Binder for oct 26 2017

SCORING WITH SOCCER

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Men’s soccer team wins 7 straight games to secure No. 2 seed in conference Page 11 October 26, 2017 — Vol. 96, Issue 5

CAB games eliminate ‘board-om’ First life-sized game night draws students with inflatable games, video game tournaments to win prizes

by BRENNAN PIVNICKA | staff writer

In the endless swirl of essays, projects, presentations, and exams, it’s no surprise that even the most diligent and devoted students get bogged down in the trying times of the second-quarter season. By the end of any week, a little sunshine is always desired to break up the inked-in, letter-shot clouds of bland repetition that often gather in the brain of any hard-working Duhawk.

For many students, a much-needed break is something to get them through long weeks of school work. Despite working hard to give students different opportunities for Family Weekend and Homecoming week, CAB has been keeping up with student demand for unique and interesting activities. After the hard work of midterms and the seemingly long week after Fall Free Days, many students look to CAB for something fun to do on a Friday night.

That’s why this past Friday, Oct. 20, saw the Loras College Activities Board hosted a life-sized game night. Taking place in the ACC ballrooms, it was a communal event photos by FABIAN HERNANDEZ designed to bring students together in an Above: Two students joust out their midterm stress at the CAB game night. evening of fun and friendly competition, and Bottom right: A group of students hang out and play Mario Kart on the projector. chase away the tired ing flatbed roller-scooters “I love this. Games dregs of the midterm and collecting from a floor and tacos are my idehomework blues.

Taking place in the of multicolored plastic al Friday,” said senior These were not just ACC ballrooms, it was balls. This gave students James Kappes. “I wish typical board and card a communal event a modern twist on some we could do things like games. Most of the childhood favorite games this more often. I think featured games lived designed to bring that they most likely had it’s a great way to bring up to the “life-sized” students together in not gotten to participate the students on campus moniker in every way. an evening of fun and in before. together and be more Activities included The projector screen of a community and all inflatable twister, infriendly competition, was also set up to accom- that.” flatable quarterstaff modate a four-person In addition, severjousting, “Up-4-It” (a game of Mario Kart Wii, al tech-and-tag prizes mega-sized version of Connect Four), giant-blocks Jenga, and even which turned out to be heavily popular with were available to be a full-blown human variation of Hungry the local Duhawk gamers. And for anyone won in a lotto-style Hungry Hippos, which involved a quartet of too exhausted by the long school week to lift setup. These consistdaring participants who took the place of the a controller, CAB also provided easy-make ed of several Amazon products, including a traditional water-based herbivores by rid- walking tacos.

Bluetooth Speaker, an Echo Dot (a “smart speaker” capable of voice interaction), a Fire Stick (an HDMI digital media player), a Fire Tablet (a tablet computer device) and multiple gift cards.

This event was different than the ones they had hosted in the past. They were pleased with how much positive student response they had received that evening.

“I’m pleasantly surprised by how many people showed up so quickly and enjoyed themselves,” said junior Olivia Clarey, vice president of CAB. “It’s a hit, and that shows a good chance for us to do it again in the future.”

CAB is not slowing down with several events coming up quickly within the next couple of weeks. CAB is getting into the spirit of Halloween. On Friday, Oct. 27, it will host their annual Haunting in Hennessy event. It will take place in Hennessy Hall on upper campus from 8-10 p.m. One week after on Nov. 3, Rubix cube master Steven Brundage will be visiting campus. He was a semi-finalist on the popular television show, ‘America’s Got Talent.’ He will be showing off his skills from 8-10 p.m.

New name, same legacy: The 1440 Theatre Project

by MADISON TOLLEY | features editor

Advised by Doug Donald, the groups were then told they had 24 hours to create, The Guild of St. Genesius, Loras’ own direct, and rehearse their play. The teams honorary theatre group, hosted the annu- worked through the night, getting less than al 1440 Theatre Project on Saturday, Oct. four hours of sleep on average. Saturday 21, in St. Joseph’s auditorium. Previously morning, the teams were given a curve ball. known as the 24 Hour Theatre Project, the Students were told that they must include a newly named 1440 Theatre Project locks flashback of some sort into their show. This students in Hoffman Hall for 24 hours, or forced the teams to think of creative solutions 1440 minutes, in order to write, direct, and for rewriting their show with only a few hours perform an original one act play. until showtime.

Students arrived in At 7:30 p.m., the Hoffmann at 7 p.m. on show began. The show Friday with no hopes was emceed by the of escaping until SatIt gives students a chance Project Referee, junior urday night, lest facing Sarah Mueller. Muelto be involved with some disqualification. After ler explained the rules of the aspects of theatre going over the rules of and also introduced the the event, the four prethat they normally wouldn’t judges for the night indetermined teams — cluding, Gary Arms from get to experience. including one alumni Clarke University; MiAngela Richardson team — played a quick chelle Blanchard, a cosJunior game of charades to tume designer for The decide the order in Grand Opera House in which teams would Dubuque; and Art Sunpick different qualifying characteristics leaf, Loras’ Dean of Students. Mueller also for their plays. In order, each team got to described how the judging and voting prochoose a stack of newspapers and had 30 cess would work. After the four performancminutes to pick an article which would be es, audiences would have the chance to vote the inspiration for their show. In addition, by donating to their favorite team’s bucket the article also had to give them either a and liking the team’s photo on Facebook. All line or character to incorporate in their of the monetary and food donations went to plays. Then, the groups selected a location Dubuque food pantry. from a list for their own show and assigned The performances began with team The another group a prop that must appear Purple Peeps, members including firstwithin the performance. years Amelia Foley, Celia Balderston, and

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sophomores Brigid Flaherty, Krystyna Kaminski, and Matthew Golubski. Their show, “Pineapple Puppy People”, was about a man and woman who met online and decided to get married after three days based upon their love of puppies and pineapples. The judges awarded the show with best use of location, which was a wedding.

Next, was team Linguini Bean including seniors Adrienne Pearson, Brody Hooker, Caitlin Hansen, and Katie Tooze. Revolving around drugged food and medieval delusions, “Operation Off the Menu”, was a crowd favorite.

With donations resulting in $34, team Linguini Bean swept the floor with the others, winning the Audience Choice Award. The team was also presented with the Best Use of Prop and the Best Use of Flashback awards from the judges.

The third team was the alumni team including Austin McElroy, Benjy Miller, Kyle Leeson, and Stephanie Benic. Their show, “The List”, was about a man who wanted to get revenge on his rich enemies. While the group did not win any awards, the alumni

were glad to be back.

“It feels great to be back at the place where I started on the stage,” Miller stated. “to get the opportunity to be creative with a bunch of my friends, and to be with the students again.”

The final team, The Douglettes, included sophomores Amber Krieg, Caroline Breitbach, Morgan Muenster, and junior Angela Richardson. Winning the Judge’s Choice Award, their show, “You, Me, and the Mothman”, was the first ever period piece in The 1440 Theatre Project’s history.

The show, which included a monochromatic black and white theme, revolved around a reporter from the 1960s who desperately wanted to witness the “Mothman.”

While it’s a tiring event, Vice President of the Guild of St. Genesius, junior Angela Richardson, said there’s nothing else like it.

“1440 is one of the greatest opportunities that Loras has to offer in the fine arts,” Richardson stated, “it allows students to have the chance to write, direct, act, and create costumes set designs. It gives students a chance to be involved with some of the aspects of theatre that they normally wouldn’t get to experience.”

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‘Defend the vulnerable’ not just during pro-life week Iowa-Illinois coordinator for the Students for Life of America, speaks on behalf of those who do not have a voice

by AVA LALOR | executive copy editor

On Thursday, Oct 19, David Cordaro spoke to Loras students and Dubuque community members about the pro-life movement. Cordaro is the Iowa-Illinois regional coordinator for Students for Life of America (SFLA), a pro-life organization that aids groups on college and university campuses across the country.

The presentation began with a video introducing SFLA, which included witnesses from those who work for and with the organization.

Cordaro opened his talk by asking the audience who inspires them and why. Answering his own question, he said many are inspired by those who respond well to controversy.

“The ultimate measure of man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and ment. It began after the Roe vs. Wade court convenience, but where he stands at times decision made abortion legal in America. of challenge and controversy,” Cordaro said However, many people do not realize that abortion is legal throughout all nine months quoting Martin Luther King Jr. While Americans honor MLK’s legacy of the pregnancy as declared after the Doe V. Bolton case, which years later, he faced was decided on the hatred during his same day in 1973. time for standing The ultimate measure of man is Using the question up for the rights of of ‘When does life not where he stands in moments the African Amerbegin?’ Cordaro exican and minority of comfort and convenience, plained the stages of communities in the but where he stands at times life to the audience.

U.S. Groups, such The 1945 UN Preamof challenge and controversy. as SFLA, continue ble sums up that our to face anger and David Cordaro biggest unity is we disagreement with Pro-Life Speaker are human, and to those with differing be human one must views. be distinct, whole, “We always praise living, and have huthe people who put the vulnerable before man parents.

Since many do not believe themselves,” Cordaro said. “So why don’t life begins at conception, Cordaro used an we do this with abortion?”

SFLA’s main focus is the opposition of analogy of a Polaroid camera. When someabortion, euthanasia, and capital punish- one first takes a picture using the camera, it

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looks brown. That person might get angry and throw it away. However, if he takes the time to let it develop, it will form into the full picture. From the moment the person snaps the picture everything is there; it just takes time to see the picture, this is similar to pre-birth.

Cordaro also shared some surprising statistics. 53 percent of millennials oppose abortion in all or most circumstances and 63 percent of Americans oppose funding of abortions. Also, in Cook County, IL alone, 22,000 abortions are done a year. He even explained that the last time abortion clinics in Illinois were checked for sanitation was in 1999.

While abortion is a controversial issue, Cordaro had some suggestions about how to address the issue. He encouraged everyone to listen to others when in dialogue instead of just talking back. Also, ask clarifying questions to better understand their side. Finding common ground is another important tactic as most people will have

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similar foundations even if they disagree on the specific topic. Finally, be nice and don’t be weird.

There are many arguments against the pro-life movement. One in particular claims that being pro-choice is anti-woman.

“What is more womanly than pregnancy?”

Cordaro asked the audience. “It is the only thing that men cannot do. We need to defend the beautiful thing pregnancy is.”

