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Incumbent reelected for second term as CU regent Samantha Morley smorley2@uccs.edu While much focus has been given to the presidential race and amendments, like the one legalizing recreational marijuana use, Colorado voters also decided on who will be the next atlarge candidate for CU regent.

The hard-fought battle between Brian Davidson and incumbent Stephen Ludwig for the position of CU regent closely mimicked their 2006 race, where the votes were separated by only 0.91 percent.

This time, Ludwig claimed the regent position again but with a more comfortable lead of 2.4 percent, gaining more than 52,481 votes over his challenger.

Davidson told The Scribe that he expected the race to be neck-andneck like before. “It’s strikingly similar,” he said.

“Obviously, we would like to have a win, but I think both times the environments that we ended up running in, and looking at the numbers … the reality is that we were swimming upstream.” Still, he said that he wouldn’t have done anything differently.

Ludwig is the first UCCS alumnus to serve on the Board of Regents.

“It’s awesome,” he said.

“Now this is my second term, so I’m really excited to able to continue to serve the university as well as UCCS in southern Colorado.”

Before UCCS, Lud-

wig attended Pikes Peak Community College and then a community college in California, providing him with insight as to how much school can cost.

“I worked part-time and went to school fulltime and part-time, like a lot of students still do at UCCS. So I know the challenges,” he said.

Ludwig hopes to accomplish specific goals in his second term.

“There are two major things to look for in the short term,” he said.

“Colorado is going to run out of money for public education in five to 11 years. That will have a major impact on students and the school.

So we have to work on that – number one.

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Photos by Nick Burn

Stephen Ludwig kept his regent position.

Care and Share, student groups offer food drives Shelby Kotecki

skotecki@uccs.edu

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With the holiday season underway, local organizations in Southern Colorado like Care and Share, as well as clubs and organizations around campus, have plans for food drives and have expressed a need for volunteers.

This year, Care and Share’s goal is to reach a total of 10,000 donated turkeys, said Shannon Coker, the community relations director for the Southern Colorado branch of the food bank.

“We’re really hoping that the community will help,” Coker said. “Giving back is something that people look forward to doing; it’s the spirit of the thing.”

To reach the turkey goal, students and faculty can bring a turkey or a monetary donation to any Care and Share location, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Those interested can also donate $10 by texting “turkey” to 41010. The donation will be charged in addition to your monthly phone bill.

There will also be a Take Your Turkey to Work Day Nov. 16, which is being sponsored

by Care and Share and the radio station KLite 106.3.

People may stop by and drop off a turkey anytime from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. at three Wal-Mart locations

around Colorado Springs: Chapel Hills, 8th Street and Palmer Park.

Aside from turkeys, there are no goals this time around for dry or canned food goods, as

Care and Share is open to volunteers wishing to help.

“Care and Share needs food 365 days of the year, not just now, like the turkeys,” Coker said.

“College students can help a ton, though,” she added. “They’re at

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an age where they have more flexibility and freedom to volunteer. It’s just a great way for them to give back.”

During the Thanksgiving and Christmas season, those interested can volunteer by helping sort and pack dry food in the warehouse, doing other work in the local warehouses and any other events that may be set up

by Care and Share.

Those that would like to set up their own food drive, or who want assistance on how to organize one, can contact Isaac Ring, the volunteer program manager at Care and Share. Volunteering with Care and Share can also be used for community service hours, which may be required for honor societies.

Around campus, other groups are planning food drives, including the College Republicans.

Their drive runs Nov. 8-20 and includes donation boxes around campus.

Plans are in the works for Student Government Association to start its own food drives as well. Both will utilize help from their own members but also ask for assistance from others around campus. S

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Incumbent reelected as CU regent (continued from page 1) Number two is how we take the appropriate steps to where we increase revenue without increasing tuition.”

The issue of concealed weapons was debated among CU regents in early October. Ludwig responded to the topic by saying, “That’s up to the legislature. … One lawmaker in particular is looking at revising the concealed carry law that would either allow the Board to decide [if concealed carry] should be allowed on campuses or if they should just exclude concealed carry on college campuses like they do with K-12 now.”

If allowed to vote, Ludwig said that he would vote to exclude concealed carry on campus.

Concerning Amendment 64 and legalizing marijuana for recreational use, another contentious issue at the Oct. 8 debate, Ludwig said, “It is not permissible for students, faculty or staff to have alcohol on campus.

We take the same stance for marijuana.”

This year’s regent race proved vigorous for all participants. Daniel Ong and Tyler Belmont were not major forerunners of the race but did receive some attention. Ong won

5.2 percent (113,305 votes) and Belmont 2.7 percent (59,930).

“Daniel’s always been a maven of the CU Board of Regents. He has a lot of background and history and a lot of interest in it. I’m sure he’ll keep that up,” Davidson said.

“As far as Tyler goes, I think Tyler is a smart, young guy, and I think he’ll go very far. I don’t think it’ll be the last time we hear the name Tyler Belmont.”

A tiring race, all candidates can look to recoup before moving forward.

Ludwig’s response to what he plans to do immediately? “Nap.” S

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Brian Davidson lost the election to Stephen Ludwig.

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Student Health Center sees rise in flu shot demand Peter Farrell

pfarrell@uccs.edu Students and faculty around campus are looking to protect themselves both from the flu and whooping cough, which has been declared an epidemic in the state of Colorado.

The Student Health Center has seen high demand for flu shots this season and is also collaborating with seven other campus departments to publish a new online health magazine to help educate students on how to stay healthy.

The Health Center, located on the first floor of the parking garage, has yet to receive a single patient for whooping cough this year. However, it did order two additional shipments of flu shots in October.

Stephanie Hanenberg, the executive director of health services, says there’s no particular trend or health concern that can explain this pattern.

“This year there’s increased demand; I’m not sure what sparked it,” Hanenberg said.

Regardless, she added “it is good news that people are coming in.”

Although a flu shot

doesn’t make a patient invincible, Hanenberg believes it doesn’t hurt to take the extra precautions against the germs flying around, especially going into the holiday season.

Despite misconceptions, patients are not given the virus. “It’s not a live virus, so it does not give you the flu,” Hanenberg said.

With whooping cough declared a state-wide epidemic in October by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, some may still have concerns about their health.

According to eMedicine Health, whooping cough is spread by breathing in droplets of the bacteria bordetella pertussis or by touching a recently contaminated surface.

Humans are the only hosts of the bacteria.

Dawn Carter, a medical assistant at the Health Center for four years, says that rest, a bottle of hand sanitizer and good hygiene are good forms of prevention.

