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"It wasn't that many years ago that astronomers strongly believed that there could be no stable orbits of planets around a pair of stars." -Physics Associate Professor Mark Plano ClarkTRANSCRIPT
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BY MIMI SHIRLEYStaff Writer
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Returning from his semester-long sabbatical, Associate Pro-fessor of Choral and Vocal Ac-tivities Kurt Runestad returns to Doane with high hopes and big plans.
After ten years as a high school choir teacher, Runestad followed in his father’s footsteps as a college professor and joined Doane in the fall of 2004. The board approved a proposal letter application written by Runestad, and his sabbatical was granted.
“I was grateful to have my proposal accepted,” Runestad said. “It was a huge blessing for me.”
A sabbatical is a period of ab-sence with pay for study, travels etc. Runestad’s sabbatical start-ed at St. Olaf College. While at St. Olaf he was able to observe how their music department was run, as well as see a few choral performances which he found “very rewarding.”
“I was able to see five or six concerts while on my sabbati-cal,” Runestad said. “I’m usu-ally directing performances at Doane typically around Christ-
mas time.” “Getting time to step out of
the rush of the academic year gave me time to re-energize,” Runestad said. “I felt more re-laxed and thankful.”
Runestad also ventured to his own alma mater, University of Iowa, where he met up with some of his past professors to tune up, to take and observe voice lessons. He was able to receive feedback for improve-ment from University of Iowa’s Director of Choral Activities Timothy Stalter. After receiving lessons and time, Runestad was able to transcribe and complete three arrangements that Doane choirs, such as Doublewide, will perform.
In his absence Tom Trenny taught Runestad’s classes and collegiate chorale was directed by Josh Norris.
“It was humbling how well things went while I was gone,” Runestad said.
Knowing the choir was in good hands made it “easy to be gone.”
Runestad, however, is a self-proclaimed “people junkie.”
Class is canceled this week for students taking a class with Pat Monaghan, philosophy associate professor.
Monaghan will be attend-ing the American Philosophy Association’s Central Division Conference to present his paper, “Properties and Mereological Nihilism”, which argues that a material object can be divided into infinitely smaller parts.
The conference will have over 100 presentations, but few papers are accepted in relation to how many are submitted, Monaghan said. The conference will run from Tuesday to Satur-day, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
“It’s a kind of intense philosophical environment. It’s a workout for the mind,” Monaghan said.
Each faculty member is given a $600 budget for conferences, workshops and training, and the academic departments are also allotted travel money. Academ-ic Affairs Vice President John Burney said faculty’s individual money can roll over, and that the Faculty Involvement Commit-
tee is granted $7000 per year to provide faculty with additional travel money.
“Faculty are asked to main-tain scholarship and involve-ment in their discipline areas,” Burney said.
Monaghan said the Chicago conference’s purpose was to ex-pose new philosophical works to the community and get feed-back. Monaghan’s paper will be argued by Ohio State Univer-sity’s Ben Caplan.
“My paper has to do with is-sues in the philosophy of sci-ence,” Monaghan said. “It’s important because I think that my thesis is true, but more im-portantly because it upsets the assumptions about the natural world.”
Freshman Brandon Rossell, who took Ethics with Monaghan in the fall and is currently en-rolled in Monaghan’s Philoso-phy of Religion class, said he saw the value of philosophy because of his classes with Monaghan.
“I walked into his class, and that method of thinking just grew on me, and the way he pre-sented it clicked with my brain,”
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Colleagues helped lighten a Doane professor’s load this se-mester after he suffered a heart attack.
Business Professor Deryl Merritt had a heart attack six
weeks ago, which resulted in a quintuple bypass surgery.
Merritt and his wife were at their friends’ house less than 10 blocks away from a Lincoln hospital when he had the heart attack.
“There were no warning signs,” Merritt said. “It just
came up and bit me.”After Merritt arrived at the
hospital, he was in surgery with-in two hours, he said.
While recuperating his col-leagues agreed to take over his students and attended meetings for him.
Since Merritt is the division
chairman of his department, Professor Les Manns took over the position while Merritt recov-ers.
“After he had his surgery, I stepped up and. . . he and I talked about the division chair thing,”
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BY AMY PETERSENStaff Writer
SUPER EARTHThe discovery of a new planet
has sparked curiosity in a few of Doane’s professors.
In a research paper released in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, a team of researchers led by the Carnegie Institute for Science have discovered a planet that resides in the “sweet spot” for liquid water existence.
The planet is dubbed official-ly by the research as GJ 667Cc. The planet has a minimum mass four and a half times that of Earth. Its yearly orbit is much shorter than that of Earth’s at only 28 days. The planet is 22 light-years away and resides in the Gliese triple star system. It’s not visible from Doane because it is in the southern hemisphere
near the constellation Scorpio.Associate Professor of Phys-
ics Mark Plano Clark said the re-search demonstrated the break-ing of a number of astronomical laws.
“It wasn’t that many years ago that astronomers strongly believed that there could be no stable orbits of planets around a pair of stars,” Plano Clark said.
The new planet orbits around a single star in a multi-star sys-tem. Plano Clark said the find-ing of this planet within such a system signified the continuous developments in astronomy.
The research from the Carn-egie Institute for Science shows there are multiple stars near the new planet’s host star, GJ 667C. The planet was discovered by measuring the wobble of its sun over a four year period. The in-
ternational team analyzed the data from the European South-ern Observatory, the Carnegie Planet Finder Spectrograph, and the Keck Observatory, ac-cording to a Carnegie Institute article published on their web site. There are two confirmed planets, GJ 667Cb and GJ 667Cc, and a possible, but un-confirmed third, GJ 667Cd.
Plano Clark said the next step in studying the planet would be to take precise measurements
with a spectrometer of the plan-et to confirm that water does or does not exist on GJ 667Cc.
Plano Clark said that still much more is needed to be found about this planet. Plano Clark said that while the planet’s mass may be known, its size is still unknown, which affects the planet’s gravitational pull.
“It depends on how far away from the center of the planet you are,” Plano Clark said. “If that planet has a much larger radius
than what we have, then you would expect that it could be about the same.”
Plano Clark gave the exam-ple that while Mars is close to the same size as Earth, its mass is less than that of Earth; there-fore, one would weigh less on Mars.
Plano Clark said not to ex-pect any pictures of the planet
to be taken anytime soon as most of the light that would come off of GJ 667Cc is just a reflection off of the planet’s sun.
