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Nino tells all, Page 4 February 25, 2016 — Vol. 94, Issue 10

24 hours of creative genius

Duhawks spend all day writing, directing, performing plays to raise money for Dubuque-area needs

by ADRIENNE PEARSON | staff writer

Over this past weekend, Loras College’s Guild of St. Genesius presented its annual 24-Hour Theatre Project. As tradition, this performance is the theatre troupe’s service project to benefit the local food pantry, and the monetary and food donations totaled $199.73, the highest amount raised by the event. The project also made theatrical history by appearing in an article in “The Telegraph Herald” for the first time. This year’s performance also had the first all-alumni team.

For those unfamiliar with the process of the 24-Hour Theatre Project, all the teams face a series of obstacles while creating their one act plays. First, each team was assigned a prop, setting, and character to build their shows around. Later in the night, each team is given instructions to pull any headline they wanted from last week’s issue of “The Lorian” and work it into the play. Then, the teams had all night to work (or sleep) before being given a second line to incorporate into the show.

Throughout the process, teams had access to set pieces, the prop shop, and the highly coveted costume closet. With these resources, the teams plunged headfirst into their creative genius.

“I’ve done the 24 hour theatre project for three years now, and every year I’m blown away by the creativity of my peers,” junior Benjy Miller said. “It’s not easy to write, memorize, and put on your own one act in a short amount of time.”

Although the project is very structured, each team made sure to not take themselves too seriously. Sophomore Broderick Hooker, a member of the team “Mouse Rat,” explained his team’s method to maintaining sanity through the sleepless night.

“Our team was assigned a plastic chicken as a prop,” Hooker said. “We decided to run laps around the building every hour while holding the chicken above our heads so we wouldn’t succumb to brain cramps.

We called these, ‘chicken runs.’”

Other teams found comic relief through periodic John Mulaney videos on YouTube and going to sleep at an early hour. And it was apparent to the audience.

“Each group had excellent comedy,” se-

Duhawks invite other schools to experience interfaith Schools unite at conference to build 2,000 meals for Kids Against Hunger

by ANNEMARIE ELSINGER | staff writer

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Our team was assigned a plastic chicken as a prop. We decided to run laps around the building every hour while holding the chicken above our heads so we wouldn’t succumb to brain cramps.

We called these ‘chicken runs.’

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nior Christian Stillings said after watching the performance. “It was delivered very well.”

On the night of the performances, the five groups presented very impressive and unique shows. The first comedy dealt with the paranormal activity of a tattoo shop that specializes in tattooing the dead. Following that performance, the alumni team presented a broadcast of a political debate in a not-so-apocalyptic fallout shelter.

Next, the audience watched a pressing story of a family in mourning who learned about life, love, and themselves. Another group presented a play about a treacherous experience on a fishing trip with two stowaways. The last performance depict-

ed a man with six months to live who gets trapped in a cave with a caveman and a football.

At the end of the night, each team managed to take home awards for various aspects of their plays, including Judge’s Choice, Best Prop, and Best Character.

The Guild of St. Genesius would like to extend its gratitude to the returning alumni for participating this year; Big Apple Bagels for providing the participants with breakfast; the judges Lonore Howard, Kyle Klapatauskas, and Dean Art Sunleaf for giving up their time to judge and provide feedback for the teams; and Loras College for allowing this event to return year after year.

River-Crossing: Storytelling and Interfaith Leadership Conference was a bonding experience for the tri-states.

Students and faculty from Marquette, St. Ambrose, St. Mary of Winona, University of Dubuque, Loras College and Clarke University gathered together to learn and experience interfaith. Over 60 people attended the event incorporating nine different faiths, non-religions, and spiritual groups.

The event took place in the Loras College ballrooms and helped individuals break down walls which prevented them from sharing their beliefs with others. It helped individuals to unit for the sake of peace and service. As part of the day, the attendees worked together to build 2,000 meals for Kids Against Hunger. These meals are starvation reversing packets that create six servings each. They are sent to countries all over the world.

“I learned a few things,” UD freshman AJ Day said. “Some people don’t have religions yet are willing to support other religious backgrounds. Some people receive a lot of hate because they have the same religion as terrorists even if they do not have similar views. Overall, the experience was very pleasant.”

A group from Marquette expressed an interest in creating solidarity between religious and non-religious groups at their school, too. They received tips on how to create interfaith on their campus by hearing stories from faculty and staff. They plan to start a Better Together group on their campus as well.

The planning committee for this event was pleased with the day’s success, and they plan to do more in the following years.

Wertz speaks on discernment: Listen for your vocation

by AVA LALOR | executive copy editor

asked. This is a question she has considered throughout her life, and how she has At 5:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, the Cam- responded to it has changed with time. pus Ministry Core Team held another Holy Wertz continued to ask the audience to Spirits and Biblical Brews. This bi-semester think about what they were passionate event invites one staff or faculty member to about and what problems they would like present about a certain topic pertaining to to see change. how they live out their faith in their lives.

With this question in mind, Wertz began This session’s speaker was Religious talking about vocations.

Studies and Theolo“All lay people have a gy Leadership Coorresponsibility to bring Wertz described grace dinator Annie Wertz.

Christ to the world,” Originally from Keas a free gift from God Wertz said. This reokuk, IA, Wertz went sponsibility is their vothat acts as a light that to graduate school at cation. will illuminate a path.

Loras. A few years But how do people later, she was recomThis requires time and find that vocation? mended by religious Wertz gave five clues investment. Ultimately, studies and theology to finding what vocashe believes that grace professors to apply tion will make each for a position at Lorwill lead everyone individual happiest. as. Since then, she First, discover what to their vocation if has helped with the their strengths and talthey only listen.

Breitbach Catholic ents are. Second, they Thinkers and Leaders need to notice in what Program as well as activities others give the Daughters of Isabella women’s group. them affirmation. Next, consider what work The topic Wertz addressed was vocations comes easily. Then, look at what activities and discernment. She began the presenta- bring excitement instead of draining enertion with a question. gy during the work. Finally, consider what “What great need in the world would activities and type of work brings joy and you like to remedy or change?” Wertz happiness. These five aspects helped guide

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Wertz through many of her life decisions.

Wertz gave an example of how she uses the question of a worldly change to discern where God wanted her to use her strengths and talents. After she completed her undergraduate degree, Wertz worked as a dental hygienist for many years.

During this time, she served on mission trips through Habitat for Humanity with her husband who was a dentist. Eventually, they both realized that they could use

their skills in dental health to help the less fortunate in these foreign countries. Wertz and her husband then went on a dental mission trip to Belize. There they were able to use their strengths and talents in a fulfilling way that helped others who would otherwise have gone uncared for in this medical field.

When talking about discernment of a vocation and general life choices, Wertz proposed a few questions.

“How can I be an instrument of God’s love for others?” asked Wertz.

There are many questions that one can ask during this time of discernment. These include asking oneself if a specific activity is of God or if it will instead pull one away from their purpose on earth.

“If you find yourself in a place where people (or the situation) aren’t feeding you or nourishing you, you might want to get out of that situation,” said Wertz.

To conclude her talk, Wertz connected discernment and God’s grace. Wertz described grace as a free gift from God that acts as a light that will illuminate a path.

