Fall Athletic Schedules
Football
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@ (24) Peru State CollegePeru, Neb.
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Men’s Soccer
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* 12 3:00 PM @ (21) MidAmerica Nazarene UniversityOlathe, Kan.
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* 19 7:30 PM @ (7) Benedictine CollegeAtchison, Kan.
* 23 7:30 PM @ Central Methodist University Fayette, Mo.
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* 23 5:00 PM @ Central Methodist University Fayette, Mo.
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Volleyball
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@ Mount Mercy UniversityCedar Rapids, Iowa
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@ Hannibal-LaGrange University Hannibal, Mo.
@ Saint Ambrose University Davenport, Iowa
@ Missouri Valley CollegeMarshall, Mo.
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@ Graceland University Lamoni, Iowa
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Duvendeck stresses “60 minutes of focus”
By Zach Gottman
Staff Writer
A team may slip, and a team
may slide, it’s a long season,
and the Wildcat football team
continues to work hard. Culver-Stockton faced number
nine rated Missouri Valley
on September 28, and they
showed the HAAC what
they were made of. The
Wildcats ended the first half
just two points down against
Missouri Valley with a 6-8
score. They actually gained
more yards than Mo. Valley,
gaining more yards than the
Vikings 203-144.
The final score ended
up being 29-6, but the score
does not describe how the
Wildcats played against Mo.
Valley that Saturday. Their
passing game was pretty
solid, while their running
was slowed down just a bit.
It was the small mistakes
that cost the team the game,
but those mistakes are easily
fixable.
In his third year as head
coach for the Wildcats football
program, Coach Jeff Duvendeck is focused on making his
players better every day.“We
want to get better every day,”
said Duvendeck. “We want
to get better on the side of
the ball, and on a team basis.
Everybody is looking at one
another to make the team better.”
As the team continues to
focus on the fundamentals
of a game, and continues to
build team chemistry, there
is bound to be success in the
team’s journey. Right now the
Wildcats are 0-3 in conference
play. They have hung with the
fense is sticking with the same
level as the defense. A part of
that success could be credited to
how much the team cares about
succeeding.
“Most of the guys are pointing fingers at themselves. Foot-
best in the HAAC con- Wildcats are gaining confidence with each game they play
Photo Courtesy of John McBride
ference, and there’s no
telling how they are going to finish the season.
“In order to have a playoff
ball players are human just like
opportunity, we need to finish
the rest of us. They make misthe season undefeated, with
takes, and like what Coach Duseven wins,” said Duvendeck.
vendeck said, they are pointing
“We need to focus on going
the blame on themselves to make
1-0 one week at a time. Then
the team better. When a team
if we win our seven games, it
confronts its issues, then the iswill be up to points and the
sues are harder to come by”.
voting people in the NAIA.”
As the season progresses, the
The Wildcats have been
schedule is looking pretty solid
pretty solid on both sides of
for the Wildcats. “The schedule
the ball. The defense has been
definitely doesn’t get easier. We
doing a good job, and the ofstill have to play the number sev-
en, 12, and 24 ranked teams in
the nation. Many other teams
we play are either a play, or
even a win away from being a
top 25 team,” said Duvendeck
As the next game
comes around, Wildcats are
squared up to face (12)
Baker University. “We
need to have a great
week of practice and
film to understand what
we need to see,” said Duvendeck. “We need to focus in on the job and fix
our simple mistakes, and
have 60 minutes of focus
when we play football.”
The Wildcats have
themselves on the right
track, and it’s only a
matter of time before
they break through and
start heating up in the
win column.
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Sports
Pack the gym night shows student support is alive
Dorian Hobbs Jr.
Sports Editor
For the season, Gold is
averaging a team-best 3.87 kills
per set and is ranked eighth in
the NAIA with 290 total kills.
She is hitting at a 29.3 percent
clip, committing just 62 errors
on 778 swings this season. She
is also averaging 3.41 digs and
Canine’s take over campus
Who is Vitou, you may ask?
He is a well-trained Canine enhanced dog that did a wonderful demonstration. The Criminal Justice and Legal Study
students at Culver-Stockton
College hosted “Dog Day” on
Tuesday September, 24 from
noon until 3pm. It was a Canine enhanced investigation for
all students and faculty/staff to
enjoy. It was a field day for all
to learn from, it was located on
campus at Johann.
With only a few games
shy of surpassing their record
from last year, the women’s
volleyball team is making a
statement that they are a forced
to be reckoned with. With
the record of 17-18 last year
this years’ team already has
16 wins and doesn’t look like
they are slowing down anytime
soon.
This years’ success by
the team has been noticed
not only by other teams in
the conference but by the fans
at Culver-Stockton College.
