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postsecondary technical institutes. Letellier was giving a presentation at the Vermillion Comber of Commerce conference “Up Next” with political science professor Julia Hellwege explaining each measure. Letellier said four of the ballot measures deal with transparency in the state government and the ethical laws. Letellier said the fifth measure, the one dealing with tobacco taxes, caught his eye. “I thought when I first started looking
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Travis Letellier, a USD economics professor, discovered an error in the numbers and explanation of a South Dakota measure up for a vote on Nov. 6, 2018. This election will include five measures and this particular measure covers an increase in taxes on tobacco products to provide financial support to
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at it, it was actually very straightforward because when you look at the ballot, they have what’s called the attorney general explanation,” he said. “It’s kind of a plain language explanation of this is what the ballot will do, and this is if you vote one way, this is what it will mean.”
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DeeDee Wilking, a co-owner of Think Thread and Ink, personally creates most of the business’ products, along with fellow co-owner Matt Foley.
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New embroidery, engraving shop welcomes students Kelli Susemihl
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Think Thread and Ink, a storefront new to the Vermillion community last February, is welcoming students’ return to campus with new student organization collaborations, more USD gear and increased awareness to students. The store provides screen printing and embroidery, signs and banners, and awards engraving. The store is located at 106 E. Main St. in downtown Vermillion. The business provides services for both individuals and large groups. DeeDee Wilking, a co-owner a Think Thread and Ink, said the return of students to campus is new for the business. “(There has been) just a general increase (in business) with all the students
coming back to town, and it’s been busy, really good traffic and lots of requests and needs,” Wilking said. “This is our first fall and winter… so this part is new, kind of learning what it’s like to have kids come back on campus and experience that momentum again.”
Online to storefront Matt Foley, another co-owner of Think Thread and Ink, and Wilking both worked in sales and marketing for the same Nebraska seed company before deciding to start their own business. “In our spare time when we were home, we both liked to build and design and do a lot of creative work, so that kind of kept our mind going, and we decided maybe we should try doing this at a grander scale,” Wilking said.
From this idea, Wilking and Foley created Maiden605, an online boutique that sold t-shirts and engraved tumblers. Wilking said the pair decided the online store also needed a storefront. “Then we decided maybe this should actually have a storefront, and a place where people can come and experience and kind of understand our personality and our creative process and what we love to do,” she said. Wilking and Foley were originally drawn to Vermillion because of Wilking’s alumni status at USD’s law school and because their children also study at the university. Vermillion was also the original location for the business’ team meetings. Wilking said Vermillion is a good location for their business to grow. “We started very slowly, looking
for options in Vermillion, and we had researched Vermillion in terms of do the city and the community need this business and would it work well?” Wilking said. “So we did our homework and decided that this would be a good location.” With the opening of the storefront, Wilking and Foley created the new name of Think Thread and Ink for their business.
Campus collaboration Think Thread and Ink is licensed to create apparel with both the USD Coyotes team and the Vermillion Tanagers. In addition, Think Thread and Ink has created apparel and poster materials for several student organizations, including the law school, greek life and tailgating See THINK, Page A3
Sanford Health confirms more than one case of West Nile virus Devin Martin
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Students and community members have been diagnosed with the West Nile virus, a mosquito-born virus. Although Sanford Vermillion did not provide exact numbers, they confirmed there has been more than one case. The community has been taking precautions with mosquito spraying and the student affected gave insight on how to keep safe. Bradie Timmons, a sophomore criminal justice major, said she went into Sanford Vermillion after another person in her sorority was diagnosed with the virus. “I actually went into the student health center after I noticed that another one of the girls in my sorority had the same rash, and she said she just (went) and they diagnosed her,” Timmons said. “ I went and by the time I got my results back, they told me that it was no longer currently active.” Timmons believes she contracted the virus while in Vermillion and thought the rashes she had were just hives. “I initially thought I had a lot of bug bites on my legs and feet but then my whole body kind-of started to break out in rash,” Timmons said. “I just assumed it was the flu.” Timmons said that she recommends if students have any symptoms of the virus that they go to Sanford Vermillion. “(If you) have any body aches or any type of reaction on your body definitely go to the doctor and make sure just because this disease (can) get pretty bad,” Timmons said. John Prescott, city manager of Vermillion, said in an email interview with The Volante that there are mosquito traps around the community. The amount of times the community sprays mist is when the trap counts are high. “We have a series of traps around town that monitor the mosquito population. When the counts in the traps are high enough, the State
permits us to mist (sometimes called fog) the community,” Prescott said. “This usually takes place in the summer months between 9 to 11 p.m. when weather conditions permit.” Prescott said there are precautions for mosquito spraying on private property. “While mosquitoes don’t travel far in comparison to some other species, the action the City takes may not reach onto private property,” Prescott said. “The City also can’t come onto private property to treat areas for mosquitoes with publicly funded items. Private property owners should monitor their property for standing water and other habit that foster mosquitoes.” See VIRUS, Page A6
SYMPTOMS OF WEST NILE VIRUS Fever Rash Flu-like symptoms About one in five people who are infected develop symptoms other than a fever.
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Marisa Cummings, the former ICARE program coordinator, accepted the director position of Native American Student Services.
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A search committee has formed to fill Marisa Cummings’ former position of ICARE program coordinator. Cummings accepted the position of director of Native American Student Services over the summer. The position was previously held by Gene Thin Elk. The committee includes Alyssa Fothergill, Deborah Dodge, Bridget Diamond-Welch, Michele Turner and Kim Grieve. They posted an application for the position on July 31. Kim Grieve, vice president of student services and dean of students, said in an email interview with The Volante that the committee is in the process of reviewing resumes for Cummings’
replacement as the ICARE program coordinator position. “Once we have narrowed the pool to the final candidates, we will invite the campus and Vermillion stakeholders to meet the finalist and provide feedback,” Grieve said. “This position is very important to USD; therefore, we will continue to have a coordinator in this position to continue and build on the good work that has already been started.” Cummings said the programming calendar for ICARE is still laid out for this academic year, and whomever takes the new position can build upon that framework. “It’s not like the work stopped, it was already built,” she said. “I’m just really excited for this new person to come on board and collaborate and we’ll still collaborate.” See NASS, Page A3
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Students and faculty particpate in a Wasna making class at the Native American Cultural Center on Monday Sept. 17. Wasna is a sacred food that is still used in certain ceremonies today.
City of Vermillion Police Blotter Highlights >> Sept. 9 - 15
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Sept. 9 Officers encountered a subject with an outstanding warrant. The subject was arrested and transported to jail without incident. Officers received a report of damaged property. The case is under investigation. Sept. 9 Vermillion officers assisted University Police Officers in an ongoing criminal investigation. Charges are pending. Sept. 10 An officer stopped a car for speeding 15 mph over the speed limit. The driver was issued a
citation and released. Sept. 10 Officers responded to a hit and run crash with property damage. Case is under investigation. Sept. 10 An officer stopped a moped for a traffic infraction. The driver was found to be an unlicensed driver. The driver was issued a citation and the moped was released to a licensed driver. Sept. 10 Officers stopped a moped for the driver not wearing eye protection. The driver was found to not have a valid license and was cited.
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Sept. 11 Officers received multiple calls of a hit and run crash with property damage. Officers found the suspect vehicle and driver. Officers discovered the driver to be intoxicated. The driver was arrested and taken into custody. Sept. 11 An officer recognized an unlicensed driver operating a motor vehicle on a city street. The officer stopped the vehicle and confirmed the driver’s license was suspended. The driver was issued a citation and the vehicle was released to a licensed driver.
Sept. 12 An officer stopped a vehicle for not having it’s headlights on during night time hours. The driver was found to be unlicensed. The driver was issued a citation and the vehicle was released to a licensed driver. Sept. 13 While conducting bar checks, Vermillion Officers found one subject who offered the officers a false identification card. The subject’s identity was confirmed and found to be under the legal age to consume alcohol. The subject was arrested and taken into custody.
Sept. 13 Officers responded to a call of suspicious activity. Officers found no suspects on scene and saw no criminal activity. Sept. 14 Officers responded to a 911 call for medical assistance. Officers found an intoxicated subject who was under the age of 18. Officers called for an ambulance and cited the subject for underage consumption of alcohol. Sept. 14 Officers responded to a reported assault. Officers located a suspect and spoke with him. Officers discov-
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medical emergency ered the suspect had an outstanding warrant. The suspect was arrested. Sept. 15 Officers responded to a reported assault. Officers located a suspect and spoke with him. Officers discovered the suspect had an outstanding warrant. The suspect was arrested. Sept. 15 Officers responded to a call for medical assistance. Officers located an intoxicated subject downtown near a local bar. The subject was transported to the ER via ambulance.