Finally, he proposed new rhetoric to use when discussing the issue. For example, instead of saying ‘unborn’ he suggested using ‘pre-born’ to enforce the concept that the fetus is alive.

Cordaro finished his presentation by encouraging those present to consider attending the Chicago March for Life on Jan. 14 and the National March for Life in Washington D.C. on Jan. 19.

For those interestsed in the March for Life or more information about Duhawks for Life, contact organization president Caitlin Hansen at caitlin.hansen@loras.edu.

Meet the new Loras employee

What made you decide on Loras?

During my interview I really liked the friendly environment here.

Also this position is a very good match with my evolving interests.

What do you love most about the subject you teach?

Business analytics is a growing field. I have to be a full-time student myself to keep up. That keeps it interesting.

What advice do you have for students taking your class?

I expect students to take some responsibility for the learning process. It’s not just me giving a lecture; I am the facilitator of their learning.

What are you most looking forward to this year?

I’m looking forward to having my family join me in Dubuque.

Shikhar Acharya

SPECIALTY: Assistant Professor of Business Analytics EDUCATION: B.S. and M.B.A. from Kathmandu University, Ph.D. from Missouri University of Science and Technology.

HOMETOWN: Kathmandu, Nepal

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#MeToo hits home for Loras students

by ASHLEY PUDIL

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The recent “Me Too” movement against sexual violence, which started on Twitter in mid-October, has reached millions of people spanning across dozens of countries. Twitter has confirmed that over 1.7 million tweets include the hashtag, and another additional 85 countries each have at least 1,000 #MeToo tweets. The social media movement went viral after actress Alyssa Milano shared a tweet, stating, “If you’ve been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’ as a reply to this tweet.” These tweets come in the wake of the sexual harassment and assault accusations against Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein.

Although the movement was started with a hashtag, posts about #MeToo have been popping up on Facebook as well. CBS reported that Facebook released statistics about the trend last Tuesday.

The statistics showed that there were over 12 million posts, reactions and comments by 4.7 million users around the world. All of these posts occurred in less than 24 hours. With every refresh of Facebook’s newsfeed, users could find anywhere between a couple to over 10 posts of #MeToo. Many people shared the hashtag or two words; others shared a few sentences about their personal experiences with sexual violence and assault.

To see how widely the social media

movement was affecting college students, a survey was conducted of Loras students. 100 students responded to the survey, which was sent out four days after the hashtag had been circulating. 83 percent of the students who responded had heard of #MeToo in the few days it had been circulating around the internet. 44 percent of them heard about the movement through a Facebook post, while 27 percent saw the hashtag on Twitter. 70 percent of students indicated they know someone who has experienced some type of sexual assault or violence.

While Loras students heard about the social media movement from different sources, a majority of them could agree on one thing: sexual assault, harassment and violence is not being talked about enough and happens too often. 63 percent of the students said that this type of violence needs to be talked about more widely and more consistently, not just when stories about sexual harassment make the news.

Loras has started several initiatives in

CORRECTIONS Incorrect information was reported in the Oct. 5, 2017, edition of The Lorian in the “Meet the new Loras Employee” feature on Professor Emily Huber. The information was incorrect in print but is accurate on myduhawk.com and The Lorian’s online edition on ISSUU. • Emily’s last name was misspelled.

The correct spelling is Emily Huber.

• The Education section should have included this text: “Ph.D. from South Dakota State in progress. Also certifications in Exercise Physiology and Childhood Obesity Prevention.”

• The answer to the last question in the

profile was cut off. The complete question and answer are given below: Q: What are you most looking forward to this year?

A: Making connections with students inside and outside the classroom: being a resource for them; helping to foster an appreciation for kinesiology and nutrition.

Additionally, the Lorian failed to mention that “Examining policy changes in Title IX,” written for the same issue, was originally published in Lone Conservative.

The Lorian apologizes for the errors.

graphics by ANNA PETERSEN

the past to help promote discussion about sexual assault and defining consent for their students. A variety of informational posters were hung around the Alumni Campus Center and other campus buildings defining consent a few years ago. Students responded positively to these posters. However, they wish more initiatives would have followed.

“The issue needs to be discussed more,” one responder said in response to the survey. “The signs Loras posted were a wonderful start, but we need to start doing far more because a lot of us feel like we cannot talk about it.”

Many students also responded with the same idea. However, a few students brought up that while social media movements can be helpful in starting discussion, actual action needs to be taken in order for the prob-

lem to be confronted. Out of the students who responded to the survey, 62 percent of them thought the movement was either somewhat impactful or not at all impactful.

“If people want to stop sexual assault, they will be mindful at parties and take care of their friends,” a responder said. “Being an activist on social media does very little in the way of moving actual social change.”

“There needs to be more support at Loras, for both men and women who are victims,” another responder added. “It can happen to literally anyone.” *Note: The survey conducted by The Lorian was anonymous to respect the confidentiality of the students who responded, including those who chose to share comments and their thoughts about the topic of sexual harassment.

Honors students reach for the stars

by AUDREY MILLER | staff writer

is a lofty goal, there are other types of proA terrific resource on Loras’ campus is jectors that are a little cheaper. These inthe Heitkamp Planetarium. In fact, it is clude digital projectors, which are slightly the only functional planetarium within a more pixelated than a light projector such hundred mile radius. as the Goto Venus, but work perfectly fine It was built in 1964 almost as an after- for the purposes of the Heitkamp Planethought. When Binz Hall was being built, tarium. there were leftover materials, and rather Loras’ planetarium is an incredibly than wasting them, the excess materials valuable resource. It is currently used to were used to create the Heitkamp Plan- educate kids from local schools as well as etarium. The original projector—a 1963 for monthly public shows that are open Goto Venus—is still the projector being to Loras students and the general public. used today.

However, the use of the planetarium is Despite its historical significance as a limited with an unreliable projector.

50-year-old projector, it is on its last leg.

"With the installation of the new projecWhen fully functioning, this technology tor, we hope to establish summer camps, could project over 2,800 stars as well as weekly events and public showings in orthe sun, moon, and visible planets in ad- der to share this incredible resource with dition to rotating, accommodating these the surrounding community," said Droeobjects as they shifted across the sky de- ske, a member of the honors group. pending on the time of year. However, Droeske has been an incredibly influthat is no longer the case. ential member of the group, heading up As physics professor Dr. Kenneth the grant writing process and organizing a McLaughlin says, it’s GiveCampus page in order currently “held together to raise money. by duct tape.” He’s not If anyone is interested Despite its kidding — sections of in donating, please visit the stars no longer light historical www.givecampus.com/ up on the domed ceiling, significance as schools/LorasCollege/ the moon and planets Planetarium-project and a 50-year-old no longer shine, and an donate money towards entire hemisphere no projector, it is this great cause. Another longer projects constelon its last leg... way to support the project lations. Unfortunately, is to attend the planetarisections of the due to its age, replaceum movie nights that are stars no longer ment parts are not readitaking place once a month. ly found. The only option light up on the These movies are free and to retain this valuable domed ceiling, open to the public, but the resource is to purchase a group will be accepting dothe moon and new projector. nations prior to and after As expected, planetarplanets no the movie. Concessions ium projectors are quite longer shine. will also be sold before the costly. An updated vermovie. The next movie will sion of the current probe taking place on Hallowjector would cost half a een. Look out for an email million dollars. There is no way Loras could afford this purchase on its own, so in the next week with more information.

The next two scheduled planetarium that’s why an honors group took over the movies this semester will be on Sunday, project.

Five current juniors — Natalie Droe- Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. and Friday, Dec. 1, at ske, Austin Kuchenbecker, Jake Till, 7 p.m. We hope you consider supporting Celia DaSilva and Audrey Miller — have this project, bringing the community clostaken on the task of finding and funding er together and allowing them the oppora new star projector for the planetarium. tunity to better their education in such a They are mentored by physics professors rare and coveted field.

The group looks forward to seeing the Dr. Kristen Thompson and Dr. Kenneth McLaughlin. Their goal, by the end of Loras community at their fund-raising their three-year honors project, is to events. For more information about the raise enough money to purchase a star project, email Audrey Miller at audrey. projector. Although half a million dollars miller@loras.edu.

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The Lorian Oct. 26, 2017

Alternative ulster: From my time in Belfast, Ireland

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here’ll be no were released from prison following the talk of that Accord. here. None of I can’t help but notice the division that it.” Stone cold silence the main political parties of the north was my initial response. continue to perpetuate. It seems that as When the shock was long as they are still in charge, the wounds over, I apologized will remain open. The city center of and told him that the Belfast is a political no-man’s land as long conversation would as political discussion is silenced. Belfast end. I was talking City Council has tried hard to erase the American politics ... memory of sectarianism. Although it isn’t American. I surrenjust a memory, sectarianism is prevalent. dered the conversation.

The unobservant tourist may visit city Alex Kruse The two Monaghan center Belfast and not see or hear about women I was talking to it. Venture outside of the center or discuss had different plans. I had no need for an what mustn’t be discussed and they may argument and preserving the conversation find themselves face to face with sectarijust didn’t seem worth the effort. I backed anism. away from the bar and eventually found There is a growing recognition of the myself outside. horrors sectarianism has caused. The genI’d be lying if I said I wasn’t in some way erational gap has created a growing numscared of the hostility the publican showed ber of individuals who have laid to rest me. In complete honesty, I was horrified. the old tribal living and grasped a more I knew I shouldn’t have been, but collective economic I was. I attempted to reconcile the ethos. No longer is I can’t help hostility by picking up a conversathe only growth seen but notice tion with one of the lads who was in cemeteries. The playing the gig at the pub that night. working classes that the division Our conversation about instruments were pitted within a that the main and folk music helped me close crusade are beginning political parties to recognize that their down my fear. However, fear gone, I was haunted by this interaction at future lies within of the north the bar. solidarity. There is an continue to I had been walking on eggshells effort being done to perpetuate and I hadn’t even known it. Perhaps progress, but in some the whole of city center Belfast was cases the wounds lay walking on eggshells. Earlier that unattended. day our tour guide would look around As a country, Northern Ireland’s fate before he would tell us certain bombing is in limbo. Neither the Republic nor the stories. He told me that there had been a United Kingdom knows what status it rise in dissident violence since the Brexit will hold within the coming years. Open vote, but I hadn’t a clue that American polpolitical discussion needs to be happening itics could kick off a conflict. I desperately but not along the old sectarian lines or wanted to interview the publican about his facilitated by the old political parties. The nervousness of my conversation. Perhaps apolitical city center could be the forum it was the point that Glenn Patterson for progressive ideas and discussions. The reaches within his novel “That Which Was” younger generations may act as the new - there is harm in progress before reconplatform for dialogue. The opportunity to ciliation. Our tour guide struck the same create an Alternative Ulster (as Stiff Little note when stating the Shankill Butchers Fingers coined) is palpable but fragile.

