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Hickenlooper and Beauprez wrangle in Gubernatorial Debate

NEWS

GMO vote Voters to decide on the importance of labeling 2

Ebola

General consensus is that students are unconcerned about getting infected 2

CULTURE

Haunted houses Some of the best haunts in Colorado 6

THEATREdART

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Students, staff and community members gathered in the Gallogly Events Center for the Gubernatorial Debate between Repubican Bob Beauprez and Democrat John Hickenlooper on Oct. 15.

Samantha Morley smorley2@uccs.edu

Democrat incumbent John Hickenlooper and Republican Bob Beauprez took to the stage last Wednesday for the sixth gubernatorial debate in a full

Gallogly Events Center.

Chancellor Pamela Shockley-Zalabak spoke following a brief introduction from KKTV 11 News anchor Don Ward.

“There are many issues we need to think about, talk

about tonight,” she said. “The reality is this is exactly what a university is for – to bring together, to further a kind of civic dialogue that allows us to make informed decisions, move our community, our region forward.”

Gazette publisher Dan Steever, and owner and publisher of the Colorado Springs Independent John Weiss followed ShockleyZalabak’s speech. Weiss was also representing the Colorado Continued on page 2 . . .

UCCS continuing economic anchor in southern Colorado

Alumni-founded group finally found location to call home 6

OPINION

Shuttle issues The shuttle system needs a better schedule to accomodate for offcampus students 9

Mental health Emergency rooms lacking when it comes to treating self harm patients 9

SPORTS

MLB playoffs The Kansas City Royals have had a historic run this year 11

Kim Catlett spotlight Junior volleyball player also swing and line dances 12

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Tatiana Bailey, middle, spoke during the Southern Colorado Economic Forum on Oct. 10.

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In a field as tempestuous as economic forecasting, access to information and education is key. This is especially true in southern Colorado, where the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs stands as one of the most authoritative voices on how the coming year’s market will turn out.

The university hosted its 2014-2015 Southern Colorado Economic Forum on Oct. 10 at the Antlers Hilton in downtown Colorado Springs.

Several economic experts from the university and the community spoke on trends since the recession and hurdles to overcome in the next year.

UCCS research benefits community The forum was opened by UCCS Chancellor Pamela Shockley-Zalabak, who highlighted the university’s record enrollment, approximately 11,200 students, then noted the university’s record number of cranes on campus.

“We are excited about the growth of UCCS, but the growth of UCCS must be coupled with the growth of the regional economy,” she said.

The event centered on regional economic data collected from the previous fiscal year, combined with fiscal trends, and analyzed by members of the UCCS College of Business and other local

experts.

“We’ve been providing that forecast for 18 years now,” Thomas Zwirlein, UCCS professor of finance and previous forum director, said.

Zwirlein has been a part of the forum since its inception and has worked to collect and interpret the economic data presented at the forum.

He indicated the forum’s findings are used by local companies to formulate their business strategies for the coming year. Zwirlein also said local school districts and Colorado Springs Utilities use the information for planning.

“It’s really a great partnership example, the College [of Business], the campus and the community,”

said Venkat Reddy, UCCS dean of the College of Business, who also spoke at the forum.

This year’s forum saw a change in leadership, as Tatiana Bailey, a Michigan economic developer of 27 years, became the new, first full time, director.

“This is maybe the most exciting and the most welcoming community that I have ever encountered,” she said. “It’s easy to see why [UCCS] is thriving, when so much of higher education is languishing.”

Bailey thanked Zwirlein for helping her transition into the position, and joked many had turned out to see if one Latina woman could do the job of two men.

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Gubernatorial Debate at UCCS

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Bob Beauprez, top left, and John Hickenlooper, top right, verbally sparred in the Gubernatorial Debate at UCCS on Oct. 15.

Springs Business Journal.

Steever spoke about the process and partnership formed with Weiss in order to bring the debate to UCCS. “We are incredibly proud to partner with the Gazette on this and there’s a new spirit of openness and community,” Weiss said.

Ward then welcomed the candidates to the stage.

“Our goal tonight is to make things as fair and as informative as possible,” Ward said.

Candidates took questions from a media panel, the audience, Twitter and each other. Major topics included education, energy resources, jobs and the economy. The two presented opposing views on almost every subject.

The media panel consisted of Colorado Springs Independent general manager Carrie Simison, Gazette Capitol reporter Megan Schrader, The Scribe’s Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Toman and the

Colorado Springs Business Journal’s John Hazelhurst.

Beauprez, after winning a coin toss before the event, chose to go first for his threeminute opening statement.

“I hope you see the contrast of choices before you,” he said.

He explained his personal history and connection to Colorado as a third-generation native.

“This is a state where dreams come true, where big ideas become real,” he said.

Beauprez stressed the importance of leadership, economic stability and education.

Hickenlooper presented his opening statement next. He went into a brief history about Phantom Canyon Brewery and how he helped to rebuild it.

“I think Colorado Springs is at a turning point,” he said.

He explained how the state went from a $1 billion deficit four years ago to a more stable financial standing during his

first term. He also reminded the audience of the 13 declarations of disasters that the state experienced.

“We’ve made a lot of progress,” he said.

In terms of employment, Hickenlooper said that Colorado is the “number one fastest growing economy in America” according to Business Insider Magazine and that Colorado Springs is nine of 10 in terms of technology startups.

“We’re not stopping until everybody is back to work in this entire state,” he said.

Candidates were then permitted to ask each other questions. Topics ranged from abortion to coal.

The remaining time was dedicated to questions from the audience and Twitter.

The debate is available for replay on www.kktv.com, www.gazette.com and www. csindy.com. The debate will be broadcast until polls close.

GMO labeling could change food in Colorado Alexander Nedd anedd@uccs.edu

On Nov. 4, Colorado, along with the rest of the country, will hold elections. Although much attention has been placed on the mid-term election of officials such as the governor, there is one measure that is possibly more relevant, Genetically Modified Organism labeling.

Proposition 105 in Colorado will ask voters to decide if any “prepackaged processed food or raw agriculture commodity that has been produced using genetic engineering” will require a label.

Research indicates that many young voters in the region are unfamiliar with why the measure has been put on the ballot this fall. Here are frequently asked

questions about the Proposition 105, along with what students are saying about the practice here on campus.

What are GMOs? According to the NON GMO Project, GMOs are plants or vegetables that have been genetically engineered with DNA from bacteria, viruses or other plants and animals. In most developed countries such as the United States and China, they are often regarded as unsafe, with studies indicating GMOs can contribute to health problems, environmental damage and a violation of consumers and farmers’ rights.

