CROSS COUNTRY
LETTER FROM AN EDITOR
Men and women soar to top rankings after meet at Buena Vista Page 10
Duhawks will flock to Loras for Homecoming; take advantage of every moment Page 9 September 29, 2016 — Vol. 95, Issue 3
Iowa Catholic Colleges: United as one Loras, alongside 5 other Iowa Catholic institutions, form association to better student and faculty programs for small campuses by CASSANDRA BUSCH | executive editor
On Friday, Sept. 16, it was announced that Loras and the five other Catholic colleges in Iowa would join together to form the Iowa Catholic Collegiate Association. Loras will be joined by Clarke University, Briar Cliff University in Sioux City, Mercy College of Health Sciences in Des Moines, Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids, and St. Ambrose University in Davenport. The Association was formed to offset the challenges faced by these schools, all small in size, and to pool together resources and funding to better the opportunities provided for faculty and students. “The six Iowa Catholic College/University presidents have been meeting on a quarterly basis for the past 15 months. We are committed to doing so going forward. As such, I will be one of the six voices at the table to advance ideas as to how we might collaborate,” President Collins said.
The Association’s goal is to alleviate some of the common issues faced by Catholic colleges that are often smaller in size and population numbers than the larger public uni-
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The six Iowa Catholic College/University presidents have been meeting on a quarterly basis for the past 15 months. We are committed to doing so going forward. As such, I will be one of the six voices at the table to advance ideas as to how we might collaborate . Jim Collins
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versities, therefore lacking the same amounts of funding. By coordinating on things such as study abroad programs, online courses, service trips, and other resources, the six
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institutions will have the opportunity to add more to each of their existing opportunities, benefiting faculty and students alike. “The benefits are yet to be determined because we have not yet committed to any initiatives as of yet,” Collins said. “Some of the ideas that have surfaced to date include: shared professional development opportunities for faculty and staff; shared online course offerings delivered by faculty of the six institutions for students at all six colleges; new or expanded service learning opportunities for students at all six colleges; shared study-abroad experiences at a site typically offered for just one institution’s students; and expanded language or other course offerings.” Although precise methods of action have yet to be decided upon and carried out, the leaders of the Association and these six schools are hard at work formulating the best way to execute the ideas that have already been generated. Questions about the Association can be directed to Sue Hafkemeyer, director of Communication & Marketing.
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From 15- to 50-year class reunions, Loras is packed with events for students and alumni for Homecoming weekend. Events: Page 2
Duhawk Market gets face-lift for new year by LIZZY HOFF | assistant features editor
At the beginning of the semester, the Loras Duhawks were welcomed back to campus with a newly renovated Duhawk Market. The Market is located in the Alumni Campus Center next to the mail room. This comes right after the renovation of the Pub that took place early last school year and the opening of Einstein Brothers Bagels last fall. The renovation of the Market was designed to expand the space. Although it is located in the same location, construction crews tore down one of the walls. This took away several square feet of space from the ACC lounge. The newly acquired square footage was put to good use in updating all of what the Duhawk Market has to offer. Most of the old favorites of the market, such as the F’real machine and grab-and-go lunches, are still there. However, students are now able to enjoy some brand new features that include a self-serve Starbucks coffee machine, a larger variety of food, bulk sweets, and more spacious aisles. The Starbucks coffee machine has been one of the most popular additions to the market. Before, the employees had to make the drinks themselves, and the lines could
quickly become long. Now, students are able to make their own drinks while employees can work to keep up the efficiency of the store. Students are able to brew coffee, make cappuccinos, and even order hot chocolate and tea. Students are not the only ones enjoying the new renovations. Those who work for Aramark, the company in charge of campus dining, are enjoying the new space as well. “We are a lot busier than we were,” Duhawk Market supervisor Pam Schueller said. “It’s nicer with music in here, and we have different products.” The Duhawk Market went from a cramped space that was difficult to maneuver to a spot where people are able to comfortably spend some time. “People actually have room in here to stand and talk to someone.” Schueller said. “It’s more social and just more inviting.” The market is open every day of the week, including for a few hours on weekends to make it accessible at all times for Loras students. The hours are: Monday-Thursday 8 a.m.-9 p.m., Friday 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.3 p.m. and Sunday 5 p.m.-9 p.m. It continues to be a place that students enjoy as one of the dining options that Loras College Campus Dining offers.
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The Lorian Sept. 29, 2016
Students swoon to sound of Six Appeal by ASHLEY PUDIL | news editor
On Friday, Sept. 23, the Loras College Activities Board welcomed Six Appeal, a professional men’s a cappella group, to campus. The ballroom was filled with students from all years eager to spend the night listening to upbeat, exciting music. Loras’ own group, Duhawkapella, opened the show before the main act took the stage. The group has grown rapidly in popularity over their two years of existence and boasts a 12-member ensemble. They kicked off the night singing a well-known favorite, Billy Joel’s “For the Longest Time,” which featured a majority of the group’s singers as soloists. “It’s so much fun to work with the other members of Duhawkapella and to sing a solo for one of our songs,” first-year and tenor Sam Anderson said. “I was so excited to learn that I was part of the group. We have a lot of fun together.” Duhawkapella then toned down the mood with “Run to You,” a song originally made famous by Pentatonix. The group then held a battle of the sexes – the female vocalists singing “Lolly Pop” followed by the males singing “My Girl.” They concluded their time on stage with two final songs: “Morning Comes” and “Seasons of Love.” After Duhawkapella finished their songs, Six Appeal began their performance and introduced their members. The group is based out of St. Paul, MN and tours year-round, performing an average of 200 shows per year around the U.S. Six Appeal originally started as a hobby in 2006 before evolving into the professional, diverse a cappella group in 2010. In 2012, the group won the National Harmony Sweepstakes Championship, boosting their popularity. Each member of the group has their own sound, allowing them to perform any song in any genre.
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Six Appeal set a vibrant mood, opening their show with “Circle of Life” from Disney’s “The Lion King.” They continued their show with songs such as “Billie Jean” by Michael Jackson, “Listen to the Music” by The Doobie Brothers, “Everything” by Michael Bublé, and “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” by The Proclaimers. The vocal band also emphasized that each song was sung with only voice and no special effects. They especially took time
DU Homecoming right with these upcoming events! Thursday, Sept. 29 ~CAB presents hypnotist Jim Wand. 7 p.m. in ACC Ballrooms
Friday, Sept. 30 ~Pictures with Dewey. 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. outside the Cafe
Saturday, Oct. 1 ~English program Homecoming breakfast with guest speaker Kyle Klapatauskas (’04). 9:30 a.m. on the fourth floor of the ARC ~CAB Homecoming tailgate. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Loras Parkway ~Football game against Buena Vista. 1 p.m. at the Rock Bowl ~Men’s soccer game against St. John’s. 6 p.m. at the Rock Bowl
Sunday, Oct. 2 ~Homecoming Mass. 10 a.m. at Christ the King Chapel
to showcase the importance of percussion within each of their songs, showing off the talents of their main vocal percussionist Andrew Berkowitz. “I enjoy building up the beat when we perform our songs,” Berkowitz said. “Nobody knows where the beats are coming from until it all blends together, which causes them to be surprised. It’s an awesome feeling.” “I was fascinated by Andrew’s ability to
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keep the different beats of each song,” junior Adrienne Pearson said. “He’s basically a drum set, Skrillex, and a beatboxer all in one.” Six Appeal also brought excitement to the stage with their dance skills and harmonizing exercises for the crowd. After the show, they stuck around to meet and take pictures with Loras students and members of Duhawkapella. “It was such an honor to open for Six Appeal,” Anderson added. “They’re an amazing group of singers and I enjoyed meeting them.” The next events CAB will be hosting coincide with Loras’ Homecoming week and include hypnotist Jim Wand, and their tailgate before the football game against Buena Vista.
Meet the new Loras employee
What is a piece of advice you would give about coming to you for help?
Just come! A lot people think they should know how to research already but it is very different now. You don’t have to know anything before coming in. I am here to help.
What made you decide to come to Loras? Everyone is very welcoming. I wanted to come to a school with a low student to faculty ratio.
What made you want to work in a library?
Originally, I liked reading, but when I got sick of being an English major I took a bunch of classes to explore. I love the opportunity to explore different disciplines. It is interesting to see all the different topics students research.
What’s a fun fact about you?
I grew up in a house with a six foot tall GORILLA in my front yard. My uncle collects junk and it ended up with my parents. It has been there for 30 years.