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Kneeling NFL players: The protests march on

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s protests continue throughout the NFL, debates keep pouring in on news and talk radio about whether these protests disrespect the country or the soldiers that died defending the nation. The controversy started with Colin Kaepernick trying to bring AJ Stochl awareness to injustices against black men and women. Kaepernick initially started his protest by sitting during the national anthem. He began to kneel after a conversation with Nate Boyer, former U.S. Army Green Beret and NFL long kick snapper. Boyer suggested Kaepernick kneel instead of sit. Why kneel? Simply because during a military funeral, the flag is taken off the casket and folded thirteen times, then presented to the surviving family members by a fellow service member while kneeling. Kaepernick decided that kneeling during the national anthem would help to show his respect for the service members that made the ultimate sacrifice, while still bringing awareness to his cause. It was some in the media and those on the right that have blown Kaepernick’s kneeling out of proportion.

Let’s get one thing straight. This is not the first time that athletes have protested during a sporting event. Look back to the 1968 Olympics, when U.S. track athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists during their medal ceremony. While many have dubbed this a Black Power salute, Smith stated in his autobiography that it was a “human rights salute.” The two men were showing solidarity with the civil rights activists of the ’60s.

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EDITORIAL

This week’s issue: A lack of tissues Cold and flu season is just about upon us. It’s the wonderfully gross time of year when it seems like everyone you know is sick. Roommates, professors, the people you are forced to invade personal space within the overly crowded elevator … everyone. They’re hacking, sniffling, sneezing and seemingly using a box of tissues per day. Why don’t Loras classrooms provide those for us? This may seem like a very trivial problem to write about, but at this time of year, it really doesn’t seem like it.

The absolute worst thing that could happen is that dreaded, mucus-filled sneeze coming out of the depths of your nasal cavity in the middle of class. It’s gross, it’s loud and it’s distracting. Now everyone is looking at you. All you need is a single tissue to help get yourself back in control. But alas, there isn’t one. You are now forced to get up and leave class, which is an even greater distraction, and miss precious learning time to run to a bathroom (sometimes

on a different floor) to grab a measly piece of toilet paper and try and pull yourself back together. This wouldn’t happen if there was a simple box of tissues located somewhere in that room.

We have grown so used to having that service provided for us throughout our schooling lives. So, why does it suddenly stop? Now, we’re not saying that I expect Loras College to provide us with triple-ply, lotion filled, pillows of heaven on which to put our precious noses. However, a simple one-ply tissue box located in the corner somewhere would help in those emergencies like the one listed above.

Everywhere you go, there is a box of tissues somewhere: doctors’ offices, stores, your work, home, etc. Why is the classroom, somewhere where you spend several hours per day, the place where there aren’t any tissues? As much as we shouldn’t, college students will come to class sick. It’s hard to miss a day. Having a box of tissues in the room wouldn’t encourage sick students to

come to class, but it would provide a resource for those who need it.

Colds spread like wildfire. If someone you know has a cold, the chances of you getting it are rather high. We don’t protect ourselves and others as adequately as we should.

Although I am not saying that providing tissues will eradicate colds and flus from this institution, but it’s a start.

Most who have colds generally carry tissues on their person, but sometimes they forget or they run out. It happens. There should be something to help those who need it.

We can’t avoid cold and flu season. Chances are that most of us will get something at some point. Shouldn’t we be trying to fight this as best we can? The worst feeling is getting someone else sick. Having a simple, cheap box of tissues somewhere in the classroom is a start to helping contain germs and making Loras a healthier place.

­— The Lorian editorial staff

There is nothing illegal about the protests of NFL athletes. They are explicitly protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. If the NFL tries to curb these protests by insisting that athletes stand, more than likely the NFL Players Union will take the issue all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

As a veteran of the U.S. Army and someone that deployed twice to To honor the Iraq, I personally would never kneel ideals of this during the national nation, we anthem. However, must come I wholeheartedtogether and ly feel that these athletes have every acknowledge right to protest the that these injustices that they see in any peaceful protests way. I still take my are not oath of enlistment anti-police, seriously. I swore to “support and anti-flag, or defend the Constianti-soldier. tution of the U.S. Instead against all enemies, foreign and they are an domestic.” I would effort by consider anyone the athletes that tries to curb these athletes’ First to change Amendment rights the U.S. for to protest as a the better. domestic enemy of the Constitution.

I’ll take it one step further. These athletes have a moral obligation to protest injustice. Many grew up in places where similar injustices occurred. They used their athletic ability to escape these areas and have the power to draw attention to these injustices. To honor the ideals of this nation, we must come together and acknowledge that these protests are not anti-police, anti-flag or anti-soldier. Instead they are an effort by the athletes to change the U.S. for the better.

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ASHLEY PUDIL news editor: KAYLA THOMPSON assistant news editor: KELSEY LANSING sports editor: NATALIE DROESKE assistant sports editor: JONATHAN QUINN features editor:

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Who ya gonna call? Ghostbusters!

A compilation of various ghost stories heard around and at Loras throughout the years

by BRIGID FLAHERTY

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aunting in Hennessey is great for students looking to get a spook before Halloween. The already eerie building is dark and filled with screams ... you never know what lies around the corner. You might scream and find yourself laughing afterwards with your friends, but what if you were alone on any other night in Hennessey?

Loras is riddled with ghost stories, which only seems logical since it is the oldest college west of the Mississippi River, and Dubuque is Iowa’s oldest city.

It seems there is a ghost story connected with almost every building on campus and many students could tell at least one ghost story. Here are a few to get you ready for Halloween.

Keane Hall is 104 years old and full of ghost stories; the building is now used for classes and administrative offices, but it used to be a residence hall. One famous hear Flora Wahlert playing the organ as tale is about a group of residents that her husband, in his wheelchair, listens to led a cow up to the fifth floor - however, her play. the cow couldn’t come back down the Hennessey Hall, before it was purstairs. The young men tried to think of chased by the college in 1916, was known any solution besides the worst - take the as the Good Shepherd Home of Dubuque, cow back down the stairs in parts. Other a place for wayward girls and young versions say they cooked the cow on women. For Halloween it may be adorned the fifth floor and ate it. Many students with spooky decodisregard this story, but it’s been rations, but some said that you might hear a moo Loras is riddled insist there is more or hooves on the stairs. Second with ghost to Hennessey. floor is believed to be haunted Besides the creaky stories, which by a student; the door to his old floorboards, room, which has been replaced only seems students have at least one time, shows a face logical since it is claimed they’ve and bloody tears if a visitor holds the oldest college heard doors close a black light up to it. Students on their own, who have roamed Keane at night west of the voices of young have also reported hearing noises Mississippi River, women laughing that they cannot explain - like and Dubuque is and echoing in the the voice of a girl in the hallhalls, and even ways. Lights have been rumored Iowa’s oldest city. a crying baby. If to shine from the fifth floor, you hate hiking up especially from windows that are Hennessey’s stairs for your 8 a.m., you no longer accessible. Late night reading might just be thankful there’s daylight anyone? and you’re not by yourself.

Some say that Christ the King ChapIf Loras students talk about ghosts on el, directly next door to Keane, also has campus, many will think of Hoffman Hall ghostly residents. It has been said that a first. Hoffman is the oldest building on priest in CTK says midnight Masses, but Loras’ campus, part of the building (what supposedly he isn’t alone. Harry and Flora Wahlert, where Wahlert Hall and Flora used to be St. Joseph’s Hall), dating from 1876. People claim to have seen dark Park get their origins, are both buried in shapes or orbs in St. Joseph’s Chapel on the crypt below CTK. A few students say the third floor once the sun goes down. that if you go to CTK late at night you can

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he fact that there is evil in the world has become so apparent that we are numb to it. Mass shootings, terrorism, rape; we feign shock, or perhaps are genuinely shocked for a day or two, then return to life as normal.

We have that sense of shock because we possess a conscience, a heart on which the fundamental rules of right and wrong are written. We are rightly outraged at the blatant disregard for human life, and at what people are capable of doing to one another. We desire change, but more often than not, we use events of big, undeniable evil to justify our own actions. We know we could never be capable of something as truly evil as a mass shooting, so we satisfy ourselves with the idea that we are good enough.

We are nice, and therefore, we are good.

Keep in mind Little Red Riding Hood from the musical “Into the Woods,” “Nice is different than good.”

But this is perhaps the more insidious side of man-made catastrophes. Loss of life and loss of innocence are enough to trouble any conscience, but people have become so aware of these that they become numb to their own dispositions.

We rightly condemn a murderer, but do nothing to change the culture that nurtures anger.

Let me give a concrete example. Most people are good enough to have never raped or abused anyone. Congratulations.

But have you ever used anyone for sex, or

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Love thy neighbor, America After a month with little help, Puerto Rico needs our support

by DALTON OBERFOELL

O graphic by ANNA PETERSEN

One ghost is said to roam St. Joseph’s Auditorium, as sometimes footsteps can be heard and lights turn on by themselves. This ghost, wearing what seems to be an old military uniform, always comes to watch the productions in the theatre, choosing the same seat to sit in. He’ll be sure to hurry off before you can take a long look at him though.

Venturing off of Loras’ main campus, we find the Vis. The Visitation Convent was bought by Loras in 1994 and is now home to music classes and a few residents. One ghost enjoys playing Beethoven’s Für Elise on the piano but seems to stop in the same place; the performer never completes their piece, leaving the unfinished song echoing in the hall and ears of any listeners. Many students at class in the Vis agree that the building is creepy and many refuse to go down to the sub-basement level. Just a few years ago, a few Duhawks ventured there and felt eerily cold and ran out, having a feeling of being chased by something - or someone.

One past Visitation resident remembered how she would bring a basket of folded laundry back to her room and leave for a few minutes, only to return to clothing items strewn about the room and the basket in a different place. She didn’t have a roommate.

Because of Loras’ long history, it’s only natural that there would be ghost stories.

Do you believe in any?

