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University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Former Facebook executive Randi Zuckerberg visits UCCS

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IN BRIEF SCIENCE & BUSINESS

Concurrent enrollment University Hall parking lot construction, North Cragmor expanding at UCCS

Daniels Fund competition

Jesse Byrnes

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The number of high school students taking college classes through UCCS has blossomed recently, with concurrent enrollment programs nearly doubling in the past year.

More than 1,200 students took classes at their high schools taught by universitycertified teachers this year, a 47 percent increase compared to last year.

“I do think it’s easier for the kids to take my class rather than go to UCCS, because they relate to me differently than to a professor,” said Ileana Del Valle, chair of the Coronado High School math department.

While a typical college professor may do research, Del Valle - who holds a

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master’s degree and teaches Calculus 1-3 and will teach pre-calculus starting next year - focuses on being relatable to students. She considers herself a teacher, not a mathematician.

For the 2012-13 academic year, 817 high school students were concurrently enrolled at UCCS, according to numbers released last month by the Colorado Department of Higher Education.

Another 32 students were enrolled in a formal concurrent program where their school district paid the UCCS tuition, said Homer Wesley, vice chancellor for Student Success and Enrollment Management, in an email. That number doubled this year.

The majority of those students were involved in programs like CU Succeed Continued on page 2 . . .

permitting to start soon Dezarae Yoder dyoder@uccs.edu

Parking for UCCS students will be adjusted again over the next several months.

Construction on the University Hall parking lot is set to begin around May 1 and is expected to be completed by early August, adding 230 spaces.

The Cragmor North area will enact a parking permit program similar to what the Cragmor South area began to enforce last August. This is expected to occur in May or June, said Jim Spice, executive director of Parking and Transportation Services.

Last year the need for added parking at University Hall became a concern for students. It was the first time since opening up the facility

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the lot was consistently filled to capacity.

“It’s affected me in past semesters,” said Evan Danforth, junior electrical engineering major, who frequently parked at University Hall. “I’ve been here for a couple of years … last year I was waitlisted and I actually couldn’t get a hub permit so I had to get a different type.”

This semester Danforth only parks in the garage, “I’ve run into problems with the lots. My class times were very conventional and a lot of the time the lots were full so I’d end up parking.”

“There could definitely be more of it (parking),” said Tawnie Mizer, senior history major. “I think the new parking lots should have Continued on page 2 . . .

(continued from page 1) gone up before the other ones (Cragmor area) are closed.”

Mizer suggested the university field more busses to combat parking issues, “It’s hard sometimes catching the right bus to make it on time.”

“More buses coming more often would provide more opportunities for commuters.”

“They had to overflow into the neighborhood,” Spice said.

Requiring permits for parking in surrounding neighborhoods started last fall, initiated by the City of Colorado Springs.

The permits ban UCCS students from parking in the neighborhoods.

“We have to respond to that because all those cars are now going to be parked on campus instead of city streets,” Spice said.

This means more students will be parking on campus, especially near University Hall.

Caps will be placed on the number of permits that can be purchased for the new University Hall lot. This is to ensure the issue of spill over into the surrounding community does not happen again.

“As we continue to grow and see the need to add additional parking we’re doing that,” said Spice. “As the other things have changed that affect parking we’ll also add more parking.”

Four condemned houses with asbestos near University Hall will be removed to make room for the parking lot.

“Border” permits, which grant access to lots located on the edges of campus will be available for purchase this fall.

Lane Center parking will be a part of this border permit group but also includes reserved parking that belongs to professional groups that have purchased the spaces.

(continued from page 1) (regular university courses taught at the high schools), MathOnline (advanced math placement), Project Lead The Way (pre-engineering courses) and PreCollegiate (summer introduction-to-college courses on campus).

“Until recently, concurrent credit opportunities were only being offered in math and some sciences. But now, you can obtain college credit in humanities, arts and foreign languages,” said Carley Ries, of Campus Wide Extended Studies director, in an email.

CU Succeed grew by 37 percent from last year, with 949 enrolled students in 201314.

Project Lead The Way, a national program UCCS joined in 2003 that promotes science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education, doubled its local enrollment compared to Spring 2013, with 300 students enrolled this semester.

UCCS ranked third out of 12 colleges and universities in Colorado for the number of students concurrently enrolled in 2012-13, according to the DOHE report. CU-Denver and Colorado Mesa University had the most.

The university now works with 37 high schools ranging as far west as Montrose, north to the Ft. Collins and Denver area and south to Pueblo.

Many local high schools participate too, including Air Academy, Cheyenne Mountain, Lewis Palmer and

Parking lot construction, North Cragmor permits “We think we can sell an additional 340 commuter main campus permits,” said Spice.

In total 750 more permits will be available for purchase for next fall, including the Alpine parking garage, Spice said.

Of the 1,234 stalls in the garage, 1,094 are dedicated to housing students 140 spaces will be for visitors.

For the first two years, however, Spice estimates only 650 vehicles will be using it. Until Alpine Village is completed a special permit will be available to commuter students to use Alpine Garage.

“We’re going to have an extra 400 spaces,” Spice.

“There’s really no reason until this housing complex is done to just have the garage sit empty,” said William Whitfield, parking manager.

When Alpine Village is completed this permit will no longer be available.

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UCCS is adding 230 parking spaces north of University Hall.

Concurrent enrollment at UCCS

Mitchell high schools, among others.

More academically rigorous

With concurrent enrollment, high school juniors and seniors can experience college academics through lowerdivision classes without the struggle of “all the other aspects of college life,” Ries said.

“Teaching high school students college level classes does pose some challenges especially with the high school freshmen students,” said Jeff Neumeyer, chair of the Applied Technology Department at Doherty High School, who teaches through Project Lead The Way. While more experienced students can handle the curriculum, Neumeyer said, high school freshmen are still figuring everything out.

