The Delta Copy Editors' Special Edition 2012

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Farm Life

With SnowFighting throughthe elements

December 2012 Winter Edition

StudentRecipesto keep you warm

New YearsResolutionsof the past, future

Sports andActivitiesfor the winter


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2 EntertainmentThe Delta

Food for the soul...MVC students, faculty submit their favorite recipesto help keep them warmduring winter

Story by Jake Coleman

When winter comes and smokebillows out of chimneys the idea ofwarmth comes to mind. But, a fire isnot the only way to stay warm dur-

ing a cold winter.One of my fondest memories is

going to my Grandmas house whenI was little. I would play outside inthe snow until my hands and nosewere numb.

When I would approach the door Icould always smell her hot chocolateand chocolate chip cookies, theyalways seemed to lift me off my feetand float me to the door like an old

cartoon.When I would open her door thesmell of chocolate and marshmal-lows hit me. A bite of the warm-gooey cookies would warm my soul.

Many of my fondest memories

involve my favorite winter food.MVC students, faculty, and staff

submitted their favorite recipesalong with the memories involvedwith them.

Sophomore Matheus Silva, aninternational student from Brazil,said to help us feel better my grand-ma (the family chef) would cookCanja de Galinha, which is similarto chicken noodle soup except it hasrice.

Its a typical meal that is turned into a warming soup that lifts thesoul.

Summer is different where

Matheus comes from, it is shorterthan in the states. During winter inbrazil Matheus says they usually doa lot of traveling and runningaround.

SeniorAndre Richardson saidwinter is cold and windy in Chicagand when he had been out all dayhis grandma would always askif he wanted something to warm

him up.

After being out all day he knewexactly what he wanted, which wapeppermint mocha.According to Andre, his grandmawould always make it for him andfor his cousins.

1 lb chicken or drumstick wing 1 onion 4 cloves of garlic 1 large carrot 1 chicken broth 1/2 cup of rice Parsley to taste 1 spoon (soup) or oil 1 1/2 ltr of boiling water

Canja de Galinha Place the oil in the pressure cooker ,let it heat up and add the chicken,onion, garlic and chicken broth

Allow it to fry a little and add theboiling water

Place the rice and carrotsTaste the salt level and cover the pan

Sprinkle each piece of chicken with alittle salt

Check pressure and cook 15 to 20minutes on medium heat

After 20 minutes of cooking time ,add parsley , and open pressure cook-er.

Peppermint Mocha

1 cup milk1 cup coffee1 tablespoon cocoa powder2 tablespoons of sugar2-3 tablespoons peppermint syrupWhipped creamChocolate Syrup

Crushed Peppermints

Add milk and Coffee inpot

Mix in cocoa powder

Stir in Sugar/ Chocolate

syrup

Sprinkle crushed pep-permints.

Add whipped Cream ontop (optional)


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Assistant ProfessorJennifer Eimers

Throughout life eveyone hasmemories ingrained in theirminds of that wonderful winterday. From making snow angels

to having family snowballfights, winter is a memorabletime.

As a fifth generation Iowan, Idelight in cold weather andsnow.

When we were children, sled-

ding in such a flat landscapewas the most fun for mycousins, my sister, and mewhen Uncle Darwin uncoveredthe old red Farmall B tractorand tied our sled to it.

At 10 mph, we thought we

were flying!Five miles from my uncles

farm was my grandparentsfarm. My favorite indoor wintermemory is the smell of theirwood-burning stove. I lovedbeing on the east porch, where

the stove was.Grandpa sometimes playedCribbage there with my sisterand me: 15-2, 15-4, 15-6, and apair is 8.

He usually won, even thoughhe helped us count our points.

We were just happy to one-on-one time with hToday when I smell wosmoke, those warm memorbring him back to life.

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Winter memoriesFaculty members Jennifer Eimers and Loren Gruber tell their favorite winterstorie

Professor Loren Gruber

When I was six, I climbed Mt. Everestduring the Winter of the Big Snow. TheChamplin Oil and Gasoline dealer plowed

the area next to his gasoline pumps, the

entrance to his service bays, and the streetaccess to his service station. Somehow, Mr.Peyton piled his snow into a 12-footmound.