“If anything, I would say rest is what people need to do because that’s how the body heals itself,” Carter said.

Because of the cost of immunizations, the

Correction

In the Oct. 22 article “CU regent candidates debate funding, concealed carry, marijuana,” Raul Perez, Students for Sensible Drug Policy chapter leader, was mistakenly referred to as Paul Perez.

Students can take extra precautions against getting sick by receiving a flu shot.

Health Center encourages students to consider purchasing health insurance through the university.

There are multiple options available, the most common being an annual model that follows the academic year, going from one fall season to the next.

Melissa Kuykendall, the front desk and

insurance coordinator at the Health Center, said, “Anything that we can do here – immunizations, office visits – that’s all completely covered.”

The Health Center also has a monthly online health magazine, Student Health 101, filled with information from eight different campus departments.

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also linked in the Clyde’s Commons emails.

The magazine has tips ranging from financial health to advice about physical well-being and campus-specific events for stress relief and events at the Recreation Center.

The magazine also hosts a monthly contest with a $1,000 prize for participants, as well as social networking via

Facebook. The digital magazine can be found at readsh101.com/uccs.html.

As the semester ends and finals begin to loom, maintaining one’s health and well-being is increasingly important.

Students interested in learning more about their health are encouraged to stop by the Health Center during business hours, or go online to uccs.edu/shc. S

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Next Cafe Scientifique to analyze the development of time April Wefler

awefler@uccs.edu While there never seems to be enough of it, especially at a university, time tends to be a daily concern to students.

November’s Cafe Scientifique, a series of monthly talks inspired by the French Cafe Philosophique, will look at the development of the concept of time. The event features local and offcampus specialists speaking about their research in a relaxed environment.

“It’s an informal atmosphere, and the people that are there are generally interested in the topic you’re talking about,” said Tom Wynn, an anthropol-

The Lowdown What:

The Stone Age Invention of Time

When:

Nov. 13, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Where: Clyde’s

How much: Free

ogy professor. “It’s not a formal lecture in the sense that you have to stand behind the podium and be profound.”

This month’s Cafe Scientifique is “The Stone Age Invention of Time,” the result of research by Wynn, Fred Coolidge, a psychology professor, and Lee Overmann, a graduate student in the psychology master’s program.

“The idea of time being a continuous stream that’s running into the future and running into the past is actually something we invented,” Wynn said.

“Time isn’t really like that.”

Wynn explained that the Western view of time is linear, with time running an infinite distance into the past and an infinite distance into the future.

Meso-Americans prior to Western contact believed that time was a cycle that repeated itself endlessly.

An artifact known as the Abri Blanchard plaque comes from Abri Blanchard, a believed to be 28,000-year-old French Stone Age site.

The plaque’s marks represent the positions of the

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This month’s Cafe Scientifique will explore the development of the concept of time. moon for the period of 68 days.

“Somebody had produced this plaque that was marking lunar positions for at least two months,” Wynn said. “If you think about it, that’s pretty remarkable for 28,000 years ago.”

“It’s a very unusual ar-

tifact, and we were lucky to find it,” he added. “This suggested the idea of calendric time.”

Overmann explained that when number terms emerge in language, there’s a philosophical underpinning, called the extended mind hypothesis.

“Human beings have

a unique adaptation where they change the material world beyond the amount of change that other species are able to exert,” she said. Overmann added that beavers build dams and people build high rises and cities.

She noted that the talk is provocative.

“Archeology has traditionally been about categorizing stuff that you dig up and trying to get beyond stuff to the cognitive implications and establishing the methodologies and the caveats so that you can interpret the archeological record through some kind of cognitive paradigm.” S

Sustainable projects to be on student ballot next semester Eleanor Skelton

eskelton@uccs.edu Strings of plastic water bottles, hanging between leafless trees like garlands, encircled the plaza just beyond the Kramer Family Library on Nov. 2. Posters with information about sustainability and bottled water dangled from the display.

With projects like Take Back the Tap, which is installing water bottle refilling stations in every academic building on campus and plans to ban the sale of bottled water on campus by 2014, the Green Action Fund – a student-based committee that allocates funds from the student solar fee – has several programs aimed at promoting sustainability.

The solar fee, enacted in 2008 to be $5 per student, per semester, is scheduled to expire in Spring 2013 unless the student body votes to keep it in place.

During the demonstration last Friday, Andrea Hassler, a graduate geography student, and Hillary Fuller, a senior geography and environmental studies major, the co-chairs of Students for Environmental

Awareness and Sustainability (SEAS), called out to students walking past and offered candy.

Caution tape sectioned off chalked outlines of bodies with posters about health concerns potentially associated with drinking bottled water. Hassler said they wanted “to educate people and reiterate” the campaign’s purpose.

“Some students are new and [others] are unaware that Take Back the Tap is still being carried through.

It was originated by students, and then some of the students graduated. SEAS has continued to carry the project to raise awareness about the dangers of onetime use plastic water bottles.”

The SEAS club is also interested in the research and documentation behind their position.

“The city water has a certain health standard, is regulated three times a day on average and people still choose to purchase filters for that. But it’s still a much higher standard … whereas the plastic water bottle industry is not regulated in that way.”

SEAS has often worked

closely with and supports the Green Action Fund’s sustainability programs.

Drew Johnson, the chair of the Green Action Fund committee, hopes to make students aware of the program’s past accomplishments and future endeavors.

“In 2008, students voted to create the solar fee, $5 per student for semester for solar projects on campus,” Johnson said. “In 2011, students voted to repurpose it for any project that increases sustainability.”

That created the Green Action Fund committee, which functions separately from the Student Government Association but alongside SGA’s senator for sustainability.

According to Johnson, the idea behind the Green Action Fund was that student fees should be allocated by a student-based committee. Currently, the committee has 16 members, 12 of whom are current students.

Last year, the Green Action Fund completed six projects, including Take Back the Tap, an LED lighting project replacing mercury light in a class-

room in Columbine Hall, a smart irrigation timer for University Hall connected to the local weather station and the replacement of two dead trees in the lower plaza of University Center.

This year, the committee has received 11 proposals by the Oct. 12 deadline and had already approved the Engineers for a Sustainable World’s project to build a solar-powered golf cart for facility services.

Also, Johnson said that “a project was submitted to retrofit the showerheads in campus housing that will reduce water used in showering by 40 percent.”

The shows in the Summit Village Dormitories flow at 2.5 gallons per minute, and the completed project is projected to reduce flow to 1.5 gallons per minute.