Plano Clark said telescopes on earth and in space special-ize in photographing stars, not planets.
Despite the fact that the re-search released is limited, there are a few speculations that Pla-no Clark was willing to address.
Plano Clark said it is possible
the new planet could be tidally locked, or orbiting in such a way that one face of the new planet is constantly facing toward the sun.
While the existence of water was not studied in the research, Geology and Meteorology Pro-fessor Brad Jakubowski said if water did exist, then storms on the new planet could be violent.
Jakubowski said the atmo-spheric makeup of this new planet is key to determining what exactly could be going on in the water.
“You would definitely have a lot of heating on the sun-ward side,” Jakubowski said. “With that you would have a lot of con-vectional heating of the water causing a lot of vapor to rise.”
BY JAY GROTEStaff Writer
The first of two Decision Weekends was held for prospec-tive students this weekend.
A total of 46 high school students registered for the opportunity to spend Sunday night on campus with a student host and attend two classes on Monday morning.
Last year was the first time Doane hosted the event and it was a big success, Senior Associ-ate Director of Admissions Kyle McMurray said.
McMurray said 74 percent of the students who attended the event last year enrolled at Doane in the fall.
It was such a success last year that Doane will host a second Decision Weekend March 4 and 5.
McMurray said he thought it was a success because of the classroom experience.
“If a kid can get in a classroom and see what it is like, it takes some of the fear of a college classroom away from that student and he or she becomes more comfort-able,” he said.
The Admissions Of-fice tried to get a wide range of classes for prospective students to attend, McMurray said.
“I think we have a lot of variety and can get them in a class that is close to the area they think they are going to major in,” he said.
Suzy Cochnar, coordinator of admissions visit programs, said she believed current students also played a major role in mak-ing the event successful.
She said it felt more genuine for prospective students to learn about Doane from current students.
BY ERIN BELLStaff Writer
Family unites to aid professor’s recovery
Decision days bring prospective students
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“It just came up and bit me.” Deryl Merritt-Business Professor
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“It wasn’t that many years ago that astronomers strongly believed that there could be no stable orbits of planets around around a pair of stars.”
Mark Plano Clark-Associate Professor of Physicss
The newly found planet, 22 light-years away, has some Doane professors spec-ulating the possibilities of life.
Amy Petersen/The Owl
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Graphic by Tyler Weihe/The Owl
Philosophy Professor Monaghan will present thesis at conference.
Professor Runestad visits educa-tional roots during sabbatical.
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A date with one of Doane’s most eligible students just got easier; all you have to do is bid high.
Relay For Life’s annual date auction will feature 14 Doane students at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in Common Grounds.
Students will have the chance to bid money on the participants, and the highest bidders will have refreshments with their dates in the romantic setting of the Doane cafeteria.
“I’m excited to be part of it,” sophomore participant Queeny Pimentel said. “It’s an activity that we can get involved in that’s relevant to people our age.”
Gentry Doane, sophomore Relay for Life committee mem-ber, said most participants im-mediately said yes when asked if they would like to be auctioned off for a date.
“I’m honored to be chosen,” freshman participant Carter Hulinsky said. “I don’t know why someone would want to auction me off, but we’ll see about that.”
Doane said the commit-tee wanted to choose a diverse group of participants.
“We tried to come up with a good mix of people from the Greek community as well as a good mix of upper and lower classmen,” Doane said.
The hosts of the auction are sophomore Coryelle Thomas and senior Joey Klinkacek who will read a short biography of each participant before the bid-ding begins.
“The bios are hilarious,” Doane said. “If there’s a good turnout, it will make it that much more entertaining to have a bidding war.”
Doane said all of the money earned will go to Relay For Life.
If a bidder is already on a Relay For Life team, the money he bids will count toward his team.
“As college kids this event shows that we can still do something,” Pimentel said. “Doing something as simple as showing up to the auction and getting all your friends to get a collection together can help a good cause.”
Hulinsky said he hoped for a bid of triple or quadruple dig-its.
“Maybe the love of my life will bid on me,” Hulinsky said. “That would be a sweet story to tell my kids down the road.”
Pimentel, Hulinsky and Doane all said they hoped for a big crowd.
“I hope it’s packed,” Pimen-tel said. “We might not go on an extravagant date to Paris on a boat, but it’s for a good cause.”
The Doane College Forensics team is No. 15 in the nation and headed to the state tournament.
The team will compete Sat-urday at the meet hosted by the University of Nebraska – Kear-ney.
Forensics Director Dawn Bartlett said the team was in the process of “dusting off the cobwebs” with some mem-bers of the team who have not competed since October. With practice daily, forensics is an
activity that requires commit-ment and takes as much time as an athletic activity, Bartlett said.
Since there was no division among schools, Bartlett said the competition was fierce.
Sophomore Queeny Pimen-tel said she thought Nebraska was one of the toughest states to compete in. She said the tourna-ment would be an opportunity to showcase some of the “crazy talent that comes out of Doane,” and success would come if the team performed like the nation-ally ranked team they are.
Caitie Leibman, assistant coach, said every team member would be expected to fulfil a role on the team.
“We’re excited to see every-one work harder than ever to show their talent at the state meet,” she said.
Leibman said she attributed recent success of the team to the dynamics. The multiple personalities on the team re-sulted in diversity which she said she thought pushed peo-ple out of their comfort zones and helped build a variety of strengths and events for the
team.Bartlett said she thought
juniors Erik Buser and Jordan Johnson, as well as sophomore Queeny Pimentel would be stand out performers.
Leibman said that making sure everything was prepared would be the key to doing well.
“Our best strategy for the state tournament is to make sure every event is as polished and clean as possible,” Leibman said. “Our performances need to be strong and energetic to earn points toward a high team fin-ish.”
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• Stories from Abroad Common Grounds 8 pm
• SWE Home Concert Heckman Auditorium 4:30 p.m.
• International Education Fair Perry Campus Center 11 am
• Relay Date Auction Common Grounds 7 p.m.
• Zero Day Crete Campus
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Life + Leisure Editor
BY ALEX DAWSONStaff Writer
It costs approximately $50 a minute to fund Doane, but tu-ition money will run out on Zero Day, Feb. 22.
Zero Day is when dona-tions from alumni, parents and friends begin to pay for Doane’s expenses.
“What we want to do on that day is educate students on how important those do-nations are, but also to have a little fun,” Assistant Director of Advancement Tomie Curry said.
On Zero Day students will be able to stop by the Perry Campus green desk from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and write a thank-you note to donors, Curry said.
