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Damages, partying and low security frustrate The Lodges’ tenants

Job opportunities are better in Denver 2

Parking Students still frustrated with parking, admin says there’s plenty 4

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Piles of newspapers, empty beer cans left in hallways and rotten food on the stairs are a few of the complains from residents at The Lodges.

Evan Musick emusick@uccs.edu

Senior art Annual art exhibit ranges from sustainability to existentialism 6

Complaints about The Lodges continue as excessive partying, dirty halls and poor

interior quality plague its student tenants.

The Lodges opened before the school year began, and although amenities include computer labs, a heated pool and areas to exercise, residents

still have their complaints.

Mykinthia Ebron, junior communication major, said that while it is a nice place to live, the maintenance of the apartment complex could be improved.

‘Reading Rainbow’ host to talk on literacy rates, higher ed.

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Virtual reality Children are experiencing less and less of reality 9

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“The Lodges is a great place to live first of all, I’m not bashing the management or anybody in that point. I believe there could be a little more upkeep,” she said.

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The man who motivated many students to read is coming to speak at UCCS. LeVar Burton will speak about the importance of literacy on April 27 at 7 p.m. in the Gallogly Events Center.

Burton is best known as the host and executive producer of PBS’ children’s program “Reading Rainbow” from 1983 to 2006.

“I think it’ll be great. I actually need to get a ticket for it. [LeVar’s] like my childhood,” said Cierra Boykin, junior political science major.

Burton, who is also known for his role as Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge in the 1987-1994 “Star Trek: Next Generation” and as a young Kunta Kinte in 1977’s television miniseries, “Roots,” will speak on literacy rates in the United States.

The talk will focus on how higher education can help contribute to or be involved with improving literacy rates.

“It’s going to affect [students], it’s going to affect future generations and it’s really going to come from someone who knows a lot about this subject,” said

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LeVar Burton was the host of ‘Reading Rainbow’ and played Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge on ‘Star Trek.’

Stephen Cucchiara, assistant director of the Office of Student Activities.

The talk, originally intended for April 14, was rescheduled due to an invitation for Burton from the White House.

Cucchiara is among the many who watched “Reading Rainbow” as a child. The series was nominated for two Primetime Emmys, won 26 Daytime Emmys and earned an 8.5 out of 10 rating on imdb.com.

“I’m excited because I watched him growing up and he helped motivate me to want to read,” Cucchiara said. “I wasn’t really allowed to watch a lot of television, but that

was one of the shows where it was cool for me to do.”

Cucchiara said that OSA asked a variety of students last summer who they wanted to come speak on campus. The students compiled a list of speakers, among them Burton.

Then Cucchiara reached out to the campus, gave them the list of names and UCCS chose Burton.

“I think it had to with the relatability, growing up and watching ‘Reading Rainbow’ or ‘Star Trek,’” he said. “My hope is that students really have an opportunity to engage with him about the importance of literacy and find ways to advocate in their professions, in their everyday lives that

reading is important.”

Cucchiara added the announcement that “Reading Rainbow” was returning on a digital platform might’ve affected the choice of speaker as well.

In May 2014, Burton launched a Kickstarter campaign to bring “Reading Rainbow” back, according to E! Online.

The goal was to raise $1 million in 35 days, according to People. Over $1 million from 22,408 supporters was raised for the project on the first day alone. The total support for the campaign consisted of 105,857 backers that pledged $5,408,916 to help bring “Reading Rainbow” back for over 10,000 classrooms.

Thanks to the Kickstarter campaign, “Reading Rainbow” was re-launched for iPad and Kindle Fire. More information can be found on www.readingrainbow.com.

The talk is part of the UCCS Significant Speakers Series. Past speakers include Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye and Randi Zuckerberg.

Tickets for the event can be bought at the University Center info desk. The cost is $5 for students, faculty and staff and $20 for everyone else.

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(continued from page 1) “I just don’t feel they were quite sure what they were getting themselves into when they decided to build student housing.”

Ebron said that she is OK with the partying, but when it comes to the messes in the halls it becomes an issue.

When beer cans are left, signs are torn down and fire extinguishers are set off in the hallway, she and other residents become concerned.

According to Ebron, there have been multiple calls to security regarding sexual assault, alcohol usage and alcohol overdose.

“It just gets crazy,” she said.

Ebron said she was excited when she first moved in, but when she did, there was already damage.

“When we moved in, there were scrapes on the wall already,” she said.

The paint on the walls appeared to be low quality and work was rushed, according to

Damages, partying at The Lodges

Ebron.

“They used a very cheap paint, it’s almost like a matte finish, to where I’ve worn jeans and leaned against the wall, and there’s blue on my wall because of my jeans. It shouldn’t be that way,” she said.

Ebrom also recalled that on the day she moved in, the caulking around her bathtub and neighbor’s bathtub was still wet.

To her, it appeared as though The Lodges were trying to get as much money from the students as possible. She also fears that when she moves out, she will be charged for damages she had no control over.

Currently, Ebrom shares a four bedroom, furnished apartment with three other roommates. Each pays $634 a month.

Maya Hayes, junior accounting major, owns a one bedroom apartment and

pays $985 per month. She is expecting her rent to be raised to $1,021 if she re-signs her 12-month lease.

“It’s way too much, as far as the price, for how much space there is in there. I don’t even have storage in there,” she said.

The only closet that is available is mostly taken up by the washer and dryer, she said.

She also recalled that when tenants first moved in, there were no screens on the windows. Her balcony door was also installed improperly and it took months to fix.

Along with these issues, Hayes mentioned that signs on her floor that gave directions to different rooms are no longer there, and have been gone for months. She said she does not feel safe because of this, as she believes that in an emergency, responders would not know where to go.

Security at The Lodges is also low. Hayes recalled

a party that occurred on her floor, and someone tried to enter her apartment.

Hayes would not refer anyone to live at The Lodges.

“I really don’t like it at all.

I wouldn’t recommend it to anybody,” she said.

Charlotte Gilner, senior international business major, believes the appliances are great for what she is paying.

But she still is annoyed by some of the parties and thinks corners were cut.

“You can hear wherever your upstairs neighbor is, all the time. You can hear where they’re walking. It’s absolutely ridiculous,” she said.

Gilner also believes that the staff is inexperienced because many of them are students. She is frustrated that management, who she also said are inexperienced, is asking her to renew her lease two months before it is expired.