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impressed by the economics in the explanation. He was so impressed, he wrote down the equation to bring to his freshman classes as a real-world example of the impact of economics. After attempting to solve the problem himself for three hours, Letellier and Mike Allgrunn, the dean of the economics department, determined the numbers were inaccurate. The ballot measure will increase the tax on a pack of cigarettes from a $1.53 to $2.53. Taxes would also be increased on wholesale products, such as chewing tobacco and cigars, with an increase from a 35 percent rate to a 55 percent tax. With this increase in taxes, the state is hoping to bring in 25 million dollars in tax revenue. Letellier said the problem he found is in the description of how the program works, described in the fiscal note. “The fiscal note says ‘based on previous tax increases, a 65.4 percent increase on price,’” Letellier said. “This is where my brain exploded.”
A problem in the explanation Levellier said the state is not raising the entire price but is actually raising the tax. “The problem is when you read the description on the bill it says they want to raise the price 65 percent,” Letellier said “They’re not raising the price on cigarettes, they are raising the tax rate on cigarettes. They are actually raising the price of cigarettes by 16 percent. So when people read this, it says they are raising the price of cigarettes by 65 percent when in reality they are not.” Letellier said that isn’t the only error in the fiscal note. The fiscal note states that this measure will produce a smoking reduction of 16.4 percent. Letellier said this analysis is based on the elasticity of demand, or how people’s behavior will change due to a price change. “If you did the economics, you would find that the government is basically assuming that the elasticity of demand for cigarettes is a 0.25 and that is a totally fine number. It says that people who smoke aren’t very affected by price changes and I think that is a fair assumption,” Letellier said. Letellier said the government had to solve for a variable and work backward in their
analysis. They know how much they want to change the price and how much people’s demand will change. He says they need to make sure that enough people will continue to smoke to bring in the $25 million. The fiscal note states “based on previous tax increases, a 65.4 percent increase in price should produce a smoking production of 16.4 percent.” “That’s where their economics completely falls apart,” Letellier said. “They are saying smoking will fall by 16 percent. Here’s their problem: in their description, they are using 64 percent and that’s not the percent change in price. The percent change in price should’ve been the 16.4. This is not the right denominator to use. They used a 64 percent change in the tax rate, not in the price of the product.”
Wholesale product taxes The description of the measure also talks about the tax change on wholesale products. The descriptions states, “based on the previous tobacco tax increase, a 57.1 percent tax increase is unlikely to affect demand.” Letellier said this description is confusing because there is no clarification that they switched from talking about cigarettes to wholesale products. Letellier said this description means that tobacco and cigar users’ demand for products would not be affected by a price change at all. This assumption causes an issue in the actual revenue brought in through the tax rais said Letellier. “Their assumptions will probably not bring in anywhere near $20 million because they are assuming people will not change their behavior by raising taxes,” Letellier said. “They are assuming they will still be getting all this revenue, the same amount of revenue that they got the last time they raised the taxes on cigarettes.” Letellier said his concern with this assumption is that elasticity changes over time and tobacco taxes haven’t been raised in South Dakota since 2007. “There is a different pool of people now and you are changing their tax rate again. I don’t think you can assume that this group of people will have the same reaction as the last group of people did,” Letellier said. Allgrunn said he believes there is either an error in the explanation or the numbers. He said he predicts the numbers the government projected will not be that far off. “They made enough mistakes
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in their math, that by the end they were right,” Allgrunn said. “It bothers me that they are doing economics in public and it’s incorrect. Bless their heart, they are trying to do the right thing and I applaud that. But it does appear to me that there is an error.” Allgrunn said South Dakota is one of the top states of predicting tax revenue and that mistakes like this one are uncommon. “South Dakota to be fair I think a really good job to estimate those taxes, not perfect because nobody is,” Allgrunn said. “South Dakota generally tries to do a really good job at predicting the revenue, sometimes they error a little bit, usually on the conservative side.”
Concerns for voters Hellwege said her concerns on the political side are that young voters are already critical towards the electoral system, and a mistake like this might cause more people to doubt the system. “It becomes really challenging when (voters) can’t be confident in the system if the person who is administrating can’t give the right numbers,” Hellwege said. “And what’s worse is that they may carry this negative attitude with them for the rest of their life. We know voting is a habit, and if you don’t develop that habit early on you may never become a regular voter.” Both Hellwege and Letiller said one of the challenges is often time voters are uneducated on measures they are voting on, and it can be even more challenging now because they may have to question the accuracy of the information given. “It’s exceptional how rather simple sometimes election administrations information or mistakes can have an enormous effect on our confidence in voting,” Hellwege said. “When we as people become less confident in the elective administrative process, there are many things that make us want to go vote and as we are chipping away at our willingness to vote.” While Letellier’s original intentions of looking into the economics of this measure was to have his students solve the equation, he is now using it as a teaching point on the importance of being educated on the actual effect economics has on the policy side of politics. “It is important for students to understand economics so they can’t be fooled by economists,” Letiller said.
New campus sexual misconduct rules in the works Rachel Newville
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United States Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has proposed new campus sexual assault policies that, if implemented, will impact USD. According to the New York Times, the new rules would strengthen the rights of students accused of assault harassment or rape, reduce the liability of higher education institutions and encourage more support for victims from universities. Deborah Dodge, the assistant dean of student services said changes will deal with burden of proof, the appeals process, cross-examination of victims, mediation, where responsibility extends and authority in cases. She said that while DeVos’s changes aren’t finalized yet the South Dakota Board of Regents has recently reviewed policy. “The SDBOR called for policy review in the not too distant past to ensure that both the
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A passion for students Cummings said she has a passion for working with students which led her to this new position within the university. She still serves on the programming committee of ICARE. “I loved my work with ICARE, but I didn’t get to work with students as much as I do now,” she said. “I really missed that student contact. I’ve seen students grow and navigate different opportunities, so I’m happy to reconnect with students on a deeper level.” Cummings previously served at the University of Iowa’s Center for Diversity and Enrichment before moving to USD. She said moving to a position where she worked with Native students is a natural fit. “I’m Omaha; I’m Native American,” she said. “Working with Native students is really always just something you do as a Native person.” Her plans for the new position consist of building on what Thin
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groups. “We’ve worked with quite a few student organizations,” Wilking said. “We love the energy and the creativity of the students and the student groups, and also their mission and what they’re trying to raise money for.” Foley said they have been able to collaborate with student organizations on creating designs for their products. “They’ve all come with large projects and they’ve all ended up with pretty good specials, I think, and unique products for sure, because they’ve designed them,” Foley said. Foley said Think Thread and Ink’s first customer was the university itself, and they were ordering their product before the storefront even opened its doors. “They declared Vermillion Day tied to the university, and we made an award that they presented at halftime during the basketball game,” Foley said. “Our doors weren’t even open yet, and they were standing here knocking, saying we need this.” Wilking said they also created merchandise, such as hats, mugs and sunglasses, for Sorority and Fraternity Life. Laura Anderton, sorority and fraternity Life director, said Think Thread and Ink was easy to work with because of its convenient location downtown and because they were able to give their products a personal touch. “What we really enjoyed about Think Thread & Ink was that they were so local,” Anderton said. “We have used other national organizations before… but there’s just something about being able to pop downtown and say I don’t know if that looks quite right and seeing if what we were making was working well.” Think Thread and Ink provide organizations the opportunity to use an online link to collect orders and payments. “We can set up all of the apparel, we photograph it, we do mock-ups, and then that pre-order system allows groups to make their purchases,” Wilking said. “It doesn’t leave one person responsible for all of that... it makes it a lot easier for those shoppers.
Student opportunities Foley said Think Thread and Ink has promoted its services to USD students through campus leaders.
Student Code of Conduct and Human Rights Complaint Policy were in accordance with Betsy DeVos’s interim guidance; both policies SDBOR 3:4 and 1:18 respectively, were revised in December of 2017,” Dodge wrote in an email to The Volante. “The revisions were linguistic rather than procedural, e.g., the preponderance standard has always been used to determine responsibility for policy violations and that has not changed.” The department of education’s proposal would still preserve much of Title IX, but will go beyond guidance and recommendation to codify how it defines sexual harassment in schools nationwide and the steps institutions are legally required to take to address it. The rules have the potential to change before they are formally published. Follow with The Volante for more updates as policies are set in place and as USD adapts. Elk did in years past and getting student feedback. She hosted a “Surveys and Sweets” event during the first week of classes to get student perspective on what events they wanted to see within the Native American Cultural Center. “Our programming is culturally-based, some of our programming is academic support, a lot of our programming is collaborative with other offices across campus to make sure that the students are served with a holistic approach,” she said. “I’m always passionate about working with students and making sure they have the best experience while they’re in school.” Alyssa Fothergill, junior general studies major and a member of the ICARE programming committee, said she’s had a good impression of Cummings since she asked her to be the faculty advisor for PAVE (promoting awareness, victim empowerment). “I love her ideas and her passion,” Fothergill said. “I think she is going to have such a good fit in her new position, and her passion is going to carry into that.”