Why is it such a big deal?

Toward the end of summer, The Right To Know Colorado Campaign had garnered over 170,000 signatures in their belief

that Colorado citizens should know what is in their food.

Those signatures put the issue on the ballot for November. Since then, the movement has gained momentum.

But there are those who believe GMO labeling should be left alone such as the group NO on 105. According to their website, NO on 105 believes the ballot measure misinforms readers and cites that new costs of initializing the measure will hurt farmers and force Colorado taxpayers to pay more, including higher prices at groceries stores.

64 countries have passed similar laws on GMOs, enacting mandatory labeling.

What are students saying about the initiative?

Minerva McCray is a sophomore theater major who

believes GMO labeling would be useful here in Colorado.

“I think it’s important for people to be aware of what has been genetically modified and put in their bodies,” McCray said. “I think GMOs are harmful because it doesn’t come from nature and we are modifying it and we don’t know what the effects could be like years from now.”

Transfer student Joshua Scruitsky is an undecided junior.

He believes GMO labeling should take place as well.

“Everyone should have the right know what’s been modified and what hasn’t,” Scruitsky said.

“I work at Walmart and it might be true that they might raise the prices for the label but I can’t imagine it would be too much.”

“If it’s going to make people more aware of what they are

eating then why not,” McCray added. “I’m very much an organic person; I personally like to eat very healthy and not have my food modified.”

A survey conducted by USA Today said that most Coloradans favored the measure. Of 500 registered voters polled, 51.6 percent favored yes while 26.8 percent said no, and the remaining 18.6 percent remained undecided.

What will happen should Propositions 105 Pass in Colorado?

If the measure is approved by the majority of Colorado voters, the law would require all foods with GMOs to be labeled by Jan. 1, 2016.

Voting ends Nov. 4. Eligible voters can now register at any voting booth.

Students remain indifferent about Ebola virus regardless of media attention Nikki Martinez Special to The Scribe

UCCS students are seemingly unconcerned about the outbreak of the Ebola virus. While they consider the possibility of contracting the virus, students think it unlikely that they will personally be affected.

According to the Center for Disease Control, Ebola, or Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a rare and fatal disease caused by one of four strains of the virus that can affect humans.

Symptoms of the disease include fever of 101.5 degrees or higher, severe headache, muscle pain, weakness, diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal pain and

unexplained hemorrhage. On average symptoms appear eight to 10 days after exposure to the virus.

“I don’t know very much about Ebola,” healthcare science major Kristen Olsen said. “I just know it’s a virus that started in Africa and that it’s fatal.”

According to a Gallup Poll, approximately one-fifth of Americans are concerned about contracting the Ebola virus. These numbers are comparable to the number of Americans who were concerned about contracting H1N1, swine flu, in 2009.

“Honestly, I am not too concerned about Ebola,” business major, Scott Hilton, said. “I feel like it’s being blown out of proportion like swine flu was.”

On Sept. 30, the CDC confirmed the first case of Ebola in the United States.

Thomas Eric Duncan, a man from Dallas who had recently traveled to West Africa, died on Oct. 8. On Oct. 12, the CDC confirmed that a healthcare worker who provided care for the patient tested positive for the virus.

“My interest is in healthcare and I work as a tech in the emergency department,” human biology major Steven Lodwig said. “So hearing that a nurse has contracted the virus that definitely brings concern to the healthcare community, not just patients.”

“I would definitely be worried about it if it spread.”

Olsen thinks it poses no current

threat to UCCS. “I don’t think it will be spread very much in America,” Olsen said. “We take hygiene seriously and prevent the spread of infection well.”

Olsen works as a certified nursing assistant and had not considered how Ebola would affect her until learning about the healthcare worker who contracted the virus.

“You are supposed to take isolation precautions when working with people who have infectious diseases,” Olsen said. “I think that it is concerning because I work as a CNA so I work with the patients even more than the nurses do. It makes it more real knowing that she got the disease taking care of somebody.”

The Gallup poll explains what Americans think about Ebola.

“By and large, most Americans do not think it is likely that they or someone in their family will get the Ebola virus. 34 percent deem it ‘not too likely’ and 49 percent say ‘not likely at all. Four percent of Americans think it is very likely they will contract the Ebola virus, and another 10 percent consider it somewhat likely.”

The CDC states that the 2014 epidemic of Ebola is the largest outbreak of Ebola in history.

Editor’s Note: As part of COMM 2900, Writing for the Media, students submitted articles that tied a Gallup Poll to the local area. The best was selected for use in The Scribe and is printed here.

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Colorado Springs Independent general manager Carrie Simison.

Simison, to both candidates: “Denver has had a thriving arts and cultural community and that’s why we credit it with not only increasing the region’s economic vitality but also its citizen’s quality of life

as well as the region’s tourism income. When you become our next governor, what are three specific initiatives you’ll spearhead to support arts and cultural initiatives and/ or organizations in Southern Colorado?”

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Capitol reporter Megan Schrader.

Schrader, to both candidates: “Colorado is on target to tbecause so much revenue is coming in to the state by the government. One way to avoid a tax refund and for the government to keep some of that revenue is through tax

credit and tax breaks. The government is spending that money before it comes into the state coffers to forestall a tax refund. Would you support the use of tax credits in that way and if so what would you like to see? And if not, why not?”

Hickenlooper responded with a focus towards downtown Colorado Springs and how it is already developing into a thriving arts and culture community.

“Downtown is already right

at that tipping point, it’s right very close where it needs to be,” he said.

His goals are to provide funding and increased awareness for live music venues and art exhibits.

“First and foremost we need someone that loves Colorado and is ready to sell Colorado and that’s me.”

He offered to travel both nationally and internationally in order to promote the state and its appealing qualities.

Beauprez also proposed a regulatory tax policy that is aimed at providing funding to small businesses, decreasing regulations to allow those businesses to start more easily and improve education opportunities.

“You know what to do with your dollars better than the government knows what to do with your dollars.”

He declared that on his watch he would return the

money to the people as well as grow a sustainable economy.

“On my watch, we’ll believe in trust in you, not the trust in evermore government,” he said.

“We’re going to continue to push that economy to grow.”

In order to stimulate the economy, he proposed to provide incentives for people to work harder, especially those operating small businesses.

“It’s a hard road to get that business up and running and

to find that capital and every dollar matters,” he said.

Hickenlooper stressed the important of having long-term interests of the state in mind.

He would direct funds to help the people of Colorado in such a way that would “make us stronger in the long-term.”