Security is also an issue for Gilner.

“My apartment got broken into within the first two weeks of living there,” she said.

Gilner came home from a party one night to find four older males in her apartment, looking around.

“It was scary as hell. I live by myself,” she said.

According to Gilner, although security used to be present, it’s no longer there and hasn’t been present at all this semester. When she had her apartment broken into, the security that was there at the time didn’t take much action.

“They didn’t even go tell the cops, they just said ‘lock your door,’” she said.

Gilner said that despite the other problems, the partying has died down.

“Nothing can compare to how it was in the beginning.

This semester hasn’t been really that bad,” she said.

A response from The Lodges’ management team was not available at press time.

Career Center, Denver offer opportunities for job seekers Samantha Morley

You can start a career here, but it’s really hard to grow a career here in Colorado Springs. It’s difficult. We kind of live and die with the military. And that’s the way it is. There are good things about that, and there are some not good things about that.

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Hundreds of students will be graduating in less than a month, and they’ll need jobs.

But most of those graduates may find themselves struggling to find a suitable position in their field.

According to the 2015 Economic Forecast for Metro Denver, “the Colorado Springs metropolitan area has experienced a slower growth rate due to its reliance on military spending.”

Because of the dependence on military and computer science fields, graduates may find themselves in difficult positions when it comes to making a living.

Bev Kratzer, director of the Career Center, said that “liberal arts and business students are very underemployed.”

She said that several graduates are still working in their survival job, the job that pays the bills but has no profitable advancement.

“They don’t really know how to look for a professional job. They don’t even know necessarily what is classified as a professional job.”

According to Kratzer, a professional job is an entrylevel position that looks at requiring or preferring a

– Bev Kratzer, director of the Career Center

Advice for graduates from Bev Kratzer, director of the Career Center: • • •

Know the speci�ic area that you are interested in for a career. Don’t use the “shotgun” approach because it will seem desperate to employers. “It is still an employer’s market and they still have choices. And as long as they have choices, the job seeker has to pay more attention.”

Narrow down your �ield of interest, make a strong resume and make sure you have something to tide you over so you don’t get into desperation.

If you don’t know what you want to do, go the Career Center to seek advice.

bachelor’s degree.

“They value the fact that you have that degree and there’s going to be movement there for you,” she said.

Kratzer aims to educate students about the difference between professional and survival jobs through the Career Center.

“Part of the problem, I think, is that most everyone is very busy with their survival job, and school, and homework, and projects, and family, and whatever, and they don’t pay attention to any kind of opportunities that are available on campus,” she said.

In order to encourage

awareness, Kratzer creates two career fairs each semester.

One fair is geared specifically towards Science, Technology, Engineering and Math fields, and one for general fields.

But students don’t seem to be aware of the opportunities.

“I promise you when I talk to students who are graduating and I say ‘So, did you go to the career fair?’ they didn’t even know there was one,” she said.

It’s often after graduation that several students come back and seek advice from the Career Center.

“It’s not necessarily too late, but it does put them behind a little bit,” Kratzer

said.

Kratzer suggests looking into Clyde’s Careers, the university’s online job resource for students looking for professional positions.

But for those struggling to find something suitable locally, she suggests shifting to the Denver market.

According to the same economic forecast, about 60 percent of employment growth in Colorado is in Denver. It is the strongest economy in the country currently.

“You can start a career here, but it’s really hard to grow a career here in Colorado Springs,” she said.

“It’s difficult. We kind of

live and die with the military.

And that’s the way it is. There are good things about that, and there are some not good things about that.”

Military bases can provide civilians work and various career opportunities, but the fields are very specific and limited.

Therefore, Kratzer encourages students to look outside of Colorado Springs, specifically Denver if they want to stay in state.

“I feel like I have to because otherwise you just end up being underemployed all of the time,” she said.

As a regional hub, Denver boasts more diversity in jobs, allowing for more opportunities and growth.

Employment Resources: Career Center 719-255-3340 jobhelp@uccs.edu Workshops at the Career Center April 23 9 a.m to 2 p.m.

April 30 9 a.m to 4 p.m.

May 7 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Online @ SEAN’s Place seans.uccs.edu Clyde’s Careers uccs.edu/~career/

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Campus focuses on community feel, retention as student body grows April Wefler awefler@uccs.edu

In 2011, UCCS had a student population of 9,339.

Last fall, it grew to 11,147.

That growth has mostly been among traditional students. 1,143 students occupy 1,275 beds on campus.

865 students lived on campus in fall 2011.

Homer Wesley, vice chancellor for Student Success and Enrollment Management, said the university estimates there will be 13,000 students by 2020 and that an additional 2,000 will be enrolled in online, weekend or evening classes.

In order for UCCS to be considered a traditional school, 20 percent of students need to live on campus.

Currently, 12 percent of students do so, keeping UCCS

in the commuter category.

Ralph Giese, director of Residence Life and Housing, estimated that by 2020, 2,600 students could live on campus.

But he said that the university doesn’t plan to add any more beds and that there might not be enough beds for the 2,600 students.

Some students were attracted to UCCS due to the small population, but they don’t mind the population growth if UCCS continues to have small classes.

“There’s more options for master’s programs, hopefully, but a downfall is you don’t get that one-on-one with the professors,” said Heather Varano, senior English major.

“I think it’s cool that it’s expanding. I hope it preserves smaller classes because that’s a really big thing for me,” said Savian Malazada, sophomore nursing major.

“I think with a big population, it’s going to be hard to find a place to study in the library because there’s not a lot of rooms,” said Ahmed Almonayan, freshman engineering major.

Brett Fugate, director of Academic Advising, said that part of UCCS’ mission is to serve the needs of southern Colorado.

“A big part of southern Colorado is Colorado Springs, so I don’t know if we’ll ever tip the scales to become completely traditional or mostly traditional,” Fugate said.

Wesley said that UCCS wants to continue to have a supportive community feel.

Four classrooms hold 100 or more students. Wesley said UCCS doesn’t have plans to build any more big auditoriums and that it wants to continue to have small

classes.

“We don’t want to just get you here. We want to get you through a degree,” he said.

The UCCS retention rate has floated between 60 and 70 percent since 1996.

As the university grows, UCCS is working on improving its freshman retention rate through programs like the summer bridge program and the Gateway Program Seminar.

