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Science & Business Spotlights Fashion designer turned microbiologist and business teacher offer lessons for students 4
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Nick Beadleston nbeadles@uccs.edu
This October marks the 10th anniversary of Cyber Awareness Month, hosted by the Department of Homeland Security. On campus, IT is working to ramp up awareness for cyber security as well. According to Greg Williams, the UCCS IT security principal, attacks against UCCS networks are constant. “It is alarming,” Williams said. “There are a lot of people trying to get in and steal data.” The origins of these cyber attacks are both domestic and foreign. Within the past week, 255 events against UCCS networks originated in China. Compiled data for November 2012 indicates more than 75,000 such events, originating from all over the world, targeted UCCS computers. Many of the attacks against UCCS servers involve attempts at installing malware. Malware, short for malicious
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software, is intended to damage computers and includes viruses, spyware, Trojan horses and worms. Once installed on a computer, malware can corrupt files, steal data or even remotely operate web cams. On Oct. 24, Williams led an IT security forum, the first of its kind. The event was requested by members of the Office of International Students Affairs. However, Williams stated that several other faculty members had shown interest. “We’re monitoring constantly to make sure nothing out of the ordinary is going on,” said Williams. He also clarified his department does not actively monitor specific students or read emails. “We don’t have time, even if we wanted to,” said Williams, adding that IT does not have the ability to log onto personal devices that are connected to the university server via Wi-Fi. During the forum, Williams discussed several common
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practices that are not in keeping with IT policies. “Dropbox is definitely not approved,” said Williams about the popular data-sharing program. “We have incidents where people around the nation have broken into Dropbox.” Williams indicated he has contacted them and was informed that UCCS data has been compromised in the past. Additionally, Williams stated that linking the UCCS email of a student employee to an outside email service, such as
Gmail, violates IT policy. The IT department also hosted a sensitive-data destruction event Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The department accepted hard drives and other hardware that contained data owners were not comfortable disposing on their own. Some equipment was destroyed on campus while some was transported offsite for further dismantling. GRAPHIC BY SAMANTHA MORLEY
Housing plans for new village, first-year residency and off-campus competition Dezarae Yoder dyoder@uccs.edu
While the school seeks to meet housing demand due to rising enrollment, outside sources are also vying for student dollars. Two developers, Alabamabased Capstone Collegiate Communities and Pueblo-based Premier Homes, are building
nearby housing to compete with on-campus housing, including an upcoming housing village. Capstone has begun laying groundwork for the project off Nevada Avenue. Ralph Giese, director of Residence Life and Housing, acknowledged students will opt for off-campus living if it better suits their needs.
“We do want to keep students on campus, absolutely,” Giese said. “But realistically, we’re not going to keep them all.” In the meantime, housing looks to accommodate those they are keeping. “We have been able to satisfy anyone who has wanted to live in housing for this academic year,” stated Giese. “I don’t foresee the
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problem of turning away folks who want to live on campus.” New Village Giese looks to the development of the new $74.5 million village following the completion of the latest parking garage. Construction is tentatively set to begin at the end of March 2014. Continued on page 2...
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NSA chief and top deputy expected to depart soon
Why have young people in Japan stopped having sex?
U.S. officials announced on Oct. 23 that both the director of the NSA and his civilian deputy will be stepping down early next year. This dual vacancy is expected to allow the president to reshape the agency. Both are reported to be leaving voluntarily.
According to a Japan Family Planning Association survey, 45 percent of women aged 16-24 are uninterested in sex. A quarter of men surveyed feel the same. This shift may demonstrate a global trend in plummeting birth rates and rising demand for single-occupant housing.
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Math teachers killed in Nevada and Massachusetts
Representatives from both sides of the aisle will meet this week to discuss the national budget. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, DNev., and Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., both do not expect large compromises.
On Oct. 21, student Jose Reyes allegedly shot and killed math teacher Michael Landsberry and wounded two students at Sparks Middle School in Nevada. Reyes then shot himself. Authorities are still unsure of Reyes’ motives. On Oct. 22, student Philip Chism allegedly killed algebra teacher Colleen Ritzer with a box cutter at Danvers High School in Massachusetts.
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(Continued from page 1) “When the [new] parking ga rage opens, all of resident parking will move into the parking garage,” stated Giese, “which will then free up Lot 9 and then construction will start soon after that.” The 510-bed Village at Alpine Valley will consist of three residential buildings and a new dining facility. “As part of one of the residential buildings, we’re putting in some academic space just like Breckenridge has for the firstyear seminars,” Giese said. “We’re still trying to work with the architects and construction folks and soils reports and all of that to find out what those buildings look like in terms of how they’re positioned on the land … what’s the best utilization of the land.” Buildings are expected to mirror the current housing with slight differences. “They are all the same kind of suites that are featured here in Summit Village,” Giese stated, detailing two different floor plans that might be used. “It would be two singles and a bathroom or a double room and a double room, which we do have in those lounge conversions already.” “The difference being … as we’re developing these floors, we’re actually putting in usable
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respondents will be asked to participate in focus groups. “We’re going to be having a lot of focus groups and surveys on programming of the outdoor space, what to have in the new area that’s developing in Alpine Valley,” added Moore, “as well as thinking about how we’re going to program those new internal lounge spaces, since that’s something we don’t COURTESY PHOTO | UCCS have much of Forecasted projects along North Nevada Avenue and Austin Bluffs Parkway over the next couple years. right now.” The groups will be comlounges so that there will be up to this point,” said Tamara be exempt from living on camprised of those living both onlarge communal spaces where a Moore, executive director of pus. floor can kind of gather for pro- Auxiliary Services. “Someone who is married or and off-campus. “We’ll start in housing, but grams, meetings and just hang“It would be for first-year has a child or is active military ing out space.” students with less than 30 cred- or is a veteran but still is under we’ll have some for commutits and under 20 years of age,” 20 and it’s their first time com- ers as well,” stated Moore. First-Year Residency Re- Giese added. “It’s a modified ing to school – they would be “It’s important to know why they’ve decided not to live quirement residency requirement at this exempted,” he added. A new residency require- point.” Student surveys regarding here if there’s things that we ment is also expected to come Giese said anyone currently housing and other issues are could have done that would into effect fall 2014. living in El Paso, Pueblo, Tell- expected in November, accord- have been more attractive to “UCCS has never had that er or Douglas County would ing to Moore. Afterward, some them.”