Hickenlooper spotlighted the state’s involvement with natural gas, oil, wind, solar and geothermal resources. He declared that he’s been working on a way to “not waste money, not create red tape and make

sure every dollar that is spent went to making sure that our air is cleaner.”

His goal is to “balance local control with the right of private properties, so both sides are represented.”

“He said doesn’t want to create red tape, [but] every single year of his administration he’s created new regulation, i.e. red

tape, on that same industry.

We need certainty in the marketplace, not perpetual uncertainty and that’s what he is inviting.”

“I’m glad you asked the question John but I’m going to respectfully disagree with several of your assumptions ...

I can give you a hand full of other economic reports that say Colorado is in the middle of the pack.

“If we’re good, when was good ever good enough for Colorado? ... Let’s be great again. Let’s be that robust nation leading the economy, not the middle of the pack or average and unfortunately that’s where we’re at right now.”

“Pretty much all of the objective measurements, Colorado is at the top or almost at the top,” Hickenlooper said. He cited that Forbes Magazine ranked

Colorado as the number one workforce in America. He said that for his second term he wants to focus on economic recovery and that it gets to everyone.

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The Scribe Jonathan Toman.

Toman to Hickenlooper: “Mr. Hickenlooper, at yesterday’s Colorado energy forum, you expressed that regulation is needed to help develop the energy sector in the

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state. If re-elected, what does the future of Colorado energy look like and what specific policy changes would you implement in your second term to accomplish that vision?”

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Reporter John Hazelhurst.

Hazelhurst to Beauprez: “A quote from your website Mr. Beauprez, the economic outlook ranking, Colorado has dropped triple the number from two to number 22 …

Every other source of economic

information, including the one that Governor Hickenlooper cited, the Business Insider, puts Colorado at the very top of state regulations. Aren’t you, sir, kind of cherry-picking your economic data?”

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(continued from page 1) Following presentations on international, national and local economic trends, Zwirlein, the forum’s new director Tatiana Bailey and Gary Schlossberg, senior economist for Wells Capital Management answered questions from the audience.

The three used forum data, as well as professional knowledge to address concerns ranging from military spending and downsizing to the impact of the Affordable Care Act. Other speakers at the event included Randy Scott, president of the Southern Colorado Business Partnership, Karla Tartz, former deputy director of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade and Ron Chernak, president of First Business Brokers, a prominent, local brokerage firm.

“UCCS has been a true partner with the Colorado Springs business community, and I would say a shining light going forward,” Chernak said.

UCCS’ role in southern Colorado Conference speakers pointed to the expansion of UCCS as an example of the continued recession recovery in southern Colorado.

“It is a real privilege to be a rapidly growing institution, because we think that is a contribution to the vitality to this region,” Shockley-Zalabak said.

Those on campus recognize that regional economic revival and university expansion are closely linked.

“It’s important for the community to engage with us, because they want to get the best graduates,” said Reddy.

“The financial strain means we all need to work together to prepare the right kind of students for our community.”

Bailey cited university leadership as one of the institution’s biggest assets to the region. “[The leadership is] not just focused on growing the university, it’s also growing the community,” she said. “That’s a great marriage, because you have people who have their hands on the data, and they might even be experts on a certain field.”

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Southern Colorado Economic Forum

“To put those people and those resources out into the community not only puts the face of UCCS out there, but also enables the community at large to reap the benefits of all these highly educated people,” Bailey continued.

Bailey was also encouraged by the expanding relationship between the university and other educational institutions in the area to promote higher learning and entrepreneurship. She said collaboration to produce a better workforce will be pivotal moving forward.

But before Colorado Springs can become a larger economic actor, it must first answer a more local concern: keeping an educated workforce from leaving the area.

“You want to keep your talent in town,” Zwirlein said.

“That just helps build good communities.”

University economic experts feel this is accomplished by providing well-paying jobs suited to available talents.

Zwirlein said while the area has seen an increase of 5,000 jobs since 2009 that is not enough to keep up with the 1.7 percent population increase.

Those at UCCS see the university as part of the solution.

Zwirlein said UCCS provides both direct and indirect jobs for the community. The former happens through university expansion which allows for construction jobs and new building staff. The latter happens due to increased local spending from an enlarged student population.

“We’re becoming more and more of an economic development anchor,” Zwirlein said. “If we went away tomorrow, it would cause a big problem for the community.”

Whatever the role of UCCS in southern Colorado’s path back to economic prominence, most realize it will not be without continued support from the community it serves.

“If we can’t figure out how to educate the workers of tomorrow, it’s going to make it very difficult for us to compete globally,” Bailey said.

“That linkage between higher education and the business community, I think, is going to be key.”

One-on-one Q&A with Tatiana Bailey This year, Tatiana Bailey became the first full-time director of the Southern Colorado Economic Forum.

Though a newcomer to the state, Bailey is no stranger to economic development; she discussed her background, new position and outlook on economic education.

Scribe: Tell me a little about your background.

Bailey: Well, I went to the University of Michigan. I got my masters in economics and my Ph.D. in public health, so people call me a health economist.

So I guess I have two passions, it’s the economics and the health care.

A lot of what I have been doing in the past 20 years is grant and contract work, related to either economic development initiatives, most notably in the city of Detroit, and then healthcare related initiatives, particularly for at-risk populations, so lower income people.

S:

So does that require a lot of being out in the field, rather than being behind a desk?

B: It’s both. It’s probably more behind the desk than out in the field. Mostly because the work I have been doing was evaluation related, so looking at incentives and figuring out are they working, are they not working.

But part of the reason I decided to come out here is because I had an ah-ha moment - well, moments - in the last couple of years as my kids started to get a little bit older.

Not only did I want to work a little bit more, but I wanted to do something that was a little more hands on. A little more presenting, and little bit more working with … hands on economic development.

Like, ‘OK what are some of the tangible things we can do that can help with economic development?’ Creating jobs,

educating the work force of tomorrow, all these different pieces, right, that need to be in place.

So I figured if I had an opportunity to go somewhere, live somewhere cool and do that I would probably do that for the next 20, 30 years of my work life than just do evaluation based [work].

S:

You’re the first woman heading up the forum, what do you think that speaks to?

B: I will say that unfortunately the perception is still out there, and I think it’s a bit undeserved, Colorado Springs being so conservative and so old-boy network. And it almost kept me away, you know, because I’m female, I’m Latina. I’m not a super rightwing conservative.

But once I got here, and Venkat [Reddy, dean of UCCS College of Business] and other people told me this too, sure there’s that segment of the population, but it’s not crazy, the way people make it out to be.