Sophomore outside hitter Kamrin Gold was named HAAC
player of the week in the last
week of September for her
amazing play throughout the
season.
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By Morgan Kennedy
Staff Writer
“So far we have started
off really well [this season],
and we’ve won almost as many
games as we did last year. We
also have a deep bench so we
have plenty of people that can
step up if they need to,” said
sophomore libero Abbie Foster.
0
has tallied 36 blocks and 14
services aces.
“The expectations
are higher [for the team] this
year. With the sophomores
this year who played last
year as freshmen, the experience plays a role in the way
we play this year so that’s a
plus,” said Gold.
the stands are
literally packed.
Womens Volleyball gives their opponents all they can handle
Photo Courtesy of John McBride
“Every
year we have done that [Pack
the gym night] it’s just been so
much fun. That’s what being a
college athlete; the atmosphere
should be like for everybody.
The impact it had on our game
was huge,” said head coach
Caren Kemner. “It’s natural
On September 24
for any kid to want to play in
the team was able to play
front of friends and family.
in an atmosphere that some Those nights are more special
college athletes don’t get a
[to us] because we get to showchance to play in. An atmo- case what we’ve been worksphere that literally eming so hard foe and the whole
bodies its name, Pack The
school gets to see it.”
Gym. Pack the gym night
is a game in which every
Although the women
athlete comes to the volley- weren’t able to win that game it
ball game to show support
was still a great opportunity for
for the volleyball team. So
them to play in an atmosphere
with that big of a crowd.
“I’ve never had an experience like that,” said Gold.
“I thought it was really cool,
the experience was nice. Sucks
that we lost, it was a game that
we could have won. It was
so loud and so energetic [the
gym], and it also was such a
positive and fun place to play.”
As the season winds
down to a close the women
hope to make some noise in
the post-season and continue
their winning season.
By Ashley Porter
Staff Writer
Dog days came to campus to
demonstrate the uses and benefits of working dogs. Instead
of bringing the dogs to class, the
dogs came to the whole campus.
There were four different types of
dogs and they all had their own
specialties. Their names were
Uno, Oscar, Justo, and Vitou.
These specially trained K-9 dogs
came from the Quincy Police Department, the La Grange Police
Department, Monroe City Police
Department and the Missouri
State Highway Patrol. Communication major Roman Lewis
was fascinated with what the
dogs were capable of; stated that
“Vitou was the best dog there; I
was completely in awe of how
smart the dogs are! Vitou could
respond to commands in five
different languages, something I
didn’t expect to here but overall
the experience was a great one.
Especially if you’re a dog loving
person like I am.”
There were different types
of dogs, so students, faculty,
and staff could see how different dogs work. The idea was
to open the opportunity up to
campus, so everyone could see
how the dogs can get the job
done. The programs also invited
high school students. This was
a great opportunity for even the
younger students to be a part of.
Dr. David Carrothers, lecturer
of Criminal Justice says, “This is
better than sitting in a classroom,
it instills a greater understanding
of the real world.”
Teachers school students on the court
If you visited the Charles
Fieldhouse Saturday September 28, you may have noticed
something a little different.
Instead of the usual pickup
games, another game took
place. Alpha Phi Sigma, the
new Criminal Justice organization on campus, held their
inaugural Faculty/Staff vs.
Students basketball game.
Criminal Justice majors and
other students played against
various members of the faculty
and staff of Culver to raise
money for the organization.
Local sponsors including
Saints Avenue Café, Shelter
Insurance and the Alpha Tau
Omega Fraternity donated in
return for marketing during
the game. The cheer and dance
teams also performed at halftime and sold raffles to raise
money. The game was a success in the eyes of both participants and spectators.
“It was a lot of fun for both
sides. The students got ahead
early and were up by six at
half, but the staff came back to
win it in the second half ” said
Josh Gustad, Senior Criminal
Justice major and president of
Alpha Phi Sigma who coached
the student team. Gustad was
ecstatic at the end of the game
with the support from student
and faculty alike. The crowd
was into the game the entire
time and enjoyed seeing faculty
outside of the classroom. And
a certain staff member lived
up to his reputation for being
quite the basketball player.
“Bill from Campus safety
was really good, seemed like
he could light it up from anywhere!” said Senior Psychology major Lauren McGaughey.
“I had to guard him a couple
times and I thought oh no here
we go” McGaughey said. Bill
Wells, also known as Kobe
during basketball Intramurals,
was not only an intimidation
factor, but was productive on
both ends of the floor.
Senior Legal Studies major
Mark Winthrop was surprised
at the turnout despite the lack
of advertisement for the game.
Word got around quickly
from students playing in the
game and the turnout was well
received. Winthrop played for
the student team and contributed with eight points on the
night.