A rigorous program created for the 2014 summer semester, the summer bridge program is a three week program of 15 new students considered at-risk for dropping out. The program focuses on helping the students learn how to do well in their college careers and providing them with the tools needed to succeed.

Wesley said the initiative was successful last summer.

Students had a retention rate of 92 percent, as opposed to 88 percent of overall students who returned for the spring 2015 semester.

GPS, formerly known as freshman seminar, became a required course last fall to help with retention.

“It’s designed to help students make connections on campus, to learn their resources and to get them kind of really developing their writing skills and oral communication,” Fugate said.

Tom Hutton, executive director for university Communications and Media Relations, said UCCS doesn’t want to become a completely traditional school.

“I think we’re really going the direction we need to be, which is being a mixed model campus that meets students where they are or where they need to be,” Hutton said.

CU president to speak on state funding cuts, campus growth April Wefler awefler@uccs.edu

CU president Bruce Benson will speak on issues facing UCCS April 20 at 2 p.m. in Berger Hall.

Benson is giving a similar talk to other schools in the CU system, as part of his town hall meetings.

The talk is a general update on the university and focuses on topics such as the continued decrease in state funding and the rapid population growth of the student body.

One of the biggest issues facing the CU system is the decrease in state funding.

“If our budget goes down 10 or 15 percent, everybody’s going to take a hit. That’s including Colorado Springs,” Benson said.

“We have to cut things back,

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CU president Bruce Benson will speak on campus on April 20.

plan things out and become more efficient.”

The lack of state funding could lead to an increase in tuition or a decrease in the

amount of services that the university provides.

In addition to speaking on issues facing the CU system, Benson will also talk about

some things happening with the campus.

He said that the CU School of Medicine is establishing a Colorado Springs branch for clinical training. According to the CU-Denver website, the move is estimated to be in 2016.

“It’s going to increase the size of our school of medicine,” Benson said.

He also said that CU is going to start delivering programs at the Colorado Wildlife Experience in Parker, Colo., as well as work on its online education.

Benson is pleased with the expansion of UCCS. “There’s great stuff going on.

The Lane Center is up and going, the Visual Arts Center is getting funded,” he said.

Other topics he will speak on include the campus’ marketing and media marketing, student

loan debt and the growth in student population, which has been across all of the campuses, but some more drastic than others.

“The campuses are growing rapidly. Anschutz can’t because there’re restrictions about how many people can be in the classes,” Benson said.

“Denver is growing and UCCS is growing more.”

The Lowdown What: CU President Bruce Benson Where: Berger Hall When: April 20 2 p.m.

Domestic violence, theft and drug overdoses in crime report Compiled by

Eleanor Skelton eskelton@uccs.edu

Incidents on Campus One report of domestic violence at Summit Housing Village, one fraud report in Sunset Creek parking lots, one liquor violation in Shavano House, arrested Chase Nelson for underage consumption.

April 16, 10:15 a.m. to 10:48 a.m.

Eldora Hall

Incidents in Surrounding Area:

had been forced open.

Officers contacted 18 year old Travis Denham inside the business and took him into custody without incident. A K9 search of the building was negative for any other suspects. Arrested Travis Denham.”

April 17, 4:56 a.m.

6300 Barnes Rd “Officers were dispatched […] in regards to a door to a business that was forced open. Officers arrived on scene and found glass on the exterior door had been broken and a second door

April 16, 10:39 a.m.

5800 Stetson Hills Blvd.

“Officer David Nelson was dispatched to a parking lot […] on the report of an 18 year old female who was in apparent cardiac arrest and not breathing due to a possible overdose. Officer

Officer responded to disturbance at Eldora Hall, arrested Violetta Gijon for Domestic Violence, 3rd Degree Assault, harassment and theft.

Nelson arrived prior to EMS units, discovering that the victim, was not breathing, had turned gray, and her companion was ineffectively trying to perform CPR. Officer Nelson took over CPR, repositioning the victim’s head to open her airway and started compressions.

Just under one minute later, Officer Cassandra Martin arrived and reported that the patient now had a pulse was breathing shallowly. Ultimately, it was determined that the patient had overdosed on heroin.

She was transported by paramedics to St. Francis Hospital where she was ultimately treated and released.”

Crime Tips Call campus police at 255-3111 or CSPD at 444-7000.

Sources UCCS Blotter: uccs.edu/ pusafety/police/blotter CSPD Police Blotter: springsgov.com/units/police/

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Administration highlights underused parking spaces, students frustrated Evan Musick emusick@uccs.edu

To many students, on-campus parking is nonexistent.

But in the past few years, on-campus parking has expanded and even has lots open that are nearly unknown to students.

Charlotte Gilner, senior international business major, struggles with parking.

“On campus, a nightmare.

I don’t even deal with it. I tried to before, and I just couldn’t do it,” Gilner said. “You have to get here super early to get a spot.

You get here any later than 9:30, it seems like it’s just impossible.”

Gilner used to own a parking permit, but said it didn’t seem worth it. When asked if she knew of the new lot 103 on the way to University Hall by the greenhouse, she said that she did not.

Although Gilner lives at The Lodges, she said that she will drive to Four Diamonds due to the shuttle taking so long to get to The Lodges.

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Lot 103 was nearly empty on a Friday afternoon.

She parks in lot 580, the overflow parking lot North of Four Diamonds.

Students are not allowed to park at University Village Colorado, but Gilner has considered it when parking is sparse. Students who park at UVC may be subject to tickets and their car being towed.

Andrew Schips, senior anthropology major, commutes to UCCS and doesn’t own a parking permit. Schips said he doesn’t own one because a

permit is “kind of pricey.”

He primarily uses overflow lot 580.

Schips has heard negative things about on-campus parking.

“From what I’ve heard, it’s a mess. It’s really difficult to find spots, and it looks like it stresses a lot of people out, driving around,” he said.

Schips was also unaware of lot 103.

Jim Spice, executive director of Parking and Transportation, was

unaware that students are still complaining about no parking spaces being available.

“They’re still saying that?” he said.

Spice explained there are still many spaces that have been observed to be open, for those with commuter passes that are good in yellow lots.

“We continue to see a lot of open spaces in the old lot 6, which is lot 228. So that’s another good place to find parking in yellow areas,” he said.

Lot 228 is just west of the Academic Office Building.

The new lot 103 has 225 spots and is open during peak parking hours between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

“Lot 103 always has 150 to 200 open parking spaces.

