Student and faculty schedules alike get busier and busier. And the same goes for President Collins, who likely is the busiest of us all.

However, Collins said he always has made students his No. 1 priority. He even is carv-ing out a time in his schedule each month to meet with The Lorian to provide an update from the best resource on campus.

Mid-terms are underway, and Fall Free Days are soon to follow. Homecoming is over, but Collins said he is still receiving praise from alumni that enjoyed the week-end’s festivities. Homecoming is one of his favorite parts of fall, and he enjoys seeing that “everyone” is outside while the campus is changing colors.

Nonetheless, the president can’t shake the recent safety concerns that have taken place in areas surrounding campus, in the larger Dubuque area. There are things, however, that are happening at Loras that are com-bating these concerns, he said.

For instance, there is a group in the Hon-

ors Program that is coordinating with local law enforce-ment, residents and city leadership to work toward crime prevention. Dean of Students Art Sun-leaf also sent out an e-mail regarding ways students can protect themselves, especially at night on the weekends.

“We’re all in this together,” Presi-dent Collins said, remarking on the coordination of the Dubuque community to work toward creat-ing a safer environment for everyone.

Another issue that has been on the tips of everyone’s tongues is the opening of the newest facility on campus: The Welcome Center that will house Einstein’s Bros. Ba-gels and the Loras Spirit Shop. Because of

construction delays and corporate train-ing requirements, the opening of the cafe portion has been de-layed, but the bagel shop should be open-ing for students and the public within the next few weeks. The spirit shop will be open later in the se-mester and will offer apparel and acces-sories similar to the bookstore’s.

There have been recent renovations made to the Science

Hall, but because of additional gifts there will be another renovation of a classroom or lab. Loras also completed fundraising for third-floor Keane, and it has received addi-tional funding for the entry of Keane Hall. Additional work on both of these projects will begin soon. There also are plans to work

on the fourth floor as well.In addition to these physical changes to

campus, there will be some within the cur-riculum as well. In the next few months, there will be both an institutional strategic plan-ning process and a curriculum review process to improve the experience on campus.

“We are going to be very transparent in these processes to keep everyone involved,” Collins said.

The review will involve collecting infor-mation from and for students and faculty in an effort to investigate which parts of the campus calendar, program, gen-ed curricu-lum and the other aspects of academics are doing well and which are in need of improve-ments.

“In terms of other things, my encour-agement would be for students to continue finding ways to support each other, both in terms of keeping focused on academics and simultaneously finding ways to come out to support friends in athletic competition, the-atre, choir, liturgies, etc.”

Look for another update from President Collins in November.

On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul visited Loras College on his Iowa Col-leges tour. The goal of the tour is to find 10,000 students to caucus for Paul on February 1, 2016. Loras College was Paul’s fifth Iowa school. Other colleges on the campaign trail include Coe, Cor-nell, University of Iowa, St. Ambrose, Upper Iowa, Wartburg, UNI, Morning-side, Buena Vista and Drake.

During his speech at Loras, he provid-ed students his ideas for the future. This included several ways to make education more affordable. He commented on how students and politicians should not be asking how to pay for college, but instead should ask, “Why is college so expensive?”

Along with his focus on education, Paul expressed his concern about the National Security Agency’s activity searching private phones. He said it’s time for his predecessors to learn from their mistakes.

He focused on various other issues within his 25-minute speech.

Many students, both supporters and critics, came out to hear the presiden-tial candidate speak about his plans and hopes for the country.

Students for Rand intern Haley O’Brien, a junior, explained her desire to be at Tuesday’s event: “Since I am able to vote this year, I decided I needed to edu-cate myself. I have learned so much just by volunteering for Students for Rand. I am just so excited to have had this op-portunity.”

“Rand Paul is a refreshing change of pace from the other Republican candi-dates,” added sophomore Brody Hooker. “The things he emphasizes are important to know and continue to remember, such as the Bill of Rights and the importance of liberty. We often forget these things during election season.”

Critics came out for similar reasons, saying that it is important to do research when such a big decision is being made. Iowa will continue to be visited by pres-idential candidates, as it already has by Donald Trump, Carly Fiorina, Bernie Sanders, Marco Rubio and, now, Rand Paul.

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‘‘in terms of other things, my encouragement would be for students to continue finding

ways to support each other, both in terms of keeping focused on academics and simultaneously

finding ways to come out to support friends in athletic competition,

theatre, choir, liturgies, etc.Jim Collins

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Accomplished broadcaster: You must refine yourself

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by julie white |staff writer

Bill Bolster, a 1967 graduate of Loras College, returned to campus on Tuesday to share his life experiences with three classes and other interested students, faculty, and staff.

He began his sessions with, “I am here to speak from my personal view rather than business.” It matters more of “who I am rather then what I am.”

Bolster said identifies strongly with Loras and that it is his life mission to give Loras the credit it deserves.

Bolster’s resume is decorated with accomplishments. He began his career by joining “the guy sitting next to him in class” to work at KDTH in Dubuque, broadcasting high school basketball and football games.

He later transferred to KWWL in Wa-terloo, and followed that up by becoming the president and general manager of WNBC-TV and later CEO of CNBC, where he helped create CNBC International.

Bolster also was inducted to the Iowa Broadcaster’s Hall of Fame this past June for his contributions to radio and televi-sion broadcasting.

When sophomore Casey Flack asked during Bolster’s discussion, “What is one thing Loras students can do to expand their Loras experience?” Bolster replied, “If this is the last stop before the real world, you should work out your person-ality and your skill-sets. You must always refine yourself.”

Bolster said he never thought college was important until he realized how it shaped him. He said he was a “C” student throughout school and even took “biology three times.”

Yet Bolster was immensely successful in personal and private life. He wishes all students would “embrace their roots” because he “believes and supports Loras.” He repeated this many times.

“Even though we are not an elite school, like Harvard and Princeton, we still make a huge impact on the world. What makes them unique is their connections in New York, which is why I come back because I wish to be a network for Loras.”

Above: Republican presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Rand Paul autographs his book for a Loras student after his speech. Paul, who is on his Iowa Colleges tour, spoke at Loras on Tuesday.

Left: Sophomore John Hedderman takes a photo with Rand Paul.

photos by broderick hooker

What are you most looking forward to this year?

For this year, I am looking forward to getting performance opportunities, getting to know my students, just getting myself used to Loras culture and getting used to really being a part of the college and preparing myself to teach long-term.

What made you decide on Loras?

It was in the part of the country I really liked. It’s still in the Midwest, so I feel like I can easily get myself assimilated with-out being wildly different with something like going down South or the West or East coasts. I knew it was a place that I could fit into the culture, and I have family nearby, so it was much better than moving out, say, to the middle of nowhere.

What is your favorite thing about Dubuque?It’s beautiful. Having lived in east central Indiana, which is 100 percent flat, the first thing that struck me is the hills and the topography, and everything else. I like how it feels like a bigger city but still has a small-town feel to a degree, so you get the best of both worlds.

What advice do you have for students taking your classes?Review things, if not every night for a few minutes, every couple of days, because information is going to be best retained if you think about it and implement it. Also, stay on time and on top of work and communicate if there is an issue. I want all of my students to be successful.

Dr. Luke Tyler

specialty: Theory and piano performance, choir accompanist.

education: B.A. in music from Hanover College, master’s from Miami University, doctorate from Ball State University.

background: Grew up in Connorsville, IN.

Family: Married and owns two cats.

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Dance Marathon hosts annual FT5K

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On Saturday, students and other mem-bers of the community began their morning in a crisp white T-shirt on Chaplain-Schmitt Island in Dubuque to participate in the third annual FT5K (5K for the kids).

Held in the fall, this run raises money for Loras College’s Dance Marathon (LCDM), the largest per-capita fundraiser on cam-pus. Proceeds from the events throughout the year are donated to the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital to help children who are fighting cancer and their families.

The pre-run celebration began with the LCDM morale captains dancing to last year’s morale dance and getting the Mira-cle Families and other participants excited for the run. After passing five color stations and being plastered with all the colors of the rainbow, 225 \runners and walkers were welcomed back to the finish line by mem-bers of the Loras College Drumline. A

ll participants completed the 5K in just over an hour. To celebrate the comple-tion of 3.1 miles, runners participated in a color war as packets of colored dust were distributed and the air was filled with mu-sic, cheers and endless amounts of color in celebration of the money raised for the kids.

LCDM would like to give a big thank-you to all the volunteers and the Loras Drum-line who dedicated their Saturday morning to this cause. Until there are no more sick kids, they will continue to run, because no kids should have to fight their battles alone.

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Speaker explains struggles with face blindness

It can be difficult to understand just how much everyday actions can influence the lives of others. What may seem like a small, irrelevant act of kindness can make a world of differences in someone else’s life. It’s nearly impossible to know exactly what someone else is going through and what words and actions can do to them.

Du It Forward week, and their events throughout the week, came just at the right time for the students at Loras: be-tween Monday, Oct. 5 and Friday, Oct. 9.

“(It) was a week full of giving”, said sophomore Nia Stompanato, who feels right at home thanks to programs like these. “Being a part of the Duhawk com-munity is something that I am so thankful for.”

Stompanato is not alone. Highlight-ed by the great events outside the Caf, Du It Forward week made every student involved feel right at home at Loras. On Monday, members of the Du It Forward committee were giving out “free smiles” to those walking by. On Tuesday, the group sponsored “how full is your bucket,” a program that had students putting acts of kindness into a bucket in exchange for an-other action which the student must then complete. Walking past, students could see the days brighten of those involved.

Wednesday brought a lot of mail to the mail room because Du It Forward had students sending letters to fellow students in an attempt to make their day. Every-one loves to get mail, and Du It Forward utilized that feeling and made it easy for students to share the love.

Finally, on Thursday, a photo booth was set up with white boards where stu-dents were encouraged to write what makes their love grow at Loras. All photos were posted on Facebook by Jina Quade, the head of the Du It Forward committee. Seeing the pictures on Facebook was yet another way that the committee shared smiles with the students of Loras College.

Du It Forward Week tried to increase the awareness of the impact that people can have on their peers through their simple actions. By having students show the people in their lives that they make their time at Loras special, Du It Forward Week put smiles on so many faces and made a bigger impact than what may be seen by the public. Being nice to others can not only make that person’s day, but it can also make the person who showed kindness feel good inside too. Du It For-ward week was a great reminder of how Duhawks should act year round and hope-fully this week will spark more kindness going forward.

by AidAn WojciehoWski |staff writer

In their first full year as an official group, Duhawkappella, a contemporary a cappella group now at Loras College, is making peo-ple smile: one birthday at a time.

“I only imagine things like this hap-pening in the movies” said Junior, Mary Phillips about her ‘birthday-gram’ experi-ence. “When they found me at work I was completely surprised. Duhawkappella has definitely put [their] God-given talents to use. They made me feel so special that I was smiling for the rest of the day.”

