During its visit to CSC, the Nebraska State College System (NSCS) Board of Trustees voted on some changes regarding the student trustee policy.
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A staff member designated by the president will now review the applications and make sure they meet the qualification requirements Previously, the policy had stated that the dean of students or a staff member would review theFinally,applications.students can now me notified of their appointment in a “variety of means.” Students must at least be contacted by a staff member regarding the decision made by the governor.
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BUGGING OUT: Mathew Brust, a CSC Mathematical and Natural Sciences professor, explains how to identify insects at the Bioblitz, Saturday at Chadron State Park.
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Her message will cover forming genuine human connections and performing safety checks as well as sharing her experiences with alcohol, substance abuse, and working through them.
After a brief discussion about the High Rise dorm senator position, Hodgson swore in Hannah Pfei y, junior of Stromsburg, returning as Andrews Hall’s dorm senator and Lakita omsen, junior of Ord, returning as the Edna dorm senator.
She is an appointed member of the Wyoming Behavioral Health Advisory Council and a QPR Master Trainer.
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In addition, senators voted to pass a speaker request fund, which will set aside money for committees that need speakers on campus and help committees be better prepared for events.
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> e CAB vice chair of records position is still vacant and applications will close in two weeks.
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“ e idea of being a voice on campus sounded very appealing,” Pfei y stated in an email. “ e position of dorm senator is important because it serves as a liaison between the senate and the dorm of representation.”
Immediately after the vote Chief Justice Megan Hodgson, sophomore of McCook, swore in Molly Langhorst, sophomore of Clarkson, as senate’s new solicitor general. e position was left vacant after previous senator of liberal arts Ella O’Brian, junior of Chadron, was appointed the Student Senate vice president.
ere were three applicants for the lone dorm senator position in High Rise, Corey Gri n, senior of Omaha, Porter Anderson, 23, junior of Russellville, Arkansas, and Jessy Sexton, 21, junior of Otis, Colorado. Online student voting is open now, results will be announced on Monday at the Student Senate meeting.
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Both were uncontested in their races.
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September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and CSC Health Services is providing Question Persuade Refer (QPR) certi cation training for employees, as well as a speaker, Rhianna Brand, on Sept. 19, in Lakota and Ponderosa Rooms at noon.QPR is designed to help individuals notice suicide warning signs and learn how to o er support to a person who may be struggling. QPR training focuses on three steps to help prevent suicide. First, recognize the warning signs of suicide. Second, know how to o er hope, and third, know how to get help and save a life. No RSVP is necessary.Brand,of Casper, Wyoming, was a victim of sexual abuse at a young age and physical and mental abuse as she grew older.
A suicide survivor, Brand speaks about how others did not know she was struggling with a mental health crisis because she was cheerful and had a good academic history. She is also a loss survivor, losing her uncle and multiple friends to suicide.
Student Senate approved a new solicitor general and two new senators by a 10-0 vote during the general assembly between CAB and Student Senate Monday in the Student Center Scottsblu Room.
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“I’m hoping to do a lot more events together so we can build more friendships and we’re really focusing on fundraising, especially for our philanthropy which is for Make a Wish Foundation,” said Hagerbaumer.
Remaining rush week schedule:
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> Spa Night: 6 p.m. in the Andrews Hall basement.
CSC sororities present a world of opportunity at the start of Rush week. Xi Delta Zeta and Zeta Alpha Kappa organized Meet and Greek on Monday at the Hub to bond with other members in the chapter and begin their new adventure. e process called “rush” allows potential new members to nd the chapter that ts them best.
Photo by Aubrie Lawrence Isabel Manchego-Pena, junior of Loveland, Colorado, pants a pot during the Zeta Alpha Kappa craft night Tuesday in the Student Center Ponderosa room.
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Last year Xi Delta Zeta and Zeta Alpha Kappa did not host many events, but the organizations plan to approach the coming year with a new mindset. Zeta Alpha Kappa currently has 16 members.CSCsorority philanthropy is a type of volunteer initiative that members of a sorority partake in to give back to their community.
