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Election results: Collier, Gozeh win by a large margin Results Summary President: Stephen Collier

Vice President: Rast Gozeh

Rec Center Fee: Yes

Media Fee: No

Grade Forgiveness: Yes All other candidates ran unopposed: House Representative at Large: Megan Moyles; Student Director of Finance: Jay Burton; Senators: of Multicultural Affairs: Jasmine Caldwell; of Sustainability: Amber Lytle; of LAS: Chingis Zhanturiyev.

The media fee was voted down by a margin of only 9 votes, which is less than 1 percent.

11.43 percent of the student body, or 1,165 students, voted, a record turnout. This is a 48 percent increase over the 608 students who voted last year.

Ethics questions arise during student government elections Kaitlin Nelson knelson6@uccs.edu

Student fees, grade forgiveness and tuition hikes were not the only controversial topics during election week. Several students stepped forward to address perceived unethical campaign actions from candidates.

Evan Shelton, director of finance for the Student Government Association (SGA), said, “A group of candidates [decided], when they first wanted to run for president and vice president, to create a Facebook page, ‘Take Back UCCS,’ which was official campaigning.”

The student government election application states, “There shall be no formal campaigning during any

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official University funded events and or prior to the info session.” The informational session referred to happened on Feb. 10, but the campaign website had gone live about two weeks prior.

Stephen Collier, presidential candidate and owner of the “Take Back UCCS” website, said the website held only a countdown until after official paperwork was signed on Jan. 24, and that he notified campus safety about the page.

Jason Adams, head of the election commission, quickly asked him to remove the web page. Due to the lack of a definition for “formal campaigning,” however, Collier made the argument that an Continued on page 2...

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Rast Gozeh stands just behind the election line barring campaigning from happening near polling stations.

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Questions of Ethics (Continued from page 1) off-campus web presence was his first amendment right; there was no violation, he said, because he had never initiated any campaign on-campus until after Feb. 10.

In a letter released Jan. 27, Adams wrote, “The Election Commission recognizes that the Spring 2012 UCCS SGA Online Student Election Policy (provided in the official packet) is inconclusive with regards to online election campaigning, and, in order to preserve equity amongst candidates, the Election Commission has decided to allow online campaigning for each candidate prior to the election information session.”

“The election commission can’t regulate online things like that,” said Adams. On-campus campaigning was still banned.

Josh Wolfaardt, senator of public affairs, said, “We’ve been watching the violations continue to occur. Illegal posting of flyers – one of the things in the policy says you can’t post within a certain number of feet of polling

booths. These candidates posted two flyers on the polling booth itself.”

Additionally, flyers were observed on department-only boards, and the team was seen campaigning at a UCCSfunded event, also addressed in the policy.

Collier stated that his team only ever posted in approved areas, and that he had not actually been able to attend the event in question due to space constraints.

As for the flyers on the polling station, “that’s completely incorrect,” said Collier. Flyers had been present at the location earlier, but Jason Adams confirmed that the election commission removed the flyers before setting up the station for voting.

Although those issues were addressed, “it’s consistently been just a slap on the wrist,” said Wolfaardt.

When another candidate made a similar error, Wolfaardt said the judicial board was quick to address it, skipping over paperwork and formality.

“It just stinks of dirty politics,” he said.

Former student body president Kristina Achey also expressed concerns when she saw Collier and his running mate, Rast Gozeh, as well several others, campaigning near the polling station next to Jazzman’s. They were standing just over the required 10 feet away from the station, “But really, is it ethical to stand next to a polling place and start pushing your things on the people that are voting?” Achey asked.

“That’s just really, really unethical.”

“In my opinion, it’s kind of like bullying,” she added. “If they can’t even be ethical on their own campus, before an election, what does that say about how they are going to lead?”

Collier maintained he was within official rules.

“I can only work within the rules, and I just simply disagree with the ethical argument. That’s their perception of what is ethical,” he said.

Additionally, Collier said he was not the only candidate to come under

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question. He claimed another team had been found, with photographic evidence, using SGA resources for their personal campaign. “I won’t name other campaigns, because I just don’t think that’s right,” said Collier.

Others do not deny that Collier/Gozeh is not alone in being questioned. Achey said candidate Diana Timmerman’s campaign flyers, which depict a busty model, were offensive, although Achey does not believe the team acted unethically.

Still, most concerns appeared to revolve around Collier/Gozeh. Addressing the fact that these issues were not brought to his attention until the week of elections, Collier said, “I feel like I’m getting railroaded.”

“If it was that important,” he said, “why didn’t they go through the proper procedures and point out the infractions?”

“There are a lot of people scared of what my running mate and I stand for.” S

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Strategic planning process nearing its final stages Matt Sidor msidor@uccs.edu

Since September, faculty and staff members have been working with various subcommittees to draft new goals and outcomes for the eight-year plan that is intended to guide the campus in all of its future operations. The chancellor’s 2012-2020 strategic plan is approaching its final stages as the leadership team works to draft a single, unified document.

These subcommittees submitted their draft goals and details in January, and

out of their work have come 12 proposed goals that were presented in February for further comments and feedback from faculty, staff and students.

Brian Burnett, vice chancellor for administration and finance, has been busily working alongside the rest of the leadership team to integrate the new feedback into draft documents.

“We’re going to give these documents to our shared governance groups, which would be the faculty assembly…to our staff council, to our professional exempt staff association

and to student government for their review,” Burnett said.

Each goal is a single, overarching statement followed by a litany of supporting information on how various departments on campus will be held responsible for fulfilling it.

For example, goal 3 states, “UCCS will actively seek responsible enrollment growth that enhances both the achievement of our mission and values and our financial viability.”

Burnett said that financial projections are a major component of the eightyear strategic plan.

“Last time [in the 20072012 strategic plan] we thought the state support would grow, but it went the other way,” he said.

“But what we did do was we grew more than we budgeted to grow by. Because, see, we have two different ways to grow tuition: grow the number of students paying tuition, and you also grow the rate [of tuition]. So we separate those in our assumptions.”

Last semester, enrollment saw an unprecedented 5.4 percent rate of growth over the previous Fall semester.

This semester saw growth at 6.6 percent over the pre-

vious Spring semester.

“We don’t know that we can do 6 percent every year,” Burnett said.

“What we did is there was a subcommittee of enrollment management, and so we took their assumptions over the next eight years about enrollment growth, and actually they’re showing over the next four years in the new plan 5 percent enrollment growth, which is much higher [than previous projections].”

“So we do think that we can grow faster as one of our solutions, and when we do that, that actually takes pressure off tuition rates

for all students,” he added.

This month, the leadership team will be putting everything together into a first draft to present to the CU Board of Regents at its next meeting in Denver on April 18. The feedback that the regents give from that meeting will then be assimilated into the plan’s final draft, which will need to be finalized in time for the new fiscal year on July 1.

The current drafts twelve goals of the strategic plan, as well as the vision and values statements, are available for review on the Chancellor’s home page uccs.edu/~chancellor. S

Nonetheless, there are questions about parking, as there are no plans to expand parking in the Summit Village area.

Jeff Davis, the executive director of Auxiliary Operations, does not believe that will be an issue. “Lot 9 has available parking to handle this expansion,” he said. “I think it’s going to be a great village.”

Some students still harbor concerns. “[Parking] is going to be an interesting issue,” Smith said. “Right now, I have to go to work every day, and walk all the way out to Lot 9 and then back.”