Other proposals include a vertical growing system to increase yield potentials for the UCCS greenhouse, producing fresh food for Sodexo and a solar shed for intramural sports to display statistics during games at Four Diamonds.

Johnson urges students to vote for continuation of the fee, saying, “We take that as an honor, and we

Photo by Eleanor Skelton

A body was outlined in Take Back the Tap. try to be stewards of that money to increase campus sustainability and give students opportunities for engagement. We are going to do everything we can to get the word out this spring to the students that this is a good investment.”

SEAS will be hosting another water bottle display outside the library Nov. 14 as part of America Recycles Day, the following day.

Also, the Green Action Fund is having a ribboncutting ceremony for the water bottle filling stations on Friday, Feb. 1, in Dwire Hall at 11:30 am, and SEAS will be providing free refillable water bottles at this event.

Those interested in sustainability can contact either group for involvement and engagement opportunities. S

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International Affairs introduces International Education Week April Wefler awefler@uccs.edu Poland. India. Côte d’Ivoire. These are only some of the countries represented during International Education Week, Nov. 12-15.

The week includes a trip around the world, an international movie night, a brown bag session, a study abroad session and an open house.

Mayor Steve Bach hosted an annual reception for international students to kick off the week. This year’s reception was Nov. 10 at the Penrose House.

“We’re hoping to have five to 10 of our international students participate,” said Mary Hanson, assistant director of the Office of International Affairs at UCCS. For International Education Week, Hanson mentioned that she is most looking forward to the trip around the world, Nov. 12 from 2-5 p.m. in the Upper Lodge.

Student groups from different countries will

each have a table to show items that represent their countries, cultures and traditions, such as food, music or traditional dress.

The event includes students from Poland, India, Côte d’Ivoire, as well as Saudi Arabia, Libya, Colombia and many other countries.

“I think it will teach students, faculty and staff about the different countries and cultures that are here on campus,” Hanson said.

International Movie Night, Nov. 13 from 7-10 p.m. in University Center 302, will have several short international films.

Attendees can experience how other countries and cultures focus in the film industry.

“I think that there’s so much to learn from other countries and cultures that will help develop us not only as stronger students but also as better people,” Hanson said. “We have so many experts on campus from these countries that they can be our teachers.”

Hanson indicated that

since the campus started a study abroad program, they’ve gotten a lot of interest from students. “I think that if they actually meet students from all over the world, then that would increase the interest of our domestic students wanting to travel abroad,” she said.

International faculty and students will give a comparative analysis of the educational systems in their countries and the U.S. during the Brown Bag Session on Nov. 14 from 10 a.m. to noon.

The next day, Nov. 15, there will be a study abroad table outside of Cafe ‘65 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Students interested in learning about study abroad options can speak with an advisor and learn about different programs being offered.

The week also includes an International Affairs Open House Nov. 15 from 1-3 p.m. in Main Hall 106.

The open house is a chance for the university and community to meet the International Affairs staff and find out what activities the

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Mayor Bach hosted a reception for international students to celebrate International Student Education Week. office has planned.

This is the first year the campus has also had an

international affairs office, and “this is the first year that UCCS has had an in-

ternational week,” Hanson said. “I hope this becomes an annual event.” S

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Culture

Three inexpensive, delicious Thanksgiving recipes

Page 5 Cynthia Jeub cjeub@uccs.edu

No one is looking forward to a Thanksgiving dinner of Ramen variations. There are plenty of recipes that are just as inexpensive but promise more deliciousness and ease in preparation. Here are three of my favorite recipes from a cookbook I’m writing called “Love in the Kitchen III” for release at the end of this month. The recipies are for students trying to save money and stay healthy.

Recipe one: All-In-One-Serving Pancakes

Making a breakfast complete with eggs, potatoes and pancakes is difficult. In this recipe, I tried to mix the three together and produced these potato pancakes, good with either ketchup or syrup.

• 1/4 cup instant mashed potato flakes • 1/2 cup white flour • 1 cup milk • 2 eggs • 1/4 teaspoon salt • 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar • 1 teaspoon olive oil Mix the ingredients together until there is a slightly lumpy, batter-like texture. Add more flour or water to achieve this consistency. Heat the oil in a skillet and fry the pancakes until lightly brown. This serves one person.

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Recipe two: Dad’s Cheese Ball

Recipe three: Turkey a la King

Named for my dad, who likes to help out in the kitchen during holidays, this was invented to go with crackers as a snack at parties.

• 1/2 cup leftover turkey or a few slices of cubed

• 2 packages cream cheese • 1/3 cup parmesan cheese • 1/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese • 1/4 cup minced onions • 1 teaspoon garlic salt • 1/2 teaspoon Lawry’s seasoning salt • 5 drops Tabasco sauce • 1/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese to top with Have all ingredients at room temperature, drop into mixing bowl and mix on low until all mixed up.

Grease hands and shape into a ball.

Place on decorative plate and sprinkle with cheese. Chill for 2 hours and serve cold.

deli turkey

• 1 tablespoon margarine • 1 stalk celery, chopped • 1/2 small onion, chopped • 2 tablespoons flour • Dash nutmeg • 1/2 cup skim milk • 1/2 teaspoon Lawry’s seasoning salt • 1 carrot, peeled and chopped • 1 potato, peeled and chopped • 3/4 cup turkey broth (Ramen flavor packets work well)

• 1/8 teaspoon pepper • 5 drops Tabasco sauce • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce • 3 tablespoons sour cream Peel and chop carrots and potatoes and boil together. In a separate pan, sauté celery and onion in margarine. Add flour and nutmeg.

Gradually stir in milk and Lawry’s seasoning salt.

Simmer until thick, stirring constantly. Mix in broth, pepper, hot sauce and Worcestershire.

Drain potatoes and carrots when tender. Combine all ingredients. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.

Remove from heat and add sour cream and peas.

Mix well. Serve over toast. S

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Hit the snooze button: Workshop emphasizes need for sleep Sarah Palma

spalma@uccs.edu Caffeine and all-night study sessions are a normal part of college life.

With classes and work, many tend not to have time for sleep, but students may need to reconsider how much sleep they get.

The University Counseling Center is offering a workshop for students Nov. 13, “The Significance of Sleep and

Other Stress Management Strategies.” Marisa Teel, a research assistant and clinical psychology graduate student, will be hosting the workshop.

Teel will be focusing her presentation on the importance of sleep and exercise in the overall health of students.