Don’t let big evils justify small ones

by BRODERICK HOOKER | staff writer

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objectified anyone? It may not be rape, have let anger get the best of you, or but the worst sexual crimes flow from an have hated another person in the pit attitude of use. An attitude of use that has of your gut. Not actively wishing them become so ingrained in our culture that harm, but maybe feeding your sense of it’s in the air that we breathe. This recent schadenfreude when misfortune strikes #Metoo campaign shows just how many them. We know we would never hurt people, especially another person, but we let women, have been all kinds of anger and hatred Conning an old raped, abused, or seethe inside us, and we always woman out of sexually harassed. have a justification for it. We St. John Paul II tells were wronged first, so we keep her life savings is us that the opposite a tight grip on burning coals, not the same as of love is not hate, ignoring the fact that our stealing a stapler but use. The sexual hands are on fire. dysfunction in All kinds of evil exist along from work. This is our culture does a continuum. Conning an old obvious. But large not come from woman out of her life savings evils, committed hatred; most sexual is not the same as stealing offenders would a stapler from work. This by someone else, deny hating their is obvious. But large evils, lead us to believe victims. Instead, it is committed by someone else, that because we using another person lead us to believe that because as a means to an end, we aren’t as bad as that, we aren’t as bad as rather than as an end don’t have to change. Likewise, that, we don’t in themselves. When small evils build up, and we have to change. news of a heinous become numb to the erosion sexual crime reaches of conscience, until perhaps people, they rightly we ourselves commit a big condemn it. That is, until later in the day, evil. None of this is set in stone, however. when an opportunity to objectify another None of this has to happen. We want to person comes up, either in their mind or reform the world, to make it good. First physically. Soon enough the culture of use we need to look at ourselves and take creates another person who takes it to its a sober look at who we are, what we’ve logical extreme by robbing someone of done and what we are letting ourselves their innocence. become. We need to remove the plank Most of us have never shot another from our own eyes and put in the hard person. Again, congratulations, you’re work necessary to become good, not just in good company. But chances are you good enough.

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n Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2017, a Category Four hurricane made direct landfall on the island of Puerto Rico. The infrastructure of Puerto Rico was completely destroyed, leaving 3.4 million American citizens without power, food or water. As of Oct. 16, according to the Associated Press, 86 percent of the island was still without power. Let that sink in: 86 percent of the population, all of them American citizens, living without power for almost a month. Consider everything we use electricity for in our modern lives: communication, sewage disposal, life support and other medical technologies, and basic things such as air conditioning and running water. People in Puerto Rico are suffering. They are receiving little or no help from anyone. They could continue to live like this for months. Our fellow Americans have been deprived of basic living standards that all of us are accustomed to. How long do these people have to live in these conditions An American before we start treating citizen is an them like U.S. American citizens? citizen, no When you compare rematter what covery efforts race, creed, in Texas and or ethnicity Florida to those in Puerthey are. Our to Rico, the regovernment covery efforts has the from the U.S. government obligation to have been help Puerto just short Ricans the of pathetic.

Granted, same way they Puerto Rico are helping is an island Texans and which already Floridians. faced a crippled economy and poor infrastructure. Those things just make the process that much more complicated.

To say that the federal government hasn’t helped at all is wrong. Yet they didn’t provide nearly enough people or supplies to adequately help the people on the island.

FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) has yet to approve a reconstruction fund for Puerto Rico, something it did quickly for both Texas and Florida.

But that should be no excuse, especially now, a month after the hurricane hit, as living conditions remain more or less the same. Why is it that when Harvey impacted Houston and Irma impacted Florida there was a shared desire to help all those affected? Yet when an American territory is decimated, people tune out their fellow citizens that are suffering. An American citizen is an American citizen, no matter what race, creed or ethnicity they are. Our government has the obligation to help Puerto Ricans the same way they are helping Texans and Floridians.

This problem is not only an issue of helping fellow Americans but of helping human beings. Puerto Rico and many other Caribbean islands have been completely flipped upside down by hurricanes. The people who inhabit the island of Puerto Rico deserve so much more help and support than what has been offered. It’s not too late to help. Even the smallest bit helps. You can help by donating to agencies like the American Red Cross or United for Puerto Rico, which are dedicated to aid and support the victims of Hurricane Maria. This is an American humanitarian crisis. It is our duty to help and support our fellow Americans in any way possible -- even if that just means keeping the conversation going.

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Creative Corner June 27th, 2016

by MARIA TEETS | staff writer

He had that civilian military look about him: dark t-shirt, proper cargo pants, baseball cap, and a chip on the shoulder; the Winter Soldier on the run, having abandoned his plums. He was tidy, quiet, but stormy underneath. And he had his dog with him.

He came into the store, sort of nodded, made a silent beeline for the beer room. And he had his dog with him.

I knew he’d pick up a can or two of something, maybe a few other groceries, and I’d smile and ask him if he wanted his receipt, and he’d go through the motions stoically, just trying to hold in all the hell he’d seen. And he’d have his dog with him.

She was a sleek black lab, small for her breed, with kind eyes and only a simple red and black harness, no bold proclamations of “SERVICE DOG” or “DO NOT PET.” Just like her owner, she was tidy and quiet, quintessentially unobtrusive. The American’s with Disabilities Act does not require service dogs to be specifically marked; it’s up to the owner, and everything about this man said quite plainly, “Don’t ask me about it, I’d rather not tell you.”

As I watched their retreating backs, my manager asked rhetorically, “Come on, buddy, do you really have to bring your dog in here? You clearly don’t have a disability.” He spoke softly, half to himself, half to me. He was annoyed.

He didn’t really mean any harm. Tim is a great guy, but he didn’t know. So many people don’t know. “Actually,” I ventured, “I’m pretty sure he has PTSD. That’s a therapy dog.” “Really?” He was genuinely surprised. “How can you tell?” “Well,” I said, “it’s the way they both act. He’s so quiet, the dog is so well behaved. She’s got a harness, and I saw his military ID bracelet.” “Oh.” He paused. “Well, now I feel like an asshole.” I laughed a little. “You’re not an asshole, it’s just not something many people know about, but it’s getting to be more common. It’s a great service for the men and women who have served us.” Tim nodded, “Makes sense.”

A few moments later the veteran returned to the front of the store. “Find everything alright today?” I smiled. He nodded. The dog smiled. “Anything else for you?” He shook his head. “$7.96 is your total, would you like a receipt?” He shook his head. “Alright, well, you have a good day.” He nodded.

My manager chimed in as well, “Have a good day, sir.”

He turned to me after they left. “I feel like a real jerk.” I shrugged, “Well, now you know, and you won’t have to fret about it the next time he comes in and he has his dog with him.”

Features

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Oct. 26, 2017

by AUDREY PETERSON | staff writer

This Day in History: October 26

by BRODERICK HOOKER | health and lifestyle editor

1881: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral: The gunfight at the O.K. Corral is perhaps the most famous event of the wild west. At 3 p.m., a group of lawmen in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, engaged in gunfire with a group of outlaws known as the Cowboys. The lawmen included Wyatt, Morgan, Virgil Earp and Doc Holliday, vs. the Cowboys who had been known for stealing cattle and robbing stagecoaches. Many supporters of Cowboys were convinced that they had been unarmed, and three members of the Cowboys were killed.

11 Saints You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

by MARIA TEETS | staff writer

1. St. Francis Borgia: Yep, “Saint” and “Borgia” in the same sentence. Great-grandson of Pope Alexander VI, Frank Borgia proves that power-hungry family members are no obstacle to holiness.

2. St. Walburga: Daughter of a saint, sister of two saints, and niece of St. Boniface. #familygoals. Whether you’ve got rabies, or just a cough, Walburga is your go-to girl.

3. St. Nicholas of Flue: Fasted completely (no food, water, nada) for 20 years with no side effects. What time is lunch again?

1936: Electrical Generator opened at Hoover Dam: Originally known as Boulder Dam, Hoover Dam is the most famous dam and source of hydroelectric power in the United States. Built during the Roosevelt administration during the Great Depression, the Dam was seen as a source of energy and as an economic stimulus in a financially burdened era. It is one of the biggest and oldest concrete structures of its type, and created the U.S.’ largest reservoir, Lake Mead. It still provides power to people around Nevada, Arizona, and California, and is a major tourist attraction.

1967: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi crowns himself and his wife Emperor and Empress of Iran: Iran is a mysterious and dangerous land to many Americans, an exemplar of Islamist theocracy.

But the origins of it lie decades ago. Pahlavi held the title ‘Shah’ and had been Iran’s monarch since the forced abdication of his father. His prime minister, Mohammad Mosaddegh, was ousted in a CIA backed coup when he nationalized the oil industry. The Shah’s power increased until he crowned himself emperor on this day in 1967. He is known for his modernizing, secularizing efforts, but also for brutal persecution of his political opponents. This resentment led to the Islamic revolution and the Iranian government we know today.

1977: Last recorded case of smallpox: One of the most devastating diseases in human history, smallpox has killed millions, most famously scores of Native people who had no immunity to the Old World disease. It was one of the first diseases to demonstrate the effectiveness of vaccination, when a British physician demonstrated how exposure to cowpox could cause immunity to smallpox.

Two centuries later, smallpox had been gradually eliminated, and in 1977 Ali Maow Maalin, a Somali hospital cook, was diagnosed with the last recorded natural case of smallpox. He made a full recovery and died in 2013 of malaria after several decades of administering vaccines to prevent further diseases.

2001: USA PATRIOT Act signed into law: The 9/11 Terrorist attacks, in addition to causing over 3000 deaths, caused a great deal of fear, and the Bush administration passed one of the most controversial pieces of security legislation in U.S. history. The “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001,” authorized a number of measures, including wiretaps, indefinite detention of immigrants, searches without a court order or warrant, and increased rights of national security officials to search individuals records, conversations, and correspondences, in the name of preventing terrorism. The act is viewed by many as unconstitutional, and many of its provisions have been ruled as such even though the Act has been reauthorized and remains in force.

4. St. Abraham of Edessa: Assigned to a notoriously sinful city, he was beaten and maligned for years. He didn’t stop praying until every citizen came to him for baptism. Never give up.

5. St. Simon Stock: Lived in a hollow oak tree. Received a vision of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, who gave him the brown scapular. Proof that we should all hang out in oak trees more often.

6. St. William of Rochester: After he was murdered by his adopted son (yikes), a mentally ill woman placed a flower crown on his head. When she placed the crown on her own head she was immediately cured from her mental illness.