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“ is is where students have the opportunity to meet with all the members of the sororities on campus to see what each sorority does, what to be a part of,” Rhianna Hagerbaumer, president of Xi Delta ZetaXisaid.Delta Zeta currently have 15 members total, and hope to double numbers this year.
> Bid Night: 6 p.m. in e Hub.
> Game Night: 6 p.m. in the Kent Hall basement.
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Katherine Hoeke, sophomore of Rapid City, South Dakota, paints a pot during the Zeta Alpha Kappa craft night Tuesday evening in the Student Center Ponderosa room.
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is year Xi Delta Zeta will partner with 308 Nutrition by selling ra e tickets. e winner will receive a $50, $25, or a $15 gift certi cate. Of the proceeds, 75% will go towards Make a Wish Foundation and the remaining of the earnings to 308 “We’reNutrition.goingto get coloring books, LEGOs, and stu like that to send to di erent hospitals for the kids,” Hagerbaumer said.Zeta Alpha Kappa‘s philanthropy is the Doves program. e sorority is partnering with Title IX and RLA for a What Were You Wearing exhibit. e exhibit opens this afternoon in the library.
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“Chick-fil-A or a place that does frozen custard like Culver’s.”
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When I was younger, he used to say that the railroad was a good job for younger people. It allowed you to build up some savings and get a head-start on your future. Now, he would say that the benefits no longer outweigh the cost.
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With costs this high, there must be a good reason for workers to strike. And I can assure you there is.
rains are not an uncommon sight around here. We see them all the time when we’re driving on the highway or trying to cross the tracks. For most people, the trains are a fleeting thought. Just a quick acknowledg ment before they move on to a different thought.
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About 40% of the nation’s long-distance trade is moved by rail every year. If the strike happens, it could cost the economy $2 billion a day, a CNBC article published Monday states. About 7,000 long-distance trains would go idle
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they get better quali ty-of-life requiredvacationattendanceprovisions,policiesandandsickdays.Theissuehasonlybeenongoingbecauseofspecialprocedure.Theunionsandtherailroadhavehadtogothroughmediateddiscussions,witha30day“cool-down”periodinbetween.Thefinalcool-downperiod ends on today at midnight.
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But what they fail to realize in that thought is just how many people are affected by that simple train and the company that owns it. They also don’t realize how big of a mess the railroad industry is in rightTomorrow,now.
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If BNSF wants people to come back to work, it’s going to need to give more to its workers. The days of working railroaders to the bone and then asking for more is over. Its time give them their rights back.
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But he did it because the 12-hour days where he was always on call, the boring train rides and the barely being home for longer than two days at a time were worth the things he could give his family.
“Culver’s would be good for here they have a wide array of options.”
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My dad is a member of the BLET union. He has worked for BNSF for longer than I have been alive. While his job has provided my family with numerous things, it has also required him to burn the candle at both ends. He missed countless recitals, birthdays and holidays because of work. He planned months in advance to en sure that he was there for my sister and I’s graduations. He probably doing the same thing now in prepa ration for my college graduation.
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This policy will only ensure that more parents will miss key moments of their children’s and family’s lives. No one should have to risk their job because they want to take some time off for their family.
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In February, BNSF launched the new Hi-Viz policy. This policy would give employees 30 points for the rest of their career. Workers would lose anywhere from two to seven points for days taken off, including sick days, other than their allotted vacation days. In order to earn points back, you must work 14 days in a row. However, you can never exceed 30 points. If all 30 points are used, you can be subject to termination.Alongwith this, the number of engineers in a train went from two to one, increasing the workload of the engineers because of the de creasing number of people entering the Infield.May, the policy was modified after more than 700 union work ers quit. But it still wasn’t good enough. Unions have refused to back down on their demands until
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members of the two largest railroad unions, Broth erhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and the SMART Transportation Division will go on strike.