“Sometimes you can get caught up in the stress of what you have to do, and it’s important to take the time to get sleep and exercise,” Teel said.

During her presentation, Teel will refer to studies that show that exercise and sleep have been found to reduce stress and anxiety. “Studies show a correlation between sleep and stress,” she explained.

As a current graduate student, Teel understands the difficulties students have finding time for sleep and exercise.

“We all have a lot of work to do and not enough time to do it,”

she said. “But compared to my undergrad years, I make sleep and exercise more of a priority, whereas before I would get it in when I could.”

Teel relayed that coming up with a regular schedule and sleeping at a regular time each night can be hard in college but cautioned against the alternative.

“With tests and classes, sometimes people get very little sleep during the week, and then they

sleep for 12 hours over the weekend,” she said.

“It’s ideal to have more of a set schedule where you go to bed at a regular time and wake up at a set time. Part of it is just time management, making sure you devote time to sleep.”

Teel recommends students make sleep and exercise a priority and try to get at least eight hours of sleep and exercise for 30 to 60 minutes every day.

“When students come into the counseling center with depression and anxiety, we

recommend exercise. It can really work wonders for not just your physical health but your mental health as well. It reduces stress and helps you sleep better,” she said.

Teel also discourages students from participating in all-night study sessions. “Sleep helps you to consolidate your working memory into long-term memory. Sleep is critical for remembering what you studied. But even if you are cramming, be sure to get some sleep in there.” S

The Lowdown What:

The Significance of Sleep and other Stress Management Strategies

When:

Nov. 13, 2 p.m.

Where:

University Center 116A

How much: Free

Photo by Nick Burns

After a full night of studying, Samantha Kennedy tries to catch a little sleep before heading to work.

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Canadian exchange students underscore study abroad opportunities Photos by Tyler Anderson

Mikaila Ketcherside mketcher@uccs.edu

Left: Isabelle Tremblay is one of the four exchange students from Quebec who are currently studying here at UCCS.

Studying at a foreign university comes mixed with not only the challenges of moving into a new community but also the positive aspects of being surrounded by new friends and classmates.

The National Student Exchange, NSE, provides opportunities for students that are not available at UCCS and is a way for students to experience cultures outside their own.

This year, the NSE is welcoming four exchange students from Quebec and Montreal, Canada.

Students Isabelle Tremblay, Caroline Cartier, Sophie Beaulieu and Aude Plantard expressed they feel welcome at UCCS and live on campus. As they’ve integrated, they have become involved in clubs, sports and leadership programs.

The students are all from French-speaking universities but have learned English as a second language and are required to pass an English proficiency exam to participate in the exchange.

“I came here to practice my English,” Tremblay said. “At the beginning of the semester, one of my teachers said I’d have to do a five-page paper. It was scary at first, but once I got started, it was pretty easy. When I got my grade,

Below: The National Student Exchange exchanges with more than 250 universities.

I was proud of myself.”

The NSE program facilitates exchanges with more than 250 universities within the United States, Canada, the Virgin Islands and Guam.

Students can attend a university on exchange for one semester or up to three consecutive semesters, which adds to a full calendar year.

In order to participate in a student exchange, applicants must at least have sophomore standing and a minimum 2.5 GPA. Students do not need a declared major to apply and

can attend any college on campus.

Applicants also need recommendations from faculty and advisors and must fund themselves while on exchange.

Courses students intend to take while on exchange must be pre-approved, so students must interact with faculty and advising frequently.

Margie Oldham, an advisor to exchange students, has helped the four exchange students transfer from their large universities to UCCS’ comparatively small campus.

“Transferring in is much more difficult than actually going,” Oldham said.

At an annual conference in March, Oldham places students into universities for the following academic year. Even after being accepted into the program, students may not be able to attend the university they chose.

“I can bring their choices to the conference and rank them by preference; first, second, third and so on, but maybe the school has met their quota and they might not get in,” Oldham said.

Participating in an exchange can open many opportunities for students.

They can partake in internships and programs not available at UCCS. Majors not offered at UCCS can be completed on exchange, too. Students can access courses and grad schools outside

of Colorado.

If students are not interested in participating in an exchange with Canada, the Virgin Islands or Guam, a different program for international exchanges is available, but it is not connected to the NSE, and students must apply for it separately. S

Lending libraries provides way to share, read new books smorley2@uccs.edu Take an inventory of your personal bookshelf, which books you have read and those you will possibly never open again.

Found a few? Great. It’s time to share them with someone else.

Lending libraries at the Kraemer Family Library allow students to trade titles that they will not read again for other books.

One box is located at the main entrance of the library, on the floor in front of the desk with a map, and a second is on the desk at the back entrance.

The process of trading books has been around since the 1500s. Lending libraries gained popularity in remote parts of Eu-

Stormie Vialpando, 21, an art major, aims to build another lending library in the children’s section.

“I was going to make something – like a school bus,” Vialpando said, describing something that started as a class project.

“My teacher said it would be a good idea to have I like the process of a theme for sharing and trading the books I choose to put versus having a card and in it.” checking things out.

Vialpando became in- Katelyn Schuetz-Christy volved with the project that the United King- through Eric Steen’s lidom Parliament created brary class. She was givthe Public Libraries Act en an assignment to re9990, which allowed search libraries and heard communities to establish about the process of lendfree public libraries. ing. Since then, she has The United States and been spreading the word United Kingdom often around campus. use this method of book “I think this is all exchange, and UCCS has great,” Katelyn Schuetzkept to the tradition with Christy, Vialpando’s two of its own boxes. friend, said. “We went to

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rope before public libraries became common.

People would visit outposts where books would be dropped off and picked up by readers. It was how knowledge spread through isolated communities and lands.

It wasn’t until 1850

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Samantha Morley

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The lending library allows people to leave their books and take “new” ones.

Wisconsin this summer, and we saw [a lending library]. I asked my aunt what it was.”

Her aunt explained the process of taking a book and leaving one behind. “I like the process of sharing and trading versus having a card and

checking things out,” she said.

UCCS has had an exchange shelf, which is similar to a lending library, for quite some time, but it’s located at what may be considered a more discrete spot in the library. From the main en-

trance, “it’s right around the corner in a little cubby hole,” Vialpando said.

Vialpando encourages everyone in the UCCS community to donate books to the lending libraries. The process is free and available to anyone who enjoys reading. S

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‘Red Dawn’ sheds light on another bland Hollywood plot Robert Solis

rsolis@uccs.edu Rating:

In a world of uncertainty, international war is always possible. That possibility could make a compelling story, but “Red Dawn” trades in that potential for loopholes and water guns.