This requires time and investment. Ultimately, she believes that grace will lead everyone to their vocation if they only listen.

The next Holy Spirits and Biblical Brews is scheduled for Friday, April 15, featuring President Jim Collins as the speaker.

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‘Speed Friending’ clicks Residence Life program encourages building healthy relationships

by BRENNAN PIVNICKA | staff writer

geared towards sparking team thinking and a sense of camaraderie. Students periOn Thursday, Feb. 18, the Loras Col- odically shifted to spots at different tables, lege “Speed Friending” session took place allowing for a wider range of interaction. in the Alumni Campus Center ballrooms. This served to promote friendly discussion Initiated for the first time this year, the and cooperation amongst the attendees, event is meant to bring fellow students giving them a chance to mingle and get to closer together through a know one another in a corseries of fun activities. dial atmosphere.

Initiated for the Designed by the Loras The event only lasted Counseling Center and Resfirst time this for an hour and a half, but idence Life staff members, year, the event is it appeared to be well-re“Speed Friending: Building ceived by those who particmeant to bring Healthy Relationships” is a ipated. program that is intended to fellow students For a new program, it allow more people at Loras would seem that “Speed closer together to meet other students and Friending” accomplished through a series teach them how to create what it was designed to do. and keep healthy relationof fun activities.

It is hoped that it will magships with friends. nify the scope of students’ Roughly 30 students atfamiliarity with one anothtended. At the onset, those present got er, encourage a greater outreach in the into groups at different tables. Several area of friendship, and ultimately create a ice-breaker activities commenced, most- more comfortable and harmonious camly involving fun and inventive questions pus living environment.

Meet the Knights up for auction Night with a Knight is drawing near. As promised, here are the Knights of Columbus up for auction tomorrow, Feb. 26 at 6:15 p.m. in the Pub.

John Hedderman

YEAR: Sophomore MAJOR: English Literature HOMETOWN: Naperville, IL ANYTHING ELSE?: “I work at the library, so don’t be alarmed if I...check you out.”

Brody Hooker YEAR: Sophomore MAJOR: Public Relations HOMETOWN: Rockford, IL ANYTHING ELSE?: “My beard and my heart are at an eternal war over who’s more cuddly.”

JP Sevcik

YEAR: Senior MAJOR: Biology HOMETOWN: Cedar Falls, IA ANYTHING ELSE?: “For whomever has the pleasure of dining with me, I plan on serenading you with one of Billy Joel’s beautiful songs.”

Matt Sedlacek

YEAR: Sophomore MAJOR: Psychology & Social Work HOMETOWN: Wheaton, IL ANYTHING ELSE?: “‘He had a voice that could make a wolverine purr and suits so fine they made Sinatra look like a hobo.’”

Jesse Anderson

YEAR: Junior MAJOR: Mechanical Engineering HOMETOWN: Dallas Center, IA ANYTHING ELSE?: “I am probably the greatest person ever to eat a meal with...period.”

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Apple doesn’t fall far from the corrupted business tree with new privacy controversy W

hat do a murder victim from the South, an underpaid factory worker from China, and someone like myself have in common? The iPhone.

Earlier this week, Apple CEO Tim Cook wrote an open letter to their decrying Dallas Knapp customers the malevolent request from the United States government who “asked us to build a backdoor to the iPhone.” In Cook’s own words, creating this backdoor would “expose its customers to greater risk of attack” from identity thieves, hacktivist groups, and in turn, every kind of criminals in between.

Apple, by releasing this statement to its consumers, is launching an all-out PR campaign to establish that they are fighting the government to protect your privacy — the privacy of its consumers.

But just because they say it doesn’t make it true. What has to be kept in mind is

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that Apple is a multinational, multibillion-dollar company first and foremost.

Currently, Apple is trying to pose as a champion of civil liberties by resisting the government’s request for aid, but you shouldn’t believe them. Remember, this is a transnational company with transnational sales. If Apple is perceived as too close to American officials, they could see sales drop as consumers stop buying devices they think are insecure.

China, India, Pakistan, Iran, and Russia are all countries on the CIA’s shortlist, but our European friends Germany and France were outraged at being spied-on as well. That’s why Apple has employed end-to-end encryption since 2012, because they wanted to cash in on the Edward Snowden controversy and build a reputation as a company that protects its customer’s privacy.

But Apple really isn’t as virtuous as they claim to be. By now, it is pretty common knowledge that Apple treats its workers, well, badly. A report released

by China Labor Watch, a human rights group based in the United States, detailed how working conditions really haven’t

The skeletons continue to pile up in Hillary Clinton’s closet Private speeches to large corporations are threatening the integrity and legitimacy of former first lady’s campaign

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illary This wasn’t the only unsatisfying Clinton answer she has given regarding needs this problem. In another town hall, to release the Anderson Cooper asked why she transcripts of had accepted such large sums of her speeches money. She answered: “that’s what to Goldman they offered.” The answer was met Sachs and other with laughter and applause as if it large financial would suffice. In the same answer, institutions. Her she stated that she didn’t really know campaigns lack of if she would run for president or not cooperation with the time she gave the speeches.

Charlie Grant this whole debacle at Baloney. Everyone knew that when is extremely she left as Secretary of State she unsettling and it could cost her would run for president this election this primary season. At $200,000 cycle. Both of the answers she has a piece, these private speeches are given thus far are abysmal at best. starting to become a real threat to Why is this a problem? Well, on the integrity of her campaign and top of accepting large sums of money herself. she accepted for her own personal This week during a town hall benefit, she has accepted donations meeting in Nevada, an audience to her campaign from Goldman member pressed Clinton to release the Sachs and other enormous banks transcripts so that voters can see what and corporations; in fact, most of was said. She answered saying that her top donors are members of these she will release corporations. It them once is quite evident Well, on top of accepting everyone else that the wealthy large sums of money she does. Well, quite and elite in this simply, nobody country have accepted for her own else on the a grip on the personal benefit, she has democratic side election process, accepted donations to her has accepted well and the grip campaign from Goldman over $200,000 doesn’t seem to for a private be loosening any Sachs and other enormous speech. That is time soon. And banks and corporations; unless you have a by taking part in in fact most of her top problem with the the system that donors are members of speeches Senator is so shamelessly Bernie Sanders corrupt, her these organizations. gave, summing campaign is up to about being complicit $1,500 dollars, of which he donated with the problems we face. If the to charity and released the transcripts Democrats want to win this election, for. Why doesn’t she lead by example I suggest they look elsewhere before and release the transcripts? After all, the long list of Clinton controversies she is running to become president of (especially this one) come back to the U.S. bite them.

