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November 19, 2015 — Vol. 94, Issue 7

Chatting with Collins: November update by cassandra busch| executive editor

Although the semester is winding down, many major changes at Loras are just getting started.

However, there are always many rumors that begin to circulate with big changes.

There has been some misinformation spread saying that Hennessey will be torn down next semester, but this is most definitely not true, said President Jim Collins.

One change that is coming: On Dec. 17 and 18, the business professors will be moving to Keane Hall for next semester. Other courses also are scheduled to take place on the third floor of Keane Hall, Collins said. Early next semester, there likely will be conversation with faculty about any additional relocations to Keane Hall or Hoffmann Hall from Hennessey. There also will be investigations into whether to add more classrooms in the lower level of the ARC as well.

But as for the building of Hennessey itself, it isn’t going anywhere, at least not for a while. Collins said there is still deliberation about whether to keep the building or to demolition it, and the planning process committee will weigh the pros and cons of each option.

“There are several who are proposing ideas of how Hennessey might be able to be used once faculty and classrooms are moved out of there. It is not a foregone conclusion that Hennessey gets torn down; it just was my original wish,” President Collins said. “This

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stein’s building, just in time for last-minute shopping before the break for the holidays.

Of course, when the holidays roll around, that also means that final exams will be taking place. Collins offered some advice to students about how they should start preparing

Like anything else, don’t wait until the last minute. Now is the time to start finishing up assignments and projects that are due, and beginning to take a re-look at work that was done earlier in the semester, getting reading done, etc. I think engaging faculty is important, too. Be proactive is the simple answer.

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Loras College president, referring to preparations for semester finals

is one of the conversations that we will have in the strategic planning process that we have begun, and will be one of the projects that we discuss, about the pros and cons of retaining it, and, if we retain it, what the potential use might be.”

Besides the opening of the third floor of Keane for classroom use, another major opening will take place in December. The Spirit Shop will open up on Dec. 8 in the Ein-

for these tests and presentations.

“Like anything else, don’t wait until the last minute. Now is the time to start finishing up assignments and projects that are due, and beginning to take a re-look at work that was done earlier in the semester, getting reading done, etc. I think engaging faculty is important too. Be proactive is the simple answer,” President Collins said.

However, before finals and the Christmas

season comes Thanksgiving, and President Collins spoke about how much he has to be thankful for, including family and faith, as well as the community at Loras and its flourishing mission and activities.

“This semester was an extraordinary time of student successes,” President Collins said.

As for a final message, President Collins wishes Loras a “Happy Thanksgiving.”

Dance Marathon line dances the night away at annual fundraising event by ashley pudil| news editor

On Wednesday, Nov. 11, Loras College students came together for the fourth annual “Why Don’t We Just Dance?” at the Dubuque County Fairgrounds.

Loras partnered with Kiss the Cook Enterprises to continue their year-long fundraising for the University of Iowa Children’s Hospitals. All of the money raised from these various events throughout the year will be totaled in April when students will gather together and spend 12 hours All of the straight dancing for kids with cancer. money Besides spendraised ing time with from these friends and Miracle Families, students various learned how to line events dance to a variety of songs. There was throughout a bake sale, a raffle the year and a silent auction, will be with various gifts being donated by totaled in companies from the April when Dubuque area. The students gifts ranged from a movie-themed baswill gather ket to a fitness club together m e m b e r s h i p. I n addition, Bernie the and spend St. Bernard from 12 hours the Dubuque Fightstraight ing Saints hockey team danced the dancing for night away with nukids with merous students. cancer.

“It was really fun to line dance for the kids, but the coolest part was how much money we were able to raise for them,” first-year Jenna Dalisay said. “I wanted to become part of Dance Marathon my first year because it is a great organization that helps kids across the nation.”

The next event for this organization is a Dance Marathon 11 (DM11) preview party today at 5:15 p.m. on the ACC concourse.

The event will talk more about the big event in April. Everyone is invited to attend.

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Loras gives back Annual Giving Tree program focuses on community for Christmas by cassandra busch| executive editor

recipient. Teams, roommates and families The annual Giving Tree is a program run often have participated in this project as through the Social Work Council that part- a group in the past, sharing costs and the ners with Operation: New View to provide shopping experience as well.

After purchasing the gifts, participants Christmas presents to families in need this holiday season. This has been a Loras tra- are then asked to drop off the unwrapped dition for many years, and the tradition will gifts to Campus Ministry in the ACC by Dec. 7, and the council will deliver all of the continue in December.

The Giving Tree has a committee that gifts at one time to Operation: New View.

There is the option takes charge, along to donate money inwith faculty adviser stead of purchasing for the council, NanThe Giving Tree is such a great specific gifts, which cy Fett. The co-chairs enables the council program because of how this year are junior to go shopping for Katie Kramer and much it helps out families kids who weren’t adsenior Teage Brownthat are struggling to afford opted for Christmas. ing. However, the engifts for their children during “The Giving Tree is tire project is a team such a great program the holidays. Knowing that effort. because of how much Students are not their kids will still receive it helps out families the only ones that are gifts this year is a weight that are struggling to encouraged to particilifted off of their shoulders. afford gifts for their pate in the Giving Tree Sarah Homan children during the project. Faculty, staff president of Social Work Council holidays. Knowing and other members that their kids will of the Loras commustill receive gifts this nity are welcome to year is a weight lifted take part. Interested participants can send an e-mail to Teage. off of their shoulders,” said junior Sarah Homan, president of the Social Work CounBrowning@loras.edu and ask for a tag.

The council then delivers tags with a spe- cil. “Whether you donate money or actually cific child’s sizes, needs and wants to the purchase gifts, any contribution that you participant. It is asked that each participant make can make a huge difference to a child spend $30 to $50 on the gift for their child this Christmas.”

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Meet the professor

How do you balance being an adviser, professor and director of the Writing Center?

When I think of balance, I think of a yoga pose. From the outside, it looks like your standing still, but you are constantly moving your feet trying to keep your balance. Life is like a yoga pose. I get to meet more people and get to go to more places on campus instead of just being in the same place all day.

What made you decide to teach English?

I love to read and I enjoy writing.

I wanted to improve my writing. I had a hard time finding a subfield to specialize in because I wanted to do it all. I wanted to specialize in rhetoric and composition because it combines three things: writing, research and cultural critique.

What made you decide on Loras?

I liked knowing my professors (when I went to college) and had a really positive experience. Community is really important to me.

What piece of advice would you give students about writing?

Start writing before you feel ready to write. We often figure out what we want to say while we’re writing. Also, there is a bigger emphasis on thinking in college so students must be willing to revise and get comfortable with the idea that their first draft is not their best draft. Knowing how to revise is very important as a writer.

Dr. Naomi Clark specialty: Assistant professor of English and director of Loras College Writing Center education: Doctorate in rhetoric and composition from University of Missouri. hobbies: Yoga classes, baking and traveling.

Family: Married with two children.

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DuTalk: Are we the University of Missouri?

Students, faculty and staff discuss how to enhance the Loras community in light of recent events on the Missouri college campus

by AnneMarie Elsinger | staff writer

discussion, everyone sat in a circle of chairs. They posed of question of ways Loras could better itself so Loras students On Monday, Nov. 16, Loras hosted a DuTalk called don’t need to protest like Missouri students.

“DuTalk: Are We the University of Missouri?” at 11 a.m.

When applied to Loras, a common theme brought up More students than expected attended the DuTalk. Even though it was a last minute scheduling, the facilitators had was that Loras is doing a lot of good things when to bring in extra chairs. People came for various reasons it comes to diversity. They have diverse ranging from having nothing else to do to knowing noth- groups including the Black Student Union, LISA, Aling about the Missouri situation to lies, Better Tohaving many opinions to share on gether and many We must recognize our the matter. more organization During the past few weeks at culture, our biases, and our which represents the University of Missouri, many ethnocentric tendencies. We a population of students protested because they Loras’ students. have to admit that no one thought they were being treated In addition, Loras’ unjustly. They brought attention knows everything about first year class must to prevalence of racial tensions all cultures and that we re ad “Blind S pot” taking place on campus. They premust be open to learning. which addresses biases sented a list of demands that they all people have. Students thought would better the Missouri also claimed that classes campus. When the President of the University of Missouri, Tim Wolfe, ignored these concerns, do a great job of integrating cultural awareness in the classprotesters became livid. The football team went on strike, room.

However, there are still areas where Loras falls short. demanding the resignation of their president. As a result, One issue that a student mentioned was the lack in diversiWolfe resigned.

The facilitators of the DuTalk set up the room like a group ty of students. He stated that Loras has maybe seven black

females in the first year class and most of the black males of the first year class are sports players. Another student wished people could be more comfortable talking about counter viewpoints outside of the classroom.

The discussion became heated when two students discussed their views about the reality of racism and what Loras can actually do to change racism. Faculty shortly broke up the argument and reminded the students that the purpose of the DuTalk was not about criticism or rebuttal, but to join together on bettering Loras. Another student’s insight touched numerous people.

She said we all need to become more culturally aware. We must recognize our culture, our biases, and our ethnocentric tendencies. We have to admit that no one knows everything about all cultures and that we must be open to learning.

In addition, when someone expresses grief we cannot suppress their thoughts. We are at Loras to learn and we should not only learn academically but culturally and socially too.

The discussion on Monday provided insight to the Loras community and personal perspectives from students. However, this also displayed the need for more DuTalks because there is still much work to be done on the Loras campus.

Loras ‘Streamlines’ annual literary conference

by Brennan Pivnicka| staff writer

On Saturday, Nov. 14, Loras College hosted the eighth annual Streamlines Undergraduate Conference, an event designed to encourage and aid students of Loras College, Clarke University, and the University of Dubuque in their creative writing and scholarship opportunities.

Sixteen Loras students were accepted to present creative writing, literary analysis and Spanish work at the conference. Students were placed on panels with students from other schools. Each panelist read his or her paper, then the panel answered questions from the audience sparked from the papers presented. Over 100 people we in attendance from a variety of institutions including University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Knox College, and Waldorf College.

