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Dubuque Food Co-Op offers alternative experience to traditional food shopping October 9, 2014 — Vol. 93, Issue 4

The Warehouse District offers a home to the Co-Op, adding to the community-centered atmosphere stocked with healthy, organic and locally made products

by CASSANDRA BUSCH| news editor

The Dubuque Food Co-Op began as a hope and dream in 2009. This dream became reality in May of this year when it opened its doors to the public. Since May, it has been providing the Dubuque community with local, natural, and organic products. Although the store is member-owned, anyone from the community is welcome to shop there.

There is no limit to the number of member owners that the store can have, and in fact, the more members the more financially stable the store will become. Members have the opportunity to vote for candidates for the Board of Directors, or even become one. Their suggestions and comments are also weighed heavily by the Board, which directs the growth of the CoOp. In addition, members receive patronage rebates in years that are profitable.

Also, free and discounted admissions to events that are co-op sponsored are another perk. Additional discounts and other promotions are offered to members as well when available. A lifetime membership costs $100, and is refundable if the member is to move or change their mind.

The Co-Op prides itself on providing locally grown food and products to the Dubuque area. They define “local” as anything within 90 miles of Dubuque. However, it does costs the store more to stock local products than imported ones, which means that some of the prices are slightly higher than they would be in a normal

grocery store. The store stocks everything from homemade salsas to gluten-free cake mixes, organic lip balms, chakra-aligning perfumes, and much more.

The store occupies the old CARADCO Warehouse space, on the first floor of the current Schmid Innovation Center.

Loft-style apartments reside above, which add to the urban-hub feel of the spot. It is located on the corner of 9th Street and Washington, in the Millwork District.

General Manager Patrick Brickel has previous experience working in Iowa City Co-Ops, and is enthusiastic about sharing his experiences with Dubuque. Brickel remarked that the CoOp is indeed thinking of college students, and has a plan in mind for how to better cater to them: “We’re in the process of launching student memberships.

These would bring all of the financial benefits of being an owner, but instead of a one-time lifetime fee of $100, students would be able to buy an annual membership for just $10.

That student membership won’t allow folks to elect Board Directors or earn patronage refunds like full owners, but will provide full access to discounts and events, as well as the ability to support a community-owned organization.”

Because the store supplies many fresh produce and other grocery items, a challenging issue arises regarding what to do with the produce when it begins to get old. The store avoids throwing anything away, and instead tries to use the still viable prod-

The Dubuque Food Co-Op offers Dubuque a unique shopping experience with its wide variety of locally produced and organic products, stocking its shelves with everything from vegetables to frozen pizzas to lip balm. photos by CASSANDRA BUSCH

ucts in homemade salsas, casseroles, etc.

In addition, they are donating to the Mission and Opening Doors’ Maria House and Teresa Shelter. The store wishes to give back to the Dubuque community as much as possible, and puts forth the fact that it couldn’t be in existence without the support of the Dubuque citizens.

Sophomore Sarah Homan has shopped at the co-op, and likes the location and variety that the store features.

“I think the Warehouse District is such a cool spot for it to be,” said Homan. “Although the prices might be a little higher, it offers some great alternative options that you

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wouldn’t find in the grocery store, and that are still feasible for college students to afford.”

Even just browsing the shelves offers a taste of a healthy and locally grown lifestyle, and gives a taste of the variety of products that Dubuque grows and makes.

“Natural, organic, and local foods are not a sub set within a store full of conventional products. We will not knowingly carry products with artificial additives, preservatives, colors or flavors, high fructose corn syrup, trans-fats, or genetically modified organisms (GMOs). And we hope to educate folks on alternatives to industrial food,” Brickel said.

This is one of the main concerns of the Co-Op. Although not every student may be interested in becoming a member of the Co-Op, shopping there offers a unique Dubuque experience, healthy and alternative cuisines, and a sense of the strong community that backs it.

The Loras community gathered in the Rock Bowl on Monday to celebrate Homecoming week together.

Fall sports were presented, President Collins was honored for his 10 years as college president, the cheerleaders performed and Mr. and Mrs. Loras ­— Nick Coleman and Anne Spoden — were crowned.

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The Lorian Oct. 9, 2014

2014: Year of the bat?

The college is trying to keep the winged creatures outside, but it can be a losing battle unless everyone is diligent.

by NINO ERBA| staff writer

It can be surprising the first time a student sees a bat on campus. Although bats are not extremely common, they still can cause a stir among students.

“I have seen them in our resident homes around the campus; I have seen them in Keane Hall; and I have seen them in Hoffmann, particularly the auditorium,” said Michael “Mick” Urbain, security officer, “but no more than usual.”

In Hoffmann, Urbain described how he saw a bat twice this semester in the first-floor hallway that connects the outside doors to the auditorium. There have also been sightings of bats in the auditorium, during both a practice and a performance of the faculty/staff play that was performed last month.

If a bat is found in the residence halls, students should not look to take care of it on their own.

“They would call Campus Safety or maintenance,” said Jina Quade, assistant director of residence life. “We also work with the Health Center. Anytime there is a bat sighting in the hall, or if a student wakes up and there’s a bat in their room, we want the student to go to the Health Center just to make sure that the bat has not bitten them or anything like that.”

“You should let us know because we

would refer you to a doctor,” said Tammi Marti, director of health and wellness.

“You never know whether you have a bat bite or not. In Iowa, skunks and bats are the most commonly found to be rabid.

The risk of rabies is enough that contact with a bat should be dealt with in a serious manner.”

For Urbain, this was a real-life scenario. According to Urbain, in 2009, as he was letting two RAs into the front entrance of Keane at about 2 a.m. He flashed his card onto the card reader, which had a bat on it. The bat got startled, bit Urbain in the arm, drew blood and got away.

Urbain later went to the hospital and received rabies shots as a result of it.

Urbain also notes that Loras has taken some action in regards to the bats.

“What Loras has tried to do is to try to at least educate, particularly our faculty, on the classrooms that need the windows closed when they’re through with their classes,” said Urbain. “Faculty will leave the windows open, which means it’s going to be several hours before security will get there in the evenings to shut those windows. These windows without screens is often how bats get in.”

This is the same way that bats can enter residence halls.

“We remind students to make sure that their screens are secure, that there’s not a hole in their window screen or something like that, because bats could easily get in that way,” said Quade. “If a student has an issue with their screen, they need to report that.”

photo by HALEY MEYER

Fright Fest

Early Saturday, students loaded buses and headed to Six Flags Great America for Fright Fest. Fright Fest is an annual tradition put on by Six Flags during the month of October; after 6 p.m., the zombies come out to scare those brave enough to enter the park. There are also haunted houses, fright-filled shows and, of course, some of the most thrilling coasters in the dark. The trip was put on by Year Experience and students who signed up went for free. The weather was cold, windy and rainy in the morning, but by late afternoon the rain had stopped and the zombies had come out.

Screams of terror could be heard across the park, both from atop the hills of roller coasters and from the zombies chasing guest around the park.

UNICEF Trick-or-Treats targets nations in need

by CASSANDRA BUSCH| news editor paigns that the U.S. Fund for UNICEF has, and it involves not only fundraising October has come again, which means efforts, but also educating American youth that so has one of UNICEF at Loras’ biggest fundraisers. Trick-or-Treat for about world issues. It’s a campaigns where kids help kids, and I think that it really UNICEF takes places every October, encompasses a true spirit of solidarity and not only at Loras, but across the United States, Canada, and even all the way awareness,” senior advisor for UNICEF at Loras, Lina Rodriguez, said. “Currently, in Hong Kong. UNICEF at Loras tabled last week to begin handing out boxes for UNICEF is facing five “level three” emergencies for the first time ever, which are change collection for the Trick-or-Treat crises due to conflict in Iraq, Syria, Cenfund, but more are still available upon tral African Republic, and South Sudan, request. They are also located in numerous locations around campus. The small and now the Ebola outbreak in West Afriboxes are used to collect change that will ca. A “level three” emergency is the highbe gathered at the end of the month by est level, meaning that they need immediate attention, resources, and solutions, UNICEF at Loras members. The club will then in turn send that money to the larger which cannot be fulfilled or controlled by the host governments.

UNICEF organization, UNICEF is currently rewhere it will be utilized sponding to these priority to supply food, clean waemergencies, and for that Trick-or-Treat is one of ter, and medical care to they need more funding to kids in need all across the main campaigns better attend to them.” the world. that the U.S. Fund In the past, major orgaThe Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF has, and nizations and well-known fundraiser was started by celebrities alike have children in Philadelphia, it involves not only joined the Trick-or-Treat Pennsylvania in 1950, fundraising efforts, efforts, including Pier 1, when they went door to but also educating Procter & Gamble, and door collecting money in IKEA. Well-known public decorated milk cartons American youth figures such as Laurence for their peers across the about world issues.

Fishburne, Selena Goworld that were in need.

Lina Rodriguez mez, Joel Madden, SarInstead of asking for canSenior Advisor for ah Jessica Parker, and dy that Halloween, they UNICEF at Loras Alyssa Milano also join asked for change and UNICEF as celebrity amraised $17. Since then, bassadors, proving that the campaign has raised UNICEF’s mission spans all age groups, $170 million in the United States alone. careers, and salaries. Everyone is needed Every little bit donated to the campaign to participate, whether it is a Loras college has the possibility of making a huge difstudent, a second grader, a doctor, or an ference in a child’s life. A child can receive clean water for 40 days for only $1. A-list actor.

On Oct. 30, UNICEF at Loras memMalaria vaccinations can be given to 100 bers will be going “hall storming” across children for $100. A malnourished child can be fed for five days for $5. Therefore, campus, collecting the boxes previously distributed, and asking for additional even a small bit of pocket change can go donations if possible. They will dress up a long way when donated to this UNICEF in costume, mimicking the original Philcampaign. adelphia efforts, and the efforts of other The campaign is not limited to young people, however. Kids and adults alike UNICEF supporters all over the world.