“Red Dawn” is a remake of the 1984 movie of the same name. Life in the quiet city of Spokane, Wash., grinds to an abrupt halt when North Korea invades the West Coast.

A group of college students fight the enemy occupation with guerilla tactics in the hopes of liberating their town.

The introduction is quite remarkable in holding the audience’s attention. It features real news clips to paint North Korea as a volatile state – which, granted, is not hard to do.

It continues to build by examining Kim JongUn and portraying him as someone with a lot of power and a short temper.

Then the movie delves into the realm of fiction and announces that North Korea has formed a union with China and other Asi-

atic countries.

The film starts and ends in Spokane, though. Chris Hemsworth (“The Avengers”) plays Jed Eckert, a Marine who just returned from serving in Iraq. His character follows the typical Hollywood Marine formula.

The audience is asked to look at Jed and picture a man who saw unspeakable things in Iraq and has now developed a hard outer shell.

He does not get along with the locals and struggles getting back in touch with his little brother, Matt (Josh Peck, “Ice Age”).

This is when the movie really begins to crumble.

Matt is woken by what sounds like bombs being dropped in the distance.

Jed, who, again, has just returned from Iraq, somehow takes forever to wake up and realize what is happening.

They stand outside as countless planes fill the sky. Each plane is a troop transport, and paratroopers begin to drop.

The brothers manage to evade them, pick up a few friends and head to the mountains where the family owns a cabin.

It’s here they learn that North Korean forces have invaded the entire West

Coast.

The movie never details how North Korea was able to transport its invasion force across the Pacific Ocean without any other country noticing.

Sure, we learn that Russia provided weapons and vehicles, but there is no way an invasion force of this size could have surprised the United States.

Cue 1980s speech about liberty and freedom and begin the training montage. The group calls itself the Wolverines and begins to learn guerilla tactics from Jed. Of course, there are not enough guns for everyone, so they make due with water and pop guns.

As everyone knows, a real assault rifle and a water gun are basically the same thing.

The Wolverines become successful to the point that other Marines seek them out and ask them for help.

Just by stealing and quick hit-and-runs, the Wolverines spark an insurgency movement not only in Spokane, but across the U.S. This movie is one of Hollywood’s most obvious attempts to make money. The flimsy plot only serves to justify one explosion after another. S

Red Dawn is in theaters Nov. 21.

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‘Dishonored’ tells riveting story with remarkable gameplay Mikaila Ketcherside mketcher@uccs.edu Rating:

Immersed in a city still running on steam power, a murderer is on the loose – or, at least, a man seeking revenge.

Highly anticipated since its presentation at the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo, Bethesda’s latest video game release, “Dishonored,” is an exciting stealth-based game that will keep players engaged from start to finish.

The player character is Corvo, who serves as

We exclusively carry

a bodyguard to Empress Jessamine Kaldwin. Corvo is forced to witness the empress’ violent slaughter at the hands of shadowy assassins with powerful magic. The empress’s daughter is kidnapped, and Corvo will stop at nothing to save her.

Corvo is framed for the murder, jailed and tor-

tured into a confession.

A mysterious benefactor assists Corvo in escaping, leading him to a secret group driven to take down the very man who framed Corvo.

Thus, Corvo embarks on a rescue mission to find the heir to the throne and exact revenge on the man who dishonored him.

“Dishonored” wastes no time with trivial cut scenes and throws the player immediately into the action. The plot is fast-paced and driven by the player’s decisions.

Players can choose to become a ruthless assassin and leave a bloody trail in their wake or be more merciful and keep from killing unless absolutely necessary. The paths lead to very different experiences and endings, giving “Dishonored” much replay value.

As the game progresses, it reflects how bloodthirsty Corvo has been.

A killer, Corvo creates a dismal cityscape where the wealthy become para-

noid and the poor pay the price while plague-ridden rats swarm the streets and devour any unlucky enough to meet them.

“Dishonored” makes use of the steampunk style. Steampunk is notoriously difficult to express, as no artist completely agrees on what that includes.

Steampunk largely entails artistic and fashionable elements of the 19th century while incorporating elements that don’t quite fit into the time period, such as technology that is beyond the steam age, but still incorporates 19th century aesthetics.

Steampunk often includes some supernatural elements, too.

“Dishonored” convincingly includes both parts of steampunk style. Technology beyond the 1800s is present but appears rudimentary enough to not seem out of place.

Supernatural elements are also present. Corvo can unlock powerful magic through runes collected

throughout the game.

Corvo can either become a gun to the face or a subtle knife in the back.

The easier path is to simply barge into the scene and kill everything in sight, and this will easily finish the game in seven hours or less.

Players wanting to maximize their experience should choose to sneak around dark alleyways and sewer pipes, which is much more challenging and entertaining.

The scenery is stunning. The grim Dunwall cityscape is rendered in loving detail and illustrates just how poor a state the city is in.

The environment tells the game’s story as much as the plot does. The history of Dunwall is told largely through scribbled notes and graffiti from those dying of the plague and recorded declarations of superiority from the nobility.

“Dishonored” is a must-buy game and well worth the money. S

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November 12, 2012

Election leaves gridlock unchanged, opens door for bipartisanship Staff Editorial

scribe@uccs.edu Elections are an important time for Americans to voice their opinions. They tell us about the changing fabric of America and offer an indicator as to the general direction of the country.

After months of fiery campaigning costing more than $6 billion, the gridlock in Washington and the sharp political divide in the country remain essentially unchanged.

Democrats held control of the White House and maintained a majority in the Senate, and Republicans kept their majority in the House.

President Obama was reelected with a majority of electoral college votes and won the popular vote 50 percent to 48 percent, winning about 60 million votes to Romney’s 57 million. At last tally, Republicans held the House 233 to 193, and Democrats held the Senate 53 to 45.

Colorado, joined by Washington, made international headlines for legalizing marijuana. At last tally, the state, which went blue for the second election in a row, saw more votes for

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President Barack Obama claimed the above dark gray states, many of which were swing states.

Amendment 64 legalizing marijuana than for President Obama.

Three states – Washington, Maryland and Maine – voted to legalize same-sex marriage, and Minnesota struck down an attempt to ban same-sex marriage and a new voter ID law. Additionally, Wisconsin elected its first female U.S. senator, who is also the first openly

gay U.S. senator.

Glitz and glamor of campaigning aside, now the hard work begins and will take place over the next four years. The millions who voted for Romney are just as important as those that voted for Obama, and both sides are going to need to work together on issues that affect all Americans.