She said students who wrote a note would get their name en-tered in a drawing for an iPad 2.
Students can also record a video message thanking donors, which will be compiled and post-ed on Doane’s Alumni Facebook page, she said.
Curry said students who par-ticipated in both activities would get their name entered twice in the drawing.
Gourmet cupcakes from PJ’s Baby Cakes will be handed out as well, Curry said.
Senior Stacy Rundback, who has helped with Zero Day, said she thought it was impor-tant for students to be aware of the donations and be grateful for them.
“I think a lot of people com-plain about how Doane is such an expensive college, but they don’t fully realize how much Doane does to fundraise,” Rund-back said.
Curry said that last fiscal year 2,903 donors gave to the col-lege. She said that through that, Doane received $10.6 million for scholarships.
“If there were no alumni, par-ents or friends to give money, after Feb. 22 where would the money come from?” Curry said. “You guys (students) would have to pay more money.”
Director of Development Rick Blessen said he thought the event allowed students to understand other people cared about the education Doane pro-vided to students.
“Sometimes when you’re in college it feels like the weight of world is on you,” Blessen said.
Blessen said he wanted stu-dents to be aware that they weren’t alone, and that others were willing to step up and help out.
“There are people who have gone through this experience and have found so much val-ue in it,” he said. “They have made a commitment to sup-port you so you have those same opportunities.”
BY ERIN BELL
Staff Writer
Illusionist mesmerizes crowd
Doane celebrates contributions from donors that help cover costs of tuition.
Graphic by Andrea Schaaf/The Owl
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Forensics prepared to take state
Date auction raises funds for Relay
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“Maybe the love of my life will bid on me. That would be a sweet story to tell my kids down the road.”
Carter Hulinsky-Freshman
“We might not go on an extravagant date to Paris on a boat, but it’s for a good cause.”
Queeny Pimentel- Sophomore
Illusionist Chris Carter successfully reads minds during a performance in Common Grounds last Thursday night. Carter also did a variety of illusions and a hypnosis.
Date Auction Participants
SeniorsMitch Green, Jeremiah Saf-fold
JuniorsJesse Koenig, Desiree Er-ickson, Caleb Hock, Brooke Segerstrom
Sophomores Hannah Pahre, Kam Lenhart, Queeny Pimen-tel, Cassidy Stefka, Nathan Wragge, Lizz Bauer
FreshmenCarter Hulinsky, Krista Couton
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Manns said. “We have to keep his work load down. I think that’s really the key.”
Manns drove Merritt to Doane from Lincoln the first two weeks of the semes-ter, but he wasn’t the only one who had helped out. Professor Kathleen Zumpfe said she asked Merritt how she could help every day.
“We try to be as much of a family as we can at Doane,” Zumpfe said. “When some-body gets sick, that affects the whole fam-ily.”
Merritt said President Jacque Carter and Academic Affairs Vice President John Burney visited him while he recovered.
Zumpfe said she and Account-ing Professor Kathy Springer checked up on Merritt and his wife. Vin-cent Le, adjunct finance professor, drove Merritt back to Lincoln after Merritt taught his classes.
Merritt said he would drive to campus from now on, and he could work half time or until he got tired. His only stipulation was to do a cardio workout every day, he said.
Manns, Merritt and Zumpfe all said they felt Doane was a community, and the support shown after Merritt’s heart attack helped showcase it.
History Professor Kim Jarvis said she was originally going to teach at Doane for one year but decided to stay, partly be-cause she felt like part of the Doane com-munity right away.
“Doane really stood out as being very welcoming,” Jarvis said. “That definitely played a role in why I wanted to stay.”
Manns said he felt the caring communi-ty of Doane existed for students, staff and faculty alike.
“When Les (Manns) talks to prospec-tive students, he uses the Mastercard ex-ample,” Merritt said. “The relationships: priceless.”
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Residents of Hansen were awaken at 3:30 a.m. Sunday by the fire alarms. The building was evacuated, and students were es-corted to the Sheldon Lobby un-til the fire department gave the ‘all clear.’
The alarms rang due to a me-chanical issue, according to Safe-ty Administrator Cameron Loos.
While many students imme-diately posted their displeasure on Facebook and Twitter, some students didn’t even wake up during the alarm or evacuation.
“The protocol [for fire alarms] is currently being reviewed,” Residence Life Director Kevin Bollinger said.
Residence Life is looking into changes they can make ensure everyone is out of the building quickly. Possible changes in-clude checking each room, rais-ing the volume of the sirens and/or changing the locations of the sirens. The current procedure is to just get everyone outside of the building and wait for the fire department to give the ‘all clear.’
Associate Dean of Student Leadership Russ Hewitt said the fire systems were checked every year, and the smoke detectors were checked during every break. Hewitt also reported there will be tests of the alarms in the near future to ensure they are loud and to verify they [the sirens] are placed in the best possible spots.
Jakubowski said this would create very humid conditions on the sun-facing side while the dark side would be extremely cold with liquid forming near the poles of the planet. Differences in atmospheric pressure would also be a factor of the planet.
Jakubowski said the consistent heat-ing the convection could result in storms along the light-dark disk and near the poles. Moving toward the poles, the possibility of cyclonic type weather would increase.
“With the more drastic contrast of warm air versus cold air, that would definitely lend itself to having a very explosive weather systems,” Jakubowski said.
Jakubowski said life could be possible on the planet despite the extreme conditions.
“If they have sunlight and liquid water there could be a very possibility of life,” Jakubowski
said. “Possibly closer toward the poles where you wouldn’t have the extremes.”
While life on such a different planet seems im-possible to us, both Plano Clark and Jakubowski reminded about research being conducted in the Antartic.
Jakubowski said the reaching of Lake Vostok in Antartica could tell us about the formation of life on our own planet and on others.
Plano Clark also said if life was found in the dark extreme cold of Lake Vostok, we could better understand how life may exist on planets with little sunlight, particu-larly one with sunlight on only one side.
Both Plano Clark and Jakubowski seemed in-terested in the new findings, and agree much more research needs to be done.
While the research is exciting, the fact that this find is just one of many new plan-ets may require us as humans to rethink our loneliness in the universe, or even the galaxy.
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“I missed the students. A lot. And the faculty…I appreciate my job,” he said.
Runestad was missed, as well. “When it comes to an en-
semble, you get really attached,” sophomore Angeline Dai said. “When your leader is gone it’s scary to think what it’s going to be like without him in day to day rehearsal.”
