Author: Eagle Staff

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Scholastic Day 50th anniversary is Friday

Chadron State College and 1,416 high school students from 52 high schools in three states will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of The CSC Scholastic Contest on Friday.

In addition to the 46 exams that will be given across campus from 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., there will be contests and displays to occupy the students before, after, and between tests.

Not all events require a pencil and paper.

Family and consumer science professor Jay Sutliffe will administer the “Eagle Cook-Off” competition. The team event consists of three members preparing a healthy meal that you might expect a typical college student to eat. The teams have twenty minutes and a limited number of appliances to prepare a food that meets certain dietary requirements of fiber content and fat content at a low cost per serving.

The Chadron State College Scholastic Day is divided into five categories and schools compete for points in each division. The school that receives the most points in each area will receive a plaque.

The top three individuals in each test are awarded medals and seniors who place first in a test receive the Scholastic Achievement Award, which covers the in-state portion of tuition for CSC’s 2010-2011 academic year.

More information about the individual contest and history of the Chadron State Scholastic Day can be found on the CSC Web site at www.csc.edu/scholastic.

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One Day Without Shoes comes to CSC

Students from the Lifespan Wellness class are planning to host “One Day without Shoes” 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 8 in the Student Center.

The event’s Web site states the goal of “One Day Without Shoes” is to increase awareness of the risks to people in developing countries who do not have adequate access to shoes.

TOMS Shoes is the world-wide coordinator of “One Day Without Shoes.” The TOMS Shoes Web Site states “wearing shoes and practicing basic hygiene can prevent both infection and disease due to unsafe roads and contaminated soil.
“By imagining a life barefoot, we can all contribute to the awareness of these conditions.”

Katie Zacharias, sophomore of Chadron, said things will move outside to the clock tower at approximately 11 a.m. for a shoe kick-off contest and foot painting.

The event will conclude with an unshod mini-walk around campus.

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NSCS gives approval to demolish Kline

The Nebraska State College System Board of Trustees voted unanimously last Friday to authorize the demolition of Kline.

The portion of Kline that is still standing, the northern half, was built in 1966. Construction of the southern half was completed in 1961.

The southern half of the building was closed in 1979 and later torn down due to structural problems.

The remaining half of the building also suffers from structural problems and has high maintenance costs.

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