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Your Guide to the 2016 Presidential Election
Culture for Service
New Campus Group Offers Opportunities to Embrace School Motto
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Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
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Battle of the Sexes: Love and Marriage
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In the Political Arena
USF Theatre Puts on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing
Diving In
USF Swim Team Sparks New Growth
In the Political Arena:
Your Guide to the 2016 Presidential Candidates Graphic by Whitney Fryer
Hillary Clinton
Gary Johnson
Jill Stein**
Donald Trump
Former Secretary of State
Former Governor of New Mexico
Retired Physician
President of Trump Organization
Legalize medical marijuana, need more research regarding recreational use
Yes, both medically and recreationally
Yes, both medically and recreationally
Medical marijuana should be legal, but let states decide on recreational use
Stance on Abortion:
Pro-Choice
Pro-Choice
Pro-Choice
Only legal in the case of rape, incest, and life of the mother
Should the U.S. accept Syrian refugees?
No
No
Yes
No
Does gun control need to be increased?
Yes; in the form of increased background checks
No, gun control makes things LESS safe
Yes
Only require permits to carry a concealed weapon
Should the U.S. continue building the wall along the U.S. Mexico boarder?
No, immigration reform instead
No, make is easier for immigrants to get work visas
No, major immigration reform is needed instead
Yes, build a wall
Does the Affordable Care Act need to be replaced?
Leave as is and make minor changes
Yes, people should not be required to have health insurance
Yes, replace it with a single-payer system
Yes, replace it with a better option
Should minimum wage be increased?
Yes
Let businesses decide
Yes
Leave as is
In support of or against the use of the death penalty?
In Support of, but only for heinous crimes
Against
Against
In support of
Should public colleges and universities be tuition free?
Yes and refinance student loans
No, but lower interest rates on student loans
Yes and get rid of student debt
Education should be dealt with a the local level
Here is where each candidate stands on some of the major topics covered during this election cycle. For more information on each candidate’s stance visit their websites. Should marijuana be legalized?
**Stein is on the ballots in 43 states and the District of Columbia. Voters in Georgia, North Carolina, and Indiana can write-in Stein for president. Nevada, Oklahoma and South Dakota do not allow ballot write-ins, therefore residences are unable to vote for Stein (Jill2016.com) Information courtesy of: insidegov.com, procon.org, and The Washington Post. NOVEMBER 2016 | 3
With Great Service Comes Great Opportunities
Story by Tyler Reidmann | Photos Courtesy of USF Service Core Every great group is started with a great The fact that USF’s motto is “Culture for idea, and that’s exactly how the USF Service” makes me think that we should Service Core started out. Former USF be receiving this award every year,” student Austin Hogie started the group Qualm says. “However, I simply just want during the 2015-2016 school year as the to see every student, faculty, and staff USF Service Board, and after a slow start, member involved in some sort of service the USF Service Core has hosted several project regularly.” events on campus this year. The USF Service Core strives to make “Austin is extremely passionate about service more of a priority on campus service and saw a need for more service by consistently doing selfless acts and opportunities on the campus,” Rachel putting others first, which can drastically Qualm, group coordinator, says. “He change one’s attitude about the world met with Dennis Thum and received the and themselves. Rachel West, one of the go-ahead to start the Service Board. board members of the USF Service Core, However, early this academic year the says she feels blessed to be part of such name was changed to USF Service core.” a unique organization. According to Qualm, the USF Service Core is about a lot more than just doing “good things.” “One of the things I would really love to see happen is for USF to win the service award. This award is given to an institution that has logged the most service hours out of any other campus.
“We get to serve the campus of USF, the community of Sioux Falls, and beyond. Also, I love getting to serve alongside our amazing Service Core members and I admire their enthusiasm, creativity, and heart for people. I also enjoy hearing stories from members of our USF community as they share their hearts and what service activities they want to bring
to campus,” West says. After beginning during the 2015-16 academic year, the USF Service Core has been slowly gaining new people who love to help out their community. Erica Zieglowsky, who is part of the group, says she jumped at the chance to be involved on campus in this capacity. “I’ve been part of campus ministries since I was a freshman, and when I heard that there was group where I could do service projects, I knew I wanted to be a part of it,” Zieglowsky says. “Community service has always been a big part of my life and I wanted to continue it while in college.” Although the USF Service Core has gained momentum, it took time to get started. Qualm says this is due in large part to it being started in the middle of the semester last year. However, a new school year brought fresh exposure to the group.