Students, like Runestad, found comfort in Trenney.
“As soon as I found out it was Tom, I wasn’t worried anymore,” Dai said. “We all know how dedi-cated he is. It was a new experi-ence working with Tom. It was nice getting another viewpoint on how to look at music.”
“It was an experience I’ll never forget,” sophomore Sean John-son said. “Tom and Dr. Runestad have completely different styles. For example, Dr. Runestad is very precise with the beat while directing, whereas Tom danced and went with the flow. We fol-lowed Tom’s dancing.”
“Dr. Runestad seems a lot more excited,” Johnson said. “He (Runestad) has always been ap-preciative, but it gave him time to come back and appreciate two times more.”
“You can tell he’s (Runestad) really pumped,” Dai said. “You can tell by the look on his face that he is ready to try a bunch of new things, that he’s learned and that he missed us really bad; and we’ve missed him. A lot.”
Rossell said. “I’m starting to narrow down majors, and phi-losophy’s definitely one of my options now.”
For Rossell and other stu-dents, having a professor with an updated knowledge of his subject is engaging.
“It seems like he’s very ‘with’ the modern, up-and-coming phi-losophy,” Rossell said. “He got me interested; I know that much. I definitely think he knows what he’s doing.”
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False alarm wakes up stu-dents in Han-sen and gives Residence Life ideas for im-provements in protocol
“It’s like the car salesman versus someone who drives the car every day and knows the ins and outs,” Cochnar said.
Sophomore Megan Hanna, who hosted a student for Deci-sion Weekend, said she thought getting a first-hand experience of campus helped students make their college decision.
“One of the big reasons I came (to Doane) was staying on campus for Doane Vocal Festival and getting a feel for what peo-ple are like,” she said.
Vice President for Admis-sions Joel Weyand said many colleges hosted weekends called Admitted Student Days for stu-dents who had decided on the college they would attend, but that didn’t appeal to him.
“I wanted to use it (Decision Weekend) as a time for stu-dents who are leaning towards us, but want to solidify that Doane is the place they want to be,” Weyand said. “If you visit a college and don’t have access to the social environment or class-room experience, do you really know enough about that school (to make a decision)?”
Weyand said Doane will con-tinue to host the event because of campus involvement.
“We didn’t yield 74 percent because of what we (the Admis-sions Office) did,” he said. “We yielded 74 percent because the students created a great experi-ence in the residence halls, and our faculty created a great expe-rience in the classroom.”
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Faculty shows support for one anotherBusiness, English departments live Doane mission statement.
The support systems found around campus recently can teach us important life lessons outside of the classroom.
In the business department, faculty members are sharing the workload as Business Professor Deryl Merritt recovers from a heart attack.
In the English department, English Professor Brad Johnson spent the first few classes in Minnesota visiting his ill father. Fac-ulty members in that department also helped cover his classes.
During finals week of the fall semester, the business depart-ment faculty members also covered for Business Professor Wendy Hind as she spent time with her son, who was in the hospital.
This sense of giving is something that should come naturally to the Doane community. If it doesn’t come naturally, it’s a charac-teristic we should all attempt to gain.
On a small campus like Doane, it’s not unusual to walk along the path and know many of the faces walking by. What is unusual is to walk along the path and not acknowledge those you know.
The Doane mission statement involves four main parts; leader-ship, inquiry, values and engagement. All four of those missions are currently displayed in the faculty community.
Leadership: Since Merritt is the head of the business depart-ment, Economics Professor Les Manns has been filling in for some of the department tasks. Johnson is in charge of teaching the cap-stone class this semester for senior English majors; in his absence, the seniors were taught by various members of the English faculty.
Inquiry: Business Professor Kathleen Zumpfe, as well as other faculty members, are consistently asking Merritt, Johnson and Hind if they need any assistance. Many members of the faculty have taken the time to acquire information about courses they normally do not teach; information that they may have to recall from years past when they attended undergraduate school.
Values: Members of the business and English departments obviously value their coworkers. They see Merritt, Johnson and Hind as members of their team and family, rather than just people with offices down the hall. Students should make an effort to start valuing each other and those around us as well. Instead of ignor-ing another student in class or on the path, make an effort to say hello. Value the thoughts and opinions of others; agreeing isn’t required, but listening and understanding should be.
Engagement: The best part about the faculty members helping those in need is that they’re actually helping them. They aren’t just offering the help and walking away, but they are making an ef-fort to complete the tasks. This is something many of us can learn from; we all have manners and generosity, but it’s only when we do something about it that the generosity has meaning.
Although the business and English faculty members are mak-ing changes to their schedules and going out of their way to help out professors in need, every little effort counts. Instead of ignor-ing someone walking by or judging someone for sharing an opin-ion in class, take a moment to put yourself in his or her shoes. If we don’t take make an effort to value others on this campus, we won’t get very far.
Thumbs up to Decision Weekend for giving prospective students an opportunity to experi-ence the Doane College experi-ence first hand. Hopefully we have a success rate from the event sim-ilar to last year.
Thumbs up to Samantha Ware for representing Doane College in major theatre productions around the United States.
Thumbs up to Associate Professor of Choral and Vocal Activities Kurt Runestad on his high goals after his return from sabbatical.
Thumbs up to Philosophy Professor Pat Monaghan for rep-resenting Doane at the American Philosophy Association’s Central Division Conference.
Thumbs up to Doane Forensics in their upcoming state tournament. We wish you the best of luck as you begin your journey toward another successful season.
Thumbs down to the resignation of Men’s and Women’s Soccer Coach Paul Harvey. It is sad to see you go, but we wish you the best in your future endeavors.
Thumbs down to Zero Day coming sooner this year than last. The more expensive Doane costs, the more we’ll have to rely on donations from others because students can’t afford it.
Thumbs down to the fire alarm malfunction that caused Hansen Hall residents to evacuate the building at 3:30 a.m. Sunday morning. Loud fire alarms are not the best way to interrupt beauty sleep.
Thumbs down to the increase in number of alcohol and drug related crimes in the past three years. Hopefully the 2011 numbers show a reduction in those categories.
Thumbs down to the injury of indoor and out-door female track athlete of the year Jill Ourada. We wish you the best of luck in your recovery.
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Since when has our society become so sensitive and worried about what everyone thinks? The most recent printing of the Doane Owl sent me over the edge on this subject. I conceive it to be an issue within both our generation and society here at Doane College.