The “birthday-gram” that Mary received is just one example of Duhawkappella help-ing someone celebrate their birthday. The process starts with a friend of the birthday boy or girl telling Duhawkappella that there is a birthday coming up. Then, Duhawkap-pella works with the person that contacted them to find a time and place to meet the birthday person and make their day. If no time works for both parties, no worries. Du-hawkappella will send a video.

“I love doing the ‘birthday-grams” said a co-founder of Duhawkappella, Dimitri Vil-lanueva. “It brings me joy to know that our group can put a smile on someone’s face on their special day.”

But that is not the only way the group makes people smile. Utilizing a diverse

group of students made up of student-ath-letes, various academic majors, members of campus ministry and many other organiza-tions, Duhawkappella manages to find time to perform for the public and share their gifts with them. For members in the group, a cappella is their passion and something that they hope continues at Loras for years to come.

Already performing at the Presidential Alumni dinner, Campus Fest, and various other events, the group hopes to bright-

en their listeners’ days every time they sing. While the group is excited about the progress that they have made so far in the school year, the excitement for what the future holds is really what keeps the group going.

Having performances to look ahead to gives the group something to focus on and keeps them motivated during rehearsals.

Some of the more lofty goals that the group has include making a music video, releasing a recorded single, hosting a Du-

hawkappella concert, and the ultimate goal: representing Loras College at the Interna-tional Championship of Collegiate A Cap-pella. The ICCA is the a cappella competi-tion that the movie “Pitch Perfect” is based off of. With the growing popularity of sing-ing a cappella, it has become increasingly hard to be accepted into the competition. This hasn’t fazed the new Loras group, who

have taken the mindset of shooting for the moon and running with whatever opportu-nities come their way.

To find out more about this group, email duhawkappella@gmail.com, visit their Facebook page at Duhawkappella, or fol-low them on Twitter @Duhawkappella. To hear the group sing, visit their YouTube channel Duhawkappella, have them sing a ‘birthday-gram’ or catch them live at the Family Weekend brunch on Oct. 25.

by AidAn WojciehoWski |staff writer

A ca Awesome: A cappella group invades Loras

‘‘i only imagine things like this happening in the movies.

Mary PhillipsJunior, serenaded by Duhawkappella,,

This past week, Loras College was proud to host the 2015 Holy Family Choral Festival, which annually brings together the student choirs from all the Catholic elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, and colleges in the Dubuque area.

After some initial words by President Jim Collins, the Festival opened with the Clarke Collegiate Singers performing

an extended version of “Danny Boy” by Frederic Weatherly. The Wahlert High a cappella group shortly followed with Robert Shaw’s “Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal” and “Nearer, My God, to Thee” by James Stevens. The Mazzuchelli 7th and 8th Grade school choir then per-formed the Harold Arlen classic “I’ve Got The World on a String.” Finally, the Loras College Concert Choir, directed by Dr. Steven Grives, sang “The Ground” by Ola Gjeilo, followed by “He Never Failed

Me Yet” by Robert Ray.In the time between each of these

pieces, the 5th graders of Holy Ghost El-ementary, Our Lady of Guadeloupe, Res-urrection Elementary, St. Anthony Ele-mentary, and St. Columbkille Elementary

treated the audience to a choral “Pledge of Allegiance/America the Beauti-

ful,” “Gloria,” and Don Be-sig’s “Get On Board this Train.”

To top off the night, the previous individ-ual choirs all came together for one last song: “Shine Down” by Bill Smiley. It was then that all the talent and

enthusiasm the students had for their music really

shined, and the ending splendor of their final united harmony was a brilliant show of effort on their part.

“Music is a lifelong skill, and a lifelong benefit,” President Collins aptly said. This year’s Choral Festival was an exqui-site example of the greatness that can be accomplished through the power of song and how it greatly furthers communica-tion and imagination in the student com-munity.

College choirs sing with kidsby BrennAn PivnickA |staff writer

‘‘Music is a lifelong skill, and a lifelong benefit.

Jim CollinsLoras College President,,

Students ‘Du It Forward’

Tara Fall, a speaker with a rare neuro-logical condition, came and spoke to the Loras community in the Arizona Room, on Friday, Oct. 9.

From Monticello, Iowa, Fall has a con-dition known as prosopagnosia, or face blindness. This means that she cannot recognize people, even her own family, by their faces but must rely instead on other characteristics that she can put into words in her head.

Fall described her childhood as normal, but as a toddler she had spinal meningitis. This did not begin to affect her in a sig-nificant way until middle school. During that time, she would often experience a strange tingling sensation throughout her body coupled with déjà vu and being sick to her stomach. She saw psychologists, neurologists, and even had an electroen-cephalogram performed, but to no avail. This continued for a number of years until at age 16, she woke up with a floating sen-sation. It was pitch black. Fall had what is

known as a tonic-clonic seizure.“No one chooses to have a seizure,” said

Fall, describing just how frightening the event can be.

These seizures continued into her adult-hood. She attended college, though regret-tably could not loft her bed because of the seizures. She received a BA in Psychology, got married and had two children. Despite her successes, the seizures that were most-ly nocturnal now, were steadily getting worse. Fall would wake up with red dots under her eyes, which meant capillaries had burst during the night.

One day, Fall woke up in the University of Iowa hospital completely baffled. She assumed she was in Virginia, but her latest seizure had cost her 18 months of memory.

“Surgeons needed to take out part of my brain, otherwise seizures were going to take my life,” said Fall as she described her need to have her hippocampus re-moved to stop the seizures. The hippo-campus is what converts short term to long term memory. When brain surgery is per-

formed, the patient is partially conscious. Fall woke up twice during her surgery, and she had a seizure as well as a stroke.

When she woke, Fall had no senses ex-cept for taste. But she was delighted that she still had her memories. Slowly, she regained her senses and ability to walk. Soon, nurses joked with her about tripping the doctor with her cane.

Fall returned to work and slowly began to put her life back together. But one day, a woman greeted her at the store and Fall had no idea who it was. It was her cowork-

er who she had seen earlier in the day.Fall’s condition hinders her ability to

recognize faces. She has what is known as acquired anterograde prosopagnosia. This means she can remember and recog-nize people’s faces as they were before her stroke, but even the slightest change would throw her off.

Fall has trouble recognizing her hus-band, children, parents, neighbors, and anyone else in her life. Because of this, she relies on other non-visual characteristics, especially voice, to recognize people. Tara also lost her visual memory, which means that she cannot picture things in her head but can put it together in words.

Fall has been able to help doctors and researchers learn more about her condi-tion and help the growing number of peo-ple who share her condition.

“Obviously her positivity is an import-ant lesson,” said Angela Richardson, a Lor-as first-year.

Fall continues to help and inspire peo-ple with her unique and fascinating story.

by Broderick hooker |staff writer

photo by AidAn WojciehoWski

‘‘surgeons needed to take out part of my brain, otherwise seizures were going to take

my life.Tara Fall

of Monticello, Iowa, who has prosopagnosia, or face blindness,,

With Fall Free Days ap-proaching,

I don’t think I’m the only one that’s getting excited to go home. A lot of us haven’t been home since school started, and for some of the first-years, this is the longest that they have ever been away from home. And so, it’s only under-standable that we are looking forward to seeing our families

and the chance to get a home-cooked meal, sleep in our old beds, hang out with our pets again and be back where everything is familiar. Our parents ask what we want for our first meal back, tell us to bring our laundry home and say how excited they are to see us. It’s easy to forget while we’re at Loras that back at home, the world is still going on. As much as we are in a bubble at college, the outside world doesn’t cease to exist. Sometimes we get so wrapped up in our lives here that we forget that our families are missing us too, and it can be easy to take advantage of the fact that they are always back at home, waiting for us. So maybe instead of just living out our college lives and just reaping the benefits when we go home, we can do a little on our end to show appreciation for our families as well.

One way that we can do this is by doing our best to stay in touch, even through-out our busiest times (aka midterms and finals). It can be an easy thing to throw down at the bottom of a to-do list, but it’s important not to forget how happy it makes our families to hear from us. A phone call, even just once a week, can go a long way. A ten minute talk can do a lot to help maintain a good relationship. Even though a lot of people come to college to get distance from home and their families to become more independent, that doesn’t mean we have to cut all ties. Our families took care of us for 18

years. The least we can do is call them once a week and find out how they’re doing.

Another small thing that we can do is to show our appreciation for those home-cooked meals and laundry machines waiting for us at home. Our families don’t do these things because they have to, but because they love us. Think about bringing back a little gift from the bookstore or something from the Dubuque farmer’s market or even just expressing a genuine “thank you” for what our families do for us. I know that most of us are strapped for cash, but it doesn’t have to be an expensive gift. Just letting them know how much we genuinely appreciate these things is a great gesture to make.

Also, once you actually get home, remember that you are back under your parent’s roof. It can be a hard readjustment to go back home after being at college and living by your own schedule and rules, but have a little respect for the way your parents like things to be when you get back. Although it may seem a little unnec-

essary or annoying to tell your parents what you’re doing and when you’ll be back because you are out of the habit of doing so, this is another small way to show gratitude for all they’ve done.

These are just a few little things, but they can each go a long way. Your family will always be your family, no matter what. Even though the relation-

ships we form in college may not even last a semester, your family will be a constant in your life that you don’t want to let fall to the wayside. They tolerated our terrible two’s, puber-ty and moody stages for 18 years, and may even be helping us out with college. Showing gratitude for all that they do for us can be very simple but so impactful.

And so, enjoy Fall Free Days, eat way too much, and spend some quality time with the people and places you’ve missed. Just don’t forget to say “thank you” along the way.

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Since the legalization of abortion in 1973, the voices of 4,000 human beings are silenced each day in

our country. Friends, doctors, lawyers, librarians, musicians, artists, sisters, brothers, mothers, fathers, and future generations are being lost because of abortion.

From Oct. 25 through Oct. 31, Du-hawks for Life will be displaying the Cemetery of the Innocents on Keane Hill through 400 white crosses, each representing 10 ba-bies lost to abortion every day. There is no doubt that this display will make both the pro-lifer and the pro-choic-er uncomfortable. Why? Because these crosses make the abortion issue real. They make the deaths of innocent lives real. They make the hurt and pain that mothers, fathers and families suffer from because of abortion real.

It’s easy and comfortable to stand outside of Planned Parenthood praying for the end of abortion. It’s easy and comfortable to say that abortion is the right and choice of a woman. But when we have a concrete visual of the lives actually lost to abortion every day, we

question why we do what we do. Are we doing enough to change hearts and minds? Do females in the womb have the same rights?

The fact of the matter is that abor-tion affects each of us whether we real-ize it or want to admit it. It is a reality and not just some abstract, controver-sial idea.

