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Faculty death Spanish instructor and UCCS Radio advisor IDed in car accident 2 ROTC training Training exercise 3

Science & Business BioFrontiers Hidden science gem on campus 4 iOS 7 Mass download of Apple’s latest operating system 4

Culture Equestrian Club UCCS’s latest club focuses on horses 5 Clyde’s changes University Center pup starts off year with new staff and menu 6

Opinion Russia policy American politicians no longer leading 9 Internet trolls Read comments online at your own risk 9

Sports Cycling classes The Rec Center’s new bikes have yet to see much use 11

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University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Higher prices as Affordable Care Act may force mandatory student health care coverage Dezarae Yoder

dyoder@uccs.edu

The university student health insurance plan has gone through several alterations due to the requirements set forth by President Obama’s signature Affordable Care Act. Since UCCS insurance provider United Health Care is now required to offer more inclusive coverage, the cost of the yearly plan offered through the Student Health Center has increased. Student health plans may also become mandatory down the road.

Last school year, a student was able to purchase the annual insurance for $2,338. This year, the rate is $2,810.

Students may enroll at any time but will still have to pay the rate for an entire semester’s worth of coverage.

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Spring insurance enrollment will also be available for purchase at $1,112, compared to $924 last year.

Based on a preliminary comparison, this semester the Student Health Center has seen a 10 percent increase in student usage of the university health insurance plan.

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IT reassures students on privacy of email accounts Samantha Morley smorley2@uccs.edu

The National Security Agency scandals involving Edward Snowden over the last several months have prompted much skepticism about security and privacy within the United States.

On campus, some students may wonder about the level of privacy surrounding the university’s access to email accounts and Z drives.

The IT department is currently transitioning student accounts from Office 365 to Office 2013. This will include new security features that will block malicious emails and other potential threats, officials say.

But what about the process in place to protect the privacy of the accounts from those on campus? School officials contend that in general, students’ emails remain private.

“We don’t actively investigate any [accounts]. We don’t read peoples emails on a whim,” said Greg Williams, IT security principal. “We don’t read anybody’s email. Period.”

The Administrative Policy for Electronic Mail, located on the IT website, states the campus email system “should in no way be regarded as a secure medium for the communication

of sensitive or confidential information.”

It goes on to explain “the University can assure neither the privacy of an individual user’s use of the University’s electronic mail resources nor the confidentiality of particular messages…”

Instead of personally inspecting email accounts, the IT department has an automated system that scans messages for signs of viruses or phishing scams, which targets people via email with users requesting sensitive information to steal identities.

According to the IT help desk, phishing is “the act of attempting to acquire information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details…by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.”

“I can see where the students are concerned and that [they think] IT is sitting back here and monitoring their email,” said Kirk Moore, director of computer services, “but unless there’s an investigation going on, we are not monitoring email at all.”

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Graduate student program focuses on student needs Attiana Collins

acollin2@uccs.edu

Graduate programs play an important role in broadening the scope of those that may choose to attend the university and a new student association hopes to make that a reality at UCCS. After graduate student enrollment increased 7 percent on campus this semester, graduate student Sarah Mayer assisted in founding the Graduate Student Association to help graduate students with their needs.

“The graduate student body has kind of been ignored; there is no single organization, club or anything for the students,” said Mayer. “A lot of that is a lack of programming, a lack of initiative and students staying involved.”

GSA was founded by Kelli Klebe, psychology professor and dean of the graduate school, and student services.

“We wanted to develop a graduate student culture on campus and to offer support to students,” Klebe said.

Taryn Bailey, the graduate school recruitment and retention specialist, looked into what other schools were doing for graduate student outreach, according to Klebe.

She then worked with Professor Sylvia Martinez’s class

in the Master’s Leadership: Student Affairs in Higher Education program to develop a plan for GSA. “I am personally interested in the GSA providing me insight into the concerns of graduate students and to get their ideas on what types of professional development activities they may want that the graduate school can help provide,” Klebe said.

Mayer believes having a doctorate program that provides its students with the resources they need will bring more students to campus.

“People are coming [to UCCS], but what will greatly increase the reputation of the school is the doctorate program,” Mayer explained.

“The school will be able to say, ‘We don’t just have undergraduates, we have people at the graduate level doing research.’

In this economy, people with bachelor degrees are struggling to find jobs and are going back to school to get their master degrees and Ph.D.s.”

Mayer indicated that due to a lack of graduate-level resources, UCCS may be losing students to other CU campuses.

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An example of malicious activity would be if a student has responded to a phishing attempt.

“We go in a try to clean up that infection so that more people aren’t compromised,” he said. However, the automated system takes care of most of the work, therefore preventing IT from actively looking through all the emails.

The computer eliminates most of the guesswork so that the problem may be solved more quickly. In the event of such an issue, the student would be sent an email notifying them of the virus or phishing scam.

The department has also looked into student accounts for more serious reasons, though Williams did not disclose specific information. “It was only with the approval of either the vice chancellor or legal. Those are really the only two people who can approve that,” he said.

“It does happen from time to time,” Moore said. He explained IT would be notified of an active

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IT assures privacy of student accounts

investigation and that the student’s email is being reviewed.

“We don’t do it. We have to turn it over to somebody else.”

Depending on the investigation, the student may or may not be notified. It is, however, stipulated within the email policies (that students agree to when they get their account) that the messages are not actively looked through but that during the course of investigation, the tech department may examine specific data.

There have also been instances of students having their email privileges revoked. “It doesn’t happen very often,” Williams said, “but we have guidelines all listed on our website explaining what you can use your account for.”

Students are not permitted to use their account to make money, send documents that violate copyright laws, harass or intimidate others, to “spoof” (sending an email as if from someone else) and other prohibited activities.

“You have to sign our computing responsibility form at the beginning,” Moore said, “and if you do violate what it explains, then you can have your email revoked.”

“We also shut down people’s accounts in the case of somebody [getting] attacked,” Williams said. “They may have accidentally responded to something, or someone guessed their password. That would be the best scenario that we can give … to say we’re shutting down their account.”

Williams assured the process is an effort to protect the students and the college community, not to make people “jump through hoops.”

According to an IT email sent to students last week, upgrading all student mailboxes, which began Sept. 20, may take “several days,” though each account will be unavailable for about 10-15 minutes. Most will be unaffected, but those using Thunderbird or a Blackberry may need to update their settings. S

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Passwords are one of the tools iT uses to keep users’ information safe.

UCCS faculty member identified in fatal car accident nick Beadleston, Jesse Byrnes and Sara horton scribe@uccs.edu

Senior instructor Margaret “Marge” Mistry died in a car accident the night of Sept. 13. Mistry was hit by another motorist when she was returning to her car after checking on a deer she had hit on the road.

The crash happened at about 7:40 p.m. on Highway 115 in El Paso County, approximately 11 miles north of Penrose, according to Colorado State Patrol.

Mistry, 75, and a resident of Penrose, was walking across the road at dusk back to her car when she was hit by a 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee that was traveling southbound on Highway 115.

Mistry had reportedly hit a deer, got out and crossed the road to check on it, talked to another motorist, then was hit by a third motorist when returning to her car, according to Colorado State Trooper Michael Tafoya, the investigating officer. Mistry died at the scene.

