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SDSU judo champ overcomes injury, wins championship LANDON DIERKS Reporter

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outh Dakota State student Ahmed Abouelhassan won two medals at his first judo competition since a series of injuries forced him away from competition seven years ago.

The junior civil engineering major from Cairo, Egypt, won a gold and bronze medal in competition at the Midwest Collegiate Judo Championships which took place February 9 and 10 in Savoy, Illinois.

Abouelhassan, 25, took first place in the under 100-kilogram weight class and third in the heavyweight category at the regional competition. He was competing against athletes from six other universities, according to Midwest Collegiate tournament director Grace Talusan.

However, winning judo competitions is nothing new for Abouelhassan. He started competing at the age of seven and earned 27 medals in international competitions. After tearing the ACL and PCL in his left knee, and ligaments in

both shoulders during training, Abouelhassan decided to stop competing.

The Midwest Collegiate Judo Championship was Abouelhassan’s first competition in almost seven years, so coming away with two medals for his efforts was gratifying.

“I was really, really happy with (the result),” said Abouelhassan. “It’s hard to be away for such a long time and make it back (to the same level of competition) again. It helped me regain confidence in my judo. I had coaches from other universities come up to me and compliment me on my judo and it made me feel very appreciated.”

A seven-year hiatus from the sport was not the only challenge Abouelhassan faced in preparing for the regional competition. He had difficulties in finding a partner with judo experience to practice against. Until a month before the competition, he worked out using only rubber resistance bands.

“Judo is all about practice,” Abouelhassan said. “So not having someone to practice against

SA president, vice president running for office unopposed SPENCER THOMPSON Reporter This year’s Students’ Association elections will be held March 20 and 21, and while candidates prepare for the election, the presidency and vice presidency already have its newest tenants.

Current Administrative Assistant Allyson Monson and State and Local Government Chair Spencer Harwood will be running unopposed in the upcoming presidential and vice presidential SA elections. Now that their victory is imminent, they are preparing for the election and their future with SA. “One of the things that Spencer and I have as a platform is ‘share the vision,’” Monson said.

“It’s this idea that this body isn’t just making decisions, but that

is very challenging.”

Faisal Almaqhawi, a junior construction management major and Abouelhassan’s friend, helped the champion train in the weeks leading up to the event, but did not realize the talent he was practicing against.

“I first started practicing with Ahmed about three weeks before his championship,” Almaqhawi said. “He mentioned he was a judo champion, but I thought I would do well against him since I have a background in wrestling. After our match I realized he was actually very good.”

Collegiate judo has seen a decline in popularity, but competitions like the Midwest Collegiate Judo Championships used to be training grounds for future Olympians, according to Talusan.

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Jack Daniels cheese among new, unique flavors created by students

we’re bringing the students together.”

Monson said this idea relates directly to General Activity Fee (GAF) strategic planning and aligning the budget of SA with it. The GAF is a mandatory fee paid by students according to credit hours to support the Wellness Center, Union and student activity programs such as plays and athletic programs.

Monson wants to look at the idea of GAF increasing and see what students would get out of it to alleviate concerns that come with them.

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(Left) Cole Halvorson, Becki Cochran and Anna Hemenway stack cheddar cheese three high as part of the cheddaring process March 13 in the Davis Dairy Plant.

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Spencer Harwood and Allyson Monson are the only presidential ticket in the SA election. Their goal is to bring students together through their platform.

Becki Cochran was looking to be different when she developed her idea for a new cheese flavor at the South Dakota State University Davis Dairy Plant.

Mission accomplished.

Cochran, a senior dairy manufacturing student and dairy plant employee, mixed Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey with mild cheddar cheese to create a new flavor.

The Jack Daniels cheese is one of the most unique combinations Davis Dairy Plant manager John Haberkorn has seen in the last four years.

“I wanted to do something different,” Cochran said. “After talking with John, I heard beer and wine cheeses were made in the past. I wanted to try a whiskey cheese because I felt like it would give it a really different flavor note.”

Every year since 2014, student employees at the plant are given the chance to manufacture their own flavor ideas through the plant’s student edition cheese program. Cochran’s whiskey cheese is one of the 16 flavors students made at the plant

this year.

Other flavors made this year are: cumin white cheddar, salami, alfredo, pesto, taco, Old Bay, garlic and herb, brown sugar bourbon, sriracha and black pepper, Cholula and cilantro, sweet garlic dill, bloody Mary, horseradish and chive, chipotle lime and mango habanero.

Making dairy products at the plant gives students real-life skills and knowledge they will use at future internships and jobs.

“We encourage them to work at the plant, because it gives them hands-on experience while they are here,” said Vikram Mistry, head of SDSU Dairy and Food Science Department.

“Through the classroom and internships, (students) gain a lot of experience.”

For Carla Bromenschenkel, junior dairy manufacturing and dairy production student, an internship in Maryland inspired her decision to make an Old Bay flavored cheese.

“They make an Old Bay cheese out there called Chesapeake. They don’t sell it out here, and I wanted it out here,” Bromenschenkel said.

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nior dairy manufacturing student Anna Hemenway found inspiration for her flavor idea from an experience through the dairy program. She picked cumin white cheddar because she studied abroad in Finland in fall 2015. While there, she went to a cheese market in the Netherlands and tried cumin Gouda.

“I wanted to bring this [flavor] back and make my own because you can’t find it here,” Hemenway said.

Haberkorn supports the student edition cheese program for two reasons: it allows students to be creative and gives them an additional element on their resume. He started it four years ago when a student approached him wanting to make a maple bacon cheddar cheese.

“I didn’t think it would taste good at all,” Haberkorn said, but he was proven wrong.

Plant employees made 23 pounds of the maple bacon cheddar cheese and it sold out fast.

“Family and friends bought it up, just because of the name on the label,” Haberkorn said.

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‘The Big Event’ strengthens volunteer bonds JACQUELINE WOLLES Reporter In an effort to bridge the gap between South Dakota State students and the Brookings community, the Student Sustainability Council is hosting The Big Event, a community-wide volunteer day.

“The community does a lot for SDSU, but sometimes it is tough for students to get off campus and really expand in the community,” said Claire Dueter, junior global studies and political science major and secretary of the Student Sustainability council. “The Big Event is trying to connect the two through volunteering.”

Dueter said the purpose of the event is not necessarily because the community needs help, but rather to build relationships and strengthen the community.

According to Kory Heier, junior mathematics major and

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president of the Student Sustainability Council, The Big Event was started by students at Texas A&M in the 1980s, but it’s a first at SDSU. “It has grown to over 22,000 students and every spring they get together at Texas A&M and volunteer in their community and that has spread to over 100 universities,” Heier said.