The proceeds will go to the humanitarian take part in the effort, because they realize efforts to help alleviate the pain and sufjust how important UNICEF’s humanitarian efforts are in combating armed conflict, fering that too many of the world’s children are undergoing. What may seem like water and sanitation issues, food shortagpocket change to a Loras student could go es, and life-threatening diseases. a long way for a child in need.

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Author Tom Fate searches for a deliberate life in new book

by ANDREA BERNS| staff writer

TOM FATE

Tom Montgomery Fate, nonfiction author of “Cabin Fever: A Suburban Father’s Search for the Wild,” visited Loras on Thursday, Oct. 2. He made an appearance in Dr. Kevin Koch’s Nonfiction Workshop course as a published creative nonfiction writer speaking to budding nonfiction writers. A reading was held in ARC 202 at 7 p.m. that evening.

Fate was raised in Maquoketa, IA,

where he discovered his love for writFor example, the first chapter, “Picking in the seventh grade after one of his ing Blackberries,” is a juxtaposition of teachers had the class go out into a snownature and technology. The title sugstorm and record their voice describing gests picking berries out in the wilderwhat they saw. ness, but in the chapter itself Fate wor“I began to love what I wrote just like ries that modern time-saving devices painters begin to love their paintings,” like the BlackBerry phone [which he first Fate said. encountered while wandering about the He graduated from the nonfiction lake] will save him so much time that he program at the Univer“won’t have any left to sity of Iowa and is now waste.”

His newest book, a professor of English at “Wasting” time, he the College of DuPage in suggests — e.g., going “Cabin Fever,” has suburban Chicago. for walks with no parbeen described as His newest book, ticular purpose in mind “a modern ‘Walden,’ “Cabin Fever,” has been — is vital to his creative described as “a modmethod. if you can imagine ern ‘Walden,’ if you can In addition to “Cabin Thoreau married, imagine Thoreau marFever,” Fate has written with a job, three ried, with a job, three other nonfiction books, kids, and a minivan.” It kids, and a minivan.” i n c l u d i n g “ B e y o n d illustrates his search for the White Noise: Mis“a more deliberate life sion in a Multiculturamid a high-tech, material world,” with al World” and “Steady and Trembling: each chapter juxtaposing two aspects of Art, Faith, and Family in an Uncertain the human experience such as patience World.” His essays have been included and passion, childhood and parenthood, in several magazines including The Chinature and religion, and death and birth, cago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun and among others.

Iowa Review.

D U B U Q U E’S got

Discernment Weekend

Are you interested in checking out religious life?

You are invited to quiet, to prayer and to learn how you might experience God’s truth within you.

Join us for a day, or two, of input and reflection.

Friday, November 14 at 5 pm to Saturday, November 15 at 6 pm To register or for more details, contact Sr. Kathy Carr, BVM at kcarr@bvmcong.org or call 563-588-2351 ext. 5133.

Sponsored by Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Dubuque Franciscan Sisters, and Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters.

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Oct. 9, 2014

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Future of plastic bags up in the air

by NINO ERBA| staff writer

For many people, this question should sound familiar: Paper or plastic? The question posed at grocery store checkout lines has become so ingrained, it’s ubiquitous.

However, this might change soon.

Sources such as Time and the Washington Post have reported that California has become the first state that will ban single-use plastic bags. As the CNN Money website noted, “California is the first to ban plastic bags at the state level. But Hawaii has local ordinances on its four main islands that prohibit plastic bags.” Which means that, while Hawaii has passed bans on each individual island, California will eventually ban plastic bags throughout the state.

Dubuque is taking action against plastic bags as well. “About two years ago, the Environmental Stewardship Commission wrote a letter to the City Council asking them to consider plastic bag use in the community and take a stance to reduce the use of those bags,” says Cori Burbach, the Sustainable Community Coordinator for the City of Dubuque.

Burbach also detailed how the city council accepted a recommendation regarding plastic bags. One part consisted of education and outreach to the community, while another part consisted of a five year phased period starting with big box retailers and eventually reaching all retailers.

On the education and outreach side, Loras also is taking action against plastic bags. “I know there has been a showing of the documentary Bag It a number of times, that kind of talks about how plastic bags kind of really affect a lot of things, how significant their damage is on the environment,” says Stacia McDermott, Coordinator of Peace and Justice in the Spiritual Life Division at Loras College.

McDermott mentioned RecycleMania as another example that highlights recycling efforts. She also talked about how Loras got rid of plastic water bottles specifically made for Loras that had a Dewey Duhawk cover on them, but that Loras still sells and hands out bottled water at large events.

In terms of how much damage plastic has on the environment, McDermott brought up the production and waste of plastic, and also a movement aiming to eliminate BPA, BPA being a chemical that’s found in many plastic containers.

In terms of how bad plastic bags are to the environment, the Californians Against Waste website noted that “San Jose estimated an annual loss of $1 million each year due to plastic bag related repairs in their facilities.” Coming from San Jose alone, in a state of large as California, that’s an enormous amount of money spent due to plastic bags.

The website also noted that “267 species have been scientifically documented to be adversely affected by plastic marine debris.” This provides a look at how much plastic affects our environment right now.

McDermott gave some advice to student on being sustainable, including reducing their use of plastic and their waste, and said she would “invite them to really educate themselves and recognize that they have a lot more power than they’re aware of in terms of changing their reliance on fossil fuels” and that there are “just little practices that can really make a big difference.”

Burbach also gave some advice, noting that “Sustainability can be a very overwhelming concept for people to figure out where to start, and if they start with chunks like plastic bags, I think it’s something that they can build up to a more sustainable lifestyle.” On plastic bags, she notes that “we recommend if people do have those bags…use them if you have them” and that about every large store in Dubuque has bins where plastic bags can be returned and made into playground furniture.

For the time being, Dubuque won’t be turning into California, but sustainable actions are a step in the right direction.

Keep your eyes peeled for further actions on plastic bag use in the future.

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Oct. 9, 2014

You can be alone, but not lonely

by CASSANDRA BUSCH| news editor

Before coming to college, I had never eaten a meal, at school, alone. Ever since kindergarten I had a friend by my side, chatting away as I tunneled through sandwiches, fruit, and these weird little oyster crackers I used to eat. Having someone to talk to was a sure thing. Even if my best friend wasn’t there, my schools had always been small enough that there had been someone to take a seat next to.

The first time I had to eat alone here was tough. I felt strange, like an alien in my own cafeteria. I didn’t see anyone I knew, or at least knew well enough to feel comfortable having a meal and full on conversation with. I know that I could have sat next to someone new and introduced myself, but, well, I was still a meek little freshman, and I wasn’t in the mood that day to risk sitting next to a stranger.

And so, I found a small table out of the way and sat down. Alone.

I didn’t really know what to do with myself, so I pulled out my always present laptop and started browsing social media. Surrounded by groups of friends chatting and laughing, I did feel self-

conscious. I would think of something to all access meal plan. So I decided to say, but didn’t have anyone to say it to. rough it alone.

I wanted to rave about the pasta salad I I’m not the most confident person. was eating, but no one sat across from me You typically won’t see me dancing in waiting to hear my thoughts. For some public, sleeping out in the open, yelling reason, lunch has across the room, always seemed like or intentionally such a social activity, calling too much Whether it’s hanging out it felt wrong to be attention to myself. in the dorms when your by myself, in view of That’s just not friends are running around everyone. my nature. And Did people think I so even though I on Friday nights, eating in was antisocial? Did was sitting against the cafeteria by yourself, they think I didn’t the wall, quietly going to the gym at the have any friends? eating by myself, I As I started to felt like a spotlight crack of dawn alone, or sweat a little bit, was aimed on me, reading a book instead thinking about what with flashing lights of going to a movie, my classmates might screaming, “This spending time alone think of me, I tried to girl is a loner.” rationalize why I was But why should I doesn’t have to mean that feeling that way. feel that way? Being you are a social outcast.

What was so by yourself isn’t wrong about being really that bad. In by myself? fact, sometimes it’s Sure, it was only partly by choice. My really a relief, and relaxing. schedule that semester was weird, and Whether it’s hanging out in the dorms none of my friends were free. I could when your friends are running around have eaten in my dorm room, but I really on Friday nights, eating in the cafeteria wanted to take advantage of my (forced) by yourself, going to the gym at the crack

‘Try not to play a role in the degradation of musical traditions’ I

realize that Maybe you’ll just, like I said, switch what I’m about sides on the sidewalk at night, because to delve into for some reason our country holds seems to sound a bit firmly to the idea of ‘otherness’ that we judgmental on my attach to the (as we secretly believe) part, and it probably less-civilized Black-American culture. is. But, I’m okay This isn’t to say that white people with that because, can’t listen to rap, or that Latinos can’t the truth is, I’m not listen to jazz. Again let us focus on the entirely sure that even principle. Let us recognize that there I buy into the ideas is a breakdown somewhere between I’m about to propose. who we are and what we listen to on Kalli Miner I’m not trying to make Spotify. a scholarly point here, That is to say that we don’t actually I’m just trying to get people thinking LISTEN to the music we play anymore, about and hopefully chuckling at we merely hear the beat. But, I doubt the funny things that people (myself that too, after all, how interesting is a included) do in our neck of the global 4/4 quarter note beat? It’s the same in woods. every song.

Raise your mental hand if you’re a In some cases I think we hide person who likes to listen to and dance behind ‘the beat’ or ‘the catchiness’ of to rap/hip-hop music on the weekends. music and excuse what are perhaps Now, raise it again if you find yourself true desires to act upon, under the racially profiling black people. I don’t cover of night, less civilized, less moral mean that you’re an all-out white versions of who we are in the light of supremacist, but day. For instance, rather if you find we allow bad lyrics yourself walking to and strobe lights But don’t you ever the other side of the to excuse our wonder why all these street late at night ulterior motives at white kids hike down when a black man is house parties. about to pass you on To sum things to Ginn Ricky’s dance the side walk. up: We use music floor on the weekends Uh-oh, as a mask to and get down to some this is getting act in ways that uncomfortable. Don’t are usually not of the dirtiest, most worry, I’m not about acceptable in degrading, and most to shame anyone for other, everyday, sexist genre of music their habits, again situations. that’s not my goal.

