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CAB hosts largest Siblings Weekend

Siblings of all ages visit the campus and participate in activities such as a magic show, fun fair and mini golf

by Natalie shannon | staff writer

Throughout the week leading up to Siblings Weekend, there was an unspoken buzzing around campus. It seemed like people were happier than usual, had more bounce in their step, and everyone was hopeful that the upcoming weekend would be a good one. Friday rolled around with much anticipation for Siblings Weekend.

Throughout the day, there were countless future Duhawks walking around campus with their big sisters or brothers. Upon arrival, each registered sibling received three food coupons, a Loras CAB drawstring bag, a cool T-shirt, glow sticks and some candy.

The first event of the night was a performance by John Cassidy, a comedian, magician and balloon artist. He brought smiles to everyone, young and old.

The next day, the ballroom was set up with a bouncy-house game, Wii games, hoola-hoops, a Loras photo booth, a bags game and a mask-painting area. There was also a candy table and cotton-candy machine for the siblings to pick and choose for the ride home.

Later in the night, CAB gathered all the big and little siblings for pizza in the LMAC. After pizza, the neon glow-in-thedark mini golf turned out to be a big hit.

Not only did siblings show up, but so did other students from Loras. There were lines out the door just to play mini golf!

Siblings Weekend ended with Mass on Sunday celebrated by Fr. Gross.

CAB President Claira Sieverding said,

“This past Siblings Weekend was our best in many years in regards to registration and turn out rates for the events. As we try and develop siblings weekend into a more campus-friendly and older-sibling-friendly weekend, we still want to reach our main population of the younger siblings.

“Which leads us to being very appreciative of the students’ support trying new events,” she continued. “We also really appreciate feedback so please feel free to stop in the CAB office and tell us how we can make siblings weekend more enjoyable for you! And don’t forget about Salsa Night this coming Saturday Night!”

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Loras strives to combat sexual assault by kalli miner

| staff writer

A new campaign is underway around campus, but this time it has nothing to do with politics.

Student life, Campus Security, Dean of Students Art Sunleaf and program coordinator for Student Life Kim Walsh are just part of the team that launched a “Consent” campaign this spring to begin discussion on sexual violence and consent.

“We knew that we couldn’t go ‘old school’ with this one,” Sunleaf said. “This isn’t a discussion to have in a formal setting in the ballrooms; we needed something that would really reach students.”

Sunleaf went on to explain the team who launched the campaign was formed, in part, to meet the requirements of the Title 9 law that was updated in 2011.

The Department of Education’s Title 9 is usually cited as the law that prevents gender discrimination. However, it also requires that schools have a plan in place to report and follow up on reported sexual assaults, harassments, etc.

Sunleaf said that while Title 9 compliance is part of what drives this team, the need to educate students has just as much pull.

After conducting a campus climate survey last fall, Sunleaf and the team got feedback suggesting a need to take action to educate students better on sexual violence and safety.

“We have a lot of great students who simply don’t understand what it means to give and receive consent,” said Sunleaf.

“So, we thought we’d take a proactive approach to solving that problem, and providing students with a skill set for those who are unsure.”

Several universities made the news last year after several alleged attempts to cover up sexual assaults on their campuses, a solid violation of the Clery Act that requires all schools to report criminal incidences and happenings.

Sunleaf recognized the college’s pro-

In the past, the college has worked closely with the Riverview Center in an effort to tap into the resources and services the organization has to offer on sexual assault and violence.

active approach and said, “It’s easy to be reactive, but being proactive is harder,” he said. “Sexual relationships are an adult thing. One should be able to talk about them as an adult.”

This campaign is solely an administrative campaign. In the past, the college has worked closely with the Riverview Center in an effort to tap into the resources and services the organization has to offer on sexual assault and violence.

Carolina Rusinque, a representative from the Riverview Center and a former Duhawk, had this to say about the campaign on campus: “This is a great start to what has become a very big problem on college campuses everywhere.”

Rusinque went on to discuss some of the trickier Iowa laws that deem anyone who has consumed alcohol unfit to consent to sex. Having sex with anyone who has consumed alcohol, or vice-versa, could be viewed as rape, she said.

“That law is a tough one to navigate and I can understand the concern for a law with such a gray area,” said Rusin-

que. “But what it comes down to is making the decision not to take advantage of someone or to simply respect the dignity of another.”

Sunleaf echoed that theme as he explained that “Loras has a unique position to address the issue because of our Catholic identity. Everything comes down to human dignity.”

While Rusinque is pleased with the progress being made at Loras, she is hopeful for even more change and education.

“I would really like to see more people being trained as active bystanders,” said Rusinque. “When everyone is condemning the behavior ahead of time, it’s the best kind of prevention because it addresses a mentality change. We have to teach people not to want to take advantage of each other; sex isn’t coerced, we have to respect the decisions that people make.”

Teaching and getting the word out on hot topics, like sexual violence, are two things that Sunleaf and the fifth-floor team aim to do with this campaign and others. For now Sunleaf advises students to keep an eye out for different poster campaigns every month as the campus begins to take on some of the tougher issues and discussions.

Sustaining life outside of Earth

by ANDREA BERNS

| staff writer

When you look upon the stars, have you wondered who they are? Senior presenters Jason Painter and Clairee Schneider enlightened their audience at the Loras Planetarium last Friday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m.

The round room darkened as the show began, the projector in the center of the room illuminating the ceiling with a realistic representation of a starry night’s sky.

Painter told the stories of constellations such as Callisto, known as the constellation Ursa Major, or the big bear; Caster and Pollox, or the Gemini twins; and Orion the Hunter’s infamous Orion’s Belt.

“I like the (constellation) story of Perseus the most,” Painter said. “He is a (favored) son of Zeus … However, Perseus chooses to remain human over being a god because he believes that man is greater than the gods … (It) shows how strong and powerful the will of man can be, even in the face of true despair and death.”

Schneider followed Painter’s constellation stories with a PowerPoint presentation over the possibility of life on other planets, specifically Jupiter’s moon, Europa.

“It is believed that there is liquid water beneath the icy surface,” Schneider said.

“Liquid water is one of the qualities a planet must have to contain life.”

Schneider also mentioned Kepler-186F, one of the planets discovered by the Kepler telescope.

“It is one of the most likely planets to have life (because) it is within the habitable zone of its own solar system and the galaxy, 490 light-years away,” she explained. “It’s only 10 percent larger than Earth, which demonstrates the ideal size for life to exist.”

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English-Education students present at national conference by holly klein

Last week, six Duhawks traveled to Phoenix, AZ, to present at the annual Association of Teachers Education conference. Seniors Anna Speltz, Megan Redmond, Nora Zerante, Holly Klein, recent graduate Molly Cain and education professor Hilarie Welsh represented Loras at the conference. They presented on a unit plan they created and implemented at a local middle school as part of their English Methods course last fall.

The work was first presented at last year’s Legacy Symposium, after which they were encouraged to submit it for consideration at this year’s conference.

The unit plan included engaging learning activities to help middle school students learn the different poetic elements within poetry through the voices of five diverse poets.

The three-day conference was comprised of prominent keynote speakers from the education field, including Sean McComb, a high school english teacher and National Teacher of the Year. This year’s theme was “Advocating for the

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Silenced: The Educators’ Vocation.” All presentations were centered around this theme alongside topics such as recruiting and retaining quality teachers, technology in the classroom, meeting the ever-changing standards of our society, and governmental and educational policy. These presentations were given by a wide variety of educators and researchers from across the country.

The Loras students had the distinction of being the only undergraduate presenters at the conference. All members were honored to share their work with their peers from other institutions such as Arizona State University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of California and many more.

The group would like to express their profound gratitude to Loras for this opportunity and for their continued support as they represent Duhawks throughout the country. Their experiences in Phoenix will shape their future curriculum plans as they return to their beginning careers as educators in an ever-changing world.

