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Bill Nye the Science Guy a success at Gallogly Events Center Kaitlin Nelson knelson6@uccs.edu

April 4 marked a memorable moment for UCCS when iconic television host, scientist, inventor and comedian Bill Nye came to the campus. Best known for his popular children’s show, “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” the man who made science fun holds a fond place in many students’ minds.

Nye spoke to a packed Gallogly Events Center at 7 p.m. Tickets went on sale just over a month before the event, but many students had a hard time getting one due to demand.

How fast did tickets sell out? “Seven days,” said Mitch Karstens, the assistant director of the Office of Student Activities (OSA).

Karstens said UCCS was able to independently contract Nye to come speak.

“We do the significant speakers every spring, and we partner with housing, because housing does their 3.2 dinner with this.”

The “3.2 dinner” cel-

ebrates students who both live on campus and earned a 3.2 or higher GPA for the Fall semester. Nye spoke briefly at the dinner before his evening talk to students and community members.

“We were looking for someone, and Bill Nye was someone that we thought would be popular,” explained Karstens. “The only negative [feedback] we had was that it sold out so fast.”

Nye is indeed very popular with UCCS students.

“I remember watching him as a kid and really enjoying it,” said Mike Hiner, a junior in health sciences, before the event. “I’m kind of excited to see what he’s going to do.”

Fellow student Katelyn Carew felt the same. “I love Bill Nye. I used to watch it as a kid, and I heard that he was coming out, and I immediately wanted to get tickets and see what he had to tell us,” she said.

Fans began lining up outside the facility well over an hour before the event was scheduled to begin.

Although the talk started

Bill Nye pleased students by helping them relive their childhood memories. late due to technical difficulties, students chanted “Bill” over and over as Nye, wearing his customary bowtie, ran onto the stage. From the moment he started speaking, the engineer-turned-comedian

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kept students engaged and laughing with his liberal use of humor.

His speech covered a wide variety of topics, touching on time, atmosphere and planetary exploration.

Nye often referenced his father Edwin “Ned” Nye’s work on sundials. As a prisoner of war during World War II, Ned Nye taught himself to tell time by using the makeshift timepieces.

Years later, he had written

books on the subject and passed his love of sundials on to his son.

A self-diagnosed victim of “Sundial Obsessive Disorder” (SOD), Nye said,

would win the campus award,” said Koback. “It’s really nice to be recognized. I feel like I’ve tried to do a lot to work with students on campus, and it’s nice that somebody recognizes that.”

Brad Bayer, director of Student Life and Leadership, remarked that Koback is exemplary. “She is outstanding. She brings a wealth of experience into the area of Greek life and student development theory.”

Bayer also pointed out that Koback has been able to bring unique skillsets that have enabled Student Life and Leadership to grow.

Bayer explained that in the four years that Koback has been working for them, the division’s been able to grow to include almost 200 student-led

clubs and organizations.

“She guides and assists students in a unique and valuable way,” he said “We’re fortunate to have her with us and we’re very proud of her,” he added.

Sabrina Wienholtz, student activities specialist, said, “She’s really doing work that you’d expect from a professional. She goes above and beyond what you might expect from a student employee and has really impacted the student experience.”

Wienholtz mentioned that Koback spearheaded their first student leadership conference last fall.

Koback noted that the conference was the most memorable for her.

“I got to work with a lot of people in the community,” she said.”It was nice to see that the community supported the college. It

was a really positive experience overall.”

She pointed out that she is just one of many student employees in Student Life and Leadership and on campus as a whole.

“I guess I feel like it’s a real privilege because I work with other [student] employees; I know what they’re doing. It’s just nice to be recognized.”

Koback will be presented with a plaque and small stipend at the Student Employee Appreciation Luncheon on April 9 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Upper Lodge. The event kicks off Student Employee Appreciation Week.

“Student employees are amazing,” said Cable.

“They run the university,” said Wienholtz. “We could not run this place without them.” S

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Amanda Koback named Student Employee of the Year April Wefler awefler@uccs.edu

Growing up in the small town of Cushing, Okla., Amanda Koback always knew she wanted to study psychology. She also wanted to move to a bigger city, somewhere that was only a day’s drive from home. So Koback chose Denver.

After receiving her bachelor’s in psychology at Metropolitan State College, Koback decided to pursue her master’s in student affairs and higher education. She enrolled at UCCS and started working for the Student Life and Leadership Office.

“When I started my program, the director of the academic program thought it would be really good for me to have

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a practical position,” Koback said. She noted that the situation was unique because the director had just transitioned from the Student Life and Leadership Office into another department.

“I really wanted to work with fraternities and sororities,” she explained.

“I had been in a sorority and I thought that when they’re done well, they can have a positive influence on students.”

Koback has been working for the Student Life and Leadership Office for almost four years. She is now working on her Ph.D. and has recently been selected as Student Employee of the Year.

“Supervisors nominate students that they think exemplify qualities of a student employee, and then the Student Employ-

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Amanda Kobak works in the Student Life and Leadership Office. ee Advisory Committee chooses a winner,” said Shannon Cable, student employment and AmeriCorps manager. Cable explained that the Student Employee of the Year goes on to compete at a regional level, and possibly also a national.

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UCCS mourns the loss of students, faculty member Ryan Adams

radams3@uccs.edu UCCS mourns the loss of two students and one faculty member over the past several weeks.

Dane Vogel, 27, of St. Louis, Mo., a senior studying geography and environmental studies, died March 20 of natural causes. Dane’s family has conveyed to the campus how much Dane loved the mountains and the friends he made at UCCS while studying and living his dreams. His funeral service was March 27 at his home in St. Louis, Mo. To see his obituary and to share your condolences, please visit tributes.com/ show/Dane-Matthew-Vogel-93477457.

Wesen Mekonnen, 31, a senior accounting student in the College of Business, died March 26 from injuries she suffered in a car accident. Wesen’s remains will be returned to her native Ethiopia; a memorial to assist with this effort has been established. For more information, and to see her obituary and to share your condolences,

please visit tributes.com/ s h o w / We s e n - M e k o n nen-93519754.

Edward Kelbel, director of the UCCS Professional Golf Management program and teacher in the College of Business, passed away suddenly of natural causes in Dwire Hall on March 28. Kelbel, 52, was loved immensely by his family, friends and colleagues, both in Colorado Springs and his native state of Michigan. Mollie Sutherland, assistant director, will serve as acting director of the program. To see his obituary and to share your condolences, please visit legacy.com/obituaries/gazette/obituary.aspx? n=edwardpaulkelbel&pid =156800266&fhid=6111.