Another contributor for the
student team was Toby Sullivan, Sophomore Criminal
Justice major. “Toby stood out
with a couple big three’s” Winthrop said. The faculty came
back from a halftime deficit to
win thanks to lockdown defense and clutch shooting. The
game will be an annual event
held every fall and Gustad
hopes to gain more awareness
and initiates into the organization. Anyone with questions
pertaining to Alpha Phi Sigma
or if they are interested in
joining, can contact Gustad or
Professor Carrothers with the
Criminal Justice Department.
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News
Sports
Women’s soccer slips, looks to return to form
Family weekend festivities
By Flossie Ellyson
Staff Writer
Culver-Stockton College hosted family weekend
Friday, September 20 through
Sunday, September 22. 78
families came from all over
to participate in the weekend
events.
Family weekend kicked off
with registration beginning at
3:00 p.m. in the Galdy’s Crown
Center. While checking in,
families received free admission to the football game and
could pick a special “proud
parent” button.
C-SC planned 13 events that
students and families could
participate in. The cookie
cook-off was the first major
event for families and students
to participate in. The CookOff happened Friday, Septem-
ber 20 during dinner, families
entered cookie recipes into the
cook off for the kitchen staff to
make. While dinner was going
on students could try the cookies and vote for their favorite
one. The winner of the Cookie
Cook-Off was Lesa Myers,
mother of Slade Myers from
Springfield, MO. Lesa entered
a snickerdoodle cookie recipe.
Later that night families had
the option to see the musical
production You’re a Good Man
Charlie Brown which was happening in the Black Box and
was going on throughout the
entire weekend.
Ian Sodawasser, senior, musical
theatre major from Davenport,
IA was cast as Schroeder in
You’re a Good Man Charlie
Brown, said “The play was
awesome and a lot of fun. I am
really glad my sister got to see it
before she left. My sister left to
work in Africa for two years.
To end the first night of Family Weekend C-SC held Family
Feud in the lab. Any families
could participate and there
were prizes given out to the
winners. Devon Ossorio, Director of Student Activities &
Intramurals, said “Family Feud
had a good turnout and families had a great time. The winners of the event walked away
with gift certificates to Buffalo Wild Wings, Texas Road
House, and AMC Theaters.”
Michelle Muszynski, senior
business major from Rosemont, IL and her family were
the winners of family feud.
Saturday, September 20 was
filled with many activities. An
information session in the Lab
was put on by student success
to inform parents about how
to best assist their student with
internships and employment
after college. Following the
information session President
Valentine gave a State of the
College Address. Later that
morning the dedication of
the Wheatcroft Fountain was
held near the Glady’s Crown
Center. In the afternoon the
Wildcat football game began at
1:00 p.m. at Poulton Field and
immediately following was the
Music Faculty Recital in Merillat Recital Hall.
The last day of family weekend
was Sunday, September 22; it
began with a Chapel Service
in the All Faiths Chapel. The
last event of the weekend was
the Musical Production. The
weekend ended with students
saying good bye to their families as they left “the hill” to
journey home.
Bringing the flowers home to mother
By Radaziah Whittington
Staff Writer
Culver-Stockton has
been enhancing a lot around
campus, from a new entrance
sign being built, to new sidewalk lights being equipped. For
their latest finished proposal
they have added a new “Hosta
Garden”, which is located on
the new walkway south of the
Glady’s Crown Student Center.
The hosta garden was donated
by the Clodfelter brothers;
Scott Clodfelter ’85, Rick
Clodfelter ’89 and Robb Clod-
felter ’93 as an honor to their
mother, Donna Clodfelter.
“As a single mother, Donna
wanted all three of her sons to
have a quality education, they
all have came here and done
very well in their careers. So
they wanted to give back to
the college but to also honor
their mother in doing so,” said
by Marjorie Ellison, Advancement department.
Culver-Stockton is in
the center of a capital campaign, which part of the
operation is campus beatification. So within the Clodfelter
budget range of how much
they thought they could give,
they thought this would be an
acceptable gift to Culver-Stockton. Also by saving a little extra cash, Culver-Stockton own
personal maintenance staff
built the garden.
“The Donna Clodfelter Hosta
Garden will have a plack with
Donna’s name on it, and I
guess from knowing you walk
on the walkway, would be a
place where people could walk
and see it all the time,” said
Ellison.
The Hosta Garden will
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be dedicated on homecoming day, Saturday, October 12,
2013 at 1:30 p.m. at the garden, joined by the Clodfelter
siblings and their mother.
By Jawan Johnson
Staff Writer
The Culver-Stockton
Women’s soccer team has
struggled as of late losing four
of their last five games, including a stretch of three straight
losses after starting the season
out 3-0. Although the team
has been struggling, possibly
playing down to the competition level of certain opponents,
there are some things gained
from the losses.