Qualm says many students learned about the USF Service Core at orientation, during Club Fest, where students had the opportunity to learn about various campus groups. “Ultimately, we would really like to establish relationships and connections with select organizations so Service Core can be a resource of volunteers, creative minds, and helping hands. However, we have already seen many individuals stepping up and taking charge of activities or heading up projects and our hope is that this is happening campuswide,” West says. The USF Service Core has done a few projects this year including a bone marrow registry drive, where they
swabbed volunteers’ cheeks to see if they are a match to someone who needs a bone marrow transplant. As it turns out, they raised more than 224 new people on the national and international bone marrow registry. The USF Service Core also hosted “Alex’s Lemonade Stand,” where the group raised money for childhood cancer research. A third project they have done this year is Psalm 3, in which they sold homemade bracelets made by a group of kids and teenagers from rural villages in Northern Haiti to raise money for their school. USF Service Core’s next projects include Fall Fest, where they will throw a carnival-style event for the kids at the Bowden Youth Center in the Stewart
Center on October 28th. On November 17th, the group will host a Senior Dance at Avera Prince of Peace Retirement Community. The USF Service Core is still looking for more volunteers and more ideas for projects for the USF community. If you are interested in joining this wonderful group, look for emails about opportunities to work. If you have any questions, contact Rachel Qualm at Rachel.Qualm@USiouxFalls.edu for more information about meetings and how to join. Also check out the USF Service Core Facebook page, called University of Sioux Falls Service Core, for upcoming events and projects that the group has done and will be helping the community.
Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
Recipe by Nick Poppens
2 Butternut Squash 4 Garlic Cloves, minced 2 Large Shallots, minced 4 Sprigs Fresh Thyme, plus more for serving 3 Cups Chicken Stock 4 tbsp Olive Oil, plus more for serving Salt & Pepper to taste Optional: Sour Cream, Chives, and Grated Parmesan for serving
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place butternut squash (peeled, seeded, and cubed) onto large baking sheet(s). Drizzle with 2 tbsp olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Toss to blend. Roast until tender. In a large pot, sautĂŠ shallots with 1 tbsp olive oil until softened. Add garlic and stir for about 1 minute. Do not brown. Add stock, squash, salt and pepper. Use immersion blender or potato masher to blend to desired consistency. Simmer on low heat until ready to serve. Garnish with extra thyme, olive oil, parmesan and sour cream if desired.
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Battle of the Sexes Love and Marriage Story by Jessica Perez | Photos by Tyler Reidman
The University of Sioux Falls theatre department is in preparation for the production of William Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. William Shakespeare is considered one of the greatest writers and national poets in history. Shakespeare wrote this play in the approach of the middle of his career and it is considered one of his best comedic plays. It involves themes of the restoration of love and marriage, confusion between lovers, and the battle of the sexes. Shakespeare is known for writing very complex stories which many are not a fan of, so why do a Shakespearean play? “This is my fourth year at USF, and we haven’t done a period piece yet so that was the impetus to select a period piece. This generation of students in the last four years hasn’t had that experience yet, so I like to provide different opportunities for different genres of work,” Joe Obermueller, Director and Professor of Theatrical Studies says. Despite Shakespeare’s very sophisticated and complicated writing, the play combines elements of hilarity with other serious essentials such as politics, shame, and honor that attract audiences. Most are able to relate to the humor, conflict, and themes that Shakespeare displays, no matter what era they are from. “Much Ado About Nothing is such a fun show to work on. The story lines are pretty easy to follow, a lot of people get intimidated by Shakespeare because they are afraid it’s going to be really boring or they won’t be able to understand it, whereas this show is very dynamic,” Obermueller says. “It’s very witty in a lot of places and it moves pretty fast and so in a lot of ways, it’s a very accessible Shakespeare piece, not only to perform but also to watch and enjoy and feel like you know what’s happening and follow the story.” NOVEMBER 2016 | 7
Mitchell Rymer is a USF senior and is the stage director for the show. “It’s a fun play. I love watching the actors finally getting the character because you finally see them progressing as a character. When they enjoy it, you enjoy it because it’s finally coming together,” says Rymer. At some point in our lives, we all must have read a Shakespearean story. Shakespeare has a tendency to keep you guessing and he makes you think of where the story is headed. Brandon Record, a Sophomore at USF, discusses how Shakespeare is able to keep his audiences interested.