Anna Barr, vice president of the Student Sustainability Council and junior dietetics major, said the idea was brought up at the first SDSU Student Sustainability council meeting and the planning began in October.

“First semester was a lot of just behind the scenes, talking to people who work in student affairs, asking is this actually possible statistically and can we do this at SDSU,” she said.

This semester, the Student Sustainability Council broke off into community and student organizing groups. The community organizing group has started

to find different sites in the community to volunteer at. The student organizing group is working on educating students about The Big Event and encouraging them to participate.

Students and their group will be paired with a home, business or organization in the community to volunteer with for three hours. Barr said they are aiming to have 200 students participate.

“We have reached out to Greek Life and Athletics. We also have 12 to 15 meetings scheduled with different clubs to ask them if they would like to participate,” she said.

Barr also said the clubs will take as many student volunteers as they can get, and the volunteers do not have to be part of a group.

Not only does the council have to reach out to students, but also the community. So far, all the schools in Brookings have been reached, Heier said.

He said Dakota Prairie, one

of the job sites groups can volunteer at, is building an outdoor classroom with an elevated garden, creek and bridge.

“It is actually really perfect timing because they do not really have the manpower to do it, so then we can help them with that,” Heier said.

Other job sites include Cottonwood Bistro, the Special Olympic’s polar plunge fundraiser, the Humane Society, and Habitat for Humanity.

The Big Event’s motto is, “One Big Day, One Big Thanks, One Big Event.” As the event approaches, the Student Sustainability Council encourages students to sign up.

The Big Event will take place on April 14 and will bring community members and students together.

“For any student who is thankful to the Brookings community, it will be a day to say thank you,” Barr said.

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Greek Man, Woman of the Month: February Greek Life would like to recognize Max Ausdemore as Greek Man of the Month for February.

Ausdemore is a mathematics major from Mankato, Minnesota, and is the vice president of Pi Kappa Alpha.

He was nominated for his exceptional work organizing socials with other organizations on campus this semester and his work on the Interfraternity Council Executive Board.

Ausdemore is a community assistant in Binnewies Hall, a State A Thon morale leader and is involved with the Honors College. Ausdemore also volunteers at the Humane Society and Feeding Brookings in his spare time.

Greek Life has given many opportunities to Ausdemore and he plans to continue devoting his time to the campus and

Greek community. “(Greek life) has opened many doors for me to meet an outstanding community and gain leadership roles within it,” Ausdemore said.

Greek Life would like to recognize Jackie Pajl as Greek Woman of the Month for February.

Pajl is a senior animal science major with a science specialization from Yankton, South Dakota, is a member of Ceres Women’s Fraternity, and has served as the spirit chair and recruitment chair.

She participated in projects with Ceres that include cleaning up local highways, Relay for Life, Feeding Brookings, Boys and Girls Club, United Living Community and the Women’s Gala.

Since coming to SDSU, she has participated in various activities within the university including Little International, Collegiate 4-H, a study abroad trip to Australia and department research projects. She volunteers extensively and has received a scholarship from the Dakota Southern Cattlemen’s Association, 2017 third in novice Horse Fitting for Little International, SDSU Artificial Insemination Certificate of Completion,

received the Ceres commitment cup and placed fourth overall on a team of four for the Animal Science Academic Quadrathalon.

“I have grown to be more outgoing and involved because of Greek Life. I hope to help undergraduate women find their sisterhood and have that forever bond,” Pajl said.

SA approves cowbell allocation, Union budget SPENCER THOMPSON Reporter

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Senators participated in a strategic planning session for the Office of Student Affairs and approved funding for the purchase of cowbells at Monday’s Students’ Association meeting.

Doug Wermedal, associate vice president for the Office of Student Affairs, held a strategic planning session with SA. The session was meant to gain input on different aspects of student affairs on campus, and had sen-

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ators split into smaller groups to go over benefits, ideas and lessons learned.

The input gathered will be used to benefit the students of South Dakota State in the future.

The Barnyard Cadets received approval for a $2,000 special allocation to purchase cowbells for 2018’s incoming freshmen. The finance committee recommended $0, but it was amended back to the original sum.

SA also approved the Phys-

ical Education Teacher Education Jacks club constitution.

During unfinished business, SA unanimously approved Resolution 17-17-R, which supports the proposed realignment of SDSU’s colleges.

Other sections of the meeting included SA’s review of the general budget for The Union, which was approved. The budget allocation for this year was $1,145,767.

The budget has increased from last year’s by $37,818, but this is not seen as a major in-

crease because the baseline budget moves according to the Union Activity Fee and Budget Committee guiding document from 2011.

There was also a first reading of Resolution 17-18-R, which would have SA support the addition of bike lanes to the sidewalks on campus.

The next SA meeting will be at 7 p.m. Monday, March 19 in the Lewis and Clark room of the Student Union.

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“Winning regional and national collegiate tournaments was a very big deal,” Talusan said. “Some tournament winners even went on to become Olympians. More recently collegiate clubs have been dwindling, but we are working on rebuilding collegiate judo.”

His recent success has Abouelhassan thinking about pursuing his dream of competing for the United States Judo Association, but he wants to see if he can continue his success at future tournaments before making any final decisions.

Abouelhassan earned a bachelor’s degree in architectural engineering from Misr International University before moving to the United States and plans to graduate next spring with a degree in civil engineering. Should his plans to compete for the national judo team not work out, Abouelhassan hopes to use his two degrees to build a career related to judo.

“I’d like to keep competing until I’m 35 or so. I’d also like to open a judo center somewhere and teach judo in the future,” Abouelhassen said.

Since Monson and Harwood look to connect more with the students of SDSU, they feel there is a need to interact with different groups on campus.

“It’s generally a common theme that we need to attend more meetings of student organizations and groups in order to get a better understanding of how they see campus and how it should be run,” Harwood said.

Something the pair would like to do is revive a program called “Student Forward.”

The program was originally led by Brookings Mayor Keith Corbett when he was a part of the University College at SDSU.

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(Left) Becki Cochran and Anna Hemenway continue the cheddaring process March 13. Cochran and Hemenway created their own cheese flavors for their senior project.

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On average, the dairy plant produces about 500 pounds of cheese each week. Selling the student-made cheeses doubled the plant’s cheese sales. The success of the maple bacon cheddar cheese set the precedent for the student edition cheese program.

