https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/files/original/fededf7c0cf7b749e130f7514966da1b.pdf 5239042d3ce0643a1a7a3ca6b1e0597a PDF Text Text March 1, 2020 Casper College’s Student Voice Since 1945 Find us online! The Yellow Wallpaper at CC Maddey Strayer Chinook Staff Writer Cacophony. Bare feet pad across the stage. Fabric and muscle stretch as one. A leap. Heavy breath. Water bottles squish, and dancers gulp deeply. One dancer in the corner laughs at a joke their friend makes as the cast prepares to begin their final tech rehearsal. Techies place piles of crinkled paper on their marks. Another leap. More smiles. More laughs. More padding feet. “Places in 5,” shouts a techie from a catwalk above the stage. “Thank you 5,” reply the cast members in unison. The dancers circle around their director, Aaron Wood, as he gives them a brief set of notes on how to improve their performance for this final rehearsal. Wood gives a smile, and the cast scurries to their opening positions. The lights dim, and the show finds it’s beginning. Dancers hold books, and meticulously circle each other in eerie silence. At first glance, it seems as if there is no real choreography at all-that the dancers are simply walking as they please. And then everything stops. The cast look up from their books, and a narrator emerges from the thick darkness. The silence is broken. She begins telling her eerie tale as she crosses the stage with captivating intent, locking the audience in immediately. “It is very seldom that mere ordinary people like John and myself secure ancestral homes for the summer…” Director and choreographer Aaron M. Wood is adapting the classic short story The Yellow Wallpaper, written in 1892 by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, into an encapsulating dancetheatre production at Casper College this February. The story focuses on an isolated woman’s state of reality and her slow descent into madness as she sits uncomfortably in a new house. Her husband John placed her in a room she despises, and forbid her from the one activity she actually enjoys-- writing. The windows are barred like a prison cell, and the paper is a sickly yellow pattern. Secretly, however, she keeps a notebook under her pillow to write in when John is away. This is our window into her madness. With nothing else to occupy herself, our narrator grows obsessed with looking Maddey Strayer/Chinook Malia McCarthy is held up by cast members Joshua Green, Vivica Stewart, Rachel Dooley, Sydney Gassiot, and Sharice — See Wallpaper, Page 3 Roberson in a rehearsal for their recent production of The Yellow Wallpaper. A Call to College Students Zach Engberg Chinook Writer The students of today are faced with a pressing issue concerning steep national debt that could easily burn out of control. David Dodson, Stanford lecturer and former candidate for US Senate in Wyoming, spoke with the Chinook about the issue. Dodson said there is a lack of transparency in politics today, and actual monetary figures are often inaccurately reported in the media. National debt continues to increase behind closed doors and will quickly come back to impact the younger generation’s pocketbooks soon, according to Dodson. He stressed that the national debt could prove to be a major problem in not only with the functions of the U.S. government but also in terms of the economy and the lives of regular people. Some of these issues are greatly out of the hands of the general public. However, the public can impact many of the major issues. Dodson outlined how the younger generation can make a change. The national the debt is sitting at as quoted by various media sources, 23 trillion dollars. Unfortunately, Dodson said the number is “an invention of U.S. politics.” The actual number, which must be released by the Treasury Department monthly, is closer to a shocking 70 trillion dollars, according to Dodson. That’s an additional 47 trillion dollars! The January 2020 report shows trillions of authorized obligations that the government completed off the radar and off the books. Dodson said the government’s spending is unsettling and in need of immediate attention. “You know you’re being lied to by the government?” Dodson questioned. “The people must recognize that the government is lying to the public.” For many, the national debt is already known and demonstrated by movements of current leaders. The severity of the issue is clear, and the politicians need to be held accountable for their actions, said Dodson. Dodson mentioned that politicians are “kicking the can down the alley” for the next generation. In other words, the national debt is at a shocking 70 