So I think that everything is shifting all over the country, but I also think that the perception here is a bit undeserved. I think that it’s shifting [from] maybe the way it was 15, 20 maybe 25 years ago.

The other thing that I’ll say is that not only have I found it to be an incredibly welcoming community, but so many of the high powered people that I’m meeting here are women.

Look who runs the CSHP, the Colorado Springs Health Plan, that’s Debbie Chandler.

Look who runs St. Francis Penrose, that’s Margret Sabin. Becky Medved has a very successful healthcare [company].

I mean a lot of these are healthcare related, because that’s what I’ve been gravitating toward, but it’s also one of the sectors that’s the biggest here.

Even aerospace and defense, I mentioned her [at

the forum], Cathy Boe, she started her company Boecore here. She’s another person who has over 200 employees in six states.

So you look at it and you say it’s certainly not impossible for a woman to do well here.

You’re going to have kids, and you’re going to work, you better be efficient.

We’ve had to work a little bit harder, because there’s still some traditional perceptions out there, both in the work place and at home.

Women who have decided they still want to work have to do it and do it well.

S:

What would you say to female students considering getting into economics, generally a male dominated profession?

B: Well, and I say this to my male and female children, there’s no substitute for hard work and perseverance.

There’s nothing that can ever replace that. So no matter what gender you are, I think you have to have an incredible work ethic.

For women in particular, never think there are any boundaries. Because as soon as you put those boundaries in place, they’re there.

And even if they’re real boundaries, they’re not insurmountable, they can be surpassed. Even though I’m a female and a Latina, and the Latina culture is very chauvinistic, my dad was probably the person who pushed me the most.

But he pushed me in a good way. And the way that he did it was to say to me ‘you can do anything that you want to do, anything at all that you want to do.’

It’s a very progressive stance. I think part of the reason I never thought there were any barriers is because he told me there were never any barriers.

So I think that’s probably the key message I would give young women today.

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Freshman grows up with alligators at Colorado Gators Reptile Park

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Ashley Thompson athomp13@uccs.edu

It was “dress like a farm animal” day at freshman Brandton Stokely’s elementary school.

While other kids dressed as cows and pigs, Stokely showed up as an alligator.

Stokely grew up in Mosca, Colo. on his family’s alligator farm and is now pursuing a degree in visual and performing arts.

The farm started as a garbage disposal system.

Stokely’s grandparents, Erwin and Lynn Young moved to Colorado from Texas in 1977 and because of the geothermal wells in Mosca were able to start a tilapia farm.

“At the time the live tilapia market was not really explored so my grandpa wanted to go into that,” Stokely said.

Tilapia is a type of exotic fish that can only survive in warm water so the natural water-heating system made for the perfect environment.

The tilapia farm was selfsustaining, but Stokelys’s grandparents needed a way to get rid of all of the dead fish and remains of filets.

It taught me how to really jump into life and not hesitate. When you’re trying to catch an alligator and you have them by the tail… you can’t stop.

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The Stokely family shows off a few of their albino alligators.

In 1987 they purchased 100 baby alligators as a way to clean up their exotic fish farm.

The farm opened to the public after nearby construction workers noticed the alligators and began talking about it. The farm changed from a private site into a popular tourist destination, Colorado Gators Reptile Park, in 1990.

“There was an hour long special on Animal Planet and it showed all the alligators… People from the U.K. came to wrestle the alligators and film it,” Stokely said.

According to Stokely, the exotic animal farm offers alligator wrestling classes. However, the term “alligator wrestling,” was changed to “alligator handling” after being deemed inhumane by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

The farm evolved into an exotic animal rescue system and houses over 1,000 animals. It is no longer limited to alligators and showcases creatures such as pythons and crocodiles, many of which are dropped off at the farm as unwanted pets.

Stokely and his Uncle Jay, manager of the farm, would have strange trips.

“In the middle of the night, he’d say, ‘All right, we need to go deliver fish in Texas,’ or ‘we’re going to pick up four albino alligators, we need to go now,’” Stokely said.

Growing up on an alligator farm has taught Stokely different lessons.

“It taught me how to really jump into life and not hesitate,” he said. “When you’re trying to catch an alligator and you have them by

the tail … you can’t stop.”

He also said that the people skills and animal expertise he gained is not something he could have gotten anywhere else.

Stokely, his brother and cousins used to quarrel over who would inherit the farm. But they have realized owning and running an exotic animal farm is a huge responsibility.

Even if inheriting the farm is not part of his plan, Stokely still wants to stay involved in his family’s business.

“I want to work with animals, and help the farm grow … Make it spectacular, the best it can possibly be,” he said.

The farm has started a haunted house and Jay dreams of bringing National Geographic to the farm.

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Line-up of best rated and local haunted houses for students to visit

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Colorado Springs and Denver feature several prominent haunted houses for those looking to get their heart pumping.

UCCS students have their pick of where to get the chills on weekend nights in both Colorado Springs and Denver.

Warning: The listed locations are adult themed and gory.

Haunted Mines (Colorado Springs): The Colorado Springs Haunted Mines tour, located on 225 N. Gate Blvd., has been rated number one in the state by milehighhaunts.com, a site dedicated to rating haunted houses in the area.

The mines feature improvisational actors to fill out their creature rosters and a terrifying elevator ride that has contributed to its reviews.

Tickets for the Haunted Mines cost $18 for weekdays and $20 for weekends.

Connoisseurs of haunted houses should be aware that while the Haunted Mines received top reviews and accolades it is somewhat physically demanding, with activities that include a rock wall to climb.

Haunted Mines is closed Monday and Tuesday; open from 7-10 p.m. on Wednesday;

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Haunted Mines Haunted House.

7-11:30 p.m. on Thursday through Sunday. The mines is open through Nov. 1.

Ghouls Gulch/Sanitarium 3-D (Colorado Springs): This decade old fixture of local haunted houses has been making a big impact with their inventive use of special effects and props. The Ghouls Gulch haunted house excels at their dizzying effects and welldesigned actor makeups.

They charge $26 for general admission. As an added bonus the location also offers a “lights on” tour where fans can view the haunt in a more passive mode to see how the effects are created.

Ghouls Gulch is located on 3910 Palmer Park Blvd. and is open Thursday through Sunday from 7-11 p.m. and will continue until Nov. 1.

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Hellscream Haunted House.

Hellscream Haunted House (Colorado Springs): Hellscream Haunted House has won “Best Haunted House in Colorado Springs” in several years according to the Gazette Scream Team, a group of haunted house critics from The Gazette.