Another popular student-made cheese, chipotle and roasted garlic, was the highest scoring student edition cheese at the world cheese expo, Haberkorn said. It is now one of the 20 cheeses that has been added to The Campanile Line, the trademarked line for SDSU cheeses.

Inspired by a spicy student edition cheese, a second student flavor, later named Prairie Fire, has also been introduced to The Campanile Line. Haberkorn said The Campanile Line, student edition cheeses and other SDSU dairy products are available for sale now at 40 locations in this corner of the state, including HyVee and Lewis Drug.

Consumer acceptance and FRANKIE HERRERA • The Collegian food safety are the main factors to consider when trying to adopt Ahmed Abouelhassan, junior civil new flavors. Students can create engineering major, represented SDSU any flavor they choose as long as at the 2018 Midwest Collegiate Judo the ingredients won’t spoil and Championship Feb. 10 in Savoy, Illinois.

Abouelhassan won the gold medal for 100 are acceptable to the consumer.

“Ingredients must be sealed kgs in the collegiate division and bronze and from an approved supplier,” in the senior heavyweight category.

Haberkorn said.

To make the unique flavors, plant employees use SDSU’s normal cheddar or jack cheese recipe, then add the flavors.

“We add flavoring to 25 pounds of cheese and put it in a 20-pound hoop,” Haberkorn said.

“We do two of each flavor, so we end up with about 46 pounds of a student edition cheese.”

About 40 to 50 student employees work to manufacture these dairy products for the plant.

All the milk required to make SDSU cheese, ice cream and butter comes from the university’s own dairy farm, the Dairy Research and Training Facility. Both the plant and farm facilities provide students with experience and knowledge for working within the dairy industry.

“What’s unique is that students are able to see from farm to product and there is a lot of hands-on. There’s a dairy plant and a dairy farm, so job placement is 100 percent,” Mistry said.

Hemenway said her classes combined with working at the plant have set her up to succeed for a real-world manufacturing career.

“It teaches you the mindset of how a facility works,” Hemenway said. “You see material and the flow of a machine on paper, then go into the plant to see how it works.”

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Besides the program’s 100 percent job placement rate, another draw for students is that the Dairy and Food Science Department has more than $150,000 in scholarship money available per year. This amount is more than any other department at SDSU, Haberkorn said.

The strong demand for graduates brings companies from all over the country.

“Mistry has more companies interviewing him than students,” Haberkorn said. “You don’t have to go searching for jobs, because the school brings them to you.”

Like the unique cheeses, the dairy program at SDSU is unlike any other.

“It’s one of a kind. There isn’t another one like this around the country,” Mistry said. “The Davis Dairy Plant was built with the help of funds from dairy farmers around the U.S. because they want graduates, so it’s very unique and leads to very exciting careers.”

That’s great news for Cochran and her classmates. All seven seniors in the program have jobs lined up after graduation.

“I grew up on a hobby farm in Illinois and was really interested in the program and the 100 percent job placement,” she said. “After working in the plant, I figured out this is where I wanted to be.

I was definitely really happy here and that this was my major.”

There are other students running, and students need to know that these are their representatives.

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Harwood wants to bring the program up again and said it would allow struggling students to take a lighter credit load and work in their career field with a local company to gain experience.

As far as running unopposed, Monson said she would have liked to run against someone else because it would gain attention for SA and address its mission and goals. She has now turned her attention to the body’s elections.

“It’s less about us as we need to get students out to vote,” Monson said. “There are other students running, and students need to know that these are their representatives.

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Broadway comes to Brookings through Community Theatre HALEY HALVORSON Lifestyles Editor

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hroughout the fall, spring and summer, community members are bringing a bit of Broadway to Brookings.

The Brookings Community Theatre (BCT) is a non-profit organization that provides up to three musical and nonmusical shows a year that community members can be involved in and enjoy.

The most recent show “You Can’t Take It With You,” performed last weekend.

The play was written by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart and first shown on Broadway in the 1930s.

The comedy focuses on Alice Sycamore and her boyfriend, Tony Kirby’s parents meeting for the first time.

Hijinks ensue when the Kirbys come on the wrong night, and the Sycamores scramble to feed and host them.

Jason Soren, president of the BCT board of directors, plays Tony’s father, Mr. Kirby.

Soren said the play is more than just a story about two families coming together.

“There are messages within it that we need to live for the moment and not necessarily live for the money,” Soren said.

Shows have six to eight

weeks of rehearsal time to get everything and everyone ready for opening night.

The BCT committee meets in August to plan out its season and then votes on what productions they want to put on during the year.

For a typical fall and spring show BCT will hire a director about two to three months before opening night.

“You Can’t Take It With You” was directed by SDSU senior theatre major Steven Marienau.

Marienau has been involved in the SDSU theatre department since he was a freshman and a member of Alpha Psi Omega for three years.

As director, he is responsible for putting together auditions, communicating with the cast, setting the rehearsal space and organizing the whole show.

“In the beginning, I had this idea of the show in my head, then as we got the cast and started the rehearsal process that idea changed,” Marienau said.

“But getting to see the show and cast from beginning to end grow was probably the coolest thing.”

One of the cast members Marienau directed was Caldwell and Schultz Hall director Andrea Mayrose.

Mayrose has been a hall director at SDSU for almost three years and has been involved with

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BCT for about the same amount of time. She auditioned for a play a couple months after starting her job as a hall director at SDSU in 2015.

Mayrose plays Alice Sycamore’s sister, Essie Carmichael, who lives in the Sycamore’s house with her husband, Ed

Carmichael. This will be her fifth time on stage acting for BCT. She has always loved the theatre and any chance to perform. Being involved with BCT has given her that chance again, but she also sees it as more than just being on stage.

“Because I live and work on

campus, I enjoy the opportunity to get to meet people who are also connected to the SDSU community, and also people who aren’t,” Mayrose said. “It’s a community building opportunity as well.”

Swing into spring with collective dance concert SYDNEY WOOD Reporter The South Dakota State University dance program’s biggest event of the year is right around the corner. The team has been preparing for the spring dance concert since the beginning of the year.

The dance program puts on several performances throughout the year, such as the Christmas and Easter shows and other collaborative events. The theme of this year’s spring event is “The Art of Clarity, Communication and Community.”

This concert is a mix of stu-

dent dancers, student choreographers, faculty and community members. There are 15 undergraduate dancers, two graduate dancers and 30 students from the partnership program.

It will feature all forms of dance from hip-hop to modern contemporary. There will be small ensemble numbers and large group numbers too.

Senior English major Amanda Cecil choreographs and performs in the show.