trillion dollars and growing with little to no attention in the media. Putting people in the dark leaves the politicians with the power to continue with their ways. Dodson predicted that politicians will eventually pass the mess down and leave the next generations to pay for their retirement and their debt. He said if reform is not found soon though, the results do not look promising. As former U.S. senator Alan Simpson put it and Dodson quoted, unless we make some changes, the next generation will be left “sucking canal water.” “If we don’t make changes soon, a new politician is going to come along and want to fix it (through taxation),” said Dodson. Dodson explained that the upcoming generations will be faced with rising taxes in an effort to reduce the numbers the last generations “kicked down the alley.” He said the middle class will take the brunt of the taxation, and he suggests the structure of social security should change so the upper class is forced to pay more towards retirement. Voting is the key for holding politicians accountable to plan for a more sustainable future economy, according to Dodson. He said Wyoming contains an impressive 32,000 people in college, and about 100,000 people are registered voters in Wyoming. If Wyoming students want to, they can sway the elections greatly enough to, as Mr. Dodson put it “call the shots.” Essentially, students have the power to help build a sustainable economy by voting for change. THE MONTHS AHEAD March Spring break! April Happy Easter! SCROLL TO SEE... Divine's Intervention (page 2) New soccer coach (page 3) Men's and women's The Yellow basketball (page 4) Wallpaper cont. (page 3) Burger inspires through sound Jayla Johnson Chinook Writer Veteran Casper College instructor Larry Burger applies his experiences as a musician to involve himself and his students in the audio and sound production for the theatre and music departments. Burger’s home away from home is the recording studio located on the second floor of the music building. Burger works with sound boards, mixers, microphones, and many other professional sound recording equipment. He uses his experiences with the technical aspects of music making to educate his students and help them create their own. “I really enjoy when my students start to kind of get it and start to do amazing things. That’s very exciting for me,” Burger said. Burger’s expertise in sound and music stemmed from his career prior to CC. Before becoming the sound design and audio engineer educator at CC, this Texas native made and performed music for a living as a professional musician. However, Burger didn’t expect to find himself where he is today. As a child, Burger enjoyed listening to music, but it wasn’t until his parents got him a guitar that it clicked, and he knew music was what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. He learned to sing, play the bass and the piano. His talents translated over into playing in bands during high school. The bass became his main instrument and he played it throughout most of his career. Burger, not attending college in order to pursue a career as a full-time musician, travelled all over the country with his bands. Producing and playing bass became Burger’s life. As a professional musician, Burger learned to navigate sound systems and recording studios; he learned to record and mix his own music. In order to make the best quality of music and continue thriving in his career, Burger had to understand the backbone of sound and audio. Burger later opened recording studios of his own and headed audio/visual businesses. “I was one of the only studios in [Casper], so I tried to be open to all types of music. It wasn’t just one or the other,” said Burger. “It went from hip-hop to heavy metal to country to pop, rock to acoustic to chamber music to orchestral. So, we had a wide variety in styles of music.” Through these various genres, Burger got the opportunity to work with many different kinds of artists. As a former musician, however, he understood the challenges and thoughts of each musician he worked with. This made it easier for — See Burger, Page 3 Photo by Jovana Jeremic Larry Burger works on a sound mixer in the recording studio on the second floor of the music building. �Page 2 March 1, 2020 CHINOOK Divine's Intervention: Chinook Stance ----Homecoming Fun! Photo by Jovana Jeremic Director of Museums Patty Wood Finkle passes out the next clue to participants at the Casper College homecoming scavenger hunt; Kathryn Anderson, Brittony Rietz, Abbigail Suko, Bailey Anderson, Kim Smith, Patty Wood Finkle, Makayla Seely, Kiley Mcconnell, Debra Swedberg, Jared Bowden, Andee Cheney, Sophie