Brandi Miller, a freshman going into business management, shared a similar view. “I think [the new halls] are a good thing, if they make enough parking,” she said. “All my roommates have to park in Lot 9.

That is a ridiculous walk.”

Copper and Echo will open in August of 2013. S

presentation] off of a program that is already proving to be working for children in Michigan,” explained Peratt, “so hopefully that will give us a head start into what we want to do with Colorado.”

Peratt and her group members have been working diligently to prepare for their trip to Colorado’s capital building to present before Lieutenant Governor Joseph Garcia, and after April 20, if chosen, they will have been directly involved in providing a better education for Colorado children. S

New housing to keep up with growth in campus residency Kaitlin Nelson knelson6@uccs.edu

Students living in the residence halls at Summit Village will soon be able to welcome many more into their community, as the Village will have two new buildings by Fall 2013.

Summit Village houses just under 600 students and has been at full capacity for the last three years.

Due to the long wait list and demand from freshmen, a plan was started a year ago to construct the two new buildings, adding 192 additional beds.

The ceremony will take place April 23 at 2 p.m.

This new expansion will be the last for Summit Village, as the Lodge kitchen serving the residence halls will be at maximum capacity. Additionally, the current buildings will be remodeled by renovating the largely unused floor lounges into new

dorm rooms that can hold a total of 18 more people.

Suzan Szpyrka, the senior associate vice chancellor of Administration and Finance, said students look forward to the addition. “I think [students] are excited about the fact that UCCS continues to grow, it continues to be a place in demand,” she said. “This is happening because students want to be on this campus. That’s a compliment to every student who’s already here.”

Director of Residence Life and Housing Ralph Giese agreed. “It’s been very positive,” he said on student reaction. Giese also said that the new buildings would allow UCCS to hire six to eight new resident assistants, a welcome opportunity for student employment.

H+L Architecture, the design group behind the University Center and the El Pomar Center, is in charge of the new expan-

sion. The goal is to keep continuity between current buildings and the additions in both look and name.

In keeping with the tradition of naming the residence halls after ski resorts, students were able to

vote from a list of eligible names. The new buildings will be called Copper and Echo.

Both structures will be built on the empty piece of land adjacent to Lot 7 and Columbine Hall. One will be directly behind Aspen in Summit Village, and the other will be further west off Regent Circle.

The project will cost approximately $17.5 million. It will be state bonded and paid for through student rent, so no student fees, tuition dollars or taxpayer money will be used in its construction.

Many students do view the addition as a good sign for UCCS as a whole. “[The expansion] is impressive. It will definitely open up a lot more options for people,” said Zach Smith, a freshman in mechanical engineering who currently lives in Summit Village. “It’s good that the campus is growing like that.”

of Denver and Colorado State University.

Peratt explained that students at the CLA summit split into five different sets of groups, each tasked with a different topic. Peratt was grouped with eight students, all of whom attended other universities, and together, the teams worked to present a solution to growing illiteracy rates in Colorado.

“You have three minutes to share your plan to the judges,” explained Peratt, so only an hour and a half after learning her presentation topic, the group had to refine a solu-

tion down to just several minutes.

Peratt’s group was chosen as the winning presentation from all five groups. Highlighting the merit of their accomplishment, Peratt mentioned that they were competing against some of the brightest minds in Colorado, and so her success not only sets her apart, but it also sets UCCS apart.

The basis of their proposed solution is on thirdgrade reading statistics.

“In Colorado,” explained Peratt, “30 percent of kids are not at the third-grade reading level.” Statistics

for third graders are used as measures for later-developed social stigmas; for example, “If you’re not reading in third grade, you are very likely to drop out of high school,” explained Peratt.

Turning to other states that have embraced similar strategies to focus on earlier age groups, Peratt and her team modeled their presentation after Michigan’s Great Start Readiness Program.

The program focuses on supplementary education programs as early as one year before kindergarten.

“We mimicked [our

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Jeff Davis goes through the future plans of the new residence halls.

Student presents solutions to raise literacy in Colorado Lucas Hampton

lhampton@uccs.edu Every student awaits the opportunity to apply their skills to a topic they are particularly passionate about, and elementary education major Ciara Peratt has recently received such fortune, for if she performs well before the Colorado governor, she may have changed the lives of countless Colorado children.

In late January, the Chancellor’s Leadership Class (CLC) was invited to participate in the an-

nual Colorado Leadership Alliance summit. Among the students invited, junior Ciara Peratt was selected to appear before the lieutenant governor to present solutions for raising the literacy rate of children in Colorado.

The Colorado Leadership Alliance (CLA) is a foundation that serves as a medium between leadership programs at several Colorado universities.

The Chancellor’s Leadership Class, was invited to participate in this year’s CLA summit along with other universities such as CU Boulder, University

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Career Fair helps students find career opportunities Ryan Adams radams3@uccs.edu

Job hunting season is upon us. As the end of the semester starts creeping up, many students are wondering what they will be doing this summer. For many UCCS students, it will be a summer job back home or maybe an internship somewhere else across the country.

Yet there are some students who don’t know what they will be doing this summer. Jobs these days are hard to come by and some aren’t so lucky to have a job waiting for them.

This is where Bev Kratzer and the Career Center come in. Kratzer, the director of the Career Center, will be putting on the bi-annual UCCS Career Fair on March 15 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Berger Hall.

Kratzer believes it is

a big event for students – not only those looking for summer jobs, but also for those who are graduating.

“This is a great opportunity for students to get to know the recruiters of local businesses in Colorado Springs as well from other areas in Colorado,” said Kratzer. “The fair gives students a chance to network, a very important tool to finding a job in today’s world.”

The Career Fair has been put on by the Career Center for about eight years and this will be Kratzer’s fifth year of running the event.

In addition to providing students with information about job opportunities, Kratzer also believes the event is a good time for students to use the jobseeking skills they have learned as well.

“This is a great time to put your best foot forward and use the skills you have practiced,” she said. “Stu-

dents should bring their cover letters and resumes, as well as any questions they might have for places they are interested in working for.”

Plenty of local businesses will be attending the fair. “Colorado Springs Utilities, Northrop Grumman, Boeing, Kaiser Permanente, Progressive, T. Rowe Price and Ent are the bigger names that will be there this year,” Kratzer said.

“We will also have some graduate schools coming from CU-Boulder as well,” she furthered.

“In this economy, I think it is important to bring graduate-level schools to the event to give students some more options besides just local jobs.”

Besides attending the event, Kratzer also believes a couple of other aspects are vital to leave a good impression at the fair: “Your appearance is really important. You

Photo by Ariel Lattimore

Bev Kratzer encourages students to attend the Career Fair on March 15. want to look like you care to be there, so don’t just show up in a sweatshirt and pajamas!”

Kratzer also mentioned that the Career Center is open every day and students can come in anytime during the day for help. “We are here to help with resumes, cover let-

ters and even prepping for the fair,” she said.

Kratzer hopes that students at any level can have a valuable experience from the career fair.

“I think the take home message from this event comes through three things,” she explained.

“One, students should get

the opportunity to explore career options; two, they should be able to plan for what particular companies might require for internships; and finally, students should get to see that there ARE job opportunities out there, they just have to show they want to go after them!” S

Science Olympiad attracts middle and high school students Aaron Collett acollett@uccs.edu On March 3, an unusual group of students gathered at UCCS. The halls were filled with clumps of students chattering about upcoming events, bemoaning previous performances and talking with their coaches about various scientific theories.

These students were all middle school and high school students, and they were competing in the annual Science Olympiad.

