On March 4-6, Blacklight Shakespeare took to the stage in St. Joseph’s Audito-rium.

“A lot of people have fed into the de-velopment of this program,” said direc-tor Doug Donald. Blacklight Shakespeare began in 2007 in the Warehouse District of Dubuque as a 16 minute show. Since 2007, it has been a 40 minute produc-tion. As of this year, it is full length.

As the lights dimmed and between cer-tain scenes, a projector showed various facts about Shakespeare, including that he invented 1700 words and phrases we still use today, such as addiction, bandit, bedroom, jaded, frugal, torture and ob-scene.

The narrator of the production was Puck, originally from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” and was played by junior Emma Horst.

The opening scene, from “Hamlet,” showcased the haunting effects of black-light, which was used throughout the en-tire show. The characters all wore masks, gloves, props and costume pieces special-ly painted to show up under black light. The rest of the wardrobe was black and essentially invisible on stage. This made for interesting effects, such as giving the appearance of floating knives, skulls, and other props.

There was a montage of Shakespeare’s most notable quotes, which would not be heard in the rest of the production. Among them: “Brevity is the soul of wit,” “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ear,” “Now is the winter of our dis-content,” and of course “Wherefore art thou, Romeo?”

In total, Shakespeare wrote 38 plays, two long poems and 154 sonnets, one of which, Sonnet 18, was performed during this production.

The next segment was “Globe World News,” a Shakespearean-themed news report, which was led by anchorman and famous Shakespearean actor, Wil-liam Kemp. Assisting him was fellow bombastic actor, Richard Burbage. The entertainment portion featured a scene

from “Taming of the Shrew.”“It’s the group collaboration, getting ev-

eryone’s ideas and seeing what you end up with. It’s when an actor surprises me with what I hadn’t thought of,” said Donald, about the process leading up to the show.

The next segment of the show, an audi-ence favorite, involved the actors going into the audience, picking out members at ran-dom and hurling Shakespearean insults at them.

The most disturbing and yet amusing por-tion of the show was the acting out of the final scenes of “Titus Andronicus,” Shake-speare’s bloodiest play. The murders were

portrayed by puppets, adding humor to an otherwise very dark scene.

“Blacklight is really cool. We intentionally show things instead of intentionally hiding things, which is the traditional way of going about it,” said sophomore Cheyenne Secor.

“This was one of the more fun projects that I’ve been able to do here,” said per-former and junior George St. John. “Taking something timeless and putting a new spin on it is a really amazing thing. I gotta give the credit to Doug.”

The Loras players have been putting on productions for 106 seasons, and this was their 350th production.

Heritage Week will showcase school history

Blacklight Shakespeare project takes center stage

Sprinkler safety revisited after Byrne Oaks mishap

by BRENNAN PIVNICKA | staff writer

by CASSANDRA BUSCH | executive editor

by BRODERICK HOOKER | staff writer

Full-length production enchants audience and pays tribute to accomplished playwright

Late morning on March 2, the fire alarms went off in the Byrne Oaks Apartment Com-plex on campus. The culprit was not a fire or a person, but rather a failed sprinkler head in the rafters that discharged and caused the sprinklers in a third floor apartment to go off. As a result, three Byrne Oaks apartments experienced water damage.

“It has been some time since our last sprinkler discharge,” Assistant Dean of Stu-dents Molly Burrows Schumacher said, “and there have not been prior issues on campus involving failed sprinkler heads. We have had prior sprinkler discharges in other campus areas -- some the result of an actual fire, others the result of student behaviors that damaged the system and triggered the discharge.”

However, the sprinkler system itself is in fine condition. Assistant Vice President John McDermott said that the attic system will be recharged with a glycerin system (designated non-hazardous by the NFPA), and diluted with water in order to repair it.

If no additional issues arise, students from all three affected apartments will be able to move back in within the month of March. Displaced students have been relocated temporarily to the Visitation. Apartment 105 will tentatively be able to move back in on March 8 , A p a r t m e n t 205 on March 10, and 305 on March 15.

T h e s c h o o l is working with local company Steamatic, which is a company that provides water damage resto-ration services. Steamatic uses drying and monitoring equipment that will assist in restoring the structure of the property as well as salvaging valuable possessions. Carpets are extracted first. Industrial dehumidifiers are added to

quickly remove the excess moisture from the environment next. An inspector then visits to test the walls, ceilings, floor, etc. to an-alyze the moisture content. Next the walls are removed to the studs in order to prevent

mold from develop-ing. New walls are then re-installed, new cei l ings are hung, tape joints and mud are put in and the walls are re-painted.

To avoid acci-dentally setting off the delicate system, students should not hang things on the sprinkler pipes or sprinkler heads. Though permitted,

items using projectiles such as nerf guns, magnetic darts, etc. should also be used with caution. However, burning candles are not permitted in on campus apartments as the open flame could ignite papers, blan-

kets, clothing and more that are sitting nearby. Even in houses where candles are permitted, they are generally suggested to be avoided.

“Students’ personal possessions are not covered by the College insurance, and the College cannot assume responsibility for damage or loss to student property resulting from fire, theft or any other cause. All stu-dents are encouraged to check their family’s homeowner policy for coverage of personal possessions while at college,” The Loras Col-lege student handbook says.

Students living in on campus housing are able to purchase renter’s insurance if they so wish, and some choose to do so if they are not covered by their parents’ home-owners’ plans. It is wise for students to look into whether or not they are covered by any sort of plan prior to moving into on campus housing. Students are encouraged to keep this in mind, especially as housing registration for the fall will be taking place after Spring Break. Any questions about this topic can be directed to any member of the Residence Life staff.

To avoid accidentally setting off the delicate system,

students should not hang things on the sprinkler pipes

or sprinkler heads. Though permitted, items using

projectiles such as nerf guns, magnetic darts, etc. should also be used with caution.

Next week, Loras College will once again host Heritage Week, an annu-al event that is designed to celebrate the proud history of Loras, exhibit the unique interactions of the campus com-munity and explore the endless oppor-tunities that come with attending Loras College. This year’s Heritage Week will take place from March 14 to March 18.

A variety of events have been planned for the weeklong event. The main focus of these will be on Thursday, March 17, which is designated as Philanthropy Day. During the lunch hours, members of Loras Student Alumni Council will be stationed in the Alumni Campus Center to serve refreshments, accept donations to the school and instigate survey cut-out slips on which students can write and explain why they are “lucky to be at Loras” (appropriate, of course, in regards to the coinciding holiday of St. Patrick’s Day). These responses will be summarily posted on the wall of the LSAC social media pages throughout the week.

Later in the evening, the annual Alumni Social will be held in the pub from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. This event allows students the opportunity to converse with recently-graduated alumni from countless fields of employment. In a manner similar to the concept of “speed dating,” each individual will be allotted roughly 10 to 15 minutes to talk with a certain alumni before moving on to the next person. Light refreshments will be served, and dress is business casual.

Heritage week is a long-practiced and welcome tradition for Loras. It offers an insightful look into the col-lege’s 177-year past while at the same time giving thought and purpose to the future. Anyone interested in these upcoming Heritage Week events is welcome to visit the LSAC Twitter and Facebook pages, “LorasLSAC” and “Loras Student Alumni Council”, re-spectively. The appropriate hashtags are #LuckyToBeAtLoras and #Luck-oftheDuhawk.

