Prospective Duhawks experience Campus Ministry overnight

This past weekend, Christ the King chapel was more packed than usual. With the addi-tion of 47 high school students participating in the annual Campus Ministry overnight, the 8 p.m. Sunday Mass was overflowing.

Loras invites prospective students on campus to participate in a fun, faith-filled overnight. The students are able to par-ticipate in the president’s day group visit through the Admissions Department on Monday, and the optional overnight be-forehand offers these high school students additional opportunities.

The campus ministry overnight visit is geared toward high school students who are interested in all that a college Campus Ministry can offer its students. While some of the students on the overnight already have committed to Loras, some still are trying to decide if Loras is the right fit. The overnight gives these students a chance to meet current Duhawks and provides an op-portunity to learn more about the religious and spiritual offerings at Loras.

“We had a panel of current students that answered questions that ranged from ‘how was the transition to college?’ to ‘what’s the best food on campus?’ to ‘what’s the sketchiest thing you saw your first year,’” said Jackie Russ, student director of the overnight. “The panel brought out some great laughs and wonderful information. After the panel, the students engaged in a small service project (writing letters to shut-ins) before learning about organiza-tions within Campus Ministry.”

Because of the number of participants, a

group of current Duhawks helped out with the overnight. These current students were a part of the student panel, participated in the activities, and allowed students to sleep in their residence halls and apartments.

“Everyone truly stepped up the day of the event,” said first-year and co-coordina-tor Nicole Connelly. “When guests started

walking in, the willingness and enthusiasm from the Loras students was reciprocated by the guests instantaneously. Even the next day, so many of the high school stu-dents that I spoke to could not stop talking about their hosts or hostesses. If these 47 students are a taste of the future of Loras CM, I am ecstatic for the years to come.”

The night was largely considered a suc-cess. Normally, the event draws around 20 students. This year, it drew more than dou-ble the usual number.

“I thought that the night went incred-ibly well,” said Russ. “All of the students seemed to be having a good time getting to know current Loras students and their fu-ture classmates. I quickly glanced through the evaluations and the overwhelming ma-jority of students had positive comments about the evening.”

by hannah way | executive copy editor

photos by Chelsea MCCarraher

‘Hell’s Alley’ bowls over competition during 24-Hour Theatre Project

On February 14, some might have spent time having dinner with their significant other or binge-watching Netflix with a box of pizza for company. But 14 Loras students spent their Valentine’s Day writing, memo-rizing, and performing a one-act play with-in 24 hours.

At 7 p.m. Feb. 13, the students were put into three groups: Team Gotcha, Team Dave & Friends, and Team Subway Elephants. They then chose a setting and a prop and were ran-domly chosen a character by another group. Then it was time to brainstorm and begin writing the scripts. At around 7:30 the next morning, however, the groups were thrown a curve ball — they were told they needed to in-clude the line, “I ordered three pizzas, but they messed up the order,” in their script.

After a day of finishing up final revisions for the scripts, blocking, and memorizing their lines, the teams were ready to perform at 7:30 that night. The final results were impressive for everyone who attended, in-cluding the other groups who were seeing for the first time what their peers have been working on for the past 24 hours.

The three plays, “A Departed Mind,” “Hell’s Alley,” and “Baleen,” consisted of a man in a morgue choosing between the friendship of a plunger salesman and two friends who are more dead than alive; a bowling match: God and Jesus vs. the Devil and Lilith, who seek help from a cruel but conflicted personal trainer; and a dentist by day/detective by night who, with the help of her quirky sidekick, tries to capture the evil Dr. Cavity before she steals a whale tooth from the museum.

All three groups did a fantastic job, but Team Dave & Friends took home the gold with “Hell’s Alley” winning all six awards: best incorporation of character, prop, line, and location along with both the Judge’s Choice and the Audience Choice Award.

“I love the 24-Hour Theatre Project. It’s my second year doing it!” said Team Dave & Friends group member Emily Halder (’15). “It was a fun way to end my last show on the Loras stage, and I couldn’t have done it without every person on my team.”

“I’d gladly do it again,” said Adrienne Pearson (’18) from Team Subway Elephants. “The pressure to make something great in such a short amount of time was oddly en-joyable. I must say that there was definitely a sense of success walking backstage to per-form knowing that my team and I had made something wonderful.”

by anDrea Berns | staff writer

‘The Limestone Review’ is accepting short stories, poems, creative nonfiction pieces and scholarly essays

photos by anne spoDen

Scholarly magazine accepting submissionsby anDrea Berns | staff writer

“The Limestone Review,” Loras College’s literary/scholarly magazine, is now taking submissions for the 2015 issue.

Have a short story, poem, creative nonfiction piece, or scholarly essay that you’re proud of? Submit them as MS Word attachments to Dr. Kevin Koch by Friday, March 6. For con-venience purposes, please title your files in the following format: Author Name—Title (e.g. Koch—Mines of Spain).

Do you have a critical eye for writ-ing? Do you wish to participate “be-hind the page” in the submission pro-cess? Send an email to Dr. Kevin Koch if you are interested in serving on the Reading and Selection Committee.

“‘The Limestone Review’ presents a great opportunity for students to have their creative and scholarly work rec-ognized and remembered,” says facul-ty editor, Dr. Koch. The best submis-sion in each genre among the works accepted for publication will receive the Alpha Award: a $50 prize plus entry into the Delta Epsilon Sigma national writing contest.

‘‘ “The panel brought out some great laughs and wonderful information. after the panel, the students engaged in a small service project (writing letters to shut-ins) before learning about organizations within Campus Ministry.

Jackie Russstudent director of the Campus Ministry overnight,,

Men’s BaskeTBall It’s Loras against

Luther, and the stakes have never been

higherPage 8

February 19, 2015 — Vol. 93, Issue 9

2015 AcAdemy AwArds And the Oscar will most

likely go to ...

Page 5

106 high school seniors participated in the Loras Presidential Scholarship competition last Saturday, competing to earn one of five full-ride scholarships offered to the incoming class of 2019.

Qualifications for the scholarship demand that students graduate high school with a min-imum 3.75 grade point average, and compos-ite ACT score of 27, attracting the academic cream of the student crop.

Junior honor student Juanita Bustamante

helped to host and interview the competing students and was surprised with the turn out.

“It’s amazing that this many students were able to meet the qualifications,” said Busta-mante. “It’s even more amazing that a small school like Loras is drawing in so many ac-ademically advanced students, I really can’t believe it.”

While many participated in the interview day, only five students will walk away with a full ride, making this Valentine’s Day compe-tition no joke.

by kalli miner | staff writer

Loras welcomes Pres-idential Scholarship candidates

Don’t Rush Into Bed With “Fifty Shades of Grey”There is something unsettling about

walking into your bathroom stall in the ACC to find a sign proclaiming, “If they don’t feel free to say no, then it’s not consent,” staring right back at you. And we have checked; they are in each of the nine stalls in the ACC women’s bathroom.

The posters that have been plastered all around campus are hard to ignore. After asking students to participate in a campus climate survey last semester, Loras has begun a renewed effort to help prevent sexual assault, or at the very least, give students the resources and knowledge to help themselves.

We have heard a few people crack jokes about these signs. Of course that is going to happen. But what we haven’t heard is any conversation about the issue. Plastering signs is a start, and it’s not a bad one. But outside of those few side-comments, those few jokes, there has been a general absence of conversation about the matter.

Sexual assault is a real problem on college campuses across the country. It is a problem in our society in general. Everyone would probably acknowledge

the need to have real dialogue about how we can better prevent sexual assaults, yet what does that kind of dialogue look like? Where should these conversations be coming from?

Unfortunately, many of the recent conversations that are being had about sexual assault and consent are coming on the heels of a certain movie that blew up the box office this weekend.

None of us on the editorial staff have seen “Fifty Shades of Grey,” and so we cannot exactly comment on the nature of the relationship between the main protagonists. However, we have read enough scathing reviews to know that there is some pretty messed up stuff in this movie. Apparently the main character agrees to engage in certain sexual acts she is uncomfortable with because she’s too shy to speak her mind or because she’s afraid of losing Christian. And we know that this is just the beginning of a long list of complaints that many people have voiced.

This image of what is now acceptable or even desired in sexual relationships is troubling in many ways. Perhaps, first and

foremost, because it further complicates what it means to consent.

But it isn’t just extreme movies that are complicating this issue. In the fall, Rush Limbaugh made the comment that Ohio State University’s new definition of sexual consent “takes all the romance out of everything.” Apparently, for Limbaugh, “no means yes if you know how to spot it.”

What does the Ohio State guideline say? Simply that “the absence of ‘no’ does not mean ‘yes’” and that, “it cannot be implied or assumed even in the context of a relationship.”