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Opinion

The politics of anti-vaxxers I

by nino erba| staff writer

f you’ve checked the news or been on the Internet lately, chances are good that you’ve seen at least one story about the anti-vaxxer movement, whether it’s why parents choose to not vaccinate their children or how Disneyland became a hot spring for measles, a potentially deadly disease.

However, I’m going to shed light on a side that I feel is being unduly ignored: people with disabilities.

One of, if not the backbone, of the anti-vaxxer movement is that parents don’t want their children to have autism.

Being a high-functioning person with ASD, I can understand that no one should want to have autism. However, the notion that vaccines cause autism has been thoroughly debunked again and again. If anything, we should spend more energy trying to find the core reason why the ratio of people with autism has spiked in only a few years.

But this gets to a bigger and uglier picture, one that I feel many people aren’t willing to admit: people with disabilities are once again being used as scapegoats to justify political and ideological viewpoints. Don’t believe me?

There’s actually a debate about Social Security reform, specifically the part of Social Security that deals with disability insurance. Instead of being grown-ups about the issue and fixing it with more funding or at least a better funding

mechanism, conservative Republicans in Washington are actually playing games with this government program. Despite the fact that Social Security is becoming more expensive than ever, how can attacking those who are impaired ever be morally right? As much as Social Security needs fixes, they should enhance the program, not punish those who use it.

If you feel any anger about people with disabilities being used as scapegoats like they are with the disability insurance fiasco, don’t be so surprised. There’s a long and ugly history of people with disabilities being mistreated. When a mentally challenged woman named Carrie Buck was sterilized, the Supreme Court in Buck v. Bell (1927) actually upheld the state statute that allowed this to happen in one of (in today’s view) the most insensitive and worst rulings the Court has ever put forth. In WWII, disabled people were either forcefully sterilized or killed as one of the targets of the Nazis. Dealing directly with autism, a famous psychologist and writer named Bruno Bettelheim purported that autism was caused by psychological harm done to people by their mothers, one of the reasons why the so-called refrigerator mom figure remained prevalent.

Let me repeat: no one wants autism.

The fact that I’m high-functioning doesn’t mean my life is as easy as neurotypicals. Social cues and communication have been particularly

hard for me, but I’ve progressed a lot over the years. I’m fortunate to be where I am. A substantial number of people with ASD don’t live as independent adults. Plus, we’re at a much better place than when Temple Grandin grew up or when “Rain Man” came out. Thanks to legislation like the Americans with Disabilities Act and the growing awareness about autism, we’re legitimately in a better world for autistics than not so long ago.

But if you’re an anti-vaxxer, think that people with disabilities don’t have it so bad, or use them as a scapegoat either knowingly or not, please stop. We could have a conversation about personal choice, but if you’re going to put your child and the rest of us at risk because of your personal choice or your fear of a disorder that isn’t caused by vaccines, then maybe we deserve a public mandate on vaccines because there’s no reason for people to contract a deadly disease if it can be prevented. Please learn more about disabilities by doing research or talking with people who have disabilities.

The more sympathy we can generate, the better place this world will be.

There are a lot of things that we can have personal choice over. Public health isn’t one of them, and the careless use of autism as a reason not to vaccinate children hurts everyone involved. Get yourself and your kids vaccinated. It’s worth it.

Finding a new home in Dublin Seeing Shamrocks

Editor’s note: this semester, a handful of our journalists are studying abroad in the green country of Ireland. Every week, they’ll share stories of their adventures with us in our new study abroad column.

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f I’ve learned anything on this Cassandra trip, it’s about how Busch quickly and efficiently humans can adapt to new situations. “Eat or be eaten” comes to mind, but in the case of study abroad, it’s thankfully a lot less violent than that old adage.

I’ve been here for less than two months, but already I feel so at home.

It’s gotten to the point where we go on weekend trips, and I can’t wait to “get home” on Sunday night. Home. In another country across the ocean, away from family, friends and everything familiar. Although it’s not my true home, I do feel as I’m starting to belong here.

It’s been a struggle at times to adapt and go with the flow, but I’ve adjusted more quickly than I thought I would.

When we first arrived in Dublin, I had no idea where I was going. We would walk down the street to the

grocery store, and it would take me half an hour to get back because I took a wrong turn somewhere. We would walk across town and I felt like we had walked across a border. The city felt immense, unconquerable and terrifying.

I was scared to leave the apartment for a while unless I was with a group, because I knew that I wouldn’t be able to find my way home alone. I’m pretty sure that there are 10-year-olds with a better sense of navigation and direction than I have. Case in point: I often see elementary school children with no parental supervision walking across town to school. How do they know where to go all the time?!

Thankfully, I have gotten over my fear of traveling alone. I now know how to navigate Dublin fairly well, and if I do get turned around, I’m pretty adept at knowing how to find my way to somewhere I do know. Walking around in groups did help for a while, but what ended up helping me the most was venturing out on my own occasionally, familiarizing myself with the streets with only myself to rely on. If I did get lost, I didn’t panic. I either pulled out my embarrassingly large tourist map or stopped someone on the street to ask for directions. In most cases everyone was very friendly and willing to help.

Even though Dublin is a “big city,” you really have to give them credit for their

willingness to help a small-college girl making 360s on the street attempting to locate a street sign (which here are on the sides of buildings, not on posts).

But getting used to life abroad isn’t just about learning to find your way around. It’s also about learning the cheapest place to buy groceries, the best restaurants, what subjects to bring up with a stranger and what to stay quiet about, colloquialisms, and more.

There’s especially a learning curve if you go somewhere like Spain or Portugal where the language is not your first one.

Thankfully that’s one thing in Dublin we haven’t had to worry about, although sometimes it is difficult to understand the thicker accents.

I never thought that Ireland would seem so much like a home to me.

I always thought I would feel like an alien here, just passing through.

Human beings have more of a capacity for adaptation than I ever thought possible. Now when I walk to work all dressed up and knowing where I’m headed, I actually feel as if I belong among the early morning rush. I live, work and have fun here, and even though I’ll always be a girl from Iowa, it’s comforting to know that as I head into the future, uncertain of where I’ll end up eventually, that I still have the ability to create a home and life for myself outside of my hometown.

Old white men, immigration and frittatas We will be honest; we didn’t watch the Oscars. There is something about the parade of celebrities, the bright lights, the low-cut dresses and the smile of Ryan Seacrest that reminds us a little too much of the Hunger Games’ District 1.

We were too busy to watch the Oscars.

We have school. We have work. We have graduate school applications. And we have friends, family, and relationships.

Still, we had enough time to read every article that has been posted about the Oscars, every article that takes a microscope to the parade.

Don’t worry. We noticed the lack

of diversity among this year’s acting nominees. We know that all 20 are white. Need we remind you who makes up the Academy? We think they are all white. Or all men. Or old, white men. We think that is what we have read.

And don’t worry. We know that many of the winning actors and actresses used their acceptance speeches to highlight issues like income inequality, immigration and incarceration. Meryl Streep apparently stood and cheered.

So that moves us one step closer to closing the wage gap.

And we promise that we were just as outraged as the next person when

Ryan Seacrest asked red-carpet Naomi Watts about the frittata she made for breakfast. We didn’t see Twitter blow up with the hashtag #AskHerMore, but we read about it.

In fact, we read so much about the Oscars, it was almost like we watched the show. We have sat at our computers and swallowed criticism that was spoon-fed to us.

There is something about the Oscars that reminds us about how wrapped up our culture is in the lives of celebrities.

But don’t worry; we have only read about it.

— Lorian staff

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Community member weighs in on ISIS threat Editor’s note: On Nov. 6, 2014, the Lorian ran a letter to the editor titled “One student’s response to columnist’s call for U.S. return to the Middle East.” The following is a response to that letter. To read the Nov. 6 issue and many others, visit www.issuu.com/thelorian.