Romero, Susan Shaw. “ Do you remember the first day of classes on August 19 and all the preparation to get to that point? How about finishing your last final and the sense of accomplishment you felt closing out the fall semester? Before you get lost in thinking about everything ahead of you this semester, first, take a moment to reflect on the past school year and what you’ve accomplished so far. You were successful in many ways and reflecting on how far you’ve come can be a powerful tool for keeping what lies ahead in perspective. If your college experience is anything like mine, then you are aware of the effort that goes into your studies during mid-terms and through finals. This is the toughest time of the semester but it also is the most gratifying, especially when you can keep it in perspective that soon you’ll look back on all that you accomplished this spring just as you did this past fall. Here are some important dates to keep in mind. The FAFSA priority deadline and scholarship applications for fall are due March 1. Mid-terms begin on March 9. Graduation applications are due April 1. Advising and registration for fall semester begins on April 3. For now, it’s important to concentrate on the second half of the semester knowing that you’ve done it before and with great success. There’s even time for you to relax and enjoy spring break beginning on March 16 and spring holiday on April 10. You were successful in many ways and reflecting on how far you’ve come can be a powerful tool for keeping what lies ahead in perspective. — Darren divine, Ph.D., Casper College President Gal, Pal, or Saint Val? You choose Maddey Strayer Watch what happens February 14th, Valentine’s Day, is about celebrating romance. Or is it? The blinding red and pink hues tacked on to everything, cheap stuffed animals that fall apart after a week, overpriced chocolates that don’t taste any better just because they come in a heart shaped box, and let’s not forget about all the commercialist advertising insisting that you HAVE to do something big and special this February 14th or your significant other might straight up hate you. Why do we need a singular day dedicated to showing our loved ones how we feel about them? And why do corporate companies insist on selling the same stale chocolates and as they always do, but this time they’re shaped like hearts and overloaded with red food dye. Not to mention all of the inflated prices! If you order from the Hershey’s website, a 10 ounce pack of Hershey’s Kisses on any given day costs about $6.25 , but Hershey’s more than doubles that price on Valentine’s day. A 3 ounce “heart cane” filled with Hershey’s Kisses found all around in February costs about $3.50. That may sound like a better deal, but remember you’re getting almost 3 times less the amount of Kisses. Sure, you could buy three canes to triple the amount of kisses, but beware the triple price of $10.50. That’s $4.25 MORE than you would spend on a normal, NON-COMMERCIALIZED bag of Kisses! But what if our beloved Valentine’s Day isn’t about shades of pink and hugs and kisses at all? Historians believe that Valentine’s Day dates back to the ancient Roman Empire. February 14th is sometimes known as Lupercalia (loopuhr-kAY-lee-uh). Lupercalia is a traditional Roman holiday intended to honor the gods Lupercus and Faunus, the Roman gods of agriculture. The night of the festival, names of young Roman girls were written on a slip of paper and placed into jars. Young men were called to draw out a girl's name from the jar and Crystalline structures, sparkle, and create a kaleidoscope of unbelievable complexity. It’s really quite outstanding and beautiful. The way the steam from the building’s grasps for the sky, as if it were a lost cloud reaching for the stars. A hidden world, covered by harsh temperatures and wind, making itself known only to the eyes of the observant. The crisp sterile air, so cold and clean that it freezes the very air you breathe, freezing the hair in your nose and taking your breath away. Reflecting and eliminating sound in an artistic performance of mother nature. When walking upon a fresh blanket of snow I can’t help but feel satisfaction as I hear and feel the crystalline structure, expressing itself in a scream of perfectly crisp crunching beneath my shoes. Oh, how it cannot be replaced. Winter’s complexity and magic can’t be ignored, and I know, it can be rough around here in the winter. I’ll go ahead and say it for us all. Winter here could be described by some unfavorable words. But winter is also beautiful. Winter is something to be proud of around here. You may not go out and suffer through the weather to