Editor’s Note: Ryan Adams, a student in the Professional Golf Management program and reporter for The Scribe, had his own story to share about the impact that Ed Kelbel had on his academic career at UCCS. If I were to describe what Ed Kelbel meant to not only me, but the countless lives he has

touched over the years, I don’t think I could do it in just this article. No, if I were to describe Ed Kelbel, I think it would have to be in a book the length of some of the “Harry Potter” books that have hit the shelves over the recent years.

Ed was a one-of-a-kind person, and he will be greatly missed. Yet, knowing Ed the past couple years, he wouldn’t want us to be sad.

No, he would want us to buck up and be happy.

All I can think of is that big grin he always had on when he would see us stroll into the PGM suite on the third floor of Dwire Hall. That positive, go get ‘em attitude paired with a corny joke or two got everyone around him to smile right back and tell him how their day was going.

Knowing that, I believe Ed would want us to be just as joyful as he always was, even though it will be hard to do now that he isn’t here with us.

Every golf management student has a memorable story or two about Ed, but one that I will never forget

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Ed Kelbel (middle) worked to change the lives of many students. happened in October at the Broadmoor Mountain Course.

I had just passed my playing ability test the day before down in Pueblo, and was glowing, wanting to let everyone know how I did. Ed had thought, due to the extremely windy conditions, that no one had passed and was disappointed some of the students had to play in such harsh golfing weather.

While he was talking about this, I was on the practice green, putting around, telling people left and right what had happened yesterday. Word got to Ed that one person actually passed yesterday, and the moment he found

who it was, I will never, ever forget. “Ryan passed yesterday?! Ryan, get over here and give big old Ed a hug!” he shouted over to me.

That loving, caring, father-like Ed wasn’t afraid of the consequences of shouting on a putting green. One of his students had just a life-changing moment, and he wanted everyone to know. That was Ed, “in a nutshell,” as he would always say.

I remember like it was yesterday the first time I met Ed Kelbel. He sat down with us and I liked him the moment I met him. That smile from earto-ear and comforting, father-like voice telling my

mom he would take care of me and watch over me was something I’ll never forget.

Ed was the first person I met at UCCS, and he treated me like I was the most important person in the world. That was Ed for you, always caring for you before himself.

To say Ed will be greatly missed is quite an understatement, but knowing him and getting to know his family over the past couple days, he wouldn’t want us to be sad.

He would want us to bring the same joy to others as he brought to us.

And that, we as his family, friends and colleagues, will do. S

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Rec Center hosting 11th annual “Bash the Bluffs” 5K Ryan Adams

radams3@uccs.edu On April 14, the Recreation Center will be at it again when it puts on its annual “Bash the Bluffs” 5K run/walk. The event will begin at 9 a.m. and go until 11 a.m.

The race layout will stretch along the UCCS campus, giving participants a chance to explore the infrastructure of campus.

Matt Gaden, director of the UCCS Recreation Center, said the unique race location and layout

is one of the reasons why they put on the event.

“You could pick any reason, but a big one is that ‘Bash the Bluffs’ is sometimes the only time during the year Colorado Springs residents get up to UCCS,” said Gaden.

“There are always comments on how much the school has changed and participants in the race like to see what has gone on up here.”

Another reason why people come to the race – and Gaden believes this is the main motive of the majority of participants – is to be outside and get

exercise. “‘Bash the Bluffs’ gives Colorado Springs residents an opportunity to just get out and get some exercise,” said Gaden. “This is an area where exercise is important to people and ‘Bash the Bluffs’ gives them that chance,” he went on to say.

“Bash the Bluffs,” now entering its 11th year, is not just an event that provides fitness and recreation, but is now also a memorial event.

“We originally started this event to make it an example of what we of-

Cari Shaffer to receive Lifetime Entrepreneurship Award Ryan Adams

radams3@uccs.edu The UCCS College of Business Lifetime Entrepreneurship Award has had a history of successful businessmen as its recipients.

Now, Cari Shaffer, founder of the local business ADD STAFF Inc., joins that list as the first woman – and rightfully so.

Shaffer has been a local business icon for the past 25 years, employing numerous individuals and serving on committees around the city to make it a better place to live.

When news broke that she was going to be the recipient of the award, Shaffer said she was surprised and overwhelmed.

“This is a wonderful, great honor and I am really humbled by it,” Shaffer said. “I know and have the utmost respect for the previous three recipients and was overwhelmed that I was chosen to follow in their footsteps with this award.”

Shaffer has been working for ADD STAFF, a temp agency, as the founder and owner since 1984, but is also well-known for her involvement in the Colorado Springs community at large.

She is a founding president for Colorado Springs Human Resources Association, and founding chairman of the Education Foundation of the Better Business Bureau, Women’s Business Council

Photo courtesy of ADD STAFF Inc. Cari Shaffer of the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce and of the Pikes Peak Coalition of Chambers.

Shaffer is also a life member of the Little People of America, and has a scholarship for upperclassmen dwarfs at UCCS that she created five years ago.

“When I was the president of the University Club at UCCS, I did some minor scholarships, but realized they didn’t help that much,” she explained.

“So, I created the Cari Shaffer Scholarship Fund, which is awarded to an upperclassmen dwarf at UCCS for $2,000 to $2,500 dollars, which I think is a good amount that helps them out quite a bit.”

Besides having her own scholarship fund and being involved in the community, Shaffer also does quite a bit of volunteer work. “Over the years, I have done a lot in giving back to the community,” she said. “I think

it is important to try and make things user-friendly in business, and doing volunteer work helps with that. The more you know and do in the community, the better citizen you are, too.”

Being a small business entrepreneur, Shaffer has learned a lot about the business world and how it can be. “I’ve learned that you never, ever should compromise your values, even on the little things,” she said. “Trust is paramount to success in this business and critically important to know as an entrepreneur.”

Shaffer will receive the award at a campus luncheon on May 11 in Berger Hall, where College of Business professor Al Davis will be the keynote speaker. The luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m. and is a fundraising event for the College of Business to make student, alumni and community connections stronger.

Being the first woman to receive the award, Shaffer hopes that her work in the community, scholarship fund and business world can be a strong example for up-and-coming entrepreneurs.

“Business, to me, is always under construction so there is always room for improvement,” she elaborated. “So many of us know what to do, but in the end, we just don’t do it. Your outcome as entrepreneur can be rewarding, but it really depends on the type of input you have in your business.” S

fer to our campus and community,” Gaden explained. “Now the event is a memorial event for former professor Ed Burke, who was a big supporter of the Rec Center and regular user of the facility.”