The Cemetery of the Innocents may not make you change your thoughts and opinions about abortion, nor is it an attempt to do so. The Cemetery of the Innocents is meant for you to put

your reflective thinking skills to use. When you see the 400 crosses on Keane Hill at the end of the month, ask yourself and others these questions: What is my opinion on the abortion issue? How has my life been affected by abortion? How much do I really know about abor-tion? Why is this issue so important?

My fellow Duhawks, I will be praying for all of you to keep an open mind and heart when you en-

counter the Cemetery of the Innocents. I will be praying that you take the time to actually think about and dig into the abortion issue.

If you have any questions, thoughts or concerns, feel free to contact me at christine.mcdonald@loras.edu. God bless!

My fellow Duhawks, I will

be praying for all of you to keep an open mind

and heart when you encounter

the Cemetery of the Innocents.

Cemetery of the Innocents and the reality of abortion

Sometimes we get so wrapped up in

our lives here that we forget that our

families are missing us too, and it can

be easy to take advantage of the fact that they are

always back at home, waiting for us.

haley meyer

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If America is already in debt, should we

really offer more “free stuff” to those who

feel they are entitled to receive everything

from the government?

What happened to the great American work

ethic that used to exist in this country?

Free college, and free healthcare. Sounds great

doesn’t it? Too bad that’s like asking doctors and professors to work for free. Not to mention that this would only be able to happen at public universities, sending private colleges’ prices skyrocketing, most

likely forcing many to close. Since when did we as Americans become so entitled that we expect the government to pick up the tab? Let’s be honest, though. It would not be the govern-ment picking up the tab for all this free stuff we have been promised, it would be anyone with a job that pays into taxes. If any of this stuff happens, it will be you and I paying for it after we graduate from college.

There are many European coun-tries where college and healthcare are

free. While this might sound great, anyone who has a job in those countries pays over sixty percent of their checks out in income taxes before they even get take home pay. These European countries also have very low participation rates in the workforce. So, while all of this free stuff sounds great, who is going to pay for it when workers don’t want to have jobs because they are paying so much in taxes it isn’t worth it for them to work?

Greece is a perfect example of where

socialism has failed. It is in shambles and is bankrupt because the country offered so much

money and payouts to everyone that it ran itself into irrepara-ble debt. If America

is already in debt, should we really offer more “free stuff” to those who feel they are entitled to receive everything from the govern-ment? What happened to the great American work ethic that used to exist in this country? America used to be a place that valued working hard to earn what you want in life, not just feeling entitled to it.

Over the past couple of weeks we have witnessed many politicians speak on one side or another of this issue. Marco Rubio has made several good points about the education of young people in the United States. Not every-one needs four years of college follow-ing high school - a shocking statement

coming from a student at a four-year school.

There are many jobs out there that only require two years, or only months of working through a trade school. Many of the jobs gained out of commu-nity colleges or trade schools pay more than jobs for those who graduate col-lege after four years. Welding is a per-fect example: there is a desperate need for welders, but it has been ingrained in children that there is a problem with working with your hands for a living. There is absolutely nothing wrong with working with your hands; no one should be forced into thinking there is something shameful about that.

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Nine killed and 20 more wounded. Not

two weeks ago, we learned that a student at a small community college walked onto his campus with the intent to kill as many as he could. Since then there has been an outpouring of support as we poke and prod into what

caused such a vicious attack. We have learned that the shooter was men-tally troubled, and also that he had a stockpile of 13 guns which he used to kill his fellow students. 13 guns. If we have regulations in place that are sup-posed to screen out those not fit to buy and own a firearm, then doesn’t it follow that the regula-tions have clearly failed?

In lieu of action, the NRA funded Republicans in Congress have again dusted off the tired old line that “guns don’t kill people, crazy people kill people.” While technically true in regards to mass shootings like the one in Oregon, arguing that only the men-

tally ill commit murder is ignorant. If you have ever had Dr. Decker in the Criminal Justice Department for a class, you will have heard him say at least once during one of his classes that murder is a result of “a gun too close, and a hospital too far.” Murder is not a crime that only those “mentally deranged” individuals commit; murder is a crime that anyone and everyone commits, given the right circumstances.

The FBI compiled a list of all reported homicides that took place in America during 2011. 12,664 people were murdered that year, with 8,583 of those killed having been shot and

killed by a firearm. Of those 8,583 who were killed by a firearm, 1,948 peo-ple were killed as a result of tempers flaring during an argument. There is no premeditation, no thought behind what the soon-to-be-killers are doing — just the release of anger through

the barrel of a gun. But maybe the NRA is onto some-

thing and it is only those suffering from mental illness that kill, so we should do something about that,

right? If you’re going to lament that “crazies” kill people and guns don’t, then why not treat the problem by funding mental health care? Nope,

creating any kind of legis-lative solution to our gun problem would be bad for business, for if the NRA can’t blame the mentally ill, then who do they blame? The call to treat the men-tally ill is an empty promise from the Republican Party. Look here in Iowa at Gov-

ernor Branstad, who has closed two of the four mental health facilities in a state where there is a constitutional mandate for four to be open. Further-more, where are the funding bills from the Republican controlled Congress to increase funding towards mental health facilities? There are none, because they don’t care. Money from the NRA is all they care about, not American lives.

Look. Countries all around the world have mentally ill people, but only America has a mass murder problem. We don’t fund measures that could help people recover from the sickness in their mind, we don’t create solutions to our very real gun prob-lems, and we instead sit on our hands and say “stuff happens.” Nine are dead, 20 are wounded, and nothing is being done to stop such a tragedy from happening again.

Talk is cheap when it comes to the issue of gun control

Dallas Knapp

‘Knapp’ Time

Murder is not a crime that only those “mentally

deranged” individuals commit; murder is a

crime that anyone and everyone commits - given the right circumstances.

Earlier this week, an agreement

was reached regarding the Trans-Pacific Part-nership (TPP). This trade agreement includes 12 coun-tries that account for 40 percent of the world’s GDP. Much like the massive trade agreements in re-

cent years past, it spells bad news for American jobs. Yet, while this secre-tive trade deal is slid under the feet of those in Congress and the American people, it spells even worse news for the environment.

This past January, WikiLeaks posted the “Environment Consoli-dated Text” from the TPP. While a lengthy text, the chapter regarding the environment and conservation only gives lip service to the issues and offers no real laws or law enforce-ment measures. That is to say, the authors acknowledged the environ-mental crisis we face, but refused to do anything to combat it. There are no penalties listed in any part of the text, pretty much giving corporations the right to do whatever they please to the environment (except with regards to fisheries, which seem to contain stronger language).

So what’s the problem with this? Well, the simple fact is that it really undermines the regulations and laws we have set in place to protect the environment. The TPP also contains a chapter that sets up an autonomous and sovereign court that can be sum-moned if a country attempts to punish a company for violating said laws. The court is set up to protect profits

over the environ-ment. If a country’s regulations impede the profitability of a company, that company can sue the country, argu-ing that its profits are more important than the stability of the government.

In short, we cannot let this become the new normal. This is an egregious vi-olation of common sense laws. Frankly, it is immoral. Sacrificing the resources

we truly need as a global society for a quick buck should not be legal. The obses-sion with money and the game of sitting on our hands waiting for the market to

“work itself out” needs to end. People have to be vocal and demand that our governments represent the interests of the many and not the interests of the few.

TPP trade agreement spells trouble for environment

i’ll ‘Grant’ You That

Charlie Grant

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Frankly, it is immoral. Sacrificing the resources we truly need as a global society for a quick buck

should not be legal.

I saw Senator Rand Paul speak in the ACC ballrooms on Tuesday, and he stands out to me in a number of important ways.

Two candidates in this race have far greater youth appeal than any of the others, and those two are Bernie Sanders and Paul. The two are about as far apart as possible ideologically, but as Clinton is losing her progres-sive credibility, Sanders is the natural choice for young progressives. For those who are more skeptical of the role and scope of the government, Paul has an honesty and integrity for millennials who would not otherwise look towards Sanders. He has far more libertarian credibility than any other mainstream candidate.

The issue that is first in the minds of many young voters is the increas-ing cost of education. Sanders has proposed the more socialist solution, common in Europe, of subsidizing education entirely. Paul’s solution tackles why tuition has become so expensive in the first place. Increased demand and subsidization has driven the price up, according to Paul. He also favors making education deduct-ible, as a work expense, throughout someone’s career.

Paul stands in many ways against the mainstream of both parties. As someone who identifies as an inde-pendent Conservative, this is natural-ly appealing to me. He is concerned by the increasing spending in the domestic arena by Democrats and the mindless foreign policy of the Repub-licans. American interventionism has for too long destabilized foreign gov-ernments with no clear benefit to us.

Paul respects private proper-ty. Donald Trump abuses eminent domain to bully and exploit local gov-ernments and people into giving up their property so that he can increase his own wealth. And this is a man who wants to win the hearts of the voting public.

The entire Constitution, not only the elements that benefit himself, is important to Paul. The Republicans make it a duty to support not only the second Amendment, but the fourth, fifth, and sixth as well. The NSA collecting phone records, even in the name of security, is a violation of pri-vacy and the fourth amendment. The fifth amendment, the right to a trial jury, is slowly being eroded. The sixth amendment, the right to a speedy trial, is no longer taken seriously by the justice system. When a young black teenager can spend three years in prison and two years in solitary confinement without a trial, without being charged with a crime, and ulti-mately end up killing himself because his situation is so hopeless, that is a problem. That is a slap in the face to our Constitution.

Rand Paul, however appealing he is, is not a perfect candidate. There are a number of issues on which I cannot say I agree with him. A flat tax, for instance, I consider too sim-plistic. However, looking at the pool of candidates, Rand Paul stands out to me. Among the Republicans, it would seem he is the only one that thinks clearly and reasonably about issues of policy. And compared to the Demo-crats, his vision of government is one of limitation and restraint. I try to avoid endorsing political candidates, but we could do far worse than a Rand Paul presidency.

Refreshing consistency of candidate Rand Paul

by brodericK hooKer|staff writer

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Some of you may have heard or seen something notable about the film “Mississip-pi Grind,” in that it was filmed in Dubuque. It’s true -- some of the shots are recog-nizable if you live in this small city of ours, notably Paul’s Tavern downtown. This isn’t the only notable thing about it, however. Come for the Dubuque part; stay for the solid performances by its two lead stars.

Gerry (Ben Mendelsohn) is a gambling addict from Iowa who meets fellow gam-bler Curtis (Ryan Reynolds). They become friends and soon go off on a journey to New Orleans. In that time, they hit St. Louis, meet a couple of women, visit Little Rock where Gerry meets his ex-wife and leaves on a sour note when he’s caught try-ing to steal from her sock drawer, and finally hit New Orleans where their escapades get wilder still.

This is an indie film that actually wears the label correctly. Despite having Ryan Reynolds and Sienna Miller in its cast and being set in cities like St. Louis and New Orleans, there’s nothing particularly flashy about this film. It’s a small-scale picture, and it works. What the film does go big on is the gambling, which is shown in nu-merous places and formats: whether it’s in the casinos or at the races, small-time bets or big money.