According to the UCCS Communique, UCCS has hosted the regional Science Olympiad competition for more than 10 years. The competition is often many younger students’ first exposure to a college campus.

This year, events included the Gravity Vehicle, in which students build a gravity-powered vehicle; Food Science, which tests student’s knowledge of the chemistry of baking; and Fermi Questions, which asked students questions that could only be answered logically. Some events, like Road Scholar (required interpretation of maps) and Meteorology (tested student’s climate skills), were written tests.

Others, such as Sound of Music and Mission Possible, were construction challenges, in which participants brought a completed project to the competition for judging.

The halls of the Osborne Center, the Science and Engineering building, the University Center, Centennial Hall and Dwire Hall were filled with students ranging from sixth to 12th grades.

Some of these students had been preparing for months. Isabella Vasile, 13, and Kelsey Garcia, 12, were two such students. Led by their coach Amanda Bohl, these two middle-schoolers built a working Rube Goldberg machine to compete in the Mission Possible competition. Rube Goldberg machines are engineering devices that do a simple task through the most convoluted means possible. Vasile said, “It took a while to get the measurements right, and a couple of test runs. So, we started in October, November area.”

In the Sound of Music competition, participants built two of their own musical instruments. They were required to play “St. Anthony’s Chorale,” as well another piece of

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Fred Contour, an Air Force Academy professor, places a ballooon in a bowl of liquid nitrogen at the Science Olympiad. their choosing. According to the National Science Olympiad website (soinc. org), students were also required to “describe the principles behind their operation and be able to perform a major scale.”

Kursten Montez, 17, and Tessa Murphy, 14, high-schoolers from Widefield, were part of the cacophony of sounds filling the Science and Engineering building.

Montez had created a

“slapaphone” – a series of precisely measured PVC pipes, which she slapped with a spatula. Each pipe created a specific pitch depending on the length of the pipe. Montez’ partner Murphy was playing a “Frisbee harp” – a set of metal strings bolted to a Frisbee to create a stringed instrument. They chose to play “It’s a Small World” as their second musical piece.

According to Kath-

leen Fitzpatrick, the programs manager for the Center for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Education at UCCS, 915 students signed up for the competition this year. Additionally, 180 people volunteered to run the various events, including about 80 Air Force Academy cadets.

According to Fitzpatrick, there were 61 teams competing from various middle and high schools

around the region. Each team consisted of about 15 students, and up to two participants were required in each event.

Scores were awarded for each event based on the mechanics of each one – for example, the Mission Possible event awarded point per minute based on how long each Rube Goldberg machine took to complete its cycle.

Total scores were blended for each team. Fitzpatrick added that up to 17 teams would be given the chance to go to the state competition on April 21, at the Colorado School of Mines.

The event organizers like to focus on the spirit of achievement, rather than a specifically competitive atmosphere.

Fitzpatrick said, “Rather than competing against each other, they compete against a standard.”

To anyone who would discourage these students from scientific pursuits, Fitzpatrick had this to say: “Here, we believe that nerd is the new cool.” After getting the chance to compete with robot arms, scratch-built musical instruments and Rube Goldberg machines, most Science Olympiad students would agree. S

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Student starts item drive to benefit TESSA, abuse victims Sara Horton shorton@uccs.edu

Other than collecting dust, old cell phones don’t seem able to do much.

Anna Lepore knows they can protect women who escape abusive relationships.

“Once they leave the shelter, [TESSA] gives them a cell phone because even a phone without service can dial 911,” explained Lepore, a senior majoring in applied communication.

She began an item drive for TESSA, an agency dedicated to helping women and their children find safety from abuse, as a project for her Seminar in Leadership and Organizational Change class with Michael Hackman.

Lepore said someone close to her experienced an abusive relationship, which makes her attachment to TESSA personal.

“I know how hard it can be to get caught in one of those situations, so I think it’s just personally

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Anna Lapore hopes that the TESSA Drive will be a huge success. important for me to help someone like that,” she said, referring to sexual and family violence as a

“growing problem” in the community.

Although Lepore said old cell phones and char-

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gers would be especially helpful for the drive, she is accepting anything women and their children could use, like books, canned food and toiletries.

“These women, they pack up a little suitcase in the middle of the night, and they are running away,” she said, stressing the need of basic grooming items, such as soap, without which some women arrive at shelters.

Lepore has already started to collect items from family members and coworkers at the Center for Excellence in Communication, where she is a senior tutor.

However, she hopes to expand the drive’s audience. She is collecting almost any gently used or new item; no donation is considered too small.

“I know that it’s a lot to ask to donate a bunch of things, but seriously, any little thing helps,” she said. “If anyone has towels laying around, or sheets or anything – anything helps.”

Lepore has set out boxes inside the Center for Excellence in Communication to collect donations. She said she would also like to put boxes in University Center but wants to gage interest in the project first.

While Lepore’s project will be due at the beginning of May, the drive may not end then. Because she said TESSA is always looking for help, she wouldn’t mind extending it until the end of the school year.

Lepore also encouraged students to volunteer at the organization or sign up to earn community service hours there by visiting TESSA’s website (tessacs.org).

Even if you think you have nothing to donate, garage sale season and spring cleaning are about to begin; both tend to turn up things we no longer use and may have forgotten we even owned.

“Just keep an eye out for anything that you’re getting rid of and bring it here.” S

How to help On its website, TESSA requests the following items: • Waterproof mattress covers: double and twin sized • Waterproof pillow protectors for standard pillows • New bed pillows • New or gently used and matching sets of double and twin bed sheets • New or gently used double and twin sized quilts/comforters • New or gently used “kid-friendly” sheets and comforters • New or gently used bath towels/sheets and wash clothes • Plastic stepstools with rubber traction • Night-lights Donations will be accepted at the Center for Excellence in Communication, Columbine 312. For the full list of requested items, visit tessacs.org/give-help/inkind-donations.

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UCCS police disapproves of controversial film to be screened on campus Lucas Hampton

lhampton@uccs.edu Although it is typical that law enforcement would adhere to an abstinenceonly approach to drug safety, a campus viewing of Eddie Einbinder’s controversial film “How to Have Fun and Not Die” may blur the boundaries between inadvertent consent and responsible drug awareness.

Einbinder’s thoughtprovoking book and now

made film is a controversial guide to safer drug use. He lectures on college campuses in the United States on topics ranging from drug policy to the dangers of mixing cocaine and alcohol, and he will soon be presenting his film at UCCS. Einbinder’s goal is to increase the quality of drug education, for he relates his continual shock at the lack of formal drug education in public schools.

He offered to lecture at

his hometown high school after a student overdosed on LSD, but he was politely refused: “They told me they understand what I’m doing, but they didn’t want any further press regarding the fact that anyone might be taking acid.”

The central issue surrounding Einbinder’s film is the potential implications some say would follow from an education on safer drug use.

UCCS Chief of Police Jim Spice explains that as

a law enforcement officer, “I can’t support that type of education when you’re condoning the use of recreational drugs, basically illicit drug use.”

Einbinder does not disagree with such statements. “There is no safe drug use,” explains Einbinder, “only levels of safety.”

The film, which is sponsored by the Students for Sensible Drug Policy, discusses potential harm from drug abuse as well as methods for reducing

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such harm.

Providing education, such as what substances not to mix, Einbinder’s film functions as a sort of experimental drug user’s guide to living several more years.

Although both UCCS police and Einbinder preach that there is no safe drug use, they have conflicting opinions regarding the frequency of drug use.