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American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese.

The person driving the Jeep, Toni L. Gallardo, 67, also of Penrose, was wearing a seatbelt and was uninjured, according to State Patrol. According to Tafoya, alcohol, drugs and speeding are not suspected, though the crash remains under investigation.

“We are in contact with Marge’s husband, Hoshi. Our condolences are extended to him, Marge’s other family

members, and her many friends, colleagues and former students,” Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak said in an email to faculty members the morning of Sept. 14.

Mistry, a senior instructor in the languages and cultures department, taught Spanish at UCCS since 1991 after retiring from teaching at Mitchell High School, according to a UCCS press release.

She took classes at UCCS and CU before earning her Ph.D. in education from CUDenver in 2012.

Mistry was teaching three Spanish courses this fall, including beginning, intermediate and advanced.

She has also been the faculty advisor and guiding force for UCCS Radio since 2003.

“Personally, she was my mentor. To see her pass away, it’s very sad,” said Brandon Ortega, UCCS Radio station manager.

UCCS Radio held a meeting Sept. 16 to discuss moving forward.

School officials worked early in the week after the car accident to communicate the news to students who knew her personally.

The radio’s Sept. 18 Hispanic Heritage Month Concert was dedicated in Mistry’s memory.

“Marge really had a passion for education and passion for the radio station, and she helped a lot of students find themselves, help find their voice and she was a really great person to have around,” said

(Continued from page 1) Graduate student program who is pursuing a master’s degree in leadership of higher learning, is professional development in career enhancement.

“I’ve been contacting all

different departments and programs to try and provide resources,” said Mayer. “There are a lot of services that provide help for undergraduates. The

expectations are very high for graduate students, but we have nothing for them. ” GSA will be hosting various seminars for graduate students

this semester, including Thesis and Dissertation as well as Grant Writing.

“We have a lot of potential here. It’s just a matter of maxi-

Ortega.

“She worked really hard for the radio station for a number of years, and the radio station really started to take off here recently, and I’m glad at least she was able to see that.”

The news came as a shock to students, fellow faculty and staff members who saw Mistry on campus as late as the afternoon of Sept. 13.

“This is more than just the loss of a faculty member.

UCCS is losing a passionate and spirited woman who was the driving force behind UCCS Radio,” said Laura Eurich, a senior communication instructor and faculty advisor for The Scribe.

“Working with her on the Media Advisory board, I truly admired her enthusiasm for radio and the students,” Eurich said.

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neWs ROTC cadets’ training intensifies as year progresses September 23, 2013

nick Beadleston

nbeadles@uccs.edu

While students are just settling into classes, training is already well underway for UCCS ROTC cadets.

On Sept. 14, ROTC conducted a field training exercise geared toward first- and secondyear cadets.

The event was organized so junior cadets received their education from more experienced cadets. Cadre were on hand to supervise.

“Seniors run everything out here. The cadre are just here to make sure everything is done safely and correctly,” said MS4 James Prairie, a former infantry soldier who joined the ROTC program one year after leaving the military and enrolling at UCCS. The day began at 7 a.m. with a land navigation and orienteering course. Cadets were given aerial surveillance photographs and ordered to pilot their way to various points around the campus.

Following the orienteering course, cadets moved down to the land behind the Four Diamonds sporting complex. There, the training consisted of three class stations and a half-mile long assault course.

One station involved drills for reacting to a roadside bomb explosion. Another taught cadets how to handle anti-tank weapons and Claymore anti-personal

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ROTC cadets navigated a ropes course a Sept. 14 field training exercise.

mines.

The third station taught cadets how to call for medical evacuation helicopters over the radio. MS3 Jacob Webster, the class instructor, stressed the importance of properly prioritizing casualties. Webster explained how failure to do so could waste resources needed elsewhere on the battlefield.

The primary training event,

the assault course, tested cadets on a number of critical soldiering skills. The course was comprised of several sections and covered challenging terrain.

Cadets were faced with multiple obstacles including a rope line, log crossing and a mud crawl under razor wire.

Next, the trainees were required to maneuver along a ditch while under paintball gun-

(Continued from page 1) Affordable ance. However, Hanenberg is concerned United Health Care could drop voluntary coverage, therefore making UCCS a mandatory-insurance campus.

According to Hanenberg, the university would have limited options if that were to happen. “We would have to refer students to the exchanges,” Hanenberg said.

“We’re remaining voluntary unless we can’t,” said Hanenberg, who considers staying voluntary the best option for students. “[W]e’re all focused on doing what’s right for the students,” she explained.

Under a non-voluntary plan, penalty fees would incur should students choose to abstain from either purchasing a plan of their own or remaining on their parents’ plan. “[E]nrollment actually ends a few months after it’s opened … and if you miss a few months and get insurance in the future, you still have to pay those months of penalties when you didn’t have insurance,” said Hanenberg.

Currently, people can stay on their parents’ plan until age 26 even if they are married, attending school, eligible to en-

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What we’re waiting for is to see numbers. And those numbers are not out there.

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aware that they’re going to need it,” said Stephanie Hanenberg, executive director of health services on campus. “We’re up 8.7 percent in enrollment, so that’s probably a factor.”

Should UCCS switch to a mandatory plan, Hanenberg predicts a steep escalation in university insurance pricing.

“Students would have been paying $1,000 more … trying to keep it affordable is important, that’s a large part of why we chose this [current] plan,” stated Hanenberg.

“Ideally you want all of your students to have insurance but financially they can’t all afford it so that’s why we’re looking at what’s best for the overall student population,” she continued.

“Because we have lower enrollment and higher usage, we have very limited options…

[W]e’re on a shelf plan,” said Hanenberg.

“Shelf plan” means the UCCS insurance plan fits into a certain tier among colleges.

The University of Colorado Denver also takes part in this option.

Currently, students are not required to purchase insur-

fire. The purpose of this event, according to Prairie, was to practice the military’s “movement to contact” drill.

After a brief respite to hydrate, cadets were required to assault a bunker while broken into two teams.

Following the completion of this stage, instructors labeled one member of the cadet team a “casualty.” The remainder of

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roll in an employer’s plan, not living with their parents or are not financially dependent on their parents.

The Student Health Center will continue to serve those who do not plan on purchasing insurance.

Visits cost about $30-$40 each on average, according to Melissa Kuykendall, student insurance and office assistant for the SHC. “We do our best to keep the cost down for the students, to make an affordable option for them,” she said.

“We want their health to be important to them and provide them with the most options to live healthy,” Kuykendall said.

“We feel our insurance is for a great value for what it’s offering.”

Both Hanenberg and Kuyk-

endall indicated they are committed to keeping updated on the ACA and keeping students informed as well.

“We hope to learn more after Oct. 1 so we can help students,” Kuykendall stated. “Change is … scary,” she said of the federal reforms details. “We want to learn more so we can aid students better.”

“I’m constantly reading and finding more. There is a lot of new information coming,” said Hanenberg, also stressing the importance of informed decision making.

Kuykendall also referred the unknown costs inherent in the ACA. “What we’re waiting for is to see numbers. And those numbers are not out there.”

According to a statement recently released by Connect for Health Colorado, the new health insurance marketplace for all Coloradans is set to open exchanges on Oct. 1.