Jen Saulnier SPECIALTY: Instructional services librarian and instructor. EDUCATION: Degrees from St. Ambrose University and Library of Information Science at University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign. HOMETOWN: Cambridge, IL
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Where art thou, Shakespeare? In the library by JULIANA WHITE | staff writer
This year commemorates the 400th anniversary since the death of playwright William Shakespeare. Being the celebrity he is in all academic facilities, Loras has set up a tribute to him outside of the Special Collections Room of the library on the third floor, where rare books are carefully stored. Loras College has a large collection of Shakespeare’s works throughout the library and select pieces within the rare books section,. Loras has a third edition of one of the works of Shakespeare which is unusual, since most of his initial editions were burned during the fire of London. Therefore, the first four editions are highly prized by the entire world. Since Loras is fortunate enough to have one of the early copies, many other schools including University of Iowa and University of Wisconsin-Madison have reached out requesting to borrow the book for their displays. Wisconsin-Madison currently has Loras’ third edition to show a first, second, third and fourth edition together. The library was happy to rent it out to them for the time being, but Loras also wants to show that its collection of Shakespeare does not end there, which is why the current display is so exciting. Many schools collect books, but for a such a small liberal arts college, Loras has a pretty hefty amount of works from one very famous author. Students, faculty, staff and visitors alike should make sure to check it out when walking by the ARC, as it is not limited to English majors or Shakespeare fans. The display will be up until the end of this year, so make time to see it. Not every college has books that have been around for hundreds of years by such a renowned author. Take this chance and enjoy a little piece of history. For more information on the Special Collections room, talk to any of the Loras librarians.
photos by JULIANA WHITE
One Day Theatre Project: We want YOU by TIANNA SUNDERLAND | for the Lorian
Interested in being involved in theatre but don’t want to audition for a show? Have no fear, join the One Day Theatre Project. Enjoy 24 hours of creating a one act play, dressing up in costumes, and then performing it at the end of 24 hours. Form a team of four to six people or sign up as an individual and be put on a team. At the end of the 24 hours, each team will perform their one acts in front of judges who will be giving out awards. “It’s a great experience and chance to perform on stage, regardless of your experience with theatre,” said senior David Baird. The cost for participating is $10 to cover the breakfast and dinner that will be provided. Everyone who is participating in it will be asked to be in St. Joseph’s auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7. For those who feel uncomfortable but want to support the event, come watch fellow classmates and friends perform on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free with a suggested food donation that will go to the local food banks. The One Day Theatre Project is a fun, creative way to spend time with friends, whether that is by joining a team or coming to watch the show! For more information, please contact Tianna Sunderland at Tianna.Sunderland@ loras.edu.
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The Lorian Sept. 29, 2016
Millennial minute: We’re not the worst generation
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by CLARICE KIES
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ave you been called lazy, accused of being obsessed with technology and having no entrepreneurial ambition? We millennials get a pretty bad rep. There are all sorts of articles claiming that we are the most self-entitled and self-absorbed generation to exist. If you ask me, that’s a bit of an extreme statement, especially since the millennial age group spans from 18 to 35 approximately. However, it’s difficult to pinpoint exactly what birth year is the cutoff for millennials since there are discrepancies within the data. Some sources claim that the cutoff was in 1997; others say 2004. Still, there was a ‘temporary’ generation (and I say temporary because it was a madeup grouping until millennials were named) that spanned from 1970 to the mid-2000s. While there are obviously inconsistencies, for the sake of this article I’ll be referring to the 18 to 35 age group. Let’s tackle this technology obsession thing. Millennials were
born in a world of rapid technological advancements, and as digital natives, technology has always been made available to us. My parents have told me stories of how they first got their cell phone (using that term loosely, compared to today’s technology), and it was a Motorola Bag Phone. This phone literally came in its own bag, complete with a battery charger. However that was the mid-90s, and in just a little over 20 years we have phones that can give us directions, take high-resolution pictures, stream videos and movies, oh, and can still make phone calls. The touchscreen aspect of cell phones brand newer technology. The first touchscreen phone was put out on the market by IBM in 1992, but it was definitely not as compact as today’s cell phones, which means that even the oldest members of the millennial generation (born in approximately 1981) would only have been 12 when this “advanced technology” was produced. Millennials didn’t create the cell phone, nor did they create a great number of the technological inventions that proceeded such modern marvels as
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lright, seniors. I don’t want to It’s only the beginning of sound dramatic, the semester, but already but this year is going to I’m really happy to say fly by, and after this? This is it. The thought that I’ve made some great alone is making me new friends and grown tear up and crave closer again to ones that a chocolate bar (or I drifted away from. two), so I’m going to just jump right into it. We’re not getting younger, and breaking free a bit from my ordinary Cassandra any neither are you juniors routine. Busch and underclassmen. The great thing about getting older executive However, that doesn’t is the loss of so many of the stigmas editor mean that we have to and social “rules” that we grew up give up when it comes with. Although they don’t completely to trying new things … or making new ever disappear, and we unfortunately friends. will probably always have to live with I was really lucky and found a solid some people thinking they are too cool group of friends early on in my first for school and other people, many year at Loras. We’ve stayed super close people have outgrown the childish and only gotten closer as the years belief that they are somehow more have gone on, and I’m pretty positive important and more valuable than that they’ll always remain my go-tos other people. So take advantage of this even after we part ways this May. But too! We’re all adults … at least in age. a danger that can be posed when you So act like it. Don’t let petty prejudices find such a close-knit group early on or preconceived judgments of people is that it can be very easy to settle into prevent you from reaching out and your routine and not feel the need to getting to know them before it’s too branch out, bring others in, or leave late. Put any rumors you’ve heard, any the pack every so often and do your stereotypes that you’ve had, and any own thing with new people. biased judgments aside and start from It’s only the beginning of the scratch. Too often I think we decide to semester, but already I’m really happy like or dislike someone purely based to say that I’ve made some great new on what a friend thinks of them or friends and grown closer again to ones what we’ve heard about them. We’re that I drifted away from. grown-ups, and it’s time Maybe it’s the fact that to stop taking part in So, whether our imminent graduation petty gossip and give is on our brains, but for people a chance. You you’re a senior some reason seniors might just be surprised like me or a always seem to do this. by who you get to know. first-year just We’re feeling a little (or So, whether you’re a very) sentimental about senior like me or a firststarting out, take our shared experiences, just starting out, a chance on some year and we have some take a chance on some new friends! great new memories new friends! Approach that are about to be someone that you made with activities wouldn’t “normally be like senior tailgates, Homecoming, friends with.” Maybe ask out that girl/ struggling our way through theses, guy that you think is “way out of your capstones and portfolios, and being league.” Invite someone new to join campus organization leaders. All your friend group’s weekly trip to Cold of these things really bring senior Stone. It doesn’t have to be anything classes together, and so far our class major. But you’ll find that the thrill of has proven to be no exception to this finding a new person that shares your rule. But whatever the motivation is interests or purely is fun to talk to can to suddenly become close to the rest really break you out of a slump. Strike of the entire senior class, take it and up a conversation before class. Say hi run with it! I’ve already had so much passing in the hallway. Start with a fun hanging out with new friends, and smile.
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the iPhone. Since it was the previous generation that originally created the phone, how is it that our generation can be blamed for overusing it? Yes, I will admit that we do manage to stay well-connected, but I think this connectivity should be viewed in a positive way. Personally, I know that my mom likes to keep in touch with me, even wanting to make sure that I get home safely, so I’ll send her a text letting her know I made it back. Social media platforms are great for staying connected with family and friends who live far away. When I studied abroad in
Let’s tackle this technology obsession thing. Millennials were born in a world of rapid technological advancements, and as digital natives, technology has always been made available to us.
Dublin, I was very thankful for Skype, Viber, Snapchat, etc. for allowing me different ways to still feel connected with my loved ones stateside, especially when I grew homesick. Laptops and email help us cut down on the amount of paper we use, which only positively impacts the earth. While it may appear that millennials are “obsessed with technology,” naysayers must keep in mind that millennials weren’t the ones who invented this technology. We are simply using the technology the previous generation created. Some of us weren’t even born yet, and those who were alive were 12 and under. Millennials have never had to live in a world without technology, so of course our childhood and adolescent years were destined to be different from the previous generations. Just because it’s different doesn’t make it wrong, or “the worst.” It’s just new. Oh, and when it comes to “zero entrepreneurial ambition,” give us time. Most millennials are still in college or graduate school, but we’ll get there.
Democratic Party: The political party of the elite L avish parties, expensive outfits, and glamorous nights out. While this may sound like a night in Hollywood, and in some cases it was, this is actually a Democratic fundraiser. Hillary Clinton has hosted haley meyer a multitude of fundraisers, with some events costing upwards of $100,000 a person to attend. It’s funny that someone who preaches about income inequality would rather spend her time raising money and rubbing elbows with the rich and famous than with hardworking Americans who are barely making ends meet. The Democratic Party has become the party of the elite while the Republican Party has become a party of the working-class citizen, wanting lower taxes and less government intervention in their everyday lives. While the Democrats preach that inequality is a major issue, they are having parties, spending money that could benefit those who don’t have enough to feed their families. Instead, they are giving it to a candidate who wears $13,000 Armani jackets so she can talk about how she understands the middle class. I have heard so many people discuss that Hillary Clinton doesn’t understand the middle class. One
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prime example is the fact that she just bought another house. A comment that stuck most prominently in my mind was contributed by anonymous Facebook user: “How can she claim to understand the working class when she can afford to buy multiple two-million dollar homes, and some families are struggling to make one house payment a month? She isn’t part of the working class, she is part of the elite.” Another prime example of why the Democratic Party has become the party of the elite is that they have multiple actors and actresses at every fundraiser. Once again, this is the Democratic Party blatantly flaunting that they have money and that people should vote for them solely because of the famous person attending their fundraiser. If those stars really understood how to help the middle and lower class, they would give their wealth to help those in need rather than believing the government should just give handouts. The Democratic plan to help America is to tax hard-working Americans and give that money to people who aren’t willing to work and don’t have any desire to do anything for themselves. The government shouldn’t be there to give handouts; they should be there to give a hand up to people who have fallen on hard times. The people in this country who are suffering are going to continue to suffer under Democratic control intent on taxing until they destroy America. Taxing can destroy just as easily as it can help build up.