“One weakness of our
team thus far would be that
lately we have been coming
out slow to start games. Also,
we’ve been playing to the level
of our competition. We need
to be more consistent. And
not play down to the levels of
other opponents,” said freshman defender Callie Fackler.
soon.
“Things haven’t been
going our way so far but coach
Tomlinson always tells us that
good teams eventually get
breaks, we are a good team and
I feel as if things are going to
start going our way and we are
going to start getting results.
Simply put we just need to
start putting more balls into the
back of the net,” said Zion.
The last game the women won was against Mount
Mercy University by an outstanding game-winning goal by
senior forward Jordan Sergi.
This was her first goal of the
season and in the closing minutes of the game to push them
to one game over 500. Sophomore
goalie Mackenzie Little played a
big role in the win finishing with
two key saves early in the contest
to record her third shutout of the
season and put her total number of
saves on the season at 36. Freshman Stephanie Adelmann still
leads the offense with 9 goals on
24 shots on net.
The team currently is on a
two game losing streak but still is
optimistic in closing the season on
a high note.
being able to make the playoffs.
Zion believes the team is ready
to make the changes necessary
to get a post-season berth.
“We are fully confident
that we are capable of making it to the post season. We
are just as talented if not more
talented than any team we will
face in conference play, we just
have to have that drive and
want it more than everyone
else,” said Zion.
At 6-6, and with six games
left in the regular season and five
of those coming against conference opponents, the women look
to make a run and close out the
season on a high note, hopefully
When asked about what
she feels the team has learned
from the struggles as of late;
Emma Zion, a junior transfer
from Kaskaskia Community
College said, “ I think we have
taken in a few things from the
past few losses, especially from
the last game, I feel that as a
team we are realizing that it’s
not good enough to just work
hard and do great things during the game, we need to start
getting results because in the
end doing well and playing
our system isn’t good enough
without a win.”
One thing is for sure the
girls are not giving up anytime
Sophomore Alex Seats fights for the ball against a defender
Photo Courtesy of John McBride
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Sports
Plunkett and Moore win contests as Midnight Madness ushers
in basketball season
By Brandon Banks
Staff Writer
If division one
schools like Duke and
North Carolina can do
it why can’t CulverStockton? That was the
question posed to former
start guard on the men’s
basketball team Marshawn Norris. Norris
orchestrated a Midnight
Madness event in which
the fans could come out
and support the men
and women’s basketball
teams. With a three-point
contest, slam dunk contest, and a scrimmage. At
midnight both teams ran
out and were greeted by a
host of fans ready to see a
show.
“The event went
well. I wish more fans
would have come out to
support, but for those who
did definitely received a
show,” said Marshawn
Norris.
The three point
contest was between both
the men’s and women’s
teams. The top shooters
from both teams would
battle it out in the final
round. Finalists Randi
Lee Plunkett and James
Johnson would duel it out
for the top shooter.
“Going into the contest,
I really wasn’t nervous because
I was expecting to be out in the
first round,” said Plunkett. “The
season is looking up; we have a
lot of returning players this year.
Hopefully we will make it back
to the conference tournament
and make a run for the championship,” said Plunkett.
Next was the dunk
contest that only the men participated in. This was probably
the most anticipated event that
Midnight Madness had to offer.
“With it being my first
year here, I think it was a real
good turnout. I wasn’t nervous
going into the dunk contest
because it is what I was born to
do,” said Karl Moore.
There is so much athleticism on the men’s team. The
dunk contest was amazing; from
Jermaine Jones dunking over 3
people to Jonnie Mills showcasing his athleticism. The amount
of talent and practice that it took
for a player to finish these dunks
was tremendous and really gave
the crowd as well as the players
a show.
It wasn’t all about the
dunks. It had to something to
do with creativity as well. From
wearing throwback jersey, a
self-pass off the wall, as well as
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2013 Homecoming Yard Show
getting the crowd involved was
a major part in the event. Dorian
Hobbs Jr. even had his teammate Jermaine Jones throw him
up in the air in order to finish his
dunk. It didn’t count however,
but the creativity was definitely
noted.
“I’m looking forward to
playing this year. We are ranked
number 10 in the nation so far.
I believe that we can make it all
the way this year. With a couple
of new players, myself included
I believe we have all the pieces
to the puzzle,” said Karl Moore.
Ultimately the night was
a successful one. Some hoped
for more fans to come out, but
overall it went good. People
were able to see what the teams
had, and so far both teams are
looking excellent.
asked how did the idea to have a yard
show on homecoming day come about.
