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Student Life

Profile

The songs of Summers

Assignment: Help hunt for missing girls

Liturgical coordinator releases his 1st EP

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by MATT KOCH copy editor

There is currently a major push in the field of education to integrate new teaching methods into the curriculum. Professors at Loras are no stranger to this, and many have developed new ways to enliven their classes.

Ron Collins, a professor of business management, has come up with a unique project for his Principles of Management class that encourages hands-on learning in real-life situations. The semester-long group project for half of his class is to help raise awareness for the two missing girls from Evansdale, IA. Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook were last seen July 13, riding their bikes near their house, and have been missing ever since.

With law enforcement apparently having exhausted its best leads, community awareness might be the last best help— getting as many people as possible looking for the girls. The family has resolved to connecting with people all over the country in an attempt to find them.

This is precisely what Chris Stechman is doing. Stechman, a relative of Elizabeth Cook, has been trying to raise awareness through his personal and business connections, hoping to spread the message. One such connection Stechman has is Ron Collins.

“During Chris’s time at Loras, he was in the service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega, and I was an advisor for it at the time, having been in it myself as a student,” said Collins.

“Knowing each other through that, he came on campus a few months ago trying to meet with me and raise awareness on campus.”

Collins immediately saw this as an opportunity for experiential learning in which students could apply what they learned in class and their personal talents to aid this cause.

“I told Chris that having a team of students take on this really large project would give them the opportunity to apply knowledge and let them see how their talents can come together to help someone,” Collins said. “And that fits in well with our mission here at Loras College.”

Half of the students in his management class are engaged in the semester-long group project that strives to raise awareness for the missing girls. The group is asked to apply lessons learned in the classroom as students organize, plan, and allocate their time, talents and resources to achieve this goal. The students are not tasked with bringing the girls home, but rather to assist the family and law enforcement ins spreading the message through word of mouth, media and social networking.

“With regards to management, the students hopefully will apply the core concepts, like the four functions of management, for instance, in order to achieve their goal,” Collins said. “This is an opportunity for them to apply what they have learned in a real-life example.”

Ultimately, this is another attempt to take what is learned in lecture and apply it. Moreover, it provides students a unique opportunity to help a family in time of tragedy, and learn valuable academic lessons while participating in a project where there is something more important than a letter grade.

“I could lecture all day about these topics,” Collins said, “but I realize if students are going to really learn, they need to have the opportunities to perform these tasks and see their importance not in a textbook but in real life.”

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The Lenovo Edge Twist is favored among students. It runs the latest Windows operating system, but one negative about the new computer is its lack of CDDVD drive.

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group of students gathered around a small table in the ACC Monday afternoon. Dan Kurt, the microcomputer specialist for the Loras Help Desk, held in his hand a Lenovo Edge Twist, which he showed off to anyone willing to stop and listen.

On the table was a Lenovo ThinkPad T430, one of the latest computers in the company’s ThinkPad line of products. Both devices are more than shiny attractions to the students gathered - they are the way of the future for their laptop campus.

Every other year, Loras students are eligible to trade in their laptop for a new and improved model. Last Friday, the campus was surprised to find an announcement on the Loras portal, asking them to vote for the next computer to be distributed to the eligible students.

Both the Lenovo Edge Twist and T430 were options being considered by the technology staff. The T340u, a slimmer version of its counterpart and the third option being offered, was unable to be displayed at the showcase, but it was still a part of the discussion.

The Lenovo T430 is a continuation of the series of laptops currently used on campus,

down to the operating system and hard drive.

The T430u sacrifices its DVD drive in favor of a slimmer design. It was the Edge Twist that was the star of the show, however. Not only is it a smaller and slimmer device, but it also comes with Windows 8, the latest operating system available. It is also equipped with a touch screen that twists into a tablet.

“I think a tablet is a better choice,” said junior Payne Finn. “While most campuses are moving forward with technology, we’re stuck with the ThinkPads. Moving up to a tablet catches us up with technology.”

Dr. John Eby, professor of history, shared a similar sentiment.

“I think the touchscreen is way better.

That’s the direction technology is going, and we need to keep pace with that if we’re going to call ourselves a laptop campus.”

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In a world saturated with musical talent, an artist needs something extraordinary in order to get noticed: enter the wild antics of Lady Gaga and Ke$ha. Yet there are artists, especially local singers and songwriters, who are driven by passion and rely solely on talent and songwriting abilities in order to produce music. Loras’ own David Summers is one such artist who has recently released his first extended play, or EP, “My Father’s Son.” Summers is a 2008 graduate of Loras, where he obtained a bachelor of music degree. He now can be found in his office next to Christ the King Chapel where he works as the liturgy coordinator.

As the liturgy coordinator, he has been able to have an outlet for the passion he feels for music, a passion that he has had since he was a child.

“I have been writing lyrics, melodies and songs in one form or another for as long as I can remember and singing even longer than that,” said Summers. “My poor family and roommates over the years have had to hear more than their fair share of my vocalizing.”

It was this love for music that led him to start writing lyrics more seriously.

“During college, while working on my music degree and piano skills, I eventually started writing some more fleshed out pieces which I would perform for Dessert Pops or on Antioch,” said Summers. “Then during my first year on staff at Loras, Cassie Koetz (’12) and I established a wonderful songwriting relationship. She had much more refined piano skills, and I had a knack for words and melodies, so we started a beautiful time of music making.”

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He’s got a cushy life

A local business owner builds versatile furniture for versatile people with the guy who delivered it. I was looking for a job and (picked) his brain.”

Taking that job turned out to be the best The bell jingles upon entering, and Andy decision of his entrepreneural life. He Parker is in the back, stuffing a mattress with quickly found his love: futons. a multilayers of foam. He is methodical in his work. dimensional piece of furniture he finds to The man’s passion seeps from every zipper be both comfortable and useful in today’s and stitch, spreading through his business economy. and out the door into the community.

“It’s functional and highly useful and His showroom doesn’t resemble an IKEA practical,” Parker said. “I was really on warehouse, nor does it resemble a 1,000board of the product’s concept for those bucks-a-pop furniture emporium. No, Parkreasons. It felt like a different kind of alterer’s business is unlike those beasts, and it’s photo by NICK JOOS native approach to traditional furniture. easy to see his idea of the perfect family Andy Parker builds a mattress for the “I decided to move back to Dubuque business.

Girl Scouts of America in his workshop. after school in the summer of 2006,” he Parker creates custom futons, and, possaid. “I graduated in May of 2006 and had sibly to avoid confusion to the contrary, aptly coined his business the doors open in June.”

“Custom Futons.” And after 6 years in the business, he’s as happy An impressive turnaround, no doubt. And hard work took Andy as ever, because he’s still living his college dream.

Parker a long way, but it wasn’t all he needed.

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Technical sacrifices: Touch screen vs. DVD drive continued from page 1

For many students and faculty, the thought of moving to a thinner computer worries them, as it would mean sacrificing some key features, especially a DVD drive, which many professors use to deliver content to their students.

If the Edge Twist is confirmed as the next laptop being offered by campus, more will change than just use of CDs. By upgrading to Windows 8, the campus will be making their first major leap between operating systems in 13 years. Windows XP was supported on-campus for nine years before migrating to Windows 7 two years ago, skipping the generally frowned-upon Windows Vista.

Switching to Windows 8 this spring would be the first step in shifting the campus over to a new system. Because only half of the student body will be eligible for the upgrade, the other

half will have to use their ThinkPad models for another year before upgrading to the new system as well. The difference in models has been hardly noticeable when switching between varieties of ThinkPads in the past, but with a jump to a laptop-tablet hybrid being offered now, that may change.

“We’re looking for what people want,” said Jim Anderson, chief technology officer.

“It’s a big change in that it incorporates touch, and the interface is the same way.”

If the T430 or Jim Anderson T430u is chosen, not much will change in terms of how laptops are used in the curriculum. On the other hand, the possibility of using a touch screen in the classroom opens a multitude of new doors.

Perhaps the biggest supporters of the Edge Twist are students

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“I took classes in the entrepreneurial program at Iowa.

I’m really glad I decided to do those courses because the professors that taught them had a lot of practical experience. That certificate was focused on the actual running of businesses. The professors were business owners themselves.”

It gave Parker a head start. Combining his education and previous work experience, it was full steam ahead. But even then, signing his name on the lease was a nerve-racking, yet gratifying experience.

“I knew I was committing myself and it felt scary, but more so exciting,” Parker said. “It was the realization that I would do everything in my power for my dream to come true.”

And six years later, here he is. Custom Futons sits on the corner of John F. Kennedy Rd. and Asbury Rd. in Dubuque. With his door “swinging non-stop” at times, owning a small, family business is someThis town is thing to be proud of. It’s a difficult endeavor, to be sure, but starting to flourish in ways once that initial shock was gone, the rewards arrived in droves. that will benefit Being successful didn’t come without sacrifices and difficulthe business. ties, which makes his success Andy Parker all the more sweet.

“You hunker down and weathowner of Custom Futons er the storm,” he said. We decided how to either maintain or cut.

You look at your costs and get them low. But you don’t do that and cut your advertising. If people don’t know you’re there, then you’re shooting yourself in your foot. That’s what I learned in my classes. Get your messages out there.”

Stay positive, he says. Whatever you have to do, do it.

Success can be found with a bit of research and perserverence. And Custom Futons is alive today because of them.

But, of course, the product isn’t bad either. Parker’s showroom displays all different sizes, prices, and designs of futons. They’re cost effective and cater to many different consumers.

“Most college students get futons for the obvious reasons: the need to conserve space,” Parker said. “(customers) may spend twice here what they would on a futon at Walmart, but they get a piece that works for years past graduation.”

Parker’s friendly salesmanship and product quality give his store the welcoming feeling most small businesses have, but the family aspect is evident as well.

“The main reason why I came back to Dubuque was to be near family. This town is starting to flourish in ways that will benefit the business.”

And he’s here to stay. Parker plans to soon implement an online store, staying with the times. But he says nothing beats the atmosphere of a locally-owned, small business.

And, after visiting his store, it’s hard to disagree.