During this year’s conference, Loras was honored with the presence of John T. Price, who gave a lecture that afternoon on “The Nature of Kinship.”

Price, a native Iowan and English professor at the University of Nebraska, recounted part of his life’s story growing up in the town of Fort Dodge. Like many people, his teenage years were laced with confusion and occasional loneliness. As a result, he often found good reason to avoid recounting them in his writings for some time. After a while, though, he began to realize that teen years are the primary core of life’s experience and are worth remem-

John Price was the keynote speaker at the Streamlines conference.

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Students on the “Responses to John Price Panel” include: Emily Paper (from), representing Clarke University; Noelle Henneman, representing Loras; and Kristen Field, representing the University of Dubuque. bering for the values and lessons learned throughout.

Understanding that writing shows an everlasting state of kinship with one’s past and surroundings, Price decided to write about the Midwest, not only as an area,

but also as a home. He subsequently developed a fond interest in the ways of nature, taking several road and camping trips to really harness the feel of the Midwestern environment. He also began working on a collection of memoirs describing the strug-

gles and events of his life.

Price noted that, as early as the 1990s, the idea of a memoir was becoming somewhat criticized in the media, especially in regards to young adults. In opposition to this, Price insisted that young people have a great deal to say about their lives and are often to most perceptive to the developments they undergo in the process “It’s not meant to stroke egos, but rather to trace the ethical sources of our lives,” says Price on memoir writing.

The next Streamlines Conference will be held on Nov. 5, 2016, at the University of Dubuque.

‘Feiffer’s People’ comes to life in St. Joseph’s Auditorium ‘‘ by rachel burns| staff writer

“Feiffer’s People” was performed Nov. 6 -8 in St. Joseph’s Auditorium.

The show did not have a singular plot line; instead, it consisted of many different skits that commented on political or social issues, or were simply made the audience laugh. The cast had the challenge of switching characters for every new skit.

The show was originally based off a series of comic strips by Jules Feiffer. It was then turned into an award-winning series of short comedies to be performed live.

“It was sketch comedy, and I’ve always found that pretty appealing,” said cast member and first-year Sarah Mueller. “It’s a lot of fun being able to play a bunch of different characters.”

Along with Mueller, cast member Benjy Miller enjoyed the challenge of performing a sketch comedy. Miller, a junior, has participated in many plays at Loras, but she found “Feiffer’s People” particularly interesting and exciting.

“It made us stronger as a company having to rely on each other more than usual due to the switching of characters and scenes frequently,” Miller said. “The most challenging part was having to switch to a completely different character in a very

The best part of the show was seeing everything we’ve worked on come together. Watching the audience enjoy what we did to entertain them and seeing all of our hard work pay off with other people’s laughter was incredibly encouraging and made every rehearsal up to the performances worth it.

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short amount of time. You had to be able to snap into one character and say goodbye to it as soon as the lights went down.”

A few examples of the different characters that were portrayed include a young woman moving out of her parents’ house only to sneak back inside at night to sleep there, and a man called George and his struggles of being the sole survivor on the moon.

“(My favorite) scene (is) where I have a long, Aubrey Hepburn-ish cigarette holder and I talk in a Boston accent in a low-key trash,” said Mueller.

“The best part of the show was seeing everything we’ve worked on come together,” Miller added. “Watching the audience enjoy what we did to entertain them and seeing all of our hard work pay off with other people’s laughter was incredibly encouraging

and made every rehearsal up to the performances worth it.”

The next production at Loras is “L.O.R.A.S Oldtime Radio: A Blessed Christmas,” hosted by the Guild of St. Genesius on Saturday, Dec. 12, at 7:30 p.m.

The Loras Jazz Ensemble will provide live music at this event. After Christmas break, the Players will come together again for the 24-Hour Theatre Project in February and Blacklight Shakespeare in March.

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Second Democratic debate proves that current candidates are not capable O

n Saturday Nov. 14, the second Democratic debate was held in Des Moines. Although these debates are meant to be seen by large numbers of people to help inform their decisions, this debate was held on a night when TV viewing haley meyer is at its lowest. There was a lot buzz about why the debate was scheduled for the time that it was, with many speculating that the Democrats already have decided their nominee, and by scheduling their debate at this time they prevent people from furthering their opinion about any candidate other than Clinton. However, the scheduling of the debate was not the only thing that had me shaking my head during this debate.

There were many issues that the candidates avoided talking about, but one of the most prominent was their

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failure to say that we are fighting radical Islamic terrorists. The closest they came was saying that more needs to be done about ISIS in the Middle East.

Only saying that more needs to be done isn’t going to prevent more people from becoming radicalized and carrying out terrorist attacks against other countries.

I don’t know how anyone can find a leader in the Democratic candidates when not one of them will stand up and say we need to help lead the fight against these terrorists who believe

Only saying that more needs to be done isn’t going to prevent more people from becoming radicalized and carrying out terrorist attacks against other countries.

Maybe there is hope yet for religion in TV and pop culture I

never thought that today. Not to mention that the show Cassie’s I would receive is hilarious, tear-inducing and heartcorner affirmation for warming all at the same time. my Catholic faith Now, perhaps one of the most from a TV show. At standout points, at least to me, of least not now, when this show is that the main character, the secularization Jane, in addition to her mother and of TV shows is the grandmother, are practicing Catholics. rule rather than In fact, they are often shown praying, the exception. With saying the rosary, talking to and the Duggar scandal referring to God, going to Mass, and and other Christian following Church teachings. Jane even Cassandra representatives gets a student teaching job at a Catholic dominating the high school. Although there are times Busch executive media with their that the show does poke gentle fun editor controversies, it at the Catholic faith, in general the seems as if it now is religion is portrayed in a positive light. worse than ever to be openly Catholic Jane is the main character, and or Christian in pop culture. However, admirable for her adherence to her I was pleasantly surprised to find an beliefs and values, her honesty, her exception to this in Jane the Virgin. genuine personality, and her kindness.

Sure, the whole show seems to be a Her Catholic faith is a big part of her satire on the telenovela (Spanish soap life, but it isn’t her defining feature. opera), and while it does poke fun She is a stand-up woman, who thinks at many stereotypical traits of these her decisions through and how they shows, Jane the Virgin is more than will affect those around her. She is just that. This show has a lot of heart, walking the walk of her Catholic faith, as they say in the biz, and is chock and is a model of it for all of those full of talent and around her, on excellent scripts. I the show and not.

Too often Catholic or haven’t been able to Even when modern stop watching, and society tells her Christian characters being sick this whole that her reluctance are pious parodies past weekend gave to have sex before and extreme me the perfect excuse marriage or have to watch more than an abortion is exaggerations of the I normally would. unfounded and reality of our faith.

The show’s premise unnecessary, she is about a senior sticks to her beliefs. in college, Jane, Even when its who becomes accidentally artificially painful or adds difficulty to her life inseminated and subsequently plan, she decides to stick to her guns becomes pregnant. Now, I won’t give and not give in, but rather soldiers on away spoilers about how this happens and adapts to these challenges. exactly, but it is far-fetched. In fact, This may be one of the few shows most of the show is far-fetched. that I have seen paint Catholics in such However, as much as the show’s a positive light. Too often Catholic or situations are definitely fiction and Christian characters are pious parodies pretty implausible, there are a lot of and extreme exaggerations of the very real issues and concerns that the reality of our faith. It makes me proud show does address. Some of these to see a woman like Jane on television include the issue of abortion, sex that represents Catholicism so well, before marriage, lying to protect one’s and I hope that in the future we get child, keeping promises, ethics of law to see even more characters like Jane enforcement, and many other issues that share their faiths boldly, no matter that are very prevalent in our society what belief system they are a part of.

killing innocent people is acceptable. I understand that not all who are followers of Islam are terrorists, most are not, only about 0.003 percent of Islamic followers are extremists, but those that are terrorists need to be stopped before we have more violence like was seen in France.

Some of the most absurd statements came out at the debate. Bernie Sanders claimed that terrorism is caused by climate change. I don’t know how one comes to the conclusion that terrorism is caused by climate change, when terrorism is almost always caused by people who have been radicalized in some form and have a desire to carry out attacks against others. Besides that statement, Hillary Clinton made known her plans for free college and other programs. Her plan would cost the United States $350 billion over 10 years, but the U.S. is already in severe debt.

Who is going to pay for all of this free stuff?

Based on what came out of the Democratic debate I have a hard time understanding how any of them could lead this country.

Based on what came out of the Democratic debate, I have a hard time understanding how any of them could lead this country. Clinton still is being investigated for committing criminal acts while acting as Secretary of State, Sanders has said himself that he is a socialist, and O’Malley has yet to show himself as a real contender in this race.

Meanwhile, many of the Republican candidates have proven themselves to be strong leaders, better than what the Democrats have offered, and the Republicans aim to provide freedom, not free stuff.

Social media hiatus proves beneficial A

by ashley pudil| news editor

h, social media. There are so many ways to share and stay connected, however, one question is consistently brought up: Is social media helping or hurting us?

I found the answer to this question while scrolling through my Twitter feed. I saw a post from one of my good friends, saying that taking a break from social media for a while was one of the best things she’s ever done. Being the curious college student I am, I deleted all my social media for two weeks. What I noticed during those two weeks was astonishing; not only because I went that long without checking Facebook, but because I escaped from a digital world that keeps me glued to my phone.

The first thing I immediately noticed after I deleted my social media was that I was sleeping so much better every night. Within a day, I was waking up much more refreshed and ready for my classes, jobs and meetings because I wasn’t staring at a blue screen for a halfhour before falling asleep. I also noticed that my attention span increased: I didn’t feel the need to check my phone every two minutes to see if I had a Snapchat or a Facebook notification, so I paid more attention in class and to my friends. I almost felt as if I escaped from a world where I was constantly

being watched to see when I would post another picture or share another status.

It was refreshing to not have to worry about updating people who would most likely scroll past my post and ignore it.

In terms of homework, my productivity skyrocketed. Seriously, I credit getting 100 percent on my South Africa map quiz to not having social media. I didn’t have any way to procrastinate! I couldn’t scroll through my news feed aimlessly instead of finishing an assignment. It surprises me how much I worked on more homework when I couldn’t turn to my computer for social media.

