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EDITION 65 // ISSUE 15 www.thegrandviews.com FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Kevin WaldronSTAFF WRITER

Jason LinkSTAFF WRITER

Alex MurphySTAFF WRITER

Dance and sing!Flash mobs have made it to Des Moines. Find out what they are and where they’ve happened.

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Black History MonthSee what it’s all about and how you can get involved around campus in activities.

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GV Bowling teamIt’s their first season as a team. Find out how they’re doing so far this year.

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Superbowl SundayHost your own superbowl party with these tips, terms, and recipes.

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Search continues for new justices in supreme court

Firefighters respond to smoke in Hull Apartments

Cadavers give advanced biology students hands-on experience

KEVIN WALDRON/ THE GRAND VIEWSStudents fill the doorway and windows to watch the fire trucks arrive at Hull Apartments Tuesday, February 1. The Des Moines Fire Department responded to the fire alarms going off in the building. Smoke set off the alarms and there were no flames. The smoke came from students cooking in the apartment.

Grand View offers a 400-level gross anatomy course beginning with a lecture and moving to a laboratory to apply what they have learned with human dissection every Tuesday and Thursday evening.

Craig Camby, Des Moines University lecturer of biology, instructs the class.

Camby said the teacher of the anatomy is the cadaver itself.

Camby said, “First and foremost, the donors, the people that have made this noble decision to donate their earthly remains, are doing so for a very great purpose.”

Camby has been with Grand View since 1988, but after leaving his full-time status he went on to Des Moines University where he is now a professor

of anatomy and serves as the director of the Anatomy Graduate Program.

“My philosophy for f o s t e r i n g s t u d e n t l e a r n i n g is to use d i f f e r e n t t e a c h i n g m e t h o d s to engage d i f f e r e n t l e a r n i n g s t y l e s , ” C a m b y said. “[The] s u b j e c t matter is c e r t a i n l y something I ’ v e e n j o y e d t e a c h i n g throughout the years, and I’ve never lost that enthusiasm or passion for Anatomy.”

The cadavers are sent from the University of Iowa’s Deeded Body Program (IDBP).

Darrell Wilkins, director of the IDBP, said, “People contact us wanting to donate. I send paper work

out, they fill it out, and send it back in. I look it over, make sure everything is in order, and they meet all requirements.”

T h e d e p a r t m e n t will examine the cadaver’s m e d i c a l history to look for contagious diseases, and to see if the body meets the height to

weight requirements.“[We] don’t have

shortages, but don’t have surpluses,” Wilkins said.

After a donor is approved, cadavers are

“...the people that have made this

noble decision to donate

their earthly remains, are doing so for a very great purpose.”

Craig CambyDes Moines University

lecturer of biology

Despite the blizzard conditions, the Des Moines Fire Department responded immediately to the alarms from the Hull Apartments on Feb. 1 around 6:15 p.m. According to Taylar Swartz, first floor RA in the apartments, the residents of room 107 over-cooked a few steaks and seasoning was stuck to the bottom of a pan, which smoked up their room and caused fire alarms to go off in the apartments.

Aaron Staver, broadcast junior, is a resident of the apartment. Staver said, “We opened windows to air out the place and opened the door. Once we opened the door, the alarms went off. I only thought it was in our room. So we tried to turn off the alarm, but realized that the alarms were going off in the hallways. Since there was no fire in the room the we just stayed there our room.”

Last week was a busy week at the Iowa Supreme Court headquarters just south of the State Capital building. It was an unusual sight as the Supreme Court courtroom was opened up to the public as 60 applicants from around the state took to the hot seat in front of 15 members of a state judicial nominating commission.

Members of the commission heard about applicant’s resumes and personal lives and why they felt they should be the next top dogs to serve on the Iowa Supreme Court.

The commission is made up of seven lawyers and seven non-lawyers who have been appointed by Iowa governors over several years and Iowa Supreme Court justice David Wiggins, the commission’s chairman.

The interviewing process

started on Monday, January 24, at 9 a.m. and lasted until 5 p.m. each night and wrapped up entirely Thursday morning shortly after 10 a.m.

The 60 applicants were whittled down to just nine nominees that were sent to newly-elected Governor Terry Branstad who will nominate just three to serve on the high court.

The 60 applicants hoped to succeed former Iowa Supreme Court Chief justice Marsha Ternus, and justices David Baker and Michael Streit, who were all ousted after November’s retention vote.

Many across the state voiced their opposition to the ruling from all of the justices on the legalization of same-sex marriage in the state of Iowa.

After the interviewing process ended, the nominating committee met in closed session for six hours straight, Thursday, deliberating and

February 4, 2011

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JASON LINK/ THE GRAND VIEWSPheng Yang, biology senior, looks over dissection material in lab while other students work on cadavers at the end of the evening gross anatomy class.

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Gross anatomy class dissects cadavers

Compiled from College Safe

Syfy network’s “Being Human” has potential to be as big a hit as the BBC version.

The main characters consist of a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost all living together. Aidan is a vampire working as a nurse in a hospital with his friend, Josh, a werewolf. through-out the show, they’re trying to fit into society. They get an apartment together, which has a ghost named

sent out for research and educational purposes.

Grand View offers one section to students with four cadavers for them to work with. The cadavers are stored at room tem-perature in Elings Hall.

C a m b y said, “Each one is differ-ent, so you start to dis-cover a lot of anatomi-cal varia-tion. A lot of people live their entire lives with-out knowing they have this anatomi-cal variation. So, most f r equen t ly when you’re dissecting you’re the first ob-server of that and it’s excit-ing.”

The opening lecture of each class examines the intri-cate workings of that particu-lar section then moves into the lab.

Camby uses “anatomical

Vampire, werewolf, ghost roommates in “Being Human”

landmarks” to guide his stu-dents through the body.

“They are critical to know-ing where you’re at in the body and what a structure is,” Camby said. “So, when you go from one to another you need to understand the topography, those relationships, just like if you’re traveling from point A

to point B.”Brandon

Gates gradu-ated from Grand View in the spring of 2010, and is now taking the class while he applies for medi-cal schools. Gates said he appreciates the teach-ing style of Camby.

G a t e s said, “[He] is focused on student

learning for the long term, not short.”

Camby uses a variety of materials, from power points to anatomic models, to instruct students during the lecture. Af-ter the lecture, students move into the lab where they split into groups and work with one

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of four cadavers. The students are guided by texts left in the classroom as Camby walks around answering questions.

Nadia Bowmer, biology senior, said she has been look-ing forward to the class since she was five. Bowmer said most students are fine with the dissections.

“One girl was OK with everything except one compo-nent,” Bowmer said. “A cer-

tain look of some fat was just unsettling.”

Bowmer said she must be cautious when bringing her studies home. “My sister does not want to know anything about it at all. I kind of have to hide my textbooks.”

Camby said most students are fine with the work, but has had some more hesitant than others. He will work with a student to ease them into the

lab, but says many retain their hesitations.

“They may feel it’s a frus-trating experience to remove skin, fat and so on; for what-ever reason they didn’t find it to be enjoyable,” Camby said.

After the semester is complete, the cadavers are returned to the University of Iowa, along with all the re-moved material.

“We’re very grateful for everything these people do,” Gates said. “It will help in saving people’s lives and all around health care, improving the quality of life.”

The cadavers are cremated and held for a once a year ser-vice open to everyone. Donor families, students, and faculty gather to pay their last re-spects.

Camby started a humani-ties project at Des Moines University, and recently took it to Grand View.

Former gross anatomy students at Grand View reflect on the gift and how the donor contributed to their education.

“It can be through a journal style of reflective narrations to memorialize their experiences and how their experiences can change over time,” Camby said. “Though, students may use other mediums to reflect on the experience.”

Doug GoodwinSTAFF WRITER

Sally living in it. The first episode shows how the

characters deal with life as supernat-ural beings while living normal lives. The show also has real life situa-tions. The characters deal with ethi-cal problems, trust, family and grief.

The show also has some comedy. One of the funniest parts of the show is when Aidan and Josh move in and meet Sally. Sally isn’t used to people being able to see her, so the fact that Aidan and Josh can, surprises Sally.

Sally says, “I am god. I am ev-

erywhere. I’d drive all night just to get back home.”

Aidan responds, “Are you trying to scare us with Bon Jovi?”

As a nurse, Aidan is around blood most of the time. He must deal with his bloodlust while working at the hospital. Aidan tries to feed only on blood from the blood banks. This is one of the ethical decisions he must face. The first episode is mostly about Aidan and his struggle.

Josh struggles with being a were-wolf. He would like to be left alone, but Sally wants to talk all the time. I think the two of them will butt heads often and make for some entertain-ment.

The second episode deals with

Josh and his struggles as a werewolf, while Sally confronts some of her problems with being a ghost.

The U.S. and the BBC versions are somewhat different, not just with the notable name changes, but the personalities. Aidan isn’t as happy as his BBC version is, but the in-teractions between Josh and Sally are very similar to the BBC version. Sally tends to annoy Josh in the BBC version, as well. However, the two of them get along and add to the com-edy of the show.

If “Being Human” continues as it is, I think Syfy has made a good choice in adding the series.

“Being Human” airs at 8 p.m. Monday nights.

“We’re very grateful for

everything these people do. It will

help in saving people’s lives and all around

health care, improving the quality of life.”

Craig CambyLecturer of biology

February 25, 2011

Greg GoodeSTAFF WRITER

Compiled from College Safe

Jason LinkSTAFF WRITER

Sam OwensonSTAFF WRITER

Iowa Crush

Mexican restaurant boasts satisfying entrees

MeatlessMondayincreases

Loverboy and The Psycho Circus, a Des Moines KISS tribute band, rocked the Seven Flags Event Center Saturday, Feb.19. with a flashback from the 80’s.

Fans came decked out with big hair and old t-shirts. The Psycho Circus opened the show with a bang. Smoke,

lights and blood made the fans go crazy. People were lined up in the front row throwing their hands up for their favorite songs. The Psycho Circus has played mostly at small venues and this was their first time opening for a band. The band certainly put on a spectacular show.

Loverboy held up to their reputation and made fans feel young again. The crowd was

an older audience, but every-one acted as if they were teen-agers again.

Loverboy played many fa-miliar songs like “Workin for the Weekend” and “Hot girls in Love.” Loverboy held up to their original days and sound-ed just the same as they did in the 80s.

Even if some fans didn’t enjoy The Psycho Circus, I think almost everyone enjoyed Loverboy. The Psycho Circus had some tough critics, only because tribute bands are not the originals and it is hard to live up to the hype. I think it must always be tough to go up against a band that has been

performing for over two de-cades.

Both bands had different apparel. The Psycho Circus was dressed up and Loverboy went with a more casual look. Dressing casual made a more laid back tone for the concert.

Loverboy’s sound was very clear, like hearing them off of the radio. Loverboy was a treat to see in Des Moines.

The Psycho Circus has now gained more fans and hopefully more will come watch them at various venues in Des Moines. Loverboy has always been a favorite of the 80s and is still rocking out in 2011.

Meatless Monday is a non-profit program that encourages individuals to begin the week by making healthy eating choices.

According to www.meatlessmonday.com, the initiative’s goal is to “reduce your meat con-sumption by 15 percent in order to improve your personal health and the health of the planet.”

Kathie Dawley, trea-surer for the Vegetarian Community of Iowa and former director of aca-demic advising at Grand View, said, “If everybody quit eating meat on Mon-day, it would be a terrific impact on the environ-ment for the better. ”

Grand View’s food services provider, So-dexo, recently began tak-ing part in Meatless Mon-day on a case-by-case basis. At the moment, Grand View is not one of the Sodexo-supplied lo-cations taking part in the program.

Matthew T. Miller, former general manager for Sodexo on campus, said, “I think that Grand View would be receptive to it. I just think that there would be an equal portion of students that would not. I think it’s a little rad-ical to just say ‘I’m not having any meat today.”

Some students think having meatless options alongside meat-based ones would be welcomed.

Others appreciate what Meatless Monday is trying to do, but feel there may be better ways to do it.

Derek Barnett, graphic design sopho-more, said, “I think there are more effective ways to promote healthy eat-ing. You take away meat, someone will just get 18 Pop Tarts.”

Programs like Meat-less Monday go back to World War I, when meat rationing was encouraged to allow for more troop supplies. The latest ver-sion of Meatless Monday began in 2003.

Taqueria Sonora is one of the newest additions to Des Moines’ large market of Span-ish restaurants. With a wide variety from the super fast El Rodeo to the lavishly modern Dos Rios, Taqueria Sonora falls in the mix under deli-cious.

The restaurant was opened roughly seven months ago by Hector, a man who has trav-eled the western hemisphere picking up recipes and flavors for his creations.

My fiancé and I came here for a second time to review the restaurant, but had known we’d be back regardless after experiencing great food the first time.

We arrived shortly after 7 p.m. to find the restaurant nearly empty. This is usually a sign to head for the chain

restaurant up the street, but we knew better and stayed.

Walk in and you may be thrown off by the odd entry and the broken sections of trim; but do not let that turn you away, the true gem of this place is its food.

The res-taurant is big enough to fit about 15 tables/booths and a small bar. One flat-screen TV is pointed to-ward the res-taurant, and one toward the bar area.

We started with chips and two Modelos. There is a small charge for chips, which is odd for a Hispanic restaurant, but do not skip this essential step.

Try their specialty home-made salsas under side dishes, and make sure not to miss the

habañero salsa or habañero pickled onions.

The menu is slightly con-fusing because some dishes are not completely translated. Ask the staff, they will surely help you with the definitions.

For our meal we ordered three lamb and goat tacos plus a single fish taco off their ex-tensive list of a la carte options.

We chose the hard shell corn (maiz) tacos, though soft corn and flour op-tions are also a v a i l a b l e . To sample an entree we ordered the c a m a r o n e s (shrimp) ran-

chero.The general rule at His-

panic restaurants is avoid the rice and beans because after gorging on chips you will end up in a food coma. Not here, the portions do not scream, “Open up your belt!” The con-trast is food prepared so well

that you are satisfied when you should be, and every bite will linger in your mind.

My fiancé is now a lover of fish tacos after sampling some of my grilled white fish complimented by shaved cab-bage, onions and cilantro. The natural taste of the unique meats alone will send any seri-ous foodie into a tailspin. We opted for cheese but will leave it off next time after deciding there was enough flavor as is. Less is more here.

The camarones ranche-ros are served with a portion of rice and beans. They have become standardized in many other restaurants. Here, the beans have been stepped up with the addition of small bits of meat and the rice is unique and earthy. The camarones themselves were cooked per-fectly in a ranchero sauce that I savored for as long as pos-sible.

We appreciated that Hec-tor stopped by personally to our table to ensure our satis-faction on each visit.

Hairbands rock DM with smoke, lights

SAM OWENSON/ THE GRAND VIEWSErek Wright, lead singer of the Des Moines Kiss tribute band, Psycho Circus, plays under colored lights at the Seven Flags Event Center Saturday Feb. 19. The band opened for the 80’s band, Loverboy.

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As meat prices rise and healthy eating awareness increases, the campaign to cut down on meat is catching on.

March 4, 2011

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Jason LinkSTAFF WRITER

Jordan Van EssenSTAFF WRITER

Play presents “what love is”

A showing of the short documentary “Searching for Buxton” was held on Feb. 28, in the Krumm Auditorium in partnership with the NAACP College Chapter as part of Black History Month.

The documentary high-lights one man’s search into the history of the lost Iowan coal mining town of Buxton and his family’s roots in the community.

Buxton was founded in the beginning of the 20th cen-tury by the Consolidation Coal Company and was located in South-Central Iowa. At its peak, the town had a population around 5,500 with a demographic of 55 percent African American and 45 percent Caucasian.

Unlike the majority of cities and towns across the U.S. during the early 1900s, Buxton was mostly racially integrated through-out the neighborhoods, busi-nesses and schools. African American and Caucasian citi-zens received the same pay, schools were completely inte-grated and some had black teachers, even churches were completely desegregated. Buxton’s citizens were inte-grated and living side by side.

The town eventually closed down in the 1920s after the mining company decided to relocate.

Kameron Middlebrooks, marketing and management junior, is a descendant of Buxton. Members of his fam-ily came from Buxton and his second cousin is a producer of the film. Middlebrooks said he enjoyed being involved in the film.

“It’s a great feeling to just get an Iowan black his-tory story that hasn’t been told, seen and heard by peo-

ple who would not hear it,” Middlebrooks said. “It’s an amazing feeling to do that, and to actually get a black history story out during Black History Month is significant to all of Iowa.”

Producers Jason Madison and Jacob Rosdail work at the Communication Research Institute of William Penn University (CRI), a local tele-vision network in Oskaloosa. After Madison did a video interview with his grand-mother, CRI president Marc Rosenwasser thought the piece could be expanded into a full story. After pitch-ing the idea to Iowa Public

Television, Madison and Rosdail turned the piece into a doc-umentary.

“I would have to be very optimistic if I’d think that this piece would actu-ally create a com-munity like Buxton on a larger scale,” Rosdail said. “But the idea is to make people think and

wonder, ‘Why could this town exist before civil rights a hun-dred years ago and not today?’ If it doesn’t cause races to go out to a field and hold hands and sing together under a rain-bow, at least maybe it’ll help someone be a little friendlier than they were normally.”

A question and answer session was held after the doc-umentary’s showing. Although Madison was unable to attend the showing, Hemie Collier, African American Museum of Iowa children’s oral his-tory coordinator, was able to answer the questions with Rosdail.

“For me, I like the story of Buxton and I like telling the story because it gets people aware of what was happen-ing,” Collier said. “Buxton says a lot about the coal com-pany and says a lot about the state of Iowa that people weren’t always ignorant.”

Paige CurtisSTAFF WRITER

The fourth annual Hope Week was held this week with a different event each day to raise money for Wings of Hope International.

Wings of Hope International is a not-for-profit foundation that raises proceeds for poverty relief in certain regions of the world.

Parker Graese, business administration senior, planned the week and said, “We want to raise funds to bless the needy in Moldova, but even more importantly we would like to give the Grand View

community a change to pro-vide hope for people who don’t have much to be hopeful for. We always desire for Hope Week’s impact to be long-lasting both in the lives of Moldovans and the people of Grand View. Serving people’s immediate physical needs pro-vides for a great way to make that impact.”

Impressions of Hope, a silent art auction, was held in the Student Center Monday through Friday, where stu-dents could bid on pieces of art from artists in the Des Moines area, including some faculty and students.

Kristin Johnson, educa-

tion freshman, said, “I am vol-unteering for Impressions of Hope, Thrift for Hope, and the bake sale. I hope every-one will come and support the Hope Week.”

Leading up to Hope Week, the entire campus could donate any unwanted clothing to Thrift for Hope, where they would later be resold in the Student Center March 2-4.

On Thursday, March 3 stu-dents got together and made up teams for a 3 on 3 basket-ball tournament called, Hoops for Hope. Each team paid $20 to be part of the event. Not only did the participants raise money for the charity, but they

Documentary of town highlights black history

in check and although they have their problems, we can see that they really do love each other, Tallman said.

“The play is about what love is and how we learn to love one another and what it looks like at the end of the day,” he said.

Norman attempts to spend the weekend with his wife’s sister, Sarah, at their family home. Plans are halt-ed when Norman and Sarah discover the rest of their family is already there. The play follows the interactions within the family as Norman attempts his romantic con-quests.

The characters also use British accents to fit in with the setting, which the actors found difficult to do.

Tallman said, “This is my fourth play using a British accent and I still find it dif-ficult.”

Norman’s wife, Ruth, is played by Hannah Hawbaker, theatre and visual arts junior. Other cast members include Keyla Spahr, theatre arts and music junior; Evan Hay, the-atre arts and education fresh-man; Nick Olson, theatre arts junior; and Brandon Music, theatre arts sophomore.

The show would not be possible without those who worked behind the scenes, Tallman said. Elizabeth Penrose, graphic design senior, is the stage manager. Sean Kearney, dept. chair of speech and theatre arts, is the techni-cal director and set designer for the play.

“We couldn’t ask for a better crew. Without them we would just be six people wan-

dering about the stage aim-lessly,” Tallman said.

The Norman Conquests” will be performed arena-style, eliminating the need for a fourth wall. The setup allows for the audience to experience the characters as they interact around the din-ing room table.

“This particular produc-tion is unique in the fact that it doesn’t really rely on a set, but rather on the detail of the furniture on the stage,” Kearney said.

Costumes and set will be true to the 1970s, as the cast members will be sport-ing traditional bell bottoms, classy suits, crazy shoes and traditional dresses for the women.

Penrose, stage manager, said, “It’s an evening to get away and enjoy yourself.”

The federal government has proposed cuts that will affect funding on for volunteer programs that pay for projects with organizations and insti-tutions, including at Grand View.

The proposals are part of a larger attempt to cut the federal deficit by $100 million, according to a blog by Deputy Communications director for John Boehner, represen-tative from Ohio.

Heidi Pries, director of student involvement and new student pro-grams, has over-seen some of the programs that will be affected by the proposals.

“It’s really unfortunate for Grand View because we are growing with students that are doing volunteerism, and I feel like we could just take a step

backwards as an institution,” Pries said.

One program to be cut is the Iowa Campus Compact AmeriCorps Program, (ICAP).

Jordan Henkenius, nurs-ing sophomore, is an ICAP student and is supposed to receive a $1000 grant for ser-vice hours.

ICAP students helped with the Meals for the Heartland

program by packaging food.

Henkenius said. “I thought that was a real-ly cool service. So it’s kind of a shame that we may not have it next year.”

Henkenius has also volun-teered at sev-eral non-profit events and has heard many wor-ries about losing

funding and volunteer help.“That’s the only way that

they operate because they’re non-profit,” Henkenius said. “I feel like it’s going to hurt a

lot of those things. Hospice is really important for all those elderly and Big Brothers Big Sisters for all the kids who are, you know, not as fortunate as a lot of other kids.”

Pries had planned to apply for 20 ICAP positions this coming school year.

“Our economy is so bad, and we have more unemploy-ment, and this really helps with that. Students may not show the same interest if fund-ing is not available for the educational grants.”

According to an impact statement released by the Iowa Commission of Volunteer Service (ICVS), the proposed cuts will cause a loss of $233 million in national volunteer service for a savings of $19 million to the national deficit.

Rachel Manuel, ICVS commissioner, said “There will be a government shut-down. Federal employees will not be able to go to work, they won’t get paid. Our AmeriCorps members, their checks come from the govern-ment, they probably wouldn’t get paid.”

Proposal cuts service learning funds

were also competing for prizes awarded to the winners of the tournament.

Friday March 4, Rock for Hope will be held at Bud’s Place including music, coffee and musical acts by Grand View.

Liz VanderSchel, pre-art education senior, who helped with the week said, “It’s hard to choose but my favorite event is, probably Rock for Hope. It’s free and relaxing, there is food and we get to find out how much money we made over the week, and I like to listen to some of Grand View’s musical talent.”

Hope Week puts on activities for charity

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Emma Wetzel, junior art education junior, shops for for clothes at Thrift for Hope in the Student Center.

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Kameron Middlebrooks

April 8, 2011

Jason LinkSTAFF WRITER

Golf teams successful at spring tournament

Workouts spark illness awareness

BaseballRecord 15-12vs Graceland UniversityApril 3 22-12vs Iowa Wesleyan CollegeApril 5 1-4vs Iowa Wesleyan CollegeApril 5 9-0 @ Iowa Wesleyan CollegeApril 6 10-4

GolfMen’sGrand View Viking ClassicApril 3 2nd of 10

Women’sGrand View ClassicApril 3 3rd of 6

SoftballRecord 9-18@ Waldorf CollegeApril 1 6-14@ Waldorf CollegeApril 1 9-6vs Saint Ambrose UniversityApril 2 6-4vs Iowa Wesleyan CollegeApril 2 8-1vs Mount Mercy UniversityApril 3 9-4vs Clarke UniversityApril 3 0-2vs William Penn UniversityApril 5 6-1vs William Penn UniversityApril 5 12-4

Track and FieldMen’sWartburg SelectApril 1-2 11th of 13

Women’sGrand View ClassicApril 1-2 4th of 15

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Rhabdomyolysis broke headlines last fall when 13 Iowa football players fell ill after an intense workout. None of the players have long-term injuries, but the specific workout has been dropped and reminders of the illness still linger.

According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, Rhabdomyolysis is caused when muscle fibers break down and are released into the blood stream after intense workouts. When left untreated, damage to the kidneys is common.

Grand View has several people who guide students throughout their sport’s training programs to ensure their safety and well-being. Head trainer, Luke Steele, and assistant trainer, Travis Dibbet, oversee around 640 student athletes at Grand View.

“I think they came down pretty hard on the coaches and the athletic trainers,” Dibbet

said. “Obviously it’s a very serious issue, but I think they blew it out of the water making it a whole public deal.”

Both trainers said little has changed at Grand View after the Iowa incident.

“ M a y b e the one thing that will change is, it’s kind of s o m e t h i n g more you’re going to think about,” Dibbet said. “Like if someone came in with some of the s y m p t o m s that you know go along with it, it may be s o m e t h i n g that comes to mind quicker than before.”

Steele said, “A lot of it depends on what the athlete is like prior to the workout, if they’re hydrated, if they’ve been working out recently. It needs to be a pretty strenuous

workout.”Oscar Roberson, freshman

accounting major and football player, fell ill with Rhabdomyolysis during his second week of training and was taken to the hospital for

treatment. “I came

out here not h y d r a t e d e n o u g h , ” R o b e r s o n said.

Roberson said the coaches gave plenty of water breaks, but he had not drunk enough fluids himself during the intense fall practice.

“I had to stay out of practice for

about a week,” Roberson said. “I had to drink a whole lot of fluids, once the soreness left then I had to go back to the doctor to get another blood test.”

Cases of Rhabdomyolysis are more common during a sport’s early season workout routines if the body is not accustomed to the stress.

“All of the sports, for the most part, have pretty intense off-season workouts,” Dibbet said. “Especially at a high level like at Iowa, and even here too.”

Steele said a recent trend in student athletes is taking high amounts of creatine prior to workouts.

“Some studies show that creatine can cause dehydration or muscle cramping in the body,” Steele said. “I’m not going to say it’s unhealthy for the body, but they need to know what they’re consuming, or how much they’re consuming because there are only certain amounts that the body should have in it.”

To prevent Rhabdomy-olysis, Dibbet said students should stay properly hydrated, especially after consuming highly caffeinated or alcoholic beverages that dehydrate the body.

“I had to drink a whole lot of fluids, once

the soreness left. Then I had to go back to the doctor to get another blood test.”

Oscar RobersonAccounting freshman

Starting this fall, the cheerleading team will be recognized by the athletics department as a sport. For the past three years, Grand View has had an unofficial squad.

Stacie Horton, head cheer-leading coach, said “It’s been more of a club, so now they are just like the dance team in that they are part of the athletic department and will get scholarships for cheerlead-ing.”

According the Grand View Athletic Website, Troy

Plummer, athletic director, said, “Recently, the NAIA has designated Competitive Cheer as an emerging sport. Grand View has supported cheer for a number of years at the club level and we are excited to elevate the sport to varsity status.”

The team hosted and placed 2nd in their regional competition on Saturday, Feb. 12, which qualified them for the National competition.

Cheerleader Deanna Carr, nursing junior, said she thinks it is fantastic for the team to be recognized as athletes.

Carr said, “Being recog-nized as a sport sort of feels

like a congrats for our accom-plishments and hard work. We put in so much time, whether it’s 6 a.m. or 10 p.m. practices to accomplish what we want to get done.”

A benefit for members of the team, is being able to obtain athletic scholarships.

Carr said, “A lot of girls on the squad need financial assistance, and this is a great way to obtain it while doing something you love.”

Cheerleader Alyssa Turnquist, pre-elementary edu-cation junior, said, “I think by being ‘official’ now, it will bring the squad together and we will continue to work hard.”

The Viking golf teams hosted the Grand View Spring Classic golf tournament on Sunday, April 3 and Monday, April 4, at Briarwood Golf Course in Ankeny.

The men’s team placed second in a field of ten teams, while the women placed third out of six teams.

Head coach Chris Winkel noted conditions were drastically different on Sunday and Monday.

Winkel said, “The first day was 75 degrees with a little wind. Monday was 40

degrees and had a 40 mile per hour wind. Conditions were horrendous.”

The Grand View men led after the first round by shooting a 290, but shot a 322 in the difficult conditions on Monday to card a 612 total for second place in the tournament, eight shots back of The Master’s College winning total of 604.

Josh Manske led the Grand View men with a 71-80--151 to tie for second individually. Yousef Khan (75-79--154) placed 5th, Mike Slavin (71-84--155) tied for 6th, Helder Alves (75-81--156) placed 10th, and Aaron Ahrendsen (79-79--158), David Walter (73-85--158), and Rick Fee

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(77-81--158) tied for 14th.Dakota Wesleyan

University won the women’s event with a 700 score, easily outdistancing Des Moines Area Community College (749) in second place, with Grand View close behind in third (357-397--754). The weather on Monday also affected all the women, with everyone shooting higher scores on Monday.

Individually, Grand View was led by Nicole McDonald, who tied for 3rd place with by shooting 84-90--174. Amalia Meiji (90-97--187) placed 11th, while Mackenzie Bourke (88-106--194) and Kelsey Sheeks (96-98--194) tied for 14th.

Coach Winkel was pleased

with the turnout of spectators for the event. “There were a lot of spectators, probably over 100,” he observed.

The Grand View golf teams next compete in the Midwest Collegiate Conference Championship on April 15 and 16 at Blue Top Ridge Golf Course in Riverside, Iowa. The winner of the MCC tournament qualifies to play in the NAIA National Championship tournament in May.

On April 11 and April 12, the men’s team will participate in the NAIA Brickyard Classic in Indianapolis, IN at Brickyard Crossing.

Cheerleading recognized as sportKacy FigueroaSTAFF WRITER