Thursday, October 6, 2016 | Volume 159, Issue 7 Nebraska’s Oldest College Newspaper the doane SPORTS page 8 LIFE & CULTURE page 4 See page 8 to learn why athletes came from Tired of $200 boots for this fall season? Flip to owl around the country just for Doane athletics. page 4 to learn how to shop fall on a budget. ‘Blackout Day’ to raise awareness for brutality AUSTIN PLOURDE said Helena Gabrielle Val- black lives. “It’s good to understand said. Staff Writer quier Flynn, junior IDEA “Look back at the vi- what the minority students Flynn said her biggest fear On Oct. 6 there will be a member. olence against black and at Doane feel and events will with this event is that others blackout on campus in order Flynn said that police bru- brown bodies it’s nothing show your support to them,” will try and belittle the pro- to raise awareness for police tality does not make sense new,” Professor Marilyn Flynn said test by saying all lives matter. brutality. and that police should know Johnson Farr said. Johnson Farr said that “Yes you have the freedom Students and Faculty where to shoot in order to Johnson Farr said that she is concerned that no one of speech but you should not want to bring light to an is- not kill someone. historically that the cry has is asking how minority stu- use this freedom to belittle sue that has been going on “The issue itself is the fact come from our community dents are impacted by all the those around you,” Flynn for years to Doane. that this has been happening to help people understand police brutality events. said. “A lot of people on social to black community for a that there has been a lega- “You’ll never know how Flynn said people should media have been suggesting long time,” Flynn said. cy in this country and that these students feel until be allowed to protest what that this is geared towards Flynn said that of course the cry of the people being you ask them the questions, they want to protest if they only black Americans but all lives matter but how can affected is resonating more which I think is a piece that are not being aggressive in my eyes it’s about police we say black lives matter if than ever because the cry is is perhaps absent from the about it. brutality against everyone,” we do not take into account more painful. conversation.” Johnson Farr Court of Appeals coming to campus Oct. 12 LAUREN WAGNER Managing Editor The Nebraska Court of Appeals is coming to Doane on Oct. 12 to hold oral arguments for mul- tiple appealed cases in Heckman Auditorium. The court will hear four cases in their first pan- el session at 9:30 a.m. and four cases in their sec- ond panel at 1:30 p.m. This event is part of the court’s College Cam- pus Initiative, an outreach program designed to give students an experience of the process of an appellate court while educating the campus about PHOTO BY BROOKE BULLER| The Doane Owl the state judicial system, said Frankie Moore, Freshmen Zachary Renshaw and Chris Petersen attend the Faculty in Residence presentation with Andrea Holmes and visit with her two dogs that she brought with her to campus. Chief Judge of the Nebraska Court of Appeals. Area high schools are also invited to attend the arguments, Moore said. “I am one of six judges on the Nebraska Court Holmes ights for puppies of Appeals,” Moore said. “We are responsible for the country. “My first initial reaction deciding appeals from the trial courts across the JESS EDMEIRI state. We divide into panels of three judges to de- Staff Writer Sophomore Chelcey was like ‘I did not know this Mannel said she was surprised was happening in Nebraska,’” cide cases.” When thinking of Nebras- that Nebraska was on the list. she said. Lukowitz said that Our daily work includes reading the “record” ka, one usually thinks of corn, She did not know that puppy her family fosters animals, and from the lower court proceeding, which includes tractors, and sunsets, but when mills were so popular. has adopted animals from shel- the typed transcription of witness testimony and Andrea Holmes, associate pro- “It just makes you see ters in Nebraska. any documents that were put into evidence.” fessor of Chemistry at Doane the cute little puppies in the The other states that are Daily work for the Court of Appeals involves University, thinks of Nebraska, store differently,” she said. included in the group with reading records from the proceeding of the low- she thinks of something else. She said that she now wants the highest puppy mills in the er court, which includes information like witness “Nebraska is one of to adopt when she is able to, country are Arkansas, Iowa, testimonies and document evidence, Moore said. the biggest