My hiatus ended this past Sunday, and now that all my social media is back, I’ve noticed that I’m not checking my phone as much while I’m doing homework and I don’t find myself reaching for it as often. What I’ve ultimately realized is this: Life is so much better without worrying about missing new Snapchat filters, and getting rid of social media for a period of time is refreshing and something everything should do. Although I don’t recommend permanently deleting ways to stay connected to family and friends, do yourself a favor and get rid of your social media during finals week, Duhawks. Missing out on your friend’s latest Instagram picture isn’t as important as missing out on what life has to offer.

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as long as some people have said (up a little tough to find an outlet to tudent to five months all together). Once the express my political views that might activism is a organization is approved after the go against Loras’ views and the views cornerstone probationary period, only then does of the Catholic Church. I would argue of contemporary the organization that I’m not alone in American politics. receive the ability that regard. While Being at a liberal to have a college there are clubs and Since college is a arts school, account from organizations that it should be a quick four years, the business tend to the discussion cornerstone of our spending months office, ability to of politics and political curriculum. But it’s or whole semesters charge supplies, issues, they only go not. equipment, food, so far. Through my Since I’ve been trying to get a group etc. to the account, experience and the here, I would say Charlie Grant I have been more started, along with the ability to experience of friends, balancing work and fundraise, and it is quite difficult to politically involved the eligibility start a new political than the average Duhawk. Fellow co-curricular activities, to receive organization on students, for whatever reason, seem is absurdly difficult. appropriations campus. to be increasingly apathetic towards from Loras Student Information and political participation though. Why? Union. If the guidelines on how Well, that’s a good question. process was simpler, more students to start an organization (of any kind) While Loras, for the most part, might be encouraged to begin their are located on the Student Life page, welcomes the views of its students (as own organizations, but as of right now under the Student Development tab on it should), it institutionally does not go the list of tasks to be completed is InsideLoras. Once all of the forms are far enough to create or at the very least pretty daunting. filled out, there is a encourage outlets Since college is a quick four years, three month pending for all political While Loras, for the spending months or whole semesters period. People that views. Yes, I know trying to get a group started, along I know who have we are a private most part, welcomes started organizations with balancing work and coschool, so there are the views of its curricular activities, is absurdly often talk about how going to be more students (as it should), difficult. Students should be able to long and arduous restrictions with start organizations a lot quicker and the process is, as regards to student it institutionally does more easily than what is currently you have to fill organizations. Yes, not go far enough to allowed. If you want students to out a Petition for I know we are a create or at the very be more politically involved on all Recognition, find an Catholic school, so sides of the political spectrum, you advisor and get their things that go against least encourage outlets have to make it easier for them to approval, complete Catholic teachings for all political views. organize. Making it harder and more a list of officers and are going to be dealt complicated only stifles political interested members, with differently. discourse. As a liberal arts college, construct a But to what extent we should look at more ways to constitution and bylaws, draft goals for should students be discouraged from incubate and encourage political the organization, and more. Frankly, expressing dissenting political views? discussion, not discourage it.

I think that it’s ridiculous that it takes From my experience, it has been

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Ancient coffee chalices discovered: A satire

by Broderick hooker| staff writer

In a dig led by Dr. Luigi Fuzzuchelli, a team of archaeologists recently unearthed ancient Christian artifacts etched with Biblical symbols such as snowmen, snowflakes and reindeer.

Chemical analysis has shown the chalices to have held various kinds of lattes and fraps, and carbon dating shows that they were used during early winter and late autumn, near Christmas.

“The Romans had a thriving coffee trade,” said Fuzzuchelli. The governor of the Seattlus province, Starbuckus, converted to Christianity, and served coffee to ancient Christians. He was martyred by the emperor Nero, who sentenced him to vascular constriction of his lower extremities — due to wearing too tight of leggings. Other latte-drinking martyrs were known to have been sentenced to be drowned while wearing concrete Ugg boots.

These coffee chalices were etched with powerful religious symbolism dating back to the time of Christ.

Some cups depicted reindeer, elves, ornamental bulbs, snowmen and snowflakes.

After a certain date though, records show that heretical iconoclasts began omitting this sacred imagery from the coffee chalices, opting instead for a simple red design. The Council of Chalcedon famously condemned this, and coffee chalices to this day are required by the Catholic Church to retain their sacred imagery.

American socialism is not a fluke I

by nino erba| staff writer

f you know me personally, you’ve pretty much figured out what my political views are, and I’m not particularly ashamed about them, either. Which is why I feel the need to draw attention to one election result in particular. As you may know, there were a myriad of elections that happened earlier this month, which gave victories to both the left (Seattle and Maine passing campaign finance reform laws, Ohio passing redistricting reform) and the right (the GOP winning Kentucky’s governorship, Houston voting down their anti-LGBT discrimination law) or no victory at all (Ohio voting down marijuana legalization, but the initiative would’ve given too much power to only ten pot farms, so we’ll call it even).

However, one race that went almost completely under the radar, but has some huge political implications, was the successful reelection of Seattle council member Kshama Sawant, a member of the political party Socialist Alternative.

While many Americans are receiving a long overdue 101 on democratic socialism thanks to Bernie Sanders, the citizens of Seattle have already had two years of experiencing a real socialist on their city council, and the results have been staggering.

Seattle, as some people already know, was the first city in the country to pass a $15 dollar minimum wage, which has led to cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles to pass it, as well as leading Bernie Sanders and former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley to support the wage increase as well. (As for Hillary Clinton, she advocates increasing it to $12.) With this and other initiatives passed during Sawant’s time in office, the already progressive Seattle has become even more progressive.

Does that mean that socialism is on the genuine rise? Not necessarily.

Sawant is the only member of Socialist Alternative to hold public office currently, with other members being either narrowly defeated or thrashed in elections. In addition, the positions of Socialist Alternatives vary wildly when viewed through the lens of American politics. Some of their views posted on their website, such as “Repeal the Patriot Act and other attacks on democratic rights” and “End police brutality and the institutional racism of the criminal justice system. Black lives matter! Invest in rehabilitation, job-training, and living-wage jobs, not prisons! Abolish the death penalty,” are either mainstream views or becoming mainstream views. Others, such as “Public ownership of the big energy companies. All workers in polluting industries should be guaranteed re-training and new living-wage jobs in socially-useful green production” and “A minimum guaranteed weekly income of $600/week for the unemployed, disabled, stay-at-home parents, the elderly, and others unable to work,” are currently pipe dreams in light of a D.C. in serious need of an angioplasty.

Nonetheless, while Sanders’ views and explanations of democratic socialism are a shadow of what Socialist Alternative advocates for, Sawant’s reelection and Sanders’ rise in the democratic primary should silence any doubt that the American Left has real legs. Even if democratic socialism seems to be a Seattle phenomenon currently, that’s not to say that it won’t spread in the future. More people are warming up to socialism; in fact, some recent polls found that the majority of Democrats had a favorable view of socialism. Other countries such as the UK (where longtime socialist and Labour MP Jeremy

Corbyn recently became leader of the party) have seen socialism up close and personal, and sooner or later, it will be the United States’ turn.

Make no mistake: This will be one of the least fun elections in recent memory. With the democratic primary being all but dominated by Hillary Clinton, many of the Republicans making right-hand turns, and both Clinton and the Republicans showing mutual contempt for each other, we’re gonna be in for a rough ride. In the meantime, let’s celebrate the fact that

Sawant and Sanders are helping make democratic socialism and its potential more mainstream in the U.S. Because at the end of the day, socialism boils down to one basic concept: putting people over profit, while capitalism does the opposite. It won’t be an overnight process (and given Clinton’s dismissiveness on the issue, it’s gonna take even longer to get off the ground), but Sawant has shown us that democratic socialism is electable, and if that isn’t a miracle in American politics, then nothing is.

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Krissy’s Coffee Shop Review by krissy Juarez | staff writer

Walking into Monk’s, the words grunge and why did they choose fair trade products he told low-key come to mind. When you enter you have me that he enjoys drinking things are organic and two options either to enter the coffee counter/ fair trade. He and his wife, Trish, own the place, bar or to go set your stuff down on the types of and said that when customers come in he said comfy chairs in the other part of the shop. I rec- that they “hopefully were able to relax and have ommend sitting at the bar if you’re just there to a good time”. When I asked him what the idea behind Monk’s was, he summed hang out with someone and it all up by saying that Monk’s grab some coffee, but if you’re Coffee shop: was a place where you could there to study I recommend Monk’s Kaffee Pub get a “cup of tea with a shot of sitting at one of the tables in Go-to Drink: whiskey it” and it was a place the back of the shop. The dim Iced Mocha for everyone to go, whether lighting sets it up for a nice, Location: you want a drink from the bar relaxing place to do homework 373 Bluff St or are DD’ing for friends and or to just chill with friends. want a cup of coffee. Monk’s Don’t forget to check out the ETA from Loras: has a wide range of selections artwork done by local artists, Walking - 25 minutes of coffe e drinks , and offe r you’ll find the pieces hanging Driving - 7 minutes multiple shots of espresso if around all over the shop. Also, you need a quick pick-me-up. make sure to, as weird as it Check them out on: Facebook - Monk’s If you’ve lived in Dubuque sounds, go to the bathroom, for any amount of time at all, they have a chalkboard wall in you need to go to Monk’s at the bathroom where you least once, it’s essentially can leave your mark with a Dubuque landmark. a variety of chalk colors.

NOTE: if you are youngIt’s a lot of fun, take my er than 21, Monk’s does word for it! not allow minors in the shop After briefly talking with one after 9 o’clock because that’s when it of the owners, Kasey,, I was able to truly get a sense of what Monk’s was about. He told me turns into a full bar, so just be aware. Happy cofthat all their coffee is fair trade, and when I asked fee-consuming!

The embers of the fire were slowly losing their glow Dying as they ran out of fuel to burn.

Dusk had cascaded over the sky, Cats were curled up in a patch of grass, Chickens roosted in for the night, But the bonfire had yet to go to sleep.