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Public Safety branches promote campus safety, emergency training and other on-campus operations Attiana Collins acollin2@uccs.edu
Along with providing a productive learning environment for students, UCCS is working to promote a safe campus. The Department of Public Safety is comprised of sections, each with its own methods for educating the student body on emergency procedures. According to Tim Stoecklein, emergency manager for Safety Services, each section is responsible for different areas of safety: Emergency Management The Emergency Management section is responsible for the comprehensive management of all-hazards risks for the university community. Part of this responsibility includes creating and maintaining the emergency procedure sheets in classrooms. The sheets were updated this past fall and are exchanged for updated versions whenever the response plan for an emergency situation changes. This section also coordinates
activities to eliminate or reduce hazardous events through planning, preparation, response and recovery from such events, according to Stoecklein. University Risk Management is another section of Public Safety. It differs from Emergency Management in that it handles the insurance and business aspects of the department. Environmental Health and Safety The Environmental Health and Safety section is in charge of managing, controlling and disposing of hazardous material on campus. It also conducts inspections of the fire safety prevention equipment on campus. Ron Honn, Environmental Health and Safety manager, believes the campus is prepared for emergency situations and will continue to improve with training exercises. “As the campus grows, we continue to train and improve upon our emergency response processes,” Honn said. “We have a great leadership team that trains regularly and exer-
cises their emergency response and support.” “My main focus is ensuring a safe environment on the UCCS campus by continuously monitoring and ensuring all life safety systems are operational at all times,” he said. “This includes ensuring that all fire alarm, sprinkler and special hazard systems are operational and maintained.” Police Operations In addition to their typical law enforcement role, campus Police Operations also engage in emergency management training and prevention. “Police Operations host crime prevention programs and services. They respond to emergency and non-emergency situations relating to safety and security,” Stoecklein said. “In relation to a police response to an emergency situation, our police department also participates in various training sessions and programs yearly to ensure the officers are wellprepared to respond to campus incidents,” said Brian McPike, executive director of Public
Safety and chief of police. Police officers on campus have all completed basic Peace Officer Standards and Training. Academy training includes learning firearms, arrest control techniques and emergency driving. Officers host crime prevention programs to the campus and the surrounding community like Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) courses and a Simulated Impaired Driving Experience (SIDNE) for the campus and community. “UCCS Police respond to thousands of calls for service on a yearly basis and are on campus 24 hours a day/seven days a week,” said McPike. Emergency training Staff members in Public Safety department participate in informative sessions throughout the semester that are meant to help students, faculty and staff prepare for emergency situations. The sessions include information on what to do during emergency situations on campus and what to do at home or
in a public place. If sessions cannot be performed during classroom hours, students, faculty and staff are encouraged to make individual appointments by calling Public Safety (255-3288). “We try and do a number of things for the entire campus community in terms of training folks to be prepared,” said Stoecklein. “Part of your preparedness is knowing how you might respond. Some of us won’t know how we will actually respond whether it’s a fire or an active shooter - you just never know.” “We take steps to try and prepare folks through training and awareness,” he added. “The offer stands for anyone. We can meet and talk about what you can do in your office or in your apartment during all types of emergency situations.” The campus also has an emergency notification system, e2Campus. Signed-up students receive alerts, via phone or email when there is an emergency on campus. Registering for this service is free online (e2campus.uccs.edu).
UCCS nursing builds bonds with state community colleges Samantha Morley smorley2@uccs.edu
Nursing programs across the country are experiencing influxes in applicants. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the nursing field should see dramatic growth through 2020. The UCCS nursing program is working with community colleges around the state to encourage and facilitate the growth. There are three educational models for nursing education in the country: the first is an association degree program, which involves community colleges, the second is diploma schools and the third is a four-year program. There are no more diploma schools in Colorado, but UCCS offers a bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral program in nursing. “[We are] one of two colleges that are nationally ranked in nursing in Colorado. Our graduate programs are nationally ranked by the U.S. News & World Report,” said Nancy Smith, dean and professor of UCCS nursing. In 2010, the National Institute of Medicine released a
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report stating that there was a national recommendation for nurses to receive a bachelor’s degree. “The quality of care given by nurses who have baccalaureate degrees in nursing show that the patients [have] better health outcomes,” Smith said. The recommendation also stated there should be 80 percent of registered nurses at bedsides by 2020. In order to encourage nurses to obtain bachelor’s degrees, UCCS has established partnerships with
community colleges around the state, such as Pikes Peak Community College. Mary Nifong, the nursing program director at PPCC, often visits and collaborates with the UCCS nursing staff. “We plan clinicals, clinical orientation and the computer training. We do all that together so we all know where we’re supposed to be,” she said. Students from PPCC also attend simulation labs at UCCS. “We’re … building more of a collaborative attitude with
the community,” Ben Galatzan, adult nursing instructor, said. “We do a lot of medical simulations. We usually run high-risk, low-volume things so that if [the students] make mistakes, it’s OK.” The simulation lab, which is almost identical to a real hospital, features various mechanical patients, ranging from an adult to children and a baby. The patients have mechanisms that allow them to speak, blink and gush fluids. Cameras and microphones are in the
medical rooms so instructors can observe how students treat emergency situations. UCCS is also working with community colleges in Southern Colorado. “When [the recommendation] began, we were trying to figure out good ways to increase the number of nurses that have bachelor’s degrees in Southern Colorado. There are very limited bachelor’s programs in Southern Colorado,” Smith said. Smith contacted Sandy Summers, director of nursing and allied health programs at Lamar Community College, and formed a partnership. Other partnerships include Otero Community College and Pikes Peak Community College. “Now we have agreements with every nursing program in Southern Colorado,” Smith said. Because of these agreements, UCCS and various community colleges streamline their curricula so that students can enroll in both associate and bachelor’s degree programs at the same time. “Last year, we had the very first graduate who graduated from Lamar in May with an associate’s degree and graduated from UCCS in August with a bachelor’s,” Smith said.