Sounds like the posters that stare at us while we are sitting on the john.

Perhaps it is a good thing that we just feel a tad unsettled as we walk into the bathroom. Of course, that is the point. That uncomfortable feeling should motivate us to talk; it should force us to confront these disturbing statistics.

Plus, in the end, we feel far more unsettled about “Fifty Shades” or Rush’s brilliantly ignorant comments than we do having truth stare at us in the face.

— Lorian staff

Editorial staff

executive editor: COlin HalBmaier

news editor: aSHleY PUDilsports editor: rYan GraHam

assistant sports editor:DreW BraSHaW

executive copy editor: HannaH WaYcopy editors:

nOelle HennemanmarGaret SentOviCHadvertising manager:

COlleen mUlrY moderator:

tim manninG

Help CAB spread the Loras love with these February events

For two weeks in a row, CAB has hosted successful events for the Loras communi-ty. The first Friday of the semester saw the return of a campus favorite: laser tag in the Fieldhouse. The event attracted a crowd, many of whom can’t wait for their next opportunity to play. For Valentine’s Day weekend, CAB hosted Adelee and Gentry, a rising pair of musical sisters with talents to share.

But the best is yet to come for CAB, with some big events right around the corner. This coming weekend, Loras will welcome siblings of all ages for its annual Siblings

Weekend. With that comes John Cassidy on Friday from 7-8 p.m. in the Ballrooms, followed by Glow Mini Golf from 7-9 p.m. the next night. Even if your siblings won’t be on campus, the event is open to all stu-dents, go grab a friend and take a swing at a new take on a classic game.

Later this month, you can look forward to CAB partnering with UNICEF and LISA for their annual Salsa Night, with all pro-ceeds going toward UNICEF. Bring your dancing shoes, because you’ll be getting footloose before too long.

And as always, stop by the CAB office from 11-12:20 p.m. every Friday for pop-corn to celebrate the end of the week.

by Claira SieverDinG | for the lorian

photo contributed

2 The Lorian Feb. 19, 2015 News

Welcome back, Du-hawks! I hope that you spent your break pour-ing over national and world news. I know I did! Alright, so my hob-bies are dorky and mir-ror that of a 76-year-old woman, but I will preach about the importance of journalism all day long. That is, over a cup of tea and knitted blanket.

Even if you didn’t spend your days off

reading the news, I’m sure you still heard about NBC news anchor Brian Williams being caught telling false stories about his coverage in Iraq. In fact, there were allegedly at least 32 lies told by Mr. Wil-liams, the anchor of the top-rated nightly news show in the country.

But why is this novel news? Why are we so quick to shake our heads and point out personal ‘stories’ when Williams and his colleagues have been spewing bigger lies about more important issues to much bigger audiences than those at their children’s birthday parties. I can’t imagine why the public has risen up to call Williams out on his integrity on a

few war stories (even if they were a little hyperbolic) while we’re lining up with shovel sized spoons to consume the gar-bage cranked out by the oligarchy on the nightly news.

Perhaps we excuse the fact that Wil-liams has played puppet to the tele-prompter for his entire career because we expect nothing less of a ‘newscast’ shot from the G.E. building in Rockefel-ler Center. The proof is in the pudding, or rather, the name. But NBC certainly isn’t the only network guilty of reporting tainted stores; any mainstream channel is censored by corporate owners.

Of course, we do a very good job (for the most part) of recog-nizing the biases of channels like CNN and Fox News, the exception being the 68 and older crowd that makes up more than half of the Fox News audience… sorry Grandma.

I mean, there was a fairly popular doc-umentary released on the ‘brain washing’ of Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News, and the company is, of course, being sued by the

Mayor of Paris for false reporting. As my two year old brother would say, “uh oh!”

Making it all the more remarkable, the network was surprised when their placement card at the State of the Union address no longer read “news.” NBC, ABC, CNN, and alike should have had their cards stripped of the honorable title of news as well. In fact, they should have been first.

Real and decent news presents fact. News should always be based on non-manipulated and transparent data

and facts first. That is not to say that networks should pull a CNN and present vague facts and then decide to “agree to disagree” by the end of each segment. That doesn’t help anyone either. News should be about real life, truth telling facts

first. Then, a common sense conclusion should be reached. Heck, even a channel that presents fact and then bias com-mentary is, in my book, honorable and ‘true news,’ as long as they openly admit that the commentary is bias. That’s fine.

In fact, that’s the nature of independent news. Which is, in my humble opinion, the only news worth watching/reading. It’s the channels that pretend to present fact and then pretend not to be bias that are worrisome.

The formula is fact first, then solid commentary (even if it is bias). Not sort-of facts and no commentary. And not untruth and pseudo neutral commen-tary. No news is never seriously neutral, but all news should be factual.

So get off Williams’ back y’all. The man was only doing what the industry demands. In reality, his not-so-wise tales were rather harmless when compared to the damage inflicted by corporate Amer-ican news. We made that deal when we sold news to corporate America.

So, watch, read, and seek out indepen-dent news or nothing will get better. Cast your vote with your viewing number. If you don’t, the only thing that will change is the name of the anchor that I angry tweet at on weeknights. Otherwise, buckle up with a bowl of popcorn and get ready for the sickest comedy hour that analog television has to offer.

‘miner’ detail

Kalli Miner

Telling the truth? That’s news to me!

I’ve been in Ireland for about a month and a half already, and I can’t believe how many new things I‘ve had the privilege to experience. Leaving the United States, seeing the ocean, living in an apart-ment, commuting on a public transport system, and having an internship are only a few of the “firsts” that

I have encountered since leaving Iowa back in the beginning of January. I’m looking forward to the many more first-time adventures that I’m going to have on my study abroad semester here in Dublin.

Traveling here was a long process, but relatively smooth. Besides a few delays, we made it to Dublin in one piece, although the taxi ride had us all worried. Maybe it’s just a taxi thing in general, but our driver drove suspi-ciously fast and didn’t seem particu-larly worried about narrow turns or tight merges. But he gave us a warm welcome and recommended restau-rants and other Dublin attractions. After we made it to our apartments and got set up, we tried to beat jet lag by staying up all day and even having our first class, which seemed impossi-ble at the time, but somehow we made it through that seemingly unending day. We probably would have been too excited to sleep anyway, because we were finally in Dublin!

In the five or six weeks that we’ve been here, we have toured castles and monuments, gotten to know the streets of Dublin and the bus sys-tem, started classes at IADT (Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design, and Technology), went on weekend trips to Belfast and most recently Dingle, hiked, shopped, and have gotten to

know quite a few new friends along the way. It’s amazing how willing people are to start a conversation with you here, especially outside of the city in some of the more rural parts of Ire-land. They always ask us where we’re from, and it always surprises me just how many know where Iowa is. I know some people from the United States that don’t even know where it is…

It’s been great to experience life in a bigger city too. Dubuque isn’t exactly a metropolis, and it’s been nice experiencing a new setting. Dublin is a big city, but doesn’t feel too oppres-sive. There are no high rise buildings, no smog-filled streets crammed with bumper to bumper traffic, and it seems pretty easy-going compared to some of the urban centers of America. I can take a walk through the middle of St. Stephen’s Green or be at Mass on Sunday and forget that I’m in the middle of a city center.

The hardest adjustment for me personally has probably been getting used to walking everywhere. Loras is a pretty small campus, and I can’t be-lieve I ever complained about walking from Binz to Hennessy. We walk quite a bit here, and it took some getting used to, but now the mile walk to my internship seems like a very quick trip. I don’t think I’ll ever complain about walking across campus again once we get back!

There are countless stories I already could tell about our semester so far. We’ve done a lot, but the time is fly-ing by, and some days I worry that I won’t get to do everything that I want to before it’s time to head home! In coming issues I’ll go into more detail about some of our specific #Duhawks-DuDublin tales, but this time I’m just going to give this little overview about our time here so far. Until next time!

SeeingShamrockS

Cassandra BusCh

This semester, a handful of our journalists are studying abroad in the green country of Ireland. Every week,

they’ll share stories of their adventures with us in our new study abroad column.

Let me tell you, it was quite the journey to get to Dublin, Ireland. Three flights and nine hours flight time total finally landed me in my new home for this semester. However, all that traveling really took a toll. Thankfully, I made it a little better by following numerous tips from friends, family, and the Internet on how to stay healthy while traveling.

One of the most important tips that I followed was to drink plenty of fluids. Though it’s tempting, don’t drink coffee or anything else like that, which could have the possibility of dehydrating you. You’ll want to be a little tired anyway, so you can sleep on the plane if possi-ble. Also, being on a plane means close quarters between you and the other passengers, which means your chance of picking of up some sort of sickness is increased. Water will keep your im-mune system going.