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gotten better for factory workers since enforcement agents had warrants to labor abuse revelations in 2012. Apple is search the phone, and court orders were a for-profit company, not a champion for given to Apple to provide assistance in privacy rights. unlocking the phones in the murder case, Furthermore, FBI Director James just as they were in those seventy other Comey said during congressional cases. But Apple is not in the business of hearings that “a woman was murdered in solving crimes. They’re in the business of Louisiana last summer, selling phones. eight months pregnant, What it ultimately Apple, by releasing killed, no clues as to comes down to is who did it, except her this: we don’t know this statement to its phone is there when consumers, is launching about everything that she’s found killed. happened to cause San an all-out PR campaign They couldn’t open Bernardino. Getting to establish that it, still can’t open it. inside of an iPhone So the case remains that has information they are fighting the unsolved.” Why can’t helpful to uncover government to protect law enforcement those events shouldn’t your privacy — the officers open the have to be difficult phone? Because Apple privacy of its consumers. just because Apple won’t help with the doesn’t want to ruin case, citing the same its reputation. It’s “security concerns” about one iPhone, they are now. Yet Apple’s concern for not all iPhone’s, but Apple is content in their customer’s privacy didn’t seem misleading the public otherwise. Apple is to matter in nearly seventy other cases a for-profit company, not some champion where they previously complied with for privacy rights, and they are cashing in similar government requests. Law on the privacy fad.

Big shake-up after S. Carolina’s primary O

n Saturday, Feb. 20, the South Carolina primary took place for the Republicans.

This is another important step in the time leading up to Super Tuesday and the National Convention.

While speculation was running rampant over haley meyer whether anyone would drop out following the results, most political experts felt that all of the remaining candidates would hold out as long as possible. This was not the result.

Following his long enduring and often rocky campaign, Jeb Bush suspended his campaign after a disappointing finish in the South Carolina primary. When he first announced that he would be running for president, he was originally slated as the person to beat for the nomination due to his standing as the son and brother of two former presidents.

His campaign did not go as easily as speculated because of a long list of seventeen candidates to fight off and strong opposition to him as a “dynasty” candidate.

He faced ongoing criticism from the others in the party, in particular

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Donald Trump.

Trump is known for targeting the other candidates, but Bush was one of his most attacked. In one of his most recent attacks, he made the claim that George W. Bush knew about the 9/11 attacks and didn’t do his job to keep us safe. While this claim has little basis, attaching Jeb and George seemed to have an ill effect on the campaign.

However, Jeb Bush was not the last finisher in South Carolina; those two spots went to Kasich and Carson, both of whom have vowed to stay in the race until they no longer can.

Trump won the primary, Rubio came in second, and Cruz finished a close third. Rubio’s second place finish helped to shake the idea that he had lost his momentum following his fifth place finish in New Hampshire. Rubio and Cruz were virtually tied for most of the evening, but Rubio managed to pull in slightly more of the votes to capture the second place spot. Time will tell who will finally win the nomination, and many experts believe that it could come down to a very heated Convention before it is decided who the Republican nominee will ultimately be.

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Nino Erba’s 4th Annual So, here we are again. With the Oscars drawing ever nearer to us, it’s time for the expected tradition of me throwing out my opinions of who should win and who will win. (Please note: I haven’t seen all of the nominees, but I have seen quite a few this year.) So without any further delay, let’s get cracking!

Best Actor

Should: Leonardo DiCaprio. It isn’t just the bear attack, or the bison liver. Leo’s performance in “The Revenant” was one of the most visceral in a long time, and it’s the rawest performance that he’s been able to put across in awhile, if possibly ever. Of the ones I’ve seen, Leo stands out like the gashes on his body in the movie. In fact, Leo’s performance was such a force of nature that the Oscar is practically at his doorstep.

Should:

Will: Leo. Which is pretty much a sure thing. The Internet may or may not have had some influence in this, but the momentum is clearly with him this year. At least when he wins, all of those horrible jokes about Leo not getting an Oscar will cease.

Best Actress

Brie Larson. Like Leo, Larson’s performance in “Room” was visceral and raw. She bleeds emotion in this movie, and this is her breakthrough role. Of the one’s I’ve seen, there is no competition. We should expect to see a lot more of this gifted actress for years to come.

Will: Larson. Also like Leo, she has the momentum on her side. If she doesn’t win, it will be a tremendous upset.

Best Supporting Actor Should: Idris Elba. I’m never going to apologize for this. Although there are some good performances that I have seen (like Tom Hardy and Christian Bale), Elba’s powerful and charismatic turn as a commandant of a rebel army that slaughters innocent people in “Beasts of No Nation” is clearly one of the best performances of last year. But despite the nominations by the Golden Globes and the Screen Actors Guild Awards (the latter of which Elba actually), the movie and Elba in particular got completely shut out by the Academy, and they have no plausible excuse. #OscarsSoWhite.

Will: Stallone. He won the Golden Globe.

The Academy loves to hand out awards to actors who have failed to be recognized for previous achievements, often in their golden years (see Alan Arkin in “Little Miss Sunshine”). Plus, the Globes provided him with the momentum to stand out in a field that doesn’t particularly stand out this year. Of course, if Elba got a nomination in the first place, we wouldn’t be in this situation.

Best Supporting Actress

Should: This one’s a tossup. Of the two I’ve seen, Kate Winslet gave her best performance in a long while in “Steve Jobs”, but Jennifer Jason Leigh also gave an incredible performance in “The Hateful Eight”.

Between those two, I can’t decide who deserves to win.

Will: “The Revenant.” Although the awards have been pretty spread out amongst the contenders, “The Revenant” has the momentum. With Leo’s Oscar all but in the bag, the movie should follow suit. Unless there’s a late surge that shifts the tide towards another movie, it seems fairly reasonable that this epic will win big on Sunday night.

So, there it is. This year’s ceremony will be inevitably tarnished by the Academy’s despicable refusal to recognize actors and actresses of color, except for recognizing one director of color. Somehow, they replicated the feat they accomplished this year, down to Alejandro González Iñárritu being the only person of color getting a nomination in those categories. So, you’ll either now watch it, watch it albeit with reservations, or watch it just to see how much of a burn Chris Rock will give the Academy. No matter what happens, the red carpet awaits.

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TV Movie Preview: ‘Confirmation’ If you paid any attention to the news this week, you know that our country is on course to witness one of the most contentious and combative Supreme Court nomination hearings in American political history. The current record holder is the 1991 confirmation hearings of former-President George H. W. Bush’s nominee, current-Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

Justice Thomas’ lengthy confirmation hearings pitted race versus gender, the legislature versus the judicial branch, and the media versus the personal lives of then-Judge Thomas and his former coworker Anita Hill.

Long before Justice Antonin Scalia’s sudden and surprising death, HBO announced it would air an in-depth drama called “Confirmation”. The film follows the stories of Judge Clarence Thomas (played by “The Wire’s” Wendell Price) and his formercoworker Anita Hill (played by “Scandal’s” Kerry Washington).

Hill worked for Thomas during his time at the Department of Education and as the Chairman of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. During Thomas’ confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Anita Hill, now a law professor at the University of Oklahoma, came forward accusing Judge Thomas of making numerous sexually provocative statements and unwanted, graphic sexual advances. The 24/7 news cycle was quickly enthralled with the scandal. Millions of Americans saw 30 hours of testimony that fateful weekend in midOctober 1991.

The Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, chaired by thenSenator Joe Biden (played by “Little Miss Sunshine’s” Greg Kinnear), mercilessly questioned both Anita Hill and Judge Clarence Thomas. Hill, an African-American woman, was subjected to testifying in an excruciatingly graphic manner. The Committee was made up entirely of white men. Clarence Thomas, only the second black Supreme Court nominee, chalked the partisan hearings to being purely racial testifying that, “From my standpoint, as a black American, it is a high-tech lynching for uppity blacks who in any way deign to think for themselves, to do for themselves, to have different ideas, and it is a message that unless you kowtow to an old order, this is what will happen to you. You will be lynched, destroyed, caricatured by a committee of the U.S. Senate rather than hung from a tree.” This confirmation hearing has gone down in history as one of the Senate’s low points.