It stayed up with the hoots of owls And the coyote cries, Determined to use every final bit of energy.

Soon the sun rose from behind the cornfield Splashing the sky with orange and yellow streaks.

The last few coals winked goodnight, Letting the fire in the sky take over.

Only to resume once the sun had clocked out.

Country Sleep by clarice kies | staff writer

‘Undertale’ Review by blair ernest | staff writer

This week, I would like to share with you all the game that has absolutely been devouring my life for the past fortnight.

Undertale, a role-playing game developed and published by its indie developer tobyfox, is practically destroying my life, even though I’ve been officially finished with the game itself for nearly a week at this point. Released only two months ago, I found it available on PC via Steam for only $9.99. Enamored with the game’s concept of morality, I could not resist checking it out.

Undertale truly flipped my experience with RPGs upside down and threw them out of the metaphorical window. The game comes off as nothing unusual at first, but is much more unique and complex than its simplicity initially lets on. The game opens to a short prologue detailing the setting, then moves on to a title screen where you may name your game file.

It features rather typical RPG elements, with at first little to note aside from its interesting bullet hell combat system.

Proper gameplay introduces its dodging mechanics with a character who claims the world we find our self in revolves around “kill or be killed.” However, this idea is soon shown to be completely untrue. This is where the game presents its moral compass, by granting the player the option to show mercy to encountered enemies. Tasking the child protagonist with navigating the underground world they’ve fallen into so that they might return home to the surface, it is up to the player to decide on just how they will handle the monsters that serve as obstacles to bar their way.

The game’s charms truly shine as its more-often-than-not pun filled humor develops alongside the story. The sharp wit contrasts so wonderfully with the darkening plot, which branches every which way and darkens only further depending on the choices made by the player. Each of the player’s choices uniquely tailor the outcome of the game’s ending. Because of all the various possibilities for how to handle the story, this definitely allows for a great deal of replay value. However, this value is even further increased by the fact that the game saves your previous choices, altering dialogue and encounters in runs made after each reset, making even the finest details very unique.

I wish I could read more specifically into the game, but there is little else I can say for fear of spoiling the really good stuff.

Undertale is, I’m afraid, a game made far better by personal experience and without any solid knowledge about the plot’s details. So, I implore the readers to pick the game up for themselves. It is absolutely worth the time and effort, and is not too difficult for any player, regardless of experience with video games. In all honesty, I can almost recommend the game entirely for its wonderful soundtrack, and when something so sweet is being sold at such a small price, it is hard not to recommend. I can assure you that Undertale will have you rolling over for weeks.

‘Inside Out’ Blu-Ray Release: Movie Review by nino erba | staff writer

Pixar had us worried there. Their near-flawless run that started with the first “Toy Story” and extended into the third movie began showing signs of sputtering. “Cars 2” had a promising plot but too much Mater. “Brave” gets better upon repeated viewings, but the idea of Merida becoming the Katniss Everdeen of the Disney Princess canon remains frustratingly unrealized. “Monsters University” was good, and will resonate for college-age people, but doesn’t separate itself from the original movie enough to be as enjoyable outside of the fanbase. With “Inside Out,” now available on Blu-Ray, Pixar has righted the ship.

Riley, an eleven-year-old living a joyful life in Minnesota, ends up moving with her family to San Francisco, which throws everything out of whack. For most of her life, Riley’s primary emotion is Joy (Amy Poehler). Things are running smoothly, that is, as long as the other emotions are relegated to the sidelines: Fear (Bill Hader), Disgust (Mindy Kaling), Anger (The Daily Show’s Lewis Black), and Sadness (Phyllis Smith from The Office). At first, Joy continues to dominate Riley in San Francisco until Sadness starts creeping into Riley’s memories and altering them. Joy can’t handle this change, but before she can keep every-

thing under control, she and Sadness are sucked into the inner recesses of Riley’s brain, and Riley starts emotionally disintegrating.

The Pixar people are known for their creativity, and “Inside Out” is no exception. They obviously did their homework on portraying the emotions, but exploring the other facets of Riley’s brain like an actual Train of Thought and a particularly inventive sequence involving abstract thought help flesh out the story.

The cast is terrific, with Poehler and Smith standing out in particular. But where the movie excels is how deeply affecting they make the movie. Riley’s spiral into depression is achingly honest, and it is a good introduction to spark discussion about how to notice the signs of depression and help people who are afflicted with it. One part where Joy and Riley’s imaginary friend Bing Bong (Richard Kind) are stuck in a chasm where memories fade so completely that they’re lost forever is also resonant. However, the one scene that will shatter you happens near the end. No spoilers, but I’ll say this much: Everyone who’s been through a traumatic move will not have a dry eye after seeing that scene. I even teared up, and I never cry at movies.

There are some things that require suspension of disbelief (anyone who has ever taken a bus like the Lamers or Greyhound will call foul on how Riley stops from leaving San Francisco in an ill-advised attempt to go back to Minnesota), but these are quibbles. “Inside Out” helps restore our faith in Pixar again, even if they’re venturing into sequel territory again. Now to see if “The Good Dinosaur” can keep the momentum going.

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‘Beasts of no nation’ by nino erba | staff writer

Beasts of No Nation has a unique story behind it.

Having been shown at the film festivals in Venice and Toronto, it saw a limited theatrical release in October.

None of that is of any aberration in the film world; films get shown at festivals and released into theaters all the time. What makes this film unique is that it’s the first feature film to be made and distributed by Netflix.

Available now to watch on Netflix, this is a harrowing film that deserves serious award recognition regardless of how people saw the film.

Agu (Abraham Attah) is a young boy living a relatively stable life in a buffer zone with his family in an unnamed African country. However, everything changes when army soldiers come into the buffer zone and start killing some of the citizens in the camp. His mother and younger siblings are taken away somewhere in a car, and his father and older brother are killed by soldiers. Agu then runs away and continues running until he’s captured and taken in by a rebel army of soldiers looking to advance against the opposing army. He’s taken under the wing of the Commandant (Idris Elba) and trained to become a child soldier. From there, nothing is ever the same.

The film, based on the book of the same name by Uzodinma Iweala, doesn’t flinch from the horrors that happen as war tears the country apart and leaves swathes of villagers dead in its wake. Writer and director Cary Joji Fukunaga (True Detective), who’s also the cinematographer of the film, presents violence at its most gruesome. The killings are devastating, and the violence is hard to fathom, especially in scenes such as one where Agu and some other soldiers invade a house where they find a mother and small daughter. The mother is raped and later killed while the daughter is viciously beaten. Fukunaga also throws in some weird flourishes, such as when Agu and another child soldier are chopping a man to death and drops of blood get onto the camera lens, or when the rebels attack a village and the screen is given a pink tint.

Mostly, Fukunaga is to be lauded for constructing a film that will stay with you for days. There are no easy answers to this tragedy, and even when life turns around for Agu, the experiences he has faced haunt him to the core. The acting, as well, is phenomenal. Attah deserves accolades for his unerring portrayal of a child who grows up much too fast and is fundamentally changed by war, underlined by his narration of what he’s going through and how much he has changed. And

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while we squabble on whether or not Elba will be the next James Bond (he should be!), let’s focus on his performance here, which is reminiscent of Forest Whitaker’s Oscar-winning performance as Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland. His charisma masks the fact that he’s leading boys and young men to slaughter innocent people.

Hopefully, the film doesn’t get caught in limbo with awards season. This film is too good to not be considered by the Academy, even if it is a Netflix movie. By this point, the rules dictating who can receive nominations or not are laughably outdated. Even now, films that get released on HBO can’t get nominations from the Academy. Let’s hope, then, that movies like Beasts of No Nation changes the Academy’s mind so it gets the nominations it deserves.

‘Sounds good, feels good’ by clarice kies | staff writer

Race and Original Sin by broderick hooker | staff writer

This weekend I attended a performance of my favorite musical, Memphis, which premiered at the University of Dubuque. The musical tells the story of a racially divided Memphis in the 1950s. Huey Calhoun, a poor white kid, struggles with his passionate love for both black culture and a beautiful black singer, Felicia. Huey is illiterate, but understands deeply the language of music. He is at first an unwelcome guest in a black club, but he falls in love with the owner’s sister. This music speaks to him, and his opening song, “Music of my soul,” is a bluesy tug at the heartstrings.

Huey’s mother and Felicia’s brother are both very against the budding romance, but it perseveres for a time. Huey, with his awkward charm, lands a job at a radio station and is able to play “race music” or black rhythm and blues on a white station. Many are scandalized, of course, but many actually take a liking to it.

The rifts and difficulties become apparent when Felicia and Huey realize they cannot be together. Felicia is beaten by a gang of racists, and Delray, Felicia’s sister, is understandably angry. The second act begins with a ray of hope though, as Huey’s show skyrockets to the top of the ratings and he gets a tv show. Felicia begins to attract New York record company executives. Felicia dreams of going north where they can be more open about the relationship, but Huey is optimistic about Memphis’ changing attitudes. Things could not be further from the truth when he kisses her on live TV, and Huey loses his show. Felicia does go to New York and eventually on tour. The musical ends on a bittersweet note when Felicia stops by to see Huey. It is several years later and she is engaged to another man now. They do reconcile and sing.

It is fitting that it does not end with a perfectly happy ending. Music has a special ability to bring people together in a way that few other things can. But it works slowly, and one cannot erode prejudice overnight. The 1950s were a terrifying time to be a black American. Memphis captures and acknowledges this. But it also brings to mind that there is good in every age. Every era and every society has an original sin just as it has those who act against the grain of it. We would like to think that we are more like Huey than his mother, and it is likely that we are. Racism is not as visible as it once was, but it still exists, and so Memphis is not a tale of bygone evils. It is a tale that is told throughout time. Love precedes understanding rather than understanding preceding love. In order to understand someone, we must love them. Huey understood this, and I wish more people understood this too.

Sounds Good Feels Good is the second album that 5 Seconds of Summer, or 5SOS, has released.