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CAB entertains all ages during Siblings Weekend This past weekend, March 4-6, marked

Loras’ annual Siblings Weekend. Like Fam-ily Weekend held in the fall, Siblings Week-end specifically allows brothers and sisters of current Duhawks to spend a weekend at Loras College and participate in a variety of fun activities. The events, sponsored by Lor-as’ College Activities Board, gave siblings a non-stop schedule of activities to allow them to experience Loras and bond with their brother or sister.

Upon arrival to campus, each sibling re-ceived a drawstring bag from Loras with a t-shirt, candy and meal tickets. The night kicked off with a men’s volleyball game against Marian University, which ended right before CAB’s next event: hypnotist Lar-ry Volz in the ACC Ballrooms. An award win-ning magician, Volz has entertained crowds both large and small. Volz’s show filled the ballrooms with siblings, and even other Lor-as students came to see the show. He pulled out a variety of magic and hypnotism tricks for Duhawks and siblings, including the classic silver ring trick, pulling a coin from behind someone’s ear, and convincing a stu-dent to think that a roll of toilet paper was disappearing. Each trick spurred a laugh from the crowd before a round of applause for the magician.

After Saturday morning’s brunch in the

Café, siblings were in for another packed day with activities. Students and siblings ran up the stairs after brunch to a fun-fair in the ACC Ballrooms. Filled from corner to corner with activities, siblings painted mini can-vases, played Wii games on a large projec-tor screen and jousted at an inflatable ring.

From there, siblings and Duhawks were put to the test with a treasure hunt around campus. Each team explored campus to find letters at each location, including Graber, Einstein Bagels, the mailroom and the Pub. The scavenger hunt was especially exciting as siblings of all ages could participate.

“I really enjoyed the activities in the ballrooms and the scavenger hunt, and so did my 15 year-old brother,” sophomore Emily Erickson said. “CAB did a nice job of making activities that could appeal to siblings of all ages.”

After enjoying some walking tacos for dinner, the night got even more exciting with laser tag in the Fieldhouse. Teams of five people were put to the test to see which team would emerge victorious.

Siblings Weekend concluded on Sunday morning with 10 a.m. mass, presided by Fr. Dennis Miller. In his homily, he talked about the importance of family and siblings, en-couraging everyone to be ambassadors of their faith, regardless of their age. Sunday brunch in the Café rounded out the weekend before siblings left campus in the hopes of returning next year.

The next major CAB event is Glow Zum-ba, which will take place on Friday, April 1.

by ASHLEY PUDIL |news editor “CAB did a nice job of making activities that could appeal

to siblings of all ages,Emily Erickson

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Dubuque CEOs: Keep pursuing your passionsOn Monday, March 10, Jeff Roberts and

the Center for Experiential Learning host-ed a CEO Luncheon in the ACC ballrooms. The CEO Luncheon is an opportunity for students to network and learn from profes-sionals. The panelist who spoke had many great words of wisdoms for the students in attendance.

“Exposure to community leaders is a cru-cial and a unique opportunity,” President of Mercy Medical Center Kay Takes said.

Many of the speakers had moving success stories. For example, the CEO of Dubuque Community YMCA/YWCA, Sharon Covey, did not receive her bachelor’s degree un-til she was in her thirties. Growing up, no one went to college, so she believed she could succeed without it, which she did. She

opened three Florist Shops. However, after taking 10 years of community College class-es, she decided she wanted to experience the “on Campus life.” At age 34, she sold her shops and moved onto a college campus with her children.

“Pay attention to what you love and what

you are passionate about because that is what will make you happiest,” Covey said. “Think about the love first, and the money will come after.”

President of Honkamp Kruger Payroll, Natalie Hoffmann, explained people must take risks in order to succeed. She comment-ed on Covey’s story.

“If you don’t go and try it out, you will never know,” Hoffmann said. “Regardless of your degree, your social skills is what will open doors for you.”

The panel was asked many questions by students such as vice president of the stu-dent senate, Hannah Temeyer.

“What are the most important traits of a successful leader?” was one of the questions asked.

Takes answered that leaders must most importantly be energetic and reliable; John

Dickinson added how leaders must under-stand people’s perspectives and be good at listening to the inputs of others.

“What advice can you give to people tran-sitioning from college to careers?” was the last question asked by the students.

“The first job takes some time to get used to,” Hoffmann said. “You have to be patient and make the most of your choices. Choose a job and stick with it. If you do not like it after a year, then you can always leave. None of us (CEOs) had instant success. We all made mistakes in jobs, and we all have held many jobs.”

As students transition into business mode, it is important to build relationships with other people. Build relationships with fellow students, co-workers, bosses, and teachers. Knowing people is the key to suc-cess.

by ANNEMARIE ELSINGER|staff writer

“Pay attention to what you love and what you are passionate about because that is what

will make you happiest.Sharon Covey

CEO of Dubuque Community YMCA/YWCA ,,

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Super Tuesday has come and gone, the votes

have been counted, and Hillary Clinton has all but locked up the Democratic nomination. After landslide victories in Alabama, Arkansas and Georgia, coupled with a 20% dominating win in Texas, the Clinton camp now has a historically

insurmountable lead over Senator Bernie Sanders with 200 more pledged delegates. But that won’t stop Bernie. On Tuesday night, he gave a mixed victory-concession speech in front of his hometown of Burlington, Vermont. While the senator did acknowledge the results of the night,

he promised to run a 50-state campaign that would last until every vote has counted.

He shouldn’t.Like I mentioned earlier, Clinton now

has a 200 delegate lead over Sanders -- the lead expanding to 500 when accounting for superdelegates. No presidential candidate has ever come back from such a steep deficit to win their party’s nomination, and Sanders’ path forward is only tougher given what states are yet

to come. It doesn’t matter how much money he can raise nor how many students will vote for him, the delegate math coming out of Super Tuesday is fatal to his campaign.

But that doesn’t mean he should stop campaigning for what has been his thing for the last 10 months. In fact, Sanders should double down on starting his political revolution. Speech after campaign speech, Sanders has called for a political revolution to sweep across the nation so that real change can occur in Washington, but he hasn’t done any of the groundwork to make that happen. For example, Sanders has raised a paltry $1,000 for the Democratic National Committee (DNC), the body that will fund congressional and senatorial races

nationwide, while Clinton has raised $26 million. But Sanders also hasn’t had the best relationship with the DNC either, so that is to be expected.

Instead of dragging out the primary, Sanders should drop out and continue championing his grassroots movement. He is very clearly a popular candidate,

and his celebrity can help bring attention to previously

unknown liberal candidates. I bet you haven’t heard of Gary Kroeger, a candidate running for Iowa’s first congressional district, but you would if Sanders had stumped for him. Sanders’ campaign for the presidency is pretty much done for, but his political revolution doesn’t have to be. It is time for Sanders to make his revolution a reality.

Turn the revolution into a reality

The deadline for study abroad applications

is fast approaching, the priority deadline being March 15, so I want to take a little time to emphasize just how much I think how everyone should at least consider the amazing opportunity to spend a semester in another country. Of course, studying abroad is not for everyone, and unfortunately some majors do not have

as much wiggle room to allow for an entire semester away from campus, but speaking from experience, if you have ability to, it will be an experience that you will remember and be grateful for the rest of your life.

Growing up, I always wanted to study abroad in college. In fact, the study abroad program was one of the reasons that I chose Loras. I decided to go to Ireland after taking a class on Modern Irish Literature with Dr. Auge my first year at Loras. I fell in love with learning about the country and the people’s culture, and the fact that it was an English-speaking country was also a plus for me personally.