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involved in art, many of whom are forced to go out and buy their own tablet for their studies. Digital work, using programs such as Photoshop, can also be used on a touchscreen, changing the way students will be required to approach their work, both in the classroom and out.

The exclusion of a builtin DVD drive will not cut students and faculty off from using CDs altogether, however. Exter-

nal CD-DVD drives can be purchased in stores and online for those willing to pay a little extra to have access to their content. In today’s world, however, the role of CDs is beginning to follow floppy disks into extinction.

A majority of the programs, videos and music being developed today are offered as digital downloads, eliminating the need for CDs. Each laptop will still come equipped with USB ports,

allowing for usage of external and USB drives.

While the technology staff ultimately decided to work with Lenovo for their 11th consecutive year, a number of other options were considered, including Dell and HP. Specifically, Microsoft’s new surface tablet, a product similar to the Edge Twist, was considered. However, Microsoft had very little history in such hardware, giving the administration not much to base their decision on.

The final decision on which laptop will be offered this spring will not be known for quite a while. As of Monday night, the Edge Twist earned nearly 75% of the 200 votes that had been cast.

The decision is not made on the vote alone, however.

While the numbers mean a great deal to the technology staff, other factors such as written feedback will also play a role in the final decision.

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Singing, laughter reign during Karaoke Night

by ANDREA BERNS copy editor

If you passed by the Pub last Friday night, then you most likely heard the sound of singing and rambunctious laughter at CAB’s Karaoke Night. The event ran two hours and was full of singing, snacks and silliness. The host of the night was first-year Nick Quinlan with the assistance of senior Mooch Donnelly and firstyears David Roche and Frank Pehlke.

“I loved Nick Quinlan as the host for the evening,” said sophomore Anne Spoden. “His energy and comic relief made the whole evening fun and enjoyable.” Quinlan and his three companions set the tone for the entire evening with an entertaining and humorous cover of “Genie in a Bottle” by Christina Aguilera.

It was enough to make bystanders peek in and observe the fun.

To create some friendly competition, it was announced that there would be prizes for the best of four song categories: love, country, hip hop and duet. First-year Nino Erba kicked off the first of the love songs, performing “Only Wanna Be With You” by Hootie and the Blowfish. Following that was Don Neely with a performance of “My Heart Will Go On” dedicated to his girlfriend, sung entirely in falsetto, leaving the audience bawling from laughter.

Other “lovey” performances included “15”

by Taylor Swift and “Here Without You” by 3 Doors Down.

After the romantic love song category came country music, which began with a stunning

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Senior Jake Regan, sophomore Johnny Mitchell, and junior Chuck Warren sing “My Girl” during CAB Karaoke Night. performance by first-year Meg Strahl of Carrie Underwood’s “Cowboy Casanova” followed by songs that included “Friends in Low Places” by Garth Brookes and “She’s in Love With The Boy” by Trisha Yearwood. The country category ended with “Sweet Home Alabama,” performed by senior Charlene Becicka who encouraged audience participation throughout the song to get them involved and riled-up.

To start off the hip-hop category was a beautiful performance of Sarah Bareilles’ “King of Anything” by Hannah Kauffold and a comedic performance of Enrique Iglesias’s “I Like It,” performed by senior and host Mooch Donnelly and his fellow first-year host David Roche.

“Never Say Never” by Justin Bieber was attempted to be sung by Nick Quinlan, but was quickly smothered by both the audience and

the performer.

The last category of the night was deplete of formal organization, and friends from all over the room combined to sing duets. The duets included anywhere from two to six people, performing songs such as “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “I Love Rock and Roll,” “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,” “My Girl” and Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror.” Both the performers and the audience were singing along and laughing, having an overall good time.

Last came the awards presentation. The award for the best love song was sophomore Anne Spoden with “15” by Taylor Swift. Country was dominated by first-year Teage Browning, who performed “She’s In Love With The Boy”

by Trisha Yearwood. The hip-hop category was crushed by Hannah Kauffold’s performance of “King photo by KATHERINE EDWARDS of Anything,” and the duet was Senior Mooch Donnelly takes a break from hostwon by “Man in the Mirror,” pering the event to sing “I Like It” with first-year formed by Jessica Douglas and David Roche.

Jessy Hart. Each winner received a mini trophy and a $10 gift card Overall, Karaoke Night was a fun way to to the bookstore. spend a Friday night in order to take a break “I highly encourage all Duhawks to attend from the homework that consumes so much of the next Karaoke night,” said Spoden. “I had a many of our lives, and allows students to sing, blast and thoroughly enjoyed myself.” laugh and make memories.

Stay classy, Dubuque Summers: Sharing a gift Binge drinking is a major issue within the college population, and many people don’t even know what it is.

According to Dawn Cogan, Dubuque County’s strategic prevention framework coordinator, many young adults hold the belief that binge drinking is drinking a large amount of alcohol in a short amount of time. However, this is a “misconception.”

“It’s defined as four drinks for a woman or five drinks for a man on any given occasion,” she said.

And it’s an issue in Dubuque.

“The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) looked at the state and determined the top 23 counties that have the biggest problem with underage drinking and adult binge drinking,” Cogan said.

“Dubuque is tied for third.”

Due to these issues, ZLR Ignition, a marketing communications firm based out of Des Moines, and the IDPH are teaming up to raise awareness through a series of media advertisements. They want to squash the misconceptions associated with binge drinking while raising awareness for the actual issue: it affects everyone.

Most adults do not believe they are binge drinkers when, in fact, they are. They just have a reluctance to associate themselves with the practice because they feel it’s “something young adults do,” according to Foundational Research Findings.

The media campaign targets 18-24 year-olds and examines the “critical” effects of binge drinking.

The issue itself affects millions of people across the country. Early alcohol consumption can lead to alcoholism, as well as many other health issues including gastrointestinal problems, cardiac arrest and many psychiatric disorders.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people who begin drinking before age 15 are four times more likely to develop alcohol dependence at some time in their lives compared with those who have their first drink at age 20 or older. And, it doesn’t have to be massive consumption. Over half of the alcohol consumed by adults is in the form of binge drinking, through both massive consumption and casual consumption over time.

To combat these statistics, including those in Dubuque, Helping Services for Northeast Iowa received a $97,000 grant to implement environmental strategies aimed at reducing both adult binge drinking and underage drinking. The “Stay Classy” message can be seen or

$5 from the Office of Spiritual Life, Campus Ministry Office or in his office. It is also Naturally, what followed would be seek- available for digital download on iTunes, ing out an opportunity to record these orig- Amazon, Google Music Store and cdbaby. inal songs. What began com. Summers also will as a Facebook message perform a free EP release to producer Ben Gowell concert at 9 p.m. Nov. 17 led him to the release of in the Ballroom, hosted by That’s why I decided to his five-song EP on OcLoras College Activirecord. Who am I to hold the tober 16. In September ties Board and the Campus of 2011, David travelled onto this God-given gift? Ministry CORE Team. He to St. Paul, MN, where will be backed by his band he spent a week co-writDavid Summers mates who will join him ing with Christian writLiturgy Coordinator in performing music from er and producer Nate Sathe EP, other originals, and bin. This past summer he covers. spent time recording inSummers’ EP is the strumentals and vocals for the EP. product of his hard work, both in and out of “Vocal tracking in July was intense,” said the studio. But he sees the EP as the result of Summers. “But [those I worked with] were a God-given gift. so good at what they did. But beyond that, “That’s the thing about music—it is healing they really invested in my story and my heart and holds us, but at some point, it is meant to so that they could play the record from my be shared, like all our gifts,” said Summers. point of view.”

“That’s why I decided to record. Who am I to Hard copies of his EP are available for hold on to this God-given gift?”

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heard on a variety of media, including posters, radio ads and television commercials, as well as on concession materials at athletic events throughout the school year.

The slogan “Stay Classy” targets the internet social sphere, saying “Google already has too many drunk photos…A night of binge drinking can stay with you longer than the morning after. Make sure we don’t see your picture.”

In addition to preventing embarrassment and the health ramifications of binge drinking, the campaign encourages young adults to be aware of the future consequences of posting pictures and videos taken while intoxicated. Internet etiquette is a growing field gaining the attention of both scholars and casual observers, and posting “drunk photos” puts students, according to Cogan, in a “very undesirable light.”

As the campaign grows, the hope is for a group of college students to adopt the campaign as a project.

“We’re working to have a group of college students use the campaign materials,” Cogan said. “They would create a presentation to engage them in the project, and take the presentation and allow RAs to use it when they are talking to students on their floors about binge drinking, or professors, or coaches, or counselors.”

The $97,000 was not all spent on the ad campaign, however. Other efforts by the SPF SIG project include party patrols, which help law enforcement seek out and deal with underage drinking parties and the enforcement of administrative penalties, such as cracking down on establishments that sell alcohol to minors.

To see videos you wouldn’t want on your Facebook page, as well as other information, visit stayclassyiowa.org.

Loras to host Stop the Hate Week

The week after Thanksgiving Break, various Loras organizations will raise awareness about discrimination

by NINO ERBA staff writer

The week after Thanksgiving, Loras will be holding Stop The Hate week, which gives different organizations on campus the opportunity to help teach people about different cultures and how to stop discriminating against who are different because of race, religion, cognitive capabilities, etc.

There are a number of events happening throughout the week.

On Monday Nov. 26, the Loras Black Student Union will be holding a discussion panel regarding what it means to be an African American in Dubuque. Also, the Loras DuBuddies will have a discussion about creating respect.

That Tuesday, OVE+R will be having a self-defense course taught in the Arizona Room.

That Thursday, the Loras Intercultural Student Union will have Dubuque teacher Tony Liriano speak about coming from the Dominican Republic to the United States. Also, there will be a candlelight

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vigil held on the ARC lawn. Lastly, there will be an open mic night in the pub held that Friday.

This schedule is tentative, so things are subject to change.

In the meantime, help promote well-being by stopping the hate.

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Is a fetus a person? Let’s first debate that

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alk past Keane Hall on the right day and you will probably witness the abortion graveyard put together by Duhawks for Life decorating the campus lawn. The prolife elements of our campus are adamant in their campaign to oppose abortion as a morally and murderous rett obbins baseless act. I think simply labeling abortion as right or wrong doesn’t properly analyze this medical procedure.