The Australian band relates more to a pop-punk band than a boy band as they play their own instruments and write the majority of their own music. Having their first headline tour under their belt, they are more confident in the success of their music. In this album, the band has come into their own musically and takes you through a journey with the layout of the tracks.

The first three tracks on the album (Deluxe version) are the most upbeat songs, and their first single of this album She’s Kinda Hot is second in order. Moving onto the forth song, Permanent Vacation gives us a taste of the angsty-punk vibe, which shows up more subtly in their other songs.

This album also has deeper, more serious subject matter, which isn’t something new for this band, but they do it in more modern way than their previous album. Starting out with the track Jet Black Heart, it’s clear that the songs are going to get more meaningful. There are songs that are more upbeat sprinkled throughout as to not bum listeners out too much. However, even if the melody is ‘happier’, often the lyrics are still profound, such as in their song Castaway.

One song that sticks out the most as being different from the album – but definitely in a good way – is Broken Home, which is sung from the point of view of a child who sees his family and home crumbling around him. It’s a song that will leave people stunned with emotion like Amnesia

did in their last album. After that heavy song, 5SOS move listeners into a more relaxed sound, yet their significant lyrics don’t stop.

The band has gone on to say that their fans were the inspiration for this album, and they wanted to create something where anyone can listen and just be themselves. Guitarist, Michael Clifford said in an interview with Ryan Seacrest, “We’ve started this thing called ‘The New Broken Scene’ which is like our way of starting a rebellion… Like a revolution for these kids to just get behind us and lead this New Broken Scene into being okay to be whoever you wanna be. It’s cool to be different”. This is definitely shown from their first single She’s Kinda Hot, which is essentially the ‘anthem’ for The New Broken Scene. Music doesn’t expect you to be a certain way. It just wants to be listened to. Sounds Good Feels Good certainly does sound good, but it will make you feel happy, then angsty, then sad, then peaceful. This range of emotion was intentional as it was meant to convey how it’s okay to feel a million different ways.

Peanut butter Chocolate oatmeal by ava lalor | staff writer

As the days are getting colder, our food options should be getting warmer, especially breakfast. And who doesn’t love something warm and sweet to eat in the morning?

Nutritionists constantly emphasize how breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But sometimes simple breakfast options are reduced to a granola bar or a quick bowl of cereal. Looking at some of the healthier options, oatmeal is one that people often dismiss due to its plainness. Yet, what if we could make oatmeal taste as good as a Reece’s candy?

A while back, I started adding two of my favorite items into my oatmeal: chocolate and peanut butter.

This resulted in my new favorite breakfast, chocolate-peanut butter oatmeal!

All you need is: 1) 2) 3)

Instant or quick microwavable oatmeal Chocolate chips Peanut butter

If you go to the Loras Caf for breakfast, all three ingredients are readily available. Or, if you prefer the comfort of your room, just use your own microwave.

And if you want to ignore the healthiness of this recipe, go ahead and add Reece’s to your oatmeal instead. It’s still chocolate and peanut butter, so it can’t be that unhealthy, right?

So the next time your breakfast options seem minimal, make this sweet, mostly healthy breakfast. Waking up to this delicious breakfast can start your day in a positive way.

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Living With Roommates Who Won’t Contribute

by Julie White | staff writer

I live with five girls, which means our apartment can get pretty messy.

It’s really important for everyone to pull their weight. Since there are six of us, everyone has a role in the apartment when it comes to cleaning.

We have the messy ones (who usually don’t clean unless confronted), the ones who clean just enough to avoid conflict in the apartment (that would include me), and the clean freak with a splash of OCD. At one point, each of these people will drive you up a wall.

Allow me to explain.

Let’s start with the messy ones.

Everyone has at least one messy roommate. The problem is not just that they refuse to clean, but that he/she constantly lies about whose dishes (clothes, shoes, etc) are left out or dirty (always his/hers). Here is a scenario to work from: you see one of the messy roommates eating spaghetti for dinner and put the plate in the sink after. For a few days, you have looked at that same dish in the sink, knowing it’s his/hers. Once the pasta sauce has become crusted on and you have seen the same dish in the sink for the past four days, it’s time to take action.

This is when the mess anxiety riddled roommate comes in handy…sort of.

Your roommate with a patholog-

ical need to clean can be extremely helpful. In our apartment, we like to have family meetings. These usually only come about when Mrs. Clean is annoyed with how messy it has been.

Recently, she created a chore wheel which has been working out much better than everyone just doing his/her own dishes. The way it works is that each person has a day of the week where they do all the dishes in the sink, take out the garbage or vacuum, and so on. Having a few forks in the sink is nothing compared to half the sink filled with dirty dishes that all belong to the same person. As a person somewhere in between, I love the chore wheel. Try it out and see if it works. You never know.

As for living with roommates that get annoyed with three dishes in the sink, be patient with them. They are looking for instant gratification. As much as they like having interventions about cleaning, you and your other roommates might need to have one about chilling out and letting a few dishes end up in the sink. The dishes won’t kill anyone. Be creative when you are trying to come up with ways to problem solve. Try a chore wheel and see how it works. If not, there’s always Pinterest.

T he 11 People You Meet in Colle ge by hannah reinert | staff writer

1. The super athlete who manages to juggle a major and minor while playing two sports. You watched in awe as they wrote an essay and had a game in one day.

2. The I-never-studied-in-high-school-so-why-start-now? This goes one of two ways: either they’re wonderfully successful not studying or they continue to fail.

3. The super academic who has a double major and two too many minors.

4. The over-sleeper who binge watches Netflix until 3am which causes them to sleep through their alarm clock.

5. The I-haven’t-left-campus-since-August. Either they’re a Loras diehard or they live too many states away to leave for the weekend.

6. The early riser who dresses up for class every day. These people seem to have their life together and you envy them for it. They’re the ones who keep track of the forecast and plan accordingly [aka the people who remember to pack an umbrella and wear rain boots].

7. The classmate who’s in love with sweatpants. Pigs will fly before this person wears a pair of jeans. This person may even intentionally lose points on a very important presentation just so they don’t have to dress up.

8. The party animal. Need I say more?

9. The I-don’t-show-up-for-class-until-finals. We’d be able to spot Bigfoot before anyone sees this person in the flesh. It’s like we know there’s an Emily in this class, but only God knows what she looks like.

10. The zombie who managed to wake up on time for class, but clearly wrote an eight-page paper the night before.

11. The person who tries out every major available. Nothing wrong with changing from a criminal justice major to an art major, I suppose.

The Fit File: Catch some zzz’s by kylie dewees | staff writer

Ever heard that we should get so many hours of sleep per night? Do you know why? Not to worry, my fellow Duhawks! By the time you’re done reading this, you will have an answer. So what is sleep? Why is it so important? Well, sleep is “a condition of body and mind such as that which typically recurs for several hours every night, in which the nervous system is relatively inactive, the eyes closed, the postural muscles relaxed, and consciousness practically suspended” (American Sleep Association). Sleep is similar to the concept of shutting down your computer. If you never allow yourself to rest you won’t be able to perform optimally the next day.

The number of hours of sleep you need depends on your age as well as a number of other factors. For toddlers, for example, it is recommended that they get 11-14 hours of sleep per night, but as we age we require less sleep to still function optimally. For college students, it is recommended to get 7-9 hours of sleep per night according to the National Sleep Foundation. You see, throughout the day, our bodies are in a constant catabolic state. Being in a catabolic state means that our bodies are being broken down throughout the day.

When we sleep we experience an anabolic state which means our bodies repair any damage we caused to ourselves throughout the day. Our bodies all require long periods of sleep in order to restore and rejuvenate, grow muscle, repair tissue, and synthesize hormones.

Researchers have also shown that after people sleep, they tend to retain information and perform better on memory tasks. Failing to get enough sleep night after night can compromise your health and may even shorten your life.

Sleep “debt” can add up and from infancy to old age, the effects of inadequate sleep can profoundly affect memory, learning, creativity, productivity and emotional stability, as well as your physical health.

Some of the most effects of too little sleep involve mental processes like learning, memory, judgment and problem-solving.

When we sleep, new learning and memory pathways become encoded in the brain, and adequate sleep is necessary for those pathways to work optimally. People who are well rested are better able to

learn a task and are much more likely to remember what they learned. So the all-nighter studying for that exam in the morning could be causing you more harm than good. The more you sleep the better you are also able to retain experiences you had throughout your day.

So how can you be sure to get the best night’s sleep possible? I’ve laid out five steps for you that, if followed correctly, can improve your next night’s sleep tenfold.

First, pick a schedule and stick to it.

The more consistent you are with when you go to bed and get up in the morning allows your body to adapt and create a habit. Second, create a bedtime ritual.

Creating a bedtime ritual allows your body to recognize when it’s time to call it a day. Things to include in your ritual could be: a warm bath or shower, reading, having herbal tea, listening to soothing music preferably with the lights dimmed.

Something to take note of is to avoid screen time a half hour before going to bed. The blue light in screens keeps you alert and may make it harder to doze off.

Third, limit daytime naps. Naps might seem like a good idea at the time but the better night’s sleep you get the less likely you are to need any naps at all. Try to limit your naps to 10-30 minutes in the midafternoon. Fourth, get active! We’ve all heard that we need to “get out and play for 60 minutes a day!” Thanks, Obama. Even as little as 20 minutes of exercise has been shown to improve sleep quality.

However, be conscious of the time you are exercising. Exercising too late at night could inhibit your sleep. Fifth and lastly, manage your stress. I’ll admit, college can be stressful, but there are many things we can do to alleviate stress. Start with the basics, such as getting organized, setting priorities and delegating tasks. Give yourself permission to take a break when you need one. Share a good laugh with a friend, exercise, pray, listen to music.

If you still feel stressed before bed, jot down what’s on your mind and then set it aside for tomorrow. By following these five steps, you have what you need to get a better night’s sleep tonight.

Goodnight Duhawks, Your personal trainer, Kylie DeWees

So ... what is there to give thanks about? by krissy juarex | staff writer

I think that many of us now realize that as students at Loras College, the community we have here makes our friends feel like family. Heck some of us might even be looking forward more to Friendsgiving than actual Thanksgiving with the fam. It makes sense -- we can choose our friends but our families can be more of a gift that sometimes we aren’t sure if we want to return or not.