The course load for the college classes is also very different from high school courses, emphasizing time management, project knowledge and real-life project value, Neumeyer said.

College classes, like those through CU Succeed, are generally more rigorous than regular or honors classes, teachers say. The students are not degree-seeking and register under the Extended Studies application.

Julie Furstenau, chair of the science department at Doherty High School, has taught AP Chemistry since 1991 and through UCCS for about three

years, previously participating in CU Succeed through CUDenver.

“For me the biggest challenge is getting in enough lab time when we just meet for one class period every day,” said Furstenau, noting that college courses typically have two or three hours blocked off for lab.

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The concurrent enrollment option has been really good for many of my students who tend to ‘freak out’ during tests.

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“The concurrent enrollment option has been really good for many of my students who tend to ‘freak out’ during tests,” she added, referencing final AP exams.

“Some teachers tend to cram the material together in order to be ready for the AP tests in May, leaving out a lot of crucial information,” said Swapnika Mallipeddi, a junior at Coronado. She has taken several AP and CU classes, adding she prefers the CU emphasis on grades, not necessarily testing scores.

Others challenges involve a general lack of understanding on how the transfer of credits works.

“There is a lack of understanding as to how the credits can apply toward a degree,” Neumeyer said.

“Most of the students do not understand they will be required to take elective credits at college just like they do in high school in order to receive their degrees.”

Still, many high school students graduate with enough credits to enter college as a sophomore, Del Valle said.

Cheaper option, more confidence

Officials say these programs provide academic options that may be otherwise unavailable to some high school students.

“As a parent myself, I think concurrent enrollment is a great opportunity for kids to learn the rigor of college while having some of the ease of high school,” Del Valle said.

Del Valle appreciates how college-level classes taught at high schools are cheaper than those taken at the university.

Students pay $50 per credit hour at their high schools compared to $257 per credit hour for in-state residents taking lower-division classes at UCCS, based on next year’s tuition.

Sometimes a student may take a course on campus at UCCS, but not always, Wesley said.

In some cases, the school

district will pay for the students’ credits. This year Colorado Springs School District 11 paid for district students taking CU Succeed classes.

“This is a new thing, and I don’t know how long they can afford it, but it benefits many kids who take the class but couldn’t afford the credit previously,” Del Valle said.

“I love the classes because they really just provide me with a level of rigor that keeps me engaged consistently,” said Tiondrae Pier, a senior at Coronado who has taken several CU college classes there.

“Difficulty sets in when you’ve selected to take on the load of a college freshman (with three to four college courses) with the schedule of a high school student,” he added.

Many high school students lack confidence when taking the college classes, Neumeyer said.

“Most of the students do not understand that even at the college level there is not any guarantee you will get the grade you would like as a paying consumer.”

Students who then transition to college after this experience have more confidence to graduate, Ries said.

“These classes nudged me into being better prepared for the journey ahead of me in college,” said Pier, who hopes to transfer the majority of his credits to Stanford.

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Zuckerberg speaks to UCCS students Samantha Morley Alexander Nedd smorley2@uccs.edu anedd@uccs.edu

More than 300 students, staff and community members assembled April 15 in Gallogly Events Center to hear Randi Zuckerberg, this year’s significant speaker.

Zuckerberg, sister of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, is the CEO of Zuckerberg Media and author of a New York Times bestseller.

“Introducing Randi Zuckerberg is very meaningful to me because I am very passionate about seeing women succeed in the workforce,” said Ingrid Henderson, one of the 2014 outstanding graduates from the Department of Communication, who introduced Zuckerberg.

The event was hosted by the Office of Student Activities.

High GPA housing students, seated in the front row and acknowledged by Henderson, were treated to a dinner with Zuckerberg prior to the presentation.

Chancellor Pam ShockleyZalabak provided a brief history of Zuckerberg’s accomplishments.

“It’s great to be here. I feel a little like I’m at the Super Bowl right now,” Zuckerberg said. “I’m thrilled to be speaking here.”

Zuckerberg explained how she graduated from Harvard University in 2003, a fact she mentioned seemingly to rib her younger brother, who did not complete his degree.

“Score one for Randi.

That’s probably the only score that I’ll get against him,” she joked.

Zuckerberg proceeded to share life her story with the crowd. Before her career with Facebook, she worked at an ad agency in Manhattan.

“I had all of these visions of stepping in and working with celebrities in all these exciting ad campaigns,” she said.

On her first day, all of the new hires were put on “glamorous television and magazine campaigns” except for her. Instead, Zuckerberg was placed in digital and interactive marketing, a new department at the time.

“I was pissed off,” she said. “But it was a huge blessing in disguise.”

Eventually, Zuckerberg realized she was part of the fastest growing and highest

revenue generating team in the ad agency. About the same time, her brother was developing a revolutionary social networking service called The Facebook.

Because of her experience at the agency, she was recruited by her brother to help with his project. She rejected him several times before begrudgingly agreeing to help.

“Over a dozen times I flat-out rejected him,” she said, “(But) all it took was my brother buying me a Jet Blue plane ticket. He bribed me with that Jet Blue plane ticket, and the rest is history.”

Different stages in her life have allowed Zuckerberg different opportunities; including helping launch the concept of social media, participating in so-called “hackathons” and giving birth to her son, Asher.

Modern hackathons are events where those of similar professions meet to discuss upcoming trends in their field.

Zuckerberg also spoke about her persistence in advocating for women in the workplace.

“I love … speaking to women about the benefits of going into STEM,” she said. Much of her presentation focused on how students going into the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics are likely to have highly lucrative careers.

“I started talking to other moms. I started talking to be people all over the world about their views on technology and what I found is that … people loved the

opportunity that tech gave to their lives,” she said.