It helps that the lead actors each nail their performances. Reynolds is as good as he’s ever been as the charismatic guy who doesn’t know when to shut up, but is

smart enough to know when to stop gambling, and turns out to be a pretty good guy for the most part. Mendelsohn is his equal as the guy who’s the exact opposite: a pitiful addict who keeps digging himself into deeper and deeper holes and has burned bridges because he can’t stop himself. Mendelsohn’s performance is sort of reminiscent of Dustin Hoffman, and it is a performance of which Hoffman himself would be proud.

“Mississippi Grind” is a good little flick. It misses out on being better by copping out on the ending. Gambling addiction is a serious and debilitating problem for many people, yet the film takes the path that neither depicts its consequences nor gives us any reason to root for it. The real scene that reveals what this movie could have been is when they’re in New Orleans. In it, Gerry places a large amount of mon-ey on a long-shot horse, and the horse loses. Gerry is devastated, but he is an addict: he wants to keep going. Curtis hands him $100 and tells him to get a bus ticket and go home. That scene has the sort of willingness to be more grounded in reality that the ending doesn’t have the courage to own up to.

By the time you read this, this film is expected to be available through video on demand. If you see it while scrolling through movies you think you might want to watch, it’s worth it to see two actors prove their worth on the screen. As long as the lackluster ending doesn’t turn you off too badly, it’s a deserving investment.

‘Mississippi grind’

To kick off and intensify the spooks of Octo-ber, my next few contributions to the Lorian will be horror-game-centric. I’ll be covering some of what I believe to be the finest of hor-ror-genre video games.

To begin, I want to talk about one of my all-time favorite video game franchises, the “Si-lent Hill” series. While I would love to prattle on and on about the greatness of the entire se-ries, I regretfully admit that there are far too many games to cover in a single article (plus, not all of them are worth mentioning).

The main series is comprised of eight titles, released between 1999 and 2012. That num-ber is matched by the spin-offs and compila-tions of the series, which began their releases in 2001. There have also been two films and thirteen other items of miscellaneous media produced over the years. “Silent Hill” is a huge franchise.

My first “Silent Hill” experience was with the second title of the series, known quite simply as “Silent Hill 2.” Classified as a sur-vival horror video game, “Silent Hill 2” was developed by Team Silent and published by the infamous Konami. Its North American re-lease during the fall of 2001 made the game available for the big systems: PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It is worth noting that, though a high-definition remastered collection of “Si-lent Hills 2 and 3” was for the more modern PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 systems in 2012, the HD collection is not worth your money. It simply does not do either of the games justice.

The game opens up to the magnificent pro-file view of a dirty bathroom urinal, where the camera pans up to introduce our protagonist, James Sunderland. James, the game soon re-veals, is on the outskirts of the town of Silent Hill, where he is headed to meet his deceased wife. Sounds pretty crazy, right? The “norm” we all are used to becomes nonexistent in Si-lent Hill, and the state of norm the game es-tablishes will continue to decay as the play-er trudges on. Fighting his way through the town, James is tasked with solving puzzles and challenging nightmarish monsters stand-ing between him and the truth. Along the way, he encounters other characters who were

similarly “drawn” to the town, the circum-stances of their arrival slowly clearing up with through the game. I won’t spoil anything; the psychological Olympics this game forces its players through is honestly all the fun of it.

One of the most interesting gameplay me-chanics has to be the use of the broken radio. A staple item in the “Silent Hill” series, the radio produces nothing but static or silence. However, if active, the intensity of the radio static varies based on the proximity of James to threatening monsters. Though the game tends to be silent save for the occasional stat-ic, there is not enough I can say about the game’s soundtrack. Composed by Akira Ya-maoka, the essence of the game itself is cap-tured flawlessly. The tunes haunt and lament, utterly completing the atmosphere.

The game is dark and disturbing. Released in 2001, it is not pretty as far as graphics go, but the game pulls itself together fairly well. The incessant fog you may no doubt notice concealing a fair amount of the player’s sight may have been included mostly to keep play-ers from noticing graphical errors. But hon-estly, it just adds to the unsettling atmosphere in the seeming-ghost town.

All of this creates a very ideal gameplay op-portunity. While far from perfect, the game draws the player in the same way Silent Hill does its victims. It is dark and has increasing-ly dark themes, certainly not meant for those light of heart or stomach. Rated Mature for audiences aged seventeen and up, it takes more than a bit of courage to get through the game. It requires tenacity and the will to challenge oneself both mentally and emo-tionally. Do NOT play this game if you have found yourself susceptible to offense toward controversial subjects and graphic interpreta-tion; Silent Hill will not sit well if you find that subject matter particularly triggering.

I love the game. It’s horrifyingly wonderful and definitely worth giving a proper shot. I give it the highest esteem in the horror genre, and can only hope others might give it the time it deserves. I assure you that it makes one of the best experiences for a bit of Halloween preparation. Keep it spooky, Duhawks.

Coffee shop:

Molly’s Silver Screen CanteenGo-to Drink:

Pumpkin Pie Latte

Location:Mindframe Movie Theater

555 John F. Kennedy Rd #105

(behind Kennedy Mall)

ETA from Loras:Driving - 10 minutesWalking....just drive

Check them out on: mollyscanteen.com

This coffee shop shares a loca-tion with the independently-run cinema Mindframe Theaters, and is a great place if you just want to c a s u a l l y g r a b a cup of coffee and hang out. When you walk through the doors to the theater , on one side is the conces-sion stand/ticket booth, and facing it is coffee stand flanked by com-f y c o u c h e s a n d r a n d o m b o a r d games. Feel free to get some coffee before or after a movie. AND d o n ’ t f o r -g e t t h e r e ’ s a coupon in the book given to the students at the beginning of the year for a free 12 oz drink with the purchase of another beverage.

The menu is split is into cof-fee drinks and coffee-less drinks, which I think is genius. It per-fectly sets up the customer with a formula for the perfect drink: 1 . y o u d e c i d e i f y o u w a n t a c o f f e e o r c o f f e e - l e s s d r i n k , 2. you decide whether you want your drink hot or iced or blended, 3. you choose dairy or non-dairy,

4 . y o u c h o o s e a f l a v o r s h o t ( r e g u l a r o r s u g a r - f r e e ) , 5. f inal ly , you decide on what

s i z e y o u w a n t . Ta-da you have the perfect drink! This coffee shop offers a plethora of drinks ranging f r o m s m o o t h -i e s t o t e a t o a delicious set of A u t u m n C l a s -s i c s , w h i c h i n -c lude Pumpkin Spice Latte, Chai Latte, Velvet Mo-cha, and Witches Brew (hot spiced caramel apple ci-der - I KNOW).

M o l -ly ’s Si lver S c r e e n C a n t e e n

is a huge sup-porter o f fa i r t rade

and shade-grown farming coop-eratives. As advertised on their website, they offer compostable coffee cups, which shows that they care immensely not only about the products they serve their custom-ers, but also the mark their drinks leave on the greater community. Just knowing that whatever you choose to drink is ethically chosen for you to consume, makes your drink that much more satisfying.

Krissy’s Coffee Shop Review

by krissy Juarez | staff writer

B y n o w , y o u ’ v e p r o b a b l y r e a d o r h e a r d s o m e t h i n g a b o u t h o w ü b e r - p r o l i f i c rocker Ryan Adams covered T a y l o r S w i f t ’ s 1 9 8 9 i n i t s e n t i r e t y . N o t s u r p r i s i n g l y , Adams’ take on the album is a completely different sound. While T-Swift’s take on dance-p o p a n d s y n t h p o p d o e s a t t imes recal l the 80s, Adams is more grounded in rock and other styles. Without further ado, here ’s a track-by-track comparison of the two.

“ W e l c o m e t o N e w Y o r k : ” T a y l o r ’ s v e r s i o n i s j u s t i r r i t a t i n g , t h e 8 0 s s y n t h a t the beginning being undone by Taylor’s grating vocals and l y r i c s . S h e r e a l l y s h o u l d ’ v e known better than try a New York anthem as someone who obviously isn’t from or grounded in New York. Adams starts with the sound of seagulls and the ocean and a more 80s/Springsteen-reminiscent chord progression and feel , and his Springsteen imitation is arguably easier on the ears than Taylor’s cutesy singing.

“Blank Space:” This would’ve been a gem in anyone’s hands, but in Taylor’s hands, it’s absolutely brilliant: a scathing takedown of her public image that shows she can self-deprecate masterfully, aided by the best music video of her career. Adams breaks out a fingerpicked guitar, and delivers a vocal so wounded, the song could actually be sad. With flashes of harmonized vocals in the chorus, and the addition of another guitar and other instruments, it makes you wonder how Paul Simon/Simon and Garfunkel didn’t write this.

“Style:” This single does reasonably feel like it could come from the 80s: it’s a cool, funk-inflected synthpop number that’s well-written enough to not wear out with repeated use. (Side note: was there ever a more 80s lyric than “take me home?”) Adams drives the song into a rockier direction, referencing Sonic Youth and shredding his guitar but not diluting the song’s musicality.

“Out of the Woods”: This one is simply outstanding. Filled with ominous synths out of the early 80s, this dense number should’ve stood a chance to take the pop charts by storm, as opposed to being a promotional song released before the album was released. Adams’ more organic take is a ir ier but less compel l ing . Without those synths, drum machines and sampled vocals, the song is noticeably less dramatic.

“All You Had To Do Was Stay:” More 80s synths, but

this song is easily one of the more lightweight songs on the album. Adams throws in throbbing bass, a backbeat and an overall rockier arrangement, making the song better and more interesting than Taylor’s take on it.

“Shake It Off:” What more is there to say about this song? Well, that the lyrics are aimed directly at her critics, but have the opposite effect of those of “Blank Space.” Mostly, this song is a testament to Max Martin’s pop magic, so it still manages to sound catchy and good when you sing to it. Adams gives us a big surprise: amid a time-keeping rimshot beat, Adams sounds desperate and defensive, but in a broken sense, distinct from Taylor’s needlessly peppy sound.

“I Wish You Would:” Staccato guitars and a rhythmic drum machine pattern are undermined by a rather ineffective chorus. Adams breaks out that acoustic guitar and band and arguably makes it more musical and soothing than Taylor’s original.

“Bad Blood:” Though this number was inescapable during the summer, revisiting the album version now reveals a T-Swift that does flinty better than originally thought, though all that radio play will inevitably affect your opinion of it. However, the song does have the benefit of showcasing Taylor’s improved vocals. Adams is also capable of seething, but his take sounds more l ike he’s shaking his head and arguing than seeking revenge.