Or maybe that’s just me.

This Thanksgiving, in the wake of the various terrorist attacks that have taken place around the world, especially in Paris, I think that it’s time we take extra effort to just be content. This means that we just take this upcoming holiday season to be comfortable with the imperfections in our lives.

There’s a lot of pain and heartbreak that seems to be happening all around the world, and I think that it’s a good time to just be okay with where we are at in life. I’m sure that your grades could be better, that you probably don’t want to get

into a heated discussion about religion or politics during Thanksgiving dinner, that you have at least three papers and a presentation due within the next few weeks, and all you want to be is home.

It’s OK. You are right where you are supposed to be and if life isn’t working out the way that you pictured it to be, good -- you have something to look forward to working on. Guys, the idea of perfection is a lie, nothing this side of heaven is remotely close to it and honestly life would be pretty damn boring if it were.

Find peace in the imperfections.

So this Thanksgiving, laugh with (or at) the relative who’s drinking too much, gorge yourself on food until you hate yourself for eating the third serving and stuffing, and just know the fact that you are celebrating Thanksgiving is something to be immensely grateful for. I’m sure that a majority of people around the world would love to be in our places this year. Try out contentment, and see how it works this Turkey Day. Gobble Gobble.

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A Prayerful Approach to the Selfless Season

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by Cheyenne secor | for the Lorian

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.

Being Grateful Dear Trish, I know you are swamped and unfortunately I can’t seem to find time to make it to your office, so I am settling for some written advice. I don’t think I have depression, but I have been in a funk lately and have been irritable and unhappy. Any quick tips on helping me get out of this rut?

Signed, No time for therapy Trish says, It is known around the country that wait times for counseling sessions, both in college and in the private sector, can be long. So my best advice for what might help your irritability and unhappiness is get some sleep, eat well and lastly, practice gratitude and kindness. After all, this is the month of Thanksgiving, isn’t it?

Practicing gratitude daily can take many forms. I have heard and seen several people take their feelings of being thankful to social media this month. It is fun being reminded about random things that bring our life joy. This hopefully elicits many to contemplate their own blessedness and can be a good way to start reflecting on the positives in your life, hence, improving your mood.

Another popular first step in brightening your perspective is starting a gratitude journal where you write down up to five things over the past day that makes you feel thankful. It’s a good way to end the day as opposed to what some of us do, dwell on the negatives or worry about the future.

Another tip is to reframe some negative thoughts into positive ones like, “Uh, nothing good in the café again today” to “I’m so glad that I can have a hot meal when so many go hungry.” For me, just not having to cook the meal myself is a blessing.

As students and staff at Loras College, we also know the importance of kindness and that serving others brings us our own joy. It is a part of most of our beings. Try doing something nice for someone else or at the very least, saying something nice. It is so fun to see someone react to a compliment. If you think something nice, say it. If you think something not so nice, don’t say it.

Sounds simple but the truth is, we don’t practice gratitude and kindness enough. Give it a try.

Signed, Trish

How to Deal with Mental Illness

Gratitude is hard. It is not easy being penance was to thank God every day for grateful, especially in our society, where everything. At first, this seemed easy, but we are encouraged to constantly take. Our the following Sunday in Mass, part of the society supports a selfish lifestyle, and homily was that there is beauty and good makes it almost impossible to regularly be even in suffering and pain. This meant thankful. that I had to daily (for a week) thank God With Thanksgiving fast-approaching, it for everything, including suffering and seems necessary to discuss being thankful. pain. That was really, really difficult. I The thing is, gratitude goes further than started regularly praying “Lord, thank saying one thing you are thankful for at you for all my blessings, especially those the dinner table on Thanksgiving Day. hidden in the form of suffering”. I still Gratitude is a way of life. It is not easy pray that prayer, every single day…two to be grateful. I have years later. heard that the three most A mindset of gratitude, powerful things someone especially radical and "Lord, thank you can say are “I’m sorry.’, gratitude, is hard, for all my blessings, sincere “I love you.” and and sometimes even especially those “Thank you.” The reason painful. This mindset that these statements in hidden in the form though, can be lifeparticular are powerful is changing, and is something of suffering.” because these statements that can help you through are simple and easy to even the most difficult of say but insanely difficult times. Gratitude can bring to say with sincerity. joy, healing, and compassion. But you So, how do we approach this holiday first have to open yourself to it. season with true and sincere gratitude?

This issue’s challenge is that you For one thing, gratitude needs to last open your mind to sincere gratitude, more than just one day. Try to thank God even in times of difficulty. We must and those around you daily for what you open ourselves to gratitude in order to are given and for what you have. Also, grow in joy, healing and compassion… open yourself up to gratitude for multiple so, Duhawks, this is even bigger than a things, or even more so, for everything. double-dog-dare. This dare has a threeThere was one time that part of my fold goal, so it is a triple-dog-dare.

Mass Times Christ the King 5:15 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9 p.m. Wednesday 5 p.m. Sunday

Adoration St. Joseph’s Chapel 1 to 4 p.m. Monday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tuesday thru Friday

Taking the Call for Meat-Free Fridays by allison klimesh | for the Lorian

by julie white | staff writer

Today, almost everyone has been affected or at least knows one person who has been affected by mental illness. Many people have a misunderstanding of what mental illness is and what falls under this category. According to mind.org, anything from body dysmorphic (anorexia, bulimia, etc.) to stress and anxiety, to suicide and self-harm all fall under the category of mental illness. Now, I’m not a doctor, but many people in my life have been affected by mental illness. A small amount of stress building up over a period of years can cause much more serious consequences later on.

Recently, my sister lost a friend to suicide. She and many of his other loved ones have said they had no idea he was struggling. His illness took hold of him rapidly.

It started with stress, growing and riddling him with anxiety and depression. He wasn’t a sad kid. He had a lot going for him with a scholarship to University of Michigan and being drafted to the Brewers at eighteen. The thing with mental illness is that the battle happens within. Most peo-

ple don’t see the struggle. If it isn’t physically apparent, we ignore the little signs.

What we need to realize is that everyone struggles. Whether it be physically or mentally, they hurt somehow. If we can all take time to tell those that matter that we love them, it might make a difference.

Also, don’t be afraid to seek counsel. I started seeing a psychologist when I was thirteen years old. I continued for a year or so then stopped. I started seeing one again here at Loras. We are so fortunate to be able to receive mental help for free.

This is not something you will have at your fingertips later on in your adult life.

Counselors are there to listen and advise you. Their concern is your health.

Don’t be afraid to reach out to someone whether you think they need you or you need them. Loras is a community, a family that looks out for one another. Duhawks will always support other Duhawks. Mental illness is not a joke, and it isn’t easy to overcome. Take every life seriously because you’ll regret it if you don’t.

Loras College Sustainability is looking to explore Meat-Free Fridays. By reducing your meat consumption, you could live a longer life, lower obesity rates, and help to lessen the impact that agriculture has on the environment.

For more information contact the Loras College Sustainability Interns Allison Klimesh (allison.klimesh@loras.edu) or Louisa Pavlik (louisa.pavlik@ loras.edu)

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Men’s cross-country team receives at-large bid into NCAA National Meet by matthew marter | sportswriter

Over the weekend the Loras College Duhawks competed in the NCAA Central Region Cross Country Championships in Pella, Iowa. One of the cross-country teams ended the race in relief while the other ended on a bittersweet note.

The women’s cross country team ended their season at Regionals with a fourth place finish. Only three women’s teams from the Central Region advanced to the National meet, and unfortunately, the Duhawks weren’t one of them. First year Audrey Miller led the team with a 16th place finish while senior Maggie Saenz Ruiz and junior Emily Day were the next two Duhawks in the chute at 23rd and 33rd, respectively. These finishes earned the women All-Region status. Unfortunately for Saenz Ruiz, last weekend was her final race as a Duhawk in cross country. Because of that, she had a few words of thanks to say.

“GRACIAS!” she started off directed at her team. “You have become a genuine human family within my life. You have supported me unconditionally and have allowed me to develop as a unique athlete and human being.”

Saenz Ruiz was not a recruit for cross country; in fact, she came here for school and for soccer. During her sophomore year, she switched to cross country and has immensely helped the team ever since.

“I feel entirely grateful for the Loras College community, especially for Bob Schultz, Coach Jones, and my team because they allowed me to offer my gifts and talents through the joy of distance running. I feel completely honored to be a unique member of the cross-country team,” Saenz Ruiz said, reflecting on her final season.

On a lighter note, the men’s cross country team tied for second place out of 29 teams. Unfortunately, they lost the tiebreaker to Central College, meaning the Duhawks didn’t receive an automatic qualifying bid for Nationals. However, after the qualifiers were released Sunday afternoon, the Duhawks advanced to the NCAA Championship meet. Three Duhawks earned All-Region, or top 35, on Saturday: Timothy Sevcik, Mason Tope and John Paul Sevcik.

Leading the team once again was sophomore Timothy Sevcik. Continuing with his outstanding season, he finished fifth in the region running a time of 25:34.

“I thought the race went really well. We let the other teams get out too fast,” said Sevick.

At the first mile, there was only one Duhawk in the top 25; at the finish, there were three in the top 22.

“We just relaxed at the start. When everyone else settled down or died, we maintained our pace and started passing them,” said Sevick.

It also helped that he had a teammate

Tradition never graduates from volleyball program

Duhawks fall short in conference tournament title game, but remain optimistic for next season by megan tews | asst. sports editor

winning the next three sets to take the Despite a heartbreaking loss to Wart- victory. Even so, the Duhawks perburg in the Iowa Conference Champion- formed like they had all season: with ship match, the Duhawks have accom- cohesiveness and skill. First-year Jenna plished a lot this season. A team of half LaCorte provided a spark for the team returners and half recruits found a way as she recorded nine kills in the match. to sync and post one of the best volleyball Liz Jendra tallied eight kills and one ace seasons Loras has seen in years. The Du- serve.