The Hellscream Haunted House prides itself on its ambience and decorative location, presenting a massive scene of horror from start to finish. It also touts an impressive collection of character actors such as “Doug the Digger” and “Stitches the Clown.”

General admission is $18.

Hellscream Haunted House can be found on 3021 Hancock Ave. and runs from 6:30-10 p.m. on Thursday and Sunday and from 6:30-11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday night. Hellscream Haunted House will be open

through Nov. 8.

City of the Dead (Denver): Recently voted “Best Haunted House in Denver” by hauntedratings.com, this popular haunt has been gaining a lot of attention due to its proximity to the city and its three attractions located in one area.

The attraction features a carnival themed horror gaming section, a zombie themed haunted house, and other attractions that are sure to be worth the cost of $23 per ticket.

City of the Dead will run until Nov. 1. It is open from 7 p.m. to midnight on Friday and Saturday.

From Oct. 26-30 the attraction will be open from 7-10 p.m.

City of the Dead is located at 7007 E. 88th Ave. in Denver.

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A somewhat innovative twopart haunted house, the Primitive Fear attraction asks participants to actively engage in the story by acting like the undead “to fit in and survive” the ordeal at hand.

Once the survivors make it through this city of the undead, they are then thrown into The Asylum portion of the haunted house where participants are forced to question their sanity in a cleverly written storyline.

A plain and boring entrance detracts from the overall experience, but the innovative aspect helps make up for it once entering the attraction for $25.

Primitive Fear is located on 5155 E 64th Ave. and will remain open through Nov. 2.

Primitive Fear and Asylum will be open from 7-10 p.m. until Oct. 23. Then it will be open from 7 p.m. to midnight for Oct. 24 and 25.

Activities at the Cool Science Carnival on Oct. 11 included a water system diarama, remote controlled robots and freezing food with dry ice.

Kyle Guthrie kguthri2@uccs.edu

The annual Colorado Springs Science Festival kicked off Oct. 11 with the Cool Science Carnival at UCCS. Exhibits included everything from a “Build Your Own Rocket” display, courtesy of the local Civil Air Force, to a cave system reconstruction that allowed kids to crawl through the crevices.

The Rocky Mountain Robotics Club was set up in the main plaza just outside University Center and attracted

participants that were allowed to control robots in a roped off area.

Jason Buhler, head coach of the Rocky Mountain Robotics Club, enjoyed being part of the event.

“This is an awesome event,” Buhler said. “I think this is our fourth year coming here, it’s great.”

The club is a high school robotics program and part of the international organization, For Inspiration of Recognition of Science and Technology.

FIRST is comprised of students interested in engineering and robotics.

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Alumni-founded THEATREdART finds a home Audrey Jensen ajensen4@uccs.edu

THEATREdART went without an official performance space from January to October 2014.

The original venue for the theater company to perform in was the Osborne Center at UCCS, then it was a building in downtown Colorado Springs and now it is a blackbox theater located at the Cottonwood Center for the Arts.

In the summer of 2007, THEATREdART changed from a group to an official local theater company. UCCS informed the volunteer-based business that they would no longer be able to provide a performance space for the group and eventually they transitioned into a new location.

CEO of downtown partnership Susan Edmonson helped the company find their most recent location. They settled on 128 N. Nevada Ave. in downtown Colorado Springs and resided there from 2007 to January 2014.

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UCCS alumnus Brian Mann co-founded THEATREdART.

Success Center employee Brian Mann is one of the founders of the company and was asked by the landlords to move out the Nevada location.

“The building itself was not suited for performance,” Mann said. “The problem was that there was a restaurant directly below us. Any movement angered them … It was largely due to the constraints of the building.”

Executive producer at THEATREdART and alumnus

Tom Condas said the building was not set up to be a theater.

“We’re a theater company and we make a lot of noise,” Condas said. “The production of ‘Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat’ is the straw the broke the camel’s back …We were the second floor above two businesses that had a hanging ceiling and the ceiling would shake.”

THEATREdART was given one month’s notice to move out and they had two more

weekends of performances to continue when they received the news. The company also ended up having to push back dates for the production of “Clockwork Orange.”

“It was not news I wanted to hear, [the company was] not entirely unprepared for it,” Mann said. “It happened at an inconvenient time but we made the most out of the situation.

The last couple of shows for the season were performed at an underground bar.”

Mann explained that the bar worked better for the production of “Clockwork Orange” anyway.

“We were able to strike a deal with Subterranean Nightclub,” Condas said. “We performed ‘Clockwork Orange’ and ‘Beat Generation’ there.”

Condas also said that by performing in this nightclub they were able to interact with the audience as there was not a stage to separate the actors.

THEATREdART board member Kala Roquemore helped to bring the company to the Cottonwood Center for the Arts.

“We heard about it through a grapevine [of people],” Mann said, “I was hoping being at

Cottonwood would work out for us, but I do not anticipate Cottonwood will be permanent either.”

Mann hopes that Cottonwood will last them a few years.

Auditions on Oct. 14 for the upcoming production “Rhinoceros,” directed by Mann, was the first time using the Cottonwood Center for the Arts.

THEATREdART is a volunteer-based company and money from ticket sales, fundraising and donations is used for equipment, rent and other expenses.

“We have a different financial situation now that is good for the company,” Mann said. “We do not have to pay rent every month, especially when we are not doing shows.”

Mann said that when performing at their previous location they were sacrificing quality for quantity. Instead of doing up to what was once nine shows in one season, they hope to perform four or five great shows per season now.

“We re-examined the way we were doing these things because of the move,” Mann said.

Students create a robot capable of playing a predetermined game for the carnival.

“The bigger mission of FIRST and our team is not so much to build the robot,” Buhler said, “but to promote science, engineering and technology to the world. That’s why we come to events like this.”

Participants were actively engaged in a series of scientific explorations all over the campus.

Kathleen Fitzpatrick, coordinator for the event and the programs manager for the Center of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

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“It’s really getting our community science aware, or science cognoscente,” she said.

“As we have conversations about global warming, rather than listening to Democrats and Republicans, it’s important that people actually listen to science and know what it means. Only then can people make their mind up about a topic.”

The festival ran through Oct. 19.

Some festival events were geared towards younger audiences, such as the

stargazing tour at the Star Light, Star Bright Observatory. The event aimed to give young minds a view into the world of astronomy and the galaxy.

There was also the County Coroner Crime Lab tour, which took participants through the El Paso County Coroner’s Office and gave first-hand experience to those interested in studying forensic sciences.