Another important tip is to wash your hands frequently, and bring your own pillow and blanket if you have room. It helps prevent the spread of

possible germs.On long flights, like internation-

al ones, taking a sleeping pill right before you get on is a big help too. You probably won’t sleep through the whole thing, but it’s definitely going to help. The list of movies are really good, but you’re going to want to sleep, and stay up the next day when you get there. Jet lag is not fun, and it’s only going to get worse if you can’t get your sleep sched-ule aligned with wherever you’re going.

Bringing healthy snacks and/or meals is also a good idea. Plane food is not ideal, and it might mess with your stomach, especially if you’re a picky eater. Bring options to have on hand. If you forget, you can buy airplane food, but it’s ridiculously expensive. It will also keep your stomach settled and keep you feeling fresh if you keep your diet regular.

Travel isn’t always a walk in the park, and chances are good that not ev-erything is always going to go smoothly for you. If you take precautions and follow these tips, it’s going to make your life a lot easier, and the start to your trip a lot more enjoyable!

by caSSandra buSch|staff writer

Keeping your health in ‘plane’ sight

From Dubuque to Dublin, with Love

Real and decent news presents fact. News

should always be based on non-manipulated and transparent data

and facts first.

photo contributed

Opinion The Lorian Feb. 19, 2015 3

4 The Lorian Feb. 19, 2015 Mind and Soul The Lorian Feb. 19, 2015 5

Want to write for the Lorian?Ever wanted to see your name in print? Join our team of writers and make your dreams come true! Sophomores and older get paid! If

interested, let us know!

Colin HalbmaierColin.Halbmaier@loras.edu

The Lorian is beginning a column by Tricia Borelli, Director of Counseling Services. Here she will answer student questions concerning anything that relates to keeping it together while doing this crazy thing called college. Send questions or comments

to Ms. Borelli, Loras Box 100, or to the e-mail address tricia.borelli@loras.edu. All names of those sending questions will be kept confidential.

Winter Blues

Dear Trish,I thought being back on campus would help my mood but we are a week in and I’m still

feeling tired and unmotivated to do anything but watch Netflix. Winter is getting long. This happened last year and my grades suffered as well as my relationships.

I have heard about this thing called SAD. How do I know if I have it and any suggestions on how to keep me energized and happy during the winter season?

-Winter Blues

Tips with

TRisH

Welcome back Duhawks! It is good to have everyone back. J-Term is good but weird. Half the campus was gone. Half were here and those who were here were across the world! Getting settled into a routine can be a really good thing.

I don’t know when this article will be published in the Lorian but I am writing the week before Valentine’s Day. On Valentine’s Day, “Fifty Shades of Grey,” will be released in theaters across the country. This book now turned into a movie is an offense to the dignity of the human person. Sexual intimacy is to be shared between one man and one woman in the commitment and vows of marriage. Jesus’ teaching on sexual intimacy is founded on four realities: freedom, fidelity, total gift, and openness to life. These four realities ground a married couple and allow them to

experience the presence of God in their relationship.

The messages of “Fifty Shades of Grey,” distort, twist, and degrade the real beauty of sexual intimacy and turns it into games of pleasure, control, and abuse. For those who are baptized and profess faith in Jesus, we have to reject anything that distorts the dignity of the human person. This is our prophetic call.

You might wonder why I am speaking so strongly against this movie. Some would ask, “Father, aren’t there worst things out there?” My answer to that is yes. There are worst things out there but the insidious and disturbing aspect of this movie is that it is attempts to normalize a distortion of dignity in our culture. The movie is being released on Valentine’s Day which is to be a holiday about the goodness of love, commitment, and relationship. Many married couples will go out to dinner and a movie. Many engaged couples will go out and talk about their upcoming weddings. Many dating couples see this day as a holiday to express their continued love and affection for each other. Some men may propose to their girlfriends that night. Why on such a good night, do we want to support a movie that is antithetical to all that we hold dear in the Lord’s teaching of love, relationship, and sex?

So boycott “Fifty Shades of Grey” and watch “Sleepless in Seattle” instead! It’ll be cheaper.

What are you looking for? the life that is true life:

by Fr. gross | for the Lorian

We are better than this; boycott “Fifty Shades of Grey!”

Get in touch with your faith at Antioch

Mass TiMesat Christ the King

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

9 p.m. Wednesday8 p.m. Sunday

adoraTionat St. Joseph’s Chapel

9 to 10 a.m. and 12:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday

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

Features

Trish says:SAD stands for Seasonal Affective Disorder and it is a mood

disorder that happens every year at about the same time. It is a form of depression and typically starts in the fall or winter and ends in the spring or early summer. Scientists have found that certain hormones in the brain trigger attitude-related changes and in SAD, this hormone is serotonin. The theory says that the brain makes less serotonin, or “feel good” chemicals, when there is less sunlight. SAD usually starts in adulthood and can be seen in 10%-20% of people in the United States during the winter months. It is more common in women than in men.

Some symptoms of SAD include low energy, trouble concentrating, changes in appetite, desire to sleep more, weight gain, fatigue and increased desire to be alone. If you have been feeling depressed and have some of the above symptoms, see a counselor or doctor for an assessment.

Some ways to fight SAD are to exercise regularly and eat foods that are low in fat, sugar and carbohydrates. Making plans for the future can also help you get through the winter months because we all like having things to look forward to. Also, change up your surroundings. Consider moving things around your room or getting something new to brighten the place up.

A last recommendation to consider is light therapy. Light therapy uses a full-spectrum bright light on a regular basis to improve mood. Studies show that sitting under the light for 20-30 minutes, up to five times a week can improve mood and motivation. And, you’re in luck! You don’t have to pay the $100+ to buy a light because we have one here at Loras College in Health/Counseling Services! It is good to check with your doctor before using the light on a regular basis but feel free to contact Counseling Services if you are interested in using the one here on campus.

One of the many reasons I have come to love Loras is the strong faith-filled community. It is not a community that will force you beyond your comfort zone, but it will still nudge you. It is not a community that pesters you to attend every religious event on campus, but it will still invite you. It is not a commu-nity that preaches at you, but it will still engage you in dialogue. In essence, it is a community that helps you on your own, individual faith journey.

As a Catholic first-year coming on campus—who wasn’t entirely in touch with her faith—I assumed I would be forced, pestered, and ‘preached’ into being involved in Campus Ministry. So, when I was asked early on my first semester about attending the Antioch Retreat, I felt obligated to say yes. I was neither excited nor dreading it, merely impartial with a feeling that it was my re-sponsibility “as a good Catholic” to go. And I couldn’t be more grateful for whatever reasoning brought me to walk through those doors of St. John’s in Placid.

Antioch changed my faith jour-ney. It allowed me to not only find peace in the faith-filled, Loras commu-nity, but to take ownership of my own faith. I found people to push me out of my comfort zone, to reach out to me in invitation for growth, and to engage in dialogue about difficult questions.

I truly wish there was a less cliché was of saying that this retreat shaped my entire Loras experience. As a senior

now looking back at that first step in my college faith journey, I see that it led me to branch out further, to go on inter-national and domestic service trips, to volunteer in the Dubuque community, to attend Bible studies and interfaith dialogues. It brought me to a deeper communion with God, it taught me that there is more than one way to express one’s faith and that there is not a black and white “right and wrong.” Antioch

showed me that there is an inclu-sive and welcoming community on campus that will rejoice with you in successes and comfort

you in sorrow. It was truly a weekend filled with

love, laughs, tears, fellowship, and faith.

These are merely the surface level

reasons that I want to encourage all of you

to attend this retreat. If you are nervous, if you feel lost on

your own faith journey, if you’re scared that you would come to the weekend broken and unpre-pared, that is all the more rea-son to take those three days for your own growth and healing.

This semester, the Antioch Retreat is March 20-22. Sign-up

forms are due by March 9th and can be found outside of Campus Ministry or in the ACC concourse. If you have ques-tions, please feel free to contact Tricia McCarthy (patricia.mccarthy@loras.edu) or Nick Utter (nicholas.utter@loras.edu).

by Mary agnoli | staff writer

Of all the moments that happened this awards season, few were as shocking as the sweep of nominations that “American Sniper” received from the Academy. After being virtually ignored by other film award staples such as the Golden Globes, the amount of Oscar nominations that Clint Eastwood’s film received over other films such as Selma felt like a slap to the face. Was it justified? No, and this film doesn’t stand a chance against a film like Birdman. Still, for the right au-dience, it’ll be worth it.

Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) becomes inspired to join the armed forces after seeing a news story about the Embassy bombings that happened in 1998. After months of training, he meets his fu-ture wife Taya (Sienna Miller) at a bar. Of course, everything changes when 9/11 happens, and soon Kyle is on his first tour. During his tours in Iraq, he kills men, women and children, eventually killing over 160 people during his time in Iraq. Mean- while, his condition gets steadi-l y worse, as his post-traumatic

stress disorder worsens and his relationship with his wife strains. None-theless, they managed

to stay with each other for more than a decade, have

kids and him come back home alive.

Let me get out of the way what’s most troubling about

the film. A substantial num-ber of stories have been written about how Kyle used some astonishing language to describe the Iraqis, and if the stomach-churning and racist tweets by the

people who saw the film are worth anything, the film does

nothing to deter it. There’s one scene where Kyle’s talking to his wife and uses the term ‘savag-es’ to describe the Iraqis. It’s so nonchalant, it’s disturbing. The film also doesn’t seem to have

an overwhelming stance about the Iraq War, which is amazing. It’s almost as if Eastwood is ask-ing us to take the film at face val-ue. Really? How do you make a film

about the Iraq War without making a definitive judgment about it? Personally, I believe the Iraq War is a travesty. We can argue about this point forever, but Kyle’s story isn’t nearly enough to make the issue any less provocative. (Also, a lot of people pointed that there was a fake baby in one scene. I can guarantee you, it is fake.)

Cinematically, though, “American Sniper” is well-made. Despite the fact that we don’t under-stand Kyle in the best way possible, Bradley Coo-per pulls off a great feat. Far from being confined to comedy with the “Hangover,” his nuanced per-formance in “Silver Linings Playbook” and his performance here prove that he’s an extraordi-narily versatile actor. Sienna Miller is also very good in this movie. Being British, her American accent is pretty much flawless and she can cry, like seriously cry. If there are parts in the mov-ie that Eastwood excels at, it’s portraying Kyle’s PTSD. He and Cooper are able to translate Kyle’s emotional torment well on screen, and if the film had more scenes of this instead of killing name-less Iraqis, there would’ve been a more substan-tial movie. There’s also a nice cameo by Jonathon Groff as a Marine who’s grateful to Kyle for saving his life, even with a lost leg.

Perhaps it’s due to a PR disaster, perhaps it’s because we might not be getting the full story, or perhaps it’s because the wounds caused by Iraq haven’t healed and probably will never heal. Should any further Iraq War movies come out in the future, we deserve films that will look more honestly at the war instead of isolating us to one specific story. The one scene that could sum up why this film is hard to swallow is a scene where Kyle is at a VA hospital, and he’s talking with a guy working at the hospital. Asked if he felt any remorse/regret about killing the Iraqis, Kyle said no and said that his remorse/regret came from him not saving more Army/armed forces lives. No regard for Iraq, it’s out of the picture. This isn’t how the war should be remembered, but maybe that’s how Kyle felt. It’s also eerie that we don’t get any worthwhile mention about Dubya, Cheney or anyone else involved in the adminis-tration. Again, how are we supposed to feel about the war?

Cooper and Miller are great, and Eastwood still has chops for an octogenarian. But the film’s Os-car nom sweep doesn’t make sense, and the film can’t hold a candle to truly great cinematic works like “Birdman.” Anyone who proves me wrong on Oscar night has my permission to dump snow on my head.

The Scope of American Sniper

This awards season feels just miserable with all the snubs and shocks that we have endured so far. First, the Oscars trolls everyone by jacking up “American Sniper” over more acclaimed films like Selma (the Tomatomater stands!), and throwing “The Lego Movie” under the bus because apparently, films made from franchises aren’t worthy of Oscar recognition (see: “The Simpsons Mov-ie”). Then, the Grammys insulted everyone by giving Al-bum of the Year to Beck, a move not even he saw coming. Rather than crowning the Queen Bey or giving the award to the first openly gay recipient in Sam Smith, guess the Grammys felt that a rock album by a white man was better than staying relevant (prove me wrong, and you can dump snow on my head). Oh well, the Oscar awards hopefully won’t be as bad. Without further ado, let’s begin the pre-dictions!

Best Actor:Who should win: Michael Keaton. Admittedly, I’ve

only seen two of the films the actors have been nominated in, but Keaton slays on screen. His disciplined, extraor-dinary performance as a washed-up action star trying to prove his worth by putting on a Raymond Carver adapta-tion on Broadway is unlike anything I’ve seen Keaton do before, and his comeback is one of the biggest triumphs this year.

Who will win: Eddie Redmayne. There’s been some speculation of a stink as Redmayne appeared in “Jupiter Ascending,” the latest underwhelming (critically and com-mercially) effort by the Wachowskis, same as how Eddie Murphy possibly blew his Oscar chances with Norbit. Still, with a Globe and SAG award under his belt, there’s little reason to believe Redmayne will get stood up by the Academy. Besides, the Oscars LOVE biopics!

Best Actress:Who should win: Julianne Moore. Sadly, I’ve seen none

of the films these ladies were in. Nonetheless, Moore’s performance in “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay” was good given how President Coin was written for the screen. Plus, she’s built up a lot of cred and four Oscar noms al-ready, so this will probably be her big chance.

Who will win: Moore. Critics loved her performance as a professor who becomes afflicted with Alzheimer’s in “Still Alice.” Will her appearance in the bomb “Seventh Son” affect her chances? Unlikely, as none of the other nominees have achieved the kind of sweep that Moore has pulled off this season.

Best Supporting Actor:Who should win: Edward Norton. I’ve only seen

Birdman, but Norton deserves the nom. His perfor-mance as a self-centered, brilliant but abrasive actor brought on to bring Keaton’s play to life is terrific, charismatic and charming but in a slimy and uncom-fortable way.

Who will win: J.K. Simmons. I’ve been a fan of Simmons for years, from his work as J. Jonah Jameson in the first “Spider-Man” trilo-gy, his work as Juno’s father in “Juno,” to his work as LAPD Assistant Chief Will Pope in “The Closer.” His break-through may finally come with his performance as an abusive teacher of a prom-ising drummer in “Whip-lash.” The award is his to lose.

Best Supporting Ac-tress:

Who should win: Emma Stone. Though she’s the only one I’ve seen, it’s about time Emma Stone got a

nomination. She excels as the troubled, just-out-of-rehab daughter of Keaton, and although it’s jarring to see Stone with blonde hair, she takes the bull by the horns and runs off with the best performance she’s done since Easy A.

Who will win: Patricia Arquette. She comes from a Hollywood family, but Patricia has been surprising in her journey towards respectability, gaining most of her cred from her role on “Medium.” Her performance as the moth-er of the child in “Boyhood” has earned her many acco-

lades, so why stop now?

Best Picture:What should win: “Birdman.” Of the

movies I’ve seen this year, “Birdman” was the best, hands down. It took a good but not spectacular premise and transcended it, creating an emotional, thought-pro-

voking piece that also manages to be funny and complex. The film is also a masterwork

of filming, edited to look like a long, ongoing piece which makes the performances all the

more impressive. Alejandro González Iñárritu’s daring and skill makes other

movies look safe.What will win: “Boyhood. “It’s

not just the fact that it took 12 years to film. That fact alone makes “Boy-hood” stand out. But the film pres-ents a breakthrough moment for Richard Linklater, who broke out as a Gen X filmmaker but this may prove he’s serious. There’s little reason to believe this film will lose.

So, that’s that. With Neil Patrick Harris at the helm, expect the ceremo-

ny to be sarcastic, tuneful, and surpris-ingly dapper. Otherwise, it’ll be good to be

done with this awards season.

What To Expect From This Year’s Oscars

When Ben Affleck was chosen to take the mantle as Batman for the 2016 film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, there was a major backlash. From petitions on Change.org, angry tweets, and other outraged media, the casting choice was anything but positive. Now that it has been over a year and arguably the most anticipated film ever is right around a year away from its March 2016 release date, the storm is starting to settle. Here are 5 reasons that every-body should be excited for what I believe will be the most impactful film truest to the real mythos of Batman.

1. Bruce Wayne-ish CharmSay what you will about the Affleck’s career because he was the

moron friend from Good Will Hunting and the Marvel superhe-ro Daredevil in a movie that jeopardized his career, but we’ll talk about that later. This guy can act. Bruce Wayne is brilliant; some-thing they did not portray as well as they should have in the beloved Dark Knight Trilogy. Watch the movie Argo, it perfectly shows that Affleck can plan and execute. Along with the brains, he wouldn’t be Bruce Wayne without the celebrity-esque charm. Have you seen Gone Girl? Check it out to see that Ben can be a very charming individual. He’s got what it takes, the face, the smile, the charm. I believe he has it all.