Now is the time for both

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parties to work together to solve the debt crisis, staggering at more than $16 trillion. People need to get back to work – half of college graduates are without jobs.

Our economy must continue to grow at a faster rate, and we need policies that will not stifle growth but allow it to flourish.

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crats must put aside at least some of their differences to come to a consensus. Both can be guilty of extreme partisanship, but bipartisanship is essential at this point in our nation’s future.

Many agree that this election cycle has been one of the worst in terms of blatant demonization and personal attacks on one’s opposition.

This has to stop.

Disagreeing with your political opponents is not an excuse for name-calling.

Civility allows for those who disagree to understand others’ perspectives and find common ground. But that requires that everyone involved be civil.

Whether debating civility or civil rights, social issues or economic policies, the stakes are raised with every election, and each side has the opportunity to expand its ideas and persuade more citizens.

All of these issues and more will be fiercely debated over the next four years.

Some of them might move toward being resolved.

Some of them won’t budge an inch. But as Americans, we must let our voices be heard and be involved in a system of self-government.

Our right to vote is the lynchpin of our constitutional republic. But our right to let our voices be heard when we are not voting is even more important.

And with rising turnout among young Americans ages 18-29, the Millennial generation has a larger say in which direction our nation will lead.

All we have to do is be a part of it. S

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Opinion

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Legislatures representing themselves first, you second

Nick Burns nburns@uccs.edu During the usual politicking at the CU regent debate at UCCS, there was a moment I ducked for cover for fear of the flash mob I expected to strike.

The regent incumbent, Democratic candidate

Stephen Ludwig, when asked about the recently overturned concealed carry ban, said, “I do not support concealed carry on campus. I would like the university board to be able to have authority to regulate that again or have the state say it’s excluded [from the law] like it is from K-12.”

The mob did not rise.

No one had noticed the grievous misunderstanding of how our beloved political system works.

It seems as though legislatures are bound by no reverence of what is right.

Often it looks as though only the fear of not being reelected affects their decision-making.

Sure, we have ethics

committees, advisors, panels and lobbyists to help legislatures become informed and stay in line about certain issues, but where are our law makers coming up with the laws they instill?

The incumbent’s opinion showed ignorance and arrogance. Not only because I disagree with his opinion, but because the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on March 5 that the regents did not hold the power to regulate the matter.

Ludwig apparently believes that as a legislature, even at the smallest level of a college regent, he has the right to turn his personal feelings into the rules that govern, even in

spite of state law.

Our courts interpret the law by utilizing a vast understanding of legal precedence and argued points of fact. Our police officers take the written word of the law and the court’s interpretation to enforce the law.

Law enforcement officers (at least the good ones) have a healthy respect and fear of breaching the rights of others for fear of the repercussions.

When you look at our system of government, legislatures have the most leeway when it comes down to that pesky ruleof-law thing.

We want to believe that lawmakers are doing what is right for us by voting

for things that are legally, morally and philosophically correct.

We expect our legislatures to represent the people as a whole while protecting us from the pitfalls of the majority decisions of the people.

Let’s face it – 51 wolves would love to vote on eating 49 sheep. Far too often, it seems that lawmakers will let their personal beliefs affect their professional duty to advocate for “We the People.”

If Ludwig can’t see past his personal feelings to respect the decision of the courts, then what makes you think he will respect what is “right” for you?

People on the cam-

paign trail always sound great. But what happens when they’re elected?

The elected official may end up overstepping their bounds in perceived selfimportance.

Add a little bit of arrogance and any public figure may try to see how much they can get away with at your expense.

Even while in office, they are tasked with representing us, and silence is often viewed as consent. If you do not agree with something, speak up.

Contact your elected representative (at any level) and tell him or her what you think.

Don’t let officials get away with anything because you are silent. S

January tax hikes propose a different type of ‘change’

Shelby Kotecki skotecki@uccs.edu With President Barack Obama gaining reelection, and considering his lack of motivation to come up with a financial plan, the nation needs to prepare itself for the impending fiscal Armageddon.

Due to Congress’

inability to compromise and come up with some sort of debt-reduction plan, many automatic tax cuts and increases are scheduled to take effect Jan. 1.

Perhaps the deepest tax cuts will be apparent in military spending. Given that one of the few roles the federal government should have to its name is public defense, that’s not right.

But if money is being cut from that designated budget, the federal government won’t be able to uphold one of its fundamental roles.

The massive increases to taxes are a greater

problem to individuals and small businesses – driven in large part by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare.

According to the House Committee on Small Business, the Obama administration’s plan raises the tax rate for “all incomes over $200,000 for individuals and $250,000 for married couples” and would seriously hurt small businesses whose gains or losses are documented on individuals’ tax returns.

Adding to the horrific numbers is the looming expiration date of many of

the Bush administration’s previous tax cuts as well as many tax increases on provisions of the new health care reform law.

Some of these taxes, according to Fox News, include increases on medical device makers, such as prosthetic limbs, caps on spending accounts for $2,500 that are used to purchase children’s braces (which is certainly not enough) and a payroll tax increase of $86 billion over the next decade.

While Obamacare aims to offer universal, affordable health care, it carries many unintended consequences.

People will argue

that everyone should be able to have affordable health care, but one way or another, someone will need to pay for the bills, doctors and equipment.

The money doesn’t just come out of thin air – it comes from the taxpayers’ pockets.

All of these increases due in January are going to affect many individuals, some more than others.

Small businesses, the largest employers in the country, are going to feel a pinch on their pockets.

The owners of those businesses are going to be slapped with taxes that they won’t be able to keep up with while also trying

to keep their employees happy.

Small businesses are a ridiculous group to tax considering that the majority of revenue into the country comes from the private sector, not the public.

Even those in favor of Obamacare will see the ramifications of this new law in their pocketbooks.

Someone is going to have to pay. Whether you’re a Democrat or Republican, conservative or liberal or hate or love Congress, everyone can agree that something needs to be done – or else we’ll all be dangling at the top of the fiscal cliff. S

Holiday bargains become the new idea of “thankful”

Peter Farrell pfarrell@uccs.edu The stereotypes about “the holidays” can be re-

cited as easily as our online shopping wish lists.

The true meaning of the season – spending time with loved ones and enjoying a hearty meal with family – is all familiar, but people don’t seem to care about that.

What people care about is that other special time of the year: Black Friday.

And that’s a problem.