Adult themed sections focused on topics such as beer and whiskey distillation. Several exhibits focused on scientific debates about topics such as genetically modified organisms and organics.

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Make sure you listen; it’s harder than you think Scribe Staff scribe@uccs.edu

It would make sense for this to be an editorial about the importance of voting.

It would make sense if this piece explained the crucial role voting plays in our democracy and how important it is for you to express your opinion through the democratic process.

Sometimes, we don’t make sense.

This isn’t about voting, it’s about listening.

One of the main takeaways from the

college experience should be the ability to think critically. And the first step to thinking critically is to listen.

Hearing is a biological trait. To really listen, however, is a skill. It takes practice, just like any other skill you develop. It takes effort, too.

Smiling and nodding does not constitute listening.

And The Scribe is not here to smile and nod. We are critical listeners, always on the lookout for issues that concern students and our interests.

We all have to be able to look at

things with a critical eye, as humans (especially politicians) are practiced in the art of putting up smokescreens, distracting us from the real issue with obnoxious amounts of words and subtle subject changes.

No matter your political leanings, make sure that you listen to what your representatives have to say.

From all the noise, pick out the things that matter to you and make your judgment based on those.

So start to listen, it’s amazing what you might here.

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These were the words I told my college prep leader as we left a tour of UCCS. It was spring break of 2011 and I was in my senior year of high school. Ahead

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The Scribe Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Toman asked a question during the Gubernatorial Debate on Oct. 15.

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They weren’t there to see me. Of that I am certain.

Around 700 students, faculty, staff and community members packed the Gallogly Events Center on Oct. 15 for a gubernatorial debate between incumbent John Hickenlooper and challenger Bob Beauprez.

I had the privilege of serving on the media panel for the debate along with representatives from the Gazette, Colorado Springs Independent and Colorado Springs Business Journal.

I was able to ask a question of Mr. Hickenlooper, get an associated rebuttal from Mr. Beauprez and a front row seat for the entirety of the debate.

All of these folks were in Gallogly to see a continuation of the democratic process. Perhaps more importantly,

they were here to see a growing campus expand its influence to the realm of state politics.

Behind the lights, cameras and various important persons in attendance was a bedrock of information fundamental to the entire night.

UCCS did not seek out this opportunity. The school was approached by the media partners to host the event, and that is the key point.

It was not shameless self-promotion that allowed all kinds of people to come to our campus to see the debate for the highest office in the state. It was the reputation that we have garnered in the community, the reputation of the students at this school that allowed us this opportunity.

UCCS is becoming a force and people are beginning to notice. As our chancellor mentioned in her opening

remarks, these are the type of events that should be held on a college campus. And it was.

Colorado Springs has a multitude of venues that could have hosted this debate. But where did it end up? On the campus of The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Not at Colorado College, the Air Force Academy or the Broadmoor World Arena. Here.

The significance of that is immense.

It shows me how far we have come.

While on stage I had time to marvel at the changes that I have seen while at UCCS and the very small role I have been able to play in them. UCCS is growing up, and we are all here at a great time to witness it.

They weren’t there to see me. No doubt. They were there to see where UCCS has been, where we are and where we are heading.

Having a front row seat for that ain’t bad.

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30,000 of who I thought would be my closest friends. I could transfer my job, take out loans, obtain my degree in broadcast journalism and instantly become a newscaster for the Denver region. Life was going to be good, or so I thought.

Fast forward to 2014 and things have really changed.

With three years down it’s hard to imagine my life without this university.

The parking woes, the hustled walks between classes and the long line of students waiting for the shuttle in front of Centennial Hall are just a few of the daily sights

that offer me a peace of mind while milling around campus.

It’s a stark contrast from how I expected my life to unfold.

With few living options and even fewer finances, I quickly realized my dream of attending Boulder would be difficult to achieve. But in reevaluating my choices and looking over what credits can transfer where, I settled for UCCS. I’m a social guy, so I tried to make the best out of a gloomy situation. I was determined to only spend two years at the campus before being reunited with my true love:

CU-Boulder.

But I quickly made friends with peers and professors and networked my way through UCCS. I was rewarded with my current job at The Scribe, connections with The Gazette, an internship with an amazing company and a resume I am confident with. Before I knew it, two years went by.

Could it be that the college I had crossed off my list was now becoming home?

Sometimes we are forced to stray from our first choices. But it’s these moments that we must learn to take advantage of.

I do not know what doors may have opened had I gone to Boulder. But I have created my own keys to success and am presented with opportunities that I could have only had by enrolling at UCCS. UCCS has granted opportunities that would have been much harder to obtain at Boulder. I’m not lost in a crowd of 30,000 students. Instead, UCCS offers me opportunities to stand out. It’s taught me how to be flexible and to not freak out should things not go my way.

For not being my first choice, things have worked out pretty darn well.

cold, the topic of the shuttle schedule remains a heated one among students, especially those waiting for a ride 15 to 20 minutes at a time.

That raises some logical questions.

Questions such as how the bus is always late or why there is only one shuttle for The Lodges of Colorado Springs and one for Sunset Creek Apartments to the Lodge.

The inconvenience UCCS students face on campus with having only one shuttle toward these destinations is ridiculous. Every year, students pay fees that go toward student services

such as usage of the gym, daycare, and, of course, the shuttle.

What is the point of paying money for services that are unreliable?

Students should not have to leave 45 minutes to an hour before class starts just to be on time.

What the campus needs is at least one more driver for both locations.

And as it gets colder, this will get worse.

As a student that lives in the Alpine Village, I can speak from firsthand experience on how frustrating it is to wait in the cold and have the bus show up ten minutes late.

It’s like playing

Russian roulette.

You can show up on time and have the bus either early or late, or take a long stroll through campus when it’s five degrees outside. As a hot topic, there was no shortage of students who had an opinion on the shuttles.

Kali Boyer, a sophomore criminal justice major, shared her feelings about the shuttle.

“I think the shuttles are fine during all seasons.

I mean there is only one bus that goes to and from The Lodges,” Boyer said.

“I feel there should be at least one more, but I’m pretty happy with them

overall.”

Enrique León-Suárez, sophomore Spanish major, was passionate on the subject.

“I don’t think the shuttles are that great.

If you’re not going to Four Diamonds you have to wait sometimes 20 minutes for a shuttle to show up and U-Hall is the worst,” he said.

“I’m a full time student and I don’t have time to wait for a shuttle. Also, I feel like shuttles need to have more than one driver in them,” he said.