Zuckerberg presented her 10 Tech Trends for ambitious students.

The trends varied from what could be the next innovative application for smartphones, to how technology could make lives easier to industries that are booming in on the international level. The list encompassed not only STEMbased careers, but various other fields.

“I definitely liked the trends,” said Antonio Adams, junior international business major. “I like how it focuses on technology.”

A Q-and-A followed the presentation. Students took to microphones and asked a range of questions from where technology would be in a few years to how to find the balance for children growing up in a tech-savvy world. Zuckerberg provided thorough responses to each question.

Students and community members then gathered in Dwire Hall to meet Zuckerberg and get her to sign a copy of her book “Dot. Complicated.”

During the signing, Zuckerberg was able to share more intimate details about her work experience and open up about her relationship with her brother Mark.

“I write about it a lot in my book actually,” she said. “(I write) about the opportunities of having the last name Zuckerberg (and) also some of the challenges and complications because obviously there’s a more

famous Zuckerberg that people think of and know of.”

“It’s definitely opened up a lot of doors for me.

I’m really grateful,” she said. “I had an amazing time with my brother and it was really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

“But now I’m ready to make my own name for myself.”

Many students were pleased with the advice given

by Zuckerberg.

“I went to Neil DeGrasse Tyson (speech) last year and really enjoyed it so I figured I would check it out,” said Holly Anderson, sophomore biology major.

“It was actually really interesting, her take on social media, it’s really interesting to hear someone talk from the inside about technology,” Anderson said.

“I saw (“Dot. Complicated”) in the bookstore,” said community member Delynn Liebermann.

“I asked about (the event) and decided to come to get with the times and to get an autograph.”

“I’m (going to) work on the ‘your media’ aspect, how to advertise and to use technology to benefit yourself for the real world,” Anderson said.

“She brought all her (advice) down to earth so that someone my age could understand what she was talking about,” Liebermann said. Zuckerberg’s speech gave Liebermann hope for the future and learning technology.

“Her energy and positivity was great.”

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The Age of the Entre-employee

Big companies are hiring employees with entrepreneurial drives

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Think like a Media Company

Using social media and technology as a means to get ahead

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Connections are Currency

Money or power no longer as powerful as your internet influence

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Get paid for Passion Projects

Any skill or passion you have can be turned into a profit

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Turn FOMO into JOMO

Turning “fear-of-missing-out” to “joy-of-missing-out”.

Resisting the urge to check social media and instead enjoying the moment.

Learn to balance life & tech

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The Maker Movement

Booming careers such as 3-D printing easily accessible to the public. Independent companies able to make rare, unique items.

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Life-Logging

Documenting every moment of our lives on social media.

Beneficial to keeping track of personal health.

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Encouraging Kids in STEM

Motivating women and children to go into STEM.

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Gamification for Motivation

Applying game mechanics to real-life problems. i.e. - hitting snooze button sends money to charity

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Zuckerberg signed copies of her “Dot.Complicated” book in Dwire Hall after her presentation.

Taking the time to put down your phone, turn off the computer and live life unplugged.

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Retired physicist, professor gives scientific sermon Nick Beadleston nbeadles@uccs.edu

Devout Christians and ardent atheists rarely gather together.

When they do, they debate.

That was the case last week when retired physicist and current CU-Boulder adjunct philosophy professor Victor Stenger stood behind a lectern to address an assembly of UCCS staff, students and community members.

Stenger’s April 16 lecture, “Christianity in the Light of Modern Science,” focused on the incompatibility of organized religion and science.

“Christianity, as practiced by billions of people worldwide, still rests on a foundation that was erected by desert tribesmen,” said Stenger.

He also pointed out the founders of Christianity lived thousands of years ago on a tiny spot on the surface of a planet that is “an infinitesimal spec in an immense universe.”

Multiple times during his lecture Stenger explained how religion must be the ideology to change. He said the burden of proof rested on the shoulders of Christianity, not science.

“Certainly, science does not provide all the answers to human concerns,” said Stenger.

“None the less, science –

with its reliance on reason and observation – is (a) far more reliable source of knowledge than religion with its reliance on faith.”

Stenger, an emeritus professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Hawaii, is also the author of 12 books, including the New York Times Bestseller “God: The Failed Hypothesis.”

Some may know Stenger as the originator of the popular quote “Science flies you to the moon.

Religion flies you into buildings.”

During the Q-and-A portion of the event, some audience members revealed their personal biases and challenged Stenger on several concepts. Popular points of contention included evolutionary ideas such as the fossil record and the complexity of DNA relevant to the existence of the planet.

One audience member inquired after Stenger’s thoughts on alleged evidence to support Catholic’s Eucharistic mysteries.

Stenger dismissed this concept with a full throated “HA.” He did however attempt to lighten the tension with humor.

He joked the Catholic Church, in effort to keep up with the times, has created a new low-fat Holy Communion wafer that he referred to as “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Jesus.”

Not all audience members were determined to play devil’s advocate, however. Some asked

Stenger about his opinions on other famous physicists, concepts in quantum physics and deism.

Strenger was less critical of deism, the idea that the universe was created by an intelligent force who does not intervene, compared to organized religion.

“Christian beliefs are inconsistent in many ways with science. Deism is not necessarily inconsistent with science,” he said.

When asked about his early influences, Stenger cited the creation of the nuclear bomb.

“I thought, Wow, if there’s a field in physics that can destroy the world, I wanna know how to do that,” he said amid audience laughter.

Stenger also related a trip to Hayden Planetarium in New York City, as a formative experience.

Some students were unwilling to take Stenger’s arguments on faith.

“A lot of his argument was based on very abstract, hard to understand concepts in physics and he just didn’t explain any of them at all,” said Hannah Ryan, chemistry post-grad. “He just said physics has proved such and such facts, and because of that Christianity is wrong.”