“The theme of this year’s show resonated with me because clarity, communication and community are things the dance classes here at SDSU have pro-

vided me,” she said.

SDSU dance has a partnership program with Expanding Harmony Dance Studio in Brookings. The owner and director of the dance studio, Melissa Hauschild-Mork, is also the dance program coordinator at SDSU. “It is a great opportunity for students to get real-world teaching and choreography experiences,” Hauschild-Mork said.

It also gives the students at the dance studio the opportunity to be exposed to the SDSU dance program, she said.

Senior sociology major Katelyn Britzman helped choreo-

graph the show and said she wanted to look at how movement can make a difference and express the show’s theme of community and collectivity.

“I believe that movement is more expressive than words,” she said.

Currently, they practice three to four hours a week, but as the performance gets closer practice time will increase.

To become a choreographer, applications are due at the end of the school year. Applications are then reviewed over the summer and choreographers are selected.

The audition process for the

dancers for the spring concert is the first week of the school year.

Once the dancers have been selected, rehearsals begin the following week and preparation lasts the remainder of the year leading up to the performance.

The spring showcase is at 7:30 p.m. March 17 and 2 p.m.

March 18 in Doner Auditorium.

The event is free for SDSU students and $10 for community members.

“It is a real opportunity for people who don’t have a lot of concert experience to enjoy,” Hauschild-Mork said.

Free falling for fun: SDSU Skydiving Club seeks thrills NATALIE HILDEN Opinion Editor

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(Left) Ethan Murtha, Jake Anderson, Connor Hickman and Joe Sketti, (front) pose while Dawson Duchesneau parachutes in after a skydiving trip.

Imagine the rush of the wind in your face as the beautiful Minnesota landscape races closer.

Fear disappears, replaced with the thrill of a jump.

This is how sophomore aviation major and president of the South Dakota State University Skydiving Club, Ethan Murtha, described his first time skydiving, an experience he said sparked a passion.

“I am in the aviation program and one of my professors brought up the want to get it [skydiving club] back up and running,” he said.

Murtha had previously been skydiving on a trip to Dallas, Texas, with the Air Force, so he jumped at the chance.

Murtha and club secretary Emily Quaal, sophomore medical laboratory sciences major, are focused on building interest for the club, since not many students may know it exists.

“Ethan and Emily have been rock stars this year and are doing some really cool and in-

novative ideas to promote the group,” said club adviser Cody Christensen.

They hung posters around campus to spread the word and dives are being raffled off. Tickets can be bought in The Student Union for $5.

Quaal has yet to experience the true thrill of making a jump, but heard about the club during orientation week and it piqued her interest.

She said she is excited to have the chance to try something new and hopes to jump when the weather gets warmer.

Trips to dive are planned by groups of four to five club members at a time. They are currently partnered with Luverne, Minnesota, based skydiving company, Skydive Adventures.

“Luverne is great. They have been so helpful, they provide ground school and discount, so we can keep going,” Murtha said.

To jump in Luverne it costs $200 the first time, and $30 to $60 for every jump after. Murtha and Quaal are adamant the price is worth the

experience.

According to Murtha, the SDSU Skydiving Club currently has 20 active members. Students wishing to join can attend the Thursday meetings in Wagner Hall. Meeting times fluctuate, but their Facebook group is regularly updated by club officers.

Murtha and Quaal have high hopes for the future of Skydiving Club. They want to continue to promote, create public interest and get more people involved. One hope is to add a competitive flair by breaking state skydiving records.

“We have more than enough people to do the largest group dive in South Dakota,” Murtha said.

Whether it’s facing a fear, wanting to learn more or craving a connection with other adrenaline junkies, the SDSU Skydiving Club is sure to deliver.

“It is all about the experience,” Murtha said.

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The National’s diverse, distinct ‘Sleep Well Beast’ fits evolving standards JAY SANCHEZ Music Columnist Editor’s Note: The grading system used here is similar to the 10-point scale used in SDSU courses.

Album: Sleep Well Beast Artist: The National GRADE: B “Sleep Well Beast” by The National is one of those albums to play in the car while driving away after a fight with your significant other. It doesn’t make you feel better, but it doesn’t make you feel worse, it’s just music in the background of your sniffling. It’s accompaniment to your momentary existential crisis.

With its unique musical phrases and meanings from start to finish. This is their best album yet.

The songs feel distinct from one another. It’s a rollercoaster that starts off with a rather somber sounding song, and the album as a whole has a dismal feel to it, but not every song sounds like it’s trying to make me cry.

The song “Walk It Back” is unique because it sounds more electronically influenced and it’s repetitive in its lyrics. But what keeps it interesting is the sampled speech they added in it toward the end.

“It’s basically someone saying, ‘yeah, we know what we’re doing. If we can control people’s understanding of what is true then we get to do whatever the “f—” we want. That’s been the secret strategy for a long, long time,” said Matt Berninger, the lyricist of the band.

One thing that works well on this album is that a lot of the lyrics tell a story. The song “Born to Beg” sounds like it’s about doing anything for love and as the

lyrics say, “I was born to beg for you.”

In the song “Turtleneck,” there doesn’t seem to be a story with the lyrics. It’s kind of scattered all over the place, it might be about fashion or the rich and the poor, or it might just be an angry explosion of random events that just so happened to fall out into the phrases that became the lyrics.

“Turtleneck” works well with the rhythm of the song itself. It’s random with guitar licks and the eccentric guitar solo before the last chorus is wild. It brings a surge of musical energy to the middle of the album.

As music has evolved, the world has come to a mutual understanding that lyrics don’t always have to make sense. It is perfectly fine for an audience to Graham MacIndoe/Press not get the underlying meaning, and sometimes lyrics aren’t even The National won Best Alternative Music Album at the 60th Grammy Awards this year for ‘Sleep Well Beast.’ They were nominated with bands like Arcade Fire and Gorillaz. understood by the artist.

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Expanding your social life leads to new rabbit relationships.

A change in your career urges you to think things over, Jackrabbit.

It’s time to try new experiences with fellow Jackrabbits.

Let your bunny brain slow down and be free of distractions this week.

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An argument with another rabbit may benefit future plans.

An important change might affect future plans with a Jackrabbit.

Success in your rabbit responsibilities frees you of stress this week.

Advice from a fellow Jackrabbit convinces you to make big changes.

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Live like Perry: unapologetic

BRIANNA SCHREURS Managing Editor

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For 10 days over spring break I escaped the United States news cycle, only to return to a timeline full of none other than Katy Perry.

Last week, Perry was in the news after a nun collapsed and died during a court proceeding.