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“In the beginning it’s just stated, but throughout the show there are connections and I’m really hoping that the audiences make those connections,” says Record. “There is no evidence behind the connections and as you go throughout the show there are holes in people’s stories that make you rethink about what they said, so I’m hoping that with the Elizabethan language that they will be able to understand that and won’t be clueless as to what’s going on.”
story. If we do our job, then the audience can come and enjoy it just like anything else.” Acting is an art that many cannot do, especially when it comes from a writer such as Shakespeare. Even though this play has a unique storyline that the audience will enjoy, it does come with some hard work for the cast.
“The director has been working hard in making sure that our actions that we are making are reflecting what we are trying to say instead of “We are working really hard in rehearsal to trying to use our voice to do it,” says Record. make sure the actors know what they are saying Even though we are not used to the language, and know what is happening in the story, we are able to understand the plot of the story because the story is very complex and there and what Shakespeare was getting it by the is a lot of different things that happen,” says emotions that the actors bring forth. Obermueller. The most complicated part of the play is the “All of us have experienced challenges in language. love and in relationships and that’s what we’re watching in the show, so we can all relate to “You can’t really understand the words unless what’s going on. If the actors are really familiar you know the backstory of the words. We with what they are saying and know what the spend a good two days just discussing the story is and know why they are saying what words and spend time with the Shakespearean they’re saying, the audience will understand dictionaries and deciphering those words,” what’s going on and will be able to follow the says Rymer.
Ellie Herman, a Sophomore at USF, says she also struggles with getting used to the language. “That was kind of hard at first. For someone like me, who doesn’t read Shakespeare that often, you just have to get into it and you have to read a lot of it at first to know the language and then when you read it, you’ll know it will start to make sense.” This play with contributes such interesting themes that despite the complicated language, we will be able to relate. “In high school, I did a Shakespeare play, MacBeth, and even though they are both Shakespeare plays, they are so different," Record says. "MacBeth had a very dark storyline, while this is a comical piece so it’s very different and it’s interesting especially in a college level it’s much different atmosphere. Working with people that are at this high of a level is an awesome thing."
Obermueller adds that doing a Shakespearean play adds a unique element of effort needed from the actors. “This is different than performing a contemporary piece," Obermueller says, "so there is a lot of work that goes into understanding the language and deciphering what Shakespeare was doing when he was writing this play. Shakespeare embedded a lot of tools and cues within the text that if the actor knows what to look for, can use to tell the story. It makes the story really great, dynamic and alive if the actor knows what to look for and finds it and puts the work into it, so that’s the challenge. The challenge is doing this work in rehearsal to bring people in the text and the story alive.” Much Ado About Nothing was written in 1598 but wasn’t produced until 1600. This play then became published in 1623 and included in the First Folio. Shakespeare had many sources in order to make this play possible.
The idea of Claudio and Hero’s love story came from Lodovico Ariotoso, Orlando Furioso. Many other ideas such as the setting was thought of Matteo Bandello’s novellas, La Prima Parte de Le Nouelle. The setting and events that occur in the play have also happened in history, such as the Battle of Lepanto, where Claudio, Don Pedro, and Benedick fought.
nobleman, lives. Leonato shares his house with his daughter, Hero, his niece, Beatrice, and his elder brother, Antonio. The story takes on with Claudio quickly falling in love with Hero.
