September 19, 2014
CAMPUS LIFE
SPORTS
18 new players
for the baseball team,
page 3.
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Volume LXXXV
Issue No.1
Clarke presents controversial
rock musical this fall
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See who’s rocking a
beard on campus,
page 2.
Dubuque, Iowa
Melissa Hosch
Staff Writer
hile difficult issues such
as sex, abuse, and other
taboo topics are sometimes
swept under the rug, from October 2 to October 5, the Clarke
drama department will be embracing these issues and others
with its production of the rock
musical “Spring Awakening.”
Set in Germany during the
late-nineteenth century, the
play is an honest portrayal of
the difficulties teenagers face
as they transition from childhood to adulthood, issues that
adults often refuse to discus
with them.
A challenge presented by the
musical was the subject matter
itself. Nick Halder, assistant
professor of drama, new to
Clarke this year and the show’s
director, had to consider just
where the level of appropriateness was. He said that it would
be easy to be gratuitous, but
that it would not be serving
the play because the message
would become lost. Halder explained that, even though the
topics covered in the play are
Photo: Melissa Hosch
The cast of Clarke’s production of “Spring Awakening” rehearses
the lively rock musical which will open Oct.2.
tough, it was important to be
sincere with them.
The cast consists of 11 Clarke
students, Valarie Heitzman, a
Clarke alum, and Joe Kleinbriel, associate professor of drama. The leads will be played
by Chelsea Stratton, Ben
Graham, and Cody Sauer as
Wendla, Melchior, and Moritz
respectively.
“An interesting thing about
this show,” Halder said, “is
that it’s a total ensemble
show.” There is no place that
better demonstrates this than
in the music. Ben explained
that they have had to work
hard to make the music sound
harmonious. “We are not singing the same line and the song
means something different to
each person although they are
exploring a topic together,” he
explained.
The music is contemporary
compared to the nineteenth
century German setting, which
creates an odd juxtaposition
that serves to highlight the
musical moments. Halder explained that in musicals music
is used to either further affect
action or to stop time and shed
more light on a character’s
thoughts and feelings. The
music in “Spring Awakening”
is often of the second kind.
Cody said that the music is
about “getting into the inner
mind, there are whole unseen
stories clearly told throughout
the show.”
Halder explained that students will identify with this
musical even though it is set
in a different time than the one
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Prof encourages students to try new things
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Staff Writer
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Experiences are something to
treasure even if you have to
skydive to acquire them.
This was the message in the
speech given by Joe Klinebriel,
associate professor in Clarke’s
drama department, at Clarke’s
2014 Convocation on Wednesday, Sept. 10.“Savor every moment of your experience,” he
said.
He told Clarke’s new students
that his own college career
provided many new experiences. Klinebrie, who graduated from Western Michigan
with a B.A. in drama and
earned his master’s degree
from the University of Alabama, is the winner of the
Meneve Dunham 2013-2014
Photo: Clarke University
Clarke drama professor Joe Klinebriel encouraged students to
pursue new experiences at this year’s Convocation Sept. 10.
Excellence in Teaching Award.
“We are all a product of our
experience,” he said. “Everything we do, everything we
see, every performance we at-
tend, every experience we are a
part of becomes a brushstroke
in the portrait of our lives.”
Not all experiences are so
easy. He shared the story of
skydiving for the first time
this past summer. He said it
was something he had wanted
to do for a long time, but had
never gotten the chance to do
up to this point. This experience gave him very little time
to think.
“I jumped through that door
of uncertainty and took a risk,”
Klinebriel said. “You too have
signed up for the adventure.
You too are taking a leap into
a vast and perhaps intimidating world that you have not
known before. If I could give
you one piece of advice about
your adventure, it would be to
savor every moment of your
experience. Your four years,
too, will fly by.”
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CAMPUS LIFE
A Hairy Issue: Beards and the Modern Man
I
Joe Arms
Staff Writer
n honor of World Beard Day (Sept.
6), I would like to make an argument as to why everyone should at
least try to grow a beard (Except maybe
women: I can’t guarantee that growing
a beard will make a woman’s life any
better. In fact, it will probably create
huge controversy. Then again, it is the
year 2014 and we are living in a time
of change—seriously, though, don’t do
it.)
I digress. Throughout time it has been
proven that sporting facial hair is the
key to becoming a legendary historical figure. Otto the Great, founder of
the Holy Roman Empire, swore by his
beard when making an oath. Karl Marx
had a beard so powerful it could seize
the means of production for the working class. Colonel Sanders kept his
secret recipe tucked away in his carefully guarded goatee. It is also rumored
that Mark Twain wrote somewhere in
his diary a year before his death, “I
came in with a meteoric moustache
in 1835 and I expect to go out with it.”