“I thought it was funny that he thought people would stop fighting, just because we got rid of religion,” said Emily Stone, business administration post-grad,

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Victor Stenger stated the mysteries of the universe cannot be reconciled by religion.

of Stenger’s comments on religion and world conflict.

Community member Vernon Burgess indicated he was familiar with both Stenger’s books and the topics he covered. While he wished Stenger had gotten subatomic on some topics, Burgess said he realized the event was mainly about dialogue between the audience and Stenger.

“This today was just about getting off word, and about getting feedback from people who wanted to come in and talk to the professor,” he said. “So it was actually very good to basically get that knowledge out and get what he wanted to state out there.”

The event was organized

by Jeff Scholes, director of both UCCS’s Department of Philosophy and Center for Religious Diversity and Public Life.

“We knew that the title (of the lecture) is sexy and provocative, and would be one that could stimulate discussion, so it was kind of a no brainer to bring him here,” said Scholes.

He also cited Stenger’s extensive background in debating the topic, and the fact that he already worked within the CU System.

Copies of several of Stenger’s books were available for sale after the event, and the professor was on hand to sign them.

UCCS takes first at 2014 Daniels Fund competition Samantha Morley Nick Beadleston smorley2@uccs.edu nbeadles@uccs.edu

Ethical challenges often arise in businesses, and some are intent on providing solutions.

For the first time in three years, UCCS finally brought home the top trophy at the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative 2014 Consortium Case Competition, which was held April 16 at the Hyatt Regency Denver.

“The team represented UCCS extremely well both during the presentation and throughout the competition,” said Tracy Gonzalez-Padron, associate marketing and international business professor, in an email.

The 10-person group, which consisted of three freshmen, two sophomores, four juniors and one senior, placed first out of eight teams. Groups from other states included New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.

Gonzalez-Padron and Liz Moore, College of Business program coordinator for the ethics initiative, coached the team. “(Liz’s) dedication to the team was invaluable,”

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Left to right: Jake Lozow, Benjamin Griffith, Melanie Rose Whitcomb, Cody Bierdeman-Rojas, Anita Moser, Jenna Danielson, Brett Cheatham, Jennifer Scoville, Joshua Resnik and Sam Elliott.

Gonzalez-Padron said.

For the competition, the team had to solve an ethical dilemma pertaining to genetic screening. It had to be based on a realistic situation that could take place in a business environment.

“The other teams came up with intricate recommendations and essentially lost sight of the big picture,” said Brett Cheatham,

junior business management major. “We kept it simple, emphasized company values and stuck to our guns, which ultimately won us the competition.”

Cheatham indicated his participation in the competition was some of the most challenging public speaking he has done.

“Preparing for the competition was pretty

stressful at times,” said Anita Moser, junior business management major. “There were so many things to look at and consider in making the right decision.”

“Not only did the team have to consider the laws that applied to the case, but we had to think of the ethical aspects as well.”

“After two years of not placing, the UCCS ethics

team was ready to make a change,” said Benjamin Griffith, freshman applied mathematics and finance major. “This year, our diverse team of business students came together to present a simple solution to a complex business dilemma.”

Griffith said both the team’s presenters and non-presenters incorporated their own studies and skillsets when preparing the presentation.

“It was a lot of research and a lot of work, but everyone pulled their weight and got it done, and in the end all the stress and late nights paid off,” Moser said.

UCCS took the trophy from Colorado State University, which won the competition two years in a row.

“The team would also like to thank all of the faculty that allowed them to miss class, helped talk through the case scenario and offered great feedback during practice sessions,” Gonzalez-Padron said.

“I’m very proud of our team,” Griffith said. “We definitely had our fair share of obstacles along the way, but we came together for the competition and presented to the judges with excellence.”

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Anti-R Word Campaign spreads language awareness April Wefler

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The phrase “that’s so retarded” is widely used and its implications largely unnoticed. Many may not realize the negativity associated with the term “retarded.”

The Office of Student Activities is hosting a local edition of the national Anti-R Word Campaign: Spread the Word to End the Word, April 21-25. In addition, there will be an opportunity for students to volunteer to help children with mental disabilities play baseball on April 27.

According to r-word.org, the Spread the Word to End the Word movement began when a group of Special Olympics athletes decided to inform people of the achievements of people with intellectual disabilities.

“This doesn’t just affect this campus; this affects the world,” said Presley Schwisow, academic and cultural coordinator for OSA. “This is important – being careful in your language, being meaningful.”

Schwisow, a junior business major, indicated students often

aren’t even aware of their use of the R-word.

“It’s so a part of our language to not notice it … they don’t mean it in that way, but it’s a word that’s used,” Schwisow said.

As part of the Anti-R Word Campaign, OSA will have a table alternating between West Lawn and Jazzman’s for interested students to sign up and join the campaign.

Additionally, there will be signs along the Spine with facts about mental disabilities.

“It’s an opportunity for a new conversation to get started and to bring awareness to something most people don’t think about – that their words have impact, to be meaningful when we say things,” Schwisow said.

“I think it’s something that’s important to raise awareness on,” said Stephen Cucchiara, assistant director of OSA. “We do a lot of social, recreational programming; we really need to focus on something that builds awareness.”

“It pains me when I hear folks still use the R-word,” Cucchiara said. “It pains me because it’s not an accurate description of who people are. Who are we to classify

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someone of any specific mental, physical nature?”

The April 27 event will be held with the Colorado Springs Little League Challenger Division, an organization that helps children with mental and physical disabilities play baseball.

Schwisow has been volunteering with the Challenger Division for the last two years.

“Being with these kids as they’re playing baseball and getting to see their smile as they light up, it’s the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done,” she said.

“We hear from parents that

they have no drive to do anything.