“Starting in October, Coloradans will be able to learn about their health insurance and financial assistance options and shop for coverage that starts as early as January 1, 2014,” the statement read.

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the team was required to transport that individual back to the starting point on a stretcher.

With more than 60 juniorlevel cadets training, and half that many senior cadets running the courses, the training ground was full of tactically executed movement.

Overseeing the training was Kelsey Whistler, MS4 and cadet sergeant major. Her main focus was on the welfare of her troops.

“Safety is a huge one of my issues,” Whistler said. The first ROTC female to participate in the heavyweight division of the Bataan Memorial Death March, Whistler is also former army active duty.

Whistler indicated UCCS ROTC is stepping up its annual training cycle to allow younger cadets more training time before the Leader Development and Assessment Course.

LDAC is a major annual ROTC training event that takes place every summer at Fort Lewis, Wash.

A number of the cadet’s parents were on hand, as well as Lieutenant Colonel Mark Thompson, professor of military science and head of the UCCS ROTC program.

Whistler explained training events help cadets acclimate to a military lifestyle and determine their willingness to enlist.

“That’s what ROTC is really all about. Do you really want to do this,” said Whistler. S

director and chief executive officer of Connect for Health Colorado, said her organization was “awarded a $116.2 million Level 2 Establishment Grant … by the Department of Health and Human Services.”

“People will be able to go out there and search different health plans. Looking at costs, looking at services, and find the one that’s most appropriate for them and their family,” said Christopher Valentine, director of marketing and communications for Penrose St. Francis and a UCCS alumnus.

“We’re trying to make it easier to get insurance … so we hope that more people will have insurance. Most people know the cost of health care continues to rise and we need a find a way to solve that, and a way to solve that is to have more people insured,” Valentine said.

“Our healthcare costs are the highest in the world, but the quality of care is not the highest in the world,” said Valentine.

“So there’s some disconnect there. If we could get the costs under control and focus on the care part of it, I think that’s the ultimate goal of it [the ACA].” S

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4 sCienCe & Business BioFrontiers broadens science department

Apple servers temporarily blocked on campus after mass iOS 7 download

Samantha Morley smorley2@uccs.edu

There are hidden aspects of every building on campus. The Osborne Center, for example, is home to several high-tech, multi-million dollar laboratories that explore innovative inventions and ideas that may in the future be common to everyday life.

The school’s BioFrontiers Institute was originally started at CU-Boulder and only recently brought to Colorado Springs, broadening the UCCS science department.

BioFrontiers is an interdisciplinary research program that applies sciences from several fields to a single problem.

“We don’t necessarily have immediate collaboration with Boulder,” said Kyle Culhane, a Ph.D. student who works with the BioFrontiers Institute and specializes in particle physics and cosmology. “They’re trying to separate the two and keep us our own entity.”

Culhane and a few of his associates have been working on nanoparticle projects in the Osborne Center. “We’re interested in biological application [of nanoparticles],” he said.

“We’re looking at silver and gold because their noble metals [and] hoping they’re going to be biologically compatible.”

They have developed fluorescent nanoparticles that can glow certain colors under specific lights, therefore allowing the team to image cells.

Also within Osborne is a laboratory that researches liquid crystals. Liquid crystals have become popular in current technology.

Items that feature an LCD display, such as phones, televisions and computers, have liquid crystal components.

Yuriy Garbovskiy, a senior research associate, has been at UCCS for three years and works with the liquid crystals.

“Here is a complete set of facilities that allow us to produce any different kind of nanobiotics,” Garbovskiy said.

He provided a thorough explanation of the way liquid crystals work, how they are made in the lab and their practical applications.

The liquid crystals are also being used for biological means, such as a method that could potentially remove cancer cells by less invasive means.

However, it can take several months

for a small sample of crystals to be made. A small bottle of liquid crystals can cost around $10,000.

Another lab contains a scanning electron microscope (SCM) and a “cluster,” which consists of several computational nodes and a head node that aid in the solving of complicated numerical problems. The cluster, called UCCS ROCKS because it resembles a rock cluster, began in 2010.

Jewell Anne Hartman, Ph.D. student in physics specializing in metamaterial optics and nanotechnology, and her associates add nodes periodically.

There is also a solid-state lab that showcases machinery worth millions of dollars each. “The floor is basically an infinite sink. This floor alone cost $1 million dollars,” Hartman said.

“The presence of one electron in this room would damage all of this equipment.” Because electrons possess a charge, they would interfere with the sensitive processes of the machines, therefore rendering them useless. Tom Christensen, a professor in the department of physics and energy science, runs this lab.

Hartman also went into detail about an atomic force microscopy (AFM) unit and a powerful laser that holds a titanium-doped sapphire.

The laser can be in both continuous and pulsing modes, but the laser goes through a series of reflective devices, such as mirror and a soda can, to reach its end point, thus proving to be a complicated process.

As for funding, the school primarily receives money from private entities. Donations are also accepted. “We get donations of equipment all of the time,” Hartman said. “We got $14 million of equipment from some lab up in Denver.” The school, however, often purchases new devices and adds them to the collection.

In an effort in increase awareness of the projects, Hartman hosts a Demo Day event every semester during finals week, in which her students can tour the laboratories.

Students are welcome to invite friends. “I tell my students to invite guests. So whoever they choose to bring gets to see it.” Hartman said. S

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Apple’s latest iOS is available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

Jesse Byrnes jbyrnes@uccs.edu

Apple fanboys and girls have taken their love affair with shiny objects and sleek mobile operating systems to a whole new level, to the point that campus officials blocked on-campus network users from accessing Apple servers for part of Thursday.

The move came Thursday afternoon after many on campus tried to download Apple’s iOS 7 – released Wednesday for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch – using Internet capabilities already strained due to a fiber optic cable cut earlier in the day.

“We are seeing most of our available Internet connection being used to install the new operating system (iOS 7) for iPhones and iPads,” UCCS’ information technology department emailed students Thursday afternoon before the cable was repaired.

“In order to help increase connection speeds we have temporarily blocked access to the [Apple] servers used to download iOS 7,” the email continued.

While many were expected to be downloading the new operating system, IT was unable to identify how many students made the attempt.

“We didn’t get a chance to get a great count before we put the block on,” according to Rob Garvie, associate director of computing services with IT. The school, which normally sees between 300-400 megabytes per second on its servers, saw a spike to 700 megabytes per second around the time Apple released iOS 7 on Wednesday.

Other streaming websites, like Netflix or Hulu, were not blocked while the cable was being repaired, only those servers used to download Apple’s newest OS.

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IT officials said it was “more from experience [Wednesday] watching the peaks” than solid evidence linking the increased traffic to iOS 7. “We knew that’s what was going on,” Garvie said, citing the operating system’s “high demand.”

“Delaying an upgrade typically isn’t a hardship,” Garvie said, noting that those on campus could still download the 700-magabyte update using their cellular data.

The network, running through Colorado Department of Transportation fiber cables from Denver, was affected starting around 8:15 a.m. Thursday morning.

“They’re doing a lot of construction in Denver and they must have cut it or something,” Garvie said.