enjoy a sport. You may not work out there and suffer through rigid temperatures as you watch the landscape in freezing perfection. However, you, my reader, do go outside and step on crisp snow, look out to the fields of perfection on your drive to work or school, and breathe in that crisp air while you transition from car to destination. You can experience the beauty of winter and find a special place in your heart for the season. Hey, who knows, you might just get the courage to take on a winter sport or even just adventure into the cold. Being from Wyoming, I’d say, here’s the torch my friend. Carry it with pride and honor because winter in Wyoming is harsh and beautiful. Carrying that torch means you know how much it means to a bunch of mountain folk who couldn’t live without winter. Winter Sucks, or So I Hear... Winter in Wyoming is often a dreaded part of the year. This season contains harsh temperatures and brittle wind that can and will chill you to the bone. I get it, I mean, the wind here does “blow” if I do say so myself. As a ski coach, I know how those brittle and brutal temperatures can really suck. Is it all bad though? Is there no hope for us poor Wyomingites? Let’s think for a minute and we'll see. There really is no hope huh? When the weather has me down, I find that the little things make all the difference. We have a unique opportunity in Wyoming, and we joke about it regularly. However, that joke that we are living in the middle of nowhere is really the secret. We’re a small place with, a ton of undeveloped land and it makes for an outstanding experience in the winter. There really is nothing like looking out upon miles of fresh blanketed snow, untouched and perfect through the human eyes. You can also take the survey using your smartphone Casper College Dining Feb. 17 - Mar. 6 Thanks for participating! We are happy to serve you they were paired together for the duration of Lupercalia. Most of the time, the couples were said to have fallen in love with each other and were later married. The Valentine’s Day we all know today pays no homage to this at all. Most people don’t even know the history behind the holiday at all, and they simply go with the flow of pop culture. Buying roses, baking cakes, stuffing themselves with over priced chocolate, and never giving a second thought to the origins of the celebration. Overall, Valentine’s day really seems to be a corporate holiday as a means to justify selling more products. Nothing about the current ideas of Valentine’s day with over priced heart shaped candies and fancy jewelry has any correlation to the original celebration of Lupercalia. February 14th is nothing more than a day where history is set aside to make money, and commercialism takes over entirely. Zach Engberg Kickin' back with Zach �March 1, 2020 Page 3 CHINOOK Burger................... WHAT’S UP continued from page 1 March 2020 Casper College Events Calendar DAY/DATE TIME Sun March 1 EVENT LOCATION FAFSA Filling Priority Deadline MyCCScholarship Application Deadline Mon March 2 9AM-4PM Cynthia Harrison: A Foool’s Journey to Ascension VA 104 7-10PM Intramural Volleyball LH GYM Tue March 3 9AM-4PM Cynthia Harrison: A Foool’s Journey to Ascension VA 104 12-1PM Inspiring Teachers Exhibition MU 101 7-10PM Intramural Volleyball LH GYM 7-9:30PM Smith/Williams Recital MU 105, 100 Wed March 4 9AM-4PM Cynthia Harrison: A Foool’s Journey to Ascension VA 104 2-3PM LDSSA Devotional Series UU 410 7-9PM Campus Ventures PS 103 7-11PM Intramural Soccer LH GYM Thu March 5 7AM-10PM Women’s Home Basketball Tournament TB GYM 11AM-12PM LDSSA Institute Class UU 410 12-1PM Inspiring Teachers Exhibition MU 101 5-7:15PM Love and Logic Workshop BU 126 7:30-8:30PM Sam Newsome Concert MU 105,100 Fri March 6 7AM-10PM Women’s Home Basketball Tournament TB GYM 7-9PM Spring College Concert MU 105 Sat March 7 7AM-10PM Women’s Home Basketball Tournament TB GYM 10:30-11:30AM Saturday Club TM 108 Mon March 9 12-1PM Inspiring Teachers Exhibition MU 101 Tue March 10 11AM-12PM LDSSA Institute Class UU 410 12-1PM Inspiring Teachers Exhibition MU 101 7-9PM Mietz Faculty Chamber Recital MU 105,100 Wed March 11 12-1PM Inspiring Teachers Exhibition MU 101 2-3PM LDSSA Devotional Series UU 410 7-9PM Campus Ventures PS 103 Thu March 12 11AM-12PM LDSSA Institute Class UU 410 5-7:15PM Love and Logic Workshop BU 126 5-6:30PM USITT Club Meetings KT 119 Sat March 14 5AM-3PM 67th Annual Kiwanis Pancake Festival UU Lawn, UU Patio Area Thu March 19 Dwaine Wagoner, “NC Moths” Tate Museum Fri March 20 8AM-5PM Shambhala Level III EI 101 Sat March 21 8AM-5PM Shambhala Level III EI 101 7:30-9PM VIBES Honor’s Recital MU 105, MU 100 Sun