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Ultimatum: Standing up or sitting down for patriotism A satirical column in 2 parts about recent events concerning the National Anthem by BENJY MILLER
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Local hero takes courageous stand for racial injustice by sitting at home during National Anthem
Local man spits in the face of veterans by sitting down during National Anthem at home
Local man Dave Barnes took a bold step in the struggle for racial injustice this past weekend. While watching three televised NFL games on Sunday, Barnes continued to sit on his couch throughout all three renditions of the national anthem. Beer in one hand and a bag of chips in the other, Barnes took a bold stand in the protest that was started this season by 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, against racial injustice in America. This is the type of protesting that actually gets things done, and it’s refreshing to see someone like Barnes participate by showing solidarity with the players. While there was only one other person in the house, Barnes showed great courage by being willing to start a conversation on racial injustice in his own home. All of us can look up to Barnes as an example of joining in on a worthwhile cause! I know I’ll be sitting on my couch this upcoming week to show solidarity with Kaepernick and our new, local hero, Dave Barnes.
Dave Barnes, a nobody who is just looking for attention, recently joined in the protest started by 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, this past Sunday by refusing to stand for the national anthem while watching the NFL games from home. As the National Anthem was played through his television, Barnes sat in ignorance and complete disrespect for the veterans who gave their lives so he could be free. It’s almost as if he doesn’t care that we are the greatest country in the world because of our veterans, and there isn’t even racial injustice in this country anymore! President Abraham Lincoln, the first Republican president, freed the slaves in 1863 -- over 150 years ago. I challenge anyone to say that there is still racial injustice when we haven’t had slavery in so long! Barnes and his ilk are continuing to bring up a fake ‘oppression’ that is going on by disrespecting our veterans. This next weekend, let’s all take a STAND at our respective homes for our veterans!
How fair is fair trade exactly?
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by MATT GAGEN| staff writer
eople are becoming more aware of what it means to be a “conscious consumer,” which entails buying products that are made by firms that pay fair wages, provide safe working conditions, follow environmental regulations, and have standard working hours for their employees. This also includes organizations that intend to raise people above the poverty line and living conditions of people in the developing world. One of these organizations, the Fair Trade Labeling Organization, and the American affiliate (Fair Trade USA), are well-known among many people. Loras College is a Fair Trade campus, which means serving coffee made from fair trade certified coffee beans as opposed to non-fair trade certified beans. One may think that since one of the Loras dispositions is to be “ethical decision makers,” it is very logical to support an organization with ethical intentions such as fair trade. However, as this may crush the perception and “moral pride” of consuming fair trade products, fair trade is really not what it is perceived to be. In fact, instead of helping the masses of people and farming communities who live in poverty around the world, it has hurt them above anything else. Fair trade works by providing a price floor (almost $2.00/lb) for growers in case the market price falls below that price. This is in order to maintain an above poverty-level lifestyle. Farmers are intended to receive a $0.20 premium
from each pound sold, pay for the pesticides The amount of which is sent back and fertilizers that for investment in the are stipulated by the money that growers local community. have to pay to attain fair trade agreement. However, first fair This leads already the certificate is trade cooperatives impoverished farmers to receive $1.40 from equal to, or in some fall further into poverty each pound sold. In and debt, which is not situations greater order to become “Fair outweighed by the than, the benefits of Trade Certified,” a revenue they bring in becoming certified. farmer must pay for from fair trade. the certification, join Another drawback is a cooperative, agree to that fair trade does not pesticide and fertilizer standards, and target the poorest of the poor; the only pay fair wages to their laborers. people who receive actual benefits are The problems start by agreeing to the slightly-to-moderately poor. The become “Fair Trade Certified.” The vast majority of poor do not receive any amount of money that growers have economic or educational benefits for to pay to attain the certificate is equal themselves or families. This stems from to, or in some situations greater than, that for each cup of fair trade coffee, the benefits of becoming certified. This only a third of a cent will be received by ultimately ends in economic loss, or the growers. The money that is received zero-sum gain for participating growers. by fair trade cooperatives is often used Another drawback of fair trade is that it to pay salaries and build new office hurts the quality of coffee beans in the space instead of being invested into the market. The price floor allows growers impoverished communities. Building to sell bad beans at a price higher than better infrastructure and schools for what they should sell for according to education is the solution to fixing the the market price. root problem of poverty, not fair trade. The amount of low-quality beans So why are we a fair trade campus? Is in the fair trade market has been it misguided consumerism? Or a need a significant factor in limiting that to feel self-righteous in the belief that particular market, which ultimately continued consumption of fair trade limits the revenue that can be brought products is a noble undertaking? It is in by the actual growers. These growers clearly not as ethical as we perceive it would be better off selling low-quality to be. In fact, it is more hurtful than beans beneath the price floor but to a helpful to the growers who participate larger market. In addition to paying for the certification, growers must also in it.
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The best answers were left unsaid Trump left much to be desired in his responses during Monday night’s debate ‘KNAPP’ TIME
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id you watch the debate? Some of it? For those of you that did, can you remember hearing why Trump’s birther beliefs are wrong? Or why threatening to leave NATO is the wrong course of action for Dallas Knapp American foreign policy? The debate demonstrated a drastic difference in our national conversation at the moment. Hillary Clinton stood at the podium with her own plan of action. She was composed, professional, knowledgeable, and showed viewers exactly the competency needed to be President of the U.S. Literally bending at the waist to get as close to the mic as possible so that he could shout as loud as possible was potential During the Commanderin-Chief Donald twenty or J. Trump. I’m so minutes amazed at how he could little he changed for this thing, complete a honestly. During sentence, I the twenty or heard him so minutes he could complete throw some a sentence, I numbers heard him throw around while some numbers around while sprinkling sprinkling some some acronyms in for acronyms good measure. in for good But it all came apart when measure. starting to deny any involvement with the birther controversy for the last five years, because he’s ignoring what is literal fact. This is an issue because Americans no longer have the same vision of the country. There is no longer an agreement on some basic level of facts, and that is a huge problem when it comes to politics and government. When we hear about something and learn new things, new opinions and beliefs are also formed. If not everyone is on the same page as far as what information they do and don’t know, then not everyone will be considering the same info when forming their view of the world, either. For the entire debate, Hillary left unsaid the moral reasons her policies were correct. She left it to assumption. For example, she should have explained why she supports NATO so much beyond just their help in Iraq; tell me why it’s important that America and its people have and keep that respect which NATO gives us. Donald Trump is not a normal candidate for he does not agree with the same basic value assumptions which Hillary does. The guy is receiving support from a good chunk of voters, which is important because, to some extent, his views are their views. So when he asks questions of why we should support NATO, then respond with the answer to why we should instead of how we should! She didn’t; nor did she give her vision of what America should be, so I don’t expect much to change — because “because” is never a satisfactory answer.
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Just off Highway 52 about 15 minutes south of town, you’ll find a family-owned and operated pumpkin patch that has everything you need to embrace fall this year. Schuster’s Pumpkin Patch offers a corn maze, wagon rides, homemade treats in the snack bar, a pumpkin cannon, and of course, pumpkins perfect for carving! Be sure to stop by, the operation runs from late September through October on weekends from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
3. Dark Chambers
In the mood for a good scare? Then you’ll want to make a visit to Dubuque’s favorite haunted attraction, Dark Chambers. Located on Ice Harbor Road downtown, this haunted house is open on weekends starting Sept. 30, and runs through the end of October. Thrills and chills are promised, but there are options for the faint of heart. This organization offers a “Light Fright” and a “Full Scare” option for guests. 4. Mines of Spain and Eagle Point Park
If you’ve never ventured to one of the many parks of Dubuque, there’s no time better than during the fall season. Though these local attractions are beautiful all year long, these parks are especially beautiful during peak leaf-changing season. Make a visit to Eagle Point Park and take in some wonderful views of the tri-state area, or head out to The Mines of Spain for a light fall hike with some friends.
2. Cziper’s Apple Orchard
If you’re interested in traditional and fun fall activities, look no further than Cziper’s! Open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Cziper’s is sure to get you into the spirit of fall, and is on the to-do list for many Dubuque natives. Czipar’s sells a variety of fall treats: not only apples, but also cider, jams, apple butter, and their delicious apple-cider donuts! You’ll find this local gem about 15 minutes south of town on Highway 52.
5. Attend a Dubuque Fighting Saints Hockey Game
With fall comes the beginning of the Dubuque Fighting Saints hockey season. Though the regularly scheduled games run from September through April, you won’t want to miss the beginning of their action-packed season. A full schedule is available on their official website, so grab some friends and head down to the Mystique Ice Center to support your local USHL (United States Hockey League) team.