As soon as they get to go play baseball for an hour – nothing but smiles,” Schwisow added. “I get to cause that. I get to be part of that.”

For Schwisow, whose uncle has Down syndrome, the campaign is especially personal.

“He’s 40 years old and he lives in a home but growing up and just seeing that, that’s who he is for me,” Schwisow said. “I never saw that something was wrong; that’s who he was.”

Schwisow indicated her experiences have made her

more aware of the difficulties people with disabilities, and their families, face. It has also made her realize the importance of eliminating the R-word from everyday conversation.

“I really hope that students will be vigil in their language and that we can transform this campus to be more aware,” said Schwisow.

Students interested in participating can sign up at the OSA table or email OSA@uccs. edu. The group will meet at the bus stop outside Centennial Hall at noon April 27.

The store specializes in British food products and souvenirs: trinkets like flags, mugs, key chains and car decals.

Many are imported directly from England. The food products are often sourced by distributers in the U.S. “We have distributers in California, Florida and New Jersey who receive products from England about every six weeks,” Peter said. “They distribute to many smaller stores like our shop.”

When British expats visited the store, they often requested their favorite products like Walkers brand shortbread cookies from Scotland or Hula Hoops, a hooped-shaped crisp chip.

Now the store has 1,410 items. Their popular sausages, meat pies and pasties are produced in the U.S. using British recipes (as the U.S. does not allow meat imports from other countries due to health precautions).

The black puddings are produced in Chicago by an Irish butcher using American meat and traditional recipes.

Many of the store’s college visitors are interested in the football (soccer) memorabilia.

Willy’s Emporium carries British footballs and jerseys for the major British teams, including Chelsea, Peter’s favorite.

Many Americans are also interested in the memorabilia from television and music

popular in British culture, like the “Downton Abbey” English rose tea or “Doctor Who”themed items.

From the popularity of shows like “Downton Abbey,” some customers hold the misconception that in England, life stops daily for tea.

“In England, we drink tea all day, like Americans drink coffee.” Susan said. We don’t say, ‘Oh, it’s 4 and time for tea,’” The tradition of taking afternoon tea was formerly a custom of the upper classes, and England still has fancy formal tea locations for special occasions.

I recommend the tea room and shop to anyone looking to change up their warm beverage routine, support local businesses or learn more about British culture.

Willy’s Emporium a British-lovers paradise Crystal Chilcott

cchilcot@uccs.edu

Rating: 5/5 Teacups

The wafting scent of warm scones and freshly brewed tea pervades the air in a scene so British there’s almost no way it could exist this side of the pond.

The new tea room at Willy’s Emporium is perfect for lovers of all things English. The new edition to the emporium, opened April 1, is owned by Peter and Susan Holdman, a couple from Kent, England.

The tea room is informal and no reservations are required. My friend and I were able to stroll right in and order black tea for two, a scone with clotted cream and jam and a crumpet with golden syrup.

As any discerning tea drinker knows, there is a distinct difference in taste depending on how the tea was brewed.

Tea bags in hot water cannot compare with properly strained tea. The black tea at Willy’s Emporium was brewed to perfection and served with cream and sugar.

The scones are baked fresh, while the clotted cream and jam is imported. It tasted just as good as the scones I tried in London.

The whole experience was very authentic, from the tea cozies keeping the tea pot warm

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Buscuits and earl grey tea are can be enjoyed at Willy’s Emporium.

to the delightful conversations with the Holdmans, who double as servers. We talked about the origin of the Union Jack, differences in cultural customs, the bright future of the monarchy and all other things British.

To add to the company, three canine friends were available for petting. Three Chihuahuas – Charlie, Toby and Willy – stood ready to greet customers. Willy, the namesake of the store, serves as a mascot.

The bill for two was less than $11, far cheaper than most tea rooms. A pot of tea for two costs $4.95 ($3.95 for one). Willy’s Emporium tea room provides a more authentic, intimate tea experience for about the same price as a latte from Starbucks.

During the past week and a half of business, the owners estimate the tea room has seen around 70 customers. They

have varied in all age from wee birthday party celebrants, to young couples, to a group of British expatriates called the British Meet Up Group.

The store end of Willy’s Emporium opened April 1, 2013.

They recently relocated ten doors down to accommodate a larger store space and the tea room.

“April 1 is our day. Not only is it April Fool’s Day, but it is also St. David’s Day, who is the patron saint of Wales,” said Peter.

“Before we moved, we didn’t have enough space to bring out St. Patrick’s Day items so we had to put away our Scottish items.”

“Now, we have space to display both.”

The Holdmans moved to the U.S. in 1998. After 17 years in Melbourne, Fla., the couple relocated to Colorado Springs with the dreams of opening their own shop.

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ROTC takes to the field, forges ahead Nick Burns Nick Beadleston nburns@uccs.edu nbeadles@uccs.edu

The joint ROTC field training exercise, codenamed Operation Forge Ahead,

was held April 11-13, at Ft. Carson. The event was a collaborative effort between UCCS’s Mountain Ranger Battalion CU-Boulder’s Golden Buffalo Battalion.

Senior cadets (MS4s and 3s) led exercises and drills, while junior cadets (MS1s and 2s) acquired new skills and

polished existing ones.

Cadets conducted multiple iterations of day and night land navigation during the weekend. Using military grade maps and plastic protractors, they plotted between five and eight points. Several cadets said land nav was one of the most

beneficial training exercises.

This event included more individualized training than some cadets were used to.

For the MS1s and MS2s, this meant more exercise failures, particularly during land navigation. However it also served to highlight those cadets needing more training.

Following a safety briefing by the crew, cadets were able to ride on an Army troop and equipment helicopter (Chinook). Many later cited this as the most enjoyable experience of the weekend.