March 22 8AM-10PM 2020 Wyoming Academic Decathlon UU 301 8AM-5PM Shambhala Level III EI 101 Mon March 23 8AM-8PM 2020 Wyoming Academic Decathlon UU 12-1PM Inspiring Teachers Exhibition MU 101 3-4PM Writing Center Workshop SH 115, SH 215B Tue March 24 9AM-4PM Amber Olson: Ceramics Wood Fire VA 104 11AM-12PM LDSSA Institute Class UU 410 11AM-12PM Writing Center Workshop SH 115, SH 215B 2-5PM The Fine Art of DeVIA Printmaking VA 106 3-4PM Writing Center Workshop SH 115, SH 215B 6:30-8PM Through the Eyes of a DeVia Artist SH 217 Wed March 25 9AM-4PM Amber Olson: Ceramics Wood Fire VA 104 12-1PM Inspiring Teachers Exhibition MU 101 2-3PM LDSSA Devotional Series UU 410 3:30-4:30PM Red Heads Reading Book Club SH 215B 7-9PM Campus Ventures PS 103 Thu March 26 9AM-4PM Amber Olson: Ceramics Wood Fire VA 104 11AM-12PM LDSSA Institute Class UU 410 12-1PM Inspiring Teachers Exhibition MU 101 3:30-4:30PM Think Ink Creativr Writers Club SH 215B 5-6:30PM USITT Club Meetings KT 119 Fri March 27 7-10PM Multicultural Film Festival PS 103 Mon March 30 8AM-4PM GEAR UP Spring Break Event SH 217 9AM-4PM Amber Olson: Ceramics Wood Fire VA 104 11AM-12PM Writing Center Workshop SH 115, SH 215B 12-1PM Inspiring Teachers Exhibition MU 101 3-4PM Writing Center Workshop SH 115, SH 215B 7-11PM Intramural Basketball LH GYM Tue March 31 8AM-4PM GEAR UP Spring Break Event SH 217 9AM-4PM Amber Olson: Ceramics Wood Fire VA 104 11AM-12PM LDSSA Institute Class UU 410 11AM-12PM Writing Center Workshop SH 115, SH 215B 12-1PM Inspiring Teachers Exhibition MU 101 3-4PM Writing Center Workshop SH 115, SH 215B Burger to communicate with them and understand what they wanted in the music. Burger said he doesn’t have a favorite style of music, and he enjoys each challenge he faces while producing music. An orchestra or rock n’ roll recording tends to challenge burger the most he admitted, but he learns from the process and finishes the record despite the challenge. “I enjoy all of it. In all honesty, any project is really fun and exciting. They’re all different and you want to sail those big moments but I do enjoy the challenge even on a small and basic project,” said Burger. Now, Burger applies his experiences in sound and audio to his instruction at CC. When Burger met Casper College’s school of Fine Arts and Humanities Dean, Eric Unruh, thirteen years ago, Unruh allowed Burger and his collaborators to participate in some recordings and musical interactions for CC. Due to Burger’s quality work on these projects and professional experi- ence in the field, Unruh offered Burger the job of sound design and audio engineer educator. Burger said he’s most proud of the quality of work he’s been able to consistently achieve over the long period of time. Whether it’s consistently educating his students on the art of sound and audio, or the countless pieces of music he has contributed to. “The most I enjoy [teaching] is when I have students who are hungry to learn what we’re talking about or what I’m teaching,” Burger said. Now, Burger still operates a recording studio business in Casper, separate from the college, but prefers to teach rather than produce his own. “[Casper College] is a good environment, has a high quality of education, the facilities and tools needed to teach help, and the students, all in all, are very hungry and interested. Everything just kind of comes together here for me,” Burger said. Introducing Coach McArthur Jovana Jeremic/Chinook Soccer is coming to Casper College in Fall 2020! Coach Benjamin McArthur will lead the men’s team. Casper College is slowly building a team that will compete in Region IX. The college’s biggest rival will be Laramie County Community College that ended last season as fourth in the nation. Coach McArthur said he’s already started recruiting, and he has more than half of the team signed already. The team will consist of around 30 guys from the United States, as well as from other parts of the World like Mexico, Great Britain, South Africa etc. “I appreciate the opportunity I got to work at a school that supports athletics as well as Casper does,” said coach McArthur. McArthur said his goal for next season is to win the first Region IX soccer title for Casper. Wallpaper............................................................. for patterns in the dreadful yellow wallpaper of the room. In the beginning, nothing is off putting. Simple swirls and intertwining loops. But over time, she begins to see a woman crawling in the moonlight just behind the paper. Trapped. Desperately seeking escape. Clawing at the pattern as if it were bars of a prison cell under the moonlight, but deathly still in sun. As madness overtakes