“We’ve done a promotional piece to all the sorority/fraternity leaders, the business school, all the coaches, all the assistant coaches and all the equipment people, and we’ve done that a couple of times just to make sure that they know we’re here,” he said. “As people come in, then it kind of goes back, and then the next (customer) comes in.” Foley also said they would be willing to hire students who have an interest and passion for the work Think Thread and Ink does. “It’s not just a job, we take a lot of pride in detail and getting things perfect,” Foley said. “We’re hiring; we just have to find the right people.” Wilking said students should drop by to see the new store to see the merchandise and to get an idea of how the products are created. “Anybody’s welcome to come check it out,” she said. “If you ever want to see how something is made, come on back. We love showing off.”
A local touch Wilking said because Think Thread and Ink is a local business, it is important to both her and Foley that their products are high quality. “This isn’t mass production made overseas, Matt and I are creating almost everything that leaves this door... it’s our heart and soul,” she said. “Anybody who’s gotten to know us will figure out pretty quickly that we are extremely passionate; we’re extremely creative and we take great pride in our work.” Anderton said it is important to her to support local businesses. “When we shop local, the taxes and the income from that order gets to go directly back into our Vermillion community,” Anderton said. “Besides just having that local touch of being able to talk to DeeDee and her team down there, we also know that the money is staying here.” She also said Sorority and Fraternity Life plans to continue to use Think Thread and Ink in the future, and she hopes other students and campus organizations are able to as well. “I think they’re a wonderful asset to the town and a wonderful thing for us to be able to utilize,” Anderton said. “I really hope that student organizations will utilize them.”
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TORI HARWELL is a junior majoring in English.
Every job has its ups and downs, and, while everyone insists that retail is hell on earth, a retail job is not always the worst thing in the world. I won’t lie: I work at a pretty well-known retail store, and I love it, but there are definitely some downsides. I’ve worked at my current job for three years now, and have since learned to compartmentalize rude comments and get over it, but am I supposed to put up with a customer’s abuse because I wear a name tag? Next time you’re considering lashing out at your friendly neighborhood minimum wage worker, here are some reasons you should be nicer to retail employees. Submitted photo I The Volante
1BlueString is a cause established to raise awareness about sexual assault against boys and men.
Editorial: The reason 1BlueString is necessary We live in a very interesting time. A talkative time. In the past, subjects like sexual assault or workplace harassment were casually swept under the rug. Ignored. Victims and their stories were left untold and unheard and those who were responsible for their mistreatment were able to walk free – totally unscathed. It used to be a world with a motto of “boys will be boys.” In recent months, news stories exposing Hollywood bigshots like Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby or Matt Lauer have surfaced and, for what seems like the first time, victims are being heard. They’re being believed. While progress still needs to be made, the stigma that once followed victims around is slowly but surely being dismantled with help from movements like #TimesUp and #MeToo. However, while the stereotype of sexual assault casts women as the victims and men as the abusers, sexual assault is not a gendered crime. What is being done on a campus level to raise awareness about movements like this? What is USD doing
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to help bring a voice to the voiceless? This year, USD is hosting its first music festival called 1BlueString which is centered around raising awareness about sexual assault. According to 1BlueString’s website, 1 in 6 men fall victim to sexual assault. The artists performing at the festival all share the belief that sexual assault toward men needs to be treated as seriously as it is – which sounds ridiculous to have to think. Yet when a majority upholds a stigma against the very notion of sex crimes against men it suddenly seems necessary to keep the following in mind: boys and men can be sexually used and abused. A belief that a man is less because he is a survivor of sexual assault is being dismantled slowly but surely and with an event such as this,
focused on raising awareness about sexual assault on men, it seems like only a matter of time before these prejudices against male victims disappear entirely. The lineup of acts performing all hold the ideals that sex crimes against men are legitimate and need to be viewed as seriously as sex crimes against women. Performing at the festival beginning Friday will be Marcus Destin, a sophomore at USD, performing original raps. Her Grace, a cover artist out of Sioux City. Bluff Ridge Band, a group of police officers and professors from Vermillion. Would You Kindly, a student pop-punk band. Beard, a band of USD professors and Spleen Diva, a one-man neofolk operation run by Brendan Gayken. Events like this prove that these movements are really working. Conversations are finally being had.
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We do a lot of work for little pay. Believe it or not, retail employees really do a lot of work for very little pay. Of course, every person’s experience is different, but a typical day for me included standing at a register for eight hours or more, while also making displays for the sales floor, cleaning up customer’s messes, putting things into topstock and completely re-pricing items that have gone on sale. While this may seem like a very simple job -- and some days it is, on busy days when the line of customers goes around the store, it is stressful to do anything besides stand at the register all day. We deal with irate customers all day. I am not exaggerating at all when I say that some days, it feels like every person in the world is having their
worst day ever. Trust me when I say this: being the person to tell a customer that something that they want is out of stock is my own personal hell. I, of course, couldn’t write this without mentioning the coupon ninja customers! I have literally seen my managers be physically and verbally assaulted on numerous occasions because of things that are out of our control at a store level. Of course, we are trained to be able to deal with these types of customers in the best “retail way,” but the point is: we shouldn’t have to deal with it in the first place. We don’t make the merchandise you buy. I can’t put into words how many times I have had a customer yell at me for something that was not manufactured correctly, or something that broke. No one who is working in the store is making your vacuum. The reality is that we don’t make the products, we just sell them! We are human beings! Enough said. This shouldn’t have to be explained. While working retail can be extremely difficult, it honestly has taught me some of the best lessons. I have learned patience, compassion, the customer is almost always wrong, and, most importantly, how to pretend like I’m not about to blow a fuse after a particularly bad interaction. If the world was a righteous place, everyone would have to work a retail job at least once in their life. Maybe their experience would change their attitude towards retail and customer service employees.
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While this may seem like a very simple job - and some days it is, on busy days when the line of customers goes around the store, it is stressful to do anything besides stand at the register all day.
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Here you’ll find the weirdest, funniest and stupidest things we’ve heard during the week. Context is for suckers.
“Yeah... she might have to move to Burgers Hall.” — North Complex
“Jurassic Russia. We could star in it!” — Al Neuharth Media Center
“I drink every week so you can’t change my mind. Every week is D-Days for Greek life!” —Arts & Sciences
“ICE? The police force? The only ICE I know is an iced caramel macchiato.” — Muenster University Center
“He knows I’m an alcholic, I think.” — ID Weeks Library
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Apple: Innovation or gimmick? NICKOLAS ZEIMET is a senior majoring in media & journalism It’s an autumnal tradition unlike any other. Last year around this time, we were treated to the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus as well as the iPhone X with face recognition technology. Last Wednesday the world was introduced to the iPhone XS and the iPhone XR. Now as someone who loves everything Apple does it is hard for me to deny my excitement. One of the best parts of September is the unveiling of new Apple products, it’s like Christmas for the tech-savvy – but just like last year and the year before I’m left wondering the same question my mother asked me right after I purchased my iPhone 8. What’s so special about this new batch of iPhones? That’s a good question. A valid question, and besides the argument of “this iPhone has a really highquality camera,” I’m left drawing a blank as to what could possibly be so much different with these new iPhones.
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Yes, the iPhone XR comes in a number of pretty colors. And yes, the fact that I can get a red iPhone so that I don’t have to buy a red iPhone case does seem like a perfectly reasonable reason to buy the new technology. To be perfectly frank it doesn’t really matter. I think I can speak for a number of people when I say that the biggest draw to the new iPhone is the fact that, well, it’s new. My iPhone 8 is great. Apple has seamlessly perfected the touch ID making unlocking my phone so painfully easy that I can barely believe it. And the camera? It’s a beautiful 12 megapixels – and no I have no idea what that means. All I know is that it’s supposed to be good. And what does my lack of knowledge on the new phones and the phone that I have currently and have had in the past say? Some may say that I’m a product of my generation and that I’m so easily buffaloed by the concept of “new” that it doesn’t really matter what Apple does or doesn’t improve with their new phone models, it just matters that it’s new. Truthfully? I have to agree. Am I proud that Apple could slap a “new”
sticker on an iPhone 4 and market it as the iPhone XX and I would want to buy it? No. But I would anyway. According to an article from AndroidPub in 2017, a whopping 87 percent of smartphones being used were Androids and only 14 percent were iPhones. I’m sure that I’m not the only iPhone user who finds it staggering that so many people in the world are using Androids. The very sight of a green text bubble in my iMessages makes a chill run down my spine – but does this mean that, perhaps, Android is doing something right? The same article from AndroidPub reports that in terms of user interface iOS was the preferred operating system with Android following closely in second place. So does this mean that, perhaps, Apple is doing something right? Personally speaking, Android could offer me a lifetime of free devices and I would still always choose Apple. Maybe I’m pretentious, maybe I’m the disgusting millennial that all baby boomers hate. Either way, it’s Apple for me and I can’t wait to be the proud owner of the exact same product for years and years to come.