When commenting on her thoughts hawks finished with a 22-13 overall record after the conference tournament, and head about the season, Ness had to take a coach Jenna Ness is pleased with their moment and shine the spotlight on Jendra for all the work she put in this success.

“I was really proud of (the team) with season. “(Liz Jendra’s) role as a senior leader the work they put in the offseason and on our team and as the sixth rotation the team they became. outside player really It was a special group developed in these of girls that worked last three years I’ve hard throughout the It was a special group of coached her. I think whole season and really girls that worked hard she did an outstandshowed their committhroughout the whole ing job at keeping the ment and dedication to team together; she the program and to getseason and really showed was our glue as far as ting better as a whole,” their commitment pushing through difNess said. and dedication to the ferent situations. She This dedication was led our team in more evident in the perforprogram and to getting than one way on and mances the team showbetter as a whole. off the court,” said cased during the seaJenna Ness Ness. son which led to them head volleyball coach With the graduaearning their best tourtion of Jendra come nament seeding since spring, the Duhawks 2010. By getting the will look to other number two seed the Duhawks received a bye in the first round members of the roster to fill her leadership role. The team has begun prepaof tournament play.

Loras went on to face Buena Vista, rations for next season in other aspects the number three seed, in the semi-fi- as well as they hope to take home the nal match. Junior Therese Schultz was a title in 2016. They are set to work and dominant force in the match, recording have thus started offseason condition16 kills and two blocks. Claire Ritchie ing already.

“They know they have to work hard also posted a big performance with her 15 kills and two blocks. It was a hard-fought this offseason to get to their ultimate match that kept the entirety of the AWC goal of the NCAA tournament. They on their feet, but the Duhawks remained know what they have to do and how to focused and defeated the Beavers in five do it. They are ready for the fall,” Ness sets. With this win the team advanced to said.

With the depth of this year’s team the Iowa Conference Championship match and the talent next year’s recruits will at Wartburg.

Winning the first set in the champion- likely bring, it seems that the Duhawks ship game was unfortunately not enough have a good chance of reaching that to claim the title. Wartburg bounced back goal.

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We’ve got one more week, so don’t be stupid. Except your Natty’s mustaches, those can look ridiculous. Limit your Halo 5 time, avoid the Cafe cookies, and stay away from sick people. Get to bed on time.

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cross-country runner, encouraging his teammates

with him the whole time. Sophomore Mason Tope, the second runner for the Duhawks, was sixth overall and with Sevcik every step of the way.

“I am always so thankful to have Timothy right there with me through the end, and I love knowing I can trust him to be right by me,” Tope said.

He talked a little bit about the last mile of the race, too. They were third and fourth going into the final stretch.

“The two runners behind us were on our tail and passed us with 1K to go. They passed hard and with speed so that we felt we could not pass them again. We kept them in sight, but it became about Timothy and I finishing,” said Mason.

However, the bond these two teammates

had turned it into a fun competition.

“It didn’t matter who finished first. It was just about who had that last surge. (Timothy) and I battled back and forth before he was victorious at the end.”

After achieving their goal of racing at the National meet, these two have some words of encouragement for their teammates.

“Let’s kick some butt. We’ve been kicking butt all year long with our team, and we’re ready to finally take our prize at Nationals. All of us together have worked for this for so long, mile after mile together and alone. We have a full team of good runners. We don’t need to focus on beating Central, like (Coach Schultz) said, we just gotta focus on running our race,” said Tope.

“We’ve got one more week, so don’t be stupid. Except your Natty’s mustaches, those can look ridiculous. Limit your Halo 5 time, avoid the Cafe cookies, and stay away from sick people. Get to bed on time.

Don’t bump up mileage two days before nationals. Now let’s go make President Jim Collins and the rest of Loras smile!” said Sevcik in regards to his advice for the last week of training.

Congratulations to the women for an excellent season, and good luck to the men at Nationals in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on Saturday, Nov. 21.

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Soccer team advances to Sweet 16 by katie truesdale| sportswriter

Upon the conclusion of the regular season, the Loras men were awarded multiple individual accolades. Ten Duhawks were named All-Iowa Conference selections; Alex Bradley, Tyler Cruikshank, Justin Giacotto, Mike Gordon, Bryan Irwin, Sam Koenig, Spencer Moore, Jacob Peterson, Johnny Rummelhart and Jorge Simon. Simon was named the Iowa Conference Defensive MVP for the season.

With the help of these talented Duhawks, Loras is making great strides in the postseason as they handed Carthage a loss on Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

“Our mentality has not changed,” said senior forward Richard Lenke. “We still focus on each game individually and prepare ourselves one game at a time.

We know how important it is to not get ahead of ourselves and overlook teams, especially at this point in the season.”

The Duhawks proceeded to come out s t rong agains t the Re d Me n, imple menting high pressure and testing the keeper early. In the eleventh minute the Duhawks were awarded a free kick just outside the 20. Simon stepped up for the kick. It hit the Red Men wall, sending the ball to the foot of Lenke. Lenke volleyed a beautiful ball into the back of the net opening the scoring early, giving the Du-

hawks a 1-0 lead. Not long after, junior Kyler Olson sent a ball behind Carthage defense, finding junior Alex Bradley. He sent the ball into the box to meet the foot of junior Austin Jacobi who scored in the 25th minute providing the Duhawks with a 2-goal lead.

As much as Carthage tried, it was unable to create any quality chances to test the Duhawks. As the men took the field for the second half, it took only 60 seconds for the Duhawks to put away their third goal of the game. Senior defensemen Justin Giacotto headed in a Lenke corner kick. As the second half winded down, Carthage was awarded a penalty kick in the 75th minute after a foul inside

the box for the Duhawks.

When the final whistle blew the men walked off with a 3-1 win and a ticket to the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament. The men will face DePauw University Friday in the Rock Bowl, time to be determined.

“I think that a lot of the guys are excited to get the chance to play DePauw again,” said Lenke. “We were incredibly disappointed in the result the first time around and this gives us a chance to prove ourselves yet again. I think, having played them already, we have a good idea of what they are going to come out with and how they are going to play. Needless to say, it’s going to be a fun one.”

Duhawks open basketball season

photos by Christina Ney/ LORAS COLLEGE ATHLETICS

Phillips leads team to victory in home-opener against Beloit

Men utilize defense and speed to tally their 1st win at home

The Loras women’s basketball program is looking forward to a successful year as the 2015-2016 season gets underway. The team returns multiple athletes from last season’s 15-11 team, suggesting the team is primed and ready to improve on their performance this season. The Duhawks’ goals are to improve their conference record from last year’s respectable 9-5, as well as earn a better spot in the Iowa Conference Tournament.

Senior Kaitlin Phillips returns to lead the team this season. Phillips expressed her leadership in the season opener against Beloit on Friday, assisting the Duhawks in their convincing win with 18 points and 38 minutes played, both team highs. The game wasn’t just a one man show, however, as juniors Terese McMahon and Kat Cabrera posted 15 and 11 points, respectively.

Each athlete who appeared in the game scored at least two points for the team. The women showcased a fastpaced offense that caught Beloit off guard, allowing for the women to capitalize on trips down the court.

Phillips mentioned after the game on Friday that Coach Heinzen is “stressing the fast-paced offense” and that the strategy will hopefully “catch the defense off guard”, allowing for easier scores and more fouls drawn. An increased amount of trips to the line proved effective for the Duhawks, as the team’s cumulative free throw percentage was 94%, going 16 for 17 from the line, a factor that helped lead the Duhawks to a win.

Besides the opportunity to capitalize

The men’s basketball team opened their season on Monday night with a 77-63 home victory against Edgewood College. In spite of some firstgame jitters from the recruiting class, the Duhawks played well against a relentless opponent. The team’s performance was on par with what head coach Greg Gorton is expecting this season, but there is always room for improvement.

In addition to the high expectations a coach holds at the start of a season, coach Gorton is most anticipating a new beginning.

“I’m looking forward to having a fresh start. We have a great young team, a lot of new faces and a lot of high-energy guys. The challenge we have as coaches is trying to teach the game to guys who don’t have a lot of experience. It’s been fun and rewarding, and I expect us to get better as the season goes on,” Gorton said.

The Duhawks will face some tough competition this season in the form of 2015 Iowa Conference Champions University of Dubuque and Illinois Wesleyan. Both of these opponents will make a trip to the AWC, but the Duhawks will need more than home court advantage to secure a victory.

Coach Gorton explained that Loras’ strategy this season will focus on their defensive efforts.

“Our defense is going to be our calling card; it’s going to be our identity.

We have got to be able to defend people.

I think we’ve added some quickness and some fresh legs in guys that are really hungry. I think our identity will be

by aaron broege| sportswriter

on free throws, McMahon noted that “the guards were able to give some great passes” throughout the game, which allowed not only McMahon but also other post players to get a better shot at the basket. Going forward, the team wants to put an emphasis on good passing and minimizing turnovers while keeping the momentum going, a key to staying ahead in the game.

As far as turnovers went, the Loras women noted that “it was something they needed to improve on”, as the momentum was sometimes taken away from them over the course of the game due to turnovers. Although they posted four less turnovers than their opponent in the season opener, they are looking to shrink their turnover count as the season goes on.

“Overall the team played fairly well, but we had our highs and lows,” head coach Justin Heinzen said on the game.

He went on to note that “we (the team)) had a solid first quarter, but then our performance came in waves”, meaning that while the team had some great moments and great runs, they also had strings in the game where their performance left something to be desired.

Heinzen made it clear that the team will look to improve these inconsistent waves, and focus on staying consistent throughout the course of the entire game.

Look for the Duhawks to put up some impressive performances against a notably tough early-season schedule, as they look to build and improve each aspect of the team while racking up some key wins.

by Megan tews| asst. sports editor

how we can guard. We will get our road wins based on how we play defense,” said Gorton.

Returning senior Mirko Grcic will be leading this defensive effort. Last season the Lake Zurich, IL product was named honorable mention All-Iowa Conference. Grcic will be a powerful player in the front-court for the Duhawks. In the 2014-15 season he topped the conference in rebounding grabbing 11.1 per game.