Gaden and his staff have been having the event in honor of Burke since he passed away from a heart condition while he was bike riding in 2002.

Another thing that makes “Bash the Bluffs” unique is that it is the only race the Rec Center hosts all year. Since the

Colorado Springs race schedule is pretty much set in stone every year, there isn’t really an opportunity for Gaden and staff to put out another event.

“We want to have a more adventurous race one day, but as of right now, there really isn’t a time over the next couple months in the race schedule for that,” he said.

Around 200 people from the Colorado Springs community come each year, and they range from participants who are part of the local race scene, to families just

coming out to get some exercise.

The registration fee for students, staff and faculty is $15, and for the general public it is $23. Gaden said the fee will include a T-shirt, food and a chance at some door prizes.

“We will also have certificates for the top three finishers of the race and for the top three of each age group,” he said.

“We have had kids from under age 10 to people in their 80s, so a lot of different people come out to the event and that is really cool to see.” S

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Annual Health Fair kicks off Counseling Center to host support group for unhealthy relationships April Wefler awefler@uccs.edu

Photo by Nick Burns

Sophomore Dillon Vavidi has his throat swabbed during a checkup by Vicki Schober, M.D. This is one of the many services offered at the clinic.

Glen Sanford gsanford@uccs.edu When asked about the overall goal for the UCCS Health Fair, Stephanie Hanenburg, director of the Student Health Center, said it was “just to get people to think about getting healthy.”

On April 10 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Berger Hall, our campus will play host to nearly 50 vendors from different health–related organizations offering free services, samples and even massages.

At the fair, screenings for blood pressure, blood sugar, as well as cholesterol will be offered, and students will be able to get information on things as common as dentistry and as unique as acupuncture.

For physically-active students, or students looking to become more active, the Boulder Running Company will be there to answer any questions, and there will be TaeKwonDo instructors looking to take on new pupils.

Students in the military also have something to gain from attending, with personnel from the Veteran Center present to answer any general questions and allow UCCS veteran students to better understand the counseling services offered by the Mobile Vet Center.

The Health Fair isn’t solely about physical health, however. Resources concerning mental health will also be widely available. Attendees will be able to find organizations dedicated to suicide prevention and stopping domestic violence, as well as the Lynn Institute, which specializes in sleep studies.

Students who are looking to help have not been excluded. The fair will offer benevolent students the opportunity to be screened for marrow donation at a later date, and students will be able to donate their blood on site from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

In addition to the offcampus organizations, students can also learn about

the everyday services offered by our own Student Health Center.

“The Health Fair gets them health screenings for free,” she said.

The Health Fair is only held once a year, so students are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity – and if previous attendance is any indication, people do appreciate the services the Health Fair offers, with last year’s fair bringing in more than 500 people over the course of the day.

If free massages and healthy snack samples are not enough to convince students to attend, all visitors who meet with just eight of the many vendors will be eligible to win door prizes, including offers from Jazzman’s, the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and various off-campus restaurants, to name a few.

So attend for the free massages, the free food or the wealth of health information – but most important of all, attend for yourself and your health. S

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Whether it’s a friend, coworker or even ourselves, we likely know at least one person who has suffered at the hands of an abuser. In fact, one in three college students will experience some type of abuse in their relationship.

The prevalence of abuse in college relationships has led the Counseling Center to start a support group for students in March.

Women in college are especially at risk of being in abusive relationships.

Break the Cycle: Empowering Youth to End Domestic Violence (breakthecycle. org) said that in September 2011, 43 percent of college women reported that they experienced violent or abusive dating behaviors.

Carrie Horner, student violence prevention coordinator, said that the abuse can be physical, emotional, sexual or psychological.

“Psychological is a lot more intrinsic than emo-

tional abuse, but they do overlap,” said Horner.

Even though emotional abuse may appear subtler than a black eye, its effects are just as damaging; it is used to lower a person’s sense of self, self-worth and power.

The website, There is Life After Abuse (thereislifeafterabuse.com) compared emotional abuse to brainwashing.

Life After Abuse also noted that emotional abuse is any behavior that is designed to control another person through the use of fear, humiliation and verbal or physical assaults.

Not only that, but emotional abuse can be dangerous if left untreated because it is a factor in mental disorders that could be developed later.

The Counseling Center’s support group will address the risks of unhealthy relationships and allow students to discuss their concerns in a safe, supportive atmosphere.

Kerry Peterson, Beth-El psychiatric nurse practi-

tioner, and Susan Swank, Beth-El staff psychologist, will lead the group.

“They’re support groups for educational purposes, so we’re going to be teaching some women who have been in abusive relationships the warning signs,” said Horner.

She also mentioned that the group will teach women about how to get help and how to cope in an abusive relationship.

The group is primarily for women, but the Counseling Center is also reaching out to men. If there’s a demand for a support group for men, one will be created.

“We want to keep the sexes separate,” said Horner.

If people are scared to attend the meetings, she said it’s up to them to attend.

“At the end of the day, it’s definitely their choice.”

The location and time of the meetings are undisclosed for safety reasons. If a student is interested in attending, he or she can contact the Counseling Center at 255-3265. S

Bill Nye (Continued from page 1) “I’m fine, I’m fine. I could quit if I want to. I don’t want to.”

“Clocks changed the world more than wheels,” he said on a more serious note. Nye claimed to be able to make sundials nearly anywhere, citing his help on one that is on its way to the planet Mars via the Curiosity rover.

A large portion of his lecture dealt with space exploration. “Where did we come from, and are we alone?” he asked. “And why is there so much empty space?”

Addressing how people tend to lose perspective, he challenged students to think about the immensity of the universe and all the secrets it holds.

“I am a speck, on a speck, orbiting a speck, with a bunch of other specks, in a group of specks,” Nye said.

“I am nothing! I suck.”

He demonstrated atmospheric differences between planets with relevant and amusing analogies. “The floor is lava!” Nye yelled, referencing the childhood game as he jumped onto a stool. “On Venus, it’s really like that.”

This subject moved him onto more sober issues of

earth’s atmosphere and climate change. “If you like to worry about things, this is a great time,” he said, as he explained the causes and consequences of long-term global warming.

Nye hit on many current and controversial subjects beyond climate change, such as population control, the effect of organized religion on scientific progress and the relationship between politics and science, referencing the famous Carl Sagan, a professor of his, several times.

The core of his message, however, was how the next generation needs to be involved. He said, “The world is changing so fast, it’s so exciting! I want you to be part of it. I want you to be part of this change so you can direct things, and leave the world better than you found it.”