This isn’t the in our generation?

But don’t you ever only offense wonder why all these though, because white kids hike down to Ginn Ricky’s in using music to degrade each other, dance floor on the weekends and get we have also degraded the music. We down to some of the dirtiest, most take rap, a genre that has played a degrading, and most sexist genre of major historical role in identifying and music in our generation? voicing struggles that are uniquely For those of you who are true hipexperienced by the black community, hop enthusiasts, exploring the likes of and strip it down to the rhythm of Tupac Shakir, at ease soldiers, it’s not its electronically generated bass line you I’m talking about. because we ‘like the beat.’

I’m talking about parochial whitey Bust a move to whatever you choose hammering out the lyrics to ‘Hot Boy’ to, it is your choice, but try not to play on a Saturday night because he ‘likes a role in the degradation of musical the beat.’ We all know that on Monday traditions, and in turn, the reality he’ll go back to his house in suburbia of the stories told through those and shake his head at the entitlement traditions. There is enough of that of minorities in this country (an idea I done by recent artists as it stands, so think is a truck load of crap). don’t cast your vote for that trend to Or, maybe it’ll be less explicit. continue.

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of dawn alone, or reading a book instead of going to a movie, spending time alone doesn’t have to mean that you are a social outcast. You can be your own friend.

Take the opportunity to check in with yourself, and how you’ve been feeling.

Have you been too stressed, too busy, or doing things that you aren’t comfortable with?

Use alone time to do things that you want to do. Utilize a meal to catch up on e-mails, or simply to enjoy some good food in silence. Don’t rush, and go back up for seconds if you want! No one is there to judge you. Read the books you want to read, see the movies that you want to see, workout when you want to work out, etc. Spending time with your friends is great, but sometimes you get lost in the shuffle and the excitement.

Take a deep breath, and focus on your own personal desires. Become comfortable with the silence, and with your thoughts. Become comfortable being alone.

Doing things by yourself doesn’t have to mean you’re a lonely person, and don’t ever let someone tell you otherwise!

‘Dewey’ Question Homecoming?

Grab your purple and gold out of the closet, work on your Dewey-call, and crack open a Natty Light (if you are of age). It is Homecoming week.

But those of us on the Lorian staff aren’t completely sold on every aspect of Homecoming week. There are some things about it that makes us a bit nauseated.

We get it. Homecoming week isn’t only about students. It’s also about welcoming back alumni. They are coming home, back to the campus where they spent four transformative years. They are coming back to a campus that invested resources in their betterment, a campus which represents their young adulthood.

This is particularly true at Loras, a school that has an indescribable air, an indescribable attitude, something which we are sure to miss when we leave.

We are welcoming alumni back home to their family. We may not know them personally, but they helped to shape the college. They left their legacy, their mark on the campus, and we thank them.

But what about this pep rally on Monday?

We get it. Homecoming week is about school spirit. A way to express our gratitude toward alumni is to show that we love attending Loras as much as they love coming back. And a way to show that we love attending Loras is by cheering on our teams, wearing our colors and coming together as a community of Duhawks.

But what about this idea of Homecoming Court?

We will be honest. We didn’t spend nearly enough time researching the history of crowning Homecoming royalty. In fact, we didn’t even finish the relevant sections on Wikipedia. It wasn’t out of a lack of concern, and it wasn’t out

of a lack of respect for tradition. Instead, we are going with our gut.

During that pep rally, our gut simply questioned what good was coming of this practice.

Are we elevating a group of students as ideal Duhawks? We don’t want to think so. We know that there is no such thing as an ideal Duhawk. We know that Duhawks embrace diversity, in gifts, in talents, in interests, in personalities. How could 10 individuals accurately represent what it means to be a Duhawk?

Are we affirming 10 individuals’ contributions to the Loras community?

Maybe. But don’t we all know that one personal affirmation from a boss, a friend, a teacher means more than any number of anonymous pats on the backs?

Are we simply carrying on a tradition that we cannot fully appreciate?

Certainly.

Is there a problem with that? We aren’t sure. But we are told there is value in “reflective thinking.” And as much as we try to reflect on this practice, the more confused we become by its purpose.

Tradition is only as strong as we make it. Crowning an ideal couple — a Mr. and Mrs. Loras — holds weight only if we allow it to hold weight.

There certainly are other questions that are keeping us up at night. Why must the woman who wins court have her MRS degree? Why is the soccer team elevated as the best team on campus when the cross-country team seems to be doing pretty darn well too? And how can we say that we’re “Duhawks supporting Duhawks” when most jokes were made at another team’s expense?

And, most importantly: do you actually walk a mile on the Miracle Mile?

— Lorian staff

Editorial staff co-executive editor: MARY AGNOLI co-executive editor/ features editor: COLIN HALBMAIER news editor: CASSANDRA BUSCH sports editor: RYAN GRAHAM assistant features editor: SAMANTHA VATH assistant news editor: ELLIE HORST

assistant sports editor: DREW BRASHAW executive copy editor: HANNAH WAY head copy editor: KAITLIN YAHR copy editors: STEPHANIE LaGRANT MARGARET SENTOVICH advertising manager: COLLEEN MULRY moderator: TIM MANNING

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The importance for Duhawks to vote H

ey there, my name is Dallas Knapp, and I am the newest writer for the Democratic column. A little bit about myself, I am a sophomore here at Loras and I am a Politics major, and a member of the Mock Trial program here at Dallas Knapp Loras (Go DuMock!).

For this edition of The Lorian, I’d like to raise your awareness regarding the upcoming November election for both the first congressional seat of Iowa as well as the Senate seat that is up for grabs.

Students of Loras College, it is easy to forget that while the Loras community may seem disconnected from the rest of Dubuque, we are a central part of town. I mean, just look at where Loras is located, we are right in the center of town; as a testament to how central Loras’ campus is, literally everything in town is about a 15 minute drive in any direction. Loras is not only the center of town geographically, but also politically.

Both Pat Murphy and Rod Blum, who are running for U.S. Congress, and Chuck Isenhart, the State House Representative for the Dubuque’s 99th district, are all

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Loras alumni. Another title that Loras for why you should vote Murphy over College holds as a political center in Republican Rod Blum, look Dubuque is the Loras College Poll, no further than Blum’s new led by our very own Dr. Christopher attack ad. In the 30 second Budzisz, which tracks voter opinions advertisement, Murphy in vital races across the state of Iowa. is described as an “angry Given our political importance, I think politician” with a video of it goes without saying that it should be him shouting at his fellow the honor—nay, duty—of each Duhawk state representatives “We to vote in the upcoming general election shut that switchboard for Iowa’s next Senator as well as our down! Shame on you!” congressional representative. I think it This is followed by a pan is pretty obvious that I am trying to tell to the nice, cheery, business starter Mr. each and every one Rod Blum. The point of you reading this behind of the ad was to Given our political to GET OUT AND demonize Murphy for importance, I think it VOTE. It does not yelling at his colleagues, goes without saying matter whether you but I think it fails in vote Republican demonstrating an angry that it should be the or Democrat, just politician. It instead, honor—nay, duty—of remember to vote.

I think, it presents each Duhawk to vote in But you may a picture of a firm ask, “Dallas … who advocate for his people. the upcoming general should I vote for?”

Now, let’s put this election for Iowa’s Great question, “outburst” in context. next Senator as well concerned citizen Murphy took the of Dubuque, a podium after having as our congressional question I am glad asked for a personal representative. to answer. I am sure point of order. State you can guess my Representative Murphy answer considering takes pains to point out the nature of this column, but if not, it is his third time doing so in his twentythen I will say that Pat Murphy is the two years as an Iowa state legislator. The man of the hour. If you need a reason issue being discussed before the Iowa

Hold up those marriages D

id you know that marriages are the strongest factor in reducing child poverty? An article done by the Heritage Foundation explains “children in married families are 82 percent less likely to be poor than children of single parents.”

Kenzie Also, children with Elsbernd married parents tend to have better test scores, healthier relationships, etc. If one wanted to take the time they could easily list off the advantages of children who are brought up in married families.

Now as an American citizen I am very concerned for the increasing numbers of single parents in the United States. It is not right that they should have the burden, stress, or responsibility which should be share between two people. What I find especially concerning is the fact that some believe that throwing money at the problem will solve it.

In 2011 about $330 billion dollars in welfare was given out to single parents for cash, food, housing, clothing, social services, and medical care. The results show little to no impact on decreasing

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the percentage for those in poverty and the number of single parents. That is because our governing body is not looking at the source of this issue.

The issue is that many of these single parents did not regard the importance of healthy marriages before having a child. So how do we solve this issue? The Heritage Foundation solution is that “First, government and culture must clearly communicate the critical importance of marriage to reducing future poverty and other social ills. Second, youth at risk of becoming unwed parents deserve knowledge and skills to prepare them for the task of bearing and raising children. Third, welfare should be changed to encourage rather than penalize marriage, as the current system does.”

So next time you are on Facebook, or some form of social media, think about how you can promote marriage.

We can all do our part by supporting celebrities, heroes, and elected officials who have shown a strong support for healthy marriages.

Lastly, please be thoughtful about this as you look towards marriage in the future and when you go to vote.

May God bless healthy marriages, and may God bless America.

House was about collective bargaining and general worker rights. That day, in an effort to curb voter input, the Republican majority shut down the switchboard that allowed concerned constituents to call in and voice their complaints—silencing voter input, and disregarding democratic principles. It was not as if Murphy was screaming at his fellow representatives for political theatre; Murphy was so fired up because House Republicans were denying the voices of Iowa from being heard, something he finds unacceptable for the Iowa State Legislature. See, that is the kind of person that Murphy is; a caring, compassionate, average Dubuquer. As I mentioned earlier, he graduated from none other than Loras College and has always been a part of the working class. While Murphy may never have grown a business like Rod, he has always worked for the betterment of working class Iowans like himself and his family. Murphy is a genuine guy, and his authentic nature can be found in Rod’s new “attack” ad. I encourage the Loras community to vote for Murphy, because he gets fired up, because he yells, and because he gets upset when he knows that his constituents—his neighbors— receive the short end of the stick.