For many, myself included, Black Friday is a symptom of consumerism and emphasis on the self that our American culture

is so gung-ho about pursuing.

Thanksgiving has sadly taken a backseat to the hype of gadgets and gifts for ourselves rather than the opportunity to spend time with family and catch up with relatives.

Nov. 22 is just a week and half away, and we’re all looking forward to the following day.

There is nothing inherently wrong with Black Friday per se; it is a perfectly opportune event in which both retailers and

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consumers benefit from the changing of seasons and the preparation for next year’s products.

The issue is when Black Friday becomes the focus of the season rather than the holiday itself.

Thanksgiving can be difficult. For many, it probably involves a long road trip or flight, a lot of preparation and the fun dynamics of a dysfunctional family. But ultimately, the sacrifice is worth it to spend time with loved ones.

Black Friday, on the

other hand, is all about you. It revolves around the consumer. In fact, it has been so streamlined that if you don’t want to stand around in lines at the stroke of midnight, you don’t have to. Instead, you can just order things online from the comfort of home or at school and wait a few weeks.

There is something ironic about skimping on family gatherings because they are “too much work,” then standing around in the freezing Colorado air until

midnight.

Overlooking others is easy when we focus on ourselves. After all, who doesn’t like scoring 60 percent off? I know I do.

But putting the deals and sales aside, it is important to take time every once in a while to maintain our relationships, which are the most valuable.

Instead of being overzealous about our next shipment of gizmos and toys, let’s put in some effort with people we only see once or twice a year. S

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Campus Chatter Aaron Collett, acollett@uccs.edu, photos by Joshua Camacho

Thanksgiving break is approaching and so is plenty of great food and quality time with family. How do students celebrate Thanksgiving?

November 12, 2012

Top Ten

Worst questions to ask at Thanksgiving dinner

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

“Who wants takeout?”

“Mind if I unbuckle my pants?”

“I had no idea! When are you due?”

“How much did that toupee cost?”

Sara High, senior, health science What is your favorite Thanksgiving memory?

Two years ago, we had an enormous farm turkey. It was a huge turkey that came from a neighbor’s farm; they slaughtered it just for our family dinner. The thing was huge. We each got one serving off of the turkey, and then the dog jumped up on the table and pulled it down onto the floor – ruined Thanksgiving. My dog ruined Thanksgiving.

Meranda Martinez, sophomore, geography How are you going to celebrate Thanksgiving this year?

I go to my grandparents’ house every year, and they cook a lot of food and all the family comes over.

What are some Thanksgiving traditions that your family celebrates?

We always write our favorite memories of our grandparents. So, one with my grandpa, and one with my grandma and why we’re thankful for them. I think that’s cool because they get to see how they really affect us, rather than just their cooking.

Caleb Savage, sophomore, mechanical engineering How do you celebrate Thanksgiving?

We all have a family dinner with a nice turkey, and ham, and mashed potatoes and everything and give thanks for what God gave us.

What’s your favorite Thanksgiving memory?

The best part about Thanksgiving would be just getting together with the family and having everyone in-state, in the same place and being able to catch up. S

Creative Corner

Sudoku

“Who’s ready to make a food baby?”

“Did you finalize your divorce yet?”

“When are you planning on coming out?”

“Aren’t you supposed to gain weight after dinner?”

“Wait, Amendment 64 passed, right?”

“Didn’t you know I’m a vegetarian?”

Bring your completed sudoku to The Scribe Office (UC 106) for a prize! Last week’s answers can be found at uccsscribe.com.

Jeremy Ludwig, a junior visual arts major, painted “Melancholy,” an 18-by-24 inch oil on canvas. To submit your creative work for publication, email scribe@uccs.edu.

This week at

UCCS

Tuesday, Nov. 13

Wednesday, Nov. 14

Free Pancakes University Center 7:30 a.m.

Ski Tuning Workshop Rec Center 5 p.m.

Rain Machine: Eric Tillinghast GOCA 1420 Noon

Intermediate/Advanced Yoga Rec Center 12:10 p.m.

Jay Shinn: ILLUMINATED GOCA 121 Noon

Mark Young: Guitar Centennial Hall Auditorium 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 15 Hula Hoop Fitness Rec Center Noon Zumba Rec Center 4:40 p.m.

Stretch and Flex Rec Center 6 p.m.

Basic Dance Rec Center 7 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 16

VAPA Vocal Ensemble Centennial Hall Auditorium 7:30 p.m.

Aquacize Rec Center 5 p.m.

Poetry Slam Clyde’s 6 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 17

Monday, Nov. 19

Bingo Night Clyde’s 6 p.m.

Ultimate Conditioning Rec Center Noon

Jazz Ensemble Centennial Hall Auditorium 7:30 p.m.

William Malone and Abe Minzer: Faculty Recital Centennial Hall Auditorium 7:30 p.m.

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Men’s, women’s cross country teams sprint to nationals Jonathan Toman jtoman@uccs.edu Both the men’s and women’s UCCS cross country teams are making the trek to Joplin, Mo., this November to compete in the NCAA Division II National Championships following a successful regional meet on Nov. 3.

At regionals, the women notched a third-place finish while the men finished fourth. The women had four all-region runners who all finished in the top 18: Veronica Sandoval, Megan Burrell, Madison Neher and Angie Martell.

The men garnered three all-region runners: Emilio Trujillo, Sam Feldotto and Oliver Williams, who finished 14th, 22nd and 25th, respectively.

Both the women’s head coach, David Harmer, and men’s head coach, Mark Misch, were excited by their teams’ performances in the tough regional meet.

“Basically, we got done what we expected to do at regionals,” Misch said.

“There were six nationally ranked teams in

Photo by Robert Solis

Coach Misch speaks with the men’s cross country team. the women’s field, but only five go on to nationals. That shows you how strong our regional meet is,” said Harmer.

Thirty-two teams qualified for the national championships on Nov. 17. As with regionals, each team is allowed seven runners.

That leads to around

250 runners on one course. While the men’s team placed 19th at last year’s national meet, the women return to nationals for the first time since 2006, when they took seventh place overall.

“So far it’s been a very solid season on many levels, but we’re not there yet, and we have a job to

do on Nov. 17,” Misch said. “The focus has been on [the national championships] since we got home from nationals last year.”

“At this point in the season, the teams that make the national championships are all battle tested and ready to race, so I am expecting a very

competitive and close field in terms of points and scores,” said Harmer.

“We just have to keep focused on our preparation and do what we do.

The race will take care of itself. Our expectations are high as a group, so I don’t worry about the guys on the competitive side of things,” explained

Misch.