Nye charged students to get involved, get educated and get working.

One running joke throughout the lecture was how students can, “Dare I say it – change the world!”

With many of the problems facing the future, he encouraged students to use whatever field they were

entering to make a difference.

The hour-and-a-half talk was followed by an extensive question and answer session. Many audience members thanked him for his work and told him what an inspiration he was to them.

Tyler Nickell, a sophomore studying English, commented later, “It was really interesting.”

“He was really funny, I did enjoy it in the lecture setting,” Nickell said, though he mentioned wanting to have seen a demonstration or experiment of some sort.

Several students had been curious as to how the talk was going to compare to the television show.

Mathematics freshman Keara Lake was pleasantly surprised. “I thought it was much better because he talked to us on a level that we could actually understand without treating us like children,” she said.

Many students said the Science Guy had motivated them once again, and that they planned to remember some of his final words to them: “You know what’s over the next horizon? Me neither! Go look!” S

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‘The Hunger Games’ violence proves inappropriate for young audiences Kailey Hernandez

khernand@uccs.edu Rating: From the world of “Harry Potter,” “Lord of the Rings” and “Avatar,” the word “imagination” rummages through one’s head.

Imaginative universes such as these produce images and fantasies beyond one’s wildest dreams.

The chance to experience a world of wizardry, magical creatures and rigorous adventures is an escape that many find very appetizing.

There is no doubt that “The Hunger Games” exceeds in this particular category. It has become not only the most anticipated movie release since “Twilight” and “Harry Potter” but also one of the most controversially rated movies.

From the moment “The Hunger Games” was announced to be adapted

into a movie, fans from all around the world couldn’t wait to purchase their tickets.

Before the release date, “The Hunger Games” sold over 1 million tickets, which trumps the sales from both “Harry Potter” and “Twilight.”

However, some wondered if its PG-13 rating was a bit of an understatement for its violent plot.

During the actual Hunger Games, 24 children from the ages 12-18 from 12 districts in Panem, formerly North America, are in a death match in which only one can survive.

The children are selected in a lottery, and Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) volunteers to take the place of her younger sister in the competition.

She and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson), a boy from her district, are prepped for the televised bloodbath by their boozy mentor Haymitch (Woody Harrelson) until the games begin.

After watching the movie, I would strongly disagree with the choice of rating. The movie should have definitely been rated R, sparing young children the nightmare of watching children their own age beat each other to a pulp.

Mind you, none of the actual violence happens on camera (you see the boy raise the brick, but don’t see it connect), but there was enough blood and gore that I would never let my 10-year-old cousin watch.

All-in-all, it seems pretty inappropriate for young teens and children to watch other young teens and children kill each other.

Although it is apparent that this situation would never actually be imposed on our society, that doesn’t make it OK for kids to watch this happen in a movie.

Ultimately, my expectations were far too high from all of the hyped-up anticipation brought on from my peers about the

movie, and I was not as pleased with it as I thought I might be.

Don’t get me wrong.

The movie was far from boring at the summit of its action, but prior to that, the beginning of the movie didn’t do as much to draw me in. I almost found myself falling asleep.

The director of the movie, Gary Ross, drew out the beginning more than he needed to. He overviewed Katniss’s character longer then needed. Then we got no introduction to Peeta’s character. The first time we see him is when his name is pulled out of the fish bowl. It would have helped to know something about him first.

But once the exhibition is over and the climax begins, the movie starts to show why people were making such hoopla over it.

Gary Ross provided his audience with thrilling action scenes, an unexpected twist to the story and drew the audience in with his

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Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson star in “The Hunger Games.” own unique touch of the romantic tale of Romeo and Juliet.

This was my favorite part about the love affair between Katniss and Peeta. As we see the game progress and the fear rage among the youngsters remaining, Peeta confesses his true longing for Katniss and from this point, the two vow to stick by each others’ sides, no matter the outcome.

Unlike other typical love scenes, as a viewer I

was swept away with the amount of passion and desire I felt between the two.

“The Hunger Games” deserves an F in its rating category due to it’s lack of consideration for younger children that should not be exposed to this type of plot and a B in creativity due to it’s special effects, set design, and overall love twist that helped the two main characters, Katniss and Peeta, win the hunger games. Overall, it deserves a C. S

APISU raises funds for Relay for Life Glen Sanford gsanford@uccs.edu

Relay for Life is an event that not only brings communities together to raise awareness about funds for cancer research, but gives survivors and their families an opportunity to celebrate victories in the battle against cancer.

People are encouraged to participate by donating money or by running an overnight relay as a team to show their support.

The Asian Pacific Islander Student Union (APISU) decided to get involved by organizing a talent show for the students of UCCS. The show, held April 5, helped to raise funds for the Relay for Life by offering live bands, singers and an auction.

The APISU, a club that has been growing rapidly since 2007, has roughly 80 members who work toward the club’s mission statement of helping the student body and staff to be more aware of the different cultures from Asia.

Even before this show was done, some APISU leadership was already hard at work planning a

second talent show.

So if you missed the talent show on April 5, you will have another chance to join APISU festivities in the coming months.

The second talent show, set for May 4, will focus more heavily on Asian Pacific-specific themes in recognition of the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, normally celebrated the first week of May. “We want to celebrate the heritage month and show what makes the Asian community stand out,” APISU President Bryan Pattirane explained.

“It’s going to be not just traditional, but more contemporary. It’s for anyone, a family event basically.”

Because the talent show will run close to finals week, Pattirane hopes that students will take the opportunity to do something fun and help them relax.

Pattirane did mention that the APISU is trying to get people of Asian descent to perform, but the acts will not be limited the Asian Pacific theme or to club member performances.

The break dance group HYPE 303 from Denver is working the talent show into its schedule, and any student who would like to suggest an outside actor who would enjoy volunteering are encouraged to contact the APISU leadership.

Though participation in the talent show doesn’t require you be a member, the APISU is actively recruiting and students of all types are encouraged to join.

“Shoot me an email and find out where we are meeting,” Pattirane said.

Joining is as easy as walking in for the meeting and writing down your name.

Students looking to sign up can get meeting information by emailing apisu@uccs.edu.

Students who want to participate in the Relay for Life can do so as an individual or by registering their own team at the Relay for Life website (relayforlife.org).

The UCCS-sponsored Relay for Life is to be held on April 14 and already has over 150 participants across more than 20 teams. Including the APISU’s own donations, more than $10,000 has been raised so far. S

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Student performance art debuts in University Center Sara Horton shorton@uccs.edu

When VAPA student Hannah Rocky sat down outside Jazzman’s on April 2, she didn’t ask for much. Just a silent person in the seat across from her and a little eye contact.