Meanwhile, Benedick and Beatrice carry on their humorous bickering and insults, but they don’t fool anyone and it is clear they are meant to fall in love. Claudio and Hero finally confess their love for one another and decide to get married. To make time “The story really revolves around two relationships, the relationship between Beatrice and Benedick and go faster, the lovers and friends plot a game to get Beatrice and Benedick to fall in love. the relationship between Hero and Claudio,” says Obermueller. “It’s a love story on both accounts, Two accounts, two love stories, one great play. Do except the story is much different for each of them and the whole show is about misunderstanding and not miss the opportunity to watch USF students perform what is considered Shakespeare’s best deception and gender roles and how that works in comedic play. this Elizabethan society.” The action of the play occurs during the visit of Don Pedro, the Prince of Aragon, and his two fellow soldiers: Claudio and Benedick. They visit the town Messina, Sicily where Leonato, a kindly, respectable
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Top 10 Albums of the Year
it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet 10. Isolikeunaware of it – The 1975
5. How To Be A Human Being – Glass Animals
“I can’t get a job, so I live with my mom. I take her money, but not quite enough. I sit in the car, and I listen to static. She said I look fat, but I look fantastic.”
“You said, ‘I'm full of diseases.’ Your eyes were full of regret. And then you took a picture of your salad and put it on the Internet.” Favorite tracks: A Change of Heart, She’s American, Nana, The Ballad of Me and My Brain
9. The Life of Pablo - Kanye West
Favorite tracks: Life Itself, Pork Soda, Cane Shuga, The Other Side Of Paradise
4. Puberty 2 – Mitski
“Your mother wouldn’t approve of how my mother raised me, but I do, I think I do. And you’re an allAmerican boy: I guess I couldn’t help trying to be your best American girl.”
“Hands up, we just doing what the cops taught us. Hands up, hands, then cops shot us.” Favorite tracks: No More Parties in LA, Highlights, Feedback, Wolves
8. A Moon Shaped Pool – Radiohead
“All the birds stay up in the trees. All the fish stay down too deep, and they pray, ‘Honey, come to me before it’s too late.’”
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Favorite tracks: Your Best American Girl, Happy, My Body’s Made of Crushed Little Stars
3. Painting Of A Panic Attack – Frightened Rabbit
“If all these southern tales are true: we should pray for abduction, pray it comes soon. If all these southern tales are true: plan for Heaven, or Hell will do.”
Favorite tracks: Daydreaming, Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor Rich Man Poor Man Beggar Thief, Burn the Witch
All-American Trash – BROCKHAMPTON “I’m everything I am. With everything I am, you don’t know me at all.”
Favorite tracks: I Wish I Was Sober, Death Dream, Woke Up Hurting, Die Like A Rich Boy
2. Kindly Now – Keaton Henson
“It wasn’t very long for us. When you’re young, it isn’t hard to trust. I told her I was seventeen; she said that’s how she still remembers me.”
Favorite tracks: Ben Carson, Michigan, Infatuation, Palace
6. Blonde – Frank Ocean
“It’s hell on Earth, and the city’s on fire. Inhale, in hell there’s heaven. There’s a bull and a matador dueling in the sky. Inhale, in hell there’s heaven.” Favorite tracks: Solo, White Ferrari, Ivy, Self Control
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Favorite tracks: Alright, Old Lovers In Dressing Rooms, How Could I Have Known, No Witnesses
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22, A Million – Bon Iver
“The path ahead, the path behind it: it’s moon water. Now I’m more than I am when we started.” Favorite tracks: 22 (OVER S∞∞N), 21 M “GOD”, 29 #Strafford APTS
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Diving In: USF Swim Team Sparks New Growth
Story by Whitney Fryer Women’s swimming is now part of USF’s athletic arsenal for the first time in school history. This new addition not only brings the potential for increased enrollment, but has already contributed to a more diverse student body. “Athletics is another avenue for expanding the enrollment and reach of USF,” USF Athletic Director Josh Synder says. “Adding women’s swimming, a conference sponsored sport, would help the campus while also helping the conference.” Previously, the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) only had four women’s swim teams: Minnesota State Mankato, Minnesota State Moorhead, St. Cloud State, and Northern State. However, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) requires six teams to host a championship. In order to meet the requirement, the NSIC had been using affiliate, non-conference in other sports. “When the City of Sioux Falls decided to build a competitive swimming complex and chose Spellerberg Park, just a few blocks from the USF campus, we thought this would be a great time to add the sport at USF and help increase conference teams toward that six team threshold,” Synder says. Currently, St. Cloud State is the only NCIS men’s swimming team. The next closest DII men’s programs are in Missouri and Illinois, so adding a women’s team was much more feasible. “I would like to add men’s swimming in the future if it would help USF, but with the distance required for competition and the lack of conference programs it would be difficult,” Synder says. NOVEMBER 2016 | 13
After the decision was made to offer women’s swimming at USF, the sports administration began looking for a coach who an interest in building a team from the ground up. “We found [Jonathan Maccol] who not only had coaching and recruiting experience at the NCAA DI and DII levels, but he was involved in the early formation of a very successful DII program at Queens University of Charlotte,” Synder says. Maccol admits that although USF was not his first, second, or third choice, once he visited the campus everything clicked. “I have a bit of a reputation as being a mad scientist in the swimming community; I like to do things in a nontraditional way. Josh [Synder] and Pam [Gohl] not only gave me the freedom to do everything in the nontraditional way, but sort of empowered me to run with it,” Maccol says. Maccol has been coaching for sixteen years and swimming competitively
since the age of six. He attended Ashland University for two years before transferring to Slippery Rock University.