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So, if you thought that was a ri diculous amount of stolen objects, I’d like to remind you there’s more.
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As these countries begin to have their own museums and try to create their own museums, they want to be able to tell their history. Apparently, the British Museum thinks they could do a better job.
Sure, the can of beef stew is cheap, fast, and tastes decent but when it comes to nutrient value it doesn’t quite match the steak, corn and baked potato.
- Kayden Singpiel
Many of the items in the museum are stolen from small er or newer countries that were
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“Another way to weed out the bad food is buying a food that is all one color.”
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Your veterinarian will probably
food. We are often fooled and persuaded by pretty packaging and we don’t quite look at every thing that is in our animal’s food.
When we are looking for food, we look for things that are nutritional and filling for us. Why shouldn’t it be the same for our animals?Getting better food like the steak is more expensive but it is better for us in the long run and the same goes for dog and cat
These foods have all been linked to several health issues in animals, a few being kidney disease, urinary tract issues, gastrointestinal issues, skin, and allergy issues that can cost pet owners a lot of money in vet bills down the road.
In the year and a half that I have worked for a vet, I have seen firsthand what these foods can do to our animals. And it can be devastating to animals and the owners.Weimmediately bring the
I think it’s time Britain stops stealing other country’s profits through using their stolen history. British Museum attracts over 6 million visitors a year and has generated 40.4 million pounds just between April 2020 and March 2021 alone. Some of their biggest attractions are the artifacts they have stolen from other countries.
recommend Science Diet, Royal Canin, or Purina Pro Plan. Now these are all more expensive foods so you may think your vet is just trying to get more money out of you, but I assure you that is not the case.
dog gets Royal Canin, and he only gets about two and a half cups a day and keeps a healthy weight.
Now as the rest of Europe has
A museum for anyone else’s history
One thirty-pound bag of food lasts me about a month and a half,
British Museum has lent coun tries their artifacts for exhibits with the expectations that they will kiss their history goodbye after a limited amount of time and send it back to the people who stole it.
possible health issues that can happen due to the food to the owner’s attention and give them tips or recommendations on food. These health issues can easily be avoided by researching foods that you are thinking of purchas ing or asking your veterinarian.
If you were offered a choice between a nice juicy steak with a baked potato and corn or a can of beef stew that is microwaved which would you choose?
Iraq, the Akan drum from Ghana, Birdman from Jamaica, figures from Boinagel, and objects from the Summer Palace in China. There are also more artifacts that the museum isn’t even sure where they belong to.
Brands like Blue Buffalo, Wil dology, Call of the Wild, and Blue Wilderness have nice packaging that draws our attention with pretty words on the front.
Velvet Jessen
sive dog food because I know that all dog food is increasing in price. But there are many foods in Walmart and Bomgaars that would be good for your pet with out breaking the bank.
been slowly giving artifacts back to the countries they belong to, the museum is tip toeing in the right direction. The museum will give back 72 artifacts back to the Nigerian government, according to NPR.That is a good step in the right direction. However, I wonder if they have or ever will have plans to return the other about 3,000 Benin artifacts to the country. Among the museum’s other stolen artifacts are the Gwaegal shield from Aboriginal Austra lians, the Rosetta Stone from Egypt, two Moai head statues from Easter Island, Parthenon marbles from Greece, about 80 different objects from Maqdala, the Amaravati Marbles from India, Ashurbanipal reliefs from
These foods are Myanimal,fillingrichnutrientandmoreforyoursoyouwon’thavetofeedasmuchasanotherbrandsuchasBeneful.seventy-pound
I think there is a simple solution for that. Give the entire collec tions back to the countries they belongNowto.Iwon’t say that they com pletely deprive the countries from their history. Over the years the
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Since Queen Elizabeth has died everyone is looking at En gland, it’s a good time to remem ber some of the things older than her than aren’t in their proper final resting spot.
which is pretty good in my book. Another way to weed out the bad food is buying a food that is all one color. Pet foods that are multiple colors like Pedigree and andsayingyourhaveBenefulmanyadditivesthatourpetsdon’tneedandcancauseissueswithinpet.Iamnotyouneedtogooutbuythemostexpen
Your animals deserve to eat well too
I think it’s time to give up the last bits of empirical ideas that live in that museum and start giv ing back what they never should have stolen.