On the way home from school, I cam-

bered to the top, slid and tubmbled down,and ran to ascendthe mountain timeafter time.

When I reachedmy grandfathersRexall Drug Store,my mother askedwhy I was coveredwith snow. Half-lying, I said, I felldown. Mom wasbeside herself

because she fearedthe late afternoonchill would makeme sick. I con-quered her moun-tainous fears, too.

The next year,snow fell, mixedwith rain and sleet.A thin crust cov-ered the six inches

of fluff below. My challenge on the whome was not to tumble down Mt. Everebut to walk gingerly over the frozen snwithout plunging into the quicksanbelow and be lost forever.

One afternoon after clawing my wout of the quicksand during a freezing raI opened the door to our house. Twarmth enveloped me with the aromasteaming laundry and starch on the ironboard punctuated by the sweet vanscent of freshly baked sugar cookies.

The 4:30 darkness creeping on me evorated with Moms smile. You must frozen. Have some cookies and milk.

Five years later, I skied down Mt. EverMy buddy Paul Laughlin brought his s

to my house, which was atop a steep h

He showed me how to ski, and I masterthe sport after a couple of tumbles. took turns skiing down my hill until snow was packed hard and slick. The siwalk was on a berm, about three feet abthe bottom of the hill.

And now for the ski jumping event, announcer echoed in my mind. Paul ansha-a-w-oo-oo-shed down the hill, flewthe berm and settled down into the midof the snow-packed street.

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Entertainment

With winter breakaround the corner MVCfaculty members JenniferEimers and Loren Grubersubmitted their favoritewinter stories.


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5SportsThe Delta

VALLEY LOSES 20-17 in semi-final gameLast second field goal sends Marian University to finals

The MVC footbal

team had a

tremendous sea-

son which ened

on Saturday,

December 1,with

an upset loss to

Marian University.

MVC Broadcast stu-

dents did a great job

livestreaming the foot-

ball games.

Coach Paul Troth

lead the Vikings to

12-1 record. He w

also named HAAC

Coach of the Year

Above: The semi-final game brought out

the biggest crowd of the year to the

stands and had more than 700 online

viewers. Right: After an outstanding sea-son, cornerback Tyler Davis was named

defensinve player of the year. Far right,

Viking Zavier Steward carries the ball.


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The day after the fall semester finals for

most students marks the beginning ofwinter vacation. And with winter vaca-tion, students feel that it is time to enjoythe winter weather, by either going southto warmer climates, or embracing thesnow and ice with sleds, ice skates, andsnowmen. But for a student who hasfarming obligations, what winter breakbrings is more work to be done beforeschool starts in January.

While most students are Christmasshopping or drinking hot cocoa in front of

a warm open fire, I am walking through a

foot of snow, checking cattle, chopping iceon the edge of ponds, and even roping cat-tle that are having trouble calving. Winterweather for me brings more trouble thanfun.

When the winter weather blowsthrough, it brings along chores for me.With snow and freezing rain, choresinclude breaking ice off the edges of pondsso cattle and horses are able to drink. Todo this, I need an axe which all I do ischop the ice like I would wood, making asquare big enough for a cow to stick its

head in. I also have to make sure our live-stock has hay to eat since the winterweather kills the grass. I have to use ourtractor to haul hay to the pasture wherethe cattle are.

The most exhausting task during thistime is checking cattle. Of course, somedays this could be accomplished with littletrouble, but sometimes we are calving inthis weather, and with that brings calvingproblems. As I stomp through the snowand try to herd the troubled cow into thebarn, my father gets the pullers and straw.

We use the pullers just in case the cow hastrouble giving birth. The pullers do exact-ly what it says. It is a fairly simpleprocess. After you put two small chainsaround the calfs legs, which is still in thecows uterus, you use the come along typeshaft to pull the calf out. Sometimes thecows help and other times they dont.This is a process that sometimes can takefive minutes and other times take up to anhour.