You may have noticed that the political leaders of today all suffer from babyface. Thus, George Bush will never be re-
membered for starting a war and Barack
Obama will never be remembered for
ending one. If only they had beards!
In the early 1860s, a young, whiskerless unknown by the name of Abraham
Lincoln was running for president of
the United States. It wasn’t until an
11-year-old girl from New York, Grace
Bedell, advised him to, “let your whiskers grow” that he won the presidency,
defeated the South, and won an Oscar
for his portrayal of Daniel Day-Lewis.
Now that I’ve proven bearded men
become legends, let’s discuss bearded
men in the modern workplace. Studies
have shown that the traits associated
with men with facial hair are aggression, dominance, and maturity. Whereas being clean-shaven is associated
with sociability, health, and cleanliness.
Various studies show that managers actually demonstrate a preference for beards, rating bearded men
as having a better personality, appearance, competence, and greater
composure than unbearded men.
However, a recent study by Gillette, a
disgustingly popular company that
insists that razors and other grooming supplies be part of every home,
found a positive reception in the workplace for “well-groomed” candidates.
The bottom line is that for interviews
involving more conservative fields
(lawyer, politician, insurance salesman)
you need to be clean-shaven. However, when going to a interview for a
less conservative position (lumberjack,
ninja warrior, captain of the seas) a
Do Snapchats really disappear?
Kelsey Ewing
Editor
he big question, when it
comes to the popular app
Snapchat, is “Do those photos
you send actually disappear
forever?” as the developer
claims.
Snapchat was created in April
2011 by two Stanford students, Evan Spiegel and Robert Murphy. This app allows
users to send pictures, video,
texts, and drawings to friends.
Many would say this is the
same as sending messages
through the phone and social media sites, but there is a
difference. This new app allows users to set a time of 10
seconds maximum for single
messages or to show stories
that last 24 hours. Stories
are a combination of videos
and pictures that everyone
on your friend list can see.
After the allotted time, the
Snapchat vanishes so it will
never be seen again. Or so
they would have us think.
“Snapchat is a great way to
stay in touch with people in a
creative way,” said Jessi Henrichson, junior nursing major.
“But I know the disappearing
aspect is not true, nothing on
the internet disappears forever.”
Even though a Snapchat
supposedly is deleted, there
are still several ways to make
T
it permanent. One app that
is commonly used is called
Dumpster. This app stores everything you have ever viewed
on your phone. When Dumpster is downloaded to someone’s device, people who have
seen your Snapchat can look it
up again and again. Also, they
can screenshot your Snapchat
and post it online for every-
one to see. Something that you
thought was private between
you and another person is now
visible for everyone to see.
“Occasionally, I will see something that I think others need to
see and I will send it to them,”
said Allison O’Rourke, senior
biochemistry and secondary
education major. “I only send
snaps to people that I know
because I really don’t believe
that they vanish forever.”
When Snapchat was first
created, it was used as a com-
munication platform. Stiegel
and Murphy say they did not
intend for people to abuse this
application. They acknowledge that they are aware of the
different uses of Snapchat, but
say there is nothing they can
do. They can’t enforce what
types of pictures are being sent.
It is up to the user to determine how they want to use it.
In an article in The New York
Times, Spiegel said, “’It’s a
communication platform. It’s
not our job to police the world.’”
Snapchat insists that it does
not store copies of any content sent through its app.
However, Spiegel admits
he knows “nothing ever
goes away on the Internet.”
For instance, through the Patriot Act, the government is
able to record text messages,
phone calls, and emails, as
well as any other information
that travels via the Internet.
Most users don’t expect their
messages to disappear completely after the allotted time.
“While we enjoy knowing
that they are only seen for 10
seconds max, we know that
they do not truly vanish forever,” said Alison Trost, sophomore athletic training and
pre-physical therapy major.
face underneath a majestic amount of
beard will be much more beneficial.
At the end of the day, it all comes down
to women. Women have the power to
decide whether a particular trend lives
or dies. The majority of men will try
and achieve whatever “look” they think
will be most attractive to the opposite
sex (see skinny jeans, non-prescription eyeglasses, and Bieber haircuts).
Science has suggested that women
find facial stubble the most “attractive”
look. Yet, women found men with even
more facial hair to be more masculine.
And being more masculine means that
you are a better provider. Biologically,
being a better provider means you increase the chance of survival. Increasing
the chance of survival means that when
you’re at the local watering hole you’ll
most likely have a flock of women displaying their twerk-mating dance, in
hopes of gaining your attention while
the song “Wiggle” by Jason Derulo and
Snoop Dogg plays in the background.
In conclusion, I love my beard. But I’ll
probably have to shave it because my
girlfriend hates it.