In a recent column, Mimi Shirley wrote an article where students complained about other students wearing pajama pants to class. A quote was; “It’s
a little bothersome for me. It’s not something I like to see peo-ple in.” Here is a question for ya: Who the heck cares what some-one wears to class? Why are you letting something like pajama pants distract you? Get real.
In another article, a fresh-man here at Doane wrote about how he was not satisfied with the Doane Maintenance Depart-ment’s clearing of the walkways. I wonder; does this student re-alize that we got over 12 inches of snow dumped on our campus in one day? Additionally, it was
a SATURDAY. These people do not work on Saturdays. They have lives outside of making lives easier for us. They came in on Saturday AND Sunday to make sure that our parking lots were clear and sidewalks made accessible. These great people get no recognition for the hard work they do and get loads of crap from people like this guy when something is not perfect. Get off your high horse.
I promise for this article, this is my last complaint. People need to not be so sensitive to
the outside world. This is the real world where not everything will go your way. Get used to it. It’s only going to get harder. We don’t need to get on Facebook and listen to you complain how someone said something (which was probably true) to you, and how it completely ruined your day. I’m not a complete insen-sitive a-hole. I know there are some terrible people out there who do some awful things. These aren’t the things I am re-ferring to. I miss the days where we played kick ball, and yes, someone was actually picked last. I know. Crazy.
Sincerely,Jack Dennis
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Disrespect, sensitivity fill campusStudent sees lack of respect from others.
Too many times I’ve wit-nessed students using the re-cycle bin as an excuse to print unnecessary documents. Un-fortunately, that is not how it works. The key to reducing our environmental footprint is re-ducing our consumption and this means printing only neces-sary documents and using dou-ble sided printing. This week I hope to give you some facts and tips that may help you think twice before printing.
The recycling process be-gins at the bin. From there it is taken to a sorting facility in Lincoln, where it is separated and compressed into a variety of categories including office pa-per, magazines, newspaper and cardboard. Finally, it is shipped to a paper mill.
At the mill, the paper goes through a screening, cleaning
and ink removal. To remove the ink, the paper is mechanically agitated in a water bath and bleached with chlorine or a vari-ety of peroxides or hydrosulfites until it becomes a milky white pulp solution. At this stage it is turned into paper again.
Recycling one sheet of pa-per does not translate to creat-ing a new sheet. According to Pablo Paster, an Energy and Sustainability Management consultant at Hara Software, paper degrades in quality each time it is recycled and can only be processed four to six times. When you purchase 100 percent recycled paper, it means the pa-
per has only gone through the recycling process once or twice. Recycling is also very energy in-tensive.
According to Warring Springs Laboratory, recycling only cuts down on carbon dioxide emis-sions by 28-78 percent, and making paper is energy inten-sive. In fact, it is the fifth highest energy consuming industry and consumes the most water of any industry, about 12,000 gallons per ton of paper. Recycling is not a solution, it is a mitigation.
If students make an effort to reduce wasted paper, fewer trees will need to be cut down, creat-ing a cleaner planet Earth.
orrigan’sornerC ryan corrigan
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}{1. Determine if printing the document is really necessary.
2. If printing an Internet document, look for a print all link or icon that will take out unnecessary adds and other pieces.
3. To print double sided docu-ments in the library, click on properties in the print menu, then click two-sided booklet printing.
4. Inform your peers on how to reduce their consumption.
Paper consumption too high to handleExtra printing is costly andunnecessary.
Recycling bins around campus are usually filled with paper. Efforts to reduce paper waste will create a healthier Earth.Ryan Corrigan/The Owl
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Snow removal long process for maintenanceWhile many were sleeping
in two weekends ago during the eight-inch pile up, some people were up e a r -
ly, working 14 to 19 hours to take care of the snow.
Brian Flesner, assistant di-rector of facilities operations, said when there is a predicted
snow fall, the grounds crew pre-pares a day or two leading up to it.
On a typical snow fall there is one to six inches, and the de-cision to start is based on what
time the snow falls Flesner.“We get all the equip-
ment ready,” Flesner said, “and we usually start anywhere from three to six a.m.”
Flesner said by 3:30 a.m. the grounds crew had three trucks with snow plows pushing snow, and by four a.m. they had two bobcats helping.
They also have two John Deer tractors with broom attachments that had issues clearing the paths. Flesner said the ground wasn’t frozen, so it melted the snow cre-ating a wet mixture that jammed the broom.
“What a broom can do in an hour, the bobcats do in three to four hours,” Fle-
sner said.Flesner said when they
can’t reach the snow with the plows, they have to clear it by hand. They use snow blowers
and shovels to clear paths, stairs and sidewalks.
“On average we have any-where from five to 10 people on the ground shoveling,” Flesner said. “It’s probably the worst (clearing the snow).”
While snow removal sounds simple, it can be dangerous. According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, ap-proximately 16,500 people were treated in a hospital emergency room for injuries that happened while shoveling or removing ice and snow manually. When it comes to snow blowers, more than 6,000 people were injured, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.
During the past snow storm, some employees were snowed in and couldn’t help clear the snow Saturday morning.
“Only seven people were
working on Saturday, out of the 12,” Flesner said.
Flesner said a typical one-to-two inches takes about a day to have control of the snow.
“Literally took us four days to have a handle on it,” Flesner said. “We have to clear paths and do so throughout the day. It’s a repetitive process.”
With the unfrozen ground and the melting snow, the af-termath of a big snow storm can create some fixable problems.
Flesner said the Bobcats were consistently moving snow out of parking lots and may have ran into curbs or tore up some grass.
Doug Lillie, manger of main-tenance services, said they were scooping snow off roofs to pre-vent minor ceiling leaks yester-day. The melting snow can cause minor damage to ceiling tiles that are easily replaced.
BY TYLER WEIHEManaging Editor
“Literally took us four days to have a handle on it (the snow). We have to clear paths and do so throughout the day. It’s a repetitive process.”
Brian Flesner-Assistant Director of Facilities Operations
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Are leggings pants?The fashion trend isn’t approved by everyone.
BY ALYSSA BOUCLife + Leisure Editor
YESNO
“No, because they are too casual and don’t have the same characteristics as jeans.”
Jeffrey Singer-Freshman
“No, they’re not pants...but they are awesome.”
Eamonn Feeney-Senior
“I don’t mind them when they’re under a skirt, but they don’t count as pants.”
Tracy Guy-Junior
“No, because they’re cold.”Bekah Ehly-Junior
“No, they are leggings, not pants.”Kalli Brannagan-Sophomore
“I think they are pants because they cover your legs.”