2. DaredevilEven though I don’t think it was nearly as bad as the critics say,

people wonder why Ben Affleck would be Batman after failing as Daredevil. The script and the choreography were by no means the best and neither was his acting. Overall the character was bland. It has been a decade and he himself has acknowledged that he is de-termined to correct the mistakes. Chris Evans did it transitioning from the failed Fantastic Four franchise as the Human Torch to making his way as the Beloved Captain America in the Marvel Uni-verse. People learn from their mistakes. Ben is a major Batman fan (he even has his own Batcave) and wants nothing more than to do the role justice. He works out for two hours a day and is fully ded-icated to the role for this movie, a couple of Justice League mov-ies, and hopefully his own solo Batman flicks. Speaking of working out…..

3. He Fits the MoldBatman is a very tall, broad-shouldered and menacing human

being. Yes Christain Bale was in shape for the Dark Knight mov-ies, but Ben’s Batman body makes Bale look like a 9 year old. 6’4, over 220 pounds of pure man, and lean muscle along with his 17 inch biceps, the dedication is real. This is the first time we get an on-screen Batman that is the real size of the Batman that has been drawn up millions of times by artists.

Place your judgment and Dark Knight bandwagonism aside. ‘Batfleck’ as social media is calling him is going to nail the role and I am predicting him to be the best Batman ever. For now, all we can do is wait and have high hopes for our new Caped Crusader.

by nino erba | staff writer

by nino erba | staff writer

by Tyler garrison | staff writer

Three Reasons to Give the New Batman a Chance

Sports The Lorian Feb. 19, 2015 6

What you missed...It’s been a long break but we’re back! Here’s what you missed while we were away:

Men’s soccerWhen we last spoke, the Duhawks were

headed to the third round of the NCAA Di-vision III Tournament for their toughest test of the season against No. 2 Trinity (Texas). Trinity prevailed 2-1, ending the Duhawks’ season at a record of 17-3-2. Trinity went on to lose to Wheaton (Ill.), the eventual run-ner-up. Loras finished ranked No. 11 in the post-season poll.

Men’s cross countryIn our last issue, the Duhawks were head-

ed for the National Championships in Ma-son, Ohio after an impressive second-place finish at the NCAA Division III Central Regionals. Despite coming in to the meet ranked No. 9, the Duhawks finished at a disappointing 25th among 32 teams. Senior Ty Wittman paced the Duhawks by finishing 102nd out of 280 runners.

Men’s basketballAfter a disappointing January, the Du-

hawks (9-14, 4-8) find themselves in a race

with Luther for the sixth and final spot in the Iowa Conference Tournament. On a roster laden with guards, the Duhawks main post threat, junior Mirko Grcic, has been frustrat-ed by double-teams all season. The return of senior guard Nathaniel Smith has provided a huge lift for the Duhawks late in the season, as he now leads the team in points per game. Smith has increased his scoring average ev-ery game, and dropped a season-high 34 points in a win over Luther last week.

Women’s basketballBehind a balanced attack and strong

bench, the Duhawks (14-9, 8-4) find them-selves poised for a deep post-season run. After going through a bit of a mid-season slump, junior guard Kaitlin Phillips has turned it on of late, averaging 16.0 points over her last seven games. The Duhawks have also been helped by the consistent play of senior Victoria May in the post, and by their up-and-coming rim protector, soph-omore Lori Obendorf, who leads the Iowa Conference in rebounds and blocked shots.

WrestlingExpectations were high this year for the

Duhawk matmen, who entered the season ranked No. 8 in the national polls. Despite some early-season successes, injuries, ill-

nesses, and the mid-season departure of Associate Head Coach Ryan Birt have pre-vented the Duhawks from achieving the consistency expected of a top-ten squad. According to head wrestling coach Randy Steward, “If anything could go wrong, it has.” Highlights of the Duhawks’ season include an early-December victory over pe-rennial powerhouse Augsburg College, and an emotional late-season dual meet win over crosstown rival University of Dubuque. Lor-as (9-11, 3-4 IIAC) is currently ranked 28th in the NWCA poll.

Men’s and women’s swimming & diving

The men’s and women’s seasons came to a close last weekend with the Duhawks once again unable to eclipse conference pow-erhouse Luther. In the Liberal Arts/IIAC Championships, the men and women both finished 5th overall. The women (5-3, 2-1 IIAC) finished third in the Iowa Conference behind Luther and Coe, while the men (4-4, 2-1 IIAC) finished second in the conference behind Luther. The Duhawks broke a total of 13 school records in the Championship.

Men’s and women’s track & field

The men’s and women’s teams got their

indoor season underway in early January at the Sol Butler Classic at the University of Dubuque. The women placed second while the men placed fifth. It was the men who stood out in the Illinois Wesleyan Invite earlier this month, finishing second of five teams. Sophomore Elizabeth Brandenburg has stood out on the women’s side, posting several first-place finishes in both the hur-dles and pole vault.

Men’s volleyballThe Duhawks (0-7, 0-2 MVCL) are still in

search of their first win as a program. They were close on a couple of occasions ear-ly in the season, as they took Benedictine and MSOE into five sets before dropping both games 3-2. Through seven games, the Duhawks are led in kills by senior Michael Kreiser with 64, in assists by first-year Dan-ny Krasich with 111, and in digs by first-year Blair Anderson with 72.

Men’s tennis The men’s season got off to a slow start

last weekend in Waverly, as the Duhawks dropped games to Wartburg (9-0) and Beth-any Lutheran (7-2). Under first-year head coach Ryan Troge, the Duhawks will look to improve off their disappointing 1-13 finish a year ago.

For the latest results, up-to-date statistics, live-streaming games and much more: visit Duhawks.com: your home for

Loras College Athletics

Duhawks prepare for tournamentPhillips, Duhawks protect home court

by FRANK FERNANDEZ | sportswriterRiding a two game win streak, the Du-

hawks hosted Luther in an Iowa Confer-ence matchup. The two teams came in tied for second in conference with 7-3 records.

The first half belonged to the Norse, who frustrated the Duhawks with a full court press that caused them to play faster than they are accustomed.

The Duhawks were able to keep the game close by drawing fouls, shooting 11-of-13 from the free throw line in the first half. Despite the advantage at the line, the Norse owned from distance, hitting eight threes in the first 20 minutes. Luther held a 38-34 lead at the break.

As the second half began, the Duhawks struggled on offense and fell behind by double digits. After this rough start, Lor-as went on a 23-8 run over the next eight minutes. Kaitlin Phillips led the offensive attack with seventeen points, and the Duhawks led by seven with 5:53 to play. However, this lead did not last, as the Norse fought back to take the lead on a three-pointer by Anna Madrigal.

Trailing by one with 9.4 seconds left, the Duhawks looked to shock the Norse with a come-from-behind victory. Loras got the ball inside, but was called for a three-second violation. As it had been all game, turnovers plagued the Duhawks and gave Luther possession.

A failed inbound pass by the Norse gave the Duhawks a last gasp effort to steal one away with 1.4 seconds left. With no tim-eouts, Kaitlin Phillips caught the ball but her shot fell short as the buzzer sounded,

and the Duhawks fell 73-72. The Duhawks looked to close out their

home schedule with a bounce back victo-ry against the Coe College Kohawks. This matchup would also serve as Senior Day for Loras, where they would honor seniors Carly Goede and Victoria May.

Loras opened the game in a hole after the Kohawks came out hot from three, going 3-of-4 to hold a 9-2 advantage. The Duhawks were able to get back in the swing with the help of their post players. May and sophomores Lori Obendorf and Therese McMahon were able to provide scoring down low to even the game. The teams traded baskets and the score was even with just over five minutes to play before half.

One of Carly Goede’s team-high six assists provided momentum for the Duhawks, as she fed sophomore Kat Cabrera for a go-ahead three to bring the AWC crowd to their feet. Fellow senior Victoria May stayed hot going into half, rattling off eight straight points to give the Duhawks a 35-31 lead at the break.

The second half got underway and the Duhawks stepped up their defensive energy. They played as a unit and this transferred over to the offensive side of the ball, resulting in smart passing and strong ball movement. Loras’ shooters were able to get open and knock down huge three-pointers.

Carly Goede took the game into her own hands, driving the lane and not be-ing afraid to bang in the low post. She once again found Cabrera on the wing for another three. Trailing by one, Goede found freshman Miranda Chapman open in the corner for the go-ahead trey.

Victoria May held off Coe’s strong come-back push with consecutive baskets, taking a 57-50 lead.

The Duhawks were able to close out the game from the free throw line and secure a 63-57 victory.