“Wildest Dreams:” Aka the song where Taylor does her best Lana Del Ray impression. Swift doesn’t have LDR’s steamy brand of sex appeal, nor her effortlessly evocative style , but i t st i l l works, thanks to Max

Martin. Adams turns to country rock and improbably makes it bouncier. Kudos also to Adams for hitting those high notes in the chorus.

“ H o w Y o u G e t t h e G i r l : ” There’s that acoustic guitar, f r o n t a n d c e n t e r . I t h e l p s t h a t t h e n u m b e r i s o n e o f the bounciest, especially the chorus. Adams’ version is less upbeat, but that acoustic guitar sure sounds good.

“ T h i s L o v e : ” F i n a l l y , a b a l l a d . N o t o n l y t h a t , i t ’ s l o v e l y : t h e a c o u s t i c g u i t a r mixed with keyboard washes, drum machines and synth bass with Taylor ’s s ighing vocals further the impress ion that perhaps she’s underrated as

a ballad crafter (this is the only song she wrote by herself). Adams strips down the song greatly, with a piano and his hoarse, expressive voice serving as the bedrock of the song. Not as lovely, but he gets points for effort, and those wails in the bridge are ace.

“I Know Places:” Wel l , i t s tarts and ends with the sound of a tape machine. But, st i l l not really noteworthy. Adams is more so with his more western-influenced take on it.

“Clean:” This actually might be the best song on the entire album. Buoyed by throbbing synth bass, an innocent-sounding xylophone sound, and Imogen Heap’s resonant vocals, Taylor’s resigned tale of finally being free from a relationship is deeply affecting and it maddens the mind to think that nobody’s told Taylor that this is a natural single. Adams, though, throws the song into 70s territory. What’s disappointing is that he doesn’t understand what made the song so affecting. Had he turned it into a sweeping epic of naked emotion (think The Cure or The Smiths), he might’ve struck gold, but this more sedate take on it doesn’t cut it. It ends with those seagulls and ocean as in the beginning.

In truth, this album isn’t one that can be reviewed normally. Some tracks are undeniably better than the originals, some are worse, and some help show a different side to Swift’s pop creations. If you’re a fervent fan of either camp, you probably won’t go near either album of the opposite artist. That said, give Adams credit for going all-out with this album: he makes it sound better than you think it would.

by nino erba | staff writer

by nino erba | staff writer

This past sum-m e r , t h e m o v -ie theaters were filled with several s e q u e l s a n d r e -b o o t s f o r p r o m -i n e n t f i l m f r a n -chises of the past, including contin-u a t i o n s o f M a d

Max, The Terminator, and Jurassic Park. However, before any of these even hit the screens, an independent original short film with a similar nostalgic theme was released: Kung Fury. Directed and written by Swedish filmmaker David Sandberg, the half-an-hour-long picture is a comical throwback to the classic action and martial arts movies that formerly dominated the big screen.

The movie is set in an alternate version of 1985, where the laws of reality rare-ly apply. The plot revolves around a Miami cop named Kung Fury (Sandberg) who, after witnessing the death of his partner at the hands of a rogue ninja, is simultaneously struck by lightning and bitten by a cobra, granting him incred-ible kung fu powers. After dispatching his partner’s murderer, he vows to use his new skills to defeat all crime and evil.

Things take an interesting turn, however, when a time-traveling Adolf Hitler (Jorma Taccone, The Lego Movie) arrives in the present and attacks the city, intent on altering the timeline and destroying Kung Fury, the only man proph-esied to defeat him. Faced with this new threat, Kung Fury enlists the aid of his new partner Triceracop (Triceratops) and computer genius Hackerman (Leopold Nilsson). Together, they must battle through time to stop Hitler and his army of darkness from taking over the world.

Created as a homage to the movies of the 1980s, Kung Fury incorporates many elements of the era, including stereotypical street punks, arcades, extreme hacking, a retro-synthwave musical score, and even a cameo by David Hasselhoff (Knight Rider) as the Hoff 9000 computer in Kung Fury’s Lamborghini. The style is reminiscent of the raw action movies of the time as well, featuring plen-

ty of the over-the-top explosions, gravity-defying martial arts stunts, nonstop action, and hilarious one-liners that formerly defined the genre.

Sandberg, known mostly for his work on commercials and music videos, was inspired by the movies he grew up with to make Kung Fury in 2012. Though entirely crowdfunded, he managed to scrape together an impressive $630,000 for the project. Due to the limited budget, most of the special effects had to be shot using CGI, but Sandberg makes an impressive use of modern technology to create a unique and aesthetic environment in every scene. Practical effects and miniatures were used as well, and the film’s clarity was even softened and aug-mented at times to create the look of old-time vid-eotape footage.

Officially released on May 28th, Kung Fury re-ceived heavily positive reviews, with many critics praising its sentimental appeal. It was so popular, in fact, that Sandberg is currently working to re-shoot it into a full-length feature film for a future theatrical release. In the meantime, i f you have access to YouTube (on which the entire film has been made available for free), are a fan of old-style act ion, and want thirty minutes of hyster-ical gung-ho adventure, then grab your Ray-Bans and give Kung Fury a try.

by brennan pivnicka | staff writer

Music Review: ‘1989’ by Ryan Adams

It takes a cop from the future to fIght an enemy from the past.

Some fear death, otherS pray for it

‘Silent Hill 2’by blair ernest | staff writer

8 The Lorian Oct. 15, 2015 Community

1. St. Joseph of Cupertino — patron of test-takers (we need all the help we can get)2. St. Augustine — patron of brewers (the ultimate frat boy of all saints)3. Venerable Matt Talbot — patron of sobriety (a very helpful intervention)4. St. Dymphna — patron of insanity (just ... college in general ... yeah)5. St. Isidore — patron of Internet (I’m looking at you, Loras wi-fi)6. St. Anthony — patron of lost items (like my mind during the week before finals)7. Mary Magdalene — patron of penitents (for after Saturday night)8. Thomas Aquinas — patron of students (for the struggles with our teachers)9. John Baptiste de la Salle — patrons of teachers (for dealing with us students)10. Joseph — Loras’ patron saint (our boy!)11. St. Jude — patron of lost causes (aka my GPA)

11 Saints on Ever y College Campus

by cheyenne secor | staff writer

Exercise is a key component to achieve a healthier body, but you also need a healthy diet if you want the best results. A balanced nutrition plan is important for all around health, but there are specific foods that work harder than others to get you fit.

When you read about superfoods, you might think of foods that have a high nutrient value and help keep diseases at bay. This is all true, but wait, there’s more! Superfoods also can boost your appearance by ensuring more youthful skin while helping you achieve and maintain a healthy body weight. They are good for your body inside and out. By cramming a ton of nutrients into very few calories, they pack a big punch!

Here are some important superfoods to add to your healthy eating plan.

1) Blueberries: These little guys are high in vitamin C and fiber, both of which help keep you slim and trim. An added bonus free of charge is that they also have tons of antioxidants, which protect the body from several different kinds of cancer.

2) Quinoa: These beads of joy are naturally gluten-free and contain iron, B-vitamins, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, vitamin E and fiber. It is one of only a few plant foods that are considered a complete protein. Quinoa can also help alleviate migraines, due to their mighty levels of magnesium.

3) Spinach: Popeye isn’t the only one who can reap the benefits of spinach. Just 1 cup of spinach strengthens the immune system and fights infection. It’s a two for one deal on isle “spinach”.

4) Walnuts: Not only are these college- kid friendly because they are extremely portable, but they also help prevent the number one killer of Americans today, which is heart disease. Oh yeah, and they also help lower cholesterol so two thumbs up for that.

5) Pumpkin — Remember that pumpkin protein bar recipe I gave you all last week? Keep that handy because the pumpkin could just be the key ingredient with all the health benefits it packs. Kicking bananas to the curb, one cup of pumpkin carries 564 milligrams of potassium to a banana’s 422. The potassium is essential for hearts and your hard earned muscles. Pumpkin seeds are also just as good for you, boosting your mood and helping out your good ole heart.

6) Chia Seeds — my favorite! Can I pick favorites? Any who, Chia seeds enhance cognitive performance and provide hours of energy. Just one table spoon of these bad boys has more calcium than a glass of milk, more omega 3’s than salmon and more antioxidants than raspberries!

7) Greek Yogurt — This is an excellent sources of calcium, potassium, protein, zinc, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12. It is also packed full of probiotics that keep your digestive system in tip-top shape.

Add these superfoods into your nutritional regimen, and you will be well on your way to a healthier you! Keep up the good work Duhawks!

Your helper in health, Kylie DeWees

Having completed one internship, and being in the midst of my second, I am learning the advantages and disadvantages of completing internships while in school. We often hear from parents, professors, and employers that internships are the gateway to careers and graduate programs. We rarely hear about disadvantages in doing internships, and we often don’t delve into what the real advantages of internships can be, both socially and personally. I am going to take a stab at revealing to you my experience with internships, and how they have been both advantageous and disadvantageous for me.

First comes the debate about paid versus volunteer internships. Most of our parents and professors will proclaim ‘til the cows come home that we should still take part in internships, even if we are not being paid for our time and effort. My take on paid versus unpaid … I have had one of each now, and I have to say, although I am being paid a small stipend for my current internship, I probably got more out of my unpaid internship than I am currently getting out of my paid position.

The biggest issue with paid/unpaid internships is whether or not you can spend that time working without getting paid for it and still maintain a comfortable lifestyle. If you are living paycheck to paycheck and those extra 6-10 hours a week could be spent at a job where you would get some kind of work experience and also be paid for it, quit the unpaid internship and make sure you have food on the table. However, if you have that savings account from your childhood piggy bank and you’re cool with cruising in an Oldsmobile for another year or two, take that unpaid internship and get all the experience you can out of it.

It’s an opportunity for you to learn skills

necessary for the workplace in general, gain specific knowledge that may come in handy in your career path, and network.

Now that you have agreed to take on your internship, paid or not, it is time to discover the advantages and disadvantages of being the office intern. Perhaps the biggest advantage is also a disadvantage- you often get overlooked. This is not to say that the people who you are working with are jerks and are attempting to ignore you, simply that they often forget to utilize you in the way they could and perhaps should.

This is a disadvantage because you often feel like the work you are doing is not important to the organization as a whole or to your supervisor, but it is an advantage in that you can surprise people with the amount you are accomplishing, and the quality of work you are churning out. This will lead to a stellar letter of recommendation and sense of accomplishment.

Another advantage to being office intern is your ability to float between the different areas of the company and learn about each department and how it contributes to the whole. Again, a disadvantage is linked to the advantage: working with multiple departments means they will see how great you are, covet your work, and attempt to steal your time and energy for their own projects. Which is fine, except that every department feels the same way.

All in all, internships are fantastic opportunities to get a foot in the door at different companies, to network with professionals in your field, and to learn skills that will be necessary and helpful in future experiences. Internships are a resume-builder, but even more than that, are life experiences that truly do prepare you for your future career, and help you to determine if you are headed in the right direction.