A sign in front of Rocky read, “Please join me for a few moments of silent eye contact” and that any participant could “stay as long as you wish.”

It was no staring contest, though. She and junior VAPA students Jordan Sveen and Aaron

The Lowdown What: A Bridge Between Two Worlds When: April 16-20, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Where: Second floor of the University Center outside Jazzman’s

Greene were commencing the first week of a project for their VAPA 3900 class, Performance Art. The project, “A Bridge Between Two Worlds: Humans Being, Humans Doing,” is what their instructor Jane Rigler described as a “re-performance” of performance artist Marina Abramovic’s “The Artist is Present.”

In her 2010 performance at the Museum of Modern Art, Abramovic and a man look silently at each other while seated at opposite ends of a table.

“A Bridge Between Two Worlds” does not use a table and will not last as long as Abramovic’s performance, but everything else about the setup remains the same.

“She originally did it for weeks on end for like eight hours a day,” said Greene, “and so we’re doing our own reproduction of it.”

He, Sveen and Rocky each spend a day of the

week in one of the chairs for a four-hour period.

They have attracted plenty of attention in the process.

“As time passes by, you get a lot of looks or glances or comments,” said Sveen. “Kind of a lot of confusion. We’ve had a few people that are kind of skeptical on the purpose of it.”

“It seems pointless,” said senior marketing major Wellington Mullings when asked what he thought about the performance. “It seems very pointless.”

Sveen disagreed with the assessment. “There’s this huge stigma on awkward silence for people and being in someone’s intimate space.”

She added that “A Bridge Between Two Worlds” would unite those spaces by invading them and potentially making people – including herself – uncomfortable in the process.

Other students like

shops.

So when Which Wich, one of University Village’s newest additions, recently opened for business late last month, I was hesitant to eat there; however, I decided to give it a chance to see if it would succeed where Subway failed. I’m glad I did.

An employee greeted me when I walked inside the shop and, when I told her it was my first time there, she explained how the ordering process works.

You decide on a sandwich type from the menu, grab a corresponding sandwich bag and use a Sharpie to fill out what you want

on your sandwich and your name. Then you take the bag to the cashier, pay and wait.

The bag’s pre-printed menu looks like a Scantron form with all its empty bubbles, but choosing which of them to fill in is almost harder than taking an exam because of all the options.

Which Wich boasts over 50 sandwich combinations. It took me longer to decide what I wanted than for someone to actually make my sandwich.

I ordered a toasted ham sandwich with American cheese, red onions, a few veggies and garlic and

Photo by Robert Solis

The project attempted to create bonds between two people within silence.

Cynthia Barram, a senior English major, took a moment to stop and watch the performance.

“It’s pretty wild,” said Barram, “I’ve seen these groups around campus pull similar stuff, so nothing should surprise me anymore.”

She cited one performance in which a woman

had her long hair cut off into a “G.I. Jane” style and another in which a man was locked inside a cage.

None of the keys placed at the top of the cage would open it, and the performance ended with a group of students tying a rope to the cage and pulling off the door.

“It’s not the first time I’ve seen something like this go down on campus,” Barrum repeated, “but it always is kind of pleasantly surprising when I get to stop and see stuff that’s here.”

“A Bridge Between Two Worlds” will begin its second and final week on April 16. S

opted for the regular seven-inch, which cost me a reasonable $5.45. Which Wich also offers 10.5 and 14-inch sandwich sizes.

At the register, I received a free punch card with which I can earn a free sandwich after buying 10, a nice deal for when I eat out again or buy my family lunch.

I wasn’t overly adventurous with my sandwich, but it still tasted better than anything I could have made at home. The tables were clean too, so I ate inside comfortably.

Better yet, my sandwich wasn’t skimpy and actually

looked like something I wanted to eat. When I unwrapped the foil from my sandwich, the toasted bread was still warm, and there was just the right amount of meat and cheese.

Although I didn’t have anything else with my meal other than a drink, the shop also sells chips, cookies and shakes.

I would highly recommend Which Wich to anyone looking for a quick, delicious lunch between classes. It cured me of my sandwich skepticism. S

Which Wich bewitches with custom sandwiches in University Village Sara Horton shorton@uccs.edu Rating: I’m usually more insulted at the prospect of paying for a sandwich than when someone says, “Woman, make me a sandwich.” In fact, I prefer to make my own.

Bad personal experiences with Subway, where I once bought little more than a slice of meat and cheese stuffed inside a crunchy bread roll, are probably to blame for my wariness of sandwich

Photos by Alex Gradisher

Above: The crowd packs into Which Wich during the lunch rush. Right: Annie Carver dives face first into her sandwich at Which Wich.

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Opinion

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Editorial

Personal attacks have no place in classroom debates Anyone who has taken a general education requirement for philosophy or humanities knows what we mean when we say “classroom debate.” They tend to cover a lot of sensitive topics ranging from the theory of evolution, to gay marriage to abortion.

Just the word “debate” is often enough to send our eyes rolling and bodies sinking into chairs, but most of us have never asked why it can prompt such a reaction.

The negative connotation associated with debates is a problem. At a university, which should promote critical discussion, we should never feel as if we should not voice our opinions.

Perhaps we shy away from debates because we do not recognize their value. When debates are conducted correctly – when both sides of an issue can hold a discussion with mutual respect – they are opportunities to learn.

Regardless of whether or not you agree with someone who opposes your opinion, you may discover an aspect to an issue that you never thought to consider.

However, when a debate goes wrong, that experience reduces our willingness to participate. When classroom debates become more heated than usual, it results in creating a hostile environment that prevents thoughtful discussion.

Passion isn’t necessarily the problem. If anything, this campus could benefit from more strong feelings about issues and the determination for them to be voiced.

We only experience a setback when, in the heat of an intense debate, attention shifts from issues to the debaters themselves.

This is where we go too far. Discussions can no longer be called debates when name-calling and personal attacks become talking points.

That’s just a fight, and it has no place at a university setting. We can go to any bar’s parking lot off campus and pick one of those for free.

declared neighborhood watch captain has been found innocent after killing a 17-year-old boy. The boy’s crime? Holding a pack of Skittles.

Although there are differing accounts from George Zimmerman’s family and Trayvon Martin’s family about what happened the night Martin was killed, the facts remain: Martin is dead, Zimmerman killed him and there is no justice for Martin’s family. I’m disgusted to be an American.