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The importance of diversity in children’s media MICCI ABBOTT is a senior majoring in sports media & marketing.
culture children to grow to be open-minded, accepting adults who are responsive to people who are different from them. For the kids being told they are different, diverse media allows them to see people similar to themselves represented in a way separate from their supposed otherness. In late 2017, Mattel and the United Nations announced a plan to tackle this issue with a partnership designed to increase gender and ethnic diversity in children’s television. Almost a year later, on Sept. 7, their collaboration found its way to screens across the world with the release of ‘Big World! Big Adventures!’, a Thomas the Tank Engine movie in which Thomas is introduced to a train named Nia. Nia – Swahili for purpose – is a Kenyan tank engine painted with a traditional Kente pattern. She is a series regular on Thomas & Friends as of season 22, which began airing in the US on Sept. 17. The importance of the ethnic diversity that Nia brings to this popular children’s show cannot be overstated. However, NRA spokesperson Dana Loesch’s hot take during her NRA TV show ‘Relentless’ proves that not everyone sees this importance. In the broadcast, Loesch discusses how she does
With the success of movies such as “Black Panther” and “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before,” it is clear that the importance of diversity is slowly making its way to the forefront of the pop culture narrative. However, we can all easily remember when this representation was not as readily available. Even with what we have now, there is still progress that needs to be made. As adults, we have the platform to demand that progress. Children, however, simply have to accept what they are given access to. That is why it is our job to demand intentional diversity in children’s media. Studies on the matter show that a lack of representation can cause lower levels of self-esteem and a lack of self-importance in children. It has also been proven that the only kids who experience elevated levels of self-confidence from watching television are white males. Other children simply feel invisible. This problem is not just for parents and production companies, but for us all. Exposure to diverse content at a young age allows majority
not see the need for an ethnically diverse train. She then shares an image depicting the Thomas & Friends cast clothed in Klu Klux Klan-style robes while riding on burning train tracks. This violent image in response to the notion of diversity in a children’s television show demonstrates that we are not all on the same page when it comes to representative media. Instead of finding this discouraging, it needs to motivate us to fight harder. This fight looks different for each of us, but starting local is always best. Reach out to your elected officials and emphasize the importance of diversity in regard to early childhood education and public broadcasting. Go to your local school board meeting and stress the need for diverse content in the classroom. If you are a member of a minority culture, share your story and embrace the opportunity to be the diversity kids need to see. Children have no concept of deserving better because they only know what is handed to them. We have to be the ones responsible for combatting these racist extremes and providing the diverse, uplifting content kids deserve.
Media can help to shine a different light on mental illness JOE VITO MOUBRY is a junior majoring in studio art.
The topic of mental health and illness is one of the hardest things to navigate in today’s culture because it’s still a taboo topic to talk about. This is somewhat problematic for a college student because according to the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health website, 11.9 percent of college students are impacted by an anxiety disorder. The median age of onset of obsessivecompulsive disorder is 19 and the median age
for generalized anxiety disorder is 20. And according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), suicide is the third leading cause of death for people between the ages of 10 and 24 years-old. This is why discussions revolving around mental illness can be beneficial for college students. Yet, with stigma revolving mental illness, discussions or conversations can be intimidating to start. Yet, one of the easiest ways for this stigma to be removed is how conversations about mental illness are portrayed in TV shows and movies. A prime example came from the hit NBC show “This Is Us” episode “Jack
Pearson’s Son.” In this season one episode, the show depicts what a real panic attack looks like, according to Dr. James Murrough. Dr. Murrough, an assistant professor of psychiatry and neuroscience at Mount Sinai Hospital, explains how the experience that Randall had in “This Is Us” is a rather accurate portrayal. The signs, according to him in a post on The Mighty’s website, can include feeling like you’re dying or losing your mind, blurring of vision, and feeling disconnected from one’s body. However, the post on The Mighty’s website did point out what was problematic with the portrayal of the scene is
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how unrealistic it was that Randall’s brother dropped everything to help him during the panic attack. And in college, it might be uncomfortable to even address the topic of mental illness or health. Yet seeing how characters in “This Is Us” could possibly have encouraged Randall to seek help from a professional within the mental health field and then continue being supportive of Randall seeking help. How a show such as “This Is Us” is truly helpful to people who experience mental health issues is by providing a way to discuss how their mental illness impacts them.
It’s become easier to understand the topic of mental health. Even contemporary authors have found ways to illustrate what their experience with mental illness is like: JK Rowling has stated several times that Dementors in her “Harry Potter” series is a representation of her depression. The rise of mental health and mental illness being portrayed in several different mediums, it’s become easier to understand the topic of mental health with friends or roommates while in college. The challenge is
knowing how to approach the topic. This is where literature, TV and film can help out. Seeing conversations in how characters attempt to talk about receiving help for a mental illness can possibly give people a way to know how to have a conversation in real life. If anything, literature and film can create a way for friends and family members to create conversations amongst themselves about mental health topics.
ABC’s The Bachelor is about love, not about sex HANNAH HERNES is a sophomore majoring in strategic communication. I’m not ashamed to say that I spent a good amount of my energy over the summer watching, researching, and admittedly obsessing over ABC’s smash hit reality dating show, “The Bachelorette.” Season 14 followed Minnesota native Becca Kufrin. America got to watch her love story unfold over the course of 10 weeks, and it ended with a “YES!” when the winner, Garrett Yrigoyen, got down on one knee and asked her for her
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hand in marriage. After that chapter ended, we all couldn’t help but wonder, who the next “Bachelor” would be. A few weeks ago, it was announced on “Good Morning America” that Colton Underwood would be the next front man in the television franchise. Underwood made it to the final four on Kufrin’s season, and did not receive a rose to continue on in the competition for her heart after he took Kufrin home to meet his family. Lucky for him, he was given a second chance when he appeared on “Bachelor in Paradise,” but, sadly, he wasn’t able to find love there, either. In week seven of
No speculations should be made about what will happen, and we should just be happy for Colton on his way to finding love. Kufrin’s season, at the end of their one-on-one date, Colton revealed to Becca that he was a virgin, and waiting for the right person. He also admitted to it being very hard for him to talk about, with him being a former NFL football player, and the stigma associated with it. She was appreciative of his openness, and the conversation about that
part of his life ended there. After that episode aired and he was granted “Bachelor” status, the state of his virginity quickly made headlines. Speculations were formed, and that part of his personal life became associated with his public image. I understand that it was broadcast to millions of people, so everyone has a right to know, but we shouldn’t talk about
it. It’s honestly no big deal. It’s part of his belief system, and ultimately, his business. Continuing on, when the fantasy overnight dates come, I hope he doesn’t feel pressure, as those are designed for couples to ‘take things to the next level’. No speculations should be made about what will happen, and we should just be happy for Colton as he makes connections and is on his way to finding love. I’m so tired of seeing things like ‘Colton Underwood the Virgin is our Next Bachelor’, or ‘former NFL Football Player and virgin Colton Was Announced Bachelor’.
My point here is this: His virginity is not who he is, it doesn’t define him, and again, it is his business what choices he makes in regards to this very personal matter. When his season airs on Jan. 7, it will be interesting to see how he takes on the role of being the main man. The bachelor. Personally, I’m excited to see where this journey takes him, what he discovers about himself, the world, and other people. I’m rooting for you Colton, as you attempt to find your person. Here’s to him having better luck in love the third time around.
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Nancy Chi Cantalupo. an assistant professor at Barry University School of Law, spoke about due process and sexual assault at the USD Law School Constitution Day event.