After the calf is born, you need to give itand its mother some space while keepinga close eye on them to make sure the cow

takes to her new-born calf. If not, anothernew project, you have yourself a bottlecalf. Having a bottle calf is birth controlfor students in itself. Every morning andnight you have to bottle feed it with milkreplacement.

When some people wish for a snowstorm, others, like myself, want it to justpass by without spitting too much snow.Living out in the country our tractors turn

into snow plows, neighbors who dont

have tractors or trucks big enough to pusnow off the roads rely on us. We makpossible for them to still go to work or gto town. Because lets face it, the cityssnow plows get the city done first beforthey make it out to the country.

Although it is great to have a monthbreak from classes where I dont have tworry about papers, assignments, testsand even projects, real-life kicks in for mMy responsibilities on the farm arerequired and inescapable, although it cbe time-consuming. The hard work I g

through during winter break prepares mfor the semester ahead, especially sinceis my last before graduation.

7FeatureThe Delta

Farm Lifewith Snow

By Andrew Bridges

Not letting the weather stop me from takencare of livestock. (Photo taken by Andrew

Bridges)

Fighting through

winter weather


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8 College lifeThe Delta

Story by Matheus Silva

Suitcases? Check. Snacks?Check. Toothbrush? Check.Tickets? Check. Passport?Check.

It doesnt sound familiar?This is the routine of morethan 100 MVC students whohave to take at least one flight

to get home for Christmasbreak.

If you think the last couple ofdays of school are stressful toyou then you should get toknow an international student.There is no margin for error,they cant forget any of themany documents about visa

and legal residency in theUnited States because thatcould lead to them not leavingthis country, not getting intotheir country or not gettingback in America.

MVC Sophomore LucasPereira is all packed up and

ready to leave the UnitedStates. Its a hassle, I have topack everything I have, makesure I have all the documentswith me and that they are up-to-date, said Lucas. I dontwant to have everything readyand then have the wrong docu-ment because if I miss my

flight it could take a lot of extramoney and time for me to gethome.

Just the opposite is happen-ing to MVC FreshmanLeopoldo Yoshinari. He cantgo back to his home country.Leopoldos plan is to go to a

big town and spend hisChristmas break somewherefun. He doesnt own a car so hewill have to find a flight or aride to his destination. Iwanna go to New York!Leopoldo said The bright sideis that I dont need to worryabout visa or tickets or flight

times.But there is nothing like

being home, both Lucas anLeopoldo agree with that. Athe packing and worry andrushing is worthy it. When yland in your country and seeyour family, that is the best

feeling ever.After the long flight, their

schedules are still pretty busWe need to go see grandpa,grandma, aunts and uncles,cousins, friends, unpack ourbags. By the end of the montwe have to do that over agaiLucas said.

Leopoldo is already plannihis summer trip back to BraSince I will not go home foranother 6 months I want to

make sure I will be home forall three months of summerLeopoldo said.There is nothing like the feeing of being home with thepeople you love. But for maninternational students goinghome can be stressful andscary but, above all, it is definitely worth it.


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Dont stay inside and waste your break away

WINTER

FUN

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Sports 9

Story by Matheus Silva

Dont just sit around athome all winter when youcould be having fun and enjoy-

ing the outdoors with somegreat family activities for near-ly no cost.

Dont let the cold weatherdiminish your playtime. Withall the great outdoor activities,there is no excuse to stayindoors during the wintermonths and miss out on thesefun acitivities.

If anything, the sports avail-able in the winter are one morereason to get out there and

have some great family time.Everybody knows that duringthe winter skiing, snowboard-ing and snowmobiles are popu-lar.

But sometimes these activi-ties are not family activities. Soif you want to get the most outof your winter break and spendtime with your family, thenhere are some activities thatwill make yourwinter fun:

SNOWSHOEING

Grab your snowshoes, go outand enjoy the beauty of winter.This activity only requiressnowshoes and the desire to

explore the outdoors. Its agreat family activity becauseeverybody can participate, sopack a picnic lunch in a back-pack and take the family onthis adventorous activity.