Kayden Singpiel
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liberated from England at some point. England has had a long and bloody history, due to its hundreds of years as an empire. Which is how the museum has acquired so many of its piec es. Over the years many of the countries whose history is being displayed for England’s profit re quested that the museum return theirTheartifacts.British Museum has said it does not plan to return items and emphasizes the importance of keeping the collections together.
TOP: A young child looks into a bug holder to see what insect they caught with a net at the Chad ron State Park Bioblitz near the State Park pond, Saturday.
A kid runs through the Chadron State Park pond attempting to catch frogs and water spiders during the Insect presentation
RIGHT: A kid holds a feather and a bug catch while watching water spiders at the Chadron State PArk Bioblitz, Saturday morning.
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Community members and college students alike were invited to participate in the bioblitz and attend many events.
They session leaders led the groups through identification and capture methods. They were able to present to the whole group or answere individual questions.
More inforamtion can be found at the Bird Conservatory of the Rockies house-chadron-state-park/.conservancy.org/event/bird-banding-open-https://www.bird
According to Nebraska Game and Parks Commission a bioblitz is a hands-on event used to help people learn about nature.
presenter that was able to provide information on each section.
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Teresa Frink, CSC rangeland professor stat ed that bioblitz’s were important to “educate the young and old.”
There was opportunities for the community to ask questions and be involved in capturing liveTheanimals.Bird Conservatory helps to put on the Bioblitz and will continue to hold public bird bandings until Oct. 13.
Chadron State Park hosted its annual bioblitz, last Friday and Saturday at the park.
TOP: A child holds a container conting a pair snails for CSC professor Mathew Brust to look at, during the Chadron State Park Bioblitz, Saturday.
presentation of the Bioblitz at the State Park, Saturday morning.
A young tadpole with legs waits by the surface in the Chadron State Park pond, Saturday afternoon.
The weekend started off on Friday with a dinner, iNaturalist 101 and nature trivia. The night ended with moth backlighting.
Saturday started at 7 a.m. with bird band ing, followed by mammals, plants, insects and finally amphibians and reptiles.
Each session was attended by an expert or
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The public and college students can attend and vollunteer at the bird bandings.
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Hello Nebraska, it’s Alexa Johnson from the ARS USDA U.S. Meat Ani mal Research Center with Dr. Dayna Harhay, a research microbiologist in the Meat Safety and Quality Research Unit. A majority of the research Dr. Harhay’s team conducts is related to Salmonella and the specific types (known as serotypes) that are most commonly seen in healthy or un healthy people and animals.
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We study many different serotypes of Salmonella, but mostly those that can be isolated from cattle. The most common ones in this part of the coun try are Salmonella Anatum, Montevi deo, and Muenster. These are types of Salmonella that are often found with healthy cattle and rarely lead to illness in either cattle or humans. We also study serotypes Dublin, Newport, and Typhimurium. These are found less
often than the others, but when they are found, it is usually because of an illness or outbreak.
Not all Salmonella are equally able to make humans or animals sick.
We are able to find Salmonella in many different sample types common ly collected in studies that we conduct of preharvest and postharvest cattle environments. These include feedlot pen surface material, tank water, and bunk feed, as well as hide and carcass sponge swabs and fecal samples from cattle or other animals. The more dan gerous types of Salmonella are found less often, and that is because they are usually a smaller subpopulation of the SalmonellaSalmonellapresent.isrecognized as the leading cause of bacterial foodborne illness in the US and is estimated to cause 1.4 million illnesses each year. These infections do not usually result in death for healthy individuals, on average there are less than 500 deaths related to Salmonella infection each year. Those who die from salmonello sis are often already in poor health be cause of other preexisting conditions that cause them to be immunocom
Dr. Harhay, I didn’t realize fruits and vegetables were at the top of the charts for outbreaks related to Salmo nella. With Salmonella able to live in or on so many hosts, what develop ments are coming to increase the de tection of Salmonella before it enters the food chain?