her, the narrator begins to claw the wallpaper-- ripping endless yards of it to shreds in an attempt to free the poor trapped woman. Satisfied that she has freed the creeping woman, the narrator kneels to the floor and begins creeping around the room herself and fully succumbing to her madness. The piece is abstract, allowing for it to be dissected in millions of different ways. Has John placed her here in an attempt to care for her and help ease her already mad mind? Or does he have a more malicious intent-- to oppress and prevent her from becoming a fiery, literate, and strongly opinionated woman? Is there really something supernatural going on here behind the walls? Or is our narrator simply ripping through her very own delicate paper mache identity from the oppression of her husband? “I love abstract dance because through abstraction I find there to be limitless possibilities of interpretation,” says Wood. “If you can breathe, you can dance. Our bodies serve as living repositories for our live’s narratives. I believe the audience and performers will experience a shared moment through sensorial interpretations.” Dancers move across the stage like ethereal ghosts as the story progresses. The cast becomes the embodiment of the trapped woman. They slink and creep around like ghosts. Unique exaggerated facial expressions encapsulate the feeling of uneasiness and immerse the audience into the story even deeper. A soft duet. A mischievous trio. A maddening solo. And back to the full cast. For a moment, the world around you disappears.Your consciousness drifts further and further with every point of the dancer’s toes. You almost forget who you are and you’re fully transported into the narrator’s mind. Is there, perhaps, a real woman behind the paper? Are you simply imagining things, or have you gone as mad as the characters themselves? Eerie music becomes more and more intense. The light shifts to a sickening blood red. Shadows creep in every corner of the room. Paper is ferociously thrown and skewed across the stage, and everything around you is chaos. John enters the scene and, upon noticing the chaos, exclaims, “What is the matter? Whatever are you doing?!” In all the flurry, he faints. Much like the protagonist, you find yourself lost. And then suddenly, it all stops. The dancers freeze. The lights return to continued from page 1 Maddey Strayer/Chinook Malia McCarthy and Joshua Green rehearse for their role in Casper College's production of The Yellow Wallpaper. normal. The music fades. The narrator is left alone in the center spotlight, silently tracing her finger along the wall. Searching for patterns in the paper. “As a director and choreographer, one of the most gratifying moments is when the production comes alive. There is a special time when the performers take all that we have done, all that we have been through, and then own it in their own artistry,” explained Wood with a proud smile. He knows what they have all worked so hard for months to achieve has finally come to fruition. Wood’s rendition of The Yellow Wallpaper is truly enticing, immersive, haunting, and spell casting. Using dance as a medium to portray such madness, mystery, and mayhem is a perfect fit. If you are interested in attending one of Casper College’s Theatre and Dance future produc- tions, all CC students get one free ticket per show to see ANY Theatre and Dance production! Come support your fellow T-Birds performing on stage. Also -- if you are looking for a fun PE credit, take Wood’s Modern Dance I (PEAC 1470) class! The class is offered every semester, and you’re sure to have a good time! It’s a great way to build strength, endurance, flexibility, and coordination. �Page 4 March 1, 2020 CHINOOK T-Bird men prepare for regional tournament Toni Ker Chinook Writer The T-birds are wrapping up their 20192020 season, but that isn’t stopping them from bringing their all to the court. As of Feb. 28, the team posted a record of 24 and 5. The T-birds plan to keep this momentum going so they can accomplish their goal of winning the regional championship. “We’ve proven to ourselves and everybody in the league that we’re one of the better teams in the country,” expressed Head Coach Shaun Gutting. “It’s just a matter of us tackling everyday, using consistency, and just continuing to get better.” Shaun Gutting is in his first year as the head coach for the T-birds, and he isn’t disappointing anyone. “We’re ranked 24th in the nation right now. At one point in the year we were 9th, now it’s just trying to climb back up,” said Gutting. Eric Jamerman, a Sophomore on the team from Douglas, Wyo. agreed with the goal of trying to win the regional