Zimmerman claimed he acted in self-defense. The police of Sanford, Fla. took him at his word and didn’t arrest him or test him for drug or alcohol use. The police of the 1955 Mississippi Delta region acted faster, and we are supposed to believe that racial issues are almost non-existent in today’s society?

When the nation heard the details of this case, there was an outpouring of support for Martin’s family and death threats against Zimmerman. Because the press noted that Zimmerman was white, it automatically became a racial issue.

Zimmerman is white; however, not the ethnicity people think of when they think of white. When race becomes an issue, people tend to jump to the conclusion that white means strictly Caucasian.

However, Zimmerman is Hispanic. Sanford’s census indicates that the city is made up of a population that is 45 percent white,

29.2 percent black, 20.2 percent Hispanic, and 5.5 percent other.

The Mississippi Delta region during Till’s lifetime had a population that was 45 percent black.

When a black boy is killed for something he may or may not have done in the diverse area of Sanford by a Hispanic man, it becomes more than a racial issue.

Emmett Till did flirt with Carolyn Bryant. Trayvon Martin might have attacked George Zimmerman. Martin wasn’t innocent; he had a record, and he’d been in trouble before.

Did he deserve to be killed? No. Martin was a 17-yearold boy who was more than welcome in the community he was walking in that night. Martin could have been any of our younger siblings.

Not only is Zimmerman free, he is still permitted to carry a gun. He’s already killed a black teenager. What happens next time he claims to defend himself? What if he kills a white girl? Will he be punished then? What if he kills a boy of his own ethnicity?

The Trayvon Martin case is more than “black vs. white;” it also indicates that racial issues are still core to this country.

Martin is dead because of Zimmerman. I believe Zimmerman should pay; instead, he walks free.

Where is the justice in that? It’s 2012, but it might as well be 1955. S

As soon as a debate becomes personal, your openness to a fair, friendly debate ends. You enter defense mode, and the teeth come out. Forget taking turns to speak. Forget respect. It’s going down.

We should know better than to be combative, but we all do it; sometimes our emotions instead of our brains end up leading a conversation.

When we’re stressed, we have the tendency to say things we will regret later.

We also have to consider the effect of the ongoing GOP presidential race.

Even if you don’t follow the debates, you probably at least see enough about politics to know how nas-

tily candidates can treat one another.

Candidates may appear civil at first, but their attacks usually become just as ugly as their desperation to win people’s favor. They feed us all the wrong ideas about what a debate should be.

Instead of listening to one another and building off each other’s points, they are normally more focused on what they’re going to say next.

They are ideal examples of how being right takes precedence over being respectful, which violates the entire aim of a debate.

While stress and politics can explain why debates have become more

uncomfortable on campus, they should not be used as excuses.

Just because others choose to demonstrate terrible debating behavior does not mean we must follow their example. We must set our own higher standard.

So, the next time someone makes a point with which you disagree, set some ground rules and listen before you speak. Respond to the issue, not the person.

If you’re opposed to behaving respectfully, then that’s fine, too. Just do the rest of us a favor: Leave us the classroom and take it to the parking lot. S

6,487 in all – inspires one to realize the necessity for knowledge in a variety of areas, not just in one’s specialty.

“I cannot live without books,” our third president said. Jefferson is famous as a political figure, but his reading material consisted of everything from politics and classics to science and architecture. It’s hard not to empathize with his thirst for knowledge in a variety of subjects.

With a new subject or different instructor, it can become laborious to be interested in each new class every semester. But class time aside, it’s important to keep up with current events. Reading a newspaper or following news on Facebook and Twitter will help you stay in the loop, regardless of your major.

But be careful. (Read my column “Information overload and the pursuit of knowledge” - uccsscribe. com.) Maybe you think you read a lot already. From online news and Facebook to texts and Twitter, it may seem like we obtain a lot of knowledge on a daily basis.

“As we constantly shift our attention among various bits of information all day long, we begin to lose our ability to distinguish important information from trivia. What becomes important is simply the fact that the information is ‘new,’” said Nicholas Carr, author of “The Shallows” and a 2011 Pulitzer Prize finalist.

Merely witnessing an

intake of information does not mean we are experiencing an inflow of knowledge. We may be adamant about quantity, but unless we strive toward quantity and quality, excellence is lost.

“Where is the Life we have lost in living?” writes 20th-century English poet T. S. Eliot in “The Rock.”

“Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?

Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?”

If you’re reading this far into an article, you’ve gone further than most. Our collective attention spans are becoming increasingly smaller, and it’s becoming harder and harder to burrow through large amounts of text.

After the British destroyed the Capitol and Library of Congress in 1814, Jefferson sold his book collection – more than twice the size of the government’s original library – to the government to build a new library. Maybe your personal library will never grow large enough that you can offer to sell it to the U.S. government like Jefferson.

That’s OK. The point is to get started – become wellread and cultivate a thirst for knowledge.

Whether you’re just entering or just leaving the college experience, work to make it a success. Listen and apply yourself in class, but don’t stop there. Read, write, grow – be an intentional learner in and out of lectures. Your educational experience will be multiplied exponentially. S

-Scribe Editorial Board

Racial issues still rampant in society Be an intentional learner outside class, too

April Wefler awefler@uccs.edu During the summer of 1955, a 14-year-old boy was murdered. His name was Emmett Till.

Till was killed for reportedly flirting with Carolyn Bryant, a white woman, while visiting his relatives in Mississippi.

As a native of Chicago, he didn’t know any better.

According to jimcrowhistory.org, although many Mississippi natives condemned the murder, backlash from the NAACP and other Americans put racists who supported the killing on the defensive.

The governor of Mississippi, Hugh White, insisted that “This is not a lynching. It is straight out murder.”

Till’s killers, Carolyn’s husband Roy Bryant and his brother, J.W. Milam, were found innocent. A boy was dead and they were free. The court’s decision set off several important events in civil rights history.

Now, 57 years later, in a country run by its first black president, a self-

Jesse Byrnes jbyrnes@uccs.edu For some, college is a new concept. For others, this is their last semester.

For everyone, it is important to challenge oneself to be an intentional learner outside class and college itself.

If you are paying attention during lectures, you will gain a wealth of data.

But in order to take that data and turn it into a wealth of knowledge, you need to understand the context of the information and how it fits in with everything else you know.

The more you know, the more you are able to understand.

Knowledge is more than a collection of information and data. Knowledge is data and information gathered and applied. Experience, reflection, anticipation – they each play a role.

If you’ve ever visited our nation’s capitol, you’ve probably been to the Library of Congress, which houses Thomas Jefferson’s extensive personal library.