Actually, we at USMARC have developed a test to identify and dis tinguish the more virulent types of Salmonella from the less virulent, commensal types. Using genome se quencing and comparative genomics of these different types of Salmonel la, we identified genetic markers in the more virulent Salmonella, and then designed a molecular test to de tect them. Developing this test has changed the way food industry and regulatory agencies are thinking about Salmonella testing and moving it from a presence / absence kind of testing, towards a question of whether the more virulent types of Salmonella are present. USMARC collaborates with partners in the bacterial testing indus try to help develop these markers into a rapid test which can be used in high throughput laboratory settings. Rapid identification and removal of the more virulent serotypes of Salmonella from the food chain will improve human health and significantly decrease the number of Salmonella illnesses in the U.S. each year.
How interesting! So, some Salmo nella are better at making humans sick
Some, like Anatum, Montevideo and Muenster, are able to colonize (or live with) an animal without caus ing any illness – this is called being a “commensal organism” (which means “to eat from the same table”). Oth ers, like Newport and Typhimurium, are very good at making animals and humans sick. Even small amounts of these types of Salmonella in foods can make a healthy human sick. Salmo nella Dublin is known for being host specific for cattle and can cause severe illness, especially in calves. Dublin rarely makes humans sick, but when it does it can be invasive and move from the gut to the blood stream and other organs. To prevent illnesses from Sal monella, it is important that we have tests to help us identify foods which are contaminated with these types.
than others. Where are you able to find or collect the types of Salmonella that you use in your research?
promised, such as cancer.
Dr. Harhay, what serotypes are you studying and why?
A petri dish containing salmonella bacterias is held by a gloved scientist. Salomella is being studied by USDA Animal Reserach Service because of it can pass to humans and animals.
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We often think of chicken or eggs as being common sources of Salmo nella, and they are, but data collected by the CDC on Salmonella outbreaks shows, the food types which lead to many of the largest Salmonella out breaks are actually fresh fruits and vegetables. That is one reason why it is so important to wash produce before eating or cutting into it, and once it’s cut, get it refrigerated with in two hours and keep it cold. Even with proper washing and handling, some produce can be internally con taminated with Salmonella and so it also is important to pay attention to public health alerts on produce related outbreaks, especially for people with a weakened immune system.
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Madyson Fago, sophomore of Evans, Colorado, led the team in total kills with 10 for 26 total attacks.
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The Eagles went on to lose the fourth set 25-19 with a major drop in hit ting percentage to 0.167.
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2022 sponsored by As of Sept. 13, 2022 Athletes Weekof the Hometown: Pine, Colorado Class: Freshman Sport: Cross Country Logging 19:19.7, Alahuhta, a true freshman, finished fifth overall in the 6-K Gage McSpadden Memorial Saturday at Blackhills State University, Spearfish, South Dakota. Alahuhta, the first Eagle to cross the finish line, out distaced Keith Osowski, BHSU’s 2022 Outdoor Track and Field All-America.
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CSC volleyball went 1-1 this weekend playing their first two RMAC games. The team started off Friday playing Adams state, who beat the Eagles in fourAdamssets. state started strong beating the Eagles 25-19. In the first set the Eagles struggled to get ahead with a 0.194 hitting percentage to the Grizzlies 0.306.The second set the Eagles improved their hitting percentage to 0.217, which was not enough to beat the Grizzlies, who also increased to a 0.387,
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ending in a set loss for the Eagles, 25-21.