No person wants to suffer the hell of war, but I’ll bet there isn’t a country free of some members associated with ISIS just waiting for marching orders to disrupt the order of the day. First and foremost, we are all human; then, Americans. Other humans are being slaughtered because they refuse to assimilate into radical Islam. To end civilization is Islam’s goal.

It will take boots on the ground to terminate ISIS just as it did to stop Hitler’s evil ideology. It seems evil leaders step onto the stage of history every 20 years or so and they will rule the world unless confronted by the civilized mind and the will to put boots on the ground.

We don’t have to be political — just human — to know that evil spreads in vacuums.

It’s the nature of the beast — the beast that inhabits fallen men when they abandon good.

Only voluntary military personnel should be sent into the fight because their lives will be in grave danger and innocent people do not owe it to another to sacrifice their very existence on foreign soil. But for those who do endanger their lives, no amount of gratitude will ever be sufficient. It is only they who spare civilizations from enduring a hell on earth.

Sincerely, ~ Rosemary Weydert community member

Letters to the editor are welcomed!

To submit a “letter to the editor,” please e-mail Colin Halbmaier (colin.halbmaier@loras.edu).

Please include your name, whether or not you are a student, and the article you are responding to when making your submission.

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Tips with TRISH The Lorian is beginning 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.

Eating Disorder Awareness Week In light of Eating Disorder Awareness Week, I have decided to focus my “Tips with Trish” on a much needed discussion about the dangers of eating disorders. I am seeing more than I’d like to on this campus.

For those of you that think eating disorders are not dangerous, you are sorely mistaken. Eating disorders harm the immune system, make bones weak, impair teeth, and, most threateningly, cause heart damage which can sometimes lead to death. They are real, they are serious, and there is a good chance you know someone who struggles with an eating disorder, or, at the very least, a distorted image of their body.

Eating disorders can arise from various factors, but anyone can develop one. And although they usually affect women, men can have them as well.

Athletes are often the most at risk of having an eating disorder, especially those in sports that focus on weight and appearance. People with anxiety who tend towards perfectionism are also at the top of the list of those affected.

Students who suffer from low self-esteem or depression are also at high risk of developing an eating disorder.

People with an eating disorder may be underweight, overweight or right in the middle. You can’t tell by looking at a person whether or not they have an eating disorder. Warning signs include a marked increase or decrease in weight, unrelated to a medical condition. A preoccupation with body image, weight, and the development of abnormal eating habits may also be indicators. Taking extreme measures to get rid of weight, like excessive exercising, vomiting or taking laxatives are also signs that an eating disorder may be present.

Some overthinking about eating habits and weight are normal, but it is when those thoughts become obsessive that an eating disorder may be underlying. It’s hard to know where to draw the line between everyday anxiety about body image and a true eating disorder begins. If you feel like you have one, or know someone who may have some of the symptoms outlined above, please consider talking to a physician or counselor. There is help available and typically involves psychotherapy and consultation with a doctor and/or a nutritionist. People can recover and identifying the problem is the first step.

In some cases, treatment can even save a person’s life.

The Loras College Counseling Center is considering doing group therapy with those who may have an eating disorder or are struggling with body image issues. If this is something of interest to you, please contact Tricia Borelli at tricia.borelli@loras.edu.

The Importance of Lenten Almsgiving

by Fr. gross | for the Lorian

During Lent we are invited to practice the ancient and fruitful spiritual disciplines of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. When these practices are embraced with faith and love for God and neighbor, they help us move beyond just giving something up or doing something extra for Lent.

These practices open us to what can truly help us grow in holiness.

The one insight that has been most helpful is living the practices interchangeably. When I am fasting from a meal, I spend that time praying with the Lord. This reminds me that “man does not live on bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.” When I am praying, I am holding up the people and organizations that I support with my almsgiving. When I give alms as an act of charity, I also fast for that intention.

When Lenten practices are lived together they become more fruitful.

This Lent I want to invite the campus community to enter into a community almsgiving. In years past we have done the Rice Bowls for Catholic Relief Services. This year Spiritual Life is inviting each Duhawk to bring at least a $1 bill to Sunday Mass. If it is possible bring a $5 bill to Sunday Mass, great.

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Let’s just think about for a moment.

Typically 250-300 Duhawks make it to 8 p.m. Sunday Mass. If every person would bring at least $1, that means we could collect $300 dollars each Mass.

If we collect that during Lent, we could raise as much as $1,500 during the season of Lent. If we tithe that, we could give $150 as a community. If each Duhawk would bring $5 to each Sunday Mass, we could raise $7,500, which could result in a community tithe of $750.

The issue we want to raise awareness for is sexual assault, human trafficking and sex slavery. With the high rate of sexual assault on college campuses across the nation, any effort either big or small that helps promote human dignity, basic respect, and authentic and moral expressions of sexuality are worth doing.

So this Lent, I ask that you pray for all those who are victims of sexual assault, human trafficking and sex slavery and their perpetrators. This Lent, I ask that you fast for those who are victims of sexual assault, human trafficking and sex slavery. This Lent, I ask that you give to organizations that help victims of human trafficking and sex slavery.

We can do it as a community.

Finding Harmony Through Humor

Dawn of a Familiar Day

Nintendo turns back the clock on a Zelda classic

by Colin halbmaier | executive editor

by emily nelson | for the lorian

Super snowstorms. Subzero temperatures. Sad skies. The weather has been pretty depressing lately. Many people tried to find hope a few weeks ago when the famous groundhog, Phil, emerged from his safe haven to make his annual meteorological prediction. Others spent time finding hope through a little discussion and a lot of laughter at this month’s Children of Abraham program. The topic was “Humor” and featured speakers Dalia Abdel Rahim, Donnie Wood and Stacia McDermott. They represented the Islamic, Jewish and Christian perspectives on humor, respectively.

Nuns in habits, mothers in hijabs, men in yarmulkes—the room was full of diverse peoples seeking a common purpose: a harmonious community based on relationships of understanding and mutual respect. These dialogue-hungry people from all over the Dubuque braved the cold to listen to the speakers share jokes that touched their funny bones and discuss how to engage respectfully in humor across religions and cultures. They also touched on the common ground we can find as humans in our shared experiences of the hilarity of everyday life.

“I thought it was cool that all three religions felt very similarly about humor,” said first-year Caitlin Hansen. “All of the faith traditions were able to point to their own holy books and find references to humor.”

Blair Ernest, also a first year student,

said that the event was “a great way to really get in touch with and better understand religious communities other than the one I’m most familiar with.”

The children present at the event even got involved by answering questions and offering stories of their own experiences with engaging in respectful humor. One young boy used a Spongebob episode to illustrate the lessons Spongebob learned about making respectful squirrel jokes to his friend, Sandy.

The mission of Children of Abraham is to create “an atmosphere in civic life that builds inter-religious solidarity, cooperation, and friendship. It does so through regular monthly topical conversations, service activities, educational outreach, the creative use of sacred space, and expressions of cross-cultural hospitality.” The world today, especially in light of recent events involving violence against Muslims, Jews and Christians needs programs like these more than ever.

If you’d like to join the conversation, mark your calendars for March 5, 2015 when internationally recognized Muslim comedian Azhar Usman will be visiting campus. The event will take place in the ACC Ballrooms at 7 p.m. Other upcoming Children of Abraham events can be found at cofabraham.org. Anyone interested in Loras’ own interfaith student organization, Better Together, can contact Emily.

Nelson@loras.edu.

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A public thank-you to grateful Duhawks by ann cremer | for the lorian

Dear Loras students, Thank you to those who helped us show gratitude to our scholarship donors this fall. Several hundred of you joined us in the Arizona Room and Keane Hall to write thank-you notes, complete a survey, and have your photo taken. We send this information to our scholarship benefactors who are primarily Loras alumni.

Our donors love connecting with their scholarship recipients and look forward to hearing from you every year.

We also extend appreciation to our Dewey Callers. Your efforts and enthusiasm for Loras resulted in more than 1,200 donors generating over $200,000 pledged through an incredibly successful fall phonathon. The gifts received through phonathon directly support Loras students through financial aid, academic support, athletics, and campus improvements.