Jake Krueger-Freshman
“They are because they cover your legs without going against dress code.”
Korbyn Brown-Freshman
“Leggings are pants because even though they can be worn with other things such as a skirt or shorts, they can be warn by them-selves as if they are pants; they are a universal clothing item.”
Lizzie Sather-Freshman
“I think they’re pants. Besides, they look a lot better on girls than sweatpants do.”
Weston Gustafson-Sophomore
This year, I got a phone call from my boyfriend telling me that my car was being towed. I didn’t believe him at all and asked him if it was just a ploy to get me to come outside. He awk-wardly denied it, so I went outside anyways. My car was covered in sticky notes with little sayings about why he loved me. He wrote about everything from the smell of my hair to my smile.
Students describe best, worst Valentine’s dates
In high school, a guy and I had been dating for over three years. On Valentine’s Day his senior year, he invited me over for a movie. When I got there, he told me there were flowers (his mom bought) on the counter that I could have if I wanted. When I came back, he informed me he was going to a party with his friends. On his way out of the house, he nonchalantly told me he was going to start seeing other people and that I should probably head home.
BEST OF THE BEST
WORST OF THE WORST
One year, my boyfriend, who is an art major, walked into the cafeteria and gave me a three-foot tall rose. It was hand-made out of paper. The flower was even orange, my favorite color. I was mortified, but couldn’t stop smiling all day.
Last year on Valentine’s Day, my boyfriend and I decided to skip all our classes and spend the day watching our favorite movies. We agreed not to do gifts, but when I woke up, the first thing I saw was a dozen roses and a box of my favorite chocolates. As if that wasn’t enough, he gave me a promise ring that had our initials engraved on the inside. We didn’t end up staying together, but it definitely is a good memory.
This year, my boyfriend and I decided to get tattoos together. We originally thought about getting them on our left ring fingers, but the tattoo artist thought it would fade really fast. So we got half hearts tattooed on our left wrists so that when we put them together, it makes a full heart.
One time, I went on a date with a guy from work. We were seniors in high school and I’m pretty sure I was one of the first girls he has ever talked to. He was cute, but very shy. We went to a movie and on the way home we sat in silence because we had nothing in common. When he dropped me off at my house, I leaned over to give him a hug goodbye and I accidentally called him by his little brother’s name. We never spoke again.
This year’s Valentine’s Day was probably my worst. I have spent the holiday with my girlfriend for the past three years. I have never really been through a Valentine’s Day solo. I was a little jealous of everyone who had someone special.
This year’s Valentine’s Day was just like any other day! I made plans to hang out and watch a movie with my valentine, and she happened to cancel on me last minute and left me Valentine-less. I won’t say her name, but her initials are C.S. I think I cried myself to sleep that night!
BY CASSIDY STEFKAMultimedia Coordinator
Editor’s Note: In order to keep all parties confidential, these sub-missions are anonymous. Only the writer knows the source.
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Friday, March 2
Greek is the new language spoken on campus in recent weeks.
No, there is no new lan-guage credit being offered, but rush season has begun with the seven Greek organizations hosting their first rush parties.
All students eligible to rush were invited to check out what each Greek group had to offer.
“The purpose of the first rush parties are for students to get a feel for the groups,” Greek Life Advisor Megan Failor said. “They’ll have the
opportunity to learn more about the groups and see if it’s something they’re interested in.”
She encouraged students to attend all of the first rush parties because each of the groups had something unique to offer.
“You might go in thinking you have your mind made up, but it’s always good to see the different perspec-tives,” Failor said.
Freshman Marissa Meri-thew said she is only at-
tending two of the parties.“From what I’ve heard
from others, I feel like I’d fit in better with two particular groups,” Merithew said.
Sophomore Brooke Buri-anek, a member of Gamma Phi Iota, also encouraged freshmen to check out all of the groups.
“I wasn’t sure if I was going to rush until the last minute last year,” Burianek said. “It would have been cool to check out all of the groups.”
She said she’s glad she de-cided to join the Greek system because of the group bond and strong alumni ties.
“You have the bond with everyone who is Greek,” she said. “I definitely wouldn’t know as many people as I do.”
Despite the benefits of go-ing Greek, some students are content without attending the first rush parties.
“I feel like I have a lot of stuff on my plate school-wise,” freshman Daniel Eddy said. “I already have a social group that I’m in right now called rugby.”
Eddy said every student should find a social group they are comfortable with, and for some that may mean a Greek group.
Failor said students who attend the parties don’t have to rush.
“Don’t be afraid to ask questions,” Failor said. “The more knowledgeable you are, the better your experience will be.”
BY ALYSSA BOUCLife + Leisure Editor
ON THE PATH}{
Graphic by Andrea Schaaf/The Owl
“I already have a social group that I’m in right now called rugby.” Daniel Eddy-Freshman
Are you going to rush this year?
“Yes, because I’m excited to be in a sisterhood of comfort and closeness.”Katrina Wulf-Freshman
“Yes, a lot of my friends are.” Tanner Clark-Freshman
“No, I don’t see the need to.” Sean Callagan-Freshman
“No, sororities just aren’t for me.”Michelle Kringle-Freshman
A strong light filters down from a tall ceiling, engulfing a figure in its path, displaying actress, singer and Doane College student Samantha Marie Ware.
That is the image thousands of people witnessed as Ware graced the stage in Las Vegas, Nev., during her tour with “Lion King,” but that light will only get brighter as Ware pre-pares for the lead female role in the National Tour of “The Book of Mor-mon.”
“I can’t really go much into detail about ‘The Book of Mormon,’” Ware said. “All I can say is that I am more than excited to get back to the stage.”
The National Tour will kick off in August in Denver, Colo.
Despite the most recent role as the lead female in “The Book of Mor-mon,” Ware’s success began with high school and collegiate theatre. Other than fantastic performances throughout her high school career and with the Doane theatre depart-ment, Ware launched into show business with Padgett Productions in Kansas City, Miss. where she played MiMi in “RENT” and then Velma in “CHICAGO.”
Ware received even better news after attending casting calls for Dis-ney’s the “Lion King.” The role of Nala became hers, and she took to the stage.
Ware said she was very grateful for the opportunities she has had.
“It feels more than amazing to ac-complish your dreams after so many people had told me it is nearly im-possible to do what I do now,” Ware said. “I am more than blessed and happy to say I’m living my dream ev-ery day.”