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let’s look briefly at some of those factors.

The first distinction we need to decide as a society is whether a human and a person constitute the same thing. To explain, abortion is the killing of a human being, that is undeniable. A fetus has a distinct DNA strand, making it a separate organism from its mother, that organism being biologically human. However, are a human and a person different things? My definition of a person would generally include the ability to process thought, or the previous ability to think, and the ability to have or have had consciousness. So the determining factor for the legitimacy of abortion is whether a fetus has consciousness and is aware of its surroundings. If the fetus is aware, can feel pain, and produces even primitive

thoughts, I believe it should be considered a person. If not, however, the argument for its personhood becomes difficult to prove.

Where science ultimately draws that line will determine the moral legitimacy of abortion.

On a side note, however, the Right to Life campaign’s insistence that abortion yields no positive benefit is nothing close to the truth.

A letter to the editor was entitled, “Abortion not a right, pregnancy not a burden.” I’ve highlighted the last part to reveal a common ignorance amongst the pro-life movement.

To start, I’m not a woman, but I’m willing to bet the excruciating pain of delivery makes pregnancy a little bit of a burden for most women. Second, pregnancy and the rearing of children can have destructive effects on individuals who cannot care for them.

Losing privacy through today’s technology

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by COLIN HALBMAIER features editor

o you know what PC stands for? In today’s world, it typically refers to a computer that isn’t a Mac, but it actually means “personal computer,” which can apply to just about any piece of technology you consider your own. That means cell phones, laptops, tablets, etc. are all PCs. Do you know what “personal” means? Living in such close quarters with one another, it may be easy to forget, but put simply, it means “don’t touch.”

How you ever been tempted to “hack” someone’s Facebook account, changing their pictures or giving them an embarrassing status? Perhaps you’ve scrolled through your news feed and found something along the lines of “My roommate is the best person ever, this totally isn’t a hack! #seriously.”

First of all, Facebook is not Twitter, where hashtags actually have a purpose. Second of all, hacking involves actually breaking into someone’s computer, not using the laptop they left open and unsupervised.

The tragedy here isn’t the misuse of terminology, but the fact that we live in a world where we are forced to live in a constant fear of someone using our personal property to change our personal status to something we personally did not say. The concept doesn’t apply to just Facebook, of course; sending text messages, reading through emails, or changing settings on someone else’s device without their permission is not only rude, but in some cases can even be illegal.

When Facebook learned that some employers were asking their potential employees to hand over their password so they could see all of their personal details, the social network actually began suing them for breaching their terms of service.

Think of it this way – would your best friend ask you a personal question through a text message, and you trusted them with your answer, wouldn’t you be hurt to discover that it was actually your mortal enemy using your friend’s phone? Or perhaps your friend changed your status to something inappropriate without your knowledge, and your boss sees it, how much trouble do you think you’ll be in? You and your friend may know the truth behind the status, but to anyone else looking at it, the name and the message go hand in hand.

There’s a reason why nearly every website in today’s world is locked away behind passwords, security questions and pictures with letters you can hardly decipher – it’s because people have forgotten what “personal” means. Even if it’s all meant to be innocent fun, innocent can quickly turn into disastrous before you realize what’s happening.

If credit card information wasn’t being stolen, passwords weren’t being changed, and computers weren’t really being hacked, there would be no need for such measures. But because these things do happen, we all have to bear the load.

Next time you’re thinking about pulling a prank on your friend’s Facebook status, think twice. You may not realize the extent of what you’re doing. And really, cut it out with the hashtags.

The Christian Right’s insane baby craze, where the more kids you have, the happier dear Jesus is, isn’t practical for the working class and young women. There is a lot of catastrophic damage that raising children can level on a woman and her family. College education, high school education, careers, financial stability, the resources available to already-existing children, not to mention the mother’s physical and mental health, all are jeopardized by pregnancy and child-rearing.

We can debate the moral and scientific implications of abortion all day long, but don’t insult the millions of struggling women in this country and the world by declaring childbirth, the reason for their pain and social/economic demise, as “not a burden.”

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Duhawks supporting some Duhawks The goal of the Student Union’s new punch card system was to increase student participation at various events across campus. Basically, Duhawks supporting Duhawks.

But what has the reality been?

Duhawks supporting some Duhawks.

Why is this? Because the vast majority of the Punch Card eligible events have been sporting events. Although we admit that athletics are a big and important part of our campus, that does not give Student Union (or whoever is deciding on these punch card events) the right to ignore other events around campus.

There are art shows, band and choir concerts, various speakers, student-led presentations and even karaoke nights.

Where is the student support for these events?

Obviously, sporting events host the most amount of spectators, especially during the fall months, but they already have a larger fan base.

We believed that this punch card system would be a whole lot better if it also persuaded students to explore different organizations/events that they normally would not consider attending.

Where is the variety?

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Letter: Don’t implicate the entire faculty on e-mail response times I’m writing in response to the recent editorial about faculty checking and responding to e-mail, or rather not checking/responding quickly enough.

While this is not meant to start a debate and there surely are faculty who are less responsive than students would like, I feel some perspective on this is necessary.

There are a few implications in the article that I take issue with.

First is the idea that students have busier schedules than faculty. I think it is important to investigate this more before making assumptions. According to a 2004 study by Jacobs, faculty work just over 52 hours per week on average. This includes preparing for classes, grading, advising, attending meetings, working on research, and much more. We’re busy, too.

Also, in the editorial it claimed that we are paid to tutor students. I think most of

my colleagues would agree that we are not tutors. We are there to guide students and help them to learn and grow. Ultimately, we’re preparing students for the real world and in the real world, you do not always get responses as quickly as you want to. Also, keep in mind that professors get A LOT of e-mails.

I typically have around 80 students total in my classes in a semester. That makes it difficult to keep up with every e-mail that I receive from students immediately.

I do my best to be responsive, however there are times when I receive e-mails that could easily be answered by the sender if they asked a fellow student, checked the syllabus, or took note of announcements made in class. E-mail certainly makes communication more convenient and much faster, but often I get e-mails from students that are unnecessary or poorly timed. For

example, if something is due the next day and the student is e-mailing me about it at 3 a.m. the night before, they are not likely to get a response. Nor should they expect one.

If a student is not receiving a timely response, there are other ways to get information from the faculty member. For example, each faculty member is required to hold 10 hours of office hours a week.

Personally, my office hours are rarely utilized by students, but certainly could be if someone needs an answer to a question.

Plus this provides the added bonus of face-to-face interaction, which might make answering a question easier.

While I have no doubt that there are faculty who are not quick on the response, I would ask the Lorian staff not to make a blanket statement about all faculty members and to encourage students to be more responsible in their e-

mailing and e-mail etiquette.

I’ve been in the situation a number of times this semester where I’m waiting for a student to reply to an e-mail, only to get no response. So this is hardly a faculty problem alone. Additionally, your article implied that students make sacrifices to be at Loras and faculty do not.

This is completely unfair. I love what I do and I love teaching at Loras. I work very hard and give all that I can. The faculty here are committed to providing a quality education for students and that is our top priority. Faculty give a lot to make sure that happens and often go above and beyond. If the Lorian staff has a problem with a few individual people who never reply to emails, then direct your criticism at them rather than implicating the entire faculty.

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irst, as the Democratic opinion columnist, let me say congratulations to President Barack Obama on his re-election to the presidency. I’m proud to say that I voted for him because I believe in what he has done and what he can do.

Now, the one true thing that I think ALL Americans should be able to take from this election was a rebuke of extremism. has been plagued by obby auch Congress ideologues on right and on the left, and even in the middle.

The divide in Congress is unworkable. If I hear one more person – not just a politician say that someone who happens to disagree with them “hates America” or “wants to destroy this country,” I might actually follow through with a threat to move to Canada. This isn’t me being coy — I truly do not understand how politics can cause rational humans to devolve so quickly into schoolyard name-calling.

It honestly baffles me.

I’m not going to call you a fascist Nazi, so don’t call me a commie pinko. So much of what I hear is “look how much Obama divided this country.” No. Neither did Bush or anyone else. People b*tching about not getting their way when democracy doesn’t do what they wanted is what divides a country. Quit yelling at me, Bill O’Reilly!

Extremism from the middle would seem oxymoronic. But that’s what I believe comes from some of the Libertarian positions. The idea that a third-party candidate would be viable is frankly an extreme idea to me. This is a two-party system and it’s worked for all of our country’s history. More parties would seem to add to divisiveness, not unity.

And as for the GOP establishment, I suggest it takes this election defeat as a call for reflection. Are you going to continue to be the party that alienates? To continue as a party and to have the support of the nation, you cannot ignore one-half of the country and favor the other in word or in policy. To provide superfluous economic benefits to those who are already well off or to take benefits away from or impose more burdens on the middle and lower classes will win you few votes. To remain obstinate in denying the right to marry to an entire population of people is more than extreme. It will put you on the wrong side of history.

I’m not saying we all have to be best friends or any of that hippie stuff. Nor do we have to play nice all of the time. People will always disagree on issues, especially the political ones. Escape from extremism in both money and society is what formed this country. Let us all avoid giving others a cause to do the same.

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ood news, Republicans. Barack Obama will never give another campaign speech.

Furthermore, the party remains in the capable hands of Speaker John Boehner, and empowered by ideas from Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan. Furthermore, the 2016 bench is qualified and atrick rady deep.

And of course, you never have to see Mitt Romney awkwardly pulled into a pair of Levi’s again.

Straw grasping aside, the GOP is shell shocked by a quasi-landslide victory by President Obama. The Party currently resides at a similar life station as Jake Barnes from Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises.

The party is impotent, disillusioned and ever striving to acquire the affection of the Lady Brett Ashley that is the American electorate.

In these “lost generation” economic times, the GOP stumbled through a primary season tasting each candidate like so many glasses of absinthe, each leaving America’s rightwing more unfulfilled than the last. Torrid but fleeting love affairs with Michele Bachmann, Herman Cain and Rick Perry left conservative motives and messages clouded. To both channel and abridge Gertrude Stein, “You are all a lost party.”