The case relates to a nearly three-year legal battle Perry has had with the Institute of the Sisters of the Most Holy Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary over her purchase of their for-sale convent.

I’ll spare you the details of all the drama, but Sister Catherine Rose Holzman, 89, died hours after she spoke publicly about the incident for the first time in years to KTTV Los Angeles saying “... Katy Perry, please stop.”

The bizarre and tragic event blew up on Twitter as fans blamed Perry for “badgering a nun to death.”

Dang.

Then, on March 12 Perry found herself in more chaos after a wardrobe malfunction on an episode of “American Idol.” She and other “American Idol” hosts were dancing while a contestant sang.

She got into trouble as she dropped it low and Perry lost her balance and fell to the floor laughing. Oh, and she kind of flashed America, but thankfully producers covered her exposed undergarments with a huge “American Idol” logo.

Perry, in all her beauty and grace, continued to laugh on the floor, do a few push-ups and then hopped back up.

As I am writing this, my day could definitely be better, but I am praising the Lord I haven’t had to experience what Perry has.

Through everything however, Perry is still standing and a part of me admires her for living unapologetically and moving through paralyzing embarrassing moments.

This week I want to live like Perry — I don’t want to have the internet blame me for killing a nun. Rather, I want to be less burdened by the bad events in my day. Instead of being stuck in the past, I’m going to strive to be “wide awake” in the present.

Issue: End of semester pressure requires time management and balance for less stress.

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oming back from spring break, we, at The Collegian, found it difficult to crawl out of bed Monday morning. Being launched into a week of class, work, friends and other activities left us overwhelmed and longing for the summer.

The rest of the semester seems unbearable to get through and we’d rather dropout because May seems so far away.

However, dropping out isn’t the most realistic or wise option. We need to look deep within ourselves to search for the will to keep going. But as the semester continues, there will be hurdles.

This week will be just one of the first waves of pressure on students to always be busy, working or connected.

Busyness shouldn’t overtake everything, though. We, at The Collegian, are here to say “no” to falling victim to hopeless late nights drowning in homework or feeling obligated to al-

ways fulfill plans to hang out with friends.

The following month and a half is going to be rough, so instead of being chained to a full schedule that feels daunting, find time to be alone and just breathe.

With good time management, a balance of work and relaxation can be found.

It can be as simple as not checking one’s phone first thing in the morning and instead preparing for the day worry-free and away from notifications and timelines for at least a half hour.

Disconnecting from a phone completely could also be a solution to slowing life down.

For instance, a survey done

by Future Work Center of 2,000 workers in the United Kingdom found constant social media notifications are linked to a higher feeling of anxiety.

Psychologist Jon Elhai reviewed 23 peer-reviewed articles investigating the relationship between smartphone use

and symptoms of anxiety and depression. He found smartphones increased the symptoms because of FOMO. “The fear of missing out” leads people to check their phones out of fear they missed an important social event or interaction.

Maybe friends are getting in the way of taking a break. Say “no” and trust they keep that it’s nothing personal. Taking a weekend to sleep and knock out a to-do list is definitely OK We’re all just trying to do our best and not get sucked in by things that stress us out, so be understanding to others when they are having a bad day or just need some alone time.

The Collegian’s adviser Susan Smith is a big proponent of just “living.” Meaning doing activities and having adventures that help you live your best life.

We, at The Collegian, have found scheduling time for ourselves to forget the stress around us is definitely a great way to just “live.”

Stance: Allow yourself to just live.

The Collegian Editorial Board meets weekly and agrees on the issue of the editorial. The editorial represents the opinion of The Collegian.

Brianna Schreurs is the Managing Editor at The Collegian and can be reached at bschreurs@ sdsucollegian.com.

Accusations muddled in hypocrisy lessen power of discussions

NATALIE HILDEN Opinion Editor Discussion is the backbone of what makes our country so liberating. I am a strict believer in discussion that perpetuates eloquence and respect no matter where on political spectrum you stand. But, in any case, hypocritical, hateful and malicious rhetoric only dampens the power your voice can have.

A lot of my inspiration

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for what I write comes from scrolling through news websites until something and sparks my attention. In this case, it was a statement in a promotional video by Dana Loesch, spokeswoman for the National Rifle Association.

“So, I’ll say it really slowly, so all the people on the platform in the back can hear me loud and clear. Many in the legacy media love mass shootings,” Loesch said during a Conservative Political Action Conference. “You guys love it.

Now, I’m not saying you love the tragedy, but I am saying that you love the ratings.

Crying white mothers are ratings gold to you and many in the legacy media in the The Collegian is the independent student newspaper at South Dakota State University in Brookings, S.D. The Collegian is published by and for South Dakota State University students under the First Amendment guarantees

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back.” A malicious claim.

Her blistering critique of the media during the CPAC was followed by her controversial almost propaganda-like video, “Times Up,” targeting the media, Hollywood actors and anyone who is against the NRA’s agenda.

Loesch might be a spokeswoman but, in all reality, she takes to social media like the stereotypical “mean girl” who can only make bold-faced claims behind a computer screen. She continues to bash liberal, anti-gun advocates for their violent slander and angry claims against her organization, while she hypocritically leaves them Emily De Waard Brianna Schreurs Editor-in-Chief

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with empty threats in a promo video.

In her video, she claims those who don’t agree “use their free speech to undermine what our flag represents.”

The amount of hypocrisy in one statement absolutely disgusts me. She claims disagreeing with the NRA is “undermining the flag” even though my freedom of speech means just as much in the Constitution as her right to bear arms.

With so much power and pull from speaking on behalf of a large association, I truly hope Dana Loesch rethinks her conversation. Now, this is not me saying that she needs to change her opinion,

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but instead change the way she responds to those with different views.

A voice muddled by hatred and hypocrisy is what keeps our world so divided. The real issues don’t get solved, but only pushed aside to be overthrown by useless, unproductive violent speech, painting her organization in a negative light.

If you want “logical” change, use your power correctly and don’t let it be damaged by the facade of rhetoric.

Natalie Hilden is the Opinion Editor for The Collegian and can be reached at nhilden@ sdsucollegian.com.

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Truth, freedom are being disregarded as ‘fake news’

BRIAN J. HUNHOFF Sunshine Week Columnist

life to the 2,500-year-old words of Sophocles: “How dreadful knowledge of the truth can be when there is no help in the truth.”

Our 45th president answers coverage of his easily disproven parade of lies by smearing the press for spreading “fake news.” That was a leading theme of Trump’s successful 2016 campaign so it’s no surprise to hear “fake news” from the Oval Office. It’s more concerning to see that reckless phrase weaponized by elected officials who ought to know better.