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Good news for comic book fans and television fans alike: last year, The CW brought us season 2 of the television show, “Arrow,” which has been increasing in popularity at a dramatic rate. The show stars Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen and his alter ego, the Arrow, based on the DC comic character Green Arrow. With the epic ending to last season, doors have been opened to an expanded television universe and the debut of “The Flash” and “Arrow” season three this week. Introduced to us in Arrow, Barry Allen, better known as The Flash, is now receiving his own television show. Producer confirmations and sneak previews to the two shows suggest that The Arrow and Flash will interact within each show creating a connected universe.

“Arrow” has shown through its two seasons that its writing and action choreography is only getting better. Season two of “Arrow” left fans craving more. Character development and phenomenal action sequences really one upped the first season as Oliver battled popular DC villains such as Deadshot, Solomon Grundy, and the main antagonist, Deathstroke, better known as Slade from Teen Titans, who we all encountered in our childhood. The introduction of the Flash only made things more interesting as a whole other show is being dedicated to an expanded universe which will include more heroes such as The Atom and Red Arrow. Producers and actors have hinted at other popular characters that might be added to the roster, including Nightwing, Batman, and Green Lantern but with DC creating cinematic universe like Marvel has with The Avengers, there are no promises. Arrow will in fact battle the League of Assassins and their leader, who was the main villain in Batman Begins, Ra’s Al Ghul. In his debut season, The Flash is set to battle villains such as The Reverse Flash, the Weather Wizard, Captain Boomerang, and more. The Flash is a popular superhero on the Justice League that has been rebooted from a previously unsuccessful 1990’s television show.

This is a great chance to learn about a well-known hero that people don’t know too much about. Both of these shows are set to impress comic book fans and television bingers this fall and I highly recommend checking them both out. You can catch up on all of the action on a Netflix binge of both seasons of “Arrow” to prepare you for this television extravaganza. “Flash” will air on Tuesdays followed by “Arrow” on Wednesdays only on the CW.

chine sound. (Trust me, you’ll know what it is when you hear it.)

And, thank God, he hasn’t lost his knack for songwriting. There are more slow jams than is necessary, but the album is eclectic. The songs sound good and have good melodies. The best of the lot, one that popped up on the Internet months in advance, is the power ballad “Breakdown,” where he weaves a sad story about poor life decisions and how it cost him a relationship with a woman. If pop radio decided to become more open-minded tomorrow, you might hear “Breakdown” being played, but such is life.

Also impressive is how well the dude can sing. He’s proven that he’s both a better singer, dancer, and allaround musician than Michael Jackson (yes, I went there), but it’s a well-known fact that most singers’ voices lose something as they age, especially in rock.

Prince still has his trademark tricks up his sleeve: the amazing range, the falsetto, the undeniable screams and wails. His voice can be an acquired taste, but the dude has some serious skills.

2014 has been a huge year for Prince so far. A guest spot on “New Girl,” the 30th anniversary of “Purple Rain,” the emergence of rare footage taken at a concert in Minneapolis with Prince and his old band the Revolution performing the song “Purple Rain” before it made the record, although it was disappointingly taken down. (Side note: it’s ironic that a musician that has been as flagrantly anti-Internet as Prince puts references of hashtags and a meme in his songs.) Art Official Age” isn’t a watershed album like “Purple Rain,” but it justifies the hype and gives us hope that he’ll continue releasing more music in the years to come.

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This year, the unthinkable happened: for the first time in nine years, Pixar isn’t releasing a movie. So, the field is wide open for another animated film to dominate the year. So far, we’ve already seen the “Lego Movie” and “How to Train Your Dragon 2,” which will provide an exciting race for the Best Animated Feature Oscar this year. “The Boxtrolls” won’t be as ubiquitous, but a nomination is certainly within reach for this one.

In the town of Cheesebridge, the creatures known as Boxtrolls roam the night hunting for things that they use to build, invent, and such.

One night, a boy is taken from Cheesebridge and grows up living with the Boxtrolls. The boy, named Eggs because his box has eggs on the front, identifies as one of them until a turn of events changes his life, and Cheesebridge, forever.

However, as is usually the case with this kind of films, a dastardly villain makes a living by hunting down boxtrolls, but there’s something much more

nefarious to come…

Giving away too much of the plot would be criminal because one of the joys of “The Boxtrolls” is how complex the film actually is. The film certainly adheres to some of the conventions of family animated movies, but the twists and turns are what help make it special.

Elsewhere, the film’s rewards are numerous.

The cast is great, especially Ben Kingsley as the slimy villain, and a big twist involving his character is a major treat. The boxtrolls are quite the invention. Despite communicating in a manner that resembles a less decipherable Gollum, they’re remarkably expressive and their personalities shine through. Another bonus is that fact that Cheesebridge is a delightfully eccentric town, where the corrupt leaders are more preoccupied with eating cheese than fixing problems, and the place is clearly divided between the upper class and lower classes. Plus, most of them speak in British accents!

However, the film must be seen for its animation. The level of complexity and technical accomplishment can’t be understated. The facial expressions, the background information, the fluidity are all remarkable, and reinforces the power that stop-motion animation holds.

Laika, the same studio that did “Coraline” and “Paranorman,” are a blessing to an animated landscape dominated by CGI. More than 20 years after “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” there’s still a special place for stop-motion animation. (Be sure to stick around as the film provides a glimpse of how much time and effort it takes to make stop-motion animation.)

“The Boxtrolls” won’t win Best Animated Feature. It doesn’t have the same resonance that the “Lego Movie” and “HTTYD 2” achieved. Still, it’s a good way to spend your time away from the chilly weather. Be sure to stay tuned: cold weather is only a sign that Oscar season is upon us, so keep your eyes peeled!

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Smashing Expectations

Follow the Arrow Art Official Age to the Flash Give Prince credit: he’s still making music, original music at that. While many artists his age or generation are either dead, milking their past through touring or some other music casualty, the Purple One shows that he still has it in him. This is a good thing: after a legendary run of albums (including “Purple Rain,” which solidified his status as a god forever in rock history), Prince got caught up in a nasty fight with Warner Bros., which led him to adopt the unpronounceable symbol. Yet, despite this, he bounced back in the 2000s with some well-received albums and an amazing set during the 41st Super Bowl.

Now, he’s back with not one but two albums, one solo (which shall be reviewed here) called “Art Official Age” (get it?) and one with his new band, 3rdEyeGirl. Call this the anti-Beyonce: Prince started putting out new songs and building up hype last year by performing on Jimmy Fallon’s old show and announcing that “Somebody That I Used to Know” won the Record of the Year at the Grammy Awards that year. (Instant classic bit: Prince literally saying “I love this song” before announcing the winner.) All the hype amounted to a double release that everyone saw coming.

And the music? It’s very good, despite lacking the ace-in-the-hole quality that would’ve helped it stand next to albums like “Purple Rain” in his discography.

One thing that jumps at you a lot is the genre blending that Prince indulges in. This is an album that will make purists writhe in pain. In fact, the first song even throws in an EDM break, like that of dubstep. In between, you get funk guitars, synth and real bass, keyboards and synths, sound effects, women singers, and the odd decision to put women with British accents acting like nurses in a futuristic society into the mix.

If you listen closely, he even brings back the most precious gift you can think of: the Prince Linn drum ma-

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by COLIN HALBMAIER | staff writer

Since the series’ beginnings in 1999, Super Smash Brothers has become a household name in the Nintendo and arcade fighting genres respectively. With its all-star cast of iconic characters, the release of each game in the series has become a landmark event in the industry.

Last Friday, Nintendo brought the next installment in the Smash Bros series straight to the Nintendo 3DS for the first time.

Super Smash Brothers for the 3DS is the first time the series has reached handheld gamers. The last installment, Super Smash Brothers Brawl for the Nintendo Wii, was over six years ago in the spring of 2008. Since then, the industry has picked up more than a few new recognizable faces, many of which appear in the game. Mega Man and Pac-Man make an appearance alongside more recent newcomers including Robin and Lucina from Fire Emblem, Villager from Animal Crossing, and even the Wii Fit Trainer him/herself.

Longtime participants such as Mario, Link, Pikachu, and Kirby bring the roster

up to 49 participants across 34 stages.

The premise of the series has remained largely unchanged in each installment. Up to four brawlers appear on-stage and proceed to fight using a wide palette of moves. With each hit, a player’s percentage increases; the higher the percentage, the easier it is to send them flying. Various items appear throughout the match, including swords, bombs, and food taken from different Nintendo games. Some stages remain static while others have odder behaviors, such as changing locations or scrolling across the screen as you fight. Each is a throwback to the legacy that Nintendo has built for itself over the years.

New to this iteration is a mini-game mode called Smash Run. Four players have five minutes to beat up baddies and collect power-ups. Once time is up, they compete in a random mini-game that use one or all of their collected abilities. The mode itself is enjoyable, but doesn’t quite fill the void left by the previous game’s story mode. Given the handheld nature of the game, it’s understandable that some cuts would need to be made to allow for other features, but its absence is felt.

Unlocking all of the game’s characters and stages also feels easy compared to previous versions, though whether or not this is bad is up to the gamer. Of the 49 characters, only 12 need to be unlocked, many of which are returning characters. A newcomer available from the beginning is the Mii—Nintendo’s customizable avatars—which can be taken straight from your system and suited up for battle. In the announcement for the Mii fighters, Nintendo featured Miis representing Abraham

Lincoln, Ice-T, and Elijah Wood, to name a few. This customization adds some more depth to what some might see as a limited—though expansive—roster.