He recorded a career-high 26 boards in last year’s season opener against Edgewood. In addition to his rebounding success, Grcic can also rally some points.

He averaged 13.8 points per game which ranked second among the Duhawks last year. Grcic will be a vital player for Loras this season.

Another returning Duhawk that Loras will rely on for success is junior Justin VanWambeke. The Machesney Park, IL native transferred to Loras as a sophomore and quickly became a member of the starting lineup. VanWambeke averaged 11.4 points per game shooting .439 from the field.

Coach Gorton sees a lot of potential for Grcic and VanWambeke this season.

“Those are two guys that we are relying on heavily to help the new faces adapt to college basketball,” Gorton said.

Grcic and VanWambeke will serve as the captains for this year’s team alongside senior Sean Bourke. The Conant High School graduate shot .714 from the field last season. The Duhawks will look to Bourke as a solid source of leadership.

His knowledge of the game and care for his team will guide Loras in what looks to be a promising season.

The Duhawks will play a string of

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Duhawks stride toward promising future Despite tough loss v. Wartburg, record-breaking stats keep fire alive for fall 2016 by drew brashaw | sports editor

Loras football wrapped up its 2015 campaign on Saturday, hosting perennial powerhouse Wartburg on Senior Day at the Rock Bowl. While the Duhawks fell to the 14th-ranked Knights, 49-34, Loras fans had plenty of cause for optimism in the game, as well as the exciting season it culminated.

“I still think Wartburg’s the best team in the league, and I thought we played with them all game long,” second-year head coach Steve Helminiak said. “A year ago I felt like Wartburg physically dominated us.

They were, by far, the better football team.

I felt this year it was a very even matchup, with guys going toe-to-toe. I felt good about our guys physically.”

The improved physicality Helminiak noted on the field resulted in a much more even matchup on the scoreboard, as well.

Last season, Wartburg pounded the Du-

hawks in Waverly, 81-21. This time around, Loras rallied to within two touchdowns of the Knights at the final gun.

Senior wide receiver Nate Even hauled in six receptions for 92 yards against the Knights, and his third-quarter touchdown snag gave him a share of the school record for career touchdown receptions with 26.

Even also finishes his collegiate career as Loras’ all-time leader in receiving yards and receptions. The two-sport athlete got a chance to show off his arm in the fourth quarter, heaving a 39-yard touchdown pass to junior running back Zach Minch on a trick play. Minch finished the game with 190 total yards and two touchdowns.

Closing the gap on Wartburg (9-1, 6-1) was just one of many encouraging signs the Duhawks showed in 2015.

“You’ve always got to put things in perspective,” Helminiak said. “Just look at where this program was two seasons ago, and compare that to where we’re at

now. I think there are drastic differences in the talent level on our roster, the job the coaches are doing, the attitude of our players, the excitement of fans and alums — we’re pleased about all of it.”

Fans who love offense have been pleased, too. The Duhawks (4-6, 3-4) broke 27 individual and team school records on offense in 2015, more than half of which were only a year old. According to Helminiak, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.

“Even with all [the broken records], I don’t think we’re anywhere near what we can be offensively. We’re just beginning.

We want to win an Iowa Conference Championship, and until we do that we’re not going to be satisfied.”

“We’re a young team that’s trying to figure out its identity,” Helminiak said. “We know what we want to be, and we’re getting closer and closer to that. It’s a matter of us growing up, we’ve got to continue to grow up.”

photo by maddy cole

Single-Game Individual Records Single-Season Individual Records Passing Yards

2,567 – Nolan Baumhover

Touchdown Passes

8 -- Nolan Baumhover 10/17 vs. Central

Completions

47 – Nik Schulte 9/19 vs.

Augustana

Total Offense

5,073 yards 36 yards 3,699 yards

Single-Season Team Records

Passing Touchdowns

27 – Nolan Baumhover

Receiving Yards

265 – Nate Even 9/19 vs.

Augustana

Passing Touchdowns

Completions

224 – Nolan Baumhover

Receptions

16(T) – Nate Even 9/19 vs.

Augustana

Passing Yards

Passing Yards

588 – Nik Schulte 9/19 vs.

Augustana

Women’s soccer team bids fairwell to seniors, looks for new leadership

by Frank Fernandez | sportswriter

The Loras women’s soccer team ended their season with an 11-5-4 record after falling to Wartburg in the Iowa Conference tournament championship.

Throughout regulation, neither team could find the back of the net as the game headed into overtime tied at zero. Two scoreless overtime periods led to penalty kicks. The Duhawks were only able to convert on one of three attempts, while the Knights buried three of four to give Wartburg the conference title.

The women hoped for an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament, but unfortunately they were left out of the tournament for the second consecutive season.

Despite the loss in the final, the women completed a strong season in which they grew as a young team, getting contributions from new and old faces.

Senior Katie Truesdale took home her second consecutive Iowa Conference Offensive MVP with another phenomenal season.

She improved on her 2014 stats, scoring a career high sixteen goals along with four assists for a total of 36 points. Those numbers are good enough to lead the conference in both goals and points, making her a runaway choice for the honor.

Truesdale finishes an illustrious four year career with 58 career goals and three straight first team All-Iowa Conference selections. With those kind of numbers, she knows that she can look back fondly on these past four seasons.

“I feel so blessed to have had such a great career. Even though we didn’t do as well as we wanted to this year, I look back happy at my four years thankful to have played with so many awesome girls.”

Along with Truesdale, redshirt senior Danielle Vujovic provided the one-two punch that guided the Duhawks for most of the season. After missing the 2014 season due to injury, Vujovic returned and earned a second team All-Iowa Conference nomination with ten goals and five assists during the 2015 season. This was the third time Vujovic received the honors.

The loss of Truesdale and Vujovic to graduation opens the door for younger

Duhawks to step up and become leaders. The four other All-Iowa Conference selections this season are four players who will be major factors in the Duhawks future success.

Junior forward Madie Avery appeared as an offensive threat, especially down the stretch. Her two goals helped defeat rival University of Dubuque in a tough conference road game late in the season to lead Loras to a victory.

She also set a career high in goals and points with five and ten, respectively, becoming a fixture in the lineup during conference play. She was named to the second team All-Iowa Conference for the first time.

Another lineup fixture, sophomore Sydney Wright, played shutdown defense in her first season as a Duhawk, earning her a second team All-Iowa Conference nod. She was part of the squad that only allowed four goals during a 5-0-2 stretch to end the season.

Two freshmen were also named honorable mentions on second team All-Iowa Conference, Elizabeth Mills and Michelle Loyo. Mills scored three goals and finished second on the team in assists with five, providing an offensive spark even as a first-year. Loyo’s goalkeeping was a big reason why Loras finished their regular season on a five game winning streak, as she posted a 0.87 goals against average during her starts. Beginning the season as the backup, Loyo made the most of her opportunity and will look to carry this success into next year.

With this talented, young group of players, Katie Truesdale has no worries for the future of the program.

“I think they are in a great spot moving forward. They have to work hard in the offseason and focus on doing that much better next season. We made great strides this season and the girls have to keep the momentum going because I foresee them doing really well in the future. I see a lot of girls taking on a leadership role. Some girls had that this past season so they will continue on with that next season.”

New season, same goals for Loras wrestlers by drew brashaw | sports editor

141-pound crown.

“I think Evan Weaver is on the verge,” Duhawk wrestling is back on the mats for a new season. For longtime Steward said. “He’s poised to have a really Loras head coach Randy Steward, the good year.”

Sophomore Jimmy Davis also went 4-0 goals and expectations are the same in on the day, steamrolling his way through 2015-16.

“Our expectations right now are to the competition in the 157-pound brackget as many kids as we can through the et en route to the championship. Davis regional tournament we’re hosting in picked up a pinfall, two tech falls and a February,” Steward said. “I think that’s major decision on his way to the podium, the same expectation every year. If we and outscored his opponents by a comcan get four or five kids through [to bined score of 47-3.

Senior Malcolm Watson rounded out Nationals], I think we’ll be right in the the Duhawks’ trio of champions in Plattemix.” ville, securing the top spot at 197 pounds.

While February and the NCAA ReWatson was awarded a first-round bye, gional Tournament are still in the disand earned decisions in the quarter- and tance, the Loras matmen have already semifinal rounds before scoring an 11-3 begun paving the road to get there. major decision in the finals.

The Duhawks, who finished last “Malcolm Watson’s a four-year starter, season with a 15th-place finish at the and this was his first tournament title,” NCAA Division III Steward said, “So that Championships, was a big deal. He’s a kicked off their 2015kid we think can be an 16 season on Nov. 7 O ur expectations right All-American at the end with a trip to Platteof the year.” now are to get as many ville for tournament S o p h o m o r e action at the UW-P kids as we can through 184-pounder Awais Super 8 Invitational.

Arain and first-year the regional tournament Loras crowned three heavyweight Quin Gilwe’re hosting in February. individual champions liam each reached the at the Super 8 and Randy Steward finals of their respechead wrestling coach brought home a pair tive brackets, but both of runner-up finishwere forced to settle for ers, as well. second-place finishes.

“Competition-wise, Arain lost a tight 2-0 [Platteville] wasn’t crazy, so it was good decision against UW-P’s Grant Wedepohl place to go and get our feet wet,” Stew- in the 184-pound final, and Gilliam was ard said. “We had three guys win it and pinned by Jack Seaman of Augustana in five in the finals, so it was a pretty good the final round at 285. tournament for us.”

The Duhawks will look to continue their 1 4 1 - p o u n d j u n i o r E v a n W e a v e r success this weekend as they travel to Mebrought home the first championship quon, Wis. To compete in the Concordia of the day for the Duhawks. After an Open, where the competition will be stiffer opening-round bye, Weaver scored than the Duhawks faced at UW-P. a tech fall in his first match and add“It’s a huge, primarily Division III toured major decisions in his next two to nament,” Steward said. “Wartburg’s there, reach the finals. Weaver earned an 8-4 and some other schools we don’t usually decision over Central’s Jahleel Vester see. We look at this as a really big test to in the championship bout to claim the see where some of our more solid guys

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