W h y H a v e a n I n t e r n s h i p ?

by ellen j.horst | assistant features editor

by kylie dewees | staff writer

Loras is a Fair Trade college. Fair Trade involves fair prices and treatment for work-ers in developing countries. It works to fight poor working conditions for those who do not see the benefits of their hard work in producing goods. To be Fair Trade certified means that products are claimed to meet certain labor, environmental and develop-mental standards. Fair Trade promotes things like fair and safe working conditions, access to better markets, purchasing at minimum price and gender equality.

Those involved in Fair Trade practice sustainability -- working for the improvement of the quality of human life that an environment can handle -- and conscious consum-erism, the sharing of present resources and limiting the purchase of new resources. It also takes into consideration the hidden costs behind each product. Some products that are certified as Fair Trade include: bananas, cocoa beans, rice, juice, spices and nuts.

In 2009 Loras College officially invested in becoming a certified Fair Trade college, which means it promised to offer products and education regarding Fair Trade. Within the next few years, events, products and steps to better the lives of producers around the world were taken. Purchasing a coffee through Fair Trade allows the producers to see more profit than the importers. A more direct exchange between producer and consumer creates a bridge to equality that is well deserved.

Often, the hard work behind farming and the production of clothing is overlooked, which causes blind spots that darken the understanding of the injustices facing farmers and producers. Every human being is born with rights, but not every person receives the benefits. It is the job of the consumer to ensure that where the importer falls short, every decision made by the purchaser supports a cause, whether it be good or bad. In recognizing unfair conditions placed on a victimized group (in this case the producers), steps can be made towards bettering their lives. Not everyone has a voice. Consumers have the ability to speak for those who are not heard. Through purchasing, buyers are given the opportunity to state which cause they believed in.

Students have been awaiting the opening of Einstein’s Bros. Bagels for quite some time. The excitement behind a new place to land between classes has caused the truth to hide behind the closed doors. The coffee and bagel shop does not sell Fair Trade certified products. Although it is not always possible to have a fully Fair Trade restau-rant, it is an option for the store to offer some Fair Trade certified products, and this was promised in 2009 when Loras’ Fair Trade certification was signed. It is question-able whether the establishment will decide to provide some Fair Trade certified prod-ucts. Loras, a Fair Trade certified college, has invested in the unknown.

Fair Trade, Unfairly Investedby clare huguelet | staff writer

Many college students struggle when it comes to saving money. It is the first time in our lives when our parents are not in control of our finances -- aka FREEDOM! At least that’s the original thought...then second semester of our first year comes around, and everyone is broke. In order to avoid the Freshman Fifteen (dollars left in your bank account), here are a few ways to save some cash.

1. Stop ordering pizzas at 1 a.m. To kill those late night cravings, drink water. It will fill you up, and is probably what your body needs if you are ordering a pizza at 1 a.m. anyway.

2. Online shopping. Don’t start. Once you do, you won’t be able to stop. Trust me, I’ve done it and I regret it. Not only are you spending money irresponsibly, but it’s hard to make returns if you order the wrong item.

3. Check your savings and checking account balances often. If they shock and somewhat depress you, good. It will keep you in line. Constantly keeping an eye on this is crucial to staying on top of your finances.

4. Don’t constantly ask your parents for money. It is the beginning of a bad habit. You are an adult and adults make and save their own money. Your parents can’t enable you forever. Cut it off now before you are addicted!

5. Fifth, and finally, don’t buy stuff for your friends just because you are feeling generous. I do this all the time. Even if they say they will pay you back, no matter how great the friend is, they probably will forget. Until you have a steady career, the only mouth you should be feeding daily is your own.

So those are just a few ways to prevent yourself from getting into mountains of unnecessary debt before the age of 22. Good luck, Duhawks.

by julie white | staff writer

Money Money MoneyThe Fit File: 7 Foods

Who? You!What? Work with local residents on housing improvements, visit with the elderly and clients at an adult day care and help plan and assist with a Thanksgiving meal for the elderly and families in needWhen? Thanksgiving break, 2015 (Saturday, Nov. 21 through Friday, Nov. 27)Where? St. Paul’s Parish in the tiny town of McKee, Kentucky in the foothills of the Appalachian MountainsWhy? To become a part of a long-standing tradition (hundreds of students have gone over 25 years) of service, to help those in need over a holiday of gratitude

Please contact: Andrea Enda, Jesse Coleman, Maura Zawaski or Colleen Kuhl for more information — and fill out an application on Inside Loras (Spiritual Life --> Campus Ministry --> Service Trip Application)

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by audrey miller |staff writerThe National Alliance of Mental Illness defines mental illness as, “a

condition that impacts a person’s thinking, feeling or mood and may affect his or her ability to relate to others and function on a daily basis.” Research suggests that there are many causes of mental health conditions including: genetics, environmental factors and lifestyle influences. There is often a chemical imbalance in the brain that plays a role, but a traumatic event or a stressful situation can also make some people more susceptible than others.

Although it is unclear as to whether mental illness is on the rise or not, there has been an increasing amount of media attention on the boost in mental health issues among college students in the past decade. This increase can be seen on the Loras College campus as well. Here are some thoughts as to why higher education is recognizing more students with mental health issues.

First of all, the stigma that mental illness exists among those who are “sick” or “crazy” or “weak” is no longer holding up. Society is finally recognizing that mental illness does not discriminate, and that anyone can be affected. Mental illness exists throughout all cultures, races, religious affiliations, educational levels and/or socioeconomic statuses. This doesn’t, however, mean that people of all these disciplines are open to the fact that mental illness exists, but only that society has opened its doors on who is being affected.

This is progress, because with more awareness comes more treatment. There is more treatment available today than there was decades ago. The increase in prevalence on college campuses suggests that students with severe emotional stress are getting better treatment before coming to college, whether through counseling, medication or both. This means that more people with mental health issues are actually going to college when they may not have years ago because they were not able to be successful, or there was not enough support available. Students are also receiving better education, outreach and support and are feeling more empowered to continue their educational experience. This is progress, because all people, no matter what condition or disability, deserve to be educated and have the same opportunities as everyone else.

College counseling centers have recorded an increase in the prevalence and severity of mental health issues experienced by students. One in four young adults between the ages of 18-24 has a diagnosable mental illness. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for this same age group. Anxiety and depression are the top mental health conditions seen on campuses around the country, as well as here at Loras College.

Lastly, although other generations have had some of the same or different stressors, the fact that higher education is as expensive as it is can be part of the stress leading students to seek help. Students may be trying to balance work with school more than they have in the past because the cost has gone up, and parent help or loans only go so far. The opportunity for involvement in outside activities is also on the rise, and many students are struggling to find the right balance, adding more stress to their lives. A case can also be made that students may be less resilient than in past generations because parents are more involved in their lives, making them less able to do things on their own.

Well, regardless of the reasons for the increase in mental health needs among college students, the main focus should be to ensure that the students that need help get the help they need. Thankfully, Loras provides its students with a counseling center staffed with two licensed counselors. Some colleges outsource their counseling, so on-site help is not available. If you or someone you know is struggling with a mental health issue, please let him or her know that services are available and are free and confidential.

It’s fitting that Mental Illness Awareness Week follows right behind Du it Forward week. I’m willing to bet that everyone saw the positive, uplifting posters lining the walls of the ACC and hopefully you took the time to stop by the themed table outside the café. Positivity has a huge effect on mental health. When a person has a poor attitude, their quality of life decreases sharply. In contrast, optimism and genuine happiness that comes from good mental health can lead to a better quality of life! And who doesn’t want to love their life?

The importance of mental health has gained a lot of prevalence in recent years. A truly healthy lifestyle includes not only physical health, but mental health as well. And of course, we all want to be healthy!

So what can you do to improve your mental health?First, love yourself where you’re at. Embrace your strengths, and be pa-

tient with your shortcomings. I can guarantee you’re not the only one with weaknesses! Feeling comfortable in your own skin is the first step towards positive self-esteem and self-confidence, which are necessary components of good mental health!

Secondly, reach out to people around you and build a good support system. College life can be demanding. Having a network of people you can call on at any moment can prevent negative thoughts before they take over your life. Include classmates, roommates and even professors or coaches in your network. If you’re really struggling, utilize Loras’ great counseling center. Counseling isn’t just for people with diagnosed mental illness-es--anyone can benefit from a nice conversation and third-party advice!

Thirdly, get involved. If you’re involved, you’ll have a reason to get up in the morning. A major part of mental health is having purpose in your life. Involvement on campus or in the Dubuque community will allow you to gain valuable experiences, build friendships, and make memories. By no means should you go out and over-extend yourself, but a few activities here and there will make a huge difference in your overall mental well-being!

Fourthly and finally, eat a little bit of chocolate. Just for the heck of it. It’s the best mood-enhancer out there, and even the most mentally healthy people need a little pick-me-up sometimes!

As Christ hung on the cross and suffered for all of our sins, what most people remember Him saying is, “Forgive them, for they know not what they do,” but what is standing out to me this week is when He says, “I thirst.” If we are to be Christ-like then we, too, should thirst. Christ says He is thirsty not because he literally wants water, but because He is thirsting for us. Christ thirsts for our love, our freedom, and our salvation.

God wants us to love Him. He made us in His image and likeness. He made us to both love and be loved, and He made us to be His beloved and have Him be ours. God loves us so much that He doesn’t want to force us to love Him in return. We are supposed to love God, but we are not forced to. God gives us free will for this reason. God wants us to love Him, but He gives us that choice. When people ask why an all-knowing, all-loving, all-mighty God would allow humans to choose our destiny and to do wrong, the answer is found in that He loves us. He thirsts for our love, and as such, He desires that it be sincere.

This ties to the second point – God wants us to be free. While we are given free will and the option to decide our destiny, we can find true freedom only in following God’s will. By caving to the temptation of sin, we sacrifice our freedom and become enslaved to our sinfulness, but God is always waiting and allowing us to receive redemption. God desires freedom for us, and though sometimes His will is difficult to follow, it always brings us to our ultimate good. God gives us free will so we can fully love Him, but he also desires our freedom and gives us freedom by following His will.

Last but not least, God desires our salvation. He paid the ultimate price for us on the cross by purchasing our salvation. “The price of sin is death,” and Christ took that death on for us. God became man and in doing so, poured out on us salvation, freedom and love, asking only that we return some of that to Him.

Christ thirsts for us, but do we thirst for Him? My challenge for this week is that you find an area to invite God into your life, so as to let Him know that you thirst for Him. Thirst for the God that purchased your salvation. This is a double-dog-dare, Duhawks.

Improving Your Own Mental Health

‘I Thirst’by cheyenne secor |staff writer

The Mental Health Crisis Among College Students

5 p.m. Sunday

mass TimesChrist the King

5:15 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

9 p.m. Wednesday

adoraTionSt. Joseph’s Chapel1 to 4 p.m. Monday

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday thru Friday

by Tricia borelli|for the lorian

Service Trippers Still Needed!!