With the GOP weak and the American electorate unsure, but ever searching for political satisfaction, the people have resorted once again to President Obama, an option that will only exacerbate national economic frustration for four more years. Baring unlikely comprehensive and bipartisan economic policy, growth will remain slow and unemployment high. Like Lady Brett Ashley, from Hemmingways’s novel, an independent and strong minded electorate capable of greatness is settling for what makes her momentarily complacent, rather than the yet untested pro-growth conservative policies of the right. Unfortunately, the electorate saw the ills of the GOP as too much this time around.

The United States will continue to be a lost generation, at least for the time being.

Wounded by the most recent election season, the Republican Party has a degree of soul searching to do. The party must learn to communicate their message to transcend popular stereotypes that they protect the wealthy at the expense of the middle class, and that their approach to entitlement reform focused too much on the deficit and not enough on people.

The Republican Party also must work with President Obama and Democrats on Capitol Hill to work toward a compassionate solution toward illegal immigration. A path to amnesty for illegal immigrants, coupled with a proactive approach to border security provides the common ground for bipartisan compromise.

The GOP is still the party with solutions. It is still the party with the values, principles, and policies to empower Americans to greatness in a culture of equal opportunity. Efforts to better communicate conservatism and compassion will speak to the spirit so fundamental in the hearts of Americans: that man was born free with an unalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and that government can provide an equality of opportunity to those ends, but never an equal distribution.

For now, the party licks its wounds and searches for a way forward. While difficult to see now, this too shall pass. A new day will dawn, for the Republican sun also rises.

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A journey to the center of technology

By COLIN HALBMAIER features editor

If you’ve ever had a problem with your laptop, then chances are good that you’re familiar with the help desk, located under Christ the King chapel. What you may not know about, however, is the room across the hall where a majority of the work is done.

Last Monday, I had the opportunity to enter this office space and meet with some members of the technology center, who were more than willing to talk about the work they were doing on campus and share a few laughs in the process. From the very beginning, I felt welcomed by the staff there. One woman, whose name I regrettably missed, greeted me at the door and helped me find my way to Jim Anderson, the Chief Technology Officer on campus, who led me to his corner office in the room and offered me a seat.

As a student at Loras in today’s society, it can be often too easy to find fault in technology.

After all, many of us come from homes where the wifi flows freely and Facebook loads without a problem.

But on a campus where roughly 1,500 students, faculty, and staff members are all fighting for the same connection, problems begin to arise, which is where the technology center comes in.

For the size of the campus, the technology staff is small, hiring only a small handful of people to serve the Loras community in a number of ways. Some common duties for the small crew include making sure that all areas of campus are covered by the wireless connection, repairing broken technology, and the general maintenance associated with running large servers. Services such as IQ and Inside Loras are all maintained by the technology center and used by virtually every student on campus.

In today’s world, where technology is constantly changing and evolving, simple upkeep is not enough.

Upgrades are a frequent necessity, particularly in a time where the demand for wireless Internet is so great. Tablets, gaming consoles, and outside laptops are all constantly connected to the campus’ guest network, wGuest, and as a result, few are able to use the data necessary. At some peak hours during the day, even wLoras is sluggish at best, frustrating students and faculty alike.

In the coming months, the technology center hopes to change that. If all goes according to plan, students coming

back after Christmas break will be greeted by a connection equipped with twice as much bandwidth, effectively doubling the data the campus has to work with. In addition, the extra data will be purchased from a separate source, meaning that if one provider has an outage, then chances are good that the other will not, and the campus will never truly be without Internet.

While Jim hopes that the addition of more bandwidth will relieve many of the problems students face, he admits that the problem is not as simple as that, especially in regards to wGuest. The dream condition would be for everyone to have all the data they need, both for work and for play.

Unfortunately, such an option is not viable at this point. As he said, “They don’t give away the Internet for free.”

What does that mean for students? The technology center’s first priority is to make sure that the academic space does not suffer, meaning that wLoras must be maintained to ensure undisrupted learning. To do so, the technology center uses a method called “shaping,” which allows them to place limits on the way data is used. For example, in order to make sure that professors have the access to the data they need for class, services such as Netflix or Facebook may be intentionally slowed down. There is a constant battle for bandwidth real estate, and certain priorities must be met.

If all goes well with the bandwidth upgrade after finals are over, then there is a good chance that an improvement to wGuest will also be made. So long as wStudents is accessible and capable of providing the campus with what it needs, they would love to give students more access to connect with alternative devices such as iPads, smartphones, and other laptops.

Another large concern for many students is the technology fee of several hundred dollars every year. Some view it as an outrageous fee, indicating that for the price they pay in the end, they could potentially buy several laptops that work better than the ones being forced upon them. What many fail to realize, however, is that there is much more to the fee than simply renting a laptop. The money paid goes directly to paying the staff, maintaining the servers, purchasing the bandwidth for campus, providing the students with software, among a number of other critical roles on campus. While the price tag may seem high to outsiders, the reality is that it provides nearly all of the services you enjoy on your laptop, and likely still isn’t enough to make everything the technology center wants to happen a reality.

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OPTOMETRY OF LIES

By ANDREA BERNS copy editor

“I need to see an optometrist.

Your insolence has damaged the surface of my eyelid.

Let him examine me with his slit lamp, test me with a Snellen chart and an Amsler grid.

I need to see an optometrist.

My pupil is swallowed by a cataract and slips into a pearl-encrusted sleeve.

My vision is coated in a layer of fog.

I need to see an optometrist.

Your lies have given me asthenopia.

My eyes ache from the strain to see them now as transparent as a ghost in the abyss.

I need to see an optometrist. for a chalazion has surfaced on my lid where you sowed your final kiss and gave me a searing case of blepharitis.

You need to see an optometrist, you photophobe.

Your dilated eyes handicaps you from the truth.

So to the optometrist we both will go, because our sight is as good as gone.

One of the big surprises so far this semester was the chance to voice an opinion for the next laptop to be used on campus. Some were dismayed to see that Lenovo laptops would once again be offered, a concern I voiced to Jim Anderson and one he was more than willing to address.

The staff has been working with Lenovo for eleven years now, and in that time, they’ve enjoyed a great relationship.

By having a trained staff on campus, the technology eliminates the need to send your laptop to the company to have it repaired by doing the work on campus, a service few other campuses provide. Other names have always been considered when the discussion begins each year.

Companies like Dell, HP, and even Apple have been tossed around, but ultimately, it’s a matter of choosing a device that stands up to the way it will be used, particularly on a college campus. While the inner-workings can sometimes fall into a state of disrepair, you would find it very difficult to smash a ThinkPad laptop. Several of the staff members I talked to lovingly referred to the device as a “brick,” a tribute to the thought that if you were to drop a ThinkPad laptop, the pavement would likely crumble before the laptop did.

“The hard thing to consider about a tablet is that it doesn’t cover an entire academic department,” Jim said when asked about the option of a tablet such as an iPad being used in place of laptops. While such devices are beginning to make their way into classrooms, they’re not at the point where they solve everyone’s problems with technology quite yet.

Until then, laptop-tablet hybrids, such as the Lenovo Edge Twist, showcased earlier this week, are always a possibility.

The concern wasn’t for Apple alone - the same applied to a number of other companies.

“There’s no anti-Apple or Mac people around here,” he added with a chuckle.

At the end of the day, the technology center relies on the thoughts of the campus to make sure they’re doing their job right. Most students assume that they are aware of the problem and simply aren’t doing anything to fix it, but the reality is quite the opposite. If a particular area of a campus has a weak connection or you’re unable to do something at a particular time, simply contact the help desk and let them know. The solution might not be instantaneous, but they will keep your problems in mind and do everything they can to solve them in a manner which will please everyone.

“We’re looking for what people want,” Jim said with a smile. “We’re excited that people care, one way or another.

Next time you experience a problem with the technology on campus, take a moment to remember that there is a hardworking staff made up of some of the nicest people you can imagine working to make things go as smoothly as possible for you. Sometimes things may not fit your specific needs or wants, but no one is out to make you upset or frustrated. Don’t be afraid to approach them and start up a

The latest in the Bond saga brings 007 back ... and he’s better than ever

By NINO ERBA The hype surrounding Skyfall is to the plot, and Dench sinks her staff writer monumental to say the least. Some teeth into the role, becoming much people are even saying that it’s more effective when she’s given the best Bond ever. Whether it’s because it’s more screen time. better than Quantum of Solace or because But two main problems plague the film. it’s the 50th anniversary of the Bond film Maybe it’s too much to expect another franchise, we’ll have to decide for ourselves.

Casino Royale. Then again, that movie was What’s important to know is that the hype as perfect as Bond will ever get, so anything isn’t justified. While it’s a good Bond film, less would be a disappointment. The other compared to Casino Royale (which remains problem is the villain, Silva. Javier Bardem the standard for future Bond films), it doesn’t is a strong actor, despite his blond hairdo and hold up. slightly indecipherable English at times. But The movie starts with a bang, with Bond his character registers uncomfortably close (Daniel Craig) and another agent later to reality. Of course, post-9/11, terrorism revealed to be Miss Moneypenny (Naomie is always going to walk a thin, dangerous Harris) chasing after a criminal who has stolen line. But considering his use of YouTube and a hard drive containing the identities of an his drive for justice and information, Silva incredible amount of secret agents. Due to a can be seen from the filmmakers’ view on botched shot, Bond is perceived dead but pops Julian Assange, aka Wikileaks (Roger Ebert up in time to be sent on a mission when MI6 is also alluded to this comparison). This is an attacked by a cyber-terrorist. Things get even opinion that the film can’t even begin to crazier from here. support, and one that’s entirely unnecessary Let’s get started on what works. Daniel in the context of Bond.

Craig remains possibly the best Bond ever, Despite these setbacks, Daniel Craig even going as far as saying he’s better than alone is almost enough to make Bond worth Sean Connery. He and Harris share good watching, and he’s terrific in this one. If chemistry in their scenes together. Q (Ben they can come up with a movie that’s as Whishaw), who’s a young, tech-savvy genius strong as he is (they’ve already made one), in this Bond, is a shot in the arm. The biggest Bond will become unstoppable for another shock is how much M (Judi Dench) is crucial 50 years.