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Senior instructor is fashion designer turned microbiologist Samantha Morley smorley2@uccs.edu
She went from stitching fabric to stitching microorganisms. Senior instructor Wendy Haggren currently researches bacterial cells in the Centennial laboratories, but she was once an aspiring fashion design student. “I’ve always liked to make things. I like to work with my hands,” Haggren said. “I do a lot of sewing. My mother taught me how to sew when I was very young.” She began her college education at Virginia Commonwealth University majoring in fashion design. Going to an art school inspired her creativity for fashion. She crafted a dress from an expensive bedspread and designed costumes for her high schools’ rendition of “My Fair Lady.” “I had a business doing needlepoint design,” Haggren said. She made computerized designs and printed them onto the fabric. She also used to hand paint and freehand needlepoint. Haggren’s style includes tailored outfits for professional events and jeans and a T-shirt in the lab. “I spend all day in my lab coat and I work with patho-
genic organisms and acids and chemicals. So, if something got [on my clothing], I couldn’t be upset about missing it,” she said. After two years at VCU, Haggren applied to the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. She was accepted but was advised to take an additional science class so she could transfer in at a higher level. That one class caused her to develop an interest in the science community. The science course she took was geology. “Somewhere in the middle of that, I decided not to go to the Fashion Institute of Technology and went to the University of New Mexico and became a plant taxonomist,” she said. Haggren collected plants from Southern New Mexico and became interested in population genetics. She and her team worked with starch gels and observed variations in proteins from trees. She also investigated the chemistry of pine trees infected with pine beetles. She then moved to Texas and worked with bacteria before relocating to California with her husband, Jerry Phillips, attendant biochemistry professor and director of the Science Center, to work with animals and circadian rhythms. Since moving to Colorado, Haggren
Instructor applies personal business experience to teaching Nick Burns nburns@uccs.edu
Even in the realm of education, experience is key. Rodney “Rod” Thirion, part-time lecturer for the UCCS College of Business and chair for the Pikes Peak Community College Business, Finance and Marketing Department, enforces the concepts he teaches in the classroom with examples and case studies to learn from the successes and mistakes of others, including himself. After graduating from UCCS with his undergraduate degree in economics as a transfer student from PPCC, Thirion intended to continue his education with graduate school. But his economics professor, Paul Ballantyne, advised him to “get a job with a large company and then go to graduate school.” Working for several years with large companies like Aramark and Philip Morris, some of the largest companies in the Fortune 500, Thirion gained valuable experience while completing his Master of Business Administration at UCCS. During his years as a sales manager for Philip Morris, Thirion undertook the path of entrepreneur. Thirion shares with his classes the best and worst parts of his experience investing in and coowning a bar and grill with his brother. Starting a business holds the sharpest learning curve of any job with the
greatest risk for taking a misstep in a decision. According to statistics from “Entrepreneur Weekly” and Bradley University Small Business Development Center, 50 percent of small businesses fail in the first five years and 70 percent fail in the first 10 years. Thirion’s bar became a failed business venture in 2004, but he explained it is just part of the business world. “That’s the thing about business: you learn more from your mistakes than your good moves.” By bringing those lessons to the classroom, he hopes to help students understand the risks and decision-making process of not only owning a business but also being successful in the workforce. He explained that education is key to being effective as an employee, supervisor or owner but explained that just as important is how “all of us will be working in a team, and we need to make sure we have those interpersonal skills … [that] understanding your role within the organization and how you can help the organization” will help you be successful. “Being a former UCCS and Pikes Peak student, I wasn’t sure,” he said. “I always knew I wanted to go to college, but I didn’t know what I was going to do. …. In teaching business, you know we are really teaching people to get a job and a career, support themselves and a future family and things such as that.”
has restarted her research with yeast and antibioticresistant bacteria. “We’ve established a couple mutants at the level of DNA,” she said, “and we’re now producing these mutant proteins and we’re going to compare their activity and ability to bind glucose as a ligand and other sugars as a ligand and see how our mutants correspond.” At home, Haggren has three cats and one bird. The first cat is Sam, the second is Fred and the third is Ella. If said in a certain way, “Sam and Ella” sounds like “salmonella.” “You sort of have to get it,” she said. She also has a 30-year-old African NICK BURNS | THE SCRIBE Grey Parrot who mimics Wendy Haggren balances science and fashion. appliance noises. While fashion design and science may seem tists are incredibly creative. Science is a like opposite fields, Haggren said that collaborative effort. [Everyone] can col“the important thing is that many scien- laborate to do really good science.”
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‘Death of a Salesman’ a lively spectacle Samantha Morley smorley2@uccs.edu
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The booming sound of a truck rumbles the stage. A car door slams. A flute introduces its melody as an elderly gentleman appears stage right, two hefty suitcases weighing down his tired shoulders. He walks inside his stage home; the clap of the door awakens his wife. The story begins. Arthur Miller’s classic “Death of a Salesman” is a play about an old salesman, Willy Loman (Christopher Lowell), and his struggles to afford his family and make sure his sons are successful. Between children with mental instabilities and a wife with possibly undeserved loyalty for her husband, the family faces an imminent collapse. The set is fragmented, with maybe one or two complete walls, and provides a full view of the kitchen and the bedrooms.
Unless they’re backstage, all characters are visible. This adheres to Miller’s description of the house as “wholly or, in some place, partially transparent.” The props are believable, with Willy even consuming real bread and milk in one scene. The crew did not spare the minor details of construction. In terms of dialogue, the characters stick closely to the original script. Lowell with his Boston accent brings authenticity, and Sue Bachman plays a credible, doting wife who constantly wishes her husband the best of everything. The sons, Biff and Happy Loman (Josh Sienkiewicz and Jesse Wilson, respectively), are adequate actors for the middle-aged roles but lack in their performance of almost-out-of-high-school teens. Willy has flashbacks to the “good ol’ days” when Biff was an aspiring football player. It’s expected a younger version of Biff would appear, but instead, Sienkiewicz’s outfit changes and he picks up his energy. However, the enthusiasm is overdone and reduces authenticity. Bernard (Phillip Gallegos), the son of Willy’s neighbor, exhibits the best show
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Christopher Lowell, left, stars in ‘Death of a Salesman.’
of vocal diversity. With the aid of his costume, Gallegos presents a logical and believable nerdy high school student. As young Bernard, Gallegos’ voice is nasally and cracked at infrequent intervals, but alters to mature and smooth in his older Bernard role. The characters allow for a great rise and fall of action and tension. In times of happiness, the mood is light and up-
lifts the audience. During their struggles, the weight of the situation bogs down the energy. The music and lighting are all very well timed. “Death of a Salesman” presents an interesting spectacle of a seasoned salesman who is trying to provide for his family while calming his own internal struggles.