7. St. Vincent Ferrer: Famous for performing more miracles than any other saint, as many as 100 a day, starting when he was still in the womb. #overachiever 8. St. Bona: Captured by pirates. Traveled the Camino de Santiago nine times (1,000 mile hike).

9. St. Teresa Margaret Redi: Died in 1770, yet her body remains incorrupt to this day.

10. St. Margaret of Cortona: Had an illegitimate son at the age of 17, but a conversion led her and her son to join the Franciscans where she devoted the rest of her life to the poor and sick, despite constant malicious gossip about her past.

11. St. Julian the Hospitaller: Killed his parents by mistake while they were visiting him. Still managed to become the patron saint of hospitality. God’s got a wicked sense of humor.

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Group Halloween Costume Ideas

‘Hamilton’: My Experience On Tuesday Oct. 17, I had the amazing chance to see a little show known as “Hamilton: An American Musical.” It was honestly the coolest show I have ever seen, and it makes me feel so grateful to be able to say I have seen it since it is so popular and is taking the world by storm. After listening to the soundtrack countless amounts of times and being absolutely obsessed with the show, it was cool to be able to sit in on the show and finally see it. The show is about one of our founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton, and his quest to make our country what it is today. His face is on the 10 dollar bill. The show was written by Lin Manuel Miranda who wrote the show “In the Heights” and helped create the Disney movie "Moana.” Miranda got the idea for Hamilton by reading Ron Chernow’s book “Alexander Hamilton.” This show is unlike any musical I have ever seen, and I will tell you why.

Hamilton is not the typical ritzy and glitzy musical with tap dancing. It is a musical that is all sung with the exception of a few spoken lines. The music is hip hop infused with rap. Instead of saying lines, actors rap them along to the music. Then, they sing.

It is really cool to see this unfold, especially since there really is not any other music like it out right now. The entire show is basically the soundtrack, just on a stage with sets and people playing the parts. I absolutely love the soundtrack, and so listening to it before the show helped a lot because it made me better understand the entire show because the show goes so fast.

Every song in the show serves a purpose in the story and is also super catchy. Since I know the soundtrack by heart, it was next to impossible to not sing along. My favorite song from the entire show is “What’d I Miss.”It is such a jazzy song and very catchy. It kicks off the second act with a bang. During intermission, I was standing in a long line to buy Twizzlers when they started to flicker the lights to signal everyone to go back to their seats. I bolted up a flight of stairs to be in my seat at the start of the song. It could not be missed. The cast in the show really brought it during that song, and honestly the cast is what makes the entire show what it is.

The Chicago cast is the best. They each bring something to the show that is so unique. My favorite cast member is Chris Lee who plays Marquis De Lafayette in the first act and Thomas Jefferson in the second act. He is a force to be reckoned with, and has one of the fastest (if not the fastest) raps in the entire show. He stole the show in the sense that he has so much energy and appears to be having a really great time. His signature song in the show is actually “What’d I Miss.” His energy makes the song what it is. During the show, Chris must have looked at me close to ten times because we were sitting by a light. Every time he looked at me, I got super excited. Every time he was on stage, I loved it because it was sure to be an exciting time.

It is crazy to think about the ride this show has been on. From opening at the Public Theatre in New York City, to going to the Richard Rogers on Broadway, to opening a show in Chicago and the Hamilton tour, this show is a beast. Other shows have a lot to live up to. I cannot wait to see where this show goes in the future.

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AHH!!!

by MADISON TOLLEY| features editor

Trick or treating is one of the best childhood traditions. Who didn’t love dressing up, getting lots of candy and laughing with friends? While the magic of Halloween is definitely not the same as when we were kids, it’s still tons of fun to dress up with your friends. Here are five group costume ideas for this Halloween: 1. Mario Kart: Have a crew of video-game-loving friends? This idea is great if you have a large group of friends. Have each member of your friend group dress up as a character from Mario Kart. Just don’t fight too much over who gets to be Mario or Luigi.

2. Pac-Man and Ghosts: This is honestly one of the cutest group costumes I’ve seen. Have two or three friends dress up as the colored ghosts, and one friend dress up as Pac-Man. Not only will this costume bring back nostalgia for the good-ole Pac-Man days, but it is also an excuse to chase around the annoying friend in your friend group.

3. Smurfs: Looking for a costume at the last minute? This one is pretty easy to pull-off. Just buy some blue body paint and wear white clothes. Or, if you don’t have time to buy paint, simply layer blue clothing under a white tee shirt or dress.

4. Where’s Waldo: This classic Halloween costume is pretty simple as well. All you need is a striped red and white tee-shirt and some blue jeans. Plus, wearing that bright red tee-shirt, you’ll never lose your friends at a party.

5. M&Ms: M&Ms is a great, practically effortless costume idea. All you need is a colored tee-shirt, some tape, and a paper cutout of the letter ‘M.’ This costume is super fun for a large group of friends, and can even be worn solo. Plus, it’s a great way to incorporate the tradition of candy into your Halloween costume.

6. Dominoes: This easy Halloween costume is great for a group but is also one that you can rock out solo. All you have to do is wear an all black outfit, and stick on some white paper circles.

7. Superheroes: Have you ever wished you had a superpower? Halloween is the perfect excuse to pretend that you do. Form your own group of Avengers or Guardians of the Galaxy with your friends -- just don’t fight over who gets to be who.

8. Rock, Paper, Scissors: Up for some friendly competition? Rock, Paper, Scissors is a great for a group of three, and is super easy to assemble. Just get some cardboard, foam, and aluminum foil to create your costume.

Movie Review: ‘Blade Runner 2049’

by DANIEL WILLIS | staff writer

“Blade Runner 2049” is the long-awaited sequel to the classic sci-fi/film noir movie, “Blade Runner.”

The original film is undoubtedly one of the greatest science fiction films of all time. The sequel is excellent.

You will probably enjoy it more if you have seen the original film.

There are quite a few surprising twists and turns in the plot in both of these films.

In this review I will be careful not to reveal any “spoilers” that might detract from your enjoyment of either film.

The original film, released in 1982, was directed by Ridley Scott (director of “Alien,” “Gladiator,” and “The Martian”). It was set in the bleak urban landscape of a near-future Los Angeles. Its basic premise was the notion that there are artificially-created humans, the “replicants,” who are used as slave labor in the off-world colonies. These replicants are indistinguishable to the naked eye from real humans. This adds greatly to the suspense in both films. In the original film, Harrison Ford starred as Rick Deckard, a “blade runner,” a Los Angeles police officer assigned to track down and kill a band of replicants who have escaped to Earth from the off-world colonies.

The sequel, directed by Denis Villeneuve, is set 30 years after the original story. In the sequel, a younger blade runner, Joe (Ryan Gosling), is assigned to track down and kill any and all replicants who have managed to evade capture and reconditioning, wherever they may hide. In the sequel there are three groups vying for power: the replicants, who seek their own liberation; the police, whose goal is to eliminate any free replicants; and the employees of the Wallace corporation, who want to control the replicants for their own evil ends.

One of the intriguing subplots in the sequel deals with Joe’s holographic girlfriend Joi, played by Ana de Armas.

In one of Joe’s missions, he stumbles across a tantalizing mystery that holds the key to the rest of the film. Deckard (Harrison Ford), an older and retired blade runner, shows up later, about two-thirds of the way through the film.

The sequel, like the original film, is a visual feast. It’s a bit on the long side, with a running time of 163 minutes, but you won’t want to miss a minute of it. The film currently has an 88% “fresh” rating on the Rotten Tomatoes Website. It’s rated R “for violence, some sexuality, nudity, and language.” The film is currently playing at AMC Theaters and Mindframe.

Moracco Supper Club

by XAVIER SANCHEZ | staff writer

This week’s featured restaurant is The Moracco Supper Club. The Moracco has been a Dubuque family owned and operated restaurant for over 40 years. They are best known for their traditional American food and their cocktail menu, which can be enjoyed in the dining area that seats 160 people or the lounge that seats 28.

The Moracco is expensive, but let’s be honest, you deserve this meal because you’ve been working so hard. The menu ranges from appetizers, steaks, seafood, chicken, pasta, sandwiches and a Kiddie Korner. All dinners include your choice of French fries, hash browns, baked potato, wild rice or a vegetable, soup or salad, and bread.

Sandwiches include your choice of potato. For $1 more you can substitute onion rings for the potato. You can also add blue cheese crumbles for another dollar if you would like.

They have two specials on Monday, followed by one for each day they are open. Monday is roast beef and small ribeye, Tuesday is chicken, Wednesday is ribs and chicken, Thursday is small ribeye, Friday is cod fish, and Saturday is prime rib and petite cut prime rib.

Before your meal, placed on each table is a basket of crackers and dips. These dips include cheese, ham salad and chicken salad. I would recommend any of their steaks (go on Saturday and get the prime rib special) or even the chicken. I always get the steak and take my brother’s chicken leftovers back to campus for later. Unfortunately, the leftovers are never as good as when it is first served.

The Dubuque Telegraph Herald names The Moracco “The Best Steak and Seafood in town.”

Moracco is open six days a week, Monday through Saturday starting at 4 p.m. Because there are typically reservations for private parties, showers, anniversaries, birthdays, business meetings or funeral lunches during the day and on Sundays, it is recommended that you call ahead of time to secure a table early. Their private party reservation options are perfect for an “end of the season dinner.” The Moracco also provides gift certificates that are perfect potential presents for the upcoming holiday season. They are located at 1413 Rockdale Road in Dubuque, Iowa. This is only one mile south of the Grand River Center, Diamond Jo Casino, and The National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium.

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Mind & Soul

Antioch: A personal invitation

TIPS with TRISH

by SARAH STATZ

The Lorian features 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.

Dear Trish, How can you tell if you have a drinking problem? I did the miracle mile and got really sick. I think I freaked out a few of my friends and maybe even myself. What is considered an acceptable amount of alcohol?

Signed, A mile too far Trish says, This answer is a bit involved. First of all, good for you for asking. Taking a look at one’s own drinking patterns is not easy. Part of the nature of the development of an alcohol or drug problem is denial. A person will deny to their self and others that their use interferes with their life and that the drug has begun to control them. As a problem develops, the craving or compulsion for the drug will grow, tolerance increases and negative consequences occur more often like blackouts or mood swings.

If a person perceives that their drinking is affecting their life in a negative way, it is likely that alcohol is a getting to be a problem. Getting sick is an indicator that you drank too much during the mile. It probably wasn’t smart but it may not indicate that alcohol is a problem in general for you.