The women’s golf season came to an end over the weekend after competing in four rounds of the 2015 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships.

The Duhawks finished on Saturday with a 74-over 358 and a four-round score of 1,438 to earn them the fourth-place spot.

The team was led by Lauren Gonner who concluded her se-nior season with marks of 7-over 78 in the final round, 356 (+70) overall. She finished 15th in the championships. In addition to consistent performances from Gonner, freshman Ann-Marie Zahn stepped into the spotlight

in her first season as a Du-hawk. She came in 12th at the

championships scoring 64-over 350. Oth-er finishes for the team included Mara Si-monson (tied for 19th), Dana Matykiewicz (21st) and Emma Walsh (27).

Wartburg clinched its ninth straight Iowa Conference Championship on the strength of junior Rochelle Beardsley and first-year Brooke Klostermann.

Women’s tennis ends season on high note

Duhawks place 4th in Iowa Conference Championships

photo by christina ney/Loras coLLege athLetics

The women’s tennis team competed in the IIAC Tournament this past week-end hosted by Coe College and saw suc-cess from not only the upperclassmen, but from some talented underclassmen as well.

Sophomore Tara Shingler and junior Jessica Dickhut had promising victo-ries in Friday’s preliminary matches and went on to play in the finals on Saturday. Shingler received her first win against Greta Nelson of Wartburg, in a convincing 8-4 win, and moved on to face Kirstin Jordan of Central. She dominated the match achieving an 8-1 victory.

Shingler continued her success mak-ing it all the way to the C Flight Singles Championship. In the championship she was defeated by Marissa Jones of University of Dubuque. Nevertheless, she put up a solid performance, proving that she has a lot to give the women’s program in the coming years.

Dickhut proved herself a worthy con-ference opponent as well, taking down competition in her path along the way to the B Flight Singles Championship. After a first round bye, Dickhut beat Laura Gibson of Coe with a solid score of 6-2, 6-2. She went on to impress fur-ther in her match against Megan Brad-ley of Simpson, defeating her 6-1, 6-1.

Dickhut carried her dominance to the Championship match, where she was defeated by Claire Christian, but showed a strong skillset that will only develop greater as she moves towards the spring season.

The Duhawk women saw success from underclassmen Emma Cooke and Sam Pietruszynski as well, proving that the young team has promising poten-tial to be a fierce competitor in the IIAC Conference in the coming years. Cooke

took her first match with a 6-0, 6-0 win after a first round bye, dominating her competition. Pietruszynski turned some heads as well, winning her first four matches 8-1, 8-0, 8-5, and 8-4: an impressive performance from the soph-omore.

In doubles play, the duo of Emma Cooke and Jessica Dickhut powered through competition beating doubles teams from the University of Dubuque and Wartburg. In the B Doubles Final they were defeated by Luther’s doubles team, but worked well together and made advances in their cooperation.

The young team put together a solid performance at the IIAC Tournament, performing “about as expected” accord-ing to Coach Fenwick. At the beginning of the season, Fenwick had noted that their “main competition was Central and Wartburg”, and when it came to matches against opponents from those teams, the team won almost every sin-gle matchup.

Members of the team went so far as to defeat players of other conference powerhouse teams: Luther and Coe. The wins further validated the team as a growing threat, and Coach Fenwick looks forward to “building from here.”

The rebuilding that the team went through during the regular season pre-pared them for the IIAC Tournament, and it was clearly evident. The experi-ence that the team gained in previous matches had members of the women’s team performing at their peak, and it couldn’t have come at any better time of the season.

The Loras women made a solid mark in IIAC conference play, and cemented themselves as a growing threat to con-ference competitors with their impres-sive showing.

by megan tews | asst. sports editor

Knights’ sophomore keeper denies Duhawk offense, stopping 11 of 12 shots

With only one win in their last five match-es, the women tried to change their fortunes against rival Wartburg.

“We need to get our team chemistry back and also remember to have fun,” said senior Katie Truesdale. “We haven’t been as success-ful as we are hoping, we need to just to look at the past few games, learn from them and move on. We want to make a deep run this season so it’s better to figure it out now than later.”

The two teams were tied in the Iowa Con-ference standings prior to the match, making this all the more important.

The Duhawks (6-4-2 overall, 1-1-1 in IIAC) fell behind early and could not find their way back into the game. In the 10th minute, Wart-burg’s Brittany Frush lobbed a shot high into the air and caught the back post into the back of the net. The Knights (8-4-1, 2-1-0) added to their lead in the 36th minute when Madison Astgen found the net off the feed from Alys-sa Hewitt. They maintained this 2-0 lead at halftime.

In the second half, the story remained the same as Wartburg kept Loras from scoring. They added an insurance goal in the 76th min-ute when Alyssa Miler buried one, making it 3-0 Knights. The women were able to avoid a shutout when Truesdale finished off an assist by sophomore Elizabeth Mills, pushing her to-tal to 12 goals on the season. The game ended 3-1, handing the Duhawks their first confer-ence loss of the season.

Loras had no problem getting the ball on net on Saturday, the real problem was getting it past goalkeeper Beth Crow. The Wartburg sophomore stopped 11 out of 12 shots on goal and prevented Loras from gaining any mo-mentum all game. This was despite the Du-hawks outshooting Wartburg 26-17.

The women make their return to the Rock Bowl on Wednesday night, welcoming the Coe Kohawks. The Duhawks have not had a home game in two weeks and are eager to get some home cooking.

“It’s always better to play on the Rock Bowl. It gives us that home field advantage and we always love having a home game,” Truesdale said.

Coe is currently in the midst of a historic campaign, setting a new school record for most wins in a season with their recent 2-0 victory over Buena Vista. The Kohawks are 12-1-1 overall with a 2-1 conference mark, sit-ting just above Loras in the Iowa Conference standings.

Currently sitting in fifth place, Loras has four more conference games left to make up ground. Including Coe, Loras will see Luther on Saturday, the current leaders in confer-ence with an undefeated record. It will be an interesting final stretch for the Duhawks to see how they perform in big-time competi-tion.

“We have always been able to compete with both Coe and Luther,” said Truesdale. “I think they are both going to be tough games, but if we show up to play and compete, we shouldn’t have any problems winning both of those games.”

Kickoff against Coe is set for 7 p.m. on Wednesday.

by frank fernandez | sportswriter

Women’s soccer falls to Wartburg

by aaron Broege| sportswriter

Duhawks reach finals in singles and doubles competition at IIAC

photo by christina ney/Loras coLLege athLetics

Lauren Gonner highlights 4 rounds of play to finish her senior season

Name Score Place

Ann-Marie Zahn 350 (+64) t-12

Lauren Gonner 356 (+70) 15

Mara Simonson 363 (+77) t-19

Dana Matykiewicz 369 (+83) 21

Emma Walsh 387 (+101) 27

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Volleyball players dominate with double-digit numbers

It’s impressive when a volleyball player tallies double-digit numbers in a statistical category such as kills or blocks. It’s even more impressive when she does this in more than one category.

Several Duhawks have recorded double-doubles this season, accumu-lating double-digit numbers in two of the following categories: kills, blocks, aces, assists and digs. This feat is an indicator of the versatility the team has this season, and it’s been a large factor in their success.

“We train a lot of our players in mul-tiple positions, and I love the versatili-ty our team has — within our program as well as within each line up that we’re able to run. Players are able to play multiple positions, which helps us build a lineup that we see to be most successful during the match we’re play-ing,” said head coach Jenna Ness.

Five Duhawks have recorded at least one double-double this season. Senior Liz Jendra and junior Danni Kennedy have one apiece for their performances in kills/digs and kills/blocks, respec-tively. First-year Jenna LaCorte has re-ceived two double-doubles while junior Jenna Erickson has tallied three.

Finally, first-year Claire Ritchie has

achieved 10 double-doubles and five triple-doubles. Ritchie excels in kills, digs and assists. She is definitely mak-ing her mark in her first season at Lor-as.

As stated, the ability of these athletes to execute well in a variety of positions is a strength for this team. This versa-tility has helped the Duhawks improve to a 14-10 record for the season after going 3-1 over the weekend at the Tif-fany Robinson Memorial Tournament in Naperville, IL.

Loras faced four skilled competitors including the No. 1-ranked Washington University-St. Louis. Coach Ness was excited about this heading into the two-day spread.

“It’ll be a fun tournament where we’re able to play good competition,” she said. “We play the No. 1-ranked team in the country this weekend, so

we’re looking forward to the opportu-nity to compete with the best.”

Despite not going undefeated like their last tournament, the Duhawks still had a very successful weekend. The four-game stand began with a match against Purdue-North Central.

The Duhawks swept the Panthers in three sets. Loras went on to face Wash-U in their second match of the day. The game got off to a thrilling start as the Duhawks won the first set, 25-23. The team never faltered in their spirit, but unfortunately lost the next three sets, falling 3-1 to the Bears.

After the tough loss, the Duhawks rallied to round out the weekend with two straight victories. First, Loras topped North Central in four sets, and the Duhawks were led by 14 kills from LaCorte. The team continued the streak by defeating Robert Morris three sets to one.

The Duhawks have one tournament in addition to a few conference and non-conference matches remaining this season. Ness explained her hopes for the team going forward.

“We need to continue to play hard and compete at the highest level pos-sible,” she said. “We have to play our best volleyball the remainder of the season to reach the goals that we set forth.”

‘‘“We train a lot of our players in multiple positions, and

I love the versatility our team has.

Jenna Nesshead volleyball coach,,

by megan teWs | asst. sports editor

Going 3-1 at Robinson Memorial Tournament fuels momentum for rest of season

This weekend the cross-country team traveled all the way to Lewis University in Romeoville, IL, for their competition. It was a rather unique race due to the fact they were the only Division III teams there.

The other nine teams for the men (and 10 for the women) were from Division II. The competition also included Grand Valley State who is ranked No. 1 and No. 3 in Division II on the men’s and women’s side, respectively. Perfect fall temperatures and little wind provided ample opportunities for good performances.

One of the factors going into the race for the Duhawks was that this race doesn’t have much of an effect on national rankings due to the lack of other Division III teams. This meant that the Duhawks changed up their typical racing strategies to try something new. For two Duhawks in particular, the changes worked.

On the women’s side, first-year Audrey Miller finished as the No. 4 runner for the Duhawks, which is the highest she’s ever placed on the team. She ran a 23:52 — almost a full minute off her best time three weeks ago at the Augustana Invite.

“I felt really good about (it). Saturday was a beautiful day with perfect running weather. The course was also very flat,” she said about the race.

Miller finished three places behind junior Emily Day. The duo ended up running almost the whole race together.

Miller said, “My strategy was to run in a pack with Emily Day, Lindsey Gidel and Kelly Minear. I knew our first mile was going to be faster than my usual pace, so I really focused on maintaining the new pace without getting tired out.”