UCCS Director of Risk Management and member of the THINK committee James Duvall claims that expectancy of drug use “is one of the biggest misconceptions…a lot of times the freshman come in thinking that all college students drink, and national surveys have proven otherwise.”

Einbinder, on the contrary, admits that “it is expected that the average college student is going to experiment with one thing or another,” noting that the meth user in his film

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He stresses that the existence of any drug use necessitates appropriate and complete drug education, and he assures that “if you’re curious about learning how to prevent overdose and harm for yourself…then [the film] is a useful way to spend two hours of your time.”

Einbinder will be available for questions and comments at the screening. S

Margo’s Vienna Station

Margo’s Vienna Station brings the Windy City to the Springs Aaron Collett acollett@uccs.edu

The small building on the south side of Colorado Avenue doesn’t look like much. In fact, it’s easy to miss. But missing it means missing out on some of the best hot dogs in Colorado Springs.

Margo’s Vienna Station has been serving its signature all-beef hot dogs since 1982. The owners, Renee Fenison and George Stegmiller, are a father-daughter team, and they have grown the business since they bought it in 1997. “We built the business from mediocre to where it is today,” Fenison said.

The two of them are committed to creating an authentic experience for their customers. “We were born and raised in Chicago,” Fenison said.

“It’s food we know.”

The shop uses all-beef franks and is very firm that it has the best quality dogs. “No porky the pig, no chicken lips, no funny stuff,” Fenison and Stegmiller said together.

“We always cook to

order,” Fenison added.

They are very clear that they never pre-cook any of their food.

Above the register counter is a line of awards that the shop has won. It has won the “Best of the Gazette” award for the last five years.

The customers are quite important to Fenison and Stegmiller. “I love people,” said Stegmiller.

Any customer that walks through the door gets Stegmiller’s own brand of humor.

For example, the shop offers “George-size.”

When the inevitable inquiry comes, George will stand up and say, “It’s just like me – we’ll make it bigger and better-looking.”

Fenison also enjoys what she does. “We’re our own bosses, and we like the people,” she said.

The owner’s humor can be seen clearly in their choice of signs on the walls. On the menu itself are the slogans, “Here’s where man bites dog,” and “We relish your buns.”

They also have a “Complaint Department”

– a primed mousetrap (not functioning, of course) with a button instead of bait. The caption reads, “Press button for service.”

The shop has two mobile units that it uses at events in the area. Fenison said, “We do several events in Manitou during the summer.”

They also provide food at UCCS’ Shakespeare in the Park performances.

These take place during the summer at the Rock Ledge Ranch, just down the street from Margo’s Vienna Station. S

The Lowdown What: Margo’s Vienna Station When: Winter Hours: 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Summer Hours: 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

Where: 3442 W. Colorado Ave. How much: Between $6 and $12 for dogs More Info: 630-7453

Photo by Isaiah Branch-Boyle

Five-year owner Ken Ball makes a Margo’s specialty, the Chicago dog.

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In Chase for the Sky also in the chase for local stardom Micki Cockrille mcockril@uccs.edu

The Colorado music scene is booming as local bands such as Forty fathoms, Encourage, Victory Heights, Parallels and Anchorage become nationally famous. Another of these bands, In Chase for the Sky, is on the rise to fame as its members make a name for themselves in the post-hardcore world.

The band is made up of four members. Drummer Chris VanWingerden describes himself as the core.

“Drums are kind of the core and it definitely helps the bass and guitar flow into our sound,” he said.

Chris takes his style from the post-hardcore scene and applies it to his drumming style.

“I like how post-hardcore bands manage themselves. I try to incorporate that in my style and with the whole band,” he said. “[He’s] the driving force of the band, really,” said new member Matt Herman, who is the band’s new vocalist and guitarist.

“I do the screaming in the band, and we’re also talking about me doing the lead singing as well, but we don’t know that for sure yet because we’re trying out new people.

We’re hoping to bring on some synth as well,” Herman continued.

Cody Rinn, a freshman at UCCS with an undecided major, plays the lead guitar. “It’s kind of like the cherry on top,” Rinn said.

“I try to think of myself as creative by bringing new ideas in the band . . . definitely not the core; I’m the ginger,” the redheaded guitarist explained.

Of course, no band is complete without the bassist. With In Chase for the Sky, Grant Chapman fills this role.

“Cody writes almost exclusively all of our music up until this point,” said Chapman. “I kind of just play the bass man. I think I’m there just for moral support and keeping things tight.”

These gentlemen were brought together by ex-

tremely rare circumstances – okay, maybe they weren’t so extraordinary.

“I was bored one day,” Rinn said, “and I wanted to jam, so I called Chris over, and it kind of just picked up from there. And then I called Grant and said, ‘Hey dude; do you want to be in my band?”

The band also got its name from less dramatic circumstances.

“I bought a PS3 and got ‘Modern Warfare Two’ and was super excited to play it,” explained Rinn.

“I had to find a name so I found an ‘Oh, Sleeper’ album and looked for lyrics and saw ‘In Chase for the Sky.’ I told Chris about the name and he was like, ‘Dude, that could be a band name!’”

Though with the name derived from modern video games, In Chase for the Sky applies their name to their beliefs.

“But in all seriousness we believe that God definitely blessed us with talents and we’re always striving to chase our dreams and chase God,” VanWingerden said.

Photo by Alex Gradisher

In Chase of The Sky members Cody Rinn, (left) Chris Vanwingerden (top), Matt Herman (bottom) and Grant Chapman (left) goofing around.

As for In Chase for the Sky’s style and genre, Chapman describes the band simply. “It’s a bunch of not hard-core kids making hard-core music. It’s more accessible to fans.”

“Cody’s style of writing is very blues and southern oriented,” Herman said.

“He has a lot of southern twang in his playing. We try to incorporate blues and southern rock with post hardcore.”

With the exploding rock scene in Colorado, In Chase for the Sky hopes to progress to new heights.

“My ultimate goal is to play Warped Tour,” VanWingerden said.

“But more realistically, I want to play our first headlining show, our first out of state show and first tour in a year,” Rinn explained. “Those are lofty goals, but I feel that they are attainable.”

“I just really want to record something that’s worth listening to that we hand out to people and feel really good about it,” Chapman said.

Fans can catch In Chase for the Sky playing shows in the next three months and can look out for them on Facebook (facebook. com/inchaseforthesky) with updates pointing to show dates and future tours. S

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VAPA students compose original score for upcoming ‘Salome’ Lucas Hampton

lhampton@uccs.edu What began as a brief meeting with three music students and the director of the music program to discuss the upcoming production of “Salome,” evolved into an impassioned dialogue of creativity and aesthetic merit.

Music majors Lizzy Erickson, Mark Young and Britt Ciampa, among several others in the VAPA department, have been for several months composing an original score for the production of “Salome,” working with both fellow musicians as well as actors.

“Salome” will be the Department of Visual and Performing Art’s first student production of 2012.

Modeled after the tragedy

by Oscar Wilde, this production transcends traditional notions of theater and music through its completely original score and unique interdisciplinary composition.

Glen Whitehead, director of the music program, said, “It is one of the most unique educational processes I’ve been lucky enough to be involved with.”

The production of “Salome” is an attempt to incorporate levels of modernity and avant-garde composition into what

cess, it’s not so much that we’re musicians working with performing artists, it’s that we’re all just performing artists.”

Whitehead explains that interdisciplinary performing art is understood through a conceptual understanding of the disciplines involved.