Even with its limitations as a handheld, Super Smash Brothers for 3DS feels like an incredibly deep game. The nature of the series is built for replay value, with no real story mode to “beat.” Collecting the game’s hundreds of trophies can take weeks of dedicated work, meaning there’s still plenty to do in the meantime. While those with larger hands may experience some discomfort during long play sessions, the game feels entirely natural on the 3DS. It’s no wonder that over 2.8 million copies of the game have been sold worldwide. Keep in mind that the game released in Japan mid-September and North America only last week.

Super Smash Brothers’ launch on a portable system was a striking success for Nintendo in a time when it was desperately needed.

With a wide variety of Nintendo’s series represented (along with some others—hello, Mega Man!), fans everywhere are thrilled. The HD version of the game, Super Smash Brothers for Wii U, will be released on November 21, just in time for the holiday season.

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by RACHEL HUNDT | staff writer

The sun is setting earlier, the days are getting colder, and the leaves are changing color. That can only mean one thing: it’s time for Fall! Don’t let the need for extra blankets bring you down— warm up for winter with this list of eleven things to do in one of the year’s top four seasons!

1. Make a leaf pile! Bring out your inner child, and play in the leaves!

2. Go on a hike in the woods, and enjoy the not-so-icy air one last time before the snow flies!

3. Have a bonfire! Roast marshmallows, make s’mores, and goof around with your gang while it’s still nice outside!

4. Make pumpkin pie! And share it with the wonderful author of this article because it’s her favorite.

5. Go to a haunted house or corn maze and get spoooooked!

6. Try the apple cider now offered in the Duhawk Market or a Pumpkin Spice latte from Starbucks.

7. Visit the Farmer’s market on Saturday mornings to buy apples and baby pumpkins.

8. Enter a pumpkin carving contest and WIN! 9. Make the pumpkins seeds with butter. Salt them and share them with all your friends.

10. Walk in stores and scoff at the Christmas decorations. You haven’t even eaten your turkey yet!

11. Mentally prepare yourself for the amount of snow you will see for the next few months. Physically prepare yourself by getting a good snow shovel and decorate for the holidays!

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Happy Homecoming,

Duhawks!

College Cooking

Friday, October 10 Glow in the Dark Ultimate Frisbee Faber Clark, 7 - 8 p.m.

Saturday, October 11 Tailgate Loras Parkway, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Football vs. Buena Vista Rock Bowl, 1 p.m.

Black Light Homecoming Rave Field House, 8 - 10 p.m.

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Sunday, October 12 CAB and DM Color FT5K Chaplin Schmidt Island, 10 a.m.

Graduate Dream Jobs

by MAGGIE WELDIN | staff writer

Alec Brownstein wiggled his way into his first job as a copywriter without even having a portfolio. He then spent every Friday [firing day] hiding in other people’s offices, not answering his phone.

Brownstein has come a long way since then, working at various prestigious ad agencies throughout his career. Arguably, the most fascinating point of Brownstein’s career was when he decided to begin his Google Job Experiment.

If you googled your name and someone had taken out an ad to get your attention, what would be your first thought? For the creative directors that Brownstein targeted, their first thought was, “We need to interview him.”

Brownstein is the creator of the Google Job Experiment, where at age 27, he paid six dollars to take out ads for five creative directors he wanted to work for, three of which he landed interviews with. Brownstein explained that the interviews did not include much discussion about his Google ads, but rather focused on his work and his creative process. One of Brownstein’s ads targeted Ian Reichenthal, who was the Creative Director at the New York at agency, Y&R. The ad read, “Hey, Ian Reichenthal. Googling yourself is a lot of fun. Hiring me is fun, too,” with a link to his portfolio. After two job offers, Brownstein landed a job at Y&R thanks to his extensive portfolio.

Brownstein is now the creative director at dollarshaveclub.com, turning hilarious advertisements into viral videos that you should definitely check out. Brownstein has a few words of advice for future graduates looking to land their dream jobs.

1) Differentiate yourself by showing off your passions. For example, if you want an accounting job and you have an awesome passion for photography, show off your work. It makes applicants more memorable and it shows applicants are self-starters and motivated to do what they love.

2) It is okay to graduate without a full-time job lined up. In today’s day and age, there are extraordinary ways to make money until you kind find your perfect job. Choosing your first job is arguably more important than your choice of college, so take your time to figure out what is best for you.

3) Chill out and do not stress. Do what you think is right and follow your heart. Landing the perfect job often just depends on luck and timing.

by SAMANTHA VATH | assistant features editor

Disclaimer: If you have a peanut or peanut butter allergy, The Lorian recommends that you do not test these recipes. I would personally suggest that you just stop reading this article right now so as not to tempt yourself.

The key to college cooking is simplicity. College kids don’t have the time or money for complexity. Instead, finding one or two ingredients that you don’t get sick of can really help. You can put it/them in everything! Especially if it’s cheap (and relatively healthy), this can be an excellent cooking tactic.

For me, this key ingredient is peanut butter. Just ask the Loras Cafeteria how many of their peanut butter packets I ate in my two years with a meal plan. It was about 8 a day.

Now, if you’re expecting intricate recipes for Vegan Crunch Bars with a Peanut Butter Shell Drizzle — which do exist, and look amazing — you’re going to be disappointed. Quite frankly, that’s way above my culinary skill level. Plus, college kids don’t have the time for that kind of nonsense. So instead, I’m going to offer some of my favorite cheap, easy peanut butter recipes!

1) Peanut butter and Cheerios: This legitimately requires one utensil: a spoon. Get a spoonful of peanut butter, dip it in your Cheerios and voila! Meal done. Sweet and salty and just right.

2) Frozen peanut butter and graham cracker sandwiches: Just trust me on this one. 20 minutes in the freezer, and your peanut butter takes on a whole new flavor that perfectly compliments the grahaminess of the crackers. Great, healthy option for a late-night snack!

3) Peanut butter and Nutella: Ever heard of a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup? Yeah, it’s that on a spoon. Alternative to Nutella: chocolate chips!

4) Ants on a log: Peanut butter and celery with raisins sprinkled on top. Not only adorable and nostalgic, but delicious. Peanut butter is the ultimate dipping food. Alternative health foods to dip in include bananas, apples, or some simple pretzels.

5) Peanut butter and jelly: on bread, on a waffle, on a bagel, on a pancake... and if you want to avoid those carbs (psh), on a spoon!

So grab the nearest jar of peanut butter and a spoon and have at it, people! Told you it was easy.

You don’t want to miss

Family Weekend at Loras College!

You and your family can enjoy... ◊ Dessert Pops Concert

◊ Tailgate and Football Game

◊ Mentalists Tessa and Jeff Evason

◊ Brunch

◊ Parent Information Session ◊ Planetarium Show

◊ Eucharist

◊ And much more!

No registration is required to attend Family Weekend, with the exception of Desser t Pops on Saturday and Family Brunch on Sunday. Registration for these two events is available online only and will sell out, so we encourage you to sign up early. All reservations due by October 20. Registration and credit card payment available at loras.edu/ecommerce.

Please call Robin Hamel at 563-588-7206 with any questions.

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What are you looking for? the life that is true life:

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Looking for Love in Church

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by FR. GROSS | for the Lorian

TRISH The Lorian is beginning a column by Tricia Borelli, Director of Counseling Services. Here she will answer student questions concerning anything that relates to keeping it together while doing this crazy thing called college.

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

Test Trauma Trish,

I freaked out during a test last semester and since then, I seem to have a hard time focusing on tests altogether. I get really worked up before an exam, even when I’m certain that I know the material. This wasn’t a problem in high school and even my first year of college. I’m not sure what is wrong with me. If it doesn’t get better soon, my GPA is going to really suffer.

—Can’t Take Tests

Trish says: It is common to experience anxiety during testing situations. In fact, some anxiety is helpful as it provides energy and concentrated focus. Too much anxiety, however, as you seem to have found out recently, is debilitating. Anxiety does not discriminate; it visits those who are intelligent and motivated for success as much as or more so than those with less ability or motivation.

The thing about anxiety is that it often breeds more anxiety. It builds on itself unless one learns strategies to contain it. If you become so aware and focused recalling an unpleasant experience, you think and worry about it more and that, in turn, creates more anxiety. It can become a vicious cycle if you don’t regain control. It is likely that because you had an unpleasant testing experience last year, you think that you are likely to have that experience again even though you are in a completely different class.

My first recommendation before taking a test is to acknowledge that last time had an unpleasant outcome but that this does not mean that you will respond the same way this time. Remind yourself that some anxiety is normal. Tell yourself that you are prepared. (If you are not prepared, that is a separate issue.) Practice some deep breathing and relaxation techniques to help slow your heart rate, distract you from the anxious thoughts, etc. Stop the negative selftalk like “I’m going to fail!” and replace those thoughts with, “I’m ready to show this professor what I know.” Visualize yourself doing well.

It is a good idea to practice some of these relaxation techniques well before exam time. This will make it easier for your body and mind to relax when it is really time to take the exam. If you would like additional help with this, talk with your professor or make an appointment with the Counseling Center.

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his last weekend I had the joy of witnessing the vows of Andy Kelchen and Beth Miller in Christ the King Chapel. They are both recent graduates of Loras and they met each other during their time at Loras. It was great to see the gathering of Loras friends joined with their respective families.

One of the biggest questions college students bring to college is whether they are going meet their future spouse during college. Loras is a place where that has happened a lot. This week I would like to offer one thought about the discernment

of marriage. When you are discerning what type of woman or man you want to marry, remember the importance of faith. Faith in Jesus is not just one category in our lives. It is THE category of our lives. If we intentionally follow Jesus, all aspects of life will be seen through the prism of faith.

So if you are discerning the call to marriage and you want to find a spouse that values faith, Jesus, the Church, and a life of service, church is going to be the best place to meet someone. From my perspective, which might be biased because I wear the funny outfit, Sunday Mass is the best place to meet the “one.”

Going on a service trip might be another avenue where real conversations about life can happen. Seeking people who want to live virtuously is the best way to discover who God may be calling you to marry.