When I first started school here, the time to apply seemed a long way off. And then when it finally did arrive, I have to admit that I got a little anxious. It was a big financial investment on top of regular school expenses, it was months away from family and friends, and I was afraid about getting behind in my classes for my major. However, I spoke with students that had previously studied abroad, along with faculty like Abbie Behrens, and they were able to soothe all my anxieties and

I got more excited than ever. And they were right because here I am today, still on track to graduate with two majors and two minors in four years, finances under control, and having reunited with my family and friends with a ton of great stories and life experiences under my belt.

I got to live out lifelong dreams of seeing the Eiffel Tower, going to Greek Islands, visiting the home of my ancestors in Norway, eating gelato in Italy, and sitting on the Cliffs of Moher, basking in the native beauty of Ireland. Sure, there were moments of homesickness here and there, but for the most part I was too busy on adventures to miss home too much, and I knew that it would be waiting for me come May.

I have absolutely no regrets about studying abroad. The only negative side effect is that it WILL give you an insatiable lust for traveling even more, and it really is an itchy travel bug! After my semester abroad I know how to budget and travel smarter, and I am confident that I will have plenty of trips down the road to go on. If you have even a small desire to study abroad, talk to Abbie or me, or anyone that’s spent time abroad, for no matter how long! They will say the same thing that I did: go for it! Besides, it never hurts to investigate the possibility. If you’re remotely interested, turn in your application and you might start the adventure of a lifetime.

Students, consider a semester abroad

After my semester abroad I know how to budget

and travel smarter, and I am confident that I

will have plenty of trips down the road to go on.

Turn on the news for any length of time and you’re guaranteed to hear about the candidacy of Donald Trump. His rhetoric, policies and speeches all reek of demagoguery, xenophobia, and racism. Let’s not kid ourselves when asking: how

can Donald Trump actually be this successful in a presidential race? He is simply a product of 30 years of short-sighted policies.

The story starts with Ronald Reagan. Reagan is the champion of conservatism in today’s America. Guiding Republicans in office today, even 15 years after his death, isn’t his most impressive feat. Rather, it was convincing America that trickle-down economics actually works. Reagan was praised for his support of union-busting tactics, his tax breaks to large corporations, his deregulation of environmental protections, his deregulation of the Federal Communications Commission, and the list goes on. How did he convince working class America that this was acceptable?

America was just recovering from a recession; jobs were scarce and things were more expensive. It was the perfect economic climate to convince people that deregulating everything which needed regulating was a good idea. He also enacted policies that pitted the middle class against each other. These policies were disastrous, completely destroyed minority families and communities, and in turn, damaged race relations within America. The persuasion and the distractions put in place by Reagan would set the tone for American politics for the next two and a half decades.

The next to take office was George H.W. Bush. Elected in 1988, after being Reagan’s right-hand man, Bush only furthered the conservative agenda. Now that the Cold War was over, America’s military industrial complex needed a new enemy. We looked to the Middle East and found Saddam Hussein. Hussein was an infamous dictator who had shamelessly murdered thousands of his own people. While he was an evil and grotesque person, he posed no real threat to the national security of the United States. Regardless, Bush pushed America into

a new era of perpetual warfare and occupation. This would end up taking thousands of lives and costing hundreds of millions of dollars.

After George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton took office. Clinton is often credited with sustaining a budget surplus and leading America through the booming 90s. What is often overlooked when talking about his legacy, though, is his support for disastrous trade agreements and the deregulation of large banks.

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which was supported and pushed strongly by Bill and Hillary Clinton, cost Americans over 1 million decent paying jobs. Although it wasn’t all felt at once, American manufacturing fled to poorer countries in search of lower wages and less regulations. But on top of his support for NAFTA, Bill Clinton supported the repealing of Glass-Steagall, the most comprehensive antitrust legislation put in place by Franklin D. Roosevelt. The repealing of this legislation allowed banks to gamble with ordinary Americans’ money, and was a large factor in the economic collapse of 2008.

Lastly, George W. Bush. George W. Bush’s legacy is beginning to be felt now than ever. George W. Bush’s war in Iraq was the largest foreign policy mishap in American history. After convincing the American people that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction and was directly involved in the 9/11 attacks, Bush made the call to invade Iraq. His wingman, Dick Cheney (who, by the way, was the CEO of Halliburton, one of the largest American military contractors) was a staunch supporter and advocate for the war. In total, it cost

more than twice the American lives lost in 9/11. Over 350,000 innocent Iraqis died and America spent four trillion dollars. It is worth noting that the media was hardly critical of the war, something of a first in American history and something that we still see today.

Today, we have Donald Trump and

his very viable candidacy. Trump is a direct product of American policy for the past thirty-plus years. The loss of jobs through disastrous anti-worker policies and harmful trade agreements has only established and grown his base of supporters. The culture of fear, racism and xenophobia that we constantly hear about is a product of the endless conflict we seem to throw ourselves into. The drums of fear are beating rampantly throughout Trump’s rhetoric and among his supporters.

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This Day in History: March 10

Features

1804: Louisiana Purchase: St. Louis holds a ceremony that officially marks the transfer of ownership of the land known as the Louisiana Purchase from France to the United States. The dates of March 9 and 10 are commemorated as Three Flag Day because the area had within the course of two years been under Spanish, French, and then, finally, American control. Several months later, Lewis and Clark went forth on their famous expedition.

1848: Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo: The Mexican-American war is officially over after the two countries ratify the treaty. This treaty resulted in the current borders we know today, with the Rio Grande as the main dividing line. All or parts of Texas, California, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado and Wyoming were once part of Mexico, and between 1850 and 1912, all of these became states. Residents of these territories would choose to American citizenship or to

return to what remained of Mexico. Ninety percent chose American citizenship.

1876: You have a phone call: Alexander Graham Bell made the first successful telephone call, where he reportedly said to his assistant, “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you.” This marked the beginning of telephone communication, where for the first time, people could communicate across distances in real time. But the invention was not without controversy, and some claim that the real inventor of the telephone was actually Bell’s rival, Elisha Gray.

1969: A killer confesses: Almost a year prior, on April 4, 1968, James Earl Ray assassinated Martin Luther King on the balcony of a Memphis motel. He fled to Canada and later to the UK under a false name, but was later extradited back to Tennessee. He plead guilty to killing Dr. King on his 41st birthday, but he later retracted his guilty plea. He escaped prison in 1977 and was captured two days later.

2006: A trip to Mars: The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at the planet Mars. It was launched August 12 of 2005, and made it to Martian orbit seven months later, March 10. It remains there, monitoring weather patterns, ice and landforms, and has sent back more data to Earth than all previous missions combined.

“ONE child. ONE teacher. ONE book. ONE pen can change the world.” -Malala Yousafzai

Back in 2012, a young girl by the name of Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by the Taliban for pursuing an education. In “I am Malala,” the Nobel Peace Prize winner tells her story, refusing to be silenced after the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan and fighting for her education. She has been an inspiration for many.

“I am Malala” is an easy read that is not only entertaining but a cultural experience as well. Malala tells of her life before and after being shot, and her story doesn’t need to be taken in all at once. The book can be put down and picked back up without an urgent sense of wondering what will happen next, but is interesting enough to keep reading.

My God, is Disney on a roll. This entire decade has been one of the best the animation giant has ever had, with such remarkable films as “Tangled,” “Wreck-It-Ralph,” “Frozen,” and “Big Hero 6.” This year, they’ve added another worthy addition to their canon: “Zootopia,” which not only is one to see in theaters, but amazingly is also a very good movie released in March, a month not particularly known for boasting high-end movie products.