50 Years of Bond, James Bond

By TYLER GARRISON

Registration

F R U S T R AT I O N

By KAY PAUL staff writer

It’s two minutes till your login time; you quickly make sure that you have your list of classes ready. One more minute…bingo. You hastily type in the class codes, hoping that you get a spot. All of a sudden, your luck seems to have run out and you are wait-listed for two classes that you really need, but no other classes will fit in your schedule. This is where the pulling out of hair and screaming commences.

This scene is very familiar to many Loras students. It seems as if there are never enough classes, and not many students can get into the classes that are required for graduation. Students have stated how discouraged they become when registration rolls around. Many have indicated the lack of professors in a certain department and the limited number of seats in each class while others, mostly juniors and seniors, express that once they get older it gets easier. However, when J-term approaches, being a junior or senior is not fun at all.

“I think getting into J-term is unfair. I came in with a lot of credits and took a J-term last year (my freshman year) and was unable to get into any J-term this year,” said an anonymous sophomore. It’s almost a punishment for the students that work hard to get ahead. I came to Loras to get into classes vs. a university.

I was wrong, and by paying so much more to come to a private college, I would expect to get into classes easily. Once again, I was wrong.”

Is there any way that registration could change if the students decided to do something about it? The question will most likely stay a question because colleges have something else in mind.

Many students have voiced their concern about the lack of classes offered when there are plenty of instructors and even the lack of instructors in a particular field when so many students plan to major in that field. Could the reason be that colleges slim down their semester schedule in order to force students to stay another year and, therefore, have to pay for it? Will we ever know the truth about the struggles of registration? Maybe it’s time we start looking for it.”

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After approximately 227 kills, 17 shaken martinis, and 52 women memorized, MI6 agent 007 has men around the world wanting to be just like him. 50 years in the making, from Sean Connery to Daniel Craig, James Bond lives on in cinema and doesn’t plan on leaving anytime soon.

James Bond originated in a book series by British author Ian Flemming in his 1953 novel titled, “Casino Royale.” In 1962, “Dr. No,” was the first Bond film to be released, starring the legendary Sean Connery. 50 years and 23 films later brings us to the movie released this past weekend, “Skyfall,” which receiving an 8.1 out of 10 on IMDB. There have been six actors depicting this British secret agent starting with Connery, a brief appearance from George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, and finally Daniel Craig.

“It’s fun to see what each actor brings to table for the character of James Bond,” says junior Tim Weber, who is a big-time Bond fan. Each actor certainly does bring something new to the table. The serious spy in Connery, the humorous ladies’ man in Roger Moore, the wit of Pierce Brosnan, and the looks of sharply-dressed Daniel Craig are just a few of the pieces of the puzzle of Bond to 007 fans across the globe.

Due to hints in the newest of the series, James Bond will live past 50 for his fans. The legacy reels in millions of dollars a movie and continues to be a popular face in Cinema not only in America, but in Europe and Australia as well.

This sharply-dressed man, the cool cars, the wit, the girls, and the soundtrack with the likes of Madonna and Adele will continue to grow and live on as teenagers want to be him,and men envy him.

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This week at L o r a s Thursday, Nov. 15 Mass (Christ the King), 5:15 p.m.

Anna Banana Pizza Party (Beckman Rec Room), 6 p.m.

Open Swim (San Jose Pool), 8:30 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 16 • Open Swim (San Jose Pool), 7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

• Intramurals - Hot Shot Basketball (Graber Center), 10 a.m.

• Politics and Religion with Dr. Cochran (Arizona Room), 3 p.m.

• Mass (Christ the King), 5:15 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 17 • ARK Buddy Walk (Graber Center) 12 p.m.

• 24-Hour Theatre Productions (St. Joseph Auditorium), 7:30 p.m.

• CAB: David Summers Concert (Ballrooms), 9 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 18 • Open Swim (San Jose Pool), 12 p.m.

• Irish Dance Class (Fieldhouse), 2 p.m.

• Mass (Christ the King), 8 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 19 • Open Swim (San Jose Pool), 7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

• Loras Community Thanksgiving Luncheon (Ballrooms), 11 a.m.

• Internship Workshop (CEL Office), 12 p.m., 5 p.m.

• Mass (Christ the King), 5:15 p.m.

• Open Swim (San Jose Pool), 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 20 • Open Swim (San Jose Pool), 7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

• Mass (Christ the King), 5:15 p.m.

See the Sports section for athletic schedules.

If you or your organization would like to see your community events featured on this calendar, please send an email to lorian@loras.edu.

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W h a t Yo u ( D o n ’ t ) N e e d To K n o w Gandalf the Green - Sean Connery was offered the part of Gandalf in Lord of the Rings, along with up to 15% of the box office receipts, but he declined because he “didn’t understand the script.” If he had taken the part, he would have earned roughly $400 million.

The Sound of Silence - In Minnesota, there is a room made to block 99.99% of all sounds. When inside, people can hear their blood flowing and their heart pumping and, after a short time, will begin to see hallucinations.

A Land Without Greeters - There is not a single Walmart within the New York City limits.

Big Hairy Genius - Having excessive body hair is linked to having higher intellect.

The Poetry of Death - If you die in Amsterdam with no next of kin and no one to attend your funeral, a poet will write a poem for you and recite it at your funeral.

Good Guy Volvo - Volvo invented the three point seat belt and then gave free license to all other auto manufacturers to use it.

Use Your Resources - Instead of training a crew to capture footage of tigers hunting in the wild, BBC gave cameras to a team of elephants and trained them to operate the film equipment.

Impulsive Decisions - In 2008, Japanese researchers discovered a protein which helps carry electrical impulses from the eye to the brain.

The researchers named it “Pikachurin” in reference to the electric-type Pokemon, Pikachu.

Travel Costs - The cost of a tourist visa for China is $130 for Americans and $30 for the rest of the world.

Sources: Wikipedia, Huffington Post, New York Times, The Independent, BBC, Chinese Embassy, Biography of Steve Jobs, Reddit

Meme of the Week

How did you feel about the changes to the finals schedule?

Thomas Fluegel I would like to tell administration that I hate the changes. And people who are scrambling for study time should learn to study. It did absolutely nothing except move my Monday/ Tuesday finals to Wednesday/ Thursday. The change was not necessary at all because I feel like that flip flopped the days. Dumb.

Nathaniel Kapraun Without even looking at the old schedule, I think the new schedule works out great because I’ll be done with all of my finals on Wednesday. Thanks Administration!

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Kaitlyn Ernsting I did not like the change! I now have to be on campus until Friday at 3 because of the final schedule change where as before I was done with my finals Wednesday morning at 10:15. I wish they had not changed the final schedule at all. I think it was unnecessary and I now have just one or two finals every day and start at 8 a.m. every day.

Robert Steinhoff It’s hard to call it a change when it simply reverts us back to the old system.

Eileen Torpy I don’t feel that the change was necessary. There have been plenty of times when I had three finals on one day just because that’s how the schedule worked out. It might be stressful to prepare before, but one of the things college should be teaching people is time management!

Changing the schedule this late in the semester has really done nothing but throw people’s plans off and create transportation issues!

Jessica Yuska Personally, the changes have been beneficial toward my final test schedule.

I originally had four finals on Monday from 8 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.

(8-10, 10:15-12:15, 1-3, 3:155:15) and was trying to work out other times to take the finals with my professors. This has alleviated a lot of stress and I am sure I am not the only one that is relieved to see their finals are spaced out a bit more.

Estherjoy Mungai It was a very late and inconvenient change because I had holiday travel arrangements with flights booked that will be impossible to change.

If they were going to make the change they should have done it a lot earlier.

“We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities.”

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Boydology

The Lorian is continuing a column by Dr. Mike Boyd, our campus counselor. He is the director of the Counseling Center. Here he will answer student questions concerning anything that relates to keeping it together while doing this crazy thing called college. Send questions or comments to Dr. Mike, Loras Box 100, or to the e-mail address michael.boyd@loras.edu.

All names of those sending questions will be kept confidential.

Casual Dating

Hey Mike, I’ve been casually dating this guy at a different college for two years. We have a great relationship but now it seems that he wants to get more serious than I do, he’s been talking about a future together. I know I’m not ready for that kind of commitment right now but I don’t want our relationship to change. How can I tell him, without hurting his feelings, that I like having the opportunity to date other people?

Grown Apart

Mike says: Sorry, GA, there is no way that I know of to guarantee that he will not be hurt, and as so many writers of plays, poetry and music have pointed out, turn his ardor to anger. Your best hope is to talk frankly and honestly, and hope he is secure enough in himself to accept your current choices while he explores his own future. It is important to pick a time and setting carefully. Make sure you both have the time and focus that this subject needs (Don’t try to talk between plays at a football game). Be sure of what you want to say, and be understanding of how he responds. Your goal is to convey that you are not rejecting him, you are just at a different place in your relationship with him. Good luck.

Super Cells

Hey Mike, Is it possible for sperm to travel through 2 pairs of sweat pants and 2 pairs of underwear to impregnate the female?

Baby Doll Mike says: Nope! Lucky you.

On a more stern level, if you were frightened by this possibility, you were intimate enough that you felt things get out of hand. The time to be concerned is before and during intimacy (Do they still call it “making out”?) If you wait to worry until later you either worry and are lucky or worry and have a real problem. Neither is any fun, and one is a seriously ruined day. Be safe and be concerned before and during and you do not have to worry about your pseudonym, “Baby Doll,” becoming too real.

‘Crazy Catholic van’

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know you’ve seen them: those slightly used minivans from the mid 90s that drive around town that from the back, you can hardly tell what color of the van is because of the obnoxious amount of bumper stickers, political signs, and quotes adorning not only the bumper; but the window, trunk, and any possible space in between. This impending political argument on wheels has been commonly referred to as the “crazy Catholic van.”

Although they may change directions on the street, or switch from lane to lane, you know exactly where they stand on the issue of abortion. It is our duty to speak out against sin and injustice; which is what abortion is.