The nation was absolutely captivated by the scandal for weeks.

The timeline, the characters, and the implications towards gender and race equality made this story ripe for movie magic. When HBO announced the movie in March of 2015, we never could have imagined that just a year later we’d be traveling full-steam ahead towards much of the same process being repeated. This movie surely will shed light on the human toll of the political machine.

If you have any interest in gender or race equality, the judicial system or the court of public opinion, be sure to check out the star studded film “Confirmation” on HBO April 11.

There is also a great documentary featuring Anita Hill herself now playing on Netflix. I highly suggest you check out “Anita: Speaking Truth to Power” to relive those few fateful days in October 1991 before “Confirmation” is released.

Child-like Spirit

by ANNEMARIE ELSINGER | staff writer

The feet of my Baby walks on the hearts of many The feet of my Baby caresses the hearts of many The feet of my Body protects the hearts of many

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11 T hings T hat I Always T hink on My Way to the V is

by LUCAS TULLY | staff writer

Will: Again, it’s a tossup. Winslet won the Globe, but Alicia Vikander won the SAG Award for her turn in “The Danish Girl”. It’s anyone’s guess who will win.

Best Picture

Should: … I can’t decide. I’ve seen most of the nominees, but some should win for entirely different reasons. “The Revenant” should win for its technical brilliance and the stunning technique shown on display in that movie. “Room” should win for being perhaps the most emotionally powerful movie from last year.

“The Big Short” should win simply because it’d be great to see how everyone reacts when a film about the economic crisis from several years ago wins, and if that would change the election at all. All in all, there are too many good movies for there to be a solid winner.

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by ADRIENNE PEARSON | staff writer

1. Why did I take an 8 a.m.? Classic freshman mistake. Oh wait, I’m a sophomore.

7. Did I do my theory homework? Such a disappointment.

8. I only have five other students in my class. *still hides in the back row*

2. Wow, this air is dangerously cold for my delicate and vital vocal chords.

Singers know this to be critical.

3. Maybe we’ll play on the keyboards today! I’m going to blow Dr. Tyler away with these mad skills of mine. *only knows Bach’s Prelude in C* 4. I just slipped! I actually just slipped! Why is the Loras Boulevard hill always so slippery?

5. Okay, I’m fine. I’ll offer it up for the sake of sacrificial love. I hope it doesn’t bruise.

6. That guy who just drove by is in my class and didn’t offer help! I hope he trips getting out of his stupid and vastly efficient car! OK, calm down.

9. I actually really love this Vis community. They understand the treacherous journey it is to get here. It is beautiful how all our morning complaints are tuned perfectly with one another, even if we aren’t allowed to have class in the lobby on the best couches the college owns.

10. I would never change this. Being a musician allows me to turn hearts, dry tears and change lives. How can I look back and throw that all away because of an icy sidewalk or a dangerous intersection? I can’t. I do what I love in this building, and I’m going to do great things with what I learn here.

11. Crap, it did bruise.

A Letter to Girls Everywhere

by ASHLEY PUDIL | news editor

Dear beautiful girl, Yes, you. I’m talking to you. Maybe I’ve known you for a little while, maybe we’ve been friends for years, or maybe we don’t know each other. Regardless, I just wanted to tell you: The real you is the most beautiful you.

That’s right, the real you is the most beautiful you.

Kira Kazantsev, who served as Miss America 2015, said this and while I’m not a huge follower of beauty queens, this is something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately. This message is lost in today’s world, almost nonexistent among all the messages we are sent on a daily basis. It’s hard being a woman in today’s world because the message of true beauty is not being sent: accepting yourself for who you are, regardless of what you look like.

In my short 19 years of life, I’ve learned the journey to accepting yourself is not an easy one. I remember being in these shoes especially as I was transitioning into my freshman year of high school. I would wake up much too early in the morning, 5 a.m. on most days, to make sure that I had enough time to look “pretty”. I believed that I needed to have blemish-free skin, beautiful hair, straight teeth, and nice clothes in order to make friends and have an enjoyable high school experience. You may feel, or may have felt, the same way. I would spend hours at night thinking about my outfit for the next day or if I wanted to curl my hair or do my makeup in a different way. In my mind, as soon as I learned how to curl my hair or keep my face free from acne, my life would be better and everything would work out because, from what I saw, it worked for other girls at school.

My dear, listen to me: there is so much more to life than what society presents as the ideal beautiful woman. So. Much. More. Have you noticed that the media only focuses on exterior appearance when it comes to women? It’s no wonder I felt this way. Using the media and others around you to compare yourself to is a scary, downward spiral, and allowing others to decide what you should look like or who you should be breaks you.

It’s taken me the majority of my life to accept myself for who I am, all but a couple months. Once you learn to love yourself, the world is so much brighter, so much more beautiful, and life is so much more worthwhile. Yes, I wear makeup, but it is not my entirety. Yes, I care about my appearance, but it comes from myself instead of other people. Who I am today was not who I was 5 years ago, and my wish for you, my darling, is that you see your true beauty from your own eyes, even when you’ve just rolled out of bed and look in the bathroom mirror.

Beautiful girl, don’t rely on makeup: you’re beautiful as you are.

A beautiful face doesn’t compare to a beautiful heart. Learn that you don’t need a perfect Instagram picture to make you feel satisfied.

You don’t need hundreds of Twitter followers or a large group of friends. You don’t need to compare yourself to celebrities. You don’t need others to validate your appearance or approve of who you are.

Your interests, dreams, and hobbies are yours and are nothing to be ashamed of or hidden because they make you uniquely beautiful. You have the power to put something into the world that wasn’t there before and have a heart of gold to give to the world -- you are enough.

I’ll say it again, the real you is the most beautiful you. Don’t ever forget it.

With love,

A girl who loves herself

by NINO ERBA | staff writer

Sometimes, it’s hard to believe it’s been almost a decade since the economic meltdown that nearly tanked the world economy. “The Big Short”, based off the Michael Lewis nonfiction book of the same name, tackles this crisis. Even if the explanation of the financial crisis might still make your head spin, it’s broken down to a point where it’s much easier to understand what happened. More importantly, it’ll make you mad as hell.

The film centers around a number of different threads. Michael Burry (Christian Bale), who leads the hedge fund Scion Capital, finds a way to potentially make a huge amount of money by betting against the housing market. Jared Vennett (Ryan Gosling), who also serves as the narrator/ Greek chorus of the movie, is a trader who dives into the kind of activities that Burry is engaging in. Caught up in this as well is another hedge fund manager, Steve Baum (Steve Carell). Meanwhile, Charlie Geller (John Magaro) and Jamie Shipley (Finn Wittrock), who are trying to get their feet in the door of the financial world, also get involved with the scheme of betting against the housing market, and call upon former banker Ben Rickert (Brad Pitt) to help them get rich.