So that’s a great lot, great option for those don’t want to buy a yellow permit,” Spice said.

There is a difference between the cost of a yellow permit and an orange permit.

“There’s a pretty significant discount to buy an orange permit over a yellow permit. It’s about a 25

percent discount. And then you’d know you’ve always got a space,” he said.

Although the distance is farther, a shuttle stops at lot 103.

“It does require you do maybe a little bit more walking, especially if you’re going to Columbine, or, grabbing the shuttle bus. The shuttle bus runs every 15 to 20 minutes through that area,” Spice said.

The bus travels between Centennial and University Hall.

Lot 170 at the Lane Center is for orange permits and is frequently open for students as well, according to Spice. Green permits for parking at the Alpine Village parking garage are also an option for commuters in addition to residents.

But Spice mentioned as residents of Alpine Village increase, these open spaces will be open to them, not commuters.

Although more parking is available to students than previous years, Schips said he would still not buy a permit as they still cost too much.

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Escaping Colorado Springs’ first puzzle room requires wit and teamwork Alexander Nedd anedd@uccs.edu

You and seven of your best friends check into a hotel room to sleep after too much partying to celebrate your friend’s birthday. Suddenly, you wake up. Your friends are all passed out. You decide to get up for some fresh air and head to the door, but there’s a problem.

It’s locked.

This is the beginning narrative to “The Hangover,” a night that will have you and your friends talking for months. It all begins in Colorado Springs’ first puzzle room, a live-involvement feature that locks you up with seven others in a room with only one hour to escape.

No matter what the outcome, online reviews have given the company a five star rating on Facebook.

Puzzle rooms, a trend that started in Europe, have grown in popularity over the last five years. The first in Colorado Springs is called Escape the Place, changing the meaning

Alexander Nedd | The Scribe

A group of participants completed the ‘Blacksite’ challenge.

of free time while hanging out with your friends.

Two rooms are available to try and break out: “The Hangover” and “Blacksite,” where you and your team are captured by the CIA and set for interrogation.

My roommate and I were among the first to try out “The Hangover.” The room highlights those who are able to think outside the box and solve riddles that aren’t black

and white. There is no way to train for this, another element that increases the fun and sense of urgency.

Don’t expect to be able to google answers from your smartphone either, trust me, I already tried.

Once you are locked in the room you are only armed with your wits, strength and the other players. Do not waste time keeping precious information to yourself as

every second counts once the timer begins.

What made the scenario fun was figuring out the clues that began to emerge after a thorough search of the room.

Nothing should be dismissed without first being checked by everyone. Everything in the room except the ceiling is fair game. Use your surroundings wisely.

Don’t get frustrated if you are stuck. You cannot break anything in the room or move any wooden furniture, as explained by the staff before you head in.

A phone is available with clues if your team cannot crack a special code, but there are consequences. You lose a minute of your overall time to get out of the room and you must ask the right question; collaborate with your group on what you specifically should ask.

My group won “The Hangover” challenge by successfully getting out and broke the previous record by five minutes and escaping with 17 minutes and seven seconds to spare.

Once finished, an employee will congratulate your team or inform you that your group did not make it. Photos are taken after with signs that detail the team’s most valuable player and other traits.

Escape the Place is open on Monday and Thursday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets cost $28 per person.

The Lowdown What: Escape the Place Where: 4570 Hilton Parkway, Suite 203. Near Garden of the Gods and I-25, 5 minutes from UCCS. When: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Mondays and Thursdays through Saturdays More Info: (719) 203-4587 How much: $28 per person

SPECTRUM hosts ‘Big Noisy Barbeque’ in support of speaking out Eleanor Skelton eskelton@uccs.edu

The national Day of Silence in the LGBT community was April 17, but some students don’t have Friday classes.

Therefore, SPECTRUM hosted a “Big Noisy Barbeque” on April 16 from 1-4 p.m. instead to engage the campus community.

The barbeque was scheduled in the UC upper plaza, with a bounce house, photo booth and live music from UCCS Radio. But due to wintry conditions, the MOSAIC office hosted the

event indoors.

“Day of Silence started in 1996 as a way to combat or put more of a visible face on antiLGBT bullying,” said Vanessa Delgado, LGBT program director at the MOSAIC office.

“It’s a silent protest supposed to emulate or mirror the voices that are silenced every day.”

Delgado explained that students typically wear duct tape over their mouths and refuse to speak throughout the day and pass out flyers explaining the protest. Every few years, the day is dedicated to a specific person.

Alison Egbers, president

of SPECTRUM and junior organizational communication major, explained the barbeque is “to celebrate voices that are heard now” and encourage others to speak out.

“Consider what our political social place in the world was 20 years ago, and so there’s been a lot of advancement, to move the community and the movement forward,” Delgado said.

“Today, SPECTRUM’s idea was this notion of getting away from silence, because we don’t want to perpetuate or promote silence, we want to perpetuate or promote noise and vocal activism and I think

that there’s definitely a place for speaking about anti-LGBT bullying,” Delgado explained.

Despite the weather, students still expressed appreciation for the event and raising awareness.

“Just coming to this school and seeing that there’s a club like this, in general, for people that are LGBT, that’s really cool to have that,” said Austin Brownell, a freshman math major.

The event drew students from area colleges as well.

“I actually grew up in a fairly unbiased family, I’m a practicing Catholic, they were very accepting, but at

the same time, I also know people whose parents are not,” said Natasha Meehan, junior zoology student transferring this fall to UCCS from PPCC. “It’s really awesome to have days like this where everyone can come together and remember and help each other.”

“One of the things that we forget is that this happens still today, where we live.

Anti-LGBT sentiments are everywhere, homophobia is definitely still a problem,” Delgado said. “Day of Silence is a good reminder that we should be aware of those things.”

Campus police to reach out to students with event Rachel Librach rlibrach@uccs.edu

If you’re walking the Spine toward El Pomar Plaza on April 22, try not to be too excited by the display of motorcycles, patrol cars and police officers.

The Police Outreach Event will feature members from the Criminal Justice Society and Student Government Association, representatives from the School of Public Affairs and several UCCS police officers.

Students can talk to police

officers and club members about the different departments and careers offered in these fields. There will be music, free food and giveaways.

Brian McPike, executive director of Public Safety, wants this to be a casual event where students are comfortable approaching police officers and learning about criminal justice careers or programs.