“It turns out that music is the ultimate conceptual art…it’s why Photo by Isaiah Branch-Boyle people don’t Members of the Salome Seven Veils Ensemble practice for their upcoming performance. Left to understand it; it’s invisible, right: Jay Baker, Glen Whitehead,Britt Ciampa, Brent Wollman, Taylor Weimer, Lizzy Erickson. it’s absolutely would otherwise be a con- and failures. “Day one, you The interdisciplinary conceptual,” sidered a typical play. have your music group and aspect of the production explains Whitehead. “So “When we say avant- your theatre group, and no is something clearly em- when we say interdisciplingarde, we mean vital, vis- one’s even met each other,” phasized by its composers. ary, we’re trying to tackle ceral – ideas directly in- said Young.

Ciampa relates his experi- the other…conceptually volved with musical sound “So much of the work ence as a transfer student we are actually ingesting are based upon their musi- we are doing is improvised, from a music program that what we are learning from cal vocabulary, which is especially in the composi- was isolated from the other the actors and from the dicentered in musical tradi- tion process, and in that re- performing arts. rector, Kevin Landis, and tion. We’re actually grab- gard, you end up with some “My initial education how he perceives theatre.” bing from musical tradi- duds,” explained Ciampa, experience was that I was According to Whitetions of all kinds: classical, yet each failure seemed to a music major and I played head, this ability to conjazz [and] rock, the whole only fuel the creative pro- music, that’s all I did.” ceptually understand other progressive rock palate,” cess.

Upon joining the VAPA disciplines is perhaps the Whitehead explained.

“Some of [our] ideas program, Ciampa was ex- most valuable skill that “You won’t recognize it… conflict radically…and posed to a previously mis- VAPA can offer. but all of that goes into it.” that tension can be trans- understood concept of in“This kind of collabCiampa and Young relate lated into musical tension, terdisciplinary: “When we orative process is a skill that the creative journey has and I’ve found that very start to talk about interdis- that is highly sought after, been a series of successes exciting.” ciplinary, such as this pro- misunderstood and not de-

veloped and practiced in many other fields.”

Whitehead explains that the music field is highly mislabeled in its practicality and that it is in fact a viable major for almost any career: “The question asked is what kind of job do they get when they graduate, well very often they’re going to create their own jobs.”

The creativity and interdisciplinary collaboration of the VAPA students and faculty will hopefully be embodied in their production of “Salome.”

Dr. Whitehead encourages all those who are interested in the performing arts to experience what their work and innovation has achieved; he assures, “it [will be] exciting… these guys are just thriving.” S

now I wrote as well as the average ninth grader,” noted Shively.

Shively likes to write poetry and fiction, as well as creative non-fiction.

She’s written notes on Facebook similar to blogging and has received a positive response.

Her first creative work was entitled “The Moon Boat” and was written when she was in eighth grade. The concept came to her when she was looking at the moon.

“The moon looked like a boat, the clouds looked like a sea,” said Shively.

Like her favorite novels, “Ella Enchanted” by Gail Carson Levine and “Nineteen Minutes” by Jodi Picoult, Shively likes to include the social issues in her writing.

Shively loves “Ella Enchanted” because Ella is a strong female heroine. “I try to have strong female

been four meetings with no regular set date.

Shively tries to keep meetings to Fridays at 5 p.m. and can be contacted at sshively@uccs.edu for meeting locations. S

The Lowdown What: Salome When: March 15-25 Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 p.m.

Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Sundays at 4 p.m.

Where: Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theater How much: $12, free for students

Creative Writing Club explores, gets lost in the imagination April Wefler awefler@uccs.edu

When Shelby Shively decided to double-major in sociology and women’s and ethnic studies, she knew she wouldn’t be able to fit a creative writing minor without going over her already planned five years of school.

Since she’s dreamed of becoming an author since ninth grade, Shively still wanted to be able to work on her creative writing.

So she decided to start a club.

“If I started the club, I could still get that workshop environment I enjoy and still get feedback from others. I’m sure there’s lots of people who feel the same,” said Shively.

When Shively first decided she wanted to be a writer, she thought she was really good. “I think

heroines, not people waiting for life to happen.”

She also enjoys rewritten fairytales and rereads “Ella Enchanted” once a year.

Like many writers, Shively is also an avid reader. Her favorite novelists include Jodi Piccoult, Sarah Dessen and Anna Godbersen.

She loves “Nineteen Minutes,” which explores if bullying justifies murder, because she wants to be a teacher and the issue of bullying concerns her.

“It’s really difficult to stop that. I really connected because even though he did something terrible, it wasn’t entirely his fault,” noted Shively about the book’s protagonist, Peter, who shoots his classmates and teacher after being bullied for years.

She takes what she has learned and applies it to the Creative Writing Club.

“We do writing exercises, discuss craft elements and have a story bank in case people are stuck on what to write.”

Shively hopes to continue the workshop in the

summer, since it’s difficult to do so during the school year.

If you, like Shively, are an avid reader and writer, she encourages you to join the club. So far, there have

Photo by Alex Gradisher

Shelby Shively (left) and Lincoln Allen (right), work together in the creative writing club.

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Opinion

March 12, 2012

Editorial

Stay safe while getting stupid Every drinker knows about the power of good booze. Alcohol’s gone by thousands of euphemisms, including “grandpa’s cough remedy” and “liquid courage.” Despite these colorful nicknames, studies conducted by health professionals, psychologists, and criminologists show that alcohol brings far more risks with it than boons. Of course, little things like “facts” shouldn’t get in our way.

We know that light drinking is good for the heart. We also all know that heavy drinking is bad for the liver. But seriously, how many of us are thinking about our livers after the second shot? The seventh shot? Ethanol, that cursed medicine, by its very nature prevents us from enjoying its fruits while we enjoy the juice.

The Irish, world-renowned drinking champions, have a song called “Lily the Pink,” which addresses alcohol’s dual nature as both a tonic and a toxin: Brother Tony was notably bony, he would never eat his meals, and so they gave him medicinal compound, now they move him round on wheels.

We’ll drink a drink a drink to Lily the Pink, the savior of the human race, for she invented medicinal compound most efficacious in every case.

The song acknowledges the double-edged sword of drinking: It’s fun, but it can also put a funk in our night.

Our readers may not recall this article in the middle their drunken stupors this weekend.

Nonetheless, we feel it’s our responsibility to offer a few caveats before this

year’s St. Patrick’s Day. As you hobble around downtown, traipsing Bijou Street in search of the next bar offering cheap, green beer, try to keep some of the following things in mind – they could very well mean the difference between a funny story or a tragic tale.

Remember to blow out the Flaming Dr. Pepper Shot before you toss it back. Alcohol’s flammable even as it zips through the air, and chances are you aren’t a trained fire-eater.

Even if you are a fireeater, refrain from driving with alcohol on your breath – even if you didn’t imbibe. Randall Richman, an LA-based magician, spent nearly $35,000 on a DUI trial because he was pulled over after a fireeating session. Although he walked due to mistrial, that’s a lot of green that could’ve been better spent – Patron’s running nearly a Benjamin a bottle these days.

We all know drunk driving is both dangerous and unforgivable, but the greatest danger from being intoxicated isn’t driving; it’s walking. Steven Levitt of “Freakonomics” fame insists that walking while drunk can be just as dangerous, if not more, than driving drunk. Each mile walked while tipsy is eight times more lethal than driving a mile while tipsy.