New Theatre and Dance Program offers dance minor Alexander Nedd anedd@uccs.edu
Five, six, seven, eight. A student glides across the wood panel floor, swaying back and forth, synchronized with music. It’s a familiar sight and feel for dance students, pirouetting around the dance floor at University Hall. Students are now claiming dance as a minor. The minor incorporates a variety of courses, such as modern dance, ballet, jazz and other techniques for students. “We started offering just a couple of dance courses just to see how it would do,” said Kevin Landis, director of the newly renamed Theatre and Dance Program, who helped make the program possible. “It received a lot of popularity,
and we had so much interest from dancers that we were able to start a minor.” This is the first full year for the program. Instructors were able to put together a variety of classes that covered the basics of dance and taught students at a professional level. Mary Ripper Baker is one of them. A dance lecturer, Baker has taught at the university for two years and has been teaching dance since 1990. “The theater and dance department was just growing and growing, and [faculty] got the ball rolling and invited Tiffany Tinsley-Weeks and myself to come in and teach dance,” Baker said. “Kevin Landis has really been spear heading all of this,” she added. The dance minor comes at a time when
VAPA is starting to expand its reach throughout the community. “In the Department of Visual and Performance Arts, it’s important that students see that the arts are integrated,” Landis said. “Dance is wrapped up in theater; theater is in dance and in all of the arts.” There is a class in the dance minor that collaborates with the music program so students can see how their chosen art interacts with other departments. The minor is not only for dance enthusiasts. Landis and Baker explained there is a class for every experience level, from beginner to intermediate. “They should definitely give dance a try,” said Baker, adding students from the communication, theater and various other
majors have participated in the classes. “We want the students to see that the arts are integrated,” Landis said. “We want students to learn how to be good thinkers, understand their bodies, how to present themselves as individual rigorous human beings. We’re teaching students how to have all the tools necessary to make sure they go off and get a job, whether they be dancers, doctors or lawyers.” The program is also aiming to add new classes in the future. “We’re looking at adding Tap dance next year,” Landis said. Both Landis and Baker encouraged students to fill the growing Theatre and Dance Program. Students can now sign up for the program’s spring classes.
Switchfoot talks honesty, ‘Fading West’ documentary Cynthia Jeub cjeub@uccs.edu
Switchfoot is hitting bigger waves to connect with audiences at a deeper, more vulnerable level. Tim Foreman, bassist for the band, spoke to The Scribe about the Fading West tour, which will come to Denver Oct. 31. After an exclusive showing of a new documentary of the same name, the band will perform an interactive concert. “The nature of the film is very personal, and shows you behind the scenes into our lives, and that kinda sets the tone for the evening,” said Foreman. He described the feel of each performance as improvised based on the audience. “It’s been one of my favorite tours ever so far … people shouting out song requests, asking questions, and it’s just this really lively back-and-forth interaction between the stage and audience that is unlike anything I’ve ever been a part of,” he said.
The tour’s goal, said Foreman, is to bring a “California campfire” to town. “We’re definitely aiming for personal, stripped-back at times musically … a more personal concert. But at the same time, we’re touring with a semi-truck full of production, and it’s a bigger production than we’ve done for many of our recent tours. So we’re not holding back on anything, that’s for sure.” “We make a set list and then we go onstage and we read the crowd, and every single night of this tour we’ve kind of scrapped the set list and gone with a different direction anyways,” said Foreman. “We really feel like what we do is only half of the show. What the audience brings is the other half.” The “Fading West” package includes an EP, documentary and album. The EP, with three tracks from the band’s upcoming album, came out Sept. 17. On Sept. 20, the band began premiering the documentary at their concert in St. Louis. The DVD version will be available on Dec. 10, and the full album hits stores on Jan.
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On giving the EP, documentary and album the same name, Foreman joked, “We either made it really simple for people or really confusing.” The band began filming the documentary while on tour in 2012. “The general premise is chasing songs and waves around the globe,” Foreman said. “I don’t think we realized the depth of story that would kind of unfold naturally while we were filming – there’s some really intense moments and really heavy moments, some really hilarious moments, really a great glimpse into the brotherhood that we have in the band.” Switchfoot’s last album, “Vice Verses,” features a track called “Selling the News,” which uses satire to critique misrepresenting the truth. With the documentary, they aim to live up to their own standard. Foreman said, “We were really intentional about not making a puff piece. We weren’t making a music video or an hour-and-20-minute advertisement for our band. We wanted it
to be a real narrative. We wanted to show us failing as well as succeeding.” Tim works together with his brother Jon, who is the lead vocalist for the band. “Mixing family or friendships and any endeavor that you’re with each other constantly can be amazing and amazingly challenging at the same time,” Foreman said of building a business alongside his brother. “I think the beauty is that you care deeply for each other, and the challenge is that you’re so honest with one another that there’s really no filter, which can be a great thing for art and can also be challenging when you’re working together.” “The great respect that we have for each other allows us to step back from those intense moments of conflict and realize that it’s a good thing to care about the songs as much as we do, and the passion is always a good thing,” he said. Foreman concluded, “Honesty is a great thing and also a scary thing depending on how you use it.”
CUltUrE Student finds fun in cosplay, blogging April Wefler awefler@uccs.edu
When Halloween is over, many of us pack the costumes away until next year. Meredith Dickerson keeps her costume on throughout the year. Dickerson, a senior earning her master’s in communication, said she can’t remember a time when she didn’t enjoy cosplay but was unaware of the cosplay culture until she attended her first convention at age 14 in Denver. “I did something simple at first, and slowly but surely, I learned about all the different skills I can hone for this hobby,” she said. Dickerson said she often cosplays whatever character piques her interest, whether female or male. “One day I’ll watch something and I’ll immediately say, ‘I’m so going to cosplay that,’” she said. She said many of her ideas come from anime or game characters, but she also gets ideas from movies and TV shows. “One of my dream costumes is Graverobber from ‘Repo! The Genetic Opera.’” “I’ve gotten mixed reactions – some people are surprised, some aren’t and some ask me what cosplaying is. Very rarely have I gotten negative reactions, and a lot of people usually ask if it’s some theater thing,” she said. Dickerson said people have also asked whether she makes money from cosplaying. “I just laugh a little because I would, but I don’t like being stressed with dead-
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lines and commission quality, and much of my money disappears into this hobby all the time,” she said. What Dickerson enjoys most about cosplaying is the people who support her and host craft nights, where people can work together on their current projects. “The friends I’ve made through this hobby are unforgettable, and the hobby itself is ultimately something fun to indulge in away from the real world,” she said. She said that her best COURTESY PHOTO | MEREDITH DICKERSON cosplaying experience Meredith Dickerson dressed as ‘Homestuck’s’ Dave Strider with turntables. was at the Los Angeles Anime Expo in 2012. prefer Colorado to California on all ac- was mute,” she said. “I cosplayed a charWhile Dickerson said she hasn’t had acter from ‘Homestuck’ and had floating, counts, except that [in] California I could spinning turntables, which were a huge run miles and here I can barely run one,” the time to update the blog in more than a year, she added that she made sure to leave hit,” she said. “I also sang opera Saturday she said. In addition to her cosplay, Dickerson the basics, such as the alphabet and simple night, and people stopped in the hallway to listen and applaud, which has never hap- runs a blog devoted to sign language at phrases, for people to look over. skeletonsigns.tumblr.com. “I always believe that the more a person pened before.” She created the blog to teach basic signs knows, the better they communicate,” she It was the first time Dickerson had been in California since she was 10. Born and to people who were interested in learning said. Dickerson said that she has received raised in Walnut Creek, Cali., she moved sign language. “I decided to base it off the to Colorado when her mother was offered character Kurloz Makara from ‘Home- a lot of positive feedback for the blog. stuck’ because there were a lot of people “Even now, I get constant messages about a job. “I lived in Littleton before attending wanting to cosplay that character accurate- how excited people are to have an easy, school here, and I must say that I much ly by knowing some basic sign … since he free way to get the basics.”