6. Day trip to Galena, Illinois
Galena, IL, is about 25 minutes from campus, but is worth the drive! Galena offers a number of unique and specialty shops, a wide variety of restaurants, and a collection of historical sites including a former home of President Ulysses S. Grant’s. This historic town is perfect for a weekend getaway, and you’ll experience great views of the fall foliage on the drive there. So pull out your favorite scarf and grab a warm beverage. Fall is here, and Dubuque’s got you covered! Get to know your new home town and explore the Key City before fall is over and we usher in the dreaded time of cold and snow we call winter. Ready yourselves, Duhawks, you’re in for a wonderful season.
What did you do with your summers as a pre-teen and teen? Did you ever go to camp? I did. It was the best thing that has ever happened to me. Camp Skyline Ranch for Girls is amazing. It is located in the northeast corner of Alabama on top of Lookout Mountain and is a Christian affiliated camp. We have morning and evening devotions and campfires among daily activities. The motto of the camp is “Enriching young girls in God, relationships, and self.” When you get on the camp property, you can see this motto in everyone there. This place has impacted me in more ways than one, but the main way is with my friends. My friends from camp are all AWESOME. They each bring something to the table that is unique and just plain amazing. I love each and every one to the moon and back. My friendships range from fellow campers to counselors. I would like to highlight a friendship with one of my former counselors. She was one of my counselors my last year, and we have stayed in touch ever since. The funny thing is, we were actually campers at the same time my first year! While at camp, we would spend a lot of time together with our other friends having jam sessions and just goofing off. One of my favorite memories was periodically she would come and put us to bed by singing to us and playing her guitar. On a serious note, she has taught me a lot. The impact is expressed in three words: Faith, self-esteem, and FUN. Her faith in God has inspired me to be more invested in my faith. My self-esteem was AWFUL my final two years in high school, and she helped immensely with that as well. Finally, her fun spirit is just so much fun to witness. Being around her is such a treat, and she is one special friend and her impact is one of the reasons why I am applying to be a counselor at camp next summer. I want to try to have the same impact she has had on me with other girls. It is priceless. To have at least one counselor that you can go to while at camp and have a friendship and mentorship with is HUGE. Camp has had a giant impact on my life. I cannot imagine my life without it and my friends that I have met because of it.
Ode to She Who Left by ADRIENNE PEARSON | staff writer
“Blair Witch” Review by Lizzy Hoff and Megan Kennelly | assistant features editor and staff writer
11 interesting facts about September by AUDREY MILLER | staff writer
1. It was the month the band-aid was invented. And where would we be today without this beautiful and extremely helpful medical item? 2. It’s technically Mickey Mouse’s real birthday month. He made his first debut on Sept. 19, 1928 in a short animation clip. But nobody paid attention to him until his first film “Steamboat Willie” in November 1928, which drew national attention as it was the first animated film to use synchronized music and sound effects with animation. * It’s also the birthday month of the New York Times. The first edition of the New York Times was published on Sept.18, 1851. 3. As we’re on the topic of birthdays, September’s birthstone is sapphire. It is a beautiful blue stone that symbolizes peacefulness, intuition, and clarity of thought. 4. Aside from birthdays, apparently September is all about food. September is National Chicken Month, National Rice Month, National Potato Month, and National All-American Breakfast Month. Major props to anyone who can fit all three food items into one AllAmerican breakfast! International chocolate day is also on Sept. 13. Although Sept. 13 is already past us, we can still celebrate, right? 5. The eighth planet in our solar system was discovered in September. That’s right: Neptune. The existence of Neptune was actually predicted mathematically before we even saw it through a telescope, but a little after midnight on Sept. 23, 1846, the dark blue planet was actually sighted. 6. September is the only month with the same number of letters in its name (in English) as its month number on a calendar. It is the ninth month, and — feel free to count the number of letters for yourself if you don’t believe me — there are nine letters in “September.” 7. At least six films have had the title “September,” which is more than any other month. They were released in 1987, 1996, 2003, 2006, 2007, and 2013. “September” (1987) is a love story directed by Woody Allen, “September” (1996) is a murder mystery set in the Scottish Highlands, and the 2003, 2006, 2007, and 2013 versions of ‘September’ are all tributes to the terrible events of Sept. 9, 2001. 8. The only U.S. president to have had a September birthday was William Taft. He was our 27th president, serving from 1909 to 1913. And yes, this is the same 330-pound president who got stuck in a bathtub! 9. Shakespeare did not mention September in any of his plays. Apparently midsummer nights don’t include September nights, although with the weather we’ve had lately, I would argue that September weather is equivalent to summer weather! 10. The novel “The Wizard of Oz” was published on Sept. 3, 1900. Thanks, L. Frank Baum! 11. Babe Ruth hit his first home run in the month of September. It happened on Sept. 5, 1915, at Hanlan’s Point on Toronto Island. Of course, this paved the way for many more home runs to come!
I won’t say that “Blair Witch” was the worst scary movie I’ve ever seen, but it was definitely high up on my list. First off, the movie was filmed through the character’s cameras. The problem with this is that it leads to shaky filming, and there is no way to tell what’s going on when running is involved. Another issue with this movie was how annoying it was. If you kept track of how long the characters would scream at the top of their lungs the name of their friend who had gone missing, it would probably be about twenty full minutes. It was just pointless. The movie was also full of the typical scary movie elements: injured character, the character who thinks everything is a joke, and the friends getting separated. People disappeared and the movie never explained what happened to them. I’ll be honest here and admit the movie wasn’t even scary. Parts of it that were supposed to seem scary were just ridiculous. Don’t waste your money. You could probably find something scarier on Netflix and that’s saying a lot.
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK’S SUDOKU
Graying dark skies and wet dreary sidewalks It’s funny how it matches the times now. I always knew to find you for some talks. You know what we need and we never know how. Always with love and never conceited, You taught us to trust in divine providence. Your smiling face was just what we needed. You led us to Divine recompense. You showed love to those who didn’t feel any. Your departure is bound to break some hearts, And it’ll be an adjustment to many. But we understand the need for new starts. In a world that is ever so hateful For knowing you, we are all so grateful.
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1789: U.S Army established: The United States Department of War, the original name for the Department of Defense, established the first regular army of the U.S. on this day in 1789. This first army was made up of several hundred volunteers. Many American revolutionaries were skeptical of standing armies prior to this, but this marked the beginning of a permanent military establishment. 1789: First Session of the First United States Congress adjourns: The first session of the first U.S. Congress ended on this day, having commenced in March. During this session, Washington was elected and inaugurated as the country’s first president. The Department of Foreign Affairs, later to become the Department of State, was established, along with the Department of War and the Department of the Treasury. The Judiciary Act established the Attorney General, courts and district attorneys. 1850: Universalis Ecclesiae: The Catholic Church’s hierarchy had not had an active presence in England and Wales since the English reformation 300 years prior. The dioceses from before that time were in use by the Church of England, and so new dioceses were established by Pope Pius IX. The Catholic Relief Act of 1829 restored civil rights to Catholics, which caused a flood of English converts and Irish Catholics to return to public life. In response to the surge of Catholicism in the British Isles, Pius IX issued the Papal bull Universalis Ecclesiae. Anti-Catholic response was heavy, with protests of “No Popery,” processions occurring around England, and Church windows being broken. 1938: Munich Agreement: Earlier in the decade, the Nazi regime rose to power in Germany, and when their army was strong enough, they began their expansion. The first territory annexed by the Third Reich was Sudetenland, a region of Czechoslovakia inhabited by German speakers. Alarmed by Germany’s expansionism, France, the UK and the Soviet Union called a conference and decided to let Germany keep Sudetenland in order to avoid war. British prime minister Neville Chamberlain infamously commented that the agreement achieved “Peace in our time.” The Munich Agreement is now considered one of history’s most notorious examples of failed appeasement. The next year Germany invaded Poland and World War II began.
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1. Schuster’s Pumpkin Patch
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Fun Fall Activities in Dubuque Sweater-weather enthusiasts, rejoice! The autumn season is finally here. Soon our days will be brightened by the changing leaves, and the weather will reach that ideal brisk temperature that we so dearly associate with this season. Though it might be tempting to curl up in your room and enjoy the pumpkin-spiced drink of choice, don’t forget to step outside and enjoy the fall season Dubuque style!
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2008: Drop the… Dow Jones: After the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers (the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history if you read this column a few weeks ago) and Washington Mutual, the Dow Jones Industrial Average took a historic dip. But not just a dip -- a plummet. It dropped 777.68 points, the largest ever lost in a single day. The great recession, as its now called, has been the worst in recent memory. It sparked millions of jobs lost, and we are still recovering from the effects.
An Album to Light Up Your Life by MEGAN KENNELLY | staff writer
Album Review: “Illuminate” by Shawn Mendes Release Date: 09/23/16
Shawn Mendes is known by his famous songs on the radio: “Stitches” and “Treat You Better.” He can be cast aside as the kid whose songs sound too much like pop, but Mendes deserves a lot more credit than that. The genre “pop” stands for “popular music,” so being categorized under the popular genre is not necessarily a bad thing. Mendes has a sweet voice and strong vocal range that shows in his second studio album “Illuminate.” At the ripe age of 18, he proves that talent comes from a raw, powerful voice and songwriting collaborations. The songs “Mercy” and “Bad Reputation” hit you with a punch. They are two of the few songs on the album that are not as slow as the others. If you’re not a fan of singer/songwriters, then this album might not be for you, but Mendes’ voice shines through that you might just have to give him a chance. The song “No Promises” showcases his vocal range clearly and the background vocals compliment Mendes’ voice nicely. While some people will continue to just blast “Treat You Better” out of their car windows, “Illuminate” has a lot much more to offer than just one catchy tune.