The easy solution is to go out with hockey pads and a bicycle helmet, but even Darren Criss couldn’t keep that from cramping his style. You might as well reserve the cash you’d spend on protective gear to get yourself a cab, instead.

If you decide to go out in protective gear, assume that it won’t protect you from law enforcement. In January, Michael Cole, driving under the

influence while dressed as Darth Vader, attacked a Florida state trooper. Although Cole’s Sith armor deflected the trooper’s Taser, his mask failed to filter out the plume of pepper spray he caught in his face. Cole was taken to jail after being released from the hospital.

For further proof that driving drunk is the worst thing ever, take Ken Mazik, who authorities say drove his Jeep onto the runways of Philadelphia International Airport just two weeks ago. Mazik’s detour shut down the airport for over half an hour, delayed several landings, and got him charged with a laundry list of federal offenses. Leave the “Die Hard” stunts to Bruce Willis.

Keg stands may make for easy binging while glimpsing under some dime’s shirt, but they’re dangerous. Besides the obvious – a drunk frat boy dropping a person on their head – there’s also an increased risk of alcohol poisoning, not to mention choking. Stick to the beer bong, kids.

On a related note, The New York Times reported that a kegger led directly to a person’s death. Apparently, a copperhead snake snuck into the keg and drowned, releasing its venom into the ale.

It’s always a good idea to see what you’re drinking before you put it in your mouth.

This St. Patty’s Day, keep your head straight even as you “get stupid.” If you know you can’t keep your head straight, be sure to get a designated drinking buddy who’ll keep your head on straight for you.

Or just get drunk at home. It’s okay – everyone’s allowed to be a lush this Saturday. S -Scribe Editorial Board

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Letters to the Editor “UCCS: healthiest in the west.”

This was the slogan for several years for the campus tobacco task force under the leadership of Beth-El professor Barbara Joyce, which provided information to help smokers stop and to make our campus tobacco-free.

Now seems the optimal moment to do so. The new campus strategic plan puts an emphasis on wellness. Nationally and within Colorado, wellness programming abounds as concerns about the growing rates of obesity and the costs of health care steadily mount.

For much of Colorado Springs’ history, we were known as a health destination. Our community continues to receive positive reviews for outdoor recreation in our clean mountain air. It appears likely that the University of Colorado Medical School will in some way participate in the governance of Memorial Hospital and have a presence in our community. The new Lane Center on the Nevada campus is planned to house a number of health and wellness programs on campus.

On Wednesday, Feb. 22, we received a campus communication warning about high winds and alerting us to the fact that two small fires here were started by cigarettes. Anyone walking around campus has to have noticed the butts that abound, especially in the area of receptacles designed to receive those unattract-

ive bits of litter. Is it reasonable to expect our stretched and excellent facilities staff to pick up after smokers?

For the past 20 years, the local school districts had campaigns to dissuade young people from taking up smoking. All local school grounds are tobacco-free as are both local hospitals. As the Osborne Center was under construction, the contractor’s sign on the fence read, “Smoke-free workplace.”

All campuses of the University of California will be tobacco-free by 2014, as will 600 other colleges in California. A recent article in The New York Times said that this will soon be true in Texas as well or they risk losing cancer research funding.

Now is the time to reaffirm our campus as a site for wellness and for the development of lifelong habits which will keep us healthy and save us money. Let’s not wait for mandates from the state or from funding agencies, but instead make an evidence-based decision for a tobaccofree campus based on compelling research and on a concern for the health and well-being of our campus community. Let us work to help students build futures, not shorten them.

Dear Editor,

ber a couple of years ago when Daniel and James ran for SGA President and Vice President, respectively. I saw Facebook ads, posters on campus and people taking time to tell everyone what the issues being voted on were.

I have found none of that this year. If whoever is running actually plans on doing anything they claim to, they have quite a long way to go in spreading the word.

I wanted to take a moment to share how angry I am about the SGA elections. Until I picked up The Scribe recently, I had no idea who or what was being voted for. After reading the latest Scribe edition, I found out that there is a measure to accept grade forgiveness at UCCS. I didn’t even know this was being voted on!

What’s worse is I still have no clue as to who is running for president! Whoever is running for these offices have done a horrible job at getting their names out. I can remem-

Judith Rice-Jones, graduate student, GES jricejon@uccs.edu

Regards, Jim Holtz jholtz@uccs.edu

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Opinion

March 12, 2012

I challenge you . . . to a duel!

Public education in America is facing a lot of criticism as our students lag behind the rest of the world. Do we need to overhaul our education system with a focus on specializing students in one area, or should we broaden students’ education? Two Scribe reporters discuss the issue here.

American education needs focus American education needs art

Aaron Collett acollett@uccs.edu Our schools have their roots in the Renaissance of Europe – we’ve taken the idea of the “Renaissance Man” and based an entire education system around it. Except what worked for 15th century Europe isn’t really valid anymore.

Education has been an important part of society for thousands of years. For most of history, though, education has been exclusively a province of the very rich. Wealthy families would pay tuition for their sons to go to school.

The tuition cost put education out of reach of most people.

Nowadays, we have a supposedly “universal” education system – and sometimes, we can’t even get kids to go to school at all. Blame for dropout/truancy rates runs the gamut from economic oppression to pure laziness. And while some of those reasons may be a factor, I think that the blame partially lies with the education system itself.

Much of the complaining in schools is, “I don’t see how I’m ever going to use this!” Most people dismiss these complaints outright (as they are coming from children and teens) or they say things like, “Well, word problems and a lot of this stuff is foundational for a lot of jobs….”

Eh, not really.

Take mathematics, for example. While mathematics is universal in that it describes the universe that we live in, most people do not find themselves needing anything more than basic math throughout their lives. Algebraic equations are not useful, unless you are in a field

that uses algebraic equations We live in a specialized society – everyone should be an expert on one thing – but they better know that one thing backward, forward and upside down. If they don’t, someone that has a deeper knowledge of that one subject will take the job from them.

We need specialists in our society today, not jacksof-all-trades.

Even more than that, dismissing what children and teens have to say about the

needs an overhaul – badly.

The No Child Left Behind Act hurt our education system like no one would have believed. It linked funding to standardized test scores – which means that teachers are now forced to teach children how to take tests.

Children need to be taught how to learn, rather than how to simply parrot back information that they’ve memorized.

Our education system needs to focus on practical education. There’s a stigma associated with

education system is wasteful and ignorant in the extreme. Many of the people who are making decisions about the education system have not been in school for years. Not only that, many of the people making decisions about education had a totally different school experience – the privilege of the 1 percent.

The education system

trade schools – the idea that a person has somehow failed if they go to a trade school. That’s ridiculous.

A trade school teaches a specific skill – one that will lead directly to economic independence.

Our education system has created a labor pool filled with Swiss army knives – and all the employers need is a spoon. S

Study showed that, when comparing our nation’s top students to those of other countries, we still ranked fairly low. In math we ranked 16th; in science, 17th.

Of course, those test scores only looked at what our 12th graders knew about math and science. The sciences make up only a small portion of humanity’s total body of Randy Robinson knowledge. There are no rrobinso@uccs.edu federal standardized tests for art, history, music or The American public literature.

And that’s the problem.

NCLB expects schools to produce higher grades in math, writing and science. Public schools that start slipping in these areas will reallocate their funding from all other subjects into these chosen three. That means our students are expected to be highly specialized in technical subjects, but are deprived of understanding their context within the human experience.

