CARROLL UNIVERSITY FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Ashley JoersEditorIal Staff

Resident Assistants and Orientation MentorsChristina Dagenais’s journey through the application process

Tourney Bound!Pioneers headed to Kentucky

Audrey EricsonEditorial Staff

For the first time since 2007, the Pioneer men’s bas-ketball team will make an appearance in the NCAA tour-

nament.Carroll has had a great season full of ups and downs.

This past weekend was definitely a high for them. The men took on hosts Lake Forest College Feb. 24“We worked all week on a 2-3 zone that they had nev-

er seen before, and we tweaked our offense and put in some new plays that would help us get some good shots against them,” said senior guard Kyle Jones.

Jones also mentioned that even though the team had lost twice to Lake Forest earlier in the season they felt very confident in their ability as a team to play well.

Kevin Hurd, a sophomore on the team also said that it felt great going into the tournament. It was an opportu-nity that a few weeks ago the team thought they weren’t going to have.

“We were excited, confident and just expected to win,” Hurd said.

Carroll was playing well in the first half and kept it up, ending the first half with a score of 40–30.

“We just kept telling each other to stay together,” Jones said.

The team knew that they had a job to do, had all of the tools to accomplish it and just went out and did it, by stay-ing mentally sharp and focused, said Hurd.

That is exactly what the team did, securing a victory win over Lake Forest with the final score of 77-70.

The team was feeling great after the win against Lake Forest but they new their job wasn’t done so the team quickly focused on getting ready to play St. Norbert the next day, said Jones.

Carroll was the early game when they played against Lake Forest, so the team was able to watch St. Norbert play Grinnell to find out whom their opponent was going to be.

“During that game we actually got updates on our girls team and we were going crazy. But after the Nor-bert’s-Grinnell game, we knew what to expect from Norbert’s. They are a well-coached and solid team. We had to be on our A game and fortunately we were,” Hurd said.

After the first half, Carroll had a commanding lead of 29 points. Jones explained how he felt during the first half of the game in one word: “incredible.”

“It was one of the best halves of basketball that I’ve ever been apart of,” Jones said.

Hurd explained that even with a lead like that [a team] cannot ease up. St. Norbert is a good team and Carroll couldn’t give them an inch.

The entire season—all of the hard work, sweat and dedication—was going to come down to the last half of the game.

“We felt that all of the workouts and practices that we have gone through all year were all worth it to get to this point. There is no better feeling than seeing all your hard work pay off and for me it was extra special be-cause it’s my senior season and I get to go to the NCAA Tournament,” Jones said.

Hurd proved to be feeling the same way. “I was happy for my team, fans, the university but

especially for Trey and Kyle being our only two seniors. We wanted to make this a special run for them and I was real excited that we made it memorable,” Hurd said.

The men’s season will continue when they take on Transylvania University in Lexington, Ky. March 2 for the first round of the NCAA tournament.

Resident Assistant and Ori-entation Mentor applicants ac-complished the final stage of their application process, called group process, Feb. 19, said Ra-chel Paulson, an RA in North Bergstrom who participated as an interviewer during students’ application processes.

Applicants for RA and OM positions convened for ice-breakers, group activities and discussions during group pro-cess. Their goal was to show their group leaders (current RAs and OMs) and the directors of Resi-dence Life and Housing their in-terpersonal and leadership skills, said Christina Dagenais, who applied for both positions.

“I feel like I really learned

a lot that day,” Dagenais said. “Group process really reinforced my reasons for wanting to apply for RA and OM.”

Dagenais learned more about what it takes to be an RA and OM during group process as well, she said.

“As far as working in a group, the process reiterated how important communication, teamwork and problem solving skills are for the roles of RA and OM,” she said.

Dagenais hopes to be an RA and OM so that she can enhance other students’ experiences at Carroll, she said.

“I have gained so much from being here, and I think that be-ing an RA/OM is a great way to give back to the university and really share my love of Carroll

with others,” she said.To begin the application

process, RA and OM applicants must fill out a four-page appli-cation with short answer and es-say-style questions. The applica-tion is available through Carroll’s website. Applicants must also submit three reference forms, the website said.

The second part of the pro-cess is an interview. These half hour interviews are conducted by current RAs and a Residence Life and Housing staff member. OM applicants are interviewed by current OMs and the Volun-teer Coordinator, Dagenais said.

Dagenais had three RA in-terviewers and two OM inter-viewers, she said. Her interview-ers were friendly and made the process seem easier than she had

expected, she said.“I was beyond nervous

[about the interview], but after, I felt like I shouldn’t have been as nervous as I was,” Dagenais said. “And it felt really good to have that part of the process done.”

After the group process, ap-plicants wait for Feb. 24 when Carroll offers positions via email, Carroll’s website said. Applicants who are offered positions must accept or decline by Feb. 27.

“Applicants are offered po-sitions based on the area they would best work, such as apart-ments or traditional style hous-ing,” said Christina Hansen, an RA in South Bergstrom.