“We really wanted to highlight what our department does, the types of things that we do on a daily basis, some of the programs we offer, the vehicles we use and what some

careers in criminal justice might be,” he said.

There will be a few programs discussed at the event, such as crime prevention and impaired driving.

Although a space and time is still trying to be determined for the drunk driving simulator, it will allow students to sit behind the wheel of a golf cart and see what it’s like to drive under the influence.

“The first time driving through the course, the student has control over the vehicle.

The second time we control the cart and simulate a driver under

the influence,” McPike said.

This will be the first police outreach event at UCCS. “This really came from the CJ Society and members of student government that spoke with students on campus and received feedback suggesting this was something that would be advantageous for both us and [the students],” McPike said.

McPike said the interaction between students and officers is crucial in light of current news.

“Especially in the wake of recent events – Ferguson and all the tragedies that have

occurred over the past few months – we really just want people to know why we are here and why we do what we do.”

The Lowdown What: Police Outreach Event Where: El Pomar Plaza/Spine When: April 22 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Piano instructor releases album inspired by Viennese composer Audrey Jensen ajensen4@uccs.edu

Hoping students will see music as a form of emotion and spirituality, piano class instructor Angelina Gadeliya released her album “Music of Tribute: Schnittke and his Ghosts,” on April 14 on iTunes and Amazon.

This four year project revolves around Soviet composer Alfred Schnittke. Schnittke focused his music on previous Vienna composers Mozart, Anton Webern, Shostakovich and Scriabin.

“He started his music education in Vienna and said that every moment he spent in Vienna he felt like he was a link in a chain of composers,” Gadeliya said.

“The past to him represented a world of ever-present ghosts.

He wasn’t allowed to leave the Soviet Union for 30 years.

Haunted by his time in Vienna, he drew inspiration from classical Viennese composers.”

Gadeliya considers Schnittke to be underplayed and one of the greatest musical prophets of the 20th century. She discovered his music in 1999 and began to perform solo pieces. Gadeliya

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Pianist Angelina Gadeliya released a new album on April 14.

also said that Schnittke wrote music that integrated many styles between the 17th and 20th centuries.

“You hear all these musical references to other composers hundreds of years ago. He incorporates all these influences and inspirations from centuries ago. His music sounds as if the ghosts of composers are living in

it. They were very much present and alive in his mind,” she said.

Gadeliya began to study music and piano in the country of Georgia at the age of five and moved to the United States with her family at 11 years old with no money, no piano and no music teachers until she went to college.

She believes the most challenging part about being

an artist is that music is undervalued in American society.

“Really famous pianists in Europe will play 30 encores, but in Carnegie Hall they will only play five or six encores,” she said.

She added that in Colorado there are many people who have not heard of New York schools such as Julliard or the venue Carnegie Hall and that teaching of the arts in the U.S. is limited.

“Teaching becomes a challenge because there’s so little culture in education in the school system, the arts are kind of missing,” she said. “It becomes frustrating to see how little value is placed on art, the emotional and spiritual education of a person and knowing you have a soul that you can express through music.”

Gadeliya graduated from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, The Juilliard School, Mannes College of Music, Stony Brook University and studied at CUBoulder.

Although she has studied music and piano for 32 years, Gadeliya said what is nice about music is that you never master it.

“You’re only ever reaching for [perfection], you never really arrive. Humans are always full of imperfections, but we’re never

going to be machines,” she said.

“If in your mind you think you have achieved that level you’re probably really far from it.”

Gadeliya has performed in multiple shows at Carnegie Hall and is now a part of Decoda, a continuing ensemble of 29 people. They perform around the world.

“We are the first affiliate ensemble of Carnegie hall. We get continuing projects from them, and are sent all over the world to residencies and to participate in festivals,” she said.

Gadeliya will be performing at UCCS Peak Frequency performances. She will also record her upcoming album “Journey to freedom: 100 years of Ukrainian music” this summer.

Further information about upcoming concerts, projects and Gadeliya’s career can be found on her website http:// www.angelinagadeliya.com/ and information about the Carnegie Hall ensemble Decoda can be searched at http://decodamusic. org/.

On May 7 there will be a CD release concert at 6:30 p.m. at the Mezzanine, located at 20 N. Tejon St., where Gadeliya will be performing pieces from the album.

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Recycling, disposable cameras elements of senior art exhibit

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‘Et Al.’ features work from artists such as Margie Rick, middle, and Matthew Lemon, right.

Kyle Guthrie kguthri2@uccs.edu

The Gallery of Contemporary Art is hosting the annual Visual and Performing Arts Senior Show exhibit “Et Al.,” which opened on April 17.

The on-campus gallery features a collection of artwork ranging from sustainability to personal existentialist experiences.

This annual event aims to teach in-depth lessons about curation and arrangement. The theme varies from artist to artist depending on what they’re trying to convey.

Caitlin Goebel, sophomore and GOCA gallery and

installation assistant, explained the goal of the exhibit and what was expected of the students.

“The emphasis behind it is for the students to kind of take control and learn everything that goes into exhibiting their work,” Goebel said.

“I think it’s a really strong show, and that there are a lot of students who have really become artists. They are learning to express themselves really well,” she said.

One exhibit by VAPA student Stormie Vialpando revolves around the idea of video game addictions and features game characters such as Bowser, Mario and Wario in expressionistic pieces of art.

“I went on this tangent of how I could prevent [my nephew] from getting lost in these virtual game worlds because he really started to love them,” she said.

“I’ve really started working on the sociological aspects of it, how video games become almost like a religion to them.”

Matthew Lemon’s project “Disposable Exposure” focuses on the personal lives of eleven students as seen through disposable cameras.

“I basically gave out eleven disposable cameras to people and said ‘take pictures of your life.’

Some I gave limitations to, like one is for dogs, one is for cats, one is for a felon [and] one is for a cop,” he said.

“I told them to ‘have at it and do your own photography’ and then send them back to me, and luckily I got 100 percent participation and 100 percent of the cameras back.”

The pictures are placed in a collage showing the facets of the photographers’ lives.

Margie Rick employed recycled materials for her artwork as part of her goal to raise awareness for recycling.

“I believe that it’s important as an artist to recycle more materials and use found objects in assemblage rather than using new materials to make art,” she said.

The exhibit is at GOCA 1420 in Centennial Hall, and

will be open through May 16.