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Biblical Brews: Finding peace amid life’s chaos by JACOB RICHERT | staff writer
Loras College held this school year’s first monthly Holy Spirits and Biblical Brews on Friday, September 23. The speakers were Stacia and Dave McDermott on the topic “finding peace amid chaos.” Stacia is the Campus Ministry and Peace and Justice Coordinator at Loras, and Dave is the Youth Formation Coordinator at St. Anthony Parish. They discussed how to maintain peace and happiness in the busy and chaotic environment of the modern world. Observing that by their age many people seem haggard and tired, they stressed that the first step to avoid that haggardness is at college, saying “This is where you start setting the tone for the rest of your life.” They emphasized that it is up to you to find peace and to create an environment and community that
maintains it. Dave and Stacia discussed that not having the option of doing certain things can be freeing – it causes you to stop doing what you would always do and make different choices. The example they gave was that not being able to go out to eat at a restaurant made them more creative about cooking. They also shared some of the best ways to calm yourself. Access what is causing you stress and weed out those stress-causing activities that you can. Breath and stay in the moment because the moment is all we have. Do one thing at a time, practicing presence
The Lorian features a column by Tricia Borelli, Director of Counseling Services. Here, she will answer student questions concerning anything that relates to keeping it together while doing this crazy thing called college. Send questions or comments to Ms. Borelli, Loras Box 100, or to the e-mail address tricia.borelli@loras.edu. All names of those sending questions will be kept confidential.
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and mindfulness. Set aside certain places in which to do only a certain type of work. They also recommended the website calm. com. Stacia and Dave’s advice on living simply is to focus on your wants versus needs. Cut down on the things that you simply want rather than need, and recognize that your choices are connected to and affect others. When asked what advice they would have for college students in relationships, they said that relationships should always be freeing. Also, you should balance your time between your relationship and your friendships rather than letting your relationship take up all your social time.
To sum up the topic, they closed their talk with a quote from Thomas Merton. “There is a pervasive form of contemporary violence to which the idealist most easily succumbs: activism and overwork. The rush and pressure of modern life are a form, perhaps the most common form, of its innate violence. To allow oneself to be carried away by a multitude of conflicting concerns, to surrender to too many demands, to commit oneself to too many projects, to want to help everyone in everything, is to succumb to violence. The frenzy of our activism neutralizes our work for peace. It destroys our own inner capacity for peace. It destroys the fruitfulness of our own work, because it kills the root of inner wisdom which makes work fruitful.”
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I have a friend who is really struggling. She lost a close family member not too long ago and is clearly having a hard time moving forward. She seems unhappy a lot and breaks down in tears on a regular basis. She also does not seem to want to do things like she used to. I don’t know how to help her. So far I’ve tried distracting her and dragging her to events in hopes of making her laugh. Any ideas on how to help her move forward? Signed, Can’t Relate Trish says,
Not sure if this loss is due — to death, divorce or something else entirely. Hopefully my answer will address any and all of these. Loss is loss. There is no answer that will work for everyone because everyone’s experience of loss is different. Although we know there have been books written on the subject, there is no one way to deal with loss. When I searched the definition of loss my favorite meaning from Google stated that loss is “the state or feeling of grief when deprived of someone or something of value.” Your friend lost something of value and there is likely an emptiness that cannot be replaced. First off, don’t try to replace it. That is a mistake our society makes all too often. Instead, just show up and be ready to acknowledge it and talk about it. That is the best you can do. Remember that your actions don’t have to be grandiose, they just have to be authentic and intended with love. One of my favorite movies is Disney’s “Inside Out” (I think I’ve mentioned this before). My kids give me a hard time because out of all of the funny parts of this movie, my favorite scene is when the character Joy tries to make Riley’s imaginary friend, Bing Bong, happy when he and Riley’s rocket gets pushed into the dump. All he really needs is someone to be with him in his despair...step in, Sadness. She just shows up and listens to his story and sits with him in his grief. It’s confusing to Joy, who is an expert at making people smile. It’s a turning point in the movie, however, because it was that very action that helped Bing Bong move forward. That is a lesson that we should all learn from — empathy. The dance of walking through suffering with someone is one of the most intimate experiences that two people can share. It takes patience and courage and a vulnerability that is not present in other relationships to the same extent. Not being afraid to acknowledge someone else’s pain means to brave and unselfish. It means that you are saying “it matters” and “you are not alone in your grief.’ It can be costly because it can hurt, besides being exhausting, but the payoffs are true friendship. In my opinion, that outweighs the feelings of discomfort or sadness. Signed, Trish
Voices: Still speaking with new art downtown by TANNER EMERSON | staff writer
On September 19, I was walking past Voices in the Millwork District. The doors were wide open and, next to them, there was a nicely dressed man, leaning against the brick building, holding a cigarette in one hand and his cell phone in the other. I stopped and asked if the open doors meant Voices was preparing for an event. “Not exactly”, the man responded, but he welcomed me to take a look around anyway. Now, the space has a layer of dust on the floor and a large tarp lays on the ground where I recall an old “hippie” van used to be displayed. When I was heading out I spoke with the man again and learned his name was Gene
Tully, co-founder of Voices. Despite how it may appear, he explained to me that it is not that Voices is out of business or even on a break, but instead they are “taking it to the streets,” with “it” being art. Voices is proving it is not just a “space,” but a movement— slowly and steadily breathing fresh air into Dubuque. Gene said “the power of art transforms communities,” and that is exactly what Voices is still initiating in Dubuque. Gene told me they had a project going on down by 1st Street and Main. I decided to cruise by. I pulled in right by the A&W downtown and parked my car. The mural covered the entire south side of the 1st & Main building. At that time, the original color of the brick was still exposed in many places and a woman on a hydraulic lift stretched her arms to roll red paint on the upper left corner of the building. Cars slowed to curve around precautionary orange cones and to gawk at the transformative new sight downtown. I began to chat with a man standing near me and found out he was the artist, so I came back the next day to get to know him and that girl on the lift a bit better. That woman was Anna,
26, but she’s known as ZorZorZor in the art world and the artist I chatted with was Mario Gonzales, Jr., 46, but he goes by Zore—the two are dating now, but their street names are just a coincidence. The mural showcases both Mario and Anna’s work. The mural is theirs, funded by Voices, for the community of Dubuque. At different points in my conversation with Mario he said this wasn’t actually a mural, it was just him “and a building.” Later he said it wasn’t art, because “graffiti is more pompous than art.” One time I asked, “so, it’s like your blood and guts up there?” and in response to that I receive a “yea, yea exactly.” Something we have to understand about this new color burst in Dubuque is that no, it is not actually a mural. It is people—it is Mario and it is Anna. Mario was the featured artist at Voices a year ago, so when the folks at Voices wanted to transform building walls in Dubuque they called him up. Mario said “yes” and one week later Anna and he began their seven day project—Anna was a bonus. Anna explained her love of leaving art “where she is not supposed to.” She asked me if I ever drew on bathroom walls or carved my name in my desk when I was in school. I confessed using my nail to write “I love Usher” at the top of my elementary school tornado slide. To her, her art is a bit of herself
Mario Gonzales Jr. (Zore)
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“captured in time.” She told me about her sentimentality for her childhood handwriting and doodles on the edges of her notebooks. That big sun smack in the middle of the wall on 1st & Main is her work. It is her way of continuing to connect with people even when she is not physically there. The mural also has bold blocks of black, red, and yellow, with patches of white. Black is the night sky. Yellow is the sun. Red is blood. People often tell Mario he looks like his work, so lastly he said, “White is light. I am light coming out of darkness.” Go and check out Mario and Anna’s work and take a bit of time to appreciate them too. Take Mario’s word for it, “If you don’t see this, you’re going to think art is something you see in museums.”