After returning to UCCS, several cadets and a number

Day one (April 11) Cadets arrived at the designated Ft. Carson training area and established their area of operations. They then practiced land navigation during both day and night.

Day two (April 12) MS2 cadets conducted platoon level training. Cadets in leadership roles brief their troops, and then conducted back briefs to ensure their information had been received and understood. Then they hiked to the location of a mock ambush on other cadets simulating insurgents.

cuLTuRe of the cadre, including Lt. Col. Thompson, conducted an after action-review. Various aspects of the training exercise were discussed in detail, and cadre provided constructive feedback.

Following the AAR, Thompson addressed the assembled cadets.

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wise, is equivalent to what a lot of units will do in a week,” he said.

Thompson then recognized one cadet from each academic year who’s performance stood out during the training. MS1 Kyle Swords MS2 Tim Soderland MS3 William Edwards MS4 Bong Chi were all given Mountain Ranger battalion commemorative coins.

Day three (April 13)

Cadets conducted platoon lever exercises similar to those the MS2s conducted the day prior. The MS2’s worked skills at the squad level. Due to declining weather, several of their exercises were cut short. They were however to train on leadership and mission planning techniques.

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Transparency starts here

Jesse Byrnes, editor-in-chief scribe@uccs.edu

Last Wednesday, I presented the below 2014-15 budget proposal for The Scribe to members of the Student Government Association’s Budget Advisory Committee.

The committee discussed every detail of the budget, voting for it overwhelmingly.

(Past the director of finance, all but one voted in favor; that person abstained.) It will be reviewed by other members of SGA within the next week.

As you can see, this proposes a 1.7 percent increase compared to last year’s budget.

This compares to others such as UCCS Radio, which is proposing a nearly 9 percent budget increase, or the Club Sports Association, a more than 30 percent increase from last year.

As communicated to members of the BAC, last

year’s budget should have only allowed us to produce a newspaper closer to a biweekly status. In order to keep it a weekly newspaper, we would have to produce 30 issues in a single academic year.

We are on track to publish 29 issues this year.

Next year, we’d like to make it a full 30 issues, and have budgeted different areas, such as piecework for stories, more appropriately than last year to meet that goal.

Piecework, for example, includes payment for articles and photos published in this newspaper. We pay each reporter or photographer

$8 per story or photo, though each staff member typically spends three or four times the amount they’re compensated working on the story.

We’ve also dedicated more hours to our Business Manager to continue overseeing our finances and have re-added travel funds so that the staff can attend a national newspaper conference next year.

We look forward to working with others on campus in the coming weeks to equip next year’s staff with a budget that allows them to continue producing a quality, student-run weekly newspaper.

Jesse Byrnes Editor-in-Chief

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World tangled in media net as rescuers ping globe for Flight 370

Ryan Adams radams3@uccs.edu

International media outlets should inform audiences with noteworthy, relevant and meaningful news. But there are some stories they just can’t let go.

The mysterious disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 is the most recent in a slew of examples where media choose to report scant facts, rumors and half-truths. At the very least this is sloppy and errant; at worst it is downright dangerous and

unfair to the public.

On March 8, air traffic control lost contact with the aircraft, which carried 227 passengers and 12 crew members. The plane allegedly veered off course somewhere in the southern Indian Ocean before crashing.

While Australia, the U.S., China and others have collaborated, international search missions remain fruitless, leaving few promising details for media to report. Yet families of those on board still want answers.

Recently, debris believed to be from the wreckage has been located.

So-called experts call this find “promising.”

Signals similar to that of an airplane’s black box have also been detected by both Chinese and Australian search teams.

However, since the box’s

batteries only last 30 days, that signal seems to slowly be fading.

Media have reported the mystery of Flight 370 as if it is only a matter of time before the plane is found.

Many cling to the hope that the black box will magically keep emitting a signal. That search teams will find conclusive remnants of the plane in a matter of days.

Global news media continue to make this an hourly story, a frustration for nearly every viewer and reader.

Every day there seems to be a new report or new search or new lead.

Many jump at any shred of evidence to keep this mystery story alive.

Why are segments about the search area growing more focused – even considered breaking news?

How many times can

Gun control talk misses the target

Alexander Nedd anedd@uccs.edu

In a nation of free thinkers, sceptics and inquirers, there are still some questions that seem beyond the reach of public discourse.

What makes an individual choose to abandon all reason? Why are members of our military taking aggressive action against their own? Why do kids want to hurt other kids?

It was April 20, 1999, when Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold carried out one of the first widely-publicized high school massacres, killing 13 students and injuring 21 others at Columbine High School near Denver.

In April 2007, a mass shooting at Virginia Tech left 32 dead and 17 others wounded.

In December 2012, a 20-year-old fatally shot 20 children and six adults at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

In the weeks after Columbine and every other mass shooting since,

national attention usually turns to the subject of guns.

Why were our youth able to obtain these firearms?

What can we do to limit the ability to obtain weapons without violating our 2nd Amendment rights?

Earlier this month, a student stabbed 21 others at a high school in Murrysville, Pa. Gun control is beat into the ground after every shooting, leading us away from looking at other causes.

The mental health of our citizens should be a top priority of all Americans.

What happens to you at the age of 16 that turns you into a psychopath?

As a concerned citizen, I don’t have the answer. That’s a concern that’s not going to help us solve the problem.

The focus shouldn’t fall on the weapon, but rather more intensive research and awareness.

According the Mental Health Agency, one in five American adults suffer from a mental health issue. It is more common than cancer, diabetes or heart disease.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness reported half of all lifetime mental illnesses begin at the age of 14. It has also indicated on any given year, only 20 percent of children are treated for their symptoms. If left untreated these disorders can lead to a more severe illness and breakdowns later in life.

One of the first acts during a criminal investigation after such an attack is to look at the suspect’s mental state.