But what I want people to ask themselves is: “Am I Pro-Life, or just Anti-abortion?” As Catholics, it is understandably easy to get caught up in all our crusading against the evils of this world. Believe me, there are plenty. It

is likewise easy to feel overwhelmed in the battle and exclaim angrily “what will they think of next?!” But our Loving Father always has our well-being in mind.

In the face all the world’s darkness and repeatedly saying “no!” we are given the opportunity for an even bigger “YES!!:” A ‘yes’ to Life; a ‘yes’ to joy; a ‘yes’ to greater peace and happiness.

Being pro-life involves rejecting the evil of destroying a life, but an even bigger part of being pro-life is embracing the deep joy that is experienced when holding a laughing baby; the peace felt when helping an inmate forgive themselves, and the wisdom gained from spending time with an elderly person.

Our Blessed Mother Mary said ‘yes’ to God (Luke 1:38). As pro-life people, dedicated to defending the right to life for all humans, let us join with Mary in that blessed ‘yes’ and be a positive witness to the world.

That being said, I also say ‘yes:’ you have the green light to drive your crazy Catholic van and evangelize all over town.

Right in the Kisser

Hey Mike, I have been cursed. I have no clue how to kiss. In my last few relationships I was involved with, I was told that I am the worst kisser ever. I have been so hurt by this, I want to please my partner and feel good about myself, please help me with this problem, what can I do to be better?

Lonely Mike says: OK, Lonely, think about this. You are asking an old married guy for help on kissing. So I got some help on this one. Here is the consensus; most kisses that fail are either too wet, too dead, or too aggressive. Don’t lick your lips, only slightly pucker, and have your lips closed lightly or only very slightly opened. Touch your lips to hers softly at first and let her reaction be a guide to what to do next. The best advice is to talk to a woman friend and tell her of your concern. Most would be willing to help with advice or even participation in training.

You might be too sensitized now, so next time you are in the right situation, start off slow. Kiss her forehead or cheek. Only slowly approach her lips, and no movie style open-mouth kissing until you are less nervous.

From the Seminary

An approved message of trust

by Trevor Chicoine

St. Pius X Seminary

After a year (perhaps more) of ads, speeches and phone calls, it’s over at last. Nearly all of us, this writer included, had our own opinions about the candidates, yet the discussion of whether “our candidates” won or lost is over. After candidates begged, pleaded and pandered for our vote, all of the political races are over and called. We finally have rest. Well ... sort of.

Divisions in our political system have become bitter and further deepened over the last few years, and these divisions are, at times, felt within the Church.

And yet, as Catholics, we know that no political person can ever be the beall and end-all of our hopes, dreams or successes. There is only one person that can save us from the many problems of the world, Jesus Christ.

Psalm 62 says to us, “For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. He only is my rock and salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly moved.” So often we look for salvation in this passing world. We expect that one particular person or party will solve all of our problems and

will set everything right again. It can be easy for all of us to align ourselves completely with one party, in a sense to depend on that party to “save us.”

Yet as Bishop Richard Pates, Bishop of Des Moines and chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on International Justice and Peace wrote recently in America Magazine, “The parties themselves have serious flaws, and they often appear to flaunt precisely the issues most at odds with Catholic teaching.”

And so, where shall our help come from, if not from these political organizations? Again, the Psalms step in to guide us, “I lift up my eyes to the hills, from where does my help come?

My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth” (Psalm 121).

In many ways this is a gut check for you and for me. Each of us must doublecheck where we’ve placed our ultimate trust and hope, because if we have placed it anywhere other than in our Creator, we are going to be misguided.

So where then, should we place our trust? We are assured of salvation from God. As the Acts of the Apostles says, “There is salvation in no one else [but Jesus], for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:11). It is in Jesus Christ alone that we shall be saved and in Him alone that we should put our hope and trust.

Mass Times

Adoration

Christ the King 5:15 p.m. M, Tu, Th, F 9 p.m. W 8 p.m. Su

St. Joseph’s Chapel 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. M-F Christ the King 9 p.m. Th

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Swimming/Diving

Wrestling

Birt grabs 1st place in elite bracket

Season starts off right with top-3 finishes

By DANNY Zeets

assistant sports editor

First-years make presence known collecting 1st-place finishes in 2 weight classes

By DANNY ZEETS

assistant sports editor

The Duhawks competed in the Luther College Open this past weekend. They were able to finish with five men placing.

Sophomore Stephan Birt finished first in his 174-pound elite bracket. Birt won four matches to get to the top.

First-year Nick Steger also finished first in his 133-pound freshman bracket. Steger swept his five matches in order to come out ahead.

First-year Malcolm Watson finished 2nd in his 197-pound freshman bracket. Watson won his first three matches, but lost his final match in a 1-0 decision.

First-year James Buss finished first in his 285-pound bracket. Buss won all matches and wrestled well all tournament.

First-year Evan Weaver also did well and finished fifth place in his 141-pound bracket.

This is following the Loras College Open where only three wrestlers placed. This past weekend was a much better tournament for the team as a whole.

“We need to continue to stress mastering basic positions in wrestling which include Stance, Defense, and escaping from the bottom position. This will be a year-long process,” said coach Randy Steward.

It seems that the team just needs to get back to the basics, and this will help out for the rest of the season, but it won’t be a one week fix. The Duhawks will have to hit the mats hard, and make sure that everything is ready for the next time they have a match-up.

Loras will split this Saturday with one group to the Concordia Open at Concordia College in Mequon, WI beginning at 9 a.m.

The second group will travel to Northern Illinois University to wrestle three duals versus Purdue, NIU, and Calumet College beginning at 10 a.m.

This will be a chance for the Duhawks to test themselves with not everyone there to support each other. Still, the young wrestlers will be looking for the veteran support.

update for Wrestling Upcoming Schedule

n Saturday, Nov. 17, at 9 a.m.

Concordia Open vs. Purdue University vs. Northern Illinois vs. Purdue University Calumet @ Northern Illinois Duals

photo by KATHERINE EDWARDS

Junior Kyle Bergquist hauls in a pass from Dylan Jones for a touchdown this season.

Focus shifts to off-season improvements

By JACK METZ

managing editor/sports editor

Turning the team into a contender was never considered an easy task. With coach Paul Mierkiewicz’s second season in the books as the man in charge for the Duhawk football team, it is hard to not believe that the team is on the verge of turning it around.

Following a 55-7 lost Saturday at Wartburg, the Duhawks finished the season at 2-8 overall and 1-6 in the Iowa Conference.

“We did not start well. There were a lot of problems in the special teams and we struggled again offensively. We missed some guys with injuries, Nate [Carrier] did not play, Alex Lehmann did not play,” said Mierkiewicz. “So we were struggling already on offense so taking some guys out made it tough.

We just had a tough time getting out of the first quarter.”

Despite the disappointment seen from the record, there stand a few bright spots for this team heading into the 2013 campaign, starting with first-year running back Nate Carrier.

Carrier, who did not play against Wartburg due to injury and sickness, finished the season with 1,210 rushing yards and five touchdowns.

“There are definitely positives. We can bring up Nate, but we will return all of our receivers who are currently sophomores. We bring back Kyle Bergquist, who quietly had a fantastic season on the offensive side of the ball. Defensively, we bring back almost the whole secondary, but we have to find some linebackers. First-year Logan Kuehl played a lot, sophomore Skylar Purifoy did a really nice job playing, sophomore Tucker Brady returns and first-year Tim Mikeworth is some-

one we moved to linebacker,” said Mierkiewicz. “So there are all those guys along with the young guys that we can build around and get them in the weight room giving us plenty of options. Obviously there are players that need to be replaced with graduation.”

Carrier, leading the Iowa Conference with his rushing numbers also earned him a firstteam All-Iowa Conference accolade on offense, a list that predominantly features mostly seniors.

Along with Carrier others who received mention on the All-Conference team included senior offensive linemen Nick Holeton, a second-team offensive selection, and four honorable mentions in seniors Brandon Ronan, Sam Ross, Aaron Strong and sophomore David Pirkle.

Mierkiewicz will continue to look at this offense he has implemented and see where he can tweak some things that might help produce better results behind Dylan Jones, who finished the season with 1,368 yards, eight touchdowns and 13 interceptions.

“I want to take a hard look at our pass game in terms of how we are doing some things. Maybe put ourselves in a little better situation,” said Mierkiewicz. “I think we just need to take a hard look at what we are doing in the pass game and how we are doing it because I think we have some talented players out there. We just have to find ways to get guys the ball a little better.”

Assessing the two seasons so far under Mierkiewicz has the coach feeling that the team is growing. With the current guys along with some new guys that will come in the football team looks to return to the successful ways that many involved want to see return.

The Duhawks had another successful showing at the Monmouth College Invitational, with the men finishing 2nd out of ten teams, and the women 3rd out of ten teams.

First-year Heather Black finished 3rd in the women’s 200-yard freestyle. Black finished with a time of 2:07.70. She also finished 4th place in the women’s 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:27.88 and 4th place in the women’s 400-yard Individual Medley with a time of 5:15.96.

“I want to try and beat my best times, help the team as best as I can, try to get a national time, and maybe break a school record,” said Black.

Junior Marguerite Del Vecchio finished in 3rd place in the women’s 100-yard backstroke.

Del Vecchio finished with a time of 1:07.92.

Senior Gabby Gaulke also finished in 3rd place but in the women’s 200-yard butterfly.

Gaulke finished with a time of 2:28.50.

Sophomore Lexie Mollahan finished in 3rd place in the women’s 200-yard Individual Medley with a time of 2:24.70. Mollahan also finished in 4th place in the heat for women’s 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:42.33.

First-year Zach Benson finished in 3rd place in the men’s 200-yard Individual Medley with a time of 2:08.21. Benson also finished 4th place in the men’s 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:28.50.

Junior Katie Callaghan finished in 3rd place in the women’s 100-yard butterfly with a time of 1:05.61.

First-year Elise Amo finished in 4th place in the women’s 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:42.33.