UCCS is one of several universities, nonprofits and government agencies that comprise the Front Range GigaPOP (FRGP), which shares Wide Area Networking (WAN) services operated at the CU-Denver campus by the Boulder-based University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.

The school uses its own equipment and pays for the Internet, but does not pay to get it from Denver as it is a private fiber, Garvie said.

The IT department received an email at 4:23 p.m. Thursday from Colorado State University in Ft. Collins notifying them the problem had been resolved, according to Garvie.

That school has the network operation center in Denver for the portion of the network affected, he added, while CDOT repaired the fiber cable.

The school temporarily used its backup link from Denver before the network automatically rerouted to the faster line. The block on Apple servers was removed soon after. S

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C uLTuRe Equestrian Club members stir up excitement on campus September 23, 2013

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I don’t teach horses; the horses teach me. It’s like riding a motorcycle, but the horse has a brain.

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Strong in spirit and developing in stature, young Leopold stood elegantly in the grass, his long, blonde hair blowing in the wind, his tender neighing drawing students from their dorms to snap photos.

First seen on campus at the Sept. 4 Club Fair, the miniature horse stood guard behind the table of one of the newest groups on campus, the Equestrian Club.

“Everybody else makes snow cones and pops popcorn and has candy, and I needed a big draw, so we brought Leopold the miniature horse,” said Racquel Lintner, president of the Equestrian Club, which started this semester.

Rebecca Raven, equine professional for the club, head coach for the team and head instructor and trainer at RCA Equestrian, said she thinks being around horses can touch a person’s soul.

“No matter who came over to the table, it didn’t matter if they were 18, 17, starting college, seniors, staff, grounds crew … if they weren’t smiling before they got there, they were smiling when they left,” she said.

Lintner registered the club Sept. 18 and said she wants to get males to join.

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Senior racquel Lintner, president of the equestrian club, is looking forward to the next year.

“I started this club because I love horses and I wanted to give UCCS students the chance to enjoy equestrian activities,” she said.

The Equestrian Club also plans to turn into an equestrian team. Lintner said her goal is for the Equestrian Club to become an official team at UCCS. “I want to be recognized. I want to compete against Stan-

ford,” she said.

Lintner, a senior, started horseback riding lessons a year ago and owns a 3-year-old Arabian horse. Prior to that, she hadn’t been around horses for nine or 10 years, when her grandparents sold their property.

“I had to relearn everything.

I’ve never had official lessons before. My experience was very minimal, just a recreation, a

dream really, of wanting to be able to ride horses well,” she said.

Lintner, a psychology major, said she wants to do equine-assisted therapy when she graduates.

“When you’re out in the open away from all the city noise, stress of everyday life, you’re just brushing your horse. A horse is just a horse,” she said.

Raven agreed. “If you’re stressed or having a bad day, coming out and standing around the horses will release endorphins and relax you,” she said.

“I don’t teach horses; the horses teach me. It’s like riding a motorcycle, but the horse has a brain,” she added.

Raven, who competed in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) as an undergraduate, said her goal is to have a successful IHSA team.

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According to the IHSA website, the organization was established in 1967 by Bob Cacchione.

“The Association was founded on the principle that any college student should be able to participate in horse shows, regardless of their financial status or riding level,” explained the site.

“I think it is one of the best programs out there because it’s not as expensive to do as some of the other sports,” Raven said.

She said that the program helps teach several leadership goals and she hopes she can combine natural horsemanship and IHSA. Raven’s main goal for the club is to give students the opportunity to interact with horses if they’ve never been around them before.

“Owning horses in this economy is very, very expensive. Most people in college don’t have the money nor the means to keep their horse,” she said, adding that students that do own horses might miss them.

“I was raised with horses so I’ve never been without a horse, so to see people that have never had that opportunity, I think is amazing,” Raven said.

“You have to smile when you’re around horses, no matter what’s happening. Even if you fall off, you’re still smiling,” she said. S

‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ experiments with cop chemistry Sara horton

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“This job is eating me alive,” says a straight-faced Andy Samberg to the camera. “I can’t breathe anymore. I spent all these years trying to be the good guy, the man in the white hat.

I’m not becoming like them. I am them.”

For those who know Samberg from “Saturday Night Live,” they may have a hard time taking him seriously. Thankfully,

no one needs to – not while he’s playing NYPD Detective Jake Peralta on Fox’s comedy “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” which premiered Sept. 17.

He’s reciting his dramatic “Donnie Brasco” speech while being recorded in an electronics store, much to the dismay of his straight-laced partner Amy Santiago (Melissa Fumero).

Samberg’s character doesn’t need to be the good guy. Just the guy who saves this show. While the pilot shows a promising and diverse ensemble, the only real laugh-out-loud moment involves a colorful man Speedo and public humiliation.

“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” is a decent attempt to insert workplace comedy into a cop show, basically “The Office” commandeering “Law and Order.”

Like most clever ideas, it gets a little lost in the pilot, where all of the precinct workers and their interpersonal dirty laundry need to be introduced before the real fun can start.

Jake and Amy’s precinct is facing changes after their former boss, “Old Captain McGinley,” leaves. This provides an amusing, however brief, glimpse at the laid-back office culture.

Nostalgia prompts a flashback to Jake and a fellow detective in

roller chairs with fire extinguisher nozzles aimed at the ground.

Their coworkers are whooping and hollering until McGinley arrives and sternly demands to know what the hell is going on.

“Fire extinguisher roller chair derby?” Jake asks, armed with no other explanation than the truth.

McGinley pauses. “OK,” he shrugs, turning around to leave.

When McGinley’s successor, Captain Ray Holt (Andre Braugher), arrives, he deadpans his way through introductions and makes clear there will be no more shenanigans.

Immediately, he butts heads

with Jake. Between Jake’s constant run-ins with his partner and new boss, “Brooklyn NineNine” has the potential to grow stale quickly.

Still, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” deserves a chance to play with that dynamic, as pilots never seem to give any series enough time to explore.

A brief (and perfectly awkward) appearance by fellow “SNL” star Fred Armisen also suggests guest stars can help keep the show fresh.

Full episodes of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” can be watched for free online (fox.com/brooklynnine-nine). S

‘Insidious: Chapter 2’ rips a page from the old book Serena Ahmad

sahmad@uccs.edu

rating:

“Insidious: Chapter 2,” the sequel to “Insidious,” opened Friday, Sept. 13 – an apt marketing move for a horror movie.

The story starts with a young Elise (the elderly psychic from the first movie), who has been called in to visit main character, Josh, at his 1986 childhood

home.

She meets a good friend there, Carl, who was initially called in by a young Josh’s mother, a nurse.

Elise takes a video recording of an interview with Josh, who is later found to be talking to a future, adult Josh (Patrick Wilson). Elise finds the being that is trying to possess young Josh’s body.

She finds the entity hiding in the closet and is harmed by the evil entity as she tries to lure it out. This was a little too predict-

able, though still very dramatic.

This scene, to prevent confusion, should have been black and white to at least allow the audience to know that it was a flashback.

The movie then snaps back to the present time, 25 years later.

Josh’s wife, Renai (Rose Byrne), is interviewed by a police detective in regards to the murder of Elise during the séance that rescued Josh and Renai’s eldest son Dalton (Ty Simpkins) and pulled him out of a deep sleep.