South Dakota Secretary of State Shantel Krebs, a 2018 candidate for Congress, has enjoyed mostly sunny news coverage in her young political career. That did not stop her from sounding alarms when South Dakota press asked about controversial views of a prominent endorser. Her response was asking supporters

“Captain Jack” Crawford was one of the original Black Hills Rangers. He survived many Old West adventures and was called “The Poet Scout.” This is the final stanza of his 1889 poem, “Truth:” Truth may sparkle like diamonds, But some men will cast it aside.

Instead they will treasure the mica, And say to the truth, “Let her slide.”

But truth is the old rock of ages

Crawford died 29 years before Donald Trump was born, but he warned of leaders who embrace false witness.

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to “take a stand against FAKE news” by sending donations to her campaign.

Attacking media gives politicians a handy smokescreen from inconvenient facts and clearly sells well in red states. But responsible leaders do not pander to polls while ignoring threats to democracy. Winning isn’t everything. There is more at stake.

Life in America is a precious gift. Fewer than one in seven people worldwide live in a free press environment. It protects us from authoritarian leaders who would gladly make their government our only source of news.

The sometimes unpopular role of the U.S. press is checking facts, investigating possible misdeeds and holding powerful entities accountable. The Fourth Estate’s goal is the truth, much the same as our courts. Are we circling a drain where unwel-

come court decisions get flushed down an Oval hole as “fake justice?”

President Trump would have you believe the media’s role is to serve him. Criticism of his erratic words and deeds are reframed as unpatriotic attacks on America. He calls the press, “the enemy of the American people.”

Trump also describes the media as “disgusting” and “scum.”

Since his inauguration as leader of the free world, there has been an exponential increase in harassment, imprisonment and assault of reporters all over the globe. Some of his followers wear T-shirts that say: “Rope.

Tree. Journalist.”

The media sometimes gets it wrong, but those mistakes have been amplified while stories about Trump’s lies are flushed away as “fake.”

We have questions crying for answers we may not want to

hear. Has the American president divided the United States so deeply that sound bites outweigh facts? Does faith in our favorite political flavor matter more than proof? Are we choosing news sources for information or ammunition? What is the effect on our country’s collective self-respect when we knowingly elect a blatant liar?

Casually casting truth aside is a dangerous road to travel.

Voltaire said, “Anyone who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.”

We must keep our eyes open.

The risk is real.

Brian Hunhoff is a contributing editor at the Yankton County (SD) Observer, and can be reached at hunhoff54@yahoo. com.

Political disclosures, transparent campaigns enhance First Amendment rights EDWIN BENDER Sunshine Week Columnist Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas stood alone in his 2010 dissent in the Doe v. Reed challenge to Washington state’s law covering disclosure of signatures on ballot petitions. Such disclosure “severely burdens” political speech and association rights and chills citizen participation, he said.

With no evidence.

At a time when the Supreme Court has whittled away at laws designed to instill some order and common sense in our elections and campaign finance systems, such hollow attacks on disclosure should raise red flags for those concerned about undue influence in our elections and public policy processes. Disclosure is the last of the three “governmental interests” justifying election and campaign-finance regulation: enforcing campaign-fi-

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University of Virginia School of Law Professor Michael Gilbert argues correctly in his February 2018 essay, “Transparency and Corruption: A General Analysis.”

“We should not abandon transparency, but we need alternative reasons to support it.”

Without new justifications, disclosure laws may soon fall to the relentless attacks from campaign-finance deregulation zealots.

New cutting-edge studies by scholars, including Abby Wood of University of Southern California and Douglas Spencer of the University of Connecticut, are beginning to provide the type of evidence Justice Thomas might have found useful before penning his dissenting comments. The pair’s 2016 analysis, “In the Shadows of Sunlight:

The Effects of Transparency on State Political Campaigns,” concludes, “In short, the argument that disclosure chills speech is not strongly supported by the data.”

The positive effects of disclosure are many. At the National Institute on Money in State Politics, with 20 years experience, we hear regularly from people who have just discovered us; they are excited to learn that a nonpartisan voice compiles comprehensive political donor and candidate data from all 50 states. This free information helps everyone understand who is supporting which candidates in their state, and historically, what interests have played leading roles in state politics.

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SDSU hopes great offense, experience lead to first tournament win ANDREW HOLTAN Sports Editor

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fter winning the Summit League Men’s Basket ball Tournament March 6, South Dakota State earned a berth in the NCAA Basketball Tournament. SDSU found out Monday that it’s No. 12 seed and will face the Ohio State Buckeyes in the first round of the tournament.

The Jacks (28-6,13-1) have won 11 games in a row and 19 of their last 20. Head coach T.J. Otzelberger said he thinks SDSU is playing its best basketball of the season heading into the tournament.

“I think our guys are playing well together and are having fun, which is a big part of it this time of the year,” Otzelberger said. “I think we’re focused defensively and sharing it well offensively.”

SDSU played arguably its best game of the season offensively in the Summit League championship game when they defeated South Dakota 97-87.

The Jacks shot 47.7 percent and made 14 of their 28 attempted three-pointers.

Junior forward Mike Daum said although they are clicking on offense, there is still some work to be done before their

game against OSU. “There’s still better basketball to be played in front of us,” Daum said. “Spacing is something we can work on and defense is something we can always improve on, locking down in key moments of the game.”

The Jacks rely on their offense to get wins and the stats back it up. SDSU averages 84.5 points per game, which is seventh best in the NCAA, and give up 74.1 points per game, which is 221st in the NCAA. Their offense will go up against one of the toughest defenses they’ve faced all year against OSU. The Buckeyes (248, 15-3) give up only 66.7 points per game, which is 42nd in the NCAA. “They’re a physical defensive team. They went 15-3 in the Big Ten and have the Big Ten Player of the Year. Any time you can go 15-3 in a league like the Big Ten, you’re doing something well and that’s certainly the case,” Otzelberger said.

The Big Ten Player of the Year was OSU’s senior forward Keita Bates-Diop. He averages 19.4 points and 8.8 rebounds per game this season and will be a tough matchup for the Jacks.

“Our guards have to help our big guys and crack down on getting rebounds. It’s going to be a

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Beau Brown, David Jenkins Jr., Brandon Key and the rest of the Jacks hold up the Summit League Championship Tournament trophy after the win against USD March 6. The Jacks beat the Coyotes 97-87. SDSU is a No. 12 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

team effort to get rebounds and we have to play good team defense,” senior guard Skyler Flatten said.