ICE SKATING/ HOCKEY

Parents will love this idea; itmight remind them of theiryouth. Find an ice rink close toyou and the only cost wouldprobably be the rent of the iceskates. Its a great way to exer-cise and a fun way to spendtime with the family.

BE A SNOW ARTIST

Build snowmen, paint onthe snow, create snowangels and build snowforts. Another activity with

no cost at all.Gather the family, take

them outside and let creativity runwild. Time will fly by, and whats betterthan playing on the snow for a whileand then get inside to a hot chocolatewith the family?

SLEDDING/TUBING

Either buying or building a sled/tubeshould cost almost to nothing. Also,finding a hill to tube or sled downshould be easy. If you want somethingmore adventurous, you can hook thetube or sled to a car. This is an endlessfun activity.

These are just

some of the grea

acitivities avail-

able during win-

ter.

After winter, you

will have to wait

year to have a

chance to do the

again. Make the

best out of winte

and use the time

you have off to

enjoy family, cele

brate Christmaand have fun.


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Missouri Valley College has achampion among us. As wecope with the Viking footballteams quest for the NAIANational Championship whichcame one second and one fieldgoal short, bareback rider TimOConnell has already becomea champion.

The Missouri Valley Collegerodeo athlete has been compet-ing for the pro circuit PRCAthis past year and accom-plished the tough task of win-ning the Great Lakes CircuitFinals. With this win, the jun-ior transfer from Iowa CentralCommunity College gets to goto Las Vegas for the WorldChampionship next week.

After you do something likethis you just want to be thebest at it, Tim said. Its alifestyle that I love; you get to

wake up every morning in alifestyle that I think is betterthan any other.

Bareback riding is exactlywhat it says, cowboys ridebareback on a horse and onlyuse a rigging, which looks likea heavy piece of leather with asuitcase handle for support.Cowboys slip one hand in therigging and cannot touchthemselves or their horse withtheir free hand. Thus as a

cowboy rides we see his freehand rising up and down in theair in sync with the horsesmovements.

Touch the horse or someother part of your body tomaintain your balance on in abucking bronco and youreautomatically disqualified.Cowboys spur their horse fromthe horses shoulder to the rig-

ging for 8 seconds to make aqualified time and are judgedby their control and spurringtechnique. The horses also arejudged on their power, speed,and agility.

Not only has Tim proven hiswinning ways in the pro cir-cuit, he has carried his winningover to the rodeos at the colle-giate level.

Tim is sitting first in theOzark Region with just fiverodeos left, along with his twotraveling partners for the ProCircuit, Tyler Waltz from theUniversity of Tennessee-Martin, and Logan Corbettfrom Murray. The two areranked second and thirdbehind Tim.

A second generation cowboy,Tim, was raised in the cowboyway of life watching his fatherwho worked as a pick up manat rodeos.

It was something I alwayswanted to do, Tim said.There is something about theadrenaline rush that makesyou not want to put it down.

Tim has a winning resumethat includes many associa-tions reserve champion, bullsand broncs series, collegiateregions prior to this year andended up reserve champion forthe state of Iowa his senioryear of high school.

For the immediate futureTim plans on also competingin the Grand National CircuitFinals.

For those who read this andsay to themselves, I want totry that, Tim encourages you,If you want to do it you haveto be gritty and you have towant to win because it is adirty fight for 8 seconds.

The Delta

Co-Editors:

Andrew Bridges, Jake

Coleman, and Matheus

SilvaThis special edition of the

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produced by the Copy Editing

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Faculty Advisers: Harry Carre

and David L. Roberts

Final Edit by Andrew Bridges

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A Champion Among UsTim OConnells love of the western way of life

pushes him to become a champion.

By Andrew Bridges

Tim OConnell spurs his horse in persuit of his Great Lakes

Circuit Finals championship. (Photo by Courtney Morehead)

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