The housing crisis is explained throughout the film in a simple to understand way. The film also has the benefit of recruiting celebrity cameos such as Margot Robbie and Selena Gomez to help break down what all of this means. For example, Gomez’s cameo deals with a particular kind of activity that investors were delving in, using her playing blackjack as an example. It sort of plays out like this: Gomez is on a winning streak, and someone places a bet on her winning, out of the conviction that she’ll win because of her performance. What at least some of these investors were doing, in a sense, were placing bets on the initial bet for even greater returns.

Of course, these bets only have a return if what you placed a bet on delivers. If she loses, and the example shows her losing, not only does the first bet lose money, but the domino effect leaves the people who placed even more money on your bet in even worse shape. So when the housing market collapsed, the damage was astronomical.

What Burry, Baum and the others were doing were betting against the housing market that inevitably collapsed, and received massive returns by betting against what, quite frankly, was criminal activity.

You have to see the film to understand it better. But honestly, you just need to see the film

in general. It will make you angry, and it will take everything you have to not scream at the movie for exposing what kind of activities the financial industry was delving into. It’s hard to call Burry, Baum and the others heroes because they were betting on the economy going under.

Of course, none of this would have happened in the first place if the financial industry didn’t become the epitome of everything that’s wrong with our country’s brand of capitalism. (For further evidence, watch “Wolf of Wall Street”.)

However, as Vennett briefly described at the beginning of the film, Wall Street was a much different place back in the day. In real life, a series of events (including the deregulation of the financial industry) led us to where we are today. Quite frankly, if you don’t have a cemented opinion about Wall Street or modern American capitalism as of now, this movie is for you.

We all know how the story ended. The economy tanked as the housing market collapsed and companies like Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers folded, but despite all the obvious criminal activity that was taking place in the financial industry, Wall Street got bailed out and almost every individual involved has not been convicted as of today. This is why this movie is so important. It’s also perfectly timed, as we’re in an election year and we need to consider who among the remaining roster of candidates is best at dealing with the issue of Wall Street. Also given the news about China’s recent economic troubles, the movie plays even better. If things get worse for China (which, I should point out, has enjoyed enormous economic growth and global economic importance thanks to its becoming a more capitalist country over the last few decades), we just might find ourselves in another economic crisis. Just let that sink in for a moment.

As for the movie itself, it’s very well done. The performances are solid all-around, but Carell in particular shines as Baum, who ironically harbors a remarkable amount of cynicism towards the very industry he works in and hasn’t been handling the suicide of his brother in a very good way. However, the star of this movie is Adam McKay, who directed the movie and co-wrote it with Charles Randolph. McKay seems to be a weird choice for this kind of movie, given his previous credits which include being a co-founder of the website Funny or Die and movies such as Anchorman and Talladega Nights. However, McKay (who’s also a SNL alum) is surprisingly well-suited for the task. Instead of letting the movie become bogged down by all the obscure details, he frames the story and information in a way that’s relatively easy to understand and compelling.

After seeing this, some part of you will want “The Big Short” to win Best Picture, if only for the fact that it winning might inspire more people to watch it. It might not be strong enough as a movie or just not strong enough to beat back the momentum of other contenders like “The Revenant”, but no matter what happens, “The Big Short” is a must-see film.

If you can’t beat the banks, make them pay.

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Do’s and Don’ts of Dubuque Recycling

by HALEY O’BRIEN | staff writer

One of the first adult-like things college students have to do is start thinking about garbage. Go ahead and laugh, but what did you think when you arrived to Loras College your first year and saw one trash bin and one blue recycling bin in your dorm room? Maybe you didn’t even notice. Maybe you noticed when you didn’t know which bin to use for the nine empty Easy Mac bowls that have been collecting on your desk or the plastic that keeps your Chicken Ramen snug and fresh. Well, no worries -- in case you ever get confused on where your trash goes, here is a list of what you should and shouldn’t recycle in this lovely city of Dubuque, Iowa.

DO recycle: Paper: Magazines, clean pizza boxes, pop and beer boxes (for everyone that lives in Smyth of course), tissue roll cores, cereal boxes (we all still eat Captain Crunch, no need to be ashamed), newspapers, catalogs, junk mail, paper bags, white, colored and fax paper, corrugated cardboard (needs to be less than 40 lbs. and less than three feet long if bundled up), shredded paper, both paperback and hardcover books (but don’t throw books away, donate them!), shoe boxes, phone books, paper egg cartons, carbonless forms and envelopes Plastic: Household cleaning containers, milk and juice bottles, plastic cups (sometimes those red solo cups pile up if you have friends), cooking oil jugs, bleach and detergent containers, shampoo, lotion, clean plastic flower pots, margarine and

ice cream cups (people buy ice cream cups? Just cups?), soap bottles and yogurt cups Metal: Aluminum cans, aluminum foil, empty aerosol cans, pie pans (everyone eats pie), rinsed tin/steel food cans, metal jar lids in flattened cans, pots and pans, stainless steel, copper (not pennies), brass, newly emptied clean latex paint cans and trays DON’T recycle: Soiled paper plates, pizza boxes, cups and napkins; photographs, tissue paper, plastic without a recycling symbol, plastic bags, Styrofoam, glass, batteries, silk-coated frozen food boxes, all black or microwave containers, pesticide and chemical containers, feed/seed bags, syringes, needles, knives, plastic with the #6 or #7 symbol, antifreeze and motor oil containers, oil filters and orange pill prescription bottles

There you have it, the dos and don’ts of recycling in Dubuque.

If you ever find yourself wondering what goes where, visit http://www.cityofdubuque.org/DocumentCenter/Home/ View/3122 for more info on what you can and can’t recycle in the city of Dubuque. Or, contact the Solid Waste Educator Student Worker, Haley O’Brien, if you ever want to talk trash. Just kidding, but not really. I am here to help!

‘I Love You, You’re Pe rfe ct, Now Change’

by EMILY MAST | staff writer

Have you ever been so frustrated in bed that you wanted to sue your partner for not meeting your sexual needs?

to a different demographic in the crowd, which left everyone feeling very pleased with the performance as a whole.

Whether your answer is yes or no, seeing this scenario acted out is something that you will not soon forget. In the musical “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” each scene gave a glimpse into the ordinary, or in this case, extraordinary, situations that accompany a person’s dating life.

These scenes ranged from couples on their first Match.com-sanctioned date to new parents trying to cope with their hectic lifestyle. While the show was largely a comedy, there were poignant highlights as well.

This musical was performed at the The Grand Opera House the weekends of February 12 and February 19. The cast consisted of five dynamic members who transformed into a new character in each scene. Included in this talented shortlist were Loras students junior Amelia Acompanado and senior Sam Whan. Acompanado’s sweet and sultry characters and Whan’s suave yet relatable characters captured the audience’s hearts, earning them loud applause and laughs.

One scene starred two widows who, after continually running into each other at the friends’ funerals, decide that they’re not too young to explore a new romance. Another scene showcased a long-married man confessing how he still loved his wife as much as when they had married. Each scene seemed to cater

In terms of price, this musical did not break the bank by any means. The Grand Opera House had a student special, cutting the ticket price from $20 to $10. This is just another reminder that there are many great events that take place in Dubuque that are perfect for college students.

You just have to be willing to go a few miles off-campus to enjoy them.

TIPS with TRISH The Lorian is continuing a column by Tricia Borelli, director of counseling services. Here she will answer student questions concerning anything that relates to keeping it together while doing this crazy thing called college.