“[An RA] is a student staff member working and living in campus housing. RAs provide assistance, guidance and support

for residents. RAs are trained in areas such as listening skills, con-frontation, campus resources, and event or program planning,” said Carroll’s website.

RAs are members of the Res-idence Life and Housing Staff. They hold their position for an entire academic year as opposed to the semester in which OMs hold their position, according to the website.

An OM, is a Student Af-fairs staff member who mentors Carroll’s freshmen during their first semester through group and campus-wide activities, coun-seling and information sessions. Among other duties listed on Carroll’s website, OMs are as-signed a Cultural Seminar class and must attend three-fourths of those classes.

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Public Safety reportsJohn HarbeckSpecial Contribution

2/15/12 12:00 p.m. Took a report of a theft from Swarthout/Steele.

2/17/12 1 p.m. Respond-ed to the front drive of the Berg-strom Complex for a property damage only vehicle accident.

2/17/12 11:42 p.m. Took a report of damage to a vehicle mirror in Lot 1.

2/18/12 2:15 a.m. Re-sponded with Residence Life to an alcohol issue in New Hall.

2/20/12 10:45 p.m. Re-sponded to have an unwanted student leave Kilgour.

2/22/12 9:25 a.m. Had an unwanted person looking through the dumpster leave the area of the Hartwell Apartments.

2/23/12 12:30 p.m. Took a report of an off-campus alter-cation involving two students.

2/23/12 1:25 p.m. Re-sponded with Waukesha EMS to a medical emergency near Main Hall.

2/24/12 2:20 p.m. Assist-ed Student Affairs with checking on the welfare of a student.

2/24/12 10:20 p.m. Dealt with an underage alcohol posses-sion issue in Lot 1.

2/25/12 3:37 a.m. Assist-ed Residence Life with an intox-icated person in the Bergstrom Complex.

Wisconsin’s new voter ID law will begin effecting Carroll student’s edibility to vote start-ing with the April 3 election.

The new voter ID law re-quires that all voters show a driv-er’s license or another state is-sued ID in order to vote in the upcoming elections. However, with several members of the stu-dent population not being from Wisconsin, this poses a problem for students that do want to vote in the elections.

The new law has several changes to the voting process, including a residency require-ment change from 10 days to 28 consecutive days, removal of a straight-party ticket option to each individual candidate being selected separately and ballots

are no longer able to be sent via fax to absentee voters according to the Government Accountabil-ity Board’s resource guide on the new law.

The most dramatic change is for students who are not Wis-consin residents who live off campus. In order to accommo-date for these students, Carroll is going to be implementing a new system to help those stu-dents vote.

“A university can have a vot-er ID that is acceptable as long as it has a photograph, signature, issue date and expiration date,” said Angela Meldonian, Cam-pus Center Operations Manag-er. “Campus Services is working on whether to change a student’s ID or have a separate voter ID for student’s to obtain.”

Additionally, students will need to obtain an enrollment let-

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ter through the Registrar’s office at least a week in advance, which will prove that the student is en-rolled in Carroll for the current semester, said Meldonian.

In comparing the two op-tions, most schools are leaning towards separate voter ID cards. The reason for this is that the voter information has to expire every two years.

“Expenses will dictate the method we will be using,” said Meldonian. “On campus stu-dents will be able to use their current ID’s. However, if you use a picture ID that doesn’t give current address, you can bring another proof of residence, such as a phone bill or energy bill.”

To assist in the process, Campus Services is working on a website under its department tab on the Carroll portal regarding voting information and where

students can go to vote.“I think it’s an interesting

opportunity to let Carroll stu-dents be able to vote in the area they are living in for most of the year because they will proba-bly be benefiting from whomev-er gets elected,” said sophomore Lindsey Weisensel. “Being from Minnesota, it will give me an op-portunity to vote and be active in the community when I am away from home and on campus at Carroll.”

“It will be interesting to see how the election turns out and if the people from out of state make a difference in the election because I’m not sure how many people from Wisconsin versus out of state vote in the election,” said sophomore Torrie Ruffing.

The law’s constitutionality is currently being challenged in court by the ACLU.

If you like “The Hunger Games,” you may very well en-joy this series-in-progress.

“Divergent” is set far into the future in dystopian Chica-go where society is split into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a certain virtue

- Candor, the honest- Abnegation, the selfless- Dauntless, the brave- Amity, the peaceful- Erudite, the intelligent

On a certain day, every 16-year-old must select the fac-tion they desire most and then go through an initiation process to become a member.

If they fail the initiation, they become faction-less and must live on the streets.

The book follows the story of Beatrice Prior, and the events she never dreamed possible.

After taking a psychological simulation test to discover which faction she is best suited for, her results show that something is very wrong—something that

could end up getting her killed. Armed with this terrifying

secret, Beatrice chooses a differ-ent faction, surprising even her-self.