‘Michael J. Fox Show’ relies on disability, clichés for laughs Aaron Collett acollett@uccs.edu
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Nothing is funnier than laughing at disabled people. At least, that’s what NBC seems to think – though the support of Michael J. Fox, who is living with Parkinson’s disease, has to help with that. NBC’s new comedy, “The Michael J. Fox Show,” premiered Sept. 26. The star of the show is Fox, who is getting back into acting after taking time off to deal with his Parkinson’s. The show revolves around Fox’s character, Michael Henry, returning to investigative journalism for his old TV network after also taking time off because of his Parkinson’s. Without looking at the cast list (or the title), one could be mistaken that this might be a drama or perhaps a case study of dealing with Parkinson’s. Instead, the show is a classic sitcom – though thankfully with no laugh track. This show has the potential to be quite polarizing. On the one hand, Fox is funny. His comedic timing is very good, and for the most part, the jokes work well. On the other hand, a lot of these jokes are self-deprecating mockery of Fox’s disease. It’s not hard to guess that the only reason most of the jokes work is that Fox is part of them.
Trying to imagine the jokes with a non-disabled lead becomes quite uncomfortable. Most of the Parkinson’s mocking is restricted to the first episode, however. The show gets the “very special episode” out of the way first and then moves on to a standard sitcom format. They manage to put in mild Parkinson’s references in each episode, though. Fox jokes at in the fifth episode that “I’m not very good at air quotes, but they’re there.” Once past the first episode, the formula is played almost painfully straight. The parents attempt to cleverly prevent their children from doing something, then the children are embarrassed to be seen with them, and the crazy aunt screws up whatever she is doing. The show does manage to avoid hitting the reset button too easily, however. Part of the second episode ends with the son, Ian (Connor Romero), beginning to date someone. The plot of a later episode involves whether or not he will break up with her. A lot of sitcoms would have just had that character disappear off-screen and simply never reappear. Though the jokes are funny, and the delivery clever, this show oozes with sitcom clichés. If NBC wants the show to succeed, they will need to shake up the plotlines if only so that viewers won’t guess the ending minutes into the episode.
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Letter to the Editor I would like to say that I liked the editorial “Gridlock motivation for students to rely on themselves, not Congress” in the Oct. 21 issue. It needed to be said and it needs to be public and everyone should know what happened. However, I hear the same arguments on the TV and radio. So what do we as a public and as a country do to change this? How do we influence our elected officials to not be such donkeys and elephants? How do we derail the conveniences that we so desperately cling to, many of which are government-funded? How did the shutdown do anything productive? We sent half a million people home for 16 days and then paid them for the time they weren’t working. I would love to have a job like that. How did closing down parks and open monuments save anyone any money? I would thoroughly enjoy an article that discussed serious possibilities on how we can go about doing better. How can a group of people make a difference when they are not in legislation nor qualified to change someone in politics’ mind? You were spot on when you said that “we students have demonstrated more patience and effort,” so why have we given all of our power to a governing body that does not represent the people for the people? I would like to know what the staff thinks about this and what information can be put forth in these regards. As I’ve said, I’m glad this was published but it needs to be more in depth and more passionate to stir the pot a bit. Thanks for being aware and not living in the sand.
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6:35 a.m. – iPhone alarm goes off. Snooze. Sleep. Alternate a few more times. Scroll through emails, tap Twitter, dabble through Facebook. Scratch your tired eyes. You’re part of the 35 percent of smartphone users who check their phones before even getting out of bed, according to a 2011 ConsumerLab study. It’s no secret that technological advances have changed the way we operate – as students, teachers, brothers, sisters, daughters and crazy uncles. As of August, 17.4 percent of global web traffic this year came via smartphones, according to the statistics group Statista. According to Pew Research Center, 56 percent of adults own a smartphone (and higher among the college crowd and well-educated) and a solid 10 percent access the Internet solely from their mobile devices. What does this mean for us? The Scribe has to adapt. People are turning to the web at an increasing pace for their social interactions, higher education and, of course, news. To stay current and meet readers where they are, it’s necessary to continually update, develop and stay current with industry trends. In order to meet that challenge, The Scribe is working to update its website for a more mobile-friendly audience. Past the website itself, it is necessary to invest in native apps that allow for more readers. Last year we worked diligently to develop an iPhone app that allows students, staff and faculty to access each week’s articles on their mobile. The days, weeks and months of finetuning paid off – the 4/5-star app is sleek, with photos and captions seen in the paper. While we started with an iPhone app (they cost much less than others) that has been well-received, it’s time to expand into the Android market.
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Android has cornered nearly 80 percent of the smartphone market, according to research firm IDC cited in the Wall Street Journal, compared to 13.2 percent for Apple and 2.9 percent for BlackBerry. About 1.5 million Android devices are activated every day, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt told reporters at a tech conference in April. That’s more than four times the number of babies born every 24 hours. Once downloaded, they’re checked 150 times a day on average – or every 6.5 minutes – according to software analytics company New Relic. Doing so isn’t cheap: Developing a solid news app can cost tens of thousands of dollars at minimum – and up to hundreds of thousands. At the same time, The Scribe is operating on an extremely tight budget for the number of students it employs and the amount of content it generates. We’ve scaled back printing expenses by 45 percent and, for two years, have gone without traditional organizational amenities like T-shirts, business cards and branded water bottles. To meet the need and continue to offer a service to students, faculty and staff, The Scribe has submitted a proposal to the Green Action Fund totaling $7,740 to fund the development and first year of hosting for an Android app. Continuing the news-first transition to mobile, online media not only supports The Scribe’s overarching publishing strategy, but offers numerous opportunities for better reader interaction and social media integration. This will never replace the accessibility and tactilely pleasing experience of picking up a printed newspaper, but is a step in the right direction to make the newspaper more sustainable and accessible in the Information Age.
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October not just about thinking pink
Sara Horton shorton@uccs.edu
In a swarm of pink, a flash of lime green. It’s easy to miss – and that’s the problem. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Plenty of people and organizations have been taking notice, including the NFL. During the Chicago Bears and New York Giants football game on Oct. 10, players were decked out in league-issued pink accessories.