The pack separated during the race, but since she stuck with Day, it made the run

easier for her. “It was great running with Emily because

she’s good at pacing during races,” she said about her teammate. “Running in a pack is so much better because the girls on the team are really supportive during the race. Emily was constantly telling me, ‘Good job!’”

Pack running is one of the focuses of Coach Schultz’s training, and she’s thankful for it.

“That’s one thing I love about Loras’ cross-country team. Pack running is a priority. When I was in high school, everyone ran races by themselves. It’s so much nicer having a common goal instead of everyone trying to

out-run (their teammates).” On the team’s goal of qualifying for the

national championship meet, Miller said, “I’m really optimistic. We have a great team, and everyone has been working hard and putting in lots of miles.”

On the men’s side, junior Colin Ensminger also broke into new territory, finishing as the team’s No. 7 runner for the first time. He also broke the 27-minute mark in an 8K, running a 26:45 race.

“It’s hard not to feel good about breaking into the top seven,” he said. “It’s something that I’ve worked towards for a while, and for it to finally happen, it means a lot. I think that it put me in a good spot to be able to help out my team as much as I can.”

In cross country, the top five runners on the team are the runners who actually score for the team. So, the sixth, seventh and other runners’ jobs are to put themselves in front of other teams’ runners and take away points from them. Ensminger also changed up his mentality on the race.

“I’ve started to find my own racing strategy,” he said. “If I can go out on pace and really push in the middle miles, I don’t break down mentally during miles 3 and 4. I end up finishing stronger than the rest of the field.”

When asked about the end of the season approaching, he said, “I’m feeling anxious right now because, for me at least, it’s unchartered territory. I also feel excited and ready to go as ever since I now have a bigger responsibility to the team.”

The Duhawks host the Loras Invitational this Friday night at the Dubuque Soccer Complex on the corner of Kennedy Road and NW Arterial.

photo by chrIstIna ney/ LOras cOLLege athLetIcs

Runners finds success in field of Division II competition

Cross-country runners shine with change in strategy at Lewis Invitational by mattheW marter | sportswriter

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Sports fans love rankings. We like to be able to assign everything a numeric

designation and then use those rankings as evidence to justify whatever stupid opinions we’re spouting at a given time. That’s why all of these rankings exist in the first place; to spark debate. We’ll rank anything, too. I think I saw an NFL Network show the

other day that counted down the ten best hats worn by Tom Landry in postseason games.

Power rankings are my favorite. What the hell does that even mean? It sounds like a system you’d use to determine who’d win a fight between Superman and the Incredible Hulk (it’s Supes every time, by the way), not anything that should be taken seriously in legitimate sports. And make no mistake about it, power rankings should not be taken seriously. Any idiot with a media outlet at his disposal can arbitrarily assign power rankings to whatever he pleases.

To prove my point, I offer you my “All-Sports Power Rankings” for October.

1. The Green Bay Packers. Don’t act surprised. They’d be here even if they weren’t 5-0.

2. The f@#%ing Chicago Cubs. The North Siders land this high in my power rankings based

solely on the powerful hatred I feel for them. (Awaiting tonight’s result)

3. The Dubuque Dome Rams. My nephew’s youth football team won a triple-overtime thriller on Sunday in the first round of the DIFL Division 2 playoffs. They’ll face the undefeated No. 1 seed this weekend in the semifinals. Go Rams

4. NFL Officiating. Between last week’s “bat-gate,” and this week’s “clock-

gate,” the zebras are giving pro football fans and sportswriters plenty to talk about.

5. Jordan Spieth’s caddy. I don’t know the guy’s name, but I know he brought home more cash from tournament winnings this year than Tiger Woods did.

6. Loras Duhawks Football. Nice conference win over BV on Saturday. This offense is very, very good. (What? Can’t I put a real one in with the joke ones?)

7. Patrick Kane. The mulletted Chicago Blackhawks star is off to nice start this season despite some ugly off-ice distractions. Kane is clearly cut from the same cloth as champions like Kobe Bryant, Ben Roethlisburger and Mike Tyson.

8. Derrick Rose’s left orbital bone. Reports indicate Rose’s surgically repaired fracture is healing nicely and he may be able to return to the Bulls soon – at which time he will undoubtedly suffer an even more devastating injury and miss the remainder of the season.

9. The New England Patriots. Belichick and Brady continue to prove that cheaters often win. Post that on your Snapface page.

10. Iowa Hawkeyes football. 6-0 and ranked 17th in the Coaches Poll and the AP Top 25. But we still want to fire Ferentz, right?

11. Dodgers fans. Still the most dangerous gang in SoCal.

12. The Cincinnati Bengals. 5-0 after a big comeback against Seattle. The Bengals are really glad they didn’t fire Marvin Lewis all those times they should have.

13. Sportswriters who make up meaningless rankings so they don’t have to write a real column this week. You know who you are!

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It was a match that did not disap-point as the two rivals met for the first time this past weekend in Waverly, IA. The Wartburg Knights hosted the Du-hawks for the third Iowa Conference match of the season. The Knights and the Duhawks competed for a full 90 minutes, but Loras definitely shined on both ends of the field.

“Every year we play Wartburg, we show the hype video made years ago to remind everyone, especially the first-years, how big the game is and what it means to Loras,” said senior defender Kevin Higgins. “Other than that, I don’t think it takes much for us to get excited for a game like that; there is so much history. All of the up-perclassmen make sure the first-years know what to expect out there.”

The scor ing for the Duhawks opened in the early minutes of the game as senior Johnny Rummel-hart turned a defender, beating the Knights’ back line and finding team-mate of senior Alex Bradley who sailed a volley past the Knights’ keeper to give the Duhawks the 1-0 lead. That will be Bradley’s fourth goal of the season. It forced the Duhawks’ own back line to keep the no goal patrol alive, keeping the Knights at four shots on goal for the first half.

“Knowing that we had not won at

Wartburg in a few years, we knew that we would have to come out focused and intense right from the whistle,” said Higgins. “Scoring in the 16th minute was huge for us to quiet the crowd and settle the nerves a bit. In terms of our game plan, not much really changed. We still planned on coming out there with high pressure

and avoiding counter-attack situa-tions. I think overall we did a good job preventing Wartburg counters and keeping their quicker guys in check.”

The lone goal for the Duhawks would be all the scoring of the first half for both teams. With cards for both seniors Richard Lenke and Mike Gordon, the men used the halftime break to regroup and continue to take control of the match.

The second half showed more opportunities for the Duhawks to put away the game, but the Knights’ keeper, Austin Boyke, de-nied any shots on goal. The insur-ance goal came in the 67th minute when junior Jonah Jacke beat the Wartburg back line to a loose ball outside the box, sending a cross in to find the head of junior Austin Jacobi to put the ball in the back of the net, making the lead 2-0.

In the remaining minutes, de-spite a red card for Gordon over a risky foul, the Duhawk defense held strong and denied any oppor-tunity for the Knights to get back in the game. Sophomore goalkeep-er Jacob Peterson, was required to make six saves throughout the game. Wartburg outshot the Du-hawks 16-14 for the game but Lor-as put 11 on frame to the Knights’ six. This was the first win the Du-hawks had on Wartburg’s home grass field since 2005.

In regards to the upcoming games, Higgins said, “It will be important that we still go forward on the attack even if we are leading at times. Often times, when we sit back like that, our defense is un-der constant pressure which is ob-viously not ideal. It will be a quick turnaround with Coe on Tuesday and only one practice to prepare.”

Loras beats Knights in long-awaited showdownDetermination, hype back up men’s soccer momentum

by katie truesdale | sportswriter

‘‘knowing that we had not won at wartburg in a few years, we

knew that we would have to come out focused and intense

right from the whistleKevin Higgins

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For the third time this season, the Duhawks started a game with a different quarterback than the one that started the game before. Once again, first-year Nolan Baumhover got the starting nod, trying to car-ry the momentum from the fourth quarter comeback that fell just short

on homecoming against Coe. Un-fortunately, no matter who the sig-nal caller may be, coming out of the gates slow has been an unfortunate yet constant theme for the football team this season.

Loras quickly found themselves in a 10-0 hole just 6:45 into the game against Buena Vista. Not yet having a lead at halftime in their collegiate careers was getting old for first-year wide receiver Nate Bergfeld and his quarterback, Baumhover.

The two decided to do something about that trend, connecting for a 16-yard score to put the Duhawks on the scoreboard. Mikey Castoro then followed Bergfeld’s lead, finding his way into the end zone twice before half from 12 and 54 yards out.

Meanwhile, the Duhawk defense settled in nicely, not giving up any more points before intermission. For

the first time since last season, the Duhawks were leading going into half with a score of 21-10.

After a Beaver field goal brought the score to 21-13 early in the third quarter, the offense was back at it again. This time it was Zach Minch and Josh Schulte leading the way. Gathering 44 of his 174 yards on one run, Minch scored first for the Du-hawks in the third. Schulte added his two scores early in the fourth to give the Duhawks a 42-13 advantage with just over 9 minutes left to play.

Buena Vista didn’t back down, making the game interesting with three quick touchdowns, and capi-talizing on a Duhawk turnover. With 5:41 left on the clock, the Duhawks saw their 29-point fourth quarter lead dwindle down to just 8. The Beavers were trying to flip the script on a Duhawk team that has been masterful at making fourth quarter comebacks.

In a pivotal possession with just over 5 minutes left to play, and an eight point lead, the Duhawks needed to take time off of the clock while also putting points on the board. Led by their first-year quarterback, the of-fense marched down the field pick-ing up first down after first down and eating over 3 minutes of the clock. The impressive drive was finished off by Mikey Castoro’s third touchdown of the game, ultimately putting the game out of reach. Buena Vista added a last minute touchdown to bring the final score to 48-41.

The victory marks the first confer-ence road win of the season and had the Duhawks fired up.

“It’s a huge win for the team,” said starting sophomore right tackle Trent Hanselmann. “It was a tough one, especially being on the road and

it being their homecoming.” No matter what the situation may

be for the opponent, Hanselmann said, “(They) have to continue (their) hard work, and hopefully it will show for the rest of the season.”

With the win, the Duhawks are now 1-1 in conference play, 2-3 overall. The team will welcome the Central Dutch to the Rock Bowl this Saturday with a 1 p.m. start.

Football team brings home 1st conference victory against BVFight through 4th quarter reveals that Duhawks bleed purple

by aiden wojciehowski | sportswriter

photo by christina ney/ loras colleGe athletics

‘‘it ‘s a huge win for the team. it was a tough one, especially

being on the road and it being their homecoming.

Trent Hasselmann,sophomore right tackle,

And make no mistake

about it, power rankings

should not be taken seriously. Any idiot with a media outlet at his disposal can arbitrarily assign power rankings to whatever he

pleases.