producers of puppy and will not buy from local pet Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma After reading the record, the judges read briefs mills,” Holmes said, in a pre- stores or breeders. and Pennsylvania. Holmes from each party, research the legal issues and then sentation tonight. She said Ne- Rachel Lukowitz, who has said that Pennsylvania is the prepare to decide the case. braska is one of the top seven heard Holmes speak before, states in the country that pro- had the same reaction as Man- SEE HOLMES|PAGE 2 duce the most puppy mills in nel. SEE APPEALS|PAGE 2 Doane students abuse alcohol, not drugs AUSTIN PLOURDE tity than upperclassmen. Connor’s study is that drink- Staff Writer “I see a lot of younger stu- ing impairs cognitive func- dents having a problem with tion and one does not retain Doane’s biggest drug moderation but overall up- information as well if they problem isn’t marijuana. perclassmen seem to have a are feeling ill the next day. It’s not prescription medi- good handle on how to mod- While alcohol use and its cations. erate their drinks,” sopho- consequences are a concern, It’s alcohol. more Peter Strobel said. Schlichting was proud to re- Director of Student Health “Being exposed to all of port that Doane drug use is Kelly Jirovec would say there this after never seeing alco- low. is cause for concern. hol my whole life other than In a survey sent out last “The biggest drug prob- movies created an environ- week with 126 students re- lem in my eyes is alcohol, ment in which I and people sponding, 70 percent of which people often forget is I know felt pressured to use those surveyed are currently classified as a drug,” Jirovec drugs,” sophomore Chandler not using drugs and about said. Duncan said. 80 percent don’t believe that According to the National A study conducted by Ma- drug use is an issue on cam- College Health Assessment, ria A. Polk and Tamlin S. pus. 70 percent of Doane Uni- Conner from the Department “I don’t really see a whole versity students have used of Psychology at University lot of things being used oth- alcohol within the last 30 of Otago in New Zealand er than Adderall, marijuana, days, which is about 13 per- stated that alcohol consump- and alcohol, if you consider cent higher than the national tion can affect several physi- alcohol a drug,” Strobel said. average. cal, cognitive and emotional Strobel said that Adderall A study conducted by factors, such as sleep, illness, and other prescription drugs Gary Liguori from the Uni- the ability to concentrate and are abused during critical versity of Tennessee and manage workload, mood times such as midterms, or fi- Barb Lonbaken from North and stress, which in turn im- nals week when there is a key Dakota State University pair functioning in daily life. test where students would PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ASPEN GREEN | The Doane Owl found that freshmen have Health and Wellness Ed- Students at Doane rank 13 percent higher than the national av- erage, with 70 percent of the student body having consumed been found to drink more fre- ucator Amy Schlichting said SEE ALCOHOL|PAGE 2 alcohol within the last 30 days. quently and in greater quan- the purpose of Polk and 2 news doaneline.com Student Congress gains three senators said Twidwell. STEPHANIE HOSHOR All three new StuCo members are very involved Staff Writer on campus. Vogel is on the basketball team and Health and Medical Occupations Club (HMOC), With every new freshman class comes new Stu- Twidwell currently serves on the environmental dent Congress (StuCo) members, and this year’s committee, and Renshaw is defensive back on the new trio of members is here to make Doane great football team. again. One of the big plans Renshaw stated in his Your newly elected Doane University StuCo campaign was getting the Perry Campus sidewalk members are: Angela Twidwell, of North Platte that goes around Doane Lake repaired. Nebraska; Mady Vogel, of Gothenburg Nebraska; “This is actually being done; we are waiting Zachary Renshaw, of Sioux Falls South Dakota. for approval from the board on October 6,” said “I ran for student congress because I want to be Renshaw. a representative for the student body,” said Twid- “Right now I’m just trying to understand how well. “To give other students someone to relate exactly Student Congress works for our campus,” to, and to be an advocate for anything they need said Vogel. “From there, I just want to take con- throughout the year.” cerns we have and finding solutions and putting Each of the StuCo members had different ways them into action.” Mady Vogel of getting their message out to their fellow class- mates.