He replied, “I believe me and Cameron
’13 came up with the idea last year. We
were just thinking of some ideas of
some events to have on campus and that
was one event that we could all agree
on. What made it even better was that
it would be something we could have
fun doing together; but I believe this
one will be better, I just hope we’re not
the only member of the Divine 9 that
participates this year.”
Kappa men pose
Photo Courtesy of John McBride
By Stephon Watson
Staff Writer
The 2013 homecoming yard
show is courtesy of the men from Kappa
Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. This event will
be held on Saturday October 12, 2013;
behind Johnson Residence Hall on the
red bricks. The show will be after the
homecoming football game against No.
12 Baker University; a time has yet to be
determined.
This yard show will give Culver-Stockton an inside look at what African American Fraternities are all about.
The men of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
Inc. will share some of their illustrious
history along with their smooth moves.
This yard show will be their second
annual show since their return to the
Culver-Stockton College campus in the
fall of 2010.
When talking with Emmanuel
Littles ‘14 a member of Kappa Alpha Psi
Fraternity Inc. about the show, he was
For those of you who may not
know what the Divine 9 is, the Divine 9
is a group of African American fraternities and sororities which consists of
nine different organizations. This includes Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.
(Alphas), Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Inc. (AKAs), Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. (Kappas), Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. (Omegas), Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority Inc. (Deltas), Phi Beta Sigma
Fraternity Inc. (Sigmas), Zeta Phi Beta
Sorority Inc. (Zetas), Sigma Gamma
Rho Sorority Inc. (SGRhos), and Iota
Phi Theta Fraternity Inc.(Iotas). When talking to Kyle Harris ’14
another member of Kappa Alpha Psi
Fraternity Inc. he was asked would he
prefer to be the only organization of the
Divine 9 in the yard show; he said, “no,
because having more organizations just
adds to the show which therefore makes
it longer and a better show at the same
time. Hopefully the sigmas step in the
show, as well as the alphas because it
will give us a chance to really show our
campus here at culver what the Divine
9 is all about as well as have fun and
show some Greek unity.”
When talking with the men of
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. I asked
them would they be participating in this
year’s homecoming yard show. They
said they would love to step in the show
but they do not really know if they will
have the time to as they have a lot on
their plates right now. When asking
them why they really wanted to step in
the show they said because it’s fun and
it is something they can do that allows
them to show what their organization is
about.
The men of Phi Beta Sigma
Fraternity Inc. were supposed to be in
the show but with the recent injury to
Ej McPike’s knee that does not look
like it will be possible. When talking to
McPike about what happened and the
yard show he said, “I want to do the
yard show real bad, because I can still
step and everything it is a little more
wear and tear on my knee and that’s
is not a good idea or a smart move to
make.”
Even with some of the uncertainties of whom all will be performing
in the yard show it will be a great way
to get your homecoming night started
off right.
6 • Megaphone • Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013
Up Til’ Dawn awareness week
By Kelsey Payne
Staff Writer
What exactly is awareness week? Awareness week is
hosted by up til’dawn to build
awareness about childhood
cancer. This specific week is a
nationwide event that begins
on September 26 and ends October 2. Culver Stockton starts
this event on September 23 till
it ends on September 27. The
Up Til” Dawn letter writing
party date is set for October 25
from 8 p.m to 1 a.m located in
the dining hall.
Each year C-SC puts on
this event to get more students
involved in helping the cause
of childhood cancer. During
this week, each day is a different color for students to show
their support. Wearing a certain color is not the only way
students can get involved in
awareness week. Students can
also contribute to this cause by
attending Up Til’ Dawn annual
letter writing party on October
25 from 8 p.m to 1 a.m. We
will fight the yawn and stay
up til’ dawn writing letters to
families and friends, asking
for donations. Three hundred
letters were written during the
writing party last year and in
hopes for a higher number this
year. This night is also full of
free food, entertainment, and is
located in the dining hall.
In the past, Culver has raised
over $40,000 in one year for
support of awareness week.
This year for this event two
hundred items were handed
out each day because of the
support from each student.
These items included patient
hospital bracelets, sunglasses,
mini frisbees, lanyards, and
candy. I asked a CSC student
how she felt about childhood
cancer and how she thinks
awareness week has a positive
effect on such illness. “Childhood cancer to me is an awful
thing a child had to deal with.
They should be learning and
playing that’s why I want to
help St. Jude raise money to
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better their efforts in finding a
cure” Junior Renzi Crowe said.
“Awareness week also allows
us as students to be a voice for
those patients in the hospital.
We are the ones making differences in their lives by donating
money to research.”
Childhood cancer is the most
common cause of death by
disease for children and adolescents in America. With donations and having faith, helping
this cause is the least we can
do. To find out more information about awareness week visit
St. Judes children’s hospital
website. Hope to see everyone
at Up Til’ Dawn letter writing
party!