Simply put, education has lost its anima, its spirit.

In 2004, a non-profit organization called the Comic by Arno Dana Foundation emeducation system is fail- ployed a team of neuroing. Our students lag be- scientists under a joint $2 hind the rest of the devel- million study. Three years oped world. This lag is due later, they showed strong to our system’s fixation on correlations between arts “results,” a problem that education and perforpreceded No Child Left mance in the more “useBehind (NCLB) but was ful” disciplines of math also exacerbated by the and science. bill.

Their reasoning was A recent report from pretty simple: The arts the Third International train children to focus Mathematics and Science their attention and to en-

vision possibilities. These two habits are essential for handling the abstractions of the sciences, as math requires picturing situations systematically and science relies on hypotheses to test the predictability of a theory.

I would take this one step further. The divisions between academic disciplines are wholly artificial.

People just made them up.

Growing interdisciplinary fields such as neuroscience, art informatics, artificial intelligence, cybernetics and bioculture show that the humanities and the sciences are not mutually exclusive.

As our world becomes more accelerated, we’ll become more dependent on making connections between all modes of knowledge. We live in a connected world, after all.

Three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas Friedman, in his book “The Lexus and the Olive Tree,” argued that globalization forced the industrialized world into consolidating its skilled labor. In other words, the most soughtafter employees are not those who are the most specialized, but those who exercise the broadest set of skills.

Specialists are onetrick ponies. A jack-ofmany-trades can do the work normally given to two, three or even 10 different people. That saves money for employers, guarantees employment for multitalented workers, and streamlines everything efficiently.

The Dana Foundation’s research agrees with Friedman. One of the major points brought up in their study was that the arts instill critical thinking skills important not only in the sciences, but in business as well. Critical thinking is the most useful tool any of us could ever possess. It cannot be measured. It cannot be scored.

Our educations are supposed to make us better citizens, better workers – better people.

We can move forward as a nation only if we can first envision a better future. S

Life on the Bluffs

March 12, 2012

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Campus Chatter

Ryan Adams, radams3@uccs.edu

Photos by Isaiah Branch Boyle

March is a month to look forward to. Winter seems to be in the rear-view mirror, the annual “March Madness” of college basketball starts up, and best of all, March is the month in which we celebrate the epic holiday of St. Patrick’s Day. You may be drinking some green beer at your favorite pub or doing something else for the Irish holiday; here are what a few of your fellow UCCS students will be doing.

Cindy Aragon

Sophomore, Nursing What are your plans for St. Patrick’s Day? This year, I plan on running the 5K St. Patrick’s Day Race in downtown Colorado Springs!

Do you have any good stories from recent St. Patrick’s Day celebrations?

Not really. I didn’t really celebrate St. Patrick’s Day or do anything before this year, in which I am running the race downtown.

Photo by Robert Solis

Weslee Pedroso was caught reading The Scribe. Pedroso, a Bio/Pre-Med major, reads The Scribe because “I wanted to catch up and see if the Scribe had any new information about the SGA elections.

Crossword: St. Patty’s Day

Bring your completed crossword to the Scribe office (UC 106) to win a prize! Last week’s crossword answers are online at uccsscribe.com.

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Freshman, Environmental Studies Do you have a favorite memory from a prior St. Patrick’s Day? Yes! My mom used to make this drink that was a combination of green sherbet and sprite. It was really good and she would make it every year on St. Patrick’s Day. Any plans for St. Patrick’s Day? I plan on wearing lots and lots of green!

What is your favorite drink on St. Patrick’s Day? It would probably have to be the drink my mom makes on St. Patrick’s Day. I can’t remember what she calls it, but it was always really good!

Matt Penhollow Junior, Geography

What are you doing to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this year?

I’m probably gonna head down to Jack Quinn’s in downtown Colorado Springs with some buddies.

Do you have a favorite beverage you like on St. Patrick’s Day? Either some Irish Car Bombs or a little Jameson whiskey is always good on St. Patrick’s Day.

Any good memories you can actually remember from previous St. Patrick’s Day celebrations?

I can’t say I really remember too much. Too much Jameson! S

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Life on the Bluffs

the Scribble

March 12, 2012

Disclaimer: The contents of the Scribble are completely fabricated, peppered with inconsistencies and laced with lies. Any resemblance to the truth found herein is a matter of sheer luck. The Scribble should be approached with a healthy dose of skepticism, and its claims should be taken - if they are taken at all - with many grains of salt.

Colorado Springs’

Worst Kept Secrets

Stop ‘n’ Rob

Typo on liquor store sign encourages criminal activity St. Jebus

uccsscribble@gmail.com Outside of the small building with bars on the windows, a single streetlamp illuminates a small area of the sidewalk. This is the only streetlamp for three blocks that isn’t burnt out. A neon sign flickers above the door of the building. Had the sign been fully functional, it

The Lowdown What: Stop ‘n Rob Liquor Store When: Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-1 a.m.

Where: 1275 Drunk Lane How much: Prices vary.

Free for robbers.

would have read, “Stop ‘n’ Grab.” The G is burnt out, and a manufacturer error caused the “a” in Grab to look like an “o.”

The shop owner, Gabriel R. Life said, “Since we didn’t have the money to change it, it was easier to just go by the name of ‘Stop ‘n’ Rob.’” The small store sells liquor of all kinds. Almost every kind of obscure alcohol can be found behind the windows of the glass cases that fill the store.

Life has been an alcohol connoisseur since he was a teenager. “Yeah, I started with boxed wine that my friends’ older brothers could get me,” he admitted. “But then I had a bottle of Boone’s Farm, and my life changed.” His preference for wine has grown to include all kinds of alcohol, such as Mc-

Cormick’s whiskey and Pabst Blue Ribbon.

But Life is no snob.

“Sometimes I still go back to the cheap stuff,” he said, “Natty Light and Franzia will always have a special place in my heart.”

The only issue that Life complains about is the constant robberies. “It’s almost weekly now,” he said. “Sometimes I think the sign may have something to do with it, but that’s crazy. No one would be that dumb.”

Police Chief Wheaton Photo by Isaiah Branch-Boyle Tarey disagrees. His office has handled all of With a half-illuminated sign, this crappy liquor store has little to show for itself. the complaints from Stop ‘n’ Rob, but Tarresponsible for the panLife recommends all tomers have jumped in ey himself blames Life. handling that takes place visitors to the store either and saved me from being “That damn sign needs to near the store. “I have re- have a can of pepper spray robbed again. On the othbe fixed,” he said. “It’s an ports of panhandlers actu- or a high rank in martial er hand, a couple of times invitation for hold-ups.” ally getting money off of arts. “There have been a the ‘rescuer’ was just ancouple of times that cus- other robber.” S Tarey also holds Life the robbers,” he said.

Invisible Joe

Photo illustration by Robert Solis

Whoever downloads Apple’s 25,000,000,000 app gets a 10,000 dollar gift card!!! Joe may have just won! That half eaten apple must have been good luck.

Photo illustration by Alex Gradisher

Some people like their toast with crust, some like it without, and some just like the crust.

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Women fall just short of title game, ready for next year Micki Cockrille mcockril@uccs.edu

The scoreboard said all it needed to. Fort Lewis 68, UCCS 65 – four points short. Season over. On March 2, the Lady Mountain Lions’ basketball season came to a close in the RMAC conference tournament semifinals, just one win away from competing for a conference title.

In spite of the heartbreaking end, the successes of this season were not lost on women’s basketball head coach Corey Laster.