With the win, the Duhawks completed the home portion of their schedule and pushed their record to 14-9 and 8-4 in con-ference. Loras finishes the regular season with back-to-back road conference games against Central and Simpson.

(through Saturday’s game)

Player.....................G Mpg Rpg Apg Ppg Kaitlin Phillips ........... 23 32.8 5.6 4.1 12.5 Victoria May............... 22 25.4 5.5 1.6 11.0 Carly Goede ................ 23 32.6 1.8 2.4 10.7 Lori Obendorf ............ 23 24.3 10.3 0.7 9.3 Kathleen Cabrera ....... 20 24.2 2.3 2.6 6.0 Therese McMahon ..... 23 11.5 3.1 0.3 5.7 Miranda Chapman ..... 23 16.3 1.8 0.9 4.3 Naomi Phillips ........... 23 9.7 1.4 0.1 4.0 Erin Weaver ................ 15 8.8 2.0 0.1 3.2 Megan Jones ............... 13 9.9 1.4 0.9 2.5 Lauren Stanich ........... 20 8.7 1.1 1.0 2.0 Kate Moriarty ................3 3.7 1.0 0.0 1.3 Brooke Prososki-Green ..10 7.8 0.7 0.5 1.2 Callie Johnson ..............9 5.0 0.9 0.3 1.0 Emma Bradford ............7 1.1 0.4 0.6 0.3 Morgan Gerard .............4 2.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 Abby Reinke .................. 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0Totals ................... 23 39.4 14.3 69.8Opponents ........... 23 34.3 11.3 66.4

LeadersPoints ............................ Kaitlin Phillips (12.5)FG% .................................. Victoria May (.617)*3PT% ....................... Miranda Chapman (.432)FT% ............................Kathleen Cabrera (.950)Rebounds .................... Lori Obendorf (10.3)*Assists ............................. Kaitlin Phillips (4.1)Steals ............................... Kaitlin Phillips (1.2)Blocks ............................. Lori Obendorf (2.4)*Minutes .........................Kaitlin Phillips (32.8)(Leads conference*)

Season statistics

photo by MADDY COLESenior Victoria May inbounds the ball during her final regular season game as a Duhawk. May scored a team-high 21 points and led the Duhawks to a 63-57 win over Coe on Senior Day.

SERIOUS DELIVERY!TM

★ JIMMYJOHNS.COM ★

©2014 JIMMY JOHN’S FRANCHISE, LLC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

TO FIND THE LOCATION NEARESTYOU VISIT JIMMYJOHNS.COM

WE GOTTHISJJ CATERING

Sports The Lorian Feb. 19, 2015 7

DREW’S VIEWS

Drew Brashawasst. sports editor

Remembering SabolProfessional football lost one

of its greatest visionaries this month with the

passing of NFL Films founder Ed Sabol on Feb. 9. Along with his son, Steve, Ed Sabol created the single most comprehensive video archive in all of American sports. Legendary Chicago Bears founder George Halas once called the Sabol and his company “the keepers of the flame.”

Even if you’ve never heard the man’s name, I promise you’ve seen his work.

If you’ve ever seen a shot of a football spiraling majestically through the air in slow motion against a backdrop of the crisp autumn sky, it was Sabol. If you’ve ever seen a close-up of bloody fingers dug in to the frozen December dirt, or muddy cleats flinging clods of the shredded earth toward the heavens, it was Sabol. If you’ve ever seen a film about twenty-two gargantuan brutes destroying one another in a child’s game, and thought to yourself, “That’s beautiful,” it was Sabol.

Sabol knew football was the perfect movie waiting to be made. It had action, drama, conflict, intrigue, pageantry, comedy, larger-than-life characters and captivating new scripts being written every Sunday afternoon. All it needed was a director’s vision. Ed Sabol could see it all, and he showed us how we could see it, too.

Nearly every indelible, artful image of the NFL’s past five decades is born from Sabol’s vision. He brought romance to professional football. More than simply a documentation of record, NFL Films is responsible for creating pro football’s rich mythology.

When Joe Montana found Dwight Clark in the back of the end zone to win the 1982 NFC championship game, it was a great play in a big game. But when Ed Sabol and NFL Films got a hold of it, it became an immortal moment in pro football lore, and a simple six-yard Sprint Right Option play became a masterful work of art. Montana’s pump-fake on Too-Tall Jones, the ball hanging in the air for what seemed like an eternity, Clark’s outstretched hands coming out of nowhere; all captured perfectly in stunning, suspenseful slow motion. Clark may have been the one who caught the ball, but it was Sabol who made “The Catch.”

As a very young boy, I didn’t understand the sport well enough (nor did I have the attention span) to watch all three hours of a football game on television. There would be a break in the action, and my mind (and feet) would wander off while the players were milling around on the field between snaps. But I could watch NFL Films for hours. All of the exciting moments of a football game that did hold my attention were made more magnificent through Sabol’s lens. Even the banal, mundane moments that sent my mind drifting away during a game looked beautiful on NFL Films.

Sabol saw the poetry in every moment of a football game. In fact, Hamlin Garland’s “Do You Fear the Wind?” has been one of my favorite poems since I first heard it recited in an NFL Film as a lad. To this day, I cannot read the poem without hearing John Facenda’s thunderous voice and conjuring images of the warriors of the 60’s and 70’s doing battle against one another and the elements. It’s so violent, so masculine; so beautiful.

Ed Sabol not only carved out his own impressive legacy – NFL Films hauled in 52 Emmy Awards under his watch (that number has more than doubled in the years since), and he was inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2011. He shaped the legacies of many of the game’s most beloved personalities. “Lombardi. A certain magic still lingers in the very name. It speaks of duels in the snow and November mud…” Think about Vince Lombardi for a minute; I’d wager most of the images that come to your mind were put there by Ed Sabol. “A seal here, and a seal here…Grab! Grab! Grab!...What the hell’s goin’ on out there?”; these moments are iconic in the legend of Lombardi, and they were all captured and committed to mythology by Sabol’s crews.

Would Lynn Swann be a hall-of-famer without NFL Films’ graceful presentation of his leaping, juggling catches? Would we know Hank Stram had the vocabulary of an English professor if Ed Sabol had never put a mic on him on the sideline? Would Dallas fans be calling the Cowboys “America’s Team” if their 1978 season highlight film didn’t bear the same name? Fortunately for football fans, these questions needn’t be raised. Ed Sabol put Swann in Canton, and he put the words “Matriculating the ball down the field” into football lexicon. He not only made The Cowboys “America’s Team,” he made football America’s game.

Loras swimmers dry off for last timeDuhawks set 13 school records en route to a pair of 5th place finishes at the Liberal Arts Championships

by DUSTIN DAWSON | sportswriterThough unable to advance to Nation-

als, the Duhawk swim teams did their best to end their season with a bang at the Liberal Arts/IIAC Championships. The event started last Thursday, and it didn’t take long for the Duhawks to get things rolling.

Over the course of the day, six school records were broken. Sophomore Ike Casey broke his own record in the men’s 50 freestyle with a time of 21:15. Then, junior Zach Benson joined Casey by breaking his own record as well in the Men’s 200 Individual Medley, with a time of 155.69.

The next record broken, the men’s 200 Free Relay, had stood since 2012. Casey and Benson were joined by se-niors Grant Duncan and Matt DeWane to set the mark at 1:25.33. The success of the first day for the men was evident, but the women were not to be outdone.

The women’s 200 Individual Med-ley school record also fell. Senior Lexie Mollahan was able to conquer a 14-year-old record with a time of

2:10.90. Mollahan was not done, as she and her teammates seniors Mary Kathryn Maher, Clare Ehlbeck, and first-year Kim Breaux broke the 400 Medley relay with a time of 4:03.33. Also during that race, Maher claimed her own school record with a time of 1:01.52 in the backstroke split.

On Friday, five more school re-cords were broken. Those included the women’s 200 Medley Relay, women’s 200 Free, women’s 800 Freestyle Re-lay, women’s 100 Backstroke, and the men’s 50 Free.

The Duhawks still had a little left in the tank on Saturday, as four more school records were eclipsed on the fi-nal day.

During her final collegiate event, Maher bested her own record in the women’s 200 Backstroke with a time of 2:11.54. Ehlbeck was able to get past a six year standing record in the wom-an’s 200 Breaststroke with a time of 2:30.03. The men’s 200 Breaststroke school record which was set in 2000, was the longest standing in school his-tory. Benson had no problem making that record his own, finishing with a time of 2:10.91. Finally, Casey was able to cap off, not only a great meet, but a great season by setting the record at 46:05 in the men’s 100 Free.

“Everyone dropped in time this meet and setting 13 school records was great,” said Casey.

Last weekend’s meet marked the last for eight Duhawk swimmers.

