The Mirror—January 23, 2017

THE According to The Denver Post, the woman’s march on Denver swelled to more than 100,000 participants. In the wake of Donald Trumps inauguration, thousands of women across Colorado marched on Civic Center Park to protect human, civil, health and political rights.

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper appointed Janice Sinden to the University of Northern Colorado Board of Trustees.

Sinden is a UNC alumna, and says she looks forward to serving UNC. The drop deadline for full-semester Spring Semester courses will be Nathan Price, a Sophomore finance and accounting major, playing a match on his laptop at the first League of Legends Club meeting last Friday Monday, Jan. 23. This in the UC. Photo by Alex Nunley | The Mirror. will be the last chance for students to drop a

By Erika Siebring full-semester course. arts@uncmirror.com Students will need to A nearly quiet room becomes sub- use Ursa in order to drop their classes.

League of Legends cLub marathons

ject to a certain flow, with waves of vigorous clicking, witty banter and unintelligible yelling every time a game starts.

16 UNC students sit in a huge square, rows of lap tops in front of them, and light-up noisemakers at the ready in case of a horribly funny death, despite clear instructions of “Your goal is to not die.”

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Library hosts read-in

By Jason Keller

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Nestled in the back of the Michener Library, a small crowd gathered for what was called a “PreInaugural Read-In.” Those that had come were offered a space to read passages from a book, lines from a poem or parts of a speech. Post-election tensions ran high in the room, as students and staff trotted up to a lone podium to give their piece, their thoughts, and to recieve questions.

“I was really inspired by how there’s been so much discourse lately about the move from intelligence,” said Nicole Webber, an assistant professor and member of the Library Research Services.

Webber read a short piece from Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451.”

In Bradbury’s dystopian world, books have been outright banned, and if not banned, they have been relegated to cheap instructional texts. We follow the story of Guy Montag, who defects from this anti-intellectual society, in order to pursue the forbidden knowledge in books. According to Webber,

she used the passage as a platform for discussion.

“In my opinion, I really just wanted to encourage discourse,” she said. “I wanted to give everyone a space to share their ideas rather than being exposed to what’s in their inner circle.”

In light of the recent election, senior Jorge Garcia read a poignant piece from one of America’s most iconic landmarks.

“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses,” he began. The quote he read comes from the inscription on the Statue of Liberty, originally written by Emma Lazarus. Garcia delivered an impassioned speech about the nature of liberty, and our duty as citizens of The United States.

He cited the constitution and other founding documents as a shield against tyranny and systemic abuse, calling for others to speak out.

“It’s our duty. Let’s call it our mission, to stand up,” he said.

Community member Matt Webber read a passage from author Kurt Vonnegut’s “Armageddon In Retrospect.”

“I think it’s about being careful not to point fingers,” he said. “We need to recognize our power and responsibility.”

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First board meeting at UNC

By Drew Heiderscheidt news@uncmirror.com

At the first Board of Trustees meeting for UNC in 2017, the board discussed re-elections of their members, campus commons and transparency with the student body as well as revenue from 2016. At the beginning of the first session, the board re-elected officers, including Chairman Richard Monfort, of the Monfort family, the same that has funded the Monfort Business School.

During the meeting, the new Campus Commons was also discussed. President Kay Norton announced that construction for the new structure is now under way. In February, she stated, they will start putting in new concrete foundations. She also discussed

how UNC and other research schools in Colorado, including the University of Colorado at Boulder, met with the state and discussed receiving funding.

Norton said that the deal was that 10 schools would receive $5 million in funding, with UNC receiving $480,000.

In the meeting, Student Body President Brandon Miller also brought up the issue of transparency to the Board. According to Miller, the Board of Trustees and UNC’s administration has not been transparent, even though Miller, and his predecessor Bereket Abera, have been working to increase transparency over the past year and a half.

“Where’s the disconnect?”

Miller asked.

Miller confronted the board, asking them why they had put

up a hiring committee for certain positions in building the Campus Commons, and yet Student Senate had not been informed, and the student body does not have a person to represent their interests in building the structure. Miller then asked if the Board would be open to having a student representative on the hiring committee.

After this, the Board went over its financial statistics for the fiscal year 2016. Revenue totaled up at $211.9 million, with expenditures during the same time period being $214,871,330. The total revenues for the university increased 4.5 percent from 2015 to 2016, or $3.2 million dollars.