Promoting awareness: National Hazing Prevention week
By Kira McGrotty
Staff Writer
For many college students across the nation, joining
a Greek organization brings
about an incredible feeling of
excitement, a sense of belonging, and possibly a sliver of
fear for the unknown. Students
may feel apprehensive when
the infamous word “hazing” is
brought to their attention. To
ease students’ minds and to essentially educate those who’ve
decided to go Greek, National
Hazing Prevention Week took
place September 23-27. All
week long, different events
were planned around campus
aiming to entertain, educate,
and promote awareness.
One of the most successful events planned for the
week was the National Hazing
Prevention trivia night which
was hosted in The Lab. The
two Greek governing bodies
(The International Fraternity
Council and the Panhellenic
Council) hosted the five-round
trivia
event
which
had
even
provided gift
cards
for
local
stores
as prizes for the winners.
Those who participated in
the event were split into three
teams, and questioned over five
topics: Culver trivia, hazing
trivia, trivia about nationwide
fraternities, trivia about the
campus sororities, and Greek
alphabet trivia. In the process,
students had learned an abundance of new information
regarding each single topic, all
while pondering the general
issue of hazing.
Junior
Amanda McBride,
a
major
component
of the
success
of National Hazing Prevention
Week, believed trivia night had
an overall good turnout. McBride, an active member of Tri
Sigma, had worked diligently
all week planning activities and
fulfilling her responsibilities
that come with being in charge
of standards and risk management. Assuming the important
role of a Greek leader against
hazing, McBride takes pride
in educating those on campus
about the crucial matter. “I
promote a positive environment on campus and in the
Greek life system. A lot of it is
just making sure people have
the proper education. I’m not
afraid to speak my mind however, and if someone were to
come up to me with a concern
I would make sure it got taken
care of. Nobody should have to
feel uncomfortable, and there
is no excuse to haze,” McBride
commented.
National Hazing Prevention Week ensures that students across the nation learn
the facts about hazing, and
promote stopping it altogether.
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Features
The zombies are coming… to Culver-Stockton College!
out and try to tag others
to make them a part of
their zombie clan. The
seven original zombies
have a black bandana
instead of a blue one.
When you get tagged by
a zombie you move your
blue bandanna to your
head. All of the “original
zombies” have special
powers. Some of them
don’t have to show their
bandanna or it takes
three hits to get them
dead. To stun or kill a
zombie you must throw
a sock at them. Don’t
forget to do your laundry
that week!
The sign-ups are from
By: Kaitlin Sparrow
Staff Writer
Annually CulverStockton College has a
student ran game called
Humans vs Zombies.
It is run by the Council
Programming Council.
Humans vs. Zombies is
a campus wide game of
tag that involves running
from building to building
to try and not get “attacked” by the zombies.
Patrick Wilson, who
is in the brains behind
Humans vs. Zombies, is
one of the seven “original zombies.” The seven
original zombies branch
October 7th through
the 11th. The sign ups
outside of the Gladys
Crown Center. October 19th is their main
“mission day” which
is campus wide that
everyone participates
in. On October 21st it
sadly is the end of the
game. The rule is that
there has to be at least
one human participant
left. There is one final
mission that night.
Matt McVey a 2 year
participant of Humans
vs. Zombies said, “It
really shows who your
true friends are. I didn’t
want to get killed.”
Emma McGuire has
only played 1 year of
Humans vs. Zombies,
but she thinks that “It
is really fun to watch
people run all over
campus. It brings the
campus together. It
makes other people
to step out of their
comfort zone.” Paige
Westerhausen, says,
“I have never played
Humans vs. Zombies
because I am never on
campus when it has
been going on. I am
excited to try it out this
year since I will be on
campus.”
Wilson thought of the
idea for Humans vs.
Zombies his freshman
year in 2010, for a
campus wide program.
He hopes students look
forward to this every
fall. Wilson says, “It
makes people want to
be on campus and be
more involved. He figured it would be a good
fall program to help out
with retention rates. He
became a member of
the Campus Programming Council so he
could be the head of
the campus wide event.
Business internship teaches sales, networking skills
By: Heather KellerGiltner
Guest Writer
Adam Sturm, a
junior majoring in Accounting and Finance,
completed an internship
this past summer with
an office representing
Northwestern Mutual located in Quincy, Illinois.
The newly-opened office
provided Sturm with the
opportunity to see firsthand how a new business seeks clients and
establishes itself within
a community. “Because
the staff was new to
Quincy, I got a chance
to attend events where
the team would network
with other professionals,” said Sturm. He goes on to say,
“We went to an event
hosted by Young Professionals of Quincy, and I
learned just how important networking skills
are to people working in
business. It’s a skill that
took some practice to
develop, but now I really
feel prepared to interview and talk with future
employers.”