Junior Matt Bogen finished in 2nd place in the men’s 500-yard freestyle. Bogen finished with a time of 5:08.41.

First-year John Maevski finished in 2nd in the men’s 1-meter diving with a score of 232.90.

“It feels pretty awesome to start off the season so well. I have a feeling we are going to keep doing well continuing with the season,” said Black. “It helps that we are all friends, I love how close the team is. They feel like family to me.”

The Duhawks will hit the pool again on Friday and Saturday at Loras College when they take on Simpson College, and Grinnell College.

update for M/W Swimming/Diving Upcoming Schedule

n Friday, Nov. 16, at 6 p.m. vs. Simpson College @ San Jose Pool n Saturday, Nov. 17, at 1 p.m. vs Grinnell College @ San Jose Pool

Women’s Cross Country

Gawlik paces Duhawks at Division III regional championships

By KAYLEIGH McDANIEL staff writer

Wrapping up their season at the Division III Championships this past weekend the Duhawks top seven runners competed in field of 187 runners and placed 17th in the region.

Running in a region that is home to one of the best in the nation and has a handful of nationally ranked teams, it was a tough race for the Duhawks.

First-year, Nora Gawlik ended her season coming in first for the Duhawks, 53rd overall, with a time of 24:11, just over 2 minutes behind the first-place finisher.

Finishing five places behind Gawlik, was junior, Kellie Wagner with a time of 24:18. Junior, Mary Rector came in third for the Du-

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hawks with a time of 24:41 placing 79th.

Seniors, Maria Kalb and Katie Flogel finished their cross country careers just nine seconds apart, placing 112th and 117th. Junior, Bridget Hall finished sixth for the Duhawks,

136th overall with a time of 25:53 with sophomore, Hallie Martin completing the Duhawk line-up placing 159th with a time of 26:52.

“This is not how we expected nor wanted the season to end but sometimes you just have to take the good with the bad” said Wagner.

In retrospect, the hard work the Duhawks put forth this season just wasn’t visible at the regional meet.

“We didn’t race like we did two weeks earlier at Conference which makes it tough to accept” said Wagner.

Looking at the season as a whole, however, the Duhawks had a great year.

“I was proud of how well our women ran to win our home meet in a dominating fashion and had a super conference meet to finish

third” said Coach Bob Schultz.

The top of the line-up has fluctuated throughout the season due to sickness or injury. If the top runners were 100 percent healthy, it would have been a completely different team.

“It was a challenging season with Mary Rector coming back from an injury, and Katie Flogel getting injured at the end of the season” said Schultz.

This season hopefully will be motivation to come back next year and want to improve. The Duhawks are only graduating two of the top ten runners.

“This season allowed us to see the potential we have for next year with certain people stepping up and others making big improvements,” added Wagner.

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Men’s Basketball

Experience key for team

Mooney and Smith lead young team

By JACK METZ

managing editor/sports editor

Basketball will count for something again in the AWC starting this weekend with home games against University of Wisconsin-Platteville on Friday and Edgewood College on Saturday.

However, the team comes off a season where their overall record was 14-12 and conference record 9-7, finishing fifth best in the conference and losing to Wartburg in the conference tournament.

This season the Duhawks will not play any conference games until the beginning of January. The Duhawks will face off in 11 games prior to conference play making for some interesting contests between non-conference teams.

“We have to get better each game we play. It’s a process and we’ll use the strength of our nonconference schedule to prep us for what we’ll see in the IIAC,” said head coach Justin Heinzen. “A third of the teams we play this year are ranked nationally in the preseason. We hope to have the opportunity to knock a few of them off but will have to learn to compete for every ball.

Expectations for the women this season seem pretty standard with the goal being winning the conference and making it to the NCAA tournament. But as a team returning all major contributors besides leading scorer, Lindsey LaBadie, who graduated, the team has to pick up the void she left.

“We have four captains who all who are starters and big contributors to our game,” said junior Katie Wheeler. “Brit Kent, Brittney Cato, Katie Langmeier, and I try to be role models on and off the floor but each and every one of our teammates does a great job of being a leader individually.”

After LaBadie, senior Kelly Rogowski was the highest scoring Duhawk on the court last season with 9.4 points a game. Senior Melissa Herrmann followed with an 8.4 scoring clip as well as leading the team in blocks with 2.8 per game.

“With the experience we have coming back and adding individual improvements from a couple of our younger women and a few first-year that will contribute, our goals are to compete for a conference title,” said Heinzen. “The challenge associated with expectations is that we’ll have to understand and learn how to play every day with a target on our back.”

Junior Katie Langmeier will be looked upon in many situations after dominating in many categories last season on the floor. Langmeier scored an average of eight points and led the team in rebounds grabbing almost seven a game, while also stealing an average of two passes.

The Duhawks were a positive in scoring margin and relied on defense as a big focal point as they scored 58.5 points last season compared to the 55.1 points their opponents would score.

“Our defense has always been a huge focus for us and that has helped us win a lot of games. This year we’re looking to continue playing great defense and hold our opponents below 60 points,” said Kerchefske.

The Duhawks will rely on their experience as a strength as they boast six senior athletes who have been through it all with the team from two conference semi-final exits before last season’s first round exit in the tournament.

By RYAN BINSFIELD staff writer

photo by JIM NAPRSTEK

Junior Lynn DeVriese takes control of the ball against a UD opponent.

Duhawks soar to Pitt

By CLAIRE MURPHY staff writer

The one and only rule in the NCAA tournament is winner goes on, and the one and only standard the women’s team lives by is: keep winning.

After gaining the title of reigning conference champions and conference tournament champions, they continued on with the season.

The hard work, winning mentality, and diehard attitude is there and because of it, they are on to the Sweet 16. This past weekend started the first two opening rounds of the tournament with both men’s and women’s hosting for the beginnings of an exciting weekend.

Prior to the weekend it was announced that senior Kinsey Campbell shared MVP honors as well as coach Rothert sharing the coach of the year honors with two other coaches.

After a season that ended earlier than expected last year, the team knew what they had to do against St. Scholastica.

From the start, the game was back-andforth between the Saints and Duhawks with opportunities for both sides but no score entering half.

“I remember coming into the locker room and saying that we needed to keep our composure. We all knew we were the better team in the match up, but we needed to take it to the next level to prove it,” said senior Jayne Eslinger. “We had the looks and opportunities in the first half, but we needed to do what was necessary to capitalize and put the game away. I never lost confidence. I knew we had the heart and talent in order to win.”

With the start of the second half the game outcome was much of the same. Time was dwindling down until senior Hillary Wilson served a corner kick into the box and Katie Truesdale got her head on it to put it past the keeper for the first goal of the game. Junior Jackie Tumberger would follow scoring the second goal of the game when she battled for the ball in front of the Saint’s net and it went

off a St.Scholastica defender for an own goal.

These goals and that would end the season for the Saints.

The second round of the tournament would continue the next day for another night game for the regional championship vs Calvin.

The women came back on Saturday to look to return to the Sweet 16, with 2010 being the last time they were there.

They started out hot right from the get go when Truesdale scored yet again when a free kick was served into the box and bobbled around until Truesdale shot it into the back of the net for the first goal of the game.

“After Trump took the free kick, Jayne had a beautiful flick over everyone that I was able to run onto alone as I lost my mark, and I hit near post past the goalie,” said Truesdale.

Soon after, the Knight’s came back for a clean shot just over the tips of the Loras goalie, putting the game back to an even score of 1-1.

But the Duhawks luck hadn’t yet ran out yet; before the first half ended senior Wilson took a free kick at the 18-yard line and powered it between the Knight’s wall and past the goalie. The Duhawks added two more goals courtesy of Tumberger and first-year Ailish Rispin connecting with Truesdale for her second of the game.

Calvin made one last attempt in the last five minutes when a Knight forward got loose and poked the ball in the back of the net making the score 4-2, but that was all they were able to accomplish. Once again the clock ran out with another season ended and another Duhawk win as they move on to the sweet 16.

They will travel to Pittsburgh this weekend for the next round to face Emory University from Georgia.

“In the postseason I like to think that it’s anyone’s game. Every team puts everything they have and put it all on the line,” said Campbell. “It’s nerve racking because you could be the better team but you don’t always come out with the win.”

Kicking off their 2012-2013 season Friday against Millikin University the men will look to improve upon their 7-18 campaign from a season ago.

Entering the year, the Duhawks will have quite a task ahead of them after losing their top 4 scorers to graduation: Tim Kelly, Jordan Harrelson, Dan Pawelski and Brian Gaughan.

The Duhawks will get a big boost from senior Connor Mooney who only played in 8 games last year after suffering an ACL tear.

In those 8 games, Mooney averaged 10.1 ppg, the second highest total on the team.

“My captains are Mooney and sophomore Nathaniel Smith,” said head coach Greg Gorton, who is entering his 6th season at the helm for Loras. “I expect them, along with my other upper classmen to take a leadership role with the young guys.

Winning on the road will take leadership and these guys are very capable.”

One of the younger guys that the team will be counting on will be sophomore guard Aaron Schueller who was the team’s 7th leading scorer last season despite only playing in 20 of the team’s 25 games that included a game-winning shot in a February match up against conference rival Wartburg.

Junior center Ryan Coon will also be expected to fill the voids left by the seniors after averaging 4.6 ppg and 3.4 rpg in limited time throughout the season.

The Duhawks were outscored last year 1,815-1,668 on their way to a 7-18 season and an 8th place finish in the conference.

“We need to improve on both offense and defense,” said Gorton. “We have the firepower to score the ball. The question will be can we stop teams from getting easy baskets.”

Loras will begin with a stretch of nonconference games throughout November and December before beginning conference play in January.

The men were only able to win four conference games last year, which included two against Cornell College who are no longer in the IIAC. However, Coach Gorton still has high expectations for his team.

“My expectations are to compete for a championship in the Iowa Conference.”

update for Men’s Basketball Upcoming Schedule

n Friday, Nov. 16, at 6 p.m., vs. Millikin University

n Saturday, Nov. 17, at 4 p.m.,

Men’s Cross Country

With 5th-place finish, runners fail to qualify for NCAA meet

By RYAN BINSFIELD staff writer

Marking the end of the season last weekend following a 5th place finish in regionals at St. Olaf College, was bitter sweet for the men as they hoped that their season would continue on.

