November 21, 2013 | Vol. 144 | No. 10

Appropriate social media presence leads to success in the professional world for college students

With many Simpson College students on the hunt for internships and jobs after graduation or next sum-

mer, students should keep in mind how employers can look up an applicant online before they even look at the resume, espe-cially in this day and age.

College can become about parties or late night adventures and the urge to doc-ument these activities for online purposes seems to be a necessity. What students sometimes don’t realize is when applying for an internship or job, potential employ-ers will be looking at their social media accounts. According to USA Today, 93 percent of recruiters are likely to look at a possible candidate’s online profiles.

Bobbi Meyer, internship coordinator at Simpson College said, “It’s not only in the application process, but when you’re hired as well. You represent a company when you post that you work there, and anything bad will reflect back onto the company.”

Having an online presence with social media has become commonplace in to-day’s society. One in four people around the world used social media in 2013, ac-cording to an eMarketer study online. The number of network users increased from 1.47 billion in 2012 to 1.73 billion in 2013. By 2017, 2.55 billion people will be using social networks, according to eMarketer. As social media continues to grow, so does the importance of maintaining a profes-sional persona online.

Students need to be aware of what they are posting online, because those pictures or tweets could make or break getting that dream job. Privatizing accounts and con-trolling content doesn’t mean everything needs to be blocked.

“Employers want to see personality and a showcase of a healthy lifestyle as well as professionalism,” Meyer said.

Jane Murphy, public relations profes-sor at Simpson College said, “Merge your online personality with your professional aspirations to shine as an educated, well rounded person.”

Social media sites can be used to con-

By Tessa LengelingSpecial to the Simpsonian

nect with friends and express a fun loving life, but can also be used to stir up conver-sation.

“Go above and beyond,” Murphy said. “Contribute to online conversation and create content that can make yourself stand out in a responsible and educated way, in-stead of constantly posting fluffy things.”

Social media networks give students new opportunities, which were non-exis-tent a few years ago to secure internships and jobs. Students are now able to network without leaving their laptop by using sites like LinkedIn, the largest professional net-work that both employers and potential employees utilize.

A majority of students use this site for the betterment of their career, but some set it up and forget about it.

“The problem with some students is that they create a LinkedIn profile and then let it sit there. Students need to take steps to bolster their profile, not have it be stag-nant,” Meyer said.

Students need to find a balance to what is posted and how much is posted.

Molly Monk, sophomore at Simpson College said, “Social media is super useful but can also be dangerous. Be careful and be your best self online so you become ap-pealing to your future employers.”

Monk also said that some topics should not be social media worthy. Personal topics and issues have other outlets rather than on social media.

“If you’re not comfortable telling some-one random in class then don’t post about it. Be mature with your networks. If you can’t maintain a Facebook page maturely, then you are not ready for a job,” Monk said.

Monk believes most college students are aware of what they are posting and us-ing social media for, but on the other hand some, do not realize the consequences of posting whatever you want.

Students need to know that they could be taken out of the running for a job, or could even be fired after they land the job if they don’t keep maintaining a good repu-tation. The employees represent the com-pany or organization.

In an email interview, Katie Anthony ‘12 said, “At this very moment, you may

YOURSELFBRAND

think that the picture of someone hug-ging the toilet or doing the walk of shame is hilarious and that you must Twitpic it or Instagram it this very second – please think twice.”

“Employers don’t just look at your pro-file to see if it’s established, they will look through your pictures on Twitter, they will read your references and history on LinkedIn, they will read what your friends are posting on your wall on Facebook and look at your pictures there too,” Anthony said.

Anthony has experienced employers looking her up online and wants students to know it isn’t something to let slide.

“In every interview that I had after I graduated, I was told that my profiles were looked at and that I was even Googled. Employers have so many people that are applying for the same job right now and need to narrow down the candidate pool before they can even call applicants in for interviews, so they’re using social media as a way to narrow down their candidate pool,” Anthony said.

If students are not sure what is appro-priate for online, there is also new technol-ogy to assist people in maintaining a clean online representation.

“Persona is a social media reputation service that monitors users’ social media presence 24/7, flagging regrettable posts and notifying them of questionable con-tent as it appears,” according to Annie Johnson from USA Today.

Students are their own brand and need to be able to sell that brand to employers. If Simpson students need assistance figuring out their brand, Career Services located in the Kent Campus Center welcomes ques-tions and offers many tips on maintaining a positive social media presence.

Faculty will review online networks, including LinkedIn, just like they would a resume. Students can seek them out to make sure their specific social media net-works are prepared for the professional, real world critics.

“Be active and engaging to make an im-pression on employers. Don’t ignore your profiles, but build them up to create con-nections and content that stand out from the pack,” Murphy said.

The parking regulations across Simpson College have experi-enced slight changes, but are

just as strictly enforced as before.A ticket is issued to any vehicle

taking a campus parking place with-out a parking pass. Every parking pass allows that vehicle to be in a spe-cific area depending on the color of the pass given to the driver. A ticket will also be issued to a person parked in fire lanes, on the streets over night and in handicap places.

Fines start out at $10 for regis-tered vehicles and $25 for unregis-tered vehicles. After 11 tickets, the price goes to $25 for registered and $45 for unregistered vehicles. After hitting 16 tickets, the prices per ticket are $50 for registered and $70 for un-registered.

Director of security Chris Frerichs said security leaves a copy of the tick-et on the offenders vehicle then try to notify them through email. The cost is billed to their account so it can be paid off of their account through the business office. If the ticket is not paid off 10 days after being given there will be a $5 late fee added on.

“The main reason for parking en-forcement is to try to keep some sense of order to the parking program here at Simpson because we try to make sure the students are going to have the ability to park in our parking lots if they register because they cannot park on the streets like they could in years past,” said Frerichs.

However, if a student feels that the ticket was unjustly given it can be taken to an appeal. Students have up to 10 days from the date of the ticket to make an appeal to a student com-mittee.

“The appeal process is overseen by other students. Because, the students are the ones that have abide by the parking rule, so we think it is only fair if a student receives a ticket and appeals it other students look at the ticket and decide if it is legitimate or not,” said Frerichs.

A lot of the money received from ticket fines goes back to general fund according to Frerichs, but he said he feels that a majority of it goes back to security. There was no definite re-sponse as to where the full sum of the money goes.

There is no parking in the streets in a five-block radius from the school during the hours of two in the morn-ing to five in the morning.

Update on student parking and violationsBy James TillisonSimpsonian Staff Reporter

These streets are: N E Street to N Howard StreetN Howard Street to N Jeffer-son WayN D Street to N Howard Street N Howard Street to N 1st StreetN E Street to N Howard StreetN Howard Street to N Jeffer-son WayN Buxton Street to N Howard StreetN Howard Street to N Jeffer-son WayFor the full list, visit www.simpsonian.com

Merge your online personality with your

professional aspirations to shine as an educated, well

rounded person.

“ “

Jane Murphy,Public Relations professor

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High percent of women in sciences

Junior Courtney Sherwood experiments in the chemistry lab. Photo by Trina Elam

Women in science, technol-ogy, engineering and math (STEM) fields are few and

far between. At the University of Iowa, only 22 percent of students in the College of Engineering are wom-en, according to a report by the uni-versity’s registrar.

Simpson College seems to be an anomaly compared to national re-ports on STEM fields. Based on the makeup of professors, the college is ahead of the curve. The biology de-partment has three female professors and three male professors. The math department also boasts more women than men in teaching positions.

Jackie Brittingham, professor of biology, cites her female science teachers for inspiring her to pursue a science field. This support has con-tinued throughout her career.

“I am in a unique situation at Simpson College because we do have a good proportion of women repre-sented in the science department. I do have many peers who are women, and that provides a support network that has helped me. I think it’s not the same in all institutions of higher learning,” she said.

Junior Rachel Corell is majoring in biochemistry, forensic science and German. Corell is ready to face the future with confidence.

“Because of the Simpson degree in forensic science, I have a leg up to a lot of people,” she said. “It’s never been, ‘Oh you’re a girl, why are you doing this?’ It’s always been ‘Oh that’s exciting that you’re doing this type of thing.’”

Junior Courtney Sherwood, how-ever, expresses some concern over her future.

“I’m afraid that being in the chem-istry field, most people aren’t females. I’m worried that having so many more male competitors that I’m not going to get the job,” she said. “I defi-nitely would need to do more inde-pendent research and summer re-search projects to boost that resume and try and get the job.”

By Rachel PetersonSimpsonian Staff Reporter

Female students and professors weigh in on representation in STEM fields at Simpson College

The New York Times recently pub-lished an article saying chemists, physicists and biologists are likely to favor males applying for jobs over fe-males with the same qualifications.

Emily Magers, a junior biology major, has a different opinion com-pared to Sherwood and Corell about being a female in the science field.

“It’s at an advantage for me be-cause I know that they’re trying to increase the equality, so I think being a male right now is a little bit unfair because they’re trying to balance out the genders,” she said.

A concern weighing on women’s minds in every field is the balance of work and family. Brittingham related to this based on experiences from when her son was born.

“When my son was born in 2003, there was not a maternity leave policy at the time. After I had my son, and after I was tenured, I worked with a group of faculty and our dean at the time to develop a maternity leave pol-icy,” she said.

The three young women studying at Simpson already have this on their minds.

Corell said, “Women are more ex-pected to be stay at home moms and take care of their kids. I haven’t really decided, but I’ve never been one to do something because it’s expected of me.”

Magers wants to be a pediatrician. She expects to plan her family around school.

Brittingham recalled her struggles

in graduate school to find women who wanted a family and success-ful career. “I had to find people who wanted the same things that I wanted. I probably did things a lot more in-tentionally in my training. I really did seek those opportunities to ask the hard questions, such as, ‘How did you do this?’” she said.

Having female mentors has helped the three young women at Simpson. Corell remembers her science teach-ers in high school as “the good teach-ers.” Sherwood looks up to Heidi Berger, a math professor, for her will-ingness to help students. Magers said she admires Brittingham for her pas-sion and encouragement.

Brittingham said women do have to fight for their place and personal-ity plays a role in this. “If a male voice is heard over a female voice, then the male is going to get more attention. Being more assertive or aggressive would be a more desirable trait,” she said.

Sherwood said, “In some of my physics classes there are a lot less girls, and it’s kind of intimidating to be with 75 percent males in the class-room.”

Brittingham has one piece of ad-vice to women aspiring to have a fu-ture in the STEM fields.

“Really take advantage of the fe-male faculty that we have here and also the male faculty who are very supportive of our women scientists,” she said. “This is a very supportive environment for women to study in.”

Des Moines Register opinion columnist and author of “Finding Her Voice,” Rekha

Basu, spoke at Simpson College last week about women’s struggles and triumphs in the Midwest.

Basu, born in India to United Na-tions parents, spent the majority of her childhood observing poverty, in-justice and gender discrimination on a global perspective. Landing her first career in academia because according to her, “That is what any good Indian family abroad did,” Basu soon real-ized her passions were elsewhere.

“I was interested in real people’s lives,” she said.

Basu soon acquired work at the Des Moines Register, writing opinion columns that allowed her to seek her passions without fear of censorship. Basu’s upbringing inspired her to reach out to readers globally for sup-port on women’s rights.

“There are so many victims who are falling through the cracks in one way or another who are not believed, whose story doesn’t get out, who has nobody to go to bat for them and it always brings home to me the awe-some power and responsibility of us in the press to stand up for truth and jus-tice and stand up for victims and tell the other side of the story that isn’t being told,” Basu said.

As Basu stood before the crowd, she spoke fervently about her career. She read aloud sto-

Speaker empowers audience to make a difference By Katie Gaughan Copy Editor

ries from her book about rape, abuse, discrimination, sexism and mistreat-ment. Her voice was powerful as she recalled women being stripped of their confidence, fighting for a chance at life.

Senior Annie Olson attended the event and said, “It was inspiring for a woman to be so passionate about exploring a field that is male driven and using her position with the Des Moines Register to give a voice to sto-ries that are usually suppressed.”

Basu spoke of the positive differ-ence she has made on women’s lives as well as the backlash she has re-ceived from males and females alike, commenting that you can’t make ev-eryone happy.

Basu ended the evening by chal-lenging those in attendance to seek the truth.

“My challenge to all of you is don’t always believe what you are told, dig deeper, ask questions and don’t al-ways believe that the people who are the most powerful or have the loud-est voices or make the most money or have the most respectable positions are telling the truth,” Basu said.

Basu’s columns can be read weekly in the Des Moines Register or online at http://www.desmoinesregister.com/.

Des Moines Registar colu-mist Rekha Basu shared her experiences and read from her book “Finding Her Voice” on Wednesday.

Photos by Madison Boswell

In just three days, senior Zach Hale’s life was forever changed.

On Oct. 2, Hale was diag-nosed with clinical stage one testic-ular cancer at the Indianola Mercy Clinic. The surgery to remove his right testicle was performed on Fri-day, Oct. 4, at the Lake View Surgery Center in Clive. He is now cancer free.

Hale said, “Just last summer while on an internship in Texas, I experi-enced some pain but chose to ignore it since it wasn’t happening frequent-ly. At the beginning of the semes-ter, the pain was occurring two or three times a week, so I talked to my grandma, who is a retired nurse. My testicle could then fit in the palm of my hand.”

Upon meeting with a doctor at the Mercy Clinic, Hale was imme-diately sent to receive an ultrasound at Mercy Hospital in downtown Des Moines.

Hale, knowing surgery was the an-

Senior wins battle against testicular cancer, hopes to raise awarenessBy Jordan KenkelSpecial to the Simpsonian swer, was not alone.

“The support I had from friends, family, Sigma Alpha Epsilon broth-ers, Simpson staff and faculty, my girlfriend, Ruth Roberts and the men’s golf team was tremendous,” he said.

Roberts, a sophomore, said, “I wasn’t entertaining or active or happy all the time, but I was just there so he knew he wasn’t ever alone.”

An out-patient surgery, Hale ex-perienced a negative reaction to the anesthesia.

“It was my worst experience with anesthesia,” he said. “I was in the re-covery room for a lot longer than I should have been and the pain after surgery was excruciating.”

Hale became depressed shortly af-ter his surgery.

“About five days after surgery, ev-erything that happened had caught up to me mentally,” he said. “I began to realize and digest what had just happened to me.”

With self-detection, Hale was able to assist doctors in diagnosing his

testicular cancer at the earliest point possible.

Hale said there are four stages of testicular cancer and, in stage two, it has usually moved into the lymph nodes.

Hale is currently under surveil-lance for the next two years and he must have blood drawn every few weeks in order to ensure his tumor markers are stabilizing.

Every two-to-three months, Hale also has CT scans performed for de-tection of any other possible tumors. Currently, there is no need for chemo-therapy and doctors have said Hale shouldn’t experience any difficulties when it comes to reproduction.

In his research, Hale has found that testicular cancer is the leading cancer in men between the ages of 15 to 35 and more men in this age group will die of this disease than women with breast cancer.

Hale’s research also suggested ap-proximately 8,000 new cases of tes-ticular cancer are detected each year.

“If detected early, it’s the most cur-

able form,” he said. “It’s a lot more common than you think.”

A sports administration major, Hale transferred to Simpson in Janu-ary 2012 from Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant and is determined to spread the awareness of testicular cancer across campus.

Hale, who is also the assistant men’s golf coach at Simpson, has reached out to a testicular cancer awareness foundation in Grand Junction, Colo. With the help of this foundation, he hopes to conduct a golf outing for tes-ticular cancer awareness in the next three-to-five years.

Hale has designed a T-shirt with information pertaining to testicular cancer on the back and the popular saying “Check yourself before you wreck yourself ” on the front.

Hale’s story has even inspired the health and safety officer of Sigma Al-pha Epsilon to place signs in the fra-ternity’s showers as a reminder of the importance of self-evaluation.

“Every hour, a male is diagnosed with testicular cancer and about 350

deaths occur each year,” Hale said. “It is essential to take the saying ‘check the boys’ seriously.”

Hale encourages everyone to try and live life to the fullest.

“Make the most of every moment you have because you never know what might be lurking around the corner.”

Photo courtesy of Zach Hale

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Cities across nation honoring 50th anniversary

of President Kennedy’s assassination

Updates on Campus

Cities nationwide have events to mark the anni-versary of President John F. Kennnedy’s assassination in Dallas, Texas. Dallas will have an actual observance at Dealey Plaza, the site of Kennedy’s assassination. In addition to the observance, Dallas residents will have a day of service – #JFKDay on Nov. 23 in honor of Ken-nedy’s services to the nation.

The Iowa Division of Narcotics is facing a grow-ing problem with marijuana grow operations in rural Iowa. A Mexican drug traf-ficking organization has grown within the last year, according to Kevin Winker of the Division of Narcotics part of the Iowa Department of Public Safety.

Voting for the 2014 stu-dent body president and vice president elections clos-es Friday, Nov. 22 at noon. Theater Simpson is present-ing “The Women of Locker-bie” by Deborah Brevoort on Nov. 22 and 23 at 7:30 p.m. The final show is on Nov. 24 at 1:00 p.m. Religious Life Community (RLC) is host-ing the Holiday Extravagan-za from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 22. Student Government Association (SGA) passed an addition to their finance code regard-ing student salaries coming from SGA budget requests. If an organization meets the requirement, SGA still re-serves the right to approve or deny the organization’s budget request.

Information on national and Iowa news from The Indianola Record-Herald, USA Today and whotv.com (Channel 13 News)

Breast cancer statistics rising in college-age women

With October as Breast Can-cer Awareness Month, more people are under-

standing of breast cancer risks in col-lege age women.

According to Rita Audlehelm, Simpson College’s coordinator of health & wellness, there are some vi-tal things female students at Simpson can do to lessen the risk of developing breast cancer.

Audlehelm said one of the simplest things to do is maintain a healthy weight and to exercise regularly. This can reduce the fat cells in the body that can create a cancer-friendly en-vironment. Also, limiting alcohol and tobacco use can prevent the increase of estrogen that can promote the growth of breast cancer tumors.

Audlehelm said, “The biggest thing for prevention is to catch it

By Larissa BeckhausSpecial to the Simpsonian

Student Health Services available to help with understanding breast cancer risk

early.” She recommends visiting a doctor regularly and having baseline screening every couple of years, so if something feels abnormal the doctors with have a picture to compare it to. Conducting self-examina-tions through-out the year can greatly increase the chances of catching the cancer early on and the chances of beating it.

Catching it early can make all the differ-ence in the world.

The Centers for Disease Con-trol and Prevention said there are some key factors that could increase the risk of having breast cancer. It is important to check for a family his-tory of breast cancer because having a mother, sister or child who had breast cancer could increase the risk. Wom-

en who were younger when they had their first menstrual period or never

had children could be at an increased risk of breast cancer.

F u r t h e r -more, breast cancer patients ranging in ages from 15 to 34 tend to have a much more ag-gressive form of cancer than women over 40, which results in a much lower survival rate for young women.

Y o u n g e r women die

from breast cancer more than any other cancer, and yet breast cancer only accounts for about 15 percent of the diagnoses in this age group, ac-cording to Young Survival Coalition.

Having breast cancer when a woman is younger can affect fertil-ity and increase the possibility of an early menopause. Many young breast

cancer patients face the challenges of their body image, problems with their finances and the possibility of pregnancy after their initial diag-nosis.

Evidence has shown that breast cancer before age 40 differs biologi-cally than cancer in older women. Not much research has been done with this evidence because breast cancer is much less common in younger women, so they are poorly represented in research studies.

According to Dr. Isabelle Mer-cier, a research assistant professor at the University of Sciences, by the end of 2013, more than 230,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed. Of that 230,000, about 40,000 individuals will not survive.

Audlehelm said she and her staff would do whatever they can do to help breast cancer patients on Simpson’s campus. Her office can help to assess an abnormality that doesn’t feel right and offer all of the support they can to help the young women. Audlehelm said, “The staff here on campus is very open and willing to help students.”

Conduct self-examinations throughout the yearCheck for a family historyMaintain a healthy diet

Excersize often

Visit a doctor regularlyHave a baseline screening every couple years

From Rita Audlehlm, coordinator of health & wellness

Simpson Guild holds annual Elves Auction

By Conner JuilfsSimpsonian Staff Reporter

The Simpson Guild hosted the 34th annual Elves Auction to raise funds toward various

scholarships for Simpson College stu-dents.

The auction took place on Nov. 16 in Kent Campus Center where Simp-son Guild members were treated to refreshments and various Christmas treats while a variety of Christmas items were auctioned off.

Two tables, ‘Home Sweet Home’ and Santa’s Sweet Shoppe,’ had treats available for purchase at a low price.

Auction services were provided by three gentlemen from the Putney Auction Service located in Indianola. They have been covered this event since the beginning, according to Leslie Held, member of the Guild.

“This event provides an opportu-nity for the Guild members to get a start on their Christmas shopping,” Held said.

Elves were responsible for bring-ing items to the members that pur-chased during the auction. The elves vary from year to year with student organizations, but a group of men from the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fra-ternity house and a group of cheer leaders took the rein of responsibility this year.

Last year, the Simpson Guild was re-sponsible for c o l l e c t i n g $45,000 worth of funds, according to Held. Half of these funds were gener-ated by the Elves’ auction itself.

The Simpson Guild comprises of members from the metro-area. The members work to create dif-ferent fundraising opportunities in which they attend and donate their

money. The funds are then divided among various organizations and scholarships at Simpson, including the concession stand, direct scholar-ships, EWG (Evening, Weekend, & Graduates) scholarships, discretion-ary need-based funds, artwork for the Kent Campus Center and student volunteer service project award. Dur-ing the year of 2012-13, the Guild was available for the generous donation of $28,050.

“We know that our budget doesn’t cover everything, but we want to be able to provide money for students to be able to stay in school,” Held said. “Students come from all kinds of situ-ations and we want to help them.”

The Guild was cre-ated 69 years ago, with 2014 marking the 70th year, by a small group of women wanting to work and make a dif-ference for Simpson students, according to Held.

The mission of the Simpson Guild is as follows: the purpose of Simpson Guild shall be to bring the intellectual and cul-tural resources of the college to the mem-

bership of the Guild, to coordinate the interest of all members work-ing for the development and general welfare of Simpson College, to en-list friends for Simpson College and stimulate their interest in securing funds for scholarships and campus improvements.

Events planned for the future are the Holiday Tour of Homes on Dec. 13 and 14, when members will visit several Indianola homes that have been decorated for the holiday sea-son. Also occurring will be a guest speaker on Feb. 8 and a spring style show and brunch on April 12.

ning. I really did seek those op-portunities to ask the hard questions, such as, ‘How did you do this?’” she said.

Having female mentors has helped the three young women at Simpson. Corell remembers her science teach-ers in high school as “the good teach-ers.” Sherwood looks up to Heidi Berger, a math professor, for her will-ingness to help students. Magers said she admires Brittingham for her pas-sion and encouragement.

Brittingham said women do have to fight for their place and personal-ity plays a role in this. “If a male voice is heard over a female voice, then the male is going to get more attention. Being more assertive or aggressive would be a more desirable trait,” she said.

Sherwood said, “In some of my physics classes there are a lot less girls, and it’s kind of intimidating to be with 75 percent males in the class-room.”

Brittingham has one piece of ad-vice to women aspiring to have a fu-ture in the STEM fields.

“Really take advantage of the fe-male faculty that we have here and also the male faculty who are very supportive of our women scientists,” she said. “This is a very supportive environment for women to study in.”

We know that our budget doesn’t cover everything, but we want to be able to provide money for

students to be able to stay in school.

“

“- Leslie Held Guild member

Junior Kyle Hauswirth models the auction item during the annual Elf Auction. Members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and the cheerleading squad volun-teered at the event.

The annual Elf Auction is hosted by the Simpson Guild and raises money for scholarships for Simpson students.

Drug cartels presenting problem in rural Iowa

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Republican Julian Garrett won the Iowa Senate District 13 race. The race was a spe-cial election to fill Republi-can Kent Sorenson’s seat after he resigned amid a scandal about violating ethics guide-lines dealing with campaign contributions.

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While working on a project in the library, I overheard two students discussing

potential major options. They were loudly conversing about what they wanted in a major: effortlessness, good grades and a laid-back career. Both students simultaneously agreed on elementary education because they thought it would be the easiest option. As an elementary education major, very used to the bad rap we get, I had something to say. I asked the students what made elementary education such an easy major, to which one student responded, “They color pictures, wipe noses and spend their summers doing nothing but sit-ting at the beach with a margarita in hand.” Angry as ever, I stormed out of the library to seek solace in my bedroom. After ranting to my room-mates, I realized the conversation I overheard was very typical. So often, I hear people complain about teach-ers having the easiest jobs ever be-

cause, “They have summers off, they get paid to babysit and they lack basic knowledge.”

Becoming a teacher is no simple task and not just anyone can work in the education field. During an elementary education majors un-dergraduate career, students must spend hours observing and teaching in schools, take three different costly tests to be eligible for licensure, com-plete an online portfolio with work from all four years of schooling, en-gage in a large variety of classes with varying degrees of assignments and work toward their teaching philoso-phy and goals. After graduation, ac-quiring a job is an equally daunting task. School districts rarely hire in the middle of the year, making spring and summer the primetime for students to find a job. Once in a placement, teachers are constantly scrutinized and evaluated to make sure they are doing their job correctly. The life of a teacher is no easy feat and should be taken with the utmost of respect.

In the poem, What Teachers Make, by Taylor Mali, a strong argument is made in regards to teachers. Often-times, people comment on the low salaries of teachers, questioning why anyone would ever want to teach. When Mali was asked at a dinner par-ty how much he made he responded very differently than what was ex-pected. He discussed how changing lives is more important than the cash in his wallet. Mali wrote, “I make kids work harder than they ever thought they could, I can make a C+ feel like a Congressional Medal of Honor and an A- feel like a slap in the face.” Mali inspires teachers to believe in them-selves and be proud of who they are and what they do. Mali ends his poem

By Katie Gaughan Copy Editor

Student view on stereotypes of elementary education majors

For millions of high school se-niors across the country, navi-gating the college admissions

maze proves challenging enough. An acceptance into their dream university, however, can unravel a larger obstacle: funding a four-year education.

Catherine Benavidez has en-

The Other Debt Crisis

countered these challenges first-hand at the University of Texas at Austin. She is president of an on-campus organization and a student govern-ment representative, works two jobs, serves as an undergraduate research assistant and is currently pursuing an independent project.

In some regards, Benavidez is

lucky. Although her parents are un-able to fund her education, she has been awarded $25,000 in scholar-ships and financial aid from the State of Texas and her university.

Like many students, however, this assistance does not go far enough. A variety of expenses--from books to housing to school materials--have pushed her to take out student loans.

She joins the majority of Ameri-can college students who graduate with debt. According to American Student Assistance, a nonprofit seek-ing student loan solutions, roughly 60 percent of students borrow to help cover the cost of school. The average individual who has taken out student loans owes over $24,000, with one in ten borrowers owing more than $54,000. Combined with dismal em-ployment prospects post-graduation, this debt can burden young profes-sionals long into their careers.

The United States is virtually alone in its staggering tuition costs. The College Board reports that average tuition, room, and board for the 2013-14 academic year has reached $40,917 at private institutions and $18,391 for public institutions. Meanwhile our

international peers provide far more affordable options. Many European governments, for example, heavily subsidize educational costs, enabling their students to graduate debt-free. Low income students can receive aid to further reduce this amount.

Our northern neighbors also enjoy lower tuition costs. Independent edu-cational systems exist within each Ca-nadian province, functioning similar-ly to public institutions in the United States. Annual tuition at the country’s colleges and universities ranges from CAD$5,500 to CAD$26,000. Gener-ous tax incentives and grants, howev-er, reduce the need for student loans. Interest free financing, interest relief, debt reduction in repayment, and re-vision of loan terms are available to assist students with debt.

Making college as affordable as it is in some other countries is no easy task and would likely require signifi-cant government expenditures. The United States faces serious debt itself: the expansion of federal tuition assis-tance could add yet another burden to our budget.

Likewise, greater college accessi-bility might be responsibly achieved

by reordering our spending priori-ties. The Center on Budget and Pol-icy Priorities reports that the federal government allocated approximately 19 percent of spending, or $689 bil-lion, to domestic and international defense efforts in fiscal year 2012. Another 22 percent, or $773 billion, was spent on funding Social Secu-rity. Meanwhile, primary-, second-ary-, and postsecondary-education received a meager 2 percent of total federal spending. If the federal gov-ernment were to direct an additional 0.1 percent of its spending to help college students, it would unlock $3.5 billion in financial aid.

To encourage federal action on student debt, college students must vocalize their concerns at the vot-ing booth. Young adults can do bet-ter in this regard. According to U.S. Census Bureau data of the November 2012 elections, voter turnout for citi-zens 18 to 24 years old lagged nearly 30 percent behind turnout among citizens 55 to 64 years old. Until we rectify this disparity, America’s stu-dent debt crisis will likely not receive the attention it deserves, even as it quietly intensifies day by day.

This op-ed was written by members of the National Campaign for Political and Civic Engagement, a consortium of over twenty colleges including Simpson Col-lege. Hanna Herbert (Allegheny College), Sietse Goffard (Harvard University),

Gavin Sullivan (Harvard University), Kira Kaur (Rutgers University), Catherine Benavidez (University of Texas at Austin), and Laura Silliman (Vanderbilt Uni-

versity) contributed to this article.

This past week, architects from RDG architectural firm were on campus to discuss the de-

sign of the new C Street project. The expected pedestrian mall was made possible when Simpson College pur-chased C Street from the City of Indi-anola earlier this fall.

Simpson students were invited to an informal question and answer ses-sion with RDG on Monday afternoon to provide input and ideas for the de-sign process. RDG also had meetings with faculty and staff, a steering com-mittee and the Indianola community.

The next step in the planning pro-

cess is RDG rolling out architectural designs. The final design will be on display during a public event with both the Simpson and Indianola communities the week students re-turn for the spring semester.

The major concern students voiced at the meeting on Monday was the completed project resulting in noth-ing more than a refurbished street. Students hope the outcome is an area that is really the heart of Simpson College. Whether that be a place to hang out with friends, eat lunch or have an informal meeting.

The Simpsonian feels this is a good opportunity to bring the campus to-gether. It should be a place that makes Simpson uniquely Simpson.

Some students expressed concern with this just being another construc-tion project. After the construction of Kent Campus Center and now Cowles, students are tired of being inconvenienced by construction.

We feel that Simpson should con-tinue with its philosophy of always moving forward. With times chang-ing, we need to maintain an updated campus. Progress means construc-tion. Progress also means recruiting and retaining students. It means hav-ing a positive reputation within the Iowa Private Colleges and potentially out-of-state students.

If done right, the C Street project can give us the extra edge to set us apart from other Iowa colleges and move us in a forward direction.

questioning the audience, “Teach-ers make a goddamn difference, now what about you?”

Without elementary school teach-ers, or any teachers for that matter, society would cease to advance be-cause the future generations of stu-dents would not have any guidance in school or the life skills necessary to move our communities forward. Elementary education teachers are impacting the future leaders of our country every day and make a posi-tive difference unseen to many.

The impact of every major offered at Simpson is impressionable on the world at large. Our college fosters a community that inspires students to study what they enjoy, to find what makes them happy and pursue that silver lining. Upon graduation, each student receives a diploma with Simp-son College at the top of it, regardless of our major or intended career field. We should be proud of all Simpson College diplomas that adorn various office spaces. Whether that office is a classroom, cubicle, executive corner office or a home, the diploma recog-nizes hard work and determination. Without the hard work of all Simpson students, these diplomas would mean nothing.

The ultimate goal toward that dis-tinguished diploma is to find some-thing to be passionate about and pursue it. Instead of judging how teachers spend their summers, think of how to positively leave an imprint on the world. Don’t choose a major because it is easy and you think you will sail through with straight A’s. That is unrealistic and waste of time. Choose something that makes you happy, pursue your dreams and don’t disregard others.

Simpson Student Media strives to relay accurate information to our readers. We acknowledge our mistakes and strive to correct them. If you notice errors within our content contact Julia Warfield at julia.warfield@my.simpson.edu.

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OFF THEROLL

By Sarina Rhinehart Marketing Director

You just ate a greasy calorie-packed quesadilla and on-ion rings from Tyler’s.

Now you have to drop a load.You go to the closest bathroom,

preferably one in a secluded area. Nothing slows you down- ex-

cept having to spend a lifetime bunching up the thin toilet paper that most students agree is an un-spoken flaw of Simpson College.

“It’s an atrocity,” junior Keegan Carson said. “It feels like sandpa-per, and there are holes in it. I have to take out over 10 sheets just to try and wipe.”

Simpson uses a one-ply toilet paper, meaning it is a thin, single

layer sheet. Director of Campus Services

John Harris said that Simp-son spends $20,516 on toilet

paper each year. Simpson uses 435 cases of toilet pa-

per yearly; however, the amount of rolls per case

varies because different sized rolls are used in

different buildings.

Students weigh in on quality of toilet paper

to unplug toilets and clogged lines,” Harris said. “This thicker paper would cause additional time for our maintenance staff to clear these fixtures and lines. To be consistent I’ll say this will cause one of my staff to spend 30 percent more time unclogging toilets.”

Even though there are many advantages to using one-ply toilet paper, students are still unhappy with it.

“It feels disgusting,” said fresh-man Courtney Ford. “It feels like sandpaper.”

Freshmen Brock Myers and Mi-cah Watson expressed a strong dis-taste for Simpson’s toilet paper.

“How many wipes does it take to get a clean button?” Myers asked. “Zero because it can’t get the job done,” Watson said.

“That stuff isn’t fit to wipe your… you know what,” said junior Matt Comer.

Carson admitted that he has a couple of friends who actually buy their own toilet paper because they cannot stand to use Simpson’s. Carson believes that a private in-stitution should be able to provide higher quality toilet paper.

Early this year at a conference, Carson tweeted out, “That sad mo-ment when you come to the real-ization that the convention center has better toilet paper than your private college…”

“I feel comfortable in saying that the school is not planning on add-ing any additional staff members just so we can have two-ply toilet paper,” Harris said.

Some students even admit they look forward to going home to use softer, thicker toilet paper.

“When I go home, it feels like I’m using a quilt for toilet paper because of how bad Simpson’s is,” said junior Brittany Robb.

Many students agree that Simp-son should invest in better toilet paper.

“I didn’t pay $30,000+ dollars a year to wipe with tissue paper, yikes!” said senior Olivia Pasker.

There is two- or three-ply toilet paper options that are thicker, soft-er, and more absorbent, but Harris says there are some drawbacks to using two- or three-ply toilet paper.

“While Simpson is open to the use of two-ply toilet paper, the cost of the product itself is not the only factor for us using one-ply,” Harris said. “If we go with two-ply, we’ve just doubled our use. Now the argu-ment can be made that if a thicker product is used, then the end user would use less. This sounds good, but people generally use the same amount.”

In Harris’ more than two years at Simpson, he has only received one concern about the toilet paper.

“Let’s say they used 1/3 less of the two-ply, then they are still using 30 percent more than before of the single ply,” Harris said. “This would be a price increase. We would also have to include the amount of time it would take my staff to deliver and install the extra rolls. This would re-quire 30 percent more of our time.”

Harris says another problem is that a thicker toilet paper would di-rectly affect the operation of the toi-lets and Simpson’s old pipes.

“We already get quite a few calls

By Ben RodgersPerspectives Director

Head and the Heart returns with “Let’s Be Still”

This fall, Seattle based indie-folk band, The Head and the Heart, released their second studio

album, Let’s Be Still. The album cur-

rently sits at number two on Bill-board’s top folk albums behind Pas-sengers, All the Little Lights.

While very deserving of being played on top 40 radio, The Head and the Heart is an easy band to pass over. This band is a little gem that only seems to catch the attention of those who pay attention to the indie music scene catch.

Listening to Let’s Be Still, one can tell the band has grown and matured into a more cohesive group of musi-cians since their last studio album, The Head and the Heart.

“This is the first time that we produced as a full band. This one is everyone’s influences equally pres-ent and prevalent throughout the al-bum. I think that comes from being better musicians, more comfortable with each other from two-plus years

of touring on the road,” Josiah John-son, the bands front man told Rolling Stone.

There is no doubt that the high-light of this album is the fifth track on the album, “Summertime”, with the bands one female member, Charity Rose Thielen, taking over lead vocals on the track. While she adds so much to back vocals, one thing that really lacked from their last album, was a track with Thielen taking a lead.

“Summertime” is somewhat of a corny love song when it comes to the lyrics, however, Thielen delivers them with a funky, echoing tone in her voice, and is backed by disco-like synths.

While it’s not picking up media acclaim like “Shake” or “Summer-time”, the albums title track, “Be Still” is definitely a song that needs to be

highlighted. It’s a another simple love song, with a couple wanting to cast away all of the on-goings in the crazy world around them, and as the title says, be still.

While reading this review it’s fairly easy to see that there is a consistent theme in their music: love.

It is really easy to get tired of con-stantly hearing love songs, however, when they’re done the way The Head and the Heart do them, you can find yourself coming back for more, get-ting lost in the phenomenal song-writing from Thielen, Russell and Jonathan Russell.

While the band has not hit high indie acclaim like that of Bright Eyes, The Avett Brothers or Iron and Wine, with two extraordinary albums, its easy to see that they will make their way there soon enough.

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The student view

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Keegan Carson,junior

What faculty have to say

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John Harris,Director of Campus Services

While Simpson is open to the use of two-ply toilet paper, the cost of the product itself is not the only factor for us using one-ply. If we go with

two-ply, we’ve just doubled our use. Now the argument can be made that if a thicker product is used, then the end user would use less. This sounds

good, but people generally use the same amount.

It’s an atrocity. It feels like sandpaper, and there are holes in it. I have to

take out over 10 sheets just to try and wipe.

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SPORTSPage 6 November 21, 2013 Sports

SPORTS@SimpAthletics

By Katie Buchholz Web Editor

Freshmen led the Simpson wres-tling team in the season-open-ing this past weekend.

“We surprised a lot of folks who were expecting the same SC wres-tling team from last year,” head coach Nate Hansen said. “The only people who weren’t surprised were us. It was a measuring stick for the season and now we know the areas we need to fo-cus on technically as a team.”

Highlights from the Luther Open included freshman Jacob Freeman placing sixth in the 133-pound brack-et of the Elite Division and freshman Colby Vlieger placing third in the 285-pound bracket of the Freshmen Division.

“My first match didn’t go as well as I thought it was going to go,” Vlieg-er said. “I ended up losing my first match, but I just gotta keep what I learn from the coaches and I came back and ended up winning my next three matches.”

Shane Swank also added a fourth place finish in the Freshmen Division with a 4-2 record at 165 pounds. He won his first three matches of the day before losing in the championship quarterfinals.

“We faced some of the best wres-

Storm Wrestling has success at Luther Open

tlers in the country across all divi-sions today,” Hansen said. “We need to respond next week and stay on the rise with consistency. I’m pleased with the overall effort and fight; not satisfied with the results.”

The first tournament was a good experience for the wrestling team.

“Overall the team is looking good and I think we got our feet wet with a tough tournament for the start of the year and there’s only one place for us to go and that’s up,” senior Jeff Sand said.

Freshman Ryan Joint was one of three Storm wrestlers with a win-ning record (3-2) at 149 pounds in the Gold Division. Other standings include: Jeff Sand (2-2), Greg Harlow (2-2) and Taylor Witzel (2-2).

Moving forward to Wednesday Nov. 20, Simpson opens the dual sea-son traveling to Waverly, Iowa to face the Turkey Invite.

“It’s a smaller tournament than the Luther Open, but there is still a lot of high competition,” Hansen said. “What I really want to see is our first championship for the year and go into Thanksgiving break on a positive note.”

To stay up to date with the Simp-son Wrestling team follow the Storm on Twitter and Facebook: @sstorm-wrestling and @StormChaserWR. #OnTheRise

Following Simpson’s 28-21 vic-tory over Luther, head football coach Jim Glogowski tweeted,

“At the end of the day, when it is all said and done … I would not trade this group of men for any other! #weridetogether”

The Storm finished 7-3 overall and went 5-2 in Iowa Conference play, solidifying sole possession of second place. Simpson’s 7-3 mark is its best since 2008, when the team played to a 7-3 overall, 5-3 IIAC record.

For the senior football players, it means they’ve worked hard to build the program to where it is today. For Coach Glogowski, it means his seniors have something tangible to leave with, unlike what Simpson had when he first recruited them.

“I think they’re instrumental,” Glogowski said. “I sat in a lot of their homes asking them to buy into some-thing that wasn’t exactly there at the time and had a vision for what the future could be.”

Four years later, and the vision has come true. Tough losses, sweat, tears and hours of practice were the main ingredients to ending the season with a positive record.

“We certainly struggled, we played a lot of young guys and developed a lot of young guys like Taylor Nelson, Michael Chia and Brad Vogel, and those guys certainly saw playing time early,” Glogowski said.

The one word Glogowski uses when he describes the players of the Class of 2014 is resilient. It’s fitting, especially with the changes they’ve made to the program.

“We’ve bounced back from a lot of tough losses and we’ve had a lot of big wins,” he said. “I look back on when

Seniors put Simpson football back On The MapBy Aaron Young and Steffi Lee Sports Director and News Director

they were freshmen in 2010 and there were some tough losses. That year, the only two games we won, we beat Cor-nell (College) and Loras (College). Luther (College) beat us that year, Central (College) really hammered us and Coe (College) put it to us pretty good.”

He sees the 2011 season as the pivotal moment, where the team won four of the last six games.

The seniors leave behind a team of players who can look forward to the future.

“They said goodbye on Saturday and every freshman and sophomore in our program has never seen less than a second place finish,” Glogows-ki said. “You couple that with our junior class that’s going to be seniors next year and they’ve never had a los-ing record.”

Having a team with players who’ve never experienced a losing record during their football careers at Simp-son are only baby steps, he said, but it paints a bigger picture about how hard work reaps rewarding memo-ries such as securing a second place finish. Rankings help with staying motivated, he said, but it’s nothing to worry about.

“I just think the expectations they placed on themselves were the ones that mattered and everybody in the league makes these decisions based on who may be back and who may be new in the program, but no one re-ally knows, especially at our level,” he said.

While seniors Nelson, Chia and Vogel are leaving, the Storm plan on continuing its work ethic to stay fo-cused. Glogowski said players’ skill-sets aren’t simply replaced by other players.

“I think people said the same thing when Taylor Rogers ’13 graduated,”

he said. “In Taylor Rogers’ situation, he was a really good football player as far as going high up and getting the ball, and his skillset, we certainly never replaced.”

Nelson’s known as the star quar-terback, but his success didn’t happen in one game.

“I think he started 40 straight games,” Glogowski said. “That’s a lot of football.”

Glogowski said he’ll miss the ca-maraderie of this year’s team. Look-ing back, he cherishes moments such as traveling to away games and hav-ing team dinners.

The team plans to stay organized during off-season. Before Christmas break, the Storm will put in some more lifting sessions and plan on coming back strong in 2014.

“One thing about Division III foot-ball is that it’s all voluntary,” Glogows-ki said. “They’re going to want it and they’re going to have to go get it.”

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STORMFriday, Nov. 22

Saturday, Nov. 23

Sunday, Nov. 24

Tuesday, Nov. 26

Wednesday, Nov. 27

SWIMMINGMen’s and Women’s Swimming vs. Loras at Indianola YMCA – 6 p.m.

WRESTLINGCoe Invitational – 9 a.m.

BASKETBALLWomen’s basketball vs. UW-Eau Claire at Cowles Fieldhouse – 3 p.m.

Men’s basketball at UW-Platteville – 7 p.m.

BASKETBALLMen’s basketball vs. Augustana at UW-Platteville Tournament – 1 p.m.

BASKETBALLWomen’s basketball vs. Iowa Wesleyan at Cowles Fieldhouse – 7 p.m.

BASKETBALLMen’s basketball vs. William Penn @ Cowles Fieldhouse – 7:30 p.m.

Jeff Sand and Jason Clark wrestle during practice.

Freshman Shane Swank competes in his last match for the Luther Open.

Photo by Katie Buchholz

Photo by Jessica Gronke

Photos by Conner McGinnis

Simpson offense huddles for the play call against Buena Vista.

Taylor Nelson throws a pass against Buena Vista in the last home game.

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By Aaron Young Sports Director

Storm escape AIB comeback, opens season with a W

Nothing’s sweeter than start-ing the season on the right foot. That’s exactly what the

No. 16-nationally ranked Simpson women’s basketball team was set to do Monday night.

The Storm defeated AIB College of Business on the road, 77-73.

Coming off the bench, sophomore guard Mackenzie Haupt made the most of her 23 minutes on the court, leading the team with a game-high 22 points. Haupt shot 7-for-12 from the field, 2-for-7 from behind the arc and went 6-for-6 from the charity stripe. Last season, Haupt appeared in just three games for a total of seven min-utes combined.

Haupt said she felt really good about her performance.

“I knew I just had to go in and do what I could,” Haupt said. “Since we graduated a lot of key players last year, I knew I had to step up and play well. In the end though, it’s all about the total team effort.”

Sophomore guard Morgan Mauro added a career-high 17 points, shoot-ing 6-for-11 from the field while draining 5-of-10 shots from behind the arc. Sophomore forward Brooke Panzer recorded a double-double on the night, totaling 15 points and 11 rebounds.

Mauro said there were definitely nerves coming into the matchup.

“It was our first game and we wanted to start the season off with a

Storm Wrestling has success at Luther Open

By Aaron Young Sports Director

For the fourth time since 2010, the Grand View men’s basket-ball team has had Simpson’s

number on the court.The Vikings (6-1) defeated the

Storm (0-2), 93-86 Tuesday night in Simpson’s home opener at Cowles Fieldhouse.

Junior forward Austin Hennings led all players on both teams in points scored and rebounds. The Council Bluffs native posted a double-double on the night, registering 29 points (13-for-20) and 15 rebounds. In the first half, Simpson was down 54-47, with Hennings owning 19 of those points. Hennings was just three points from matching his career-high 32 points scored at Simpson.

Sophomore guard Dillon Gretzky shot almost lights out from 3-point territory, shooting 5 of 7 from behind the arc for a total of 17 points. He shot 6-for-10 from the field.

Leading the Vikings was freshman guard Chase Mullen. Off the bench, Mullen recorded 18 points (6-for-10) while acting as a terror behind the arc

Storm suffer loss to Grand View, 93-86(4-for-6). Junior forward John Pe-ters dropped 17 while crashing the boards, picking up seven rebounds.

One key stat that sticks out: Bench scoring. The Vikings scored 48 points off the bench compared to Simpson’s 24.

For the game as a team, Grand View shot almost 48 percent from the field (33-for-69), almost 39 per-cent from 3-point territory (7-for-18) and almost 65 percent from the charity stripe (20-for-31). Simpson shot about 40 percent from the field (33-for-82), almost 30 percent from behind the arc (11-for-37) and al-most 53 percent from the free throw line (9-for-17).

The series between the Vikings and the Storm dates back to the 1929-30 season, with Grand View increasing its lead on the overall se-ries to 20-14.

Simpson travels to Platteville, Wisc. in search of their first win, participating at the UW-Platteville Tournament. The Storm will battle tournament host-UW-Platteville on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 7 p.m. and Au-gustana (Ill.) the next day at 1 p.m.

win,” Mauro said. “When the game got close, I had confidence that we would pull through and I think we made some big plays down the stretch that helped us finish with the W.”

Haupt added there are always go-ing to be pre-game jitters, especially with a young team.

“I think after a few touches on the court, those started to fade and we played our game. We just need to build on this win here on out.”

Simpson (1-0) begins its home stretch – a 4-game home stand that will last Nov. 23-30. Simpson hosts the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire on Saturday, Nov. 23 with game time set at 3 p.m.

About the BlugoldsUW-Eau Claire (0-2) will come to

Indianola with a third game under their trunks, as the Blugolds host St. Scholastica tonight at 7 p.m. UW-Eau Claire has suffered two losses already on the young season, being defeated by Carroll (Wisc.) 65-49 and Luther 70-62.

UW-Eau Claire competes in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). They were tabbed to finish fifth in the confer-ence, with all first-place votes going towards UW-Whitewater. A team familiar to Simpson last season, UW-Whitewater defeated the Storm 76-73 in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Divi-sion III Tournament. The Warhawks are ranked No. 2 nationally by the WBCA/USA TODAY SPORTS Divi-sion III Top 25 Coaches’ Poll.

The Blugolds leading scorer is

sophomore guard Teenie Lichtfuss. The 5-foot-10 guard is averaging 15 points and 37 minutes played on the court. Lichtfuss is shooting about 57 percent from the field, 25 percent from 3-point territory and almost 63 percent from the free throw line. She is also averaging six rebounds per game.

Starters for UW-Eau Claire will likely be guards Kristin Sahr and Li-chtfuss and forwards Courtney Lew-is, Madison Johnson and either Carly Chell or Sam Anderson.

On TwitterStay up-to-date with all the action

between UW-Eau Claire and Simp-son on Twitter, by following @Sim-pAthletics for continuous updates from the contest.

Rachel Kaale attempts a shot during practice.

Photos by Conner McGinnisRachel Kaale and Morgan Mauro attempt to trap and steal the ball during press break drills.

Austin Hennings does a ball trick at practice.Leif Olson works on drills with assistant men’s basket-ball coach Brandon Stromer.

Photos by Jessica Gronke

Taylor Nelson throws a pass against Buena Vista in the last home game.

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1] Seeing familyGetting to see your family and catching up with what has been going on since you’ve been gone might be just the perfect break from college.

2] Eating pieFrom apple pie and pumpkin pie to blueberry pie, who doesn’t love eating a few slices of pie during Thanksgiving?

3] Watching footballGetting to root along with your family for your favorite football teams after a Thanksgiving feast is the best break remedy.

4] Going Black Friday ShoppingGoing out at the latest hours of the night to run around like cra-zy, get some awesome deals and do some people watching make for great memories.

5]Watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Seeing all of the parade bal-loons, floats, performers and the marching band participate in the 87th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is an excellent way to get ready for the holiday season.

6] Getting a break from college before “dead week”We all know that we need a mental break before studying all night to prepare for finals.

7] Eating plenty of turkeyWhether you fry it, bake it or smoke it, eating turkey during Thanksgiving is always some-thing to look forward to.

8] Eating ham along with turkeyBecause who doesn’t like ham? If you aren’t the turkey kind of family, that’s okay too.

9] Eating the rest of the Thanksgiving feastFrom cheesy potatoes and stuffing to green bean casse-role and rolls, the feast won’t be done until you eat all of the side dishes.

10] Sleeping after you get into a food comaHours of sleep are needed once you devour your entire Thanksgiving meal.

11] Having a Charlie Brown marathonWatching Charlie Brown try to kick the football from under Lucy’s hands is always a blast and is a great way to bring you back to your childhood glory days.

12] Being thankfulThanksgiving Day will always be a reminder to be thankful for the people and opportunities in your life.

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By Taylor MillerSimpsonian Staff Reporter