The biggest dream that Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) has in life is to be a cop, despite the fact that no rabbit has ever become one. However, despite her size and the doubt that other animals have about her goal, she graduates police academy at the top of her class and becomes a cop at the Zootopia Police Department. Of course, things start off rough: instead of being a cop straight out of the gate, she gets assigned to parking duty by her cape buffalo police chief (Idris Elba), who doesn’t really care about Judy’s accomplishments; and her day goes off the rails when she helps out fox Nicholas Wilde (Jason Bateman) only to find he’s a con artist, and he instills some doubt in her. However, after she nabs a weasel who committed a robbery and takes on a missing persons (or in this case, otter) case, things start to get interesting…

The movie has been noted for its timeliness. The film’s main lessons about multiculturalism, racism, diversity and such are worthy and especially prescient considering that we’re faced with the prospects of various real-life aspects, including our incredibly diverse and multicultural world, the ending of Barack’s Obama presidency and coming to grips with his legacy, and the fact that we have to seriously consider the idea of Donald

Trump being our next president. However, at least a couple of critics (I’ve noticed this from at least both Slate and The Daily Beast) make note about the complications of the film’s message, and I’m wont to agree. The film’s overall message could’ve been tighter.

For example: predators used to be dominant, but that age has since long been passed. However, despite being a minority in Zootopia’s population (like, 10 percent), the city’s mayor (a lion, voiced by J.K. Simmons) is a predator, and his underappreciated assistant mayor is a sheep, voiced by Jenny Slate. The lines that are drawn are muddled, but it’s worth noting that the film does show us clear signs of what they’re getting at. After Judy helps Nicholas and his (unbeknownst to her at the time) partner help them get a giant popsicle from an elephant-run ice cream shop helmed by a particularly prejudiced elephant, one of the things Judy calls Nicholas is “articulate”. You can already feel the air getting sucked out of the room reading this. Another scene is when Nicholas tells his backstory and why he became the way he is today. Also, in a pivotal moment, Judy tries to explain why the missing predators that have been found are now savage after being usually docile. Naturally, she makes everything worse because of that conference. That scene helps expose all the underlying biases (conscious or not) that are present, and it’s scenes like these where the film excels in getting its point across.

Apart from the lessons the film attempts to get across, Zootopia has a wide number of pleasures to recommend The cast is excellent, and some of

them are just perfectly cast. Bateman, Simmons, and Elba are just perfect for their roles, and Goodwin (who plays Snow White in “Once Upon A Time”) should do animated films more often. As usual, the animation is terrific, and the detail is exceptional. The city itself is so vast that one movie cannot contain the intricacies it surely has to offer. Not to mention the film has some excellent gags. You’ve already seen the DMV run by sloths in the previews, and the film makes some good references to things ranging from “The Godfather” to “Breaking Bad.” (Yes, you read right.) However, even for a Disney film, it’s unusually self-aware, with references to not only past films and such, but (in one scene with the same weasel) future films to be released by Disney.

That’s not to say the film is perfect. As I stated previously, the film’s overall message could’ve been tighter. Otherwise, the twists and turns the movie takes with its compelling mystery leads to a dénouement that is perhaps less surprising than it had the potential of having. Also, the movie’s big song, “Try Everything,” isn’t great. I like Shakira (who voices the film’s big pop star, Gazelle) a lot, and has come out with some great music over her long career. It’s also great that the pop star that’s huge in Zootopia is voiced by a real life pop star from Colombia, and her father’s parents were from Lebanon. However, I would’ve enjoyed absorbing some of Shakira’s signature quirkiness. Despite getting a co-writing credit from Sia, the Stargate-driven song doesn’t boast the weirdness that makes both pop stars so compelling. Still, the movie could become enough of a blockbuster that the kids will drive the song into becoming another hit for Shakira, like they did for Idina Menzel and “Frozen”.

This early in the year, and already we have one remarkable animated film under our belt? Hard to believe, but it’s true. Zootopia helps continue Disney’s current renaissance, and it gives us reason to anticipate how their next film will turn out.

I have been rather

disappointed in myself as of late, as I have

not submitted a new review in the Lorian since last semester.

In my defense, however, I must admit that I have been completely enamored with a new game that I would like to bring to attention now: “Fire Emblem Fates.”

Similarly to the Pokémon franchise, “Fates” currently features two versions of the game. However, the two versions, named “Conquest” and “Birthright,” are not in any way similar to one another the way Pokémon tends to be and are instead actually very different experiences. Having just been released in North America not more than a few weeks ago on Feb. 19, I have only finished one of the two games that are currently available in this installment and will therefore discuss it for the most part.

“Fire Emblem Fates” hinges on the main character, customizable by the player to suit their interests, who is revealed to have been kidnapped and raised by the royalty of the kingdom called Nohr. Having had the memories of their childhood wiped, they do not know that their blood belongs to the kingdom of Hoshido. The story begins with the discovery of these facts, with the first six chapters of the games having no difference, but the stories splinter and branch off when the player is confronted with the choice to side with one kingdom over the other in their war against one another.

If the player chooses to join their kin of Hoshido, they will follow the path of “Birthright,” a game that so far follows a similar style as “Fates” most recent predecessor,

“Awakening.” It features backtracking and grinding opportunities so that the player may develop and watch their units grow. It is regarded as an easier method of acclimation for new players of the franchise and has a tendency to be a bit easier.

Should the player choose to side with adoptive family of Nohr, however, they will go down the path of “Conquest.” This is the one that I first chose to play, and has mechanics that cater more toward series veterans. Stages of the game are limited, so every move in every battle truly counts, and there is no real way to completely cover every aspect of each unit’s relationships with one another since there is no redo. The goals of each stage also feature more complex and difficult ends than those in “Birthright,” requiring certain conditions in order to finish the challenge.

“Conquest” follows a path that is considered to be much more morally gray than “Birthright” as the player pledges their loyalty to the evil king and father that has been oppressing Hoshido for years, and the character will be perceived or questioned as evil themselves by many side characters in the game. But the character has a strong belief that they will be able to change Nohr from within with the help of their siblings and other followers met along the way.

Each version, however, is not without its guilt as the player is tasked with choosing to instill or reassign the loyalties that tear them apart, and they must choose a family that has cared for them for years, regardless of the fact that they came about joining the family through questionable means, or they must choose to betray the only family they have known for one that, though they are legitimately related to, they have never truly known.

Both games feature tactical turn-based battling, where

units may be moved about the map to go after and rout the enemy forces. The story progresses through the introduction of new characters in the rare cutscene or the dialogue exchanged between them on and off the battlefield.

In all honesty, the game is a whole load of fun to play, whether the player is kicking butt on the chessboard-like field, building supports through the characters, or customizing their hub-area castle.

Each version of “Fates” is very clearly completely different from the other game, both in the choices that the player makes and the consequences that follow, but even the gameplay mechanics presented to the player are really quite separate. I have seen the path of “Conquest” through to the bittersweet end, and thoroughly look forward to finishing up on “Birthright” as well, which I have a few hours invested in so far.

I look forward even further to the third version DLC that will be released in about a week from the time that I write this. Called “Revelation,” it will allow the player to have the option of siding with neither of the first two kingdoms that they are presented with and to instead find a new method of bringing peace to the two of them. I only hope that I will have finished up with “Birthright” by the time “Revelation” will be made available on March 10.