What will help answer this question is to take a look at whether drinking impacts your life in a significant way. Does it affect your ability to get your school work done, get to work regularly or just maintain your routine? Another thing to look at is how your drinking affects your relationships with other people. Do you end up fighting with those you are in relationships with when you drink? Does your ability to make good decisions for yourself decrease when you drink?

Have you broken the law when you using has gotten out of hand? If you answered yes to some of these questions, you likely need to cut back on alcohol.

Another rule of thumb is that if you begin to frequently find yourself looking forward to the drink at the end of the day, it is time to change. Even if you find yourself looking forward to the weekend or the next time you can drink, you might want to take a step back.

In regards to the question about an “acceptable” amount of alcohol use, this is different for everyone because of body weight, etc. Low-risk use of alcohol means abstaining if you have a family history of addiction or otherwise limiting consumption to no more than one to two drinks on any given day. To stay healthy drink little or infrequently and check into more substance-free ways to have a good time.

If drinking does seem to be a problem for you, help is available. Talk to one of the counselors on campus or consider getting an evaluation downtown at Substance Abuse Service Center. They have walk-in appointments open on Wednesday morning. This is a good place to share your story and see if treatment is a fit for you.

It is a courageous decision to look at your drinking patterns. I can assure you that addressing it now may help you before the problem gets out of hand. Another good option for help and support is to consider attending an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in the Dubuque area. There are several locations so you can find one near you. For a complete list of these check out https://www.dubuqueaa.org/.

Signed, Trish

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When I hear discussion of the Antioch retreat, I can’t help but smile.

Having never gone on any kind of retreat before Antioch, I was hesitant to suddenly embark on a weekend away from campus with a bunch of people I barely knew. But I just felt a nudge that this was a good idea, and a bunch of my new friends were going, so, I figured why not?

This turned out to be a great idea since I left Antioch as part of a great community. I left campus on Friday excited for my new experience because all I knew about retreats were that they were time away for you and others to work and think about a certain subject.

In the case of Antioch, this weekend was going to be spent on faith. Now it’s not all super holier-than-thou-you-sinner stuff, but there might be some things you’ve never thought about before when it comes to faith.

One of my favorite things about Antioch is that no one claims to know all the answers. Sure, you hear talks from fellow students about their faith journey, and there are group leaders who help with discussion on topics, but what is always reinforced is that we’re all human. No one is a perfect Christian. That’s one of the beautiful things about Antioch; we’re all just trying to help each other become better Christians. There are some experiences on this retreat that are pretty powerful for some people, but if your world isn’t entirely turned on its head, that’s okay too. Everyone experiences Antioch in a different way. I believe that it really makes you think – not only about your physical life but your spiritual life as well.

If you’ve seen the poster and brochures around the ACC, I highly encourage you to grab one and sign up for this great retreat. If this is the first you’ve ever heard of Antioch, I also encourage you to sign up. I’ve heard nothing but positive stuff about this retreat, and I hope you do, too.

Applications are due this Friday, Oct. 27 – so sign up today! Consider this article a personal invitation – tell ‘em Sarah sent ya.

Is Jesus still revolutionary today?

Following Christ is a radical act, and modern Christians have forgotten that

by KRISSY JUAREZ | staff writer

detailed in passage from Luke quoted above.

These verses seem to give way to a “To proclaim liberty to captives newer and deeper understanding of and recovery of sight to the blind, Jesus as a man exemplifying peace to let the oppressed go free” Luke 4:18 (NABRE). and justice. Maybe he becomes a This text is more apt to evoke images little more three dimensional than of Civil Rights marches and speeches before. Ordinarily when asked to think given in the 1950s/1960s more than a about any story with scenes of Jesus, i picture of a remember him Middle-Eastern doing insane I know for myself that it’s relatively Jewish man at miracles. easy to get swept up into reducing a synagogue These could a couple Jesus to just a “nice guy” instead of include, but thousand years are not limited truly reflecting on how he responded ago. However, to, walking on to the needs of the poor and as much as the water, casting first grouping oppressed because that can quickly out demons, of images turning water become a little uncomfortable come to mind into wine, when reading rising from these lines, so the dead, things that would make for too should the second image of Jesus interesting party or reality TV show. But proclaiming his calling on Earth, as they are not necessarily anything that

would cause me to rethink my about what Jesus role as someone attempting to literally did rather than When I do start be a follower of Christ. simply writing it off as thinking of what However, it becomes just “another miracle,” Jesus literally did essential to remember that then Jesus gets a little rather than simply as much as Jesus did rather more dangerous than odd and peculiar things, they an average “nice guy”. writing it off as just were intentional, purposeful I feel convicted then “another miracle”, and designed to make people to branch out of my then Jesus gets actually stop and react- not comfort zone to interact a little more just blindly accept. Maybe and encounter the world it’s time to start taking what in ways that challenge dangerous than an Jesus said and did a little me to live a more average “nice guy”. more literally, particularly in humble and just life. his promotion of peace and So who would Jesus justice. He sided constantly be reaching out to in with those who are vulnerable in society. 2017? Who would Jesus identify as I know for myself that it is relatively oppressed and how would he act in a easy to get swept up into reducing way that recognizes the difficulty of their Jesus to just a “nice guy” instead of situation and respects their personhood? truly reflecting on how he responded How are we called, based on our to the needs of the poor and oppressed strengths, to encounter others in an because that can quickly become a little attitude of promoting peace and justice uncomfortable. When I do start thinking as exemplified by Christ?

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Your shiny teeth and you

by AUDREY MILLER | staff writer

by DANIEL WILLIS | copy editor

Spaghetti with Meat Sauce

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One 16 ounce box of uncooked pasta. Linguine, angel hair or really any pasta that you like.

One 24 ounce jar of spaghetti sauce. I prefer the Ragu brand or else the Hy-Vee brand.

One pound of ground beef (or ground turkey).

Butter to taste.

Grated Parmesan cheese to taste.

1. Crumble up the ground beef and brown it in a large frying pan over medium heat, stirring occasionally until cooked. Drain off excess oil 2. Pour spaghetti sauce into ground beef. Let mixture simmer over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally while you fix the pasta 3. In a large soup pot, heat several quarts of water over high heat until at a rolling boil. If you add some salt, the water will boil faster 4. After the water is boiling, add the pasta. Lower the temperature slightly but make sure the water is still boiling. Stir pasta while cooking 5. Check your pasta after it has been cooking for eight or nine minutes. I just pull out a strand on a fork and taste it. I like my pasta “al dente,” meaning it’s a little chewy and not overly soft.

6. Strain pasta when done. Then put the pasta back into the soup pot and turn off the heat.

7. If desired, stir a little butter and grated Parmesan cheese into the pasta while it’s cooling off.

8. Pour the meat sauce over the spaghetti on individual serving plates. Serve with grated Parmesan cheese and, of course, garlic bread and red wine if available.

Loras forms alliances for LGBTQ students

by MICHELLE BECHEN | for the Lorian

The Loras College Gay/Straight Alliance began in 2003 by becoming the first student organization for LGBTQ students.

As the moderator for The Alliance for 14 years, I’ve seen the organization change and grow, providing different ways to support and advocate for students who may not have a voice. At the time, that group of students didn’t realize exactly how much of a difference and history they were making on and off campus.

Besides facilitating a weekly support group, we started Ally/Safe Zone training for students, faculty and staff. Our goal was to educate the campus on issues LGBTQ students might experience and show our students that we support them. We also presented at an LGBTQ conference on how we started this type of group on a Catholic Campus. We traveled to Des Moines to lobby legislators and pass legislation on issues related to bullying and sexual orientation/gender identity. We advocated with Social Work students to have sexual orientation added to the Loras College

non-discrimination policy. We worked continuing to support, educate and with local high schools and the Dubuque advocate for all students, but we need community to bring awareness and your support. Specifically, we need education that we so desperately faculty and students needed. who identify as allies of The Loras Loras College made history on the LGBTQ community College Gay/ to unite with us Oct. 6, 2017 by officially hosting a reception for our LGBTQ alumni to strengthen our Straight at The Smokestack. This was made presence on campus Alliance possible by a donor who reached and to help us spread began in out to us a few years ago and our message of love and has since turned into one of our tolerance. The voice 2003 by strongest advocates and support of many will always be becoming system for all LGBTQ students louder than the voice of the first and Allies. There were over 60 the few. alumni, current students, faculty October is LGBTQ student and staff in attendance. We still History Month, and the organization have a lot of work to do. There are Loras Alliance hosted for LGBTQ kids attempting and committing two Ally Trainings suicide from being bullied for focusing on educating students. their sexual orientation/gender members of the Loras identity. We have current students community to become who don’t feel supported. And there are safe people to talk to about the issues mandates at the Federal level attacking the surrounding sexual orientation and rights of LGBTQ people in the military, at gender identity. More information schools and at their places of employment. can be found on the Loras Alliance The Alliance has every intention of Facebook page.

Training or working out? Varsity Catholic and the complete athlete

by HUNTER BEGGS | for the Lorian

Saturday was a busy day for Loras athletics, with almost all fall season sports having a match. This begs the question: Why are athletics such a huge part of our lives? What is it about sports that draws crowds around the globe? As a former volleyball player and track athlete, I thought I could share some insights and tie those insights into why Varsity Catholic, the division of FOCUS that reaches out to college athletes was started.

“College athletes face unique challenges, a significant amount of pressure and great influence among their teams, their peers and the culture. Despite this, they are among the most underserved students on the college campus by Catholics. Varsity Catholic works to serve college athletes who are searching for Christ. The goal is to help them realize that their deepest identity is in Christ and the God who created them,” Varsity Catholic recognizes.

Hayden and I are the two VC missionaries here at Loras, both us having been former athletes at other universities. We want Loras student-athletes to be fully served: body, mind, and soul. Student-athletes will undoubtedly take on leadership roles in and beyond college. We have a responsibility to raise up Christ-centered leaders who can bring friends and family home to the Father. We need saints. Some aspects of

the nature of sport reveal the desire of the human heart to seek more than mediocrity in this life.

Many would say volleyball is a spectator friendly sport. There is a point every play; it’s fast-paced; there is skill and precision on every play; and those spectacular plays and long rallies leave a crowd cheering wildly. That is where I want to start: spectacular plays. Players are diving left and right just to get one hand under the ball, striving with everything they have to keep the game going and win. That one touch could mean the difference between winning or losing, and every point is crucial. Beneath these plays is a desire for victory and giving all that you have for something greater than yourself. You desire to have a hand in that victory, even when sacrifice is necessary. I have scars from floor burns and injuries to prove it.