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This is the UNC League of Legends Club, a new organization designed to bring together students who play the free-to-download multiplayer online computer game.

UNC junior Henry Wilmot cofounded the club last semester, and presides as club president. The political science major explained that League of Legends, or LoL, is a five vs. five “MOBA,” or a multiplayer online battle arena.

“It’s a map, that’s the same every time, and you each pick one out of 130 characters,” Wilmot said. “Then you pretty much just go at it and try to destroy the other person's base, which is easier if you kill the people’s champions.”

Once a team manages to kill all of the other champions and commandeer the other team’s base, a winner is declared and bragging rights ensue.

The club indulged in a few different types of game play, including one dubbed “Tandems,” in which players were grouped into teams of two and given one champion to control; one player works the keyboard while the other works the mouse. Club members also played a round in which

each player was given a random character and random abilities.

Aside from weekly marathon play sessions, five members of the club are also in a competition team for the collegiate league, University League of Legends.

“It goes for quite a few weeks,” Wilmot said. “There’s a huge number of schools, so it’s double round-robin in our group, and then the top teams from each group advance and keeps advancing until the finals.”

The ULoL team, consisting of Wilmot, the club’s vice president, and three other players, competed in and won their first match of the semester on Jan. 14th. For other competitive members, a separate Compete League is available with two games a week for eight weeks.

The LoL club is open to any and all new members, and welcomes students that are either interested in downloading the game, or are seasoned players. The club’s marathon play sessions are 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. every Friday in the UC Council Room, and ULoL matches comence at 1 p.m. every Saturday.

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UNC Inaugural poetry slam

By Wilhelmina Jackson arts@uncmirror.com

As the sun set on President Trump’s inauguration last Friday, UNC’s Writing Center set up for their poetry slam in Ross Hall.

The slam was scheduled in hopes of bringing people together to express their feelings about anything, whether or not it was about the inauguration. The night started off with a riveting poem discussing Trump, as well as racism and sexism.

Clapping and soft snapping filled the room after each reading, as the attendees dove into discussion--not about Trump or the inauguration, but about writing.

Several students in the room loved to write, and they all wrote different things. One student, Andrew Cripe, likes to write short stories; he’s writing a novel that he’s been working on for nearly two years. Rachel Padro and Sarah Julian, both grad students, like to write poetry.

Many students expressed their love for writing and its process, and

spired differently when it came to their stories. Cripe wanted to influence some sort of emotion in others with his writing. The same sort of emotion that came up for him when he read others' work. Julian often thinks of inspiration and applies that to her poems.

Despite the slam Instead of the night being filled falling on the day of with vigorous discussion about Trump’s inauguration, the night took a different politics, it turned into a casual turn. Instead of the night being filled with vigorsetting where students just sat ous discussion about politics, it turned into a casual setting where stuand talked about writing. dents just sat and talked about writing.

Heather Blitch, an intern with the At some point of the night, the GOAL program, mentioned that at casual talk about writing turned into times her frustration showed up in a deeper discussion about freedom her writing. Cripe agreed, saying he of speech and expression, and that was sensitive and artistic, and that despite the somber view of the next showed through his writing. four years, students mentioned the The students there were all in- importance of being nice to others. they agreed that feedback was very important to story writing. It meant that readers were not only reading the story, they were taking it seriously, which means a lot to any writer.

Students also agreed that their feelings often came out in writing.

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Sports Dylan Editor Sanchez

Maturity is the key to UNC wrestling

By Chris Bolin

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21-8 on the season, 5-1 in duels. Wins over opponents ranked 13th and 18th in the country and a full head of steam to close out the year and head into the Big 12 Championships.

For most people in that situation, wrestling would be their life. But to Timmy Box, it’s just a nice addition to his.

“For some people wrestling is everything,” Box said. “To me, it’s a big deal as well, but with a wife and kid on the way, you know, it definitely puts it in perspective…I realize how lucky I am to be able to do it.”

But that doesn’t mean that he isn’t completely prepared and 100 percent focused when he steps on the mat.

“My goal is to be a Big 12 champ and National champ, and I think I am on the right path.

I’ve lost a couple I shouldn’t have, but I just need to finish strong and keep this momentum going,” he said.