The first game you might buy is available for the Nintendo 3DS for $40, which while certainly not cheap is quite worth its price. The game’s story is so much fun to experience, and the soundtrack featured in it is moving and magical. Plus, upon purchasing one version of the installment, the other versions are discounted at half the original price, so that rather than pay $80 for the first two versions “Conquest” and “Birthright,” you might only pay $60. And the “Revelation” DLC will also be discounted to $20, so it is like buying three completely different games for the technical price of two.

by BLAIR ERNEST | staff writer

‘Fire Emblem Fates’ Review

It is said that life is easy, but we make it complicated…“we” as in college students. I asked a second-grader, Joclyn Fortmann**, from Sageville Elementary School to define some college-related words. We need to relax, enjoy, live and imagine … like a 7-year-old!

1. TUITION: It’s like a wishing well. Pop a penny in it and go wishing. You can use any coins, but not a dollar bill. I make wishes — I just pop it in and then God makes the wishes come true.

2. TEXTBOOKS: It’s a book where you can type. You type the book like a text. It’s like texting a book on a computer and stuff.

3. DORM: Where you get to stay in. Like there is 15 dorms where you can sleep in. There is like 100 rooms in one dorm, or maybe 50. You sleep in it and live and you can have pets in there. Like my aunt, she had two fish. They died.

4. LIBRARY: It’s where tons of books are at. Like 5,000. In Dubuque, there are 6,070 books. In here (Sageville School), there is only 1,000. There are computers in there — the computer lab changed here. It was in rows, and then it was in squares, and then they were in circles. I would cheat in the circles — I would look at someone else’s computer.

5. WORK-STUDY: When you study and work at the same time on the same thing. But you’re trying to do two different things of the same thing. But you do it at school.

6. MAJOR: Like a major big mess in the lunch room. That’s very bad for the people, like the janitors that clean it up. We do that in the lunchroom when we throw our food under the table. Major is like big!

7. DEGREE: Like a weather. A degree is like the temperature you have outside. You might have a temperature stick, and then you stick it outside and hold it, and then you bring it in to see the degree. Like warm or cold.

8. INTERNSHIP: Like when you’re entering. It rhymes with enter. It’s when you go into a building.

9. TRANSCRIPT: Like you transcript the homework. You send it to the teacher and then she sends it back, and she transcripts it to all the teachers and people. It’s on the computer.

10. CREDIT HOUR: Like credit card. You credit somebody in a really really long credit hour, and it’s really long, and then they send it back and forth — in the night and then in the morning until your phone dies. You have to let it charge. When it’s all done, then you can do it back and forth again.

11. COMMENCEMENT: When you compliment someone in an hour that you need to — that you’re supposed to.

** The Lorian was granted permission by both Joclyn’s guardian and her school to have her definitions printed here.

11 (College-Related) Words... as Defined by a 7-year-old

by NINO ERBA | staff writer

Since the temperature is finally starting to rise and causing the snow to melt, it’s time to whip out those light springtime meals. I personally enjoy a hearty salad with all the fixings to keep me energized and full throughout the day. And the flavors combined in this salad are enough to get your mouth watering.

by JASMINE SRONKOSKI | staff writer

Cooking with Jazz!

Ingredients:¾ lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts2 tsp Olive Oil1 (5 oz) package baby spring lettuce blend1 ½ cups red grapes, sliced into halves½ cup pecans, chopped1/3 of a small red onion, sliced into thin strips2 oz crumbled goat cheeseSalt and pepper to taste

Dressing:1/3 cup olive oil2 ½ Tbsp balsamic vinegar1 Tbsp honey1 ½ Dijon mustard1 small clove garlic, mincedSalt and pepper to taste For the dressing:Combine all dressing ingredients in a bowl (or a blender), seasoning with salt and pepper to taste. Whisk together until emulsified. Chill dressing before serving.

Directions:Cook chicken via stove top after lightly brushing with olive oil, and sprinkle with salt, pepper, and any other desired seasonings. Cook chicken thoroughly till it starts to brown (or until its internal temperature reaches 165). Rotate chicken halfway through cooking then transfer to a plate and let rest for five minutes then cut into strips.Add remaining ingredients to a salad bowl. Pour dressing over salad mixture and lightly toss. Add chicken strips to the top of the salad and enjoy! And that’s a little cooking with Jazz!

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Grilled Chicken and Grape Spring Salad with Honey-Balsamic Dressing Servings: About 4

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TIPS withTRISH

Dear Trish, I’ll admit I have been rather sedentary

throughout the winter season. I have no energy. I have probably eaten more than usual, and I have not exercised much in the past few months. I know the easy answer is to eat better and become more active, but I have truly no interest in it. How can I make myself get healthy and feel better?

Signed,Unmotivated Trish says, Interestingly, the answer is in the question.

Getting healthier will make you feel better. Research has been showing for years that foods high in vitamins, antioxidants, iron, fiber, omega-3 and so on not only reduce the risk of you getting sick, but also will give you more energy. Consider an apple, some tree nuts or granola if you need a snack. Watch the carb and sugar intake, which induce more of a tired state. You need all of the help you can get with the academic rigor that comes with college. The café does a good job of giving you a variety of options. You, however, need to choose the healthy ones if you want to feel better. And if you live off campus, you may notice that the healthier foods also come with a heftier price tag. I struggle with this myself but have noticed that paying the extra price often pays off in other ways, like feeling better. Check online before your shop and find some

coupons. Also, Aldi has been known to have some good prices on fruits, veggies and organic alternatives. And no, I’m not getting a kickback from Aldi.

Some other ideas on feeling better include opting for a healthy kale smoothie instead a caramel latte. This might help you focus better in your 8 a.m. class and give you some of the energy that you are lacking. Having fish and a salad might also help you stay up later to get in some much needed studying and will likely do more for you than the cheeseburger and scotcheroo (although they are amazing). This doesn’t mean that you can’t ever have these treats, just learn to limit them. You will feel the difference.

Exercise will, of course, do the same thing. I know it’s hard to get yourself up and going, but when you do, you will likely have more energy, sleep better, concentrate better and feel better overall. Set the alarm 10 minutes earlier to wake up with stretching. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Multi-task by reading or studying while on the treadmill. Just do something. And besides the obvious benefits of exercise, it is amazing how much better you will sleep if you are active throughout the day. Deeper sleep will in turn help you to feel more energized.

Good luck on getting through these last few weeks of winter. Spring is in the air so this should help too. Get outside and soak up that sunlight!

Signed,Trish

Eat Well, Feel Well

The Lor ian is cont inuing 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.

Du Reduce and Du Reuse

by HALEY O’BRIEN | staff writer

As college students, being responsible about recycling is a task in and of itself. There is a ten-page paper due tomorrow, you really want to take a four hour nap, there are half-priced margaritas at Salsa’s, another award show is on TV, etc. With everything that goes on, most of us just try to remember to eat! (Just kidding. I never forget to eat, and I know you probably don’t either.)

What if I told you that you don’t need to remember to recycle? What if I told you there is an even better way to take care of trash and it is easier for you? Well here it is: you can’t recycle or throw anything away if you don’t even have anything to throw away. Crazy, isn’t it? Actually, there are so many creative ways that we can reduce the amount of trash we produce every day.

Before we recycle, we can 1) think about if we really need what we are about to purchase covered in packaging or 2) find different uses for things we might first think to throw out. For example, instead of buying the pack of a bunch of yogurt cups, by the big tubs in bulk and reuse them to store food. In my house we reuse glass mason jars for storing food and organizing makeup brushes and other cosmetics. When you go to the grocery store, bring a big reusable bag so that you don’t go home with 15 plastic bags. You could also bring your own Tupperware to your favorite restaurants in Dubuque or in your hometown for the leftovers instead of bringing home the styrofoam take-out box.