Both programs have a lot to look forward to now and in coming seasons.

“I am incredibly proud of how the women have competed this season,” said Harmer. “With the majority of our team underclassman, I am very excited for the future of the program.” S

record in wins, finishing the season with a 13-4-2 record.

“Our goal every year is to obviously win a Division II championship,” said Craig Decker, assistant head coach.

With such lofty expectations, the team came up short in winning a Division II championship, which was a difficult setback for many of the players.

“The most difficult part

of the season was definitely not making it into the NCAA tournament,” said Hannah Levett, a sophomore forward from Fraser, Colo. “It was tough to have a 13-4-2 record and not be able to compete in

the national tournament.”

The Lady Mountain Lions’ success could be a surprise to some, as they compete in one of the nation’s toughest conferences, the RMAC. But Levett, along with Agnes Arnadottir, a junior forward from Reykjavik, Iceland, were not the least bit surprised by their success.

“The team chemistry this year was amazing.

Judging from what the seniors said, it was the best the program has ever had,” Levett said.

“The chemistry was great, we really played for each other and if you were fighting, you could count on the person next to you to be fighting as well,” Arnadottir added.

Great chemistry, a hardnose defense and complementary offense were key ingredients for the successful season.

The defense, anchored by keeper and two-time RMAC Goalkeeper of the Year Kelly Schroeder, was one of the better defensive teams in the nation.

Schroeder, a junior and Colorado Springs native, had eight shutouts on

the season en route to her Goalkeeper of the Year honors.

On offense, the team was steady and provided a boost to the stout defense.

Levett and Arnadottir led the team in scoring this season.

Arnadottir set a school record with 25 points this year, and Levett was close behind with 23 points.

The team’s record has set the bar high, but Arnadottir believes there is still room for improvement and an even more impressive season may be in store next year.

“Yes, I believe we can improve; we are losing some very good seniors.

However, now it is the time for the freshmen to step up,” Arnadottir said.

“A good season like this should get everyone even more excited for next season and enthusiastic to work hard in the spring and over the summer.”

Improving upon their impressive season may be difficult for the Lady Lions. However, after seeing them in action this year and with a great core of players returning, the possibilities are endless. S

Lady Lions look to improve, still hungry for championship Kyle Marino

kmarino@uccs.edu The UCCS women’s soccer team had a special season, one for the record books. The Lady Mountain Lions set a school

Photo by Nick Burns

After setting new records, the Lady Mountain Lions were still shy of going to the national tournament.

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Ice skating champion glides to UCCS and Russia, Japan Jonathan Toman jtoman@uccs.edu UCCS has 11 Division II sports, along with

a variety of other intramural and club sports. But the university also has a champion figure skater.

Agnes Zawadzki, a

freshman psychology major, doubles as a figure skating champion.

Zawadzki is originally from Chicago, Ill., and

has an older brother who is married and has two children, 8 and 2 years old.

Zawadzki came to the

Photos courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Above: Freshman psychology major Zawadzki continues to train and compete internationally as a champion figure skater.

Left: Agnes Zawadzki became the National Junior Gold Medalist at the 2010 World Junior Figure Skating Championships.

community for her skating career, and her brother’s family recently followed, also moving to Colorado Springs.

“The Springs has an amazing training center, and it has recently been named a U.S. Olympic training site,” said Zawadzki in explaining the move.

As far as why she decided to attend UCCS, Zawadzki said, “I chose UCCS because it’s not a long commute from the rink and home and because I wanted to keep a balance between my skating career and school.”

Zawadzki’s success has been a long time in the making, as she has been ice skating since she was 5 years old.

“My mom’s friend took her daughter to group skating classes, and she decided to sign me up.

Ever since that day, I fell in love with skating,” she said.

More recently, Zawadzki became the 2010 National Junior Gold Medalist to go along with her silver and bronze World Junior medals.

Further, in 2011, she placed fourth at her senior debut at nationals. In her return in 2012, she improved one spot and took third. In September, she won her first Senior International in Salt Lake City.

Zawadzki also has a study abroad trip planned for this November and left Nov. 6 for her Grand Prix in Moscow.

“This is my busiest month out of the year,” Zawadzki said. “I’m gone for a week, come back for a week, then leave again for my second Grand Prix in Miyagi, Japan.”

Despite the busy travel schedule, Zawadzki does get a break: “Our nationals are in January, so I have a little bit of down time to get prepared for that.” S

Reinhard rides to success with X Games, sponsorships Kyle Marino

kmarino@uccs.edu For Rachel Reinhard, a junior elementary education major and Colorado Springs native, her office is the skate park.

Reinhard makes a living as a professional skater, competing nationally and most recently taking bronze at the 2012 X Games.

She began skating at a young age. At first it was a hobby that gave her an excuse to hang out with her older brother and his friends, but it was also a way to have fun.

“At first, my brother and his friends were a lot better at skating than I was,” Reinhard said. “Then I started practicing 2-3 hours a day, every day. I became a better skater with practice and became better than they were.”

Soon that hobby became a passion, and Reinhard continued to build on her skating skills. She realized that a future in professional skating could be a possibility.

“They were mad at first, it was kind of funny to me,” she said of her skating buddies. “But then they grew supportive to my dreams and my passion.”

It has been 11 years since Reinhard first began skating. Since then, her dedication has earned

her bronze at the X Games in Los Angeles in June, and she was second in the 2008 Maloof Money Cup, a tournament sponsored by the wealthy Maloof brothers.

Even with her success and all of the accolades she has garnered from skateboarding – money (she won $10,000 at the X Games) and sponsorships (she is sponsored by BC Surf Shop and Etnies) – she has learned to stay humble.

“My parents and my grandma have always taught me to remain hum-

ble, love other people and be nice to everyone,” she said.

Though humility can be difficult when achieving so much success, Reinhard has strived to follow her parents’ and grandma’s advice. Still, she remains confident in her abilities as a skateboarder and hopes to see more success.

“Eventually, I envision being up on that podium being presented a gold medal,” Reinhard said. “It will take a lot of dedication, but I will stay motivated because I have fun and want to learn new

Photos by Robert Solis

Rachel Reinhard tears it up at Memorial Skate Park.

tricks and become a better skater.”

While skating may stay in her future, she aspires to do more with her life. She

hopes that one day she can become a kindergarten teacher.

Whether she continues as a pro skater or a kin-

dergarten teacher – or a pro-skating kindergarten teacher – her experiences and her travels remain to help her along the way. S