However, once he found his pace, Maccol was able to recruit a few big names in the swimming community.
“I was an average DII swimmer and I kind of fell into coaching because I decided not to go to law school,” Maccol says. “I never had a right or wrong way to do things.”
Maccol says, “[We recruited] Kyjana Weber, the number one swimmer in the state of Mississippi, as well as Allison Eppinga who had offers from Michigan State and several division one Universities.” Maccol also recruited five international swimmers from Canada, New Zealand, Scotland, Norway, and Germany.
The main component that makes Maccol’s coaching methods unique is that he does not coach the way he was coached. “I tailor my training to each athlete; I fit me to them, not vice versa,” Maccol says. If a swimmer fails, Maccol does not blame them, rather he uses it as a learning experience to help himself become a better coach. With his past experiences under his belt, Maccol began going through databases and calling in favors trying to build his new team. At first it was difficult getting traction; Maccol estimates that he made roughly 1200 calls in two weeks.
Freshman swimmer Ingelin Lima, originally from Norway, says she committed to USF because she wanted to a new experience. “The swim coach contacted me and he told me about the school, the program, and the city; I just said yes right away,” Lima says. Although the team is small with only twelve swimmers, Maccol has high hopes that he will be able to more than double the size of the team next year.
“I would like to carry as many swimmers that we can give an awesome USF experience to,” Maccol says.
down the street from USF, it can be a great place for non-swimmers to workout.
Now rather than just hearing about a theoretical swim team, perspective students get to spend time with the girls on the team. They also get to experience the strong bond that has already begun to form between the girls.
“The addition of the team is great and overall swimming is can be a really good form exercise,” Foster says.
“The team is like a family; they also cheer for each other. Everyone is so into being a team,” Lima says. USF alumnus Rachel Foster, who was a swimmer in high school, says she wishes that USF would have added a swimming program sooner. “I originally went to college with no intention of being on a swim team because I did it so much in high school, so at that time USF was perfect,” Foster says. “During the four years I was there I really started to miss it.” With the Midco Aquatic Center just
This athletic addition, paired with a new residence hall, is part of recent campus growth in embracing USF360. Benedetto Hall is set to be completed in the Summer of 2017. “Additionally, USF is in a growing mode and looking to increase enrollment at our institution. We are building a new residence hall, expanding opportunities to live on campus, and hopefully expanding our reach and appeal to a broader base of students,” Synder says. The new dormitory will offer current students more options for on-campus housing, as well as allow the school to appeal to a broader base of potential students. In order to increase USF’S reach, administrators want to further
expand student opportunities. In their first regular swim meet, the team defeated Quincy University 163-73 for their first win of the season, but fell 14686 to the University of Northern Iowa. Within each category, a certain number of swimmers will compete, then the individuals receiving first, second and third place will earn points. At the conclusion of the meet, the points from each swimmer on the team are combined to reach a final score determining the overall winner. The next meet is Thursday, November 3 at Northern State. However, for those students who cannot travel, but still want to support the team, the team will have their first meet in Sioux Falls at Augustana on Saturday, November 19. Now that the girls have their feet wet, the swim team is ready to make a big splash. For more information regarding the swim team’s competition schedule visit usfcougars.com.
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