In his daily work,
Adam was working to
build relationships with
new clients by working
off a referral system and
cold calling potential
clients. He said that
both tasks were challenging, but gave him good
practice talking to people
he doesn’t know while
explaining the benefits
of a service or product.
The office environment was somewhat
different than Sturm expected. Casey Hlubek, a
financial representative
with Northwestern Mu-
tual, oversees the young,
motivated team of professionals who work in
the office. “It was amazing to see how friendly
and helpful everyone
was, and it was great to
work with people who
all knew that hard work
was the most important
tool to create success,”
Sturm commented. “It’s
clear that this is a group
of people who like and
enjoy being around each
another.”
When asked what advice Adam would give to
other students considering or preparing advice,
he shared these thoughts;
Learn to accept criti-
cism. Understand that
the feedback you get
from colleagues and
supervisors is for your
benefit.
Ask questions.
Don’t hesitate to reach
out to others when you
aren’t sure what to do.
C-SC students who are
interested in pursuing
an internship should
contact Heather KellerGiltner, coordinator of
career and internship
services in the Crown
Center, room 208, or at
hkeller@culver.edu.
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Editorial/Opinions
Casually comfortable students
By Brittney McMahon
Ed/Op Editor
Comfort conquers all. When you
walk through the campus of C-SC you’ll
see people dressed down in sportswear
or pajamas. “I just don’t care,” is a statement I’ve heard from most of the students when talking about their appearance. Why don’t we seem to care?
I think it has become a trend to dress
“comfy” every day. Students don’t have
to worry about finding jeans and a nice
shirt to throw on in the morning. The
effort doesn’t seem needed anymore;
people are actually surprised when they
see fellow classmates with more formal clothing on. They always ask why
they’re dressed up. Come on people, it
isn’t that hard to wear jeans.
Does dressing comfortably affect
students learning? In college students
already lack sleep. Dressing lazily
could cause students to lose focus
from being so comfortable. “I think
that the days that I wake up and do
something with myself I am more
awake because I have to get up and be
motivated,” commented freshman business
major Emma Bozarth.
We have become lazy about too many
things, but our dress code shouldn’t be one
of them. Appearance is everything whether
we like it or not. Your appearance and
body language can really influence someone’s opinion of you. I understand that
a lot of us aren’t morning people and we
don’t feel like getting up early, let alone a
few minutes ahead of time to wear decent
clothing, but anything could happen.
With cold weather approaching most
students will were leggings, hoodies, and
sweatpants. A cute long sleeve shirt with
through the front door wearing pajamas
to school, I would get questioned and be
forced to change. In college mom is not
here to tell us what we can and cannot
wear. I was taught to look decent and presentable before I left the house. Then I hit
the freedom of college.
I am not aiming to badger; some things
just go unsaid sometimes. I was raised to
set my clothes out at night so I wouldn’t
have to run around like a maniac in the
morning. A lot of students complain about
doing this because it takes up time they
could be doing other things. “When I am
tired I just don’t think about laying out my
clothes. I always think about cute clothes I
could wear the next day but it just doesn’t
happen sometimes,” Henry added.
I do see some students who look nice all
the time; it just helps our school look better
when someone is on the outside looking in.
If anyone ever pays attention to the teachers, they wear button downs, ties, slacks
Laney Henry hanging out in her comfortable clothing etc. When they dress “comfy” it’s usually
Photo Courtesy of Facebook jeans and a t-shirt, never sweatpants.
the leggings would give a classy touch, instead
we choose baggy hoodies. Jeans with a cute
jacket would give a classy touch as well, instead we choose sweatpants. “I prefer to wear a
bigger hoodie because it is like snuggling up in
a blanket during class and I like comfort over
dressing up,” said senior business major Laney
Henry.
If an important person for your major
walked into class for a surprise interview today,
most of the building would be underdressed.
First impressions mean a lot to people especially for professional reasons. Then again a
lot of people still wouldn’t care, because that is
our generation’s problem. We don’t care about
much anymore.
If my mom caught me trying to escape
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C-SC student spotlight
By Brittney McMahon
Ed/ Op Editor
We are at the point in the year where weather is changing into fall temperatures. Winter coat weather is approaching quickly here on
top of the hill. Students are still playing outdoor sports and it is getting colder. Other students are spending their days inside because it
is too cold to participate in outdoor events. It is perfect weather to cuddle up inside, enjoy some hot chocolate and watch movies with
friends. Many students have their favorite type of weather. It may be hot summer beach weather or cold snowball fight weather.