Even if we can’t find a use for something anymore, someone else might. If you don’t already know about it, I would like to introduce you to Freecycle. Freecycle is a website where people advertise their items they no longer use. It is all free! Surf the site to see what people want to give away in our area, or even put up your own stuff. For more information on how you can reduce your trash or reuse items, contact your student Solid Waste Educator Haley O’Brien at haley.obrien@loras.edu. You can also like our Facebook page, “Dubuque Metropolitan Area Solid Waste Agency,” or the “Sustainable Loras” page. Let’s talk trash.

When I was a freshman, my MOI course was The Power of Nature. In that class, I learned how humans have become detached and unconnected with nature through the excessive use of technology. What we didn’t cover, however, was what effects the detachment had on our mental health. So, I conducted a little experiment. Whenever I found myself feeling depressed, anxious, not myself or even just needed a break from life, I would take a walk around campus, trying to reconnect with Mother Nature. What I found was interesting. My energy increased as well as my concentration, my grades improved and I began feeling much happier. Going on walks also forced me to get out of my room, which allowed

me to catch up with the occasional friend.We get so wrapped up in our school work

and trying to find ways to be successful that we don’t leave much time for ourselves. Studies have shown that spending time outside improves mental health and that those who lack exposure to the natural world have a higher number of psychological problems than those with a large amount of exposure. Nature has been proven to be a great stress reliever, and now that the weather is starting to improve, it will be easier to spend time outside. If you struggle to find the time to reconnect with Mother Nature, try exercising outside instead of the AWC, studying in front of the library instead of in it or encouraging friends to hang out of doors instead of in your rooms.

by KRISSY JUAREZ | staff writer

Mythbusters irelanD: Du-what, du-blin

1) Saint Patrick is the guy that drove away the snakes in Ireland

False. Far be it from me to limit what a saint can/cannot do,

but it’s most likely that there never were any snakes in Ireland. It’s actually

believed that this myth was an allegory for driving out pagan ideology. Don’t be like the young gentlemen in my class senior year who were convinced St. Patrick’s day was celebrated solely based on this fact...it’s not. Don’t perpetuate the lies!

2) The leap year proposal (a woman can propose on this day) is real!

False. Ladies, this is the twenty first century. We should’ve moved past this by now. However, legend has it that St. Brigid was talking to none-other than St. Pat about how women were complaining that their suitors were too shy to ask for their hand in marriage (men, am I right?). After Brigid’s pleading, he granted

women the right to propose on leap year, and (listen up ladies) if a man refused he had to soften his rejection with a gift. However, this is all a myth, but it sure makes a great story.

3) Redheads are rampant in IrelandTrue. Ireland is actually right behind Scotland

in leading the world’s largest proportion of redheads. I mean, I don’t know if I would call 10% of the population rampant, but I have seen many more redheads in Ireland than I have anywhere else (Chicago or Dubuque).

4) Corned beef and cabbage is a common mealHaha, nope. I friggin wish. It was actually

more of an Irish-American tradition. You see, beef used to be a luxury in Ireland, so when Irish men immigrated here and saw the beef was plentiful (and cheap) they began to eat it a lot. Probably. There’s actually some dispute about how this myth came about, and this is the most likely answer.

by LIZZY HOFF | staff writer

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The Last Chance meet at UW-Ste-vens Point this past weekend provided an exciting day for a few Duhawks on the track and field team. Senior Bree Powers and first-year Audrey Miller both shattered school records in each of their events.

After a first-place finish in the 5K at the Iowa Conference Championships, Miller tried her odds again in Stevens Point. This time, she squeaked out an-other competitor for the win. In do-ing so, she set a new school record of 17:27.20, breaking the previous one set in 1998. It’s quite the accomplishment for a first-year, and her performance placed her in the running for an NCAA National Championship spot.

Powers also experienced success at the meet. She ran in the 200 meter dash and was coming off a fifth place finish at the Iowa Conference Championships. On Saturday, she took third overall with the time of 25.63, which eclipsed the old record by 0.08 seconds. Holding the re-cord is a big deal for Powers.

“It feels amazing to hold a record at

Loras,” she said. “As a freshman coming into Loras, I never could have imagined being someone who could break a school record. When I finished, I was exhausted and could barely smile as the coaches were telling me I broke the record.”

It goes beyond breaking the school re-cord for her, however.

“It’s also extra special to me have the women’s indoor 200 record because my high school coach, who encouraged me to come to Loras, holds the indoor 200 re-cord for the men.”

Powers has had an impressive season this year, and with this performance, she’s closing in on her lifetime PR set in the out-door season last year.

On Monday morning Powers received the exciting news that she made the cut-off and will be competing at the National Championship meet this weekend. She will race alongside senior Zach Frey in the 800-meter run and junior Elizabeth Brandenburg in the 60-meter hurdles and the pole vault.

With Powers’ lifetime PR so close, her goals this weekend are quite clear.

“My goals for Nationals this weekend are to beat my lifetime PR from outdoor last year (25.56) and also to make finals.”

These three will compete at Grinnell College for the National meet this week-end.

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The men’s volleyball team is young as this is their second year as a program, but it is also young in its composition consist-ing of 13 freshmen, seven sophomores and one junior. The seven sophomores are the only returning letterwinners, however, as the other 14 are newcomers to the team.

Having such a young squad has proven to provide both positives and negatives for the Duhawks. One benefit of this youthful team is the vitality and competitive spirit they bring to the table. Each member of the team is constantly working to make themselves and the team better.

“The youth on our team gives lots of en-ergy during practice with people compet-ing for a spot every day. No position is set in stone,” said sophomore setter Shayne Marquez.

This versatility is evidenced in the fact that 16 of the team’s 21 players saw the court in at least one of last weekend’s two matches.

Another advantage to having a young group of guys is they are able to learn and grow together. The seven returners were the members of the inaugural team last season. These athletes are having to work alongside each other to build this pro-gram. They are working through successes and mistakes together, forming a strong bond along the way.

While the opportunity to grow as a group in this way is great, not having any highly experienced players at the college level has its downfalls. Most of these ath-letes are a year or two out of playing at the high school or club level. That is a completely different playing field than

the NCAA. Unlike other Loras sports, where recruited freshmen have sopho-mores, juniors and seniors to look up to, the case is not yet the same for the volleyball team as the program is in its early stages.

“Our roster is unique in the aspect that we have to learn a lot of things on our own. We don’t have many people who can show us how or what to do in any given situation outside from the returning sophomore core,” Marquez said.

Despite a lack of upperclassmen, the Duhawks are trying to find their rhythm. Loras faced Marian on Friday in the first of their two matches that weekend. The Duhawks took the first set 25-22. The team fought hard, man-aging to garner the lead after trading points with the Sabres in the beginning of the first frame. Unfortunately, Mari-an took the next three sets to top Loras 3-1.

On Saturday the Duhawks hosted Lakeland for more MCVL action. The Muskies got out to a hot start, and Lor-as fell 3-0.

The team is a forced to be reckoned with when they are clicking, so their task going forward is finishing strong. They are evenly matched with many of their opponents, but they stumble in the final points of their sets. If the Duhawks can transform their youthful energy into balanced experience, they will likely find success in the remainder of the season.