“I’m at school every day nine to six and when I’m ready to go home or have to run to U-hall, I

don’t have time for [the driver] to take a bathroom break. I have a schedule to follow.”

We are tired of giving up precious time that can be better used.

UCCS has to address these student concerns, the sooner the better.

The winter months will quickly be ahead of us, so be prepared. Bring extra clothing; wear layers of sweaters, hats, gloves and scarves. When you’re stuck in the snow and ready to go home, have hot chocolate and the comfort of your bed be your motivation.

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of me were decisions and goals that would affect my future, a future that did not include becoming a UCCS Mountain Lion.

“It’s a nice school but I just don’t want to be this close to my parents, plus they don’t have my major,” I justified to my teacher.

“It’s not my first choice.”

On a scale of one to 10, UCCS was at best a five. I truly did not want to attend this campus. There was simply no awe factor when I visited. The sights and views pointed out during the tour were landscapes I had grown accustomed to.

My heart was set on the foothills of Boulder, with

Shuttles not up to par, changes necessary

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Eleanor Skelton eskelton@uccs.edu

Friday morning, three weeks ago, 9:54 a.m.

There’s a new Google chat notification on my phone.

“I hurt myself this morning…it was worse than I thought it would be but it didn’t hurt enough... tell me when you’re online,” my friend’s

message read. The chat was time stamped 8:47 a.m.

“I lost maybe two or three ounces of blood.

I almost fainted a few times.”

I asked more questions, she tried to explain what happened.

“But that’s a LOT of blood,” I responded. “Can you leave work and go to the ER? Hell, I’ll skip class and come take you.”

She typed back, “Is this why people don’t tell people... I don’t want to [go]. I keep feeling like I want to cry but I can’t. I can’t cry.”

“Okay, [my manager] gave me permission to go.

I’ll be outside my office.”

I pulled on some clothes, grabbed my

phone and keys. Within a half hour, my friend and I checked into the downtown emergency room.

She informed the nurse her wound was self-inflicted, and the staff put her in a room on the psych hall.

When the hospital admits a psych patient, no visitors are allowed like regular emergency room policy. This was my friend’s first encounter with traditional, modern medicine. Her mother normally treated her and all the other siblings in her family with herbal remedies.

I paced the waiting room floor with another friend who’d shown up for moral support, waiting

for news.

The hospital released her around 4:30 p.m.

We were stunned.

Because she only wanted to inflict harm, and not actually kill herself, the psychiatrist on call deemed her fit to leave.

Even if the self-harm could kill her.

Pete Earley, a former journalist at the Washington Post, published a Pulitzer-Prize finalist book in 2007 titled “Crazy: A Father’s Search Through America’s Mental Health Madness.”

According to Earley’s assessment, the conundrum is in forcibly regulating patients’ treatment versus allowing them to refuse treatment and possibly cause harm.

The state can only legally mandate care when the person states or acts to threaten their lives or others.

I called more people in our little social circle and enlisted help to monitor my friend over the weekend. Together we didn’t let her be alone.

We watched movies and made sure she had protein shakes and fluids to replenish her blood loss.

We informally provided what the hospital did not or maybe could not.

But what about those struggling with depression without support groups like my friends?

In August 2013, the Gazette reported that

“the number of people who committed suicide in Colorado last year reached a record level, and the death toll in El Paso County was the highest in a decade.”

These situations are not isolated in our area. The healthcare industry should rethink this scenario.

If a person’s self-harm is causing significant blood loss or is in a vital area, maybe they should be put under a 24-hour or 48-hour watch, even if they do not actively want to die.

And for those not involved in healthcare or counseling professions: watch your friends. I’ve often found the ones who need help the most are those I’d least expect.

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It’s the best time of year. College football is upon us. This means goalposts will be ripped down, fans will storm the field, and this year, there will be playoffs.

In the new era of college football, only four will compete for a championship. For longtime football fans, the new system is much overdue.

A committee will decide the teams based on schedule strength, rankings and a team’s overall record.

Before the playoff system was put into place, the Bowl Championship Series relied heavily on computers picking the “best statistical teams.”

Now, the committee is an integral part of the decision making process. The benefits of the new system will include human activity and knowledge of the

game of football.

This program should have been implemented years ago.

The panel of judges is stacked with experience and accolades. It includes a former coach of Nebraska, the former commissioner of the Big East and five athletic directors from the top conferences.

During the season, the college playoff committee will meet and discuss their rankings. On Dec. 7, after the final regular season games, the committee will determine the top four teams.

The semifinal games will rotate between traditional games such as the Rose Bowl and Orange Bowl.

With the new playoff system, the teams will have a greater respect for the decision because there is a human element.

The revenue that this new system will bring in will support more universities

than the BCS system.

But no, the system will not be perfect in the first year.

The biggest controversy comes down to the number of teams allowed to compete and picked for the playoffs.

Two teams from the same division could show up in the playoff.

In the past five years, only once has the Southeastern Conference had only one team ranked in the top four. In the last two years, three teams have eased their way into the top four, primarily Auburn and Alabama.

This is a problem.

Satisfied college football fans, as well as player and coaches, will soon run out.

The system will record hiccups. I think 16 teams would simply be better than four.

Multiple college football analysts predict the expansion for college playoffs. Every college game carries

weight and has a deciding factor to show that any team, with the right schedule and record, can make it to the semifinals.

But as college athletes, they couldn’t have that large of a tournament without compromising academics.

The new college playoff system just feels right. When a good thing is broke, simply fix it. The system will take the best elements of both the bowl games and the playoff system.

The playoff system is set to be a jampacked week of games. College football will hold playoffs in the form of a tripleheader. The semifinal playoff game, as well as the four other bowl games, will be played on both New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The championship will always be played on a Monday similar to the National Football League. When the lights come on, one might even say it’s finally the Superbowl of college football.

Royals sweep to World Series, storybook finish for Giants Brandon Applehans bappleha@uccs.edu

For the Kansas City Royals, the 2014-15 season has been a historical run. Arguably destined to be the team to take the Commissioner’s Trophy, the Royals will face the San Francisco Giants in the World Series.

This year, there have been recordbreaking games, storybook endings and crucial plays. This season is what every fan asks for in nine plus innings.

The Royals have not reached the Major League Baseball playoffs in 29 years, since they won the World Series in 1985. This postseason, they have gone 8-0, breaking a major league record.

Fans thought the Royals had lost the American League wild card game to the Oakland Athletics.

The Athletics were up 7-3 in the top

of the eighth inning. Here is where the Royals would start their odds-defying run.