“I like fall
weather because it isn’t
too hot and it
isn’t too cold.
I would much
rather snuggle
up under a
blanket than
sweat though.
The fall weather is my favorite also because it is awesome weather
to be outside. I love playing sports,
watching sports and just hanging out
outside with my friends,” said senior
marketing major Katie Hammes.
“I like hot
weather better
because I don’t
like wearing a lot
of layers. I feel
like it is a pain
when you wear
all kinds of layers to class but
it is hot in the
building. Then
you have to take
off like three layers and put them back on
before you leave. Also, I love playing baseball
in warmer weather,” said sophomore criminal
justice major Mike Guglielmi.
“I like hot weather because it is
baseball season
for us in college.
Of course we
play some colder
games but the
summer weather
games are the
best. Warm
weather brings fans and fans make a great
atmosphere to play in,” said senior sports
management major Nate Olin.
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Arts & Entertainment
Junior music major gets “jazzy” around Tri-State
by Rylan Swank
A&E Editor
me.”
Boren has performed at many popular venues around the
tri-state area, including The One in Quincy, The Hawkeye in
It’s no secret that Culver-StockKeokuk, and Canton’s own Fourth Street Warehouse.
ton has its fair share of aspiring
“I want to make a career as a jazz musician, meaning, in
rappers and country artists, but Juthe end, that I want to perform as much as possible.” While
nior saxophone performance maperforming is what he strives for, Boren acknowledges that
jor Derek Boren has taken a path
his dream is a difficult one to achieve, and he has to work
less traveled by his peers. Horn in
hard if he wants to see it fulfilled. “I need to be prepared to
hand, Boren has made a name for
do a number of jobs to make money. I’ll more than likely be
himself as one of the most talented
not only a performer, but a teacher, a clinician, a composer,
Jazz musicians in the tri-state area.
and a million other things. It’s a roller coaster of a lifestyle
“I chose jazz because of the crethat I want to make sure I’m ready for-- or at least as ready as
ative freedom I have at my disposI can be. Performing is the cornerstone of being a jazz musial,” said Boren. “Jazz musicians
cian, so I’m taking every opportunity I can to get on stage.”
don’t just play what’s on the page,
While there is a lot of musical talent on the C-SC campus,
they compose through improvisanot many of our performers have ventured into the tri-state
tion, which is where I found my
music scene like Boren has, so when asked what he would
Junior
Saxophone
Performance
Major
Derek
Boren
strengths. It is exclusively through
tell others hoping to follow in his footsteps, he offered some
this aspect of jazz where I found
great advice. “Accept every gig, every performance, and evmy calling. I am highly creative
ery stand-in/sideman that you can get. Becoming a reliable
and able to improvise well on the spot, which is how jazz musicians on-call musician in the area is something pros value highly in a muplay gigs. Most of what jazz musicians play is improvised, which sician. If you want to be a performer, get out there and perform.”
I love and am good at-- this makes jazz music the natural path for
Music review
by Macy Ferguson-Smith
Staff Writer
According to Billboard, NWTS has already moved over 600,000
units in its first week. Features from hip-hop superstars Jay-Z, Big
Sean, 2 Chainz, Detail, and R&B underground sensation Jhene
It is pretty safe to say that Young Money/Cash Money record- Aiko help NWTS repeat the right amount of versatility that pushed
ing artist Aubrey Graham is a heavy hitter in the hip-hop world. Bet- him above the competition almost two years ago with Take Care.
ter known as “Heartbreak Drake” when he first broke onto the mu- While much more confident on NWTS, Drake still gives us those
sic scene in 2006, Drake’s junior album Nothing Was the Same was R&B fused tracks that helped him break onto the music scene as a
one of the most anticipated
teen.
albums of the year. The
Even though he’s
lead single off the album
“25 sittin’ on 25 mil,”
“Started from the Bottom”
Drake will always be
became a summer anthem,
“Heartbreak Drake” to
and the theme song for our
many, and that is why he
2012-2013 men’s basketball,
always gives the fans a little
self-proclaimed,
Redeem
bit of his old self on every
Team. It seemed like Drake
track.
could do no wrong and with
this album it seems he has
struck gold once again.
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Arts & Entertainment
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October 4
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October 8
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Cage the Elephant-- Melophobia
Romeo and Juliet
Panic! At the Disco-- Too Weird to
Live, Too Rare to Die!
October 18
Cassadee Pope-- Frame by Frame
Carrie
Sleigh Bells-- Bitter Rivals
Escape Plan
October 14
The Fifth Estate
Pearl Jam-- Lightning Bolt
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October 15
Ender’s Game
The Avett Brothers-- Magpie and
the
Dandelion
Jackass Presents:
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