Loras is also fortunate to have the Loras Student Alumni Council (LSAC) diligently working to bridge the gap between current students and the alumni community. LSAC is an integral part of

the College support system. By organizing networking events and guests speakers, LSAC keeps alumni engaged with students. We are grateful for their efforts.

Everyone benefits from our donors’ kindness. Full tuition does not cover Loras’ cost of educating, which is where benefactors step in. Their generosity helps to supplement the annual budget which includes academics and instruction, campus and facilities, student life, athletics, and camps as well as administrative support. Their backing also provides resources for our endowment.

We credit our donors with allowing us to provide a high quality education at an affordable price.

Please know that our alumni, friends, and parents are proud of you and wish you well. Thank you for choosing Loras College and being part of this incredible tradition.

Go Duhawks, Ann Cremer Stewardship & Event Coordinator

Back in 2000, Nintendo surprised the world with The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, a dark departure from its usually bright and heroic franchise. Players have three days to save the world of Termina, a distant cousin of Hyrule, from a giant moon that threatens to destroy the land. The game dealt with some heavy topics, including using the souls of the departed contained in masks to progress through the game.

Last week, fifteen years after the original, Nintendo released The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D, a remake of the Nintendo 64 classic for the Nintendo 3DS. It was one of the most widely-anticipated releases of the season, with the special edition that came packaged with a limited edition figurine selling out in a matter of hours.

For the uninitiated, Majora’s Mask is a follow-up to its criticallyacclaimed predecessor, Ocarina of Time. Once again using the power of

time, Link resets the clock, reliving the same three days in Termina until he is able to save the land. This opens up a variety of gameplay mechanics, and allows the player to delve into the story-rich characters in their day-to-day lives, and interfere as necessary.

For example, one pathway is blocked by a giant boulder until the third day—unless you can find a bomb to blow it up sooner.

As far as remakes go, Majora’s Mask 3D is pretty solid. The controls can feel a little cramped for bigger hands, especially on a classic 3DS. Some of the game’s more tedious parts have been revamped slightly, making for more enjoyable gameplay. The Bombers’ Notebook, a small detail in the original, now plays a huge role in keeping the lives of Termina’s residents in order.

The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D is a faithful remake, and is sure to please any fans of the Zelda series, old or new. It is available now at a retail price of $40.

Guts and Glory

The Top 5 Coldest Characters from ‘The Walking Dead’ by tyler garrison | staff writer

Warning: this article may contain spoilers for AMC’s “The Walking Dead.”

AMC’s ‘The Walking Dead’ has created a universe where everybody must be a soldier in order to survive. From killing “Walkers,” enemies, and zombified allies, There have been some stone cold bad-boys (and girls) to make their way into the storyline.

5.) Rick Grimes: Rick is the main character of the storyline. Rick has gone through his phases of weaknesses and defeat, but the leadership decisions and actions that Rick has committed put Rick on this list. Rick has been caring at times, especially when it comes to his family and friends, but Rick has done some violent but necessary actions, including biting an enemy’s neck, giving us some of the show’s coolest fight sequences.

4.) Michonne: Who says a woman cannot be tough. In this world, those who are still surviving are the smartest and the toughest. This katana— wielding heroine has taken down some of the most walkers in her group and gets real up close and personal with the action.

3.) Daryl Dixon: Arguably the show’s most popular character has scored some of the shows most glorified scenes. He has been the savior, blown up tanks, and has rode his Harley through some tough situations. It seems like nothing can stop Daryl and his crossbow. Showrunner Greg Nicotero and AMC better beware because, as they say, “If Daryl Dies, we riot.”

2.) The Governor: The Governor was the show’s

top antagonist from the beginning half of season three until the midseason finale where he passed away after a long fight with Rick and Michonne’s katana through his chest. The Governor was a savage of a villain. He was a manipulator; he was cold blooded and fearless. He posed such a menacing threat to the heroes with his rage and power.

Honorable Mention) Shane: Shane Walsh was one of the toughest powerhouses in the show’s run.

He was a tough one to leave out, but his emotions and blind judgment to a situation made him prone to fall off to the viewer’s eye. The Governor made such an eerie threat and was so well performed that it was hard to let him go, but Shane’s character, though very well portrayed, really just needed to go because of the number of mood swings which created such mixed feelings for the characters.

1.) Merle Dixon: Merle was by no means a fan favorite. In fact, he was a racist, egotistical bad-boy who followed no rules. Merle endured a great journey that required him to escape from the toughest of situations including cutting his own hand off, standing up to the governor who taught him who he was in debt to, and eventually succumbing to his brother and the greater good. In his final moments, he infiltrated the governor’s society of Woodbury, attracting walkers with heavy metal and sniping out some of the governor’s right hand men to save his brother and new friends. Though some may disagree, Merle’s short time in the show created such a bad presence that viewers who loved or hated him could not ignore.

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Feb. 26, 2015

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Appearances go deeper

than the skin by cassandra busch | staff writer

Skin care is easy to push to the backburner of our health care routine. We’re college students, so we’re supposed to be past the days of acne woe, right? Well, I don’t know about you guys, but those days aren’t quite ancient history for me yet. I still have times when my skin gives me trouble, and I don’t have the money to go out and buy an expensive skin care solution. Here are a few simple and inexpensive tips and tricks to keep your skin in tip-top shape, no matter the season or weather.

One of the most important things you can do for your skin is to make sure you stay hydrated. Water acts as a cleanser and helps to eliminate the unwanted toxins from your body. It flushes out dirt and oils that you can pick up throughout the day. A good goal is to try and drink half your body weight in ounces. For instance, if you weigh 150 pounds, aim to take in about 75 ounces of water a day. It seems like a lot, but it will make a huge difference in the appearance of your skin, and it can also help to prevent headaches, lethargy, and more.

Make sure to incorporate plenty of vitamin and mineral rich foods into your diet to help your skin as well. Foods such as fruits, nuts, seeds, and beans. Are all great examples of food you can eat that are not only good for you on the inside, but on the outside as well. Unnatural and processed food is of course okay in moderation, but an excess of these richer products could contribute to your skin care woes, especially if they are habits and not just splurges.

Ladies, we all know that we are supposed to take our make-up off every night before we go to bed, but this isn’t just a precaution.

Leaving your make-up on overnight really can produce damaging effects upon your skin overtime. If you know that there will be days where you just don’t feel like going through the whole washing routine, keep make-up remover cloths handy. They are quick, easy and disposable, and will do the job better than just forgoing the removal process altogether. Wearing a limited amount of make-up overall will also do your skin wonders. Even try going make-up free once a week! Your skin will get a day off and a bit of a breather, and I guarantee it feels amazing.

Using moisturizer with sunscreen is also a great habit to get into.

No matter if it’s winter or summer, a moisturizer that includes sunscreen will keep your face hydrated and smooth, as well as protecting it from the sun’s rays, which can be damaging no matter the season. They are generally inexpensive, and you can find them at any drug store and most department stores.

Regular exercise (at least 15 minutes a day) will also keep your skin looking fresh. Even just a walk across campus could help you maintain a smooth and glowing complexion. Movement sends blood rushing through your body, helping to keep a bright appearance. After you’re done working out, make sure to wash off. You don’t want to let the dirt and sweat sit on your skin longer than necessary, as this can cause breakouts.

Diluted apple cider vinegar or lavender, aspirin mixed with water, honey, baking soda, egg whites, and even strawberries can be utilized as acne spot treatments. There are thousands of unique recipes online that you can concoct for yourself at very low cost.

Just make sure to do your research before! Having nice and healthy skin doesn’t have to be expensive, it just takes a little time and planning!

‘Birdman’ soars after Oscar celebrations by nino erba | staff writer

Note: this movie is now out on DVD, so grab the Oscar-winning masterpiece off the shelves today!