The detective implies Josh

may be the murderer, and Renai seems hesitant to disregard his words.

Renai picks up her role as the damsel in distress, which makes her unlikable. One would think she had toughened up since dealing with the events of the first movie. Dalton was much more prepared to fight off the entities than she was.

The film is intense and includes scenes of a grotesque ghost bride and a possessed man. Confusingly, a baby is left to cry in an upstairs room while

the other characters run from a supernatural monster and remains unmentioned for the climax.

Though “Insidious: Chapter 2” was shocking and interesting, it should be the end of the franchise. “Insidious: Chapter 2” did explain a lot from the first movie and wrapped it all up well.

It was too predictable, and enough was left out that it does not warrant a five-star rating.

“Insidious: Chapter 3,” already confirmed, seems it will be very similar to the first two. S

CuLTuRe Clyde’s adds new staff, menu items 6

Alexander nedd anedd@uccs.edu

Burgers and beer have a new supervisor.

Clyde’s, the University Center pub, is under new management this semester.

Joshua Hill, the new manager, was chosen over other applicants after multiple interviews and has set his sights on improving the student hangout.

“Sales have increased about 5 percent this semester alone,” Hill, a Vermont native, said in an email.

Rumors have suggested Clyde’s will become a full-service bar, allowing a wider alcohol selection. For the moment, Hill explained these rumors hold no truth.

“Clyde’s will not become a full-service bar. Our liquor license restricts us to beer and wine,” Hill said.

However, Clyde’s available services may still change. According to Hill, full-table service at Clyde’s is being considered.

New menu items have also been introduced by Hill and others, offering a variety of daily

specials.

Hill is hands-on with the Clyde’s menu and has a team who helps him with it, including Brenda Witzke, the new retail manager who starts today.

“She will be working with Keith Livingston, our executive chef, and I to create new menu items and continue to improve the customer experience,” Hill said.

He said a wider beverage selection and new staff are additional changes this semester.

Currently, Clyde’s employs 12 staff members but is looking to add more.

Sydney Davis, an English major, is a freshman and new to the Clyde’s team.

“I’ve been here for two weeks. It’s different here. I used to work at Chili’s,” Davis said.

“I like how relaxed it is here on campus.”

Davis likes how Clyde’s continues to be a busy as well.

“Business has been pretty good. I went to Clyde’s before I worked here and thought it was a cool place.”

“My goal for Clyde’s is for it to be a fun place to go, whether it

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Joshua hill is the new manager at clyde’s.

is to watch the game or hang out with friends,” Hill explained.

“To do this, I need to uphold and continue to improve the level of service and food quality and, in general, offer an exception experience to every guest.”

Both Hill and Davis encouraged students to attend and see the new Clyde’s experience.

“It’s pretty cool and relaxed here. When you get tired of other foods, come here,” Davis said.

“Clyde’s continues to get better every day,” Hill said.

Clyde’s is open seven days a week, Monday-Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday-Saturday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday 1-6 p.m. S

Red Leg Brewing Company seeks to serve those who serve nick Beadleston

nbeadles@uccs.edu

Nestled in a warehouse off Garden of the Gods Road on Forge Road, the Red Leg Brewing Company is gaining a reputation as the go-to joint for prior and active-duty service members.

“I wanted a group of people that understood what we had gone through,” said owner Todd Baldwin, referring to both his staff and his patrons.

Baldwin is a former army officer who left the service in 2009. Unhappy in an IT job, Baldwin began to write business plans for a brewery.

“Is that really what I fought for? To be in a cubical for the rest of my life?” he recalled thinking.

After being terminated by his employer, Baldwin was able to concentrate on finishing his business plan for Red Leg. In the face of several monetary setbacks, Baldwin was able to secure the necessary funding in December 2012.

The rest happened overnight – quite literally in the case of the 37-foot bar, which was constructed the night before the grand opening.

Despite fears of a small turnout, when Baldwin unlocked the doors on July 4, the parking lot was packed. Since then, demand has increased.

Baldwin said employees are working up to 80 hours a week to keep the taps flowing and to complete work on the facilities.

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President and founder Todd baldwin opened red Leg brewing to “serve those who serve.”

The warehouse portion of the brewery currently houses more than 120 used kegs. Each contained 15 gallons at one time.

While his team plans to one day distribute, the immediate concern is brewing enough beer for bar-side patrons.

The brewery offers six craft beers and is working on seasonal beers. Each brew is named after a different branch of the military.

“Howitzer is my baby,”

Baldwin said. “It’s quickly becoming one of our most popular beers.”

Patrons can also try SGT. PILS, a pre-prohibition beer brewed from a 1911 recipe. Or they can sample DO-Little IPA, a malty beer that is “aggressively hopped but not bitter.”

Michale Acerra, the assistant brewer responsible for quality assurance, spoke about plans for a Belgium dark ale. “It’s gonna be that really dark, figgy ale; I’m excited.”

Regarding plans to eventually distribute brews, Red Leg will use cans instead of bottles.

According to Jeff Lockhart, master brewer and former army helicopter pilot, cans present several advantages over glass. “[A] brown bottle keeps most light out, but a can keeps it out completely,” he said.

Lockhart also advocated the environmental attributes of cans. He explained cans are lighter and easier to recycle, which he hopes will dissuade

patrons from littering.

Additionally, he pointed out that cans are allowed in certain recreational venues, where bottles often are not.

Even though recently created, the brewery is no stranger to history. The term “red leg” harkens back to the civil war name for artillery units.

On the wall above the bar is written, “You may be whatever you so resolve to be,” a quote

by Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson.

While not inundated with military memorabilia, the bar does host several patriotic symbols, including at least one flag flown during combat missions.

Baldwin stated the brewery was in phase two of its development: fabricating a new, larger brewing system. While Baldwin outlined his immediate vision for the facility, he said there is no final phase.

The staff of Red Leg Brewing Company enjoys the bar’s atmosphere. “We’re not a come and get banged up and stumble home establishment,” said Baldwin in regards to Red Leg’s 8 p.m. closing time.

Baldwin also recounted this season’s first Bronco’s game, which was displayed on and empty bar wall via a projector.

When the national anthem began, every patron in the house, service member and civilian alike, stood in reverent silence.

“This is by far the best military town I’ve ever been to,” he said. “Right now, I couldn’t ask for anything better.” S

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September 23, 2013

Prioritize community safety before class Staff editorial

scribe@uccs.edu

Pictures and footage of Colorado’s widespread flooding have dominated local and national media outlets. We don’t need turn to them to know the sheer extent of the damage, though – it’s at our doorstep.

The UCCS campus is only about 20 minutes away from Manitou Springs, which is rebuilding after heavy rain flooded numerous businesses and homes.

Cities in northern Colorado like Boulder have faced the same as they attempt to locate the hundreds of people unaccounted for in the aftermath of the disastrous flooding.

The University of Colorado Boulder had been closed since Sept. 12 to assess and repair on-campus damage, including damage to about 80 buildings, according to CU-Boulder police.

Still, despite the natural disaster, CUBoulder resumed classes Sept. 16.

“For members of our CU family who are still displaced and who haven’t joined us yet, we don’t want you to worry,” stated CU-Boulder in a campus alert the day classes resumed. “Above all, we want you to be safe.”