Kansas City unleashed their batting power on the Athletics. The game went to extra innings, and with two runs in the bottom of the 12th, the Royals earned a berth in the American League Divisional Series.

This wild-card win sparked a Kansas City run where the team went on to win four straight games in the American League Championship Series. The final two games would come down to the wire, both ending 2-1, giving the Royals a World Series berth.

As for the National League, the buzz around the San Francisco Giants has been building. With World Series championships in 2010 and 2012, the Giants will return once again to the Promised Land in 2014.

The Giants have made it to the World

Series in three of the last five years, but this year is different.

The Giants, wild-card winners as well, beat the Pittsburg Pirates 8-0 in the National League wild card game. Like the Royals, this is where the Giants run would begin.

One of the most talked about games for the Giants was in the National League Divisional Series against the Washington Nationals. In the bottom of the 18th inning, first baseman Brandon Belt homered to give the Giants the win and a commanding 2-0 series lead.

Both the ALCS and NLCS came down to pitching and hitting. In the 2014 playoffs the Royals and Giants pitching put opposing teams in their place.

Giant’s ace pitcher Madison Bumgarner had multiple games with seven innings pitched in the both the series against the Washington Nationals and the St. Louis Cardinals in the

National League Championship Series.

The San Francisco Giants took a commanding 3-1 lead over the Cardinals and their hitting came through in game five.

In the final game of the NLCS, left fielder Travis Ishikawa was the first player to end a series with a walk-off home run. Ishikawa was released from the Pittsburg Pirates in April, the team the Giants routed in the wild-card game.

Before that, the Giants had gone six straight games without a home run. In the team’s final NLCS game, all six runs were scored by home runs.

Bumgarner won the NLCS most valuable player.

Both teams, evenly matched with similar bullpens, defensive strategies and offensive firepower, will meet in the 2014 World Series. The Royals will host the Giants in game one on Oct. 21 at 6:07 p.m.

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Bates wins second race, Invitational serves as preparation for regionals Ashley Thompson athomp13@uccs.edu

The UCCS women’s cross country team won the team title and the men’s team took third overall at the Roadrunner Invitational in Denver on Oct. 4.

Five members of the men’s team placed in the top 26 runners. Senior Luke Dakin finished 19th overall.

“We didn’t compete at the level we’re capable at, but it was a learning experience,” Dakin said. “I’m excited to apply what we learned.”

Freshman Heather Bates won the individual title to lead the women. Bates, winner of the Rust Buster in her season debut, held off Metro State runner Breanna Hemming in the final 200 yards.

“The invitational was awesome. It was our first 6 kilometer race, and it felt really good,” she said. “It really came down to the final sprint.”

She finished with a time of 22 minutes and 35 seconds, one of the eight fastest times in meet history.

The course was deceptively

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Senior Luke Dakin, right, and freshman Heather Bates, left, competed in the Roadrunner Invitational in Denver on Oct. 4.

difficult to run, according to both Dakin and Bates. Thick, wet grass presented a challenge but both teams had prepared for it.

“To prepare, we ran similar terrain,” said Dakin.

“We learned that you have to be more conservative at the

beginning of the race. It wears on you.”

Bates explained that the race was a good confidence booster, though the team’s performance may not have been perfect.

“We all went out a little fast at the beginning of the race,”

she said.

She highlighted the mental strains distance running can have on competitors.

“It really came down to being tough and fighting it out. Running is about mental toughness,” Bates said.

Dakin knows the most

important work is yet to come.

“The invitational wasn’t our focus, our coach is focusing on the later races. Also, our approach was not toward speed work,” said Dakin.

The team trains in two stages. The first focuses on a solid aerobic base and only after that is speed considered, gained by running short intense repetitions.

Both Dakin and Bates are hopeful for the crunch time of their seasons.

“Some of our best girls have been injured, which means we may have new runners by nationals,” said Bates. “We haven’t even reached our full potential yet.”

Dakin feels that this year’s team has potential comparable to previous teams.

“I feel like we are a nationals-qualifying caliber team,” he said. “We are capable of accomplishing big things.”

After concluding the regular season at the Fort Hays State Invitational in Hays, Kan. on Oct. 18, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championships are Nov. 8 in Gunnison, Colo.

Kim Catlett leads volleyball, swing dancing categories Jonathan Toman jtoman@uccs.edu

Kim Catlett witnessed someone take off most of his clothes in Café 65 to reveal a superman costume (complete with cape) and then walk away with a brief “nice to meet you” to Catlett and her friends.

She can cross that off her list of things to do.

Catlett, a junior outside hitter for the Mountain Lions (9-10, 5-5 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) leads the team in kills, averaging just under four per game this season. She is also leading the team in service aces, and has the second most digs.

Catlett’s time away from volleyball is taken up with a variety of activities: swing and line dancing, in-season class studying with color coded notecards, coaching for a local club volleyball team in the spring and caring for an Australian cattle dog puppy.

“What’s free time?” Catlett asked.

She got involved in volleyball through the oldest of adolescent influences: peer pressure. But this time, it was in the form of a sibling.

“My older sister played in high school, and I thought it was just the coolest thing,” Catlett said. “That’s what initially

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Junior outside hitter Kim Catlett puts down two spikes during games against Alaska Fairbanks, left and Black Hills state, right.

caught my eye.”

Catlett attended camps when she was in elementary school, then started her first league when she was in sixth grade.

Like a lot of athletes, she tried out other athletic opportunities along the way.

Sports such as soccer, softball, basketball and track all came and went, including her senior year in high school when she “randomly decided” to take on

tennis.

“Tennis sounded fun, and I was over track,” she said.

Catlett highlighted the outdoor opportunities of Colorado Springs (similar to those of her hometown Fort Collins), the volleyball coaching staff and the distance from home as reasons she chose to attend UCCS. “It was close enough to go home if I wanted, but far enough

so my parents couldn’t just drop in whenever,” said Catlett. “I didn’t want a skyscraper, big city type place.”

As in all sports, there can be some strange plays in volleyball.

In a high school game, one of Catlett’s teammates went up and caught the ball – in mid play.

“No one else was on that page at all,” said Catlett.

Catlett and the rest of the Mountain Lions will complete

a three game road trip against Metro State, Colorado Mines and Regis Oct. 24, 25 and 28 before returning home for three games to complete the regular season.

Colorado Christian will come to Gallogly Events Center Oct. 31, game time is 7 p.m. Chadron State will visit on Nov. 7 at 7 p.m., and Black Hills State will be here on Nov. 8 for a 5 p.m. game.