Few movies last year were as daring, as original or as resonant as Birdman, a movie that defies both explanation and easy description. The two words that could best describe this movie are surreal and ironic, because this movie is deeply weird yet a pleasure to have with us today.

Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton) is a washed-up Hollywood superhero actor, clearly past his peak of popularity but determined to make a comeback. This bid for credibility with a Broadway adaptation of the Raymond Carver story “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love,” a production that’s plagued with different troubles ranging from having Mike Shiner (Edward Norton), a brilliant actor but overall terrible human being, as the lead; to Riggan trying to patch things up with his

daughter Sam (Emma Stone) in the process; to trying to deal with what very may well be his psychological breakdown.

All this could’ve been an overwrought melodrama, but in the hands of a remarkable cast and director Alejandro González Iñárritu, the movie simply soars (no pun intended). Perhaps the most remarkable feature of the film is the editing (whoever snubbed Birdman for film editing at the Oscars should have to walk the plank). It’s edited to look like one long, ongoing cut. It clearly isn’t with all the special effects they have going on in the movie, but the amount of work by everyone involved to achieve that kind of fluidity is astonishing, and if Iñárritu becomes the second consecutive Latino director to win Best Director, he deserves it.

As I said before, the cast is remarkable. It’s a natural fit for Keaton to play this role, yet also deeply ironic because Riggan is practically Keaton on screen. Keaton was Batman in the Tim Burton films, yet after Batman Returns, not much was heard from him.

He was in a couple of Pixar films, notably as Ken in Toy Story 3, but this performance rewrites the script entirely.

Keaton is funny, poignant, complex, and altogether brilliant in this movie. Edward Norton is equally multifaceted, funny yet also capable of making you want to punch him in some scenes. It’s always nice to see Emma Stone receive a role where she plays an edgy, in-your-face character, even if it’s jarring to see her with blond hair. Also, Zach Galifianakis opens up many more possibilities for him than the Hangover movies because he has dramatic credibility in this movie that should lead to more multifaceted roles after this.

Several more things stand out in this film. Standout scenes abound, including a scene where Riggan fights Mike inside the theater building, a couple where Mike and Sam have deep talks on the roof of the building where Riggan goes through Times Square in his underwear (it has to be seen to be believed). Another brilliant stroke is the use of a drumset as the driver for the score, and it’s awesome. Unfortunately, the Academy didn’t think so. Hope the sharks on the West Coast are hungry.

Birdman is definitely one of 2014’s best films, and the accolades it received were deservedly earned. If you had to get one film for a birthday, as a gift, or simple to own it, make it this one.

Sports

Duhawks boxed out of postseason

Feb. 26, 2015

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women’s lacrosse

3rd time’s a charm

Kutsch is honored after opening weekend

Loras (10-15, 5-9 IIAC) falls just shy of 6th and final tournament spot

by Bill Barry | sportswriter

by Katie Truesdale | sportswriter

The Duhawks’ postseason aspirations were cut short last week as Luther edged them out for the sixth and final playoff spot.

Due to struggles in conference play earlier in the season, the Duhawks needed a strong showing in their last two conference games to stay alive.

Last Wednesday, the Duhawks went on the road to face Central. The Duhawks were down early after a quick nine point run from the Dutch, but were able to regain control to close out the half with a 31-28 lead.

After a back-and-forth second half, the teams were tied at 52 with 7:43 remaining in the game. That’s when the Dutch caught fire.

Central went on a 22-11 run to close out the game and defeated the Duhawks, 74-61, putting an end to any postseason aspirations for Loras.

Senior Nathaniel Smith led the Duhawks with 19 points and seven rebounds.

Junior Mirko Grcic added 9 points and 12 rebounds in the loss.

Last Saturday, the Duhawks played their game of the season against Simpson in Indianola. Loras came out and took control of the game early, shutting down the Storm offense and utilizing their missed shots and creating scoring opportunities to give the Duhawks a 3931 lead at half.

Grcic scored 15 of his team-high 23

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photo by Maddy Cole

Junior Mirko Grcic faces a trio of Kohawk defenders during the Loras’ 71-66 loss to Coe earlier this month. points in the second half to keep the pressure on for the Duhawks. With a minute to play, the seniors took the court together one final time, ending their careers with an 89-71 win over the Storm and getting their first conference win on the road.

Smith and senior Aaron Schueller each chipped in with 17 points in the win.

With their season over, the Duhawks will say goodbye to five seniors: Nathaniel Smith, Aaron Schueller, Bobby Harmening, Luke Barry and Regan Takes.

“Our seniors were always the rock of this team,” said Head Coach Greg Gorton. “However, as they graduate there is an energy to see what the returning players can do in the off-season to prepare. We return a nice core of experience, but I would say it’s unproven. It’s completely up to us how good we will be going forward.”

After a season derailed by injuries, the Duhawks have reason for optimism moving forward.

“We lacked consistency,” Gorton said. “There were games we were good defensively then bad the next game.

The same happened on offense. I like our team coming back. We have the pieces to compete, and we have to prove we are capable.”

The Duhawks finished the season seventh in the Iowa Conference behind Luther, who claimed the sixth and final tournament bid last week with a win over Wartburg.

Looking ahead to next season, the Duhawks will rely on returning starters Mirko Grcic and Justin Schneider to provide senior leadership. Sophomores Justin VanWambeke, Danny Quinn and Domonique Criss are a few of the emerging underclassmen who will look to assume larger roles on the team.

Season statistics (2014-2015 final statistics) Player.................................. G Min. FG%

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3% FT% Reb. Ast. Pts.

Nathaniel Smith........... 17 30.7 .478 .368 .769 4.9 2.6 14.6 Mirko Grcic..................25 33.5 .500 .214 .682 11.1 1.6 13.8 Aaron Schueller...........25 32.8 .390 .369 .627 2.9 1.0 11.4 Justin VanWambeke...25 29.1 .439 .375 .823 3.2 1.7 11.4 Bobby Harmening.......25 26.6 .348 .295 .804 2.8 2.0 7.2 Domonique Criss.........24 15.1 .419 .278 .722 1.6 1.3 5.6 Justin Schneider..........22 17.8 .531 .000 .605 3.2 0.8 5.0 Luke Barry................... 16 12.6 .460 .393 .727 1.6 0.7 4.1 Danny Quinn...............25 14.2 .419 .333 .577 3.2 0.7 2.7 Sean Bourke...................9 5.9 .714 .000 .571 1.0 0.1 2.7 Regan Takes...................8 8.3 .278 .333 1.000 1.3 0.5 2.1 Jake Brock..................... 5 2.2 .250 .000 .000 0.4 0.0 0.4 Dylan Humpal...............6 3.5 .333 .000 .000 0.3 0.3 0.3 Patrick Schmelzle.......... 5 2.2 .000 .000 .000 0.2 0.0 0.0 Parish Mason.................4 1.3 .000 .000 .000 0.3 0.0 0.0 Totals........................ 25 .439 .342 .709 36.0 11.4 70.5 Opponents................ 25 .454 .378 .693 35.0 12.0 73.9

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Team leaders Points......................................................... Nathaniel Smith (14.6) FG%....................................................... Sean Bourke (.714) 3PT%........................................................Luke Barry (.393) FT%............................................ Justin VanWambeke (.823) Rebounds............................................... Mirko Grcic (11.1)* Assists................................................ Nathaniel Smith (2.6) Steals..........................................Justin VanWambeke (1.68) Blocks.............................................. Justin Schneider (0.77) Minutes...................................................Mirko Grcic (33.5)

(Leads conference*)

JJ CATERING

The women’s lacrosse team began its third season this weekend with back-toback games against Carthage Kaitlyn Kutsch and Augsburg. The Duhawks fell in both matchups, but showed signs of improvement from their first game to the next.

In their first matchup, a quality Carthage opponent took the first match 24-3, despite a promising start for Loras. After the Duhawks scored two goals in the opening minutes, the Lady Reds of Carthage took control. After the encouraging start, Carthage followed with ten unanswered goals before halftime.