Resuming classes so soon sends a conflicting message, however. The physical and emotional aftermath of the

flooding makes CU-Boulder’s reopening feel premature.

While Google’s Crisis Map of the Colorado floods does show there are minimal road closures and roadblocks around the university, not every member of the CU-Boulder community lives on or near the campus.

A CU-Boulder announcement acknowledged not every instructor may return immediately, noting “some courses will be canceled or rescheduled due to instructor availability.”

While it also recommended affected students talk to their instructors to arrange accommodations, cancellations and various accommodations can – and likely will – become a mess for students and faculty alike to navigate.

“You do realize that you still can’t make up for missed lectures and students WILL fall behind,” one CU-Boulder business student tweeted to the campus Twitter account. “This is absurd.”

Students already have the stress of living in a disaster area. CU-Boulder has now added the additional stress of trying to work with professors and instructors.

Another anonymous CU-Boulder student started an online petition Sept. 15 protesting CU-Boulder’s reopening.

It was removed the afternoon of Sept.

16 with approximately 3,700 signatures, about 300 short of its goal before

it would have been sent to CU-Boulder Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano.

This isn’t a case of lazy twenty-somethings looking for an excuse to get out of morning calculus.

More than half of CU-Boulder’s students rely on their own transportation to even get there, wherever they may commute from.

The Colorado Daily reported in 2012 that 14 percent of CU-Boulder students, or 3,953 students total, drive alone to campus. Another 39 percent either biked or walked.

Even in the best-case scenario, in which those students all safely commute to campus, they are still members of a disaster-stricken community.

Chances are, if they haven’t lost everything in the flood, they know at least one of the 1,750 people who the Associated Press has reported as evacuated from Boulder and Larimer counties.

And although UCCS and its students and faculty have escaped from the floods largely unscathed, the CU system should recognize this as an opportunity for northern Colorado to help one another rebuild and heal.

While we at The Scribe recognize the importance of education, the people of Boulder and neighboring communities are reeling after losing homes and, quite possibly, loved ones.

Sometimes, class can wait. S

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Russia saving face for United States over Syrian conflict

Nick Burns nburns@uccs.edu

American politicians have lost sight of the big picture.

By supporting President Barack

Obama’s urge to retaliate against the Assad regime (for their alleged use of chemical weapons), they demonstrate a short-sighted view of politics on the global scale.

As far as Syria is concerned, America wants to play a game of chutes and ladders while Russia is watching a chess board.

Clearly, the Russian government wants to keep its interests in the region intact. There is little dispute in the international community that for geopolitical, commercial and military reasons, Russia wants to support the Assad regime.

Under the surface, the restraint shown

by Russian President Vladimir Putin in proposing the disarmament of chemical weapons is indicative of his knowing that any conflict in the region can spark a devastating course of events.

By initiating talks, Russia succeeded in delaying the need for boots on the ground, which is proposed by the Con-

gressional Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF).

If we enter Syria under the guise of “humanitarian” efforts to strategically strike Assad, Iran will enter the fray.

Iran has made repeated statements over the years against U.S. intervention in the region, and as the strongest ally of Syria, would come to their aid if American military dominance were practiced.

Blatantly ignored by our politicians, Iran did view the projected U.S. military action as an act of war.

This was highlighted by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a recent address on the disarmament agreement, in which he stated, “We are happy that war has been averted and will do our best to make sure one does not begin.”

Just looking at the political alliances, we can see that most Middle Eastern countries would become involved in any conflict very quickly.

Iran and Russian intervention would make this war very costly to an already

fatigued United States.

Our president and politicians along both aisles have been making moves toward this regional conflict, hedging our risk of expanding into an international war solely on the reputation of American imperialism and exceptionalism.

Russia, fully understanding the intricate web, provided America a way to save face.

Unlike the U.S., Russia knows the consequence of direct military action in Syria. Any military action is dangerous, but taking into account regional and global tensions, the dominoes are aligned to fall on an expanding map of countries.

Their impending collapse over the Syrian civil war has been curbed by sensibility and diplomacy…for now.

Putin stands as the watchdog at the gates to an impending World War III while the United States has unrealistic, unshakeable confidence in future military action. S

D.C. shooting reignites gun Internet comments: read at control talk your own risk

Aaron Collett acollett@uccs.edu

Columbine. Aurora. Sandy Hook.

All places where people’s access to guns has overridden other people’s right to not be shot. And now, another mass shooting can be added to the list.

Last Monday, military contractor Aaron Alexis opened fire at the Washington Naval Yard in Washington, D.C., killing 12 people and wounding eight.

I am tired. I am tired of seeing reports of yet another shooting. I am tired of seeing innocent people dying because they went to work one day.

I am tired of the nasty, vicious rhetoric from both sides: “You want to take away all our guns!” “Guns are the source of all evil in the world, and we must destroy them!”

Blogger Fred Clark said regarding the shooting, “We all know our lines by now.” While we all may know our lines, sometimes we are compelled to continue saying them.

In the wake of Sandy Hook, some of the political right argued it wasn’t the time to discuss gun control. When is the right time?

“Guns are necessary for self-defense!” I hear echoing off the walls of the Republican echo-chamber. No. At least one of the security guards killed in Alexis’ rampage through the Naval Yard was armed. In fact, according to NBC Washington, Alexis took his gun after killing him.

In a situation where both parties have guns, the one who fires first wins. In a situation where neither party has a gun, neither gets to fire, and they both win.

Alexis was discharged from the Navy with a history of violent behavior. Not only violent behavior, but violent behavior with guns.

In 2004, he had what NBC Washington called an “anger-fueled rampage” and shot out the tires of someone else’s car. Not only did he have a violent history, but he was also having a mental breakdown.

I don’t want to demonize those with mental diseases or disabilities – most are not on the verge of committing a mass shooting.

However, the fact that he was hearing voices, which multiple media outlets have reported, probably didn’t help his existing tendency to go on those rampages.

With a history of mental illness and violent behavior, why was Alexis able to legally buy a shotgun?

“You can’t punish law-abiding, gun-owning citizens because someone broke the law!” Well, you’re not being punished.

Having to wait for a full background check before getting your most recent phallic-compensatory toy is not a punishment. At worst, it’s a mild inconvenience.

We must fix this problem. People who already have a history of violent behavior cannot and should not be able to obtain weapons of mass murder. S

Shelby Shively sshively@uccs.edu

Typical Internet trolls appear to be generally angry with the world and enjoy spreading their misery in any way possible, whether or not the recipients of their comments have done anything to deserve this.

Over the summer, I was terrified the Black Forest fire would reach my house, so I scoured every news story for any further information, including the comments. That was a mistake.

One person’s comment read something like, “We should charge higher property taxes for people who live in places with known danger of wildfire. Why should the rest of us pay for this fire?”

This was tame. Trolls tend to make much more horrible comments on controversial stories, in which they think the majority of readers will agree with their often disgusting, ignorant, uninformed opinion.

According to author and blogger Kate Harding, feminist bloggers receive a lot of troll anger. She describes in detail the responses fat feminist bloggers get when they say anything related to rape.

The comments range from rude “jokes”

about weight to disgusting verbal assault suggesting the women would be better off if raped by someone.