But when Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall wore lime-green cleats to promote Mental Health Awareness Week, also in October, the NFL informed him he would face a fine. On Oct. 15, the NFL followed through with the threat and fined him $10,500. This isn’t so much an issue specifically with the NFL as it is a nationwide decision to promote awareness of some illnesses over others, especially something so unfairly stigmatized as mental illness. I don’t doubt the seriousness of breast cancer. The American Cancer Society reported the disease claimed the lives of approximately 39,520 daughters, wives and mothers across the country in 2011, and the ripple effect in families
creates emotional trauma beyond measure. But why is it another worthwhile cause like mental illness never seems to receive equal emphasis? Or be the focus of commercials asking people for donations or to wear lime green? Mental illness just isn’t so gosh darn trendy. But just because mental illness isn’t visible doesn’t mean it’s not all around us, including on our own campus. The National Alliance on Mental Illness surveyed 765 college students diagnosed with a mental health condition in 2011 and found 59 percent of them were current students, and 71 percent of those surveyed attended a public or private university. While 765 students is a small survey pool, especially for a national orga-
College students do not need financial coddling
Eleanor Skelton eskelton@uccs.edu
You can vote at 18, you can drink at 21, but the federal government will not consider you financially independent until age 24. I was 23 when I moved out on my own last year. Because I had moved into my own apartment with a roommate and bought my own groceries and eventually my first car with advice and support from friends and professors, I applied for independent status several times throughout the year. Each time, I was denied. I had to be born one year earlier or married. No way around it. Living in your parents’ home or in a dorm with parental support is not practical for many college students. Several of my friends have escaped emotionally
or physically abusive homes and unwanted arranged marriages. Others come from large families that cannot afford to support several college students under one roof. But young adults supporting themselves face several obstacles to independence – a short credit history or no credit, a job market expecting bachelor’s degrees and an increased cost of living from 10 years ago. And with a society that assumes we can automatically move back in with our parents when difficulties crop up, choices are slim. After multiple conversations with the financial aid office over the course of the school year, I discovered I could submit a special circumstances appeal for independent status toward the end of the spring semester. However, the appeals board rejected my first appeal, requesting further information, and when I gathered more letters to re-appeal, only then I was told that the annual deadline for appeals had passed. According to the National Center for
Education Statistics, financial aid is awarded to 66 percent of undergraduates. The full Pell Grant is only given to students with an estimated family contribution of zero on their student aid report, and according to The College Board, the organization that oversees the SAT and AP classes, “[i]n 201112, about half of all Pell Grant recipients were ages 24 or older” in its 30-year Trends in Student Aid report. Most financial aid is awarded across a wide spectrum of incomes, including higherincome households, and no clear system exists for proving financial independence as a single adult not active in military service before age 24. Parental handholding should not be expected for young adults, even in a financial sense. Students who are not able or not willing to continue living like teenagers into their 20s need resources in managing money and opportunities to prove themselves in the job market to prove their autonomy to government entities like FAFSA.
nization, a more comprehensive survey would be possible if mental illness were treated with the same compassion and respect as breast cancer. “I still feel that there is a lot of stigma and the benefits of disclosing do not outweigh the risks,” said one survey respondent. I can’t speak for how every university treats students with mental illness diagnoses. This respondent could very well be right and not be receiving the support he or she needs. I can, however, at least recommend the UCCS Counseling Center as a private environment where disclosing mental illness does not create personal risks for a student. The center is an excellent resource for students coping with mental
illness or just students who need to talk with someone. Staff is available for emergency walk-ins, and I admire their flexibility with treatment costs, especially when students tend not to think about budgeting for something so important. The Counseling Center also has group therapy sessions, one step toward reducing mental illness’ stigma. The center does everything it can to help students in a supportive, confidential atmosphere. But I’m not convinced mental illness is something that always should always be kept hushhush. Those affected by mental illness deserve to disclose their condition (if they so choose) without being judged and supported like any breast cancer survivor.
They deserve to share their narratives about their struggles and their triumphs without fearing who’s listening. Marshall, who was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, is an exceptional case of someone who is finally receiving national attention for being vocal about mental health. During the post-game interview, he gifted lime-green ties to NFL anchors already wearing pink. He knows the struggle to be recognized is all about the merchandising – making what’s invisible visible. Marshall gives me hope, however fleeting, that we can reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness and one day see crowds of people dressed in green for every Mental Health Awareness Week.
Lack of awareness on campus provides easy opportunity for theft
Ryan Adams radams3@uccs.edu
It was one of those nights in the library when I thought I might be the only one in the whole building. Because I was in a far corner of the upper level, I knew no one would even think about venturing to where my valuables were when I left for the bathroom. I was wrong. When I returned, someone was walking right toward my computer, backpack and books. It’s a familiar scene: students on campus with headphones on, texting, tweeting or otherwise completely oblivious to their surroundings. And like myself, there is also a misguided trust in leaving your expensive laptops, tablets and other electronics at your workplace. These are situations opportunistic thieves relish.
According to Public Safety’s annual security report, theft is the most common crime on campus. In 2012, there were 64 reported cases of theft on campus, three less than in 2011. Theft will not stop until people, most notably students, gain a heightened sense of awareness while in public places. A thief can easily spot someone who doesn’t appear to be paying attention or someone who leaves a $1,500 computer by itself in the library. At first, I thought the person near my workstation was one of my friends. Wrong again. Luckily, the would-be thief saw me coming and made an immediate right turn toward the exit. I had that feeling – that feeling that something could have gone terribly wrong but didn’t at the last possible second. One more minute in the bathroom and my computer, books, backpack and whatever the thief wanted could have been gone. I was lucky enough to not lose all my valuables in the library when I was freshman. I had left my books and computer in one of those secluded
areas in the library multiple times during study sessions. The overall lack of awareness ends up being the root of theft on campus. Many students at UCCS carry this sense of invincibility and are under the impression that getting something stolen would never happen to them. Twenty-somethings often feel like nothing bad could ever bring them down. That blindness makes them unaware people out there can and just want your stuff. My lack of awareness almost cost me quite a bit, and I know I would’ve been on my own to replace the valuables I lost. My parents taught me to always take care of my prized possessions, and I was lucky enough to not have to hear that again. Hopefully, my story is a lesson to those who think they can zone out with headphones on or have some sort of trust in the random people occupying the library. Be aware of your surroundings and bring a trusted friend to the library to watch your things. Trust me: you won’t regret it.
liFE on the BlUFFS Campus Chatter Alexander Nedd, anedd2@uccs.edu
How old is too old to trick-or-treat? John Garrido, senior, criminal justice and minor in theater “Sixteen because you’re in high school. You should know better by then. I don’t plan on trickor-treating. I plan on dressing up with my roommates and going to a party.” Brittany Haggard, senior, mechanical engineering “I would say a freshman in high school. It’s the point where you start growing up. You got four years before you go to college; you’re getting bigger. My friends and I are going to rent a movie and pass out candy to the appropriately aged kids.” J’aime Dahn, junior, sociology “I feel that there is no age limit. You can trick-or-treat for as long as you want. I will be 100 and still trick-or-treat. My sister and I are going to dress up as creepy black-and-white clowns.” Mallorie Salazar, junior, criminal justice “You can never be too old. I’m 21 and still trick-or-treat. I probably will continue to until I die, and then I’ll go as a mummy or skeleton. My roommate and I are going as Mario and Luigi.”