What is the goal of sports? To become the best person you can be. To win. To leave everything out on the court, field, or track, knowing that you didn’t just show up, you gave your all. You don’t have to be an athlete to desire these goals, either. Yet, how do we treat our spiritual lives? In other words, do we just go work out once in awhile when we’ve had a bit too much to eat, or do we train? St. Paul says, “Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize?

Run so as to win. Every athlete exercises

discipline in every way. They do it for a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one. Thus I do not run aimlessly; I do not fight as if I were shadowboxing.

No, I drive my body and train it, for fear that, after having preached to others, I myself should be disqualified.” (1 Cor 9:24-27) Jesus understands the human person. He was the son of a carpenter in a small town. His words and His Church are here to serve every person.

We are also called to be like Him in serving one another by running the race. Jesus doesn’t just want a small part of us; He wants every part of us.

Is a coach going to play an athlete who doesn’t take more than two steps from their comfort zone on the court or who only runs as fast as is comfortable? No. A coach is looking for someone who gives everything, and I know from the coaches who serve here that they have a desire to push every student-athlete out of love for them and to see them reach their potential. Jesus desires that of all of us. He gives us the freedom to choose to run with Him or not. It requires change in all of our lives, to lead a life of virtue, love and sacrifice, but isn’t change good? What is your choice? You are made for eternity and you can be a saint when you run with and for Christ Jesus.

With Halloween just around the corner, candy and sweet treats are everywhere. Although we know that sugary treats aren’t the best for our health — specifically, for the health of our teeth — we like to indulge anyway. This is totally fine as long as we’re smart about it. We all know that sugar is horrible for our pearly whites. But why?

Well, when you put food in your mouth, a few things happen. Your teeth do most of the physical work when chewing your food, but when you swallow it, there’s still residual food left in your mouth. These leftovers are broken down chemically by the bacteria and enzymes in your mouth. The byproducts of this process are different depending on what you eat.

Sugary foods cause more acidity in your mouth, which is dangerous to your tooth enamel. Acids in general are pretty nasty, and will break down anything they come in contact with — including your teeth.

That’s why you create more saliva when you eat, so that it can wash away the additional acid created by the bacteria in your mouth.

This is all well and good, but obviously you (like any normal human being) want to enjoy candy this Halloween. So what should we do to minimize this destructive process in our mouth?

First of all, the timing of when you eat sugar is really important. If you eat a sweet treat with your meal, or shortly after mealtime, you are less likely to retain the sugar-induced acid in your mouth. You produce more saliva during mealtimes, which helps to rinse away any excess acids caused by the decomposition of sugar. Along those same lines, staying away from sweet snacks throughout the day is important for the health of your teeth. If you are going to indulge in some Halloween candy, try to eat it all within a short time frame. The more candy you consume throughout the day, the more opportunities there are to create acidity in your mouth, and the more likely you are to get a cavity.

Second, not all candy is created equal.

Hard candy is a huge culprit of cavities because they stay in your mouth for a prolonged amount of time. The length of time that sugary foods stay in your mouth has a direct correlation to the risk of tooth decay. The longer a food is in your mouth, the more opportunities it has to eat away at your teeth. Your saliva isn’t as efficient when removing sticky foods - such as taffy, gummy bears, or sugared gum - from your mouth, and it is often left on your teeth for a long amount of time, leading to cavities.

Third, drink plenty of water when you’re eating. The water will work with your saliva to help flush out your mouth.

As an added bonus, drinking fluoridated water can actually help prevent tooth decay.

Fluoride is an element that protects your tooth enamel, and fluoridation is just the process of adding fluoride to water for this very purpose. Look for bottled waters that are specifically fluoridated.

Fourth, chewing sugar-free gum is a great preventative measure for cavities.

When you chew gum for 20 minutes after eating a meal (or binging on some Halloween candy), your excess saliva helps wash out any food stuck on your teeth and neutralize the acid produced in your mouth.

Just because sugar isn’t good for our teeth doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy it during the Halloween season. As long as you’re careful about what and when you’re eating and make sure to take extra good care of your teeth during this time, you won’t have to worry too much about any unwanted cavities.

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Ollie leads Duhawks in victory over Coe Football team works to eliminate turnovers, start faster during its final games of season

by AARON BROEGE| sports writer

The last two weekends have been down and up for Duhawk football. Over Fall Free Days, Loras traveled to Waverly, IA, to take on undefeated Wartburg. This past weekend, Loras hosted a powerful Coe team at home, with a much different result. While Wartburg slowed the momentum for Loras football, Coe was yet another igniter coming towards the end of the regular season.

In Waverly, Loras struggled to get the offense going, recording no touchdowns during the contest. The defense let Wartburg manage 42 points as well, showing some room for improvement.

Despite facing the No. 16 team in the country, Head Coach Steve Helminiak was not happy with his team’s performance.

“We let a lot get by,” Helminiak said.

“Our offense didn’t produce, and our defense didn’t stop production.”

Despite the 11-42 loss, some positives emerged from the competition. Senior kicker Mason Quigley broke the school record for points in a season by a kicker, standing at 61. Quigley is also within two field goals for the record in a season. Junior Walter Ollie needs 10 more kick returns to set the record for most in a season and sits 55 yards back of most kick return yards in a season.

Coming back to the Rock Bowl instilled a new attitude in the Duhawks. Against the Kohawks, Loras showed new life and talent. The game started with a bang as junior Walter Ollie returned the opening kickoff 100 yards for the first touchdown.

From that point forward, the game was a complete back-and-forth affair.

With 1:35 left in the game, senior Ike Cloward fought his way into the end zone.

But with a missed field goal, the Kohawks had a chance to drive and win. Coe drove down to the five yard-line, threatening to steal the game in the final seconds.

However, the Duhawk defense played strong and the final pass of the game was broken up in the end zone, sealing the win for the Duhawks.

“We played for each other and picked up for one another,” said senior Josh Schulte.

“The offense picked up the defense, and the defense picked up the offense.”

Helminiak praised the offense for their efficiency.

“We have such a better chance of winning when we don’t turn the ball over,” Helminiak said. “Sounds obvious, but the result of today’s game was a one turnover difference.”

That being said, he still had criticisms for his team.

“We needed to get going in the first quarter offensively.”

Junior Walter Ollie became just the 84th player in NCAA DIII history to return a kickoff 100 yards. He also broke the single-season record for kick-return yards.

Senior Bob Kelly had himself a day as well, notching a career-best 385 yards. His four passing touchdowns also tied his career best. On the defensive side, sophomore Riley Larson and junior Alex Wernimont set career-highs in tackles. The Duhawks were operating on all cylinders in their win against Coe. Up next the Duhawks head to Pella to take on Central. With a similar record, the game should be evenly matched. Coming off their bye week, Central will surely be looking to notch another win with a fresh team. Kickoff is at 1 p.m. from Schipper Stadium.

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Senior wide-receiver Mikey Castoro attempts to stay on his feet after breaking a tackle against Coe College defender. The Duhawks won, 44-38, on Saturday.

Loras swimming team falls to Ripon in home opener

by KAITLYN LAGRANGE| sports writer

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The Duhawks swimming and diving team made a splash at their home opener on Saturday against the Ripon Redhawks.

On Saturday, Oct. 21, the men and women’s swimming and diving teams competed against Ripon at the San Jose Pool.

Diving into the meet, both the men’s and women’s teams won in the 200-yard medley relay. With a time of 2:06.05, first-years Sarah Shafer and Harriet Siegrist, as well as seniors Kim Breaux and Natalie Shannon aided in the women’s relay. For the men, firstyear John Lynch, sophomore Brandon Pillars, junior Mac Faldet and senior Danny Cepeda captured the win with a time of 1:43.74.

Loras continued to post firsts in various events. For the women, Junior Kaitlyn LaGrange took first in the women’s 1000-yard freestyle. Clocking in at a time of 11:56.80, she clenched the win by 2 seconds. She also claimed first place in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:51.25. First-year Manuel Gudino also dove into the distance event, taking third place with a time of 12:12.92.

With the team trying to stay on top, Loras junior Kasey Jacobson swam her way into second place for the 200yard freestyle with a time of 2:12.75, just behind the Ripon newcomer Cier-

ra Boutelle. Shafer took the win in two other events. Sprinting in a time of 25.93 in the 50-yard freestyle, she out-touched Ripon’s Lateesha Hiser.

She also took the win in the 100-yard backstroke with a 1:02.24.

Other top finishes throughout the meet included Duhawk’s senior Ike Casey, who grabbed two victories in the 50- and-100-yard freestyle, with times of 20.92 and 46.47. Juniors Mikaela Lengwin and Nick Baron took first-place honors for the women’s and men’s 1-meter diving. Junior Mac Faldet added some more Duhawk victories in the men’s 200-yard individual medley in a time of 2:04.19 and the 100yard breaststroke, with a time of 59.15.

Senior Kim Breaux flew to the top in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:03.41.

Despite the many individual victories, Ripon lapped Loras, which ended up with team scores of 109 and 117 for men and women, respectively.

The Duhawks will hit the road to take on Coe College this Friday, Oct. 27, in Cedar Rapids, IA. That meet will start at 5 p.m. They will then take on Saint Ambrose and Midland in a triangular meet the following day here at San Jose Pool. Start time is 1 p.m.

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7-game win streak going into playoffs 15, Loras took down Simpson College here in the Rock bowl with a score of 1-0. The only goal of the game was by junior midfielder Javi Simon who scored in the 25th minute.

Simon was assisted by sophomore midfieldby JONATHAN QUINN| asst. sports editor er Mark Broderick. Senior goalkeeper Jacob The Loras College men’s soccer team is on Peterson had five saves throughout the game. a seven consecutive win streak since the start In the 35th minute, Simpson forward Garof October. The team advanced their overall ret Pochop fired a shot to the top corner of record to 11-5, giving them a shot to finish the goal. Peterson forced a dive and was able to ricochet the ball away with the No. 2 seed in the from the goal for a memconference. orable save.