As we enter Homecoming weekend, let us remember that the bonds of being a Duhawk flow from our faith in Jesus. If we keep Jesus in the center of our lives, then the spouse that God has prepared for us will come. So don’t look for that “one” in the bar, find that “one” in Church.

Have a great Homecoming weekend!

Need a break from the craziness of school?

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by JACKIE RUSS | for the Lorian

re you getting caught up in the work of the semester? Do you need a break? Maybe a little time off campus? Want the chance to meet new friends? How about grow in your faith?

If you answered “yes” to any of the above questions, I invite you to consider going on the Antioch Retreat put on by campus ministry. Some of you may be wondering what Antioch is; well, let me tell you. Antioch is a retreat that runs from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon at St. John Parish just outside Dubuque in Placid. The weekend is full of fellowship, faith, fun and food, but more specifically it consists of talks given by Loras students, small and large group reflection time, games, and community building alongside a few surprises. It’s open to any Loras student, regardless of retreat experience or grade and is almost entirely run by fellow Duhawks.

I went on Antioch in the fall of my first year when I was still in transition at Loras. Not only was I able to take a few days to get away from my homework and get off campus, I met (or got to know better) some of my best friends to this

day as well as learn a few things about myself and my faith. Through the talks and reflection time, I learned that I was not alone in struggles regarding school, faith or life in general and I still go back to some of the things I learned on my Antioch weekend. Some of the people that I met are still role models for me today in several different aspects of life and are the people I can go to when I have a question or need a shoulder to lean on. It was just another way for me to see how Duhawks support Duhawks.

If you’re interested in attending Antioch from November 14-16, pick up a bright orange application found outside of Campus Ministry as well as at the top of the ACC stairs across from the Info Desk. Applications are due on November 3 at 3 p.m. And if you can’t make it this semester, be on the lookout for information about the Spring Antioch retreat!

If you have more questions, feel free to contact Michael McAndrew (michael. mcandrew@loras.edu), Tricia McCarthy (patricia.mccarthy@loras.edu) or stop

by Campus Ministry.

ANTIOCH AT A GLANCE When?

November 14-16 (apps. due Nov. 3)

Why? A great spiritual break from everything school-related

Where?

St. John Parish in Placid, IA

Questions?

Contact Michael McAndrew or Tricia McCarthy

MASS TIMES at Christ the King 5:15 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9 p.m. Wednesday 8 p.m. Sunday

ADORATION at St. Joseph’s Chapel 9 to 10 a.m. |12:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday thru Friday

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Cross-country teams run with the best Men finish 3rd while women place 9th at Pre-Nationals

photo by KATHERINE EDWARDS

First-year Alexis O’Neill celebrates a goal with her teammates during the Duhawks’ 3-2 loss to University of Dubuque.

Duhawks back in contention Loras tops the .500 mark after 2-1 start in conference play

“The mentality is one game at a time,” said senior captain Claire Murphy. “The conference loss the other night stung a little, but we know what

by KATIE TRUESDALE | sportswriter It’s been a series of ups and downs we need to do to put ourselves in a good for the Duhawks in their past few position. With the large span of time we have between games, we want to matches.

In their first IIAC match of the sea- take the opportunity to work on our son, the Duhawks defeated Central Col- strengths and weaknesses and really lege 2-1 with a last second game win- practice as a team.”

With the sting of losing a conference ning goal from senior Claire Murphy. game for the first time in four years, the Murphy’s buzzer beater gave the women’s soccer team their first appear- women were ready to take the Buena ance on Sports Center’s top-ten plays Vista Beavers this past Saturday to bring back some confidence. as the number three play of the day.

The Duhawks dominated early as The Duhawks then went up against their crosstown rivals, the University of the Beavers struggled to make it past Dubuque Spartans. The Spartans were the half line. The first goal of the game the first to make it on the scoreboard came when junior Katie Truesdale sent in the sixth minute of the game off of a cross into the foot of senior Sarah a corner kick. The Duhawks then an- Small who then found the head of seswered with a goal of their own late in nior Alexa Eggert, putting the ball past the second half as Junior Kathryn Her- the Beaver keeper in the first five minmanas headed away a Duhawk corner utes of the match. The goal is Eggert’s first of the season. to get the equalizer.

After a few missed opportunities Both teams scored again in the second half to keep the game interesting. from the Duhawks, junior Katie TruesAfter a scoreless first overtime, the dale ripped a shot past the keeper to Spartans scored four minutes into the make the score 2-0. Sophomore Hansecond overtime and took the match, nah Burgmeier finished off the scoring in the second half after finishing 3-2. off a breakaway pass from sophomore Mary O’Boyle.

“It has taken longer than usual for the team Heading into the secto really get into a groove of connecting to ond half, the Duhawks form team chemistry. However, Saturday didn’t hold back. The was a great day for us because we finally Beavers were unable to accomplished what we knew we could.” manage a shot from SeClaire Murphy, nior Sarah Small, which senior team captain resulted in an own goal.

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sheet by tucking away a shot from inside the 18. First-year Riley O’Neill finished off the scoring for the game with her first collegiate goal, hitting a 35 yard free kick off the crossbar into the BV keeper, resulting in another goal.

The Duhawks were able to play every player on the roster in the 90 minutes, and won the game 6-0.

“It has taken longer than usual for the team to really get into a groove of connecting to form team chemistry,” said Murphy. “However, Saturday was a great day for us because we finally accomplished what we knew we could.

We went out there and put the game away right away and played consistently throughout the match. Almost everyone on the team had an opportunity to play which is always awesome.”

The Duhawks are now 7-6 overall this season and 2-1 in IIAC play. After a long series of home games, the Duhawks are headed to Indianola this Saturday to play their fourth conference match of the season against the Simpson Storm.

Conference Schedule

Opponent Central UD Buena Vista @ Simpson @ Luther Wartburg @ Coe

Result W 2-1 L 3-2 W 6-0 Sat., 2 p.m.

Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Oct. 28

by WILLIAM BARRY | sportswriter After impressive performances by both the men’s and women’s cross country teams in their first three competitions, the Duhawks continued their success at the Division III Pre-Nationals in Mason, OH. Loras was the only member of the Iowa conference at the event, but they represented the conference nobly, with both teams placing in the top-ten among 26 other schools. The Duhawks are fighting to make a return to Mason for the Division III National Championships which will take place in late November.

At the Pre-Nationals event, the Duhawks men’s team continued to impress, finishing third in the event behind North Central College and SUNY Geneseo. The Duhawks also had four runners place in the top-30 including: senior Ty Wittman (10th), junior Sam Whan (21st), senior Steve Loran (23rd), and senior Rob Howe (27th).

Wittman’s race proved to be the fastest for the Duhawks. His time of 24:11 was good enough for a 4:52 pace. Wittman’s achievements didn’t go unnoticed, as he was recognized as a special mention by the Iowa Conference for his performance. With several runners this season finishing amongst the top in each competition thus far, team chemistry appears to be a primary factor for the team’s success.

“I feel that the most important factor to our team success would be the team camaraderie itself,” said senior Ty Wittman. “(Coach) Bob always says, ‘there is nothing you can do as an individual that will be as great as what you can do as a team’, and I can tell everyone on this team believes that 100 percent. We are like brothers, and when we are racing, we run for our brothers.”

The Duhawks also continued to impress on the women’s side, registering 263 points, good enough to earn a 9th place finish at Pre-Nationals. The women’s team was once again led by Maggie Saenz-Ruiz and Bri Cook who have established themselves as consistent top-two finishers for the Duhawks.

Saenz-Ruiz finished third place overall in the women’s race with a time of 21:13, finishing only about 20 seconds behind the first place runner. Cook finished next for the women’s team with a time of 22:36, placing 51st among the pack. Sophomore Lindsey Gidel emerged as a force for the women’s team by finishing 71st overall as well as third for the Duhawks.

Saenz-Ruiz’s consistent top finishes have been recognized throughout the entire Iowa Conference, as she was named Iowa Cross Country Performer of the Week for the second straight week. Saenz-Ruiz was also named the Iowa Conference Athlete of the Week. Maggie points out that part of her success can be attributed to what the cross-country program has to offer.

“Mutual support and encouragement are crucial during the progression of the season,” said SaenzRuiz, “because they allow us to become a united cross-country family, characterized by unique gifts and talents.”

Wittman explains that the men’s team plans to build momentum as they head into their next competition and into the postseason.

“Each day we build, get better, and get faster,” said Wittman. “We absolutely build momentum as the season goes on.”

The Duhawks will have 20 days to continue building momentum for their next competition, as they host the Loras College Invitational on Oct. 17 at the Dubuque Soccer Complex.

Women’s volleyball team responds in thrilling fashion Loras falls behind Wheaton early before a furious rally to win in 5 sets

by AIDAN WOJCIEHOWSKI | sportswriter

After dropping a match 3-0 to Coe last Wednesday, Loras responded in thrilling fashion. The Duhawks competed wire to wire this past Friday, edging out Wheaton College in a 3-2 nail-bitter. This victory marked the first time that Loras has overcome a first set loss to come out victorious.

In the first set, Wheaton started out hot, scoring early and often. Loras struggled to keep the match close, eventually losing 25-18 in set one. The match was not looking

promising for the Duhawks.

In set two, however, the roles were reversed. Storming out of the gates with kills by sophomore Miriam McKee, and junior Kara Kentner, the Duhawks rolled to a convincing 25-18 win of set two. They never trailed in the match and figured they could keep the momentum going into sets three and four.

Wheaton had other ideas. After sophomore Danni Kennedy put the Duhawks on top 3-2 with an early tip, Wheaton went on a run of their own. Capitalizing on inconsistent play, Wheaton regained the lead 4-3, and didn’t trail for the rest of the set. Wheaton got back on track, winning 25-19 and regaining the momentum.

With their backs against the wall, needing to win the

next two sets, the Duhawks came out swinging. First year, Haley Bergan served an ace to put the Duhawks up 17-10 and force Wheaton to take a time out. The stop in play didn’t bother the Duhawks as they finished set four with a 25- 15 win.