“Spring Awakening”
Continued from Page 1
they live in because the musical “deals with issues they
deal with now.” “It’s a musical of their generation.”
Chelsea said, “ I hope people
understand, lots of the show
can relate to nowadays, people think these things can’t
happen to me, which is really
scary because a lot of it is still
an issue.
It is Halder’s hope that this
show will allow people to
see that these subjects, which
were considered taboo then
and in some cases still today, are topics that everyone
should be more open to discuss, and with this willingness, tragic events like the
ones that unfold in the show
will be prevented. He particularly hopes that people will
consider what can be done
differently in the future.
“I hope it sparks conversation,” he said. “Hopefully
people will take something
away from it.”
Editor
Kelsey Ewing
Staff Writers
Joe Arms
Jenica Rubner
Kevin Murphy
Melissa Hosch
Jayson Hinrichsen
Elizabeth Palmer
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SPORTS PLUS
18 new teammates for baseball team
Jayson Hinrichsen
Staff Writer
larke is striving to create a new identity for
its baseball program,
bringing in 18 newcomers to
play alongside familiar faces.
Over the summer, head coach
Dan Spain and his staff traveled throughout the country
looking for players with the
right attributes to compete at
the highest level in the NAIA.
Spain recruited players from
California, Florida, and New
York. He also brought in a
number of high quality Midwestern student-athletes.
These recruits were brought
to the program in hopes that
they could contribute immediately. “Overall I couldn’t be
more excited about this season,” said Spain. “The team
seems as though they have already begun building positive
relationships with each other,
which we anticipate will lead
to more success on the field.
We were not only looking for
the best talent available, but
most importantly putting a
major emphasis on finding the
right fit for our program and
for Clarke University.”
Spain anticipates great
things from this hybrid team.
“We don’t train all year and
sacrifice sleep to have an average season,” he said. “These
players give everything to this
program and put in the work
deserving of a great season.
With our talent and mentality
I believe the sky is the limit.”
Spain said there are some key
C
photo: Jayson Hinrichsen
Sean Heberern from La Verne, California, and Wilfredo
Naverro of Miami are two of Clarke’s many new baseball
recruits this fall.
players he expects to have a
quality season. “It helps when
we return some of the leadership we need from the previous season, starting with
returning captains Andrew
Redman and Anthony Razo.”
Redman, who had his senior
season cut short in 2014, was
granted a medical redshirt
which has allowed him to return as a fifth-year senior.
“ He is expected to lead us both
on the mound and on the field,”
said Spain. “This will be the
first year he has both pitched
and played a position and
he’s one of the best around.“
Razo, who was a first - team
All-Conference outfielder, is
prepared to build off of his
individual success last season.
“Red and Razo bring a great
understanding of the game
and are the type of guys who
lead by example,” said Spain.
Other returners such as Dillon
Coates, who was also a first
team All-Conference last season, are expected to drive in
runs in the middle of our lineup. With that said, we have a
lot of guys, both returning and
new, who are hungry to make
their impact on our program.”
Spain said it really comes
down to who can compete at a
high level with the most consistency.
“We’ve got a couple guys on
the mound who we hope to
have career-type seasons including both transfers and incoming freshman,” said Spain.
”There are a number of position players who bring in the
type of mentality and approach
to the game we are looking
for, but at this point it is too
hard to tell who will rise to the
level of the player we need.
All I can say at this point is that
this group is hungry to compete and set out to prove themselves. They are prepared to
put our program on the map,”
Spain adds.
Junior right-hand submarine
pitcher Evan Karre is also expecting the best.
One year to build lacrosse team
Kevin Murphy
Sports Editor
Kasey Burst first picked up a
lacrosse stick at 6 years of age
and has been in love with the
sport ever since. Clarke named
Burst, of Syracuse, N.Y., as the
first head coach of the men’s
and women’s programs which
will begin in the spring of 2016.
“Feels great and feels right, being an assistant was awesome
but I am happy to have the opportunity to be a head coach,”
Burst said. He spent three years
as an assistant coach at the division three school Clarkson
University in Potsdam, N.Y.
“I have traveled all over and it
has been a great move from New
York to Iowa’” said Burst. “I
lived 30 miles from the Canadian
border and Dubuque seems to
be a little more happening and I
am happy to be here.”
Burst spent his college years
as a five-year member of the
NCAA division one school
Mount St. Mary’s University
lacrosse team where he played
in 37 games on man-down defense and made a 2010 national
tournament appearance. He also
earned bachelor degrees in international studies and Spanish
language from Mount St. Mary’s.