The sea of books in Jefferson’s original library –

Life on the Bluffs

April 9, 2012

Caught Reading

Campus Chatter

Page 9 Kaitlin Nelson knelson6@uccs.edu

Photos by Robert Solis

It’s rare to spend a day on campus and not hear students rave or rant about their professors. With many different teaching styles and philosophies, The Scribe asked students to identify what makes a good teacher and what kind of professors hold them back.

Jared Knight Senior, Finance What are some of the best qualities a professor can have?

I really like very insightful and in-depth teachers that really fully grasp the material.

Is there a particular teaching style you like?

I think a good blend of visual, as far as PowerPoint, as well as non-visual helps a lot. I think it helps to have – not a teacher that only relies on PowerPoint notes and only follows those.

Luke Spriggs Freshman, Engineering

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Senior Elizabeth Eubank and junior Dana Kjeldsen were caught reading The Scribe.

They read the Scribe this week because they are in Salome, and usually like reading about people they know. Elizabeth and Dana, stop by the Scribe office for you prize!

Crossword:

What are some of the best qualities a professor can have?

They actually try and get to know you; they’re more personal.

Do you have a professor with a particular teaching style you like?

He makes it funny, and he actually, instead of making it dull and boring, lightens up the room.

TV was better when I was your age you have any professor pet peeves?

TV was better when I was your age Do If they just write on the chalkboard directly out of the book, if they just copy that.

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Organization and professionalism.

Is there a particular teaching style you like?

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Do you have any professor pet peeves?

Not being prepared for class. Telling me how we learn best. I had a professor tell us that she read a study about how no one learns when they use PowerPoint, so she didn’t use PowerPoints the entire semester. It was the stupidest thing I ever heard.

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I like a professor that loves what they’re doing, because I can see that, and it motivates me to love what I’m doing too. Also, a professor that kind of likes to have fun.

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anywhere. I guess, a respect for the intellect of the students they’re teaching. S

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the Scribble

April 9, 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.

University Center crash site boarded up, students respond St. Jebus

uccsscribble@gmail.com The broken, scattered glass and the bent and cracked plastic wreckage have all been cleaned up. A wood panel covers the hole in the side of the University Center wall where, as The Scribe reported last week, a white and blue WaveRunner crashed.

In the story first appearing in The Scribe’s spring break issue, the WaveRunner belonged to graduate student Liam Crashburn. Crashburn was unconscious after the crash and has refused interviews by the media. He is in non-critical condition at Memorial Hospital.

“This is a very serious matter,” said Police Chief Tim Rice. “This is what happens when water vehicles are ridden around campus without proper safeguards.”

The campus investigation has turned up little more information than what was reported last week. Eyewitnesses originally reported seeing, “A lot of bodies – it looks like a lot of people died.”

After further examination, however, it appears that Crashburn had been carrying a large duffel bag full of mannequin body parts. According to Rice, “There were no actual human casualties.”

Rice was also able to confirm that no one except Crashburn was injured.

“We were lucky it happened the week before spring break – everyone’s classes went long.”

Student responses have been varied.

Saul Jock, a senior in basketweaving, said, “That’s crazy awesome, man.

Crashburn’s a hero.”

Danny Caring, a senior studying biology said, “I saw the broken window.

I hope no one got hurt too badly.”

Psychology freshman Jennifer Sarcasm said, “Too bad that crazy preacher guy wasn’t there that day. That would have been hilarious.”

The crash has provoked the creation of a student group, Campaign Against Waverunner Stupidity. The organizer of CAWS, Seth Heart, said, “We’re very serious about our mission. We want to warn people about the dangers of operating Waverunners while stupid.”

Another member, Deanna Tres, said, “We think that everyone should take an IQ test before getting a license for water vehicles.”

The campus department has charged the pilot, Crashburn, with reckless driving and endangering public safety. The school attorney, Penny Millet, said, “There were plenty of eyewitnesses, and the vehicle itself was registered to Mr. Crashburn. This shouldn’t be hard to prosecute.” S

The aftermath of a student’s WaveRunner rampage through campus over spring break.

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Sports

April 9, 2012

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UCCS announces new men’s basketball coach following intense search Ryan Adams

radams3@uccs.edu In conclusion to a month-long search for a new men’s basketball head coach, a new head coach has been announced. Jeff Culver, once the head basketball coach for Johnson and Wales University, has been selected to be the new head coach for men’s basketball. Culver has been named AII Conference Coach of the Year and has also led his team to multiple championships.

Following a mutual parting of ways between former head coach Russ Caton and Athletic Director Steve Kirkham, the UCCS men’s basketball team has been in search of a new coach.

Caton, who was the head coach since 2006, resigned at the end of the regular season.

Kirkham said that the

search has been intensive and has gone on for about a month. Kirkham even used former Denver Nuggets player Bill Hanzlik as a consultant to see who he thought would be the best fit for the men’s basketball team.

“We have been searching for about a month now and it hasn’t been easy,” stated Kirkham.

“We are looking for not only a coach, but a teacher who gets the kids to understand the minute details and fundamentals of basketball.”

According to Kirkham, the search was difficult because UCCS has such high academic standards compared to other schools in the RMAC. “A lot of the schools we play against have open admission, but here at UCCS, we have academic standards we have to abide by, which isn’t a bad thing,” he stated.

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Golden, UCCS has the highest academic standards in the RMAC and is only behind CU-Boulder and Colorado State for highest in the state.

“Having those standards has made the search for a coach much more different,” Kirkham went on to say.

Besides finding a coach that can abide

by UCCS’ academic stanPhoto by Nick Burns dards, Kirkham has also said he Athletic Director Stephen Kirkham holds high standards for coaches. wants a coach that is a great that can find the right tal- the search, one of “It takes a unique perrecruiter. ent is what we are look- Kirkham’s main goals sonality to make the kids “To have a good ing for too,” he stated. “It was to find a coach that better players but also team, you have to have takes a great recruiter to would understand one of realize that we want our good talent. Right now, identify potential, and a the key components of athletes to graduate as our team doesn’t have a talented coach will help college sports: to gradu- student-athletes and still very strong inside pres- with that.” ate players as student- have the opportunity to ence, so having a coach When going through athletes. do what they love.” S

Buzz

Tebow’s gone, but is that a bad thing?

Kailey Hernandez

khernand@uccs.edu On Peyton Manning’s official decision day, Denver fans sat anxiously in their chairs, tuned into ESPN and refreshed their phones, waiting in anticipation for the answer that would ultimately leave the Mile High City speechless.