Some Internet forums, such as Facebook, allow users to report people for this type of harassment, and they can be punished with deletion of their profiles.

However, this is not the case for every blog website, chat room or other social media. Even on sites that have a report button, manpower to check every single report is limited – not to mention trolls can use the report button as well.

This lack of oversight encourages people to release their angry, destructive word vomit wherever and whenever they please. It is too easy for trolls to tear down the writing of an educated, informed feminist with controversial ideas.

Trolls manage to convene to spew their all-too-similar trash, which convinces them their opinions must be right, since so many others agree with them.

That kind of disregard for someone’s feelings is deplorable. It is often difficult and painful for someone to come out as a survivor of rape, and it is even more difficult to do this when doing so results in pure hatred spewed at you.

Some may argue troll attacks are the risk people take when they choose to open up about their experiences online.

On the other hand, maybe people shouldn’t be allowed to attack one another in this way. It would be relatively easy for all websites to allow people to report comments for this kind of offensive hate speech.

Yes, it would require more manpower, but the ability to stop trolls is worth it.

It would also be better for us to all shift our paradigms a bit. Hating others and disrespecting them requires some serious, conscious effort.

Actually showing others respect and recognizing we don’t all have to agree in order to have valid opinions seems infinitely easier. S

10 Life on the Bluffs Campus Chatter April Wefler, awefler@uccs.edu

Do you download or stream on campus; if so, what?

DWTS to set stage on Top Ten Things to duel with fire with 17th season Alexander Nedd

Amber Wilson, junior, organizational and strategic communication “I live on campus. YouTube videos, I subscribe to channels.

Netflix, ‘Scandal’ or ‘How I Met Your Mother.’

A.J. Albaaj, freshman, engineering “Netflix, YouTube, Pandora, Spotify, Justin.tv.

Watching sports, listening to music, watching videos. I’m starting to realize I don’t need the In- ternet with these LARPers. So many…‘The League,’ ‘Breaking Bad,’ ‘How I Met Your Mother.’ I watch a bunch of movies.”

Queen Nwoke, junior, nursing “I stream Netflix, YouTube, sometimes I use Hulu. Sometimes I download music off of iTunes. ‘New Girl,’ ‘Scandal,’ ‘Prison Break.’ I’m trying to get into ‘Breaking Bad.’”

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“Ain’t nobody got time fo’ dat!” is an acceptable response from me in regards to watching laugh-track laced sitcoms with classes starting up, study habits to adopt and a 40-plus hour work week.

However, that doesn’t stop me from staying up on current events including all things pop culture, and when the cast for season 17 of ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars” was announced, it did more than spark my interest – it ignited it.

For one thing, I knew of most of the cast. That’s pretty relevant for a show with ratings on the decline among college kids. (Who doesn’t want to see their favorite stars battle it out with hot professional dancers?)

The show’s contestants include Super Bowl champ Keyshawn Johnson, “Jersey Shore” starlet Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, actor Brant Daugherty (secret crush) and comedian Bill Engvall.

Controversy has already surrounded those in the cast with dancing skills, such as Corbin Bleu and Amber Riley, with some believing they have an unfair advantage.

But dancing alone won’t help your favorite star; it’s also a popularity test.

And with pressure mounting, anything can happen on live television.

Hot dances and hotter competition lit up the stage for the season opener Sept.

16, featuring songs and choreography one can only hope to pull off during homecoming night.

It was a sizzling night for Snooki and her partner Sasha Farber, the pair taking the top spot and earning a score of 23 out of 30 from the judges.

What many believe to be the show’s must-watch contestant just happens to have a bit of history at UCCS himself.

Contestant Bill Nye, who spoke on campus last year, has been added to the season’s lineup.

The 58-year-old is a surprise to many, and I, for one, cannot wait to see him shuffle from beakers to break dancing. Unfortunately, Nye saw the night’s lowest score at 14 after his attempt at the cha-cha with partner Tyne Stecklein.

For an older gentleman, I won’t say he did badly. However, one judge did suggest he’d rather have a “wax job” than watch his performance again.

America likes the Science Guy, but is it enough to keep him on the show?

To capitalize on the drama, a new setup has the performance and elimination round held on the same night in one two-hour special. The couple with the lowest combined score with votes will go home.

Mondays just got a little easier. Tune in as DWTS returns to ABC Monday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. for the first night of eliminations. S

Serena Ahmad, sahmad@uccs.edu

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Otter Pops

Flowers that you should have given your mom Your 5-pound biology textbook UCCS pompoms Water guns filled with soda A hot curling iron Wet towels Olive Garden’s unlimited breadsticks A “Duck Dynasty” lanyard Pool noodles

This week at UCCS

Whovian artwork discovered in men’s bathroom

General

April Wefler

Sept. 23-Oct. 31 WALDSTERBEN: De Lane Bredvik/ GOCA AWOL Project Plaza of the Rockies, South Tower Atrium, 121 S. Tejon Street

Sept. 25-Oct. 5 Noon-5 p.m.

M12: Black Hornet Exhibition GOCA 1412 Sept. 26-29 7:30 p.m.

“Seven Guitars” Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theater

Wednesday, Sept. 25 Noon-1 p.m.

Yoga for Stress Reduction UC 303A 5-8 p.m.

Celebrity waiter The Lodge

5-8 p.m.

Sodexo Chalk Talk The Lodge 7-10 p.m.

RHA Casino Night Upper Lodge

Thursday, Sept. 26 7 a.m.

Sodexo National Pancake Day pancake bar The Lodge

7:30-9:30 p.m.

The Magic of Connection: cellist Stephanie Winters Heller Center

Friday, Sept. 27 9 a.m. to noon Office of Sustainability Adopt-aWaterway Lot N

6-8 p.m.

DPS & Think SIDNE Car Summit Village

awefler@uccs.edu

Step into the Tardis and he’ll take you for a ride, anywhere you want to go during any time period.

Celebrating its 50th anniversary on Nov. 23, Doctor Who has been described by many, including Entertainment Weekly, as a cult classic.

The newest doctor, Peter Capaldi, was announced in August.

Some Whovians have decided to make their presence known on campus, albeit anonymously. The Scribe recently discovered Whovian artwork in the UC first-floor men’s bathroom. S Photos by James Sibert | The Scribe

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Rec Center cycling classes grow in popularity taylor hargis

thargis@uccs.edu

As part of an ongoing expansion of facilities and services, the Rec Center has introduced a new set of cycling classes this semester.

Using 16 brand-new stationary bikes, one for the class instructor and 15 available for students, the classes focus on endurance and interval training.

Funded from the Rec Center’s capital budget, every bike was purchased for a little more than $1,000, discounted from their initial $1,400 price tag.

Also included free in the purchase were the computer consoles for each bike that track distance, revolutions per minute (RPM) and time, which are worth more than $200 apiece.

Although attendance was initially low at about two or three people, the number of people attending was “acceptable for a new program,” said Annette Biggs, associate director of aquatics and fitness, noting the challenges in marketing something new.

“There’s a barrier [of people saying] ‘Oh, I’m not going to try that, I’ll look stupid. I don’t know what I’m doing’ versus going out there and trying with friends,” Biggs said.

She stressed that classes strive to be open to people of all skill levels and abilities.