Send questions or comments to Ms. Borelli, Loras Box 100, or to the e-mail address tricia.borelli@loras.edu. All names of those sending questions will be kept confidential.

She’s Not Fat Dear Trish, My roommate is constantly asking me if I think she’s fat. She even asks her boyfriend what he thinks of her weight. She isn’t overweight at all, and when I tell her, she doesn’t believe me and continues to obsess about it. Is there anything that I can do to convince her she isn’t fat?

Signed, Want to help Trish says, I’m sure it is difficult to hear someone you care about constantly putting herself down, and although she may need some validation to feel better about her body, the truth is, no matter how many times you tell her she looks good, it will likely never be enough. Her issues likely go much deeper than the surface. Your roommate’s constant remarks about her weight indicate that she is insecure about herself. You can provide some support in other ways, however.

Start by telling your friend how her constant worrying impacts you. Maybe it makes you sad or stressed out or create doubts about your own body.

Consider talking to her about how her preoccupation with her weight may be impacting other parts of her life like her relationship with her boyfriend, her health, or her ability to do well in school. Letting her know these things may motivate her to look at how her behavior affects her overall well-being and that of others.

Focus on what you like about her and role model a healthy self-image yourself. Don’t spend too much time talking about imperfect body parts and needing to diet. The media does that enough for all of us. Challenge the things you see on social media and television that portray men and women in an unrealistic way.

Encourage your friend to seek support through talking to a counselor or consider attending the body image support group that meets on campus every other week on the second and fourth Monday of the month during common time. The group meets in a conference room next to the Health Center, and the main goal of the group is to bring students together who struggle with body image and are working towards a more positive self-image.

Good luck and thanks for being a good friend.

Signed, Trish

Duhawking in Dublin: Irish Slang 101

by KRISSY JUAREZ | staff writer

1. “Were you having a bit of the craic last night?” Craic is pronounced like crack. No, this isn’t someone asking you if you were experimenting with hard drugs. Craic means fun.

2. “Sláinte!” Pronounced, slan-cha, it means cheers in Gaelic.

3. “You’re looking grand in your dungarees.” This simply is saying you’re looking great in your overalls.

Overalls are called dungarees and grand is great. Boom. Why did I choose dungarees? Well, there was an international miscommunication of me trying to compliment my roommate’s overalls, and she asked if I meant her dungarees. Sure.

4. “He was just taking the piss.”

Nope, not urination. Taking the piss

just means joking around, emphasis on “the” (remember the, not a).

5. “Feck off.” I’m going to let you use your imagination 6. “Yer man over there” This phrase is one of my favorites. It’s not actually talking about ‘your’ in the possessive sense, it just means that guy over there.

7. “Oh, I think the milk’s gone off.”

Gone off means expired or gone bad.

I’ve used this phrase more times than I’d like to admit.

8. “I see you got your tracksuits on with your runners.” Runners are the same as gym shoes, tennis shoes, and sneakers (that gets a laugh from my Irish friends), and tracksuits are not Juicy Couture tracksuits -- in Ireland they mean sweatpants.

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Duhawks win 3 straight, clinch No. 2 seed

by FRANK FERNANDEZ | sportswriter

The Loras women’s basketball team was flying high after a huge road win against Buena Vista and returned home to finish their regular season slate with games against Central and Simpson. With victories in both matchups, the Duhawks clinched second place in the Iowa Conference and earned a first-round bye in the postseason tournament. This gave the team the opportunity to host the semifinals on their home court.

In the first of last week’s two games, Central (4-21, 1-13 in IIAC) came to Lillis Court. Senior guard Kaitlin Phillips looked to join the 1,000 point club as the ninth women’s basketball player to reach the milestone. Earlier this season, the Duhawks defeated the Dutch in Pella, so they were looking to complete a season sweep on their home court.

As the game got underway, Loras used lockdown defense and timely passing to jump out to an 18-9 lead after the first quarter. The second frame saw the Dutch cut into the Duhawks’ lead as Claire Marburger scored six straight, finishing with 27 on the night. Despite turnovers early in the quarter, the Duhawks maintained their advantage and made a bit of history along the way.

With 6:13 to go in the second quarter, Kaitlin Phillips drove into the paint and hit a layup, marking the 1,000th point in her illustrious Loras career. The game continued and saw back and forth action between the two sides.

The Duhawks took a 30-28 lead into the locker room at halftime.

The second half got underway, and the Duhawks seemed to have a newfound boost of energy as they began to drain from long range.

Senior guard Megan Jones knocked down a triple to open the third quarter, and it started a domino effect as the Duhawks converted on seven threes in the half. The women were able to widen their lead and take a double digit advantage into the final quarter, 48-38.

In the final frame, the Duhawks continued to hold their lead and worked the ball inside to junior Lori Obendorf, who picked up her 11th double-double of the season with 17 points and 13 rebounds on the night. Central tried to keep the game close, but Loras slammed the door shut and came out with a victory, 68-51.

The regular season finale brought the Simpson Storm (15-10, 8-6 in IIAC) to town as the Duhawks celebrated senior day. The team honored three seniors and their parents prior to tipoff: Abby Reinke, Megan Jones, and Kaitlin Phillips. The pregame emotion carried into the first quarter with the Duhawks jumping out to an early lead, but the Storm used the

long ball to their benefit. With the help of a handful of threes, Simpson held a 15-9 lead after the first.

After the opening quarter, the Duhawks hit their stride and their defense stepped up to help gain the lead. Holding Simpson to only three points for the whole second quarter allowed Loras to garner offense and jump back in front, 24-18 at halftime.

The second half brought more of the same as the Duhawks used their size down low to dominate in the paint, pulling down 17 offensive rebounds and outscoring Simpson 32-16. The defense remained stingy and prevented Simpson from having any chance to get back into the game, holding them to only 25% shooting for the game. As time wound down, the Duhawks emptied out their bench and finished off their blowout victory, 60-39.

With back-to-back-to-back victories to finish the regular season, the Duhawks clinched the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament and a guaranteed first round bye. They also secured a home playoff game, in which they will play the winner of Tuesday’s Wartburg-Coe matchup on Thursday night in the AWC. Kaitlin Phillips and the rest of the Duhawks knew they had to continue their strong team play and not take any opponents for granted along the way.

“I think this past week our team really took the mentality to take one game at a time,” Phillips said. “When it came to securing second place and gaining a home court advantage, we all knew that both of the games were crucial to win and not one was more important than the other; we needed both. So we poured our effort into Central, and once we secured that win, we turned our focus to Saturday.”

Loras finished with a 10-2 record at home, and with another home matchup looming on Thursday, they have to feel confident with their home court advantage and their ability to play strong at Lillis Court. ”I think getting to play another game on our home floor for the seniors, and the entire team really, comes down to comfort and confidence. We’re obviously used to our home floor and our routine playing here, and we’ve been able to get some pretty big wins on our floor as well. Getting to head into the postseason at home is always a good thing,” Phillips said.

