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A Chadron resident displays an American flag and bible from the front steps of his home, as marchers pass by, Thursday.

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Photo by Chase Vialpando Briyanna Lyon, senior of Colorado Springs, speaks during the BLM March, Thursday, at Mary E. Smith-Hayward Square.

Photo by Devin Fulton Protesters bearing signs march down Main Street, Chadron, during a Black Lives Matter march, Thursday, Sept. 17. The march was organized by CSC student Jordan Morris, sophomore, of Apple Valley, Minnesota, and held on Constitution Day.

Students march for BLM on Constitution Day

u By Chase Vialpando Lifestyles Editor

The constant sound of hundreds of protestors’ feet scratching Main Street’s pavement is sporadically interrupted by booming, emotional shouts. Several group chants break out as protestors bellow in unison. “Respect existence or expect resistance!”, “We need change!”, are among a few of the cries. Some honor the cause with silence, many cut the air with signs that implore for equality. However protestors express themselves, a central message reigns - “Black Lives Matter”.

A few dozen students, CSC staff and community members marched for the Black Lives Matter movement last Thursday. The crowd met at the CSC clocktower outside of the Student Center and treaded past the front of Old Admin before heading south on Main Street, where they were escorted by the Chadron Police Department, toward Dawes County Courthouse. From there, the protesting mass flocked to Mary E. Smith-Hayward Square, where they gathered at a rocky speaking platform.

There, students spoke to the crowd about police brutality. Some spoke about personal experiences of being harassed because of their ethnicity. One student, sophomore Justin Cauley of Inglewood, California, shared he and his friends’ experiences of being racially profiled at grocery stores, as employees followed them around suspiciously. Another student told a story he recalled from childhood, in which he and his father were pulled over and assaulted by an officer. Even speakers who hadn’t experienced discrimination simply pronounced their support for the event, and the need for equality.

Jordan Morris, sophomore of Apple Valley, Minnesota, organized the event. “I’m from Minnesota, so that’s where everything first happened with “ ...I figured (a protest) during the school year, getting everybody’s people here tonight. A lot of people used their voice tonight. They came up and spoke, they told their stories. It was really great George Floyd,” she said. “I noticed they did a proattention and bringng and I think it’ll do good things for our school aftest out here during the summer, but not a lot of students were here, there light to the situation would be a good idea. ter this.” Morris explained that organizing the peaceful weren’t as many people. So I figured doing one - Jordan Morris protest wasn’t a difficult process. during the school year, “At first I just thought getting everybody’s atof the idea and made tention and bringing light to the situation a flier before I talked to anybody. Then I would be a good idea.” e-mailed Ted (Tewahade, CSC title lX coor

Morris added she’s noticed a trend in dinator) the next day and said ‘Hey, do you which the BLM movement is either all over want to meet, I have an idea’. social media or not discussed at all. “I think we just need to bring light to the situation, just all day everyday,” she said. “I thought it was amazing. There were a lot of Please see MARCH, page 3

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Photos by Brandon Davenport From left, Alex Ross, sophomore of Gardena, California, Justin Cauley, sophomore of Inglewood, California, and Estabon Bozeman, of Inglewood, California, speak about their experiences with racism to the crowd of protestors gathered Thursday, Sept. 17.

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And then right away he was like ‘Yes, this is great let’s do it.’”

Tewahade then worked with administrators to get permission and put up signs advertising the march, according to Morris.

“Then I just called the chief of police to make sure that everything was OK and (to ask) if he’d be here,” Morris said.

Dawes County Sheriff Karl Daily, stood on the steps of the courthouse with several deputies because it was within their jurisdiction, whereas Main Street is controlled by the CPD. Daily explained they were present in case the protest turned violent, like they have in several cities across the U.S.

“As long as everybody behaves,” he said, “we’ll be fine.”

Morris didn’t expect any violence during the preordained-peaceful protest.

“I trust the students at Chadron to not do any of that,” she said, “because this is a peaceful protest and we are a pretty peaceful school and we are very supportive of each other. I know it is a very conservative state, but I did not expect anybody to be disrespectful or negative in any type of way, just because we are here to be peaceful, we are just here to use our voices.”

After the killings of Ahmaud Arbery in February by a retired police officer and Breonna Taylor in March during a no-knock raid, the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in May sparked the bomb that exploded into country-wide protests and rioting. Several CSC protestors sported signs with the names of these victims, as well as a slew of others.

Cauley praised his close friend, Morris, for organizing the event. He even referred to her as the G.O.A.T.

“It means a lot to see that we have students of many ethnicities that support our culture,” he said proudly. “This is the start to something great.”

Led by CSC senior Jordan Morris, protesters kneel for a moment of silence, in Mary E. Smith-Hayward, during a Black Lives Matter protest held on Constitution Day, Thursday, Sept. 17.

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Eagle Market up and running

 By Paige Seidler Reporter

In these crazy times, many things have changed. One of these changes was the decision to close the Eagle Market in the  rst couple of weeks after classes started.

Stewart Lavender, Director of Operations, had the tough decision early on in the semester to decide whether or not to close the market. COVID-19 impacted the market with the sta ng level, although none of the sta had to quarantine. “It was di cult to operate both,” Stewart said. “Deciding what food place to focus on was not easy.”

As soon as they the closed Eagle Market, the sta tried to get it opened as soon as possible. What they needed during the time of the closure was to regroup and  nd a good strategy for opening back up with enough sta .

Before reopening, the sta wanted to take some precautions for the safety of students and whoever came into the Eagle Market.  ey put up protective barriers, signs to distance themselves, masks, and cleaning as often as they can. Another way they are limiting contact with one another is handing out condiments instead of having them sit outside the market.

After talking with several students, they all said they are happy to have the market open up again. Emily Hansen, 21, of Hemingford, said it was nice to have a variety of options to choose from, as well as more grab and go options.

Rubens Jerome, 22, of West Palm Beach, Florida, also agreed that it was nice to have an option where students are able to get food on the go. “Food is hard to get between classes and people were missing meals,” Jerome said. He noticed that the café was overpacked

Photo by Brandon Davenport CSC students visit the Eagle Market Wednesday, which reopened Monday.

when he would get his meals, making it di cult to eat when students were in a rush.

Chase  urness, 21, of Rapid City, South Dakota, said he likes that he did not have to wait as long to get food when there are more sta working. He also said that it was an easy way to get food between classes to get those extra calories in to gain weight or maintain it for football.

THE EAGLE COVID-19 REPORT

SOURCE: CSC website as of Wednesday, Sept. 23, 5 p.m.

TOTAL ACTIVE CASES

Students: 1

Employees: 0

RECOVERIES

Students: 40

Employees: 6 CUMULATIVE CASES

Students: 41

Employees: 6