Bates-Diop will likely be guarding Daum and no one has been able to shut down Daum yet this season. The 2018 Summit League Player of the Year is averaging 23.6 points and 10.8 rebounds per game.

Even though OSU does not

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give up a lot of points, the Jacks should still be able to score because they take care of the basketball.

SDSU turns it over 10 times per game, which is the seventh fewest in the NCAA and turns it over on only 13 percent of its possessions, which is the best in the NCAA. The Jacks also make 10.6 three-pointers a game and shoot 40 percent from three.

Ohio State doesn’t necessarily struggle against the three, but they aren’t excellent either. The Buckeyes give up just over seven three’s a game and allow their opponents to shoot 34.6 percent from three. This should allow the Jacks to get open looks.

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Women earn second highest seed in program history CARSON HERBERT Sports Reporter For the eighth time in 10 years, the South Dakota State women’s basketball team will be playing in the NCAA Tournament.

Six days after defeating the South Dakota Coyotes in the

Summit League Tournament Championship Game, it was revealed during the Selection Show Monday that the Jackrabbits will be an eight seed and will face the Villanova Wildcats in Notre Dame, Indiana, March 16.

The No.8 seed is the second highest seed SDSU has earned

in its NCAA Tournament history. The Jacks were a No. 7 seed in 2009. The last time the Jacks were in the tournament was in 2016. They won their first tournament game in program history defeating Miami 74-71 in the first round, before falling to Stanford 66-65 in the next round.

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The Jacks are presented the Summit League Championship trophy March 6 at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center. The Jacks beat the Coyotes 65-50. SDSU faces Villanova in the first game of the NCAA Tournament at 6:30 p.m. March 16 in Notre Dame, Indiana.

Head coach Aaron Johnston who, along with the team, watched the selection show live from Cubby’s Sports Bar and Grill March 12, was excited for his team after the announcement.

“An eighth seed is great,” Johnston said. “It’s great to be back at that level where people look at you and think that you are one of the top teams playing. I’m excited to be playing in a somewhat regional location.

Most of the time, we’ve played all over and going to South Bend is a regional trip for us and most of our fans and families that want to go and watch.”

Senior forward Ellie Thompson thought the Jacks deserved the high seeding.

“I was kind of surprised by getting the eighth seed, but it’s just a testament to our program as a whole and the culture SDSU has to offer. We’ve done a great job of playing as a team, playing together and believing in ourselves so it is a great reflection of how this season has gone.”

Thompson said having a tournament win under their belt will help the Jacks going into this year’s tournament.

“We were one point shy of going to the Sweet 16 in 2016, so we have a lot of confidence and

a lot of belief in ourselves,” she said. “I think that determination will really propel us forward going into this tournament.”

Villanova will come into the first round game as the No. 9 seed. The Wildcats, who finished third in the Big East standings at the end of the regular season, are 22-8 and earned an at-large bid after losing to Georgetown in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals on March 4.

Four players are averaging double figures in points per game this season for Villanova.

The team averages 66.9 points per game, but defense appears to be the biggest strength for the Wildcats. They allow just 59.3 points per game, which leads the Big East Conference.

Minutes after hearing who the Jacks will be facing, Johnston already thought the Wildcats will be a tough matchup. “(Villanova’s) talent and skill level is very good,” he said. “They play in the Big East conference, which is phenomenal. They are really disciplined and defend well. They are a hard team to play against because of their style but it’s certainly a team who we have some history with.”

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March 14, 2018 >> MEN’S Continued from A8 SDSU has never won a game in the tournament, but senior forward Reed Tellinghuisen thinks the Jacks can use the experience they gained the last two seasons to help them pull off an upset against OSU. “It’s a different environment.

As good as the PREMIER Center is, (the NCAA Tournament) is a bigger venue and an awesome experience,” Tellinghuisen said. “We have to do what we do best. Take it play by play, possession by possession. If something

goes wrong, look toward the next possession.”

Freshman guard David Jenkins Jr. will make his debut in the tournament against Ohio State and is coming off one of his best performances of the season, scoring 29 points and grabbing six rebounds in the conference championship game.

“He likes the big moment and spotlight. He really stepped up in conference tournament, so we don’t anticipate anything will be different here,” Otzelberger said.

This isn’t the first time SDSU has faced a “power five” school.

The Jacks defeated Ole Miss

and Iowa earlier this season and nearly defeated Colorado and Wichita State. Otzelberger said that will help prepare the Jacks for the Buckeyes.

“Playing teams that are a little bigger and more physical, gets you ready for games like this, so I think our guys are prepared,” he said.

The one thing Otzelberger said the Jacks need to do if they want to get their first tournament victory is improve their defensive rebounding.

Tip off is scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday at Taco Bell Arena in Boise, Idaho.

sdsucollegian.com >> WOMEN’S Continued from A8 Harry Perretta leads the Wildcats and is in his 39th year as head coach of the team. The legendary coach has won over 700 games and has led his team to 11 NCAA tournament appearances.

The only time the Jacks and Wildcats have ever played each other was in the 2012 regular season, when Villanova won 7147.

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“We played so well in Sioux Falls, so we don’t want to lose that edge and mentality,” he said. “Now that we have an opponent, a location and a time, it will bring everything in focus and really energize us in the next couple of days.”

The game is scheduled to tip off at 6:30 p.m. at Purcell Pavillion and will be televised on ESPN2.

The winner between SDSU and Villanova will face the winner of Notre Dame and Cal State Northridge in the second round on March 18 or 19.

Gross aims for redemption, NCAA title in Cleveland on a tear at the 133-weight class and hasn’t dropped a match. He has lost once this season at the 141-weight class against topranked Bryce Meredith of Wyoming. Meredith defeated Gross in a 4-2 decision during the Jan. 18 SDSU versus Wyoming dual.

Domination at the 133-weight class for Gross is nothing new, in his collegiate career Gross has compiled a 58-2 record.

It wasn’t just his weight Gross adjusted, but also his attitude toward the sport.

“I just started to believe in myself and wrestling to win instead of being scared to lose,” Gross said.

Now, Gross has set the bar high for the Jacks program. He was the No. 1 wrestler at the 133-weight class throughout the year and earned the top seed going into the NCAA Wrestling Championships.

Experience being on this stage before and familiarity with his opponents will be an edge for Gross.

“He’s going to be familiar with all of his opponents,” Bono said. “We’ve looked at the bracket, we have wrestled most of them.”

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Junior Seth Gross wrestles against NDSU Cam Sykora during the 133-pound bout Feb. 16. Gross defeated Sykora by a tech fall of 16-0 with a time of 4:00.