In the final match, Wheaton again capitalized on shaky play by the Duhawks. Finding themselves trailing 9-6, Loras rattled off 6 unanswered points out of their timeout. Leading 12-9 Loras quickly finished the set and match with junior Liz Jendra’s three straight aces improving Loras’ record to 10-12 on the year.

Loras takes on Buena Vista Wednesday with an 8 p.m. start on Homecoming week.

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Drew’s Views

Why stop there?

Senior midfielder Tom Fluegel dribbles the ball downfield during the Duhawks 1-0 win over the rival Spartans.

The Duhawks currently stand atop the Iowa Conference with a perfect 3-0 record against IIAC opponents.

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he controversy surrounding the Washington Redskins and their racially epithetic team nickname doesn’t appear to be going away any time soon.

Unlike Washington’s brittle young quarterback, this debate has some real staying power.

Despite team owner Daniel Drew Brashaw Snyder’s steadfast public assertion asst. sports editor that the R-words will “NEVER” change their name (yes, he used all caps), it seems as though it’s just a matter of time before the divisive moniker is abandoned for good.

The US Patent Office has already canceled the team’s trademark protection, and many high-profile, socially conscious media outlets have begun omitting the embattled nickname when covering Washington football. While it’s highly unlikely that Snyder will undergo a change of heart by his own volition, it’s entirely conceivable that a combination of financial pressure and government intervention will render the name change inevitable. It needs to happen; any way you slice it, “Redskins” is a racial slur.

But why stop with the Redskins? Professional sports in America are teeming with team nicknames bound to offend somebody, and like NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says: “If one person is offended, we have to listen.”

Since we’re on the topic of restoring cultural dignity to our native peoples, how about we take a look at the Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves, and Kansas City Chiefs? These nicknames seem to fly under the radar because they’re not as blatantly racist as “Redskins,” but what are these nicknames really saying about America’s view of her native people?

“Indians” is an obvious one. We all learned about Columbus’s famous 15th century navigational folly in elementary school, and Cleveland’s perennially pathetic baseball team sports a logo even more offensively caricatured than that of the Washington Redskins. The Braves and Chiefs, on the surface, sound complimentary toward Native Americans—after all, who doesn’t admire bravery and leadership? But the symbols attached to these backhanded compliments—the tomahawk and the arrowhead, respectively—smack of nineteenth century stereotypes. They portray Native Americans as one big, violent, warmongering race, and they make no distinction between Native tribes. These two teams may as well be called the Atlanta Scalpers and the Kansas City Dirt-Worshiping Savages. Offensive.

While we’re at it, the Dallas Cowboys need to go, as well. Not even taking into consideration the obvious gender inequality issues the nickname raises, cowboys are the historical enemies of Native Americans. The Dallas Cowboys are a constant reminder of how America’s bloody drive to the West pushed tribes off of their native lands and laid waste to their rich cultures.

Offensive.

Then there’s the San Diego Padres, a loving tribute to the horrors and atrocities perpetrated against native women in the missions and presidos of California during the Spanish conquest of the American Southwest. A more accurate nickname would be the San Diego Wife and Daughter Rapists.

Offensive.

But Native Americans aren’t the only targets in professional sport’s war on moral sensibility; it seems like hardly anyone is safe from potential offense.

Take the Pittsburgh Steelers, Edmonton Oilers, and Detroit Pistons; what could be more offensive to environmentalists? And in the face of America’s widespread obesity epidemic, the New York and San Francisco Giants are definitely offensive to our ever-growing overgrown population. Better get rid of the Oakland Athletics, too—not everyone is so lucky.

Anaheim Angels, New Jersey Devils, New Orleans Saints: Not in my secular backyard. And why on Earth are we naming teams after devastating natural disasters? The Colorado Avalanche, the Carolina Hurricanes — Hurricanes! People, have we forgotten Hurricane Katrina? Ray Nagin might be in prison, but some of Katrina’s survivors aren’t, and they should be allowed to watch Hockey Night in Canada without Don Cherry reminding them of the destruction of their homes every time Winnipeg plays Carolina. Change the name; it’s offensive to someone.

Even my beloved Green Bay Packers are sure to turn the stomachs of vegetarians and animal rights activists. Anyone who’s read Upton Sinclair’s “The Jungle” knows just how offensive the meatpacking industry is. I’m an English major, so I’m personally offended by the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox. I didn’t even like typing their names just now.

Unsanitary food processing practices and bastardized plural forms aside, this is a chance for Daniel Snyder—and perhaps American society as a whole—to do something of real social significance.

It’s an opportunity to make amends for centuries of violence and bloodshed, and to wipe the slate clean, once and for all. You have a chance to even the score, Mr. Snyder, do the right thing.

photo by KATHERINE EDWARDS

Duhawks protect the Rock Bowl No. 6 Loras out-shoots its first 3 Iowa Conference opponents 76-12

by FRANK FERNANDEZ | sportswriter

Coming off a 2013 Iowa Conference championship, the Duhawks began this year’s conference play with three straight games at home.

The conference season started with a game against the Central College Dutch last Saturday. The Duhawks got on the board first with a goal from sophomore Calvin Miller in the eighth minute off a free kick by fellow sophomore Alex Bradley. The Duhawks controlled the ball for most of the first half and were able to hold the lead going into half.

The scoring resumed early in the second half when senior Mike Pizzello drew a foul that resulted in a penalty kick. Senior Tom Fluegel took the PK and put it away to make it 2-0 in the 47th minute, earning his first goal of the season. Less than a minute later, Fluegel found sophomore Chris Paulino in transition for an insurance goal to make it 3-0 Duhawks.

Slowly but surely, the Dutch began to chip away at the deficit. In the 78th minute, Central’s Dennis Forrest was taken down by junior Sam Koenig and awarded a penalty kick. Mark Hentschel took the PK and buried it past sophomore Adam Roloff to cut the Duhawk lead to two. A late Central goal made it 3-2 with only two minutes remaining, but the Duhawks held on for the victory.

Loras was riding high going into

their game against the crosstown rival University of Dubuque Spartans on Wednesday night in the Rock Bowl.

Ten minutes in, Tom Fluegel sent a corner kick into the Spartans’ box. The low, line shot hit goalkeeper Riley Jenson in the hands and ended up in his own net to make it 1-0 Duhawks.

The early lead allowed for the Duhawks to set the pace for the game and they controlled the ball for most of the first half.

At the half, the shots were eleven to one in favor of the home team. In the second half, frustration got the best of one Spartan, as Dubuque’s Leo Lenth was ejected. With the Spartans already trailing, losing a man would seemingly discourage them, but the red card ignited the UD attack.

In the 60th minute, Dubuque’s Gonzalo Hernandez ripped a screamer off the crossbar, shaking the whole net in the process. The ball luckily bounced away and the Spartans were not able to even the score, and Loras held on for the victory. The Duhawks out-shot their opponent 22 to 4 and improved to 9-1-1 and 2-0 in conference.

“We were hoping to put more away against UD” said Duhawks head coach Dan Rothert. “But we will take the W. We’re still learning to play with injuries and still finding our chemistry.” This call for offense would be answered loud and clear by the Duhawks.

The home stand finished with a Saturday afternoon tilt against the Buena Vista Beavers. Even though the fore-

cast called for chilly temperatures, the Duhawk offense came out red hot.

Less than three minutes in, Mike Pizzello found the back of the net from just outside the penalty area. Just a few minutes later, Pizzello had another scoring opportunity, but this one was turned aside by Buena Vista goalkeeper Jordan Balster. He was unable to control it however, and first-year Spencer Moore corralled the rebound and sent home the second goal.

In the fifteenth, Tom Fluegel was taken down in the box and awarded a penalty kick. Junior Jorge Simon stepped up and put away the goal to make it 3-0. The offensive onslaught continued when Mike Pizzello chipped in his eighth goal of the season to make it 4-0 Duhawks at half.

With the game in hand, Coach Rothert chose to play some younger members of the varsity team to get some experience. In the 64th minute, sophomore Kyler Olsen sent a low cross in and junior Mike Gordon connected with his left foot to increase the lead to five. The final nail in the coffin came in the 85th minute off a boot by junior Sam Koenig. Sophomore Jonah Jacke controlled the ball and sent it home for the sixth and final goal of the game.

The Duhawks dominated from the first whistle, out-shooting the Beavers 32 to 1. The win pushed Loras to 10-1-1 with a 3-0 conference record.

The Duhawks will now have some time off before they continue their conference schedule. They are slated to play Saturday in Indianola against the Simpson College Storm.

Tennis team gains confidence First-year Ayla Graziano reaches the finals of the Iowa Conference tournament

by DREW BRASHAW | asst. sports editor

The Loras women’s tennis team wrapped up its season at the IIAC this past weekend in Pella, Iowa. While the Duhawks may have finished in the bottom half of the conference rankings, the 2014 season ended with promise, as first-year Ayla Graziano advanced all the to the final match of bracket C. Senior Jessica Bremner, sophomore Carrie Crabill, and firstyear Tara Shingler also advanced out of the first round of their respective brackets.

In her first three matches of the weekend, Graziano defeated Simpson’s Sidney Griffith (8-4), Luther’s Emily Ryski (8-5), and tournament host Central College’s Megan Ernst (8-6).

“I didn’t really know what to expect at the start of the tournament,” said Graziano. “I just went into each match and tried to have fun, because I didn’t know which one would be my last. As the tournament continued, I just be-

photo by KATHERINE EDWARDS

Sophomore Maggie Clements returns the serve during the Duhawks 7-2 loss to Central.

came more excited.”

That excitement paid off in the flight’s semifinal match, as Graziano quickly dispatched Wartburg’s

Leah Jungling (6-1, 6-1). Graziano fell to cross-town rival University of Dubuque’s Stephanie LoCasto in the finals, but the young player’s impressive tournament performance certainly bodes well for the future of the program.

“My first year on the team has been great,” Graziano said. “We have the best team and I love being a part of it. I only want to get better for next season, and I’ve already started the offseason lifting schedule. Now that I am friends with girls on the team I can focus on getting in better and knowing that we really are Duhawks supporting Duhawks.”