Loras will host Mount St. Joseph, Wittenberg and Ottawa this weekend in the final three games of their three-week home stand. First serve against MSJ is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday, March 11. Then on Saturday, March 12, the team will face Wittenberg at 2 p.m. followed by Ottawa at 7 p.m.

by MEGAN TEWS| asst. sports editorby MATTHEW MARTER| sports writer

photos by MADDY COLE

Runners lace up for NCAA Championship2 Duhawks recently shatter school records

Young squad provides energy, drive throughout 2nd seasonPlayer versatality allows team to take on multiple new identities

PAWS Up! Anyone walking past a softball practice this spring will like-ly hear this phrase shouted from the depths of Faber-Clarke Field. Each season the softball team determines what elements will be most important for their success that year and formu-lates those elements into an acronym. For their 2016 campaign, the Duhawks’ philosophy is “PAWS.”

P — Presence over percent: The team is not focusing on statistics, they are fo-cused on bringing a strong presence to the field every day, and that will trans-late to a high performance.

A — Adaptable: All players must be ready to fill any role coach asks of them.

W — Willing: Each member of the team must bring their best every day and be willing to play.

S — Sisterhood: With a family-like bond, this team can conquer it all.

It seems that by em-bodying the elements of PAWS, the team has gotten off to a great start in the nonconfer-ence season. The Du-hawks swept Minneso-ta Morris and split with Crown this past week-end to start the year with a 3-1 record. Loras topped the Cougars in their sea-son opener, 11-2 and 6-3. On day two in Minnesota, the Duhawks defeated the Storm 7-1 in game one, but they fell 4-2 in game two.

Head coach Ashley Winter is thrilled with the performance her team showed to start the year. She is even more im-pressed because the team took this op-portunity to try new things and figure

out a rhythm.“I was pleased with our play this past

weekend. Our goal was to learn as much as possible about our team, and we ac-complished that. We tried a lot of differ-ent lineup combinations so we could see players in different roles and situations. I was pleased with how the players executed in those roles and how the team worked together throughout the weekend,” said Winter.

The Duhawks are able to execute so many lineup combinations due to the deep well of talent on the roster. Each position can be played by at least two athletes while some positions can be filled by as many as six players. This diversity gives Winter a lot of options to test during the nonconfer-ence season to find the best fit for action in the Iowa Conference.

In addition to the philosophy of PAWS that the team created, Winter has her own essentials she is looking for the team to exemplify this season.

“Our team’s biggest strength is our depth and versatility. Our main fo-cus will be discovering the different player combina-tions where we are maxi-mizing our strengths for each situation and oppo-nent,” she said.

The Duhawks will have plenty of opportunities to experiment with their versati l ity over spring break. The team will be traveling to Clermont, FL, where they will play 2-3 games a day against oppo-nents from many different states. This trip will allow

the team to test lineups and harness their skills for the remainder of the season.

Loras will play its first game in the sun-shine state on Saturday, March 19. The team’s first home game will be upon their return from FL, against UW-Platteville on Wednesday, March 30.

With a talented, versatile roster and their PAWS philosophy, the Duhawks have the potential to soar this season.

by MEGAN TEWS| asst. sports editor

With the end of the men’s basketball sea-son, Director of Athletics Denise Udelhofen announced last Tuesday, March 1, that head coach Greg Gorton has been relieved of his duties. Gorton served as both an assistant and head coach at Loras for a total of 13 sea-sons. During his tenure, the Duhawks ap-peared in five IIAC Tournaments, winning the title in the 2007-08 season, Gorton’s first as head coach.

The Duhawks fell in the opening round of the tournament this year. With the team’s 13-13 overall record this season, Gorton finished his career at Loras with a 117-117 mark.

The news of the coaching change was disappointing to members of the basketball team, as many looked to Gorton as a lead-er on and off the court. Junior Justin Van-Wambeke is one athlete who is saddened to

see coach go.“I would say the best part about coach

G was that he was a good coach and an even better person, so as a player we al-ways knew we could count on him for anything, and it was easy to go out and play hard for him and the rest of the team,” he said.

Despite Gorton’s dismissal, the team has managed to stick together during this changeover.

“All we can do is use this time to try and become closer as a team and make the transition to a new head coach as easy and smooth as possible,” VanWambeke said.

While the Athletic Department con-ducts a nationwide search to find a new leader, associate head men’s basketball coach and head men’s golf coach Buddy Sodemann has been named Interim Head Coach.

Men’s basketball team undergoes coaching change

by MEGAN TEWS| asst. sports editor

Softball players put their hands in, PAWS upDuhawks break important ground during opening weekend while trying out new strategies

‘‘Our team’s biggest strength is our depth

and versatility. Our main focus will be discovering

the different player combinations where we are maximizing

our strengths for each situation and opponent.

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For the second time in three seasons, the Duhawks made it to the NCAA Tournament. This year they were dealt a rematch with St. Thomas, and the team was determined to ad-vance to the second round. Coming into the matchup, the Tommies were 25-3 and held the No. 8 national ranking, but it was clear that the Duhawks were not intimidated by these numbers.

From the opening tip, it was a seesaw battle. The Tommies jumped out to an early lead, but Loras used their tough defense to get back into it. Senior guard Megan Jones buried a long three at the buzzer to get the Duhawk faithful on their feet. The second quarter continued with offense hard to come by, as both teams struggled to put points on the board. They matched one another point for point, but the Tommies held the halftime advantage, 21-19.

The second half began and featured of-fense coming alive as both sides began to see success. The Duhawks really found their stroke as Jones and junior forward Terese McMahon combined for back-to-back-to-back triples to put them ahead. They main-tained a five point lead as the game entered its final frame.

In the fourth quarter, Loras con-tinued to shine on offense as they expanded their lead to 11. McMahon’s layup gave the Duhawks their biggest lead of the night at 58-46 with 6:31 still on the clock. This was fol-lowed by St. Thomas’ Kaitlin Langer fouling out. The star forward left the game with 25 points and it seemed that all the pieces were

falling into place for a Duhawk victory.Unfortunately, the women were not able to

maintain their advantage and saw their lead slip away as the Tommies went on a 17-5 run over the final six minutes. With the score tied at 63 and time winding down, senior guard Kaitlin Phillips was given the ball to try and save the day for the Duhawks. Unlike in the Iowa Conference semifinals, Phillips’ shot did not fall and the game was heading into overtime.

After losing their double digit lead in the final quarter, the Duhawks were unable to regain any momentum in overtime. The Tommies took control and outscored Loras 13-5, with free throws being the final nail in the coffin as the Duhawks only converted on 1-of-6 attempts from the charity stripe. As the buzzer sounded, the Tommies celebrated their 76-68 victory that ended Loras’ season.

Despite the loss, the Duhawks can look back on what was an overall successful sea-son. They finished with a record of 19-9 as well as their second conference title in the last three seasons. Head Coach Justin Heinzen knows that this season will be one to look back on fondly.

“We didn’t set team goals this year. More of the message was consistent improve-ment and embracing the daily battle with each other,” said Heinzen. “We were lucky to have a very competitive roster, and once we all understood that our best comes from the 80-plus days of practice instead of the 28 games, we started to really play well togeth-er. There was a process of growth that this team needed to get through, and they did

that and, in turn, offered a lot to celebrate in the end.”

With the season ending, this also means that the three seniors on the roster will be moving on from the program. Over their four

years together, Phillips, Jones and Abby Re-inke were part of many winning teams and leave a legacy of success for future teams to strive for.

“They’ve won 70% of their IIAC games the last four years, have won 80% of our home games and were instrumental in set-ting a higher standard for our program,” said Heinzen. “They served as examples, leaders and process driven women and will leave as the winningest four-year class in Loras wom-en’s basketball history.”