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Loras seniority shows up against Simpson

by MEGAN TEWS| asst. sports editor

The men’s basketball team concluded their regular season on Saturday in thrilling fashion. After falling to Simpson 78-60 earlier this season, the Duhawks topped the Storm 89-87 on Senior Day. In honor of their last regular season game on Lillis Court, all five senior members of the team earned the opportunity to start in the contest. While Mirko Grcic and Justin Schneider are regular members of the starting lineup, this was a special occasion for Patrick Schmelzle, Dylan Humpal and Sean Bourke.

These seniors truly showed up to play as they helped put the Duhawks in the lead during the opening minutes of the game.

Schmelzle converted on both of his 3-point attempts, Bourke made two free throws and a jumper, and Humpal dropped in a layup. Their efforts gave Loras an 18-17 advantage after the first six minutes of play. Throughout the remainder of the game, Schneider added five points while Grcic led the team with 26.

While these seniors were taking the task of starting seriously, the crowd could also tell they were having fun. After being on a team together for four years, it was easy to see that they enjoyed finally getting the chance to all be on the court together.

In a postgame press conference, head coach Greg Gorton commented on the fact that the men played well but had a great time doing it.

“Our seniors showed tonight that they could play and got out to a hot start. They

had fun playing together,” Gorton said.

It was evident in the interview that Gorton was proud of his seniors but not just for what they accomplished on the court. With a roster of 17 players, it’s tough for everyone to get playing time. For some people, sitting on the bench is not worth it. The players who stick around because they care more about being a part of a team versus having individual accolades are the true definition of a teammate.

“You don’t hang around a basketball team and not play at all and still stay if you’re not completely selfless. I’ve got a bunch of that on my team, and it’s great. I’ve got so much respect for people like that put the team above themselves. I’m lucky as a coach that I have such quality people and guys that I love dearly here,” Gorton said.

With the help of the lead the seniors garnered early in Saturday’s game, the Duhawks were able to hold on against Simpson for the win. Loras finished the regular season with a 13-12 overall record, 8-6 in conference. With the victory, the Duhawks claimed the fourth place seed in the IIAC and will move on to the opening round of the conference tournament. In order to play in the semi-finals on Thursday, the Duhawks will need to win their game against Central on Tuesday.

The team’s goal is understandably to make it to the championship round of the tournament, but no matter where this season ends, the Duhawks (especially the seniors) should be proud of the achievements they made and the legacy they’ll leave behind.

Track-and-field teams rev up for conference meet in Storm Lake

by MATTHEW MARTER | sportswriter

photos by LORAS COLLEGE ATHLETICS

As the Iowa Conference track and field meet approaches, the Duhawks will travel to Buena Vista this weekend in what will be the conclusion of the indoor season for most of its competitors. That means the time to shine is on the table for many of the track and field athletes.

Throughout the 19 events scheduled across Friday and Saturday, it’s hard to figure what events are vital to the Duhawks as both genders compete for the Championship title.

However, head coach Matthew Jones and assistant head coach Robert Schultz have their eyes on quite a view.

“Key events for the Duhawks (this weekend) will be the 400 meter dash, 800 meter run, and pole vault for the men,” coach Schultz said. “For the women, it’s the 800, the 5,000 meter run, the 60 meter hurdles, and pole vault.”

In the men’s 400 meter dash, junior Brandon Gradoville is currently ranked first in the conference with the time of 50.46. He’ll be running alongside his brother, first-year Evan Gradoville, and senior Stedman Foster.

Coach Jones expressed his thoughts on the 400.

“Gradoville has a chance to win his first conference title as an individual (in the 400),” he said.

The 800 will be another must-see for spectators on both teams. Senior Zach Frey is currently first in the conference, and sophomore Kylian Lally is ranked sixth. With the

top eight scoring, these two are likely to grab Loras a handful of points for the team. Junior Nathan Kimbrell is also competing in the 800, and coach Jones hopes that Kimbrell’s eighth place finish in the 800 at Outdoor Conference last year will be repeated again this weekend.

The women have a good chance of double scoring with first-years Allie Serres and Liz Venezio. The pair are ranked fifth and eighth, respectively, but that’s with senior teammate Alexis Hanson in the rankings, who’s fourth in the conference. Hanson will be focusing her efforts in other events this weekend.

That leaves first-year Kemunto Ondande to fill in the gap, and she’s just outside the top 10 rankings.

The three athletes to watch in the pole vault are juniors Elizabeth Brandenburg and Amy Gladis and sophomore Hunter Dunlap.

Brandenburg and Dunlap are both leading the conference with their performances so far, and wins from them would be huge for the Duhawks. Brandenburg is also looking to finally break the indoor school record, which she missed by a few centimeters a few weeks ago.

First-year phenom Audrey Miller is undertaking an extremely challenging weekend participating in the mile, the 3K, and the 5K. However, she’s ranked high in each of those events.

“Keep an eye on her tripling this weekend,” coach Jones said.

One of the last events to watch on the track will be the men’s and women’s 60 meter hur-

dles. Sophomore Gerrand Moody is currently ranked third, and he’s expected to re-break the school record again and earn All-Conference honors. For the women, Brandenburg and fellow junior Audrey Hooks could sweep the top two places in the event. Both are seeded in the top 25 in the nation, so these two are guaranteed to give an exciting and intense performance that will have spectators’ eyes glued to the track for a quick race.

Coach Jones also has high hopes for the relays on both sides: 4x200, 4x400, 4x800, and the distance medley.

“I believe all of the relays have the chance to be All-Conference,” Jones said.

Last but not least, Jones is looking forward to seeing the throwers, mostly consisting of first-years, perform this year.

“The top places are mostly locked up, but the bottom half is open,” he said. “Most of them are performing at a meet like Conference for the first time, and all any one of them needs is that one big mark to push them into fifth, sixth, or seventh.”

Coach Schultz is excited beyond just these few events to watch.

“I’m also just excited for Indoor Conference because I feel the atmosphere is better than any meet we compete in as a team all season,” Schultz said.

For those who can’t make the long drive to Buena Vista this weekend, there will be a live video stream of the events on the university’s athletics website.

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Feb. 25, 2016

Duhawk wrestlers ready to lace up for regionals

by DREW BRASHAW | sports editor

The Loras wrestlers will face their toughest test of the season this weekend as they compete in the NCAA Central Division qualifying tournament at the Dubuque Five Flags Center. The Central Region is widely regarded as the toughest region in Division III, and this year’s field is no exception. Five of the 13 teams competing in Sunday’s tournament are currently ranked in the top 25 nationally, including top-ranked, undefeated Wartburg.

“This is my favorite part of the season,” head coach Randy Steward said. “It’s the home-stretch, and it’s exciting. We’re trying to have a lot of energy and intensity in practice this week, and the kids are responding well. They’re going to have to be ready to go out and battle one match at a time. Let’s hope they are.”

The top three finishers in each weight class on Sunday will advance to the NCAA Championship Tournament on March 1112 in Cedar Rapids. The complete field of teams competing on Sunday consists of Augustana, Buena Vista, Central, Coe, Cornell, University of Dubuque, Huntingdon, Loras, Luther, Millikin, Simpson, University of the Ozarks and Wartburg.

Here’s a quick run-down of the Duhawks’ lineup for Sunday, along with comments from Coach Steward: 125 – Dayton Olson, Sophomore (13-10) “He’s been here a year, so he’s been through the tournament before. He got on a

little bit of a roll here in the last month. If he goes in there and has a good day, anything can happen.”