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Sustainable and reusable energy use in Ireland by TOM DAVIS | for the lorian
Editor’s note: In spring semester 2016, the first Loras science course was taught in Ireland via the Ireland Study Abroad program. In this three-part column, Dr. Tom Davis will remark on the issues that they experienced while abroad as part of his class. This is the third part in this series. The last environmental issue we investigated compared sustainability and renewable energy use in Ireland to the U.S. The Loras students and I lived in Dublin. We all used public transportation daily. Each form of transit (the Dublin Area Rapid Transit, the Dublin bus, the Irish Rail, or the Luas) was easy to use, affordable, safe, clean and mostly convenient. Our carbon footprint, which largely is calculated by the amount of CO2 one releases per day, was quite small, and we were rather proud of it. We walked everywhere, too. When we returned to the States, all of us dreaded paying for gas to put in our vehicles. Vehicles! Oh! I probably can use the fingers on one hand to represent the number of pick-up trucks or minivans seen on the roads in Ireland. Many of the cars had diesel engines, were small and produced very little emissions. Regarding electricity conservation, most hotels in
Ireland and Europe require the room key be inserted in a slot to keep the lights on in the rooms. When you remove the key as you leave, all the room electricity is automatically shut off. We all thought this practice needed to be widespread in America now. As we see throughout Iowa, the number of windmills is increasing each year in Ireland. Currently, there are over 230 wind farms in Ireland. Irish people have mixed feelings about them. They see the need to harness the wind to produce close to zero CO2-output electricity. But they are definitely eyesores across certain areas of the windy west coast to which tourists come to enjoy the unobstructed views of the green, rocky, boggy Irish landscape. Coal and peat briquettes/compressed logs are sold outside convenience stores and gas stations throughout the country like bundles of firewood are here. The air pollution and unsustainability of these two energy sources has been noted and their use is declining. One other small thing that we all noted was the large amounts of water used per flush in Irish toilets. Wow! We were sure to stand back before flushing as the tidal wave of water that went up and down through the bowl threatened to suck us in as it roared down the hole. Another energy technology that many
Loras Class of 1996: Homecoming reflection |
you can wear purple and gold, celebrate Dionysia, and share the answer to “what’s This Homecoming, reflect on what we a Duhawk?” have gained and lost. Think of all that we Times have changed. Dorms no longer have gained in 20 years -- life experience, have phone cords stretched to the hallway world travels, perspective. Many have for a “private” call. Students obtain class gained a spouse, children, career success, materials from the internet in their room. satisfaction from helping others. We owe Students don’t need to go to the social so much to our start at Loras College. scene that was “studying” at the Wahlert Maybe you met your spouse here. Library. Maybe you learned job skills that You have changed, but your roots catapulted you to the top of your career. can still be nurtured at Loras. Your Maybe you took a service trip that gave foundation is in Christ the King, the you inspiration. Maybe you gained the Grotto, the Rock Bowl, classrooms and confidence to just move forward with Alumni Campus Center. It is in the your life. memories of the people, places and Many of us have lost. Some of us sadly experiences of your time at Loras. have lost one or both parents, a child, It’s been 20 years. We have more life a spouse, siblings or friends. So many knowledge to understand each other. of our Loras friends have died. Cancer, Forgive someone you think wronged violence, disease, they’ve taken our you in college; they were probably classmates. We’ve lost jobs, lost touch, and in some oblivious that they offended you. Say hi to that person you cases, lost our way. thought was a jerk; he Hopefully you have not Have hope for what you may have been very lost your dreams. Have introverted or dealing can still accomplish in hope for what you can with a lot going on in still accomplish in your your life. Have hope life. life. Have hope in the in the opportunity Really, we’re all opportunity of each dealing with a lot, of each new day. new day. whether we let on or You have a great not. Medical problems gift -- the gift of a from infertility Loras education. You have unmatched to cancer, disease and depression. knowledge and lifelong friends who support you. You have the deep belief that Challenges with family, friends, addiction and recovery, job stress or job loss. there is more waiting for you. Unruly children or the rapidly closing 20 years later, we might not able to window to have children. hear a favorite professor’s voice echoing Give each other grace in Pope Francis’ through the hall. We won’t spend a snowy Year of Mercy. Share a smile, share February day holding a mock convention. a toast, return a hello, return a hug. We can’t perfectly recreate the cheesy Celebrate that we’re here -- and the goodness of Beef Loras. We don’t have memories that started so many years ago the energy to stay up all night or the at Loras College. opportunity to make friends as easily as Like the Prodigal Son, you are always we did in the confined world of Loras welcomed home at Loras. Whether alone College. walking the familiar campus pathways What we can do is gauge the mark or surrounded in celebration with your Loras made on our life. When you work longtime friends, you are home. with a business colleague who can’t see Pause to reflect on all you have gained. the full perspective, you appreciate your Give thanks. Celebrate. In addition to liberal arts education. When a team all of the selfies and group shots you’ll needs help, you jump in. When there’s an take this weekend, also take a mental election, you vote. When you’re asked to picture to add Homecoming 2016 to your volunteer, you do. memories of Loras. Your days at Loras helped you give more grace to others. Here you learned all Penny Emke Gralewski was the news the words to Taste and See, to volunteer, editor of The Lorian in 1994-1995 and donate and serve your church. Loras taught you to build community: 1995-1996. by PENNY EMKE GRALEWSKI
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in Ireland are awaiting is the use of ocean waves, tides and currents to turn turbines to generate electricity. After investigating this more, we found two sites in Ireland that were experimenting with this technology. And like other upcoming technologies, it is expensive. Like putting in more natural gas infrastructure, Ireland awaits foreign companies to come in and build the equipment to help supply energy for which the ocean has a huge unlimited potential. We found solar power was in a similar test-and-see status. Just like in the U.S., the cost of solar panels has been decreasing, but limited funding hinders current development. We learned that fracking (injection of high-pressure water, sand and chemicals deep into layers of rock to release natural gas) is also just initially being tested. Several experimental sites have reluctantly been given permits to explore the potential for larger scale fracking. Citizen groups in the Irish north especially have been quite vocal in their opposition due to evidence of water pollution and earthquakes seen in other fracking areas. In our conversations with the Irish people about sustainability and use of renewable energy sources, many were optimistically aware of solutions to live more sustainably on the land and leave less of a footprint for
future generations. But many were also cautiously optimistic and somewhat patient about when these upgrades and ideas will come to their island nation, and especially how they were all going to be paid for. Conclusion: Teaching and learning about environmental issues in Ireland was a great example of learning by being there. Information from a textbook gives a good basis for understanding the definitions and basic problems associated with each issue. Digging deeper to uncover the various pros and cons of an issue is key to not only more specific understanding of the issue, but also to see which groups of people are on each side and the reasons that drive their support of that side. Living, working and conversing with Irish people made these issues come alive. For many of us, this direct connection to the people made asking questions and searching for solutions more of a direct process as well. Hopefully, with this type of exposure to Irish issues, these Loras students and I will better understand and be more involved in working toward solutions to environmental issues at Loras, in Dubuque, in our home towns and in our good ol’ U.S.
Cookin’ with Jazz Slow Cooker Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Ingredients: 5 cups chopped broccoli florets (about 16 ounces) 1 cup crated carrots 1 medium yellow onion, finely diced 3 cloves minced garlic 2 ounces reduced fat cream cheese (do not use fat free) 1 tsp. dried oregano ¼ tsp. freshly grated nutmeg 2 ½ cups reduced sodium chicken or veggie broth 1 (15 ounce) can 2% evaporated milk ½ tsp. kosher salt 1 (8 ounce) block sharp cheddar cheese, grated
Directions:
1. Place the broccoli, carrots, onion, and garlic in the
bottom of a 5-6 quart slow cooker. Top with cream cheese, oregano, nutmeg, and chicken stock. Stir to evenly distribute. Cover and cook on high for two hours, or low for four-to-six hours (until broccoli is tender). 2. Remove the lid and stir in the evaporated milk. With a hand mixer, puree about 3/4 of the soup, leaving some chunks of broccoli. (Can use food processor or blender for this step – be cautious, the mixture is hot!). 3. Recover soup and let cook on low for 10 minutes until warmed through. Stir the salt, pepper, and grated cheese. Taste and add additional salt and pepper as desired. Recover and cook on high until cheese is fully melted and the soup is hot (about five minutes). Enjoy!
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Sept. 29, 2016
Runners storm to victory in Storm Lake Cross-country teams use pack tact to dominate invitational by AARON BROEGE | sports writer
The cross-country teams put out a dominant performance in Storm Lake this past weekend at the Buena Vista Invite as both the men and women walked away with first-place finishes. Running at the site of the 2016 Conference Championships, the Duhawks looked right at home as they took control of the race from the very start. The women put out another impressive performance with Audrey Miller once again leading the pack. With another gleaming performance, Miller finished in 22:42 for the 6K, finishing almost 90 seconds in front of teammate Averi Leitzen. Leitzen had a fantastic race of her own, finishing second for the Duhawks and second overall. Close behind Leitzen was senior Emily Day who finished third overall, adding another solid performance to her senior campaign.
Rounding out the top five was junior Carrie Piper and sophomore Kemunto Ondande, helping to reel in a dominant win for the women. As an example of just how dominant the women were, their average time of 24:07 was Audrey Miller more than three-and-ahalf minutes faster than the second-place team at the invite. The men put out a stellar performance in Storm Lake as their top eight men finished top eight overall. The Duhawk men put out such a dominatMason Tope ing performance that they found it difficult to find any other runners to pace off of besides themselves. Junior Mason Tope took off early on in the race and broke away, finishing with a time of 25:59 for the 8K and winning the invite by 72 seconds over teammate senior Brien Nugent. From third
As an example of just how dominant the women were, their average time of 24:07 was more than three-and-a-half minutes faster than the secondplace team at the invite. to eighth, the plan of action was pack running. The Duhawks finished those six men within 43 seconds of each other, with no gap larger than 14 seconds between two runners. Strategy paid off for the Duhawks this past weekend, as they made a statement on a course they will be seeing again later in the fall. While Coach Bob Schultz was encouraged by the performance of many of his runners, he made it clear that there is still a lot of work to be done if the Duhawks want to try for a back-to-back sweep of the IIAC Conference Meet. Most notably, Schultz emphasized this about the men. “Teams see us and know we’re doing
well, but they don’t see some of our normal top guys in the top seven. They’re wondering, ‘Where are they?’”. What Schultz is hoping for from this point forward is that some of the men who have yet to break the top five or top seven that were there last year began making moves towards where they should be. As for the women, Schultz is encouraged by their performance and believes that they are way ahead of last year’s team. While that all means good for the Duhawks, Schultz made sure to note that the training process is far from over, and that more improvements are yet to come. Looking ahead, the Duhawks are set to run against a strong field at the Carleton Invite this upcoming Saturday. Just as they ran at the Buena Vista Invite in order to get a feel for the conference course, the Carleton course is the host of the 2016 NCAA Regional. The Duhawks look to get a preview of the regional course and assert their power over competitive teams as they come off of a successful weekend in Storm Lake.