“We control our own desWe control our own However, one save that tiny at this point,” said Head stood out was in the 35th Coach Dan Rothert. “If we destiny at this point. minute, Simpson forward win out, we get second place, If we win out, we get Garret Pochop fired a and we host a conference second place, and shot to the top corner of tournament game.” the goal. Peterson forced we host a conference Highlights from the team’s a dive and was able to ricwin streak included wins tournament game. ochet the ball away from over Simpson College and Dan Rothert the goal.

Wartburg College on Oct. 15 head men’s soccer coach “Jacob is special and and 17, respectively. These that’s what he’s in the teams are well built competgoal for to make those itors in the IIAC conference.

The wins launched them towards the desired types of saves, but I thought we controlled the play, I thought we had chances of finhigh seed in conference.

Earlier in the season, Luther College was ishing them off earlier especially in the first first place in the IIAC conference, but the Du- half, we got some pretty good looks even the hawks held the Storm 2-0 during their game second half,” said Rothert. “It’s a nail-biter when it’s one-nothing; it always is because on Oct. 15.

This left Simpson College as another anything can happen.”

After the win over Simpson, another strong opponent in the conference. On Oct. intense game against Wartburg College happened on the road in Waverly, Iowa. The teams went back and forth with Wart-

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Junior defender Ryan Pacholski fights his way around the Simpson offender to move the ball down the field. The Duhawks beat Simpson, 1-0. burg leading the way scoring the first goal in the 15th minute. Sophomore midfielder Mark Broderick was able to tie the game in the 65th minute. He was assisted by junior forward Joshua Niloff.

The back and forth continued with Wartburg scoring again in the 72nd minute. The Duhawks responded ten minutes later in the 81st minute with Broderick leading the way.

Broderick earns his second goal of the game, assisted by freshman midfielder Danny Chavarria to eventually send the game into over-

time. The game winning goal by sophomore midfielder Kody Rife, was a 40-yard blast to the top corner. There is video of the goal is on the Loras College men’s soccer twitter page.

If the team wins on October 24th, they will most likely earn second place, however they could also get first. In addition, the team is likely to host a playoff game here in the Rock bowl if victorious. The dates are still to be determined but can be found on Duhawks.com

Cross-country teams rev up for IIAC Championships Duhawk men & women claim top 7 spots in Loras Invite; Tope, Sevcik, Adams and Brown, Minear, Venezio lead the way

by BRI BOWER| sports writer

Junior Kemunto Ondande, senior On Friday, Oct. 6, both the Carrie Piper and men’s and women’s cross-coun- sophomore Averi t r y t e a m s c l a i m e d v i c t o r y Leitzen rounded on their home course at the out the women’s Dubuque Soccer Complex. The top seven.

The Duhawks men’s team finished with 17 points and the women with 16 then made their way to Elsah, IL, points.

On the men’s side, senior on Saturday, Oct. Mason Tope, won the meet and 14, for Pre- Natook his third individual win of tionals. Battling Mason Tope Kristan Brown the season, leading the Duhawks the heat, the 11th exciting as we look to the postto victory with a time of 26:05. ranked men took Taking the next three spots, were fourth place with 181 points in season. Some guys raced really seniors Timothy Sevcik, Jus- a stacked race, 16 of the USTFC- well, others did good and some tin Adams and O’Brien Nugent CCA Top-35 teams being there. were off. It’s very promising that with times of 26:39, 26:41 and They beat out Washington St. we were just 31 points behind the L o u i s , r a n k e d second ranked team in the coun26:48, respeceighth, Christo- try and didn’t have our best day.” tively. Rounding The women took 22nd in pher Newport, out the top seven O ur women got out ranked ninth, and a field of 36 with 687 points. were sophomore really controlled, but Calvin, ranked Leading the Duhawks, Minear Patrick Wolak, j u n i o r P r e s - did an excellent job of 10th. Leading the finished with a time of 24:12. ton Kauder and moving up the whole D u h a w k s o n c e The other scorers were Brown again was Tope, (24:44), Bower (25:10), Venezio sophomore Cole race against such a p l a c i n g 1 8 t h (25:21), and sophomore MolConklin-Little. competitive field. It w i t h a t i m e o f ly MacDuff (25:34). Rounding On the women’s side, leading was good to see, and I 25:34. Also scor- out the top seven were first-year were Nugent Hannah Insko and Leitzen. the Duhawk pack feel good about where ing “Our women got out really (25:49), Sevcik for the first time we’re at heading (25:50), Adams controlled, but did an excellent was first-year, ( 2 5 : 5 6 ) , a n d job of moving up the whole race Kristan Brown into conference. with a time of Bob Schultz Wolak (26:09). against such a competitive field,” Not far behind said Schultz. “It was good to 24:56. head cross country coach as the sixth and see, and I feel good about where Packing closeseventh runners we’re at heading into conferly behind and were Kauder and ence.” claiming the next On Saturday, Oct. 28, the Duthree spots were senior Kelly first-year Joey Schultz.

“While I’m happy with fin- hawks return to the Dan Huston Minear, junior Liz Venezio and sophomore Brianna Bower, ishing fourth at Pre-Nationals,” Invitational in Waverly for the finishing with times of 25:01, said head coach Bob Schultz, “we Iowa Conference Champion25:11 and 25:12, respectively. didn’t have our best day, which is ships.

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Volleyball team regroups Let’s talk after challenging stretch teams & trades MOODY MOMENTS

Coach says Duhawks need to re-focus after 5-game losing streak

by NATALIE DROESKE| sports editor

The women’s volleyball team pulled out of a five-game losing streak, claiming 3-0 victories over Carroll and Wheaton on their home court on Oct. 21.

“We went up to Madison, and that whole week we weren’t mentally zoned. We went into the match the same way,” said Head Coach Jenna Ness. “We talked a lot about how we play like we practice, and it reflected all three matches that whole week.”

The Duhawks fell to Edgewood on Oct. 3, Buena Vista on Oct. 6 and Nebraska Wesleyan on Oct. 7, all with final scores of 3-0.

“They were tough road trips, which we expected and tried to mentally prepare for, but nothing really meshed, nothing really gelled.

It wasn’t necessarily one thing,” photos by JONATHAN QUINN said Ness. “They still played hard, Sophomore middle Kayla Kinney takes a rip into Wheaton’s defense. still played tough. We just couldn’t Kinney racked up seven kills in the match. find a way to put a ball away.”

Traveling back to Dubuque on Oct. 11, the visiting Wartburg Knights took the set 3-0 with scores of 25-19, 25-13 and 25-19. Sophomore Kayla Kinney put up stats in many categories: seven kills, three blocks, and three aces, Loras totally eight aces to Wartburg’s six.

The women then traveled to Augustana on Friday, Oct. 13, hoping to shake things up with the non-conference match. Though the Duhawks came away with their fifth L, the set scores themselves prove the match didn’t lack competition: 25-20, 26-24, 25-19.

Sophomore Michelle Budden led the Duhawks offense with 11 kills along with fellow sophomore Kelly Boge who finished with seven. On the defensive end, junior Jenna LaCourt brought her career digs over 300, grabbing nine from the Augie match.

Saturday, Oct. 21, brought on a lot of volleyball.

The women’s program opened up with an alumni match against the JV, Junior Jenna LaCorte drops into serve-receive position after bringing 11 alumni players dishing out two aces herself. The Duhawks won both games back home. Since they had against Wheaton and Carroll on Saturday.

They just had not played a game in over a week, the women were more of an to take control on their opportunity to able home court and come away step up because with two sweeps for the day.

The women took on Carof the position roll at noon, claiming victhat our back tory 25-19, 26-24, 25-18. row put us in.

Having come away with a Jenna Ness hard-earned victory in five head volleyball coach sets in the beginning of September, the Duhawks knew this rematch would be competitive.

“We served really well and we passed really well; we were able to be in system. Multiple women stepped up in ways they hadn’t yet this year,” said Ness. “Carroll is a strong team. They do things that traditionally score on us, but we started to pick up on these tricks, which is really good to see.”

Senior Haley Bergan led the Duhawk defense with 17 digs, inching her way toward a 500 season.

Junior rightside Lindsay Lannen slammed nine kills from her pin.

“We were able to run our middles and our right sides way more just because we were in system,” said Ness. “They had more of an opportunity to step up because of the position that our back row put us in.”

Almost immediately following, they carried over their energy as they swept Wheaton 25-22, 25-20, and 25-20.

“It was a long day as far as playing goes and our women being in the gym, but at the same time they stayed mentally focused,” said Ness. “They were definitely on a mission. They played loose and calm and relaxed and confident and hard, which was good to see.”

On Tuesday evening, the Duhawks were unable to clinch the sixth seed berth against Luther in Decorah, falling 3-1 in the best of five games.

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asketball season is finally here. With the excitement of offseason trades like Carmelo Anthony and Paul George to the Oklahoma City Thunder as well as the rookies drafted in the 2017 draft, this season is going to be jam packed with excitement. Let’s talk about Gerrand Moody teams that could possibly go to the sports columnist championship this year.

Number one is, of course, the Golden State Warriors, the defending champs. What’s not to like about them? They have three of the best shooters in the game: Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, and Kevin Durant. Last season, their three-point shooting percentages were 41, 41, and 37 percent respectively. An average player shoots in the mid to low 30’s. These numbers are well above average which makes them very difficult to cover. Last season, they averaged 120.8 points per game. This season, the Warriors are 2-2. This is only .500, but don’t worry; the Warriors will get their wins. They have way too much offensive firepower to be stopped.

I think the Oklahoma City Thunder should have a chance at making it to the finals. Last year, it was clear that their best player was Russel Westbrook.

Because they had Russel Westbrook on the team, the thunder were able to make the playoffs.

Unfortunately,they eventually lost to the Rockets.

This year, they acquired Carmelo Anthony and Paul George in the free agency.

These are the keys I think the Thunder need in order to win a championship this year. Paul George averaged 23.7 points a game last season. Carmelo Anthony is one of the game’s best shooters. In his career, he averaged a 45.2 field goal percentage. In addition, we can’t forget about Russel Westbrook and his historic season just a year ago.

Averaging a triple-double is no easy feat, and, in his first three games the season, he is already averaging a double-double and is one rebound away from averaging a triple-double. The Thunder might have everything they need to take a swing at the Warriors this season.

Last but not least are the Cleveland Cavaliers.

They are in the eastern conference which is a great accomplishment. This will make it relatively easy for them to make the finals. They are fortunate enough to have Lebron James Lebron on their team to help them, but they haven’t made the finals since 2010.

Lebron James will do what he always does and carry his team to the finals in the east.