“It’s bittersweet,” said Duncan. “Sweet in knowing that swimming is over and I can get my free time back, but it’ll hit me soon that I won’t be see-ing the friends I have made while swim-ming for Loras.”

Track & field teams gain ground at UW-Platteville invite

Duhawks setting personal records as Iowa Conference Indoor Championships approach

by MATTHEW MARTER | sportswriterThe Duhawks won a total of nine

events at the UW-Platteville Invite this weekend and saw many athletes set per-sonal records. Despite fighting the cold weather and being forced off the snowy track, the Duhawks continue to push forward as the Iowa Conference indoor championship gets closer.

On the track from the men’s side, ju-nior Zach Frey took home another win in the 800-meter run. He ran a time of 1:55.28. This beat his old indoor record of 1:55.57, which was set at a Nationals qualifying meet last year. Although he has won quite a few 800-meter runs this season, he stressed the insignifi-cance of the wins.

“The important thing is that I’m healthy right now,” said Frey. “I feel that when the big race comes at confer-ence, last chance, or hopefully Na-tionals, I will be ready to go with the big dogs.”

The other individual victory on the men’s side comes from first-year Timothy Sevcik. He beat out the runner-up by 0.15 seconds, clocking in with a time of 8:57.13.

“I feel pretty great about break-ing nine minutes,” said Sevcik. “It’s still pretty early in the season and I’ve been dealing with some injury and low mileage, but I’m

still dropping time well.”The men’s 4x400-meter relay also

won at the meet this weekend, finishing with a time of 3:25.63. The relay con-sisted of junior Stedman Foster, soph-omore Brandon Gradoville, senior Zac Gassman, and Frey.

On the track from the women’s side, junior Bri Cook placed fourth in the 3,000-meter run. In doing so, she not only ran a personal record of 10:58.04, but she also beat out the fifth place runner by 0.95 seconds. This marks the first time that she has broken the 11 minute mark in the 3,000-meter run.

The women’s 4x400-meter relay took home the win as well with a time of 4:05.42. The runners on this relay were sophomore Alexis Hanson, first-years Sarah Schoel and Emily Ney, and junior Britnee Powers.

Sophomore Elizabeth Brandenburg stood out in her two events as well. On the track, she won the 60-meter hurdles with a final time of 9.15 seconds and won the pole vault with a height of 3.56 meters. This ties her collegiate personal

record.Continuing on the field event side for

the women, senior Morgan Steere won both the shot put and weight throw. Her marks of 12.65 meters in the shot put and 16.38 meters in the weight throw are her best results this season. The Duhawks recently hired a new throws coach Rebecca Stier, and Morgan cites her as a source of her continuing suc-cess.

“[Coach Stier] is great at picking out the little things that we need to fix,” said Steere. “She’s just really great at making you feel confident about your abilities and that is half the battle.”

Each week, the coaches designate an athlete or two on the track and the field from both the men’s and the women’s side. This week’s “Perform-ers of the Meet” included Sevcik, as the men’s track performer for a win in the 3,000-meter run. Junior Devan Kennedy took the field performer hon-ors for a significant personal record improvement in the Long Jump with a distance of 6.23 meters. Steere took

the women’s field performer for her wins in the weight throw and shot put. Schoel was the women’s track performer for her personal record and fourth place finish in the 800-meter run, as well as her legs on the 4x200-meter relay and the winning 4x400-relay.

The Duhawks compete again this Friday, Feb. 20, at the Univer-sity of Dubuque to close out the in-door season before the conference championship.

Duhawks break 13 school records at Liberal Arts/IIAC Championships

Men

Event .......................Swimmer Time50 free ............................ Ike Casey 20.91100 free ........................... Ike Casey 46.05200 IM .......................Zach Benson 1:55.69200 breast ..................Zach Benson 2:10.91200 free .....................Benson, Casey, 1:25.33relay DeWane, Duncan

Women

Event .......................Swimmer Time200 IM ...................Lexie Mollahan 2:10.90200 free ..................Lexie Mollahan 1:56.60100 back ............. Mary Kate Maher 1:00.46200 back ............ Mary Kate Maher 2:11.54200 breast ................ Clare Ehlbeck 2:30.03400 medley ............ Maher, Ehlbeck, 4:03.33relay Breaux, Mollahan200 medley ............ Maher, Ehlbeck, 1:53.38relay Beach, Breaux800 free ................ Mollahan, Maher, 8:03.74relay Black, Breaux

Setting the record straight...

Would YOU like to write for an award-winning sports section? We would too... In the meantime, come write for the Lorian!

Get Paid!a nominal stipend for your articles.

Travel!to local sports events (at your own expense).

Get noticed!by no one. No one reads this paper.

If you’re interested (and we know you are) send an email to ryan.graham@loras.edu and YOU could be the one filling this space that we had nothing

to put in.

‘‘“[Coach Stier] is great at picking out the little things that we need to

fix. She’s just really great at making you feel confident about your

abilities and that is half the battle.”Morgan Steere,

senior thrower,,

8 The Lorian Feb. 19, 2015 Sports

‘Deflate-gate:’ a final solution

COACH’S CORNER

GRAH

AM SL

AM

Ryan GRahamsports editor

This season served to reaffirm what we already know: the NFL is corrupt — from its

commissioner, all the way down to its ball boys. This goes way beyond “deflate-gate,” people! This is a systematic pattern of unfairness the likes of which we’ve never seen before. But since the Patriots’ scandal is fresh in our minds, let’s start there.

What can I say about Bill Belichick? That smarmy, media-

trolling, Darth Sidious-looking creature is always looking for an unfair advantage. Deflating footballs to make them easier to grip? What will this guy think of next!? Apparently, quarterbacks with smaller hands like a little air taken out of the ball, while gunslingers with larger hands (like Aaron Rodgers) like their balls a little over-inflated. They say it’s a matter of preference. Nevermind the fact that it has virtually no effect on the outcome of a game, or that, since teams are responsible for their own footballs, neither quarterback should have an unfair advantage.

TOO BAD, IT’S CHEATING! I don’t care if everyone does it — teams should NOT be able to customize equipment based on the size of their players.

Read between the lines, people! This goes way beyond footballs! Have you ever noticed how some guys wear bigger shoulder pads than others—and how they’re the ones delivering all the big hits? It’s ridiculous! We need to issue standardized, one-size-fits-all shoulder pads. The same goes for helmets, too! And what about the discrepancy in glove sizes? You got guys out there with these MASSIVE gloves, making all these one-handed catches! They’re cheaters, too! Why should some players get more surface area to catch the ball? It all seems too fishy to me.

AND CAN WE TALK ABOUT CLEATS!? Jesus, you got guys running around in clown shoes

out there! Did you know that former Vikings’ fullback Jim Kleinsasser was rumored to wear a size 18!? Think of the extra traction and power those things generated! Talk about an unfair advantage. We need to standardize all NFL equipment! Somebody get Goodell on the phone!

Speaking of unfair advantages, what’s the deal with some players being bigger than others!? Think about it: should a 270-pound defensive lineman be allowed to go up against some puny 200-pound quarterback!? How is that fair? The league needs mandated height and weight requirements. I propose we make the limit six-foot-two, 200 pounds — not an inch or pound more! That should make it fair! No more size mismatches, no more strength advantages — it’s perfect!

I know what you’re thinking — “Not all current NFL players are 6-foot-2, 200 pounds. Wouldn’t some guys be forced into retirement?” Only if they fail to complete the league’s new body realignment surgery! Each player will have their excess muscles surgically scraped from their ligaments, and their bones shaved down to fit into their new 6-foot-2 frame!

On second thought, let’s skip the middle man! I’ve already made one “Star Wars” reference in this HOT TAKE, why stop there? Let’s see if we can unlock the technology they used in “Attack of the Clones” to create an entire army of identical players. They’ll all run the 40 in 4.6 seconds, have 33 inch verticals, and they’ll all max-out at 250 on the bench press! Each player will be capable of playing any position! Best of all, they all get paid the same salary, meaning we won’t have to deal with that pesky collective bargaining agreement again! Each game, both teams will have exactly 300 yards of total offense, one turnover, five penalties, and every game will end in a 21-21 tie! The league will have so much parity that every team will finish 0-0-16. After five straight seasons of 32-way ties for first-place, the NFL will cease to exist! Kids will stop playing in Pop-Warner leagues, high school and college programs will start to fold, and football will become an ancient sport that people only read about in history books, like camel jumping or lacrosse.