The exhibit is open Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 5 p.m.

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2015-16 Scribe budget faced challenges, changes Scribe staff scribe@uccs.edu

It only makes sense that The Scribe, which looks for transparency at UCCS, would be transparent during our own budget season.

As such, we have printed our 201516 budget and highlighted the key changes below.

But to back up: all of our funding, and the funding for several other organizations, come from student fees.

SGA has received three other budget proposals from organizations. The Radio budget request totals $25,605.43.

The ROAR Operating budget request is $56,811.98. The ROAR External Projects budget request totals $3,655.

Our budget unanimously passed the budget advisory committee of SGA as well as the SGA Senate.

Overall, our goal was to streamline the way The Scribe is run. We eliminated or condensed several staff positions, and took responsibility for several facets of our budget that were previously funded through student fee money.

There are several elements of our budget that we would like to highlight.

1) Minimum wage in the state of Colorado changed, so we had to account for a 23 cent increase per hour for almost all our staff.

2) We lowered the hours for our copy editor and layout editor, and raised them for our photo editor. This is now a fairer time allocation for these three positions.

3) We changed the compensation for our reporters. Our reporters are currently paid one hour, or $8.23, per article. Considering our reporters spend 2-3 hours or more on stories, that was not fair compensation. So, we decided to raise that number to two hours per story, which affected the overall amount allocated for piecework.

4) We condensed our video editor and web editor into one position: media manager.

5) We took out several elements that were previously in our operating budget. We now feel comfortable enough with our ad revenue account to pay for those items ourselves, without student fee money.

6) In tandem with number five, we changed the amount for our printing. We feel that with our ad revenue taking on responsibility for additional elements, it is fair to ask for more printing money. We spend just less than $10,000 a school year on printing, leaving a fair amount for us to cover as well.

The final, and likely most visible, aspect that may jump out is the student benefits portion of our budget. Let us be clear: we do not ask for this benefit money out of choice.

With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, any student employee that works over 25 hours per week is required to be allocated medical benefits, even if they don’t take them. As such, no UCCS student employee can work over 25 hours, except for the editor-in-chief of The Scribe.

That position earned an exemption (which has to be applied for every year). This was done for two reasons: the position cannot be accomplished in 25 hours a week, and the staff resources to have co-editors are not present at a school without a journalism program.

Regardless of if the student takes them, the total amount of medical benefits that have to be available for the editor-in-chief position is $10,325, because we cannot discriminate if an applicant for the position has dependent(s) at home.

The 2015-16 budget faced many challenges that did not previously have to be accounted for. But our goal of streamlining the budget to fairly allocate student fee money was not compromised.

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Opinion

April 20, 2015 | 9

University fees are getting out of control

DeKeveion Glaspie dglaspie@uccs.edu

Fees and other student expenses are getting out of hand.

Imagine waking up

every day living a life of accumulated debt that was primarily student loans. To pay back the debt, you put every penny you have into it, barely leaving anything to afford shelter or food.

This is reality to many Americans across the nation.

My peers and I, still in college, struggle to not just afford tuition, but all of the general fees that come along with it.

On average the in-state college student at UCCS pays roughly between

$4,000 and $5,000 a semester. This does not include the housing fee of over $4,000.

Every student wants to get the most of their money. Fees for things such as the Rec Center and student activities I find necessary for both health and entertainment reasons. But a lot of the general fees that the university charges students are per credit hour, ranging from $1 to $9.50.

Students need to know what they are paying for

and why. Those fees need to be within the needs of education, as well.

Some fees can be good and productive for students. When I was at my previous university, art classes charged a fee so that students would have access to supplies needed for projects. But at UCCS, most art classes charge a fee to take the class and then the student has to pay for supplies separately.

Fees are not only getting outrageous when it comes to tuition, but

when it comes to students and their vehicles.

Students are paying well over $200 for a parking pass per semester, but are not always promised a spot in their designated parking areas.

With the lack of guaranteed parking spots, the price should decrease to accommodate the satisfaction (or lack thereof) that students are receiving.

There are also fees in places that you wouldn’t expect until you use the service. Printing, for

example, is a separate expense.

The university switched from the Paw Prints system and now charges a student’s account directly when they print something.

As an English major, I am required to write and print several papers per semester. This fee can make the process very frustrating and expensive.

Students should be getting the most of their money while at school, not charged for unnecessary fees.

#FreetheNipple campaign promotes desexualization of nudity

Eleanor Skelton eskelton@uccs.edu

Oh, social media.

You’ve forever changed the face of activism with campaigns like #StopKony for child soldiers in Africa, #BlackLivesMatter for

the Ferguson protests and #WhyILeft / #WhyIStayed tweets for abuse survivors to tell their stories.

And then, Twitter exploded with #FreeTheNipple.

I would like to see nudity become more desexualized.

Americans are more restrictive about nudity than most European countries, where nude beaches are common.

Most students probably don’t know that there are two area hot springs that allow skinny dipping.

Also, sleeping naked

is healthier for your skin, it allows the pores to breathe.

In July 2013, I went to UCCS English major Jeff Keele’s production of Paradise Lost at Theater D’Art. I was nervous because I’d been told Adam and Eve would actually be naked.

But the experience was natural. I wasn’t embarrassed. Because the actors were comfortable in their roles, in that vulnerability, I didn’t feel awkward, either.

The #FreeTheNipple campaign began when Adda Þóreyjardóttir Smáradóttir, a 17-year-old

college student in Iceland, announced she was organizing a “Free the Nipple” day on campus.

A male follower disagreed, replying with a shirtless selfie.

She answered him with her own topless picture.

That’s how the movement went viral.

The internet erupted with topless pictures in a variety of locations, including one in front of the White House.

One of the main arguments that surfaced in the movement reminded their followers that men couldn’t go

shirtless through 1930.

Eight men were fined for topless bathing at Coney Island in 1934, which prompted a flash mob of shirtless men in Atlantic City, N.J. in 1935.

By the following year, cities began allowing stores to sell swimming trunks.

The protestors were equating this to a similar liberation for women.

Others argued that there’s not much biological difference between male and female nipples.

Breastfeeding mothers have recently been criticized, which prompted boob-colored

baby hats. Other women donned TaTa bikini tops, which are designed similarly. Both articles of clothing suggest nudity, but their wearers cannot be charged with indecent exposure.