“I wasn’t ready to give up the
game so I started coaching, but I
enjoying playing a lot. As a coach
I like the leadership role and winning as a coach is a great feeling,”
said Burst. “I’m excited to build
the program from the ground up.
Any coach would be thrilled to
have the opportunities that I have.”
Lacrosse is an emerging sport
in the NAIA: there are only 16
teams in the NAIA as a whole
and is not as popular here as it is
on the East Coast. “I will mainly
recruit out of Des Moines area,
Chicago, Milwaukee, and Minnesota,” said Burst. “I plan on trying to grow the sport in Dubuque
setting up high school leagues
with a local club lacrosse coach.”
Burst is prepared to work hard
and has a unique opportunity
to start this program and bring
lacrosse to Clarke University.
“I can’t wait for the recruits
to finally get to campus and
I am excited about the facilities, like the new turf field, that
are in the works,” said Burst.
“I am excited for the season,”
he said. “So far everyone is trying to compete for a spot and
practices are getting intense. I
feel that this is good because
when everyone competes
for a starting job, it makes
them a better overall player.
Evans has found, however, that there is one problem.
“With all the new recruits this
season, it’s hard to remember everyone’s names but for
the most part I like everyone
on the team this year. Everyone has the same mentality
and that is to play as hard as
you can every single day.”
Spain says time will tell.
“We focus on each day at a
time and understand that the
rest will take care of itself.”
Convocation
Continued from page
one.
Klinebriel also mentioned
a close friend he made in college and how they shared
experiences. They discovered they shared a love of the
same comic strip “Calvin and
Hobbs” which often asked
some of life’s big questions,
ones they themselves were
asking.
The two became friends
and shaped each other’s lives
in new and exciting ways
and are still friends today,
having shared the experience
of becoming a father for the
first time.
“These are magical times for
you.” Klinebriel said.“There
are opportunities just waiting for you. I wish you well
with this new leap you have
taken and I hope you take
many more.”
Be a part of
#CLARKEDAY
Kasey Burst, Clarke’s new
head lacrosse coach, has until
spring 2016 to recruit and field
a team.
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On Other Campuses
Student Tells Prof She Won’t Be Attending Class Because It’s Beyoncé’s Birthday
Ja-Niece Best sent an email to her professor explaining she’d be absent from class because it is
“the Goddess that is Queen Beyoncé KnowlesCarter’s birthday”.
Best is a straight A student who has been on
the Dean’s list every year at her university, and
is an aspiring entertainer and actor herself. She
told BuzzFeed: “I love and respect Beyoncé so
much. I’ve loved her for 15 years! Her music, her
work ethic and her success at such a young age.
But what I love most about her is her humbleness. Throughout all of the success she still remains a well-grounded sweet country girl and
has never become big headed. Because she gives
her all which is 100,000 percent EVERY TIME
and because she is such a nice person, I will continue to defend & love her all day every day.”
Best told BuzzFeed that the professor has not
responded yet. She joked: “They’re probably
shocked at my email. I didn’t mean to send it
right away but without thinking, I ended up
sending it so I was so speechless like ‘What did
I just do?’”
She tweeted her email and said the responses
she’s been receiving have been mixed: “Some
have been calling me crazy, others have been
thanking me because it really should be a holiday.
“As for those calling me crazy: I don’t understand why, because if they can miss class
for staying up partying and drinking all night
why I can’t miss class for Beyoncé’s birthday,”
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One last thing...
What is the last picture in your phone’s
camera roll?
Kelsey Ewing
Editor
PAGE 4
Who is your
favorite player in
the NFL?
College President Will Pay For A Year Of
Books If You Beat Him At ‘Madden NFL
25’
Scott Dalrymple, the president of Columbia
College in Missouri, is pledging to pay for one
student’s textbooks for a year if that student can
beat him in “Madden NFL 25.”
Dalrymple issued the challenge in the funny
video, along with a diss against the St. Louis
Rams and a wholehearted endorsement for his
favorite NFL team, the Buffalo Bills.
According to the video, “Dalrymple orchestrated a PlayStation 4 video game challenge for
Oct. 17 as part of the festivities for his inauguration as president. The winner of the challenge,
featuring the 2013 version of the popular football game, will face Dalrymple in a match that
will certainly be one for the books.”
Students nationwide, as well as on-campus
students, were allowed to participate in this
gaming tournament. If interested, students are
encouraged “to send us your best trash talk via
Twitter, Facebook or socialmedia@ccis.edu.”
Students were down for the challenge given that
the average cost of books and supplies for that
school year came out to over $1,200.
Anson Lindsey, junior
psychology major
“First day of junior year
in college”
Huffington Post
Zula Garab, sophomore
pre-physical therapy
and psychology major
“My Dad’s birthday at the
Chicago Katy Perry concert.”