“The season was a success in many ways for us,” said Laster. “Any time you’re trying to build, you want to make sure you are moving in the right direction, which is forward.

A couple of years ago we won two conference

games, but to have participated in the RMAC playoffs was the next big right step for this team.”

“It would have been nice to do more than what we were able to accomplish, but know we have a road map to use as we move toward the future,” he continued.

The team finished the season with a record of 1813, a drastic improvement from last year’s 10-16 mark. The Lady Mountain Lions also posted a .500 record in league play.

“The team played super hard and played together,” Laster said. “I am so happy with their attitudes and the mental toughness they showed in the last nine or 10 games; it was special to see. We played some tough road games earlier in the season and it paid dividends down the

stretch.”

Now that the Lady Lions have tasted the playoffs, Laster hopes to make these postseason games an annual tradition.

“We are hoping to improve upon this season.

We eventually want to have the type of program that can compete for an RMAC title,” he said. “It won’t be easy having lost our senior group but we have some talented young players that can get it done.

As long as we can keep this group together we can go achieve new heights with hard work and commitment.”

Next season, UCCS loses second team allconference selection Jessica Brown and third team all-conference selection Danielle Brown. But the cupboard is, by no means, bare. The team returns

Photo courtesy of gomountainlions.com

The Lady Mountain Lions lost by four points in the semifinals. with several experienced players, including Abby Kirchoff, a second team all-conference pick.

“We have an exciting team that loves to compete

and play,” Laster said.

“Fans should be looking forward to seeing the development of our young players along with the leadership of our vets. We

will continue to rely on tough defense. In my first two years, the team has been scrappy and tough. I expect no difference in the next group.” S

obscure

Sports: Sepak Takraw Tyler Bodlak tbodlak@uccs.edu

Sepak Takraw is not a sport for amateurs. It’s best left to athletes with mad hops, cat-like reflexes and more acrobatic skill than a flying squirrel. It’s volleyball with a twist, and maybe a flip – or 10.

Before a Sepak Takraw match begins, the casual observer might think that they’re at a volleyball game. But nothing could be more wrong.

The courts are roughly the same, similar in size and with a net splitting the court into two equal halves.

The goal of the game is also similar to volleyball,

to send a ball flying over a net in hopes that the opponent won’t be able to return the favor. Sepak Takraw is played with a best-of-three-sets format, with each set going to 21 points. But that’s where the comparisons stop and things start to get crazy.

Unlike volleyball, Sepak Takraw players are only allowed to hit the

ball with their head, chest, knees and their most dangerous weapon: the foot.

So unless you have a forehead of steel, executing a flying bicycle kick or two is required to play.

The resulting madness is a whirling combination of leaping kicks and plenty of twisting backflips.

Sepak Takraw (a clever combination of the Malay

team of Communication Center faculty for all the sports.

“I am really trying to get a team together with some of the other employees because I think it brings us closer together and we have more fun because we know each other,” said Arjomandi.

“All of the sports are really competitive, but at the same time they are really fun as well.”

The sign-up for the spring intramurals ends on March 15. Most sports are $30 per team. Despite the fee, intramurals offer students the chance to play sports competitively.

“Lots of people have a desire to play sports in college and the intramural program here at UCCS gives them the chance to do that,” said Arjomandi.

“It is a good way to get

involved at the school and meet new people, too,” he furthered.

Besides the aforementioned sports, the Rec Center will also have ultimate Frisbee, a twoon-two volleyball tournament, and table tennis tournament. The tournaments will take place the week before finals (April 30-May 4) and are all free to the students, faculty and staff of UCCS. “All of these sports are fun, a great use of your time, and also a great stress reliever,” said Arjomandi. “I think it is important for student’s in college to find the “mix” of school and social life and intramural sports are really something that helps with that,” he furthered.

Students who are interested in participating in intramurals, but do

not have a team should not be discouraged to sign up anyway.

Those who do not have a team will be put on a free agent list and will be added to a team that doesn’t have enough players or a team with other free agents.

Arjomandi had one last thing to say to students who may be on the fence in regard to playing this spring. “Intramurals are always a great idea and are a blast to be a part of,” he said. “I highly encourage any student, staff or faculty member to participate.” S

work for kick and the Thai word for ball) traces its roots back to the Asian kingdom of Malacca Sultanate. By the 1940s, Sepak Takraw had spread throughout Southeast Asia. Today, the sport is still most popular in Asia, although Canada has been responsible for much of its international development in recent years.

Sepak Takraw has failed to truly catch on within the United States, though the United States did compete in the world championships in 1989.

Not surprisingly, they were blown out of the water by their Asian counterparts, in the process becoming the first nonAsian team to compete in the championships. S

New season of intramurals set to kick off the spring Ryan Adams radams3@uccs.edu

If a bitter taste still lingers in your mouth from a loss in an earlier intramural rock, paper, scissors tournament, take heart. Redemption could be yours. Intramurals are in full swing again and the outdoor season is set to begin.

MJ Arjomandi, a graduate teaching assistant at the Center for Excellence in Communication, is excited for the season.

“I am definitely doing volleyball, softball, flag football, and then both the dodge ball and kickball tournaments,” said Arjomandi.

The tournaments are not until the end of the year, but Arjomandi is hoping he can organize a

Photo by Alex Gradisher

Several students play each other in five on five basketball towards the end of the season.

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Athlete Spotlight: Chris Fox is an adrenaline junkie Kailey Hernandez

khernand@uccs.edu There is no doubt about it. UCCS student Chris Fox is one serious baller.

A serious paintballer.

For the past seven years, Fox has been participating in the sport of paintball. During that time span, Fox has made a name for himself within the paintball world.

When asked what he enjoys most about paint ball, Fox stated, “The adrenaline. I also really enjoy the team activities and the recognition I get from it.”

As a member of the Colorado All Stars, Fox feels a sense of accomplishment, knowing that he started playing the sport as a kid who knew nothing of the game.

Today, he is nationally sponsored by AllStar Paintball. “I started out playing at a birthday party and then ended up falling in love with it ever since.”

“Whenever I moved out here last summer I started playing down [in

Denver] and then I got picked up by the team I am on now.” Like all athletes, Fox has walked the fine line between sports and school.

“I had to take a break for a little bit so that I could focus more on my schooling,” said Fox, “and then I realized I missed it too much, so I got back out there and tried out for the team again and made it.”

As the starting mid front for the Colorado All Stars, Fox is looking forward to his team’s upcoming trip to Huntington Beach, Calif. Not all of Fox’s teammates will be making the trip.

“We have a roster of 10, but when we go to Huntington Beach, we are only going to take six,” said Fox. The lack of numbers might seem like an unlikely choice to have for any sports team, but for the Colorado All Stars, having fewer players is all part of the strategy.

“We play a little bit smaller bunkers so whenever we go out to the national tournaments like Huntington Beach; we

Softball

tend to play a little bit tighter.”

“This way not as much of our bodies is exposed to the other team and that’s how we like to keep it. A little bit more controlled and fast-paced to push up on the other team and keep them on their toes.”

Because of his passion for the sport, Fox hopes that he can continue to spread the word about getting involved in such a rugged and exciting sport.

“Colorado paintball is very different in a sense that everything is pushed to one side, while places like Canada are played all around that country,” he said.

“The only places we play here is Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo, so I am hoping that everyone can get the opportunity to see that paintball can be so much more then an extracurricular activity.”

For those interested in participating in paintball for competitive reasons or for fun visit paintballstars.com. S

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