Some bright spots for Loras were the continued outstanding play of junior Kaitlyn Kutsch as well as the emergence of several underclassmen.

Kutsch led the Duhawks with two goals, while also dominating the draw controls, winning ten on the night. Kutsch has been a scoring machine in her first two seasons for the women’s lacrosse team and will provide leadership for this year’s squad.

“The older leadership on the team has set a remarkable example of the values we want our program to represent, which are passion, grit and commitment,” Head Coach Emily Goetz said.

In her third season, Kutsch will serve as team captain and hope to lead a more balanced attack with the emergence of several improved upperclassmen and promising underclassmen.

“I saw tremendous potential for all players to emerge as team leaders in the preseason and each one will contribute to the team in a number of ways,” said Goetz. “If not by stats, then by enthusiasm and an unwavering commitment to challenge our stat leaders to be better, smarter players. Every player contributes to this team and each person has a role in the successes of this program.”

First-year Haley Sundquist scored the third and final goal for the Duhawks. Fellow first-year Ashley McGee also stood out in her first college performance, tallying nine saves while in goal.

In their second game, the women’s lacrosse team started strong once again, but came up short to Augsburg, 22-9. The Duhawks played a solid first half, keeping the deficit to one at halftime. However, the Auggies steady attack overcame Loras’ efforts in the second half. Six different players scored for Loras.

“We are working hard at spreading out our attack and making everyone a threat to goal,” said Goetz. “This will make it much harder for teams to shut us down on attack. We are also working really hard at possessing the ball and playing a more possession oriented game.”

Kutsch continued to shine in the second game, earning the honor of Midwest Women’s Lacrosse Conference Player of the Week. In just two games, Kutsch impressively tallied 13 draw controls, nine ground balls, six goals and four caused turnovers.

While waiting for better weather, the Duhawks will have nearly a month to prepare for their next game on March 21 when they travel to Waukesha, WI, to play the Carroll Pioneers.

men’s tennis

Duhawks winless after 2 weekends Troge, Duhawks (0-4, 0-2 IIAC) still in search of 1st win

by Dustin Dawson | sportswriter

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Fresh off the hiring of new coach Ryan Troge, the Duhawks were looking to make an impact right away.

However, so far this season, the Duhawks seem to have their work cut out for them. After two losses to start their season in Waverly against Wartburg (90) and Bethany (7-2), the Duhawks headed to Cedar Rapids to take on Carthage and No. 35 Coe. The Duhawks were not able to capture that elusive first win however, and fell 9-0 in both matches. So far this season, the Duhawks have dropped 34 of their 36 matches. While it isn’t the start that Coach Troge and his team had in mind, the team has noticed some

improvement under its new head coach.

“Thanks to Coach Troge, I feel that we are heading in the right direction to create a new image for the program,” said junior Ulises Hernandez.

Senior Brian Falvey had a hand in both of the Duhawks’ match-wins this season. Against Bethany Lutheran, he won his individual match over Jacob Kubler, as well as his doubles match alongside firstyear Zach Atzen.

Hernandez almost cracked into the win column at Waverly, but fell short in the tiebreaker.

“The biggest thing we need to do to get in the win column is not getting hung over previous results,” Hernandez said.

The men return to the court this Sunday, March 1, when they travel to Decatur, IL,. to take on Milikin.

Sports

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Feb. 26, 2015

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Drew’s Views

First-year TJ Esporas attempts a spike during the Duhawks 0-3 loss to Benedictine last Saturday.

Esporas is second on the team in kills with 89 through 12 matches. photo by Maddy Cole.

Finally off the schneid Men’s volleyball team knocks off Trinity and Calumet for first 2 wins in program history by drew brashaw | asst. sports editor

Getting a new athletic program off the ground is never easy. The Loras men’s volleyball team’s inaugural season has been no exception.

The Duhawks dropped a pair of matches to Lakeland and No. 1-ramled Stevens on Sunday, but not before kicking off the weekend with wins over Trinity International and Calumet College of St. Joseph on Friday in Deerfield, Ill. Loras got off to a rocky 0-8 start through the first month of the season, and it was beginning to look as if that elusive first victory would never materialize. Led by first-year Jimmy Combs’ 4 aces and 9 kills against Trinity, the Duhawks seized the momentum early. Loras took a 25-12 victory in their first game against Trinity, and carried it through to a 3-1 final in the match, and earned their long-awaited first win.

Senior Michael Kreiser led the Duhawks in kills against Trinity, tallying 15.

Later in the day, Loras would add another victory, downing Calumet 3-0.

Kreiser notched 6 service aces against Calumet, and first-year TJ Esporas led the team with 8 kills.

Service was a strength for Loras on Friday, with the Duhawks laying down 21 service aces over the two games. In their ten losses combined, the Duhawks have managed only 30.

While Trinity and Calumet are both winless on the season, the victories should provide Loras with some much needed confidence for the second half of the season.

The Duhawks will travel to Missouri on Friday to take on the Fontbonne Griffins, before heading to Cincinnati on Sunday for a match with the Mount St. Joseph Lions.

Loras 3, Trinity International 1 (25-12, 25-20, 22-25, 25-15) Loras (1-8)................ AC Kl Dg Ast Michael Kreiser................... 1 15 12 0 Dawid Kasprzak.................. 1 7 2 0 Shayne Marquez.................0 1 4 21 Jimmy Combs.....................4 9 2 1 TJ Esporas..........................3 9 6 0 Dylan Ross..........................0 8 2 1 Danny Krasich....................0 0 4 19 Mitchell Rubino..................0 0 5 1 Blair Anderson....................0 0 0 3 Tyler Beauchamp................0 0 0 0 Kyle Zacok...........................0 3 3 0 Christopher Ortiz................0 3 0 0 Darin Yrigoyen....................0 0 4 1 Totals...........................9 55 44 47

Loras 3, Calumet St. Joseph 0 (25-9, 25-14, 25-19) Loras (2-8)................ AC Kl Dg Ast Michael Kreiser...................6 1 2 0 Dawid Kasprzak..................3 4 2 0 Shayne Marquez.................0 0 5 12 Jimmy Combs.....................0 7 2 1 TJ Esporas..........................0 8 2 1 Dylan Ross..........................0 3 4 2 Danny Krasich....................2 1 2 10 Mitchell Rubino..................0 0 2 0 Blair Anderson....................0 0 0 1 Tyler Beauchamp................0 1 0 0 Kyle Zacok........................... 1 3 3 0 Christopher Ortiz................0 3 0 0 Darin Yrigoyen....................0 0 8 0 Totals......................... 12 31 44 27

track & field

Duhawks lace up for IIAC Championships Men and women place 4th at University of Dubuque Spartan Invite

by Matthew Marter | sportswriter

The men’s track and field team posted seasonal records in both the 4x200-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay at the Spartan Invitational last weekend. In the 4x200 relay, seniors Kyle Ward and Zac Gassman, junior Stedman Foster, and sophomore Brandon Gradoville finished first with a time of 1:32.65. Later in the meet, Gassman, Foster, and Gradoville were joined by junior Zach Frey in the 4x400 relay. They placed second overall with a time of 3:22.43, putting the relay into the 21st spot in the NCAA Division III rankings.

“I felt like I got a really strong preseason in, and I felt I was ready for the beginning of official practices [in November],” said Gradoville. “I wasn’t running the times I wanted, but as the season went on, my times got faster.”

An injury threatened the 4x400 meter relay, but they found a replacement, junior Zach Frey.

“We’re still right on course to be very competitive at the conference meet and hopefully qualify for nationals,” said Gradoville.

Running with upperclassmen hasn’t

fazed Gradoville. setting a new indoor personal record. Ju“I don’t think about it too much, but nior Dan Vatch also took fourth in high it is kind of in the back of my head,” said jump with height of 1.86 meters, also setGrandoville, who has held a spot on the ting an indoor personal record. relay for the whole indoor season. “I don’t The women’s team was led once again think being younger is any excuse. I real- by the strong performance of sophomore ly do think I am capable of running with Elizabeth Brandenburg in the 55-meter anyone I’m competing with. I feel like hurdles and pole vault. She took first in there is pressure on all of us, not just me the hurdles, running a personal record because I’m the youngest on the team.” of 8.37, a drop of 0.3 from the Sol Butler Ultimately, he and the juniors run- Classic in January. She tied for first in the ning on the relay have one thing in mind pole vault, but due to her attempts on the as they toe the line. previous height, she ended up in second “We all want to do the best we can place. Junior Bree Powers finished secfor the other members of the team, espe- ond in the 200-meter dash with a time of cially for our only senior, Zac Gassman,” 26.81. In the field events, first-year Sarsaid Gradoville. ah Schoel placed fourth in the long jump The rest of the men’s team competed with another personal record of 5.10 mewell overall, earning ters. Senior Morgan a fourth place finish.

Steere took second in Frey took first in the shot put with a mark “I don’t think being 800-meter run with of 12.82 meters. younger is any excuse. a time of 1:56.08. SeThe performers of I really do think I am nior Kyle Ward placed the meet were sophothird in the 55-memore Elizabeth Brancapable of running with ter dash with a time denburg, seniors Shay anyone I’m competing of 6.52, a personal Coleman and Kyle with. I feel like there record. In the field Ward, and junior events, senior Nathan Devan Kennedy. is pressure on all of Maiers won the weight The Duhawks will us, not just me.” throw with a mark of compete in the Iowa Brandon Gradoville, Conference Champi15.99 meters. Junior sophomore runner Devan Kennedy took onships this weekend fourth in pole vault, in Waverly, IA.

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ocial media is an incredible thing.

In the old days, you had to rely hard-hitting journalists asking the perfect questions at the perfect moments in order to get a peek inside the minds of athletes. Even then, you’d have to Drew Brashaw wade through a stream of canned asst. sports editor answers and clichés before getting to the good stuff, and it was still a rare thing for a reporter to truly capture the essence of what makes jocks tick. If you wanted to get under the helmet back then, your resources were limited to second-hand stories and police reports.

But all of that’s different now. In the age of social media, athletes (and celebrities of every ilk, really) are able to cut out the middle-man and pour out their insides directly onto their adoring publics. If you want to get to know your favorite athlete, ignore his interviews and go straight to his twitter account. There, you’ll find a portal into your role model’s psyche that Jeremy Schaap and Bob Ley could only dream of opening. On twitter, you’ll find an unfettered, unfiltered view into the minds of America’s superheroes.

Take, for example, this 2009 tweet from Arizona Cardinals defensive end and Florida State University alum, Darnell Dockett: “Mann on of my teammates SHARTED- OMG I know he has a MAN POND cause he def just ran to the bathroom LMFAOO smell like a PORT a POTTY” A serious journalist could probe and prod an athlete for hours on end and still not uncover this kind of mind-blowing, culturally significant insight. But thanks to twitter, a few quick thumb swipes were all it took to deliver this powerful message to Mr. Dockett’s 213,000 followers.

Without twitter, that moment would have been lost forever.

While Dockett used twitter as a platform to showcase his poetic voice to the world, Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Cardale Jones used the micro-blogging site to provide a voice to thousands of NCAA student-athletes across the country, tweeting: “Why should we have to go to class if we came here to play FOOTBALL, we ain’t come to play SCHOOL classes are POINTLESS.” Jones found himself in a bit of hot water over the tweet, and deleted it quickly. For all of the other student-athletes out there who feel the same way, but don’t know the right words to say it, Jones is a hero.

Perhaps the real beauty of social media in the sports world, is that it creates a two-way line of communication between athletes and fans. In the old days, you had to go to the game and hurl D cell batteries at players to properly express disappointment or disdain. Now, you can insult them from the comfort of your own home, 24 hours a day. Do you think Tony Romo throws like a blind girl with an inner ear infection? Tweet him and let him know about it! Feel like belittling Russell Wilson for throwing that pick in the Super Bowl? Tweet him! Depending on his notification settings, your scathing insult might even vibrate in his pocket!

If your barbs are caustic enough, and you strike a nerve, the object of your ire might even tweet back to you, like Colin Kaepernick did last week.

The San Francisco quarterback took a break from his intensive regimen of tweeting about his workouts in order to engage in a miniature flame war with a follower who suggested he spend more time studying defenses than blasting his abs.

Realizing twitter’s potential for connecting him with his fans, Kaepernick tweeted: “@battman_returns are you illiterate or just ignorant? Read the tweet again better yet give me your breakdown of every defensive coverage” and “@battman_returns you got 8 followers bruh your own family don’t even want to know what you doin! Get better at life!”

In the old days, if you could get a player sitting on the bench to turn around and give you the finger, you were doing pretty well. But now, someone can tap the screen of a smartphone and have a star quarterback’s attention on a Wednesday afternoon.

I, for one, am all for it. Sure, social media is helping to speed my chosen career field down the path to obsolescence, but so what? At least I know that one time, in 2012, De’Anthony Thomas “SEEN A DEER”. #awesome.

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Feb. 26, 2015

Sports coach’s corner

8 lessons I learned as a sportswriter Graham Slam

Sophomore Therese McMahon drives the lane in the Duhawks’ 65-58 loss to Wartburg.

Poor second half shooting by the Duhawks proved to be the difference. photo by Maddy Cole

Ryan Graham sports editor

Duhawks bounced in 1st round Loras’ season is cut short

by Wartburg in the opening round of the Iowa Conference Tournament Wartburg 65, Loras 58 Iowa Conference Tournament Wartburg (16-10, 6-8) Player ....................... FG 3pt FT Reb Ast Pts Morgan Neuendorf.....3-6 1-3 8-8 4 4 15 Kailey Kladivo .......... 5-14 0-0 4-5 9 0 14 Katie Sommer ............2-6 1-5 3-4 5 2 8 Holly Halstead ...........2-2 1-1 3-4 3 1 8 Bobbie Burrows......... 2-4 2-3 0-0 1 2 6 Allison Emrich ...........3-4 0-0 0-2 3 0 6 Mary Brown................ 1-3 1-3 1-2 1 1 4 Kristie Sommer.......... 0-2 0-2 2-2 9 0 2 Miranda Murphy....... 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 Team.................... 19-45 6-17 21-27 38 11 65

Loras (15-11, 9-5) Player ....................... FG 3pt FT Reb Ast Pts Kaitlin Phillips.......... 5-13 3-5 6-8 7 5 19 Carly Goede .............. 4-12 0-2 0-0 3 2 8 Lori Obendorf............ 2-7 0-0 4-4 12 0 8 Victoria May ............. 3-10 0-1 1-1 6 1 7 Megan Jones.............. 2-4 0-1 1-1 3 0 5 Kathleen Cabrera .......2-8 0-2 0-0 3 0 4 Terese McMahon....... 1-6 0-0 1-2 1 0 3 Erin Weaver................ 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 Miranda Chapman .....0-2 0-1 2-2 0 0 2 Lauren Stanich ........... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Naomi Phillips........... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 Team.................... 20-64 3-12 15-18 38 8 58

by Frank Fernandez | sportswriter

With an NCAA tournament bid secured, the Duhawks headed into back-to-back conference road games with a chance to finish with double digit wins in Iowa Conference play.

The first game brought the Duhawks to Pella for a matchup with the Central College Dutch.

The Duhawks struggled in the first half, but were able to even the score with under five minutes remaining thanks to senior Victoria May. The captain dominated the inside, making her presence known with eight straight points to give the Duhawks a 24-21 lead at the half.

In the second half, the Duhawks were able to build a commanding lead when freshman Lauren Stanich knocked down a three. However, poor ball control and foul trouble allowed the Dutch back into the game.