“We serve all students so that they feel like they’re successful whether they’re super fit or not. We focus a lot on education versus ‘feeling the burn,’” Biggs said.

The Rec Center chose to pursue the cycle classes in order to round out class opportunities for students.

“I think if you really look at what everyone else is doing in the campus rec-

reational development, it’s a very natural program to have,” said Biggs. “And we have the space and capacity to store those bikes.”

“We’re already doing the cardio-based programs,” she added. “We’re already doing the strength-based programs. We have our strength and conditioning programs for those higher-skill levels. And then we have our dance formats. It’s really about completing the offerings of courses.”

Maggie Nichols, freshman and instructor for two of the eight classes, said she was seeing “more and more people every week” as current students spread the word.

“Originally there were only like two people, but in my last class [Sept. 15], there were 10,” she said. “It’s a lot more fun with more people.”

In order to be accessible for students, classes are offered in “as many formats in as many time blocks as possible,” said Biggs.

There is a cycling course offered at least once every day of the week excluding Thursday, and times range from 6:45 a.m. to 7 p.m. Class listings can be found on the Campus Rec website (uccs. edu/~campusrec) or at the front desk.

Additionally, the cycling course is offered in both 45- and 60-minute versions. Both incorporate a warm-up, 3035 minutes of straight cycling and a cooldown, but the longer version also offers a 15-minute core workout.

For those who may be nervous about trying something new, the Rec Center also offers educational workshops on the bikes that instruct newcomers on how to set up their bike and form.

Nichols encourages more students to join in. “It’s a lot of fun and a great workout.” S

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Jena Viesselman participates in one of the new cycling classes hosted by the rec center.

Peyton’s forehead Dunk tank makes a splash Sara Horton, shorton@uccs.edu Disclaimer: The contents of this section are intended as satire.

Forget the New York Giants. Check out this giant forehead.

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UccS volleyball player heather Sanders participated in the dunk tank on the West Lawn last week.

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SOCCER ATHLETES in the SPOTLIGHT Iceland native Arnadottir makes impact on UCCS soccer Attiana Collins

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She started off staring at midfield, watching others play when she was five. Now, senior Agnes Arnadottir is the career record-holder in game-winning goals for the UCCS women’s soccer team.

This season, Arnadottir is also on pace to break the UCCS career records for points per game (1.06) and goals per game (.417).

After being recruited to the University of Rhode Island to complete her undergraduate degree, she moved to Colorado to attend UCCS and pursue her master’s degree in sports nutrition.

“There aren’t a lot of schools with good sport nutrition programs. Colorado had one of them, and when you look at it, not a lot of these schools had soccer teams and I wanted to play soccer, too, so I just called the coaches and tried to make them recruit me,” Arnadottir said.

Arnadottir was recruited to UCCS as a goalkeeper but changed positions when Head Coach Nichole Ridenour saw that they didn’t need that position as much as they needed a goal scorer.

“She came from the University of Rhode Island, so we didn’t know she was here, but she emailed and contacted us to see if there was room on the team and if we were interested.

She adapted adequately, and this year she’s doing very well,”

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Agnes Arnadottir led the women’s soccer team to victory against concordia-St. Paul at their opening regulation game of the season.

Ridenour said.

Not only can Arnadottir change positions, but she also brings determination and leadership to the team.

“Maybe someone will want to cut corners and only do 10 pushups, instead of 15, she’ll call you on it. She holds that standard. She’s really good,” Ridenour said.

While in Iceland, Arnadottir played on the Under-17 and Under-19 Icelandic national teams as a defender. She was captain of the Under-19 team for one game against Germany in the 2007 European Championships.

“It was a great experience.

You know how they always play the national anthem here

before games? They don’t do that in Iceland, they only play it before national team games. It’s such a pride to be there, in your national uniform, playing for your country,” said Arnadottir.

Soccer in America has a different style than other countries, according to Arnadottir.

“If you watch England play, it’s more about playing, build-

ing up your offense from the defense,” said Arnadottir.

“So, even when you’re a defender, you’re already participating in offense more than, for example, we do here. It’s more like you get the ball. You’re almost not allowed to pass it backwards. Here, you go forward.”

The biggest difference between the United States and Iceland off the pitch for Arnadottir is freedom.

“I was babysitting my nephew and niece this summer, they’re 8 and 10, and they had to be in at 10 at night.

You can just be outside. It’s bright in the summer all day and all night, Arnadottir said.

“There’s more freedom. Everyone is just outside playing soccer. It’s not as restricted and there aren’t so many dangers.

I’m very happy that I got to grow up there.”

Arnadottir’s motivations are winning and having friends.

After moving to Colorado from Rhode Island, she didn’t know anyone and was grateful for the friends playing soccer provided.

“After preseason, you already have a base friend group of girls that are interested in the same things you are. It’s very nice to have something like that when you go somewhere absolutely new,” she said.

Catch Arnadottir and the rest of the UCCS women’s soccer team on Wednesday, Sept.

25 at 7 p.m. at Mountain Lion Stadium as they plan Colorado Christian. S

California’s Calhoun makes noise at UCCS Alexander nedd anedd@uccs.edu

School has barely been in session for four weeks, yet J.R. Calhoun is already making some noise.

Calhoun, a freshman, left his home town of Canyon Country, Calif., to begin a journey in sport management and play as a center midfielder for the UCCS men’s soccer team. “[When I] came to UCCS, I had no idea I would play soccer,” said Calhoun, who attended the school’s soccer camp where they found an interest in his skills.

“It’s definitely a change of pace from high school,” he added about the level of play in college. “In college, you have to be on your toes. There is a lot more athleticism involved.”

Indeed, athleticism is what Calhoun is about. In his first game, Calhoun was able to score two goals against St. Mary’s of

Texas, helping the team snag their first win of the season.

“It was a good game. I wanted to give it my all,” Calhoun said.

“It was kind of right place, right time.”

Head Coach Johnnie Keen has been impressed with the ability and skill Calhoun has shown this early in the season.

“J.R. is really doing a great job,” Keen said. “He came in off the bench as a sub and was able to take it. We’re excited about him this [season] and the four years we have left with him.”

Both Keen and Calhoun highlight the importance of working together as a team. “I love my teammates. It’s a pretty closeknit family,” Calhoun said.

“Since our upperclassman know it, it’s crucial. The chemistry of our team is really important in order to be successful,” Keen added.

Outside of sports, Calhoun is adapting to his new city and

freshman life at UCCS. “I like to skateboard. I’m waiting for snowboarding to come around,” Calhoun said.

When Calhoun isn’t hitting the field or the books, he especially likes to go to concerts.

“My favorite artist would have to be J. Cole,” he said, referring to the American hip hop artist.

“On campus, I like to hang out with the other freshmen,” Calhoun added. “We like to play FIFA.” Calhoun knows the importance of balancing both sports and his studies. “I hope to raise my team’s GPA score,” he said.

He also has high hopes on the field. “I hope to get a starting spot, but if not, I hope to help out the team and get as many goals as I can,” Calhoun said.

Calhoun and the team’s next game is Friday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m., when they will take on Fort Lewis at Mountain Lion Stadium. S

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Freshman J.r. calhoun scored two of the three goals during the men’s soccer opening game.