FEMEN, a group of Swedish feminists, protest in front of official buildings either topless or fully nude, sometimes painted. They’re usually dragged away by police, but they do make a statement.

Nudity is vulnerability; it’s the freedom to be your real self. No more hiding behind a mask.

Virtual reality is stifling children’s creativity

Rachel Librach rlibrach@uccs.edu

With the latest and greatest technological advances, humans have created a virtual reality device that allows us to simulate real life situations in the comfort of our living rooms.

But there are potential risks associated with this leap in technology.

One device that has

transformed how people play games is the Oculus Rift – a virtual reality headset that allows players to step inside their favorite games and virtual worlds. This device creates an almost out-of-body experience as players become the character in their game.

Focusing on young children, this new technology is innovative and invigorating; but there are consequences to this new style of gaming.

For example, children would prefer to have activities simulated for them rather than going outside and experiencing life for themselves.

By stifling a child’s creativity and isolating them from reality, not only does the child

By stifling a child’s creativity and isolating them from reality, not only does the child lose crucial one-on-one interactions with their peers, but the chance for some major character development opportunities as well. lose crucial one-onone interactions with their peers, but the chance for some major character development opportunities as well.

Scraping a knee, inventing a new game, laughing with friends, learning a sport – these are all stages in child development that allow kids to grow and learn skills such as team work, communication, creativity and resourcefulness.

Take that away and

what you have left is a child that depends on someone or something to entertain and create games for them. How will this dependence benefit the younger generation in a world that increasingly seeks innovators and fresh minds?

It’s not just the Oculus Rift that creates virtual worlds for children; cell phones, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube all contribute to the mass media

infiltrating people’s lives and convincing them the online or virtual worlds are much more interesting than reality.

Over the years, people are being exposed to this new wave of virtual technology at younger and younger ages. When I was eight years old, my biggest concern at school was how I could beat my other classmates to the playground during recess and be first in line for the swings.

Today, eight-yearolds worry about their social media accounts and if their clothes are current with the hottest trends. When I lived in California, I knew an eight-year-old girl who was on her cell phone

every second of the day updating her status.

She wears makeup and those “short shorts” that are no bigger than a washcloth and feels more content living in the virtual world rather than enjoying a beautiful sunny day in the real one.

Many children are being introduced to this wide array of virtual devices and mature content that is well beyond their years.

This is stifling the younger generation’s creativity and providing them an excuse to escape from the “real world” instead of learning how to deal with problems and insecurities that are bound to crop up at some point in their lives.

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Sports

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NBA season review: Bandwagoners, most valuable player debate

Brandon Applehans bappleha@uccs.edu

It has been a year of change in the National Basketball Association.

The 2014-15 season has been nothing short of miraculous when it comes to game winners, marquee players being traded and certain teams emerging.

The biggest change this season came when Miami Heat forward LeBron James decided to take his talents (back) to Cleveland.

Immediately, bandwagoners jumped to the conclusion that, with the presence of guard Kyrie Irving and newly acquired power forward Kevin Love, the team was unbeatable. This was not the case.

Fans strayed away from the Cavaliers after the team started 19-20.

The team was written off with doubters saying that LeBron would stay at just two NBA titles. People thought they might not even make the playoffs.

But after the all-star

break, the Cavs got it together. Cleveland is now one of the hottest teams in the Eastern Conference entering the playoffs as the number two seed.

In the Western Conference, the defending champion San Antonio Spurs have been living up to their winning mentality as of late. At the beginning of the season, the Spurs were stuck at the number seven or eight seed.

Talk soon emerged that the defending champions could not do it again because of age, talent and lack of ability to run with younger teams. Much like the Cavs, fans retreated when

the Spurs were down.

Those unloyal fans couldn’t look more foolish, as San Antonio looked to be the number two seed in the western conference. That was until the Spurs played the last game of the season on April 15, and seemed to lose the game on purpose.

San Antonio dropped from the number two seed to the number six seed as a result. The reason is simple. The Spurs now have an easier road to the championship.

The Spurs take on the number three seed Los Angeles Clippers in the first round, they would have had to play the Dallas Mavericks, a

potential upset.

But aside from the Cavs and Spurs, the season has been actionpacked with key players emerging as potential recipients of the NBA’s most valuable player award.

Currently three guards, a two-time NBA champion, and an emerging power-forward are in the race: Golden State’s Stephen Curry, Houston’s James Harden, Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook, Cleveland’s LeBron James and New Orleans’ Anthony Davis.

Each player possesses traits that get fans to say, “ooh” and “ahh.” The real question is what they have done individually

for their team.

Houston’s James Harden should be crowned most valuable player for one simple reason: take him off the team, and where would they be?

Nowhere, and definitely not in the playoffs.

Harden averages 27.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 7.0 assists for his team.

He is the number two scorer in the NBA, behind Russell Westbrook, but Westbrook’s Thunder are not in the playoffs.

The 2015 NBA playoffs started April 18.

As for the MVP race, as the NBA goes deeper in the playoffs, the winner will be decided.

Upcoming Colorado Springs races to compete in

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An advertisement for the Rider Relief Fund 5K run on May 1.

Audrey Jensen ajensen4@uccs.edu

Colorado is known to be one of the fittest states in the U.S. and every year Colorado Springs holds annual races for residents or travelers to register and run in for almost all ages and skill level.

As the days get warmer, look into this list of upcoming races whether you want to compete competitively or race just for fun: Rider Relief Fund Support the Sport 5K The Broadmoor World Arena, located at 3185 Venetucci Blvd., will host a 5K run presented by Cooper Tires on May 1 at 7 p.m. The race will support the non-profit organization Rider Relief, which provides funds for athletes, bull riders and bull fighters that have been injured.

After the race, a festival will provide live music, food and drinks.

To find out more information and register for the race go to http://www.

riderrelief.org. It is $35 to register up to April 28 and $45 to register through May 1.

Colorado Spartan Military Race On May 2-3 on the Fort Carson Army Base (6151 Specker Ave.) will be the 3-5 mile and a 20 obstacle race.

A few obstacles that runners have to overcome are mud pits, Special Forces training obstacles and jumping over fire.

You can compete in teams in the Elite Race on Saturday and Sunday starting at 7:30 a.m., the Morning Race at 8 a.m. or the Afternoon Race starting at 11:15 a.m.