Fellow first-year standout Jessica Dickhut agrees. “We’ve grown so much as a team in just one season,” says Dickhut. “I’m very excited to see what else we can do.”

Loras finished its fall season with an overall record of 5-8, and an IIAC record of 3-4, but with a roster full of hungry young players returning in the Spring — a roster which features only three seniors — Duhawks women’s tennis has a lot to look forward to in the future.

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COACH’S CORNER

Not again Y

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Loras falls to Coe in IIAC opener The Duhawks surrender 36 unanswered points after an explosive start

by DREW BRASHAW | asst. sports editor

In the first quarter of Saturday’s Iowa Conference opener at Coe, the Duhawks couldn’t do anything wrong. In the three quarters that followed, however, they couldn’t do anything at all. Despite their dominating first quarter performance, the Duhawks were unable to mount any kind of an offensive threat for the rest of the game and fell to the Coe College Kohawks, 36-10.

After recovering a Kohawk fumble on the opening kickoff, Loras needed only four plays and a little over a minute to post the game’s first points, as first-year quarterback Robert Kelly found senior wide receiver Nate Even in the left side of the end zone for a 10-yard touchdown.

It was Kelly’s first touchdown pass as a collegian. Loras would extend the lead to 10-0 on a 20-yard Mason Quigley field goal with 2:14 remaining in the first.

But what the first quarter giveth, the

What to watch for: Saturday’s Homecoming game features the toptwo receivers in the Iowa Conference. Senior Nate Even (shown right) is currently second in the IIAC in receptions (31) and yards (481). Buena Vista’s Gunner Gilland leads the conference in both categories (33 receptions, 492 yards). Expect both receivers to see a lot of targets this Saturday in the Rock Bowl.

Box Score

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2

3

Loras Coe

4

10

0

0

0

10

0

17

9

10

36

Robert Kelly

18-38, 161 yards, 1 TD

Nate Carrier

17 carries, 48 yards

Nate Even

5 rec., 63 yards, 1 TD

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second quarter taketh away.

Coe got on the board with a 34-yard field goal from sophomore Brandon Abbas after a short Loras punt into the teeth of the gusting October wind. Fumbles by junior Nate Carrier and first-year Isaac Cloward gave the Kohawks a short field on their next two possessions, both of which resulted in touchdowns.

“The two fumbles were crucial,” Duhawks’ head coach Steve Helminiak said.

“They were turning points. They scored fourteen points off of them, so that was the biggest factor in the game. In the first three games, when something bad would happen, we were able to pick each other up, and it didn’t happen today.”

Coe took a 17-10 lead into the locker room at halftime and never looked back.

The Kohawk co-quarterback committee of Josh Rekers and Gavin Glenn dinked and dunked the Duhawk defense to death in the second half, dominating Loras in yardage and time of possession on their way to a decisive victory.

The Duhawk passing attack, which came into Saturday’s game ranked first in the Iowa conference, struggled to find any rhythm in the absence of senior quarterback Dylan Jones. A combination of off-target passes and dropped balls kept the Du-

hawks grounded, as Kelly went 18-38 for 161 yards and a touchdown in his debut as a starter.

“Any time you play a freshman, there’s going to be some freshman mistakes,” said coach Helminiak. “I don’t think Bob played an awful game. There may have been some first game jitters, but every snap, every rep he gets, he’ll get better. Having him go through four quarters of football was a big positive for us. He’ll grow from that, he’ll make huge strides from this game to the next, and I think that’s the biggest plus we’re going to get out of it.”

As the Duhawks (1-3, 0-1) get set to host the Buena Vista University Beavers (2-2, 1-0) for Homecoming this weekend, coach Helminiak is hoping to re-ignite the spark his team flashed in September.

“I think we were a little flat today, and I think we’ve got to be a little bit more intense in practice,” said Helminiak.

“We’ve got to be a little bit more excited when something good happens and get that fun feeling back. Football is an emotional sport, you have to have fun while you’re playing it. We want to get back to that feeling.”

Homecoming Preview Buena Vista @ Loras, Oct. 11, 1 p.m.

Statistic

Loras (1-3, 0-1)

BV (2-2, 1-0)

Passing

297.2

281.8

Rushing

64.8

136.2

Pass Def.

226.2

258.2

Rush Def.

114.8

215.2

Points For

20.8

26.2

Pts. Against

27.0

38.0

T.O. Margin

-4

-4

Golf teams go out swinging Women finish 3rd in Iowa Conference Championships, men place 13th in the Midwest Fall Classic

by MADDIE WHALEN | sportswriter

The men’s golf team finished their season this past Tuesday at Trappers Turn Golf Club in Wisconsin Dells.

The tournament took place over two days. The first day was cold and the conditions were less than ideal which lead the Duhawks to shoot 42-over par.

On the second day, the boys regrouped and shot a 26-over par, a difference of 16 strokes.

“I felt very encouraged about this fall season,” said head coach Buddy Sodemann. “Our players put forth great effort to improve their respective games and it has shown in the scores they produced.”

Sodemann is excited for the upcoming

ou’re probably too preoccupied with your NFL hardons to realize it, but the NBA season is quickly approaching.

As an unapologetic homer Chicago Bulls fan, this terrifies me. Why? Ryan Graham Because every preseason sports editor game is nothing but another pointless and avoidable flirtation with doom, another 48 minutes to hold my breath and pray to the vague, bearded man in the sky that IT doesn’t happen again.

Please, I’m begging you, whoever’s up there — God… Allah… Jewish God… John Stamos — don’t let Derrick Rose go down with another season-ending injury. I’ll do anything.

I know we haven’t talked in a while, and I haven’t exactly been the best person, but let me take this time to acknowledge my sins and repent. Sure, I’ve made my mistakes.

I curse like a sailor, I forget to recycle. I’ve thrown my fair share of bricks through windows — but I can change! I promise! If you, the omnipotent being who determines the universe (let’s just agree to call you John Stamos) agrees to spare Derrick Rose this season, I promise to change my life in the following ways: I’ll stop lashing out at people. I’ll be as cordial as a hotel doorman, more generous than Oprah, more even-keeled than a postActivia-yogurt bowel movement. I’ll quell my hatred for stupid people, just you watch!

The next time someone asks, “Wait, which Korea is the bad one?” I’ll resist the urge to bash them over the head with a cinder block, I promise!

I’ll start going to class. For the first time in my life, I’ll take my academics seriously! I won’t miss another one of my classes. Screw it — I’ll go to classes that I’m not even taking! Intro to 17th Century Neurobiology? I’ll be there! I’ll become such an active learner and ethical decisionmaker that faculty and staff will begin to spontaneously combust from a sense of utter self- accomplishment.

I’ll stop being so cynical. I’ve been a Debby Downer my entire life — no more!

I’ll approach life with such optimism that anyone who meets me will find it physically impossible to frown for the rest of their life.

All the prevailing horror and indecency in the world? Forget about it! I’ll make Bob Marley look like Bill Maher.

I’ll stop being so arrogant. Look, I get it.

From time to time, I may let my abundant talent and perfect hair get to my head.

Despite their insignificance in comparison, I realize that there are other people in the world besides me. Keep Derrick safe and I promise to start acting more humble. I’ll quit bragging about my ACT score, I’ll spend less time in front of the mirror — hell, I’ll even entertain the idea of listening to people when they talk to me! What do I have to lose, right?

I’ll stop wishing death upon celebrities.

Okay, so maybe having a celebrity death pool is a little insensitive. I mean, I did make a pretty penny when Joan Rivers’ plastic body finally got melted down and turned into Legos, but I suppose I’m being a little unethical. [Editor’s note: Even I’m offended by that last sentence.] I promise to never wish death upon anyone again!

I’ll stop writing stupid editorials that are offensive on several levels and have nothing to do with sports. You heard me right!

From now on, my articles will be nothing but hard-hitting journalism. Never again will I use this forum to talk about myself, belittle the idea of prayer, or tell off-color jokes about dead people. From this day forth, I’ll aim to enlighten, not entertain — to delight, not offend. I’ll follow in the ho-hum footsteps of the always aiming-toinspire Rick Reilly. I’ll tattoo his face on my left butt cheek if I have to.

I’m willing to do all of this and more, just promise me you’ll keep Derrick and his knees safe this season.

We ask this in the name of John Stamos, Bob Saget and the Olsen twins, Amen.

GRAHAM SLAM

First-year quarterback Robert Kelly throws a pass to sophomore Danny Willis during the Duhawks’ 36-10 loss at Coe. Starting in place of the injured Dylan Jones, Kelly finished 18-38 for 161 yards and a touchdown in his first career start.

season and is ready to got to work.

“I feel good about this upcoming season,” he said. “I am excited to see how our players continue to improve throughout the winter and spring. Our goals are to continue to improve so that we put ourselves in a position to compete against the best teams in our league for the conference championship.”

The women’s golf team finished up their season this weekend at the Iowa Conference Championships which concluded at the Dubuque Golf & Country Club. After finishing dead last in the tournament a year ago, the Duhawks surprised many with a third-place finish.

“The most challenging part of the tournament was the weather conditions,” said junior Mara Simonson. “The last weekend of conference was extremely windy and cold. Since the rest of the season had been beautiful weather, we were not used to playing in lower temperatures. Luckily,

all teams had this challenge, not just us.”

“We didn’t know how the season would go after finishing last place last season,” said head coach Jamie Majerowicz. “We needed to overcome doubt in ourselves and focus on being confident in our game.”

The Duhawks were led by Simonson who finished in eighth place. Senior Lauren Gonner was not far behind, finishing 11th, followed by junior Dana Matykiewicz in 13th.

“Our team set a goal for ourselves to work as hard as we can to come earn a third place finish,” coach Majerowicz said. “The first couple rounds of conference proved to be tough as we couldn’t budge out of our fourth place position, going into the last day of conference six strokes behind Luther College. We were able to finish the 4th round with strong enough scores to edge out Luther and take third place.”