Oh, but old Roger isn’t about to go gentle into that good night. The NFL will RISE AGAIN, as Goodell and his team of NFL Executives band together to stage a mass-genocide, ridding the world of all women (and men who aren’t 6-foot-2, 200 pounds), BECAUSE THEY DON’T FIT ZE PROTOTYPE. With no women left for reproduction, the human race will slowly die off-- one 6-foot-2, 200 pound man after another — until planet earth is left vacant — a burning ball of despondency and devastation — a reminder of what happens when seeking an unfair advantage GOES TOO FAR.

ARE YOU HAPPY NOW, TOM BRADY!? IS THIS WHAT YOU WANTED? YOU’VE DOOMED US ALL!

WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE! WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE! THE FOOTBALLS WERE FLAT NOW WE’RE ALL GONNA DIE!

DeWitt rides out a winnerby DREW BRASHAW | asst. sports editor

Loras wrestling wrapped up its 2014-15 Iowa Conference schedule on Friday night, as the Duhawks played host to Wartburg . The top-ranked Knights went back to Waverly with a 33-6 victory, but Loras senior Steven DeWitt gave the fans at the AWC something to cheer about on Senior Night, scoring an 8-5 decision over 6th-ranked Drew Wagenhoffer at 157lbs.

“It feels good,” DeWitt said. “It’s kind of your worst nightmare as a wrestler, to lose in front of your mama and the home crowd on Senior Night, so I’m excited.”

After falling behind 3-2 in the first, DeWitt chose the bottom position to begin the second period. He scored 4 points on a quick reversal and near fall, and rode out the period to erase Wagen-hoffer’s riding time advantage. DeWitt added a takedown in the third and closed the bout with an 8-5 victory in his final home dual meet.

“It shows I’ve made improvements throughout the year,” said DeWitt, who finished the regular season ranked 5th at 157lbs. “Earlier in the year, Wagenhoffer shined extraordinarily well at one tour-nament that I did poorly in, so I’ve made progress.”

Unfortunately for the Duhawks (9-11, 3-4 IIAC) not much else went right against the nation’s No. 1 team.

Loras first-years Dayton Olson and Michael Triplett at 125lbs. and 133lbs. were blanked by a pair of #6 ranked Knights in Jake Angnitsch and Connor Campo to make the team score 7-0 in fa-vor of Wartburg after two bouts.

Junior Nick Steger was the first Du-hawk to find the scoreboard, earning a gritty 3-1 decision over Wartburg’s Kaz Onoo at 141lbs. after getting off to a slow start in the match.

“I really wanted to do as much for the team as I could,” said Steger. “Wartburg’s really tough, so I wanted to keep every-thing on-level and keep things from get-ting out of control. I may have come out a little sluggish, a little slow, but I really wanted to get something started for the team.”

Sophomore Evan Weaver sought to build on the momentum of Steger’s victory, and came close to scoring his second upset victory over a ranked op-ponent in as many weeks. Weaver got in on a single-leg late in the third period of his 149lb. bout with #2 Kenny Martin, but couldn’t finish the takedown. Mar-tin held on for a 3-2 decision and pushed Wartburg’s lead to 10-3.

DeWitt’s victory at 157lbs. made the score 10-6 halfway through the dual, but Loras wouldn’t score again.

Sophomore Greg Vance and junior

Ben Kindle were on the wrong end of major decisions at 165lbs. and 174lbs., failing to keep pace with Wartburg’s sec-ond-ranked Andrew Steiert, and third-ranked Brandon Welter, respectively. At 184lbs., first-year Awais Arain was overpowered by seventh-ranked Devin Peterson, who bulldozed his way to a pin-fall victory 0:47 into the first period.

Junior Malcolm Watson came surg-ing back after falling behind early in his 197lb. match against Wartburg’s Gerard Roman, but his rally came a little too late, and Roman secured the 4-2 deci-sion. Loras forfeited at 285lbs. to make the final score 33-6 for Wartburg (18-1, 7-0 IIAC).

“We wanted to come out and com-pete hard and fight hard,” said Duhawks Head Coach Randy Steward after the meet. “We thought we were favored in three matches, and we won two of them. But from top to bottom, we didn’t have anybody who went out there and laid down, and that’s the stuff you really have to look at sometimes. You just hope to learn some things from it and move forward.”

The Knights’ victory earned them their 23rd consecutive Iowa Conference Championship, and 33rd overall. It also marks Wartburg’s 181st consecutive dual meet victory against IIAC opponents.

It all comes down to this Duhawks battle Luther for sixth and final tournament seed

by KATIE TRUESDALE | sportswriterFrom unexpected injuries to changes in the lineup, the

Duhawks didn’t exactly have an ideal start to their season. With only two conference games left in the regular sea-

son, the men are doing what they can to earn a spot in the Iowa Conference Tournament next week.

Over the course of the season, teams have been dou-ble-teaming one of the Duhawks greatest forces on the court, junior Mirko Grcic, who is leading the team in re-bounds.

“Right now we can’t dwell on the games in the past,” said Grcic. “As a team, we know where we stand in the

conference standings. We aren’t worrying about what the teams ahead of us need to do in order for us to make it in the tournament. I truly believe that if we play like we have the past two games and make some minor adjustments, that we can win our last two games and gain momentum going into the tourna-ment.”

The Duhawks hosted Luther this past Wednesday in the teams’ sec-ond matchup of the season. In the previous game, the Duhawks fell to the Norse 72-64. But if senior Na-thaniel Smith had anything to say about it, the Duhawks were leaving

the AWC with a win. Smith had a career high against the Norse, scoring 34

of the Duhawks 70 points on the offensive end. With only a 31-30 lead at the half, the Duhawks capitalized on the defensive end with multiple missed shots by the Norse. The men were able to keep the lead and defeat the Norse 70-61, picking up a crucial win heading into their next game against Coe on Senior Day.

Seniors Nathaniel Smith, Luke Barry, Bobby Harmening, Regan Takes, and Aaron Schueller got the start Saturday and were honored for their four years of commitment to the team.

Neither team led by more than six in the first half, as the Kohawks took a 37-32 lead by halftime. With impressive play from senior Luke Barry and sophomore Justin VanWambeke, the Duhawks were able to tie the game at 66 with two minutes left.

The Duhawks’ shots just wouldn’t fall down the stretch however, as Coe held on for a 71-66 victory.

“Senior Day was a surreal day,” said Smith. “Although we didn’t get the result we wanted, it was a great moment to step onto the court one last time with my fellow seniors. I’m truly blessed to have been part of this program for four years.

“We just didn’t get enough defensive stops and missed a couple easy buckets that were ultimately the difference maker.”

The Duhawks (9-14, 4-8) will finish their season with two away games against Central and Simpson - teams they’ve already defeated once this season.

“We face an uphill battle,” said Smith. “But we certainly believe it can be done. If we don’t win, we don’t make it. It is as simple as that. I think if we just keep that in our mind and fuel our fire then the rest will take care of itself. We got to go on the road and win. That’s the biggest obstacle.”

(through Saturday’s game)

Player ....................G Mpg Rpg Apg Ppg Nathaniel Smith .......... 15 30.3 4.9 2.8 14.2 Mirko Grcic ................ 23 33.5 10.9 1.6 13.6 Justin VanWambeke . 23 29.2 3.2 1.6 11.7 Aaron Schueller ......... 23 32.9 3.0 1.0 11.6 Bobby Harmening ..... 23 26.6 2.7 1.9 7.3 Domonique Criss ....... 22 16.0 1.6 1.4 5.9 Justin Schneider ........ 20 18.5 3.3 0.8 4.8 Luke Barry ..................14 11.9 1.4 0.6 3.6 Sean Bourke ................. 8 6.5 1.1 0.1 3.0 Danny Quinn ............. 23 14.7 3.2 0.7 2.9 Regan Takes ..................7 9.1 1.3 0.6 2.4 Dylan Humpal ..............5 4.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 Jake Brock ....................4 2.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 Patrick Schmelzle .........4 2.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 Parish Mason ................3 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0Totals ................... 23 35.6 11.3 70.1Opponents ........... 23 35.4 12.1 74.0

LeadersPoints ..........................Nathaniel Smith (14.2)FG% ............................. Sean Bourke (.714)3PT% .............................. Luke Barry (.417)FT% ...................Justin VanWambeke (.833)Rebounds .................... Mirko Grcic (10.9)*Assists ...................... Nathaniel Smith (2.8)Steals ..................Justin VanWambeke (1.6)Blocks ..................... Justin Schneider (0.9)Minutes .........................Mirko Grcic (33.5)(Leads conference*)

Season statistics

photo by MADDY COLENathaniel Smith dives to the basket for two of his 34 points against Luther.

‘‘“We face an uphill battle

but we certainly believe it can be done. If we don’t

win, we don’t make it. It is as simple as that.”

Nathaniel Smith,

senior guard,,