Gross has faced 11 of the 33 competitors at the 133-weight class in his collegiate career and has compiled a 17-0 record against those opponents.

The first match of this year’s NCAA Tournament for Gross will come against Matt Schmitt of West Virginia. Gross has defeated Schmitt twice this year.

His latest victory came at the Big 12 Championships in which Gross won a 10-2 major decision.

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Part of the mantra for Gross and the Jacks, has been to take it one match at a time all season, and this weekend won’t be any different.

Gross will need to make sure to take every opponent in the upcoming NCAA Wrestling Championships seriously in order to avoid more obstacles.

“I don’t know where I would be in the sport if it wasn’t for everything that has happened,” Gross said.

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Last year, Seth Gross was one point away from being the first South Dakota State wrestler to win a NCAA National Title.

Gross dropped a 4-3 decision to Cory Clark of Iowa, the school Gross had formerly attended.

For Gross, that match only added fuel to his fire for the sport.

“It helped me get to where I am this year,” Gross said.

Losing to Clark in the championship changed the way Gross looked at wrestling, according to head coach Chris Bono.

“I don’t think it humbled him, I think it put things in perspective,” Bono said.

It wasn’t the only roadblock to come out of Iowa to deter the career of Gross. Coming out of high school, he committed to the Iowa Hawkeye wrestling team.

After the 2014-15 season at Iowa, Gross was dismissed due to an incident in which he was caught breaking into cars under the influence of alcohol with fellow teammates.

“I didn’t know what I was going to do after that,” Gross said of the incident. “Family and my

support system got me through that.”

Gross committed to SDSU and the program that Bono had turned around prior to the 20152016 season.

However, Gross wasn’t always the top performer on the collegiate wrestling scene that he is now.

As a freshman during the 2015-16 season, Gross filled out the Jacks lineup at the 141-weight class. Despite making weight easily and sometimes weighing less than 141 pounds, Gross had a decent season his freshman year going 26-14.

“I didn’t have much confidence my freshman year,” Gross said.

Gross seemed to turn a corner in the off-season, he dropped down to the 132-weight class at the United World Wrestling Junior World Team Trials and won first place. Gross defeated Mitch McKee in three rounds. Gross won the first round 8-5 and the third round 16-12. McKee won the second round 10-6.

“I was out of shape at 141,” Gross said. “I am feeling quicker, stronger (at 133), I feel a lot better now.”

This season, Gross has been

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Wrestling sends seven to NCAA Championship TRENTON ABREGO Sports Reporter For the first time in program history, the South Dakota State wrestling team is sending seven wrestlers to the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships in Cleveland, Ohio. It’s the highest mark in school history.

Four of the seven NCAA qualifiers for the Jacks are ranked, meaning they are one of the top 16 wrestlers in their weight class. Here are recaps for those wrestlers.

Junior Seth Gross 133-weight class No. 1 seed 24-1 record this season At the Big 12 Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Gross continued his stellar season at the 133-weight class. Gross defeated Kaid Brock of Oklahoma State 8-5.

In the first round, Gross will face off against a familiar Big 12 in Matt Schmitt of West Virginia. Gross has defeated Schmitt twice this season, including a 10-2 major decision in the Big 12 semifinals.

“It all starts with the first match, he’s going to be familiar with all of his opponents,” head coach Chris Bono said.

If history repeats itself, Gross will be on track to face either Mitch McKee of Minnesota or Josh Finesilver of Duke.

“He just has to make sure he goes out and does what he does,” Bono said. “If he does that, he’ll have no problem.”

Senior Luke Zilverberg 157-weight class No. 13 seed 30-8 record this season Zilverberg came up with a third-place finish at the Big 12 Tournament where he defeated Chase Straw of Iowa State 2-0.

During the first round, No. 13 seeded Zilverberg will face off against Justin Staudenmayer of Brown. The two have met previously this year at the Midlands

Invitational and Zilverberg came out with a 5-0 decision.

If Zilverberg knocks off Staudenmayer, he will likely wrestle against the fourth-seeded Joshua Shields of Arizona State. The two have faced off twice this season. Shields won 4-0 in both matches.

“He needs to make sure he gets his attacks off,” Bono said.

“He needs to just let it fly; he’s a senior with nothing to lose.”

Senior David Kocer 174-weight class No. 11 seed 23-6 record this season Kocer placed second at the Big 12 Tournament and lost to Taylor Lujan of Northern Iowa 6-3 in the championship match.

Lujan is the No. 8 seed at the tournament.

Kocer will face up against Kimball Bastian of Utah Valley.

The previous matchup between the two came during the January 12 dual when Kocer won 6-2.

“Dave is consistent, we know what we are going to get from Kocer,” Bono said.

The road to the 174-weight championship looks to be dangerous. Zahid Valencia of Arizona State is undefeated and the top-seeded wrestler at the weight class, but Mark Hall of Penn State and Daniel Lewis of Missouri are both undefeated too.

“Dave can win, he can beat all those guys,” Bono said of the unranked kids. “It’s just a matter of stringing together five good matches.”

Senior Nate Rotert 197-weight class No. 8 seed 28-4 record this season Rotert continued his impressive final season in an SDSU singlet and got first place at the Big 12 Tournament. Rotert defeated Jake Smith of West Virginia in the final.

It will be the fourth time Rotert will appear as an NCAA qualifier.

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Senior Nate Rotert wrestles against NDSU Cordell Eaton during the 197-pound bout Feb. 16. Rotert defeated Eaton with a decision of 3-1. SDSU is sending seven wrestlers to the NCAA Championships in Cleveland, Ohio.

“Physically, it’s the first time he’s completely healthy going in (to the NCAA Tournament),” Bono said.

In the first round and Rotert will face off against Hunter Ritter of Wisconsin, who is 26-9 on the season. The two haven’t wrestled each other, but Rotert is 12-3 against common opponents while Ritter owns a 9-5 mark.

“Tough first match against Wisconsin,” Bono said of Ritter.

“Very defensively, low-scoring matches, hard to score on.”

If Rotert takes care of Ritter, he will go onto face either the ninth-seed Preston Weigel of Oklahoma State, unranked Randall Diabe of Appalachian State or Kyle Conel of Kent State.

The three unseeded wrestlers for the Jackrabbits are

freshman 125-pounder Connor Brown and sophomores Henry Pohlmeyer at the 141-weight class and Martin Mueller in the 184-weight class.

The first session of the NCAA Wrestling Championships will begin at 11 a.m. March 15 and can be viewed on ESPNU.

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