“The” Peyton Manning officially decided to put away his blue and white Indianapolis jersey and trade it for an orange and blue Denver jersey.

Who could have seen this coming?

At the beginning of Manning’s free agency, it seemed like Denver was the last place someone like Peyton Manning would ever consider coming to play. But it happened.

Though the bulk of Denver fans have been throbbing with excitement over the prospect of a Manningled Broncos team, there are also some that aren’t

feeling as elated.

Tim Tebow (yes, last year’s media darling) has been traded to the New York Jets. In light of this, we have to ask ourselves: Is this really a bad thing?

Even though it is sad to watch Tebow leave, it is the best thing for him and the team. There is no doubt that we owe a huge thank you to Tebow for lifting a downtrodden fan base and also a thank you for digging Denver out of its 1-4 hole and leading them to a 8-8 overall record and a playoff victory.

With that said, if the Denver coaching staff decided to keep Tebow, it would only have hurt him as a player. A quarterback like Tebow will only get better by continuing to play, rather than sitting the bench.

Let’s face it. Tebow is not Manning, no matter how you cut it. With this trade, Tebow will have the opportunity to unseat Mark Sanchez as the Jets starter, and get the chance to continue to progress

his career.

Some people say that Tebow should have been retained in case Manning happens to get hurt, but what they fail to realize is that Peyton Manning and Tim Tebow run completely different offenses.

Manning is the king of reading the defense, knowing where his receivers are, passing to the open man and putting up points. Tebow, on the other hand, struggles with finding the open man, is, in general, not a good passer and is better suited toward running the ball.

If Manning were to get injured, the offense would have to be transformed to fit Tebow’s skills.

There is no doubt that the Tebow trade has left Bronco Nation with some upset fans, but what people need to realize is that the trade was not made because no one liked Tebow. It was made in order to benefit the team, which is, ultimately, what matters in the end. S

UCCS explores adding NCAA baseball team, lacrosse team Ryan Adams

radams3@uccs.edu With a growing student body every year, UCCS athletics has never been faced with the idea of adding new sports to its intercollegiate palette.

Athletic Director Steve Kirkham says that when most schools in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) add intercollegiate sports, they are doing so in an effort to lure more students to their school.

“Our competitors from all over the RMAC have added sports like baseball and women’s lacrosse, but at UCCS, why would we need too?” stated Kirkham, who has been the athletic director at UCCS for the past eight years. “We really want to first put all of our resources in the sporting programs we have now and become more competitive in our conference.”

During the 2011 athletic season, UCCS has indeed become more competitive.

Kirkham said that five out of the six fall sports teams were ranked in the region the Mountain Lions are

located in, one that will be changing next year.

“Before, we were playing teams from Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota,” said Kirkham.

“Next fall, we will be in a different region playing teams from the state of Texas, and that is important because it is always good to get some nonconference games played early in the season.”

Despite the goal to continually become more competitive, Kirkham has pondered the idea of having a baseball team at UCCS. As a former high school baseball player, Kirkham likes the idea, and said that the athletic department already has financial plans in place for baseball, women’s lacrosse and wrestling.

“The basic philosophy of a college sport is to provide a student the opportunity with doing something they love,” he stated. “By having a sport like baseball, for example, we are giving potentially 35 more students that opportunity to play in college.”

If the university did add a baseball team, Kirkham said that UCCS would also have to pursue wom-

en’s lacrosse as a potential sport to avoid any Title IX issues, which is legislature banning any sex discrimination in academics or athletics.

“We had a little bit of a Title IX issue with women’s soccer when it was started,” stated Kirkham.

“So if we are thinking about adding baseball, we would have to think about adding women’s lacrosse too, which wouldn’t be a bad thing, since it is the fastest growing women’s sport the past couple years.”

Although a new sport at UCCS is not a done deal, Kirkham said he has already been approached by a friend, who is the minor league coach for the Colorado Rockies, as well as the RMAC Conference, to implement a baseball team at UCCS. “Eight other teams in the RMAC already have baseball teams, so it would be easy for us to jump right into a full-time schedule,” stated Kirkham. “As of right now though, like I said, we are going to try and focus on the programs we have now at UCCS and make them as competitive as possible.” S

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22-year-old senior overcomes hip surgery to compete in heptathlon Aaron Collett acollett@uccs.edu

At 18 years old, doctors told UCCS student Allison Watson that she would never run again.

Three years earlier, as a sophomore in high school, she had injured her hip in a cheerleading accident, and it seemed that the injury had finally caught up to her.

“I dropped about 15 feet to the floor and landed on my hip,” she said.

Fearing that the injury would bar her from running track, she walked it off – for a while. Almost four years after the fall, she was told that her hip needed to be rebuilt.

Watson refused to accept that she would never run again. After much searching, she found a doctor who told

her, “Maybe.” Maybe she would run again, if everything went well.

According to Watson, her surgeon had to reconstruct three-quarters of her hip cartilage.

Now, Watson competes on the university’s track team in the heptathlon – a two-day track and field event that includes the long jump, hurdles, high jump, shot put, javelin, the 200-meter run and the 800-meter run.

Watson said, “I really like hurdling and high jumping.”

Her coach, Jeff Bakke, added, “She’s really a good technician over hurdles, she knows the technique really well and helps a lot of our other people learning that event.”

Watson herself, though, is just happy to

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be there. “I’m just glad to be running again,” she said.

And run she does.

Despite her setbacks, Watson still runs.

“I have good days and bad days,” she said.

“I knew I would.” Those who know her can see this as well.

Bakke said, “There’s definitely times when I can tell she’s hurting a little bit, but she doesn’t ever bring it up. She’s pretty tough.”

Teammate Brien Hopkins said, “She uses words like ‘My hip hates me today.’ She’s always pushing through that pain.”

Watson gives her coaches credit for helping her through. “Coach Pater and Coach Bakke are a really big help,” she said. “They remind me not to get frustrated

when I’m having a hard time with my leg at practice.”

The 22-year-old is not simply a track jock, either. She is a senior, and will be graduating in May with a bachelor’s degree in English and a teaching certificate. Watson is currently working on her student teaching; she teaches English five days a week. In addition, she holds a job at Sertich Ice Rink, and coaches high school track.

She wants to teach high school English after she graduates. Her teammates and coaches can see that potential in her.

“I don’t know if she likes being a big sister character, but I think she is,” said Hopkins.

Bakke agrees. “She’s a great teacher, as well as an athlete,” he said. S

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Despite a devestating injury that almost stopped her from participating in sports, Allison Watson still competes on the track team.

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