Coming off a second place finish at conference two weeks ago, the Duhawks traveled to Minnesota looking for a top-three finish to advance to the Division III National Championships for the second straight year as a team. Heading into the meet, Coach Bob Schultz had high expectations for his team.

“We were expecting to compete for a regional title and in the very least, earn a trip to the NCAA Championships.”

Final For Men’s Cross Country Recent Results

n October 27, IIAC Championships @ Coe College - 2nd of 8

n Nov. 10, NCAA DIII Central Region, @ St. Olaf - 5th of 27

The team fell short of their goal, finishing in fifth place overall and a few spots away from qualifying.

“Like the guys, I was disappointed in the results,” said Schultz. “It did not reflect how good our team really is.”

The team’s score of 170 put them, 15 places behind fourth place, and 26 points behind the third-place finisher.

Sophomore Steve Loran led the way for

the Duhawks with a 23rd overall finish and a time of 26:21. Finishing not far behind Loran was sophomore Ty Wittman and senior Austin Steil with times of 26:25 and 26:30 respectively, giving the Duhawks two more top 33 finishes.

Finishing 42nd and 43rd overall were Loras sophomores Ryan Sheeran and Rob Howe with times of 26:41 and 26:44 respectively to round out the scoring. Freshman Sam Whan finished 79th overall and senior Chris Higgins finished 92nd in his last race as a Duhawk.

Despite being plagued by injuries the Duhawks had another successful season that included a top five finish in all but one of their meets including two first-place finishes.

“The season started off with a lot of hope

and high goals,” said Schultz. “When Jerry (Olp) went down, we needed guys to step it up and we had that. After that, we had other top guys go down such as Austin, Rob & Ty. We basically limped into the regional meet.

I think they wanted this year to be a success so much, that they worked so hard or even too hard and over the length of a long summer and long season, it caught up to us at the end.”

The Duhawks will graduate five seniors: Higgins, Steil, Joe Hughes, Kyle Schaffer, and Tyson Squires.

“They have left an everlasting footprint on this program and I am eternally grateful for all their hard work and sacrifice to help get this program to the level it has reached,” said Schultz.

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On the Sideline

All is right in sports

Insights into a few of the top headlines around the major sports leagues this week

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Jack’s Smack

or some people the basketball season has started. I, on the other hand, have barely noticed.

The NBA seems to be short on story lines this season, which is rare for them. No one can speculate on whether LeBron will win his first ring because he did that last season.

If it was not for the Lakers stinking it up five games into the season there really would be no relevant news, but that is the way it happened, and now the team has rid itself of Mike Brown and added Mike D’Antoni to lead the team, rather than return the Zen Master, Phil Jackson.

D’Antoni is a smart choice. He has a point guard in Steve Nash that knows his system and had some of his best years under the coach. And one thing everyone on the team will be excited for: D’Antoni does not care if you play defense at all.

Many of the Laker faithful believe the team was disrespectful to Phil Jackson with the hiring of D’Antoni, but if the Lakers want to have any longevity of success it will be with D’Antoni. Jackson left the team for health issues and his talks with the Lakers top brass were discussions over how many road games he could miss while still handing the job.

When you are an NBA coach either you are all in or out. Enjoy the retirement Phil.

Switching subjects to some people’s favorite kind of basketball, the college kind, the NCAA kicked off with its annual 24-hour marathon on ESPN. The marathon started Monday night at 11 EST and ended Tuesday night at the end of the Duke/Kentucky game.

I think the concept of this 24-hour marathon is an awesome idea and is one on a short list of things that I will applaud ESPN for doing. For any basketball junkies it was perfect to enjoy a live basketball game at three in the morning, while many others chose their precious sleep.

Speaking of sleep, is the NHL back yet? I say we do not allow Gary Bettman and Donald Fehr any sleep until they figure out how to get the best show back on ice.

In the MLB, the Rookie of the Year winners came out Monday night. Do people agree that Mike Trout is the unanimous decision in the American League?

Some might say “that’s a clown question bro.” At least that is what Bryce Harper would say, who narrowly won the National League Rookie of the Year award.

Both players deserved the awards. Harper is the youngest player to ever win the award, and his energy sparked the Nationals and hopefully as he matures in his career he brings D.C. more success.

Surprisingly, Anthony Rizzo did not steal any votes.

When asked why the Cubs slugger did not find his name on any ballots the unanimous response from the baseball writers was “Who?” And many were under the assumption that the Cubs took the year off.

On another baseball note: have awards not gotten out of control? I have no idea which award is the official award anymore. The Giants’ Buster Posey and Tigers’ Fernando Rodney won the MLB comeback player awards according to the beat writers, but then Adam Dunn won the award according to the Sporting News honor and The Players choice award.

Enough is enough, let’s just have one vote by officials and leave it be.

Speaking of officials, the NFL has proven that no snafu involving the replacement officials would hurt its bottom line. And if it was not for the one game involving the Packers and Seahawks many would have forgotten that the season even started in such a way.

With the Falcons’ loss last weekend there are no longer any undefeated teams. Thus, the conclusion that the competitive balance in the league is the best it has ever been.

Earlier in the year the league saw 20 teams at a record of 1-1, the most teams the league has ever seen in its history.

We also saw three NFL quarterbacks go down with concussions, but do news stories like this shock anyone anymore?

The NFL season should turn out to be a good one this year with no clear favorite coming out of either side of the conference. The NBA should become more relevant, and the Midwest should start to care again when Derrick Rose’s return date becomes more established.

Meanwhile the NHL will stay irrelevant.

Seems like all is right in the world of sports.

Jack Metz

photo by KATHERINE EDWARDS

Sophomore Tom Fluegel out jumps his opponent for the ball earlier this season against Dominican University. The Duhawks will host University of Wisconsin-Platteville in the NCAA Tournament third round.

Duhawks look to avenge only loss There’s a lot more is at stake this time around

By KATIE TRUESDALE staff writer

Needless to say it was a successful weekend for the men’s program. After a heartbreaking end to their 2011 season, losing to Calvin College in the second round, the Duhawks were determined to redeem themselves this year in the first and second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Prior to the games, accolades and honors were announced and the Duhawks were rightly represented.

Coach Dan Rothert collected the conference coach of the year for the sixth time in his career and junior midfielder Kevin Cavers was named MVP. Ten Duhawks found their names throughout the first, second, and honorable mention categories as well.

Seniors Malcolm Calbert and Brad Joiner along with juniors Dylan Milkent, Dan Figura, Erik Berkowitz and Cavers made up the first-team selections for Loras.

As many of the athletes like to say, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” It was a beautiful day for a soccer match on Saturday as the men took on St. Scholastica for their first game of the tournament.

Not having played them during regular season, the only thing the Duhawks knew about the Saints was that they had an 184 record. With confidence, determination and home-field advantage the men were ready to take on whatever the Saints had to throw at them. That included a forward that had 25 goals for the season under his belt. But the Duhawk’s “no goal patrol” defense was ready to take on the challenge.

For the beginning of the match each team was adjusting and working hard to connect well enough to create a scoring opportunity, but neither team was allowing that to happen.

Although Loras outshot St. Scholastica 11-2, at the end of the first half the match was scoreless. The second half wasn’t much different from the first as both teams struggled to find the back of the net. More chances came for the Duhawks, but the Saints goalie was denying any close opportunity that was created. It

photo by KATHERINE EDWARDS

Junior Alejandro Cosmopolis dribbles the ball up the field.

wasn’t until the 85 minute when the Duhawks seized a final opportunity to put themselves ahead before regulation time was up.

Sophomore, Tom Fluegel, sent a high cross into the penalty area to find the head of fellow sophomore, Johnny Rummelhart, who beat the Saints goalie to the ball to put the Duhawks up 1-0 with just minutes left on the clock.

“We were still looking for that final touch in front of the goal. It was a challenge since they were playing more defensive and always having at least 6 players behind the ball,” said Rummelhart.

“As a team we did not get frustrated because all the looks were getting closer and closer to going in. We just kept applying pressure to the back line and keeper, knowing that one shot had to go in.

The goal scored may not have looked the prettiest, but a goal is a goal and without everyone working hard to swarm the ball none of our opportunities would have even happened.”

And that’s all that was needed to advance the men into the second round of

the NCAA Tournament and send the men of St. Scholastica home with an end to their season. But the road to victory only got harder from there as the men took on the North Park Vikings for the second round of the tournament the next day at the Rock Bowl.

Both teams were ready to battle it out to advance to the next round, the Sweet 16. The first half was intense with each team committing many fouls and receiving numerous yellow cards. Neither team was willing to let all their hard work go to waste and have their season ended.

Due to the wet terrain, the ball moved at a faster pace than usual. The match would go back and forth as both teams worked hard to race down the field and create a scoring opportunity that would put their team ahead in the match. But both teams came up short, and at half the game remained scoreless.

Throughout the second half, the intensity level rose as the Duhawks came closer to putting one in the back of the net.

And in the 73th minute, junior, Tim Van Den Bergh stepped up and put one away off a header from freshman, Ben Avery to make the score 1-0. The Vikings began to panic as they saw their season ending as each minute counted down on the clock.

Sending more men forward to try and create a scoring opportunity wasn’t enough against the Duhawk defense and goalie, Dylan Milkent. With seconds remaining, North Park was awarded a free kick just at the top of the 18-yard line, but Milkent wasn’t about to let anything past him as he saved the shot, and secured the win.

“Our excitement has already been adjusted, though, to focus on the Sweet 16 game versus Platteville. We play our best soccer against other great teams, so we need to make sure we go into Friday thinking Platteville will be another tough one,” said captain Dan Figura. “Everyone remembers what happened in the regular season, and we want nothing more but to tear this team apart.”

The Duhawks will now advance to the Sweet 16 round as they host UW-Platteville, the only team that defeated the men this season.

If Loras pulls off a win on Friday they will advance to the elite eight round of the tournament to face the winner of Wheaton and Dominican, teams that Loras has already defeated in the regular season.