USD’s law school celebrated Constitution Day by inviting Nancy Chi Cantalupo, an assistant professor of law from Barry University, to lecture about due process and civil rights laws on the issue of sexual assault. More than 60 students, faculty and community members attended the lecture in the law school courtroom on Monday afternoon. Tiffany Graham, the law school’s associate dean of academic affairs, said the law school hosts a speaker for Constitution Day every year. Previous topics have included LGBT+ issues and executive power. “Under federal law, any institution that receives federal funds has to honor Constitution Day, and so the law school is responsible to take the lead in terms of celebrating this particular event,” Graham said. This year’s topic was gender violence and sexual assault, and why it should be looked at from a civil rights law perspective instead of a criminal law one. Graham was in charge of selecting this year’s speaker and inviting her to the event. Graham said she chose Cantalupo because of her different outlook on the issue of sexual assault and the campus’ interest in the topic. “I like how she was thinking about this question in a really paradigm shifted way, where it is so common to think about sexual assault in these investigations in a criminal context,” Graham said.”But she’s saying no, let’s think about it more so from the civil rights perspective. I thought it was an interesting opportunity for students and the community at large to hear about those different approaches and to try to work out for themselves what they thought.” Cantalupo said the topic of civil rights law versus criminal law in relation to sexual assault is relevant to students because of current events. “It’s important because sexual violence is everywhere, it’s always been everywhere, but we feel even more like it’s everywhere these days because of Me Too, and because of the Title IX civil rights movement that’s been operating on college campuses since at least 2013,” Cantalupo said. “Now, politicians are being affected, and politicians are being ‘Me too-ed.’ Judge Kavanaugh, who’s being nominat-
ed to the Supreme Court right now, is now being accused of having sexually assaulting someone when he was a high school student, so I think it’s relevant for all of those reasons.” Krista Honomichl, a junior criminal justice and political science major, was an attendee at the lecture. She said the lecture opened her eyes to the differences in due process depending on criminal law or civil law. “The topic of sexual harassment or sexual assault on campus brings in a lot of emotions, people get very emotional to it,” Honomichl said. “So then to step back and look at it more from the legal or civil process, and to understand it that way is really important for us to get outside of our emotions and actually understand how the process works.” Marcus Ireland, a senior criminal justice, political science, and philosophy triple major, said this topic is relevant because of recent events on campus. “I think it’s always nice when we get a speaker who comes in and actually speaks on a topic that’s pretty saliant on our campus,” he said. “We’ve been dealing with some issues that revolve around sexual misconduct and sexual assault the last two years, and so being able to hear from somebody who is actually educated on this type of topic, in a different way than what we are normally are thinking about… I think that’s good because it opens our perspective to recognizing what has to happen in certain ways.” Ireland said the speaker helped clarify why the recent campus sexual assault case had the verdict that it did. “Especially since the recent case that decided he was not guilty, and a lot of people were upset about it, but that just goes to show that the criminal justice system is not set up to benefit the victims or the survivors,” Ireland said. “It’s set up to benefit the community and the defendant.”
SGA expresses concerns about MUC hours Sara Cappiello
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Doug Wagner, director of the Muenster University Center (MUC) and Student Programming made an appearance at the Student Government Association’s (SGA) weekly meeting Tuesday night to discuss the new MUC hours. Starting at the beginning of this semester, the MUC cutback its hours and now closes at midnight. Wagner offered SGA clarifications on the new hours of the MUC and answered questions from the Senate. Their questions and concerns included whether this would be temporary, the finances of keeping the MUC open later and if the hours would be considered around finals week. Wagner informed SGA that the average number of students in the MUC after midnight is eight students, roughly costing $64 dollars for the MUC to be open until 2 a.m. He also explained that the MUC hours would be adjusted during finals week to accommodate study schedules. Wagner said he realized students have concerns but that they could come ask any questions at any point. “I live my life as an open book, so if you want to sit down with me I can show you the 90 pages of data I have,” Wagner said. “Stop by, let’s have a conversation. I think transparency is a core value for the MUC office.” Josh Sorbe, SGA president and junior economics and political science double major, said he appreciated Wagner’s information. “I think Doug Wagner did a great job tonight presenting the statistics behind the MUC hours decision,” Sorbe said. “Next week, we’ll be inviting the dean of the library to discuss the library hours as
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Amanda Duxbury, a family medicine physician at Sanford Vermillion, said that the symptoms the virus carries can go unnoticed. “Eight out of 10 people that get infected with West Nile won’t have any symptoms as well,” Duxbury said. “So it’s actually less common to have symptoms they can be as mild as cold-like symptoms- so congestion, cough, headache, body aches and only the more severe cases are gonna have the headaches and fevers.” Duxbury said that she has not seen
well. From what I understood, the opinion definitely swayed toward understanding the administration’s position.” Based on the data from Wagner, the Senate decided to continue discussing Senate Resolution #6 next week. This resolution proposes that SGA members serving on the General Activity Fund (GAF) committee refuse funds to the MUC until they can explain why the change in hours is in the student body’s best interest. “Just because these are changes we made based on data given what time of day, we may reevaluate it after a year,” Wagner said. “We’re always in a period of reevaluation. If the data states we go in a different direction, we will do so.” Madison Green, SGA vice president and senior English and criminal justice double major, said she thought Wagner’s explanation helped students to understand why the MUC hours changed. “I think a lot of the confusion was a reaction and not a lot of people knowing fully why the administration chose to do this,” Green said. “A lot of the confusion had to do with the library hours changing.” The senate also discussed Senate Bill #76, regarding changing the dates of the elections, which they will revisit next week. “I think the purpose behind the bill is that we have this beautiful facility where we’re live streaming meetings we want to make it as exciting as possible for the new executive candidates,” Sorbe said. “The part I appreciated the most was requiring the executives to give a winning speech. It puts the face to the name so I think that’d be really exciting for them to address the student body as a whole.”
many patients come into Sanford Vermillion worried about the West Nile virus. Precautions should also be taken by individuals to keep safe, Duxbury said. Precautions should also be taken by individuals to keep safe, Duxbury said. “West Nile we know is transmitted by mosquitos so the most important thing we could do is trying to limit our exposure to mosquitos and then also try and limit mosquito breeding,” Duxbury said. “Personally making sure that when you are outdoors that you are applying bug spray... and if you can, wearing long sleeves, keeping areas covered as much as you can as well.”
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Doug Wagner, Muenster University Center director, discusses student concerns about the changes to the MUC hours of operations at the weekly SGA meeting.
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USD to host first music festival Sara Cappiello
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Last year’s spring production of ‘Cabaret’ was one of several productions that gave more roles to women in the theater department.
Student Theater Cooperative pushes for diverse productions Nick Nelson
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The Student Theatre Cooperative (STC) at USD’s theatre department and the Diversity in Media & Entertainment Organization (DiME) are working together to create an atmosphere of diversity and inclusiveness in the department. Following problems with a lack of female roles in the past, the two student organizations hope to address the issue of diversity. This issue is becoming relevant in campuses across the country. In recent years, the gender imbalance in USD’s theatre productions has garnered attention around campus. STC, a student group dedicated to getting students involved in the dramatic arts, has decided to tackle the issue head-on in this cooperation with DiME. Micci Abbott, senior sports marketing & media major, opinion columnist for The Volante and president of DiME, founded DiME in the fall semester of 2017 to promote diversity in the student media and theatre departments in USD’s campus. Abbott said that she sees STC as trying to shine a spotlight on the issue. “I’ve attended STC meetings and events since I started at USD and it’s clear that the organization is dedicated to making the theatre exactly what it’s supposed to be: a place for everyone,” Abbott said. STC secretary Isaac Otterman said he’s optimistic about potential
upcoming projects with DiME. “I hope that both the STC and the theater department can help them pursue their goal,” he said. According to a 2017 Volante interview with Raimondo Genna, chair of theatre, between 2011 and 2017, 54 percent of lead roles were played by men, while only 38 percent of lead roles were played by women with 66 percent of the entire theatre department made up of women. Abbott said her initial idea when DiME first started collaborating with STC was to find a production reflective of the gender makeup of the department. “One of my main goals was to be able to sponsor a show for STC that had role opportunities reflective of the demographics of the theatre department. Equal opportunities for all students to express themselves and connect to roles is how we ensure each theatre student gets the most out of their education.” Otterman said some of the theatre department’s upcoming productions will showcase a majority of women in the cast. “‘These Shining Lives,” which is being rehearsed right now has a cast of four women and two men, there are more women in the department and there are more roles for women,” Otterman said. Jackson Whitaker, a junior musical theatre major, said having a more diverse cast and productions that feature a diverse cast, is very important moving into the future.
“It’s something that’s long overdue…I think that we’re taking steps, but there are so many changes that need to be made to create a more diverse theatre experience,” Whitaker said. STC’s purpose is to help individual students with their acting and performing abilities, but according to Otterman, it also serves as a vehicle for creative expression and exploring new opportunities in the performing arts. He also said it’s a way for students to express their opinions and concerns on any topic, including diversity. Otterman said that projects with DiME are in the works and he hopes the theatre department, along with the two organizations, can add their voice to this very controversial issue. “I think that STC and the theatre department, along with the help of DiME has the potential to create more opportunities, and I hope to see the fruits of those ideas come hopefully before the end of the year,” Otterman said. With more attention focused on gender inclusiveness and diversity on a national level, Whitaker said that it’s important to keep these issues in mind, not only for the theatre but to all people who are politically active. “We have, over the next two years, a chance to make our voices heard about the problems this country faces with diversity, and I think the theater plays a big role in that,” Whitaker said.