133 – Michael Triplett, Sophomore (10-11) “He had a pretty good tournament last year. You hope he can recapture that, with those feelings and that mentality. He certainly has the ability.”

141 – Evan Weaver, Junior (17-8) “Evan’s one of those kids who does everything right. He’s battled some injuries, but we’re just trying to get him feeling good and ready to go, because he can beat anyone in that weight class.”

149 – Colin Griffin, Senior (5-15) “Colin Griffin’s a senior, but a first-year starter. He stepped up for the team and cut some weight to make this weight class when we didn’t have anybody else. He’s had some struggles this year, but he’s won some matches. Hopefully he’ll win some more on Sunday.”

157 – Jimmy Davis, Sophomore (17-10) “Another first-year starter. He had a good season last year as (All-American Steven) DeWitt’s backup. Here’s another guy good enough to win the weight class, in my opinion, but he’s got to go out there and prove it. I’m excited to see what happens.”

165 – Sam Schuler, First-year (1317) “We’ve used a bunch of different guys (at 157), but Sam seems to be the most consistent as of late. He’s a freshman, so it’s about getting him to believe in himself and feel

good on Sunday.”

174 – Chris Malone, First-year (916) “Chris is pretty healthy, and he’s the guy we’re going to put out there. If I look back to where he was in October, and where he’s at now, he’s improved a lot. Obviously he wants to improve a lot more, and this is another step in that process.”

184 – Awais Arain, Sophomore (10-14) “Just like our season as a team, he’s struggled at different times, and he’s come on a little bit. He’s been through this before, so I think he’s excited and good to go.”

197 – Malcolm Watson, Senior (20-6) “(Watson’s) A four-year starter. He’s been a really bright spot in our program this year, and a leader. He’ll be seeded third, and the top three go. Obviously, we want him to win the thing, and we think he’s good enough to win it. He hasn’t beaten the two returning All-Americans ahead of him, so he’s got to go out and prove it.

He’s really done the right things this year in preparing himself, and I look for good things from him.”

285 – Quin Gilliam, First-year (811) “Quin’s the guy at heavyweight. Here’s a guy who was a state champ in high school in Louisiana. There’s two or three good heavyweights here, but he’s certainly a guy who can get in there and compete with them. Again, if he puts a good day together, anything can happen.”

Men’s volleyball forges ahead, looks for consistency in upcoming matches Duhawks begin 6-game home stand

by MEGAN TEWS assistant sports editor

It will be home sweet home for the Duhawks in the coming weeks as the men’s volleyball team plays six home matches over the next three weekends. Five of the upcoming six contests will be conference matchups with one nonconference competition.

The Duhawks are entering their home stand coming off a tough 3-0 loss to Carthage.

An MCVL opponent, Carthage is No. 3 in the country with a 13-1 record. Loras faced the Red Men on the road in Kenosha, WI last week.

Loras started the first set of the match by taking a 7-5 lead. Unfortunately, Carthage found their rhythm soon after and took over the game. Despite the loss, the game still featured solid performances from several Duhawks. Freshman Ryan Galvan and sophomore Dylan Ross each tallied six kills in the game. Additionally, freshman Austin Kuchenbecker recorded four blocks.

Regrettably, these efforts were not enough as Loras fell to the Red Men on the road.

Even though losing is never fun, head coach Jeremy Thornburg hopes that his team can keep their heads high and focus on the games ahead. In order for Loras to move forward they need not dwell on their past games.

Thornburg was adamant about this in a postgame interview after the Carthage match.

“They (the team) need to be optimistic and know that we just lost to a really good team.

We can’t change everything we’ve done and go away from everything we’ve been working on just because we lost to a really good team. I think with our team’s leadership and my

guidance we’ll figure that out,” he said.

It will be crucial for Loras to look ahead as they begin their six-game home stanza on Friday. So far this season, the team has accumulated a winning 3-2 record on Lillis Court in the AWC. First up, the Duhawks will face MSOE this Friday. Next weekend the team will matchup up with Marian and Lakeland.

The home run will end with matches against Mount St. Joseph, Wittenberg and Ottawa the weekend of March 11.

Of these next matches, one of the most important will be against the Lakeland Muskies. The Duhawks faced Lakeland twice in their inau-

gural season last year, falling both times. These teams also met twice earlier this season in pre-conference action, but again the Muskies came out on top. Defeating Lakeland next Saturday would be a huge victory for Loras.

In order to find success in the remainder of the season, the Duhawks will look to each other for guidance and leadership. The team has already come a long way, but there is still a lot of matches left to play. Sophomore setter Shayne Marquez says that consistency will be the key in the future.

“We’ve shown signs of greatness in multiple games so far in addition to already

having a better record than last year. Now it’s all about being more consistent and putting everything together in the rest of conference play,” Marquez said.

No matter what has happened so far this season, the Duhawks have high expectations for the weeks ahead. “(Our goal is to) make the conference tournament and establish our culture throughout campus with all of our new members of the team,” Marquez said.

The Duhawks have the right attitude and motivation to go far this season. Their string of home games kicks off on Friday with first serve set for 7 p.m.

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t’s been a slow week, sports fans. Well, not really. I mean, things happened, but I’ve been far too busy to form any cogent opinions on said happenings worth stretching out into a full-length column. Nowadays, media consumers expect to get Drew Brashaw their information and sports editor entertainment in bite-sized, 140-character portions. It goes something like this ...

FIVE THINGS THAT HAPPENED 5. FAN-PLEASING HOCKEY PLAYER CONCUSSES INFANT P.K Stubbanof the Montreal Canadiens beaned a baby with a hockey puck while tossing souvenirs to Habs fans at an open practice.

Stubban claims it was it was an accident, but I’m not so sure. I just watched a video of him ripping a slap-shot past the Columbus Bluejackets’ goaltender from center ice. This guy puts the puck where he wants it. Makes me wonder if that baby said something nasty to him in French.

4. CAT FIGHT! CAT FIGHT! Jacksonville Jaguars defender Dante Fowler is catching some heat for a video that’s recently surfaced of him watching an unsanctioned jiujitsu match between his girlfriend and his babymama. Fowler has since issued a public apology, but this whole thing is unusual. We’re not used to seeing a football player land in hot water for NOT participating in physical violence with women.

3. NFL COMBINE, or CIA INTERROGATION? According to former NFL player Austen Lane’s Twitter account, pro football prospects get asked some crazy questions at the scouting combine.

The questions Lane references in his tweets cover everything from preferred choice of murder weapon, to possible incestuous tendencies, and the correlation between hairstyle and pot-smoking. Today’s scouts know exactly who they’re talking to.

2. CUBS NAMED ODDS-ON WORLD SERIES FAVORITES Never. Gonna. Happen.

1. THE PRODIGAL SON RETURNS Shane McMahon made a shocking return to WWE Raw on Monday night after a 7-year absence. Shane-O-Mac says he wants to save his dad’s company from ruin. He’ll have to defeat The Undertaker in a Hell in a Cell match at Wrestlemania to get the chance. Brock Lesnar beat ‘Taker at ‘Mania once, so it can be done.

Don’t judge me, you know you love pro wrestling as much as I do.

Check back next week to see if Drew is ready to take his job seriously again.

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