championship. “It’s still a possibility at this point if we fix the little things we need to work on and continue to improve,” Jammerman said. While striving for their goal of winning the regional championship, the team had to work through some difficult news back in January. Coach Gutting expressed how the team’s spirits have been after learning about the death of Kobe Bryant, a former All-Star NBA player. “I think it took time for everyone to kind of get back to some normalcy,” he said. “A lot of these guys might’ve picked up a basketball because of Kobe Bryant.” Bryant passed away in a Helicopter crash on January 26 while on his way to the Mamba Sports Academy for a basketball game. Coach gutting said that he let some of the team wear their favorite “Kobes” in honor of him during their game on January 29. “It’s just about doing exactly what Kobe did,” said Jamerman. “He worked hard, never gave up, and persevered.” Jamerman is in his last year and hopes to take what he’s learned from playing basketball into his next steps. “It’s taught me to just enjoy it -- enjoying playing and have fun with it,” Jamerman said, adding that he’s always grateful for the game. “I’m happy that we’re in a community and in a school where people care.” During season, Coach Gutting said, “It’s nonstop basketball and school so the challenge right now is to just stay focused on the big picture when it comes to what our main goal is and that is to win the Regional Championship.” With The Regional Championships getting closer, the team needs more students in the crowds now more than ever. “Last year we had a great student section and it helped us win our regional championship,” said Coach Gutting. “Having them here, being supportive, being loud, being a part of the program really helps our players get more excited for games. It helps them stay focused. It really makes this gym one of the harder places to play in the league when they’re here.” The student section always sits in the same section at the CC home games, and it’s never hard to find them. The section chants cheers, Photo Courtesy of Cory Garvin throws out t-shirts, and has a fun time together Eric Jamerman pulls up for a shot in the Erickson Thunderbird Gym during a game while doing so. against Trinidad State in January. Women’s basketball ready for the Region IX Tournament Jovana Jeremic Chinook Writer Jovana Jeremic/Chinook. Mya Jones shoots a layup against Eastern Wyoming College in the Swede Erickson Thunderbird Gym. The Casper College Women’s basketball team is once again finishing up the season as one of the biggest favorites for winning the Region IX Tournament. The Thunderbirds are on an 12-0 winning streak and are not planning on stopping as the end of another successful season slowly approaches. The Lady T-Birds have only a few games left to play before the regional tournament. As of Feb. 28, the lady T-Birds recorded a record of 26-3, the women’s basketball team is hoping to repeat their championship success from 2018 and bring CC another Region IX title. Mya Jones, a sophomore from Rapid City, S.D., explained that winning is not always about playing better than your opponent. “The reason that we have the record that we do this season is that we’re able to play together and understand the fundamentals of defense. Offense and other things come, but being able to stop the other team plays a huge part,” explained Jones. Both players and coaches are optimistic before the start of the tournament. Assistant coach Nathaniel Macy claims he has huge trust in his players and their ability to play well in the most important moments. “We talk to them a lot, and I believe that we have made good choices by choosing the players that we did,” says Macy. Coaches play a big part in preparing their team mentally for the regional tournament. That includes a lot of time spent in the gym, practicing, as well as in the classroom, watching film and analyzing the game, explained Macy. “Coming to work every day and showing my players that I care is my way of motivating them,” said Macy. For the Lady T-Birds fans it would be a real treat to be able to watch the Regional tournament live in the Swede Ericson Thunderbird Gym and cheer their team on. In order for CC to host the women’s basketball Region IX tournament, the Lady T-Birds have to win all of the remaining games in the season. Even though there are not many games left, the remaining games will challenge the T-Birds. By the end of February the team will have faced some of their biggest rivals, like Gillette College and Sheridan College. “It’s going to be tough to win all the games. We can, but we just have to stay locked in and be