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opinion sports feature Stachura reacts to Trump’s Loper Wrestling continues Cy Cannon turns his 3 decision to open national 4 its domination on the mat, 7 passion for video and parks to mining defeating Bronchos, Jets photography into career In this theissue... antelope Run with it. University of Nebraska at Kearney Volume 119, Issue 13| 2.7.18 | www.unkantelope.com STUDENTS ENJOY MAGICAL NIGHT Photos by Sieun Lee Nash Fung, a magician gives a cup of water to Seth Taylor, a sophomore marketing Jesse Uppal, a transfer student from North Platte majoring in aviation, gives his student and Cristina Arteaga, a freshman Elementary Education student. They think driver’s license to Fung, which he then moves from an envelope in his pocket into a that it tastes like juice, not water. coke can. Red, white and blue hoping for gold Search out Pfeifer breaks down the Winter Olympics and key Team USA athletes for students WYATT PFEIFER Antelope Staff to participate in MyBlue As the Olympic torch relay reaches closer and closer to its destination, the anticipation of the 2018 Winter updates Olympics continues to grow. This year’s Winter Olympic Games take place in Pyeongchang, South Korea, where the ALANNAH GOODE opening ceremony will be held this Antelope Staff Friday, Feb. 9 at 5:00 a.m. It can be viewed live on NBCOlympics.com or on the NBC Sports App. Or, you can wait to The Office of Student Records and watch the televised production of the Registration is in search of student Opening Ceremony, which won’t air until volunteers to become part of a panel 7 p.m. that night on NBC. to provide input on new features With 90-some countries competing events (slalom, giant slalom, super G and for this year. for MyBLUE. The office, located in in seven different sports, there downhill) where she has a great chance The United States goes into the Warner Hall, is initiating a review are estimated to be around 2,800 to take home four gold medals when it is Winter Olympics with 5-to-1 odds on of the MyBLUE student portal and participants, including 242 from all said and done. taking home the most gold medals, encouraging UNK students to get the United States Team. The United Another member of Team USA sitting only behind Norway and involved in the process. States Team is also the largest athlete to watch out for is the 17-year-old Germany. With the defending Winter MyBLUE is the interactive portal delegation for any nation in the history snowboarder, Chloe Kim. Kim looks Olympic champion nation, Russia, not that allows students to view and of the Winter Olympics. Team USA to become the youngest female being allowed to compete this year, register for classes, check their grades, looks to make a big push this year in the snowboarder to take home the gold. Team USA looks like they are going account balances, financial aid, review Winter Olympics after finishing fourth in Some of Team USA’s more high- to be in the running to take home the personal information, access degree Sochi in 2014, they have three five-time profile Olympians competing are Lindsey most medals. audit, view advisor information and Olympians, five defending gold medalists Vonn and “The Flying Tomato” Shaun While the Opening Ceremony does develop graduation plans. and 103 returning Olympians for this White. not start until Friday, you can tune in If interested or for more year’s games. Coming off an injury that kept Vonn on Thursday, Feb. 8 to watch the first information, students may contact Athletes from 31 different states are from competing in Sochi in 2014, she set of events, which are men’s singles Assistant Registrar Kimberly K. Seitler representing Team USA with the oldest will be back looks to show why she is and pairs figure skating, as well as by email at [email protected] or by athlete competing at the age of thirty- the most successful female ski racer in women’s and men’s mogul qualification phone at 308-865-8527. nine and the youngest competing at history. Shaun White, who already has in freestyle skiing. It is the feeling of MyBlue seventeen. two Olympic gold medals, looks to assert Stay warm and watch as much as administration that students are One of the athletes to watch for his dominance this year after recording you want, there are multiple events difference makers, and they have the is Team USA’s skier, Mikaela Shiffrin. his second ever perfect score at the U.S. every day until the Closing Ceremony power to make a meaningful impact Shiffrin is a heavy favorite in her four Grand Prix to secure his spot on the team on Sunday, Feb. 25. with the MyBLUE review, Seitler says. Sunday 