However, by that stage in the investigation, the damage has already been done. It’s simply too late.

The time to act is now.

The U.S. Department of National Mental Health Information reports that between 70 and 90 percent of people with treated symptoms go on to lead a quality life. Through appropriate identification and evaluation, many of those treated resume being normal functioning members of society.

However, in order to establish a system to help those in need, a societal barrier must be broken.

Otherwise, what was once an exception will quickly become the norm.

We go around pointing blame without first diagnosing the problem.

Mental health is a significant part of American existence and should be evaluated in order to prevent these shootings from happening.

The need for mental healthcare is evident; it’s time to make this a priority in America.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Be sure to look around you every day for ways you can help contribute and become educated on mental health issues.

search teams stop picking up a signal from the alleged black box?

When I turn on CNN, I expect news that is significant. As of late, Flight 370 is becoming less of a factual investigation and more of a rumor-based drama.

It’s been almost a month and half. It’s time to report the facts.

One certain fact is that this mystery is much like that of the Air France Flight 447 that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean in June 2009. That investigation started off much like Flight 370 is, but took two long years to complete.

It seems the media thinks finding a plane in an ocean is an easy task and should be done by the end of the close of business tomorrow.

That’s preposterous and absurd.

The Indian Ocean is massive and its depths are still largely uncharted. It’s not a backyard pond.

I am just as intrigued as the next person when it comes to the mystery of Courtesy tHis MeaNs Mar! | FlicKr Flight 370. I want to know what investigation.

These are questions that happened and I am sure the families of everyone on need investigating. It’s time that plane want to know a to pump the breaks CNN thousand times more than and Fox. Give us news that me. is actual information; not Yet, the media just drags just opinions and rumors.

Even if this means waiting us through more pointless garbage. Why aren’t to report, rather than yelling there more investigations out potential answers as about the airline company, soon as meager information comes across the wire. the pilots or even the Malaysian government?

For the sake of the It was rather odd for the distressed families and Prime Minister of Malaysia friends of the people on that plane, tell us what we to declare the plane to have crashed with no need to know; not what you survivors so early into the “think” we should know.

Small inspirations can keep the bad at bay

Jonathan Toman jtoman@uccs.edu

Sometimes it is the small things that have the greatest impact.

I ran a 5K the other day. It’s a simple act. You leave, and come back a little while later to the same place you started.

Simple stuff.

But after I finished, and watched others come across that line, I was struck by something much bigger than the race itself.

The most powerful force in the world: the power of the will of free people.

The runners, walkers and joggers came in all shapes and sizes. All ethnic backgrounds, trades and ages motivated by a common goal. They just wanted to cross the finish line. Once they do, they know they have achieved something that cannot be taken away from them.

I saw a man jog across the line pushing a stroller with not one, but two small

children inside. I saw many people more fit than me, and some hardly in any kind of shape at all.

I ran surrounded by all kinds of fellow competitors, and their small act of crossing the finish line before, after and almost simultaneously with me had an impact they, in all likelihood, scarcely imagined.

As Gandalf said in the movie “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” “Saruman believes that it is only great power that can hold evil in check.

But that is not what I have found.”

“I’ve found it is the small things, everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keeps the darkness at bay.

Simple acts of kindness and love.”

The folks who completed that 5K with me performed a small act in the grand scheme of life.

But they helped keep their own darkness, and mine, at bay.

Their simple act had an impact far beyond just crossing that line on the asphalt. There is something about human achievement, be it a 5K or putting a man on the moon, which is aweinspiring.

We have enough bad in our lives. I often joke that

news could be summarized like this: “OK, let me tell you the worst things that are happening closest to you.”

We are beset by this on a daily basis. What we need is the positive. The things that make us want to wake up in the morning and take on the world.

Knowing we may not succeed but understanding that we must try, because if we don’t who will?

My challenge for you is this: seek out these things that inspire you. Seek out the things that make this country, and her people, great.

In the words of Ronald Reagan’s first inaugural address, “No arsenal or no weapon in the arsenals of the world is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.”

The will these free men and women exhibited in the small sample of the 5K is reason enough to give me hope this is still the most powerful force in the world.

Find your inspiration, and will yourself to become an inspiration to others. And once you find the things that inspire you, hold on for dear life.

Because if we are not inspired, then what are we?

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Scheduling an important factor for student athletes Jonathan Toman jtoman@uccs.edu

Most students try to avoid scheduling Friday classes at all costs. For student athletes, this avoidance is almost an imperative.

Many of the games athletes play are over the weekend, making it difficult to designate time for end-of-week classes.

The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is one of the only conferences that conducts basketball games on back-to-back nights (Friday and Saturday), according to Jared Verner, assistant athletic director for sports information.

A four-game RMAC softball series, which takes place on Saturdays and

Sundays, must be finished within 48 hours. This is to avoid missing classes and stretching out the series.

Athletes can’t miss class because of practice, and their class schedule comes before practice in the hierarchy of things to do.

According to the campus policy on missed class time, an athlete cannot miss any twice a week class more than five times in a semester (2.5 for once a week) due to competition and associated travel time.

Activities that fall under the heading “practice” and are thus out-ofbounds. This includes preparation and conditioning time, training time (such as rehab) and meetings, not just the traditional on-field activities.

“It’s a conscious thing, we tell athletes to avoid scheduling Friday classes,” said Verner. “And they will try to leave as late as they can (on trips).”

To compensate for all of this, athletes have priority scheduling for classes and are allowed to sign up for classes when seniors do, regardless of their year.

“We want make sure that in classes that fill up quickly, they can get a jump start,” said Erin Hiltner, assistant athletic director for compliance.

Athletes are encouraged to schedule most of their classes for Monday through Wednesday. Some majors, Verner pointed out, are more conducive to this type of system. Clinicals for nursing students are on Fridays, thus making that coordination more

challenging.