A California kid raised in Bakersfield, out of high school, Box stayed local and went to Cal State-Bakersfield. It was only after he took home two top-five finishes at the Pac-12 Conference championships along with a degree in English that he decided to come to UNC. When he did arrive in 2015 though, he made an immediate impact for Bears. In his first year, he finished 25-15, leading the Bears in wins and major decisions on the season.

This year, wrestling at 141, down from 149 last year, he has only been tougher to match up against, noting how he feels like he is doing it right this time.

But, as much as he means to

the team on the mat, he means just as much, if not more, off it.

“I talk to my teammates when I can,” Box said. “But I mainly try to lead by example and make sure everybody else is doing what they can to get better every day.”

Coach Troy Nickerson also understands what Box brings from a leadership standpoint.

“He’s in a different place in his life than a lot of the guys, he adds a certain maturity level to the team,” Nickerson said.

What Box will do the rest of the season is still yet to be seen, but Nickerson thinks he could surprise some people the next few weeks.

“He’s a great kid, ultra-talented,” Nickerson said. “If he shows his true colors, there’s no telling what he is capable of.”

Northern Colorado is having a historic year as the first NCAA wrestling coaches panel has ranked four Bears.

Red-shirt seniors Box and Trey Andrews rank No. 28 and 24, respectively. Meanwhile red-shirt junior Keilan Torres ranks No. 25 and red-shirt sophomore Dylan Gabel ranks at No. 20.

The coaches panel is about the ways that athletes are chosen to attend the NCAA Division I wrestling championships in March.

This is the first time in UNC’s Division I history that four wrestlers were ranked in the coaches panel.

Next up, Northern Colorado will host Big 12 conference foe Oklahoma at 2 p.m. next Sunday before heading to Bakersfield, Calif. to take on Box’s alma mater, Cal State Bakersfield.

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Timmy Box, 141, No. 24.

Red-shirt Senior 21-8, 5-1 in duals 3 wins over top 33 opponents

Trey Andrews, 125, No. 28.

Red-shirt senior 19-12, 4-2 in duals 1x NCAA qualifier in 2015

Keilan Torres, 165, No. 25.

Red-shirt junior 19-10, 4-2 in duals 1 win over top 33 opponent

Dylan Gabel, 184, No. 20.

Red-shirt sophomore 18-7, 5-1 in duals 1 win over top 33 opponent

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First board meeting at UNC Continued from page 2.

Janice Sinden, who was recently appointed to the UNC Board of Trustees by Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, was also present at the meeting. Sinden is a UNC alumna, and says she looks forward to supporting UNC. She brings a wealth of experience to the board, having served as chief of staff to Denver mayor Michael Hancock, and in executive positions in the private and nonprofit sectors.

In other news, the Faculty Senate’s Executive Committee voted to support all students, regardless of their ethnicity, gender identity, sexuality, or citizenship status, and has begun discussions about how to support students more effectively. The University is also working to increase the retention rate of students. Katrina Rodriguez also set out a plan to discuss the climate on campus by increasing transparency with students. Rodriguez stated that they will be doing this by increasing communication with students through a monthly newsletter concerning the climate on campus, as well as other items.

Happening around campus in...

1/24 art. news.

Study Abroad 1/23 Drop deadline for Spring Semester courses Not applicable

1/23 Grade Replacement Application deadline

Information Session 4-5 p.m.

University Center - Aspen A

1/23: UNC Club Dance Auditions

1/25

1/24: “Impression of Campus”

Are You Aware?

Stalking Is More Common Than You Think North Lawn and Lower Level 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Gunter Gym 8:30 - 10:30 p.m.

Mariani Gallery 1o a.m. - 4 p.m.

1/25: “Someone You Love” Free Film Scott-Wilcoxon

1/26: UNC’s Got Talent Auditions UC Columbine Suites 6- 7:15 p.m.

1/27: Tai Chi Candelaria Hall, 1375 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Photo courtesy of unco news services

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1/26: Women’s Basketball vs. Northern Arizona University Bank of Colorado Arena 7 p.m.

1/26: Men’s Basketball at Northern Arizona

Photo courtesy of twitter.com/realdickmonfort

1/27: Swim and Dive USAF Academy 6 p.m.

1/28: Women’s Tennis at CSU Pueblo Pueblo, CO 10 a.m.

1/28: Men’s Basketball at Southern Utah Cedar City, Utah.

4 p.m.