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Oct. 30-Nov. 1 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Blood drive UC 116
Tuesday, Oct. 29 2-4 p.m. Campus Sustainability Day Berger Hall
5-7:30 p.m. National Society of Leadership and Success speaker broadcast Lodge
Wednesday, Oct. 30 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Colorado Combined Campaign Kick-Off Luncheon Upper Lodge
1:40-2:40 p.m. Study Smarter, Not Harder workshop UC 124
Friday, Nov. 1 1:30-4:30 p.m. Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival UCCS screening UC 302
9:30-11:30 p.m. Homecoming bonfire Four Diamonds Lot 12
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Administration murdering office plants, Four Diamonds grass Junear Repotter scribe@uccs.edu
Killing trees is no longer satisfying for many staff members who work in administrative offices on campus. The desire to find or create more needs to print paper has led several staff members to start shredding their own office plants – or those in neighboring departments – as well as mutilate the grass at Four Diamonds. “We absolutely need more paper,” said one female staff member quickly as she raided the plants in her supervisor’s office, knocking over stacks of printing paper while rushing out the door. When Jessica Herrera, a junior sustainability student, questioned the administrator’s remarks, the woman chalked it up to “it just needing to be that way” before screaming “MURDER” and running down a hallway. This scene is common among university staff and faculty, said Kacy Armstrong, a student who works in the Writing Center. “I was a TA [teacher’s assistant] for a professor last semester, and you wouldn’t believe the number of trees she killed every week. After a while, I stopped naming them.” The desire for more paper has led some high-level school administra-
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tors to organize raiding parties starting at Main Hall and ending at Four Diamonds. On one occasion, at least 15 staff members were seen hacking the grass at Four Diamonds with scissors, letter openers and machetes, many hungrily growling, “PAPER.” “We’re really seeing them in their natural habitat,” said Northface Clueman, recycling supervisor with the Office of Sustainability. “State universities are infamous for the amount of trees they kill every day.” It remains unclear whether those involved have any idea on how to turn the plants and grass into cellulose to be used for paper production. Still, shredding trees to make paper is not necessarily a bad thing, most opponents say, if it supports a necessary function or if the business can pay for the process and students don’t have to foot the bill unless it directly benefits them. “I don’t mind printing papers if I can actually use them,” said Donny Knowu, a senior business student. “But when you kill trees and print papers just to fill file cabinets – you’re doing it wrong.” And while many murmur about paperless offices and newspapers, none in the administration have stood up to defend their own practices.
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Top Ten Worst Halloween costumes Nick Beadleston, nbeadles@uccs.edu
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A female Nicki Minaj
Any “Mad TV” cast member
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Blackface
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A carton of tampons
A carton of smokes A chronically depressed pinecone ManBearPig
Just a mustache
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PGA program celebrates 10 years, keynotes former F-16 pilot Ryan Adams radams3@uccs.edu
To celebrate its 10th anniversary at UCCS, the PGA Golf Management program had Maj. Dan Rooney, former F-16 pilot in the Oklahoma Air National Guard and founder of the Folds of Honor Foundation, speak. Although Rooney’s speech was the highlight of the night, the PGA program had much to celebrate. One of the founding fathers of the program, Paul Miller, will be retiring from his position as an academic advisor and mentor. He, along with program alumni, was recognized during the Oct. 19 event at the Pinery at the Hill in downtown Colorado Springs. “If we look back at the past 10 years and see how much has changed, how many relationships have been built, how many partnerships have taken place, this is just a wonderful day for all of us,” said Venkat Reddy, dean of the College of Business, who has been involved in the program since its inception. Miller, who has been at UCCS since 1988, credited many people from both the school as well as the Colorado golf industry with the success of the program. “When you have a group like as well as a night like this, it’s a dream come true,” he said. “I have really come to understand that it [the program] was more a vision of something that could become and now indeed has become what I had hoped it to be.” After Miller was congratulated for his numerous contributions to the program, Rooney was invited on stage. “You aren’t going to look back on your life and think about all the tournaments you won or the money in your bank account,” he said. “Instead, you’re going to think about the time God gave you on this earth, the unique talents you were blessed with and how you used both those things to make a positive impact in the world around you.” Rooney, who has done multiple
COURTESY PHOTO | UCCS PGA GOLF MANAGEMENT, TOM KIMMELL PHOTOGRAPHY
Maj. Dan Rooney was the keynote speaker at the 10 year celebration for the UCCS PGA Golf Management program.
tours of duty as fighter pilot overseas, also spoke about the Folds of Honor Foundation. In what he calls his defining moment, Rooney started the foundation after being on a flight that had the remains of Cpl. Brock Bucklin on it. Out of respect, the pilot requested all passengers wait until Bucklin’s remains were taken off the plane. “More than half the plane was empty right after the pilot made that announcement,” said Rooney. “That was the moment when I knew I had a higher calling from God. Those people that left may have somewhere they need to go. But Bucklin, along with many others killed in combat, have nowhere.”
The Folds of Honor Foundation was started back in 2007 and seeks to take care of the families of those veterans like Bucklin. Rooney wanted their children to have an education and their wives to be financially stable. “In the first year, we had over 3,300 golf courses sign up willing to host a tournament and donate the proceeds to the cause,” he said. “We raised over $1 million dollars and over the last six years have raised over $22 million dollars.” Rooney closed his speech with a call to be passionate about one’s calling. “Everybody in here has a fire burning in their soul,” he said. “Don’t let the ‘experts’ instill fear into you. Instead,
have the courage and the resistance to obstacles in your life to let your dreams take flight.” As the evening closed, Mollie Sutherland, director of the program, recalled a quote from former director Ed Kelbel, who passed away unexpectedly in spring of 2012. “As Ed Kelbel said, a job begun is only half done. And Ed, we are only half done and have just begun,” she said. Miller added his outlook to the future as well, saying, “We have had 10 incredible years under our belt and many, many, many more to come.” Editor’s note: Ryan Adams is a PGM major.