Ware is a Theatre and Vocal Per-formance double major and intends to maintain classes when she can if she is not busy with a show.
Senior Derrik Castillo, a friend of Ware’s, said he was supportive of her accomplishments.
“I remember being in ‘Dead Man’s Cell Phone’ here on campus with Sammie (Ware) thinking that she would do big things someday, so I’m really excited to see where she is now,” Castillo said.
Ware is 21 years old and has al-ready graced a Las Vegas stage, lived out of state to honor various other roles, and worked with countless in-dividuals in the show business. While most students are dragging them-selves to class and scrambling to find notes, Ware continues to reach more goals and keep a level head.
In ten years, Ware said she hoped to be married with kids, living in Los Angeles, Calif., and working every day of the week, if she could. She said she would also like to direct a movie and star in one in return. With the accomplishments she has made so far, there does not seem to be any-thing stopping Ware from reaching any other goal she may set for her-self.
“She’s pretty much a rock star,” senior Kaitlin Haller said.
BY CORYELLE THOMASStaff Writer
Ware shines her light on stage
Courtesy Photo/Samantha Ware
Greek groups hosts first rush partiesStudentsattend rush parties to get a feel for Greek life.
Samantha Ware poses on stage while playing Nala in the “Lion King.”
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LINEUPTHE
SATURDAYFRIDAYTrack and Field
@ GPAC Multi-EventsWomen’s Basketball
vs. Dordt College2 p.m.
Baseball@ Oklahoma Baptist
University1 & 3:30 p.m.
Men’s Basketballvs. Dordt College
4 p.m.
Track and Field@ GPAC
Championships
SUNDAY
The stands were covered in pink, and so were the players as they dedicated this game to a night of fight-ing against cancer.
Doane fought during the game themselves, taking advantage of multiple Ne-braska Wesleyan turnovers, resulting in a 82-63 win last night.
The Tigers improved their record to 13-11 overall.
Doane scored 27 points off turnovers, while NWU was only able to manage two points off of Doane’s turn-overs.
Head Coach Tracee Fair-banks said the turnover cat-egory was huge in this game.
“We only had 13 turn-overs, and we’ve been in and above 25 for probably the last 10 games in a row,” Fair-banks said. “So to have only 13 turnovers was huge for us and the score is indicative of that.”
Senior forward Mada-ra Upeniece , who scored 18 points, said their team wasn’t surprised with any-thing NWU threw at them.
"Nothing really surprised us. We were prepared,” Upe-niece said. “We always come out ready to win, and we play to win.”
Upeniece said it was the defense that kept them in
this game and credited se-nior guard Cheryl Braithwait for coming up big.
“Our defense and steals were a big part of the game,” Upeniece said.
Fairbanks agreed by say-ing Cheryl was a huge part of winning the turnover battle.
“The other thing that is nice, and Cheryl was huge for this,” Fairbanks said. “Of their 18 turnovers, 11 of them were steals.”
Freshman forward Han-nah Dostal also gave credit to Braithwait for coming up big on the defensive end.
“Cheryl Braithwait re-ally brought her effort to the defensive end of the game,” Dostal said.
Braithwait leads the Great Plains Athletic Confer-ence steals with 65.
Dostal said the game went as expected for the Tigers.
“They stayed with us a lot longer than our last game,” Dostal said. “ It was pretty close all through the first half, with Doane keeping a slight lead.”
In the second half, Upe-niece went on a scoring run, helping pull the Tigers away.
Upeniece said it was her teammates who made all the plays.
"My teammates made great passes,” Upeniece said. “I just put the ball in.”
The Tigers’ next game is against Dordt College at 2 p.m. on Saturday.
TUESDAY WEDNESDAYSATURDAYBaseball
@ St. Gregory’sUniversity
12 & 2:30 p.m.
Baseball@ Manhattan
Chrisian College1:30 & 4 p.m.
Women’s Basketball@ GPAC First Round
TBA
Men’s Basketball@ GPAC First Round
TBA
Victory slipped away from the Tigers Wednesday night against Nebraska Wes-leyan University, 67-61.
The end of the game was close, leaving the crowd and players drained, but Head Coach Ian Brown said the game was de-cided before that.
“Sometimes in those close games, peo-ple think that things are decided in the last five minutes,” Brown said. “But in a pos-session game like tonight we put ourselves behind the eight-ball in the first half.”
By the end of the first half, NWU al-ready led, 33-24.
“We dug a hole we just couldn’t climb out of,” senior forward Bryan Meyer said. “When we made a mistake, they took the opportunity and scored on it.”
One mistake that took its toll was Do-ane’s lack of three-point shots. While the men’s team has had a good season for three-pointers, that night they only made one of the eleven attempted. Wesleyan, however, came out with twelve points from three-pointers, a greater difference than the final score.
The final five minutes of the game had the Doane audience out of their seats and cheering. The gap between the teams’ scores wavered to the point where Wes-leyan only had a three point lead. The fans screamed, the coaches paced and the
teams battled back and fourth down to the last minute.
With just seconds left on the clock, Joshua Riser scored two free-throws and soon after stole the ball to score another two, making it 63-59. After that, both teams scored again, furiously storming the basket. The game ended with the Prairie Wolves getting a final free-throw by Wes-leyan, cementing the final score 67-61.
“It all came down to free-throws,” se-nior forward Andy Morris said. “They made theirs, and we didn’t make ours.”
The game fell on senior recognition night, and even though the game was lost, the crowd had the right spirit.
“Even though we didn’t get the ‘W’,” Morris said. “It was great having all the fan support, and we hope to see them pack the house for our last game.”
After the game, Brown also credited the seniors.
“The seniors have given a lot to this basketball program,” he said. “And to Doane as a whole.”
Doane dominates during Pink Out
The Doane Tigers Cheer and Dance teams competed in the NAIA Midwest Regional Championships on Saturday.
In the All-Women’s Cheer Division, the Tigers brought home second place, receiving 72 out of a possible 100 points. They placed behind Missouri Baptist, who took first, and ahead of Grand View Univer-sity, who took third.
In the Large Group Dance Division, Doane took third, scoring 91 points out of a pos-sible 120. They placed behind St. Ambrose University, who took first, and Grand View University, who took second.
This is the second year that the Tigers have competed at the regional level. Last year, the Cheer team won their divi-sion while Dance took fourth.
BY RICHARD CREEGERSports Editor
BY KEVIN ANDERSONStaff Writer
Ryan Corrigan/The Owl
Doane’s women’s basketball team huddles before their game against Nebraska Wesleyan University. Doane won the game 82-63.