“We tell students when they come in that if you’re looking at these majors, be careful,” said Verner. “Be aware that that’s something that will come up in your later years.”

Faculty are notified at the beginning of each semester of anticipated time that will be missed, but playoffs are not included. Times are included in each notification so an athlete isn’t encouraged to skip classes earlier in the day. If they do, “we put it on the athlete at that point,” said Verner.

“I think the faculty do good job accommodating and the athletes a good job relaying info,” said Verner.

“Athletes communicate and say ‘what can I do to make up for that?’”

intramural corner: Second leg of spring draws record turnout Ryan Adams radams3@uccs.edu

Who knew that a free Chipotle burrito and champion T-shirt could motivate so many?

With the post-spring break portion of the semester in full swing, students still find their way down to Mountain Lion Field to compete in the ever popular intramural sports.

As the weather warms, the intramural program has turned to outdoor sports such as flag football, softball and Ultimate Frisbee.

Many students also participated in indoor events earlier in the semester. Basketball, soccer and inner-tube water polo all saw record participation. Senior Trevor Miller recorded his 104th win as an intramural student.

So what makes the intramural program so successful?

“It’s got to be the free Chipotle

and T-shirt you get,” said Bobby Lane, College of Business senior. “(The Rec Center staff does) a great job putting on events and the atmosphere in the playoffs is always awesome, especially this year.”

Lane is referring specifically to the five-on-five basketball intramurals, which, for the first time, were hosted in the Gallogly Events Center. Line-ups were announced, halftime entertainment was provided and, according to Lane, the games were well received by athlete and average student alike.

“It’s a great way for students who were athletes in high school to fuel their competitive drive, but also gives other students a chance to have a good time playing sports they enjoy.”

Jeff McFaddin and Savannah Marston, both a part of the innertube water polo champion team, thought the intramural program has

come a long way since its inception.

“It’s definitely gotten stronger since I’ve been here,” said McFaddin, junior finance major.

“It’s really well put together too.”

Marston, junior health and sciences major, appreciates that the Rec Center has put a lot of detail into the program. “They have a really cool marketing approach to it,” she said. “They also offer a wide range of sports that appeal to a lot of different students too.”

Other areas of the program that have become increasingly popular are the single day events and tournaments.

This spring, the Rec Center has hosted a slam dunk contest, three point contests, a table tennis tournament, canoe battleship, water volleyball, floor hockey and many others events students have flocked to.

For those interested in golf,

dodgeball and swimming, the Rec Center will be offering one day tournaments for those sports as well.

The golf tournament, which is the first ever intramural contest hosted outside of UCCS, will take place at Pine Creek Golf Club May 5. It will be a two-person scramble tournament and cost $30 per person.

Tee times will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The fee will cover 18 holes and a cart.

The dodgeball tournament will be at 7 p.m. May 1, in the Rec Center and free for all students.

The final event of the semester will take place at the Rec Center pool where the intramural staff will host a swim meet. The free event will be held at 7 p.m. on May 6.

To sign-up for these end-ofsemester events, visit imleagues.com and login to the UCCS domain. For questions, comments or concerns email imsports@uccs.edu.

It’s time for college athletes to get paid

Dezarae Yoder dyoder@uccs.edu

To pay or not to pay. That is the current conundrum facing college athletics and athletes.

Players should get paid, but not all of the players should be paid the same way. Those who perform better should be paid better, like in professional leagues.

Instead of the money universities put

into (and get out of) sports programs going to everything but the players, players would get a bit of the loot.

Scholarships are a form of payment, yes – this keeps the kids in school. Consider what happens in college sports, football and basketball especially. The players get banged up, some of them to the point they have to give up their spot on the bench and often the scholarship with it.

But who pays for this change? Well, the money is already there.

Use the alumni, they love spending money on their alma mater. If the sport is worth it, the money will come in. America loves its college sports.

Some say this would be too much money,

that the players are only kids. The difference is, they’re using their bodies for the benefit of both themselves and the university. Universities make a metric for money off of their teams.

What’s the fear of them having some of that profit? Is it because they might actually spend it on what they want? Just like the coach making millions who purchases his midlife Sting-Ray Corvette after a winning (or losing) season?

Now let’s complicate the topic of payment: unionization.

Last month the National Labor Relations Board ruled football players at Northwestern University are employees of the university and therefore have the ability

to unionize and argue for increased scholarships and additional benefits.

The NCAA issued a statement in response: “The number of championship experiences would be dramatically reduced.

Smaller sports would lose funding,” and “scholarships would be cut or eliminated.”

“Number of championship experiences?” Seems to me there will be no shortage of bowl game opportunities next year How many are we at, 39?

Basically all the schools play in bowl games anymore. Supply and demand folks, sports are a product and people will pay.

Although I see the merits of the NCAA’s

points, and completely advocate the emphasis the organization places on the student before athlete mentality, they are living in a world that has changed considerably.

The rules need to adapt, the Jabari Parkers and Johnny Manziels should be rewarded for their jobs as outstanding university representatives.

As for the smaller sports, it’s true they likely would lose funding.

But, the programs will grow largely based off of the success and alumni interest generated by the others.

And let’s not pretend this type of inter-sport bias doesn’t already exist.

Some schools lack certain programs altogether, like a certain Colorado

Springs university with no football team.

Former college football coach and legend Lou Holtz is of the mind you go to college to acquire the skills to become better along with the education.

Remind me, how are these kids putting together their future Lou? Attending college gave them the ability to learn and hone their talent into real skill, but what about afterward? What if they don’t make it to the pros?

What if they get injured and can’t compete so they lose their money?

Allowing the college students of today to unionize allows them a path to secure a better future. Who’s really prepared to suit up and stand in the way of that?

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