A post-race party will take place in the Spartan Lounge at the Hotel Elegante from 5-9 p.m. on Saturday.

Prices to register vary depending on what time you sign up for and if you are competing in teams. To register and read more about the race go to http:// www.spartan.com/events.

Lemonade Brigade 5K On May 16 is the Lemonade Brigade

5K to raise funds and awareness for foster children.

The race will take place at the Rock Ledge Ranch near Garden of the Gods at 3202 Chambers Way and start at 9 a.m. The cost is $25 per adult and runners have the chance to win medals for the race and free t-shirts depending on how much money they donate.

To register online go to http://www. lemonadebrigadewalk.org.

another chance to win a free brew.

An additional challenge for some is to carry two growlers filled with water through the race, but they cannot drop, spill or transfer the growlers and must finish the race in under 25 minutes.

Their reward is a growler filled with beer of their choice.

More information can be found at http://www.rockymountainbrewruns. com/pikespeakbrewing.

Rocky Mountain Brew Run For a chance to win free beer, Pikes Peak Brewing is hosting a run starting at 1756 Lake Woodmoor Dr., which continues on to the Santa Fe Trail and back to the Pikes Peak Brewing location.

Sign in begins at 9 a.m. on May 30 and the race starts at 10 a.m. The entry fee is $25.

Runners can bring their dog along and at the end of the course each participant receives one Pikes Peak brew of choice and a pint glass.

After the race, there will be the Beer Olympics where contestants have

BIGDOGBRAG For a run through the mud on June 6 to support local charities, the $59 “Hot Dog” registration runs until April 30.

You can register individually or if you create a team you can save $5.

Participants receive a dog tag, fake tattoo, free photos and a free t-shirt at the end of the race.

Several obstacles along the course include rope courses and slides.

The race takes place at Ram Off Road Park at 12750 Highway 94 and the race waves begin at 8:30 a.m.

Registration can be made at http:// www.bigdogbrag.com.

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Zook records hole-in-one, women’s golf takes on RMAC Championships Brandon Applehans bappleha@uccs.edu

In the team’s second year, women’s golf has shown signs of greatness as well as weakness.

UCCS opened the spring season March 16-17 in Mesa, Ariz., competing in the Fort Hays State University Invitational. Freshman Alex Darwin led the way, shooting a 167 for the tournament.

Just two strokes behind was sophomore teammate Forre Zook, as the team improved on their first round score by nine strokes.

Zook said that the first showing for the Mountain Lions did not live up to par. “[It] was a little disappointing,” she said.

“Our whole team struggled a bit, which was probably a

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Sophomore Forre Zook finished her swing during the NCAA Regional Spring Preview on April 7.

combination of it being the first tournament of the season and poor practice conditions.”

“The spring is always a little more tough because the

weather in Colorado is so hit and miss,” she continued. “But I was pretty happy improving nine shots on the second day.”

Head coach Sadie

Farnsworth said the spring season is definitely one of the toughest parts of the year.

“Coming into the spring season is rough,” she said. “We had not played a consecutive 18 holes in about two weeks before we competed. Alex [Darwin], Forre [Zook] and Amanda [Crites] played well in that situation.”

“We have struggled this season,” she added. “Coming off of a great fall season, our team expectations were high. We are still overcoming hurdles as a newer, young team.”

The Mountain Lions then hosted the inaugural UCCS Invitational March 28-29, finishing third out of four teams. Farnsworth said that it was an unimpressive showing.

“Our home tournament was a battle,” she said. “The

team really felt the pressure to play well. It was not our best performance, but I think each player learned.”

The team next traveled to California for the NCAA Regional Spring Preview, where Zook recorded a holein-one.

“I’ve never had a hole-inone before, even in practice, so hitting one in a tournament was definitely exciting,” she said.

“Right when I hit it, it looked good. It was solid headed a little left of the pin and then it landed, rolled maybe five feet and just disappeared.”

At the Colorado Mesa Invitational April 13-14, the team finished sixth out of eight teams. The team plays next in Avondale, Ariz. for the RMAC Championships April 20-21.

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Men’s golf peaking in time for RMAC Championships Brandon Applehans bappleha@uccs.edu

After an 11th place finish to start the spring at the St. Edwards Invitational in Austin, Texas, the UCCS men’s golf team has switched their mentality into high gear, swinging their way to top finishes.

For the next two tournaments the Mountain Lions traveled to San Diego and Vallejo, Calif. Here the men lived up to their potential, finishing second in the SoCal Intercollegiate and sixth in the Tim Tierney Pioneer Shootout.

Senior Patrick Skakel took the initiative in the second tournament, tallying a 71 on the third day. Skakel believes the team knows how talented they are; they just need to put it all together.

“We know what we are capable of,” he said. “If we work harder than anyone else, we can be right up there contending for a national title.

We expect ourselves to win the RMAC.” Teammate Stephen Cook said that he and the other two seniors are just trying to make the most of the moment, while competing at a high level.

“It being one of the last

years [with the seniors], we have to put all we have into the season because we aren’t going to do it again,” he said.

“We want to really play well for each other because it’s the last chance we got.”

In his ninth season as head coach, Phil Trujillo has seen the Mountain Lions climb to one of the top Division II golf programs. On April 3, UCCS was announced as the number three team in the south central region, just behind fellow RMAC school Western New Mexico.

At the Mustang Intercollegiate April 6-7, the Mountain Lions finished second out of 16 teams on the first day, leading to an overall fourth place finish.

Trujillo is confident in his team.

“We are in a good place, starting to build momentum at the perfect time,” he said. “The team is playing well together and we’re very close to putting it together. It just takes time in our climate.”

“It’s a bit of a disadvantage for us,” he continued. “The teams that we compete against, all start playing in February due to their climate conditions. We’re one of the top teams in the nation and we have to compete against

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Senior Stephen Cook watches his shot at the Tim Tierney Pioneer Shootout on March 31.

the other top teams and we’re the only one in a cold climate region.”

Skakel and Cook understand their role as seniors.

“I try to be a role model at workouts and practice just

trying to show those guys what they should be doing and don’t take anything for granted,” said Skakel. “Work hard and you will see the results.”

“I just try to get the [underclassmen] to believe in themselves more,” said Cook.

“I see players on the range, that are ranked nationally, and I tell them, ‘they’re not doing anything different than you are.’”

The RMAC Championships are April 20-21 in Goodyear, Ariz.