focused,” said Macy. Jones, with average of 10.2 points per games this season is currently the third most effective player in the team, behind Marija Bakic with 10.4 points per game and Natalia Otkhmezuri, who is averaging 15.5 points per game. This is Mya’s third season in Casper (she was a red shirt her second year) and winning Region IX tournament one more time for this school would mean a lot to her. “Playing for Casper is really something special. There is so much fun and good energy in the air every time we play. Winning another title and representing this school in the right way would be a great way to finish my last season here,” says Jones. Jones mentioned that the team is also focusing on winning the rest of the games, as they’re very well aware of how many benefits playing in front of your home crowd brings. Fans in the Swede are known for being loud and other teams are never excited to come play against the Thunderbirds. “It is just somewhere we are comfortable at and don’t have to adjust to,” Jones added. “It would be awesome if we could host and make this an environment people want to be in and watch!” The regional tournament is scheduled for the first week of March. Lady T-Birds are expected to make it far and bring home another Region IX title. Come to the gym or watch their games online. https://www.caspercollege.edu/chinook/ Casper College hosts Women’s Region IX Tournament A juried exhibition of decorative arts and fine crafts by Wyoming artisans Deadline for Entries: Friday, April 3, 2020, at 4:30 p.m. Show opens on Thursday, April 9, 2020, and closes on Friday, June 12, 2020. This show is open to Wyoming artisans who work with natural materials including but not limited to fiber, leather, bone, horn, wood, stone, gems, and metal. Items which visually incorporate more than 15% manmade materials are excluded from the exhibit as are paintings and photographs. Size constraints may apply due to space limitations. To request entry forms and guidelines, please call 307-235-2108, email indiahayford@caspercollege.edu, or come by the museum. Gilded beaver skull by Eileen Lemm. March 5th-7th Starting at 1:00 pm Thursday, March 5th Erickson Thunderbird Gym �March 1, 2020 Page 5 CHINOOK Student or Instructor Turn your online struggles into answers by calling us. Students: Instructors: We make sure you are able to access online learning resources needed to learn in your classes. We will also help you learn to utilize the digital tools available to you for all your classwork. We can help make online course development easier for you as well as assist in making knowledge acquisition more efficient, effective, and appealing for your students through the best teaching practices and use of technologies. Top five examples of items we can help with: 1. How to use Moodle — including how to submit assignments, participate in forums, etc. 2. Use Google Suite — Google Docs, Drive, GMail, etc. 3. Accessing Office 365 . 4. Online tutoring — How and where to get extra help as you need it. 5. Moodle technical issues — except password changes, we don’t do that. Don’t wait! Get your questions answered now. An example of items we can help with: • Technologies that support learning objectives and classroom productivity like GoogleSuite, ProctorU, Zoom, Yuja, and other various Moodle activities and resources. • Providing a sounding board for ways to improve courses. • Sharing examples of instructional strategies used in other courses and programs. • Providing help in developing teaching strategies Plus a lot for online classes. more! • Providing a student perspective. Contact us. Teresa Pat Mike Donnie For help or more information stop by Liesinger Hall, room 132 or contact us at 307-268-3882, dlc@caspercollege.edu, and av@caspercollege.edu. Casper College’s th 8 Student Film Festival Thursday, May 7th 7pm in Durham Hall (AH308) Come enjoy a selection of student made films! Free entrance All welcome! Dave Camille � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Online Chinook Newspaper 2019-10 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 2020-03 Description An account of the resource This is a copy of the online Chinook Newspaper from March 2020 Type The nature or genre of the resource Text; image Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Casper College Chinook Student Staff Language A language of the resource ENG Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Chinook Student Newspaper, CCA 08.i.2023.01 WyCaC US. Casper College Archives and Special Collections. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CCA_08.i.2023.01_2020-03 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF