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12 September 21, 2007 Sports www.smumn.edu/cardinal Dembiec thrives in dual coaching role BY CANDICE NORRELL Sports Editor Rugby: a gentleman’s sport played by barbarians. Interesting enough to get anyone’s attention, but what exactly is rugby? Rugby was invented in Rugby, England, in the early 1800s and is the precursor to modern-day football. Played on a 70 by120 meter field, each team consists of 15 players, and the game is comprised of two 40-minute halves. “It’s played much like soccer or hockey in that it is a free-flowing game with little stoppages,” said Saint Mary’s University Hellfish Co-captain Jared Ortgiesen. Teams score when players run into the “Try,” or endzone, and touch the ball to the ground (now we know why it’s called a touchdown in football). Each “Try” is worth five points with a kick following it worth two points. The ball is progressed down the field through a series of punts and lateral passes, as it is illegal to throw the ball photo from internet Dembiec coaches both men and women in soccer, sometimes spending nine hours on the field. BY ALEX CONOVER Cardinal Staff Saint Mary’s University Women’s Soccer Coach Tony Guinn stepped down from his position two weeks before the start of the season. This left Athletic Director Nikki Fennern in a tough situation. Many options were discussed, but it was ultimately decided that the best person for the job was already at SMU: second-year Men’s Soccer Coach Chris Dembiec. “Nikki and I talked, and we agreed that the best option was to use someone who already knew the girls,” said Dembiec. “I was happy to take the job; I volunteered.” Coach Dembiec, who played soccer at Marquette and coached at the high school level, is coming off a 4-12 debut season with the men’s team last year. “It’s clear that he’s very busy, but he views it as a challenge,” commented Connor McHugh, a freshman on the men’s team. “It just comes down to time management.” Dembiec’s situation is not unique. There are already three other schools in the MIAC that have the same coach for both the men’s and women’s soccer teams: Rugby players express love of the game forward. Play is restarted either by a lineout, in which players are hoisted into the air after the ball is thrown out of bounds, or by a scrummage, or scrum, after a penalty is committed. Over 30 men are on the team this year, the team’s tenth year at SMU. “We are looking better than ever…and are looking forward to winning the [Division III] championship,” said Ortgiesen. Senior Captain Josh Barrett said that the game of rugby is his passion and that he loves “everything that has to do with rugby. There is not a second of the day that I don’t wish I was playing.” Ortgiesen added that the thing he loves most about the game is the camaraderie. “I have never made so many friends doing anything else. I know people from all over the Midwest and even as far as Louisiana, Hawaii and California who I have either played with or know through the sport. “It’s the only sport where you go out on the field and beat the crap out of a guy…punching, scratching, kicking, getting stomped on…and when that 80 minutes is up, you go and say to that other chap, ‘Hey that was a nice cleat mark you left on my back! Remember when I punched you in the face and stepped on your hand?’ And that guy laughs and tells you that it was a hell of a game. I haven’t found that in any other sport I have watched or played and I think it’s amazing,” said Ortgiesen Before each game, the team warms up and sings their fight song. “Last year we also started the tradition of saying a Hail Mary as a team before games,” Ortgiesen said. “We have never lost a game where we prayed before the match as a team.” Though the team is still in the process of scheduling games, they are looking forward to playing Winona State, their rivals for the last three years. Upcoming home games are scheduled for Sept. 29 and Oct. 6. The Hellfish won their first game 24-10 against Viterbo on Sept. 15. Bethel, Concordia-Moorhead, and Macalester. “We just had to move some things around,” said Dembiec. “For instance, we had to reschedule a women’s game last week because I was out of town with the men’s team. There were lots a little glitches at first, but we’re all adjusting to it.” It was perhaps most frustrating before the season even started. “During two-a-days, I was on the field for nine hours a day,” Dembiec said. “Along with the flooding of our fields, it was a stressful pre-season.” Even with all the conflicts, however, both teams are already starting to see results. The men’s squad opened up the non-conference schedule 2-2-0, and the women’s team is 5-1-0, outscoring their opponents 24-1 in their first four games. “Coach has high hopes for us this season,” said Marie Allen, a freshman for the women’s team. “The men’s team, too. We’re both young squads, and we can’t wait to see where Coach can take us in the next couple of years.”
www.smumn.edu/cardinal Arts & Entertainment September 21, 2007 13 KSMR DJ Spotlight: Jergenson BY TAMIKA ROBINSON Cardinal Staff During trips down to the lower level of the Toner Student Center, you may often hear people talking and music playing. If curiosity ever got the best of you, then you may have discovered that is was none other than Saint Mary’s University’s radio station, KSMR. Talented students and faculty serve on a variety of positions, ensuring a pleasurable listening experience. As programming director for KSMR, junior Julie Jergenson serves as a liaison between record labels and the DJs of the station. One of her duties is helping DJs with any problems they may encounter, but she can also be heard onair playing a variety of music ranging from indie rock to country. Jergenson became involved with KSMR last year after helping out at the activity fair. She continues to stay involved because of the many opportunities with which she is provided , like talking with record labels and having access to various kinds of music. “Its cool getting an artist’s music from their record label and then when they become big you’re in awe because you used to play their music,” she said. As a student and as a member of the station, she has learned critical lessons in responsibility and time management. KSMR is a free format radio station that allows students the opportunity to voice their own opinions and play the music they want to hear. This year KSMR has some ambitious plans. “We plan to be more DJ friendly and offer incentives to those who perform shows,” said Jergenson. “We also plan to gain more interest from the people of Winona and run consistently without crashing.” So wherever you are on campus, grab that radio and tunein to KSMR-FM 92.5. Off-Campus students shouldn’t feel left out, just tune in to KSMR-FM 94.3. photo by Kim Koecheler Contact Programming Director Julie Jergenson if interested in being a DJ. Bouler directs 3-man show, ‘Art’ Play to debut Family Weekend at SMU BY MARIA SULLIVAN Cardinal Staff The Saint Mary’s University Department of Theatre Arts presents “Art,” a comedy starring three SMU students. “Art” is directed by Steven Bouler, assistant director of theatre arts, and will debut Family Weekend. The play tells a story of three middle class men: a doctor, an engineer and a salesmen. The doctor, a fan of art, purchases an expensive painting, costing more money than his friend earns in a year. Ironically, the painting is simply white. Bouler describes the painting as a polar bear in a snowstorm. “Art” contains adult language and is centered around his friends’ reaction to the expensive painting. Bouler said, “This is a play that parents of college students should be expecting universities to do, because there is that whole discussion of ‘what is art?’” Bouler decided to do this play because it has been on his list for quite some time, and is excited to be doing this play at SMU. Casting for this play was difficult because Bouler could have gone so many directions in terms of who he chose for the leads. The three actors chosen include: Peter Snell, playing Serge, Andrew Winecke, playing Marc and Curtis Kempton, playing Yvan. The play addresses the topic of friendship, specifically in males. “I think that everyone is going to take [something] from this play,” said Bouler. “It’s very much like looking at the white painting. Everyone is going to take from it something different.” Bouler looks at this experience as very gratifying. He has enjoyed every moment of working with the students and the faculty designers. He hopes that the SMU community will attend the performance. Bouler said, “I think it’s going to be the funniest show that has been done here in a long time.” “Art” runs for 90 minutes without an intermission. The play will be held at the Page Theatre Sept. 28, 29, and Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m. and Sept. 30 at 3 p.m. Pavlo provides a taste of the Mediterranean BY ELLEN JORDAN Cardinal Staff On Friday, Sept. 14, the Winona community was invited to experience the music of Pavlo at the Saint Mary’s University Page Theatre. Pavlo was interactive with the audience members and provided a pleasurable musical experience in which people felt as though they were in the heart of the Mediterranean. In addition to Pavlo, four other band members helped create the music: George Vasilakos, Gino Mirizo, Randy Rodrigues and Spyros Gazetos. The band members combined several types of music including Latin, classical and Greek. The mix of genres allowed audience members to experience sounds that varied from traditional music. Pavlo’s interaction with the audience members was the highlight of the show. Before starting a new song, Pavlo gave the history and album name from which it came. Pavlo also urged audience members to clap their hands and dance. Midway through the show, he even asked an audience member to accompany him in dancing on stage. The personal contact raised the energy level throughout the entire theater. Students were satisfied with the concert as well. Sophomore Samantha Sokol said, “I had to come to this concert for a class, but I am really glad I did. It was fun and interesting to hear music that was so different from what I normally hear.” Pavlo was successful in getting a theater filled with people, playing a combination of diverse and different styles of music and providing the Winona audience with an enjoyable evening.
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