2/4 Monday 2/5 Tuesday 2/6 Thursday 2/1 Friday 2/2 Saturday 2/3 Fun Interesting Tragic The Philadelphia Senators John McCain Students woke up to The City of Kearney The GOP released a Pink is scheduled to sing Eagles won their first (R) and Chris Coons snow. The ground was released the third memo claiming law the National Anthem at Super Bowl, defeating (D) plan to introduce completely white, and edition of their trail enforcement misled the Super Bowl, but she the New England a bipartisan bill that more snowfall continued guide, including maps, the courts to conduct comes down with the Patriots 41-33. gives DACA recipients a throughout the morning. safety and etiquette for surveillance on a flu. She belted out the pathway to citizenship the city’s walking trails. former Trump campaign Star Spangled Banner and doesn’t fund the advisor. The DOJ and anyway. border wall. FBI have criticized the THIS WEEK IN REVIEW memo as misleading and incomplete. news UNK Intramurals organize a night of pitch After a stressful day back in class, UNK students come together in Mantor Hall for a free pitch tournament BRAYDON CONELL Sheven Rodocker, an undecided major Antelope Staff from Halsey, and Zoe Ritz, an elementary education major from Comstock. Both students entered the tournament out of UNK Intramurals once again hosted a desire to compete and to win. However, a pitch tournament in Mantor Hall on the team’s plan did not exactly work out Jan. 25. Sixteen teams came together to as a “pro-player had a newbie she had to battle it out for the top prize: two IM- carry around,” Ritz jokingly said. League T-shirts. Teams consisted of two Ritz said she grew up playing pitch members who sat opposite of each other with her family and continues to play and played against another team. Many periodically with friends on campus and groups even came with code names such whenever she is home. as Life’s a Pitch, Trump There It Is, and Rodocker was quite the opposite Don’t Be Pitchy. Additionally, the Learn- story as he learned how to play the game ing Commons and the First Year program only a mere two weeks prior to the tour- provided Barista’s coffee to all partici- nament. “Our dignity was at stake and pants. As the night kicked off, one stu- we wanted to win the shirts, but we still Photos by Braydon Conell dent approached a table to watch one of had a lot of fun and met two cool guys the matches. Andrew Winscot, Assistant even though we only played one match,” Two teams concentrate on which card to play next while in the trump of clubs. The Director of Campus Recreation, wasn’t Rodocker said. tournament was organized in single-elimination, 10-point pitch rule matches. optimistic: “It’s going pretty rough; the Overall, the consensus was that UNK cards are just not going our way.” should host more of these types of card glance at the UNK newsletter in my email Spalding, and Austin Jacobsen, an exer- The tournament, single-elimination game tournaments as those attending a few days ago,” one participant said. cise science and sports communication in format, was both intense and relaxed were happy they chose to go instead of major from Sidney. as each team stressed over which card just staying in their rooms. However, one around two and a half hours of competi- was the most strategic to play, but the suggestion for improvement was to bet- tion Thewith night a sole finally team cappedreigning off victorious. after night was also full of lasting memories ter advertise the event to have a larger The champions of UNK’s Intramural pitch More Photos online @ and friendships. draw of students. “I only knew to come tournament was Don’t Be Pitchy: Wyatt UNKANTELOPE.COM to the tournament because I happened to Pfeifer, sports management major from was Itch to Play Pitch, consisting of One of the first teams eliminated Kane Brown warms Golden Torch event hearts of millions forges mentorships his stepfather, the discrimination Country star impacts for his skin color, growing up in a RACHAEL FANGMEIER Favinger said that many employers millions with latest album poor household and losing friends to Antelope Staff aren’t too concerned about major, in overdose and gun violence. The track for the company in terms of personality, about difficult upbringing recounts all of his experiences and he’s, May is fast approaching. For some, interestsmost cases, and if characteristics.the student is the right fit “learning how to let it go.” “Learning” this means summer jobs or internships. Favinger said the goal of the career and experiences. represents not letting life bring you For others, it means graduate school down, despite the hand you’re dealt.