1BlueString is not only the first music festival to be held at USD, but it’s also the first one centered around sexual assault awareness. While musicians will be performing, raising awareness for male sexual assault victims will be taking center stage. Bridget Diamond-Welch, assistant professor of political science and criminal justice and director of ICARE said she came across the idea of 1BlueString a couple years ago. “I was really intrigued with the idea of having a music festival that spread awareness that sexual assault doesn’t have a gender or sexuality,” Diamond-Welch said. “Anyone can be a survivor of sexual assault. The reason why I liked 1BlueString is because you have guitars swap out one string for a blue string that stands for the one in six men who will be sexually assaulted in their lifetimes.” In addition to music, there will be several speakers between the sets to address sexual assault and the importance of awareness. “I knew that a lot of the focus would be on women when we started this event, so I was really interested in focusing more on men in sexual assault,” Diamond-Welch said. “On top of that, I really like that idea that you switch a string out as you play music with your band. To me, that really symbolizes how something beautiful can come out of trauma if you have the support and encouragement of those around you.” President Sheila Gestring will open the festival and the bands and speakers will follow. The Student Counseling Center, Vermillion Police Department, Title IX, and Domestic Violence Services will be giving talks throughout the festival. 1BlueString is sponsored by USD Housing, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, ICARE, and the departments of arts and sciences and political science. The acts that will be featured are Marcus Destin, Her Grace, Bluff Ridge Band, Would You Kindly?, Beard, The High Howlers, Spleen Diva, and Humbletown.
Marcus Destin
Marcus Destin, sophomore communications major will kick off 1BlueString on Friday with his original rap stylings. Four years ago, Destin started writing poetry and decided to experiment with rap. He invested in his own equipment and decided to share his original music with others. “I had already done poetry and then I put it on a beat
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1BlueString supports the one in six men who are survivors of sexual assault (above). and a lot of people liked it, so I just tried my hand at rapping,” Destin said. “I invested in myself and my equipment and did it whenever I had the chance.” As the opener for 1BlueString, Destin said he is excited to set the tone for the entire festival. “The cause is phenomenal,” Destin said. “I think it’s something that’s talked about as frequently, not putting down anybody of any gender identity that’s been sexually assaulted. This is a dope way to acknowledge that this is something that’s as important as anything else.”
Her Grace
Grace Claeys is a music teacher from Sioux City who is just beginning her journey as a solo singer. As of last summer, performing alone has been something entirely new for her. Claeys performs covers and some original music, with an indie-pop flair. She plays the piano, guitar, ukulele and the bass. “I have a looper, so what that does is give me the ability to play multiple instruments at the same time and have a fuller sound like a band, but normally it’s just me on stage,” Claeys said. “It’s a big learning experience. Having to cope and figure out how to do things completely by myself has been a process because I’ve never done it before.” Claeys is preparing to release her first EP this fall and said she has enjoyed discovering her own sound through all the instruments she plays. As a fairly new solo singer, Claeys said she is excited to play at 1BlueString. “The movement with sexual awareness is something I want to be a part of,” Claeys said. “I was more than excited to be a part of this. I think it’s wonderful See STRING, Page B2
Music program embraces Brazilian culture Lauren Soulek
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One piano performance professor and her graduate students are working to bring the culture of their home country to the University of South Dakota. Alessandra Feris, an assistant piano professor, and her three graduate students are all from Brazil. She said she knew them before they decided to come to USD to fulfill their graduate degrees in piano performance. “I did lots of concerts and teaching in Brazil,” Feris said. “I visited their schools a few years ago, so I met them before. They didn’t come here by chance, I basically said ‘Hey, you, come to USD!’ They’re terrific pianists and I care about bringing wellqualified students here so they’re not here because they’re Brazilians, but because they are very good.” Each of the graduate students said they have a strong love for piano performance. Pedro Medeiros, from Florianopolis, Brazil, said he started playing piano after taking keyboard lessons. “I watched a specific channel in Brazil that broadcasts piano concerts and orchestras, I thought, ‘Oh, it’s really similar, so I want to play piano in the performance way,’” Medeiros said. “So then in high school, I decided to do the piano degree
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Alessandra Feris, an assistant piano professor, meets with her three Brazilian graduate students in Colton Recital Hall Monday evening. in Brazil.” Anna Oliveira, from Brasilia, Brazil, said she has been interested in playing the piano since a young age. “For me, it’s since I was seven years I started to take piano lessons, but my mom and my uncle they played piano as well,” Oliveira said. “At home, I had always music and they encouraged me a lot to always play. When I was in high school I decided I was going to do piano
performance for college.” As for Hadassa Pacheco, also from Brasilia, Brazil, she said she didn’t get interested in piano performance until she started teaching piano. She is studying piano pedagogy, as well as piano performance. “I actually wanted to do med school when I was in high school, I didn’t want to do music school, but my mom wouldn’t let me,” Pacheco said. “We have a technical school in Brazil and
I didn’t have time to study two. In Brazil you have to take an exam to get in college so I said, ‘Okay, I’m going to do music.’ I started to work with kids and I fell in love with the piano. I’m doing my masters in piano performance because I want to learn more about performance so I can teach better.” Feris said deciding to study piano performance is not an easy decision to make. “That involves a life of
dedication, so being a musician requires so much,” she said. “You give up so much. You don’t have weekends, you don’t have much of a personal life because you have to practice so many hours a day, just like being an athlete. We have to train and train and train and that comes along with lots of sacrifice. So it must be really a huge inner passion inside one to make you decided to do something like that, because that’s major.” On top of being dedicated to their studies, Feris said being an international student isn’t easy either. “This is really scary, actually, so I do my best to accommodate them as much as I can until they can manage to be on their feet,” she said. “By the time they’re there, I let them go because they need to find their own way of doing things. It’s important to have someone who will actually help along the way because this is not easy.” Her graduate students, however, said having Feris as their mentor has really helped them with their transition. Oliveira said the helpfulness goes beyond just being from the same country. “Her experience is very helpful in many ways,” Oliveira said. “Not just because she’s Brazilian, she knows how it is to See PIANO, Page B2
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Bluff Ridge Band
Bluff Ridge Band is a Vermillion-based band that has been around for about six years. Made up of police officers and professors, Bluff Ridge Band is a four-person band with tastes from American folk music to classic rock. Chad Passick, Vermillion police captain, is the acoustic guitar player of Bluff Ridge Band and said he is looking forward to being a part of 1BlueString. “Once we heard what it about the 1BlueString cause, we were in,” Passick said. “We never gave it a second thought. It’s a great opportunity for us to work together with a number of other musicians to bring awareness to the issue of sexual violence and to support its victims.” Along with Passick, Kyle Brouwer is the lead guitarist, Tommy Craig plays the drums and Chuck Schwartz plays the bass. They have varied music influences and enjoy blending together anything from outlaw country to Americana. Passick said he and the members of Bluff Ridge Band are eager to get onstage and connect with the audience at 1BlueString. “The best part of performing is the unique opportunity to reach people through music,” Passick. “There’s nothing better than hitting all the notes right, and feeling it come back at you in the form of energy from your audience.”
Would You Kindly?
As a student band, Would You Kindly is a little over two years old and a
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Would You Kindly? is a Sioux City band set to play at 1BlueString Friday. blend of many different styles, ranging from poppunk to jazz. Would You Kindly is made up of four members, Hunter Milner on vocals, Andy Copple on guitar, Elijah Carrier on bass and keyboard, and Jakob Dirks on the drums. Hunter Milner said he’s known his band members since high school and always enjoys performing with them. “We all have our different influences that we bring to the table, ranging from pop to metal, jazz, and even a bit of indie,” Milner said. “A lot of people call us poppunk, or just alt-rock. We don’t really have a particular genre we stick by. Some of our songs are heavy, some songs are on the poppy side, we kind of just stick to what sounds good to us.” The members of Would You Kindly heard about 1BlueString on the USD campus and said they were eager to be a part of it. Bass and keyboard player Elijah Carrier said he is excited to perform at the festival with the other members of Would You Kindly. “We think very highly of the cause as we ourselves know people we have been taken advantage
of, and we think that it’s something people should be more aware of,” Carrier said. “If we can be a part of spreading the awareness, we’re incredibly happy.”
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Her Grace is a live-looping indie pop musician from Sioux City (above). Spleen Diva is Brendan Gayken, an acoustic artist and USD student (below).
Beard
Four USD professors put down the grade books and pick up their instruments to form Beard, formerly known as The Beards. Beard is an alternative-rock band made up of lead guitarist Jacob Kerby, Jeff Wesner on the drums, Joe Raiche on vocals, and bass player Amy Askew. Dr. Jacob Kerby, biology professor and guitarist for Beard, said music is an expression of creativity. “We all have jobs and families, so rather than just getting together and banging out some chords or covers, we try to use it as a creative outlet,” Kerby said. “A lot of the songs we do are about relationships and broken people and so I think it resonates with the framework of being human.” Beard has been playing together for three years and just put out their first original album last year. They also were one of 160 bands selected to perform on the Whitewall Sessions on CBS. Kerby said he loves the cause for 1BlueString
and the opportunity to perform. “We’re all older, so we have this philanthropic idea of giving back and helping causes,” Kerby said. “I’m an environmental biologist, so I have a lot of these causes that are not major things everyone kind of knows about. This fits perfectly in that. It’s not at the top of our conscience as a society and stereotypically, males tend to be quiet about things and talk about emotions. So I think it’s a cool way to bring awareness.”
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Spleen Diva is an acoustic act by Brendan Gayken from Sioux Falls,
SD. Gayken has written his own songs since he was younger and his main instrument is the guitar. Spleen Diva’s genre falls around the neofolk with influences of other artists. Gayken said when he’s writing music, he’s mostly focused on writing what sounds the most compelling. “I usually will work out a melody or string of lyrics in my head and I’ll kick it around a bunch until it’s begun to bother me too much,” Gayken said. “I like scheming, provoking reactions, and presenting my work in a way that I think will leave an impression on those who watch and listen.” When Gayken found
out about 1BlueString, he said he knew he wanted to support the cause in any way he could. “Anyone can be the victim of abuse and assault, so I think it’s important to let people out there who’ve had those experiences know that there are people who support them, will listen to them, and want to help,” Gayken said. “Even if it’s just me making dumb noises.” Humbletown and USD’s High Howlers will also be making their debut at the festival. 1BlueString will kick off Friday, Sept. 21 at 3 p.m. on the grass space east of Patterson Hall.
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Pedro Medeiros practices piano in Colton Recital Hall Monday evening.
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feel living abroad.” Feris and her students are also working on bringing the Brazilian culture to the USD campus. This Spring they will go on tour through the state that will be a part of a piano literature program. The tour will feature classical Brazilian composers. “I think this will be a good step for people at USD to know better about
classical Brazilian music,” Feris said. Last week they hosted a guest artist from Brazil and in January they will be hosting a recital featuring Latin American composers. Although Pacheco and Oliveira will be graduating in May and Medeiros will follow behind them next year, Feris said she has big plans for her continuing years at USD. “I think my major, major thing is to have a huge international piano studio at USD with students from several
different countries who are not only great pianists but students who can actually contribute to the life of the USD campus, the community, the state and the United States,” she said. Feris said that as of right now there are three other students from Brazil, two from Costa Rica, one from Greece and one from Argentina applying for the piano program at USD. “I think this exchange of cultures enriches the university so much,” she said.
The 7th annual Harlan and Rita Temple Scholarship Fundraiser 5k is this Saturday and benefits many students. Wade Robinson, graduate student for the occupational therapy program and liaison to the South Dakota Occupational Therapy Association said The Harlan and Rita Temple Scholarship Fundraiser was started by Harlan Temple. “Harlan Temple is a man that lives in Lennox and he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at a young
age. He’s a farmer, he had an insurance company (he’s very) successful,” Robinson said. “He benefitted a lot from the occupational therapy that he gone through over the course of his life, that’s why he put together this scholarship fund initially.” Robinson said he ran the 5k last year and he also obtained 29 sponsors for the event this year. Registration is $20 and can be completed online throughout the week and on Saturday morning at the Prentis Park Southern Pavilion. Funds raised go towards the Harlan and Rita Temple Scholarship Fund.
Breakfast will be provided afterward. The community should engage in this 5k Robinson said. “The program is a good cause in my opinion because it enables people to participate in meaningful activities so furthering that is beneficial I think but then also last year was the first 5k I’ve ever competed in,” Robinson said. “A 5k I think by itself sounds kind of daunting but it’s only like 3.1 miles and there are a lot of people that walk it, Harlan himself completes it in his motorized wheelchair.”
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Sara Cappiello: What are you involved in on campus? Patrick Simonsen: I am a part of the Coyote Crazies and I am Charlie, the mascot. I haven’t been Charlie yet, but I’m one of the new people on the Spirit Squad, so I’m starting before Dakota Days. SC: With midterms coming up soon, how are you planning on preparing? PS: Drinking a lot of U-Brew and making lots of flashcards. I think my ballet class is the hardest because I don’t know anything about it. I have to remember combinations so that’s going to be difficult. SC: How do you stay focused? PS: I usually try to sit down and clear my head of everything and focus on what’s really important. SC: How do you balance school work with your social life?
PS: My classes get done pretty early, so after that I do homework with friends and that’s kind of how I balance it. SC: What do you do to relieve stress? PS: I mainly just listen to music and go to a practice room. Or I just watch Netflix and hang out with friends. SC: Would you say college is more stressful or less stressful than high school? PS: It was a bit of a stretch, but also easy at the same time and I’m very comfortable with the campus and I’m doing what I like. I think it’s less stressful because in high school, you have the social pressures as well as schoolwork. But now it’s mainly just school.
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Women’s cross country takes second place at Woody Greeno Invitational
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USD Women’s Cross Country is currently ranked #4 in the NCAA’s midwest region. The team placed second at the Woody Greeno Invitational in Lincoln, Neb. on Saturday. Madilyn Sindelar
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The women’s cross country team placed second among 21 teams at Nebraska’s Woody Greeno Invitational in Lincoln, Neb. on Saturday. Defending champions of the invitational the last two years, the Coyotes ran to a 96 point second place finish, one spot behind #12 Michigan at 20 points. Senior Megan Billington was USD’s top finisher, taking 10th place in the 6,000 meters race with a time of 21:46. “For me, I don’t think the race was great, but I also don’t think it was terrible,” Billington said. “I think I kind of had a little more left at the end than I probably should have. It was a hot day so I feel like I kind of ran a little too conservative.” Following Billington, sophomore Laura Nelson and senior Madeline Huglen placed 20th and 22nd overall. Nelson clocked in at 22:08.6 and Huglen finished with a time of 22:11.5. To round out the Coyote finishers, sophomore Kelsi Kearney achieved a time of 22:26, taking 29th place. Behind Kearney, Kianna Stewart earned the last scoring spot for the Coyotes with a time of 22:29.1, at
31st place. Kearney explains how she felt running with the team and how they faced the hot weather conditions. Kearney said this meet is telling of the team’s performance level. “It was really cool to have everyone on our team running with the same goal against competition that we normally don’t see,” Kearney said. “Also seeing everyone finish the race despite the hot conditions. For the rest of the season, this meet helps us gauge where we are at as a team and what things we need to work on to give us an extra advantage for the meets to come,” Kearney said. USD remains ranked #4 in the NCAA’s midwest region behind Iowa State, Minnesota, and Oklahoma State. The South Dakota men placed 8th at the meet with a total of 239 points, while Minnesota took the meet title. In the 8,000 meter race, Senior Eldon Warner took the Coyotes top spot with a 33rd place finish at a time of 26:04.4. A fourth year runner, Warner said his mind is always set on the finish during a race. “I just try to think about how the pain will be temporary, but it will inevitably pass, and the glory will be so much more worth it the more I
struggle,” Warner said. “I usually get lost in the moment and I try not to think about how I’m feeling during the race, and more focus on getting to the end than anything else.” The next Coyote behind Warner was sophomore Kallo Arno with a time of 26:27.1, taking 48th place. Following Arno were sophomores Seth Iverson and Cole Streich who placed 73rd and 76th, respectively. Iverson’s time was 27:48.9 and Streich finished with a time of 28:06.3. Iverson explained how the team’s support helps him as an individual runner during competition. “The presence of competition is exciting and I know that once I finish I will have accomplished something few people get to experience in their lives,” Iverson said. “Going with competition, I’ve got a team that I am running for. I know that they are counting on me to perform as much as I am counting on them.” Placing fifth for the Coyote men was freshman Jacob Waymire, in 80th place with a time of 28:24.0. The Coyotes will compete again at the University of Minnesota’s Roy Griak invitational on Sept. 29.
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Sophomore Kelsi Kearney finished 29th with a time of 22:26.
Coyote tennis wins singles, places in doubles Temiloluwa Adeyemi
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USD tennis started its preseason with two singles wins, and a second and fifth place in doubles at the Drake Invitational last weekend. Freshman Habiba Aly and sophomore Nanette Nylund each won their singles competitions in the tournament. Aly secured her first two wins posting a (75, 6-0,) and (6-3, 7-6 (4)) set matches against Augustana’s Anca Rusu and Omaha’s Marie Kapelevich. Aly won her final match with a score of 6-1, 6-3 against Creighton’s Erin Epperson. Nylund defended Flight C singles, as she battled back from each first set in the semi-final and final matches. The sophomore posted wins of 6-3, 6-4 over Northern Iowa’s Vale Caro and a 6-2, 6-2 win over Augustana’s Annika Teske in first two matches. Nylund made a rebound in the semi-finals, taking the next two sets 6-1, 6-4 after dropping the first set by 2-6 to Creighton’s Meredith Benson. She posted a 1-6, 6-2, 6-2 win over Northern Iowa’s Daisy Philips in the final. Freshman Natka Kmošková posted a 1-2 mark and sophomore Jana Lazarevic finished 1-1 in Flight A singles play. Freshman Laura Janícková and senior Luana Stanciu each finished 1-1 in Flight B and C singles respectively. Nylund and Aly combined for a 1-1 mark in Flight A doubles. Stanciu and Janícková finished second place, winning their first three matches before falling in the finals to Omaha’s Behling and Kapelevich, 8-4. Simultaneously, Lazarevic and Kmošková dropped their first match before winning three in a row to claim fifth place in Flight A against Proudfoot and Caro of Northern Iowa, 8-6. Aly was pleased with her performance in the tournament. “First of all, I feel so good and excited about my performance,” Aly said. “Last year really was not my best tournament. This year, I made a better memory of the place and actually won. I played against a player from the tournament’s host and I beat her for my third time.” Though the tennis team’s regular season is in
the spring, during the fall, Aly said the team tweaks their skills and game techniques during the fall. “When you meet someone in the fall that you are going to meet again in the Spring in your conference, the (fall season) kind of guarantees having a better chance in winning,” said Aly. “For a team, we did a great job.” Head coach Brett Barnett was proud of the team’s performance over the weekend. “We ended up being dominant in singles. Habiba and Nanette both won their flights. There were three total singles flights. We won the B and C flight and played really well in the other one,” Barnett said. “Doubles-wise, it has been a big emphasis for us in practice. We played fairly well in doubles. Jana and Natka won the consolation side of the Flight A doubles bracket, and Launa and Laura made the finals and won 3-1 in Flight B doubles. All in all, our first weekend was very strong. Our final record was 19 (6).” Barnett still wants the team to improve in certain areas before their next match. “It’s a short week, we have two days to prepare,” Barnett said. “We’re going to play a lot of doubles this week in practice to make sure we try to strengthen that and for singles, we’re going to continue working on patterns, trying to be a little more offensive and making sure shot selection is good.” Barnett said the team will face challenging opponents at their next tournament at the University of Minnesota Sept. 20-23. “It is a great opportunity for us, the competition is going to be a little bit stronger but we are ready for the girls to show how good we are,” Barnett said.side; we want to make sure we’re playing clean volleyball and making changes along the way.” Coyotes compete in their red/white scrimmage Saturday western and the University of Wiscownsin-Milwaukee in the first day of the Panther Invitational. “I’m looking forward to seeing how they compete, and how they show their confidence on the floor,” Williamson said.
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Freshman Natka Kmošková went 1-2 in Flight A singles play.
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Triathlon wins first dual in program history tenary against West Alabama. Bailey Zubke Bailey.Zubke@coyotes.usd.edu USD’s dual against Black Hills State is the second dual to ever take place. USD entered its first season The top two finishers in of triathlon with a victory over the race were a pair of USD Black Hills State on Sunday at freshmen. Leah Drengenberg the Belle Fourche Reservoir. won the meet with a time of 1 According to GoYotes, USD hour, 3 minutes and 23.9 sechead coach Kyle Joplin has onds. Payton Ryz was not far played a pivotal role in getting behind, finishing the course in college triathlon on the map. 1:06:13.8. As a certified race The first three athletes to director, Joplin hosted the finish for each school count to first-ever college dual at Centhe team’s total score. Senior
Brook Benes was the third member of the USD team, crossing the line fifth in 1:10:16.8. Senior Kathleen Juffer took eighth in the race with a time of 1:18:17.3. The race was the first official triathlon for both of them, who both have experience with different USD athletic teams. The next meet for the team will be Sept. 23 at the West Regional Qualifier in Longmont, Colorado.
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Sophomore forward Madison Sullivan scored her first goal of the season during the game against Drake.
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Women’s triathlon coach Kyle Joplin as a certified race director hosted the college triathlon dual.
After slow start, does Matt Patricia stand a chance? NIKOLAS WILSON is third year student majoring in Media and Journalism.
assistants only Bill O’Brien is still a head coach in the NFL. Last week, Bill O’Brien’s Texans lost their first game this season to Belichick’s Patriots. According to Pro Football Reference, Belichick The Detroit Lions and first-year head coach Matt has the third most wins as a Patricia are 0-2 after a 48-17 head coach in NFL history loss to the New York Jest Sept. with 251 wins. One would assistants 10 and a 30-27 loss to the San think that his Francisco 49ers Sunday after- throughout the years would have learned a thing or two noon. People are already ques- from one of the best coaches tioning Patricia’s abilities of all-time. It would appear as a head coach after the that they have not. So, this raises a tough quesloss. There is a long line of people who worked under tion. If Belichick is such a New England Patriots head great coach, then why have his coach Bill Belichick and then assistants struggled so much as head coaches? failed as head coaches: One issue might be that As Colin Cowherd pointed out, Belichick’s assistants all Belichick’s strict demeanhave losing records as head or is not a perfect fit for every team, and his assistants coaches. Out of these six as might carry that demeanor with them. Reports already suggest that some players are unhappy with Matt Patricia and the coaching staff. NFL reporter Mike Garafolo said that he talked to a player’s agent and the agent predicted that the Lions would struggle in Week one against the Jets because he observed that Matt Patricia and the coaching staff were over-working their players in training camp. Garafolo also spoke with a former Patriots player and Super Bowl Leah Dusterhoft I The Volante
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champion about how the players are being treated in Detroit. “Good. They need it,” the player told Garafolo. Perhaps these issues with the Lions and Patricia are part of a larger issue, which is the issue that a culture change in the NFL takes time. The players need time to adjust. Former Patriots wide receiver Danny Amendola explained the challenges of playing for a strict coach like Belichick. “There were a lot of things I didn’t like about playing for him, but I must say, the things I didn’t like were all in regards to getting the team better, and I respected him,” Amendola said. The Patriots’ culture is unique. Bill Belichick has the reputation and the credibility in the NFL to get away with being strict. Players buy into what he tells them because they know that Belichick is a proven winner as a head coach. His assistants don’t have that level of credibility when they take on their first head coaching jobs, so their attempts to coach a team like Belichick seems to result in these issues of dissatisfied and skeptical players. While Patricia’s first game as the Lions head coach did not result in a victory, don’t write him off quite yet. New England’s defense was top ten in the NFL in points per game in all six of Patricia’s seasons as defensive coordinator, including the best defense in 2016, in which they only allowed 15.6 points per game. Patricia will find a way to improve Detroit’s defense. It’s up to the front office of the Lions to decide how patient they will be with Patricia.
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The soccer team found its first successful road trip of the season, beating Drake 1-0 in Des Moines on Thursday. The first 70 minutes of the game went without a goal until sophomore Abby Ostrem sent a pass in the direction of freshman Joana Zanin, who headed the ball toward sophomore forward Maddison Sullivan. Sullivan’s strike hit the hand of Drake goalkeeper Kelsie Stone, but carried enough backspin to roll into the goal, putting the Coyotes up 1-0. “I came in off the bench with a lot of energy, and running up on that play I knew I had a good chance at a goal,” Sullivan said. “Joana (Zanin) was in great position to set me up. I had a rush of adrenaline as I took the shot and saw the ball go through the goalie’s
The goal was Sullivan’s first of the season, and second of her career at USD. Three of the Coyote’s four shots landed on goal. Junior Taryn LaBree placed both of her shots on goal and junior Kellee Willer added a shot. Sullivan was the only Coyote to convert her shot to a goal. Drake shot thrice more after the goal but was unable to get the ball past senior goalkeeper Parker Rytz, who saved all three shots. Rytz notched five saves and her third shutout this year. She has allowed nine goals in eight games this season and is third in the Summit League for with 44 saves. The 1-0 victory pushed the Coyotes to 4-2-2 on the season, matching last seasons win total. USD has won four of their last five games and
beat Drake for the first time since 2014. The Coyotes will be on the road again Thursday, as they take on New Mexico State in Las Cruces, New Mexico. USD returns home following the game for the final non-conference match with UMKC at First Bank & Trust Soccer Complex Sunday. It is Senior Day and the kickoff for that game will be at 1 p.m. “The team’s attitude is on the rise, and the hope is to come out and win,” Sullivan said. “We have a little extra motivation playing UMKC because they beat us last year and it is our Senior Day game.” New Mexico State is 1-7 on their season and is coming of a 1-0 loss to rival New Mexico. UMKC is 7-3 overall, winning three of their last four matches. The Kangaroos will be playing South Dakota State Friday before stopping in Vermillion for Sunday’s matchup.
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JACK COKER SOPHOMORE FOOTBALL BUISNESS MAJOR CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA Austin Lammers: Which uniform smokin’ gun: blow out the sixcombination is your favorite? shooters and put them back in the holsters. Jack Coker: I think the all-white uniforms look really cool and I like AL: Could Austin Simmons throw a the feel of them. shot-put farther than you?
JC: Umm. I did not. AL: If Bob Nielson wasn’t a football coach, what do you think he would be?
JC: I don’t know what else he could AL: Do you have any sack JC: Ooh. Not a chance. be. He’s a football coach as far as it celebrations saved? goes. He’s a great leader so maybe AL: Did you do anything special he could run a big company, but he JC: I do, but coach would not be during your one day break between did everything over again he’d still pleased if I brought any of them track and football workouts? be a football coach. out. One of my favorites is the
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