Women’s tennis team Eric Zirzow: pursues strong finish Athlete upgraded Duhawks take care of new conference opponent and look to improve on their 6-4 record in remaining matches
A 2-sport athlete, an RA and various other activities makes for 1 very busy Duhawk
by MEGAN TEWS | co-sports editor
The Duhawks have had many successes in their fall tennis season. The team is currently 6-4, 2-2 in conference. All of these six victories are important, but some are more notable than others. For instance, Loras defeated new conference opponent Nebraska Wesleyan by a 7-2 margin. Having never faced this team before, the Duhawks were not sure what to expect in this new competitor. The team dominated to take their first conference win of the season. Also notable is the fact that Loras is dominating on the road. Having only played two home matches thus far, the Duhawks have competed in eight away games. Their record is 5-3 when away from Loras and 1-1 when competing at Wahlert High School. Most recently, Loras defeated St. Ambrose in a 5-4 match. Top performances included senior Jessica Dickhut, junior Ayla Graziano and sophomore Emma Cooke defeating their singles opponents. Cooke and Graziano also topped their doubles competition. The Duhawks will travel to face Simpson and Central on the road before playing their final regular season match against Wartburg at home on Wednesday, Oct. 5. First serve is set for 4 p.m. at Wahlert High School.
by JESSICA DICKHUT | sportswriter
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Some may know him as their supportive Residence Assistant in the Visitation, others know him as the charismatic volleyball player, and still, some may know him as the dynamic tennis player. Simply put, sophomore Eric Zirzow just does it all. Zirzow came to Loras for athletics and for the positive environment. photo courtesy of Since coming here, he has been LORAS COLLEGE ATHLETICS met with positivity and encournique and other aspects of my tennis agement from his teammates, his coaches and the Residence Life staff. game. I continue to work hard and not take anything for granted,” said But even among all his success, he Zirzow. has also faced many challenges. It With this attitude, he has found is not easy being a two sport athlete success both on and off the court. and an RA. Time management is For Zirzow, tennis is a great outlet the biggest component in making from the normal day to day busieverything work. ness. He takes each practice and “Giving my all to whatever I each match as a new and exciting commit to is important to me. I am opportunity where he can positively thankful to have the coaches and RA leaders in my corner that are not add to the culture of the Loras community and the Loras tennis proonly supportive and understanding, gram. He has found a way to make but also encouraging of my choice time to not only be an RA in the Vis to take on two sports and the RA but also to play tennis and volleyposition,” stated Zirzow. ball. If you want to watch Zirzow in His choice to take on everything action on the tennis court, would not be possible sadly you will have to wait without his dedication until the men’s traditionand support from the The men’s al spring season as they Loras community. tennis have wrapped up their fall Just because Zirzow team had season as a team. is busy with all of his an overall The men’s team had an activities does not mean overall strong showing he is any less committed strong in their non-traditional than his teammates. He showing in fall season. After beathas set his goals high their noning St. Ambrose 8-1, the with the tennis conmen went on to their ference tournament in traditional individual conference fall season and in the fall season. tournament. In singles, upcoming traditional Zirzow missed his shot spring season. Although at the quarterfinals after he had a few minor setlosing to Nebraska Wesleyan in backs at the individual conference the semifinals. The dynamic duo of tournament just this past weekend, sophomores Sean Baldwin and Riley he is not going to let that stop him. Michel went on to take second place Not only does he want to succeed as an individual, but also the success of in the B-flight doubles. The rest of the men’s team were faced with the program is just as important. tough competition but fought hard. “I would like to help contribute to Although the team competition is the continued success of the prodone for the fall, only a select few gram while improving my own play. will travel to Minnesota on Sept. 30 Coach Fenwick has been working with me to improve my techfor the ITA’s.
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Volleyball team wins 3 of 4 at IIAC-NACC tourney
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Duhawks represent conference well at the IIAC-NACC Crossover Challenge
to do without being told. “Honestly, the girls came in to practice and set the tone that we have work to do and we need to do it now. There were two ways things by MEGAN TEWS | co-sports editor could have gone -- positive or negative. The The women’s volleyball team has bounced message was to keep believing in the process, back to win three of their last four matches after and the outcomes will eventually be there,” said suffering a rough patch of four losses last week. Ness. The tough streak began when Gustavus AdolIn order to win consistently, the team will phus upended the Duhawks in the final match need to balance their experience and knowledge of the Loras Invitational. This was followed of last year’s triumph with the new strengths of by similar outcomes against Coe, Cornell, and this season. the University of Dubuque. Those matches put “Everyone keeps relating last year and this Loras in a difficult position, as both Coe and year, but the team is very Dubuque are conference opdifferent than last year, and ponents, meaning the Duthings aren’t going to just hawks now have a 0-2 record change. We worked hard last H onestly, the girls came in conference play. to turn or season around. in to practice and set the year Determined to start a new Our team has had to mentally streak, Loras knew they had tone that we have work figure out how to play with a to play hard at the IIAC-NAto do and we need to do it target on our backs, someCC Crossover Challenge this thing that has never been the past weekend, and that’s exnow. There were two ways case in three years. The leadactly what they did. The Duers (on the team) were very things could have gone hawks played a series of four positive and got everyone to — positive or negative. matches at the tournament work harder in our next pracand won three of them. They The message was to keep tice,” Ness said. defeated Edgewood, DominThis leadership and hard believing in the process, ican, and Lakeland before work is exactly what the team and the outcomes will falling to Concordia Wisconneeds going forward, espesin in their final match of the cially considering the series eventually be there. weekend. Jenna Ness of conference matches comThe matches against ing up. Loras’ next five games volleyball coach Edgewood and Dominican are against conference oppowere very similar in that the nents, and their performance Duhawks won the first set of is crucial for moving up in the each, fell in the second, and standings. took the final two. The contest against Lakeland The Duhawks will face Central and took a little more effort as it went to five sets, S i m p s o n o n t h e r o a d b e f o r e r e t u r n i n g but the Duhawks still came out on top with a home to play Buena Vista on Wednesday, score of 3-2. Despite falling to Concordia on Oct. 5, for Dig Pink Night. the last day, Loras should be proud of the turnNess is pleased with her team’s turnaround at around they made. the crossover challenge and has a positive outIt’s even more impressive considering the look on the remainder of the season. team realized a change was needed on their “They started to show some resiliency with own. When asked about what advice head coach the way they played over the weekend. There is Jenna Ness gave her team heading into the tour- still a long way to go, but if we keep trusting in nament, she credited her team for knowing what each other good things will come.”
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Central rallies to ruin strong Loras start
Dutch slip out of the Duhawks’ talons, handing football team its 4th loss by SEAN WHITLEY | sports writer
The Duhawks came out with a big surprise Saturday against Central by previewing the new American flag ‘L’ worn on the side of their helmets. Loras wore these in honor of military appreciation day at the Rock Bowl, however, they could not pull off the win. Last year, the Duhawks pulled off a major upset against the Dutch at the Rock Bowl, but this year they came back with a vengeance. The Dutch came out and had the Duhawks do a 3-and-out. Then, with their first possession they managed a touchdown. It was answered back with a drive by the Duhawks and sophomore Nolan Baumhover squeaking into the end zone with a quarterback sneak. The second quarter was a big one for the Duhawks. The Dutch scored shortly into the second quarter to take the lead. However, when the Duhawks scored again, they didn’t go for a tie game. They took the lead with a pass to senior Damon Davies for a two-point conversion. The Duhawks furthered their lead by having senior Zach Minch run the ball in for a three-yard touchdown. With 41 seconds left in the half, the Dutch scored, but Loras held on to a 22-21 lead. When the Duhawks came back out, they eventually scored with a 17-yard pass to sophomore Brad Boelkow. However, junior Mason Quigley had his point-after-touchdown (PAT)
blocked to make it only a seven point lead. The vengeance of the Dutch seemed unlikely until Central went on a touchdown spree scoring 21 unanswered points. This left the Duhawks behind and hopes being questioned. With 4-minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Duhawks had a touchdown pass to senior Jon Powers. Quigley, for the third time, missed a field goal to put the Duhawks down by 8-points. The Dutch got the ball back and clinched the win with a first down, ultimately defeating the Duhawks 42-34. The season has been very upsetting for the Duhawks so far. Only six more games remain in the season. The hopes of a win haven’t completely left the Duhawks. Minch mentioned that the team is still pursuing a win, especially with Homecoming approaching. “I think we are using motivation right now. We are sitting here 0-4 and believe we are using motivation of all those losses to take it out on Buena Vista. I mean, it is Homecoming, so I know as a senior, I do want to win this game, and many others do want to get their first win on the team.” Minch also talked about how strong the team is together. “Right now we are sticking together. Most teams at this point would probably think ‘oh we’re 0-4, we have no chance to win anything.’ You know, we’re keeping the mindset of we can still win a championship and we can still make something happen. Right now I feel like it is a strong bond, a brotherhood.” This coming week, the Duhawks take on Buena Vista for Homecoming at the Rock Bowl at 1 p.m. The Duhawks then go on the road for two weeks in a row.