“We had a number of chances to put them away, but we allowed them to stay in the game and they took advantage,” said head coach Justin Heinzen.

Central’s Kenzie Vander Molen led the charge and swung the momentum in their favor.

With the score tied at 59 and time running out, sophomore Kat Cabrera put up an off-balanced shot that rimmed out and sent the game to overtime.

In the extra period, Vander Molen took control, scoring 10 of the Dutch’s 15 points. The guard proved to be too much for the Duhawks, as they fell 74-70.

The Duhawks knew they had to have a short memory, as they traveled to Indianola for a matchup with the Simpson College Storm in their last regular season game of the year.

The game was a tale of two halves for the Duhawks. In the first half, they showed their ability to dominate. Loras came out of the gate hot, hitting their first three shots to take a 10-2 early lead.

The Duhawks continued to demonstrate their offensive prowess, working the inside and cashing in on easy buckets. Sophomore Lori Obendorf put up 13 in the first half, using her size to her advantage.

“Our presence inside really gave us the early advantage and we knew that was our best chance to set the tone for the game,” said Obendorf, who finished with a career-high 21 points along with her 10 rebounds and four blocks.

Along with impressive offense came airtight defense. The Duhawks shot 55.6 percent and limited the Storm to only 36.0 percent.

Obendorf provided the exclamation point with an emphatic block at the halftime buzzer, as the Duhawks led, 39-23.

The second half proved to be a reversal of fortunes, as the Duhawks struggled to find an answer against Simpson’s offensive attack. An 18-0 run by the Storm brought them within two, setting the stage for a fight to the finish.

The Storm pulled ahead for the first time behind the long-range onslaught by Whitney Van Wyk, knocking down a trio of threes in the half.

The teams went back and forth from that point on, even up to the game’s final seconds.

Down one with 3.4 seconds left, Obendorf had her shot rejected and the Storm corralled the ball. A foul sent them to the line, connecting on both to extend the lead to three with little time remaining. With one last chance, junior Kaitlin Phillips hustled up court and buried a last-second trey to tie it up, and the Duhawks headed to their second overtime in as many games.

In overtime, the Duhawks were able to go back to what worked so well in the first half, getting the ball into the post and letting their bigs take advantage. Victoria May was able to draw contact inside and hit both free throws to give Loras the lead. Suffocating defense by the Duhawks shut the Storm down and they were able to pull out the 70-65 victory, securing a season sweep of Simpson.

With their regular season over, the Duhawks entered post-season play at the No. 4 seed, setting them up for a first-round tussle with Wartburg.

Loras swept the fifth-seeded Dutch in their two regular season matchups, but when the teams met in the AWC Tuesday night, Wartburg got its revenge.

The Duhawks led by three at half, but an abysmal shooting second half proved to be their undoing. Loras shot 23.5 percent from the floor in the second, and fell to the Dutch, 65-58.

Phillips led the Duhawks with 19 points, seven rebounds and five assists before fouling out late in the game. Carly Goede and Obendorf both chipped in with eight.

The loss marks the final game for seniors Victoria May and Goede.

May closed out her Loras career averaging 11.5 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. At season’s end, May led the Iowa Conference in shooting percentage with a mark of .593, followed closely by Obendorf, who finished second in the conference at .579 percent.

In her first year as a Duhawk, Goede started all 26 games, averaging 10.1 points and providing some much-needed outside shooting for the Duhawks.

wrestling

Duhawks to host regional qualifier

by Drew Brashaw | asst. sports editor

The Duhawk matmen will play host to the 2015 NCAA Division III Central Region qualifying tournament this Saturday at the Dubuque Five Flags Center.

130 wrestlers from 13 colleges are slated to compete, with the top three finishers in each weight class earning spots in the NCAA Division III Cham-

pionship tournament in Hershey, PA on March 13-14.

For Head Coach Randy Steward, this weekend has been circled on the calendar all season long.

“We’re just trying to keep everything in perspective and keep pointing to the regional tournament,” Steward said. “That’s what we’ve been training for the whole season. Our goal, obviously, is to put ten kids through (to

nationals). But whether we do or not, if we get two or three kids through and they do well, we can still finish in the top-ten in the country. That’s the fortunate thing about wrestling.”

Along with all eight members of the Iowa Conference, the tournament will feature wrestlers from Augustana College, Cornell, Huntingdon College, Knox College, and University of the Ozarks.

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’ve been a sportswriter for the Telegraph Herald for a little over a year now. During that time, I’ve learned a thing or two about the sports media industry— things the average person doesn’t realize until they’re the one holding a recorder and sprinting after the team bus as it pulls out of the parking lot.

1. High school kids don’t know how to speak

With a few exceptions, this is almost always true.

Some running back will go for 250 yards and three touchdowns, you’ll catch up with him after the game, ask him your well-researched and poignant question and he’ll respond: “Yeah, I felt good out there, like, with my teammates who were helping and, um, coach really gave me, well, I mean, he believed in me, and us, so it was good.”

Gee, thanks for the analysis, Joe Buck.

2. Overtime sucks You’d think covering an overtime game would be exciting for a journalist. No. No no no, a million times NO. Writers have deadlines. When that kid ties the game with a three from the corner as time expires, you’re filled with nothing but dread. You start doing the mental math: OK, we go to press at midnight. It’s 10:30 right now. By the time I’m done getting quotes, it’ll be like 11:15. Unless… there’s a second overtime.

GAH THERE’S NOT ENOUGH TIME!

3. Coaches REALLY don’t like losing Some handle it better than others, but yeah, like most people, coaches don’t particularly enjoy failing at their jobs. Whenever you’re talking to the losing coach, it’s important to put a positive spin on your questions.

Ask things like, “What do you guys need to improve on moving forward?”

That goes over a million times better than: “Why did you guys suck tonight?”

4. Covering Illinois high school sports is awful I have a bone to pick with the IHSA. You people need to learn how to use the damn internet. High school statistics are never easy to find, but some states make it easier than others. Iowa has quickstatsiowa. com, Wisconsin has wissports.net. Illinois is stuck in the Paleolithic era and has nothing. No statistics, no rosters, no schedules or results—nothing. Sure, you can use MaxPreps, but half the time, a team’s roster hasn’t been updated since 2009. Get your s#!% together, Illinois.

5. Sports Information Directors are helpful (sometimes) Sometimes, sports information directors are cool and helpful and do their job. Like our own Jim Naprstek, who holds press conferences and helps by grabbing players for you after games. Other SID’s are up in their office watching porn or something, so journalists are forced to sprint onto the court/field/ gym out of fear that everyone is going to jump on an airplane to Dubai immediately after the game, leaving us without quotes or a story.

6. Editors make mistakes As an editor myself, I’ll be the first to admit that it happens. Sometimes, the smallest error can throw off an entire article. In an article on a Clarke basketball game, I wrote: “David Neis struggled, shooting 7-21 from the field.” I formatted it wrong. “7-21” should have been “7-of-21.” But the editor left out the two, so it read “David Neis struggled, shooting 7-of-1 from the field.”

Any player shooting 700 percent from the field certainly isn’t struggling. They’re also a wizard, which, if that were the case, should have been included in my lead. But it happens. Sometimes you try to write an article on a basketball game and you end up writing about wizards.

7. Never drink before games This was ONE time and I had ONE beer, OK? I’m 21; it’s not illegal to have a beer with dinner before a game.

It is, however, a really bad idea. Midway through the game, I was on the verge of passing out in the press box. It probably didn’t help that my pregame meal was a Culver’s butter burger and cheese curds. Fun fact: cheese curds and beer are actually the two main ingredients in Advil PM.

8. No one cares that you’re a sports journalist When I first got into journalism, I thought people would see me out there and think, “Oooh, who’s that guy? He looks so important and interesting! He gets his own press box AND he wears a sweater!? I don’t know about you, but I’d date him!”

Yeah, that never happens. Chicks don’t dig journalists.