Even with this loss, the team still has a high number of impact players returning for the 2016-2017 season. Juniors McMa-hon, Kat Cabrera and Lori Obendorf will be looked at as leaders for next year’s team after their contributions this past season. Coach Heinzen is also excited about the incoming class of 2020.

“We are still in the finalizing stages for this upcoming recruiting class, and we have some very good players in the mix.”

These fresh faces, along with the current roster, should provide the Duhawks with con-tinued success if they can mesh well together.

When losing a player with the impact of Kaitlin Phillips, it can be daunting. However, Coach Heinzen believes they have the pieces to make it feel like she never left.

“There is a lot of potential within our cur-rent roster to do that from within, and in the past few years, that’s kind of how it’s been. For example, when we graduated Langmeier, Victoria May took her place. When Victoria graduated, Terese took her place. We’ll need a very good offseason from our group.”

After a cancellation early last week at Iowa, the Duhawks opened their varsity baseball season Saturday, March 5, fall-ing to Mount Mercy with a score of 3-2. Head baseball coach Carl Tebon dubbed it “a good game to get under our belt” and pointed out that it’s hard to win a game with three hits.

The Duhawks had picked up the game against the Mustangs last minute in order to round out their schedule with a full 40 games. Despite the loss, the men were able to finally play outside after five weeks of indoor practices that were rather “stale.” The game then provided some great in-

sight into what the team needed to work on in order to be successful and take on the season to come.

“(I’m looking forward to) the first cou-ple games of the year. You get a feel for your team in the first four games; you re-ally get a good idea of what you have,” said Tebon.

And what they have is a lot of guys, many of them underclassmen, that just want to play. The 2016 program rosters 49 men with roughly 30 dressing for varsity.

“We’re young; we got a young team this year but with some experience…we also have some good leadership,” said Tebon, who is starting on his 21st year of “drink-ing the purple Kool-Aid.”

Having graduated 21 seniors in the last two years, the Duhawks look to the few returning veterans to step up in terms of leadership this year, especially with it be-ing the kickoff of the new JV program.

This spring the Duhawks will lean on re-

turning seniors Lucas Jacque from his station behind the plate, Alex Steines from the mound and Pat Walsch as a utility to really commandeer where the team is headed. Steines especially, as the current top pitcher, will face the tougher matchups throughout the sea-son.

“He’ll have to play a big role in it this spring for us,” said Tebon.

Other players to keep an eye on as they see more innings are sophomores Ryan Koester and Danny Weis and ju-niors Tommy Johnson and Nolan Ritter.

“There’s a core group of guys that re-ally need to help us out position-play-er-wise,” said Tebon.

The Duhawks next travel to Jackson-ville, IL, this weekend to take on two double-headers: first facing University of Wisconsin-Platteville and Elmhurst on Saturday and Northland and MSOE on Sunday.

8 The Lorian Mar. 10, 2016 Sports

Duhawks 1-and-done at dance, looking ahead by FRANK FERNANDEZ| sports writer

photo by JIM NAPRSTEK

The women’s tennis team traveled to Davenport on Saturday, March 5, to take on St. Ambrose, a notably difficult oppo-nent within the women’s schedule. The Duhawks competed with ferocity, and some came back after an early loss to put themselves back in competitive territory. In the end, St. Ambrose took the competi-tion 8-1, but the Loras women didn’t make it easy on them.

Despite the match being a dual meet, the day began with singles play, and the women got out to a hot start. Junior Jes-sica Dickhut dropped the first set against her opponent, but fought her way back in the second set to push the match to a tie-breaker. After some back and forth action, St. Ambrose took the match winning the tiebreaker 10-7. Sophomore Kylie DeWees got off to a great start taking her first set 6-1. She held onto a tight match by forcing a tiebreaker, but her opponent took the match with a narrow 13-11 win.

At the No. 3 singles role, freshman Emma Cooke fought hard after a 6-3 loss in her first set. She won the second set 6-0 and used that momentum to secure a 10-8 victory in the tiebreaker.

Sophomore Rachel Molidor put up a sol-id performance as well in the No. 4 singles spot, contending fairly well against her op-ponent. Unfortunately, Molidor eventually fell 6-3, 6-4.

Despite strong efforts by the doubles teams, Loras struggled in dual competi-tions. Nevertheless, the team can learn from these matches and move forward in their season with more experience and readiness.

An exciting time for the Duhawks lies ahead as they prepare for their spring break trip to Hilton Head in South Carolina. At Hilton Head, they’ll be taking on tough op-ponents including the St. Louis College of Pharmacy, the University of St. Thomas and Greenville College. The trip promises to be a great experience for Loras as it gains compe-tition knowledge from an expanse of teams from their region on the trip. This trip will be the first under head coach Chad Fenwick, and the team looks to evolve and prepare for the rest of the season.

Randy Steward has been to the NCAA Tournament many times. In 22 seasons at the helm for the Duhawks, Steward has coached 66 national qualifiers, 35 All-Americans and three NCAA champi-ons. But when the four-time Iowa Confer-ence Coach of the Year steps matside at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids on Friday, he’ll do so with a brand new credit to his name: Hall-of-Famer.

Tonight Steward will be inducted in the National Wrestling Coaches Association Division III Hall of Fame.

“It’s humbling,” Steward said in an in-terview. “To be nominated and voted in by your peers around the country is special.

“I’ve devoted my lifetime to this sport,” he added. “You don’t really think about it on a day-to-day basis, but when you get to

the point in your career where I’m at and you look back, it really makes you appre-ciate things.”

The things Steward appreciates most from his long don’t come with trophies or medals, but they’re the things that make up a hall-of-fame career.

“I appreciate the people I’ve been in-volved with, the lifetime friendships I’ve made,” Steward said.

He also spoke about the values of the sport to which he’s committed his lifetime, and how instilling them in his athletes is the most important aspect of his job.

“Commitment, dedication, sacrifice; a lot of times those are cliché words, but they’re all directly related to wrestling. They’re lifelong skills you learn through this sport.”

Steward will be surrounded by family, friends and colleagues at his induction ceremony on Thursday, but his focus remains on the two young men making the trip with him to Cedar Rapids. Senior Malcolm Watson and sophomore Michael Triplett advanced through the NCAA Central Region qualifier on Feb. 28 in Dubuque and will compete at Nationals this weekend.

“It’s going to be a pretty cool night,” Steward said of his Thursday induction. “But we’ve got business to take care of on Friday.”

Triplett’s business in the 133-pound division will begin with an out-bracket match against Augsburg’s Sam Benny-hoff. Bennyhoff (27-5) claimed an 18-1 tech fall victory over Triplett back in De-cember. Watson’s opening-round oppo-nent will be third-seeded Joe Giaramita of Cortland State. Giaramita comes in with a record of 32-5, with 10 of those victories coming via pin this season.

For Steward and his wrestlers, the game plan hasn’t changed.

“It’s the same as it was going into the regional tournament,” Steward said. “It’s ‘one match at a time, and don’t look past it.’ That’s it. We’re going to go down there and focus on that first round, and go from there.”

Coach Steward’s NWCA Hall of Fame induction ceremony may be viewed via live webcast on Cornell College’s athlet-ic site (March 10, 6 p.m.), and live cov-erage of the NCAA Tournament can be found throughout the weekend at Track-Wrestling.com.

Women’s tennis team learns from road matches

by AARON BROEGE | sports writer

by NATALIE DROESKE | asst. sports editor

Wrestlers ready for NCAA tourney

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Coach Tebon leans on experienced pitching to fuel Duhawks

Coach Randy Steward will be inducted into NWCA Div. III Hall of Fame

by DREW BRASHAW| sports editor