She must then survive through a grueling initiation, during which she renames her-self Tris, and becomes someone almost unrecognizable to her former self.

Her secret creates many problems for this small faction-transfer girl and leads to the un-covering of unrest and a growing conflict that threatens to bring

the perfect society she lives in crumbling to the ground.

In a world where the rule is “faction before blood,” Tris must decide if she should side with her old family or her new faction.

From full-out fistfights to leaping off of trains, Divergent is filled with excitement that will keep your heart racing and your fingers turning pages until the end. Mystery, intrigue and a little unexpected romance make this a great read for anyone seek-ing adventure and entertain-ment.

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SPORTS

Carroll University’s men’s and women’s swim team had an impressive season overall which showed during the Midwest Conference Championships Feb. 16 -18.

The men’s team ended their season on a high note celebrating a third-place victory.

Grinnell College placed first and Lake Forest College placed second.

The men’s team had a lot to be proud of. One man in partic-ular was celebrating the incredi-ble title he earned.

Alex Mishun, was award-ed the title of Men’s Diver of the Meet. He placed first in the one-meter dive with 502.25 points and second in the three-meter dive with 446.60 points.

“It was a good meet for all the divers there,” Mishun said. “Prior to the meet I felt a little under prepared, but it came together in the end.”

Lake Forest diver, Matt Per-ry, came in second in the one-meter dive with 423.60 points.

Perry, of Lake Forest, fin-ished ahead of Mishun in the three-meter dive with a score of 453.10.

Mishun said multiple times that the team couldn’t have done what they did if it wasn’t for the entire team. Placing third was a big improvement from last year, and pulling it all together were some impressive performances across the team.

“Carroll’s swim team is in-credibly supportive. We were there 110 percent during the meet cheering each other on and getting people pumped up be-

Despite entering the con-ference tournament as the no. 4 seed, the Carroll University bas-ketball team knocked of their hosts for a championship ap-pearance. The dedication with-in the team and commitment to keep going really showed through during the games.

The Pioneers met St. Nor-bert College with spirits.

Janelle Groer led Carroll’s scoring, hitting 30 total points. The team built confidence with other top scorers including Em-ily DeNoyer and Breann Mary-anski.

Everyone says the games come down to the last seconds, and this one was no exception.

Defending until the bitter end, St. Norbert’s Jamie Kuhl hit

the jump shot in the last second putting the score as close as pos-sible but not able to put it over for a win for St. Norbert.

The ecstatic Pioneers moved onto the finals of the Midwest Conference Tournament against Monmouth College.

Groer was again the top scorer with 27 total points. De-Noyer had 13 total points.

Carroll stayed close to their opponents with a score of 32-36 at half.

Keeping up the pace and working for an inch ahead of Monmouth, Carroll worked hard the second half, giving it all they had.

“After a tug-of-war game for the lead, Carroll almost pulled off another upset in the ti-tle game but fell short of Mon-mouth with a final score of 75–67.

fore their races,” Mishun said. He also went on to say that

if it weren’t for the team’s incred-ible support, he doesn’t think some of the records would have come down.

“As much as each race is an individual event, it’s a team ef-fort and everyone was in high spirits,” Mishun said.

The women came away in fifth place in the Midwest Con-ference Championships.

Lake Forest College placed first for ladies, with Grinnell placing second.

Carroll’s women broke sev-eral school records, thanks to Jordan Barclay.

Barclay set the new school record in the 100-meter breast-stroke with a time of 1:09.76 and also the 200-meter breast-stroke with a time of 2:29.19.

Barclay placed second in

both the 100- and 200-meter breaststroke as well as the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:13.75.

“The girls were really hap-py with how we placed at con-ference, Barclay said. “Everyone swam amazing races, so it was nice that all of our hard work paid off.”

“A lot of the focus the couple of weeks before Conference was all about staying healthy and re-laxed,” she said. “I also had these horrible nightmares of slipping on the ice and breaking my leg, so I tried to avoid that as well.”

“The times that I swam in both events were the fastest I have ever swam in my life, which I am so proud to be able to say,” she said. “The fact that those swims were fast enough to break the records is just the cherry on top.”

Barclay, who is graduating in the fall, is most excited for graduation weekend in May so she can show her father, a Car-roll alum, the record board.

Since she is at the end of her Carroll career, Barclay had some words of wisdom for her team-mates and future swimmers.

“Swimming is a very tough sport, both physically and men-tally … remember to keep a bal-ance of schoolwork and swim-ming, because eventually we will all have to graduate Carroll and find a job. Have some sem-blance of a social life. Teammates are there through thick and thin, which is a gift that I hope the team recognizes … I couldn’t have gotten through the past four years without a supportive team.”

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Swim teams break school records

Pioneers upset regular season champion SNC

The Pioneers beat Beloit College 67-49 en route during a run for a conference tournament berth.Photo by Leigh Emmett