Ryan Corrigan/The Owl
Senior Bryan Meyer goes up for a lay up during Doane’s game against Nebraska Wesleyan University. Doane lost 67-61.
“We dug a hole we just couldn’t climb out of.”
Bryan Meyer-Senior
Despite their fight, Tigers lose - IN BRIEF -
Cheerleading team places No. 2 atRegional Competition.
SPORTS8{ { Feb. 16www.doaneline.com
Lin-sanity. All I do is Lin Lin Lin. Lin-tastic.You have heard all these terms, but do you
really understand what they mean? It all comes down to one person, one basketball player. Jer-emy Lin.
It’s almost possible to make the argument that he has become more popular then Tim Tebow and Tebow-mania. The best part? He wasn’t even drafted.
Since he has become the starting point guard for the Knicks, Lin as been ‘unbe-lin-able.”
The Knicks are an astonishing 6-0 , including a win over the Lakers, with Lin starting at point guard, averaging 23 points a game, seven assists per game and four rebounds a game; while doing it without the team’s two all stars on the floor.
His jersey has become the top seller in the NBA in the last week. Lin also has earned Eastern Conference Player of the week honors, beating out names such as Lebron James, Dwayne Wade, Derrick Rose and Dwight Howard.
When it comes down to it, all he does is Lin, Lin, Lin.
There are ‘experts’ out there who have said the whole Lin excitement is just a phase, and that it won’t last when Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire are fully healthy again, but I happen to think they are wrong.
When you have great point guards such as Steve Nash tweeting about your skills, and how you control the game, there is something special there. Lin is a point guard who can pass, score and lead. All three things are things you want in your starting point guard.
I encourage you all to watch this Sunday as the Knicks take on the Dallas Mavericks on national television, and notice how all the eyes are on Lin, not Dirk Nowitzki. This is for good reason, too.
Watch this kid play, and trust me you won’t regret it. He is Lin-tastic.
BY RICHARD CREEGERSports Editor
Conference record holder, Sanderson prize winner, indoor and outdoor female track athlete of the year and pentathlon and heptathlon female All American junior Jill Ourada will not com-pete for the rest of the season.
Ourada was injured at Sat-urday’s track meet at Concordia University. Her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is torn. Her lat-eral collateral ligament (LCL) is also damaged, but still in tact.
She will need surgery to cor-rect the torn ligaments. She will not return to the track for the rest of the season.
“It’s weird; you see people, and you think ‘it wont happen to me’ and now, here I am,” Ourada said.
Saturday’s meet was her first in a while because Ourada had just recovered from a previous injury.
Track Assistant Coach Brad Jenny said he was glad to see Ourada back on the track.
“I was happy for her because she was so ready for Saturday,” Jenny said.
She injured the ligaments during warm ups for the long jump by landing stiff-heeled into the sand pit.
Ourada got a magnetic reso-nance image (MRI) of her knee Tuesday. She finds out official results today.
Although she will not compete again this spring, Ourada said she planned to be ready for com-petition again in the fall.
“I’ve accepted the fact that I’m out for the rest of the sea-son,” Ourada said. “We are al-ready planning on rehab over the summer, so I will gain enough
strength for cross-country in the fall.”
Track Head Coach Ed Fye said he knew Ourada still wanted what was best for the team.
“The first two things out of her mouth (after her injury) were one: this gives her time to study,” Fye said. “Two is that she still wants to win conference. We have to win conference.”
Although Ourada was female athlete of the year last season, Fye said he expected the wom-en’s team to perform well.
“She’s the woman athlete of the year. In our program we teach and preach to step up as a family during difficult times. Jill (Ourada) knows the students (teammates) will act and per-form on that.”
While Ourada is on crutches, her roommates said they were taking turns to take care of her.
Junior Jamie Gabel, one of Ourada’s roommates, said she knew Ourada would be support-ive of the track team through her injury.
“Jill is all about her team,” junior Jamie Gabel said. “She wants them to do well. She can’t compete with them, but she will still be there every step of the way.”
Gabel said she knew Ourada would be back to compete as soon as she could.
“Jill (Ourada) is hardworking and knows what she can do, and she’s going to do it,” Gabel said.
Jenny said he looked forward to watching Ourada compete in the future.
“She’ll be back next season, better, stronger,” Jenny said. “It’s part of athletics, though; the only way to stay injury-free is to not do anything.”
After a mere three weeks with the team, Soccer Head Coach Paul Harvey has resigned.
Harvey joined the program on Jan. 24 after the resignation of former Head Coach Greg Jarosik.
On Monday morning, Athletic Di-rector Greg Heier received a letter from Harvey, which stated that he would be resigning immediately.
Heier said the letter contained in-formation about Harvey’s wife and her worsening illness.
“He cited that his wife was having health issues that became worse dur-ing the three weeks after accepting the position,” Heier said.
When members of the soccer teams found out they were once again with-out a coach, they responded with ma-turity and understanding.
Sophomore Goalkeeper Kelsey Stark said the team took leadership upon itself.
“All this uncertainty has made the upperclassmen step up as leaders, and we have come together as a team,” Stark said. “We don’t have a coach, but we have already made plans to play soccer. If it’s cold we will play inside, and when it warms up we will be on the field.”
Junior Defender Alex Reynolds said he understood the coach had respon-sibilities to take care of but was upset with the situation at hand.
“I completely understand him go-ing to take care of his family, but it is rough losing our second coach since the season came to a close,” Reynolds said.
Reynolds said the team still had unity without a coach.
“Fortunately we have a good group of guys who will come together by the time fall rolls around,” Reynolds said.
Heier said the Athletic Department was taking the proper steps to hire a new coach.
“We are currently discussing the opportunity with those who were in-terviewed earlier in the process,” Heier said.
Stark said the teams were question-ing what the season would have been like with Harvey on the sidelines.
“It is kind of bittersweet,” Stark said. “Both teams could have been re-ally competitive with his leadership. We felt a type of security knowing that we had a coach again.”
BY AUSTIN BENSONStaff Writer
Soccer teams can’t score coach“All this uncertainty has made the upperclassmen step up as leaders, and we have come together as a team.”
Kelsey Stark-Sophomore
BY MIMI SHIRLEYStaff Writer
Track and Field’s top female athlete out for rest of season
Junior Jill Ourada was a strong member of the Doane’s track team. She will not be competeing in the GPAC championship due to a torn ACL.
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