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Hometown: Casper, Wyoming Class: Senior Sport: Volleyball In a two-day homestand Friday and Saturday against Adams State University and New Mexico Highlands University respectively, Kelly led the Eagles in assists, tallying 41 total - 16 in a loss vs. ASU’s Grizzlies and 25 in a win vs. NMHU’s Cowgirls.
The Grizzlies struggled in the third set with only a 0.095 hitting percent age to the Eagles 0.333, allowing the Eagles to win the set 25-19. The Eagles also improved with a lack of errors in the third set with only two attack errors to nine from the Grizzlies.
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After suffering two scorching road losses in as many weeks, Eagles Head Coach Jay long said his team is looking forward to the com fort a home field brings when they face the Yellow Jackets of Black Hills State University, Spearfish, South Dakota, 6 p.m. Saturday at Elliott
With BHSU ranked No. 1 in the RMAC standings, the Eagles might well have their work cut out for them as the team looks to stop a two-game losing streak – a 35-0 shut out loss Sept. 1 to D2’s nationally ranked Angelo State University Rams, San Angelo, Texas, and a 56-10 loss Saturday to the D1’s FCS Utah Tech University Trailblazers in St. George, Utah.
The Eagles answered early in the second quarter, on a 1-yard Jalen Starks run that capped an eight-play, 34-yard drive.
The Eagles were feeling confident going into halftime, but the Utah Tech defense came out swinging in the second half.
After posting a 79 first-round score, ju nior Brooke Kramer of Aurora, Colorado, was forced to drop out of the tournament after she suffered an injury to herThehand. team’s next tournament is the Hardrocker Fall Invite, Sept. 19-20, hosted by South Dakota School of Mines at the Golf Club at Red Rock, Rapid City.
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“The second half, we didn’t execute,” Long said. “We need to simplify things and find what we are good at. That’s how were going fix the issues we’ve been having.”
On the road, golf team, Grasis set 3-round school records
the Eagles’ 303 total yards.
Chadron State College golf team set a three-round, 54-hole school record in its sea son opening tournament Monday and Tues day at the Todd Creek Golf Club, Thornton, Colorado.TheEagles fin ished 10th out of 16 teams, competitors.finishedtheroundledniormationCSC’swasthree-roundof54-hole318-315-318shootingforateamscore951.Thepreviousrecord957,accordingtosportsinforoffice.Individually,juJordanGrasistheteameachthroughouttournamentand19thof80TheYuma,Arizona,
The previous record was set by senior teammate Alpine Hickstein of Chadron, who posted her 54-hole score of 234 in her fresh man year at the 2019 RMAC Championships, according to the CSC sports information of fice.“We were all tested physically and mental ly,” Grasis stated in a text message. “Overall, I had a great time the past two days.”
Starks, a senior of Chicago, led the Eagles’ rushing game with 75 yards on 15 carries and a touchdown. Combined, Beemiller and run ning back Jeydon Cox rushed for another 36 yards.However, the Eagle offensive line seemed to be the team’s most valuable asset allowing no sacks for the second week in a row and only allowing 11 negative yards off of a bad snap.
Despite the lopsided score, the Eagles saw improvement from the previous week’s game in San Angelo, Texas.
ond pick-6, this time by Tyrell Grayson, who returned it 51 yards for the score.
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Saturday, the Eagles-Yellow Jackets matchup will be the first conference game for both teams. Kick-off is 6 p.m. at Don Beebe Stadi um, CSC’s campus, Chadron.
On the opposite side of the ball Eagle de fensive back Ritchie McCormack, freshman of Tucson, Arizona, recorded 14 tackles, includ ing two tackles for loss. Defenders Xavier Har rell and Tayven Bray combined for another 11 tackles, one sack, and one tackle for loss.
Turnovers plagued the Eagles for the rest of the game. Beemiller threw three more in terceptions in the second half, including a sec
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sides of the ball, keeping pace with the Trail blazers, playing to a 7-7 at the end of the first half.Utah Tech scored first when running back Quail Conley scored on a 10-yard run, capping a six-play, 64-yard drive in the first quarter.