UCCS football team or not, Grambling shows need for caution
Ryan Adams radams3@uccs.edu
Just imagine. Ten years from now, UCCS is a bustling, massive university that has now become one of the biggest post-secondary institutions in Colorado. The student population has doubled, the school has expanded down North Nevada Avenue, and to the joy of many,
a football team has been added to the athletic department. They play at a massive complex up on the bluff behind the school nicknamed The Den. Yet, the players don’t want to play. They feel underappreciated and have stopped practicing. The team plans on forfeiting their next game unless changes are made. This scenario is exactly what Grambling State University has been faced with the past couple weeks. The football team for the historically black four-year institution in northern Louisiana, the Tigers, have experienced rich history as well as lore through the years. The school has numerous alumni who have played in the NFL, as well as some who have even made it to the Professional Football Hall of Fame. Yet their current players don’t seem to be on that track. Although they finally agreed to resume practice last week, players originally began the boycott because they felt “neglected” and “disrespected,” according to USA Today.
They complained of substandard facilities, unhealthy practice conditions and long bus rides to away games. These are aspects of being a college football player they did not expect upon signing to play for the Tigers. Note to UCCS Athletic Department: Don’t be the next Grambling State if a pursuit of a football team is in the future. It’s easy to think something like this could never happen at UCCS, but it is a lot more realistic than it seems. Grambling State football players are key to that successful program. Why? They actually play the sport every weekend and practice close to every day. The coaches don’t, the athletic department members don’t and most certainly the boosters who support the program don’t. Without the players, the program is nothing. If UCCS wants a football team, they need to consider the treatment of their players. They can’t neglect them, take them for granted or forget about why
they are at the university. By no means am I saying this will ever happen at UCCS. Steve Kirkham, the UCCS athletic director, and his staff lead a great department with huge potential. But Grambling State’s cautionary example is such a disgrace to the game of football and what college sports have become. Money and greed have overwhelmed such a historic sport, and I would hate to see that happen at my alma mater one day. UCCS has become one the best things to happen to Colorado Springs just as Grambling State football is to the city of Grambling, La. People love the football program in that small city, and it has become a ritual to attend home games on campus. But with recent events, maybe not so much anymore. One day, UCCS could be in the same leadership role. Whether administration decides to pursue a football team or not is not up to me, but I hope they remember college sports are about the athletes first.
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SOLE Office wraps up fall trips, plans for spring Crystal Chilcott cchilcot@uccs.edu
The SOLE Office planned multiple outdoor experiences, totaling nine trips, in the fall. The SOLE season started with the traditional Labor Day weekend backpacking trip. During this event, students spent three days and two nights backpacking through Rocky Mountain National Park. The attendees were a diverse group, including Alaskan and German exchange students, freshmen and upperclassmen. “These are the people who really want to get out and see Colorado,” said Daniel Bowan, manager of intramurals, club sports and outdoor recreation. “SOLE trips are great ways to explore the serene and wondrous nature the state of Colorado has to offer,” said student Ameya Ramadurgakar. “The reason I travelled with SOLE is because I found it a great way to explore places with other UCCS students as a change from exploring places and countries all by myself.” Costs for SOLE outdoor experiences range from a free family hike to $65 for the popular Ski and Soak trip Dec. 7. The $65 includes transportation, a lift
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Anne Schulze pictured during the Great Sand Dunes trip through the SOLE Office.
ticket at Monarch Ski Area and a pass to the Mt. Princeton Hot Springs. The trip is already full with a growing waitlist. Poor Weather & Flooding According to Bowan, the main struggle this season has been coping with poor weather and flooding conditions. A rock climbing trip scheduled for Sept. 14 was cancelled due to flooding. “For safety reasons, we had to cancel the trip. With the wet sandstone, that created unsafe climbing conditions. The sandstone is still a pool,” Bowan said. Flooding was the main problem for many other trips as well.
The mountain biking expedition was postponed a week due to flooding, and the Oct. 18 Hike by Moonlight, slated for Mt. Cutler, was moved to Garden of the Gods. The ice climbing trips must also be moved to a new venue. When the mountain biking trip finally came to fruition, participants had to bike through hail and rain. Despite the weather, the trip continued. “It was my first time downhill mountain biking. I really got the feel for taking downhill jumps and getting speed. It was a good intro to downhill biking,” Ross Haugberg, a senior chemistry major, said.
Freshman Adventure Orientation This year marked the first time the university offered a freshman adventure orientation. On the Friday of orientation, students saw their advisor and signed up for classes. The next three days, they went up to Leadville and camped, went white water rafting on the Arkansas River in Brown’s Canyon and visited Mt. Princeton Hot Springs. “There have been studies that show multi-day orientations are better for success,” said Bowan. “It was a way for these 30 freshmen to make friends and build connections. It betters their social skills and lets them build relationships.” Bowan hopes the trip will grow in coming years, citing CU-Boulder and CC as schools that mandate multi-day orientations. Expanding Service Events The office also has plans to expand to service events by incorporating outdoor service work in several areas, including the trails. Andrea Hassler, the new trails and outdoor coordinator, is working to develop a trails
system on campus. “We’d like to have service work days so we can build trails for hikers and mountain bikers. It is a good way for students to gain experience with trail restoration,” Hassler said. The fall trip schedule wraps up with mountain biking, a ski tuning workshop, an avalanche awareness clinic and the Ski and Soak trip. Look for the spring trip schedule and information to be posted toward the end of the fall semester. Trip opportunities will include snow shoeing in Mueller State Park, backpacking in Utah and an ice climbing trip over Martin Luther King Day Jr. weekend.
SOLE Fall Trips Mountain biking Nov. 2 Ski tuning workshop Nov. 13 Avalanche awareness clinic Dec. 4 Ski and Soak trip Dec. 7
MOUNTAIN LIONS! VOTE ON NOVEMBER 5! There’s still time to get up to speed on this year’s election! UCCS students can choose local leaders and make decisions about important ballot measures affecting public education funding. Here is what you need to know to vote: Voter Service and Polling Centers: You can register to vote, update your registration, and vote in the same visit through November 5 at the El Paso County Clerk’s office at 1675 West Garden of the Gods Road in Colorado Springs or another El Paso County voter service and polling center. Online Voter Registration: If you have a Colorado driver’s license or Colorado non-driver ID, you can register to vote online until October 28 at www.GoVoteColorado.com. Mail Voting: If you are already registered, you should have received a mail ballot. You can mail your completed ballot or drop it off at the El Paso County Clerk’s office or another El Paso County drop-off location. Some locations are open 24 hours. Voter ID: Colorado voters must show ID when voting in person at a voter service and polling center. A valid student ID with a photo is acceptable. Go to www.GoVoteColorado.com for a full list of acceptable IDs. POLLS ARE OPEN OCTOBER 28 – NOVEMBER 4 (CLOSED SUNDAY) FROM 8:00 AM TO 5:00 PM AND ON NOVEMBER 5 FROM 7:00 AM TO 7:00 PM.
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