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Duhawks utilize length of the bench to pitch shutout Women’s soccer team dominates new conference foe Nebraska Wesleyan after tough loss to Oshkosh
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beat the Oshkosh defense and the game ended at 1-0. After facing Oshkosh, the team headed into the weekend ready to open up their conference play against the new addition to the conference in Nebraska Wesleyan. The Prairie Wolves were 6-5 on the season with a real mixture of results so far. Having won one game 16-0, they were going to be a potentially dangerous opponent. The Duhawks were coming off of two straight losses in which they actually had dominated the run of play, and they were confident some minor tactical adjustments would put them back in their previous winning ways. Senior Madie Avery returned to the field after being absent from injury and scored her first goal of the season. It was Schutz’s long free kick that found the head of Avery as she flicked the ball over the head of the Nebraska goalie to give Loras the lead. The Duhawks were unable to extend their lead in the first half. However, in the second half they made three more goals to seal a comfortable win. Schutz had the second and third tallies of the day, and it was the junior captain Sydney Wright that finished the day with a beau-
tiful side netting finish with her right foot. This was a very solid performance from the Duhawks as the Prairie Wolves could only manage two shots on goal in the entire match, allowing senior goalie Maria Siebels to register her fourth shutout of the season. The Duhawks won, 4-0. “It was an overall great team win as Coach Pucci was able to use his entire bench this trip,” said junior Mackenzie Anderson. This has been a key aspect of the way the Loras teams play in the past and can help them in wearing teams down in the latter stages of each half. The Duhawks entered their Wednesday match against Whitewater with a 5-2 record while the Warhawks are currently on an eight-game winning streak. “We were excited for Whitewater as it is always a great game and this year is no different,” said head coach Matt Pucci. “We always want to play the best teams we can to be ready for the post season. We need to play our game and take our chances when we get them.” After the Whitewater match, Loras will travel up the road on Wednesday, Oct. 5, to face the University of Dubuque.
Men’s soccer team rebounds from consecutive losses New players Olsen and Miller step into leadership roles by FRANK FERNANDEZ| sportswriter
The Loras men’s soccer team began their conference title defense as they traveled to Lincoln, NE, to take on the Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves. The Duhawks were looking to get back on track after suffering consecutive losses against St. Norbert and Carthage, pushing their overall record to 3-2-0. This would be the first time the Duhawks would face Nebraska Wesleyan since 2011, when Loras came out with a 6-0 victory. The home side came out aggressively, putting pressure on senior goalkeeper Jacob Peterson from the start. In the 16th minute, the Prairie Wolves struck as Tanner Wood sent a ball into the box and Drew Miller flicked his shot off the crossbar and into the back of the net to take the 1-0 lead. Loras evened the score when Wesleyan was
Pucci takes the reigns Loras legacy remains strong in soccer coaching staff
by ALEX BRADLEY| sports writer
The women’s soccer team was coming off of their first loss of the season to Augustana when they faced Oshkosh at the Rock Bowl on Thursday. The Oshkosh team was 4-3 going into the match having just defeated a strong Wartburg side that the Duhawks lost to in the Conference Tournament last season in a heartbreaking PK shootout. The Duhawks were keen to get back on the field after a very exciting start to the season that saw them at 4-1 in the 2016 campaign. The game started with Loras on the front foot from the kick off, and in the third minute junior Gretchen Schutz played a fantastic through ball to sophomore Elizabeth Mills who was clear of the Oshkosh defense. Mills, who is one of the Duhawks’ biggest threats in the attacking half of the field, stroked the ball passed the Oshkosh goalie, but the foot of the far post kept Mills from finding her first goal of the season. The rest of the first half saw Loras dominate the shot count and most of the possession outshooting Oshkosh 15-4 in a very exciting first half of soccer. Loras had a large portion of their attacking opportunities come from the long throw of Schutz, but they were unable to find the back of the net in the first half. It was in the 55th minute that the only goal of the game was registered, and it fell the way of the Oshkosh team. Alek Kleis who showed some attacking prowess in the first half was the Oshkosh player that struck an ambitious effort from 35-40 yards out that caught sophomore goalie Michelle Loyo in an awkward position, and the ball bounced over her outstretched arms. That goal would seal the win for the Oshkosh team on the night. Despite the Loras offense creating many chances including an effort that struck the crossbar from Schutz, they were unable to
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whistled for a foul in the box and senior captain Calvin Miller stepped up and buried the penalty kick. Miller has been the PK specialist this season, stepping up whenever necessary for his team. “I have been working hard on being able to go either way efficiently so goalies cannot get a good read on which way I’m shooting,” said Miller. “There is some pressure associated with taking penalties, but with being a competitor you welcome that pressure and look forward to those moments. I just want to do whatever is necessary to help my team win.” The Duhawks used their momentum from the first goal and struck again, only 13 seconds later. Miller threw the ball in from the near sideline and a lucky bounce brought the ball over the Prairie Wolves defense and found the head of freshman Liam O’Connell to give Loras the lead, 2-1. In the second half, the Prairie Wolves tied it back up as Will Weber nailed a penalty kick past Peterson
in the 60th minute, tying the match at 2-2. The Duhawks increased their offensive pressure, delivering a number of shots on goal, only to be stopped by keeper Jack Nespor. In the 79th minute, another foul in the box by the Prairie Wolves gave Loras a penalty kick opportunity. Senior Kyler Olsen beat Nespor this time and put Loras back in front, 3-2. The Duhawks sealed their victory as they added an insurance goal in the 87th minute, as senior Alex Bradley crossed a ball to the far post and found junior Ike Bruns, who volleyed it into the inside post to make it a 4-2 advantage. This win moves Loras to 4-2-0 and 1-0 in the Iowa Conference. A victory in the conference opener is always important, especially when it comes off back-to-back tough losses. “As a team we view every conference game as the most important game of the year to put us in a position where we can host the conference tournament,” said Miller. “We definitely could have played better today, although get-
ting the win on the road is the most important part and in the end we are happy with the result.” Miller has stepped up in a number of ways this season, including his leadership and offensive prowess. After scoring no goals in 2015, Miller has already been responsible for three goals through the first six games. “Last year we had a lot of really tall and athletic guys that could win headers and create offense on set pieces,” Miller said. “Since their graduation, I took that role upon myself and have worked hard to win headers and create offense when needed.” The young Duhawks will continue to look to Miller as a source of offense this season. On Wednesday Loras traveled to UW-Whitewater as part of the “Hawk Cup.” Last season, the Warhawks defeated Loras at the Rock Bowl, 2-1. The Duhawks will be looking to exact some revenge this time. After that, the team will return home to face Saint John’s on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m.
he Loras legacy is strong in the soccer coaching staff. For the 2016 season, the women’s soccer team welcomes the promotion of Matthew Pucci as their new head coach after seven years of coaching Natalie with Loras soccer. Droeske Originally from sports co-editor Libertyville, IL, Pucci attended Loras College and graduated in 2008 with a degree in public relations before going on to pursue his masters in management from Misericordia University in Dallas, PA, in 2010. From his time as a student at Loras where he helped coach the local Hempstead and Wahlert High Schools’ men’s team, Pucci knew coaching was what he wanted to do for a living. From there he went on to coach at Misericordia University for two years before returning to Loras in 2010 as a men’s assistant. Since returning to his alma mater, the men have won five regular season conference titles and five conference tournament titles with six consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. These accomplishments all served as a precursor to three appearances in the Final Four and a National Championship game in 2015. As a player, Pucci was a four-year varsity forward for the Duhawks. His senior year, he lead the team as captain to the program’s first NCAA Tournament Final Four in 2007, after going 230-2. Due to his success in conference and postseason, Pucci was named to the NSCAA All-Region First Team, the D3soccer.com All-Region First Team, the All-Conference First Team, and still holds a spot in the top 10 for goals scored in a career. As a coach, Pucci brings a motivational factor to the coaching staff. “People probably say I’m loud. I Matthew Pucci just try to get the most women’s soccer coach out of every athlete on the team and hold everyone to high standards,” said Pucci. Looking toward the season ahead, Pucci is optimistic and confident when faced with a competitive schedule. “Take each game at a time and improve as a team every day. We have a very tough schedule and can’t look too far ahead,” said Pucci. Like the men, the women have had a great deal of success in the recent past. Since 2010, they have won four Iowa Conference Regular Season Championships, appearing and winning in the four corresponding Iowa Conference Tournament Championships. They also advanced to four NCAA Tournaments in the process, making it to the Sweet 16 level in 2010 and 2012. Pucci and the rest of the coaching staff reflect upon these successes and strive to re-create them in the style of the 2016 team.
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