The loss to Utah Tech wasn’t all negative as the Eagles posted a strong showing on both
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Eagle kicker Gunnar Jones, graduate stu dent of Rogersville, Alabama, scored the Eagle’s only points in the second half with a 25-yard field goal about midway through the fourth quarter. By game’s end, the Trailblaz ers scored 56 points, securing the game.
The passing game, which struggled against Angelo State in week one, nearly tripled its production against Utah Tech.
“I thought we started off the game really well,” Long said. “I thought we executed our game plan. Offensively, we were putting to gether drives and putting together first downs. Defensively, we were limiting passes and forc ing them to push down the field.”
“The growth of our offensive line from week one to week two went up,” Long said, “but we still need to continue to get better. Again, we are going to simplify things for our guys, especially our young guys on the offen sive line who need more time to develop.”
“I’m excited to move onto our next tour nament in Rapid next week and improve not only individually, but as a team,” Grasis stated.
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“We’reField.ready to get back to our field, under the lights, with the home crowd,” CSC Long said. “I know our guys are ready for a home game as well.”
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Eagle quarterback Heath Beemiller, junior of Chandler, Arizona, had his first pass of the second half intercepted by Trailblazer defen sive back Kaejin Smith-Bejgrowicz, who ran the ball back for a 32-yard touchdown.
native shot a 78-78-76 for a three-round, 54-hole score of 232, which also set a school record.
On Saturday Beemiller completed 12 of 27 passes for 121 yards. Midway through the fourth quarter the Eagles’ sophomore replace ment quarterback Mason Hamilton, of Gil lette, Wyoming, completed 3 passes for 38 yards that set up Jones’ 25-yard field goal with 8:57Theremaining.twoquarterbacks combined for 159 of
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Bella Adams, freshman of Pueblo, Colorado serves the ball during a Saturday’s volleyball game against New Mexico Highlands, in the Chicoine Center.
CSC started with a loss against High lands 25-18. The Eagles picked up momen tum following the first set winning the next three 25-21, 25-19 and 25-16.
True freshman Bella Adams of Pueblo Colorado, however led the team in hitting percentage with a 0.438.
Leading the Eagles in hitting percentage and kills against the Cowgirls was Aiyana Fujiyama, sophomore of Wahiawa, Hawaii, with 12 total kills, 21 total attacks and no er rors. She secured a 0.517 hitting percentage.
The second set allowed for an increase in hitting percentage for the Eagles from a 0.20 in the first set to a 0.225.
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third set also showed an improve ment in both teams hitting percentages 0.282 for CSC and 0.243 for the Cowgirls. Both teams kept low hitting errors through the third. The Eagles managed to keep the lead and finish the third set.
The win moved the Eagles up one place in the rankings to tenth.
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Highlands has a zero hitting percentage with nine kills and nine errors. The Eagles also saw a decrease, lowering their hitting percentage 0.132 to a 0.158. The final set ended with a nine point lead by the Eagles.
Setters Kiley West, freshman of Colora do Springs, Colorado and Breshawna Kelly, senior of Casper, Wyoming, led the team in assists. Kelly with 25 and West with 18 against New Mexico Highlands.
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The fourth and final set was not a func tion of improvement on the part of CSC,
but a decrease in hitting from the Cowgirls.
The Cowgirls followed not far behind in the second set with 0.216 hitting percent age. The teams kept a close set with the Ea gles pulling ahead to finish with four point lead.The
The teaam will then play South Dakota Mines, Sept. 17.
The Eagles went onto play New Mexico Highlands on Saturday, winning in four sets.
After securing the first conference win of the season the Eagles moved into 10th place in the RMAC rankings going 3-7 total and 1-1 in CSCconference.volleyball will be on the road this weekend first playing number 15 Black Hills state, Sept. 16.
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