Luther on Wednesday, and a double-header against Buena Vista this weekend might prove pivotal. Buena Vista currently sits at sixth in conference, and Loras will hope to replace BV in the standings.

“Our conference is very tough and our players should use a lot of the close games as a confidence-booster for them,” said Winter. “We need to stay mentally strong going into these next four conference games.”

This past week, Loras was scheduled to play three games, with two of them against the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. The other scheduled game against Northpark in Chicago was cancelled due to flooding.

Loras earned a split with UW-Platteville. The Duhawks’ offense came alive in and Klein hurled a three-hit shutout during a 7-0 victory in the first game. UW-Platteville spoiled the party by winning the second game, 7-6, in extra innings.

“We’ve seen lots of improvements throughout the season and we’ve had multiple players step up at different occasions, which has been great to see,” said Winter. “We have gotten better defensively in every game we’ve played and offensively we have been getting on base. We could still do a good job of hitting in the runners when their left on base.”